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Within each section, articles that share a translation_group_id are alternative-language renditions of the same story. # Articles (English) --- ## AI's power hunger pushes Google and Amazon further from their climate goals - URL: https://status.lu/article/google-amazon-ai-data-centre-emissions-climate-targets - Published: 2026-07-04T06:16:35.448+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:16:35.448+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 606a7fcd-8cbb-41a5-aff3-e7edca01c244 > New sustainability reports show emissions climbing at both tech giants as data-centre electricity demand outpaces the grid's shift to clean power. ### Summary Google and Amazon both reported rising carbon emissions for 2025 as electricity demand from AI data centres outstripped the growth of clean power, straining their net-zero pledges. ### Key facts - Amazon's 2025 emissions rose 16% to about 81 million tonnes of CO2e, its highest ever and 58% above its 2019 baseline. - Google's target-relevant emissions climbed 18% to roughly 14.5 million tonnes, about 81% above 2019, driven by data-centre supply-chain emissions. - Power demand is surging: Amazon's purchased-electricity emissions rose 34% and Google's electricity use rose 37% in a single year. - Both firms keep their net-zero pledges (Amazon 2040, Google 2030) but concede AI build-out is outpacing grid decarbonisation. - Record clean-energy spending has not stopped absolute emissions from rising, exposing the core tension between the AI boom and climate goals. ### FAQ **Q: Why are Google's and Amazon's emissions rising despite their climate pledges?** Both companies are rapidly building and running AI data centres, which require huge amounts of round-the-clock electricity. Demand is growing faster than clean power can be added to the grid, and the steel, concrete and chips used to build the facilities also generate emissions, so absolute totals are climbing even as the firms buy record volumes of renewable energy. **Q: How much did each company's emissions increase in 2025?** Amazon reported a 16% rise to about 81 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent, up 58% since 2019. Google said the emissions counted toward its target rose 18% to roughly 14.5 million tonnes, about 81% above its 2019 baseline, as supply-chain emissions jumped 25%. **Q: Are Google and Amazon abandoning their net-zero targets?** No. Amazon reaffirmed its Climate Pledge to reach net-zero carbon by 2040, and Google says it is sticking with its net-zero-by-2030 goal. Both, however, acknowledge the path has become harder, with Google stating its AI build-out is outpacing the grid's decarbonisation. ### Body The world's two largest cloud-computing companies used their latest environmental reports to deliver the same uncomfortable message: the artificial-intelligence boom is driving their carbon emissions up, not down, and the electricity their data centres consume is growing faster than the power grid is turning green. Amazon disclosed on 1 July that its greenhouse-gas emissions rose 16% in 2025 to roughly 81 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent — the highest annual total the company has reported. A day earlier, Google said the emissions it counts toward its climate goal climbed 18% year on year, leaving them about 81% above the 2019 level against which it is measured. Both increases were traced substantially to the construction and operation of data centres built to train and run AI. Amazon: a record year, a widening gap Amazon's 2025 sustainability report put total emissions at about 81 million tonnes of CO2e, up 16% on 2024 and 58% higher than in 2019 — the year the company co-founded The Climate Pledge and committed to reaching net-zero carbon by 2040, according to figures reported by Bloomberg, GeekWire and public broadcaster KUOW. Indirect emissions from the electricity Amazon buys rose 34% over the year, which the company attributed to "electricity use in data centers, electrification of our delivery network, and building electrification." Amazon is midway through a data-centre expansion it has valued at up to $150 billion, and has signed deals for nuclear, geothermal and battery power to feed it. The company stressed its efficiency gains: it says carbon intensity — emissions per dollar of sales — has fallen 38% since 2019, and that it matched 100% of its electricity use with renewable-energy purchases in 2023, seven years ahead of a 2030 target. By Amazon's own figures, however, that intensity measure ticked up in 2025 for the first time since it began tracking it. Critics also argue that matching purchases on paper does not erase the emissions from power actually drawn off carbon-heavy grids, and that the only figure that matters for the climate is the absolute total — which is rising. Google: operational gains, supply-chain pain Google's 11th annual environmental report, released 30 June, painted a more mixed picture. The company said it cut operational emissions — the Scope 1 and market-based Scope 2 categories — by 2% in 2025, helped by matching 100% of its electricity consumption with renewable purchases for a ninth consecutive year and signing more than 12 gigawatts of new clean-energy contracts. But its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions jumped 25%, pushing the total that counts toward its target up 18% to about 14.5 million tonnes, according to analyses of the report by Trellis and Carbon Credits. Google attributes much of that to the steel, concrete, semiconductors and other hardware needed to build data centres, often manufactured on carbon-heavy grids in Asia. Its electricity use rose 37% in a single year — its largest jump ever, and more than 250% above 2019. The path to achieving our climate ambitions will not be linear — given our AI infrastructure buildout is currently accelerating faster than the grid is decarbonizing. Google is sticking, for now, with its pledge to reach net-zero across its operations and value chain by 2030, a goal it has itself described as a "moonshot." The collision between AI and climate promises The two reports crystallise a tension the whole industry is grappling with. AI data centres need vast amounts of reliable, round-the-clock power at the very moment when the fastest-growing sources of new electricity — wind and solar — are intermittent, and when new nuclear plants and grid connections take years to build. The result is that even companies spending record sums on clean energy are watching their absolute emissions climb. - Amazon: emissions up 16% in 2025 to about 81 million tonnes CO2e; up 58% since 2019; net-zero target of 2040. - Google: target-relevant emissions up 18% to about 14.5 million tonnes; up roughly 81% since 2019; net-zero target of 2030. - Both: surging power demand — Amazon's purchased-electricity emissions up 34%, Google's electricity use up 37% in a year. The gap has strained relations with some of the companies' own staff. Eliza Pan of the group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice told KUOW that "our members have lost trust in Amazon's ability to actually voluntarily do the right thing." Executives, meanwhile, insist the long-term direction still bends downward. Amazon's chief sustainability officer, Kara Hurst, said she remains "confident and optimistic in the overarching vision and the long-term progress we continue to make toward it" — while acknowledging, in remarks to Semafor, that the rising footprint is "not a one-year story." For now, the numbers point one way. The biggest names in technology built their reputations partly on being climate leaders — Amazon as the founder of a net-zero pledge, Google as one of the first companies to claim carbon neutrality. The AI race is testing whether those promises can survive the electricity bill that comes with it. ### Sources - Read Google's 2026 Environmental Report — Google (blog.google): https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/2026-environmental-report/ - Google's AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/30/google-ai-boom-emissions-power-use - Google Reports 37% Rise in Electricity Use Driven by AI Buildout — Let's Data Science: https://letsdatascience.com/news/google-reports-37-rise-in-electricity-use-driven-by-ai-build-57b8e424 - Google sticks with 2030 net-zero goal despite big emissions increase — Trellis: https://trellis.net/article/google-isnt-abandoning-its-2030-goal-despite-another-big-emissions-increase/ - Google's Carbon Emissions Fall, But AI Makes Its Net-Zero 'Moonshot' Goal Harder Than Ever — Carbon Credits: https://carboncredits.com/google-ai-emissions-net-zero-environmental-report-2026/ - The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge — GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-cost-of-the-ai-boom-amazon-emissions-jump-16-as-company-stands-by-net-zero-pledge/ - Amazon's carbon emissions jumped 16% in 2025. The driver: massive data center buildout — KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/stories/amazon-s-carbon-emissions-jump-driven-by-massive-data-center-buildout - Amazon's Carbon Emissions Rose 16% in 2025 Amid Data Center Boom — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/amazon-s-carbon-emissions-rose-16-in-2025-amid-data-center-boom - Amazon emissions rose 16% in 2025 — Transport Topics (TT News): https://www.ttnews.com/articles/amazon-emissions-rise-2025 - Amazon's rising carbon footprint 'not a one-year story,' CSO says — Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/article/07/01/2026/amazons-rising-carbon-footprint-not-a-one-year-story-cso-says - Amazon meets its 100% renewable energy goal 7 years early — About Amazon: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-renewable-energy-goal - How is Kara Hurst Leading Amazon to Net Zero by 2040? — Sustainability Magazine: https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/how-is-kara-hurst-leading-amazon-to-net-zero-by-2040 --- ## Nagelsmann resigns as Germany coach after World Cup exit; DFB turns to Klopp - URL: https://status.lu/article/nagelsmann-resigns-germany-coach-dfb-turns-to-klopp - Published: 2026-07-04T06:09:27.464+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:09:27.464+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: d088b6e2-d17d-4379-8629-1c4ec19f649d - Dateline: Frankfurt am Main, DE > Julian Nagelsmann has stepped down four days after Paraguay knocked Germany out of the 2026 World Cup on penalties, and the DFB says it will open talks with Jürgen Klopp. ### Summary Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has resigned following his side's shock last-32 exit at the 2026 World Cup, and the German Football Association says it will seek to appoint Jürgen Klopp as his successor. ### Key facts - Julian Nagelsmann resigned as Germany head coach on 3 July 2026, four days after a round-of-32 World Cup exit. - Germany drew 1-1 with Paraguay in Boston on 29 June and lost the penalty shootout 4-3 — their first World Cup shootout defeat. - The DFB says it will open talks with Jürgen Klopp, who it says is 'fundamentally willing' to take the job. - Klopp, currently Red Bull's global head of soccer, reportedly has a release clause allowing him to take the Germany role. - Nagelsmann, in charge since September 2023, had a contract through Euro 2028; assistants Benjamin Glück and Benjamin Hübner also left. ### FAQ **Q: Why did Julian Nagelsmann resign as Germany coach?** Nagelsmann stepped down after Germany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup in the round of 32, losing a penalty shootout to Paraguay. He said the team deserved 'a true new start' after the disappointment, and the DFB said he requested to step down. **Q: How did Germany exit the 2026 World Cup?** Germany drew 1-1 with Paraguay after extra time in Boston on 29 June 2026 and lost the penalty shootout 4-3 — the first World Cup shootout Germany had ever lost. Kai Havertz scored the equaliser but missed in the shootout. **Q: Is Jürgen Klopp really going to be the next Germany coach?** The DFB has publicly confirmed it will open talks with Klopp, who it says has signalled a general willingness to take the job. No agreement has been reached, but reports say his Red Bull contract contains a release clause for exactly this role. **Q: How long was Nagelsmann in charge of Germany?** He was appointed in September 2023 and led Germany to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals before resigning on 3 July 2026. His contract had been extended through Euro 2028. ### Body Julian Nagelsmann has resigned as head coach of Germany's national team, ending a turbulent three-year tenure just four days after the four-time world champions were eliminated in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup. The German Football Association (DFB) confirmed the departure on Friday and said it would immediately open talks with Jürgen Klopp about taking over. The 38-year-old's exit closes a chapter that had promised a revival but ultimately delivered another early tournament collapse. Nagelsmann had insisted in the immediate aftermath of defeat that he would remain in charge; within days, after a lengthy meeting with DFB leadership in Frankfurt, a voluntary departure had been agreed. A shootout that ended an era Germany's campaign unravelled on 29 June at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, where they drew 1-1 with Paraguay after extra time before losing the penalty shootout 4-3. Julio Enciso put the South Americans ahead in the 42nd minute; Kai Havertz levelled in the 54th. A Jonathan Tah header was disallowed by VAR in extra time, and in the shootout Havertz and Nick Woltemade were both denied by Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill before Tah blazed his kick over the bar. It was the first World Cup penalty shootout Germany had ever lost, an unforgiving end for a nation that has lifted the trophy four times, most recently in 2014. Havertz, who had already exited early at the 2022 tournament, did not hide his anguish afterwards. "My second World Cup, and we've blown it twice. The only thing I can say is I'm sorry." Nagelsmann's own post-match assessment was more clinical. "We just took too long to start playing down the wings," he said. "We were in control, but we lacked that cutting edge." At that stage he was defiant about his future, telling reporters he was "not someone who runs away" and that he would continue if the federation wanted him to. From defiance to departure That resolve did not survive the week. In his farewell statement, Nagelsmann framed the decision as being in the team's interest rather than a retreat. "The decision was anything but easy for me," he said. "My top priority has always been the success of the team." He added that after "such a painful disappointment, the team deserves the opportunity for a true new start," apologising to supporters for an early exit that denied them "any more football nights at this World Cup." Appointed in September 2023, Nagelsmann took over a side in disarray and restored a measure of belief, guiding Germany to the quarter-finals of a home European Championship in 2024, where they were narrowly beaten by eventual winners Spain. On the strength of that run his contract was extended through Euro 2028. A second successive World Cup humiliation, however, proved decisive. His assistants Benjamin Glück and Benjamin Hübner also left their posts. DFB President Bernd Neuendorf paid tribute to the departing coach. "The German Football Association expressly thanks Julian Nagelsmann for his work since September 2023." Why the DFB wants Klopp Attention has turned quickly, and pointedly, to a single name. In the same announcement the federation signalled its clear preference for the succession: "Regarding the appointment of a new coach, the DFB leadership will now seek talks with Jurgen Klopp. He has already signalled his general willingness to take on the position." Klopp, 59, has long been cast as the sentimental and strategic choice to lead the national team. The former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool manager left Anfield in 2024 after nearly nine years during which he won the Champions League and the Premier League, and he has since served as Red Bull's global head of soccer. He has repeatedly said he would consider the Germany job for the right reasons. Crucially, the practical obstacles appear surmountable. According to multiple German outlets, Klopp's Red Bull contract contains a release clause tailored to precisely this scenario, allowing him to leave should the national team come calling. Taking the role would mark his return to the touchline for the first time since Liverpool. What the DFB is weighing is not only a coach but a reset. Consider the stakes now facing German football: - A generational squad has exited three of its last four major tournaments before the semi-finals, including group-stage failures at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. - The next World Cup cycle runs to 2030, giving a new coach time to rebuild, but Euro 2028 looms first. - Klopp's appointment would carry immediate public buy-in in a way few other candidates could match. For now, the federation has an emphatic name and a willing target, but no deal. Talks with Klopp are expected to begin without delay. Whoever takes the job inherits a proud but bruised programme, and the task of ensuring that Germany's earliest World Cup exits do not harden into a habit. ### Sources - Julian Nagelsmann resigns as Germany head coach after shock World Cup exit with Jurgen Klopp 'ready' to take over — Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13559137/julian-nagelsmann-resigns-as-germany-head-coach-after-shock-world-cup-exit-with-jurgen-klopp-ready-to-take-over - Nagelsmann quits as Germany coach after early World Cup 2026 exit — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/3/nagelsmann-steps-down-germany-coach-klopp-paraguay-world-cup-round-of-32 - Germany part ways with head coach Julian Nagelsmann and look to appoint Jürgen Klopp — Bundesliga.com: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/julian-nagelsmann-resigns-germany-coach-world-cup-jurgen-klopp-38076 - Julian Nagelsmann steps down — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/julian-nagelsmann-leaves-germany - World Cup 2026: Germany 1-1 Paraguay (3-4 on penalties) - Four-time winners dumped out in stunning last-32 exit — Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17251/13558815/world-cup-2026-germany-1-1-paraguay-3-4-on-penalties-four-time-winners-dumped-out-in-stunning-last-32-exit - Germany 1-1 Paraguay (Jun 29, 2026) Game Analysis — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/760489 - Reaction from Germany's shootout defeat to Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup 2026 — Bundesliga.com: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/reaction-germany-penalty-defeat-to-paraguay-world-cup-2026-nagelsmann-havertz-neuer-38023 - Nagelsmann says 'team deserves a new start' after Germany's 'disappointing performance'; DFB eye Jurgen Klopp as successor — ANI News: https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/nagelsmann-says-team-deserves-a-new-start-after-germanys-disappointing-performance-in-fifa-world-cup-dfb-eye-jurgen-klopp-as-successor20260703183627/ - Germany confirm Jurgen Klopp talks after Julian Nagelsmann resignation — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en/lists/germany-confirm-jurgen-klopp-talks-julian-nagelsmann-resignation-world-cup/blt0ebe6fe9d5cf2641 --- ## Bardella eclipses Le Pen as French far right awaits verdict that could decide 2027 - URL: https://status.lu/article/bardella-eclipses-le-pen-france-far-right-2027 - Published: 2026-07-04T05:49:19.82+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:49:19.82+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 2e86b7f4-abe3-4d24-86a6-4134598397cf - Dateline: Paris, FR > A Paris appeals court rules Tuesday on Marine Le Pen's election ban. Whatever it decides, her 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella already leads every poll for the presidency. ### Summary As a Paris court prepares to rule on Marine Le Pen's appeal on 7 July, her protégé Jordan Bardella has overtaken her in the polls and is positioned to carry France's far right into the 2027 presidential race. ### Key facts - The Paris Court of Appeal rules on 7 July 2026 on Marine Le Pen's appeal against her embezzlement conviction and election ban, deciding her eligibility for 2027. - Le Pen was convicted in March 2025 and given a five-year ban from public office with immediate effect, keeping her out of the race pending appeal. - Her protégé Jordan Bardella, 30, leads 2027 first-round polls with roughly 34–37%, far ahead of Édouard Philippe. - Bardella publicly says he is preparing to be Le Pen's prime minister, while the RN frames the succession as a 'team.' - A Bardella candidacy would reshape the 2027 race with direct consequences for the EU and France's neighbours, including Luxembourg. ### FAQ **Q: When will the court rule on Marine Le Pen's appeal?** The Paris Court of Appeal is scheduled to deliver its ruling on 7 July 2026, in the early afternoon. It will decide whether her 2025 conviction and five-year ban from public office stand, and therefore whether she can run in the April 2027 presidential election. **Q: Why can't Marine Le Pen currently run for president?** In March 2025 she was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds and given a five-year ban from public office with provisional execution, meaning it applies immediately. Unless the appeal overturns it, she is barred from the 2027 race. **Q: How is Jordan Bardella polling for 2027?** Recent first-round surveys put Bardella at roughly 34–37%, far ahead of the leading centrist, former prime minister Édouard Philippe. Le Pen no longer appears in mid-2026 first-round polling tables because of her ineligibility. ### Body For two decades, the story of France's far right was the story of Marine Le Pen. On Tuesday, a Paris appeals court could write its final chapter — and in doing so confirm that the movement she rebuilt has already moved on without her. The Paris Court of Appeal is due to rule on 7 July on Le Pen's challenge to her March 2025 conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds, a judgment that will decide whether the 57-year-old can stand in the April 2027 presidential election. The date was fixed by the court's president in February. Yet across French politics the more consequential shift has already happened: her handpicked successor, 30-year-old National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella, now outpolls her, outpaces every rival, and is quietly assembling a campaign of his own. The verdict that could end a career Le Pen was found guilty on 31 March 2025 in the long-running case over the European Parliament's assistant-funding system, which prosecutors said the RN used to pay party staff. The court concluded she had been "at the heart of a fraudulent system," and handed down four years in prison — two suspended, two to be served under electronic tag — a €100,000 fine and, decisively, a five-year ban from public office with provisional execution, meaning it took effect immediately. That ineligibility bars her from 2027 unless the appeal overturns it. She appealed within days, and the appeal hearing this year did little to soften the prosecution. State lawyers asked the court to keep the five-year ban in place, describing the scheme as "deliberate and carefully concealed" and, in one memorable phrase, as "public money siphoned off drop by drop until it formed a river." Le Pen has consistently denied wrongdoing. "We have never concealed anything," she told the court, arguing she believed the arrangements were permissible. If the judges uphold the ban, Le Pen's fourth run at the Élysée is over. If they lift it, she is back in a race she has spent her career pursuing. Either way, the party has spent the intervening months preparing for a future in which she is not the candidate. The protégé who no longer waits his turn Bardella has been RN president since November 2022, an MEP since 2019, and since July 2024 the leader of the hard-right Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament. Under him the party took 31.4% in the 2024 European elections, its best-ever national result. Untouched by the funding scandal, he emerged as the obvious fallback the moment Le Pen was convicted — and the polls have rewarded him. Recent first-round surveys are strikingly consistent, all showing Bardella well clear of the field: - Ifop-Fiducial for LCI and Le Figaro (late February 2026): Bardella up to 37%, ahead of Le Pen on 32%. - Ipsos (27–28 May 2026): Bardella 34%, former prime minister Édouard Philippe 13.5%. - OpinionWay (10–11 June 2026): Bardella 34%. - Ifop (22–24 June 2026): Bardella 36%, Philippe 19%. By early summer, Le Pen had dropped out of the first-round tables altogether, a casualty of her legal status. Frederic Dabi, director general of the Ifop institute, called the moment a break with the past. "This dissociation between the two is a real turning point," he said. Publicly, Bardella maintains the careful deference of an heir who does not wish to look impatient. Asked yet again in June whether he was readying a presidential bid, he returned to his stock line. I am until further notice preparing to be (Le Pen's) prime minister. Inside the party, the succession is being framed not as a rupture but as a partnership. "Whether it's one or the other, neither is going to pack a bag and hit the (campaign) road on their own," said senior RN lawmaker Laurent Jacobelli. "They will be a team." A different far right — and a warning for Europe A Bardella candidacy would not simply substitute a younger face for an older one. He has signalled a more free-market, business-friendly economics than Le Pen's protectionist instincts, and he polls more strongly among private-sector workers, business owners and older voters. His rise also carries a distinctly European edge that matters well beyond France's borders. On a two-day visit to Poland in June, where he met Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński, Bardella cast 2027 as a hinge for the whole continent. If the French and Polish nationalist movements both won, he said, they could "redirect the way the European Union operates," promising to "put the Commission and the EU back at the service of the nations and no longer the other way around." For Luxembourg, whose largest neighbour France remains its principal economic and political partner, the stakes are immediate. The RN is now France's dominant electoral force, and a Bardella presidency — or even a strong Bardella campaign — would reshape the Franco-German motor of the EU, cross-border labour policy and the bloc's direction on migration and trade. None of that is settled. Tuesday's ruling could scramble the picture, restoring Le Pen or hardening the case against her. But the deeper trend is no longer in doubt: for the first time in the movement's history, the far right's brightest electoral prospect does not carry the Le Pen name. ### Sources - Paris court sets 7 July for ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen's EU funds graft appeal case — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/11/paris-appeals-court-sets-7-july-for-ruling-in-far-right-leader-marine-le-pens-eu-funds-mis - French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms — Reuters (via Arab News): https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649365/amp - French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/french-far-right-ponders-life-beyond-le-pen-appeal-ruling/ - France's 2027 presidential election: Can the far-right National Rally win without Le Pen? — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260629-french-2027-presidential-election-can-the-rn-win-without-le-pen-bardella - French presidential frontrunner Jordan Bardella vows to win 2027 polls and shift course in the EU — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/20/french-presidential-frontrunner-jordan-bardella-vows-to-win-2027-polls-and-shift-course-in - France's Marine Le Pen returns to court as appeal could decide her 2027 presidential fate — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/13/frances-marine-le-pen-returns-to-court-as-appeal-could-decide-her-2027-presidential-fate - Opinion polling for the 2027 French presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2027_French_presidential_election - Jordan Bardella — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Bardella - 4 things to know about Marine Le Pen's embezzlement sentence and the political impact — PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/4-things-to-know-about-marine-le-pens-embezzlement-sentence-and-the-political-impact - France's Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, barred from elections — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-le-pen-france-embezzlement-guilty-verdict-elections-ban-sentence/ --- ## Ireland seeks EU supervision deal by October as Luxembourg's fund centre resists - URL: https://status.lu/article/ireland-eu-financial-supervision-luxembourg-fund-centre - Published: 2026-07-04T05:43:41.446+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:43:41.446+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: cce76f43-5c15-43fe-8ffb-0e4d7dbf5ef6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Simon Harris wants agreement by early October on handing ESMA sweeping new powers — a shift that Luxembourg, home to some €8 trillion in funds, sees as an existential threat. ### Summary As Ireland takes the EU chair, finance minister Simon Harris is pressing for a deal by October on centralising financial supervision under ESMA — a drive Luxembourg's fund industry has long resisted, while a parallel tobacco-tax fight leaves the Grand Duchy on firmer ground. ### Key facts - Ireland's finance minister Simon Harris wants EU governments to agree by early October 2026 on moving key financial-market supervision to the Paris-based ESMA. - The Commission's December 2025 package would shift oversight of major exchanges, clearing houses, securities depositories and crypto firms from national regulators to ESMA, backed by the EU's six biggest economies. - Luxembourg, the world's second-largest fund domicile with about €8 trillion in assets supervised by the CSSF, fears losing firms and jobs to Paris and, with Ireland, is trying to narrow the plan's scope. - Because supervision is decided by qualified majority, Luxembourg cannot veto it — but the parallel tobacco-tax overhaul needs unanimity, giving the Grand Duchy a veto there. ### FAQ **Q: Why does centralising EU financial supervision worry Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is the world's second-largest fund domicile, with roughly €8 trillion in funds supervised by its national regulator, the CSSF. It fears that moving oversight to the Paris-based ESMA would draw firms and jobs toward France and erode the fund industry that underpins its economy. **Q: Can Luxembourg or Ireland block the supervision plan?** No. The Commission's Market Integration and Supervision Package is decided by qualified-majority voting, not unanimity, so neither country can veto it outright. They are instead trying to narrow its scope using the EU principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. **Q: How is the tobacco-tax fight different?** EU tax measures require unanimity in the Council, so Luxembourg has a veto over the proposed Tobacco Taxation Directive revision — unlike the supervision package. That plan would raise minimum excise rates and tie them to affordability, hitting wealthy, low-tax Luxembourg, where tobacco receipts exceed 1 percent of GDP. **Q: What is Ireland's role and deadline?** Ireland holds the EU Council presidency in the second half of 2026, so finance minister Simon Harris chairs Ecofin and is brokering both files. He wants a deal on financial supervision by early October 2026. ### Body Ireland's finance minister, Simon Harris, wants European Union governments to agree by early October on the bloc's most contentious financial-market reform in a generation: a drive to hand the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) sweeping new powers to police exchanges, clearing houses and funds directly. For Luxembourg, whose roughly €8 trillion fund industry is the backbone of its economy, how far that centralisation goes is close to an existential question. Harris, who is also Ireland's Tánaiste, or deputy premier, took the finance portfolio in November 2025 after Paschal Donohoe resigned to join the World Bank. From July he chairs meetings of EU finance ministers, known as Ecofin, for six months as Ireland holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU — putting an Irish minister in the broker's chair on a file that pits the bloc's largest economies against its smaller financial hubs. A push to build "a true European supervisor" The fight traces to 4 December 2025, when the European Commission unveiled its Market Integration and Supervision Package, an attempt to revive the long-stalled savings-and-investment union, better known as capital markets union. Under the plans, oversight would move from national regulators to ESMA for: - the largest cross-border trading venues, or exchanges; - systemic clearing houses and central securities depositories; - crypto-asset service providers operating across the bloc. Six of the EU's biggest economies — Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland — have pressed to go further. A working paper drafted by member states and dated 30 April 2026 called for ESMA to become "a true European supervisor," envisaging a phased transfer of responsibilities and joint supervisory "colleges" for asset managers. Officials estimate that around nine large trading groups would fall under ESMA's direct watch at the outset. Because the measures fall under qualified-majority voting rather than unanimity, Ireland and Luxembourg cannot veto them outright. "I don't think any member state should approach this conversation from a position of fear or national loss. It's not about one member state benefiting or the other, the entire European Union is losing, because investment is leaving our union at a time when we need more." — Simon Harris Luxembourg's fund centre digs in Luxembourg is the world's second-largest fund domicile after the United States, home to funds holding about €8.2 trillion in assets at the end of 2025 and servicing well over half of the world's cross-border investment funds. Those funds are authorised and supervised by the national regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). The finance ministry says the wider financial sector directly employs more than 73,000 people. The Grand Duchy — like Dublin — fears that concentrating supervision in Paris would nudge firms and jobs toward the French capital. Prime Minister Luc Frieden set out Luxembourg's opposition in March 2025, and finance minister Gilles Roth has repeated it since, most recently in March 2026. Lawyers on both sides argue that the EU principles of subsidiarity and proportionality can be used to narrow the package's scope even if it passes. The anxiety is shared in Dublin. "If we change the supervisory mechanism and give more empowerment to ESMA, it will unsettle the market," warned Regina Doherty, a Fine Gael member of the European Parliament, cautioning that centralisation could erode the competitiveness of Ireland's financial-services centre. Ireland's own central bank has questioned whether an institutional overhaul is needed at all: Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has argued that closer cooperation between national and European regulators to apply the rulebook consistently would be "more effective and more durable than any institutional restructuring." A parallel fight over tobacco Supervision is not the only Brussels file testing Luxembourg's nerves under the Irish presidency. The Commission's proposed overhaul of the Tobacco Taxation Directive, tabled on 16 July 2025, would sharply raise EU minimum excise rates — untouched for more than a decade — and link them to affordability, a formula that would fall heavily on wealthy, low-tax Luxembourg. Tobacco is unusually lucrative for the Grand Duchy. Excise receipts are worth more than 1 percent of GDP, far above the EU norm, because cheap Luxembourg prices draw cross-border shoppers and transiting motorists; most of the cigarettes sold there are consumed beyond its borders. Roth has described the Commission's plan as excessive. Here Luxembourg holds a stronger hand. Unlike the supervision package, tax measures require unanimity in the Council, giving any single government a veto. That leaves Ireland — which levies the EU's highest tobacco taxes, around €10.71 a pack, and backs tougher rates — to broker between health-driven reformers and revenue-protecting holdouts. A first compromise text circulated under the Danish presidency in December 2025; adoption is not expected before 2027, with implementation pencilled in for 2028. The clock to October Harris has set himself a tight deadline. He chairs his first Ecofin as presidency-holder in mid-July and wants the supervision and capital-markets file resolved by early October, warning that inertia is the real threat. "If only one person moves, there's not going to be a deal," he has said, pressing capitals to compromise. For Luxembourg, the calculation is whether to trade ground on ESMA now or hold the line — betting that its fund centre, and its veto on tax, still give it leverage in a Union increasingly minded to centralise. ### Sources - Harris wants deal on contentious EU capital market reforms by October — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/02/harris-wants-deal-on-contentious-eu-capital-market-reforms-by-october/ - Big countries propose centralising powers in EU-level financial regulator, leak shows — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/21/big-countries-propose-centralising-powers-in-eu-level-financial-regulator-leak-shows/ - EU's six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/eus-six-big-economies-seek-move-on-capital-market-union-despite-irish-worries/ - Can Luxembourg and Ireland stop Esma's power grab — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/can-luxembourg-and-ireland-stop-esmas-power-grab - Simon Harris replaces Paschal Donohoe as Minister for Finance — Hot Press: https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/simon-harris-replaces-paschal-donohoe-as-minister-for-finance-23118473 - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (proposal) — European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/excise-duties/excise-duties-tobacco/revision-tobacco-taxation-directive-proposal_en - EU countries scale back tobacco tax plan — The Examination: https://www.theexamination.org/articles/eu-countries-scale-back-tobacco-tax-plan - Tobacco tax revenues exceed 1% of Luxembourg GDP — Paperjam / Delano: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tobacco-tax-revenues-exceed-1- - Cigarette Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/cigarette-taxes-europe/ - The financial sector, cornerstone of the economy — Luxembourg government (public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/invest/key-sectors/luxembourg-place-financiere.html - Proposal 52025PC0580 (Tobacco Taxation Directive revision) — EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025PC0580 --- ## Tesla sales jump 25% in second quarter as Europe rebound revives EV maker - URL: https://status.lu/article/tesla-q2-2026-deliveries-jump-25-percent-europe-rebound - Published: 2026-07-04T05:23:05.134+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:23:05.134+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 381aa7b5-e1e9-425a-b68a-0d6ee87058cc - Dateline: Austin, Texas, US > The carmaker delivered a record 480,126 vehicles from April to June, its first year-on-year growth since 2023, as recovering European demand and modest gains in China outweighed a weak US market. ### Summary Tesla delivered a record 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up about 25% and well above forecasts, as a rebound in Europe eased fears of a third straight annual sales decline. ### Key facts - Tesla delivered a record 480,126 vehicles in Q2 2026, up about 25% year-on-year — its first quarterly growth since 2023. - The result beat analyst forecasts by roughly 74,000 vehicles and rose 34% from the first quarter. - A rebound in Europe, aided by the refreshed Model Y, price cuts, higher fuel prices and EV incentives, drove the recovery. - China deliveries rose about 33%, but BYD stayed ahead in global battery-electric sales with 557,090 units. - Despite the beat, Tesla shares fell about 7%; full financial results are due on 22 July 2026. ### FAQ **Q: How many vehicles did Tesla deliver in the second quarter of 2026?** Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles worldwide from April to June 2026, a record for any second quarter, and produced 451,758. The Model 3 and Model Y made up about 97% of deliveries. **Q: Why did Tesla's sales rebound after months of decline?** The recovery was led by Europe, helped by the refreshed Model Y and cheaper variants, higher fuel prices, government EV incentives, fleet electrification and an easing of the backlash over Elon Musk's politics. China deliveries also rose about 33%. **Q: Is Tesla now the world's biggest electric-car maker?** No. China's BYD delivered 557,090 fully electric vehicles in the same quarter, keeping it ahead of Tesla in global battery-electric sales, though the gap narrowed to about 77,000 units from more than 220,000 a year earlier. **Q: Why did Tesla's share price fall despite beating forecasts?** The stock had already risen about 12% earlier in the week, so much of the good news was priced in, prompting a roughly 7% "sell-the-news" decline. Investors are awaiting full financial results on 22 July 2026. ### Body Tesla delivered a record 480,126 vehicles worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, up about 25% from a year earlier, in its first quarterly sales growth since the company's peak in 2023. The figure, reported on 2 July, comfortably beat Wall Street forecasts and pointed to a recovery in Europe that has eased fears the electric-car maker was heading for a third consecutive year of falling demand. The result was Tesla's strongest second quarter on record and outstripped the average analyst estimate of about 403,000 to 406,000 vehicles by roughly 74,000 units, according to figures compiled by Reuters and the company. Deliveries were also 34% higher than in the first quarter, when Tesla shipped 358,023 vehicles, and up from 384,122 in the same period of 2025. The rebound follows a bruising stretch in which slumping sales, an ageing line-up and a consumer backlash tied to chief executive Elon Musk's politics had knocked Tesla off balance in its two largest export markets. Even so, investors were unmoved: Tesla shares fell about 7% on the day, a "sell-the-news" reaction after the stock had risen around 12% earlier in the week. A record quarter, well above forecasts Tesla produced 451,758 vehicles during the quarter and delivered 480,126. The mass-market Model 3 sedan and Model Y sport-utility vehicle made up 467,762 of those deliveries, or about 97% of the total, with the Model S, Model X and Cybertruck accounting for the remaining 12,364. The company also deployed 13.5 gigawatt-hours of energy storage, up from 9.6 GWh a year earlier. "I think the huge growth in Europe is the key driver for Tesla right now. U.S. sales still appear to be down, albeit less than the broader U.S. EV decline, while China is seeing small growth," said Seth Goldstein, senior equity analyst at Morningstar. Goldstein, who had expected a third straight annual decline, said the quarter changed his view. "I think it would be very hard to see a decline for the full year at this point," he told Reuters. Tesla will report full second-quarter financial results, including profit margins that have been squeezed by price cuts, after the market closes on 22 July. Europe leads the rebound The clearest turnaround came in Europe, where Tesla had lost significant ground in 2025 as registrations across the European Union fell by nearly 38%. Industry data cited by Reuters showed several months of renewed year-on-year growth in the first half of 2026, with regional registrations in May rising to 28,610, more than double the year-earlier level, and roughly 118,000 vehicles registered in the year to that point. Analysts and the company attribute the recovery to a mix of product and market forces: - the refreshed Model Y, known internally as "Juniper", and lower-priced versions of the Model 3 and Model Y; - higher fuel prices in the first half of the year, linked in part to conflict in the Middle East, which pushed drivers toward electric cars; - government purchase incentives and the faster electrification of corporate fleets in several European countries; - an easing of the consumer backlash over Musk's interventions in European and US politics. "Their pricing and their products are helping the buyers overcome any issues they might have with Elon Musk personally," said Sam Fiorani, vice-president at AutoForecast Solutions. China grows, but BYD stays ahead China, Tesla's second-largest market and the base for much of its export production, also contributed to the rebound. Reuters, citing wholesale data, put Tesla's China deliveries at 254,551 for the quarter, up 32.8%, helped by the updated Model Y and cheaper local variants. The gains, however, unfolded against relentless competition from domestic rivals. BYD, China's largest electric-vehicle maker, delivered 557,090 fully battery-electric cars in the same quarter, keeping it ahead of Tesla in global all-electric sales. The gap between the two narrowed to about 77,000 vehicles, down from more than 220,000 a year earlier — a reminder that Tesla's recovery is occurring in a market where Chinese manufacturers now set the pace on price. For the whole of 2025, BYD outsold Tesla in battery-electric vehicles by more than 600,000 units. What the numbers signal Tesla's quarter is being read as a bellwether for a European electric-car market that had stalled, and as evidence that price cuts and a modernised range can still move metal even amid intense Chinese competition. North America remains the weak spot: sales there stayed under pressure after the expiry of the $7,500 US federal tax credit for electric vehicles, and one brokerage estimated Tesla's US deliveries fell by at least 10% in the quarter. For investors, the delivery beat reopened the question of whether the rebound is durable or a one-off lift from incentives and fuel prices — and how much of Tesla's valuation now rests on ventures beyond car-making. "Investors are hyped about the bounce-back, but the big money is still waiting to see if Tesla can actually deliver on Elon Musk's promises around AI, robotaxis, and self-driving tech," said David Wagner, head of equity at Aptus Capital Advisors. The 22 July results, and any guidance on margins and its planned lower-cost models, are likely to determine whether the second-quarter surge marks a genuine turning point or a pause in a longer slide. ### Sources - Tesla quarterly deliveries set record; European recovery raises hopes of annual growth — Reuters (via U.S. News & World Report): https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-07-02/tesla-posts-stronger-than-expected-q2-deliveries-as-europe-sales-improve - Tesla posts record second-quarter deliveries as Europe sales rebound — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/tesla-posts-strongerthanexpected-q2-deliveries-as-europe-sales-improve-4773259 - Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 deliveries jump 25% to 480,126, beating estimates — Electrek: https://electrek.co/2026/07/02/tesla-q2-2026-deliveries-480126/ - Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 vehicle delivery production — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/tesla-tsla-q2-2026-vehicle-delivery-production.html - Tesla Q2 2026 deliveries beat estimates at 480,126 vehicles — Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/tesla-q2-2026-deliveries-beat-131720998.html - Tesla Second Quarter 2026 Production, Deliveries & Deployments — Tesla Investor Relations: https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-second-quarter-2026-production-deliveries-and-deployments - BYD set to crush Tesla again in Q2 EV sales with 557,000 deliveries — Electrek: https://electrek.co/2026/07/01/byd-tesla-q2-2026-bev-sales/ --- ## Cargolux agrees €1.15 million penalty to settle Gabon influence-peddling case - URL: https://status.lu/article/cargolux-115-million-penalty-gabon-influence-peddling-settlement - Published: 2026-07-03T17:45:43.73+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:45:43.73+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: a2214842-7d1c-4f9f-9458-97dc9653680b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A Luxembourg court has ratified a plea deal over conduct in Gabon between 2010 and 2015, a rare corruption-linked reckoning for the Grand Duchy's state-linked flag cargo carrier. ### Summary Cargolux has agreed to pay about €1.15 million to settle a Luxembourg influence-peddling case tied to its former activities in Gabon, in a rare corruption-linked judgment against one of the country's strategic national champions. ### Key facts - Cargolux agreed to pay about €1.15 million — a fine plus a confiscation order — to settle a Luxembourg influence-peddling (trafic d'influence) case tied to activities in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. - A Luxembourg district court ratified the deal as a jugement sur accord on 1 July 2026; it targets only the company, not any individuals. - Cargolux self-reported the matter to prosecutors at the end of 2015 and cooperated, factors the court weighed in the settlement. - The airline says the judgment has no impact on its operations, customers or services. - Because Luxembourg public-sector entities hold a majority of Cargolux, the corruption-linked settlement is a notable governance and reputational test for a national champion. ### FAQ **Q: What did Cargolux do in Gabon?** The case concerns influence peddling (trafic d'influence), a corruption-related offence, linked to activities Cargolux carried out in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. It is not a sanctions or customs matter. Cargolux acknowledged the facts as a corporate entity under a negotiated plea agreement. **Q: How much is the penalty and who is it with?** Cargolux agreed to penalties of roughly €1.15 million, combining a fine and a confiscation order, in a settlement with the Luxembourg State Prosecutor's Office that a Luxembourg district court ratified on 1 July 2026. **Q: Did Cargolux admit liability?** Yes, in the sense required by Luxembourg's jugement sur accord procedure: the company acknowledged the facts and cooperated. The judgment applies only to the company; no individuals were charged. **Q: Does the settlement affect Cargolux's operations?** Cargolux says the judgment has no impact on its current operations, customer activity or the services it provides. The company continues fleet renewal, including orders for the Boeing 777-8F. ### Body Cargolux, Luxembourg's flag cargo carrier and one of the world's largest all-cargo airlines, has agreed to pay roughly €1.15 million to settle a corruption-related case tied to its former operations in Gabon — a rare judicial reckoning for one of the Grand Duchy's strategically important national champions. On 1 July 2026, a Luxembourg district court ratified a plea agreement — a jugement sur accord under Luxembourg's Code of Criminal Procedure — between the airline and the Luxembourg State Prosecutor's Office. The deal closes an investigation into influence peddling, known in French as trafic d'influence, linked to activities Cargolux carried out in the Central African oil state between 2010 and 2015, according to reporting by Paperjam, Le Quotidien, L'essentiel and Chronicle.lu. The penalty of about €1.15 million combines a fine and a confiscation order; the exact split has not been disclosed. Crucially, the judgment concerns only the company as a legal entity and names no individuals. What the case is about The conduct at issue is influence peddling — a corruption-related offence distinct from a sanctions or customs breach. Under Luxembourg law, trafic d'influence covers the improper use of real or supposed influence over a decision-maker in exchange for an advantage. The facts date to a 2010–2015 window during which Cargolux was active in Gabon, a period local and specialist outlets link to petroleum-industry and regional logistics cargo. The route to resolution matters. A jugement sur accord is Luxembourg's negotiated-settlement procedure, allowing a case to be closed when a company acknowledges the facts and cooperates with the justice system. In other words, this was not a contested trial ending in an imposed verdict, but an agreed outcome in which Cargolux accepted responsibility as a corporate entity. The court's role was to verify and ratify the terms struck with prosecutors. A voluntary disclosure that shaped the outcome The settlement's most consequential feature is how the affair came to light. The investigation was opened after Cargolux itself flagged the matter to prosecutors at the end of 2015, upon discovering it internally, and the airline cooperated throughout the proceedings. Prosecutors and the court expressly weighed that voluntary disclosure and cooperation — a factor that typically tempers penalties in negotiated resolutions. The court also took account of remediation the company says it has pursued over more than a decade since the facts surfaced, including strengthened internal controls, enhanced compliance frameworks and updated governance standards. In its statement, the prosecution noted: Cargolux has, since the disclosure of the facts, continued to undertake additional measures aimed at strengthening its internal-control mechanisms. Cargolux, for its part, said it continuously reviews and updates its compliance procedures, resulting in reinforced internal controls, and stressed that the judgment changes nothing operationally. The airline said the outcome has “no impact on current operations, customer activity or the services” it provides. A test for a state-linked national champion The case lands on a company that sits close to the heart of Luxembourg's economy. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Sandweiler, with its hub at Luxembourg Airport in Findel, Cargolux operates a fleet of Boeing 747 freighters to roughly 90 destinations and ranks among the largest scheduled cargo airlines in the world. Air freight is a signature pillar of the Grand Duchy's logistics sector, and Cargolux is its emblem. It is also unusually close to the state. According to its widely reported shareholder structure, Luxembourg's national airline Luxair and China's Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment (HNCA) each hold about 35%, with the remainder split among the state savings bank BCEE, the public investment company SNCI and the Luxembourg State directly. Taken together, Luxembourg public-sector entities hold a majority — which is what makes a corruption-linked settlement, even a self-reported and cooperative one, a pointed governance and reputational test. - Penalty: approximately €1.15 million, combining a fine and a confiscation order. - Conduct: influence peddling (trafic d'influence) tied to Gabon activities, 2010–2015. - Procedure: a jugement sur accord ratified by a Luxembourg district court on 1 July 2026. - Scope: the company only; no individuals named. - Mitigation: voluntary self-report in late 2015 and sustained cooperation. For the authorities, the resolution doubles as a message to Luxembourg's corporate sector: firms that come forward and cooperate can expect that conduct to count in their favour. For Cargolux, the outcome draws a line under conduct that is now more than a decade old while it presses ahead with fleet renewal, including orders for Boeing's next-generation 777-8F freighter. The financial hit is modest for a carrier of its scale; the governance signal — that even a partly state-owned champion is not beyond a corruption reckoning — is the more lasting takeaway. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Cargolux Confirms Luxembourg Court Judgment, Says Operations Remain Unaffected — WOF Events: https://www.wofevents.com/post/cargolux-confirms-luxembourg-court-judgment-says-operations-remain-unaffected - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Trafic d'influence au Gabon : Cargolux condamnée à une amende de 1,15 million d'euros au Luxembourg — Gabonreview: https://www.gabonreview.com/trafic-dinfluence-au-gabon-cargolux-condamnee-a-une-amende-de-115-million-deuros-au-luxembourg/ - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## MEP who investigated spyware was himself hacked with Pegasus, researchers find - URL: https://status.lu/article/mep-investigating-spyware-hacked-pegasus-citizen-lab - Published: 2026-07-03T17:38:55.031+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:38:55.031+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: e794e7e7-f2a5-4b76-9b40-24ced8742d14 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > The Citizen Lab says Greek MEP Stelios Kouloglou, who sat on the European Parliament's committee probing spyware, had his iPhone hacked with NSO Group's Pegasus at least twice during the inquiry. ### Summary Forensic researchers at the Citizen Lab say former MEP Stelios Kouloglou, who sat on the European Parliament's PEGA committee investigating commercial spyware, was hacked with NSO Group's Pegasus at least twice in 2022 and 2023. No government has been named, but the case has reignited the Parliament's long-running fight over mercenary surveillance and rule-of-law safeguards across the EU. ### Key facts - The Citizen Lab says former Greek MEP Stelios Kouloglou, a member of the European Parliament's PEGA spyware inquiry, was hacked with NSO Group's Pegasus at least twice in 2022 and 2023. - The infections coincided with the committee's most sensitive work, including hearings and final-report discussions. - Researchers named no government but linked the operator to a separate campaign against Russian and Belarusian exiles, implying a customer licensed to spy across multiple European jurisdictions. - The Citizen Lab found no evidence implicating the Greek government and no record of Greece being an NSO client. - The case revives the Parliament's stalled push for EU-wide spyware controls, with recommendations MEPs say the Commission has ignored. ### FAQ **Q: Who is Stelios Kouloglou?** A Greek investigative journalist who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2015 to 2024 and sat as a substitute member on the PEGA committee, which investigated the abuse of Pegasus and similar spyware in the EU. **Q: Which spyware was used, and who makes it?** Pegasus, a zero-click surveillance tool developed and sold to governments by NSO Group, an Israeli company headquartered in Herzliya. It can covertly access a phone's messages, photos, camera and microphone. **Q: Who was blamed for the hacking?** No government was named. The Citizen Lab said it found no indications the Greek government was responsible, but linked the operator to a separate campaign against exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists, suggesting a Pegasus customer able to operate across several European countries. **Q: Why does this matter for the EU and Luxembourg?** The European Parliament works across Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg, and the case bears on parliamentary independence and press-freedom protections that apply in all 27 member states, including Luxembourg, while reviving calls for EU-wide spyware rules. ### Body A lawmaker who helped investigate the abuse of commercial spyware inside the European Union was himself hacked with the very tool his committee was scrutinising, according to a forensic report published on 3 July by the Citizen Lab. The researchers say the iPhone of Stelios Kouloglou, a Greek investigative journalist who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2015 to 2024, was infected with Pegasus — the zero-click spyware made and sold by the Israeli firm NSO Group — on at least two occasions while he sat on the Parliament's PEGA Committee of Inquiry. That panel was created in 2022 specifically to examine the illegal use of Pegasus and equivalent tools by EU governments. The Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory at the University of Toronto, concluded with “high confidence” that Kouloglou's device was compromised on or around 21 October 2022 and again on 6–7 March 2023, while he was in Athens and Brussels. The report, its 194th, notes the findings do not rule out further infections; several news outlets have described at least three incidents across the two years. Apple sent Kouloglou state-sponsored-attack threat notifications months after the fact. An inquiry's own investigator, turned target Pegasus lets an operator take covert control of a phone, reaching its messages, photos, contacts, camera and microphone. The timing of the intrusions, the researchers say, tracked the committee's most sensitive work: the first infection coincided with an intense stretch of PEGA hearings, including sessions on “Big Tech and Spyware” and spyware and e-privacy; the second lined up with discussions of the committee's final report. For those who ran the inquiry, the symbolism was hard to miss. It is ironic that a member of the committee charged with investigating Pegasus was himself targeted with Pegasus spyware. That assessment came from Ron Deibert, the Citizen Lab's founder and director. Kouloglou, for his part, told the Associated Press he had assumed his role afforded some protection. “I was not expecting that a PEGA member would be spied on by Pegasus,” he said, adding that he had not expected whoever was behind it to be “as reckless as that.” He has said his phone held 15 years of messages and photographs, including exchanges with party leaders and journalists. Who did it — and who did not Crucially, the Citizen Lab did not attribute the hacking to any specific government. The researchers said explicitly that they found no indications the Greek government was responsible, and noted there are no reports that Greece is or was a customer of NSO Group — a pointed clarification given Athens' own earlier surveillance scandal. Instead, the analysts traced a technical thread. The lure used to deliver the exploit — a message abusing Apple's HomeKit software, part of a chain the lab associates with an exploit it calls PWNYOURHOME — relied on an email address that also appeared in a May 2024 campaign against seven Russian- and Belarusian-speaking exiled journalists and activists in Europe. From that overlap, the researchers assess that a single Pegasus operator ran both operations, pointing to a customer authorised to spy across multiple European jurisdictions. The findings, in other words, describe not a rogue actor but a client of a regulated commercial product operating on EU soil. NSO Group did not respond to requests for comment; the company has previously said it vets its government buyers and cancels contracts with those found to abuse its software. A fight the Parliament never finished The disclosure lands on unfinished business. The PEGA committee spent 2022 and 2023 documenting how member states — among them Greece, Poland, Hungary and Spain — had deployed spyware against journalists, opposition figures and civil society, and it issued a set of recommendations for tighter controls. Lawmakers involved say the European Commission has largely left those proposals on the shelf. Serving MEPs framed the new report as an attack on the institution itself. - Hannah Neumann, a German Green who negotiated on the committee, said: “Many of us were expecting some hacks during the committee, but it's still frustrating now to figure out that it really happened.” - John Scott-Railton, a senior Citizen Lab researcher and co-author, warned the problem is far from contained: “I know what the next chapter of this story is — it's going to be more hacked members of parliament, and I would bet that there are members of the European Parliament today walking around with no idea that their phone in their pocket has been turned into a spy.” Sophie in 't Veld, the former Dutch MEP who served as the committee's rapporteur, has described a landscape in which accountability has all but vanished. “We're in a situation where anybody could spy on anyone,” she told the Associated Press, “and they're spying on citizens, they're spying on journalists, they're spying on NGOs, on lawyers, on politicians, and nobody knows who's behind it.” Why it reaches Luxembourg The European Parliament divides its work between Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg, and the guarantees at stake — parliamentary independence, press freedom and the confidentiality of an inquiry's sources — bind all 27 member states, Luxembourg included. A successful intrusion into a lawmaker scrutinising surveillance strikes at the EU's own capacity to hold that surveillance to account. Whether the latest evidence finally moves Brussels from recommendation to regulation remains, for now, an open question. ### Sources - Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus — The Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ - Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/politician-who-investigated-spyware-abuses-had-his-phone-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware/ - EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/3/eu-lawmaker-investigating-surveillance-hacked-by-israeli-spyware-report-says - Someone infected a spyware probe overseer with spyware — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/pegasus-spyware-pega-committee-member-targeted/ - Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-european-parliament-pega-committee-member - Researchers Say EU Lawmaker Who Investigated Surveillance Was Hacked by Israeli Spyware — Asharq Al-Awsat (Associated Press): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5291628-researchers-say-eu-lawmaker-who-investigated-surveillance-was-hacked-israeli-spyware --- ## Lithuania moves to lift nuclear ban and press for a place under NATO's deterrent - URL: https://status.lu/article/lithuania-nato-nuclear-deterrence-role-constitution-ban - Published: 2026-07-03T17:21:27.841+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:21:27.841+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: fce4dac1-81da-46b1-b678-57e92e221b42 - Dateline: Vilnius, LT > Vilnius wants to scrap a constitutional bar on hosting weapons of mass destruction, placing a frontline Baltic state inside NATO's nuclear debate — a shift felt across the EU, Luxembourg included. ### Summary Lithuania's leaders have agreed to remove a constitutional ban on nuclear weapons as the country presses to join NATO's nuclear-deterrence posture against Russia, hardening a debate that reaches across the EU. ### Key facts - Lithuania's leaders agreed on 2 July 2026 to remove Article 137, the constitutional ban on hosting weapons of mass destruction and foreign bases. - The change would enable NATO/US nuclear-related deployments, not a Lithuanian arsenal; it needs a two-thirds Seimas majority in two votes three months apart. - Poland and the Baltic states are exploring hosting US dual-capable aircraft; six NATO members currently host US nuclear weapons. - Germany's 45th Armoured Brigade is being permanently based in Lithuania, the first German brigade abroad since WWII. - The move deepens a Europe-wide nuclear-umbrella debate that reaches non-nuclear members such as Luxembourg. ### FAQ **Q: Does Lithuania want its own nuclear weapons?** No. The proposed removal of Article 137 would allow US or NATO nuclear-related infrastructure and participation in nuclear sharing, not a Lithuanian nuclear arsenal. Washington retains control of any warheads under NATO arrangements. **Q: How would the constitution actually be changed?** The Seimas must pass the amendment twice, at least three months apart, with a two-thirds majority — at least 94 of 141 deputies. President Nausėda favours a parliamentary vote, while the opposition Nemunas Dawn party wants a referendum. **Q: How might Russia react?** Moscow regards nuclear deployments near its borders as provocative and could respond by reinforcing nuclear-capable forces in Kaliningrad or Belarus. A senior Russian lawmaker warned that Finland, which lifted its own ban on 2 July, risked becoming 'a second Ukraine.' **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is a non-nuclear NATO member that relies on the alliance's nuclear umbrella and has declined to join the nuclear-ban treaty. A frontline state inviting the alliance's most sensitive capabilities sharpens security choices facing every member, including the smallest. ### Body Lithuania is moving to erase a constitutional barrier that has long kept it outside NATO's nuclear-deterrence arrangements, a decision that pushes one of the alliance's most exposed frontline states into the heart of Europe's atomic-security debate. On 2 July, the country's top political leaders — President Gitanas Nausėda, the acting prime minister, the speaker of the Seimas and the defence ministry — agreed that Article 137 of the constitution, which prohibits weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases on Lithuanian soil, should be removed rather than merely amended, according to the public broadcaster LRT and CNBC. A day later, a group of roughly 50 lawmakers formally registered the amendment. Nausėda has called the clause, drafted in the very different geopolitical climate of the early 1990s, "obsolete" and said opinion among faction leaders was "practically unanimous." He framed the change as a matter of not being left behind by allies. "It would be truly unfortunate if we became the weak link or a grey zone within NATO." What Vilnius is actually proposing The amendment would not give Lithuania its own nuclear arsenal. Instead, it would clear the legal path for the country to host US or NATO nuclear-related infrastructure and, potentially, to take part in the alliance's nuclear-sharing framework. Changing the constitution is deliberately hard: the Seimas must approve the measure twice, with at least three months between votes, and secure a two-thirds majority — at least 94 of 141 deputies. Nausėda wants parliament to decide; the opposition Nemunas Dawn party is pushing for a referendum. The move follows a Financial Times report in June that Washington had signalled openness to widening the group of European states linked to its nuclear deterrent. Poland and the three Baltic states were said to be interested in hosting bases for US dual-capable aircraft — jets able to carry either conventional or nuclear payloads. Lithuania has no such aircraft of its own, so analysts expect any contribution to lie in basing, airspace management and support functions rather than delivering weapons. Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas, in office since November 2025, confirmed talks were under way but declined to elaborate. "Discussions are indeed taking place. I do not want to go into details at this point because they are classified, but discussions are ongoing and Lithuania is certainly not standing on the sidelines," he told reporters, in remarks reported by LRT and the Associated Press. Poland's deputy defence minister, Paweł Zalewski, was similarly forthcoming about Warsaw's ambitions. "We are talking, in order to create better conditions for nuclear deterrence and for Poland to play an important role in that," he said, according to the Associated Press. The alliance and German backdrop Six NATO members currently host US nuclear weapons — Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and Britain — with Washington retaining custody and control of the warheads. Any expansion eastward would be a marked departure, and the United States has previously been wary that basing weapons closer to Russia could prove too provocative. Lithuania's push does not come in isolation. Germany's 45th Armoured Brigade is being permanently stationed in the country — the first German brigade based abroad since World War II. Activated in April 2025 and inaugurated with a parade on Vilnius's Cathedral Square in May, it is being built up toward roughly 4,800 troops, with full operational capability expected in 2027, according to the Bundeswehr and reporting by CNN. The deployment underscores how far NATO has already shifted heavy forces toward a state hemmed in by Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and Belarus. Moscow's likely response Russia treats nuclear deployments near its borders as a red line and could answer with countermeasures of its own, such as reinforcing its nuclear-capable arsenals in Kaliningrad or Belarus. When Finland formally ended its own nuclear-weapons ban on 2 July, Aleksey Zhuravlyov, first deputy chair of the Russian State Duma's defence committee, warned that Helsinki risked becoming "a second Ukraine." Similar rhetoric is expected should Lithuania's amendment advance. For now, officials stress that nothing is imminent. The Financial Times report indicated any change to hosting arrangements would not happen in the short term, and Poland has denied concrete plans to actually store warheads. Europe's umbrella — and the view from Luxembourg Lithuania's initiative feeds a wider argument about how Europe secures itself against Russia as questions linger over the durability of the American guarantee. In March, French President Emmanuel Macron used a speech at France's submarine base in Brittany to float a doctrine of "forward deterrence," including forward-deployed nuclear-capable Rafale jets and joint exercises, and offered dialogue on France's deterrent to European partners. Tellingly, the Baltic states were not among the countries named as already in discussion — Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden — a gap that helps explain why Vilnius is pursuing the American track so openly. The debate reaches smaller capitals too. Luxembourg, a founding NATO and EU member, holds no nuclear weapons but shelters under the alliance's nuclear umbrella. It boycotted the 2017 negotiations on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and has repeatedly voted against UN resolutions backing it, aligning with NATO's deterrence policy, according to the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor. As allies commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence and security by 2035, a decision by a frontline state to invite the alliance's most sensitive capabilities onto its territory sharpens choices that every member — even the smallest — will have to weigh. ### Sources - Poland and Lithuania explore playing bigger role in NATO's nuclear deterrence — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poland-and-lithuania-explore-playing-bigger-role-in-natos-nuclear-deterrence - Lithuanian leaders back removing constitutional ban on nuclear weapons, president says — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2978183/lithuanian-leaders-back-removing-constitutional-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-president-says - Lithuania involved in discussions on possible US nuclear deployment in Europe — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2948336/lithuania-involved-in-discussions-on-possible-us-nuclear-deployment-in-europe - Russia's neighbor Lithuania scraps constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. Here's why — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/russia-ukraine-nato-lithuania-nuclear-weapons.html - Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban, following Finland's lead — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/lithuania-moves-to-lift-nuclear-weapons-ban-following-finlands-lead - Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence — The Hill / Associated Press: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-poland-and-lithuania-confirm-exploring-a-bigger-role-in-nuclear-deterrence/ - Under my parapluie: Macron's nuclear guarantee for Europe — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/article/under-my-parapluie-macrons-nuclear-guarantee-for-europe/ - What Macron's changes to French nuclear policy mean for European security — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/what-macrons-changes-to-french-nuclear-policy-mean-for-european-security/ - 45th Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Panzer_Brigade_(Bundeswehr) - Germany deploys permanent troops to Lithuania, a move not seen since World War II — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/europe/german-military-brigade-lithuania-intl-hnk-ml - Luxembourg — Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor — Norwegian People's Aid / Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor: https://banmonitor.org/profiles/luxembourg - Robertas Kaunas new Minister of Defense in Lithuania — Table.Briefings: https://table.media/en/security/heads-en/robertas-kaunas-new-minister-of-defense-in-lithuania --- ## Luxembourg's copper phone network nears its 2030 switch-off - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-copper-phone-network-2030-switch-off - Published: 2026-07-03T17:10:27.094+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:10:27.094+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 26dea631-d401-42ee-af1c-8c2a2b61b0ba - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > State operator POST is migrating the last analogue lines to fibre and voice-over-internet. Just 15,500 copper connections remain — and alarms, lifts and telecare devices are in the firing line. ### Summary POST Luxembourg is winding down the country's copper fixed-line telephone network ahead of a definitive switch-off around 2030. Only 15,500 analogue copper connections were left at the end of 2025, and the regulator is urging customers to migrate to fibre and check every device — from alarms to lift phones and telecare pendants — that still dials out over the old line. ### Key facts - POST Luxembourg is switching off the legacy copper fixed-line network line by line, with a definitive shutdown expected around 2030 and household disconnections under way since March 2024. - Only 15,500 analogue copper connections remained at the end of 2025; almost all other voice lines already use fibre or voice-over-broadband, and fibre now covers 72.8% of fixed accesses. - Operators must give at least six months' written notice; migration has no direct cost and customers keep their number, but in-building cabling can add installation charges. - The main disruption risk is equipment that dials out over the old line — telecare pendants, lift phones, alarms, fax machines and payment terminals — which must be moved to mobile or internet before the cut. - Luxembourg's move mirrors a Europe-wide copper retirement: Orange in France (commercial closure from January 2026, full shutdown by 2030) and BT/Openreach in the UK (PSTN off by 31 January 2027). ### FAQ **Q: When will Luxembourg's copper phone network be switched off?** The definitive copper switch-off is expected around 2030. Disconnections began in March 2024 and are happening progressively, area by area. Each affected customer must receive a letter from their operator at least six months before their own line is cut, with a firm disconnection date. **Q: How many copper lines are still in use?** According to the regulator ILR's report on 2025, 15,500 analogue connections were still running over copper at the end of the year. Almost all other fixed voice lines have already migrated to voice-over-broadband, and fibre now accounts for 72.8% of all fixed internet accesses. **Q: What happens to my alarm, lift phone or telecare pendant?** Any device that dials out over the analogue line — a burglar or fire alarm, a lift emergency phone, a telecare/personal-alert pendant, a fax machine or a card-payment terminal — will stop working once the copper line is cut. It must be moved to a mobile (GSM) gateway or an internet connection before the disconnection date, so the ILR advises checking every connected device when you receive your notice. **Q: Will migrating to fibre cost me money, and can I keep my number?** There is no direct charge for the migration itself, and you keep your telephone number, including if you switch operator. However, in-building work such as vertical cabling can add installation costs, and equipment like alarms or lift phones may need an adaptor. ### Body Luxembourg is quietly dismantling one of its oldest pieces of national infrastructure. The copper telephone network that has carried the Grand Duchy's phone calls and dial-up connections for generations is being switched off line by line, and the state-owned incumbent POST Luxembourg is steering the last analogue subscribers onto fibre and voice-over-internet services before the old network is retired for good around 2030. The scale of what remains is now small but sensitive. According to the statistical report on 2025 published by the telecoms regulator, the Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR), just 15,500 analogue connections were still running over copper at the end of last year. Almost every other fixed voice line in the country has already moved to "voice over broadband," while fibre now accounts for 72.8% of all fixed internet accesses — up 11.4% during 2025 and 17.9 percentage points since 2021, one of the highest rates in Europe. The clock started in earnest in March 2024, when the first household copper disconnections took effect. Under the rules overseen by the ILR, an operator must write to each affected customer at least six months before their line is cut, giving them a firm disconnection date and telling them to choose an alternative — fibre, cable, 5G or satellite. There is no direct charge for the migration, though in-building cabling can add installation costs, and customers keep their existing number even if they change provider. A network at the end of its life Regulators and operators frame the retirement as unavoidable rather than optional. The copper plant, some of it decades old, is expensive to maintain and increasingly unequal to a data-hungry economy; the ILR says maintaining it alongside a nationwide fibre roll-out is "no longer relevant." POST Technologies still runs more than 8,000 kilometres of copper cable and well over a million kilometres of copper pairs — an inheritance from the state telephone service that traces back to the PTT founded in 1842 and was fully automated only in 1963. The copper network is reaching the limit of its technical capacities. Fibre, by contrast, is cheaper to keep running — maintenance costs run 40% to 60% below copper, according to figures cited in the Luxembourg press — as well as faster and more energy-efficient. Cable already reaches around 90% of households at speeds up to 1 Gbit/s, and 5G now covers roughly four in five residents, giving the regulator the replacement coverage it needs before pulling the plug. The devices that could go silent For most people the switch is invisible: internet and phone service simply move to a fibre or cable box. The real disruption risk lies with the everyday equipment quietly wired into the old line — devices built to dial out over an analogue circuit that will stop working the moment it is cut. The ILR's advice is blunt: check everything connected to the line before the disconnection date. The equipment most often overlooked includes: - Personal-alert and telecare pendants used by elderly and vulnerable residents — in Luxembourg these téléalarme services are run by bodies such as the City of Luxembourg (operating since 1987), Stëftung Hëllef Doheem and private providers. - Lift emergency telephones, historically connected over the switched telephone network and now required to meet the EN 81-28 safety standard; many need a mobile gateway or IP box to keep calling out. - Burglar and fire alarms that transmit over a phone line, including monitored services such as POST's own Alarmis. - Fax machines and card-payment terminals in shops and small businesses. Owners typically have to add a mobile (GSM) gateway or move the device onto an internet connection — a modest cost, but one that has to be arranged before the line goes dead, not after. That is why the regulator and operators stress the six-month warning letter and say they will accompany customers, including older users, through the change rather than simply cutting them off. Part of a Europe-wide retreat from copper Luxembourg is far from alone. Across the European Union, incumbents are racing to shut ageing analogue networks and concentrate investment on fibre, with the European Commission pushing member states towards gigabit connectivity and copper retirement around 2030. The industry body Connect Europe expects some 21 national PSTN networks to be decommissioned by the end of the decade. In neighbouring France, Orange began the commercial closure of its copper network on 31 January 2026 in more than 2,000 communes, with a full technical shutdown planned by 2030 after more than half a century of service. In the United Kingdom, BT's access arm Openreach is retiring the public switched telephone network by 31 January 2027 — a date pushed back from December 2025 largely to protect the roughly 1.8 million telecare users still on copper-based systems. Openreach's experience is a warning for Luxembourg's smaller migration: the hard part is not the fibre, but the fragile lifelines hanging off the old lines. "There's no time left to stall," the company's director of all-IP, James Lilley, said as the UK deadline approached, adding that a dedicated "Prove Telecare" service had been built to "migrate" vulnerable customers "safely." He was blunter still about the network itself: "The PSTN analogue network is obsolete, becoming harder to maintain and significantly more expensive to run." For the 15,500 Luxembourg households and businesses still on a copper line, the message from the ILR is to act on the letter when it arrives — and, above all, to make sure the alarm, the lift phone or the emergency pendant will still work the day the copper falls silent. ### Sources - Is your connection ready for the transition? — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/copper-phase-out/ - Questions about copper phase out (FAQ) — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/your-questions/faq-copper-phase-out/questions-en/ - Remplacer le cuivre par un réseau plus fiable et moderne — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/04-avril/24-ilr-cuivre-reseau.html - Télécommunications 2025: une croissance plus modérée dans un marché en forte évolution — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-telecommunications-2025.html - Luxembourg regulator launches awareness campaign on copper network switch-off — Telecompaper: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/luxembourg-regulator-launches-awareness-campaign-on-copper-network-switch-off--1461249 - Le réseau cuivre disparaîtra en 2030 — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/economie/le-reseau-cuivre-disparaitra-en-2030/ - Time for a 'big switch-up' as PSTN switch-off looms — Openreach: https://www.openreach.com/news/time-for-a-big-switch-up-as-pstn-switch-off-looms/ - Fermeture du réseau cuivre : Le calendrier — Orange (Réseaux Orange): https://reseaux.orange.fr/fin-adsl-arret-cuivre/quand-calendrier-fermeture - Telephony copper plant retirement in the United Kingdom — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephony_copper_plant_retirement_in_the_United_Kingdom - Le réseau fixe / POST's fixed network — POST Technologies: https://www.posttechnologies.lu/en/technologies/decouvrez-nous/reseau-fixe - Post Luxembourg (company history and status) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Luxembourg --- ## Faulty Boeing satellites leave Luxembourg's SES pressing a contested $472m claim - URL: https://status.lu/article/ses-boeing-o3b-mpower-satellite-failure-472-million-insurance-claim - Published: 2026-07-03T16:59:47.958+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:59:47.958+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 5e58fd0a-8d88-46e5-8b27-b85148ca141f - Dateline: Betzdorf, LU > Power failures that crippled the first O3b mPower spacecraft have hardened into a drawn-out fight over who pays — a test of the financial risk beneath Luxembourg's bet on space. ### Summary SES's first Boeing-built O3b mPower satellites failed in orbit. Now insurers are resisting a claim of up to $472 million, exposing the financial risk behind Luxembourg's space ambitions. ### Key facts - SES's first four Boeing-built O3b mPower satellites suffered a power-module fault that cut their lifespan and capacity. - SES filed an insurance claim of up to $472 million — about 70% of the fleet's $674 million insured value — one of the largest space-insurance claims on record. - Insurers accept the satellites are defective but resist paying for projected future revenue losses, a dispute that could reach arbitration. - Boeing booked a $315 million charge and agreed to build two extra satellites, sharing cost and risk with SES. - The case exposes the financial risk behind Luxembourg's space bet, as SES is state-backed and headquartered in the Grand Duchy. ### FAQ **Q: What went wrong with the O3b mPower satellites?** The first four satellites, built by Boeing and launched in December 2022, suffered a recurring power-module fault that cut power to parts of each spacecraft, including some non-recoverable events. That reduced their broadband capacity and shortened their operational life well below the planned 12 years. **Q: How much money is at stake?** SES filed an insurance claim of up to $472 million (about €437 million), roughly 70% of the fleet's $674 million insured value. Boeing separately booked a $315 million charge on the contract. SES has recovered part of the claim through piecemeal settlements while insurers resist paying for projected future losses. **Q: What is the Luxembourg connection?** SES is headquartered in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, was founded in 1985 with government backing, and the Luxembourg State holds special shares giving it about a third of the voting rights. As the anchor of the Grand Duchy's space sector, SES's dispute puts Luxembourg's flagship space investment under scrutiny. ### Body When SES launched the first four of its O3b mPower satellites in December 2022, the Luxembourg operator billed the fleet as the backbone of its next decade: powerful, Boeing-built spacecraft designed to beam high-throughput broadband to ships, remote islands, mining sites and armed forces from medium Earth orbit, some 8,000 kilometres up. Barely a year later, SES disclosed that the satellites were failing in a way no one had planned for — and the bill for the malfunction now runs close to half a billion dollars. The question of who should pay that bill — the manufacturer, the operator's insurers, or SES itself — has hardened into one of the space industry's most closely watched financial disputes. It is also a case study in the risk that sits behind Luxembourg's ambition to be Europe's space hub, because SES is the Grand Duchy's flagship company and the state is among its largest shareholders. A common fault, thousands of kilometres up The problem is electrical. Beginning in 2023, SES said the spacecraft were suffering "sporadic" power-module switch-offs — glitches that repeatedly cut power to parts of each satellite, including, the company acknowledged, "a few non-recoverable events." The trip-offs could often be reset, a process one SES executive likened to flipping a household circuit breaker, but they permanently reduced how much capacity the satellites could carry and how long they would last. All four satellites then in orbit were affected. SES warned that their operational life and broadband capacity would be "significantly lower" than the 12 years originally promised, and said the disruption would knock roughly 5% off its 2024 revenue and core earnings. The spacecraft were built by Boeing, whose satellite division has wrestled with a string of troubled programmes. Rather than head straight to court, SES first reshaped its manufacturing contract. Boeing agreed to upgrade five of the satellites still to be built and to add two entirely new ones — lifting the constellation from a planned 11 to 13 spacecraft — with the two companies sharing the cost and the risk. Adding a common objective with Boeing was essential to the negotiation that involved reshaping the contract where both companies took an element of risk. That was how Ruy Pinto, then SES's chief executive, described the 2023 deal. Boeing, for its part, disclosed a $315 million charge on a satellite contract for an undisclosed customer widely identified as SES, which its finance chief attributed to additional work on an innovative programme built around new technology. Insurers dig in over a $472 million claim The larger fight is with the underwriters. SES filed an insurance claim that could reach $472 million (about €437 million) on the first four satellites — roughly 70% of their $674 million insured value, and one of the largest space-insurance claims on record. - $472 million — the size of SES's claim, about 70% of the fleet's $674 million insured value - $315 million — the charge Boeing booked on the contract - 4 — satellites hit by the power fault, in a constellation now set to grow to 13 Insurers have not disputed that the satellites are defective. What they resist, according to industry reporting, is paying for revenue SES expects to lose over the satellites' shortened future lifetimes, rather than damage that can be verified today — a causation-and-valuation argument that space-insurance disputes often turn on, and one that could ultimately head to arbitration. In the meantime, SES has been settling with underwriters one at a time. It said it expected to collect $58 million in the second quarter of 2025 and had recovered around $87 million by that autumn, with more anticipated as talks continued; over the full year it reported gathering roughly $189 million from insurers. The company treats the payments cautiously, noting that "income is only recognized when claims with individual insurers are agreed and settled." Why the fight lands in Luxembourg SES is not an ordinary claimant. Founded in 1985 with the backing of the Luxembourg government and headquartered at Betzdorf, east of the capital, it is the anchor tenant of a space sector the Grand Duchy has spent four decades cultivating — from hosting satellite operators to the 2017 SpaceResources.lu law on space mining. The Luxembourg State still holds a special class of shares that gives it about a third of the voting rights, and in 2025 SES completed the takeover of its historic rival Intelsat, another operator with deep Luxembourg roots. That makes the O3b mPower saga more than a corporate mishap: it is a test of how the financial hazards of space — hardware that can quietly degrade thousands of kilometres from any repair — are absorbed by a small country that has tied part of its economic identity to the industry. There is, at least, a partial reprieve in orbit. SES has said severe solar storms in 2024 helped clear a build-up of charged particles that had been triggering the power-module faults, easing the problem on the earlier satellites, while Boeing has shipped redesigned spacecraft with hardware fixes. New launches are steadily restoring lost capacity. "From May, we will be increasing capacity by almost 30% to the constellation this year," chief executive Adel Al-Saleh told analysts in 2025. Even so, the claim remains open, the settlements unfinished — and the question of who ultimately pays for a fleet that faltered in orbit is still being argued on the ground. ### Sources - Forrester's Digest: SES may not receive $472 million insurance claim — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/03/06/forresters-digest-ses-may-not-receive-472-million-insurance-claim/ - SES: O3b mPower satellites' defect to reduce performance, lifespan of first 6 satellites, cut 2024 revenue/EBITDA by ~5% — Space Intel Report: https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-defect-to-reduce-performance-lifespan-of-first-6-satellites-cut-2024-revenue-ebitda-by-5/ - SES and Boeing to Share Risk and CapEx on 2 Additional mPOWER Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2023/10/31/ses-and-boeing-to-share-risk-and-capex-on-2-additional-mpower-satellites/ - SES Posts Stable Q1 Revenue, Expects 30% Capacity Increase from New O3b Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2025/04/30/ses-posts-stable-q1-revenue-expects-30-capacity-increase-from-new-o3b-satellites/ - SES' O3b mPower satellites will have a "significantly" shorter life after power issues — DataCenterDynamics: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-will-have-a-significantly-shorter-life-after-power-issues/ - SES says O3b mPower electrical issues are worse than thought — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/ses-says-o3b-mpower-electrical-issues-are-worse-than-thought/ - Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer need — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/boeing-ships-more-o3b-mpower-satellites-with-fixes-ses-might-not-need/ - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) - Shareholders — SES: https://www.ses.com/company/investors/shareholder-information/shareholders --- ## KNDS postpones IPO as defence shares slide; Luxembourg's armoured-vehicle order stands - URL: https://status.lu/article/knds-postpones-ipo-luxembourg-jaguar-order-stands - Published: 2026-07-03T16:47:06.819+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:47:06.819+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: a658f4e2-8c04-44da-a0ce-ee497e87d896 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Franco-German maker of the Leopard tank and Caesar howitzer has paused a listing once valued near €12 billion, even as its record order book — including Luxembourg's Jaguar buy — keeps swelling. ### Summary KNDS, Europe's biggest land-defence group, has postponed its planned Frankfurt and Paris listing, blaming a slump in defence shares. Its €33.1bn order backlog — which includes the Jaguar and Griffon vehicles bound for the Luxembourg army — is unaffected. ### Key facts - KNDS postponed its planned Frankfurt–Paris IPO on 1 July 2026, citing volatility in European defence shares and shareholders' wish to wait for 'more favorable market conditions.' - The group struggled to justify a valuation above €12bn even with a record €33.1bn order backlog; earlier hopes had reached €15bn. - Ahead of the listing, Germany's Wegmann family sold out after 144 years; Berlin (via KfW) buys 40% for up to €7.2bn, leaving France and Germany each on 40% and a ~20% free float. - Luxembourg's order — 38 Jaguar and 16 Griffon vehicles via the CaMo programme — is separate from the IPO and unaffected, forming part of the backlog. - Luxembourg is doubling defence spending from €728m (2024) to €1.461bn (2030) as NATO members target higher outlays under the 2025 Hague pledge. ### FAQ **Q: Why did KNDS postpone its IPO?** KNDS and its shareholders paused the planned Frankfurt and Paris listing because of volatility in European defence shares. Investors were reluctant to back a valuation above €12 billion, and shareholders said they would resume the process when market conditions improve. The company also warned it might not proceed at all. **Q: Does the postponement affect Luxembourg's order?** No. Luxembourg's purchase of 38 Jaguar and 16 Griffon vehicles under the Belgian-French CaMo programme was ordered in December 2025 and forms part of KNDS's record €33.1 billion backlog. The IPO delay concerns financing and ownership, not existing contracts. **Q: Who will own KNDS?** After a pre-IPO reshuffle, the German Wegmann family sold its 50% stake and exited. Germany, through the KfW development bank, is buying 40% for up to €7.2 billion, while France's GIAT Industries trims from 50% to 40%. That leaves the French and German states each with 40% and about 20% intended for public investors. **Q: How much is Luxembourg spending on defence?** Luxembourg measures its defence effort against gross national income and plans to roughly double its budget from €728 million in 2024 to €1.461 billion by 2030, targeting 2% of GNI — part of a broader NATO push, agreed at the June 2025 Hague summit, toward 5% of GDP by 2035. ### Body Europe's largest land-defence group has blinked. KNDS, the Franco-German manufacturer of the Leopard 2 tank, the Caesar howitzer and the EBRC Jaguar armoured vehicle, said on 1 July that it is postponing what would have been one of the continent's biggest stock-market debuts of the year — even as its order book, swollen by a rearmament wave that reaches into Luxembourg, hit a record. The Amsterdam-registered company said its shareholders had told it of their intention to resume the flotation only when markets recover. In its own words, they informed the company of their intention to resume the process "upon the return of more favorable market conditions," citing "current market volatility for the European Defense sector." The listing had been slated for a dual debut in Frankfurt and Paris around mid-July, with roughly a fifth of the company to be sold and no new shares issued. shareholders have informed the Company of their intention to resume the Initial Public Offering process upon the return of more favorable market conditions The pause is striking because, on paper, business has rarely been better. KNDS reported a record order backlog of €33.1 billion as of 31 December 2025, and its release insisted it had "completed substantially all required preparation phases for its proposed listing." The sticking point was price. According to reporting by Reuters and the Financial Times, KNDS was seeking a valuation above €12 billion — its German family owners reportedly holding out for at least €12.5 billion — while big funds baulked at anything much beyond €12 billion. Earlier expectations had run as high as €15 billion. Why the defence rally cooled For two years, investors chased anything that could roll, fly or fire, on the promise that governments would pour hundreds of billions of euros into rearmament. By mid-2026, doubts had crept in over how quickly those pledges would convert into profits. Defence shares retreated sharply from their highs: Rheinmetall, KNDS's larger listed rival, fell double digits over the month, hit in part by Germany's cancellation of the F126 frigate programme. The warning example was closer still — Czechoslovak Group, which listed in Amsterdam in January 2026, had slumped roughly 44% from its offer price. KNDS did not close the door. The company noted it "may decide not to go ahead with the IPO at all," but its shareholders signalled they would return when conditions allow. Berlin, which has staked public money on the deal, was quick to steady nerves. A German government spokesperson said Berlin respects the pause but remains committed to the company's future. The federal government respects the decision to pause the IPO but remains interested in working with its French partners to lead the company into a successful future. Who owns Europe's tank champion The flotation is bound up with a rare reshaping of KNDS's ownership. Historically the group was split 50-50 between the French state, through its holding company GIAT Industries, and Germany's Wegmann family, sole private owner of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Ahead of the listing, the Wegmann family agreed to sell its entire stake and exit after 144 years. Germany is stepping in for the first time: through the state development bank KfW, Berlin is buying a 40% stake for up to €7.2 billion, a purchase the Bundestag budget committee cleared on 26 June 2026. France's GIAT trims its holding from 50% to 40%, leaving a symmetrical structure — Paris and Berlin each on 40%, with the remaining fifth earmarked for public investors. That leaves two governments as the controlling shareholders of the company arming much of NATO's eastern flank — a reminder that, in defence, the state is often on both sides of the ledger, as buyer and as owner. Where Luxembourg's euros go For the Grand Duchy, the postponement changes nothing about the hardware. Luxembourg's KNDS order sits inside the group's record backlog and is unaffected by the listing delay. Under the Belgian-French CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) programme, an order for 269 additional vehicles was placed in December 2025 — including 54 destined for Luxembourg: 38 EBRC Jaguar reconnaissance vehicles, each a 25-tonne, six-wheeled machine carrying a 40mm cannon and MMP anti-tank missiles, and 16 Griffon troop carriers. Luxembourg joins the SCORPION vehicle family through Belgium, under the NATO Defence Planning Process. The vehicles will equip the binational Luxembourg–Belgium Guide-Chasseurs Battalion, meant to be fully operational by 2030. Alongside the order, KNDS France signed a memorandum with Luxembourg's Directorate of Defence and Ministry of the Economy on 17 December 2025, promising to draw Luxembourg firms and researchers into maintenance and European projects. The purchases fit a fast-rising budget. Luxembourg — which, unusually, measures its defence effort against gross national income rather than GDP — plans to roughly double spending from €728 million in 2024 to €1.461 billion by 2030, aiming for 2% of GNI. That trajectory runs beneath the alliance-wide pledge struck at the June 2025 Hague summit, where every NATO member bar Spain agreed to lift defence and security spending toward 5% of GDP by 2035. - What paused: KNDS's dual Frankfurt–Paris listing, sought above a €12bn valuation. - What did not: the €33.1bn order book, including Luxembourg's 54 Jaguar and Griffon vehicles. - Who profits: from 2026, KNDS is 40% French state, 40% German state, 20% public. The message from KNDS is that the delay is about the share price, not the order pipeline. For Luxembourg, the practical question is unchanged: its rearmament euros are already committed, and much of the equipment they buy now carries a KNDS badge. ### Sources - KNDS to resume its Initial Public Offering process when Capital Markets conditions are supportive (company release) — EQS News / KNDS N.V.: https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/knds-to-resume-its-initial-public-offering-process-when-capital-markets-conditions-are-supportive/bdde73c0-080f-438f-b0d4-78fe18ac7e15_en - Tank maker KNDS delays stock listing, citing defense-market volatility — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/02/tank-maker-knds-delays-stock-listing-citing-defense-market-volatility/ - European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to 'market volatility' — Breaking Defense: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/european-tank-maker-knds-postpones-ipo-due-to-market-volatility/ - Tank maker KNDS postpones IPO amid market struggles for defense stocks — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/knds-ipo-postpone-defense-stocks-market.html - Tankmaker KNDS puts off IPO citing tough market condition (Reuters) — RTÉ / Reuters: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0702/1581368-tankmaker-knds-puts-off-ipo-citing-tough-market-condition/ - Germany Buys Into KNDS for First Time as KMW Family Exits Ahead of IPO — SOFX: https://www.sofx.com/germany-buys-into-knds-for-first-time-as-kmw-family-exits-ahead-of-ipo/ - Bundestag Budget Committee Clears Germany's €7.2 Billion Purchase of a 40% KNDS Stake — Grosswald: https://www.grosswald.org/germany-kfw-40-percent-knds-stake-7-2-billion-wegmann-buyout-ipo/ - Germany Expects KNDS to Pursue IPO Despite Pause in Plans — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/germany-assumes-tankmaker-knds-still-pursue-ipo-plan-despite/ - The CaMo program reaches a new milestone with the order of 269 additional vehicles — KNDS Group: https://knds.com/en/press-releases/the-ca-mo-program-reaches-a-new-milestone-with-the-order-of-269-additional-vehicles - Luxembourg Boosts Defence Cooperation with KNDS Partnership & Jaguar, Griffon Vehicle Acquisition — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58599-luxembourg-boosts-defence-cooperation-with-knds-partnership-jaguar-griffon-vehicle-acquisition - Belgium, Luxembourg Purchase CaMo Armored Vehicles From KNDS France — The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2026/02/04/belgium-luxembourg-camo-vehicles/ - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia / NATO Hague Summit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 --- ## Luxembourg courts the City: Roth meets Reeves in London to deepen post-Brexit financial ties - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-uk-financial-cooperation-roth-reeves-london-2026 - Published: 2026-07-03T12:51:30.421+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:51:30.421+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 0d6c96e1-731c-48ae-a7e3-7d880e5c7e12 - Dateline: London, GB > Finance Minister Gilles Roth met Chancellor Rachel Reeves at 11 Downing Street on a two-day mission, as both sides stressed the fund-industry axis that links the City of London to the Grand Duchy. ### Summary Luxembourg's finance minister Gilles Roth met UK chancellor Rachel Reeves in London on a two-day financial mission, discussing cross-border investment and closer cooperation between the two financial centres — a relationship that channels much of the Grand Duchy's €6.6 trillion fund industry. ### Key facts - Finance Minister Gilles Roth met UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves at 11 Downing Street on a 1–2 July mission to London organised by Luxembourg for Finance. - The two discussed cross-border investment and closer financial-centre cooperation; no new agreement was signed. - Luxembourg's fund industry held €6,634 billion in net assets at end-May 2026 (CSSF), and UK managers are its second-largest initiator group after the US. - Luxembourg was the largest EU destination for UK financial-services exports at £6.5bn in 2023, per TheCityUK — roughly double the 2016 level. - The post-Brexit delegation model, under which Luxembourg-domiciled funds are managed from London, remains the backbone of the relationship — and a point of EU scrutiny. ### FAQ **Q: What did Luxembourg and the UK actually agree in London?** Nothing formal was signed. Finance Minister Gilles Roth and Chancellor Rachel Reeves discussed strengthening cooperation between the two financial centres, particularly on cross-border investment and financing the green and digital transitions and defence — but the meetings produced talks and signalling, not a treaty or memorandum. **Q: How big is the UK's role in Luxembourg's fund industry?** UK fund houses are the second-largest initiators of Luxembourg-domiciled funds after US managers, accounting for roughly 17% of assets (about €847 billion on 2021 ALFI figures cited by Funds Europe). Total net assets in Luxembourg funds stood at €6,634 billion at end-May 2026, per the CSSF. **Q: What is the post-Brexit 'delegation' model?** Funds are legally domiciled in Luxembourg, giving them an EU passport to investors across the bloc, while portfolio management is delegated to investment teams in London. Luxembourg's regulator, the CSSF, confirmed in 2019 that this could continue after Brexit under cooperation conditions, though EU-level scrutiny of delegation has increased. **Q: Why does this matter to Luxembourg?** The fund industry is Luxembourg's largest economic sector, and the UK is both a top client and its leading European buyer of financial services — TheCityUK puts UK financial-services exports to Luxembourg at £6.5 billion in 2023, the highest of any EU country. Keeping the London channel open protects the Grand Duchy's fund-servicing jobs. ### Body Luxembourg's finance minister Gilles Roth met Rachel Reeves, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, at 11 Downing Street this week, the centrepiece of a two-day financial mission to London that underlined how much of the Grand Duchy's €6.6 trillion fund industry still runs through the City — and how determined both governments are to keep that channel open a decade after the Brexit referendum. The visit, from Wednesday 1 to Thursday 2 July, was organised by Luxembourg for Finance, the agency that promotes the financial centre abroad, in cooperation with the finance ministry. According to the ministry, Mr Roth and Ms Reeves highlighted the strong ties between the Luxembourg and UK financial centres and discussed opportunities to strengthen cooperation, in particular by promoting cross-border investment. The ministry pointed to challenges the European Union and the United Kingdom face in common: financing the digital and green transitions, raising defence spending and mobilising private capital to pay for it all. "Luxembourg and the United Kingdom have long maintained close ties, based on genuine complementarity in the financial sector. Luxembourg is now the United Kingdom's leading market in Europe for the export of financial services," Mr Roth said, adding: "Ten years after the Brexit referendum, it is more important than ever to continue strengthening this strategic partnership." Talks, not treaties No new agreement, memorandum or regulatory arrangement was announced. The London meetings were discussions about deepening an existing relationship rather than a formal negotiation — but for Luxembourg's largest industry, the signalling matters. Mr Roth's language echoed remarks he made after meeting Ms Reeves at the margins of the Eurogroup and Ecofin councils in Brussels in December 2024, when he called the EU–UK dialogue vital and said Luxembourg "reste attaché à un partenariat étroit avec Londres" — remains committed to a close partnership with London. Beyond Downing Street, the minister addressed the annual London conference of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) on 2 July, held at Convene Sancroft near St Paul's Cathedral — a gathering the ministry said drew around 1,000 fund professionals, and for which ALFI reported more than 1,600 registrants. ALFI's chairperson, Jean-Marc Goy, has described the London event as "the largest international outreach initiative organised by Luxembourg's fund industry". Mr Roth also joined a working lunch with insurance and reinsurance executives and held a series of meetings with senior UK financial-sector representatives about expanding their activities in Luxembourg. The plumbing that binds the two centres The London–Luxembourg axis is one of the defining structures of post-Brexit European finance. UK-based asset managers typically domicile their EU-facing funds in Luxembourg — where they can be passported to investors across the bloc — while the day-to-day portfolio management is delegated back to investment teams in London. Luxembourg's supervisor, the CSSF, confirmed as early as 2019 that such delegation of investment management to UK firms could continue after Brexit, subject to cooperation conditions, even as the arrangement drew closer scrutiny at EU level. The scale of the relationship is considerable: - Net assets in Luxembourg-domiciled funds stood at €6,634 billion at the end of May 2026, according to the CSSF — ALFI data show growth of 14.55% in the year to April — keeping Luxembourg the world's second-largest fund centre after the United States. - UK fund houses are the second-largest group of initiators of Luxembourg funds after US managers, accounting for roughly 17% of assets — around €847 billion — according to ALFI figures cited by Funds Europe in 2021. - Luxembourg was the largest EU destination for UK financial-services exports, taking £6.5 billion in 2023, or 6.1% of the UK total — roughly double the level of 2016 — according to TheCityUK's analysis of official trade data. Those trade figures give substance to Mr Roth's claim that the Grand Duchy is the UK's leading European market for financial-services exports: much of what London "exports" to Luxembourg is precisely the portfolio management performed for funds legally domiciled between the Boulevard Royal and the Kirchberg plateau. Why the Grand Duchy keeps knocking on London's door For Luxembourg, the calculus is straightforward. The fund industry is the country's biggest economic engine, and UK managers are among its most important clients; anything that eases their access to Luxembourg structures — or reassures them that the delegation model will endure — protects jobs in the Grand Duchy's administration, custody, legal and audit ecosystem. For London, Luxembourg remains the most convenient gateway to EU retail and institutional investors at a time when the UK government is seeking growth and closer, calmer relations with the bloc. The relationship has, if anything, tightened since 2016: assets managed for Luxembourg funds from the UK grew through the Brexit years, and UK financial-services exports to Luxembourg roughly doubled between 2016 and 2023, on TheCityUK's figures. The risks run in both directions, however. EU policymakers have periodically questioned how much substance should be required of fund managers who delegate outside the bloc, and any future tightening of delegation rules would strike directly at the model the two ministers spent this week celebrating. That is why a meeting that produced no headline agreement still counts as news in Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy's prosperity rests to an unusual degree on a regulatory settlement negotiated in Brussels but lived out daily between London desks and Luxembourg domiciles — and on 1 and 2 July, its finance minister went to the source to keep it that way. ### Sources - Luxembourg, UK Discuss Cross-Border Investment & Financial Cooperation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62165-luxembourg-uk-discuss-cross-border-investment-financial-cooperation - ALFI London Conference 2026 (2 July 2026, Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-2026 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at 31 May 2026 (news listing) — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/news/ - Luxembourg — industry statistics (April 2026) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/en-gb/pages/industry-statistics/luxembourg - UK-EU financial services exports: which countries are most prominent? — TheCityUK: https://www.thecityuk.com/news/uk-eu-financial-services-exports-which-countries-are-most-prominent/ - "Le dialogue entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni reste vital" — Gilles Roth aux réunions de l'Eurogroupe et du Conseil Ecofin à Bruxelles — Ministère des Finances / gouvernement.lu: https://mfin.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2024+12-decembre+10-roth-bruxelles.html - ALFI: The Luxembourg-London axis — Funds Europe: https://funds-europe.com/alfi-the-luxembourg-london-axis/ - Brexit: Delegation of investment management; temporary permissions regimes — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/2019/01/brexit-delegation-of-investment-management-temporary-permissions-regimes/ - The impact of Brexit on the Luxembourg funds industry — Linklaters: https://www.linklaters.com/-/media/files/linklaters/pdf/mkt/london/linklaters_impact_brexit_luxembourg_funds_industry.ashx - ALFI London Conference 2024 Report — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-and-cocktail-2024/resources/alfi-london-conference-2024-report --- ## Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger file formal notices to leave the International Criminal Court - URL: https://status.lu/article/mali-burkina-faso-niger-formal-icc-withdrawal-rome-statute - Published: 2026-07-03T12:23:20.327+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:23:20.327+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 9c31f2ff-910d-4ec7-a243-82158a6a86b4 - Dateline: Bamako, ML > The three junta-led Sahel states have notified the UN of their withdrawal from the Rome Statute, starting a one-year countdown that rights groups call a coordinated blow to international justice. ### Summary Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have deposited formal notifications of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court with the UN Secretary-General, turning their September 2025 announcement into a binding legal process that takes effect in June 2027. ### Key facts - Niger notified the UN of its ICC withdrawal on 18 June 2026, followed by Burkina Faso and Mali on 24 June; under Article 127 of the Rome Statute the exits take effect one year later. - The ICC keeps jurisdiction over its Mali investigation — including the Al Mahdi and Al Hassan convictions and the arrest warrant for JNIM leader Iyad Ag Ghaly — because the alleged crimes occurred while Mali was a member. - The juntas call the court 'an instrument of neo-colonial repression'; analysts link the coordinated exit to their alignment with Russia, whose Africa Corps has replaced Wagner in the region. - The ICC's Assembly of States Parties, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and FIDH condemned the move and urged the three states to reverse course, as Gambia did in 2017. ### FAQ **Q: When do the ICC withdrawals of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger take effect?** Under Article 127 of the Rome Statute, withdrawal takes effect one year after written notification to the UN Secretary-General — 18 June 2027 for Niger and 24 June 2027 for Burkina Faso and Mali, according to Human Rights Watch. **Q: What happens to the ICC's existing cases in Mali?** They continue. Withdrawal does not affect matters already before the court or crimes committed while a state was a member, so the Al Mahdi and Al Hassan convictions, their reparations proceedings and the arrest warrant for Iyad Ag Ghaly all stand. **Q: Why are the three countries leaving the ICC?** Their joint September 2025 statement called the court 'an instrument of neo-colonial repression in the hands of imperialism' practising 'selective justice'. Rights groups counter that the exit shields the juntas from accountability amid documented abuses, and analysts link it to the bloc's growing alignment with Russia. **Q: Can the withdrawals still be reversed?** Yes. A notification can be revoked before it takes effect — Gambia did so in 2017 — and the ICC's Assembly of States Parties has called on the three governments to remain committed states parties. ### Body The military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formally notified the United Nations that they are leaving the International Criminal Court, converting last September's political declaration into a binding legal process and delivering the most significant coordinated departure in the court's history. Niger deposited its written notification with the UN Secretary-General on 18 June, followed by Burkina Faso and Mali on 24 June, according to Human Rights Watch and the presidency of the court's Assembly of States Parties. Under Article 127 of the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding treaty, a withdrawal takes effect one year after notice is received — 18 June 2027 for Niger and 24 June 2027 for the other two, Human Rights Watch said. Until those dates the three states remain full parties to the treaty. The statute also provides that withdrawal does not release a state from obligations it incurred while a member, and does not affect matters already before the court — a point stressed by the court's governing body and by rights groups this week. A coordinated exit, announced from Bamako The three countries, all run by juntas installed in coups between 2020 and 2023, announced their intention to leave on 22 September 2025 in a joint statement signed in Bamako by Mali's transitional leader, General Assimi Goïta, who chairs their Alliance of Sahel States (AES) confederation. The statement, reported by France 24 and other outlets, denounced the ICC as "an instrument of neo-colonial repression in the hands of imperialism" and an example of "selective justice", and said the bloc would build its own justice mechanisms instead. The June notifications repeat the charge in more diplomatic language. Niger accused the court of being "misused and exploited", while Burkina Faso said it was "becoming a selective and politicized tool", according to Human Rights Watch. The move follows the trio's exit from the West African bloc ECOWAS and fits a pattern of withdrawal from Western-aligned institutions since the AES was founded in September 2023. Legal scholars note the September declaration's claim of "immediate effect" had no basis in the treaty; the one-year clock only began with last month's notifications. What the court loses — and what it keeps The most direct consequences fall on Mali, whose situation the ICC has been investigating since January 2013 at the request of an earlier Malian government. That investigation has produced two convictions: - Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, sentenced to nine years in September 2016 for directing the destruction of religious and historic monuments in Timbuktu, with reparations for victims now in their final phase; - Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, convicted in June 2024 of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu and sentenced to ten years, with a reparations decision pending, according to the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). A third case remains open: an arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly, the founder of Ansar Dine who now leads the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM insurgency, was unsealed in June 2024 and he remains at large. Because the alleged crimes occurred while Mali was a member, the court retains jurisdiction even after withdrawal takes effect. Burkina Faso and Niger are not under any publicly announced ICC investigation, though Amnesty International says it has documented crimes under international law in all three countries over the past decade, and Human Rights Watch has reported mass killings of civilians by government forces during counterinsurgency operations. The Russian dimension The withdrawal lands amid the three states' deepening alignment with Moscow. Since the coups they have expelled French and other Western forces and turned to Russian security support — first through the Wagner Group, whose role in Mali was taken over in 2025 by the Africa Corps, a force controlled by Russia's defence ministry. Human Rights Watch has documented abuses against civilians by Malian forces operating alongside Wagner fighters. Russia is not an ICC member, and President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of an ICC arrest warrant since March 2023. Researchers writing for the Fondation Hirondelle's Justice Info have linked the Sahel withdrawal to the bloc's rapprochement with Russia, while noting that leaving the court would not shield Russian personnel from ICC jurisdiction over crimes committed while the treaty applied. Analysts at the Institute for Security Studies describe the joint exit as a demonstration of AES unity as much as a legal manoeuvre. 'A headlong retreat' The presidency of the Assembly of States Parties, the ICC's governing body, said it "regrets" the developments, warning that disengagement "risks undermining the collective pursuit of justice", and called on the three governments to remain committed states parties, offering "a meaningful exchange" on their concerns. "Withdrawing from the ICC amounts to a headlong retreat by these governments from their international law and justice obligations," said Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International's regional director for West and Central Africa. Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, warned when the plan was announced that it would "undermine accountability and deprive people in the Sahel of a critical layer of human rights protection when national courts are unable to check impunity for the worst crimes." FIDH secretary general Drissa Traoré said the decision "weakens the position of victims, for whom the Court often represents the last hope to obtain justice." The notices are not irreversible: Gambia revoked its own withdrawal notification in 2017 before it took effect, and Human Rights Watch is urging the African Union and ICC member states to press the three governments to do the same. Barring such a reversal, by late June 2027 the Rome Statute system will have lost three members at once — a first in its 28-year existence, and a measure of how contested the post-war architecture of international justice has become. ### Sources - Sahel Countries' Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/02/sahel-countries-withdrawal-from-icc-betrays-victims - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/burkina-mali-niger/ - Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties on the withdrawals from the Rome Statute by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-presidency-assembly-states-parties-withdrawals-rome-statute-burkina-faso-mali-and - Sahel states' International Criminal Court withdrawal: A step back for victims and justice — FIDH: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/Africa/mali/sahel-states-icc-withdrawal-a-step-back-for-victims-and-justice - Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/24/sahel-countries-icc-withdrawal-endangers-civilians - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Announcements of ICC withdrawal a serious backwards step in fight against impunity in the Sahel region and worldwide — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/burkina-faso-mali-niger-icc-withdrawal/ - Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from International Criminal Court — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250922-niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-icc-withdrawal - Sahel withdrawal from the ICC: just an illusion? — Justice Info (Fondation Hirondelle): https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/153200-sahel-withdrawal-from-the-icc-just-an-illusion.html - Situation in Mali: ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-mali-icc-unseals-arrest-warrant-against-iyad-ag-ghaly - Unity at any cost? AES states jointly leave the ICC — Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa): https://issafrica.org/iss-today/unity-at-any-cost-aes-states-jointly-leave-the-icc - ICC 'concerned' over withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — Africanews: https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/02/icc-concerned-over-withdrawal-of-mali-burkina-faso-and-niger/ - Joint communiqué of the states of the AES confederation relating to the withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies: https://www.acdhrs.org/2025/09/joint-communique-of-the-states-of-the-aes-confederation-relating-to-the-withdrawal-from-the-rome-statute-of-the-international-criminal-court/ - Russia Replaces Wagner with State-Controlled Africa Corps in the Sahel — commonspace.eu: https://www.commonspace.eu/news/russia-replaces-wagner-state-controlled-africa-corps-sahel --- ## June heatwave killed more than 2,000 in France as Luxembourg logs hottest June on record - URL: https://status.lu/article/june-heatwave-toll-france-belgium-luxembourg-record - Published: 2026-07-03T12:12:20.231+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:12:20.231+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: d47a733b-16b5-4f76-94d3-9ca586c5ed1f - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Official figures put June's heatwave toll at 2,025 excess deaths in France and 1,222 in Belgium, as MeteoLux confirms Luxembourg's hottest June since 1947, with more extreme heat forecast within days. ### Summary Preliminary mortality data published this week show the late-June heatwave caused 2,025 excess deaths in France and an unprecedented 39% rise in Belgian mortality, with at least 3,700 excess deaths across France, Belgium and the Netherlands combined. Luxembourg recorded its hottest June since measurements began in 1947, including a new 38.2°C June record at Findel, and forecasters warn extreme heat could return to the region in the first half of July. ### Key facts - Santé publique France recorded 2,025 excess deaths (+29.1%) in the week of 22–28 June, a preliminary figure expected to rise as paper death certificates are processed. - Belgium counted 1,222 excess deaths (+39%) between 18 and 29 June — described by its Risk Management Group as an unprecedented heatwave mortality spike, the sharpest since the first COVID-19 wave. - Luxembourg had its hottest June since records began in 1947: a 38.2°C June record at Findel on 26 June, an 11-day heatwave and six tropical nights, per MeteoLux. - Luxembourg's red alert triggered shortened school days, 6am construction starts, hydration visits to isolated elderly people and a ~70% jump in CGDIS interventions. - Forecasters warn a further heatwave could build from around 6 July, with heat potentially reaching the Benelux by mid-month. ### FAQ **Q: How many people died in the June 2026 heatwave?** Preliminary official data show 2,025 excess deaths in France (22–28 June), 1,222 in Belgium (18–29 June) and around 480 heat-related deaths in the Netherlands — more than 3,700 combined. All three countries say the figures are provisional and likely to rise. **Q: How hot did it get in Luxembourg in June 2026?** MeteoLux measured 38.2°C at the Findel reference station on 26 June, a new absolute June record since 1947. With a mean of 19.9°C, June 2026 was the warmest June ever recorded there, with an 11-day heatwave and six tropical nights. **Q: Has Luxembourg published heatwave death figures?** Not yet. Unlike France and Belgium, Luxembourg had not released excess-mortality figures for the June episode as of 3 July; national mortality statistics are published with a lag. **Q: Is another heatwave coming?** Météo-France and La Chaîne Météo signal a further major heatwave building from around 6 July, possibly lasting to mid-month, with some model scenarios showing 38–41°C reaching parts of the Benelux — though forecasters caution its intensity is still uncertain. ### Body The heatwave that smothered western Europe in the second half of June killed more than 2,000 people in France in a single week and pushed deaths in Belgium 39 percent above normal, the first official mortality figures show — a quantified human toll for a heat episode that also gave Luxembourg its hottest June since measurements began in 1947. Forecasters now warn that extreme heat could return to the region within days. Santé publique France, the French public-health agency, reported that deaths in the week of 22 to 28 June rose 29.1 percent compared with the previous week, an excess of 2,025 deaths. The rise was steepest in the Île-de-France region around Paris, at 62.8 percent, and deaths recorded at home jumped 91 percent week on week. The agency cautioned that the figures are preliminary — they rest on roughly 60 percent of death certificates, those filed electronically — and the toll is expected to climb as paper records are processed. The count remains far below the roughly 15,000 deaths attributed to France's August 2003 catastrophe, a gap officials credit in part to better preparedness in care homes. But the political fallout has been immediate: the opposition Greens filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government, accusing it of failing to prepare the country for rising temperatures. Belgium's 'unprecedented' spike In Belgium, preliminary data from the federal Risk Management Group — drawing on the mortality monitoring run by the Sciensano public-health institute — recorded 1,222 excess deaths between 18 and 29 June, a 39 percent rise. Of those, 530 were people aged 85 or older, but 180 were under 65. The group described the surge, which followed seven consecutive days above 30°C and unusually warm nights, as an unprecedented occurrence of excess mortality during a heatwave, and said it produced the sharpest daily mortality spike in the country since the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. "Even though the estimates are provisional, they reflect the substantial impact of the heatwave," Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said, as reported by the Brussels Times. Vandenbroucke has asked the Risk Management Group to deliver recommendations within days and tasked Belgium's National Crisis Centre with a full evaluation. Together with roughly 480 heat-related deaths reported in the Netherlands, wire-service tallies put the combined excess toll across the three countries at more than 3,700 — a figure health authorities in all three say is provisional and likely to rise. Luxembourg's hottest June since 1947 Luxembourg has published no comparable mortality figures yet, but the meteorological verdict is already in. According to MeteoLux, the national weather service, the 38.2°C measured at the Luxembourg-Findel reference station on 26 June set a new absolute June record for the country since observations began in 1947. With a mean temperature of 19.9°C, June 2026 was also the warmest June ever recorded at Findel. The heat was remarkable for its persistence as much as its peaks: eleven consecutive heatwave days from 18 to 28 June and six tropical nights, on which the temperature never fell below 20°C. "The second half of June 2026 constitutes the longest heatwave ever observed during a June month in the history of Findel, since 1947," MeteoLux meteorologist Luca Mathias told Le Quotidien. A live stress test for schools, hospitals and care homes The episode forced Luxembourg's institutions into rapid adaptation. The government issued a red heat alert on 22 June — warning of temperatures between 35°C and 40°C, potentially higher in cities and the Moselle valley — which the CERI weather-assessment cell later extended to Sunday morning, and put hospitals and care facilities on high alert. The Health Directorate activated its heatwave plan, including hydration-assistance visits to isolated elderly residents. - The City of Luxembourg suspended afternoon classes for primary school cycles 1–4 on 24 and 26 June, while maintaining supervision and transport; the Athénée de Luxembourg ended Friday classes at 12:40pm. - Construction sites were temporarily authorised to start work at 6am instead of 7am to spare workers the worst of the heat. - Interventions by the CGDIS fire and rescue corps ran roughly 70 percent above average at mid-week, and emergency departments reported more heat-related visits, though Delano reported the hospital situation remained broadly under control. - Heat even buckled infrastructure: a track failure at Berchem disrupted two CFL rail lines, with repairs only possible during cooler night hours. More heat on the way The reprieve may be short. France's state forecaster Météo-France and the private service La Chaîne Météo have signalled a further major heatwave — the country's third this year — building from around 6 July and potentially lasting to mid-month, with the strongest heat signal stretching from the Iberian peninsula and France toward the Benelux and Germany. Some model scenarios show 38°C to 41°C reaching parts of the Benelux around 9 to 14 July if a blocking pattern locks in, though forecasters stress the intensity remains uncertain. "It is entirely plausible that we will see fresh surges of scorching air moving from the Sahara toward France," La Chaîne Météo meteorologist Régis Crépét said. For Luxembourg and its neighbours, the newly published death tolls turn that forecast from a weather story into a public-health warning: the measures improvised for June — cooler school hours, earlier construction starts, visits to the isolated elderly — may be needed again within a fortnight, this time with the cost of inaction counted in official statistics. ### Sources - France records nearly 30% increase in deaths during June's heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/france-records-nearly-30-increase-in-deaths-during-junes-heatwave - France: More than 2,000 additional deaths, preliminary toll from the June 2026 heatwave — Voice of Emirates (newswires): https://www.voiceofemirates.com/en/society/2026/07/03/france-more-than-2000-additional-deaths-preliminary-toll-from-the-june-2026-heatwave/ - Belgium recorded a 39% excess mortality rate during the heat wave — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2211911/belgium-recorded-a-39-excess-mortality-rate-during-the-heat-wave - Deaths in Belgium increased by 39% during June heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/deaths-in-belgium-increased-by-39-during-june-heatwave - At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium, and Netherlands — Rappler (AFP): https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/heatwave-excess-deaths-june-2026/ - 38,2 °C et onze jours de chaleur : double record historique en juin — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/382-c-et-onze-jours-de-chaleur-double-record-historique-en-juin/ - Actualités — bilan climatique juin 2026 (record de 38,2 °C au Findel; juin le plus chaud depuis 1947) — MeteoLux: https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/actualites/ - Record de juin explosé: MeteoLux enregistre 36,3°C au Findel, du jamais-vu depuis 1947 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/chaleur-au-luxembourg-record-explose-vigilance-rouge-prolongee-jusqu-a-dimanche-103590602 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Third heatwave forecast for France in early July as water shortage risk grows — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-heatwave-expected-to-hit-france-in-early-july/798463 - Second Heat Dome to Hit Europe in July 2026: Dates, Duration, 46°C Risk and Omega Block Forecast — Pogodnik (forecast analysis): https://pogodnik.com/en/news/second-heat-dome-europe-july-2026-forecast --- ## EU prosecutors stage raids in four countries in €4.3m funds probe into defunct far-right parliament group - URL: https://status.lu/article/eppo-luxembourg-raids-id-group-eu-funds-probe - Published: 2026-07-03T11:51:36.921+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:51:36.921+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: d44fc93b-b079-4d55-adc0-de0e0a9f65ee - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > The Luxembourg-based EPPO searched offices and homes in France, Spain, Italy and Belgium over suspected misuse of European Parliament money by the former Identity and Democracy group. ### Summary The European Public Prosecutor's Office, headquartered in Luxembourg, carried out searches in four countries in its investigation into some €4.3 million in allegedly irregular spending by the far-right Identity and Democracy group between 2019 and 2024. ### Key facts - The Luxembourg-based EPPO searched premises in France, Spain, Italy and Belgium on 30 June in its probe of the former far-right ID group. - A European Parliament audit flagged about €4.3m in irregular spending in 2019–2024: roughly €700,000 in donations to unrelated associations and €3.6m in procurement breaches. - The ID group included France's RN, Italy's Lega and Germany's AfD before dissolving in 2024; its successor, Patriots for Europe, is the Parliament's third-largest group. - RN leader Jordan Bardella confirmed the French searches, denies wrongdoing and calls the probe harassment; no one has been charged. - The case is a rare EU-level test of how political-group finances are policed, run from EPPO's Luxembourg headquarters. ### FAQ **Q: What is the EPPO investigating?** The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the use of EU funds by the former Identity and Democracy group in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2024. An internal Parliament audit flagged about €4.3 million in suspected irregularities — roughly €700,000 in donations to unrelated associations and €3.6 million in procurement breaches on communications contracts. **Q: Which parties were in the Identity and Democracy group?** ID, formed in 2019 and dissolved after the June 2024 elections, included France's Rassemblement National, Italy's Lega and Germany's AfD (expelled in mid-2024), among other nationalist parties. Most members regrouped as Patriots for Europe. **Q: What is Luxembourg's role in the case?** The EPPO is headquartered in Luxembourg's Kirchberg district and has been operational since June 2021. It is the EU body responsible for prosecuting crimes against the Union's budget, and the ID investigation is coordinated from there. **Q: Has anyone been charged?** No. The EPPO has announced investigative measures, including searches in four countries on 30 June 2026, but no charges. All persons concerned are presumed innocent, and the parties involved deny wrongdoing. ### Body The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the EU's Luxembourg-based prosecution service, carried out coordinated searches in France, Spain, Italy and Belgium on Tuesday as part of its investigation into the suspected misuse of roughly €4.3 million in European Parliament funds by Identity and Democracy (ID), the far-right group that housed France's Rassemblement National, Italy's Lega and Germany's AfD until its dissolution in 2024. The office said in a statement that it was carrying out "investigative measures in France and other European countries as part of an ongoing investigation into the use of EU funds by a former political group of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2024". It did not name the group, but multiple outlets, including Euronews and AFP, identified it as ID, and the searches targeted offices and private homes of communications service providers that worked with the group and its member parties. Jordan Bardella, president of the Rassemblement National (RN) and head of Patriots for Europe — the successor grouping that is now the third-largest force in the Parliament — confirmed the French searches in a post on X on Tuesday evening. "Since early this morning, searches have been underway at the offices and private homes of communications service providers who have worked with us," Bardella wrote. The RN denies any wrongdoing and has said it will demonstrate its innocence. When the investigation was announced last year, Bardella dismissed it as "a new harassment operation by the European Parliament". No one has been charged, and all those concerned are presumed innocent. What the Parliament's auditors flagged The EPPO formally opened the case in July 2025 after an internal European Parliament audit of the ID group's accounts identified suspected financial irregularities across the 2019–2024 legislature. According to the internal report, first detailed by Le Monde and the specialist bulletin Agence Europe in July 2025, the alleged irregularities total about €4.33 million, in two strands: - Around €700,000 in donations to associations with no connection to the group's activities or the Parliament's remit; - Around €3.6 million in breaches of procurement rules on communications contracts awarded to private service providers. Reporting by Euronews and the OCCRP describes the allegations as covering inflated and fictitious contracts and irregular tendering, with money flowing to companies close to the group. The Parliament said at the time that it was "premature at this stage to react" and that the process of closing the dissolved group's accounts was still under way. AFP reported that a complaint by the campaign group AC!! Anti-Corruption also alleged that group funds paid for a media coach hired from September 2021 to prepare Bardella for a French presidential race rather than for European parliamentary work — a claim the party contests as part of its broader denial. A dissolved group, but live political stakes Identity and Democracy was formed after the 2019 European elections as the home of Europe's nationalist right. The AfD was expelled in mid-2024, and the group itself was wound up after that June's elections, with most of its parties regrouping under the Patriots for Europe banner. Because the alleged irregularities concern the group's own budget — money the Parliament allocates to political groups for staff, communications and events — the dissolved structure's former member parties remain exposed to the investigation's findings. The probe lands at a delicate moment for the RN in particular. In a separate case in March 2025, a Paris court convicted Marine Le Pen, the party and more than 20 associates of misappropriating EU parliamentary-assistant funds, imposing on Le Pen a five-year ban from public office that she has appealed; according to Euronews, the appeal ruling on that ban is expected within days. Bardella, her designated successor should the ban stand, has framed the new searches as judicially timed pressure on his movement, while prosecutors stress the case concerns the group's finances, not the electoral calendar. Luxembourg's prosecutor as the EU's financial watchdog The case is run from Luxembourg, where the EPPO has been headquartered in the Kirchberg European district since it became operational in June 2021. The office — led by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi, whom the Council has appointed Andrés Ritter to succeed from 1 November 2026 — is the first EU body empowered to investigate and prosecute crimes against the Union's budget, from VAT carousels to subsidy fraud, through delegated prosecutors in participating member states. That architecture is what allowed a single investigation to trigger simultaneous searches in four countries this week. It also makes the ID case a test with few precedents: an EU-level prosecutor examining how a European Parliament political group — rather than an individual MEP or national party — spent the public money it received, at a time when the parties concerned are among the strongest polling forces in France, Italy and Germany. Whether the case ends in charges or is closed, its handling will shape how credibly Brussels and Luxembourg can claim to police the EU's own political finances. The EPPO has not indicated a timeline for concluding the investigation. ### Sources - Prosecutors conduct Europe-wide raids over alleged misuse of funds by defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/30/prosecutors-conduct-europe-wide-raids-over-alleged-misuse-of-funds-by-defunct-far-right-eu - EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud — OCCRP: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/eu-prosecutor-raids-far-right-european-parliament-group-over-alleged-fraud - EU prosecutors conduct raids in four countries over alleged misappropriation of funds by far right (AFP) — TheJournal.ie / AFP: https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-prosecutors-conduct-raids-in-four-countries-over-alleged-misappropriation-of-funds-by-far-right-7086570-Jun2026/ - Former far-right group ID is alleged to have committed irregularities in use of European funds to tune of €4.33 million — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13674/29/former-far-right-group-id-is-alleged-to-have-committed-irregularities-in-use-of-european-funds-to-tune-of-eur433-million - Raids Across Europe Targeting Alleged Embezzlement by RN — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/07/raids-in-europe-over-alleged-embezzlement-rn-is-targeted/ - Watch: Following the money — the EPPO investigation into defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/watch-following-the-moneythe-eppo-investigation-into-defunct-far-right-eu-group - European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eppo/ --- ## Barely one in five of Luxembourg's trees is healthy, forest surveys find - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-forests-one-in-five-trees-healthy - Published: 2026-07-03T11:42:23.62+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:42:23.62+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 01f974a5-d3c2-4677-bb40-6bcc70cc4d0d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > About 80% of the Grand Duchy's trees show signs of damage after years of drought, heat stress and bark-beetle outbreaks — and officials warn the decline is set to continue. ### Summary Luxembourg's latest forest surveys find only about one in five trees undamaged, with beech and spruce worst hit and the national woodland now emitting more carbon than it stores. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's latest forest surveys find only about one in five trees undamaged — roughly 80% show signs of damage, down from over 80% healthy in the mid-1980s. - Beech is worst hit among broadleaves: the share of dead beech more than doubled from 7% (2019) to 15% (2024), while bark beetles have forced the felling of about 1,200 hectares of spruce over a decade. - The 2025 national inventory found that between 2010 and 2023 Luxembourg's forests became a net source of CO2 rather than a carbon sink. - The state is responding with replanting (~340 ha in 2024), rising subsidies (about €1.5m) and a shift to climate-resilient, diverse species. - The pattern mirrors climate-stressed forests across central Europe, including Germany, where only about one in five trees is fully healthy. ### FAQ **Q: How many of Luxembourg's trees are still healthy?** According to the latest surveys by the Administration de la nature et des forêts, around 80% of trees show visible damage, leaving only about one in five (roughly 20%) undamaged. In the 2023 phytosanitary inventory just 14.5% were classed as damage-free; a wetter summer in 2024 brought a slight improvement. **Q: Which tree species are worst affected?** Beech and spruce. The share of dead beech more than doubled from 7% in 2019 to 15% in 2024, and in 2023 no examined beech qualified as undamaged. Spruce has been hit hardest by bark beetles, with about 1,200 hectares felled over ten years. Oaks and Ardennes hedgerow woods are also badly affected. **Q: Why are the forests declining?** Repeated droughts and heat between 2018 and 2022 weakened trees, opening the way to bark-beetle outbreaks and disease. Ill-adapted monoculture plantations, emerging pathogens and excess soil nitrogen compound the stress. Officials say climate change means the negative trend is likely to continue. **Q: What is the government doing about it?** The state is replanting damaged areas (about 340 hectares in 2024), has raised reforestation subsidies to roughly €1.5 million and is steering support towards diverse, climate-resilient species. A new Forest Code (2023) and an ecosystem-services scheme aim to help private owners convert vulnerable stands, with a national forest programme in preparation. ### Body Barely one in five of the trees in Luxembourg's forests is still healthy. The country's latest forest surveys found that around 80% of trees show visible signs of damage — the accumulated toll of repeated drought years, summer heat stress and spreading bark-beetle outbreaks that have left the Grand Duchy's woodlands weakened and, in places, dying. The figures come from two official sources: the annual phytosanitary inventory run by the Administration de la nature et des forêts (ANF), which inspects the crowns of sample trees every summer, and the third National Forest Inventory (IFN3), presented in November 2025. Together they describe a landscape in trouble. After more than five years of accelerating decline, only a minority of Luxembourg's trees are what foresters classify as undamaged, and the state itself has been blunt that the situation is likely to worsen. A forest under permanent stress ANF grades each surveyed tree by how far its crown has thinned. In the summer 2023 inventory — 1,176 trees on 51 plots, assessed between 20 July and 15 August — just 14.5% fell into class 0, meaning no visible damage. More than half, 55%, showed moderate to severe deterioration, and 12.3% were in advanced decline or already dead. The share of undamaged trees, which stood above 80% in the mid-1980s, has collapsed over four decades of monitoring. A wetter summer in 2024 brought a slight reprieve, nudging the proportion of undamaged trees back towards one in five. But officials stress the improvement is fragile: around four in five trees still carry the scars of the hot, dry years between 2018 and 2022, and a single dry season can undo the gains. Four out of every five trees show signs of damage. The numerous droughts of recent years have left their mark on many trees and weakened their vitality and resilience. That assessment, from Environment Minister Serge Wilmes, captures why foresters increasingly speak of woodland under permanent stress rather than reacting to any single bad year. Trees weakened by water shortage become easy targets for pests and disease they would otherwise shrug off. Beech and spruce bear the brunt The damage is not spread evenly. The species that define Luxembourg's forests are among the hardest hit: - Beech, the country's signature broadleaf, has deteriorated sharply: the share of dead beech more than doubled between 2019 and 2024, rising from 7% to 15%. In the 2023 survey, for the first time, not a single examined beech could be placed in the undamaged category. - Spruce, widely planted as a timber conifer, has been devastated by the European bark beetle, whose outbreaks thrive in warm, dry conditions. Around 1,200 hectares of spruce have been felled over the past decade to contain infestations. - Oaks and other broadleaves are also under pressure, with only about a tenth judged undamaged; conifers, oaks and the hedgerow woods of the northern Éislek uplands are described as especially affected. Foresters attribute the pattern to a compounding set of causes — repeated drought and heat, bark-beetle proliferation helped along by milder winters, ill-adapted single-species plantations, emerging pathogens and excess nitrogen in forest soils. No single factor is to blame; it is their simultaneity that overwhelms the trees. From carbon sink to carbon source The broader IFN3 inventory, based on 1,845 sampling points surveyed between January 2023 and July 2024, set the health data in a longer arc. Luxembourg's forests cover about 92,250 hectares, roughly 35% of the national territory, split almost evenly between public and private ownership. Broadleaves now make up 75% of the woodland, up from 66% in 2010, as damaged conifer plantations are cleared and replaced. Yet the forest is growing far more slowly than before. Wood-volume growth between 2010 and 2023 fell steeply against the previous decade — down 21% in broadleaf stands and 32% in conifers — while the area of spruce clear-cuts more than doubled, from 850 to 2,050 hectares. The most striking finding: over that same period Luxembourg's forests flipped from a carbon sink to a net source of CO2, as climate damage and pest-driven harvests released more carbon than the trees absorbed. Deadwood volumes, a marker of dying stands, rose from 6 to 27 cubic metres per hectare. A Europe-wide reckoning — and Luxembourg's response Luxembourg is not an outlier. Across central Europe, climate-stressed forests are showing the same signs: Germany's federal forest condition survey likewise finds only about one in five trees fully healthy, with woodlands failing to recover in 2025 amid drought, heat and bark beetles. The Grand Duchy's decline is a local reading of a continental trend. The government's answer is adaptation. In 2024 some 340 hectares were replanted, and state reforestation subsidies have climbed from about €254,000 in 2015 to roughly €1.5 million, with support steered towards diverse, climate-resilient species rather than the vulnerable monocultures of the past. A new Forest Code adopted in August 2023 and an ecosystem-services subsidy scheme aim to encourage private owners — who hold half the forest — to convert damaged stands. A national forest programme is in preparation. Ministers frame the effort as a long-term rescue of a shared asset rather than a quick fix. Presenting the national inventory, Wilmes said the challenges were considerable, but that through collective mobilisation Luxembourg could still preserve its forests for future generations and safeguard their role in biodiversity, climate protection and sustainable timber. His predecessor, Joëlle Welfring, had put it more starkly when the 2023 figures landed: "Eise Bësch brauch eis Hëllef" — our forest needs our help — "virun allem an Zäite vum Klimawandel", above all in times of climate change. ### Sources - Eighty percent of Luxembourg's trees show signs of damage — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/eighty-percent-of-luxembourgs-trees-show-signs-of-damage - Pression climatique: les forêts luxembourgeoises continuent de mourir à petit feu (80% des arbres endommagés) — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pression-climatique-les-forets-luxembourgeoises-continuent-de-mourir-a-petit-feu-103393389 - Présentation du troisième Inventaire forestier national: des forêts luxembourgeoises face au défi climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et de la Biodiversité): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+11-novembre+27-wilmes-inventaire-forestier.html - Les résultats de l'inventaire phytosanitaire 2023 des forêts du Luxembourg — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/09-septembre/27-welfring-iventaire-phytosanitaire.html - L'Inventaire phytosanitaire des forêts — Portail de l'environnement (emwelt.lu) — Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://environnement.public.lu/fr/natur/forets/inventairephytosanitiaire.html - Situation actuelle et avenir de nos forêts — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://www.science.lu/fr/ziel-mir-keng-science-check/situation-actuelle-avenir-nos-forets - Wie steht es um den Wald in Luxemburg? — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://science.lu/de/science-check/wie-steht-es-um-den-wald-luxemburg - Waldzustandsbericht: Nur jeder fünfte Baum ist gesund — LAND & FORST: https://www.landundforst.de/forst/waldoekologie/waldzustandsbericht-nur-fuenfte-baum-gesund-571384 --- ## Belgium opens its colonial Congo archives just as the world races for the DRC's minerals - URL: https://status.lu/article/belgium-opens-congo-colonial-archives-minerals-race - Published: 2026-07-03T11:24:23.385+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:24:23.385+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 44658f4f-2af7-42c5-b387-e454bcc4e026 - Dateline: Tervuren, BE > An EU-funded push to digitise Tervuren's vast geological archive — and a rebuffed bid by a Gates- and Bezos-backed US firm — has turned Belgium's colonial paper trail into a strategic asset. ### Summary Belgium is digitising and sharing its colonial-era Congo archives, including 500 metres of geological records at the AfricaMuseum, just as the EU, US and China compete for the DRC's cobalt and copper. ### Key facts - The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren will digitise and publish its 500-metre colonial-era geological archive on the DRC within about five years, with EU funding. - Belgium rebuffed a bid by US firm KoBold Metals — backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos — to digitise the records, despite pressure from Washington and Kinshasa's initial support. - On 9 June 2026, DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and Belgian and EU officials agreed a joint roadmap and task force for digitisation and restitution of the records. - The archives could point to deposits of copper, cobalt, lithium and coltan in a country that supplies about 76% of the world's mined cobalt. - The opening dovetails with the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act targets and its 2023 strategic partnership with the DRC, amid competition with China. ### FAQ **Q: Which Belgian colonial archives are being opened?** The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren is digitising its ~500-metre geological archive on the Congo (1885–1960) for public release within about five years; the State Archives hold a further ~500 metres of former mining-company records, and the foreign ministry is transferring its 9.5-kilometre 'Africa archives' of colonial administration files to the State Archives. **Q: Why do the archives matter for critical minerals?** The colonial-era surveys, maps and drill logs record how Congo's subsoil was mapped and exploited. Congolese officials believe they could reveal undiscovered deposits of copper, cobalt, lithium and coltan — key inputs for electric vehicles, renewables and defence — in a country whose mines ministry says about 90% of its mineral wealth is untapped. **Q: What was the dispute with KoBold Metals?** KoBold Metals, a US exploration firm backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, offered to digitise the Tervuren archive after signing agreements with the DRC in 2025. Belgium refused exclusive private access, citing scientific ethics and the public status of the records, and opted for an EU-funded programme with the DRC's National Geological Service instead. **Q: What did Belgium and the DRC agree in June 2026?** At a 9 June 2026 meeting in Brussels, DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and Belgian and EU officials agreed a joint roadmap for the digitisation and restitution of the geological records and created a task force to coordinate the work, with digital copies being sent to Congolese authorities progressively. ### Body Belgium is opening up one of the most consequential paper trails of the colonial era. The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, outside Brussels, has pledged to digitise its geological archive on the Democratic Republic of Congo — nearly 500 metres of shelving holding millions of century-old maps, surveys, drill logs and field notes — and make it publicly available within about five years, AFP reported on Friday. A further 500 metres of records inherited from former colonial mining companies sit in the State Archives in Brussels. The timing is anything but academic. The documents chart how Congo's subsoil was mapped and exploited under Belgian rule between 1885 and 1960 — and Congolese officials believe they could point the way to undiscovered deposits of copper, cobalt, lithium and coltan, the raw materials of electric vehicles, renewable energy and modern defence systems. The DRC accounted for roughly 76 percent of the world's mined cobalt in 2024, according to the US Geological Survey, and is the world's second-largest copper producer. Its mines ministry estimates that around 90 percent of the country's mineral wealth remains untapped. A museum archive becomes a strategic asset What forced the issue was a bid from the private sector. KoBold Metals, a California exploration company backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos that uses artificial intelligence to hunt for mineral deposits, signed agreements with the Congolese government in 2025 and offered to digitise the Tervuren archive itself. Kinshasa supported the idea; according to Belgian public broadcaster VRT, the Trump administration pressed Belgium through diplomatic channels to let the company in. Brussels refused. "Belgium cannot grant exclusive access to a foreign company or private entity with which it does not have a contractual relationship," Belgian foreign ministry spokesperson Florinda Baleci told Reuters in March. The museum's director general, Bart Ouvry, was blunter about the principle at stake. "We cannot delegate the management of collections to private companies; it would go against all scientific and institutional ethics." Instead, the museum is running its own digitisation programme with significant EU funding and a European contractor, working with the DRC's National Geological Service as scientific partner. KoBold, for its part, has pressed ahead elsewhere, digitising some 170,000 pages of Congolese government mining records at a university in Lubumbashi. "This country needs more investment in exploration," the company's DRC director general, Benjamin Katabuka, told Reuters. Kinshasa gets a seat at the table The dispute has accelerated a broader settlement between the two capitals. On 9 June, DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba met Belgian and EU officials in Brussels, where the sides agreed a joint roadmap for the digitisation and restitution of the records and set up a task force to steer the work with Congolese institutions. A Belgian government spokesperson said digital copies are already being sent to the relevant Congolese authorities gradually. For Congolese researchers and officials, the stakes go beyond prospecting. The archives document the concession system through which colonial mining companies carved up Katanga's copperbelt and the profits that flowed to Brussels — a record of extraction that Kinshasa has long argued belongs, at least in copy, to the country it describes. The geological files are only one seam of a much larger body of evidence: Belgium's foreign ministry is transferring its so-called Africa archives — some 9.5 linear kilometres of public records of the colonisation of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, from the Congo Free State through the Ministry of Colonies — to the State Archives, a process under way since 2016 under Belgium's archives law. Roughly 6.5 kilometres have been moved so far, and in total about 20 kilometres of colonisation-related records are scattered across more than 80 Belgian institutions. Europe's minerals problem, in paper form The scramble over the Tervuren shelves is a miniature of the wider contest for Congolese resources. China dominates the DRC's mining sector today, while Washington has been deepening its partnership with Kinshasa to loosen that grip. The European Union, meanwhile, has bound itself to targets it cannot meet without countries like the DRC: its Critical Raw Materials Act requires that by 2030 the bloc extract 10 percent, process 40 percent and recycle 25 percent of the strategic raw materials it consumes — and that no single third country supply more than 65 percent of any of them. Brussels signed a strategic raw-materials partnership with Kinshasa in October 2023 and is backing the Lobito rail corridor to carry Congolese and Zambian metals to the Atlantic. Seen from that angle, the EU-funded digitisation is both restitution and industrial policy: the same files that document colonial-era exploitation may help Europe — and Congo — locate the minerals of the energy transition. - The Tervuren geological archive spans about 500 metres of shelving; a similar volume of mining-company records is held at the State Archives in Brussels. - Digitisation, EU-funded and publicly run, is expected to take up to five years, with copies flowing to Congolese authorities as work proceeds. - The DRC produced about 76 percent of the world's mined cobalt and is the second-largest copper producer, per the USGS. Whether the maps yield new mines is, in the end, a question for geologists. What has already changed is who gets to read them: after six decades in which the record of Congo's subsoil sat in Belgian custody, the DRC is — page by scanned page — getting the archive of its own ground back. ### Sources - Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race — AFP (via Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/belgium-opens-congo-archives-amid-051010591.html - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/04/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive/ - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via Mining Weekly): https://www.miningweekly.com/article/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive-2026-03-04 - AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump — VRT NWS: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/02/12/africamuseum-refuses-to-hand-over-geological-archive-on-congo-to/ - Congo, Belgium agree on transfer of colonial-era geological records — MINING.COM: https://www.mining.com/congo-belgium-agree-on-transfer-of-colonial-era-geological-records/ - The Stakes Behind Congo's Push to Recover Its Geological Archives — Ecofin Agency: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/1806-56567-the-stakes-behind-congo-s-push-to-recover-its-geological-archives - Belgium denies private access to Congo colonial mining archives — Belga News Agency: https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-denies-private-access-to-congo-colonial-mining-archives - Africa archives — FPS Foreign Affairs, Belgium: https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/archives/sections-and-collections/africa-archives - Archives related to the colonial era — State Archives of Belgium: https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=archives-related-to-the-colonial-era - European Critical Raw Materials Act — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/competitiveness/green-deal-industrial-plan/european-critical-raw-materials-act_en - Navigating Critical Mineral Supply Chains: the EU's Partnerships with the DRC and Zambia — Africa Policy Research Institute: https://afripoli.org/navigating-critical-mineral-supply-chains-the-eus-partnerships-with-the-drc-and-zambia - Cobalt — Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 — U.S. Geological Survey: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-cobalt.pdf --- ## BlackFin completes takeover of Arendt's investor-services arm after CSSF approval - URL: https://status.lu/article/blackfin-completes-acquisition-arendt-investor-services-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-03T06:53:52.28+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:53:52.28+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 809ce2cb-6583-4f24-9f2d-bab1a2d4b5c2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The French private-equity house is now majority owner of Arendt Investor Services after CSSF approval, in a deal reported at close to $500m — a milestone for consolidation in Luxembourg fund services. ### Summary BlackFin Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Arendt Investor Services, the fund-services arm of Luxembourg's largest law firm, after approval by the CSSF. The deal, reported at close to $500 million, signals how far private equity's consolidation of Luxembourg's fund-services industry now reaches. ### Key facts - BlackFin Capital Partners completed its majority acquisition of Arendt Investor Services on 2 July 2026, after CSSF approval; the deal was first announced in November 2025. - The law firm Arendt & Medernach was not sold: the deal covers its ~320-strong fund-services arm AIS and the third-party AIFM AManco, with Arendt's partners keeping a significant minority stake. - Terms were not officially disclosed, but Investment Officer and Paperjam reported a value of close to $500 million. - BlackFin plans international expansion, technology and AI investment, and bolt-on acquisitions — its second Luxembourg fund-services platform after Lemanik Asset Management in 2025. - The sale is a landmark for consolidation in Luxembourg's fund-services industry, reaching even businesses built by the country's largest law firm. ### FAQ **Q: Did BlackFin buy the law firm Arendt & Medernach?** No. BlackFin acquired a majority stake in Arendt Investor Services, the regulated fund-services arm of the Arendt group, together with the third-party AIFM AManco. The law firm itself was not sold, and its partners retain a significant minority stake in AIS. **Q: How much was the deal worth?** Financial terms were not officially disclosed. Investment Officer and Paperjam both reported that the transaction valued the business at close to $500 million. **Q: What does Arendt Investor Services do?** AIS employs around 320 professionals in Luxembourg providing fund administration, corporate and governance services, AML and compliance, tax compliance, third-party AIFM and depositary services, mainly to alternative asset managers. It is supervised by the CSSF. **Q: What does BlackFin plan for the business?** BlackFin says it will invest in technology including AI, expand AIS internationally — Paperjam cited Paris, London, Dublin and Germany as possible destinations — and pursue selective acquisitions, while keeping the existing teams, management and service model. ### Body BlackFin Capital Partners, the Paris-based private-equity firm that invests exclusively in European financial services, has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Arendt Investor Services (AIS), the fund-services arm of Luxembourg's largest law firm, the companies said on Thursday 2 July. The closing, first announced on 26 November 2025, followed approval by Luxembourg's financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Financial terms were not officially disclosed, but Investment Officer and Paperjam both reported that the transaction valued the business at close to $500 million (around €425 million). The deal is a landmark for the Grand Duchy's financial centre: it brings private capital into a services group built over a decade and a half by Arendt & Medernach, the country's biggest law firm — and shows how far the wave of private-equity consolidation sweeping Luxembourg's fund-services industry now reaches. What changed hands — and what did not The law firm itself has not been sold. What BlackFin has acquired is Arendt Investor Services, the regulated services business founded within the Arendt group in 2009, together with AManco, the group's third-party alternative investment fund manager (AIFM), which was included in the transaction scope. AIS employs around 320 professionals in Luxembourg and describes itself as a one-stop shop for alternative asset managers, asset servicers and family offices. Its offering spans: - fund administration and corporate services; - governance and operational anti-money-laundering and compliance services; - tax compliance; - third-party AIFM and depositary services. The firm is a CSSF-supervised professional of the financial sector and, according to Paperjam, generates revenue of roughly €70 million a year after a run of double-digit growth. Paperjam also reported that BlackFin takes four of the six board seats, with Arendt keeping two. Continuity was a central theme of the announcement. Arendt's partners retain what both sides call a "significant" minority stake, and Claude Niedner and Jean-Marc Ueberecken — two of the law firm's best-known partners — remain on the AIS board alongside BlackFin's representatives. The senior management team, led by chief executive Christian Heinen, stays in place, and AIS says it will keep operating with the same teams and service model, in close cooperation with the law firm. "The Partners of Arendt continue to hold a significant minority stake in the company and are involved in strategic decisions," Niedner, chairman of AIS and co-chair of Arendt, said when the deal was unveiled in November. A buyer with a Luxembourg playbook Founded in 2009, BlackFin manages more than €4 billion in assets from offices in Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and London, and has made over 100 investments in European financial services. It has been active in Luxembourg for more than a decade, and AIS is not its first move on the country's fund-services ecosystem: in February 2025 it completed the acquisition of Lemanik Asset Management, a Luxembourg third-party management company overseeing some €30 billion in assets. That pattern — buying regulated Luxembourg servicing platforms and scaling them across Europe — is precisely the rationale here. According to Paperjam, BlackFin intends to export AIS's Luxembourg model to other fund centres, with Paris, London, Dublin and Germany cited as possible destinations, while investing in technology, including artificial intelligence, and pursuing bolt-on acquisitions. "We are delighted to complete this transaction and begin this new chapter alongside the AIS management team. Our ambition is to support the company's continued growth by investing in technology, expanding its international reach and pursuing selective acquisition opportunities, while preserving the client focus and entrepreneurial culture that have made AIS such a success," said Eric May, founding partner at BlackFin Capital Partners. Heinen struck a similar note on completion day. "As we embark on this next chapter with BlackFin, we are building on these foundations," he said. "We will preserve what made AIS successful while adding new dimensions – greater technological capabilities, stronger commercial reach and a more international footprint." What it signals for the financial centre Luxembourg's fund-services industry — the administrators, management companies, depositaries and compliance specialists that keep the world's second-largest fund domicile running — has been consolidating rapidly as private-equity buyers hunt for recurring, regulated revenue streams. The AIS sale shows that even businesses grown inside the country's most prominent law firm are now part of that market: Paperjam reported that Arendt had fielded multiple unsolicited approaches before choosing a partner. For Arendt, the structure offers capital for expansion that a law-firm partnership could not easily provide, while keeping a stake in the upside; Paperjam reported that BlackFin's fund typically invests over a five-to-seven-year horizon, with Arendt taking a longer-term view. For BlackFin, it adds a second Luxembourg platform in as many years and a base from which to consolidate a still-fragmented European servicing landscape. The advisory line-up underlined the deal's significance for the local market: Arendt was advised by Deloitte on M&A and — in a rare case of Luxembourg's top firms on opposite sides of a deal touching one of them — by rival law firm Elvinger Hoss Prussen on legal matters, while BlackFin worked with Bain & Company, PwC, Clifford Chance and Gide. AIS says the new phase begins immediately, with the same teams serving existing clients as the expansion plans take shape. ### Sources - Arendt Completes Acquisition by BlackFin Capital Partners — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62144-arendt-completes-acquisition-by-blackfin-capital-partners - BlackFin Capital Partners Becomes Majority Stakeholder of Arendt Investor Services — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/finance-1/58195-blackfin-capital-partners-becomes-majority-stakeholder-of-arendt-investor-services - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt join forces to support the expansion of Arendt Investor Services — Arendt: https://www.arendt.com/news-insights/news/blackfin-capital-partners-and-arendt-join-forces-to-support-the-expansion-of-arendt-investor-services/ - BlackFin to become majority shareholder of Arendt — Asset Servicing Times: https://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/fundservicesarticle.php?article_id=17417 - Arendt sells majority stake in AIS to Blackfin in $500 mln deal — Investment Officer Luxembourg: https://www.investmentofficer.lu/en/news/arendt-sells-majority-stake-ais-blackfin-500-mln-deal - BlackFin to beef up Arendt Investor Services — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/blackfin-to-beef-up-arendt-investor-services - Luxembourg Law Firm Arendt Sells Majority Stake in Investment Services Business to Private Equity Firm BlackFin — Law.com International: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2025/11/26/luxembourg-law-firm-arendt-sells-majority-stake-in-investment-services-business-to-private-equity-firm-blackfin/ - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt Join Forces to Support the Expansion — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251126263903/en/BlackFin-Capital-Partners-and-Arendt-Join-Forces-to-Support-the-Expansion - Blackfin acquires Luxembourg manco Lemanik AM — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/blackfin-acquires-luxembourg-manco-lemanik-am - Elvinger Hoss Prussen advised Arendt on partnership with BlackFin — Elvinger Hoss Prussen: https://elvingerhoss.lu/elvinger-hoss-prussen-advised-arendt-partnership-blackfin --- ## US and Iran end Doha round without deal on Strait of Hormuz as oil slides to four-month low - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-iran-doha-talks-strait-of-hormuz - Published: 2026-07-03T06:43:39.463+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:43:39.463+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 9341943d-3096-48d9-b704-08054784f693 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Two days of indirect talks in Qatar brought 'positive progress' on frozen funds but no agreement on who controls the strait; the next round must wait for Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral. ### Summary The United States and Iran concluded two days of indirect, Qatari- and Pakistani-mediated talks in Doha on 2 July without resolving control of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for about a quarter of seaborne oil. The round focused on maritime traffic and unfreezing Iranian funds under June's Islamabad Memorandum. Oil fell to four-month lows, and the next round awaits the six-day funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei consolidates power. ### Key facts - The US and Iran concluded two days of indirect, Qatari- and Pakistani-mediated talks in Doha on 2 July with 'positive progress' on frozen funds but no breakthrough on control of the Strait of Hormuz. - Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner led the US side; Iran sent a technical team under deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi — the nuclear file was left for later rounds. - The core dispute is unresolved: Iran says it will impose tolls on shipping when the Islamabad Memorandum's 60-day toll-free period ends in mid-August, which Washington rejects. - Oil fell to four-month lows — Brent at $70.66 a barrel — as tanker traffic through the strait recovered, with transits up more than 50 percent in late June. - The next round is on hold until after the 4–9 July funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei remains out of public view. ### FAQ **Q: What did the US and Iran discuss in Doha?** The 1–2 July round, mediated indirectly by Qatar and Pakistan, focused on commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the release of frozen Iranian funds — reportedly $6 billion, including about $3 billion held in Qatar for humanitarian purchases — under the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum signed on 17 June. Iran's nuclear programme was left for later rounds. **Q: Why does the Strait of Hormuz matter so much?** The strait between Iran and Oman normally carries about a quarter of seaborne oil trade and a fifth of global liquefied natural gas. Its closure during the 2026 war has been described as the largest disruption to world energy supply since the 1970s, driving fuel and energy costs worldwide, including in Europe. **Q: What remains unresolved after the talks?** Who controls the strait. Iran says it will begin charging tolls when the memorandum's 60-day toll-free period ends in mid-August and insists ships follow Tehran-designated routes; President Trump says there will be no tolls during or after the ceasefire. Nuclear inspections and a lasting peace deal are also open. **Q: How did oil markets react?** Prices fell to four-month lows on signs the ceasefire is holding: Brent dropped 1.3 percent to $70.66 a barrel and WTI 1.5 percent to $67.54 — the lowest since just before the war began — as Saudi supertankers resumed exiting the strait and weekly transits rose more than 50 percent. ### Body The United States and Iran ended two days of indirect negotiations in Doha on 2 July without settling the question at the heart of the Gulf's fragile calm — who controls the Strait of Hormuz — even as mediators reported "positive progress" and oil prices slid to their lowest levels since the war began in late February. The round was conducted entirely through intermediaries. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, held meetings in the Qatari capital, including with the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, while Qatar and Pakistan shuttled between the American team and an Iranian technical delegation headed by deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi, according to The National and Al Jazeera. Iran's senior negotiators, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stayed away. Money first, sovereignty later Negotiators concentrated on two pillars of the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum that halted the four-month US-Israeli war with Iran on 17 June: commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and financial incentives for Tehran. The harder files — above all Iran's nuclear programme — were left for later rounds. A first meeting dealt with alleged violations of the memorandum and produced agreement on a standing communication channel to resolve disputes; a second addressed the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, Al Jazeera reported. The National reported a possible understanding on roughly $3 billion held in Qatar, to be drawn through the Central Bank of Iran for humanitarian purchases — though US officials said nothing had been finalised. "It was agreed that, based on the needs communicated by our country, the required goods would be purchased and made available to Iran," Gharibabadi said after the round. The memorandum, signed remotely by President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, set the framework the Doha teams are now trying to fill in. Its key provisions include: - an immediate end to military operations and a 60-day negotiating window for a final deal; - Iranian guarantees of safe, toll-free passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days; - US waivers for Iranian oil exports and steps to make frozen Iranian assets available; - a reconstruction plan of at least $300 billion with regional partners, according to the published text — a figure Trump has disputed as a description of any US government commitment. A strait still contested The unresolved core is what happens when the 60-day toll-free period lapses in mid-August. Two senior Iranian sources told reporters Tehran intends to begin charging tolls at that point, and Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority claims the power to "authorise and regulate maritime transit". Trump said on 20 June that "there will be no tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz during or after the 60-day ceasefire" — a fundamental disagreement the Doha round did not close. Navigation is contested in practice as well as principle. After the multinational Joint Maritime Information Center announced a widened shipping route close to the Omani coast on 27 June, Iran attacked two merchant vessels — the Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely on 25 June and the Panama-flagged tanker Kiku on 27 June — prompting retaliatory US strikes on Iranian military sites near the strait. During the talks, Iran's military warned that commercial vessels must follow navigation routes designated by Tehran or face "an immediate and authoritative response", The National reported. Markets bet on de-escalation Oil traders read the round as evidence the ceasefire is holding. Brent crude fell 91 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $70.66 a barrel on Thursday, and US West Texas Intermediate dropped 1.5 percent to $67.54 — for both, the lowest since late February, just before the war began, Reuters reported. At least five supertankers carrying 10 million barrels of Saudi crude loaded at Ras Tanura have exited the strait, with Saudi Aramco switching to spot pricing to accelerate sales to Asia, and shipping data show transits rose more than 50 percent in the last full week of June. "We're seeing a little short-covering here," said John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital. "The focus has shifted to how much supply are we going to see in the markets from how much supply are we going to lose." The stakes remain enormous: the strait normally carries about a quarter of seaborne oil trade and a fifth of global liquefied natural gas, and its closure this spring has been described as the largest disruption to world energy supply since the 1970s oil shocks. Diplomacy in the shadow of succession Hanging over the talks is Iran's leadership transition. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes of 28 February; the Assembly of Experts named his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader on 9 March. Only now, with the guns quiet, is the state staging his funeral: six days of ceremonies from 4 to 9 July spanning Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, as well as the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala, ending with burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Authorities expect the Tehran procession on 6 July to draw as many as 15 to 20 million mourners. The new supreme leader — reportedly wounded in the strikes and yet to appear in public — is not expected to attend, a representative said, citing security concerns. Diplomacy will pause for the mourning. "The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled as soon as possible after the conclusion of the funeral processions for the former Iranian Supreme Leader," Qatar's foreign ministry said. "Obviously, we're worried about the nuclear issue, we're going to start talking about that." — JD Vance, US Vice President, to Fox News That leaves a narrow window. When talks resume after 9 July, negotiators will have roughly five weeks before the toll-free period expires — the first hard test of whether a de-escalation signed in June can survive Iran's succession, and keep the world's most important oil artery open. ### Sources - US and Iran conclude round of talks in Doha, focusing on Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/02/us-and-iran-conclude-hormuz-dominated-indirect-talks-in-doha/ - US-Iran talks in Doha: What were the outcomes and what's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/us-iran-talks-in-doha-what-were-the-outcomes-and-whats-next - Oil falls to four-month low as US, Iran conclude talks in Doha — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/commodities-news/oil-falls-after-us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-4353167 - As Doha Talks Conclude, Iran Asserts Control over Strait of Hormuz — The Bridge Chronicle: https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/amp/story/news/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-control-after-doha-talks - July 2, 2026 — Iran issues fresh warning on Hormuz, Qatar talks make 'positive progress' — CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/world/live-news/iran-war-us-talks - July 1, 2026 — Meetings in Doha, Vance says talks 'going well' — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/world/live-news/iran-war-trump - US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz, frozen funds — Business Standard: https://www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-focused-on-strait-of-hormuz-frozen-funds-126070200100_1.html - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text - Iran, US presidents sign deal to extend ceasefire, reopen Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/iran-confirms-that-mou-has-been-signed-electronically-by-both-sides - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5741654/israel-iran-oil-ayatollah-successor - Ali Khamenei burial set for July 9 amid massive Iran security ops — Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/world/khamenei-body-cold-storage-feared-basij-mobilizes-historic-iran-funeral - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text) — Wikisource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum_of_Understanding_between_the_United_States_of_America_and_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran --- ## Luxembourg's affordable-housing fund spent a record €474 million in 2025 — but demand keeps rising - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-affordable-housing-fund-474-million-2025 - Published: 2026-07-03T06:23:55.149+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:23:55.149+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: 29ea2b24-0dc3-4b8d-92d1-1b8085afb42a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The state's special fund more than doubled its spending last year, adding 1,293 subsidised homes to a 5,348-unit pipeline. Waiting lists have nearly doubled since 2021. ### Summary Luxembourg's Special Fund for Affordable Housing spent €474 million in 2025, up from €224 million in 2024, its annual report shows. The pipeline reached 5,348 subsidised homes, but critics note delivery still lags a waiting list that has almost doubled since 2021. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's Special Fund for Affordable Housing spent €474 million in 2025, more than double the €224 million of 2024 — a record, per its annual report presented on 2 July 2026. - The pipeline reached 5,348 subsidised ('conventioned') homes across some 350 projects, with 1,293 added in 2025 — but these are funded commitments, not completed homes. - A separate €480 million VEFA programme (2024–2027) buys about 800 homes off-plan from private developers; more than 800 were acquired or reserved by mid-2026. - Spending is projected to stay above €475 million a year until 2029, peaking at €542 million in 2027. - Demand keeps outpacing delivery: around 6,000 households were on the social-housing waiting list in 2025 — nearly double 2021 — and the IDEA think tank says Luxembourg needs roughly 6,000 new homes a year. ### FAQ **Q: What does Luxembourg's €474 million affordable-housing figure cover?** It is the 2025 expenditure of the Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable, the state's main budget vehicle for affordable housing. It funds subsidies to public and non-profit developers (SNHBM, Fonds du Logement, communes, accredited non-profits), state land purchases (€73 million in 2025), Pacte logement 2.0 payments to communes and off-plan home acquisitions. **Q: How many affordable homes has the fund actually produced?** At the end of 2025 the fund counted 5,348 'conventioned' homes across some 350 projects — units with a signed subsidy agreement, many still years from completion. The national affordable rental stock accessible via the RENLA register is only about 3,500 units. **Q: What is the VEFA programme and how is it different?** VEFA is a separate €480 million envelope (2024–2027) under which the state buys roughly 800 homes off-plan directly from private developers, adding supply faster while supporting the construction sector. More than 800 homes had been acquired or reserved by mid-2026. **Q: Is the spending keeping up with Luxembourg's housing crisis?** Not yet. Around 6,000 households were on the social-housing waiting list in 2025, nearly double 2021, and the Fondation IDEA estimates Luxembourg needs about 6,000 new homes a year. Flagship public projects such as Neischmelz in Dudelange run on timelines to 2044, so record spending converts into keys only gradually. ### Body Luxembourg's central vehicle for financing affordable housing spent €474 million in 2025 — more than double the €224 million it disbursed a year earlier and the highest figure in its history, according to the annual report of the Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable presented by Housing Minister Claude Meisch on 2 July. The ministry described the financial commitment as reaching "a historic level". By 31 December 2025, the fund counted 5,348 so-called conventioned homes — units covered by a state subsidy agreement — spread across some 350 projects nationwide, after 1,293 units were added to the pipeline during the year, reporting by L'essentiel and Paperjam on the document shows. The record sum lands in the middle of Luxembourg's defining social problem: a housing market in which roughly 6,000 households were waiting for a social rental home in 2025, nearly twice as many as in 2021, according to Housing Europe's State of Housing in the EU report. What the €474 million actually covers The special fund is the state's main budget line for building up a public housing stock. Its spending flows to the public and non-profit developers that carry out the projects — the national housing company SNHBM, the Fonds du Logement, communes and accredited private non-profits — alongside direct state purchases. According to Paperjam's breakdown of the 2025 accounts, the year's outlays included €73 million for land acquisitions and €25.7 million in Pacte logement 2.0 allocations to 98 communes. The state's land reserve stood at 1,656 ares at year-end, enough for an estimated 922 additional homes. Of the conventioned stock, 64 per cent is earmarked for affordable rental and 36 per cent for sale. A separate instrument runs alongside the fund: the VEFA programme, under which the state buys homes off-plan from private developers. An official interim review published in December 2025 put that envelope at €480 million for roughly 800 homes over 2024–2027, with SNHBM and the Fonds du Logement acting as social landlords. By the end of 2025 the state had acquired 460 VEFA units; by mid-2026 more than 800 had been bought or reserved. The ministry calls the scheme "a major lever" of national housing policy, both adding supply quickly and propping up a construction sector in a prolonged slump. Spending is set to stay at this altitude. The report projects fund expenditure above €475 million a year through 2029, peaking at €542 million in 2027, with outstanding commitments already exceeding €1 billion. "Les chiffres de 2025 ne reflètent pas seulement une année exceptionnelle, mais aussi une évolution durable" — the 2025 figures reflect not just an exceptional year but a lasting shift, Meisch said in the statement accompanying the report. A pipeline, not keys in doors The headline numbers measure funded commitments, not completed homes. A "conventioned" unit is one for which a subsidy agreement has been signed; many are years from delivery. That gap is the core of the criticism levelled at the policy. As Paperjam put it in its analysis of the report, the state is investing as never before, but time is working against it: the flagship public developments underpinning the pipeline run on decade-plus horizons. - Neischmelz in Dudelange, on a former steelworks site, is planned for 1,575 homes on a timeline stretching to 2044. - Wunne mat der Wooltz in Wiltz counts more than 800 homes over roughly 20 years. - Elmen in Kehlen, SNHBM's model eco-district, is also designed for more than 800 homes in phases. For comparison, the fund's 2024 report — presented only in September 2025 — showed 4,226 conventioned units across 292 projects in 82 communes, with €153.6 million actually paid out to social developers that year. The 2025 acceleration is real, but it starts from a stock that remains small: the national register of affordable rental housing, RENLA, gives applicants access to only about 3,500 affordable rental units across the country, according to the government's Guichet.lu portal. Demand is growing faster than delivery On the other side of the ledger, need keeps climbing. A study by the Improof think tank, reported by Paperjam, found more than 5,500 households — over 15,400 people — on the Fonds du Logement's waiting list as of March 2023, up about 40 per cent on 2021, with an average wait of 2.9 years. Housing Europe's 2025 country profile put the social-housing waiting list at around 6,000 households and described Luxembourg's affordable-housing shortage as severe. The Fondation IDEA think tank, in a March 2026 analysis titled "The Permanent Housing Crisis or the Unacceptable as the Norm", argued that the country needs roughly 6,000 new homes a year and that high prices, limited construction volumes, land hoarding and lengthy planning procedures have made the crisis structural rather than cyclical — despite state intervention in housing dating back to 1906. Meisch's own framing acknowledges the long game. "Thanks to the mobilisation of the state, the communes and all of our partners, we are progressively building a larger, more diversified and better distributed stock of affordable housing," he said in the report's presentation. When he presented the previous year's accounts, he called affordable housing "an essential condition of stability and attractiveness for our country". The 2025 report gives that ambition a hard number: nearly half a billion euros in a single year. Whether the homes arrive fast enough for the households already on the list is the question the next reports will have to answer. ### Sources - Au Luxembourg: L'État a mis 474 millions d'euros pour les logements abordables — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-a-mis-474-millions-d-euros-pour-les-logements-abordables-103595298 - L'État investit comme jamais, mais le temps joue contre lui — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/letat-investit-comme-jamais-mais-le-temps-joue-contre-lui - Le gouvernement renforce son engagement pour le logement abordable: 4.226 logements inscrits au Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable en 2024 — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/09-septembre/18-meisch-fsla.html - Bilan intermédiaire du programme VEFA — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire / Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+12-decembre+18-bilan-vefa.html - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Number of people waiting for social housing up by 40% — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/number-of-people-waiting-for-s - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg country profile — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf - Inscription en tant que candidat-locataire pour un logement abordable au registre national des logements abordables (RENLA) — Guichet.lu — Luxembourg government: https://guichet.public.lu/fr/citoyens/aides/logement-construction/logements-abordables/candidature-locataire.html - Logement abordable: l'inscription au RENLA désormais possible en ligne via MyGuichet.lu — Ministère du Logement / Logement.lu: https://logement.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/04/15-renla.html --- ## Iran opens six-day state funeral for Khamenei as his unseen successor faces first test - URL: https://status.lu/article/iran-state-funeral-khamenei-succession - Published: 2026-07-03T06:13:24.076+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:13:24.076+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 0a3b4877-c835-4704-995d-9e245ded4fe0 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Millions are expected to mourn the supreme leader assassinated in February's US–Israeli strikes. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not appeared in public since taking power. ### Summary Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei on 3 July, four months after the supreme leader was assassinated in the opening hours of the US–Israeli war. Officials expect crowds in the tens of millions before his burial in Mashhad on 9 July, while his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei — chosen by the Assembly of Experts in March — has yet to appear in public. US–Iran talks in Doha are paused for the funeral, and oil prices have fallen back to near pre-war levels. ### Key facts - Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies on 3 July for Ali Khamenei, assassinated on 28 February in the opening US–Israeli strikes; he will be buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on 9 July. - Officials expect crowds in the tens of millions across Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad, with delegations from about 30 countries attending — few of them Western. - His son Mojtaba Khamenei was named supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts in March, reportedly with 59 of 88 votes, but has not appeared in public since, fuelling doubts about the transition. - US–Iran talks in Doha are paused for the funeral; under the June 'Islamabad Memorandum' the Strait of Hormuz is reopening and Brent crude has fallen back below $71, near pre-war levels. - Europe, hit by slower growth and higher inflation from the war's energy shock, is watching whether the ceasefire holds through the leadership transition. ### FAQ **Q: How did Ali Khamenei die?** Khamenei, 86, was killed on 28 February 2026 at his Tehran compound in the first wave of joint US–Israeli airstrikes, alongside several family members. Iran's government confirmed his death on 1 March. **Q: Why is the funeral taking place four months after his death?** A burial initially planned for early March was postponed because of the ongoing war and security concerns, including the risk of attacks and of crowd disasters like the 2020 stampede at Qasem Soleimani's funeral. Ceremonies were rescheduled for 3–9 July, after the June peace framework. **Q: Who is Iran's new supreme leader?** Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader's son, was chosen by the Assembly of Experts in early March 2026 with IRGC backing — reportedly 59 of 88 votes. He has made no public appearance since his appointment, which state media has linked to injuries from airstrikes. **Q: Where will Khamenei be buried?** At the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace and Iran's holiest city, on 9 July, after processions through Tehran, Qom and the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala. ### Body Iran on Friday opened six days of state funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader assassinated in the opening hours of the US–Israeli air war in February, laying his flag-draped casket out at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla as delegations from some 30 countries arrived to pay their respects. The funeral is designed as a demonstration of national unity after a war that killed thousands and upended the region's balance of power. It is also the first great public test of the leadership installed after Khamenei's death: his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, chosen by the Assembly of Experts in March, who has not appeared in public since. President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Iranians to turn out in force, writing that Khamenei's "martyrdom is not the end of the road, but the beginning of a new chapter of unity, resilience." Official turnout estimates reported by Gulf News run to 15–20 million people across the week, with Al Jazeera reporting that more than 20 million are expected in Tehran alone — figures that, if realised, would rival the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as among the largest in modern history. According to the programme published by Iranian state media and mapped by Al Jazeera, the ceremonies unfold in stages: - 3 July: foreign officials and religious figures pay respects at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran; - 4–5 July: public ceremonies as the coffin lies in state at the Mosalla; - 6–7 July: processions through Tehran and on to the seminary city of Qom; - 8 July: processions at the Shia shrines of Najaf and Karbala in Iraq; - 9 July: burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Khamenei's birthplace. A funeral delayed by war Khamenei, 86, was killed on 28 February at his Tehran compound in the first wave of joint US–Israeli strikes — the campaign Washington codenamed Operation Epic Fury — alongside several family members. His death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March. A burial initially planned for early March was postponed as the war raged, with officials citing the risk of attacks and the danger of managing vast crowds — a concern sharpened by the deadly stampede at Qasem Soleimani's funeral in 2020. The intervening months transformed the conflict's landscape. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, triggering what the International Energy Agency described as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. A ceasefire brokered by Pakistan took effect on 8 April, and on 14 June Washington and Tehran announced the Islamabad Memorandum, a 14-point framework providing for the strait's reopening within 30 days, the unfreezing of some $24 billion in Iranian funds, sanctions relief and a 60-day window for nuclear talks. Iran has reported 3,468 people killed and about 26,500 injured in the war. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is leading Iran's negotiations with the United States, cast the funeral as an act of defiance in a message carried by state media: "We must rise and raise the cry for the nation's blood to the world so that the world knows that the honorable and noble nation of Iran does not remain silent in the face of oppression… and will not let go of the blood of its Imam." A successor the country has not seen The succession itself was settled within days of Khamenei's death — but under extraordinary strain. The Assembly of Experts, the 88-member clerical body that constitutionally chooses the supreme leader, met from 3 to 8 March, partly by online vote because of wartime security fears. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, prevailed over candidates including former president Hassan Rouhani and Hassan Khomeini, the founder's grandson. The New York Times reported he received 59 of 88 votes, even as the official announcement claimed unanimity; the late leader's own will reportedly opposed his son's elevation, and observers cited by Iran International described IRGC pressure on assembly members. Since his appointment was announced on 9 March, the new supreme leader has made no public appearance. State media has acknowledged he was injured in airstrikes, and his absence — including, according to IranWire, from his own wife's funeral — has fed speculation about his condition and about who is actually exercising power. Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said Mojtaba Khamenei is "marked for death," prompting foreign minister Abbas Araghchi to warn that Tehran would deliver an immediate and powerful response to any threat against its leadership. Whether the new leader appears at his father's graveside may be the week's most closely watched question. Oil markets and Europe watch the aftermath The funeral lands at a delicate diplomatic moment. Follow-on talks in Doha have been paused for the ceremonies, though Qatar says indirect US–Iran contacts have made "positive progress." Brent crude, which spiked above $120 a barrel at the height of the Hormuz crisis — US crude was still topping $100 in mid-May, according to CNBC — fell below $71 this week, its lowest since before the war, as shipping through the strait recovered past 10 million barrels a day. For Europe, which absorbed slower growth and higher inflation from the energy shock, a durable settlement would ease one of the sharpest pressures on its economy and security planning since the war began. The symbolism of the calendar has not gone unnoticed either: the first full public day of mourning, 4 July, coincides with the United States' 250th Independence Day celebrations — a juxtaposition CNN reports Tehran intends as a message of defiance. Iranian military officials have warned Washington and Israel against any strikes during the ceremonies. For six days, at least, the Islamic Republic wants the world's attention on the crowds in its streets — and on the claim that the system its late leader built for 37 years can outlive him. ### Sources - Mapping Iran's Ali Khamenei funeral: Where mourners will gather each day — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/mapping-irans-ali-khamenei-funeral-where-mourners-will-gather-each-day - Iran war live: Tehran slams US before huge funeral for Ali Khamenei — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei - Iran sends defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/middleeast/iran-leader-funeral-trump-intl - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Iran set to bury Supreme Leader Khamenei after days of funeral ceremonies — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5951099-khamenei-funeral-massive-crowds/ - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei's funeral — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-901216 - Iran Prepares Mass Funeral for Slain Supreme Leader Khamenei Amid US-Israel War and Gulf Security Tensions — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-prepares-for-mass-funeral-of-slain-supreme-leader-amid-us-security-row-1.500595299 - State funeral of Ali Khamenei — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei - 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_Supreme_Leader_election - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - After Khamenei's death, Iran faces uncertain path to new supreme leader — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/01/iran-succession-supreme-leader-khamenei/ - Who Will Be Iran's Next Supreme Leader? — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/03/iran-supreme-leader-succession-khamenei-mojtaba-arafi - After Khamenei killed, Iran set for largely opaque supreme succession — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-khamenei-killed-iran-set-for-largely-opaque-supreme-succession/ - Here's how much the Iran war cost — and how its effects will linger — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/17/nx-s1-5860739/iran-war-cost-oil-military-trade - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - U.S. crude oil tops $100 again as hope fades for a U.S.-Iran peace deal — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-trump-iran-war-hormuz.html - 2026 Iran war | Deal, Explained, United States, Israel, Strait of Hormuz — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war --- ## Half of Luxembourg's new foreign workers leave within five years — and housing is the main reason - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-housing-costs-talent-exodus-luxtalent-study - Published: 2026-07-03T05:55:00.99+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:55:00.99+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: 163d161a-1a47-4011-be48-208085472aa0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A government-commissioned LISER study finds 66% of recent arrivals name housing costs as the factor most likely to push them out, as the state ramps up affordable-housing spending to record levels. ### Summary Luxembourg attracts highly qualified international workers but loses half of them within five years, with housing costs cited by 66% of newcomers as the top reason to leave, according to the LUXTALENT study. The government is responding with record affordable-housing investment, though most effects lie years away. ### Key facts - Half of new foreign workers leave Luxembourg within five years, and 30% within one year, according to the LUXTALENT study by LISER for the economy ministry. - 65.8% of more than 3,200 surveyed newcomers named housing costs as the factor most likely to push them to leave — far ahead of any other reason. - Deloitte ranks Luxembourg City Europe's most expensive capital to buy (€11,074/m²) and rent (€43.40/m²/month), ahead of Munich and Paris. - The state spent a record €474m on affordable housing in 2025 and plans to stay above €475m a year until 2029, peaking at €542m in 2027. - Demand still outstrips supply: about 8,900 households registered on the new RENLA affordable-housing register for roughly 3,500 dwellings. ### FAQ **Q: What is the LUXTALENT study?** A two-part study by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) for the Ministry of the Economy. The first part (March 2026) tracked labour-market entries and exits from 2002 to 2024; the second (June 2026) surveyed more than 3,200 working-age immigrants who arrived in 2023 about why they came and what might make them leave. **Q: Why do skilled workers leave Luxembourg?** Housing costs are by far the main factor: 65.8% of surveyed newcomers cited them as the most likely reason to leave, ahead of distance from family (36%) and opportunities abroad (35%). Luxembourg City is Europe's most expensive capital for both buying and renting, according to Deloitte's Property Index 2025. **Q: What is the government doing about housing costs?** It spent a record €474m from the Special Fund for Affordable Housing in 2025, bringing subsidised stock to 5,348 homes, with spending set to peak at €542m in 2027. A revised housing-aid law and the single RENLA affordable-housing register took effect in 2026, and the Fonds du logement has 1,227 homes under construction. **Q: How dependent is Luxembourg's economy on foreign workers?** Extremely: foreign-born workers made up 90.5% of all new labour-market entrants in 2024, and the IGSS estimates the country needs 335,000 new hires by 2040 to replace retirees and fill new jobs. ### Body Luxembourg has little difficulty persuading skilled workers to come. Keeping them is another matter. Around 30% of new entrants to the labour market leave the country within a year, and half are gone within five, according to the LUXTALENT study carried out by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) for the Ministry of the Economy. When researchers asked more than 3,200 recent arrivals what would most likely drive them out, the answer was overwhelming: the cost of housing, cited by 65.8% — far ahead of distance from family (36%) or opportunities abroad (35%). The finding, published on 15 June, lands at the heart of the country's economic model. Foreign-born workers accounted for 90.5% of all new entrants to Luxembourg's labour market in 2024, LISER found, and the General Inspectorate of Social Security estimates the country will need 335,000 new hires by 2040 — 180,000 to replace retirees and 155,000 for newly created jobs. A talent pipeline that leaks at both ends is, in other words, a structural risk rather than an expat grievance. A revolving door for talent The people Luxembourg is losing are precisely those it competes hardest to attract. According to the survey, conducted among working-age immigrants who arrived in 2023, roughly 80% of newcomers hold university degrees and more than a third work in finance, professional services or IT. Nearly half had considered alternative destinations such as Switzerland, Germany or the Netherlands before choosing the Grand Duchy — drawn mainly by a job offer (45%), quality of life (38%), personal networks (35%) and salary (32%). The paradox is that most want to stay: 62% told LISER they wished to remain longer than originally planned. Yet the first phase of the study, published in March, showed departure rates edging up, with 34% of the 2023 cohort of new labour-market entrants leaving within a year. STATEC's demographic data tell a similar story of churn: in 2024 Luxembourg recorded 25,725 arrivals against 16,444 departures, and population growth of 1.5% was among the weakest in a decade. Europe's most expensive address The price gap with neighbouring capitals is not a perception problem. Deloitte's Property Index 2025 ranked Luxembourg the most expensive country in Europe in which to buy a new home, at an average of €8,760 per square metre. Luxembourg City topped the capital-city table at €11,074 per square metre — ahead of Munich (€10,800) and Paris (€10,760) — and was also Europe's most expensive rental market, at an average of €43.40 per square metre a month. Unlike Paris or Munich, Luxembourg offers no cheaper domestic alternative city; the escape valve is the border, and LISER researchers note that growing numbers of workers now settle in France, Belgium or Germany instead. Employers have been sounding the alarm for some time. The Chamber of Commerce's Talent4Luxembourg report, presented in December 2025, put housing at the centre of its 34 recommendations for keeping the country competitive, and the American Chamber of Commerce has gone as far as exploring building subsidised flats for member companies' young staff. "Luxembourg must become a true 'Talent Hub', capable of attracting, integrating and retaining the talent our economy needs," said Muriel Morbé, the Chamber of Commerce's director of talents and skills. Housing minister Claude Meisch has framed the stakes in similar terms. We have to be careful not to scare young professionals or soon-to-be graduates away from Luxembourg. "We need to build more publicly owned housing and do it more quickly," Meisch told the Luxembourg Times in an interview republished by the government. Record spending, distant payoff The state is now spending on affordable housing at unprecedented levels. The annual report of the Special Fund for Affordable Housing, published on 2 July, shows €474m spent in 2025 — the fund's budget more than doubled from €220m — bringing the subsidised stock to 5,348 homes across 341 projects, 64% of them earmarked for affordable rental. Spending is projected to stay above €475m a year until 2029, peaking at €542m in 2027. The public developer Fonds du logement has 1,227 homes under construction, according to Le Quotidien, including the flagship Wunne mat der Wooltz district in Wiltz, a 34-hectare site planned to deliver around 1,085 homes, with the first units — some built from prefabricated modules — arriving from 2026. Alongside the construction push, a revised housing-aid law took effect on 1 January, and the new national register of affordable housing (RENLA) now offers a single application point. RENLA's own figures, however, illustrate the scale of the gap: by April 2026 some 8,900 prospective tenants had registered for roughly 3,500 listed dwellings. Other measures aim at the pay slip instead, including a 50% tax exemption on up to €400,000 of remuneration for impatriates. The unresolved tension is one of timing. As Delano noted in its analysis of the fund's report, most of the effects of the current investment strategy will not be felt for another ten or twenty years — while LISER's data show new arrivals deciding whether to stay or go within five. ### Sources - High Housing Costs Principal Reason For Newcomers Leaving Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61793-high-housing-costs-principal-reason-for-newcomers-leaving-luxembourg - Why foreign talent is reluctant to settle in Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/why-foreign-talent-is-reluctant-to-settle-in-luxembourg - 30% of foreign workers leave Luxembourg after a year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-draws-foreign-talent-but-loses-it-fast - Publication of the results of the first part of the LUXTALENT study — LISER: https://www.liser.lu/news/LUXTALENT-first-part-results - Étude LUXTALENT — deuxième partie (communiqué du 15 juin 2026) — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-etude-luxtalent.html - The government is investing more than ever, but time is running out — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/the-government-is-investing-more-than-ever-but-time-is-running-out - New in 2026 — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/12-decembre/nouveautes-2026.html - Affordable housing: registration for RENLA now available online via MyGuichet.lu — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+15-meisch-renla.html - Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Presents 34 Recommendations to Boost Talent Attraction & Retention — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58272-luxembourg-chamber-of-commerce-presents-34-recommendations-to-boost-talent-attraction-retention - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (Luxembourg Times interview with Claude Meisch) — Ministry of the Economy / gouvernement.lu (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Deloitte Property Index 2025 — Overview of European Residential Markets — Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/cz-sk/en/Industries/real-estate/research/property-index.html - Europe's Property Index 2025: The most and least affordable cities to buy a home — The Superprime: https://thesuperprime.com/research/european-property-index-2025-expensive-cheapest-cities/ - Luxembourg will be most expensive country in Europe to buy new apartment in 2025 — Open4Business: https://open4business.com.ua/en/luxembourg-will-be-most-expensive-country-in-europe-to-buy-new-apartment-in-2025/ - Lower migration, low fertility: the demographic slowdown continues — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn15-population-2026.html - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Premier coup de pelle du projet « Wunne mat der Wooltz » à Wiltz — Fonds du logement: https://fondsdulogement.lu/fr/le-fonds/actualites/actualites/premier-coup-de-pelle-du-projet-de-construction-de-huit-ensembles - Luxembourg's business community explores building housing for workers — Chamber of Commerce press review (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/press-articles/detail/luxembourgs-business-community-explores-building-housing-for-workers --- ## EU's top court upholds €4.1 billion Google Android fine, closing an eight-year legal battle - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-court-justice-upholds-google-android-fine - Published: 2026-07-03T05:44:10.259+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:44:10.259+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 6a66a6cd-e7ae-478c-b724-b6510a631955 - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > The Court of Justice in Luxembourg dismissed Google's final appeal on Thursday, confirming a €4.125 billion penalty for abusing Android's dominance to entrench its search engine. ### Summary The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 2 July 2026 dismissed Google and Alphabet's final appeal in the Android antitrust case, confirming a €4.125 billion fine — the largest ever upheld by the EU's highest court. The judgment ends a saga that began with the European Commission's 2018 decision and cements Brussels' most consequential victory in its decade-long campaign against Big Tech. ### Key facts - The Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg dismissed Google and Alphabet's final appeal on 2 July 2026, confirming the €4.125 billion Android antitrust fine — the ruling is final. - The case stems from a 2018 European Commission decision finding Google abused Android's dominance by tying Google Search and Chrome pre-installation to the Play Store licence and restricting Android forks. - The judgment strengthens EU enforcement doctrine: no systematic counterfactual analysis is required, and abuse need not be proven against only 'as-efficient' competitors in digital markets. - Google said it had already adapted its agreements to comply back in 2018; consumer group BEUC called the ruling 'a big win for Europe'. - It is Brussels' biggest court-confirmed antitrust fine ever, following the €2.4bn Shopping fine upheld in 2024, and lands as Google faces a €2.95bn adtech fine and Digital Markets Act scrutiny. ### FAQ **Q: What did the EU Court of Justice decide about Google on 2 July 2026?** In Case C-738/22 P, the Court of Justice dismissed Google and Alphabet's appeal against the General Court's 2022 judgment, definitively confirming a €4.125 billion fine for abusing the dominance of the Android operating system. No further appeal is possible. **Q: What conduct was Google fined for in the Android case?** The European Commission found in 2018 that Google required phone makers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome to license the Play Store, and barred them from selling devices running unapproved Android versions. A third strand, on search-exclusivity revenue share deals, was annulled by the General Court in 2022. **Q: Why is the ruling significant for EU tech enforcement?** It confirms the EU's largest-ever single antitrust fine and endorses enforcement-friendly legal standards — including that regulators need not run a counterfactual analysis or prove foreclosure of only equally efficient competitors in digital markets — which will shape future cases against large platforms. **Q: What is the connection to Luxembourg?** The Court of Justice of the European Union sits on the Kirchberg plateau in Luxembourg City, so the EU's most consequential rulings on competition law — including this final Google Android judgment — are decided in Luxembourg. ### Body The European Union's highest court on Thursday dismissed Google's final appeal against a record antitrust fine over its Android mobile operating system, confirming a penalty of €4.125 billion and closing one of the longest-running chapters in Brussels' campaign against Big Tech. Sitting on the Kirchberg plateau in Luxembourg City, the Court of Justice of the European Union rejected every ground of appeal brought by Google and its parent company Alphabet against a 2022 lower-court judgment, according to the court's press release on Case C-738/22 P. The ruling is final: no further appeal is possible. "The Court of Justice dismisses the appeal brought by Google and Alphabet against that judgment of the General Court, thereby confirming the penalty imposed on them, as revised by the General Court, for their anticompetitive practices relating to the Android operating system," the court said. What Google was punished for The case dates back to July 2018, when the European Commission fined Google €4,342,865,000 — then the largest antitrust penalty in EU history — for abusing the dominance of Android, which runs on the great majority of the world's smartphones. The Commission found a "single and continuous infringement" built on three sets of contractual restrictions: - Distribution agreements that required phone makers to pre-install Google Search and the Chrome browser as a condition for licensing the must-have Play Store; - Anti-fragmentation agreements that barred manufacturers from selling devices running versions of Android not approved by Google; - Revenue share agreements that paid manufacturers and mobile operators a slice of advertising revenue in exchange for not pre-installing rival search services. In September 2022, the EU's General Court largely upheld that decision but annulled the strand concerning the revenue share agreements, trimming the fine to €4.125 billion, of which Alphabet is jointly and severally liable for roughly €1.52 billion. It is that revised penalty the Court of Justice has now confirmed. A judgment with doctrinal weight Beyond the headline figure, the ruling hands the European Commission significant legal ammunition for future cases. The judges held that regulators need not systematically run a "counterfactual analysis" — modelling what the market would have looked like without the conduct — to establish an abuse of dominance. They endorsed the finding of a "status quo bias" that favours pre-installed apps, noting Google had not shown that user preference or the quality of its services alone explained its search engine's grip on Android devices. The court also ruled that, given the particular characteristics of digital markets, proving an abuse does not depend on showing that only equally efficient competitors could be squeezed out — a threshold Google had argued for. And it upheld the classification of the conduct as a single, continuous infringement even after part of the original decision fell away. Google voiced disappointment. The company said the judgment failed to recognise its "significant investment to ensure Android remains open, interoperable and free," according to AFP. "In any event, we adapted our agreements to comply with the initial decision back in 2018, and we remain focused on continued innovation and openness for our users, partners and developers," a Google spokesperson said, as reported by Reuters. Brussels' scorecard against Google The Android judgment is the second of the Commission's three landmark Google cases from the 2010s to be sealed by the Court of Justice — and by far the largest. In September 2024, the same court upheld the €2.4 billion Google Shopping fine imposed in 2017 for self-preferencing in search results. Days later, however, the General Court annulled the €1.49 billion AdSense penalty, a reminder that the Commission's record in Luxembourg is strong but not unblemished. Enforcement has not slowed. In September 2025 the Commission fined Google a further €2.95 billion in a separate case over its advertising-technology business, and the company faces continuing obligations — and formal investigations — under the Digital Markets Act, the EU's rulebook for digital "gatekeepers" that took effect in 2024. Consumer advocates said the ruling vindicated the decade-long effort. "Today's judgment sends a very clear message: dominant companies cannot use their power to shut out competition and limit consumer choice," said Agustín Reyna, director general of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), which nonetheless urged regulators to act faster against entrenched platforms. Decided on Luxembourg's doorstep The judgment was delivered at the court's seat in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, the plateau above the capital that houses the EU's judicial machinery. It is from these gold-clad towers that the boundaries of European competition law are drawn — and Thursday's ruling redraws them firmly in the enforcers' favour. For the Commission, the confirmation of its biggest-ever single antitrust fine validates the theory, pioneered in the Google cases, that contractual defaults and pre-installation can amount to abuse in digital markets. For Google, the financial hit was absorbed long ago — the fine was provisioned years back, and the company says its Android licensing terms were changed in 2018 to allow rival search engines and browsers a fairer shot. The lasting cost is precedential: the standards confirmed on Thursday will shape how the EU polices the next generation of platform disputes, from app stores to artificial intelligence. ### Sources - Google Android: the Court of Justice upholds Google's fine of around €4.1 billion (Press Release No 93/26, Case C-738/22 P) — Court of Justice of the European Union: https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/cp260093en.pdf - EU top court dismisses Google fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine — Reuters (via WKZO): https://wkzo.com/2026/07/02/eu-top-court-dismisses-google-fight-against-record-e4-1-billion-eu-antitrust-fine/ - EU top court upholds record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — AFP (via TechXplore): https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-eu-court-bn-euro-google-1.html - EU Court of Justice rejects Google's appeal against record €4.1 billion fine — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/eu-court-of-justice-rejects-googles-appeal-against-record-41-billion-fine - Google loses EU court fight over $4.7B Android antitrust fine — Anadolu Agency (via A News): https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/07/02/google-loses-eu-court-fight-over-47b-android-antitrust-fine - EU Court of Justice upholds €4.1 billion Google Android fine — Insight EU Monitoring: https://ieu-monitoring.com/editorial/eu-court-of-justice-upholds-e4-1-billion-google-android-fine/1244687 - BEUC welcomes EU Court antitrust ruling confirming Google used illegal practices restricting consumer choice — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/beuc-welcomes-eu-court-antitrust-ruling-confirming-google-used-illegal-practices - EU Court Annuls €1.5 Billion Fine Against Google AdSense — Goodwin: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/10/insights-technology-cldr-the-general-court-of-the-european-union - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## World Bank drops its 45% climate finance target under US pressure - URL: https://status.lu/article/world-bank-drops-45-percent-climate-finance-target - Published: 2026-07-03T05:21:57.64+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:21:57.64+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 44b1a986-da87-40b8-b768-9dfe928d0d8b - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > The world's biggest development lender has retired the headline goal of its climate plan — devoting 45% of financing to climate action — after its largest shareholder demanded it go. ### Summary The World Bank has extended its Climate Change Action Plan but scrapped its explicit climate-finance targets, retiring the goal of directing 45% of annual financing to climate projects after sustained pressure from the Trump administration and over the objections of European and developing-country shareholders. ### Key facts - The World Bank extended its Climate Change Action Plan past 30 June 2026 but retired its 45% and 35% climate co-benefits financing targets. - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanded the move, calling the target 'distortionary'; the US is the bank's largest shareholder. - The bank exceeded the goal for the first time in fiscal 2025, with 48% of financing carrying climate co-benefits, and its climate finance had roughly doubled since 2021 to about $39 billion. - European governments, small island states and a bloc of nearly 100 developing countries opposed dropping the target, per WRI and Climate Home News. - Paris alignment, greenhouse-gas reporting and climate diagnostics survive, but critics warn the loss of a target weakens incentives and transparency just as COP goals count on development banks. ### FAQ **Q: What climate target did the World Bank drop?** It retired the goal of devoting 45% of annual financing to projects with climate co-benefits — raised from 35% in 2023 — while extending the rest of its Climate Change Action Plan beyond its 30 June 2026 expiry. **Q: Why did the World Bank remove the target?** The bank says it is shifting 'from inputs to outcomes', but the change followed explicit pressure from the US Treasury under Secretary Scott Bessent, who called the 45% target distortionary. The US is the bank's largest shareholder. **Q: What climate work will the World Bank still do?** It will keep aligning lending with the Paris Agreement, report climate co-benefits and net greenhouse-gas emissions, provide climate-development diagnostics and technical support, and undergo an independent evaluation of the plan. **Q: How did other countries react?** European governments, Latin American nations, small island states and a coalition of nearly 100 developing countries pushed to keep the commitments; NGOs such as the World Resources Institute criticised the removal as a weakening of the framework. ### Body The World Bank has stripped the explicit climate-finance targets out of its renewed climate strategy, retiring a pledge to devote 45 per cent of its annual financing to projects that help countries cut emissions or adapt to a warming planet. The decision, confirmed as the bank's Climate Change Action Plan came up for renewal at the end of June, follows months of pressure from the Trump administration — the bank's largest shareholder — and marks the most visible retreat yet by a multilateral lender from measurable climate commitments. The board extended the action plan itself, which had been due to expire on 30 June, but removed its central metric. "We will retire the 45-percent climate co-benefits target and the 35-percent target in the (Climate Change Action Plan)," the bank said in the statement reported by AFP, adding: "We will complete our shift from inputs to outcomes to maximize development impact." What the bank dropped — and what survives The 35 per cent goal dated from the plan's launch in 2021 and committed the group to ensuring that share of its financing carried "climate co-benefits". In 2023, under president Ajay Banga, shareholders raised the bar to 45 per cent. The targets worked: the bank's climate finance roughly doubled between 2021 and 2025, to about $39 billion a year, and in the 2025 fiscal year the group exceeded the goal for the first time, with 48 per cent of financing — roughly $50.8 billion group-wide, according to AFP — qualifying as climate-related. The renewed plan keeps much of the machinery while abandoning the yardstick. According to reporting by E&E News and AFP, the bank will still: - align its lending with the Paris Agreement; - continue reporting climate co-benefits and net greenhouse-gas emissions across its portfolio; - provide technical support and country-level climate and development diagnostics; - submit the plan to an independent evaluation requested by the board. Future climate work, the bank said, would be "driven by demand from client countries" — language that shifts responsibility for climate ambition from the institution's own targets to the borrowing governments themselves. Washington's hand The change was not made in a vacuum. In April, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly demanded that the bank abandon what he called its "distortionary" climate goal, saying the 45 per cent target "breeds inefficiency, distorts economic decision making, and moves the Bank away from its core mission" of reducing poverty and driving growth. The United States holds the largest single shareholding in the bank, and according to E&E News, people familiar with the negotiations said Washington was firm that the target had to go even as other shareholders indicated support for it. Reporting by Climate Home News and the World Resources Institute (WRI) indicates the US was joined by only a small number of countries, including Russia and Gulf states, while European governments, Latin American nations, small island states and a broad coalition of developing countries — a bloc WRI puts at nearly 100 — pushed for the plan and its commitments to be maintained. One developed-country official involved in the talks told E&E News the outcome was "way, way away from where we should be for a responsible financial architecture". "It is unfortunate that a small number of shareholders have succeeded in weakening this framework by eliminating its target," said Melanie Robinson, global director for climate, economics and finance at the World Resources Institute. Why it matters beyond Washington The World Bank is the single biggest multilateral source of climate finance for developing countries, and multilateral development banks together supplied more than 40 per cent of public climate finance in 2022, according to figures cited by Climate Home News. Explicit targets gave staff an internal incentive to originate climate projects and gave outside observers a transparent way to hold the institution to account. Analysts quoted by Climate Home News argue the bank's climate work can endure without the number — the pipeline, reporting and Paris alignment remain — but warn that removing the target weakens both incentives and transparency, particularly for adaptation projects that struggle to attract commercial money. The timing is awkward for the wider climate-finance agenda. At COP29 in Baku and COP30 in Belém, governments built a "Baku to Belém" roadmap intended to scale climate finance for developing countries to $1.3 trillion a year by 2035 — an architecture that leans heavily on multilateral development banks as catalysts. A retreat from measurable commitments by the largest of them sends a contrary signal just as record heat grips parts of Europe and the northern hemisphere summer again tests adaptation systems. Europe held the line — and loses it For European shareholders, who backed keeping the framework intact, the outcome is a defeat in an institution where voting weight, not headcount, decides. Europe has spent a decade building the plumbing of green finance — from EU sustainable-finance rules to market infrastructure such as the Luxembourg Green Exchange, launched in 2016 as the world's first platform dedicated to green securities — on the assumption that credible targets and disclosure steer capital. The World Bank's pivot from targets to "demand-driven" climate lending now tests whether that assumption holds when the shareholder map shifts. The bank insists the retreat is methodological, not substantive: outcomes over inputs. Its critics counter that what gets measured gets financed. With the target gone, the next fiscal year's numbers will show which side is right. ### Sources - World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan (AFP) — AFP via Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649027/world - World Bank drops climate finance target amid US pressure — E&E News by POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-amid-us-pressure/ - STATEMENT: World Bank Extends Climate Change Action Plan, But Drops Key Climate Finance Target — World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/news/statement-world-bank-extends-climate-change-action-plan-drops-key-climate-finance-target - World Bank Drops Climate Finance Target Under U.S. Pressure — ESG Today: https://www.esgtoday.com/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-under-u-s-pressure/ - US pressure puts World Bank's climate plan at risk (Climate Home News) — Green Central Banking / Climate Home News: https://greencentralbanking.com/2026/04/23/us-pressure-puts-world-banks-climate-plan-at-risk/ - World Bank's climate work can endure without finance target, experts say — Climate Home News: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/02/world-banks-climate-work-can-endure-without-finance-target-experts-say/ - World Bank 'retires' climate goal | Europe heatwave continues | Trump wind payoffs — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/world-bank-retires-climate-goal-europe-heatwave-continues-trump-wind-payoffs/ - World Bank Scraps Climate Financing Targets After US Criticism — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/world-bank-scraps-climate-financing-targets-after-us-criticism - COP29 and COP30 Presidents present Baku to Belém Roadmap to mobilize US$1.3 trillion in climate finance — COP30 Presidency (cop30.br): https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/cop29-and-cop30-presidents-present-baku-to-belem-roadmap-to-mobilize-us-1-3-trillion-in-climate-finance - COP30: What does the 'Baku to Belém roadmap' mean for climate finance? — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-what-does-the-baku-to-belem-roadmap-mean-for-climate-finance/ - Luxembourg Launches World's First Green Stock Exchange: LGX — Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dinamedland/2016/09/27/luxembourg-launches-worlds-first-green-stock-exchange-lgx-the-full-green-monty/ - The Luxembourg Green Exchange — UNFCCC: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/financing-for-climate-friendly-investment/luxembourg-green-exchange --- ## Cargolux to pay €1.15 million as Luxembourg court approves Gabon influence-peddling settlement - URL: https://status.lu/article/cargolux-fine-gabon-influence-peddling-luxembourg-court - Published: 2026-07-02T17:10:05.682+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T17:10:05.682+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 61c1c28d-1f9c-4d58-bdf8-c3a36d2aeaef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The district court ratified a negotiated judgment between prosecutors and the cargo carrier over conduct in Gabon between 2010 and 2015 — a case Cargolux itself reported to authorities a decade ago. ### Summary Luxembourg's district court on 1 July ratified a plea agreement requiring Cargolux to pay roughly €1.15 million in fines and confiscation over influence peddling linked to its activities in Gabon from 2010 to 2015. The case, which Cargolux self-reported in 2015, targets only the company, not individuals. It lands months after the EU's top court upheld a separate €79.9 million cartel fine against Europe's largest all-cargo airline. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's district court on 1 July 2026 ratified a plea agreement under which Cargolux will pay about €1.15 million — a fine plus confiscation — for influence peddling linked to its activities in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. - The widely shared figure of '115 million d'euros' reflects the French notation '1,15 million'; the verified penalty is €1.15 million, not €115 million. - Cargolux itself discovered and reported the conduct to prosecutors in late 2015 and cooperated throughout; the case targets only the company, and no individuals are prosecuted. - The settlement uses Luxembourg's 'jugement sur accord' plea-agreement procedure (Articles 565–578 of the criminal procedure code), effectively closing the case without a trial or appeal. - It is Cargolux's second legal setback of 2026: in February the EU Court of Justice definitively upheld a separate €79.9 million air-cargo cartel fine dating from conduct in 1999–2006. ### FAQ **Q: How much was Cargolux fined — €115 million or €1.15 million?** The penalty totals approximately €1.15 million, combining a fine and a confiscation order. The confusion stems from the French notation '1,15 million d'euros', which some readers misread as 115 million. Cargolux's own statement confirms 'penalties in aggregate of approximately EUR 1.15m'. **Q: What did Cargolux do wrong?** The company was sanctioned for influence peddling (trafic d'influence) connected to its activities in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. Neither prosecutors nor the company have disclosed details of the payments or beneficiaries. Cargolux discovered the conduct itself and reported it to Luxembourg prosecutors at the end of 2015. **Q: Will Cargolux appeal the judgment?** No appeal has been announced. The ruling is a 'jugement sur accord' — a negotiated judgment in which Cargolux acknowledged the facts and agreed the penalty with the State Prosecutor's office — so the settlement effectively closes the case, and the company says it has agreed to pay. **Q: Is this related to Cargolux's €80 million EU cartel fine?** No. That separate case concerns a price-fixing cartel on air-cargo surcharges between 1999 and 2006, for which the EU Court of Justice definitively upheld a €79.9 million fine against Cargolux on 26 February 2026. The Gabon case is a criminal matter under Luxembourg law. ### Body Luxembourg's flag-carrying freight airline Cargolux will pay penalties of roughly €1.15 million after the country's district court on Wednesday ratified a negotiated settlement with state prosecutors over influence peddling connected to the company's activities in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. The figure — reported in French-language media as "1,15 million d'euros" — is confirmed by the company itself. "Cargolux has agreed to pay penalties in aggregate of approximately EUR 1.15m," the airline said in a statement issued on 1 July, adding that the sum combines a fine and a confiscation order. Neither the company nor prosecutors have published a breakdown of the two components, nor details of the payments or beneficiaries behind the charge. A negotiated judgment, not a trial The ruling came from the 23rd criminal chamber of the Luxembourg District Court, which validated a jugement sur accord — a plea-agreement mechanism provided for in Articles 565 to 578 of Luxembourg's code of criminal procedure that allows prosecutors to close a case when a defendant acknowledges the facts and cooperates with the justice system. Because the judgment ratifies terms Cargolux negotiated and accepted, the settlement effectively closes the file; the company has announced no intention to contest it and says it has agreed to pay. According to the prosecution's communiqué, quoted by Luxembourg daily Le Quotidien, the case is narrowly drawn. "Le dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique" — the file concerns exclusively the legal entity Cargolux Airlines International S.A. and targets no natural persons. Unusually for a corporate corruption case, the investigation began with the company itself. Cargolux says it discovered the conduct and voluntarily reported it to the Luxembourg Public Prosecutor's Office at the end of 2015, then cooperated with judicial authorities throughout the decade-long procedure. That cooperation, Luxembourg media reported, was a determining factor in the negotiated outcome and the level of the penalty. What the company says has changed Cargolux said the episode prompted a lasting overhaul of its safeguards. The airline stated that it "continually reviews and updates its compliance procedures, resulting in strengthened internal controls, enhanced compliance frameworks, and governance standards aligned with international best practice." It also moved to reassure customers: "There is no impact on current operations, customer activity, or the services provided to customers," the statement said. For a company of Cargolux's scale, the financial hit is modest. The carrier reported a positive net result for 2025 — its 55th year of operations — despite what it called a tense and volatile air-freight market. A second courtroom setback this year The Gabon settlement is nonetheless the second adverse ruling to reach Europe's largest all-cargo airline in 2026. On 26 February, the Court of Justice of the European Union definitively rejected appeals by Cargolux and other carriers against the European Commission's air-cargo cartel decision, leaving intact a fine of €79.9 million imposed on the Luxembourg company for coordinating fuel and security surcharges between 1999 and 2006. That case, in which the Commission re-adopted fines totalling roughly €776 million against more than a dozen airlines in 2017, ended two decades of litigation; of all the carriers, only SAS won a reduction. The two cases are unrelated in substance — one concerns EU competition law, the other a criminal charge of influence peddling under Luxembourg law — but together they close long-running legal chapters for a company that sits close to the heart of the Grand Duchy's economy. Why it matters for Luxembourg Cargolux, founded in 1970 and based at Luxembourg-Findel Airport, operates a fleet of Boeing 747-8 and 747-400 freighters and anchors the logistics cluster that has made Findel one of Europe's busiest cargo hubs. Its ownership is largely in Luxembourg public and para-public hands: - Luxair holds 35.10 per cent and China's HNCA 35.00 per cent; - state savings bank BCEE holds 10.90 per cent and public investment agency SNCI 10.67 per cent; - the Luxembourg State directly holds a further 8.32 per cent. That state-linked profile is why a criminal judgment against the carrier resonates beyond its balance sheet. The outcome, however, also illustrates how Luxembourg's relatively new plea-agreement procedure is intended to work: a company that self-reports, cooperates and reforms its controls can resolve criminal exposure at a negotiated price — in this instance, one hundred times smaller than the €115 million that an ambiguous headline figure might have suggested. ### Sources - Cargolux statement regarding Luxembourg judgment — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/media/media-releases/2026/cargolux-statement-regarding-luxembourg-judgment/ - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Cartel du fret aérien: Cargolux devra bien régler une amende de 80 millions d'euros — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/cartel-du-fret-aerien-cargolux-devra-bien-regler-une-amende-de-80-millions-d-euros-103514299 - European Court of Justice confirms penalties in air cargo cartel case — TrasportoEuropa: https://www.trasportoeuropa.it/english/european-court-of-justice-confirms-penalties-in-air-cargo-cartel-case/ - Antitrust: Commission re-adopts decision and fines air cargo carriers €776 million for price-fixing cartel — European Commission: https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-661_en.htm - EU court largely rejects airlines' appeals in 20-year-old cargo cartel case — FlightGlobal: https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/eu-court-largely-rejects-airlines-appeals-in-20-year-old-cargo-cartel-case/166535.article - Court upholds €80m Cargolux fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/cargolux-fined-another-80m - Introducing Cargolux — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/about-us/Introducing-Cargolux --- ## ECB fines BIL €3.26 million for overstating its capital strength over three quarters - URL: https://status.lu/article/ecb-fines-bil-3-26-million-capital-overstatement - Published: 2026-07-02T16:53:45.151+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:53:45.151+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 856a7a72-5d84-4e56-8254-f4120887c54c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The ECB says Luxembourg's oldest private bank failed to apply its approved risk models, inflating reported capital ratios from late 2023 to mid-2024 — a breach it classes as 'severe'. ### Summary The ECB has fined Banque Internationale à Luxembourg €3.255 million for failing to apply approved internal models, causing the bank to overstate its capital for three consecutive quarters between 2023 and 2024. ### Key facts - The ECB fined BIL €3.255 million on 29 June 2026 for failing to apply its approved internal models for expected credit losses. - The lapse meant BIL reported higher capital and capital ratios than warranted for three consecutive quarters, from Q4 2023 to Q2 2024. - The ECB classed the breach as 'severe' and said the failure was intentional; BIL calls it a self-detected 'reporting error' and says its financial strength was never in question. - BIL was previously fined €4.6 million by the CSSF in 2020 over anti-money-laundering weaknesses, and Spuerkeess was fined twice by the ECB for capital misreporting. - The EU's new AML authority, AMLA, will directly supervise around 40 major financial groups from 2028, adding another layer of oversight for Luxembourg's financial centre. ### FAQ **Q: Why did the ECB fine BIL?** The ECB found that BIL failed to apply its supervisor-approved internal models when calculating expected losses on defaulted retail and corporate exposures. As a result, the bank could not correctly determine the capital deduction known as the IRB shortfall and reported higher capital and capital ratios than it should have for three consecutive quarters, from Q4 2023 to Q2 2024. **Q: How much is the fine and how serious is the breach?** The administrative penalty is €3.255 million. The ECB classified the breach as 'severe', the middle category on its five-step scale from 'minor' to 'extremely severe'. **Q: How has BIL responded?** BIL describes the matter as a reporting error affecting a limited number of regulatory filings between December 2023 and June 2024. It says it detected the issue itself, corrected and republished the affected reports, informed supervisors and rating agencies, and remained in compliance with minimum capital requirements throughout. It can challenge the decision before the EU Court of Justice but has not said it will. **Q: Has BIL been sanctioned before?** Yes. In 2020 Luxembourg's regulator, the CSSF, fined BIL €4.6 million over weaknesses in its anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing framework found in 2017–2018 inspections, although no actual money laundering or terrorist financing was identified. ### Body The European Central Bank has fined Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) €3.255 million for failing to apply its approved internal models when calculating expected credit losses — a lapse that led one of the country's oldest and largest banks to report a stronger capital position than it actually had for three consecutive quarters. Announcing the penalty on Monday, the ECB's banking supervision arm said BIL had been sanctioned for "intentionally failing to apply its approved internal models for the calculation of the expected loss for retail and corporate exposures in default". It classified the breach as "severe" — the third step on its five-point scale running from "minor" to "extremely severe" — and set the fine using its published methodology for administrative penalties. The mechanics matter. Under the internal-ratings-based approach, a bank must compare the expected losses generated by its supervisor-approved models with the provisions it has actually booked. If expected losses are higher, the difference — the so-called IRB shortfall — must be deducted from the bank's capital, so that its reported strength genuinely reflects the risk on its books. Because BIL did not run the calculation as approved, the ECB said, it could not accurately determine that shortfall. "The bank therefore reported higher capital than it should have for three consecutive quarters, from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2024," the ECB said in its statement, adding that BIL consequently reported higher capital ratios — "key indicators of a bank's capital strength and ability to absorb losses" — than warranted. A 'severe' breach — and a dispute over intent BIL, which has the right to challenge the decision before the Court of Justice of the European Union, responded a day later with a statement framing the episode rather differently: as "a reporting error affecting a limited number of regulatory filings" between December 2023 and June 2024 — language notably softer than the ECB's finding of an intentional failure. The bank said it had itself uncovered the problem, corrected the data, republished the affected quarterly reports and informed supervisors and rating agencies, and that it has since reinforced its internal control platform and processes. Throughout the period, it said, it remained prudently managed and in compliance with its minimum capital requirements. "The ECB's decision does not indicate any weakness in BIL's overall risk profile and financial strength," the bank said, adding that "the issue was identified through BIL's internal control framework, demonstrating the effectiveness of the Bank's monitoring mechanisms." The bank gave no indication that it intends to appeal. A pillar of the financial centre The sanction lands on an institution woven into Luxembourg's economic history. BIL opened its first counter in 1856, making it the country's oldest private bank, and today serves retail, corporate and private-banking clients from its headquarters on route d'Esch in Luxembourg City. Since 2018 it has been majority-owned by Beijing-based investment group Legend Holdings, which holds 89.936 per cent, with the Luxembourg state retaining 9.993 per cent. Nor is BIL a stranger to supervisory censure. In 2020, Luxembourg's national regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), fined the bank €4.6 million — one of its heaviest penalties against a bank — over weaknesses in its anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing framework, identified during 2017–2018 inspections that focused on a sample of clients from Commonwealth of Independent States countries. No money laundering or terrorist financing was identified, and BIL said at the time it had moved quickly to fix the shortcomings. The new fine also fits a wider pattern of European supervisors penalising Luxembourg banks over the accuracy of their capital reporting: - In March 2022, the ECB fined the state savings bank Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État (Spuerkeess) €3.755 million for misreporting risk-weighted assets on exposures to other banks over seven consecutive quarters in 2017 and 2018 — a breach likewise classed as "severe". - In November 2024, the same bank was fined a further €1.685 million for understating risk-weighted assets over multiple years, including foreign-exchange exposures across 17 consecutive quarters. Tighter supervision ahead The penalty underscores how closely Frankfurt now polices the numbers reported by the euro area's significant banks — and it arrives as Luxembourg's financial centre, the country's most important industry, prepares for another layer of European oversight. The EU's new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), also seated in Frankfurt, is due to take over direct supervision of roughly 40 selected financial groups with significant cross-border business from 2028. The authority plans to finalise its risk-assessment methodology this year and run its first selection process in 2027, and said in February that it would be fully operational by 2028. For Luxembourg's banks, that means the scrutiny that produced BIL's 2020 anti-money-laundering fine will increasingly be applied from EU level rather than solely by the CSSF. For BIL, the immediate financial impact of the €3.255 million penalty is modest relative to its balance sheet. The reputational message is less so: whether the issue is money-laundering controls or the integrity of capital figures, supervisors have shown they are willing to put even the pillars of the Luxembourg banking establishment on public notice. ### Sources - ECB sanctions BIL for breaching ECB decision on internal models — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ssm.pr260629~f60e0e7048.en.html - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la BIL — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/finance-la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-d-euros-a-la-bil-103593432 - BIL: la BCE inflige une amende de 3,26 millions d'euros à la banque luxembourgeoise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/banque-sanctionnee-la-solidite-financiere-de-la-bil-n-a-pas-ete-mise-en-defaut-103593515 - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — La Libre: https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2026/06/29/la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-deuros-a-la-banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-YC4HDHNQNNER5GAQEPHB2OISEU/ - BIL reaffirms its regulatory readiness and resilience following an ECB administrative decision — Banque Internationale à Luxembourg via MarketScreener: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-s-a-bil-reaffirms-its-regulatory-readiness-and-resilience-follo-ce7f5fdcdb88f521 - ECB fines BIL €3.3mn for internal model breach — Finadium: https://finadium.com/ecb-fines-bil-e3-3mn-for-internal-model-breach/ - Luxembourg bank fined by ECB over capital reporting breach — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2495320/luxembourg-bank-fined-by-ecb-over-capital-reporting-breach - La BIL lourdement sanctionnée par la CSSF — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/bil-lourdement-sanctionnee-par - CSSF issues BIL with hefty fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_cssf-issues-bil-hefty-fine - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital needs — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2022/html/ssm.pr220311~e9f01ac46b.en.html - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital requirements — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2024/html/ssm.pr241115~f2ac092d72.en.html - About AMLA — EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority: https://www.amla.europa.eu/about-amla_en - Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Internationale_%C3%A0_Luxembourg - 1856: creation of BIL and Spuerkeess — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/1856-creation-of-bil-and-spuer --- ## German coalition agrees sweeping tax and pension package after months of deadlock - URL: https://status.lu/article/germany-coalition-reform-package-breakthrough-tax-pension - Published: 2026-07-02T16:23:31.548+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:23:31.548+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 8a06a7a0-0e0f-4062-aa89-2be099275aba - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU-SPD coalition has unveiled a 34-measure 'Programme for Revival and Employment', pairing €10 billion in income tax relief with pension and labour reforms. ### Summary Germany's governing coalition agreed a 34-measure reform package on 2 July, combining €10 billion in annual income tax cuts with a pension overhaul, stricter sick-leave rules and less red tape — a breakthrough after months of internal deadlock. ### Key facts - Germany's CDU/CSU-SPD coalition agreed a 34-measure 'Programme for Revival and Employment' on 1-2 July 2026, ending months of internal deadlock. - It includes about €10 billion a year in income tax relief from January 2027, financed by a new 47% top rate on taxable income above €280,000. - The coalition will implement all 33 pension commission recommendations by end-2026, linking the retirement age to life expectancy after 2031. - Telephone sick notes are scrapped and fixed-term contracts extended to four years; IG Metall calls the labour measures 'an attack on workers' rights'. - For Luxembourg, Germany's course matters directly: it buys about a quarter of the Grand Duchy's goods exports and sends roughly 50,000 cross-border workers. ### FAQ **Q: What is in Germany's new reform package?** The 34-measure 'Programme for Revival and Employment' combines about €10 billion a year in income tax relief for low and middle earners from January 2027, a pension overhaul implementing all 33 pension commission recommendations, the abolition of telephone sick notes with a certificate required from day one, fixed-term contracts of up to four years, and cuts to corporate reporting and federal bureaucracy. **Q: Who pays for the German tax cuts?** Top earners: under the agreement a 45 per cent rate applies from €250,000 of taxable income and a new 47 per cent top rate from €280,000, up from the current 45 per cent, according to t-online and Handelsblatt. **Q: When will the reforms become law?** The measures still need Bundestag approval — and the tax reform also the Bundesrat's consent. The coalition says it wants key legislation, including the pension reform, passed by the end of 2026, with tax relief effective 1 January 2027. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Germany is Luxembourg's largest goods-export market, taking about a quarter of exports, and roughly 50,000 cross-border workers commute from Germany. German tax, pension and labour rules therefore directly affect the Greater Region's economy and households. ### Body Germany's governing coalition has agreed a sweeping package of tax, pension and labour-market reforms, ending months of internal deadlock that had raised doubts about Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ability to govern Europe's largest economy. The 34-measure "Programme for Revival and Employment", struck in a late-night coalition committee session on Wednesday and presented on Thursday in the garden of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, is aimed at reviving stalled growth — and at blunting the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of state elections in eastern Germany in September. "We are doing everything we can to overcome our country's structural weakness when it comes to economic growth," Merz said as he presented the package, acknowledging that his government was "under pressure from many sides", according to AFP. Tax relief for middle incomes, higher rates at the top The centrepiece is roughly €10 billion a year in income tax relief targeted at lower and middle earners, taking effect on 1 January 2027, AFP and Reuters reported. Households earning up to €60,000 a year stand to gain about €600 annually, according to details reported by AFP and t-online. The relief is to be financed by higher taxes at the top of the income scale. Under the agreement, a 45 per cent rate would apply from €250,000 of taxable income and a new 47 per cent top rate from €280,000 — up from the current 45 per cent "rich tax", according to t-online and Handelsblatt. Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, leader of the Social Democrats, presented the shift as a matter of basic equity. "The highest earners in this country will therefore take on a larger share of the tax burden. That is fair," Klingbeil said. Pensions, sick notes and fixed-term contracts Beyond taxation, the package reaches deep into Germany's welfare state and labour law: - Pensions: the coalition committed to implementing all 33 recommendations of its government-appointed pension commission, with legislation to be passed by the Bundestag by the end of 2026. The proposals would link the retirement age to life expectancy after 2031, pushing it beyond the current legislated ceiling of 67 — by some estimates cited by Al Jazeera, towards 70 late in the century. - Sick leave: the option of obtaining a sick note by telephone is scrapped, and a doctor's certificate becomes mandatory from the first day of illness, a bid to curb Germany's comparatively high absenteeism. - Fixed-term work: employers will be able to use fixed-term contracts for up to 48 months, double the previous limit, with up to six extensions — a rule limited until the end of 2030. - Bureaucracy: corporate reporting obligations are to be cut, federal ministries face an 8 per cent staffing reduction through digitisation, and the coalition agreed an action plan against benefit fraud, Reuters reported. Most measures require approval by the Bundestag, and the tax reform also needs the consent of the Bundesrat, the chamber representing Germany's federal states. The government says it wants the key legislation completed by the end of the year. Relief, and resistance The deal was greeted in parts of the business and economics world as proof that the coalition — formed in 2025 by Merz's CDU/CSU and the SPD — can still deliver after months of public squabbling over pensions, social spending and labour rules. Marion Muehlberger, senior economist at Deutsche Bank, told AFP the announcement amounted to "one of Germany's biggest reform packages in decades" and demonstrated the government's ability to agree on important structural reforms. Others were unimpressed. IG Metall, Germany's largest industrial union, called the labour measures "an attack on workers' rights", according to AFP. From the opposition, AfD parliamentary co-chairs Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla dismissed the programme as "a bitter disappointment" for citizens and the economy, saying in a statement that the coalition's rhetoric outran its results. The political stakes are plain: the coalition is trailing in the polls to the AfD in several eastern states that vote in September. Why it matters for Luxembourg and the Greater Region What Berlin decides rarely stays in Berlin — least of all for Luxembourg. Germany is the Grand Duchy's largest goods-export market, taking roughly a quarter of Luxembourg's exports (25.4 per cent in 2023, according to trade data compiled by Lloyds Bank's trade portal), and German firms are woven into the Greater Region's supply chains. A credible programme to restart German growth therefore matters directly to Luxembourg's industrial and logistics sectors, for which German demand is the single biggest external variable. The labour measures resonate across the border too. Around 23 per cent of Luxembourg's more than 220,000 cross-border workers — roughly 50,000 people — commute from Germany, according to STATEC data reported by Chronicle.lu. Changes to German income tax from 2027, and a retirement age drifting upwards after 2031, will shape household finances and career calculations in Trier, Saarburg and the wider German borderlands from which many of those commuters come. And a Berlin government that can legislate again, rather than fight itself, restores a measure of predictability to the EU's fiscal and economic debates in which Luxembourg's small, open economy has a large stake. The package must first survive parliament. With the coalition holding a workable Bundestag majority but facing state elections and restive party wings, the autumn legislative season will show whether Thursday's breakthrough marks a turning point — or a truce. ### Sources - German coalition agrees on sweeping reform package in key breakthrough — Al Jazeera (AFP): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-coalition-agrees-on-sweeping-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German coalition agrees on reform package in key breakthrough — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-german-coalition-agrees-on-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German ruling coalition agrees on major reform package — Yahoo Finance (AFP): https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-coalition-agrees-reform-package-082611647.html - Under-fire German ruling coalition unveils reform package — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/07/02/under-fire-german-ruling-coalition-unveils-reform-package/ - Merz's Coalition Reaches Agreement on German Reform Package — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/merz-s-coalition-reaches-agreement-on-german-reform-package - Merz unveils sweeping reform push for Germany: Tax cuts, pension overhaul and new sick leave rules — The Washington Post (AP): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/02/germany-politics-economy-reform/88b27958-75f8-11f1-b665-5f8be87f3787_story.html - Koalitionsausschuss: Die Ergebnisse – und Details zum Reformpaket — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_101323800/koalitionsausschuss-die-ergebnisse-und-details-zum-reformpaket.html - Bundesregierung: Spitzensteuersatz greift später, Reichensteuer steigt — Handelsblatt: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundesregierung-spitzensteuersatz-greift-spaeter-reichensteuer-steigt/100237306.html - Reformpaket der Koalition ist eine herbe Enttäuschung — AfD-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag: https://afdbundestag.de/reformpaket-der-koalition-ist-eine-herbe-enttaeuschung/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - STATEC Reveals Cross-Border Workers' Impact on 2022 Luxembourg Economy — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/48231-statec-reveals-cross-border-workers-impact-on-2022-luxembourg-economy - Foreign trade figures of Luxembourg — Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal: https://www.lloydsbanktrade.com/en/market-potential/luxembourg/trade-profile - Luxembourg (LUX) and Germany (DEU) Trade — Observatory of Economic Complexity: https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/lux/partner/deu --- ## Congo's Ebola epidemic passes 400 deaths as conflict cripples containment - URL: https://status.lu/article/congo-ebola-epidemic-passes-400-deaths-bundibugyo-ituri-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T12:25:58.581+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T12:25:58.581+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 03a57aa0-4e45-45ee-99a4-bd8140da3e2c - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > The Bundibugyo-strain outbreak in eastern DRC is now the third-largest on record. With no licensed vaccine and armed groups blocking access, officials warn the risk of regional spread is high. ### Summary An Ebola epidemic caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain has killed more than 400 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where armed conflict in Ituri and the Kivus is undermining efforts to stop the virus. ### Key facts - Congo's 2026 Ebola epidemic has killed more than 400 people, with 1,333 confirmed cases and 399 deaths recorded as of 29 June — the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record. - It is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no licensed vaccine or approved treatment; existing tools were built for the Zaire strain. - Armed conflict in Ituri and the Kivus, attacks on treatment centres and unsafe burials are crippling surveillance and contact tracing. - The WHO and Africa CDC have launched a US$518 million six-month response plan and warn the risk of spread to neighbouring countries is high. - Uganda has recorded 20 cases and two deaths, and France one imported case, illustrating the cross-border threat. ### FAQ **Q: How many people have died in the 2026 DRC Ebola outbreak?** The DRC's National Institute of Public Health reported 1,333 confirmed cases and 399 deaths as of 29 June 2026, and the toll passed 400 in early July. It is described as the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record. **Q: Why is this Ebola outbreak harder to contain?** It is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no licensed vaccine or approved treatment — existing Ebola tools were developed for the Zaire strain. Armed conflict in eastern DRC also blocks contact tracing, safe burials and access to patients. **Q: Which areas are affected?** Ituri province is the epicentre, holding more than 90 percent of cases, with spread to North Kivu, South Kivu and Haut-Uélé. Uganda has recorded 20 cases and two deaths, and France one imported case. **Q: What is the international response?** The WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026, and the WHO and Africa CDC launched a joint US$518 million, six-month plan on 5 June to fund treatment, testing and preparedness in 10 priority countries. ### Body Congo's worst Ebola epidemic in years has now killed more than 400 people, as an outbreak driven by a rarely seen strain of the virus spreads through a corner of the country where armed conflict has all but paralysed the medical response. The Democratic Republic of the Congo's National Institute of Public Health recorded 1,333 confirmed cases and 399 deaths as of 29 June, a tally that crossed the 400 mark within days as fresh fatalities were reported from Ituri province. The World Health Organization has classed the emergency as the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record, behind only the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic and the 2018–2020 outbreak in the same eastern Congolese borderlands. What sets this one apart is the pathogen itself. It is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola for which — unlike the far more common Zaire strain — there is no licensed vaccine and no approved treatment. The vaccines and antibody drugs stockpiled after previous epidemics were developed against a different virus, leaving responders to rely largely on supportive care while researchers scramble to test candidate therapies. A fast-moving outbreak concentrated in Ituri The epidemic, confirmed by DRC's health ministry on 15 May and declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO two days later, is the country's 17th recorded Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified in 1976. It remains overwhelmingly concentrated in Ituri, where the provincial capital Bunia has been the hardest hit. By the WHO's tally of 19 June, 33 health zones were affected across three provinces — 21 in Ituri, 11 in North Kivu and one in South Kivu — with a further case later reported in neighbouring Haut-Uélé. The crude case fatality rate has hovered around 30 percent. Key figures include: - More than 90 percent of cases are in Ituri, centred on Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu. - Uganda has recorded 20 confirmed cases and two deaths, including in the capital Kampala, linked to cross-border transmission. - France reported a single case: a physician who fell ill after returning from a humanitarian mission in the DRC. - Nearly 80 health workers have been infected, according to United Nations figures. Why containment is failing The virus is circulating in one of the most dangerous regions on earth. Eastern Congo has for years been racked by conflict involving the M23 movement, which controls swathes of South Kivu, alongside the Allied Democratic Forces and the CODECO militia. That insecurity has repeatedly cut off the surveillance, contact tracing and safe burials on which any Ebola response depends. Treatment centres have been attacked and, in some cases, set alight by residents distrustful of outside health teams. Multi-day funerals — during which mourners touch the highly infectious bodies of the dead — continue to seed new chains of transmission. Border closures and shortages of protective equipment have slowed operations further. These centres have been attacked several times. They need more of everything: protective gear, medicines, rapid test kits and body bags. That assessment, from Al Jazeera correspondent Catherine Wambua-Soi reporting from the region, captures the gap between the scale of the threat and the resources on the ground. Médecins Sans Frontières, which has deployed more than 600 staff and runs treatment centres in Bunia, Mongbwalu and across the border in Kampala, has warned of "major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing and community engagement" that are undermining efforts to bring the outbreak under control. An international response racing the virus The response has nonetheless scaled up sharply. According to the United Nations, treatment capacity has grown from fewer than 10 beds to more than 500 across 19 centres, daily testing has risen from 30 samples to over 2,000 across nine laboratories, and more than 100 patients have recovered. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travelled to the DRC on 28 May to back the effort. On 5 June, the WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention launched a joint continental plan seeking US$518 million over six months to fight the outbreak and shore up defences in neighbouring states. Researchers are, meanwhile, moving to trial candidate treatments — including the antiviral remdesivir and monoclonal antibodies — with the United States supplying experimental doses for clinical studies. "The only way to beat this outbreak is through close partnership, working together under the leadership of the affected countries in one coordinated effort, guided by a simple principle: one plan, one budget, one team." That was how Tedros framed the strategy at the plan's launch. His counterpart at the Africa CDC, Director-General Jean Kaseya, put the urgency more bluntly: "Ebola moves fast. Africa must move faster." Fears of a wider regional spread The central worry now is that the virus escapes its heartland. The WHO and Africa CDC assess the risk to countries sharing land borders with affected areas as high, citing the constant movement of people tied to cross-border trade and mining. Ituri and Haut-Uélé abut South Sudan and the Central African Republic, while the wider region borders Uganda and Rwanda. Cross-border transmission has already been documented in Uganda, and a single imported case reached France, underscoring how quickly the disease can travel. The joint response plan singles out 10 priority countries where surveillance and readiness are being reinforced in case the epidemic jumps further. For now, health officials say the trajectory depends less on the science of Ebola — which is well understood — than on whether responders can reach the sick at all in a landscape defined by war. ### Sources - Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, DRC & Uganda — Disease Outbreak News (DON608, 19 June 2026) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON608 - Epidemic of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/05-06-2026-africa-cdc-and-who-launch-joint-continental-ebola-response-plan - Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167801 - DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/dr-congo-says-1307-ebola-cases-confirmed-including-377-deaths - 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Central_Africa_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in DR Congo: MSF response, key facts, and timeline — Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html - WHO, Africa CDC announce joint Ebola response plan — CIDRAP, University of Minnesota: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/who-africa-cdc-announce-joint-ebola-response-plan - Ebola deaths pass 400 in the DRC — World Socialist Web Site: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/02/dyae-j02.html --- ## Heatwave strips oxygen from Luxembourg's rivers as EU water targets stay out of reach - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-rivers-heatwave-oxygen-eu-water-targets - Published: 2026-07-02T11:54:17.823+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:54:17.823+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 31855186-bef1-4132-a659-696850f05f6d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > A late-June heatwave pushed river temperatures above 25°C and cut dissolved oxygen to critical levels, exposing how far Luxembourg remains from its binding EU water-quality goals. ### Summary As a heatwave drove Luxembourg's rivers to critical oxygen levels, EU data and LIST research underline a stark reality: almost none of the country's waterways meet the 'good' ecological status the EU requires by 2027. ### Key facts - On 26 June 2026, Luxembourg's Water Management Administration warned of critically low oxygen in rivers during the heatwave, with water above 25°C at some stations and fish deaths likely. - EU reporting shows more than 90% of Luxembourg's surface waters fall short of 'good' ecological status — one of the worst records in Europe, with virtually none rated good or high. - LIST research found European freshwater biodiversity recovered until about 2010 and then stalled, with 60–80% of rivers still below good ecological condition. - The EU Water Framework Directive sets a binding 2027 deadline for good status, leaving Luxembourg far from compliance. - The government is betting on river renaturation, launched via the 'Renaturéierungsdësch' round table in November 2025, to build resilience. ### FAQ **Q: How hot did Luxembourg's rivers get during the June 2026 heatwave?** The Water Management Administration reported that at some monitoring stations water temperatures exceeded 25°C, driving dissolved oxygen down to critical levels and making localised fish die-offs likely. **Q: What share of Luxembourg's rivers meet the EU's 'good' ecological status?** According to European Environment Agency reporting, more than 90% of Luxembourg's surface waters fall short of good status, with effectively none rated 'good' or 'high' — among the weakest records in the EU, where about 40% of surface waters meet the bar. **Q: What deadline does Luxembourg face under EU water law?** The EU Water Framework Directive requires member states to bring water bodies to good ecological and chemical status by a final deadline of 2027. **Q: What is Luxembourg doing about it?** The government launched a national river-renaturation round table, the 'Renaturéierungsdësch', in November 2025 to restore watercourses, remove obsolete dams, cut flood risk and prepare its next management plan under the directive. ### Body As an exceptional heatwave baked Luxembourg in late June, its rivers were among the first casualties. On 26 June, the country's Water Management Administration (AGE) warned that soaring temperatures had driven dissolved oxygen in the nation's watercourses down to critical levels, threatening aquatic life and making localised fish die-offs highly likely if the heat held. At some monitoring stations, water temperatures had already climbed above 25°C — a punishing figure for rivers this far north. The warning landed against a bleak scientific backdrop. Long before this summer's heat, Luxembourg's rivers were already among the least healthy in Europe by the yardstick that matters most in EU law: the share of water bodies in "good" ecological status. On that measure, the Grand Duchy sits close to the bottom of the class. A heatwave the rivers could not shrug off The AGE said the extreme temperatures had caused a marked deterioration in Luxembourg's watercourses, singling out a critical fall in dissolved oxygen — the gas aquatic organisms need to survive. Warmer water holds less oxygen, and when flows are low and the sun relentless, the margin for fish and invertebrates narrows quickly. Fish are particularly vulnerable and local fish mortality is highly likely if the situation persists. The administration urged sanitation syndicates, industry and any facility discharging into rivers to conserve water and take preventive steps, and cautioned that a temporary, nationwide ban on drawing water from rivers could follow if levels kept dropping. It noted that stretches of river that have been restored to a more natural state — with shade, meanders and floodplains — cope better during heatwaves than channelised ones. The episode was part of a broader European heatwave. Luxembourg had been placed under a red weather alert on 22 June, with forecast average temperatures of 35°C to 40°C and little overnight relief; across the border, Germany logged an all-time national high of 41.3°C on 27 June. A failing report card under EU law The heat merely sharpened a chronic problem. Under the EU Water Framework Directive, adopted in 2000, member states must bring their rivers, lakes and groundwater to "good" ecological and chemical status. The latest reporting compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA) places Luxembourg among the handful of river basin districts where more than 90% of surface waters fall short of good status — effectively none of its rivers reach the "good" or "high" bands, and close to 40% sit in the lowest, "bad" category. For comparison, only about 40% of the EU-27's surface waters met the good-status bar. Researchers at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) have documented the same shortfall from the ground up. Contributing to a 2023 study in Nature — The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt — LIST ecologists analysed 1,816 biological time series from 22 European countries between 1968 and 2020. The picture was one of real gains that then stalled: freshwater life recovered strongly from the 1960s as pollution was tackled, but most of that improvement happened before 2010, after which progress plateaued. A follow-up analysis of river invertebrate communities across some 1,365 sites in 23 countries reached a similar verdict for the continent as a whole. "While there are signs of progress, including reductions in pollution and habitat restoration efforts, 60 to 80% of European rivers still fall short of meeting the stringent criteria for good ecological conditions." That was the assessment of LIST conservation biologist Alain Dohet, who has said Luxembourg is no exception: despite considerable effort to cut organic pollution — largely through better wastewater treatment — the required good status has still not been achieved on average. The gains in water quality, moreover, have not automatically translated into thriving ecosystems. "Just because the quality of rivers has improved in recent decades, it doesn't mean that biodiversity improved as well everywhere," said LIST researcher Sarah Vray. The pressures dragging Luxembourg's waters down are familiar across Europe: physical alteration of river channels, diffuse pollution from farmland, and airborne deposition. Pesticides and their breakdown products are a particular reason the country fails to reach good chemical status. The 2027 deadline, and a scramble to act What makes the numbers more than an academic embarrassment is the calendar. The Water Framework Directive sets a final deadline of 2027 for member states to reach good status, after two earlier extensions. On current form, Luxembourg — like much of the bloc — is a long way from compliance, leaving it exposed to legal and political pressure from Brussels. The government's main answer is renaturation: undoing decades of straightening and hemming-in that stripped rivers of their natural resilience. In November 2025, Environment Minister Serge Wilmes, alongside Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden, launched a national round table, the "Renaturéierungsdësch," to accelerate the restoration of watercourses, remove obsolete weirs and dams, reduce flooding and feed into Luxembourg's next management plan under the directive. Ministers have framed the work as a climate-adaptation measure as much as a nature one — and this June's heat, which the AGE said restored rivers weathered better, offered an unusually literal demonstration of why. For now, the rivers are being watched station by station, temperature reading by temperature reading. Residents can track levels at inondations.lu, while scientists warn that summers like this one are a preview, not an aberration — and that Luxembourg's binding target is now barely a year away. ### Sources - Heatwave Pushes Luxembourg Rivers to Critical Oxygen Levels — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/62024-heatwave-pushes-luxembourg-rivers-to-critical-oxygen-levels - Water Quality and Biodiversity in Europe's Rivers: A Tale of Progress and Challenges — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/water-quality-and-biodiversity-in-europes-rivers-a-tale-of-progress-and-challenges - New study published in Nature shows restoration of European rivers might have lost momentum — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/new-study-published-in-nature-shows-restoration-of-european-rivers-might-have-lost-momentum - Ecological status of surface waters in Europe — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Ecological status of surface waters in the EU-27 (Europe's environment 2025) — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-environment-2025/thematic-briefings/biodiversity-and-ecosystems/state-of-europes-biodiversity/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Premier 'Renaturéierungsdësch': Serge Wilmes mise sur la nature pour renforcer la résilience climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/11-novembre/11-wilmes-gloden-renaturation.html - Luxembourg to Strengthen Climate Resilience Through River Renaturation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/57864-luxembourg-to-strengthen-climate-resilience-through-river-renaturation --- ## EU ends duty-free entry for cheap parcels, charging €3 per item - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-ends-150-euro-duty-exemption-3-euro-parcel-charge - Published: 2026-07-02T11:44:59.536+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:44:59.536+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: b7745368-ab0c-429b-8c2f-25b390aceff9 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > From 1 July, the €150 exemption that let billions of Temu- and Shein-style shipments enter Europe duty-free is gone, replaced by a flat €3 charge per item until full tariffs arrive in 2028. ### Summary The EU abolished its €150 de-minimis customs exemption on 1 July 2026, imposing an interim €3 duty on each distinct item in low-value parcels from outside the bloc. The charge falls on sellers and platforms registered in the EU's import one-stop shop, which covers 93% of e-commerce flows, so shoppers in Luxembourg should mostly see it folded into checkout prices rather than collected at the door. The measure runs until July 2028, when normal tariffs will apply to all goods regardless of value. ### Key facts - Since 1 July 2026, the EU no longer exempts parcels worth €150 or less from customs duty; an interim flat duty of €3 applies to each distinct item category in a parcel. - The duty is owed by sellers and platforms registered in the EU's import one-stop shop — covering 93% of e-commerce flows — so shoppers should mostly see it in checkout prices, not at the door. - In 2024, 4.6 billion sub-€150 parcels entered the EU, 91% of them from China, with volumes doubling every year since 2022, according to the European Commission. - The flat fee is a bridge measure until 1 July 2028, when the EU Customs Data Hub is expected to enable normal tariffs on all goods regardless of value. - For Luxembourg shoppers, VAT and POST's customs-clearance fees on non-EU parcels are unchanged; a separate €2-per-parcel handling fee is still under negotiation. ### FAQ **Q: Do I now pay €3 at the door for every Temu or Shein parcel in Luxembourg?** Generally no. The €3 duty is owed by the seller or platform registered in the EU's import one-stop shop (IOSS), which covers 93% of e-commerce flows into the EU. For major platforms it should appear as a higher price at checkout rather than a fee collected on delivery. **Q: How is the €3 duty calculated?** It applies per distinct item category — defined by tariff sub-heading — in each parcel worth €150 or less. The Council's example: a parcel with one silk blouse and two wool blouses spans two sub-headings and owes €6. Items split across several parcels are charged in each parcel. **Q: How long will the flat €3 duty last?** It runs from 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, and can be extended. Once the EU Customs Data Hub is operational, normal EU tariff rates are due to apply to all imported goods regardless of value. **Q: Does the change affect VAT on parcels from outside the EU?** No. Import VAT has been due on all non-EU parcels since July 2021, regardless of value, and is typically collected at checkout by IOSS-registered sellers. The new €3 charge is a customs duty that comes on top of VAT. ### Body The era of duty-free ultra-cheap parcels from China is over in the European Union. Since 1 July, every low-value consignment bought online from outside the bloc has been subject to customs duty for the first time, after the EU abolished the long-standing exemption for goods worth €150 or less — the loophole on which Temu, Shein and AliExpress built their direct-from-factory business model in Europe. In its place, an interim flat duty of €3 now applies to each distinct category of item contained in a sub-€150 parcel sent directly to an EU consumer. The measure, formally adopted by the Council of the EU on 11 February as Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 and fleshed out in Commission implementing rules published on 8 June, will run until 1 July 2028, when the bloc's new Customs Data Hub is expected to allow normal tariffs to be charged on all goods regardless of value. How the €3 charge works The duty is levied per item category, identified by tariff sub-heading, not per parcel. The Council's own example: a package containing one silk blouse and two wool blouses counts as two distinct items — two different tariff sub-headings — and owes €6. A single order spread across several parcels generates charges on each one. Crucially for shoppers, the charge is owed by the declarant — in practice the seller or platform registered in the EU's import one-stop shop (IOSS) for VAT, or its representative — rather than being collected at the letterbox. According to the Council, the IOSS system covers 93% of e-commerce flows into the EU, so for the big platforms the duty should surface as a slightly higher checkout price, not a surprise fee at delivery. The European Commission says it will regularly assess whether to extend the levy to sellers outside the IOSS. The scale of the trade being brought into the customs net is vast. According to the Commission, 4.6 billion parcels valued under €150 entered the EU in 2024 — roughly 12 million a day — with 91% arriving from China, and volumes doubling every year since 2022. The Commission also estimates that up to 65% of small parcels entering the EU were undervalued to dodge duties. Why Brussels moved early Full abolition of the threshold was agreed in November 2025 as part of the EU's broader customs reform, but the permanent regime depends on the Customs Data Hub, not expected before mid-2028. Rather than wait, member states opted for the simple flat fee as a stopgap, citing unfair competition for European retailers, unsafe products slipping through controls and the environmental cost of billions of individually shipped packages. As global e-commerce booms, EU customs rules must keep pace. Abolishing the out-of-date exemption for small parcels will help support EU business and shut down avenues for unscrupulous sellers, said Makis Keravnos, Cyprus's finance minister, speaking for the Council presidency when the regulation was adopted in February. Denmark's economy minister Stephanie Lose, who chaired the November 2025 agreement, said the change ensures that duties are paid from the first euro, creating a level playing field for European businesses and limiting the influx of low-cost goods. The platforms saw the change coming. Shein and Temu spent months shifting bulk inventory into EU-based fulfilment centres so that orders can be dispatched domestically — bulk imports pay duty on entry, after which individual deliveries face no per-parcel charge. Retail groups, meanwhile, argue the measure is too soft: Belgium's small-business federation SNI has called the parallel handling-fee plan «completely insufficient» to shield European shops from the flood of cheap imports. What changes for shoppers in Luxembourg For consumers in Luxembourg and the Greater Region, the practical effects are real but mostly indirect: - Prices, not paperwork: orders from IOSS-registered platforms such as Temu, Shein and AliExpress should simply cost slightly more at checkout — €3 per item type — with no new formalities at delivery. - VAT is unchanged: import VAT has been due on all non-EU parcels since 2021 and is already collected at checkout by IOSS sellers, as Luxembourg's customs administration notes. - Non-IOSS shipments remain the costly route: every non-EU import requires an electronic customs declaration, and when POST Luxembourg or a courier clears a parcel on the recipient's behalf, its customs-clearance fees come on top of any tax due — unchanged by the new regime. - More charges may follow: a separate customs handling fee of around €2 per parcel, meant to compensate customs authorities for processing the e-commerce flood, is still being negotiated as part of the wider reform package. A two-year bridge to full tariffs The €3 duty is explicitly temporary. From 1 July 2028, under the customs reform agreed in outline in November 2025, ordinary EU tariff rates are due to apply to every imported item from the first euro of value, calculated through the new data hub. Product identifiers on low-value consignments, voluntary since 1 July, become mandatory on 1 November 2026 to help customs authorities spot unsafe or misdeclared goods. Customs duties flow to the EU budget as a traditional own resource, with member states keeping a share to cover collection costs — meaning the billions of small parcels that once crossed the border untaxed will now, item by item, help fund the union that is inspecting them. ### Sources - Council gives final green light to new customs duty rules for small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/council-gives-final-green-light-to-new-customs-duty-rules-for-small-parcels/ - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - Customs: Council takes action to tackle the influx of small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/customs-council-takes-action-to-tackle-the-influx-of-small-parcels/ - Guidance and legal text on temporary flat fee on low-value imports which will apply until 1 July 2028 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-legal-text-temporary-flat-fee-low-value-imports-which-will-apply-until-1-july-2028-2026-06-08_en - E-commerce: 150 EUR customs duty exemption threshold to be removed as of 2026 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/e-commerce-150-eur-customs-duty-exemption-threshold-be-removed-2026-2025-11-13_en - EU slaps €3 duty fee on SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress imports — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/eu-slaps-3-duty-fee-on-shein-temu-and-aliexpress-imports - EU countries agree temporary €3 flat customs fee for small imported parcels — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/12/eu-countries-agree-temporary-3-flat-customs-fee-for-small-imported-parcels - Shein and Temu hit by new EU customs duty on cheap parcels — Retail Gazette: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/07/shein-and-temu-hit-by-new-eu-customs-duty-on-cheap-parcels/ - Tax on small parcels: EU acts, retailers criticise — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tax-on-small-parcels-eu-acts-retailers-criticise - EU introduces EUR 3 customs duty on low-value imports from 1 July 2026 — Baker McKenzie — Global Import Blog: https://globalimportblog.bakermckenzie.com/2026/06/26/eu-eu-introduces-eur-3-customs-duty-on-low-value-imports-from-1-july-2026/ - Packages/Shipments — international trade — Administration des douanes et accises (Luxembourg): https://douanes.public.lu/fr/commerce-international/colis-envois/Packages_shipments.html - What are customs charges? — POST Luxembourg: https://www.post.lu/en/particuliers/support/colis/colis/douane/frais-de-douane - EU Customs Duty Hits Shein, Temu Parcels: 5.9 Billion Imports Now Taxed — Tech Times: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319496/20260702/eu-customs-duty-hits-shein-temu-parcels-59-billion-imports-now-taxed.htm --- ## Helsing nears $1.2bn raise at $18bn valuation as capital floods Europe's defence tech - URL: https://status.lu/article/helsing-1-2-billion-round-18-billion-valuation-europe-defence-tech - Published: 2026-07-02T11:23:48.735+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:23:48.735+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: c6c9c379-2420-414e-9be3-0a376e0bb1c9 - Dateline: Munich, DE > The Munich drone and defence-AI firm's oversubscribed round, led by US investors Dragoneer and Lightspeed, would make it Germany's most valuable startup — an emblem of Europe's rearmament economy. ### Summary German defence-AI and drone maker Helsing is closing in on a roughly $1.2bn funding round at an $18bn valuation, as record venture capital flows into European defence following NATO's 5% spending pledge and the EU's €800bn rearmament drive. ### Key facts - Helsing is closing in on a roughly $1.2bn round at an $18bn valuation, led by Dragoneer and co-led by Lightspeed, which would make it Germany's most valuable startup. - The valuation is up about 30% in dollar terms from the €12bn set in June 2025, when Daniel Ek's Prima Materia led a €600m round. - European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7bn in 2025, up 55% year on year, with Munich as the continent's leading hub. - The boom follows NATO's Hague pledge of 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 and the EU's €800bn ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 drive, including €150bn in SAFE loans. - The Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank quadrupled its security and defence financing to €4bn in 2025 as public lenders reinforce the shift. ### FAQ **Q: What is Helsing and what does it make?** Helsing is a Munich-based defence technology company founded in 2021. It develops AI battlefield software and hardware including the HX-2 strike drone, the HF-1 loitering munition delivered to Ukraine, the SG-1 Fathom underwater glider and the CA-1 Europa unmanned combat aircraft. **Q: Who is investing in Helsing's new round?** According to the Financial Times, Bloomberg and TechCrunch, the roughly $1.2bn round is led by San Francisco firm Dragoneer and co-led by existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. Despite the US leads, the company remains roughly 80% European-owned. **Q: Why is so much capital flowing into European defence tech?** Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO allies have pledged 5% of GDP on defence and security by 2035 and the EU aims to mobilise up to €800bn for rearmament. European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7bn in venture capital in 2025. **Q: Is there a Luxembourg connection to the defence investment boom?** Yes — the European Investment Bank, headquartered in Luxembourg, quadrupled its security and defence financing to €4bn in 2025, about 5% of its EU lending, and has widened its rules since 2024 to finance purely military investment. ### Body Helsing, the Munich-based maker of artificial-intelligence software and strike drones, is closing in on a funding round of about $1.2bn (roughly €1bn) that would value the five-year-old company at some $18bn, according to reporting by the Financial Times that was subsequently confirmed by Bloomberg and TechCrunch. The deal would make Helsing Germany's most valuable startup — and the clearest signal yet that Europe's rearmament has become the continent's defining investment story. The round is led by San Francisco investment firm Dragoneer and co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, an existing backer, with people close to the deal telling the FT it was oversubscribed multiple times. The company has not formally announced a closing, and the timing had not been finalised when the raise was first reported in May. Even with two American firms at the front, Helsing remains roughly 80 per cent European-owned, according to the FT's reporting. The new valuation marks a rise of about 30 per cent in dollar terms in barely a year. In June 2025, Helsing raised €600m at a €12bn valuation — then about $14bn — in a round led by Prima Materia, the investment vehicle of Spotify founder Daniel Ek, who chairs the company. "As Europe rapidly strengthens its defence capabilities in response to evolving geopolitical challenges, there is an urgent need for investments in advanced technologies that ensure its strategic autonomy and security readiness," Ek said when that earlier round was announced. From software startup to drone manufacturer Founded in March 2021 by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf and Niklas Köhler, Helsing began as a defence-software company and has expanded aggressively into hardware. Its portfolio now spans the HX-2 electric strike drone, the HF-1 loitering munition — thousands of which have been delivered to Ukraine under German funding — the SG-1 Fathom autonomous underwater glider, and the CA-1 Europa unmanned combat aircraft, targeted for a first flight in 2027. The company acquired aircraft builder Grob in 2025 and ground-robotics firm Keybotic in January 2026. Government orders are following the capital. In February, Germany's defence ministry awarded strike-drone contracts to Helsing and its Berlin-based rival Stark, part of what Defense News described as a once-reluctant Berlin going "big" on one-way attack drones. In May, Helsing and Bremen space group OHB formed a joint venture, KIRK, to build AI-based satellite reconnaissance and targeting systems for European forces. "The war in Ukraine demonstrates how important space-based targeting is. It also shows that we have no time to lose and must deliver integrated defence systems in space – systems whose performance is built on software capabilities – as quickly as possible," Scherf, Helsing's co-chief executive, said at the venture's launch. The rearmament economy The money chasing Helsing reflects a policy shift of historic scale since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At NATO's summit in The Hague in June 2025, allies committed to spend 5 per cent of GDP annually on defence and security by 2035 — 3.5 per cent on core military requirements and up to 1.5 per cent on infrastructure, resilience and the defence industrial base, with the trajectory to be reviewed in 2029. The European Union, meanwhile, aims to mobilise up to €800bn under its ReArm Europe plan, rebranded Readiness 2030, including the €150bn SAFE loan instrument for joint procurement that member states adopted in May 2025. National budget rules have been loosened specifically to accommodate defence spending. Venture capital changes sides Private investors have moved just as fast. European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7bn in venture capital in 2025, up 55 per cent year on year and nearly four times the level of five years earlier, according to a February report by Dealroom and the NATO Innovation Fund. Artificial intelligence underpinned 44 per cent of that funding, and Munich — Helsing's home — ranked as Europe's leading hub, with $7bn raised since 2020. - Quantum Systems, the Bavarian reconnaissance-drone maker, raised €180m in November 2025 at a valuation above €3bn. - Stark, founded barely two years ago, raised €500m led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5bn. - Helsing's closest US analogue, Anduril, has been valued above $60bn in investor discussions — a gap European investors are betting will narrow. Public lenders are reinforcing the trend. The European Investment Bank, the EU's Luxembourg-based financing arm, quadrupled its security and defence lending to €4bn in 2025 — about 5 per cent of its financing inside the Union, a threshold it had originally planned to reach only in 2026 — within a record €100bn overall financing ceiling renewed for this year. Since 2024 the bank has repeatedly widened its lending rules, extending them to purely military investment. For Europe's markets, the implications reach beyond one company. A sector that venture funds shunned only five years ago on ethical and mandate grounds now absorbs a growing share of the continent's risk capital, talent and industrial policy. Whether Helsing's $18bn price tag proves prescient or frothy, the direction of travel is no longer in question: as long as governments keep their spending pledges, defence has become Europe's growth trade. ### Sources - Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/daniel-ek-backed-defense-tech-helsing-to-raise-1-2b-at-18b-valuation/ - German Drone Startup May See $18b Valuation in Fundraising: FT — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-09/german-drone-startup-may-see-18b-valuation-in-fundraising-ft - German defense tech startup Helsing in talks over $1.2B funding round — SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/11/german-defense-tech-startup-helsing-talks-1-2b-funding-round/ - Helsing Aims For $18 Billion Valuation In $1.2 Billion Dragoneer-Led Round — DroneXL: https://dronexl.co/2026/05/09/helsing-18-billion-valuation/ - Helsing, on the cusp of a $1.2B raise, forms space JV with OHB to build AI-based targeting systems — Resilience Media: https://resiliencemedia.co/helsing-on-the-cusp-of-a-1-2b-raise-forms-space-jv-with-ohb-to-build-ai-based-targeting-systems/ - Helsing and OHB form KIRK joint venture for European tactical space-based reconnaissance system — European Defence Industry: https://defence-industry.eu/helsing-and-ohb-form-kirk-joint-venture-for-european-tactical-space-based-reconnaissance-system/ - Helsing raises €600m to invest in European technological sovereignty — Helsing (company newsroom): https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-eur600m-to-invest-in-european-technological-sovereignty - Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek's Prima Materia — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/helsing-fundraise-600m-daniel-ek - Spotify's Daniel Ek leads $694 million investment in defense startup Helsing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence investment and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - SAFE: Council adopts €150 billion boost for joint procurement on European security and defence — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/05/27/safe-council-adopts-150-billion-boost-for-joint-procurement-on-european-security-and-defence/ - ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 — European Parliament (EPRS): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2025)769566 - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European Defence, Security & Resilience Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — NATO Innovation Fund: https://www.nif.fund/news/dealroom-and-nato-innovation-fund-european-defence-security-resilience-startups-smash-record-with-8-7b-raised-in-2025/ - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European DSR Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209841430/en/Dealroom-and-NATO-Innovation-Fund-European-Defence-Security-Resilience-Startups-Smash-Record-with-$8.7B-Raised-in-2025 - EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025 — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/29/eib-spending-on-security-and-defence-quadrupled-to-4bn-in-2025 - EIB Group renews record-high financing target of €100 billion to boost Europe's strategic and technological independence — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2025-528-eib-group-renews-record-high-financing-target-of-eur100-billion-to-boost-europe-s-strategic-and-technological-independence - Helsing (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsing_(company) - Once-reluctant Germany goes big on one-way attack drones — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/02/26/once-reluctant-germany-goes-big-on-one-way-attack-drones/ - Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation - German drone startup Quantum Systems nears €200M funding at $3B valuation — Tech Funding News: https://techfundingnews.com/quantum-systems-to-close-e200m-at-3b-valuation-as-german-defence-tech-booms/ --- ## Luxembourg's rail network faces a year of rolling closures as CFL steps up €4.7bn modernisation - URL: https://status.lu/article/cfl-2026-rail-works-closures-cross-border-modernisation - Published: 2026-07-02T11:12:15.26+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:12:15.26+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 0bf629e0-dcb7-4ea5-906b-f849174781b2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > CFL will renew nearly 30km of track in 2026, closing key lines in every school holiday — including the summer shutdown of the Thionville corridor used by tens of thousands of French commuters. ### Summary Luxembourg's national railway CFL has laid out its heaviest works calendar in years: nearly 30km of track renewed in 2026, with closures concentrated in every school holiday and replacement buses running on the routes to Thionville, Arlon and Trier. The programme opens a 15-year, €4.7bn infrastructure contract signed in December 2025, cementing Luxembourg's position as Europe's top per-capita rail investor. ### Key facts - CFL will renew nearly 30km of track in 2026, using over 50,000 sleepers and about 50,000 tonnes of ballast, with closures concentrated in every school holiday. - The Luxembourg–Thionville line, the busiest cross-border corridor, closes from 16 July to 23 August; the Arlon and Trier routes also face multi-week interruptions. - Roughly 200 drivers will run close to 1,000 replacement bus journeys a day during the summer works, coordinated with RGTR, TICE and Belgium's SNCB. - The programme opens a 15-year, €4.7bn state–CFL infrastructure contract (2026–2040) signed in December 2025, covering the network and 68 stations. - Luxembourg leads Europe in per-capita rail investment — €587 per resident in 2024 per Allianz pro Schiene — and has offered free domestic public transport since February 2020. ### FAQ **Q: When is the Luxembourg–Thionville line closed in 2026?** The Luxembourg–Thionville line is closed from 16 July to 23 August 2026 for track and infrastructure works, with replacement buses operating. Details are published in CFL's works calendar on cfl.lu and in the CFL app. **Q: Which cross-border lines are affected by CFL's 2026 works?** All three main cross-border corridors are affected: Luxembourg–Thionville (16 July–23 August), Luxembourg–Arlon (closures at Carnival, Easter, Pentecost and early July, with adapted timetables), and Luxembourg–Wasserbillig–Trier (24 August–14 September). The Athus/Longwy route closes around All Saints (31 October–8 November). **Q: Why is CFL doing so much work on the network now?** Passenger numbers have more than doubled in about two decades and over 1,000 trains use the network daily, pushing it to capacity. The 2026 works — nearly 30km of track renewal plus projects like the new Luxembourg–Bettembourg line and the Howald interchange — are the first year of a €4.7bn infrastructure contract running to 2040. **Q: Will there be replacement buses during the closures?** Yes. CFL deploys replacement buses for every closure period, coordinated with RGTR, TICE and Belgium's SNCB. During the summer peak, about 200 drivers are expected to run close to 1,000 replacement journeys per day. ### Body Luxembourg's railways are entering their most intensive year of construction in recent memory. The national operator CFL will renew nearly 30 kilometres of track across the network in 2026, laying more than 50,000 sleepers and some 50,000 tonnes of ballast — a programme that will close sections of every main line at some point this year, including the cross-border arteries to Thionville, Arlon and Trier on which tens of thousands of commuters depend daily. The works calendar, published by CFL in January, is deliberately built around school holidays, when passenger numbers fall and enough buses can be chartered to replace trains. The company says the effort follows 254 days of works carried out in 2025 and marks the first year of a new 15-year infrastructure management contract worth €4.7 billion, signed with the state in December 2025. A year of closures, holiday by holiday The heaviest disruption comes in summer, but no season is spared. According to CFL's published programme, the main interruptions are: - Carnival (14–22 February): Luxembourg–Arlon and Luxembourg–Bettembourg closed. - Easter (28 March–12 April): Luxembourg–Arlon, Luxembourg–Ettelbruck/Diekirch, Bettembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette and the Audun-le-Tiche and Rumelange branches closed. - Summer (16 July–14 September): Luxembourg–Thionville closed from 16 July to 23 August; Luxembourg–Bettembourg from 16 July to 14 August; Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette from 15 to 23 August; the northern line from Ettelbruck to Troisvierges and Gouvy, plus the Wiltz branch and the Trier corridor beyond Wasserbillig, from 24 August to 14 September. - All Saints (31 October–8 November): Luxembourg–Bertrange-Strassen, Luxembourg–Athus/Longwy and Luxembourg–Ettelbruck/Diekirch closed. For each closure CFL is deploying replacement buses coordinated with the RGTR and TICE bus networks and Belgium's SNCB. During the summer peak the company expects roughly 200 drivers to operate close to a thousand replacement journeys a day, with details published in its works calendar on cfl.lu and the CFL app. The cross-border lifelines The stakes extend far beyond the Grand Duchy's borders. STATEC, Luxembourg's statistics office, counts around 228,300 cross-border workers — close to half the country's workforce — with roughly half commuting from France and the remainder split between Belgium and Germany. The Thionville–Luxembourg line is the busiest of those corridors, which is why its five-and-a-half-week summer closure, from 16 July to 23 August, is the programme's most sensitive item. The Arlon line faces repeated interruptions at Carnival, Easter, Pentecost and early July, while the Trier route via Wasserbillig closes from late August to mid-September. Much of the disruption serves projects designed precisely to add cross-border capacity. The centrepiece is a new seven-kilometre line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg — a €414 million project, according to Paperjam — that will separate domestic, French and freight traffic on the network's most congested approach. Equipment installation continues through 2026, with full service planned for September 2027. At Howald, a new interchange linking rail and tram is due for completion this year, expanding the approach to the capital from two tracks to four. Bettembourg station, the country's second busiest, is being rebuilt, and level crossings are being eliminated at Dommeldange, Milbech and Colmar-Usines. Europe's biggest rail spender, per head The 2026 programme is the opening instalment of the infrastructure management contract signed on 12 December 2025 by mobility minister Yuriko Backes, CFL board chairman Jeannot Waringo and chief executive Marc Wengler. It commits €4.7 billion between 2026 and 2040 to the national network, the Port of Mertert's rail links and 68 stations and stops — two of them, Audun-le-Tiche and Volmerange-les-Mines, on French soil. Backes said the government was fulfilling its coalition pledge "to invest significantly and ambitiously in infrastructure and human resources to ensure a modern, accessible and reliable railway network." Thanks to this renewed vote of confidence from the government – the railway infrastructure management contract – we now have the framework, visibility and resources needed to anchor rail transport as the backbone of public mobility in Luxembourg and neighbouring regions. — Marc Wengler, CFL chief executive The spending sustains a distinction Luxembourg has held for years. Comparisons compiled by the German pro-rail alliance Allianz pro Schiene consistently rank the Grand Duchy first in Europe for per-capita rail infrastructure investment — €587 per resident in 2024, ahead of Switzerland at €480 and Austria at €352, and several times the levels seen in Germany or France. Since 29 February 2020 all public transport within the country has also been free of charge, a world first, though cross-border segments into France, Belgium and Germany still require a ticket. The logic underpinning the pain is capacity. CFL says passenger numbers have more than doubled in roughly two decades, and more than a thousand passenger and freight trains now run on the compact network daily — pushing it, in the company's words, to the limits of what the existing infrastructure can carry. For commuters, 2026 will be a year of buses, adapted timetables and longer journeys. The bet, backed by €4.7 billion, is that the network that emerges — new Bettembourg line, four-track southern approach, rebuilt stations — will be worth the wait. ### Sources - Nous travaillons pour votre mobilité de demain (2026 works programme) — CFL: https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb/news/detail/travaux-cfl - Les CFL prévoient de nombreuses interruptions ferroviaires en 2026 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-cfl-prevoient-deja-de-nombreux-travaux-ferroviaires-en-2026 - CFL annonce des travaux majeurs sur les voies ferrées au Luxembourg en 2026 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-les-cfl-lancent-une-nouvelle-annee-de-grands-travaux-103493788 - Travaux d'infrastructure en 2026 : une nouvelle année d'engagement des CFL — Infogreen (CFL press release): https://www.infogreen.lu/travaux-d-infrastructure-en-2026-une-nouvelle-annee-d-engagement-des-cfl.html - Luxembourg Confirms Long-Term Investment Framework for Railway Infrastructure — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/rail/58526-luxembourg-confirms-long-term-investment-framework-for-railway-infrastructure - L'État et les CFL renouvellent leurs engagements en faveur d'infrastructures ferroviaires — Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/12-decembre/15-backes-cfl.html - Key questions about the CFL works — CFL Blog: https://blogcfl.lu/en/engineering-worksprojets/key-questions-about-the-cfl-works - Germany's rail investment reaches record levels, lags behind neighbours (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-rail-investment-reaches-record-levels-lags-behind-neighbours - Per capita investment in rail infrastructure in Europe (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414740/per-capita-investment-in-rail-infrastructure-europe/ - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Public transport — free since 29 February 2020 — luxembourg.public.lu (Government of Luxembourg): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/mobility/public-transport.html - Residents of Luxembourg celebrate three years of free public transport — EU Urban Mobility Observatory (European Commission): https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/residents-luxembourg-celebrate-three-years-free-public-transport-2023-04-11_en - Government renews CFL rail infrastructure management — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/the-state-renews-rail-infrastructure-management-to-cfl --- ## Nearly half of Luxembourg residents unsure how to act in a crisis, survey finds - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-residents-unprepared-crises-national-resilience-survey - Published: 2026-07-02T06:49:40.566+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:49:40.566+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: cce36ac7-106d-4653-829e-1ae98d0a22f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The government's first national survey on risk perception finds high awareness but shaky readiness, as the EU presses households to be self-sufficient for 72 hours. ### Summary Luxembourg's first national risk-perception survey, conducted by Ilres among 1,500 residents, finds almost one in two would not know how to act in a crisis — even as awareness of cyber, flood and weather risks runs high. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's first national risk-perception survey, run by Ilres among 1,500 residents, found almost one in two would not know how to act in a crisis. - Residents rate cyberattacks (89%), flooding (83%) and extreme weather (81%) as the most likely threats, but an economic crisis as the most severe. - Know-how is thin: at best 41% know how to react to extreme weather, and just 14% to armed conflict; 71% have a smoke detector. - Trust and solidarity are high — 83% trust institutions to maintain essential services, 86% would help a neighbour, 60% would join a reserve. - The push mirrors the EU's March 2025 Preparedness Union Strategy urging households to be self-sufficient for 72 hours. ### FAQ **Q: Who conducted the Luxembourg crisis-preparedness survey and how big was it?** The research institute Ilres conducted it for the government among a representative sample of 1,500 residents. Results were presented on 1 July 2026 as the country's first national survey on the perception of risks and threats. **Q: What did the survey find about how ready residents are?** Awareness is high but readiness is low: almost one in two said they would not know exactly how to act in a crisis. For no risk did a majority know how to respond — 41% for extreme weather at best, 14% for armed conflict at worst. **Q: What is the EU's 72-hour preparedness recommendation?** In March 2025 the European Commission's Preparedness Union Strategy, a package of 30 key actions, urged households to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours if cut off from essential services, with a kit of water, food, medicine, a torch, ID documents and a battery radio. **Q: What is 'Lëtz prepare!'?** It is the brand of Luxembourg's National Resilience Strategy, launched in October 2025. A citizens' guide of the same name, due later in 2026, explains how to build a 72-hour kit, how LU-Alert works and what to do in an emergency. ### Body Luxembourg's residents feel well informed about the dangers facing the Grand Duchy — but asked what they would actually do when disaster strikes, almost one in two admit they would not know. That is the central finding of the country's first national survey on the perception of risks and threats, presented on 1 July by Prime Minister Luc Frieden as part of the National Resilience Strategy. The poll, carried out by the research institute Ilres among a representative sample of 1,500 residents, was commissioned by the government to gauge how the population perceives risks, how well it is informed, and how far individuals have organised themselves for a possible crisis. Its verdict is a paradox that officials say now shapes their agenda: awareness is high, but preparedness lags behind. Frieden presented the results alongside Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden, Defence Minister Yuriko Backes and High Commissioner for National Protection Guy Bley. The survey is a first stocktake for a strategy the government launched in October 2025 under the banner "Lëtz prepare!", designed to spread responsibility for readiness beyond the state and into households. What residents fear most Asked to rate the likelihood of different threats, respondents put cyberattacks at the top: 89% considered them probable or very probable. Flooding followed at 83% and extreme weather at 81% — tangible hazards Luxembourg and its Greater Region have already lived through in recent years. The ranking shifted when respondents weighed potential severity rather than likelihood. An economic or financial crisis was seen as the most damaging scenario, cited by 76%, ahead of cyberattacks at 71%. A nuclear accident — with the Cattenom plant just across the French border a perennial local concern — was judged probable by 69%. Military conflict and nuclear incidents were regarded as less likely, but potentially catastrophic. Informed, but not ready The survey's most striking numbers concern the gap between knowing and doing. Some 85% of residents said they regularly seek out information, yet for no single risk did a majority say they knew how to respond. Readiness was highest for extreme weather, where 41% felt they would know what to do, and lowest for geopolitical threats and armed conflict, at just 14%. Basic domestic precautions were described as relatively widespread but insufficient for a major crisis. The survey found 71% of households have a smoke detector, but food and water reserves, torches, first-aid training and fire extinguishers remain far less common. The national warning and public-information system, LU-Alert, needs greater visibility, officials acknowledged. La résilience n'est pas le devoir seulement de l'État, il faut que la société soit prête. (Resilience is not the state's duty alone; society must be ready.) — Prime Minister Luc Frieden There were reassuring signals too. Trust in public institutions to keep essential services running stood at 83%. And residents signalled a strong willingness to pitch in: 86% said they would help a neighbour, and 60% would consider volunteering for a civil-protection, healthcare or military reserve. Europe's 72-hour push The findings land as the European Union presses citizens to take more responsibility for their own safety in the first hours of an emergency. In March 2025 the European Commission unveiled its Preparedness Union Strategy — a package of 30 key actions — urging households across the bloc to be able to fend for themselves for at least 72 hours if cut off from essential services, an approach inspired by the Nordic countries. Hadja Lahbib, the EU's Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, said at the launch that "preparedness must be woven into the fabric of our societies — everyone has a role to play." The recommended 72-hour kit typically includes water, non-perishable food, medicines, a torch, identity documents and a battery-powered radio. From strategy to sports halls Luxembourg's response is built around the National Resilience Strategy, branded "Lëtz prepare!". A citizens' guide of the same name — offering practical advice on assembling a 72-hour kit, understanding LU-Alert and acting during an emergency — is due to reach households later in 2026, alongside awareness campaigns aimed particularly at vulnerable groups. Gloden pointed to more concrete levers, including rewarding municipalities that build shelter capacity into public buildings. "Si nous construisons un hall de sport par exemple, il y aurait des subventions bonus si le hall peut abriter des gens pendant 72 heures," he said — a sports hall able to shelter people for 72 hours would qualify for bonus subsidies. The government has also folded a national reserve of specialised capabilities into the country's civil-protection service. For all the alarm around cyberattacks, floods and geopolitical instability, the survey's message to policymakers is narrower and more practical: the country's problem is not indifference but a know-how gap. Closing it, ministers argue, is what will turn a well-informed population into a genuinely prepared one. ### Sources - Survey Finds Nearly Half of Luxembourg Residents Unprepared for Crises — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62125-survey-finds-nearly-half-of-luxembourg-residents-unprepared-for-crises - «La résilience n'est pas le devoir seulement de l'État» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/la-resilience-nest-pas-le-devoir-seulement-de-letat/ - Conférence de presse: présentation des résultats de l'enquête nationale sur la perception des risques et menaces — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/video-conference-presse/2026/07-juillet/01-conference-presse-enquete.html - EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises — European Commission — Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-preparedness-union-strategy-prevent-and-react-emerging-threats-and-crises-2025-03-26_en - "Lëtz prepare!": Luc Frieden presents the National Resilience Strategy — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/13-frieden-strategie-nationale-resilience.html - Brussels calls for EU households to prepare 72-hour survival kits — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250327-brussels-calls-eu-households-prepare-72-hour-survival-kits-attacks-disasters-conflict --- ## Ireland begins EU Council presidency, presents priorities in Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/article/ireland-eu-council-presidency-priorities-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-02T06:38:05.129+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:38:05.129+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 02601873-c82a-4d74-a817-b268c1bdfca3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Dublin will chair EU decision-making until December, steering talks on the next long-term budget, enlargement, competitiveness and defence — files that reach directly into Luxembourg. ### Summary Ireland took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July 2026 and set out its priorities at an event in Luxembourg, framing its six months around competitiveness, values and security while pushing negotiations on the 2028–2034 EU budget and enlargement. ### Key facts - Ireland holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 July to 31 December 2026 — its eighth term — succeeding Cyprus and handing to Lithuania. - The programme is built on three pillars: competitiveness, European values and security, closely tracking the Commission's own agenda. - The heaviest task is advancing the 2028–2034 EU budget (MFF); Ireland aims to move talks toward agreement by year-end, alongside enlargement and support for Ukraine. - Priorities were presented on the first day in Luxembourg, at the Foyer Européen in Luxembourg-Gare, before around 70 officials. - The files reach directly into Luxembourg — a net contributor and financial centre where about 47% of the 494,000-strong workforce are cross-border commuters. ### FAQ **Q: When does Ireland hold the EU Council presidency?** Ireland holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026. It is Ireland's eighth presidency; it succeeds Cyprus and hands over to Lithuania at the start of 2027. **Q: What are Ireland's main priorities for its EU presidency?** Ireland has framed its programme around three pillars — competitiveness, European values and security — and named as key tasks advancing the EU's 2028–2034 long-term budget, enlargement, defence cooperation and continued support for Ukraine. **Q: Where were the priorities presented in Luxembourg?** On 1 July 2026, the European Commission Representation in Luxembourg and the Embassy of Ireland presented the priorities at the Foyer Européen in Luxembourg-Gare, to around 70 diplomats and EU-institution officials. **Q: Why does Ireland's presidency matter for Luxembourg?** As a small member state, net contributor and financial centre, Luxembourg is directly exposed to the files Ireland will chair — the next EU budget and own resources, single-market and financial-services measures, and rules affecting the roughly 231,000 cross-border workers in its economy. ### Body Ireland took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, opening a six-month term that will shape the bloc's most contentious files of 2026 — from the next long-term budget to enlargement and defence. On its first day, Dublin's diplomats brought that agenda to Luxembourg, where the presidency's priorities were laid out for an audience of officials from across the EU institutions. The presentation was held at the Foyer Européen in Luxembourg-Gare, organised jointly by the European Commission Representation in Luxembourg and the Embassy of Ireland. Around 70 diplomats and representatives of the EU institutions attended, according to Chronicle.lu. Anne Calteux, head of the Commission's Luxembourg office, explained the mechanics of the role — chairing Council meetings, brokering compromise among member states and helping to advance the EU's legislative agenda — while Ireland's ambassador to Luxembourg, Jean McDonald, presented the programme, describing a presidency that begins at what she called "a critical time for Europe." It is Ireland's eighth turn at the helm, taking over from Cyprus and handing to Lithuania at the end of the year. Its slogan draws on an Irish proverb, "Ní neart go cur le chéile" — strength with unity — and this is the first Irish presidency in which Irish operates as a fully official EU language. Three pillars, six months Ireland has organised its programme around three pillars it describes as interlocking: competitiveness, European values and security. On the economy, the presidency has committed to advancing the "One Europe, One Market" roadmap agreed by the Council, Commission and Parliament, with a practical focus on cutting red tape, deepening the single market and accelerating the energy transition. Digital policy and artificial intelligence also feature, reflecting Ireland's standing among the EU's top five member states for research and innovation. Those goals track closely with the European Commission's own agenda and the EU's Strategic Agenda for 2024–2029, meaning the presidency's job is largely one of delivery: moving files that are already on the table toward decisions. On security, Ireland says it will press cross-border cooperation against organised crime — including migrant smuggling and firearms trafficking — and the full implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, alongside closer defence cooperation. For the next six months, we will work in partnership with Member States, the European institutions and our international partners to help advance a stronger, safer and more competitive European Union. The words are the Taoiseach's, Micheál Martin, who marked the handover in Dublin alongside European Council President António Costa. "Now that the starting whistle has blown, we are ready to give it our all," Martin said. Costa, for his part, called it "the right presidency in the right time." The budget fight ahead The heaviest task of the term is money. The European Commission tabled its proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework — the EU's seven-year budget — for 2028 to 2034 in July 2025, and Ireland has said it will work to advance those negotiations and, ideally, secure agreement among member states before the year is out. That requires unpicking the most sensitive question in Brussels: how to finance the budget, and how far to lean on new EU-wide "own resources." Enlargement runs alongside it. Ireland has reaffirmed support for candidate countries, with negotiations advancing for Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine. Support for Kyiv threads through the whole programme; Martin pledged that the EU would "stand unswervingly by the people of Ukraine, inspired by their courage and determined to ensure that they get the peace and justice they deserve." Why it matters for Luxembourg For a small member state, a presidency held next door is more than protocol. Luxembourg's economy is unusually exposed to precisely the files Ireland will chair — and several of them are decided by unanimity or hard bargaining among capitals, where a small country's influence depends on the agenda being run fairly. - The budget. As a net contributor and a financial centre, Luxembourg has a direct stake in the size and financing of the 2028–2034 framework and in any new own-resources drawn from the single market or corporate taxation. - Cross-border work. STATEC counted nearly 494,000 employees in Luxembourg at the end of 2025, of whom roughly 47% — about 231,290 people — commute in from France, Belgium and Germany. The single-market, mobility and tax-coordination files on Ireland's desk touch that workforce directly. - Competitiveness and finance. Simplification, capital-markets and financial-services measures bundled into the competitiveness pillar are core business for a jurisdiction built on fund management and cross-border finance. - Security and defence. Deeper EU defence cooperation and internal-security measures shape a bloc in which Luxembourg is a small but active participant. The Luxembourg event also carried a lighter note of the ties Dublin is cultivating: under Ireland's County Pairing Initiative, County Carlow has been twinned with Luxembourg, a nod to historical links running back through Echternach and Saint Willibrord. Ireland's turn is estimated to cost in the region of €185 million, according to Brussels Signal. Whether it delivers a budget deal by December — the presidency's own stated ambition — will be the clearest measure of a six-month term that, for Luxembourg as for the rest of the bloc, sets the terms of the next decade of EU spending. ### Sources - Priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU — Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU (consilium.europa.eu): https://irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/programme/priorities-of-the-irish-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - What are Ireland's priorities for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU? — European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/07/01/what-are-irelands-priorities-for-its-upcoming-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - 'Ready to give our all': Ireland begins its six-month EU presidency — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ready-to-give-our-all-ireland-begins-its-six-month-eu-presidency/ - Ireland Presents Priorities for EU Council Presidency in Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/irish-chamber-ilcc/62126-ireland-presents-priorities-for-eu-council-presidency-in-luxembourg - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Irish Council Presidency includes a focus on security and migration — European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/irish-council-presidency-includes-focus-security-and-migration-2026-06-30_en - Ireland's EU presidency set to cost around €185 million — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/irelands-eu-presidency-set-to-cost-around-e185-million/ - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on 1 May — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html --- ## Myanmar's post-coup war passes 100,000 dead as the junta tightens its grip - URL: https://status.lu/article/myanmar-civil-war-death-toll-100000-since-2021-coup - Published: 2026-07-02T06:22:09.96+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:22:09.96+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 0e658d19-f7ee-4009-a412-6533abae1774 - Dateline: Naypyidaw, MM > A conflict monitor puts the toll of Myanmar's civil war above 100,000 since the 2021 coup, as the military claims an election win and much of the world looks away. ### Summary The Myanmar civil war has killed more than 100,000 people since the February 2021 coup, the monitor ACLED says — a grim milestone in what analysts call Asia's deadliest active conflict, even as the junta entrenches its rule. ### Key facts - The monitor ACLED counted 100,114 conflict-related deaths in Myanmar since the February 2021 coup, calling it Asia's deadliest active conflict. - ACLED has logged more than 1,200 armed groups, describing Myanmar as 'the most fragmented conflict in the world.' - The UN says over 3.7 million people are displaced; a June 2026 UN report blamed the military for at least 702 civilian deaths in six months, mostly from airstrikes. - Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president in April 2026 after elections the West and rights groups dismissed as a sham. - The EU extended sanctions to April 2027, targeting 105 individuals and 22 entities, while China and Russia continue to back the junta. ### FAQ **Q: How many people have died in Myanmar's civil war?** The conflict monitor ACLED counted 100,114 conflict-related deaths since the February 2021 coup, in a tally reported at the start of July 2026. There is no official toll and estimates vary, but analysts consider it Asia's deadliest active conflict. **Q: Where does the death-toll figure come from?** It comes from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), a widely cited monitor that compiles fatality figures from media and other reports. The figure was carried by AFP and republished by outlets including France 24, RTÉ and The Manila Times. **Q: How has the European Union responded?** On 27 April 2026 the Council of the EU extended its sanctions until 30 April 2027, citing the 'continuing grave situation' in Myanmar. The measures cover 105 individuals and 22 entities and include asset freezes, travel bans, an arms embargo and a ban on military cooperation with the Tatmadaw. **Q: Who governs Myanmar now?** Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president on 10 April 2026 following military-controlled elections that Western governments and rights groups rejected as a sham. The pro-military USDP won more than 80 percent of contested seats, and the armed resistance continues to fight. ### Body More than 100,000 people have been killed in Myanmar since the military seized power in February 2021, according to a leading conflict monitor — a threshold that lays bare the scale of a war that has splintered the country and drawn far less attention than conflicts elsewhere. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), which compiles fatality figures from media and other reports, counted 100,114 conflict-related deaths since the coup, according to the tally reported this week. There is no official toll and estimates vary widely, but analysts regard the five-year war as the deadliest active conflict in Asia. The count captures fighting between the ruling military, known as the Tatmadaw, and a sprawling array of pro-democracy fighters and long-established ethnic armed groups. ACLED says it has registered more than 1,200 distinct armed groups, describing Myanmar as "the most fragmented conflict in the world." Last year, the monitor ranked it the second most conflict-hit nation on earth, behind only the Palestinian territories. A war that spread across a nation What began as a crackdown on protesters after the army ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has metastasised into a nationwide insurgency. A resistance offensive launched in late 2023 seized swathes of territory, prompting the junta to activate a conscription law in early 2024 to replenish its ranks. Sun Mon Thant, a senior analyst at ACLED, said the violence had reached almost every corner of the country. It's deadly, it's dangerous to civilians, the conflict has spread across the whole country. The military has increasingly relied on air power to compensate for losses on the ground. Human Rights Watch, in its World Report 2026, documented airstrikes throughout 2025 that struck schools, hospitals, religious gatherings and displacement camps, and accused the junta of obstructing aid to opposition-held areas. A humanitarian emergency deepens The human cost extends far beyond the dead. The United Nations estimates more than 3.7 million people are internally displaced, and by AFP's account more than one in five people now face acute food insecurity as the economy collapses. Human Rights Watch put the number facing acute hunger at over 15 million. A magnitude-7.7 earthquake in March 2025, which the UN said affected some 17 million people, compounded the misery; rights groups say the military kept up its attacks even as survivors dug through rubble. A UN human rights report published in late June found that Myanmar's military was responsible for at least 702 civilian deaths — including 224 women and 153 children — over the six months to the end of January 2026, the period surrounding the country's tightly controlled elections. Airstrikes were the single largest cause of death, and the central Sagaing region was the deadliest area for civilians. Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for the UN Human Rights Office, said the toll was the military's responsibility, noting that "those 702 are attributable to the Myanmar military." The report warned that dwindling international funding for humanitarian protection was compounding the suffering. An election the West rejects Even as the fighting rages, the junta has moved to cloak its rule in a civilian veneer. A general election held in phases from late December 2025 into January 2026 — with no voting in dozens of rebel-held townships — handed the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party more than 80 percent of contested seats. On 10 April 2026, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, who had stepped down as commander-in-chief days earlier, was sworn in as president. "Myanmar has returned to the path of democracy and is heading towards a better future," he declared. Democracy watchdogs and Western governments dismissed the vote as a sham designed to launder military rule, and the armed resistance vowed to fight on. A muted international response The international reaction has been fractured. China and Russia have supplied the junta with military jets and diplomatic cover, and Beijing has brokered ceasefires with some ethnic armies — steps that have helped shore up the regime. The European Union has kept up pressure through sanctions. On 27 April 2026, the Council of the EU extended its restrictive measures for another year, until 30 April 2027, citing "the continuing grave situation in Myanmar, including actions undermining democracy, as well as serious human rights violations." The measures now target 105 individuals and 22 entities and include: - asset freezes and EU travel bans on those listed; - an embargo on arms and equipment that could be used for internal repression; - a ban on exporting dual-use goods to the military and border police; - a prohibition on military training and cooperation with the Tatmadaw. The EU has also blacklisted members of the junta's election commission. Yet critics argue that sanctions have done little to slow the killing, and the UN has warned of what it called foreign indifference to a crisis that, five years on, shows no sign of ending. As one widow told AFP after losing her husband to the war, the pain is "just endless." ### Sources - More than 100,000 killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup, monitor says — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260701-myanmar-mourns-as-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-hits-100-000 - Estimated 100,000 killed in Myanmar's five-year civil war — RTÉ (AFP): https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0701/1581192-myanmar-civil-war/ - Myanmar post-coup conflict death toll exceeds 100,000 — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/02/world/asia-oceania/myanmar-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-exceeds-100000/2376873 - 100,000 Killed in Myanmar Post-Coup Conflict: Monitor — The Defense Post (AFP): https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/01/myanmar-post-coup-casualties/ - World Report 2026: Myanmar — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/myanmar - Myanmar: Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/myanmar-foreign-indifference-compounds-suffering-civilians-un-report - Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months: UN report — Myanmar Now: https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-army-killed-over-700-civilians-in-six-months-un-report/ - Myanmar: EU restrictive measures extended until April 2027 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/27/myanmar-eu-restrictive-measures-extended-until-april-2027/ - Myanmar's coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/myanmars-coup-leader-min-aung-hlaing-sworn-in-as-president - Myanmar: Elections a Fraudulent Claim for Credibility — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/16/myanmar-elections-a-fraudulent-claim-for-credibility --- ## Spain's second-hottest June linked to more than 1,000 heat deaths as heatwave reaches Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/article/spain-second-hottest-june-heat-deaths-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T06:14:18.131+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:14:18.131+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: e9ea6afe-fe35-4a4c-aacf-a2937d4d93b9 - Dateline: Madrid, ES > Spain's Carlos III Health Institute links more than 1,000 excess deaths to June's heat — the country's second-warmest June on record — as the same heat dome drives red warnings across Luxembourg. ### Summary Spain recorded its second-hottest June since 1961, and public-health monitors attributed more than 1,000 excess deaths to the heat — more than double June 2025. The same heat dome pushed red alerts across Luxembourg. ### Key facts - June 2026 was Spain's second-warmest June since 1961, averaging 23.2°C — 3.2°C above normal and second only to June 2025. - Spain's MoMo system, run by the Carlos III Health Institute, attributed more than 1,000 excess deaths (1,028 in the latest count) to the heat — more than double June 2025's 407. - The toll fell overwhelmingly on people aged 65 and over, concentrated in less heat-acclimatised northern and Mediterranean regions. - The same heat dome broke national records across Europe and drove a red MeteoLux warning in Luxembourg, with temperatures forecast up to 40°C. - Scientists say such an early, intense June heatwave would have been 'virtually impossible' without human-caused climate change. ### FAQ **Q: How many people died from the June 2026 heat in Spain?** Spain's MoMo excess-mortality system, run by the Carlos III Health Institute, attributed more than 1,000 excess deaths to the heat — 1,028 in the latest official count (Reuters reported 1,029), more than double the 407 recorded in June 2025. **Q: Was June 2026 Spain's hottest June ever?** No. AEMET said it was Spain's second-warmest June since records began in 1961, averaging 23.2°C. Only June 2025, at 23.6°C, was warmer. **Q: How did the same heatwave affect Luxembourg?** MeteoLux issued an orange warning from 19 June and a red heat warning from midday on 22 June, extended through the week, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 40°C locally as National Day celebrations drew crowds outdoors. **Q: What does the MoMo death figure actually measure?** MoMo does not certify heat as a direct cause of death. It estimates excess mortality by comparing observed deaths with the number expected for the period; the surplus in June is attributed to the heat. ### Body Spain has attributed more than 1,000 excess deaths to heat during June, the country's second-warmest June since records began in 1961, its weather service and public-health monitors said this week — a toll that lays bare how sharply intensifying European summers now threaten lives, and one driven by the same heat dome that pushed red warnings across Luxembourg and the wider Greater Region. The MoMo excess-mortality system, run by the Carlos III Health Institute under Spain's health ministry, linked more than 1,000 deaths to the heat over the month — 1,028 in the latest official count, and reported by Reuters at 1,029. That is more than double the 407 heat-attributed deaths recorded in June 2025, and the second-highest June toll since the MoMo series began in 2015. Most of the deaths fell in a single searing week around 22-24 June. A June like almost no other The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said mainland Spain averaged 23.2°C in June, 3.2°C above the 1991-2020 norm and behind only June 2025, which averaged 23.6°C. The 22nd and 23rd were the two hottest June days in Spain since at least 1950. The wider trend is starker still: the first half of 2026 was the hottest on record nationally, running 1.6°C above normal, and AEMET says its seven warmest first-halves have all landed in the past decade. Heatwaves are also arriving earlier and striking more often. AEMET recorded just two June heatwaves in mainland Spain between 1975 and 2000; between 2000 and 2025 it logged ten. Roughly half of all the June heatwaves the agency has tracked since 1975 have occurred since 2015. heatwaves appear at the beginning of summer with a higher frequency than before That warning came from AEMET spokesperson Rubén del Campo, who has said Spain's summers will keep intensifying as climate change makes heatwaves more frequent, longer and more likely to strike outside the traditional July-August window. Counting the dead The mortality figures carry an important caveat. MoMo does not certify heat as a direct cause of death; instead it estimates excess mortality by comparing observed deaths with the number expected for the same period. The gap that opened up in June is attributed to the heat. The burden fell overwhelmingly on the old. According to the institute's data, the vast majority of the deaths were among people aged 65 and over, with several hundred among those aged 85 and above. Fatalities were concentrated in less heat-acclimatised northern and Mediterranean regions, including Catalonia and the Basque Country, where homes and communities are less prepared for prolonged extreme heat. The same dome over Luxembourg Spain was the deadliest front of a heatwave that gripped much of the continent in late June. National temperature records fell in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary; the United Kingdom and Switzerland logged their hottest June days; France recorded its highest-ever nighttime temperatures; and Ireland reached 32.1°C. Scientists at World Weather Attribution said the event would have been "virtually impossible" in June without human-caused climate change. Luxembourg sat squarely under the same dome. MeteoLux issued an orange heat warning from Friday 19 June, then escalated to a red warning in force from midday on Monday 22 June across the whole country, extending it through the week as temperatures were forecast to reach up to 40°C locally — 36-38°C in the south and 33-35°C in the north. The alert overlapped with National Day celebrations on 22-23 June, drawing large crowds into the heat. The government's Weather and Flood Risk Assessment Unit (CERI) warned that "the exceptionally high temperatures forecast throughout next week indicate a heatwave of unusual intensity and duration, with an expected impact on the population as well as on the operation of emergency and health services." Authorities urged residents to: - drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day; - avoid outdoor exposure between roughly 11:00 and 21:00; - keep living spaces cool and use shade or air conditioning where possible; - check regularly on vulnerable people — the elderly, the chronically ill and young children. A warning that travels Spain's death toll is a preview of a risk the Grand Duchy now shares. The heat that killed more than a thousand people to the south-west is the same weather system that emptied Luxembourg's streets during a red alert. As del Campo and independent climate scientists stress, the pattern is not a one-off: earlier, longer and more intense heatwaves are becoming a fixed feature of European summers, and with them a mounting public-health emergency that reaches well beyond the Mediterranean. ### Sources - Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever — Reuters (via KELO-AM): https://kelo.com/2026/07/01/spain-attributes-over-1000-excess-deaths-to-heat-in-second-hottestjune-ever/ - Over 1,000 deaths in Spain attributed to June heatwave — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0701/1581217-spain-heatwave/ - Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260701-spain-records-more-than-1-000-excess-deaths-due-to-june-heatwave - Spain records second-hottest June on record with nearly 900 heat-related deaths — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/spain-records-second-hottest-june-on-record-with-nearly-900-heat-related-deaths - Spain's 2nd-hottest June ever blamed for over 1,000 excess deaths — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/spains-2nd-hottest-june-ever-blamed-for-over-1000-excess-deaths - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Last Day of Red Heat Warning With Up to 40°C & Storm Risk — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/62049-last-day-of-red-heat-warning-with-up-to-40degc-storm-risk --- ## Germany charges Ukrainian with war crimes over Nord Stream sabotage - URL: https://status.lu/article/germany-charges-ukrainian-war-crimes-nord-stream-sabotage - Published: 2026-07-02T05:50:33.133+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:50:33.133+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 89870f0f-a450-4fab-a4dd-2994aa114a46 - Dateline: Karlsruhe, DE > Federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe name a former Ukrainian soldier as the alleged coordinator of the 2022 Baltic pipeline blasts, in the first indictment of the case. ### Summary German prosecutors have filed the first charges over the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage, accusing a Ukrainian former soldier of war crimes. Kyiv says it is too early to respond. ### Key facts - German federal prosecutors filed the first charges in the Nord Stream case, naming Ukrainian former soldier Serhii K. as alleged coordinator of the 2022 sabotage. - The indictment includes a war crime — attacking civilian energy infrastructure — plus causing an explosion and destroying structures; the case goes to a Hamburg court. - The suspect was arrested in Italy in 2025 and extradited to Germany; his defence argues functional immunity, which German courts have rejected. - Ukraine denies any state involvement, and President Zelenskyy said it was too early to comment. - Though neither pipeline was delivering gas when it was hit, the attack exposed Europe's vulnerable undersea infrastructure and strains Germany-Ukraine ties. ### FAQ **Q: Who has been charged over the Nord Stream sabotage?** Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor General charged a Ukrainian national identified as Serhii K. (reported as Serhii Kuznietsov), a former soldier alleged to have coordinated the 2022 attack from aboard the chartered yacht Andromeda. It is the first indictment in the case. **Q: What are the specific charges, and why are they framed as war crimes?** He is accused of attacking civilian energy infrastructure — a war crime under Germany's Code of Crimes Against International Law — plus causing an explosives detonation and destroying structures. The war-crimes label reflects that the sabotage occurred during the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, targeting assets Germany regards as civilian. **Q: How has Ukraine responded?** Kyiv denies any state involvement. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, asked in Dublin, said Ukraine had not officially received the details and that it was too early to comment. **Q: Were the pipelines carrying gas when they were attacked?** No. Russia had already halted Nord Stream 1 flows and Nord Stream 2 was never certified after Germany suspended approval on 22 February 2022. The blasts were largely symbolic, but they highlighted the vulnerability of Europe's undersea energy infrastructure. ### Body Nearly four years after underwater blasts tore open the Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea, Germany has filed the first criminal charges in the case — and, for the first time, named a suspect. Federal prosecutors accuse a Ukrainian former soldier of war crimes, a framing that turns one of Europe's most consequential acts of sabotage into a test of how wartime law applies far from any front line. The Federal Public Prosecutor General's office in Karlsruhe said it had indicted a Ukrainian national, identified in the proceedings as Serhii K. and named in reporting as Serhii Kuznietsov, over the explosions of 26 September 2022 that destroyed three of the four Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline strings near the Danish island of Bornholm. The charges were brought under Prosecutor General Jens Rommel, in office since March 2024, and the case now rests with a court in Hamburg. Prosecutors allege the suspect, a former military officer reported to be about 50, coordinated the operation from on board a chartered sailing yacht — the team leader rather than one of the divers. He has been held in Germany since late November 2025, after being arrested in Italy and extradited. The charges — and why Germany calls them war crimes According to the prosecutor's office, the indictment lists three offences: attacking civilian energy infrastructure, classified as a war crime under Germany's Code of Crimes Against International Law; causing an explosives detonation; and the destruction of structures under the ordinary criminal code. The war-crimes designation hinges on timing — the sabotage took place during the active international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine — and on the German view that the pipelines were civilian, not military, assets. The indictment has been filed with the State Security Senate of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, which must decide whether to admit it and open a trial. Prosecutors describe the evidence as overwhelming, pointing to self-incriminating telephone calls the suspect is said to have made from Italian custody and to mobile-phone data placing him at the scene. A yacht, six accomplices and a forged charter Investigators have reconstructed an operation of striking modesty for its geopolitical reach. On their account, a small crew rented a recreational sailing yacht — the Andromeda — using forged identity documents, then sailed into the Baltic to plant explosives on the seabed. The team is said to have numbered around half a dozen: - a skipper and the on-board coordinator, the role prosecutors assign to Serhii K.; - an explosives expert; - four deep-sea divers, who allegedly fixed timed charges to the pipelines at depths of up to 80 metres. The whole undertaking is estimated to have cost around $300,000. Serhii K. was arrested near Rimini in August 2025 and staged a hunger strike in an Italian high-security jail before Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation cleared his extradition in November; he was flown to Germany on 27 November 2025. He is not the only name in the file. German investigators have identified up to seven suspects. A second man, named as Volodymyr Z., was detained in Poland but released after a Polish court refused to extradite him, and at least one alleged participant is reported to have died. Denmark and Sweden wound up their own inquiries in 2024, leaving Germany the last state still pursuing the case. A test for wartime law The defence intends to fight on the terrain of international law. Serhii K. says he was a serving member of Ukraine's armed forces, present in Ukraine at the time, which his lawyers argue should give him functional immunity from foreign prosecution. Germany's Federal Court of Justice rejected that argument earlier this year, finding that the pipelines were civilian assets and that a covert operation cannot count as a lawful act of combat. His lawyers reject the case outright. “I believe this is a political case, and there is no direct evidence of Serhii's involvement in these events, nor can there be,” said Mykola Katerynchuk, one of his Ukrainian counsel. His Italian lawyer, Nicola Canestrini, said after the extradition ruling that, “however great the disappointment, I remain confident in an acquittal after the full trial in Germany.” What it means for Kyiv — and for Europe Ukraine has consistently denied any state role in the attack. Asked about the charges at a news conference in Dublin, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was careful not to be drawn. We do not yet know all the details of this process. We have not officially received all the details, at least I have not seen them. The prosecution lands at a delicate moment for relations between Berlin and Kyiv, two governments still bound together by German military and financial support for Ukraine's war effort. A public trial that examines whether Ukrainians blew up German-Russian infrastructure risks handing political ammunition to those in Germany already sceptical of that support. The energy stakes are as much symbolic as physical. Neither pipeline was actually pumping gas when the charges were laid: Russia had throttled Nord Stream 1 to a halt weeks earlier, and Nord Stream 2 was never certified after Germany suspended its approval on 22 February 2022, two days before the invasion. Yet the blasts severed the last physical tie of the Russia-to-Germany gas era and exposed how vulnerable Europe's undersea cables and pipelines are to a determined crew with a rented boat — a lesson that has since driven up NATO patrols in the Baltic and hardened the EU's resolve to stay off Russian gas for good. ### Sources - German prosecutors charge Ukrainian suspect over Nord Stream explosions — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-prosecutors-charge-ukrainian-suspect-over-nord-stream-explosions - Man charged with sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline in German court — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/man-charged-with-sabotage-of-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-in-german-court - Sabotage der Nord-Stream-Pipelines: Bundesanwaltschaft wirft Ukrainer offenbar Kriegsverbrechen vor — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/sabotage-der-nord-stream-pipelines-bundesanwaltschaft-wirft-ukrainer-offenbar-kriegsverbrechen-vor-15783252.html - Germany charges Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage case — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/germany-charges-ukrainian-suspect-in-nord-stream-sabotage-case/ - In Germany, Ukrainian veteran's role in Nord Stream attack tests wartime law — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/in-germany-a-ukrainian-nord-stream-suspect-becomes-a-test-for-wartime-law/ - Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/20/italy-to-extradite-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage-suspect-to-germany - Zelenskyy comments on charges against Ukrainian national in Germany over Nord Stream explosions — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/01/8041996/ - The Federal Public Prosecutor General Jens Rommel — Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/EN/FederalPublicProsecutorGeneral/attorneygeneral-node.html - Germany indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline blasts in landmark sabotage case — Crypto Briefing: https://cryptobriefing.com/germany-indicts-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage/ - Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 links Germany to Russia, splits Europe — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/gas-pipeline-nord-stream-2-links-germany-russia-splits-europe - 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage --- ## Del Vecchio Heirs Take €10 Billion Ray-Ban Fortune Dispute to Luxembourg Court - URL: https://status.lu/article/del-vecchio-delfin-dispute-luxembourg-court - Published: 2026-07-02T05:41:06.168+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:41:06.168+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: d0bf9c9c-727a-4a85-9def-ef0e4502deb5 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Del Vecchio family's Delfin holding, domiciled in Luxembourg, is where heir Leonardo Maria moves to buy out two siblings and a challenge over voting thresholds lands before a Grand Duchy court. ### Summary A multibillion-euro dispute over the fortune behind Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica is being decided in Luxembourg, where the Del Vecchio family's Delfin holding is domiciled and a court has been asked to rule on a contested plan to reshape control of the company. ### Key facts - The Del Vecchio family's Delfin holding, which controls EssilorLuxottica and Ray-Ban, is domiciled in Luxembourg City, making the Grand Duchy the venue for the family's succession fight. - Heir Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio wants to buy his siblings' combined 25% stake for about €10 billion, lifting his own holding to roughly 37.5% and making him Delfin's largest shareholder. - Stepbrother Rocco Basilico asked a Luxembourg court to void the 27 April 2026 resolutions, arguing a 75% approval threshold was used where Delfin's statutes require more than 88%. - The two reached a provisional deal on 4 June 2026 to drop their cross-lawsuits, but a final settlement had not been concluded. - The case highlights Luxembourg's role as the quiet home of Europe's biggest family fortunes and their holding structures. ### FAQ **Q: What is Delfin and where is it based?** Delfin S.à r.l. is the Del Vecchio family holding company, domiciled at 7 Rue de la Chapelle in Luxembourg City and founded in 2006. It is EssilorLuxottica's largest shareholder and also holds stakes in Mediobanca, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Generali, Covivio and UniCredit, with net assets exceeding €55 billion. **Q: What is the Luxembourg court being asked to decide?** Rocco Basilico asked the court to overturn Delfin shareholder resolutions of 27 April 2026, arguing the meeting applied a 75% approval threshold when the statutes require more than 88% for transfers of shares to a third party. A related case concerns whether he holds full or only bare ownership of his 12.5% stake and can exercise its voting rights. **Q: How much would Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio's buyout cost and what would it achieve?** The buyout of his siblings Luca and Paola's combined 25% stake is valued at about €10 billion, structured as a leveraged buyout backed by banks. It would raise Leonardo Maria's stake from 12.5% to roughly 37.5%, making him Delfin's largest single shareholder. **Q: Has the dispute been settled?** On 4 June 2026 Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio and Rocco Basilico reached a provisional agreement to drop their cross-lawsuits in Luxembourg and Milan, but both sides said a final settlement had not yet been concluded and details still had to be worked out. ### Body One of Europe's largest family fortunes — the multibillion-euro empire behind Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica — is being fought over in Luxembourg, where a court has been asked to rule on a contested plan to reshape control of the Del Vecchio family's holding company, Delfin. The dispute pits Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the group's late founder, against his stepbrother Rocco Basilico, and it has turned the Grand Duchy into the legal battleground for a succession that has divided the heirs since 2022. At issue is who commands the vehicle that sits atop the world's biggest eyewear company and a web of Italian financial stakes. A fortune domiciled in the Grand Duchy Delfin S.à r.l. is registered at 7 Rue de la Chapelle in Luxembourg City and was founded in 2006. According to a Wikipedia compilation of its filings, it is EssilorLuxottica's largest shareholder, with roughly 32 percent of the shares and about 31 percent of the voting rights, and it also holds stakes in Mediobanca (19.74 percent), Monte dei Paschi di Siena (17.5 percent), the insurer Assicurazioni Generali (about 10 percent), the property group Covivio (28 percent) and UniCredit. Its net assets exceeded €55 billion at the end of 2025; Leonardo Maria has put the figure at around €56 billion. EssilorLuxottica alone is worth more than $100 billion on the market. When founder Leonardo Del Vecchio, who built Luxottica from a small workshop into a global group, died in June 2022, his will split Delfin into eight equal stakes of 12.5 percent each. The holders are his widow, Nicoletta Zampillo; children Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Leonardo Maria, Luca and Clemente Del Vecchio; and Basilico, Zampillo's son from an earlier marriage. The company is chaired by Francesco Milleri, who is also EssilorLuxottica's chief executive. The buyout that split the family Leonardo Maria, aged 31, wants to buy the combined 25 percent held by his siblings Luca and Paola, a move that would lift his own stake from 12.5 percent to about 37.5 percent and make him Delfin's single largest shareholder. The transaction, valued at roughly €10 billion, would be structured as a leveraged buyout backed by a pool of banks, with the debt serviced through dividends from Delfin's holdings. I have been very clear I am willing to buy their stakes in order to become Delfin's main shareholder, close the outstanding issues around my father's estate and execute my father's will. Speaking to the Financial Times, Leonardo Maria said he was “close to agreeing a price” and insisted he did not intend to “make a power move” but rather to “build trust after four years of disputes.” He told the paper that roughly €7 billion in reserves could support an extraordinary dividend followed by annual payouts of more than €1 billion. At an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on 27 April 2026, Delfin's owners approved the transfer of the 25 percent stake to Leonardo Maria, with six of the eight shareholders in favour, and separately backed a dividend policy to distribute 80 percent of annual net profit for 2025, 2026 and 2027, supported by seven of the eight. What the Luxembourg court is being asked to decide Basilico, who like Leonardo Maria holds 12.5 percent, took the fight to a Luxembourg court in May, asking it to overturn the April resolutions. His central argument is procedural but consequential: - He says the meeting cleared the stake transfer using a 75 percent threshold, when Delfin's statutes require more than 88 percent for transfers of shares to a third party. - Under that higher bar, his 12.5 percent would have been enough to block the sale on its own. - He also challenges the dividend measure, arguing it was not on the original agenda and would bind the company to distribute at least 80 percent of net profit once the purchase completes. Delfin has called the challenge unfounded. Running alongside it is a separate, related question before the Luxembourg courts: whether Basilico holds full ownership of his stake or only its bare ownership, which determines whether he can exercise the voting rights attached to it. Leonardo Maria had, in turn, filed an action in Milan seeking to exclude Basilico from Delfin's shareholder register. A truce, but not yet a settlement On 4 June the two stepbrothers reached a provisional agreement to drop their cross-lawsuits — Basilico to withdraw the Luxembourg challenge and Leonardo Maria to abandon the Milan action — a step that would clear the path for the buyout. Both sides cautioned that a final deal had not been sealed and that details remained to be worked out. Ahead of a Delfin general meeting on 30 June, Basilico wrote to the board with a rival proposal: that the company buy back the shares of heirs who no longer wished to remain, financing the move by selling some of its financial holdings. Leonardo Maria rejected the idea of parting with EssilorLuxottica assets at a discount. Whatever the outcome, the episode underscores a quieter truth about the Grand Duchy. Luxembourg has long been the discreet legal home of many of Europe's largest family fortunes, its holding structures prized for flexibility and continuity. When a billionaire dynasty falls out, those same structures — and the courts that govern them — become the arena in which the fortune's future is decided. ### Sources - Ray-Ban Heir Files Legal Challenge to €10 Billion Stake Sale — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal - Ray-Ban Heir Wins Approval for €10 Billion Buyout of Siblings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/ray-ban-heir-wins-approval-for-10-billion-buyout-of-siblings - The Ray-Ban heir who wants to buy out his own family from the luxury brand — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/the-ray-ban-heir-who-wants-to-buy-out-his-own-family-from-the-luxury-brand - Ray-Ban heir mounts legal challenge to €10 billion family deal — FashionNetwork: https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal,1830676.html - Ray-Ban heir Rocco Basilico files legal challenge to $11.8 billion stake sale — Crain Currency: https://www.craincurrency.com/trust-estate-planning/ray-ban-heir-rocco-basilico-files-legal-challenge-118-billion-stake-sale - Son of EssilorLuxottica founder nears deal to buy siblings' Delfin stake, FT says — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/05/essilorluxottica-heir-seeks-multibillion-deal-to-buy-out-siblings-ft-says/ - Delfin, agreement on reorganisation between Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio and Rocco Basilico — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/delfin-reorganisation-agreement-leonardo-maria-vecchio-and-rocco-basilico-AInkySSD - Del Vecchio Heirs Reach Provisional Deal on Inheritance Dispute — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/italys-del-vecchio-heirs-reach-provisional-agreement-settle/ - Delfin, Basilico proposes the sale of shareholdings to settle outgoing shareholders — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/basilico-delfin-to-divest-financial-holdings-and-repurchase-shares-AIJtA8uD - Delfin (holding company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfin_(holding_company) --- ## EU's highest court to rule on Google's record €4.1 billion Android fine - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-court-of-justice-google-android-4-billion-fine-ruling - Published: 2026-07-02T05:12:17.768+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:12:17.768+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 2c10d835-83bb-4d5e-9fe8-3ec1b74c82f2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > The Court of Justice in Luxembourg is set to deliver its final ruling on the €4.125 billion penalty for Android abuses, after its own adviser urged judges to reject Google's appeal. ### Summary Europe's top court is due to hand down its unappealable judgment on the record €4.125 billion fine imposed on Google for abusing the dominance of Android. The ruling caps a case that began in 2018 and will set the ceiling for classic EU tech-antitrust enforcement as the Digital Markets Act takes over. ### Key facts - The Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg is set to issue its final, unappealable ruling on Google's €4.125 billion Android antitrust fine. - The penalty, first set at €4.34 billion in 2018, is the largest antitrust fine the EU has ever imposed on a single company. - Advocate General Juliane Kokott recommended in June 2025 that the court dismiss Google's appeal; the court follows such advice in roughly 80% of cases. - The case predates the Digital Markets Act, which now bans self-preferencing and bundling by designated 'gatekeepers' such as Alphabet without a case-by-case abuse finding. ### FAQ **Q: How much is the Google Android fine?** €4.125 billion. The EU General Court reduced it in 2022 from the €4.34 billion the European Commission imposed in 2018 — still the EU's largest-ever antitrust fine on a single company. **Q: What did Google do wrong, according to the EU?** The Commission found Google abused Android's dominance by tying Search and Chrome to the Play Store, paying for exclusive pre-installation of Google Search, and blocking rival 'forked' versions of Android. **Q: Can Google appeal the ruling?** No. The Court of Justice is the EU's highest court; its judgment is final and cannot be appealed. **Q: Why does the ruling matter for the Digital Markets Act?** It fixes the legal ceiling for classic antitrust enforcement just as the DMA takes over with pre-emptive rules on gatekeepers, so upholding the fine would validate the Commission's approach. ### Body Europe's highest court is set to draw the final line under one of the longest antitrust battles in the history of Big Tech, as the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg prepares to rule on the record €4.125 billion fine imposed on Google for abusing the dominance of its Android operating system. The judgment, expected on Thursday, is the last word in a case that opened with a European Commission decision in 2018. Unlike the lower court whose ruling it reviews, the Court of Justice sits at the apex of the EU legal order: its decision is final and cannot be appealed, meaning the ruling will settle the size of the penalty once and for all. Most of the signals point one way. In June 2025, the Court's own legal adviser, Advocate General Juliane Kokott, urged the judges to dismiss Google's appeal in its entirety and let the fine stand. Such opinions are not binding, but the Court follows them in roughly four cases out of five — a track record that has left many competition lawyers expecting Google to lose. A record fine born in 2018 The saga began on 18 July 2018, when the Commission fined Google €4.34 billion — then, and still, the largest antitrust penalty the EU has ever imposed on a single company. Regulators concluded that Google had used the near-ubiquity of Android, which runs on the vast majority of the world's smartphones, to entrench its search engine. The Commission identified three practices: - requiring phone makers to pre-install the Google Search app and the Chrome browser as a condition of licensing the Play Store; - paying large manufacturers and mobile networks to pre-install Google Search exclusively; and - blocking manufacturers that wanted Google's apps from also selling devices running rival, unapproved versions of Android known as "forks". Announcing the penalty, the then competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager framed the case as a defence of consumer choice in the mobile market. In this way, Google has used Android as a vehicle to cement the dominance of its search engine. From €4.34 billion to €4.125 billion Google challenged the decision at the EU's General Court, the lower of the two Luxembourg courts. On 14 September 2022 the judges largely sided with Brussels, upholding the core findings that Google had illegally tied its apps together and obstructed rival versions of Android. But they faulted parts of the Commission's analysis of the exclusivity payments and trimmed the fine to €4.125 billion. Neither side was satisfied. Google took the case up to the Court of Justice, where it is registered as C-738/22 P, arguing that the penalty punished success rather than wrongdoing. At the hearing, the company's lawyer Alfonso Lamadrid told the court the Commission had overreached. "In this case, the Commission failed to discharge its burden and its responsibility and, relying on multiple errors of law, punished Google for its superior merits, attractiveness and innovation," he said, adding that the contested agreements "did not restrict competition, they fostered it". Advocate General Kokott was unpersuaded. She concluded that Google held a dominant position across several Android-related markets and had leveraged it to strengthen Google Search, and recommended that the appeal be rejected — the step that set up Thursday's ruling. Across the three cases that defined Europe's first wave of tech antitrust, Brussels levied more than €8.2 billion in fines on Google between 2017 and 2019. Google has always maintained that Android expanded choice by giving manufacturers a free, open operating system and consumers cheaper devices, and that its deals were ordinary commercial practice. Since 2018 it has unbundled some of the contested apps and begun charging licence fees for others in Europe, changes it says answer the Commission's concerns. What it means for the DMA era The ruling matters far beyond Google's balance sheet. The Android case sits alongside the €2.42 billion Google Shopping fine — upheld by the Court of Justice in September 2024 — and a €1.49 billion penalty over search advertising that the General Court annulled the same month. Together they tested how far the Commission could push case-by-case competition law against dominant digital platforms, and the mixed scorecard shows Europe's judges do not rubber-stamp every decision from Brussels. That case-by-case approach has since been overtaken by the Digital Markets Act, the EU's forward-looking rulebook whose obligations began applying in March 2024. The DMA designates the largest platforms as "gatekeepers" — Alphabet among them — and simply bans practices such as self-preferencing and forced bundling, rather than requiring regulators to prove abuse over the better part of a decade, as they did with Android. A judgment upholding the fine would hand the Commission a powerful precedent as it polices those new rules, confirming that its reading of dominance and bundling survives scrutiny at the highest level. It would also underline Luxembourg's role as the venue where the limits of Europe's tech crackdown are ultimately fixed. For Google, which has already begun reshaping how Android and its apps operate in Europe to comply with the DMA, the practical stake is less the money than the legal endorsement the ruling would give to a decade of enforcement — and, with its own Advocate General having recommended defeat, the company goes into the judgment as the underdog. ### Sources - EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-eu-top-court-to-rule-on-record-4-1-bn-euro-google-fine - EU top court to rule on €4 billion antitrust fine for Google — dpa (via Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/eu-top-court-rule-4-030438945.html - Antitrust cases against Google by the European Union — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google_by_the_European_Union - Antitrust: Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices — European Commission (IP/18/4581): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4581_en.htm - Statement by Commissioner Vestager on the €4.34 billion Android fine — European Commission (STATEMENT/18/4584): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4584_en.htm - General Court Partially Annuls European Commission Decision in Google Android — Cleary Gottlieb: https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/publication-listing/general-court-partially-annuls-european-commission-decision-in-google-android - Google fails to overturn EU's €4BN+ Android antitrust decision — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/google-eu-android-antirust-appeal-ruling/ - AG Kokott proposes that the Court dismiss the appeal and confirm the €4.124B fine (Google Android) — Concurrences: https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2025/the-eu-court-of-justice-ag-kokott-proposes-that-the-court-dismiss-a-big-tech - Google looks likely to lose appeal against record $4.7 billion EU fine — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/google-looks-likely-to-lose-appeal-against-record-4point7-billion-eu-fine.html - €4.12bn competition fine against Google to be upheld by EU's highest court — Engineering & Technology (IET): https://eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/19/eu412bn-competition-fine-against-google-set-be-upheld-eus-highest-court - Google faces legal blow as EU court adviser backs record $4.7 billion fine — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/google-faces-legal-blow-as-eu-court-adviser-backs-record-4-7-billion-fine/ - Record €4.3-billion EU antitrust fine punished Google's innovation, tech giant tells court — The Globe and Mail / Reuters: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-record-43-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-punished-googles-innovation-tech/ - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## Ukraine asks EU to release €6.6bn from peace fund for military aid - URL: https://status.lu/article/ukraine-6-6-billion-european-peace-facility-request-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-01T17:47:56.32+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:47:56.32+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: bafca690-93ea-4886-a680-e4d7afb58039 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Kyiv wants member states — Luxembourg among them — to steer €6.6 billion already sitting in the European Peace Facility into weapons, invoking a narrow battlefield window. ### Summary Ukraine has asked EU governments to direct €6.6 billion available under the European Peace Facility into military aid within a 'six-to-nine-month window', a request that lands on every member state, Luxembourg included. ### Key facts - Ukraine asked EU governments to direct €6.6bn ($7.5bn) already available under the European Peace Facility into military aid, in a 26 June letter from Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. - Kyiv frames the money as a way to seize a 'six-to-nine-month window of opportunity', against a total 2026 defence need it estimates at €136bn. - The EPF is financed by all 27 member states on a GNI key and needs unanimity to spend — a rule that let Hungary freeze reimbursements for over two years. - Hungary reportedly lifted that veto in June 2026, unblocking €6.6bn, though the European Commission said it could not confirm the move. - Luxembourg, a GNI-based EPF contributor, has given Ukraine more than €550m in total, including €259m in military aid since 2022. ### FAQ **Q: How much is Ukraine asking for, and from what?** €6.6 billion (about $7.5 billion) that is already available under the European Peace Facility, an off-budget EU fund. Ukraine wants member states to direct it specifically to military aid. **Q: Why does the European Peace Facility need every member state to agree?** The EPF is funded by contributions from all 27 EU countries based on their gross national income, and its disbursements require unanimity. That rule allowed Hungary to freeze reimbursements for more than two years under Viktor Orbán. **Q: What is Luxembourg's role and position?** As a GNI-based contributor, Luxembourg helps finance the fund and shares in each spending decision. It has given Ukraine more than €550 million in total, including €259 million in military aid, and its defence minister says it will support Ukraine 'for as long as necessary'. **Q: Is this the same €6.6bn Hungary reportedly unblocked?** The figures match and are closely related, but they should not be treated as identical. The June reports concerned a frozen reimbursement backlog; the Commission said it could not confirm the unblocking, and any release depends on governments agreeing disbursement criteria. ### Body Ukraine has formally asked European Union governments to steer €6.6 billion ($7.5 billion) already available under the bloc's European Peace Facility into immediate military aid, arguing that a narrow opening on the battlefield will not stay open for long. The request is set out in a letter dated 26 June from Ukraine's Defence Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, seen by Reuters and reported on 1 July. Fedorov casts the money as a way to exploit what he calls a six-to-nine-month window of opportunity, pointing to slowed Russian advances, Ukrainian counterattacks and long-range strikes that have disrupted Moscow's logistics deep inside Russian territory. Because the Peace Facility is jointly financed by all 27 member states, the appeal reaches every EU capital — including Luxembourg — and reopens a familiar argument about how fast, and how far, the bloc will keep funding Kyiv's war. A request measured against a €136 billion gap The €6.6 billion is a fraction of what Ukraine says it needs. Fedorov put the country's total defence requirement this year at roughly €136 billion. Ukraine's own budget covers about €53 billion of that, and Kyiv is set to receive around €28.3 billion for defence in 2026 from a separate €90-billion EU loan. Even so, the minister wrote, substantial financing needs remain unmet — hence the push to unlock the off-budget peace fund on top of the loan. The timing also reflects a practical problem: money already promised has proved hard to spend. Reuters reported that of a €5.9 billion tranche earmarked for drones, only €3.9 billion could be transferred by 30 June, because Ukraine had signed procurement contracts with the European defence industry covering only that amount. Fedorov's argument is that the Peace Facility billions must be aimed at where they will bite fastest. The funds could become one of the most impactful European contributions to Ukraine's defence effort this year, but only if those resources are directed where they can generate the greatest and most immediate military effect. That framing — from Fedorov's letter — is aimed squarely at the member states who together hold the purse strings. How the Peace Facility works, and why it stalled The European Peace Facility is an off-budget instrument: it does not draw on the ordinary EU budget but on separate contributions paid by each member state in proportion to its gross national income (GNI). Its central mechanism is reimbursement — governments that send weapons and ammunition to Ukraine from their own stocks can be compensated for a share of the value, reported to be around 40%, encouraging them to keep giving. Its weakness is the same as its strength: disbursements require the unanimous backing of all 27 governments. That gave a single capital an effective veto. Under former prime minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary froze EPF reimbursements for more than two years, angering large donors such as Germany and the Netherlands and forcing the bloc to improvise alternative channels to keep arms flowing. The politics shifted this spring. In early June, reporting by Kyiv Post and Euromaidan Press said the government of Péter Magyar had lifted the veto, unblocking €6.6 billion in frozen Peace Facility payments — a figure that matches the sum now at the centre of Kyiv's request. The overlap is striking, though the two should not be conflated: the European Commission said on 4 June that it could not confirm the reported unblocking, and officials indicated any freed backlog would be released only once governments agreed on disbursement criteria. What is clear is that consensus, not cash, is the binding constraint. Luxembourg's small but steady stake As one of the EU's founding members and a GNI-based contributor, the Grand Duchy helps fund the Peace Facility and therefore shares in every decision to spend from it. Luxembourg has consistently sat among the pro-Kyiv camp. Its total support for Ukraine now exceeds €550 million, including €259 million in military aid between 2022 and 2025, alongside €196 million for displaced persons and €96.2 million in humanitarian assistance. The commitment has continued into 2026. Luxembourg's military support reached €155 million in 2025, and a €15 million payment to the NATO-coordinated Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) lifted its contribution to that initiative to €30 million. Defence Minister Yuriko Backes has tied the spending to a plain principle. - Total aid to Ukraine: more than €550 million since 2022 - Military aid (2022–2025): €259 million - 2025 military support: €155 million, including €15 million to PURL “Luxembourg remains in solidarity with Ukraine and will support the country for as long as necessary,” Backes said. Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel has struck a more conditional note on how the war ends, saying: “However, a ceasefire is what is really needed, and for this, trust is needed.” What comes next Fedorov's letter is one prong of a wider fundraising drive. At a 17 June news conference he also sought an additional $20 billion from the roughly 50-nation Ukraine Defence Contact Group — the 'Ramstein' coalition — on top of some $40 billion already committed. But the Peace Facility request is the one that lands directly on EU member states and, through the GNI key, on their taxpayers. No date has been set for a decision, and the fund's unanimity rule means any single government can slow it. For Luxembourg and its 26 partners, the question Kyiv is posing is less about the size of the cheque than about speed: whether the bloc can move money before the battlefield window Fedorov describes has closed. ### Sources - Ukraine seeks €6.6 billion from EU's peace fund for military aid — Reuters (via Internazionale): https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/07/01/ukraine-seeks-6-6-billion-from-eu-s-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Ukraine Seeks €6.6bn From EU's Peace Fund for Military Aid — Chronicle.lu (Reuters): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/international/62108-ukraine-seeks-eur6-6bn-from-eus-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Kiev seeks €6.6 bln from EU fund earmarked to compensate member states — Reuters — TASS: https://tass.com/world/2153917 - Ukraine requests $7.5B from EU peace fund to boost war efforts — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/ukraine-requests-75b-from-eu-peace-fund-to-boost-war-efforts - Hungary Drops Final Veto, Clearing €6.6B EU Air Defense Package for Ukraine — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77595 - Hungary unblocks €6.6 billion in EU arms payments after dropping two-year veto on Ukraine aid — Euromaidan Press: https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/03/hungary-unblocks-e6-6-billion-in-eu-arms-payments-after-dropping-two-year-veto-on-ukraine-aid/ - The European Commission cannot confirm reports that Hungary unblocked €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/04/8037752/ - European Peace Facility — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Peace_Facility - EU military support for Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/military-support-ukraine/ - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Announces Additional €15m Military Support for Ukraine — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/58261-luxembourg-announces-additional-eur15m-military-support-for-ukraine --- ## Solar overtakes wind as Luxembourg's biggest home-grown power source - URL: https://status.lu/article/solar-luxembourg-largest-domestic-electricity-source-2025-ilr - Published: 2026-07-01T17:39:24.465+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:39:24.465+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: dac5093d-30d3-4160-b952-02c7fb9df275 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The regulator ILR says photovoltaic output led the Grand Duchy's domestically generated electricity for the first time in 2025 — though imports still cover about seven in ten kilowatt-hours consumed. ### Summary Solar power became the single largest source of electricity generated inside Luxembourg in 2025, overtaking wind, according to figures from the regulator ILR. Photovoltaic output rose 74.3% to 627 GWh, but imports still met roughly 72% of national consumption, underlining how far the country remains from its 2030 renewables goals. ### Key facts - Solar produced 627 GWh in Luxembourg in 2025 (+74.3%), overtaking wind (467 GWh) to become the largest domestic electricity source for the first time, per the regulator ILR. - Total domestic generation rose 20.8% to 1,826 GWh, about 94% of it from renewable sources; installed solar capacity hit 746 MW across 33,304 installations. - Imports still covered roughly 72% of national electricity consumption in 2025, down from 80% in 2020. - On-site and locally shared electricity more than doubled (+122%) to 444 GWh, about 7% of final consumption. - Luxembourg targets a 37% renewables share of gross final energy consumption by 2030 and expects to rely partly on statistical transfers from other countries. ### FAQ **Q: Did solar really become Luxembourg's largest source of electricity in 2025?** Solar became the largest source of electricity generated within Luxembourg in 2025, overtaking wind, according to the ILR. It is not the largest source of electricity consumed, because imports still cover roughly 72% of national demand. **Q: How much solar electricity did Luxembourg generate in 2025?** Photovoltaic installations produced 627 GWh, a 74.3% increase on 2024, compared with 467 GWh from wind, 398 GWh from wood waste and biomass, and 63 GWh from gas cogeneration. **Q: How dependent on imports is Luxembourg's electricity supply?** Imports covered about 72% of the electricity Luxembourg consumed in 2025, down from 80% in 2020. Total domestic generation reached 1,826 GWh, up 20.8% on the year. **Q: What is Luxembourg's 2030 renewable energy target?** Its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC) targets a 37% share of renewables in gross final energy consumption by 2030, up from 14.4% in 2023, partly through statistical transfers of renewable energy from other countries. ### Body Solar power became the single largest source of electricity generated inside Luxembourg in 2025, the national regulator said, a structural milestone for a Grand Duchy that has long relied on its neighbours to keep the lights on. Photovoltaic installations produced 627 gigawatt-hours (GWh) over the year — a 74.3% jump on 2024 — overtaking wind for the first time, according to figures presented by the Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR). The shift is modest in absolute terms but symbolically significant. Luxembourg generates only a fraction of the electricity it uses, and for decades that domestic sliver was dominated by wind, waste-to-energy plants and gas. Now rooftops have taken the lead, the clearest sign yet that the country's energy mix is tilting toward decentralised, home-grown renewables. A reshuffled generation mix Total electricity generated within Luxembourg rose 20.8% to 1,826 GWh in 2025, the ILR reported. Broken down by source, the domestic picture now reads: - Solar (photovoltaic): 627 GWh, up 74.3% year on year - Wind: 467 GWh - Wood waste and biomass: 398 GWh - Gas cogeneration: 63 GWh Hydropower and other sources account for the small remaining balance. Roughly 94% of the electricity produced inside the country came from renewable sources, ILR director Luc Tapella said. The regulator attributed the overall increase to expanding solar, wind and biomass output. For the first time, production from solar panels has exceeded that of wind turbines. That assessment, delivered by Tapella, was echoed by the ILR's head of statistics and market monitoring, Marc Kohll. "Production increased thanks to photovoltaic, wind turbines and biomass," Kohll said, speaking in French. "It is intensifying." He described the solar surge as "a deliberate trend, and we are starting to measure its scale." The build-out behind the numbers was rapid. Installed photovoltaic capacity climbed 35.8% to 746 megawatts, while the number of solar installations grew by 10,694 — a 47.3% rise — to 33,304 by year-end. Battery storage spread in parallel: Luxembourg counted 9,843 storage systems with a combined capacity of about 101 megawatt-hours, the overwhelming majority of them small residential units. Still an import-dependent grid For all the momentum, the milestone comes with a heavy caveat: Luxembourg remains one of Europe's most import-reliant electricity markets. Purchases from abroad still covered about 72% of the electricity the country consumed in 2025, the ILR said — a meaningful fall from 80% in 2020, but a reminder that domestic generation meets only a minority of demand. The regulator framed the change as a gradual rebalancing rather than a break. The share of domestically produced electricity coming from renewable sources rose from 16% in 2020 to 26% in 2025. A more telling signal of a decentralising system was the surge in electricity generated and consumed on site, or shared locally, instead of bought through the grid: those volumes more than doubled, rising 122% to 444 GWh, and now represent about 7% of what final consumers use. Even so, the ILR was blunt about the limits. Tapella cautioned that it is "difficult to imagine Luxembourg becoming self-sufficient," pointing to the small size of a country with little land for large-scale generation. Kohll made a similar point about gas, where 98.5% of supply is imported: reducing dependence, he said, means consuming less, "since we cannot produce it locally." Measured against the 2030 targets The solar milestone lands as Luxembourg pushes toward binding climate commitments. The country's updated National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC) sets a target of a 37% share of renewables in gross final energy consumption by 2030 — a measure that spans heating and transport as well as electricity, and a steep climb from 14.4% in 2023. Officials have acknowledged that Luxembourg will likely need to buy renewable energy from other countries through so-called statistical transfers to close the gap, given its limited domestic potential. Against that backdrop, solar's ascent is both encouraging and a study in scale. Photovoltaic output is growing fast enough to reorder the domestic hierarchy, yet the volumes involved remain small next to a national appetite of more than 6,500 GWh a year. The economics were also shifting in 2025: the average residential electricity price rose to 266.5 euros per megawatt-hour from 202.7 euros a year earlier, an increase the ILR linked to higher network charges and reduced state support. The direction of travel, however, is unmistakable. A grid that a decade ago was almost entirely fed from abroad is steadily generating more of its own power, and doing so from panels on roofs rather than a handful of large plants. Whether that is fast enough to meet 2030 is a separate question — but 2025 marked the year the sun moved to the front of Luxembourg's own generation. ### Sources - Solar Becomes Luxembourg's Largest Electricity Source in 2025, ILR Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62120-solar-becomes-luxembourgs-largest-electricity-source-in-2025-ilr-reports - L'énergie solaire, première source d'électricité produite au Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/lenergie-solaire-premiere-source-delectricite-produite-au-luxembourg - ILR: le Luxembourg produit plus d'électricité mais les prix grimpent en 2025 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-pays-produit-plus-d-electricite-le-prix-de-l-energie-augmente-103593552 - Énergie : les prix grimpent, les habitudes changent — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/energie-les-prix-grimpent-les-habitudes-changent/ - Luxembourg's integrated national energy and climate plan for the period 2021-2030 (PNEC) — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2023/2023-pnec.html - Luxembourg: National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) — Klima-Agence: https://www.klima-agence.lu/en/luxembourgs-energy-and-climate-policy-integrated-national-energy-and-climate-plan-necp --- ## US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump order - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-strikes-down-trump-ord - Published: 2026-07-01T17:22:32.519+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:22:32.519+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 98489a7b-3970-4a08-aa67-64d1ce423b72 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > In a 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Barbara, the justices reaffirmed that nearly everyone born on US soil is a citizen, blocking the president's bid to rewrite the 14th Amendment by decree. ### Summary The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's executive order ending automatic citizenship for many US-born children, ruling 6-3 that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship. ### Key facts - The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara that children born in the US to unlawfully or temporarily present parents are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment. - The decision strikes down Executive Order 14160, signed by Trump on 20 January 2025, which sought to deny automatic citizenship to many US-born children. - Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion; five justices ruled on constitutional grounds, with Kavanaugh concurring on statutory grounds and Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch dissenting. - A study estimated about 250,000 babies a year would have been born without citizenship had the order taken effect. - Trump called the ruling 'too bad for our Country' and urged Congress to legislate against birthright citizenship. ### FAQ **Q: What did the Supreme Court decide in Trump v. Barbara?** On 30 June 2026 the Court ruled 6-3 that children born in the United States to parents present unlawfully or temporarily are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment, striking down President Trump's Executive Order 14160. **Q: How did the justices vote?** Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority. Five justices (Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett and Jackson) rejected the order on constitutional grounds; Justice Kavanaugh concurred on statutory grounds, making the judgment 6-3. Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch dissented. **Q: Can President Trump still end birthright citizenship?** Not by executive order. Trump has urged Congress to act, but overriding the ruling would likely require a constitutional amendment, which needs supermajorities in Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states. ### Body The US Supreme Court on Tuesday reaffirmed that almost everyone born on American soil is a citizen, striking down President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship in one of the most consequential constitutional rulings of his second term. By a vote of 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, the justices held that children born in the United States to parents who are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily are nonetheless "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States, and therefore citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause. The decision invalidates Executive Order 14160, which Trump signed on his first day back in office, and hands the president a rare and pointed judicial defeat on a signature policy. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority, describing citizenship as a foundational right rather than a privilege the executive can withdraw. Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community. Roberts found "scant evidence" for the administration's reinterpretation of a rule that has been settled for more than a century, adding that the Citizenship Clause "incorporated the common law and granted citizenship to nearly all children born in the United States." What the executive order tried to do Executive Order 14160, titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," was signed on 20 January 2025. It instructed federal agencies to stop recognising US citizenship for babies born to undocumented immigrants and to parents present on temporary visas, restricting automatic citizenship to children with at least one parent who is a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. The order collided directly with the text of the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868 to overturn the Dred Scott decision, and with the Supreme Court's 1898 ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which affirmed the citizenship of a man born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrant parents. A May 2025 study by the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State's Population Research Institute estimated that roughly 250,000 babies a year would have been born in the United States without citizenship had the order taken effect, according to figures reported by CBS News and Al Jazeera. A divided but decisive court Although the headline vote was 6-3, the justices split over their reasoning. Five members of the majority — Roberts, along with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson — rejected the order on constitutional grounds. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that the order was unlawful but rested his conclusion on federal statute rather than the Constitution, noting that Congress could amend the immigration laws if it chose. That distinction leaves the core constitutional holding backed by five justices. The three dissenters diverged among themselves. Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, argued that earlier precedent extended only to the children of permanent residents. Justice Samuel Alito wrote separately and would have gone further, urging the Court to overturn Wong Kim Ark outright. Gorsuch, in his own opinion, would have allowed the order to stand for the children of parents present only temporarily. Thomas opened his dissent by accusing the majority of taking "the extraordinary step of holding facially unconstitutional the President's Order." Reactions from both sides The plaintiffs were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, whose national legal director, Cecillia Wang, argued the case before the justices. She cast the ruling as a defence of a promise woven into the country's founding text. - Wang said the decision "reaffirms a fundamental American promise — if you are born here, you are a citizen," and that "a president cannot change the Constitution by executive fiat." - Trump responded on his Truth Social platform, calling the outcome "too bad for our Country" and urging Congress to take up the issue. "Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship," he wrote. The president's call to legislate signals that the fight is unlikely to end here. But amending the Constitution — the route many scholars say would be required to override Tuesday's holding — demands supermajorities in Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states, a far steeper path than an executive order. Why it resonates beyond America The ruling is a marker in a broader contest over how far a president can reshape long-settled law by decree, a question watched closely well beyond US borders. It is distinct from the Court's June 2025 decision in Trump v. CASA, which curbed the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions but did not resolve whether the underlying policy was lawful. Tuesday's judgment answers that second question directly, and against the administration. For international readers, the decision also underscores how unusual the American approach remains. Automatic citizenship by birth on the territory — jus soli — is common across the Americas but rare in Europe, where states including Luxembourg base nationality primarily on descent. What the United States debated this week is a principle most of the continent never adopted, making the outcome as much a statement about American constitutional identity as about immigration policy. ### Sources - Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birthright-citizenship/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5839358/birthright-citizenship-decision-scotus-trump - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-decision/ - US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/us-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-order-to-end-birthright-citizenship - US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/1/us-supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-who-wins-who-loses - Trump v. Barbara — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Barbara - Groups Representing Plaintiffs Respond to Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling — American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-representing-plaintiffs-respond-to-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling - Explainer: Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara — National Immigration Forum: https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-supreme-court-reaffirms-birthright-citizenship-in-trump-v-barbara/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling.html - Takeaways from the Supreme Court's rebuke of Trump on birthright citizenship — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-rebukes-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-barely --- ## Luxembourg's public housing fund doubles homes under construction as building freeze eases - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-public-housing-fund-doubles-homes-under-construction - Published: 2026-07-01T17:13:54.135+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:13:54.135+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: 16459eaa-de72-4a29-a8c1-2a81def1bcc3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Fonds du logement had 1,227 dwellings under construction at the end of 2025, up from 638 a year earlier — but STATEC data show the private new-build market is still deeply depressed. ### Summary Luxembourg's state-backed housing developers sharply increased the number of homes they were building in 2025, the clearest sign yet that a construction slump triggered in 2022 may be easing. The Fonds du logement more than doubled its dwellings under construction to 1,227, and the SNHBM launched a record 473 affordable homes. But STATEC's latest figures show the private new-build market remains frozen, leaving the recovery lopsided and incomplete. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's Fonds du logement more than doubled its dwellings under construction, to 1,227 at end-2025 from 638 a year earlier. - The SNHBM launched a record 473 affordable homes in 2025, up 57% on 2024, confirming a public-sector building push. - STATEC's latest data show the private new-build market still frozen: just 149 off-plan apartments sold in Q4 2025, down 62% year-on-year. - House prices rose 1.6% over 2025, the first annual increase after falls of 9.1% in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024. - The rebound is concentrated in state developers; STATEC calls the overall recovery 'under way, but still incomplete and uneven.' ### FAQ **Q: Have Luxembourg housing starts really doubled?** The doubling is real but concentrated in the public sector. The Fonds du logement more than doubled its dwellings under construction to 1,227 at the end of 2025 from 638 a year earlier, and the SNHBM launched a record 473 affordable homes. STATEC data show the private new-build market remained depressed. **Q: Is Luxembourg's housing construction slump over?** Not yet. STATEC and the Housing Observatory describe the recovery as under way but still incomplete and uneven. New-build (off-plan) apartment sales fell 62% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, well below pre-crisis levels. **Q: What is happening to Luxembourg house prices?** Prices have stabilised. The general house-price index rose 1.6% over 2025, the first annual increase after declines of 9.1% in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024. **Q: Who are the Fonds du logement and the SNHBM?** They are Luxembourg's two main public housing developers. The Fonds du logement is the country's largest social landlord, while the SNHBM specialises in affordable owner-occupied and rental homes. ### Body Luxembourg's largest public housing developer more than doubled the number of homes it had under construction over the course of 2025, official figures show — the clearest sign yet that a building slump that has gripped the country since 2022 may finally be easing, even as private developers stay on the sidelines. The Fonds du logement, the state-backed body that is also Luxembourg's biggest social landlord, reported 1,227 dwellings under construction at the end of 2025, up from 638 a year earlier, according to its annual report. The fund said it had 63 active building sites across the country and completed 116 homes during the year. The acceleration was echoed by the Société Nationale des Habitations à Bon Marché (SNHBM), the other main public developer, which put a record 473 affordable dwellings into construction in 2025 — a 57% jump from 301 the previous year, which had itself climbed from 230 in 2023. SNHBM said 288 homes were completed and 1,335 remained under construction at year-end. A rebound led by the State Both institutions cast 2025 as a turning point after a freeze set off by sharply higher interest rates, rising construction costs and a collapse in demand that hit Luxembourg from mid-2022. The SNHBM described its figure as the highest in its history, with 136 of the 473 homes coming through a government programme to buy up off-plan apartments and the rest built directly. Annick Rock, president of the SNHBM board, said the increase reflected "the continued efforts by the SNHBM to help increase affordable housing and to durably support the national affordable-housing policy." The developer's director general, Guy Entringer, credited work with local authorities: "Through the many partnerships we have built with the municipalities, we continue to develop projects tailored to local needs and to strengthen the supply of affordable housing across the country." The public push is deliberate. The Fonds du logement has set a target of more than 5,000 additional dwellings over the next two decades, while the SNHBM holds a land reserve for some 3,032 homes and aims to build around 400 a year in the medium term. Flagship sites include the Elmen eco-district in Olm, Itzigerknupp in Luxembourg-Bonnevoie and the JFK project in Kirchberg. The private market is still frozen The picture from the wider market is far more sober. In its March 2026 edition of "Le Logement en chiffres," STATEC and the Housing Observatory reported that sales of new-build apartments — off-plan homes sold under so-called VEFA contracts, a proxy for private construction activity — remain the market's principal weak point. Only 149 such apartments changed hands in the fourth quarter of 2025, down 54% from the previous quarter and 62% lower than a year earlier. Before the crisis, an average of 714 new apartments were sold each quarter between 2017 and 2021. Total apartment sales, including existing homes, fell 34% year-on-year to 1,145 in the same quarter. The recovery of Luxembourg's residential property market is under way, but still incomplete and uneven across segments. Prices, meanwhile, have stopped falling. The general house-price index was broadly flat over the year to the fourth quarter of 2025, and rose 1.6% over the full year — the first annual increase after drops of 9.1% in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024. STATEC also noted that the number of building permits granted fell by more than a third between 2022 and 2024, the pipeline problem that has starved the market of new supply. Low base, or a genuine turn? Some of the headline rebounds carry a warning. Sales of off-plan apartments roughly doubled year-on-year in the second and third quarters of 2025, but from historically depressed levels — and the surge was flattered by buyers rushing to complete before temporary tax breaks expired on 30 June 2025. Once those measures lapsed, activity fell back, underlining how fragile the private recovery remains. That leaves the public sector doing much of the heavy lifting. The doubling of homes under construction is concentrated among state developers, whose projects depend on public budgets rather than the mortgage and financing conditions that continue to weigh on private builders. The European Commission expects construction activity to keep "recovering slowly," with investment in housing set to pick up only "slightly" in 2026. For residents, the stakes are hard to overstate. Housing supply and affordability remain Luxembourg's defining domestic issue, and years of weak building have deepened a shortage that pushes prices and rents beyond the reach of many. The following figures capture where the market stood at the end of 2025: - Fonds du logement: 1,227 dwellings under construction (638 a year earlier); 116 completed in 2025. - SNHBM: 473 affordable homes started, a record and up 57%; 288 completed; 1,335 under construction. - New-build apartment sales: 149 in Q4 2025, down 62% year-on-year and far below the pre-crisis norm of 714 a quarter. - Prices: up 1.6% over 2025, the first annual rise after two years of falls. Whether the public-sector surge marks the start of a broader turnaround, or simply a state-funded floor under a still-frozen private market, will depend on how quickly financing conditions ease and permits recover. On the evidence of 2025, the thaw has begun — but it is uneven, and far from complete. ### Sources - Le Logement en chiffres n°19 (Mars 2026) — STATEC & Observatoire de l'Habitat: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2026/03-mars/26-logement-statec-chiffres/logement-en-chiffres-19.pdf - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Une année record pour la mise en chantier de logements abordables — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/une-annee-record-pour-la-mise-en-chantiers-de-logements-abordables/ - SNHBM, promoteur public : 301 logements abordables mis en chantier en 2024 — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/snhbm-promoteur-public-301-logements-abordables-mis-en-chantier-en-2024/ - En 2025 au Luxembourg: 473 chantiers lancés, le nombre de logements abordables grimpe — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/en-2025-au-luxembourg-473-chantiers-lances-le-nombre-de-logements-abordables-grimpe-103566988 - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en - Luxembourg Housing Market Rebounds in Q2 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56967-luxembourg-housing-market-rebounds-in-q2-2025 --- ## Indorama to wind down Steinfort plant, putting about 100 Luxembourg jobs at risk - URL: https://status.lu/article/indorama-steinfort-factory-closure-luxembourg-jobs - Published: 2026-07-01T16:48:29.681+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:48:29.681+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 79d201de-ac29-4558-9785-4cfe5710942d - Dateline: Steinfort, LU > The Thai group's move to close its viscose tyre-cord factory would be Luxembourg's biggest industrial shutdown since 2007, unions say, as Europe's energy-intensive manufacturers retreat. ### Summary Indorama Ventures has told staff at its Steinfort tyre-cord factory it will end production and open a collective-redundancy procedure, threatening around 100 jobs in what unions call Luxembourg's largest industrial closure since TDK in 2007. ### Key facts - Indorama Ventures will wind down its Steinfort plant and has opened a collective-redundancy procedure, threatening around 100 jobs. - The factory, formerly Textilcord Steinfort and operating since 1965, makes viscose and nylon cord to reinforce tyres for clients such as Continental, Goodyear and Michelin. - Unions blame a domino effect from the closure of Indorama's Longlaville plant in France and the site's dependence on a single client. - OGBL and LCGB call the decision 'totally unacceptable' and want ministers Lex Delles and Marc Spautz to seek alternatives and a social plan. - Unions say it is Luxembourg's biggest industrial closure since TDK shut in 2007, amid wider pressure on Europe's energy-intensive industry. ### FAQ **Q: How many jobs are affected by the Indorama Steinfort closure?** Around 100 jobs are threatened. Indorama Ventures told staff on 30 June 2026 that it would end production at the Steinfort site and open a collective-redundancy procedure. **Q: What does the Steinfort plant make?** The factory — formerly Textilcord Steinfort, now Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg — produces high-tenacity viscose, nylon and polyester yarns, cords and fabrics used to reinforce tyres and other rubber and technical products. **Q: Why is Indorama closing the site?** Unions and reporting cite a knock-on effect from the closure of Indorama's Longlaville plant in France, which supplied Steinfort, plus heavy reliance on a single customer. At group level Indorama has pointed to intense competition, especially from Asia, and eroding margins. **Q: When will the plant actually close?** No firm closure date has been confirmed. Under Luxembourg law the redundancy plan and its timetable must be negotiated with staff representatives, and unions are pressing for alternatives and a reclassification unit. ### Body Indorama Ventures, the Bangkok-based petrochemicals and synthetic-fibres group, has told workers at its Steinfort plant in western Luxembourg that it intends to end production and open a collective-redundancy procedure — a decision that threatens around 100 jobs and would rank as the country's most significant industrial closure in nearly two decades. The company informed staff representatives of the plan at an information meeting on 30 June, according to the OGBL and LCGB, the two trade unions that represent the workforce. The factory — run by the entity Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg, long known as Textilcord Steinfort — makes technical yarns, cords and fabrics used to reinforce tyres and other rubber products. Its client list has included Continental, Goodyear and Michelin. For a small country that has fought to hold on to a manufacturing base, the announcement lands heavily. Unions say it is the largest single industrial closure the Grand Duchy has faced in a generation. A domino effect from across the border Union officials and Luxembourg media tie the Steinfort decision directly to Indorama's earlier move to shut its plant in Longlaville, a few kilometres away in the French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. That site, which employs about 165 people, supplied intermediate products that Steinfort depended on; its production stopped for good in late June, according to French regional reporting. The Luxembourg operation was also heavily reliant on a single customer for the bulk of its output, a concentration the unions say left it dangerously exposed. At group level, Indorama had framed the French closure as a response to intensifying competition — particularly from Asia — alongside shrinking volumes and margins it said it could not reverse despite tens of millions of euros of investment. - Founded in 1965 by the Belgian-American group Uniroyal Englebert to weave nylon fabric for tyre casings. - Passed through Continental and the Austrian Glanzstoff group before Indorama Ventures acquired it in 2017. - Specialises in high-tenacity viscose, nylon, aramid and polyester reinforcement for tyres and technical uses; customers have ranged from tyremakers to ArianeGroup. - Employed roughly 130 people of 26 nationalities in recent years, according to the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. Unions demand that alternatives be explored The OGBL and LCGB condemned the move as "brutal" and questioned how a group with annual revenue of nearly €12 billion and production sites in more than 30 countries could present the shutdown as unavoidable. In their joint statement, the unions said the decision was "totally unacceptable" and warned that it plunged as many families into deep uncertainty. It is not acceptable that a closure be presented as inevitable without all industrial alternatives to preserve activity and employment having been seriously explored. The unions asked what had been done in recent years to diversify the plant's output, win new certifications and reduce its dependence on a single client, and described the workers as victims of "a logic of globalised capitalism that privileges financial considerations." They said staff assemblies and further union action would follow in the coming days. "Since the closure of the TDK site in 2007, Luxembourg has not experienced an industrial site shutdown of such magnitude," the two organisations said. Ministers asked to step in The unions have called on Economy Minister Lex Delles and Labour Minister Marc Spautz to examine every option for preserving the site and, should the closure go ahead, to guarantee a proper social plan and a reclassification unit to steer workers into new jobs, in line with a tripartite agreement reached earlier in June. Neither Indorama nor the ministries had set a firm timetable for the wind-down; under Luxembourg law, the redundancy plan and its schedule must now be negotiated with staff representatives. Part of a wider European retreat The Steinfort closure is a tangible local marker of a broader squeeze on Europe's energy-intensive and export-exposed manufacturers, which have spent recent years contending with higher energy costs, softer demand and fierce competition from lower-cost producers in Asia. Indorama itself has been trimming capacity across its global footprint, from the French and Luxembourg mobility plants to the shutdown of a purified-terephthalic-acid facility in Montréal-Est, Canada. For Steinfort's workers, the concern is more immediate. A plant that has spun yarn on the same site for six decades now faces the end of production, and a town in Luxembourg's industrial west confronts the loss of one of its largest private employers. What happens next — whether a buyer emerges, whether the state can help, and on what terms staff leave — will be settled in the negotiations now beginning. ### Sources - Indorama Ventures ferme son site de Steinfort et menace 100 emplois au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-groupe-industriel-indorama-quitte-le-pays-100-emplois-menaces-103594148 - Indorama ferme son site de Steinfort, une centaine d'emplois menacés — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/indorama-ferme-son-site-de-steinfort-une-centaine-demplois-menaces/ - Textilcord Steinfort – Du fil aux cordes — Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (cc.lu): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/news/detail/textilcord-steinfort-du-fil-aux-cordes - Textilcord Steinfort S.A. – Uniroyal – Steinfort — industrie.lu: https://industrie.lu/uniroyalsteinfort.html - Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg S.A. — FEDIL: https://fedil.lu/en/members/27155bb5-ece6-e611-80f5-c4346bac8ce8/ - Indorama Ventures prépare la fermeture de son site de Longlaville : 165 emplois en jeu — Le Journal des Entreprises: https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/indorama-ventures-prepare-la-fermeture-de-son-site-de-longlaville-165-emplois-en-jeu-2138103 - Indorama Ventures veut fermer son usine de Longlaville, 164 emplois en danger — L'Usine Nouvelle: https://www.usinenouvelle.com/quotidien-des-usines/lusine-ne-tournait-qua-la-moitie-de-ses-capacites-indorama-ventures-veut-fermer-son-usine-de-longlaville-164-emplois-en-danger.WH7OL4JQVZA6XK5OPOVN7OGZHA.html - Indorama Ventures annonce son projet de fermer le site de Longlaville qui emploie 165 personnes — ICI (France 3 Grand Est): https://www.ici.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle-54/longlaville/indorama-ventures-annonce-son-projet-de-fermer-le-site-de-longlaville-qui-emploie-165-personnes-6571451 --- ## Cargolux to pay €1.15 million to settle Gabon influence-peddling case - URL: https://status.lu/article/cargolux-gabon-influence-peddling-settlement - Published: 2026-07-01T16:40:11.522+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:40:11.522+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 4702b023-e40c-4aa3-bb5f-e6d2793b1a07 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A Luxembourg court approved a €1.15 million penalty against the state-linked freight airline over influence-peddling tied to its operations in Gabon, closing a case Cargolux self-reported in 2015. ### Summary Cargolux, Luxembourg's flag cargo carrier, has agreed to pay about €1.15 million after a Luxembourg court ratified a negotiated settlement over influence-peddling linked to its operations in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. The case, which the airline voluntarily disclosed in 2015, targets only the company and no individuals — a rare corporate-governance moment for a champion majority-controlled by the Luxembourg state. ### Key facts - A Luxembourg court ratified a negotiated settlement on 1 July 2026 requiring Cargolux to pay about €1.15 million (fine plus confiscation) over influence-peddling in Gabon. - The conduct spanned 2010–2015 and the case targets only the company, Cargolux Airlines International S.A. — no individuals were charged. - Cargolux voluntarily disclosed the matter to prosecutors in late 2015 and cooperated, which shaped the negotiated outcome under Luxembourg's 'jugement sur accord' procedure. - Cargolux is roughly two-thirds controlled by the Luxembourg public sector via Luxair (35.10%), BCEE (10.90%), SNCI (10.67%) and a direct 8.32% state stake. - The case echoes a wider trend of aviation-sector bribery settlements, dwarfed by Airbus's roughly $3.9 billion resolution in 2020. ### FAQ **Q: How much is Cargolux paying and to whom?** Cargolux agreed to pay approximately €1.15 million — a combined fine and confiscation — under a settlement ratified by the Luxembourg district court. The resolution is with the Luxembourg State Prosecutor's Office; it is a domestic case, with no US or UK involvement. **Q: What conduct does the penalty cover?** It covers facts qualified as influence-peddling (trafic d'influence) linked to Cargolux's activities in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. The case concerns only the company; no executives or other individuals were charged, and the details of the scheme were not made public. **Q: Why does it matter that Cargolux is state-linked?** Cargolux is majority-controlled by Luxembourg's public sector — Luxair holds 35.10%, the state savings bank BCEE 10.90%, the state investment bank SNCI 10.67%, and the state 8.32% directly. A criminal penalty against such a flagship company is a rare corporate-governance moment for Luxembourg. **Q: How does this compare with other aviation bribery cases?** It is small next to the sector's benchmark: in 2020 Airbus paid roughly $3.9 billion to settle foreign-bribery cases in France, the UK and the US. But it follows the same modern template of company-only settlements that reward voluntary disclosure and cooperation. ### Body Cargolux, Luxembourg's flag cargo carrier and Europe's largest all-cargo airline, has agreed to pay roughly €1.15 million to close a criminal case over influence-peddling linked to its former operations in Gabon, after a Luxembourg court on 1 July 2026 ratified a negotiated settlement with state prosecutors. The judgment was handed down by the correctional section of the Luxembourg district court (tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg) as a jugement sur accord — a judge-approved plea procedure agreed between the airline and the State Prosecutor's Office. The penalty combines a fine and a confiscation order totalling about €1.15 million. Crucially, the case targets the company alone: no executives or other individuals were charged. What the court decided Prosecutors said the settlement resolved facts qualified as trafic d'influence — influence-peddling, or trading in influence — in connection with activities Cargolux carried out in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. Neither the airline nor the authorities disclosed the mechanics of the conduct or named any counterparties. The court stressed the strictly corporate scope of the outcome. Luxembourg's justice authorities underlined that the resolution concerned only the legal entity: "Ce dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique" — the file concerns exclusively the legal person Cargolux Airlines International and targets no natural person. The jugement sur accord mechanism was written into Luxembourg's criminal procedure code by a law of 24 February 2015. It lets prosecutors and a defendant — an individual or a company — agree a resolution for offences punishable by less than five years in prison, subject to a judge's validation in open court. It is the Grand Duchy's closest analogue to the negotiated corporate settlements now common across Europe, though narrower than France's dedicated public-interest agreement for companies. A self-report that shaped the outcome Cargolux said it uncovered the conduct itself and reported it to the Luxembourg Public Prosecutor's Office in late 2015, cooperating throughout the ensuing investigation. According to the airline, "the judgment relates only to the company and to conduct between 2010 and 2015 and does not concern any individuals." That voluntary disclosure and cooperation — alongside a decade of compliance overhauls — is what made the negotiated resolution possible, the court indicated. Cargolux continually reviews and updates its compliance procedures, resulting in strengthened internal controls, enhanced compliance frameworks and governance standards aligned with international best practice. The carrier added that the judgment "has no impact on its current operations, customer activity or the services it provides to customers," and reaffirmed a commitment to operating ethically, transparently and with integrity. In its French-language statement, the company said the resolution "n'a aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, les activités des clients ou les services qui leur sont fournis." A state-linked champion in the dock What makes the case unusual is less its size than its subject. Cargolux is a pillar of Luxembourg's logistics economy — founded in 1970, based at Luxembourg-Findel airport, and operating an all-Boeing-747 freighter fleet to more than 90 destinations — and it is majority-controlled by the Luxembourg public sector. According to the airline's own disclosures, its shareholders are: - Luxair — 35.10% (Luxembourg's national airline, itself state-linked) - HNCA — 35.00% (Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment, of China) - BCEE — 10.90% (the state savings bank) - SNCI — 10.67% (the state investment bank) - Luxembourg State — 8.32% (direct holding) Taken together, Luxair, BCEE, SNCI and the direct state stake put roughly two-thirds of the company in Luxembourg public hands. A nine-figure sum this is not — but a criminal penalty against a flagship the state effectively controls is a rare accountability moment for the Grand Duchy's logistics industry, and one prosecutors are likely to cite as evidence that self-reporting pays off. Part of a wider aviation reckoning The settlement lands amid a decade in which prosecutors on both sides of the Atlantic have pressed a string of corruption cases against the aviation sector, increasingly resolved through negotiated deals rather than trials. The benchmark remains Airbus, which in January 2020 agreed to pay roughly $3.9 billion (about €3.6 billion) to settle foreign-bribery allegations through parallel agreements approved by courts in France, the United Kingdom and the United States — the largest corporate foreign-bribery settlement on record, according to the US Department of Justice. Against that backdrop, Cargolux's €1.15 million is modest. But the pattern is the same: conduct in a foreign market, a company-only resolution, credit for cooperation, and a pledge of stronger controls. For a state-owned freight champion in one of Europe's smaller economies, the episode is a reminder that the compliance expectations reshaping global aviation now reach the apron at Findel. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Introducing Cargolux (shareholder structure) — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/introducing-cargolux/ - Airbus Agrees to Pay over $3.9 Billion in Global Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery and ITAR Case — U.S. Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/airbus-agrees-pay-over-39-billion-global-penalties-resolve-foreign-bribery-and-itar-case - Introduction of the Plea Bargaining Procedure in Luxembourg Law (jugement sur accord) — Lexgo.lu: https://www.lexgo.lu/en/news-and-articles/2961-introduction-of-the-plea-bargaining-procedure-in-luxembourg-law-introduction-de-la-transaction-en-matiere-penale-en-droit-luxembourgeois - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Luxembourg NGO ADA says it reached 430,000 vulnerable people in 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/article/ada-microfinance-430000-vulnerable-people-2025 - Published: 2026-06-29T17:38:49.524+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:38:49.524+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 4dc4cb9e-e923-444d-8b07-87041f13ee54 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Luxembourg-based charity's 2025 impact report puts numbers on a less-visible side of the Grand Duchy's financial centre: channelling capital to the world's poorest. ### Summary ADA, a Luxembourg development-finance NGO, says its microfinance and inclusive-finance partners reached 430,511 economically vulnerable people in 2025 across 47 countries — work largely funded by Luxembourg's cooperation ministry and rooted in the Grand Duchy's outsized role as a hub for microfinance investment. ### Key facts - ADA, a Luxembourg NGO founded in 1994, says it reached 430,511 economically vulnerable people in 2025 (55% women) across 47 countries, working through 290 partner organisations rather than lending directly. - The work is mainly funded by Luxembourg's cooperation ministry, which committed €37 million for 2022-2025 — about 59% of ADA's €62.6 million in funding needs. - The breakdown spans financial services (194,373 people), technical/entrepreneurial support (204,989), market access (64,934) and energy or education (2,569 households). - Luxembourg is the world's leading domicile for microfinance investment vehicles, hosting funds that the government says hold over 60% of the sector's assets under management worldwide. - Supporting institutions include LuxFLAG, InFiNe.lu and the Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund, many based at the Maison de la Microfinance. ### FAQ **Q: How many people did ADA reach in 2025?** According to its 2025 impact report, ADA helped 430,511 economically vulnerable people benefit from at least one service for the first time during the year, 55% of them women, across 47 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. **Q: What is ADA and where is it based?** ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1994 and based at the Maison de la Microfinance in Luxembourg City. It specialises in inclusive finance, working through local financial institutions and businesses rather than lending directly to individuals. **Q: How is ADA funded?** Its main backer is Luxembourg's Development Cooperation. A mandate signed in December 2021 commits €37 million for 2022-2025, about 59% of ADA's estimated €62.6 million in funding needs, with the rest from other public and private sources. **Q: Why is Luxembourg important for microfinance?** Luxembourg is the world's leading domicile for microfinance investment vehicles. The government says the majority of such funds are based in the country, representing more than 60% of the sector's assets under management worldwide, supported by bodies such as LuxFLAG and InFiNe.lu. ### Body A Luxembourg non-governmental organisation says its partners reached more than 430,000 of the world's poorest people last year, offering a rare quantified glimpse of a financial centre better known for private banking and investment funds than for development work. In its 2025 impact report, ADA — Appui au Développement Autonome — said it helped 430,511 economically vulnerable people benefit from at least one service for the first time during the year, 55% of them women. The figures, published by the Luxembourg City-based charity and reported by the news site Chronicle.lu, span 47 countries across Africa, Latin America and Asia. Founded in 1994 by figures from Luxembourg's financial sector, ADA does not lend directly to the poor. Instead it works through local financial institutions, cooperatives and small businesses — 290 partner organisations in all last year — supplying capital, technical training and advisory services so that those partners can extend credit, insurance and other tools to people the formal banking system rarely serves. What the numbers cover The headline figure bundles together several distinct strands of work. According to the report, 194,373 people gained access to financial services such as loans and insurance, including 64,813 reached through ADA's investment-advisory work with vehicles like the Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund. A further 204,989 received technical or entrepreneurial support, 64,934 benefited from market-access solutions, and 2,569 households obtained access to energy or education. At ADA, we use impact finance to change lives in a lasting manner in Africa, Latin America and Asia. We help women and men to obtain tailored financial services or to gain access to energy in order to grow their businesses and face life's uncertainties. That assessment came from Laura Foschi, ADA's executive director, who framed 2025 as a turning point for the organisation. “In 2025, ADA reached a defining milestone, becoming an organisation that not only supports change but actively helps shape it,” she said. One of ADA's larger initiatives is SSNUP, a programme aimed at smallholder farmers, which the organisation says has reached roughly one million farmers across 35 countries. ADA reports that about €10 million in technical assistance under the scheme has helped attract some €188 million in investment — an illustration of how modest grants are used to draw in far larger sums of private and institutional capital. Funded in Luxembourg, delivered abroad ADA's reach rests heavily on public money from its home country. Its principal backer is Luxembourg's Development Cooperation, run by the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. The current funding mandate, signed in December 2021, runs from 2022 to 2025 and commits €37 million — about 59% of ADA's estimated €62.6 million in funding needs over the period, with the remainder drawn from other public and private sources. It is the fourth such agreement between the ministry and ADA since 2007. “The renewal of this mandate confirms ADA's central role as an expert in inclusive finance and as a knowledge catalyst within Luxembourg's Development Cooperation framework,” said Franz Fayot, then the minister responsible, when the deal was signed. The portfolio is now held by Xavier Bettel, who attended an African inclusive-finance conference in Nairobi in October 2025. A finance centre beyond wealth management ADA's work sits within a broader Luxembourg specialism that is easy to overlook. The Grand Duchy has become the world's leading domicile for the funds that channel money into microfinance, known as microfinance investment vehicles, or MIVs. The Luxembourg government states that the majority of MIVs are based in the country, representing more than 60% of the sector's assets under management worldwide. Research by CGAP and Symbiotics, cited by the promotional agency Luxembourg for Finance, put Luxembourg's share of MIV assets at 61% as of December 2015, up from 44% in 2006 — over a period in which the global market grew from roughly $2 billion to $11 billion. A cluster of institutions underpins that position. They include: - LuxFLAG, the Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency, created in 2006, whose microfinance label signals to investors that a fund genuinely invests in the sector; - InFiNe.lu, the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg, which brings together public, private and civil-society actors; - the Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund, the European Microfinance Platform, the Microinsurance Network and Microlux, many of them housed together at the Maison de la Microfinance in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg also funds the annual European Microfinance Award, worth €100,000. For a country whose financial centre is usually measured in trillions of euros of assets, the numbers ADA reports are small. But they describe a part of that centre rarely put into figures — one that aims to move capital toward the people least likely ever to walk into a private bank. ### Sources - ADA Helped More Than 430k Economically Vulnerable People in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62075-ada-helped-more-than-430k-economically-vulnerable-people-in-2025 - ADA's Impact report (2025 Impact Report) — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/our-impact/2025-impact-report - Luxembourg's Development Cooperation renews its support of the inclusive finance sector through ADA — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/blog-news-ada/luxembourgs-development-cooperation-renews-its-support-inclusive-finance-sector - Finance inclusive et innovante — Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, The Luxembourg Government: https://cooperation.gouvernement.lu/en/cooperation-au-developpement/finance-inclusive-et-innovante.html - Microfinance facilitating financial inclusion — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/publication-article/microfinance-facilitating-financial-inclusion/ - Luxembourg Leading Jurisdiction for Microfinance Investment Vehicles — InFiNe.lu: https://www.infine.lu/luxembourg-leading-jurisdiction-for-microfinance-investment-vehicles/ - ADA (association) — Wikipédia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA_(association) --- ## A Luxembourg publisher warns press freedom cannot be taken for granted - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-publisher-mike-koedinger-press-freedom-warning-foundation - Published: 2026-06-29T17:16:37.203+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:16:37.203+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: d186be64-5349-4d38-800f-ec81df462501 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Mike Koedinger, the man behind Paperjam and Delano, has launched a foundation to defend media integrity — arguing that even a top-ranked press nation is exposed. ### Summary Publisher Mike Koedinger launched a Luxembourg-based foundation on 25 June, warning that press freedom and democratic debate cannot be taken for granted even in one of the world's highest-ranked countries. ### Key facts - Publisher Mike Koedinger launched the Mike Koedinger Foundation on 25 June 2026 at Mudam, framing it as 'an act of resistance' to defend media integrity and democracy. - Luxembourg ranks 9th in RSF's 2026 World Press Freedom Index (score 84.14), up from 20th in 2023 — but its safety sub-indicator slipped from 1st to 3rd. - RSF warns global press freedom is at a 25-year low, with economic fragility now the leading structural threat. - Luxembourg has one of Europe's most concentrated media markets, dominated by RTL, Mediahuis and Editpress, with no national media merger-control law. - A plural print press is sustained by generous public subsidies — €200,000 plus €30,000 per accredited journalist a year — tying outlets to public funding. ### FAQ **Q: Who is Mike Koedinger?** He is the founder and CEO of Maison Moderne, Luxembourg's leading independent media house and publisher of Paperjam and Delano. He is also president of the European Magazine Media Association (EMMA) and a member of the Luxembourg Press Council. **Q: What is the Mike Koedinger Foundation?** A Luxembourg-based, European-scope non-profit launched on 25 June 2026 at Mudam. Its mission is to safeguard media integrity and democratic resilience through media literacy, support for independent journalism and defence of democratic debate against disinformation and digital-platform power. **Q: Where does Luxembourg stand on press freedom?** Luxembourg ranks 9th in the 2026 RSF World Press Freedom Index with a score of 84.14, up from 20th in 2023. It is highly rated overall, but its safety sub-indicator fell from first to third place, and RSF warns that economic pressures are eroding press freedom globally. **Q: Why is Luxembourg's media market considered vulnerable?** It is one of Europe's most concentrated markets, dominated by three groups (RTL, Mediahuis and Editpress), with no national media merger-control law. Plurality depends heavily on public subsidies, which critics say leaves the sector exposed to economic and political pressure. ### Body Luxembourg consistently ranks among the freest countries in the world for journalists. That, one of the Grand Duchy's best-known publishers argues, is precisely the reason not to grow complacent. On 25 June, Mike Koedinger — the founder and chief executive of Maison Moderne, the independent house behind the business titles Paperjam and Delano — formally launched the Mike Koedinger Foundation at Mudam, Luxembourg's modern-art museum on the Kirchberg plateau. He cast it as a deliberate act of defence at a moment when, he contends, credible information and democratic debate can no longer be assumed, even in a stable, prosperous democracy. La création de la Mike Koedinger Foundation est un acte de résistance et d'engagement civique à une époque où l'intégrité des médias, la pensée indépendante et le dialogue démocratique sont soumis à des pressions croissantes. The foundation's creation, he said, is "an act of resistance and civic engagement at a time when media integrity, independent thinking and democratic dialogue are under growing pressure." The Luxembourg-based body, which says it will work across Europe under the banner "Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience," rests on a proposition Koedinger put simply: "Une démocratie saine passe par une information crédible, un esprit critique et un journalisme indépendant" — a healthy democracy depends on credible information, critical thinking and independent journalism. The warning behind a strong ranking Koedinger's caution lands against a paradox. By the numbers, Luxembourg is a press-freedom success story. In the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), it has climbed from 20th place in 2023 to 11th in 2024 and 9th in 2026, with a score of 84.14 — well inside the band RSF considers a "good" situation, behind perennial leader Norway. Yet the trajectory is not uniformly upward, and RSF itself has spent two years warning that the foundations are eroding. Its 2025 index singled out economic fragility as a leading threat to press freedom; its 2026 edition declared global press freedom at a 25-year low, with the economic indicator at its worst level since the ranking began and the worldwide situation rated "difficult" for the first time. Even Luxembourg, whose overall score improved, slipped in the safety sub-indicator from first place to third, a reminder that strong headline rankings can mask softening ground. A small market, tightly held The structural argument is harder to wave away. Luxembourg has one of the most concentrated media markets in Europe — a direct consequence of its small size. Three groups dominate the landscape: - RTL, the country's main broadcaster, ultimately controlled by Germany's Bertelsmann; - Mediahuis Luxembourg, which absorbed the long-dominant Saint-Paul group and publishes the Luxemburger Wort; - Editpress, behind the Tageblatt, Le Quotidien and the free daily L'essentiel. Luxembourg is also one of the few EU member states without a national merger-control law aimed at curbing cross-media concentration, according to the Euromedia Ownership Monitor. The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom rates the country's media pluralism at "medium risk." Pluralism in print has been sustained largely by one of Europe's most generous public-subsidy regimes. Under rules cleared by the European Commission, eligible outlets receive a base of €200,000 plus €30,000 for each accredited journalist every year. In 2024, Editpress titles drew around €4.4 million — more than 40% of total press aid — and Mediahuis Luxembourg roughly €2.5 million. That money keeps titles alive, but it also binds a plural press to public funding and political goodwill, a dependency critics say leaves the sector exposed when budgets tighten or politics turns. Not yet in crisis — and that is the point The launch paired Koedinger with Dr Ayala Panievsky, a media researcher and author of The New Censorship: How the War on the Media Is Taking Us Down, in conversation with the veteran RTL journalist Caroline Mart. Panievsky argued that contemporary censorship rarely announces itself, working instead through coordinated online harassment, abusive lawsuits and state propaganda dressed up as journalism. "There cannot be democracy without a common set of facts we can then debate," she told the audience. Asked which countries still offered favourable conditions for journalism, Panievsky said Luxembourg was, "so far," her preference — while warning against complacency and urging governments to reinforce institutions and safeguards before a crisis arrives rather than after. That is the uncomfortable timing of Koedinger's intervention. Luxembourg is not Hungary or Slovakia; its reporters work without fear of imprisonment or violence, enjoy good access to officials and benefit from constitutional protection for press freedom. The government has pledged to strengthen press aid, improve access to information and shield journalists from so-called SLAPP lawsuits, and Luxembourg hosted a conference on journalist safety in June 2026. The bet behind the new foundation is that the moment to defend those conditions is precisely while they still hold — and that a country near the top of the rankings has the most to lose from assuming it always will be. ### Sources - Mike Koedinger lance une fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-lance-une-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias - Quand le journalisme se réduit au silence: le Dr Ayala Panievsky s'exprime sur la nouvelle censure (foundation launch coverage) — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/quand-le-journalisme-se-reduit-au-silence-le-dr-ayala-panievsky-sexprime-sur-la-nouvelle-censure - Mike Koedinger lance sa fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/mike-koedinger-lance-sa-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias/ - Mike Koedinger Foundation — Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience. — Mike Koedinger Foundation: https://www.mikekoedinger.com/foundation - RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/rsf-world-press-freedom-index-2025-economic-fragility-leading-threat-press-freedom - 2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-index-press-freedom-25-year-low - World Press Freedom Index (rankings tables, incl. Luxembourg 2023-2026) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index - Why Press Freedom Still Matters - in Luxembourg and Beyond — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/opinion/23159-why-press-freedom-still-matters-in-luxembourg-and-beyond - Luxembourg — Country report — Euromedia Ownership Monitor: https://media-ownership.eu/2025-edition/country-reports/luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Media Pluralism Monitor — Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (EUI): https://cmpf.eui.eu/country/luxembourg/ - In the name of media pluralism — Delano: https://delano.lu/d/detail/news/name-media-pluralism/191456 - Mike Koedinger named president of European Magazine Media Association — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-named-president - EU approves €102.8m Lux press subsidy scheme — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_eu-approves-eu1028m-lux-press-subsidy-scheme --- ## Russia's war economy shows strain but no collapse, analysts say - URL: https://status.lu/article/russia-war-economy-strain-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T17:08:08.314+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:08:08.314+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 19b7d627-844b-4ffa-856e-8537839a47a4 - Dateline: Moscow, RU > Slowing growth, a deepening budget deficit, falling oil revenue and a stressed banking sector point to mounting strain — but the numbers describe long-term fragility, not imminent collapse. ### Summary Russia's central bank, growth, budget and banking data all show a war economy under real pressure in mid-2026, yet most analysts read the picture as erosion rather than collapse — a distinction that matters for how long Moscow can fund the war and for the EU sanctions strategy Luxembourg helps shape. ### Key facts - The Bank of Russia cut its key rate to 14.25% on 19 June 2026, its ninth straight cut, with inflation at 5.6%. - Russia's budget deficit hit 2.5% of GDP by April 2026 as oil and gas revenue fell about 45% year-on-year. - Bad loans and depleted reserves point to a stressed banking sector and a National Wealth Fund down to roughly $48 billion. - Analysts see long-term fragility and erosion, not imminent collapse — Russia can still fund the war for now. - The EU's 20th sanctions package (April 2026) requires unanimity, and Luxembourg is both a voter and a major holder of frozen Russian assets via Clearstream. ### FAQ **Q: Is Russia's economy about to collapse?** No. Despite slowing growth, a widening deficit, falling oil revenue and rising bad loans, most analysts — including the Kiel Institute, IISS and CSIS — describe long-term structural fragility and erosion rather than imminent collapse. Russia retains the means to keep funding the war in the near term. **Q: What is Russia's current interest rate and inflation?** On 19 June 2026 the Bank of Russia cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 14.25%, its ninth consecutive cut. Annual inflation was 5.6% in mid-June, with the central bank forecasting a decline to 4.5–5.5% over 2026. **Q: How is Luxembourg connected to Russia sanctions?** EU sanctions packages require the agreement of all 27 member states, including Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy is also a major custodian of frozen Russian assets — Clearstream, a leading securities depository holding immobilised Russian funds, is based in Luxembourg — and has resisted outright confiscation alongside Belgium, France and Germany. ### Body Russia's wartime economy is showing unmistakable signs of fatigue. Growth has stalled, the budget deficit blew past its full-year target within three months, oil and gas revenue has slumped and bad loans are piling up in the banks. Yet for all the strain, the data assembled by the IMF, Russia's own institutions and independent researchers describes an economy that is wobbling — not one that is failing. That distinction is the single most important variable for European security. It determines how long Moscow can keep paying for its war on Ukraine, and it frames the sanctions policy that the European Union — Luxembourg included — must keep deciding by unanimity. The strain is real On 19 June 2026 the Bank of Russia cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 14.25%, its ninth consecutive reduction after wartime borrowing costs had been driven to a two-decade high. Markets had expected a deeper cut of 50 basis points; the more cautious move signalled that policymakers are wary of reigniting prices. Annual inflation stood at 5.6% in mid-June, and the central bank expects it to ease to between 4.5% and 5.5% over the year. Growth has all but disappeared. The IMF lowered its 2026 forecast for Russia to 0.8%. Russia's own Economy Ministry went further in May, slashing its projection to just 0.4%, down from 1.3%, on assumptions of oil at $59 a barrel and inflation of 5.2%. Real incomes, which grew 7.7% in 2025, are now expected to rise only 1.6%. Russian economists themselves put the minimum needed for sustainable development at around 3.5% a year — far above anything on the horizon. The public finances tell the sharpest story. Oil and gas revenues fell roughly 45% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, hit by lower prices and by reduced export volumes after Ukrainian drone strikes on export infrastructure. The federal budget deficit reached 4.58 trillion rubles, or 1.9% of GDP, in the first three months alone — already beyond the 3.79 trillion target set for the entire year. By the end of April it had widened to 5.877 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP, with revenues down 8.2% as spending rose 17%. The cushions are thinning too. Liquid assets in the National Wealth Fund stood at about $48 billion on 1 June 2026 — roughly 1.5% of projected GDP, and down about two-thirds in dollar terms from a prewar peak of $113.5 billion. The Kiel Institute estimates the fund's liquid share has fallen from 6.5% of GDP at the war's start to 1.8% by April. Cracks in the banks Pressure is now visible in the financial system. The share of bad loans in Russian bank assets has climbed from 5.4% in 2024 to 6.5% by March 2026, and broader problem assets reached 23.4 trillion rubles — about 11.2% of the total. Central bank data cited in May showed that 13 of the country's 78 largest companies could no longer service their debt, a legacy of cheap wartime credit now coming due. Analysts describe a "two-track" economy: a defence-industrial complex flush with state money alongside a private sector squeezed by weak demand and punishing rates. Some, including a Kremlin-linked think tank, warn of a possible systemic banking crisis by late 2026, though Governor Elvira Nabiullina has played down any immediate threat of bank runs. Erosion, not collapse What the figures do not show is a cliff edge. The consensus among researchers at the Kiel Institute, the IISS and CSIS is of structural erosion rather than sudden failure: an economy close to its full productive capacity, with a depleted labour force and a deepening reliance on China, which now accounts for roughly 35% of Russia's foreign trade. The underlying foundations of the economy have weakened considerably. Fiscal reserves have been largely exhausted, growth has come to a standstill, and the country's dependence on China is becoming ever more pronounced. That assessment, from Kiel Institute president Moritz Schularick, captures the paradox. Russia is not running out of cash so much as running out of the things money cannot quickly buy. As Matthew C. Klein, author of the institute's war-financing analysis, put it: "The fundamental constraint facing Russia today is not access to money but access to people, technology, and productive capacity." For now, Moscow retains the means to keep fighting. The squeeze on oil revenue, Nabiullina noted after the June rate decision, is compounded by domestic supply problems: "The recent spike in fuel prices will impact June inflation. The government is taking the necessary measures, but it may take time for supplies to recover." Why it matters in Luxembourg The slow grind is exactly the environment in which sanctions are designed to bite. The EU adopted its 20th package against Russia on 23 April 2026, targeting energy, the military-industrial complex, trade, financial services and crypto, with the largest batch of individual listings in two years. The 19th package, agreed in October 2025, had already banned Russian LNG imports and added 117 vessels to the EU's shadow-fleet blacklist. Each package requires the agreement of all 27 member states, Luxembourg among them — and the Grand Duchy is no bystander. Clearstream, one of Europe's main securities depositories holding immobilised Russian assets, is based in Luxembourg, which sits alongside Belgium, France and Germany as a major custodian of frozen funds. Those four have resisted outright confiscation of Russian sovereign assets, wary of the legal and financial risks. The harder Russia's finances tighten, the louder that debate will grow. A war economy that is wobbling but not failing offers no quick resolution — only a long contest of endurance in which sanctions policy, and the votes cast in Brussels, will help decide how the strain finally tells. ### Sources - Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Rate to 14.25% — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/19/russian-central-bank-slashes-key-rate-to-1425-a93053 - Bank of Russia cuts the key rate by 25 bp to 14.25% p.a. — Bank of Russia: https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/keypr/ - Russia Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast as Oil Revenues and Wartime Pressures Weigh on Economy — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/12/russia-cuts-2026-growth-forecast-as-oil-revenues-and-wartime-pressures-weigh-on-economy-a92733 - IMF lowers Russian 2026 GDP growth forecast from 1% to 0.8% — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/115681/ - Russia's oil and gas revenues fall 45% in first quarter as budget deficit exceeds full-year target — Meduza: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/09/russia-s-oil-and-gas-revenues-fall-45-in-first-quarter-as-budget-deficit-exceeds-full-year-target - Russia's Federal Budget Deficit Blows Past Annual Target in Just 3 Months — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/russias-federal-budget-deficit-blows-past-annual-target-in-just-3-months-a92460 - Russian federal budget deficit 5.877 trillion rubles or 2.5% of GDP in Jan-April - MinFin — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/117487/ - Endgame: Russia's war economy hits its limits — Kiel Institute for the World Economy: https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/endgame-russias-war-economy-hits-its-limits/ - Russia's budget deficit widens as analysts warn of potential banking crisis in 2026 — bne IntelliNews: https://www.intellinews.com/russia-s-budget-deficit-widens-as-analysts-warn-of-potential-banking-crisis-in-2026-416617/ - Russia's national wealth fund liquid assets down to $48.05 bln as of June 1 — Reuters / TradingView: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_R4N423014:0-russia-s-national-wealth-fund-liquid-assets-down-to-48-05-bln-as-of-june-1/ - Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: 20th round of stern EU sanctions — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-20th-round-of-stern-eu-sanctions-hits-energy-military-industrial-complex-trade-and-financial-services-including-crypto/ - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Where are the Russian assets? Nobody, except Belgium, wants to say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/06/where-are-the-russian-immobilised-assets-nobody-except-belgium-wants-to-say - Luxembourg freezes €2.5bn over Russia sanctions — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/russia-sanctions-lead-to-2-5bn --- ## Lebanon edges toward internal crisis as Hezbollah rejects US-brokered disarmament deal - URL: https://status.lu/article/lebanon-hezbollah-disarmament-deal-civil-war-fears - Published: 2026-06-29T16:52:02.072+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:52:02.072+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: c07a41ea-4f0d-485a-a516-f4fcf2fad6cf - Dateline: Beirut, LB > A framework signed in Washington ties Israel's withdrawal to disarming Hezbollah. The movement calls it a surrender — and one of its lawmakers has invoked civil war. ### Summary A US-brokered agreement linking Israel's withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament has split Lebanon, with the armed group calling the deal a surrender and warning of internal conflict. ### Key facts - A 14-point framework signed in Washington on 26 June 2026 ties any Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament — a condition the group rejects outright. - Hezbollah, battered by the spring 2026 war (more than 4,200 dead, over 1.2 million displaced), calls the deal a surrender; a lawmaker warned enforcement could mean civil war. - Analysts and conflict monitors still rate a full civil war unlikely near-term, crediting the cohesion of the Lebanese Armed Forces, but flag rising unrest. - Reconstruction money — the World Bank estimates roughly $11 billion is needed — is being tied to keeping funds away from Hezbollah, sharpening the political squeeze. - Europe's stake is real: UNIFIL's mandate ends on 31 December 2026, and France and Italy are weighing a successor force as a security vacuum looms. ### FAQ **Q: What does the June 2026 agreement actually require?** Signed in Washington on 26 June 2026, the 14-point framework ties a progressive Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the verified disarmament of Hezbollah and other non-state groups, commits the Lebanese army to assert full control, and binds Lebanon and the US to block reconstruction funds from reaching armed factions. A detailed security annex was not made public. **Q: Is Lebanon about to slide back into civil war?** Most analysts and conflict monitors judge a full civil war unlikely in the near term, citing the cohesion of the Lebanese Armed Forces, but they warn that sustained unrest and localised clashes are a real risk. A Hezbollah lawmaker has warned the state could only enforce the deal at the cost of 'civil war.' **Q: Why does this matter for Europe?** A new collapse in Lebanon would affect the Mediterranean's security and migration picture. UNIFIL's UN mandate expires at the end of 2026, France and Italy are weighing a successor force, and Western and Gulf reconstruction funding is being conditioned on Hezbollah's disarmament. ### Body BEIRUT — A US-brokered agreement meant to draw a line under Lebanon's latest war has instead laid bare the country's deepest internal fracture in a generation. The 14-point framework signed in Washington on 26 June ties any Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the verified disarmament of Hezbollah — a demand the Iran-backed movement has rejected outright, raising the spectre of confrontation between the armed group and the Lebanese state. The text commits the government to a "rigorous, performance-based program" enabling the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to assert full military control and disarm non-state groups. In return, Israel would pull back progressively through two initial "pilot zones," with a confidential security annex governing the sequence. Hezbollah's leadership branded the deal a surrender; its supporters took to the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs. The deal that lit the fuse The framework lands on a country still reeling. Fighting reignited on 2 March 2026, days after the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, when Hezbollah fired projectiles into northern Israel and Israel launched a broad air and ground campaign. By the time a US-announced truce took hold on 16 April, more than 4,200 people had been killed and over 1.2 million displaced — more than a fifth of the population — according to Lebanese health authorities and tallies compiled by international media. President Joseph Aoun, the former army chief who has staked his presidency on restoring state authority, called the agreement "the first step on the path to restoring Lebanon's sovereignty." Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said it was aimed at securing Israel's withdrawal from all Lebanese territory. Hezbollah saw it very differently. "Linking the Israeli withdrawal to the disarmament of the resistance throughout Lebanon is a very dangerous proposition that crosses all red lines." — Naim Qassem, secretary-general of Hezbollah Qassem called the Washington framework "humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty" and declared it "nonexistent" from his movement's standpoint. More ominously, Hezbollah parliamentarian Hassan Fadlallah warned that the authorities could impose the deal only if they were prepared to "go to civil war" — an explicit invocation of the 1975–1990 conflict that still scars the country. A weakened movement that will not lay down its arms Hezbollah enters this standoff materially diminished. Two rounds of war with Israel — in 2024 and again this spring — killed swathes of its commanders, and the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria in late 2024 severed its principal arms corridor from Iran. The killing of Iran's supreme leader in February further unsettled the network of patronage that long sustained it. Yet weakened is not the same as finished. The group remains the most heavily armed actor in the country and retains a disciplined base. The Lebanese army has reported completing a first disarmament phase south of the Litani River, but Hezbollah insists the ceasefire applies only there and has refused to surrender weapons farther north. Beirut's government, which has formally banned the group's military activities, must now enforce a far harder second phase that the cabinet itself estimated would take at least four months. How close is the brink? For all the alarm, most analysts and conflict monitors still judge a full relapse into civil war unlikely in the near term. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) assesses outright civil war as a "distant prospect" that "cannot be ruled out," while warning that sustained unrest — protests, riots and localised clashes — is the more probable scenario. The single greatest stabiliser, analysts agree, is the LAF: a rare cross-sectarian national institution that commands public trust and foreign backing. The fault lines are nonetheless real: - Sectarian: the displacement of Shia communities into mixed areas, alongside the ban on Hezbollah's military wing, has sharpened communal friction in Beirut, the Bekaa and around Sidon. - Institutional: any LAF move to seize Hezbollah arms risks clashes — and even fractures within an army that includes Shia soldiers sympathetic to the group. - Economic: a state bankrupt since its 2019 financial collapse cannot fund a reconstruction the World Bank has costed at roughly $11 billion, leaving rival foreign patrons to buy loyalty. "It would be a grave mistake to assume Hezbollah is finished," cautioned Michael Young of the Carnegie Middle East Center, who nonetheless argues that exhaustion and Iranian restraint make internal war improbable for now. Why Europe is watching The crisis carries direct consequences for the Mediterranean's northern shore. Gulf and Western reconstruction money is being explicitly conditioned on keeping funds away from Hezbollah — the framework binds Beirut and Washington to block financing reaching non-state armed groups — turning aid into both leverage and a potential trigger. At the same time, the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL, which has policed the south since 1978, is winding down: the Security Council set its mandate to expire on 31 December 2026, with withdrawal stretching through 2027. France and Italy are weighing a successor coalition to fill the gap. A renewed collapse in Lebanon would reverberate through Europe's security and migration calculus, with fresh displacement pressing on a continent already strained. For now the country sits in an uneasy interval — too exhausted for war, too divided for peace — with a disarmament clock ticking and no faction willing to be the first to blink. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon deal ties ceasefire to Hezbollah disarmament: Will it work? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/27/israel-lebanon-deal-ties-ceasefire-to-hezbollah-disarmament-will-it-work - In Lebanon, framework agreement signed with Israel spurs protest, criticism — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/28/in-lebanon-framework-agreement-signed-with-israel-spurs-protest-criticism - Hezbollah demands Israel leave Lebanon 'unconditionally' amid talks in US — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/hezbollah-demands-israel-leave-lebanon-unconditionally-as-us-talks-extend - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/lebanons-deal-with-israel-requires-hezbollah-to-disarm-that-might-be-difficult - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/27/lebanons-deal-israel-requires-hezbollah-disarm-might-difficult/ - Is civil unrest poised to escalate in Lebanon? — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project): https://acleddata.com/report/civil-unrest-poised-escalate-lebanon - A new Lebanese civil war is unlikely, despite how things may look now — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/04/08/lebanon-civil-war-unlikely/ - 2026 Lebanon war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war - Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmament — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/lebanon-says-four-months-needed-for-second-phase-of-hezbollah-disarmament - Lebanon army says phase one of disarming non-state groups in south complete — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/lebanons-army-says-phase-one-of-hezbollah-disarmament-in-south-completed - Lebanon and the end of UNIFIL's mandate in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10348/ - UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/un-security-council-renews-unifil-mission-in-lebanon-until-end-of-2026 - Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help. — Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/08/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-litani-disarmament/ --- ## Luxembourg bill moves to end blood-donation deferral for gay and bisexual men - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-bill-end-blood-donation-deferral-gay-bisexual-men - Published: 2026-06-29T16:42:16.579+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:42:16.579+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: e1869a8d-416b-416f-9b94-0afa6cea5a95 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Lawmakers took up a measure that would screen donors by individual risk rather than sexual orientation, the latest European country to retreat from orientation-based bans. ### Summary A bill before Luxembourg's parliament would scrap the rule that defers sexually active gay and bisexual men from giving whole blood and base eligibility on individual risk instead. Examined in committee on 29 June 2026, the measure tracks a broader European shift away from orientation-based donor screening, though it is not yet law. ### Key facts - A bill (No. 8738) before Luxembourg's parliament would end the deferral that bars sexually active gay and bisexual men from giving whole blood, basing eligibility on individual risk instead of sexual orientation. - It was examined by the Chamber's Health and Social Security Committee on 29 June 2026; it is not yet law and has no entry-into-force date. - Since 2021 Luxembourg has dropped the orientation question but kept a 12-month deferral on whole blood for men who have had sex with men, who may still donate plasma. - Blood collection is run by the Centre de Transfusion Sanguine of the Luxembourg Red Cross, amid repeated alerts over low reserves. - The move tracks a European shift to risk-based screening: France ended its deferral in March 2022, Germany in 2023, with Belgium and others adopting shorter deferrals. ### FAQ **Q: Can gay and bisexual men donate blood in Luxembourg now?** Partly. Since 2021 donors are no longer asked about their sexual orientation, but a man who has had sex with another man in the previous 12 months is still deferred from giving whole blood. He may donate plasma, which is frozen and tested before use. **Q: What would the new bill change?** Draft law No. 8738 would amend the 1979 transfusion law so that eligibility rests solely on an individualised medical assessment of risk behaviours, not on sexual orientation. It would prohibit any exclusion from blood donation based on orientation. **Q: Has the change taken effect?** No. As of 29 June 2026 the bill was at committee stage in the Chamber of Deputies and had not been adopted. It would still need a full parliamentary vote, and no entry-into-force date has been set. **Q: How does this compare with other European countries?** Luxembourg would be following a wider trend. France aligned criteria for men who have sex with men with the general population in March 2022, Germany moved to behaviour-based screening in 2023, and Belgium and others adopted a four-month deferral. ### Body Luxembourg edged closer on Monday to scrapping the rule that keeps sexually active gay and bisexual men from giving blood, as a parliamentary committee took up a bill that would tie donor eligibility to individual risk rather than sexual orientation. The Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Health and Social Security examined draft law No. 8738 on 29 June 2026. Filed on 28 April by the opposition Socialist (LSAP) deputy and former health minister Paulette Lenert, the text would amend Luxembourg's foundational law of 15 March 1979 on blood transfusion to forbid any exclusion from blood donation based on a donor's sexual orientation. Taina Bofferding, who leads the LSAP parliamentary group, was named rapporteur. According to the Chamber's own summary, the bill would write into law the principle that eligibility criteria "must rest solely on an individualised medical assessment of risk behaviours, and not on the donor's sexual orientation." Its backers frame the change as serving two ends at once: widening a chronically thin donor pool and removing what campaigners have long described as a discriminatory carve-out. The measure is at committee stage and would still need a vote in the full Chamber; no date for entry into force has been set. A deferral that outlived the last reform Gay and bisexual men are not banned outright in Luxembourg, but a deferral has persisted. Until 2021 the donor questionnaire asked people directly about their sexual orientation and excluded men who have sex with men. That question was dropped at the start of 2021, replaced by one about recent behaviour. Yet a man who has had sex with another man in the previous 12 months still cannot give whole blood; he may instead donate plasma, which is frozen and tested before it is used. "We no longer ask a donor whether he is homosexual or not. That is not what interests us. What he does, not what he is, is what matters." — Anne Schumacher, medical biologist and medical director of the capital's transfusion centre, in 2022 Blood collection in the Grand Duchy is run by the Centre de Transfusion Sanguine of the Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, the Luxembourg Red Cross. The Red Cross and the health ministry have discussed transferring the centre's activities to a public body, partly to make it easier to revise the exclusion criteria and shift toward individual risk assessment. A government already promising change The legislative push follows more than a year of pressure on the governing coalition. Responding to a parliamentary question from Pirate deputy Sven Clement in early 2025, Health Minister Martine Deprez, of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), acknowledged that the rules would be revisited. Clement argued that "the current practice of categorically excluding men who have sex with men can be regarded as discrimination." Deprez signalled openness to reform but did not commit to a timetable, telling deputies the issue would be taken up directly with the Red Cross: "This subject will be one of the discussion points that we will address in detail with the head of the Red Cross from January." The minister had told parliament in December 2024 that gay men would eventually be able to give blood, with a regulation said to be in the process of being validated. The debate has unfolded against repeated Red Cross appeals over low blood reserves. In step with a European shift If adopted, Luxembourg would join neighbours that have already abandoned orientation-based screening in favour of a behaviour-based model: - France aligned the criteria for men who have sex with men with those for the rest of the population on 16 March 2022, ending all abstinence requirements after cutting the deferral to four months in 2020. Men had been excluded there since 1983. - Germany moved to a screening system based on individual sexual behaviour rather than orientation in 2023. - Belgium and several other states adopted a four-month deferral as a halfway step. The common thread across these reforms is a move away from blanket exclusions tied to who a donor is, toward questions about specific recent conduct that may carry infection risk — the approach Lenert's bill seeks to anchor in Luxembourg law. Supporters say the science and the supply argument now point the same way: every prospective donor lost to a categorical rule is a unit of blood a small country with thin reserves can ill afford. Whether the measure clears the full Chamber, and on what exact terms, remains to be decided. For now, the longstanding deferral stays on the books — but it is, for the first time, formally on the parliamentary agenda for removal. ### Sources - Des propositions de loi sur l'indemnité de maternité, la couverture universelle de santé et l'accès au don de sang — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3779 - La semaine du 29 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-29-juin-2026 - Le don du sang bientôt ouvert sans condition aux homosexuels ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-don-du-sang-bientot-ouvert-sans-condition-aux-homosexuels/ - Don du sang pour les homosexuels : le Luxembourg tempère — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/don-du-sang-pour-les-homosexuels-le-luxembourg-tempere/ - Ouverture du don de sang aux homosexuels au Luxembourg en 2025 — Tout sur la transfusion: https://www.toutsurlatransfusion.com/actualite-transfusion-et-don-du-sang/ouverture-du-don-de-sang-aux-homosexuels-au-luxembourg.php - Discrimination against homosexuals when donating blood (parliamentary question) — Demokratesch Partei (DP): https://www.dp.lu/discrimination-against-homosexuals-when-donating-blood/?lang=en - Martine Deprez - Le gouvernement luxembourgeois — Government of Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/martine-deprez.html - Martine Deprez — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Deprez - Taina Bofferding mènera les socialistes à la Chambre — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/taina-bofferding-menera-les-socialistes-a-la-chambre-des-deputes-253768449684 - Les critères de don du sang par les HSH alignés sur le reste de la population mi-mars — APMnews: https://www.apmnews.com/freestory/10/377533/les-criteres-de-don-du-sang-par-les-hsh-alignes-sur-le-reste-de-la-population-mi-mars - Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_donation_restrictions_on_men_who_have_sex_with_men --- ## Five killed in shooting at German youth welfare centre in Stade; sixth dies in hospital - URL: https://status.lu/article/stade-germany-youth-welfare-centre-shooting-six-killed - Published: 2026-06-29T16:22:54.202+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:22:54.202+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 616faa88-8d51-4434-a3e3-d86ae2b0bada > Police in Lower Saxony confirmed five people shot dead at a mother-and-child facility in Stade, with a sixth dying later. One main suspect was arrested and two others detained. ### Summary Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare facility in Stade, northern Germany, on 29 June 2026, and a sixth later died in hospital. Police arrested a main suspect, detained two others and said there was no threat to the public. ### Key facts - Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare facility for mothers and children in Stade, Lower Saxony, on 29 June 2026; a sixth victim later died in hospital. - Police arrested one main suspect and detained two others, and said there was no continuing danger to the public. - Investigators characterised the case as an 'extended family tragedy', ruling out femicide, political extremism and organised crime. - All those killed were adults; several more people were injured, some seriously, with figures still provisional. - Mass shootings are rare in Germany, which has comparatively strict gun laws, placing Stade among its deadliest attacks in recent years. ### FAQ **Q: Where and when did the Stade shooting happen?** It happened on Monday 29 June 2026 on Dankersstraße in the centre of Stade, a town in Lower Saxony about 40 kilometres west of Hamburg in northern Germany. Police were alerted at around 12:10 local time. **Q: How many people were killed?** Police confirmed five people were killed at the scene, all adults. A sixth person later died of their injuries in hospital, bringing the confirmed toll to six. Several others were injured, some seriously. Figures were provisional on the day. **Q: What do police say about the motive?** Police characterised the case as an 'extended family tragedy' with a background tied to the immediate environment of the facility. They said early indications did not point to femicide or a political motive, and ruled out organised crime and political extremism. **Q: Were any suspects arrested?** Yes. Police arrested one main suspect and took two other people into custody. German reports indicated one of the detained was a woman. Authorities said there was no continuing threat to the public. ### Body Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade on Monday, police said, in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent years. A sixth victim later died of their injuries in hospital, raising the confirmed toll to six. The Polizeidirektion Lüneburg, which is leading the case, said officers arrested one main suspect and took two other people into custody, and stressed that there was no continuing threat to the wider public. The figures were provisional and rose during the day, and police cautioned that the circumstances were still being established. The shooting unfolded shortly after midday on Dankersstraße, in the centre of Stade, a town in Lower Saxony roughly 40 kilometres west of Hamburg. Police said they were alerted at around 12:10 and mounted a large operation, sealing off streets and urging residents to stay away. According to multiple German outlets, the facility housed mother-and-child residential groups — temporary accommodation for pregnant women and young mothers with their children. What police confirmed In its first statements, the Lüneburg force said shots had been fired at a youth welfare facility and that several people had been killed and seriously hurt. "Es besteht keine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung" — "There is no danger to the public" — police said, asking people to avoid the cordoned area for their own safety. In a later update, the force set out the toll directly. As things stand, five people died at the scene; a sixth person succumbed to their injuries in hospital. — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg Police said all of those killed were adults. Public broadcaster NDR, cited by other media, reported that the five who died at the scene were four women and one man, though authorities did not formally confirm a gender breakdown on the day, and that detail should be treated as provisional. Several other people were injured, some seriously; NDR put the number of wounded at fewer than ten. On the suspects, police said one main perpetrator had been arrested while two further people remained subject to police measures, with German reports indicating one of them was a woman. Several outlets reported that those involved had tried to flee by car and were stopped after officers shot out a tyre. An 'extended family tragedy' Investigators moved quickly to narrow the possible motive. Police characterised the case as an "erweiterte Familientragödie" — an "extended family tragedy" — and said the background appeared to lie within the immediate environment of the facility rather than in wider criminality or ideology, according to Der Tagesspiegel. A Lüneburg police spokesperson told the French news agency AFP that the early indications did not point "nicht in Richtung Femizid oder auch politischer Hintergrund" — not "in the direction of femicide or a political background." Officers said they were still working to establish exactly what had happened and why. On the available evidence, police indicated they had ruled out organised crime and political extremism. Authorities scheduled an evening news conference at the Stade district administration building, bringing together police, prosecutors, local officials and Lower Saxony's interior minister, Daniela Behrens of the Social Democrats. As of the afternoon, no names of victims or suspects had been released, in line with German privacy norms in active investigations. A rare attack in a country with tight gun laws Mass shootings remain uncommon in Germany, which has some of the more restrictive firearms rules in Europe, requiring licences, background checks and proof of need to own a gun. That rarity is part of what made Monday's bloodshed so shocking, and it places Stade among the deadliest shooting attacks the country has seen in recent years. The location is far from Luxembourg and the Greater Region — Stade sits near the North Sea coast, hundreds of kilometres from the Grand Duchy — but the attack lands heavily with audiences across Luxembourg's largest neighbour. Germany has endured a string of high-profile attacks in recent years, fuelling a charged national debate over public safety, policing and weapons. For now, the essential facts are stark and still hardening: a deadly assault at a place meant to shelter mothers and infants, a toll that climbed through the day, and a set of suspects in custody as investigators reconstruct what police themselves called a tragedy rooted close to home. What remains unconfirmed - Identities: No names of the victims or those detained had been released by the afternoon. - Exact casualty figures: The death toll rose from five to six during the day; the number of wounded was not officially fixed. - Weapon: Police did not specify the firearm used. - Precise motive: Investigators framed it as a family-related tragedy but said the full background was still being established. Police said they would provide further updates, and the evening press conference was expected to add official detail. As with any fast-moving incident, early figures and accounts may change. ### Sources - Six killed in shooting at German youth facility, police say — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/europe/stade-germany-shooting-intl - Five killed in shooting at youth welfare centre in Germany's Stade — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/five-killed-in-shooting-at-youth-welfare-centre-in-germanys-stade - At least five people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/29/at-least-five-people-killed-in-shooting-in-northern-germany-police-say - Police say 5 people have died in a shooting in Stade in northern Germany — Associated Press (via KHON2): https://www.khon2.com/international/ap-police-say-5-people-have-died-in-a-shooting-in-stade-in-northern-germany/ - POL-LG: Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung in Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304697 - POL-LG: Erstes Update zu Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304739 - Polizei spricht von „erweiterter Familientragödie": Sechstes Todesopfer nach Schüssen in Stade — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/panorama/polizei-spricht-von-erweiterter-familientragodie-sechstes-todesopfer-nach-schussen-in-jugendhilfeeinrichtung-in-stade-bei-hamburg-15773451.html - 2026 Stade shooting — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stade_shooting - Shooting at Germany youth center leaves 5 dead, police say, with 2 people taken into custody — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-shooting-stade-youth-center/ --- ## US Supreme Court Expands Presidential Firing Power but Shields the Fed - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-supreme-court-firing-power-federal-reserve-carve-out - Published: 2026-06-29T16:15:02.751+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:15:02.751+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 9773ac94-ffbf-41bc-a3ef-fc6e903dbdfc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > In Trump v. Slaughter, a 6-3 Court overturned the 1935 Humphrey's Executor precedent — but a separate 5-4 ruling kept Fed Governor Lisa Cook in her seat, signalling the central bank stands apart. ### Summary The US Supreme Court on 29 June 2026 gave the president sweeping power to dismiss the leaders of independent agencies, overturning a 90-year-old precedent — while pointedly carving out the Federal Reserve, the institution global markets watch most closely. ### Key facts - In a 6-3 ruling (Trump v. Slaughter), the US Supreme Court overturned the 1935 Humphrey's Executor precedent, letting the president remove independent-agency leaders at will. - A separate 5-4 ruling kept Fed Governor Lisa Cook in her seat, with the Court treating the Federal Reserve as a 'uniquely structured, quasi-private entity' that stands constitutionally apart. - More than two dozen multi-member agencies — including the NLRB, MSPB and CPSC — lose their for-cause removal shields. - US stocks rose modestly, reading the Fed carve-out as preserving central-bank independence for now. - For Luxembourg's roughly 6.4-trillion-euro fund industry and its bond-listing market, the durability of Fed independence is a load-bearing assumption. ### FAQ **Q: Did the Supreme Court let Trump fire Federal Reserve officials?** No. In a separate 5-4 ruling the Court refused to let President Trump remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, keeping her in place while her lawsuit continues, and signalled the Federal Reserve is constitutionally different from other agencies. It decided her case on due-process grounds rather than settling whether the Fed's job protections are constitutional. **Q: What is Humphrey's Executor and why does overturning it matter?** Humphrey's Executor was a 1935 Supreme Court decision that allowed Congress to shield members of independent agencies from being fired without cause. Overturning it gives the president far broader power to remove the leaders of agencies such as the FTC, NLRB and CPSC at will, expanding executive control over US regulation. **Q: Why does a US ruling matter for Luxembourg?** The Federal Reserve anchors the dollar, US Treasuries and global borrowing costs. Luxembourg is Europe's largest fund centre, with about 6.4 trillion euros in net assets and a major bond-listing market, much of it exposed to US rates — so any threat to Fed independence affects valuations and risk across the Grand Duchy's financial sector. ### Body WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump sweeping authority to dismiss the leaders of independent federal agencies, overturning a 90-year-old precedent that had shielded regulators from at-will firing — while pointedly carving out the one institution global markets watch most closely: the Federal Reserve. In a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Slaughter, the Court's conservative majority ruled that the for-cause protections Congress wrote for Federal Trade Commission members are unconstitutional, validating Trump's March 2025 removal of Democratic commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. In a separate 5-4 ruling the same day, the Court refused to let the president remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, allowing her to stay on the central bank's board while her lawsuit proceeds. Together the two rulings redraw the boundary between the White House and the agencies that regulate American life — and try to fence the central bank off on the far side of it. A 90-year precedent overturned The decision discards Humphrey's Executor v. United States, the 1935 ruling that let Congress insulate multi-member regulatory boards by allowing removal only for cause. The FTC's founding statute had limited dismissals to cases of "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." The majority held that such restrictions intrude on the president's constitutional control of the executive branch. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, framed the question as one of presidential trust and accountability. The President must have the assistance of officers he can trust. Although it is up to the Senate to decide whether to confirm those with whom the President would prefer to work, neither Congress nor the courts may saddle him with those with whom he cannot work. The ruling reaches far beyond the FTC. Congress has created more than two dozen multi-member agencies whose leaders could previously be removed only for cause. Among those now exposed: - the National Labor Relations Board, which oversees union and workplace disputes; - the Merit Systems Protection Board, which adjudicates federal-employee cases; - the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which polices product safety. Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench — a rare gesture of disagreement — joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. "Put simply, today the majority reshapes our Government," Sotomayor wrote. "Dozens of independent commissions are now likely to become purely executive agencies, shifting tremendous power over broad swaths of American life into the President's hands." Why the Fed was carved out The same majority drew a sharp line around the central bank. The Court has described the Federal Reserve as a "uniquely structured, quasi-private entity" that follows "in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States" — a lineage the justices used to set monetary policy apart from ordinary executive agencies. In the Cook case, Roberts wrote for a 5-4 majority that included Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the three liberal justices. The Court did not rule on whether Trump ultimately had cause to remove the governor; it held that he failed to give her the process the law requires before firing her. Trump had moved to dismiss Cook in August 2025, citing alleged misrepresentations on mortgage filings for properties in Michigan and Georgia made before her 2021 confirmation to the board. Cook denies any wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged. The Court found she was denied basic due process. "At minimum, Cook was entitled to some explanation of the evidence at issue, some avenue for a response, and a deadline by which a response would be due," Roberts wrote. Markets read a firewall, intact for now For investors, the Fed exception was the headline. US stocks rose on Monday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up about 1.2%, the S&P 500 about 0.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average roughly 0.4%, helped both by the central-bank carve-out and by reports that Washington and Tehran had agreed to halt tit-for-tat attacks. The logic is straightforward. A central bank that can be reshaped at will by an incumbent president is, in the eyes of markets, a central bank whose interest-rate decisions might bend to the political calendar. That prospect tends to push up long-term borrowing costs and weigh on a currency. By keeping Cook in place and treating the Fed as a special case, the Court left the assumption of an insulated US monetary policy — for now — in place. The reprieve is partial. The Court resolved Cook's case on procedural grounds and left for another day the deeper question of whether the Fed's tenure protections are themselves constitutional. The carve-out is a strong signal, not a settled doctrine. The stakes for Luxembourg and the euro The reverberations do not stop at the US border. The Federal Reserve sets the price of the world's reserve currency; its credibility underpins the dollar, US Treasuries and the global cost of capital. Any erosion of its independence would ripple through every financial centre — Luxembourg's included. The Grand Duchy is Europe's largest investment-fund hub: the country's regulator, the CSSF, reported total net assets of about 6.4 trillion euros at the end of April 2026, much of it invested in dollar-denominated equities and bonds whose valuations move with US rates. Luxembourg is also a leading venue for international bond listings, a market acutely sensitive to shifts in US monetary credibility. European policymakers have long insulated their own central bank more explicitly: the European Central Bank's independence is written into the EU treaties, which bar it and national central banks from seeking or taking instructions from governments. Monday's rulings underline why that firewall matters — and why a US case about who can fire a regulator is read closely from Kirchberg to Frankfurt. ### Sources - Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332 (opinion, 06/29/2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf - Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312 (06/29/2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf - Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-ftc-slaughter-humphreys-executor/ - Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal battle continues — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-firing/ - Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member, major win for presidential power — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-trump-slaughter-ftc.html - Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-trump-federal-reserve.html - Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor - Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed member Lisa Cook; grants him more power over other independent agencies — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931 - Trump didn't establish cause to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board, Supreme Court rules — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-scotus-rulings-cook-fed-slaughter-ftc-9.7252310 - Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/ - Sonia Sotomayor Bashes Supreme Court Decision on Firing of FTC's Rebecca Slaughter — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-rebecca-slaughter-ftc-sonia-sotomayor-12136025 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at the end of April 2026 — CSSF (Luxembourg): https://www.cssf.lu/en/2026/04/global-situation-of-undertakings-for-collective-investment-at-the-end-of-march-2026/ --- ## US and Iran agree to halt attacks and renew talks, official says - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-iran-halt-attacks-renew-talks-doha-hormuz - Published: 2026-06-29T12:53:51.945+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:53:51.945+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 4187c469-62ec-47f7-a250-bd475d572bc1 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Both sides will "stand down for now" before a meeting in Doha on 30 June to settle a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, easing pressure on oil markets and European diplomacy. ### Summary A senior US official says Washington and Tehran have agreed to stop attacking each other and return to talks in Doha on 30 June, a de-escalation that has steadied oil prices and drawn cautious EU welcome. ### Key facts - A senior US official says the US and Iran agreed to halt strikes and meet on 30 June in Doha to resolve their Strait of Hormuz dispute. - The standdown follows a 14-point memorandum signed on 17 June by Trump and Pezeshkian; Reuters could not confirm and Iran did not publicly confirm the terms. - Talks will focus first on the strait, leaving nuclear enrichment and IAEA inspections unresolved. - Brent crude fell to about $78 a barrel as the strait reopened to traffic, after one of the largest oil-supply disruptions on record. - The EU welcomed de-escalation, pressed for freedom of navigation under UNCLOS and a robust nuclear deal, and signalled possible naval support. ### FAQ **Q: What did the US and Iran agree to?** According to a senior US official cited by Axios, the two sides agreed to stop attacking each other and resume talks. The official said both sides would "stand down for now" and that vessels could move freely, with technical talks to continue on all areas of the 17 June memorandum. **Q: Where and when will the talks take place?** The two sides plan to meet on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, in Doha, Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. **Q: Does this resolve Iran's nuclear programme?** No. The renewed talks are expected to focus first on the Strait of Hormuz. Uranium enrichment levels, Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile and IAEA inspections remain unresolved. **Q: How did the de-escalation affect oil prices?** Oil prices fell sharply, with Brent crude dropping to about $78.24 a barrel on 17 June — its lowest since early March — as the Strait of Hormuz began reopening after a major supply disruption. ### Body A senior US official says the United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking one another and return to the negotiating table, an abrupt de-escalation after days of strikes that had pushed a barely two-week-old ceasefire to the brink of collapse. The two governments plan to meet on Tuesday, 30 June, in Doha to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil passes. The understanding was first reported by the news outlet Axios and relayed by Nikkei Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other outlets, citing an unnamed American official. Reuters said it could not immediately verify the account, and Iran did not publicly confirm the terms — a reminder that the arrangement rests, for now, on one side's word. "Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely," the official said, referring to the memorandum of understanding the two governments signed on 17 June. The same official said the two sides had "decided to stop all the kinetic activity," using the military term for strikes. From war to a fragile truce The conflict erupted on 28 February. Pakistan brokered an initial two-week ceasefire in early April, which was later extended while a US naval blockade remained in place. On 17 June, President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian signed remotely a 14-point memorandum of understanding that opened a 60-day window to negotiate a final deal and committed Iran to reopening the Strait of Hormuz in return for the lifting of the blockade. That truce frayed within days. Both governments accused the other of violations after an Iranian projectile struck a cargo vessel in the strait on Thursday, triggering strikes and counter-strikes. A round of talks in Switzerland — led on the US side by Vice-President JD Vance and on the Iranian side by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — had been postponed. White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, alongside Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, have been central to the diplomacy. US and Iranian militaries also set up a coordination centre in Doha late last week to manage incidents. The nuclear question stays open The renewed talks are expected to focus first on the strait rather than on the issue that started the negotiations: Iran's nuclear programme. The thorniest questions — uranium enrichment levels, the fate of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile and the terms of international inspections — remain unresolved. A dispute over access for the International Atomic Energy Agency clouded efforts to finalise a war-ending deal as recently as 23 June, according to NPR. According to reporting on the framework, the broader package under discussion also covers sanctions relief and the possible release of frozen Iranian assets, though those terms have not been confirmed by either government. Diplomats caution that a durable settlement hinges on the nuclear file, not the shipping lanes. Oil markets exhale The standdown has reinforced a sharp retreat in energy prices. Brent crude fell to $78.24 a barrel on 17 June, its lowest since early March, after dropping about $17 over four trading sessions, according to Al Jazeera. Prices remained roughly 7% above their level before the war began in late February. The relief follows what had been an extraordinary squeeze. At the height of the crisis, traffic through Hormuz was reduced to a trickle by the threat of Iranian missiles, drones and mines, with the International Energy Agency describing the episode as among the largest supply disruptions in the history of the global oil market and more than 500 vessels reported waiting to leave the Gulf. Analysts warn the recovery is sentiment-led and reversible. "The immediate prognosis, it seems, is optimistic and assumes no significant setbacks," said Tamas Varga of PVM Oil Associates. Mine-clearing and a backlog of stranded ships mean a full return to normal shipping could take weeks. Europe's stake For the European Union — and for energy-importing economies such as Luxembourg — the news touches two nerves at once: the price of crude and the security of a chokepoint that European trade depends on. The EU welcomed the original April ceasefire and has repeatedly pressed for freedom of navigation through Hormuz "in line with international law, as reflected in UNCLOS," in the words of High Representative Kaja Kallas. Kallas framed diplomacy as the only viable route. "Now is the time to design a comprehensive strategy for lasting peace across the entire Middle East," she said. She has also insisted that any nuclear settlement be rigorous, warning that without "nuclear experts around the table" the powers risk "an agreement that is weaker than the JCPOA" — the 2015 deal. The bloc has backed words with measures, listing individuals and an entity on 8 June over actions impeding navigation in the strait, and European Council conclusions in March endorsed UN Security Council efforts to secure the waterway. European officials have signalled they could contribute naval assets to help police a reopened strait, a step Washington has long demanded of its allies. Whether any of that materialises depends on the Doha meeting holding — and on a ceasefire that, as recent days have shown, can unravel in an afternoon. Trump underscored the stakes with a characteristic threat before the latest thaw, writing that if Iran resumed hostilities "the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!" ### Sources - Iran and America agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/iran-and-america-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-us-official-says - US, Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, American official says — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-strikes-and-meet-this-week-us-official-says - Iran and U.S. agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports — The Spokesman-Review (Reuters): https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/27/iran-and-us-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-/ - 'Both Sides Will Stand Down For Now' Ahead Of Technical Talks — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - A U.S.-Iran dispute over nuclear inspections clouds work to finalize a war-ending deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5867322/us-iran-finalize-war-ending-deal - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the EU / GlobalSecurity.org: https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/04/iran-260409-ec01.htm - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ - Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz: EU lists two individuals and one entity — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/08/freedom-of-navigation-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-eu-lists-two-individuals-and-one-entity/ --- ## Record heatwave grips Europe as France's death toll climbs and Luxembourg holds red alert - URL: https://status.lu/article/europe-record-heatwave-france-deaths-luxembourg-red-alert - Published: 2026-06-29T12:41:52.54+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:41:52.54+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 726f32f6-c95f-4924-81e2-a214777aea18 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > An exceptional early-summer heatwave has broken records across France, Iberia and central Europe, linked to more than 1,300 deaths, as Luxembourg and the Greater Region endure days of red-alert heat. ### Summary A record-breaking June heatwave has swept much of Europe, with France warning its death toll will keep rising and the WHO linking more than 1,300 excess deaths to the heat. Luxembourg spent much of the week under a MeteoLux red alert, with schools, construction and rail services disrupted and the government activating its heat plan. ### Key facts - The WHO linked more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe to the late-June 2026 heatwave; France's public health agency estimated about 1,000 additional deaths, with around 85% of victims aged 65 or older. - Records fell across the continent: France logged its hottest day on record, Spain hit about 45C, and all-time national records broke in Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic. - Luxembourg spent much of the week under a MeteoLux red alert, with forecast peaks near 40C, several tropical nights, and the government activating its heat plan. - Schools cut afternoon classes, building sites started earlier, and a heat-buckled track at Berchem disrupted cross-border rail lines. - Scientists, including World Weather Attribution and the WMO, said the heatwave fits a clear warming trend rather than being a freak event. ### FAQ **Q: How many people died in the June 2026 European heatwave?** The World Health Organization said more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe had been linked to the heat since 21 June. France's national public health agency separately estimated about 1,000 additional deaths in France alone, a figure it called unconsolidated and likely to rise. Around 85% of the victims were aged 65 or older. **Q: Was Luxembourg affected by the heatwave?** Yes. MeteoLux placed the whole country under a red alert for much of the week, with forecast peaks near or above 40C and several tropical nights. The government activated its heat plan, schools cut afternoon classes, construction sites were allowed to start earlier, and a heat-related track failure disrupted cross-border rail lines. **Q: Is the heatwave linked to climate change?** Scientists say yes. The World Weather Attribution group concluded the event was the most severe heatwave yet recorded and that a warmed climate baseline now produces far hotter temperatures from similar weather patterns. The WMO described it as the kind of heat expected on what it calls the fastest-warming continent, noting Europe has warmed by about two degrees since 1976. ### Body An exceptional early-summer heatwave has broken temperature records across western and central Europe, and France has warned that its death toll will keep climbing as the full human cost of the episode becomes clear. The World Health Organization said on 28 June that more than 1,300 excess deaths across the continent had been linked to high temperatures since 21 June, while France's national public health agency estimated about 1,000 additional deaths in the country alone. The heat reached deep into the Greater Region. Luxembourg spent much of the week under a red warning from the national weather service, MeteoLux, with the government activating its heat plan and authorities adjusting schools, building sites and rail services to cope. For forecasters, the event is less a summer spectacle than the latest evidence of a warming climate reshaping what European summers look like. A continent breaking records The episode was driven by a dome of high pressure that dragged hot air north from North Africa and parked it over the continent, with the most intense conditions between roughly 22 and 28 June. France recorded its hottest single day on record during the spell, with a 24-hour national average around 30C and local peaks above 43C; Météo-France placed dozens of departments under its highest, red alert. More than 2,000 schools closed or reorganised, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre restricted visitor hours, and several departments banned public drinking and outdoor sport at the height of the heat. Spain's state meteorological agency, AEMET, logged readings around 45C in Andalusia, the highest June temperatures in its records, and reported that 22 and 23 June were the two hottest June days in mainland Spain since at least 1950. Portugal pushed toward 45C, and all-time national records fell in Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic in the final days of the month. The Netherlands issued its first-ever code-red heat alert. The toll fell heavily on the old. The WHO said around 85% of the excess deaths involved people aged 65 and over. France's Santé publique France described its roughly 1,000-death estimate as unconsolidated and likely to rise as data arrives from homes and care facilities. "European homes, workplaces and schools were not built for these temperatures" That warning came from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, underlining a recurring theme of the week: much of Europe's housing and infrastructure was designed for a cooler climate than the one residents now live in. Luxembourg and the Greater Region under strain In Luxembourg, MeteoLux escalated its warnings from yellow to orange and then to red. A first red alert took effect at midday on Monday 22 June, and a renewed red warning ran from the early hours of Thursday 25 June until 07:00 on Saturday 27 June, covering the whole country. Forecasters expected peaks near or locally at and above 40C, particularly in urban areas and the Moselle valley, with several consecutive tropical nights when temperatures barely dipped below the low-to-mid 20s. MeteoLux cautioned that heat exhaustion and heatstroke were likely "even after limited exposure to the heat or during light physical activity," with no significant relief expected for at least three consecutive days. The government activated a reinforced response: a joint operational command post at the National Crisis Centre in Senningen, the CGDIS rescue corps mobilised nationwide, and hospitals and care homes placed on high alert. Officials urged residents to drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day, stay indoors between 11:00 and 21:00, close shutters during the day and ventilate at night, and avoid alcohol. The disruption was tangible. The City of Luxembourg suspended primary-school afternoon classes on 24 and 26 June while keeping supervision, transport and childcare running, and the Athénée de Luxembourg ended Friday lessons early. The labour inspectorate, the ITM, allowed outdoor construction sites to start at 06:00 instead of 07:00 to spare workers the worst of the afternoon. On the railways, a heat-related track failure at Berchem disrupted the Luxembourg–Esch/Alzette–Rodange and Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz lines from Monday; repairs could only be carried out once night-time temperatures dropped enough to work safely, and full service resumed around midday on Thursday. - Schools: afternoon primary classes suspended in Luxembourg City on 24 and 26 June, with supervision and transport maintained. - Work: outdoor building sites cleared to start an hour earlier during the red alert. - Transport: cross-border and domestic rail lines disrupted by a heat-buckled track at Berchem. - Emergency services: CGDIS call-outs ran well above the seasonal average at the peak. A warming baseline, not a freak event Scientists were quick to place the heatwave in a longer trajectory rather than treat it as a one-off. The World Weather Attribution group, in an analysis published on 26 June, concluded it was the most severe heatwave yet recorded and that the same atmospheric pattern now delivers far hotter temperatures because the climate baseline has warmed. The Copernicus Climate Change Service noted that May 2026 had already been the second-warmest May on record globally, and that unusually warm seas around western Europe may have reinforced the heat overnight. The World Meteorological Organization framed the episode as part of a clear pattern on what it calls the fastest-warming continent. "Heatwaves like this are what we expect to see in a changing climate." That assessment came from John Kennedy, the WMO's head of climate information, who noted that Europe has warmed by around two degrees in the 50 years since the historic heatwave of 1976. His colleagues stressed that the danger lies not only in daytime peaks but in nights that fail to cool. "Prolonged exposure over several days, particularly when temperatures remain high at night, means the body enters each new day already stressed," said Lachlan McIver of the joint WHO-WMO Climate and Health Office — a warning that bears directly on Luxembourg, where the tropical nights were among the alert's defining features. By the weekend, forecasters expected the heat to ease as cooler air moved in from the Atlantic. The reckoning, though, will take longer: France's mortality figures are still being consolidated, and public-health agencies across the region are only beginning to count the full cost of a heatwave that arrived early, lingered, and broke records as it went. ### Sources - Europe sees more than 1,300 excess deaths amid brutal heatwave, WHO says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-sees-around-1000-excess-deaths-during-brutal-heatwave - European heatwave linked to 1,000 excess deaths in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/european-heatwave-causes-1000-excess-deaths-in-france - France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/france-records-excess-deaths-record-breaking-heatwave-rcna352098 - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Spain's heatwave has smashed multiple June temperature records — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/heat-records-tumble-spain-breaks-two-june-records - Copernicus: Second-highest surface air and sea surface temperatures for May globally, exceptional heatwave in western Europe — Copernicus Climate Change Service: https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-second-highest-surface-air-and-sea-surface-temperatures-may-globally-exceptional - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Heat Warning Issued for Luxembourg Until Saturday Morning — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61998-red-heat-warning-issued-for-luxembourg-until-saturday-morning - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - School closures, alcohol bans and slow trains: How Europe's heatwave is shutting down daily life — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/school-closures-alcohol-bans-and-slow-trains-how-europes-heatwave-is-shutting-down-daily-l --- ## Turkey presses to join the EU's €150 billion rearmament drive, dividing the bloc - URL: https://status.lu/article/turkey-eu-safe-defence-fund-rearmament-divide - Published: 2026-06-29T12:22:55.102+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:22:55.102+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: e01a48f0-edad-4309-af2f-480d0c9b8587 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Ankara wants into SAFE, the EU's €150 billion defence-loan fund, and its joint-procurement pipeline. Greece and Cyprus are blocking the door; Germany, Italy and Spain want Turkey closer. ### Summary Turkey is pushing for access to the EU's €150 billion SAFE defence fund and joint procurement, exposing a deep split over whether a rearming Europe should open its industrial base to a powerful but politically awkward NATO ally. ### Key facts - Turkey is pressing for access to SAFE, the EU's €150 billion defence-loan and joint-procurement fund, plus a bigger role in EU defence planning. - Only EU states can borrow under SAFE; non-EU firms need a bilateral agreement requiring unanimous approval — a bar only Canada has cleared. - Greece and Cyprus wield an effective veto, citing Turkey's 1995 war threat over the Aegean and its presence in northern Cyprus. - Germany, Italy, Spain and Finland favour closer ties, and Turkey is plugging in via bilateral deals (UK Typhoons, Spanish Hürjet trainers). - The dispute is a test of how a rearming Europe, including small states like Luxembourg, organises its defence industrial base. ### FAQ **Q: What is the EU's SAFE instrument?** Security Action for Europe (SAFE) is an EU fund, adopted on 27 May 2025, that lets the European Commission raise up to €150 billion against the EU budget and lend it to member states for joint defence procurement, part of the wider ReArm Europe / Readiness 2030 plan. **Q: Can Turkey access SAFE money?** Not currently. Only EU member states can borrow, and Turkish firms could supply SAFE-funded purchases on equal terms only if Ankara signed a bilateral participation agreement with the EU — which needs unanimous approval from all 27 states. Turkey applied for enhanced access but was not invited to negotiate. **Q: Why are EU member states divided over Turkey?** Greece and Cyprus oppose Turkish participation, citing Ankara's 1995 casus belli over the Aegean and its military presence in northern Cyprus, and can veto any deal under the EU's unanimity rule. Germany, Italy, Spain and Finland favour deeper cooperation and are pursuing bilateral arrangements instead. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is raising defence spending toward 2% of GNI by 2030 and, like other states, must decide where its new equipment comes from. The SAFE rules on non-EU suppliers shape how small members buy jointly and whether 'Buy European' includes partners like Turkey. ### Body Turkey is mounting its most determined push yet to be let inside the European Union's new defence-spending machinery, testing how far a rearming Europe is prepared to open its industrial base to a powerful but politically awkward NATO ally. At the centre of the dispute sits SAFE — Security Action for Europe — the EU's €150 billion fund of cut-price loans for joint weapons buying, and the question of whether Ankara's drone-makers and shipyards can plug into it. The stakes reach well beyond the eastern Mediterranean. SAFE is the first time the bloc has used its collective borrowing power to underwrite military spending, and the rules governing who may supply its procurement pipelines are becoming a defining test of Europe's post-Ukraine security strategy. Whether a non-EU NATO member such as Turkey can tap that money bears directly on how the continent — including small states like Luxembourg now ramping up their own defence budgets — organises a rearmament drive worth, on paper, more than €800 billion. What Ankara is asking for Turkish leaders have made the case repeatedly and in public. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has argued that European security is unthinkable without his country, while Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in November 2025 that Turkey, as a NATO ally, "provides critical contribution to Europe's security" and should be included in EU defence initiatives, "including the SAFE mechanism." The time has long come for Europe to include Türkiye in its existing defense and security mechanism. Concretely, Ankara wants two things: access to SAFE-financed joint procurement so Turkish firms can sell into the EU's new buying pipelines, and a broader seat in the bloc's defence planning. Turkey is no longer merely a buyer of weapons. Its industry has become a serious exporter of armed drones, armoured vehicles and warships, and several EU governments increasingly see it as a source of capability they cannot quickly build themselves. How the EU's defence fund actually works SAFE, adopted on 27 May 2025, lets the European Commission raise up to €150 billion on capital markets against the EU budget and re-lend it to governments for joint defence projects. The mechanics, however, are restrictive by design: - Only EU member states can borrow under SAFE. Nineteen have requested loans, and on 11 February 2026 the Council cleared a first wave of roughly €38 billion for eight of them — Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal and Romania. - Equipment bought with the loans must be largely European: no more than 35% of a product's component costs may come from outside the EU, the EEA-EFTA states or Ukraine. - Firms from other non-EU countries can take part on equal terms only if their government concludes a bilateral participation agreement with the EU — and that requires both a security and defence partnership and the unanimous backing of all 27 member states. That last hurdle is where Turkey's bid has stalled. Canada became the first non-EU country to clear it: member states endorsed its agreement in December 2025 and the Council concluded it on 15 June 2026. Turkey, by contrast, applied for enhanced access but the Commission said it could not process Ankara's request — alongside South Korea's — before the relevant deadline, and Turkey was never invited to negotiate. Analysts at the IISS and the Greek think-tank ELIAMEP note that, rather than force a divisive vote, Brussels effectively chose not to put Turkey's case forward at all, preserving unity at SAFE's launch. A bloc that cannot agree The deadlock is, at root, about the EU's unanimity rule, which hands Greece and Cyprus an effective veto over any Turkish deal. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has linked any access to Ankara first withdrawing the 1995 parliamentary resolution threatening war should Greece extend its Aegean territorial waters. "If Turkey wishes to join the EU's funding instruments, the concerns of Greece and Cyprus should be taken into account," Mitsotakis said. "Thirty years on, the casus belli must be taken off the table." Cyprus, which says its position was formally adopted by the EU in October 2025, frames the objection around Turkey's continued military presence in the island's north. President Nikos Christodoulides argued that no "third country, which occupies territories or threatens the security of member states, can under any circumstances participate in" the EU's defence instruments. France has also been wary. Other capitals pull the opposite way. Germany, Italy, Spain and Finland favour deeper industrial cooperation, and where SAFE is blocked, governments are simply going around it. Britain agreed in late 2025 to sell Turkey 20 Eurofighter Typhoons; in April 2026 Airbus and Turkish Aerospace Industries signed a deal to supply Hürjet jet trainers to Spain. Turkey also participates in the German-led European Sky Shield Initiative — leaving it functionally woven into Europe's rearmament even as it is shut out of the financing. Ankara, for its part, has begun playing down the snub. Defence Minister Yaşar Güler told an evaluation meeting in December 2025 that Turkey did not "attach much importance" to whether it joined SAFE, predicting that ammunition-short European states would come knocking regardless. Why it matters beyond Brussels For smaller members, the row is not abstract. Luxembourg has committed to lifting defence spending to 2% of gross national income by 2030 — from €696 million in 2024 to about €1.46 billion — and was not among the first eight SAFE borrowers. Like its peers, it must decide where the equipment it buys will come from, and whether "Buy European" should mean Europe alone or a wider circle of trusted suppliers. That is the deeper question SAFE has forced into the open. A rearming Europe needs scale, speed and industrial depth it does not yet possess. Turkey offers some of that — but on terms a divided bloc has so far been unable to agree. How Brussels resolves the tension between strategic need and political grievance will shape not only its relationship with Ankara, but the architecture of European defence for years to come. ### Sources - What is Security Action for Europe (SAFE)? — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/safe/ - SAFE | Security Action for Europe — European Commission, Defence Industry and Space: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/safe-security-action-europe_en - EU approves €38bn in first defence investments under €150bn SAFE scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/11/eu-approves-38bn-in-first-defence-investments-under-150bn-safe-scheme - SAFE: Council clears path for financial assistance to eight member states and concluding the Canada agreement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/safe-council-clears-path-for-financial-assistance-to-eight-member-states-and-concluding-the-canada-agreement/ - SAFE: Council concludes agreement with Canada — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/safe-council-concludes-agreement-with-canada/ - Commission approves first wave of defence funding for eight Member States under SAFE — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_111 - Time for EU to include Türkiye in security mechanisms: Erdogan — Hürriyet Daily News: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/time-for-eu-to-include-turkiye-in-security-mechanisms-erdogan-219068 - Türkiye's full inclusion in EU defense efforts vital for Europe's peace, security: President Erdogan — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkiyes-full-inclusion-in-eu-defense-efforts-vital-for-europes-peace-security-president-erdogan/3387489 - Turkey Pushes To Join EU Defence Fund, Greece Threatens Veto — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/turkey-pushes-to-join-eu-defence-fund-greece-threatens-veto/ - Turkish defense minister downplays SAFE bid, says Europe will turn to Türkiye when needed — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkish-defense-minister-downplays-safe-bid-says-europe-will-turn-to-turkiye-when-nee-3211649 - Mitsotakis on Turkey: You Can't Vie for SAFE Funding While Threatening an EU Member — To Vima: https://www.tovima.com/politics/mitsotakis-on-turkey-you-cant-vie-for-safe-funding-while-threatening-an-eu-member/ - Cyprus' position on Turkish involvement in Safe programme 'adopted' by EU, Christodoulides says — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/23/cyprus-position-on-turkish-involvement-in-safe-programme-adopted-by-eu-christodoulides-says - Turkey Set to Miss Deadline for Inclusion in EU's SAFE Defense Mechanism — Greek City Times: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/29/turkey-miss-eu-safe-defense-mechanism-deadline/ - Turkey pushes for larger role in Europe's defense as Trump questions NATO — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/13/turkey-pushes-for-larger-role-in-europes-defense-as-trump-questions-nato/ - Turkey's Defence Industry and the EU SAFE Regulation — ELIAMEP: https://www.eliamep.gr/en/turkeys-defence-industry-and-the-eu-safe-regulation/ - The SAFE Regulation and Its Implications for Non-EU Defence Suppliers — IISS: https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/12/the-safe-regulation-and-its-implications-for-non-eu-defence-suppliers/ - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Luxembourg construction prices have climbed 54% in a decade, Eurostat data show - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-construction-prices-up-54-percent-decade-eurostat - Published: 2026-06-29T12:12:57.509+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:12:57.509+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: 9cdcdef3-5a1f-4851-9e89-b9afe7518c7c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > New-build residential construction costs in the Grand Duchy rose 54.5% between 2015 and 2025, outpacing the EU average, even as a building slowdown deepens Luxembourg's housing squeeze. ### Summary Eurostat figures put the rise in Luxembourg's new residential construction prices at 54.5% between 2015 and 2025, above the EU average of 48.2%. The decade-long climb, driven by a 2021-2023 surge in material, energy and labour costs, is one of the forces behind a housing market where building has slowed and affordability has eroded. ### Key facts - Eurostat data show construction prices for new residential buildings in Luxembourg rose 54.5% between 2015 and 2025, above the EU average of 48.2%. - Most of the increase came in a 2021-2023 surge driven by materials, energy and labour costs after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine; growth has since cooled to around 1-2% a year. - STATEC's national construction price index reached 1,173.24 points (base 1970=100) in October 2025, with roofing alone up 45.5% from 2020 to April 2025. - Building permits have fallen for three straight years and new-build (off-plan) sales dropped 18.2% year-on-year in early 2026, leaving output below the ~6,000 homes a year Luxembourg is judged to need. - Higher build costs are a core driver of an affordability crunch in one of the EU's most expensive housing markets. ### FAQ **Q: How much have construction prices risen in Luxembourg over the past decade?** According to Eurostat, prices for new residential construction in Luxembourg rose 54.5% between 2015 and 2025, above the EU-wide average increase of 48.2% over the same period. **Q: What caused the increase?** STATEC attributes the surge mainly to the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which drove up the cost of building materials (timber, sand, iron, insulation) and petroleum products, compounded by labour costs lifted by Luxembourg's automatic wage indexation. Price growth peaked in 2022 and has since slowed to roughly 1-2% a year. **Q: How does this connect to Luxembourg's housing crisis?** Higher build costs squeeze developers and feed into prices for buyers and renters. Building-permit approvals have fallen for three consecutive years and new-build sales dropped sharply in early 2026, leaving new-home output below the estimated 5,600-7,500 units a year the country needs. ### Body The cost of building a home in Luxembourg has surged over the past decade. Prices for new residential construction rose 54.5% between 2015 and 2025, according to Eurostat — a faster climb than the European Union average and a pressure now rippling through one of the continent's least affordable housing markets. The figure, drawn from the EU statistics office's construction cost index and highlighted by the Luxembourg daily L'essentiel on 29 June, places the Grand Duchy above the EU-wide increase of 48.2% over the same period. It lands as Luxembourg grapples with a building slowdown that has left new-home output well short of what officials say the country needs. What the numbers show Eurostat reported on 25 June that construction prices for new residential buildings rose 48.2% across the EU between 2015 and 2025. The steepest increases were recorded in central and eastern Europe — Bulgaria led at 166.1%, followed by Hungary at 155.4% and Romania at 130.7% — while Italy, Greece and Finland saw the smallest rises. Luxembourg's 54.5% sits above the bloc's average, even if it is far from the top of the table. Much of the increase was packed into a short, sharp burst. Annual EU price growth reached 5.8% in 2021, 12.2% in 2022 and 6.9% in 2023, before easing to 2.3% in 2024 and 1.3% in 2025. Eurostat's quarterly series for Luxembourg, rebased to 2021, stood at 131.4 in the final quarter of 2025 — more than 30% above its 2021 level. Luxembourg's national statistics office, STATEC, tracks the same trend through its own gauge. That index, expressed on a base of 100 in 1970 and used to update most fire-insurance contracts and off-plan sale prices, reached 1,173.24 points in October 2025 after years of steady increases. What is driving the increase The decade-long climb owed less to gentle inflation than to the supply shocks of the early 2020s. STATEC has linked the surge to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which sent the price of materials and fuel soaring almost simultaneously. At the 2022 peak, the office's general index jumped 8.6% in a single half-year, and annual residential construction prices rose 13.9% — the fastest rate since April 1975. This new exceptional and generalised increase, which concerns all trades, is mainly explained by the acceleration in the prices of many building materials and petroleum products. — STATEC The strain fell across every trade. The cost pressures cited by STATEC include: - Materials — sand, iron reinforcement, masonry, insulation and timber, with wood prices spiking sharply in 2021 and 2022; - Energy — petroleum products that raised the cost of earthworks, transport and on-site machinery; - Labour — Luxembourg's automatic wage indexation, which lifted pay across the sector; - Specific trades — roofing, where prices rose 45.5% between 2020 and April 2025. Price growth has since cooled. STATEC found its general index up 1.3% between October 2024 and April 2025, and 1.5% over the year, while structural work edged up just 0.6% in the following half-year — close to the 1.0% annual average seen between 2010 and 2019. But the easing comes on top of a decade of compounding rises, leaving the absolute cost of building far above where it stood in 2015. A building slowdown meets an affordability wall Higher costs have collided with a sharp contraction in activity. Building-permit approvals have fallen for three consecutive years, with roughly 4,025 dwellings approved in 2024, down 8.6% on the year, and a steeper drop recorded in early 2025. The Fondation IDEA, an independent economic think tank, has warned that the government's target of building around 6,000 homes a year is unlikely to be met, even as the country is estimated to need between 5,600 and 7,500 new units annually. The new-build segment looks especially fragile. Off-plan (VEFA) apartment transactions fell 18.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, according to the housing ministry, after STATEC flagged the segment's structural weakness in late 2025. Overall house prices, which dropped 9.1% in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024, returned to modest growth of 1.6% in 2025 and were up 1.7% year-on-year in early 2026 — stabilising at a high level rather than retreating. Rents, meanwhile, kept climbing, with advertised apartment rents up 4.4% over the year. For economists, the squeeze raises uncomfortable questions about who can still afford to live in the Grand Duchy. Michel-Edouard Ruben, a senior economist at the Fondation IDEA, framed the dilemma bluntly, arguing that the right to housing does not automatically translate into a right to housing inside Luxembourg's borders: "The right to housing? Of course. But that does not necessarily mean that you must live in Luxembourg," he said. The construction-cost data sharpen that debate. With the price of putting up a home more than half again as high as it was a decade ago, the gap between what developers must spend to build and what buyers and renters can afford has become one of the defining strains on Luxembourg's housing market — and one that cooling inflation alone is unlikely to close. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: +54% en dix ans: les prix de la construction ont bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/logements-au-luxembourg-54-en-dix-ans-les-prix-de-la-construction-ont-bondi-103592703 - Residential buildings construction price +48% since 2015 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/wdn-20260625-1 - Bulgaria Records Highest Increase of Residential Buildings Construction Prices in EU for 2015-2025 — Bulgarian News Agency (BTA): https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/1154959-bulgaria-records-highest-increase-of-residential-buildings-construction-prices-i - STATNEWS - Tendance croissante des prix dans la construction résidentielle (octobre 2025) — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/actualite/2026/stn03-ipc-construction/statnews-ipcons-octobre2025.pdf - Construction prices are back on the rise, says Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/construction-prices-are-back-on-the-rise-says-statec - STATEC: Luxembourg Construction Prices Skyrocketing — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/construction/41830-statec-luxembourg-construction-prices-skyrocketing - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026 — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Construction cost of new residential buildings (teiis510) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/teiis510/default/table?lang=en - Luxembourg Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2025 — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/price-history --- ## Domestic-violence cases in Luxembourg rise again as more victims seek help - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-domestic-violence-cases-rise-2025-report - Published: 2026-06-29T11:51:31.999+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:51:31.999+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 683ecede-66d6-4fa7-ae70-03d9ba2d2c2c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Police logged nearly 1,300 interventions in 2025 and prosecutors ordered a record number of evictions, while support services warn a shortage of shelter places is leaving victims stranded. ### Summary Luxembourg's 2025 report on domestic violence shows police interventions up 10% and evictions at a new high, as officials credit greater willingness to report but warn the trend is worrying. ### Key facts - Luxembourg police recorded 1,297 domestic-violence interventions in 2025, up 10.1% on 2024. - Prosecutors ordered 334 evictions of suspected abusers, a 16.4% increase and a new high. - Of 2,802 presumed victims, 58% were women and 42% men, with children making up 29%. - Officials link part of the rise to greater willingness to report, but call the trend worrying. - About 60 women and their children are on a waiting list for women's shelters. ### FAQ **Q: How many domestic-violence cases did Luxembourg record in 2025?** The Grand Ducal Police intervened in 1,297 domestic-violence cases in 2025, a 10.1% rise from 1,178 in 2024, according to the annual report presented by Minister Yuriko Backes on 26 June 2026. **Q: How many evictions were ordered?** Prosecutors ordered 334 evictions of suspected perpetrators from the family home in 2025, up from 287 the year before — about one a day. Men accounted for 87.7% of those expelled. **Q: Is the rise due to more violence or more reporting?** Officials attribute part of the increase to years of awareness-raising that have encouraged more victims to come forward, while warning that the overall trend in interventions and evictions is still moving in the wrong direction. **Q: Where can victims in Luxembourg get help?** Confidential support is available through the SAVVD service run by Femmes en détresse and via the national violence.lu portal, which lists reporting routes, legal protections and emergency accommodation. ### Body The number of domestic-violence cases recorded by Luxembourg's police climbed again in 2025, and the services that support victims say more people are coming forward for help even as the country struggles to find them a safe place to stay. The Grand Ducal Police intervened in 1,297 domestic-violence cases last year, up 10.1% from 1,178 in 2024 and an average of about 108 callouts a month, according to the annual report of the Committee for Cooperation between Professionals in the Field of Combating Violence. Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity Yuriko Backes presented the figures to a parliamentary committee on 26 June 2026. The data is compiled from the public prosecutors' offices in Luxembourg and Diekirch, the police, the victim-support services SAVVD, PSYea and ALTERNATIVES, and Riicht Eraus, the service that works with perpetrators. Officers identified 2,802 presumed victims during those interventions — 58% women and 42% men — while children accounted for 29% of those affected. The overwhelming majority of cases arose within couples: about 84% of victims were caught up in violence involving a current or former spouse or partner. Roughly four in five victims suffered physical violence, the report found. Evictions hit a new high Prosecutors ordered 334 evictions of suspected abusers from the family home in 2025, up from 287 a year earlier — a 16.4% rise that works out at around 28 removals a month, or roughly one a day. A further 130 of those orders were extended. Men made up 87.7% of those expelled; in eviction cases, 81.6% of the victims were women. The committee also flagged the persistence of repeat offending. About one in five evictions involved a perpetrator already known to the authorities, and more than half of those repeat offenders failed to show up at Riicht Eraus, the counselling service to which they are referred. Across the year, the courts handed down 201 judgments related to domestic violence. More reporting, or more violence? A central question hanging over the figures is whether they reflect a genuine increase in abuse or a growing readiness to seek help. Officials lean towards the latter: years of public-awareness campaigns and clearer reporting routes, they argue, have encouraged more victims and witnesses to call the police rather than stay silent. When the previous year's report was presented in 2025, Backes attributed part of the rise over 2023 to those awareness measures and greater public responsiveness. Even so, the minister was careful not to present the numbers as good news. The trend in police interventions and removals from the family home is not heading in the right direction. The report points to forms of abuse that have only recently come into focus. The National Centre for Victims of Violence (CNVV) accompanied 423 victims in the year to end-April 2026, including 29 cases classed as economic violence — where an abuser controls a partner's money — and two victims of so-called chemical submission. Economic violence accounted for around 7% of cases logged during police interventions. Shelters under strain The sharpest practical bottleneck is housing. Olga Strasser, who directs the SAVVD victim-assistance service run by the NGO Femmes en détresse, told the committee that finding somewhere to live is a recurring obstacle for victims trying to leave a violent home, and that around 60 women and their children were on a waiting list for places in women's shelters. Luxembourg currently runs seven women's shelters with 166 emergency beds, alongside 17 beds reserved for vulnerable men. A new shelter is due to open in Rumelange by the end of the year, adding 28 beds. Support workers say the gap between demand and capacity can force victims to stay with, or return to, an abuser. - 1,297 police interventions in 2025 (+10.1%) - 2,802 presumed victims; 58% women, 42% men - 334 evictions ordered, up from 287 (+16.4%) - ~60 women and children on the shelter waiting list The official response The government frames its strategy as a national priority. A national action plan against gender-based violence, presented by Backes in mid-2025, sets out 62 measures; according to Paperjam, 40 are under way and four have been completed. The budget of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Diversity has risen by about a quarter since 2024, with roughly two-thirds of its funds directed at combating violence. Backes summed up the approach as one that does not rely on policing alone. "In the fight against domestic violence, we continue to rely on a multidimensional approach combining victim protection, support for perpetrators and awareness-raising," she said, in remarks delivered in French. Victims and witnesses in Luxembourg can seek confidential help through the SAVVD service and the national violence.lu information portal, which set out reporting routes, legal protections and emergency accommodation. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Violences domestiques au Luxembourg: expulsions et interventions en forte hausse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue - le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national 'Violences fondées sur le genre' et le rapport du Comité de coopération — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/30-backes-rapport-violence.html --- ## Iran's Strait of Hormuz Transit Fees Test Maritime Law and Global Oil Flows - URL: https://status.lu/article/iran-strait-of-hormuz-transit-fees-oil-flows - Published: 2026-06-29T11:43:52.963+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:43:52.963+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 7aedb608-6fc9-428a-8e71-87417d757fe4 - Dateline: Strait of Hormuz, IR > Tehran has charged vessels up to $2 million to cross the world's most important oil chokepoint, calling the levies 'service fees' even as a US-brokered truce reopens the waterway. ### Summary After all but closing the Strait of Hormuz since late February, Iran turned the world's busiest oil chokepoint into a tollbooth, charging tankers up to $2 million a crossing. A US-brokered memorandum has paused the fees for 60 days, but the dispute over whether a state can charge the world to cross an international strait is far from settled. ### Key facts - Iran charged tankers up to $2 million per transit to cross the Strait of Hormuz, with at least two payments settled in Chinese yuan, after all but closing the waterway since 28 February 2026. - Tehran calls the charges 'service fees, not tolls'; the IMO and the EU say UNCLOS bars any charge for simple transit through an international strait. - Brent crude swung from the mid-$60s to nearly $120 a barrel at the peak, then fell back below $73 as the strait reopened in late June. - A US-brokered memorandum signed on 17 June grants 60 days of no-charge passage, but Washington and Tehran disagree on what happens after the window closes. ### FAQ **Q: Can Iran legally charge ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz?** Most maritime lawyers say no. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, ships have a right of 'transit passage' through international straits, and bordering states cannot charge for it. The IMO's secretary-general says no international agreement allows tolls for transiting such straits. Iran disputes this, calling its charges 'service fees' rather than tolls. **Q: How much did Iran charge, and who paid?** Tankers were charged as much as $2 million for a single transit, according to Bloomberg and NBC News, with at least two payments settled in Chinese yuan, per Lloyd's List Intelligence. Iran reportedly waved through some Chinese, Indian and Russian cargoes, a selectivity analysts describe as coercive. **Q: What does it mean for oil prices and Europe?** Around a fifth of the world's seaborne oil moves through Hormuz. Brent crude spiked to nearly $120 a barrel during the crisis before easing below $73 as the strait reopened. For Europe, reliant on Gulf crude and Qatari LNG, a precedent of charging for passage threatens higher freight, insurance and energy costs over the long run. **Q: Is the dispute over?** Not yet. A memorandum signed on 17 June 2026 pauses the fees for 60 days. Washington wants the strait 'permanently toll-free,' while Tehran signals it intends to resume charging once the window expires, leaving the underlying question unresolved. ### Body For four months the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow channel between Iran and Oman through which around a fifth of the world's seaborne oil and a comparable share of its liquefied natural gas must pass — was the most dangerous stretch of water on the planet. It has since become the testing ground for one of the most contested ideas in international law: whether the state that sits astride a global chokepoint can charge the world for the right to cross it. Since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) all but closed the strait — warning ships away, boarding and attacking merchant vessels and laying sea mines. As a fragile, US-brokered truce now reopens the waterway, the confrontation has shifted from gunboats to invoices. A tollbooth on the world's oil artery Rather than simply blocking traffic, the IRGC built what shippers describe as a customs checkpoint at sea. Vessels seeking passage had to submit their IMO number, cargo manifest, crew list, ownership details and destination to approved intermediaries before being cleared — and, in many cases, to pay. Tankers were charged as much as $2 million for a single transit, according to reporting by Bloomberg and NBC News, with at least two payments settled in Chinese yuan, Lloyd's List Intelligence found. In May, Iran formalised the arrangement, creating a Persian Gulf Strait Authority to vet and license movements. Iranian officials have been unusually candid about the rationale. Now, because war has costs, naturally we must do this and take transit fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. That was Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, confirming the charges to Iran International. The selective pattern of who pays and who is waved through — exemptions reportedly extended to Chinese, Indian and Russian cargoes — bears, analysts say, the hallmarks of coercion: reward the compliant, squeeze the rest. 'Fees, not tolls': a fight over the law of the sea Tehran insists it is not levying a toll. "We do not charge tolls," the foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said, framing the money instead as payment for navigation, security and environmental services delivered under a joint mechanism with Oman. Maritime lawyers and regulators reject the distinction. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) guarantees ships the right of "transit passage" through international straits and forbids the bordering states from hampering it. Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, said there is "no international agreement where tolls can be introduced for transiting international straits." The often-cited counter-examples do not hold: the Suez and Panama canals are man-made channels through sovereign territory, and Turkey's straits operate under their own treaty regime — none of them an open international strait like Hormuz. Europe, heavily exposed to Gulf crude and Qatari gas, has treated the principle as seriously as the price. The European Union called on Iran to abandon the fees and rejected a proposed "joint venture" floated in Washington to share the proceeds. On 22 May the EU Council extended its legal framework to sanction those involved in impeding lawful transit and freedom of navigation, while the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, raised the option of widening the Aspides and Atalanta naval missions to help safeguard the lane. Markets, freight and a brittle truce The financial shock was immediate. Brent crude climbed from the mid-$60s before the war to nearly $120 a barrel at its peak, crossing $100 for the first time in four years in early March. Tanker economics buckled: the benchmark rate to move two million barrels from the Middle East to China hit an all-time high of about $423,736 a day, according to LSEG data, while war-risk insurance premiums spiked so sharply that underwriters at times withdrew cover for the crossing altogether. The diplomatic breakthrough came on 17 June, when President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a memorandum ending the dual blockade. Its text requires Iran to "make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only" from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman. With tanker traffic resuming and global demand softening, Brent slid back below $73 a barrel by late June — roughly where it stood on 27 February, the eve of the war. What happens when the 60 days expire is the unresolved core of the dispute. Trump says the strait will be "permanently toll-free" and Vice-President JD Vance has promised it will stay that way "for the long term"; Tehran signals it intends to resume charging. Shipowners, for their part, may not wait to find out. Many are "likely to resist, reroute via the Cape of Good Hope, or reduce volumes rather than comply," said Farzin Nadimi of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy — a flight that would lengthen voyages, lift freight costs and ripple into the price of everything from petrol to plastics. For an internationally minded reader, the significance runs beyond this quarter's oil price. If a state can convert control of a chokepoint into a revenue stream backed by force, the world's busiest energy corridors acquire a new and destabilising kind of leverage — one that the next confrontation, in Hormuz or elsewhere, could be built to exploit. ### Sources - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Charging fees for passage through Strait of Hormuz 'could drive global inflation surge' — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/06/26/charging-fees-for-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-could-drive-global-inflation-surge/ - Iran demands 'service fees' for vessels in Strait of Hormuz ahead of potential US deal — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/25/iran-demands-service-fees-for-vessels-in-hormuz-ahead-of-potential-us-deal/ - Iran to Charge Fees on Strait of Hormuz Even after Deal — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/did-iran-just-get-tolls-for-strait-hormuz-12090257 - Iran's 'Tehran toll booth' forces some tankers to pay millions to leave Strait of Hormuz — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/irans-tehran-toll-booth-forces-tankers-pay-millions-leave-strait-hormu-rcna265258 - Iran is already charging a toll, in Yuan, for oil sold through Strait of Hormuz — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/iran-toll-strait-of-hormuz-oil-paid-in-yuan/ - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Ships face 4,000-times higher insurance costs to cross Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/hormuz-shipping-trade-iran-war/ - EU rejects Trump's 'joint venture' with Iran to charge ships through Strait of Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/09/eu-rejects-trumps-joint-venture-to-charge-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz - Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran's actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/22/middle-east-council-extends-eu-legal-framework-to-target-those-involved-in-iran-s-actions-impeding-lawful-transit-passage-and-freedom-of-navigation/ - Iran wants to charge 'fees' on Hormuz passage. What impacts could that have? — Geneva Solutions: https://genevasolutions.news/peace-humanitarian/iran-wants-to-charge-fees-on-hormuz-passage-what-impacts-could-that-have - A timeline of how the Iran war shook oil prices — and what comes next — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/oil-price-iran-war-middle-east.html --- ## South Korea unveils near-$1.2 trillion chip and AI drive led by Samsung and SK Hynix - URL: https://status.lu/article/south-korea-1-2-trillion-chip-ai-investment-samsung-sk-hynix - Published: 2026-06-29T11:20:34.354+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:20:34.354+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 669b6b6b-5be7-4304-9de4-038cf4ef9a9c - Dateline: Seoul, KR > President Lee Jae-myung and the heads of Samsung and SK Hynix pledged one of the AI era's largest industrial bets — a sum that dwarfs Europe's entire public chip programme. ### Summary South Korea has unveiled a near-$1.2 trillion, decade-long push into semiconductors, AI and data centres led by Samsung and SK Hynix, in a state-orchestrated bet that towers over the EU's Chips Act. ### Key facts - South Korea unveiled a near-$1.2 trillion, decade-long push into semiconductors, AI and data centres on 29 June 2026. - Samsung and SK Hynix will invest about 800 trillion won ($518bn) with suppliers to build four new chip fabs in the south-western Honam region. - A further 1,000+ trillion won ($648bn) is earmarked for AI data centres by 2035, scaling capacity to 18.4 gigawatts. - The capital is overwhelmingly private; the state provides coordination, tax credits and power, water and infrastructure. - The pledge dwarfs the EU Chips Act's more than €43bn of public funding, sharpening concerns about Europe's reliance on Asian chip supply chains. ### FAQ **Q: How much is South Korea investing in chips and AI?** The combined pledge announced on 29 June 2026 is close to $1.2 trillion over the coming decade — roughly 800 trillion won ($518bn) for new chip fabs and more than 1,000 trillion won ($648bn) for AI data centres by 2035. Reuters framed the broader chip-and-AI drive as worth more than $576 billion. **Q: Who is funding the investment — the state or companies?** The capital is overwhelmingly corporate, led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The government's role is to coordinate and de-risk through tax credits, a new semiconductor Special Act effective 11 August 2026, and provision of power, water and infrastructure, with regional authorities co-investing 5–20 trillion won. **Q: How does this compare with Europe's chip plans?** The EU Chips Act foresees more than €43 billion of public investment and over €100 billion of policy-driven funding to 2030, aiming to double the bloc's market share from about 10% to 20%. A single Korean corporate fab pledge of around $518bn exceeds the EU's entire public package by more than tenfold. ### Body South Korea on Monday set out one of the largest industrial bets of the artificial-intelligence era, as President Lee Jae-myung joined the chairmen of Samsung and SK Hynix to commit close to $1.2 trillion to semiconductors, AI and data centres over the coming decade. Announced at the presidential office in Seoul on 29 June, the package bundles two headline pillars: roughly 800 trillion won ($518 billion) for a new chip-manufacturing cluster, and more than 1,000 trillion won ($648 billion) for AI data centres by 2035. Agence France-Presse put the combined figure at nearly $1.2 trillion; Reuters framed the chip-and-AI drive as worth more than $576 billion over several years. Either way, the numbers eclipse the public funding behind comparable Western programmes. Lee cast the initiative as a "great leap forward" resting on a "triple axis" of semiconductors, physical AI and data centres, and tied it to a pledge to revive regions beyond the Seoul metropolitan area. Only a race for speed is the way to survive. We must secure the core elements of artificial intelligence faster than any other country. Those were the words of President Lee, according to the Korea Herald, at an event where he also called Samsung's Lee Jae-yong and SK Group's Chey Tae-won "national heroes, or heroes of the Korean people." A state-backed bet built on private money For all the official billing, the capital is overwhelmingly corporate. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — the world's two largest memory-chip makers — will invest 800 trillion won with suppliers to build two new fabrication plants each in the south-western Honam region, according to Reuters. The Korea Herald reported the split as roughly 425 trillion won from Samsung and 400 trillion won from SK. The government's role is to orchestrate and de-risk rather than to write the cheques. Ministries for industry, science, land and energy have promised power, water and infrastructure, and a new Special Act on the semiconductor industry takes effect on 11 August, building on tax credits of up to 20 percent for large firms' facility investment. Regional authorities in Gwangju and South Jeolla are to co-invest between 5 trillion and 20 trillion won. The main components, as set out by officials and reported across Korean and international outlets, are: - ~800 trillion won ($518bn) for four new Samsung and SK Hynix fabs in the south-western Honam region. - ~550 trillion won by 2029, rising above 1,000 trillion won ($648bn) by 2035 for AI data centres with SK, GS Group and web portal Naver, scaling capacity from 8.4 to 18.4 gigawatts. - 81 trillion won ($52.5bn) for an advanced chip-packaging cluster in the Chungcheong area near Seoul. Samsung's Lee Jae-yong said the company had chosen Gwangju for its new cluster. SK Hynix's Chey Tae-won was more cautious, saying the firm needed more time to finalise a site and secure infrastructure — a warning grounded in experience. It took us nine years for us to create a cluster in Yongin. Also, a chip factory requires massive land, power, water and talent. Markets were unconvinced that bigger is always better. Samsung Electronics shares closed down 4.86 percent and SK Hynix fell 1.68 percent on Monday, with some analysts warning that a surge of new capacity could tip the memory market into a glut. Why Europe is watching from behind The scale of Seoul's commitment throws Europe's chip ambitions into sharp relief. The European Union's flagship Chips Act foresees more than €43 billion of public investment and over €100 billion of policy-driven public and private money to 2030, with the stated aim of roughly doubling the bloc's share of the global semiconductor market from about 10 percent to 20 percent by the end of the decade. By that yardstick, a single Korean corporate pledge for memory fabs — around $518 billion — exceeds the EU's entire public Chips Act package by more than tenfold. Institutional reviews have repeatedly warned that Europe risks missing its 2030 target, and the industry body SEMI has urged member states to quadruple their funding. Much of Europe's exposure runs through advanced memory: the high-bandwidth memory that feeds AI accelerators is dominated by SK Hynix and Samsung, leaving European cloud operators, carmakers and industrial firms dependent on supply chains anchored in Asia. A race that reshapes the supply chain South Korea's move lands in a global contest already defined by Washington's subsidy-driven reshoring and Beijing's drive for self-sufficiency. By concentrating fabs, packaging and data centres at home — and by pledging to complete the second mega-cluster within Lee's five-year term — Seoul is betting that controlling the physical infrastructure of AI confers lasting strategic leverage. The risks are equally physical. Chey's caution about land, power, water and talent points to the practical limits of building gigawatt-scale data centres and multiple fabs on a compressed timetable. Yet for economies that depend on the chips Korea makes, the message is unambiguous: the country that supplies much of the world's advanced memory intends to widen, not narrow, its lead — and Europe's roughly €43 billion answer looks ever more modest beside it. ### Sources - South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/south-korea-announces-more-than-1-trillion-ai-chip-investment-drive - South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260629-south-korea-to-invest-nearly-1-2-tn-in-chips-ai-data-centres - South Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576-billion AI chip drive to cement global leadership — Rappler / Reuters: https://www.rappler.com/technology/south-korea-samsung-sk-hynix-ai-chip-drive-june-29-2026/ - Korea to power regional growth with AI, chip 'megaprojects' — The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10791790 - South Korea unveils $576 billion AI-chip investment powered by Samsung, SK Hynix — Yahoo Finance / Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/south-korean-president-unveil-massive-010700391.html - Samsung, SK hynix unveil $519 bil. investment for semiconductor complex in southwestern region — The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region - Samsung, SK Reportedly to Invest $1.3 Trillion Over 10 Years — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-28/samsung-sk-reportedly-to-invest-1-3-trillion-over-10-years - South Korea says Samsung and SK Hynix investing in AI, semiconductor mega-projects — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/samsung-sk-hynix-reported-1point3-reported-trillion-spending-plans.html - Chips Act - Shaping Europe's digital future — European Commission: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/chips-act --- ## HIV infections in Luxembourg fall to multi-year low as syphilis climbs 35% - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-hiv-falls-syphilis-rises-2024 - Published: 2026-06-29T11:10:40.265+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:10:40.265+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: ca2c74df-f3fb-42d3-bca6-bb0595143439 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > New 2024 surveillance data show 39 new HIV infections — down 24% — even as syphilis, gonorrhoea and other sexually transmitted infections keep rising. ### Summary Luxembourg recorded 39 new HIV infections in 2024, a 24% drop and the fewest in years, according to the Health Directorate's latest epidemiological report. But syphilis cases jumped 35% and gonorrhoea rose 14%, exposing a widening gap between a maturing HIV-prevention strategy and stubbornly rising bacterial STIs. ### Key facts - Luxembourg recorded 39 new HIV infections in 2024, down 24% year-on-year — the fewest in the recent surveillance series (67 in 2022, 53 in 2023). - Syphilis cases rose 35% to 147, gonorrhoea rose 14% to 689, while chlamydia held roughly steady at 1,619. - Officials credit the HIV decline to wider protection, PrEP uptake and treatment-as-prevention (Undetectable = Untransmittable). - PrEP and HIV treatment offer no protection against bacterial STIs, which mainly affect men aged 20-39. - Luxembourg has expanded free, anonymous testing, self-tests, PrEP via the CHL/CNS and youth-targeted awareness campaigns. ### FAQ **Q: How many new HIV infections did Luxembourg record in 2024?** 39 new HIV infections, a 24% drop from 2023 and the lowest figure in the country's recent surveillance series, according to the Health Directorate's 2024 epidemiological report. **Q: Are sexually transmitted infections rising in Luxembourg?** Yes for bacterial STIs. In 2024 syphilis cases rose 35% to 147 and gonorrhoea rose 14% to 689, while chlamydia stayed roughly stable at 1,619 cases. They mainly affect men aged 20 to 39. **Q: Why is HIV falling while other STIs rise?** PrEP and antiretroviral treatment sharply reduce HIV transmission but give no protection against syphilis, gonorrhoea or chlamydia. Less condom use and broader testing both contribute to the rise in bacterial STIs. **Q: Where can residents get tested or access PrEP in Luxembourg?** Free, anonymous, prescription-free testing is available during European Testing Weeks via clinics, the Luxembourg Red Cross and partner labs. PrEP is dispensed through the CHL's national infectious-diseases service and reimbursed by the CNS. ### Body New HIV infections in Luxembourg fell to their lowest level in years in 2024, even as syphilis, gonorrhoea and other sexually transmitted infections kept climbing — a divergence that public-health officials read as both a sign of progress against HIV and a warning that protection against other infections is slipping. The figures come from the 2024 epidemiological report on communicable diseases, published by Luxembourg's Direction de la santé (Health Directorate). It recorded 39 new HIV infections over the year, a 24% drop from 2023, alongside a 35% surge in syphilis and a continued rise in gonorrhoea. The contrast has become the defining feature of the country's sexual-health picture. A widening gap between HIV and other STIs The 39 new HIV infections logged in 2024 mark a clear retreat from recent years. The same surveillance series counted 67 new infections in 2022 and 53 in 2023, and roughly 49 a year before the pandemic — making the 2024 total the lowest in recent memory. Bacterial STIs moved in the opposite direction. The report counted 147 syphilis cases, up 35% on the previous year, and 689 gonorrhoea cases, a 14% increase. Chlamydia, the most common of the three, held roughly steady at 1,619 cases, against 1,635 in 2023. The infections fall disproportionately on men aged 20 to 39: about 78% of gonorrhoea cases and 77% of syphilis cases were in men, and the Health Directorate noted that syphilis is increasingly reaching a young population in precarious circumstances. The trend is not unique to Luxembourg, but the Grand Duchy stands out: European data have repeatedly placed it among the EU and EEA countries with the highest syphilis notification rates, at roughly 23 cases per 100,000 people in recent years. What is driving the HIV decline Officials and prevention services attribute the fall in HIV to a combination of wider protection, growing use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the logic of treatment-as-prevention. PrEP — antiretroviral medication taken by HIV-negative people to block infection — is dispensed through the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg's national infectious-diseases service and reimbursed by the national health fund, the CNS. Laurence Mortier, who directs the Luxembourg Red Cross HIV service, has linked the decline to "une plus grande protection" — greater protection — and the arrival of PrEP. The other pillar is treatment itself: people on effective antiretroviral therapy who reach an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the virus, the principle summarised as Undetectable = Untransmittable. Luxembourg's care cascade is approaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets: roughly 85% of people living with HIV are diagnosed, 89% of those are on treatment, and 95% of those treated have an undetectable viral load. An estimated 1,500 people live with HIV in the country, with around 60 thought to be undiagnosed — the gap that testing campaigns are designed to close. Why syphilis and gonorrhoea keep rising The same dynamics that suppress HIV do little for bacterial STIs. PrEP and antiretroviral treatment offer no protection against syphilis, gonorrhoea or chlamydia, and a shift away from condoms among some groups leaves those infections free to spread. Wider, more frequent testing also detects more cases that once went unrecorded — meaning part of the rise reflects better surveillance rather than transmission alone. Many of these infections can be symptomless for long stretches while still causing harm and passing on, which is why authorities have pushed routine screening for people with multiple partners. As the health ministry put it, testing is the most effective way to catch an infection that "can sometimes remain asymptomatic for years while damaging the body irreversibly." How Luxembourg's prevention response is adapting The country's answer has been to make testing easier and prevention broader. Free, anonymous and prescription-free HIV and STI testing is offered through European Testing Weeks — held in both May and November 2025 — at clinics, the Red Cross and partner laboratories including Ketterthill, Bionext and Laboratoires Réunis. HIV self-tests, condom distribution and vaccination against HPV and Hepatitis B round out the toolkit, alongside PrEP and post-exposure prophylaxis. A national awareness campaign aimed at 15-to-25-year-olds, coordinated by the National Youth Information Agency, ran through social media, school materials and youth-centre events in 2025, reflecting where new infections are concentrated. Health Minister Martine Deprez has framed screening as a shared duty rather than an individual risk calculation. "Screening is an act of care and of responsibility towards oneself, one's partners and those close to us," said Deprez, Luxembourg's minister of health and social security. For now, the surveillance numbers tell a two-sided story: a sexual-health strategy that is visibly working against HIV, and a set of bacterial infections that continue to outrun it. The challenge for Luxembourg's prevention services is to carry the gains made against one virus into the fight against the rest. ### Sources - Publication du rapport épidémiologique 2024 — bilan des maladies infectieuses au Luxembourg — Direction de la santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://dirsante.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+09-septembre+19-rapport-maladies-infectieuses.html - Protégez-vous: le nombre de cas de syphilis a bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/infections-au-luxembourg-protegez-vous-le-nombre-de-cas-de-syphilis-a-bondi-103452602 - Au Luxembourg, se faire dépister du VIH «ça ne coûte rien et c'est important» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-se-faire-depister-du-vih-ca-ne-coute-rien-et-c-est-important-103459517 - Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in Luxembourg Drop to 53 in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/medical/52466-newly-diagnosed-hiv-cases-in-luxembourg-drop-to-53-in-2023 - Présentation du Rapport d'activité 2023 du Comité de Surveillance du SIDA: Baisse des nouvelles infections au VIH! — Portail Santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://santesecu.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/09/presentation-rapport-comite-sida.html - Campagnes de prévention et de dépistage contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+05-mai+12-campagnes-prevention-depistage.html - Annual epidemiological report for 2023 — Syphilis — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/SYPH_AER_2023_Report.pdf - Luxembourg on the road to ending the HIV epidemic — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/society-en/luxembourg-on-the-road-to-ending-the-hiv-epidemic --- ## Luxembourg City's open-air cinema turns 40 and crosses into Bonnevoie - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-city-open-air-cinema-40th-edition-bonnevoie-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:46:58.765+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:46:58.765+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: e32d4bd4-1169-4723-baf1-22d53e823421 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Cinémathèque's free summer film series marks its 40th edition on the Knuedler in July and, for the first time, brings three evenings of screenings to Bonnevoie in August. ### Summary Luxembourg City's free open-air cinema celebrates 40 years in 2026 with screenings on Place Guillaume II from 23–28 July and a first-ever stop in Bonnevoie's Place Léon XIII from 6–8 August. ### Key facts - The City Open Air Cinema, run by the Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg, marks its 40th edition in 2026. - Main screenings run on Place Guillaume II (Knuedler) from 23 to 28 July; admission is free. - For the first time, the event expands to Bonnevoie's Place Léon XIII for three evenings, 6–8 August. - The programme spans classics and cult films, including a silent screening of The General with live piano by Hughes Maréchal. - Doors open at 20:30 for 'Apéro Time'; films start at sunset, with no reservation and seating first-come, first-served. ### FAQ **Q: When and where is Luxembourg City's open-air cinema in 2026?** On Place Guillaume II (the Knuedler) from Thursday 23 to Tuesday 28 July 2026, and on Place Léon XIII in Bonnevoie from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 August 2026. **Q: Is the City Open Air Cinema free?** Yes. All screenings are free and open to everyone, with no reservation required. Seating is first-come, first-served, and visitors may bring their own chairs or blankets. **Q: What time do the films start?** Audiences are invited from 20:30 for 'Apéro Time'; films begin at sunset — around 21:30 on the Knuedler and roughly 21:15 in Bonnevoie. Screenings go ahead even in bad weather. **Q: Why is the 2026 edition significant?** It is the 40th edition of an event running since 1986, and the first time the Cinémathèque brings its open-air screen to the Bonnevoie district. ### Body For forty summers, the big screen has been a fixture of warm evenings in the Luxembourg capital, drawing residents and visitors to deckchairs under the stars. In 2026 the Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg marks the 40th edition of its City Open Air Cinema — and, for the first time, carries the tradition into the densely populated southern district of Bonnevoie. The free series opens on the city's central square, Place Guillaume II — known to locals as the Knuedler — with six consecutive nights from Thursday 23 to Tuesday 28 July. It then moves south in August for three further evenings on Place Léon XIII in Bonnevoie, from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 August. Admission is free at both sites, with no reservation required. A new neighbourhood joins the programme The expansion to Bonnevoie is the headline change this year, and the organisers have made a point of it. The Cinémathèque belongs to the City of Luxembourg, and in recent summers it has begun taking its screen beyond the historic centre and into the capital's residential quarters. "After a stop in Pfaffenthal last summer, the Cinémathèque will also come closer to the residents of Bonnevoie. For three convivial evenings, our big screen will take over the charming Place Léon XIII." It is a deliberate strategy of bringing cinema to where people live rather than expecting them to travel to it. "New this year: the Cinémathèque will also be visiting Bonnevoie," the organisers announced. "The City Open Air Cinema will take over the charming Place Léon XIII for three evenings from 6 to 8 August 2026." From classics to cult favourites The line-up mixes restored classics, awards-season favourites and crowd-pleasers, all shown in their original language with French or English subtitles. The Knuedler programme runs as follows: - 23 July — Romeo + Juliet, Baz Luhrmann's 1996 reinvention with Leonardo DiCaprio - 24 July — The NeverEnding Story (1984) - 25 July — Niagara (1953), part of a strand devoted to Marilyn Monroe - 26 July — The General, Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy, screened with live piano accompaniment by Hughes Maréchal - 27 July — Whiplash (2014) - 28 July — Little Miss Sunshine (2006) The Bonnevoie evenings lean towards European and feel-good titles: Sophie Marceau's coming-of-age hit La Boum (1980) on 6 August, the German thriller Run Lola Run (Lola rennt, 1998) on 7 August, and the Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck romance Roman Holiday (1953) on 8 August. The screening of The General with live music is a nod to the medium's silent-era roots, and a reminder that the event is curated by an archive rather than a multiplex. The organisers framed the selection in characteristically lyrical terms: "A carefully curated programme with something for everyone, from heartwarming classics to thrilling blockbusters. A journey punctuated by cinematic masterpieces – both old and new – celebrating the art of storytelling under the stars…" How the evenings work The format has changed little over the decades, and that consistency is part of its appeal. Audiences are invited to arrive from 20:30 for an "Apéro Time" with drinks and refreshments, before the films begin at sunset — around 21:30 on the Knuedler and roughly 21:15 in Bonnevoie, once the light has faded enough for the screen. Seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and visitors are welcome to bring their own chairs or picnic blankets. A short introduction precedes each film, in keeping with the Cinémathèque's mission of presenting cinema in context. And in a detail that locals have learned to trust, the screenings go ahead whatever the weather. The full, detailed programme — including subtitle versions and exact running times — is published at the start of July on the Cinémathèque's website. Four decades of summer cinema The City Open Air Cinema dates back to 1986, and over the years its screen has stood in some of the capital's most photogenic settings: the courtyard of the Théâtre des Capucins, the forecourt of the Grand-Ducal Palace, the Glacis drive-in and the Rotondes among them. What began as a novelty has become an institution — a free, open-to-all rite of the Luxembourg summer that needs no marketing beyond word of mouth and a clear evening sky. That longevity is what makes the 40th edition more than a round number. By moving into Bonnevoie — a working district far from the postcard squares of the Ville Haute — the Cinémathèque is signalling that the next four decades may look less like a single grand venue and more like a travelling screen, pitching up in one neighbourhood after another. For a city whose population is among the most international in Europe, a free seat under the stars remains one of the simplest ways to share a summer night. ### Sources - City Open Air Cinema Marks 40th Edition, Expands to Bonnevoie — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61989-city-open-air-cinema-marks-40th-edition-expands-to-bonnevoie - City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-open-air-cinema-0 - City Open Air Cinema — Visit Luxembourg City (luxembourg-city.com): https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/what-s-on/event/city-open-air-cinema - Une dizaine de films projetés : le City Open Air Cinema dévoile sa programmation — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/une-dizaine-de-films-projetes-le-city-open-air-cinema-devoile-sa-programmation/ - Programme — City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/visiting/art-and-culture/cultural-institutions/film/cinematheque/city-open-air-cinema/programme --- ## Luxembourg Convenes Cyber Cell After Spear-Phishing Hits Government IT - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-government-spear-phishing-cerc - Published: 2026-06-29T06:38:54.128+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:38:54.128+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 505cd401-1bb8-4c40-b78e-6c9064c47754 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Authorities say no major impact has been confirmed after a 23 June intrusion struck state workstations, as the country's cyber-crisis cell weighs further safeguards. ### Summary Luxembourg's Cyber Risk Assessment Cell met on 26 June after a spear-phishing attack targeted government workstations three days earlier and reached the state information system. Officials say preventive measures were applied on detection and that no major impact on users has been confirmed, while technical analysis continues. The episode lands amid a rising tempo of attacks on European public administrations. ### Key facts - A spear-phishing attack hit Luxembourg government workstations on 23 June 2026 and reached the state information system. - Authorities say preventive measures were applied on detection and that no major impact on users has been confirmed; analysis continues. - Luxembourg's Cyber Risk Assessment Cell (CERC) convened on 26 June, drawing in GOVCERT, police, intelligence, defence and digital agencies. - No perpetrator has been named and no data exposure has been disclosed as of publication. - The case follows a February 2026 malware infection of state mobile devices and mirrors ENISA findings that public administration is Europe's most-targeted sector. ### FAQ **Q: What was targeted in the Luxembourg cyberattack?** A spear-phishing attack targeted government workstations on the morning of 23 June 2026 and subsequently affected the state's information system, according to the Luxembourg government. **Q: Was any data stolen or exposed?** No source has reported confirmed data theft or exposure. Officials said no major impact on users had been observed at this stage, while technical analysis continued. **Q: Who responded to the incident?** Luxembourg's Cyber Risk Assessment Cell (CERC) met on 26 June, bringing together HCPN/GOVCERT, CTIE, CIRCL, the Grand Ducal Police, the State Intelligence Service, the army and defence directorate, and several ministries. **Q: Who was behind the attack?** As of publication, no suspected perpetrator had been named by the authorities, and no attribution to a criminal or state-aligned group had been made public. ### Body Luxembourg's government activated its top-level cyber-crisis mechanism last week after a targeted phishing attack struck state computers, an intrusion that authorities say has so far caused no confirmed major damage but is still under technical examination. According to a communique from the Luxembourg government, the incident began on the morning of Tuesday 23 June 2026, when a spear-phishing attack targeted government workstations and went on to affect the state's information system. Once the attack was detected, the government said, the competent authorities immediately put in place several preventive measures to limit its impact. On the afternoon of Friday 26 June, the country's Cyber Risk Assessment Cell, known by its French acronym CERC, convened to take stock of what had happened. The cell is Luxembourg's inter-agency forum for serious cyber incidents, designed to pull the relevant security, intelligence and technical bodies around one table when an event reaches across the machinery of the state. What the authorities say happened Spear-phishing is a precision version of the familiar email scam: rather than blasting generic lures to thousands of inboxes, the attacker tailors a message to a specific person or organisation to make it more convincing and to raise the odds of extracting sensitive information or credentials. In this case the lure was aimed at the workstations of state employees. The government's central message was one of containment. In its statement, the administration said that at this stage no major impact for users had been observed. A ce stade, aucun impact majeur pour les utilisateurs n'a ete constate (at this stage, no major impact for users has been observed). That carefully bounded language stopped well short of declaring the matter closed. Officials said the work was continuing, with analysts still picking through the event and weighing whether more protective steps were needed. "The competent services are continuing their technical analyses of the incident and are also assessing whether any additional precautionary measures are necessary," the government said in a statement reported by Chronicle.lu. As of publication, no source had named a suspected perpetrator, and the authorities had not disclosed whether any data was accessed or exfiltrated. Spear-phishing campaigns are a common opening move for both financially motivated criminals and state-aligned espionage groups, but in the absence of an official attribution any such link remains unstated. A wide table of agencies The breadth of the CERC meeting is itself a measure of how seriously the state treated the breach. According to the government, the cell brought together representatives of: - HCPN/GOVCERT, the High Commission for National Protection and the governmental incident-response team; - the Luxembourg Institute of Regulation (ILR) and the financial-sector supervisor (CSSF); - the Government IT Centre (CTIE) and the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL); - the Grand Ducal Police and the State Intelligence Service (SRE); - the Luxembourg Army and the Directorate of Defence; - the Ministry of State, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Defence, and the Ministry for Digitalisation. That roster spans cyber-defence, policing, intelligence and the political centre of government, reflecting a response posture in which a phishing email on a civil servant's screen is treated as a matter of national resilience rather than a routine IT ticket. Not the state's first scare this year The June episode follows an earlier and, on the available evidence, more consequential incident. In February 2026, thousands of Luxembourg public-sector devices were found to be infected with malware. The infection was discovered on 26 February and confirmed the following day, and it had reportedly been active for close to a month. The Minister for Digitalisation, Stephanie Obertin, disclosed the affair in response to a parliamentary question. According to reporting by DataBreaches.net, the "memory resident" malware had lodged on the system that manages the state's mobile devices, operated by the Government IT Centre, and had gained access to the list of managed smartphones and tablets together with data on the devices and their users. The affected devices were subsequently updated and secured. Taken together, the two events sketch a public administration that is repeatedly probed and is, by its own account, catching and containing intrusions, if not always before they take hold. A European pattern Luxembourg's experience tracks a continent-wide trend. In its Threat Landscape 2025 report, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) found that public administration was the most-targeted sector in the bloc, accounting for 38.2% of the roughly 4,900 verified incidents it logged between July 2024 and June 2025. Phishing was the leading way attackers got in, used in about 60% of cases, ahead of the exploitation of software flaws. ENISA also noted that state-aligned groups had steadily intensified cyber-espionage against government bodies. Luxembourg has been visibly investing in its defences. Earlier in June, the Grand Duchy took part in Cyber Europe 2026, ENISA's large-scale pan-European exercise, coordinated nationally by the HCPN. The government cast its participation as "an ongoing commitment to strengthening national resilience and actively contributing to collective European security in the face of growing digital threats." For a state that has staked its modernisation on digital public services, the test posed by the 23 June attack is precisely the one the exercises rehearse: whether a single deceptive email can be caught, contained and explained before it reaches the data of the residents the government serves. On the authorities' account so far, it was. The technical analysis that will confirm or complicate that conclusion is still under way. ### Sources - Reunion d'une Cellule d'evaluation du risque cyber (CERC) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/26-cerc-cyber.html - No Major Impact Confirmed Spear Phishing Attack on Government IT System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62041-no-major-impact-confirmed-spear-phishing-attack-on-government-it-system - Spearphishing au Luxembourg: des postes de l'Etat cibles le 23 juin — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/phishing-au-luxembourg-des-ordinateurs-de-l-etat-cibles-par-des-hackers-103591190 - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - Luxembourg participates in the pan-European cybersecurity exercise Cyber Europe 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-exercice-cyber-europe.html --- ## UK-EU 'reset' stalls as Starmer resignation prompts summit delay - URL: https://status.lu/article/uk-eu-reset-de-brexitisation-starmer-exit-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:21:56.749+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:21:56.749+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 56b6d77d-d8df-48bb-aa35-e8fea4bcd58b - Dateline: London, GB > A sectoral 'de-Brexitisation' has rebuilt UK-EU ties deal by deal since 2025. Keir Starmer's resignation and a postponed summit now test whether the rapprochement outlasts him. ### Summary Since 2025 the UK has rebuilt ties with the EU through sectoral deals on food, carbon, fishing and defence — without rejoining. Keir Starmer's resignation now tests the 'reset', with direct stakes for Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Since the May 2025 summit, the UK and EU have rebuilt ties through sectoral deals — fishing access to 2038, an agri-food (SPS) pact, carbon-market linkage and a defence partnership — rather than any formal re-entry. - The 'reset' stops short of the single market, customs union or freedom of movement, and excludes financial services from regulatory alignment. - Some deals require Britain to follow EU rules dynamically; UK participation in the EU's €150bn SAFE defence fund collapsed in November 2025. - Keir Starmer's resignation on 22 June 2026 led the EU to postpone a 22 July summit, leaving the food, carbon and youth-mobility deals unsigned. - For Luxembourg, the shifts bear on financial-centre competition with London and on single-market cohesion as Brussels deepens its own integration by 2027. ### FAQ **Q: What is 'de-Brexitisation'?** An informal term for the way Britain has incrementally rebuilt ties with the EU since 2025 through sectoral agreements and regulatory re-alignment — on food standards, carbon markets, fishing, energy and defence — without rejoining the single market, customs union or freedom of movement. **Q: Does the reset mean the UK is rejoining the EU?** No. UK leaders have repeatedly ruled out the single market, customs union and freedom of movement. The reset is a series of targeted deals rather than a path to formal re-entry, and it excludes financial services from alignment. **Q: Why does it matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg's financial centre competes with London, and the UK kept financial services out of the alignment drive, preserving the post-Brexit status quo. The shifts also bear on EU single-market cohesion as the bloc pursues its own deeper integration by 2027. ### Body For nearly two years, Britain has been edging back toward the European Union without ever saying so. There has been no application to rejoin, no referendum, no return to the single market. Instead, London and Brussels have stitched their relationship back together one technical agreement at a time — on food standards, carbon markets, fishing and defence — in a process that admirers and critics alike have begun to call “de-Brexitisation”. That incremental rapprochement now faces its first serious test. On 22 June 2026, almost ten years to the day after the Brexit referendum, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he would step down, throwing the timetable of the so-called “reset” into doubt and prompting the EU to postpone a summit that had been scheduled for 22 July. A reset built deal by deal The shift began in earnest at the first post-Brexit UK-EU leaders' summit, held in London on 19 May 2025. There Starmer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa unveiled a new Strategic Partnership, a Security and Defence Partnership and a “Common Understanding” mapping out cooperation across a swathe of policy areas. The concrete results have accumulated steadily since: - Fishing: reciprocal access to each other's waters was extended until 30 June 2038 — a twelve-year deal and the EU's principal demand — finalised on 19 June 2025. - Food and farming: the two sides agreed to build a common sanitary and phytosanitary area to strip out most certificates and border checks on agri-food trade, saving exporters around £200 per consignment. The EU granted a negotiating mandate in November 2025, with implementation targeted for mid-2027. - Carbon markets: the UK and EU committed to link their emissions trading systems, sparing British firms an estimated £800m in carbon border costs by 2030. - Energy: the Trade and Cooperation Agreement's energy chapter was put on a more permanent footing, with Britain exploring participation in EU electricity trading. - Mobility: talks opened on a capped, time-limited “youth experience scheme” and on UK use of EU e-gates. The price of much of this is regulatory re-alignment. The food deal, in particular, requires Britain to follow EU rules dynamically — accepting Brussels' standards as they evolve, the very loss of autonomy Brexit was meant to reverse. What it is not For all the momentum, the reset stops well short of undoing Brexit. Starmer repeatedly restated three red lines, and did so again at the May 2025 summit. Not rejoining the single market, no rejoining the customs union and no return to freedom of movement. He framed the package as pragmatic rather than ideological — “Britain is back on the world stage,” he told the summit, calling the deal a “win-win”. In January 2026 he said any further convergence would be decided “issue-by-issue, sector-by-sector”, and that the UK was “better looking to the single market rather than the customs union” for deeper ties. Crucially, his government excluded financial services from the alignment drive altogether, ruling out a return to the EU rulebook for the City. Not everything has gone Britain's way. In November 2025 the government conceded it had been unable to agree terms for UK participation in the EU's €150bn SAFE defence-procurement fund, saying it could not strike a deal in the national interest. Canada subsequently secured its own arrangement. Political turbulence in London Starmer's resignation — after a battering in May's local elections and the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK — leaves the most sensitive deals on food, carbon and youth mobility unsigned. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor recently returned to Parliament, is the favourite to succeed him, which would hand Britain its sixth prime minister in seven years. Brussels has signalled it will wait rather than rush. Costa said the July gathering had to be shelved, but added: “My wish is that his successor will give continuity on this path to reset our relationship with the UK.” The message was that the EU still wants the agreements and is prepared to hold out for a stable partner rather than negotiate with a departing government. Why Luxembourg is watching For Luxembourg, the stakes are tangible. The Grand Duchy's outsized financial centre competes directly with London for fund administration and banking business, and Britain's decision to keep financial services outside the reset preserves much of the post-Brexit status quo from which EU hubs have benefited. Closer UK-EU cooperation on market plumbing is being explored, but without a return to mutual regulatory recognition. The reset also unfolds as the EU deepens its own single market. The European Commission's Market Integration and Supervision Package, published in December 2025, and a roadmap to build a “Savings and Investments Union” by the end of 2027 reach into banking, securitisation, digital payments and the rules on posting workers — areas where Luxembourg, an open economy reliant on cross-border finance and labour, is unusually exposed. A Britain drifting back toward Brussels' orbit, even informally, reshapes the competitive map around the Grand Duchy and bears on the cohesion of a single market on which Luxembourg has staked its prosperity. For now the direction of travel points toward Brussels. Whether it holds depends on who next walks into Downing Street — and whether they share Starmer's appetite for rebuilding, deal by careful deal, what the referendum once tore apart. ### Sources - The UK–EU reset: Next steps after the May 2025 summit — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10312/ - UK-EU Summit Explainer (HTML) — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-summit-key-documentation/uk-eu-summit-explainer-html - The UK-EU reset six months after the summit: Where are we? — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-uk-eu-reset-six-months-after-the-summit-where-are-we/ - EU-UK relations: Council greenlights negotiations on agri-food deal and linking emissions trading systems — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/eu-uk-relations-council-greenlights-negotiations-on-agri-food-deal-and-linking-emissions-trading-systems/ - 'Britain is back on the world stage' — Keir Starmer's UK-EU summit remarks in full — Politics.co.uk: https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/britain-is-back-on-the-world-stage-keir-starmers-uk-eu-summit-remarks-in-full/ - Will Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' deliver in 2026? — Institute for Government: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir-starmers-eu-reset-deliver-2026 - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU-UK July 22 summit postponed following Starmer's resignation announcement — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2492176/eu-uk-july-22-summit-postponed-following-starmer-s-resignation-announcement - EU's Costa sees need to postpone EU-UK summit after Starmer's resignation — Devdiscourse (Reuters): https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3938761-eus-costa-sees-need-to-postpone-eu-uk-summit-after-starmers-resignation - Luxembourg faces 2027 deadline as EU pushes single market reset — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-faces-2027-deadline-as-eu-pushes-single-market-reset - The UK-EU reset and financial services — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-eu-reset-and-financial-services/ --- ## Israel's cabinet recognises the Armenian genocide for the first time - URL: https://status.lu/article/israel-cabinet-recognises-armenian-genocide - Published: 2026-06-29T06:09:19.79+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:09:19.79+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 4cc2e3ad-aa1a-4cc2-8555-c6f3398f15c8 - Dateline: Jerusalem, IL > A unanimous cabinet vote on Sunday makes recognition official state policy for the first time, a diplomatic break that deepens Israel's rupture with Turkey days before Ankara hosts the NATO summit. ### Summary Israel's cabinet voted unanimously on 28 June 2026 to recognise the 1915 Armenian genocide, the first official state act after a century of reticence shaped by ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called it a moral and historical duty; the resolution now heads to the Knesset. Turkey condemned the move as a political decision designed to cover Israel's own conduct in Gaza. ### Key facts - Israel's cabinet voted unanimously on 28 June 2026 to recognise the 1915 Armenian genocide, the first official state recognition; the resolution now goes to the Knesset. - Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar led the move, calling it a 'moral and historical duty'; PM Netanyahu had personally recognised the genocide in August 2025. - Turkey condemned it as a 'political' decision and accused Israel of deflecting from its conduct in Gaza, deepening a rupture in place since the 2023 Gaza war. - Israel had long withheld recognition partly to protect ties with Azerbaijan, which supplies much of its oil and buys Israeli arms. - The decision comes days before Turkey hosts the NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly did Israel do?** On 28 June 2026, Israel's cabinet unanimously approved a resolution officially recognising the 1915 Armenian genocide, the first time the Israeli state has done so. The resolution still requires a vote in the Knesset, Israel's parliament. **Q: Why had Israel not recognised the genocide before?** Israel long avoided formal recognition to protect strategic relations with Turkey and especially Azerbaijan, a major oil supplier and arms customer that borders Iran. Both governments oppose recognition. **Q: How did Turkey respond?** Turkey's foreign ministry denounced the move as a 'political' decision, accusing Israel of trying to cover up its own conduct in Gaza, and rejected the genocide label as it traditionally does. **Q: Why does the timing matter?** The recognition comes just days before Turkey hosts the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July, an embarrassing backdrop for President Erdoğan amid an already severe rupture with Israel. ### Body Israel's cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to recognise the 1915 Armenian genocide, the first time the Israeli state has formally taken that step after more than a century of careful silence. The decision, championed by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, transforms a politically delicate question of history into an act of policy — and sharpens an already bitter rift with Turkey just days before Ankara hosts a NATO summit. The resolution, approved without dissent at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, declares that Israel recognises the systematic destruction of Ottoman Armenians during the First World War as genocide and rejects attempts to deny it. It now moves to the Knesset plenum for a parliamentary vote. Until this year, Israel had neither formally recognised nor denied the killings, a studied ambiguity long maintained out of concern for relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. A cabinet vote a century in the making Sa'ar announced his intention earlier in the week and framed recognition in moral terms rooted in Jewish history. He cited 1.5 million Armenian dead — the figure used by Armenia — and said the genocide had remained the target of an institutionalised campaign of denial. Recognizing the genocide perpetrated against the Armenian people in the final years of the Ottoman Empire is both a moral and historical duty. "It is never too late to do the right thing," Sa'ar added. Historians' estimates of the death toll vary; Euronews put the range at roughly 664,000 to 1.2 million people killed between the spring of 1915 and the autumn of 1916, as Armenian communities across Anatolia were deported and massacred. The vote builds on a personal shift by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In August 2025, in a podcast interview, Netanyahu became the first sitting Israeli prime minister to use the word genocide to describe the events — a personal statement that fell short of official policy. Sunday's cabinet decision closes that gap, converting an individual acknowledgement into a position of the Israeli government. Turkey condemns a 'political' move Ankara responded with fury. Turkey, which rejects the genocide label and insists the deaths occurred amid the chaos of war, denounced the recognition as cynical and self-serving. In a statement, Turkey's foreign ministry said Israel "is seeking to cover up its own crimes through the political decision it has adopted regarding the events of 1915," pointing to the case brought against Israel at the International Court of Justice over its conduct in Gaza. The ministry accused Israel of having "systematically persecuted the Palestinian people before the eyes of the entire world." Relations between the two former partners have collapsed since the Gaza war erupted after Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has likened Israel's campaign to Nazi Germany's, all but severed once-robust trade, and escalated his rhetoric against the Israeli government. Recognition of the genocide is the latest and most pointed Israeli rebuke, striking at a historical question Turkey treats as a red line of national identity. The Azerbaijan calculation For years, the strongest brake on Israeli recognition was less Turkey than Azerbaijan, a close strategic partner that borders Iran. The relationship is deep and material: - Azerbaijan supplies an estimated 40 to 60 percent of Israel's crude oil. - The state energy firm SOCAR acquired a roughly 10 percent stake in Israel's Tamar offshore gas field in early 2025. - Bilateral trade reached about 1.4 billion dollars in 2024, underpinned by extensive arms sales. Those ties carried a cost in Armenian eyes. Israel supplied weapons to Azerbaijan during its 2023 offensive that retook Nagorno-Karabakh and forced more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians to flee. Objections from Baku, alongside Ankara, had repeatedly stalled recognition in the Knesset. That the cabinet has now acted regardless signals how far the strategic calculus has shifted — a century-old question of historical truth being settled, in the end, on the ground of present-day geopolitics. A test on the eve of the NATO summit The timing is conspicuous. Turkey is due to host the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara on 7 and 8 July, gathering dozens of heads of state and government at the Beştepe Presidential Complex for only the second NATO summit ever held on Turkish soil. Israel's recognition lands as Erdoğan prepares to play host to the alliance, an awkward backdrop for a leader who has cast himself as the Muslim world's foremost critic of Israel. The move aligns Israel with more than 30 United Nations member states — among them the United States, France, Germany, Canada and Russia — that formally recognise the genocide. For Armenia, long frustrated by Israel's reticence, it is a symbolic victory, even as Armenian advocates note the recognition coexists with Israel's arms relationship with Azerbaijan. For Turkey, it is a fresh wound in a relationship already near rupture. And for the wider region, it is a reminder that the politics of memory, a century after the fact, still answer to the alignments of the present. ### Sources - Israel formally recognises Armenian World War I 'genocide' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/28/israels-government-formally-recognises-the-armenian-genocide-committed-during-world-war-i - Israel recognizes Armenian genocide, amid frosty ties with Turkey — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-unanimously-recognizes-armenian-genocide-amid-frosty-ties-with-turkey/ - Turkey denounces Israel's 'political' recognition of Armenian genocide — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/turkey-denounces-israels-political-recognition-of-armenian-genocide/ - Israeli government votes unanimously to recognize Armenian genocide, risking new tensions with Turkey — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hktctpagfl - 'Not an act of retaliation against Turkey': Israeli gov't approves Armenian Genocide recognition pending Knesset vote — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2026-06-28/ty-article/.premium/israeli-cabinet-unanimously-approves-armenian-genocide-recognition/0000019f-0d90-db84-a1df-9fbf5a010001 - Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty' — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900588 - Israel Moves to Formally Recognize Armenian WWI Deaths as a Genocide — U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-28/israel-moves-to-formally-recognize-armenian-wwi-deaths-as-a-genocide - In a first for an Israeli leader, Netanyahu says he recognizes the Armenian genocide — Jewish Telegraphic Agency: https://www.jta.org/2025/08/27/israel/in-a-first-for-an-israeli-leader-netanyahu-says-he-recognizes-the-armenian-genocide - Israel recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-recognises-armenian-genocide-rebuke-turkey - Türkiye to host 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, 7-8 July 2026 — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2025/08/20/turkiye-to-host-2026-nato-summit-in-ankara --- ## Luxembourg joins Venezuela quake relief as death toll tops 1,400 - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-venezuela-earthquake-relief - Published: 2026-06-29T05:43:18.185+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:43:18.185+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 47da58c1-cbfd-42dc-be59-b54073051cd9 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy, VE > The grand duchy has sent a CGDIS team and its emergency.lu satellite system to the disaster zone, and says 22 nationals registered in Venezuela have not sought consular help. ### Summary Luxembourg has deployed a CGDIS rescue team and its emergency.lu satellite communications system to earthquake-hit Venezuela through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, as the death toll from twin 24 June quakes passes 1,430 with tens of thousands missing. The foreign ministry says 22 nationals registered in the country have not contacted consular services. ### Key facts - Twin earthquakes (M7.2 and M7.5) struck near San Felipe, Yaracuy, on 24 June 2026, killing more than 1,430 people with tens of thousands missing. - Luxembourg deployed a CGDIS humanitarian team and its emergency.lu satellite communications system via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, plus three experts to the EU coordination team. - The mission is co-financed 75% by the EU and 25% by Luxembourg's humanitarian directorate. - Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 nationals registered in Venezuela had not contacted consular services for help. - Eight EU states and over 520 responders are part of the bloc's relief effort, within a wider international mobilisation. ### FAQ **Q: How powerful were the Venezuela earthquakes and where did they strike?** Two strike-slip quakes hit north-western Venezuela on 24 June 2026 — a magnitude 7.2 shock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock — with both epicentres near San Felipe in Yaracuy state, according to the US Geological Survey. **Q: What is Luxembourg sending to Venezuela?** Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Luxembourg deployed two CGDIS rescuers with the emergency.lu satellite communications system and three further experts to the EU coordination team, plus telecommunications, shelter and energy equipment, with the mission co-financed 75% by the EU and 25% by Luxembourg. **Q: Are any Luxembourg nationals affected?** The foreign ministry said 22 people registered in Luxembourg are recorded as living in Venezuela and that none had contacted consular services for assistance; it reported no Luxembourg citizens among the dead or injured. **Q: What is the death toll?** As of 27 June 2026, authorities reported more than 1,430 dead (some counts cite around 1,450) and close to 4,000 injured, with tens of thousands of people still unaccounted for. ### Body Luxembourg has joined the international relief effort in Venezuela, where twin earthquakes have killed more than 1,430 people and left tens of thousands missing, dispatching a specialist rescue team and a satellite communications system to a disaster zone where telephone and power networks have collapsed. The grand duchy's contribution — telecommunications, shelter and energy equipment, alongside personnel from the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) — is being channelled through the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism, the bloc's framework for pooling emergency aid. Separately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that 22 people registered in Luxembourg are recorded as living in Venezuela, and that none had so far contacted consular services for assistance. A two-shock catastrophe The disaster began on the evening of 24 June, when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck north-western Venezuela at 6:04 p.m. local time. Thirty-nine seconds later a larger magnitude 7.5 shock followed, with both epicentres near the city of San Felipe in Yaracuy state, according to the United States Geological Survey. The combined shaking, lasting up to two minutes, toppled hundreds of buildings across several states and was felt across northern South America and the Caribbean. A tsunami advisory issued for the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands was later rescinded. By 27 June the official death toll had climbed past 1,430, with close to 4,000 people injured, according to Venezuelan authorities and international news agencies; some counts put the dead at around 1,450. Rescuers were still searching collapsed buildings for survivors, and the United Nations said tens of thousands of people remained unaccounted for, with one tracking estimate placing the missing near 50,000 — a figure the government disputes. The UN's preliminary assessment valued the damage at between US$4.7bn and US$8.7bn, equivalent to roughly 4 to 8 percent of Venezuela's annual economic output. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency and singled out the coastal state of La Guaira as the worst affected. "We can say that the state of La Guaira is experiencing a genuine tragedy and has become a disaster zone," she said. The UN's humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, noted that the quakes had hit a country already under severe strain, observing that nearly 8 million Venezuelans were in need of humanitarian support even before the ground shook. Luxembourg's response Vice-Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who holds the cooperation and humanitarian action portfolio, and Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden decided to deploy emergency.lu, Luxembourg's rapid-deployment satellite platform built precisely for crises that knock out local communications. The package the country sent comprised: - Two members of the CGDIS humanitarian intervention team (HIT), who flew out on a Luxembourg Air Rescue aircraft with the emergency.lu satellite system to restore communications on the ground; - Three further HIT experts to reinforce the European Commission's coordination team, travelling via Rome before an EU-chartered onward flight; - Telecommunications, emergency shelter and power-supply equipment, with the mission co-financed 75 percent by the European Union and 25 percent by Luxembourg's directorate for development cooperation and humanitarian action. Restoring a communications link is among the first priorities in a major disaster, allowing rescue teams to coordinate and survivors to reach relatives. Bettel framed the deployment in those terms. It is essential that rescue teams can communicate with one another and that the population has the means to communicate. One of the greatest anxieties in these situations is being left without news of your loved ones. Twenty-two nationals, no calls for help The foreign ministry's tally of Luxembourg-linked residents underscores how thinly the grand duchy's diaspora is spread in Venezuela. Twenty-two people "holding a Luxembourg identity number" are registered as living there, the ministry said on the Thursday after the quakes, adding that none had contacted consular services to request any form of assistance. The figure reflects voluntary registration rather than a confirmed headcount, and the ministry did not report any Luxembourg citizen among the dead or injured. Several other governments, by contrast, have confirmed foreign nationals among the casualties. A European and global mobilisation Luxembourg is one of eight EU member states channelling aid through the Civil Protection Mechanism, alongside Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands. More than 520 responders had been mobilised across the eight countries, the European Commission said, with Italy sending a medical team and the bloc's Copernicus satellite service switched into emergency mapping mode to guide the response. Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for preparedness and crisis management, welcomed the widening effort, saying the EU had mobilised "over 520 rescuers" from the participating states, "medical staff from Italy & telecoms equipment from Luxembourg." Beyond Europe, governments across the Americas — including Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Cuba and the United States — and the United Nations have sent search-and-rescue crews and humanitarian supplies, in one of the largest disaster mobilisations the region has seen in years. For Luxembourg, the deployment turns a distant catastrophe into an immediately domestic story: a handful of citizens abroad, a national rescue corps in the field thousands of kilometres away, and a satellite system designed in the grand duchy now carrying the voices of survivors in a collapsed Venezuelan town. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188 people, injure 1,520 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-struck-by-back-to-back-earthquakes-high-casualties-feared - Venezuela earthquakes updates: Rescue efforts on as death toll hits 235 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-at-least-188-dead-as-rescue-efforts-intensify - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 1,450 as searches continue — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,430 as searches continue for survivors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/searches-continue-for-venezuela-earthquake-survivors - Live updates: Venezuela earthquakes, rescue and aid — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - Assistance du Luxembourg au Venezuela (communiqué Bettel-Gloden) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+26-bettel-gloden-assistance-venezuela.html - Venezuela: le Luxembourg envoie un satellite et des experts après le séisme — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seisme-meurtrier-satellite-experts-comment-le-luxembourg-aide-le-venezuela-103591687 - Séismes au Venezuela: des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 --- ## Luxembourg co-production 'A Long Goodbye' wins the immersive Cristal at Annecy - URL: https://status.lu/article/a-long-goodbye-luxembourg-annecy-cristal-immersive-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T05:18:13.392+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:18:13.392+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 1ba010d8-b1ac-49d0-87ae-aa072e2504a5 - Dateline: Annecy, FR > The virtual-reality work about a pianist living with dementia, co-produced by Tarantula Luxembourg with animation by the studio Velvet Flare, took the Cristal for best immersive work. ### Summary 'A Long Goodbye', a Belgium-Luxembourg-Netherlands VR co-production, won the Cristal for best immersive work at the 2026 Annecy animation festival — a marquee win for the Grand Duchy's animation sector. ### Key facts - 'A Long Goodbye' won the Cristal for best immersive work at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, announced on 27 June. - The VR piece about a pianist living with dementia is a Belgium-Luxembourg-Netherlands co-production directed by Kate Voet and Victor Maes. - Luxembourg's contribution came via co-producer Tarantula Luxembourg and animation studio Velvet Flare, with backing from the Film Fund Luxembourg and Fonspa. - The work had already won the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize in 2025, underscoring the Grand Duchy's growing immersive track record. - Luxembourg brought eight productions and co-productions to Annecy 2026, part of a deliberate animation-sector strategy. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly did 'A Long Goodbye' win at Annecy?** It won the Cristal for best immersive work — the top prize in the immersive (VR) competition — at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with winners announced on 27 June 2026. **Q: What is the Luxembourg connection?** Tarantula Luxembourg, led by producer Donato Rotunno, co-produced the work, and the Luxembourg studio Velvet Flare created its 2D and 3D animation. It was backed by the Film Fund Luxembourg and the national audiovisual production fund (Fonspa). **Q: What is 'A Long Goodbye' about?** It is a roughly half-hour interactive VR experience in which the viewer enters the world of Ida, a 72-year-old pianist living with dementia, moving through her apartment and her fading memories of her husband, Daniel. **Q: Had the work won prizes before Annecy?** Yes. It won the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize at the 82nd Venice Film Festival in 2025 and screened at the Luxembourg City Film Festival in March 2026. ### Body A virtual-reality work about a 72-year-old concert pianist slipping into dementia has handed Luxembourg's screen sector one of its most prominent festival honours of the year. A Long Goodbye, co-produced in the Grand Duchy by Tarantula Luxembourg with animation by the homegrown studio Velvet Flare, won the Cristal for best immersive work at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the genre's leading global showcase, where the winners were announced on 27 June. Directed by the Belgian filmmakers Kate Voet and Victor Maes, the piece is a three-country co-production between Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's government celebrated the result the following day, casting it as fresh evidence of the country's expanding footprint in animation and immersive storytelling. An intimate portrait of memory and loss Running about half an hour, A Long Goodbye is an interactive, hand-drawn VR experience that places the viewer inside the apartment of Ida, an elderly pianist whose reality is dissolving. As the user handles objects and listens to tape recordings left by her husband, Daniel, the painterly world flickers between lucidity and confusion — an attempt to render, from the inside, what dementia feels like. The festival lists it as a short VR piece of roughly 30 minutes, made with a mix of 2D and 3D computer animation. The directors have said the work grew out of personal experience: Maes watched his grandfather decline rapidly with Alzheimer's disease. The result is less a clinical study of illness than of the bond that endures through it. A Long Goodbye is at once a personal and a universal story about human connection. It serves as a reminder that people are always so much more than their illness. Instead of focusing on what is lost, we need to stay close and hold on to shared affection. That directors' statement, written by Voet and Maes, accompanied the work's earlier festival run. The lead producer is the Belgian outfit Cassette for Timescapes (Emmy Oost and An Oost), alongside Valk Productions of the Netherlands, with an original score by the Dutch composer Joep Beving. What Luxembourg brought to the production Tarantula Luxembourg, led by producer Donato Rotunno, served as the Grand Duchy's co-producer, while the Luxembourg studio Velvet Flare handled the 2D and 3D computer animation that gives the piece its tactile, painterly look. The project drew on public backing from the Film Fund Luxembourg and the national audiovisual production fund (Fonspa), part of a wider financing package that also included support from Flanders, the Netherlands and the European Union's Creative Europe MEDIA programme. Guy Daleiden, director of the Film Fund Luxembourg, said in the government's French-language statement that the award reflects "the quality and ambition of the immersive works supported by the Film Fund Luxembourg, as well as the relevance of the investments made in favour of new forms of storytelling and their international reach." The Cristal is the principal prize in Annecy's immersive competition. A sector building a festival track record The Annecy prize caps a strong run for the work and for Luxembourg's immersive scene. A Long Goodbye had already taken the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize at the 82nd Venice Film Festival in 2025, and screened at the Luxembourg City Film Festival in March 2026. The Annecy Cristal now adds the animation world's most coveted immersive honour to that tally. For a country of fewer than 700,000 people, Luxembourg has become a conspicuous presence at the festival. It fielded eight productions and co-productions at Annecy 2026 across competition and showcase strands, and the Film Fund ran an "Animated Luxembourg — Coming Next" presentation and a stand at MIFA, the festival's industry market. The Grand Duchy placed eight films in Annecy's 2025 official selection, and saw VR works such as Oto's Planet and Mamie Lou compete in 2024 — a sign that immersive formats, not just traditional cels and CGI features, have become part of the national strategy. - Award: Cristal for best immersive work, Annecy 2026 - Luxembourg co-producer: Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) - Animation studio: Velvet Flare (Luxembourg) - Public backers: Film Fund Luxembourg, Fonspa, Creative Europe MEDIA - Previous honour: Venice Immersive Achievement Prize, 2025 This year's top feature honour at Annecy, the Cristal for best feature film, went to The Violonist by Ervin Han and Raúl García, a Singapore-Spain-Italy co-production. For Luxembourg, though, the headline was the immersive Cristal — a category in which a small country with a maturing animation industry has quietly become a force. ### Sources - Le Luxembourg primé à Annecy avec l'oeuvre immersive A Long Goodbye — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/28-fonspa-annecy.html - A Long Goodbye - Oeuvres immersives 2026 — Annecy Festival: https://www.annecyfestival.com/le-festival/selection-officielle/oeuvres-immersives-2026/long-goodbye - 'The Violonist', 'Paper Trail' Take Top Annecy Festival Prizes: All Winners — Zippy Frames: https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/annecy-winners-2026 - Annecy Winners: 'The Violinist' Takes Top Prize, 'Iron Boy' Sweeps Three Awards — Variety: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/annecy-top-winners-the-violinist-iron-boy-don-hertzfeldt-1236796087/ - Annecy film festival unveils 2026 winners — Screen Daily: https://www.screendaily.com/news/annecy-film-festival-unveils-2026-winners/5218099.article - 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Annecy_International_Animation_Film_Festival - A Long Goodbye wins the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize at the Mostra de Venice — Film Fund Luxembourg: https://filmfund.lu/en/news/a-long-goodbye-wins-the-venice-immersive-achievement-prize-at-the-mostra-de-venice-luxembourg-wins-again/ - Luxembourg crowned at Venice Film Festival with 'A Long Goodbye' — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-crowned-at-venice-film-festival-with-a-long-goodbye - 8 Luxembourg Productions, Co-Productions Selected for Annecy 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/film-festivals/61558-8-luxembourg-productions-co-productions-selected-for-annecy-2026 - A Long Goodbye - Venice Immersive 2025 — La Biennale di Venezia: https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/venice-immersive/long-goodbye --- ## EU hosts China's commerce minister in Brussels as trade tensions mount - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-china-trade-talks-brussels-wang-sefcovic - Published: 2026-06-29T05:10:38.981+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:10:38.981+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: a7284b8d-5e26-4bf7-96ef-d3777e293df1 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Wang Wentao's two-day visit to meet EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič comes amid disputes over electric-vehicle curbs, rare-earth export licences and a record €360 billion goods deficit. ### Summary China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, held two days of talks in Brussels with EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič as rows over rare-earth export curbs, electric-vehicle tariffs and a record trade deficit pushed the bloc's most fraught economic relationship toward a possible confrontation — with consequences for open, trade-dependent economies such as Luxembourg. ### Key facts - China's commerce minister Wang Wentao held two days of trade talks in Brussels with EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič on 29–30 June 2026. - The EU's record ~€360 billion goods deficit with China, rare-earth export curbs and electric-vehicle duties are the core flashpoints. - Fewer than a quarter of 140+ European rare-earth licence applications had been approved by mid-September, industry groups say. - EU members are split: France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania want faster tariffs, while Germany guards market access. - Luxembourg imported €922m of Chinese goods in 2025 and leans on China for 20% of its electrical and electronic equipment imports. ### FAQ **Q: Who met in Brussels and when?** China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, met the EU's trade chief, Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels on 29 and 30 June 2026 for a day of negotiations and a working dinner, before Wang travelled on to London. **Q: What are the main disputes between the EU and China?** The biggest are China's rare-earth export controls, the EU's anti-subsidy duties on Chinese electric vehicles, and a record EU goods trade deficit of about €360 billion in 2025, alongside rows over chips and the Nexperia case. **Q: How is Luxembourg exposed?** As a small, open trading economy, Luxembourg both imports heavily from China (€922 million in 2025, including 20% of its electrical and electronic equipment) and risks collateral damage from any tariff war or supply-chain shock affecting the wider EU market. ### Body China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, arrived in Brussels on Monday for two days of talks with the European Union’s trade chief, Maroš Šefčovič, an encounter shadowed by the sharpest strains in the bloc’s relationship with its second-largest goods-trading partner in years. The European Commission confirmed the meeting on 22 June, and the South China Morning Post first reported that Wang would be in the Belgian capital on 29 and 30 June for a day of negotiations and a working dinner before travelling on to London. It followed an instruction from EU leaders, issued less than two weeks earlier, for the Commission to press Beijing through dialogue while preparing tougher defensive measures, according to Agence France-Presse. The backdrop is a record imbalance. The EU’s goods deficit with China hit roughly €360 billion in 2025 — €359.9 billion, Euronews reported — a gap Brussels blames on a surge of state-subsidised Chinese exports. AFP, citing economic research, noted that between 2005 and 2024 Chinese companies received roughly three to eight times more government support than firms across the OECD. Rare earths and electric vehicles at the heart of the talks Two disputes dominate. The first is China’s tightening grip on rare-earth elements — the metals essential to electric-vehicle motors, wind turbines, jet engines and weapons systems. The European Parliament’s research service says Beijing imposed two waves of export controls in April and October 2025, with the second wave suspended until November 2026. European manufacturers complain of crippling delays: industry groups tracked by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China reported that fewer than a quarter of more than 140 licence applications had been approved by mid-September. Šefčovič has framed the curbs as a test of trust. This situation casts a shadow over our relationship. Therefore, prompt resolution is essential. — Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission vice-president for trade The second flashpoint is electric cars. The EU imposed extra anti-subsidy duties in 2024 — about 17 percent on BYD, 18.8 percent on Geely and more than 35 percent on SAIC, on top of the standard 10 percent car tariff, the Atlantic Council reported. The measures barely dented the flow: Chinese car exports to Europe still rose 26 percent between 2024 and 2025, to almost 1.2 million vehicles. In January 2026 the Commission issued guidance on replacing the tariffs with minimum import prices, or “price undertakings,” though officials concede such floors are far harder to police for finished cars than for raw materials. A bloc still divided on how hard to push Brussels is assembling a harder toolkit even as it talks. Officials have floated a new “overcapacity” or supplier-diversification instrument to loosen China’s hold over chips and critical minerals, and from July the EU will cut its tariff-free steel quotas by 47 percent and double out-of-quota duties to 50 percent, according to the Atlantic Council. Tensions have been sharpened by the case of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker whose Dutch operations were placed under state control, prompting Beijing to halt some chip shipments. Yet the 27 member states do not agree on how aggressive to be. A joint paper from France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania has urged faster use of tariffs and quotas, Euronews reported, while Germany — whose carmakers depend on Chinese sales — wants to protect access to that market. Beijing, for its part, has signalled it will retaliate against measures it deems unfair, having already targeted European cognac, pork and dairy. Its envoy to the EU, Cai Run, has urged restraint, telling a Brussels audience that the two sides were “partners, not rivals, and certainly not enemies.” Why a small, open economy like Luxembourg is watching For a trade-dependent member state such as Luxembourg, the stakes are concrete. The national statistics office, STATEC, reported that the Grand Duchy imported €922 million of Chinese goods in 2025 and exported €346 million — chiefly industrial valves and copper foil. China accounts for only about 3 percent of Luxembourg’s imports by value, but its weight in strategic categories is climbing fast: it supplied 20 percent of the country’s electrical, audio and video equipment imports over the first ten months of 2025, up from 3 percent a year earlier, STATEC said. That exposure cuts both ways. As an open economy that thrives on frictionless trade and inbound investment, Luxembourg has much to lose from a tit-for-tat tariff spiral — but also from supply shocks in the rare earths and components on which its neighbours’ factories rely. The Commission has said any new measures could be put to EU leaders over the autumn, with officials suggesting concrete steps by October. Monday’s talks in Brussels offered the clearest test yet of whether negotiation can still head off a broader confrontation. ### Sources - EU, China trade tensions loom over minister visit — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/eu-china-trade-tensions-loom-022458799.html - China's commerce chief Wang Wentao expected in Brussels on June 29 and 30: sources — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354481/chinas-commerce-chief-wang-wentao-expected-brussels-june-29-and-30-sources - EU trade chief to meet China envoy amid heated trade tensions — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/03/eu-trade-chief-to-meet-china-envoy-amid-heated-trade-tensions - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2025/11/24/chinas-rare-earth-export-restrictions/ - Commission issues Guidance Document on submission of price undertaking offers for battery electric vehicles from China — European Commission, DG Trade: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-issues-guidance-document-submission-price-undertaking-offers-battery-electric-vehicles-2026-01-12_en - Conjoncture Flash January 2026: Record trade surplus for China in 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg statistics portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-01-26.html - Chinese commerce minister to visit Brussels in 'coming days' to discuss rare earths: European trade commissioner — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/chinese-commerce-minister-to-visit-brussels-in-coming-days-to-discuss-rare-earths-european-trade-commissioner/3723144 - China threatens retaliation over new EU tool to curb Chinese 'overcapacity' — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/218003/china-threatens-retaliation-over-new-eu-tool-to-curb-chinese-overcapacity/ - China agrees to crisis talks in Brussels as rare earth and Nexperia sagas boil over — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329855/china-agrees-crisis-talks-brussels-rare-earth-and-nexperia-sagas-boil-over --- ## EU keeps three-hour delay rule in new air passenger rights deal - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-air-passenger-rights-deal-2026-findel-flyers-compensation - Published: 2026-06-28T17:51:49.117+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:51:49.117+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 5db827f4-12f3-4dc9-a8cb-738bdba0510d - Dateline: Luxembourg (Findel), LU > After 13 years of deadlock, EU negotiators have agreed to overhaul flight-compensation rules — keeping the three-hour delay threshold airlines wanted to scrap. ### Summary EU lawmakers struck a provisional deal on 15 June 2026 to revise Regulation 261, retaining the three-hour delay threshold and €250–€600 payouts while tightening claims, care and rerouting duties for travellers at Luxembourg's Findel and across the Greater Region. ### Key facts - EU negotiators agreed on 15 June 2026 to overhaul Regulation 261, the first major update in over two decades. - The three-hour delay threshold for compensation is retained, defeating a push to raise it to 4–6 hours; payouts stay at €250–€600. - Airlines must flag compensation rights within 96 hours and answer claims within 30 days; passengers can self-reroute and claim up to 400% of the fare. - A free personal item is guaranteed, but a larger cabin bag is not — its price must simply be shown upfront. - The rules cover all departures from Findel and apply about 12 months after final adoption, likely from 2027. ### FAQ **Q: Does the EU still pay compensation for a three-hour flight delay?** Yes. The provisional deal reached on 15 June 2026 keeps the three-hour delay threshold and the existing payouts of €250, €400 or €600 depending on flight distance. A proposal to raise the threshold to four or six hours was rejected. **Q: When do the new air passenger rights take effect?** Not immediately. The provisional agreement must still be formally adopted by the European Parliament and Council and published in the Official Journal. The rules would then apply 12 months after entry into force — likely in 2027. **Q: Do the rules apply to flights from Luxembourg's Findel airport?** Yes. Regulation 261 covers every flight departing an EU airport regardless of the airline, plus flights arriving in the EU on EU carriers. That includes all departures from Findel on Luxair, easyJet, Ryanair and others. **Q: Will my cabin bag be free under the new rules?** Only partly. One personal item that fits under the seat is free, but a larger cabin bag is not guaranteed at no charge. Airlines must display the cabin-bag price upfront and may still sell fares without one. ### Body For the more than five million travellers who passed through Luxembourg's Findel airport last year, the rules governing what an airline owes them when a flight is delayed, cancelled or overbooked are about to change — but far less drastically than carriers had hoped. On 15 June, negotiators for the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional deal to overhaul Regulation 261/2004, the bloc's two-decade-old air passenger rights law, ending a stalemate that had blocked reform for some 13 years. The headline outcome is what did not change. The three-hour delay threshold that triggers cash compensation survives. Member states, with backing from airlines, had pushed to raise the bar to four or even six hours depending on distance — a shift consumer groups warned would have stripped compensation rights from a majority of today's eligible passengers. Parliament, which adopted its negotiating position in January, refused. The compromise keeps both the current trigger and the current payouts. A 13-year deadlock ends The European Commission first proposed updating Regulation 261 back in 2013, but the file sat frozen amid disputes over how generous the rules should be. The breakthrough came under the Cyprus presidency of the Council, with transport minister Alexis Vafeades calling it a success after more than a decade of talks. Under the deal, compensation stays tiered by distance: €250 for flights up to 1,500 km, €400 for 1,500–3,500 km, and €600 for journeys over 3,500 km. Passengers can claim after a delay of three hours or more at arrival, a cancellation notified less than two weeks in advance, or denied boarding. For the longest flights, airlines may halve the payout if they re-route passengers so the arrival delay stays within four hours. The familiar "extraordinary circumstances" exemptions — severe weather, air-traffic-control strikes, security threats — remain in place. "Today's agreement is a major step forward for European passengers and for Europe's aviation sector. It delivers stronger and clearer passenger rights in practice, improves transparency, and brings legal certainty for airlines and authorities. We have found the right balance: preserving Europe's world-leading passenger protection while creating a fair, predictable and workable framework for the aviation industry," said Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. What changes when your flight is disrupted While the compensation maths is largely preserved, the package tightens the duties around it — aimed squarely at the gap between rights on paper and money in pockets. The main changes: - Proactive notification: airlines must tell passengers electronically about their compensation rights and how to claim within 96 hours (four days) of a disruption. - Faster answers: carriers must acknowledge a claim and respond within 30 days — paying out or giving a justified refusal. Passengers are reported to have nine months to lodge a claim. - Self-rerouting: if an airline fails to offer an alternative within three hours — including on a rival carrier or by other transport — travellers can arrange their own and claim reimbursement of up to 400% of the ticket price. - Care during waits: refreshments every two hours, meals after three, and free hotel accommodation with transport for overnight disruptions. - No-show ban: airlines can no longer cancel a return leg simply because a passenger skipped the outbound flight, and cannot charge to fix minor booking-data errors. - Families and reduced mobility: free adjacent seating for children under 14 and an accompanying adult, plus stronger assistance guarantees. On hand luggage — a perennial flashpoint — the deal stops short of what consumer advocates wanted. One personal item that fits under the seat is free, but a larger cabin bag is not guaranteed at no cost; instead, its price must be shown upfront during booking, and airlines may keep selling bag-free fares. Agustín Reyna, director general of the consumer group BEUC, gave the package a cautious welcome. "Consumers can be happy overall with this reform. The deal consolidates in the law key air passenger rights while thankfully putting an end to unfair practices like preventing passengers from taking their return flight when they have missed the first part of a multi-leg itinerary," he said. He warned that enforcement remains the weak link: "Now, we need to make sure these rights are respected and that consumers have access to redress because only 38% of eligible passengers exercise their rights today." What it means at Findel and across the Greater Region The rules matter directly to Luxembourg. Findel handled a record 5,147,854 passengers in 2024, up from 4.79 million the year before, and the regulation applies to every flight departing an EU airport regardless of the carrier, as well as to flights arriving in the EU on EU airlines. That covers Luxair, easyJet, Ryanair and the other carriers serving the Grand Duchy. It also reaches the Greater Region's heavy population of cross-border commuters, who routinely fly not only from Findel but from nearby Frankfurt, Brussels, Saarbrücken and Paris — all governed by the same EU framework. For them, the clearer notification and claims deadlines could make the difference between an unclaimed disruption and a refund. None of it is law yet. The provisional agreement still needs legal-linguistic revision and formal sign-off by the Parliament's plenary — a vote expected around July — and by the Council, before publication in the Official Journal. The new rights would then apply 12 months after the rules enter into force, meaning travellers are unlikely to feel the changes before 2027. ### Sources - Commission welcomes landmark agreement on revised air passenger rights — European Commission – Mobility and Transport: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commission-welcomes-landmark-agreement-revised-air-passenger-rights-2026-06-15_en - Council and Parliament reach landmark agreement on stronger EU air passenger rights — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/council-and-parliament-reach-landmark-agreement-on-stronger-eu-air-passenger-rights/ - European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260116IPR32442/european-parliament-stands-behind-air-passenger-rights - EU lawmakers agree to improve air passenger rights: clearer skies ahead — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/eu-lawmakers-agree-improve-air-passenger-rights-clearer-skies-ahead - Deal on EU air passenger rights: What changes for travellers? — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/2194805/deal-on-eu-air-passenger-rights-what-changes-for-travellers - What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you — The Local: https://www.thelocal.at/20260616/what-europes-new-deal-for-airline-passenger-rights-means-for-you/ - Cyprus helps steer landmark EU air passenger rights deal — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/16/cyprus-helps-steer-landmark-eu-air-passenger-rights-deal - Luxembourg Airport — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Airport --- ## Expanded World Cup reaches new round of 32 with Cape Verde and record crowds - URL: https://status.lu/article/world-cup-2026-round-of-32-records-cape-verde - Published: 2026-06-28T17:42:17.338+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:42:17.338+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 3c187b7e-ca5a-4872-b0cd-16e0867b1a93 - Dateline: East Rutherford, New Jersey, US > FIFA's first 48-team tournament has set an all-time attendance record and carried debutants Cape Verde into the knockout stage, where 32 teams, including Luxembourg's three neighbours, now remain. ### Summary The 2026 World Cup, the first with 48 teams, reached its new round of 32 on 28 June after a group stage that broke attendance records and produced a historic qualifier in tournament debutants Cape Verde. ### Key facts - The 2026 World Cup is the first with 48 teams, expanding to 104 matches and adding a new round of 32; two-thirds of entrants reached the knockouts. - The round of 32 runs from 28 June to 3 July across the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the final at MetLife Stadium on 19 July. - Cape Verde, a debutant of about 525,000 people, became the smallest nation by population to reach a men's World Cup knockout stage. - Cumulative attendance hit a record 3,605,357 on 25 June, surpassing the 3,587,538 set at the 1994 World Cup. - Luxembourg's three neighbours — Germany, France and Belgium — all advanced as group winners. ### FAQ **Q: How does the 48-team World Cup format work?** The 48 teams are split into 12 groups of four. The top two from each group, plus the eight best third-placed teams, advance to a new round of 32, the first knockout round of the expanded format. Matches go to extra time and penalties if level. **Q: When is the 2026 World Cup round of 32?** The round of 32 is played from 28 June to 3 July 2026, across host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The final is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 19 July. **Q: Why is Cape Verde's qualification historic?** Cape Verde, playing in its first World Cup, became the smallest country by population — about 525,000 people — ever to reach a men's World Cup knockout stage, finishing second in its group unbeaten. It faces Argentina on 3 July. **Q: Which European nations near Luxembourg advanced?** Luxembourg has never qualified for a World Cup, but its three neighbours all reached the round of 32 as group winners: Germany, France and Belgium. ### Body The largest World Cup ever staged reached its decisive phase on 28 June, as the round of 32 — an entirely new knockout round — began across the United States, Canada and Mexico. FIFA's first 48-team tournament has already rewritten the competition's attendance records and sent a nation of roughly 525,000 people into the last 32, before a single elimination tie has been settled. The group stage, which ran from 11 to 27 June, narrowed the field of 48 to 32. The top two teams in each of the 12 groups advanced automatically, joined by the eight best third-placed sides — meaning two-thirds of the entrants survived the opening round. From here the matches are played to a finish: 90 minutes, then 30 minutes of extra time, then penalties if needed. A bigger tournament, a new round The 2026 edition is the first to expand from 32 teams to 48, a change FIFA approved to widen the global reach of its flagship event. The format lifts the total number of matches from 64 to 104 and adds the round of 32, a stage that did not exist in earlier tournaments, where teams advanced straight from the groups to the last 16. Co-hosted by 11 US cities, three Mexican cities and two Canadian cities, the competition runs until the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 19 July. All three host nations reached the knockout stage: Mexico and the United States topped their groups, while Canada qualified as a runner-up. The opening round-of-32 tie sent South Africa, into the last 32 for the first time, against Canada. Records tumble on and off the pitch The tournament's scale has been felt most clearly in the stands. On 25 June, cumulative attendance passed 3,605,357 spectators — overtaking the 3,587,538 set at the 1994 World Cup, also hosted in the United States, a mark that had stood for 32 years. The record fell during Ecuador's 2-1 group-stage win over Germany at MetLife Stadium, with dozens of matches still to play. FIFA had earlier reported a single-day record of 281,223 fans on 16 June, spread across four group games. "Wow! 281,223 fans in FIFA World Cup stadiums today — the highest attended day in the history of the competition!" FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote. That Ecuador win was one of the group stage's standout results. Leroy Sané put Germany ahead early before Nilson Angulo levelled, and Gonzalo Plata struck the winner with 13 minutes left to send Ecuador through as a third-placed team — their first knockout appearance since 2006. Germany, beaten on the night, still finished top of their group. Cape Verde rewrite the record books No story has captured the expanded format's promise more than Cape Verde's. The Atlantic archipelago, playing in its first World Cup, became the smallest country by population ever to reach a men's World Cup knockout stage. With around 525,000 inhabitants — fewer than any US state — the islanders finished second in their group unbeaten, holding pre-tournament contenders Spain to a goalless draw, drawing 2-2 with Uruguay and seeing out a 0-0 against Saudi Arabia. "There is a lot of quality in our national team. Maybe for many of you, you think the Cape Verdean player is not good enough. But we came here to show that we have a lot of quality." Those were the words of goalkeeper Vozinha after qualification. Cape Verde's reward is a meeting with defending champions Argentina in Miami Gardens on 3 July. Their head coach, Bubista, struck a defiant note: "We are small ... But we have big hearts and we are fighters." The last 32, and a Greater Region flavour For Luxembourg's audience — whose national team has never reached a World Cup — much of the interest lies with the Grand Duchy's neighbours, all of whom won their groups. The 32 sides through to the knockouts are: - Group winners: Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Argentina, Colombia and England. - Runners-up: South Africa, Canada, Morocco, Australia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Egypt, Cape Verde, Norway, Austria, Portugal and Croatia. - Best third-placed sides: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paraguay, Ecuador, Sweden, Senegal, Algeria, Ghana and DR Congo. The round throws up immediate heavyweight ties, including Portugal against Croatia in Toronto and the United States against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, before Argentina face Cape Verde to close it on 3 July. With Germany, France and Belgium all advancing as group winners, and 16 nations already eliminated, the first 48-team World Cup now enters the stage that draws in even the casual viewer — a knockout run of single matches, no second chances, all the way to MetLife on 19 July. ### Sources - 2026 FIFA World Cup — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup - 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage - Which teams have qualified for last 32 of the 2026 World Cup? — NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/which-teams-have-qualified-for-last-32-of-the-2026-world-cup-who-is-in-the-knockout-rounds - Which teams have qualified for the World Cup 2026 knockouts, round of 32? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/28/which-teams-have-qualified-for-the-world-cup-2026-knockouts-round-of-32 - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49179704/ecuador-germany-fifa-world-cup-2026-knockout-stage-group-e - Ecuador v Germany 2-1 | Result, Stats & Highlights — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021466 - FIFA World Cup 2026 sets new daily attendance record — FIFA: https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/world-cup-2026-sets-new-daily-attendance-record - Plata's late winner sends Ecuador to Round of 32 in 2-1 triumph over Germany — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/sports/world-cup-ecuador-germay-6-25-26/ - FIFA World Cup 2026 breaks all-time attendance record with 3,605,357 spectators — WION: https://www.wionews.com/sports/fifa-world-cup-2026-breaks-all-time-attendance-record-with-3-605-357-spectators-surpasses-1994-mark-1782470592027 - 3.6 million soccer fans have attended this year's World Cup matches, setting a record — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/36-million-soccer-fans-attended-years-world-cup-matches-setting-new-re-rcna351442 - Saudi Arabia exits World Cup as Cape Verde makes history — Saudi Gazette: https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662519 --- ## Frieden marks Srebrenica genocide in Luxembourg as Bosnia's EU path stays fragile - URL: https://status.lu/article/frieden-srebrenica-genocide-commemoration-luxembourg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T17:19:46.118+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:19:46.118+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: c1415201-ddbf-4079-bc5b-934786ee90d7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The prime minister joins Bosnia's foreign minister and the Mothers of Srebrenica at a Luxembourg commemoration, 31 years after more than 8,000 Bosniaks were murdered. ### Summary Luc Frieden commemorated the Srebrenica genocide in Luxembourg alongside Bosnia's foreign minister, as EU enlargement and genocide denial in the Balkans keep the 1995 killings politically charged. ### Key facts - Luxembourg PM Luc Frieden attended a Srebrenica genocide commemoration in Luxembourg on 28 June 2026, with Bosnia's foreign minister Elmedin Konaković and the Mothers of Srebrenica. - The 1995 killings of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in a UN 'safe area' were ruled genocide by the ICTY and the International Court of Justice. - Luxembourg co-sponsored UN Resolution 78/282 (May 2024), which made 11 July an international day of remembrance and condemned genocide denial; it passed 84-19 with 68 abstentions. - The memory stays politically charged as Bosnia pursues EU membership and Republika Srpska's Milorad Dodik continues to deny the genocide. ### FAQ **Q: What happened at Srebrenica in 1995?** In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces overran Srebrenica, a UN-declared 'safe area' in eastern Bosnia, and killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys. The ICTY and the International Court of Justice have both ruled the massacre a genocide. **Q: Why did Luxembourg's prime minister attend the commemoration?** Luc Frieden joined the ceremony, organised by the Srebrenica Luxembourg committee, to honour the victims and to mark Luxembourg's co-sponsorship of the 2024 UN resolution establishing an international day of remembrance. He was joined by Bosnia's foreign minister, Elmedin Konaković. **Q: How does Srebrenica relate to Bosnia's EU membership bid?** Bosnia is an EU candidate, and the EU agreed in 2024 to open accession talks subject to reforms. Continued genocide denial and political crisis in Republika Srpska are seen by Brussels as obstacles, making remembrance a test of EU credibility in the Balkans. ### Body Luxembourg's prime minister, Luc Frieden, marked the Srebrenica genocide on Sunday alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina's foreign minister, Elmedin Konaković, at a commemoration in the Grand Duchy honouring the more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys murdered in July 1995 — the worst mass killing on European soil since the Second World War. The ceremony, held on 28 June and organised by the Srebrenica Luxembourg committee, brought together senior officials and representatives of the "Mothers of Srebrenica", the association of survivors and relatives that has spent three decades preserving the victims' memory and pressing for justice, according to the prime minister's office. Frieden was due to receive a handcrafted artwork recognising Luxembourg's role as a co-sponsor of the 2024 United Nations resolution that created an international day of remembrance for the genocide. The gathering came two weeks before 11 July, the date now formally observed worldwide, and 31 years after the killings. A UN "safe area" that became a killing field In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces under General Ratko Mladić overran Srebrenica, an eastern enclave that the UN Security Council had declared a protected "safe area" and where lightly armed Dutch peacekeepers were stationed. Over several days, men and boys were separated from their families, executed and buried in mass graves; the rest of the population was expelled. Two international courts have since ruled the killings a genocide. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Court of Justice both found that genocide was committed at Srebrenica. Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017, according to Human Rights Watch, and the wartime Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadžić — convicted of the Srebrenica genocide in 2016 — had his sentence increased to life on appeal in 2019. Luxembourg's place on the record Luxembourg co-sponsored UN General Assembly Resolution 78/282, adopted on 23 May 2024, which designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. The text, put forward by Germany and Rwanda with more than 30 co-sponsors, passed with 84 votes in favour, 19 against and 68 abstentions, and condemned any denial of the genocide as a historical event. The vote laid bare how contested the memory remains: Serbia and the Bosnian Serb leadership lobbied hard against it, casting the measure as divisive rather than commemorative. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, framed the stakes differently at the time. The resolution is all the more important given the persistent revisionism, denial of the Srebrenica genocide and hate speech by high-level political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in neighbouring countries. For Luxembourg, a small founding member of the European Union, co-sponsorship was a low-cost but pointed signal: a vote on the side of judicially established fact at a moment when those facts are openly contested in parts of Europe. A "Flower of Srebrenica" memorial — the genocide's white-and-green emblem — was established in the country in 2025 in cooperation with city authorities. Why the memory is still political Three decades on, Srebrenica remains a live test of the EU's credibility in the Western Balkans rather than a settled chapter of history. Bosnia is an official candidate for membership; EU leaders agreed in March 2024 to open accession negotiations once the country delivers reforms on its institutions, the rule of law and fundamental rights. Brussels has simultaneously warned that political turmoil in Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity, is jeopardising that path. At the centre of the turmoil is Milorad Dodik, the entity's veteran leader, who has repeatedly denied that the killings amounted to genocide and glorified those convicted of war crimes. In February 2025 a Bosnian court convicted him of defying the international High Representative; his one-year prison sentence was commuted to a fine and he was barred from office for six years. He announced in September that he was stepping down. The episode underscored how denial and secessionist pressure continue to shadow Bosnia's European prospects. The European Commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, drew the link explicitly when she marked the 30th anniversary in 2025, condemning attempts to rewrite the past and tying remembrance to enlargement: "We firmly reject and condemn any denial, distortion, or minimisation of the Srebrenica genocide, as well as the glorification of war criminals," she said, before addressing Bosnians directly: "the European Union stands with you. We remain fully committed to supporting your country on its path toward EU membership." A small state's signal For a Grand Duchy of fewer than 700,000 people, hosting Bosnia's top diplomat and the Mothers of Srebrenica is a modest act with deliberate weight. By placing a sitting prime minister at the commemoration, Luxembourg lends its name to the proposition that the EU's enlargement promise and its insistence on accountability are inseparable — and that the lessons of 1995 still bear on European security today. The Srebrenica Luxembourg committee's annual gathering, once a diaspora affair, has become a fixture on the official calendar precisely because the questions it raises remain unresolved across the Balkans. ### Sources - Luc Frieden à la commémoration en mémoire des victimes du génocide de Srebrenica — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/luc-frieden/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+agenda+2026+06-juin+25-frieden-srebrenica.html - U Luksemburgu komemorativni skup povodom 31. godišnjice genocida u Srebrenici — Times.ba: https://www.times.ba/28/06/2026/191151/ - Statement by President von der Leyen marking 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide — European Commission (DG Enlargement): https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-marking-30-years-srebrenica-genocide-2025-07-11_en - UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150156 - General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide, Designating International Day of Reflection, Commemoration — United Nations Meetings Coverage: https://press.un.org/en/2024/ga12601.doc.htm - United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_78/282 - These Countries voted for the Resolution on the Srebrenica genocide in the UN General Assembly — Sarajevo Times: https://sarajevotimes.com/these-countries-voted-for-the-resolution-on-the-srebrenica-genocide-in-the-un-general-assembly/ - ICTY/Bosnia: Karadzic Convicted for Srebrenica Genocide — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/24/icty/bosnia-karadzic-convicted-srebrenica-genocide - ICTY/Bosnia: Life Sentence for Ratko Mladic — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/22/icty/bosnia-life-sentence-ratko-mladic - Bosnia and Herzegovina: secessionism in the Republika Srpska — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10013/ --- ## Longwy presses Luxembourg to help fund services strained by commuters - URL: https://status.lu/article/longwy-presses-luxembourg-fund-cross-border-services - Published: 2026-06-28T17:09:55.226+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:09:55.226+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: cab7ac9a-ee63-4da5-b53d-b5ab8a22af5e - Dateline: Longwy, FR > The French border town, where about 43% of workers cross into the Grand Duchy, wants Luxembourg to help pay for its schools and transport — reviving a long-stalled fight over cross-border tax-sharing. ### Summary Longwy and the Meurthe-et-Moselle department want Luxembourg to help finance the public services strained by tens of thousands of daily commuters, and a French interministerial delegate to negotiate it. Luxembourg insists it already co-finances cross-border infrastructure and prefers projects to permanent payments — even as it pays Belgian communes nearly €48 million a year. ### Key facts - Longwy and the Meurthe-et-Moselle department want Luxembourg to help fund public services strained by commuters and to name a French interministerial delegate to negotiate it. - About 43% of Longwy's workers commute to Luxembourg; some 126,600 French residents worked in the Grand Duchy in 2025, the largest cross-border group. - Border officials estimate a Geneva-style formula could be worth €2.8–3.6 million a year to Longwy alone, and €192–247 million to France overall. - Luxembourg prefers co-financing projects — €120M in 2018 plus €110M in 2021 for rail, and half the €4.3M Longwy park-and-ride — over permanent retrocession. - Luxembourg already pays Belgian communes nearly €48 million a year, rising toward €72 million by 2031, while France receives no equivalent. ### FAQ **Q: What is Longwy asking Luxembourg for?** Longwy's mayor, Vincent Hamen, wants direct financial compensation from Luxembourg to help fund the schools, childcare, transport and infrastructure used by residents who commute to the Grand Duchy, plus a French interministerial delegate to negotiate the issue government-to-government. **Q: Why don't French border towns get Luxembourg tax money?** Cross-border workers pay income tax where they work — in Luxembourg — not where they live in France. Unlike its arrangement with Belgium, Luxembourg has no fiscal retrocession deal with France, so French border municipalities bear service costs without the corresponding tax revenue. **Q: How much does Luxembourg pay Belgium by comparison?** Luxembourg pays Belgian municipalities a compensation fund worth about €48 million in 2025, shared among 553 communes and rising toward roughly €72 million by 2031, with Arlon the largest recipient at around €8.7 million. **Q: What is Luxembourg's position?** Luxembourg resists permanent retrocession, arguing it already co-finances cross-border infrastructure — €120 million in 2018 and €110 million in 2021 for rail, plus half the €4.3 million Longwy park-and-ride — and prefers funding concrete projects over open-ended payments. ### Body The French border town of Longwy is demanding that Luxembourg help pay for the schools, childcare and transport its residents lean on — but where many of them no longer pay their taxes. With roughly 43% of the town's working population employed across the border in the Grand Duchy, mayor Vincent Hamen says the arrangement has become unsustainable for a municipality of about 15,600 people whose budget does not grow with the wages its residents earn abroad. The complaint is not new, but it has hardened into a formal political demand. On 27 November 2025 the council of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, where Hamen is vice-president for cross-border affairs, adopted a manifesto calling on the French state and Luxembourg to deliver "fairer" compensation for border territories, a binding negotiating calendar, and the appointment of a dedicated French interministerial delegate to deal with Luxembourg as a single, empowered interlocutor. A town reshaped by the border Longwy sits in the Pays-Haut, the northern tip of Lorraine wedged against both Luxembourg and Belgium, and its economy has been remade by the Grand Duchy's pull. Across France, some 126,600 residents commuted to work in Luxembourg in 2025, according to figures compiled from IGSS and STATEC data — up about 3,245 on the year and making French residents the largest single group, around 55%, of Luxembourg's 233,260 cross-border workers. That gravity strains local services in ways that do not show up as growth. Hamen points to childcare and after-school programmes that have to expand even as enrolment shifts: for the 2025 school year the town recorded 75 fewer pupils overall but a roughly 30% jump in demand for after-school services, the kind of squeeze a town cannot simply build its way out of. The income tax that would normally help pay for it is levied in Luxembourg, where the commuters work, not in France, where they sleep, raise children and use the roads. What Longwy is asking for Hamen's central demand is direct financial compensation from Luxembourg for the public services its commuters rely on, handled at government level rather than left to a town hall to fight for. He has framed earlier Luxembourg gestures — such as co-funding a commuter car park — as welcome but far short of what is needed. We must be able to develop our services and go further than simply financing a car park. The manifesto goes further, explicitly invoking the Franco-Swiss precedent. "There is an urgent need to respond to our citizens' expectations," Hamen said, calling on the French state and demanding "fair financial compensation, on the model of the agreements between France and the canton of Geneva in Switzerland." Border officials estimate that, on a Geneva-style formula, Longwy alone could receive between €2.8 million and €3.6 million a year. Their wider calculations put the total France might claim at €192 million to €247 million annually, with Thionville and Metz among the largest potential beneficiaries. Luxembourg's counter-offer: projects, not cheques Luxembourg has consistently resisted permanent retrocession, arguing it already pays its way through targeted investment rather than open-ended transfers. The finance ministry, responding to earlier cross-border demands, said the Grand Duchy "already contributes to financing, beyond its borders, infrastructure that is useful and beneficial to the daily lives of cross-border workers." Officials point to a bilateral transport package: €120 million agreed in 2018, topped up by a further €110 million in October 2021 for rail services, alongside cooperation deals spanning health, security and emergency response. The most visible recent example is in Longwy itself. On 1 August 2025, Luxembourg's mobility minister Yuriko Backes inaugurated a new 633-space park-and-ride, built under the 2018 Paris agreement and its 2021 amendment, with Luxembourg covering 50% of the €4.3 million cost — about €2.15 million. Backes called it a model of "exemplary cooperation between Luxembourg and France." For Hamen, it is also proof that the Grand Duchy can pay, and that the question is now scale and form, not principle. A precedent next door — and one in Geneva What sharpens French frustration is that Luxembourg already does, for one neighbour, almost exactly what Longwy is asking. Under a long-standing arrangement, it pays Belgian municipalities a compensation fund worth about €48 million in 2025, shared among 553 communes and set to climb toward roughly €72 million by 2031; the Belgian town of Arlon receives the largest slice, around €8.7 million. France, despite sending far more commuters, receives no equivalent. The Geneva model the manifesto cites is older still: since 1973 the Swiss canton has handed back 3.5% of cross-border workers' gross payroll to neighbouring French departments, worth roughly €250 million a year. French analysts estimate Lorraine's border territories collectively forgo on the order of €1.7 billion annually in tax that flows to Luxembourg instead. With the joint pressure now extending to German border officials and the council president Chaynesse Khirouni, the dispute has widened from a single mayor's grievance into a Greater Region fault line. Some 50,000 additional frontaliers are projected by 2035. How the cross-border bill is split — projects, payments, or a delegate empowered to negotiate both — remains, for now, unresolved. ### Sources - Frontaliers: Longwy réclame au Luxembourg un financement de ses services publics — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/frontaliers-longwy-veut-que-le-luxembourg-finance-ses-services-publics-103592247 - Des élus frontaliers demandent des millions de rétrocession — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/elus-frontaliers-demandent-mil - France-Luxembourg : un plaidoyer pour en finir avec les inégalités transfrontalières — Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (MOT): https://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/france-luxembourg-un-plaidoyer-pour-en-finir-avec-les-inegalites-transfrontalieres/ - Inauguration du nouveau P+R de Longwy — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+08-aout+01-backes-pr-longwy.html - Rétrocession fiscale: L'urgence d'un chantier en friche — Forum.lu: https://www.forum.lu/article/retrocession-fiscale-lurgence-dun-chantier-en-friche/ - Ils réclament des millions au Luxembourg, le ministère leur répond — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/ils-reclament-des-millions-au-luxembourg-le-ministere-leur-repond-989199165430 - 48M€ du Luxembourg pour 553 communes belges — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/voici-ce-que-percevront-commun - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 — AGURAM (Observatoire territorial transfrontalier): https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - 3 245 frontaliers français de plus et 287 Allemands de moins au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-3-245-frontaliers-francais-de-plus-et-287-allemands-de-moins-103482579 --- ## Turkey detains scores of critics as it prepares to host NATO summit - URL: https://status.lu/article/turkey-erdogan-crackdown-ankara-nato-summit-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T16:47:51.912+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:47:51.912+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: dc118504-680e-4d75-b2fd-18761c12385a - Dateline: Ankara, TR > Ankara has banned protests and jailed activists, lawyers and journalists before the July alliance meeting, testing the West's reliance on a strategically vital but increasingly authoritarian ally. ### Summary As Turkey readies to host NATO's leaders in Ankara on 7-8 July, it has detained more than 200 critics and banned all protests, drawing condemnation from rights groups and renewed questions over its EU candidacy. ### Key facts - Turkey detained more than 200 people in Ankara in 23 June raids and banned all protests from 28 June to 10 July, weeks before hosting the NATO summit. - Those held included an academic, a journalist and LGBTI+ activist, and lawyers, alongside alleged ISIS and far-left suspects; 103 were remanded and 26 placed under house arrest. - Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International condemned the crackdown as an abuse of terrorism laws and an attack on free assembly. - The 36th NATO summit runs 7-8 July 2026 at Ankara's Presidential Complex, with all 32 members attending. - The episode highlights Western and EU dependence on Turkey for security and migration control, complicating criticism of its authoritarian drift. ### FAQ **Q: When and where is the 2026 NATO summit?** The 36th NATO summit is scheduled for 7-8 July 2026 at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey — the second NATO summit Turkey has hosted, after the 2004 Istanbul meeting. All 32 member states are due to attend. **Q: How many people were detained and why?** In raids on 23 June 2026, more than 200 people were detained in Ankara; officials said the figure was around 209-225. Prosecutors cited a terrorism investigation, but rights groups say government critics with no terrorism link — including an academic, a journalist and lawyers — were swept up. Courts remanded 103 and placed 26 under house arrest. **Q: How are the EU and rights groups responding?** Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International condemned the crackdown and protest ban. The EU, which still treats Turkey as a candidate country, has warned about its democratic standards, but its leverage is tempered by reliance on Turkey for security and the 2016 migration deal. ### Body Two weeks before NATO's leaders gather in Ankara, Turkey is rounding up its critics. In pre-dawn raids on 23 June, police and gendarmerie detained more than 200 people across the capital, and the city's governor banned every public assembly for nearly a fortnight. Human rights groups say the sweep is less about security than about silencing dissent on the eve of the alliance's most prominent gathering on Turkish soil in more than two decades. The 36th NATO summit is scheduled for 7-8 July 2026 at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, the second hosted by Turkey after the 2004 Istanbul meeting. All 32 member states are due to attend, alongside Secretary General Mark Rutte and invited partners including the European Union and Ukraine. The agenda centres on defence spending and sustaining support for Kyiv. The optics, however, are increasingly dominated by what is happening on the streets outside. A crackdown timed to the summit Turkish prosecutors issued detention orders for 241 suspects; 209 were taken into custody, according to the chief prosecutor's office cited by the Associated Press, while Amnesty International and the independent outlet Bianet put the figure at 225 detained in the dawn raids. Officials said those held included 56 alleged Islamic State members and 35 members of the far-left Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front. Courts later remanded 103 people in pretrial custody and placed 26 under house arrest. But rights monitors and Turkish reporters say the net swept up government critics with no plausible link to terrorism. Among those arrested were: - Emel Memiş, an associate professor of economics at Ankara University; - Yıldız Tar, a journalist and prominent LGBTI+ rights activist; - a representative of the environmental TEMA Foundation, a trade-union spokesperson, and members of the Progressive Lawyers Association. The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's office said the operation was intended to "decipher the action and activities of terrorist organizations," linking detainees to ISIS and revolutionary leftist groups without detailing specific alleged crimes. The Ankara Governorate separately banned all demonstrations, leafleting and banners province-wide from 28 June until 10 July, citing national security around the summit. The misuse of terrorism laws to conduct mass arrests and silence people in the run-up to a NATO summit flies in the face of the founding values of the alliance. That assessment came from Benjamin Ward, deputy Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch, which documented the raids. Amnesty International's Esther Major, its deputy research director for Europe, was equally blunt: "The blanket ban on all protests in Ankara must be lifted and everyone arbitrarily detained in prison or under house arrest in connection with the NATO summit must be released." Part of a longer pattern The arrests fit a trajectory that has hardened since March 2025, when authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most formidable rival and the opposition's presidential candidate — and put him on trial, effectively removing him from political life. His detention triggered the largest street protests Turkey had seen in over a decade. Press freedom has narrowed in parallel. Human Rights Watch says at least 21 reporters and media workers are currently imprisoned in Turkey. The squeeze has extended to the summit itself: NATO declined to accredit a number of Turkish journalists and outlets, among them the dailies Cumhuriyet and Sözcü and the digital newsrooms ANKA, T24 and Medyascope — a move Amnesty called "a blow to media freedom." The Western bargain The crackdown lays bare an uncomfortable dependency. Turkey fields NATO's second-largest army, controls the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits under the Montreux Convention, and sits astride the alliance's southern flank facing Syria, Iraq and the Black Sea. That strategic weight has long blunted Western criticism of Ankara's domestic record. For the European Union, the dilemma is sharper still. Turkey remains a formal EU candidate, though accession talks have been effectively frozen since 2018. After İmamoğlu's arrest, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos warned in a joint statement that the detentions raised "questions regarding Türkiye's adherence to its long-established democratic tradition," adding: "As an EU candidate country and long-standing member of the Council of Europe, Türkiye is expected to apply the highest democratic standards and practices." In June 2026, members of the European Parliament pressed for tougher language on Ankara's rights record in the bloc's annual report. Yet Brussels also needs Ankara. Under the March 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, the bloc pledged €6 billion in exchange for Turkey curbing irregular migration; the European Commission says it has channelled close to €12.4 billion to refugees and host communities in Turkey since 2011. Turkey hosts roughly three million refugees, the largest such population in the world. That leverage has repeatedly tempered the EU's response to Erdoğan's domestic conduct. As leaders prepare to descend on a capital under what critics describe as a de facto state of emergency, the summit will test whether an alliance built on democratic values can reconcile them with its reliance on the host. For now, the streets of Ankara have been cleared — and the answer deferred. ### Sources - Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO Summit — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/25/turkiye-crackdown-ahead-of-nato-summit - Türkiye: Authorities must lift blanket protest ban ahead of NATO Summit and release scores of arbitrarily detained people — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/turkiye-authorities-must-lift-blanket-protest-ban-ahead-of-nato-summit-and-release-scores-of-arbitrarily-detained-people/ - Ankara court remands over 100 including academic, journalist ahead of NATO summit — Bianet: https://bianet.org/haber/ankara-court-remands-over-100-including-academic-journalist-ahead-of-nato-summit-320936 - Rights groups criticise Turkey protest ban ahead of Nato summit — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rights-group-criticise-turkey-protest-ban-ahead-nato-summit - Turkey detains 209 in raids in the capital ahead of July's NATO summit — The Washington Times / Associated Press: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/turkey-detains-209-people-raids-capital-ahead-julys-nato-summit/ - Overview - 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/2026/07/overview---2026-nato-summit-in-ankara- - 2026 Ankara NATO summit — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ankara_NATO_summit - Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas with Commissioner Kos on the recent events concerning Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-statement-high-representative%C2%A0kallas-commissioner-kos-recent-events-concerning-istanbul-mayor_en - Towards NATO's 2026 Ankara Summit — European Parliament Research Service: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/cs/document/EPRS_BRI(2026)789355 - The EU-Turkey Deal, Five Years On: A Frayed and Controversial but Enduring Blueprint — Migration Policy Institute: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/eu-turkey-deal-five-years-on --- ## Eleven killed in skydiving plane crash near Nancy - URL: https://status.lu/article/skydiving-plane-crash-nancy-tomblaine-eleven-killed - Published: 2026-06-28T16:38:08.902+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:38:08.902+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 153d012c-362c-457a-aa62-4a6ffa3de4ca - Dateline: Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR > A Pilatus PC-6 carrying five instructors, five first-time jumpers and its pilot came down seconds after take-off at Tomblaine, about 100 km from the Luxembourg border. ### Summary All 11 people aboard a German-registered Pilatus PC-6 died when the skydiving aircraft crashed moments after take-off near Nancy on Sunday, one of the deadliest civil aviation accidents in France in decades and a tragedy on the edge of the Greater Region. ### Key facts - A Pilatus PC-6 skydiving aircraft crashed seconds after take-off at Tomblaine, near Nancy, on 28 June 2026, killing all 11 people on board. - The dead were the pilot, five instructors and five first-time parachute students; no one on the ground was hurt. - France's BEA has opened a technical investigation alongside a judicial inquiry led by the Nancy prosecutor. - Officials called it the deadliest civil aviation accident in France outside military and commercial flying in decades. - The crash site lies about 100 km from Luxembourg, within the cross-border Greater Region, though no Luxembourg victims have been reported. ### FAQ **Q: Where and when did the crash happen?** The aircraft crashed around 11am local time on Sunday 28 June 2026 at Tomblaine, a commune next to Nancy in north-eastern France, on a grassy area close to the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome. **Q: How many people died and who were they?** All 11 people on board were killed: the pilot, five skydiving instructors and five students taking part in an introductory parachute jump. No one on the ground was injured. **Q: What kind of aircraft was it?** A Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, a Swiss-built single-engine turboprop widely used by parachute clubs. Aviation outlets identified it as a German-registered PC-6, registration D-FIPS. **Q: Is there a Luxembourg connection?** The crash happened about 100 km from Luxembourg, within the cross-border Greater Region that many cross-border commuters travel through. There is no indication that any Luxembourg residents were among the victims. ### Body All 11 people aboard a light aircraft taking first-time parachutists up for a jump were killed when the plane crashed seconds after take-off from a small aerodrome on the edge of Nancy on Sunday, in one of the deadliest civil aviation accidents in France in years and a disaster that unfolded on the southern doorstep of the Greater Region. The single-engine aircraft went down around 11am local time on 28 June at Tomblaine, a commune adjoining Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of north-eastern France. According to Al Jazeera and Euronews, it came to rest on a grassy area close to the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, near a residential zone and two roads. No one on the ground was hurt. The dead were the pilot and 10 passengers — five skydiving instructors and five students — according to Al Jazeera, which cited local authorities. French outlets reported that the group had come for an introductory parachute outing, a baptême de parachutisme, and that the trainees included freelance nurses from the department. A flight that lasted seconds The aircraft had only just left the ground. The mayor of Tomblaine, Hervé Féron, said the plane was in its climb when it dropped without warning, and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described it as having «tombé subitement» — fallen suddenly — after take-off, according to franceinfo. Specialist aviation outlet AeroTime reported that the aircraft drifted slightly to the left after take-off, entered a left turn and crashed just outside the airport perimeter near a commercial area. A resident who lives nearby told Al Jazeera he had heard “a noise as if the engine stopped in mid-air,” followed by a loud bang. The cause of the crash has not been established, and officials cautioned that it could be days or weeks before the sequence of events is understood. There was no collateral damage, but unfortunately all the people who were inside died. That assessment, from Mayor Féron, was echoed by the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle, which said there were no casualties on the ground. The aircraft and the operator The aircraft was a Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, a Swiss-built single-engine high-wing turboprop that is a workhorse of parachute clubs around the world for its short-field performance and its ability to carry a stick of jumpers to altitude. AeroTime and the French specialist site Avions Légendaires identified it as a German-registered PC-6, registration D-FIPS, operated for a parachuting club based at the airfield. Avions Légendaires reported that the airframe dated from the early 1990s; that ownership history could not be independently confirmed and is not central to the loss. Among the dead were the instructors who run such introductory jumps and the novices who had signed up for them — a profile that has made the accident resonate well beyond aviation circles. France’s Transport Minister, Philippe Tabarot, called it a terrible tragedy and said there had not been a skydiving accident of comparable severity in roughly three decades, according to French broadcasters. How the investigation will proceed France has opened parallel inquiries. The BEA — the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile, the country’s civil aviation safety investigator — has launched a technical investigation and sent a team to the site. A separate judicial inquiry has been entrusted to the Nancy prosecutor’s office, working with the gendarmerie’s air-transport investigators. Investigators are expected to focus on a familiar checklist for a loss of control shortly after take-off: - the aircraft’s flight path and whether it stalled during the climb; - the engine and the airframe’s technical condition and maintenance record; - the loading and weight-and-balance of the aircraft; - the weather at the time; and - witness accounts and any recorded flight data. French officials described the crash as the deadliest civil aviation accident in France outside military and commercial transport, a measure of how unusual a loss of this scale is in recreational flying. A tragedy on the Greater Region’s edge For readers in Luxembourg, the geography is striking. Nancy lies roughly 100 km south of the Grand Duchy — about 102 km in a straight line from Luxembourg City and a little under 120 km by motorway — in a corner of Lorraine that sits within the cross-border Greater Region. It is country that tens of thousands of cross-border commuters and weekend travellers know well, even if there is no indication that any Luxembourg residents were among the victims. That proximity is a reminder of how closely the Grand Duchy is woven into the life of its French neighbour. The Greater Region — spanning Luxembourg, Lorraine, the Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wallonia — functions as a single labour market and travel zone, and a disaster in Meurthe-et-Moselle lands as local news on both sides of the border. As night fell on Sunday, the wreckage at Tomblaine was sealed off and the painstaking work of identifying the dead and reconstructing the flight had begun. For the families of the instructors and the first-time jumpers who set out for a clear-sky Sunday over Lorraine, the answers cannot come quickly enough. ### Sources - At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/at-least-11-dead-in-civilian-plane-crash-in-eastern-france-authorities - France: 11 killed in civilian plane crash near Nancy — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-11-killed-in-civilian-plane-crash-near-nancy - Pilatus PC-6 carrying skydivers crashes in France, 11 killed — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/pilatus-pc-6-carrying-skydivers-crashes-in-france-11-killed - Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : 11 morts, les victimes étaient venues pour un baptême de parachutisme — France 3 Grand Est / franceinfo: https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle/nancy/un-avion-s-est-crashe-a-la-mi-journee-a-tomblaine-pres-de-nancy-le-risque-d-explosion-est-important-le-bilan-humain-pourrait-etre-tres-lourd-3377182.html - DIRECT. Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : l'appareil est «tombé subitement» après son décollage, déclare le ministre de l'Intérieur Laurent Nuñez — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/accident/crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy/direct-crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy-l-appareil-est-tombe-a-pic-alors-qu-il-etait-en-phase-ascensionnelle-selon-le-maire-de-tomblaine_8083790.html - Crash mortel d'un Pilatus PC-6B dans la banlieue de Nancy — Avions Légendaires: https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2026/06/actu/crash-mortel-dun-pilatus-pc-6b-dans-la-banlieue-de-nancy/ - Accident d'avion lors d'un baptême de parachutisme près de Nancy : onze morts — La DH/Les Sports+: https://www.dhnet.be/dernieres-depeches/2026/06/28/accident-davion-lors-dun-bapteme-de-parachutisme-pres-de-nancy-onze-morts-4WH7TLSMYBHUBFQTUJ2OVVES6U/ - Skydiving plane crashes in eastern France, killing all 11 on board — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/skydiving-plane-crashes-in-eastern-france-killing-all-11-on-board-3222820 --- ## Asteroid Day returns to Luxembourg as its space-resources bet turns ten - URL: https://status.lu/article/asteroid-day-luxembourg-2026-space-resources-decade - Published: 2026-06-28T16:11:06.077+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:11:06.077+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 29b1a331-00ab-413d-bdfb-8cb482170892 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A veteran NASA spacewalker headlined the festival in Luxembourg City this weekend, as the Grand Duchy weighs a decade of its pioneering wager on asteroid mining and a space economy. ### Summary The UN-backed Asteroid Day, run from Luxembourg, returned to the capital on 26-27 June with retired NASA astronaut Mike Foreman among the guests — a public showcase that doubles as a stocktake of the Grand Duchy's decade-old bet on space resources, the Luxembourg Space Agency, SES and a European space cluster. ### Key facts - The UN-backed Asteroid Day Festival ran 26-27 June 2026 at the Cercle Cité in Luxembourg City, with retired NASA astronaut Mike Foreman among the guests. - Foreman flew STS-123 (2008) and STS-129 (2009) and performed five spacewalks totalling more than 32 hours. - Luxembourg's 2017 space-resources law made it the first European and second global country to grant companies title to extracted space resources. - Space Resources Week 2026 marked ten years of SpaceResources.lu and five of ESRIC, drawing 490+ participants from 35 countries. - The sector spans 60-80+ companies; SES, headquartered in Betzdorf, became the world's largest GEO/MEO operator after absorbing Intelsat in July 2025. ### FAQ **Q: When and where was Asteroid Day 2026 held in Luxembourg?** The Asteroid Day Festival took place on 26 and 27 June 2026 at the Cercle Cité in central Luxembourg City, with free public admission and registration required. **Q: Which NASA astronaut attended?** Retired NASA astronaut and former US Navy captain Mike Foreman, who flew the STS-123 and STS-129 shuttle missions and carried out five spacewalks, was among the featured guests, alongside Canada's Julie Payette and Romania's Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu. **Q: What is Luxembourg's space-resources law?** The law of 20 July 2017 made Luxembourg the first country in Europe and the second worldwide to give companies legal rights to resources they extract from asteroids and other celestial bodies, building on the 2016 SpaceResources.lu initiative. **Q: How big is Luxembourg's space sector today?** Estimates range from over 60 to more than 80 companies and research labs employing around 1,000 people, with a GDP share among the highest in Europe; SES of Betzdorf is its anchor and the world's largest combined GEO/MEO satellite operator. ### Body A NASA astronaut who logged more than 32 hours of spacewalks outside the International Space Station was among the guests as Asteroid Day, the United Nations-backed awareness campaign run from Luxembourg, returned to the capital this weekend — a fixture that doubles as a showcase for the Grand Duchy's decade-old wager on a space economy. The Asteroid Day Festival ran on 26 and 27 June at the Cercle Cité in central Luxembourg City, with a public day of talks, workshops, exhibitions and planetary-defence demonstrations open free of charge, according to the organising Asteroid Foundation and the venue's programme. Headlining a line-up of space veterans were retired NASA astronaut Mike Foreman, former Canadian astronaut Julie Payette and Romanian cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu. A veteran spacewalker among the guests Foreman, a retired US Navy captain selected by NASA in 1998, flew two space shuttle missions — STS-123 aboard Endeavour in March 2008 and STS-129 aboard Atlantis in November 2009 — and carried out five spacewalks totalling 32 hours and 19 minutes, according to NASA. He spent more than 26 days in orbit and accumulated over 7,000 flight hours in some 50 types of aircraft before leaving the agency in 2015. When he retired, NASA's then chief astronaut Chris Cassidy said he was "a great American who has served our nation for 35 years." The festival opened on the Friday evening with a live trivia session and an "Astronomer for a Night" stargazing experience led by the Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi. The Saturday programme ran from 10:00 to 18:00 with hands-on workshops, robotics and Mars-rover demonstrations, a temporary planetarium and virtual-reality stations tied to the European Space Agency's Hera planetary-defence mission. Entry was free but capped, with selected sessions live-streamed. Asteroid Day was co-founded in 2014 by the Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May, the Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, the filmmaker Grig Richters and the B612 Foundation president Danica Remy. The UN General Assembly designated 30 June as International Asteroid Day in December 2016, marking the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact in Siberia. Luxembourg has hosted the campaign's programming for years, cementing it as one of the country's signature contributions to science diplomacy. Ten years of betting on space resources The festival arrives as Luxembourg takes stock of a bet placed a decade ago. In 2016 the Ministry of the Economy launched the SpaceResources.lu initiative, and with the law of 20 July 2017 — passed in parliament by 55 votes to two and in force from 1 August that year — Luxembourg became the first country in Europe and the second in the world, after the United States, to give companies legal title to resources they extract from asteroids and other celestial bodies, according to SpaceNews and the government. That framework was meant to lure space-mining ventures and diversify an economy long reliant on finance and steel. The speculative asteroid-mining start-ups it first attracted have since pivoted or faded, but Luxembourg has steered the agenda toward research, infrastructure and standards. In May, Space Resources Week 2026 marked the tenth anniversary of the SpaceResources.lu initiative and the fifth of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), drawing more than 490 registered participants from 35 countries — its largest edition yet. "Space Resources Week fully embodies Luxembourg's ambition to position itself at the forefront of a pioneering and sustainable space sector," said Lex Delles, the Minister of the Economy. The sector a decade on The wager has built an ecosystem rather than a gold rush. Luxembourg Trade & Invest counts more than 80 companies and research labs in the sector; consultancy Deloitte puts the figure at over 60 firms employing around 1,000 people. Officials say space's contribution to GDP is among the highest ratios in Europe. The Luxembourg Space Agency, created in 2018, is deliberately business-focused rather than research-driven, channelling money through the national LuxIMPULSE programme and a dedicated Fit 4 Start track and brokering access to ESA and EU programmes. The anchor remains SES, the satellite operator founded in 1985 and headquartered at the Château de Betzdorf, whose hillside teleport bristles with around 100 white dishes. In July 2025 SES completed its acquisition of Intelsat, making it the world's largest combined geostationary and medium-Earth-orbit operator, with roughly 90 satellites in geostationary orbit and about 120 across both. ESRIC, meanwhile, runs what it bills as the world's first incubation programme dedicated entirely to space-resources use, and partners with ESA and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology. The numbers underline both ambition and exposure: a small state has concentrated an unusually large slice of output in a single, capital-intensive frontier. ESRIC's director, Kathryn Hadler, framed the appeal in plainer terms after May's gathering. "We were delighted once again to bring the global space resources community to Luxembourg," she said. For the families filing through the Cercle Cité this weekend, the draw was the astronauts and the rovers. For the government, the festival is a reminder that a bet made a decade ago — equal parts science, diplomacy and economic diversification — still has to pay off. ### Sources - Asteroid Day Luxembourg — Asteroid Foundation: https://asteroidfoundation.org/asteroid-day-luxembourg/ - Asteroid Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/event/14284-asteroid-day-2026 - Le Festival Asteroid Day fait décoller Luxembourg vers les étoiles — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/luxembourg/le-festival-asteroid-day-fait-decoller-luxembourg-vers-les-etoiles/ - Space Resources Week 2026 Concludes: Celebrating a Decade of Leadership and Innovation — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+05-mai+07-delles-lsa.html - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Veteran NASA Astronaut and Spacewalker Michael Foreman Retires From NASA — NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/veteran-nasa-astronaut-and-spacewalker-michael-foreman-retires-from-nasa/ - Michael Foreman (astronaut) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(astronaut) - Asteroid Day — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_Day - Space — Discover Luxembourg's business sectors — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/choose-luxembourg/discover-luxembourg-s-business-sectors/space - Our Headquarters — SES: https://www.ses.com/about-us/our-presence/our-headquarters - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) --- ## Luxembourg's social security contributions rise to €8.77 billion in 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-social-security-contributions-877-billion-2025 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:46:24.045+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:46:24.045+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 75a3d968-c7d6-4fba-ab9c-87e3de80a764 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The CCSS annual report logs a 6.7% rise in receipts, lifted by a growing, well-paid payroll and a cross-border workforce that funds nearly half the system — even as pension pressures build. ### Summary Luxembourg's Centre commun de la sécurité sociale collected €8.77 billion in social security contributions in 2025, up 6.7%, as a growing and better-paid workforce — nearly half of it cross-border — underpinned the country's pensions and health system amid building long-term sustainability pressures. ### Key facts - Luxembourg collected €8.77 billion in social security contributions in 2025, up 6.7% from €8.21 billion in 2024. - The CCSS logged 10.19 million salary declarations (+5.0%) and 509,072 registered employees (+1.0%), signalling wage growth as well as job growth. - Cross-border commuters make up about 47% of the salaried workforce — over 228,000 people, most from France — and are central to funding the system. - Contributions finance pensions, health, long-term care and accident cover, with pension insurance the largest single branch. - Reserves remain large, but the pension scheme's annual balance turns negative from 2025 and the contribution rate rises to 25.5% in 2026. ### FAQ **Q: How much did Luxembourg collect in social security contributions in 2025?** €8.77 billion, a 6.7% increase on 2024, according to the CCSS annual report published on 25 June 2026. **Q: Who funds Luxembourg's social security system?** Some 509,072 registered employees plus self-employed and voluntarily insured people. About 47% of the salaried workforce — more than 228,000 people — are cross-border commuters, mostly from France, Belgium and Germany. **Q: What do the contributions pay for?** They finance pension insurance (the largest branch), health and maternity insurance, long-term care (dependency) insurance, accident cover and other levies, redistributed to bodies such as the pension fund CNAP and the health fund CNS. **Q: Is Luxembourg's pension system sustainable?** It holds reserves worth more than four times annual pension spending, but the OECD projects the ratio of contributors to pensioners will fall from 2.3 in 2022 to near 1 by 2070, and the contribution rate rises to 25.5% in 2026. ### Body Luxembourg collected €8.77 billion in social security contributions in 2025, up 6.7% on the year, according to the annual report published on 25 June 2026 by the Centre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS), the agency that gathers and channels the country's social levies. Those receipts are the financial backbone of the Grand Duchy's pension, health and long-term care systems, and they double as a near real-time read on the labour market that pays for them. The 2025 total marks a clear acceleration from 2024, when contributions edged up to €8.21 billion from €8.18 billion a year earlier. A bigger payroll — and bigger pay The CCSS handled 10.19 million salary declarations in 2025, a 5.0% increase, while the number of registered employees rose 1.0% to 509,072. That declarations grew five times faster than headcount points to rising earnings as much as rising employment: Luxembourg automatically indexes wages and pensions to inflation, so each indexation tranche lifts the base on which contributions are levied. The report also recorded 23,708 voluntarily insured people, up 8.5%, and pointed to a continued shift online, with monthly account statements issued through the MyGuichet.lu portal up 27.5% to 9,668 and a new business portal opened for employers. The cross-border engine Much of that money is earned by people who do not live in Luxembourg. Cross-border commuters — frontaliers — make up roughly 47% of the country's salaried workforce, according to STATEC, the national statistics institute, with more than 228,000 crossing the border each working day. France supplies about 54% of them, with Belgium and Germany accounting for roughly 23% each. That dependence is also a structural risk. The OECD, in its 2025 economic survey of Luxembourg, warned that "the retirement of immigrant and cross-border workers, who drove rapid employment growth from the late 1980s, poses challenges for the sustainability of Luxembourg's pension system." What the contributions buy The €8.77 billion is split across the social insurance branches the CCSS administers, each funded by a fixed share of gross pay: - Pension insurance, the largest call on the system, levied at 8% each on employees and employers (and rising in 2026); - Health and maternity insurance, at about 2.80% each, plus a smaller levy for cash sickness benefits; - Long-term care (dependency) insurance, at 1.40%, paid by employees; - Accident insurance and other employer-only levies, such as the employers' mutual insurance and occupational-health contributions. The CCSS acts as the single collection point, redistributing the proceeds to the national pension fund (CNAP), the national health fund (CNS) and other bodies. Surplus now, strain later For now the system runs a deep cushion: decades of contributions outstripping benefits have built a pension reserve worth more than four times annual pension spending — about 31% of GDP — far above the legal floor of 1.5 years' benefits. But the flow is turning. Luxembourg's General Inspectorate of Social Security (IGSS) and the European Commission project that contributions to the general pension scheme will fall short of pension spending from 2025, gradually drawing down those reserves. To slow the erosion, the overall pension contribution rate is set to climb from 24% to 25.5% from 2026, with the extra cost shared between employees, employers and the State. The longer-term arithmetic is starker still. "The support ratio of social security contributors to pensioners is projected to decline from 2.3 in 2022 to just below 1 in 2070, one of the largest declines in the European Union." — OECD Economic Survey of Luxembourg, 2025 The CCSS itself frames recent years as consolidation. In the foreword to the body's 2024 report, chairman Claude Seywert wrote that the year "was marked by a strong commitment to enhancing efficiency, proximity and the quality of our services." The 2025 edition adds organisational change — splitting the salaries service into national and international units and renaming its judicial-recovery service — alongside the record receipts, even as the bill those receipts must eventually cover keeps climbing. ### Sources - CCSS Annual Report Highlights €8.77bn in Social Security Contributions — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62050-ccss-annual-report-highlights-eur8-77bn-in-social-security-contributions - Social Security Contributions Rise to €8.21bn in 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55800-social-security-contributions-rise-to-eur8-21bn-in-2024 - Annual report 2024 of the Social Security Centre — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/07-juillet/16-rapport-annuel-ccss.html - Securing the pension system for future generations — OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2025/04/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_3eb782b5/full-report/securing-the-pension-system-for-future-generations_cc54d632.html - Luxembourg pension balance could turn negative in 2025: EU projection — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-pension-balance-cou - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Annual report 2025 of the CCSS (publications) — CCSS (ccss.public.lu): https://ccss.public.lu/fr/publications/rapports/rapport-annuel-2025.html --- ## Germany bets on volunteers to rebuild its army, with conscription held in reserve - URL: https://status.lu/article/germany-military-service-law-europe-rearmament - Published: 2026-06-28T12:21:46.763+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:21:46.763+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 6cd18f30-0e31-4a12-8f65-278d11fcdda2 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > A modernised law, in force since January, relies on volunteers and mandatory registration — with a fast track to compulsory call-up if the Bundeswehr misses the targets NATO now demands. ### Summary Germany's modernised military service law, in force since January 2026, relies on volunteers and mandatory registration while keeping conscription in reserve — part of a Europe-wide rearmament that reaches Luxembourg and NATO. ### Key facts - Germany's Military Service Modernisation Act took effect on 1 January 2026, keeping service voluntary but adding mandatory registration for 18-year-old men and, from July 2027, compulsory medical exams. - A "compulsory on demand" clause lets the Bundestag activate needs-based conscription through a separate vote if volunteers fall short or security worsens; a Denmark-style lottery is a possible selection method. - The law legally commits the Bundeswehr to up to 470,000 soldiers by 2035 (270,000 active, 200,000 reservists), up from about 184,000 active troops. - The reform reflects a coalition compromise between the CDU/CSU, which wanted firmer compulsion, and Pistorius's SPD, which favoured a voluntary, Sweden-style model. - It is part of a Europe-wide rearmament: NATO's June 2025 Hague summit set a 5%-of-GDP spending goal by 2035, pushing even Luxembourg toward €1 billion-plus defence budgets. ### FAQ **Q: Is military service compulsory in Germany now?** No. Under the law in force since January 2026, serving in the Bundeswehr remains voluntary. What is now mandatory is that men turning 18 complete a registration questionnaire, and from July 2027 undergo a medical examination. Conscription can only be activated if the Bundestag passes a further, separate law. **Q: How many soldiers does Germany want, and by when?** The law binds the Bundeswehr to a target of up to 470,000 soldiers by 2035 — about 270,000 active-duty personnel and 200,000 reservists — to meet NATO capability goals. The force had roughly 184,000 active soldiers at the time of the December 2025 vote. **Q: What does this mean for Luxembourg and NATO?** Germany's manpower is central to NATO's defence of the region, including small neighbours like Luxembourg. After NATO's June 2025 Hague summit set a 5%-of-GDP spending goal for 2035, Luxembourg — historically the alliance's lowest spender — is raising its budget toward 2% of gross national income by 2030 and expects to exceed €1 billion in 2026. ### Body Germany has chosen volunteers over the draft to rebuild Europe's largest economy into a credible military power — but it has written a fast lane to conscription into the law in case that bet fails. The Military Service Modernisation Act (Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz), passed by the Bundestag on 5 December 2025 and cleared by the Bundesrat later that month, took effect on 1 January 2026 with a single overriding aim: filling the ranks of the Bundeswehr fast enough to meet the capability targets NATO now expects of its members. The reform stops short of reviving the compulsory service that Germany suspended in 2011. Instead it builds a hybrid: a better-paid voluntary track, a compulsory registration system to map who could serve, and a legal trigger that lets parliament switch on conscription if the numbers do not add up. A voluntary model with a compulsory trigger From 2026, every German turning 18 receives a questionnaire on their health, education and willingness to serve. Men are legally obliged to complete it; women may respond voluntarily. From 1 July 2027, a medical examination becomes mandatory again for all men born in 2008 or later — the first compulsory step back toward universal screening since the draft was halted. The government is betting that pay and modern conditions will do the rest. Voluntary recruits are offered a monthly salary of around €2,600, and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has set a goal of drawing in roughly 30,000 additional recruits a year. The law binds the Bundeswehr to a far larger ambition: up to 470,000 soldiers by 2035, of which 270,000 would be active-duty personnel and 200,000 reservists. The force counted about 184,000 active soldiers at the time of the vote, according to Defense News. If volunteering falls short, the state keeps a lever. The act contains a "compulsory on demand" provision allowing the Bundestag to activate needs-based conscription — but only through a separate vote, and only if recruitment lags or the security situation deteriorates. Where more young people are eligible than required, selection could fall to a lottery, an idea borrowed from Denmark. An automatic lottery was dropped from the bill itself during coalition talks. "If that is not enough, we will have no choice but to introduce partial conscription," Pistorius told lawmakers, adding that "in the event of a defense situation, which we want to prevent at all costs, the state must know who is ready for action." How the coalition reached its compromise The bill was the product of hard bargaining inside Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition of the conservative CDU/CSU and Pistorius's Social Democrats (SPD). Pistorius, drawing on the Swedish model, insisted the system stay voluntary at its core and resisted any automatic lottery, arguing recruits should be chosen on aptitude and skills. The CDU/CSU pushed for firmer compulsory mechanisms and concrete personnel targets to satisfy NATO. The result splits the difference: voluntarism now, with the machinery for compulsion ready to be switched on. Critics on both flanks were unimpressed. The military historian Sönke Neitzel dismissed an earlier draft as "another document of hesitation and procrastination," while opponents warned that the registration duties amounted to a draft by stealth. Part of a continent-wide rearmament Germany's manpower debate is one front in a broader European scramble to rearm against the threat from Russia. At their summit in The Hague on 24–25 June 2025, NATO leaders agreed that members would raise defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 — at least 3.5% on core military needs and up to 1.5% on infrastructure, resilience and industry — with a review in 2029. Every ally signed up except Spain, which secured an exemption. For a small state such as Luxembourg, the shift is dramatic. Long NATO's lowest spender — averaging under 0.6% of GDP over the past decade — the Grand Duchy lifted military spending to roughly €750 million in 2025, a rise of about a quarter on the year, and expects to pass €1 billion for the first time in 2026. Defence Minister Yuriko Backes has held to the government's roadmap of 2% of gross national income by 2030, worth about €1.46 billion. "The roadmap set by the government in June 2024 remains in force: 2% of gross national income in 2030," Backes has said, as the country — encircled entirely by larger allies — weighs how fast to climb toward the new benchmarks. That is why Berlin's choices reverberate well beyond Germany. As the alliance's most populous and wealthiest European member, Germany is expected to anchor NATO's posture on the eastern flank and underwrite the defence of smaller neighbours. Whether it can field the soldiers to match its budgets — by persuasion or, if necessary, by compulsion — will help determine how secure the whole region feels in the years ahead. ### Sources - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised / new draft military service law — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - Bundestag approves law for new military service — deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/news/bundestag-approves-law-for-new-military-service - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches close to agreement on contentious military service but questions remain — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/germany-inches-close-to-agreement-on-contentious-military-service-bill-but-questions-remai - Germany's military service reform: voluntarism at its core — OSW Centre for Eastern Studies: https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2025-12-10/germanys-military-service-reform-voluntarism-its-core - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress, Global Legal Monitor: https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO (official text): https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake --- ## Luxembourg eases red heat alert as deadly heatwave grips western Europe - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-red-heat-alert-europe-heatwave-june-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:11:58.749+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:11:58.749+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 80000e29-08fa-47da-a1f6-3633ab97ddd6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A week of extreme heat pushed Luxembourg under its highest weather warning and stretched emergency services, as France recorded its hottest day on record and Spain reported hundreds of heat deaths. ### Summary Luxembourg lifted its red heat warning on Sunday morning after a punishing week, as an extreme heatwave linked to a stalled high-pressure system toppled records across western and central Europe, killed hundreds and forced authorities to reorganise schools, building sites and emergency services. ### Key facts - Luxembourg held its highest 'red' heat warning from noon on 22 June to 7am on 28 June 2026, an unusually long activation coinciding with National Day. - CGDIS reinforced staffing nationwide and said call-outs rose by close to 70% above the seasonal average by midweek, as emergency departments logged more heat-related visits. - France recorded its hottest day since 1947 (national indicator 29.8°C; 44.3°C at Pissos) and placed up to 72 departments under red alert, affecting more than 50 million people. - Spain's Carlos III Health Institute linked at least 212 deaths to the heat between 21 and 24 June, while dozens drowned in France seeking relief. - The WMO and World Weather Attribution tied the records to human-caused warming, noting Europe has warmed about 2°C since the 1976 heatwave. ### FAQ **Q: What heat alert level was Luxembourg under in late June 2026?** MeteoLux escalated from an orange alert on 19 June to its highest 'red' level from noon on 22 June, and the CERI crisis cell prolonged it until 7am on 28 June. **Q: How did the heatwave affect Luxembourg's emergency services?** The CGDIS reinforced staffing across the country and said its interventions rose by close to 70% above the seasonal average by midweek, while hospital emergency departments recorded more heat-related visits. **Q: How deadly was the heatwave elsewhere in Europe?** France recorded its hottest day since 1947 and dozens of people drowned seeking relief; Spain's Carlos III Health Institute attributed at least 212 deaths to the heat between 21 and 24 June. **Q: What were residents advised to do?** Drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day, avoid alcohol, stay in cool or air-conditioned places between roughly 11am and 9pm, limit outdoor exertion, and keep in contact with elderly or isolated neighbours. ### Body Luxembourg lifted its red heat warning on Sunday morning, ending the most severe stretch of an extreme heatwave that has gripped western and central Europe for more than a week, killed hundreds of people and toppled long-standing temperature records from the Atlantic coast to the Moselle valley. The national weather service, MeteoLux, had kept the Grand Duchy under its highest alert level — red — from midday on 22 June until 7am on 28 June, an unusually long activation that coincided with the country's National Day celebrations and stretched emergency services to their limits. A red alert through National Day The warning escalated in stages. MeteoLux first declared an orange alert from Friday 19 June, the level triggered when the average Universal Thermal Climate Index is forecast to reach or exceed 24°C for at least two consecutive days. As the air grew hotter, the service raised the warning to red from noon on 22 June, forecasting highs close to or above 40°C — against a normal June maximum of about 22°C at Findel airport — with the Moselle valley the hottest corner of the country and several "tropical" nights offering little relief. The CERI crisis cell later prolonged the red alert until 7am on Sunday. The Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps, known by its French acronym CGDIS, said it had reinforced staffing across the territory for both the festivities and the heat. By midweek its call-outs had risen by close to 70% above the seasonal average, the corps reported, while hospital emergency departments logged more heat-related visits even as the wider health system stayed broadly under control. Authorities reshaped daily life around the heat. The environment ministry allowed construction sites to start at 6am rather than 7am to spare labourers the worst of the afternoon sun; the City of Luxembourg suspended afternoon classes for its youngest primary pupils on 24 and 26 June; and the Athénée de Luxembourg secondary school sent students home early. France counts its dead If Luxembourg's emergency held, neighbouring France bore the heatwave's heaviest human cost. Météo-France said the country recorded its hottest day since national records began in 1947: its thermal indicator, an average of 30 reference stations, reached 29.8°C, while a high of 44.3°C was logged at Pissos in the south-west, according to NPR and Euronews. Parts of western France climbed above 40°C. By 25 June, Météo-France had placed as many as 72 of mainland France's departments under a red canicule warning — a record — affecting more than 50 million people in a country with little air conditioning. French authorities said dozens of people had drowned, at least 40 by 24 June, many of them swimming in unsupervised rivers and lakes to escape the heat, and emergency services reported a sharp jump in calls. Tens of thousands of homes briefly lost power in Brittany after a heat-related fault. The toll reached well beyond France. In Spain, the Carlos III Health Institute attributed at least 212 deaths to the heat between 21 and 24 June, and weather agencies issued red warnings across Spain, Italy and parts of the United Kingdom, where Britain broke its June temperature record on consecutive days. What residents are told to do Luxembourg's Health Directorate urged residents to look out for those most exposed — older people, isolated residents, young children, people in precarious situations and those with chronic illness — and issued detailed guidance for the days of extreme heat: - Drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day and avoid alcohol, which speeds dehydration. - Shelter in cool or air-conditioned buildings — shopping centres, cinemas or public libraries — during the hottest hours, roughly 11am to 9pm. - Limit physical and outdoor exertion; the directorate warned that some medicines can worsen dehydration, disrupt temperature regulation or increase sensitivity to the sun. - Keep in regular contact with elderly or isolated neighbours, whose risk can climb for several days after the peak. For outdoor and construction workers — among the most exposed — MeteoLux cautioned that "prolonged exposure to the heat could lead to heat exhaustion or heatstroke, even during limited physical activity." A signal of the new normal Scientists were quick to link the episode to a warming climate. Meteorologists attributed the heat to a stalled high-pressure system — an "omega block" — that parked hot air over the continent while cooler air slid around its edges. The World Meteorological Organization said records had fallen across multiple countries, and the World Weather Attribution group reported that cities it studied in Luxembourg, Czechia and Lithuania had all seen unprecedented highs. "Heatwaves like this are what we expect to see in a changing climate," said John Kennedy, a climate scientist at the World Meteorological Organization. "In the 50 years since the historic heatwave in 1976, Europe as a whole has warmed by around two degrees." For Luxembourg, the immediate emergency eased on Sunday as cooler air moved in. But with the Grand Duchy sitting among the fastest-warming corners of the fastest-warming continent, officials made clear that the week's strain on hospitals, schools and emergency crews was less an aberration than a preview. ### Sources - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — Lëtz prepare (public.lu): https://letzprepare.public.lu/en/actualites/orange-alert-june.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/red-heatwave-alerts-spread-across-europe-with-hottest-day-ever-in-france-and-40-deaths-fro - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - What to Know About Europe's Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/ - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves --- ## Andy Burnham, Britain's likely next prime minister, sets out his stall as Starmer steps aside - URL: https://status.lu/article/andy-burnham-labour-leader-starmer-resigns-eu-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-28T11:48:44.611+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:48:44.611+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 99a20578-6c1b-47d2-a1e3-d916643cf771 - Dateline: London, GB > Keir Starmer's resignation clears the path for the Greater Manchester mayor, freshly returned to Parliament, whose agenda of devolution, public control and steady EU ties now comes into view. ### Summary Keir Starmer is resigning as UK prime minister, leaving Andy Burnham the runaway favourite to lead Labour and the country. His priorities — and his cautious line on Europe — carry stakes for Luxembourg's finance sector and British community. ### Key facts - Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister on 22 June 2026 but stays in office until Labour picks a successor. - Andy Burnham is the runaway favourite after winning the Makerfield by-election (54.8%, majority ~9,200) on 18 June 2026. - Labour's leadership nominations run 9–16 July, with a new leader expected before Parliament returns in September. - Burnham's 'Manchesterism' agenda stresses devolution, economic renewal and greater public control of key services. - On the EU he signals continuity, not re-entry — reassuring for Luxembourg's finance sector and British residents. ### FAQ **Q: Is Andy Burnham already the UK prime minister?** No. As of late June 2026 Keir Starmer remains prime minister until Labour completes its leadership contest. Burnham is the frontrunner and only declared candidate, but the contest's nominations open on 9 July, and he could take office only after that. **Q: How did Andy Burnham return to Parliament?** He won the Makerfield by-election in Greater Manchester on 18 June 2026 with 54.8% of the vote and a majority of more than 9,200 over Reform UK. The sitting Labour MP, Josh Simons, had resigned so Burnham could stand and become eligible to lead the party. **Q: Would a Burnham government change UK–EU relations?** He signals continuity rather than rupture. Burnham has stepped back from earlier support for rejoining the EU and aligns with Starmer's line against re-entering the single market or customs union, while analysts expect him to keep pursuing incremental deals on areas such as agri-food and energy. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg's large financial centre is closely tied to the City of London, and official figures recorded 3,924 British nationals resident in the Grand Duchy at the start of 2023. A steady, predictable UK posture toward the EU affects both expatriates and cross-border business. ### Body Britain is on course for its seventh prime minister in a decade. Sir Keir Starmer announced on 22 June that he would resign as Labour leader and prime minister, ending a months-long revolt inside his party and clearing the path for Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor who had returned to the House of Commons four days earlier. Burnham, the runaway favourite to succeed him, has wasted little time setting out the priorities of a government he does not yet lead. Starmer made the announcement outside 10 Downing Street, bowing to pressure that had built since Labour's heavy losses in the May local elections and the surge of Nigel Farage's Reform UK. He will remain in office until the party chooses a successor. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace. How the handover unfolded The trigger was a by-election. On 18 June, Burnham won the seat of Makerfield in Greater Manchester with 54.8% of the vote and a majority of more than 9,200 over Reform UK, a stronger result than polls had predicted, on a turnout of 58.8% — the highest at a parliamentary by-election since 2019. The contest had been engineered for him: the sitting Labour MP, Josh Simons, stood down so that Burnham, who held no seat in Parliament, could re-enter the Commons and become eligible to lead the party. Under a timetable set by Labour's National Executive Committee, nominations open on 9 July and close on 16 July, with a new leader expected to be in place before Parliament returns in September. Burnham is so far the only declared candidate; his most prominent potential rival, the former health secretary Wes Streeting, has said he will not stand. If no challenger emerges, Burnham could take office within weeks. “I will put myself forward as part of this process,” he told Sky News. What a Burnham government would do Burnham, 56, is a familiar figure in British politics. He was MP for Leigh from 2001 to 2017, served as health secretary under Gordon Brown, and has run Greater Manchester since 2017, winning three mayoral elections. He twice sought the Labour leadership, in 2010 and 2015, and lost both times. His pitch is built on what he calls “Manchesterism” — the argument that the devolved, place-based model he has used in Greater Manchester should be scaled up to the country as a whole. Commentators and his own writing describe an agenda that pairs pro-business growth with greater public control over essential services. His stated priorities include: - economic renewal and rebuilding public trust in politics; - deeper devolution of powers and money from Whitehall to England's regions; - a greater public stake in housing, energy, water and transport; - constitutional reform, including replacing the House of Lords with an elected chamber of the nations and regions. He has also tried to frame the moment in stark terms, warning that a failure to rebuild trust risks a more polarised politics. “Politics is getting more polarized,” he has said, cautioning that Britain risks drifting “towards the politics of the United States of America.” Farage, whose party finished second in Makerfield, has dismissed the manner of Burnham's likely ascent, arguing that a single by-election gives him no mandate to govern the country. What it means for Europe — and Luxembourg For the European Union, and for the Luxembourg communities with a stake in Britain, the most important signal is continuity. Burnham has stepped back from earlier remarks favouring EU membership; in May he said he was not proposing that the UK rejoin, aligning himself with Starmer's position that Britain will not re-enter the single market or the customs union. Analysts expect him to continue the incremental rapprochement already under way — a veterinary and agri-food agreement, closer cooperation on electricity and carbon markets, and regular attendance at European Political Community summits — rather than reopen the Brexit settlement. That cautious course matters in Luxembourg, home to a financial sector closely tied to the City of London and to a long-established British community. Official statistics recorded 3,924 British nationals living in the Grand Duchy at the start of 2023, a figure held down by the many who took Luxembourg citizenship after Brexit. A government that keeps negotiating, but does not lurch in either direction, offers a measure of predictability to expatriates and to firms managing cross-Channel business — even as the larger question of Britain's long-term place in Europe stays unresolved. For now, the formalities come first. Until Labour completes its contest, Starmer remains prime minister and Burnham an MP of a few days' standing — a leader-in-waiting setting out a programme he must still be handed the power to deliver. ### Sources - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - Keir Starmer resignation, UK to get seventh PM in a decade, as Andy Burnham likely to replace him (live) — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/world/live-news/keir-starmer-uk-pm - Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister; Andy Burnham expected to be next U.K. leader — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British PM Keir Starmer after his resignation? — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-who-is-andy-burnham-likely-next-uk-prime-minister/ - How Will the New Prime Minister Be Chosen—and How Soon Could They Be in Downing Street? — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/how-will-new-uk-prime-minister-be-chosen-timeline-leadership-contest-burnham/ - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - 2026 Makerfield by-election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election - Andy Burnham — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham - Britain poised for 'Manchesterism' under presumptive next PM Andy Burnham — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/23/andy-burnham-manchesterism-prime-minister-starmer-labour/ - More integration? What an Andy Burnham premiership might do to EU–UK relations — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/06/andy-burnham-premiership-eu-uk-relations/ - Andy Burnham's Brexit gamble — New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/andy-burnhams-brexit-gamble - Demographics of Luxembourg (UK nationals resident, 1 Jan 2023) — Wikipedia / STATEC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg --- ## Luxembourg house prices rise again as the long correction ends - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-house-prices-rise-correction-ends-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T11:38:09.931+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:38:09.931+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: 06e00f77-f79e-4bb3-b080-e868cdab8473 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Official figures show residential prices up 1.7% over the year in the first quarter, led by houses and recovering sales — but rents keep outpacing inflation in one of Europe's costliest markets. ### Summary STATEC's hedonic index rose 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 and 1.7% over twelve months, confirming that Luxembourg's deep housing correction has given way to a modest recovery led by houses and rebounding transactions — even as advertised rents climb far faster than incomes. ### Key facts - Luxembourg residential prices rose 0.7% in Q1 2026 and 1.7% year-on-year, per STATEC's hedonic index — broadly in line with 1.6% inflation. - Houses led the rebound (+3.0% over the year) versus existing apartments (+0.9%); sales jumped 11.5% for houses and 9.4% for apartments. - The recovery follows a ~16.3% peak-to-trough correction (Q3 2022–early 2024) triggered by ECB rate hikes, now easing with mortgage rates near 3.2%. - Renters are squeezed: advertised apartment rents climbed 4.4% over the year, far above inflation and sale-price growth. - New-build (VEFA) sales fell 18.2%, showing the construction pipeline has yet to recover even as the resale market stabilises. ### FAQ **Q: How much did Luxembourg house prices rise in early 2026?** According to STATEC's hedonic index, analysed by the Observatoire de l'Habitat, residential prices rose 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 and 1.7% over the previous twelve months. **Q: Are houses or apartments driving the increase?** Houses are leading. Prices for existing houses rose 3.0% over the year, compared with 0.9% for existing apartments and 0.9% for new-build (VEFA) apartments. **Q: What is happening to rents in Luxembourg?** Rents are still climbing fast. Advertised apartment rents rose 4.4% over twelve months — well above inflation of 1.6% — while STATEC's index of rents actually paid rose 1.4%. **Q: Why did Luxembourg house prices fall before recovering?** The market peaked in 2022 and fell about 16.3% to early 2024 after the European Central Bank raised interest rates sharply. With rates now easing and mortgage costs near 3.2%, buyers have returned and prices have stabilised. ### Body Luxembourg's residential property prices are rising again. Official figures published on 25 June showed home prices up 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 and 1.7% over the previous twelve months, confirming that the grand duchy's deepest housing downturn in decades has given way to a cautious recovery. The numbers, drawn from STATEC's hedonic house-price index and analysed in the 25th quarterly report of the Observatoire de l'Habitat, the government's housing observatory, point to a market that has steadied after two years of falling values. Annual price growth of 1.7% is now broadly in line with national inflation, which ran at 1.6% over the same period. For a country routinely ranked among the most expensive places to buy a home in Europe, the turn matters. Housing affordability is the dominant pocketbook issue in Luxembourg, and a return to rising prices reshapes the arithmetic for thousands of would-be buyers and for the cross-border workers who commute in from France, Belgium and Germany. Houses lead the rebound The recovery is uneven. Prices for existing houses rose 3.0% over the year, well ahead of the 0.9% increase for existing apartments and the 0.9% gain for new-build apartments still under construction, the so-called VEFA segment. Sales volumes tell a similar story of normalisation. Compared with the first quarter of 2025, transactions rose 9.4% for existing apartments and 11.5% for houses. Some 968 existing apartments changed hands, approaching the average recorded before the downturn, alongside roughly 650 houses. The exception was new construction: just 207 VEFA apartments were sold, down 18.2% on a year earlier, underlining how the building pipeline has yet to recover. The Observatoire said transaction volumes had stabilised at levels significantly higher than those recorded during the sharpest phase of the slowdown, between 2023 and early 2024. From correction to stabilisation The rebound follows a painful reset. Luxembourg's long property boom stalled in mid-2022, when the European Central Bank raised interest rates sharply to fight inflation, abruptly pricing many buyers out of the market. Prices fell by about 16.3% from their Q3 2022 peak to a trough in early 2024, according to figures compiled by the Observatoire, with double-digit annual declines recorded in mid-2023. The first annual increase since the end of 2022 came in the final quarter of 2024. The recovery then gathered pace through 2025, helped by temporary fiscal incentives that pulled buyers forward, though the quarter-to-quarter path was volatile. With the ECB easing and mortgage rates settling at around 3.2%, financing conditions have improved enough to coax purchasers back to a market where supply remains structurally tight. The latest data suggest that volatility is fading. "The residential property market has returned to a more normal rhythm," the Observatoire concluded, framing the modest first-quarter gains as a phase of stabilisation rather than the start of a new boom. Renters left behind If buyers are seeing a gentler market, tenants are not. Advertised apartment rents rose 0.5% over the quarter and 4.4% over the year — far outpacing both inflation and sale prices. Advertised rents for furnished rooms climbed 4.7% over twelve months, while STATEC's index of rents actually being paid rose a more modest 1.4%. Advertised apartment rents continue to rise at a sustained pace (+4.4% over twelve months), clearly above inflation. That gap between a recovering sales market and a relentlessly tightening rental market is the crux of Luxembourg's affordability squeeze. With home ownership out of reach for many, demand is funnelled into renting, where supply is scarce and prices keep climbing. What it means for buyers and renters For prospective buyers, the data carry a mixed message. Prices are no longer falling, so waiting for a cheaper market looks like a losing bet; but with values rising only in step with inflation and rates off their peak, the panic of the 2022 shock has eased. For renters and lower-income households, the picture is bleaker, with advertised rents racing ahead of wages. The figures land against a backdrop of long-running political pressure to fix the supply shortage. Housing Minister Claude Meisch has repeatedly tied the crisis to a simple imbalance between population growth and construction. "We need more housing, that is a simple arithmetic truth, as more people have moved to Luxembourg than we have built homes," Meisch told the Luxembourg Times in a 2024 interview, adding that the goal was "making sure that eventually everyone in Luxembourg can find a home that they can afford, which today is not the case." For now, the official verdict is one of stabilisation: a market that has stopped falling, is selling again, and is creeping higher — but one that remains, for many residents, stubbornly out of reach. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (Le gouvernement luxembourgeois): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Luxembourg Housing Prices Drop by 16.3% between Q3 2022, Q1 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57270-luxembourg-housing-prices-drop-by-16-3-between-q3-2022-q1-2024 - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (interview with Claude Meisch) — Luxembourg Times / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/de/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Renewed momentum on the Luxembourg property market? — Spuerkeess: https://www.spuerkeess.lu/en/blog/housing/renewed-momentum-on-the-luxembourg-property-market/ --- ## Beyond the heatwave: scientists see Luxembourg's climate turning hotter, drier and stormier - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-climate-shift-hotter-drier-summers-water-risk - Published: 2026-06-28T11:21:31.047+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:21:31.047+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: acc83fe3-9eed-46ec-8610-a748fddf3948 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > This week's record heat will fade, but hydrologist Laurent Pfister says Luxembourg is locked into hotter, drier summers and violent storms — with lasting risks for water, farming and rail. ### Summary Scientists at LIST say Luxembourg is shifting to hotter, drier summers and more violent downpours, straining drinking water, agriculture and infrastructure long after this week's heatwave ends. ### Key facts - Hydrologist Laurent Pfister says Luxembourg's climate is changing structurally, not just enduring a hot spell. - LIST projects broadly stable annual rainfall but a more extreme split: long droughts and sudden, violent downpours — an 'intensification of the water cycle.' - Summer rainfall could fall 10–20% by 2100 while annual temperatures rise about 2–4°C, per the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. - Luxembourg's water — roughly 45% groundwater and 55% from the Upper Sûre reservoir — is exposed to prolonged drought. - Agriculture, the Moselle wine region and rail infrastructure all face lasting risks across the Greater Region. ### FAQ **Q: Is Luxembourg really getting a Mediterranean climate?** Not literally. Scientists describe a shift toward a Mediterranean-style pattern — hotter, drier summers and concentrated, violent rainfall — rather than the steady year-round rain Luxembourg historically relied on. The annual rainfall total may stay similar, but its timing and intensity change. **Q: Where does Luxembourg's drinking water come from?** About 45% comes from groundwater springs and roughly 55% from the Upper Sûre reservoir at Esch-sur-Sûre, distributed by the SEBES utility. The capital depends heavily on the Luxembourg Sandstone (Grès de Luxembourg) aquifer for around half its supply. **Q: How much hotter and drier could Luxembourg get?** The World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal projects roughly 2–4°C of annual warming by 2100 and 10–20% less summer rain, with up to about five extremely hot days a year by 2050. ### Body The thermometers that drove Luxembourg toward 40°C this week — triggering a red alert, the suspension of afternoon school classes and even a heat-buckled railway track — will eventually fall back. The conditions that produced them, hydrologists say, will not. For Laurent Pfister, the hydro-climatologist who heads the Environmental Sensing and Modelling unit at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), the late-June heat is a symptom of a deeper, structural change. The Grand Duchy's temperate, rain-through-the-year climate is giving way to something the country was not built for: hotter, drier summers punctuated by sudden, violent downpours — a rhythm closer to the Mediterranean than to the mild north-west Europe of the 20th century. An intensifying water cycle Pfister's central point is not simply that Luxembourg will get wetter or drier on average. LIST's projections suggest total annual rainfall will stay broadly unchanged. What is changing is its distribution — and its violence — with long dry spells broken by extreme bursts of rain. "On parle surtout d'une intensification du cycle hydrologique" — "We are talking above all about an intensification of the water cycle," Pfister told the Luxembourg outlet Infogreen, describing the switch away from steady, year-round rainfall. That shift is self-reinforcing, he explains. In a heavy downpour, parched ground saturates within minutes, sending water sheeting across the surface and dragging pollutants and bacteria toward rivers and reservoirs; a prolonged drought, meanwhile, bakes and seals the soil so it can no longer soak up rain when it finally arrives. The outcome, in his telling, is a vicious circle of flood and drought rather than a gentle middle ground. Because today's planning rules were built on a 20th-century climate assumed to be stable, they are losing their grip. "Le climat change en raison de l'activité humaine, ce qui implique qu'il faut revoir progressivement tous nos modèles statistiques" — climate is changing because of human activity, which means all our statistical models must be progressively revised — Pfister has said. Luxembourg's systematic temperature records reach back only to about 1838 and rainfall to 1854, leaving forecasters with a short memory of how extreme the weather can become. A water supply built for a wetter country The stakes are clearest at the tap. Luxembourg draws roughly 45% of its drinking water from groundwater springs and about 55% from a single surface source, the Upper Sûre reservoir at Esch-sur-Sûre, treated and distributed by the SEBES utility. The capital leans heavily on the Grès de Luxembourg — the Luxembourg Sandstone aquifer — for around half of its supply. A long drought squeezes both, and the fallback is deeper groundwater that can take millennia to recharge. The pressure is already visible in the numbers cited by researchers and the water sector: - Daily abstraction has reached about 130,000 m³, roughly 180 litres per resident, and total water use has roughly doubled in 15 years. - Households account for about 60% of consumption, industry 23% and agriculture 8%, with around 9% lost to leaks. - Roughly 100 of the country's 250 groundwater resources are already unusable because of nitrate, pesticide and phosphate pollution. - University of Luxembourg modelling warns water availability could become a brake on population growth after 2023–2029 without conservation measures. What the projections show The trajectory is not hypothetical. The World Bank's Climate Change Knowledge Portal projects mean annual temperatures in Luxembourg rising by roughly 2–4°C or more by the end of the century under high-emissions scenarios, with national estimates of about +1.1°C by mid-century. Summer rainfall (June–August) could fall by 10–20% by 2100, even as winters turn 5–15% wetter, and the country could see up to about five extremely hot days a year by 2050. Agriculture sits squarely in the crossfire. Farmers and the winegrowers of the Moselle valley already swing between persistent drought, damaging downpours and unseasonal frost, while warmer, drier summers raise the risk of forest fires. Infrastructure is exposed too: this week's track subsidence near Berchem hinted at how heat tests the rail network, while heavier winter rain raises flood risks that can reach the electricity grid. Luxembourg's national adaptation strategy now lists 131 measures meant to brace for exactly this. A Greater Region under the same sky Luxembourg's predicament is shared across borders. During the same heatwave, France recorded 44.3°C at Pissos on 23 June and Germany set a national record of 41.5°C on 27 June, part of a European episode linked to more than 500 deaths. The Greater Region's farms, rivers and cities are warming together, and water is increasingly a cross-border concern. Pfister's prescription is to read the deep past in order to prepare for the future — reconstructing old floods and droughts from tree rings, sediments and archives to stretch a record that instruments alone cannot provide. "By linking past extreme events to those observed today, we can better assess the impact of human activities and more accurately predict the future evolution of climate and hydrological phenomena," he says. The heatwave will pass. The questions it raises about water, farming and infrastructure, the scientists argue, are here to stay. ### Sources - À quoi doit s'attendre le Luxembourg alors que le climat se détracte — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/fr/media/presse/a-quoi-doit-sattendre-le-luxembourg-alors-que-le-climat-se-detracte/ - « Le changement climatique a intensifié le cycle de l'eau » — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/le-changement-climatique-a-intensifie-le-cycle-de-l-eau.html - Climate and rivers: when the past sheds light on the future — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/en/news/climate-and-rivers-when-the-past-sheds-light-on-the-future/ - À l'écoute du changement climatique, à travers météo et hydrologie — ingsci.lu (Ingénieurs et Scientifiques du Luxembourg): https://ingsci.lu/en/a-lecoute-du-changement-climatique-a-travers-meteo-et-hydrologie/ - Research trends: New models for extreme weather — Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR): https://www.fnr.lu/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight/research-trends-pfister/ - Luxembourg – Mean Projections (CMIP6) — World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal: https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/luxembourg/climate-data-projections - State of Luxembourg's water supply — Sustainability Mag: https://sustainabilitymag.lu/en/nature/la-crise-de-lor-bleu/state-luxembourgs-water-supply - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Climate and weather in Luxembourg — Luxtoday: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/the-climate-in-luxembourg --- ## BIS warns converging 'pressure points' leave global economy exposed - URL: https://status.lu/article/bis-2026-annual-report-pressure-points-global-economy - Published: 2026-06-28T11:08:39.093+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:08:39.093+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: bc2b963d-5099-457a-8392-a4f8e8b042cd - Dateline: Basel, CH > The central banks' bank says high public debt, sticky inflation, trade fragmentation and stretched valuations are colliding — risks that transmit directly to Luxembourg's fund-heavy economy. ### Summary In its Annual Economic Report, the Bank for International Settlements warns that a cluster of converging vulnerabilities leaves the global economy dangerously exposed, and urges policymakers to act before adjustments become costlier. The report's focus on sovereign-bond fragility and non-bank finance lands squarely on Luxembourg, the world's second-largest fund domicile. ### Key facts - The BIS Annual Economic Report 2026 warns that high public debt, sticky inflation, trade fragmentation and stretched valuations are converging to leave the global economy exposed. - It identifies a new 'fiscal-financial stability nexus' in which non-bank investors hold growing amounts of government debt, making sovereign-bond markets a channel for sudden stress. - BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos urged policymakers to act now, warning that delay will make adjustments more costly. - Luxembourg, the world's second-largest fund domicile with about 8.2 trillion euros in fund assets, is directly exposed to the rate, bond and liquidity risks the BIS flags. - The report's call to extend oversight to non-bank finance lands on the cross-border fund industry that anchors Luxembourg's economy. ### FAQ **Q: What is the BIS Annual Economic Report?** It is the flagship yearly report of the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel-based institution owned by central banks. The 2026 edition, released on 28 June 2026, assesses risks to the global economy and recommends policy responses. **Q: What are the 'pressure points' the BIS identified?** High and near-record public debt, the risk of renewed high inflation, trade fragmentation and geopolitical tension, stretched asset valuations (notably in AI sectors), and fragile bond-market liquidity tied to leverage among non-bank financial intermediaries. **Q: Why does the report matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is the world's second-largest investment fund domicile, with about 8.2 trillion euros in fund assets at end-2025. Its economy is built on cross-border funds and bond holdings, so the global rate, sovereign-debt and market-liquidity risks the BIS highlights transmit directly to it. ### Body The institution that serves as the central banks' own bank delivered an unusually blunt message on Sunday: the calm on the surface of the global economy is masking a build-up of risk underneath it. In its Annual Economic Report, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said a set of converging "pressure points" — high public debt, the threat of renewed inflation, a fragmenting trade system and stretched asset valuations — are colliding in ways that leave the world economy badly exposed to the next shock. The Basel-based body, owned by central banks around the world, framed its 133-page report under the banner "Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline." Its core warning is that resilience to date should not be mistaken for safety, and that the room to respond to a crisis has narrowed. "Policymakers must act now," said BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos. "Delay will only make the necessary adjustments more costly." The pressure points The report identifies several vulnerabilities that, individually manageable, become dangerous in combination. According to the BIS and wire coverage of the launch, they include: - Near-record public debt and strained government finances, leaving little fiscal space to cushion the next downturn. - The risk of a renewed bout of stubbornly high inflation, amid lingering supply shocks and the danger that price expectations come unanchored. - Trade fragmentation and geopolitical tension, which reduce the flexibility of global supply. - Stretched asset valuations and investor complacency, with particular unease about prices in artificial-intelligence-related sectors. - Fragile bond-market liquidity and hidden leverage built up through non-bank financial intermediaries. On the AI boom, the BIS struck a note of caution rather than triumph. While the technology has lifted confidence and supported growth on hopes of productivity gains, the bank warned that supply bottlenecks and intense competition could tip the surge into the kind of overinvestment seen in past boom-and-bust cycles — even as it stokes fears about jobs. A new 'fiscal-financial stability nexus' The most novel part of the diagnosis is what the BIS calls a new "fiscal-financial stability nexus." As governments borrow more, the global financial system has shifted from financing the private sector toward financing the state — and a growing share of that debt now sits with non-bank players such as hedge funds and asset managers, often funded through short-term markets that allow leverage to accumulate. That makes sovereign-bond markets, long treated as the bedrock of the financial system, a potential transmission channel for stress. "The new fiscal-financial stability nexus may mean more frequent and sharper drops in sovereign bond values," said Frank Smets, acting head of the BIS Monetary and Economic Department — swings that could rapidly tighten financial conditions. The policy prescription follows from the diagnosis. The BIS urged governments and central banks to prioritise price stability, restore fiscal sustainability by bringing debt down, extend financial-stability oversight beyond the banking sector to the fast-growing non-bank world, pursue structural reforms and coordinate their actions so they reinforce one another rather than pull in opposite directions. Why this lands on Luxembourg For most readers the report is an abstraction. For Luxembourg it is close to a description of the local economy's risk profile. The Grand Duchy is the world's second-largest investment fund domicile after the United States and Europe's leading cross-border fund centre — precisely the non-bank financial machinery the BIS is now urging supervisors to watch more closely. The scale is striking for a country of fewer than 700,000 people. Assets under management in Luxembourg-domiciled funds surpassed 8 trillion euros for the first time, reaching about 8.2 trillion euros at the end of 2025, according to figures from Luxembourg for Finance — more than half again as large as five years earlier. Alternative funds now make up roughly 35 percent of that total, and consultancy PwC has projected the industry could reach 10.4 trillion dollars by 2030. Because so much of that money is invested in bonds and other globally traded assets, the channels the BIS flags — moves in interest rates, sudden repricing of sovereign debt and gaps in market liquidity — feed straight through to Luxembourg's funds and the fee income, jobs and tax receipts that depend on them. A sharp, BIS-style drop in bond values would be felt first in the kind of portfolios that the Grand Duchy administers on behalf of investors worldwide. The exposure is rising in step with the risk. New European Union rules for loan-originating funds, taking effect from mid-2026, will cap leverage at 175 percent for open-ended vehicles and 300 percent for closed-ended ones — an implicit acknowledgement that private credit and leverage, two of the BIS's concerns, have become central to the business Luxembourg hosts. De Cos returned repeatedly to the debt theme, noting that borrowing is high and increasingly "financed through non-bank financial intermediaries." His message to finance ministers and central bankers gathered in Basel was that the window to fix weak foundations is open now, but will not stay open indefinitely. For an economy built on managing the world's savings, that is less a distant warning than a forecast for its own balance sheet. ### Sources - Annual Economic Report 2026 — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e.htm - Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline (press release, 28 June 2026) — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/press/p260628.htm - Rising debt, AI boom and financial fragilities raise global risks: BIS — Business Standard (Reuters wire): https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/rising-debt-ai-boom-and-financial-fragilities-raise-global-risks-bis-126062800378_1.html - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — ETF Express: https://etfexpress.com/2026/03/26/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Luxembourg Fund Assets Could Reach $10.4trn by 2030, PwC Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61838-luxembourg-fund-assets-could-reach-10-4trn-by-2030-pwc-reports - Luxembourg tops Europe in sustainable fund assets — IFC Review: https://www.ifcreview.com/news/2026/march/luxembourg-luxembourg-tops-europe-in-sustainable-fund-assets/ --- ## Chamber of Employees to launch Luxembourg's first master's in AI for healthcare - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-first-ai-health-masters-degree-october-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T06:49:50.041+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:49:50.041+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 653901e3-daa5-460d-bc7d-16f51112bfb0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A French university degree delivered locally by the Chamber of Employees will train clinicians and IT staff to deploy medical AI — as the EU tightens the rules governing it. ### Summary Luxembourg's Chamber of Employees has unveiled what it calls the country's first master's degree in artificial intelligence for healthcare, a 12-month programme starting in October 2026. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's Chamber of Employees (CSL) announced on 26 June 2026 what it calls the country's first master's degree in AI for healthcare, starting in October 2026. - The diploma is awarded by France's UTBM and delivered locally by the CSL's LLLC with CFPC DeWidong — the University of Luxembourg is not involved. - The 12-month, 66-ECTS programme runs evenings and Saturdays for working clinicians and IT staff; tuition is 7,900 euros and applications close in September 2026. - The curriculum leans heavily on ethics, law, governance and AI transparency rather than coding alone. - It lands as the EU AI Act phases in high-risk obligations for medical AI, due by December 2027 and August 2028 depending on the system. ### FAQ **Q: Is this degree run by the University of Luxembourg?** No. Despite being billed as a Luxembourg first, the diploma is awarded by the Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) in France and delivered in Luxembourg by the Chamber of Employees' Lifelong Learning Centre (LLLC) with CFPC DeWidong. The University of Luxembourg is not a partner. **Q: Who is the master's degree for, and what does it cost?** It targets working healthcare professionals and IT/digital specialists who deploy AI in care settings. Entry requires a master's-level first year or equivalent, or recognition of prior experience. Tuition is 7,900 euros and applications run until September 2026. **Q: When does it start and how is it structured?** Classes begin in October 2026 and run for 12 months on weekday evenings and Saturdays. The degree carries 66 ECTS across seven teaching units covering ethics and law, AI transparency, healthcare governance, practical use cases, and project methodology. Teaching is in French, with B1 English required to graduate. **Q: How does it relate to EU rules on medical AI?** AI embedded in or acting as a medical device is classed as high-risk under the EU AI Act, requiring data governance, transparency and human oversight. Those obligations phase in by December 2027 and August 2028, driving demand for staff who can deploy medical AI in compliance with the rules. ### Body Luxembourg will gain its first master's degree dedicated to artificial intelligence in healthcare this autumn, the country's Chamber of Employees (Chambre des salariés, or CSL) has announced — a workforce-focused programme arriving just as European regulators tighten the rules governing AI in medicine. The CSL unveiled the degree on 26 June, describing it as a national first. It is aimed not at school-leavers but at people already working: clinicians, healthcare managers and the IT specialists who build and run hospital software. Classes start in October 2026 and run for twelve months, held on weekday evenings and Saturdays so participants can keep their jobs while they study. One detail complicates the "Luxembourg first" framing. The diploma is not awarded by the University of Luxembourg, the Grand Duchy's national university, which is not involved. Instead it is a Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé (a master's in computer science with an AI-and-health track) granted by the Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) in France, and delivered inside Luxembourg by the CSL's Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre (LLLC) together with the vocational training body CFPC DeWidong. Under the arrangement, UTBM provides the academic oversight and the degree itself; the LLLC handles delivery and access for working professionals; and DeWidong bridges the academic syllabus with the day-to-day realities of the care sector. What the degree covers The programme carries 66 ECTS credits across seven teaching units, grouped under five themes that lean as heavily on governance as on the technology itself: - Ethics, law and regulation - Understanding AI and transparency, including the bias and "explainability" problems that dog clinical algorithms - Governance and implementation in healthcare settings - Practical applications and real-world use cases - Methodology and project management Teaching is in French, with B1-level English required to graduate, and the bulk of the course runs in person in Luxembourg, with about a quarter delivered remotely. Entry requires a master's-level first year or an equivalent four-year qualification, though candidates can also qualify through a recognition-of-prior-experience route. Tuition is set at 7,900 euros, according to the CSL's programme page, and applications run until September 2026. The emphasis is deliberate. Rather than training people to write machine-learning code from scratch, the degree is pitched at those who must decide whether, and how, to let an algorithm into a clinic — and who will be accountable when it makes a call. The challenge is not only technological: it is about ensuring a responsible transition in the service of the quality of care, patient safety and the central role of human beings in healthcare decisions. That framing, from the CSL, mirrors the regulatory direction of travel across the European Union, where human oversight of medical AI is becoming a legal requirement rather than a slogan. A bet on the talent pipeline The master's is a small but pointed piece of a larger national strategy to retrofit Luxembourg's workforce for AI. The government has been running a free introductory course, "Elements of AI Luxembourg," whose fifth edition launched in March 2026; more than 5,300 residents have completed it, and the authorities have set a target of training 1% of the population by 2030. That drive is overseen by Elisabeth Margue, the minister delegate responsible for media and connectivity. Healthcare is one of the sectors where Luxembourg, like its neighbours, expects AI to land hardest — in diagnostic imaging, patient monitoring, administrative triage and the management of care pathways. The CSL says the new degree is built around precisely those settings, with modules on clinical AI and on managing AI within care pathways, alongside the bioethics and compliance content. The flexible format, the chamber argues, is part of the point. "The programme offers a flexible timetable intended to facilitate, as far as possible, the balance between professional activity, personal life and further study," the CSL said. Arriving as Europe rewrites the rules The timing is not incidental. Under the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act, AI that is embedded in, or itself functions as, a medical device — already regulated under the bloc's Medical Device Regulation and its in-vitro diagnostics counterpart — is automatically classed as "high-risk." That designation triggers a stack of obligations: risk-management systems, high-quality and well-governed training data, transparency for users, demonstrable human oversight, and conformity assessments carried out by notified bodies, all layered on top of existing device rules. Those requirements are phased in over the coming years. EU institutions have pushed several deadlines back, with standalone high-risk AI systems now due to comply by December 2027 and high-risk AI built into regulated products such as medical devices by August 2028. The European Commission also runs dedicated work on AI in healthcare, reflecting how central the sector has become to the bloc's digital ambitions — and to its anxieties. For hospitals and health firms, that compliance burden translates into demand for people who can speak both languages — clinical and computational — and who understand the legal scaffolding around them. A degree that spends as much time on governance, ethics and the AI Act as on the algorithms is, in effect, a bet that the scarce skill in medical AI will not be building the models, but safely deploying them. Whether 7,900 euros and a year of evenings proves an attractive proposition for Luxembourg's stretched healthcare workforce will become clearer when the first cohort assembles in October. What the launch signals is plainer: a small country positioning its talent pipeline at the contested intersection of medicine, data and regulation. ### Sources - Luxembourg to Launch 1st Master's Degree in AI & Healthcare — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62048-luxembourg-to-launch-1st-masters-degree-in-ai-healthcare - Master Intelligence Artificielle et Santé (Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé) — Chambre des salariés / LLLC (csl.lu): https://www.csl.lu/fr/lllc/formations-universitaires/masters/master-intelligence-artificielle-et-sante/ - Le Luxembourg poursuit la formation de sa population à l'intelligence artificielle — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+01-janvier+16-margue-intelligence-artificielle.html - Artificial Intelligence in healthcare — European Commission – Public Health: https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/artificial-intelligence-healthcare_en - EU Commission drafts guidelines on classifying high-risk systems under the AI Act — Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS): https://www.raps.org/resource/eu-commission-drafts-guidelines-on-classifying-high-risk-systems-under-the-ai-act.html --- ## Israel and Lebanon Sign US-Brokered Framework to Wind Down Their Conflict - URL: https://status.lu/article/israel-lebanon-us-framework-agreement - Published: 2026-06-28T06:39:50.863+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:39:50.863+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 9898bf60-f43f-4393-94f5-0099079adb3f - Dateline: Southern Lebanon (Litani River), LB > The trilateral accord, signed in Washington after four days of talks, sets a conditional path for a limited Israeli pullback tied to Hezbollah's disarmament, but defers the hardest questions. ### Summary Israel and Lebanon, still technically at war, signed a US-mediated framework on 26 June pledging to end their conflict through a sequenced, conditional process. Israel will hand two pilot zones to the Lebanese army once Hezbollah is disarmed there, but keeps its security zone and sets no timetable. Beirut called it a first step; Hezbollah rejected it. ### Key facts - Israel, Lebanon and the US signed a trilateral framework on 26 June 2026 in Washington, at ambassadorial level with Secretary of State Marco Rubio signing for the US. - The deal sets a sequenced process: Israel hands two pilot zones (north and south of the Litani) to the Lebanese army only after Hezbollah is verifiably disarmed there. - Israel keeps its Yellow Line security zone and operational freedom; there is no fixed withdrawal timetable, and it still holds roughly a fifth of Lebanon. - A US-run Military Coordination Group (MCG4L) will oversee implementation, backed by a $100m US humanitarian pledge. - Beirut called it a first step toward sovereignty; Hezbollah, excluded from the talks, rejected it and demanded unconditional Israeli withdrawal. ### FAQ **Q: What does the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement actually cover?** It is a 14-point trilateral framework committing the two sides to end their conflict through a sequenced process: the Lebanese army takes exclusive control of two pilot zones around the Litani River once Hezbollah is disarmed there, while Israel keeps its security zone until disarmament is verified. It creates a US-run Military Coordination Group and includes US funding, but sets no timetable. **Q: Who signed the agreement and at what level?** It was signed on 26 June 2026 at the US State Department at ambassadorial level — Israel's ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's ambassador Nada Hamadeh — with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presiding and signing for the United States. Hezbollah was not part of the talks. **Q: How did Lebanon, Israel and Hezbollah react?** President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam welcomed it as a first step toward full sovereignty and an eventual Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu called keeping the security zone 'a major achievement.' Hezbollah rejected the deal, with leader Naim Qassem insisting Israel must leave unconditionally. **Q: Is the conflict between Israel and Lebanon now over?** No. The two states remain technically at war with no peace treaty or normalisation. The framework is a conditional roadmap with no fixed timetable; any Israeli withdrawal depends on Hezbollah's disarmament, which Hezbollah has vowed to resist. ### Body Israel and Lebanon, two states that have never signed a peace treaty and remain technically at war, put their names to a US-brokered framework agreement on 26 June that maps a conditional path toward ending their conflict — while deferring its most contentious elements. The trilateral accord was signed at the US State Department after four days of talks in Washington, the culmination of a negotiating track that opened in April. It was inked at ambassadorial level — by Israel's envoy to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon's ambassador, Nada Hamadeh — with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presiding and signing for the United States. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed movement whose weapons sit at the heart of the deal, was not at the table. Rubio set expectations deliberately low. "It's the beginning of the beginning," he told the ceremony, adding that the agreement "establishes a clear and structured process to restore Lebanon's sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its terrorist infrastructure." What the framework commits the two sides to The 14-point document declares the parties' intent to "conclusively end the conflict" through a "reciprocal, sequenced process, with clear conditions," according to reporting by CNN and Al Jazeera. In practice, that sequence puts disarmament before withdrawal. Its central mechanism is a pair of "pilot zones" in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will assume exclusive control, to the exclusion of all non-state actors. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the two areas were chosen on the recommendation of the Israeli military: one south of the Litani River, the other north of the Litani inside an expanded Israeli security zone. The Lebanese army is to take over each zone only after Hezbollah's infrastructure there has been dismantled and verified. The agreement also creates a standing body to police the process: - A trilateral Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), facilitated by the United States, to oversee implementation and help train and strengthen the Lebanese army. - An "immediate" US pledge of $100 million in humanitarian assistance, coordinated with the United Nations. - A separate $30 million, reported by Al Jazeera, to reimburse the Lebanese Armed Forces for peace-support costs. A pullback that is real but small For all its language about ending the conflict, the framework leaves Israel's footprint largely intact. Israeli forces keep their security zone along the so-called Yellow Line and retain what officials described as operational freedom to act against threats. Only after Hezbollah is verifiably disarmed — first in the pilot zones, then across Lebanon — will Israel "progressively redeploy." There is no fixed timetable, and Al Jazeera estimates Israel still holds roughly a fifth of Lebanese territory. The most important thing is, first of all, that Israel remains in the security zone in southern Lebanon. This is a major achievement, and we will maintain it as long as Hezbollah has not disarmed. — Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel That conditionality is the deal's defining feature. Israel secures a written, US-backed commitment to Hezbollah's disarmament without surrendering the leverage of its continued presence; Lebanon secures a path to recovering its south without an immediate withdrawal it could not enforce. Beirut hails a first step; Hezbollah rejects it Lebanon's leadership framed the signing as a beginning rather than a settlement. President Joseph Aoun called it "the first step on the road toward restoring Lebanon's sovereignty over all of its territory, without the slightest compromise," and looked ahead to a future "free of occupation, prisoners, and external tutelage." Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the framework aims to "achieve Israel's full withdrawal from all Lebanese territory, restore the state's sovereignty, and facilitate the return of its citizens," anchoring it in UN Security Council Resolution 1701, the Taif Agreement and the 2024 cessation-of-hostilities declaration. Hezbollah was unsparing. Secretary-General Naim Qassem said "Israel must leave unconditionally" and rejected any normalisation of ties. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah charged that the authorities' course amounted to "unilateral, gratuitous concessions that will only undermine the country." The movement's opposition matters: the framework asks the Lebanese state to disarm a group that remains both armed and politically entrenched, and that was excluded from the talks that produced the plan. What is genuinely new — and what is not The novelty is real. For the first time, Israel and Lebanon have signed a shared document, named concrete pilot zones, stood up a joint US-run coordination mechanism and committed on paper to a disarm-then-withdraw sequence backed by American money. After a year of war and an uneasy truce, that is a meaningful shift in form. The limits are equally real. There is no peace treaty, no normalisation, no timetable and no full withdrawal — only a conditional, partial pullback dependent on a disarmament that Hezbollah has vowed to resist. Prisoners and a complete Israeli departure remain aspirations voiced in Beirut, not commitments in the text. As Rubio himself conceded, the work is only beginning. Whether the framework becomes a turning point or another unimplemented blueprint will be decided not in Washington's signing room but along the Litani. ### Sources - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/middleeast/israel-and-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-latam-intl - Israel and Lebanon ink framework deal for ending conflict, including minor IDF withdrawal — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-lebanon-ink-framework-deal-for-minor-idf-withdrawal-after-4-days-of-dc-talks/ - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/israel/israel-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-us-first-step-peace-rubio-says-rcna351973 - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework agreement aimed at dismantling Hezbollah — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework deal, paving way for future peace talks — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bymj7vnmml - Lebanese Leaders Outline Framework Agreement Goals Following U.S.-Brokered Deal — Profile News: https://www.profilenews.com/en/framework-agreement-lebanon-israel/ - Joint Statement of the United States, Republic of Lebanon, and State of Israel on the Latest High-Level Trilateral Meeting — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-of-the-united-states-of-america-republic-of-lebanon-and-state-of-israel-on-the-latest-high-level-trilateral-meeting - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks --- ## Luxembourg turns to a cycling champion to fill its volunteer army - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-volunteer-army-recruitment-christine-majerus - Published: 2026-06-28T06:24:13.064+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:24:13.064+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: e3572bb8-cb0e-4de3-b441-749153fb7d99 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > As neighbours edge back toward conscription, the Grand Duchy is courting volunteers with a slick campaign and a former WorldTour rider in uniform. ### Summary Luxembourg's all-volunteer army is running a recruitment push fronted by former cycling champion Christine Majerus, now a First Lieutenant, as the rest of Europe debates a return to conscription. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's all-volunteer army, around 1,130 strong, is running a recruitment push to add roughly 650 posts by 2035 under NATO commitments. - Former cycling champion Christine Majerus, now a First Lieutenant in the recruitment office, is the public face working to dispel clichés about military service. - The 'PRETT' campaign by VOUS Agency targets young people with a message of varied, increasingly technical careers. - Reforms adopted in December 2025 raise volunteer base pay by about €530 a month and extend initial service from four to five years. - The drive contrasts with neighbours: Germany's 2026 service law and others edge toward conscription, while Luxembourg stays voluntary. ### FAQ **Q: Is military service compulsory in Luxembourg?** No. Luxembourg abolished conscription in 1967 and maintains an all-volunteer army, relying entirely on voluntary recruitment. **Q: Who is Christine Majerus?** A Luxembourgish former professional cyclist and multiple national champion who retired in 2024. She now serves as a First Lieutenant in the Luxembourg Army's recruitment and information office. **Q: How many people does Luxembourg's army want to recruit?** The army plans to add roughly 650 posts by 2035 to meet capability targets agreed with NATO. It currently numbers around 1,128 soldiers, about 12% of them women. **Q: How does this compare with Germany?** Germany's modernised military service law took effect on 1 January 2026, screening all 18-year-old men with a needs-based conscription fallback. Luxembourg, by contrast, keeps an all-volunteer force. ### Body For more than a decade, Christine Majerus was one of Luxembourg's most decorated athletes, a road and cyclo-cross champion who raced at the top of the women's professional peloton before retiring in 2024. Today she wears a different uniform. As a First Lieutenant in the Luxembourg Army's recruitment and information office, a post she took up in early 2025, Majerus has become the public face of a drive to talk young people out of their assumptions about military life. Her core message is that the clichés are decades out of date. The army, she argues, is no longer just about boots and rifles but about technicians, specialists and careers that look more like the civilian job market than many imagine. "Many people still have a completely wrong picture of the army," Majerus told L'essentiel. "The reality today looks completely different." A small force trying to grow Luxembourg is one of the few European states that never blinked on conscription: compulsory service was abolished in 1967, and the Grand Duchy has relied on volunteers ever since. That makes recruitment not a political afterthought but the entire foundation of its defence. The force it has to fill is small by any measure. Luxembourg's army numbers around 1,128 soldiers, according to figures cited by the specialist outlet Luxtoday — nearly 200 above its long-run average of roughly 900, but still tiny next to its neighbours. About 12% of personnel are women, a share commanders openly call too low. It also wants to get bigger. To meet capability targets agreed with NATO, the army plans to add roughly 650 posts by 2035, L'essentiel reported. Yet General Steve Thull, the chief of defence, has been blunt about the obstacles: the military career does not attract enough people, and those who do sign up often leave before their costly training can be put to full use, even as missions grow more numerous and technical. The 'PRETT' campaign The recruitment effort now has a brand. The army's 2026 campaign, built by the Luxembourg communications firm VOUS Agency, is anchored on a single Luxembourgish word — PRETT, meaning "ready" — designed to let recruits project their own motivations onto it, whether that is technology, service to others or self-improvement. The campaign rolls out across film, outdoor advertising, press and digital channels. The pitch is deliberately broad. Recruiters stress that the army is hiring not only soldiers but corporals, non-commissioned officers, officers and civilian specialists, in fields such as cybersecurity, satellite communications and modern information systems. The agency frames the task as closing a perception gap. "The challenge was to narrow the gap between the traditional image of the Army and the reality of its opportunities," said André Hesse, chief executive of VOUS Agency. Better pay, longer service Image alone will not fill the ranks, and the government has reached for its wallet too. On 17 December 2025, the Council of Government adopted a package of measures aimed at making the army, in the words of Defence Minister Yuriko Backes, "an attractive and modern employer." According to Chronicle.lu, the reforms include: - A rise in volunteer soldiers' base pay of 23 index points — at least about €530 a month — lifting a first-year soldier's pay from roughly €2,166 to €2,719. - An operational-availability bonus worth around €532 a month, plus a demobilisation payment of more than €14,000 after 48 months of service. - An extension of the initial active phase from four to five years, and new temporary officer and non-commissioned-officer tracks. - Eligibility opened to non-resident EU nationals, with exemptions on French or German language requirements — though Luxembourgish remains mandatory. "Our personnel are at the centre of all our efforts," Backes said. "Their commitment to our security must be adequately compensated." The spending behind it is climbing fast: Luxembourg's defence budget, equal to 2% of gross national income in 2025, is set to reach 3.5% by 2035. Out of step with the neighbours Luxembourg's bet on persuasion is striking precisely because much of Europe is moving the other way. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, conscription has crept back onto the continent's agenda. Lithuania and Sweden have reintroduced limited service, and Latvia revived its draft in 2023. The clearest contrast is next door. Germany's Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz took effect on 1 January 2026. It keeps service voluntary for now but obliges every 18-year-old man to complete a questionnaire on his health and willingness to serve, with medical screening to follow, and builds in a "needs-based" conscription fallback — possibly by lottery — if volunteer numbers fall short. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants 30,000 volunteers a year, dangled with pay of around €2,600 a month. In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged to make every adult male capable of being trained for war. Against that backdrop, Luxembourg is wagering that a well-paid, modern, all-volunteer force — sold by a familiar sporting face rather than a draft notice — can still find enough people willing to serve. Whether 650 new recruits materialise by 2035 will test that proposition. For now, the Grand Duchy is choosing the carrot while many of its partners reach, however reluctantly, for the stick. ### Sources - Luxemburger Armee rekrutiert: Oberleutnantin Majerus räumt mit Klischees auf — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/luxemburg-rekrutiert-oberleutnantin-majerus-raeumt-mit-armee-klischees-auf-103584147 - Government Introduces New Measures to Strengthen Army Recruitment & Career Opportunities — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58595-government-introduces-new-measures-to-strengthen-army-recruitment-career-opportunities - Luxembourg's armed forces: army composition, recruitment and salaries — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/luxembourg-army - L'Armée luxembourgeoise prête à recruter avec VOUS Agency — Adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/larmee-luxembourgeoise-prete-a-recruter-avec-vous-agency/ - Christine Majerus — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Majerus - Luxembourg Armed Forces — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Armed_Forces - BACKES Yuriko — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/yuriko-backes.html - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — German Federal Government (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - The return of conscription? EU countries debate bringing back military service — European Newsroom: https://europeannewsroom.com/the-return-of-conscription-eu-countries-debate-bringing-back-military-service/ --- ## German court hands life sentence to Magdeburg Christmas market attacker - URL: https://status.lu/article/magdeburg-christmas-market-attacker-life-sentence - Published: 2026-06-28T06:08:54.688+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:08:54.688+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > A Magdeburg court convicted Taleb al-Abdulmohsen of six murders and 338 attempted murders for driving an SUV through the Christmas market in December 2024, as Germany tightens security at events. ### Summary The Landgericht Magdeburg sentenced Taleb al-Abdulmohsen to life in prison on 26 June 2026 for the December 2024 car attack that killed six people and injured more than 300, ruling the crime of 'particular severity' and finding him fully responsible despite a personality-disorder diagnosis. The verdict has sharpened a debate over how Christmas markets are protected across Germany and the Greater Region. ### Key facts - The Landgericht Magdeburg sentenced Taleb al-Abdulmohsen to life imprisonment on 26 June 2026 for six counts of murder and 338 of attempted murder. - The court ruled the crime of 'particular severity' and ordered preventive detention, making eventual release highly unlikely. - A psychiatric expert diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder but found the 51-year-old fully criminally responsible and still dangerous. - The December 2024 attack killed six people, including a nine-year-old boy, and injured 309 when an SUV was driven through the market. - An expert review called the attack preventable, fuelling tighter security at Christmas markets across Germany and the Greater Region. ### FAQ **Q: What sentence did the Magdeburg attacker receive?** On 26 June 2026 the Landgericht Magdeburg sentenced Taleb al-Abdulmohsen to life imprisonment, convicting him of six counts of murder and 338 counts of attempted murder plus grievous bodily harm. The court ruled the crime of 'particular severity' and ordered preventive detention, making release highly unlikely. **Q: How many people were killed and injured?** Six people were killed — a nine-year-old boy and five women aged 45 to 75 — and 309 were injured when an SUV was driven through the Magdeburg Christmas market on 20 December 2024. **Q: What did the court find about his motive and mental state?** A court-appointed psychiatrist diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder but found him fully criminally responsible and still dangerous. The court did not treat the attack as jihadist terrorism; prosecutors linked it to a personal grievance against a Cologne refugee organisation and a craving for attention, against a backdrop of anti-Islam and far-right views. **Q: Why does the case matter for Luxembourg and the Greater Region?** An expert review found the attack was preventable and faulted the market's barriers and access control. The verdict has intensified efforts to protect Christmas markets and open-air winter events across Germany and the Greater Region, many of which Luxembourg residents attend. ### Body A regional court in eastern Germany on Friday sentenced Taleb al-Abdulmohsen to life imprisonment for driving a rented SUV into the Magdeburg Christmas market in December 2024, an attack that killed six people and injured more than 300. The Landgericht Magdeburg convicted the 51-year-old of six counts of murder and 338 counts of attempted murder, along with grievous bodily harm, according to Euronews and The Local. The court ruled that the crime was of "particular severity" and ordered preventive detention to guard against further offences, a combination that makes release after the customary 15-year review highly unlikely, the same outlets reported. Al-Abdulmohsen, a Saudi-born psychiatrist who arrived in Germany in 2006 and was granted asylum in 2016, followed the verdict from a bullet-proof glass dock with his hands shackled, Reuters reported. What happened on 20 December 2024 Shortly after 7pm on 20 December 2024, a black BMW X3 was driven into crowds at the market in Magdeburg's historic centre, travelling roughly 400 metres at speeds of up to about 48 km/h over the course of around a minute, according to the case record compiled by Wikipedia from investigators' accounts. Six people were killed: a nine-year-old boy and five women aged between 45 and 75. A sixth victim died of injuries in January 2025. In total, 309 people were wounded. During the trial, which opened at the Landgericht Magdeburg on 10 November 2025, the defendant admitted driving through the crowd but denied deliberately running people over. Prosecutors dismissed that account as preposterous, according to the South China Morning Post. Motive and mental state A court-appointed psychiatric expert diagnosed al-Abdulmohsen with narcissistic personality disorder and an excessive need for attention, but concluded that he was fully criminally responsible and remained dangerous, The Local and SCMP reported. The court did not treat the attack as jihadist terrorism; police had instead documented an intense anti-Islam stance and an affinity for far-right conspiracy theories, including sympathy for the Alternative for Germany party. Chief prosecutor Matthias Böttcher linked the rampage to the defendant's grievance against a refugee organisation in Cologne after he lost a civil suit, and to a craving for public and media attention, according to AFP coverage carried by The Manila Times. Böttcher said the scale of the violence had, in Euronews's rendering of his remarks, "gone beyond any humanly comprehensible scale," and told the court the defendant had shown: no remorse, regret or introspection whatsoever Thomas Klaus, a lawyer representing more than 100 of the victims, said after the ruling that he expected the defendant "will, in fact, serve this sentence for the rest of his life," AFP reported. A widening debate over market security The verdict closes the criminal case but not the argument over how such attacks are prevented. An expert assessment commissioned by Magdeburg city council and produced by the Federal Association for Event Safety concluded in August 2025 that the attack had been preventable, Brussels Signal reported. The review found that the market had relied on "outdated, uncertified and potentially dangerous" concrete blocks, that entry routes were left open and inadequately secured, and that there was no certified protective perimeter or structured emergency plan. The assessors were blunt about what had been available, writing that "tested and widely available systems existed that would have prevented entry by the attacker's vehicle." That finding has fed a broader hardening of seasonal events. Across Germany and neighbouring EU states, Christmas markets in 2025 operated behind reinforced entry controls, certified concrete barriers, steel bollards, expanded video surveillance and mixed patrols of police and private guards, Courthouse News reported. Major markets in Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg and Leipzig were among those tightening access, with some visitors saying the cordons made the sites feel like a fortress and organisers warning about the rising cost. The stakes are not abstract for the Greater Region. Many Luxembourg residents cross the border to German markets and attend open-air winter events at home and around the region, where the same questions about barriers, access control and policing now apply. The Magdeburg ruling, the deadliest such case to reach judgment in recent German memory, will shape how those events are secured for seasons to come. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - German court to deliver verdict in Christmas market car attack — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/27/world/americas-emea/german-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-christmas-market-car-attack/2373803 - Saudi Doctor Given Life Sentence for Deadly Car Rampage on German Christmas Market — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/saudi-doctor-given-life-sentence-for-deadly-car-rampage-on-german-christmas-market - German court hands life term to Christmas market car attacker — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/german-court-hands-life-term-to-christmas-market-car-attacker/ - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Terror attack on Magdeburg Christmas market was 'preventable', report finds — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/08/terror-attack-on-magdeburg-christmas-market-was-preventable-report-finds/ - Heightened security doesn't faze revelers at German Christmas markets, but organizers feel the pinch — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/heightened-security-doesnt-faze-revelers-at-german-christmas-markets-but-organizers-feel-the-pinch/ --- ## Gulf monarchies emerge as the contested middle ground in the US-Iran standoff - URL: https://status.lu/article/gulf-monarchies-contested-middle-ground-us-iran-standoff - Published: 2026-06-28T05:43:36.348+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:43:36.348+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 44c42671-2912-4bb7-9fbf-144a49569cb0 - Dateline: Doha, QA > As a fragile US-Iran truce frays over the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are hedging between Washington and Tehran — with global energy and European security in the balance. ### Summary A renewed tanker strike and US retaliation have tested the June ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, leaving the six Gulf monarchies to mediate, hedge and absorb the risks to oil flows and European energy security. ### Key facts - A 27 June drone strike on the tanker Kiku and US retaliation again tested the fragile US-Iran ceasefire signed on 17 June. - The six Gulf monarchies have stayed out of direct combat despite Iranian missile and drone attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and other capitals. - Qatar is co-mediating, and an unprecedented US-Iran military deconfliction channel will operate in Doha. - The Strait of Hormuz carries about a fifth of the world's oil and 20% of its LNG; Brent peaked at $126 a barrel during the war. - Europe, including import-dependent Luxembourg, is directly exposed through energy prices and security. ### FAQ **Q: Why are the Gulf states central to the US-Iran confrontation?** The Gulf monarchies sit between Washington and Tehran geographically and politically. They host US forces and have been hit by Iranian strikes, yet must coexist with Iran as a neighbour. Qatar is mediating, and the Strait of Hormuz that carries their oil runs along Iran's coast, making them both brokers and bystanders. **Q: What is the current state of the US-Iran ceasefire?** Trump and Iran's President Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum on 17 June extending a 60-day ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz toll-free. But a 27 June tanker strike and US retaliatory strikes show the truce is fragile, with each side accusing the other of violations. **Q: How does the standoff affect energy markets and Europe?** About a fifth of global oil and 20% of LNG pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude peaked at $126 a barrel during the war, and European gas prices nearly doubled early on. Import-dependent economies such as Luxembourg feel the impact directly through fuel and power costs. ### Body A drone strike on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a fresh round of American retaliation have again tested the truce between Washington and Tehran, underscoring how the six Gulf Arab monarchies have become the contested middle ground in the US-Iran confrontation — courted by both sides, attacked by one, and exposed to the consequences of either. On 27 June, a Panama-flagged tanker, the Kiku, carrying more than two million barrels of crude near the strait, was struck by a one-way attack drone that damaged its bridge; the crew was unharmed and no spill was reported, according to reporting by CNBC and Bloomberg. US Central Command answered with strikes on Iranian surveillance, air-defence and drone-storage sites, the latest exchange in a war that has run since late February. The episode laid bare the limits of a deal meant to stop exactly this. On 17 June, President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding extending a ceasefire for 60 days, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic toll-free and lifting a US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Each side now accuses the other of breaking it. The Gulf as battleground For the monarchies, the danger is not abstract. Since the US-Israeli air war on Iran began on 28 February, Iranian missiles and drones have repeatedly struck Gulf territory. On 3 June, Iranian drones hit a passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport, killing one person — an Indian national — and wounding 63, according to NPR and Al Jazeera. US and Bahraini forces intercepted missiles and drones aimed at Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Over the course of the war, Iranian fire has reached Manama, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province. Yet the Gulf Cooperation Council — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman — has stayed out of direct combat. Their calculation is geographic as much as political: Iran is a permanent neighbour, and the same waterway that carries their wealth to market runs along its coast. Hedging between Washington and Tehran That has pushed the monarchies into an elaborate balancing act — backing US diplomacy while keeping channels open to Tehran. Qatar, despite absorbing Iranian fire, has co-mediated the talks alongside Egypt and Turkey. In an unusual measure of how far de-escalation now runs through the Gulf, Vice-President JD Vance disclosed that a US-Iran deconfliction channel will see representatives of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and US Central Command sit together in Doha — a striking step given Washington still designates the IRGC a terrorist organisation. The monarchies are also pressing their own terms. At a 25 June ministerial in Manama co-chaired by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Bahrain's foreign minister, the GCC and Washington declared that lasting peace required addressing Iran's ballistic missiles, drones and regional proxies, and that any trade and investment with Iran would remain "conditional and reversible." Tehran rejected the statement as interventionist. New geopolitical facts cannot be imposed on Gulf states because of treacherous aggression against them. That warning, from Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, captures the Gulf posture: resist being dictated to by either side, while quietly insisting that any new order over the Strait of Hormuz include them. "Iran's national security and dignity are matters that brook no compromise or condition," an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson countered, rejecting limits on its missiles and defence. For all the friction, the monarchies see diplomacy as the lesser risk. Analysts say the Gulf states have positioned themselves at the centre of the bargaining precisely so that no settlement over their shared waterway can be reached without them. Energy and European stakes The reason the Gulf's choices matter far beyond the region sits in the strait itself. Roughly a fifth of the world's oil — about a quarter of seaborne crude — and some 20 percent of its liquefied natural gas normally pass through the narrow channel between Iran and Oman. Disruption there moves prices everywhere. It already has. Brent crude, which traded near $80 a barrel before the war, vaulted past $100 in early March for the first time in four years and peaked at $126, a rise of about 65 percent over the month — the largest monthly jump on record, according to the World Bank, which has described the shock as among the largest oil-market disruptions in history. The Bank put March's loss of global supply at roughly 10 million barrels a day and flagged upside risk toward $95–$115 a barrel if hostilities re-escalate. Europe, with no Gulf-scale buffer of its own, is directly exposed. Wholesale gas prices on the continent nearly doubled in the war's opening days, and a sustained closure of Hormuz would feed straight into European inflation and energy security at a moment when the bloc is still weaning itself off cheap fuel. For small, open, import-dependent economies such as Luxembourg, the transmission is immediate: prices at the pump and on power bills track a waterway thousands of kilometres away. Gulf producers have tried to insulate themselves — Saudi Arabia rerouting crude west to the Red Sea, the UAE pumping to Fujairah beyond the strait — but neither pipeline can replace Hormuz at full tilt. With the truce holding only in fits and starts, the monarchies that least wanted this war remain its most consequential brokers, and its most exposed bystanders. ### Sources - Iran, US Exchange Attacks As Tensions In Gulf Rise — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-united-states-drone-attacks-kuwait-peace-talks/33771717.html - Hard-headed pragmatism: Israel's war backfires as Gulf backs US-Iran MoU — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/25/hard-headed-pragmatism-israels-war-backfires-as-gulf-backs-us-iran-mou - Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/27/tanker-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-tensions-escalate.html - Tanker Struck in Hormuz as Navies Lift Threat Level to Ships — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-27/ship-struck-in-hormuz-as-naval-authorities-raise-threat-level - Second ship hit in Hormuz Strait after Trump slams 'foolish' attack — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/why-iran-still-attacking-ships-in-strait-hormuz-12124424 - Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/g-s1-125566/iran-war-updates - Iranian drone attack kills Indian citizen in Kuwait after US strikes Qeshm — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/iranian-drone-hits-kuwaits-main-airport-after-us-strikes-qeshm-island - Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-following-the-ministerial-meeting-of-the-united-states-and-the-gulf-cooperation-council-gcc - Iran slams the GCC and the US for 'interventionist' statement: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iran-slams-the-gcc-and-the-us-for-interventionist-statement-what-we-know - Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/gulf-states-weigh-living-side-by-side-with-iran-as-tehran-weaponises-hormuz - Vance: US-Iran deconfliction cell has IRGC, CENTCOM reps 'hanging out' in Doha — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-us-iran-deconfliction-cell-has-irgc-centcom-reps-hanging-out-in-doha/ - Strait of Hormuz disruption sends oil prices surging — World Bank Blogs: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/strait-of-hormuz-disruption-sends-oil-prices-surging - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire --- ## CERN shuts down the Large Hadron Collider for a four-year upgrade - URL: https://status.lu/article/cern-shuts-down-lhc-2026-high-luminosity-upgrade-dark-matter - Published: 2026-06-28T05:19:08.919+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:19:08.919+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 9826b6db-f923-4d4b-a645-3e72d75ca75b - Dateline: Meyrin, Geneva, CH > Europe's flagship collider near Geneva powers down in July for its biggest overhaul yet, betting a multi-year shutdown on tenfold more data and a sharper hunt for dark matter. ### Summary CERN will switch off the Large Hadron Collider in July 2026 to install the High-Luminosity upgrade, a roughly 950-million-franc project aimed at ten times more collisions and a deeper search for dark matter and rare physics. Beams return in 2030. ### Key facts - CERN will shut down the Large Hadron Collider in July 2026 for nearly four years to install the High-Luminosity upgrade; beams return in June 2030. - The upgrade aims to boost integrated luminosity about tenfold, packing 140-200 collisions into each bunch crossing versus roughly 60 today. - New niobium-tin focusing magnets and around 16 'crab' cavities are the core hardware, with about 1.2 km of the 27-km ring rebuilt. - Goals include studying the Higgs boson in fine detail (15 million-plus a year) and sharpening the search for dark matter and rare new physics. - The accelerator-upgrade materials budget is about 950 million Swiss francs, drawing on nearly 50 institutions across more than 20 countries. ### FAQ **Q: When does the LHC shut down and when does it restart?** CERN's Third Long Shutdown begins in July 2026, immediately after the final Run 3 collisions. The upgraded High-Luminosity LHC (Run 4) is scheduled to start in June 2030, about a year later than previously planned. **Q: What does the High-Luminosity upgrade change?** It increases the collision rate, not the energy. New niobium-tin focusing magnets (about 50% stronger) and around 16 superconducting 'crab' cavities will raise integrated luminosity roughly tenfold, with 140-200 collisions per bunch crossing instead of about 60. **Q: How does the upgrade help the search for dark matter?** More collisions produce more of the rarest events. The larger dataset lets physicists hunt faint signatures of dark matter and other new phenomena that the current machine produces too rarely to study, while measuring the Higgs boson far more precisely. **Q: How much does it cost and who pays?** The accelerator-upgrade materials budget is about 950 million Swiss francs (2015-2026). Roughly 10% comes from in-kind contributions by partner labs across nearly 50 institutions in more than 20 countries, including the US, Japan, Canada and China. ### Body Sometime in July, engineers at CERN will bring Europe's most powerful scientific instrument to a halt. After a final, compressed run of proton collisions, the Large Hadron Collider — a 27-kilometre ring buried about 100 metres beneath the farmland on the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva — will go quiet for nearly four years. It is the most consequential pause in the machine's history, and the laboratory is betting it on one of physics' hardest questions. The shutdown opens the door to the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), a sweeping upgrade designed to multiply the collider's data output roughly tenfold. The goal is not a more powerful beam but a far more intense one: many more collisions, recorded in finer detail, so that physicists can scrutinise the Higgs boson and chase rare phenomena that today's machine produces too seldom to study — among them possible signatures of dark matter, the unseen substance thought to make up most of the universe's mass. "I don't think it is possible to overstate the importance and excitement of the High-Luminosity LHC, which is the largest project undertaken by CERN for the past 20 years," said CERN Director-General Mark Thomson as the laboratory began full-scale tests of the upgrade's hardware in February. A short, intense run, then years in the dark The current run, known as Run 3, has been extended to July 2026 to squeeze out a final tranche of data before the machine is opened up. CERN describes the season as short but intense. Once it ends, the laboratory's Third Long Shutdown (LS3) begins. The timeline has slipped. LS3 now starts about seven and a half months later than first planned, and the shutdown itself has been extended by roughly four months. As a result, start-up of the upgraded collider — Run 4 — is now scheduled for June 2030, about a year later than the previous plan. Work on CERN's chain of injector accelerators begins in September 2026, with a gradual restart of operations in 2028. The decision to shift the start of the HL-LHC by approximately one year and increase the length of the shutdown reflects a consensus supported by our scientific committees. That assessment came from Mike Lamont, CERN's Director for Accelerators and Technology. The delay, CERN and the trade journal CERN Courier report, stems mainly from the difficulty of building the next-generation ATLAS and CMS detectors — vast upgrades to the experiments' trackers and calorimeters that ate into schedule contingency — compounded by the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and civil-engineering work to connect new underground galleries to the tunnel. What the upgrade actually changes Only about 1.2 kilometres of the 27-kilometre ring is being rebuilt, but the new components are the most demanding the laboratory has attempted. Around the two big general-purpose experiments, ATLAS and CMS, crews will install: - New focusing magnets made from niobium-tin, a brittle superconductor that allows a peak magnetic field roughly 50% stronger than the LHC's current niobium-titanium magnets, squeezing the beams more tightly at the collision points. - Crab cavities — about 16 compact superconducting radio-frequency cavities that tilt the proton bunches just before they meet, so they overlap more completely and produce more collisions. - A reinforced protection system and innovative superconducting power lines, plus new caverns and service tunnels at the experiment sites. The payoff is luminosity — the rate of collisions. CERN expects the upgrade to raise the integrated luminosity by a factor of about ten over the original design value, with 140 to 200 collisions packed into every bunch crossing, up from roughly 60 today. In February, the laboratory switched on a full-length mock-up of an upgraded section, the "IT String," to test that the magnets, cavities and cooling systems work together before they go into the tunnel. "All the systems have already been tested individually," said Oliver Brüning, a leading figure on the HL-LHC project. "The goal of the IT String is to validate their integration and their collective performance under operational conditions." The physics: more Higgs, and a shot at dark matter More collisions mean more of the rarest events. CERN estimates the upgraded machine will generate at least 15 million Higgs bosons a year — against around three million from the LHC in 2017 — and on the order of 380 million over its lifetime, compared with roughly 55 million produced since the original collider started up. That statistical firepower lets physicists measure how the Higgs interacts with other particles with far greater precision, a test of whether the Standard Model holds or cracks. It also sharpens the search for the unknown. CERN frames the LHC as a tool to probe some of the field's deepest open questions: whether the theory known as supersymmetry exists, whether there are extra spatial dimensions, and the nature of dark matter. None has yet revealed itself; the wager is that a far larger dataset improves the odds of catching a faint, rare signal — or of ruling possibilities out. A continent-spanning bill The accelerator upgrade's materials budget runs to roughly 950 million Swiss francs over 2015 to 2026, with the wider programme, including the detector overhauls, costing considerably more. About a tenth of the budget arrives as in-kind contributions from partner laboratories: the HiLumi collaboration spans nearly 50 institutions across more than 20 countries, most in Europe but reaching the United States, Japan, Canada and China. That international division of labour is visible in the hardware itself. The US Fermilab outside Chicago built and shipped five of the niobium-tin focusing magnets, with five more assemblies due by mid-2027. For a machine that took decades and a continent to build, the coming silence underground is not an ending but a long, expensive breath before the next attempt to read the universe's fine print. ### Sources - Updated schedule for CERN's accelerators — CERN: https://home.cern/news/opinion/accelerators/updated-schedule-cerns-accelerators - Revised schedule for the High-Luminosity LHC — CERN Courier: https://cerncourier.com/a/revised-schedule-for-the-high-luminosity-lhc/ - Accelerator Report: The 2026 run will be short but intense — CERN: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/accelerator-report-2026-run-will-be-short-intense - HiLumi LHC — CERN: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/hilumi-lhc/ - The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (media kit) — CERN: https://home.cern/press/media-kits/hl-lhc/ - HiLumi LHC: full-scale tests start — Fermilab Newsroom: https://news.fnal.gov/2026/02/hilumi-lhc-full-scale-tests-start/ - LS3 schedule change — CERN High Luminosity LHC Project: https://hilumilhc.web.cern.ch/article/ls3-schedule-change - Updated Schedule For CERN's Accelerators — Mirage News (republishing CERN): https://www.miragenews.com/updated-schedule-for-cerns-accelerators-1330792/ --- ## Malware on Luxembourg's state IT system exposed government device data - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-state-it-malware-breach-ctie-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T05:10:46.887+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:10:46.887+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: e9fcf454-550a-4094-8b80-40512bf94e2f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A malware intrusion on the state IT centre's device-management system let an external actor reach names, phone numbers and work emails of device users. Officials say no citizen data was touched. ### Summary Malware that sat undetected for about a month on the CTIE's mobile-device management platform let an external actor access a list of government device users' details. Officials isolated the system, briefed the cabinet and said no citizen data was affected — a fresh test of Luxembourg's cyber-resilience. ### Key facts - Malware sat undetected for about a month on the CTIE's mobile-device management system before being found on 26 February 2026. - An external actor accessed a list of state laptop-management data: device holders' names, phone numbers, work emails and device specs — not citizen records. - It was a data-access intrusion, not a DDoS or ransomware attack; public services accessed by computer kept working. - CTIE and GOVCERT isolated the system; the cyber risk cell met on 5 March and PM Luc Frieden briefed the cabinet on 6 March 2026. - The incident fits a wider pattern of intensifying cyber pressure on European public administrations, though it is distinct from pro-Russian DDoS campaigns. ### FAQ **Q: Was Luxembourg's cyber incident a DDoS attack or a data breach?** It was a data-access malware intrusion, not a DDoS or ransomware attack. Malware on the CTIE's device-management platform let an external actor reach a list of state laptop-management data; there was no traffic flood or ransom demand. **Q: Was citizens' personal data exposed?** No. The Ministry for Digitalisation said no information relating to citizens was affected. The exposed data covered public-sector device holders' names, phone numbers, professional emails and technical device details. **Q: Did the attack take down public e-government services?** No. State services accessed via computer remained fully operational. The disruption affected internal access from CTIE-managed mobile devices, which were cut off from the evening of 26 February 2026. **Q: How did the government respond?** The CTIE and GOVCERT analysed the malware, isolated the affected server and built a new one. Luxembourg's cyber risk assessment cell met on 5 March 2026 and Prime Minister Luc Frieden briefed the cabinet on 6 March; affected staff were notified. ### Body For close to a month, malicious code sat quietly inside one of the systems that keeps the Luxembourg state running. When the country's IT administration finally spotted it on the evening of Thursday 26 February 2026, officials cut off access to internal government services from staff smartphones and tablets and began an investigation that would reach the prime minister's cabinet within days. The intrusion struck the Centre des technologies de l'État (CTIE), the body that builds, runs and secures the Luxembourg government's IT. The malware was found on the platform the CTIE uses to manage the state's mobile devices. According to reporting by Paperjam, it had infected the system around the end of January — only hours before the supplier updated it — and went undetected for roughly a month, a timeline echoed in the headline of a later account by DataBreaches.net. Crucially, this was not the kind of attack that knocks public websites offline. There was no flood of junk traffic and no ransom demand. It was a quiet intrusion aimed at data, and it raises a pointed question on the same digital backbone residents and civil servants rely on: how long can a foothold persist inside the state's systems before it is caught? What was — and wasn't — exposed Technical analysis by the CTIE and the governmental response team GOVCERT.LU established that an attacker had reached a specific list used to manage state-issued laptops. In a joint statement, the Ministry for Digitalisation and the High Commission for National Protection said: an external actor was able to access a list of information necessary for managing the laptop devices administered by the CTIE That list, officials said, contained device-management details rather than the contents of anyone's files. The exposed information covered: - the names of the device holders; - their telephone numbers and professional email addresses; - the technical characteristics of the devices themselves. Two boundaries shaped how serious the breach was judged to be. First, the reach was limited. "The CTIE services contained the unauthorised access within a few hours and limited it to the list of laptop devices managed by the CTIE," the Ministry for Digitalisation said. Second, and the point the government stressed most, ordinary residents' records were not in scope: "No information relating to citizens was affected." Mobile devices used in the education sector, managed separately by the CGIE, were also untouched. Services for the public stayed up While the breach was contained, the disruption was real for government staff. From the evening of 26 February, internal state services could no longer be reached through CTIE-managed phones and tablets — email and calendars among them — and employees fell back on their work computers, which continued to function normally. For the public, the practical message was that services accessed by computer kept working; the incident hit internal device management, not the citizen-facing portals people use to file taxes or paperwork. A response that climbed to the cabinet The CTIE moved to wall off the problem, isolating the compromised server and standing up a completely new one. The matter then escalated through Luxembourg's crisis machinery. The country's cyber risk assessment cell met on the evening of Thursday 5 March, and Prime Minister Luc Frieden convened experts to brief the Government Council the following day, Friday 6 March. Individuals whose details appeared on the list were notified and urged to stay vigilant. That a device-management list — not a trove of citizen data — drove a briefing at cabinet level reflects how seriously such intrusions are now taken. The metadata exposed here, from work email addresses to device specifications, is exactly the raw material that can fuel later phishing or targeting of public officials. Part of a wider European squeeze The CTIE breach did not happen in isolation. Luxembourg has absorbed a run of cyber incidents in recent years: a brief distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) episode hit government sites in January 2025; a two-week DDoS wave in spring 2024, claimed by pro-Russian hackers, disrupted ministries and agencies; and in July 2025 a zero-day flaw in Huawei networking equipment crashed POST Luxembourg's telecoms network, according to The Record. Across the continent, public administrations have been under sustained pressure. The pro-Russian hacktivist collective NoName057(16) claimed roughly 1,530 operations between late October 2025 and mid-March 2026 — about 300 a month, with government websites making up close to a third of its targets — according to an investigation by The Moscow Times and the outlet Vot Tak. Europol and Eurojust have run international operations to disrupt that network. The CTIE intrusion is a different animal from those noisy DDoS campaigns — no group has claimed it, and its aim was access, not disruption — but it lands in the same climate of intensifying attacks on European states. For Luxembourg, the episode is less a single dramatic outage than a stress test of resilience: the malware was caught, the damage was bounded and citizen data was spared — but only after an intruder had spent the better part of a month inside the machinery of government. ### Sources - Access to State IT System Restricted After Malware Detected — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59785-access-to-state-it-system-restricted-after-malware-detected - Investigation Confirms Malware Accessed Personal Information on Government System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59954-investigation-confirms-malware-accessed-personal-information-on-government-system - State IT device data compromised in Luxembourg cyberattack — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/state-it-device-data-compromised-in-luxembourg-cyberattack - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.Net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - Luxembourg Investigates Cyber Incident Affecting State Devices — Luxembourg Expats: https://www.luxembourgexpats.lu/stories/news/luxembourg-investigates-cyber-incident-affecting-state-devices - Pro-Russian Hacker Group Gamifies Cyberattacks on Europe With Crypto Rewards – Investigation — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/29/pro-russian-hacker-group-gamifies-cyberattacks-on-europe-with-crypto-rewards-investigation-a92634 - Global operation targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-operation-targets-noname05716-pro-russian-cybercrime-network - Huawei zero-day attack behind last year's crash of Luxembourg's entire telecoms network — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage --- ## China Lists Record €5 Billion Euro Bond on Luxembourg Stock Exchange - URL: https://status.lu/article/china-5-billion-euro-sovereign-bond-luxembourg-stock-exchange - Published: 2026-06-27T17:48:36.616+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:48:36.616+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 5e6d2f37-f973-4fe3-8900-6f51b30bd5b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Beijing's three-tranche sovereign sale, its largest ever in euros, drew €24.8 billion in orders and underlined Luxembourg's role as Europe's gateway for international debt. ### Summary China's Ministry of Finance has listed a record €5 billion euro-denominated sovereign bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, drawing €24.8 billion in orders and reinforcing the Grand Duchy's standing as Europe's leading venue for international debt. ### Key facts - China's Ministry of Finance listed a €5 billion euro-denominated sovereign bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's Euro MTF, its largest euro deal to date. - The sale spanned three tranches — €2.5bn at 5 years (2.768%), €1.5bn at 8 years (2.966%) and €1bn at 12 years (3.212%) — and drew €24.8bn in orders, nearly five times oversubscribed. - Bankers called it the largest euro issuance ever by an Asian sovereign, priced at the tightest spreads on record. - Luxembourg, where China first listed a bond in 1994, is the world's leading venue for international debt, with 37,000+ securities listed. - The euro deal helps China build a benchmark yield curve for European funding and diversify borrowing away from the US dollar. ### FAQ **Q: How big is China's new euro bond and where is it listed?** China's Ministry of Finance issued €5 billion (about $5.7 billion) of euro-denominated sovereign bonds, listed on the exchange-regulated Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in late June 2026. **Q: What are the maturities and coupons?** The deal has three tranches: €2.5 billion of five-year notes at a 2.768% coupon, €1.5 billion of eight-year notes at 2.966%, and €1 billion of 12-year notes at 3.212%. **Q: Why did China choose Luxembourg rather than London or Hong Kong?** Luxembourg describes itself as the world's leading venue for international debt securities, China has listed there since 1994, and successive euro deals on the exchange help Beijing build a euro yield curve to serve as a benchmark for Chinese borrowers in Europe. **Q: How strong was investor demand?** Investor orders reached €24.8 billion, nearly five times the amount on offer. Bankers described it as the largest-ever euro issuance by an Asian sovereign, priced at the tightest spreads on record. ### Body China returned to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange this week with the largest euro-denominated bond it has ever sold, a €5 billion sovereign issue that drew nearly five times as many orders as there were bonds on offer and confirmed the Grand Duchy as the preferred European address for Beijing's foreign-currency debt. The Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China priced the deal on 25 June and listed it on the exchange's Euro MTF market, the bourse said. Equivalent to about $5.7 billion, it is the biggest euro bond ever issued by the ministry and, according to bankers on the transaction, the largest euro deal by any Asian sovereign. Total investor orders reached €24.8 billion, an oversubscription of close to five times. The terms of the deal The borrowing was split across three maturities, giving international investors a fuller curve of Chinese euro risk to price against. According to figures reported by China Daily and the International Business Times, the tranches were: - €2.5 billion of five-year notes carrying a coupon of 2.768%; - €1.5 billion of eight-year notes at 2.966%; - €1.0 billion of 12-year notes at 3.212%. Reports said the bonds were marketed at initial guidance of roughly 15, 22 and 33 basis points over mid-swaps for the five-, eight- and 12-year tranches respectively, before heavy demand allowed the issuer to tighten pricing. Bank of China, Bank of Communications and Crédit Agricole CIB acted as joint lead managers, according to Chronicle.lu. Securing the largest-ever EUR issuance for an Asian sovereign at the tightest-ever spreads, especially in a challenging market, is reflective of the issuer's global standing. That assessment came from Samuel Fischer, head of China onshore debt capital markets at Deutsche Bank, quoted by China Daily. Tim Huang of JPMorgan said the demand "reflects international investors' confidence in China's sovereign credit and long-term economic prospects." Why Luxembourg The choice of Luxembourg is a statement in itself. The exchange describes itself as the world's leading listing venue for international debt securities, with more than 37,000 securities from upwards of 1,700 issuers across roughly 100 countries. Sovereign borrowers from dozens of states use it precisely because of that depth, and because it lists the vast majority of new securities within two days of application. China's ties to the bourse are unusually long. Its first international sovereign bond was listed in Luxembourg in 1994, and the latest deal builds directly on its euro-sovereign debut on the exchange in November 2025, a €4 billion dual-tranche issue that attracted an extraordinary order book of about €100 billion. By bringing successive euro deals to the same venue, Beijing is steadily assembling a euro yield curve that Chinese banks and companies can use as a benchmark when they raise their own debt in European markets. For the exchange, the repeat business is a marquee endorsement at a moment when listing venues compete fiercely for sovereign mandates that once gravitated toward London or Hong Kong. "We are honoured to welcome the People's Republic of China back to LuxSE with this new sovereign issuance." Those were the words of Pierre Schoonbroodt, deputy chief executive and chief financial officer of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, quoted by Chronicle.lu as the listing was confirmed. Geopolitics meets the financial centre Behind the mechanics lies a broader strategic shift. By raising money in euros rather than dollars, China is diversifying its foreign-currency borrowing away from the United States at a time of strained trade relations between the two economies. The euro has also drawn safe-haven flows during recent bouts of market stress, with net foreign portfolio inflows into the euro area running into the hundreds of billions over the past year, conditions that helped China secure long-dated funding at fine levels. The diplomatic framing was explicit on the Chinese side. Song Qichao, a vice minister of finance, cast the issue as a building block of the relationship between Beijing and Brussels. "I am confident that China and Luxembourg will continue to move forward hand in hand, build bridges for dialogues between China and Europe, and jointly write a new chapter in China-Europe financial cooperation." For Luxembourg, a country of fewer than 700,000 people, the deal is a reminder of how far its financial centre punches above the Grand Duchy's size. A single ministry in Beijing can route €5 billion of sovereign debt through the exchange, plug it into European capital markets and add another reference point to a Chinese euro curve, all within a market most of the continent's savers will never directly see. The transaction ties global geopolitics squarely to the bourse on the Boulevard Joseph II, and signals that, as issuers weigh where to list, Luxembourg intends to keep its place at the front of the queue. ### Sources - China Issues €5bn Sovereign Bond to Be Listed on LuxSE — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business-1/62042-china-issues-eur5bn-sovereign-bond-to-be-listed-on-luxse - China's record 5b euro bond sale draws nearly five times in investor orders — China Daily: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/26/WS6a3e79e5a310986e2b4622c6.html - China Boosts Euro Funding Ambitions With Biggest Bond Deal Since Reentering Market — International Business Times (Singapore): https://www.ibtimes.sg/china-boosts-euro-funding-ambitions-biggest-bond-deal-since-reentering-market-88545 - China issues 5 billion euros of sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — Bastille Post: https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5968587-china-issues-5-billion-euros-of-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China Markets Record $5.7 Billion Euro Sovereign Bonds to Investors — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/china-starts-marketing-record-5-7-billion-euro-sovereign-bonds - The People's Republic of China brings EUR-denominated sovereign bond to LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/The-People-s-Republic-of-China-brings-EUR-denominated-sovereign-bond-to-LuxSE - Ministry of Finance issues EUR 4 billion sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — A&O Shearman: https://www.aoshearman.com/en/news/ministry-of-finance-issues-eur4-billion-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China issues 4-bln-euro sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — The State Council of the PRC (gov.cn): https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202511/19/content_WS691daf44c6d00ca5f9a07abb.html - The leading exchange for listing international debt securities — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/listing --- ## Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest tower, killing pilot and injuring 13 - URL: https://status.lu/article/plane-crash-beijing-citic-tower-china-zun - Published: 2026-06-27T17:40:50.785+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:40:50.785+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 86e13dfc-9aab-4a59-be84-1c2de289f282 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > Chinese authorities confirmed a light aircraft struck the 528-metre CITIC Tower on Friday evening. The cause is unknown, and footage of the crash was swiftly scrubbed from China's internet. ### Summary A single-engine light aircraft crashed into the CITIC Tower, Beijing's tallest building, on 26 June 2026, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people. Authorities confirmed the casualties but not the cause, while videos of the crash were rapidly censored inside China. ### Key facts - A single-engine, two-seat light aircraft crashed into Beijing's 528-metre CITIC Tower (China Zun) at about 5:55pm on 26 June 2026. - Chaoyang district authorities confirmed the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed and 13 people were injured; the cause has not been established. - The aircraft's reported model and registration (a Sunward SA60L Aurora) come from online images and remain officially unconfirmed. - The crash breached some of China's most tightly controlled airspace, raising unanswered security and aviation-safety questions. - Videos of the crash were rapidly scrubbed from Chinese social media, though copies survived on platforms outside the country. ### FAQ **Q: What building did the plane crash into?** The CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, Beijing's tallest building at 528 metres, located in the Chaoyang central business district and headquarters of the state-owned CITIC Group. **Q: How many people were killed or injured?** According to the Chaoyang district government, the pilot was the only person on board and was killed, and 13 people were injured at the scene. The condition of the injured has not been detailed. **Q: What caused the crash?** The cause has not been established. Chinese authorities said an investigation was ongoing and have not stated whether the crash was an accident or deliberate. **Q: Why is footage of the crash hard to find in China?** Videos, images and search results about the crash were quickly removed from Chinese social media platforms such as Weibo and Xiaohongshu. The footage survived mainly on platforms outside China's firewall. ### Body A small aircraft crashed into the CITIC Tower, the tallest building in Beijing, on Friday evening, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people in one of the most striking breaches of the Chinese capital's heavily guarded airspace in years. The single-engine, two-seat light aircraft struck the 528-metre skyscraper — known to many residents as China Zun — at about 5:55pm local time on 26 June, according to a statement issued by the government of Chaoyang district, where the tower stands. Videos verified by international news organisations and circulated outside China appeared to show the plane hitting a high floor before spinning to the ground near the building's entrance, scattering debris across the street as crowds fled. What the authorities have confirmed In a short statement posted on the messaging platform WeChat on Saturday, the Chaoyang district government said a single-engine, two-seat light aircraft had crashed into a high-rise building and that the pilot had been the only person on board. The only person on board was the pilot, who died, and 13 people were injured at the scene. The statement, reported by the South China Morning Post and confirmed by The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, did not name the building or the pilot, gave no cause, and said an investigation was continuing. Officials have not said whether they regard the crash as an accident or a deliberate act. The CITIC Tower, completed in 2018, rises 528 metres over Beijing's central business district and is among the ten tallest buildings in the world. Shaped like an ancient Chinese ritual wine vessel, it serves as the headquarters of the CITIC Group, one of the country's largest state-owned conglomerates, and also houses offices, luxury apartments and a hotel. Photographs published after the crash showed shattered glass and an apparent hole in the upper facade. The aircraft and the airspace question Chinese authorities have not identified the aircraft. Based on registration markings visible in online images and on flight-tracking data, several outlets — including Newsweek, the South China Morning Post and The Times of London — reported that it appeared to be a domestically manufactured Sunward SA60L Aurora, a light sport aircraft built by Starair Aircraft Co. and operated by a local general-aviation company. Those details remain unverified by the Chinese government, and should be treated with caution. Ian Petchenik, a spokesman for the flight-tracking service Flightradar24, told The Times that the aircraft is normally used for pilot training east of Beijing and that Friday's flight was “out of character.” “I don't think we can rule anything out at this point,” he said. The crash has drawn attention precisely because of where it happened. Beijing maintains some of the most tightly controlled airspace in China: - Civilian small-aircraft flights are generally prohibited over the city's core. - Flights typically require clearance from both the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the People's Liberation Army Air Force. - Authorities had recently tightened restrictions on recreational flying and consumer drones. How a light aircraft came to be over the capital's central business district — near where much of the Communist Party leadership lives and works — is among the central unanswered questions. A crash that vanished from the internet Almost as quickly as the footage emerged, it began to disappear. Videos, images and search results about the crash were scrubbed from Chinese social media platforms including Weibo and Xiaohongshu, also known as Red Note, according to reporting by CNN, NBC News and The Washington Post. A search of the building's name on some apps returned only posts dated before the crash. The footage survived largely because copies had been shared on platforms outside China's firewall, such as X. Witnesses described police preventing bystanders from taking photographs and pressing some to delete images already on their phones. One resident of a nearby building, identified only by the surname Lin, told reporters of a hurried evacuation. “I ran out without my ID card or bag,” Lin said. By later that evening, CNN reported, the area around the tower appeared largely back to normal, with little outward sign of what had happened hours earlier. What remains unverified The most consequential questions are still open. The cause of the crash has not been established, and authorities have offered no explanation for how the aircraft reached the heart of the capital. The pilot has not been publicly identified, and no motive has been suggested. The precise model, registration and operator of the aircraft — and the extent of structural damage to the tower — have not been officially confirmed. The condition of the 13 injured was not detailed. For now, what is firmly established is narrow but serious: a light aircraft struck Beijing's tallest building at rush hour, one person is dead and 13 are hurt, and the authorities are saying very little while moving quickly to control what the public can see. ### Sources - Small plane crash at Beijing high-rise kills the pilot and injures 13, authorities say — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/small-plane-crash-beijing-high-rise-kills-pilot-134267955 - Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, killing pilot and injuring 13 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/aircraft-crashes-beijings-tallest-building-rcna351928 - Small aircraft hits Beijing's tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358555/small-aircraft-hits-beijings-tallest-skyscraper-prompting-evacuations - China confirms death of pilot in Citic Tower plane crash — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358600/china-confirms-death-pilot-citic-tower-plane-crash - Pilot dies after small plane crashes into China high-rise — RTÉ / Agence France-Presse: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0627/1580632-beijing-plane/ - Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building; damage reported — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130388/beijings-tallest-building-is-damaged-after-small-airplane-reportedly-crashed-into-it - Video Shows Plane Crash into Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/aircraft-crashes-into-one-of-chinas-tallest-buildings-what-to-know-12126043 - A small plane slammed into the tallest skyscraper in China's capital. Hours later, it was like nothing had happened. — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/china/beijing-plane-crash-citic-tower-censorship-china-intl-hnk - Plane That Crashed Into Beijing's Tallest Building Usually Used For Pilot Training, Report Says — Yahoo News / The Times: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/plane-crashes-beijing-tallest-building-141904842.html - China Zun (CITIC Tower) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Zun --- ## Cape Verde, half a million strong, reach the World Cup knockouts and a date with Argentina - URL: https://status.lu/article/cape-verde-world-cup-2026-knockout-stage-argentina - Published: 2026-06-27T17:19:48.192+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:19:48.192+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: e5e8e222-71b3-4d5f-8e3e-19d3129da4f6 - Dateline: Praia, CV > Three draws, no defeats: the Atlantic archipelago becomes the smallest nation ever to reach a men's World Cup knockout stage, and now faces the reigning champions. ### Summary Cape Verde, a nation of around 525,000, drew 0-0 with Saudi Arabia to finish second in Group H and reach the 2026 World Cup's round of 32 — the smallest country ever to go this far. Argentina await on 3 July. ### Key facts - Cape Verde reached the 2026 World Cup round of 32 on their tournament debut, finishing second in Group H unbeaten on three points. - A 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia in Houston on 26 June sealed it, after Spain's 1-0 win over Uruguay confirmed their passage. - With around 525,000 people, Cape Verde is the smallest nation by population ever to reach a men's World Cup knockout stage. - They held Spain (0-0) and drew 2-2 with Uruguay, both former world champions, conceding only twice in the group. - Cape Verde next face reigning champions Argentina and Lionel Messi in Miami Gardens, Florida, on 3 July 2026. ### FAQ **Q: How did Cape Verde qualify for the World Cup knockout stage?** They finished second in Group H, unbeaten on three points, after drawing 0-0 with Spain, 2-2 with Uruguay and 0-0 with Saudi Arabia. The final 0-0 with Saudi Arabia on 26 June, combined with Spain's 1-0 win over Uruguay, secured their place in the round of 32. **Q: Why is Cape Verde's achievement a record?** With a population of around 525,000 — fewer than the US state of Wyoming — Cape Verde is the smallest country by population ever to reach the knockout stage of a men's World Cup. Smaller nations such as Iceland and Curaçao were eliminated in the group stage of their only appearances. **Q: Who do Cape Verde play next?** They face reigning world champions Argentina, captained by Lionel Messi, in the round of 32 in Miami Gardens, Florida, on 3 July 2026. **Q: How does the 48-team World Cup format work?** The 2026 World Cup is the first with 48 teams, split into 12 groups of four. The top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to a new 32-team knockout round, with 104 matches in total. ### Body For a nation of barely half a million people scattered across ten volcanic islands in the Atlantic, the arithmetic of a World Cup had always looked unforgiving. On Friday, Cape Verde rewrote it. A goalless draw with Saudi Arabia in Houston on 26 June left the debutants second in Group H and through to the tournament's new round of 32 — making the archipelago the smallest country by population ever to reach the knockout stage of a men's World Cup. Their reward is one of the ties of the round: a meeting with reigning champions Argentina in Miami Gardens, Florida, on 3 July. Three draws, no defeats Cape Verde, ranked 67th in the world before kick-off, did not win a match in the group stage — and did not need to. They opened by holding Spain, the 2010 world champions, to a 0-0 draw, then recovered to draw 2-2 with Uruguay, two-time winners and victors of the inaugural 1930 tournament, before closing with another goalless stalemate against Saudi Arabia. That left them unbeaten on three points, advancing on the fine margins the expanded format rewards. Their fate was settled in part on another pitch: as the final whistles neared, Cape Verde's players stood on the field watching their phones, willing Spain to beat Uruguay. Spain duly won 1-0, Cape Verde finished second behind the group winners, and a country that only became independent from Portugal in 1975 was into the last 32. The result made Cape Verde the first World Cup debutant to reach the knockout rounds since Slovakia in 2010, and the first newcomers to go through the group stage unbeaten since Senegal in 2002. The smallest nation to go this far With a population of around 525,000 — fewer people than live in the US state of Wyoming — Cape Verde supplants every previous minnow in the record books. Iceland and Curaçao are smaller still, but both were eliminated at the group stage on their only World Cup appearances. None of football's traditional underdog stories had ever cleared the first hurdle. "We are small, but we have big hearts and we are fighters," said the 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha, whose saves against Spain helped set the tone for the campaign. Coach Bubista, draped in the national flag at the final whistle, framed the achievement as proof of an idea long held at home. "Everyone is entitled to dream and nothing is impossible," he said. "To finish the first phase without losing a single match, we have to be pleased." A format built for outsiders Cape Verde's run is, in part, a product of the tournament's redesign. The 2026 edition is the first to feature 48 teams, up from 32, hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The new structure widened the door that smaller footballing nations have spent decades pushing against: - The 48 teams are split into 12 groups of four. - The top two from each group advance, joined by the eight best third-placed sides — 32 teams in all. - That created an additional knockout round, the round of 32, and pushed the schedule from 64 matches to 104. - Africa's allocation of guaranteed places rose accordingly, giving federations such as Cape Verde a realistic path to the finals. Critics have argued that more teams dilute the jeopardy of the group stage. Cape Verde's three cautious draws — and the nervous scoreboard-watching that followed — are exactly the kind of cautious, margin-fine football the format can encourage. But the counter-argument arrived in the same week: a side that two decades ago was barely a fixture on the international calendar is now preparing to share a pitch with the world champions. Now, the champions Argentina, inspired by Lionel Messi, will start the round-of-32 tie as overwhelming favourites. Cape Verde have made a habit this month of treating favourites as beatable, holding two former world champions to draws and conceding only twice across three matches. The defensive resilience that carried them out of the group — built around the veteran Vozinha and a tightly organised back line — will be tested by the most decorated attack in the tournament. For the islands themselves, the occasion is already historic regardless of what happens in Florida. A federation that fields players drawn heavily from a global diaspora — descendants of Cape Verdeans in Portugal, the Netherlands, France and beyond — has turned scattered talent into a team that the rest of the world is now scrambling to learn about. Bubista's squad will travel to Miami Gardens carrying the expectations of a country that has waited its entire existence for a night like 3 July. "The team was very eager to show this to the whole world," the coach said. They have done exactly that — and they are not finished yet. ### Sources - Cape Verde qualify for World Cup Round of 32, set up date with Argentina — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-qualify-for-world-cup-round-of-32-set-up-date-with-argentina - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Cape Verde break record as smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-break-record-as-smallest-nation-to-reach-world-cup-knockouts - Coach Bubista Hails Cape Verde's Fearless Dreamers After World Cup Leap — Asharq Al-Awsat (Reuters): https://english.aawsat.com/sports/5289099-coach-bubista-hails-cape-verde%E2%80%99s-fearless-dreamers-after-world-cup-leap - How the FIFA World Cup 26 will work with 48 teams — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/article-fifa-world-cup-2026-mexico-canada-usa-new-format-tournament-football-soccer - 'Fighters with big hearts!' - Vozinha and Cape Verde gunning for Lionel Messi — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en-ca/lists/cape-verde-vozinha-lionel-messi-argentina-world-cup-knockout/blt2ea563394437e275 --- ## EU moves to extend Ukrainians' protected status to 2028 - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-extend-ukraine-temporary-protection-2028 - Published: 2026-06-27T17:10:19.62+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:10:19.62+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 9f086b62-4d3b-4193-b59a-1dffb720a117 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > The European Commission has proposed prolonging temporary protection until 4 March 2028, preserving residence, work and welfare rights for some 4.4 million Ukrainians, several thousand in Luxembourg. ### Summary Brussels wants to keep the EU's temporary protection scheme for displaced Ukrainians running until March 2028, with a new restriction barring most newly arriving military-age men. The plan secures the legal status of beneficiaries across the bloc, including in Luxembourg, but leaves the longer-term, post-war framework unresolved. ### Key facts - On 26 June 2026 the European Commission proposed extending the EU's temporary protection for displaced Ukrainians by a year, to 4 March 2028. - The scheme covers about 4.4 million people EU-wide (4.37 million at the end of April 2026, per Eurostat) and rests on the 2001 Temporary Protection Directive. - A new rule would deny protection to most newly arriving military-age men not authorised by Kyiv to leave; existing beneficiaries keep their status. - The proposal needs Council approval by qualified majority; ministers are expected to discuss it in July, with a decision possibly in September. - Luxembourg, which has granted protection to over 4,100 people since 2022 and processed 3,583 renewals in early 2026, would gain a longer planning horizon. ### FAQ **Q: Until when would Ukrainians' temporary protection be extended?** The European Commission has proposed extending it to 4 March 2028, one year beyond the current expiry of 4 March 2027. The plan still needs to be adopted by the Council of the EU. **Q: What is the new restriction in the proposal?** As a rule, protection would no longer be granted to people who leave Ukraine after the decision takes effect if Kyiv has not authorised their departure under military-mobilisation rules. It applies only to new arrivals; people already registered keep their status. **Q: How many Ukrainians does this affect in Luxembourg?** Luxembourg hosts several thousand beneficiaries. Chronicle.lu reported 4,123 people granted temporary protection since 2022, and the country processed 3,583 renewals in the first five months of 2026. Its national scheme already runs to 4 March 2027. **Q: What legal basis underpins the scheme?** The EU Temporary Protection Directive of 2001, triggered for the first time on 4 March 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion. It grants displaced people immediate residence, work, schooling, healthcare and welfare without individual asylum claims. ### Body The European Commission moved on 26 June to extend the legal status that has sheltered millions of Ukrainians across the European Union since 2022, proposing to keep the bloc's temporary protection scheme in place for a further year — until 4 March 2028. The plan would preserve immediate access to residence, work, schooling, healthcare and welfare for some 4.4 million people, several thousand of them living in Luxembourg. The proposal, presented in Brussels by Magnus Brunner, the European commissioner for internal affairs and migration, would push back a deadline currently set at 4 March 2027. Without an extension, the protection — and the rights attached to it — would lapse next spring. A one-year extension, with a new caveat Temporary protection rests on the EU's Temporary Protection Directive, a 2001 law conceived after the Balkan wars but never used until the bloc triggered it for the first time on 4 March 2022, days after Russia's full-scale invasion. It grants displaced people an immediate, collective right to stay without each having to file an individual asylum claim, and it has been renewed year by year ever since. This year's proposal carries a significant change. As a rule, the Commission says, protection would no longer be granted to people who leave Ukraine after the decision takes effect if they are not authorised by Kyiv to do so under the country's military-mobilisation rules. The restriction targets only new arrivals; it would not touch the millions already registered, whose status would roll over regardless of age. Our proposal provides that temporary protection should not be granted to newly arriving persons who are not allowed to leave Ukraine because of their military obligations. Brunner framed the carve-out as a request from Kyiv, telling reporters the plan "takes into account Ukraine's evolving defence needs." The Commission cast the wider extension as a matter of legal certainty, arguing that the need for protection remains clear. The numbers underline the scale. According to Eurostat, 4.37 million people held temporary protection in the EU at the end of April 2026. Germany hosted by far the most, with about 1.28 million, followed by Poland with 971,255 and Czechia with 384,435. The proposal is not yet law. It must be adopted by the Council of the European Union, where it requires a qualified majority — at least 15 of the 27 member states representing 65% of the EU population. Ministers are expected to take it up in July, though a final decision could slip to September. What it means in Luxembourg For the Grand Duchy, the stakes are concrete. Luxembourg had already extended its own scheme to 4 March 2027: on 13 February 2026 the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Directorate-General for Immigration confirmed the renewal and began reissuing the biometric residence cards that secure beneficiaries' right to remain, to work and to material assistance. A Brussels extension to 2028 would set the next horizon. Luxembourg has absorbed a steady caseload since 2022. Figures cited by Chronicle.lu show: - 4,123 people granted temporary protection since the war began; - 1,480 housed across 12 reception structures run by the National Reception Office (ONA); - 1,296 pupils taught in Luxembourg schools, with €29 million allocated to their schooling. The flow has since shifted from arrivals to renewals. In the first five months of 2026, Luxembourg issued 3,953 temporary-protection decisions — only 334 of them new grants, against 3,583 renewals — a sign that the population the EU is now legislating for is largely settled, in homes, classrooms and jobs. Still no post-war framework What the extension does not provide is a durable settlement. More than four years after the directive was first invoked, the EU is still renewing protection in annual increments rather than offering displaced Ukrainians a permanent legal route. Brussels has begun to sketch the exit: the Commission paired its proposal with a coordinated "transition" approach and a Voluntary Return and Recovery Programme pilot, offering practical help with jobs, housing and education for those who choose to go home. The Council adopted a recommendation on transitioning out of temporary protection in September 2025. For now, that future remains conditional on a war that has not ended. The Commission has signalled it could suspend protection earlier if conditions on the ground change, but it has equally left the door open to renewing again. Until a peace settlement and a permanent status materialise, the legal lives of millions of Ukrainians — including those who have built new ones in Luxembourg — continue to be measured one year at a time. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission - Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year (press release IP/26/1462) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1462 - Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision extending temporary protection until 4 March 2028, COM(2026) 345 final — European Commission: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0f5fd553-49bd-4c39-bf97-2199a3c2b111_en?filename=Proposal+for+a+decision+extending+temporary+protection+until+4+Mar+2028.pdf - 4.37 million under temporary protection in April 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260610-1 - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ - European Commission seeks to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians, but not newly arrived military-age men — European Pravda: https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/26/7240454/ - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028, With Limits for Military-Age Men — Outlook India (Reuters): https://www.outlookindia.com/international/eu-proposes-extending-protection-for-ukrainians-until-2028-with-limits-for-military-age-men - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028 – But Not for Draft Evaders — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79046 - EU proposes to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2028 — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/26/european-commission-proposes-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2028/ - Luxembourg Extends Temporary Protection Scheme for Ukrainian Refugees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/59544-luxembourg-extends-temporary-protection-scheme-for-ukrainian-refugees - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Receives 110 Asylum, 74 Temporary Protection Applications in May — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61807-luxembourg-receives-110-asylum-74-temporary-protection-applications-in-may - Requesting temporary protection — Guichet.lu (Luxembourg Government): https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/ukraine/protection-temporaire-ukraine/protection-temporaire.html --- ## Traversini verdict sharpens Luxembourg's line on officials' conflicts of interest - URL: https://status.lu/article/traversini-verdict-luxembourg-officials-conflict-of-interest - Published: 2026-06-27T16:51:02.649+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:51:02.649+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 1722f76a-e036-4319-aad9-ccd7036342d3 - Dateline: Differdange, LU > A Luxembourg court gave former Differdange mayor Roberto Traversini a suspended prison term and a five-year ban, in a ruling that redraws how far personal liability reaches for elected officials. ### Summary A Luxembourg court convicted former Differdange mayor Roberto Traversini of conflict-of-interest offences and barred him from office for five years — a first-instance ruling that confirms how broadly local officials can be held personally liable. ### Key facts - A Luxembourg court convicted ex-Differdange mayor Roberto Traversini on 12 March 2026 of illegal taking of interest, embezzlement and forgery. - His sentence: three years' prison fully suspended, a €10,000 fine and a five-year ban on standing for election or holding public office. - The core count was his June 2019 vote on a development plan that rezoned a house and garden he had inherited in Niederkorn. - Prosecutors stressed that the offence applies whenever public duty meets private interest — financial or moral — regardless of any actual gain. - The ruling is first-instance and can be appealed within 40 days; it has prompted calls for a conduct code and a register of officials' interests. ### FAQ **Q: What was Roberto Traversini convicted of?** The Luxembourg District Court's 7th correctional chamber convicted him of illegal taking of interest (prise illégale d'intérêts), embezzlement of public funds and forgery, for acts between November 2016 and July 2019 while he was mayor of Differdange. **Q: What sentence did he receive?** Three years' imprisonment, fully suspended, a €10,000 fine, and a five-year ban on eligibility and on holding public office. Prosecutors had sought four years suspended. The ruling is first-instance and can be appealed within 40 days. **Q: Why does the case matter for other elected officials?** It confirms that the conflict-of-interest offence is triggered as soon as an official's public duty conflicts with a private interest — financial or moral — even without proven intent or actual gain, which leaves councillors who vote on matters touching their own affairs broadly exposed. ### Body A Luxembourg court has handed Roberto Traversini, the former mayor of Differdange, a three-year prison sentence — fully suspended — together with a €10,000 fine and a five-year ban from standing for election or holding public office, closing one of the country's most closely watched political-corruption trials and setting a marker for how far the personal criminal liability of elected officials now reaches. The 7th correctional chamber of the Luxembourg District Court delivered its first-instance ruling on 12 March 2026, after a trial that ran across five sittings in January. Traversini, a former member of the Greens (déi gréng) who also gave up a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, was convicted of illegal taking of interest — prise illégale d'intérêts — as well as embezzlement of public funds and forgery, for acts committed between November 2016 and July 2019 while he led the southern steel town. The judgment is not final: the parties have 40 days to appeal. What the court ruled At the centre of the case was a vote that, on paper, looked routine. In June 2019 the Differdange council adopted a new general development plan (PAG); Traversini took part in the vote even though it reclassified a house and garden he had inherited months earlier in Niederkorn from a garden zone (zone de jardins) to residential zone 1 — a change prosecutors said increased the property's value. He was also accused of drawing on the municipality's resources and on trainees of the local employment initiative CIGL, which he chaired, to carry out work and drawings for his private properties. The bench convicted him on the core counts while acquitting him on several others. Prosecutors had asked for four years, fully suspended; the court settled on three. The penalties imposed were: - three years' imprisonment, fully suspended; - a €10,000 fine; - a five-year ban on eligibility — the right to stand for election — and on holding any public office. According to Le Quotidien, his partner was fined €5,000, while a municipal technical-services employee was acquitted. Traversini's lawyer, Rosario Grasso, noted that the court had come down close to the legal minimum and that his client had been cleared on a number of points. A 'brutal and merciless' offence The significance of the verdict lies less in the suspended sentence than in the legal principle it confirms. Under Luxembourg's penal code, the offence of prise illégale d'intérêts is made out as soon as a public official's duty collides with a private interest — financial or merely moral — regardless of whether any advantage is actually obtained. Intent and personal enrichment are, in this reading, beside the point. The public prosecutor, Stéphane Decker, pressed exactly that interpretation, describing the provision as brutal et impitoyable — "brutal and merciless" — and warning that it leaves no room for the well-meaning official who cuts a corner. "Il n'y a pas d'égalité dans l'illégalité" — "there is no equality in illegality," Decker told the court, adding that the case "should serve as a warning to all." Traversini denied acting out of self-interest and cast his conduct as the rough-and-ready style of a hands-on local politician. "Je suis assez pragmatique, je veux résoudre les problèmes et non en créer de nouveaux" — "I'm fairly pragmatic; I want to solve problems, not create new ones," he told the court. Why local officials are uneasy It is that breadth that has unsettled town halls. In small communes, mayors and councillors routinely vote on planning, contracts and grants that touch land, businesses or associations close to them, and the ruling underlines that a vote can become a crime even where no money changes hands. Commentators who followed the trial argued that many officeholders still underestimate where the line falls — and that the case has dented public trust in elected representatives. The affair grew out of the so-called "Gaardenhäischen" controversy — a garden chalet Traversini had built in a protected forest zone — which forced his resignation as Differdange mayor in September 2019 and later fed the political storm that ended Environment Minister Carole Dieschbourg's career in 2022. That narrower file was closed without indictment, but the wider investigation produced the convictions handed down in March. Reaction has since centred on prevention rather than punishment. A code of conduct (code de déontologie) for municipal politicians is being drawn up, and Syvicol, the association of Luxembourg's towns and communes, has pushed for officials to declare gifts and interests in a public register — a modest safeguard, its critics on the press bench argued, against the kind of blurred boundary that brought Traversini down. Whether the precedent hardens or softens will depend on the appeal courts, should Traversini choose to fight on. ### Sources - Roberto Traversini reconnu coupable de détournement de fonds publics — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/roberto-traversini-reconnu-coupable-de-detournement-de-fonds-publics/ - Ex-Grünen-Politiker: Bewährungsstrafe für Roberto Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-politik-bewaehrungsstrafe-fuer-roberto-traversini/ - Les leçons à tirer de l'affaire Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-prise-illegale-dinterets-les-lecons-a-tirer-de-laffaire-traversini/ - Roberto Traversini muss sich vor Gericht verantworten — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/roberto-traversini-muss-sich-vor-gericht-verantworten/ - Was von der Affäre Traversini bleibt — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-gegen-ex-buergermeister-was-von-der-affaere-traversini-bleibt/ - Podcast: D'Léieren aus der Affär Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/podcast-on-the-record-dleieren-aus-der-affaer-traversini/ - Former Differdange Mayor Banned From Holding Political Office for Five Years (aggregating RTL, Luxembourg Times, Wort, Virgule) — Ground News: https://ground.news/article/former-differdange-mayor-roberto-traversini-sentenced-in-first-instance-to-three-years-in-prison-with-full-suspension - L'affaire Dieschbourg-Traversini est close sans inculpation — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/affaire-dieschbourg-traversini --- ## Venezuela earthquake kills more than 900 as Luxembourg sends emergency team - URL: https://status.lu/article/venezuela-earthquake-luxembourg-emergency-aid - Published: 2026-06-27T16:41:34.614+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:41:34.614+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: e20eb784-6b82-489b-9e66-058c95c2a228 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy State (epicentre); damage centred on Caracas and La Guaira, VE > Twin quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 flattened buildings across Caracas and La Guaira on 24 June. Luxembourg has deployed a rescue team and its emergency.lu satellite system to the disaster zone. ### Summary More than 900 people have died in twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, with rescuers still searching collapsed buildings days later. Luxembourg has joined the international response, dispatching a Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps team and its emergency.lu satellite communication system as part of a wider EU mobilisation. ### Key facts - Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, seconds apart, killing more than 900 people. - The mainshock was the most powerful recorded in Venezuela since 1900, with the epicentre near San Felipe in Yaracuy state, per USGS. - Damage was concentrated in Caracas and La Guaira, where more than 100 buildings collapsed and around 70,000 families were affected. - Luxembourg deployed a CGDIS Humanitarian Intervention Team and its emergency.lu satellite system to restore communications, with three more experts joining the EU coordination team. - The aid is part of an EU Civil Protection Mechanism response involving eight member states and more than 520 responders. ### FAQ **Q: How strong was the Venezuela earthquake and where did it hit?** Two quakes struck on 24 June 2026 about 39 seconds apart: a magnitude 7.2 foreshock and a magnitude 7.5 mainshock, according to the USGS. The epicentre was near San Felipe in Yaracuy state, with the heaviest damage in Caracas and La Guaira. **Q: How many people died in the Venezuela earthquakes?** By 26 June 2026, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez reported more than 920 deaths and around 3,000 wounded. The toll rose steadily through the week, and rescuers said hundreds of people remained trapped under collapsed buildings. **Q: What is Luxembourg doing to help Venezuela?** Luxembourg deployed a two-member team from the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) and its emergency.lu satellite communication system to restore telecoms in the disaster zone, plus three experts to support the EU coordination team. The mission is co-financed by the EU (75%) and Luxembourg (25%). ### Body More than 900 people have been confirmed dead in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country's densely populated north-central coast within seconds of each other, collapsing apartment towers in the capital, Caracas, and triggering one of the largest international rescue operations in the region's recent history. Luxembourg is among the European states now sending help, deploying a specialist rescue team and a mobile satellite communications system to the disaster zone. The first quake, a magnitude 7.2 tremor, hit at 18:04 local time on 24 June, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was followed roughly 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock. Both were shallow ruptures on the San Sebastián fault system, with the epicentre near San Felipe in Yaracuy state, west of the capital. Seismologists say it is the most powerful earthquake recorded in Venezuela since 1900. A rising death toll Casualty figures climbed sharply through the week. Officials reported at least 188 deaths on 25 June; by 26 June, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, said more than 920 people had been killed and around 3,000 wounded, with some tallies putting the number of injured above 4,500. Tens of thousands of people were reported missing in early estimates, though the authorities have given lower figures, and rescue teams said hundreds remained trapped beneath collapsed structures nearly three days after the quakes. The United Nations estimated that close to seven million Venezuelans had been affected. The destruction was concentrated in Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira. Several high-rise buildings collapsed in the capital's Altamira and Los Palos Grandes districts. Venezuela's interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, said more than 100 buildings had collapsed in La Guaira alone and that roughly 70,000 families had been affected. The country's main gateway, Simón Bolívar International Airport, was heavily damaged, the Caracas Metro was suspended and schools were closed. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency and designated La Guaira a disaster zone. "To the Venezuelan people, to those whose loved ones are under the rubble, know that we are determined that help gets to you." That message came from Tom Fletcher, the United Nations' humanitarian chief, as UN agencies began deploying aid and rescue specialists. Recovery work has been repeatedly interrupted by aftershocks, including a magnitude 4.9 tremor on 26 June that briefly halted operations in some areas. An international rescue effort Search-and-rescue contingents converged on Venezuela from across the Americas and Europe within 48 hours. Teams arrived from Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil and the United States, where the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched urban search-and-rescue task forces. France sent 85 rescuers, while Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom contributed specialists and sniffer-dog teams. Much of the European effort is being channelled through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which Venezuela's neighbours and the bloc activated to coordinate assistance. According to the European Commission, eight member states — Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands — are supplying personnel and equipment, with more than 520 responders mobilised. The Commission said the EU had already allocated €52 million in 2026 to address Venezuela's humanitarian needs. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc stood ready to help: "We stand with the people of Venezuela at this time of great tragedy and catastrophe." Luxembourg's contribution On 26 June, Luxembourg announced its own deployment. Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who holds the development cooperation and humanitarian affairs portfolio, and Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden authorised sending a two-member team from the Humanitarian Intervention Team (HIT) of the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS), together with the country's emergency.lu satellite communication system. The emergency.lu platform — a Luxembourg public-private initiative designed for disaster zones where conventional networks have failed — is intended to give aid organisations a working communications backbone. In a statement, the government said the team's task was clear: Their mission will be to restore telecommunications services in the affected region, enabling humanitarian organisations to carry out their work. Luxembourg said three further HIT experts would reinforce the European Commission's coordination team on the ground. The deployments, announced jointly by the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, the Ministry for Home Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, are expected to last about two weeks initially and are co-financed 75% by the European Union and 25% by Luxembourg. What comes next With the so-called golden window for finding survivors closing, the focus is shifting from rescue toward relief for the hundreds of thousands left homeless or displaced. Restoring communications, power and shelter in the worst-hit coastal areas will be a central challenge in the days ahead — and the niche role Luxembourg has taken on, keeping aid agencies connected, is likely to matter well beyond the initial emergency. The full human cost, officials caution, will not be known until search teams have reached every collapsed building. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 920 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - June 26, 2026 — Over 900 killed in Venezuela earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/world/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-hnk - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 920 as search nears 72 hours — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167815 - Luxembourg Deploys Humanitarian Team to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62032-luxembourg-deploys-humanitarian-team-to-earthquake-hit-venezuela - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Commission (DG ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - M 7.5 - 16 km SW of Morón, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zp - M 7.2 - 24 km ENE of San Felipe, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zc/executive - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes --- ## Budapest Pride marches legally for first time since Orban's defeat - URL: https://status.lu/article/budapest-pride-2026-first-march-since-orban-eu-court - Published: 2026-06-27T16:19:11.654+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:19:11.654+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 0ea05c29-cb29-4de5-9e37-86b2be933888 - Dateline: Budapest, HU > A year after Hungary tried to ban it, Budapest Pride filled the capital legally — the first march since Viktor Orban lost power and an EU court struck down his anti-LGBT law. ### Summary Tens of thousands marched in Budapest on 27 June 2026 for the first Pride since Viktor Orban's defeat, after an EU court ruled Hungary's anti-LGBT law unlawful and charges against the city's mayor were dropped. ### Key facts - Budapest Pride took place legally on 27 June 2026 — the first since Viktor Orban left power — drawing an estimated 100,000-plus marchers. - The reversal followed Orban's April 2026 election defeat to Peter Magyar's pro-EU Tisza party and a CJEU ruling that Hungary's anti-LGBT law breached EU values. - Sixteen member states, including Luxembourg, intervened against Hungary in the Court of Justice case — the largest such intervention in EU history. - Charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for staging the banned 2025 march were dropped on 4 June 2026, citing the EU court ruling. - Laws criminalising Pride participation and enabling facial-recognition surveillance remain formally in force, awaiting repeal. ### FAQ **Q: Was Budapest Pride 2026 legal?** Yes. Organisers notified police at the end of May 2026 under Hungary's Assembly Act, and officers found no grounds to prohibit it — making it the first Budapest Pride to proceed without a government ban since the 2025 prohibition was imposed. **Q: Why was the ban lifted?** Two reasons. Viktor Orban's Fidesz lost the 12 April 2026 election to the pro-EU Tisza party led by Peter Magyar, and on 21 April the EU Court of Justice ruled in Commission v Hungary (C-769/22) that Hungary's anti-LGBT 'child protection' law breached the Union's founding values. **Q: What was Luxembourg's role?** Luxembourg was one of 16 EU member states that intervened in support of the European Commission in the Court of Justice case against Hungary, and Luxembourg's government and MEPs have been consistently vocal in the bloc's rule-of-law dispute with Budapest. ### Body Tens of thousands of people marched through the heart of Budapest on Saturday for a Pride parade that, for the first time in a generation, carried no risk of a police ban — a celebration that doubled as a victory lap for Hungary's embattled LGBTQ community and for the European Union's claim that its fundamental-rights guarantees still bind every member state. An AFP photographer at the scene estimated at least 100,000 participants streaming down Andrássy Avenue, the grand boulevard that has hosted the march for three decades. The turnout fell short of last year's record — when between 100,000 and 200,000 people defied an outright ban — but the mood had shifted from defiance to something closer to relief. This was the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orban left office after 16 years in power. A ban overturned at the ballot box and the bench The reversal rests on two events that reshaped Hungarian politics within weeks of each other. On 12 April 2026, Orban's Fidesz party lost a parliamentary election to Peter Magyar's centre-right, pro-EU Tisza party, which won 138 of 199 seats on 53.6 percent of the vote against Fidesz's 37.8 percent, on a record turnout above 77 percent. Magyar, a former Fidesz insider turned chief rival, took office the following month. Nine days after the vote, on 21 April, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Commission v Hungary (C-769/22). Sitting as a Full Court of all 27 judges — a formation reserved for cases of exceptional importance — it found that Hungary's 2021 "child protection" law breached the Union's founding values, citing Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights on human dignity. The same legal architecture had been used in March 2025 to outlaw Pride. The case drew an intervention without precedent in the bloc's history: 16 member states — among them Luxembourg — lined up behind the European Commission, the European Parliament joined as a party, and not one government sided with Budapest. For the new administration, the police decision came quickly. Organisers notified authorities at the end of May, and officers concluded there were no grounds to prohibit the assembly. This is a landmark ruling making clear that Hungary's anti-LGBT law has no place in the European Union and should be repealed. That assessment came from Lydia Gall, senior Europe and Central Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch, after the April judgment. The mayor who called himself 'a proud defendant' No figure embodies the year's turn more than Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony. When Orban's government banned the 2025 march, Karácsony declared it a municipal celebration that required no police permit, and the parade went ahead on 28 June 2025 with no participant arrested or fined. For that, prosecutors charged him in January 2026 with organising an unlawful assembly in defiance of a prohibition order. He responded by calling himself "a proud defendant". "It seems that in this country, this is the price you pay if you stand up for your freedom," Karácsony said after his indictment, according to the Associated Press. On 4 June 2026, the Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office dropped the case, citing the European Court of Justice's ruling that the law underpinning the charge was incompatible with EU values. What still hangs over the marchers The celebration was not unqualified. The amendments that criminalised Pride participation and authorised police to deploy facial-recognition cameras against attendees remain formally on the statute book, repealed by neither parliament nor court. EUobserver reported that the surveillance apparatus built to deter marchers remains embedded in Hungarian law even as prosecutions have stopped. Other discriminatory measures have also survived the change of government, including: - a 2020 ban on changing one's legal gender on official documents; - restrictions confining adoption to married couples. For many in the crowd, the direction of travel mattered more than the unfinished legal cleanup. "I think the situation is getting better and better, mainly because of the change in government," said Petra Toth, an 18-year-old marcher quoted by AFP. Why Luxembourg is watching For Luxembourg, the scene in Budapest is more than a distant culture-war headline. The Grand Duchy was one of the 16 governments that formally backed the Commission's case against Hungary — part of a years-long effort by Luxembourg ministers and MEPs to have the bloc defend LGBTQ rights as a matter of EU law rather than national preference. Luxembourg's foreign minister, Xavier Bettel, who served as prime minister from 2013 to 2023 and is one of the EU's few openly gay government leaders, has been among the most consistent voices for that stance. The stakes, as Luxembourg has long argued, reach well beyond a single parade. The question the Budapest case poses is whether the rights written into the EU treaties still hold inside a member state whose government once set out to override them — a test of the bloc the Grand Duchy helped found. On Saturday, with the flags raised and the police lines absent, the answer looked, for now, like yes. ### Sources - Hungarian Pride parade ban — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Pride_parade_ban - Tens of thousands in Hungary defy ban to march at Budapest Pride — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/28/record-attendance-expected-at-budapest-pride-march-despite-orban-warning - Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5449685/hungary-budapest-pride-defies-ban - Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/hungary-election-early-results-show-magyars-tisza-ahead-of-orbans-fidesz - Hungary election 2026 results: Peter Magyar wins, Viktor Orban concedes landmark defeat — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/world/live-news/hungary-election-orban-magyar - Commission v Hungary (C-769/22) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_v_Hungary_(C-769/22) - Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/22/hungary-top-eu-court-rules-anti-lgbt-law-unlawful - Judgment: C-769/22 Commission v Hungary — Court of Justice of the European Union (curia.europa.eu): https://curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/p1_1000082657/en/judgment-c-769/22-commission-v-hungary - Hungary's anti-LGBTI law and EU values: the CJEU's landmark Article 2 TEU judgment — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/05/07/hungarys-anti-lgbti-law-and-eu-values-the-cjeus-landmark-article-2-teu-judgment/ - Charges against Budapest mayor for organizing Pride march dropped — Washington Blade: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/04/charges-against-budapest-mayor-for-organizing-pride-march-dropped/ - Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/hungary-charges-budapest-mayor-for-allowing-banned-pride-march - Budapest Pride 2026: Major road closures and public transport changes announced for Saturday — Daily News Hungary: https://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-pride-2026-road-transport-changes/ - Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban — AFP via France 24 / Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/budapest-pride-push-equality-reversed-052718810.html - Budapest free to celebrate Pride again, but Orban-surveillance machine still in place — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/224022/budapest-free-to-celebrate-pride-again-but-orban-surveillance-machine-still-in-place/ - Infringement ruling tests whether Magyar will put pro-EU commitments into practice — ILGA-Europe: https://www.ilga-europe.org/press-release/infringement-ruling-tests-whether-magyar-will-put-pro-eu-commitments-into-practice/ --- ## IMF's departing chief economist says globalisation is being reshaped, not reversed - URL: https://status.lu/article/imf-gourinchas-globalisation-reshaped-not-reversed - Published: 2026-06-27T16:09:13.22+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:09:13.22+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 1f55acde-0aab-403c-83bb-30726b78854f - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > As he leaves the IMF, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas argues tariffs and rival trade blocs are rewiring world commerce rather than ending it — a distinction with outsized stakes for Luxembourg. ### Summary Outgoing IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas says globalisation is being transformed rather than dismantled, as supply chains adapt and the EU strikes deals that bypass the US. For Luxembourg — the world's most trade-open economy and second-largest fund centre — how global commerce is rewired is an existential question. ### Key facts - Outgoing IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas says globalisation is being transformed, not reversed, as supply chains adapt and trade reroutes around tariffs. - He cites the EU's near-simultaneous trade deals with Mercosur and India — both excluding the US — as evidence of a more multipolar, bloc-shaped system. - The IMF's April 2026 outlook cut 2026 global growth to 3.1%, blaming the Middle East war; the dollar, Gourinchas says, remains firmly central. - Luxembourg, the world's most trade-open economy and second-largest fund domicile (~€7.6tn), is acutely exposed to how global trade is rewired. - Around 229,000 cross-border workers — nearly half the workforce — make Luxembourg's labour market dependent on open borders and a healthy Greater Region. ### FAQ **Q: Is globalisation ending, according to the IMF?** No. Outgoing IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas argues the world has not experienced de-globalisation but a transformation: tariffs prompt trade to reroute through countries such as Mexico and Vietnam and to form new ties, reshaping rather than reversing integration. **Q: What does the IMF forecast for global growth in 2026?** In its April 2026 World Economic Outlook, the IMF projected global growth slowing to 3.1% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, with inflation near 4.4% — a downgrade from January's 3.3%, mainly because of the Middle East war and energy-price risks. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is the world's most trade-open economy and its second-largest investment-fund domicile, with about €7.6 trillion in fund assets, plus roughly 229,000 cross-border commuters. A restructuring of global trade directly conditions its funds industry, exports and cross-border jobs. **Q: Is the US dollar losing its dominance?** Gourinchas says no. He told reporters the global economy remains 'very firmly' dollar-centred for trade, banking and reserves, with little sign of a move away — even as trade routes shift around the currency. ### Body Globalisation is not dying. It is being rewired. That was the message from Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist, as he prepared to leave the Fund after four years at the centre of an unusually turbulent era for the world economy. In interviews on 26 June at the IMF's Washington headquarters, Gourinchas pushed back on the idea that tariffs and trade wars are unwinding decades of integration. "Well, it's certainly not dead," he said of globalisation, according to AFP. "We haven't experienced de-globalization. We have experienced (that) it's being transformed." The distinction matters far beyond the seminar room. For an ultra-open economy such as Luxembourg's — where cross-border finance, services and trade dwarf domestic output — whether the world fragments into walled-off blocs or simply reroutes around obstacles shapes the prospects of its funds industry, its exporters and the tens of thousands who commute across its borders to work. 'Transformed', not retired Gourinchas's argument is that trade is adapting rather than collapsing. When Washington raised tariffs and sought to cut bilateral trade with China, he noted, commerce found new channels. "Other actors have stepped in. The supply chains have adapted, the Mexico's, the Vietnam's of the world have stepped in," he told AFP. He is sceptical that tariffs deliver durable leverage. "You do have leverage in the short term, and then actors on the other side respond," he told Reuters, adding that affected countries "find ways to either circumvent, accelerate their own innovation, develop new trade ties." Over a longer horizon, he said, such tools "almost never work." The clearest evidence, in his telling, is the speed at which other powers are pairing off. The European Union signed a partnership agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc on 17 January 2026 — after a political deal struck in December 2024 — and concluded a long-stalled free-trade agreement with India ten days later, on 27 January. Both deals exclude the United States. "All of a sudden, in less than one year, they're both signed. This is not a coincidence." That realignment is the core of Gourinchas's thesis, one he has developed throughout his tenure: the post-war trading system is being reset into a more multipolar, bloc-tinted shape, not abolished. The IMF's flagship outlook in April 2025 was pointedly titled "Globalization Reconfigured." A darker near-term backdrop The reshaping is happening against a weakening cyclical picture. In its April 2026 World Economic Outlook, subtitled "Global Economy in the Shadow of War," the IMF projected global growth slowing to 3.1% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, with headline inflation running near 4.4% this year. That was a downgrade from the 3.3% growth the Fund had forecast in January, driven largely by the eruption of conflict in the Middle East and the threat of an energy-price spike. The Fund was blunt that the damage is policy-driven and contingent. Absent the war, it said, it would have nudged its 2026 growth forecast up to 3.4%, helped by a technology-investment boom, lower interest rates and US tariffs that landed below their announced levels. Gourinchas warned that the risks were skewing downward: "I would say that we are somewhere in between the reference scenario and the adverse scenario," he said in April, cautioning that "every day that passes... we are drifting closer towards the adverse scenario." In that adverse case the IMF sees growth at 2.5% and inflation at 5.4%; a severe one would cut growth to around 2%. One pillar, he insisted, has not moved: the dollar. "We are very firmly in the dollar-centered world," Gourinchas told reporters, saying the IMF saw "very, very little" to suggest the currency's grip on trade, banking and reserves was loosening — even as trade routes shift around it. Why Luxembourg has more at stake than most Few economies are as exposed to these currents as Luxembourg. On the standard measure of trade openness — exports plus imports as a share of GDP — the Grand Duchy is the most open economy in the world, at roughly 394% in 2023 on World Bank data, against a global average below 100%. Its prosperity is built on moving capital, services and people across borders rather than goods through ports. The financial centre concentrates that exposure. Luxembourg is the second-largest investment-fund domicile on earth after the United States, with fund assets of about €7.6 trillion as of August 2025 and close to half of the world's cross-border fund distribution, according to industry bodies. Those funds are sold into dozens of jurisdictions; a more fragmented, bloc-based world — with divergent rules, payment rails and market access — is a direct threat to a business model premised on frictionless cross-border reach. A still-dollar-centred system, by contrast, is broadly reassuring for a centre that intermediates global savings. The human exposure is just as stark. Around 229,000 cross-border workers commuted into Luxembourg in the first quarter of 2025 — roughly 54% from France, 23% from Belgium and 23% from Germany — close to half of all salaried jobs, according to the national statistics office STATEC. That labour market depends on open borders and a healthy Greater Region economy, both sensitive to how trade and investment flows are reorganised across Europe. Gourinchas hands over to a successor not yet named when he returns to the University of California, Berkeley, on 1 July. His parting framing — rewired, not retired — is, for Luxembourg, less a reassurance than a brief: the question is not whether globalisation survives, but on whose terms it is rebuilt. ### Sources - Outgoing IMF chief economist sees risks, shifting trade ties and continued uncertainty on global outlook — Reuters / Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/outgoing-imf-chief-economist-sees-risks-shifting-trade-ties-and-continued-uncertainty-on-global-outlook-4763560 - Globalization isn't dead, just 'transformed,' says IMF chief economist — AFP / Digital Journal: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/globalization-isnt-dead-just-transformed-says-imf-chief-economist/ - IMF chief economist Gourinchas says global economy remains firmly 'dollar-centered' — Reuters / Yahoo Finance: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-chief-economist-gourinchas-says-170657368.html - World Economic Outlook, April 2026: Global Economy in the Shadow of War — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026 - IMF cuts the outlook for global growth in the fallout from the Iran war — PBS NewsHour / AP: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/imf-cuts-the-outlook-for-global-growth-in-the-fallout-from-from-iran-war - Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas to Step Down as IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/01/pr26133-pierre-olivier-gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-economic-counsellor-and-director-of-res-dep - Gourinchas to step down as IMF chief economist — Central Banking: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/people/7975739/gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-chief-economist - EU-Mercosur: Council greenlights signature of the comprehensive partnership and trade agreement — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/01/09/eu-mercosur-council-greenlights-signature-of-the-comprehensive-partnership-and-trade-agreement/ - EU and India conclude landmark Free Trade Agreement — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_184 - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Investment Funds 2025 – Luxembourg — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2025/luxembourg - Luxembourg Trade openness – data, chart — TheGlobalEconomy.com (World Bank data): https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Luxembourg/trade_openness/ - Domestic payroll employment: Q1 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg Statistics Portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## UN rights chief calls for independent investigations into deaths in US immigration custody - URL: https://status.lu/article/un-rights-chief-turk-investigations-deaths-ice-detention - Published: 2026-06-27T12:51:11.454+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:51:11.454+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: de9a3ffb-3748-4e54-8f55-e7e929e48ffc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Volker Türk says at least 52 people have died in ICE detention since 2025 and calls for prompt, impartial inquiries, as Washington insists there is no spike in deaths. ### Summary UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for independent investigations into a rising toll of deaths in US immigration detention, putting the system's compliance with international human-rights norms under scrutiny. ### Key facts - UN High Commissioner Volker Türk called on 26 June 2026 for independent, impartial investigations into all deaths in US ICE immigration custody. - His office says at least 52 people have died in ICE detention since the start of 2025, including 18 in the first five months of 2026; five 2026 deaths were classified as suicides. - Türk cited allegations of excessive force, solitary confinement, inadequate healthcare and a lack of transparency, urging alternatives to detention for vulnerable people. - ICE held over 60,000 detainees, up from about 40,000 in early 2025, with plans to reach 90,000 by year-end. - DHS said there is 'NO spike in deaths,' even as its own inspector general launched reviews of detainee deaths and use of force. ### FAQ **Q: Who called for the investigations and when?** Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, made the call in a statement issued on Friday 26 June 2026, urging prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations into all deaths in ICE custody. **Q: How many people have died in ICE custody?** Türk's office says at least 52 people have died in ICE custody since the start of 2025, with 18 deaths in the first five months of 2026 plus one further death on 4 June. There were 33 deaths in 2025 and 11 in 2024, and five of the 2026 deaths were classified as suicides. **Q: How has the US government responded?** A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News there had been 'NO spike in deaths' and said ICE facilities are regularly audited to ensure compliance with national detention standards. Separately, the DHS inspector general announced reviews of detainee deaths and use of force. **Q: Why does this matter for Europe?** The same international human-rights law Türk invoked also underpins EU asylum and returns rules, so a formal UN rebuke of US detention practices feeds directly into transatlantic debates over migration, the rule of law and the treatment of detainees. ### Body The United Nations' top human-rights official has called for independent, impartial investigations into a mounting toll of deaths in United States immigration detention, an unusually direct rebuke of a close Western ally that places Washington's enforcement drive squarely against international human-rights norms. In a statement issued on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said he was alarmed by deaths in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and urged the US government to take urgent preventive action. His office said at least 52 people have died in ICE custody since the start of 2025, when President Donald Trump returned to office and sharply expanded immigration enforcement. I call for prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations into all deaths in ICE custody. Türk said 18 people had died in the first five months of 2026, with a further death reported on 4 June. That compares with 33 deaths recorded over the whole of 2025 and 11 in 2024, according to figures cited by his office. Five of this year's deaths were officially classified as suicides. A system expanding faster than its oversight The deaths have come as the US detention system has grown rapidly. ICE was holding more than 60,000 people, up from roughly 40,000 in early 2025, with plans to expand capacity to 90,000 by the end of 2026, the High Commissioner's office said. The expansion has drawn on a network of private contractors and a multi-billion-dollar funding boost for immigration enforcement. Türk pointed to a pattern of conditions he said raised serious questions about whether some deaths could have been avoided. His office cited allegations over the use of force, the reported use of solitary confinement — which the UN regards as a form of torture beyond 15 days and which is associated with a heightened risk of suicide — and what it called inhuman conditions, including inadequate healthcare and food and exposure to disease. He also warned that a lack of transparency around the circumstances of deaths undermines accountability, and urged authorities to prioritise alternatives to detention, particularly for pregnant women, people with significant medical or mental-health conditions, and children. All these factors exacerbate vulnerability and raise serious concerns as to whether some of these deaths in ICE custody could have been prevented. An appeal to international law The High Commissioner framed his appeal in the language of binding obligations rather than diplomatic concern, stressing that governments must protect the right to life of anyone deprived of their liberty. He insisted that detention facilities comply with international human-rights standards and invoked the principle of non-refoulement, the prohibition on returning people to places where they face serious harm. Türk said accountability had to extend to the families of those who had died. "Those responsible for violations of the law must be held to account, and the rights of the victims' families to truth, justice and reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence must be upheld," he said. For a European audience, the intervention resonates beyond US borders. The same body of international human-rights law that Türk invoked underpins the European Union's own asylum and returns policies, and a formal UN reproach of US detention practices sharpens long-running debates about the rule of law, migration and the treatment of detainees on both sides of the Atlantic. Washington pushes back US authorities have rejected the suggestion of a worsening crisis. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, told NBC News that there had been "NO spike in deaths" and said ICE "is regularly audited and inspected by external agencies to ensure that all ICE facilities comply with performance-based national detention standards." That defence sits uneasily with other official data. The DHS Office of Inspector General has announced two reviews: one examining detainee deaths in ICE custody between October 2021 and March 2026, and another into the use of force in detention. The watchdog said it had acted because deaths had risen every fiscal year since 2022. According to figures reported by the Associated Press, the in-custody death rate reached 72.32 per 100,000 detainees in 2026, up from 13.29 per 100,000 in 2022. The use-of-force review followed an earlier inspector-general report that documented violations at a Louisiana facility, including a prohibited chokehold and a guard who used a pen to stab a detainee. Conditions inside individual centres have also fuelled unrest: Delaney Hall, an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, saw detainee hunger-strike protests this year. Why it matters The UN intervention crystallises a tension at the heart of the Trump administration's immigration agenda: a detention apparatus scaled up far faster than the safeguards meant to govern it. Whether Washington opens the independent investigations Türk has demanded — or continues to insist its system meets its own standards — will test how far an established democracy is prepared to subject its enforcement machinery to outside scrutiny, and how much weight international human-rights norms still carry when applied to a permanent member of the UN Security Council. ### Sources - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/us-turk-alarmed-deaths-ice-custody-calls-urgent-preventive-action - Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816 - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action (mirror) — GlobalSecurity.org / OHCHR: https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2026/06/sec-260626-ohchr01.htm - UN rights chief calls for probe into migrant deaths in US detention centres — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-into-migrant-deaths-in-us-detention-centres - UN rights chief calls for independent investigations into ICE detention deaths — JURIST: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/un-rights-chief-calls-for-independent-investigations-into-ice-detention-deaths/ - UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260626-un-demands-probes-into-us-ice-custody-deaths - DHS watchdog to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-watchdog-announces-new-ice-reviews-rcna351729 - DHS inspector general to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — Associated Press via WBIR: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-world/dhs-review-ice-detainee-deaths-use-of-force/507-199a6d68-54ee-428e-991d-22e4fffea283 - How understaffing and DHS policy drives rising deaths in ICE detention centers — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/ice-immigration-detention-centers-medical-care-deaths-invs-vis --- ## Mission Space builds out a space-weather constellation as Luxembourg backs its space economy - URL: https://status.lu/article/mission-space-luxembourg-space-weather-constellation - Published: 2026-06-27T12:42:35.258+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:42:35.258+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 51394bf4-138b-4695-8ad1-840425dff7e8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Israeli-founded, Luxembourg-listed start-up has put its first Zohar storm-warning sensor in orbit and plans a 24-node constellation — a concrete gauge of the Grand Duchy's space strategy. ### Summary Mission Space, a space-weather forecasting start-up listed in the Luxembourg Space Agency's directory, launched its first Zohar sensor in March 2025 and is building toward a 24-node orbital constellation — offering a tangible test of Luxembourg's nearly decade-long bet on the space economy. ### Key facts - Mission Space, listed in the Luxembourg Space Agency's directory, launched its first Zohar space-weather sensor on SpaceX's Transporter-13 in March 2025. - It plans a constellation of about 24 sensors across two orbital planes by 2027, aiming to give up to four days' warning of severe solar storms. - The Israeli-founded firm runs a three-year machine-learning research partnership with the University of Luxembourg's SnT centre. - The company is a tangible test of Luxembourg's deliberate space strategy: SES (1985), the 2017 space-resources law, SpaceResources.lu, the Luxembourg Space Agency (2018) and Artemis Accords membership. - Luxembourg's space sector is ~2% of GDP and ~1,400 jobs, with a government goal of ~4% of GDP by 2027. ### FAQ **Q: What does Mission Space do?** It is a space-weather forecasting start-up. Using a proprietary sensor called Zohar (a spectrometer and Cherenkov detector) plus machine-learning models, it aims to warn satellite operators, power grids, aviation and others of solar storms up to about four days in advance. **Q: Has NASA selected Mission Space for a lunar project?** No such NASA selection or contract could be verified in any reputable source as of June 2026. Mission Space publicly frames its technology toward future lunar and Mars missions, and Luxembourg has cooperated with NASA at state level (a 2019 memorandum of understanding and the Artemis Accords), but that is national-level cooperation, not a NASA award to this company. **Q: How is Mission Space connected to Luxembourg?** It is listed in the Luxembourg Space Agency's directory and runs a research partnership with the University of Luxembourg's SnT centre, even though its founders are Israeli and it also has a US commercial base. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg has spent nearly a decade and substantial public money building a space economy. A working space-weather company is a concrete measure of whether that strategy yields real businesses and technology rather than just announcements. ### Body For nearly a decade Luxembourg has spent public money trying to turn a country of about 670,000 people into a fixture of the global space business. A small, Israeli-founded start-up now offers a concrete way to gauge whether that bet is working. Mission Space, a space-weather forecasting firm listed in the Luxembourg Space Agency's official directory, put its first storm-warning sensor into orbit in 2025 and is building toward a constellation of roughly two dozen. The company sells neither rockets nor moon landers, but warning time. Space weather — the bursts of radiation and charged particles thrown out by solar flares and coronal mass ejections — can scramble satellites, degrade GPS, stress power grids and expose aircrew and, eventually, astronauts to dangerous doses. Mission Space says its sensors and machine-learning models aim to give customers up to four days' notice of severe solar storms, with forecasts pinned to specific locations rather than the whole planet. “Our goal is to give customers actionable forecasts,” chief executive and co-founder Alex Pospekhov told Refresh Miami. “For instance, satellite operators can adjust orbits, and farmers can plan around potential weather-related disruptions.” From a rideshare launch to a constellation Mission Space's first sensor, named Zohar, launched on SpaceX's Transporter-13 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in March 2025, according to SpaceNews and trade-press accounts of the flight. The instrument — described by the company as a proprietary package combining a spectrometer and a Cherenkov detector capable of around 1,000 measurements a second — is hosted and operated in low Earth orbit by DPhi Space. That first payload is a down-payment on a larger design. The company intends to deploy about 24 Zohar sensors across two orbital planes, an arrangement meant to ensure that one node passes through the polar cusp — a region of the magnetosphere especially sensitive to solar activity — roughly every hour. Mission Space has said it aims to have the full constellation operating by 2027. The ambition is deliberately framed beyond Earth orbit. Radiation is the central hazard for any sustained human presence on the Moon or a journey to Mars, and Pospekhov has cast his company as a supplier of that safety layer. “If we're going to Mars, understanding radiation is crucial,” he told Refresh Miami. “Mission Space will be the company that helps astronauts navigate these risks.” Why Luxembourg Mission Space's roots are international — its founders are Israeli and its commercial base sits in the United States — yet it has anchored its forecasting ambitions in the Grand Duchy. It appears in the Luxembourg Space Agency's directory and runs a three-year research partnership with the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), led by Prof. Andreas Hein and Dr. Maxime Cordy, to build the machine-learning models behind its forecasts. That is exactly the kind of catch Luxembourg's strategy was designed to make. The country has been deliberate about space for four decades: - It launched its space adventure in 1985 with the satellite operator SES, now a world leader in satellite communications, and joined the European Space Agency in 2005. - In July 2017 it became the first European country to pass a law on the exploration and use of space resources, the legal core of its SpaceResources.lu initiative, backed by a commitment of around €200 million. - It created the Luxembourg Space Agency in 2018 and runs the LuxImpulse national programme to co-fund company projects with ESA. - It signed a memorandum of understanding on lunar cooperation with NASA in 2019 and was an original signatory of the Artemis Accords in 2020. The founders see their work as a fit with that agenda. Developing this technology will position Luxembourg as a global hub for space weather studies. That line, from Pospekhov and co-founder Alexey Shirobokov as reported by Paperjam, captures the bargain on offer: a small state lends legal certainty, co-funding and research muscle, and in return claims a seat at a table — from low Earth orbit out toward the cislunar economy — far larger than its size would suggest. A measure of the bet By the Luxembourg Space Agency's own count, the space sector now accounts for about 2% of national GDP, some 70 companies and roughly 1,400 jobs, and the government has set a goal of doubling that contribution to around 4% by 2027. Concrete operating companies, rather than announcements, are how that target gets met — and Mission Space is one of the more tangible tests. The caveats are real. Only one Zohar sensor is confirmed on orbit so far; the full 24-node constellation remains a plan. The company's disclosed funding is modest by space-industry standards — a pre-seed of about $1.1 million and a partly raised seed round, with aggregate funding reported at roughly $2.5 million — and its footprint is genuinely distributed rather than purely Luxembourgish. Whether it scales into a durable forecasting utility or remains a promising early-stage venture is still an open question. But that is precisely why it matters to readers weighing the Grand Duchy's space gamble. Luxembourg's wager has always been that a small country can buy relevance in a frontier industry by being early, legally clear and willing to spend. Mission Space is one of the places where that wager is being measured — not in a glossy strategy document, but in hardware already circling the Earth. ### Sources - Mission Space to launch first sensors for space-weather constellation — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/mission-space-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation/ - Mission Space Set To Launch First Sensors For Space Weather Constellation Aboard SpaceX Transporter-13 — TLP Network: https://tlpnetwork.com/news/america/mission-space-set-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation-aboard-spacex-transporter-13 - Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage — Terra Daily / Space Daily: https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Zohar_rides_with_SpaceX_to_enhance_real_time_space_weather_coverage_999.html - SpaceX Launches 74 Payloads on the Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2025/03/17/spacex-launches-74-payloads-on-the-transporter-13-rideshare-mission/ - Mission Space to launch satellite network in 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mission-space-to-launch-satell - Developing space weather forecasting in Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/developing-space-weather-forec - From Miami to Mars, Mission Space is safeguarding life on Earth and beyond — Refresh Miami: https://refreshmiami.com/news/from-miami-to-mars-mission-space-is-safeguarding-life-on-earth-and-beyond/ - Mission Space Develops Zohar Detector for Real-Time Orbital Radiation Monitoring — SatNow: https://www.satnow.com/news/details/5204-mission-space-develops-zohar-detector-for-real-time-orbital-radiation-monitoring - Mission Space — Space Directory — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/expertise/space-directory/missionspace.html - Mission Space (Luxembourg) Funding profile — Space-Startups.org: https://www.space-startups.org/startup/missionspace/ - Luxembourg Space Agency — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Space_Agency - Luxembourg: Law on Use of Resources in Space Adopted — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-08-22/luxembourg-law-on-use-of-resources-in-space-adopted/ - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Law of July 20th 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/agency/legal-framework/law_space_resources_english_translation.html - ispace-EUROPE Secures First-Ever Mission Authorization Under Luxembourg's Space Resources Law — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/ispace-europe-secures-first-ever-mission-authorization-under-luxembourg%E2%80%99s-space-resources-law --- ## Kilometre-class asteroid sweeps safely past Earth this afternoon - URL: https://status.lu/article/asteroid-1997-nc1-safe-close-approach-earth-27-june-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T12:19:58.315+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:19:58.315+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 6fea9ef8-accb-4b00-893a-5e07e629df46 - Dateline: Frascati, IT > Asteroid 1997 NC1, up to 1.6 km across, makes its closest pass in about four centuries at 13:14 Luxembourg time - at a safe 2.56 million km, with no impact risk. ### Summary Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 makes its closest approach to Earth in roughly 400 years on 27 June 2026, passing at about 2.56 million km with no danger as NASA radar and European astronomers track it. ### Key facts - Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 makes its closest approach to Earth in roughly 400 years on 27 June 2026 at 11:14 UTC (13:14 in Luxembourg). - It passes at about 2.56 million km - some 6.6 times the Earth-Moon distance - with no impact risk; the next comparable pass is in 2133. - ESA estimates the asteroid at 750-1,650 m across; it is a potentially hazardous Aten-type object, a classification based on size and orbit, not imminent danger. - Discovered in 1997 by NASA's NEAT programme in Hawaii, it is being tracked this week by NASA's Goldstone radar in its first-ever radar observations. - ESA's NEO Coordination Centre in Frascati, Italy, monitors the object as part of Europe's planetary-defence effort, to which member states including Luxembourg contribute. ### FAQ **Q: Will asteroid 1997 NC1 hit Earth?** No. The asteroid passes about 2.56 million kilometres away - roughly 6.6 times the distance to the Moon. Its orbit is precisely known after some 40 past flybys, and the collision probability is effectively zero. **Q: When and how close does it pass?** Closest approach is 27 June 2026 at 11:14 UTC (13:14 Luxembourg time), at 2,559,461 km according to ESA. It is the asteroid's nearest pass to Earth since about the year 1600. **Q: How big is the asteroid?** ESA estimates it at between 750 and 1,650 metres across, depending on how reflective its surface is; it is commonly described as roughly one kilometre wide, making it a kilometre-class near-Earth object. **Q: Can I see it from Luxembourg?** Not with the naked eye. At around magnitude 10 it requires a telescope of six inches (15 cm) or larger, through which it appears as a faint star-like point drifting against the background stars, best around 26-28 June. ### Body A near-Earth asteroid up to 1.6 kilometres across slips past our planet early this afternoon, in a close approach that astronomers have anticipated for years and that carries no risk whatsoever. Object (152637) 1997 NC1 reaches its nearest point to Earth on Saturday 27 June at 11:14 UTC - 13:14 in Luxembourg - according to the European Space Agency's Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre. At that moment the asteroid will be 2,559,461 kilometres away, give or take a few kilometres, ESA says. That is about 6.66 times the average distance between Earth and the Moon, or roughly 1.59 million miles - far too distant to pose any threat, yet close enough to make the kilometre-scale rock a prime target for the world's planetary-defence instruments. A record pass, but no danger By the standards of near-Earth encounters this is a notable one. ESA and independent astronomers describe it as the asteroid's closest approach to Earth since around the year 1600, with no comparable pass expected again until 2133. Despite the milestone, the orbit is exhaustively mapped: 1997 NC1 has swung by Earth some 40 times across roughly three decades of observation, so its path is known with high precision and the chance of a collision is effectively zero. The object is what astronomers call an Aten-type asteroid, on an orbit that keeps it mostly closer to the Sun than Earth and carries it around our star every 294 days or so. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lists it as a potentially hazardous asteroid - a formal category based on size and orbit, not on any imminent danger. ESA estimates its diameter at between 750 and 1,650 metres, a wide range that reflects how much remains unknown about how reflective its surface is; it is commonly described as roughly a kilometre wide. For scale, that is some 50 to 60 times the width of the small rock that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. Gianluca Masi, the astrophysicist who runs the Virtual Telescope Project and photographed the asteroid as it neared, put the safety question plainly: Of course, there are no risks at all for our planet. For skywatchers, the asteroid is a faint quarry. Shining at around magnitude 10, it is invisible to the naked eye but can be picked up through a backyard telescope of six inches (15 centimetres) or more as a star-like point that drifts measurably against the background stars over a few minutes, best seen around 26 to 28 June. How astronomers are tracking it The asteroid was first spotted on 5 July 1997 by NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking programme at Haleakala in Hawaii, and it has been followed optically ever since. This week's flyby offers something new: the first radar observations in the object's recorded history. NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar, in California's Mojave Desert, is bouncing radio waves off the asteroid on 24, 25 and 27 June. Radar echoes can sharpen estimates of an object's size, shape, rotation and exact orbit - exactly the gaps that optical observations have left open. Lance A. M. Benner, a planetary radar scientist at JPL, described the set-up: "This object has not been observed with radar previously. We will use the 34-meter DSS-26 antenna as a transmitter (7190 MHz) and the 34-meter DSS-13 antenna as a receiver to observe this asteroid on June 24, 25, and 27." The goal, Benner said, is to "help resolve some discrepancies regarding the diameter, spectral class and optical albedo" of the asteroid - the very uncertainties that give its size such a broad range. Alongside the radar work, robotic telescopes have been imaging the pass; the Virtual Telescope Project captured it from Chile's Atacama Desert on 24 June, when the asteroid was still about 3.5 million kilometres away and registered as a streak crossing a field of stars. Europe's watch on the sky The encounter is also a window onto how Europe keeps watch for the objects that share Earth's orbit. ESA's Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre, based at the agency's ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy, published a detailed close-approach fact sheet for 1997 NC1 and maintains the running risk list that underpins the continent's planetary defence. The centre sits within ESA's Space Safety programme, overseen by the agency's Planetary Defence Office, which coordinates European tracking and analysis and feeds into the international warning networks run with NASA and observatories worldwide. That effort is a collective one across ESA's member states - Luxembourg among them, having joined the agency as a full member in 2005 and helping fund its shared programmes. No single national facility is central to this particular flyby; rather, it is the pooled network of telescopes and radars, from Hawaii to California to the data desks in Frascati, that turns a distant speck into a precisely charted visitor. For the public, the takeaway is reassuringly mundane. A kilometre-class asteroid is passing closer than it has in four centuries, and the systems built to find such objects saw it coming decades in advance, tracked it the whole way, and confirmed there was never anything to fear. The next time 1997 NC1 comes this near, in 2133, those systems will be sharper still - in part because of the measurements being gathered this weekend. ### Sources - Close approach of asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 — European Space Agency: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Close_approach_of_asteroid_152637_1997_NC1 - Close Approach Fact Sheet for (152637) 1997 NC1 — ESA NEO Coordination Centre: https://neo.ssa.esa.int/documents/d/guest/close-approach-fact-sheet-for-asteroid-152637-1997nc1-version-1-0- - Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27 — EarthSky: https://earthsky.org/space/large-asteroid-visible-telescopes-pass-earth-june-27-2026/ - Reasons to Approve of the June 27 Flyby of Asteroid 1997 NC1 — Universe Magazine: https://universemagazine.com/en/reasons-to-approve-of-the-june-27-flyby-of-asteroid-1997-nc1/ - Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image - 24 June 2026 — The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/25/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-24-june-2026/ - Asteroid 152637 (1997 NC1) | Space Reference — Space Reference: https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/152637-1997-nc1 --- ## South Korean court sentences former first lady Kim Keon-hee to seven years for bribery - URL: https://status.lu/article/kim-keon-hee-sentenced-seven-years-bribery - Published: 2026-06-27T12:11:41.32+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:11:41.32+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 47f1cd77-e04f-4829-bca1-0d379b30593a - Dateline: Seoul, KR > The Seoul Central District Court convicted Kim Keon-hee of brokering favours in exchange for luxury gifts — her second corruption conviction since her husband Yoon Suk-yeol's downfall. ### Summary A Seoul court jailed former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee for seven years for bribery, ruling she traded on her status as the president's wife to broker jobs and business favours in return for jewellery, a designer handbag and fine art. She was also fined 64.8 million won and vowed to appeal. ### Key facts - The Seoul Central District Court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to seven years in prison and fined her 64.8 million won (about $42,000) for bribery on 26 June 2026. - The court ruled she used her status as the president's wife to broker jobs and business favours in exchange for jewellery, a Dior handbag, a luxury watch and a Lee Ufan painting, all ordered confiscated. - It is Kim's second conviction in two months, after a separate April 2026 appeals ruling of four years for stock manipulation and Unification Church-linked gifts. - The case is part of the wider legal reckoning following Yoon Suk-yeol's downfall; the former president was sentenced to life in February 2026 for insurrection. - Kim's lawyers called the verdict a 'loose interpretation' of insufficient evidence and said she would appeal. ### FAQ **Q: What was Kim Keon-hee convicted of?** The Seoul Central District Court convicted her of brokering bribes under South Korea's Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, finding she used her position as the president's wife to broker personnel appointments and business favours in return for luxury gifts worth roughly 300 million won. **Q: What is her sentence, and is it final?** She was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 64.8 million won (about $42,000), with the gifts she received ordered confiscated. The verdict is not final; her legal team said she would appeal to a higher court. **Q: How does this relate to Yoon Suk-yeol?** Kim is the wife of former president Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from office in 2025 and sentenced to life in prison in February 2026 for insurrection over his December 2024 martial-law attempt. Her case is part of the broader prosecutions that followed his downfall. **Q: Is this Kim Keon-hee's only conviction?** No. In April 2026 a separate appeals court sentenced her to four years in prison and fined her 50 million won over the Deutsch Motors stock-manipulation scheme and gifts linked to the Unification Church. ### Body A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to seven years in prison for bribery, ruling that she had traded on her status as the president's wife to broker jobs and business favours in return for jewellery, a designer handbag and fine art. The Seoul Central District Court found Kim guilty of brokering bribes in violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, fined her 64.8 million won (about $42,000) and ordered the confiscation of the gifts she had accepted. Prosecutors had sought seven years and six months. The ruling, delivered by a three-judge panel led by Judge Jo Soon-pyo, is Kim's second criminal conviction in two months and one of the most consequential corruption verdicts to emerge from the political wreckage left by her husband, former president Yoon Suk-yeol. A catalogue of luxury gifts Prosecutors said Kim accepted gifts worth roughly 300 million won (about $200,000) from business figures, a pastor and public officials who sought personnel appointments or commercial favours while her husband was in office. The court detailed a string of items, several of which it ordered seized: - A Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace and other jewellery from Lee Bong-kwan, chairman of Seohee Construction; - A painting by the renowned Korean artist Lee Ufan, valued at about 140 million won, from Kim Sang-min, a former senior prosecutor; - A Dior handbag and other items from Pastor Choi Jae-young; - A luxury watch from a businessman identified as Seo Seong-bin; - A gold turtle figurine and a traditional painting from Lee Bae-yong, a former head of the National Education Commission. According to the Seoul Economic Daily, the court put the combined value of the gifts at about 292 million won. Several co-defendants were also convicted: the construction chairman received a one-year prison term suspended for two years, while the pastor was fined. An object of transaction In its ruling the court said Kim had corroded the public trust that a president's spouse is expected to safeguard, turning the levers of state into instruments of private enrichment. Given the nature of the position, a president's spouse must exercise the highest degree of self-restraint and vigilance. Nevertheless, defendant Kim Keon Hee neglected that social responsibility and repeatedly accepted valuables by exploiting her influence as a means of brokering favors. "Public decision-making that should be conducted fairly and transparently was reduced to an object of transaction for personal gain," the court said, according to the Seoul Economic Daily. Kim vows to appeal Kim, who attended the hearing in a grey suit and white mask and listened with her head bowed, denied wrongdoing throughout the trial. Her lawyers said they would appeal, criticising the verdict as resting on a "loose interpretation" of insufficient evidence and maintaining that the gifts were not bribes. The appeal will send the case to a higher court, a process expected to take months. A widening reckoning The sentencing deepens an extraordinary chapter in South Korean politics in which a former president and a former first lady are imprisoned at the same time for the first time in the country's history. Kim was arrested in August 2025, after a court granted a warrant citing the risk that she might tamper with evidence, and was indicted days later by a special prosecution team that liberal President Lee Jae-myung empowered to investigate the Yoon administration after taking office. In April, a separate appeals court had already sentenced Kim to four years in prison and fined her 50 million won over the so-called Deutsch Motors stock-manipulation scheme and gifts accepted from figures linked to the Unification Church, finding that she had acted as a co-principal rather than a passive investor. Yoon's own fall has been steeper still. Removed from office in 2025 after the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment, he was found guilty of insurrection and sentenced in February 2026 to life in prison over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024; prosecutors had demanded the death penalty. Several of his co-conspirators were also convicted, among them former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, who received a 30-year term. Friday's verdict is not final, and the legal battles arising from Yoon's brief seizure of emergency powers are likely to run for years. But for a democracy that has repeatedly put its leaders on trial, the conviction of a sitting-era first lady amounted to a rare assertion that proximity to power confers no immunity from it. ### Sources - South Korean court jails former first lady for seven years in bribery case — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/south-korean-court-jails-former-first-lady-for-seven-years-in-bribery-case - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130372/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — KPBS (Associated Press): https://www.kpbs.org/news/international/2026/06/26/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to 7 Years for Influence Peddling — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/06/26/kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-for-influence-peddling - South Korea Court Gives Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-Year Jail Term for Bribery — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-in-jail-for-bribery - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to Four Years in Deutsch Motors Stock Manipulation Appeal — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/04/28/breaking-news-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-4-years-in-deutsch - Appeals court increases sentence for ex-first lady to 4 years for corruption — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/28/korea-Kim-Keon-Hee-appeals-court-increases-sentence-4-years-corruption/5811777364815/ - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/asia/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-verdict-insurrection-intl-hnk - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/asia/south-korea-former-first-lady-indicted-bribery-intl-hnk --- ## Officials warn southern Syria could become next Middle East front - URL: https://status.lu/article/southern-syria-feared-new-middle-east-front-druze-israel - Published: 2026-06-27T11:54:14.606+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:54:14.606+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 6f5ea09a-ffcd-48a2-902d-ec3115f2f60d - Dateline: As-Suwayda, SY > As an Israel-Iran truce holds, officials and analysts warn that Israel's expanding presence in the south and the unresolved Druze crisis could open a dangerous new front — with Europe exposed. ### Summary With the Iran war paused, southern Syria — Israel's buffer zone in Quneitra and Daraa and the Druze crisis around Suwayda — is emerging as the front Europe fears most. ### Key facts - Southern Syria — Quneitra, Daraa and the Druze heartland of Suwayda — is increasingly seen as the Middle East's most likely new front, distinct from the Iran and Lebanon tracks. - Israel holds a roughly 235-square-kilometre undeclared buffer zone with nine positions and runs near-daily incursions; Damascus calls it a violation of its sovereignty and the 1974 disengagement agreement. - The crisis flared in July 2025 and again in March 2026, when Israel struck Syrian forces saying it was protecting the Druze. - For Europe the spillovers are migration (390,000+ have crossed into Syria since March), energy and security — just as the EU re-engages with post-Assad Damascus. - UN envoy Geir Pedersen and EU's Kaja Kallas warn the strikes risk further destabilising Syria. ### FAQ **Q: What is the feared new front in the Middle East?** Southern Syria — Israel's expanding military presence in Quneitra and Daraa and the unresolved Druze crisis around Suwayda. It is treated as separate from the Iran-inspections track and the Lebanon-Israel framework, though all three are interlinked. **Q: Why does it matter for Europe and the EU?** A wider war would threaten energy supply routes still recovering from the 2026 Iran war, risk reviving outward migration, and undercut the EU's fresh re-engagement with Syria after it reinstated cooperation with Damascus in May 2026. **Q: What does Israel say it is doing, and how does Syria respond?** Israel says its strikes and incursions protect the Druze minority and create strategic depth for the Golan. Syria's government calls them an assault on its sovereignty and a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement, and demands a withdrawal. ### Body As a fragile understanding pauses the war between Israel and Iran, diplomats and analysts are pointing to a different stretch of the map as the most likely place for the Middle East's next front to open: southern Syria, where Israel's steadily expanding military footprint and a still-raw sectarian crisis around the Druze heartland of Suwayda have kept the region one incident away from a wider confrontation. The pressure is constant. On 18-19 June, nine Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Al-Asbah in the Quneitra countryside and searched homes before withdrawing, Syrian state media and the Associated Press reported. Days later, on 24 June, a smaller patrol set up a temporary checkpoint near Ghadir al-Bustan and detained a passer-by, according to the monitoring outlet Enab Baladi. Such incursions have become routine: rights monitors counted dozens across southern Syria in May alone. A front that never fully closed The danger is rooted in a crisis that erupted a year ago. In July 2025, fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes around Suwayda spiralled into days of killing — hundreds died in the first four days, according to the conflict-tracking group ACLED. Israel intervened with airstrikes it said were meant to protect the Druze, bombing the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus. The violence flared again in March 2026, when Israel struck Syrian army positions in the south after what it described as attacks on Druze civilians. The [Israeli military] will not allow harm to come to Druze in Syria and will continue to act for their protection. That statement, issued by the Israeli military on 20 March, captures a doctrine that Damascus rejects outright. Syria's foreign ministry called the strikes an assault on the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, dismissing Israel's stated rationale as a pretext. President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took power after Bashar al-Assad's fall in December 2024, has tried to project calm, insisting that Syria today is "in harmony with all neighbouring countries regionally and internationally" — even as Israeli forces entrench themselves on its soil. An expanding buffer, a shrinking margin Since Assad's government collapsed, Israel has built what Syrian officials and regional media describe as an undeclared buffer zone across the south. Reporting by Asharq Al-Awsat and Arab News, drawing on Syrian government accounts, sketches its scale: - roughly 235 square kilometres of Syrian land held in and around the zone, according to Syria's interim government; - nine fixed Israeli military positions established since December 2024; - near-daily ground incursions, checkpoints and weapons sweeps across Quneitra and Daraa. Damascus says the deployments violate the 1974 Israel-Syria disengagement agreement and has repeatedly demanded a withdrawal. The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has condemned the strikes, warning that "such actions are unacceptable and risk further destabilising an already fragile situation" and urging all parties to respect Syria's sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity. By the UN's running count, Israel has carried out more than 350 strikes on Syrian territory since the old regime fell. Why Europe is watching For the European Union, a new southern front carries three intertwined risks — migration, energy and security — at a moment when the bloc has only just begun re-engaging with the new Syria. Brussels reinstated its full cooperation agreement with Damascus on 11 May and held a high-level political dialogue the same month, betting that a stabilising Syria serves European interests. A wider war would put that bet in jeopardy. The clearest exposure is migration. More than 390,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria since early March 2026, according to UN figures cited by the Security Council Report — a reverse flow that a renewed conflict could violently undo, reviving the kind of outward displacement that reshaped European politics a decade ago. The UN's human rights office has flagged "mounting protection concerns for civilians in southern Syria," where it says expanding Israeli operations have placed lives at risk. The energy dimension is less direct but real. The 2026 Israel-Iran war disrupted trade, grounded flights and forced shipping to reroute around the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea before a US-brokered memorandum, signed on 17 June, set a 60-day path to end the fighting. A fresh escalation in Syria, analysts warn, risks reigniting precisely the regional conflict that oil markets have been pricing for. The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has repeatedly warned that Israeli strikes into Syria and Lebanon risk further escalation and that any military response must be proportionate, while stressing that Europe needs a stable Syria. The diplomatic test None of this makes a wider war inevitable. Israel frames its operations as protecting the Druze and building strategic depth to shield the Golan and Galilee; Syria's transitional government, stretched thin and courting Western recognition, has so far avoided a direct military response. But the south is dense with overlapping interests — Israeli, Syrian, Turkish, and the remnants of Iran-aligned networks — and thin on guardrails. The 1974 disengagement line that long kept the front quiet is, in practice, no longer holding. For Status's readers, the stakes are concrete. A widening conflict on Europe's near periphery would test energy supply routes, migration policy and the EU's nascent Syria diplomacy at the same time. The question diplomats are quietly asking is not whether southern Syria is dangerous, but how much margin for error is left before the next incident becomes the one that cannot be contained. ### Sources - Israel says it hit Syrian army camps in the south after Druze 'attacked' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/20/israel-says-it-hit-syrian-army-camps-in-the-south-after-druze-attacked - IDF Says It Struck Syrian Government Sites in Response to Attacks on Syrian Druze — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/2026-03-20/ty-article/.premium/idf-says-it-struck-syrian-government-sites-in-response-to-attack-on-syrian-druze/0000019d-0ad6-da5c-a3bd-0ed6b32a0000 - Israel struck Syrian army camps after Druze 'attacked' — Al Arabiya English: https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2026/03/20/israel-struck-syrian-army-camps-after-druze-attacked- - Israel launches strikes against Syria after alleged attacks on Druze minority members — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/20/israel-launches-strikes-syria-alleged-attacks-druze-minority-members/ - Israel's campaign in Syria enters new phase amid al-Suwayda escalation — Expert Comment — ACLED: https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/israels-campaign-syria-enters-new-phase-amid-al-suwayda-escalation-expert-comment - Syria, June 2026 Monthly Forecast — Security Council Report: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-06/syria-92.php - Syria reports new Israeli incursion into Quneitra village amid ongoing border tensions — Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2647777/middle-east - Israel Imposes 'Undeclared Buffer Zone' in Southern Syria — Asharq Al-Awsat (English): https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5279543-israel-imposes-undeclared-buffer-zone-southern-syria - Quneitra: Israel Detains Man, Bulldozes Buffer Zone Land — Enab Baladi: https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2026/06/quneitra-israel-detains-man-bulldozes-buffer-zone-land/ - UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160786 - Israel: remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the joint press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israel-remarks-high-representativevice-president-kaja-kallas-joint-press-conference-minister-foreign_en - Buffering The South: Israel's Multi-Track Strategy In Syria – Analysis — Eurasia Review: https://www.eurasiareview.com/30122025-buffering-the-south-israels-multi-track-strategy-in-syria-analysis/ --- ## Developer Kindy Fritsch announces €130 million claim against city of Esch - URL: https://status.lu/article/kindy-fritsch-130-million-claim-esch-portal-eent - Published: 2026-06-27T11:40:20.041+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:40:20.041+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: ecb16d83-6e62-46be-bd9e-8ce3d9b2df38 - Dateline: Esch-sur-Alzette, LU > Kindy Fritsch, whose property group collapsed into insolvency and is now under criminal investigation, says Esch-sur-Alzette sabotaged his Portal eent housing project. The city has not responded. ### Summary Luxembourg property developer Kindy Fritsch has announced a €130 million damages claim against Esch-sur-Alzette over the stalled Portal eent housing project, accusing the commune of deliberate sabotage. The figure, disclosed on LinkedIn rather than filed in court, would rank among the largest private claims against a Luxembourg municipality. It lands as Fritsch's empire faces insolvency and a major fraud investigation. ### Key facts - Developer Kindy Fritsch announced, via LinkedIn, a €130 million damages claim against Esch-sur-Alzette over the stalled Portal eent housing project, accusing the commune of sabotage. - The claim is so far an announced intention reported by Tageblatt, not a court-filed case; the city had not publicly responded. - Portal eent (former Garage Losch site) was to deliver 78 apartments, 40 student rooms and 11 homes; it was never built and the plot is an abandoned pit. - Fritsch cites a 2020 convention with a five-year construction deadline and alleges the city blocked the 'cadastre vertical' needed to pre-sell units. - The dispute lands amid Fritsch's group insolvency and a Luxembourg criminal probe into alleged €200m+ fraud against an investment fund, which his lawyer calls baseless. ### FAQ **Q: How much is Kindy Fritsch claiming and from whom?** Fritsch says he will seek €130 million in damages from the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, through his company Portal eent S.à r.l., over the failed Portal eent housing project. He announced the figure on LinkedIn; it had not been filed in court and the amount has not been independently substantiated. **Q: What is the legal basis for the claim?** Fritsch points to a 2020 convention with the commune that, he says, made the parties' obligations lapse if no substantial construction began within five years — a deadline now passed. He alleges the city obstructed the project, notably by blocking the 'cadastre vertical' registry needed to pre-sell apartments. **Q: Has the city of Esch responded?** Not at the time of writing. Tageblatt reported the announcement without a city statement. Mayor Christian Weis has previously said it was important that another stalled Fritsch project in Esch be completed. **Q: Why is Kindy Fritsch otherwise in the news?** His property group, built around Greenfinch Capital Management, collapsed into insolvency, and in June 2026 Luxembourg authorities searched six people and 27 companies in a probe into alleged €200m+ fraud against an investment fund. His lawyer calls the allegations 'devoid of any foundation.' ### Body Luxembourg property developer Kindy Fritsch has announced that he intends to sue the city of Esch-sur-Alzette for €130 million in damages, accusing the country's second-largest commune of deliberately sabotaging one of his residential projects. The figure, which would rank among the largest private claims ever directed at a Luxembourg municipality, was made public not in a courtroom but in a post on Fritsch's LinkedIn account on Friday. The claim concerns Portal eent, a long-stalled housing development on a prime plot in central Esch, and is being brought through Fritsch's company Portal eent S.à r.l., according to the Luxembourg daily Tageblatt, which reported the announcement. As of the weekend the action had been announced rather than formally filed, and the city had not publicly responded. The escalation comes at a precarious moment for Fritsch, a descendant of the family behind the Cactus supermarket chain, whose property group has collapsed into insolvency and who is now the subject of a wide-ranging criminal investigation in Luxembourg. What Portal eent was meant to be The project was planned for the site of the former Garage Losch, a sizeable parcel near the heart of Esch. An initial scheme for a tower of around 19 storeys, with more than 120 apartments, was rejected by the commune. A scaled-back plan was then drawn up, comprising: - 78 apartments - 40 student rooms - 11 single-family homes, which the city was to buy under its logement abordable affordable-housing programme None of it was built. Where the apartments were meant to rise, the plot remained an abandoned excavation pit, one of several derelict Fritsch sites that Tageblatt has catalogued across Esch. The legal foundation of the dispute is a convention signed between Portal eent S.à r.l. and the commune in 2020. According to Tageblatt, it stipulated that the two sides' mutual obligations would lapse if no substantial construction began within five years — a deadline that has now passed. Fritsch alleges the city obstructed the development at an administrative level, in particular by blocking the establishment of a cadastre vertical, the vertical land registry needed to register and pre-sell individual units. Without it, he says, the apartments could not be marketed off-plan, and reservations were ultimately cancelled. "The municipality consciously failed to fulfil its part. The result: a €130 million lawsuit. Taxpayers' money at risk. Not a single apartment built," Fritsch wrote, in German, on LinkedIn. A claim, not yet a court case For now, the €130 million is Fritsch's own figure, set out in a social-media post rather than tested by any court. Tageblatt described the suit as announced, not filed, and the commune had issued no statement when this article was published. The amount has not been independently substantiated, and the city has had no opportunity to put its version of the planning history on the record. Esch-sur-Alzette, a former steel town of roughly 38,000 people on the French border, has been led since December 2023 by Mayor Christian Weis of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), whose portfolio includes finance and housing. Weis has previously voiced frustration at the city's stalled Fritsch sites. Speaking this month about a different unfinished Fritsch development in Esch, he told Tageblatt: "It is important that this project finally gets completed." The case touches a sensitive question for Luxembourg's communes, which wield broad powers over land-use planning, building permits and the registration of property. Fritsch's argument — that a municipality can be held financially liable for how it exercises those powers — would, if pursued and won, be a striking test of the limits of local planning authority. A developer under mounting pressure The Esch claim arrives as Fritsch fights battles on several fronts. His flagship vehicle, Greenfinch Capital Management — once cited at more than €300 million in assets — fell into insolvency, and his largest scheme, the Connection complex in Hamm on the edge of Luxembourg City, ran badly behind schedule. In mid-June 2026, Luxembourg authorities mounted one of the country's larger white-collar operations in recent memory. According to L'essentiel and Le Quotidien, searches between 10 and 15 June targeted six individuals and 27 companies linked to Fritsch's structures, mobilising some 60 police officers and seven agents of the state asset-management bureau, with operations extending to Monaco, Switzerland and Belgium and seizures of movable and immovable assets. The prosecutor's office said the investigation concerns alleged losses of more than €200 million to a Luxembourg investment fund, and that suspects face allegations including misuse of corporate assets, fraudulent bankruptcy, fraud, breach of trust, forgery and money laundering. Banks where investigative measures were carried out are not themselves targeted by the suspicions. Fritsch denies wrongdoing. His lawyer, Philippe Penning, dismissed the criminal allegations as "devoid of any foundation," saying they stem from a single minority investor who put in only €800,000, that his client has a clean criminal record, and that Fritsch intends to bring counterclaims of his own. The Portal eent announcement, framed by Fritsch as a defence of taxpayers and home-buyers, appears to be part of that wider counter-offensive. Whether the €130 million claim ever reaches a courtroom — and how Esch responds if it does — will be the next thing to watch. For now, the loudest evidence in the dispute is the silence of the empty pit in the centre of town. ### Sources - 130-Millionen-Euro-Klage: Kindy Fritsch wirft Escher Gemeinde Sabotage vor — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/130-Millionen-Euro-Klage-Kindy-Fritsch-wirft-Escher-Gemeinde-Sabotage-vor-65965.html - Verbaute Chancen: Wie Kindy Fritschs Versagen Esch in eine Ruinenlandschaft verwandelt — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Wie-Kindy-Fritschs-Versagen-Esch-in-eine-Ruinenlandschaft-verwandelt-65774.html - Scholesch Eck: le coup de poker du promoteur a Esch — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-esch-sur-alzette-scholesch-eck-le-coup-de-poker-du-promoteur-a-esch/ - Kindy Fritsch: L'heure des comptes pour un promoteur systemique — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxembourg-groupe-de-kindy-fritsch-lheure-des-comptes-pour-un-promoteur-systemique/ - Affaires au Luxembourg: Perquisitions en serie, un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/affaires-au-luxembourg-perquisitions-en-serie-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise-103583360 - Des perquisitions de grande ampleur et un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/des-perquisitions-de-grande-ampleur-et-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise/ - Christian Weis devient officiellement bourgmestre d'Esch-sur-Alzette — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/politique-societe/christian-weis-devient-officiellement-bourgmestre-desch-sur-alzette/ - Es ist wichtig, dass dieses Projekt endlich fertig wird (Christian Weis) — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Es-ist-wichtig-dass-dieses-Projekt-endlich-fertig-wird-65652.html - Esch-sur-Alzette — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esch-sur-Alzette --- ## Luxembourg home prices steady after turbulent year as rents keep climbing - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-house-prices-stabilise-rents-keep-rising-2025 - Published: 2026-06-27T11:22:17.624+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:22:17.624+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: dc7a6043-ccec-40aa-9685-88a9cd262f8f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Official figures show sale prices levelling off at the end of 2025 after a tax-driven swing, even as advertised rents accelerate and squeeze tenants locked out of ownership. ### Summary STATEC and the Observatoire de l'Habitat report Luxembourg house prices flat year-on-year in late 2025 while advertised rents rose 3%, deepening the divide between sidelined buyers and a tightening rental market. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's overall house-price index was virtually flat in late 2025 (+0.1% year-on-year) after falling 9.1% in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024. - A temporary registration-fee cut drove a 4.4% price spike in Q2 2025; prices then fell about 3% in Q3 before stabilising (+0.4%) in Q4. - Advertised apartment rents rose 3.0% over the year to Q4 2025, near inflation, while sitting tenants' rents rose only 1.4%. - Transaction volumes surged before the June 2025 tax deadline, then fell back once the incentive expired. - The price-rent divergence is pushing locked-out buyers into a tightening rental market, fuelling government rent-regulation reform. ### FAQ **Q: Are Luxembourg house prices still falling in 2025?** No. After steep declines in 2023 and 2024, the overall sale-price index was essentially flat at the end of 2025, up just 0.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, which STATEC and the Observatoire de l'Habitat describe as a period of stabilisation. **Q: How fast are rents rising in Luxembourg?** Advertised apartment rents rose 3.0% in the year to the fourth quarter of 2025, close to the 2.9% inflation rate. Tenants already on existing leases saw a smaller rise of 1.4%, according to STATEC's rent index. **Q: Why did house prices spike then fall during 2025?** A temporary cut in the property registration fee to 3.5% expired at the end of June 2025, prompting buyers to rush deals and accept higher prices. Sale prices jumped 4.4% in the second quarter, then fell about 3% in the third once the incentive lapsed. ### Body Luxembourg's housing market ended 2025 on an uneasy plateau. After two years of falling sale prices and a sharp, tax-driven swing in the middle of the year, official figures show home values broadly flat — while the cost of renting kept climbing, tightening the squeeze on tenants who cannot buy. The latest quarterly report from STATEC and the Observatoire de l'Habitat, the country's Housing Observatory, found that the overall index of sale prices rose just 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and was virtually unchanged over the year, up only 0.1% from the same period in 2024. For a market that fell 9.1% in 2023 and a further 5.2% in 2024, that near-zero reading marks a tentative bottom rather than a recovery. Prices find a floor after a violent year The headline stability masks a turbulent twelve months. Sale prices jumped 4.4% in the second quarter as buyers rushed to complete deals before a temporary cut in the property registration fee — reduced to 3.5% — expired at the end of June 2025. The window pulled demand forward and pushed buyers to accept higher prices. When it closed, the market gave much of that back: STATEC's hedonic index of sale prices fell 3.1% in the third quarter, with declines across every segment. By the close of the year the wild swings had washed out. Following the sharp rise observed in the second quarter of 2025 (+4.4% compared with the previous quarter), and the subsequent decline in the third quarter (-3.5%), the trend in house prices in the fourth quarter of 2025 confirms a period of stabilisation. The picture differs by property type. Over the year to the fourth quarter, prices for existing apartments edged up 0.2% and apartments still under construction rose 2.0%, while existing houses slipped 1.0%. Across the full correction since 2022, the Observatoire notes prices for existing flats have fallen by roughly 11% in Luxembourg City and by as much as 18% in some towns — a meaningful repricing, even if values remain among the highest in Europe. Buyers came back, then stepped away Transaction volumes tell the same stop-start story. The third quarter saw a burst of activity: 1,052 existing apartments changed hands, up 5.6% on a year earlier and close to pre-crisis norms, while sales of existing houses surged 27.7% and off-plan new-build apartments — known locally as VEFA — more than doubled, up 125%. Much of that reflected deals racing the tax deadline rather than a durable revival in confidence. Once the fiscal incentive lapsed, momentum faded. Activity slipped again in the fourth quarter, with sales of new-build apartments dropping to 149 from 326 the quarter before. The Observatoire described the established-property market as more resilient, but the overall message was of a market still feeling for solid ground rather than one off to the races. Rents accelerate as the squeeze shifts to tenants While sale prices flatlined, rents moved the other way. Advertised apartment rents rose 3.0% over the year to the fourth quarter, a slight acceleration that brought them close to Luxembourg's headline inflation rate of 2.9%. The strain falls unevenly. STATEC's rent index — which tracks what sitting tenants on existing leases actually pay — rose just 1.4% over the same period, well below both advertised rents and inflation. The gap captures a familiar trap: established tenants are partly shielded, but anyone forced onto the open market, whether a newcomer, a cross-border worker or a household that has to move, confronts asking prices rising far faster. The official figures, drawn from the Q4 2025 publication, put the rental trajectory plainly: - Advertised apartment rents: +3.0% year-on-year, versus +1.2% a quarter earlier - STATEC rent index (sitting tenants): +1.4% year-on-year - National consumer-price inflation: +2.9% - Sale-price index: +0.1% year-on-year The divergence is the heart of the story. With borrowing costs still high relative to the cheap-money era, many would-be buyers remain priced out of a purchase even as values stop falling — and that frustrated demand spills into a rental market where supply is tight and asking prices keep rising. Why the split matters Housing is Luxembourg's defining cost-of-living pressure, for residents and for the roughly 200,000 cross-border workers who commute in from France, Belgium and Germany. A stabilising sale market does little for affordability if it simply locks people into renting at accelerating prices. That tension is now driving policy. The Observatoire, which has documented how Luxembourg residential prices have multiplied more than 29-fold in nominal terms since 1974, published a fresh set of studies on rent regulation presented at a June 2026 seminar. Under Housing Minister Claude Meisch, the government is weighing reforms to the system that caps rents at 5% of a property's revalued invested capital, including a proposed ceiling on how much rents can move each year. A survey for a planned rental registry, or cadastre des loyers, has already canvassed 30,000 multi-property owners. For now, the numbers leave Luxembourg's households in an awkward in-between: prices no longer falling fast enough to bring ownership within reach, and rents rising fast enough to keep the pressure on. Whether late-2025's calm in sale prices hardens into a genuine floor — or proves another pause before the next move — will shape the choices facing buyers and tenants through 2026. ### Sources - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Housing figures for the second quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2025/logement-02-25.html - House prices down 3.1% in the third quarter — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/3-1-house-prices-fall-in-the-third-quarter - Luxembourg Housing Market Slows in Q3 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58624-luxembourg-housing-market-slows-in-q3-2025 - Luxembourg Housing Market Sees Continued Decline in Q4 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60351-luxembourg-housing-market-sees-continued-decline-in-q4-2025 - Réforme du bail à loyer: l'Observatoire de l'habitat publie trois nouvelles études sur la régulation des loyers au Luxembourg — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+17-meisch-bail-loyer.html - Luxembourg Property Market Q3 2025: What the STATEC Data Actually Shows — Zeas.immo: https://zeas.immo/en/luxembourg-property-market-q3-2025/ --- ## Germany passes military-service law that could revive conscription if volunteers fall short - URL: https://status.lu/article/germany-military-service-law-conscription-return-bundeswehr - Published: 2026-06-27T11:12:16.599+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:12:16.599+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: f2a46fcf-5106-4038-8710-236ac1a87531 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > A law in force since January keeps military service voluntary but builds in a legal trigger to make it compulsory if recruitment falls short, with screening of 18-year-olds due to begin in mid-2027. ### Summary Fifteen years after suspending the draft, Germany has enacted a military-service law that stays voluntary but lets parliament switch on 'needs-based' conscription if too few volunteers come forward — part of a Europe-wide rearmament drive that reaches Luxembourg's own NATO spending commitments. ### Key facts - Germany's Military Service Modernisation Act took effect on 1 January 2026, keeping service voluntary but allowing parliament to activate 'needs-based' conscription if too few volunteers enlist. - Men turning 18 (born 2008 onward) must complete a questionnaire now and undergo a mandatory medical exam from 1 July 2027, with the system fully operational by mid-2027. - Berlin aims for about 260,000 active troops plus roughly 200,000 reservists; Pistorius says Germany needs 60,000-100,000 more soldiers to meet NATO targets. - The shift follows NATO's June 2025 Hague pledge to spend 5% of GDP by 2035, citing the long-term Russia threat. - Luxembourg, measuring against GNI, spent about €728m in 2024 and targets 2% of GNI by 2030, facing one of the steepest climbs toward the new 5% goal. ### FAQ **Q: Has Germany reinstated the draft?** Not yet. Military service is currently voluntary under the law that took effect on 1 January 2026, but the statute lets the Bundestag activate 'needs-based' conscription through a separate vote if volunteer numbers fall short or the security situation worsens. Germany suspended compulsory conscription in 2011. **Q: What happens in mid-2027?** From 1 July 2027, men born in 2008 or later must undergo a mandatory medical examination (Musterung) at one of 24 assessment centres, and the wider registration and screening system is meant to be fully operational by the middle of 2027. **Q: How many soldiers does Germany want?** Berlin is targeting roughly 260,000 active personnel plus about 200,000 reservists by the mid-2030s. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said Germany needs an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 additional soldiers to meet NATO requirements, against a current active force of around 184,000. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is bound by NATO's June 2025 Hague pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035. It calculates its commitment on Gross National Income, spent about €728 million in 2024, and aims for 2% of GNI by 2030 — facing one of the steepest proportional increases of any ally. ### Body BERLIN — Germany has assembled the legal machinery to bring back compulsory military service, fifteen years after it suspended the draft, as Europe's largest economy scrambles to rebuild armed forces it now regards as dangerously undermanned against the threat from Russia. A new law, the Military Service Modernisation Act (Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz), took effect on 1 January 2026 after the Bundestag approved it on 5 December 2025. For now it keeps service voluntary. But it also writes into law a mechanism that would let parliament switch on what officials call "needs-based" conscription if too few young Germans volunteer — turning a scheme ministers present as an incentive-led recruitment drive into a potential draft. The first concrete obligations are already landing. Since January, every man turning 18 — beginning with those born in 2008 — must complete an official questionnaire on his health, education and willingness to serve; women may respond but are not required to. From 1 July 2027, those same cohorts will face a mandatory medical examination, the Musterung, at one of 24 assessment centres the defence ministry is standing up. Officials expect the system to be fully operational by the middle of 2027. "If that is not enough, we will have no choice but to introduce partial conscription," said Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, whose voluntary model is meant to attract about 30,000 recruits a year. A draft in all but name? The government insists the new system is built to lean on volunteers "for as long as possible." To make enlistment more attractive, recruits will serve between six and eleven months and earn roughly €2,600 a month before tax, with the option to stay on. Civilian alternatives remain available, and women can join but cannot be obliged to. What makes the law different from a simple recruitment campaign is the trigger embedded in it. If volunteer numbers lag behind NATO requirements, lawmakers can activate compulsory service — but only through a fresh act of the Bundestag, a deliberate political brake rather than an automatic switch. Conservative figures in the governing coalition, including CDU/CSU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn, pushed for a binding "growth path" with regular reporting so that any shortfall is flagged early. Should Germany come under attack, the statute allows full conscription to be reinstated at once. Critics on both flanks are uneasy: some warn the half-measure will not deliver soldiers fast enough, while others object to compelling a generation that has known only an all-volunteer force. Germany ended peacetime conscription in 2011, and an entire cohort of young adults has grown up with no expectation of a barracks summons. The numbers behind the rush The arithmetic is stark. Germany's active force stood at roughly 184,000 soldiers at the end of 2025, well short of what commanders say the alliance now demands of them. - Berlin aims to grow the Bundeswehr to about 260,000 active personnel plus around 200,000 reservists by the mid-2030s, with some plans pointing higher. - Pistorius has said Germany needs an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 additional soldiers to meet NATO capability targets and make the force fit for war. - The voluntary scheme is designed to bring in roughly 30,000 recruits a year — the threshold that, if missed, brings the conscription trigger into play. Driving the timeline is a hardening assessment of Russia. German and allied planners have repeatedly warned that Moscow could be capable of a large-scale attack on NATO territory within a few years, and have set 2029 as the date by which the Bundeswehr must be ready to fight if deterrence fails. Europe rearms — and Luxembourg feels the strain Germany's move is the most consequential piece of a continent-wide pivot. At their summit in The Hague on 25 June 2025, NATO leaders agreed to a sweeping new spending benchmark, citing "the long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security." Under that declaration, "Allies commit to invest 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements as well as defence- and security-related spending by 2035" — at least 3.5% on core military needs such as troops, equipment and readiness, and up to a further 1.5% on infrastructure, cyber defence and resilience. The trajectory is to be reviewed in 2029. For Luxembourg, a founding NATO member with no army of Germany's scale, the target is daunting. The Grand Duchy measures its contribution against Gross National Income rather than GDP, reflecting the outsized weight of its financial sector, and spent roughly €728 million on defence in 2024. The government's roadmap, the defence ministry confirms, still aims for 2% of GNI by 2030 — close to €1.5 billion — even as the new alliance-wide goal of 5% by 2035 implies one of the steepest proportional climbs of any member. "Currently, the roadmap set by the government in June 2024 is still in force: 2% of gross national income (GNI) in 2030," the office of Defence Minister Yuriko Backes said, while signalling that Luxembourg is weighing whether to accelerate. The message from Berlin is that the bill for European security is rising fast — and that even the alliance's smallest members will be asked to pay a share they have not had to contemplate in a generation. ### Sources - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/germany-inches-closer-to-bringing-back-mandatory-military-service - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - New draft military service law / Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - Military service returns to Germany: the most important rules — Deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/politics/new-military-service-bundeswehr - The Hague Summit Declaration (official text) — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Luxembourg logs record 1,297 domestic-violence police call-outs in 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-domestic-violence-police-interventions-2025-record - Published: 2026-06-27T06:54:30.278+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:54:30.278+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: e3563138-176c-40d5-8163-9f809607a56f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Police interventions rose 10% to a decade high and prosecutors ordered 334 evictions, as Luxembourg's victim-support system shows signs of strain. ### Summary Luxembourg police were called to 1,297 domestic-violence incidents in 2025, a 10.1% rise and the highest in a decade, with 334 perpetrators ordered out of their homes and shelters running waiting lists. ### Key facts - Luxembourg police recorded 1,297 domestic-violence interventions in 2025, up 10.1% on 2024 and the highest in a decade — more than three a day. - 2,802 people were counted as victims, about 80% of them women, with children involved in nearly three in ten cases. - Prosecutors ordered 334 perpetrators out of their homes (up 16%); 87.7% of those evicted were men and 81.6% of those protected were women. - One in five evictions involved a repeat offender, and 55.6% of repeat offenders skipped mandatory appointments with the perpetrator service Riicht Eraus. - Shelters reported a waiting list of 50–60 women, often with children, underscoring strain on the support system. ### FAQ **Q: How many domestic-violence police interventions did Luxembourg record in 2025?** Police intervened in 1,297 domestic-violence cases in 2025, a 10.1% rise on 1,178 in 2024 and the highest figure in a decade — an average of 108 a month, or more than three a day. **Q: How many perpetrators were evicted from their homes?** Prosecutors ordered the alleged perpetrator removed from the family home in 334 cases, 47 more than in 2024 (a 16% increase). Under Luxembourg law the police can remove a violent partner for an initial 14 days; orders were extended 130 times. **Q: Who presented the figures and where do they come from?** Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity Yuriko Backes presented them in late June 2026. They come from the annual report of the inter-professional cooperation committee, drawing on the prosecutors' offices, the Grand Ducal Police and victim- and perpetrator-support services. ### Body Police in Luxembourg intervened in 1,297 domestic-violence cases in 2025, the highest tally in a decade and a 10.1% increase on the year before, according to the annual report of the inter-professional committee that coordinates the Grand Duchy's response to such violence. The figures, presented in late June 2026 by Yuriko Backes, the minister for gender equality and diversity, work out to an average of 108 police call-outs a month — more than three a day — in a country of about 680,000 people. Police logged 1,178 interventions in 2024 and 1,057 in 2023, making 2025 the busiest year on record for the past decade. More than three call-outs a day The report pools data from the public prosecutors' offices in Luxembourg City and Diekirch, the Grand Ducal Police, the victim-support services SAVVD, PSYea and ALTERNATIVES, and Riicht Eraus, the service that works with perpetrators. It counted 2,802 people as victims of violence in their own homes during 2025 — women in roughly eight cases out of ten, and children in close to three in ten. About 80% of the incidents occurred within a couple, and the police identified 2,075 presumed perpetrators, 63.5% of them men. Officials are wary of reading the rise purely as more violence. Much of it, they say, reflects a greater willingness to report and a public more alert to warning signs. "We are seeing it: more and more people in the surroundings — neighbours, friends, relatives — are reporting potential acts of violence to us," Kristin Schmit, central director of the judicial police, told the daily Le Quotidien. Evictions approaching one a day In 334 cases, prosecutors ordered the alleged perpetrator removed from the family home — 47 more than in 2024 and a 16% increase, or an average of 28 evictions a month, close to one a day. Under Luxembourg law, the police can remove a violent partner from a shared home for an initial 14 days on the prosecutor's order, a measure intended to give victims breathing space without forcing them to flee. The report said those orders were extended a further 130 times in 2025. The pattern of who is removed and who is protected was consistent across the data: - 87.7% of those evicted were men; - 81.6% of the victims shielded by an eviction order were women; - roughly one in five evictions involved a repeat perpetrator. A system under strain Behind the headline numbers, the report flagged pressure points. Of the perpetrators evicted in 2025, 21.5% were repeat offenders, and 55.6% of those repeat offenders failed to attend the mandatory appointments with Riicht Eraus meant to address their behaviour — a gap the ministry concedes weakens the system's ability to break cycles of violence. Backes said the government had commissioned a study to map the profiles of recidivist offenders and benchmark Luxembourg's response against other countries, with operational recommendations expected later in 2026. Capacity is also tight at the other end of the system. Support services reported a waiting list of roughly 50 to 60 women, often with their children, seeking places in shelters — a backlog advocates have repeatedly warned can leave victims exposed at the most dangerous moment, when they try to leave. The newly created National Centre for Victims of Violence (CNVV) took in several hundred people in its first year of operation. What the ministry says Backes framed the figures as a problem the country is confronting more openly rather than one it has solved, and signalled that the trend in interventions and evictions was not yet moving in the right direction. "In the fight against domestic violence, we continue to rely on a multidimensional approach combining victim protection, support for perpetrators of violence and awareness-raising," the minister said as she presented the report. The government has folded the work into a National Action Plan on gender-based violence spanning dozens of projects across ministries, and Backes told a parliamentary committee that her ministry's budget had grown by about a quarter since 2024, with most of the increase directed at prevention. On the question of recidivism, she was blunt about the aim of the new research: "We want to understand where the problems are and what we can improve in future in how repeat perpetrators of violence are supervised," she said. For now, the report leaves Luxembourg with a stark accounting metric: more than three police interventions a day, and nearly one perpetrator a day ordered out of a home, in one of Europe's wealthiest and smallest states. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - Au Luxembourg, violences domestiques: davantage d'interventions et d'expulsions — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Violences intrafamiliales en hausse: plus de trois interventions policières chaque jour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/violences-intrafamiliales-en-hausse-plus-de-trois-interventions-policieres-chaque-jour/ - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue — le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national « Violences fondées sur le genre » et le rapport du Comité de coopération (rapport 2024) — Ministère de l'Égalité des genres et de la Diversité / gouvernement.lu: https://mega.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+06-juin+30-backes-rapport-violence.html - Domestic violence — Victim support (legal framework: 14-day police eviction) — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale: https://police.public.lu/en/aide-aux-victimes/violence-domestique.html --- ## Europe's heatwave was 'virtually impossible' without climate change, scientists find - URL: https://status.lu/article/european-heatwave-virtually-impossible-without-climate-change-study - Published: 2026-06-27T06:44:15.02+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:44:15.02+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 2617388a-6a24-40bd-ada8-93131f5404a1 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A rapid World Weather Attribution analysis says fossil-fuelled warming made the late-June heat up to 3.5°C hotter — and every Luxembourg city it studied broke its heat-stress record. ### Summary Scientists with World Weather Attribution conclude the late-June 2026 heatwave gripping Western Europe — which pushed Luxembourg to a record 36.3°C and triggered a national red alert over National Day — would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. ### Key facts - World Weather Attribution found the late-June 2026 European heatwave would have been 'virtually impossible' without human-caused climate change. - Daytime temperatures ran about 3.5°C hotter than the same weather pattern would have produced roughly 50 years ago, with Europe's hottest days warming about three times the global rate. - Of 854 cities in 30 countries analysed, about 45% broke June heat-stress records; every city studied in Luxembourg, the Czech Republic and Lithuania hit unprecedented levels. - Luxembourg recorded 36.3°C at Findel on 25 June — its hottest June since 1947 — under a national red alert that fell on National Day. - The study links extreme heat to a heavy death toll, citing around 2,300 deaths in 12 cities during June 2026's first heatwave and tens of thousands in recent summers. ### FAQ **Q: Who concluded the European heatwave was made worse by climate change?** World Weather Attribution, an international scientific network hosted at Imperial College London's Grantham Institute, with contributors based in Sweden, Denmark, the United States, the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Its rapid analysis, led by Theodore Keeping, was published on 26 June 2026. **Q: How much hotter did climate change make the heatwave?** The study estimates daytime temperatures were about 3.5°C hotter than the same weather pattern would have produced roughly 50 years ago, and around 2°C hotter than in 2003. Europe's hottest days are warming about three times faster than the global average. **Q: How did the heatwave affect Luxembourg?** MeteoLux placed the whole country under a red heat alert from 22 June, extended through the week. The Findel-Airport station recorded 36.3°C on 25 June, the hottest June temperature since records began in 1947, and every Luxembourg city in the study broke its heat-stress record. **Q: How many people does extreme heat kill in Europe?** The analysis cites about 2,300 deaths across 12 European cities during June 2026's first heatwave. More broadly, over 60,000 heat-related deaths were estimated in Europe in summer 2022 and more than 47,000 in 2023. ### Body The blistering heat that pushed Luxembourg to a record 36.3°C and put the whole country under a red weather alert over its National Day was not merely a cruel quirk of summer. According to a rapid scientific analysis published on 26 June, the late-June heatwave roasting Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change. The assessment, by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network, concludes that fossil-fuelled warming has made the current heat the most severe and widespread ever recorded on the continent. Studying the period from 18 to 29 June across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and southern England, the researchers found that daytime temperatures were roughly 3.5°C hotter than an identical weather pattern would have produced about 50 years ago, and around 2°C hotter than in 2003. Europe's hottest days, the study notes, are now warming about three times faster than the global average, while the sweltering nights that deny the body any chance to recover are warming around twice as fast. The weather system parked over the continent, in other words, is ordinary; the temperatures it is now delivering are not. "This event would not have been possible in June without climate change," said Theodore Keeping, a researcher at Imperial College London and the analysis's lead author. Tens to hundreds of times more likely The picture the scientists paint is one of risk rising at speed. Heat of this intensity is now "tens to hundreds of times more likely" than it was just a generation ago, the team found, and would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago. Overnight extremes are roughly 100 times more likely than during the deadly European heatwave of 2003, while daytime peaks have become about tenfold more probable. To gauge the strain on the human body, the researchers analysed the wet-bulb globe temperature — a heat-stress index that combines temperature, humidity, wind and direct sunlight — across 854 cities in 30 European countries. About 45% had broken, or were on course to break, their all-time June heat-stress records since 18 June. In three countries the picture was absolute: in the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Luxembourg, every city examined hit unprecedented levels. Friederike Otto, the Imperial College London climate scientist who co-founded WWA, put the finding bluntly: "The weather pattern itself is not particularly unusual, but the temperatures are – or at least they used to be without human-induced climate change." With the planet now about 1.4°C warmer than in pre-industrial times, the analysis warns, extreme heat is fast approaching the limits of what European societies are built to withstand. A red alert over National Day For Luxembourg, the abstractions of attribution science arrived as lived experience. The national weather service, MeteoLux, placed the entire country under a red heat warning from midday on Monday 22 June, the highest level on its scale, and later extended it through the end of the week. Forecasters expected highs of 36°C to 38°C in the south, locally nudging 40°C, with nights offering very little relief and no meaningful rain. The warning landed squarely on National Day, 23 June, normally a moment of outdoor celebration. Two days later the Findel-Airport station recorded 36.3°C — the hottest June temperature measured in the Grand Duchy since records began in 1947, eclipsing the previous June high set in 2017. Luxembourg stood alongside the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland in issuing top-level red alerts as records tumbled across the continent. Authorities urged residents to drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day, stay out of the sun between 11:00 and 21:00, keep their homes cool, avoid alcohol and check on the elderly, the isolated and the very young — the groups heat kills first. A mounting death toll Those warnings are grounded in a grim recent record. The WWA team cites roughly 2,300 deaths across 12 European cities during the first June heatwave of 2026 alone. Looking further back, more than 60,000 people are estimated to have died from heat in Europe in the summer of 2022, and over 47,000 the following year — a toll that places extreme heat among the continent's deadliest natural hazards, even as it remains largely invisible compared with floods or storms. Public-health specialists stress that awareness has improved but protection has not kept pace. "People in Europe are far more aware of heat risks than they were in the past, but awareness alone is not enough," said Carolina Pereira Marghidan, a heat and health expert at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. The scientists are explicit about the lesson. Each fraction of a degree of warming, driven overwhelmingly by the burning of coal, oil and gas, loads the dice further toward heatwaves that were once unthinkable in June. For Luxembourg and its neighbours in the Greater Region, the analysis suggests, the kind of week just endured is not an aberration to be weathered and forgotten, but a preview of summers to come unless emissions fall. ### Sources - Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades — World Weather Attribution: https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/ - Heatwave in Europe is the most severe ever recorded - study — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580410-europe-heatwave-environment/ - Climate change the culprit for Europe's 'most severe' heatwave: Report — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/climate-change-the-culprit-for-europes-most-severe-heatwave-report - Europe's record-shattering heat wave would have been 'virtually impossible' just a few decades ago — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/climate/european-heat-wave-impossible-global-warming - Europe's record heatwave: does the continent have a new climate? — Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02046-x - Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe's record-breaking June heat — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-how-climate-change-intensified-europes-record-breaking-june-heat/ - Ongoing European Heatwave 'Virtually Impossible' 50 Years Ago — Earth.org: https://earth.org/ongoing-european-heatwave-most-severe-ever-recorded-virtually-impossible-50-years-ago-study/ - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Unprecedented June heat grips Europe this week — Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/unprecedented-june-heat-grips-europe-this-week/ - Luxembourg Record High and Low Temperature Map and List — Plantmaps: https://www.plantmaps.com/en/lu/climate/extremes/c/luxembourg-record-high-low-temperatures - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe --- ## Europe warned of a late-summer jet-fuel squeeze as peak travel season builds - URL: https://status.lu/article/europe-jet-fuel-shortage-warning-summer-2026-findel - Published: 2026-06-27T06:19:14.407+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:19:14.407+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: ab563f26-4187-48a0-a821-34405a805d04 - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > Airport and energy bodies say a kerosene crunch tied to the Strait of Hormuz could strain flights into August, with smaller hubs such as Luxembourg's Findel watched closely. ### Summary European airports and energy agencies have warned that a jet-fuel shortage could disrupt peak-season flights by late summer 2026, as Strait of Hormuz disruption drains the bloc's kerosene reserves. ### Key facts - ACI Europe warned in April that a systemic EU jet-fuel shortage could hit if Strait of Hormuz disruption persisted, exposing ~100 hubs and 170 million summer travellers. - Goldman Sachs projected EU jet-fuel stocks falling below the IEA's 23-day shortage threshold in June, with risk of tighter levels by August. - Lufthansa, KLM, SAS and United have already cut flights to stretch fuel through the peak season. - The EU refines ~70% of its jet fuel and imports ~30%, much of it from the Gulf, making it sensitive to Hormuz disruption. - Luxembourg's Findel, home to Luxair and Cargolux, is expanding fuel storage by ~275% with a new farm due in 2028, but it will not be ready this summer. ### FAQ **Q: Who warned about a European jet-fuel shortage?** ACI Europe, the airports trade body, warned in an April 9 letter to the European Commission of a possible systemic EU shortage. The IEA's Fatih Birol said Europe had 'maybe six weeks' of jet fuel left, while the Commission said there were no current shortages but called the market tight. **Q: What is causing the squeeze?** Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz has throttled Gulf supply, which provides a large share of the EU's imported jet fuel. The EU refines about 70% of its kerosene and imports the rest; refiners can lift jet output only modestly, and demand peaks in August and September. **Q: How does it affect Luxembourg's Findel airport?** Findel is Luxembourg's only international airport and home to Luxair and Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo airline. Smaller hubs are seen as relatively more exposed. A new fuel farm raising storage capacity by about 275% is under construction but is not due until 2028. **Q: Are flights already being cut?** Yes. Lufthansa Group dropped about 20,000 summer services, KLM cut around 80 flights from Schiphol in May, SAS reduced roughly 1,000 flights in April, and United trimmed capacity by about 5%. ### Body European aviation is heading into its busiest weeks of the year under repeated warnings that a shortage of jet fuel could disrupt passenger and cargo flights by late summer. Airport and energy bodies say the bloc's kerosene supplies have been squeezed by disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf chokepoint that normally carries roughly a fifth of the world's traded oil. The most pointed warning came from ACI Europe, the trade body for more than 600 European airports. In an April 9 letter to EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas, its director general, Olivier Jankovec, said that without a stable reopening of the strait within three weeks, a systemic shortage would become a reality for the European Union. ACI Europe estimated that around 100 major EU hubs and some 170 million summer travellers were exposed, with reserves at some airports reported at just eight to ten days of supply. The International Energy Agency's executive director, Fatih Birol, warned in mid-April that Europe had "maybe six weeks" of jet fuel left at then-current trends, raising the prospect that individual routes could be cancelled for lack of fuel. The European Commission has been more cautious, with spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen insisting "there are currently no fuel shortages" even as she called the market tight. Why the squeeze is building The trigger is geography. The Gulf supplies a large share of the EU's imported jet fuel, and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz since the spring has throttled those flows. The EU refines roughly 70 percent of its own jet fuel and imports the rest, leaving it sensitive to any sustained interruption. Jet-fuel prices rose around 95 percent in the weeks after the late-February strikes on Iran, according to figures cited by Euronews. Europe's refiners, concentrated in Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, have tilted toward kerosene. TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne summed up the instruction as "max jet first" — but refineries can lift jet output only modestly, from roughly a tenth of their slate to perhaps 13 percent, not double it. Storage offers limited cushion: the last 15 to 20 percent of a tank cannot be safely withdrawn. The calendar makes matters worse. Demand peaks in August and September, when consumption runs well above the spring, even as inventories thin. Goldman Sachs projected that EU commercial jet-fuel stocks would dip below the IEA's recognised 23-day shortage threshold in June, with risk of sliding toward 20 days in July and 15 in August. Inventories at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub were reported down about half since late February. "We're still kind of sleepwalking into this approaching disaster," said Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy. Airlines are already trimming schedules Carriers have responded by pruning their summer programmes to stretch fuel and protect their most valuable routes. Among the moves reported across the sector: - Lufthansa Group dropped about 20,000 summer services and set a target of roughly 40,000 tonnes of fuel savings, alongside fleet retirements. - KLM cut around 80 flights from Amsterdam Schiphol in May and flagged further intra-European cancellations. - SAS reduced roughly 1,000 flights in April, and United trimmed transatlantic-season capacity by about 5 percent. Analysts have warned that smaller and secondary airports are relatively more exposed than the largest hubs, which sit on stronger pipeline and storage links. To manage scarcity, EU energy ministers meeting in late June weighed a coordinated release of strategic reserves and demand-management measures, while airline body IATA pressed Brussels to suspend "anti-tankering" rules that limit how much fuel aircraft carry between airports. Where Luxembourg's Findel fits in Luxembourg Airport, at Findel, is the country's sole international airport and the home base of Luxair and of Cargolux — the largest all-cargo airline in Europe, flying a fleet of Boeing 747 freighters and moving around a million tonnes of freight a year through one of the continent's busiest cargo hubs. A kerosene squeeze therefore threatens not only holiday departures but also the freight lifeline that runs through the Grand Duchy. Findel's exposure is the kind of single-source vulnerability analysts have flagged, but the airport had already begun hardening its supply. In October 2025, before the current crisis, lux-Airport broke ground on a new fuel farm: up to six tanks of 5,000 cubic metres each, at a cost of about 106.5 million euros (roughly 125 million dollars), lifting on-site storage capacity by around 275 percent. The facility is due for completion in 2028 and is designed for resilience, with truck deliveries as a backup and compatibility with sustainable aviation fuel. "By modernizing and expanding the capacity of the fuel depot, we are achieving greater security of supply and reserve capacity for increasing air traffic," said Alexander Flassak, chief executive of lux-Airport, when construction began. Mobility Minister Yuriko Backes said the project would "increase the airport's supply security and efficiency." That investment will not be online this summer. For now, Europe's peak-season travel and freight depend on whether Gulf supply stabilises, whether refiners and importers can keep pace with August demand, and whether the Commission's reserves and contingency measures prove enough to keep the kerosene flowing. ### Sources - Airports could face a jet fuel crunch within 3 weeks, industry warns — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/jet-fuel-shortage-european-airports-strait-of-hormuz.html - Europe's summer travel is on the line as airlines' jet fuel supply dwindles — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/europe-jet-fuel-shortage-airlines-cut-flights.html - EU energy ministers eye jet fuel reserves as Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens supply — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/12/eu-energy-ministers-eye-jet-fuel-reserves-as-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-threatens-supply - EU downplays jet fuel shortage risks despite IEA warning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/eu-downplays-jet-fuel-shortage-risks-despite-iea-warning - Europe's jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/europe-jet-fuel-fall-below-23-day-shortage-threshold/ - Europe braces for severe jet fuel crunch before summer rush — Cirium: https://www.cirium.com/thoughtcloud/europe-braces-for-severe-jet-fuel-crunch-before-summer-rush/ - Jet fuel uncertainty puts Europe under pressure as Brussels prepares guidance for airlines — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/05/jet-fuel-measures-shortage-european-commission/ - Airports Council International warns ~100 EU airports face jet fuel shortage without Hormuz — VisaVerge: https://www.visaverge.com/news/airports-council-international-warns-100-eu-airports-face-jet-fuel-shortage-without-hormuz/ - Europe risks jet fuel shortages if Hormuz disruption persists, ACI says — Gulf Business: https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2026/aviation/europe-risks-jet-fuel-shortages-if-hormuz-disruption-persists-aci/ - Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks' of jet fuel left, energy agency head warns — ITV News: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-16/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-warns - Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — lux-Airport: https://www.lux-airport.lu/luxembourg-airport-begins-construction-of-state-of-the-art-fuel-farm-to-meet-21st-century-supply-demands/ - Major Infrastructure Upgrade: Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/02-backes-aeroport.html - Luxembourg Airport Begins Building $125M Fuel Farm — Aviation Week: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/luxembourg-airport-begins-building-125m-fuel-farm - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Trump threatens 100% tariffs on EU goods over digital taxes - URL: https://status.lu/article/trump-100-percent-tariff-threat-eu-digital-taxes-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T06:09:33.997+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:09:33.997+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: d34cc4f5-e8e0-46a3-a39f-584bd7dfe2ea - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The US president says any country taxing American tech firms will face blanket duties overriding the 15% trade deal — days before the pact takes effect, with Luxembourg's economy watching closely. ### Summary Donald Trump has threatened to slap 100% tariffs on goods from any country that taxes US technology companies, a move that would override the EU-US trade deal due to take effect on 4 July. Brussels called the threat unjustified. Luxembourg's direct US exposure is small, but a blanket transatlantic tariff would strike at the steel exports, industry and financial services on which its open economy depends. ### Key facts - Trump threatened 100% tariffs on goods from any country that taxes US tech firms, saying the duty would override existing trade deals. - The threat lands days before the 4 July deadline to implement the EU-US deal capping most EU exports at 15%; digital taxes were excluded from that pact. - The European Commission called the threat unjustified, and a February US Supreme Court ruling has already narrowed Trump's legal power to impose such tariffs. - Luxembourg levies no digital tax, so it is not a direct target, but a blanket transatlantic tariff would hit its steel, industrial and finance-linked exports. - STATEC warns the bigger risk is indirect — via reduced demand in Germany and contagion through financial markets and Greater Region supply chains. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly did Trump threaten?** In a 26 June 2026 Truth Social post, Trump said any country that imposes a digital services tax on US technology companies would face a 100% tariff on all goods it sends to the United States, and that the duty would override existing trade deals. **Q: Does this affect the EU-US trade deal?** Potentially. The threat came days before the 4 July deadline to implement the deal capping most EU exports at 15%. Digital taxes were deliberately excluded from that agreement, and Trump said the new tariff would supersede it. **Q: Is Luxembourg directly targeted?** No. Luxembourg does not levy a digital services tax, unlike France, Italy, Spain or Austria, so it is not directly in scope. But a blanket transatlantic tariff would still hit its export-exposed economy. **Q: How exposed is Luxembourg's economy?** Directly, only modestly: STATEC estimates the US takes about 3% of Luxembourg's goods exports, though metals are more exposed. The larger risk is indirect — weaker demand in partners like Germany and possible financial-market contagion. ### Body US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods from any country that taxes American technology companies, an ultimatum that would override the freshly agreed European Union trade deal just days before it is due to take effect — and that lands squarely on the open, trade-dependent economy that underpins Luxembourg's prosperity. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump took aim at European governments he said were discussing the "imminent" introduction of digital services taxes on US firms such as Meta, Alphabet and Amazon. He said such levies were "all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology," and warned that any country adopting one would face sweeping duties on everything it ships to the United States. Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America. Trump added that the tariff would "supersede" any trade arrangement with the country in question, "whether implemented, signed, or not." It was not clear how he intends to enforce the threat, or whether it would be applied to all such countries at once or one at a time. What triggered the threat Digital services taxes — levies on the gross revenue that large tech platforms earn in a country — have been one of the most persistent irritants in transatlantic trade. They were deliberately left out of the EU-US trade agreement and remain unresolved. Within the EU, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Poland and Portugal already operate a digital services tax, according to the Tax Foundation; rates run at 3% in France, Italy and Spain and 5% in Austria. Outside the bloc, the United Kingdom has charged a 2% levy since 2020. Luxembourg does not impose such a tax, leaving it among the EU members not directly in Trump's line of fire. Why Brussels did not flinch The European Commission rejected the threat. Its trade spokesperson, Olof Gill, said the taxes were "non-discriminatory" and applied to "all large companies, regardless of their origin." "Unilateral measures targeting such legitimate policies are unjustified," Gill said. "If pursued, the EU will respond swiftly and decisively to defend its rights and regulatory autonomy." The muted market reaction reflects a hard legal reality. In February, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not give the president the authority to impose tariffs, striking down the "reciprocal" duties Trump had announced in 2025. Those IEEPA-based tariffs were terminated on 24 February. The decision left the White House reliant on narrower trade tools — chiefly Section 301 and Section 232 investigations — that are slower and more legally constrained. Washington has opened Section 301 inquiries into digital taxes, but a 100% across-the-board duty would be far harder to deliver than a social-media post suggests. A deal days from taking effect The timing is pointed. The threat arrived just ahead of a 4 July deadline for the EU and US to begin implementing their trade deal, which caps tariffs on most EU exports at 15%. The framework was struck between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump in July 2025; EU lawmakers and member states agreed the implementing legislation on 20 May 2026. That 15% ceiling does not cover everything. Steel, aluminium and copper are excluded and continue to face 50% tariffs under Section 232 — a direct concern for a country whose single biggest category of goods sold to the US is metals. The Commission has reserved the right to suspend its own concessions on steel and aluminium if Washington still applies above-15% rates on those products by the end of 2026. What blanket tariffs would mean for Luxembourg Luxembourg's direct exposure to the US market is modest. The national statistics institute STATEC estimates the United States accounts for roughly 3% of the Grand Duchy's goods exports and a similar share of imports. But the exposure is concentrated: metals and metal products make up 30-40% of the goods Luxembourg ships to the US and represent a 6-7% export share, while textiles account for about 10%. Services exports to the US — split between financial and non-financial activities — add a further 4-5%. The bigger danger, STATEC has warned, is indirect. As one of Europe's most open economies, Luxembourg is highly sensitive to a slowdown among its trading partners — above all Germany, its largest, whose car industry has already been a tariff target. A blanket 100% duty that overrode the 15% deal would ripple through the Greater Region's tightly integrated cross-border supply chains, where components and finished goods cross frontiers with France, Belgium and Germany before reaching export markets. The statistics office has also flagged a financial channel: Luxembourg's vast fund and banking sector is exposed to any "contagion via financial markets" that a sharp escalation could set off. For now, the threat remains conditional — triggered only if a government actually adopts a digital tax — and constrained by the courts. But it is a reminder of how exposed a small, trade-reliant economy is to decisions taken in Washington. For Luxembourg, which levies no digital tax of its own, the risk is not being singled out. It is being caught in the blast radius of a fight between its single market and its largest external trading partner. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariffs over EU digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/us-president-donald-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-if-europe-implement-digital-services-tax - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-threatens-100-tax-on-european-imports-if-countries-impose-tax-on-digital-services - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — ABC7 News (Associated Press): https://abc7news.com/post/trump-threatens-100-tax-european-imports-countries-impose-digital-services/19390760/ - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on countries putting 'Digital Services Tax on American Companies' — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/trump-tariff-trade-tech-tax.html - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Europe if countries impose tax on US digital services — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260626-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-on-europe-if-countries-impose-tax-on-us-digital-services - Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know Now — Holland & Knight: https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-ieepa-tariffs - Supreme Court strikes down tariffs — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs/ - EU-US trade: Council and Parliament strike a deal to implement the tariff elements of the Joint Statement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/20/eu-us-trade-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-to-implement-the-tariff-elements-of-the-joint-statement/ - The EU-US trade deal: Restoring stability and predictability — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/trade/eu-us-trade-deal_en - Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/ - STATEC Warns of Indirect Risks to Luxembourg from US Tariff Policy — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/54160-statec-warns-of-indirect-risks-to-luxembourg-from-us-tariff-policy - The exposure of global and EU trade to US tariffs — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/exposure-global-and-eu-trade-us-tariffs_en --- ## Luxembourg commits public funding to Eurovision through 2029 - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-funds-eurovision-2027-2029 - Published: 2026-06-27T05:53:36.852+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:53:36.852+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 1c981ad9-0b37-418a-be51-61cadac6a98f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > After its delegation missed the 2026 final, Luxembourg has secured government backing for three more Eurovision editions, renewing a subsidy that underwrote a €1.1 million return. ### Summary RTL Luxembourg says the government will fund the country's Eurovision participation for 2027, 2028 and 2029, extending a publicly backed return that cost about €1.1 million in 2024. ### Key facts - RTL Luxembourg confirmed in June 2026 that the government will fund the country's Eurovision participation for 2027, 2028 and 2029. - The renewal extends a publicly backed return that began in 2024 and cost about €1.1 million that year, per the Media Ministry. - The government backs RTL 'at cost', with a projected ~€125,000 return recycled into the next national final. - The exact value of the renewed 2027–2029 funding has not been made public. - Luxembourg failed to qualify in 2026, but officials say funding is not tied to results. ### FAQ **Q: How much does Luxembourg spend on Eurovision?** For its 2024 return the Media Ministry put the budget at about €1.1 million, mostly to produce the national selection, with the government backing RTL 'at cost' and projecting a roughly €125,000 return. The value of the renewed 2027–2029 funding has not been disclosed. **Q: How long is Luxembourg committed to Eurovision?** The government has approved participation for three more editions — 2027, 2028 and 2029 — after an initial 2023–2026 programme that brought the country back to the contest in 2024. **Q: When and where is Luxembourg's next national final?** The Luxembourg Song Contest 2027, the national selection, takes place on 30 January 2027 at the Rockhal in Esch-Belval, with details of the call for applications due in July 2026. ### Body Luxembourg will stay in the Eurovision Song Contest until the end of the decade — and will keep paying for the privilege. In June, RTL Luxembourg confirmed that the government had approved funding for the country's participation in the next three editions of the contest, in 2027, 2028 and 2029, extending a publicly backed cultural project that began with the Grand Duchy's return to the competition in 2024 after a 31-year absence. The decision settles months of uncertainty. Luxembourg's place in Europe's most-watched live entertainment event had hung on whether the state would renew the subsidy that makes participation possible — a question RTL and ministers worked through in a joint working group during the spring. The broadcaster welcomed the outcome in a statement marking the announcement. "RTL Luxembourg welcomes the decision of the Government to approve Luxembourg's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for the next three editions," the broadcaster said, adding that "since its return to the competition in 2024, Luxembourg has regained its place within one of the largest entertainment events in the world." A subsidised comeback Luxembourg's return did not come cheap. When the country re-entered the contest in 2024, the Media Ministry confirmed to Luxembourg Times and Luxemburger Wort that the comeback carried a budget of about €1.1 million, the bulk of it spent on producing the national selection show, the Luxembourg Song Contest, with the rest covering promotion, the delegation's travel and the staging of the entry itself. Under that arrangement, the government supported RTL in producing the event "at cost," and officials projected a modest positive return of roughly €125,000, to be recycled into the following year's national final. The original commitment ran as a three-year programme from 2023 to 2026; the new approval carries it forward through 2029. Neither RTL nor the government has published the headline value of the renewed multi-year envelope. What the money buys Eurovision is not a single bill but a recurring bundle of costs that a participating broadcaster shoulders each year: - staging the national selection — the Luxembourg Song Contest, whose fourth edition is set for 30 January 2027 at the Rockhal in Esch-Belval; - the participation fee paid to the European Broadcasting Union, which is scaled to a country's size and economy; - sending and supporting a delegation at the host venue, and investing in the staging of the competing performance; - promotion at home and across the contest's pan-European audience. By locking in three more editions at once, the approval turns what began as a one-off comeback into a standing line of cultural spending — the kind of recurring soft-power commitment that small states weigh against competing demands on a tightly managed budget. Soft power against scrutiny For a country of about 680,000 people, Eurovision is a rare moment of mass continental visibility, and the government has framed it in those terms. Prime Minister Luc Frieden told the Chamber of Deputies in May that he intended to support continued participation, describing the contest as a chance to showcase Luxembourg and its artists on an international stage, while cautioning that organisational, artistic and financial questions still had to be resolved by the working group. The delegation has been careful to separate the funding from results. "The future of Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest will depend on whether the government decides to extend its funding program," head of delegation Dave Gloesener said before the deal, stressing that the state's backing was not tied to how the country placed. That distinction matters because the on-stage record has been mixed. Tali carried Luxembourg back to the grand final in 2024 with "Fighter," finishing 13th. But in 2026, Eva Marija and her song "Mother Nature" fell at the semi-final stage in Vienna, placing 12th in the second semi-final and missing the final — the country's first non-qualification since its return. A five-time winner that last competed in 1993, Luxembourg is betting that sustained presence, rather than instant success, rebuilds its standing. The next test is already scheduled. Eurovision 2027 will be hosted in Bulgaria, after Dara won the 2026 contest in Vienna with "Bangaranga" by the largest margin in the event's history. Luxembourg will choose its entry at the Rockhal on 30 January, with details of the call for applications due in July. The result on the night is uncertain; the commitment to be there, and to fund it, is now locked in for three more years. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Eurovision Participation Confirmed for Next Three Editions — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/06/16/luxembourg-eurovision-participation-confirmed-for-next-three-editions/ - Luxembourg government secures Eurovision participation for next three editions — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205775/luxembourg-government-secures-eurovision-participation-for-next-three-editions/ - Eurovision Luxembourg: RTL Luxembourg confirms participation at Eurovision 2027 — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205754/luxembourg-rtl-luxembourg-confirms-participation-at-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Continued Eurovision Participation Dependent on Government Funding Decision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/17/luxembourg-continued-eurovision-participation-dependent-government-funding/ - Luxembourg: Eurovision 2027 Participation Depends on Government Decision — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2026/05/luxembourg-eurovision-2027-participation-depends-on-government-decision/ - Prime Minister Frieden Confirms Luxembourg's Intention to Compete in Eurovision 2027 — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/21/prime-minister-frieden-confirms-luxembourgs-intention-to-compete-in-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Spending Over €1 Million on Return to Eurovision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/03/luxembourg-1-million-return-to-eurovision/ - Luxembourg: With a budget of more than a million euros to Eurovision 2024! — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2024/02/luxembourg-with-a-budget-of-more-than-a-million-euros-to-eurovision-2024/ - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 Set for January at Rockhal — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61849-luxembourg-song-contest-2027-set-for-january-at-rockhal - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 to take place January 30 — ESCXTRA: https://escxtra.com/2026/06/23/luxembourg-song-contest-2027-to-take-place-january-30/ - DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria — Eurovision.com (EBU): https://www.eurovision.com/stories/dara-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026-for-bulgaria/ - Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 — Eurovisionworld: https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/bulgaria-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026 - Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024 --- ## Heatwave cuts French nuclear output, but Cattenom keeps running on the Moselle - URL: https://status.lu/article/heatwave-french-nuclear-cattenom-moselle - Published: 2026-06-27T05:41:16.958+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:41:16.958+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 41248f84-0c77-4add-a3bc-a4957eaf3fbf - Dateline: Cattenom, FR > A record June heatwave forced EDF to throttle reactors across France to protect overheating rivers. On Luxembourg's border, the contested Cattenom plant stayed online — for now. ### Summary As a record 2026 heatwave drove French rivers toward their thermal limits, EDF shut three reactors and curbed others, cutting about 8.7% of nuclear capacity. Cattenom, the plant Luxembourg has long contested, kept generating on the Moselle and was asked by the grid operator to stay available. ### Key facts - A record June 2026 heatwave forced EDF to shut three French reactors and curb others, cutting about 8.7% of nuclear capacity (~5.5 GW) to respect river thermal-discharge limits. - Cattenom, the plant on Luxembourg's border, was not curtailed; grid operator RTE asked EDF to keep it among at least ten reactors available on 27-28 June. - Cattenom may warm the Moselle by no more than 1.5°C and the river must stay below 28°C, with the Mirgenbach and Pierre-Percée reservoirs as buffers before any shutdown. - France's ASNR said no thermal-discharge derogation had been requested, unlike in 2022. - Luxembourg, about 22 km downstream, continues to oppose extending Cattenom's reactors beyond 40 years; the first unit reaches that age in 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Did the Cattenom nuclear plant shut down during the June 2026 heatwave?** No. As reactors at Golfech, Bugey and Nogent-sur-Seine were taken offline, Cattenom kept running on the Moselle, and grid operator RTE asked EDF to keep it available on 27-28 June. **Q: What temperature limits apply to Cattenom on the Moselle?** The plant may not warm the Moselle by more than 1.5°C, and the river must not exceed 28°C downstream. If its buffer reservoirs cannot keep it within limits, Cattenom must reduce output or stop. **Q: Why does Luxembourg oppose Cattenom?** Luxembourg, about 22 km downstream, has long sought the plant's closure over its age, incidents and the shared watershed, and opposes EDF's plans to run the reactors beyond 40 years; the first reaches that mark in 2026. ### Body The heat that smothered Europe in late June pushed France's electricity system to one of its sternest tests in years — and trained a spotlight on the cluster of cooling towers that rise just across Luxembourg's south-eastern border. As a record-breaking heatwave drove river temperatures toward their regulatory ceilings, the state utility EDF shut three reactors outright and throttled several more rather than pump over-warm water back into France's rivers. By 26 June the lost capacity reached about 8.7% of the nuclear fleet, EDF said — roughly 5.5 gigawatts of the 63 GW installed. The contested plant on Luxembourg's doorstep, Cattenom, was not among them. As of this week it was still generating on the Moselle — and was, in fact, asked by the grid operator to stay online. But the same thermal rules that idled reactors elsewhere hang over it, and the episode has revived a decades-old argument the Grand Duchy has never let go. The reactors France had to throttle France recorded its hottest day since national records began in 1947 on 24 June, with the country-wide temperature index near 30°C and a single high of 44.3°C at Pissos in the south-west, according to Météo-France figures reported by Al Jazeera and others. Météo-France placed dozens of departments under its top "red" heat alert. French nuclear plants draw river water to cool their condensers and return it a few degrees warmer. To protect aquatic life, French law caps how hot that discharge — and the river itself — may get. As those ceilings approached, EDF acted: a reactor at Golfech on the Garonne came off line on 23 June, followed on 25 June by units at Bugey on the Rhône and at Nogent-sur-Seine on the Seine, where rules require the river to stay below 28°C on average and rise no more than 3°C downstream. Output was also trimmed at Chooz, Saint-Alban and Blayais. Combined with surging air-conditioning demand and weak wind generation, the curbs lifted wholesale power prices to their highest in years. France's nuclear safety regulator, the ASNR, stressed the situation remained manageable and short of the emergency waivers granted in the past. "We are still a long way from a derogation request," the head of its nuclear-installations directorate, Rémy Catteau, told Agence France-Presse on 26 June — a contrast with the summer of 2022, when EDF won temporary permission to keep discharging hotter water. Cattenom's 28°C ceiling on the Moselle Cattenom's four 1,300-megawatt reactors, commissioned between 1986 and 1992 about 22 kilometres upstream of Luxembourg, draw roughly 890 million cubic metres of Moselle water a year. They run under their own hard limits: the plant may not warm the river by more than 1.5°C, and the Moselle must not exceed 28°C downstream. When the river runs hot, EDF can lean on buffers before cutting power: - the 95-hectare Lac de Mirgenbach beside the plant, holding about 7.3 million cubic metres that can be circulated to ease reliance on the river; - the Pierre-Percée reservoir further upstream in Meurthe-et-Moselle, which can be released to prop up the Moselle's flow during low water. Only if those fail must Cattenom reduce output or shut down during heat peaks — the last-resort sequence Luxembourg's environment minister, Serge Wilmes, set out for parliament last year. That margin has held so far. During the previous summer's heat, the Moselle reached 28°C on 2 July 2025 at the German measuring station of Palzem without forcing a Cattenom shutdown, the government said. This week the grid operator RTE went further, asking EDF to guarantee that at least ten reactors — Cattenom among them — stayed available on 27-28 June to steady the network. "France has sufficient generation capacity to meet electricity demand, including in the event of outages at certain production facilities," RTE said. Luxembourg's long fight over the plant For Luxembourg, Cattenom's resilience to heat is only the latest front in a confrontation that predates the climate debate. The Grand Duchy has campaigned for the plant's closure for years, citing its age, repeated incidents and its position on a shared watershed barely 20 kilometres away. The dispute is sharpening because Cattenom is approaching the 40-year mark its reactors were originally designed for, with the first unit hitting that threshold in 2026. EDF wants to extend their lives well beyond it; Luxembourg's government, acting on advice from its radiation-protection service, has formally opposed prolonging "high-risk" plants such as Cattenom, Tihange and Doel, and has demanded that all four reactors be checked for the kind of corrosion that idled one unit for inspection. By last summer, 27 Luxembourg municipalities had joined an alliance against the plant. None of that changes the immediate picture: through the hottest days of June 2026, Cattenom kept generating while reactors elsewhere in France stood down. But the heatwave underlined the bind the Grand Duchy keeps pointing to — a 1980s reactor fleet, on a warming river, asked to run longer in a climate its designers never planned for. ### Sources - La canicule réduit la production du parc nucléaire de 8,7%, indique EDF (AFP) — Connaissance des Énergies / AFP: https://www.connaissancedesenergies.org/afp/la-canicule-reduit-la-production-du-parc-nucleaire-de-87-indique-edf-260626 - France heatwave: Rising river temperatures trigger shutdown of nuclear reactors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/france-takes-nuclear-reactors-offline-amid-record-heatwave - Reactors Shut Down As France's Nuclear Output Hit By European Heatwave — NucNet: https://www.nucnet.org/news/reactors-shut-down-as-france-s-nuclear-output-hit-by-european-heatwave-6-5-2026 - 43C heat cuts 6% of French nuclear capacity, more curbs possible — Montel News: https://montelnews.com/news/71fed808-f624-4bc4-8b9b-b4db6a863f70/43c-heat-cuts-6-of-french-nuclear-capacity-more-curbs-possible - Réchauffement de la Moselle : comment la centrale nucléaire de Cattenom s'adapte ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/rechauffement-de-la-moselle-comment-la-centrale-nucleaire-de-cattenom-sadapte/ - Été chaud : la température de la Moselle est montée jusqu'à 28°C cet été — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pic-de-chaleur-la-temperature-de-la-moselle-est-montee-jusqu-a-28c-cet-ete-103429711 - Europe's extreme heat is shutting down power plants — MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/ - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattenom_Nuclear_Power_Plant - Luxembourg Voices Concerns over Potential Life Extension of Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/environment/35540-luxembourg-voices-concerns-over-potential-life-extension-of-cattenom-nuclear-power-plant - Le gouvernement confirme son opposition à la prolongation de la centrale de Cattenom — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-gouvernement-confirme-son-opposition-a-la-prolongation-de-la-centrale-de-cattenom/ - Nucléaire : 27 communes du Luxembourg veulent faire fermer Cattenom — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/nucleaire-27-communes-du-luxembourg-veulent-faire-fermer-cattenom-103399884 --- ## Market turbulence over AI-bubble fears reaches Luxembourg's funds - URL: https://status.lu/article/ai-bubble-market-turbulence-luxembourg-funds-exposure - Published: 2026-06-27T05:24:12.946+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:24:12.946+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: de120c72-b244-4cb2-810c-a7eb1da002d4 - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Asian chip stocks plunged and memory prices soared this week as investors questioned whether the trillions poured into AI will pay off — a debate that reaches Luxembourg's fund centre. ### Summary A week of sharp swings in Asian and US tech stocks has revived fears that the AI investment boom is a bubble. For Luxembourg, the world's second-largest fund domicile, stretched tech valuations are a portfolio-level concern. ### Key facts - Asian and US tech stocks swung sharply this week, with the Kospi triggering a circuit breaker and the Nikkei closing 4.15% lower on AI-bubble fears. - Nine of the biggest AI-linked companies lost roughly $2.7tn in combined market value as investors questioned whether AI spending will pay off. - Bears point to top-10 S&P concentration near 41% and a Shiller P/E above 40; bulls cite ~12% earnings growth and a forward P/E around 22x, far below dot-com peaks. - A memory-chip shortage pushed DRAM prices up 80-90% this quarter, with relief unlikely before 2028. - Luxembourg's ~€7.5tn fund centre — the world's second-largest — gives local savers direct exposure to stretched US tech valuations. ### FAQ **Q: Why did Asian stock markets fall this week?** Investors grew anxious that AI valuations and spending have run too far. On 23 June South Korea's Kospi fell about 10% and triggered a circuit breaker, led by Samsung and SK Hynix; on 26 June Japan's Nikkei closed 4.15% lower as SoftBank dropped over 12% on reports OpenAI may delay its IPO to 2027. **Q: Is the AI boom a bubble?** Opinion is split. Bears such as Acadian's Owen Lamont compare 2026 to 1999 and warn of disappointing earnings, while bulls including Goldman Sachs strategists argue the rally is backed by roughly 12% earnings growth and that valuations, though high, remain below dot-com peaks. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is the world's second-largest fund domicile, with about €7.5 trillion in fund assets. Many UCITS funds registered there hold heavy weightings in US tech megacaps, so the AI-bubble debate flows directly into local portfolios and savers' holdings. **Q: Why are memory-chip prices surging?** AI data centres need vast amounts of memory, so chipmakers have shifted production toward high-bandwidth memory. DRAM prices have risen 80-90% this quarter, and industry executives expect tight supply until around 2028. ### Body A week of stomach-churning swings across global stock markets has pushed a single question back to the centre of finance: is the boom in artificial intelligence a genuine industrial revolution, or a bubble inflating towards a painful burst? The answer matters well beyond Wall Street — it reaches the savings of anyone with money in the funds run out of Luxembourg. On Tuesday 23 June, South Korea's Kospi index tumbled around 10%, triggering a circuit breaker that briefly halted trading, according to CNN Business and Bloomberg. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — the world's two largest memory-chip makers, which together account for roughly half the index's market value — both fell more than 12%. In New York the same day, the Nasdaq Composite closed down 2.2%. By Friday the turbulence had spread to Tokyo: Reuters and Nikkei Asia reported that Japan's Nikkei 225 ended 4.15% lower, around 3,000 points down at 69,360, while SoftBank Group sank 12.28% after reports that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI may delay its stock-market debut to 2027. Across the week, nine of the largest AI-linked companies — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, Oracle and Tesla — shed roughly $2.7 trillion in combined market value as investors began to ask whether the enormous sums being poured into AI infrastructure will ever translate into proportional profits. Stretched valuations, soaring spending The numbers behind the boom are vertiginous. Nvidia became the first company in history to reach a $4 trillion market value in July 2025, then crossed $5 trillion in October. The 10 largest companies in the S&P 500 now make up around 41% of the index, concentrating the fortunes of millions of investors in a handful of stocks. The cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio — a long-run valuation gauge — has climbed above 40, a level historically associated with market peaks. Spending is rising just as fast. Analysts estimate that capital expenditure by the big cloud "hyperscalers" will jump about 78% in 2026, from roughly $416 billion to $739 billion, much of it on data centres and chips. Sceptics question whether the revenue will follow. "Perhaps when 2031 rolls around, we'll look back and see today's market valuation as another triumph of the efficient market hypothesis … But for me, today's optimism is yet another way in which 2026 is looking like 1999," Owen Lamont, a senior portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management, wrote, as quoted by Fortune. The reference to 1999 — the eve of the dot-com crash — captures the bears' core worry: that earnings will disappoint after years of breathless expectations. Even inside the banks underwriting the boom, doubts surface. "FOMO has proven a stronger incentive than poor stock performance as hyperscalers have prioritized being involved in the AI arms race over their current shareholders," said James Covello, Goldman Sachs's head of global equity research, in comments reported by Fortune. Yet the bull case has not collapsed. Goldman Sachs strategists have kept a constructive year-end S&P 500 target of around 7,600 for 2026, arguing the rally is underpinned by real earnings growth of roughly 12% rather than pure speculation, and noting that the forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 22 times sits well below dot-com peaks. The International Monetary Fund offers a crucial nuance on systemic risk. "This is not financed by debt, and that means that if there is a market correction, some shareholders, some equity holders, may lose out," the IMF's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, told reporters. "But it doesn't necessarily transmit to the broader financial system and create impairments in the banking system or in the financial system more broadly." The memory-chip squeeze The second engine of this week's turmoil is physical, not financial: a historic shortage of computer memory. Demand for the chips that feed AI data centres has sent prices soaring. DRAM prices have risen 80% to 90% this quarter alone, according to Counterpoint Research data cited by IEEE Spectrum, as Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron divert wafer capacity towards high-margin high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI accelerators. Micron's chief executive, Sanjay Mehrotra, has projected the HBM market growing from about $35 billion in 2025 to $100 billion by 2028, while Intel's chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, warned bluntly that there would be "no relief until 2028." The squeeze is already reaching consumers: on 26 June, Apple announced price increases across much of its hardware range, citing component costs. Soaring memory prices are a double-edged sign — proof of genuine AI demand, but also of an industry straining its own supply chains. Why it matters in Luxembourg For the Grand Duchy, this is not a distant Wall Street story. Luxembourg is the world's second-largest investment-fund domicile after the United States, with roughly €7.5 trillion in fund assets and close to 8% of all fund assets worldwide, according to industry body EFAMA. Many of the UCITS funds registered here are global equity funds that, by tracking or favouring the largest listed companies, hold heavy weightings in exactly the US technology megacaps now under scrutiny. That concentration means the AI-bubble debate flows directly into Luxembourg-domiciled portfolios — and into the pensions and savings of cross-border workers and residents who hold them. The reassuring reading, echoing Gourinchas, is that because the boom is largely equity-financed, a correction would bruise shareholders without necessarily threatening the banking system. The cautionary reading is that a market so dependent on a few names can fall as sharply as it rose. - Concentration: the 10 biggest S&P 500 firms are about 41% of the index. - Valuation: the cyclically adjusted P/E has topped 40; bulls counter that forward P/E near 22x is far below 2000. - Exposure: Luxembourg's ~€7.5tn fund centre channels global tech weightings into local portfolios. Whether the boom proves to be the next industrial revolution or the next 1999, this week was a reminder that the AI trade has become the market — and that its swings now land squarely on Luxembourg's savers. ### Sources - Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off. South Korean market plunges 10% — CNN Business: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/business/stock-market-kospi-dow-nasdaq-ai - Kospi Index Slides With Samsung, SK Hynix Falling on Chip Concerns — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/korean-stocks-fall-more-than-4-from-record-high-on-tech-selloff - Japan's Nikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay report — Reuters (via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L1N42Y05L:0-japan-s-nikkei-ends-4-lower-as-softbank-tanks-on-openai-s-ipo-delay-report/ - SoftBank shares slip over 12% on OpenAI IPO delay concerns — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/softbank-shares-slip-over-12-on-openai-ipo-delay-concerns - 'Yet another way in which 2026 is looking like 1999': Top analyst fears bubble popping — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/08/ai-boom-tech-stocks-bubble-fears-earnings-growth-chipmakers-ipo/ - 'FOMO has proven a stronger incentive than poor stock performance': Goldman Sachs finds insecurity is a key part of the AI boom — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/is-ai-a-bubble-goldman-sachs-skeptics-overhyped/ - IMF says AI investment bubble could burst, comparable to dot-com bubble — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/14/imf-says-ai-investment-bubble-could-burst-comparable-to-dot-com-bubble - AI Boom Fuels DRAM Shortage and Price Surge — IEEE Spectrum: https://spectrum.ieee.org/dram-shortage - AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/10/micron-ai-memory-shortage-hbm-nvidia-samsung.html - Beyond the AI Boom: Goldman Sachs Forecasts a Broadening Bull Market and 7,600 S&P Target for 2026 — FinancialContent: https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketminute-2026-1-8-beyond-the-ai-boom-goldman-sachs-forecasts-a-broadening-bull-market-and-7600-s-and-p-target-for-2026 - Luxembourg has 7.9% of worldwide investment fund assets: Efama — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-has-7-9-of-worldwide-investment-fund-assets-efama-q3-2024 - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - AI bubble — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble --- ## Lebanon, Israel and US sign Washington framework as Hezbollah rejects deal - URL: https://status.lu/article/lebanon-israel-us-framework-agreement-washington - Published: 2026-06-27T05:09:38.75+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:09:38.75+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 583d90b2-6e80-46a1-accd-8ba91627f7ca - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > A US-brokered trilateral framework signed in Washington maps a path to disarm Hezbollah and pull Israeli troops back — but the armed group's flat rejection casts doubt on whether it can hold. ### Summary Lebanon, Israel and the United States signed a trilateral framework agreement in Washington on 26 June 2026, setting out a sequenced process to disarm Hezbollah and eventually withdraw Israeli forces. Hours later Hezbollah, excluded from the talks, rejected the deal, exposing the framework's central weakness. ### Key facts - Lebanon, Israel and the US signed a trilateral framework in Washington on 26 June 2026, aiming to disarm Hezbollah and eventually withdraw Israeli troops. - The deal sets up two pilot zones near the border and a US-facilitated Military Coordination Group, sequencing disarmament before full Israeli withdrawal. - Hezbollah, excluded from the talks, rejected the accord, with an MP warning it could be enforced only through 'civil war' with US backing. - Netanyahu said Israeli forces will stay in a southern security zone until Hezbollah disarms; Israel holds about a fifth of Lebanon. - The framework follows a US-Iran memorandum and Iran's regional retreat, and carries direct stakes for European security and migration. ### FAQ **Q: Who signed the framework agreement?** Israel's ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's ambassador Nada Hamadeh signed it, witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after five rounds of US-mediated talks at the State Department in Washington. **Q: Does the agreement end the Israel-Lebanon conflict?** No. Officials described it as a framework and a 'first step' — a sequenced road map conditioned on Hezbollah's disarmament and Lebanese army control, not a final peace treaty. **Q: Why does Hezbollah's rejection matter?** Hezbollah is the strongest armed actor in Lebanon and was not party to the deal. Without its compliance, the Lebanese army would have to disarm it by force — something it has long been unable or unwilling to do — which a Hezbollah MP warned could mean civil war. **Q: What does the deal mean for Europe?** Lebanese stability affects migration toward the EU and the bloc's southern flank. European troops form a significant part of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL, and the EU has long funded Lebanon's army and its hosting of refugees. ### Body WASHINGTON — Lebanon, Israel and the United States signed a trilateral framework agreement at the US State Department on Friday, a rare diplomatic opening on one of the Middle East's most combustible frontiers that Washington portrayed as the first step toward a formal peace between two long-standing adversaries. Within hours the optimism collided with reality: Hezbollah, the most powerful armed force on the Lebanese side and a party absent from the negotiations, rejected the deal outright. The accord was signed by Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon's ambassador, Nada Hamadeh, in the presence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It capped five rounds of US-mediated talks in Washington, the latest running about four days. The framework does not end the conflict; officials cast it instead as a road map for de-escalation after months of fighting that Lebanese authorities say has killed more than 4,200 people, and after a November 2024 ceasefire that repeatedly broke down. What the framework commits the parties to do According to American and Israeli statements, the agreement lays out a sequenced process rather than a settled peace. Its core provisions, as described by the parties, include: - a “clear process” to restore Lebanese sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its military infrastructure; - two pilot zones near the border, where the Lebanese Armed Forces would assume control and Hezbollah would be dismantled before reconstruction and the return of civilians; - a trilateral Military Coordination Group for Lebanon, facilitated by the United States, to oversee implementation; - a phased Israeli pullback — Israel says it will “return to its borders” only once the threat to its citizens is removed. Lebanon's ambassador framed the signing as the opening of a long road, calling it “a first step on the road to restoring Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of hostilities.” Rubio was more circumspect about how much had actually been achieved. It's the beginning of the beginning. There's a lot of work ahead. — Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State Hezbollah's rejection The framework's central weakness is that the group it is designed to disarm never agreed to it. Hezbollah's leader, Naim Qassem, insisted that Israel must withdraw unconditionally and ruled out any normalisation of relations. The movement's lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah was blunter still, warning that Lebanon's government could not impose the deal without tearing the country apart. “The course being pursued by Lebanese authorities amounts to unilateral, gratuitous concessions that will only undermine the country and serve the interests of the Israeli enemy,” Fadlallah said, adding that the accord could be enforced only “with American support” by plunging Lebanon into “civil war.” That rejection matters because the deal's sequencing — disarmament first, full Israeli withdrawal later — rests on the Lebanese army confronting a better-armed movement it has historically been neither willing nor able to face down. Since the 2024 ceasefire, the army has deployed south of the Litani River alongside UN peacekeepers, but it remains heavily dependent on foreign funding and has not forced Hezbollah to give up its weapons. A fragile sequence, and a wider realignment On the Israeli side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that troops are not leaving soon. “Israel remains in the security zone in southern Lebanon. This is a major achievement,” he said, presenting the framework as a security win rather than a concession. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has signalled an open-ended presence, arguing Israel needs “defendable borders.” Israeli forces still hold roughly a fifth of Lebanese territory. The agreement is also a marker of a shifting region. It followed the death of Iran's supreme leader earlier this year and a US-Iran memorandum reached on 17 June that called for an end to military operations “on all fronts, including in Lebanon” — the diplomatic backdrop that made a Lebanese-Israeli text conceivable. Leiter captured Israel's reading bluntly: “Iran is out, Hezbollah is out, and the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon is in.” Fadlallah, by contrast, cast the Washington signing as an attempt to derail Tehran's own negotiating track. For Europe, the stakes are concrete. Lebanese stability bears directly on migration pressures and on the southern flank of EU and NATO members, and European contingents form a substantial part of the UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, that patrols the border. The European Union has long bankrolled Lebanon's army and its hosting of refugees, betting that a functioning Lebanese state is the cheapest insurance against another exodus across the Mediterranean. Whether this framework strengthens that state or merely papers over its central fracture will not be clear for months. Rubio, for his part, conceded the obvious. The hard part — turning a signed page into disarmament on the ground — has not yet begun. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon framework agreement sets process to disarm Hezbollah, Rubio says — Al-Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-sets-process-disarm-hezbollah-rubio-says - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral agreement in Washington, Friday — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1.500588290 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Deccan Chronicle: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1966551 - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260626-lebanon-israel-us-sign-framework-agreement-in-washington - Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-south-lebanon-leaflets-9.7250186 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-hezbollah - Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, warns of civil war — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/hezbollah-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-warns-civil-war - Israel, Lebanon sign framework deal for slight IDF withdrawal after days of talks in DC — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-26-2026/ - 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement --- ## UN finds record cocaine output as Europe becomes a prime trafficking target - URL: https://status.lu/article/unodc-world-drug-report-2026-record-cocaine-europe-money-laundering - Published: 2026-06-26T17:48:47.68+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:48:47.68+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 492a775d-0a64-4b7f-a1cf-e39cb62f1c62 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The UNODC's 2026 World Drug Report charts an all-time high in cocaine production and surging methamphetamine, reshaping money-laundering risk across Europe and its financial centres. ### Summary The UN's 2026 World Drug Report finds cocaine production above 4,000 tonnes and 331 million drug users worldwide, as Europe cements its place as the second-largest cocaine market and laundered profits seep into the legal economy. ### Key facts - UNODC's 2026 World Drug Report estimates cocaine production topped 4,000 tonnes in 2024, more than fourfold its level a decade earlier. - An estimated 331 million people used a drug in 2024; methamphetamine trafficking is growing about 13 percent a year. - Western and Central Europe is the second-largest cocaine market, with regional seizures up sevenfold from 2014 to 2023. - Europol found 86 percent of the EU's most threatening criminal networks exploit legal businesses to launder money. - Luxembourg seized over 873 kg of cocaine in 2025 and faces money-laundering risk as an international financial centre. ### FAQ **Q: How much cocaine is now being produced globally?** The UNODC's 2026 World Drug Report estimates cocaine production reached more than 4,000 tonnes in pure form in 2024, an all-time high and more than four times the level recorded a decade earlier. **Q: Why does the report matter for Europe and Luxembourg?** Western and Central Europe is the world's second-largest cocaine market, and Europol says 86 percent of the EU's most threatening criminal networks launder money through legal businesses. As a major financial centre and a transit point that seized over 873 kg of cocaine in 2025, Luxembourg is exposed to both the money-laundering and trafficking spillover. **Q: Are Antwerp and Rotterdam still the main entry points?** They remain principal gateways, but tighter enforcement cut seizures sharply in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in 2024. Traffickers are shifting to smaller ports, at-sea transfers and concealment methods, with Spain and France reporting large or record seizures. ### Body Global cocaine production has reached an all-time high and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding at double-digit rates, the United Nations said on Thursday, in a report that frames a booming illicit drug trade as an accelerating threat to Europe’s security and its financial system. The World Drug Report 2026, published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, estimates that cocaine production rose to more than 4,000 tonnes in pure form in 2024 — more than four times the level of a decade earlier. The agency attributes the surge to rising productivity and an expanding area under coca cultivation, as organised-crime groups push beyond their established markets in Western and Central Europe, North America and Oceania. An estimated 331 million people used a drug in 2024, or 6.2 percent of the world’s population aged 15 to 64, up from 5.2 percent ten years earlier, according to the report. Cannabis remained the most widely used substance, with 256 million users, followed by opioids (63 million), amphetamines (32 million), cocaine (around 25 million) and ecstasy (21 million). A record in the fields and the labs The UNODC said the market is fragmenting as quickly as it is growing. Researchers identified 755 new psychoactive substances in 2024, 118 of them reported for the first time, and found that the diversity of substances turning up in seizures was roughly five times greater than four years earlier. Methamphetamine trafficking, measured by seizures, is growing by about 13 percent a year, with production spreading from Myanmar to North America, West and Southern Africa and Southwest Asia. We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs on the market, and worryingly, some are more potent or dangerous than before. That warning came from Monica Juma, who took over as UNODC executive director in 2026. The agency cautioned that traffickers are exploiting technology, new trade routes and global instability to seed novel drugs in fresh markets faster than regulators can respond. Europe’s growing thirst Europe sits at the centre of that expansion. UNODC data place Western and Central Europe as the world’s second-largest cocaine market after North America, with regional seizures rising sevenfold between 2014 and 2023. The North Sea container hubs of Antwerp and Rotterdam remain principal gateways, but the report and Europe’s own drugs agency describe traffickers adapting under pressure. The European Union Drugs Agency reported this month that cocaine seizures across the EU fell to 330 tonnes in 2024 from a record 419 tonnes in 2023. The drop was concentrated in the traditional gateways — down 64 percent in Belgium, 45 percent in Germany and 36 percent in the Netherlands — as customs tightened controls. Seizures climbed elsewhere, with Spain reporting 124 tonnes and France a record 53.5 tonnes. Investigators say the shift reflects displacement rather than retreat: - greater use of smaller ports and coastal landing points; - at-sea transfers between vessels, including semi-submersibles and drones; - increasingly elaborate physical and chemical concealment. From the docks to the books The trade’s profits are the part that touches Luxembourg most directly. Europol has warned that organised crime is burrowing into the legitimate economy: its 2025 analysis, Leveraging legitimacy, found that 86 percent of the EU’s most threatening criminal networks exploit legal business structures to launder money and disguise their operations. Most do so by setting up their own companies, infiltrating existing ones or bribing insiders, with logistics, construction and cash-intensive sectors among the most exposed. That assessment lands awkwardly for a country whose economy turns on cross-border finance. The Global Initiative’s Organized Crime Index notes that Luxembourg’s status as a global financial hub “has allowed powerful international criminal networks to embed themselves in its economy,” with the Italian ‘Ndrangheta implicated in laundering proceeds through Luxembourg financial infrastructure. The Grand Duchy’s exposure stems mainly from foreign predicate offences — crimes committed abroad whose money seeks shelter at home. Luxembourg’s frontline The physical trade is no longer a distant concern either. Luxembourg authorities intercepted more than 873 kilograms of cocaine and over two tonnes of cannabis in 2025, much of it at the Cargo Centre, as traffickers reroute shipments to dodge tighter checks at the big seaports. Officials stress the drugs are bound for redistribution across Europe rather than the domestic market. “We have demonstrated that we are highly professional and capable of detecting large quantities of drugs,” the Minister for Home Affairs, Léon Gloden, said of the seizures, adding that “cooperation between customs and the police is also very important.” The government has moved to shore up its defences on the financial side too. Luxembourg published a fresh National Risk Assessment of money laundering in 2025, and a sweeping reform of its anti-money-laundering framework entered into force on 19 December 2025, addressing recommendations from the country’s most recent Financial Action Task Force evaluation. Whether such measures can keep pace with a drug economy producing record volumes — and reinvesting record profits — is the question the UNODC leaves hanging over Europe. ### Sources - UNODC World Drug Report 2026: Global drug markets transforming rapidly as technology, novel drug types and instability present traffickers with new opportunities — UNODC: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2026/June/unodc-world-drug-report-2026_-global-drug-markets-transforming-rapidly-as-technology--novel-drug-types-and-instability-present-traffickers-with-new-opportunities.html - Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167817 - New synthetic drugs, cocaine and meth booming, warns UN — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/new-synthetic-drugs-cocaine-and-meth-booming-warns-un - Europe, the world's second-largest market for cocaine — UNRIC (United Nations Regional Information Centre): https://unric.org/en/drug-use-europe-2026/ - Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2026) — European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA): https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2026/cocaine_en - Europol analysis reveals how criminal networks exploit legal businesses to strengthen their grip on the economy – 86% of the EU's most threatening criminal networks exploit legal business structures — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-analysis-reveals-how-criminal-networks-exploit-legal-businesses-to-strengthen-their-grip-economy - Luxembourg under pressure from drug traffickers — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-under-pressure-from-drug-traffickers - The Organized Crime Index – Luxembourg — Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime: https://ocindex.net/country/luxembourg - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Ministry of Justice – Luxembourg Government: https://mj.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2020/lutte-blanchiment/nra25.html - Luxembourg: Major Reform of the AML Framework — Baker McKenzie: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/01/luxembourg-major-reform-of-the-aml-framework --- ## Europol maps 731 criminal networks embedded in Europe's economy - URL: https://status.lu/article/europol-731-criminal-networks-eu-economy-threat-map - Published: 2026-06-26T17:22:14.908+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:22:14.908+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 7613fed2-0cee-4ebe-be6b-ffdd866e6911 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > The agency's new threat assessment counts more than 400,000 members across 118 nationalities and warns most groups now hide inside legal businesses — a flag for financial hubs like Luxembourg. ### Summary Europol's second mapping of the EU's most threatening criminal networks identifies 731 groups dominating drugs and fraud, with 85% abusing legal businesses to launder and conceal proceeds. ### Key facts - Europol's 2026 report identifies 731 criminal networks posing the highest threat to EU security, with more than 400,000 members from 118 nationalities. - Drug trafficking and fraud dominate, and 85% of the networks exploit legal business structures to launder and conceal proceeds. - Officials say corruption, encryption and AI now power organised crime, turning local gangs into transnational enterprises. - Luxembourg's 2025 risk assessment echoes the warning: its top money-laundering threat is the proceeds of crimes committed abroad. - Days earlier, the European Commission proposed a stronger Europol mandate and roughly doubling its budget to about €3 billion. ### FAQ **Q: How many criminal networks did Europol identify?** Europol's 2026 assessment identifies 731 criminal networks judged to pose the highest threat to EU internal security, with more than 400,000 members drawn from 118 nationalities. **Q: What crimes do these networks focus on?** They are primarily engaged in drug trafficking and fraud, alongside human trafficking, migrant smuggling and property crime, and 85% exploit legal business structures to launder and hide proceeds. **Q: Why does the report matter for Luxembourg?** As a major international financial centre, Luxembourg's chief money-laundering threat is the proceeds of foreign crimes — exactly the cross-border flows Europol describes — according to its 2025 National Risk Assessment. **Q: What enforcement response is being urged?** Europol urges dismantling entire networks and their assets, not just arresting individuals. On 24 June 2026 the Commission proposed a stronger Europol mandate and reportedly about doubling its budget to €3 billion. ### Body Europol has identified 731 criminal networks that pose the highest threat to the European Union's internal security, a sprawling underworld of more than 400,000 members drawn from 118 nationalities that increasingly operates from inside the legal economy rather than its margins. The figures come from the agency's second edition of its flagship mapping exercise, Decoding the EU's Most Threatening Criminal Networks: Issue 2 – The Blueprint of Criminal Opportunism, presented at a press conference in Brussels on 26 June 2026 alongside the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission. It updates a first report published in 2024, which analysed 821 networks and set out a framework describing them as agile, borderless, controlling and destructive. The networks are, in Europol's words, primarily engaged in drug trafficking and fraud. But the assessment's central warning is about reach: 85% of these groups exploit or abuse legal business structures to facilitate and conceal their activities, blurring the line between the criminal economy and the lawful one. The markets they dominate Drug trafficking remains the single largest line of business, but Europol has flagged fraud — much of it online — as the fastest-growing area of organised crime. The most threatening networks also run trafficking in human beings, migrant smuggling and property crime, and they share a common need: to move and disguise the proceeds. That is where legal businesses come in. Front companies in cash-intensive and cross-border sectors let networks launder money, win contracts and embed themselves in the formal economy. Jürgen Ebner, Europol's Acting Executive Director, described an adversary that increasingly resembles a corporation. “They have a very strong financial backup. They use sophisticated countermeasures. They use high levels of corruption. They are globally internationally connected cells across the EU and beyond, so an international enterprise,” Ebner said. Corruption and digital tools The report frames corruption and technology as the twin enablers of modern organised crime. Networks bribe officials and intimidate to obstruct investigations, while encrypted communications, anonymising tools and, increasingly, artificial intelligence accelerate their operations and complicate enforcement. “All crime is nurtured online, is accelerated by AI and technology,” Ebner told reporters — a shift that turns once-local gangs into transnational enterprises able to recruit, defraud and coordinate across the bloc and beyond. Europol has separately reported that fraud schemes are now the fastest-growing area of internet-enabled organised crime. A financial hub on alert For Luxembourg, the assessment lands close to home. As one of the EU's largest international financial centres, the Grand Duchy is less exposed to local crime than to the laundering of money generated elsewhere — precisely the cross-border flows Europol describes. Luxembourg's own 2025 National Risk Assessment, published by the Ministry of Justice and the financial supervisor CSSF, reaches a parallel conclusion: money-laundering threats come mainly from the proceeds of predicate offences committed abroad, given the country's position as an international financial centre. It names fraud and forgery, criminal tax offences and corruption as the main external threats — the same markets Europol places at the heart of the EU's most dangerous networks. The Luxembourg review rates banks, investment firms, electronic-money and payment institutions, virtual asset service providers and life insurance as carrying high inherent money-laundering risk, alongside legal and accounting professionals, with legal arrangements judged the most exposed of all. Mitigation measures, it says, bring most residual risks down to medium. The enforcement response Europol's prescription is to stop chasing individual offenders and instead dismantle entire networks — their leadership, their infrastructure and the assets that sustain them — through cross-border cooperation and following the money. The strength of criminal networks lies in their ability to operate across borders. Therefore, our strength must lie in our ability to work across them. That call from Themistos Arnaoutis, Chief of the Cyprus police, dovetails with a push in Brussels to give the agency more muscle. On 24 June 2026, the European Commission proposed a strengthened Europol mandate — including automated information-sharing through a Police Shared Data Space, Europol support offices inside member states, a technology and innovation hub, and closer work with Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor's Office. Reporting on the package says it would roughly double Europol's budget to about €3 billion. The proposals arrive amid a leadership transition at the agency: Catherine De Bolle stepped down as Executive Director on 1 May 2026, leaving Ebner at the helm in an acting capacity as the report — and the case for a bigger Europol — was put before Europe's governments. ### Sources - The blueprint of criminal opportunism – Decoding the EU's most threatening criminal networks - Issue 2 — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publication-events/main-reports/blueprint-of-criminal-opportunism - The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dna-of-organised-crime-changing-and-so-threat-to-europe - Press conference: new edition of the Europol mapping report — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/press-conference-new-edition-of-europol-mapping-report - Europol identifies 731 organised crime networks operating across the EU — WTX News: https://wtxnews.com/europol-identifies-731-organised-crime-networks-operating-across-the-eu - Criminalità organizzata nell'UE, l'Europol registra 731 reti e 400mila affiliati — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/2026/06/26/criminalita-organizzata-europol-731-reti-400-mila-membri/ - Europol report identifies the most threatening criminal networks in the EU (821 networks, ABCD framework) — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-report-identifies-most-threatening-criminal-networks-in-eu - Commission strengthens Europol to step up the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-strengthens-europol-step-fight-against-cross-border-crime-and-terrorism-2026-06-24_en - EU proposes to double Europol budget to €3bn to boost cross-border policing — AML Intelligence: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/06/eu-double-europol-budget-3bn/ - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Government of Luxembourg / Ministry of Justice: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/05/26-evaluation-risque-blanchiment/2025-nra-vsite-internet.pdf - National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/Document/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing/ - Luxembourg Updates National Money Laundering Risk Assessment — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/legal-ip/55048-luxembourg-updates-national-money-laundering-risk-assessment --- ## Malware breached Luxembourg's state device system for weeks - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-state-device-malware-ctie-breach - Published: 2026-06-26T17:11:35.976+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:11:35.976+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: a8b70fbb-c386-47c3-81cc-22b156d7af3d - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A memory-resident program sat undetected for almost a month on the platform managing the government's phones and tablets, reaching officials' contact details — but no citizen data, officials say. ### Summary An external actor used memory-resident malware on the State IT Centre's mobile-device-management platform to access an inventory of roughly 4,850 government smartphones and tablets, along with officials' names, work numbers and emails. Content on the devices and all citizen data were untouched. The breach, active from late January until its detection on 26 February 2026, comes as public administration becomes the EU's most-targeted sector. ### Key facts - Memory-resident malware infected the CTIE's mobile-device-management platform around late January 2026 and went undetected until the evening of 26 February. - An external actor accessed the inventory of roughly 4,850 state smartphones and tablets, plus holders' names, work phone numbers and professional emails. - Content on the devices — messages, calendars, photos — and all citizen data were unaffected, officials say. - The CTIE isolated the system, deployed a new server and rebuilt every affected device; the data-protection regulator CNPD was notified on 27 February. - The breach lands as public administration becomes the EU's most-targeted sector, accounting for 38% of incidents in ENISA's 2024–25 threat report. ### FAQ **Q: Was this a phishing attack?** No. Officials say the malware infected the CTIE's mobile-device-management software around late January, in the hours before the vendor's latest update; the government has not described a phishing vector or a tricked employee. **Q: Was citizens' personal data compromised?** No. The government says only an internal device register and officials' professional contact details were exposed. No citizen data was involved, and the content stored on the devices — messages, calendar and photos — was not accessed. **Q: Did government services go down?** Mobile access to internal services was cut as a precaution, but services stayed available via officials' computers and a phone web interface, Minister Stéphanie Obertin told parliament. ### Body A piece of malware lodged itself for almost a month inside the system Luxembourg uses to manage its government smartphones and tablets, giving an outside attacker access to a register of roughly 4,850 state-issued devices and to the names, work telephone numbers and professional email addresses of the officials who carry them, the government has confirmed. The breach centred on the State Information Technology Centre — the Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État, or CTIE — which runs the Grand Duchy's public-sector IT. It did not reach the content stored on the devices themselves, and no citizen data was involved, according to Luxembourg's Ministry for Digitalisation and the country's national cyber-protection authorities. A quiet intrusion, detected late The malware was the “memory-resident” kind — a program that installs a copy of itself in a device's RAM rather than on disk, which makes it considerably harder to spot. According to Minister for Digitalisation Stéphanie Obertin, the platform that enrols and manages the state's mobile fleet was infected at the end of January, in the hours before the software's vendor pushed out its latest update. It was not flagged until the evening of Thursday 26 February, meaning it sat on the network for the better part of a month. Crucially for the public, the compromise stopped at the management layer. The attacker reached the inventory of devices and the directory of who holds them, but not what is on the handsets. The minister was explicit that the on-device content was spared. “The data stored directly on the phones or tablets, such as messages, the calendar or photos, were not affected by the incident,” Stéphanie Obertin told parliament. When the malware was found, the CTIE isolated the affected platform as a precaution. That step cut mobile access to internal state services — email and calendars among them — leaving public servants to fall back on their desktop computers. Devices managed separately for the education sector, run by the CGIE, were not caught up in the incident. What was exposed — and what was not The government's account, set out in a 6 March status note and in Obertin's later written reply to lawmakers, draws a careful line around the damage. The information accessed was administrative rather than personal-in-the-sensitive-sense: a roster of equipment and the professional contact details attached to it. - The list of roughly 4,850 smartphones and tablets managed by the CTIE, with their technical characteristics; - The names of the officials issued those devices; - Their professional telephone numbers and work email addresses. What was not touched, officials stress, is anything belonging to the wider public. “No information relating to citizens is concerned,” the government said in its 6 March communiqué. As a precaution, every affected device was rebuilt, and the data-protection regulator, the CNPD, received a preliminary notification on 27 February. The minister also sought to play down disruption to the machinery of state, insisting the interruption was confined to mobile access. “The State's services remained permanently accessible and fully operational, both via the computers — with which every official is equipped by default — and via phones thanks to a web interface,” Obertin said. How the government responded The incident climbed quickly up the chain of command. After fresh findings emerged, the national cyber risk-assessment cell met on the evening of 5 March; the next day the prime minister convened experts and briefed the Council of Government. The compromised server was isolated and a replacement deployed, while technical analysis was carried out jointly by the CTIE and GovCERT.lu, the government's computer emergency response team. The authorities said the unauthorised access had been contained within a few hours of detection and remained limited to the device register. Officials have not publicly attributed the attack, and the investigation remains open. Notably, this was not a phishing campaign of the sort that routinely impersonates Luxembourg banks or the social-security funds: the entry point was the third-party device-management software itself, infected around the time of a vendor update, rather than a tricked employee. A continent under sustained pressure The episode is a pointed test of Luxembourg's reputation as a digital-first state, and it fits a broader European trend. In its Threat Landscape 2025 report, the EU cybersecurity agency ENISA found that public administration had become the bloc's single most-targeted sector, accounting for 38% of the 4,875 incidents it logged between July 2024 and June 2025. For state-sponsored operations specifically, government was again the top target, with Russia-linked actors behind 39% of those intrusions, India-linked groups 31.7% and China-linked groups 24.4%. Luxembourg has already felt that pressure. In the spring of 2024, a two-week wave of distributed denial-of-service attacks — claimed by pro-Russian groups — hit the finance and justice ministries, the STATEC statistics agency and the CNS health fund. In January 2025, a further DDoS burst briefly knocked out the MyGuichet citizen portal and the LuxTrust authentication service. Against that backdrop, the CTIE breach is less an isolated shock than a marker of the new normal for European governments: persistent, often stealthy, and aimed squarely at the systems that hold the state together. For now, Luxembourg's message is that the perimeter held where it mattered most — the data of its 670,000 residents — even as the attackers got inside the door. ### Sources - État des lieux suite à l'incident affectant les appareils portables de l'État — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/03-mars/06-hpcn-ctie.html - 4.850 appareils mobiles de l'État touchés par un logiciel malveillant — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/4-850-appareils-mobiles-de-letat-touches-par-un-logiciel-malveillant - Les données informatiques de l'État compromises lors d'une cyberattaque — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-donnees-informatiques-de-letat-compromises-lors-dune-cyberattaque - On en sait plus sur le logiciel malveillant qui a perturbé les services de l'État — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/on-en-sait-plus-sur-le-logiciel-malveillant-qui-a-perturbe-les-services-de-letat/ - Cyberattaque sur 4 850 appareils publics du CTIE: des données exposées, mais pas de messages — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/cyberattaque-sur-4-850-appareils-publics-des-donnees-exposees-mais-pas-de-messages/ - Luxembourg: Un logiciel malveillant perturbe les appareils mobiles de l'État — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-logiciel-malveillant-sur-les-appareils-mobiles-de-l-etat-103514525 - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - ENISA 2025 Threat Landscape report highlights EU faces escalating hacktivist attacks and state-aligned cyber threats — Industrial Cyber: https://industrialcyber.co/reports/enisa-2025-threat-landscape-report-highlights-eu-faces-escalating-hacktivist-attacks-and-state-aligned-cyber-threats/ - Stéphanie Obertin — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phanie_Obertin --- ## EU receives Taliban envoys in Brussels, reigniting Europe's gender-apartheid debate - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-receives-taliban-brussels-gender-apartheid-debate - Published: 2026-06-26T16:54:15.959+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:54:15.959+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 4a8b9b09-ae06-44d2-9c95-8d4c95636326 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > European officials and 15 member states received a Taliban delegation in Brussels for the first time, reviving a moral dilemma that Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Maria Teresa has long confronted. ### Summary On 23 June 2026 the European Commission and 15 member states received a five-member Taliban delegation in Brussels — the first such meeting — reigniting Europe's debate over how to deal with a regime accused of gender apartheid, a cause long championed by Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. ### Key facts - On 23 June 2026, the European Commission and 15 EU member states held their first formal talks with a Taliban delegation, in Brussels, focused on returning Afghans with no right to stay in the EU. - The meeting, co-chaired by Sweden, drew street protests and condemnation from MEPs and rights groups who said it lent legitimacy to a regime enforcing 'gender apartheid'. - In May 2026 the European Parliament voted 480-5 (83 abstentions) to oppose the talks and to urge recognising gender apartheid, slavery and forced child marriage as crimes against humanity. - Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, founder of Stand Speak Rise Up!, is among Europe's most prominent campaigners for Afghan women, embodying the case against normalising the Taliban. ### FAQ **Q: What happened in Brussels on 23 June 2026?** Services of the European Commission and 15 EU member states, with Sweden co-chairing, held a technical-level meeting with a five-member Taliban delegation — the first time the EU's executive and member states formally received Afghanistan's de facto authorities. The talks centred on returning Afghans with no legal right to stay, and the Taliban side also raised consular services. **Q: Why is the meeting controversial?** Critics — including MEPs Cecilia Strada and Saskia Bricmont, Amnesty International Belgium and Malala Yousafzai — say engaging the Taliban lends legitimacy to a regime that bars girls from education beyond primary school and is accused by the UN and the European Parliament of enforcing gender apartheid. Supporters argue Europe needs a channel to Kabul to deport rejected asylum seekers. **Q: What is Grand Duchess Maria Teresa's connection to the issue?** Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Maria Teresa is a long-standing campaigner for Afghan women. She founded the Stand Speak Rise Up! association in 2019 to end sexual violence in conflict settings and has urged that gender apartheid be recognised as a crime against humanity, making her a prominent Luxembourg voice in the debate the Brussels meeting reopened. ### Body For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, European officials sat across a table from the movement's envoys. On 23 June, services of the European Commission and representatives of 15 EU member states received a five-member Taliban delegation in Brussels for technical talks on returning Afghans who have no legal right to remain in Europe — a meeting co-chaired by Sweden that the Afghan side hailed as historic and that human-rights groups denounced as a moral surrender. The encounter, held away from the Commission's institutional premises and disclosed only in outline, crystallised a question Europe has avoided for nearly five years: how, if at all, to deal with a government that the United Nations and the European Parliament accuse of enforcing "gender apartheid" against Afghan women and girls. For Luxembourg, the dilemma carries a familiar voice — that of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, the Grand Duchy's most prominent campaigner for Afghan women. A first at the table The Commission confirmed the meeting in deliberately spare terms. "The Commission services and Sweden co-chaired a technical-level meeting today in Brussels with technical-level representatives of the de facto authorities of Afghanistan responsible for return and readmission," a spokesperson said — the careful phrasing Brussels uses to avoid recognising the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government. The Taliban framed it more expansively. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the movement's foreign ministry and head of the delegation, called the visit historic, the first time Afghan envoys had held talks with the European Commission and EU nations. He said the agenda reached beyond deportations to the resumption of consular services for Afghans in Europe and the fate of those whose asylum claims had been refused. "It is hoped that this visit will open new avenues for positive interactions," Balkhi said. According to French news agency AFP, five Taliban officials had obtained authorisation to enter Belgium for the talks. A continent divided Outside the Commission's headquarters, rights campaigners protested into the late afternoon. Inside Europe's political class, the reaction was sharper still. Cecilia Strada, a Socialist member of the European Parliament, accused EU governments of lending legitimacy to a government she said systematically strips women of their rights. "This is a shameful chapter for Europe," said Cecilia Strada, charging that the meeting granted standing to "a regime that tramples on the rights of women and girls and imposes a system of gender apartheid." Green MEP Saskia Bricmont called it "unacceptable" to host representatives of a regime "that systematically oppresses women, suppresses all opposition, denies fundamental freedoms." Ludovic Laus of Amnesty International Belgium was blunter: "We are beyond scandal," he said, accusing the EU of "compromising with a completely authoritarian regime that tramples human rights every day." The Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was shaken by the visit and warned that "Europe must not legitimise a regime responsible for one of the worst human rights crises." The European Parliament had already signalled its opposition. In May it adopted a resolution by 480 votes to five, with 83 abstentions, that: - expressed regret at the EU's decision to invite the Taliban to Brussels; - urged member states to maintain non-recognition and non-normalisation of the Taliban; - called on the EU to formally recognise slavery, gender apartheid and forced child marriage as crimes against humanity. Supporters of engagement counter that Europe cannot return rejected asylum seekers without some working channel to Kabul. "It is incredibly important that these criminals are deported. And that is not possible today," said Sweden's migration minister, Johan Forssell, whose country co-chaired the meeting. The visit also drew a legal complaint to the Belgian federal prosecutor, the Swiss daily Le Temps reported. Luxembourg's voice for Afghan women No European royal has tied her name more closely to the cause of Afghan women than Maria Teresa. Cuban-born and married to former Grand Duke Henri — who abdicated in October 2025 in favour of their son, Guillaume — she has spent years building Luxembourg's most visible platform against the erasure of women under Taliban rule. In 2019 she launched Stand Speak Rise Up!, an association dedicated to ending sexual violence in fragile and conflict settings, co-founded with the Franco-Afghan former diplomat Chékéba Hachemi. A UNESCO goodwill ambassador of long standing, she has pressed for gender apartheid to be recognised as a crime against humanity and has repeatedly described the condition of Afghan women as intolerable. Her advocacy has drawn international notice: the UN's special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, has praised the Grand Duchess's "audacity" in refusing to let outrage settle into silence, the Luxembourg daily L'essentiel reported. That principle is precisely what the Brussels meeting tests. Since seizing power, the Taliban have barred girls from education beyond primary school, pushed women out of most paid work and confined them under escalating restrictions that UN experts liken to apartheid. For campaigners who, like Maria Teresa, have made those women their life's work, a negotiating table in Brussels is not a technicality but a threshold — the moment at which managing migration risks becoming, in practice, the normalisation of a regime Europe once vowed never to legitimise. How the EU answers that charge in the months ahead will determine whether 23 June is remembered as pragmatism or as capitulation. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - À Bruxelles, une rencontre inédite entre responsables talibans et l'UE sur l'immigration (AFP) — Orange Actualités / AFP: https://actu.orange.fr/monde/a-bruxelles-une-rencontre-inedite-entre-responsables-talibans-et-l-ue-sur-l-immigration-CNT000002q7anZ.html - EU Officials Meet Taliban In Brussels For First Time Despite Outcry From Activists — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-taliban-meeting-outcry-activists-deportations/33787206.html - European Parliament Condemns Taliban Rights Abuses, Opposes Brussels Talks — KabulNow: https://kabulnow.com/2026/05/european-parliament-condemns-taliban-rights-abuses-opposes-brussels-talks/ - La venue de talibans à Bruxelles provoque une polémique et fait l'objet d'une plainte auprès du parquet belge — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/monde/europe/la-venue-de-talibans-a-bruxelles-provoque-une-polemique-et-fait-l-objet-d-une-plainte-aupres-du-parquet-belge - Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Teresa,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg - Lutte contre les violences: L'ONU salue «l'audace» de la Grande-Duchesse — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/luxembourg/story/l-onu-salue-l-audace-de-la-grande-duchesse-29951553 --- ## Cyberattacks Freeze Card Payments at Iran's Biggest State Banks - URL: https://status.lu/article/iran-state-banks-cyberattack-card-payments - Published: 2026-06-26T16:41:40.696+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:41:40.696+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: c18bf5a8-a276-4588-8358-0fe9bc698c9c - Dateline: Tehran, IR > A second wave of intrusions froze card and online services at Bank Melli, Saderat and Tejarat, exposing the fragility of a sanctions-hit financial system battered by the 2025 conflict with Israel. ### Summary Two waves of cyberattacks in June 2026 disrupted card payments, ATMs and online banking at Iran's largest state banks, with a group calling itself Black Wolves claiming responsibility. The outages revive memories of the 2025 Predatory Sparrow assaults on Bank Sepah and the Nobitex crypto exchange, and underscore how financial-system sabotage has become a frontline weapon in the wider Middle East confrontation. ### Key facts - A late-June 2026 cyberattack forced a nationwide suspension of card services at Bank Melli, Saderat and Tejarat, days after a mid-June strike disrupted four state banks at once. - Attackers hit a shared inter-bank communications system, knocking out ATMs, online banking and card payments without, officials say, stealing customer data. - A group calling itself Black Wolves claimed responsibility on Telegram; Iranian authorities did not formally attribute the attacks, and analysts cast doubt on early Predatory Sparrow suspicions. - The episode echoes the 2025 Predatory Sparrow assaults on Bank Sepah and the over-$90m Nobitex crypto theft during the Iran-Israel war. - Financial-system sabotage is becoming a frontline weapon in the Middle East, with stakes for global banking and payment resilience. ### FAQ **Q: Which Iranian banks were hit in June 2026?** A 13-14 June attack disrupted four state lenders — Bank Melli Iran, Bank Saderat Iran, Bank Tejarat and the Export Development Bank of Iran — by targeting a shared communications system. A second wave around 23-24 June suspended card services nationwide at Melli, Saderat and Tejarat. Private banks were unaffected. **Q: Who carried out the attacks?** An Iranian anti-government group calling itself Black Wolves claimed responsibility on Telegram. Iranian authorities did not formally attribute the attacks; the pro-Israel group Predatory Sparrow was initially suspected, but analysts cited by AGBI doubted the link given the limited, reversible nature of the outages. **Q: Was customer money or data stolen?** Iran's Banking Coordination Council described it as a 'limited cyberattack' and said no unauthorised access to customer information or data leakage occurred. The disruptions hit services — cards, ATMs and online banking — rather than account balances, and were reported resolved within days. **Q: How does this connect to the Iran-Israel conflict?** The attacks follow a US-Iran understanding that ended the overt hostilities of the June 2025 12-day war, during which the Israel-linked Predatory Sparrow crippled Bank Sepah and drained over $90m from the Nobitex crypto exchange. The new outages have revived debate over a return to covert sabotage. ### Body Iranians met shuttered card readers and frozen banking apps in late June as a fresh cyberattack forced the nationwide suspension of card-based services at three of the country's largest state lenders — the second assault on the banking network in under two weeks, and the latest sign that financial infrastructure has become a frontline weapon in the confrontation between Iran and its adversaries. The earlier strike, on 13-14 June, disrupted four institutions at once: Bank Melli Iran, Bank Saderat Iran, Bank Tejarat and the Export Development Bank of Iran. Rather than breaching each bank's own defences, the attackers hit a shared communications system that links the lenders, according to Iran's Banking Coordination Council and reporting by Reuters. Mobile and online banking, cash machines and card payments went dark; shops, restaurants and petrol stations in Tehran and beyond were left to record purchases by hand for later settlement. By 23-24 June, three of the same banks — Melli, Saderat and Tejarat — had again suspended card services across the country. The Informatics Services Corporation, which runs much of Iran's payment plumbing, said on 24 June that the disruptions had been resolved, and the Banking Coordination Council reported that online transactions were functioning normally again. Private banks were not affected. A shared weak point What unsettled analysts was less the damage than the method. By striking the network that ties the state banks together, attackers knocked out several institutions in a single move — a reminder that shared infrastructure concentrates risk far beyond any one bank's balance sheet. "Rather than going after each bank one by one, the attackers appear to have targeted the shared communications network," Javvad Malik of the security-awareness firm KnowBe4 told the business outlet AGBI. The disruption was visible and humiliating but, on the available evidence, shallow: officials said no customer data was stolen and core records stayed intact. Iran's Banking Coordination Council described the episode as a "limited cyberattack" and said there had been no unauthorised access to customer information and no data leakage. Its IT department framed the card-service shutdown as a defensive measure, saying it was "intended to prevent unauthorized access and ensure the security of customers' assets" while "experts are currently working to restore operations as quickly as possible." A transient outage that the public experiences at the supermarket till is almost optimised for visibility and embarrassment rather than lasting harm. That assessment came from Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity professor at the University of Surrey, who told AGBI the attacks looked designed to erode public confidence rather than destroy data. Who is behind the attacks A group calling itself Black Wolves — an Iranian anti-government collective — claimed responsibility on Telegram, casting the operation in political terms. "A silent war is unfolding, and Iran is under cyberattack," it wrote, echoing a pattern of domestic hacktivism that has targeted the establishment since the 2022 women's-rights protests, when activists breached the central bank and Evin prison's surveillance cameras. Iranian authorities, notably, did not publicly attribute the June 2026 attacks to any state or group. Suspicion initially fell on Predatory Sparrow, the pro-Israel outfit blamed for some of the most destructive strikes on Iranian targets, but expert analysis cited by AGBI pushed back on that link, pointing to the limited, reversible nature of the outages. The ambiguity is itself part of the story: in a crowded field of hacktivists, criminals and state-backed crews, attribution is slow and contested. Echoes of the 2025 war The outages land in the shadow of a far heavier campaign a year earlier. During the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June 2025, Predatory Sparrow — known in Persian as Gonjeshke Darande and widely linked to Israel — crippled Bank Sepah, the lender tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Accounts became inaccessible, branches closed nationwide, some government and security salaries were delayed, and the Central Bank of Iran's website went offline. The group said it had "destroyed the data" of the IRGC's bank, accusing it of evading sanctions to finance the regime's military programmes. A day later, the same group drained more than $90 million from Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to the blockchain-analytics firm Elliptic. The funds were funnelled into vanity wallet addresses bearing anti-IRGC slogans that are effectively impossible to spend — destroying the money as a political message — before the attackers leaked Nobitex's source code. "They have carried out serious attacks that reflect real skill and sophistication." John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group, offered that verdict on Predatory Sparrow after the Bank Sepah attack. Set against that benchmark, the June 2026 incidents look cruder — which is precisely why analysts doubt the same hand was at work. A system already under strain For Iran, the timing is awkward. A US-Iran memorandum of understanding has wound down the overt hostilities of 2025, prompting debate over whether covert sabotage — cyber operations among it — is returning to the table. Each outage, however brief, lands on a financial system already squeezed by years of US and international sanctions, a depreciating rial and recurrent breaches; a 2024 attack by the group IRLeaks was described as among the worst ever on Iran's banks. The broader lesson reaches well beyond Tehran. As card rails, inter-bank messaging and crypto exchanges become targets in geopolitical conflict, the resilience of payment infrastructure — the unseen machinery that lets a shopper tap a card — is emerging as a question of national security, not merely of IT. Iran's repeated blackouts are an early, vivid demonstration of how quickly a modern economy seizes up when that machinery is switched off. ### Sources - Cyberattack hits Iran banks as digital tensions linger — AGBI: https://www.agbi.com/analysis/cybersecurity/2026/06/iranian-banks-hit-by-cyberattack-as-digital-tensions-linger/ - Cyberattack hits four major Iranian banks, officials say — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/news/cyberattack-hits-four-major-iranian-banks/ - Cyberattack On 4 Iranian Banks Confirmed — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (via GlobalSecurity.org): https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/06/iran-260614-rferl02.htm - Cyberattack disrupts services at four major Iranian banks — The Paypers: https://thepaypers.com/fraud-and-fincrime/news/cyberattack-disrupts-services-at-four-major-iranian-banks - Cyberattack Hits State Banks in Iran — Asharq Al-Awsat: https://english.aawsat.com/world/5287824-cyberattack-hits-state-banks-iran - Cyberattack hits state banks in Iran — Oman Observer (DPA): https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191747/world/region/cyberattack-hits-state-banks-in-iran - Cyberattack disrupts banking services in Iran — Yahoo News (DPA): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cyberattack-disrupts-banking-services-iran-091127235.html - Iran's Bank Sepah disrupted by cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/ - Iran's financial sector takes another hit as largest crypto exchange is targeted — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-nobitex-cyberattack-predatory-sparrow/ - Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex hacked for over $90 million by pro-Israel group — Elliptic: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iranian-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-pro-israel-group - Pro-Israel hackers take credit after $90 million stolen from Iran's largest crypto exchange — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/middleeast/pro-israel-hackers-iran-crypto - Predatory Sparrow — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_Sparrow --- ## easyJet rebuffs Castlelake's £4.9bn bid but opens its books to the US suitor - URL: https://status.lu/article/easyjet-rejects-castlelake-takeover-bid-opens-books - Published: 2026-06-26T16:21:41.731+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:21:41.731+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 369251c4-5a7b-4093-961f-f47b1c0cb6f3 - Dateline: Luton, GB > Europe's second-largest budget carrier has rejected four approaches from the Minneapolis investment firm — yet granted it data access and a deadline to 5 July, signalling talks are not over. ### Summary easyJet has rejected a fourth, sweetened takeover proposal from US firm Castlelake worth about £4.93bn, calling it an opportunistic undervaluation — but it left the door open by sharing commercial data and extending the bid deadline to 5 July. ### Key facts - easyJet rejected a fourth Castlelake proposal of 650p a share, valuing it at about £4.93bn ($6.5bn), as a substantial undervaluation. - The board still granted Castlelake access to limited commercial data and the UK Takeover Panel extended the firm-bid deadline to 5pm on 5 July 2026. - The Haji-Ioannou family holds about 15% and owns the easyJet brand name; founder Stelios has stayed publicly silent. - Shares jumped up to 8% to around £5.66–£5.80 but remain below the 650p offer, and some investors want a price nearer £7. - A buyout could ease competitive pressure on European low-cost fares, a concern for short-haul travellers across the Greater Region. ### FAQ **Q: Who is trying to buy easyJet?** Castlelake, a Minneapolis-based US investment firm managing about $38bn with a large aviation-finance business. It has made four cash approaches and structured a consortium with EU nationals holding 51% and Castlelake and co-investors such as Brookfield holding 49% to meet airline-ownership rules. **Q: How much did Castlelake offer and why was it rejected?** Its latest proposal was 650p a share, valuing easyJet at about £4.93bn (roughly $6.5bn). The board rejected it unanimously, saying it substantially undervalued the airline and raised questions over deliverability and the ownership structure. **Q: Is the deal dead?** No. easyJet gave Castlelake access to limited commercial information and the UK Takeover Panel extended the deadline to 5pm on 5 July 2026, by which point Castlelake must make a firm offer or walk away for six months. **Q: What would a takeover mean for fares?** Analysts warn a financially driven owner could curb growth and aircraft deliveries, potentially easing the competition that keeps European short-haul fares low. easyJet's valuable slots at Gatwick, Luton, Geneva, Paris and Amsterdam are central to its value. ### Body easyJet has rejected a fourth takeover approach from the US investment firm Castlelake, dismissing the sweetened 650-pence-a-share proposal as an opportunistic undervaluation of Europe's second-largest low-cost carrier. Yet in the same breath the airline's board agreed to open its books to the suitor and to extend the deadline for a firm bid, signalling that one of the most closely watched contests in European aviation is far from settled. The proposal, received on 23 June and rebuffed on 25 June, valued easyJet at roughly £4.93bn (about $6.5bn). It was the latest in a rapid sequence of cash offers — 560p, 600p and 625p a share — that the board had already turned down. Castlelake, a Minneapolis-based firm managing about $38bn and a heavyweight in aviation finance, had taken its 625p offer public on 22 June after what it described as the board's reluctance to engage. Why the board said no easyJet's directors rejected the approaches unanimously, arguing they fail to reflect the carrier's recovery potential. The board said the earlier offer was an attempt to buy the airline cheaply during an industry downturn. The Board believes that the Third Proposal represents an opportunistic attempt to acquire easyJet 'on the cheap' and that it is therefore not in the best interests of easyJet shareholders. Of the fourth proposal, the board said it continued "substantially undervaluing the Company and its prospects and continuing to give rise to significant questions of deliverability." Directors also voiced "considerable reservations" about the bid's ownership structure, leverage and conditionality. The timing is central to the dispute. easyJet's shares had slid and its losses widened after the Middle East conflict drove up jet-fuel costs, depressing the valuation against which Castlelake's premium is measured. On that pre-bid benchmark of 29 May, the 625p offer represented a premium of roughly 57% to 59%, according to figures reported by Reuters and Euronews. The board contends that snapshot flatters the bid by capturing the airline at a cyclical low. An open door, not a closed deal Crucially, easyJet did not slam the door. It agreed to give Castlelake access to "limited commercial information" that it said might yield a "more attractive proposal," and the UK Takeover Panel extended the "put up or shut up" deadline by nine days, from 26 June to 5pm on Sunday 5 July. Under UK rules, Castlelake must by then either announce a firm intention to bid or walk away for six months. Markets read the move as a thaw. easyJet shares jumped as much as 8% on 25 June to around £5.66–£5.80, their highest in nearly a year, though still well below the 650p offer — a gap that suggests investors are not yet convinced a deal will complete at that level. "The narrative has definitively changed," said Dudley Shanley, an analyst at Goodbody Stockbrokers, who said the company was now effectively in negotiations. Some shareholders are pushing for more: investors including Oldfield Partners have signalled that any firm offer must be significantly higher, with reports of demands around £7 a share. The structure and the founder To satisfy European and UK rules requiring airlines to be majority-owned by EU or domestic nationals, the consortium is structured so that EU nationals — including the Irish aviation veteran Peter Bellew — would hold 51%, with Castlelake and co-investors such as Brookfield Asset Management taking 49%. The board's misgivings about that arrangement are among the obstacles to any agreed deal. One voice has stayed conspicuously quiet: Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who founded easyJet in 1995. His family remains the largest individual shareholder with about 15% and also owns the rights to the easyJet brand name — leverage that would make his backing close to essential for any takeover. He has so far made no public comment on the approaches. What a buyout would mean for fares For travellers, including the many in the Greater Region who rely on short-haul links across Europe, the contest matters beyond the boardroom. A private-equity grab of a major low-cost carrier would test how much consolidation pressure Europe's budget-airline market can absorb without dulling the competition that keeps fares low. The crown jewels are easyJet's airport slots — valued by analysts at around £1bn, roughly half of that at London Gatwick, with further holdings at Luton, Geneva, Paris and Amsterdam. A rational owner would have every incentive to protect those assets, since cancelled routes erode their value. But analysts caution that a financially driven owner focused on returns could rein in growth and new aircraft deliveries, easing the competitive squeeze that low-cost carriers exert on legacy rivals. Competition authorities, meanwhile, would almost certainly block easyJet's nearest rival, Ryanair, from absorbing the Gatwick slots. For now, the next move belongs to Castlelake. With the books partly open and the clock running to 5 July, the firm must decide whether to raise its offer to a level the board — and Stelios — could accept, or to retreat for at least six months. The outcome will shape not only easyJet's ownership but the broader question of whether Europe's short-haul skies are about to enter a new round of buyout-driven consolidation. ### Sources - EasyJet rejects $6.3-billion takeover bid from U.S. investment firm Castlelake — The Globe and Mail (Reuters): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-easyjet-rejects-takeover-bid-from-castlelake/ - EasyJet rejects €5.9bn takeover offer from US private equity firm — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/easyjet-rejects-59bn-takeover-offer-from-us-private-equity-firm - EasyJet rejects Castlelake's 4th £6.50 a share proposal — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0625/1580235-easyjet-rejects-castlelake-offer-again/ - easyJet rejects Castlelake's $6.5bn bid, hopes for more — ch-aviation: https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/168865-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-65bn-bid-hopes-for-more - Castlelake Goes Public With $6.26 Billion Bid for Budget Carrier Easyjet — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-06-22/budget-carrier-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-third-625p-a-share-proposal - easyJet board rejects Castlelake's $6.3B takeover proposal — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/easyjet-board-rejects-castlelake-takeover-proposal - EasyJet shares jump 5% as board rejects Castlelake's fourth bid, extends deadline — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/easyjet-shares-jump-5-as-board-rejects-castlelakes-fourth-bid-extends-deadline-4759880 - EasyJet Rejects Fourth Castlelake Bid, Seeks Higher Offer by July 5 — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/easyjet-rejects-sweetened-castlelake-offer-questions-ownership --- ## Luxembourg flies emergency telecoms team to quake-hit Venezuela - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-air-rescue-emergency-lu-venezuela-earthquake-deployment - Published: 2026-06-26T16:12:18.871+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:12:18.871+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: dc602bf8-9e28-4a2e-beb5-eefd8d1453bd - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Two CGDIS responders left Findel on Friday aboard a Luxembourg Air Rescue jet with emergency.lu satellite kit, part of an eight-nation EU mission after twin quakes killed at least 589. ### Summary Luxembourg joined the international relief effort for Venezuela on Friday evening, dispatching two Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps humanitarian specialists and its emergency.lu satellite-communications platform aboard a Luxembourg Air Rescue aircraft, within an EU Civil Protection Mechanism response involving eight member states. ### Key facts - Two CGDIS humanitarian responders left Luxembourg on Friday evening aboard a Luxembourg Air Rescue aircraft, with three more experts to follow from Rome on Saturday. - Luxembourg's main contribution is its emergency.lu satellite-telecommunications platform, created after the 2010 Haiti earthquake to restore communications for relief teams. - The deployment is part of an EU Civil Protection Mechanism response involving eight member states and more than 520 responders, with the EU co-financing 75 percent. - Twin earthquakes (magnitude 7.2 and 7.5) on 24 June killed at least 589 people, according to acting President Delcy Rodríguez, with tens of thousands displaced. - Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 nationals are registered in Venezuela and none have requested consular assistance. ### FAQ **Q: What is Luxembourg sending to Venezuela?** Luxembourg deployed two humanitarian-intervention specialists from its Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) and its emergency.lu satellite-communications system on Friday evening, with three further experts due to reinforce the EU coordination team from Rome on Saturday. **Q: What is emergency.lu?** Emergency.lu is a Luxembourg government mobile satellite-telecommunications platform, created after the 2010 Haiti earthquake and run by the Foreign Ministry with SES, HITEC and Luxembourg Air Rescue. It can deploy within hours to restore communications for aid workers in disaster zones. **Q: How many people died in the Venezuela earthquakes?** As of Friday 26 June, acting President Delcy Rodríguez reported 589 dead and nearly 3,000 injured after the twin magnitude-7.2 and 7.5 quakes of 24 June. The figures have continued to rise as rescuers reach collapsed buildings. **Q: Were any Luxembourg nationals affected?** Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 people of Luxembourg nationality are registered in Venezuela and none had contacted consular services. Luxembourg has no embassy there and is represented in Caracas by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. ### Body As Venezuela counted the dead from the strongest earthquakes to strike the country in more than a century, Luxembourg joined the international relief operation on Friday evening, sending a small team of humanitarian specialists and a deployable satellite-communications system toward the disaster zone. Two members of the humanitarian intervention team (HIT) of the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) left Luxembourg on Friday aboard a Luxembourg Air Rescue aircraft, carrying elements of the country's emergency.lu platform to help restore communications for relief workers, according to L'essentiel, citing the responsible ministries. A further three HIT experts were due to fly from Rome on Saturday to reinforce the European Union's on-the-ground coordination cell. The mission was authorised by Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who holds the development cooperation and humanitarian affairs portfolio, and by Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden. The deployment is expected to last around 15 days, with the European Union co-financing 75 percent of the cost through its Civil Protection Mechanism. A satellite lifeline built after Haiti Luxembourg's distinctive contribution is communications. The emergency.lu platform is a mobile satellite-telecommunications system created after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, when aid teams found that destroyed networks had crippled coordination in the critical first hours. It is run by the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a public-private partnership with the satellite operator SES, the engineering firm HITEC and Luxembourg Air Rescue. According to its operators, the system can be flown anywhere in the world and brought online within hours of an alert, re-establishing voice and data links so that humanitarian and civil-protection teams can talk to one another and to headquarters. It works alongside United Nations agencies and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. In the EU's own breakdown of national offers, Luxembourg's package is listed as "telecommunication, shelter and energy equipment." An eight-nation European response Luxembourg is one of eight member states that activated under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in the first 48 hours. The European Commission said Czechia, Spain, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands had together mobilised more than 520 responders, among them firefighters, rescue dogs and medical staff. Italy is sending a medical team; other states are contributing search-and-rescue capacity. The bloc also activated its Copernicus satellite service to map the damage from space. We stand with the people of Venezuela at this time of great tragedy and catastrophe. That was European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said the Commission was coordinating the European response and stood ready to offer more, including medical aid. The EU's crisis-management commissioner, Hadja Lahbib, added that she was "grateful to see more European countries stepping in to help Venezuela." Hundreds dead, tens of thousands displaced The two quakes struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday 24 June. According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude-7.2 foreshock at 18:04 local time was followed 38 seconds later by a magnitude-7.5 mainshock, both shallow, with an epicentre near San Felipe in Yaracuy state. The heaviest destruction fell on the coastal state of La Guaira and on the capital, Caracas. A tsunami advisory issued for Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the US Virgin Islands was later lifted. By Friday, acting President Delcy Rodríguez put the toll at 589 dead and nearly 3,000 injured, figures that have climbed with each update as rescuers reach collapsed buildings. Al Jazeera reported that at least 70,000 families had been displaced in La Guaira alone, with hundreds feared trapped under rubble. The international mobilisation has been large and fast. The United States dispatched federal search-and-rescue task forces and pledged a $150 million aid package; Brazil sent a field hospital; El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, Turkey, India and Switzerland all flew in rescuers and tonnes of equipment. United Nations agencies are coordinating needs assessments, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies released emergency funds. Few Luxembourgers in harm's way Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 people of Luxembourg nationality were registered as living in Venezuela, and that none had contacted consular services for help. No Luxembourg residents had logged the country as a destination on the LamA travel-declaration platform. The Grand Duchy keeps no embassy in Venezuela and is represented in Caracas by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. For a country of some 670,000 people, the dispatch is a familiar role rather than an exceptional one. Through emergency.lu and its small but specialised civil-protection teams, Luxembourg has for more than a decade positioned itself as a provider of the unglamorous backbone of disaster response — the connectivity, shelter and power that let larger rescue contingents do their work. On Friday evening, that backbone was once again in the air. ### Sources - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Séismes au Venezuela: au moins 589 morts après le double tremblement de terre — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-le-bilan-des-seismes-monte-a-235-morts-103590160 - About – emergency.lu — emergency.lu (Luxembourg MFA / Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs): https://emergency.lu/about/ - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 589 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: UN rapidly deploys aid and rescue teams — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167806 - The EU mobilises Civil Protection and Copernicus for Venezuela — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/25/the-eu-stands-with-venezuela-the-civil-protection-mechanism-and-satellite-monitoring-have-been-activated/ - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes death toll climbs as rescue efforts continue — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5870651/venezuela-earthquakes-caracas --- ## Record listings keep Luxembourg's bond exchange ahead as euro-area growth weakens - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-stock-exchange-record-listings-bond-hub-euro-area-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T12:54:31.224+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:54:31.224+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 1709f633-bad7-40f7-8525-3d703ab71516 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > LuxSE has passed 50,000 listings and still hosts roughly a third of the world's new international bonds, its latest results setting an admissions record even as euro-area growth weakens. ### Summary The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has surpassed 50,000 listings and continues to host about a third of the world's new international bonds, with its most recent annual results setting a single-year record for admissions even as the euro-area economy grows only modestly. ### Key facts - LuxSE has surpassed 50,000 listings and remains the world's leading venue for international bonds, hosting roughly one in three new issues globally. - Its 2024 results — the most recent reported — set a single-year record of 15,111 new securities admitted and about €1.5 trillion raised. - Operational revenue rose 9% to €45.5 million; net profit was €8.1 million, down from €10.6 million on one-off gains booked in 2023. - The Luxembourg Green Exchange held roughly 43% of the global sustainable bond market by the end of 2025, with over €1.3 trillion raised. - The franchise is holding firm while euro-area growth slows to a modest pace of about 1.4–1.5%. ### FAQ **Q: How many securities are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange?** LuxSE surpassed 50,000 listings by the end of 2025, according to Luxembourg for Finance. It had 44,775 securities on its markets at the end of 2024, the figure in its most recent reported annual results. **Q: Why is Luxembourg dominant in international bonds?** A listing on the recognised EU exchange gives issuers access to investors across the bloc, and LuxSE has decades of expertise in complex, multi-currency debt. It holds about a 33% share of the global market for listed international bonds and is a preferred venue for sovereigns and supranationals such as the European Investment Bank and World Bank. **Q: What is the Luxembourg Green Exchange?** Launched in 2016, the LGX is the world's first platform dedicated to green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds. By the end of 2025 it listed more than 2,400 such bonds, around 43% of the global market, with over €1.3 trillion raised. ### Body The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has cemented its place as the world's busiest venue for international debt even as the euro-area economy around it barely grows, passing 50,000 listings and continuing to attract roughly one in every three new international bonds sold worldwide. The milestone, reported in Luxembourg for Finance's review of the financial centre's 2025 performance, underlines how the exchange's core franchise — listing cross-border bonds and investment-fund securities for issuers from more than 100 countries — has held up while wider economic momentum has faded. Euro-area output rose just 0.3% in the final quarter of 2025 and an estimated 1.5% over the full year, according to Eurostat, while the European Central Bank projects only "modest" growth of 1.4% in 2025, easing to 1.2% in 2026. A record year for admissions The exchange's most recently reported full-year results, for 2024, set the benchmark the franchise is now building on. Presenting the figures at its annual general meeting in June 2025, LuxSE said it had admitted 15,111 new securities during 2024 — a 9% rise on the previous year and the highest number in a single year since it opened in 1928. Issuers raised about €1.5 trillion through those new listings, up 19%, leaving the exchange with a 33% share of the global market for listed international bonds and 44,775 securities on its markets at year-end. - 15,111 new securities admitted in 2024, up 9% — a single-year record - €1.5 trillion raised through new listings, up 19% - €45.5 million in operational revenue (+9%) and €8.1 million net profit - 33% of the global market for listed international bonds The listing boom translated into solid, if not spectacular, financials. Operational revenue climbed 9% to €45.5 million, while net profit came in at €8.1 million, down from €10.6 million a year earlier — a decline the exchange attributed to one-off, non-operating gains booked in 2023 rather than any weakening of its core business. "2024 was an excellent year for the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, with exceptional listing numbers and advancements in the field of trading and data," said Julie Becker, the exchange's chief executive. Alain Kinsch, president of the exchange's board of directors, said LuxSE had "made significant progress on its 4-year strategic plan and continued to play a crucial role as a key pillar of Luxembourg's financial centre". Sustainable debt remains the differentiator Much of the exchange's distinctiveness rests on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), the platform it launched in 2016 as the first dedicated to green and sustainable securities. In 2024 it added 664 green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds, taking the total to 2,199 and channelling €262 billion into environmental and social projects — about 42% of the world's listed sustainable bond market. By the end of 2025 those numbers had grown again. More than 2,400 GSSS bonds were listed on LGX, representing roughly 43% of the global market, with over €1.3 trillion raised through the platform's securities, Luxembourg for Finance reported. The figures keep Luxembourg at the centre of a sustainable-finance market that has cooled elsewhere amid higher interest rates and a political backlash against environmental, social and governance investing. Resilience against a soft backdrop The contrast between the exchange's order book and the region's flat economy is the heart of the story. Luxembourg's appeal to bond issuers is structural rather than cyclical: a single listing on a recognised European Union exchange gives borrowers a passport to investors across the bloc, backed by decades of expertise in handling complex, multi-currency debt. That has made the Grand Duchy a default destination for sovereigns, supranationals such as the European Investment Bank and the World Bank, and large corporates, regardless of where growth happens to be. The financial centre as a whole reflected the same resilience in 2025: assets under management in Luxembourg-domiciled investment funds passed €8 trillion for the first time, reaching €8.2 trillion at year-end. "Luxembourg's continued development reflects the strength of its international model," said Tom Théobald, chief executive of Luxembourg for Finance. The open question is whether listing volumes can keep setting records if euro-area growth stays subdued and bond issuance normalises after several unusually heavy years. For now, the figures suggest the financial centre's oldest franchise — quietly stamping passports onto the world's debt — is proving among its most durable, even as the economy it is embedded in struggles to find momentum. ### Sources - Record listing numbers secure solid 2024 revenues for LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE): https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/Record-listing-numbers-secure-solid-2024-revenues-for-LuxSE - LuxSE sees highest number of new securities admissions in a single year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxse-sees-highest-number-of-new-securities-admissions-in-a-single-year - LuxSE Reports Record New Listings in 1 Year, €8.1m Net Profit — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/stock-exchange/55463-luxse-reports-record-new-listings-in-1-year-eur8-1m-net-profit - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - GDP up by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU (Q4 2025 flash estimate) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-30012026-ap - Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, December 2025 — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202512_eurosystemstaff~12ead61977.en.html - Overview of exchange | Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Cross-Border Listings Guide) — Baker McKenzie Resource Hub: https://resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com/en/resources/cross-border-listings-guide/europe-middle-east--africa/luxembourg-stock-exchange/topics/overview-of-exchange - Luxembourg Stock Exchange — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Stock_Exchange --- ## IAEA chief says Iran inspections will resume; Tehran says only after a final deal - URL: https://status.lu/article/iaea-iran-nuclear-inspections-islamabad-memorandum - Published: 2026-06-26T12:42:25.091+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:42:25.091+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 79f8428f-ee38-4890-ae7a-a6dc0825a01f - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Rafael Grossi insists monitoring of Iran's nuclear sites will return under the new US-Iran memorandum, but Tehran disputes the scope as Europe presses for full inspector access. ### Summary The IAEA's director general says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites are 'going to happen' under the Islamabad Memorandum, but Iran says access to bombed sites awaits a final deal. For the EU, which triggered snapback sanctions in 2025 and co-sponsored a June 2026 board resolution, restoring verification is the central test of whether Iran's programme can return under international oversight. ### Key facts - IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites are 'going to happen' under the US-Iran Islamabad Memorandum signed on 17 June 2026. - Iran disputes the scope, saying access to sites bombed in 2025 will be settled only under a final agreement and in exchange for sanctions relief. - The deal commits both sides to IAEA supervision and on-site down-blending of enriched uranium, but defers key details to a 60-day negotiating window. - The EU and E3 triggered snapback sanctions in 2025 and co-sponsored a 10 June 2026 board resolution demanding full inspector access without delay. - Since the 2025 strikes the IAEA cannot account for the whereabouts of Iran's roughly 440 kg of near-weapons-grade 60% enriched uranium. ### FAQ **Q: Has Iran agreed to let IAEA inspectors back into its nuclear sites?** Partly. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says the US-Iran Islamabad Memorandum commits Iran to IAEA supervision and that inspections 'will happen.' But Iran says access to the sites struck in 2025 and to its enriched-uranium stocks will be resolved only under a final agreement, leaving the scope and timetable disputed. **Q: What is the Islamabad Memorandum?** It is a 14-point US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed separately by Presidents Trump and Pezeshkian on 17 June 2026 after Pakistani mediation. It ended the latest fighting, reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping for 60 days, and provides for IAEA-supervised down-blending of enriched uranium, with nuclear specifics deferred to a 60-day negotiating window. **Q: Why does this matter for the European Union?** France, Germany and the UK triggered the snapback of UN sanctions on Iran in 2025 and co-sponsored a June 2026 IAEA board resolution demanding full inspector access. Restoring verification is the EU's central test of whether Iran's nuclear programme can be brought back under international oversight, a front-line security concern for the bloc. ### Body The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has given his clearest signal yet that international inspectors will return to Iran's nuclear sites, even as Tehran and Washington trade conflicting accounts of what they actually agreed. The dispute goes to the heart of the most consequential question in nuclear diplomacy this year: whether Iran's programme, battered by two rounds of strikes and shrouded from outside view since 2025, can be brought back under credible international oversight. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Wednesday that the framework signed by the US and Iranian presidents leaves no room for ambiguity on monitoring. Speaking to reporters at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, he insisted that verification would resume regardless of the political theatre around it. Whether this happens the day after tomorrow or in one week or in 10 days, it's important, but not essential. This is going to happen. For the European Union, the stakes are immediate. Brussels and the so-called E3 — France, Germany and the United Kingdom — spent 2025 watching the 2015 nuclear accord collapse, triggering the reimposition of UN sanctions. Restoring inspector access is now the bloc's front-line test of whether diplomacy can still contain a programme that sits enriched to within reach of weapons grade. What the memorandum says The framework is the Islamabad Memorandum, a 14-point understanding signed separately by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 17 June 2026 after Pakistani mediation. It ended the latest fighting, reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping toll-free for 60 days and lifted a US naval blockade of Iranian ports. On the nuclear file, Grossi said the text is explicit. It states that nuclear activities and material facilities "will be supervised by the IAEA," and provides for down-blending Iran's enriched uranium on site under the agency's supervision. The harder questions — which sites, what exactly is monitored, and on what timetable — were deferred to a 60-day negotiating window that can be extended by mutual consent. Grossi said dates and locations were being worked out "in collaboration" with Iran, with a decision expected soon. Where Tehran and Washington diverge The gap between the two governments is wide. US Vice-President JD Vance said earlier in the week that Iran had agreed to let inspectors back, and Trump claimed Tehran had accepted "highest level nuclear inspections." Iranian officials pushed back hard. Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said access to the sites struck in last year's war and to the country's enriched-material stocks would be settled only "within the framework of a final agreement" and in return for sanctions relief. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said UN inspectors were not scheduled to examine the bombed facilities at all. Grossi, for his part, urged both capitals to stop litigating the deal in public, noting that political statements were "part of the reality" but that the signed text was what counted. The agency has not been entirely shut out. After Iran's parliament suspended cooperation in July 2025 and inspectors left, a new framework agreed that September allowed limited visits to resume; IAEA staff inspected the Bushehr power plant in June 2026. But the sites at the centre of the crisis have stayed off-limits. Europe's stake in verification The European angle runs through the agency's governance. France, Germany and the UK activated the JCPOA "snapback" in August 2025, and UN sanctions were reimposed in late September, with the EU Council restoring its own measures on 29 September 2025. On 10 June 2026, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted resolution GOV/2026/40 — tabled by the three European powers and the United States — demanding that Iran hand over precise accounts of its nuclear material and grant inspectors full access "without delay." EU High Representative Kaja Kallas has framed the current opening as fragile and incomplete. During a visit to Pakistan on 1 June, she praised Islamabad's mediation but warned that a ceasefire was not a settlement. "Any temporary understanding between the US and Iran must be followed by deeper talks about Tehran's nuclear stockpile and other critical issues." Kallas added that she saw "a concrete role for the EU in helping to make any eventual agreement durable" — a signal that Brussels intends to stay engaged even though the Islamabad text was negotiated largely without it. The EU's earlier statement welcoming the spring ceasefire stressed that "diplomacy is key to resolve all outstanding issues." What inspectors still cannot see The verification gap is not abstract. Before the June 2025 strikes, Iran was estimated to hold roughly 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% — close to weapons grade — alongside larger stocks at lower levels. Since the bombing, the IAEA says it "cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts" of that high-enriched stockpile. Grossi has indicated that most of it is believed to be buried in tunnels at Isfahan. - Natanz and Fordow: Iran's principal enrichment plants were heavily damaged or destroyed and are assessed as likely inoperable. - Isfahan: tunnel entrances remain backfilled and sealed, with operations unknown. - The stockpile: material enriched to 60% sits well above civilian needs; weapons grade is about 90%. Iran maintains it does not seek nuclear weapons. That is the prize, and the risk, behind Grossi's insistence. Without inspectors on the ground, neither Europe nor the wider world can confirm where Iran's most sensitive material is, or rule out a covert dash toward a bomb. "In order to have certainty," Grossi said this week, "we need to have a very strong system of verification as soon as practicable." Whether Tehran allows it — and how soon — will determine if the Islamabad Memorandum becomes a genuine off-ramp or, in the agency's own warning, merely the illusion of one. ### Sources - IAEA demands verification of Iran nuclear ambitions amid 'statement war' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iaea-demands-strong-verification-of-irans-nuclear-programme - UN nuclear chief says Iran inspections will happen, Tehran says after deal — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/un-nuclear-chief-says-iran-inspections-will-happen-tehran-says-after-deal - IAEA chief says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites 'going to happen' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/iaea-chief-says-nuclear-inspections-of-irans-enrichment-sites-going-to-happen-despite-tehr - U.N. nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran, but Iran says only after final deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/g-s1-129770/iran-nuclear-inspection - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - US-Iran peace deal: Six things we learned from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/us-iran-peace-deal-memorandum-six-things-learned - E3 joint statement on Iran: activation of the snapback — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e3-joint-statement-on-iran-activation-of-the-snapback - Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/09/29/iran-sanctions-snapback-council-reimposes-restrictive-measures/ - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/09/statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-ceasefire-agreed-by-the-united-states-and-iran/ - PM reaffirms EU ties, thanks Kallas for support for Gulf peace efforts — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2004340 --- ## Volkswagen weighs doubling its job cuts to 100,000 as Europe's car squeeze deepens - URL: https://status.lu/article/volkswagen-100000-job-cuts-report-europe-auto-squeeze - Published: 2026-06-26T12:20:21.677+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:20:21.677+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: b491106f-0f98-42c3-b6a1-2842e9499e98 - Dateline: Wolfsburg, DE > Reports say CEO Oliver Blume could axe up to 100,000 jobs and shut four German plants — twice the cuts set in March — exposing an auto supply chain that reaches the Greater Region. ### Summary Volkswagen is reportedly planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close four German plants, doubling cuts announced in March and underscoring an industrial reckoning that stretches into Luxembourg's cross-border economy. ### Key facts - Reports say Volkswagen plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs — about 15% of its global workforce — and close four German plants, doubling the ~50,000 cuts announced in March. - The four sites reportedly at risk are VW's Hanover, Zwickau and Emden plants plus Audi's Neckarsulm factory; the supervisory board decides on 9 July. - VW's 2025 net profit fell 44% to €6.9bn amid US tariffs, a costly EV transition and a roughly 20% drop in Chinese sales. - VW declined to confirm the figures; the works council and IG Metall vowed to fight, citing job guarantees running to 2030 (VW) and 2033 (Audi). - The squeeze reaches Luxembourg: the country anchors a 220,000-job automotive cluster and relies on 200,000+ cross-border workers from Saarland and Lorraine. ### FAQ **Q: How many jobs is Volkswagen reportedly planning to cut?** According to Manager Magazin and Reuters, CEO Oliver Blume aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs — about 15% of a global workforce of more than 600,000 — roughly doubling the ~50,000 German cuts announced in March 2026. The figure is a reported plan, not yet a board decision. **Q: Which plants could close?** Reports name four German sites whose production would end once current models run out: the Volkswagen plants in Hanover, Zwickau and Emden, plus Audi's factory in Neckarsulm. Volkswagen's supervisory board is due to discuss the plan on 9 July. **Q: Why is Volkswagen cutting so deeply?** Profit fell 44% in 2025 to €6.9bn and kept sliding in early 2026, squeezed by high costs, the costly EV transition, US import tariffs of about €4bn a year, and intensifying Chinese competition that cut VW's China sales by roughly a fifth. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg and the Greater Region?** Luxembourg anchors an automotive network of 300+ companies and 220,000 jobs across Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg, with suppliers such as Goodyear, IEE and Cebi. A contraction at Europe's biggest carmaker ripples to suppliers and to the 200,000+ cross-border workers from Saarland and Lorraine. ### Body Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, is preparing what would be the most drastic restructuring in its 89-year history, with reports that chief executive Oliver Blume aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs and end production at four German plants. The figure, first reported on 26 June by the German business magazine Manager Magazin and confirmed by Reuters and other outlets, would roughly double the cuts the group set out only in March, when it said it would shed about 50,000 posts in Germany by 2030. The reported plan amounts to roughly 15 percent of a global workforce of more than 600,000. Volkswagen would also reduce planned investment by about 15 percent, to just over €130 billion over the next five years, and spin off its core VW brand and components operations into separate entities that could eventually be listed, according to the reports. The blueprint is being driven by Mr Blume and chief financial officer Arno Antlitz. The four sites said to face closure once current models reach the end of their production runs are the Volkswagen plants in Hanover, Zwickau and Emden, plus the Audi factory in Neckarsulm in Baden-Württemberg. Volkswagen's management board discussed the strategy this week; the supervisory board, which holds the final decision, is due to take it up on 9 July. A reckoning years in the making The escalation follows a bruising stretch for the Wolfsburg group. Net profit fell 44 percent in 2025 to €6.9 billion — its weakest result since the 2015 diesel-emissions scandal — as operating profit nearly halved and the operating margin sank to 2.8 percent. The pressure has not eased: first-quarter 2026 net profit dropped 28 percent to €1.56 billion, with US import tariffs costing the group an estimated €4 billion a year and Chinese sales down about a fifth. Those numbers capture the three forces squeezing Europe's car industry at once: stubbornly high costs at home, the expensive and uneven shift to electric vehicles, and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers, who accounted for nearly one in ten new vehicle registrations in the European Union in the first five months of the year. Volkswagen has responded with asset sales, including €7.4 billion from offloading its Everllence marine-engines unit to Bain Capital, but cost remains the central problem. In a statement, Volkswagen declined to confirm the figures, saying only that any decision rested with its governance bodies. The relevant facts of the matter will be discussed and approved by the relevant bodies. We will not pre-empt this process. Separately, the company acknowledged the scale of the challenge, saying that "the entire group, including its brands and subsidiaries, must undergo far-reaching change." Unions vow to fight The reports collide head-on with commitments Volkswagen made to its own workforce. A 2024 agreement bars closures of German plants this decade, and job guarantees run to the end of 2030 at the VW brand and to the end of 2033 at Audi — leaving it unclear how closures could be carried out under German labour and collective-bargaining law. Worker representatives reacted with fury. In a joint statement, Volkswagen's general works council, chaired by Daniela Cavallo, and the metalworkers' union IG Metall, led by Christiane Benner, warned they would resist. "Should such plans go ahead, we would do everything in our power to prevent them," they said. Any move to close plants would almost certainly trigger one of the most bitter industrial confrontations Germany has seen in years, with IG Metall holding half the seats on Volkswagen's supervisory board and the state of Lower Saxony — a major shareholder — historically protective of jobs. Why it reaches the Greater Region The shock waves from Wolfsburg do not stop at Germany's borders. Volkswagen sits at the apex of a continental supplier pyramid, and Luxembourg is woven into it. The country's investment agency describes Luxembourg as part of an automotive network of more than 300 companies — seven large carmaker plants, more than 20 global suppliers and 15 research bodies — supporting over 220,000 jobs across six regions in Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg. Within that web sit globally significant employers based in the Grand Duchy, whose fortunes track the health of carmakers such as Volkswagen: - Goodyear, whose research and manufacturing complex around Colmar-Berg, Bissen and Dudelange employs roughly 3,500 people — its largest footprint outside the United States. - IEE, a sensor specialist supplying safety systems to global vehicle makers. - Cebi International, BorgWarner and other component and electronics suppliers serving European assembly lines. The exposure is also human. Luxembourg's economy depends on more than 200,000 cross-border commuters, many from Germany's Saarland and France's Lorraine — both heartlands of the automotive supply chain, where suppliers have already been trimming headcount as carmakers cut orders. A contraction at Europe's biggest manufacturer ripples down to the tier-one and tier-two suppliers that employ those workers, and from there into the regional economy that Luxembourg anchors. For now, the 100,000 figure remains a reported plan, not a decision; the test comes when Volkswagen's supervisory board meets on 9 July. But the trajectory is unmistakable. In March the question was how deep one carmaker would cut. By June it had become how far Europe's flagship industrial company — and the wider manufacturing economy that leans on it — would have to shrink to survive. ### Sources - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut 100,000 jobs in major overhaul — RTÉ (Reuters): https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0626/1580471-volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-100-000-jobs-in-major-overhaul/ - Up to 100,000 jobs and four plants: Volkswagen reportedly plans radical overhaul — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/100000-jobs-and-four-plants-volkswagen-reportedly-plans-radical-overhaul - Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/volkswagen-to-axe-up-to-100000-jobs-in-sweeping-cost-cutting-drive/ - Volkswagen plans to cut 15% of its workforce and close four German plants, report says — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/volkswagen-vw-job-cuts-autos-germany.html - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in next years: report — Business Standard (Reuters): https://www.business-standard.com/industry/auto/volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-up-to-100-000-jobs-in-next-years-report-126062600489_1.html - Volkswagen slashes 50,000 jobs after profits collapse by nearly half — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/10/volkswagen-slashes-50000-jobs-after-profits-collapse-by-nearly-half - Automotive sector — Luxembourg Trade & Invest — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/business-sector/automotive-sector/ --- ## New York freezes rents on a million apartments, handing Mamdani his signature win - URL: https://status.lu/article/new-york-rent-freeze-mamdani-million-apartments - Published: 2026-06-26T12:11:29.786+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:11:29.786+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: e1e65a5f-6919-443a-a4bd-fd8ee6a32bd9 - Dateline: New York City, US > The city's Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to halt increases on roughly one million rent-stabilised apartments, delivering the central promise of the mayor's insurgent campaign. ### Summary New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 on June 25 to freeze rents on about one million rent-stabilised apartments for leases starting October 2026, fulfilling Mayor Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign pledge. The first-ever freeze on two-year leases was cheered by tenant advocates and condemned by landlords, who warn of decaying buildings and are expected to sue. The vote resonates far beyond New York, in cities such as Luxembourg where housing affordability dominates politics. ### Key facts - New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 on June 25, 2026 to freeze rents on roughly one million rent-stabilised apartments for leases starting October 1, 2026. - It is the first-ever freeze on two-year leases and the first freeze of any kind since 2020, fulfilling Mayor Zohran Mamdani's central campaign promise. - The freeze covers buildings of six or more units built before 1974 plus subsidised/tax-break units, and could save tenants up to an estimated $6.8 billion over four years. - Landlords, led by the Real Estate Board of New York, warn it will starve buildings of maintenance funds; a board member resigned in protest and a legal challenge is expected. - The vote is a global test case in housing-affordability politics, resonating in cities such as Luxembourg where housing costs dominate debate. ### FAQ **Q: What did New York's Rent Guidelines Board decide?** On June 25, 2026 the board voted 7-1 to set a 0% rent adjustment — a freeze — on both one-year and two-year leases for rent-stabilised apartments, for leases beginning between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027. **Q: How many apartments and people does the freeze cover?** It applies to roughly one million rent-stabilised apartments, described as more than 40% of all New York City apartments, housing about two million people — generally units in buildings of six or more units built before 1974, plus certain subsidised or tax-break buildings. **Q: Why do landlords oppose the rent freeze?** Property owners argue that frozen rents leave too little revenue to maintain aging buildings as insurance, fuel and labour costs rise. One owner representative resigned from the board in protest and industry groups say a legal challenge is likely. **Q: Why does the New York vote matter for Luxembourg?** It is a high-profile test of aggressive intervention in the rental market, a live debate in Luxembourg, which has among the EU's highest housing costs and where affordability is a defining political issue. ### Body New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 on Thursday night to freeze rents on roughly one million rent-stabilised apartments, delivering the signature promise that carried Zohran Mamdani from insurgent state legislator to mayor of America's largest city. The board set a 0% adjustment on both one-year and two-year leases that begin on or after 1 October 2026 and on or before 30 September 2027. It is the first time the board has frozen rents on two-year leases, and the first freeze of any kind in New York since 2020, according to multiple accounts of the vote. For Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist who took office on 1 January, the decision converts a campaign slogan into policy. He had made "freeze the rent" the organising cry of a campaign that beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary in June 2025 and again in the November general election. In a statement issued after the vote, the mayor called the outcome a turning point for the city's tenants. This is a historic victory for New York City tenants. After reviewing the data and hearing from New Yorkers across the city, the independent RGB has delivered a freeze on one-year leases, and the first-ever freeze on two-year leases in our city's history. This is the relief that working people across our city deserve. A campaign promise, delivered by the board The Rent Guidelines Board is a nine-member municipal body that sets annual rent adjustments for the city's stabilised housing. Its independence has become the central controversy of this cycle: Mamdani appointed six of its nine members, and critics argued that the result was preordained the moment he won. That charge erupted into the open hours before the vote, when Christina Smyth, an attorney representing property owners on the board, resigned effective immediately. Smyth, first appointed by former Mayor Eric Adams in 2022 and reappointed in December 2025, accused the board of abandoning its analytical mandate. "The Rent Guidelines Board has stopped being a fact-finding body. It has become a body that starts with an answer and vibe codes its way backward to justify it." The board's chair, Chantella Mitchell, said she was surprised by the resignation but that the vote would proceed as scheduled. The lone dissenting vote was cast by a public representative, Arpit Gupta. Who the freeze covers — and what it is meant to save The freeze reaches a large slice of the city's housing. Rent-stabilised units number around one million — described in several accounts as more than 40% of all New York apartments — and are home to roughly two million people. Eligibility is defined by the city's stabilisation rules: - apartments in buildings of six or more units constructed before 1974; - units in newer buildings that receive certain tax breaks or government subsidies. State Assembly Member Tony Simone estimated the freeze could save tenants as much as $6.8 billion over Mamdani's four-year term. The mayor campaigned on freezing rents for all four years; in practice the board sets adjustments one cycle at a time, so future years remain to be decided. Landlords warn of decay — and head to court Property owners and industry groups reacted with alarm, arguing that a freeze starves aging buildings of the revenue needed for repairs while their own costs — insurance, fuel, labour — keep climbing. James Whelan, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, said the decision would deepen the very crisis it claims to address. "Tonight's vote may be politically popular, but it will make New York's housing crisis worse." Smaller landlords echoed the warning, and a legal challenge to the board's decision is widely anticipated. The dispute distils a long-running argument in rent regulation: whether caps protect vulnerable tenants or, over time, discourage the maintenance and construction of the housing that everyone needs. A test case beyond New York The vote lands as a marquee experiment in the affordability politics now reshaping Western cities. Mamdani's rise — a self-described democratic socialist winning, then governing, on a pledge to hold down rents — has become a reference point for housing campaigners and a warning for property interests far from New York. The resonance is sharp in Luxembourg, where the cost of housing is among the most acute political questions and where residential prices rank among the highest in the European Union. Eurostat's Housing in Europe 2025 review documents mounting affordability strains across European cities, and Luxembourg's squeeze on renters and would-be buyers has driven repeated debate over how far the state should intervene in the market. What New York has now tested is one of the most direct interventions available: a mayor using appointments to a regulatory board to hold rents flat for a million homes. Whether it eases hardship without choking off supply — the question landlords and tenants will fight over in the months ahead — will be watched well beyond the five boroughs. ### Sources - Panel approves Mamdani's rent freeze for nearly 1 million NYC apartments — Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/infrastructure/4626095/mamdani-rent-freeze-new-york-city-apartments/ - Rent board owner rep quits before final vote, alleges rent freeze was predetermined — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/news/rent-board-owner-rep-quits-before-final-vote/ - Mayor Mamdani's Statement on the Rent Guidelines Board's Final Vote — Office of the Mayor of New York City: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/mayor-mamdani-s-statement-on-the-rent-guidelines-board-s-final-v - New York City rental board approves Mamdani rent freeze — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/26/New-York-City-rent-freeze-approved/3071782455355/ - 2025 New York City mayoral election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_election - Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-wins - Mamdani's Promised Rent Freeze Approved in New York: What to Know — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/new-york-rent-freeze-stabilized-apartments-zohran-mamdani-housing-promise/ - NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge — Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-rent-guidelines-board-approves-2-year-rent-freeze-fulfilling-mamdani-campaign-pledge - Housing in Europe – 2025 edition — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/housing-2025 --- ## Germany's commuter flow to Luxembourg stalls as French numbers rise - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-german-frontaliers-decline-french-surge-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T11:51:27.907+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:51:27.907+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 0e14872f-09a7-42a1-97c6-1ab93ec21b80 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > France now supplies more than half of Luxembourg's 233,000 cross-border workers, while the German contingent stalls under the weight of a two-year recession next door. ### Summary French commuters are driving almost all of Luxembourg's cross-border hiring while German numbers slip, reshaping the workforce that fills nearly half the Grand Duchy's jobs. ### Key facts - Luxembourg had about 233,260 cross-border workers in 2025 — roughly 54% from France, 23% from Germany and 23% from Belgium. - French commuters drove almost all recent growth (+3.5% year-on-year in January 2026), while German numbers fell about 0.7%. - German cross-border employment has stalled since 2024, contracting around 0.6% year-on-year in Q3 2025 per STATEC. - Germany's two-year recession, three-million unemployment and a narrowing purchasing-power wage gap are cooling the German pipeline. - Cross-border workers fill roughly 46–47% of Luxembourg's jobs, leaving the economy increasingly reliant on French labour. ### FAQ **Q: How many cross-border workers does Luxembourg have, and where do they live?** About 233,260 in 2025, according to Les Frontaliers and AGURAM using STATEC and social-security data: roughly 126,600 live in France (54%), 53,360 in Germany (23%) and 53,300 in Belgium (23%). **Q: Why is the number of German cross-border workers falling?** Germany's economy contracted for a second year in 2024, unemployment topped three million in August 2025, and the purchasing-power wage gap with Luxembourg has narrowed — together cooling recruitment from German border towns such as Trier. **Q: Which country supplies most of Luxembourg's recent hiring growth?** France. In January 2026 the French contingent rose 3.5% year-on-year (about 4,270 workers) while Germany fell 0.7% (around 330 workers), per Les Frontaliers. **Q: How dependent is Luxembourg on cross-border labour?** Heavily. Commuters fill an estimated 46–47% of salaried jobs and only about one in four employees is a Luxembourg national, making the country the most labour-dependent region in Europe. ### Body Every working morning, close to half of the people who staff Luxembourg's banks, building sites, hospitals and ministries arrive from somewhere else — Thionville and Metz in France, Arlon in Belgium, Trier in Germany. That daily tide of frontaliers is the backbone of the Grand Duchy's economy. But its composition is quietly shifting, and the direction of travel matters for a country that cannot grow without imported labour. In 2025 Luxembourg counted roughly 233,260 cross-border workers, according to figures compiled by Les Frontaliers and the French planning agency AGURAM from STATEC and social-security data. Of those, about 126,600 live in France — some 54% of the total — against 53,360 in Germany and 53,300 in Belgium, each close to 23%. Cross-border commuters now fill an estimated 46% to 47% of all salaried jobs in the country, and only about one employee in four is a Luxembourg national. France pulls ahead, Germany stalls The headline numbers hide a divergence. French commuters are responsible for almost all of the recent growth, while the German pipeline has flattened and at times reversed. Les Frontaliers reported that in January 2026 the number of workers commuting from France rose 3.5% year-on-year — about 4,270 additional people — while the German contingent slipped 0.7%, or roughly 330 workers. It is not a one-off. STATEC's quarterly data show German cross-border employment contracting by about 0.6% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, even as the French and Belgian flows kept rising. The pattern first surfaced in 2024. As the statistics office put it in an earlier release: "Au deuxième trimestre, le nombre de frontaliers venus d'Allemagne (-0,3%) et de Belgique (-0,1%) a même reculé, contrairement au nombre de Français (+0,4%)." — In the second quarter, the number of commuters from Germany (-0.3%) and Belgium (-0.1%) even fell, unlike the French total (+0.4%). That stall interrupts a long climb. The Interregional Labour Market Observatory (IBA·OIE) notes that German numbers grew so fast over two decades that they overtook Belgium: where Belgians outnumbered Germans by 7,000 in 2004, by 2023 Germans led by around 800. The recent cooling has frozen that ascent. Why the German tap is tightening The slowdown owes less to Luxembourg than to conditions on the German side of the border. Several forces are pulling in the same direction: - Recession next door. Germany's economy contracted for a second straight year in 2024, with GDP down 0.2% after a 0.3% fall in 2023, according to France's Insee. A shrinking economy generates fewer of the job moves that feed cross-border hiring. - A weaker labour market. German unemployment crossed three million in August 2025 — a level not seen since 2015 — with the jobless rate around 6.3%. German industry shed tens of thousands of posts over the year, denting the confidence that prompts workers to chase higher pay abroad. - A narrowing wage gap. Luxembourg's pay premium is real in cash terms, but the IBA·OIE finds that once adjusted for purchasing power, Germany tops the Greater Region's minimum-wage ranking. For a worker in Trier, the after-cost advantage of commuting has eroded. Geography compounds the effect. Almost half of Germany's cross-border workers live in or around Trier, so a regional downturn there feeds straight into Luxembourg's intake. The pool is also ageing: STATEC data cited by Chronicle.lu put the average cross-border worker at about 41 in 2025, with the German contingent ageing fastest, up four years, as fewer young recruits replace those nearing retirement. A structural dependence For Luxembourg, the stakes are not academic. With persistent vacancies in finance, IT and engineering and a resident population too small to fill them, the country leans on its neighbours more heavily than any other region in Europe. Prime Minister Luc Frieden made the point bluntly in March 2026, warning that the labour market would collapse without its commuters. "Le marché du travail sans les frontaliers, c'est la fin du Luxembourg" — the labour market without cross-border workers is the end of Luxembourg — Frieden told reporters, in remarks reported by L'essentiel. He also cautioned that "la faiblesse de l'économie européenne, et notamment allemande (...), a un impact sur le Luxembourg" — the weakness of the European economy, and Germany's in particular, has an impact on Luxembourg — as he declared 2026 the "year of competitiveness." The risk in the data is one of concentration. As the German and Belgian flows plateau, Luxembourg's growth depends ever more on a single source country. France's deep labour pool around Thionville and Metz has absorbed the slack so far, and resident jobseekers registered with the ADEM employment agency rose 9.4% year-on-year to about 21,255 by the end of January 2026 — evidence that the market is loosening at the margins even as specialised vacancies persist. Whether the German pipeline reopens depends largely on Berlin. If Germany's recovery takes hold, the historic upward trend could resume; if the recession lingers, Luxembourg's reliance on French commuters — already more than half its imported workforce — will only deepen. Either way, the Grand Duchy's hiring squeeze is now tied as tightly to the health of its neighbours' economies as to its own. ### Sources - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE (Interregional Labour Market Observatory): https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg : Boom des frontaliers français, recul des Allemands — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/luxembourg-boom-des-frontaliers-francais-recul-des-allemands/ - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 (memo transfrontalier) — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - Emploi salarié : +0,5% au troisième trimestre 2025 et +1,3% sur 12 mois — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/stn02-26-emploi-salarie.html - Au Luxembourg, le nombre de frontaliers belges et allemands baisse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-frontaliers-belges-et-allemands-baisse-103196421 - «Le Luxembourg n'est rien sans les frontaliers» : Luc Frieden appelle à des réformes urgentes — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luc-frieden-le-luxembourg-n-est-rien-sans-les-frontaliers-103522406 - Bilan économique 2024 Grand Est : l'Allemagne en récession — Insee: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8567591?sommaire=8354832 - Understanding the cross-border worker phenomenon — Delano / Paperjam: https://delano.lu/article/delano_understanding-cross-border-worker-phenomenon - Travailler en Allemagne en 2025 : le retour à 3 millions de chômeurs — Connexion-Emploi: https://www.connexion-emploi.com/fr/a/travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs-travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs - Regards 02/26 - Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Luxembourg Workforce Slowly Ageing, Driven by Seniors & Cross-Border Employees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58033-luxembourg-workforce-slowly-ageing-driven-by-seniors-cross-border-employees --- ## EU moves to bar newly arriving military-age Ukrainian men from refuge - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-military-age-ukrainian-men-temporary-protection - Published: 2026-06-26T11:39:38.251+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:39:38.251+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: d737b65f-60d9-4184-aa34-4c5e41c1af1f - Dateline: Brussels, BE > The European Commission proposes extending Ukrainians' protection to 2028 while shutting out newly arriving men aged 23-60, at Kyiv's request — a measure that reaches Luxembourg's protection regime. ### Summary Brussels wants to extend temporary protection for people fleeing Ukraine until March 2028 but exclude newly arriving men of fighting age who are barred from leaving under martial law. Kyiv asked for the change to ease its manpower crisis, after it let men aged 18-22 leave and arrivals across the EU surged. The plan pits wartime solidarity against migration politics — and would shape who can claim protection in Luxembourg and the Greater Region. ### Key facts - The European Commission proposed extending temporary protection for Ukrainians to 4 March 2028 while excluding newly arriving men aged 23-60 barred from leaving Ukraine under martial law. - Kyiv requested the change to ease its army's manpower shortage; Commissioner Magnus Brunner said 'This is something the Ukrainians asked us to do.' - The move follows a surge after Ukraine let men aged 18-22 leave from 28 August 2025 — EU protection grants hit 79,205 in September 2025, up 49% on the month. - About 4.4 million Ukrainians hold temporary protection EU-wide; those already protected keep their status regardless of age. - Roughly 5,000 Ukrainians hold temporary protection in Luxembourg; the rule change would route some new male arrivals into the individual asylum system instead. ### FAQ **Q: Who would be excluded from EU temporary protection under the proposal?** Newly arriving Ukrainian men of military age — broadly those aged 23 to 60 who are not authorised to leave Ukraine under martial law. Exemptions are foreseen for men with disabilities or unfit for service, fathers of three or more children under 18, and full-time carers. Those already granted protection keep it, and excluded men can still apply for asylum individually. **Q: Why is Kyiv asking the EU to restrict protection for its own citizens?** Ukraine's army is short of troops as the war enters its fifth year. After Kyiv eased exit rules for men aged 18-22 in August 2025 and arrivals across the EU rose sharply, the government asked Brussels to stop offering automatic protection to military-age men so more of them remain available for national defence. **Q: How would this affect Luxembourg and the Greater Region?** Temporary protection is an EU-wide regime, so the rule set in Brussels applies in Luxembourg and across the Greater Region. Roughly 5,000 people hold the status in the Grand Duchy. Already-protected residents are unaffected and gain a year's extension to 2028, but newly arriving men aged 23-60 would have to seek asylum case by case rather than register for protection. **Q: Is the change already in force?** No. The European Commission tabled the proposal on 26 June 2026. It must be adopted by member states in the Council by qualified majority — at least 15 of 27 governments representing 65% of the EU population — and human-rights bodies including the Council of Europe have criticised scaling back protection. ### Body The European Commission on Friday proposed prolonging the European Union's wartime shelter for people fleeing Ukraine until March 2028, while for the first time moving to shut out a specific group: newly arriving men of military age who are not legally allowed to leave their country. The plan, requested by Kyiv to relieve its army's manpower shortage, recasts the bloc's flagship gesture of solidarity as the war grinds into a fifth year — and sets a test of European asylum policy that reaches down to Luxembourg. Under the proposal, temporary protection would be extended by a year to 4 March 2028 for the roughly 4.4 million Ukrainians who already hold it. But it would not, in the Commission's words, be granted as a rule to newly arriving people who are not authorised by Ukrainian authorities to leave the country because of their military obligations — in practice, men aged 23 to 60, who are barred from crossing the border under Ukraine's martial law. What Brussels is proposing The mechanism runs through the Temporary Protection Directive, the 2001 instrument activated for the first time on 4 March 2022 to grant Ukrainians collective protection without individual asylum claims. The Commission's text reshapes who qualifies; the change must still be adopted by member states in the Council by qualified majority — at least 15 of the 27 governments representing 65% of the EU population. Several carve-outs would remain. According to reporting on the proposal, men with disabilities or deemed unfit for service, fathers of three or more children under 18, and full-time carers for sick relatives would still be eligible. Men shut out of the scheme could also still lodge an individual asylum application. Crucially, no one already granted protection would lose it on account of their age. The Commission paired the restriction with a softer instrument: a Voluntary Return and Recovery Programme Pilot to help Ukrainians who choose to go home with jobs, housing and education. Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner was blunt about the origin of the exclusion. This is something the Ukrainians asked us to do. The surge that prompted it The trigger lies in a decision taken in Kyiv, not Brussels. From 28 August 2025, Ukraine let men aged 18 to 22 leave the country freely under martial law — an initiative of President Volodymyr Zelensky framed as a way for young Ukrainians to study abroad and return to rebuild. The effect on EU borders was immediate. - EU grants of temporary protection jumped to 79,205 in September 2025, a 49% rise on the month and the highest figure since August 2023, according to figures cited by The Irish Times. - Poland's Border Guard recorded about 53,000 checks of Ukrainian men aged 18-22 between 28 August and 19 September 2025 — nearly 40,000 on entry and more than 13,000 on exit — while stressing these were border checks, not counts of unique individuals. - The guard said departures of that age group rose more than tenfold in the first week after the rules changed. The numbers landed in the middle of an awkward debate: Ukraine's army is heavily outnumbered and short of troops, even as its government widened the door for its youngest men to leave. Capitals took notice. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he had raised it directly with Kyiv. "I asked the Ukrainian president to ensure that young men from Ukraine in particular do not come to Germany in ever-increasing numbers, but rather serve in their own country," Merz said, in remarks reported by The Irish Times. Solidarity against manpower The proposal exposes a fault line that has run through European policy since 2022: the bloc's instinct to shelter Ukrainians versus member states' migration politics and Kyiv's need to keep men in uniform. Human-rights monitors warned against narrowing the welcome. The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, has argued that conditions for safe return do not exist. "There are no safe areas in Ukraine. We must not forget the most vulnerable people, and human dignity must remain at the center of every decision," O'Flaherty said. Eurostat's snapshot underlines what is at stake. At the end of February 2026, 4.40 million people held temporary protection across the EU — 43.5% adult women, 30.2% minors and 26.3% adult men. Germany hosted the most (about 1.27 million, 28.8% of the EU total), followed by Poland (966,595) and Czechia (399,630). Ukrainians made up 98.4% of all beneficiaries. What it means for Luxembourg and the Greater Region Luxembourg is a small but settled part of that map. Eurostat recorded a net decline of just five beneficiaries (-0.1%) in the Grand Duchy in February 2026 — one of only three member states where numbers fell that month — pointing to a community of roughly 5,000 people living under temporary protection. Because the regime is common to the whole bloc, the rules written in Brussels set who may register in Luxembourg, who may register across the border in the German Länder, Belgian Wallonia and French Lorraine that make up the Greater Region, and who is instead routed into the slower individual asylum system. For the Grand Duchy, the practical change is narrow but real: a newly arriving Ukrainian man aged 23 to 60 who reached Luxembourg without authorisation to leave Ukraine would, if the Council adopts the text, no longer be waved into temporary protection at the immigration desk, but would have to seek asylum case by case. Those already protected — the large majority of Luxembourg's Ukrainian arrivals, who came as women, children and older men — would be unaffected, and the extension to 2028 gives them another year of legal certainty over residence, work and schooling. The proposal now passes to the 27 governments. With a qualified majority required and human-rights bodies already pushing back, the coming weeks will show whether the EU's wartime promise bends to Kyiv's battlefield arithmetic — and how far Luxembourg's own protection regime moves with it. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - EU to refuse refuge to military-age Ukrainian men — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580434-eu-ukraine-protection/ - Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/brussels-to-exclude-military-age-ukrainian-men-from-temporary-protection-scheme - Ukraine asks the EU to stop refuge for men aged 23-60 to ease manpower shortage — TheJournal.ie: https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-eu-refugee-protection-men-7082494-Jun2026/ - Ukraine's decision to let young men leave sparks alarm in Europe — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2025/11/14/ukraines-decision-to-let-young-men-leave-sparks-alarm-in-europe/ - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - Travel abroad for men aged 18-22: new rules from August 28, 2025 — Visit Ukraine: https://visitukraine.today/blog/6788/travel-abroad-for-men-aged-18-22-new-rules-from-august-28-2025 - Young Ukrainians are crossing the Polish border en masse: statistics from border guards — PRM.ua: https://prm.ua/en/young-ukrainians-are-crossing-the-polish-border-en-masse-statistics-from-border-guards/ - Council of Europe Commissioner: Ukrainians still need temporary protection — Ukrainian World Congress: https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/council-of-europe-commissioner-ukrainians-still-need-temporary-protection/ - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ --- ## EU Antitrust Regulators Investigate Sanofi Over Flu-Vaccine Conduct - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-antitrust-investigation-sanofi-flu-vaccines - Published: 2026-06-26T11:10:17.275+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:10:17.275+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: ed2d2787-de3d-4815-8442-341d1066f721 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > The European Commission suspects the French drugmaker abused its dominant position by disparaging rival seasonal-flu shots — in a market that supplies every member state, including Luxembourg. ### Summary The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Sanofi over its seasonal flu-vaccine business, raiding sites in France and Germany on suspicion the group disparaged rivals to protect a dominant position. Sanofi says it is compliant and will cooperate; an abuse finding could cost up to 10% of global turnover. ### Key facts - The European Commission raided Sanofi sites in France and Germany on 29 September 2025 and opened an antitrust investigation into its seasonal flu-vaccine business. - Regulators suspect abuse of a dominant position (Article 102 TFEU) through 'anticompetitive disparagement' — misleading claims about rivals' vaccines. - Sanofi says it is confident it complies with the rules and will cooperate fully; the raids do not presume guilt. - An abuse finding could bring fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover; the Commission fined Teva €462.6 million for similar conduct in 2024. - Flu vaccines supply all 27 member states; Luxembourg reimburses the shot via the CNS for over-65s and at-risk residents. ### FAQ **Q: What is the European Commission investigating Sanofi for?** The Commission suspects Sanofi may have abused a dominant position in seasonal flu vaccines through 'anticompetitive disparagement' — spreading false or unsubstantiated claims about rival vaccines. It carried out unannounced inspections at Sanofi sites in France and Germany on 29 September 2025. **Q: What penalties could Sanofi face?** If the Commission finds an abuse of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, it can fine a company up to 10% of its annual worldwide turnover and order the conduct to stop. As precedent, the Commission fined Teva €462.6 million in October 2024 for patent misuse and a disparagement campaign. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** Sanofi's flu vaccines are sold across all 27 EU states. Luxembourg recommends annual flu vaccination for over-65s and at-risk groups, and the CNS reimburses the vaccine for eligible residents, with national-programme doses supplied free by the State — so competition in this market affects local pricing, supply and public health. **Q: Has Sanofi been found guilty?** No. Unannounced inspections are a preliminary step and do not prejudge the outcome. Sanofi says it is confident it complies with the rules and will cooperate. As of mid-2026 there is no public record of formal charges or a statement of objections. ### Body BRUSSELS — The European Union's competition enforcers have opened an antitrust investigation into Sanofi, examining whether the French pharmaceutical group abused a commanding position in the market for seasonal influenza vaccines by spreading misleading claims about rival shots. The inquiry surfaced on 30 September 2025, when the European Commission disclosed that it had carried out unannounced inspections — so-called dawn raids — at the premises of an unnamed company in the vaccines sector. Sanofi confirmed the same day that it was the target, saying Commission representatives had visited its sites in France and Germany the previous day, on 29 September, "in connection with an investigation into conduct in the seasonal flu vaccine space." Commission officials were accompanied by counterparts from national competition authorities. What Brussels suspects In its statement, the Commission said it had concerns that the inspected company may have violated EU rules prohibiting the abuse of a dominant market position, set out in Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. More specifically, the regulator said it was looking at conduct that could amount to anticompetitive disparagement. The term describes a firm targeting competitors with false or unsubstantiated claims about their products or reputation — for example, by sowing doubt about the safety or effectiveness of a rival vaccine that health authorities have already approved. Where a dominant company uses such tactics to push competitors out, EU law treats it as an abuse, not ordinary marketing. "The Commission has concerns that the inspected company may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit the abuse of a dominant market position. In particular, the Commission is investigating possible exclusionary practices that may amount to anticompetitive disparagement." The Commission stressed that the raids were only an early move. "The fact that the Commission carries out such inspections does not mean that the company in question is guilty of anti-competitive behaviour, nor does it prejudge the outcome of the investigation itself," it said. Such inquiries carry no legal deadline, so any conclusion — let alone a charge sheet, known as a statement of objections — could be years away. A strategic market that reaches every member state Sanofi is one of the world's three largest makers of seasonal flu vaccines, alongside Britain's GSK and Australia's CSL Seqirus, with smaller suppliers including AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. Its European range spans several products aimed at different groups: - VaxigripTetra, a standard-dose vaccine for the general population; - Efluelda, a high-dose shot designed to give stronger protection to people aged 65 and over; - Supemtek, a recombinant vaccine. That portfolio gives the case its public-health weight. Seasonal flu vaccination programmes run in all 27 member states, and what regulators decide about competition in this market feeds directly into vaccine pricing, supply and choice. In Luxembourg, health authorities recommend an annual flu jab for people over 65 and for those in at-risk groups; the national health fund, the Caisse nationale de santé (CNS), reimburses the vaccine for eligible residents, and vaccines on the national programme are supplied free by the State to vaccinating doctors, with patients paying only for the consultation. A distortion in how the leading shots compete is therefore not an abstract Brussels matter — it touches the public purse and the protection offered to older and vulnerable residents across the bloc. Sanofi's response — and what is at stake Sanofi has not contested the inspections so much as the suggestion of wrongdoing. The company said it "is confident that it is compliant with the relevant rules and regulations, and will cooperate fully with the European Commission," declining to comment further while the inquiry is open. The stakes are considerable. If the Commission ultimately finds an abuse of dominance, it can impose fines of up to 10% of a company's annual worldwide turnover and order the conduct to stop. For a group of Sanofi's size, that ceiling runs into billions of euros, even if penalties rarely reach the maximum. Brussels also has fresh precedent in exactly this kind of case. In October 2024 the Commission fined Israel's Teva €462.6 million — its largest pharmaceutical penalty to date — for misusing the patent system and running what it called a "systematic disparagement campaign" against a rival multiple-sclerosis drug. That decision followed an earlier settlement with the Swiss group Vifor, the Commission's first case built on disparagement of a therapeutically equivalent product. Officials pointed to both as evidence that knocking competitors with misleading claims can be policed as an antitrust offence, not merely as unfair advertising. For now, the Sanofi file remains an investigation rather than a verdict. No formal charges have been laid, and the company is entitled to the presumption that it has done nothing wrong. But the raids confirm that the EU's competition arm is willing to step into a market that governments treat as critical infrastructure — and to test whether the words a dominant drugmaker uses about its rivals can themselves break the law. ### Sources - Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the vaccines sector — European Commission (press release IP/25/2255): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2255 - Sanofi says under investigation by European Commission over vaccines — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance Review): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/EU-ANTITRUST-VACCINE-35941fc1-ccee-4d40-baa6-0d221aa0b4ff/ - Sanofi Raided by EU in 'Disparagement' Antitrust Case — Bloomberg: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/vaccine-firm-raided-by-eu-in-disparagement-antitrust-case - Sanofi faces EU antitrust probe into vaccine business — pharmaphorum: https://pharmaphorum.com/news/sanofi-faces-eu-antitrust-probe-vaccine-business - Sanofi's German, French premises hit by EU probe amid vaccines market abuse concerns — Fierce Pharma: https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/sanofis-german-french-premises-hit-european-commission-probe-amid-market-abuse-concerns - Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the vaccines sector over anticompetitive disparagement concerns — EU Law Live: https://eulawlive.com/commission-carries-out-unannounced-inspections-in-the-vaccines-sector-over-anticompetitive-disparagement-concerns/ - Commission fines Teva €462.6 million over misuse of the patent system and disparagement to delay rival multiple sclerosis medicine — European Commission (press release IP/24/5581): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5581 - Vaccination — reimbursed benefits — Caisse nationale de santé (CNS), Luxembourg: https://cns.public.lu/en/assure/remboursements/prestations-remboursees/vaccination.html --- ## Reeves backs Burnham to be UK prime minister and sidesteps questions on her own future - URL: https://status.lu/article/reeves-backs-burnham-uk-prime-minister-labour-succession - Published: 2026-06-26T06:48:39.387+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:48:39.387+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: aeb7d3d6-d84d-49b9-b692-080e8d046a02 - Dateline: London, GB > The chancellor endorsed Andy Burnham as Britain's next leader and stressed continuity of her fiscal rules, days after Keir Starmer announced his resignation. ### Summary UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves publicly backed Andy Burnham to become prime minister and pitched policy continuity to markets, while declining to say whether she would keep the Treasury. ### Key facts - UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves backed Andy Burnham to be the next prime minister on 25 June 2026, calling him committed to her fiscal rules. - Reeves declined to put herself forward and would not say whether she expects to keep the Treasury, amid reports of a possible demotion. - Burnham is the only declared candidate to replace Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation on 22 June; he could enter Downing Street by mid-July. - Sterling firmed modestly after her remarks, with GBP/USD up about 0.2% near 1.3200, as investors read the message as fiscal continuity. - The leadership change at the top of a major European economy and EU trading partner is being watched closely by Luxembourg's financial centre. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly did Rachel Reeves say about Andy Burnham?** She said Burnham "will be the next prime minister" and that he was committed to her fiscal rules. She added, "I'm backing Andy. I think he'd be a great prime minister, but those are his decisions, not mine to make." **Q: Is Reeves running for Labour leader herself?** No. She did not put herself forward and instead endorsed Burnham. Asked whether she wanted to stay as chancellor, she said she would not pre-empt the new prime minister's cabinet decisions. **Q: When could Andy Burnham become prime minister?** Nominations open on 9 July 2026 and close on 16 July. If Burnham remains the only candidate, he could be confirmed as Labour leader and become prime minister around mid-July, roughly 17 July. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg and Europe?** The UK is a major European economy and one of the EU's largest trading partners. Leadership change can move currency and bond markets, so Reeves's pledge of fiscal continuity is being watched by Luxembourg-based investors and the financial centre. ### Body UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves threw her weight behind Andy Burnham to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday, casting his expected ascent as a guarantee of economic continuity even as she declined to say whether she would keep her own job at the Treasury. Speaking at a British Chambers of Commerce conference, and in a BBC interview the same day, Reeves said Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, "will be the next prime minister" and had made clear he was committed to her fiscal rules. The remarks, reported by Reuters, came three days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, and they all but closed the question of who will lead the governing Labour Party next. Reeves used the endorsement to reassure business and financial markets that the change at the top would not mean a change of economic course. According to Reuters, she argued that Burnham's commitment to her fiscal framework — balancing day-to-day spending with tax revenue and getting debt falling as a share of national output — meant policy would not be torn up. That is a good thing because it means that businesses here can be confident that that stability, that rigour to policymaking, that tight grip on the public finances… will be continued. An endorsement, and a careful deferral Pressed on her own position, Reeves was conspicuously non-committal. Media reports have suggested she could be moved to a more junior role if Burnham forms a government, with figures including Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Pat McFadden and Yvette Cooper floated as possible successors at the Treasury. She declined to engage with the speculation. "I'm backing Andy. I think he'd be a great prime minister, but those are his decisions, not mine to make," she told the BBC, according to outlets that carried the interview. Asked whether she wanted to stay as chancellor, she said only: "I'm not going to pre-empt the decisions that the new prime minister will make." Notably, Reeves did not put herself forward for the leadership. A close ally of Starmer for years, she framed her intervention as a matter of stability rather than personal ambition, lining up behind the clear front-runner rather than mounting a rival bid. A contest that may be a coronation Burnham is, for now, the only declared candidate to replace Starmer, and is widely expected to be installed without a fight. He secured a route back into Parliament on 18 June by winning the Makerfield by-election with about 25,000 votes and a majority above 9,200, according to accounts of the contest. That gave the long-serving metro mayor the Commons seat he needed to stand for the leadership. His path cleared further when Streeting, the former health secretary once seen as his main rival, said he would not run and would instead back Burnham. Under Labour's rules, contenders need nominations from at least 81 of the party's MPs to get on the ballot. - 22 June: Starmer announces he will resign as prime minister and Labour leader. - 9 July: Nominations open in the leadership contest. - 16 July: Nominations close; an unopposed Burnham could be confirmed. - Mid-July: Burnham could enter Downing Street around 17 July if no challenger emerges. If he takes office, Burnham would become Britain's seventh leader in a decade, Reuters noted — a measure of the political churn that has gripped Westminster since the 2016 European Union referendum. Why a Westminster reshuffle matters beyond Britain The turnover at the top of a major European economy carries weight well beyond the United Kingdom. Britain remains one of the European Union's largest trading partners and a significant market for euro-zone investors, and abrupt changes of leadership have repeatedly rippled through currency and bond markets in recent years. This time, the early market reaction was muted to positive. Sterling firmed after Reeves spoke, with the pound trading around 0.2% higher against the US dollar near 1.3200 during European hours, according to FXStreet — a sign that investors read her message of fiscal continuity as reassuring rather than destabilising. For Luxembourg, where the financial centre and cross-border investors track UK policy closely, the signal that matters is continuity: a new prime minister who has publicly committed to the existing fiscal rules, endorsed by the chancellor who wrote them. Whether that continuity survives a cabinet reshuffle — and whether Reeves herself remains at the Treasury to enforce it — is the question her careful answers on Thursday left deliberately open. Starmer's resignation followed a punishing run for Labour, including heavy losses at the 7 May local elections and a cascade of ministerial departures through May and June. Burnham, who built a national profile as mayor by positioning himself to the party's left and pressing for greater devolution to England's regions, now stands on the threshold of the office he has long been tipped to seek. ### Sources - UK's Reeves backs Burnham for prime minister, defers on own role — Reuters (via U.S. News & World Report): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-25/uks-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister-defers-on-own-role - UK Chancellor says Burnham would provide stability as prime minister — Reuters (via Cyprus Mail): https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/25/uk-chancellor-says-burnham-would-provide-stability-as-prime-minister - Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/andy-burnham-prepares-for-a-uk-labour-leadership-contest-that-may-be-a-coronation - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - UK's Reeves: Andy Burnham will be the next Prime Minister — FXStreet: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/uks-reeves-andy-burnham-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-202606250830 - Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Burnham for Prime Minister — Eastern Eye: https://www.easterneye.biz/chancellor-rachel-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister/ - Reeves backs Burnham despite fears she could be demoted in Cabinet shake-up — London Loves Business: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/reeves-backs-burnham-despite-fears-she-could-be-demoted-in-cabinet-shake-up/ --- ## Luxembourg house prices steady as advertised rents climb 4.4% - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-house-prices-steady-rents-rise-q1-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T06:39:43.312+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:39:43.312+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: 78064acb-cc5e-4ac7-9dd1-6276de6236dc - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Observatoire de l'habitat's first-quarter figures show the sale market returning to normal after a sharp correction, while asking rents keep outpacing inflation and squeezing tenants. ### Summary Luxembourg's official housing report for the first quarter of 2026 shows sale prices stabilising, with the STATEC index up 0.7% on the quarter and 1.7% over the year, while advertised apartment rents rose 4.4% over twelve months — nearly three times inflation. The divergence leaves buyers facing a calmer, cheaper-to-finance market while new tenants continue to absorb the steepest increases. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's STATEC house price index rose 0.7% on the quarter and 1.7% over the year in Q1 2026, signalling stabilisation after a sharp 2022-2024 correction. - Advertised apartment rents climbed 4.4% over twelve months — nearly three times the 1.6% inflation rate — while furnished rooms rose 4.7%. - Sitting tenants were more shielded: STATEC's index for existing rents rose just 1.4%, versus 4.4% for new tenancy asking rents. - Sales rebounded (existing apartments +9.4%, houses +11.5% year-on-year), driven by temporary tax incentives and mortgage rates falling from ~4.5% to ~3.2-3.5%. - The buy-rent gap reflects buyers returning on cheaper credit while households priced out of ownership keep rental demand and asking rents high. ### FAQ **Q: How much did Luxembourg house prices change in Q1 2026?** STATEC's hedonic house price index rose 0.7% compared with the previous quarter and 1.7% over twelve months. Over the year, existing houses gained 3.0% while existing and new-build apartments each rose 0.9%, according to the Observatoire de l'habitat's quarterly report. **Q: How much did rents rise in Luxembourg?** Advertised (asking) rents for apartments rose 0.5% over the quarter and 4.4% over twelve months — nearly three times the 1.6% inflation rate. Furnished rooms rose 4.7%. By contrast, STATEC's index for existing tenancies, which protects sitting tenants, rose only 1.4%. **Q: Why are Luxembourg rents rising faster than house prices?** Falling mortgage rates and temporary tax incentives drew buyers back, helping sale prices stabilise. But households unable to afford Luxembourg's high purchase prices remain renters, and strong population growth keeps demand for a limited rental stock high, pushing advertised rents up faster than both inflation and sale prices. **Q: Who publishes Luxembourg's housing figures?** The figures come from the Observatoire de l'habitat, the housing observatory within the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, produced with the statistics institute STATEC and the Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (AED), with research support from LISER. ### Body Luxembourg's residential sale market has steadied after years of turbulence, but tenants signing new leases are still paying sharply more, according to official figures published in late June that lay bare the widening gap between the cost of buying and the cost of renting in the Grand Duchy. The data comes from the 25th quarterly analysis report by the Observatoire de l'habitat, the housing observatory run within the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, and compiled with the national statistics institute STATEC and the Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (AED). It covers the first three months of 2026. On the sale side, the STATEC hedonic price index — which adjusts for differences between properties to track underlying values — rose 0.7% on the previous quarter and 1.7% over twelve months. That is a marked calming after a volatile 2025 and the deeper correction of 2022 to 2024, when rising borrowing costs sent prices and transactions tumbling. The government summed up the quarter as a return to a steadier footing. The residential property market appears to have returned to a more normal pace, the Observatoire de l'habitat said, pointing to transaction volumes that have stabilised well above the lows of the 2023 to early-2024 slump. Buyers return as the market normalises Transaction activity confirmed the recovery. Compared with the first quarter of 2025, sales of existing apartments rose 9.4% to 968 deals — close to the average seen before the downturn — while house sales climbed 11.5% to 650. The exception was new-build apartments sold off-plan under the VEFA system, where transactions fell 18.2% to 207, a segment still working through the aftermath of the construction slowdown. By property type, the twelve-month price picture was modest across the board: existing houses gained 3.0%, while existing apartments and new-build apartments each rose 0.9%. Two forces underpin the rebound. The first is policy: a package of temporary tax measures introduced to revive the market lifted the Bëllegen Akt registration-duty credit to €40,000 per buyer for a main home, added a €20,000 credit for rental investors and cut duties and capital-gains tax on qualifying purchases, with several windows running into mid-2025. The second is cheaper credit: Luxembourg mortgage rates have eased from a 2023 peak of roughly 4.2% to 4.5% to around 3.2% to 3.5% by 2025, tracking the European Central Bank's rate cuts and restoring some buyer purchasing power. Renters still face the steepest rises The rental market told a very different story. Advertised rents — the asking prices for new tenancies — rose 0.5% over the quarter and 4.4% over the year for apartments, nearly three times the 1.6% national inflation rate over the same period and far ahead of sale-price growth. Furnished rooms, which the report says now make up about 18% of the rental supply, rose even faster, up 4.7% over twelve months. Crucially, that 4.4% figure applies to new contracts. Sitting tenants were better protected: STATEC's separate rent index, which captures rents under existing leases, rose just 1.4% over the year. The result is a two-speed rental market in which the burden falls hardest on those moving home — among them many of the newcomers and cross-border workers who continually enter Luxembourg's housing market. The observatory framed the split plainly, noting that advertised apartment rents are still climbing at a sustained pace of 4.4% over twelve months, and that this contrasts with the relative stability of sale prices and points to persistent tensions on the residential rental market. Why buying and renting are pulling apart The divergence reflects who can act in each market. Falling mortgage rates and the tax incentives have drawn would-be buyers back, helping sale prices find a floor. But households that still cannot bridge Luxembourg's high purchase prices — even with cheaper loans — remain renters, and sustained population growth keeps demand for a limited stock of rental housing intense. That keeps upward pressure on asking rents even as the sale market cools. The picture is not uniform across data providers. The private listings portal atHome.lu reported that advertised asking prices for older houses and flats slipped in the first quarter, with old houses down 3.3% and old flats down 1.4% on the quarter, and described rents as broadly stable but supported by strong demand in the most sought-after areas. Asking-price portals can diverge from STATEC's transaction-based index, which is the official benchmark and the one showing modest gains rather than falls. For residents weighing whether to buy or rent in 2026, the takeaways are clear. Buyers face a market that has stopped falling and where financing has grown less punishing. Tenants, especially anyone signing a fresh lease, face the opposite: increases that continue to run well ahead of both inflation and the price of the homes they might one day hope to own. With housing the single largest pressure on the cost of living in Luxembourg, the gap between those two experiences is set to define the year. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Les loyers augmentent trois fois plus vite que les prix de vente — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-loyers-augmentent-trois-fois-plus-vite-que-les-prix-de-vente - Q1 2026: Rents under pressure and selling prices on a downward trend — atHome.lu: https://www.athome.lu/blog/en/real-estate-market/q1-2026-rents-under-pressure-and-selling-prices-on-a-downward-trend/ - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — Statistics Portal Luxembourg (STATEC): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - New arrangements for temporary tax benefits for housing — Ministry of Finance / Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/02-roth-avantages-fiscaux.html - Everything you need to know about the 2025 tax measures — KPMG Luxembourg: https://kpmg.com/lu/en/home/insights/2024/12/everything-you-need-to-know-2025.html - Current and Historical Mortgage Rates in Luxembourg — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/mortgage-interest-rate --- ## Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, blaming the AI boom's memory crunch - URL: https://status.lu/article/apple-raises-mac-ipad-prices-ai-memory-crunch - Published: 2026-06-26T06:17:27.992+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:17:27.992+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 8b773f90-35d0-4799-b2d9-b89841333712 - Dateline: Cupertino, California, US > The iPhone maker blamed an AI-fuelled shortage of memory chips for rises of up to €400 on MacBooks — an early sign data-centre demand is reaching European shoppers. ### Summary Apple raised prices on its Mac and iPad lines worldwide on 25 June 2026, citing soaring memory-chip costs driven by the AI build-out. Here is what changes for buyers in Luxembourg and the euro zone. ### Key facts - Apple raised Mac and iPad prices worldwide on 25 June 2026, blaming an AI-driven shortage of memory and storage chips. - In Europe, MacBook prices rose by €100 to €400 and iPads by €150 to €200; the iPhone was unchanged for now. - TrendForce says DRAM contract prices surged up to 98% in Q1 2026 and may rise another 58-63% this quarter as AI data centres soak up supply. - Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have also lifted prices, pointing to a broader AI-driven inflation in consumer electronics. - Apple shares fell about 5%, while Micron warned the memory shortage could last into 2027. ### FAQ **Q: Which Apple products are getting more expensive?** Mac and iPad models, plus the HomePod and Apple TV. In the US, examples include the MacBook Neo ($599 to $699), the 512GB MacBook Air ($1,099 to $1,299) and the 128GB iPad Air ($599 to $749). The iPhone was not changed, though analysts expect rises later in 2026. **Q: How much do prices rise in euros for buyers in Luxembourg?** Apple lists its products in euros across the euro area, which includes Luxembourg. MacBooks rose by roughly €100 to €400 depending on the model, iPads by €150 to €200, and the Apple TV 4K by €110. A memory upgrade step now costs €220 instead of €200. **Q: Why is Apple raising prices?** Apple blames a surge in the cost of memory and storage chips driven by the AI boom. TrendForce data show DRAM contract prices rose as much as 98% in early 2026, with further increases expected, as chipmakers prioritise high-margin server memory for AI data centres. ### Body Apple raised prices across its Mac and iPad ranges on Thursday, telling customers it could no longer absorb the soaring cost of the memory chips that the artificial-intelligence boom has made scarce. The move is one of the clearest signs yet that the global race to build AI data centres is now feeding through to the price of everyday consumer hardware — including for buyers in Europe. The increases, which took effect immediately on 25 June, touch almost every Mac and iPad configuration. In the United States, the entry-level MacBook Neo rose to $699 from $599, the 512GB MacBook Air to $1,299 from $1,099, and the 1TB MacBook Pro to $1,999 from $1,699. The 128GB iPad Air jumped to $749 from $599, while the 256GB Wi-Fi iPad Pro climbed to $1,199 from $999. The HomePod and Apple TV also went up. The iPhone, Apple's biggest source of revenue, was left untouched — though analysts expect it to follow later this year. What Apple says is driving the increases Apple framed the decision as a response to an extraordinary squeeze on the components inside its devices, and acknowledged it would be unwelcome. The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage. We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly. The company said it had "reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products," while insisting it was "working tirelessly to find solutions." The figures behind that warning are stark. The market-research firm TrendForce estimates that contract prices for conventional DRAM — the working memory inside laptops, tablets and servers — rose by as much as 98% in the first quarter of 2026 and are on course to climb a further 58% to 63% this quarter. Prices for NAND flash storage are forecast to rise by up to 75%. Memory makers have been diverting capacity to the higher-margin server chips that AI providers crave, and cloud companies have been locking up supply through long-term contracts. An AI bill arriving on the high street For most of the past two years, the cost of the AI build-out has shown up mainly on the balance sheets of cloud giants and chipmakers. Apple's move pushes part of that bill onto ordinary buyers. The memory specialist Micron has said it has locked in roughly $22 billion in long-term supply commitments from customers scrambling to secure chips, and does not expect the shortage to ease before 2027. Investors took the news badly. Apple shares fell about 5% — its worst day in more than a year — even as memory suppliers such as Micron jumped sharply on the prospect of sustained high prices. Analysts said the pressure is unlikely to be temporary. "The memory environment is tough and remains structurally tough for the foreseeable future," said Ben Bajarin, chief executive of the research firm Creative Strategies. What it means for buyers in Luxembourg and the euro zone European shoppers are seeing the same pattern, denominated in euros. According to pricing published for European markets, the MacBook Neo now starts at €799 (up €100), the 13-inch MacBook Air at €1,399 (up €200), the 14-inch MacBook Pro at €2,199 (up €300) and the 16-inch MacBook Pro at €3,399 (up €400). The 11-inch iPad Air rose €150 to €799 and the iPad Pro by €200, while a single memory upgrade step now costs €220 instead of €200. The Apple TV 4K saw one of the steepest jumps in percentage terms, up €110 to €299. Because Apple lists these products in euros across the euro area, buyers in Luxembourg face the same euro-denominated increases. Apple is not acting alone. In the same window, Microsoft raised Xbox console prices — the Series X is heading to $800 — Sony lifted the PlayStation 5 by €100 in April, to €650 for the standard model, and Nintendo has flagged a rise of more than 6% on the Switch 2. Together they suggest the memory crunch is becoming a broad tax on consumer electronics rather than a one-company problem. For some analysts, the era of modest, barely noticeable price tweaks is ending. "I think the days of $50 price increases are over," said Nabila Popal, an analyst at the research firm IDC, who expects Apple to push through further rises — potentially on the iPhone — later in the year. For Luxembourg households already navigating elevated living costs, the message is that the price of the AI boom is no longer confined to corporate data centres; it is starting to show up at the checkout. ### Sources - Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket (Reuters) — Reuters via Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apple-raises-prices-of-macbooks-ipads-as-memory-costs-skyrocket-4760683 - Apple raises MacBook, iPad prices by hundreds of dollars as memory costs bite — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-apple-raises-macbook-ipad-prices-memory-shortage-costs/ - Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips — Associated Press via The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/apple-increases-prices-macs-ipads-blaming-shortage-memory-chips/ - AI boom sends Xbox, Mac and iPad prices soaring — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/microsoft-and-apple-raise-prices-as-ai-driven-chip-shortages-hit-xbox-macs-and-ipads - AI Server Demand to Drive Memory Contract Price Increases in 2Q26 — TrendForce: https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260331-12995.html - DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows ~95% jumps in Q1 — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 - Apple Price Hike in 2026: How Much More Expensive the MacBook, iPad and Apple TV Are Now — Basic Tutorials: https://basic-tutorials.com/news/apple-price-hike-in-2026-heres-how-much-more-expensive-the-macbook-ipad-and-apple-tv-are-now/ - Apple posts worst day in over a year after MacBook and iPad price hikes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/apple-macbook-ipad-price-hike-memory.html --- ## Twin earthquakes near Caracas kill at least 235, with toll expected to rise - URL: https://status.lu/article/venezuela-twin-earthquakes-caracas-235-dead - Published: 2026-06-26T06:10:34.899+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:10:34.899+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 51946370-c936-484c-b08f-e6214aee2931 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Two near-simultaneous quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 — Venezuela's strongest since 1900 — flattened buildings from Yaracuy to the capital. Luxembourg says 22 of its nationals are recorded there. ### Summary At least 235 people were killed and more than 4,300 injured when two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela seconds apart on 24 June 2026, collapsing buildings in Caracas and devastating coastal La Guaira. President Trump pledged US assistance as France, Switzerland and others sent rescue teams. Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 nationals are recorded in Venezuela and that it had received no calls for consular help. ### Key facts - Two earthquakes (magnitude 7.2 and 7.5) struck northern Venezuela 39 seconds apart on 24 June 2026, killing at least 235 and injuring more than 4,300. - The USGS says the 7.5 mainshock is Venezuela's strongest earthquake since 1900; the epicentre was near San Felipe in Yaracuy, about 160 km west of Caracas. - Dozens of buildings collapsed in Caracas and coastal La Guaira was devastated; 157 are officially missing while informal registries list far more. - President Trump pledged US assistance and France, Switzerland and Chile sent rescue teams amid a sharp 2026 thaw in US–Venezuela relations. - Luxembourg's foreign ministry recorded 22 nationals in Venezuela and reported no calls for consular help; Luxembourg is represented via the Dutch embassy in Caracas. ### FAQ **Q: How strong were the Venezuela earthquakes and where did they hit?** The USGS recorded a magnitude 7.2 quake followed about 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock on 24 June 2026. Both struck at shallow depth near San Felipe in Yaracuy state, roughly 160 km west of Caracas, and the 7.5 is described as Venezuela's strongest since 1900. **Q: How many people were killed or injured?** Venezuelan officials, including health minister Carlos Alvarado and National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez, reported at least 235 dead and more than 4,300 injured, with 157 officially missing. The toll rose through the day and authorities said it would climb further. **Q: What is the international response?** President Trump pledged rapid US assistance and dispatched search-and-rescue teams, while France, Switzerland and Chile sent specialists and the UN coordinated relief; more than 40 countries offered aid. Acting president Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency. **Q: Are any Luxembourg residents affected?** Luxembourg's foreign ministry said 22 people with a Luxembourg registration are recorded in Venezuela. As of reporting none had asked for consular help, and Luxembourg — which has no embassy there — is represented in Caracas by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. ### Body At least 235 people were killed and more than 4,300 injured when two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within a single minute on Wednesday evening, toppling apartment blocks from the inland state of Yaracuy to the capital, Caracas, in the country's deadliest seismic disaster in more than a century. Officials warned the toll would keep climbing as rescuers reached buildings that had collapsed with residents still inside. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) logged a magnitude 7.2 tremor at about 6:04 p.m. local time, followed roughly 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock — a near-simultaneous pairing that seismologists call a "doublet." Both ruptured at shallow depth near the town of San Felipe in Yaracuy state, around 160 kilometres west of Caracas, sending violent shaking across the densely populated valleys of the north. Venezuela's health minister, Carlos Alvarado, and the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, gave casualty figures that rose through the day from an initial 32 dead to 164, then 188 and at least 235. Authorities put the number of officially missing at 157, even as informal registries set up by frantic relatives filled with tens of thousands of names of people who could not be reached — totals that remain unverified. Foreign nationals were among the dead, according to official accounts. A 39-second doublet, the strongest since 1900 The USGS said the magnitude 7.5 shock was the largest earthquake to strike Venezuela since 1900, when a 7.7 quake hit the country. Its predictive PAGER model, which estimates likely losses in the minutes after a rupture, indicated a high probability that fatalities would run into the thousands, with a substantial chance of exceeding 10,000 — a reflection of the shallow depth, the strength of the pair and the density of older concrete housing across the affected region. Venezuela's national seismic agency, Funvisis, monitored the sequence and the dozens of aftershocks that followed. The two ruptures so close together left little time for anyone to react. In Caracas, residents described a deep roar and a violent, sustained sway before facades began to crack and fall. The noise was like that of a locomotive, not to mention the dust. That account came from Alejandro San Cristobal, a 60-year-old resident, speaking to Al Jazeera. Maria Gonzalez, 52, from the Chacao district, said she "grabbed onto the doorway and started to pray" as her building shook. Many residents spent the night in public squares, afraid to return indoors before engineers could check whether their homes were still sound. Collapsed towers and a race through the rubble The damage was concentrated in the capital and along the Caribbean coast. In Caracas, dozens of buildings came down, among them a reported 22-storey structure in the affluent Altamira district, with further collapses in Los Palos Grandes and El Paraíso. Authorities shut off the city's gas supply to guard against explosions as crews worked through debris by floodlight. The coastal state of La Guaira, between the capital and the sea, was severely devastated. Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela's main gateway, was damaged and flights were cancelled, complicating the arrival of relief. Acting president Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency and mobilised the security forces, while rescuers — and in many places ordinary residents digging with their hands — searched for survivors trapped beneath pancaked floors. An international relief effort, and a diplomatic thaw The scale of the disaster drew offers of help from more than 40 countries. President Donald Trump pledged rapid US assistance, saying he had instructed federal agencies to "get ready to move quickly." "We will be there for our new and great friends," Trump wrote, in a message notable for its warmth toward a government Washington had long treated as a pariah. The US State Department and USAID mobilised a disaster-assistance team, and American urban search-and-rescue units — including Virginia Task Force One and California Task Force Two — were dispatched. France sent some 85 rescue specialists, Switzerland around 80, and Chile a search-and-rescue team, while the United Nations moved to coordinate the wider response. The American offer underscored how sharply relations have shifted in 2026. Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces in January, after which Washington recognised Rodríguez's government and reopened its embassy in Caracas in late March. An acceptance of US aid that would have been unthinkable a year earlier is now part of the relief operation. The view from Luxembourg The disaster reached, quietly, into the Grand Duchy. Luxembourg's Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said 22 people with a Luxembourg registration are recorded as being in Venezuela. As of reporting, the ministry said, none had contacted its consular services to ask for help, and no Luxembourg nationals had registered their stay on the LamA (Lëtzebuerger am Ausland) platform, which lets citizens flag travel abroad so they can be reached in a crisis. Luxembourg keeps no diplomatic mission in Venezuela and is represented in Caracas by the Royal Netherlands Embassy, which would handle any consular emergency involving a Luxembourg resident. Officials cautioned that the absence of LamA registrations does not mean no Luxembourgers are in the country — only that none had signalled their presence through the system. With communications patchy across the worst-hit areas and the official missing list far smaller than the names piling up on informal registries, the human reckoning of the twin quakes was only beginning. Venezuelan officials said the figures were provisional and would rise as rescuers reached more of the collapsed buildings in the days ahead. ### Sources - Powerful Venezuela earthquakes near Caracas kill at least 235 as rescue efforts underway — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela Earthquake: What we know about the biggest quake to hit Venezuela in more than a century — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - Venezuela rocked by 7.5, 7.2 earthquakes: What happened and what we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-rocked-by-7-5-7-2-earthquakes-what-happened-and-what-we-know - 'Truly terrifying': Caracas confronts the aftermath of Venezuela earthquake — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/truly-terrifying-caracas-confronts-the-aftermath-of-venezuela-earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235, injure thousands, with toll likely to rise, officials say — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - Trump offers aid after 'massive' Venezuela earthquakes: 'Early reports are not good' — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5939886-donald-trump-us-aid-deadly-venezuela-earthquakes/ - Trump pledges rapid U.S. aid for Venezuela after deadly earthquakes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/venezuela-earthquakes-casualties-trump-pledges-support-aids-oil-.html - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188, with many more feared dead — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Séismes au Venezuela : des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 - 2026 Venezuela earthquake — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kills at least 235, over 41,000 still reported missing — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900587 --- ## Luxembourg's Anne Brasseur and the Council of Europe case against Infantino's FIFA - URL: https://status.lu/article/anne-brasseur-council-of-europe-case-against-infantino-fifa - Published: 2026-06-26T05:53:02.806+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:53:02.806+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 97aee3e7-2d8e-41e7-9364-c817474103f0 - Dateline: Strasbourg, FR > As the 2026 World Cup unfolds across North America, the former Council of Europe assembly president's warnings about FIFA under Gianni Infantino read as freshly relevant. ### Summary Luxembourg's Anne Brasseur led the Council of Europe's toughest verdict on FIFA governance under Gianni Infantino — a 2018 report adopted 131–5 whose questions echo as the 2026 World Cup plays out. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's Anne Brasseur, a former president of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly, led the toughest parliamentary critique of FIFA governance under Gianni Infantino. - Her 2018 report 'Good football governance' charged that the independence of FIFA's ethics, audit and governance bodies had been eroded, citing the 2017 removal of four oversight chairpersons. - The Council of Europe assembly adopted the report 131–5 despite an 11-page FIFA lobbying memo that dismissed her findings as 'rumours' and 'personal suppositions'. - As the 2026 World Cup plays out across the US, Canada and Mexico, rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International echo concerns about FIFA's accountability. ### FAQ **Q: Who is Anne Brasseur?** A Luxembourg politician of the Democratic Party, born in 1950. She was the country's minister for education, training and sport from 1999 to 2004 and served as president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2014 to 2016. **Q: What did she accuse Infantino's FIFA of?** In her 2018 Council of Europe report 'Good football governance', she charged that FIFA had eroded the independence of its ethics, audit and governance committees, citing the 2017 removal of four supervisory chairpersons, and accused Infantino of 'micro-management'. **Q: What happened to her report?** The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted it on 24 January 2018 by 131 votes to five, despite an 11-page FIFA memo lobbying parliamentarians to reject it. **Q: Has Brasseur commented on the 2026 World Cup itself?** Her documented criticism of FIFA dates from 2015 and 2018. This article revisits that record as the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, brings FIFA's governance back into focus; current tournament concerns are voiced by groups such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. ### Body The 2026 World Cup is only weeks old, and its impresario — FIFA president Gianni Infantino — is everywhere: touring stadiums across the United States, Mexico and Canada, defending the tournament against criticism over visas and entry refusals, and basking in football's biggest stage. Yet the most forceful institutional challenge his presidency has ever faced still carries the name of a politician from Luxembourg. Anne Brasseur, a veteran of the Grand Duchy's Democratic Party and a former president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), spent years pressing world football's governing body to reform. In a 2018 report adopted by the assembly that brings together parliamentarians from the Council of Europe's member states, she accused Infantino's reshaped FIFA of looking unsettlingly like the scandal-ridden organisation he had promised to replace. A reformer's warning from Strasbourg Brasseur, born in Luxembourg City in 1950, served as the country's minister for education, vocational training and sport from 1999 to 2004 before becoming, in 2014, only the second woman to lead PACE, the Strasbourg body that scrutinises democracy, human rights and the rule of law across the continent. Her engagement with football's governance crisis predates Infantino. In May 2015, days after Swiss police arrested senior FIFA officials in Zurich as part of a United States-led corruption investigation, Brasseur — then PACE president — urged the organisation to confront its problems rather than disguise them. It was "now time to lance the boil," she said, calling for "a reformed FIFA, capable of upholding sporting ethics and human rights, starting with Qatar." That was the twilight of the Sepp Blatter era. Blatter resigned within days; Infantino, his former colleague at European football's governing body UEFA, was elected FIFA president in February 2016 on a promise of a clean break. Brasseur's verdict, delivered two years later, was that the break had not arrived. The 2018 report that named Infantino As rapporteur for PACE's culture committee, Brasseur authored a report titled Good football governance, debated in Strasbourg on 24 January 2018. Its central charge was that the bodies meant to hold FIFA's leadership accountable had been quietly stripped of their independence — among them the Audit and Compliance Committee, both chambers of the Ethics Committee and the Governance Committee. She pointed in particular to the abrupt removal, during FIFA's 2017 congress in Bahrain, of the heads of its key oversight committees: ethics adjudicator Hans-Joachim Eckert, ethics investigator Cornel Borbély and governance chief Miguel Maduro, part of a clearout of 13 of the ethics committee's 15 members. In her report Brasseur wrote that the independence of FIFA's supervisory bodies "does not seem to be secured," and set out the pattern bluntly: In less than one year the four chairpersons of the FIFA key supervisory bodies were changed... the general feeling is that FIFA Council and Mr Infantino in particular wished to get rid of persons who might have embarrassed them. Brasseur accused Infantino of "micro-management" and drew attention to the high number of officials dismissed since his election. Her recommendations were concrete: - restore genuine independence to FIFA's ethics, audit and governance committees; - anchor sports governance in democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - create an independent observatory to monitor football governance without governing the sport itself. FIFA fought the report — and lost the vote FIFA did not take the critique quietly. Ahead of the debate, the organisation circulated an 11-page memo to parliamentarians titled Good governance at FIFA: a factual account, dismissing some of Brasseur's findings as "rumours" and "personal suppositions" and parts of her report as "incomplete, missing or downright wrong," according to accounts in Inside World Football and the watchdog Play the Game. The lobbying failed. The assembly adopted the report by 131 votes to five — one of the most pointed verdicts an inter-governmental body has delivered on Infantino's stewardship of the game. Why it resonates as the World Cup unfolds Brasseur's interventions belong to 2015 and 2018, not to the tournament now underway. Yet the questions she raised — about accountability, independence and human rights — frame much of the scrutiny FIFA faces in 2026. The 48-team World Cup that kicked off on 11 June across three countries has drawn warnings from Human Rights Watch, which said the event would "kick off in a climate of fear," and from Amnesty International over the treatment of migrants, LGBT people and journalists. Infantino, who in December 2025 awarded United States president Donald Trump an inaugural "FIFA Peace Prize," has resisted pressure to use the body's leverage on host-government policy. Defending the United States as host amid visa disputes and entry denials, he insisted FIFA could not act as a political referee: "We are not the kings of the world who can rule over governments," he said. "We are a sports organisation." The irony is not lost on Strasbourg-watchers. The institution that once rebuked Infantino has since announced cooperation with FIFA on human rights, with the FIFA president meeting the Council of Europe's secretary general, Alain Berset. For Brasseur, long retired from front-line politics, the substance of her warning stands on the record: that world football's reforms would be judged not by their announcement but by whether the watchdogs meant to enforce them were allowed to keep their teeth. ### Sources - European politicians demand radical change of sports governance — Play the Game: https://www.playthegame.org/news/european-politicians-demand-radical-change-of-sports-governance/ - FIFA lobbies new friends at PACE to kill Brasseur report but are slaughtered by the vote — Inside World Football: https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018/01/26/fifa-lobbies-new-friends-pace-kill-brasseur-report-slaughtered-vote/ - Anne Brasseur: 'To be credible, FIFA must lance the boil and overhaul its governance' — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE): https://pace.coe.int/en/news/5624/anne-brasseur-la-fifa-doit-poursuivre-les-reformes-pour-retablir-sa-credibilite- - Good football governance (report, fileid 24284) — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=24284&lang=en - Anne Brasseur: FIFA must overhaul its governance — HumanRightsEurope / Council of Europe: http://humanrightseurope.coe.int/2015/05/anne-brasseur-fifa-must-overhaul-its-governance/ - Infantino's FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics — Play the Game (Stanis Elsborg, 13 April 2026): https://www.playthegame.org/news/infantino-s-fifa-ten-years-of-power-politics-and-so-called-ethics/ - FIFA's Infantino defends US as World Cup host amid visa row, entry denials — Al Jazeera (11 June 2026): https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/11/fifas-infantino-defends-us-as-world-cup-host-amid-visa-row-entry-denials - 2026 World Cup: Tournament Will Kick Off in Climate of Fear — Human Rights Watch (27 April 2026): https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/27/2026-world-cup-tournament-will-kick-off-in-climate-of-fear - Humanity Must Win: Defending Rights, Tackling Repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — Amnesty International (2026): https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ior10/0837/2026/en/ - Anne Brasseur — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Brasseur - FIFA and the Council of Europe to promote human rights — Council of Europe (Portal): https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/fifa-and-the-council-of-europe-to-promote-human-rights --- ## Luxembourg revisits votes at 16, but the road to 2028 runs through the constitution - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-voting-age-16-2028-debate - Published: 2026-06-26T05:43:12.443+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:43:12.443+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: a061af9e-bed6-48e9-8ead-76f1e3b9d27c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A decade after voters rejected the idea four-to-one, lowering the voting age is back before parliament. The coalition has kept it off its reform package; Austria and Germany offer mixed evidence. ### Summary Luxembourg's parliament is again debating whether to let 16-year-olds vote, but the governing CSV-DP coalition has confined its electoral-reform plans to changes that avoid a constitutional overhaul, leaving votes at 16 unlikely for the 2028 election absent a two-thirds majority or a fresh referendum. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's parliament discussed lowering the voting age to 16 in March 2025, but the CSV-DP coalition has kept it out of its electoral-reform package. - Any change requires a constitutional revision: two Chamber votes with a two-thirds majority under Article 114, making it unlikely for the 2028 election as things stand. - Voters rejected votes at 16 by 80.87% in the consultative 2015 referendum, and rejected extending the franchise to foreign residents by 78.02%. - About 47% of Luxembourg's residents are foreign nationals barred from national elections, sharpening the stakes of the age question. - Austria (since 2007) and Germany (for the 2024 EU elections and several state polls) show mixed but largely positive turnout evidence for 16-year-old voters. ### FAQ **Q: Is Luxembourg lowering the voting age to 16 for the 2028 election?** Not as things stand. Parliament's Committee on Institutions discussed the idea in March 2025, but the governing coalition's reform roadmap deliberately excludes changes to voting rights, and no draft to lower the age has been tabled. **Q: Why is it so hard to change the voting age in Luxembourg?** The voting age is part of the constitutional framework. Lowering it requires a constitutional revision under Article 114 — two successive votes in the Chamber of Deputies, each needing a two-thirds majority — or a fresh referendum. **Q: What happened in the 2015 referendum?** On 7 June 2015, voters rejected lowering the voting age to 16 by 80.87% and rejected giving long-term foreign residents the vote in national elections by 78.02%. Turnout was 86.99%; the government said it would respect the non-binding result. **Q: What does evidence from Austria and Germany suggest?** Austria, which has allowed votes at 16 nationally since 2007, saw youth turnout of 88% in 2008 fall to 63% in 2013 before recovering, with studies finding vote quality comparable to older first-timers. Germany lowered the age to 16 for the 2024 EU elections and in six states' regional polls. ### Body The question Luxembourg's voters dismissed by a four-to-one margin a decade ago is once more in front of their parliament. On 10 March 2025, the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Institutions discussed lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 as part of a wider modernisation of the country's electoral law. But the early signs suggest the idea faces the same obstacle that has always stood in its way: Luxembourg's constitution. According to the committee's own account of the meeting, deputies split along a familiar line. Members of the governing coalition favoured reforms that would not require touching the constitution, while opposition deputies pressed to reopen rules that are constitutionally fixed — among them the minimum voting age and the number of seats in parliament. One opposition member argued for letting 16- to 18-year-olds take part through voluntary, rather than compulsory, voting. The official summary named no individual deputies. A reform built to avoid the constitution When the committee, chaired by the CSV's Laurent Zeimet, set its roadmap on 15 September 2025, it fixed three priorities: technical adjustments to how elections are run, the digitalisation of voting, and new rules on the status and workload of deputies. Pointedly, it left several bigger questions off the table for lack of a majority — among them the four constituencies, the 60-seat size of the Chamber, and "active and passive voting rights." A further update from the committee in June 2026 confirmed that the working texts deal with electoral registers, postal voting and the rights of citizens living abroad, not the voting age. The committee framed its task in modest terms, describing the goal as to "modernise electoral law and adapt the rules governing the organisation of elections to the reality of the 21st century." That is some distance from enfranchising teenagers. The reason is procedural as much as political. Lowering the voting age would require a constitutional revision, and under Article 114 of Luxembourg's constitution — the revised text of which took effect on 1 July 2023 — that means two successive votes in the Chamber, each with at least three-quarters of members present and a two-thirds majority in favour. With the change absent from the coalition's package, the arithmetic for 2028 looks difficult. The shadow of 2015 Any debate in Luxembourg starts from the result of 7 June 2015, when a consultative referendum put three constitutional questions to the public. Voters rejected all three. On lowering the voting age to 16, with optional registration for those aged 16 to 18, 80.87% voted No. A parallel question on giving long-term foreign residents the right to vote in national elections was rejected by 78.02%, and a proposal for cabinet term limits by 69.93%. Turnout, in a country with compulsory voting, was 86.99% of the 246,974 registered electors. Though the vote was non-binding, the government of the day said it would respect the outcome. That history gives the present debate its weight. Nearly half of Luxembourg's residents — 320,726 of a population of 681,973 at the start of 2025, or about 47% — are foreign nationals who cannot vote in Chamber of Deputies elections at all. Against that backdrop, the age threshold is one of the few levers available to widen national democratic participation among citizens, which is partly why youth bodies keep pushing it. Luxembourg's Youth Parliament has called for a fresh referendum on the issue. On veut un nouveau référendum sur le droit de vote à 16 ans. ("We want a new referendum on the right to vote at 16.") The statement, attributed to the Youth Parliament's then-president, reflects an argument that excluding interested young people from the ballot is itself a democratic failing, and that participation should be possible but not obligatory for under-18s. What the neighbours show Supporters point across the borders. Austria became the first EU state to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in national elections with its 2007 reform, and the early evidence was encouraging: turnout among the youngest first-time voters reached 88% at the 2008 general election, matching the overall rate. But the enthusiasm proved fragile, falling to 63% by 2013 — well below the roughly 80% general turnout — before recovering in 2017. Researchers caution that the swing reflects effort as much as age. In an analysis for the Elcano Royal Institute, the authors wrote: "The decline in voter participation between the general elections of 2008 and 2013 can be related to the fact that in the course of the second general election, politics, educational institutions and the media payed less attention to mobilising first-time voters." Academic studies of the Austrian case generally find that 16- and 17-year-olds turn out at rates similar to or above slightly older first-time voters, and that the quality of their vote choices is comparable — with some signs that voting early can build a lasting habit. Germany offers a second data point. For the 2024 European Parliament elections, it lowered the voting age to 16, allowing roughly 4.8 million young Germans — plus around 300,000 young EU nationals living in the country — to vote in a Europe-wide poll for the first time on 9 June 2024. Six federal states, including Brandenburg, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, already let 16-year-olds vote in their regional Landtag elections. A test, not a decision For now, the Luxembourg debate is exactly that — a debate. The coalition under Prime Minister Luc Frieden has chosen a reform that sidesteps the constitutional bar, the opposition wants to clear it, and youth groups want voters to decide again. With no draft on the table to lower the age and a two-thirds threshold to meet, votes at 16 remain a live question rather than a likely change for 2028. What it tests is broader: how a country where outsiders already outnumber many of its electoral districts chooses to draw the lines of who belongs to its democracy. ### Sources - Vers une réforme de la loi électorale (Committee on Institutions, 10 March 2025) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2858 - Une feuille de route pour réformer la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/reforme-loi-electorale-feuille-route-15092025 - Les députés travaillent sur une modernisation de la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/institutions-propositions-texte-reforme-loi-electorale-15juin2026 - 2015 Luxembourg constitutional referendum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Luxembourg_constitutional_referendum - Luxembourg: Three Referendum Questions Voted Down — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-07/luxembourg-three-referendum-questions-voted-down/ - Luxembourg denies foreigners right to vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/6/7/luxembourg-denies-foreigners-right-to-vote - Constitution of Luxembourg (revision procedure, Article 114) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Luxembourg - Youth participation in representative democracy — Luxembourg — EACEA Youth Wiki (European Commission): https://national-policies.eacea.ec.europa.eu/youthwiki/chapters/luxembourg/52-youth-participation-in-representative-democracy - Elections in Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Luxembourg - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu (citing STATEC): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - Demographics of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg - Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU? — Elcano Royal Institute: https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/voting-at-16-in-austria-a-possible-model-for-the-eu/ - Voting at 16: Intended and unintended consequences of Austria's electoral reform — Electoral Studies (ScienceDirect): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379419300551 - Voters in Germany aged 16 get to vote in European elections for the first time in 2024 — Deutschland.de (German Federal Foreign Office): https://www.deutschland.de/en/Europawahl-in-Deutschland-Wahlalter-16-Jahre - Voting in Germany — Handbook Germany: https://handbookgermany.de/en/elections - Parlement des jeunes : «On veut un nouveau référendum sur le droit de vote à 16 ans» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/parlement-des-jeunes-on-veut-un-nouveau-referendum-sur-le-droit-de-vote-a-16-ans/ --- ## Binance to Halt Several EU Services After Missing MiCA Licence Deadline - URL: https://status.lu/article/binance-suspends-eu-services-mica-licensing-deadline - Published: 2026-06-26T05:20:21.012+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:20:21.012+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: d740df9b-f615-4588-a289-fe7eba82a9f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The world's largest crypto exchange will stop new trades, deposits and sign-ups for EU residents from 1 July after withdrawing its Greek licence bid, as Europe's MiCA regime bites. ### Summary Binance will suspend new spot trading, deposits and sign-ups for EU residents from 1 July after withdrawing its Greek licence bid under the EU's MiCA crypto regime — a shake-out Luxembourg is positioning to benefit from. ### Key facts - Binance withdrew its Greek MiCA licence application on 24 June 2026 and will seek authorisation in another EU member state. - From 1 July, EU users lose access to new spot orders, deposits, sign-ups and Earn/staking products; withdrawals stay open. - MiCA's transitional period ends 1 July 2026, requiring crypto firms to hold a national licence to serve the EU. - More than 200 firms have secured CASP authorisation, while most pre-deadline operators have not. - Luxembourg's CSSF, which licensed Coinbase and pre-approved Ripple, is courting crypto firms as an EU hub. ### FAQ **Q: Will Binance users in the EU lose their funds?** No. Binance says assets remain accessible and withdrawals stay open. Only new spot trades, deposits, sign-ups and certain products such as Earn and staking are suspended for EU residents from 1 July 2026. **Q: Why is Binance suspending services in the EU?** It withdrew its MiCA licence application in Greece and has not secured authorisation in another EU state before the 1 July 2026 deadline, so it cannot legally offer those services to EU clients. **Q: What is MiCA?** The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, a bloc-wide framework requiring crypto firms to obtain a national licence that can be 'passported' across all 27 member states. Its transitional period for legacy operators ends on 1 July 2026. **Q: How does Luxembourg fit in?** Its regulator, the CSSF, has become a favoured MiCA-licensing venue, granting Coinbase a licence in 2025 and issuing Ripple a preliminary CASP approval in 2026. There is no indication Binance is seeking a licence there. ### Body Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, will suspend a range of services for customers across the European Union from 1 July, after abandoning its bid for a licence under the bloc's new crypto rulebook and failing to secure authorisation elsewhere before a hard deadline. The company confirmed on 24 June that it had withdrawn the application it filed in Greece under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, known as MiCA, and would instead seek a licence in another member state. With only days left before the regime's transitional period closes, the decision leaves Binance without the single national authorisation it needs to keep serving clients across all 27 EU countries. What changes for EU users From 1 July, Binance told customers it would stop offering several core services to EU residents while it remains unlicensed. According to notices sent to users — including emails to French clients on 25 June — the restrictions target new activity rather than existing balances. The suspended services cover: - New spot trading orders - Deposits - New account sign-ups and registrations - Earn, staking and launchpool products Withdrawals will remain open, and the exchange's Convert tool will stay available on a sell-only basis so users can wind down positions in an orderly way. "Your assets remain safe and secure, and will remain accessible at all times," Binance said in a statement to customers. The clamp-down is the most visible consequence yet of MiCA for retail users, but not the first. In March 2025 Binance had already removed nine stablecoins that do not meet MiCA's rules — including Tether's USDT, the largest by market value — from spot trading for users in the European Economic Area, while keeping compliant tokens such as Circle's USDC and EURI. Why Greece, and why now MiCA entered into force in 2024 and its rules for crypto-asset service providers, or CASPs, took effect at the end of that year. The regulation sets EU-wide standards for investor protection, governance and anti-money-laundering controls, and lets a firm authorised in one member state "passport" its services across the bloc. Operators that were active under national rules were given a transitional window that closes on 1 July 2026; after that, any firm without a licence must wind down its EU business. Binance said it pulled its Greek application "after careful consideration of the current status and timeline of the Greek process." Reporting around the withdrawal indicated that Greece's Hellenic Capital Market Commission had been poised to reject the bid, and that regulators in Greece, Ireland and Latvia had flagged concerns about the exchange's past legal troubles and complex corporate structure. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission declined to comment. Senior executives insisted the retreat was tactical. Gillian Lynch, Binance's head of Europe and the UK, told Reuters the firm had no intention of leaving the region. Binance is not leaving Europe. Chief executive Richard Teng struck a similar note. "We remain committed to securing a MiCA license in the coming months, while providing clarity, minimizing disruption, and keeping users informed directly," he said. The company has not named the jurisdiction it will approach next. A test of Europe's rulebook — and an opening for Luxembourg Binance's stumble underscores how far MiCA has already reshaped the European market. More than 200 firms had obtained full CASP authorisation by mid-June 2026, according to the register maintained by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), spread across roughly two dozen member states. Yet industry estimates suggest the large majority of operators active before the deadline have not cleared the bar, meaning many will have to shrink their European footprint or leave. That winnowing has turned national regulators into competitors for the firms that can comply — and Luxembourg has emerged as one of the favoured destinations. The Grand Duchy's financial watchdog, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), granted Coinbase a MiCA licence in 2025, making the US exchange the first to designate Luxembourg as its EU hub. Days before this year's July deadline, the CSSF issued Ripple a preliminary "green light" for a CASP licence. Luxembourg's pitch rests on the same passporting mechanism that Binance now lacks: a single authorisation from the CSSF opens the door to clients across all 27 EU states and the wider European Economic Area. For a financial centre that has long marketed regulatory predictability to funds and banks, crypto licensing is a natural extension — and a business it is actively courting. There is no indication that Binance is among the firms looking to Luxembourg; the exchange has said only that it will file in another member state. But its predicament illustrates the stakes of the licensing race the Grand Duchy is betting on. For now, millions of EU users of the world's biggest exchange face a narrower menu of services — and a reminder that, under MiCA, access to Europe's crypto market runs through a regulator's approval. ### Sources - Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in the EU — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/24/binance-withdraws-greek-mica-bid-but-vows-to-remain-in-europe - Binance to halt crypto services across EU countries after failing to secure MiCA approval — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/25/binance-to-halt-crypto-services-across-eu-countries-after-failing-to-secure-mica-approval - Binance co-CEO remains 'committed' to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/406009/binance-ceo-remains-committed-securing-eu-license-exchange-withdraws-greece-bid - Binance to delist Tether and other non-MiCA compliant stablecoins for EEA users — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/344182/binance-delist-tether-other-non-mica-compliant-stablecoins - 'Not leaving Europe' - Binance unveils new MiCA plan after Greece exit — AMBCrypto: https://ambcrypto.com/not-leaving-europe-binance-unveils-new-mica-plan-after-greece-exit/ - Coinbase Secures MiCA Licence: A Milestone in Europe's Crypto Evolution — Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Ripple Secures Preliminary MiCA CASP License in Luxembourg — BeInCrypto: https://beincrypto.com/ripple-mica-casp-license-luxembourg-europe/ - Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica - Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA/MiCAR) — Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF): https://www.cssf.lu/en/markets-in-crypto-assets-mica-micar/ --- ## Findel hits 36.3°C, Luxembourg's hottest June day on record, as heatwave grips Europe - URL: https://status.lu/article/findel-luxembourg-hottest-june-day-record-heatwave - Published: 2026-06-26T05:12:39.61+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:12:39.61+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 72ec6957-17da-4ee9-a530-7b5df7ba4b2d - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > MeteoLux says the Findel station reached 36.3°C on Thursday, eclipsing the 2017 June record, as red alerts, rail faults and emergency measures spread across a sweltering continent. ### Summary Luxembourg recorded its hottest June day since observations began in 1947, with 36.3°C at Findel on 25 June, as a record-breaking heatwave gripped France, the UK and much of Western Europe and triggered red alerts and emergency measures at home. ### Key facts - MeteoLux recorded 36.3°C at Findel on 25 June 2026, Luxembourg's hottest June day since observations began in 1947. - The reading broke the previous June record of 35.4°C, set on 22 June 2017, but stayed below the country's all-time high from July 2019. - Luxembourg sat under a red 'vigilance' alert extended into the weekend, with up to 40°C forecast for Saturday before rain arrives. - Records also fell in France (hottest day ever), the UK (hottest June day, 36.4°C) and Switzerland (38°C in Basel) during the same heatwave. - Authorities issued health guidance, hospitals went on high alert, Red Cross shelters stayed open and CFL rail lines were disrupted by a heat-related track fault at Berchem. ### FAQ **Q: What was the new June temperature record in Luxembourg?** MeteoLux recorded 36.3°C at the Findel (Luxembourg Airport) weather station on Thursday 25 June 2026 — the highest June temperature there since continuous observations began in 1947. **Q: What was the previous June record?** The previous June high was 35.4°C, set at Findel on 22 June 2017, which had replaced a 34.3°C reading from June 1947. Thursday's 36.3°C is still below Luxembourg's absolute all-time high, set during the July 2019 heatwave. **Q: How did Luxembourg respond to the heatwave?** Authorities raised a red alert from midday on 22 June, activated a joint command at the National Crisis Centre in Senningen, issued Health Directorate guidance, put hospitals on high alert, and kept Red Cross shelters open for homeless people. A heat-related track fault at Berchem also disrupted CFL trains. **Q: Is the heatwave linked to climate change?** Scientists link the frequency and intensity of such heatwaves to climate change. Europe is the fastest-warming continent, heating at about twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. ### Body Luxembourg recorded its hottest June day in nearly eight decades on Thursday, as a punishing heatwave tightened its grip on the Grand Duchy and much of Western Europe. The national weather service, MeteoLux, said the mercury reached 36.3°C at Findel on 25 June, a new June record for the airport station, where continuous observations began in 1947. The reading edged past the previous June high of 35.4°C, set on 22 June 2017, and confirmed Luxembourg's place in a continental event that has toppled records from the Atlantic coast of France to southern England. It came during a red "vigilance" alert that authorities first raised at midday on Monday 22 June — coinciding with National Day celebrations — and later extended into the weekend. A new mark at Findel MeteoLux attributed the heat to a stubborn high-pressure system parked over central Europe, drawing in very hot air with little overnight relief and almost no rain. Forecasters warned the peak was not yet past, projecting temperatures of up to 40°C on Saturday before rain and cooler Atlantic air bring respite from Sunday, with daytime highs expected to slip back below 30°C the following week. Thursday's record still falls short of Luxembourg's absolute all-time national high, set during the July 2019 heatwave. But the trajectory of June extremes is unmistakable: the 2017 record had itself replaced a 34.3°C mark from June 1947, and Thursday's reading lifted the bar again within a decade. Each step has come in a warmer baseline climate. Records tumble across the continent Luxembourg's milestone is one of many. France recorded its hottest day on record this week, with a national average temperature of 30.0°C on 24 June, surpassing marks set in July 2019 and August 2003; the town of Pissos, in the south-west, hit 44.3°C on 23 June. Roughly three-quarters of the country was placed under a red heat alert, hundreds of schools were closed and several nuclear reactors curtailed output as rivers used for cooling warmed. French authorities have linked dozens of deaths to the heat and to drownings during the hot spell. In the United Kingdom, the heatwave produced the country's hottest June day on record — 36.4°C at Yeovilton, in Somerset, on Thursday, a day after 36.1°C was logged at Gosport in Hampshire. It was only the second time in British history that a red heat alert has been issued. Switzerland saw Basel reach 38°C, beating a long-standing record, while in Germany the national rail operator Deutsche Bahn offered free cancellations and advised passengers against travelling because of heat, wildfire and storm risks. Scientists say such clustering of records is the signature of a warming world. Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, heating at about twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent, more intense, and impacting larger geographical areas. That assessment came from Samantha Burgess, Strategic Lead for Climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which runs the Copernicus service. Luxembourg on alert At home, the response has been coordinated from the National Crisis Centre in Senningen, where a joint operational command was activated bringing together the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS), the police, the Health Directorate, the City of Luxembourg, the army, the High Commission for National Protection and MeteoLux. The Health Directorate urged residents — and especially the elderly, infants, isolated people and those with chronic illnesses — to take the heat seriously. Its guidance includes: - Stay in cool or air-conditioned spaces and avoid the outdoors between 11:00 and 21:00. - Drink plenty of water regularly throughout the day (at least 1.5 litres of water per day). - Keep blinds closed during the day and open windows at night. - Wear light clothing, cover the head outdoors and avoid alcohol. - Cool the body several times a day, and check on vulnerable relatives and neighbours. Hospitals and care homes were placed on high alert with enhanced staffing, while on-call medical centres and the 112 emergency line remained the first points of contact for those falling ill. Protecting the most exposed For people with nowhere cool to retreat, the strain is sharpest. The Luxembourg Red Cross, which runs the country's emergency shelter services, keeps its Nightshelter open from 19:00 to 09:00 and its daytime Bistrot Social "Am Haff" available for rest, meals, showers and sanitary facilities — part of a standing heatwave plan aimed at homeless and precariously housed residents. The heat has also bitten into infrastructure. A heat-related fault on the track at Berchem, south of the capital, on Monday 22 June caused major disruption on the Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange and Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz lines, sharply cutting the number of trains. Repairs could only be carried out overnight, when temperatures fell far enough to work safely. The national operator, CFL, said the disruptions would persist until midday on Thursday 25 June, urging travellers to use the drinking-water fountains at Luxembourg station in the meantime. With relief still days away when the record fell, officials stressed that the danger lies not only in the peak figure but in its persistence — successive hot days and warm nights that allow neither bodies nor buildings to cool. For Luxembourg, Thursday's 36.3°C was both a number on a chart and a warning about the summers to come. ### Sources - Canicule au Luxembourg: MeteoLux prolonge l'alerte rouge jusqu'à samedi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/meteo-au-luxembourg-l-alerte-rouge-a-la-canicule-prolongee-jusqu-a-samedi-103590120 - Europe heat wave smashes France's and Spain's hottest days, UK's hottest June day twice — The Weather Company (weather.com): https://weather.com/2026/06/23/news/weather/dangerous-record-heat-wave-europe-france-uk-forecast - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - ECMWF weather and climate experts monitor early summer European heatwave — Copernicus / ECMWF: https://climate.copernicus.eu/ecmwf-weather-and-climate-experts-monitor-early-summer-european-heatwave - CFL Announces Heatwave-Related Disruptions to Continue Until Thursday — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61974-cfl-announces-heatwave-related-disruptions-to-continue-until-thursday - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - Luxembourg Experiences Warm Summer with Hottest Ever Day for June (MeteoLux summer 2017 assessment) — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/luxembourg-experiences-warm-summer-with-hottest-ever-day-for-june - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization (WMO): https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - Heatwave Plan: Protect yourself from hot days / SALU emergency shelter — Luxembourg Red Cross: https://www.croix-rouge.lu/en/blog/heatwave-plan-protect-yourself-from-hot-days/ --- ## Luxembourg drafts a legal home for self-driving cars - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-draft-law-self-driving-cars - Published: 2026-06-25T17:40:36.639+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:40:36.639+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 3e9581a5-055f-41bc-a6e4-7c55f85b56b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A new bill would set the rules for testing and deploying automated vehicles in the Grand Duchy, covering liability, registration and how they fit the EU's still-unwritten rulebook. ### Summary Luxembourg's government has unveiled a draft law to govern automated vehicles, from type-approval and registration to liability and supervision. Presented to parliament on 25 June, it splits vehicles into conditionally and highly automated categories and is part of a bid to become the first EU state with a full legal framework by 2028. ### Key facts - Luxembourg presented a draft bill on 25 June 2026 to govern automated vehicles' approval, registration, use, operation, supervision and criminal liability. - It splits vehicles into 'conditionally automated' (broadly SAE Level 3, with a human driver) and 'highly automated' (SAE Level 4, requiring remote management) categories, starting with M1 cars. - The bill clarifies liability between operator and driver and imposes obligations on manufacturers, with type-approval designed to align with the EU's homologation system. - It underpins the 'Automatiséiert Fueren 2028' strategy to make Luxembourg the first EU state with a full legal framework, targeting robotaxis, shuttles and logistics by 2027. - The government aims to reach the Council of Government before summer 2026 and a parliamentary vote in 2027; deputies flagged risks to about 11,000 professional drivers. ### FAQ **Q: What does Luxembourg's automated-driving bill cover?** The draft law sets the rules for type-approval, registration, use, operation, supervision and the criminal-liability regime of automated road vehicles, starting with M1 passenger cars. It introduces 22 new legal definitions and requires that an automated system behave like 'a normally prudent and competent human driver.' **Q: Which levels of self-driving does it allow?** It defines two categories by degree of automation: 'conditionally automated' vehicles that keep obligations on a human driver (broadly SAE Level 3) and 'highly automated' vehicles that can run without a driver in the seat but must be overseen through remote management (broadly SAE Level 4). **Q: When could the law take effect?** As of late June 2026 it was still an early draft (avant-projet) not yet deposited in parliament. The government wants to send it to the Council of Government before the 2026 summer break, with Minister Yuriko Backes hoping for a parliamentary vote in 2027. **Q: How does it fit EU rules?** There is no EU-wide regulation for autonomous driving yet, so Luxembourg is writing its own while keeping it compatible with the EU's vehicle type-approval system. On 8 June 2026, 17 member states signed a declaration to build cross-border test corridors and harmonise homologation and safety rules. ### Body Luxembourg has moved to give self-driving cars something they still lack almost everywhere in Europe: a clear place in the law. On 25 June, senior officials presented the content of a draft bill to the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Mobility and Public Works that would set out, for the first time, how automated road vehicles can be approved, registered, driven, operated and supervised in the Grand Duchy — and who is responsible when something goes wrong. The text is still an avant-projet de loi, an early draft that had not yet been formally deposited in parliament or assigned a bill number when it was outlined to deputies. But it marks one of the European Union's first concrete attempts to write a comprehensive national rulebook for the technology, rather than waiting for Brussels to act. According to the parliament's own account, the draft introduces 22 new legal definitions to anchor the regime. Two classes of automation, two sets of rules The bill divides automated vehicles into two categories according to how much they can do without a human. The first covers “conditionally automated” vehicles, which keep obligations on a human driver who must be ready to take back control — broadly the level the automotive industry classifies as SAE Level 3. The second covers “highly automated” vehicles, closer to SAE Level 4, which can run without a driver in the seat but must be overseen through remote management. A guiding principle runs through both: an automated system must behave on the road like “a normally prudent and competent human driver,” in the words of the draft. In its initial phase the framework targets M1 passenger vehicles — ordinary cars seating up to eight people — with other categories to be added later by grand-ducal regulation. Félicie Weycker, a senior official at the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, told deputies the law would reach back up the supply chain as well as out to the road. The draft bill provides for obligations on the manufacturer, as well as specific conditions relating to type-approval, registration and entry into circulation. On the question that has dogged the technology — who is liable in a crash — the bill clarifies responsibility between the operator and the driver and sets out their criminal-liability regime, alongside the manufacturer obligations Weycker described. It also restates the ethical principles drawn from Germany's 2017 expert commission: property damage takes precedence over personal injury, no algorithm may discriminate between people, and the system must always minimise risk. A small country betting on being first The bill is the legislative spine of a broader strategy, “Automatiséiert Fueren 2028,” presented in October 2025 by Mobility Minister Yuriko Backes and Economy Minister Lex Delles. Its stated ambition is striking for a country of fewer than 700,000 people: to make Luxembourg the first EU member state with a complete legal framework for the everyday use of automated vehicles by 2028. Built on six structural axes — from regulation and skills to international cooperation — the strategy sets five priority use cases to reach by 2027: - robotaxis; - last-mile automated shuttles; - valet and automated parking in restricted environments; - automation in logistics; - driver-assistance systems for safer motorway travel. The government frames its method as a sequence — regulate, test, certify, deploy — rather than a single switch being flipped. Luxembourg's compact, dense road network, its trilingual workforce and its cross-border traffic with France, Germany and Belgium are pitched as advantages, turning the whole country into a manageable laboratory. Backes has been candid that the opportunity comes with conditions. “A chance for Luxembourg,” she said of the technology, “but only on condition that the questions of liability, safety and ethics are properly built in.” Filling a gap the EU has left open Part of the rationale is that there is, as yet, no EU-wide regulation governing self-driving vehicles — only a patchwork of type-approval rules and national experiments. Luxembourg is trying to fill that gap while keeping its framework compatible with a future European regime. The draft's reliance on type-approval and registration is designed to dovetail with the bloc's existing vehicle-homologation system rather than cut across it. On 8 June, Backes and 16 EU counterparts signed a joint declaration committing to build large-scale cross-border testing corridors and to harmonise homologation, safety and operating rules — an effort that traces back to a pioneering Luxembourg–France–Germany test corridor opened in 2017. The same day, Backes and Belgium's Jean-Luc Crucke rode an automated vehicle operated by Pony.ai at the coach firm Voyages Emile Weber in Canach. That demonstration was not a one-off. In March 2025, Luxembourg granted Pony.ai Europe its first permit for scientific testing of Level 4 vehicles on public roads, in partnership with Emile Weber, with trials running around Lenningen and Canach; the University of Luxembourg's SnT research centre has tested on the Kirchberg plateau since 2022. A human safety driver still remains mandatory in every case. Jobs, timing and the road ahead The draft is not without friction. During the committee hearing, deputies raised the potential impact on roughly 11,000 professional drivers in Luxembourg and the risk that cheap automated rides could pull passengers away from public transport. Backes has anchored the case for change in safety, citing the roughly 20,000 people killed on EU roads each year. On timing, the government wants to send the avant-projet to the Council of Government before the summer break, with the minister hoping for a parliamentary vote in 2027 once the required advisory bodies have weighed in. If the calendar holds, Luxembourg could have its rules in place well before most of its neighbours — and before the EU writes its own. ### Sources - Vers un cadre légal pour la conduite automatisée — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/vers-un-cadre-legal-pour-la-conduite-automatisee - Le Luxembourg trace la voie de la mobilité autonome — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/mobilite-le-luxembourg-trace-la-voie-de-la-mobilite-autonome-103558251 - Conduite automatisée - faire du Luxembourg un laboratoire européen de la mobilité de demain — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+08-backes-conduite-auto.html - Luxembourg Unveils National Strategy for Automated Driving — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/mobility/57531-luxembourg-unveils-national-strategy-for-automated-driving - Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 — the Luxembourg Strategy for Automated Driving (brochure) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/10/23-delles-backes-conduite-automatisee/documents/brochure-automatiseiert-fueren-2028-en.pdf - Pony.ai obtains Luxembourg permit for Level 4 robotaxi testing — Just Auto: https://www.just-auto.com/news/pony-ai-luxembourg-level-4/ - Conduite autonome : le Luxembourg en route pour devenir un «leader» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/conduite-autonome-le-luxembourg-en-route-pour-devenir-un-leader/ - First autonomous cars to be tested on Luxembourg roads — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/first-autonomous-cars-to-be-tested-on-luxembourg-roads - Autonomous vehicles legislation progress — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/autonomous-vehicles-legislatio --- ## US Supreme Court shields Bayer's Monsanto from Roundup cancer-warning lawsuits - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-supreme-court-shields-bayer-monsanto-roundup-cancer-warning-lawsuit - Published: 2026-06-25T17:19:32.58+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:19:32.58+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 21f1788b-2e4b-4ea4-a97a-1449743085d4 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > The justices ruled 7-2 that federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn claims over Roundup, lifting a multibillion-euro legal cloud over the German group and sending its shares sharply higher. ### Summary The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal pesticide law blocks state lawsuits accusing Bayer's Monsanto of failing to warn that Roundup causes cancer, a decision that could dismiss tens of thousands of claims and lifted Bayer's shares to their biggest gain since 2003. ### Key facts - The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal pesticide law (FIFRA) pre-empts state lawsuits alleging Monsanto failed to warn that Roundup causes cancer. - The decision reverses a Missouri verdict for plaintiff John Durnell and could lead to the dismissal of tens of thousands of pending failure-to-warn claims. - Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority; Justices Jackson and Gorsuch dissented, warning that injured users are left without a remedy. - Bayer has faced roughly 200,000 claims, spent over $10 billion on litigation and proposed a $7.25 billion settlement; its shares jumped to their biggest gain since 2003. - Glyphosate remains contested in Europe, where the EU renewed its approval to 2033 in 2023 — a vote Luxembourg was one of only three states to oppose. ### FAQ **Q: What did the US Supreme Court decide in Monsanto v. Durnell?** It ruled 7-2 that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly pre-empts state-law failure-to-warn claims over Roundup, because such claims would require a cancer warning that the EPA never mandated. The Missouri verdict against Monsanto was reversed. **Q: What does the ruling mean for Bayer's legal liability?** It removes the main legal theory behind many Roundup verdicts and should lead to dismissal of pending failure-to-warn suits. Bayer, which has faced about 200,000 claims and earmarked up to $16 billion, still plans to pursue a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement that needs court approval. **Q: Is glyphosate still allowed in the European Union?** Yes. In November 2023 the European Commission renewed glyphosate's EU approval for ten years, until December 2033. Luxembourg was one of only three member states — alongside Austria and Croatia — to vote against the renewal. **Q: Do scientists agree that Roundup causes cancer?** No. The US Environmental Protection Agency considers glyphosate 'not likely' to cause cancer when used as directed, while the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as 'probably carcinogenic to humans' in 2015. ### Body The United States Supreme Court on Thursday shielded Bayer's Monsanto unit from a wave of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, ruling that federal pesticide law bars consumers from suing over the absence of a cancer warning on the product's label. The 7-2 decision lifts one of the heaviest legal clouds hanging over one of Europe's largest companies and sent the German group's shares to their biggest one-day gain in more than two decades. The ruling in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell reverses a Missouri jury verdict against the company and resolves a question that has dogged Bayer since it bought Monsanto in 2018: whether plaintiffs can use state courts to demand a cancer warning that US federal regulators never required. Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh concluded they cannot. A federal law trumps state juries At the centre of the case is the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA, the statute that governs how pesticides are registered and labelled in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency, which administers it, has long held that glyphosate — Roundup's active ingredient — is "not likely to be carcinogenic to humans" when used as directed, and approved the product's label without a cancer warning. The justices held that FIFRA expressly pre-empts a state-law claim that Monsanto should have added such a warning, because doing so would impose a labelling requirement that conflicts with the federally approved label. Because Durnell's state tort claim would impose a pesticide labeling requirement 'in addition to or different from' the label required by EPA, FIFRA expressly preempts Durnell's claim. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett joined the opinion; Justice Thomas also filed a concurrence. The Court reversed the Missouri judgment and sent the case back to the state courts. The Missouri groundskeeper at the centre John Durnell, a Missouri resident, said he had used Roundup for roughly two decades — at one point as a neighbourhood association's designated "spray guy" — before developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He argued the company should have warned him of the risk. A jury agreed, awarding him $1.25 million in compensatory damages, and the Missouri Court of Appeals rejected Monsanto's argument that federal law barred the suit. The state's supreme court declined to intervene. The Supreme Court took up the appeal in January and heard argument on 27 April, narrowing the dispute to a single question: whether FIFRA pre-empts a label-based failure-to-warn claim where the EPA has not required the warning. Thursday's answer effectively removes the central legal theory that plaintiffs' lawyers have used to win some of the largest Roundup verdicts. Billions in liability — and a share-price surge For Bayer, the stakes were measured in billions. The Roundup litigation has become one of the costliest corporate legal sagas in recent memory, swelling almost from the moment the German company closed its roughly $63 billion takeover of Monsanto. The numbers underscore the scale: - Roughly 200,000 Roundup-related claims have been filed against Bayer, with tens of thousands still outstanding. - The company has spent more than $10 billion fighting and settling cases and has earmarked up to $16 billion in total provisions. - In February it proposed a $7.25 billion class-action settlement, with payments spread over up to about two decades. Investors greeted the decision as a turning point. Bayer shares jumped sharply in Frankfurt, rising by as much as 17 to 20 percent during the session — the stock's biggest one-day move since 2003. Bayer welcomed the outcome, saying it should lead to the dismissal of pending failure-to-warn suits while it presses ahead with the proposed class settlement. "The U.S. Supreme Court decision is good for science, farmers, and industries that depend on regulatory clarity for innovation," the company said in a statement. Dissent, critics and the European backdrop The decision was not unanimous. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, dissented, arguing that the majority had stretched the reach of the federal statute and stripped injured users of any recourse. "In accepting Monsanto's argument and holding that Durnell's failure-to-warn claim is preempted, the Court misunderstands FIFRA's requirements, misinterprets the scope of FIFRA's preemption, and ultimately leaves Durnell without a remedy for the significant harms he has suffered," she wrote. Plaintiffs' lawyers were blunt. "This Supreme Court ruling wrongly slams the courthouse door on Americans sickened by pesticides," said Christopher Seeger, a leading attorney in the litigation. The scientific dispute that fuelled the cases remains unsettled: while the EPA found glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as "probably carcinogenic to humans" in 2015. Glyphosate is also contested in Europe, where it is regulated separately from the United States. In November 2023 the European Commission renewed the chemical's approval across the bloc for another ten years, until December 2033, after member states failed to muster the qualified majority needed to decide the question themselves. In that vote only three countries opposed renewal — Austria, Croatia and Luxembourg — while several others, including Germany and France, abstained. The US ruling does not touch those European rules, and it does not end Bayer's exposure outright: the proposed class settlement still requires court approval, and lawyers are likely to test other legal theories. But by closing off the failure-to-warn route in American courts, the decision removes the threat that has weighed most heavily on Bayer's valuation — and hands the Leverkusen-based group its most significant legal victory since the Monsanto deal. ### Sources - Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068 (slip opinion) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf - Monsanto Company v. Durnell (24-1068) — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/monsanto-company-v-durnell/ - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision - Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in case over cancer risks from weedkiller Roundup — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-monsanto-lawsuits-roundup-cancer-warning/ - Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-thousands-of-lawsuits-against-maker-of-roundup-weedkiller - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto over Missouri man in fight over Roundup cancer claims — KCUR / NPR: https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-25/us-supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-cancer-missouri - Supreme Court limits Roundup cancer suits against Bayer's Monsanto — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/glyphosate-roundup-bayer-supreme-court-case-monsanto.html - Immediate statement: US Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in the Durnell case — Bayer: https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/immediate-statement-us-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsanto-in-the-durnell-case/ - Bayer Shares Surge After U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Company's Favour — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/bayer-shares-surge-u-supreme-court-rules-favour-company/ - Bayer Jumps 20% on Supreme Court Win Over Roundup Warnings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/supreme-court-shields-bayer-from-roundup-cancer-warning-suits - Renewal of the approval of glyphosate: Questions and Answers — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_5793 - Brussels approves use of glyphosate in EU for 10 more years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/16/brussels-allows-use-of-glyphosate-across-eu-for-10-more-years-after-member-states-fail-to- --- ## France and Germany Clash in Luxembourg Over EU's 2035 Combustion-Engine Deadline - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-2035-combustion-engine-split-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-25T17:09:33.916+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:09:33.916+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 56c7dcbe-8a03-4e8c-8ed9-d1634d703612 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > At the Environment Council in Luxembourg, Paris defended the bloc's 2035 phase-out of new combustion cars while Berlin and Rome pressed for more flexibility on e-fuels and hybrids. ### Summary EU environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg on 25 June 2026 laid bare a Franco-German split over the 2035 combustion-engine phase-out, as the bloc weighs a Commission proposal to soften the target to a 90% emissions cut with e-fuels, biofuels and hybrids. ### Key facts - EU environment ministers met in Luxembourg on 25 June 2026 and split over the 2035 phase-out of new combustion-engine cars. - Germany and Italy want more flexibility for e-fuels, biofuels and hybrids; France and Sweden defended the existing ban. - A Commission proposal from December 2025 would cut the 2035 target from 100% to 90%, offsetting the rest with e-fuels, biofuels and low-carbon steel. - Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said 'spectacular' EV sales are weakening the case for a rollback. - The revision still needs approval from the European Parliament and member states, with positions forming through the first half of 2026. ### FAQ **Q: What did EU ministers discuss in Luxembourg on 25 June 2026?** At the Environment Council, EU environment ministers took stock of the Commission's proposed revision of the CO2 standards for cars and vans, exposing a split between France, which defended the 2035 combustion-engine phase-out, and Germany and Italy, which want more flexibility. **Q: What is the EU's 2035 combustion-engine rule?** Under the 2023 'Fit for 55' law, new cars and vans must cut tailpipe CO2 by 100% from 2035, effectively ending sales of new petrol and diesel cars. The Commission proposed in December 2025 to lower that to a 90% cut, with the rest offset by e-fuels, biofuels and low-carbon EU steel. **Q: When will the EU decide on changing the 2035 rules?** The December 2025 proposal must be agreed by the European Parliament and EU member states under the ordinary legislative procedure. Both institutions are defining their positions during the first half of 2026, with the Cypriot Council presidency steering the talks; no final date is set. ### Body European Union environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday exposed a deepening rift between France and Germany over the bloc's signature climate-and-industry deadline: the planned 2035 end of sales of new combustion-engine cars. The clash, played out at the Environment Council under the Cypriot EU presidency, will help decide whether one of the Green Deal's most consequential rules survives intact. On the table was the European Commission's December 2025 proposal to loosen the target. Rather than the 100% cut in tailpipe CO2 from 2035 agreed in 2023 — which effectively banned new petrol and diesel cars — the executive now wants a 90% reduction, with the remaining tenth offset through e-fuels, biofuels and low-carbon steel made in the EU. Berlin and Rome want the EU to go further still; Paris and Stockholm want it to hold the line. A Franco-German split on display Germany and Italy used the Luxembourg meeting to press for additional flexibility, with Rome arguing for a wider role for biofuel-powered vehicles rather than an all-electric path. Italy's deputy environment minister, Vannia Gava, framed the case as one of industrial risk. Having a European strategy focused on one technology is going to put us at risk in the future. France took the opposite view. Monique Barbut, appointed France's minister for ecological transition in October 2025, warned that diluting the rules would send a "terrible signal" and delay the investment European manufacturers need to compete with Chinese and American rivals on electric vehicles, according to Reuters. Paris signalled it would do all it could to block the rollback when it comes to a vote among member states. Sweden was among the countries siding with France in defending the existing trajectory. Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, who has cast the December package as a way of "staying the course towards zero-emissions mobility" while "introducing some flexibilities," suggested the political case for retreat is weakening as electric cars sell faster than expected. "The numbers are truly spectacular. Electric vehicle sales, particularly in the three largest markets, but also second-hand (are) truly very impressive." Hoekstra acknowledged that the surge had prompted some governments and lawmakers to ask whether the softening was even needed. "Some have indeed been saying, both member states and the European Parliament, 'Isn't this a sign that the status quo was already good enough?'" he said, per Reuters. The picture is uneven, however: EV sales in Poland fell 26% last month, underlining how unevenly the transition is spreading across the bloc. What the Commission has put on the table The revision, unveiled on 16 December 2025 as part of a broader "automotive package," would reshape what carmakers can sell after 2035. Its main elements include: - A 90% target, not 100%: new cars must cut tailpipe CO2 by 90% from 2035, down from a full ban. - Offsets for the last 10%: the remainder can be covered using e-fuels, biofuels and low-carbon EU-made steel. - A lifeline for combustion: plug-in hybrids, range extenders, mild hybrids and conventional combustion cars could still be sold after 2035, alongside battery-electric and hydrogen models. - Incentives and easing elsewhere: "super credits" for small, affordable EVs built in the EU, a softer 2030 van target of 40% instead of 50%, and national targets for greener corporate fleets. Supporters in industry and in Berlin call the approach technology-neutral. When the proposal landed, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed "more openness to technology and more flexibility," while Environment Minister Carsten Schneider said it gave carmakers "greater leeway to manage the transition to the electric future." Critics counter that allowing combustion engines to persist on the promise of scarce, expensive synthetic fuels risks slowing electrification just as European producers need scale to catch up. The road to a vote Thursday's session in Luxembourg was a stock-take, not a decision. The Commission proposal must still be agreed jointly by the European Parliament and the member states in the Council under the EU's ordinary legislative procedure, with each institution now fixing its negotiating position during the first half of 2026 before talks converge. The Cypriot presidency, which holds the Council chair until July, has been steering the file since January. The stakes reach well beyond the meeting room. The outcome will shape the model line-ups of Europe's carmakers, the price and choice facing drivers, and the credibility of the EU's wider 2040 and 2050 climate goals, of which road transport is a stubborn component. For now, the bloc's most closely watched deadline rests on whether its two largest economies can be reconciled — a negotiation that, fittingly, is being argued out on Luxembourg soil. ### Sources - 'Spectacular' electric car sales weaken pressure to roll back combustion engine ban, EU climate chief says — Reuters via The Globe and Mail (Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-spectacular-electric-car-sales-weaken-pressure-to-roll-back-combustion/ - Environment Council, 25 June 2026 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2026/06/25/ - EU carmakers to comply with 90% emissions reduction by 2035 as full combustion engine ban scrapped — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/16/eu-carmakers-to-comply-with-90-emissions-reduction-by-2035-as-full-combustion-engine-ban-s - EU eases stance on post-2035 car emissions rules, drawing mixed reactions from Germany — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eu-eases-stance-post-2035-car-emissions-rules-drawing-mixed-reactions-germany - Commission takes action for clean and competitive automotive sector (IP/25/3051) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_3051 - Germany and Italy launch joint call to soften EU's 2035 new combustion engine car ban — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-and-italy-launch-joint-call-soften-2035-new-eu-combustion-engine-car-ban - Monique Barbut — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Barbut - Carsten Schneider — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Schneider --- ## France jails tanker captain in first criminal case over Russia's 'shadow fleet' - URL: https://status.lu/article/france-boracay-shadow-fleet-tanker-captain-sentenced-sanctions - Published: 2026-06-25T16:54:41.708+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:54:41.708+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: a40448d6-9eb3-4140-91ed-ce9af76ee389 - Dateline: Saint-Nazaire, FR > A Brest court handed the captain of the stateless tanker Boracay a one-year sentence — the first criminal penalty in Europe's drive to police Russia's sanctions-dodging fleet. ### Summary A French court convicted the captain of the Russia-linked tanker Boracay, intercepted by navy commandos off Brittany, in what is seen as Europe's first criminal penalty for obstructing the policing of Moscow's shadow fleet. ### Key facts - A Brest court sentenced the captain of the Russia-linked tanker Boracay to one year in prison and a €150,000 fine on 30 March 2026, in absentia. - French Navy commandos boarded the stateless tanker off Brittany on 27 September 2025; it was held off Saint-Nazaire before being released days later. - France's legal hook was the ship's lack of a flag, which let it lawfully board a vessel in international waters. - The EU has now designated 557 shadow-fleet vessels after its 19th sanctions package added 117 ships in October 2025. - The case is widely seen as Europe's first criminal penalty for obstructing enforcement against Russia's sanctions-dodging fleet. ### FAQ **Q: What is the Boracay?** The Boracay is an ageing Aframax crude oil tanker, also known at times as Kiwala and Pushpa, that has been under EU sanctions since October 2024 and UK sanctions since February 2025 for carrying Russian oil. France boarded it off Brittany in September 2025. **Q: Why was the captain convicted?** Captain Chen Zhangjie was prosecuted for refusing to comply with French authorities' orders during the boarding and for failing to prove the ship's nationality. The Brest court rejected his defence that France lacked jurisdiction and sentenced him to a year in prison and a €150,000 fine. **Q: What is Russia's 'shadow fleet'?** It is a network of mostly old, often uninsured tankers using flags of convenience to move Russian oil around the G7/EU price cap, helping Moscow keep earning energy revenue despite sanctions. The EU has designated 557 such vessels. **Q: Why does this case matter for the EU?** It is regarded as Europe's first criminal penalty tied to shadow-fleet enforcement, showing the bloc can attach personal liability to obstruction at sea — a test of whether its sanctions can be made to bite amid energy-security and maritime-safety concerns. ### Body France has secured the first criminal conviction in Europe arising from its effort to police Russia's so-called shadow fleet, after a court in Brittany jailed the captain of an oil tanker that navy commandos boarded off the French coast last autumn. The case has become a test of whether the European Union can turn its sweeping paper sanctions into enforcement that bites at sea. On 30 March 2026, the correctional court in Brest sentenced Chen Zhangjie, a 39-year-old Chinese national who captained the tanker Boracay, to one year in prison and a €150,000 (about $172,000) fine, and issued a warrant for his arrest. He was tried in absentia, having left France with his ship. His lawyers said they would appeal. A stateless tanker, boarded off Brittany The Boracay — an ageing Aframax-class crude carrier that has also sailed under the names Kiwala and Pushpa, and was at various points reflagged or renamed — had loaded Russian crude at the Baltic port of Primorsk around 20 September 2025, reportedly bound for India. The vessel has been under EU sanctions since October 2024 and UK sanctions since February 2025 for carrying petroleum of Russian origin. On 27 September, acting on intelligence linking the ship to Russian "hybrid" activity, French Navy commandos boarded it in international waters off Ushant, at the western tip of Brittany. The tanker was flying no flag at the time. France held it at anchor off Saint-Nazaire, detained the captain and first officer, then released the vessel on about 3 October, allowing it to resume its voyage, according to ship trackers. Prosecutors said the boarding was anything but routine. French personnel "faced particular hostility from the captain", deputy prosecutor Gabriel Rollin told the court, forcing a manoeuvre that he said could have caused an accident. The captain was prosecuted for refusing to comply with the orders of French authorities and for failing to prove the ship's nationality. His defence argued the events occurred in international waters and that France therefore lacked jurisdiction — a claim the court rejected. The legal hook: a ship without a flag France leaned on a long-standing principle of the law of the sea: every merchant ship must fly a flag and be able to prove the nationality of its registry. A vessel that cannot — a stateless ship — loses the protection a flag state confers and can be stopped and inspected. By treating the Boracay as flagless, French forces gave themselves a lawful basis to board a vessel that would otherwise sit beyond their reach in international waters. That distinction matters for the wider campaign. Most shadow-fleet tankers keep sailing precisely because they hop between obscure flags of convenience and opaque insurers, leaving European states little legal handle short of a port call. France's case suggests one workable lever: when a sanctioned ship's paperwork unravels, its flag can too. A front-line test for EU sanctions The shadow fleet is the loose armada of older, often uninsured tankers that Russia uses to move oil around the price cap imposed by the Group of Seven and the EU, designed to throttle the Kremlin's energy revenues. Brussels has steadily widened its blacklist: the EU's 19th sanctions package, adopted on 23 October 2025, added 117 vessels and brought the total of EU-designated shadow-fleet ships to 557, each barred from EU ports and from a broad range of maritime services. The bloc sanctioned a further 41 vessels on 18 December. We want to increase pressure on Russia to convince it to return to the negotiating table. President Emmanuel Macron, speaking after the Boracay's interception, framed the crackdown in those terms, estimating that the shadow fleet finances "30 to 40 percent" of Russia's war effort — "more than 30 billion euros". European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque cast the latest package the same way, saying the bloc was "deploying a very wide range of additional measures to weaken Russia's faltering economy even further". The stakes extend beyond Moscow's balance sheet. Many of these tankers are decades old and carry no recognised insurance, raising the risk of a spill in some of Europe's busiest and most crowded waterways. They have also been entangled in security scares: the Boracay was sailing off Denmark around 22 September, when drones disrupted Copenhagen Airport, and was named as a possible launch site. Macron said he could not rule out a link but lacked proof; Moscow denied any involvement. What comes next Russia has dismissed Western interdictions as unlawful. President Vladimir Putin branded the French operation "piracy" and said the tanker had been "seized in neutral waters without any justification". Yet a string of European states — France, alongside Baltic and Nordic governments — have grown bolder about inspecting suspect tankers in or near their waters, betting that the legal and reputational costs will deter owners and crews. The Brest verdict will not, by itself, beach the shadow fleet. The Boracay sailed on, and its captain is unlikely to serve his sentence. But by attaching personal criminal liability to obstruction at sea, France has signalled that the men on the bridge — not just the ships and shell companies — can now be held to account. For an EU that has written its sanctions faster than it can enforce them, that is the more consequential precedent. ### Sources - France investigates suspected shadow-fleet oil tanker anchored off its coast — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251001-france-investigates-suspected-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-anchored-off-its-coast - France detains Russian 'shadow' tanker to disrupt war in Ukraine — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/france-detains-russian-shadow-tanker-to-disrupt-war-in-ukraine - Russia-linked 'shadow fleet' oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251003-russia-linked-oil-tanker-stopped-by-france-resumes-voyage-according-to-vessel-trackers - France hands captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker one-year jail sentence — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260330-france-hands-captain-of-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-one-year-jail-sentence - French Court Sentences Shadow Fleet Tanker's Captain to One Year in Prison — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-court-sentences-shadow-fleet-tanker-s-captain-to-one-year-in-prison - France Starts Trial of Shadow Tanker Captain Charged with Disobeying Orders — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/france-starts-trail-of-shadow-tanker-captain-charged-with-disobeying-orders - French court convicts Chinese captain of oil tanker linked to Russian shadow fleet — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348452/french-court-convicts-chinese-captain-oil-tanker-linked-russian-shadow-fleet - France detains sanctioned Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/france-detains-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-boracay/ - EU adopts 19th package of sanctions against Russia — European Commission: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-adopts-19th-package-sanctions-against-russia-2025-10-23_en - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Council sanctions 41 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/18/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-council-sanctions-41-vessels-of-the-russian-shadow-fleet/ - France sentences tanker captain as EU cracks down on Russian shadow fleet — E&E News / POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/france-sentences-tanker-captain-as-eu-cracks-down-on-russian-shadow-fleet/ --- ## DKV stays Luxembourg's top-up health leader; its expat arm is now Foyer's - URL: https://status.lu/article/dkv-luxembourg-supplementary-health-market-globality-foyer - Published: 2026-06-25T16:45:44.591+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:45:44.591+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: ac55f5c6-7432-4c59-8790-e33bf25be59a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > DKV Luxembourg remains the country's biggest supplementary health insurer and is not leaving. The real shift was the 2023 sale of its former expat sister-firm, Globality, to local rival Foyer. ### Summary Despite its near-ubiquity in Luxembourg's private health cover, the DKV name now spans two separate companies in two different hands. DKV Luxembourg, the LALUX-owned top-up market leader, is firmly in business. The international, expatriate-focused insurer once branded 'DKV Globality' is a different story: rebranded Globality and owned by Munich Re's ERGO, it was sold to Foyer in a deal completed in 2023. ### Key facts - DKV Luxembourg S.A. is not withdrawing: it remains the Grand Duchy's leading supplementary private health insurer and a LALUX-group subsidiary since 2015. - The DKV name's international expat insurer, Globality (formerly 'DKV Globality'), was sold by Munich Re's ERGO to Foyer, in a deal signed in March and completed in July 2023. - Luxembourg's regulator, the Commissariat aux Assurances, approved the transaction; distribution ties between Globality, ERGO and DKV were extended rather than cut. - The top-up market that complements the CNS is shared mainly by CMCM, DKV, Foyer and AXA — so the Foyer–Globality deal is consolidation at the expat edge, not in everyday cover. ### FAQ **Q: Is DKV leaving the Luxembourg health insurance market?** No. DKV Luxembourg S.A. remains the country's leading supplementary private health insurer. It has operated since 1981 and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the LALUX (La Luxembourgeoise) group since 2015. There is no public evidence of a withdrawal. **Q: What happened to DKV Globality?** It was renamed Globality and owned by ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, part of Munich Re's ERGO Group. Foyer agreed to buy 100% of Globality in March 2023 and completed the acquisition in July 2023, integrating it with its Foyer Global Health brand. **Q: Does the Foyer–Globality deal affect existing policyholders?** It was a consolidation, not a closure. Foyer and ERGO extended the existing distribution and service partnership between Globality, ERGO and DKV, and Globality's team continued serving its distributors and customers. The transaction was approved by Luxembourg's Commissariat aux Assurances. **Q: What does supplementary health insurance cover in Luxembourg?** It pays for costs the CNS does not fully reimburse, such as private hospital rooms, advanced dental care, optical care and laser eye surgery. The main providers are the mutual CMCM and the private insurers DKV, Foyer and AXA. ### Body The DKV name is one of the most familiar in Luxembourg's private health insurance, but it no longer points to a single company. It now sits in two very different places: DKV Luxembourg, the Grand Duchy's leading supplementary-health insurer, which remains firmly in business; and a separate, internationally focused insurer once branded "DKV Globality," which has moved out of the DKV-related orbit entirely and into the hands of local rival Foyer. The distinction matters for households. Supplementary, or "top-up," cover is widely held in Luxembourg because it pays for the slice of medical costs the state health fund does not, so any change of ownership among the insurers in this corner of the market is something policyholders notice. But the change that actually happened is narrower than the rumour mill sometimes suggests — and it concerns the expatriate business, not the domestic top-up insurer most residents know. The deal that reshaped the expat corner On 10 March 2023, Foyer S.A. — Luxembourg's largest privately owned insurance and financial group, founded in 1922 — agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Globality S.A. from ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, part of ERGO Group AG, which is itself owned by the German reinsurer Munich Re, according to Foyer's announcement. The transaction, subject to approval by Luxembourg's insurance regulator, the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA), was completed in July 2023. Globality is no ordinary acquisition target. The Luxembourg-based insurer launched operations in April 2008 and was formerly branded "DKV Globality," the specialist expatriate health insurer of Munich Health within the Munich Re group. It focuses on international private medical insurance (IPMI) — cover for globally mobile employees, expatriates and independent professionals living abroad — rather than the domestic top-up policies sold to Luxembourg residents. Foyer folded the business into Foyer Global Health, the IPMI brand it has been building since 2014, combining the two teams to chase growth in the cross-border expatriate market. Crucially, this was a consolidation rather than a shutdown: Foyer and ERGO agreed to extend the long-standing distribution and service partnership previously established between Globality, ERGO and DKV, and the products continue to be carried through ERGO's and DKV's international distribution networks. "I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Globality, as it will undoubtedly enable us to accelerate our growth in the international health insurance sector. While allowing us to continue providing our clients with the highest quality of service worldwide, this opportunity will take Foyer as a brand higher at an international level." — Marc Lauer, chief executive of Foyer S.A. DKV Luxembourg is not going anywhere The DKV that most residents deal with is a separate entity, and it is staying put. DKV Luxembourg S.A. has specialised in supplementary health, travel-health and loss-of-income cover since 1981, and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the LALUX (La Luxembourgeoise) group since 31 March 2015. It now trades as "DKV Luxembourg by LALUX" and is, by the reckoning of independent insurance comparators, the market leader in private supplementary health cover in the Grand Duchy. Its range of top-up products continues to be marketed in 2026, and the company remains supervised, like its rivals, by the CAA. In other words, the two arms that once shared the DKV name have diverged: the domestic top-up insurer sits inside the LALUX group, while the international expat business sits inside Foyer. There is no evidence in public regulatory communications or company announcements of DKV Luxembourg withdrawing from the market. How top-up cover fits around the CNS The reason any of this resonates with ordinary policyholders is the structure of Luxembourg's health system. The Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) provides the statutory backbone, reimbursing the bulk of routine care — comparators put the figure at roughly 88% of the conventional rate for adult consultations, and 100% for children under 18. But significant costs fall outside that, including private hospital rooms, advanced dental work, optical care and laser eye surgery. Supplementary insurance exists to cover what the CNS does not. That top-up market is shared mainly among four providers, all overseen by the CAA, split between a non-profit mutual and commercial insurers: - CMCM — a non-profit mutual fund that does not require a medical questionnaire; - DKV Luxembourg — part of the LALUX group, in the market since 1981; - Foyer — the domestic insurer that also owns the Globality/Foyer Global Health expat business; - AXA — the French group's local arm, with personalised pricing. Seen against that backdrop, the Foyer–Globality deal is best understood as consolidation at the international, expatriate edge of the market rather than upheaval in the everyday top-up cover that complements the CNS. The DKV brand has receded from one segment — the cross-border expat business now flying Foyer's colours — while remaining the leading name in the domestic supplementary market that most Luxembourg residents actually buy. For policyholders, the practical message is reassuringly dull: the company on your top-up contract is, in all likelihood, exactly where it was. ### Sources - Foyer S.A. acquires Globality S.A. (press release) — Foyer Group: https://groupe.foyer.lu/en/news/press/foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality — ITIJ: https://www.itij.com/latest/news/foyer-completes-acquisition-globality - Foyer acquires Globality, boosts position in expat market — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/foyer-acquires-globality-boost - Foyer Completes Acquisition of Globality — Global Benefits Vision: https://www.global-benefits-vision.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality/ - Foyer S.A. Acquires Globality S.A. — iPMI Magazine: https://ipmimagazine.com/medical-health-insurance/en/news/insurance-industry-mergers-acquisitions/item/6393-foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality to expand IPMI business — Health & Protection: https://healthcareandprotection.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality-to-strengthen-ipmi-business/ - Globality Health (insurer profile, formerly DKV Globality / Munich Health) — CCW Global: https://ccw-global.com/insurers/globality-health - DKV Globality: International Health Insurance Company — International Health Cover: https://www.international-health-cover.com/medical-insurance-providers/dkv-international.html - Supplémentaire Santé Luxembourg: Comparateur 2026 — CMCM, DKV, Foyer, AXA — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/health/ - DKV Luxembourg: All Health Insurance Plans in 2026 — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/companies/dkv/ - DKV in Luxembourg (insurer profile, LALUX Group, since 1981) — Boleron EU: https://boleron.eu/en/luxembourg/insurer/dkv/ - Understanding the health system in Luxembourg: mutual insurers vs insurance companies — Foyer: https://www.foyer.lu/en/blog/understanding-the-health-system-in-luxembourg-what-are-the-differences-between-mutual-insurers-and-insurance-companies/ --- ## Physicists Read a Black Hole's 'Fingerprints' at the Point of No Return - URL: https://status.lu/article/black-hole-event-horizon-fingerprints-gw250114 - Published: 2026-06-25T16:19:08.365+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:19:08.365+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: ac589661-a876-4b96-992b-a50b4d2e3a9f - Dateline: Waterloo, Ontario, CA > Analysing the clearest gravitational-wave signal yet recorded, an international team says it has detected the imprint of a black hole's event horizon for the first time. ### Summary Scientists analysing the gravitational-wave event GW250114 report the first observational signature of a black hole's event horizon, detecting the twist of spacetime just outside the point of no return. ### Key facts - Physicists report the first observational signature of a black hole's event horizon, drawn from the gravitational-wave event GW250114. - GW250114, detected by LIGO on 14 January 2025, is the clearest gravitational-wave signal recorded to date, enabling the analysis. - The team isolated a 'direct wave' from just outside the horizon whose frequency reveals frame dragging and whose decay reveals the horizon's surface gravity. - The measurements match general relativity's predictions and open a new channel for future tests of Einstein's theory. - This is a LIGO gravitational-wave result, not a new Event Horizon Telescope image, and still awaits broader independent verification. ### FAQ **Q: What did scientists actually detect?** By isolating a faint 'direct wave' within the gravitational-wave event GW250114, researchers detected an imprint of the remnant black hole's event horizon — including the twist of spacetime (frame dragging) and the horizon's surface gravity — for the first time. **Q: Was this done with the Event Horizon Telescope?** No. The result comes from LIGO, which detects gravitational waves — ripples in spacetime — rather than from the Event Horizon Telescope, which captures radio images of black holes. The two methods are complementary. **Q: Does it prove Einstein right?** The measured signal matches predictions of general relativity, adding to the theory's track record. Researchers frame it mainly as a new way to test Einstein in extreme gravity, and outside experts say it still needs independent verification. ### Body For the first time, physicists say they have read the faint signature of a black hole's event horizon — the boundary beyond which not even light can escape — in the ripples of spacetime flung outward when two black holes spiralled together and merged. The signal, catalogued as GW250114, was picked up on 14 January 2025 by the twin detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Washington state and Louisiana. It is the clearest gravitational-wave signal recorded to date — roughly three to four times louder than the first such detection a decade ago — and that exceptional clarity is what allowed researchers to probe a region that had until now stayed beyond reach. Their analysis was published in the journal Nature. The work was carried out by a collaboration spanning the Australian National University's gravitational-wave centre, OzGrav, and Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, with colleagues in the United States and Spain. A 'direct wave' from the edge of the abyss When two black holes collide, the violence of the merger sets the surrounding spacetime ringing like a struck bell. Most of that signal has been studied before. But buried within it is a small, previously poorly understood component the team calls the direct wave — gravitational radiation emanating from just outside the newly formed black hole's horizon. By isolating that final burst, the scientists say they extracted information from closer to an event horizon than ever before. According to the study, the direct wave oscillates at close to twice the horizon's rotation frequency and then fades at a rate fixed by the horizon's surface gravity — a precise pattern that general relativity predicts and that the data appear to match. The researchers report evidence for the direct wave with a matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of about 14 in LIGO's Hanford detector. This black hole horizon concept normally appears in science fiction. But now we are really able to touch the region around the horizon with gravitational data. That assessment came from Sizheng Ma of the Perimeter Institute, a lead author of the paper, who added of the result: "Sometimes I cannot believe this is really happening." The whirlpool in spacetime What the direct wave encodes is one of general relativity's stranger predictions: frame dragging. A spinning black hole does not simply sit in space; it drags the fabric of spacetime around with it, forcing everything nearby to rotate. In the innermost zone, known as the ergosphere, nothing can stay still. Neil Lu, a PhD candidate at the Australian National University and a co-author, described the direct wave as radiation "that comes from right outside the event horizon, where everything that is falling into the black hole experiences frame dragging," likening the effect to water spinning in a whirlpool that forces objects to turn with it. Maximiliano Isi, a gravitational-wave astrophysicist at Columbia University who was not involved in the study, offered a homelier image. "This is similar to pushing a glass into a table and twisting it, so that the tablecloth winds up around it," he told AFP. The cloth, in this analogy, is spacetime itself. The measurement, the authors argue, amounts to the first direct read-out of frame dragging in a black hole's ergosphere — and a new way to study the physics of the near-horizon region, where gravity is at its most extreme. Einstein, confirmed again — and a new way to test him Black holes and frame dragging were both predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, completed in 1915. A century on, the new measurements line up with what the theory says they should be, adding to a long run of experimental successes for the framework. The significance, researchers say, is less about overturning Einstein than about opening a fresh observational channel. If the direct wave can be measured in future mergers, it gives physicists a new lever to test general relativity in the strongest gravitational fields known — and to hunt for any cracks where new physics might hide. Outside experts urged the usual caution that accompanies a single landmark result. The Italian theoretical physicist Francesco Sannino called the analysis "compelling" and the findings "striking," while stressing that they will need independent verification before the community treats the detection as settled. For now, the key claims of the work include: - The event: GW250114, a binary black hole merger detected by LIGO on 14 January 2025 — the loudest gravitational-wave signal yet observed. - The find: a "direct wave" carrying the imprint of the remnant black hole's event horizon, isolated for the first time. - The physics: the wave's frequency tracks the horizon's spin (frame dragging) and its decay tracks the horizon's surface gravity. - The verdict: the measured properties agree with general relativity, and offer a route to sharper future tests. One detail is worth keeping straight amid the headlines: this is a gravitational-wave result, drawn from LIGO's listening to spacetime, not a new photograph from the Event Horizon Telescope. The two approaches are complementary — one images a black hole's silhouette, the other feels the tremors of a collision — but it was the tremor, this time, that carried the horizon's fingerprint. ### Sources - 'Fingerprints' of Black Hole's Event Horizon Detected for First Time — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5288082-%E2%80%98fingerprints%E2%80%99-black-hole%E2%80%99s-event-horizon-detected-first-time - 'Fingerprints' of black hole's event horizon detected for first time — Dawn (AFP): https://www.dawn.com/news/2010653/fingerprints-of-black-holes-event-horizon-detected-for-first-time - Binary black hole signal probes event horizon region for first time — Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2026-06-binary-black-hole-probes-event.html - A 'direct wave' from colliding black holes reveals signature of a whirlpool in spacetime — The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/a-direct-wave-from-colliding-black-holes-reveals-signature-of-a-whirlpool-in-spacetime-286032 - Scientists May Have Detected The First Signature of a Black Hole's Event Horizon — ScienceAlert: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-detected-the-first-signature-of-a-black-holes-event-horizon - GW250114 reveals black hole horizon signatures (preprint) — arXiv:2510.01001: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01001 - GW250114 - Wikipedia — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW250114 --- ## US Supreme Court Clears Way to End Deportation Protections for Haitians and Syrians - URL: https://status.lu/article/supreme-court-ends-tps-haitians-syrians - Published: 2026-06-25T16:11:33.939+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:11:33.939+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 76204c94-bbac-41d2-8b7a-288e7faf6527 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > In a 6-3 ruling, the justices held that courts cannot review the administration's move to terminate Temporary Protected Status, exposing more than 350,000 people to deportation. ### Summary The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts cannot review the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria, clearing the way to strip protections from more than 350,000 Haitians and about 6,000 Syrians. ### Key facts - The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts cannot review the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria. - The decision strips protections from more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians, exposing them to deportation and loss of work authorization. - Justice Alito wrote for the conservative majority; Justice Kagan dissented, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson. - The ruling is expected to influence parallel cases over TPS terminations for other nationalities, including Venezuelans, Hondurans and Nicaraguans. - TPS currently covers nearly 1.3 million people from about 17 countries. ### FAQ **Q: What did the Supreme Court rule?** In Mullin v. Doe, the court ruled 6-3 that federal courts cannot review the Homeland Security Secretary's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status, allowing the Trump administration to end TPS for Haiti and Syria. **Q: How many people are affected?** The decision directly affects more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians. The broader TPS program covers nearly 1.3 million people from about 17 countries. **Q: What happens to people who lose TPS?** They lose protection from deportation and their work authorization tied to the status, and can be placed in removal proceedings. Some may still seek asylum or other forms of relief individually. **Q: Who dissented?** Justice Elena Kagan wrote the dissent, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, arguing the holders should be allowed to remain while their legal challenge continued. ### Body The United States Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administration to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, ruling that federal courts have no power to second-guess the government's decision to dismantle one of America's main humanitarian immigration programs. The 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe reverses lower-court orders that had frozen the terminations and exposes more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians to the loss of their legal status, their work permits and, potentially, removal from the country. The ruling split the court along familiar ideological lines, with its six conservatives in the majority and its three liberals in dissent. What the court decided At issue was Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, a program created by Congress in 1990 that lets the Homeland Security Secretary shield nationals of designated countries from deportation when war, disaster or other crises make return unsafe. The governing statute, 8 U.S.C. Section 1254a, says the Secretary's decisions to grant or end a designation are not subject to judicial review. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito held that this bar swept aside the challengers' case. "The TPS statute plainly bars consideration of respondents' non-constitutional claims," he wrote. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. The court also rejected an argument that the move to end Haiti's designation was tainted by racial bias, citing comments by Mr Trump and by Kristi Noem, who ordered the terminations as Homeland Security Secretary in 2025. The majority found the cited statements expressed policy views that could rest on race-neutral grounds. A sharp dissent Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented, arguing that the holders were seeking only the chance to remain while their case was decided, not a permanent right to stay. They ask for only one thing: that they may stay in this country while they continue to litigate their claims. Kagan acknowledged that TPS "is a temporary program" that "did not promise the plaintiffs never-ending humanitarian protection," but said the law still required the administration to follow proper procedures before ending it. Lawyers for the immigrants warned of grave consequences for people sent back to Haiti, where state authority has collapsed amid gang violence, and to Syria. "Today the Supreme Court allowed the government to ignore a bedrock humanitarian protection," said Ahilan Arulanantham, a University of California, Los Angeles law professor representing TPS holders. Who is affected The terminations had been blocked by federal judges in Washington for Haiti and in New York for Syria, and two appeals courts had declined to intervene. With those injunctions now lifted, the administration may proceed. Losing TPS means: - the end of protection from deportation, placing holders into the normal removal process; - the loss of federal work authorization tied to the status; - the option, for some, to seek asylum or other relief individually, though that is far narrower than the blanket shield TPS provides. The wider stakes are larger still. TPS now covers nearly 1.3 million people from about 17 countries, and the ruling is expected to shape parallel litigation over the administration's bid to end protections for other nationalities, including Venezuelans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, South Sudanese and Somalis. By holding that courts generally cannot review these decisions, the justices handed the executive branch broad latitude to wind the program down. The political and diplomatic stakes The decision is a significant victory for an administration that has made restricting immigration a centerpiece of its agenda. The White House cast TPS as a benefit that had been stretched beyond its purpose. "It was never intended to be a pathway to permanent status," said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, echoing the government's argument that "temporary" protections had hardened into de facto permanence over years of renewals. For an international audience, the ruling lands at a moment of acute fragility in both affected countries. Haiti remains gripped by armed groups that control much of its capital, while Syria is navigating an uncertain transition after the fall of its former government. Returning large numbers of people to either raises questions about the principle of non-refoulement — the prohibition on sending people back to danger — that underpins much of international refugee law. Immigrant-rights groups described the prospect as one of the largest mass losses of legal status in modern US history. The original case was filed against Ms Noem; its caption changed to Mullin v. Doe after Markwayne Mullin became Homeland Security Secretary in March 2026. Argued in late April, the decision arrives as one of the term's most consequential immigration rulings, recasting how much discretion a president holds over the fate of communities that have lived legally in the United States for years, in some cases more than a decade. ### Sources - Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians and Haitians — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status-syrians-haitians/ - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end removal protections for Syrian and Haitian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-removal-protections-for-syrian-and-haitian-nati/ - Court considers whether Trump administration properly ended temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/court-considers-whether-trump-administration-properly-ended-temporary-protected-status-for-haiti/ - Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump to Dismantle TPS — NOTUS: https://www.notus.org/immigration/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians, Syrians — Spectrum News: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2026/06/25/supreme-court-decision-tps-immigration-haitians-syrians-protection-from-deportation- - Supreme Court allows Trump to end TPS for Haiti and Syria — NBC 6 South Florida: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-tps-haiti-syria-trump/3825705/ - Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5844292/supreme-court-syrian-haitian-tps - Mullin v. Doe, No. 25-1083 (opinion of the Court, June 25, 2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf - Mullin v. Doe (25-1083) — Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/25-1083 --- ## Coinbase enlarges its Luxembourg base as it anchors EU crypto hub under MiCA - URL: https://status.lu/article/coinbase-expands-luxembourg-offices-eu-mica-hub - Published: 2026-06-25T12:47:01.819+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:47:01.819+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 72429c1e-c6d2-487a-9018-b3c3f780258b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The largest US crypto exchange opened new offices in Luxembourg City and is hiring locally, converting its EU licence into a physical European base as the bloc's MiCA rules take full effect. ### Summary Coinbase has opened larger offices in Luxembourg City and is expanding its local team, cementing the Grand Duchy as its regulated base for serving crypto users across the European Union under MiCA. ### Key facts - Coinbase opened new offices at 58 Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte in Luxembourg City on 24 June 2026, with 27 local staff. - Its June 2025 MiCA licence from Luxembourg's CSSF lets it serve all 27 EU states — about 450 million people — from one regulated entity. - Coinbase shifted its EU hub to Luxembourg from Ireland, and has pledged to add 22 more local jobs. - The expansion strengthens Luxembourg's bid to anchor regulated digital-asset business as MiCA's 1 July 2026 deadline nears. - In the same week, rival Binance's MiCA licence bid in Greece collapsed. ### FAQ **Q: Why did Coinbase choose Luxembourg as its EU base?** Coinbase cited Luxembourg's regulatory clarity and supportive policy, including blockchain laws passed since 2019. It secured a MiCA licence from the CSSF in June 2025 and shifted its EU hub there from Ireland, which it had picked in 2023. **Q: What does Coinbase's MiCA licence allow?** The single Luxembourg authorisation can be passported across all 27 EU member states, letting Coinbase offer crypto services to roughly 450 million people from one regulated entity rather than seeking approval in each country. **Q: How big is Coinbase's Luxembourg presence?** Its team numbered 27 staff at the June 2026 office opening, and Coinbase has pledged to add 22 more jobs locally, which would take its Luxembourg workforce toward around 50. ### Body Coinbase has enlarged its footprint in Luxembourg, opening new offices in the capital and expanding its local team as it turns an EU licence into a working European base. The move underscores the Grand Duchy's bid to anchor regulated digital-asset business within its decades-old financial centre. On the evening of Thursday 24 June 2026, the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange inaugurated premises at 58 Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, at the start of Route d'Arlon and beside the Stäreplaz tram stop, according to the Luxembourg outlet Chronicle.lu. The company relocated there from the city's station district, citing growth. Its Luxembourg team now numbers 27 staff. The opening was led by Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad alongside Luxembourg's Minister for Finance, Gilles Roth. Luxembourg has established itself as the EU's leading hub for institutional crypto and tokenization. That assessment, from Shirzad, captures why Coinbase has placed its continental bet on a country of fewer than 700,000 people. "Today, I had the honor of officially opening our new Luxembourg office alongside Minister of Finance Gilles Roth," he said, pointing to what he called the country's innovation-oriented approach to blockchain. From licence to physical base The new offices give bricks-and-mortar form to a licence Coinbase secured a year earlier. In June 2025, the firm obtained an authorisation under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from Luxembourg's financial-sector regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) — becoming the first US-based crypto exchange to win such a licence, according to reporting by Cryip, BanklessTimes and Luxembourg Trade & Invest. The significance of a MiCA authorisation lies in passporting: a single national licence can be used to offer services across the entire bloc. Coinbase's Luxembourg permission lets it serve all 27 EU member states — a market of roughly 450 million people — from one regulated entity rather than seeking approval country by country. Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. is registered both as a crypto-asset service provider and as an electronic money institution. Marking the milestone, Coinbase declared on social media that "Luxembourg is officially our MiCA home," saying it was preparing to welcome users from across the European Union. A switch from Ireland Luxembourg was not Coinbase's first choice. The company had designated Ireland as its principal European hub in 2023 before shifting its regulated EU base to the Grand Duchy, citing regulatory clarity and a supportive policy stance. Luxembourg has passed a series of blockchain laws since 2019 and pursued a whole-of-government strategy on distributed-ledger technology, features the exchange has repeatedly singled out. The local build-out is set to continue. At the time of its 2025 licensing, Coinbase pledged to create 22 additional jobs in Luxembourg, a commitment that would take its workforce in the country toward roughly 50. Recruiting is not straightforward in a small, full-employment economy where finance, funds and the EU institutions compete for the same talent. Why Luxembourg wants the business For Luxembourg, the prize is strategic. The Grand Duchy is the EU's largest investment-fund centre and second only to Ireland globally, and it sees regulated digital assets and tokenisation as a natural extension of that franchise. Securing a marquee name such as Coinbase as an anchor tenant signals that the financial centre can host crypto firms that operate inside the rules rather than around them. The timing is pointed. MiCA's transition period runs to 1 July 2026, by which date crypto-asset service providers must hold authorisation to keep serving EU clients legally. The deadline has sharpened competition among exchanges and among the member states courting them. In the same week Coinbase celebrated its Luxembourg opening, rival Binance saw a MiCA licence bid in Greece collapse, leaving it scrambling to secure authorisation elsewhere — a contrast that highlighted the advantage of having a base already running. Industry figures underline what is at stake for the centre. The push has drawn established names into the Grand Duchy: Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, the former chief executive of exchange Bitstamp, now serves as senior country director of Coinbase Luxembourg, while Daniel Seifert leads the firm's business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as regional managing director. An evergreen wager Whether Luxembourg's bet pays off will depend less on any single ribbon-cutting than on how MiCA reshapes the European market over the coming years. By converting a passportable licence into offices, headcount and a registered local entity, Coinbase has given Luxembourg a tangible stake in that outcome. For a financial centre built, as officials are fond of noting, over decades and strengthened along the way, attaching itself to the EU's emerging rulebook for crypto is the latest chapter in a long habit of turning regulation into advantage. ### Sources - Coinbase Expands Luxembourg Presence with New Offices — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Coinbase opens Luxembourg MiCA hub as EU deadline nears — crypto.news: https://crypto.news/coinbase-opens-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-eu-deadline-nears/ - Coinbase Taps 450M Users With Luxembourg MiCA Hub as Binance Loses EU Bid — The Crypto Times: https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/06/25/coinbase-taps-450m-users-with-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-binance-loses-eu-bid/ - Coinbase Opens Luxembourg Office as EU MiCA Hub After Securing Crypto License — Cryip: https://cryip.co/coinbase-luxembourg-eu-mica-license/ - Coinbase Secures Luxembourg MiCA Licence to Serve All 27 EU States — BanklessTimes: https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/06/25/coinbase-secures-luxembourg-mica-licence-to-serve-all-27-eu-states/ --- ## Luxembourg's economy stalls in first quarter as euro area shrinks - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-flat-first-quarter-2026-euro-area-shrinks - Published: 2026-06-25T12:40:05.111+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:40:05.111+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: d9956ee3-ff00-424c-a890-63024cff36ff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > STATEC's national accounts show zero quarterly growth in early 2026, leaving the Grand Duchy flat while the euro area contracted — and casting a shadow over this year's forecast and budget. ### Summary Luxembourg's real GDP was unchanged quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2026 and up 1.6% on the year, STATEC said, as the euro area as a whole shrank by 0.2%. Manufacturing and financial services dragged on activity while investment and public spending held it up, and STATEC has already trimmed its 2026 growth forecast. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's real GDP was flat (0.0%) quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026 and up 1.6% year-on-year, STATEC said. - The euro area contracted 0.2% and the EU 0.1% in the same quarter, per Eurostat — the bloc's first contraction in over three years. - Manufacturing and financial and insurance activities were the main drags; investment and government spending kept growth at zero. - Exports fell more sharply than imports and household consumption declined, offsetting the gains. - STATEC has cut its 2026 growth forecast to 1.7% (from 2.0%) and warns of possible further downgrades, with a 2026 deficit expected. ### FAQ **Q: How much did Luxembourg's economy grow in the first quarter of 2026?** According to STATEC, real GDP grew 0.0% compared with the previous quarter — effectively flat — and was 1.6% higher than in the first quarter of 2025. **Q: How did that compare with the euro area?** Eurostat reported that euro-area GDP fell 0.2% on the quarter and EU GDP fell 0.1%, so Luxembourg outperformed the wider bloc, which recorded its first contraction in more than three years. **Q: Which sectors dragged on Luxembourg's growth?** STATEC said the most negative contributions came from the manufacturing industry and from financial and insurance activities, while transport and storage, public administration, education and construction contributed positively. **Q: What does this mean for STATEC's 2026 forecast?** STATEC had already trimmed its 2026 growth forecast to 1.7% from 2.0% and warned of possible further downgrades. It expects a budget deficit in 2026 and the next automatic wage indexation in the third quarter. ### Body Luxembourg's economy ground to a standstill at the start of 2026, recording zero growth from the previous quarter even as it outperformed a euro area that slipped into contraction, according to figures published on 5 June by STATEC, the national statistics institute. Real gross domestic product was unchanged — 0.0% — in the first quarter compared with the final three months of 2025, and stood 1.6% higher than in the same period a year earlier, STATEC said in its quarterly national accounts. The flat reading still left the Grand Duchy ahead of the wider currency bloc: Eurostat, reporting the same day, said euro-area GDP fell 0.2% on the quarter and the wider European Union shrank 0.1%. The euro-area print was a downgrade from the statistical office's earlier flash estimate of mid-May, and marked the bloc's first quarterly contraction in more than three years. Much of the deterioration was concentrated in Ireland, whose multinational-heavy and notoriously volatile data plunged 12.1% on the quarter, while France edged down 0.1%. Flat at home, red ink abroad Against that backdrop, standing still counted as relative resilience. But the detail of Luxembourg's accounts pointed to an economy struggling for momentum. Measured by the production approach, total value added across the economy actually fell 0.3% over the quarter, the result of sharply diverging fortunes between sectors. STATEC said the steepest drags came from two pillars of the Luxembourg economy: - the manufacturing industry, and - financial and insurance activities, the sector that anchors the country's outsized services economy. Pulling in the other direction were transport and storage, public administration, education and construction, which STATEC said contributed positively. "The most negative contributions come from the manufacturing industry and financial and insurance activities," the institute said. Investment props up the quarter On the expenditure side, the economy was kept level by capital spending and the public purse. Gross fixed capital formation — investment — and general-government consumption both added to growth. STATEC attributed the rise in investment mainly to a larger volume of non-residential construction work and to purchases of machinery and metal products. Households, by contrast, retrenched. Final consumption spending by households fell over the quarter, with STATEC noting that residents bought fewer health and catering services and made fewer car-related purchases. The external balance also weakened, in an economy where trade flows are large relative to output. Exports (both exports of goods and exports of services) fell more sharply than imports. That deterioration in net trade, alongside softer household demand, was enough to cancel out the gains from investment and government spending and leave headline growth at zero. STATEC also revised down its estimate of fourth-quarter 2025 annual growth, to 2.1% from 2.4%. A weak run, and a forecast under pressure The stagnation extends a stretch of subdued growth. STATEC's preliminary estimate put full-year 2025 expansion at just 0.6%, a marginal pickup from 0.1% in 2023 and 0.4% in 2024 but a fraction of the roughly 2.5% annual average Luxembourg enjoyed over the 2010-2019 decade. That run of weakness has forced the statisticians to temper their expectations. In its June 2025 economic outlook, STATEC had pencilled in 2.0% growth for 2026; by its March 2026 Conjoncture Flash it had cut that to 1.7% and cautioned that the figure was likely to be revised down further given a deteriorating international backdrop. The first-quarter standstill, and the euro area's slide into contraction, do little to ease that pressure. The stakes reach well beyond the growth tables. Output is the number that underpins Luxembourg's budget, its labour market and the politically charged question of when wages are next adjusted for inflation. STATEC has projected that the next automatic wage indexation — the tranche indiciaire that lifts salaries and pensions in line with prices — would be triggered in the third quarter of 2026. Public finances are also turning. After a balanced budget in 2025, STATEC's June 2025 forecast envisaged a deficit of around 0.9% of GDP in 2026 as revenue growth slowed and spending rose; the European Commission's spring 2026 forecast was gloomier still, projecting a shortfall closer to 1.2% of GDP and a rising public-debt ratio. With the financial sector — the government's most important source of tax revenue — among the quarter's biggest drags, a prolonged period of flat growth would squeeze the room for manoeuvre just as the euro-area economy turns down around it. For now, Luxembourg's policymakers can take some comfort from having held their ground while neighbours slipped. Whether that is the floor of a soft patch or the start of a longer plateau will not be clear until the second-quarter accounts land later in the year. ### Sources - STATEC Estimates Luxembourg GDP Growth at 0% for 1st Quarter of 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/61617-statec-estimates-luxembourg-gdp-growth-at-0-for-1st-quarter-of-2026 - GDP down by 0.2% and employment up by 0.1% in the euro area (Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-05062026-ap - GDP and employment both up by 0.1% in the euro area (flash estimate, Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-13052026-ap - STATEC Reports Luxembourg GDP Growth Slows to 0.6% in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60321-statec-reports-luxembourg-gdp-growth-slows-to-0-6-in-2025 - Conjoncture Flash March 2026: Growth remains weak in 2025… and fears loom for 2026 — STATEC (Statistics Portal, Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-03-26.html - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en --- ## Renault to cut 800 engineering jobs in France amid Chinese EV competition - URL: https://status.lu/article/renault-engineering-job-cuts-france-china-ev-competition - Published: 2026-06-25T12:21:23.205+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:21:23.205+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: e3f947c7-183d-496a-90cb-6bc16be0ec97 - Dateline: Guyancourt, FR > The carmaker will cut about 800 engineering jobs in France by the end of 2027 through voluntary departures, part of a wider 15-20% reduction as it races to match Chinese rivals. ### Summary Renault plans to cut roughly 800 engineering jobs in France by end-2027 via voluntary departures, part of a global engineering reduction of up to 2,400 as Chinese EV makers squeeze European carmakers. ### Key facts - Renault plans to cut about 800 engineering jobs in France by end-2027 through voluntary departures, roughly 15% of its 5,500-strong French engineering staff. - It is part of a wider 15-20% global engineering reduction — up to 2,400 of an estimated 11,000-12,000 engineers — under CEO François Provost. - The company will also retrain 2,500 workers and hire 150-200 engineers for software, AI and electrification. - Management blames intensifying Chinese competition and is pushing a 'China speed' two-year development cycle, modelled on the 21-month Twingo E-Tech. - Chinese carmakers have more than tripled their EU market share in about two years, despite EU tariffs imposed in 2024 and softened toward price floors in 2026. ### FAQ **Q: How many jobs is Renault cutting and where?** Renault plans to cut about 800 engineering jobs in France by the end of 2027 through voluntary departures — around 15% of its 5,500 French engineering staff. That is part of a broader global engineering reduction of 15-20%, or up to roughly 2,400 of an estimated 11,000-12,000 engineers. **Q: Why is Renault making the cuts?** Management says it must compete with Chinese EV makers on cost and development speed. CEO François Provost is pushing a roughly two-year 'China speed' development cycle and 36 new models over five years, with the 21-month Twingo E-Tech as the model. **Q: Are the cuts compulsory layoffs?** No. Renault says the reductions will be achieved through voluntary departures, alongside retraining 2,500 workers and hiring 150-200 new engineers for software, AI and electrification roles. Union approval was expected in July 2026, with implementation from September. ### Body Renault plans to cut about 800 engineering jobs in France by the end of 2027, the carmaker said, as Europe's automakers scramble to match the speed and cost of Chinese electric-vehicle rivals. The reductions, presented on 24 June, will be made through voluntary departures rather than compulsory layoffs, according to Reuters, which reported the plan from a briefing by Renault managers. The French engineering division employs about 5,500 people — roughly half of Renault's global engineering workforce — so the cuts amount to around 15% of that pool. They form the French slice of a broader reorganisation that Chief Executive François Provost has built around a single idea: that the company must learn to design cars almost as fast as its Chinese competitors, or be priced out of its own market. What Renault is cutting, and what it is keeping The reductions are not a blanket retreat from engineering. Maximilien Fleury, Renault's human resources chief for France, set out a plan that pairs the job losses with retraining and targeted hiring. Even as roles disappear, the company says it intends to invest in the skills it now considers decisive — software, artificial intelligence and electrification. - About 800 engineering jobs in France to go by the end of 2027, via voluntary departures. - 2,500 workers to be retrained for new tasks. - 150 to 200 new engineers to be hired, mainly for EV, software and AI roles. - Union approval of the transformation plan is expected in July 2026, with implementation starting in September. The French plan sits inside a larger target announced earlier this year: a global engineering reduction of 15% to 20% over two years, or up to roughly 2,400 of an estimated 11,000 to 12,000 engineers worldwide. Renault has said the core of its fundamental design and technology work will stay concentrated in France. A race against 'China speed' Renault's chief technology officer, Philippe Brunet, framed the overhaul bluntly as a question of pace, telling reporters his priority was to compress how long it takes to bring a car to market. Chinese manufacturers, he argued, have rewritten the clock for the whole industry. All other manufacturers are suffering, the Koreans, the Japanese in Europe, or other Europeans, including us. We must be able to compete against this. Brunet said he wanted to strip out steps and meetings that slow vehicle programmes, summarising the goal in three words: "My issue is speed." The benchmark Renault keeps citing is the new Twingo E-Tech, a small electric city car developed in about 21 months — roughly half the pace of earlier Renault programmes — with heavy input from the company's Ampere development centre in Shanghai, which employs around 100 engineers and has run since 2024. Provost, who took over as chief executive in July 2025 after Luca de Meo's departure for the luxury group Kering, has set a target of 36 new models over five years, each built on a development cycle of about two years rather than the four to five years long typical in Europe. He has been candid that the hardest part is cultural, not technical. "The problem is not what we have to do but how we change the mindset of our engineers and the organisation to develop as quickly as our Chinese competitors." A continent under pressure Renault's move is a symptom of a wider squeeze. Chinese carmakers have more than tripled their share of the European market in roughly two years, offering technologically advanced electric models at prices European brands struggle to match. By the second quarter of 2024, Chinese-built electric vehicles — including foreign marques manufactured in China — accounted for 27.2% of all EVs sold in the EU, with Chinese brands alone at about 14.1%, according to industry data. Brussels has tried to slow that advance. In October 2024 the European Commission imposed countervailing duties of between 7.8% and 35.3% on Chinese-made EVs, on top of the standard 10% tariff on car imports, citing state subsidies. By January 2026 the Commission was moving to replace those duties with a system of minimum import prices negotiated with Chinese manufacturers — a shift that eases border friction but does little to close the underlying cost gap. That gap is what is now reshaping European factories and design offices. For Renault, the calculation is that survival depends less on protection than on rebuilding how it works: fewer engineers, faster cycles, and a development model openly borrowed from the rivals it is trying to hold off. Why it matters The decision to thin out engineering — the part of a carmaker that embodies its long-term capability — is a measure of how serious the pressure has become. Cutting assembly-line jobs is a response to weak demand; shedding engineers signals a structural rethink of where and how value is created. As Europe's industrial core absorbs the shock of Chinese competition, Renault's gamble is that it can shrink its engineering base and still out-design the companies forcing the change. The next two years will test whether that is restructuring or retreat. ### Sources - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/renault-seeks-to-cut-800-jobs-in-engineering-in-france-4758752 - Renault Plans to Cut 800 Engineering Jobs in France by 2027 — Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france/ - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Yahoo Finance (Reuters): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-173707348.html - Le groupe Renault annonce un plan de départs volontaires concernant 800 ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027 — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/automobile/renault/le-groupe-renault-annonce-un-plan-de-departs-volontaires-concernant-800-ingenieurs-en-france-d-ici-fin-2027_8078207.html - Renault cuts up to 2,400 engineers in 'China speed' campaign — Automotive World: https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/renault-cuts-up-to-2400-engineers-in-china-speed-campaign/ - Renault to cut up to 2,400 engineers amid China competition — Automotive News: https://www.autonews.com/renault/ane-renault-engineer-staff-cuts-0414/ - Renault to cut up to 20% of engineers as competition from China rises — The Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2026/04/14/renault-to-cut-up-to-20-of-engineers-as-competition-from-china-rises/89608612007/ - Renault plans to develop all European models at China speed, CEO Provost says — Automotive News Europe: https://www.autonews.com/events/congress/ane-congress-renault-provost-china-development-speed-0610/ - Renault Group appoints François Provost as Chief Executive Officer and Director — Renault Group: https://media.renaultgroup.com/renault-group-appoints-francois-provost-as-chief-executive-officer-and-director/?lang=eng - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs - EU and China take new step to resolve row over subsidised electric vehicles — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/12/eu-and-china-take-new-step-to-resolve-row-over-subsidised-electric-vehicles --- ## EU Sends Ukraine First €3.2 Billion Tranche of €90 Billion Loan - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-disburses-first-3-2-billion-tranche-90-billion-ukraine-loan - Published: 2026-06-25T12:10:52.886+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:10:52.886+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: e67d8a51-737d-4378-9e43-124646f61163 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Brussels released the opening payment of its 2026-2027 support loan as Ukraine's recovery conference opened in Gdansk, with billions more — and a frozen-asset backstop — to follow. ### Summary The European Commission disbursed €3.2 billion to Kyiv on 25 June 2026, the first instalment of a €90 billion loan that Ukraine will repay only if Russia pays reparations. Luxembourg, a consistent backer, helps underwrite the EU borrowing behind it. ### Key facts - The EU disbursed a first €3.2 billion tranche of its €90 billion Ukraine loan on 25 June 2026, as budgetary support timed to the Gdansk recovery conference. - The €90 billion package covers 2026-2027, splitting into roughly €60 billion in military aid and €30 billion in budgetary support, with about €45 billion accessible this year. - Ukraine repays only if Russia pays war reparations; otherwise the EU may tap around €210 billion in immobilised Russian central-bank assets. - A further tranche of roughly €6 billion for drone production is due within days; the separate Ukraine Facility has now disbursed over €29.5 billion. - Luxembourg helps underwrite the EU borrowing and backs Kyiv bilaterally, with over €550 million in aid and an €80-million-a-year, ten-year security agreement. ### FAQ **Q: How much did the EU send Ukraine and when?** On 25 June 2026 the European Commission disbursed €3.2 billion (about $3.6 billion) in macro-financial assistance, the first tranche of a €90 billion support loan, timed to coincide with the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk. **Q: Does Ukraine have to repay the loan?** Only if Russia pays war-damage reparations after the conflict, which Moscow has rejected. If no compensation comes, the EU may use immobilised Russian central-bank assets — about €210 billion, mostly held at Euroclear in Belgium — to cover repayment. **Q: How big is the overall package and what is it for?** The €90 billion loan runs over 2026-2027, with roughly €60 billion for military aid and €30 billion in budgetary support. Around €45 billion is to be made accessible in 2026 through several channels, including the Ukraine Facility. **Q: How is Luxembourg involved?** As an EU member and net budget contributor, Luxembourg helps underwrite the common borrowing behind the loan. It also backs Kyiv bilaterally, with more than €550 million in total aid and a ten-year security agreement worth about €80 million a year, signed in July 2024. ### Body The European Union began paying out the largest financing package it has yet assembled for Ukraine on Thursday, transferring a first tranche of €3.2 billion to Kyiv as the opening day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference got under way in Gdansk, Poland. The payment is the down payment on a €90 billion loan designed to keep Ukraine's state running and its army supplied through 2026 and 2027. The money was disbursed as macro-financial assistance — budgetary support that flows into Ukraine's treasury rather than to any single project. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing the transfer, said it was the start of a steady flow rather than a one-off gesture. Today, we are transferring the first tranche of this loan — €3.2 billion in macro-financial assistance. In the coming days, we will also begin disbursing the first €6 billion for drone production. The €3.2 billion is the first of three macro-financial payments planned for this year, a channel worth €8.35 billion in 2026. A further tranche of roughly €6 billion, earmarked for drone manufacturing and the military, is expected to follow within days, according to von der Leyen and Ukrainian officials. The timing was set deliberately: an EU official quoted by Ukrainian media said the first payment was scheduled to coincide with the Gdansk conference, where governments and investors gather to organise Ukraine's reconstruction. What the €90 billion is for The loan, covering 2026 and 2027, breaks down into about €60 billion in military aid and €30 billion in budgetary support. Brussels has said roughly €45 billion of it should be made accessible during 2026 alone, drawn from several channels including macro-financial assistance and the separate Ukraine Facility. It is a distinct instrument from the earlier G7-coordinated loan repaid out of windfall profits on immobilised Russian assets. This package is raised directly by the Commission on capital markets, on terms more favourable than Ukraine could obtain alone, and is backed by guarantees from EU member states and the bloc's budget. Euronews reported that participating governments collectively shoulder around €3 billion a year in interest costs. Repayment hinges on Russian reparations The defining feature of the loan is how — and whether — it is ever repaid. Under the deal struck by EU leaders, Ukraine is obliged to pay the money back only if Russia compensates it for war damage once the fighting ends. Moscow has rejected any notion of reparations. Should no compensation materialise, the EU has reserved the option of drawing on immobilised Russian central-bank assets — estimated at around €210 billion, the bulk of them held at the Euroclear depository in Belgium — to cover repayment. That structure lets Brussels channel cash to Kyiv now while leaving the ultimate bill, in principle, with the aggressor. Getting to this point was politically fraught. The European Council agreed the package in December 2025 and the European Parliament approved it in February 2026, but Hungary, then led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, blocked the final legislation for months. The Council adopted it on 23 April 2026 once the veto was lifted. Euronews reported that Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic stayed out of the joint borrowing. Conditions and the Ukraine Facility The macro-financial payments are not unconditional. Disbursement requires a signed memorandum of understanding, an updated Ukraine Plan and progress on reforms, with the funds intended to help Kyiv raise more of its own revenue, improve the quality of public spending and strengthen financial management. Thursday's payment sits alongside the EU's other main instrument, the Ukraine Facility, which can provide up to €50 billion between 2024 and 2027. In late May the Council approved that programme's seventh payment of nearly €2.8 billion, released in early June, lifting total Facility disbursements above €29.5 billion. Taken together, the two streams underline a shift from pledges to predictable, sustained budget support. Luxembourg's stake For a small member state, Luxembourg's exposure to the loan is real if indirect: as a net contributor to the EU budget, it is among the countries whose guarantees stand behind the common borrowing now reaching Kyiv. The Grand Duchy has also matched the collective effort with its own. Prime Minister Luc Frieden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bilateral security cooperation and long-term support agreement in Washington on 10 July 2024, on the margins of the NATO summit. The ten-year accord foresees around €80 million a year in defence aid. According to Chronicle.lu, Luxembourg's total contribution to Ukraine now exceeds €550 million, including €259 million in military aid since 2022, €196 million for displaced persons and €96.2 million in humanitarian and food assistance. Luxembourg co-leads the alliance's IT Capability Coalition alongside Estonia. At the signing two years ago, Zelenskyy framed the partnership in plain terms: "I thank Luxembourg for choosing justice and peace." The €3.2 billion landing in Kyiv this week is, for now, the clearest evidence that the EU's promises have become payments — money that helps cover salaries, pensions and the machinery of a state at war, with more, the Commission says, on the way. ### Sources - Ukraine receives first tranche from €90 billion EU support loan — dpa via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/ukraine-receives-first-tranche-90-085742038.html - EU Announces First Tranche of New €3.2 Billion Loan for Ukraine — LIGA.net: https://finance.liga.net/en/state-finance/news/eu-announces-first-tranche-of-new-32-billion-loan-for-ukraine - Ukraine to receive first €3.2bn tranche of EU loan at conference in Poland — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/22/8040622/ - Ukraine to receive first EU loan tranche on June 25-26 — The New Voice of Ukraine: https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-to-receive-first-eu-loan-tranche-on-june-25-26-50618407.html - EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/23/eu-approves-90-billion-loan-for-ukraine-after-hungary-lifts-controversial-veto - Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/council-finalises-90-billion-support-loan-to-ukraine/ - EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/eu-formally-approves-90bn-euro-ukraine-loan-and-new-sanctions-on-russia - Parliament approves €90 billion Ukraine support loan package — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260206IPR33903/parliament-approves-EU90-billion-ukraine-support-loan-package - Ukraine Facility: Council approves seventh payment of nearly €2.8 billion to Kyiv — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/28/ukraine-facility-council-approves-seventh-payment-of-nearly-28-billion-to-kyiv/ - EU disburses nearly €2.8 billion to support Ukraine's financial stability and reform efforts — European Commission - Enlargement: https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-disburses-nearly-eu28-billion-support-ukraines-financial-stability-and-reform-efforts-2026-06-08_en - The Ukraine Facility — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-solidarity-ukraine/eu-assistance-ukraine/ukraine-facility_en - Ukraine and Luxembourg sign security agreement — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-luxembourg-sign-security-agreement/ - Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg — Office of the President of Ukraine: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ugoda-pro-spivrobitnictvo-u-sferi-bezpeki-ta-dovgostrokovu-p-92057 - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained --- ## Ukraine's drone blockade leaves occupied Crimea short of fuel, water and power - URL: https://status.lu/article/occupied-crimea-fuel-water-power-shortages-ukraine-drone-blockade - Published: 2026-06-25T11:50:59.97+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:50:59.97+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: eb73c7a0-cb84-4b76-a5e2-ec440ccf65b6 - Dateline: Simferopol, UA > Russian-installed authorities halted public petrol sales after Ukrainian strikes on refineries and supply lines — and now water and electricity are faltering too. ### Summary Occupied Crimea is rationing or running short of fuel, water and electricity as Ukraine's long-range drone campaign degrades Russia's rear, a sign of how attrition is shaping the war and keeping Europe on alert. ### Key facts - Russian-installed authorities suspended public petrol sales across occupied Crimea on 22 June 2026, reserving fuel for state services after weeks of 20-litre rationing. - The crisis stems from Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian refineries, depots and fuel convoys; Zelenskyy said 15 refineries were hit between January and May. - Water and electricity are also failing: depleting reservoirs after the long-severed North Crimean Canal, plus grid failures and strikes that cut power and pumping. - Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says a 'logistics lockdown' of drones is turning Crimea into 'an island,' with road corridors and the Kerch Bridge under repeated attack. - The attrition campaign signals how Ukraine is degrading Russia's rear — a shift with real consequences for European and NATO security planning. ### FAQ **Q: Why has occupied Crimea run short of fuel?** Ukraine has spent 2026 striking Russian oil refineries, fuel depots, terminals and convoys supplying the peninsula. With deliveries disrupted, Russian-installed authorities introduced rationing in May and suspended public petrol sales on 22 June, limiting fuel to state services. **Q: What is happening with Crimea's water supply?** The North Crimean Canal, which once delivered up to 85% of Crimea's fresh water from the Dnipro, was dammed by Ukraine after the 2014 annexation. The peninsula now relies on local reservoirs such as Bilohirsk and Taigan, which are emptying fast, while grid failures have repeatedly knocked out water pumping stations. **Q: What did Ukraine's defence minister say about Crimea?** Mykhailo Fedorov said Crimea was 'being isolated by drones' and would 'turn into an island,' describing a 'logistics lockdown' program and warning of unexpected consequences for Russia. He said Ukraine contracted 300% more medium-range strike drones in early 2026 than in all of 2025. **Q: Why does this matter for Europe?** With the front lines largely static, attrition in Russia's rear has become a decisive lever. Ukraine's ability to deny fuel, water and power to a fortified peninsula using cheap long-range drones reshapes the cost of holding occupied territory and informs the security planning of NATO states, including Luxembourg. ### Body For a peninsula Russia seized to project power across the Black Sea, occupied Crimea is suddenly struggling to keep the lights on, the taps running and the cars moving. On Sunday 22 June 2026 — after weeks of queues and rationing — Russian-installed authorities suspended public petrol sales altogether, handing what fuel remained to state services. Within days, parts of the peninsula also lost electricity and water, exposing how thoroughly Ukraine's long-range strikes are grinding down Russia's logistics far behind the front line. The shortages are not isolated breakdowns but the compounding effect of a deliberate campaign. Ukraine has spent 2026 hitting the refineries, depots, terminals and fuel convoys that keep occupied Crimea supplied, while the peninsula's older vulnerabilities — above all its severed water lifeline — leave little slack when anything else fails. A peninsula rationed dry of petrol Petrol sales at Crimean filling stations were halted from 09:00 on Sunday, with supply limited to government agencies, according to reporting by Euronews, Bloomberg and RFE/RL. Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, said fuel would go only to bodies ensuring the region's functioning and security, and appealed for calm. The suspension capped a slow-motion crisis. Emergency rationing had begun on 22 May, with motorists limited to 20 litres of AI-92 petrol per vehicle and a ban on filling jerry cans to curb hoarding, The Moscow Times and Ukrainian outlet UNN reported. TES, a chain running around 115 stations across the peninsula, stopped honouring fuel vouchers on 1 June. By 23 June, an adviser to Aksyonov, Oleg Kryuchkov, conceded there was no date for resuming sales and that each ministry had been cut to a single service vehicle. "At the moment, Ukraine's Armed Forces are regulating fuel supplies to Crimea," Kryuchkov said. The cause lies hundreds of kilometres away, in the Russian refineries Ukraine keeps striking. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had hit 15 Russian oil refineries between January and May, and strikes on such plants have roughly doubled since the start of the year, according to UNN. The Moscow Times reported that the campaign has knocked out facilities accounting for about a quarter of Russia's refining capacity and over 30% of its gasoline output, with Moscow extending a nationwide petrol export ban through 31 July. Water and power follow the fuel Crimea's water problem long predates the drones. The North Crimean Canal once carried up to 85% of the peninsula's fresh water from the Dnipro river via the Kakhovka Reservoir, but Ukraine dammed it after Russia's 2014 annexation, forcing Crimea to lean on local reservoirs. Those are now emptying. The independent outlet Intent reported in April that the Bilohirsk and Taigan reservoirs were falling sharply, with the southern part of the Bilohirsk reservoir "almost dehydrated" and stored water being drawn down before the hottest months even arrived. Electricity has become the third pressure point. On 21 June a power-grid failure cut supply across Crimea's Northwestern, Central and Southern Coast districts, knocking out most pumping stations run by the "Voda Kryma" utility and interrupting water delivery, UNN reported. On 24 June, Al Jazeera reported that Ukrainian strikes on energy facilities triggered fresh power cuts in Sevastopol as temperatures neared 30C. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the city's Russian-installed governor, accused Ukraine of trying "to deprive us of normal living conditions and sow panic," while Moscow said it had downed more than 300 drones overnight. Taken together, the three shortages reinforce one another: - Fuel: public petrol sales suspended; rationing and voucher freezes since late May. - Water: reservoirs depleting fast with the canal lifeline long severed. - Electricity: grid failures and strikes on energy sites that also cut water pumping. 'Crimea will turn into an island' Ukrainian officials describe this as strategy, not coincidence. In an interview published on 17 June, Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Crimea was "being isolated by drones" and would "turn into an island," warning of "very unexpected consequences" for Russia. He said Ukraine had contracted 300% more medium-range strike drones in the first four months of 2026 than in all of 2025, under a "logistics lockdown" program that funnels money directly to units able to buy and deploy them quickly. "For the Russians, hell is beginning — one that's very hard to deal with. Logistics are being cut off. Crimea is being isolated," Fedorov said. The Atlantic Council described the effort as a tightening drone blockade, with every road corridor into the peninsula now closed or under repeated attack and the Kerch Bridge increasingly exposed; Zelenskyy said Ukraine had struck targets on both sides of the bridge, including an oil depot in Kerch. Why the rear matters for Europe The slow strangulation of occupied Crimea matters beyond the peninsula. For more than three years the front lines have barely moved, making attrition in the rear — fuel, ammunition, transport and morale — one of the few levers either side can still pull decisively. If Ukraine can keep a heavily militarised region short of basic supplies using cheap, long-range drones, it changes the cost calculus of holding occupied territory and complicates Russia's ability to sustain operations from its most prized base in the south. That has direct implications for European security. The drone-and-logistics duel unfolding over Crimea is the kind of warfare NATO members, including small states such as Luxembourg that have increased defence spending and support for Kyiv, are now planning against. A war that can deny power and water to a fortified peninsula is a reminder that the contest is being decided as much by industrial endurance and precision reach as by territory — and that Europe's exposure to it has not eased. ### Sources - Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/21/russian-occupied-crimea-suspends-petrol-sales-amid-fuel-crisis - Russia-Occupied Crimea Suspends Fuel Sales After Ukrainian Attacks — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-21/russia-occupied-crimea-halts-fuel-sales-after-ukrainian-attacks - Russian Authorities Halt Fuel Sales In Occupied Crimea — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-fuel-shortage-drone-strikes/33785662.html - Occupation authorities in Crimea admit they do not know when fuel sales will resume — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/23/8040733/ - Annexed Crimea's Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/01/annexed-crimeas-largest-gas-station-chain-suspends-fuel-vouchers-as-shortage-worsens-a92895 - Fuel shortage grows in Crimea due to strikes on refineries - intelligence reports crisis on the peninsula — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/fuel-shortage-grows-in-crimea-due-to-strikes-on-refineries-intelligence-reports-crisis-on-the-peninsula - Crimea will turn into an island, Ukraine's defence minister says in a message to Russia — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/crimea-will-turn-into-an-island-ukraines-defence-minister-says-in-a-message-to-russia - 'Hell is beginning' — Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics, Fedorov says — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/hell-for-russia-ukraine-can-isolate-occupied-crimea-as-drone-strikes-disrupt-logistics-fedorov-says/ - Ukraine attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea trigger power cuts in Sevastopol — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/ukraine-attacks-on-russian-occupied-crimea-trigger-power-cuts-in-sevastopol - In a large part of occupied Crimea, electricity and water have disappeared due to a power grid accident — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/in-a-large-part-of-occupied-crimea-electricity-and-water-have-disappeared-reportedly-due-to-a-power-grid-accident - Crimean reservoirs may run out of water by summer — Intent: https://intent.press/en/news/society/2026/crimean-reservoirs-may-run-out-of-water-by-summer/ - North Crimean Canal — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Crimean_Canal - Ukraine tightens drone blockade of Russian-occupied Crimea — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-tightens-drone-blockade-of-russian-occupied-crimea/ --- ## Five Luxembourg railway-station officers convicted over cell beating and cover-up - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-gare-police-officers-convicted-cell-violence - Published: 2026-06-25T11:41:32.008+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:41:32.008+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: d612922e-e6ee-437e-9370-8ca3b341b75c - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Gare district), LU > The capital's district court handed prison terms of two and three years, several suspended, to officers of the former Gare police station over a 2023 beating in custody and its concealment. ### Summary Five officers from Luxembourg City's former railway-station police unit were convicted on 25 June 2026 of charges arising from the beating of a detained man in 2023 and an attempt to hide it — a rare criminal reckoning for serving members of the Grand Ducal Police. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's district court convicted five officers of the former Gare railway-station police unit over a 2023 cell beating and its concealment. - Sentences were prison terms of two and three years and fines of €2,000 and €5,000, with several wholly or partly suspended — below the up-to-six-years prosecutors had sought. - The assault on 20 May 2023 left the detained man, identified as Fernando, with eye and rib injuries and two weeks' incapacity. - The case surfaced after a recruit refused an order to write a false report, prompting an investigation by the police oversight body (IGP). - Criminal convictions of serving officers are rare in Luxembourg, making the verdict a notable test of police accountability in the contested Gare district. ### FAQ **Q: Which court convicted the officers and when?** The 12th criminal chamber of the Luxembourg District Court (Tribunal d'arrondissement) delivered the verdict on 25 June 2026. **Q: What sentences did the five officers receive?** Prison terms of two and three years and fines of €2,000 and €5,000, several of them wholly or partly suspended, according to Le Quotidien — below the up-to-six-year terms prosecutors had requested. **Q: What were the charges?** They spanned abuse of authority through violence and voluntary assault and battery for the beating, and obstruction of justice and falsification of official documents for the cover-up; prosecutors had pressed torture charges against the two lead officers. **Q: How did the case come to light?** A young recruit ordered to write a false incident report instead reported what he had witnessed, leading the police oversight body (IGP) to investigate and arrest officers in 2023. ### Body Five police officers from Luxembourg City's former railway-station unit were convicted on Thursday of charges stemming from the beating of a man in a holding cell and an effort to conceal it, in a rare criminal reckoning for serving members of the Grand Ducal Police. The 12th criminal chamber of the Luxembourg District Court (Tribunal d'arrondissement) handed down prison terms of two and three years and fines of €2,000 and €5,000, several of them wholly or partly suspended, according to the daily Le Quotidien. The sentences fell short of the punishments sought by prosecutors, who had asked for terms of up to six years. What happened in the cell The case centres on the night of 20 May 2023, when a man identified in court only as Fernando, a former Luxair employee, was held in a cell at the Gare district station, known by its call sign CR3. Prosecutors said one officer, referred to in proceedings as Tom and aged 36, struck him repeatedly in the face and ribs, leaving him with eye and rib injuries and two weeks of certified incapacity. A colleague was accused of kicking the detained man; a supervisor was charged with co-authoring a falsified report to disguise what had happened; and another officer was accused of staying silent about violence he had witnessed. A young officer who saw the aftermath described the scene in stark terms. "Il y avait beaucoup de sang dans la cellule" — There was a lot of blood in the cell. That account, from an officer identified as Mikeal, was reported by L'essentiel. In closing arguments, the state prosecutor argued that the assault met the legal threshold for torture, telling the court that "la torture est une violence utilisée dans un but précis, dans le cas présent pour intimider et servir d'exemple" — torture is violence used for a specific purpose, in this case to intimidate and to set an example. How it came to light The misconduct surfaced because a recruit refused an order. Told by a superior to write an incident report favourable to his colleagues, the young officer instead reported what he had seen, exposing what investigators and reporters described as "unorthodox" practices at the station, including the humiliation of detainees and junior officers. The Inspection générale de la Police (IGP), the force's independent oversight body, opened an investigation and arrested several officers in the summer of 2023. Reporting on the case has pointed to a unit that escaped effective hierarchical control for years, with allegations of suspected drug use among officers and questionable initiation rituals for newcomers. A district under scrutiny The verdict lands on the most contested terrain in Luxembourg policing. The Gare quarter, around the capital's central station, has for years been the focus of debate over drugs, street crime and the conduct of officers deployed there. Coverage of the trial traced internal warnings about the station going back two decades. Over eight days of hearings, the presiding judge, Marc Thill, returned repeatedly to the question of supervision. "S'il y avait eu un contrôle, nous ne serions pas ici aujourd'hui" — if there had been oversight, we would not be here today — he said, according to Reporter.lu. The unit is now referred to as the "former" Gare commissariat, having been reorganised since the events. Prosecutors had sought significantly heavier penalties when they made their closing arguments in May. Their requests, as reported by L'essentiel and Reporter.lu, were: - Six years for the officer accused of the beating, on a torture charge; - Five years each for the colleague said to have kicked the detainee and for the supervisor accused of falsifying the report; - Three years for the officer accused of obstructing justice by failing to report what he saw. Accountability and what comes next The convictions are unusual: criminal sentences against serving police officers are rare in Luxembourg, and the case has become a test of whether the institutions meant to hold the Grand Ducal Police to account can do so. With most of the prison terms suspended, none of the officers faces immediate incarceration on the basis of the sentences as reported, though the convictions and fines stand. It was not immediately clear whether any party would appeal. Under Luxembourg procedure, both the convicted officers and the prosecution may challenge the verdict before the Court of Appeal. Neither the Grand Ducal Police nor the Ministry for Home Affairs, which oversees the force, issued an immediate public reaction to the ruling; the force had referred the original allegations to the IGP. For the man at the centre of the case, the verdict closes a chapter that began with a night in a cell and a recruit who chose to tell the truth rather than file a false report. For the police, it leaves open the harder question the trial repeatedly raised: how a unit policing the capital's busiest district was left, for so long, without the oversight that might have stopped it. ### Sources - Cinq policiers de la gare condamnés pour violences — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cinq-policiers-de-la-gare-condamnes-pour-violences/ - Violences policières: jusqu'à 6 ans de prison requis contre 4 policiers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/justice-au-luxembourg-entre-trois-et-six-ans-de-prison-requis-pour-les-policiers-103557747 - Procès à Luxembourg: «Il y avait beaucoup de sang dans la cellule» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/proces-au-luxembourg-il-y-avait-beaucoup-de-sang-dans-la-cellule-103554082 - Procès pour violence policière: Compte rendu d'un échec collectif — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-pour-violence-policiere-compte-rendu-dun-echec-collectif/ - Exclusif: Les excès toxiques des policiers de la gare — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-exclusif-les-exces-toxiques-des-policiers-de-la-gare/ - Exklusiv: Die Akte Bahnhofswache — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-um-polizeigewalt-ermittlungen-igp-die-akte-bahnhofswache/ --- ## Ian de Toffoli wins 2026 Servais Prize for a novel about climate and oil - URL: https://status.lu/article/ian-de-toffoli-wins-2026-servais-prize-climate-novel - Published: 2026-06-25T11:20:54.675+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:20:54.675+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: c0143456-d272-4a6e-8319-5368b7709edb - Dateline: Mersch, LU > Luxembourg's flagship literary award goes to a genre-blending novel that braids a young climate activist's radicalisation with the rise of an oil dynasty. ### Summary Playwright and novelist Ian de Toffoli has won the 2026 Prix Servais, Luxembourg's most prominent literary award, for 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes', a climate-themed novel published by Actes Sud. ### Key facts - Ian de Toffoli won the 2026 Prix Servais, Luxembourg's most prominent literary award, announced by the Fondation Servais on 27 April 2026. - The winning novel, 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes' (Actes Sud, 2025), links a young climate activist's slide into violence with the rise of an oil dynasty modelled on Koch Industries. - Awarded since 1992 and worth €7,500, the prize was decided by a jury chaired by Sébastian Thiltges, which called the genre-blending book an 'epic of the present'. - It is the second Servais winner in a row to engage climate themes, after Anne-Marie Reuter's 2025 'M for Amnesia'. - De Toffoli, born 1981, is a multilingual playwright and scholar who co-founded Hydre Éditions and works at the University of Luxembourg. ### FAQ **Q: Who won the 2026 Prix Servais?** Luxembourg writer and playwright Ian de Toffoli won the 2026 Prix Servais for his novel 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes', published by Actes Sud in 2025. The Fondation Servais announced the award on 27 April 2026. **Q: What is the Prix Servais?** The Prix Servais is widely regarded as Luxembourg's most prestigious literary award. Awarded since 1992 by the Fondation Servais to the most significant literary work published the previous year, it is endowed with €7,500 and decided by an independent jury. **Q: What is the winning novel about?** It braids two timelines: the radicalisation of Léa, a young climate activist who moves from activism to violence, and the genealogy of the Koch family, who run a vast oil multinational. The book draws on the real history of Koch Industries and mixes novel, theatre, documentary and poetry. ### Body The Luxembourg writer Ian de Toffoli has won the 2026 Prix Servais, the country's most prominent literary award, for Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes, a genre-blending novel that sets the radicalisation of a young climate activist against the rise of an oil dynasty. The Fondation Servais announced the decision on 27 April 2026, with the prize formally presented at the Centre national de littérature (CNL) in Mersch. Awarded since 1992 to the most significant literary work published in the previous year, the Prix Servais is widely regarded as the flagship marker of Luxembourg's literary year. It is endowed with €7,500 and decided by an independent jury, this year chaired by Sébastian Thiltges. The win confirms de Toffoli, long established as one of Luxembourg's most prolific dramatists, as a leading voice in the Grand Duchy's small but densely multilingual literary scene. A climate epic in two timelines Published by the French house Actes Sud in 2025, the novel braids two narrative strands unfolding across different periods. One follows Léa, a young woman committed to the environmental cause whose engagement tips from activism into violence. The other traces the genealogy of the Koch family, heads of a sprawling petroleum multinational whose political power hardens into what the author casts as an ideology of exploitation — a fiction that draws openly on the real history of Koch Industries. The story moves between Luxembourg, the United States and beyond, weaving family saga, documentary, classical theatre and poetry into a single fabric. In its citation, the jury set out the book's architecture in plain terms: In Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes, Ian De Toffoli ties together two narrative threads with different timeframes: the initiatory journey of Léa, a young woman committed to the environmental cause, who shifts from activism to violence, and the genealogy of the Koch family, at the head of a tentacular oil multinational that dominates politics and instals an ideology of exploitation. The jury praised de Toffoli's strong narrative and stylistic choices and described the work as an "epic of the present", blending documentary film, theatre, novel, poetry and oral storytelling. The novel began life as a theatre project and was staged in 2023 under the director Renelde Pierlot before de Toffoli reworked it into the book that has now been crowned. A flagship prize attuned to ecological anxiety The award lands a defining global theme — climate change and the politics of fossil fuels — squarely in the centre of Luxembourg's literary establishment. It is not an isolated signal. The 2025 Prix Servais went to Anne-Marie Reuter's M for Amnesia, the first English-language title to take the prize, a novel that set memory loss against a backdrop including climate change and social control. Two consecutive laureates engaging ecological dread suggests a small national literature increasingly preoccupied with the same anxieties driving fiction worldwide. Recent winners underline how broad the prize's reach across languages and forms has become: - 2025 — Anne-Marie Reuter, M for Amnesia - 2024 — Samuel Hamen, Wie die Fliegen - 2023 — Jérôme Quiqueret, Tout devait disparaître… - 2022 — Guy Helminger, Lärm - 2021 — Ulrike Bail, wie viele faden tief - 2020 — Francis Kirps, Die Mutationen That run spans French, German, Luxembourgish and now English — a register of how a country of fewer than 700,000 people sustains a literature written across several tongues at once. A multilingual writer at the scene's centre Born in 1981 in Luxembourg to an Italian-Luxembourgish family, de Toffoli writes in several languages but principally in French. He holds a doctorate in literature from the Sorbonne (Paris IV), where his thesis examined the reception of Latin and antiquity in the work of Claude Simon, Pascal Quignard and Jean Sorrente, and he is a research scientist in Luxembourgish literature at the University of Luxembourg's Institute for Luxembourgish Language and Literatures. His footprint on the country's cultural infrastructure runs deeper than his own writing. In 2012 he co-founded the bilingual, Franco-German publishing house Hydre Éditions with the actors Luc Schiltz and Pitt Simon, a venture quickly seen as a pioneer of a new generation of Luxembourg publishers. He has been an associated artist at the Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg since the 2022/23 season, and his stage work — including Refugium, performed alternately in French, German and Luxembourgish — has been produced, published and translated across Europe. His monologue Tiamat was taken up by the Comédie-Française's reading committee in 2023. De Toffoli told the daily Tageblatt that the recognition had changed little in practical terms but lifted his profile, noting that nothing earth-shattering had happened "but my work is more visible than before" — and that booksellers had pushed a novel built around polarising subjects such as the climate crisis at a moment when, he said, the book trade itself feels under pressure. For a literary culture that punches well above the size of its readership, the 2026 Servais Prize plants that anxiety, and the writer who dramatised it, at the heart of the national canon. ### Sources - Ian de Toffoli awarded the 2026 Prix Servais — University of Luxembourg (FHSE): https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/news/ian-de-toffoli-awarded-the-2026-prix-servais/ - Ian De Toffoli Awarded Servais Prize 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/literature/60874-ian-de-toffoli-awarded-servais-prize-2026 - Ian de Toffoli erhält den 'Prix Servais' 2026 — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-de-Toffoli-erhaelt-den-Prix-Servais-2026-64077.html - Ian De Toffoli im Interview: 'Kann ich den Erfolg noch toppen?' — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-De-Toffoli-im-Interview-Kann-ich-den-Erfolg-noch-toppen-65917.html - Ian De Toffoli remporte le Prix Servais pour 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes' — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/litterature-ian-de-toffoli-remporte-le-prix-servais-pour-lea-ou-la-theorie-des-systemes-complexes/ - Prix Servais — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_Servais - Bio — Ian De Toffoli — iandetoffoli.com: https://www.iandetoffoli.com/bio - Ian de Toffoli — Wikipédia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_de_Toffoli - Anne-Marie Reuter Awarded Prix Servais 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/literature/55610-anne-marie-reuter-awarded-prix-servais-2025 --- ## SK Hynix Files for $29 Billion Nasdaq Listing, Among the Largest Ever - URL: https://status.lu/article/sk-hynix-29-billion-nasdaq-listing-filing - Published: 2026-06-25T11:13:52.503+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:13:52.503+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: fdd4f2c0-adc2-4c26-9e3d-1d641c34a748 - Dateline: Icheon, KR > The South Korean memory-chip maker is seeking up to 45.45 trillion won (about $29bn) in a Nasdaq ADR offering tentatively set for July 10, with proceeds earmarked for AI-memory fabs and EUV tools. ### Summary SK Hynix has filed to raise up to about $29bn through a Nasdaq listing of American depositary shares, a deal that would rank among the largest equity offerings on record and stands as a marquee bet on the AI-driven memory boom. ### Key facts - SK Hynix filed to raise up to 45.45 trillion won (about $29bn) via a Nasdaq ADR listing, potentially the largest ADR sale on record. - The ADSs would trade as "SKHY" on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with a tentative July 10 debut; the Seoul Kospi listing remains primary. - Proceeds target AI-memory capacity: a first Yongin fab, a Cheongju advanced-packaging plant and chipmaking tools including EUV scanners. - The deal coincided with record Micron results, underscoring a tight, fast-growing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market. - A dollar-denominated ADR eases access for global and European, including Luxembourg-domiciled, funds tracking the semiconductor cycle. ### FAQ **Q: How much is SK Hynix trying to raise?** Up to 45.45 trillion won, about $29 billion, by issuing 17.79 million new common shares as American depositary shares. **Q: When and where will it list?** On the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker SKHY, tentatively on July 10, 2026; it keeps its primary Kospi listing in Seoul. **Q: What will the money be used for?** AI-memory capacity: its first fab in the Yongin cluster, an advanced-packaging plant in Cheongju and chipmaking tools including EUV scanners. **Q: Why does the listing matter for investors?** SK Hynix is one of the clearest public proxies for AI-memory demand, and a dollar ADR gives global and European funds easier access. ### Body SK Hynix has filed to raise up to 45.45 trillion won (about $29 billion) in a Nasdaq listing of American depositary shares, a deal that would rank among the largest equity offerings on record and stands as a marquee bet on the artificial-intelligence memory boom. The South Korean chipmaker — the world's second-largest memory manufacturer and a critical supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI accelerators — said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that it would issue 17.79 million new common shares as ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker "SKHY". The company set a tentative listing date of July 10, while cautioning that the timetable could change. BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are managing the offering. At the top of its indicated range, the sale would be the largest American depositary receipt offering ever — eclipsing the roughly $21.8 billion Alibaba raised in its 2014 New York debut and surpassing Saudi Aramco's $25.6 billion flotation in 2019. SK Hynix will keep its primary listing in Seoul, where it trades on the Kospi under code 000660. Where the $29 billion would go The company earmarked the proceeds for the capacity it needs to keep pace with AI demand. In its filing it identified three priorities: - its first fab in the Yongin semiconductor cluster, south of Seoul; - an advanced chip-packaging plant in Cheongju, central to producing stacked HBM; and - chipmaking equipment, including extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography scanners. The scale marks a sharp escalation from SK Hynix's first move toward a US listing. When it filed confidentially in March, a person familiar with the plan put the likely haul at no more than $14 billion. The company framed the offering as a way to reach investors locked out of its Korea-only stock. The ADR listing will broaden our investor base, ultimately enabling proper valuation of corporate value, and elevate our status as a global company. SK Hynix's standing has been transformed by the AI build-out. Its shares have climbed roughly 300% in 2026, its market value topped $1 trillion in May, and on June 22 it overtook Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable listed company on a common-stock basis. It supplies HBM for Nvidia's AI systems, including the forthcoming "Vera Rubin" platform. A memory cycle running hot The filing landed as fresh evidence mounted that the AI-memory upcycle is far from over. US rival Micron Technology reported quarterly revenue of nearly $42 billion, driven almost entirely by HBM demand, and guided to about $50 billion for the current quarter. Micron's adjusted gross margin hit a record 84.9%, and the company said its 2026 HBM output is sold out under multi-year contracts. Management projects the HBM market will expand from about $35 billion in 2025 to roughly $100 billion by 2028. Those results reinforced the view that memory supply will stay tight, helping lift SK Hynix shares more than 11% on Thursday. SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has warned the squeeze could persist for years. Speaking to reporters at the Computex trade show in early June, he said the group would double its total wafer capacity over five years. "There are a lot of obstacles and hurdles, but we will get over them and expand," he said, repeating a forecast that the AI-driven shortage will run until around 2030. Why it matters beyond Asia For global investors, the listing is less about the cash than about access. SK Hynix is one of the purest public proxies for AI-memory demand, but its Seoul-only quotation has made it awkward to own for many international funds. A Nasdaq line priced in dollars, settled through familiar depositary mechanics, lowers that barrier — and, analysts say, could narrow SK Hynix's long-standing valuation discount to Micron. There is a European dimension. Luxembourg, the continent's largest investment-fund domicile, anchors thousands of cross-border funds with exposure to the semiconductor cycle through US- and Asia-listed equities; a liquid SK Hynix ADR offers such vehicles a more direct route into a company at the centre of the AI supply chain. Risks remain. The memory business is famously cyclical, and capacity additions by SK Hynix, Micron and Samsung could eventually outrun demand. The company itself flagged that the offering's terms and timing are not final. For now, a near-$30 billion debut by a core AI supplier is among the clearest signals yet of where capital — and the chip cycle — is flowing. ### Sources - South Korea's SK Hynix plans to raise $29 billion via Nasdaq listing as soon as July 10 — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-south-korea.html - S.Korea chip giant SK hynix seeks $29 bn in Nasdaq listing: regulatory filing — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/korea-chip-giant-sk-hynix-095930760.html - South Korea's SK Hynix Says to Raise $29 Billion in US ADR Listing — Reuters via U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-06-24/south-koreas-sk-hynix-says-to-raise-29-billion-in-us-adr-listing - South Korea's SK Hynix targets $29-billion U.S. listing — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-sk-hynix-targets-29-billion-us-listing/ - SK hynix Inc. - Form F-1 (FY2026) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002120882/000119312526280172/d32785df1.htm - SK hynix files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker symbol SKHY — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sk-hynix-files-for-nasdaq-ipo-under-ticker-symbol-skhy-432SI-4757660 - SK Hynix sets a $29 billion US listing that could top every ADR deal ever done — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/sk-hynix-29-billion-us-adr-listing - SK Hynix surges after Micron earnings; blockbuster Nasdaq listing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/chip-tech-stocks-sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-29-billion-ai-investment.html - SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-to-double-memory-wafer-capacity-over-five-years - Micron's revenue quadrupled as AI memory demand pushes gross margins above 81 percent — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/micron-q3-fy2026-earnings-revenue-hbm-ai-memory --- ## Luxembourg's labour chamber presses government to do more on poverty - URL: https://status.lu/article/csl-presses-luxembourg-government-poverty-measures-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:53:41.153+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:53:41.153+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 3942edfc-4caa-4122-b6bc-548c6274fff8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Chamber of Employees says reforms to family benefits and a new cost-of-living top-up fall short, as STATEC data lay bare working poverty and housing strain in one of the EU's richest states. ### Summary Luxembourg's Chamber of Employees has welcomed the government's social reforms but says they fall short, demanding higher wages, pensions and family benefits as STATEC data show entrenched working poverty and housing strain. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's Chamber of Employees (CSL) welcomed reforms to family benefits and a new Cost of Living Supplement on 24 June 2026 but said they do not go far enough to cut poverty. - STATEC put the at-risk-of-poverty rate at 14.8% in 2025 (about one in seven), though a methodological change breaks comparison with earlier years near 18%. - In-work poverty reached 13.7% of employees — by the CSL's account the worst in the eurozone — and tenants spend about 27% of income on rent. - Single-parent families (40.5%), large families (36.7%) and children are the most exposed groups, and women's poverty risk now exceeds men's. - The CSL wants higher minimum wages, pensions and family benefits so households rely less on social assistance such as REVIS, and disputes the government's social-spending figures. ### FAQ **Q: What is the CSL asking the Luxembourg government to do?** The Chamber of Employees wants structural increases in family and back-to-school allowances with automatic indexation, a higher minimum wage in line with the EU directive, a higher minimum pension, targeted help for single parents, students and young adults, and alignment with EU court rulings on cross-border workers' children — arguing adequate pay should reduce reliance on social assistance. **Q: What is Luxembourg's poverty rate?** STATEC reported an at-risk-of-poverty rate of 14.8% in 2025 — about one in seven residents, defined as living on under €2,502 a month for a single-person household. Because the 2025 survey integrated administrative data, the figure is not directly comparable with earlier rates of around 18%. **Q: Why is working poverty such an issue in Luxembourg?** The CSL's Panorama social 2025 found in-work poverty at 13.7% of employees, which it calls the worst rate in the eurozone, well above Belgium, Germany and France. High housing costs are a major driver, with tenants spending about 27% of disposable income on rent. ### Body In one of the wealthiest countries in the European Union, the body that represents most of its private-sector workforce says the fight against poverty is being lost in the gap between record national prosperity and everyday household budgets. On 24 June 2026, Luxembourg's Chamber of Employees (CSL) welcomed parts of a planned overhaul of family benefits and a new single Cost of Living Supplement, but warned that the package does not go far enough to pull people out of poverty. The CSL, a public-law body whose opinion is sought on legislation affecting roughly 600,000 employees, apprentices and pensioners, said the reform's merits — a single, simplified support scheme with harmonised eligibility — were undercut by what it leaves out. It criticised the limited impact on single people and two-adult households, the absence of dedicated measures for students, and argued that lasting progress depends less on social assistance than on pay itself. A rich country with a stubborn poverty problem The chamber is pushing against a backdrop of figures that have barely shifted for years. According to STATEC, the national statistics office, 14.8% of residents — about one in seven — were at risk of poverty in 2025, meaning they lived on less than €2,502 a month for a single-person household. A broader measure, the risk of poverty or social exclusion, covered 18.2% of the population. Without social transfers, STATEC estimates 26.5% of residents would fall below the line. That headline rate looks lower than the roughly 18% recorded in earlier years, but STATEC cautions against reading it as an improvement: the 2025 survey integrated administrative data for the first time, breaking the statistical series so the new figure cannot be compared directly with previous waves. On the previous method, the rate stood at 18.1% in 2024 and 19% in 2023. The burden is far from evenly shared. STATEC's latest data put the poverty risk at 40.5% for single-parent families, 36.7% for couples with three or more children, and 22.2% for under-18s. Women, at 15.4%, were more exposed than men, at 14.2% — a gender gap the CSL has highlighted as a worrying new constant. When a job is no longer a shield For the chamber, the most damning statistic is that work in Luxembourg often fails to protect against poverty. In its Panorama social 2025, the CSL put in-work poverty at 13.7% of employees — by its account the worst rate in the eurozone, against 4.3% in Belgium, 6.5% in Germany and 8.3% in France. Income inequality, measured by the ratio between the richest and poorest fifths, stood at 4.68 in 2024. Housing is where the squeeze bites hardest. Tenants devote about 27% of their disposable income to rent — among the highest ratios in the euro area — and 39.5% of households report heavy financial charges tied to housing. STATEC's persistent-poverty risk of 6.1% jumps to 26.9% once pre-committed costs such as rent are stripped out, a measure of how thin many household margins really are. The CSL also says poverty among older residents has roughly doubled over 12 years. The government keeps proclaiming that social policy is one of its absolute priorities. But there are no funds to help young people, families or the working poor. That assessment, from CSL and OGBL president Nora Back, frames the chamber's central complaint: that stated priorities are not matched by money. What the chamber is demanding The CSL is asking the government to go beyond administrative simplification and raise the floor under household incomes. Its demands include: - structural increases in family and back-to-school allowances, with automatic indexation; - a higher minimum wage, in line with the EU directive on adequate minimum wages; - a higher minimum pension and better support for residents in care homes; - targeted help for single parents, students and young adults; - alignment of Luxembourg law with EU court rulings on the children of cross-border workers. Underlying all of it is a structural argument: that adequate wages and pensions should reduce reliance on means-tested support such as REVIS, Luxembourg's guaranteed minimum income. The country's automatic wage indexation — which lifted pay and pensions by another 2.5% on 1 June 2026 and pushed the unqualified social minimum wage above €2,770 a month — cushions inflation but, the CSL argues, does nothing to close the gap between low and adequate pay. As director Sylvain Hoffmann put it, the chamber wants the government to raise family allowances, the minimum pension and care-home support rather than rely on simpler paperwork alone. A budget fight to watch The dispute is also a fiscal one. In its opinion on the 2026 state budget, the CSL said the draft contained no new spending to fight poverty and challenged the government's accounting, calculating that genuinely social spending amounts to about 34% of expenditure rather than the 46% ministers cite. The chamber contrasted that with rising military outlays, with Hoffmann noting it was "striking" to see such a discrepancy even if no direct causal link could be drawn. With the next budget cycle approaching and indexation, the minimum wage and housing costs all in play, the CSL's campaign gives residents a concrete policy contest to follow — one that pits Luxembourg's image as a haven of prosperity against the living conditions of the workers, families and pensioners the chamber says are being left behind. ### Sources - CSL Calls for Stronger Measures to Tackle Poverty — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61972-csl-calls-for-stronger-measures-to-tackle-poverty - STATEC Survey Shows 1 in 7 Affected By Poverty in Luxembourg in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60926-statec-survey-shows-1-in-7-affected-by-poverty-in-luxembourg-in-2025 - Almost one in five people still at risk of poverty despite a slight decrease (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn08-25-silc.html - Inequalities better measured, but still persisting (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn14-26-silc.html - CSL Analysis Shows Increased Risk of Poverty, Growing Income Disparity (Panorama social 2025) — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57275-csl-analysis-shows-increased-risk-of-poverty-growing-income-disparity-across-luxembourg - CSL : « Un budget bien moins social que l'on pourrait le croire » — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/csl-un-budget-bien-moins-social-que-lon-pourrait-le-croire/ - CSL Calls for Stronger Action on Social Issues in 2026 State Budget — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/industry-associations/58053-csl-calls-for-stronger-action-on-social-issues-in-2026-state-budget - Des inégalités sociales toujours croissantes — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/news-des-inegalites-sociales-toujours-croissantes - Panorama social 2025 (full report) — Chambre des salariés (CSL): https://www.csl.lu/app/uploads/2025/10/2025-09_panorama2025_complet_web.pdf --- ## Keiko Fujimori narrowly wins Peru runoff as Sánchez refuses to concede - URL: https://status.lu/article/keiko-fujimori-peru-runoff-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:39:16.629+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:39:16.629+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 077d70ea-c598-4e34-a23b-33a634f20754 - Dateline: Lima, PE > Peru's electoral authority gives Keiko Fujimori a 50.1%–49.9% lead, about 42,000 votes, completing a comeback after three defeats, as her leftist rival alleges fraud and judges weigh a proclamation. ### Summary Keiko Fujimori has edged the closest presidential runoff in Peru's modern history, beating leftist Roberto Sánchez by roughly 42,000 votes (50.1% to 49.9%) in the 7 June vote. The result hands the daughter of the late president Alberto Fujimori the office she lost three times before — but Sánchez alleges fraud in the decisive overseas ballots, refuses to recognise the outcome, and the National Jury of Elections has yet to formally proclaim a winner. ### Key facts - Keiko Fujimori won Peru's 7 June 2026 runoff by about 42,000 votes (50.1% to 49.9%) over leftist Roberto Sánchez — one of the closest results in modern Latin American history. - The win completes a comeback after three prior runoff defeats (2011, 2016, 2021); Fujimori is the daughter of the late former president Alberto Fujimori, who died in September 2024. - Sánchez refuses to concede, alleges fraud in the decisive overseas vote, and has asked the JNE to annul results from 119 consular offices; the JNE had not formally proclaimed a winner by 23 June. - Her Popular Force party leads but lacks a majority in Peru's restored two-chamber Congress, so governing will require compromise. - A Fujimori presidency would entrench right-wing, pro-market, tough-on-crime policy and reinforce a regional shift away from the left. ### FAQ **Q: Did Keiko Fujimori win Peru's 2026 election?** Peru's electoral authority (ONPE) gave Fujimori 50.1% to Roberto Sánchez's 49.9% in the 7 June 2026 runoff, a margin of about 42,000 votes. She is on course for the presidency, but the National Jury of Elections had not formally proclaimed a winner by late June, and Sánchez contests the result. **Q: Why won't Roberto Sánchez accept the result?** Sánchez alleges fraud in the overseas ballots that swung the race to Fujimori, arguing that dropping a requirement to scan and digitise consular tally sheets enabled manipulation. He has asked the JNE to annul results from 119 consular offices and says he will not recognise a Fujimori government. **Q: Is Keiko Fujimori the daughter of a jailed leader?** She is the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled from 1990 to 2000 and was convicted of human rights abuses. He was released from prison in December 2023 and died on 11 September 2024, so he is deceased rather than imprisoned. **Q: What would a Fujimori presidency mean for Peru?** Analysts expect a pro-business, tough-on-crime government that defends Peru's market model and aligns with the United States while staying pragmatic toward China. Her Popular Force party leads Congress but lacks a majority, so governing would require compromise amid deep political division. ### Body Lima — Keiko Fujimori, the most polarising figure in a generation of Peruvian politics, has edged the closest presidential runoff in the country's modern history, putting the daughter of the late former president Alberto Fujimori on course for the office that eluded her three times before. With nearly all ballots counted, Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) gave her 50.1 percent against 49.9 percent for the left-wing congressman Roberto Sánchez — a margin of roughly 42,000 votes out of more than 18 million cast. The result, from the 7 June runoff, caps a comeback few thought possible after Fujimori's defeats in 2011, 2016 and 2021. Yet it has arrived without the finality a winner would want. Sánchez has refused to concede, alleging fraud in the overseas ballots that proved decisive, and Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) had still not formally proclaimed a president-elect more than two weeks after polls closed. A 0.24-point margin, and a country split in two According to ONPE's count, Fujimori, who leads the right-wing Popular Force party, took 9,206,241 votes to Sánchez's 9,164,171 — a gap of 42,070 ballots, or 0.24 of a percentage point. With 99.7 percent counted by 23 June, the lead had settled at around 40,000 votes, a figure analysts have called one of the narrowest in recent Latin American history. The arithmetic mirrors a fractured electorate. Fujimori, who topped the first round on 12 April with 17.2 percent, drew her strength from affluent urban districts and from Peruvians voting abroad, where the diaspora tally broke heavily in her favour. Sánchez, of the Together for Peru bloc, built his base in poorer, rural regions, and the count tightened in the final days as ballots from those areas came in. Turnout in the runoff was 71.9 percent. No party emerged with command of the new, two-chamber Congress — Peru's first bicameral legislature since the Senate was restored. Provisional results gave Popular Force the largest single share in both houses without a majority: - Chamber of Deputies (130 seats): Popular Force 41, Together for Peru 32, Party of Good Government 18, Popular Renewal 15, with the remainder split among smaller groups. - Senate (60 seats): Popular Force 22, Together for Peru 14, Popular Renewal 8, Party of Good Government 7. A result her rival will not accept Sánchez, who before the vote had pledged on local radio to "respect the results," reversed course as the count narrowed against him. He alleges that the electoral authorities' decision to drop a requirement that overseas polling stations scan and digitise their tally sheets opened the door to manipulation, and has asked the JNE to annul the results from 119 consular offices. In a social-media statement on 23 June he went further than a legal challenge. We will not recognise that government and will declare a state of political and social struggle. Fujimori has dismissed the campaign against the result as theatre. "I believe this is a desperate political act," she told local media. She is not the only loser crying foul: Rafael López Aliaga, the hard-right Lima mayor eliminated in third place in the first round, spread fraud claims, called for an "insurgency," and now faces criminal charges for incitement to civil disorder. Electoral judges have so far let the process stand, having ruled in April that the first round would not be annulled. What a Fujimori presidency would mean A Fujimori win would consolidate the right's grip on one of South America's most resource-rich economies and extend a broader regional tilt away from the left. Her platform pairs a tough-on-crime agenda — consciously echoing her father's 1990s campaign against insurgency — with a defence of the market-oriented model that has underpinned Peru's macroeconomic stability through years of political chaos that has churned through a string of presidents. Whether she can govern is a separate question from whether she can win. Analysts at the Atlantic Council's Latin America Center argue that her bloc's seat count offers protection but not a free hand. "Fujimori's party holds enough Senate and Congress seats to avoid impeachment, but effective governing will require compromises," said Martin Cassinelli, an assistant director at the center. His colleague Jason Marczak said she "would bring a pro-business approach to an economy that has long been lauded for its macroeconomic stability despite constant political upheaval," and would be a willing partner for Washington's crackdown on criminal organisations across the hemisphere. On the rivalry between the United States and China — Peru is a major exporter of copper, silver and molybdenum — colleagues at the center expect her to stay pragmatic and avoid taking sides. The presidency would also close a dynastic loop. Fujimori entered public life as Peru's first lady at 19, during the rule of her father, Alberto Fujimori, who governed from 1990 to 2000, was later convicted of human rights abuses, and died in September 2024 — a year and nine months after his release from prison. For critics, a Fujimori in the Palacio de Gobierno revives the authoritarian shadow of that era; for her supporters, it vindicates a candidate who has lost three times by margins as thin as this one. What it will not deliver, on the early evidence, is calm: the decisive count is in, but the contest over its legitimacy is only beginning. ### Sources - 2026 Peruvian general election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election - Sanchez warns he 'will not recognise' Fujimori victory in Peru election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/sanchez-warns-he-will-not-recognise-fujimori-victory-in-peru-election - Leftist Sanchez takes slim lead in Peru's presidential run-off election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/race-tied-between-left-and-right-wing-rivals-in-perus-presidential-vote - A razor-thin victory, a divided nation: What awaits Peru's next president? — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/a-razor-thin-victory-a-divided-nation-what-awaits-perus-next-president/ - Peru: Keiko Fujimori, first lady at 19, on fourth try to be president — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/americas/peru-president-election-keiko-fujimori-intl-latam - Peru Has a New President, But Fujimori's Election Lie Imperils Democracy — WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America): https://www.wola.org/analysis/peru-has-new-president-fujimori-imperils-democracy/ - Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5109052/alberto-fujimori-dead-peru-former-president - Keiko Fujimori | Biography, Politics, Fuerza Popular, & Peru Election 2026 — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keiko-Fujimori --- ## Second 2026 wage index recedes as STATEC holds its 2027 forecast - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-second-wage-index-2026-unlikely-statec-2027-forecast - Published: 2026-06-25T06:20:33.978+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:20:33.978+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 1be0175d-2d3b-4418-88d3-4b12a93bf1ef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > After the 1 June pay rise, Luxembourg's statistics agency expects the next automatic indexation only in 2027 — provided energy relief keeps inflation in check. ### Summary STATEC's latest forecast keeps the next wage-indexation tranche pencilled in for the second quarter of 2027, making a second automatic pay rise in 2026 unlikely as tripartite energy measures contain inflation. ### Key facts - STATEC's 24 June 2026 forecast keeps the next automatic wage-index tranche pencilled in for the second quarter of 2027, so a second tranche in 2026 is now unlikely. - An index tranche already took effect on 1 June 2026, raising wages, pensions and benefits by 2.5%. - The 'Resilienzpak 2026' tripartite measures are expected to cap energy-price growth at about 2.3% (versus 6.6% without), pulling 2026 inflation down to roughly 2.2%. - Indexation is triggered when the six-month average of the NICP rises 2.5% above its last trigger level, lifting pay across the economy by 2.5%. - A renewed Middle East energy shock remains the main risk that could still bring an earlier tranche. ### FAQ **Q: Will there be a second wage index in Luxembourg in 2026?** It now looks unlikely. STATEC's central scenario, maintained in its 24 June 2026 update, expects the next automatic tranche only in the second quarter of 2027, after the increase already applied on 1 June 2026. **Q: How much was the June 2026 indexation and who does it affect?** The 1 June 2026 tranche raised wages, salaries, pensions, family allowances, unemployment benefits and parental-leave allowances by 2.5% across the board, lifting the unqualified minimum wage to €2,771.33 a month. **Q: How is automatic wage indexation triggered?** A tranche is triggered automatically about a month after the six-month moving average of the national consumer price index (NICP, base 1948) rises 2.5% above its level at the previous trigger, producing a uniform 2.5% increase. **Q: What could still bring an earlier tranche?** A renewed energy shock — for example a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz pushing oil prices sharply higher — could lift inflation enough to advance the next tranche, a risk STATEC says the Resilienzpak measures have reduced. ### Body Luxembourg's employees and pensioners banked an automatic 2.5% pay rise on 1 June 2026. The question that has hung over households and employers ever since is whether a second such increase would follow before the year is out. According to the country's statistics institute, the answer is now most likely no. In its latest economic update, published on 24 June, STATEC kept its central forecast unchanged: the next automatic wage-indexation tranche is still expected only in the second quarter of 2027. That marks a clear retreat from the spring, when an oil-price shock tied to the crisis in the Middle East had raised the spectre of inflation rising fast enough to trigger a fresh tranche in the second half of 2026 — and, in the bleakest scenario, as many as three indexations between mid-2026 and late 2027. The shift matters because automatic indexation, known locally simply as the index, sets the pay of virtually everyone in the country. A tranche raises private- and public-sector wages, pensions, family allowances, unemployment benefits and parental-leave payments by a uniform 2.5%. Whether one or two land in a single year is therefore one of the most consequential economic questions Luxembourg faces. What STATEC now expects STATEC's reading is that the relief measures agreed by government, unions and employers — the so-called Resilienzpak 2026 — are doing enough to keep a lid on prices. The package is expected to hold the rise in energy prices to about 2.3% this year, against 6.6% without intervention, trimming overall inflation by roughly 0.3 percentage points. On that basis, the institute revised its central inflation projection for 2026 down to around 2.2%, from 2.5% previously, and sees price growth easing to 1.7% in 2027. The downgrade is enough to keep the next index threshold from being crossed before next year. STATEC was careful to stress that the outlook remains unusually uncertain, hinging on the duration and severity of the Middle East conflict. The caution is well earned. As recently as May, STATEC director Tom Haas had set out a darker alternative for the tripartite coordination committee. If the Strait of Hormuz were blockaded for six months or more, he warned, inflation could average about 4% in 2026 and peak near 6%, with pump prices a visible symptom. Petrol prices at the pump could exceed two euros a litre as early as the summer. That worst case, which would have chained together three tranches, is the scenario the latest forecast judges to have receded. Haas also cautioned that indexation is not a cure-all: although nominal wages would rise through the index, he noted, real disposable income per person would still come under negative pressure during periods of high inflation. How automatic indexation works Luxembourg is one of the few countries in Europe to keep a fully automatic, economy-wide link between prices and pay. The trigger is the national consumer price index (NICP), calculated by STATEC on a base of 1 January 1948. When the six-month moving average of that index rises 2.5% above its level at the previous trigger, a new tranche is activated about a month later. - The June 2026 tranche lifted the sliding wage scale's reference value from 968.04 to 992.24 points. - It was confirmed after the six-month average crossed the 1,038.79-point threshold, reaching 1,041.65 in May. - It was the first adjustment in 13 months, the previous tranche having taken effect on 1 May 2025. The six-month averaging is deliberate: it smooths out volatile items such as fuel and seasonal food so that a single price spike does not, on its own, move pay. After the June increase, the unqualified social minimum wage for workers aged 18 and over rose to €2,771.33 a month, from €2,703.74, while the qualified minimum wage climbed to €3,325.59, from €3,244.48. What it means for wages, pensions and the budget For workers and pensioners, a delayed second tranche is a double-edged outcome. It signals that the cost-of-living surge is being contained, but it also means no further across-the-board top-up this year if prices ease as forecast. Net gains, in any case, fall short of the headline 2.5%, because higher gross pay interacts with tax brackets and social contributions. For employers and the state, the deferral is a measure of relief. Each tranche feeds straight through to the public-sector wage bill, to pensions and to benefits, and automatically raises private payrolls — a cost the employers' federation has repeatedly flagged when several tranches threaten to bunch together. STATEC's downgraded growth outlook adds to the pressure: it has cut its 2026 GDP forecast to about 1.4%, with a contraction possible under a prolonged energy shock. Politically, the mechanism itself is not in play. Prime Minister Luc Frieden has been emphatic that, whatever support measures are debated, the principle of automatic indexation will be preserved. The wage-indexation mechanism remains untouchable. For now, the calendar is the story. Barring a renewed energy shock, Luxembourg's next automatic pay rise is pencilled in for the second quarter of 2027 — and the much-discussed second index of 2026 looks increasingly like a risk that did not materialise. ### Sources - Wage indexation on 1 June 2026 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn19-26-ipc.html - Inflation forecast: 1.8% for 2026 and 2027 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn05-previsions-inflation.html - Le Statec maintient son scénario d'index en 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-maintient-son-scenario-dindex-en-2027 - Au Luxembourg, la perspective d'un second index en 2026 s'éloigne — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-la-perspective-d-un-second-index-en-2026-s-eloigne-103589550 - Le Statec agite la menace de trois indexations d'ici fin 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-agite-la-menace-de-trois-indexations-dici-mars-2027 - Tripartite: le Statec prévoit jusqu'à 3 index en un an si la guerre dure — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-prix-en-hausse-index-en-rafale-l-inflation-menace-de-nouveau-103561838 - Luxembourg wage indexation confirmed for June — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-wage-indexation-confirmed-for-june - Indexation au 1er juin 2026: les salaires, traitements et pensions augmentent de 2,5% — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/indexation-au-1er-juin-2026-les-salaires-traitements-et-pensions-augmentent-de-25/ - When Is the Next Index in Luxembourg? What's Changing in 2026 — salary.lu: https://salary.lu/en/blog/when-is-the-next-index-in-luxembourg-what-s-changing-in-2026 - Tom Haas nommé Directeur du STATEC — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/tom-haas-nomme-directeur-du-statec.html --- ## Pope to bring his message for Europe to Metz, on Luxembourg's doorstep - URL: https://status.lu/article/pope-leo-xiv-metz-europe-message-luxembourg-doorstep - Published: 2026-06-25T06:09:31.904+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:09:31.904+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 6da4408d-da6e-4858-bbda-d2191c673a54 - Dateline: Metz, FR > Pope Leo XIV will close a four-day visit to France on 28 September with a Mass at Metz Cathedral, a leg built around Franco-German reconciliation roughly 55 kilometres from Luxembourg City. ### Summary Pope Leo XIV will end his 25-28 September trip to France in Metz, celebrating Mass at the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in a leg dedicated to European reconciliation and the legacy of EU founding father Robert Schuman. The Moselle city sits inside Luxembourg's cross-border catchment, putting a papal gesture toward a divided Europe on the Grand Duchy's doorstep. ### Key facts - Pope Leo XIV will end a 25-28 September 2026 visit to France in Metz, with Mass at the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne on 28 September. - The Metz leg is dedicated to European identity and Franco-German reconciliation, tied to EU founding father Robert Schuman, buried nearby at Scy-Chazelles. - Metz lies about 55-63 km from Luxembourg City inside the Greater Region; France supplies 125,281 of Luxembourg's roughly 229,000 cross-border workers (STATEC, Q1 2025). - The dates were announced by the Archbishop of Paris on 9 June 2026; some logistics and the Holy See's formal confirmation were still pending in mid-June. ### FAQ **Q: When and where will Pope Leo XIV visit Metz?** He is due to celebrate Mass at the medieval Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Metz on Monday 28 September 2026, the closing leg of a 25-28 September visit to France that also takes in Paris and Lourdes. **Q: Why was Metz chosen for the European-themed stop?** Metz, in historic Lorraine, was annexed by Germany from 1871 to 1918 and became a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation. EU founding father Robert Schuman, author of the 1950 Schuman Declaration, lived and is buried nearby at Scy-Chazelles. **Q: How close is Metz to Luxembourg?** Metz sits roughly 55 kilometres from Luxembourg City as the crow flies and about 63 kilometres by road, within the Greater Region. France provides Luxembourg's largest group of cross-border workers — 125,281 people, about 54 percent of the total, per STATEC for early 2025. **Q: Is the visit officially confirmed?** The Archbishop of Paris announced the dates on 9 June 2026 and the French Bishops' Conference confirmed the main gatherings, but several logistical details were still being finalised and the Holy See had not issued its own formal confirmation as of mid-June 2026. ### Body Pope Leo XIV will close a four-day visit to France in Metz, celebrating Mass at the city's Gothic Cathedral of Saint-Étienne on Monday 28 September 2026, in a leg of the journey built explicitly around European reconciliation. The Moselle city sits barely 55 kilometres from Luxembourg City, placing a papal gesture toward a fractured continent squarely inside the Grand Duchy's cross-border catchment. The Metz stop is the symbolic climax of an itinerary that runs through Paris and Lourdes before reaching the old Franco-German frontier. Church organisers have framed it less as a regional event than as a message addressed to Europe itself, staged in a city whose history embodies the wars the modern Union was built to end. A four-day journey ending at the frontier The Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, made the dates public through his official account on 9 June 2026, with the French Bishops' Conference confirming the pope would take part in several large gatherings. "We are able to publicly confirm that Paris will welcome the Holy Father on Sept. 25 and 26," Ulrich said, according to EWTN News. According to itineraries reported by OSV News, America Magazine and the Spanish outlet Omnes, the trip then runs as follows: - Paris, 25-26 September — vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral, an evening gathering with young people, and an open-air Mass in the centre of the capital. - Lourdes, 27 September — Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. - Metz, 28 September — Mass at the medieval Cathedral of Saint-Étienne, the close of the visit. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, who heads the French Bishops' Conference, has coordinated the draft programme with the pope since April. Several logistical details were still being finalised in mid-June, and the Holy See had not yet issued its own formal confirmation. Why Metz The choice of Metz is deliberate. The capital of the Moselle department, in historic Lorraine, was annexed by the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 — a fault line that ran through both world wars before the city became a byword for post-war Franco-German reconciliation. That symbolism is anchored in one figure above all. Robert Schuman, the statesman of mixed French and German heritage regarded as a founding father of European integration, lived and is buried at Scy-Chazelles, just outside Metz. His Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 is widely treated as the founding text of the European project. A daily Mass-goer, Schuman was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 19 June 2021, an early step toward possible sainthood. Cardinal Aveline has cast the visit through that lens. The pope could, he said, "draw on his example as a Christian committed to peace and the common good to encourage a renewed sense of purpose for Europe." A message to a divided continent What Leo XIV will say in the cathedral has not been released; the European-reconciliation theme is signalled, but the homily text remains unconfirmed. His recent interventions, however, leave little doubt about the register. In his historic address to a joint session of Spain's parliament on 8 June 2026 — the first by a pope — he warned a continent he sees as dangerously polarised. I invite everyone to set aside the divisive and polarising narratives of your societal reality and history, so as to overcome sterile simplifications through the fruitful appreciation of complexity. The theme has been consistent. Addressing the European People's Party group in the European Parliament on 25 April 2026, Leo told lawmakers that "unity is greater than conflict," and spoke of a fear of starting a family that he said "seems to be particularly prevalent in Europe." Read together, the Spain and Brussels speeches sketch the argument the Metz Mass is widely expected to carry to the heart of the Greater Region. On Luxembourg's doorstep For Luxembourg, the venue matters as much as the words. Metz lies about 63 kilometres from Luxembourg City by road — roughly 45 minutes up the A31 and A3, crossing the border at Zoufftgen — and both cities belong to the Greater Region that knits together Luxembourg, Lorraine, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wallonia. That proximity is not abstract. France supplies the single largest share of the Grand Duchy's cross-border workforce: 125,281 French frontaliers, about 54 percent of the roughly 229,085 cross-border workers recorded by the national statistics office STATEC for the first quarter of 2025. Many of them commute from the Moselle and Lorraine towns around Metz and Thionville, and cross-border workers together account for close to half of all jobs in Luxembourg. A papal appearance dedicated to European unity, staged in that catchment, is a rare event for a region more often defined by traffic counts and tax treaties than by continental symbolism. For tens of thousands of Luxembourg residents and cross-border commuters, the nearest pope of recent memory will be preaching reconciliation a short drive south — provided the final schedule, still being settled in Rome, holds. ### Sources - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — OSV News: https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-france-visit-takes-shape-with-stops-at-notre-dame-lourdes-and-metz/ - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with planned stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — America Magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/06/11/pope-leo-xiv-visit-notre-dame-lourdes-metz/ - Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo XIV's trip to France: Paris, Lourdes, and Metz — EWTN News: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/europe/itinerary-confirmed-for-pope-leo-xiv-s-trip-to-france-paris-lourdes-and-metz - The Pope's visit to France is taking shape — Omnes Magazine: https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/the-popes-visit-to-france-is-taking-shape/ - To Members of the European People's Party in the European Parliament (25 April 2026) — Holy See (vatican.va): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/april/documents/20260425-ppe.html - Pope to EU lawmakers: Seek unity, not conflict that leads to destruction — Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-to-european-people-s-party-politics-must-return-people.html - Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/07/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-end-to-polarisation-as-he-makes-the-first-papal-visit-to-spain-in-1 - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu (citing STATEC): https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Distance between Luxembourg and Metz — DistanceBetween2: https://distancebetween2.com/luxembourg/metz --- ## Luxembourg moves to widen police power to order people out of public space - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-platzverweis-reform-gloden-police-powers-public-space - Published: 2026-06-25T05:52:22.792+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:52:22.792+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 8328bc2b-52c9-4712-8fae-fb4970d9aa82 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Interior Minister Léon Gloden's 'Platzverweis' reform heads for a July vote despite repeated formal opposition from the Council of State and human-rights bodies. ### Summary Luxembourg's parliament is set to vote on a bill expanding police powers to order people to leave public places for up to 48 hours, over warnings from the Council of State and rights groups that the grounds are too vague. ### Key facts - Bill 8426 expands Luxembourg's 'Platzverweis', letting police order people to leave a place for up to 48 hours within a zone of up to one kilometre, on broader grounds than blocking building access. - The interior affairs committee adopted the report on 24 June 2026; a full Chamber vote is set for 8 July 2026. - The Council of State kept its formal opposition in a 2 December 2025 opinion, calling the grounds too vague to be predictable. - The human-rights commission (CCDH), prosecutors and judges warn of arbitrary, discriminatory enforcement and the lack of a swift judicial remedy. - Committee changes stripped mayors of power over the longer ban after a constitutional challenge by déi Lénk's Marc Baum. ### FAQ **Q: What is the 'Platzverweis'?** It is a police banishment or dispersal order that requires a person to leave a specified place. Luxembourg introduced a limited version in 2022; bill 8426 would expand it to a wider range of behaviours in public space. **Q: What would the reform allow police to do?** Officers could order someone to leave — by force if needed — for up to 48 hours within a zone of up to one kilometre, on grounds including disturbing public peace, hindering traffic or importuning passers-by. Repeat offences could trigger a longer place ban, and breaching an order carries a €250 fine. **Q: Why is it controversial?** The Council of State, the human-rights commission (CCDH), prosecutors and judges argue the grounds are too vague, risk arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement against vulnerable people, and lack a swift right of appeal before a court. **Q: When does parliament vote?** The Chamber of Deputies' interior affairs committee adopted the report on 24 June 2026, and a plenary vote is scheduled for 8 July 2026. ### Body Luxembourg's parliament is preparing to give police broader power to order people out of public space, after years of legal wrangling that has pitted the government's security agenda against repeated warnings from the country's top advisory body and its human-rights watchdog. The reform, known as the reinforced Platzverweis — a banishment or dispersal order — is contained in bill 8426, tabled on 25 July 2024 by Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). The Chamber of Deputies' interior affairs committee adopted the rapporteur's report on 24 June 2026, clearing the way for a plenary vote scheduled for 8 July 2026, according to the parliament's own agenda and reporting by Reporter.lu. What the reform would change Luxembourg already allows a Platzverweis, introduced in 2022, but only against people physically blocking access to buildings open to the public. Bill 8426, which amends the law of 18 July 2018 on the Grand Ducal Police, widens that considerably. As drafted, officers could order someone to leave a place — using force if necessary — on a far longer list of grounds. - New grounds: behaviour that disturbs public peace, health or safety, hinders circulation on public roads, or importunes passers-by — not just blocking a doorway. - Reach and duration: the exclusion zone can extend up to one kilometre, and the order lasts up to 48 hours. - Repeat offences: if a person is removed again within 30 days, a longer temporary place ban — originally proposed at up to 30 days — could follow. - Enforcement: breaching an order carries a €250 fine. During committee work the text was reshaped. Mayors, who in the original draft would have decided the longer place ban, were stripped of that role after déi Lénk deputy Marc Baum argued it was unconstitutional for an elected executive — rather than a judge — to curtail a citizen's freedom of movement, as reported by Le Quotidien. The committee also tightened the wording of the grounds, which critics had attacked as dangerously loose. A long, contested passage through parliament The bill is a plank of the CSV-DP coalition agreement, and a generalised Platzverweis had been a CSV demand when Gloden sat in opposition under the previous Green interior minister, Henri Kox. Its journey has been anything but smooth. The Council of State, whose opinions can force a bill back to the drawing board, issued a supplementary opinion on Tuesday 2 December 2025 maintaining its formal opposition. It held that notions such as disturbing "tranquillity, health or public safety" remained too general to guarantee the predictability required when the state interferes with private life, and warned of a risk of arbitrary decisions, disproportionate restrictions and discriminatory impact on vulnerable people — with no swift legal remedy for those affected. In committee, the three LSAP members and one Green deputy abstained on the report drawn up by CSV rapporteur Laurent Mosar; no one voted against. Gloden, for his part, has been unbending. I am very determined that this bill should be voted through without being distorted. The minister has framed the measure as a response to public demand rather than to lobbying. "People expect us to improve safety and the feeling of safety," he told Delano, dismissing organised opposition by pointing to what he called "the silent majority who don't shout." Rights groups and judges sound the alarm Outside parliament, the criticism has been broad and pointed. The Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CCDH), Luxembourg's national human-rights institution, warned in its April 2025 opinion that the bill covers a "large éventail de comportements formulés de manière vague" — a wide range of vaguely worded behaviours — "entraînant un risque d'arbitraire, de discriminations et de non-conformité à la Constitution et à la Convention européenne des droits de l'Homme." The commission cautioned that police and officials could end up making decisions based on appearance or perceived origin, and that subjective feelings of insecurity should not justify repressive measures. It urged that demonstrations be explicitly excluded from the order's scope. The judiciary has voiced similar doubts. Prosecutors in Luxembourg and Diekirch told lawmakers the listed behaviours were too imprecise to be applied uniformly and objectively, while the Public Prosecutor General questioned the measure's proportionality. Justices of the peace argued that orders restricting where a person may go should be issued by a judicial authority and come with a fast-track right of appeal — safeguards campaigners say the bill still lacks. A wider fight over public space The Platzverweis is the sharpest edge of a broader security drive under Gloden. Since taking office he has reinstated a begging ban in parts of Luxembourg City — which he insists targets only "organised aggressive begging" in specified streets and hours — and pushed for expanded video surveillance and automatic licence-plate recognition, alongside a new local policing unit within the Grand Ducal Police. Supporters cast the package as common-sense reassurance for residents and shoppers who feel uneasy in parts of the capital. Opponents see a steady accretion of executive power over who may occupy public space, and over the most marginal residents in particular. "Les gens attendent de nous que nous améliorions la sécurité et le sentiment de sécurité," Gloden said in December, restating the case he intends to carry into the chamber. With the government's majority intact and the opposition split between abstention and outright resistance, bill 8426 is widely expected to pass on 8 July. The questions raised by the Council of State and the CCDH — about vagueness, proportionality and the courts' role — are likely to outlast the vote, and could yet surface again before Luxembourg's judges. ### Sources - Innere Sicherheit: Ausschuss nimmt „Platzverweis renforcé" an — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-politik-parlament-innere-sicherheit-ausschuss-nimmt-platzverweis-renforce-an/ - Le Conseil d'État renouvelle son opposition au Platzverweis — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-conseil-detat-renouvelle-son-opposition-au-platzerweis - Entrave à l'accès d'un bâtiment: la CCDH monte au créneau — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/entrave-a-lacces-dun-batiment-la-ccdh-monte-au-creneau - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la CCDH s'offusque à son tour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-ccdh-soffusque-a-son-tour/ - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la justice émet d'importants doutes — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-justice-emet-dimportants-doutes/ - Les bourgmestres éloignés du Platzverweis — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/les-bourgmestres-eloignes-du-platzverweis/ - « Platzverweis », interdiction de la mendicité et création d'une unité de police locale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2052 - Quelles limites pour le « Platzverweis » ? — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/101 - La semaine du 22 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-22-juin-2026 - Réunion de commission - 24 juin 2026 (Commission des Affaires intérieures) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/meeting/1014653 - Léon Gloden: "Les gens attendent de nous que nous améliorions la sécurité" — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/interviews/2025/12-decembre/05-gloden-paperjam.html - Léon Gloden: "People expect us to improve security" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/leon-gloden-civil-society-is-on-my-side - Léon Gloden — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gloden --- ## Twin Earthquakes Strike Venezuela, Killing at Least 32 and Trapping Many in Caracas - URL: https://status.lu/article/venezuela-twin-earthquakes-caracas-dozens-killed - Published: 2026-06-25T05:42:51.679+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:42:51.679+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 750760fc-6b08-474d-8731-678904317398 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Two quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 hit within a minute near Venezuela's north coast, collapsing buildings in the capital as rescuers dig through rubble and a nationwide state of emergency takes hold. ### Summary Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on the evening of 24 June, collapsing buildings in Caracas and burying residents under rubble. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 32 people were killed and 700 injured, with the toll expected to rise. The US Geological Survey, which measured the quakes at magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, issued red alerts warning of probable high casualties as a state of emergency took hold and international aid offers poured in. ### Key facts - Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela about 40 seconds apart on 24 June 2026, near Yumare in Yaracuy state. - Acting President Delcy Rodríguez reported at least 32 dead and 700 injured, warning the toll would rise. - The USGS issued red alerts warning of probable high casualties, with a model estimating a possible range up to 100,000 deaths. - Caracas was badly hit — buildings collapsed in Los Palos Grandes, Altamira, Baruta and Chacao; its main airport closed. - A nationwide state of emergency was declared and the US and several Latin American nations offered rescue teams and aid. ### FAQ **Q: How strong were the Venezuela earthquakes and where did they hit?** The US Geological Survey measured the two quakes at magnitude 7.2 and 7.5. They struck within about 40 seconds of each other near the town of Yumare in Yaracuy state, roughly 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, at a shallow depth of around 10 kilometres for the mainshock. **Q: How many people were killed or injured?** Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said early on 25 June that at least 32 people had died and 700 were injured, and that the numbers were expected to rise. The USGS warned that high casualties were probable, but its higher estimates are a statistical model, not a confirmed count. **Q: What was the emergency response?** Venezuela declared a nationwide state of emergency and set up a task force to lead search and rescue. Simón Bolívar International Airport was closed, the Caracas Metro suspended and classes cancelled. The United States and several Latin American countries offered rescue teams, medical supplies and humanitarian aid. ### Body Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within about 40 seconds of each other on the evening of 24 June, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and burying residents under concrete and rubble. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said early on Thursday that at least 32 people had been killed and 700 injured, and warned that the toll was expected to climb as rescue teams reached flattened apartment blocks. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the first quake at magnitude 7.2 and the second, larger one at 7.5. Both struck near the town of Yumare in Yaracuy state, roughly 160 kilometres (100 miles) west of Caracas, according to the agency. Early bulletins had put the first tremor at 7.1 before the USGS settled on 7.2. It is among the strongest earthquakes to hit Venezuela in more than a century, broadcasters including NBC News and CNBC reported. The mainshock was shallow — the USGS placed it at a depth of about 10 kilometres — a characteristic that tends to intensify shaking at the surface and helps explain the scale of the destruction so far from the epicentre. A rare double shock Residents described two violent jolts in quick succession. People poured out of swaying high-rises in Caracas and stayed in the streets, many visibly shaken as they watched walls give way and columns of dust rise over their neighbourhoods. A brief tsunami advisory was issued for parts of the Caribbean and then withdrawn within about an hour; no tsunami materialised, the USGS and broadcasters said. The USGS issued two separate red alerts through its PAGER system, its highest level, signalling the potential severity of the disaster. High casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread. That PAGER assessment is a statistical model rather than a count of the dead. It estimated that fatalities would most likely fall in a wide range from the thousands to as many as 100,000, with the agency assigning a substantial probability to a toll of between 10,000 and 100,000. The 32 deaths confirmed by Wednesday night reflect only the earliest reports from accessible sites; officials cautioned the real figure is unknown while search-and-rescue work continues. Caracas bears the brunt Although the epicentre lay to the west, the capital suffered some of the heaviest damage. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello identified the affluent Los Palos Grandes and Altamira districts as the worst-affected parts of the city. Dozens of buildings collapsed across Caracas — including a bank — and in some southeastern areas high-rise blocks were heavily damaged or destroyed. Fatal collapses were reported in the Baruta and Chacao municipalities. The shaking was felt well beyond the capital. Authorities and local media reported collapsed buildings and casualties across several states, including: - Yaracuy, near the epicentre - La Guaira, on the Caribbean coast, declared a disaster zone - Carabobo, Aragua and Miranda, in the densely populated north - Trujillo, in the Andean west, and Falcón, where people were reported trapped under debris The capital's main gateway, Simón Bolívar International Airport, was damaged and closed, and all flights were cancelled. The Caracas Metro was suspended, the gas supply was shut off as a precaution, and telecommunications were disrupted in parts of the city. State of emergency and a scramble to dig out survivors Rodríguez declared a nationwide state of emergency in a televised address and announced the creation of a high-level task force to coordinate search and rescue. She appealed for calm and urged health workers across the country to report to hospitals to help treat the injured. "We urge our population to remain calm. We urge unity," Rodríguez said. Cabello said emergency services had been fully mobilised. "The fire department, police all have been activated," he told state media. Classes were cancelled, with the education ministry saying some schools would be used as shelters and donation centres for displaced families. Hundreds of rescuers worked through the night, in places by hand and floodlight, to reach people thought to be trapped beneath collapsed structures. Offers of help pour in International assistance was offered within hours. The United States said it was mobilising a disaster-assistance team. Jeremy Lewin, the State Department's under secretary for foreign assistance, said Washington would coordinate support with the interim Venezuelan government. "Working with our partners in the interim Venezuelan government, the U.S. will be sending search and rescue teams, medical and humanitarian supplies and other resources in the crucial first days after this tragic natural disaster," Lewin said. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau added that the United States "stands with the Venezuelan people" after what he called "devastating earthquakes." Several Latin American governments — among them Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay — also offered rescue personnel and humanitarian aid, according to Venezuelan authorities and international reports. With aftershocks still rattling the region and many buildings unsafe, officials warned that the picture remained fluid. The confirmed casualty figures are provisional, the rescue effort is in its earliest and most critical hours, and the full human and structural cost of the twin quakes will not be clear for days. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela was just rocked by back-to-back earthquakes. Here's what we know — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - USGS warns up to 100,000 people may be dead after quakes hit Venezuela — Radio New Zealand (RNZ): https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/620527/usgs-warns-up-to-100-000-people-may-be-dead-after-quakes-hit-venezuela - Acting Venezuela President Rodríguez says 32 dead and 700 injured after earthquakes — Associated Press (via KVUE): https://www.kvue.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/acting-venezuela-president-rodrguez-says-32-dead-and-700-injured-after-earthquakes-with-more-casualties-expected/616-496fe1f1-68c2-478d-8127-98c0cba0cb1f - Venezuela earthquakes live: Tremors of 7.5, 7.2 kill 32, injure hundreds — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-two-powerful-quakes-shake-s-american-country - Two powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela, destroying buildings — ABS-CBN News: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/25/two-powerful-earthquakes-strike-venezuela-destroying-buildings-0822 - Two 7+ magnitude earthquakes strike Venezuela, heavy damage reported in Caracas — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - 2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, near Caracas — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Strong back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela, prompting fears of heavy casualties — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-9.7248076 - 2 powerful back-to-back earthquakes rock Venezuela, damage and injuries reported — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/strong-71-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-coast-venezuela/story?id=134185994 --- ## EU divided on how to curb a surge of cheap Chinese exports - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-divided-china-export-surge-steel-parcels-tariffs - Published: 2026-06-25T05:22:51.866+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:22:51.866+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 5cb8d092-5a1a-4535-80cd-a16f375c6b99 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > From 50% steel duties to the end of duty-free parcels, Brussels is raising barriers against diverted Chinese goods — yet member states disagree how far to go, and Luxembourg is exposed. ### Summary As US tariffs reroute Chinese goods toward Europe, the EU is tightening rules on steel, electric cars and low-value parcels — but remains split over how protectionist to become, with stakes that land squarely on Luxembourg. ### Key facts - From 1 July 2026 the EU caps duty-free steel imports at 18.3 million tonnes (47% below 2024) and doubles the out-of-quota tariff to 50%. - The €150 duty-free parcel threshold ends on the same date; about 4.6 billion low-value parcels reached the EU in 2024, 91% from China. - Tariffs of up to ~35% on Chinese EVs since 2024 have not stopped the surge — exports to Europe rose 26% in a year to nearly 1.2 million cars. - Member states are split: Germany resists tougher measures, France pushes harder, and Luxembourg sits among states wanting faster parcel rules. - Luxembourg is doubly exposed — host to ArcelorMittal's HQ yet reliant on open trade and logistics. ### FAQ **Q: What is the EU changing on steel imports?** From 1 July 2026 the duty-free steel quota is cut to 18.3 million tonnes a year — about 47% below 2024 levels — and the tariff on imports above that quota doubles from 25% to 50%, with a new 'melt and pour' rule to curb transshipment. **Q: What happens to cheap parcels from Shein and Temu?** The EU's €150 duty-free de minimis threshold is abolished from 1 July 2026. An interim flat charge of about €3 per item type applies, a permanent classification-based system follows in 2028, and a separate €2 handling fee is being phased in. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg hosts ArcelorMittal's headquarters and has deep steel roots, so import defences help a strategic industry — but as a highly open, trade-dependent logistics hub it is also exposed if protectionism triggers wider trade friction. **Q: Why is the EU divided?** Export-heavy states such as Germany fear Chinese retaliation and resist tougher measures, while France and import-pressured industries want stronger protection. The split was clearest in the vote on EV tariffs, where Germany opposed and Spain abstained. ### Body As Washington's tariff wall reshapes global trade, a growing share of the cheap Chinese goods once bound for American shelves is being rerouted to Europe — and Brussels is scrambling to decide how high to raise its own barriers. From steel and electric cars to the billions of small parcels shipped by Shein and Temu, the European Union is assembling a thickening lattice of duties and rules. But the bloc remains split over how far to go, a tension felt acutely in open, trade-dependent economies such as Luxembourg. The starkest signal has come on steel. Under a political agreement struck between the European Parliament and member states in April, the EU will replace its expiring safeguard regime with far tighter limits from 1 July 2026, the day the current scheme lapses. A 50% wall around European steel The new measure, welcomed by the European Commission, cuts the volume of steel that can enter the bloc duty-free to 18.3 million tonnes a year — about 47% below 2024 levels — and doubles the tariff on imports above that quota from 25% to 50%, across roughly 30 product categories. A new "melt and pour" rule defines a consignment's origin by where the steel was first solidified, aiming to stop Chinese metal from slipping in through third countries. The Commission has warned that global steel overcapacity could reach 721 million tonnes by 2027; China alone produces more than half the world's steel. The shape and global standing of Europe's steel sector are fundamental to our strategic autonomy and industrial strength, said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security. Producers, battered by cheap imports and weak demand, were relieved. "On behalf of all the employees of ArcelorMittal in Europe, I am sincerely relieved by the proposals that have been announced today to support the European steel industry," said Aditya Mittal, chief executive of ArcelorMittal — the world's largest steelmaker outside China, headquartered in Luxembourg City. The parcel flood and the end of duty-free shopping The second front is the torrent of small e-commerce packages. Some 4.6 billion low-value parcels — roughly 12 million a day — entered the EU in 2024, and 91% of them came from China, according to the European Parliament. EU officials estimate that up to 65% of such shipments are deliberately undervalued to dodge duties. To close the gap, the bloc will abolish its long-standing €150 duty-free "de minimis" threshold from 1 July 2026. As an emergency stopgap, ministers approved a flat charge of about €3 per item type, with a permanent system based on each product's actual tariff classification due in 2028. A separate €2-per-parcel handling fee is also in train: finance ministers agreed in November to start it from 1 November 2026, though several governments want it sooner. - What changes: every parcel from a non-EU seller faces full customs treatment, ending the free pass that underpinned direct-to-consumer shipping. - Who is targeted: platforms such as Shein and Temu, which built their pricing on threshold-free delivery and have begun shifting stock into EU warehouses. - The push for speed: France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are pressing to bring the €2 fee forward to 1 July; Italy is applying its own €2 charge from that date. "Too many goods enter the European market without proper checks, putting consumer safety at risk and penalising businesses that play by the rules," said Salvatore De Meo, the Italian MEP who steered Parliament's report on low-value imports. Electric cars expose the split Nowhere is the EU's division clearer than on electric vehicles. Definitive tariffs of up to about 35% — layered on the standard 10% car duty — have applied to China-made battery EVs since late 2024. Yet the measures have barely dented the flow: Chinese car exports to Europe rose 26% between 2024 and 2025 to almost 1.2 million vehicles, while imports of Chinese hybrids surged 155%, as carmakers pivoted to models the tariffs do not cover. The vote that imposed those duties laid bare the rift. Germany, the bloc's largest car-producing nation, opposed them, fearing retaliation against its exporters in China; Spain abstained; France pressed for a tougher line. That same fault line — exporters wary of escalation against import-pressured industries demanding protection — now runs through every file, from steel to parcels. Why Luxembourg is watching closely For Luxembourg, the choice between protectionism and openness is not abstract. The Grand Duchy is home to ArcelorMittal's global headquarters and built its modern prosperity on steel, so tighter import defences shore up a strategic industry and its supply chain. At the same time, the country is one of Europe's most trade-dependent economies and a busy logistics and e-commerce hub, exposed if a wider tit-for-tat with Beijing chills global commerce or raises costs for consumers and distributors. That dual exposure helps explain why Luxembourg sits among the governments urging faster action on parcels while its flagship steelmaker cheers the new duties. Brussels' balancing act — shielding strategic industries without abandoning the open trading order that smaller economies rely on — will define the next phase of the EU's response. As cheap exports keep arriving, the only certainty is that the bloc's internal argument over how to answer them is far from settled. ### Sources - EU doubles steel tariffs to 50% to curb surge of cheap Chinese imports — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260413-eu-doubles-steel-tariffs-50-percent-crackdown-cheap-chinese-imports - Commission welcomes political agreement on new EU steel measure — EUROMETAL / European Commission: https://eurometal.net/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-on-new-eu-steel-measure/ - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - Steel overcapacity: Council adopts mandate on new rules to protect EU steel industry from global overcapacity — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/steel-overcapacity-council-adopts-mandate-on-new-rules-to-protect-eu-steel-industry-from-global-overcapacity/ - ArcelorMittal endorses EU steel trade measures — Recycling Today / ArcelorMittal: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/arcelormittal-europe-eu-steel-tariff-quotas-proposal-cbam/ - EU targets low-value imports via e-commerce platforms — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250708STO29516/eu-targets-low-value-imports-via-e-commerce-platforms - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - EU €2 parcel customs handling fee may start July 2026 — VATCalc: https://www.vatcalc.com/eu/eu-mulls-customs-admin-tax-on-non-eu-sellers/ - Five questions (and expert answers) about the EU's divided support for tariffs on Chinese EVs — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/five-questions-and-expert-answers-about-the-eus-divided-support-for-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/ - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs --- ## Luxembourg moves to bring food-delivery couriers under employment law - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-food-delivery-couriers-employment-law-platform-work-directi - Published: 2026-06-25T05:12:59.926+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:12:59.926+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 1758b156-d449-4dd8-88f1-3dd011d8ebff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A bill transposing the EU Platform Work Directive would presume couriers for Wolt, Wedely and rivals are employees, with the ITM and data-protection watchdog enforcing fines up to €25,000 per worker. ### Summary Luxembourg has tabled a bill to transpose the EU Platform Work Directive before its December 2026 deadline, creating a legal presumption that food-delivery couriers are employees, granting algorithmic-management rights, and tasking the ITM and CNPD with enforcement backed by fines of up to €25,000 per worker. ### Key facts - Bill 8699, tabled on 10 February 2026, transposes the EU Platform Work Directive into Luxembourg's Labour Code ahead of the 2 December 2026 deadline. - It creates a presumption that platform couriers are employees, which becomes irrebuttable when at least 3 of 13 control criteria are met. - The ITM labour inspectorate and the CNPD data-protection authority will jointly enforce the rules, with fines of €1,000–€25,000 per worker. - Luxembourg declined the directive's carve-out limiting retroactive effect, extending the presumption to existing couriers. - The reform mirrors a wider European crackdown, including Spain's roughly €79 million fine against Glovo for misclassifying couriers. ### FAQ **Q: What does Bill 8699 do for food-delivery couriers in Luxembourg?** It transposes the EU Platform Work Directive, creating a legal presumption that couriers for platforms like Wolt and Wedely are employees rather than self-employed. The presumption applies where the platform directs and controls the work, and becomes irrebuttable once at least three of thirteen criteria are met. **Q: Who will enforce the new rules and what are the penalties?** The ITM labour inspectorate and the CNPD data-protection authority will jointly monitor compliance. Administrative fines range from €1,000 to €25,000 per worker, doubled for repeat offences within two years, with work-cessation orders possible in serious cases. **Q: When must Luxembourg adopt the rules?** The EU Platform Work Directive entered into force on 1 December 2024 and must be transposed into national law by 2 December 2026. Luxembourg tabled its transposing bill on 10 February 2026. ### Body Luxembourg has set out in detail how it intends to police the food-delivery apps that have become fixtures of the capital's streets, tabling a bill that would treat couriers for Wolt, Wedely and their rivals as employees unless the platforms can prove otherwise. The text, Bill 8699, amends the Labour Code to transpose the European Union's Platform Work Directive and was placed before the Chamber of Deputies on 10 February 2026, according to analyses by the law firms BSP and Lexgo. The move commits the Grand Duchy to a deadline it cannot easily miss: Directive (EU) 2024/2831 entered into force on 1 December 2024 and must be written into national law by 2 December 2026. The Conseil d'État, Luxembourg's senior legal advisory body, delivered its opinion on the bill in March 2026, clearing a procedural hurdle on the way to a parliamentary vote. What the bill actually commits to The centrepiece is a reversal of the burden of proof. Today a courier who believes they are wrongly classed as self-employed must fight to establish an employment relationship. Under the bill, a legal presumption of employment applies wherever a platform exercises "direction" and "control" over how the work is done. That presumption is rebuttable — but it becomes irrebuttable once at least three of thirteen listed criteria are met, BSP and Lexgo confirm. Those criteria capture the everyday reality of app-based delivery work, including whether the platform: - sets or caps the courier's pay and receives the customer's payment; - supervises the quality of the work and rates performance; - restricts how, when or where the courier organises their work; - limits their freedom to accept or refuse tasks, or to use a substitute; - can exclude or deactivate a worker, and imposes binding conduct rules. Notably, Luxembourg has chosen not to transpose the directive's carve-out limiting the presumption's retroactive effect, so that workers are not treated differently depending on when their contract began. The bill also imports the directive's algorithmic-management safeguards: couriers would gain the right to an explanation of automated decisions, a review procedure, and guaranteed human oversight before an account is suspended or terminated. Enforcement falls to two authorities acting together — the Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM), the labour inspectorate, and the CNPD, the data-protection regulator, which polices the algorithmic provisions. Breaches carry administrative fines of €1,000 to €25,000 per worker, doubled for repeat offences within two years, with serious cases liable to work-cessation orders. A small market, a long-running fight Food couriers became a visible presence in Luxembourg City during the pandemic, pedalling for the international platforms Wolt and Uber Eats alongside home-grown services such as Wedely, Goosty, Foozo and MiamMiam.lu, as the Lëtzebuerger Journal has documented. There is no official national tally of how many people do the work; the OGBL, Luxembourg's largest union, speaks of "hundreds" of delivery workers and has campaigned for years against what it calls bogus self-employment. The union argues that couriers labelled independent contractors are in fact in a relationship of subordination — supplying their own bikes while the platform fixes their pay and routes, rates their performance and reserves the right to sanction them. In a joint statement with the LCGB, it pressed parliament to act: The OGBL and LCGB believe that the Chamber of Deputies should discuss the CSL's draft law and establish a national framework for the protection of the social rights and working conditions of workers on digital platforms. The platforms counter that flexibility is the point. Wolt says seven in ten of its courier partners in Luxembourg have other jobs, 23% are students and one in ten are retired or stay-at-home; on its figures they deliver an average of seven hours a week. "Seven out of ten couriers say they particularly appreciate deciding how many hours to deliver weekly, which they cannot get elsewhere," said Tomás Etcheverry, general manager of Wolt Luxembourg. Part of a wider European reckoning Luxembourg is acting within a continent-wide push to settle the status of an estimated 28.5 million people who work through digital platforms in the EU. The directive it is transposing was designed to standardise the presumption of employment and to make misclassification harder to sustain — a shift that has already proved costly elsewhere. In Spain, whose 2021 "riders' law" pioneered the approach, the labour inspectorate fined Glovo roughly €79 million for treating about 10,614 couriers as self-employed in Barcelona and Valencia, according to Euronews and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. A 2023 Dutch Supreme Court ruling reclassified Deliveroo riders as employees. The directive aims to spread that logic across the bloc by shifting the burden of proof onto the platforms. Luxembourg's labour minister, Georges Mischo, has framed the task as a delicate one. He has described the EU text as a hard-won "compromis" that Luxembourg had wanted to be more "ambitieux," and has said the aim is to balance "la protection des personnes travaillant sur des plateformes et la compétitivité du Luxembourg sur le marché européen" — protecting platform workers while preserving the country's competitiveness on the European market. How that balance is struck will matter well beyond the couriers themselves. Platform work is one of the fastest-growing and least-regulated corners of the labour market, and the line Luxembourg draws between employee and independent — and how rigorously the ITM polices it — will set a precedent for how the state classifies and protects a new generation of workers. ### Sources - Newsflash | Bill on the improvement of working conditions in the context of platform work: a legislative turning point for digital platforms — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/newsflash-i-bill-improvement-working-conditions-context - Bill on the Improvement of Working Conditions in the Context of Platform Work: A Legislative Turning Point for Digital Platforms — Lexgo: https://www.lexgo.be/en/news-and-articles/14660-bill-on-the-improvement-of-working-conditions-in-the-context-of-platform-work-a-legislative-turning-point-for-digital-platforms - Quelles règles pour le travail des plateformes au Luxembourg ? — Chambre des députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/2335 - Avis 62.300 du 10 mars 2026 — Conseil d'État du Luxembourg: https://conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/avis/2026/mars2026/10032026/62300.html - A still uncertain future for millions of platform workers — OGBL: https://www.ogbl.lu/en/communique/un-avenir-encore-incertain-pour-des-millions-de-travailleurs-des-plateformes/ - Plateformes de livraison : une loi contre l'ubérisation, et vite ! — OGBL: http://www.ogbl.lu/blog/plateformes-de-livraison-une-loi-contre-luberisation-et-vite/ - Who are the people delivering in Luxembourg? — Wolt Newsroom: https://press.wolt.com/en-LU/244409-who-are-the-people-delivering-in-luxembourg - The gig economy - a regulatory challenge — Lëtzebuerger Journal: https://journal.lu/en/gig-economy-regulatory-challenge - Spain fines delivery app Glovo €79 million for violating labour laws — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/22/spain-fines-delivery-app-glovo-79-million-for-violating-labour-laws - Spain: Delivery app Glovo fined €79 million for breaching labour law — Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/espa%C3%B1a-empresa-de-repartidores-glovo-recibe-una-multa-por-violaci%C3%B3n-de-regulaciones-laborales/ - The EU Platform Work Directive — European Trade Union Institute (ETUI): https://www.etui.org/publications/eu-platform-work-directive - EU Platform Work Directive: which countries have implemented? — Ius Laboris: https://iuslaboris.com/insights/eu-platform-work-directive-which-countries-have-implemented/ --- ## Luxembourg Marks First National Day of Grand Duke Guillaume's Reign Under a Red Heat Warning - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-national-day-2026-grand-duke-guillaume-first-reign-heatwave - Published: 2026-06-24T17:50:51.246+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:50:51.246+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: fbaec17a-fa2b-42f3-8a04-6ed0c0ad8e4e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The Grand Duchy's first Fête Nationale since the throne passed from Henri to Guillaume unfolded with a Te Deum, a military parade and fireworks — under a MeteoLux red heat warning. ### Summary Luxembourg celebrated its National Day on 23 June 2026, the first of Grand Duke Guillaume's reign, with a Philharmonie ceremony, military parade and Te Deum — even as a severe heatwave and a red weather warning gripped the country. ### Key facts - 23 June 2026 was the first National Day of Grand Duke Guillaume's reign, about eight months after he succeeded his father Henri, who abdicated on 3 October 2025. - The day featured a Philharmonie ceremony for 1,000+ guests, a 21-gun salute, a military parade on Avenue de la Liberté and a multi-faith Te Deum at Notre-Dame Cathedral. - In his first address, Guillaume stressed institutions and the transmission of values across generations, and warned that peace in Europe can no longer be taken for granted. - Actress Vicky Krieps was made an officer of the Order of the Oak Crown among the honorary distinctions. - Celebrations went ahead under a MeteoLux red heat warning, with temperatures up to 38°C; emergency services were reinforced and crowds remained large. ### FAQ **Q: When is Luxembourg's National Day, and what made 2026 special?** National Day is officially 23 June, with festivities on the eve of 22 June. In 2026 it was the first celebrated under Grand Duke Guillaume, who acceded on 3 October 2025 after his father Henri's abdication. **Q: What were the main ceremonies in 2026?** A solemn ceremony at the Philharmonie with speeches and honours, a 21-gun salute at Fetschenhaff, a military parade on Avenue de la Liberté, a fly-past, and a Te Deum at Notre-Dame Cathedral. The eve featured a torchlight procession and fireworks from the Pont Adolphe. **Q: How did the heatwave affect the celebrations?** MeteoLux issued a red heat warning with temperatures up to 38°C. The CGDIS reinforced its teams, free water was provided at the Glacis and crisis coordination was stepped up, but large crowds still turned out and the programme went ahead. ### Body Luxembourg celebrated its National Day on Tuesday, 23 June, with the first official Fête Nationale of Grand Duke Guillaume's reign — a day of pomp, prayer and patriotism that played out against an exceptional heatwave and a national red weather warning. The Grand Duchy's defining civic occasion carried unusual weight this year. It was the first National Day since the throne passed from Grand Duke Henri to his eldest son, who acceded on 3 October 2025 after Henri's abdication. Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie presided as the reigning couple for the first time over a programme that ran from the eve of 22 June into the formal ceremonies of the 23rd. A new reign's first National Day The centrepiece was a solemn ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg on the morning of 23 June, attended by more than 1,000 guests, among them members of the Chamber of Deputies, the Council of State, the judiciary and the diplomatic corps. On arrival, the grand-ducal couple was received by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Claude Wiseler, Prime Minister Luc Frieden and the mayor of Luxembourg City, Lydie Polfer. Addresses by Guillaume, Frieden and Wiseler framed the morning, alongside the conferral of honorary distinctions for civic, economic, sporting and cultural service. Among those decorated was the Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, made an officer of the Order of the Oak Crown. A new work commissioned from the violinist-composer Jean-Jacques Mailliet premiered during the ceremony. In his first National Day address, Guillaume returned to the themes of continuity, youth and democratic responsibility, framing the nation as something sustained less by ceremony than by the values passed between generations. "A nation lives through its institutions, its history, its symbols and its traditions. But above all, it lives through its people and through what is passed from generation to generation: its values, its sense of responsibility towards our country and our fellow citizens, and its confidence in a shared future." — Grand Duke Guillaume, speaking at the Philharmonie Turning to the wars at Europe's edge, the Grand Duke cautioned that, with conflict once again gripping the continent, "we can no longer take peace in our part of Europe for granted" — a pointed nod to Ukraine in an address otherwise devoted to tradition and shared citizenship. Salute, parade and a multi-faith Te Deum The ceremonial day followed a long-established choreography: - A 21-gun salute at Fetschenhaff, in honour of the Grand Duke; - The presentation of arms and the military parade along Avenue de la Liberté from midday, commanded by Colonel Alain Schoeben, the commander of the armed forces; - A low-altitude fly-past featuring an Airbus H145M helicopter, an Airbus A330 MRTT and a Belgian Air Force A400M. The parade brought together detachments of the Luxembourg Army, the Grand Ducal Police, Customs and Excise, the prison administration, the CGDIS rescue corps and the Luxembourg Red Cross, joined by a French Army detachment and civilian music societies. In the late afternoon, the grand-ducal couple attended the traditional Te Deum at Notre-Dame Cathedral. In a reflection of Luxembourg's pluralism, the service brought together Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, Chief Rabbi Alain Nacache, Hafiz ef. Hilmija Redžić of the Muslim community and Volker Beba of the Protestant Church. Festivities in a record heat The celebrations unfolded under one of the most severe heatwaves in years. MeteoLux, the national weather service, placed the country under a red heat warning, with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 30s Celsius — up to 38°C in the south — and little overnight relief as warm tropical air settled over the region. Forecasters warned the episode could rival the deadly heatwave of 2003. The eve of National Day on 22 June drew large crowds regardless. After the changing of the guard at the Grand Ducal Palace, a torchlight procession — the Fakelzuch — of some 2,800 participants wound through the upper town, before a 17-minute fireworks display was launched from the Pont Adolphe over the Pétrusse valley at 11 p.m. Authorities adapted to the conditions. The CGDIS deployed reinforced teams, reassigning trainee firefighters from parade duties to medical standby, while the city guaranteed free drinking water at the Glacis through fountains and stands, and the government reinforced operational coordination from the National Crisis Centre in Senningen. "The context is exceptional, with very high temperatures both day and night," said Cédric Gantzer, a spokesman for the CGDIS. Officials nonetheless expected the capital to fill. "We will still have a lot of people here in the city," predicted commander Annick Baustert as the festivities began. By nightfall, the calculation had held: a new monarch's first National Day observed in full, its crowds undiminished and its rituals intact — even as the Grand Duchy sweltered under a sky bleached white by the heat. ### Sources - Ceremonies & Celebrations Highlight Luxembourg's National Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61961-ceremonies-celebrations-highlight-luxembourgs-national-day-2026 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Le grand-duc Guillaume célèbre la première fête nationale de son règne à la Philharmonie Luxembourg — Histoires Royales: https://histoiresroyales.fr/grand-duc-guillaume-celebre-premiere-fete-nationale-regne-philharmonie-luxembourg/ - Fête nationale 2026: cinq moments à ne pas manquer — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/fete-nationale-2026-cinq-moments-a-ne-pas-manquer - Les secours renforcés pour que la canicule ne gâche pas la fête — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Fête nationale 2026: le feu d'artifice illumine le ciel de Luxembourg-Ville — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/fete-nationale-2026-le-feu-d-artifice-illumine-le-ciel-de-luxembourg-ville-103588139 - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Fête nationale 2026 | Te Deum | Cour grand-ducale — Maison du Grand-Duc (monarchie.lu): https://monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/fete-nationale-2026-te-deum --- ## EU Hosts Taliban Officials in Brussels for First Time Since 2021 Takeover - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-brussels-first-time - Published: 2026-06-24T17:40:13.698+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:40:13.698+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: b5701087-eab0-4102-b170-3eabd2fa8df5 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > The European Commission and 15 member states held closed-door technical talks with a Taliban delegation on returning rejected Afghan asylum seekers — while insisting this is not recognition. ### Summary The EU held its first talks with Taliban officials on European soil on 23 June 2026, focusing on the deportation of Afghan nationals with no right to stay. The Commission and Sweden co-chaired the closed-door meeting with 15 member states; Brussels stressed it does not amount to recognition, as rights groups warned the engagement risks legitimising the regime. ### Key facts - On 23 June 2026 the EU hosted a Taliban delegation in Brussels for the first time since the 2021 takeover. - The European Commission and Sweden co-chaired closed-door technical talks with 15 member states, focused on returning rejected Afghan asylum seekers. - Brussels insisted the meeting does not amount to recognising the Taliban government. - Belgium issued five 24-hour visas restricted to Belgian territory; rights groups and Malala Yousafzai condemned the engagement over women's rights. - Luxembourg, like all EU states, has not recognised the Taliban and must weigh cooperation on returns against the regime's human-rights record. ### FAQ **Q: Did the EU recognise the Taliban government by holding this meeting?** No. The European Commission stressed the closed-door technical meeting on 23 June 2026 does not amount to recognition, and the EU and its member states have withheld recognition of the Taliban since 2021. **Q: What was the meeting about?** It focused on migration and returns: readmitting Afghan nationals with no right to stay in the EU, especially those convicted of serious crimes or seen as security threats, plus a possible Taliban consular presence and 'trust-building measures.' **Q: Who attended?** European Commission officials and representatives of 15 of the EU's 27 member states, with the Commission and Sweden co-chairing. A five-member Taliban delegation attended on 24-hour Belgian visas restricted to Belgium. **Q: Why is the meeting controversial?** Rights groups and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai argue it risks legitimising a regime that bars girls from education, and warn deportations could return Afghans to persecution, against the principle of non-refoulement. ### Body The European Union hosted a Taliban delegation on European soil for the first time since the group seized power in Afghanistan, opening direct talks in Brussels on 23 June on the return of Afghans whose asylum claims have been rejected. The unprecedented encounter, held behind closed doors at an undisclosed location, marks a consequential and contested shift in the bloc's approach to a government it still refuses to recognise. The European Commission said its services co-chaired the technical-level meeting with Sweden, alongside representatives from 15 of the EU's 27 member states. A Taliban delegation of five travelled to Belgium for the talks, the first time officials of the Islamic Emirate have met the Commission and EU governments together in Brussels since the August 2021 takeover, almost five years ago. What was on the table According to the Commission and to Afghanistan's foreign ministry, the agenda centred on migration and the machinery of returns rather than any broader political settlement. Officials described the talks as strictly technical, focused on: - the return and readmission of Afghan nationals with no right to remain in the EU, with particular attention to those convicted of serious crimes or judged to pose a security threat; - a possible Taliban consular presence in the bloc and the resumption of consular services for Afghans in Europe; - so-called trust-building measures and what both sides called a "dignified return process." Commission spokesman Markus Lammert framed the rationale narrowly. "Member States are looking into ways to return persons who have committed serious crimes and who are possibly a security threat," he said. The meeting followed a Commission mission to Kabul in January, part of a gradual, cautious opening of technical channels with the de facto authorities. Engagement, not recognition Brussels was at pains to stress that sitting across the table from the Taliban does not amount to endorsing them. The Commission said the meeting did not mean it was formally recognising the government, and underlined that the EU and its member states have withheld recognition since 2021. No member state has established formal diplomatic relations with the Islamic Emirate. Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner defended the outreach as a matter of practical necessity, arguing the bloc had little choice but to engage on returns. It is important to talk to them at least to improve the situation for Europeans, but also for asylum applicants, for asylum-seekers. The logistics underscored how gingerly the EU handled its guests. Belgium issued the delegation five visas after security screening, valid for just 24 hours and restricted to Belgian territory, with no access to the rest of the Schengen free-travel area. Taliban foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi called the visit "historic," describing it as the first time a delegation of the Islamic Emirate had held talks with the EU and European governments in Brussels. A backlash over women's rights The meeting drew immediate condemnation from rights advocates, who argued that any normalisation of contact rewards a government that has barred girls from secondary school and university and erased women from much of public life. Critics warned that accelerating deportations could expose returnees to persecution, in tension with the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits sending people back to face serious harm. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was deeply shaken by the talks. "Europe must not legitimise a regime responsible for one of the worst human rights crises in the world. Any engagement with the Taliban must begin and end with the rights of Afghan women and girls." Human Rights Watch researcher Fereshta Abbasi said any engagement "needs to prioritise protecting human rights and accountability — not deporting people to danger there." The UN refugee agency cautioned that Afghans returned from the EU could face persecution. Afghans have remained among the largest groups granted protection in Europe: Eurostat figures cited in reporting put first-instance protection for Afghan applicants at roughly three in four in early 2026. Where the member states — and Luxembourg — stand The talks expose a familiar fault line within the bloc, between governments pressing for faster removals of rejected asylum seekers and those wary of legitimising the Taliban or breaching protection obligations. Sweden's co-chairing role reflects a harder line in parts of northern Europe; the 15 states that attended were not individually identified, and it was not confirmed whether Luxembourg was among them. For the Grand Duchy, as for every EU capital, the episode poses the same dilemma the bloc has wrestled with since 2021: how to manage migration and returns with a regime it condemns without conferring the recognition that regime craves. Luxembourg, which like its partners has not recognised the Taliban government, will weigh any operational cooperation against a human-rights record that EU leaders themselves describe as among the world's worst. Whether the Brussels meeting proves a one-off technical contact or the first step toward deeper engagement will shape that calculation in the months ahead. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/afghan-taliban-holding-closed-door-talks-eu-deportations/ - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - EU hosts Taliban officials for talks on migrant returns — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0623/1580019-eu-taliban-meeting/ - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for E.U. meeting — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/taliban-afghanistan-european-union-visas-belgium-rcna351225 - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU migration talks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/belgium-issues-visas-to-taliban-delegation-for-eu-migration-talks --- ## France confirms its first Ebola case as doctor returns from Congo - URL: https://status.lu/article/france-first-ebola-case-doctor-dr-congo-greater-region - Published: 2026-06-24T17:18:16.164+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:18:16.164+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 97eaf71a-c2c4-45eb-9185-2d08d22501c7 - Dateline: Paris, FR > A humanitarian physician who worked in DR Congo is isolated in a Paris hospital. Officials and the EU's disease agency say the risk to Europe and the Greater Region is very low. ### Summary France has confirmed its first Ebola case on national soil — a doctor back from DR Congo, now isolated in a Paris-area hospital. The ECDC rates the risk to the European population as very low. ### Key facts - France confirmed its first-ever Ebola case on 24 June 2026: a doctor who worked for the NGO ALIMA in DR Congo, now isolated in a Paris-area hospital in stable condition. - It is the first case detected outside Africa during the current outbreak; the patient was isolated on arrival and has a very low viral load. - Contacts are being traced and asked to self-isolate for 21 days; the ECDC rates the risk to the general European population as very low. - The source is DR Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak (Bundibugyo strain, no approved vaccine or treatment): more than 1,000 cases and 267 deaths since mid-May. - No Luxembourg-specific measures or EU internal border checks have been announced; the contained Paris case poses no local threat to the Greater Region. ### FAQ **Q: Is there an Ebola threat to Luxembourg or the Greater Region?** No. The single confirmed case is isolated in the Paris region, more than 300 km away, and the ECDC rates the risk to the general European population as very low. No Luxembourg measures or EU internal border checks have been announced. **Q: How was the case detected and contained?** The ALIMA doctor flew from Kinshasa to Paris almost asymptomatic, was isolated on arrival at the airport and moved into a negative-pressure hospital isolation room. His contacts are being traced and asked to self-isolate for 21 days. **Q: How does Ebola spread, and how dangerous is this strain?** Ebola is not airborne; it spreads only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a symptomatic person. This outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, unlike the Zaire strain. ### Body France has confirmed its first case of Ebola on national soil, the health ministry announced on Wednesday, after a doctor returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo and tested positive for the virus. It is the first time the disease has been detected outside Africa since the current outbreak began this spring. The patient is a physician working for ALIMA, The Alliance for International Medical Action, an international medical humanitarian organisation. He had been deployed to one of the zones where the virus is circulating in eastern DR Congo and flew back to Paris on a commercial flight from Kinshasa on Tuesday, according to the ministry and French media reports. He is now hospitalised in a stable condition in a specialised facility, with what the ministry described as a very low viral load. How the case was detected and contained The doctor boarded his flight almost asymptomatic, with only headaches, and his condition deteriorated slightly during the journey, the ministry said. He followed health protocols in full, was isolated on arrival at the airport and then transferred to hospital into a negative-pressure isolation room — a chambre à double flux designed to stop any pathogen escaping. “All precautionary measures, and in particular the isolation of the patient, were taken from the moment of his arrival,” the health ministry said in its statement. An epidemiological investigation is under way to trace everyone who may have been in contact with him; those identified will be asked to self-isolate at home for 21 days — the length of Ebola’s incubation period — under close medical surveillance. Officials were at pains to stress that this is an imported case with no sign of the virus circulating in France. Ebola is not airborne: it spreads only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a symptomatic patient, which makes onward transmission in a controlled hospital setting unlikely. A measured response from the WHO The World Health Organization, which has declared the Congolese outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, moved quickly to head off alarm. Its director-general noted that fewer than 30 Ebola cases have been recorded outside Africa in the past half-century. They shouldn’t overreact, that’s what I would like to advise. Those were the words of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general, who told reporters that the risk to the rest of the world — “whether it’s France or other countries in Europe” — remained low. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reached the same conclusion, rating the risk of infection as low for Europeans travelling to affected zones and very low for the general European population. The outbreak behind the case The infection traces back to DR Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak, declared in mid-May after a cluster of unexplained deaths in the mineral-rich eastern province of Ituri. According to the latest official figures, more than 1,000 cases have been recorded, including 267 deaths — a fatality rate of around 25 percent. Neighbouring Uganda has also reported cases. What makes this outbreak harder to fight is its strain. It is caused by the Bundibugyo species of the virus, for which — unlike the more familiar Zaire strain — there is no approved vaccine or treatment. The WHO declared the emergency on 17 May and has urged clinical trials to speed up candidate therapies. - Patient: an ALIMA doctor back from DR Congo, isolated in a Paris-area hospital in stable condition. - Risk: the ECDC rates the threat to the general European population as very low. - Strain: Bundibugyo ebolavirus — no licensed vaccine or treatment. - Outbreak: more than 1,000 cases and 267 deaths in DR Congo since mid-May. What it means for the Greater Region For readers in Luxembourg and the cross-border Greater Region, the case is a reminder of how interconnected public health has become — but not a cause for local concern. The single confirmed case is more than 300 kilometres away in the Paris region, isolated under hospital containment, and the EU’s own disease agency puts the risk to the wider European population in its lowest band. The response is being coordinated at European level. Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness, acknowledged there is “neither vaccine nor approved treatment for this Ebola strain, but research and development are under way.” In Paris, the prime minister’s office said the situation was being followed “very closely”. No Luxembourg-specific measures have been announced, and none of the European health agencies has recommended travel restrictions or border checks within the bloc. The practical guidance for the Greater Region is unchanged: the danger lies in the affected regions of central Africa, not in France’s neighbourhood — and a single, contained case in Paris does not alter that. ### Sources - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo mission — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260624-france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo-mission - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo - France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak — Medical Xpress / AFP: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-france-ebola-case-africa-current.html - Un premier cas d'Ebola a ete identifie en France chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/sante/un-premier-cas-d-ebola-a-ete-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc - Epidemie d'Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Europe 1: https://www.europe1.fr/sante/epidemie-debola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc-959496 - Virus Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, le patient a ete isole depuis son retour de RDC — RTBF: https://www.rtbf.be/article/virus-ebola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-le-patient-a-ete-isole-depuis-son-retour-de-rdc-11746555 - Ebola : un tout premier cas detecte en France, la situation suivie de tres pres — Toute l'Europe: https://www.touteleurope.eu/societe/ebola-un-tout-premier-cas-detecte-en-france-la-situation-suivie-de-tres-pres/ - French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in doctor who worked in Congo — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/24/france-ebola-virus-case-congo/ - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - 2026 Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — ECDC: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda --- ## Colombia's De la Espriella claims narrow runoff win; Cepeda contests count - URL: https://status.lu/article/colombia-de-la-espriella-claims-runoff-cepeda-contests - Published: 2026-06-24T17:09:20.107+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:09:20.107+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: c1a2af0c-cb79-4662-a0f1-57e7dcce1ace - Dateline: Bogotá, CO > Trump-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella leads the tally by under a percentage point, but leftist Iván Cepeda is challenging tens of thousands of polling stations and has refused to concede. ### Summary Right-wing newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia's presidential runoff by fewer than 250,000 votes. His leftist rival Iván Cepeda has not conceded, contesting the count as Colombia braces for a sharp rightward turn. ### Key facts - Right-wing newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia's 21 June runoff with 49.66% to Iván Cepeda's 48.70% — a margin of fewer than 250,000 votes. - Cepeda, the leftist successor to President Gustavo Petro, has not conceded and is challenging results from more than 30,000 polling stations. - De la Espriella, a lawyer nicknamed 'El Tigre' with no prior office, was endorsed by Donald Trump and pledges a hard turn on security, the economy and foreign policy. - His platform includes ending peace talks, El Salvador-style mega-prisons, expanded oil and gas, lower taxes, and moving Colombia's embassy to Jerusalem. - The winner is due to be inaugurated on 7 August, succeeding the term-limited Petro and ending Colombia's first leftist presidency. ### FAQ **Q: Who won Colombia's 2026 presidential runoff?** Right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella led the preliminary count with 49.66% against 48.70% for leftist Iván Cepeda — a margin of fewer than 250,000 votes — but the result is not yet final and binding. **Q: Did Iván Cepeda concede?** No. Cepeda has not conceded. His campaign said it would challenge results from more than 30,000 polling stations and called on supporters to await the official, legally binding count. **Q: What does Abelardo de la Espriella stand for?** He campaigned to end peace talks with armed groups, mount a US-backed military offensive, build El Salvador-style mega-prisons, expand oil and gas, lower taxes, restore ties with Israel and align Colombia closely with the Trump administration. **Q: When does the new Colombian president take office?** The runoff winner is due to be inaugurated on 7 August 2026, succeeding Gustavo Petro, who is barred by the constitution from seeking re-election. ### Body Colombia stood on the edge of a sharp political reversal on Monday after Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing lawyer endorsed by US President Donald Trump, claimed victory in a presidential runoff so close that his opponent refused to concede. With about 99.9 percent of ballots counted from Sunday's vote, the preliminary tally put de la Espriella on 49.66 percent against 48.70 percent for Iván Cepeda, the leftist senator who carried the banner of outgoing President Gustavo Petro. The gap was fewer than 250,000 votes, according to figures reported by Colombia's electoral authorities and corroborated by international outlets including Al Jazeera, CBS News and CNN. If confirmed, the result would end Colombia's brief experiment with a left-wing presidency and hand power to a political newcomer who has promised a hard turn on security, the economy and foreign policy. But the margin was thin enough to leave the outcome formally unsettled. A razor-thin count — and a contested one Cepeda, the nominee of the governing Historic Pact coalition, did not accept defeat. His campaign said it would challenge results from more than 30,000 polling stations and urged supporters to wait for the final, legally binding count before treating the contest as over. Petro, who is barred by the constitution from seeking re-election, had earlier alleged a "hacking of election software" without providing evidence and called for a thorough verification of the vote. He had warned of political violence should the right take power, and cast Trump's intervention in the race as foreign interference. De la Espriella, for his part, struck a conciliatory tone as he addressed supporters in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla. I will govern for all Colombians ... there will be no retaliation, no persecution, because in a democracy there are no irreconcilable enemies. Cepeda signalled he was not retreating from public life, telling supporters: "We are open to dialogue. We are willing to reach agreements as long as they are respectful, genuine and reflected in political actions that benefit the nation." Who is Abelardo de la Espriella At 47, de la Espriella is a lawyer and businessman who has never held elected office. Known by the nickname "El Tigre" — The Tiger — he ran as an independent under a movement styled the Defenders of the Homeland, casting himself as a strongman outsider against the political establishment. His campaign was bolstered by an open endorsement from Trump, who congratulated him after the count as Colombia's "new President." De la Espriella has, in turn, promised to align Bogotá closely with Washington — a reversal of the frosty relationship between Trump and Petro. His roughly 12.9 million votes were described as the highest total ever recorded by a presidential candidate in Colombia, the product of a polarised runoff that drew turnout of about 64 percent of the country's 41 million registered voters. He had also led the first round on 31 May, taking roughly 44 percent to Cepeda's 41 percent. What a De la Espriella presidency would mean De la Espriella campaigned on a platform that would break sharply with Petro's agenda at home and abroad. His pledges include: - Security: ending the government's "total peace" negotiations with armed groups and launching a roughly 90-day, US-backed military offensive against criminal organisations. - Prisons: building a network of mega-prisons modelled on the mass-incarceration crackdown pursued in El Salvador. - Economy: expanding oil and gas exploration, lowering taxes and shrinking the size of the state, while pledging to preserve popular social measures and minimum-wage gains. - Foreign policy: restoring ties with Israel and moving Colombia's embassy to Jerusalem, alongside a broader realignment toward the Trump administration. Taken together, the programme points to a confrontational approach to Colombia's long-running internal conflict and a recalibration of its place in the hemisphere, away from the regional left and toward Washington. A test for Colombia's institutions The standoff over the count sets up an early test of Colombia's electoral institutions. The winner of the runoff is due to be inaugurated on 7 August, succeeding Petro, the nation's first leftist president, whose single term cannot be renewed. For now, the country is left with a leading candidate claiming the presidency, a runner-up demanding a final tally, and an outgoing head of state who has yet to recognise a victor. The contest's resolution — and the legitimacy of whoever ultimately takes office — will hinge on the official count still to come. ### Sources - 2026 Colombian presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_election - Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/far-right-de-la-espriella-elected-colombia-president-whats-next - Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia's tight presidential race — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/colombian-right-wing-candidate-de-la-espriella-wins-tight-presidential-race - Right-wing candidate holds slim margin in Colombian presidential election, progressive challenger vows to challenge votes — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-electionn-runoff-ivan-cepeda-abelardo-de-la-espriella/ - Trump-backed de la Espriella wins preliminary count in razor-tight Colombian presidential runoff — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/americas/colombia-trump-abelardo-de-la-espriella-intl-latam - De la Espriella wins razor-thin majority in Colombia's election, Cepeda calls for final count — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260621-colombia-presidential-election-live-cepeda-de-la-espriella-face-off-in-second-round - Trump-backed De la Espriella wins Colombia runoff in preliminary count — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/nx-s1-5865676/delaespriella-colombia-election --- ## Man critically wounded in stabbing near Luxembourg's City Sounds; two held - URL: https://status.lu/article/stabbing-near-luxembourg-city-sounds-national-day-arrests - Published: 2026-06-24T16:59:47.476+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:59:47.476+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: a10217bf-54bf-426b-acab-70ba057d3b52 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg), LU > A brawl just outside the National Day concerts left one man with life-threatening neck wounds. Two suspects were detained — and police caution against linking it to a separate stabbing in Clausen. ### Summary A man was left fighting for his life after a knife attack on the fringes of Luxembourg City's City Sounds concerts on National Day. Two suspects were detained, and police stressed there was no confirmed link to a separate stabbing in Clausen hours earlier. ### Key facts - A man suffered life-threatening neck wounds in a knife attack just outside Luxembourg City's City Sounds concerts at about 22:15 on 23 June 2026. - Police said two suspected attackers were detained; by Wednesday the victim was stable and no longer in danger of death. - A separate stabbing on the Montée de Clausen at about 05:30 the same day left a man with a deep back wound and led to two more arrests. - Police said they could not confirm any link between the incidents, with investigations ongoing. - Mayor Lydie Polfer defended festival security, but Tageblatt reported some concertgoers said they were not screened with metal detectors. ### FAQ **Q: What happened at City Sounds on Luxembourg's National Day?** Around 22:15 on 23 June 2026, a fight between two groups on the allée Scheffer, just north of the Champ du Glacis in Limpertsberg, escalated into a knife attack on the fringes of the City Sounds concerts. One man was critically wounded in the neck and a second person suffered minor cuts. **Q: How many people were arrested, and on what basis?** Police said two suspected attackers were arrested over the City Sounds stabbing; according to Tageblatt, one was placed under formal arrest on the public prosecutor's order and brought before an investigating judge. In the separate Clausen stabbing, the prosecutor ordered the arrest of two men, who were brought before an investigating judge on Tuesday afternoon. **Q: Is the City Sounds stabbing linked to the Clausen stabbing?** Not according to police. L'essentiel reported that the force could not say whether there was any link between the various incidents, with investigations still ongoing. The two stabbings are being treated separately. **Q: What is the victim's condition?** Citing police, L'essentiel reported that by Wednesday the seriously wounded man was in a stable condition and no longer in danger of death. ### Body A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing on the fringes of Luxembourg's National Day festivities, when a fight broke out just outside the capital's City Sounds concerts late on Tuesday. Two people were wounded and two suspects were detained, the Grand Ducal Police said, in an attack that cast a shadow over the country's largest public celebration. The force said the violence erupted at around 22:15 on 23 June on the allée Scheffer, immediately north of the Champ du Glacis in the Limpertsberg district, where tens of thousands had gathered for the free open-air concerts staged in the capital for National Day. In a statement, police said two people had been wounded with a bladed weapon — that on the evening of 23 June, around 22:15, an incident on the allée Scheffer in Limpertsberg left two people injured by a knife. What happened at the Glacis According to police, a dispute between two groups escalated into a physical confrontation in which a knife was used. One man suffered life-threatening injuries to the neck — the daily L'essentiel reported he had been stabbed in the throat — while a second person sustained minor cuts. Both were treated at the scene by the CGDIS rescue service and taken to hospital. Police stressed that neither of the injured was a suspect. By Wednesday, the seriously wounded man's condition had improved. Citing police, L'essentiel reported that he was "in a stable condition" and "no longer in danger of death." Police said two suspected attackers had been arrested. According to the newspaper Tageblatt, one of them was placed under formal arrest on the order of the public prosecutor's office and brought before an investigating judge. Investigators said the circumstances remained unclear and appealed for witnesses to come forward on the police hotline, 113. The public prosecutor's office was informed and the investigation is continuing. A separate stabbing in Clausen — and no confirmed link Earlier the same day, at about 05:30, police were called to the Montée de Clausen, on the eastern edge of the city centre, where a man was found with a deep stab wound to his back. Officers gave first aid until the emergency services arrived. The public prosecutor's office ordered the arrest of two men, who were brought before an investigating judge on Tuesday afternoon, according to Chronicle.lu and L'essentiel. Despite the proximity in time, police were careful not to connect the cases. L'essentiel reported that the force was not in a position to say whether there was any link between the various incidents, with the investigations still ongoing. The two episodes are, for now, being treated separately. A run of violence over the holiday The two stabbings were not the only incidents to mar the celebrations. In the early hours of Tuesday, police and Chronicle.lu reported a string of muggings and assaults across the capital: - around 02:00, a watch was torn from a man's wrist near the rue Philippe II; - around 03:40, a man was cut on the leg and robbed of his phone in the municipal park, with the suspects fleeing the scene; - around 05:30, a man suffered a superficial neck wound from a broken bottle and was robbed of a gold chain on the rue de l'Eau; he was treated at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg and discharged the same evening. L'essentiel noted that knife injuries had also been recorded in recent days in Esch-sur-Alzette and Pétange. Questions over festival security Lydie Polfer, the mayor of Luxembourg City, defended the festival's security arrangements, saying the violence had taken place outside the concert perimeter rather than among the crowd. She put attendance at around 30,000 and said there had been no significant incidents on the Glacis field itself, adding that police and the CGDIS had intervened very quickly. "It happened outside; these were intoxicated people who got into a fight," Mayor Lydie Polfer told L'essentiel, adding that anyone carrying a knife "would not have been able to get into the concerts." Polfer said concertgoers had been frisked and screened with metal detectors, telling Tageblatt that the assailant "would not have got in with the knife." Tageblatt reported, however, that eight people who attended that evening said they had not been checked with metal detectors, and that some had not been searched at all — accounts that sit uneasily with the mayor's assurances. By Wednesday, the investigations into both stabbings were continuing, and police had renewed their appeal for witnesses. National Day, marked on 23 June, is Luxembourg's flagship national celebration, drawing large crowds into the capital for fireworks, parades and the City Sounds concerts — and putting the security of the country's biggest public gatherings back under scrutiny. ### Sources - City Sounds: un homme poignardé dans la gorge près du Glacis — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-grave-agression-a-la-sortie-des-city-sounds-un-homme-poignarde-103589156 - Arme blanche: un homme blessé dans le dos à Luxembourg-ville — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-autre-homme-blesse-a-l-arme-blanche-dans-la-capitale-103589416 - Police Arrest 2 Suspects After Stabbing in Luxembourg-Clausen — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61969-police-arrest-2-suspects-after-stabbing-in-luxembourg-clausen - Knife Attack & Violent Muggings Mar National Day — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61964-knife-attack-violent-muggings-mar-national-day - Messerangriff in Limpertsberg: Zwei Verletzte, ein Opfer in Lebensgefahr — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Messerangriff-in-Limpertsberg-Zwei-Verletzte-ein-Opfer-in-Lebensgefahr-65872.html - News — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale — Police Grand-Ducale (Luxembourg): https://police.public.lu/en/actualites.html - City Sounds 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-sounds-2026 --- ## EU's corporate-tax simplification package draws muted reception in Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-corporate-tax-simplification-luxembourg-muted - Published: 2026-06-24T16:48:30.256+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:48:30.256+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: ed308df2-2768-4fdf-86cf-92d2007d9710 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Brussels promises up to €8 billion in yearly savings, but the headline prize — abolishing intra-EU withholding tax — is deferred eight years, leaving Luxembourg's advisers underwhelmed. ### Summary The European Commission's two-part corporate-tax simplification package, unveiled on 24 June, could save EU business up to €8 billion a year. But its biggest benefit is delayed eight years and conditional on unanimity, and it leaves the Pillar Two compliance burden largely intact — a modest result for Luxembourg, where tax is the financial centre's main competitive lever. ### Key facts - The European Commission's 24 June package could cut EU business tax-compliance costs by up to €8 billion a year — but only if all 27 governments unanimously adopt it. - Its biggest benefit, abolishing intra-EU withholding tax on dividends, interest and royalties, would take effect only eight years after adoption. - The package streamlines reporting and removes some overlap with the global minimum tax, but does not harmonise tax bases or rates, nor lift the core Pillar Two compliance burden. - Luxembourg, where tax is the financial centre's main competitive lever, welcomed the direction but advisers called the plan modest and its timeline distant. ### FAQ **Q: What did the European Commission propose on 24 June 2026?** A two-part corporate-tax simplification package: a "Taxation Omnibus" amending six EU direct-tax directives and a recast of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC) that merges nine overlapping laws. The Commission estimates up to €8 billion in annual savings if adopted. **Q: When would the withholding-tax abolition take effect?** Only eight years after all 27 member states unanimously adopt the proposal. Around half currently levy such cross-border taxes and rely on the revenue, making swift agreement uncertain. **Q: Why is Luxembourg underwhelmed?** Tax is the financial centre's core competitive lever. The headline benefit is both deferred and conditional, while the heavy Pillar Two and reporting compliance load largely remains; advisers had wanted a more ambitious overhaul. ### Body Brussels billed it as the most sweeping shake-up of Europe's corporate-tax rulebook in years. In Luxembourg — the small state whose prosperity rests more than most on how the European Union taxes business — the reception was distinctly cooler than the rhetoric. The European Commission unveiled a two-part tax simplification package on Wednesday 24 June that it says could save companies up to €8 billion (around $9.1 billion) a year in compliance and administrative costs — but only if all 27 member states adopt it. Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis pitched the plan as a competitiveness measure, arguing it would make Europe "a more attractive and easier place to invest, innovate and do business." What Brussels actually proposed The package has two legs. The first, a "Taxation Omnibus," amends six EU direct-tax directives at once — among them the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD), the Parent-Subsidiary Directive, the Interest and Royalties Directive and the Merger Directive. The second recasts the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), folding nine overlapping pieces of reporting law into a single text. Its centrepiece is the eventual abolition of withholding taxes on cross-border dividends, interest and royalties paid between associated companies — a long-standing friction in the single market that the Commission says accounts for roughly €5.3 billion of the headline savings, with about €3.3 billion more coming from lighter reporting. As a first step, the exemption would apply regardless of the size of the shareholding linking the companies. Other measures include: - An EU-wide research-and-development allowance permitting full deductibility of eligible R&D spending. - A carve-out exempting groups already within scope of the OECD's 15% global minimum tax (Pillar Two) from overlapping controlled-foreign-company rules under ATAD, plus an exemption for small and medium-sized enterprises. - Higher reporting thresholds for online platforms, which the Commission says would lift obligations from more than 10 million private sellers. - Removal of certain cross-border arrangement reporting for large companies already subject to the minimum tax. The Commission frames all of this as part of a drive to cut reporting and administrative burdens by 25% overall, and 35% for SMEs, by 2029. Why the celebration is muted For Luxembourg, tax is the principal competitive lever. Its outsized financial sector — Europe's largest investment-fund centre — underpins the national economy, and the Grand Duchy has spent years arguing that the cumulative weight of EU and OECD anti-avoidance rules has piled compliance costs onto cross-border business. A package promising €8 billion in relief ought, in principle, to be welcome news on the Kirchberg plateau. The problem is timing and ambition. The withholding-tax prize — the part that matters most to a hub built on routing investment income across borders — would take effect only eight years after member states formally adopt it. Adoption itself requires unanimity among all 27 governments, around half of which still levy such taxes and rely on the revenue. The single largest benefit is therefore both distant and far from certain. Europe needs simpler rules to deliver better results. That was the Commission's framing, in Dombrovskis's words. Tax advisers were more guarded. KPMG's EU Tax Centre, while welcoming the direction of travel, had pressed for a more ambitious and holistic overhaul that would tackle the Pillar Two compliance load head-on rather than around its edges. The package streamlines reporting and removes some duplication, but it does not lift the substantive burden that prompted the complaints in the first place. What it leaves untouched Crucially, the plan does not harmonise corporate tax bases or rates, and it does not advance a common EU tax base. It also confirms the quiet shelving of the bloc's more contentious files — the "Unshell" directive against letterbox companies, the debt-equity bias relief known as DEBRA, and a standalone transfer-pricing directive. For Luxembourg's advisers, that retreat is a mixed blessing rather than a defeat. As Baker McKenzie's Luxembourg practice put it in the Chambers International Tax 2026 guide, "The withdrawal of certain proposals reduces short-term uncertainty about major new EU-layer regimes." The reading in the financial centre is that Brussels has chosen targeted tidying over the bold simplification the industry had hoped for: fewer alarming new regimes on the horizon, but no decisive cut to the day-to-day compliance grind. The criticism cuts from the other flank too. Tax-justice campaigners and the Greens warned that dressing deregulation as "simplification" risks weakening hard-won anti-avoidance and transparency rules — a reminder that any concession Luxembourg wins must clear a Parliament wary of a race to the bottom. The proposals now enter what is likely to be a long passage through the Council, where unanimity gives every capital a veto. For Luxembourg, the immediate verdict is that the EU has opted for incremental relief over the structural reset its financial centre wanted — a step in the right direction, on a timetable measured in years rather than months. ### Sources - EU tax reform promises €8bn in savings, but shell companies untouched — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/223852/eu-tax-reform-promises-e8bn-in-savings-but-shell-companies-untouched/ - EU unveils tax reform to cut business costs by $9.1 billion — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/eu-unveils-tax-reform-to-cut-business-costs-by-91-billion-93CH-4341796 - European Commission Proposes Overhaul of EU Tax Rules for Businesses — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/eu-proposes-tax-simplification-measures-in-bid-to-boost-business - European Commission fine-tuning simplification package on direct taxation of EU businesses — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13883/23/european-commission-fine-tuning-simplification-package-on-direct-taxation-of-eu-businesses - Euro Tax Flash 577 — Tax Omnibus public consultation — KPMG EU Tax Centre: https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/eu-tax/etf-577-tax-omnibus-public-consultation.html - International Tax 2026 — Luxembourg (Trends and Developments) — Chambers and Partners / Baker McKenzie Luxembourg: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/international-tax-2026/luxembourg - Tax Omnibus I — Simplifying EU corporate taxation for 2026 — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/tax-omnibus-i-simplifying-eu-corporate-taxation-2026 - Taxation: Call for evidence on simplifying EU rules on direct taxation — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/taxation-call-evidence-simplifying-eu-rules-direct-taxation-2026-02-24_en --- ## Luxembourg's EU institutions struggle to fill posts as staff balk at the cost of living - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-eu-institutions-struggle-to-fill-posts-cost-of-living - Published: 2026-06-24T16:25:24.625+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:25:24.625+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 225a02be-da5d-40da-aa0a-f9172bdb31fa - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > Officials posted to Luxembourg earn Brussels pay but face far higher housing costs. Staff unions say the gap is fuelling vacancies — and a new €500 allowance won't close it. ### Summary EU staff are paid the same in Luxembourg as in Brussels despite living costs that an official study put 10.5% higher, mostly housing. Unions say the gap drives vacancies and a new €500 allowance falls short. ### Key facts - EU bodies in Luxembourg employ more than 14,000 people, but staff representatives say posts are increasingly hard to fill. - Officials in Luxembourg earn the same basic pay as in Brussels; Luxembourg is the only EU posting excluded from the cost-of-living 'weighting'. - A 2019 Commission study found living costs about 10.5% higher than in Brussels, driven by housing. - A new housing allowance — up to €500 a month, €10m a year, paid since July 2025 — is roughly half what unions sought. - A 2022 '12-action' attractiveness plan has produced little concrete change, staff bodies say. ### FAQ **Q: Why is it hard to recruit EU staff to Luxembourg?** Officials posted to Luxembourg receive the same basic salary as colleagues in Brussels but face higher living costs — about 10.5% more, mostly housing, according to a 2019 Commission study. Unlike other postings, Luxembourg is excluded from the EU's cost-of-living weighting, so staff cite housing, schooling, career progression and isolation as reasons to decline or leave. **Q: What is the new EU housing allowance for Luxembourg?** It pays up to €500 a month for the lowest grades, tapering to €352 for higher ones, for officials and agents below grade AD/AST 5 step 5 who live and work in Luxembourg. It is capped at four years, non-renewable, costs about €10 million a year and has appeared in payslips since July 2025 under the code 'LUX'. **Q: Which EU institutions are based in Luxembourg?** Luxembourg hosts the Court of Justice of the EU, the European Investment Bank, the European Court of Auditors, major European Commission services, the Secretariat-General of the European Parliament, and newer bodies such as the European Public Prosecutor's Office and EuroHPC, most of them on the Kirchberg plateau. ### Body Luxembourg has hosted the European Union's institutions for more than seventy years, yet the Grand Duchy is finding it ever harder to persuade Europe's civil servants to actually move there. Staff representatives, an official study and the institutions' own internal data point to the same problem: posts in Luxembourg are increasingly hard to fill, more of them are handed to temporary or contract staff, and a growing share of those who do take a job commute in from cheaper homes across the border. The stakes are local as much as European. The EU bodies seated in Luxembourg — the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Investment Bank, the European Court of Auditors, large parts of the European Commission, the Secretariat-General of the European Parliament and newer arrivals such as the European Public Prosecutor's Office — together employ more than 14,000 people, according to the Luxembourg government and reporting by Delano. That payroll, and the prestige of being an EU capital, underpins a slice of the national economy and identity. A recruitment problem at the institutions is, in turn, a Luxembourg problem. The same salary, a much bigger bill At the heart of the grievance is a quirk of the EU pay system. An official posted to Luxembourg earns exactly the same basic salary as a colleague in Brussels, because Luxembourg — alone among the bloc's posting locations — is excluded from the so-called weighting, or correction coefficient, that elsewhere adjusts pay to local living costs. The result, staff unions argue, is that identical pay buys a markedly lower standard of living in one of Europe's most expensive cities. A study commissioned by the European Commission and published on 24 October 2019 put numbers to the gap: living costs for staff in Luxembourg were about 10.5% higher than in Brussels, a difference driven overwhelmingly by housing. The union Union Syndicale Luxembourg calls the exclusion an affront to equal treatment. The situation is firstly an injustice and secondly a serious handicap for the attractiveness of the Luxembourg site. Vacancies, contract agents and a border commute EU staff bodies say the consequences are visible in the workforce. The union Union for Unity and the association Generation 2004 describe rising vacancy rates, growing reliance on contract and temporary agents in place of permanent officials, and a steady erosion of the number of posts effectively anchored in Luxembourg. They estimate that roughly one in three Commission staff in Luxembourg now commute across the border from Germany, France or Belgium, where rents are lower. The strain has occasionally surfaced in official decisions. Generation 2004 notes that in January 2021 the Commission's health department, DG Santé, was exceptionally allowed to fill Luxembourg posts from any Commission site because of recruitment difficulties — a tacit admission that the location was hard to staff. Beyond housing, staff representatives list schooling, career progression, mobility and a sense of isolation among the reasons colleagues hesitate to relocate or to stay. A €500 allowance — and why staff say it is not enough After years of lobbying, the institutions agreed a Luxembourg-specific housing allowance. Its terms are narrow: - Amount: a maximum of €500 a month for the lowest grades, tapering to €352 for the highest. - Eligibility: officials, temporary and contract agents whose basic salary falls below grade AD/AST 5, step 5, and who both live and work in Luxembourg. - Duration: up to four years, consecutive or not, and non-renewable. - Budget: about €10 million a year across the institutions. The payment began appearing in payslips from July 2025 under the code "LUX". Yet unions had asked for roughly double — around €1,000 — based on the average rent differential between Brussels and Luxembourg, and they are openly sceptical that the measure changes the calculus for a prospective recruit. Generation 2004 dismisses it as "a short-term, temporary and imperfect 'fix' to a long-standing problem", arguing it will do little for recruitment or retention. What Luxembourg and the institutions are doing The institutions are not ignoring the issue. In March 2022 the Commission's local administration adopted a 12-action plan to improve the "attractiveness" of the Luxembourg site, ranging from site-specific recruitment competitions and a common job platform to help with temporary housing and jobs for spouses. Two years on, however, staff representatives complained there was "nothing concrete to show" for much of it, with several actions stalled or merely restated. Luxembourg's government, for its part, has pressed the Commission over the pay gap and presented the 2019 cost-of-living study to parliament's foreign affairs committee. But its leverage is limited: under the EU's rules, changes to staff pay are the Commission's prerogative, not a host state's. As Yves Cruchten, the LSAP lawmaker who chaired the committee, put it, "Luxembourg has not much to say as it's the commission that has the initiative." For now the Grand Duchy keeps adding institutions even as it struggles to staff the ones it has, with the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the EuroHPC supercomputing body among recent arrivals on Kirchberg. Whether the people to run them can be convinced to live there remains, by the institutions' own admission, an open question. ### Sources - Study on the cost of living for staff posted in Luxembourg — European Commission (DG Human Resources and Security): https://commission.europa.eu/publications/study-cost-living-staff-posted-luxembourg_en - Is Luxembourg confident over its role as an EU capital? — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/is-luxembourg-as-an-eu-capital - Cost of living and attractiveness of the Luxembourg site — Union Syndicale Luxembourg: https://uslux.eu/en/cost-of-living-and-attractiveness-of-the-luxembourg-site/ - Luxembourg housing allowance – landing in your payslip this month! — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/luxembourg-housing-allowance-landing-in-your-payslip-this-month/ - Two years on, what's happening with the 12 actions for Luxembourg? — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/two-years-on-whats-happening-with-the-12-actions-for-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg (recruitment and retention difficulties) — Union for Unity (U4U): https://u4unity.eu/en/institutions/european-commission/locations/luxembourg/ - Housing allowance for Luxembourg — TAO – The Independents: https://www.taotheindependents.eu/housing-allowance-for-luxembourd/ - Luxembourg, home of European institutions — Government of Luxembourg (luxembourg.public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/international-openness/eu-institutions.html --- ## Iran Calls War-Ending Deal a 'Declaration of US Defeat' as Truce Holds - URL: https://status.lu/article/iran-war-deal-declaration-us-defeat - Published: 2026-06-24T16:16:41.926+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:16:41.926+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: e3c13065-4ab3-4c07-bc87-55784452c5e3 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Tehran's chief negotiator framed the Islamabad Memorandum as an American humiliation, as a dispute over nuclear inspections exposed how fragile the truce remains — and Europe watched oil prices fall. ### Summary Iran's parliament speaker and lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called the US-brokered deal that ended the 2026 Iran war 'a declaration of America's defeat.' The Pakistan-mediated Islamabad Memorandum trades an end to US and Israeli strikes and sanctions relief for Iranian curbs on uranium enrichment — but a clash over IAEA inspections, and a split between Tehran's pragmatists and hardliners, leaves the peace untested. For Europe, the payoff is already visible in falling crude prices. ### Key facts - Iran's lead negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called the war-ending Islamabad Memorandum 'a declaration of America's defeat.' - The 14-point, Pakistan-brokered deal trades an end to US and Israeli strikes plus sanctions relief for Iranian curbs on uranium enrichment under IAEA supervision and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. - The truce is fragile: the US says Iran will readmit IAEA inspectors, but Tehran denies any inspection plans for its damaged nuclear sites. - Iran is split between pragmatists who defend the deal and hardliners of the Paydari Front who decry it as surrender, though analysts say the regime is closing ranks. - Europe's stake is concrete: Brent crude has fallen about 20% from its 2026 high as Hormuz reopens, and EU diplomats have welcomed the de-escalation. ### FAQ **Q: Who called the deal a 'declaration of US defeat'?** Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament and head of Tehran's negotiating team, said the Islamabad Memorandum 'became a declaration of America's defeat,' framing the war-ending accord as an American humiliation rather than an Iranian concession. **Q: What does the Islamabad Memorandum require from each side?** Iran reaffirms it will not build nuclear weapons, agrees to down-blend its enriched uranium under IAEA supervision and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. The US ends its strikes, lifts its naval blockade, waives oil-export sanctions and releases frozen Iranian assets. **Q: Why does the deal matter for Europe?** The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has eased a major oil-supply shock: Brent crude has fallen roughly 20% from its 2026 high, helping stabilise European energy costs. EU diplomats have welcomed the de-escalation while pressing for a durable settlement. **Q: Is the ceasefire secure?** Not yet. The US and Iran publicly disagree over whether IAEA inspectors will be allowed back into Iran's nuclear sites, and the framework rests on short 30- and 60-day commitments, leaving verification — and the peace — unresolved. ### Body Iran has cast the agreement that ended its three-and-a-half-month war with the United States and Israel as an American capitulation, even as the two sides openly contradicted each other this week over the terms of the truce that is supposed to hold it together. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament and the head of Tehran's negotiating team, told an audience that the Pakistan-mediated accord, known as the Islamabad Memorandum, amounted to a defeat for Washington. "The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation," he said, according to The Times of Israel, adding that the memorandum "became a declaration of America's defeat." The framing is politically essential for a leadership that needs to sell painful concessions at home. But it sits awkwardly against the actual text of the deal — and against a public row, playing out the same week, over whether United Nations inspectors will be allowed back into Iran's bombed nuclear sites at all. What the Islamabad Memorandum actually says The war began on 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran. A ceasefire brokered by Pakistan took hold on 8 April and was repeatedly extended before the two presidents — Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian — signed the framework remotely on 17 June. Trump put his name to it at the Palace of Versailles after the G7 summit; Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was the lead mediator, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt also involved. The 14-point framework is a set of mutual concessions: - Iran reaffirms that it will not develop or acquire nuclear weapons, agrees to down-blend its stockpile of enriched uranium under IAEA supervision, holds its nuclear programme at the status quo during a 60-day window, and reopens the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. - The United States halts military strikes immediately, lifts its naval blockade within 30 days, waives oil-export sanctions — effective from 21 June — releases frozen Iranian assets, and commits to a reconstruction fund. Iran's ballistic-missile programme and its regional proxy network were left out of the document, deferred to later talks. The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding became a declaration of America's defeat. A truce still being argued over The most immediate test is the nuclear-inspections question, and here the two governments are not even telling the same story. US Vice-President JD Vance described Iran's agreement to readmit inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency as a "major milestone." Yet Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said Tehran had held no meeting with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and had no plans to let the watchdog examine its damaged facilities. Grossi, for his part, has insisted the inspections will go ahead and that his agency is working out the modalities. That gap matters because verification is the spine of the deal. Without IAEA access, the central Western claim — that Iran's enrichment is being contained — cannot be confirmed, and the sanctions relief that Tehran prizes could be challenged. The earlier ceasefire had already buckled once before this framework was reached, a reminder that the peace is a sequence of 30- and 60-day commitments rather than a settled order. Tehran's pragmatists against its hardliners Behind the victory language, Iran's establishment is visibly divided. Pezeshkian and Ghalibaf have presented the accord as a step toward what the speaker called "final victory." Hardliners see surrender. Lawmakers of the Paydari Front, the faction that styles itself the guardian of the 1979 revolution, have condemned the deal: one warned it would reduce Iran to "a colony of the United States," another called it "hasty and weak," and the hardline daily Kayhan denounced it as "surrendering to the Great Satan." Principlist protesters gathered outside the foreign ministry. Analysts caution against reading the noise as instability. Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute argued that "the hardliners are loud, but they have a weak case to make," while the Iran analyst Arash Azizi said real authority now rests with a collective leadership centred on Ghalibaf, the Revolutionary Guards and the Supreme National Security Council — a structure prioritising regime survival over ideology. For Europe, the salient point is that the people defending the deal are also the people who can deliver it. Why Europe is watching The clearest European dividend is in the oil market. At the height of the war, Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz — the conduit for a large share of seaborne crude — triggered what the International Energy Agency estimated as a daily shortfall of about 14 million barrels, with more than 500 vessels waiting to leave the Gulf. Brent crude briefly spiked above $81 a barrel. As the framework was signed, prices slid: Brent's August contract stood at $77.73 on 18 June, down roughly 20 percent from its 2026 peak, and fell further after Washington authorised Iranian crude sales. "There is a notable divergence between sentiment and physical supply — production ramp-up and logistics normalisation will take time," cautioned Fabien Yip, an analyst at IG, signalling that lower prices are not yet locked in. European diplomacy, sidelined during the fighting, has rallied behind the outcome. The EU's foreign-policy chief, Kaja Kallas, called the truce "a step back from the brink after weeks of escalation," and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the "much-needed de-escalation." France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Friedrich Merz pressed for a durable settlement, with Paris insisting that Lebanon, where Israel says it reserves freedom of action, be folded into any lasting peace. For now, the contradictions are doing the work that ambiguity often does in ceasefires: letting each side claim what it needs. Tehran can call it an American defeat; Washington can call it disarmament; Brussels can call it stability. Whether the Islamabad Memorandum survives its first 60 days will depend on something more prosaic than rhetoric — whether IAEA inspectors actually walk through the gates of Iran's nuclear sites. ### Sources - Deal a 'declaration of US defeat,' chief Iran envoy says, as IAEA vows inspections — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat-chief-iran-envoy-says-as-iaea-vows-inspections/ - Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat' — The Standard (Hong Kong): https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/335505/Iran-says-deal-to-end-Mideast-war-declaration-of-US-defeat - Iran war live: Tehran says deal to end war a 'declaration of US defeat' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/24/iran-war-live-trump-tehran-at-odds-over-nuclear-inspections-hormuz - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/18/oil-prices-fall-stocks-rally-as-us-iran-sign-framework-to-end-war - Oil prices fall after U.S. authorizes Iranian crude sales — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-trump-iran-threat-strait-hormuz-closure.html - Iran hardliners rage over US deal, but experts say regime is closing ranks — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606158071 - World welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, urges lasting peace in the Middle East — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/world-welcomes-us-iran-ceasefire-urges-lasting-peace-in-the-middle-east - Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/contradicting-vance-iran-says-no-plans-for-iaea-inspections-of-damaged-nuclear-sites/ - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ --- ## Rutte meets Trump at White House to steady NATO before Ankara summit - URL: https://status.lu/article/rutte-trump-white-house-meeting-nato-ankara-summit-defence-spending - Published: 2026-06-24T12:49:05.895+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:49:05.895+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 2aa450d4-96c9-4ab8-b2bb-1fcc1f7c167d - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Two weeks before allies gather in Ankara, the secretary-general courted Trump over defence spending, Ukraine and a rift over the Iran war, with small members like Luxembourg facing the steepest climb. ### Summary NATO chief Mark Rutte met Donald Trump at the White House on 24 June to ease transatlantic tensions before the 7-8 July Ankara summit, where the 5%-of-GDP spending pledge, Ukraine and US commitment to the alliance top the agenda. ### Key facts - Rutte met Trump at the White House on 24 June 2026 to defuse tensions before the 7-8 July NATO summit in Ankara. - The summit is a progress check on The Hague pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 (3.5% core plus 1.5% broader); all allies signed up except Spain. - Trump is angered by Europe's refusal to back US operations after the 28 February US-Israeli strike on Iran; a six-month review could cut US troops in Europe. - Luxembourg, long NATO's lowest spender by share of income, committed to 5% of GNI by 2035 — about €4.63 billion, a €13.4 billion cumulative additional cost. - The strain is feeding the EU's strategic-autonomy debate even as members rush to meet a target set to satisfy Washington. ### FAQ **Q: When and where is the 2026 NATO summit?** NATO leaders from all 32 member states meet in Ankara, Türkiye, on 7-8 July 2026. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited as a guest. **Q: What is the 5% defence-spending target?** At the June 2025 Hague summit, allies agreed to spend 5% of GDP on defence and defence-related measures by 2035 — at least 3.5% on core defence and up to 1.5% on broader security such as cyber, infrastructure and the defence-industrial base. All members agreed except Spain, which won an exemption, with a review in 2029. **Q: How much does Luxembourg spend on defence?** Luxembourg has long been NATO's lowest spender as a share of national income. It measures against Gross National Income rather than GDP and has committed to 5% of GNI by 2035 — about €4.63 billion, up from roughly €1.18 billion (1.3% of GNI) in 2025, a cumulative extra cost estimated at €13.4 billion. **Q: Why are US-NATO tensions high right now?** President Trump is angered that European allies declined to support US operations after a 28 February 2026 US-Israeli strike on Iran disrupted the Strait of Hormuz. Washington has launched a six-month review of its roughly 80,000 troops in Europe that could lead to reductions. ### Body NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sat down with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, opening a delicate fortnight of diplomacy designed to keep the transatlantic alliance from fracturing in public when its leaders convene in Ankara on 7-8 July. The Oval Office meeting, attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and members of Congress, was the centrepiece of what officials cast as a charm offensive. Rutte, whom The Globe and Mail dubbed the alliance's "Trump whisperer," arrived armed with figures on record European defence outlays — the currency Washington most wants to see. "European allies and Canada are really stepping up with record increases last year, over $90 billion extra in real terms compared to last year," Rutte said, according to Euronews. The message was aimed squarely at a president who has long accused Europe of free-riding on American protection. A summit built around 5% of GDP The Ankara meeting of all 32 member states is, above all, a progress check on the pledge struck a year ago at The Hague. There, allies agreed to lift defence and defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 — a headline figure that breaks into at least 3.5% for core military needs and up to 1.5% for broader security such as critical infrastructure, cyber defence, resilience and the defence-industrial base. Every member signed up except Spain, which secured an exemption, with progress to be reviewed in 2029. NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said the summit would focus on how allies are delivering on commitments made last year at The Hague, "including increasing defence investment, expanding defence industrial production, and continuing support for Ukraine." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again been invited as a guest. The rift Trump brought to the table Yet the warm spending numbers sit against a sharp recent quarrel. Trump has been openly angered by European reluctance to back US operations following a 28 February US-Israeli strike on Iran that disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Several allies restricted airbase access or airspace; US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth branded them "shameful." The president has not hidden his irritation. "The numbers that we spend are so crazy on NATO, and (allies) weren't there for us," Trump told reporters before the meeting, according to Stars and Stripes, singling out several European governments for criticism. The numbers that we spend are so crazy on NATO, and (allies) weren't there for us. The stakes for Europe go beyond rhetoric. Hegseth has launched a six-month review of US force posture on the continent — where roughly 80,000 American troops are stationed — that could trigger reductions, after an earlier drawdown of about 5,000 troops from Germany. Trump has previously questioned the alliance's Article 5 mutual-defence guarantee and even mused about leaving NATO, lending Rutte's reassurance mission an existential edge. Why Luxembourg has the most to prove For the alliance's smallest members, the new benchmark is daunting. Luxembourg has long sat at the bottom of NATO's spending table as a share of national income, hovering around 0.5-0.6% of GDP through 2024. The Grand Duchy measures its effort against Gross National Income rather than GDP — a method NATO accepts — because its GNI is far smaller than its GDP, a gap driven by cross-border workers and outgoing income flows; the GNI-to-GDP ratio had fallen to roughly 65% by 2023. Even on that more forgiving basis, the climb is steep. Following The Hague, Luxembourg committed to reaching 5% of GNI by 2035, which the government and analysts describe as a proportionally heavier lift than that facing most allies. The trajectory looks like this: - About €1.18 billion in 2025, equal to roughly 1.3% of GNI - An estimated €4.63 billion by 2035, equal to 5% of GNI - A cumulative additional cost of €13.4 billion between 2025 and 2035, according to the Conseil national des finances publiques Luxembourg's earlier coalition target of 2% of GNI by 2030 has already been brought forward, and Defence Minister Yuriko Backes has aligned the country with the new ceiling. Officials insist the money will buy capability — intelligence and surveillance, air transport, space and cyber assets — rather than headline numbers for their own sake. A test of transatlantic glue The Ankara summit will reset Europe's security obligations at a moment when the continent's faith in automatic American protection is wavering. That uncertainty has sharpened the European Union's debate over "strategic autonomy" — the push to build defences less dependent on Washington — even as members race to meet a target set largely to satisfy Washington. For Rutte, Wednesday's meeting was an exercise in managing both sides of that bargain: showing Trump that allies are paying up, while shielding the alliance from a damaging clash on camera. Whether the choreography holds in Ankara will shape not only NATO's next decade of spending, but the credibility of the guarantee that underpins it. ### Sources - Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/24/rutte-meets-trump-to-defuse-tensions-ahead-of-major-nato-summit - NATO Secretary-General to meet Trump, ease tensions before July summit — The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-nato-secretary-general-meet-trump-ease-tensions-july-summit-alliance/ - NATO's Rutte aims to soothe Trump on White House visit ahead of July summit — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260624-nato-rutte-soothe-trump-white-house-visit-july-summit-western-alliance-hegseth - NATO's Rutte to Meet Trump, Aiming to Ease Tensions Ahead of July Summit — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-24/natos-rutte-to-meet-trump-aiming-to-ease-tensions-ahead-of-july-summit - Ahead of NATO meeting, Trump blasts allies over Iran war — Stars and Stripes: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-06-23/trump-nato-rutte-22053163.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 - Experts react: NATO allies agreed to a 5 percent defense spending target — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/nato-allies-agreed-to-a-5-percent-defense-spending-target-in-a-low-drama-summit-now-what/ - Defence: A budget shock of €13.4 billion — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-a-budget-shock-of-eu13-4-billion - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg's new defence strategy (ÉTUDES 79, 7.2) — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/catalogue-publications/note-conjoncture/2025/ndc2-25/ndc-2-25-etude-7-2.pdf - NATO Spending by Country 2026 — World Population Review: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country --- ## Luxembourg's OQ Technology connects drones to its 5G satellite network - URL: https://status.lu/article/oq-technology-drones-5g-satellite-network - Published: 2026-06-24T12:40:40.328+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:40:40.328+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: ae928648-30e3-4b85-bc60-59e65e987043 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > An Airbus-backed trial linked a flying drone to OQ's low-Earth-orbit constellation, and a separate test relayed compressed video — modest throughput, but a concrete step for Luxembourg's space bet. ### Summary OQ Technology and Airbus say they achieved the first LEO 5G non-terrestrial-network connection to a flying drone, while a separate OQ test relayed edge-compressed video over its narrowband link. The throughput is tiny, and real-time HD video remains a stated future goal, but the standards-based, low-power approach is drawing defence interest and EU funding. ### Key facts - OQ Technology and Airbus demonstrated what they call the world's first LEO 5G non-terrestrial-network connection to a flying drone, using S-band NB-IoT at about 5 kbps with 99.95% link continuity. - A separate OQ test relayed video from a drone over the narrowband link using on-board edge compression; true high-resolution real-time video remains a stated future goal, not an achieved capability. - The links are low-bandwidth but standards-based and low-power, aimed at defence, surveillance and remote-operations use cases. - OQ secured €25m in EIB venture debt in February 2026 and a Luxembourg 5G/direct-to-device concession in November 2025, building on ESA's LuxIMPULSE programme. - OQ differs from broadband Starlink and legacy Iridium by using 3GPP cellular standards, and sits within the EU's sovereign-connectivity push alongside IRIS². ### FAQ **Q: Did OQ Technology transmit real-time HD video over satellite?** No. It relayed compressed video from a drone over a narrowband link using edge computing. CEO Omar Qaise has said high-resolution video transmission from drone to satellite remains a future ambition. **Q: How fast is the drone-to-satellite link?** The Airbus/OQ trial demonstrated roughly 5 kilobits per second with 99.95% connection continuity — narrowband IoT speeds, not broadband. **Q: How is OQ different from Starlink and Iridium?** Starlink sells broadband via large terminals and Iridium uses proprietary L-band; OQ uses 3GPP NB-IoT and 5G NTN standards so standard low-power chips and devices can connect directly. **Q: Who funds OQ Technology?** Backers include the European Investment Bank (€25m venture debt in 2026), Luxembourg state funds, the European Innovation Council and Saudi Aramco's venture arm, with ESA and Luxembourg government programme support. ### Body Luxembourg's long bet on space has produced a tangible new capability: a small drone flying loops and spins while staying connected not to a cell tower but to a satellite passing overhead in low-Earth orbit. The operator behind it, Luxembourg-based OQ Technology, says the link held for 99.95% of the flight — a result both more modest and, in some ways, more interesting than the phrase “drone video over satellite” implies. Across a run of demonstrations through 2025, OQ — which describes itself as the world's first satellite operator built for 5G “Internet of Things” connectivity — connected drones directly to its constellation and, separately, pushed compressed video footage from a drone up to a satellite. The data rates were tiny by broadband standards, but the company argues that is precisely the point: a standards-based, low-power link that works where Starlink-style terminals are too large, too power-hungry, or simply unavailable. What was actually demonstrated The headline result came in July 2025, when OQ and Airbus Central Research & Technology said they had carried out what they billed as the world's first flight demonstration of a low-Earth-orbit 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connecting to terminals mounted on a flying drone. The trial used licensed S-band spectrum and narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) — the same 3GPP cellular standard used in terrestrial networks — and, according to the two partners, held the connection through “aerobatic manoeuvres like loops and spins” and random drone orientations. The numbers are deliberately small: roughly 5 kilobits per second of throughput, alongside the 99.95% continuity figure cited by both partners. That is orders of magnitude below the megabit-class links a consumer broadband satellite service delivers, and far too thin for live high-definition video on its own. In a separate demonstration, OQ said it transmitted video from a compact drone over the same kind of narrowband link by using edge computing on the drone to compress the footage before sending it — sidestepping the bulky, power-hungry broadband terminals such a transmission would normally require. OQ's founder and chief executive, Omar Qaise, has been candid that full-motion, high-resolution video over satellite remains an aspiration rather than an accomplished fact. We hope in future also with the D2D missions to demonstrate high resolution video transmission from drone to the satellite. A third milestone, in late July 2025, saw a motion-activated camera send a still image — of a model rocket — over a LEO satellite through OQ's “OQ ONE” user terminal, in what the company called the first image relayed over a 5G NTN IoT link. “Being able to send images over satellite makes our 5G network dramatically more powerful,” Qaise said at the time. “Whether it's an oil rig, power station, or environmental sensor in the middle of nowhere, you can now see what's happening, not just measure it.” Why narrowband, and why defence is watching OQ's pitch rests on its choice of S-band and licensed spectrum. The band “is not affected by rain or weather conditions and can penetrate through forests,” Qaise said, advantages over the higher Ku- and Ka-band frequencies that broadband constellations rely on. Licensed spectrum, he has argued, also brings less interference and more protection than unlicensed alternatives such as the LoRa technology used in some IoT networks. That profile — small, low-power terminals, resilient links and standards-based hardware — is what draws defence and security interest. Both OQ and Airbus described the drone work as a step toward 5G and 6G NTN for airborne platforms in aviation, defence and secure IoT. Among the intended uses the company lists: - border cameras and tactical sensors - pipeline and remote-facility surveillance - disaster-zone imagery and traffic monitoring - autonomous guidance beyond terrestrial coverage Luxembourg has separately awarded OQ €2.28 million for a project dubbed Sentinel, researching how to protect 5G satellite uplinks against jamming and spoofing — a nod to the contested-spectrum environment such systems would face in a crisis. Funding, backing and the sovereignty question OQ was founded in 2016 by Qaise and has leaned on Luxembourg's deliberate space-sector industrial policy throughout. It partnered with the European Space Agency under Luxembourg's national LuxIMPULSE programme in 2018, secured a national space-activity licence in 2023, and in November 2025 was granted a Luxembourg concession to deploy and operate satellite-based 5G IoT and direct-to-device services. The company operated about ten satellites as of October 2025 and is working toward a larger constellation. The money has followed. After a €13 million Series A in 2022 and later rounds that drew in Saudi Aramco's venture arm and a Luxembourg state fund, OQ secured €25 million in venture debt from the European Investment Bank in February 2026, backed by the EU's InvestEU programme, to help fund more than 20 of its own satellites plus hosted payloads on 14 third-party spacecraft. “This financing from the European Investment Bank is a strong vote of confidence in our vision and technology,” Qaise said. Luxembourg's economy minister, Lex Delles, called the deal proof of “the innovative strength of Luxembourg-based space companies.” Where OQ fits in the wider scramble for orbital connectivity is still being defined. Unlike SpaceX's Starlink, which sells broadband to consumers and enterprises, or the legacy L-band operator Iridium, OQ is betting that using the same 3GPP cellular standards as ground networks will let ordinary chips and devices reach space without bespoke hardware. It is far smaller than the EU's flagship sovereign constellation, IRIS² — a €10.6 billion, roughly 290-satellite system led by SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat that is not due in full service until around 2030 — but it is part of the same European push to cut dependence on non-EU networks for critical communications. For now, the Grand Duchy can point to a concrete result: a drone, a satellite, and a link that did not drop. ### Sources - Airbus and OQ Technology use S-band to connect satellite to drone — Mobile Europe: https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/airbus-and-oq-technology-use-s-band-to-connect-satellite-to-drone/ - Airbus and OQ Technology conduct world's 1st demo of LEO 5G NTN connecting to a flying drone — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/07/23/airbus-and-oq-technology-conduct-worlds-1st-demo-of-leo-5g-ntn-connecting-to-a-flying-drone/ - OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/oq-technology-plans-direct-to-smartphone-demo-with-cellular-spectrum/ - OQ Technology Makes History: First-Ever Image Sent via 5G NTN IoT Over LEO Satellite — IoT Business News: https://iotbusinessnews.com/2025/07/29/91510-oq-technology-makes-history-first-ever-image-sent-via-5g-ntn-iot-over-leo-satellite/ - European financing for Luxembourgish satellite-to-smartphone connectivity pioneer OQ Technology — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2026-x072-european-financing-for-luxembourgish-satellite-to-smartphone-connectivity-pioneer-oq-technology - OQ Technology — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OQ_Technology - OQ Tech gets Luxembourg 5G-by-Sat concession — Advanced Television: https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/05/oq-tech-gets-luxembourg-5g-by-sat-concession/ - OQ Technology Granted Luxembourg Concession for Satellite-Based 5G IoT & D2D Services — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL: https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/oq-technology-granted-luxembourg-concession-for-satellite-based-5g-iot-d2d-services/ - OBSERVER: What is IRIS²? — Copernicus / European Commission: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-what-is-iris2 - A Passion for Space, A Platform for the World: The OQ Technology Story — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/news-events/news/2025/luxembourgspacesuccessstoriesoqtech.html --- ## EASA orders urgent A380 wing checks, grounding five Emirates jets - URL: https://status.lu/article/emirates-a380-wing-spar-cracks-easa-inspections - Published: 2026-06-24T12:15:18.377+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:15:18.377+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 11aff6d5-a298-4976-8e00-2919aa701dca - Dateline: Dubai, AE > An emergency EU directive requires inspections of 16 superjumbos after cracks were found in the wing mid-spar of the world's largest passenger jet. ### Summary Europe's air-safety regulator has ordered emergency inspections of 16 Airbus A380s — 15 of them flown by Emirates — after cracks were found in a load-bearing wing structure, grounding five jets until they are checked. ### Key facts - EASA issued an emergency directive on 22 June 2026 ordering inspections of 16 Airbus A380s after cracks were found in the wing mid-spar. - Fifteen of the affected jets are operated by Emirates and one by Qantas; five Emirates aircraft must be checked before their next flight. - The remaining 11 aircraft may fly but must be inspected within 25 flight cycles, with findings reported to Airbus and EASA within seven days. - Emirates, the world's largest A380 operator with 116 of the jets, said inspections would begin within 48 hours. - The order is not a fleet-wide grounding, but it renews scrutiny of Airbus's flagship aircraft as the out-of-production A380 fleet ages. ### FAQ **Q: What part of the A380 wing is cracked?** The cracks were found in the wing mid-spar, a structural beam inside the wing box that helps distribute the aerodynamic loads an aircraft experiences in flight. EASA says the cracks could reduce the wing's structural integrity. **Q: How many aircraft are affected and who operates them?** Sixteen A380s are covered by the EASA directive: 15 flown by Dubai-based Emirates and one by Qantas. Five Emirates jets must be inspected before their next flight; the other 11 within 25 flight cycles. **Q: Is the entire A380 fleet grounded?** No. EASA did not ground the global fleet and has indicated no immediate risk across all aircraft. The directive targets specific aircraft, requiring checks and, where cracks are found, repairs directed by Airbus before the jets return to service. **Q: Has the A380 had wing problems before?** Yes. In 2012, EASA ordered fleet-wide inspections after cracks were found in the wing rib feet, and later rounds addressed cracking in outer wing spars on early-production aircraft. The new directive focuses on the mid-spar. ### Body Europe's aviation regulator has ordered emergency inspections of 16 Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in a load-bearing part of the wing, forcing the world's biggest operator of the double-deck jet to pull aircraft from service for checks. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued Emergency Airworthiness Directive 2026-0119-E on 22 June, with effect from 24 June, after cracks were discovered during routine maintenance in the wing mid-spar — a structural beam inside the wing box that helps carry the aerodynamic loads generated in flight. Fifteen of the 16 affected aircraft are operated by Dubai-based Emirates and one by Australia's Qantas, according to Airbus. Five of the jets, all Emirates aircraft, must be inspected before their next passenger flight, effectively grounding them until the checks are done. The remaining 11 may keep flying but must be inspected within 25 flight cycles. Operators have been told to obtain inspection procedures directly from Airbus and to report their findings within seven days, whether or not cracks are found. It has been determined that the cracks found on certain aeroplanes could reduce the structural integrity of the wing. The directive does not ground the global A380 fleet, and regulators have given no indication of an immediate risk across all aircraft. But emergency airworthiness directives from EASA are unusual, reserved for issues that could threaten an aircraft's airworthiness if left unchecked. The move places fresh scrutiny on a flagship product of Airbus, Europe's largest aerospace manufacturer, and on the safety of a fleet that flies long-haul routes used by travellers across the region. What the inspections involve The mid-spar runs lengthwise inside the wing and is one of the structures that distributes the stresses an aircraft endures in flight. EASA concluded that the cracks identified on some aircraft could weaken the wing, prompting the order for additional detailed inspections. Any aircraft found with cracks must remain on the ground until repairs directed by Airbus are completed. Emirates said it would comply and move quickly, while seeking to limit the impact on its schedule. "Emirates will comply and carry out the inspections required in accordance with the airworthiness directive," the airline said in a statement. "Inspections will commence within the next 48 hours, and any work required will be carried out before releasing aircraft to service. We remain in close contact with Airbus and the relevant authorities to minimise any disruption to the operating schedule." Airbus said that, depending on the inspection results, it would assess with EASA whether repairs are necessary or whether the aircraft can return to service. Qantas said the directive would not affect its operations: its single affected aircraft, registered VH-OQI, was already undergoing heavy maintenance in Dresden, Germany, and was not in passenger service. Why it matters for Emirates and Airbus The stakes are highest for Emirates, which has built its global network around the A380. The carrier operates 116 of the jets — the world's largest A380 fleet and more than half of all the superjumbos still flying. Even a limited round of inspections concentrated on its aircraft carries the risk of schedule disruption on some of the busiest intercontinental routes. For Airbus, the directive is an awkward reminder of the engineering challenges of the programme it once billed as the future of long-haul travel. The A380 entered service in 2007 as the largest passenger aircraft ever built, but slow sales led Airbus to halt production in 2021. With no more aircraft being made, the focus has shifted to keeping the existing fleet airworthy as it ages — and structural questions feed directly into the cost and practicality of doing so. - Component: wing mid-spar, an internal structural beam in the wing box - Aircraft affected: 16 — 15 Emirates, 1 Qantas - Immediate checks: 5 Emirates jets before their next flight - Deferred checks: 11 aircraft within 25 flight cycles - Reporting: results to be filed within seven days Not the first crack in the wing Structural issues have shadowed the A380's wings before. In 2012, EASA ordered fleet-wide inspections after cracks were found in the wing rib feet — small brackets that connect the wing ribs to the wing skin — in a problem that ultimately required repairs across the global fleet. Later inspection rounds addressed cracking in outer wing spars, initially on early-production aircraft. The latest directive narrows the focus to the mid-spar and to a sub-population of A380s with particular service histories rather than the entire fleet. Whether it remains a contained maintenance exercise or widens will depend on what the inspections over the coming weeks reveal — data that operators must now feed back to Airbus and EASA on a tight timetable. ### Sources - Airbus under fresh scrutiny as EASA orders A380 inspections over wing cracks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/23/airbus-under-fresh-scrutiny-as-easa-orders-a380-inspections-over-wing-cracks - Emirates to urgently inspect A380 fleet after cracks found in wings — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/06/24/emirates-a380/ - Emirates to Inspect Airbus A380 Fleet After Wing Crack Alert Triggers Urgent EASA Safety Checks — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-to-inspect-a380-jets-after-airbus-wing-crack-concerns-trigger-urgent-safety-checks-1.500584887 - Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings — The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/24/companies/airbus-a380-inspection/ - EASA orders urgent checks on 16 Airbus A380s over wing spar cracks — Aerospace Global News: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/easa-airbus-a380-wing-spar-cracks/ - EASA Orders Urgent Inspections on 16 Airbus A380s After Wing Spar Cracks Found — Aviation Source News: https://aviationsourcenews.com/easa-orders-urgent-inspections-on-16-airbus-a380s-after-wing-spar-cracks-found/ - 16 Airbus A380s Need Emergency Inspections After Cracks Discovered In Wing Spars — Simple Flying: https://simpleflying.com/16-airbus-a380s-emergency-wing-inspections-cracks/ --- ## Bardella sets out how the RN would defy the EU from within, with implications for Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/article/bardella-rn-defy-eu-from-within-luxembourg-stakes - Published: 2026-06-24T12:07:43.08+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:07:43.08+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: f7f28410-1599-4496-8d7d-1018c125aebb - Dateline: Paris, FR > France's far-right frontrunner would halve Paris's EU budget payments and put national law above European rules — a blueprint that strikes at the open market and free movement Luxembourg lives on. ### Summary Jordan Bardella's Rassemblement National has spelled out a plan to stay inside the EU while gutting its rules from within. For Luxembourg — 47% of whose workers commute across borders — the stakes are existential. ### Key facts - Jordan Bardella's RN has dropped 'Frexit' for a strategy of staying in the EU while defying its rules from within. - Headline pledges: halve France's EU budget contribution and assert the French Constitution's primacy over EU law via referendum. - Some steps (vetoes, contribution votes, constitutional primacy) need no treaty change but would trigger infringement and legal chaos; reshaping free movement, the single market or the euro would require unanimous treaty change. - Luxembourg is acutely exposed: ~233,260 cross-border workers (47% of salaried jobs) in 2025 and ~85% of trade is intra-EU. - The RN leads 2027 polls; Bardella is the stand-in candidate as Le Pen's appeal verdict is due 7 July 2026. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly does Bardella want to do to France's EU budget contribution?** In a Politico interview published on 15 June 2026, Bardella said France would halve its contribution, which he put at 12 to 15 billion euros and called 'excessive,' while asking the Commission to cut its operating costs. EU-based data put France's 2024 gross contribution near €22.3 billion and its net contribution at about €5.8 billion. **Q: Which of the RN's plans would require changing the EU treaties?** Asserting national-law primacy, using vetoes and adjusting budget votes can be attempted without treaty change, though they would invite EU infringement proceedings. Rewriting free movement, the single market or leaving the euro would require treaty change and unanimous agreement from all 27 members — which analysts say is politically unattainable. **Q: Why is this an existential issue for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg's economy runs on EU rules: in 2025 about 233,260 cross-border workers (47% of salaried jobs) commuted in — over half from France — and roughly 85% of its trade is with the EU. Curbing free movement or single-market rules would strike at the foundations of its open, EU-anchored model. **Q: Is Bardella likely to win power?** The RN leads first-round polling for the 2027 presidential election at around 35–37.5%. Bardella is the party's candidate if Marine Le Pen's 2025 ineligibility ruling is upheld; the appeal verdict is expected on 7 July 2026. ### Body Jordan Bardella has stopped talking about leaving the European Union. Instead, the president of France's Rassemblement National (RN) is describing in increasing detail how a government led by his party would remain a member while systematically defying the rules that bind one — a strategy that one critic has summarised as telling Brussels you want to leave without saying so. In an interview with Politico published on 15 June 2026, Bardella set out the most concrete element yet: France would slash what it pays into the EU budget. "Instead of voting a contribution to the EU budget of 12 or 15 billion, well, it will be halved," he said, calling the current sum "excessive" and adding that Paris would press the European Commission to cut its own running costs. The remarks matter because the RN is the clear frontrunner for the 2027 presidential election, polling around 35–37.5% in the first round. Bardella is the party's designated candidate should Marine Le Pen — barred from office in March 2025 over the embezzlement of EU parliamentary funds — fail to overturn her ban; the Paris Court of Appeal is due to rule on 7 July 2026. For a small, deeply integrated member state such as Luxembourg, whose economy is wired into the single market and whose workforce pours across open borders every morning, the blueprint is not an abstraction. What the RN actually proposes Since around 2018 the party has dropped both "Frexit" and an explicit pledge to leave the euro, recasting itself as a force that would, in Bardella's framing, "change everything without destroying anything." The substance, drawn from his statements and from analyses by the European Council on Foreign Relations, UnHerd and Brussels Signal, includes: - Budget: halving France's contribution and demanding a rebate of the kind Germany and the Netherlands enjoy. - Primacy of national law: a constitutional referendum to assert the supremacy of the French Constitution over EU law, especially on migration. - Institutions: shrinking the Commission toward a "secretariat" and handing legislative initiative to national governments via the Council. - Free movement: renegotiating Schengen, introducing "national preference" for French citizens in jobs and housing, leaving the EU Migration Pact and ending birthright citizenship. - Single market and energy: reopening single-market terms and opting out of EU electricity pricing in favour of a national nuclear-based rate. On the most sovereignty-defining question, Bardella has been explicit. "I am a staunch republican and, as such, committed to the supremacy of the French Constitution," he told Brussels Signal — a direct challenge to the EU principle that European law takes precedence over national law. Instead of voting a contribution to the EU budget of 12 or 15 billion, well, it will be halved. How far could it go without changing the treaties? The answer determines everything, and it is uncomfortable for both sides. Some moves need no treaty change at all. France could wield its veto over decisions requiring unanimity — aid to Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, the post-2028 budget framework, enlargement and institutional reform. It already votes its EU contribution inside its national budget, a practice tolerated even though it sits awkwardly with EU law. And asserting constitutional primacy, as Poland's courts did, requires only a domestic decision — though it would invite infringement proceedings and what analysts call "massive legal uncertainty." The harder ambitions run into the treaties themselves. Rewriting free movement, reshaping the single market or unwinding the euro would require treaty change and the unanimous consent of all 27 members — consent the others would not give. That is why commentators from Wolfgang Münchau to the ECFR argue the RN programme, pursued in full, would not produce a clean "Frexit" so much as a slow collision: France breaking enough rules that it ends up functionally outside the club it formally remains in. France's real numbers complicate the budget pitch, too. Eurostat-based data put France's 2024 gross contribution near €22.3 billion and its net contribution at about €5.8 billion — well below Germany's €19.5 billion net. Why Luxembourg cannot look away No member state is more exposed to this experiment than the Grand Duchy. A founding member of the EU and host to the Court of Justice and the European Investment Bank, Luxembourg has built prosperity on exactly the freedoms the RN would contest. The clearest pressure point is labour. In 2025 some 233,260 cross-border workers commuted into Luxembourg — about 47% of its salaried workforce, according to figures compiled from Luxembourg's IGSS by the cross-border observatories AGURAM and IBA·OIE. Of those, roughly 126,600 live in France, alongside about 53,360 in Germany and 53,300 in Belgium. Just over half, in other words, cross the French border each day under EU free-movement rules. A French government that reordered Schengen or pursued "national preference" would reach directly into the engine room of Luxembourg's economy. Trade is the second exposure. Roughly 85% of Luxembourg's trade is with other EU states, and about 90% of its foreign trade is with EU partners, more than half of it with France, Germany and Belgium. The financial sector that generates around a quarter of GDP depends on the single market's passporting and the stability of the euro. A protracted Franco-Brussels standoff over budgets, law and borders would unsettle precisely the rules Luxembourg treats as the floor beneath its open model. None of this is yet policy; it is a manifesto from a party that does not hold the Élysée and faces a presidential gatekeeper in Emmanuel Macron, whose assent any constitutional referendum would need. But with the RN ascendant and Le Pen's fate due within weeks, the question for Luxembourg is no longer whether to take the blueprint seriously, but how to prepare for a France that may decide the EU's rules are negotiable from the inside. ### Sources - Bardella veut réduire de moitié la contribution de la France à l'Union européenne — Boursorama: https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-a-l-union-europeenne-984a89cf13ad80f242f310d28b392ed9 - Union européenne : Jordan Bardella veut «réduire de moitié» la contribution de la France — Le JDD: https://www.lejdd.fr/politique/union-europeenne-jordan-bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-176541 - Stay in Europe, ignore some rules: Bardella explicit RN's new EU doctrine ahead of 2027 — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/05/stay-in-europe-ignore-some-rules-bardella-explicit-rns-new-eu-doctrine-ahead-of-2027/ - How Bardella would break the EU: He won't soften like Meloni — UnHerd: https://unherd.com/2025/11/how-bardella-would-break-the-eu/ - If Bardella wins: Scenarios for a far-right presidency in France — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/publication/if-bardella-wins-scenarios-for-a-far-right-presidency-in-france/ - What a far-right government in France would mean for the EU — Der (europäische) Föderalist: https://www.foederalist.eu/2024/07/elections-france.html - Bardella Says EU 'Completely Obsolete,' Vows Nationalist Reforms — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/bardella-politico-eu-completely-obsolete-nationalist-reforms/ - EU budget: Who pays the most into the EU, and who gains the most? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/09/eu-budget-who-pays-the-most-into-the-eu-and-who-gains-the-most - Observatoire territorial transfrontalier / Chiffres-clés : frontaliers français au Luxembourg en 2025 — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/aguram/observatoire-territorial-transfrontalier-chiffres-cles-frontaliers-francais-au-luxembourg-en-2025/ - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE: https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg - Intra-EU trade: Exports (Eurostat data) — Eurostat / Trading Economics: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/intra-eu-trade-exports-eurostat-data.html - France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260113-france-le-pen-returns-to-court-with-2027-presidency-bid-on-the-line - Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/10/fact-check-has-marine-le-pens-appeal-against-her-presidential-ban-been-denied - French far-right well ahead in new poll for 2027 presidential election — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/french-far-right-well-ahead-in-new-poll-for-2027-presidential-election/781486 - Le nombre d'agents publics devenus frontaliers a doublé depuis 2019 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourggrande-region-le-nombre-d-agents-publics-devenus-frontaliers-a-double-103575845 --- ## ADR's Tom Weidig given only a party warning over anti-LGBTIQ Facebook 'like' - URL: https://status.lu/article/tom-weidig-adr-anti-lgbtiq-warning - Published: 2026-06-24T11:52:08.03+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:52:08.03+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 6c359d69-fd5b-4b4f-8adb-cf4f380ca69e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Luxembourg's parliament condemned hate speech in a unanimous resolution but imposed no sanction of its own; the sole formal penalty came from Weidig's own party — a written warning. ### Summary A Luxembourg MP who endorsed a Facebook comment calling for LGBTIQ people to be 'exterminated' faced no parliamentary sanction and only a written warning from his party, the ADR — testing how the Chamber of Deputies polices discriminatory speech. ### Key facts - ADR deputy Tom Weidig 'liked' a Facebook comment calling for LGBTIQ people to be 'exterminated,' and earlier praised Trump's trans-athlete ban. - On 12 February 2025 six Luxembourg parties passed a unanimous resolution condemning hate speech, but parliament imposed no sanction on Weidig. - The only formal penalty came from his own party: on 17 February 2025 the ADR gave him a written warning rather than expulsion. - Rosa Lëtzebuerg filed a criminal complaint against Weidig and the comment's author and demanded his resignation. - The case shows the Chamber's conduct rules barely reach members' speech on social media, outside the hemicycle. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly did Tom Weidig do?** In February 2025 the ADR deputy 'liked' a Facebook comment that read, in German, 'We must fight here too and destroy [vernichten] LGBTQ' — rendered in the French-language press as a call to 'exterminate' LGBTIQ people. He had days earlier praised Donald Trump's ban on transgender athletes in women's sport. Weidig said the like was accidental and that he was misunderstood, and apologised. **Q: Which body issued the warning, and on what basis?** The warning came from his own party, the ADR — not from parliament. After opening an internal disciplinary procedure, the ADR's national committee met on 17 February 2025 and issued a written warning, the lightest of the options, which ranged up to expulsion. The Chamber of Deputies itself imposed no sanction; it only passed a non-binding resolution. **Q: Why didn't the Chamber of Deputies sanction him?** Parliament's conduct rules mainly govern behaviour inside the chamber, while the contested act took place on social media. A unanimous cross-party resolution condemned hate speech and discrimination against minorities, but the Chamber has limited formal tools to punish a member for online conduct. **Q: What was the reaction from other parties?** It was uniformly hostile across coalition and opposition. DP's Gilles Baum said 'Enough!'; LSAP's Taina Bofferding called Weidig 'a disgrace to this Chamber'; déi Lénk's Marc Baum said endorsing a call to exterminate LGBTIQ people put him 'no longer part of democracy.' Rosa Lëtzebuerg filed a criminal complaint and called for his resignation. ### Body A sitting Luxembourg lawmaker who endorsed a social-media comment calling for LGBTIQ people to be “exterminated” faced no sanction from parliament itself and only a written warning from his own party — an outcome that has reopened the question of how the Chamber of Deputies polices discriminatory speech by its members. Tom Weidig, a deputy for the national-conservative Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) elected in the Centre constituency in October 2023, drew cross-party condemnation in February 2025 after he “liked” a Facebook comment that read, in German, “Wir müssen auch hier kämpfen und LGBTQ vernichten” — “We must fight here too and destroy LGBTQ.” Days earlier, he had publicly praised US President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sport. What Weidig did The endorsement, first amplified by other politicians and the press, prompted an immediate backlash. Weidig said the “like” had been accidental and that his actions were misunderstood, and he apologised. Rosa Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg’s main LGBTIQ+ advocacy organisation, was not satisfied: it filed a criminal complaint against both Weidig and the author of the original comment, and called on the deputy to resign. The episode landed amid a wider debate in Luxembourg over LGBTIQ rights, including a contested petition campaign against LGBTIQ content in schools that the ADR’s base had championed. For critics, a deputy approving an explicit call to “exterminate” a minority was a line that could not be treated as an online slip. The Chamber’s response When parliament met on 12 February 2025, six parties — the CSV, the Democratic Party (DP), the LSAP, déi gréng, the Pirate Party and déi Lénk — jointly tabled a resolution “firmly condemning all attacks against human rights, including acts of violence, hate speech and discrimination directed against minorities.” It passed with every deputy voting in favour, the five ADR members included. Weidig sat in silence as colleagues across the spectrum denounced him. DP deputy Gilles Baum told the chamber it was time to draw a clear boundary. “Ça suffit!” he said — “Enough!” — insisting that “fascist and national-socialist thinking” had no place “either in this Chamber or in society.” déi Lénk’s Marc Baum was blunter still, telling Weidig that by backing a call to exterminate LGBTIQ people, “you are no longer part of democracy,” and that acting “in the heat of the moment” was no excuse. “Vous êtes une honte pour cette Chambre!” — “You are a disgrace to this Chamber!” — LSAP group leader Taina Bofferding told Weidig, calling his party “toxic for our society.” Yet for all the censure, the Chamber’s resolution was a political statement, not a penalty. Parliament imposed no formal sanction on Weidig — no suspension, no fine, no loss of mandate. Its conduct rules principally govern behaviour inside the hemicycle, and the contested act had taken place on social media, outside those walls. A party warning, not a parliamentary sanction With parliament declining to act against one of its own, the only disciplinary track left was internal to the ADR. The party opened a procedure, branding the “like” “inacceptable,” and its national committee met on Monday 17 February 2025 to decide. The available penalties ranged widely: - a simple written warning; - tougher internal measures; or - outright expulsion from the party. Expulsion was not a remote possibility: the ADR had ejected Joe Thein in 2017 after he said then-foreign minister Jean Asselborn should be “shot in the street.” In Weidig’s case, the committee opted for the lightest option on the table — a written warning. It concluded that the deputy “did not want and was not calling to exterminate anyone,” and asked him to clarify his conduct on social media. He kept his seat. Where Luxembourg draws the line The affair exposed how few tools Luxembourg’s parliament has to discipline discriminatory speech by its members. The Chamber can debate, condemn and pass resolutions, but its code of conduct is geared to order inside the chamber rather than to what deputies post online. An earlier episode underscored the gap: in January 2024, after Weidig directed threatening remarks at a cartoonist on Facebook, the Conference of Presidents met him but imposed no formal sanction, reasoning that the conduct fell “outside Parliament’s walls,” and agreed only to review the parliamentary code of ethics. The result is a system in which the strongest formal response to a deputy endorsing a call to “exterminate” a minority came not from the institution he serves but from the party that selected him — and amounted to a warning letter. Supporters of that approach argue it respects the wide latitude given to elected representatives and the principle that voters, not committees, should ultimately judge their politicians. Critics counter that it leaves the dignity of protected groups dependent on the goodwill of a single party. For Luxembourg, the case set a marker. A unanimous chamber can make plain that calls for the extermination of a minority are beyond the pale — while the same chamber, confronted with a member who endorsed exactly that, found it had almost no power to do anything about it. ### Sources - Affaire Weidig : «Vous êtes une honte pour cette Chambre» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-weidig-vous-etes-une-honte-pour-cette-chambre/ - L'ADR adresse un avertissement à Tom Weidig — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/ladr-adresse-un-avertissement-a-tom-weidig/ - Affaire Tom Weidig : l'ADR lance une procédure de discipline — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-tom-weidig-ladr-lance-une-procedure-de-discipline/ - Nach Facebook-Like von Tom Weidig: Chamber wendet sich mit Resolution gegen ADR — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/nach-facebook-like-von-tom-weidig-chamber-wendet-sich-mit-resolution-gegen-adr/ - Transphober Post: Rosa Lëtzebuerg zeigt Tom Weidig an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/rosa-letzebuerg-adr-abgeordneter-weidig-wegen-transphobem-post-angezeigt-103278932 - Chambre : l'affaire Weidig est close — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/chambre-laffaire-weidig-est-close/ - Tom Weidig — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Weidig - Tom Weidig — deputy profile — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/deputy/1256 --- ## OECD finds Luxembourg trailing peers on anti-corruption strategy and lobbying oversight - URL: https://status.lu/article/oecd-luxembourg-anti-corruption-strategy-lobbying-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T11:20:04.818+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:20:04.818+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: d405fc43-2cad-47b4-84b1-a47a2f910e2b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > A new OECD review scores the Grand Duchy at zero on its anti-corruption strategy and flags missing asset declarations for ministers and judges, as the Frieden government promises measures in 2026. ### Summary The OECD's Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 finds Luxembourg has no national anti-corruption strategy, no body monitoring lobbying and no asset disclosure for ministers, judges or prosecutors, exposing a gap between strong rules and weak practice. ### Key facts - The OECD's Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 scores Luxembourg at 0% on both the design and practice of a national anti-corruption strategy, versus OECD averages of 38% and 32%. - Luxembourg's integrity rules often look strong on paper but score poorly in practice — judicial integrity 20%, prosecutorial integrity 21% and civil-service discipline just 17%. - There is no central body monitoring lobbying, and no obligation for ministers, judges or prosecutors to publish asset or interest declarations. - The EU's 2025 Rule of Law Report says the Frieden government is weighing a formal strategy, with COPRECO due to propose measures in early 2026. - The findings matter for Luxembourg's financial centre, which depends on its rule-of-law and transparency reputation. ### FAQ **Q: Who produced the assessment and when?** The OECD published its Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 in March 2026. The Luxembourg country note draws on the OECD's Public Integrity Indicators, with data extracted on 7 March 2026. **Q: What is the OECD's main criticism of Luxembourg?** That Luxembourg has no national anti-corruption strategy — scoring 0% on both regulation and practice — and that strong rules in several areas are weakly implemented, with no lobbying oversight body and no asset or interest disclosure for ministers, judges or prosecutors. **Q: How has the Luxembourg government responded?** The EU's 2025 Rule of Law Report records that the government is considering a formal anti-corruption strategy and that COPRECO, the inter-ministerial committee chaired by Justice Minister Elisabeth Margue, was due to set out concrete measures to implement the OECD's recommendations in early 2026. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg's financial centre relies on its reputation for the rule of law and transparency. International monitors such as the OECD, GRECO and the European Commission judge governance quality that underpins investor and partner confidence. ### Body Luxembourg, a Grand Duchy whose financial centre trades on its reputation for stability and the rule of law, has been told by the OECD that it lacks one of the most basic instruments of clean government: a national strategy to fight corruption. The Paris-based organisation's Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026, published in March, scores Luxembourg at zero on both the design and the day-to-day practice of a strategic anti-corruption framework, against OECD averages of 38% and 32% respectively. The figures are drawn from the OECD's Public Integrity Indicators, with data extracted on 7 March 2026. The assessment lands as governance quality comes under sustained outside scrutiny. The European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report and the Council of Europe's anti-corruption watchdog, GRECO, have both pressed Luxembourg for years to close gaps in transparency and disclosure — pressure that matters for a country whose economy rests on the credibility of its courts and supervisors. Strong rules, weaker practice Across the OECD's eight integrity dimensions, the recurring pattern is a country that legislates well but applies the rules unevenly. On the books, Luxembourg often approaches its peers; in measured "practice", it repeatedly falls short. The report puts judicial integrity practice at 20% (against an OECD average of 45%), prosecutorial integrity practice at 21% (52%), and the practice of the civil-service disciplinary system at just 17%, even though its rules score a near-top 92%. - Strategic framework: 0% regulation / 0% practice (OECD average 38% / 32%) - Lobbying: 40% / 33% (43% / 38%) - Conflict of interest: 67% / 33% (80% / 45%) - Judicial integrity: 65% / 20% (66% / 45%) - Prosecutorial integrity: 62% / 21% (66% / 52%) - Disciplinary system for civil servants: 92% / 17% (66% / 22%) On the headline weakness, the report is blunt. "Luxembourg fulfils 0% of OECD criteria on the strength of strategic framework and 0% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 38% and 32% respectively," it states, adding that such a framework is "essential to mitigate corruption risks in the public sector". GRECO had already flagged the absence of a comprehensive prevention strategy in its fifth-round evaluation. Lobbying and disclosure gaps The OECD acknowledges recent movement on lobbying: since 2024 Luxembourg has published an online register listing lobbyists' names, organisations and areas of activity. But it finds the architecture incomplete. Sanctions for breaches apply only to members of parliament under their Code of Conduct, not to all public officials, and no central-government body supervises the system. In Luxembourg, a public body dedicated to monitoring lobbying activities has not been established. Disclosure of officials' private interests is the other conspicuous hole. All members of parliament filed interest declarations between 2019 and 2024, the report notes, yet equivalent data is "not available" for members of the government. National judges face no obligation to declare their interests, and prosecutors none to declare interests or assets. On access to information, the OECD observes that the land registry and the asset and interest declarations "of the top-two tiers of public employees in the executive branch and members of the judiciary are not available". What the government says The findings cut across the reform agenda of the CSV-DP coalition led by Prime Minister Luc Frieden, sworn in in November 2023. According to the Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report, published on 8 July 2025, the government is considering proposing a formal anti-corruption strategy and additional measures, and the Committee for the Prevention of Corruption (COPRECO) — the inter-ministerial body chaired by the Minister of Justice — was due to present concrete steps to implement the OECD's recommendations in early 2026. Justice Minister Elisabeth Margue, in office since November 2023, chairs that committee. The Commission also recorded progress elsewhere: Luxembourg "fully implemented" a recommendation to complete the reform of the powers of its judicial council. The National Council of Justice, created by the Law of 23 January 2023 and operational since July that year, now appoints, appraises and disciplines magistrates, with judges holding a majority of its nine seats — though some structures, such as dedicated disciplinary courts, remain to be set up. Why it matters Luxembourg consistently ranks among the world's least corrupt countries in perception surveys, and its supervisors have won praise for anti-money-laundering work. The OECD's contribution is more granular: it measures whether integrity rules are actually operating, and on that test it finds a financial-services hub that has not yet built the strategy, oversight and disclosure machinery its peers take for granted. For a jurisdiction whose competitive edge is trust, the gap between law and practice is the part hardest to explain to investors — and the part the Frieden government has promised, but not yet delivered, to close. ### Sources - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 — Luxembourg country note (PDF) — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2026/03/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026-country-notes_b1df9263/luxembourg_eb812f53/952fc8f4-en.pdf - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026: Luxembourg — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026_0c8910f8-en/luxembourg_952fc8f4-en.html - 2025 Rule of Law Report — Luxembourg country chapter (PDF, SWD(2025) 916 final) — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/38e15783-3aca-434e-83e8-26ba0a90fc7c_en?filename=20_1_63953_coun_chap_luxembourg_en.pdf - EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Luxembourg's Efforts in Digitalisation & Transparency — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55777-eu-rule-of-law-report-highlights-luxembourgs-efforts-in-digitalisation-transparency - GRECO Finds Luxembourg Making Progress on Anti-Corruption Measures — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/47855-greco-finds-luxembourg-making-progress-on-anti-corruption-measures - GRECO: Fifth-Round Evaluation Report on Luxembourg — eucrim: https://eucrim.eu/news/greco-fifth-round-evaluation-report-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Group of States against Corruption (evaluations) — Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/greco/evaluations/luxembourg - Elisabeth Margue — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Margue - Frieden-Bettel Government — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieden-Bettel_Government - Luxembourg — National Council for Justice — EJTN: https://ejtn.eu/office/luxembourg-national-council-for-justice/ --- ## Luxembourg's craft-skills centres mark a decade as the trades shortage endures - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-craft-skills-centres-mark-a-decade - Published: 2026-06-24T06:51:46.299+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:51:46.299+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 11d27a1c-92ad-45ea-a286-b8a185be419e - Dateline: Bettembourg, LU > Ten years on, the Centres de Compétences say they have trained more than 90,000 workers — yet Luxembourg's trades still lean heavily on cross-border and imported skills. ### Summary Luxembourg's Centres de Compétences for the building and finishing trades marked ten years with claims of more than 90,000 workers trained, but the craft-skills shortage they were built to fix has not gone away. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR say they have trained more than 90,000 workers across over 17,000 sessions since 2016; detailed figures cite 84,807 participants and 16,622 sessions. - The centres are funded by a mandatory 0.5%-of-payroll levy on contributing craft firms, pooled via the Fongeco fund, making training free for those firms' employees. - They cover around 30 building and finishing trades and have pivoted hard toward energy-transition skills: heat pumps, photovoltaics, ventilation and hydrogen. - About 47% of Luxembourg's nearly 494,000 employees are cross-border workers, underscoring the trades' continued reliance on imported skills. - A ten-year verdict: the model has built durable upskilling capacity but has not removed the structural craft-skills shortage. ### FAQ **Q: What are Luxembourg's Centres de Compétences?** They are continuing vocational-training centres for the building-technical (Génie Technique du Bâtiment) and finishing (Parachèvement) trades, created after a 2015 interprofessional agreement and operational from 2016, based at the Krakelshaff centre in Bettembourg. **Q: How are the centres funded?** Contributing craft companies pay a mandatory levy of 0.5% of their payroll, pooled through the sectoral fund Fongeco under a Grand-Ducal regulation in force since November 2015. Training is then free for employees of contributing firms. **Q: How many people have they trained?** Over a decade the centres report more than 90,000 people trained across more than 17,000 sessions; their detailed accounting cites 84,807 participants and 16,622 training sessions. **Q: What role does the Chambre des Métiers play?** The Chambre des Métiers provides complementary, theory-focused continuing training and is set to share a new building with the centres for its building-inspection service; the centres themselves are run by the artisan federations. ### Body Luxembourg's main upskilling vehicle for the skilled trades turned ten this month, and the headline numbers are substantial: the Centres de Compétences for the building-technical and finishing trades say they have put more than 90,000 workers through more than 17,000 training sessions since 2016. The anniversary, marked by an evening event in June titled Les Maîtres du Geste that drew over 500 political, economic and union guests, was framed as a celebration of a model that has quietly become central to how Luxembourg keeps its electricians, plumbers, roofers and heating technicians current. Behind the rounded figures, the centres' own decade accounting is more precise: 84,807 participants across 16,622 training sessions, delivered by a team of roughly 25 staff to a base of some 2,600 craft companies. Whichever number is cited, the trajectory is steep — as recently as mid-2023 the centres reported 44,000 people trained over seven years. Yet a ten-year verdict turns on a harder question than throughput: has the model begun to close Luxembourg's craft-skills shortage, or has it merely made the shortage easier to live with? How the model works The Centres de Compétences trace to an interprofessional agreement signed in July 2015 by the Fédération des Artisans and the trade unions OGBL and LCGB. Two centres — Génie Technique du Bâtiment (building services) and Parachèvement (finishing) — operate jointly, covering around 30 trades from electricity, heating, sanitation and lifts to roofing, tiling and painting, and since 2019 extending into management, digital and soft skills. The funding mechanism is the part that sets Luxembourg apart. Contributing craft companies pay a mandatory levy of 0.5% of their payroll, pooled through the sectoral fund Fongeco under a Grand-Ducal regulation in force since November 2015. In return, training is free for employees of contributing firms. The arrangement turns continuing education from a discretionary cost into a collective entitlement — a design intended to reach the small workshops that rarely budget for training on their own. The Chambre des Métiers, Luxembourg's public-law chamber for the craft sector, sits alongside rather than above the centres: it provides complementary, theory-focused continuing training, while the centres concentrate on hands-on practice. The relationship is set to deepen — a planned new building will house rooms shared with the chamber's building-inspection service, the Service de Contrôle et de Réception du Bâtiment. A workshop built for the energy transition The physical heart of the operation is the Centre de Formation Krakelshaff in Bettembourg, opened in early 2021 on a 2.45-hectare site provided by the ministries of the Economy and of the Middle Classes. Its roughly 5,000 square metres — two near-identical training buildings linked by a steel footbridge, plus two large workshop halls — let apprentices and working tradespeople practise on real installed equipment rather than in a classroom. Increasingly, that equipment is the kit of decarbonisation. The centres have built training around heat pumps, combustion boilers, ventilation systems, photovoltaics, building thermography, home energy-management systems and electromobility, with hydrogen flagged as a coming theme. At the anniversary the centres announced further expansion: a 500-square-metre equipped workshop this summer, the shared building with the Chambre des Métiers, and a planned site in the north of the country to cut travel time for firms there. la formation reste la clé de la compétitivité, de l'innovation et de la durabilité That assessment came from Claude Schreiber, president of the Génie Technique du Bâtiment centre. Marc Herkes, who heads the Parachèvement centre, credited the staff who built the curricula: "rien de ce qui existe ici – les programmes, les maquettes, les parcours – n'existerait sans nos équipes" — nothing here, the programmes, the models, the pathways, would exist without the teams. Closing the gap, or masking it? The political case for the centres is the case for upskilling generally. "Skilling up is an indispensable pillar to guarantee employability, competitiveness and social cohesion," Labour Minister Marc Spautz told the gathering, in remarks that placed continuing training at the centre of Luxembourg's response to a fast-changing job market. The structural backdrop is unusually stark. Luxembourg counted nearly 494,000 employees at the end of 2025, and about 47% of them were cross-border workers — roughly 229,000 people commuting daily from France, Belgium and Germany. No other EU economy relies so heavily on labour it does not house, and the construction, energy and craft sectors that the centres serve are among the most exposed to shortages of qualified hands. On that measure the decade verdict is mixed. The centres have demonstrably raised the skill level of the workforce already inside Luxembourg's trades, and the levy-funded model has given small firms access to training they would not otherwise buy. What ten years has not done is loosen the country's dependence on imported and cross-border skills: the trades still recruit across the borders because domestic supply alone cannot fill the order book, and the energy transition is adding new specialisms faster than any single training system can backfill them. That leaves the centres in a familiar position for Luxembourg institutions — indispensable, and insufficient on their own. They have built durable capacity to keep the existing workforce competent and to absorb new green-trade requirements. Closing the shortage outright would require something the centres cannot supply by themselves: more people willing to enter the trades in the first place. For now, the model is best read not as a cure for the craft-skills gap but as the thing keeping it from widening. ### Sources - Les Centres de Compétences de l'artisanat célèbrent une décennie à l'ouvrage — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/les-centres-de-competences-de-lartisanat-celebrent-une-decennie-a-louvrage/ - À propos — Centres de Compétences Génie Technique & Parachèvement — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/a-propos/ - Annonce Centres de compétences (décennie : 84 807 participants, 16 622 formations) — Infogreen.lu: https://www.infogreen.lu/annonce-centres-de-competences.html - Bettembourg : l'artisanat se forme à la transition énergétique — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/bettembourg-lartisanat-se-forme-a-la-transition-energetique/ - Quels sont les dispositifs de financement de la formation professionnelle continue pour les PME au Luxembourg ? — Pixie.lu: https://www.pixie.lu/corpus/rh/06-0080/quels-sont-les-dispositifs-de-financement-de-la-formation-professionnelle-continue-pour-les-pme-au-luxembourg/ - Le nouveau « Centre de Formation Krakelshaff » des Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR — Lëtzebuerger Gemengen (gemengen.lu): https://gemengen.lu/web/2021/03/12/le-nouveau-centre-de-formation-krakelshaff-des-centres-de-competences-gtb-par/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's Workforce — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in Q1 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html - La formation dans le secteur artisanal — gouvernement.lu / luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/fr/travailler-et-etudier/les-etudes-au-luxembourg/la-formation-dans-le-secteur-artisanal.html --- ## Heatwave damages CFL track, disrupting cross-border rail in Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/article/cfl-heatwave-track-damage-cross-border-rail-disruption - Published: 2026-06-24T06:42:11.41+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:42:11.41+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 74c24d66-435c-4cab-8a53-6cc4fc41135d - Dateline: Berchem, LU > Heat-damaged track near Berchem forced CFL to cancel and slow services on its southern cross-border lines, with disruption expected to last into Wednesday as Europe sweltered under a record heatwave. ### Summary A red-alert heatwave deformed track near Berchem on 22 June 2026, forcing Luxembourg's CFL to cancel and slow trains on its Esch-sur-Alzette and Thionville–Metz lines, hitting cross-border commuters as rail networks across Europe cut services. ### Key facts - Extreme heat caused a track subsidence at Berchem on 22 June 2026, forcing CFL to close a track and cut services on the Luxembourg–Esch–Rodange and Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz lines. - RE trains to Rodange were cancelled and cross-border TER services to Metz ran reduced and slowed; CFL expected gradual resumption toward Bettembourg from 3 p.m. Wednesday. - Luxembourg was under a MeteoLux red heat alert, with southern temperatures of 36–38°C and averages climbing toward 40°C from Wednesday. - The disruption was part of a Europe-wide rail seize-up: SNCF cancelled Intercités services and SNCB cut rush-hour trains amid red heat alerts. - With around 228,300 cross-border workers in 2025, Luxembourg's reliance on rail makes heat-driven disruption a recurring economic and commuting risk. ### FAQ **Q: Which CFL lines were affected by the heatwave?** The Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange and Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz lines, plus services between Luxembourg and Bettembourg. RE trains to Rodange were cancelled, RB trains to Pétange kept running, and cross-border TER services to Metz ran reduced and at lower speed. **Q: What caused the disruption?** Extreme heat deformed the track, and CFL identified a slight subsidence at Berchem, south of Luxembourg City. For safety it closed one track, cutting capacity on the lines it serves. **Q: How long was the disruption expected to last?** Repairs could only begin overnight once temperatures dropped. CFL expected a gradual resumption of traffic between Luxembourg and Bettembourg from 3 p.m. on Wednesday 24 June. **Q: Were trains affected elsewhere in Europe?** Yes. France's SNCF pre-emptively cancelled dozens of Intercités trains and advised vulnerable passengers to avoid travel, while Belgium's SNCB cut rush-hour services, as red heat alerts spread across several countries. ### Body Luxembourg's railway network buckled under a record heatwave on Monday, as the national operator CFL slashed services on two of its busiest southern lines after extreme temperatures damaged the track south of the capital, stranding cross-border commuters travelling to and from France and Belgium. The disruption struck as MeteoLux, the national weather service, placed the entire country under a red heat warning — its highest alert level — from midday on Monday 22 June. The government said exceptionally high temperatures would intensify through the week, with daytime readings of 36°C to 38°C in the south and averages climbing toward 40°C from Wednesday, accompanied by stifling nights and no rain in prospect. CFL said a "slight subsidence" of the track had been identified at Berchem, a station on the southern approach to Luxembourg City, after the heat deformed the rails. For safety, the operator closed one track entirely, sharply cutting the capacity of the lines it feeds. The effect on the morning and evening peaks was immediate: - RE express trains between Luxembourg and Rodange, via Esch-sur-Alzette, were cancelled in both directions between Luxembourg and Rodange; - RB regional trains between Luxembourg and Pétange, via Esch-sur-Alzette, continued to run in both directions; - TER cross-border services between Luxembourg, Thionville and Metz ran at reduced frequency, with several trains cancelled outright, while trains still operating crawled through the damaged section at sharply reduced speed. A track that gave way in the heat Repairs could begin only overnight, once temperatures had fallen far enough to let crews work safely on the line, CFL said. The operator expected a gradual resumption of traffic between Luxembourg and Bettembourg from 3 p.m. on Wednesday, apologised for the disruption and directed passengers to its app and website for alternatives. Drinking-water fountains were set up at Luxembourg's central station for waiting travellers. Heat is an old enemy of steel rail. Continuous welded track is laid under tension for a target temperature; when the rail heats far beyond it, the steel expands and can distort, forcing operators to impose speed limits or shut a line until it cools. Overhead catenary wires sag in the heat and can be torn down by a train's pantograph, while on-board air-conditioning struggles in extreme conditions — a combination that pushes railways across Europe to run slower and thinner whenever the mercury spikes. A region-wide standstill The Luxembourg disruption was one node in a continent-wide seize-up. In France, the state operator SNCF pre-emptively cancelled dozens of Intercités services — 71 in all, according to industry reporting — citing the risk of air-conditioning failures, while its chief executive, Jean Castex, urged vulnerable passengers to stay off the trains altogether. "We are advising them to postpone their journey, or at any rate to avoid taking the train during this heatwave period," Jean Castex told reporters, warning that incidents on the strained network could not be ruled out. Castex pointed to two serious heat-related incidents since the start of the episode, at the Gare de l'Est in Paris and in Toulouse, and to a switch failure on France's Atlantic high-speed line. In Belgium, the national operator SNCB cut rush-hour trains, and red heat alerts were in force across several European countries as the 2026 heatwave drove temperatures toward 40°C. A commuting lifeline exposed For the Greater Region — the cross-border labour market spanning Luxembourg, Lorraine in France, Belgium's Wallonia and Germany's Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate — the stakes are unusually high. Luxembourg counted around 228,300 cross-border workers in 2025, according to STATEC, the national statistics office; roughly 54% commute from France, 23% from Belgium and 23% from Germany, and together they make up close to half the country's workforce. The Esch-sur-Alzette and Thionville–Metz axes are among the most heavily travelled rail corridors carrying that daily flow. That dependence is precisely what turns a localised heat fault into a regional problem. When a single damaged section near Berchem can sever express services to Rodange and thin out cross-border trains to Metz, the resilience of the corridor — not just its capacity — becomes the issue. Heat-driven disruption has become a recurring feature of European rail summers rather than a freak event, and each episode renews questions about how quickly railway infrastructure is being adapted to a climate that now routinely tests its limits. For the tens of thousands of workers who rely on CFL to reach their jobs, Monday's failure converted an abstract climate forecast into a concrete commuting disruption: cancelled trains, slow journeys and an uncertain wait for normal service to resume. With the heatwave forecast to peak only mid-week, CFL's overnight repairs offered relief rather than resolution — and a reminder that the Greater Region's busiest rail arteries remain vulnerable to a hotter climate. ### Sources - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - CFL : la circulation des trains fortement perturbée jusqu'à mercredi — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-circulation-des-trains-fortement-perturbee-jusqua-mercredi/ - CFL : la canicule perturbe deux lignes à destination d'Esch et de Thionville-Metz — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-canicule-perturbe-deux-lignes-a-destination-desch-et-thionville-metz/ - Canicule : trains fortement perturbés sur les lignes Luxembourg – Esch/Alzette – Rodange et Luxembourg – Thionville – Metz — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/mobilite/canicule-trains-fortement-perturbes-sur-les-lignes-luxembourg-esch-alzette-rodange-et-luxembourg-thionville-metz/ - Canicule: plusieurs trains supprimés entre Luxembourg et Metz ce lundi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/canicule-plusieurs-trains-supprimes-entre-luxembourg-et-metz-lundi-103587431 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — Le Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - SNCF cancels 71 Intercités services pre-emptively amid heatwave — Trenvista: https://www.trenvista.net/en/news/flash/sncf-cancels-71-intercites-services-pre-emptively-amid-heatwave/ - Belgium Joins France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom in Drastic Rail Service Cuts as SNCB Cancels Rush Hour Trains — Travel And Tour World: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/gdgsi78clp4h/ - Canicule: la SNCF recommande aux personnes « vulnérables » d'éviter de prendre le train (Castex) — L'Info Durable: https://www.linfodurable.fr/canicule-la-sncf-recommande-aux-personnes-vulnerables-deviter-de-prendre-le-train-castex-57162 - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## Failed biplane landing closes Findel runway, disrupting 66 flights and 5,200 passengers - URL: https://status.lu/article/findel-runway-closed-antonov-biplane-landing-5200-passengers - Published: 2026-06-24T06:20:38.091+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:20:38.091+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: e5d9a8f3-e78e-4e77-a142-1fffdd009b5c - Dateline: Findel, LU > A 1968 Antonov An-2 flown by a Luxembourg enthusiasts' club ran off the country's only runway on Sunday; all 12 aboard escaped unhurt, but the closure upended a third of the day's traffic. ### Summary A vintage Antonov An-2 biplane made a failed landing at Luxembourg-Findel on 21 June 2026, closing the single-runway airport for hours and disrupting 66 flights and about 5,200 passengers. No one was injured. ### Key facts - A 1968 Antonov An-2 biplane made a failed landing at Luxembourg-Findel on Sunday 21 June 2026, closing the airport's single runway. - All 12 people aboard were evacuated unhurt; no injuries were reported. - lux-Airport said 66 flights were delayed, diverted or cancelled and about 5,200 passengers — a third of the day's traffic — were affected. - CGDIS firefighters cleared the aircraft in under three hours; first departures resumed around 6 p.m. and traffic recovered from after 8 p.m. - Luxembourg's AET has opened a technical investigation; the cause is not yet known. ### FAQ **Q: What happened at Luxembourg-Findel airport on 21 June 2026?** A 1968 Antonov An-2 biplane, operated by the Luxembourg association Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg, made a failed landing shortly after 4 p.m., went into a ground loop and ended up immobilised on the runway, closing Luxembourg's only commercial airport for several hours. **Q: Was anyone injured?** No. All twelve people on board the biplane were evacuated without injury, lux-Airport CEO Alexander Flassak confirmed. **Q: How many flights and passengers were affected?** According to lux-Airport, 66 flights were delayed by more than two hours, diverted or cancelled, affecting roughly 5,200 passengers — about a third of the traffic planned for that Sunday. **Q: When did the runway reopen?** CGDIS firefighters cleared the aircraft in under three hours using a container-lift truck. First departures resumed around 6 p.m. and normal traffic was restored gradually from after 8 p.m. ### Body A failed landing by a vintage Soviet-designed biplane shut Luxembourg's only commercial runway for several hours on Sunday, forcing diversions across the region and disrupting roughly 5,200 passengers at the start of the summer travel season. The aircraft, a 1968 Antonov An-2 operated by the Luxembourg enthusiasts' association Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg, came down heavily at Luxembourg Airport — universally known as Findel — shortly after 4 p.m. on 21 June 2026. According to the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS), the single-engine biplane swung into a ground loop as it touched down and part of its landing gear sheared away, leaving it stranded on the asphalt. All twelve people on board were evacuated without injury. What happened on the runway Findel is a single-runway airport, so any obstruction on the strip effectively halts every take-off and landing. The moment the An-2 came to rest, controllers suspended operations and the airport ceased to function as an arrival and departure point until the aircraft could be moved. The CGDIS said the 1968 machine "spun around at the moment of landing," and Luxembourg's Administration des enquêtes techniques (AET) has opened a technical inquiry into a cause that remains unknown. Specialist aviation outlets reported that the biplane struck the runway with a wing and that its left main landing gear collapsed. lux-Airport, the airport operator, said the aircraft had damaged the runway surface before coming to a stop; the strip was later inspected, cleaned and declared fully operational. The An-2 is an unusual sight at a modern commercial field: a fabric-winged, radial-engined biplane that is the world's largest mass-produced aircraft of its type, with an empty weight of around 3,300 kilograms. Local coverage described Sunday's flight as a pleasure outing carrying a dozen people. A three-hour scramble to clear the strip With the runway blocked at the height of a summer Sunday, the priority was to reopen as quickly as possible. Firefighters from the CIS Findel station, part of the CGDIS, used a container-lift truck to lift and remove the damaged biplane, while the ground-handling company LuxCargo Handling supplied heavy equipment for the recovery. The operation was completed in under three hours. First departures began moving again around 6 p.m., and traffic resumed gradually from after 8 p.m. Alexander Flassak, chief executive of lux-Airport, said the cooperation between the airport's various operators had been decisive — but stressed that the outcome could have been far worse. The most important news in a case like this is that none of the twelve people on board was injured. Flassak said the recovery showed "clearly how the different actors at the airport support one another," singling out LuxCargo Handling's loan of heavy equipment. Thousands of passengers caught out The knock-on effect on scheduled traffic was substantial. According to figures given by Flassak, the shutdown delayed, diverted or cancelled 66 flights in total — and the human cost was considerable. "About 5,200 passengers were affected, which represents a third of the traffic volume originally planned for Sunday," the lux-Airport chief said. Among the diversions, three Luxair services inbound to Luxembourg were sent instead to Liège, across the Belgian border: - flight LG5554 from Oslo; - flight LG9514 from Hamburg; - flight LG6996 from Milan. Cancellations rippled across the airport's European network, with routes to Amsterdam, Vienna, Barcelona, Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich, Warsaw, Munich, Copenhagen and Istanbul among those scrubbed or heavily delayed. Some travellers described long waits with little information before their flights were called off. Why a single runway matters The episode is a reminder of Findel's structural vulnerability. As Luxembourg's only commercial airport and a single-runway operation, it has no parallel strip to absorb an incident; a blockage that would cause localised delays at a multi-runway hub instead grounds the entire field. Coming on the first weekend of the summer holidays, when leisure traffic peaks, a few hours of closure was enough to ripple through dozens of rotations and thousands of itineraries. For now, the aircraft has been removed, the runway has reopened and regular schedules have been restored. The AET's technical investigation is expected to establish why a well-known vintage biplane came to grief on one of Europe's busiest single runways. ### Sources - Findel: un avion accidenté perturbe 66 vols et 5 200 passagers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-findel-avion-de-tourisme-accidente-plus-de-5-200-passagers-impactes-103588987 - Aéroport du Luxembourg: L'avion accidenté évacué, le trafic a repris au Findel — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-un-incident-a-provoque-la-fermeture-de-la-piste-du-findel-103587565 - Findel: le CGDIS dégage un avion Antonov bloqué sur la piste en moins de 3h — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-comment-les-pompiers-ont-evacue-l-avion-de-la-piste-du-findel-103588016 - Findel : la piste fermée après l'atterrissage raté d'un petit avion privé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/findel-la-piste-fermee-apres-latterrissage-rate-dun-petit-avion-prive/ - Findel : après l'incident, la piste d'atterrissage a rouvert — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/findel-apres-lincident-la-piste-datterrissage-a-rouvert/ - Incident Antonov An-2T SP-AOO, Sunday 21 June 2026 — Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/572747 - Flights diverted at Luxembourg after small plane misses landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/flights-diverted-at-luxembourg-after-small-plane-misses-landing/ - Runway closure at Luxembourg Findel after failed light aircraft landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/runway-closure-at-luxembourg-findel-after-failed-light-aircraft-landing/ --- ## Luxembourg keeps its 6,000-homes target but admits it can't measure capacity - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-6000-homes-target-construction-shortfall - Published: 2026-06-24T06:10:52.185+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:10:52.185+00:00 - Section: Housing - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: en - Translation group: b2c131a3-df93-4157-b23e-f2da35e9b2bf - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The government has reaffirmed its annual housing goal in a parliamentary reply, yet conceded it has no consolidated estimate of how many homes the construction sector can actually deliver. ### Summary Luxembourg's government says it remains committed to building 6,000 homes a year, but in a written reply to parliament its housing and economy ministers acknowledged they cannot say whether the target is reachable. Output has run far below the goal for decades, permits are falling and the construction sector is shrinking. ### Key facts - On 19 June 2026, Luxembourg's housing and economy ministers reaffirmed the 6,000-homes-a-year target but said they have no consolidated estimate of the sector's actual building capacity. - Output has averaged just 2,571 homes a year over 1970-2021 — about 43% of the goal — and the 4,000-unit mark has rarely been passed. - Building permits fell to about 4,025 dwellings in 2024 and dropped a further 37.8% in Q1 2025, with permits in Luxembourg City down 95%. - A shrinking construction sector — 712 firms failed and ~4,521 jobs lost in 2021-2025 — plus land, planning and financing constraints make the target hard to hit. - More than 7,000 households form each year while fewer than 4,000 homes are completed, sustaining pressure on prices and rents. ### FAQ **Q: What is Luxembourg's housing construction target?** The government's stated objective is 6,000 new homes a year, a figure rooted in the coalition agreement and linked by Prime Minister Luc Frieden to housing the roughly 12,000 new residents who arrive annually. **Q: Is Luxembourg meeting the 6,000-homes target?** No. Output has averaged about 2,571 homes a year between 1970 and 2021, and building permits have fallen sharply — to around 4,025 dwellings in 2024 and down a further 37.8% in early 2025. **Q: Why is the target hard to reach?** Ministers and deputies cite labour shortages and construction-firm bankruptcies, insufficient mobilisation of buildable land, slow administrative procedures, and high interest rates that have stalled projects. **Q: Has the government dropped the target?** No. In a June 2026 parliamentary reply ministers reaffirmed the ambition, but conceded they lack a consolidated, updated estimate of how many homes the sector can actually deliver. ### Body Luxembourg's government insists it is still chasing one of the most consequential numbers in domestic politics — 6,000 new homes a year — while conceding it cannot say how many homes the country is actually capable of building. In a joint written reply to parliament dated 19 June 2026, Housing Minister Claude Meisch and Economy Minister Lex Delles, both of the Democratic Party (DP), reaffirmed the government's ambition to raise housing production to meet structural demand. But they acknowledged that, as the reply put it, the state "does not yet have a consolidated and updated estimate of the effective annual production capacity" in current conditions. The exchange was reported by L'essentiel and Paperjam. The admission is striking because 6,000 homes a year is not a loose aspiration but a figure rooted in the governing coalition's programme. Prime Minister Luc Frieden has framed it in demographic terms, saying the country needs to build at that pace "to properly house the roughly 12,000 new residents who settle here every year." A target the state still claims, but cannot cost The ministers were responding to a question filed by two opposition deputies from the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), Yves Cruchten and Mars Di Bartolomeo. They asked whether the 6,000 figure remained realistic and on what assumptions it rested, noting that recent analyses judge the goal "hardly achievable, even disconnected from current market realities." At this stage, the government does not yet have a consolidated and updated estimate of the effective annual production capacity in the current context. That candour underlines a gap between political commitment and operational planning. The government continues to name the target while saying it lacks the data to know whether the sector can come close to it. Building far below the goal The historical record makes the scale of the challenge plain. Between 1970 and 2021 — the latest period for which complete figures exist — Luxembourg delivered 133,717 homes, an average of just 2,571 units a year, according to figures cited in the parliamentary reply and reported by Paperjam. That is roughly 43 percent of the 6,000-home objective. The 4,000-unit threshold has been crossed only a handful of times in more than half a century, with a record of 4,444 homes in 2008. Recent data point the wrong way. STATEC, the national statistics office, recorded around 4,025 dwellings approved for construction in 2024, down 8.6 percent year on year, after falls of about 6 percent in 2023 and 23.4 percent in 2022. The slide accelerated into 2025: permits for new dwellings dropped 37.8 percent in the first quarter to 774 units. In Luxembourg City, permits collapsed by 95.1 percent to just 20 dwellings. Meanwhile demand keeps building. Analysts estimate that more than 7,000 new households form in Luxembourg each year, while fewer than 4,000 homes are completed — a structural shortfall that has helped push house prices up around 135 percent between 2010 and 2021, against roughly 42 percent across the euro area. A construction sector in retreat Part of the problem is that the industry expected to deliver those homes has been contracting. Construction gross value added fell 7.2 percent year on year in the first half of 2024, the sharpest decline in the economy, STATEC reported. Higher interest rates chilled both buyers and developers, and a wave of insolvencies followed. Between 2021 and 2025, some 712 construction companies failed and around 4,521 jobs were lost in the sector, according to figures compiled from official data, though bankruptcies eased somewhat in 2025. The deputies' question listed the constraints the government itself recognises: - labour shortages and a string of company failures in construction; - insufficient mobilisation of buildable land; - complex and lengthy administrative and planning procedures; - an economic climate of higher interest rates that has slowed or stalled projects. Public construction has not filled the gap. The national affordable-housing developer SNHBM began 301 units and completed 250 in 2024, with more than 1,000 under construction — useful, but far short of the national target, and reflecting a long-run delivery capacity nearer 400 homes a year. Social housing remains around 2 percent of the total stock, among the lowest shares in Europe. What the government is doing Ministers point to a battery of measures intended to revive supply. The state has committed €923m to affordable public housing for 2024-2026, stepped up purchases of off-plan (VEFA) developments to keep building sites active, and is pressing ahead with the Pacte Logement 2.0, a state-municipal partnership running to 2032. It is also moving to simplify planning rules and has introduced a new land-mobilisation tax designed to discourage owners from sitting on undeveloped plots. Whether any of this closes the distance to 6,000 homes a year remains an open question — and, by the government's own account, an unmeasured one. The Fondation IDEA, an independent think tank, warned in March 2026 that the crisis risks becoming permanent and that the target is unlikely to be met in the short to medium term. For residents and the roughly 228,000 cross-border workers who underpin the labour market, the practical stakes are immediate: as long as construction trails household formation, prices and rents face upward pressure, and the gap the government has pledged to close keeps widening. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: le gouvernement maintient-il l'objectif de 6 000 unités par an? — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-maintient-il-son-objectif-de-batir-6-000-logements-par-an-103586313 - Le gouvernement vise 6.000 nouveaux logements par an… à l'aveugle — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-gouvernement-vise-6-000-logements-par-an-a-laveugle - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Luxembourg's Housing Situation: A Double Crisis or the New Normal? — Goldbridge Investment Club: https://www.goldbridge.lu/blog/article-financial-analysis-housing-crisis - Conjoncture Flash October 2024: Construction remains in critical condition — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2024/conjflash-10-24.html - Construction bankruptcies strand workers in Luxembourg — IndustryRadar: https://industryradar.com/international/construction-bankruptcies-strand-workers-in-luxembourg/ - Seulement 4.458 logements autorisés l'an passé — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/seulement-4-458-logements-autorises-lan-passe/ - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2023 — STATEC / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/documents/actualites/2024/03/27-statec-logement/logement-en-chiffres-15.pdf - Claude Meisch at the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Housing — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2024/03-mars/05-meisch-logement.html - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf --- ## Cuba begins unwinding command economy in biggest market shift since 1959 - URL: https://status.lu/article/cuba-dismantles-command-economy-market-reforms-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:54:03.898+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:54:03.898+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: fdba045a-1bd9-4363-a9e5-95c688caf222 - Dateline: Havana, CU > Lawmakers approved 176 measures legalising private banks, currency-exchange houses and large private firms as a collapsing currency and energy crisis force Havana's hand. ### Summary Cuba's National Assembly has approved 176 measures opening banking, finance and large-scale private enterprise — the deepest break from central planning since the 1959 revolution, driven by currency collapse, blackouts and acute shortages. ### Key facts - Cuba's National Assembly approved 176 measures on 18-19 June 2026, the deepest break from central planning since the 1959 revolution. - The reforms legalise private banks and currency-exchange houses, drop the joint-venture rule for foreign investors, allow equity stakes in state firms and lift caps on large private companies. - A three-segment exchange-rate system has failed to stop the peso's slide: the informal dollar hit about 695 CUP in mid-June 2026, down more than 90% in value since 2020. - Drivers include a US oil blockade since January 2026, blackouts topping 30 hours, and shortages of food, fuel and medicine. - Economists call it the most profound shift since 1959 but warn gains will be limited while the embargo and energy crisis persist; 2026 GDP is forecast to fall 6.5-7.2%. ### FAQ **Q: What did Cuba's National Assembly actually approve?** A package of 176 economic measures that legalises private banks, non-bank financial institutions and currency-exchange houses, removes the requirement for foreign investors to form joint ventures with the state, allows Cubans and foreigners to buy stakes in state companies, lets private firms hire more than 100 workers, and permits private real estate, fast-food chains and direct imports and exports. **Q: Why is Cuba reforming its economy now?** The island is in its worst crisis in decades: a collapsing peso, blackouts that can exceed 30 hours, and an oil blockade tightened by the Trump administration since January 2026 after the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. The economy contracted about 5% in 2025 and is forecast to fall a further 6.5-7.2% in 2026. **Q: How far has the Cuban peso fallen?** On the informal market the US dollar reached about 695 pesos in mid-June 2026, compared with roughly 42 pesos in 2020 — a loss of more than 90% of the currency's value in six years, according to the tracker elTOQUE cited by Havana Times. **Q: Will the reforms succeed?** Economists describe them as the most profound change to Cuba's socialist model since 1959, but warn the impact will be limited while the US embargo deters foreign investment and the energy crisis chokes production. Cuban officials themselves say results depend on Washington easing sanctions. ### Body HAVANA — Cuba has approved the deepest overhaul of its economy since the 1959 revolution, legalising private banks, foreign-currency exchange houses and large private firms in a sweeping attempt to halt a collapse that has left much of the island without reliable power, food or a functioning currency. The package of 176 measures, presented by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and endorsed by the National Assembly on 18 and 19 June, rolls back pillars of the centrally planned system Cuba has run for more than six decades. President Miguel Díaz-Canel told deputies the changes were urgent and could not be postponed, while insisting they were economic rather than political — a sovereign decision, he said, and not a concession to Washington. He pointed to China and Vietnam, one-party states that run market economies, as models, according to Reuters, before closing with the revolutionary slogan “Socialism or death!” What the reforms do Officials describe the measures as a controlled opening rather than a leap to capitalism, but their reach is unprecedented. Among the most significant changes reported by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Euronews and Al Jazeera: - Private banks, non-bank financial institutions and private currency-exchange houses will be permitted for the first time in a finance sector long monopolised by the state. - Foreign investors will no longer be required to form joint ventures with the state, and both Cubans and foreigners will be able to buy equity stakes in state companies. - State enterprises can be turned into commercial ventures with shares, and large private companies — previously capped — will be authorised. - Private firms will be allowed to hire more than 100 workers, entrepreneurs may own several businesses, and Cubans living abroad will be permitted to invest at home. - Private real-estate development, fast-food chains and imports and exports without state intermediation are also opened up. Marrero cautioned that implementation would be gradual, and the government acknowledged the measures would be blunted unless the United States lifts its embargo — foreign investors who deal with Cuba still risk penalties in the American financial system. A currency in free fall The reforms land on top of an earlier, equally consequential change to how Cuba prices money. On 18 December 2025 the Central Bank launched a three-segment foreign-exchange market: a fixed rate of 24 pesos to the dollar for essential transactions, a second tier at 120, and a third “floating” rate set daily by supply and demand to lure exporters and hard currency back into official channels. It has not stopped the slide. By mid-June 2026 the informal-market dollar had climbed to around 695 pesos — up from roughly 585 at the start of the month — and the euro to about 800, while the official floating rate trailed near 565, according to the independent tracker elTOQUE cited by Havana Times. In 2020 a dollar fetched about 42 pesos on the street; the currency has since lost more than 90% of its informal value, gutting wages and pensions. The bank has defended its cautious, staggered approach to ending Cuba's tangle of exchange rates. “An immediate unification of the exchange rate, without a transition period, could cause a sharp devaluation, with inflationary effects greater than the current ones and a further loss of purchasing power of the national currency,” the bank's president, Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, said in December. Why Cuba is acting now The opening is born of desperation. Cuba is enduring its worst crisis in decades, with blackouts that routinely run beyond 20 hours and sometimes top 30. The energy collapse has rippled through every productive sector, from sugar mills to bakeries. Fuel is the immediate trigger. The Trump administration tightened the decades-old US embargo and, since January 2026, imposed an oil blockade following the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, Havana's main petroleum patron. AFP reported that only a single Russian oil tanker had docked since the start of the year. Cuba needs roughly 100,000 barrels of oil a day but pumps only about 40,000, according to the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Shortages of food, medicine and drinking water have deepened, and an estimated 2.7 million Cubans have emigrated since 2020. Will it work? Economists say the package marks a genuine ideological retreat — but warn the gains may be modest while sanctions and the energy crunch persist. London-based Cuban economist Daniel Torralbas called the reforms “the most profound” since 1959. Others read the move as a sign of weakness rather than confidence. Their backs are up against the wall as never before. — Michael Bustamante, Cuban studies chair at the University of Miami, to AFP The numbers underline the stakes. The official Centre for the Study of the Cuban Economy estimated the economy shrank about 5% in 2025, roughly 15% since 2020. For 2026, the UN's ECLAC projects a contraction of about 6.5% and the IMF and the Economist Intelligence Unit around 7.2% — even as the government's own plan pencilled in 1% growth. The economist Pedro Monreal has warned the fall could reach at least 15%. Sugar output, once the backbone of the economy, dropped below 200,000 tonnes in 2025, the lowest in more than two centuries. Whether Cuba's leaders can follow the Asian one-party playbook they invoke — markets without political pluralism — will depend on execution at home and forces beyond their control abroad. For now, the unwinding of one of the world's last command economies is unfolding not as a triumphant reform but as a fight for survival. ### Sources - Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution - Cuba approves unprecedented free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse — CBS News (AFP): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-approves-free-market-reforms-in-effort-to-stave-off-economic-collapse/ - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5285978-cuba-adopts-historic-package-free-market-reforms - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Yahoo News (AFP, Clare Byrne): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cuba-leader-admits-urgent-changes-151557698.html - Cuba's Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/cubas-communist-party-approves-opening-economy-in-unprecedented-move - Cuba approves economic reforms to expand private investment — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/19/cuba-approves-economic-reforms-to-expand-private-investment - Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to privatize vast swath of economy — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-pm-economy-reforms-9.7241016 - The foreign exchange market in Cuba is undergoing transformation — Granma (official): https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2025-12-18/the-foreign-exchange-market-in-cuba-is-undergoing-transformation - Seven Charts on Cuba's Economic Woes — Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA): https://www.as-coa.org/articles/seven-charts-cubas-economic-woes - Cuba's economy fell by 5% in 2025, according to an official research center — CiberCuba (citing CEEC): https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-02-10-u1-e197721-s27061-nid320542-economia-cuba-cayo-5-2025-segun-centro-estudios - Pedro Monreal warns of a potential decline in Cuba's GDP of at least 15% in 2026 — CiberCuba: https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-10-u1-e43231-s27061-nid328752-pedro-monreal-advierte-posible-caida-pib-cubano-al - Cuba Has a New US Dollar-Peso Exchange Rate — Havana Times: https://havanatimes.org/news/cuba-has-a-new-us-dollar-peso-exchange-rate/ --- ## Radio failure halts every train in Germany, exposing the Greater Region's rail dependency - URL: https://status.lu/article/germany-rail-radio-failure-greater-region - Published: 2026-06-24T05:40:46.444+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:40:46.444+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 6eae9adb-b33e-45b1-9f2a-f2a05cd95691 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > A nationwide GSM-R radio outage froze German rail for about two and a half hours overnight on 23 June — a reminder of how much cross-border travel from Luxembourg leans on Deutsche Bahn. ### Summary On the night of 23 June 2026, a failure of Deutsche Bahn's GSM-R digital train radio forced every train in Germany to a standstill for roughly two and a half hours. Long-distance ICE services and city S-Bahn networks alike were held at platforms before a backup system restored operations after midnight. Because the regular Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz services run on the same German network, the episode underlined how exposed Greater Region mobility is to a single technical fault. ### Key facts - A nationwide failure of Deutsche Bahn's GSM-R digital train radio halted all trains in Germany for about two and a half hours on the night of 23 June 2026. - Long-distance ICE services and S-Bahn networks in Berlin, Munich and Stuttgart were all held at platforms; DB stabilised operations with a backup system before 1 a.m. - Trains stop when GSM-R fails because drivers lose their safety-critical radio link to control centres. - Cross-border Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz services (RE11, run by DB Regio Südwest and CFL) rely on the same German network, so the outage exposed the Greater Region's rail dependency. - The failure fell overnight, limiting commuter impact, but DB offered taxi and hotel vouchers and reimbursement of up to 120 euros for Deutschlandticket holders. ### FAQ **Q: What caused the German rail shutdown on 23 June 2026?** A nationwide failure of GSM-R, the digital radio system linking train drivers with control centres. Deutsche Bahn said it had found the cause but did not make the technical details public. **Q: How long did the outage last and how was it fixed?** The disruption began late on Tuesday evening and was declared resolved shortly before 1 a.m. — about two and a half hours, per the AP. Deutsche Bahn stabilised operations using an emergency backup system and restarted services step by step. **Q: Why does a radio failure stop every train?** Without the GSM-R link, drivers cannot reliably communicate with dispatchers, so trains are held at stations for safety. Because the system is national, a single fault can freeze the whole network at once. **Q: How did it affect Luxembourg and the Greater Region?** The hourly Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz RE11 service, run jointly by DB Regio Südwest and CFL, uses Deutsche Bahn's network and GSM-R radio once in Germany, so a national stop severs the link. The overnight timing limited the impact this time. ### Body For about two and a half hours on the night of Tuesday 23 June, Germany's railways did something they almost never do: they stopped completely. A nationwide failure of the digital radio system that connects train drivers with control centres forced Deutsche Bahn to hold every train at the platform — from high-speed ICE services to big-city commuter networks — according to the Associated Press and German broadcaster ZDF. The shutdown began late in the evening and was cleared shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, after engineers switched to a backup system. But the episode — a single technical fault paralysing an entire national network — has revived questions about the resilience of the infrastructure that thousands of cross-border commuters in the Greater Region rely on every day. What failed, and why everything stopped The cause was a breakdown of GSM-R, short for Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway, the digital radio standard rolled out across European railways from around 2000. It carries the voice and data links between drivers and dispatchers, and without it trains cannot be run safely. German outlets noted that services were halted for safety reasons: once the radio link drops, a driver has no reliable way to receive instructions or report problems, so the safest response is to stop. That is why a fault in one system could freeze the whole map at once. The AP reported that Deutsche Bahn said it had identified the cause but did not make it public. The disruption was nationwide and reached well beyond Deutsche Bahn's own trains: ZDF reported that Berlin's entire S-Bahn stood still, Munich's overnight S-Bahn did not run, and in Stuttgart trains were held at platforms across the network, while operators using DB infrastructure such as Metronom and Erixx were also caught up. Hours of standstill, then a step-by-step restart The first reports came late on Tuesday; ZDF said services seized up at around 10:30 p.m., and the tech outlet heise logged a nationwide-stop notice just before midnight. Deutsche Bahn announced shortly before 1 a.m. — roughly two and a half hours after the problem was first reported, according to the AP — that the fault had been resolved and trains were moving again. The company said operations were restarting gradually. Deutsche Bahn chief executive Evelyn Palla told the newspaper Bild that engineers "were able to stabilize the situation with an emergency system," after which trains began running again. For stranded passengers, the night was less tidy. "We don't know what's going on," Reyna Ghoshal, a traveller at a Berlin station, told the AP, describing unhappy faces and long lines at information desks. Deutsche Bahn said it handed out taxi and hotel vouchers and, where possible, opened up trains at stations so people had somewhere to sit. ZDF reported that holders of the Deutschlandticket were told they could claim taxi or hotel costs of up to 120 euros under passenger-rights rules. The recovery was not instant: t-online reported that residual delays and cancellations were expected the following day as services were rebuilt. The Greater Region's German dependency For Luxembourg and the wider Greater Region, the outage lands on a sensitive nerve. The flagship cross-border service is the RE11, operated jointly by DB Regio Südwest and Luxembourg's CFL, which runs roughly hourly between Luxembourg, Trier, Wittlich and Koblenz. According to rail guides and route data, the journey from Luxembourg to Koblenz takes about two hours and 23 minutes on CFL double-deck trains, with connections to IC and ICE services at Koblenz. Between Koblenz and Trier the RE11 is often coupled with the RE1, which continues to Saarbrücken and Mannheim. The crucial point for travellers is that these trains, once on German soil, run on Deutsche Bahn's network and depend on the very same GSM-R radio that failed. A nationwide German stop therefore severs the cross-border links automatically — there is no separate Luxembourg-side workaround on German track. This time the timing softened the blow: the failure fell overnight, when few cross-border services are running, so the damage was limited compared with what a daytime outage would have inflicted on rush-hour flows through Trier. - The corridor: Luxembourg–Trier–Wittlich–Koblenz, roughly hourly, jointly run by DB Regio Südwest and CFL. - The dependency: on German territory the trains use DB infrastructure and GSM-R radio, so a national outage halts them. - The exposure: tens of thousands of Greater Region commuters and travellers route through this and neighbouring German lines, with onward IC/ICE links at Koblenz. The wider lesson is about single points of failure. A modern rail network can be brought to a halt not by a storm or a strike but by one communications system, and the effects do not respect borders. For a region whose daily life is stitched together by cross-frontier trains, an overnight scare in Germany is a preview of how quickly a shared backbone can give way — and an argument for the redundancy that keeps it standing. ### Sources - Trains across Germany halted for hours by communication system outage — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trains-across-germany-halted-for-hours-by-communication-system-outage - Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem — KSAT (Associated Press): https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/06/23/trains-halted-across-germany-because-of-communication-system-problem/ - Nach Ausfällen wegen Funkstörung: Zugverkehr läuft wieder an — ZDFheute: https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/bahn-zugverkehr-ausgesetzt-funk-probleme-100.html - Bahnverkehr wegen Funkstörung deutschlandweit eingestellt; UPDATE: Läuft wieder — heise online: https://www.heise.de/news/Bahnverkehr-wegen-Funkstoerung-deutschlandweit-eingestellt-11342136.html - German Rail Operator Halts Nationwide Trains After Radio System Outage — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/german-rail-halted-nationwide-services-after-radio-system-outage - Bahn-Störung: Erste Züge fahren wieder – Bahn rechnet weiter mit Ausfällen — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101309986/stoerung-bahn-stellt-zugverkehr-bundesweit-ein.html - Trains from Luxembourg to other European cities (RE11 Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz) — Seat61: https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Luxembourg.htm - Relation: RE11 Koblenz Hbf => Trier => Luxembourg — OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5738589 --- ## North Korea Commissions Nuclear-Capable Destroyer and Vows 10,000-Tonne Warship Fleet - URL: https://status.lu/article/north-korea-commissions-nuclear-capable-destroyer-vows-10000-tonne-war - Published: 2026-06-24T05:20:30.283+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:20:30.283+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: b2f2828d-5066-4cab-9d9c-4a1edf5d32c0 - Dateline: Nampo, KP > Kim Jong Un placed the 5,000-tonne Choe Hyon into service at Nampo and pledged to build ever larger warships, as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington weigh an expanding naval threat. ### Summary North Korea commissioned its first guided-missile destroyer and announced plans to build 10,000-tonne nuclear-armed warships, a programme analysts say will test the limits of its shipyards. ### Key facts - North Korea commissioned its first guided-missile destroyer, the 5,000-tonne Choe Hyon, at Nampo on 23 June 2026. - Kim Jong Un pledged to build two larger surface combatants a year, including 10,000-tonne cruisers, plus a nuclear-powered submarine. - The Choe Hyon is the navy's first ship with a vertical launching system and phased array radar, and is said to carry nuclear-capable missiles. - South Korean officials assess the destroyer was likely built with Russian help and question its combat readiness. - Seoul, Tokyo and Washington are tracking the build-up and expanding their own naval programmes in response. ### FAQ **Q: What did Kim Jong Un announce?** At a commissioning ceremony for the destroyer Choe Hyon in Nampo on 23 June 2026, he said North Korea would arm its navy with nuclear weapons and build larger warships, including 10,000-tonne cruisers, with two surface combatants planned each year. **Q: What is the Choe Hyon destroyer?** It is the lead ship of North Korea's first class of guided-missile destroyers — a roughly 144-metre, 5,000-tonne vessel launched in April 2025, the first in the fleet with a vertical launching system (reported at 88 cells) and a phased array radar, said by state media to carry nuclear-capable missiles. **Q: Is the 10,000-tonne warship plan realistic?** Analysts are sceptical. North Korea's record of staged reveals, the sister ship Kang Kon's capsizing during launch, and satellite assessments pointing to limited combat readiness all suggest building two large warships a year would severely test its shipyards. **Q: How are South Korea, Japan and the US responding?** South Korea's military says it maintains readiness and shares intelligence with the US and Japan; Tokyo and Washington have protested or consulted over recent launches; and Seoul and Tokyo are expanding their own destroyer programmes. ### Body North Korea has commissioned its first guided-missile destroyer and set out plans to build a fleet of far larger, nuclear-armed warships, an ambition that would push the country's naval reach well beyond anything it has fielded before — if its shipyards can deliver. Leader Kim Jong Un placed the 5,000-tonne destroyer Choe Hyon into active service at a ceremony in the western port of Nampo on Tuesday, state media reported the following day. He used the occasion to outline a sweeping shipbuilding drive, telling officers that the nuclear arming of his navy was advancing on schedule and that 10,000-tonne vessels would follow, according to reporting by the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and South Korea's Yonhap news agency. The announcement was tracked closely in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, where officials and analysts have spent the past year measuring the pace of North Korea's naval modernisation against the credibility of Kim's claims. A warship 'equipped with strategic means' The Choe Hyon is the lead ship of North Korea's first class of guided-missile destroyers. Launched at Nampo in April 2025, the roughly 144-metre vessel is the first surface ship in the Korean People's Army Navy fitted with a vertical launching system — 88 cells of various sizes, according to open-source compilations — and a phased array radar. Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency says it carries anti-aircraft, anti-ship and anti-submarine systems alongside nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles. At the ceremony, Kim framed the commissioning as proof that his maritime nuclear project was on track. "The programme of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is following its planned course unerringly. This is a strategic course of crucial importance as it will make it possible to keep the nuclear force of our state ready for multifaceted and efficient operation." A sister ship, the Kang Kon, is expected to enter service soon. Its path has been less smooth: the destroyer capsized during its launch in May 2025 before being righted and relaunched on 12 June 2025 — an embarrassment that underscored the technical strain of the rapid build-up. Ambitions that outstrip the shipyards Kim's most striking remarks concerned what comes next. Under North Korea's five-year defence development plan, he called for the construction of two surface combatants a year of a class higher than the Choe Hyon, including 10,000-tonne cruisers. "Following the Choe Hyon, we will soon commission destroyer Kang Kon for operations," Kim said, according to AFP. "After that we will launch 10,000-ton strategic warships one after another." He also said a nuclear-powered submarine was under construction, and the country's February 2026 Workers' Party congress had already prioritised naval capabilities and underwater-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles. The stated cadence is daunting for any navy, and especially for a sanctioned, resource-constrained state. Independent analysts have questioned whether even the Choe Hyon is genuinely ready for sustained operations, citing North Korea's record of heavily staged military reveals. A satellite-imagery assessment by the Seoul-based outlet Daily NK found the 5,000-tonne fleet was in construction but short on combat readiness, while the Kang Kon's capsizing illustrated the gap between announcements and seaworthy ships. What the programme would represent, on paper, is a marked shift: - From a coastal force toward larger, missile-heavy combatants able to operate further from shore; - An extension of North Korea's claimed tactical nuclear strike options into the maritime domain; - A doubling of build tempo that, if achieved, would expand the surface fleet within years rather than decades. Russian fingerprints and a wary region South Korean officials and experts assess that the Choe Hyon was probably built with Russian help, amid deepening military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow since North Korea began supplying troops and munitions for Russia's war in Ukraine. After the destroyer was unveiled in 2025, the spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lee Sung-jun, was cautious but pointed. "Looking at the weapons and equipment that were revealed, we believe that there is a possibility that they received technology, funds or assistance from Russia," Lee said, adding that warships take years to build and still more time to become operational. Radio Free Asia, citing lawmaker Yu Yong-weon, reported that the ship's supersonic cruise missile resembled Russia's Zircon and that its radar layout echoed Russia's Karakurt-class corvettes. For now, the regional response has been measured rather than alarmed. South Korea's military says it maintains readiness and shares intelligence with the United States and Japan over North Korean provocations; after a wave of missile launches earlier in 2026, Tokyo lodged a protest and US Indo-Pacific Command said it was consulting allies. Both Seoul and Tokyo are pressing ahead with their own naval expansion, including next-generation destroyer programmes, as the threat picture hardens. The strategic stakes lie close to home. Kim does not recognise the Northern Limit Line, the de facto western sea boundary with South Korea, and some analysts warn Pyongyang could move to declare its own maritime boundary in contested waters — a step that would raise the risk of confrontation in one of the world's most heavily militarised seas. Whether North Korea can build the fleet it has promised remains uncertain; that it intends to try is now official. ### Sources - North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service — Associated Press / ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-koreas-kim-claims-progress-nuclear-armed-navy-134153016 - Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships — Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3358118/kim-says-north-korea-arm-navy-nuclear-weapons-build-bigger-warships - N. Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy — Agence France-Presse / The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10785913 - N. Korea commissions 5,000-ton destroyer; Kim expects dramatic boost in naval power — Yonhap / The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260624/n-korea-commissions-5000-ton-destroyer-kim-expects-dramatic-boost-in-naval-power - Choe Hyon-class destroyer — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Hyon-class_destroyer - North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_destroyer_Choe_Hyon - Russia May Have Helped North Korea With New Warship, Seoul Says — Agence France-Presse / The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/01/russia-helped-korea-warship/ - North Korea's reveal of new warship's weapon system hints at Russian support: expert — Radio Free Asia: https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/04/30/north-korea-new-warship-russian-support/ - North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship and claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy — Associated Press / NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/north-korean-leader-kim-inspects-new-warship-rcna261875 - Satellite analysis: North Korea's 5,000-ton destroyer fleet in construction but short on combat readiness — Daily NK: https://www.dailynk.com/english/satellite-analysis-north-koreas-5000-ton-destroyer-fleet-in-construction-but-short-on-combat-readiness/ - US Allies Ramp Up Sea Power as North Korea Threat Rises — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/south-korea-japan-news-shipbuilding-north-korea-navy-destroyer-2089147 - During inspection of his most powerful warship, Kim Jong Un denounces South Korea-U.S. military drills — Associated Press / PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/during-inspection-of-his-most-powerful-warship-kim-jong-un-denounces-south-korea-u-s-military-drills --- ## Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over digital tax as G7 meets - URL: https://status.lu/article/trump-100-percent-tariff-french-wine-digital-tax - Published: 2026-06-24T05:11:14.081+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:11:14.081+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 3608d093-4d5b-4e6a-ac27-da3d99b0fa1a - Dateline: Évian-les-Bains, FR > The US president told France to scrap its 3% levy on big tech or face duties on all wine and champagne, reopening a transatlantic fight that tests the EU's 15% trade truce. ### Summary Donald Trump has threatened a 100% US tariff on all French wine and champagne unless Paris drops its digital services tax, a move that pulls European exporters and the EU's collective trade defence — Luxembourg included — back into the firing line. ### Key facts - Trump threatened a 100% US tariff on all French wine and champagne unless France drops its 3% digital services tax, speaking before the June 2026 G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains. - French wine and spirits already face a 15% US tariff under the 2025 EU-US deal; exports to the US fell about 21% to roughly €3 billion in 2025, the bloc's top market for the sector. - Macron refused, calling the tax sovereign EU law and warning a new wine duty would breach the Turnberry trade settlement. - Because EU trade is an exclusive Commission competence, the dispute tests the bloc's collective defence — including the untested Anti-Coercion Instrument. - Trade-dependent Luxembourg has no national tariff lever and relies on Brussels; it also has a small Moselle wine and crémant sector exposed to any escalation. ### FAQ **Q: What did Trump threaten and why?** He threatened a 100% US tariff on all French wine and champagne unless France scraps its digital services tax, a 3% levy that Washington says unfairly targets US tech firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. **Q: What tariff do French wines already pay?** French and other EU wines and spirits currently face a 15% US tariff under the trade deal Ursula von der Leyen and Trump agreed at Turnberry in July 2025. A 100% duty would more than double that burden. **Q: How did France respond?** President Emmanuel Macron refused to drop the tax, telling broadcaster TF1 it is part of European law and not for the US to decide, and arguing a new wine duty would breach the EU-US settlement. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** As an EU member, Luxembourg has no national tariff lever and depends on the European Commission's collective response. As one of the bloc's most trade-open economies, with its own small Moselle wine sector, it is exposed to any US-EU tariff escalation. ### Body President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all French wine and champagne unless Paris abandons the tax it levies on large American technology companies, reopening a transatlantic trade dispute hours before a Group of Seven summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Speaking to the New York Post on Monday, 15 June, as he prepared to travel to the lakeside town of Évian-les-Bains for the G7 gathering, Trump tied the threatened duties directly to France's digital services tax — the 3% levy on tech revenue that Washington has long branded discriminatory against US firms. I asked him not to charge American companies and if they do, I have no choice but to charge a 100 per cent tariff on all champagnes and all wines coming out of France. "All Macron has to do is get rid of the sales tax, and he wouldn't have that kind of pressure," Trump added. The threat would more than double the burden on French exporters, who already pay a 15% US tariff on wine and spirits under the trade truce the European Union struck with Washington last year. What the tax does, and why Washington objects France introduced its digital services tax in 2019, and it has been a transatlantic irritant ever since. The measure combines: - a 3% rate on French revenue from targeted digital services; - a scope limited to firms with more than €750 million in global digital sales and €25 million in France; - a design that falls largely on US groups such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon — the cluster French officials nickname the "GAFA" tax. The standoff predates Trump's second term. In 2019 the Office of the US Trade Representative opened a Section 301 investigation and proposed duties of up to 100% on roughly $2.4 billion of French goods, from champagne and cheese to handbags. Those duties were later set at 25%, narrowed and then suspended to make room for global tax negotiations at the OECD. The latest warning revives that maximalist figure — and lands as French lawmakers, who voted in late 2025 to sharply raise the levy, debate its future. The minority government has signalled it wants to strike the increase down. Macron digs in Macron refused to bend. Speaking to French broadcaster TF1, he cast the tax as a matter of sovereign European law rather than a bargaining chip, and warned that a new duty on wine would breach the settlement his EU partners reached with Washington in 2025. "This digital services tax, the Europeans decided it and several countries have implemented it. It's part of our law. It is not for the US to decide on French and European law." French winemakers, already bruised, urged restraint rather than escalation. Gabriel Picard, who heads the federation of French wine and spirits exporters, called for a "balanced and constructive trading relationship between France and the US". His members have reason to worry: exports to the United States fell about 21% in value to roughly €3 billion in 2025, and the US remains France's single biggest wine-and-spirits market, taking nearly one-fifth of everything the sector ships abroad. Total French exports slid about 8% to €14.3 billion, a multi-year low, dragged down in part by tariff threats — including a 200% figure Trump floated as recently as January. An EU-wide exposure For all the focus on Bordeaux and Champagne, France cannot answer Trump on its own. Under the EU's common commercial policy, trade is an exclusive competence of the European Commission, which negotiates and retaliates on behalf of all 27 member states. That makes the wine threat a test of the bloc's collective trade defence as much as of French diplomacy. The Commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed a ceiling of 15% on nearly all EU goods with Trump at Turnberry, Scotland, in July 2025 — the deal Macron says a 100% wine duty would violate. Brussels also retains heavier tools, including the Anti-Coercion Instrument, an untested "trade bazooka" that would let the EU restrict US trade, services and public-procurement access if it judged that Washington was using tariffs to bend a member state's domestic law. Deploying it against the United States would be unprecedented and politically fraught. Why it reaches Luxembourg The quarrel may centre on French vineyards, but its stakes spread across the single market — Luxembourg included. As an EU member, the Grand Duchy has no national tariff lever of its own; it depends entirely on the Commission's response, and its voice runs through the Council in Brussels rather than any bilateral channel to Washington. That matters more for Luxembourg than for most. The country is among the most trade-open economies in the bloc, with cross-border flows that dwarf the size of its domestic market, so a renewed US-EU tariff spiral threatens its exporters well beyond the drinks aisle. Luxembourg also has its own small stake in the product at the centre of the row: the terraced vineyards of its Moselle valley produce still wines and crémant, a niche but symbolic sector that, like France's, sits on the wrong side of any escalation. Whether Trump follows through is unclear. His pattern has been to threaten steep duties, then trade them away in negotiation, and France's wine lobby is betting on de-escalation. But with the tax dispute unresolved, the EU's truce only a year old and a Commission anxious to guard it, the champagne bottle has once again become a bargaining chip in a fight over how Europe taxes American technology. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital services tax before G7 summit — Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-threatens-100-tariff-french-wines-over-digital-services-tax-before-g7-summit - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine and champagne over digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/15/trump-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wine-and-champagne-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over tax on US tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260615-french-wine-at-risk-trump-threatens-100-tariff-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine as Macron digs in over digital tax — BM Magazine: https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/trump-100-percent-french-wine-tariff-digital-services-tax/ - Trump says France must scrap tech 'sales tax' or face 100% wine tariffs — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/15/trump-france-tech-tax-wine-tariffs-champagne.html - Macron Brushes Off Trump's 100% Tariff Threat on French Wine — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/macron-rebuffs-trump-s-threats-of-wine-tariffs-as-g7-meets - U.S. buyers drove nearly one-fifth of French wine and spirits exports — Vinetur: https://www.vinetur.com/en/20260616102705/us-buyers-drove-nearly-one-fifth-of-french-wine-and-spirits-exports.html - French Wine and Spirits Exports Fall to 25-Year Low in 2025 — Vino Joy News: https://vino-joy.com/2026/02/24/french-wine-and-spirits-exports-fall-to-25-year-low-in-2025/ - US vows 100% tariffs on French cheese, champagne, luxury goods over digital tax — France 24 (2019): https://www.france24.com/en/20191203-usa-france-tariff-retaliation-gafa-digital-tax-champagne-cheese-handbags-luxury-goods-section-301-trade - Notice of Action in the Section 301 Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax — US Federal Register / USTR: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/16/2020-15312/notice-of-action-in-the-section-301-investigation-of-frances-digital-services-tax - Von der Leyen and Trump strike EU-US trade deal with 15% tariff for the bloc — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/27/von-der-leyen-and-trump-strike-eu-us-trade-deal-to-avert-all-out-tariff-war - The EU could respond to Trump's tariffs with a new 'anti-coercion instrument.' Here's what to know. — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-eu-could-respond-to-trumps-tariffs-with-a-new-anti-coercion-instrument-heres-what-to-know/ - EU-US tariffs: tensions, trade deal and what could change — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250210STO26801/eu-us-tariffs-tensions-trade-deal-and-what-could-change - France Raises Digital Services Tax on Tech Giants from 3% to 15% Starting 2026 — VATupdate: https://www.vatupdate.com/2025/11/04/france-raises-digital-services-tax-on-tech-giants-from-3-to-15-starting-2026/ --- ## Luxembourg Peace Prize honours five global peacebuilders as conflicts multiply - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-peace-prize-2026-schengen-foundation-laureates - Published: 2026-06-23T17:50:01.487+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:50:01.487+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: ca04c59b-d331-45c4-aa15-b63bc1ef65b1 - Dateline: Luxembourg-Kirchberg, LU > The Schengen Peace Foundation's 14th edition in Kirchberg recognised peacemakers from India to the Netherlands, opening with a warning that 65 conflicts are now under way worldwide. ### Summary At the 14th Luxembourg Peace Prize in Kirchberg, the Schengen Peace Foundation honoured five international peacebuilders against a backdrop of the highest number of active conflicts since 1945. ### Key facts - The 14th Luxembourg Peace Prize was held on 19 June 2026 at the European Convention Centre in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, organised by the Schengen Peace Foundation and the World Peace Forum. - Five laureates were honoured: Tom Woodhouse (Peace Education), Jan Banning (Art for Peace), UNOY Peacebuilders and Initiatives of Change (Peace Organisation), and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Inner Peace). - The ceremony opened with the 2026 Global Peace Index, whose founder Steve Killelea said 65 conflicts are now active — the most since World War II. - The index recorded a 12th straight year of declining global peacefulness and a violence cost of 21.8 trillion dollars in 2025, 11.3% of global GDP. - The prize uses Luxembourg's diplomatic profile to spotlight internationally significant peace and human-rights work. ### FAQ **Q: Who won the 2026 Luxembourg Peace Prize?** Five laureates were honoured: Tom Woodhouse for Outstanding Peace Education, Jan Banning for Outstanding Art for Peace, UNOY Peacebuilders and Initiatives of Change as Outstanding Peace Organisations, and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for Outstanding Inner Peace. **Q: Who organises the Luxembourg Peace Prize and where is it held?** It is organised by the Schengen Peace Foundation together with the World Peace Forum. The 14th edition took place on 19 June 2026 in the Hémicycle of the European Convention Centre Luxembourg in Kirchberg. **Q: What did the 2026 Global Peace Index say at the ceremony?** Institute for Economics and Peace founder Steve Killelea said there are 65 active conflicts worldwide, the most since 1945, that global peacefulness fell for a 12th year, and that violence cost 21.8 trillion dollars in 2025. ### Body A small Grand Duchy once again served as the stage for some of the world's most prominent peacemakers. On Friday 19 June, the Schengen Peace Foundation held the 14th edition of the Luxembourg Peace Prize in the Hémicycle of the European Convention Centre Luxembourg in Kirchberg, drawing more than 100 activists and guests to honour five laureates whose work spans education, art, youth organising and spiritual practice. Organised together with the World Peace Forum, the ceremony opened not with celebration but with a sobering audit of the world it was trying to mend. The Institute for Economics and Peace presented its 2026 Global Peace Index, and its founder set the tone with a stark figure. There are currently 65 active conflicts worldwide - the highest number since the end of the Second World War. That assessment, from Institute founder and executive chairman Steve Killelea, framed the evening. The index found that global peacefulness had deteriorated for a twelfth consecutive year, with 99 of the 163 countries assessed recording a decline. Killelea pointed to the spreading use of drones and artificial intelligence on the battlefield, and put the economic cost of violence at 21.8 trillion US dollars in 2025 — equivalent to 11.3 percent of global GDP. A Luxembourg platform for global figures The prize, awarded in Luxembourg since 2012, has become a way for one of the European Union's smallest member states to convene people whose influence reaches far beyond its borders. President of the Schengen Peace Foundation Vicki Hansen welcomed the laureates and guests to a hybrid event streamed online, underscoring the organisers' ambition to make the Grand Duchy a recurring fixture on the international peace calendar. Since 2015 the award has run as a single-day event spread across thirteen categories. This year's five winners were chosen, the organisers said, to reflect peacebuilding as a craft practised at every level — from classrooms and camera lenses to grassroots networks and the inner life of the individual. Five laureates, five forms of peace work The 2026 honourees were drawn from four countries and several continents of activity: - Outstanding Peace Education — Dr Tom Woodhouse (United Kingdom). An Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, Woodhouse founded the Centre for Conflict Resolution in 1990 and wrote textbooks still used to train mediators; his recent work applies sport diplomacy through the Football Peace Academy. - Outstanding Art for Peace — Jan Banning (Netherlands). The documentary photographer was recognised for Blood Bonds: Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda, which sets portraits of survivors alongside those of perpetrators, accompanied by personal testimony. - Outstanding Peace Organisation — UNOY Peacebuilders. The United Network of Young Peacebuilders connects scores of youth-led groups across dozens of countries, pressing for young people to be treated as present-day decision-makers rather than leaders-in-waiting. - Outstanding Peace Organisation — Initiatives of Change. Active in more than 60 countries, the trust-building movement runs long-running dialogue programmes including Hope in the Cities and Creators of Peace. - Outstanding Inner Peace — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (India). The founder of the Art of Living Foundation was honoured for some four and a half decades of conflict-resolution and trauma-relief work reaching more than 180 countries. In remarks marking his award, Woodhouse argued that teaching is itself a peace instrument: "Peace education provides the foundational knowledge to enable us to imagine a more peaceful world and to teach the craft and skills for making peace." Banning described his Rwanda project as a study in moral complexity rather than catharsis, calling it "not a book about easy answers" but a work that asks "how justice, responsibility and forgiveness can exist at the same time." UNOY's representatives, in turn, insisted that "youth are not just future leaders but essential change-makers in the present." Inner peace as a starting point The most globally recognised laureate, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, used his recognition to argue that diplomacy alone cannot deliver durable calm. Peace, he said, has to be cultivated within individuals before it can hold between communities or nations. "Peace is not just the absence of conflict and bloodshed," he said. "It is a positive state of one's existence that we all need to nurture within us. It is inner peace that can bring peace to the family, to the society and ultimately to the world." That emphasis on the personal sat deliberately against the macro picture sketched by the Global Peace Index. Where the data charted a world arming faster and trusting less, the laureates were chosen to show the opposite current — educators, photographers, young organisers and spiritual teachers working, often quietly, to widen the space for reconciliation. A small country's recurring wager For Luxembourg, the prize is part of a longer effort to translate its diplomatic convening power into a soft-power dividend. The choice of venue is itself symbolic: the European Convention Centre sits on the Kirchberg plateau among the EU institutions that give the Grand Duchy its outsized international footprint, and the foundation borrows the name of Schengen, the riverside village where Europe's border-free travel zone was signed in 1985. The organisers framed this year's slate as an answer to a darkening moment. With conflicts at a post-1945 peak, they argued, recognising people who build trust across divides is not a ceremonial gesture but a practical statement of where attention and resources ought to flow. As Killelea noted, the world spends lavishly on security; the laureates honoured in Kirchberg represent the comparatively under-funded work of cultivating peace itself. ### Sources - Luxembourg Peace Prize Honours Global Peacebuilders at 14th Ceremony — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61911-luxembourg-peace-prize-honours-global-peacebuilders-at-14th-ceremony - Organisers Announce Details of 14th Luxembourg Peace Prize — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61489-organisers-announce-details-of-14th-luxembourg-peace-prize - 2026 Program — Luxembourg Peace Prize — Schengen Peace Foundation / Luxembourg Peace Prize: https://luxembourgpeaceprize.org/2026-program/ - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Conferred Luxembourg Peace Prize for Global Peace Efforts — The Pioneer: https://dailypioneer.com/news/slug-lite/sri-sri-receives-luxembourg-peace-prize?year=2026 - Institute for Economics and Peace — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Economics_and_Peace --- ## Romania's parliament rejects a second government, deepening a seven-week deadlock - URL: https://status.lu/article/romania-government-deadlock-vestea-rejected-snap-election-risk - Published: 2026-06-23T17:20:51.379+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:20:51.379+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: f79e865a-9abd-4a88-9ad8-42529f372405 - Dateline: Bucharest, RO > Lawmakers refused to confirm PM-designate Adrian Veștea, leaving an EU and NATO member on the bloc's eastern flank without a full government as a deficit reckoning looms. ### Summary Romania's parliament rejected PM-designate Adrian Veștea on 22 June, extending a political crisis triggered by the collapse of the pro-EU coalition in May. One more failed nominee could open the door to snap elections. ### Key facts - Romania's parliament rejected PM-designate Adrian Veștea on 22 June 2026, with 189 votes against the 233 required. - It was the second failed attempt to form a government since the pro-EU coalition collapsed in a 5 May no-confidence vote against PM Ilie Bolojan. - The crisis is rooted in austerity: Romania ran the EU's largest deficit, above 9% of GDP in 2024, with a 6.2% target for 2026. - One more rejected nominee could let President Nicușor Dan dissolve parliament and trigger snap elections under the 60-day constitutional rule. - The paralysis threatens Romania's end-August deadline to absorb billions in EU recovery funds. ### FAQ **Q: Why did Romania's parliament reject Adrian Veștea's government?** Veștea, a PNL politician designated by President Nicușor Dan on 14 June 2026, was backed only by the PSD. His own PNL and the USR withheld support, and AUR opposed him, so he won 189 votes on 22 June — short of the 233 needed for investiture. **Q: What triggered Romania's government crisis?** The pro-EU coalition formed in June 2025 fractured when the PSD withdrew in late April 2026. On 5 May, parliament passed a no-confidence motion against PM Ilie Bolojan by 281 votes to four, largely over unpopular austerity measures aimed at cutting the deficit. **Q: Could Romania hold snap elections?** Possibly. Under the constitution, the president may dissolve parliament and call early elections only after at least two PM nominees are rejected and 60 days pass without a confirmed government. Veștea's defeat is the first rejection, so a further failure could open that path. **Q: Why does the crisis matter for the EU?** Romania is an EU and NATO member on the bloc's eastern flank. A caretaker government with limited powers struggles to take fiscal decisions, just as Romania faces an end-August 2026 deadline to use billions of euros in EU recovery funds. ### Body Romania sank deeper into political paralysis on Monday after parliament refused to confirm a second prime ministerial nominee in a month, leaving the European Union and NATO member without a full government as it confronts one of the bloc's largest budget deficits and a looming deadline on billions of euros in EU recovery funds. The proposed cabinet of Adrian Veștea, a National Liberal Party (PNL) politician who heads the Brașov county council, won just 189 votes on 22 June, well short of the 233 needed for investiture, according to the Associated Press. Twenty-three lawmakers voted against and more than half of those present abstained. It was the first formal rejection of the crisis, and it pushed the deadlock past its seventh week. President Nicușor Dan, the pro-European former mayor of Bucharest elected in 2025, had designated Veștea on 14 June, citing his administrative experience. But Dan did so without consulting PNL's leadership, and Veștea's own party declined to endorse him. His cabinet was backed only by parliament's largest bloc, the centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD); the reformist Save Romania Union (USR) also withheld support, and lawmakers from the hard-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) walked out before the ballot. A second nominee falls Veștea was Dan's second attempt to break the impasse. His first choice, the MEP and presidential adviser Eugen Tomac, was nominated on 4 June but failed to assemble a cabinet within the constitutional 10-day window and never reached a vote. Tomac had pledged to present "a team of specialists, a technical government, not a political one." The crisis dates to the collapse of the pro-EU coalition that took office in June 2025 under Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. That alliance — uniting the PSD, PNL, USR and the ethnic-Hungarian UDMR — fractured when the Social Democrats walked out in late April. On 5 May, parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Bolojan by 281 votes to four, in a rare convergence of the PSD and AUR. Bolojan has stayed on as caretaker prime minister with limited powers. The recriminations have been bitter. As his government faced the axe, Bolojan challenged his opponents to spell out an alternative. Can anyone say how Romania will function from tomorrow. Do you have a plan? AUR's leader, George Simion, framed the latest rejection as another episode in a long pattern of broken faith. "For 35 years in Romania, betrayal has been the order of the day and has somehow become commonplace, part of everyday life," he said before his party's lawmakers left the chamber. The deficit at the root Underlying the political turmoil is a fiscal reckoning. Romania ran a deficit above 9% of GDP in 2024, the widest in the EU, and the 2026 budget approved in March targets 6.2% of GDP, with around 5.8% projected for 2027, according to Romania Insider and European Commission forecasts. Bolojan had staked his government on closing that gap, enacting a consolidation package estimated at roughly 5% of GDP. The measures proved politically toxic: - Tax increases, including a higher rate of value-added tax; - A nominal freeze on public-sector wages and pensions across 2025 and 2026; - Spending cuts across ministries. The PSD, which had governed alongside Bolojan, attacked the reform drive as lacking empathy for ordinary Romanians and used that grievance to justify pulling its support. The leu fell to a record low against the euro around the May vote, and the economy has been weighed down by high inflation and a technical recession. PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu insisted the coalition could be salvaged even after toppling its own prime minister. "There is life after the no-confidence vote. We want to keep broadly this coalition," he said — a statement that has sat uneasily with the centre-right parties now refusing to serve under terms they reject. What Brussels is watching The stakes extend beyond Bucharest. As an EU and NATO member on the alliance's eastern flank, bordering Ukraine and Moldova, Romania's governability is a question of regional stability as much as domestic politics. A caretaker administration with curtailed powers is poorly placed to take binding fiscal decisions or commit to reforms. The timing is acute. 2026 is the final year to implement most projects under Romania's Recovery and Resilience Plan, with a completion deadline at the end of August; Al Jazeera reported that the country must still access roughly €10 billion in EU recovery funds before then. Capital spending is projected near 8% of GDP, much of it financed by EU money — investment that a paralysed government may struggle to disburse on time. The road to snap elections Attention now turns back to President Dan, who must nominate a third candidate. Under the constitution, the president may dissolve parliament and call early elections only if no government wins a confidence vote within 60 days of the first investiture request and parliament has rejected at least two nominees. Veștea's defeat counts as the first such rejection, meaning a further failure could clear the way for a snap poll. Regular general elections are not due until 2028. Centre-right parties have floated alternatives to end the standoff, including a government led by Grindeanu with their parliamentary backing, or a PNL-USR-UDMR minority cabinet supported by the PSD. For now, the pro-Western camp remains locked in the internal conflict that has frozen Romanian politics since May, with no majority in sight. ### Sources - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — The Washington Times (AP): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/22/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government/ - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government-134113292 - Romania's government crisis deepens after Parliament rejects Veștea cabinet — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-government-crisis-deepens-after-parliament-rejects-vestea-cabinet - Romania PM Ilie Bolojan's government toppled in no-confidence vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/romania-pm-ilie-bolojans-government-toppled-in-no-confidence-vote - Romania's pro-EU coalition collapses after prime minister fails no-confidence vote — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/05/romanias-pro-eu-coalition-collapses-after-prime-minister-fails-no-confidence-vote - Romania's president nominates MEP and advisor Eugen Tomac as PM in bid to end deadlock — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/romanias-president-nominates-mep-advisor-eugen-tomac-pm-133592430 - Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominates adviser Eugen Tomac as PM — Xinhua: https://english.news.cn/20260605/13d3384b81964789bc8589592dfc8a58/c.html - Romanian government approves 2026 budget plan with 6.2% of GDP deficit — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/government-approves-budget-plan-march-2026 - Economic forecast for Romania — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en - Monitoring Romania: tackling Europe's largest deficit — ING THINK: https://think.ing.com/articles/monitoring-romania-tackling-europes-largest-deficit/ --- ## France hits record heat as Luxembourg and the Greater Region brace for a midweek peak - URL: https://status.lu/article/france-record-heatwave-luxembourg-red-alert-june-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T17:12:55.267+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:12:55.267+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 59d30780-a497-4bc6-8f38-7e3760205dcd - Dateline: Paris, FR > Météo-France placed 54 départements under red alert and warned records could fall as temperatures neared 40°C. Luxembourg activated a crisis command post, with the heat to worsen from Wednesday. ### Summary An exceptionally early heatwave drove France to record temperatures and put more than half the country under red alert, while Luxembourg and the wider Greater Region stood up a crisis command post and warned the heat would intensify from Wednesday. ### Key facts - Météo-France placed 54 départements (about 39 million people) under red heat alert for Tuesday 23 June; French media said it would widen to a record 58 on Wednesday. - Monday was France's hottest June day on record (national indicator 29.2°C) and the night that followed was the hottest since 1947. - At least 18 deaths were linked to the heat and at least 40 people had drowned since Thursday seeking relief, with PM Sébastien Lecornu calling them the crisis's 'first victims.' - Luxembourg's MeteoLux issued a red warning and authorities activated a crisis command post (PCO-C) in Senningen, with the heat set to peak near 38–40°C on Wednesday. - The heatwave is continental, driven by a Saharan heat dome, with red and orange alerts across Spain, the UK, Italy, the Benelux and the Greater Region. ### FAQ **Q: How hot did it get in France during the June 2026 heatwave?** Monday 22 June was France's hottest June day on record by the national thermal indicator (29.2°C) and the third-hottest day ever recorded. The village of Châteaumeillant hit 43.3°C, Paris reached a June record 38.4°C, and the following night was the hottest since records began in 1947. **Q: How many areas of France were under red alert?** Météo-France placed 54 départements — roughly 39 million people — under red ('vigilance rouge') heat alert for Tuesday 23 June, and French broadcasters reported the alert would widen to a record 58 départements on Wednesday. **Q: What is Luxembourg doing about the heatwave?** MeteoLux issued a nationwide red heat warning and the CERI assessment unit activated a Joint Operational Command Post (PCO-C) at the National Crisis Centre in Senningen, bringing together CGDIS, police, the Health Directorate, the army, the City of Luxembourg and the High Commission for National Protection. Temperatures are forecast to peak near 38–40°C on Wednesday. **Q: When will the heat ease?** Météo-France said Thursday would remain sweltering before a gradual drop begins from the Atlantic coast on Friday. In Luxembourg, the red alert was expected to persist until around Friday 26 June. ### Body France endured one of the hottest spells in its recorded history this week, as a stagnant heat dome drawing hot Saharan air drove temperatures toward 40°C across much of the country and forced forecasters to place more than half of the mainland under their highest warning. Météo-France said 54 départements — home to roughly 39 million people — were under red (vigilance rouge) heat alerts on Tuesday 23 June, the broadest such warning of the summer, a day after the country logged its hottest June day on record and its hottest night since measurements began in 1947. The same air mass is bearing down on Luxembourg and the wider Greater Region, where the national weather service MeteoLux has issued a red warning and authorities have activated a crisis command post. Officials warn the heat will intensify from Wednesday, with temperatures forecast to reach 38°C and to approach 40°C locally before relief arrives at the end of the week. Forecasters and governments have cast the episode not as ordinary summer weather but as a climate-driven extreme-heat event, arriving around the solstice with readings 14°C to 18°C above the seasonal norm. France sets records, and braces for more Monday 22 June was France's hottest June day on record measured by the national thermal indicator, which averages day and night temperatures at 29.2°C, and the third-hottest day ever recorded in the country, according to Euronews. More than 450 local heat records were broken or equalled. The village of Châteaumeillant, in the Cher, hit 43.3°C; Paris reached 38.4°C, a June record; and Bordeaux, Saintes, Angers and Rennes all topped 40°C. About a fifth of the country exceeded 40°C. The respite overnight was scarcely any: the night from Monday to Tuesday was France's hottest since records began in 1947, with a national indicator of 21.6°C, Al Jazeera and French broadcasters reported. Météo-France warned that fresh records could be set on Tuesday "regardless of the time of year," with most of the country forecast near 40°C, and French media reported the red alert would widen to a record 58 départements on Wednesday. There was little prospect of an early reprieve. Thursday will once again be a sweltering day, with temperatures remaining just as high. On Friday, a gradual drop is expected to begin from the Atlantic coast. That forecast, attributed to Météo-France, underscored how long the population would be exposed. In a country with limited air-conditioning, schools, trains and sporting events were disrupted, and authorities limited or banned alcohol at Fête de la Musique gatherings and in several red-alert areas, including Paris. A mounting human toll The heat has proved deadly. At least 18 deaths had been linked to the episode by the start of the week, including two young children and three elderly people in the Bordeaux region; two children were also found dead in a locked car in the Vaucluse, according to Euronews and CBC News. By Tuesday, at least 40 people — most of them young — had drowned since Thursday while swimming in unsupervised areas to escape the heat, Al Jazeera and CBS News reported. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, speaking after a government crisis meeting, described the drowned young people as "the first victims of the crisis we are facing" and called the deaths a "tragic scourge." Health Minister Stéphanie Rist warned that the health system had to hold up over the duration of the heatwave, citing a rise in emergency calls since the episode began, franceinfo reported. Luxembourg and the Greater Region on red alert In Luxembourg, MeteoLux issued a red heat warning for the entire country, cautioning that "prolonged exposure to the heat could lead to heat exhaustion or heatstroke, even during limited physical activity." The forecast pointed to a steadily worsening week: - Tuesday 23 June: 34°C to 36°C - Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June: up to 38°C, the peak of the episode - Friday 26 June: 34°C to 36°C, with temperatures able to reach 40°C locally during the alert Authorities moved early. Luxembourg's Severe Weather and Flood Risk Assessment Unit (CERI) met on Saturday 20 June and decided to activate a Joint Operational Command Post (PCO-C) from Monday at the National Crisis Centre in Senningen. It brings together the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS), the Grand Ducal Police, the Health Directorate, the City of Luxembourg, the army and the High Commission for National Protection, the government said, describing a heatwave of "unusual intensity and duration" expected to weigh on the population and on emergency and health services. The timing is delicate: the red alert overlaps with Luxembourg's National Day festivities on 23 June. CGDIS reinforced its staffing for public safety and recorded around 300 interventions during the period, while the City of Luxembourg cancelled afternoon classes. Health officials urged residents to drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day, avoid the outdoors between 11:00 and 21:00, keep homes shuttered by day and ventilated at night, and check on elderly or isolated neighbours. A continent under a heat dome The heat is continental in scale. Red and orange warnings stretched across Spain, where some areas were forecast to reach 44°C; the United Kingdom, expecting 38°C to 40°C on Wednesday and Thursday; Italy, with top-level alerts in major cities; and Switzerland. Western Germany and the Benelux, including the Greater Region that surrounds Luxembourg, were forecast to reach the upper 30s and locally 40°C to 41°C from Tuesday to Thursday, and Belgium issued a heat warning running through the weekend. Scientists and forecasters have repeatedly linked the rising frequency and intensity of such early-season heatwaves to a warming climate. With the most extreme readings approaching 45°C over parts of Iberia and southern France, the days around this year's solstice are shaping up to be among the hottest on record for swathes of western Europe — and, for Luxembourg, the worst is forecast to arrive midweek. ### Sources - Heatwave kills 18 people in France, including two children — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/heatwave-france-faces-a-historically-hot-day - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - 40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-drowning-deaths-reported-france-europe-swelters-heat-wave/ - A red alert over France, and heat that may rewrite the record books — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Canicule : voici les 54 départements placés en vigilance rouge ce mardi — CNews: https://www.cnews.fr/france/2026-06-23/canicule-voici-les-54-departements-places-en-vigilance-rouge-ce-mardi-1880031 - DIRECT - Canicule : 58 départements en vigilance rouge demain, des records absolus de température battus aujourd'hui — ICI (France): https://www.ici.fr/infos/meteo/direct-canicule-54-departements-en-vigilance-rouge-canicule-a-partir-de-midi-9767128 - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Red Weather Alert to Take Effect from Monday Due to Extreme Heat — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61927-red-weather-alert-to-take-effect-from-monday-due-to-extreme-heat - Canicule exceptionnelle et festivités dans le cadre de la Fête nationale : passage en vigilance rouge à partir du lundi 22 juin 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Canicule exceptionnelle : passage en vigilance rouge (20.06.2026) — Lëtz Prepare (HCPN): https://letzprepare.public.lu/fr/actualites/vigilance-rouge-juin-20261.html - Le Luxembourg en vigilance rouge à midi: ce que cela signifie — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-luxembourg-en-vigilance-rouge-a-midi-ce-que-cela-signifie - Fête nationale au Luxembourg: le CGDIS renforce ses secours face à la canicule — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Canicule : 'Il faut que le système de santé tienne dans la durée', prévient la ministre de la Santé — Franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/vagues-de-chaleur-canicules/canicule-il-faut-limiter-absolument-l-alcool-pendant-la-fete-de-la-musique-previent-la-ministre-de-la-sante_8071775.html - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Deadly heat wave grips Europe with red alerts and scorching records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-france-britain-drowned-record-temperatures-rcna351115 --- ## Germany moves to make workers pay more and retire later as pension squeeze deepens - URL: https://status.lu/article/germany-pension-reform-work-longer-pay-more-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T16:57:14.902+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:57:14.902+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: c0c8d0bc-903b-495a-912d-21ec85a38916 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > A government-appointed commission has handed Chancellor Friedrich Merz a 33-point plan to lift the retirement age toward 70 and steer new contributions into a stock-market fund. ### Summary A German commission has urged Berlin to raise the retirement age toward 70, scrap 'pension at 63' and add a Sweden-style investment pillar — a reckoning that echoes Luxembourg's own pension debate. ### Key facts - A German pension commission has urged Berlin to index the retirement age to life expectancy, lifting it from 67 toward 70 by the early 2090s. - It would scrap the deduction-free 'pension at 63', add a Sweden-style investment fund (1% of pay rising to 2%) and pull self-employed people, politicians and executives into the system. - Chancellor Merz wants the 33-point plan implemented in full, but a narrowly-passed December 2025 package shows how fragile his coalition's support is. - The EU's old-age dependency ratio is set to climb from 34.5% toward 60% by 2100, pressuring pension systems across the bloc. - The squeeze echoes in the Greater Region: about 52,000 Germans commute into Luxembourg, and the Grand Duchy raised its own contribution rate to 25.5% in January 2026. ### FAQ **Q: What is the German pension commission proposing?** A 33-point plan to tie the retirement age to life expectancy (rising from 67 toward 70 by the early 2090s), phase out the 'pension at 63' early-retirement option, add a Sweden-style investment pillar funded by new contributions of 1% of pay rising to 2%, and broaden who must contribute to include the self-employed, politicians and company executives. **Q: When would the changes take effect?** The proposals are recommendations, not yet law. The labour ministry will draft legislation and parliament is expected to vote later in 2026. The retirement-age rise would be phased in gradually after the standard age reaches 67 in 2031, and the contribution rate is separately set to rise from 18.6% to 18.8% in 2027. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg and cross-border workers?** Germany is Luxembourg's largest neighbour, and people insured in Germany — including residents of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate — are directly affected. About 52,000 Germans commute into Luxembourg and accrue entitlements on both sides of the border. The reform also parallels Luxembourg's own debate, after the Grand Duchy raised its pension contribution rate to 25.5% in January 2026. ### Body BERLIN — Germany is preparing to ask its workers to pay more into the state pension system and to keep working longer, after a government-appointed commission handed Chancellor Friedrich Merz a sweeping blueprint to shore up the finances of Europe's largest retirement scheme. The 33-point report, presented in Berlin on Tuesday, recommends tying the statutory retirement age to life expectancy and lifting it gradually from 67 toward 70 over the coming decades, phasing out a popular early-retirement option, broadening who must contribute, and adding a new capital-funded pillar modelled on Sweden's state investment fund. Merz, who leads a fractious coalition of his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democrats, urged ministers to enact the package in full. "All elements of this reform package must now be implemented swiftly," Merz said. What the commission wants to change The commission, co-chaired by former federal labour-agency head Frank-Jürgen Weise and the law professor Constanze Janda, set out a menu of measures intended to stabilise a system in which a shrinking workforce supports a growing number of pensioners. Its central recommendations include: - A higher, life-expectancy-linked retirement age. Under current law the standard age rises to 67 by 2031; the panel would then index it to longevity, adding about six months each decade and reaching roughly 70 by the early 2090s. - An end to "pension at 63". The deduction-free early exit available after 45 contribution years would be phased out, with the minimum age rising first from 63 to 64. - A Sweden-style investment pillar. A new contribution, starting at 1% of gross wages split equally between employer and employee and rising to 2% over time, would flow into a centrally managed fund modelled on Sweden's AP7. - A wider contributor base. Self-employed people, members of the federal and state parliaments and executives of listed companies would be drawn into the statutory system, and the exemption for low-paid "mini-job" earners would end. - Tighter part-time retirement. The age for partial retirement would rise from 55 to 58. Janda stressed the changes would affect the retirement age only "moderately," while Weise said the combined state, occupational and private system should ultimately deliver retirees "70% of their last net salary in the long term." The labour ministry, run by the Social Democrat Bärbel Bas, is expected to translate the proposals into draft legislation, with parliamentary votes likely later in 2026. The politics — and the money The report lands on top of a contentious pension package the Bundestag passed on 5 December 2025, which guarantees the headline pension level at 48% of average wages until 2031 and expands the "Mütterrente" for older mothers. That law also confirmed a rise in the contribution rate from 18.6% to 18.8% of gross pay from 2027 — the first step on a path economists expect to climb further as the baby-boom generation retires. The arithmetic driving the overhaul is stark. Merz has warned that "fewer and fewer contributors have to finance pensions for more and more retirees," and told the commission that Germany's welfare commitments can no longer be financed with what the economy can afford. Even so, the December package strained his coalition: it cleared the Bundestag by 318 votes to 224 only after concessions to rebels in the CDU/CSU youth wing, who objected to tens of billions of euros in added long-term costs. Turning the new, far more ambitious blueprint into law promises a harder fight still. A European squeeze — and a Luxembourg echo Germany is far from alone. The EU's old-age dependency ratio — the number of people aged 65 and over relative to those of working age — rose to 34.5% at the start of 2025 and is projected by Eurostat to climb toward 60% by 2100. France, meanwhile, spent 2026 unwinding parts of its own contested move to raise the retirement age to 64, underscoring how politically combustible the issue has become across the bloc. For the Greater Region the stakes are immediate. Germany is Luxembourg's largest neighbour and trading partner, and residents of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate are insured in the very German system the reform would reshape. Some 52,000 Germans also commute into Luxembourg each working day — part of a cross-border workforce that fills nearly half the Grand Duchy's jobs — building pension entitlements on both sides of the border under EU coordination rules. The debate also mirrors Luxembourg's own. The Grand Duchy enjoys the EU's lowest old-age dependency ratio, around 22%, yet its statutory scheme is forecast to spend more than it collects from 2026, with reserves projected to run dry around 2045. In December 2025 Luc Frieden's government pushed through a reform that lifted the pension contribution rate from 24% to 25.5% from January, tightened early retirement and kept the legal retirement age at 65 — a gentler package than Berlin's, but one driven by the same demographic maths now confronting much of the continent. ### Sources - What Germany's planned pension reform means for you — The Local Germany: https://www.thelocal.de/20260623/what-germanys-planned-pension-reform-means-for-you - Germany's leader pledges to reform a creaking pension system and says 'failure is not an option' — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/germanys-leader-pledges-reform-creaking-pension-system-failure-134124515 - German Commission Proposes Retirement Age Hike, New Pension Fund — Reuters via Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/german-commission-proposes-older-retirement-age-state/ - Germany Bets on Sweden's Pension Model to Save Its Own — European Business Magazine: https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/germany-swedish-style-pension-fund/ - Merz vows to fully implement pension report proposing sweeping change — dpa via A News: https://www.anews.com.tr/health/2026/06/23/merz-vows-to-fully-implement-pension-report-proposing-sweeping-change - How is Germany planning to reform its ailing pension system? — IamExpat Germany: https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/how-germany-planning-reform-its-ailing-pension-system - Germany: Will pensions standoff bring Merz's government into question? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/germany-day-with-merz-will-pensions-become-the-governments-fateful-question - Merz cabinet — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merz_cabinet - Old-age dependency growing across EU regions — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20251001-2 - Population structure and ageing — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing - Luxembourg pension reforms to provide flexibility — Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE): https://www.ipe.com/news/luxembourg-pension-reforms-to-provide-flexibility/10134366.article - Pensions, health: new balances to be found — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/pensions-health-new-balances-to-be-found - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Retirement age in France should be pushed back to 67 and six months, report urges — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/retirement-age-in-france-should-be-pushed-back-to-67-and-six-months-report-urges/795666 --- ## EU Hosts Taliban in Brussels for First Talks on Returning Rejected Afghans - URL: https://status.lu/article/eu-taliban-brussels-talks-afghan-returns - Published: 2026-06-23T16:42:47.607+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:42:47.607+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 4ab226bb-0b51-429d-a9e4-7fd5156fc756 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > A five-member Taliban delegation met EU officials behind closed doors to negotiate the readmission of Afghans the bloc wants to deport — the first such engagement since the group seized power in 2021. ### Summary The European Commission hosted a Taliban delegation in Brussels on 23 June 2026 to discuss returning rejected Afghan asylum seekers, the first time the EU has met the unrecognised government since 2021. Around 20 member states back the push; Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch warn it breaches the EU's non-refoulement obligations. As an EU member, Luxembourg is bound by the bloc's new common returns policy. ### Key facts - The EU hosted a five-member Taliban delegation in Brussels on 23 June 2026 — its first meeting with the group since the 2021 takeover — to discuss readmission of rejected Afghan asylum seekers. - Belgium issued five one-day, Belgium-only visas; neither the EU nor Belgium recognises the Taliban, and the talks were not held on official premises. - Around 20 of 27 member states back returns, focusing first on Afghans with serious criminal convictions; Germany has deported 100+ since 2024 and the Netherlands sent an official. - Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say the talks breach the EU's non-refoulement obligations given Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and Taliban repression. - A new EU returns regulation agreed on 1 June 2026 allows readmission deals with 'non-recognised' entities, binding all members — including Luxembourg — to the common policy. ### FAQ **Q: Did the EU formally recognise the Taliban by holding these talks?** No. Both the European Commission and the Belgian government stressed that hosting the delegation does not amount to recognition or legitimacy. Migration commissioner Magnus Brunner said the contact was 'not tantamount to recognising the Taliban regime,' and the meeting was deliberately held off official premises. **Q: Who was at the table in Brussels?** On the EU side, officials from the European Commission's migration services convened the meeting; the Taliban delegation of five was led by Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Kabul. A Dutch official also attended, reflecting member-state interest in a coordinated returns channel. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** As an EU member, Luxembourg is bound by the bloc's new common returns framework agreed on 1 June 2026, which permits readmission arrangements with non-recognised entities such as the Taliban. Luxembourg MEPs were among the few who opposed or abstained on the returns bill, but the country remains legally tied to the common policy. **Q: Why do human-rights groups oppose returns to Afghanistan?** Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch argue that deportations would violate the non-refoulement principle — the ban on returning people to danger — given Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, with about 22 million people needing assistance, and the Taliban's documented repression of women, arbitrary arrests and torture. ### Body For the first time since the Taliban swept back to power in Kabul nearly five years ago, the movement's envoys sat down with European Union officials in Brussels on Tuesday — not to discuss recognition, but to negotiate the return of Afghans the bloc no longer wants. The closed-door meeting, the first the EU has hosted with the group since 2021, marked an engagement with a government no European state recognises that would have been unthinkable a year ago. A five-member Taliban delegation led by Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, travelled to the Belgian capital via Turkey after Belgium's foreign ministry issued one-day visas on Monday afternoon, valid for Belgian territory only and not across the Schengen area, according to Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse. Because neither the EU nor Belgium recognises the Taliban administration, the talks were not held on official premises. What is — and isn't — on the table The European Commission, which convened the meeting under migration commissioner Magnus Brunner, framed the discussions narrowly: the "return and readmission" of Afghan nationals who have no legal right to remain in the EU, with an initial focus on people convicted of serious crimes or deemed security threats. Commission spokesman Markus Lammert said "the focus for member states is very much on persons who have committed serious crimes or who pose a security threat." The Taliban side described a wider agenda. In its own statement, relayed by NPR, the delegation spoke of restarting "broad-range consular services for Afghans in the EU zone," of "trust-building measures" and of a "dignified return process" — language that hints at the diplomatic normalisation the movement craves and the EU says it will not grant. It's no option not to talk to these people in order to improve the situation. That was how Brunner defended the outreach, telling reporters earlier this month that engagement was "not tantamount to recognising the Taliban regime." Belgium drew the same line. Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said that hosting the meeting "does not amount to recognition, does not amount to legitimacy, and does not constitute an invitation by the Belgian government." The states driving the push The Brussels talks follow a letter last year in which around 20 of the EU's 27 member states signalled interest in deporting Afghans without a right to stay. Between 2013 and 2024, Afghans filed roughly one million asylum applications in the EU, of which about half were granted, according to figures cited by Euronews and Al Jazeera. - Germany has already resumed removals, deporting more than 100 Afghans with criminal convictions since 2024. - The Netherlands sent its own official to the Brussels meeting, signalling its appetite for a coordinated EU channel rather than bilateral deals. The diplomacy runs alongside a broader hardening of EU law. On 1 June, the Council and the European Parliament struck a political deal on a new Common European System for Returns, creating a "European Return Order," wider grounds for detention and the possibility of "return hubs" outside the bloc. Crucially, the text permits readmission arrangements with "non-recognised third country entities" — a provision that, in practice, clears the way for exactly the kind of cooperation now under way with Kabul. Legal and human-rights objections Rights groups reacted with alarm, arguing the EU is breaching the principle of non-refoulement — the ban on returning people to places where they face serious harm. "Any EU engagement on deportations to Afghanistan is reckless, dangerous and ignores the EU's own legal obligations," said Eve Geddie, director of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office. Amnesty points to a humanitarian crisis in which some 22 million people need assistance, alongside the Taliban's documented repression of women and girls, arbitrary arrests and torture. Human Rights Watch was equally blunt. "EU countries are undermining their credibility by condemning Taliban abuses and pursuing accountability on one hand, while cooperating with the Taliban to forcibly return Afghans on the other," said Fereshta Abbasi, the group's Afghanistan researcher. Critics note the contradiction of negotiating returns with a movement whose treatment of women the EU itself has described as systematic persecution. Why it reaches Luxembourg For Luxembourg, the negotiations are not a distant Brussels affair. As an EU member, the Grand Duchy is bound by the common returns framework now taking shape, and any readmission channel agreed with Kabul would in principle be open to all 27 governments. Luxembourg has historically positioned itself among the more rights-conscious member states: when Parliament approved its position on the returns regulation in March, only a handful of centre-right EPP lawmakers — from Luxembourg, Belgium, Ireland and Finland — broke ranks to oppose or abstain. That leaves the country in a familiar bind. It is legally tied to a policy its own representatives have questioned, and to a precedent — direct dealings with a pariah regime in the name of migration control — that reaches every capital in the bloc. Tuesday's meeting produced no formal agreement, and EU officials stressed it was a first, technical contact. But the threshold has been crossed: the EU is now talking to the Taliban about sending Afghans back, and the legal machinery to act on those talks is already being built. ### Sources - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR / Associated Press: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban set for EU migration talks slammed by rights groups — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260623-afghan-taliban-set-for-eu-migration-talks-slammed-by-rights-groups - No option but to talk to Taliban about migrant returns, EU's migration commissioner says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/11/no-option-but-to-talk-to-taliban-about-migrant-returns-eus-migration-commissoner-says - EU must abandon Afghanistan deportation plans and stop readmission talks with the Taliban — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/eu-must-abandon-afghanistan-deportation-plans-and-stop-readmission-talks-with-the-taliban/ - Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers — NL Times: https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/23/dutch-official-joins-eu-talks-taliban-return-rejected-asylum-seekers - EU Parliament approves controversial bill to increase migrant returns — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/eu-parliament-approves-controversial-bill-to-increase-migrant-returns - Commission welcomes political agreement on the Return Regulation — European Commission, DG Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-return-regulation-2026-06-02_en - Council and Parliament reach deal on returns of illegally staying third-country nationals — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/01/council-and-parliament-reach-deal-on-returns-of-illegally-staying-third-country-nationals/ --- ## France moves to drop Palantir for a French rival in a test of Europe's tech sovereignty - URL: https://status.lu/article/france-drops-palantir-chapsvision-digital-sovereignty - Published: 2026-06-23T16:19:20.559+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:19:20.559+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 5773ed7c-bd90-489b-909a-09ea102fd0d4 - Dateline: Paris, FR > Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says the DGSI will replace US firm Palantir with France's ChapsVision — a transition watched across an EU, and a Luxembourg, built on cross-border data. ### Summary France's domestic intelligence service will replace Palantir's software with French firm ChapsVision, an early test of European strategic autonomy in critical software that reaches data-heavy Luxembourg. ### Key facts - France's DGSI will replace Palantir's Gotham platform with French firm ChapsVision's ArgonOS, a phased transition expected to take one to three years. - PM Sébastien Lecornu framed the switch as rejecting "new strategic dependencies" on US technology; Palantir says its contract "remains fully in force." - Germany's BfV made the same move to ChapsVision in mid-May 2026, and the UK is reviewing Palantir public-sector deals. - The shift parallels an EU cloud-sovereignty push in which Luxembourg's Post Telecom won part of a €180m European Commission contract. - The case is an early test of European strategic autonomy in critical software. ### FAQ **Q: Which French agency is dropping Palantir, and for what software?** The DGSI, France's domestic intelligence service, will replace Palantir's Gotham data-analytics platform with ArgonOS, made by the French company ChapsVision. **Q: When will the transition happen?** It is phased. Palantir's tools stay in service until ChapsVision's ArgonOS is integrated, which Lecornu's office expects to take one to three years. Palantir says its contract remains fully in force in the meantime. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is a cross-border data hub. Its state operator Post Telecom won part of a €180m EU sovereign-cloud contract in April 2026, placing the country at the centre of Europe's digital-sovereignty drive. ### Body France's domestic intelligence service is preparing to replace the American data-analytics software it has relied on for nearly a decade with a homegrown alternative, in a decision that turns Europe's abstract debate about digital sovereignty into a concrete question of who controls the tools of the security state. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on 16 June that the Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI) had selected the French firm ChapsVision to take over the large-scale data processing currently handled by Palantir Technologies, the US company co-founded by the billionaire investor Peter Thiel. Lecornu framed the move, disclosed in a video on artificial-intelligence investment, as a matter of strategic independence. "We cannot accept new strategic dependencies in the digital sphere," Lecornu said, adding that France wanted to "build genuine autonomy" and avoid having to depend on the goodwill of partners "capable of turning off the tap on access" to AI. What is changing, and when The DGSI first turned to Palantir's Gotham platform in 2016, in the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks, when French services faced a surge of data to analyse and few European tools capable of the task. The contract was renewed in 2019 and 2022, and again in December 2025 for a further three years — a deal Lecornu's office now describes as a stopgap pending a sovereign replacement. France plans to migrate to ChapsVision's ArgonOS, an AI-driven system for fusing heterogeneous data. Palantir pushed back. In a statement to Agence France-Presse, the company said its long-term DGSI contract "remains fully in force." Lecornu's office clarified that Palantir's tools would keep running until ArgonOS can be integrated, to avoid a capability gap — a handover expected to take between one and three years. ChapsVision, founded in 2019 by Olivier Dellenbach, had already won a DGSI contract in 2024 to process heterogeneous data. - Agency: the DGSI, France's domestic intelligence service - Outgoing: Palantir's Gotham platform, in use since 2016 - Incoming: ChapsVision's ArgonOS - Timeline: a phased transition expected to take one to three years A European pattern France is not acting alone. In mid-May, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), selected the same ChapsVision platform over Palantir for large-scale data analysis, insisting on a "sovereign" environment without external access. In Britain, the government is reviewing a £330 million NHS data contract with Palantir, and the mayor of London blocked a roughly £50 million policing deal. Underlying the unease is the political climate in Washington: European officials cite the unpredictability of President Donald Trump's administration and recent US moves to restrict foreign access to advanced AI. Why it reaches Luxembourg The intelligence shake-up lands amid a broader EU drive to wean its public sector off US technology — one in which Luxembourg, a hub for cross-border data infrastructure, has a direct stake. On 17 April, the European Commission awarded a six-year framework worth €180 million for sovereign cloud services to four European providers, the first such tender judged explicitly on sovereignty criteria. Among the winners was Post Telecom, the Luxembourg state operator, bidding through its Deep by POST unit alongside France's OVHcloud and Clever Cloud. The contract was scored under the Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework, published in October 2025, which ranks providers on so-called SEAL levels from zero to four; bidders had to reach at least SEAL-2, and most cleared SEAL-3. Henna Virkkunen, the Commission's executive vice-president for tech sovereignty, has cast the agenda as strengthening Europe's digital autonomy and resilience without closing the bloc off to the rest of the world. For Luxembourg, where data centres and financial-sector hosting are pillars of the economy, the award validated years of investment. "It's really important because it brings to life the strategic alliance we formed last year and makes things a reality," said Sébastien Genesca, director of Deep by POST. Whether the model travels is the open question. For now, the DGSI's switch is as much a signal as a finished migration: Palantir's software will keep running while French engineers prove ArgonOS can match it. But the direction of travel is unmistakable. If Europe's security services can be weaned off US software without losing capability, the same logic — and the same political pressure — will bear down on the cloud and data infrastructure that countries like Luxembourg host. The Palantir handover has become an early test of whether European strategic autonomy in critical software is a slogan or a plan. ### Sources - French spy service drops Palantir in favour of French company, says Lecornu — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/dgsi-drops-palantir-for-french-firm-says-sebastien-lecornu - Renseignement et IA : la DGSI rompt son contrat avec Palantir pour la pépite française ChapsVision, annonce Lecornu — Boursorama (AFP): https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/renseignement-et-ia-la-dgsi-rompt-son-contrat-avec-palantir-pour-la-pepite-francaise-chapsvision-annonce-lecornu-7583de129850845ce761f45299781e10 - ChapsVision to replace Palantir in major contract with French intelligence agency — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/chapsvision-to-replace-palantir-in-major-contract-with-french-intelligence-agency - La DGSI remplacera l'américain Palantir par le français ChapsVision — L'Informaticien: https://www.linformaticien.com/magazine/cybersecurite/64984-la-dgsi-remplacera-l-americain-palantir-par-le-francais-chapsvision.html - German intelligence agency says "no" to Palantir, picks French software instead — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/tech/germany-palantir-alternative/ - German Intelligence Agency Selects French Software ChapsVision for Data Analysis Over American Palantir — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/german-intelligence-french-chapsvision/ - Commission advances cloud sovereignty through strategic procurement — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-advances-cloud-sovereignty-through-strategic-procurement-2026-04-17_en - Sovereign cloud: EU backs strategy by Post and Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/sovereign-cloud-eu-backs-strategy-by-post-and-luxembourg - EU Commission Awards €180M Cloud Contract to European Providers — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/eu-commission-awards-180-million-euro-cloud-contract-four/ --- ## France inducts historian and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch into the Panthéon - URL: https://status.lu/article/marc-bloch-pantheon-induction-france - Published: 2026-06-23T16:09:45.526+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:09:45.526+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 2bde390d-6aeb-4d34-b745-e23b84919678 - Dateline: Paris, FR > Eighty-two years after the Gestapo shot him, the co-founder of the Annales school becomes the first historian honoured in France's mausoleum under the Fifth Republic. ### Summary France inducted Marc Bloch — medieval historian, decorated soldier and Resistance fighter executed in 1944 — into the Panthéon on 23 June 2026, in a ceremony presided over by President Emmanuel Macron that framed the Jewish scholar's life as a defence of Enlightenment values and anti-fascist resistance. ### Key facts - France inducted historian and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch into the Panthéon on 23 June 2026, in a ceremony presided over by President Emmanuel Macron. - Bloch is the first historian honoured in the Panthéon under the Fifth Republic; symbolic caskets were used, as his remains stay buried in central France. - Co-founder of the Annales school with Lucien Febvre in 1929, Bloch transformed historiography and wrote 'Strange Defeat' after France's 1940 collapse. - A Jewish WWI veteran, he joined the Resistance and was tortured and shot by the Gestapo near Lyon on 16 June 1944, reportedly crying 'Vive la France!'. - The honour reads as a European statement on Enlightenment values and anti-fascist resistance amid resurgent nationalism and antisemitism. ### FAQ **Q: When and how was Marc Bloch inducted into the Panthéon?** On the evening of 23 June 2026, in a ceremony presided over by President Emmanuel Macron. A symbolic casket was carried in procession into the Panthéon; Bloch's actual remains stay buried in central France. **Q: Why is Marc Bloch's induction significant?** He is the first historian honoured in the Panthéon under the Fifth Republic, and the rare induction of a Jewish scholar-soldier was framed as a defence of Enlightenment values and anti-fascist resistance at a time of resurgent nationalism. **Q: How did Marc Bloch die?** Arrested in Lyon on 8 March 1944 and tortured at Montluc prison under Klaus Barbie's Gestapo, he was shot near Saint-Didier-de-Formans on 16 June 1944 alongside dozens of fellow resisters, reportedly shouting 'Vive la France!'. **Q: What was Marc Bloch's contribution to history?** With Lucien Febvre he founded the Annales journal in 1929, launching a school that shifted history toward long-run social and economic structures. His works include 'Feudal Society' and the posthumous 'Strange Defeat'. ### Body France inducted Marc Bloch into the Panthéon on Tuesday evening, laying the medieval historian, decorated soldier and Resistance fighter symbolically among the nation's heroes eighty-two years after a Gestapo firing squad cut him down in a meadow near Lyon. The co-founder of the Annales school becomes the first historian to be honoured in the Paris mausoleum under the Fifth Republic. President Emmanuel Macron presided over the ceremony on 23 June, which began after nightfall as a casket bearing symbolic objects — medals, ferns evoking the family home, and the spiritual testament Bloch wrote in 1941 — was carried in procession up the rue Soufflot and into the domed former church. A casket for his wife, Simonne Vidal, accompanied his at the family's request, though she is not herself honoured there and her remains were never found. Bloch's own body stays buried in central France; the coffins are cenotaphs. A giant portrait of the bespectacled scholar was projected between the Panthéon's columns as scenes from his life played out, before Macron delivered an address of roughly twenty minutes. The French defence ministry quoted the president honouring Bloch as "l'homme des Lumières dans l'armée des ombres" — a man of the Enlightenment in the army of the shadows, the phrase the Resistance used for its clandestine ranks. At the family's request, far-right politicians were excluded from the guest list. The scholar who remade history Born in Lyon on 6 July 1886 into a Jewish family of Alsatian origin, Bloch was educated at the École normale supérieure and made his name as a medievalist with studies such as Les Rois thaumaturges (The Royal Touch) and La Société féodale (Feudal Society). In 1929 he and Lucien Febvre founded the journal Annales d'histoire économique et sociale, launching what became one of the twentieth century's most influential schools of historiography. The Annales approach broke with the narrow political and event-driven history of the day, insisting instead on the long-run study of societies — their economies, geographies and collective mentalities. Macron's office described Bloch as "a man of the Enlightenment" and "the thinker of the century", stressing that his scholarship was never detached from the world. He was a man who reflected on the past in order to act in the present. He did not have a static view of history; for him, it had to serve action in the here and now. That conviction was tested by catastrophe. A veteran of the First World War who won the Croix de Guerre and rose to captain, Bloch volunteered again in 1939. After France's collapse the following summer he wrote L'Étrange Défaite (Strange Defeat), a searing first-hand dissection of the political and military failures behind the 1940 rout, published only after his death. From the lecture hall to the Resistance Vichy's antisemitic laws stripped Bloch of his rights, forced him to give up his editorial role at the Annales, and saw his Paris apartment and library looted. Rather than flee abroad, he joined the Franc-Tireur movement in 1942 and rose to a regional leadership role in the unified Resistance for the Rhône-Alpes. He was arrested in Lyon on 8 March 1944 and tortured at Montluc prison, the interrogation centre run by Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo officer later convicted of crimes against humanity. On the night of 16 June 1944, Bloch was driven to Les Roussilles, near Saint-Didier-de-Formans, and shot in groups of four alongside dozens of fellow resisters. Accounts say he cried out as the guns opened fire: - Final words: witnesses recall Bloch shouting "Vive la France!" - Age: he was 57 - The group: contemporary and historical accounts put the number of men killed with him at roughly 27 to 30 A European argument about memory The induction is more than a national honour. By elevating a Jewish scholar-soldier, France is making a pointed statement at a moment when nationalism and antisemitism are resurgent across the continent. The Élysée tied Bloch explicitly to an Enlightenment idea of identity built "not on identity withdrawal but on openness to the other" — a deliberate intervention in Europe's contested memory of the war years. Macron first announced the plan in November 2024, during a speech marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Strasbourg, the city where Bloch taught for much of his career. His entry into the Panthéon, alongside an exhibition titled Marc Bloch, l'esprit de l'Histoire, anchors a year of commemorations. For a continent still arguing over who counts as a hero of the resistance — and over the place of its Jewish citizens in the story it tells about itself — the choice of Bloch is freighted with meaning. A man who insisted that the historian's task was to understand the present through the past now takes his place, in death, in the building France reserves for the consciences it most wants to remember. ### Sources - Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — Modern Ghana / AFP: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1504809/resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters.html - Historian and Resistance hero joins France's Pantheon greats — The Local France: https://www.thelocal.fr/20260623/historian-and-resistance-hero-joins-frances-pantheon-greats - Jewish resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — European Jewish Congress / RFI: https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/france/jewish-resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters-pariss-pantheon/ - France inducts Resistance fighter, soldier, historian Marc Bloch into its Panthéon of greats — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260623-france-inducts-resistance-fighter-soldier-historian-marc-bloch-panth%C3%A9on-greats - L'historien et résistant Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — Ministère des Armées et des Anciens combattants (defense.gouv.fr): https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/lhistorien-resistant-marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — éduscol, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale: https://eduscol.education.gouv.fr/6971/marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Panthéonisation 2026 — Centre Marc Bloch — Centre Marc Bloch (Humboldt-Universität): https://cmb.hu-berlin.de/en/events-upcoming/pantheonisation-marc-bloch/ - Marc Bloch (1886-1944) — L'Étrange défaite ou la vision d'un guerrier — Herodote.net: https://www.herodote.net/L_Etrange_defaite_ou_la_vision_d_un_guerrier-synthese-2737-395.php - Marc Bloch — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bloch --- ## Luxembourg's private equity body grows to 701 members and elects new board amid global squeeze - URL: https://status.lu/article/lpea-2026-membership-701-new-board-private-equity-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-23T12:49:51.983+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:49:51.983+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: 89aeb855-deb5-47eb-bfc3-b91d465780a7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The LPEA reported 17.4% membership growth for 2025 and re-elected ten board members, a show of confidence as the global private equity industry grinds through a fundraising slump. ### Summary Luxembourg's private equity and venture capital association reported 17.4% membership growth to 701 and elected a new board at its 2026 AGM, signalling resilience as global PE struggles with weak fundraising and lagging distributions. ### Key facts - The LPEA reported 701 members at end-2025, up 104 (17.4%), at its 17 June 2026 AGM. - Members re-elected ten fund-house representatives to the board, including delegates from Blackstone, Carlyle, CVC, EQT and the European Investment Fund. - President Hind El Gaidi (ICG) and CEO Stéphane Pesch lead a five-year strategy built on 'Defend', 'Attract' and 'Educate & Connect'. - Global private equity is in a fundraising slump: Bain says buyout fundraising fell 16% to $395bn in 2025 and distributions to investors sit near multidecade lows. - Luxembourg remains the world's second-largest fund domicile, with about €7.6tn in assets and 51.5% of Europe's PE and VC funds. ### FAQ **Q: How many members does the LPEA now have?** The Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association reported 701 members at the end of 2025 — up 104 over the year, a 17.4% increase — and 702 by 18 June 2026, according to the association. **Q: Who leads the LPEA?** Hind El Gaidi, head of Luxembourg at ICG, is president, having been elected in 2025; Stéphane Pesch has been chief executive since 2020. Ten fund-house representatives were re-elected to the board at the 2026 AGM. **Q: How big is Luxembourg in private equity?** Luxembourg is the world's second-largest investment fund domicile after the US, with roughly €7.6 trillion in fund assets as of August 2025 and home to 51.5% of Europe's private equity and venture capital funds. **Q: What is happening in global private equity?** Bain & Company's 2026 report says deal and exit values rebounded in 2025 but fundraising fell 16% to $395 billion and cash returned to investors stayed near multidecade lows, leaving the recovery narrow and uneven. ### Body Luxembourg's private equity and venture capital industry delivered an upbeat health-check this week, even as the wider business it serves remains caught in one of its toughest fundraising stretches in years. At its annual general meeting on 17 June, held at the offices of BNP Paribas in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA) presented its 2025 annual report and elected its governing board. The headline number was membership: the body said it ended 2025 with 701 members, after adding 104 new ones over the year — a 17.4% increase, according to the association. Of the newcomers, 39 were investors and fund managers, including several family offices. The growth extends a steady run for the trade group, which marked its 15th anniversary in 2025. A year earlier it had counted 597 members, and roughly 630 by the middle of last year, according to figures published by Paperjam. By the day after this year's meeting, the LPEA put its tally at 702. A new board for the next phase Members re-elected ten representatives of fund houses to the association's roughly 30-strong board for three-year terms, drawn from some of the largest names in the asset class. They are: - Martine Kerschenmeyer (Advent International) - Jacob Bang-Olsen (Astorg) - Tudor Sambritchi (Blackstone) - Estelle Beyl Vodouhe (Carlyle) - Antoine Servais (CVC Capital Partners) - Mehdi Van Renterghem (EQT) - Bjorn Tremmerie (European Investment Fund) - Hans-Jürgen Schmitz (Mangrove Capital Partners) - Sophie Bajwa (Marguerite) - Claude de Raismes (Wendel) The association is led by president Hind El Gaidi, head of Luxembourg at the alternative asset manager ICG, who was elected to the role in 2025 in succession to Claus Mansfeldt. Stéphane Pesch, chief executive since 2020, remains in day-to-day charge. The keynote at this year's gathering came from John Penning, managing director of the Luxembourg investment company Luxempart, who reflected on a decade at the firm and on family-office governance. The meeting also underscored the LPEA's five-year strategy for 2025 to 2030, organised around three pillars it labels “Defend”, “Attract” and “Educate & Connect” — shorthand for lobbying on regulation, drawing managers and investors to the Grand Duchy, and training the local ecosystem. The association said its flagship LPEA Insights conference drew more than 1,300 participants. As we move through 2026, the industry continues to navigate a balanced outlook: conscious of the challenges ahead, yet well-equipped to capture opportunities emerging from a more disciplined and maturing market environment. That assessment, from El Gaidi, captures the cautious optimism running through the report. Pesch struck a similar note, saying 2025 “was marked by celebration, renewal and progress” and pointing to “the strength and resilience of Luxembourg's Private Equity and Venture Capital community”. A big hub in a hard market The buoyant membership figures sit against a far more strained global backdrop. Private equity spent much of the past three years digesting the end of the cheap-money era, as higher interest rates throttled dealmaking and slowed the pace at which funds could sell holdings and return cash to investors. According to Bain & Company's Global Private Equity Report 2026, the asset class staged a partial rebound last year: global buyout deal value rose 44% to $904 billion and buyout-backed exit value jumped 47% to $717 billion. But the recovery was narrow. Overall deal and exit counts fell, and the money flowing back to limited partners — the pension funds, insurers and sovereign investors who supply the capital — stayed near multidecade lows, at roughly 14% of net asset value for a fourth consecutive year. Fundraising remained the pinch point: buyout funds raised $395 billion in 2025, down 16% on the prior year, with Bain describing the act of closing a new fund as “a slow and difficult slog”. That squeeze matters acutely for Luxembourg, because the Grand Duchy's role in private equity is overwhelmingly as the place where funds are domiciled, administered and serviced, rather than where deals are struck. When managers struggle to raise and deploy capital, the downstream work that sustains the country's financial centre feels it too. Why Luxembourg keeps gaining ground For now, the structural pull of the jurisdiction appears to be outrunning the cyclical chill. Luxembourg is the world's second-largest investment fund domicile after the United States, with total assets in domiciled funds of about €7.6 trillion as of August 2025, according to industry guides compiled by Chambers and Partners and Luxembourg for Finance. Private equity has become one of the fastest-growing slices of that market: it accounts for roughly a quarter of the country's alternative fund assets and expanded about 20% in 2024, on figures from the financial regulator, the CSSF. The Grand Duchy's dominance is starkest in cross-border vehicles. Industry data cited in the same guides put Luxembourg as the home of 51.5% of all European private equity and venture capital funds, and of 137 of the 236 European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) registered globally as of September 2025 — a retail-friendly structure managers are increasingly using to court wealthy individuals as institutional money tightens. Whether membership growth translates into fresh assets will depend on how quickly the global thaw broadens beyond a handful of elite managers. But the LPEA's annual stocktake suggests that, for a hub built on servicing the industry rather than betting on it, Luxembourg is so far weathering the downturn from a position of strength. ### Sources - LPEA Elects New Board and Reports Strong 17.4% Membership Growth at 2026 AGM — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/lpea-elects-new-board-and-reports-strong-17-4-membership-growth-at-2026-agm/ - LPEA Presents Annual Report, Elects 10 Board Members — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61879-lpea-presents-annual-report-elects-10-board-members - LPEA elects 10 new board members — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/lpea-elects-10-new-board-members-luxembourg-private-equity - Hind El Gaidi Elected as New President of LPEA — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/hind-el-gaidi-elected-as-new-president-of-lpea/ - Investment Funds 2026 - Luxembourg: Trends and Developments — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2026/luxembourg/trends-and-developments - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - Private Equity Outlook 2026: Gaining Traction (Global Private Equity Report 2026) — Bain & Company: https://www.bain.com/insights/outlook-gaining-traction-global-private-equity-report-2026/ - Bain Global Private Equity Report finds liquidity pressure rising as capital cycles grow — CFO.com: https://www.cfo.com/news/bain-global-private-equity-report-finds-liquidity-pressure-rising-as-capital-cycles-grow/813053/ --- ## Luxembourg's jobless rate edges down to 6.2% as vacancies climb - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-unemployment-eases-6-2-percent-may-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T12:40:36.912+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:40:36.912+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 30e00fe5-abda-4719-9f2d-a68b1bb3258c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > ADEM data show the seasonally adjusted rate easing from 6.3% in March, with employers posting more openings — but the number of registered jobseekers is still up 6.5% on the year. ### Summary Luxembourg's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 6.2% at the end of May 2026 and employers declared more vacancies, even as registered resident jobseekers rose 6.5% year-on-year, ADEM figures show — a mixed picture against a flat eurozone labour market. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 6.2% at the end of May 2026, down from 6.3% in March. - Registered resident jobseekers rose to 19,674, up 6.5% year-on-year, with the steepest increase (+15.1%) among the most qualified. - Employers declared 3,049 new vacancies in May, 7.6% more than a year earlier, with demand strongest in admin, IT, banking, logistics and care. - The euro area unemployment rate was a flat 6.3% in April 2026, while cross-border workers — about 231,000, nearly half of salaried jobs — fall outside ADEM's resident counts. ### FAQ **Q: What is Luxembourg's unemployment rate in 2026?** Luxembourg's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, calculated by STATEC from ADEM registrations, was 6.2% at the end of May 2026, down from 6.3% at the end of March and matching the level seen at the close of 2025. **Q: How many people are registered as jobseekers in Luxembourg?** ADEM counted 19,674 available resident jobseekers at 31 May 2026, an increase of 1,205 people (+6.5%) compared with May 2025. The rise was largest among highly qualified candidates, up 15.1% year-on-year. **Q: Are there more jobs available in Luxembourg?** Yes. Employers declared 3,049 new vacancies to ADEM in May 2026, up 7.6% on the year, though the total stock of open positions at month-end (6,928) was still 3.8% lower than a year earlier. Demand was strongest in administrative support, IT, banking, cleaning and maintenance, engineering, logistics and paramedical care. **Q: Why is Luxembourg's rate different in Eurostat data?** Eurostat's harmonised labour-force-survey measure put Luxembourg at 7.0% in April 2026, higher than the 6.2% national figure, because STATEC's rate is based on jobseekers registered with ADEM while Eurostat uses a standardised survey method applied across all EU states. ### Body Luxembourg's unemployment rate eased to 6.2% at the end of May 2026, slipping back from 6.3% in March as employers stepped up hiring, according to figures from the national employment agency ADEM and the statistics institute STATEC. The seasonally adjusted reading returns the Grand Duchy to where it stood at the close of 2025, and offers a cautiously encouraging signal for an economy whose fortunes are closely tied to a hesitant eurozone. Yet the headline rate masks a more complicated reality beneath it. The number of resident jobseekers registered with ADEM still rose over the year, and the increase was sharpest among the most highly qualified — a sign that the strains in Luxembourg's labour market are as much structural as cyclical. The numbers behind the rate At 31 May 2026, ADEM counted 19,674 available resident jobseekers, an increase of 1,205 people, or 6.5%, compared with the same month a year earlier. The rise was concentrated among the most qualified candidates, whose ranks grew 15.1% year-on-year, while the number of young jobseekers was up a more modest 2.9%. The demand side, however, brightened. Employers declared 3,049 new vacancies to ADEM during May, 7.6% more than in May 2025. The stock of available positions at the end of the month stood at 6,928 — still 3.8% lower than a year earlier, but a level that points to continued, if uneven, appetite to hire. There were other constructive signals. The number of resident jobseekers receiving full unemployment benefits fell to 9,842, down 6.8% on the year. ADEM said demand grew most strongly across a broad spread of occupations: - secretarial and administrative support; - information technology; - banking professions; - industrial cleaning and maintenance; - design and engineering; - warehousing and logistics; - paramedical care. That breadth — from back-office and finance roles to logistics and care work — suggests the recovery in vacancies is not confined to a single corner of the economy. A resilient model under pressure Officials have framed the data as evidence that Luxembourg's economy is holding up despite external headwinds, while acknowledging that the agency is handling record caseloads. At the end of 2025 more than 21,000 resident jobseekers were registered with ADEM, the highest level on record. Presenting ADEM's annual report on 13 May, Labour Minister Marc Spautz pointed to continued job creation as proof of underlying strength. "Domestic employment continued to grow last year, with the creation of 6,000 new jobs, testifying to the resilience of our model," Spautz said, speaking in French. He cautioned, though, that the shifts in the labour market reflected deeper challenges. "Faced with developments in the job market that reflect challenges of a structural nature, calling for responses that are at once ambitious, coordinated and sustainable, ADEM's role is more central than ever," the minister said. ADEM's director, Isabelle Schlesser, said the agency was leaning on digital tools to cope with rising volumes. "We are engaged in a profound transformation and, for the great majority of jobseekers, this digitalisation has been very well received, since 85% of unemployment claims are made online, autonomously," she said. A flat eurozone and a borrowed workforce The Luxembourg figures land against a euro-area backdrop that is neither deteriorating nor improving. Eurostat reported the euro area's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 6.3% in April 2026, unchanged from March and from a year earlier; the rate for the wider European Union was 6.0%. With around 11.1 million people out of work in the single-currency bloc, the labour market has so far proved sticky in the face of sluggish growth. Comparisons across borders come with a caveat. Eurostat's harmonised survey-based measure put Luxembourg's rate at 7.0% in April, higher than the 6.2% national reading, because the two are calculated differently: STATEC's figure is built on jobseekers registered with ADEM, while Eurostat applies a standardised labour-force survey methodology used across all member states. The other crucial piece of context is who does the Grand Duchy's work. Luxembourg depends on cross-border commuters — known as frontaliers — to an extent unmatched in Europe. Roughly 231,000 of them travel in each day from France, Germany and Belgium, filling close to half of all salaried jobs, with the largest share, about 126,000, coming from France. Those workers do not appear in ADEM's resident-jobseeker counts: when they lose a job, they claim unemployment benefits in their country of residence, not in Luxembourg. That makes the national jobless rate a partial gauge of the labour market's true health. A 6.2% rate among residents sits alongside a workforce nearly half of which lives beyond the country's borders — and whose own job security is bound up with the same eurozone slowdown now testing Luxembourg's resilience. ### Sources - Jobseekers, Vacancies Rise in Luxembourg; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.2% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61943-jobseekers-vacancies-rise-in-luxembourg-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-2 - Face à la montée des défis liés à l'emploi, l'ADEM renforce ses actions (ADEM annual report presentation) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/05-mai/13-spautz-adem.html - Chômage au Luxembourg: le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi bondit de 6,5% sur un an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-chomeurs-s-envole-de-65-sur-un-an-en-mai-103587994 - Le taux de chômage recule légèrement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-taux-de-chomage-recule-legerement/ - Le chômage en mai : les personnes hautement qualifiées sont concernées — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/le-chomage-en-mai-les-personnes-hautement-qualifiees-sont-concernees/ - Euro area unemployment at 6.3% (April 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-01062026-ap - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg --- ## WHO says Ebola is spreading faster in DR Congo than in any previous outbreak - URL: https://status.lu/article/ebola-bundibugyo-outbreak-dr-congo-ituri-who-pheic-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T12:16:34.914+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:16:34.914+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 9e218856-8f5f-45bc-be25-87e00f5d572a - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no licensed vaccine, has passed 1,000 confirmed cases in Ituri and crossed into Uganda. The EU rates the risk to residents as very low. ### Summary The WHO warns that an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's Ituri province — caused by a strain with no approved vaccine or treatment — is rising faster than any on record, with more than 1,000 confirmed cases and cross-border spread to Uganda. ### Key facts - DR Congo's Ituri-centred Ebola outbreak has passed 1,000 confirmed cases and 254 deaths, and the WHO says it is spreading faster than any previous Ebola outbreak. - It is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no licensed vaccine or specific treatment; existing Ebola vaccines and therapies target the Zaire species. - The WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026; it is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. - Cases have crossed into Uganda (20 confirmed, two deaths), mostly around Kampala and linked to travel from DR Congo. - The ECDC assesses the risk to people in the EU/EEA as very low; the outbreak is unfolding amid armed conflict and acute hunger in eastern DR Congo. ### FAQ **Q: How many people have been infected?** As of WHO reporting around 20–22 June 2026, DR Congo had 1,003 confirmed cases, 254 confirmed deaths and 365 people hospitalised in isolation, with Ituri province the worst affected. Uganda had recorded 20 confirmed cases and two deaths. **Q: Why is there no vaccine for this outbreak?** The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola. The two licensed Ebola vaccines and the two approved antibody treatments target the Zaire species and are not approved for, or proven against, Bundibugyo, leaving responders reliant on surveillance, isolation and contact tracing. **Q: Is there a risk to people in Europe?** The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control assesses the likelihood of infection for people living in the EU/EEA as very low. Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, not through the air. **Q: Why is the outbreak so hard to contain?** It is unfolding in eastern DR Congo amid armed conflict, acute hunger and damaged health facilities. WHO and MSF say insecurity, poor roads and gaps in surveillance and contact tracing are undermining the response, and there is no vaccine for this strain. ### Body An Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now spreading faster than any in the disease's recorded history, the World Health Organization says, with more than 1,000 confirmed cases, at least 254 deaths and a chain of transmission that has already reached neighbouring Uganda. The epidemic, confirmed by Congolese health authorities in Ituri province on 15 May, is the country's 17th Ebola outbreak. On 17 May the WHO Director-General declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the agency's highest level of alarm — citing a rare viral strain, a fragile humanitarian setting and a pace of spread that has outstripped every prior outbreak. What makes this one especially dangerous is the virus itself. Unlike the Zaire species behind most large Ebola epidemics, this outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no licensed vaccine and no specific approved treatment. The numbers, and how fast they are climbing Figures reported through the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control put the toll in DR Congo at more than 1,000 confirmed cases by the third week of June. The outbreak is now the second largest on record, behind only the West African epidemic of 2014–2016. As of WHO reporting around 20–22 June, the situation in DR Congo stood at: - 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 confirmed deaths; - 365 people hospitalised in isolation; - Ituri the worst-hit province, with 916 confirmed cases across 22 health zones; - North Kivu with 84 cases across 11 health zones, and South Kivu with three cases in one health zone. Across the border, Uganda had recorded 20 confirmed cases and two deaths by 22 June, most of them in and around the capital, Kampala. Health officials there have linked the majority of cases to travel from DR Congo, with a smaller number attributed to local transmission — a pattern that underscores how readily the virus moves along busy regional trade and travel routes. A strain with no vaccine The Bundibugyo species is one of the reasons containment is proving so difficult. The two Ebola vaccines that exist — Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) and a two-dose regimen — and the two monoclonal-antibody therapies approved after trials in DR Congo are all licensed against the Zaire species. They are not approved for, or proven against, Bundibugyo. That leaves responders relying heavily on the classic, labour-intensive tools of outbreak control: finding cases, isolating the sick, tracing every contact and winning the trust of communities. Ervebo can still be deployed through a so-called ring vaccination strategy, and the WHO issued guidance in late May on using a licensed Ebola vaccine during Bundibugyo outbreaks, but the core medical countermeasures that helped tame recent Zaire-strain epidemics are missing here. Médecins Sans Frontières, which is treating patients in Ituri, has warned that "major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing, and community engagement are undermining efforts to bring the outbreak under control." An outbreak inside a war The epidemic is unfolding in one of the world's most difficult operating environments. Eastern DR Congo is gripped by armed conflict involving multiple militias, acute hunger affecting millions of people, and health facilities that are damaged, overstretched or shut. Poor roads slow the delivery of supplies and the movement of response teams. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has framed the crisis as one that cannot be solved by medicine alone. We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling. Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access. He has also pointed to the way conflict and hunger compound the danger. "Hunger and disease are old companions," he said. "People weakened by hunger are far more vulnerable to infections." The international risk For all the alarm in the region, the assessed risk to people far from the outbreak remains low. The ECDC says it "assess[es] the likelihood of infection for people living in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) as very low," while pledging to keep monitoring the situation. That assessment reflects how Ebola spreads — through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, not through casual contact or airborne transmission — and the distance between the affected provinces and most international travel hubs. Even so, the PHEIC declaration is designed to mobilise resources, coordinate cross-border surveillance and prevent complacency: the same insecurity that hampers the response inside DR Congo also makes early detection harder, and an outbreak rising this quickly leaves little margin for error. The WHO says it is scaling up support to both governments, strengthening surveillance, contact tracing, clinical care, supply delivery, community engagement and cross-border preparedness. Whether that is enough to slow a virus moving faster than any Ebola outbreak before it — in a region already stretched by war and hunger — is the question now hanging over the response. ### Sources - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Ebola outbreak - DRC 2026 (situation page) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak---drc-2026 - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda - Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167592 - Ebola disease outbreak 2026: How MSF is responding — Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Bundibugyo, the rare virus causing a deadly new Ebola outbreak, has no vaccine yet — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/bundibugyo-rare-virus-causing-deadly-new-ebola-outbreak-drc-has-no-vaccine-yet - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html --- ## Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister, opening Labour contest - URL: https://status.lu/article/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-contest-burnham - Published: 2026-06-23T11:48:05.637+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:48:05.637+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 930a430e-3e63-4c43-bb03-85ba7f5a7e4a - Dateline: London, GB > The British leader will stay on in a caretaker role until Labour picks a successor, with former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham the clear frontrunner. ### Summary Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister on 22 June, triggering a Labour leadership contest that Andy Burnham is favoured to win — and casting doubt over a planned UK-EU summit that matters to Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Keir Starmer announced on 22 June 2026 that he will resign as Labour leader and UK prime minister, staying on as caretaker until a successor is chosen. - His exit was triggered by Andy Burnham's 18 June Makerfield by-election win, which returned the former Greater Manchester mayor to Parliament. - Labour's timetable opens nominations on 9 July; an unopposed Burnham could become PM on 17 July, or a contest could run until 1 September. - A UK-EU summit set for 22 July in Brussels was put in doubt as the European Commission said it was reassessing whether to proceed. - The shift matters to Luxembourg, an EU hub home to some 3,924 British nationals (2023) and closely tied to post-Brexit relations. ### FAQ **Q: Why did Keir Starmer resign?** He said he had lost the confidence of his Labour MPs. The pressure became decisive after his rival Andy Burnham won a by-election on 18 June 2026, returning to Parliament and clearing the way to challenge for the leadership. **Q: Who is likely to be the next UK prime minister?** Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, is the clear frontrunner. He declared his candidacy within hours of Starmer's announcement and, by 20 June, reportedly had the backing of more than 200 Labour MPs. **Q: When will a new leader be chosen?** Nominations open on 9 July and close on 16 July. If only one candidate qualifies, they become leader and PM on 17 July; a contested race would run until about 1 September. **Q: How does this affect Luxembourg?** Luxembourg hosts EU institutions and is home to roughly 3,924 British nationals. The resignation delayed a UK-EU summit and could reshape post-Brexit ties on trade, mobility and security that affect the grand duchy's British community and cross-border workers. ### Body LONDON — Sir Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and as British prime minister, ending a turbulent two years in office and triggering a contest to choose the United Kingdom's seventh leader in a decade. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said he had lost the confidence of his own MPs and would step aside once his party has chosen a successor. "Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first," Starmer told supporters and journalists, adding that this was why he would resign. He will remain prime minister in a caretaker capacity until Labour completes its leadership election, which is expected to conclude in mid-July at the earliest. The frontrunner to replace him is Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, who returned to Parliament only days earlier and declared his candidacy within hours of Starmer's statement. What triggered the resignation Starmer's position became untenable after Burnham won the Makerfield by-election on 18 June with a majority of more than 9,000 votes, taking a seat vacated by Labour MP Josh Simons. The victory returned Burnham to the House of Commons and satisfied Labour's rule that leadership candidates must sit in the Parliamentary Labour Party, removing the final obstacle to a direct challenge. The prime minister had been one of Britain's least popular leaders for months, with his net approval rating averaging around minus 46% by late 2025. The rebellion against him had been building since Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary in May. By 20 June, according to reports, Burnham had secured the backing of more than 200 Labour MPs. Streeting, once seen as Burnham's main rival, instead endorsed him. Burnham paid tribute to the outgoing leader. "Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period," he said. How Labour chooses a successor Under Labour's rules, a candidate must be nominated by at least 20% of the parliamentary party — currently 81 MPs — to reach the ballot. The party has set out a compressed timetable: - Nominations open on 9 July and close on 16 July. - If only one candidate qualifies, that person becomes leader, and prime minister, on 17 July. - If the race is contested, a ballot of party members would run through the summer, with a new leader due by 1 September. With Streeting's withdrawal and Burnham's commanding support among MPs, an uncontested handover that installs him in Downing Street by mid-July is plausible, though other names — including Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Darren Jones — have circulated. What it means for the EU — and Luxembourg The change at the top immediately rippled into Brussels. A second post-Brexit UK-EU summit, scheduled for 22 July in the Belgian capital to finalise deals on trade, electricity-market integration and youth mobility, was thrown into doubt. "We are re-assessing with (European Council) President Costa and the UK the opportunity of still holding the summit as had been announced last week and we will take it from here," said Paula Pinho, the European Commission's chief spokesperson. The meeting was meant to build on the "reset" Starmer negotiated in May 2025, when London and Brussels agreed a new Strategic Partnership, a Security and Defence Partnership and common understandings on veterinary checks, linked carbon-trading schemes and a youth-experience programme. Those talks had stalled in November over UK access to the EU's joint defence-loans facility. Burnham is regarded in EU capitals as an unknown quantity, but he has spoken of wanting the UK back inside the trading bloc within his lifetime, and diplomats expect he could push for closer ties than his predecessor. For Luxembourg, which hosts EU institutions including the Court of Justice and the European Investment Bank, the trajectory of UK-EU relations is followed closely. It also matters to the grand duchy's British residents. According to STATEC figures, 3,924 British nationals lived in Luxembourg at the start of 2023, down from about 5,786 in 2019 — a fall of roughly 30% since the Brexit referendum, partly because many naturalised as Luxembourgers. Closer cooperation on mobility, recognition of qualifications and travel would directly affect that community and the cross-border workers who move between the two jurisdictions. For now, the immediate question is one of timing: whether Britain's next prime minister is in place soon enough to salvage a rescheduled Brussels summit, and how far a Burnham government would go in redrawing the post-Brexit settlement that Luxembourg and its partners have spent years rebuilding. ### Sources - 2026 Labour Party leadership election (UK) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK) - Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after 'broken' Starmer holds back tears as he resigns — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-andy-burnham-leadership-battle/ - Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns as Britain Prepares For Its Seventh Leader in 10 Years — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resignation-reports-burnham-leadership-potential/ - Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister, clearing the path for the country's 7th leader in a decade — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU 're-assessing' summit with UK after Keir Starmer lays out exit plan — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/eu-re-assessing-summit-with-uk-after-keir-starmer-lays-out-exit-plan - EU waits for Burnham, the unknown quantity — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0622/1579798-eu-starmer/ - UK-EU summit plans 'reassessed' after Keir Starmer announces resignation — GB News: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/uk-eu-summit-plans-reassessed-keir-starmer-resignation - Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10207/ - British nationals living in Luxembourg, January 2019 — Delano (citing STATEC): https://delano.lu/article/delano_british-nationals-living-luxembourg-january-2019 - British PM Keir Starmer resigns, opening path for leadership contest — Vatican News (Reuters wire): https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-06/britain-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resigns.html --- ## Grand Duke Guillaume reviews National Day parade for first time as sovereign - URL: https://status.lu/article/grand-duke-guillaume-national-day-parade-first-reign - Published: 2026-06-23T11:40:45.084+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:40:45.084+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: en - Translation group: 362c3718-67c6-48c4-8b33-d4baecff3e11 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Luxembourg's new head of state presides over the 23 June festivities for the first time since succeeding his father Henri, as a red-alert heatwave pushes temperatures toward 38°C. ### Summary On his first National Day as reigning Grand Duke, Guillaume reviewed the military parade on Avenue de la Liberté and presided over the official ceremony at the Philharmonie, marking the symbolic start of a new reign eight months after Henri's abdication — and against a backdrop of record June heat. ### Key facts - 23 June 2026 was the first Luxembourg National Day presided over by Grand Duke Guillaume since his accession on 3 October 2025. - Guillaume became head of state after Henri abdicated under Article 56 of the Constitution and took the oath under Article 57 before the Chamber of Deputies. - The day featured a 10:00 ceremony at the Philharmonie, a 21-gun salute at Fetschenhof, the midday military parade on Avenue de la Liberté under Colonel Alain Schoeben, and a Te Deum at Notre-Dame Cathedral. - By protocol the Grand Duke reviews the troops before detachments march past the reviewing podium where the head of state is seated. - MeteoLux issued a nationwide red heat warning with highs of 36–38°C in the south, prompting Luxembourg City to cancel afternoon school classes. ### FAQ **Q: Why was National Day 2026 historically significant?** It was the first National Day presided over by Grand Duke Guillaume as reigning sovereign, following the abdication of his father, Henri, on 3 October 2025 — his ceremonial debut as head of state at Luxembourg's central civic occasion. **Q: What is the route and protocol of the military parade?** The presentation of arms and military parade take place on the Avenue de la Liberté in Luxembourg City from midday. By tradition the Grand Duke reviews the troops, after which detachments march past the reviewing podium where the head of state is seated. **Q: How did the heatwave affect the celebrations?** MeteoLux issued a red heat warning in force from midday on 22 June to midnight, with highs of 36–38°C in the south. Luxembourg City cancelled afternoon classes, but the official ceremonies and evening festivities went ahead. **Q: When did Guillaume become Grand Duke?** Guillaume succeeded as reigning Grand Duke on 3 October 2025, when Henri signed the Act of Abdication and Guillaume took the constitutional oath before the Chamber of Deputies. ### Body Luxembourg marked its National Day on Tuesday with a constitutional first: Grand Duke Guillaume presided over the country's central civic occasion as its reigning sovereign for the first time, eight months after his father, Henri, abdicated and handed him the throne. The 23 June celebrations of the Grand Duke's birthday are the Grand Duchy's defining national moment, fixed on this date since 1961. This year they carried added weight: they were the first to be presided over by Guillaume since his accession on 3 October 2025, lending the familiar choreography of salutes, parades and prayers the character of an institutional debut. A reign that began in October Guillaume became head of state after Henri signed the Grand Ducal Act of Abdication at the Grand Ducal Palace on 3 October 2025, under Article 56 of the Constitution, with Prime Minister Luc Frieden countersigning. Guillaume then took the constitutional oath before the Chamber of Deputies as required by Article 57 and delivered his Throne Speech, formally assuming the role of head of state and symbol of national unity. His five-year-old son, Charles, became heir apparent. Henri, who reigned from 2000, had announced his intention to step down in his Christmas address in December 2024, framing the move as a generational handover. In his accession speech, Guillaume set out the tone he intended for the new reign. I wish to be the Grand Duke who builds bridges between generations, between tradition and innovation. He also invoked his great-grandmother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, quoting her 1919 pledge: "I will live the life of my people, from whom I do not want to be separated by any barrier." Tuesday's events were the first full enactment of that promise on the national stage. The ceremonial day The official programme opened at 10:00 with a solemn ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, attended by the Grand Ducal couple, members of parliament, the government, the Council of State and the diplomatic corps. The Grand Duke, Chamber President Claude Wiseler and Prime Minister Frieden each addressed the gathering, and honorary distinctions were presented. The government confirmed it was the first National Day ceremony presided over by Guillaume since his accession. At 11:00 a 21-gun salute sounded at Fetschenhof in the Grand Duke's honour. At midday the focus shifted to the Avenue de la Liberté, where the traditional presentation of arms and military parade unfolded under the command of Colonel Alain Schoeben. By long-standing protocol, the Grand Duke reviews the assembled troops before detachments march past the reviewing podium where the head of state is seated — a salute returned with a resounding triple "Vive!" This year's parade brought together: - detachments of the Luxembourg Army and the French Army; - the Grand Ducal Police and the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps; - the Red Cross and other civilian formations; - a helicopter flypast and aircraft from the Belgian Air Force. The day closed at 16:30 with a Te Deum at Notre-Dame Cathedral, led by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and attended by members of the Grand Ducal family alongside other faith leaders. Festivities under a red heat alert The celebrations took place during one of the most punishing Junes on record. MeteoLux, the national weather service, issued a red heat warning that held nationwide from midday on Monday 22 June until midnight, with afternoon highs of 36 to 38°C in the south of the country and 33 to 35°C in the north. Temperatures of up to 38°C were forecast again later in the week. The heat reshaped the eve of National Day rather than the official ceremonies. Luxembourg City cancelled afternoon classes for pupils, and authorities issued repeated public-health reminders. "Prolonged exposure to the heat could lead to heat exhaustion or heatstroke, even during limited physical activity." That warning, from MeteoLux, framed an evening programme that went ahead regardless. On Monday the Grand Ducal couple were welcomed in Differdange, where Frieden delivered the traditional National Day eve address, before travelling to Luxembourg City. There, Mayor Lydie Polfer received them at Place Guillaume II ahead of a torchlight procession of some 2,800 participants from Place du Théâtre and a fireworks display from the Adolphe Bridge. A symbolic threshold For the Grand Duchy, the significance of the day lay less in any single event than in who stood at its centre. The presentation of arms, the salute, the Te Deum and the speeches are repeated every year; what changed in 2026 was that they unfolded around a new sovereign performing them for the first time. It was, in that sense, the public completion of the transition begun in October — the moment a reign that started with signatures and oaths in the capital's institutions was carried out in full view of the crowds lining the Avenue de la Liberté, heat and all. ### Sources - Luxembourg Announces Updated National Day 2026 Programme — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61909-luxembourg-announces-updated-national-day-2026-programme - National Day 2026: Official ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg on 23 June 2026 at 10 am − Invitation for the public — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-invitation-fete-nationale.html - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - A New Reign Begins: Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg Accedes to the Throne — The Royal Correspondent: https://royalcorrespondent.com/2025/10/05/grand-duke-guillaume-a-new-reign-begins-in-the-grand-duchy-of-luxembourg/ - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - National Day 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/national-day-2026 - Celebrate National Day: the Grand Duke's Birthday — luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/festivals-and-traditions/national-day.html --- ## Digital euro reaches its decisive EU vote as Europe targets Visa and Mastercard dominance - URL: https://status.lu/article/digital-euro-decisive-eu-vote-payment-sovereignty-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-23T11:25:17.371+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:25:17.371+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 2a75f612-a5e7-474e-a401-634cde7623d7 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > MEPs take up the ECB's sovereign payment rail on 23 June, a strategic-autonomy bet with direct stakes for Luxembourg's banks, funds and payments industry. ### Summary The European Parliament's economic affairs committee votes on the digital euro on 23 June 2026, advancing a project the EU casts as a way to cut its reliance on Visa, Mastercard and PayPal — with consequences Luxembourg's financial centre will feel directly. ### Key facts - The European Parliament's ECON committee was due to vote on the digital euro regulation on 23 June 2026, with a plenary vote expected in July. - The EU frames the project as payment sovereignty: nearly two-thirds of euro-area card payments run through non-European firms, mainly Visa and Mastercard. - If adopted in 2026, a pilot could start mid-2027 and issuance is targeted for 2029; the law enables but does not compel ECB issuance. - Banks fear deposit flight and high costs — a PwC study cites ~€18bn versus the ECB's €4–5.8bn estimate; a ~€3,000 holding cap and no interest aim to limit risk. - Luxembourg's financial centre is exposed: the ABBL backs an intermediated model, while five local banks roll out the rival Wero wallet. ### FAQ **Q: When is the digital euro vote and what does it decide?** The European Parliament's ECON committee was scheduled to vote on the digital euro regulation on 23 June 2026, with a plenary vote expected in July. The law would create the legal framework for a digital euro but would not force the ECB to issue it. **Q: Why does the EU want a digital euro?** To reduce dependence on non-European payment providers. The ECB says nearly two-thirds of euro-area card payments are processed by foreign firms, mainly Visa and Mastercard, which Brussels treats as a strategic vulnerability. **Q: How would it affect ordinary users and banks?** Individuals could hold digital euros up to a cap debated around €3,000, with no interest; amounts above the limit sweep into a linked bank account. Banks worry about deposit flight and adaptation costs estimated by industry at about €18 billion. **Q: Why does it matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg's economy leans on banking and funds. The ABBL supports an intermediated model and questions the retail rationale, while five local banks are launching the European Wero wallet as a private alternative to US networks. ### Body The European Union's long-debated plan for a central bank digital currency reaches a defining moment this week, as the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) committee takes up the regulation that would clear the legal path for a digital euro. The committee was scheduled to vote on the file on 23 June, according to the European Parliament's legislative tracker and reporting by Agence Europe, with a plenary vote expected in July. The proposal, first tabled by the European Commission on 28 June 2023, has become the centrepiece of Brussels' push for what officials call payment sovereignty. The pitch is blunt: Europe pays for too much of its daily commerce on infrastructure it does not own. The European Central Bank notes that nearly two-thirds of euro-area card payments are processed by non-European companies, chiefly the US networks Visa and Mastercard, while news agency AFP reports that 13 of the euro area's 21 members have no national card scheme of their own. A sovereignty bet, not a market demand ECB President Christine Lagarde has framed the dependence as a strategic vulnerability, drawing an implicit parallel with how Western sanctions severed Russia from Visa and Mastercard in 2022. It's important for us to have digital payment under our control. Lagarde made the remark on Newstalk's The Pat Kenny Show, arguing that whether Europeans tap a card or a phone, the transaction "typically goes through Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Alipay" — infrastructure rooted in the United States or China. The digital euro, supporters say, would give the bloc a sovereign, pan-European rail that complements cash and private solutions rather than replacing them. That logic is not universally accepted. Gilles Boyer, a centrist MEP, captured the political mood while warning that resolve has not matched rhetoric: "We, Europeans, have had many wake-up calls about our dependence on the US. We're fully awake now, but we're not always acting," he told AFP. What lawmakers are actually deciding The regulation does not oblige the ECB to issue the currency; it builds the legal framework without which no issuance is possible. The ECB's two-year preparation phase ended in October 2025, and on 30 October its Governing Council approved a move to the next stage, focused on technical readiness and supporting the legislative process. If co-legislators adopt the law during 2026, a pilot could begin in mid-2027, with potential issuance in 2029. Parliament's negotiators, steered by rapporteur Fernando Navarrete, have converged on a design with several defining features: - Online and offline use. Negotiators backed both formats, with offline payments initially limited to local transactions and free to use. - Holding limits. Individuals would face a cap — debated around €3,000 — with holdings paying no interest, so the digital euro works as a means of payment, not a savings vehicle. - A "waterfall" mechanism. Any payment that would push a user above the limit is automatically swept into a linked commercial bank account; businesses and public authorities face a zero limit, with incoming digital euros instantly converted to deposits. - Merchant costs. Retailers should pay no more than they do today. Banks count the cost Lenders' central worry is disintermediation: that households shift deposits into central bank money, eroding the funding base banks use to lend. The holding cap, the absence of interest and the waterfall mechanism are all designed to blunt that risk. Cost is the second flashpoint. A study by PwC commissioned by European banking associations puts industry adaptation costs near €18 billion, while the ECB's own estimate ranges between €4 billion and €5.8 billion — a gap that has hardened positions ahead of the vote. The political picture is muddied further because Navarrete, an EPP lawmaker, has at times signalled sympathy for private-sector solutions, leaving the file's timeline contested even as it advances. Why Luxembourg is watching closely For the Grand Duchy, the stakes are outsized. Banking and funds anchor an economy whose financial centre competes on infrastructure, trust and the deposit relationship — precisely the terrain the digital euro would touch. The Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL) backs an intermediated model that keeps banks in the customer relationship, but has questioned the rationale for a retail digital euro at all. Ananda Kautz, who leads innovation, digital banking and payments at the ABBL, has argued the impetus is top-down rather than commercial: "The need does not come from the market but from a strategic decision by the ECB." Kautz has suggested the ECB might have done more good prioritising wholesale, business-to-business settlement, where she sees clearer value in cross-border efficiency. Luxembourg has form there: in the Eurosystem's 2024 exploratory work on settling tokenised assets in central bank money — an exercise involving 64 participants and more than 200 transactions worth roughly €1.59 billion — institutions including Clearstream, the state bank Spuerkeess and HSBC's Luxembourg arm ran live use cases, coordinated by the Banque centrale du Luxembourg. Meanwhile the market is not standing still. Five Luxembourg banks are rolling out Wero, the European Payments Initiative's account-to-account wallet, expected to go live locally around June 2026 and pitched as a private European answer to Visa, Mastercard and PayPal. Whether the digital euro ends up an ally or a competitor to such schemes, the ABBL argues, will hinge on the holding limits and interoperability rules now being fought over in Brussels — making this week's vote a moment Luxembourg's banks will read line by line. ### Sources - Digital euro | Legislative Train Schedule — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-an-economy-that-works-for-people/file-digital-euro - Progress on the digital euro — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/progress/html/index.en.html - Eurosystem moving to next phase of digital euro project — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr251030~8c5b5beef0.en.html - 'Europeans are fully awake': Why the EU is pushing for a new 'digital euro' — The Local (AFP): https://www.thelocal.it/20260623/europeans-are-fully-awake-why-the-eu-is-pushing-for-a-new-digital-euro/ - Luxembourg bankers sceptical about digital euro, while ECB sees upside — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-bankers-sceptical-a - Europe must end reliance on US technology - Christine Lagarde — Newstalk: https://www.newstalk.com/news/europe-must-end-reliance-on-us-technology-christine-lagarde-2150867 - Digital Euro: ECON Vote June 23 and What It Decides — Spaziocrypto: https://en.spaziocrypto.com/fintech/digital-euro-econ-vote-june-23-what-it-decides/ - European Parliament's negotiations on digital euro pave way for end-of-June committee vote — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13882/24/european-parliaments-negotiations-on-digital-euro-pave-way-for-end-of-june-committee-vote - Luxembourg banks join forces to test the ECB's digital euro for financial markets — ABBL: https://www.abbl.lu/luxembourg-banks-join-forces-to-test-the-ecbs-digital-euro-for-financial-markets/ - The digital euro in a fragmenting world: ensuring Europe's resilience and autonomy in payments — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260401~d9106c31db.en.html - EU Parliament endorses dual digital euro approach — Electronic Payments International: https://www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com/news/eu-parliament-endorses-digital-euro/ --- ## Iran bars inspectors from bombed nuclear sites as US talks advance - URL: https://status.lu/article/iran-bars-inspectors-bombed-nuclear-sites-us-talks-advance - Published: 2026-06-23T11:14:24.814+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:14:24.814+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 7f02bd9b-264f-4f78-a7e4-65bad5c62bec - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Tehran says it will not open the strike-damaged Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan plants to UN inspectors, even as Washington and Iran agree a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal. ### Summary Iran has told the IAEA it will not allow inspectors back into the three nuclear facilities bombed a year ago, deepening a verification standoff just as Tehran and Washington advance a 60-day roadmap toward a final agreement — leaving the watchdog unable to account for some 440 kg of high-enriched uranium. ### Key facts - Iran's foreign ministry said on 23 June 2026 that no IAEA inspection of the strike-damaged Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan sites is planned, citing the absence of a 'protocol' for bombed facilities. - The IAEA has been locked out of those sites for a year, leaving roughly 440 kg of 60%-enriched uranium unverified — a stock that should be checked about every 30 days. - The refusal comes as the US and Iran agree a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, whose first nuclear task is disposing of the very stockpile inspectors cannot currently account for. - On 10 June 2026 the IAEA Board adopted a US-drafted, E3-tabled resolution urging Iran to cooperate, passing 19-3 with 11 abstentions. - Europe's E3 signatories hold 'snapback' sanctions as leverage but risk collapsing the talks if they use it. ### FAQ **Q: Which Iranian nuclear sites are inspectors blocked from?** Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan — the three facilities struck by US bunker-buster bombs on 22 June 2025. Inspectors have returned only to undamaged sites, with the Bushehr power plant the main exception. **Q: Why does Iran refuse access to the bombed sites?** Tehran says the IAEA has no agreed 'protocol' for inspecting facilities hit by military strikes and must first define 'post-war conditions.' A July 2025 law also requires Supreme National Security Council approval for any inspection. **Q: What is the 60-day roadmap?** After talks in Switzerland concluding on 21 June 2026, the US and Iran agreed a roadmap to reach a final nuclear deal within 60 days, with working groups on oversight, sanctions and nuclear issues, and a communication line for the Strait of Hormuz. **Q: Why does the blocked access matter?** The IAEA cannot verify some 440 kg of 60%-enriched uranium it last accounted for before the June 2025 strikes. Without inspections, any deal to dispose of that material would rest on Iran's word rather than independent checks, raising proliferation risk. ### Body Iran has told the United Nations' nuclear watchdog it will not allow inspectors back into the three facilities bombed a year ago, hardening a standoff over verification at the very moment Tehran and Washington are advancing a 60-day roadmap toward a final nuclear agreement. Iran's foreign ministry said on 23 June that no inspection of the damaged sites was planned and that no meeting between Iranian officials and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi had taken place on the sidelines of talks in Switzerland, insisting there was “no protocol” for inspecting facilities hit by military strikes. Tehran said it would continue to meet its existing obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its safeguards agreement — but those commitments, it made clear, no longer reach the bombed plants at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The position is not new, yet its timing sharpens a contradiction at the heart of the diplomacy: negotiators are trying to settle the fate of Iran's most sensitive nuclear material even as the agency charged with verifying it is shut out of the sites where that material is thought to sit. A year without eyes on the stockpile The standoff dates to June 2025, when, during a 12-day war with Israel, the United States struck Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan with bunker-buster munitions on 22 June. Within days, Iran's parliament voted 221-0 to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, and President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the measure into law on 2 July 2025. Under it, inspectors may not visit nuclear sites without approval from Iran's Supreme National Security Council. Inspectors have since returned to facilities that were not hit, with the Bushehr power plant the main exception, but the damaged sites remain off-limits. Grossi has described the partial resumption as important but insufficient. We are only allowed to access sites that were not hit. Speaking to Russia's RIA Novosti in December, Grossi noted that Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan — precisely the sites inspectors cannot enter — “still contain substantial amounts of nuclear material and equipment.” The blind spot is consequential. Iran had accumulated roughly 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% U-235 by mid-June 2025, of which inspectors had verified about 432 kilograms before access was constrained, according to analysts at the Institute for Science and International Security. Under Iran's safeguards agreement, that high-enriched stock should be checked roughly every 30 days; it has now gone largely unverified for a year. Iran remains the only non-nuclear-weapon state ever to have produced and stockpiled uranium enriched to 60%, a short technical step from weapons grade. Diplomacy advances as verification stalls The verification freeze runs directly counter to the trajectory of the talks. A memorandum of understanding reached in late May extended a fragile ceasefire for 60 days. After a first round of high-level negotiations in Switzerland concluded on 21 June, mediators said the two sides had agreed to a “road map” toward a final deal within 60 days and to a communication line intended to “avoid incidents” in the Strait of Hormuz. The US delegation has been led by Vice-President JD Vance, with envoy Steve Witkoff, while Iran's side is headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; Pakistan and Qatar have mediated. Negotiators have established working groups on oversight, sanctions and nuclear issues. The first nuclear question on the table, officials say, is Iran's enrichment programme and how to dispose of its high-enriched stockpile. That is the crux of the problem. The roadmap envisions removing or diluting material that the IAEA cannot currently locate, count or confirm is even where Iran last declared it. Without inspectors at the damaged sites, any agreement to dispose of the stockpile would rest on Tehran's word rather than independent verification — the standard the entire non-proliferation system is built to avoid. Europe presses, but its leverage is thin For the European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal — France, Germany and the United Kingdom, the so-called E3 — the blackout is an acute concern. On 10 June the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution, drafted by the United States and tabled by the E3, urging Iran to resume cooperation without delay. It passed by 19 votes to three, with 11 abstentions; Russia, China and Burkina Faso voted against. In a joint statement to the Board, the four governments said Iran had denied access to its most proliferation-sensitive facilities “for a year” and that the agency “cannot draw a safeguards conclusion for 2025” on Iran's previously declared material. “We urge Iran to immediately return to full compliance with its legally binding obligations arising from its NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.” Tehran has been unmoved. The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, has argued that the IAEA must first define the rules for inspecting bombed facilities — effectively asking the watchdog to codify a procedure for sites attacked while under safeguards. “If there are established procedures for the post-war situation, the agency should announce them,” he said in December, adding that Iran would not bow to “political and psychological pressure.” The stakes extend well beyond the Gulf. Europe, which sits within range of any wider regional escalation, has tied its own security to the principle that Iran's programme can be independently monitored. The E3 retain the option of triggering “snapback” sanctions, but using it could collapse the very talks they are trying to protect — the bind that has left their leverage thin. For now, the diplomacy and the verification are moving in opposite directions. Negotiators in Switzerland are sketching a path to disarmament of a stockpile the world's nuclear inspectors can no longer see. Whether the watchdog regains access to Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan may prove the hinge on which the entire de-escalation turns. ### Sources - Iran says IAEA inspections of damaged nuclear sites are not planned (liveblog, 23 June 2026) — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-23-2026/ - Iran rejects inspections of bombed nuclear sites without IAEA framework — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/iran-rejects-inspections-of-bombed-nuclear-sites-without-iaea-framework - Iran refuses inspection of nuclear sites until IAEA provides new guidelines after bombing — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/middleeast/iran-refuses-iaea-inspection-of-nuclear-sites-intl-latam - Nuclear watchdog yet to regain access to key Iranian sites, Grossi says — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512152379 - Iran president signs law suspending cooperation with IAEA — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/2/iran-president-signs-law-suspending-cooperation-with-iaea - Iran's president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/middleeast/iran-suspending-cooperation-iaea-intl - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-quad-statement-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/10/iran-nuclear-material-access-resolution-vote-iaea/533e4f5c-64de-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/us-iran-roadmap-final-deal-switzerland-talks-lebanon-deconfliction.html - US-Iran 60-day proposal: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29/us-iran-60-day-proposal-what-we-know - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations --- ## As its nation brand turns ten, Luxembourg retools how it sells itself abroad - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-nation-branding-tenth-anniversary-lets-make-it-happen-strat - Published: 2026-06-23T07:02:54.106+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T07:02:54.106+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: fd2e1424-43c3-4f48-ae91-990c9ab474d6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > The state's branding unit unveils a ten-letter strategy and a larger 'Luxembourg House', the latest bid to define the Grand Duchy as more than a financial centre — on a roughly €2 million budget. ### Summary Luxembourg's 'Let's Make It Happen' nation-branding initiative marks its tenth anniversary in 2026 with a refreshed strategy and a new capital showcase, as the country works to project itself beyond finance. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's state nation-branding initiative, 'LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen', marks its tenth anniversary in 2026 with a refreshed strategy. - The new concept is built around the ten letters of 'Luxembourg', starting with 'L' for the Luxembourgish language, with more emphasis on authenticity. - A larger 'Luxembourg House' is set to open in 2026 at the Konrodseck site in Luxembourg City, adding a wine-tourism and tasting dimension. - The unit, run from the Ministry of the Economy and led by Beryl Koltz, operates on about €2 million a year (excluding salaries) with a team of eight. - The branding push is tied to Luxembourg's drive to diversify beyond finance and attract talent; Koltz was named Brand Manager of the Year 2026. ### FAQ **Q: What does 'LMIH' actually stand for?** LMIH stands for 'LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen', the Grand Duchy's official nation-branding initiative run from the Ministry of the Economy. It is not a financial institution or investment fund. **Q: How old is the initiative and who leads it?** It was created in 2013 within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, launched its visual identity in 2016, and marks its tenth anniversary in 2026. It is led by Beryl Koltz, head of the country's brand-image promotion. **Q: What is the new strategy and the new Luxembourg House?** The strategy is built around the ten letters of 'Luxembourg', each highlighting a national strength, starting with the Luxembourgish language. A larger Luxembourg House is due to open in 2026 at the Konrodseck site in Luxembourg City, with a wine-tasting area. **Q: How much does the nation-branding effort cost?** The initiative runs on an annual budget of roughly €2 million, excluding salaries, with a team of eight people across six departments. ### Body Luxembourg is sharpening the way it sells itself to the world. As LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen, the Grand Duchy's state-run nation-branding initiative, marks its tenth anniversary in 2026, the team behind it is rolling out a refreshed strategy built around the ten letters of the country's name and preparing a larger flagship showcase in the capital — the latest chapter in a long effort to define the country as more than a financial centre. The initiative is run from the Ministry of the Economy and led by Beryl Koltz, who heads the country's brand-image promotion. In January 2026 she was named Brand Manager of the Year by the business magazine Paperjam and the marketing association MarkCom, an award presented at the Kulturfabrik in Esch-sur-Alzette and shared with Mathieu Rosan of the Rockhal concert hall. The recognition lands as the unit reviews a decade of work and sets its course for the next one. From an old debate to a national brand The case for coordinated nation branding had been debated in Luxembourg since the 1990s. The initiative itself was created in 2013 within the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and a new visual identity — anchored by a distinctive red-and-blue 'X', casting Luxembourg as a crossroads — was developed through a participatory process and unveiled in 2016. A renewed brand strategy was validated by the Government Council on 2 June 2021, and in November 2023 the unit was moved to the Ministry of the Economy, tying it more directly to investment and talent goals. Today the work is overseen by an interministerial committee that, according to the initiative, brings together more than two dozen ministries, promotion agencies, chambers and institutional partners. Koltz describes the unit's role in modest terms. Our mission is to inspire and connect those involved in promotion and to promote Luxembourg throughout the world. A ten-letter pitch For the anniversary, the centrepiece is a new communication concept built around the ten letters of the word 'Luxembourg', with each letter used to highlight a national strength. It begins, pointedly, with 'L' for Lëtzebuergesch — the Luxembourgish language — which the new strategy treats as a vehicle of authenticity and emphasises far more than earlier, internationally-focused messaging did. That domestic turn matters: the brand is meant to resonate with residents as much as with foreign investors and recruits. The initiative frames the country around three values — openness, dynamism and reliability — and three priorities: creativity, including economic innovation; diversity, both economic and societal; and sustainability. The pitch is less about a single sector than about a place where ideas can take root. A new Luxembourg House The strategy also gets a physical home. A new, larger 'Luxembourg House' is due to open in 2026 at the Konrodseck site in Luxembourg City, near the former Maison de l'Europe and close to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The space will carry a stronger wine-tourism dimension, including a tasting area, and continue to showcase the 'LuXembourg Collection' — a curated line of local, sustainable products, each tied to a story about the country's know-how. The ambitions are backed by relatively lean means. Koltz's team runs on an annual budget of about €2 million, excluding salaries, with eight people spread across six departments. The unit reports that in 2024 it handled around 400 files, reached some 2,500 people through presentations, financially supported 21 projects or events and materially supported 95 more, while its social-media following rose 21% and orders of brand products climbed 28%. Selling diversification The branding push is inseparable from Luxembourg's broader economic strategy. Long defined by its financial sector — and, more recently, by ambitions in space and technology — the country has spent years trying to broaden its base and attract the skilled workers a small economy cannot grow on its own. Talent attraction has become a core theme of the initiative, which is associated with a High Committee for Talent Attraction and held its first 'LuXembourg Community Event' in June 2024. Lex Delles, the Democratic Party minister who has led the economy portfolio since November 2023, has cast that effort in deliberately broad terms. "Any person that the Luxembourg economy needs is a talent, regardless of their level of qualification," he said as the talent drive was stepped up. How well the message travels is hard to measure, but the team's recent campaigns have drawn notice abroad. Its 2025 effort, 'Oops, I stayed in Luxembourg', won a special mention at the City Nation Place Awards in London, a Silver at the Luxembourg Design Awards and recognition in adada's 'Campaign of the Year 2025'. For Koltz, the decade's lesson is that a country's image is owned collectively, not dictated from a ministry. "The LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen brand is unique because it belongs to everyone," she said on receiving the Brand Manager of the Year award — a line that doubles as the unit's theory of the case as it heads into its second decade. ### Sources - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - About us — LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/about-us/ - LMIH | Luxembourg brand image promotion — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/home/ - Luxembourg Takes Next Step in Nation Branding with Let's Make it Happen Initiative — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/economics/50335-luxembourg-takes-next-step-in-nation-branding-with-lets-make-it-happen-initiative - Beryl Koltz, Brand Manager of the Year 2026: « La marque LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen est unique car elle appartient à tous » — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/01/beryl-koltz-la-marque-luxembourg-lets-make-it-happen-est-unique-car-elle-appartient-a-tous/ - Promotion of Luxembourg — Ministry of the Economy — The Luxembourg Government: https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/domaines-activites/promotion.html - Lex Delles — Biography — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex.html --- ## US and Iran Agree 60-Day Roadmap at Swiss Talks as Trump Threatens Fresh Strikes - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-iran-roadmap-burgenstock-talks-trump-strike-threat - Published: 2026-06-23T06:43:24.883+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:43:24.883+00:00 - Section: Politics - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: en - Translation group: 069cc788-501b-4c02-82a6-77178bc5232d - Dateline: Bürgenstock, Lake Lucerne, CH > Negotiators meeting on neutral ground at Switzerland's Bürgenstock resort agreed a path toward a final deal — even as President Trump warned he would hit Iran 'very hard again.' ### Summary US and Iranian delegations meeting at the Bürgenstock resort above Lake Lucerne agreed what mediators Qatar and Pakistan called a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days, including a Strait of Hormuz communication line, a Lebanon de-confliction cell and the return of IAEA inspectors. The diplomacy unfolded as President Trump publicly threatened fresh strikes, leaving the core nuclear and sanctions questions unresolved and oil markets watching the Gulf. ### Key facts - US and Iranian delegations agreed a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days at Switzerland's Bürgenstock resort, mediators Qatar and Pakistan said. - The first round produced confidence-building steps — a Strait of Hormuz communication line, a Lebanon de-confliction cell and an invitation for IAEA inspectors to return — but left enrichment, sanctions timing and the uranium stockpile unresolved. - President Trump threatened on Truth Social to hit Iran 'very hard again,' and Iran's speaker warned its forces were 'ready to respond,' underscoring how fragile the diplomacy is. - Switzerland hosted as neutral ground and US protecting power in Iran since 1980; Qatar and Pakistan are the actual mediators. - Oil markets are pricing in peace — Brent fell to about $78 from a March peak near $126 — but a renewed Hormuz disruption would hit Europe's LNG-dependent energy security. ### FAQ **Q: Where were the US-Iran talks held and who hosted them?** At the Bürgenstock Resort above Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Switzerland was the neutral host and has been the protecting power for US interests in Iran since 1980; Qatar and Pakistan were the mediators. **Q: What did the first round actually agree?** Mediators said the sides agreed a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days, plus a Strait of Hormuz communication line, a Lebanon de-confliction cell, a High-Level Committee of negotiators and the return of IAEA inspectors. Core nuclear and sanctions questions were left unresolved. **Q: What did Trump threaten?** On Truth Social on 21 June 2026 he wrote that if Iran did not stop its 'PROXIES in Lebanon' the US would 'hit Iran very hard again... only harder.' Iran called it an 'insulting message' and briefly said talks had paused. **Q: Why does this matter for Europe's energy?** The Strait of Hormuz carries about a quarter of seaborne oil and a fifth of global LNG. Europe, a major LNG importer, is exposed to any disruption; a durable ceasefire eases prices, while renewed strikes would threaten European energy security. ### Body Negotiators from the United States and Iran wrapped a first round of high-stakes talks at Switzerland's Bürgenstock mountain resort on Monday, agreeing what mediators called a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days — even as President Donald Trump publicly threatened to strike Iran "very hard again" while his vice-president sat across the table from Tehran's delegation. The negotiations, which opened on Sunday above Lake Lucerne, are the most substantive direct contact between Washington and Tehran since a war that has now run for more than 100 days. The mediators, Qatar and Pakistan, said the two sides made "encouraging progress" and agreed on "a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days." The talks followed a preliminary memorandum of understanding signed on 17 June by Mr Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles, which opened a 60-day ceasefire window for negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme, its regional proxies and sanctions relief. On neutral ground Switzerland served as host rather than mediator. Bern has been the protecting power for US interests in Iran since 1980 — a channel that has survived even the worst periods between the two capitals — and the Swiss Federal Council approved an army assistance mission to secure the meeting. A signing ceremony first scheduled for 19 June at the Bürgenstock was abruptly postponed, with the White House citing logistical reasons, before the delegations and mediators reconvened at the cliffside resort. The US side was led by Vice President JD Vance; reporting on the delegation also placed special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the US team. Iran's delegation was headed by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as chief negotiator, alongside Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Mr Vance framed the encounter as a chance to reset a half-century of hostility, asking, according to Al Jazeera: "Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently?" Threats across the table The diplomacy was nearly derailed before it began. As negotiators met, Mr Trump posted on Truth Social a warning that Iran's foreign ministry branded an "insulting message," briefly prompting Tehran to say talks had paused — a suspension US officials disputed. Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!! Iran answered in kind. "They would do better to be careful with their statements; our armed forces are ready to respond," Mr Ghalibaf said. The exchange came barely a week after a sharp military escalation in which the US fired 49 Tomahawk missiles at Iranian targets and Mr Trump threatened to take "total control" of Iran's oil and gas sector, including Kharg Island, the terminal that handles more than 90 percent of Iranian crude exports. What was agreed — and what wasn't According to the mediators and accounts from both delegations, the first round produced a set of confidence-building mechanisms rather than a settlement: - A dedicated communication line on the Strait of Hormuz to "avoid incidents and miscommunication," with the stated aim of "safe passage for commercial vessels." - A Lebanon "de-confliction cell" intended to "ensure the adherence of the termination of military operations in Lebanon" — which Mr Araghchi called the first real test of the agreement. - A High-Level Committee of chief negotiators reporting on the nuclear file, sanctions, and monitoring and dispute resolution. - An invitation for International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to return to Iran, which Mr Vance called "a major milestone." The hardest questions were left for the technical teams: whether Iran continues to enrich uranium, the fate of its enriched stockpile, the scope of inspections, the timeline for sanctions relief and the need for US congressional approval. Mr Araghchi said sanctions on Iranian oil exports had been waived and some frozen assets released; Washington had not publicly confirmed those claims. Oil markets and Europe's exposure For Europe, the stakes are measured in barrels and cargoes as much as communiqués. The Strait of Hormuz normally carries roughly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil — about 20 million barrels a day — and around a fifth of global liquefied natural gas. Iran closed the waterway earlier in the year and again on 20 June, citing Israeli ceasefire violations, with more than 500 vessels estimated to be waiting to exit the Gulf. Markets have nonetheless been pricing in peace. Brent crude, which spiked to about $126 a barrel in March and rose more than 50 percent during the conflict, had fallen back to roughly $78 by mid-June — its lowest since early March and down about a fifth from the year's highs. "Crude's slide is entirely sentiment-driven," said Vandana Hari of Vanda Insights, describing traders as "front-running the prospective reopening of the Strait of Hormuz." Tamas Varga of PVM Oil Associates called a $17 drop in Brent over four sessions "a discernible vote of confidence that the worst, at least as far as supply disruptions are concerned, is behind us." For the European Union, a heavy LNG importer that has spent three years rewiring its energy supply, the calculus is stark: a durable ceasefire would relieve pressure on power and gas bills, while a return to strikes around Hormuz would ripple straight into European energy security. With a 60-day clock now running and the principals still trading threats, whether talks or strikes prevail remains the question that will move prices from the Gulf to the continent. ### Sources - US, Iran agree on 'roadmap' towards final deal in Switzerland talks — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/us-iran-agree-on-roadmap-towards-final-deal-in-switzerland-talks - Key outcomes of Iran-US talks in Switzerland; what next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/what-are-the-key-outcomes-of-the-iran-us-talks-in-switzerland-what-next - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet as Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' over Hezbollah — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-us-war-talks-suspended-trump-mou-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-fighting/ - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - U.S. and Iran wrap high-level talks in Switzerland after making 'encouraging progress,' mediators say — Spectrum News (AP): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/international/2026/06/22/united-states-iran-israel-lebanon-war-negotiations-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-mediators - First round of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland postponed — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/19/first-round-us-iran-talks-switzerland-postponed/ - Memorandum of Understanding between the USA and Iran — Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA): https://www.eda.admin.ch/en/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-usa-and-iran - US and Iran publicly trade threats as talks take place in Switzerland — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/us-and-iran-publicly-trade-threats-as-talks-progress-in-switzerland - Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5853882/us-strike-iran-second-day-renewed-fire --- ## China hits 56 US firms with export curbs and procurement bans - URL: https://status.lu/article/china-export-curbs-procurement-ban-56-us-firms-pentagon-list - Published: 2026-06-23T06:27:00.565+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:27:00.565+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: en - Translation group: c3bae2a5-5845-4f1e-a14b-598a9068c300 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > Beijing's calibrated retaliation for a Pentagon blacklist targets defence suppliers and two rare-earth miners, testing a fragile trade truce and Europe's exposed supply chains. ### Summary China placed 10 US firms on its export-control list and barred 46 from government procurement on 22 June 2026, retaliating for the Pentagon's expanded list of 'Chinese military companies' and raising the temperature of a trade war that reaches export-dependent economies like Luxembourg's. ### Key facts - On 22 June 2026 China targeted 56 US firms: 10 added to its export-control list (dual-use exports barred) and 46 excluded from government procurement. - The export-control list names defence-drone, radar and vehicle makers plus two rare-earth producers, MP Materials and USA Rare Earth; the procurement ban hits units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics. - It is retaliation for the Pentagon's early-June expansion of its Section 1260H 'Chinese military companies' list to about 188 entities, including Alibaba, Baidu and BYD. - The measures are seen as calibrated, preserving the fragile Trump-Xi trade truce that suspended tariffs until 10 November 2026. - With China processing about 90% of rare earths and over 80% of large European firms exposed to Chinese supply, the dispute threatens open EU economies like Luxembourg's. ### FAQ **Q: How many US companies did China target and through what mechanisms?** China targeted 56 US firms on 22 June 2026: the Commerce Ministry added 10 to its export-control list, barring Chinese 'dual-use' exports to them, while the Finance Ministry barred 46 from Chinese government procurement. US-funded firms registered in China are exempt from the procurement ban. **Q: Why did China take these measures?** Beijing called it retaliation for the Pentagon's early-June 2026 expansion of its Section 1260H list of 'Chinese military companies' to about 188 entities, which added firms such as Alibaba, Baidu and BYD. China said it acted to 'safeguard national security' and meet non-proliferation obligations. **Q: Why does this matter for Europe and Luxembourg?** Two rare-earth miners are on the list, and China processes roughly 90% of the world's rare earths. ECB research found over 80% of large European firms are within three intermediaries of a Chinese rare-earth supplier, so supply-chain and market shocks transmit to open EU economies such as Luxembourg's. **Q: Does this end the US-China trade truce?** Analysts view the measures as calibrated rather than a rupture. The truce agreed at the October 2025 Trump-Xi summit suspended additional US tariffs until 10 November 2026 and saw China ease rare-earth controls; the carve-outs and absence of new tariffs suggest both sides aim to preserve it. ### Body China escalated its trade confrontation with the United States on Monday, hitting 56 American companies with export restrictions and procurement bans in retaliation for the Pentagon's expanded blacklist of Chinese firms it accuses of serving Beijing's military. The measures, announced on 22 June 2026, are calibrated to signal displeasure without shattering a fragile truce between the world's two largest economies — but they land on sectors, from defence drones to rare earths, where the fallout reaches deep into global supply chains and Europe's open, export-reliant economies. The action came through two separate ministries. China's Ministry of Commerce added 10 US firms to its export-control list, barring Chinese companies from selling them "dual-use" items with both civilian and military applications. Separately, the Ministry of Finance excluded 46 American companies from Chinese government procurement, naming units of major defence contractors. Who is targeted, and how The 10 firms placed under export controls are concentrated in military hardware and critical materials. They include drone makers Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones and Jaia Robotics; radar and sensor specialist IMSAR; motor maker Aveox; Ball Aerospace & Technologies; Oshkosh Defense; and L3Harris Maritime Services. Notably, the list also names two rare-earth producers — MP Materials and USA Rare Earth — companies Washington has been backing to break China's grip on strategic minerals. The 46 firms barred from government procurement are predominantly defence suppliers, including units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics. American-funded enterprises registered in China are exempt from the procurement ban, a carve-out that limits the immediate commercial damage and underscores the measures' signalling intent. The Commerce Ministry said it had acted "in accordance with the relevant laws and provisions," framing the export curbs as defensive. In its statement, the ministry said the ban was issued to "safeguard national security and interests and fulfil international obligations such as non-proliferation." Beijing described the US move as an "egregious act of adding to its so-called 'Chinese military enterprise list'." The Pentagon trigger The retaliation answers a US escalation earlier in June. On 8 June, the Pentagon expanded its Section 1260H list of "Chinese military companies operating in the United States," adding roughly 65 entities and bringing the roster to about 188. The additions swept in some of China's best-known corporate names — e-commerce group Alibaba, search giant Baidu, electric-vehicle and battery maker BYD, carmaker Nio and robotics firm Unitree among them. The list, named for a provision of the 2021 US defence-authorisation act, requires the Pentagon to publish an annual roster of firms it deems linked to the People's Liberation Army or to China's military-civil fusion strategy. Under a later law, the Defense Department is barred from signing or renewing direct contracts with listed companies from 30 June 2026, with indirect contracting restrictions following a year on. The designation is reputational rather than an outright sales ban, but it carries weight with investors and partners. The targeted Chinese firms rejected the label. Alibaba said there was no basis for its inclusion. Alibaba is not a Chinese military company nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy. We will take all available legal action against attempts to misrepresent our company. A truce under strain The tit-for-tat unfolds inside a trade detente that both governments have an interest in preserving. President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping met in Busan, South Korea, in late October 2025, agreeing to a truce that saw Washington suspend additional and heightened reciprocal tariffs until 10 November 2026 and trim some fentanyl-related duties. In return, Beijing suspended the sweeping global rare-earth export controls it had unveiled on 9 October 2025 and agreed to issue general licences for rare earths, gallium, germanium, antimony and graphite. The two leaders met again in Beijing in May 2026. Analysts read Monday's measures as a controlled response — a way for Beijing to register its objection to the Pentagon list while leaving the broader bargain intact. The exemptions, the modest commercial reach of the targeted firms and the absence of fresh tariffs all point to managed escalation rather than rupture. Why Europe and Luxembourg should watch The inclusion of rare-earth miners is the detail with the longest reach. China processes an estimated 90% of the world's rare earths and dominates the supply of related strategic materials — the inputs behind electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics and precision-guided weapons. When Beijing tightens these taps, the shock travels well beyond Washington. European industry is acutely exposed. Research by the European Central Bank found that more than 80% of large European firms sit no more than three intermediaries away from a Chinese rare-earth producer, and that most had not built up stockpiles. The International Energy Agency reported that some rare-earth prices in the EU ran up to six times higher after the 2025 restrictions. The European Parliament has flagged the bloc's dependence as a strategic vulnerability for its digital, green and defence industries; the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act is the bloc's attempt to diversify, but alternatives take years to build. For a small, hyper-open economy such as Luxembourg — embedded in EU industrial and financial value chains — the transmission is indirect but real. A trade war that rattles supply chains, lifts input costs and unsettles markets does not stop at the borders of the principals. Each new round of retaliation, however symbolic, narrows the room for the truce that has so far kept the worst-case scenarios at bay. ### Sources - China adds 10 US firms, including rare-earth miner, to export control list — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/china-adds-10-us-firms-including-rare-earth-miner-to-export-control-list - China adds 10 US firms to export control list, restricts 46 from government procurement — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3357853/china-adds-10-us-firms-export-control-list-restricts-46-government-procurement - China announces sanctions on 10 US companies as trade tensions flare — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/china-announces-sanctions-on-10-us-companies-as-trade-tensions-flare - China imposes trade curbs on dozens of U.S. firms in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/china-trade-curbs-us-companies-export-controls-procurement-exclusion-pentagon-list-.html - Alibaba, Baidu, BYD named on Pentagon's China military list — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/alibaba-baidu-byd-named-on-pentagons-china-military-list-.html - Pentagon Adds 65 New Entities to the 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies — WilmerHale: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260611-pentagon-adds-65-new-entities-to-the-1260h-list-of-chinese-military-companies - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China — The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strikes-deal-on-economic-and-trade-relations-with-china/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliamentary Research Service (European Parliament): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2025)779220 - Global implications of export controls on rare earths (Occasional Paper Series No. 384) — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op384.en.pdf - With new export controls on critical minerals, supply concentration risks become reality — International Energy Agency: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/with-new-export-controls-on-critical-minerals-supply-concentration-risks-become-reality --- ## Qatar gas complex blast kills 13 as Doha says LNG exports unaffected - URL: https://status.lu/article/qatar-ras-laffan-gas-explosion-lng-exports - Published: 2026-06-23T06:15:41.154+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:15:41.154+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 774dff18-4ffe-44fc-b261-0748dea73528 - Dateline: Ras Laffan, QA > An explosion during a restart at the Barzan plant in Ras Laffan killed 13 workers and injured 66. QatarEnergy blamed a technical fault and said LNG exports — a fifth of world supply — were unaffected. ### Summary An explosion at the Barzan gas facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan complex killed 13 workers and injured 66 during a plant restart. The energy minister called it an accident, ruled out sabotage and said LNG exports were not affected — a relief to a European market already strained by Gulf tensions. ### Key facts - An explosion at the Barzan gas facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan complex killed at least 13 workers and injured 66 during a plant restart on 21 June 2026. - Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi called it a technical malfunction, ruled out sabotage or any hostile act, and opened a full investigation. - Barzan supplies Qatar's domestic grid, not its LNG export trains, so QatarEnergy said exports — about a fifth of world LNG — were unaffected. - European TTF gas futures rose about 1.75% to roughly $49/MWh, restrained by Doha's assurances amid a heatwave and Strait of Hormuz tensions. - Qatar was the EU's third-largest LNG supplier in 2025 at 8.9% of imports, so its energy infrastructure matters directly to European prices. ### FAQ **Q: What caused the explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas complex?** Qatar's energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, attributed the blast to a technical malfunction during the restart of the Barzan gas plant and explicitly ruled out sabotage or any hostile act. He said a full investigation had been launched to determine the precise cause. **Q: Will the explosion affect Qatar's LNG exports to Europe?** Officials say no. The Barzan facility feeds Qatar's domestic grid rather than its LNG export trains. Al-Kaabi said QatarEnergy's LNG facilities, Ras Laffan Port and logistics were unaffected and that exports would not be impacted. **Q: Why does an accident in Qatar matter for Luxembourg and Europe?** Qatar supplied about 8.9% of EU LNG imports in 2025, the third-largest share, and Ras Laffan produces roughly a fifth of global LNG. Any threat to that supply moves the European TTF benchmark, which ultimately feeds through to gas and electricity bills across the Greater Region. **Q: How many people were killed and injured?** Qatar's energy minister said 13 people were killed and 66 injured. The dead were all Indian and Pakistani nationals, with India confirming 12 of its citizens among them. Earlier reports had cited 54 injured and 18 unaccounted for before the figures were updated. ### Body An explosion at one of the world's most important gas hubs killed at least 13 workers and injured dozens in northern Qatar, but the Gulf state moved quickly to reassure energy markets that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports — a critical artery for European supply — would not be disrupted. The blast tore through the Barzan gas supply facility, part of the sprawling Ras Laffan industrial complex about 80 kilometres north of Doha, late on Sunday, according to QatarEnergy and Qatari officials. The state-owned producer said the explosion and ensuing fire broke out as workers were restarting the plant after a months-long shutdown. Speaking at a news conference in Doha on Monday, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the head of QatarEnergy, said 13 people had been killed and 66 injured. The figures revised earlier reports, carried by outlets including CNBC and The Associated Press, that had described 54 people injured and 18 unaccounted for. Al-Kaabi said the dead were all Indian and Pakistani nationals; India's embassy confirmed that 12 of its citizens were among them. The injured, he said, spanned several nationalities and were "receiving medical treatment, with none of them in life-threatening condition". 'An accident, not sabotage' Al-Kaabi attributed the disaster to a technical malfunction and pointedly ruled out any attack — an important distinction in a region rattled by months of conflict and brinkmanship around the Strait of Hormuz. "I would like to emphasise that this was an accident and not the result of sabotage or any hostile act," al-Kaabi said, adding that authorities had launched a full investigation to determine the cause of "this unfortunate incident". The minister said the Barzan plant had been "intentionally and completely" halted since December 2025 — for what he described as urgent maintenance — and had been brought back online only two days before the explosion. The Associated Press, citing facility data, reported that Barzan can supply close to 1.4 billion standard cubic feet of sales gas a day, primarily for domestic electricity generation and water desalination. QatarEnergy owns nearly all of the plant, with ExxonMobil holding a minority stake. Why exports were spared The crucial point for global markets is what Barzan does — and does not — do. Unlike Qatar's giant LNG "trains" that chill gas for export by tanker, Barzan feeds the domestic grid. That distinction is why officials could insist the country's export machine kept running even as emergency crews fought the fire. - Al-Kaabi said QatarEnergy's LNG facilities, Ras Laffan Port and other logistics operations were "unaffected" by the explosion and fire. - "This will not affect in any way our exports to the world," he told reporters. - Ras Laffan as a whole produces roughly a fifth of the world's LNG, so any threat to its export capacity reverberates far beyond the Gulf. A nervous moment for Europe For European buyers, the news landed at a delicate time. Qatar was the European Union's third-largest LNG supplier in 2025, accounting for about 8.9 per cent of the bloc's LNG imports, behind the United States (56 per cent) and Russia (13.9 per cent), according to EU trade data. With the continent racing to refill storage sites left well below their five-year average after a hard winter, traders had been counting on rising Qatari output to ease the squeeze. The accident nonetheless nudged prices higher. European TTF gas futures, the regional benchmark, rose about 1.75 per cent to roughly $49 per megawatt-hour on Monday, with analysts pointing to a combination of the Qatari blast, a European heatwave lifting power demand, and renewed tension over the Strait of Hormuz, according to energy-market trade press. The relatively muted reaction reflected Doha's swift assurances that exports were intact — a far cry from earlier in 2026, when disruptions to Qatari supply had sent the same benchmark surging. The shadow of the Hormuz squeeze The explosion underscores how exposed European energy security has become to events thousands of kilometres away. Most Gulf LNG cargoes must pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, and months of regional confrontation have kept shippers and insurers on edge. The National reported that earlier Iranian missile strikes on Ras Laffan had knocked out a significant share of Qatar's LNG capacity, and that the restart now under way reflected easing tensions. For Luxembourg and its neighbours, which import virtually all their gas and sit at the end of pipelines fed in part by seaborne LNG, the episode is a reminder that prices set on the TTF can swing on a single accident in the desert. Wholesale moves of this kind feed through, with a lag, to the tariffs households and businesses pay across the Greater Region. For now, the immediate human toll is the gravest dimension. Thirteen workers — overwhelmingly migrant labourers who keep the Gulf's energy economy running — were killed in a plant that had been dark for half a year and was only just coming back to life. Investigators must now establish how a routine restart turned deadly, even as the export tankers that bind Qatar to Europe continued to sail. ### Sources - Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility kills at least 13 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/22/qatar-lng-factory-explosion-injures-54-leaves-18-missing-govt-says - At least 13 killed and 66 injured in explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/06/22/qatar-says-ras-laffan-lng-complex-blast-killed-13-injured-66/ - 13 killed, dozens injured in Qatar's Ras Laffan energy site explosion — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/major-explosion-at-qatars-largest-energy-site-injures-dozens-as-18-remain-unaccounted-for - Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13, injured dozens more — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/explosion-qatar-restarts-gas-export-terminal-hurts-54-134085065 - 13 killed, 66 injured in Ras Laffan factory explosion; LNG exports remain unaffected: Al Kaabi — Qatar Tribune: https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/240626/latest-news/13-killed-66-injured-in-ras-laffan-factory-explosion-lng-exports-remain-unaffected-al-kaabi - Pakistani, Indian nationals among 13 dead after 'technical malfunction' at Qatar LNG plant — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2009790 - 54 injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/dozens-injured-and-18-missing-after-explosion-at-qatar-lng-site.html - Heatwave, Hormuz Threats and Qatar Blast Push European Gas Prices Higher — OilPrice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Heatwave-Hormuz-Threats-and-Qatar-Blast-Push-European-Gas-Prices-Higher.html - EU imports of energy products - latest developments — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_imports_of_energy_products_-_latest_developments - Indians and Pakistanis among 13 killed in explosion at Qatar's LNG factory — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/qatar/indians-and-pakistanis-among-13-killed-in-explosion-at-qatars-lng-factory-1.500582982 --- ## Luxembourg moves to make repair cheaper than replacement under EU right-to-repair rules - URL: https://status.lu/article/luxembourg-right-to-repair-bill-8762 - Published: 2026-06-23T05:52:09.189+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:52:09.189+00:00 - Section: Society - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: en - Translation group: 9fbb257d-3b2e-49e0-a8f0-80f18d595781 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Draft law 8762 would force manufacturers to keep mending phones and appliances, extend guarantees by a year and ban repair blocks — but Luxembourg looks set to miss the EU deadline. ### Summary Luxembourg's bill 8762 transposes the EU right-to-repair directive, bringing longer guarantees, repair-price transparency and a ban on obstructing repairs — though the law will likely arrive after the 31 July 2026 deadline. ### Key facts - Luxembourg's draft law 8762 transposes the EU right-to-repair directive (EU) 2024/1799 into national law. - Manufacturers would have to keep repairing appliances, phones and tablets even after the legal guarantee ends, and publish indicative repair prices. - Choosing repair under guarantee adds a year of cover; the defect-presumption period rises from one year to two. - Repair blocks via contracts, hardware or software, or by barring compatible spare parts, would be banned. - Luxembourg looks likely to miss the EU's 31 July 2026 deadline as the bill awaits the Council of State's opinion. ### FAQ **Q: When do Luxembourg's right-to-repair rules take effect?** EU members must apply the rules from 31 July 2026, but Luxembourg's bill 8762 still needs the Council of State's opinion and is expected to be finalised after that deadline. **Q: What do I have to do to benefit?** Once the law is in force, choose to repair an eligible product under the legal guarantee instead of replacing it; this extends the guarantee by one extra year. Manufacturers must also publish indicative repair prices. **Q: Which products are covered?** Everyday goods subject to EU repairability rules, including washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and refrigerators, plus mobile phones and tablets. **Q: Is there a repair bonus?** As drafted, the bill does not create a nationwide repair bonus. Luxembourg's main existing incentive is a reduced 8% VAT rate on small repairs such as bicycles, shoes and clothing. ### Body Luxembourg households will soon find it easier — and in many cases cheaper — to mend a broken washing machine or a cracked smartphone than to throw it out, as the government moves to write the European Union's “right to repair” into national law. On 11 June 2026, ministerial officials presented draft law 8762 to the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Agriculture, Food and Viticulture, in the presence of Consumer Protection Minister Martine Hansen. The bill, with MP Stéphanie Weydert as rapporteur, transposes Directive (EU) 2024/1799 and forms part of the bloc's European Green Deal. Its stated aim is to make repairing a device often more advantageous than replacing it. What would change for shoppers and manufacturers The bill targets everyday goods that already fall under EU repairability requirements — washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and refrigerators, along with mobile phones and tablets. For these products, according to the parliamentary briefing, manufacturers will have to continue offering repairs even after the legal guarantee has ended. Several concrete obligations would follow: - Manufacturers must publish indicative prices for typical repairs on a freely accessible website, for at least the duration of the repair obligation. - It will be illegal to obstruct repairs through contractual clauses, hardware or software locks, or by blocking the use of compatible spare parts. - A repair carried out under the legal guarantee will entitle the owner to one additional year of protection. - The period during which a defect is presumed to have existed at delivery — which shifts the burden of proof onto the seller — would be extended from one year to two. Consumers, the Chamber said, will benefit from more information on the costs and timeframes of repair, making it easier to weigh a quote against the price of a replacement. A European law, finally arriving in Luxembourg The national bill follows a directive that the European Parliament adopted on 23 April 2024 by 584 votes to three, with 14 abstentions. The text entered into force on 30 July 2024, and member states must apply their transposing measures from 31 July 2026. At EU level, the rules require manufacturers of listed products to repair them within a reasonable time and for a reasonable price, to supply spare parts and tools at reasonable prices, and to drop techniques that obstruct independent repair. Crucially, the directive amended the bloc's sale-of-goods rules so that choosing repair rather than replacement under the legal guarantee buys an extra year of cover. Consumers' right to repair products will now become a reality. It will be easier and cheaper to repair instead of purchase new, expensive items. That was how the directive's rapporteur, German MEP René Repasi, framed the law when Parliament backed it. The European Parliament said goods repaired under warranty will “benefit from an additional one-year extension of the legal guarantee, further incentivising consumers to choose repair instead of replacement.” The push is as much environmental as economic. EU institutions have presented the rules as a way to cut the waste generated when serviceable goods are discarded, while supporting local repair businesses and saving households money over a product's lifetime. Two EU-wide tools will sit alongside the national rules. A European online repair platform, hosted through the “Your Europe” portal and populated by repairers registered in each member state, is expected to go live in 2027. Repairers will also be able to issue a European Repair Information Form, a standardised quote whose terms must stay valid for 30 days, so customers can compare offers like for like. Late, but with practical stakes for residents Luxembourg is unlikely to meet the 31 July 2026 deadline. As L'essentiel reported, the bill still needs the opinion of the Council of State before it can complete its passage, and the Consumer Protection Directorate has acknowledged that a small team is juggling several European files at once. The directive's obligations bind the country once the period expires, but the detailed national rules consumers can invoke depend on the law being finished. The Grand Duchy is not starting from scratch. It already applies a reduced 8% VAT rate to small repairs — of bicycles, shoes, leather goods, clothing and household linen — one example of the “at least one measure” each member state must take to promote repair. The directive leaves room for more, such as repair vouchers or funds of the kind already running in France, Austria and parts of Germany; as drafted, the Luxembourg bill does not create a nationwide repair bonus. For households, the practical advice is straightforward. Once the law is in force, opting to repair an eligible product under guarantee — rather than swapping it — will extend that guarantee by a year. Manufacturers' published repair prices should make it easier to judge whether a fix is worthwhile, and the EU platform, when live, will help locate a registered repairer. Until then, the existing conformity guarantee and the reduced VAT on small repairs remain the main levers. ### Sources - Réparer plutôt que remplacer : de nouvelles règles pour les biens de consommation — Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (chd.lu): https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3729 - Directive on repair of goods — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/consumer-protection-law/directive-repair-goods_en - Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers - Le bouton de rétractation et le droit à la réparation en retard — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-le-bouton-de-retractation-et-le-droit-a-la-reparation-en-retard-103561286 - Réparer plutôt que remplacer : nouvelles règles pour les biens de consommation — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/reparer-plutot-que-remplacer-nouvelles-regles-pour-les-biens-de-consommation.html - Common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending related EU legislation — EUR-Lex (European Union): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/common-rules-promoting-the-repair-of-goods-and-amending-related-eu-legislation.html - Repairing — Directorate for Consumer Protection — The Luxembourg Government: https://mpc.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2021/repairing.html --- ## US Eases Iran Oil Sanctions for 60 Days, Pulling Crude Prices Lower - URL: https://status.lu/article/us-eases-iran-oil-sanctions-crude-prices-fall - Published: 2026-06-23T05:42:27.622+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:42:27.622+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 7c510fa9-3c35-454a-942a-ea8c67adf61e - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > A temporary US Treasury licence clears Iranian crude to return to world markets through August 21, sending oil prices lower and offering Europe relief from a war-driven energy spike. ### Summary Washington has issued a 60-day general licence authorising the sale of Iranian crude, the first such opening since 2018. The move, tied to an interim deal over the Strait of Hormuz, pushed Brent lower and could ease Europe's energy-driven inflation. ### Key facts - The US Treasury issued a 60-day general licence on June 22, 2026 authorising the sale, delivery and shipping of Iranian crude, petroleum products and petrochemicals through August 21. - It is the first time Iranian oil can legally re-enter world markets since US sanctions were reimposed in 2018, and it implements a June 17 interim deal with Tehran. - Brent crude fell to about $77.90 a barrel, down roughly 3.3% and far below the war-time peak near $120. - Analysts estimate a rapid restart could add up to 2 million barrels a day, against Iran's pre-war output ceiling of about 3.8 million. - Lower crude should ease European inflation — each $10 move equals 3-6 euro cents per litre at the pump — but analysts warn prices may not fully revert. ### FAQ **Q: What exactly did the US authorise?** A 60-day Treasury general licence permitting the production, delivery and sale of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemicals, plus the shipping, insurance and dollar financial settlement needed to trade them. It runs until August 21, 2026 and even allows imports of Iranian oil into the US, but excludes deals involving North Korea, Cuba or Russian-occupied Ukraine. **Q: Why did Washington ease the sanctions now?** The licence implements a condition of a 60-day memorandum of understanding signed with Iran on June 17, 2026 after weeks of Gulf conflict. In exchange, Tehran agreed to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and to readmit IAEA nuclear inspectors, while talks continue in Switzerland toward a final deal. **Q: How did oil prices and Europe respond?** Brent crude slipped to about $77.90 a barrel, well below its wartime peak near $120. Because Europe imports 80-85% of its oil and a $10 crude move equals 3-6 euro cents per litre at the pump, the relief eases energy-driven inflation — though analysts say damaged infrastructure and low gas storage will keep some prices elevated. ### Body The United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian crude oil, clearing one of the world's largest producers to sell into global markets for the first time since 2018 and pushing oil prices lower in a shift that could ease the energy-driven inflation dogging Europe since the spring. The US Treasury Department on June 22 issued a 60-day general licence authorising the production, delivery and sale of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemicals. The authorisation, which runs until 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on August 21, also permits the supporting services that make oil trade possible — shipping, insurance and financial settlement — and even allows Iranian barrels to be imported into the United States. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the measure, describing it as part of a wider framework with Tehran. The licence implements a condition of a 60-day memorandum of understanding signed by the two governments on June 17, an interim deal struck after weeks of confrontation in the Gulf that had closed the Strait of Hormuz and driven crude toward $120 a barrel. It is not a final settlement: negotiators meeting at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, with Qatar and Pakistan mediating, are still working toward a comprehensive agreement, with unresolved questions over Iran's nuclear programme and hostilities in Lebanon. What the licence allows The relief is broad but bounded. According to the Treasury and contemporaneous reporting, the general licence covers: - The production, transport and sale of Iranian crude, refined products and petrochemicals; - Previously blacklisted tankers, which may again carry Iranian oil; - Transactions settled in US dollars, plus the insurance and banking services that underpin them; - Imports of Iranian oil into the United States. Washington kept guardrails in place. The authorisation explicitly excludes any dealings that involve North Korea, Cuba or Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine, all of which remain under separate US sanctions. And because it is a time-limited waiver rather than a permanent repeal, traders know the window could shut again on August 21 if the talks collapse. A fragile diplomatic bargain For Washington, the oil relief is the carrot in a security deal. Bessent tied the licence directly to commitments Tehran made at the negotiating table. "Iran has committed to free and open transit in the Strait of Hormuz and to permit International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors into their country," Bessent said. Vice-President JD Vance, who led the US delegation in Switzerland, said the two sides had "laid a very good foundation for a successful final deal." Shipping data showed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil normally passes — climbing back toward pre-war levels as dozens of vessels resumed transits. Markets and Europe's energy bill Oil markets, which had spiked during the conflict, extended their retreat. Brent crude traded near $77.90 a barrel on June 22, down about 3.3% on the day and only around 7% above where it sat before fighting erupted on February 28; West Texas Intermediate hovered near $74. At the war's peak, front-month prices had approached $120. How much Iranian oil actually returns — and how fast — will shape the months ahead. Iran's pre-conflict output ceiling was about 3.8 million barrels a day; analysts say a rapid restart could add up to 2 million barrels a day within the 60-day window, though many expect a slower ramp-up as sanctioned logistics are rebuilt. "Putting aside the contents of the MoU, markets are likely to be welcoming the fact that both the US and Iran signed it sooner than initially expected," said Norihiro Yamaguchi, an economist at Oxford Economics. The stakes are largest for Europe, which imports 80 to 85% of its oil and felt the war's price shock acutely. Each $10 move in crude translates into roughly 3 to 6 euro cents per litre at European pumps, depending on national taxes — a direct channel into headline inflation that the European Central Bank watches closely. European gas told a similar story: benchmark TTF futures, which had jumped to nearly €62 per megawatt-hour in March, had eased back toward €44. Yet analysts caution that cheaper Iranian crude is unlikely to fully reverse the spike. Damaged Gulf energy infrastructure will take months to repair, shipping and insurance premiums remain elevated, and European storage must be refilled before winter. "The floor is likely higher than pre-crisis because Europe must refill low storage, so prices above €40/MWh are a plausible near-term post-deal scenario," said Andrei Covatariu, an energy analyst at the Atlantic Council. For now, the message from markets is one of cautious relief. A diplomatic off-ramp in the Gulf has pulled crude well below its wartime highs and taken some pressure off Europe's energy-driven inflation — but the reprieve, like the licence itself, comes with an expiry date. ### Sources - US partially lifts Iran oil sanctions amid 'encouraging' talks — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/us-partially-lifts-iran-oil-sanctions-amid-encouraging-talks - U.S. eases Iran oil sanctions under temporary peace agreement — World Oil: https://www.worldoil.com/news/2026/6/22/u-s-eases-iran-oil-sanctions-under-temporary-peace-agreement/ - Treasury Department issues temporary license for Iranian oil sales — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5934077-iranian-oil-sanctions-mou/ - US Treasury eases sanctions, issues 60-day license for Iranian oil amid progress in peace talks — ANI News: https://aninews.in/news/world/us/us-treasury-eases-santions-issues-60-day-license-for-iranian-oil-amid-progress-in-peace-talks20260622200743/ - Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/18/oil-prices-fall-stocks-rally-as-us-iran-sign-framework-to-end-war - Oil Prices Mixed as Brent Falls to $77.90, WTI Gains on Easing Middle East Tensions and Iran Sanctions Waiver — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/brent-crude-slides-to-7790-russian-urals-down-to-6119-1.500583428 - U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/us-iran-roadmap-final-deal-switzerland-talks-lebanon-deconfliction.html - US, Iran make 'encouraging progress' after hours-long talks in Burgenstock; agree on roadmap to reach final peace deal in 60 days — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2009504 - Why oil and gas prices could stay high in Europe even if the Iran war ends — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/09/why-oil-and-gas-prices-could-stay-high-in-europe-even-if-the-iran-war-ends --- ## UniCredit closes on Commerzbank as hostile bid nears its decisive deadline - URL: https://status.lu/article/unicredit-commerzbank-hostile-bid-deadline-banking-union - Published: 2026-06-23T05:23:22.644+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:23:22.644+00:00 - Section: Economy - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: en - Translation group: 8e586bc4-8a28-4c25-b633-8a3102a94ff2 - Dateline: Frankfurt am Main, DE > The Italian lender claims roughly 42% of its German rival, but Berlin, Commerzbank's board and a regulatory probe stand between Andrea Orcel and Europe's biggest cross-border bank merger in years. ### Summary UniCredit's all-share bid for Commerzbank has reached its decisive phase, claiming about 42% of the German bank as Berlin, its board and regulators resist — a test of the eurozone's stalled banking union that reaches Luxembourg's financial hub. ### Key facts - UniCredit's all-share bid offers 0.485 of its shares per Commerzbank share, valuing the German bank at around €40 billion. - After the first acceptance window closed on 16 June, UniCredit claimed a combined position of about 42%; an extended period runs to 3 July, with a final tally due 8 July. - Berlin (a ~12% shareholder via KfW), Commerzbank's board and CEO Bettina Orlopp oppose the deal, while a BaFin probe and a market-manipulation complaint cloud the tally. - The fight is a test of whether the eurozone can build cross-border banking champions despite a still-incomplete banking union. - The outcome reaches Luxembourg, the EU's top cross-border financial centre, where both banks operate and which has a direct stake in banking-union reform. ### FAQ **Q: What is UniCredit offering for Commerzbank?** An all-share exchange of 0.485 new UniCredit shares per Commerzbank share, valuing the German bank at roughly €40 billion. The ratio stayed unchanged through both the regular and extended acceptance windows. **Q: How big is UniCredit's stake now?** After the first acceptance window closed on 16 June 2026, UniCredit reported direct equity of about 26.8% plus derivative positions, and said roughly 12.5% of Commerzbank's capital had been tendered — lifting its claimed combined position to about 42%, per Bloomberg and Reuters. **Q: Why do Berlin and Commerzbank oppose the bid?** The German government holds about 12% via KfW and rejects what it calls hostile tactics; Commerzbank's boards say the offer lacks an adequate premium and a credible combination plan, and back a standalone 'Momentum 2030' strategy. **Q: Why does this matter for Luxembourg?** Luxembourg is the EU's leading cross-border financial centre and the world's second-largest fund hub. A genuine eurozone banking union would reshape its competitive landscape, and both UniCredit and Commerzbank already operate in the Grand Duchy. ### Body UniCredit's drive to absorb Commerzbank — the most ambitious attempt at a cross-border bank merger in the eurozone in years — has entered its decisive phase, with the Milan-based lender claiming roughly 42% of its German rival even as Berlin, Commerzbank's board and the country's regulators fight to derail it. The regular acceptance period for UniCredit's unsolicited offer closed on 16 June, and the bank published interim results on 19 June. A statutory extended window reopened on 20 June and runs until 3 July, with the final tally expected on 8 July. The outcome will determine whether Chief Executive Andrea Orcel has pulled off a takeover that European supervisors have long urged but national governments have repeatedly blocked. An all-share offer that markets snubbed UniCredit is offering 0.485 of its own new shares for each Commerzbank share, a ratio it left unchanged through both acceptance windows, according to Commerzbank's own shareholder guidance. The all-share structure values the German bank at around €40 billion, though the headline figure has shifted with UniCredit's stock price. That structure is also the bid's weakness. Because Commerzbank shares traded above the offer's implied value, accepting meant swapping into UniCredit at an effective discount — and most institutional holders declined. According to Reuters, by the close of the first window UniCredit reported a direct equity stake of about 26.8%, supplemented by cash- and share-settled derivatives, with roughly 12.5% of Commerzbank's capital tendered into the offer. Bloomberg reported that this lifted UniCredit's claimed combined position to about 42%, comfortably above the 30% acceptance threshold the bank had set as a condition. UniCredit has said full completion, which still requires regulatory approvals, is not expected before 2027. Berlin digs in The German government, which holds roughly 12% of Commerzbank through its Financial Market Stabilisation Fund and the state development bank KfW, has formally rejected the offer. The fund said it "rejects the aggressive approach of UniCredit" and supports the bank's strategy of independence. Officials have weighed raising the state's holding toward the 25% blocking minority that would hand Berlin a veto, a step described as a last resort. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has framed the fight as a question of how Europe builds scale without trampling national sensitivities. Yes, we need large banks in Europe, but that doesn't mean that every form or type of takeover is welcome in Germany. Commerzbank's leadership has been equally firm. Its Board of Managing Directors and Supervisory Board have urged shareholders to reject the bid, arguing in their reasoned statement that "the offer provides neither an adequate premium nor a credible plan for a combination." Chief Executive Bettina Orlopp has built her defence around a standalone plan, dubbed "Momentum 2030," that includes the bank's own restructuring and roughly 3,000 job cuts, while signalling she would talk only if UniCredit raised its premium and guaranteed the business model. A disputed tally The endgame has turned acrimonious. Commerzbank's works council, backed by the Verdi union, has filed a criminal complaint accusing UniCredit of market manipulation under Germany's Securities Trading Act, and the financial regulator BaFin has opened a probe into how UniCredit assembled its stake. Frankfurt prosecutors have begun a preliminary examination of possible market manipulation. At the heart of the dispute is who actually tendered shares. Commerzbank's management argues that securities-lending volumes in its stock surged roughly tenfold after the offer was announced, and contends that much of the stock UniCredit counts is borrowed rather than held by long-term investors. UniCredit rejects the accusations and has asked BaFin to scrutinise Commerzbank's own disclosures. None of the allegations has been tested in court. Orcel, for his part, has played down the prospect of outright control. "If we get to control, which is not the expected scenario at the moment, what we would do is very clear, and the returns on that would be … very positive for our shareholders, and also for the shareholders of Commerzbank, but it's up to them," he told CNBC. A test for banking union — and for Luxembourg For all the noise, the contest is a proxy for a much larger question: can the eurozone forge pan-European banks big enough to rival American and Asian giants? The European Central Bank has long backed cross-border consolidation, and UniCredit casts the deal as unlocking "significant cross-border value." Yet the obstacles laid bare here — national resistance, ring-fenced capital and the still-missing common European deposit insurance scheme — are the same ones that have kept the bloc's banking union half-built for more than a decade. That unfinished project matters in Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy is the EU's leading cross-border financial centre and the world's second-largest investment-fund hub after the United States, and its banks are supervised by the ECB under the Single Supervisory Mechanism. A genuine banking union — one that lets capital and lenders move freely across borders — would reshape the competitive landscape for a hub whose business is, by design, pan-European. Both protagonists already operate there: UniCredit has run a Luxembourg subsidiary since 1987, and Commerzbank maintains its own presence in the country. Whether the July tally delivers Orcel a controlling position or merely a large, contested minority, the saga has already shown how far ambition for a single European banking market still runs ahead of the rules meant to enable it. ### Sources - Deadline looms for UniCredit's hostile bid for Commerzbank — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/deadline-looms-for-unicredits-hostile-bid-for-commerzbank - UniCredit's takeover offer for Commerzbank concludes on Tuesday — Reuters / Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/unicredits-takeover-offer-for-commerzbank-concludes-on-tuesday-4745001 - UniCredit Set to Control 42% of Commerzbank After First Tender — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-19/unicredit-secures-12-51-of-commerzbank-shares-in-interim-result - Germany Rejects UniCredit's Takeover Bid for Commerzbank — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/germany-s-ruling-spd-rejects-unicredit-takeover-of-commerzbank - Merz Slams 'Hostile' Tactics as Commerzbank Rejects Takeover Bid — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/merz-slams-hostile-tactics-as-commerzbank-rejects-takeover-bid - Germany's Merz rejects hostile banking takeovers, as UniCredit-Commerzbank saga escalates — Reuters (via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L8N4131G0:0-germany-s-merz-rejects-hostile-banking-takeovers-as-unicredit-commerzbank-saga-escalates/ - FAQ on UniCredit's Takeover Offer — Commerzbank's position — Commerzbank: https://www.commerzbank.de/group/what-drives-us/commerzbank-as-a-company/2026-unicredit-position-faq.html - UniCredit CEO says taking control of Commerzbank 'not the expected scenario' — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/unicredit-takeover-commerzbank-ceo-control-scenario.html - UniCredit boss plots Commerzbank shake-up as lender continues its takeover pursuit — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/unicredit-takeover-bid-commerzbank-acquisition-europe-banks.html - Deadline looms for UniCredit's hostile bid for Commerzbank — AFP / France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260616-deadline-looms-for-unicredit-s-hostile-bid-for-commerzbank - German Government Opposes Hostile Takeover of Commerzbank — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/german-government-hostile-takeover-commerzbank-unacceptable/ - The European Banking Union Also Means Cross-Border Bank Consolidation — Verfassungsblog: https://verfassungsblog.de/banking-union-cross-border-consolidation/ - Financial Centre: a leading cross-border financial centre with a unique offering — Luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/invest/key-sectors/financial-centre.html # Articles (French) --- ## Un sculpteur allemand donnera à Luxembourg son monument au Grand-Duc Jean - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/jonas-ademes-sculpteur-monument-grand-duc-jean-parc-pescatore - Published: 2026-07-04T06:45:41.888+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:45:41.888+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 3f2554ad-7be6-4ca1-b6ad-54ba7ba01b41 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le gouvernement a retenu le maître sculpteur Jonas Ademes pour une statue grandeur nature du souverain défunt, en habit civil, qui prendra place au Parc Pescatore et sera dévoilée mi-2027. ### Summary Le gouvernement luxembourgeois a choisi le sculpteur allemand Jonas Ademes pour concevoir un monument grandeur nature au Grand-Duc Jean, à installer au Parc Pescatore et à inaugurer mi-2027. ### Key facts - Le 3 juillet 2026, le conseil de gouvernement a désigné le sculpteur allemand Jonas Ademes pour créer le monument au Grand-Duc Jean. - La statue montrera le souverain en habit civil, à taille réelle et à hauteur de regard, pour privilégier la proximité. - Elle sera installée au Parc Pescatore, entre la Fondation Pescatore et l'ascenseur panoramique du Pfaffenthal. - Le concours, ouvert en juin 2025, s'est déroulé en trois phases, chaque finaliste percevant 3 000 euros TTC pour son avant-projet. - Les travaux débuteront dans les prochains mois, pour une inauguration prévue mi-2027. ### FAQ **Q: Qui est Jonas Ademes ?** Né en 1991 à Bitburg, en Allemagne, âgé de 35 ans et établi à Aschaffenburg, Jonas Ademes est maître sculpteur. Il a grandi près de la frontière luxembourgeoise et sa grand-mère était originaire de Medernach. Il s'est formé en Allemagne et en Italie, où il a travaillé avec des ateliers renommés. **Q: Où le monument au Grand-Duc Jean sera-t-il installé ?** Dans la partie « Parc Pescatore » du Parc municipal Édouard André, à Luxembourg-Ville, entre la Fondation Pescatore et l'ascenseur panoramique vers le Pfaffenthal, avec vue sur Eich, les Trois Glands, le Mudam et le plateau de Kirchberg. **Q: Quand la statue sera-t-elle inaugurée ?** Les travaux commencent dans les prochains mois et l'inauguration est prévue pour la mi-2027. **Q: Combien coûte le projet ?** Le coût total n'a pas été rendu public. Seule l'indemnité de 3 000 euros TTC versée à chaque finaliste pour son avant-projet a été communiquée. ### Body Il aura fallu plus d'un an pour désigner la main qui figera dans le bronze l'une des figures les plus aimées du Grand-Duché. Le 3 juillet 2026, le conseil de gouvernement présidé par le Premier ministre Luc Frieden a annoncé que le sculpteur allemand Jonas Ademes avait été retenu pour concevoir, réaliser et installer un monument à la mémoire du Grand-Duc Jean, souverain durant trente-six ans et disparu en 2019. Le choix clôt un concours ouvert en juin 2025 et fixe le cap d'une œuvre appelée à s'installer au cœur de la capitale. Le parti pris est assumé : la statue ne montrera pas un chef d'État dans les attributs de sa fonction, mais un homme en habit civil, représenté à taille réelle et à hauteur de regard. Une manière d'inviter à une rencontre intime et respectueuse, plutôt que d'ériger un symbole lointain du pouvoir. Un concours en trois temps L'État avait lancé en juin 2025 un appel public à candidatures, invitant les artistes visuels professionnels à proposer une sculpture du Grand-Duc Jean (1921-2019), qui régna de 1964 à 2000. Le dépôt des dossiers, ouvert sans frais d'inscription, s'achevait le 16 juillet 2025 via le portail des marchés publics pmp.lu. La procédure s'articulait en trois phases : - un premier tour au cours duquel les candidatures étaient examinées, puis cinq à dix candidats présélectionnés ; - un deuxième tour durant lequel les finalistes développaient un avant-projet — chacun percevant une indemnité forfaitaire de 3 000 euros TTC au titre de ses frais d'étude et de présentation — parmi lesquels un comité de sélection a désigné le lauréat ; - une phase finale de production et d'installation. Aux yeux du comité, la proposition d'Ademes s'est distinguée autant par le métier que par la lecture de l'homme. Dans son communiqué, le gouvernement a salué le projet pour : sa qualité artistique, sa grande fidélité à la figure du Grand-Duc Jean ainsi que sa capacité à en révéler les traits de caractère au-delà de la seule apparence. Né en 1991 à Bitburg, tout près de la frontière allemande, Ademes a 35 ans et travaille à Aschaffenburg. Il a grandi non loin du Luxembourg et entretient un lien personnel avec le pays : sa grand-mère était originaire de Medernach, au centre du Grand-Duché. Formé en Allemagne puis en Italie, où il a collaboré avec des ateliers renommés, il détient le titre de maître sculpteur. L'homme derrière le souverain Le cahier des charges relevait autant du ton que de la technique. Plutôt qu'un emblème distant de l'autorité, le gouvernement voulait une œuvre qui traduise la proximité — cette humilité, cette bienveillance et ce sens du bien commun que beaucoup de Luxembourgeois associent à Jean. En le montrant vêtu simplement et à échelle humaine, le monument entend susciter un face-à-face sans apprêt avec sa mémoire. Le propos épouse le souvenir d'un souverain que l'on retient moins pour le cérémonial que pour le service. Jeune héritier, Jean s'était engagé volontaire dans les Irish Guards de l'armée britannique en novembre 1942 ; il participa au débarquement de Normandie en juin 1944, puis à la libération de son propre pays le 10 septembre suivant. À partir de 1964, il présida des décennies qui virent le Luxembourg se muer en une place financière internationale prospère, avant d'abdiquer en faveur de son fils Henri le 7 octobre 2000. Lorsqu'il s'éteignit en avril 2019, à 98 ans, le pays observa des journées de deuil national. Dans son appel de juin 2025, le gouvernement le décrivait comme un « Européen convaincu et diplomate avisé ». Un belvédère sur le Luxembourg moderne Le monument sera installé à Luxembourg-Ville, dans la partie « Parc Pescatore » du Parc municipal Édouard André, entre la Fondation Pescatore et l'ascenseur panoramique vitré qui descend vers la vallée du Pfaffenthal. Le site n'a rien d'anodin : de là, la statue fera face au parc et embrassera Eich, les Trois Glands, le musée Mudam et les tours du plateau de Kirchberg — ce Luxembourg contemporain né sous le règne de Jean. Le choix recèle une résonance supplémentaire. Le Mudam — de son nom complet Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean — porte déjà le nom du souverain : la statue regardera donc vers une institution qui lui est dédiée. Les travaux débuteront dans les prochains mois, pour une inauguration prévue mi-2027. Le coût total du projet n'a pas été rendu public ; hormis les 3 000 euros versés à chaque finaliste pour son avant-projet, aucune enveloppe globale n'a été communiquée. Entrer dans un panthéon discret Un petit pays choisit avec soin ceux qu'il coule dans le bronze, et l'œuvre nouvelle rejoindra un ensemble restreint de monuments publics de la capitale. Le plus célèbre demeure la Gëlle Fra, le mémorial doré de 1923 dressé place de la Constitution. Le plus proche par l'esprit est la statue de la Grande-Duchesse Charlotte — mère de Jean, elle-même figure de la résistance —, un bronze de 2,75 mètres du sculpteur français Jean Cardot, inauguré place de Clairefontaine en 1990. Ajouter Jean à cette compagnie relève d'un geste réfléchi de mémoire nationale. Sa mère est honorée par un bras tendu, accueillant ; le parti retenu pour lui est plus sobre, plus terrien : une silhouette que l'on croiserait presque au détour d'une allée. La sculpture achevée atteindra-t-elle cette intimité ? Il faudra attendre son dévoilement pour le savoir. Mais l'intention, énoncée sans détour par le gouvernement, est claire : rendre hommage à une figure d'unité avec la même modestie que la réputation qu'il a laissée. ### Sources - Jonas Ademes Selected to Design Monument in Memory of Grand Duke Jean — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62171-jonas-ademes-selected-to-design-monument-in-memory-of-grand-duke-jean - Un monument en mémoire de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc Jean — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/fr/actualites/un-monument-en-memoire-de-sar-le-grand-duc-jean - Grand-Duc Jean: une statue sera inaugurée à Luxembourg-Ville en 2027 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-decouvrez-la-future-statue-en-l-honneur-du-grand-duc-jean-103595818 - Le futur monument du Grand-Duc Jean dévoilé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-futur-monument-du-grand-duc-jean-devoile/ - Appel à candidatures: conception, réalisation et pose d'un monument en mémoire de Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc Jean — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/04-appel-monument.html - Call for Artists: Design, production and installation of a monument in memory of HRH the Grand Duke Jean — ArtJobs / État du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.artjobs.com/open-calls/call-artists/luxembourg/85669/design-production-and-installation-monument-memory-his - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Grand Duchess Charlotte (statue, Place de Clairefontaine) — Luxembourg City Tourist Office: https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/place/monument/grand-duchess-charlotte --- ## L'appétit électrique de l'IA éloigne Google et Amazon de leurs promesses climatiques - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/geants-cloud-emissions-carbone-ia-centres-donnees-2026 - Published: 2026-07-04T06:16:37.456+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:16:37.456+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 606a7fcd-8cbb-41a5-aff3-e7edca01c244 > Les derniers rapports environnementaux des deux géants du cloud montrent des émissions en hausse : la soif d'électricité des centres de données d'IA va plus vite que le verdissement des réseaux. ### Summary Amazon et Google publient à un jour d'intervalle des bilans où leurs émissions de CO2 repartent à la hausse, portées par la construction et l'exploitation de centres de données dédiés à l'intelligence artificielle. ### Key facts - Amazon a déclaré environ 81 millions de tonnes d'équivalent CO2 en 2025, en hausse de 16 % sur un an et de 58 % depuis 2019, son plus haut niveau annuel. - Les émissions comptabilisées par Google pour son objectif ont bondi de 18 %, à environ 14,5 millions de tonnes, soit près de 81 % au-dessus de la référence 2019. - Chez Google, la consommation d'électricité a grimpé de 37 % en un an — un record — et les émissions de la chaîne d'approvisionnement ont augmenté de 25 %. - Les deux groupes couvrent 100 % de leur consommation électrique par des achats d'énergie renouvelable, mais leurs émissions absolues continuent de monter. - Amazon vise la neutralité carbone en 2040, Google en 2030 : la demande de l'IA progresse plus vite que la décarbonation des réseaux. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi les émissions d'Amazon et de Google augmentent-elles alors qu'ils achètent de l'énergie renouvelable ?** Parce que la demande électrique de leurs centres de données d'IA croît plus vite que le verdissement des réseaux. Adosser des achats d'énergie renouvelable sur le papier n'efface pas les émissions de l'électricité réellement tirée de réseaux carbonés, ni celles liées à la construction des centres (acier, béton, semi-conducteurs). Le total absolu, seul chiffre qui compte pour le climat, augmente. **Q: De combien les émissions ont-elles progressé chez chaque entreprise ?** Amazon a déclaré environ 81 millions de tonnes d'équivalent CO2 en 2025, en hausse de 16 % sur un an et de 58 % depuis 2019. Chez Google, les émissions comptabilisées pour son objectif ont augmenté de 18 %, à environ 14,5 millions de tonnes, soit près de 81 % au-dessus du niveau de 2019. **Q: Les deux groupes maintiennent-ils leurs objectifs de neutralité carbone ?** Oui. Amazon confirme viser la neutralité carbone en 2040 et Google en 2030. Google prévient toutefois que le chemin « ne sera pas linéaire », le déploiement de l'infrastructure d'IA s'accélérant plus vite que la décarbonation du réseau. ### Body À un jour d'intervalle, les deux premières entreprises mondiales du cloud ont livré le même aveu embarrassant : la ruée vers l'intelligence artificielle fait grimper leurs émissions de carbone au lieu de les réduire, et l'électricité qu'engloutissent leurs centres de données augmente plus vite que les réseaux électriques ne se décarbonent. Longtemps mis en avant comme des figures de proue de l'action climatique dans la tech, les deux groupes voient désormais leurs propres chiffres contredire leur discours. Le 1er juillet, Amazon a révélé que ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre avaient progressé de 16 % en 2025, atteignant environ 81 millions de tonnes d'équivalent CO2 — le total annuel le plus élevé jamais publié par l'entreprise. La veille, Google indiquait que les émissions comptabilisées au titre de son objectif climatique avaient bondi de 18 % sur un an, les portant à environ 81 % au-dessus du niveau de 2019 qui sert de référence. Dans les deux cas, la hausse est en grande partie imputée à la construction et au fonctionnement des centres de données bâtis pour entraîner et faire tourner l'IA. Amazon : une année record, un écart qui se creuse Le rapport de durabilité 2025 d'Amazon chiffre le total à quelque 81 millions de tonnes d'équivalent CO2, soit 16 % de plus qu'en 2024 et 58 % de plus qu'en 2019 — l'année où le groupe cofondait The Climate Pledge et s'engageait à atteindre la neutralité carbone à l'horizon 2040, selon les données rapportées par Bloomberg, GeekWire et le média public KUOW. Les émissions indirectes liées à l'électricité qu'achète Amazon ont grimpé de 34 % en un an, une hausse que l'entreprise attribue à « la consommation d'électricité des centres de données, à l'électrification de notre réseau de livraison et à celle de nos bâtiments ». Amazon est en pleine expansion de son parc de centres de données, un chantier qu'elle valorise jusqu'à 150 milliards de dollars et qu'elle entend alimenter grâce à des contrats portant sur le nucléaire, la géothermie et le stockage par batteries. Le groupe met en avant ses gains d'efficacité : l'intensité carbone — les émissions rapportées à chaque dollar de chiffre d'affaires — aurait reculé de 38 % depuis 2019, et Amazon assure avoir couvert dès 2023 la totalité de sa consommation électrique par des achats d'énergie renouvelable, sept ans avant l'échéance qu'elle s'était fixée pour 2030. Mais, de son propre aveu, cet indicateur d'intensité est reparti à la hausse en 2025, pour la première fois depuis qu'elle le suit. Les critiques rappellent surtout qu'adosser sur le papier des achats d'énergie verte n'efface pas les émissions de l'électricité réellement tirée de réseaux gorgés d'énergies fossiles, et que le seul chiffre qui compte pour le climat reste le total absolu — lequel augmente. Google : des progrès opérationnels, une chaîne d'approvisionnement qui déraille Le onzième rapport environnemental annuel de Google, publié le 30 juin, brosse un tableau plus contrasté. L'entreprise dit avoir réduit de 2 % en 2025 ses émissions opérationnelles — les catégories Scope 1 et Scope 2 dites « fondées sur le marché » — grâce, notamment, à une neuvième année consécutive de couverture intégrale de sa consommation électrique par des achats d'énergie renouvelable et à la signature de plus de 12 gigawatts de nouveaux contrats d'électricité propre. Mais ses émissions de chaîne d'approvisionnement (Scope 3) ont bondi de 25 %, poussant le total pertinent pour son objectif en hausse de 18 %, à environ 14,5 millions de tonnes, selon les analyses du rapport publiées par Trellis et Carbon Credits. Google en attribue l'essentiel à l'acier, au béton, aux semi-conducteurs et aux autres composants nécessaires à la construction des centres de données, souvent fabriqués sur des réseaux asiatiques très carbonés. Sa consommation d'électricité a, elle, augmenté de 37 % en une seule année — sa plus forte hausse jamais enregistrée, et plus de 250 % au-dessus de 2019. Le chemin vers nos ambitions climatiques ne sera pas linéaire, dès lors que le déploiement de notre infrastructure d'IA s'accélère aujourd'hui plus vite que la décarbonation du réseau. Google maintient pour l'heure son engagement d'atteindre la neutralité carbone sur l'ensemble de ses activités et de sa chaîne de valeur d'ici 2030, un objectif que le groupe qualifie lui-même de « moonshot », de pari démesuré. Le choc frontal entre l'IA et les serments climatiques Les deux rapports cristallisent une tension avec laquelle tout le secteur se débat. Les centres de données dédiés à l'IA exigent d'énormes volumes d'électricité fiable, disponible en continu, au moment précis où les sources d'électricité qui croissent le plus vite — l'éolien et le solaire — restent intermittentes, et où la construction de nouvelles centrales nucléaires comme le raccordement au réseau se comptent en années. Résultat : même des entreprises qui investissent des sommes records dans l'énergie propre voient leurs émissions absolues repartir vers le haut. - Amazon : émissions en hausse de 16 % en 2025, à environ 81 millions de tonnes d'équivalent CO2 ; +58 % depuis 2019 ; objectif de neutralité en 2040. - Google : émissions pertinentes pour son objectif en hausse de 18 %, à environ 14,5 millions de tonnes ; +81 % environ depuis 2019 ; objectif de neutralité en 2030. - Les deux : une demande électrique qui explose — +34 % pour les émissions liées à l'électricité achetée par Amazon, +37 % pour la consommation de Google en un an. Ce décalage a tendu les rapports avec une partie des salariés eux-mêmes. Eliza Pan, du collectif Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a confié à KUOW que « nos membres ont perdu confiance dans la capacité d'Amazon à faire spontanément ce qui est juste ». Les dirigeants, eux, assurent que la trajectoire de long terme demeure orientée à la baisse. La directrice de la durabilité d'Amazon, Kara Hurst, se dit toujours « confiante et optimiste quant à la vision d'ensemble et aux progrès de long terme que nous continuons d'accomplir pour l'atteindre », tout en reconnaissant, auprès de Semafor, que cette empreinte en hausse « ne se résume pas à l'histoire d'une seule année ». Pour l'instant, les chiffres pointent tous dans la même direction. Les plus grands noms de la technologie ont bâti une partie de leur réputation sur leur statut de pionniers du climat — Amazon comme instigateur d'un serment de neutralité carbone, Google comme l'une des premières entreprises à revendiquer la neutralité. La course à l'IA met désormais à l'épreuve la solidité de ces promesses face à la facture d'électricité qui les accompagne. ### Sources - Read Google's 2026 Environmental Report — Google (blog.google): https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/2026-environmental-report/ - Google's AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/30/google-ai-boom-emissions-power-use - Google Reports 37% Rise in Electricity Use Driven by AI Buildout — Let's Data Science: https://letsdatascience.com/news/google-reports-37-rise-in-electricity-use-driven-by-ai-build-57b8e424 - Google sticks with 2030 net-zero goal despite big emissions increase — Trellis: https://trellis.net/article/google-isnt-abandoning-its-2030-goal-despite-another-big-emissions-increase/ - Google's Carbon Emissions Fall, But AI Makes Its Net-Zero 'Moonshot' Goal Harder Than Ever — Carbon Credits: https://carboncredits.com/google-ai-emissions-net-zero-environmental-report-2026/ - The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge — GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-cost-of-the-ai-boom-amazon-emissions-jump-16-as-company-stands-by-net-zero-pledge/ - Amazon's carbon emissions jumped 16% in 2025. The driver: massive data center buildout — KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/stories/amazon-s-carbon-emissions-jump-driven-by-massive-data-center-buildout - Amazon's Carbon Emissions Rose 16% in 2025 Amid Data Center Boom — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/amazon-s-carbon-emissions-rose-16-in-2025-amid-data-center-boom - Amazon emissions rose 16% in 2025 — Transport Topics (TT News): https://www.ttnews.com/articles/amazon-emissions-rise-2025 - Amazon's rising carbon footprint 'not a one-year story,' CSO says — Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/article/07/01/2026/amazons-rising-carbon-footprint-not-a-one-year-story-cso-says - Amazon meets its 100% renewable energy goal 7 years early — About Amazon: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-renewable-energy-goal - How is Kara Hurst Leading Amazon to Net Zero by 2040? — Sustainability Magazine: https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/how-is-kara-hurst-leading-amazon-to-net-zero-by-2040 --- ## Nagelsmann démissionne de la Mannschaft, le DFB veut ouvrir des discussions avec Klopp - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/nagelsmann-demission-mannschaft-dfb-klopp-mondial-2026 - Published: 2026-07-04T06:09:29.192+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:09:29.192+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: d088b6e2-d17d-4379-8629-1c4ec19f649d - Dateline: Frankfurt am Main, DE > Quatre jours après l'élimination de l'Allemagne face au Paraguay au Mondial 2026, Julian Nagelsmann a quitté son poste. La fédération veut désormais confier la Mannschaft à Jürgen Klopp. ### Summary Julian Nagelsmann a démissionné de la sélection allemande, quatre jours après l'élimination au Mondial 2026. Le DFB annonce vouloir ouvrir des discussions avec Jürgen Klopp. ### Key facts - Julian Nagelsmann, 38 ans, a démissionné de la sélection allemande le vendredi 3 juillet 2026, quatre jours après l'élimination au Mondial. - L'Allemagne a été sortie en seizièmes de finale par le Paraguay (1-1, 4-3 aux tirs au but) le 29 juin à Foxborough — sa première défaite en Coupe du monde lors d'une séance de penalties. - Le DFB annonce vouloir ouvrir des discussions avec Jürgen Klopp, 59 ans, qui s'est dit disposé « sur le principe » à prendre le poste. - Le contrat de Klopp chez Red Bull contiendrait une clause libératoire lui permettant de rejoindre la sélection allemande. - Les adjoints Benjamin Glück et Benjamin Hübner quittent eux aussi leurs fonctions ; le contrat de Nagelsmann courait pourtant jusqu'à l'Euro 2028. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Julian Nagelsmann a-t-il démissionné ?** Après l'élimination de l'Allemagne en seizièmes de finale du Mondial 2026, battue par le Paraguay aux tirs au but, Nagelsmann a d'abord affirmé qu'il resterait. Quatre jours plus tard, au terme d'une longue réunion avec les dirigeants du DFB à Francfort, il a sollicité un départ volontaire, estimant que l'équipe méritait « un vrai nouveau départ ». **Q: Qui pourrait succéder à Nagelsmann à la tête de la Mannschaft ?** Le DFB a annoncé vouloir engager des discussions avec Jürgen Klopp, 59 ans, ancien entraîneur du Borussia Dortmund et de Liverpool, aujourd'hui directeur mondial du football chez Red Bull. La fédération indique qu'il s'est dit disposé « sur le principe » à occuper le poste. **Q: Comment l'Allemagne a-t-elle été éliminée du Mondial 2026 ?** Le 29 juin, à Foxborough (Massachusetts), l'Allemagne a fait match nul 1-1 avec le Paraguay après prolongations (but de Julio Enciso, égalisation de Kai Havertz), puis s'est inclinée 4-3 aux tirs au but. C'était la première fois que la sélection perdait une séance de penalties en Coupe du monde. **Q: Qu'est-ce qui pourrait faciliter l'arrivée de Klopp ?** Selon plusieurs médias allemands, le contrat de Klopp avec Red Bull comporte une clause libératoire conçue précisément pour ce cas de figure, l'autorisant à quitter son poste pour rejoindre la sélection allemande. Ce serait son premier banc depuis son départ de Liverpool en 2024. ### Body Il avait juré qu'il resterait. Quatre jours plus tard, Julian Nagelsmann a fait le chemin inverse. Le technicien de 38 ans a annoncé, vendredi 3 juillet, sa démission de la tête de la sélection allemande, refermant trois années aussi ambitieuses que décevantes. La Fédération allemande de football (DFB) a confirmé ce départ et précisé, dans la foulée, qu'elle entamerait sans attendre des discussions avec Jürgen Klopp pour lui succéder. La séquence est brutale. Éliminée dès les seizièmes de finale du Mondial 2026 — un naufrage pour une nation quadruple championne du monde —, la Mannschaft avait vu son sélectionneur multiplier les gages de continuité au coup de sifflet final. Mais après une longue réunion avec les dirigeants du DFB à Francfort, l'idée d'un départ volontaire s'est imposée. La fédération assure que Nagelsmann a lui-même sollicité son retrait, entériné par son conseil de surveillance. Une séance de tirs au but qui fait basculer une histoire Tout s'est joué le 29 juin, au Boston Stadium de Foxborough, dans le Massachusetts. Après un match nul 1-1 au terme des prolongations, l'Allemagne s'est inclinée 4-3 aux tirs au but face au Paraguay. Julio Enciso avait ouvert le score pour les Sud-Américains à la 42e minute, avant que Kai Havertz n'égalise à la 54e. En prolongation, une tête de Jonathan Tah a été refusée par la VAR. Puis vint le supplice des penalties : Havertz et Nick Woltemade butèrent tous deux sur le gardien paraguayen Orlando Gill, tandis que Tah expédiait sa tentative au-dessus de la barre. Détail qui pèse : jamais l'Allemagne n'avait perdu une séance de tirs au but en Coupe du monde. Un couperet d'autant plus cruel pour un pays sacré à quatre reprises — en 1954, 1974, 1990 et, la dernière fois, en 2014. Déjà sorti prématurément en 2022, Havertz n'a pas dissimulé son abattement au micro. « Ma deuxième Coupe du monde, et on l'a gâchée deux fois. La seule chose que je puisse dire, c'est que je suis désolé. » Le constat de Nagelsmann, lui, se voulait plus froid. « Nous avons mis trop de temps à nous mettre à jouer sur les côtés, avait-il analysé. Nous avions le contrôle, mais il nous a manqué ce tranchant. » À cet instant, il campait sur ses positions, se décrivant devant la presse comme quelqu'un « qui ne fuit pas » et se disant prêt à poursuivre si la fédération le souhaitait. Du défi affiché au renoncement Cette détermination n'aura pas tenu la semaine. Dans son message d'adieu, Nagelsmann a présenté sa décision comme un geste dicté par l'intérêt du groupe, non comme une reculade. « La décision n'a rien eu de facile pour moi, a-t-il confié. Le succès de l'équipe a toujours été ma priorité absolue. » Après « une déception aussi douloureuse », a-t-il ajouté, « l'équipe mérite l'occasion d'un vrai nouveau départ », s'excusant auprès des supporters d'une élimination qui les prive de « la moindre soirée de football supplémentaire dans ce Mondial ». Nommé en septembre 2023, Nagelsmann avait hérité d'une sélection à la dérive et lui avait rendu un peu de crédit, la conduisant en quarts de finale de l'Euro 2024 organisé à domicile, où elle s'était inclinée de justesse face à la future lauréate, l'Espagne. Ce parcours lui avait valu une prolongation de contrat jusqu'à l'Euro 2028. Une deuxième humiliation consécutive en Coupe du monde aura eu raison de lui. Ses adjoints Benjamin Glück et Benjamin Hübner quittent également leurs fonctions. Le président du DFB, Bernd Neuendorf, a salué le travail du sélectionneur sortant : « La Fédération allemande de football remercie expressément Julian Nagelsmann pour son travail depuis septembre 2023. » Pourquoi le DFB rêve de Klopp L'attention s'est aussitôt reportée, sans détour, sur un seul nom. Dans le même communiqué, la fédération a affiché sa préférence pour la succession : « Concernant la nomination d'un nouveau sélectionneur, la direction du DFB va désormais chercher à engager des discussions avec Jürgen Klopp. Il a déjà signalé sa disposition de principe à occuper le poste. » À 59 ans, Klopp est depuis longtemps désigné comme le choix du cœur autant que de la raison pour prendre les rênes de la Mannschaft. L'ancien entraîneur du Borussia Dortmund et de Liverpool avait quitté Anfield en 2024, au terme de près de neuf saisons ponctuées d'une Ligue des champions et d'une Premier League, avant de devenir directeur mondial du football chez Red Bull. À plusieurs reprises, il a laissé entendre qu'il envisagerait la sélection allemande pour les bonnes raisons. Surtout, les obstacles pratiques semblent franchissables. Selon plusieurs médias allemands, le contrat de Klopp avec Red Bull comporte une clause libératoire taillée précisément pour ce scénario, l'autorisant à partir si la sélection nationale venait à l'appeler. Accepter le poste marquerait son retour sur un banc pour la première fois depuis Liverpool. Ce que pèse le DFB, ce n'est pas seulement un entraîneur, mais une remise à zéro. Car l'enjeu, pour le football allemand, est vertigineux : - Une génération talentueuse a quitté trois de ses quatre derniers grands tournois avant les demi-finales, avec deux éliminations dès le premier tour, en 2018 et 2022. - Le prochain cycle mondial court jusqu'en 2030, laissant du temps pour reconstruire — mais l'Euro 2028 se dresse déjà à l'horizon. - La nomination de Klopp emporterait une adhésion populaire immédiate qu'aucun autre candidat ne pourrait égaler. Pour l'heure, la fédération tient un nom fort et une cible consentante, mais aucun accord. Les discussions avec Klopp devraient s'ouvrir sans délai. Celui qui héritera du poste reprendra un programme fier mais meurtri, avec pour mission d'éviter que les sorties précoces de l'Allemagne au Mondial ne finissent par tourner à l'habitude. ### Sources - Julian Nagelsmann resigns as Germany head coach after shock World Cup exit with Jurgen Klopp 'ready' to take over — Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13559137/julian-nagelsmann-resigns-as-germany-head-coach-after-shock-world-cup-exit-with-jurgen-klopp-ready-to-take-over - Nagelsmann quits as Germany coach after early World Cup 2026 exit — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/3/nagelsmann-steps-down-germany-coach-klopp-paraguay-world-cup-round-of-32 - Germany part ways with head coach Julian Nagelsmann and look to appoint Jürgen Klopp — Bundesliga.com: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/julian-nagelsmann-resigns-germany-coach-world-cup-jurgen-klopp-38076 - Julian Nagelsmann steps down — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/julian-nagelsmann-leaves-germany - World Cup 2026: Germany 1-1 Paraguay (3-4 on penalties) - Four-time winners dumped out in stunning last-32 exit — Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17251/13558815/world-cup-2026-germany-1-1-paraguay-3-4-on-penalties-four-time-winners-dumped-out-in-stunning-last-32-exit - Germany 1-1 Paraguay (Jun 29, 2026) Game Analysis — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/760489 - Reaction from Germany's shootout defeat to Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup 2026 — Bundesliga.com: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/reaction-germany-penalty-defeat-to-paraguay-world-cup-2026-nagelsmann-havertz-neuer-38023 - Nagelsmann says 'team deserves a new start' after Germany's 'disappointing performance'; DFB eye Jurgen Klopp as successor — ANI News: https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/nagelsmann-says-team-deserves-a-new-start-after-germanys-disappointing-performance-in-fifa-world-cup-dfb-eye-jurgen-klopp-as-successor20260703183627/ - Germany confirm Jurgen Klopp talks after Julian Nagelsmann resignation — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en/lists/germany-confirm-jurgen-klopp-talks-julian-nagelsmann-resignation-world-cup/blt0ebe6fe9d5cf2641 --- ## À la veille du verdict Le Pen, Bardella a déjà pris la lumière au RN - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bardella-le-pen-verdict-appel-presidentielle-2027-rassemblement-nation - Published: 2026-07-04T05:49:21.554+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:49:21.554+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 2e86b7f4-abe3-4d24-86a6-4134598397cf - Dateline: Paris, FR > Mardi, la cour d'appel de Paris statue sur l'inéligibilité de Marine Le Pen. Quelle que soit sa décision, son protégé de 30 ans domine déjà tous les sondages pour 2027. ### Summary La cour d'appel de Paris rend le 7 juillet son arrêt sur l'inéligibilité de Marine Le Pen. Mais Jordan Bardella, 30 ans, s'est déjà imposé en tête de tous les sondages pour la présidentielle de 2027. ### Key facts - La cour d'appel de Paris rend le 7 juillet 2026 son arrêt sur l'inéligibilité de Marine Le Pen, condamnée en mars 2025 dans l'affaire des assistants parlementaires européens. - Sa peine comprend quatre ans de prison (deux avec sursis, deux sous bracelet), 100 000 euros d'amende et cinq ans d'inéligibilité à exécution provisoire, qui la bloque pour 2027. - Jordan Bardella, 30 ans, domine tous les sondages de premier tour : jusqu'à 37 % (Ifop-Fiducial, février) et 36 % (Ifop, juin), loin devant Édouard Philippe. - Bardella maintient qu'il se prépare « jusqu'à nouvel ordre » à être le Premier ministre de Le Pen, tandis que le RN évoque un tandem plutôt qu'une rupture. - Pour le Luxembourg, dont la France est le premier voisin, une présidence Bardella pourrait réorienter le moteur franco-allemand et la ligne européenne. ### FAQ **Q: Quand la cour d'appel rend-elle sa décision sur Marine Le Pen ?** La cour d'appel de Paris rend son arrêt le mardi 7 juillet 2026, en début d'après-midi. La date avait été fixée par la présidente de la cour en février 2026. **Q: Pourquoi Marine Le Pen est-elle inéligible ?** Condamnée le 31 mars 2025 dans l'affaire des assistants parlementaires européens, elle a écopé de cinq ans d'inéligibilité assortis de l'exécution provisoire, donc d'application immédiate. Cette peine la barre de la présidentielle de 2027 tant que l'appel n'a pas tranché. **Q: Où en est Jordan Bardella dans les sondages pour 2027 ?** Il domine tous les sondages de premier tour : jusqu'à 37 % pour Ifop-Fiducial fin février 2026, 34 % pour Ipsos et OpinionWay, et 36 % pour l'Ifop en juin 2026, loin devant Édouard Philippe. **Q: En quoi cela concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** La France est le premier voisin du Luxembourg et son principal partenaire économique et politique. Une présidence Bardella, ou une forte campagne, pourrait remodeler le moteur franco-allemand de l'UE, la politique du travail transfrontalier et l'orientation européenne sur la migration et le commerce. ### Body Pendant vingt ans, l'extrême droite française s'est confondue avec un nom : celui de Marine Le Pen. Mardi 7 juillet, la cour d'appel de Paris pourrait en refermer un chapitre — et, ce faisant, acter que le mouvement qu'elle a refondé a déjà commencé sa vie sans elle. La juridiction rendra son arrêt sur le recours formé par la dirigeante de 57 ans contre sa condamnation de mars 2025 pour détournement de fonds du Parlement européen. Sa décision, attendue en début d'après-midi et fixée dès février par la présidente de la cour, tranchera une question simple : Marine Le Pen pourra-t-elle, oui ou non, se présenter à la présidentielle d'avril 2027 ? Or, dans les rangs du Rassemblement national (RN), le basculement le plus lourd de conséquences a, lui, déjà eu lieu. Le successeur qu'elle a elle-même désigné, le président du parti Jordan Bardella, 30 ans, la devance désormais dans les intentions de vote, distance tous ses rivaux et prépare, en sourdine, une candidature bien à lui. Un arrêt qui peut sceller une carrière Le 31 mars 2025, Marine Le Pen a été reconnue coupable dans le dossier des assistants parlementaires européens, ce système de financement que le RN aurait, selon l'accusation, détourné pour rémunérer des permanents du parti. Le tribunal a estimé qu'elle se trouvait « au cœur d'un système frauduleux ». La peine : quatre ans d'emprisonnement — dont deux avec sursis et deux sous bracelet électronique —, 100 000 euros d'amende et, surtout, cinq ans d'inéligibilité assortis de l'exécution provisoire, c'est-à-dire d'application immédiate. C'est cette dernière disposition qui la tient à l'écart de 2027, sauf infirmation en appel. Elle a fait appel dans les jours qui ont suivi, le 11 avril. L'audience de cette année n'a pourtant guère adouci la position du parquet. Les magistrats ont réclamé le maintien de l'inéligibilité de cinq ans, quatre ans de prison dont trois avec sursis et un an de détention à domicile sous bracelet électronique, décrivant un dispositif « délibéré et soigneusement dissimulé » et « de l'argent public siphonné goutte à goutte jusqu'à former une rivière ». Marine Le Pen, elle, n'a jamais reconnu la moindre faute. « Nous n'avons jamais rien caché », a-t-elle lancé devant la cour, plaidant sa conviction que ces arrangements étaient licites. Si les juges confirment l'inéligibilité, sa quatrième tentative pour l'Élysée s'arrête là. S'ils la lèvent, elle retrouve la course qu'elle poursuit depuis toujours. Dans les deux cas, le parti a passé ces derniers mois à se préparer à un scénario où elle ne serait pas la candidate. Le dauphin qui n'attend plus son tour Président du RN depuis novembre 2022, député européen depuis 2019, Jordan Bardella dirige aussi, depuis juillet 2024, le groupe d'extrême droite Patriotes pour l'Europe au Parlement de Strasbourg. Sous sa houlette, la liste RN a rassemblé 31,37 % des voix aux européennes de 2024, meilleur score national de l'histoire du mouvement. Épargné par l'affaire des assistants, il s'est imposé comme le recours évident dès la condamnation de sa cheffe de file — et les sondages l'ont récompensé. Les dernières enquêtes de premier tour affichent une constance frappante, toutes le plaçant nettement en tête : - Ifop-Fiducial pour LCI et Le Figaro (fin février 2026) : Bardella jusqu'à 37 %, devant Le Pen à 32 %. - Ipsos (27-28 mai 2026) : Bardella 34 %, l'ancien Premier ministre Édouard Philippe 13,5 %. - OpinionWay (10-11 juin 2026) : Bardella 34 %. - Ifop (22-24 juin 2026) : Bardella 36 %, Philippe 19 %. Au début de l'été, Marine Le Pen avait purement et simplement disparu des tableaux de premier tour, victime de sa situation judiciaire. Frédéric Dabi, directeur général de l'Ifop, y voit une rupture. « Cette dissociation entre les deux est un vrai tournant », observe-t-il. En public, Jordan Bardella cultive la déférence prudente d'un héritier qui ne veut pas paraître pressé. Interrogé une fois encore, en juin, sur une éventuelle candidature, il est revenu à sa formule fétiche. Je me prépare jusqu'à nouvel ordre à être le Premier ministre de Marine Le Pen. En interne, on présente cette succession non comme une cassure, mais comme un attelage. « Que ce soit l'un ou l'autre, aucun des deux ne va faire sa valise et partir seul sur les routes de la campagne, tempère le député RN Laurent Jacobelli. Ils formeront une équipe. » Une autre extrême droite, un signal pour l'Europe Une candidature Bardella ne se résumerait pas à un simple rajeunissement de vitrine. L'intéressé a laissé entrevoir une ligne économique plus libérale, plus favorable aux entreprises que le protectionnisme instinctif de Marine Le Pen, et il séduit davantage les salariés du privé, les chefs d'entreprise et les électeurs âgés. Son ascension porte surtout une dimension européenne qui dépasse largement les frontières françaises. Lors d'un déplacement de deux jours en Pologne, en juin, où il a rencontré le chef du parti Droit et Justice Jarosław Kaczyński, il a érigé 2027 en charnière pour tout le continent. Si les mouvements nationalistes français et polonais l'emportaient l'un et l'autre, a-t-il affirmé, ils pourraient « réorienter le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne », promettant de « remettre la Commission et l'UE au service des nations, et non plus l'inverse ». Pour le Luxembourg, dont la France demeure le premier voisin et un partenaire économique et politique de premier plan, l'enjeu est immédiat. Le RN est devenu la première force électorale française, et une présidence Bardella — voire une simple campagne Bardella menée à ce niveau — redessinerait le moteur franco-allemand de l'UE, la politique du travail transfrontalier et l'orientation de l'Union sur la migration et le commerce. Rien n'est joué. L'arrêt de mardi peut rebattre les cartes, en rétablissant Marine Le Pen ou en durcissant sa situation. Mais la tendance de fond, elle, ne fait plus débat : pour la première fois de son histoire, le meilleur espoir électoral de l'extrême droite ne porte pas le nom Le Pen. ### Sources - Paris court sets 7 July for ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen's EU funds graft appeal case — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/11/paris-appeals-court-sets-7-july-for-ruling-in-far-right-leader-marine-le-pens-eu-funds-mis - French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms — Reuters (via Arab News): https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649365/amp - French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/french-far-right-ponders-life-beyond-le-pen-appeal-ruling/ - France's 2027 presidential election: Can the far-right National Rally win without Le Pen? — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260629-french-2027-presidential-election-can-the-rn-win-without-le-pen-bardella - French presidential frontrunner Jordan Bardella vows to win 2027 polls and shift course in the EU — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/20/french-presidential-frontrunner-jordan-bardella-vows-to-win-2027-polls-and-shift-course-in - France's Marine Le Pen returns to court as appeal could decide her 2027 presidential fate — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/13/frances-marine-le-pen-returns-to-court-as-appeal-could-decide-her-2027-presidential-fate - Opinion polling for the 2027 French presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2027_French_presidential_election - Jordan Bardella — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Bardella - 4 things to know about Marine Le Pen's embezzlement sentence and the political impact — PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/4-things-to-know-about-marine-le-pens-embezzlement-sentence-and-the-political-impact - France's Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, barred from elections — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-le-pen-france-embezzlement-guilty-verdict-elections-ban-sentence/ --- ## Supervision des marchés : la présidence irlandaise presse le Luxembourg avant octobre - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/dublin-esma-supervision-fonds-luxembourg-echeance-octobre - Published: 2026-07-04T05:43:43.307+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:43:43.307+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: cce76f43-5c15-43fe-8ffb-0e4d7dbf5ef6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Simon Harris veut un accord début octobre pour confier à l'ESMA des pouvoirs élargis. Le Luxembourg, qui abrite quelque 8 000 milliards d'euros de fonds, y voit une menace pour son modèle. ### Summary L'Irlande, qui préside le Conseil de l'UE, veut boucler avant octobre la réforme confiant à l'ESMA la supervision des marchés. Le Luxembourg, deuxième domicile de fonds au monde, redoute une fuite vers Paris. ### Key facts - Simon Harris, ministre irlandais des Finances et président de l'Ecofin, veut un accord dès le début d'octobre sur le transfert de pouvoirs de supervision à l'ESMA, à Paris. - Le paquet de la Commission (4 décembre 2025) relève du vote à la majorité qualifiée : ni le Luxembourg ni l'Irlande ne peuvent y opposer un veto. - Le Luxembourg abrite quelque 8 200 milliards d'euros de fonds fin 2025 et un secteur financier qui emploie directement plus de 73 000 personnes ; il craint une fuite vers Paris. - Sur la fiscalité du tabac, où l'unanimité s'impose, le Grand-Duché conserve en revanche un droit de veto ; ses accises dépassent 1 % du PIB. - Neuf grands groupes de négociation environ basculeraient d'emblée sous la supervision directe de l'ESMA. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg ne peut-il pas bloquer la réforme de la supervision ?** Parce que le paquet « intégration et supervision des marchés » relève du vote à la majorité qualifiée au Conseil, et non de l'unanimité. Le Luxembourg et l'Irlande ne disposent donc pas d'un droit de veto ; ils tentent plutôt d'en restreindre la portée en invoquant les principes de subsidiarité et de proportionnalité. **Q: Qu'est-ce que l'ESMA superviserait directement ?** Selon le projet de la Commission, l'ESMA surveillerait les plus grandes plateformes de négociation transfrontalières (les Bourses), les chambres de compensation systémiques et les dépositaires centraux de titres, ainsi que les prestataires de services sur crypto-actifs. Environ neuf grands groupes de négociation passeraient d'emblée sous son contrôle direct. **Q: Quel est l'enjeu pour la place financière luxembourgeoise ?** Le Luxembourg est le deuxième domicile de fonds au monde, avec environ 8 200 milliards d'euros d'actifs fin 2025 et plus de la moitié des fonds transfrontaliers mondiaux. Ses dirigeants redoutent qu'une supervision concentrée à Paris n'attire vers la France des entreprises et une partie des plus de 73 000 emplois du secteur financier. **Q: En quoi le dossier du tabac diffère-t-il ?** La révision de la fiscalité du tabac relève des mesures fiscales, soumises à l'unanimité au Conseil : le Luxembourg y conserve donc un droit de veto. Ses recettes d'accises sur le tabac dépassent 1 % du PIB, car les prix bas attirent acheteurs frontaliers et automobilistes de passage. ### Body Un ministre irlandais dans le fauteuil de l'arbitre, une place financière luxembourgeoise sur la défensive : la réforme la plus disputée des marchés européens depuis une génération se joue à Bruxelles, et son calendrier vient de se resserrer. Simon Harris, ministre irlandais des Finances, veut que les Vingt-Sept s'entendent dès le début d'octobre sur le projet qui confierait à l'Autorité européenne des marchés financiers (ESMA), installée à Paris, le pouvoir de superviser directement Bourses, chambres de compensation et fonds d'investissement. Pour le Luxembourg, dont l'industrie des fonds — quelque 8 000 milliards d'euros — constitue l'ossature de l'économie, l'ampleur de cette centralisation touche à une question presque existentielle. Également Tánaiste, c'est-à-dire vice-Premier ministre, Simon Harris a hérité du portefeuille des Finances en novembre 2025, après la démission de Paschal Donohoe, parti pour la Banque mondiale. Depuis juillet, et pour six mois, il préside les réunions des ministres des Finances de l'UE, l'Ecofin, au titre de la présidence tournante du Conseil qu'assure Dublin. Un dossier qui oppose les plus grandes économies du bloc à ses petits pôles financiers — et place un ministre irlandais en position de médiateur. Faire de l'ESMA « un véritable superviseur européen » Le point de départ remonte au 4 décembre 2025, jour où la Commission européenne a dévoilé son paquet « intégration et supervision des marchés », destiné à relancer une union de l'épargne et de l'investissement — plus connue sous le nom d'union des marchés de capitaux — enlisée de longue date. Le texte transférerait aux mains de l'ESMA, et non plus des régulateurs nationaux, la surveillance : - des plus grandes plateformes de négociation transfrontalières, autrement dit les Bourses ; - des chambres de compensation systémiques et des dépositaires centraux de titres ; - des prestataires de services sur crypto-actifs actifs à l'échelle du bloc. Six des plus grandes économies de l'Union — Allemagne, France, Italie, Espagne, Pays-Bas et Pologne — plaident pour aller plus loin. Un document de travail rédigé par des États membres, daté du 30 avril 2026, appelle à faire de l'ESMA « un véritable superviseur européen », avec un transfert progressif des compétences et des « collèges » de supervision conjointe pour les gestionnaires d'actifs. Selon les estimations officielles, neuf grands groupes de négociation environ passeraient d'emblée sous le contrôle direct de l'autorité parisienne. Comme ces mesures relèvent du vote à la majorité qualifiée, et non de l'unanimité, ni l'Irlande ni le Luxembourg ne peuvent y opposer un veto pur et simple. « Je ne pense pas qu'aucun État membre doive aborder cette discussion à partir d'une posture de crainte ou de perte nationale. Il ne s'agit pas de savoir si tel ou tel État membre y gagne : c'est l'Union européenne tout entière qui perd, parce que l'investissement quitte notre Union au moment même où il nous en faudrait davantage. » — Simon Harris La place luxembourgeoise campe sur ses positions Le Luxembourg est le deuxième domicile de fonds au monde derrière les États-Unis : les fonds qui y sont établis détenaient environ 8 200 milliards d'euros d'actifs fin 2025 et administrent bien plus de la moitié des fonds d'investissement transfrontaliers de la planète. Ces véhicules sont agréés et supervisés par le régulateur national, la Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF). Selon le ministère des Finances, le secteur financier au sens large emploie directement plus de 73 000 personnes. Le Grand-Duché — comme Dublin — redoute qu'une supervision concentrée à Paris n'attire vers la capitale française entreprises et emplois. Le Premier ministre Luc Frieden avait exposé l'opposition luxembourgeoise dès mars 2025, position que le ministre des Finances Gilles Roth n'a cessé de réaffirmer, en dernier lieu en mars 2026. De part et d'autre, les juristes font valoir que les principes européens de subsidiarité et de proportionnalité pourraient servir à réduire la portée du paquet, même s'il était adopté. L'inquiétude est partagée à Dublin. « Si nous modifions le mécanisme de supervision et donnons davantage de pouvoirs à l'ESMA, cela déstabilisera le marché », a averti Regina Doherty, députée européenne du Fine Gael, redoutant une érosion de la compétitivité du centre irlandais de services financiers. La banque centrale irlandaise elle-même doute qu'une refonte institutionnelle soit nécessaire : son gouverneur, Gabriel Makhlouf, estime qu'une coopération renforcée entre régulateurs nationaux et européens, pour appliquer les règles de façon homogène, serait « plus efficace et plus durable que n'importe quelle restructuration institutionnelle ». Le tabac, seconde ligne de front La supervision n'est pas le seul dossier bruxellois à éprouver les nerfs luxembourgeois sous la présidence irlandaise. La révision de la directive sur la fiscalité du tabac, présentée par la Commission le 16 juillet 2025, relèverait fortement les taux d'accises minimaux de l'UE — inchangés depuis plus de dix ans — en les indexant sur le pouvoir d'achat. Une formule qui pèserait lourdement sur un Luxembourg riche et faiblement taxé. Le tabac rapporte au Grand-Duché des recettes hors norme : les accises y dépassent 1 % du PIB, très au-dessus de la moyenne européenne, parce que les prix bas attirent acheteurs frontaliers et automobilistes de passage — l'essentiel des cigarettes vendues sur son sol étant consommé au-delà de ses frontières. Gilles Roth a jugé le plan de la Commission excessif. Sur ce terrain, le Luxembourg dispose d'une carte maîtresse. À la différence du paquet supervision, les mesures fiscales exigent l'unanimité au Conseil, ce qui confère à chaque gouvernement un droit de veto. À l'Irlande — qui applique les taxes sur le tabac les plus élevées de l'UE, environ 10,71 euros le paquet, et soutient des taux plus sévères — revient donc le rôle d'arbitre entre réformateurs mus par la santé publique et États soucieux de préserver leurs recettes. Un premier texte de compromis avait circulé sous la présidence danoise en décembre 2025 ; l'adoption n'est pas attendue avant 2027, pour une mise en œuvre esquissée en 2028. Le compte à rebours d'octobre Simon Harris s'est fixé une échéance serrée. Il présidera à la mi-juillet son premier Ecofin en tant que chef de file de la présidence et veut que le dossier de la supervision et des marchés de capitaux soit tranché au début d'octobre, l'inertie étant à ses yeux la véritable menace. « Si une seule personne bouge, il n'y aura pas d'accord », a-t-il lancé, pressant les capitales de transiger. Pour le Luxembourg, l'équation se résume à un choix : céder du terrain sur l'ESMA maintenant, ou tenir sa ligne — en pariant que sa place financière, et son veto en matière fiscale, lui laissent encore un levier dans une Union de plus en plus encline à centraliser. ### Sources - Harris wants deal on contentious EU capital market reforms by October — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/02/harris-wants-deal-on-contentious-eu-capital-market-reforms-by-october/ - Big countries propose centralising powers in EU-level financial regulator, leak shows — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/21/big-countries-propose-centralising-powers-in-eu-level-financial-regulator-leak-shows/ - EU's six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/eus-six-big-economies-seek-move-on-capital-market-union-despite-irish-worries/ - Can Luxembourg and Ireland stop Esma's power grab — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/can-luxembourg-and-ireland-stop-esmas-power-grab - Simon Harris replaces Paschal Donohoe as Minister for Finance — Hot Press: https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/simon-harris-replaces-paschal-donohoe-as-minister-for-finance-23118473 - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (proposal) — European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/excise-duties/excise-duties-tobacco/revision-tobacco-taxation-directive-proposal_en - EU countries scale back tobacco tax plan — The Examination: https://www.theexamination.org/articles/eu-countries-scale-back-tobacco-tax-plan - Tobacco tax revenues exceed 1% of Luxembourg GDP — Paperjam / Delano: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tobacco-tax-revenues-exceed-1- - Cigarette Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/cigarette-taxes-europe/ - The financial sector, cornerstone of the economy — Luxembourg government (public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/invest/key-sectors/luxembourg-place-financiere.html - Proposal 52025PC0580 (Tobacco Taxation Directive revision) — EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025PC0580 --- ## Le Luxembourg voit sa dette glisser vers la barre des 30 % du PIB - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-dette-publique-seuil-30-pourcent-deficit-budget-2026 - Published: 2026-07-04T05:14:52.436+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:14:52.436+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: bedb57d1-a495-4ec4-b435-08e759e8ff63 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le FMI estime que la dette du Grand-Duché n'est plus en voie de se stabiliser. Défense, retraites et baisses d'impôts pèsent sur un budget repassé dans le rouge, au risque d'écorner son triple A. ### Summary Longtemps parmi les États les moins endettés de l'UE, le Luxembourg voit sa dette approcher la barre symbolique des 30 % du PIB à mesure que son budget replonge dans le déficit. ### Key facts - Le solde des administrations publiques est passé d'un excédent d'environ 1 % du PIB en 2024 à un déficit de 2 % en 2025, maintenu autour de ce niveau en 2026 (FMI). - La dette brute atteignait 26,5 % du PIB fin 2025 (Eurostat) ; des prévisions indépendantes la voient approcher 30,6 % en 2029, près du plafond que le gouvernement s'impose. - Le budget 2026 prévoit un déficit de l'administration centrale de 1,49 milliard d'euros, des dépenses à 32,6 milliards (+5,7 %) et des recettes à 31,1 milliards (+4,9 %). - Trois moteurs structurels pèsent : défense (2 % du PIB dès 2026), réforme des pensions (cotisation portée à 25,5 %) et baisses d'impôts (environ 1 % du PIB par an dès 2028). - Le Luxembourg conserve son triple A auprès de toutes les grandes agences et n'a jamais franchi le seuil européen de 60 % du PIB. ### FAQ **Q: À combien s'élève la dette publique du Luxembourg ?** La dette brute des administrations publiques s'établissait à 26,5 % du PIB fin 2025, selon Eurostat, en repli par rapport à un pic récent de 27,5 % et très en deçà de la moyenne de la zone euro, proche de 88 % du PIB. **Q: Pourquoi la dette luxembourgeoise augmente-t-elle ?** Quatre pressions convergent : la montée de l'effort de défense vers 2 % du PIB, la hausse des coûts des pensions, les baisses d'impôts qui érodent les recettes et les dépenses liées à l'énergie, au climat et au vieillissement. **Q: Le triple A du Luxembourg est-il menacé ?** Non à ce stade : Fitch, Moody's, S&P, Scope et DBRS notent toujours le pays triple A et aucune n'a annoncé de changement. Le FMI appelle toutefois à réformer la règle budgétaire nationale avant que la hausse de la dette ne s'installe. **Q: Que dit le gouvernement luxembourgeois ?** Le ministre des Finances, Gilles Roth, assure que la dette publique restera « stable autour de 27 % du PIB à la fin de la législature » et que les finances du pays demeurent solides. ### Body C'est un paradoxe bien luxembourgeois : celui d'un pays qui a longtemps eu davantage d'argent en caisse qu'il n'en devait, et qui figure encore dans le club très fermé des États notés triple A par toutes les grandes agences. Cette réputation de vertu budgétaire, le Grand-Duché en a fait un marqueur d'identité autant qu'un argument commercial. Or elle est aujourd'hui mise à l'épreuve. Avec un budget de l'État repassé en déficit et des dépenses qui grimpent — défense, pensions, allégements fiscaux —, la dette publique se rapproche d'un seuil que le gouvernement traite depuis des années comme une ligne rouge : 30 % du produit intérieur brut. Le tournant se lit d'abord dans le solde des comptes publics. Selon l'évaluation menée par le Fonds monétaire international au titre de l'article IV en 2026, le solde des administrations publiques est passé d'un excédent d'environ 1 % du PIB en 2024 à un déficit de 2 % en 2025, et devrait rester proche de ce niveau en 2026. Réuni le 30 juin 2026, le conseil d'administration du Fonds a constaté que « le solde budgétaire s'est fortement dégradé en 2025, les dépenses ayant nettement dépassé les recettes ». Un budget de nouveau dans le rouge À l'échelle européenne, l'endettement luxembourgeois reste minuscule. La dette brute des administrations publiques s'établissait à 26,5 % du PIB fin 2025, selon Eurostat, en repli par rapport à un pic récent de 27,5 % et très loin de la moyenne de la zone euro, proche de 88 %. Le ministre des Finances, Gilles Roth, qui a déposé le projet de budget 2026 à la Chambre des députés en octobre 2025, assure qu'il en restera ainsi : la dette publique devrait, selon lui, demeurer « stable autour de 27 % du PIB à la fin de la législature ». Le budget lui-même raconte pourtant une histoire plus lourde. Il table sur un déficit de l'administration centrale de 1,49 milliard d'euros pour 2026, avec des dépenses en hausse de 5,7 %, à 32,6 milliards — un rythme plus rapide que la progression de 4,9 % des recettes, portées à 31,1 milliards. Même le coût du service de la dette augmente : la charge d'intérêts doit passer de 238 millions d'euros dans le budget 2025 à 312 millions en 2026, pour atteindre environ 585 millions à l'horizon 2029, selon les chiffres présentés au Parlement. Les prévisionnistes indépendants se montrent plus prudents que le ministère. Des projections établies à partir des données de la Commission européenne et du FMI voient la dette progresser de près de quatre points de PIB entre 2024 et 2029, pour approcher les 30 % en fin de décennie — frôlant pour la première fois le plafond que le gouvernement s'est lui-même fixé. Ce qui fait gonfler l'addition Plusieurs pressions convergent en même temps, et la plupart sont structurelles plutôt que ponctuelles : - La défense. Le Luxembourg a avancé son objectif de 2 % fixé par l'OTAN : l'effort militaire, qui ne pesait que 0,5 % du PIB en 2021 et 1,3 % en 2024, doit atteindre 2 % dès 2026, avec environ 1,3 milliard d'euros budgétés — quelque 500 millions de plus qu'un an plus tôt — et une ambition de 5 % du revenu national d'ici 2035. Pour financer cet effort, l'État a lancé ce qu'il présente comme la première « obligation de défense » souveraine d'Europe, une émission de 150 millions sur trois ans. - Les pensions. Une réforme entrée en vigueur en janvier 2026 a relevé le taux de cotisation global de 24 % à 25,5 % et durci les règles de départ anticipé, mais la facture démographique reste béante. Le coût des retraites devrait grimper vers 18 % du PIB à l'horizon 2070 — la hausse la plus forte de la zone euro —, les réserves du régime risquant d'être épuisées vers 2045 en l'absence de mesures nouvelles. - Les baisses d'impôts. L'indexation du barème et les réductions de l'impôt sur les sociétés érodent les recettes. Le FMI estime que la seule réforme de l'impôt sur le revenu coûtera environ 1 % du PIB par an à partir de 2028. - Énergie, climat et vieillissement. Les investissements de la transition verte et la hausse des dépenses de santé ajoutent une contrainte de moyen terme, relèvent l'OCDE et le FMI. Les analystes des agences ont pointé l'écart entre les projections officielles et la réalité probable. Morningstar DBRS juge que le Luxembourg conserve une marge confortable pour supporter des déficits modérés sans menacer sa meilleure note — mais met en garde contre la montée en puissance de la défense. « La hausse des besoins de défense va probablement creuser les déficits et alourdir la dette du Luxembourg davantage que ne le prévoit aujourd'hui le gouvernement. » Ce constat, signé Max Dietz, vice-président adjoint chez DBRS, résume la tension centrale : la trajectoire est orientée à la hausse, même si le point de départ demeure enviable. Le triple A, boussole et point de crispation L'enjeu tient autant à l'identité qu'à l'arithmétique. Un bilan irréprochable est au cœur de l'argumentaire du Luxembourg comme place financière stable, et son coût d'emprunt en dépend. Lorsque la coalition CSV-DP de Luc Frieden est entrée en fonction fin 2023, les deux partis l'avaient dit sans détour, s'engageant à préserver la note souveraine. « Les deux partenaires veulent absolument préserver la note triple A et ne feront rien qui puisse la remettre en cause. » Pour l'heure, les agences leur donnent raison : Fitch, Moody's, S&P, Scope et DBRS notent toujours le Luxembourg triple A, et aucune n'a signalé de changement. Le pays n'a jamais dépassé la valeur de référence européenne de 60 % du PIB, et ses coussins — dont des réserves de pension équivalant à près d'un tiers du PIB — restent substantiels. Le FMI, lui, plaide pour un cadre plus contraignant avant que la dérive ne s'installe. Dans son avertissement le plus clair à ce jour, le Fonds prévient qu'à politique inchangée, le ratio de dette ne devrait plus se stabiliser. Selon le scénario de référence des services du Fonds, la dette publique n'est pas censée se stabiliser à moyen terme. Pour restaurer un point d'ancrage, le Fonds invite le Luxembourg à réformer sa règle budgétaire nationale, en associant un objectif de dette explicite à une limite opérationnelle sur les dépenses ou le solde. Le gouvernement, de son côté, maintient que ses finances sont solides et son modèle de faible endettement intact. Les prochains budgets — pris en tenailles entre l'envolée de la défense, le vieillissement de la population et les baisses d'impôts promises — diront laquelle de ces deux lectures des chiffres l'emporte. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/06/mcs-05062026-luxembourg-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2026-article-iv-mission - IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Luxembourg — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/06/30/pr26232-luxembourg-imf-concludes-2026-aiv-consultation - Luxembourg can absorb higher defence spending without AAA risk: Morningstar DBRS — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-can-absorb-higher-defence-spending-without-aaa-risk-morningstar-dbrs - Fitch forecasts two-year rise in Luxembourg's deficit, AAA intact — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/fitch-forecasts-two-year-rise-in-luxembourgs-deficit-aaa-intact - CSV and DP agree: preserve Luxembourg's triple-A rating — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/csv-and-dp-agree-preserve-luxe - Luxembourg to launch Europe's first Defence Bond — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-to-launch-europes-first-defence-bond/ - Dépôt et présentation du projet de budget 2026 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/3203 - Budget 2026 : 1,553 milliard pour le Ministère des Finances (+7,6%) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/3230 - Gilles Roth: 'Nos finances publiques sont solides' — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/02-fevrier/03-roth-finances-publiques.html - OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — Promoting a strong and sustainable recovery — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_803b3ea1-en.html - Luxembourg: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2025/03/21/mcs-luxembourg-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2025-article-iv-mission - Information about the pension reform planned for 2026 — CNAP — Caisse nationale d'assurance pension: https://cnap.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/informationsreforme2026.html - Luxembourg: Country File, Economic Risk Analysis — Coface: https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/country-risk-files/luxembourg - Luxembourg - General gov. gross debt (Eurostat data) — Trading Economics / Eurostat: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/general-gov-gross-debt-eurostat-data.html - Luxembourg - national debt in relation to GDP 2029 — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/381142/national-debt-of-luxembourg-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ --- ## Cargolux solde son passé gabonais par un accord judiciaire à 1,15 million d'euros - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cargolux-accord-judiciaire-trafic-influence-gabon-115-millions - Published: 2026-07-03T17:45:45.48+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:45:45.48+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: a2214842-7d1c-4f9f-9458-97dc9653680b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le transporteur tout-cargo grand-ducal, à capitaux majoritairement publics, a fait ratifier un jugement sur accord pour des faits de trafic d'influence commis au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. ### Summary Cargolux versera environ 1,15 million d'euros pour clore un dossier de trafic d'influence lié à ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015, au terme d'un jugement sur accord ratifié le 1er juillet 2026. ### Key facts - Cargolux versera environ 1,15 million d'euros — amende et confiscation confondues — pour clore un dossier de trafic d'influence lié à ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. - Le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a ratifié un jugement sur accord le 1er juillet 2026 : le jugement ne vise que la personne morale, aucune personne physique. - Cargolux avait spontanément dénoncé les faits au Parquet fin 2015 ; cette coopération a été expressément prise en compte par la justice. - Les mesures de conformité et de gouvernance déployées depuis plus de dix ans ont pesé dans la clémence de la sanction. - Cargolux est majoritairement détenue par des entités publiques luxembourgeoises (Luxair, BCEE, SNCI, État), ce qui accentue la portée du dossier. ### FAQ **Q: Combien Cargolux doit-elle payer et à quel titre ?** Environ 1,15 million d'euros, une somme qui combine une amende et une mesure de confiscation. La ventilation exacte entre les deux n'a pas été rendue publique. **Q: De quoi Cargolux était-elle accusée ?** De trafic d'influence, une infraction relevant de la corruption, pour des activités menées au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. Il ne s'agit ni d'un manquement aux sanctions internationales ni d'une infraction douanière. **Q: Des dirigeants sont-ils poursuivis ?** Non. Le jugement sur accord ne vise que la personne morale Cargolux ; aucune personne physique n'est mise en cause. **Q: L'affaire a-t-elle un impact sur les vols et les clients ?** Selon la compagnie, non : le jugement n'a aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, les activités des clients ou les services fournis. ### Body C'est un règlement de comptes judiciaire rare pour l'un des fleurons de l'économie luxembourgeoise. Cargolux, transporteur tout-cargo du Grand-Duché et l'une des plus grandes compagnies de fret aérien au monde, a accepté de verser environ 1,15 million d'euros pour clore un dossier de corruption lié à ses anciennes activités au Gabon. L'affaire touche une entreprise dont le capital est majoritairement détenu par la sphère publique luxembourgeoise — ce qui donne à ce dénouement une résonance particulière. Le 1er juillet 2026, le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a ratifié un jugement sur accord, cette procédure négociée prévue par le Code de procédure pénale, conclu entre la compagnie et le Parquet de l'État. L'entente met un terme à une enquête pour trafic d'influence, une infraction relevant de la corruption, liée à des activités menées par Cargolux dans l'État pétrolier d'Afrique centrale entre 2010 et 2015, selon les informations rapportées par Paperjam, Le Quotidien, L'essentiel et Chronicle.lu. La sanction d'environ 1,15 million d'euros associe une amende et une mesure de confiscation, dont la ventilation exacte n'a pas été communiquée. Point essentiel : le jugement ne vise que la personne morale Cargolux et ne met en cause aucune personne physique. Ce que recouvre le dossier Les faits reprochés relèvent du trafic d'influence, une infraction distincte d'un manquement aux sanctions internationales ou à la réglementation douanière. En droit luxembourgeois, cette qualification vise l'usage abusif d'une influence, réelle ou supposée, sur une décision, en échange d'un avantage. La période concernée, de 2010 à 2015, correspond à un moment où Cargolux était active au Gabon, un chapitre que les médias locaux et spécialisés rattachent à des flux de fret liés à l'industrie pétrolière et à la logistique régionale. La voie choisie pour solder l'affaire mérite qu'on s'y arrête. Le jugement sur accord est le mécanisme de règlement négocié du droit luxembourgeois : il permet de clôturer une procédure lorsqu'une société reconnaît les faits et coopère avec la justice. Il ne s'agissait donc pas d'un procès contradictoire débouchant sur un verdict imposé, mais d'une issue convenue dans laquelle Cargolux a assumé sa responsabilité en tant qu'entité. Le rôle du tribunal a consisté à vérifier et à entériner les termes arrêtés avec le Parquet. Une dénonciation spontanée qui a pesé Le trait le plus déterminant de ce règlement tient à la manière dont l'affaire a émergé. L'enquête a été ouverte après que Cargolux a elle-même signalé les faits au Parquet, fin 2015, à la suite d'une découverte interne, avant de coopérer tout au long de la procédure. Le ministère public comme le tribunal ont expressément tenu compte de cette dénonciation spontanée et de cette collaboration — un facteur qui, dans les résolutions négociées, tend à modérer la sanction. La juridiction a également pris en considération les mesures de remédiation que la compagnie affirme avoir déployées durant plus de dix ans depuis la révélation des faits : renforcement des contrôles internes, dispositifs de conformité étoffés, standards de gouvernance actualisés. Dans sa communication, le Parquet a relevé : Cargolux a, depuis la dénonciation des faits, continué à entreprendre des mesures additionnelles visant à renforcer ses mécanismes de contrôle interne. La compagnie, de son côté, indique revoir et mettre continuellement à jour ses procédures de conformité, ce qui se traduit par un renforcement des contrôles internes, et insiste sur le fait que le jugement ne change rien à son activité. « Cette démarche n'a aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, les activités des clients ou les services », a fait valoir le transporteur. Un test de gouvernance pour un champion national L'affaire frappe une entreprise située au cœur de l'économie grand-ducale. Fondée en 1970 et établie à Sandweiler, avec son hub à l'aéroport de Luxembourg (Findel), Cargolux exploite une flotte de Boeing 747 cargo desservant quelque 90 destinations et figure parmi les plus grandes compagnies de fret régulier au monde. Le fret aérien est l'un des piliers emblématiques du secteur logistique luxembourgeois, et Cargolux en est le symbole. Sa proximité avec l'État est tout aussi singulière. Selon la structure d'actionnariat largement documentée, la compagnie nationale Luxair et le groupe chinois Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment (HNCA) détiennent chacun environ 35 %, le solde se répartissant entre la banque de l'État BCEE, la Société nationale de crédit et d'investissement (SNCI) et l'État luxembourgeois en direct. Additionnées, les entités publiques luxembourgeoises détiennent la majorité — ce qui fait d'un accord lié à la corruption, fût-il spontanément dénoncé et suivi d'une coopération, un exercice délicat en matière de gouvernance et d'image. - Sanction : environ 1,15 million d'euros, associant une amende et une confiscation. - Faits : trafic d'influence lié aux activités au Gabon, 2010-2015. - Procédure : un jugement sur accord ratifié par le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg le 1er juillet 2026. - Périmètre : la seule personne morale ; aucune personne physique visée. - Circonstances atténuantes : dénonciation spontanée fin 2015 et coopération soutenue. Pour les autorités, le dénouement vaut aussi message adressé au tissu économique : les entreprises qui se dénoncent et coopèrent peuvent escompter que ce comportement joue en leur faveur. Pour Cargolux, il tire un trait sur des faits vieux de plus d'une décennie, alors que la compagnie poursuit le renouvellement de sa flotte, avec notamment des commandes du futur 777-8F de Boeing. Le coût financier reste modeste pour un transporteur de cette taille ; le signal de gouvernance — même un champion partiellement public n'échappe pas à un règlement pour corruption — en constitue l'enseignement le plus durable. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Cargolux Confirms Luxembourg Court Judgment, Says Operations Remain Unaffected — WOF Events: https://www.wofevents.com/post/cargolux-confirms-luxembourg-court-judgment-says-operations-remain-unaffected - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Trafic d'influence au Gabon : Cargolux condamnée à une amende de 1,15 million d'euros au Luxembourg — Gabonreview: https://www.gabonreview.com/trafic-dinfluence-au-gabon-cargolux-condamnee-a-une-amende-de-115-million-deuros-au-luxembourg/ - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Chargé d'enquêter sur Pegasus, un eurodéputé grec a été espionné par ce logiciel - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/eurodepute-pega-espionne-pegasus-citizen-lab-kouloglou - Published: 2026-07-03T17:38:56.921+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:38:56.921+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: e794e7e7-f2a5-4b76-9b40-24ced8742d14 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Selon le Citizen Lab, le téléphone de l'ex-eurodéputé grec Stelios Kouloglou, membre de la commission d'enquête PEGA du Parlement européen, a été infecté au moins deux fois par Pegasus. ### Summary Un rapport du Citizen Lab publié le 3 juillet révèle que l'iPhone de l'eurodéputé grec Stelios Kouloglou, membre de la commission PEGA, a été infecté par le logiciel espion Pegasus de NSO Group au cours même de l'enquête parlementaire. ### Key facts - Le Citizen Lab conclut avec un haut degré de confiance que l'iPhone de l'ex-eurodéputé Stelios Kouloglou a été infecté par Pegasus vers le 21 octobre 2022, puis les 6-7 mars 2023. - Les infections coïncident avec les moments clés des travaux de la commission d'enquête PEGA, dont Kouloglou était membre. - Le piratage n'est attribué à aucun gouvernement précis ; les chercheurs écartent toute responsabilité de l'État grec. - Un recoupement technique relie l'opération à une campagne de mai 2024 contre des journalistes exilés, suggérant un même opérateur Pegasus actif dans plusieurs pays européens. - NSO Group n'a pas répondu ; le Parlement dénonce des recommandations de 2023 largement ignorées par la Commission européenne. ### FAQ **Q: Qui est Stelios Kouloglou ?** Journaliste d'investigation grec, il a été député au Parlement européen de 2015 à 2024 (groupe de la Gauche) et siégeait comme membre suppléant de la commission d'enquête PEGA sur les logiciels espions. **Q: Qu'est-ce que Pegasus ?** Pegasus est un logiciel espion sans clic conçu et vendu par la société israélienne NSO Group. Une fois installé, il donne un accès secret aux messages, photos, contacts, à la caméra et au microphone d'un téléphone. **Q: Sait-on qui est à l'origine du piratage ?** Non. Le Citizen Lab n'attribue l'attaque à aucun gouvernement et écarte la responsabilité de l'État grec. Un recoupement technique pointe vers un client de NSO autorisé à opérer dans plusieurs juridictions européennes. **Q: En quoi cela concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** Le Parlement européen travaille aussi à Luxembourg, et les garanties visées — indépendance parlementaire, liberté de la presse, confidentialité des enquêtes — engagent les vingt-sept États membres, dont le Grand-Duché. ### Body L'homme siégeait dans la commission chargée de traquer les dérives des logiciels espions au sein de l'Union européenne. Il s'est révélé être l'une de leurs cibles. Selon un rapport d'analyse forensique publié le 3 juillet par le Citizen Lab, le téléphone de l'ex-eurodéputé grec Stelios Kouloglou a été infecté par Pegasus — l'outil même que sa commission passait au crible. Journaliste d'investigation devenu député au Parlement européen de 2015 à 2024, Kouloglou siégeait comme membre suppléant de la commission d'enquête PEGA, créée en 2022 pour examiner l'usage illégal de Pegasus et de logiciels équivalents par des gouvernements de l'Union. Or c'est précisément durant son mandat que son iPhone a été compromis, à au moins deux reprises, par ce mouchard sans clic (« zero-click ») conçu et vendu par la société israélienne NSO Group, dont le siège se trouve à Herzliya. Le Citizen Lab, laboratoire interdisciplinaire de l'université de Toronto, conclut avec un « haut degré de confiance » que l'appareil a été piraté aux alentours du 21 octobre 2022, puis de nouveau les 6 et 7 mars 2023, alors que l'intéressé se trouvait à Athènes et à Bruxelles. Ce document, le 194e du laboratoire, précise que ces constats n'excluent pas d'autres infections ; plusieurs médias évoquent au moins trois épisodes sur les deux années. Apple a adressé à Kouloglou ses alertes signalant une attaque commanditée par un État plusieurs mois après les faits. L'enquêteur devenu la proie Pegasus permet à son opérateur de prendre discrètement le contrôle d'un téléphone : messages, photos, contacts, caméra et microphone, tout devient accessible. La chronologie des intrusions, soulignent les chercheurs, épouse les moments les plus sensibles des travaux de la commission. La première infection coïncide avec une séquence intense d'auditions PEGA, dont des sessions consacrées aux « géants du numérique et aux logiciels espions » ainsi qu'à la vie privée en ligne ; la seconde tombe au moment des discussions sur le rapport final. Pour ceux qui ont mené l'enquête, la symbolique ne pouvait échapper à personne. Il est ironique qu'un membre de la commission chargée d'enquêter sur Pegasus ait lui-même été visé par le logiciel espion Pegasus. Le constat émane de Ron Deibert, fondateur et directeur du Citizen Lab. Kouloglou, lui, a confié à l'agence Associated Press qu'il s'était cru en partie protégé par sa fonction. « Je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'un membre de PEGA soit espionné par Pegasus », a-t-il déclaré, ajoutant qu'il n'imaginait pas ses commanditaires « aussi imprudents ». Il a rappelé que son téléphone contenait quinze ans de messages et de photographies, dont des échanges avec des dirigeants de partis et des journalistes. Qui l'a fait, et qui ne l'a pas fait Point capital : le Citizen Lab n'attribue le piratage à aucun gouvernement précis. Les chercheurs indiquent explicitement n'avoir relevé aucun indice mettant en cause l'État grec, et rappellent qu'aucune information ne fait état d'Athènes comme cliente, actuelle ou passée, de NSO Group — précision loin d'être anodine au vu du scandale d'écoutes qui avait déjà secoué la Grèce. Les analystes ont en revanche suivi un fil technique. Le leurre utilisé pour livrer l'exploit — un message détournant le logiciel HomeKit d'Apple, maillon d'une chaîne d'attaque que le laboratoire associe à un exploit baptisé PWNYOURHOME — reposait sur une adresse électronique déjà repérée dans une campagne de mai 2024 visant sept journalistes et militants russophones et bélarussophones exilés en Europe. De ce recoupement, les chercheurs déduisent qu'un seul et même opérateur Pegasus a mené les deux opérations, ce qui pointe vers un client autorisé à espionner dans plusieurs juridictions européennes. Autrement dit, le rapport ne décrit pas un acteur hors-la-loi, mais le client d'un produit commercial réglementé opérant sur le sol européen. NSO Group n'a pas répondu aux sollicitations ; l'entreprise a par le passé affirmé vérifier ses acheteurs étatiques et résilier les contrats de ceux qui abusent de son logiciel. Un combat resté inachevé La révélation tombe sur un dossier à peine refermé. En 2022 et 2023, la commission PEGA a documenté comment plusieurs États membres — parmi lesquels la Grèce, la Pologne, la Hongrie et l'Espagne — avaient déployé des logiciels espions contre des journalistes, des opposants et la société civile, avant de formuler une série de recommandations. Les élus concernés estiment que la Commission européenne les a, pour l'essentiel, laissées lettre morte. Des eurodéputés en exercice voient dans ce nouveau rapport une attaque contre l'institution elle-même. - Hannah Neumann, élue écologiste allemande et négociatrice au sein de la commission : « Beaucoup d'entre nous s'attendaient à des piratages pendant les travaux, mais il reste frustrant de découvrir aujourd'hui que cela a bel et bien eu lieu. » - John Scott-Railton, chercheur principal au Citizen Lab et coauteur, avertit que le problème est loin d'être circonscrit : « Je sais quel sera le prochain chapitre de cette histoire — ce sera d'autres parlementaires piratés, et je parierais qu'il y a aujourd'hui des membres du Parlement européen qui se promènent sans se douter que le téléphone dans leur poche a été transformé en mouchard. » Pourquoi Luxembourg est concerné Le Parlement européen répartit ses travaux entre Bruxelles, Strasbourg et Luxembourg, et les garanties en jeu — indépendance parlementaire, liberté de la presse et confidentialité des sources d'une enquête — engagent les vingt-sept États membres, le Grand-Duché compris. Réussir à s'introduire dans le téléphone d'un élu qui contrôle la surveillance, c'est frapper la capacité même de l'Union à demander des comptes à cette surveillance. Reste à savoir si ces dernières preuves feront enfin passer Bruxelles de la recommandation à la règle contraignante : la question, pour l'heure, demeure ouverte. ### Sources - Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus — The Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ - Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/politician-who-investigated-spyware-abuses-had-his-phone-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware/ - EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/3/eu-lawmaker-investigating-surveillance-hacked-by-israeli-spyware-report-says - Someone infected a spyware probe overseer with spyware — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/pegasus-spyware-pega-committee-member-targeted/ - Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-european-parliament-pega-committee-member - Researchers Say EU Lawmaker Who Investigated Surveillance Was Hacked by Israeli Spyware — Asharq Al-Awsat (Associated Press): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5291628-researchers-say-eu-lawmaker-who-investigated-surveillance-was-hacked-israeli-spyware --- ## La Lituanie veut lever son verrou constitutionnel pour entrer sous le parapluie nucléaire de l'OTAN - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/lituanie-reviser-constitution-parapluie-nucleaire-otan - Published: 2026-07-03T17:21:29.708+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:21:29.708+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: fce4dac1-81da-46b1-b678-57e92e221b42 - Dateline: Vilnius, LT > Vilnius s'apprête à effacer l'interdiction d'accueillir des armes de destruction massive. Un basculement stratégique qui résonne jusque dans les plus petites capitales de l'Union, Luxembourg compris. ### Summary La Lituanie engage la révision de l'article 137 de sa Constitution pour pouvoir héberger des capacités nucléaires de l'OTAN, plaçant un État baltique en première ligne au cœur du débat atomique européen. ### Key facts - Le 2 juillet 2026, les dirigeants lituaniens ont convenu de supprimer l'article 137 de la Constitution, qui interdit les armes de destruction massive et les bases étrangères ; une cinquantaine de députés ont déposé l'amendement le lendemain. - La réforme n'octroierait pas d'arme nucléaire à la Lituanie mais autoriserait l'accueil d'infrastructures nucléaires américaines ou de l'OTAN ; elle exige un double vote du Seimas à la majorité des deux tiers (94 voix sur 141). - Six pays de l'OTAN hébergent déjà des armes nucléaires américaines ; toute extension vers l'Est, près de la Russie, marquerait une rupture stratégique. - La Russie promet des contre-mesures et a comparé la Finlande, qui a levé son interdit le 2 juillet, à « une seconde Ukraine ». - Le Luxembourg, non nucléaire mais protégé par le parapluie de l'OTAN, a boycotté le traité d'interdiction de 2017 et s'aligne sur la dissuasion de l'Alliance. ### FAQ **Q: Que change concrètement la révision de l'article 137 ?** Elle lèverait l'interdiction constitutionnelle d'accueillir des armes de destruction massive et des bases étrangères, ouvrant la voie juridique à l'hébergement d'infrastructures nucléaires de l'OTAN ou américaines. Elle ne donnerait pas à la Lituanie un arsenal nucléaire propre. **Q: La Lituanie disposerait-elle de ses propres armes nucléaires ?** Non. Le pays ne possède aucun avion à double capacité et sa contribution relèverait vraisemblablement du stationnement, de la gestion de l'espace aérien et des fonctions de soutien, non de la mise en œuvre de vecteurs. Washington conserverait la garde et le contrôle des ogives. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Membre fondateur de l'OTAN et de l'UE, le Luxembourg est un État non nucléaire abrité sous le parapluie de l'Alliance. Il a boycotté le traité d'interdiction de 2017 et vote contre les résolutions onusiennes qui le soutiennent, une position que le débat baltique remet sous les projecteurs. **Q: Comment Moscou pourrait-il réagir ?** La Russie considère les déploiements nucléaires à ses frontières comme une ligne rouge et pourrait renforcer ses capacités à Kaliningrad ou en Biélorussie. Elle a déjà comparé la Finlande, qui a levé son interdit le 2 juillet, à « une seconde Ukraine ». ### Body Longtemps tenue à l'écart des arrangements nucléaires de l'OTAN par sa propre Loi fondamentale, la Lituanie a décidé d'en finir avec cet obstacle. Le 2 juillet, ses principaux responsables politiques — le président Gitanas Nausėda, le Premier ministre par intérim, le président du Seimas et le ministère de la Défense — se sont accordés pour supprimer, et non simplement amender, l'article 137 de la Constitution, qui prohibe les armes de destruction massive et les bases militaires étrangères sur le sol national, selon le diffuseur public LRT et la chaîne CNBC. Le lendemain, une cinquantaine de députés déposaient formellement l'amendement. Nausėda juge cette clause, rédigée dans le tout autre climat géopolitique du début des années 1990, « obsolète », et affirme que l'accord entre chefs de faction est « pratiquement unanime ». Il présente ce revirement comme une manière de ne pas rester à la traîne des alliés. « Il serait vraiment regrettable que nous devenions le maillon faible ou une zone grise au sein de l'OTAN. » Ce que Vilnius met réellement sur la table L'amendement ne doterait pas la Lituanie d'un arsenal nucléaire propre. Il ouvrirait la voie juridique à l'accueil d'infrastructures nucléaires américaines ou alliées et, à terme, à une participation au dispositif de partage nucléaire de l'Alliance. La procédure est volontairement ardue : le Seimas doit approuver le texte à deux reprises, avec au moins trois mois d'écart, à la majorité des deux tiers — soit au minimum 94 voix sur 141. Nausėda souhaite que le Parlement tranche ; le parti d'opposition Aube du Niémen réclame, lui, un référendum. La démarche fait suite à une information du Financial Times, en juin, selon laquelle Washington se serait dit ouvert à élargir le cercle des États européens associés à sa dissuasion. La Pologne et les trois pays baltes seraient intéressés par l'accueil de bases pour des avions américains à double capacité — des appareils aptes à emporter aussi bien des charges conventionnelles que nucléaires. Or la Lituanie ne dispose d'aucun avion de ce type. Les analystes estiment donc que sa contribution relèverait plutôt du stationnement, de la gestion de l'espace aérien et des fonctions de soutien que de la mise en œuvre de vecteurs. Le ministre de la Défense Robertas Kaunas, en poste depuis novembre 2025, a confirmé l'existence de pourparlers sans vouloir en dire davantage. « Des discussions ont effectivement lieu. Je ne veux pas entrer dans les détails à ce stade, car ils sont classifiés, mais les discussions se poursuivent et la Lituanie ne reste assurément pas sur la touche », a-t-il déclaré à la presse, dans des propos rapportés par LRT et l'agence Associated Press. Le vice-ministre polonais de la Défense, Paweł Zalewski, s'est montré tout aussi direct sur les ambitions de Varsovie. « Nous discutons afin de créer de meilleures conditions pour la dissuasion nucléaire et pour que la Pologne y joue un rôle important », a-t-il affirmé, selon l'Associated Press. Une Alliance déjà tournée vers l'Est Six membres de l'OTAN hébergent aujourd'hui des armes nucléaires américaines — la Belgique, l'Allemagne, l'Italie, les Pays-Bas, la Turquie et le Royaume-Uni —, Washington conservant la garde et le contrôle des ogives. Toute extension vers l'est marquerait une rupture nette, les États-Unis s'étant jusqu'ici gardés d'installer ces armes trop près de la Russie, de peur d'un effet trop provocateur. La poussée lituanienne ne surgit pas isolément. La 45e brigade blindée allemande s'installe durablement dans le pays — la première brigade allemande stationnée à l'étranger depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Activée en avril 2025 et inaugurée par une parade sur la place de la Cathédrale de Vilnius en mai, elle doit monter en puissance jusqu'à environ 4 800 militaires, pour une pleine capacité opérationnelle attendue en 2027, selon la Bundeswehr et la chaîne CNN. Le déploiement mesure à quel point l'Alliance a déjà déplacé des forces lourdes vers un État pris en tenaille entre l'enclave russe de Kaliningrad et la Biélorussie. La riposte attendue de Moscou La Russie considère tout déploiement nucléaire à ses frontières comme une ligne rouge et pourrait répliquer par ses propres contre-mesures, comme le renforcement de ses capacités nucléaires à Kaliningrad ou en Biélorussie. Lorsque la Finlande a formellement mis fin à sa propre interdiction des armes nucléaires, le 2 juillet, Alexeï Jouravliov, premier vice-président de la commission de défense de la Douma d'État russe, a averti qu'Helsinki risquait de devenir « une seconde Ukraine ». Une rhétorique comparable est à prévoir si l'amendement lituanien progresse. Pour l'heure, les responsables insistent : rien n'est imminent. Le Financial Times indiquait qu'un éventuel changement dans les modalités d'accueil ne se ferait pas à court terme, et la Pologne a démenti tout projet concret de stockage d'ogives. Le parapluie européen, et le regard luxembourgeois L'initiative de Vilnius alimente un débat plus vaste sur la manière dont l'Europe assure sa sécurité face à la Russie, alors que planent des doutes sur la solidité de la garantie américaine. En mars, le président français Emmanuel Macron a profité d'un discours sur la base sous-marine de l'Île Longue, en Bretagne, pour esquisser une doctrine de « dissuasion avancée » — incluant le déploiement en amont de Rafale aptes au nucléaire et des exercices conjoints — et pour proposer un dialogue sur la dissuasion française à ses partenaires. Fait révélateur, les États baltes ne figuraient pas parmi les pays cités comme déjà engagés dans ces échanges — la Belgique, le Royaume-Uni, le Danemark, l'Allemagne, la Grèce, les Pays-Bas, la Pologne et la Suède —, un angle mort qui éclaire l'empressement de Vilnius à emprunter ouvertement la voie américaine. Le débat gagne aussi les capitales les plus modestes. Membre fondateur de l'OTAN et de l'Union européenne, le Luxembourg ne détient aucune arme nucléaire mais s'abrite sous le parapluie de l'Alliance. Il a boycotté en 2017 les négociations sur le Traité sur l'interdiction des armes nucléaires et voté à plusieurs reprises contre les résolutions de l'ONU qui le soutiennent, s'alignant sur la doctrine de dissuasion de l'OTAN, selon le Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor. Alors que les alliés se sont engagés à consacrer 5 % de leur PIB à la défense et à la sécurité d'ici 2035, la décision d'un État de première ligne d'inviter les capacités les plus sensibles de l'Alliance sur son territoire aiguise des choix que chaque membre — même le plus petit — devra assumer. ### Sources - Poland and Lithuania explore playing bigger role in NATO's nuclear deterrence — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poland-and-lithuania-explore-playing-bigger-role-in-natos-nuclear-deterrence - Lithuanian leaders back removing constitutional ban on nuclear weapons, president says — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2978183/lithuanian-leaders-back-removing-constitutional-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-president-says - Lithuania involved in discussions on possible US nuclear deployment in Europe — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2948336/lithuania-involved-in-discussions-on-possible-us-nuclear-deployment-in-europe - Russia's neighbor Lithuania scraps constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. Here's why — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/russia-ukraine-nato-lithuania-nuclear-weapons.html - Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban, following Finland's lead — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/lithuania-moves-to-lift-nuclear-weapons-ban-following-finlands-lead - Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence — The Hill / Associated Press: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-poland-and-lithuania-confirm-exploring-a-bigger-role-in-nuclear-deterrence/ - Under my parapluie: Macron's nuclear guarantee for Europe — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/article/under-my-parapluie-macrons-nuclear-guarantee-for-europe/ - What Macron's changes to French nuclear policy mean for European security — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/what-macrons-changes-to-french-nuclear-policy-mean-for-european-security/ - 45th Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Panzer_Brigade_(Bundeswehr) - Germany deploys permanent troops to Lithuania, a move not seen since World War II — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/europe/german-military-brigade-lithuania-intl-hnk-ml - Luxembourg — Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor — Norwegian People's Aid / Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor: https://banmonitor.org/profiles/luxembourg - Robertas Kaunas new Minister of Defense in Lithuania — Table.Briefings: https://table.media/en/security/heads-en/robertas-kaunas-new-minister-of-defense-in-lithuania --- ## Le cuivre téléphonique luxembourgeois s'éteint à l'horizon 2030 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-fin-reseau-cuivre-telephone-fibre-2030 - Published: 2026-07-03T17:10:28.686+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:10:28.686+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 26dea631-d401-42ee-af1c-8c2a2b61b0ba - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > POST bascule les dernières lignes analogiques vers la fibre et la voix sur internet. Il ne reste que 15 500 abonnements cuivre — et alarmes, ascenseurs et téléalarmes figurent en première ligne. ### Summary Le Luxembourg démantèle ligne par ligne son vieux réseau téléphonique en cuivre, avec une extinction définitive attendue vers 2030. POST migre les 15 500 derniers abonnés vers la fibre, mais alarmes, ascenseurs et téléalarmes risquent de tomber en panne. ### Key facts - Fin 2025, il ne restait que 15 500 raccordements analogiques sur cuivre ; l'extinction définitive du réseau est attendue autour de 2030. - L'opérateur d'État POST doit prévenir chaque client au moins six mois avant la coupure ; la migration est gratuite et le numéro est conservé, même en changeant d'opérateur. - La fibre atteint 72,8 % des accès internet fixes et coûte 40 à 60 % de moins à entretenir que le cuivre. - Le vrai risque concerne les appareils branchés sur la ligne analogique : téléalarmes, téléphones d'ascenseur, alarmes et terminaux de paiement, à migrer avant la coupure. - La démarche s'inscrit dans un mouvement européen : la France (Orange) et le Royaume-Uni (Openreach) ferment aussi leurs réseaux d'ici 2027-2030. ### FAQ **Q: Quand le réseau cuivre du Luxembourg sera-t-il définitivement coupé ?** L'extinction définitive est attendue autour de 2030. Les premières coupures chez les particuliers ont pris effet en mars 2024, et chaque client concerné est prévenu au moins six mois à l'avance, avec une date ferme. **Q: La migration vers la fibre est-elle payante ?** Il n'y a aucun frais direct de migration. Des coûts d'installation peuvent toutefois s'appliquer, par exemple pour le câblage à l'intérieur de l'immeuble. Le client conserve son numéro de téléphone, y compris s'il change d'opérateur. **Q: Quels appareils risquent de ne plus fonctionner après la coupure ?** Tous les équipements conçus pour appeler via la ligne analogique : téléalarmes et médaillons d'appel d'urgence, téléphones de secours d'ascenseur, alarmes anti-intrusion et incendie, télécopieurs et terminaux de paiement. Ils nécessitent souvent une passerelle mobile (GSM) ou un raccordement à internet, à organiser avant la coupure. **Q: Que doivent faire les 15 500 abonnés encore sur cuivre ?** Réagir dès réception du courrier de leur opérateur, choisir une solution de remplacement (fibre, câble, 5G ou satellite) et vérifier chaque appareil relié à la ligne pour s'assurer qu'il continuera de fonctionner après la coupure. ### Body Sans tambour ni trompette, le Luxembourg efface l'une des plus anciennes infrastructures de son territoire. Le réseau téléphonique en cuivre qui a acheminé, des décennies durant, les conversations et les premières connexions internet du Grand-Duché s'éteint désormais ligne par ligne. Opérateur historique et propriété de l'État, POST Luxembourg oriente ses derniers abonnés analogiques vers la fibre optique et la voix sur internet, avant la mise hors service définitive de l'ancien réseau, attendue autour de 2030. Ce qui subsiste est peu de chose, mais rien d'anodin. Selon le rapport statistique portant sur l'année 2025 publié par le régulateur des télécoms, l'Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR), 15 500 raccordements analogiques fonctionnaient encore sur cuivre à la fin de l'an dernier. Presque toutes les autres lignes vocales fixes du pays ont déjà basculé vers la « voix sur large bande » (VoBB), tandis que la fibre représente à présent 72,8 % de l'ensemble des accès internet fixes — en hausse de 11,4 % au cours de 2025 et de 17,9 points de pourcentage depuis 2021, l'une des progressions les plus rapides d'Europe. Le compte à rebours a réellement commencé en mars 2024, avec les premières coupures du cuivre chez les particuliers. Les règles supervisées par l'ILR imposent à l'opérateur d'écrire à chaque client concerné au moins six mois avant la coupure de sa ligne, en lui communiquant une date ferme et en l'invitant à choisir une solution de remplacement : fibre, câble, 5G ou satellite. La migration n'entraîne aucun frais direct, même si le câblage à l'intérieur de l'immeuble peut engendrer des coûts d'installation ; le client conserve par ailleurs son numéro, y compris s'il change d'opérateur. Une technologie arrivée en bout de course Régulateur et opérateurs présentent cette mise à la retraite comme une nécessité, non comme un choix. Les installations en cuivre, dont certaines datent de plusieurs décennies, coûtent cher à entretenir et peinent à suivre une économie avide de données ; en maintenir l'exploitation en parallèle d'un déploiement national de la fibre n'a, selon l'ILR, « plus de sens ». POST Technologies gère encore plus de 8 000 kilomètres de câbles en cuivre et bien plus d'un million de kilomètres de paires — un héritage du service téléphonique d'État qui remonte à la PTT fondée en 1842 et ne fut entièrement automatisé qu'en 1963. Le réseau cuivre atteint la limite de ses capacités techniques. La fibre, à l'inverse, revient moins cher à faire vivre — sa maintenance coûte de 40 % à 60 % de moins que celle du cuivre, selon des chiffres relayés par la presse luxembourgeoise — tout en étant plus rapide et plus sobre en énergie. Le câble dessert déjà près de 90 % des ménages à des débits pouvant atteindre 1 Gbit/s, et la 5G couvre aujourd'hui environ quatre résidents sur cinq, offrant au régulateur la couverture de substitution qu'il exige avant de débrancher. Ces appareils qui risquent de se taire Pour la plupart des usagers, la bascule est invisible : internet et téléphone passent simplement par un boîtier fibre ou câble. Le vrai risque de rupture se niche dans les équipements du quotidien discrètement branchés sur l'ancienne ligne — des appareils conçus pour appeler via un circuit analogique, et qui cesseront de fonctionner à l'instant même où il sera coupé. Le conseil de l'ILR est sans détour : passer en revue tout ce qui est relié à la ligne avant la date de coupure. Parmi les matériels les plus souvent oubliés : - Les médaillons de téléalarme et de télé-assistance utilisés par les personnes âgées ou fragiles — au Luxembourg, ces services de téléalarme sont assurés par des acteurs comme la Ville de Luxembourg (en activité depuis 1987), la Stëftung Hëllef Doheem ou des prestataires privés. - Les téléphones de secours des ascenseurs, historiquement raccordés au réseau téléphonique commuté et désormais tenus de respecter la norme de sécurité EN 81-28 ; beaucoup ont besoin d'une passerelle mobile ou d'un boîtier IP pour continuer d'appeler. - Les alarmes anti-intrusion et incendie qui transmettent par la ligne téléphonique, y compris les services télésurveillés comme Alarmis, proposé par POST. - Les télécopieurs et les terminaux de paiement des commerces et des petites entreprises. Leurs propriétaires doivent en général ajouter une passerelle mobile (GSM) ou basculer l'appareil sur une connexion internet — un coût modeste, mais qui doit être organisé avant que la ligne ne devienne muette, et non après. C'est la raison pour laquelle régulateur et opérateurs insistent sur le courrier d'avertissement à six mois et promettent d'accompagner les clients, notamment les plus âgés, tout au long de la transition plutôt que de les laisser dans le noir. Un mouvement à l'échelle du continent Le Luxembourg est loin d'être un cas isolé. Dans toute l'Union européenne, les opérateurs historiques se hâtent de fermer leurs réseaux analogiques vieillissants pour concentrer leurs investissements sur la fibre, la Commission européenne poussant les États membres vers la connectivité gigabit et l'abandon du cuivre autour de 2030. L'organisation professionnelle Connect Europe s'attend à ce qu'une vingtaine de réseaux téléphoniques commutés nationaux — 21 environ — soient démantelés d'ici la fin de la décennie. Chez le voisin français, Orange a entamé le 31 janvier 2026 la fermeture commerciale de son réseau cuivre dans plus de 2 000 communes, avec un arrêt technique complet prévu pour 2030, après plus d'un demi-siècle de service. Au Royaume-Uni, Openreach, la branche accès de BT, mettra hors service le réseau téléphonique commuté au 31 janvier 2027 — une échéance repoussée depuis décembre 2025, en grande partie pour protéger les quelque 1,8 million d'usagers de téléalarme encore rattachés à des systèmes en cuivre. L'expérience britannique sonne comme un avertissement pour la migration, plus modeste, du Luxembourg : le difficile n'est pas la fibre, mais les fragiles cordons de vie suspendus aux anciennes lignes. « Il n'est plus temps de temporiser », a déclaré à l'approche de l'échéance James Lilley, directeur All-IP d'Openreach, précisant qu'un service dédié, « Prove Telecare », avait été bâti pour « faire migrer » les clients vulnérables « en toute sécurité ». Sur le réseau lui-même, son verdict est plus tranchant encore : « Le réseau analogique commuté est obsolète, de plus en plus difficile à entretenir et nettement plus coûteux à exploiter. » Pour les 15 500 foyers et entreprises du Luxembourg encore reliés à une ligne cuivre, le message de l'ILR tient en peu de mots : réagir dès réception du courrier — et, surtout, s'assurer que l'alarme, le téléphone de l'ascenseur ou le médaillon d'appel d'urgence fonctionneront encore le jour où le cuivre se taira. ### Sources - Is your connection ready for the transition? — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/copper-phase-out/ - Questions about copper phase out (FAQ) — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/your-questions/faq-copper-phase-out/questions-en/ - Remplacer le cuivre par un réseau plus fiable et moderne — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/04-avril/24-ilr-cuivre-reseau.html - Télécommunications 2025: une croissance plus modérée dans un marché en forte évolution — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-telecommunications-2025.html - Luxembourg regulator launches awareness campaign on copper network switch-off — Telecompaper: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/luxembourg-regulator-launches-awareness-campaign-on-copper-network-switch-off--1461249 - Le réseau cuivre disparaîtra en 2030 — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/economie/le-reseau-cuivre-disparaitra-en-2030/ - Time for a 'big switch-up' as PSTN switch-off looms — Openreach: https://www.openreach.com/news/time-for-a-big-switch-up-as-pstn-switch-off-looms/ - Fermeture du réseau cuivre : Le calendrier — Orange (Réseaux Orange): https://reseaux.orange.fr/fin-adsl-arret-cuivre/quand-calendrier-fermeture - Telephony copper plant retirement in the United Kingdom — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephony_copper_plant_retirement_in_the_United_Kingdom - Le réseau fixe / POST's fixed network — POST Technologies: https://www.posttechnologies.lu/en/technologies/decouvrez-nous/reseau-fixe - Post Luxembourg (company history and status) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Luxembourg --- ## Satellites Boeing défaillants : le luxembourgeois SES engage un bras de fer à 472 millions de dollars - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/ses-o3b-mpower-boeing-panne-indemnisation-472-millions-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-03T16:59:49.74+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:59:49.74+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 5e58fd0a-8d88-46e5-8b27-b85148ca141f - Dateline: Betzdorf, LU > Les pannes électriques qui ont amputé les premiers O3b mPower se sont muées en une âpre négociation sur la facture — un révélateur du risque tapi sous le pari spatial luxembourgeois. ### Summary Quatre satellites O3b mPower construits par Boeing ont subi des défaillances en orbite. SES, dont l'État luxembourgeois est un actionnaire majeur, réclame jusqu'à 472 millions de dollars à ses assureurs, qui rechignent à payer. ### Key facts - Les quatre premiers satellites O3b mPower de SES, construits par Boeing et lancés fin 2022, ont subi des coupures électriques réduisant durablement leur capacité et leur durée de vie, initialement prévue à douze ans. - SES réclame jusqu'à 472 millions de dollars (environ 437 millions d'euros) à ses assureurs, soit près de 70 % de la valeur assurée de 674 millions de dollars — l'un des plus gros sinistres de l'assurance spatiale. - Les assureurs reconnaissent le défaut mais refusent d'indemniser des pertes de revenus futures plutôt qu'un dommage vérifiable, un désaccord susceptible d'aboutir à un arbitrage. - SES a remodelé son contrat avec Boeing (constellation portée de 11 à 13 satellites) ; Boeing a passé une charge de 315 millions de dollars. - L'État luxembourgeois, actionnaire majeur détenant environ un tiers des droits de vote de SES, est directement exposé à l'issue du litige. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-il arrivé aux satellites O3b mPower de SES ?** À partir de 2023, les quatre premiers satellites, construits par Boeing et lancés fin 2022, ont subi des coupures « sporadiques » de leurs modules de puissance, dont quelques événements irréversibles. Ces pannes ont durablement réduit leur capacité et leur durée de vie, initialement fixée à douze ans. **Q: Combien SES réclame-t-elle à ses assureurs ?** SES a déposé une demande d'indemnisation pouvant atteindre 472 millions de dollars (environ 437 millions d'euros) sur les quatre premiers satellites, soit près de 70 % de leur valeur assurée de 674 millions de dollars. En 2025, elle avait déjà perçu environ 189 millions de dollars via des accords conclus assureur par assureur. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** SES, fondée en 1985 et installée à Betzdorf, est le fleuron spatial du Grand-Duché. L'État luxembourgeois détient une catégorie particulière d'actions lui donnant environ un tiers des droits de vote, ce qui expose directement le pays à l'issue du contentieux. **Q: La situation des satellites s'est-elle améliorée ?** En partie. SES indique que de fortes tempêtes solaires en 2024 ont dissipé les particules chargées à l'origine des pannes, et Boeing a livré des satellites reconçus. L'opérateur prévoyait une hausse de capacité de près de 30 % de la constellation en 2025. ### Body Fin 2022, lorsque SES a mis en orbite les quatre premiers satellites de sa constellation O3b mPower, l'opérateur luxembourgeois y voyait la colonne vertébrale de sa décennie à venir : des engins puissants, signés Boeing, conçus pour arroser en très haut débit navires, îles isolées, sites miniers et forces armées depuis l'orbite moyenne, à quelque 8 000 kilomètres d'altitude. À peine un an plus tard, l'entreprise reconnaissait que ces satellites tombaient en panne d'une manière que personne n'avait anticipée. La note, aujourd'hui, frôle le demi-milliard de dollars. Reste à savoir qui l'acquittera : le constructeur, les assureurs de l'opérateur, ou SES elle-même. La question s'est durcie en l'un des contentieux financiers les plus scrutés du secteur spatial. Elle est aussi un cas d'école du risque qui accompagne l'ambition du Luxembourg de devenir la plaque tournante spatiale de l'Europe, car SES est le fleuron du Grand-Duché, dont l'État figure parmi les principaux actionnaires. Un même défaut, à des milliers de kilomètres Le mal est électrique. À partir de 2023, SES a fait état de coupures « sporadiques » de modules de puissance : des ratés qui privaient à répétition d'énergie certaines parties de chaque satellite, avec, de l'aveu même de l'entreprise, « quelques événements non récupérables ». Ces déclenchements pouvaient souvent être réenclenchés — un dirigeant de SES a comparé l'opération au réarmement d'un disjoncteur domestique —, mais ils réduisaient durablement la capacité embarquée et la longévité des engins. Les quatre satellites alors en orbite étaient touchés. SES a prévenu que leur durée de vie et leur capacité de transmission seraient « nettement inférieures » aux douze années promises, et que la perturbation amputerait d'environ 5 % son chiffre d'affaires et son résultat opérationnel de 2024. Les engins ont été fabriqués par Boeing, dont la division satellites enchaîne les programmes difficiles. Plutôt que de saisir aussitôt un tribunal, SES a d'abord remodelé son contrat industriel. Boeing s'est engagé à améliorer cinq satellites encore à construire et à en ajouter deux entièrement nouveaux — portant la constellation de onze à treize engins prévus —, les deux entreprises se partageant coût et risque. Se donner un objectif commun avec Boeing était essentiel à cette négociation, qui a consisté à refondre le contrat de manière à ce que les deux entreprises assument une part de risque. C'est en ces termes que Ruy Pinto, alors directeur général de SES, a décrit l'accord de 2023. Boeing, de son côté, a passé une charge de 315 millions de dollars sur un contrat satellitaire pour un client non nommé, largement identifié comme SES ; son directeur financier l'a imputée à des travaux supplémentaires sur un programme novateur bâti autour de technologies inédites. Les assureurs se braquent face à une créance de 472 millions Le bras de fer le plus lourd oppose SES à ses assureurs. L'opérateur a déposé une demande d'indemnisation pouvant atteindre 472 millions de dollars (environ 437 millions d'euros) sur les quatre premiers satellites — soit près de 70 % de leur valeur assurée de 674 millions de dollars, et l'un des plus gros sinistres jamais enregistrés dans l'assurance spatiale. - 472 millions de dollars — le montant réclamé par SES, environ 70 % des 674 millions de dollars de valeur assurée de la flotte - 315 millions de dollars — la charge inscrite par Boeing sur le contrat - 4 — satellites frappés par la panne électrique, dans une constellation appelée à compter treize engins Les assureurs ne contestent pas que les satellites soient défectueux. Ce qu'ils refusent, selon la presse spécialisée, c'est de payer pour des revenus que SES anticipe de perdre sur la durée de vie désormais raccourcie des engins, plutôt que pour un dommage vérifiable aujourd'hui — un débat sur la causalité et la valorisation dont ces litiges se nourrissent souvent, et qui pourrait, à terme, se régler par arbitrage. En attendant, SES conclut des accords assureur par assureur. Elle disait tabler sur un encaissement de 58 millions de dollars au deuxième trimestre 2025 et avait recouvré près de 87 millions à l'automne, d'autres versements étant attendus au fil des discussions ; sur l'ensemble de l'année, elle a fait état d'environ 189 millions de dollars perçus de ses assureurs. L'entreprise comptabilise ces sommes avec prudence, rappelant que « le produit n'est reconnu que lorsque les créances auprès de chaque assureur sont convenues et réglées ». Pourquoi la partie se joue au Luxembourg SES n'est pas un plaignant ordinaire. Fondée en 1985 avec l'appui du gouvernement luxembourgeois et installée à Betzdorf, à l'est de la capitale, elle est le pilier d'un secteur spatial que le Grand-Duché cultive depuis quarante ans — de l'accueil d'opérateurs de satellites à la loi SpaceResources.lu de 2017 sur l'exploitation minière de l'espace. L'État luxembourgeois détient toujours une catégorie particulière d'actions lui conférant environ un tiers des droits de vote, et SES a bouclé en 2025 le rachat de son rival historique Intelsat, autre opérateur aux profondes racines luxembourgeoises. La saga O3b mPower dépasse donc le simple accroc industriel : elle éprouve la manière dont les périls financiers de l'espace — un matériel qui se dégrade en silence à des milliers de kilomètres de tout réparateur — sont absorbés par un petit pays qui a arrimé une part de son identité économique à cette industrie. Il y a, au moins, un répit partiel en orbite. SES a expliqué que de violentes tempêtes solaires en 2024 avaient contribué à dissiper une accumulation de particules chargées à l'origine des défaillances, atténuant le problème sur les premiers satellites, tandis que Boeing a livré des engins reconçus avec des correctifs matériels. Les nouveaux lancements rétablissent peu à peu la capacité perdue. « À partir de mai, nous augmenterons la capacité de la constellation de près de 30 % cette année », a assuré le directeur général Adel Al-Saleh devant les analystes en 2025. La créance, pour autant, demeure ouverte, les règlements inachevés — et la question de savoir qui paiera in fine pour une flotte défaillante en orbite continue de se plaider à terre. ### Sources - Forrester's Digest: SES may not receive $472 million insurance claim — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/03/06/forresters-digest-ses-may-not-receive-472-million-insurance-claim/ - SES: O3b mPower satellites' defect to reduce performance, lifespan of first 6 satellites, cut 2024 revenue/EBITDA by ~5% — Space Intel Report: https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-defect-to-reduce-performance-lifespan-of-first-6-satellites-cut-2024-revenue-ebitda-by-5/ - SES and Boeing to Share Risk and CapEx on 2 Additional mPOWER Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2023/10/31/ses-and-boeing-to-share-risk-and-capex-on-2-additional-mpower-satellites/ - SES Posts Stable Q1 Revenue, Expects 30% Capacity Increase from New O3b Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2025/04/30/ses-posts-stable-q1-revenue-expects-30-capacity-increase-from-new-o3b-satellites/ - SES' O3b mPower satellites will have a "significantly" shorter life after power issues — DataCenterDynamics: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-will-have-a-significantly-shorter-life-after-power-issues/ - SES says O3b mPower electrical issues are worse than thought — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/ses-says-o3b-mpower-electrical-issues-are-worse-than-thought/ - Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer need — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/boeing-ships-more-o3b-mpower-satellites-with-fixes-ses-might-not-need/ - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) - Shareholders — SES: https://www.ses.com/company/investors/shareholder-information/shareholders --- ## KNDS ajourne son entrée en Bourse, mais les blindés du Luxembourg restent commandés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/knds-report-entree-bourse-commande-blindes-luxembourg-jaguar - Published: 2026-07-03T16:47:08.584+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:47:08.584+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: a658f4e2-8c04-44da-a0ce-ee497e87d896 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le géant franco-allemand du Leopard et du Caesar suspend une cotation valorisée près de 12 milliards d'euros. Son carnet de commandes record, où figure la commande luxembourgeoise, gonfle pourtant. ### Summary KNDS repousse au 1er juillet 2026 son introduction en Bourse faute de conditions de marché favorables, alors que son carnet atteint 33,1 milliards d'euros. La commande luxembourgeoise de 54 Jaguar et Griffon, elle, n'est pas affectée. ### Key facts - KNDS a annoncé le 1er juillet 2026 le report de son introduction en Bourse, cotation double prévue à Francfort et Paris, faute de conditions de marché favorables. - Le groupe visait une valorisation supérieure à 12 milliards d'euros, mais les grands fonds refusaient de dépasser nettement ce seuil ; son carnet de commandes atteint pourtant un record de 33,1 milliards d'euros. - La commande luxembourgeoise — 38 EBRC Jaguar et 16 Griffon, soit 54 véhicules via le programme CaMo — n'est pas affectée par le report. - L'actionnariat se recompose : la famille Wegmann se retire après 144 ans, laissant l'État français (GIAT) et l'État allemand (KfW) à 40 % chacun, 20 % étant réservés au public. - Le Luxembourg prévoit de doubler son budget de défense, de 728 millions d'euros en 2024 à 1,461 milliard d'ici 2030, pour atteindre 2 % de son RNB. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi KNDS a-t-il reporté son entrée en Bourse ?** Ses actionnaires ont informé le groupe qu'ils souhaitaient ne relancer l'opération qu'au retour de conditions de marché plus favorables, invoquant la volatilité du secteur de la défense européen. Le désaccord portait surtout sur le prix : KNDS visait plus de 12 milliards d'euros, quand les grands fonds refusaient de s'aventurer beaucoup au-delà de ce seuil. **Q: La commande de blindés du Luxembourg est-elle remise en cause ?** Non. La commande luxembourgeoise fait partie du carnet record de 33,1 milliards d'euros et n'est pas affectée par le report de la cotation. Elle porte sur 54 véhicules — 38 EBRC Jaguar et 16 Griffon — passés en décembre 2025 dans le cadre du programme belgo-français CaMo. **Q: Qui possède KNDS après la recomposition de l'actionnariat ?** La famille allemande Wegmann cède l'intégralité de sa participation après 144 ans. L'État français, via la GIAT, ramène sa part de 50 % à 40 %, tandis que l'Allemagne acquiert 40 % via la banque publique KfW pour un montant pouvant atteindre 7,2 milliards d'euros. Environ 20 % restent destinés au public. **Q: Quel est l'effort de défense du Luxembourg ?** Le Grand-Duché mesure son effort à l'aune du revenu national brut (RNB) et vise 2 % du RNB d'ici 2030. Il prévoit de quasiment doubler son budget, de 728 millions d'euros en 2024 à 1,461 milliard en 2030, dans le sillage de l'engagement de l'OTAN à porter les dépenses vers 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035. ### Body La prudence l'a emporté sur l'audace. KNDS, le constructeur franco-allemand du char Leopard 2, du canon Caesar et de l'engin blindé de reconnaissance et de combat (EBRC) Jaguar, a annoncé le 1er juillet qu'il repoussait ce qui aurait dû être l'une des plus importantes introductions en Bourse de l'année sur le continent. La décision surprend d'autant plus que le carnet de commandes du groupe, dopé par une vague de réarmement qui atteint jusqu'au Luxembourg, vient d'atteindre un niveau record. Immatriculée à Amsterdam, l'entreprise explique que ses actionnaires l'ont informée de leur intention de ne relancer l'opération qu'au retour de conditions de marché plus clémentes. Selon ses propres termes, ils entendent reprendre le processus « au retour de conditions de marché plus favorables », invoquant « la volatilité actuelle du marché pour le secteur de la défense européen ». La double cotation, prévue à Francfort et à Paris autour de la mi-juillet, devait porter sur environ un cinquième du capital, sans émission d'actions nouvelles. Les actionnaires ont informé la Société de leur intention de reprendre le processus d'introduction en Bourse au retour de conditions de marché plus favorables. Le paradoxe est saisissant : sur le papier, les affaires n'ont jamais été aussi florissantes. KNDS affichait au 31 décembre 2025 un carnet de commandes record de 33,1 milliards d'euros, et son communiqué assure avoir « achevé la quasi-totalité des phases de préparation requises pour la cotation envisagée ». Le point de blocage, c'est le prix. D'après les informations de Reuters et du Financial Times, KNDS visait une valorisation supérieure à 12 milliards d'euros — ses actionnaires familiaux allemands en réclamant au moins 12,5 milliards — quand les grands fonds refusaient de s'aventurer beaucoup au-delà de 12 milliards. Les attentes initiales étaient montées jusqu'à 15 milliards. Pourquoi la fièvre boursière de la défense est retombée Pendant deux ans, les investisseurs se sont rués sur tout ce qui roule, vole ou tire, misant sur les centaines de milliards d'euros que les États promettaient de consacrer au réarmement. À la mi-2026, le doute s'est installé sur la vitesse à laquelle ces engagements se traduiraient en profits. Les titres de la défense ont nettement décroché de leurs sommets : Rheinmetall, principal concurrent coté de KNDS, a perdu plus de dix pour cent sur le mois, pénalisé notamment par l'annulation du programme de frégates F126 par l'Allemagne. L'avertissement était plus proche encore : le tchèque Czechoslovak Group, coté à Amsterdam en janvier 2026, avait chuté d'environ 44 % par rapport à son prix d'introduction. KNDS n'a pas pour autant refermé la porte. Le groupe précise qu'il « pourrait décider de renoncer entièrement à l'introduction en Bourse », mais ses actionnaires ont signalé qu'ils reviendraient dès que les conditions le permettraient. Berlin, qui a engagé des fonds publics dans l'opération, s'est empressé de rassurer. Un porte-parole du gouvernement allemand a indiqué que Berlin respecte le report tout en restant attaché à l'avenir de l'entreprise. « Le gouvernement fédéral respecte la décision de suspendre l'introduction en Bourse, mais reste désireux de travailler avec ses partenaires français pour conduire l'entreprise vers un avenir prospère. » À qui appartient le champion européen du char La cotation est indissociable d'une refonte rare de l'actionnariat de KNDS. Historiquement, le groupe était partagé à parts égales entre l'État français, via sa holding GIAT Industries, et la famille allemande Wegmann, unique propriétaire privée de Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. À l'approche de l'introduction, la famille Wegmann a accepté de céder l'intégralité de sa participation et de se retirer après cent quarante-quatre ans. L'Allemagne entre pour la première fois au capital : par l'intermédiaire de la banque publique de développement KfW, Berlin acquiert 40 % du groupe pour un montant pouvant atteindre 7,2 milliards d'euros, un achat validé le 26 juin 2026 par la commission du budget du Bundestag. La GIAT française ramène sa part de 50 % à 40 %, dessinant une structure symétrique : Paris et Berlin à 40 % chacun, le cinquième restant destiné aux investisseurs. Deux États se retrouvent ainsi actionnaires de contrôle de l'entreprise qui arme une bonne partie du flanc oriental de l'OTAN — rappel que, dans la défense, la puissance publique se tient souvent des deux côtés du grand livre, à la fois cliente et propriétaire. Où vont les euros luxembourgeois Pour le Grand-Duché, le report ne change rien au matériel. La commande luxembourgeoise de KNDS s'inscrit dans le carnet record du groupe et n'est nullement affectée par le décalage de la cotation. Au titre du programme belgo-français CaMo (Capacité Motorisée), une commande de 269 véhicules supplémentaires a été passée en décembre 2025 — dont 54 destinés au Luxembourg : 38 EBRC Jaguar de reconnaissance, engins de 25 tonnes à six roues dotés d'un canon de 40 mm et de missiles antichars MMP, et 16 véhicules de transport Griffon. Le Luxembourg rejoint la famille de véhicules SCORPION par l'intermédiaire de la Belgique, dans le cadre du processus de planification de défense de l'OTAN. Ces engins équiperont le bataillon binational Guide-Chasseurs luxembourgeois-belge, censé être pleinement opérationnel en 2030. « Ce bataillon reflète l'excellente coopération belgo-luxembourgeoise en matière de défense, et nous sommes déterminés à renforcer la défense européenne. » Parallèlement à la commande, KNDS France a signé le 17 décembre 2025 un protocole d'accord avec la Direction de la défense et le ministère de l'Économie du Luxembourg, s'engageant à associer entreprises et chercheurs luxembourgeois aux activités de maintenance et aux projets européens. Ces acquisitions accompagnent un budget en forte hausse. Le Luxembourg — qui, fait singulier, mesure son effort de défense à l'aune du revenu national brut plutôt que du PIB — prévoit de quasiment doubler ses dépenses, de 728 millions d'euros en 2024 à 1,461 milliard d'euros d'ici 2030, visant 2 % du RNB. Cette trajectoire s'inscrit sous l'engagement collectif scellé au sommet de La Haye en juin 2025, où tous les membres de l'OTAN sauf l'Espagne ont convenu de porter leurs dépenses de défense et de sécurité vers 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035. - Ce qui est suspendu : la double cotation Francfort-Paris de KNDS, visée au-dessus d'une valorisation de 12 milliards d'euros. - Ce qui ne l'est pas : le carnet de 33,1 milliards d'euros, dont les 54 Jaguar et Griffon du Luxembourg. - Qui en profite : à partir de 2026, KNDS appartient à 40 % à l'État français, 40 % à l'État allemand et 20 % au public. Le message de KNDS est clair : le retard tient au cours de l'action, pas au flux des commandes. Pour le Luxembourg, la question concrète reste inchangée : ses euros de réarmement sont déjà engagés, et une bonne partie des équipements qu'ils financent portent désormais un logo KNDS. ### Sources - KNDS to resume its Initial Public Offering process when Capital Markets conditions are supportive (company release) — EQS News / KNDS N.V.: https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/knds-to-resume-its-initial-public-offering-process-when-capital-markets-conditions-are-supportive/bdde73c0-080f-438f-b0d4-78fe18ac7e15_en - Tank maker KNDS delays stock listing, citing defense-market volatility — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/02/tank-maker-knds-delays-stock-listing-citing-defense-market-volatility/ - European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to 'market volatility' — Breaking Defense: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/european-tank-maker-knds-postpones-ipo-due-to-market-volatility/ - Tank maker KNDS postpones IPO amid market struggles for defense stocks — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/knds-ipo-postpone-defense-stocks-market.html - Tankmaker KNDS puts off IPO citing tough market condition (Reuters) — RTÉ / Reuters: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0702/1581368-tankmaker-knds-puts-off-ipo-citing-tough-market-condition/ - Germany Buys Into KNDS for First Time as KMW Family Exits Ahead of IPO — SOFX: https://www.sofx.com/germany-buys-into-knds-for-first-time-as-kmw-family-exits-ahead-of-ipo/ - Bundestag Budget Committee Clears Germany's €7.2 Billion Purchase of a 40% KNDS Stake — Grosswald: https://www.grosswald.org/germany-kfw-40-percent-knds-stake-7-2-billion-wegmann-buyout-ipo/ - Germany Expects KNDS to Pursue IPO Despite Pause in Plans — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/germany-assumes-tankmaker-knds-still-pursue-ipo-plan-despite/ - The CaMo program reaches a new milestone with the order of 269 additional vehicles — KNDS Group: https://knds.com/en/press-releases/the-ca-mo-program-reaches-a-new-milestone-with-the-order-of-269-additional-vehicles - Luxembourg Boosts Defence Cooperation with KNDS Partnership & Jaguar, Griffon Vehicle Acquisition — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58599-luxembourg-boosts-defence-cooperation-with-knds-partnership-jaguar-griffon-vehicle-acquisition - Belgium, Luxembourg Purchase CaMo Armored Vehicles From KNDS France — The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2026/02/04/belgium-luxembourg-camo-vehicles/ - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia / NATO Hague Summit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 --- ## À Londres, Gilles Roth entretient l'axe financier qui unit le Luxembourg à la City, dix ans après le Brexit - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/gilles-roth-downing-street-partenariat-financier-luxembourg-londres - Published: 2026-07-03T12:51:32.175+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:51:32.175+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 0d6c96e1-731c-48ae-a7e3-7d880e5c7e12 - Dateline: London, GB > Reçu par la chancelière Rachel Reeves au 11 Downing Street lors d'une mission de deux jours, le ministre des Finances a plaidé pour une coopération accrue. Aucun accord signé, mais un signal appuyé. ### Summary Gilles Roth a rencontré Rachel Reeves à Londres les 1er et 2 juillet 2026 pour renforcer la coopération financière entre le Luxembourg et le Royaume-Uni. Des discussions sans accord signé, au service de la première industrie du pays. ### Key facts - Gilles Roth a rencontré Rachel Reeves au 11 Downing Street lors d'une mission financière de deux jours à Londres, les 1er et 2 juillet 2026, organisée par Luxembourg for Finance et le ministère des Finances. - Aucun accord, traité ni protocole d'entente n'a été signé : il s'agissait de discussions sur le renforcement de la coopération, notamment l'investissement transfrontalier. - Les fonds domiciliés au Luxembourg totalisaient 6 634,393 milliards d'euros d'actifs nets au 31 mai 2026 (CSSF), ce qui maintient le pays au rang de deuxième centre mondial de fonds derrière les États-Unis. - Les maisons de gestion britanniques sont le deuxième groupe d'initiateurs de fonds luxembourgeois, avec environ 17 % des encours (~847 milliards d'euros, données 2021 citées par Funds Europe). - Le Luxembourg était en 2023 la première destination de l'UE pour les exportations britanniques de services financiers : 6,5 milliards de livres, soit 6,1 % du total, selon TheCityUK. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Gilles Roth s'est-il rendu à Londres les 1er et 2 juillet 2026 ?** Le ministre des Finances a mené une mission financière de deux jours organisée par Luxembourg for Finance avec son ministère : entretien avec la chancelière Rachel Reeves au 11 Downing Street, discours à la conférence annuelle de l'ALFI à Londres, déjeuner de travail avec des représentants de l'assurance et de la réassurance, et rencontres avec de hauts responsables de la finance britannique. **Q: Un accord a-t-il été conclu entre le Luxembourg et le Royaume-Uni ?** Non. Aucun accord, traité ni protocole d'entente n'a été annoncé. Les deux ministres ont discuté du renforcement de la coopération entre les deux places financières, en particulier de la promotion de l'investissement transfrontalier, sans conclure d'engagement formel. **Q: Quel est le poids de la relation financière entre le Luxembourg et le Royaume-Uni ?** Les gestionnaires britanniques sont le deuxième groupe d'initiateurs de fonds luxembourgeois (environ 17 % des encours, données 2021), et le Luxembourg était en 2023 la première destination de l'UE pour les exportations britanniques de services financiers, avec 6,5 milliards de livres selon TheCityUK. **Q: Comment fonctionne le modèle de délégation entre Londres et Luxembourg depuis le Brexit ?** Les fonds destinés aux investisseurs européens sont domiciliés au Luxembourg, où ils bénéficient du passeport européen, tandis que la gestion de portefeuille est déléguée à des équipes basées à Londres, dans le cadre des régimes AIFMD et UCITS. La CSSF a confirmé dès 2019 que cette délégation pouvait se poursuivre après le Brexit, sous conditions. ### Body Dix ans après le référendum qui a fait sortir le Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne, la diplomatie financière luxembourgeoise continue de prendre le chemin de Londres. Les mercredi 1er et jeudi 2 juillet, le ministre des Finances, Gilles Roth, y a conduit une mission de deux jours organisée par Luxembourg for Finance (LFF), l'agence chargée de promouvoir la place à l'étranger, en coopération avec son ministère. Temps fort du déplacement : un entretien au 11 Downing Street avec Rachel Reeves, la chancelière de l'Échiquier, consacré à l'avenir d'une relation dont dépend, pour une part considérable, l'industrie des fonds du Grand-Duché et ses quelque 6 634 milliards d'euros d'actifs. Selon le communiqué du ministère, les deux ministres ont souligné la solidité des liens entre les places financières luxembourgeoise et britannique et examiné les possibilités de renforcer leur coopération, en particulier par la promotion de l'investissement transfrontalier. Ils ont aussi passé en revue les défis que l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni affrontent de concert : le financement des transitions numérique et verte, l'augmentation des dépenses de défense et la mobilisation des capitaux privés qu'elle exige. « Le Luxembourg et le Royaume-Uni entretiennent de longue date des liens étroits, fondés sur une véritable complémentarité dans le secteur financier. Le Luxembourg est aujourd'hui le premier marché du Royaume-Uni en Europe pour l'exportation de services financiers. Ensemble, nous pouvons créer de nouvelles possibilités de croissance, favoriser l'innovation et contribuer à la compétitivité de l'Europe. Dix ans après le référendum sur le Brexit, il est plus important que jamais de continuer à renforcer ce partenariat stratégique. Au bénéfice de nos citoyens », a déclaré Gilles Roth. Rien de signé, tout en symboles Précisons-le sans détour : aucun accord, traité ni protocole d'entente n'est sorti de ces rencontres. Les entretiens londoniens relevaient du dialogue, non de la négociation. Le vocabulaire, lui, s'inscrit dans une continuité assumée : en décembre 2024 déjà, en marge de l'Eurogroupe et du Conseil Ecofin à Bruxelles, M. Roth avait jugé « vital » le dialogue entre l'UE et le Royaume-Uni après un échange avec Mme Reeves, assurant que « le Luxembourg reste attaché à un partenariat étroit avec Londres ». Au-delà de Downing Street, le ministre s'est exprimé le 2 juillet à la conférence annuelle de Londres de l'Association luxembourgeoise des fonds d'investissement (ALFI), tenue au Convene Sancroft, près de la cathédrale Saint-Paul. Le rendez-vous a réuni environ 1 000 professionnels du secteur selon le ministère ; l'ALFI, de son côté, fait état de plus de 1 600 inscrits. Son président, Jean-Marc Goy, y voit « la plus grande initiative de rayonnement international organisée par l'industrie luxembourgeoise des fonds ». M. Roth a par ailleurs pris part à un déjeuner de travail de LFF avec des représentants de l'assurance et de la réassurance, avant d'enchaîner les entretiens avec de hauts responsables de la finance britannique au sujet du développement de leurs activités au Grand-Duché. Domiciliés à Luxembourg, gérés depuis la Tamise Car c'est bien là l'architecture singulière de la finance européenne d'après le Brexit : les gestionnaires d'actifs établis au Royaume-Uni domicilient volontiers leurs fonds destinés aux investisseurs européens au Luxembourg, d'où ils bénéficient du passeport vers l'ensemble du marché unique, tandis que la gestion de portefeuille proprement dite est déléguée à leurs équipes londoniennes, comme le permettent les régimes AIFMD et UCITS. Dès 2019, la CSSF, l'autorité de surveillance luxembourgeoise, avait confirmé que cette délégation de la gestion à des entreprises britanniques pouvait se poursuivre après le Brexit, sous conditions — un montage qui fait depuis l'objet d'une vigilance accrue au niveau européen. L'ampleur de cette imbrication se lit dans les chiffres : - Les actifs nets des fonds domiciliés au Luxembourg atteignaient 6 634,393 milliards d'euros au 31 mai 2026, selon la CSSF ; les données de l'ALFI pour avril 2026 (6 436,197 milliards) traduisent une progression de 14,55 % sur douze mois. Le pays demeure le deuxième centre mondial de fonds, derrière les États-Unis. - Les maisons de gestion britanniques forment le deuxième groupe d'initiateurs de fonds luxembourgeois, après les américaines : environ 17 % des encours, soit quelque 847 milliards d'euros, selon des chiffres de l'ALFI cités par Funds Europe en 2021 — le cabinet Linklaters les situait alors à 17,5 %. - Le Luxembourg était en 2023 la première destination de l'UE pour les exportations britanniques de services financiers : 6,5 milliards de livres, soit 6,1 % du total, contre environ 3 milliards en 2016, d'après l'analyse de TheCityUK fondée sur les données officielles. L'Irlande suivait avec 5,6 milliards (5,2 %) ; avec la France, les trois pays absorbaient près de 16 % de ces exportations. Ces statistiques donnent corps à l'affirmation du ministre : le Grand-Duché est bien le premier marché européen des exportations britanniques de services financiers — et une bonne partie de ce que Londres « exporte » vers le Luxembourg n'est autre que la gestion de portefeuille exercée pour des fonds juridiquement domiciliés entre le boulevard Royal et le plateau du Kirchberg. Un équilibre précieux, donc fragile Pour le Luxembourg, l'enjeu dépasse la courtoisie diplomatique : l'industrie des fonds est le premier moteur économique du pays, et les gestionnaires britanniques comptent parmi ses clients essentiels. Tout ce qui facilite leur accès aux structures luxembourgeoises — ou les conforte dans la pérennité du modèle de délégation — protège l'écosystème d'administration, de banques dépositaires, d'avocats et d'auditeurs qui en vit. Pour Londres, le Grand-Duché reste la porte d'entrée la plus commode vers les investisseurs particuliers et institutionnels de l'Union, au moment où le gouvernement britannique recherche la croissance et un rapport apaisé avec le bloc. Le paradoxe veut que la relation se soit resserrée depuis 2016 : les encours gérés depuis le Royaume-Uni pour des fonds luxembourgeois ont progressé pendant les années du Brexit, et les exportations britanniques de services financiers vers le Grand-Duché ont à peu près doublé entre 2016 et 2023, selon TheCityUK. Le risque, lui, court dans les deux sens : les autorités européennes s'interrogent périodiquement sur la substance à exiger des gestionnaires qui délèguent hors de l'Union, et tout durcissement des règles de délégation frapperait au cœur le modèle que les deux ministres ont célébré cette semaine. Une visite sans signature n'en reste pas moins, vue du Grand-Duché, une affaire sérieuse. Peu d'économies dépendent à ce point d'un équilibre réglementaire négocié à Bruxelles mais pratiqué chaque jour entre bureaux londoniens et domiciliations luxembourgeoises. En allant le défendre à Downing Street, Gilles Roth a rappelé que la première industrie du pays s'entretient aussi par la conversation. ### Sources - Luxembourg, UK Discuss Cross-Border Investment & Financial Cooperation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62165-luxembourg-uk-discuss-cross-border-investment-financial-cooperation - ALFI London Conference 2026 (2 July 2026, Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-2026 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at 31 May 2026 (news listing) — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/news/ - Luxembourg — industry statistics (April 2026) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/en-gb/pages/industry-statistics/luxembourg - UK-EU financial services exports: which countries are most prominent? — TheCityUK: https://www.thecityuk.com/news/uk-eu-financial-services-exports-which-countries-are-most-prominent/ - "Le dialogue entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni reste vital" — Gilles Roth aux réunions de l'Eurogroupe et du Conseil Ecofin à Bruxelles — Ministère des Finances / gouvernement.lu: https://mfin.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2024+12-decembre+10-roth-bruxelles.html - ALFI: The Luxembourg-London axis — Funds Europe: https://funds-europe.com/alfi-the-luxembourg-london-axis/ - Brexit: Delegation of investment management; temporary permissions regimes — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/2019/01/brexit-delegation-of-investment-management-temporary-permissions-regimes/ - The impact of Brexit on the Luxembourg funds industry — Linklaters: https://www.linklaters.com/-/media/files/linklaters/pdf/mkt/london/linklaters_impact_brexit_luxembourg_funds_industry.ashx - ALFI London Conference 2024 Report — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-and-cocktail-2024/resources/alfi-london-conference-2024-report --- ## Retrait de la CPI : les juntes du Sahel enclenchent le compte à rebours d'une sortie sans précédent - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/retrait-cpi-sahel-compte-a-rebours-juntes-mali-burkina-niger - Published: 2026-07-03T12:23:22.321+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:23:22.321+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 9c31f2ff-910d-4ec7-a243-82158a6a86b4 - Dateline: Bamako, ML > En déposant à l'ONU leurs notifications de retrait du Statut de Rome, Niamey, Ouagadougou et Bamako donnent force juridique à la rupture proclamée en septembre 2025. Elle sera effective en juin 2027. ### Summary Le Niger, le Burkina Faso et le Mali ont déposé à l'ONU leur notification de retrait du Statut de Rome, enclenchant un délai d'un an. Les ONG y voient un recul majeur pour la justice internationale et les victimes du Sahel. ### Key facts - Le Niger (18 juin 2026), puis le Burkina Faso et le Mali (24 juin 2026) ont déposé à l'ONU leur notification de retrait du Statut de Rome ; il prendra effet un an plus tard, en juin 2027. - En vertu de l'article 127, les trois États restent liés par leurs obligations passées et les affaires déjà devant la CPI se poursuivent malgré le retrait. - L'enquête sur le Mali, ouverte en janvier 2013 à la demande de Bamako, a produit deux condamnations et un mandat d'arrêt contre le chef jihadiste Iyad Ag Ghaly, toujours en fuite. - Le retrait s'inscrit dans le rapprochement des juntes de l'AES avec Moscou, dont l'Africa Corps a remplacé Wagner en 2025. - Les notifications sont révocables : la Gambie avait fait marche arrière en 2017 ; Human Rights Watch appelle l'Union africaine à peser en ce sens. ### FAQ **Q: Quand le retrait de la CPI prendra-t-il effet ?** L'article 127 du Statut de Rome prévoit un délai d'un an après réception de la notification : le retrait sera effectif le 18 juin 2027 pour le Niger et le 24 juin 2027 pour le Burkina Faso et le Mali. D'ici là, les trois pays restent des États parties à part entière. **Q: Les affaires maliennes en cours devant la CPI sont-elles annulées ?** Non. Le retrait n'affecte pas les affaires déjà à l'examen : les condamnations d'Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi et d'Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, leurs volets réparations et le mandat d'arrêt contre Iyad Ag Ghaly restent valables, la Cour conservant sa compétence pour les crimes commis quand le Mali était membre. **Q: Pourquoi ces trois pays quittent-ils la CPI ?** Les juntes de l'Alliance des États du Sahel accusent la Cour d'être un « instrument de répression néocoloniale » pratiquant une « justice sélective » et disent vouloir bâtir des mécanismes de justice « endogènes ». Des chercheurs relient aussi ce retrait à leur rapprochement avec la Russie, qui n'est pas membre de la CPI. **Q: Le retrait est-il irréversible ?** Non. Une notification peut être révoquée avant de prendre effet : la Gambie avait ainsi annulé en 2017 sa démarche de 2016. Human Rights Watch appelle l'Union africaine et les États parties à obtenir un tel revirement des trois gouvernements. ### Body La rupture était proclamée depuis neuf mois ; elle a désormais une date. Le Niger a déposé le 18 juin auprès du secrétaire général des Nations unies sa notification écrite de retrait du Statut de Rome, le traité fondateur de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), imité le 24 juin par le Burkina Faso et le Mali, selon Human Rights Watch et la présidence de l'Assemblée des États parties de la Cour. Jamais trois États n'avaient engagé de concert la procédure de sortie de la juridiction de La Haye — un départ groupé inédit dans l'histoire de l'institution. Le mécanisme est réglé par l'article 127 du Statut de Rome : le retrait prend effet un an après réception de la notification, soit le 18 juin 2027 pour le Niger et le 24 juin 2027 pour ses deux voisins, précise Human Rights Watch. D'ici là, les trois pays demeurent des États parties à part entière. Le texte prévoit en outre qu'un État qui se retire n'est pas délié des obligations contractées lorsqu'il était membre, et que son départ n'affecte en rien les affaires déjà à l'examen devant la Cour — un point que l'organe directeur de la CPI comme les organisations de défense des droits humains ont pris soin de rappeler cette semaine. Neuf mois après la charge de Bamako Les trois pays, tous dirigés par des juntes issues de coups d'État survenus entre 2020 et 2023, avaient annoncé leur intention de partir le 22 septembre 2025, dans une déclaration commune signée à Bamako par le chef de la transition malienne, le général Assimi Goïta, qui préside leur confédération, l'Alliance des États du Sahel (AES). Le texte, rapporté notamment par France 24, qualifiait la CPI d'« instrument de répression néocoloniale aux mains de l'impérialisme » et d'exemple de « justice sélective », et promettait la mise en place de mécanismes de paix et de justice « endogènes ». Les juristes avaient aussitôt relevé que l'« effet immédiat » revendiqué par la déclaration n'avait aucun fondement dans le traité : le compte à rebours n'a commencé qu'avec les notifications du mois dernier. Celles-ci reprennent le grief sur un ton plus diplomatique. Le Niger accuse la Cour d'être « détournée et instrumentalisée », tandis que le Burkina Faso la dit « en passe de devenir un instrument sélectif et politisé », selon Human Rights Watch. Le geste prolonge la sortie du trio de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) et s'inscrit dans un désengagement méthodique des institutions perçues comme occidentales depuis la création de l'AES, le 16 septembre 2023. Le dossier malien, cœur du contentieux Les conséquences les plus tangibles concernent le Mali, dont la situation fait l'objet d'une enquête de la CPI depuis janvier 2013 — ouverte, ironie de l'histoire, à la demande d'un précédent gouvernement malien lui-même. Cette enquête a débouché sur deux condamnations : - Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, condamné en septembre 2016 à neuf ans de prison pour la destruction de monuments religieux et historiques de Tombouctou, dont le volet réparations aux victimes entre dans sa phase finale ; - Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, reconnu coupable le 26 juin 2024 de crimes de guerre et de crimes contre l'humanité commis à Tombouctou et condamné à dix ans de prison, la décision sur les réparations restant à rendre, selon la Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH). Un troisième dossier demeure ouvert : le mandat d'arrêt visant Iyad Ag Ghaly, fondateur d'Ansar Dine devenu chef du JNIM, la coalition jihadiste liée à Al-Qaïda, délivré sous scellés le 18 juillet 2017 et rendu public le 21 juin 2024. L'intéressé court toujours. Les crimes présumés ayant été commis alors que le Mali était partie au traité, la Cour conservera sa compétence même après l'entrée en vigueur du retrait. Le Burkina Faso et le Niger, eux, ne font l'objet d'aucune enquête publique de la CPI. Human Rights Watch a toutefois documenté des massacres de civils imputés aux forces gouvernementales lors d'opérations antiterroristes, et les juntes sont accusées de détentions arbitraires, de déplacements forcés et de répression de l'opposition et des médias. Moscou en toile de fond Ce divorce intervient alors que les trois régimes approfondissent leur alignement sur la Russie. Depuis les putschs, ils ont expulsé les forces françaises et occidentales et se sont tournés vers l'appui sécuritaire russe — d'abord via le groupe Wagner, dont le rôle au Mali a été repris en 2025 par l'Africa Corps, une force placée sous le contrôle du ministère russe de la défense. Human Rights Watch a documenté des exactions contre des civils commises par l'armée malienne opérant aux côtés de combattants de Wagner. La Russie n'est pas membre de la CPI, et le président Vladimir Poutine est sous le coup d'un mandat d'arrêt de la Cour depuis mars 2023. Dans une analyse publiée par Justice Info, le média de la Fondation Hirondelle, les chercheuses Catherine Maia et Pauline Equin relient le retrait sahélien au rapprochement du bloc avec Moscou — tout en soulignant que quitter la Cour ne soustrairait pas le personnel russe à sa compétence pour les crimes commis pendant que le traité s'appliquait. « Le dernier espoir d'obtenir justice » La présidence de l'Assemblée des États parties, assurée par la Finlandaise Päivi Kaukoranta, a dit « regretter » ces développements, avertissant que le désengagement « risque de compromettre la poursuite collective de la justice » ; elle appelle les trois gouvernements à « demeurer des États parties engagés » et leur propose « un véritable échange » sur leurs griefs. Les organisations de défense des droits humains sont plus sévères. « Se retirer de la CPI équivaut à une fuite en avant de ces gouvernements face à leurs obligations en matière de droit international et de justice », a dénoncé Marceau Sivieude, directeur régional d'Amnesty International pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. Dès l'annonce du projet, Liz Evenson, directrice justice internationale de Human Rights Watch, avait prévenu que ce retrait « portera atteinte à l'obligation de rendre des comptes et privera les populations du Sahel d'un niveau essentiel de protection des droits humains, alors que les juridictions nationales sont incapables d'endiguer l'impunité des crimes les plus graves ». « La décision de se retirer de la CPI fragilise la position des victimes, pour qui la Cour représente souvent le dernier espoir d'obtenir justice », estime Drissa Traoré, secrétaire général de la FIDH. Rien n'est pourtant irrévocable : une notification peut être retirée avant de prendre effet, comme l'a fait la Gambie en 2017 en annulant sa démarche de 2016. Human Rights Watch presse l'Union africaine et les États membres de la CPI d'obtenir des trois juntes qu'elles fassent de même. Faute de quoi, fin juin 2027, le système du Statut de Rome perdra trois membres d'un coup — et la justice pénale internationale, déjà contestée de toutes parts, aura cédé un pan entier du Sahel. ### Sources - Sahel Countries' Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/02/sahel-countries-withdrawal-from-icc-betrays-victims - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/burkina-mali-niger/ - Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties on the withdrawals from the Rome Statute by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-presidency-assembly-states-parties-withdrawals-rome-statute-burkina-faso-mali-and - Sahel states' International Criminal Court withdrawal: A step back for victims and justice — FIDH: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/Africa/mali/sahel-states-icc-withdrawal-a-step-back-for-victims-and-justice - Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/24/sahel-countries-icc-withdrawal-endangers-civilians - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Announcements of ICC withdrawal a serious backwards step in fight against impunity in the Sahel region and worldwide — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/burkina-faso-mali-niger-icc-withdrawal/ - Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from International Criminal Court — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250922-niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-icc-withdrawal - Sahel withdrawal from the ICC: just an illusion? — Justice Info (Fondation Hirondelle): https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/153200-sahel-withdrawal-from-the-icc-just-an-illusion.html - Situation in Mali: ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-mali-icc-unseals-arrest-warrant-against-iyad-ag-ghaly - Unity at any cost? AES states jointly leave the ICC — Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa): https://issafrica.org/iss-today/unity-at-any-cost-aes-states-jointly-leave-the-icc - ICC 'concerned' over withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — Africanews: https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/02/icc-concerned-over-withdrawal-of-mali-burkina-faso-and-niger/ - Joint communiqué of the states of the AES confederation relating to the withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies: https://www.acdhrs.org/2025/09/joint-communique-of-the-states-of-the-aes-confederation-relating-to-the-withdrawal-from-the-rome-statute-of-the-international-criminal-court/ - Russia Replaces Wagner with State-Controlled Africa Corps in the Sahel — commonspace.eu: https://www.commonspace.eu/news/russia-replaces-wagner-state-controlled-africa-corps-sahel --- ## Plus de 3 700 morts en Europe, un juin hors normes au Luxembourg : la canicule livre son premier bilan - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-juin-2026-bilan-surmortalite-record-findel-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-03T12:12:22.022+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:12:22.022+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: d47a733b-16b5-4f76-94d3-9ca586c5ed1f - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > La France compte 2 025 décès en excès en une semaine, la Belgique 1 222. MeteoLux valide au Luxembourg le juin le plus chaud depuis 1947 — et une nouvelle canicule se profile dès le 6 juillet. ### Summary Premiers bilans officiels de la canicule de juin : 2 025 décès en excès en France, 1 222 en Belgique, au moins 3 700 avec les Pays-Bas. Le Luxembourg, lui, enregistre son mois de juin le plus chaud depuis 1947, alors qu'une troisième vague de chaleur menace dès le 6 juillet. ### Key facts - La France a enregistré 2 025 décès en excès (+29,1 %) durant la semaine du 22 au 28 juin ; l'Île-de-France est la région la plus touchée (+62,8 %) et les décès à domicile ont bondi de 91 %. - La Belgique déplore 1 222 décès supplémentaires (+39 %) entre le 18 et le 29 juin, dont 530 personnes de 85 ans ou plus — le pic de mortalité quotidienne le plus fort depuis la première vague de Covid-19. - Avec 38,2 °C le 26 juin au Findel, une moyenne de 19,9 °C et onze journées caniculaires consécutives, le Luxembourg a vécu son mois de juin le plus chaud depuis 1947 ; aucun chiffre de surmortalité n'y était publié au 3 juillet. - Alerte rouge, plan canicule, cours suspendus, chantiers dès 6 heures : le Grand-Duché a multiplié les adaptations, avec des interventions du CGDIS en hausse d'environ 70 % en milieu de semaine. - Une troisième canicule est annoncée en France du 6 au 14 juillet environ, certains scénarios évoquant 38 à 41 °C jusqu'au Benelux — avec une intensité encore incertaine. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de morts la canicule de fin juin a-t-elle causés en Europe ?** Selon les premiers bilans officiels, la France compte 2 025 décès en excès pour la semaine du 22 au 28 juin, la Belgique 1 222 entre le 18 et le 29 juin, et les Pays-Bas environ 480 décès liés à la chaleur — soit plus de 3 700 au total. Les autorités des trois pays soulignent que ces chiffres sont provisoires et devraient encore augmenter. **Q: Quels records de chaleur le Luxembourg a-t-il battus en juin 2026 ?** MeteoLux a validé 38,2 °C au Findel le 26 juin, un record absolu pour un mois de juin depuis 1947. Avec une moyenne de 19,9 °C, juin 2026 est le juin le plus chaud jamais mesuré au Findel, marqué par onze journées caniculaires consécutives (18-28 juin) et six nuits tropicales. **Q: Le Luxembourg a-t-il publié un bilan de surmortalité ?** Non. Au 3 juillet, aucun chiffre officiel de surmortalité liée à cet épisode n'avait été publié pour le Luxembourg, contrairement à la France et à la Belgique. **Q: Une nouvelle vague de chaleur est-elle attendue ?** Oui. Météo-France et La Chaîne Météo annoncent une troisième canicule française à partir du 6 juillet environ, pouvant durer jusqu'à la mi-juillet. Certains scénarios de modèles montrent 38 à 41 °C sur une partie du Benelux et de l'Allemagne autour du 9 au 14 juillet, mais l'intensité reste incertaine. ### Body Les statistiques arrivent toujours avec un temps de retard sur le thermomètre. Une semaine après le pic de la canicule qui a écrasé l'Europe de l'Ouest fin juin, les premiers bilans officiels tombent, et ils sont lourds : plus de 2 000 décès en excès en France en une seule semaine, une surmortalité de 39 % en Belgique et, pour le Luxembourg, la confirmation d'un mois de juin sans équivalent depuis le début des mesures en 1947. Le tout alors que les prévisionnistes annoncent déjà le retour possible de chaleurs extrêmes dans les tout prochains jours. Selon les données préliminaires publiées le 3 juillet par Santé publique France, la mortalité a bondi de 29,1 % au cours de la semaine du 22 au 28 juin par rapport à la semaine précédente, soit 2 025 décès supplémentaires. L'Île-de-France concentre la hausse la plus brutale (+62,8 %), devant les Pays de la Loire, également très touchés, et les décès survenus à domicile ont presque doublé (+91 % d'une semaine sur l'autre). L'agence souligne que ces chiffres, établis à partir d'environ 60 % des certificats de décès — ceux transmis par voie électronique —, restent provisoires et sous-estiment vraisemblablement l'ampleur réelle du phénomène. Le bilan devrait néanmoins rester très en deçà des quelque 15 000 morts d'août 2003. Nicolas Revel, directeur général de l'AP-HP, le réseau hospitalier public parisien, a estimé, selon Euronews, que le bilan final serait inférieur à celui de 2003, mais « probablement » supérieur à celui de la canicule de l'an dernier. La traduction politique, elle, n'a pas tardé : les écologistes ont déposé une motion de censure contre le gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu, accusé de ne pas avoir préparé le pays à la montée des températures. La Belgique face à un pic de mortalité inédit depuis le Covid Côté belge, les données préliminaires du Risk Management Group, fondées sur la surveillance de la mortalité assurée par l'institut de santé publique Sciensano, font état de 1 222 décès supplémentaires entre le 18 et le 29 juin, soit une surmortalité de 39 %. Parmi les victimes, 530 avaient 85 ans ou plus — mais 180 avaient moins de 65 ans. Après sept journées tropicales consécutives au-dessus de 30 °C et des nuits anormalement chaudes, l'organisme évoque « une occurrence sans précédent de surmortalité lors d'une vague de chaleur » et le pic de mortalité quotidienne le plus marqué du pays depuis la première vague de Covid-19. « Même si ces estimations sont provisoires, elles traduisent l'impact considérable de la vague de chaleur », a déclaré le ministre fédéral belge de la Santé, Frank Vandenbroucke, cité par le Brussels Times. Le ministre a demandé au Risk Management Group de formuler des recommandations dès le début de la semaine prochaine et chargé le Centre national de crise d'une évaluation complète. Le Service public fédéral Santé publique insiste : les chiffres sont provisoires, incomplets et continuellement actualisés par Sciensano. Avec les quelque 480 décès liés à la chaleur recensés aux Pays-Bas, les bilans compilés par les agences de presse portent la surmortalité cumulée des trois pays à plus de 3 700 morts — un total appelé, selon toute vraisemblance, à s'alourdir. 38,2 °C au Findel : le Luxembourg entre dans ses annales climatiques Le Grand-Duché n'a pas encore publié de chiffres de surmortalité comparables — aucune donnée officielle n'était disponible au 3 juillet —, mais le verdict météorologique, lui, est tombé. D'après le bilan climatique de MeteoLux, les 38,2 °C mesurés le 26 juin à la station de référence de Luxembourg-Findel constituent un record absolu pour un mois de juin depuis le début des observations en 1947. Avec une température moyenne de 19,9 °C, juin 2026 est également le mois de juin le plus chaud jamais enregistré au Findel. Au-delà des pointes, c'est la durée qui frappe : onze journées caniculaires consécutives du 18 au 28 juin, et six nuits tropicales durant lesquelles le mercure n'est jamais redescendu sous les 20 °C. « La deuxième partie du mois de juin 2026 constitue la plus longue vague de chaleur jamais observée au cours d'un mois de juin dans l'histoire du Findel, depuis 1947 », confirme le météorologue de MeteoLux Luca Mathias. Classes écourtées, chantiers décalés : le pays s'est adapté à vue L'épisode a fait office de test grandeur nature pour les institutions luxembourgeoises. Le gouvernement a déclenché l'alerte rouge canicule dès le 22 juin — des températures de 35 à 40 °C étaient annoncées, localement au-delà de 40 °C en milieu urbain et dans la vallée de la Moselle —, une alerte que la cellule d'évaluation CERI a ensuite prolongée jusqu'au dimanche 7 heures, plusieurs nuits tropicales consécutives (minimales de 24 à 26 °C) étant attendues. Hôpitaux et structures de soins ont été placés en vigilance renforcée, et la Direction de la santé a activé les mesures du plan canicule, dont des visites d'aide à l'hydratation auprès des personnes âgées isolées. - La Ville de Luxembourg a suspendu les cours de l'après-midi dans l'enseignement fondamental (cycles 1 à 4) les 24 et 26 juin, tout en maintenant encadrement et transports ; l'Athénée de Luxembourg a libéré ses élèves dès 12 h 40 le vendredi. - Les chantiers ont été temporairement autorisés à démarrer à 6 heures au lieu de 7, pour épargner aux ouvriers les heures les plus rudes. - Les interventions du CGDIS ont dépassé d'environ 70 % la moyenne en milieu de semaine ; les urgences ont accueilli davantage de patients victimes de la chaleur, mais la situation hospitalière est restée globalement sous contrôle, selon Delano. - L'infrastructure elle-même a cédé par endroits : une avarie de voie liée à la chaleur à Berchem a perturbé deux lignes des CFL, la réparation n'ayant pu être menée que de nuit. Un répit qui s'annonce bref Car la parenthèse pourrait vite se refermer. Météo-France et le service privé La Chaîne Météo signalent la constitution possible d'une nouvelle canicule majeure — la troisième de l'année en France — à partir du 6 juillet environ et jusqu'à la mi-juillet, le signal de chaleur le plus net s'étirant de la péninsule Ibérique et de la France vers le Benelux et l'Allemagne. Certains scénarios de modèles font apparaître 38 à 41 °C sur une partie du Benelux et de l'Allemagne autour du 9 au 14 juillet, si un blocage en oméga venait à s'installer. Les prévisionnistes soulignent toutefois que l'intensité de l'épisode reste incertaine. « Il est tout à fait plausible que nous assistions à de nouvelles remontées d'air brûlant du Sahara vers la France », prévient Régis Crépét, météorologue de La Chaîne Météo. Pour le Luxembourg et ses voisins, ces premiers bilans changent la nature de la prévision : ce qui relevait, fin juin, du bulletin météo relève désormais de la santé publique. Les mesures improvisées ces derniers jours — horaires scolaires allégés, chantiers avancés à l'aube, visites aux aînés isolés — pourraient devoir être réactivées dès la semaine prochaine. Cette fois, chacun connaît le prix de l'inaction : il s'écrit dans les statistiques officielles. ### Sources - France records nearly 30% increase in deaths during June's heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/france-records-nearly-30-increase-in-deaths-during-junes-heatwave - France: More than 2,000 additional deaths, preliminary toll from the June 2026 heatwave — Voice of Emirates (newswires): https://www.voiceofemirates.com/en/society/2026/07/03/france-more-than-2000-additional-deaths-preliminary-toll-from-the-june-2026-heatwave/ - Belgium recorded a 39% excess mortality rate during the heat wave — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2211911/belgium-recorded-a-39-excess-mortality-rate-during-the-heat-wave - Deaths in Belgium increased by 39% during June heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/deaths-in-belgium-increased-by-39-during-june-heatwave - At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium, and Netherlands — Rappler (AFP): https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/heatwave-excess-deaths-june-2026/ - 38,2 °C et onze jours de chaleur : double record historique en juin — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/382-c-et-onze-jours-de-chaleur-double-record-historique-en-juin/ - Actualités — bilan climatique juin 2026 (record de 38,2 °C au Findel; juin le plus chaud depuis 1947) — MeteoLux: https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/actualites/ - Record de juin explosé: MeteoLux enregistre 36,3°C au Findel, du jamais-vu depuis 1947 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/chaleur-au-luxembourg-record-explose-vigilance-rouge-prolongee-jusqu-a-dimanche-103590602 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Third heatwave forecast for France in early July as water shortage risk grows — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-heatwave-expected-to-hit-france-in-early-july/798463 - Second Heat Dome to Hit Europe in July 2026: Dates, Duration, 46°C Risk and Omega Block Forecast — Pogodnik (forecast analysis): https://pogodnik.com/en/news/second-heat-dome-europe-july-2026-forecast --- ## Soupçons de détournement de fonds européens : l'ex-groupe ID visé par des perquisitions dans quatre pays - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/perquisitions-parquet-europeen-fonds-ex-groupe-identite-democratie - Published: 2026-07-03T11:51:38.53+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:51:38.53+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: d44fc93b-b079-4d55-adc0-de0e0a9f65ee - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > Des perquisitions coordonnées ont visé mardi la France, l'Espagne, l'Italie et la Belgique. En cause : l'usage de fonds du Parlement européen par l'ancien groupe d'extrême droite entre 2019 et 2024. ### Summary Le Parquet européen, installé à Luxembourg, a mené mardi des perquisitions en France, en Espagne, en Italie et en Belgique dans son enquête sur environ 4,3 millions d'euros de fonds du Parlement européen dépensés par l'ex-groupe Identité et Démocratie. Le RN conteste toute irrégularité. ### Key facts - Le Parquet européen a mené mardi 30 juin des perquisitions coordonnées en France, en Espagne, en Italie et en Belgique, visant des prestataires de communication liés à l'ex-groupe Identité et Démocratie. - L'enquête, ouverte en juillet 2025 après un audit interne du Parlement européen, porte sur environ 4,33 millions d'euros d'irrégularités présumées entre 2019 et 2024 : quelque 700 000 euros de dons contestés et 3,6 millions d'euros de manquements aux règles de marchés. - Jordan Bardella a confirmé les perquisitions en France ; le RN conteste toute irrégularité et aucune mise en accusation n'a été annoncée — la présomption d'innocence s'applique. - Le Parquet européen, compétent pour les atteintes au budget de l'UE, siège au Kirchberg, à Luxembourg, depuis juin 2021 ; Andrés Ritter succédera à Laura Codruța Kövesi le 1er novembre 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le Parquet européen (EPPO) ?** Installé au Kirchberg, à Luxembourg, et opérationnel depuis juin 2021, le Parquet européen est le premier organe de l'UE habilité à enquêter et à poursuivre les infractions portant atteinte au budget de l'Union, via des procureurs délégués dans les États membres participants. Il est dirigé par Laura Codruța Kövesi, à qui Andrés Ritter succédera le 1er novembre 2026. **Q: Que reproche l'audit du Parlement européen à l'ex-groupe ID ?** L'audit interne, détaillé en juillet 2025, chiffre les irrégularités présumées à environ 4,33 millions d'euros sur 2019-2024 : quelque 700 000 euros de dons à des associations sans lien avec les activités du groupe, et environ 3,6 millions d'euros de manquements aux règles de passation de marchés sur des contrats de communication. **Q: Des personnes ont-elles été mises en accusation ?** Non. Aucune mise en accusation n'a été annoncée à ce stade et toutes les personnes concernées bénéficient de la présomption d'innocence. Le RN conteste toute irrégularité et affirme qu'il démontrera son innocence. ### Body Des bureaux et des domiciles privés visités simultanément dans quatre pays : l'opération menée mardi 30 juin par le Parquet européen donne la mesure de l'enquête qui vise, depuis un an, les finances d'Identité et Démocratie (ID), l'ancien groupe d'extrême droite du Parlement européen. Les enquêteurs soupçonnent un usage irrégulier d'environ 4,3 millions d'euros de fonds parlementaires par ce groupe qui rassemblait notamment le Rassemblement national français, la Ligue italienne et, jusqu'à son exclusion mi-2024, l'AfD allemande, avant sa dissolution en 2024. Dans un communiqué, l'institution installée à Luxembourg a indiqué conduire « des mesures d'enquête en France et dans d'autres pays européens, dans le cadre d'une enquête en cours sur l'utilisation de fonds de l'Union européenne par un ancien groupe politique du Parlement européen entre 2019 et 2024 ». Le parquet n'a pas nommé le groupe concerné, mais plusieurs médias, dont Euronews et l'AFP, l'identifient comme étant ID. Les perquisitions, menées en France, en Espagne, en Italie et en Belgique, ont ciblé les bureaux et les domiciles privés de prestataires de services de communication ayant travaillé avec le groupe et ses partis membres. Jordan Bardella, président du Rassemblement national (RN) et du groupe Patriotes pour l'Europe — la formation qui a succédé à ID et constitue désormais la troisième force du Parlement européen —, a confirmé mardi soir sur X la tenue de perquisitions en France. « Depuis tôt ce matin, des perquisitions sont en cours dans les bureaux et aux domiciles de prestataires de services de communication ayant travaillé avec nous », a écrit Jordan Bardella. Le RN conteste toute irrégularité et assure qu'il démontrera son innocence. À l'annonce de l'ouverture de l'enquête, en 2025, M. Bardella avait dénoncé « une nouvelle opération de harcèlement du Parlement européen ». Aucune mise en accusation n'a été annoncée à ce stade, et toutes les personnes concernées bénéficient de la présomption d'innocence. Dons sans rapport avec le mandat, contrats surfacturés L'enquête a été formellement ouverte en juillet 2025, à la suite d'un audit interne du Parlement européen sur les comptes du groupe ID couvrant la législature 2019-2024. Selon ce rapport financier interne, dont Le Monde puis le bulletin spécialisé Agence Europe ont détaillé le contenu en juillet 2025, les irrégularités présumées s'élèvent à environ 4,33 millions d'euros et se répartissent en deux volets : - environ 700 000 euros de dons et subventions versés à des associations sans lien avec les activités du groupe ni avec les missions du Parlement ; - environ 3,6 millions d'euros de manquements aux règles de passation de marchés sur des contrats de communication attribués à des prestataires privés. D'après Euronews et le consortium de journalisme d'investigation OCCRP, les soupçons portent notamment sur des contrats surfacturés ou fictifs et sur des procédures d'attribution irrégulières, au bénéfice de sociétés proches du groupe. Le Parlement européen avait alors jugé « prématuré à ce stade de réagir », précisant que la clôture des comptes du groupe dissous était toujours en cours. L'AFP rapporte par ailleurs qu'une plainte de l'association AC!! Anti-Corruption affirme que des fonds du groupe auraient financé un coach médiatique engagé à partir de septembre 2021 pour préparer M. Bardella à une élection présidentielle française, et non à des travaux parlementaires européens — une allégation que le parti conteste, comme l'ensemble des accusations. Un héritage encombrant pour les Patriotes pour l'Europe Fondé après les élections européennes de 2019, Identité et Démocratie fut le point de ralliement des droites nationalistes du continent. L'AfD en a été exclue mi-2024, et le groupe lui-même a été dissous après le scrutin de juin de la même année, la plupart de ses partis se retrouvant sous la bannière des Patriotes pour l'Europe, présidés par Jordan Bardella. Mais les irrégularités présumées concernent le budget propre du groupe — l'enveloppe que le Parlement alloue aux groupes politiques pour leur personnel, leur communication et leurs événements —, si bien que les anciens partis membres de la structure dissoute restent exposés aux conclusions de l'enquête. Le calendrier est particulièrement sensible pour le RN. Dans une affaire distincte, un tribunal parisien a condamné en mars 2025 Marine Le Pen, le parti et plusieurs de leurs proches pour détournement de fonds destinés aux assistants parlementaires européens, assortissant la peine de Mme Le Pen d'une inéligibilité de cinq ans, dont elle a fait appel ; selon Euronews, la décision d'appel sur cette inéligibilité est attendue dans les tout premiers jours de juillet. M. Bardella, appelé à prendre le relais si l'inéligibilité était confirmée, présente les nouvelles perquisitions comme une pression judiciaire contre son mouvement ; l'enquête, elle, porte sur les finances du groupe entre 2019 et 2024, non sur le calendrier électoral français. Depuis le Kirchberg, un parquet aux compétences inédites L'affaire est pilotée depuis Luxembourg, où le Parquet européen a son siège, dans le quartier européen du Kirchberg, depuis son entrée en fonction en juin 2021. Dirigée par la cheffe du Parquet européen, Laura Codruța Kövesi — à laquelle le Conseil a désigné Andrés Ritter pour succéder à compter du 1er novembre 2026 —, l'institution est le premier organe de l'Union habilité à enquêter et à engager des poursuites pour les atteintes au budget européen, des carrousels de TVA aux fraudes aux subventions, par l'intermédiaire de procureurs délégués dans les États membres participants. C'est cette architecture qui a permis à une seule et même enquête de déclencher, cette semaine, des perquisitions simultanées dans quatre pays. Elle fait aussi du dossier ID un cas presque sans précédent : un parquet à l'échelle de l'Union examine la manière dont un groupe politique du Parlement européen — et non un eurodéputé isolé ou un parti national — a dépensé l'argent public qui lui était confié, au moment où les partis concernés comptent parmi les forces les mieux placées dans les sondages en France, en Italie et en Allemagne. Qu'elle débouche sur des poursuites ou sur un classement, la conduite de cette affaire pèsera sur la crédibilité de Bruxelles et de Luxembourg lorsqu'ils affirment contrôler les finances politiques de l'Union. Le Parquet européen n'a donné aucune indication de calendrier quant à la conclusion de son enquête. ### Sources - Prosecutors conduct Europe-wide raids over alleged misuse of funds by defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/30/prosecutors-conduct-europe-wide-raids-over-alleged-misuse-of-funds-by-defunct-far-right-eu - EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud — OCCRP: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/eu-prosecutor-raids-far-right-european-parliament-group-over-alleged-fraud - EU prosecutors conduct raids in four countries over alleged misappropriation of funds by far right (AFP) — TheJournal.ie / AFP: https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-prosecutors-conduct-raids-in-four-countries-over-alleged-misappropriation-of-funds-by-far-right-7086570-Jun2026/ - Former far-right group ID is alleged to have committed irregularities in use of European funds to tune of €4.33 million — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13674/29/former-far-right-group-id-is-alleged-to-have-committed-irregularities-in-use-of-european-funds-to-tune-of-eur433-million - Raids Across Europe Targeting Alleged Embezzlement by RN — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/07/raids-in-europe-over-alleged-embezzlement-rn-is-targeted/ - Watch: Following the money — the EPPO investigation into defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/watch-following-the-moneythe-eppo-investigation-into-defunct-far-right-eu-group - European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eppo/ --- ## Au Luxembourg, à peine un arbre sur cinq échappe encore au dépérissement - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/forets-luxembourg-arbres-malades-inventaires-2025 - Published: 2026-07-03T11:42:25.27+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:42:25.27+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 01f974a5-d3c2-4677-bb40-6bcc70cc4d0d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Près de 80 % des arbres du Grand-Duché portent les stigmates de la sécheresse, du stress thermique et des scolytes. Et l'État prévient : le déclin devrait se poursuivre. ### Summary Deux inventaires officiels dressent le même constat : environ 80 % des arbres luxembourgeois sont abîmés, et la forêt est devenue une source nette de CO2. ### Key facts - À peine un arbre sur cinq est encore indemne au Luxembourg : environ 80 % des sujets recensés présentent des dommages visibles. - Le hêtre est le feuillu le plus touché — la part de hêtres morts a plus que doublé de 7 % (2019) à 15 % (2024) —, tandis que le bostryche a imposé l'abattage de 1 200 hectares d'épicéas en dix ans. - Entre 2010 et 2023, la forêt luxembourgeoise a cessé d'être un puits de carbone pour devenir une source nette de CO2. - La forêt couvre 92 250 hectares (≈ 35 % du territoire) et les feuillus y atteignent désormais 75 % du couvert. - L'État mise sur l'adaptation : 340 hectares reboisés en 2024, subventions portées à près de 1,5 million d'euros et essences diversifiées. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle proportion des arbres luxembourgeois est en bonne santé ?** À peine un arbre sur cinq, soit environ 20 %. Les inventaires 2023-2025 montrent que près de 80 % des arbres présentent des signes visibles de dommages. **Q: Pourquoi les forêts du Luxembourg dépérissent-elles ?** En raison d'un cumul de facteurs : sécheresses répétées (2018-2022), stress thermique estival, prolifération des scolytes favorisée par des hivers plus doux, monocultures mal adaptées, pathogènes émergents et excès d'azote dans les sols. **Q: Que signifie le passage de la forêt du statut de puits à celui de source de CO2 ?** Entre 2010 et 2023, les dommages climatiques et les coupes sanitaires ont fait que la forêt a libéré plus de carbone qu'elle n'en a absorbé. Elle contribue désormais aux émissions au lieu de les compenser. **Q: Comment l'État luxembourgeois réagit-il ?** Par une politique d'adaptation : 340 hectares reboisés en 2024, subventions au reboisement portées à près de 1,5 million d'euros, priorité aux essences diversifiées et résilientes, nouveau Code forestier (2023) et programme forestier national en préparation. ### Body Longtemps, la santé de la forêt luxembourgeoise se mesurait à l'aune de sa robustesse. Elle se lit désormais à celle de ses cicatrices. À peine un arbre sur cinq du Grand-Duché peut encore être qualifié d'indemne : environ 80 % des sujets recensés présentent des signes visibles de dépérissement, séquelles accumulées d'étés secs à répétition, de canicules et d'attaques de scolytes qui ont affaibli — et par endroits condamné — des pans entiers du massif. Le diagnostic s'appuie sur deux sources concordantes. D'un côté, l'inventaire phytosanitaire annuel de l'Administration de la nature et des forêts (ANF), qui ausculte chaque été le houppier d'arbres témoins. De l'autre, le troisième Inventaire forestier national (IFN3), présenté en novembre 2025. Ensemble, ils racontent une forêt en souffrance. Après plus de cinq années de dégradation accélérée, seule une minorité d'arbres échappe encore au classement des sujets endommagés, et l'État lui-même ne dissimule pas que la tendance risque d'empirer. Un massif sous tension permanente L'ANF note chaque arbre selon le degré de défoliation de sa couronne. Dans l'inventaire de l'été 2023 — 1 176 arbres répartis sur 51 placettes, évalués entre le 20 juillet et le 15 août —, seuls 14,5 % relevaient de la classe 0, celle des arbres sans dommage apparent. Plus de la moitié, 55 %, montraient une détérioration modérée à sévère, et 12,3 % étaient en déclin avancé ou déjà morts. La part des arbres indemnes, supérieure à 80 % au milieu des années 1980, s'est effondrée au fil de quatre décennies de suivi. Un été 2024 plus humide a offert un bref répit, ramenant la proportion d'arbres sains autour d'un sur cinq. Mais les autorités insistent sur la fragilité de ce mieux : quatre arbres sur cinq portent encore les marques des années chaudes et sèches de 2018 à 2022, et une seule saison aride suffirait à effacer ce gain. Quatre arbres sur cinq présentent des signes de dommages. Les nombreuses sécheresses de ces dernières années ont laissé leur empreinte sur de nombreux arbres et affaibli leur vitalité comme leur résilience. Ce constat, signé du ministre de l'Environnement Serge Wilmes, explique pourquoi les forestiers parlent de moins en moins d'une mauvaise année et de plus en plus d'un massif en tension permanente. Un arbre fragilisé par le manque d'eau devient une proie facile pour des parasites et des maladies qu'il repousserait en temps normal. Le hêtre et l'épicéa en première ligne Le dépérissement ne frappe pas uniformément. Les essences qui façonnent le paysage luxembourgeois figurent parmi les plus touchées : - Le hêtre, feuillu emblématique du pays, s'est nettement dégradé : la part de hêtres morts a plus que doublé entre 2019 et 2024, passant de 7 % à 15 %. Lors de l'inventaire 2023, pour la première fois, aucun hêtre examiné n'a pu être rangé dans la catégorie des arbres indemnes. - L'épicéa, massivement planté comme résineux d'exploitation, a été ravagé par le bostryche typographe, dont les pullulations prospèrent par temps chaud et sec. Environ 1 200 hectares d'épicéas ont dû être abattus en dix ans pour endiguer les infestations. - Les chênes et autres feuillus subissent eux aussi la pression, avec à peine un dixième jugé indemne ; les résineux, les chênes et les haies boisées de l'Éislek, dans le nord du pays, sont décrits comme particulièrement atteints. Les forestiers imputent ce tableau à un faisceau de causes qui se cumulent : sécheresses et chaleurs répétées, prolifération des scolytes favorisée par des hivers plus doux, monocultures mal adaptées, pathogènes émergents et excès d'azote dans les sols, alimenté par le trafic et l'agriculture. Aucun facteur pris isolément n'est décisif ; c'est leur simultanéité qui submerge les arbres. Quand le puits de carbone devient émetteur L'IFN3, fondé sur 1 845 points d'échantillonnage relevés entre janvier 2023 et juillet 2024, replace ces données sanitaires dans une trajectoire plus longue. La forêt luxembourgeoise couvre quelque 92 250 hectares, soit environ 35 % du territoire, répartis presque à parts égales entre propriété publique (49,5 %) et privée (50,5 %). Les feuillus représentent désormais 75 % du couvert, contre 66 % en 2010, à mesure que les plantations résineuses abîmées sont exploitées et remplacées. Mais la forêt croît bien plus lentement qu'avant. La production de bois entre 2010 et 2023 a chuté par rapport à la décennie précédente — de 21 % dans les peuplements feuillus et de 32 % dans les résineux — tandis que la surface des coupes rases d'épicéas a plus que doublé, passant de 850 à 2 050 hectares. Le résultat le plus frappant : sur cette même période, la forêt luxembourgeoise a basculé du statut de puits de carbone à celui de source nette de CO2, les dommages climatiques et les récoltes sanitaires libérant plus de carbone que les arbres n'en captent. Le volume de bois mort, marqueur des peuplements agonisants, est passé de 6 à 27 mètres cubes par hectare. Un mal européen, une réponse luxembourgeoise Le Grand-Duché n'a rien d'un cas isolé. À travers l'Europe centrale, les forêts éprouvées par le climat affichent les mêmes symptômes : l'enquête fédérale allemande sur l'état des forêts ne recense elle aussi qu'environ un arbre sur cinq en pleine santé, avec des massifs qui ne se rétablissent toujours pas en 2025, sur fond de sécheresse, de chaleur et de scolytes. Le déclin luxembourgeois n'est que la lecture locale d'une tendance continentale. La réponse du gouvernement tient en un mot : adaptation. En 2024, quelque 340 hectares ont été reboisés, et les subventions publiques au reboisement sont passées d'environ 254 000 euros en 2015 à près de 1,5 million, orientées vers des essences diversifiées et résistantes au climat plutôt que vers les monocultures vulnérables d'hier. Un nouveau Code forestier, adopté en août 2023, et un régime d'aides aux services écosystémiques visent à inciter les propriétaires privés — qui détiennent la moitié de la forêt — à convertir leurs peuplements dégradés. Un programme forestier national est en préparation. Les responsables présentent cet effort comme le sauvetage à long terme d'un bien commun, non comme un remède miracle. En dévoilant l'inventaire national, Serge Wilmes a jugé les enjeux considérables, tout en estimant que, « grâce à une mobilisation collective, nous pouvons préserver nos forêts pour les générations futures et garantir leur rôle essentiel en matière de biodiversité, de protection du climat et d'utilisation durable de la ressource bois ». Sa prédécesseure, Joëlle Welfring, s'était montrée plus abrupte à la publication des chiffres de 2023 : « Eise Bësch brauch eis Hëllef » — notre forêt a besoin de notre aide — « virun allem an Zäite vum Klimawandel », surtout à l'ère du changement climatique. ### Sources - Eighty percent of Luxembourg's trees show signs of damage — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/eighty-percent-of-luxembourgs-trees-show-signs-of-damage - Pression climatique: les forêts luxembourgeoises continuent de mourir à petit feu (80% des arbres endommagés) — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pression-climatique-les-forets-luxembourgeoises-continuent-de-mourir-a-petit-feu-103393389 - Présentation du troisième Inventaire forestier national: des forêts luxembourgeoises face au défi climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et de la Biodiversité): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+11-novembre+27-wilmes-inventaire-forestier.html - Les résultats de l'inventaire phytosanitaire 2023 des forêts du Luxembourg — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/09-septembre/27-welfring-iventaire-phytosanitaire.html - L'Inventaire phytosanitaire des forêts — Portail de l'environnement (emwelt.lu) — Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://environnement.public.lu/fr/natur/forets/inventairephytosanitiaire.html - Situation actuelle et avenir de nos forêts — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://www.science.lu/fr/ziel-mir-keng-science-check/situation-actuelle-avenir-nos-forets - Wie steht es um den Wald in Luxemburg? — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://science.lu/de/science-check/wie-steht-es-um-den-wald-luxemburg - Waldzustandsbericht: Nur jeder fünfte Baum ist gesund — LAND & FORST: https://www.landundforst.de/forst/waldoekologie/waldzustandsbericht-nur-fuenfte-baum-gesund-571384 --- ## Cobalt, cuivre, coltan : la Belgique ouvre les archives qui cartographient le sous-sol du Congo - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cobalt-cuivre-coltan-belgique-ouvre-archives-sous-sol-congo - Published: 2026-07-03T11:24:25.178+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:24:25.178+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 44658f4f-2af7-42c5-b387-e454bcc4e026 - Dateline: Tervuren, BE > À Tervuren, cinq cents mètres de documents coloniaux vont être numérisés sur fonds européens — après le refus opposé à une société américaine soutenue par Bill Gates et Jeff Bezos. ### Summary L'AfricaMuseum de Tervuren va numériser et rendre publiques ses archives géologiques coloniales sur la RDC d'ici cinq ans environ, avec un financement européen. Un chantier devenu enjeu stratégique dans la course mondiale au cobalt, au cuivre et au lithium congolais. ### Key facts - L'AfricaMuseum de Tervuren s'engage à numériser et rendre publiques, d'ici cinq ans environ, ses archives géologiques coloniales sur la RDC — près de 500 mètres de rayonnages, des millions de documents (1885-1960). - La Belgique a refusé un accès exclusif à KoBold Metals, société américaine soutenue par Bill Gates et Jeff Bezos, malgré des accords signés avec Kinshasa en 2025 et des pressions diplomatiques de l'administration Trump. - Le 9 juin 2026, Bruxelles et Kinshasa ont adopté une feuille de route commune pour la numérisation et la restitution des documents, avec un groupe de travail conjoint ; des copies numériques sont déjà transmises progressivement. - La RDC a produit environ 76 % du cobalt mondial extrait et est le deuxième producteur de cuivre ; son ministère des Mines estime qu'environ 90 % du sous-sol reste inexploré. - Pour l'UE, tenue par les objectifs 2030 de son règlement sur les matières premières critiques, cette numérisation relève autant de la restitution que de la politique industrielle. ### FAQ **Q: Que contiennent les archives géologiques de Tervuren ?** Environ 500 mètres de rayonnages de cartes, relevés, journaux de forage, notes de terrain et rapports d'exploration sur le sous-sol congolais, compilés sous la domination belge entre 1885 et 1960. Quelque 500 mètres supplémentaires, hérités des compagnies minières coloniales, se trouvent aux Archives de l'État à Bruxelles. **Q: Pourquoi la Belgique a-t-elle écarté KoBold Metals ?** La société américaine, soutenue par Bill Gates et Jeff Bezos, proposait de numériser elle-même les archives après avoir signé des accords avec Kinshasa en 2025. Bruxelles a refusé tout accès exclusif à une entité privée sans relation contractuelle avec l'État belge, et le musée a jugé qu'une telle délégation serait contraire à l'éthique scientifique et institutionnelle. **Q: La RDC recevra-t-elle une copie de ces documents ?** Oui. Une feuille de route conclue le 9 juin 2026 entre Kinshasa, Bruxelles et l'UE prévoit la numérisation et la restitution des documents, avec un groupe de travail conjoint ; selon le gouvernement belge, des copies numériques sont déjà transmises progressivement aux autorités congolaises. **Q: Quel est l'intérêt économique de ces vieux dossiers ?** Ils pourraient orienter la recherche de gisements inconnus de cuivre, cobalt, lithium et coltan. La RDC a fourni environ 76 % du cobalt extrait dans le monde, est le deuxième producteur de cuivre, et son ministère des Mines estime qu'environ 90 % du sous-sol reste inexploré. ### Body Des cartes jaunies, des carnets de terrain, des journaux de forage, des rapports d'exploration : dans les réserves de l'AfricaMuseum, à Tervuren, aux portes de Bruxelles, près de cinq cents mètres de rayonnages abritent des millions de documents compilés entre 1885 et 1960, à l'époque où le sous-sol congolais se cartographiait depuis la métropole belge. Le Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale s'est engagé à numériser cet ensemble et à le rendre accessible au public d'ici cinq ans environ, a rapporté l'AFP vendredi. Cinq cents mètres supplémentaires, hérités des anciennes compagnies minières coloniales, sont conservés aux Archives de l'État à Bruxelles. Si l'affaire dépasse de très loin l'histoire des sciences, c'est que ces papiers centenaires valent aujourd'hui de l'or — ou plutôt du cobalt. Les responsables congolais estiment qu'ils pourraient mettre sur la piste de gisements encore inconnus de cuivre, de cobalt, de lithium ou de coltan, les matières premières des véhicules électriques, des énergies renouvelables et des systèmes de défense modernes. La République démocratique du Congo a assuré environ 76 % de la production minière mondiale de cobalt en 2024, selon l'Institut d'études géologiques des États-Unis (USGS), et occupe le deuxième rang mondial pour le cuivre. Son ministère des Mines évalue à quelque 90 % la part du sous-sol national qui reste inexplorée. Quand Gates et Bezos frappent à la porte du musée C'est une offensive venue du privé qui a précipité le mouvement. KoBold Metals, société d'exploration californienne soutenue par Bill Gates et Jeff Bezos, qui traque les gisements à l'aide de l'intelligence artificielle, a signé des accords avec le gouvernement congolais en 2025 et proposé de numériser elle-même les archives de Tervuren. Kinshasa y était favorable ; selon la télévision publique flamande VRT, l'administration Trump a même fait pression sur la Belgique par la voie diplomatique pour ouvrir les portes à l'entreprise. Bruxelles a dit non. « La Belgique ne peut pas accorder un accès exclusif à une entreprise étrangère ou à une entité privée avec laquelle elle n'a pas de relation contractuelle », a déclaré en mars à Reuters la porte-parole du Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, Florinda Baleci. Le directeur général du musée, Bart Ouvry, a posé le principe plus nettement encore. « Nous ne pouvons pas déléguer la gestion des collections à des entreprises privées ; ce serait contraire à toute éthique scientifique et institutionnelle. » Le musée conduit donc son propre chantier de numérisation, largement financé par l'Union européenne et confié à un prestataire européen, avec le Service géologique national de la RDC comme partenaire scientifique ; le projet en est à sa phase préparatoire. KoBold, de son côté, n'a pas désarmé : la société a numérisé quelque 170 000 pages d'archives minières du gouvernement congolais dans une université de Lubumbashi et mène un programme d'exploration du lithium dans le pays. « Ce pays a besoin de davantage d'investissements dans l'exploration », a plaidé auprès de Reuters son directeur général pour la RDC, Benjamin Katabuka. Une feuille de route entre Bruxelles et Kinshasa Le bras de fer a eu une vertu : accélérer l'entente entre les deux capitales. Le 9 juin, le ministre congolais des Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, a rencontré à Bruxelles des responsables belges et européens ; les parties ont arrêté une feuille de route commune pour la numérisation et la restitution des documents, et institué un groupe de travail conjoint pour piloter le chantier avec les institutions congolaises. Un porte-parole du gouvernement belge a indiqué que des copies numériques sont d'ores et déjà transmises progressivement aux autorités congolaises. Pour les chercheurs et les responsables congolais, l'enjeu déborde la seule prospection. Ces fonds documentent le système des concessions par lequel les compagnies minières coloniales se sont partagé la ceinture de cuivre du Katanga, et les profits qui remontaient vers Bruxelles — une comptabilité de l'extraction dont Kinshasa soutient de longue date qu'elle appartient, au moins en copie, au pays qu'elle décrit. Les dossiers géologiques ne sont d'ailleurs qu'un filon d'un gisement bien plus vaste : le ministère belge des Affaires étrangères transfère ses « archives africaines » — quelque 9,5 kilomètres linéaires de documents publics sur la colonisation du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi entre 1885 et 1962, de l'État indépendant du Congo aux dossiers du ministère des Colonies — vers les Archives de l'État, un processus engagé en 2016 en application de la loi belge sur les archives. Environ 6,5 kilomètres ont déjà été déménagés, et au total près de 20 kilomètres d'archives liées à la colonisation restent dispersés dans plus de 80 institutions belges. Le problème minier de l'Europe, version papier La bataille autour des rayonnages de Tervuren est la miniature d'une compétition planétaire. La Chine domine aujourd'hui le secteur minier congolais, tandis que Washington resserre ses liens avec Kinshasa pour desserrer cette emprise sur les matériaux de batteries. L'Union européenne, elle, s'est fixé des objectifs qu'elle ne peut atteindre sans des pays comme la RDC : son règlement sur les matières premières critiques impose que, d'ici 2030, le bloc extraie 10 %, transforme 40 % et recycle 25 % des matières stratégiques qu'il consomme — et qu'aucun pays tiers n'en fournisse plus de 65 %. Bruxelles a signé un partenariat stratégique sur les matières premières avec Kinshasa en octobre 2023, lors du forum Global Gateway, et soutient le corridor ferroviaire de Lobito, destiné à acheminer les métaux congolais et zambiens vers l'Atlantique. Vue sous cet angle, la numérisation financée par l'UE tient à la fois de la restitution et de la politique industrielle : les mêmes dossiers qui consignent l'exploitation coloniale pourraient aider l'Europe — et le Congo — à localiser les minerais de la transition énergétique. - Les archives géologiques de Tervuren occupent environ 500 mètres de rayonnages ; un volume comparable, issu des compagnies minières coloniales, est conservé aux Archives de l'État à Bruxelles. - La numérisation, financée par l'UE et pilotée par le secteur public, devrait prendre jusqu'à cinq ans, des copies étant transmises aux autorités congolaises au fil du travail. - La RDC a fourni environ 76 % du cobalt extrait dans le monde et se classe deuxième pour le cuivre, selon l'USGS. Que ces cartes débouchent un jour sur de nouvelles mines, c'est l'affaire des géologues. Ce qui a déjà changé, c'est l'identité de leurs lecteurs : après six décennies passées sous garde belge, la mémoire du sous-sol congolais revient — page numérisée après page numérisée — au pays qu'elle décrit. ### Sources - Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race — AFP (via Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/belgium-opens-congo-archives-amid-051010591.html - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/04/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive/ - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via Mining Weekly): https://www.miningweekly.com/article/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive-2026-03-04 - AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump — VRT NWS: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/02/12/africamuseum-refuses-to-hand-over-geological-archive-on-congo-to/ - Congo, Belgium agree on transfer of colonial-era geological records — MINING.COM: https://www.mining.com/congo-belgium-agree-on-transfer-of-colonial-era-geological-records/ - The Stakes Behind Congo's Push to Recover Its Geological Archives — Ecofin Agency: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/1806-56567-the-stakes-behind-congo-s-push-to-recover-its-geological-archives - Belgium denies private access to Congo colonial mining archives — Belga News Agency: https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-denies-private-access-to-congo-colonial-mining-archives - Africa archives — FPS Foreign Affairs, Belgium: https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/archives/sections-and-collections/africa-archives - Archives related to the colonial era — State Archives of Belgium: https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=archives-related-to-the-colonial-era - European Critical Raw Materials Act — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/competitiveness/green-deal-industrial-plan/european-critical-raw-materials-act_en - Navigating Critical Mineral Supply Chains: the EU's Partnerships with the DRC and Zambia — Africa Policy Research Institute: https://afripoli.org/navigating-critical-mineral-supply-chains-the-eus-partnerships-with-the-drc-and-zambia - Cobalt — Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 — U.S. Geological Survey: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-cobalt.pdf --- ## Le capital-investissement français s'invite chez Arendt : BlackFin boucle le rachat d'AIS - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/blackfin-majoritaire-arendt-investor-services-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-03T06:53:54.04+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:53:54.04+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 809ce2cb-6583-4f24-9f2d-bab1a2d4b5c2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Feu vert de la CSSF, valorisation évoquée de près de 500 millions de dollars : la cession de la filiale de services aux fonds du groupe Arendt marque un tournant pour la place luxembourgeoise. ### Summary BlackFin Capital Partners est devenu actionnaire majoritaire d'Arendt Investor Services après l'aval de la CSSF, une opération valorisée à près de 500 millions de dollars selon la presse — un jalon dans la consolidation des services aux fonds au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - BlackFin Capital Partners est devenu actionnaire majoritaire d'Arendt Investor Services (AIS) et d'AManco, après l'approbation de la CSSF annoncée le jeudi 2 juillet 2026. - Le montant n'a pas été divulgué officiellement ; Investment Officer et Paperjam évoquent une valorisation proche de 500 millions de dollars. - Le cabinet Arendt & Medernach n'est pas vendu : ses associés conservent une participation minoritaire « significative » et deux des six sièges du conseil d'administration. - La direction reste inchangée : Christian Heinen demeure directeur général, avec les mêmes équipes et une coopération étroite avec le cabinet. - BlackFin, déjà propriétaire de Lemanik au Luxembourg, vise une expansion internationale d'AIS (Paris, Londres, Dublin, Allemagne), des investissements technologiques — IA comprise — et des acquisitions ciblées. ### FAQ **Q: Le cabinet d'avocats Arendt & Medernach a-t-il été vendu ?** Non. Un cabinet d'avocats ne peut pas être cédé à des investisseurs extérieurs. BlackFin a acquis la majorité d'Arendt Investor Services, la filiale de services aux fonds du groupe, ainsi qu'AManco, son AIFM tiers. Les associés d'Arendt conservent une participation minoritaire significative. **Q: Quelle est la valeur de l'opération ?** Les conditions financières n'ont pas été officiellement divulguées. Investment Officer et Paperjam ont toutefois rapporté, chacun de leur côté, une valorisation proche de 500 millions de dollars. **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'Arendt Investor Services ?** Fondée en 2009 au sein du groupe Arendt, AIS emploie environ 320 professionnels au Luxembourg. Professionnel du secteur financier surveillé par la CSSF et certifié ISO 22301, elle propose administration de fonds, services aux sociétés, gouvernance, conformité et lutte antiblanchiment opérationnelles, conformité fiscale, AIFM tiers et services de dépositaire. **Q: Que prévoit BlackFin pour AIS ?** Une expansion internationale — Paris, Londres, Dublin et l'Allemagne sont cités par Paperjam —, des investissements dans la technologie, dont l'intelligence artificielle, et des acquisitions sélectives, tout en conservant les mêmes équipes, le même modèle de service et la coopération avec le cabinet Arendt. ### Body C'est un cap symbolique que vient de franchir la place financière luxembourgeoise. BlackFin Capital Partners, la société parisienne de capital-investissement exclusivement dédiée aux services financiers européens, détient désormais la majorité du capital d'Arendt Investor Services (AIS), la filiale de services aux fonds du groupe Arendt. La finalisation de l'opération, annoncée jeudi 2 juillet, est intervenue après le feu vert de la Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF), le régulateur luxembourgeois. Le périmètre de la transaction, dévoilée le 26 novembre 2025, comprend également AManco, le gestionnaire de fonds d'investissement alternatifs (AIFM) tiers du groupe. Les conditions financières n'ont pas été officiellement divulguées, mais Investment Officer et Paperjam ont, chacun de leur côté, fait état d'une valorisation proche de 500 millions de dollars. L'événement dépasse la seule vie des affaires : pour la première fois, le capital privé s'installe au cœur des activités de services bâties par le plus grand cabinet d'avocats du pays — signe que la vague de consolidation qui traverse l'industrie luxembourgeoise des services aux fonds n'épargne plus personne. Le cabinet d'avocats, lui, n'est pas à vendre Précision essentielle : Arendt & Medernach n'a pas changé de mains — un cabinet d'avocats ne peut du reste pas être cédé à des investisseurs extérieurs. Ce que BlackFin a acquis, c'est l'entité régulée créée au sein du groupe en 2009, devenue en une quinzaine d'années une maison d'environ 320 professionnels qui se présente comme un guichet unique pour les gestionnaires d'actifs alternatifs, les prestataires de services aux fonds et les family offices. Sa palette de services couvre : - l'administration de fonds et les services aux sociétés ; - la gouvernance ainsi que la lutte antiblanchiment et la conformité opérationnelles ; - la conformité fiscale ; - les fonctions d'AIFM tiers et de dépositaire. Professionnel du secteur financier surveillé par la CSSF et certifié ISO 22301, AIS réalise, selon Paperjam, un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 70 millions d'euros, après plusieurs exercices de croissance à deux chiffres. Toujours selon le média luxembourgeois, BlackFin occupera quatre des six sièges du conseil d'administration, Arendt en conservant deux. La continuité est le maître-mot de l'annonce. Les associés d'Arendt gardent une participation minoritaire qualifiée de « significative » de part et d'autre, et deux figures du cabinet, Claude Niedner et Jean-Marc Ueberecken, continuent de siéger au conseil d'AIS aux côtés des représentants de BlackFin. L'équipe dirigeante reste en place, Christian Heinen conservant la direction générale, avec les mêmes équipes, le même modèle de service et une coopération étroite maintenue avec le cabinet. « Les associés d'Arendt conservent une participation minoritaire significative dans la société et restent associés aux décisions stratégiques », avait souligné Claude Niedner, président d'AIS et co-président d'Arendt, lors de l'annonce de novembre. BlackFin, dix ans de terrain au Grand-Duché Fondée en 2009, BlackFin gère plus de 4 milliards d'euros d'actifs depuis ses bureaux de Paris, Bruxelles, Francfort, Amsterdam et Londres, et revendique plus de 100 investissements dans les services financiers européens. Présente au Luxembourg depuis plus de dix ans, la maison n'en est pas à son coup d'essai dans l'écosystème local : elle a finalisé, le 28 février 2025, le rachat de Lemanik Asset Management, une société de gestion tierce luxembourgeoise supervisant quelque 30 milliards d'euros d'actifs. La logique est ici la même : acquérir des plateformes régulées luxembourgeoises pour les déployer à l'échelle européenne. D'après Paperjam, BlackFin entend exporter le modèle d'AIS vers d'autres centres de fonds — Paris, Londres, Dublin et l'Allemagne sont cités —, tout en investissant dans la technologie, intelligence artificielle comprise, et en procédant à des acquisitions ciblées. « Nous sommes ravis de finaliser cette opération et d'entamer ce nouveau chapitre aux côtés de l'équipe dirigeante d'AIS. Notre ambition est d'accompagner la poursuite de la croissance de l'entreprise en investissant dans la technologie, en élargissant sa portée internationale et en saisissant des opportunités d'acquisitions sélectives, tout en préservant l'attention portée aux clients et la culture entrepreneuriale qui ont fait le succès d'AIS », a déclaré Eric May, associé fondateur de BlackFin Capital Partners. Même tonalité chez Christian Heinen le jour de la finalisation : « En ouvrant ce nouveau chapitre avec BlackFin, nous bâtissons sur ces fondations. Nous préserverons ce qui a fait le succès d'AIS tout en y ajoutant de nouvelles dimensions : des capacités technologiques accrues, une portée commerciale renforcée et une empreinte plus internationale. » Une industrie en pleine recomposition Administrateurs de fonds, sociétés de gestion, dépositaires, spécialistes de la conformité : les métiers qui font tourner la machinerie des fonds luxembourgeois se consolident à grande vitesse, les acquéreurs du capital-investissement y recherchant des revenus récurrents et régulés. La cession d'AIS montre que même les activités nées au sein du cabinet le plus en vue du pays font désormais partie de ce marché : selon Paperjam, Arendt avait reçu plusieurs marques d'intérêt non sollicitées avant de choisir son partenaire. Pour Arendt, le montage apporte des capitaux d'expansion qu'une structure d'associés d'avocats pouvait difficilement mobiliser, tout en conservant une part de la création de valeur à venir. Pour BlackFin, il s'agit d'une deuxième plateforme luxembourgeoise en deux ans et d'une base pour consolider un paysage européen des services aux fonds encore fragmenté. Le casting des conseils dit, à lui seul, l'importance de l'opération pour le marché local : Arendt s'est appuyé sur Deloitte pour le volet fusions-acquisitions et — configuration rare, deux ténors de la place de part et d'autre d'un dossier touchant l'un d'eux — sur le cabinet concurrent Elvinger Hoss Prussen pour le juridique ; BlackFin a travaillé avec Bain & Company sur le plan commercial, PwC pour les aspects financiers, fiscaux et technologiques, ainsi que Clifford Chance et Gide pour le droit. Chez AIS, qui a fêté ses quinze ans en 2024, la nouvelle phase démarre sans attendre : mêmes équipes, mêmes clients, pendant que les projets d'expansion prennent forme. ### Sources - Arendt Completes Acquisition by BlackFin Capital Partners — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62144-arendt-completes-acquisition-by-blackfin-capital-partners - BlackFin Capital Partners Becomes Majority Stakeholder of Arendt Investor Services — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/finance-1/58195-blackfin-capital-partners-becomes-majority-stakeholder-of-arendt-investor-services - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt join forces to support the expansion of Arendt Investor Services — Arendt: https://www.arendt.com/news-insights/news/blackfin-capital-partners-and-arendt-join-forces-to-support-the-expansion-of-arendt-investor-services/ - BlackFin to become majority shareholder of Arendt — Asset Servicing Times: https://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/fundservicesarticle.php?article_id=17417 - Arendt sells majority stake in AIS to Blackfin in $500 mln deal — Investment Officer Luxembourg: https://www.investmentofficer.lu/en/news/arendt-sells-majority-stake-ais-blackfin-500-mln-deal - BlackFin to beef up Arendt Investor Services — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/blackfin-to-beef-up-arendt-investor-services - Luxembourg Law Firm Arendt Sells Majority Stake in Investment Services Business to Private Equity Firm BlackFin — Law.com International: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2025/11/26/luxembourg-law-firm-arendt-sells-majority-stake-in-investment-services-business-to-private-equity-firm-blackfin/ - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt Join Forces to Support the Expansion — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251126263903/en/BlackFin-Capital-Partners-and-Arendt-Join-Forces-to-Support-the-Expansion - Blackfin acquires Luxembourg manco Lemanik AM — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/blackfin-acquires-luxembourg-manco-lemanik-am - Elvinger Hoss Prussen advised Arendt on partnership with BlackFin — Elvinger Hoss Prussen: https://elvingerhoss.lu/elvinger-hoss-prussen-advised-arendt-partnership-blackfin --- ## Ormuz, avoirs gelés, deuil national : à Doha, Washington et Téhéran négocient sans jamais se croiser - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/pourparlers-doha-ormuz-avoirs-geles-petrole-plus-bas - Published: 2026-07-03T06:43:41.196+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:43:41.196+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 9341943d-3096-48d9-b704-08054784f693 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Deux jours de pourparlers indirects à Doha ont fait avancer le dossier des fonds gelés, sans trancher le contrôle du détroit d'Ormuz. La suite attendra la fin des funérailles de l'ayatollah Khamenei. ### Summary Les États-Unis et l'Iran ont clos le 2 juillet à Doha deux jours de négociations indirectes : des « progrès positifs » sur les avoirs gelés, aucun accord sur le détroit d'Ormuz, et un baril au plus bas depuis quatre mois. ### Key facts - Deux jours de pourparlers indirects se sont achevés le 2 juillet à Doha : le Qatar et le Pakistan ont fait la navette entre les délégations, sans aucun contact direct américano-iranien. - Des avancées financières : le déblocage de 6 milliards de dollars d'avoirs iraniens gelés a été discuté, et une possible entente porterait sur 3 milliards détenus au Qatar pour des achats humanitaires — non finalisée selon Washington. - Le contrôle du détroit d'Ormuz reste le point mort : l'Iran veut instaurer des péages à la mi-août, quand Donald Trump les exclut « pendant et après » le cessez-le-feu de 60 jours. - Le pétrole est au plus bas depuis quatre mois : le Brent à 70,66 dollars, le WTI à 67,54 dollars ; les transits d'Ormuz ont bondi de plus de 50 % fin juin. - La prochaine réunion aura lieu après les funérailles de l'ayatollah Khamenei (4-9 juillet), dont la procession de Téhéran pourrait rassembler 15 à 20 millions de personnes. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi les États-Unis et l'Iran ne négocient-ils pas directement ?** Les deux délégations ne se sont jamais rencontrées à Doha : le Qatar et le Pakistan ont servi d'intermédiaires, transmettant les positions entre l'équipe américaine (Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner) et la délégation technique iranienne conduite par le vice-ministre Kazem Gharibabadi. Le ministre des affaires étrangères Abbas Araghchi n'a pas fait le déplacement. **Q: Qu'est-ce que le mémorandum d'Islamabad ?** Un accord en quatorze points signé à distance le 17 juin par Donald Trump et Massoud Pezeshkian, avec le premier ministre pakistanais Shehbaz Sharif pour cosignataire. Il met fin aux frappes, ouvre une fenêtre de négociation de 60 jours, garantit un passage sans péage du détroit d'Ormuz pendant 60 jours, prévoit des dérogations pour les exportations pétrolières iraniennes, la mise à disposition des avoirs gelés et un plan de reconstruction d'au moins 300 milliards de dollars avec des partenaires régionaux. **Q: Que se passera-t-il à la mi-août dans le détroit d'Ormuz ?** La période de passage gratuit de 60 jours expirera. Deux sources iraniennes de haut rang affirment que Téhéran instaurera alors des péages, ce que Donald Trump exclut catégoriquement. Ce différend fondamental n'a pas été tranché à Doha. **Q: Pourquoi les cours du pétrole baissent-ils malgré l'absence d'accord ?** Les marchés parient sur la tenue du cessez-le-feu : les transits par Ormuz ont augmenté de plus de 50 % fin juin, cinq supertankers chargés de 10 millions de barils de brut saoudien ont franchi le détroit, et le Brent comme le WTI sont retombés à leurs niveaux d'avant-guerre, un plus bas de quatre mois. ### Body Deux jours durant, les émissaires du Qatar et du Pakistan ont fait la navette entre deux délégations qui ne se sont jamais retrouvées dans la même pièce. À l'issue de ce ballet diplomatique, achevé le 2 juillet à Doha, Washington et Téhéran repartent sans accord sur la question qui conditionne la fragile accalmie du Golfe — le contrôle du détroit d'Ormuz —, tandis que les médiateurs font état de « progrès positifs » et que le pétrole retombe à son plus bas niveau depuis le déclenchement de la guerre, fin février. Côté américain, l'émissaire spécial Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner, gendre du président, ont multiplié les entretiens dans la capitale qatarienne, y compris avec l'émir, cheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani, rapportent The National et Al Jazeera. En face, une délégation technique iranienne conduite par le vice-ministre des affaires étrangères Kazem Gharibabadi ; ni le chef de la diplomatie Abbas Araghchi ni le président du Parlement Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf n'ont fait le déplacement. Six milliards de dollars et un canal de crise Les négociateurs se sont concentrés sur deux piliers du mémorandum d'Islamabad, ce texte en quatorze points qui a mis fin, le 17 juin, à quatre mois de guerre américano-israélienne contre l'Iran : le trafic commercial dans le détroit d'Ormuz et les contreparties financières promises à Téhéran. Les dossiers les plus lourds — au premier rang desquels le programme nucléaire iranien — ont été renvoyés à des cycles ultérieurs. Une première réunion, consacrée aux violations alléguées du mémorandum, a débouché sur la création d'un canal de communication permanent pour régler les différends ; une seconde a porté sur le déblocage de 6 milliards de dollars d'avoirs iraniens gelés, selon Al Jazeera. The National évoque par ailleurs une possible entente sur quelque 3 milliards de dollars détenus au Qatar, mobilisables via la Banque centrale d'Iran pour des achats humanitaires — un montage que des responsables américains se sont empressés de présenter comme non finalisé. « Il a été convenu que, sur la base des besoins communiqués par notre pays, les biens requis seraient achetés et mis à la disposition de l'Iran », a déclaré M. Gharibabadi à l'issue du cycle. Le mémorandum, signé à distance par le président Donald Trump — alors à Versailles, au lendemain du G7 — et son homologue iranien Massoud Pezeshkian, avec le premier ministre pakistanais Shehbaz Sharif pour cosignataire, fixe le cadre que les équipes réunies à Doha tentent désormais de remplir. Ses dispositions principales : - l'arrêt immédiat des opérations militaires et une fenêtre de négociation de 60 jours en vue d'un accord définitif ; - la garantie iranienne d'un passage sûr et sans péage des navires de commerce par le détroit d'Ormuz pendant 60 jours ; - des dérogations américaines pour les exportations de pétrole iranien et la mise à disposition des avoirs gelés ; - un plan de reconstruction d'au moins 300 milliards de dollars avec des partenaires régionaux, selon le texte publié — un chiffre dont M. Trump conteste qu'il engage les finances de l'État américain. À qui appartient le passage ? Le cœur du litige demeure entier : que se passera-t-il à la mi-août, à l'expiration de la période de gratuité de 60 jours ? Deux sources iraniennes de haut rang affirment que Téhéran compte alors instaurer des péages, et la nouvelle Autorité du détroit du golfe Persique, créée le 5 mai, revendique le pouvoir d'« autoriser et de réguler le transit maritime ». M. Trump avait pourtant assuré, le 20 juin, qu'« il n'y aura pas de péages pour le passage du détroit d'Ormuz pendant ni après le cessez-le-feu de 60 jours ». Le désaccord est frontal ; le cycle de Doha ne l'a pas tranché. La navigation elle-même reste disputée, dans les faits comme en droit. Le 27 juin, le Joint Maritime Information Center, centre multinational d'information maritime, a annoncé un couloir de navigation élargi longeant la côte omanaise, après que l'Iran eut attaqué deux navires marchands — le porte-conteneurs Ever Lovely, sous pavillon singapourien, le 25 juin, puis le pétrolier Kiku, sous pavillon panaméen, visé par un drone le 27 juin, attaque à laquelle Washington a répondu par des frappes contre des sites militaires iraniens proches du détroit. En pleines négociations, l'armée iranienne a averti que les navires de commerce devraient emprunter les routes désignées par Téhéran, sous peine d'« une riposte immédiate et sans appel », rapporte The National. Le baril au plus bas depuis quatre mois Les marchés, eux, ont lu dans ce cycle la confirmation que le cessez-le-feu tient. Le Brent a cédé jeudi 91 cents, soit 1,3 %, à 70,66 dollars le baril, et le brut américain WTI a reculé de 1,5 %, à 67,54 dollars — pour l'un comme pour l'autre, un plus bas depuis fin février, à la veille de la guerre, selon Reuters. Au moins cinq supertankers chargés de 10 millions de barils de brut saoudien embarqués à Ras Tanura ont franchi le détroit, Saudi Aramco étant passée à une tarification au comptant pour accélérer ses ventes vers l'Asie ; les données de navigation montrent une hausse de plus de 50 % des transits lors de la dernière semaine pleine de juin. « Nous assistons à un léger rachat de positions vendeuses, observe John Kilduff, associé chez Again Capital. L'attention s'est déplacée : la question n'est plus de savoir combien d'offre nous allons perdre, mais combien d'offre va arriver sur les marchés. » L'enjeu reste colossal : le détroit voit passer, en temps normal, environ un quart du commerce pétrolier maritime et un cinquième du gaz naturel liquéfié mondial, et sa fermeture, ce printemps, a été décrite comme la plus grave perturbation de l'approvisionnement énergétique mondial depuis les chocs pétroliers des années 1970. Un deuil national avant la reprise Sur ces négociations plane la transition au sommet de l'État iranien. L'ayatollah Ali Khamenei a été tué le 28 février dans des frappes américano-israéliennes ; l'Assemblée des experts a désigné son fils, Mojtaba Khamenei, troisième Guide suprême de la République islamique, le 9 mars. Ce n'est que maintenant, les armes s'étant tues, que le régime organise ses funérailles : six jours de cérémonies, du 4 au 9 juillet, entre Téhéran, Qom et Machhad, ainsi que les villes saintes irakiennes de Nadjaf et Kerbala, avant l'inhumation, le 9 juillet, au sanctuaire de l'imam Reza, à Machhad. Les autorités attendent de 15 à 20 millions de personnes à la procession de Téhéran, le 6 juillet. Le nouveau Guide suprême — qui aurait été blessé dans les frappes et n'est pas réapparu en public depuis — ne devrait pas y assister, pour des raisons de sécurité, a indiqué l'un de ses représentants. La diplomatie marquera donc une pause. « Les parties sont convenues de poursuivre les discussions au cours de la période à venir, la prochaine réunion devant être programmée dès que possible après la conclusion des processions funéraires de l'ancien Guide suprême iranien », a indiqué le porte-parole du ministère qatarien des affaires étrangères. Le vice-président américain JD Vance a de son côté assuré, sur Fox News, que son administration se trouvait « en excellente position », quelle que soit l'issue des pourparlers. « Évidemment, la question nucléaire nous préoccupe ; nous allons commencer à en parler. » — JD Vance, vice-président des États-Unis, sur Fox News La fenêtre est étroite. À la reprise des pourparlers, après le 9 juillet, il restera environ cinq semaines avant l'expiration de la gratuité du passage — premier vrai test pour savoir si la désescalade scellée en juin peut survivre à la succession iranienne et maintenir ouverte la première artère pétrolière du monde. ### Sources - US and Iran conclude round of talks in Doha, focusing on Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/02/us-and-iran-conclude-hormuz-dominated-indirect-talks-in-doha/ - US-Iran talks in Doha: What were the outcomes and what's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/us-iran-talks-in-doha-what-were-the-outcomes-and-whats-next - Oil falls to four-month low as US, Iran conclude talks in Doha — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/commodities-news/oil-falls-after-us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-4353167 - As Doha Talks Conclude, Iran Asserts Control over Strait of Hormuz — The Bridge Chronicle: https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/amp/story/news/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-control-after-doha-talks - July 2, 2026 — Iran issues fresh warning on Hormuz, Qatar talks make 'positive progress' — CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/world/live-news/iran-war-us-talks - July 1, 2026 — Meetings in Doha, Vance says talks 'going well' — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/world/live-news/iran-war-trump - US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz, frozen funds — Business Standard: https://www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-focused-on-strait-of-hormuz-frozen-funds-126070200100_1.html - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text - Iran, US presidents sign deal to extend ceasefire, reopen Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/iran-confirms-that-mou-has-been-signed-electronically-by-both-sides - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5741654/israel-iran-oil-ayatollah-successor - Ali Khamenei burial set for July 9 amid massive Iran security ops — Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/world/khamenei-body-cold-storage-feared-basij-mobilizes-historic-iran-funeral - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text) — Wikisource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum_of_Understanding_between_the_United_States_of_America_and_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran --- ## 474 millions pour le logement abordable en 2025 : l'État luxembourgeois accélère, l'attente demeure - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/logement-abordable-depenses-record-fonds-special-2025 - Published: 2026-07-03T06:23:56.969+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:23:56.969+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: 29ea2b24-0dc3-4b8d-92d1-1b8085afb42a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le fonds spécial a plus que doublé ses dépenses en un an, avec 5 348 logements conventionnés fin 2025. Près de 6 000 ménages attendent toujours, et les grands chantiers s'étirent sur des décennies. ### Summary Le Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable a dépensé un montant record de 474 millions d'euros en 2025, portant son portefeuille à 5 348 logements conventionnés. La demande continue pourtant de croître : environ 6 000 ménages attendent un logement social. ### Key facts - Le Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable a dépensé 474 millions d'euros en 2025, plus du double des 224 millions de 2024. - Fin 2025, 5 348 logements conventionnés figuraient au portefeuille du fonds, répartis sur quelque 350 projets ; 1 293 unités s'y sont ajoutées dans l'année. - Les dépenses resteront supérieures à 475 millions d'euros par an jusqu'en 2029, avec un pic à 542 millions en 2027 ; les engagements restants dépassent le milliard. - Environ 6 000 ménages attendaient un logement social en 2025, presque deux fois plus qu'en 2021, selon Housing Europe. - Les grands projets publics (Neischmelz, Wunne mat der Wooltz, Elmen) s'étalent sur dix à vingt ans : le record de dépenses ne se traduit que lentement en logements livrés. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'un logement « conventionné » ?** Un logement couvert par une convention de subvention signée avec l'État (aides à la pierre), portée par un promoteur public ou associatif comme la SNHBM, le Fonds du Logement ou une commune. Il s'agit d'un engagement financé, pas d'un logement déjà livré : beaucoup ne seront achevés que dans plusieurs années. **Q: Le programme VEFA fait-il partie des 474 millions du fonds ?** Non, c'est une enveloppe distincte : 480 millions d'euros sur 2024-2027 pour environ 800 logements que l'État achète sur plan à des promoteurs privés. Fin 2025, 460 unités avaient été acquises ; à la mi-2026, plus de 800 étaient achetées ou réservées. **Q: Combien de ménages attendent un logement abordable au Luxembourg ?** Environ 6 000 ménages figuraient sur la liste d'attente du logement social en 2025 selon Housing Europe, presque le double de 2021. Le registre national RENLA ne recense qu'environ 3 500 logements locatifs abordables dans tout le pays, et la Fondation IDEA estime les besoins à quelque 6 000 logements neufs par an. ### Body Près d'un demi-milliard d'euros en douze mois : jamais le Luxembourg n'avait consacré autant d'argent public au logement abordable. Présenté jeudi 2 juillet par le ministre du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire Claude Meisch, le rapport annuel du Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable chiffre à 474 millions d'euros les dépenses de l'exercice 2025 — plus du double des 224 millions déboursés un an plus tôt, soit un bond de 250 millions. Le ministère évoque « un niveau historique » d'engagement financier. Au 31 décembre 2025, le fonds comptait 5 348 logements dits conventionnés — c'est-à-dire couverts par une convention de subvention avec l'État — répartis sur quelque 350 projets à travers le pays, après l'ajout de 1 293 unités au cours de l'année, selon les comptes rendus du rapport publiés par L'essentiel et Paperjam. Ce record intervient alors que le logement reste la première fracture sociale du pays : environ 6 000 ménages attendaient un logement social locatif en 2025, presque deux fois plus qu'en 2021, selon le rapport State of Housing in the EU 2025 de Housing Europe. Où vont les 474 millions Le fonds spécial est le principal canal budgétaire par lequel l'État se constitue un parc public de logements. Ses dépenses irriguent les promoteurs publics et associatifs qui portent les projets — la SNHBM, le Fonds du Logement, les communes et les promoteurs privés sans but lucratif agréés — et financent aussi des acquisitions directes de l'État. Sur l'exercice 2024, la répartition entre opérateurs donnait 36,4 % à la SNHBM, 29,7 % au Fonds du Logement, 19,9 % aux communes et 14 % aux promoteurs associatifs. D'après le décryptage des comptes 2025 par Paperjam, l'année écoulée comprend notamment 73 millions d'euros d'acquisitions foncières et 25,69 millions versés à 98 communes au titre du Pacte logement 2.0. La réserve foncière de l'État atteignait 1 656 ares fin 2025, de quoi bâtir environ 922 logements supplémentaires. Sur le parc conventionné, 64 % des unités sont destinées à la location abordable, 36 % à la vente. Un instrument distinct court en parallèle : le programme VEFA, par lequel l'État achète sur plan des logements à des promoteurs privés. Le bilan intermédiaire officiel publié en décembre 2025 chiffre cette enveloppe à 480 millions d'euros pour environ 800 logements sur la période 2024-2027, la SNHBM et le Fonds du Logement jouant le rôle de bailleurs sociaux. Fin 2025, l'État avait acquis 460 logements en VEFA ; à la mi-2026, plus de 800 étaient achetés ou réservés. Et la dépense n'a pas vocation à retomber : le rapport projette des sorties de fonds supérieures à 475 millions d'euros par an jusqu'en 2029, avec un pic à 542 millions en 2027, tandis que les engagements financiers restants dépassent déjà le milliard d'euros. « Les chiffres de 2025 ne reflètent pas seulement une année exceptionnelle, mais aussi une évolution durable », a déclaré Claude Meisch en présentant le rapport. Conventionné ne veut pas dire livré Ces chiffres mesurent des engagements financés, non des clés remises. Un logement « conventionné » est un logement pour lequel une convention de subvention a été signée ; beaucoup ne sortiront de terre que dans plusieurs années. C'est là que se loge la principale critique adressée à cette politique : comme le relève Paperjam dans son analyse du rapport, l'État investit comme jamais, mais le temps joue contre lui, les grands projets publics qui portent ce portefeuille s'étirant sur dix à vingt ans. - Neischmelz, à Dudelange, sur une ancienne friche sidérurgique : 1 575 logements prévus, avec un calendrier qui court jusqu'en 2044. - Wunne mat der Wooltz, à Wiltz : plus de 800 logements étalés sur une vingtaine d'années. - Elmen, à Kehlen, l'écoquartier modèle de la SNHBM : plus de 800 logements également, réalisés par phases. Point de comparaison : le rapport 2024 du fonds — présenté seulement en septembre 2025 — recensait 4 226 logements conventionnés dans 292 projets répartis sur 82 communes, pour des engagements totaux de 669 millions d'euros et 153,6 millions effectivement versés aux promoteurs sociaux cette année-là. L'accélération de 2025 est donc réelle, mais elle part d'un parc qui demeure étroit : le registre national des logements abordables, le RENLA, ne donne accès qu'à environ 3 500 logements locatifs abordables dans tout le pays, selon le portail Guichet.lu. Une demande qui court plus vite que les grues De l'autre côté du registre, le besoin ne cesse de gonfler. Une étude du think tank Improof, rapportée par Paperjam, dénombrait en mars 2023 plus de 5 500 ménages — soit plus de 15 400 personnes — sur la liste d'attente du Fonds du Logement, en hausse d'environ 40 % par rapport à 2021, pour une attente moyenne de 2,9 ans. Le profil pays 2025 de Housing Europe évalue, lui, à quelque 6 000 ménages la liste d'attente pour un logement social et qualifie de sévère la pénurie luxembourgeoise. La Fondation IDEA, dans son analyse n° 54 publiée le 10 mars 2026 et signée de son économiste senior Michel-Edouard Ruben, décrit une crise permanente du logement où l'inacceptable est devenu la norme : il faudrait, estime-t-elle, environ 6 000 logements neufs par an, et la crise est désormais structurelle plutôt que conjoncturelle. Le ministre lui-même inscrit son action dans le temps long. « Grâce à la mobilisation de l'État, des communes et de l'ensemble de nos partenaires, nous construisons progressivement un parc de logements abordables plus important, plus diversifié et mieux réparti », a-t-il fait valoir lors de la présentation du rapport. En septembre 2025 déjà, en dévoilant les comptes de l'exercice précédent, il affirmait : « Le logement abordable est une condition essentielle de stabilité et d'attractivité pour notre pays. » Reste l'équation que les prochains rapports devront résoudre : près d'un demi-milliard d'euros par an d'un côté, des milliers de ménages en attente de l'autre — et, entre les deux, des chantiers qui se comptent en décennies. ### Sources - Au Luxembourg: L'État a mis 474 millions d'euros pour les logements abordables — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-a-mis-474-millions-d-euros-pour-les-logements-abordables-103595298 - L'État investit comme jamais, mais le temps joue contre lui — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/letat-investit-comme-jamais-mais-le-temps-joue-contre-lui - Le gouvernement renforce son engagement pour le logement abordable: 4.226 logements inscrits au Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable en 2024 — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/09-septembre/18-meisch-fsla.html - Bilan intermédiaire du programme VEFA — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire / Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+12-decembre+18-bilan-vefa.html - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Number of people waiting for social housing up by 40% — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/number-of-people-waiting-for-s - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg country profile — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf - Inscription en tant que candidat-locataire pour un logement abordable au registre national des logements abordables (RENLA) — Guichet.lu — Luxembourg government: https://guichet.public.lu/fr/citoyens/aides/logement-construction/logements-abordables/candidature-locataire.html - Logement abordable: l'inscription au RENLA désormais possible en ligne via MyGuichet.lu — Ministère du Logement / Logement.lu: https://logement.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/04/15-renla.html --- ## Deuil national en Iran : derrière les funérailles de Khamenei, l'énigme d'un successeur invisible - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/iran-deuil-national-funerailles-khamenei-succession-mojtaba - Published: 2026-07-03T06:13:26.049+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:13:26.049+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 0a3b4877-c835-4704-995d-9e245ded4fe0 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Des millions d'Iraniens sont attendus pour six jours d'hommages au Guide suprême tué dans les frappes américano-israéliennes de février. Son fils Mojtaba n'a plus paru en public depuis sa désignation. ### Summary L'Iran ouvre six jours de funérailles nationales pour Ali Khamenei, tué le 28 février dans les premières frappes américano-israéliennes. Des millions de fidèles sont attendus, tandis que son fils et successeur, Mojtaba Khamenei, demeure invisible depuis son accession. ### Key facts - Ali Khamenei, tué le 28 février 2026 dans les premières frappes américano-israéliennes, sera inhumé le 9 juillet à Machhad, au terme de six jours de cérémonies entre Téhéran, Qom, Najaf et Kerbala. - Les estimations officielles évoquent 15 à 20 millions de participants, voire davantage — un afflux qui pourrait rivaliser avec les funérailles de Khomeiny en 1989. - Son fils et successeur, Mojtaba Khamenei, désigné le 9 mars par l'Assemblée des experts sous la pression des Gardiens de la révolution, n'a fait aucune apparition publique depuis. - Le Brent est retombé sous 71 dollars le baril, près de son niveau d'avant-guerre, depuis la réouverture du détroit d'Ormuz prévue par le mémorandum d'Islamabad. - Les pourparlers américano-iraniens de Doha sont suspendus pendant les funérailles ; le Qatar fait état de « progrès positifs ». ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi l'inhumation d'Ali Khamenei a-t-elle été repoussée de quatre mois ?** Initialement prévue début mars (les 4-6 mars selon les premières indications), elle a été reportée en raison de la guerre en cours et des risques sécuritaires : les autorités craignaient des attaques et redoutaient la gestion de foules immenses, avec en mémoire la bousculade meurtrière des funérailles de Qassem Soleimani en 2020. **Q: Qui succède à Ali Khamenei à la tête de l'Iran ?** Son fils Mojtaba Khamenei, 56 ans, soutenu par les Gardiens de la révolution, a été proclamé Guide suprême le 9 mars par l'Assemblée des experts, devant l'ancien président Hassan Rohani et Hassan Khomeiny. Le New York Times évoque 59 voix sur 88 malgré une unanimité officiellement revendiquée. Il n'est jamais apparu en public depuis. **Q: Quels dirigeants étrangers assistent aux funérailles ?** Des délégations d'une trentaine de pays sont annoncées, dont le premier ministre pakistanais Shehbaz Sharif, Dmitri Medvedev en émissaire de Vladimir Poutine, le vice-président de l'Assemblée nationale populaire chinoise He Wei, les présidents géorgien et tadjik, le ministre des affaires étrangères des talibans et une délégation indienne. Peu de dirigeants occidentaux sont attendus. **Q: Quelles conséquences la crise a-t-elle eues sur le pétrole et l'Europe ?** La fermeture du détroit d'Ormuz a provoqué, selon l'AIE, la plus grande rupture d'approvisionnement de l'histoire du marché pétrolier : le Brent a dépassé 120 dollars avant de retomber sous 71 dollars cette semaine. Le choc a ralenti la croissance européenne et alimenté l'inflation. ### Body Il aura fallu plus de quatre mois à la République islamique pour enterrer son Guide. Vendredi, le cercueil d'Ali Khamenei, drapé du drapeau iranien, a été exposé à la grande Mosalla Imam Khomeini de Téhéran, ouvrant six jours de funérailles nationales pour l'homme qui a dirigé l'Iran pendant trente-sept ans, tué le 28 février dans les premières heures de la guerre aérienne américano-israélienne. Des délégations d'une trentaine de pays et des dignitaires religieux venus de plus de 90 pays ont commencé à défiler devant la dépouille. Le régime veut faire de ces obsèques une démonstration : celle d'une nation soudée après une guerre qui a fait, selon le bilan iranien, 3 468 morts et environ 26 500 blessés. Mais elles constituent aussi le premier grand rendez-vous public d'un pouvoir recomposé dans l'urgence — et dont le nouveau visage, Mojtaba Khamenei, fils du défunt désigné en mars par l'Assemblée des experts, n'est précisément jamais apparu en public. Le président Massoud Pezeshkian a exhorté les Iraniens à se mobiliser en masse : le « martyre » de Khamenei « n'est pas la fin du chemin, mais le début d'un nouveau chapitre d'unité et de résilience », a-t-il écrit. Les estimations officielles rapportées par Gulf News tablent sur 15 à 20 millions de participants sur l'ensemble de la semaine ; Al Jazeera évoque plus de 20 millions de personnes attendues dans la seule capitale, et les organisateurs ont avancé le chiffre de 35 millions — des ordres de grandeur qui, s'ils se confirmaient, placeraient ces funérailles au niveau de celles de l'ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeiny en 1989, parmi les plus imposantes de l'histoire moderne. Téhéran vivra au ralenti : administrations fermées de samedi à lundi, circulation restreinte, espace aérien partiellement fermé vendredi et totalement lundi. Selon le programme diffusé par les médias d'État iraniens et détaillé par Al Jazeera, les cérémonies se déploieront par étapes : - 3 juillet : hommages des responsables étrangers et des dignitaires religieux à la grande Mosalla de Téhéran ; - 4-5 juillet : cérémonies publiques autour du cercueil exposé à la Mosalla ; - 6-7 juillet : processions à travers Téhéran, puis vers la ville sainte de Qom ; - 8 juillet : processions dans les sanctuaires chiites de Najaf et de Kerbala, en Irak ; - 9 juillet : inhumation au sanctuaire de l'imam Reza à Machhad, ville natale de Khamenei. Parmi les invités confirmés figurent le premier ministre pakistanais Shehbaz Sharif — médiateur clé entre Washington et Téhéran —, le Russe Dmitri Medvedev en émissaire spécial de Vladimir Poutine, le vice-président de l'Assemblée nationale populaire chinoise He Wei, les présidents géorgien Mikheïl Kavelachvili et tadjik Emomali Rahmon, le ministre des affaires étrangères des talibans ainsi qu'une délégation indienne. Peu de dirigeants occidentaux sont attendus. Quatre mois entre la mort et la tombe Ali Khamenei, 86 ans, Guide suprême depuis 1989, a été tué le 28 février dans sa résidence de Téhéran, lors de la première vague de frappes conjointes — « Operation Epic Fury » côté américain, « Roaring Lion » côté israélien. Plusieurs membres de sa famille — dont, selon les informations rapportées, une fille, un gendre, une belle-fille et un petit-enfant — ont péri avec lui. Le gouvernement iranien a confirmé sa mort le 1er mars. L'inhumation, initialement annoncée pour le début du mois de mars (les 4-6 mars selon les premières indications), a été repoussée en pleine guerre : les autorités invoquaient le risque d'attaques et le danger que représentent des foules immenses, hantées par le souvenir de la bousculade meurtrière des funérailles de Qassem Soleimani en 2020. Ces quatre mois ont bouleversé la donne. L'Iran a fermé le détroit d'Ormuz, provoquant ce que l'Agence internationale de l'énergie a décrit comme la plus grande rupture d'approvisionnement de l'histoire du marché pétrolier mondial. Un cessez-le-feu négocié par le Pakistan est entré en vigueur le 8 avril, avant que Washington et Téhéran n'annoncent, le 14 juin, le « mémorandum d'Islamabad » : un cadre en quatorze points prévoyant la réouverture du détroit sous trente jours, le dégel d'environ 24 milliards de dollars d'avoirs iraniens, un allègement des sanctions et une fenêtre de soixante jours pour des négociations nucléaires. Donald Trump l'a signé le 17 juin, au sortir du G7, et Massoud Pezeshkian à Téhéran. Le président du Parlement, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, qui conduit les négociations avec les États-Unis, a donné aux funérailles un ton de défi dans un message relayé par les médias d'État : « Nous devons nous lever et porter à la face du monde le cri du sang de la nation, afin que le monde sache que la nation honorable et noble d'Iran ne reste pas silencieuse devant l'oppression… et n'abandonnera pas le sang de son Imam. » Dans un autre appel, il a exhorté « tous les membres du peuple iranien à créer, par leur présence impressionnante, une page glorieuse de l'histoire de l'Iran islamique ». Un Guide sans visage La succession, elle, a été réglée en quelques jours — mais sous une pression extraordinaire. L'Assemblée des experts, l'organe clérical de 88 membres chargé par la Constitution de désigner le Guide suprême, a siégé du 3 au 8 mars, en partie par vote en ligne pour des raisons de sécurité en temps de guerre. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56 ans, soutenu par les Gardiens de la révolution, l'a emporté face à des candidats dont l'ancien président Hassan Rohani et Hassan Khomeiny, petit-fils du fondateur de la République islamique. Le New York Times a rapporté qu'il n'avait recueilli que 59 voix sur 88, alors que l'annonce officielle revendiquait l'unanimité ; le testament du défunt se serait opposé à l'élévation de son fils, et des témoignages font état de pressions des Gardiens sur les membres de l'Assemblée. Depuis la proclamation du 9 mars, le nouveau Guide suprême n'a fait aucune apparition publique. Les médias d'État ont reconnu qu'il avait été blessé dans des frappes aériennes, et son absence — y compris, selon IranWire, aux funérailles de sa propre épouse — nourrit les spéculations sur son état de santé et sur l'identité de ceux qui exercent réellement le pouvoir. Le ministre israélien de la défense, Israël Katz, a déclaré que Mojtaba Khamenei était « voué à la mort », ce qui a conduit le chef de la diplomatie iranienne, Abbas Araghchi, à promettre une riposte immédiate et puissante à toute menace contre la direction du pays. Le nouveau Guide paraîtra-t-il au bord de la tombe de son père ? Ce pourrait être la question la plus scrutée de la semaine. Le baril retombe, Doha attend Ces funérailles surviennent à un moment diplomatique délicat. Les pourparlers de suivi à Doha sont suspendus le temps des cérémonies, même si le Qatar fait état de « progrès positifs » dans les contacts indirects entre Américains et Iraniens. Le Brent, qui avait bondi au-delà de 120 dollars le baril au plus fort de la crise d'Ormuz — le brut américain dépassait encore les 100 dollars à la mi-mai, selon CNBC —, est retombé cette semaine sous les 71 dollars, son plus bas niveau depuis l'avant-guerre, à mesure que le trafic dans le détroit repassait le cap des 10 millions de barils par jour. Pour l'Europe, qui a encaissé le choc énergétique sous forme de croissance ralentie et d'inflation accrue, un règlement durable desserrerait l'une des contraintes les plus lourdes pesant sur son économie et sa sécurité depuis le début du conflit. Le symbole du calendrier n'a échappé à personne : la première journée d'hommage populaire, le 4 juillet, coïncide avec le 250e anniversaire de l'indépendance des États-Unis — une concomitance que Téhéran, selon CNN, assume comme un message de défi. Les responsables militaires iraniens ont averti Washington et Israël contre toute frappe pendant les cérémonies. Six jours durant, au moins, la République islamique veut braquer les regards du monde sur ses foules — et sur sa conviction que le système bâti pendant trente-sept ans par son Guide défunt peut lui survivre. ### Sources - Mapping Iran's Ali Khamenei funeral: Where mourners will gather each day — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/mapping-irans-ali-khamenei-funeral-where-mourners-will-gather-each-day - Iran war live: Tehran slams US before huge funeral for Ali Khamenei — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei - Iran sends defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/middleeast/iran-leader-funeral-trump-intl - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Iran set to bury Supreme Leader Khamenei after days of funeral ceremonies — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5951099-khamenei-funeral-massive-crowds/ - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei's funeral — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-901216 - Iran Prepares Mass Funeral for Slain Supreme Leader Khamenei Amid US-Israel War and Gulf Security Tensions — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-prepares-for-mass-funeral-of-slain-supreme-leader-amid-us-security-row-1.500595299 - State funeral of Ali Khamenei — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei - 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_Supreme_Leader_election - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - After Khamenei's death, Iran faces uncertain path to new supreme leader — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/01/iran-succession-supreme-leader-khamenei/ - Who Will Be Iran's Next Supreme Leader? — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/03/iran-supreme-leader-succession-khamenei-mojtaba-arafi - After Khamenei killed, Iran set for largely opaque supreme succession — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-khamenei-killed-iran-set-for-largely-opaque-supreme-succession/ - Here's how much the Iran war cost — and how its effects will linger — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/17/nx-s1-5860739/iran-war-cost-oil-military-trade - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - U.S. crude oil tops $100 again as hope fades for a U.S.-Iran peace deal — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-trump-iran-war-hormuz.html - 2026 Iran war | Deal, Explained, United States, Israel, Strait of Hormuz — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war --- ## Se loger ou partir : la cherté de l'immobilier mine la capacité du Luxembourg à retenir ses talents - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cherte-logement-fuite-talents-etrangers-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-03T05:55:03.675+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:55:03.675+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: 163d161a-1a47-4011-be48-208085472aa0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Selon l'étude LUXTALENT du LISER, 66 % des immigrés récents citent le coût du logement comme premier motif de départ potentiel — et la moitié des nouveaux actifs quittent le pays en cinq ans. ### Summary L'étude LUXTALENT, menée par le LISER pour le ministère de l'Économie, révèle que 65,8 % des immigrés arrivés en 2023 désignent le coût du logement comme le facteur le plus susceptible de les faire quitter le Luxembourg. L'État investit des sommes record dans le logement abordable, mais les effets se feront attendre. ### Key facts - 65,8 % des immigrés arrivés en 2023 citent le coût du logement comme le facteur le plus susceptible de les faire quitter le Luxembourg, selon l'étude LUXTALENT du LISER. - Environ 30 % des nouveaux entrants sur le marché du travail quittent le pays dans l'année, et 50 % dans les cinq ans — alors que 90,5 % de ces entrants en 2024 sont nés à l'étranger. - Le Luxembourg est le pays le plus cher d'Europe pour un logement neuf (8 760 €/m² en moyenne) et Luxembourg-Ville la capitale la plus chère de l'UE (11 074 €/m²), selon Deloitte. - L'État a dépensé 474 millions d'euros pour le logement abordable en 2025, avec un pic prévu à 542 millions en 2027, mais le RENLA compte déjà 8 900 candidats pour environ 3 500 logements. - L'IGSS estime que le pays aura besoin de 335 000 recrutements d'ici 2040, ce qui fait de la rétention des talents un enjeu structurel de l'économie luxembourgeoise. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que l'étude LUXTALENT ?** Une étude en deux volets menée par le LISER pour le ministère de l'Économie, dans le cadre du Haut Comité pour l'attraction, la rétention et le développement des talents présidé par Lex Delles. Le premier volet (24 mars 2026) analyse les flux du marché du travail de 2002 à 2024 ; le second (15 juin 2026) repose sur une enquête auprès de 3 200 immigrés en âge de travailler arrivés en 2023. **Q: Pourquoi les travailleurs étrangers quittent-ils le Luxembourg ?** Le coût du logement est de loin le premier facteur de départ potentiel, cité par 65,8 % des sondés, devant l'éloignement familial (36 %) et les opportunités à l'étranger (35 %). Le paradoxe : 62 % des nouveaux arrivants souhaiteraient rester plus longtemps que prévu. **Q: À quel point le logement est-il cher au Luxembourg ?** Selon le Property Index 2025 de Deloitte, le Luxembourg est le pays le plus cher d'Europe pour un logement neuf (8 760 €/m² en moyenne). Luxembourg-Ville est la capitale la plus chère de l'UE (11 074 €/m²), devant Munich et Paris, et le marché locatif le plus onéreux d'Europe (43,40 €/m²/mois en moyenne). **Q: Que fait le gouvernement luxembourgeois pour le logement abordable ?** Le Fonds spécial de soutien au logement abordable a dépensé 474 millions d'euros en 2025 pour un parc de 5 348 logements subventionnés, avec des dépenses supérieures à 475 millions par an jusqu'en 2029. S'y ajoutent la loi révisée sur les aides au logement, le guichet unique RENLA et de grands projets publics comme « Wunne mat der Wooltz » à Wiltz. ### Body Ils étaient venus pour un emploi, un salaire, une certaine idée de la qualité de vie. Beaucoup repartiront à cause d'un loyer. Interrogés sur ce qui pourrait les pousser à quitter le Grand-Duché, 65,8 % des immigrés récents citent le coût du logement — loin devant l'éloignement familial (36 %) et les opportunités professionnelles à l'étranger (35 %). C'est l'enseignement central du deuxième volet de l'étude LUXTALENT, publié le 15 juin et réalisé par le Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) pour le ministère de l'Économie, auprès de plus de 3 200 personnes en âge de travailler (18-64 ans) arrivées dans le pays en 2023. Le premier volet, paru le 24 mars, avait déjà chiffré l'ampleur du phénomène : environ 30 % des nouveaux entrants sur le marché du travail quittent le pays dans l'année, et la moitié dans les cinq ans. Or le Luxembourg ne peut guère se permettre cette érosion. Les personnes nées à l'étranger représentaient 90,5 % des nouveaux entrants sur le marché du travail en 2024 — soit 26 342 personnes de 20 ans et plus, contre 89,5 % déjà en 2002 —, et l'Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale évalue à 335 000 les recrutements nécessaires d'ici 2040 : 180 000 pour remplacer les départs à la retraite, 155 000 pour des postes nouvellement créés. Des profils que toute l'Europe s'arrache L'étude, commandée dans le cadre du Haut Comité pour l'attraction, la rétention et le développement des talents, présidé par le ministre de l'Économie Lex Delles, dresse le portrait d'une immigration très qualifiée : environ 80 % des nouveaux arrivants sont diplômés de l'enseignement supérieur et quelque 40 % sont ressortissants de pays hors Union européenne. Près de la moitié avaient envisagé d'autres destinations — la Suisse, l'Allemagne, les Pays-Bas — avant d'opter pour le Grand-Duché, attirés d'abord par : - une offre d'emploi (45 %) ; - la qualité de vie (38 %) ; - des réseaux personnels (35 %) ; - le niveau des salaires (32 %). Le paradoxe est là : 62 % des sondés souhaitent rester plus longtemps que prévu initialement. Mais les départs précoces progressent, avec 34 % de la cohorte 2023 partis dès la première année (27,5 % pour celle de 2024). Les statistiques démographiques du STATEC racontent la même rotation : 25 725 arrivées contre 16 444 départs en 2024, pour un solde migratoire de +9 281. Au 1er janvier 2025, le pays comptait 681 973 habitants, en hausse de 9 923 personnes (+1,5 %), l'une des progressions les plus faibles de la décennie ; les étrangers représentent 47,0 % de la population. Quand le mètre carré décide à la place du salaire Les chiffres de l'immobilier donnent la mesure du problème. Selon le Property Index 2025 de Deloitte, le Luxembourg est le pays le plus cher d'Europe pour l'achat d'un logement neuf, à 8 760 € le mètre carré en moyenne. Luxembourg-Ville arrive en tête des capitales de l'UE à 11 074 €/m², devant Munich (10 800 €) et Paris (10 760 €), et détient aussi le record européen des loyers, à 43,40 € le mètre carré et par mois en moyenne. À la différence de Paris ou de Munich, le pays n'offre aucune ville de repli moins chère sur son propre territoire ; la soupape, c'est la frontière, et les chercheurs du LISER relèvent qu'un nombre croissant de travailleurs s'installent désormais en France, en Belgique ou en Allemagne. Le monde économique a tiré la sonnette d'alarme de longue date. Le rapport Talent4Luxembourg de la Chambre de commerce, présenté le 2 décembre 2025, place le logement au cœur de ses 34 recommandations pour préserver la compétitivité du pays, et la Chambre de commerce américaine (Amcham) a été jusqu'à étudier la construction de logements subventionnés — à Gasperich, puis au Kirchberg — pour les jeunes salariés de ses entreprises membres. « Le Luxembourg doit devenir un véritable "Talent Hub", capable d'attirer, d'intégrer et de retenir les talents dont notre économie a besoin », plaide Muriel Morbé, directrice Talents & Compétences de la Chambre de commerce. Le ministre du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire, Claude Meisch, tient un discours voisin. Nous devons veiller à ne pas faire fuir du Luxembourg les jeunes professionnels ou les futurs diplômés. « Nous devons construire davantage de logements publics, et plus rapidement », a-t-il déclaré au Luxembourg Times, dans un entretien repris par le gouvernement. L'État met les moyens, mais l'horloge tourne L'effort public atteint de fait des niveaux inédits. Le rapport annuel du Fonds spécial de soutien au développement du logement abordable, publié le 2 juillet, fait état de 474 millions d'euros dépensés en 2025 — un budget plus que doublé, passé de 220 à quelque 470 millions —, pour un parc subventionné de 5 348 logements répartis sur 341 projets, dont 1 293 ajoutés dans l'année. 64 % sont destinés à la location abordable, 36 % à la vente. La dépense devrait rester supérieure à 475 millions par an jusqu'en 2029, avec un pic à 542 millions en 2027, et les engagements en cours dépassent le milliard d'euros. Sur le terrain, le Fonds du logement compte 1 227 logements en chantier, selon Le Quotidien, dont le projet phare Wunne mat der Wooltz à Wiltz : 34 hectares et environ 1 085 logements à terme, avec de premières livraisons — dont des modules préfabriqués — dès 2026. D'autres grands projets publics suivent, comme Neischmelz à Dudelange (1 575 logements d'ici 2044) ou Elmen (plus de 800). Côté réglementation, la loi révisée sur les aides au logement, qui simplifie les aides individuelles et rend le calcul des revenus plus équitable, est en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2026, et le registre national des logements abordables (RENLA) offre depuis la même date un guichet unique de candidature, accessible en ligne via MyGuichet depuis le 15 avril. Les propres chiffres du RENLA illustrent toutefois l'ampleur du déséquilibre : quelque 8 900 candidats locataires inscrits pour environ 3 500 logements actuellement recensés — 4 300 lorsque le registre sera complet. D'autres leviers visent la fiche de paie plutôt que la pierre, tel le régime des impatriés issu du paquet fiscal 2025, qui exonère à 50 % jusqu'à 400 000 euros de rémunération brute pendant neuf ans au maximum. Reste la vraie ligne de faille, celle du tempo : comme le relevait Delano dans son analyse du rapport du fonds, l'essentiel des effets de la stratégie d'investissement actuelle ne se fera sentir que dans dix ou vingt ans — quand les données du LISER montrent que les nouveaux arrivants, eux, tranchent en moins de cinq. ### Sources - High Housing Costs Principal Reason For Newcomers Leaving Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61793-high-housing-costs-principal-reason-for-newcomers-leaving-luxembourg - Why foreign talent is reluctant to settle in Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/why-foreign-talent-is-reluctant-to-settle-in-luxembourg - 30% of foreign workers leave Luxembourg after a year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-draws-foreign-talent-but-loses-it-fast - Publication of the results of the first part of the LUXTALENT study — LISER: https://www.liser.lu/news/LUXTALENT-first-part-results - Étude LUXTALENT — deuxième partie (communiqué du 15 juin 2026) — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-etude-luxtalent.html - The government is investing more than ever, but time is running out — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/the-government-is-investing-more-than-ever-but-time-is-running-out - New in 2026 — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/12-decembre/nouveautes-2026.html - Affordable housing: registration for RENLA now available online via MyGuichet.lu — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+15-meisch-renla.html - Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Presents 34 Recommendations to Boost Talent Attraction & Retention — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58272-luxembourg-chamber-of-commerce-presents-34-recommendations-to-boost-talent-attraction-retention - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (Luxembourg Times interview with Claude Meisch) — Ministry of the Economy / gouvernement.lu (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Deloitte Property Index 2025 — Overview of European Residential Markets — Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/cz-sk/en/Industries/real-estate/research/property-index.html - Europe's Property Index 2025: The most and least affordable cities to buy a home — The Superprime: https://thesuperprime.com/research/european-property-index-2025-expensive-cheapest-cities/ - Luxembourg will be most expensive country in Europe to buy new apartment in 2025 — Open4Business: https://open4business.com.ua/en/luxembourg-will-be-most-expensive-country-in-europe-to-buy-new-apartment-in-2025/ - Lower migration, low fertility: the demographic slowdown continues — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn15-population-2026.html - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Premier coup de pelle du projet « Wunne mat der Wooltz » à Wiltz — Fonds du logement: https://fondsdulogement.lu/fr/le-fonds/actualites/actualites/premier-coup-de-pelle-du-projet-de-construction-de-huit-ensembles - Luxembourg's business community explores building housing for workers — Chamber of Commerce press review (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/press-articles/detail/luxembourgs-business-community-explores-building-housing-for-workers --- ## La CJUE rejette l'ultime pourvoi de Google et rend définitive l'amende Android de 4,125 milliards d'euros - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cjue-google-android-pourvoi-rejete-amende-definitive-kirchberg - Published: 2026-07-03T05:44:12.515+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:44:12.515+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 6a66a6cd-e7ae-478c-b724-b6510a631955 - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > Réunie au Kirchberg, la haute juridiction de l'Union a écarté jeudi tous les moyens soulevés par Google et Alphabet, mettant un point final à huit ans de contentieux autour du système Android. ### Summary La Cour de justice de l'UE a rejeté le 2 juillet le pourvoi de Google dans l'affaire Android, rendant définitive une amende de 4,125 milliards d'euros — la plus lourde sanction antitrust jamais confirmée en Europe. ### Key facts - La CJUE a rejeté le 2 juillet 2026 l'ultime pourvoi de Google et Alphabet (affaire C-738/22 P) : l'amende Android de 4,125 milliards d'euros est définitive, sans recours possible. - Alphabet est tenue solidairement responsable à hauteur de 1 520 605 895 euros. - L'amende initiale de 4 342 865 000 euros, infligée en 2018, avait été réduite par le Tribunal en 2022 après l'annulation du volet « partage de revenus ». - L'arrêt dispense la Commission d'une analyse contrefactuelle systématique et consacre le « biais de statu quo » favorisant les applications préinstallées. - Google affirme avoir mis ses accords en conformité dès 2018 ; le groupe reste soumis à des obligations et enquêtes au titre du DMA. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Google a-t-il été sanctionné dans l'affaire Android ?** La Commission européenne a constaté en 2018 une infraction unique et continue à l'article 102 TFUE : Google conditionnait la licence du Play Store à la préinstallation de Google Search et de Chrome, interdisait aux fabricants les versions d'Android non approuvées et rémunérait l'exclusivité de préinstallation de son moteur de recherche — ce dernier volet ayant été annulé par le Tribunal en 2022. **Q: Google peut-il encore contester l'amende de 4,125 milliards d'euros ?** Non. Le pourvoi devant la Cour de justice ne portait que sur des points de droit et l'arrêt du 2 juillet 2026 est définitif : aucune voie de recours n'existe au-delà de la CJUE. **Q: Combien l'UE a-t-elle infligé d'amendes à Google au total ?** Environ 8,2 milliards d'euros dans les trois grands dossiers de 2017 à 2019 (Shopping, Android, AdSense), auxquels s'ajoutent 2,95 milliards d'euros en septembre 2025 dans l'affaire des technologies publicitaires. L'amende AdSense de 1,49 milliard a toutefois été annulée par le Tribunal en 2024. **Q: Que change cet arrêt pour les futures affaires de concurrence ?** Il facilite la tâche des régulateurs : pas d'analyse contrefactuelle systématique exigée, reconnaissance du « biais de statu quo » lié à la préinstallation, et abandon de l'exigence de ne viser que l'éviction de concurrents aussi efficaces, compte tenu des spécificités des marchés numériques. ### Body Il aura fallu près de huit ans pour que l'affaire Android trouve son épilogue. Jeudi 2 juillet, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne (CJUE), qui siège sur le plateau du Kirchberg à Luxembourg, a rejeté dans son intégralité le pourvoi formé par Google et sa maison mère Alphabet dans l'affaire C-738/22 P, rendant définitive l'amende de 4,125 milliards d'euros infligée au géant américain pour abus de position dominante. Le pourvoi ne portant que sur des points de droit, l'arrêt clôt la procédure : aucun recours n'est plus possible. « La Cour de justice rejette le pourvoi introduit par Google et Alphabet contre cet arrêt du Tribunal, confirmant ainsi la sanction qui leur a été infligée, telle que réformée par le Tribunal, pour leurs pratiques anticoncurrentielles liées au système d'exploitation Android », résume le communiqué de presse n° 93/26 publié jeudi par la juridiction. Sur ce montant, Alphabet est tenue solidairement responsable à hauteur de 1 520 605 895 euros. Retour sur un contentieux hors norme À l'origine du dossier figure la décision C(2018) 4761, adoptée par la Commission européenne le 18 juillet 2018 (affaire AT.40099). Bruxelles y constatait une « infraction unique et continue » à l'article 102 du traité sur le fonctionnement de l'UE et infligeait à Google une amende de 4 342 865 000 euros — un record absolu à l'époque —, dont 1 921 666 000 euros à la charge solidaire d'Alphabet. Trois familles de clauses contractuelles, appliquées au système qui équipe la grande majorité des smartphones de la planète, étaient en cause : - les accords de distribution, qui subordonnaient l'octroi de la licence du Play Store — incontournable pour tout fabricant — à la préinstallation de Google Search et du navigateur Chrome ; - les accords dits « antifragmentation », qui interdisaient aux constructeurs de commercialiser des appareils fonctionnant sous des versions dérivées d'Android non approuvées par Google ; - les accords de partage de revenus, qui rémunéraient fabricants et opérateurs mobiles en contrepartie de l'exclusivité de préinstallation du moteur de recherche maison. Saisi en première instance, le Tribunal de l'Union avait, le 14 septembre 2022 (affaire T-604/18), validé l'essentiel de l'analyse de la Commission, tout en annulant le volet relatif aux accords de partage de revenus — ramenant l'amende à 4,125 milliards d'euros. C'est cette sanction réformée que la Cour vient de graver dans le marbre. Un arrêt qui fera jurisprudence La portée du jugement dépasse largement son montant. Les juges du Kirchberg ont d'abord tranché une question de méthode : pour établir un abus de position dominante, la Commission n'est pas tenue de mener systématiquement une analyse « contrefactuelle » — c'est-à-dire de modéliser ce qu'aurait été le marché en l'absence des pratiques incriminées. Ils ont ensuite entériné l'existence d'un « biais de statu quo » qui avantage les applications préinstallées, Google n'ayant pas démontré que la préférence des utilisateurs ou la qualité de ses services suffisait, à elle seule, à expliquer l'emprise de son moteur de recherche sur les appareils Android. La Cour a par ailleurs jugé que, compte tenu des caractéristiques propres aux marchés numériques, la démonstration d'un abus n'exige pas de prouver que seuls des concurrents aussi efficaces que l'entreprise dominante pouvaient être évincés — un seuil que Google réclamait. Enfin, elle a maintenu la qualification d'infraction unique et continue, malgré l'annulation partielle prononcée en 2022. Le groupe de Mountain View a exprimé sa déception, estimant, selon l'AFP, que l'arrêt ne reconnaît pas les investissements consentis pour maintenir Android « ouvert, interopérable et gratuit ». « Quoi qu'il en soit, nous avions adapté nos accords pour nous conformer à la décision initiale dès 2018, et nous restons concentrés sur la poursuite de l'innovation et de l'ouverture au service de nos utilisateurs, de nos partenaires et de nos développeurs », a déclaré un porte-parole de Google, cité par Reuters. Google face à Bruxelles, un compteur qui tourne toujours L'arrêt Android est le deuxième des trois grands dossiers Google des années 2010 à être définitivement scellé par la Cour de justice — et de loin le plus lourd. Entre 2017 et 2019, la Commission avait infligé au groupe quelque 8,2 milliards d'euros d'amendes au total. Le 10 septembre 2024, la CJUE avait confirmé, en dernier ressort, les 2,4 milliards d'euros de l'affaire Google Shopping, sanctionnant l'autofavoritisme dans les résultats de recherche. Quelques jours plus tard, en revanche, le Tribunal annulait l'amende AdSense de 1,49 milliard d'euros — rappel que le bilan bruxellois devant les juges luxembourgeois, s'il est solide, n'est pas sans faille. La pression, elle, ne retombe pas : en septembre 2025, la Commission a infligé à Google 2,95 milliards d'euros supplémentaires dans le dossier des technologies publicitaires, et le groupe demeure soumis à des obligations — et à des enquêtes formelles — au titre du règlement sur les marchés numériques (DMA), le cadre européen applicable aux « contrôleurs d'accès ». Les associations de consommateurs, elles, savourent. « L'arrêt rendu aujourd'hui envoie un message très clair : les entreprises dominantes ne peuvent pas utiliser leur puissance pour évincer la concurrence et restreindre le choix des consommateurs », a réagi Agustín Reyna, directeur général du Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs (BEUC), qui presse néanmoins les régulateurs d'agir plus vite contre les plateformes installées. Le Kirchberg, arbitre du numérique européen C'est depuis les tours dorées du plateau du Kirchberg, à Luxembourg-Ville, que se dessinent les frontières du droit européen de la concurrence — et l'arrêt de jeudi les redessine nettement en faveur des autorités. Pour la Commission, la confirmation de sa plus forte amende antitrust jamais prononcée valide la théorie, forgée dans les dossiers Google, selon laquelle paramètres par défaut et préinstallation peuvent constituer un abus sur les marchés numériques. Pour Google, le choc financier est absorbé de longue date : l'amende était provisionnée depuis des années, et l'entreprise affirme avoir modifié dès 2018 ses conditions de licence Android afin de laisser leur chance aux moteurs de recherche et navigateurs concurrents. Le coût durable est ailleurs, dans le précédent : les standards consacrés jeudi encadreront la manière dont l'Union arbitrera la prochaine génération de litiges autour des plateformes, des boutiques d'applications à l'intelligence artificielle. ### Sources - Google Android: the Court of Justice upholds Google's fine of around €4.1 billion (Press Release No 93/26, Case C-738/22 P) — Court of Justice of the European Union: https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/cp260093en.pdf - EU top court dismisses Google fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine — Reuters (via WKZO): https://wkzo.com/2026/07/02/eu-top-court-dismisses-google-fight-against-record-e4-1-billion-eu-antitrust-fine/ - EU top court upholds record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — AFP (via TechXplore): https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-eu-court-bn-euro-google-1.html - EU Court of Justice rejects Google's appeal against record €4.1 billion fine — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/eu-court-of-justice-rejects-googles-appeal-against-record-41-billion-fine - Google loses EU court fight over $4.7B Android antitrust fine — Anadolu Agency (via A News): https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/07/02/google-loses-eu-court-fight-over-47b-android-antitrust-fine - EU Court of Justice upholds €4.1 billion Google Android fine — Insight EU Monitoring: https://ieu-monitoring.com/editorial/eu-court-of-justice-upholds-e4-1-billion-google-android-fine/1244687 - BEUC welcomes EU Court antitrust ruling confirming Google used illegal practices restricting consumer choice — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/beuc-welcomes-eu-court-antitrust-ruling-confirming-google-used-illegal-practices - EU Court Annuls €1.5 Billion Fine Against Google AdSense — Goodwin: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/10/insights-technology-cldr-the-general-court-of-the-european-union - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## Climat : sous la pression de Washington, la Banque mondiale abandonne ses objectifs chiffrés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/climat-banque-mondiale-retire-objectif-45-pour-cent-pression-etats-uni - Published: 2026-07-03T05:22:00.042+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:22:00.042+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 44b1a986-da87-40b8-b768-9dfe928d0d8b - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > L'institution prolonge son plan d'action climatique mais en retire la cible phare — 45 % de ses financements consacrés au climat — sous l'exigence de son premier actionnaire, les États-Unis. ### Summary La Banque mondiale a prolongé son plan climat au-delà du 30 juin 2026 mais retiré ses objectifs de 35 % et 45 % de financements climatiques, cédant à Washington malgré l'opposition de près de 100 pays. ### Key facts - La Banque mondiale prolonge son plan d'action climatique au-delà du 30 juin 2026, mais en retire les objectifs chiffrés de 35 % et 45 % de financements à co-bénéfices climatiques. - La suppression intervient alors que l'objectif venait d'être dépassé pour la première fois : 48 % des financements en 2025, soit environ 50,8 milliards de dollars pour le groupe. - Washington, premier actionnaire, exigeait depuis avril la fin de cette cible, jugée « distorsive » par le secrétaire au Trésor Scott Bessent. - Gouvernements européens, pays latino-américains, petits États insulaires et près de 100 pays en développement défendaient le maintien du cadre, selon le WRI. - L'alignement sur l'accord de Paris, la publication des co-bénéfices climatiques et une évaluation indépendante du plan sont maintenus, sans nouvelle cible chiffrée. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'a exactement décidé la Banque mondiale fin juin 2026 ?** Son conseil d'administration a prolongé le plan d'action sur le changement climatique, qui expirait le 30 juin 2026, tout en supprimant ses objectifs chiffrés : la cible de 45 % de financements à co-bénéfices climatiques et l'ancienne cible de 35 %. Aucun objectif numérique ne les remplace. **Q: Pourquoi les États-Unis voulaient-ils supprimer cet objectif ?** En avril 2026, le secrétaire au Trésor Scott Bessent a exigé l'abandon de la cible de 45 %, estimant qu'elle « engendre de l'inefficacité, fausse les décisions économiques et éloigne la Banque de sa mission première ». Les États-Unis sont le premier actionnaire de l'institution. **Q: Que conserve la Banque mondiale de sa politique climatique ?** L'alignement de ses prêts sur l'accord de Paris, la publication des co-bénéfices climatiques et des émissions nettes de gaz à effet de serre, l'appui technique et les diagnostics climat-développement par pays, ainsi qu'une évaluation indépendante du plan demandée par le conseil. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour le financement climatique mondial ?** Les banques multilatérales de développement fournissaient plus de 40 % de la finance climatique publique en 2022, et la feuille de route « de Bakou à Belém » compte sur elles pour porter la finance climatique des pays en développement à 1 300 milliards de dollars par an d'ici 2035. Le retrait d'un engagement mesurable par la plus grande d'entre elles affaiblit les incitations et la transparence, selon les analystes. ### Body Il aura suffi d'un exercice budgétaire pour que l'objectif soit atteint — et d'une décision du conseil pour qu'il disparaisse. En prolongeant son plan d'action sur le changement climatique, arrivé à expiration le 30 juin 2026, la Banque mondiale a retiré du texte sa cible la plus emblématique : consacrer 45 % de ses financements annuels à des projets aidant les pays à réduire leurs émissions ou à s'adapter au réchauffement. La décision, annoncée les 29 et 30 juin après un vote du conseil d'administration la semaine précédente, consacre des mois de pression de l'administration Trump — premier actionnaire de l'institution — et signe le recul le plus visible d'un bailleur multilatéral sur des engagements climatiques mesurables. « Nous retirerons l'objectif de 45 % de co-bénéfices climatiques ainsi que l'objectif de 35 % du plan d'action sur le changement climatique », indique la déclaration de la banque rapportée par l'AFP, qui ajoute : « Nous achèverons notre passage d'une logique de moyens à une logique de résultats afin de maximiser l'impact sur le développement. » Aucune cible chiffrée ne vient remplacer celles qui disparaissent. Un objectif supprimé l'année même où il était dépassé L'ironie du calendrier n'échappera à personne. Fixé à 35 % au lancement du plan en 2021, l'objectif avait été relevé à 45 % en 2023 sous la présidence d'Ajay Banga. Et il fonctionnait : les financements climatiques du groupe ont quasiment doublé entre 2021 et 2025, passant d'environ 21 à 39 milliards de dollars par an. L'exercice 2025 fut le premier où la barre a été franchie — 48 % des financements comportaient des co-bénéfices climatiques, soit environ 50,8 milliards de dollars à l'échelle du groupe, selon l'AFP. Le plan renouvelé conserve toutefois une partie de la mécanique. D'après E&E News et l'AFP, la banque continuera de : - aligner ses prêts sur l'accord de Paris ; - publier les co-bénéfices climatiques et les émissions nettes de gaz à effet de serre de son portefeuille ; - fournir un appui technique et des diagnostics climat-développement par pays ; - soumettre le plan à une évaluation indépendante demandée par le conseil d'administration. L'action climatique future sera « guidée par la demande des pays clients », précise l'institution — une formule qui déplace la responsabilité de l'ambition, des objectifs internes de la banque vers les gouvernements emprunteurs eux-mêmes. Le veto de fait du premier actionnaire La généalogie de la décision est limpide. En avril, le secrétaire américain au Trésor Scott Bessent avait publiquement exigé l'abandon de ce qu'il qualifiait d'objectif « distorsif », affirmant que la cible de 45 % « engendre de l'inefficacité, fausse les décisions économiques et éloigne la Banque de sa mission première » — la réduction de la pauvreté et la croissance. Les États-Unis détiennent la première participation au capital de la banque et, selon E&E News, des sources proches des négociations indiquent que Washington est resté inflexible sur la suppression de la cible, malgré le soutien que d'autres actionnaires lui exprimaient. Car le rapport de force était, en nombre, écrasant dans l'autre sens. D'après Climate Home News et le World Resources Institute (WRI), seuls quelques pays — dont la Russie et des États du Golfe — se sont rangés derrière l'exigence américaine, tandis que les gouvernements européens, les nations latino-américaines, les petits États insulaires et une coalition de près de 100 pays en développement plaidaient pour le maintien du plan et de ses engagements. Un responsable d'un pays développé impliqué dans les discussions a confié à E&E News que le résultat se situait « très, très loin de ce que devrait être une architecture financière responsable ». « Il est regrettable qu'un petit nombre d'actionnaires soit parvenu à affaiblir ce cadre en supprimant son objectif chiffré », déplore Melanie Robinson, directrice mondiale pour le climat, l'économie et la finance au World Resources Institute. Ce que mesure — et finance — une cible L'enjeu dépasse largement les couloirs de Washington. La Banque mondiale est la première source multilatérale de finance climatique pour les pays en développement, et les banques multilatérales de développement fournissaient ensemble plus de 40 % de la finance climatique publique en 2022, selon des chiffres cités par Climate Home News. Une cible explicite donnait aux équipes une incitation interne à monter des projets climatiques et offrait aux observateurs extérieurs un instrument transparent de redevabilité. Des analystes cités par Climate Home News estiment que l'action climatique de la banque peut survivre sans le chiffre — le portefeuille de projets, la publication des données et l'alignement sur Paris demeurent —, mais préviennent que sa disparition affaiblit à la fois les incitations et la transparence, en particulier pour l'adaptation, qui peine à attirer les capitaux privés. Le calendrier tombe mal pour l'agenda mondial. De la COP29 de Bakou à la COP30 de Belém, les gouvernements ont bâti une feuille de route « de Bakou à Belém » visant à porter la finance climatique destinée aux pays en développement à 1 300 milliards de dollars par an d'ici à 2035 — une architecture qui compte lourdement sur les banques multilatérales de développement comme catalyseurs. Que la plus grande d'entre elles s'affranchisse de tout engagement mesurable envoie un signal contraire, au moment même où des chaleurs record frappent une partie de l'Europe. L'Europe mise en minorité Pour les actionnaires européens, qui défendaient le maintien du cadre, l'issue a un goût de défaite dans une institution où c'est le poids au capital, et non le nombre, qui tranche. L'Europe a passé une décennie à construire la tuyauterie de la finance verte — des règles européennes de finance durable aux infrastructures de marché comme la Bourse verte de Luxembourg (LGX), lancée en 2016 comme la première plateforme au monde dédiée aux titres verts — sur le postulat que des cibles crédibles et la transparence orientent les capitaux. Le pivot de la Banque mondiale vers des prêts climatiques « à la demande » met ce postulat à l'épreuve dès lors que la carte des actionnaires bascule. La banque assure que le recul est méthodologique, non substantiel : les résultats plutôt que les moyens. Ses détracteurs répliquent que l'on ne finance bien que ce que l'on mesure. Cible ou pas, les chiffres du prochain exercice diront qui a raison. ### Sources - World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan (AFP) — AFP via Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649027/world - World Bank drops climate finance target amid US pressure — E&E News by POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-amid-us-pressure/ - STATEMENT: World Bank Extends Climate Change Action Plan, But Drops Key Climate Finance Target — World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/news/statement-world-bank-extends-climate-change-action-plan-drops-key-climate-finance-target - World Bank Drops Climate Finance Target Under U.S. Pressure — ESG Today: https://www.esgtoday.com/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-under-u-s-pressure/ - US pressure puts World Bank's climate plan at risk (Climate Home News) — Green Central Banking / Climate Home News: https://greencentralbanking.com/2026/04/23/us-pressure-puts-world-banks-climate-plan-at-risk/ - World Bank's climate work can endure without finance target, experts say — Climate Home News: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/02/world-banks-climate-work-can-endure-without-finance-target-experts-say/ - World Bank 'retires' climate goal | Europe heatwave continues | Trump wind payoffs — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/world-bank-retires-climate-goal-europe-heatwave-continues-trump-wind-payoffs/ - World Bank Scraps Climate Financing Targets After US Criticism — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/world-bank-scraps-climate-financing-targets-after-us-criticism - COP29 and COP30 Presidents present Baku to Belém Roadmap to mobilize US$1.3 trillion in climate finance — COP30 Presidency (cop30.br): https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/cop29-and-cop30-presidents-present-baku-to-belem-roadmap-to-mobilize-us-1-3-trillion-in-climate-finance - COP30: What does the 'Baku to Belém roadmap' mean for climate finance? — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-what-does-the-baku-to-belem-roadmap-mean-for-climate-finance/ - Luxembourg Launches World's First Green Stock Exchange: LGX — Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dinamedland/2016/09/27/luxembourg-launches-worlds-first-green-stock-exchange-lgx-the-full-green-monty/ - The Luxembourg Green Exchange — UNFCCC: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/financing-for-climate-friendly-investment/luxembourg-green-exchange --- ## Trafic d'influence au Gabon : Cargolux solde une affaire vieille de dix ans pour 1,15 million d'euros - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/trafic-influence-gabon-cargolux-jugement-negocie-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-02T17:10:07.422+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T17:10:07.422+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 61c1c28d-1f9c-4d58-bdf8-c3a36d2aeaef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Homologué mercredi par la 23e chambre correctionnelle, le jugement sur accord clôt une enquête ouverte fin 2015 sur dénonciation de la compagnie elle-même. Aucune personne physique n'est visée. ### Summary Le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a homologué le 1er juillet un jugement négocié entre le parquet et Cargolux : environ 1,15 million d'euros de sanctions pour trafic d'influence lié à ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. ### Key facts - La 23e chambre correctionnelle du tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a homologué le 1er juillet 2026 un jugement sur accord entre le parquet et Cargolux. - La compagnie paiera environ 1,15 million d'euros — amende et confiscation cumulées — pour trafic d'influence lié à ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. - C'est Cargolux qui avait signalé les faits au parquet fin 2015 ; sa coopération a pesé dans l'issue négociée, et seule la personne morale est visée. - Le 26 février 2026, la CJUE avait déjà confirmé définitivement l'amende de 79,9 millions d'euros infligée à Cargolux dans le cartel du fret aérien (1999-2006). - Le capital de Cargolux est majoritairement public ou parapublic luxembourgeois : Luxair, BCEE, SNCI et l'État en détiennent ensemble près de 65 %. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'un jugement sur accord en droit luxembourgeois ?** C'est une procédure de justice pénale négociée, prévue aux articles 565 à 578 du Code de procédure pénale : le parquet et le prévenu s'entendent sur une sanction lorsque celui-ci reconnaît les faits et coopère, puis le tribunal homologue l'accord. C'est ce mécanisme qui a été validé le 1er juillet 2026 dans le dossier Cargolux. **Q: Cargolux doit-elle payer 1,15 million ou 115 millions d'euros ?** Environ 1,15 million d'euros. Le montant, confirmé par le communiqué de la compagnie du 1er juillet 2026, cumule une amende et une confiscation, sans ventilation publiée. La formulation « 1,15 million d'euros » ne doit pas être confondue avec 115 millions. **Q: Des dirigeants de Cargolux sont-ils poursuivis ?** Non. Selon le communiqué du parquet cité par Le Quotidien, le dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique. **Q: Cette affaire a-t-elle un lien avec l'amende européenne de 79,9 millions d'euros ?** Non. L'amende de 79,9 millions d'euros, définitivement confirmée par la CJUE le 26 février 2026, sanctionne une entente sur les surtaxes du fret aérien entre 1999 et 2006 au titre du droit de la concurrence. Le dossier gabonais relève, lui, du droit pénal luxembourgeois pour trafic d'influence. ### Body Il aura fallu une décennie pour que l'affaire, née d'une démarche peu banale — l'autodénonciation de l'entreprise elle-même —, trouve son épilogue judiciaire. Mercredi 1er juillet, la 23e chambre correctionnelle du tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a homologué un jugement sur accord conclu entre le parquet et Cargolux : la compagnie de fret aérien s'acquittera d'environ 1,15 million d'euros pour des faits de trafic d'influence liés à ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. La somme cumule une amende et une confiscation, sans que ni le ministère public ni l'entreprise n'en aient publié la ventilation. « Cargolux a accepté de payer des sanctions d'un montant total d'environ 1,15 million d'euros », a confirmé la compagnie dans un communiqué diffusé le 1er juillet — de quoi lever toute ambiguïté sur un chiffre que la formulation « 1,15 million d'euros » de certains titres de presse aurait pu, à une virgule près, faire confondre avec 115 millions. Ni les versements en cause ni leurs bénéficiaires n'ont été rendus publics. Une enquête déclenchée par l'entreprise elle-même Fait rare dans les dossiers de corruption d'entreprise, c'est Cargolux qui a mis la justice sur la piste. La compagnie affirme avoir découvert les agissements en interne et les avoir signalés de son propre chef au parquet luxembourgeois fin 2015, avant de coopérer avec les autorités judiciaires tout au long d'une procédure qui aura duré dix ans. Cette coopération, rapporte la presse luxembourgeoise, a pesé de manière déterminante dans le choix d'une issue négociée — et dans le niveau de la sanction. Le périmètre de la poursuite est, lui, strictement délimité. Selon le communiqué du parquet, cité par le quotidien Le Quotidien, aucun dirigeant ni salarié n'est inquiété. « Le dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique. » La justice négociée à la luxembourgeoise Point de procès au fond : la décision valide un jugement sur accord, mécanisme prévu aux articles 565 à 578 du Code de procédure pénale luxembourgeois, qui permet au parquet de clore un dossier lorsque le prévenu reconnaît les faits et coopère avec la justice. Le jugement homologuant des termes que Cargolux a elle-même négociés et acceptés, l'affaire est de fait refermée : aucun recours n'a été annoncé, et la compagnie indique avoir accepté de payer. L'entreprise assure par ailleurs avoir tiré les leçons de l'épisode. Elle dit revoir et actualiser en permanence ses procédures de conformité, avec à la clé des contrôles internes renforcés, des dispositifs de compliance étoffés et des standards de gouvernance alignés sur les meilleures pratiques internationales. Et de rassurer sa clientèle : « Il n'y a aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, l'activité des clients ou les services qui leur sont fournis », souligne le communiqué du 1er juillet. À l'échelle du transporteur, le coût financier reste d'ailleurs modeste : Cargolux a dégagé un résultat net positif en 2025 — son 55e exercice —, malgré un marché du fret aérien qu'elle décrit comme tendu et volatil. Après le cartel du fret, un second dossier refermé en 2026 Le règlement de l'affaire gabonaise n'en constitue pas moins le deuxième revers judiciaire de l'année pour la première compagnie tout-cargo d'Europe. Le 26 février, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a définitivement rejeté les recours de Cargolux et d'autres transporteurs contre la décision de la Commission européenne dans le dossier du cartel du fret aérien, confirmant l'amende de 79,9 millions d'euros — environ 80 millions — infligée à la compagnie luxembourgeoise pour avoir coordonné surtaxes carburant et sécurité entre 1999 et 2006. Ce volet, dans lequel la Commission avait réadopté en 2017 quelque 776 millions d'euros d'amendes contre treize compagnies (après une décision initiale de novembre 2010 portant sur près de 790 à 800 millions), aura occupé les prétoires pendant deux décennies ; seule la scandinave SAS a obtenu une réduction, d'environ 70 à quelque 63 millions d'euros. Les deux affaires n'ont aucun lien de fond — l'une relève du droit européen de la concurrence, l'autre d'une infraction pénale de trafic d'influence en droit luxembourgeois —, mais elles referment ensemble de longs chapitres contentieux pour une entreprise qui touche au cœur de l'économie grand-ducale. Un fleuron sous pavillon largement public Fondée en 1970 et basée à l'aéroport de Luxembourg-Findel, Cargolux exploite une flotte de Boeing 747-8 et 747-400 cargo et constitue la clé de voûte du pôle logistique qui a fait du Findel l'une des principales plateformes de fret du continent. Son capital est, pour l'essentiel, entre des mains publiques ou parapubliques luxembourgeoises : - Luxair détient 35,10 % et la chinoise HNCA (Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment) 35,00 % ; - la banque d'épargne de l'État BCEE en possède 10,90 % et la Société nationale de crédit et d'investissement (SNCI) 10,67 % ; - l'État luxembourgeois détient en direct 8,32 % supplémentaires. C'est précisément cet ancrage étatique qui donne à une condamnation pénale du transporteur une résonance dépassant son bilan comptable. Mais le dénouement illustre aussi la logique de la procédure d'accord, encore récente en droit luxembourgeois : une entreprise qui se dénonce, coopère et réforme ses garde-fous peut solder sa responsabilité pénale à un prix négocié — en l'occurrence cent fois inférieur aux 115 millions d'euros qu'une lecture hâtive du montant aurait pu laisser imaginer. ### Sources - Cargolux statement regarding Luxembourg judgment — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/media/media-releases/2026/cargolux-statement-regarding-luxembourg-judgment/ - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Cartel du fret aérien: Cargolux devra bien régler une amende de 80 millions d'euros — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/cartel-du-fret-aerien-cargolux-devra-bien-regler-une-amende-de-80-millions-d-euros-103514299 - European Court of Justice confirms penalties in air cargo cartel case — TrasportoEuropa: https://www.trasportoeuropa.it/english/european-court-of-justice-confirms-penalties-in-air-cargo-cartel-case/ - Antitrust: Commission re-adopts decision and fines air cargo carriers €776 million for price-fixing cartel — European Commission: https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-661_en.htm - EU court largely rejects airlines' appeals in 20-year-old cargo cartel case — FlightGlobal: https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/eu-court-largely-rejects-airlines-appeals-in-20-year-old-cargo-cartel-case/166535.article - Court upholds €80m Cargolux fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/cargolux-fined-another-80m - Introducing Cargolux — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/about-us/Introducing-Cargolux --- ## Fonds propres surévalués : la BCE inflige une amende de 3,26 millions d'euros à la BIL - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bce-amende-bil-fonds-propres-surevalues - Published: 2026-07-02T16:53:46.858+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:53:46.858+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 856a7a72-5d84-4e56-8254-f4120887c54c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De fin 2023 à mi-2024, la doyenne des banques privées du pays a déclaré des ratios de capital gonflés. Francfort parle d'un manquement « sévère », la banque d'une simple erreur de reporting. ### Summary La BCE a infligé le 29 juin 2026 une amende de 3,255 millions d'euros à la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, qui n'a pas appliqué ses modèles internes approuvés et a déclaré des ratios de fonds propres surévalués pendant trois trimestres. ### Key facts - La BCE a annoncé le 29 juin 2026 une sanction pécuniaire de 3,255 millions d'euros contre la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg. - En n'appliquant pas ses modèles internes approuvés pour le calcul des pertes attendues, la BIL a déclaré des fonds propres trop élevés du quatrième trimestre 2023 au deuxième trimestre 2024. - Le manquement est classé « sévère », troisième degré de l'échelle de la BCE, qui en compte cinq. - La BIL évoque une « erreur de reporting » détectée par ses propres contrôles et affirme être restée conforme à ses exigences minimales de capital sur toute la période. - La Spuerkeess avait déjà été sanctionnée par la BCE en 2022 (3,755 millions d'euros) puis en 2024 (1,685 million) pour des déclarations de risques erronées. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la BCE a-t-elle sanctionné la BIL ?** La BCE reproche à la BIL d'avoir « intentionnellement omis d'appliquer ses modèles internes approuvés » pour calculer la perte attendue sur ses expositions en défaut. La banque n'a donc pas pu déterminer correctement l'écart à déduire de ses fonds propres et a déclaré des ratios de capital surévalués pendant trois trimestres consécutifs, du quatrième trimestre 2023 au deuxième trimestre 2024. **Q: Que répond la banque ?** La BIL parle d'une « erreur de reporting » touchant un nombre limité de déclarations réglementaires entre décembre 2023 et juin 2024. Elle affirme avoir détecté le problème via son contrôle interne, corrigé les données, republié les rapports concernés, informé superviseurs et agences de notation, et être restée conforme à ses exigences minimales de fonds propres. **Q: La BIL peut-elle contester la décision ?** Oui, la banque dispose d'un droit de recours devant la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Elle n'a toutefois donné aucune indication laissant penser qu'elle entend le faire. **Q: La BIL avait-elle déjà été sanctionnée ?** Oui. En 2020, la CSSF lui avait infligé 4,6 millions d'euros d'amende — l'une de ses plus lourdes contre une banque — pour des faiblesses de son dispositif anti-blanchiment, sans qu'aucune opération de blanchiment n'ait été identifiée. ### Body Trois trimestres durant, la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) a présenté à son superviseur une solidité financière supérieure à la réalité. Ce constat vaut aujourd'hui à la plus ancienne banque privée du pays une sanction pécuniaire administrative de 3,255 millions d'euros, infligée par la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) et annoncée lundi 29 juin par sa branche de supervision bancaire. Le grief est précisément circonscrit : la BIL est sanctionnée pour « avoir intentionnellement omis d'appliquer ses modèles internes approuvés pour le calcul de la perte attendue sur les expositions en défaut de la clientèle de détail et des entreprises ». La BCE classe le manquement au degré « sévère » — le troisième échelon de son barème en cinq niveaux, qui court de « mineur » à « extrêmement sévère » — et précise avoir fixé le montant selon sa méthode publiée de calcul des sanctions administratives. L'établissement dispose d'un droit de recours devant la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Un rouage technique, un enjeu central Derrière le jargon prudentiel se joue la sincérité même des ratios bancaires. Une banque autorisée à utiliser ses propres modèles de notation doit confronter les pertes attendues qu'ils produisent aux provisions effectivement constituées. Si les pertes attendues sont supérieures, l'écart — l'« insuffisance IRB » (internal ratings-based shortfall) — doit être déduit des fonds propres, afin que la solidité affichée reflète réellement les risques inscrits au bilan. Faute d'avoir appliqué ses modèles tels qu'approuvés, la BIL ne pouvait pas déterminer correctement cet écart, souligne Francfort. « La banque a donc déclaré des fonds propres plus élevés qu'elle n'aurait dû pendant trois trimestres consécutifs, du quatrième trimestre 2023 au deuxième trimestre 2024 », écrit la BCE dans son communiqué. Les ratios de capital ainsi gonflés sont pourtant, rappelle-t-elle, des indicateurs clés de la capacité d'une banque à absorber des pertes. « Erreur de reporting » ou manquement délibéré ? La riposte n'a pas tardé. Dès le lendemain, mardi 30 juin, la BIL a publié un communiqué au ton volontariste, dans lequel elle qualifie l'affaire d'« erreur de reporting affectant un nombre limité de déclarations réglementaires » entre décembre 2023 et juin 2024. La nuance n'est pas mince : là où la BCE retient un manquement intentionnel, la banque décrit une anomalie déclarative. Selon l'établissement, le problème a été mis au jour par ses propres dispositifs : les données ont été corrigées, les rapports trimestriels concernés republiés, les autorités de supervision et les agences de notation informées, et la plateforme de contrôle interne renforcée depuis. La BIL affirme être restée, sur toute la période, gérée avec prudence et en conformité avec ses exigences minimales de fonds propres. « La décision de la BCE ne révèle aucune faiblesse dans le profil de risque global ni dans la solidité financière de la BIL », assure la banque, qui ajoute que « le problème a été identifié grâce au dispositif de contrôle interne de la BIL, ce qui démontre l'efficacité des mécanismes de surveillance de la banque ». La BIL n'a donné aucune indication quant à une éventuelle contestation de la décision devant la justice européenne. Une institution du pays, déjà rappelée à l'ordre La sanction touche un monument de la place financière. Fondée en 1856 — son premier guichet a ouvert le 31 juillet de cette année-là —, la BIL est la doyenne des banques privées luxembourgeoises. Depuis son siège du 69, route d'Esch, à Luxembourg-ville, elle sert une clientèle de détail, d'entreprises et de banque privée. Son capital est détenu depuis 2018 à 89,936 % par le groupe d'investissement pékinois Legend Holdings — qui avait racheté la participation de Precision Capital pour 1,484 milliard d'euros, une opération annoncée en 2017 et approuvée par la BCE en juillet 2018 —, l'État luxembourgeois conservant 9,993 %. Ce n'est pas la première fois que ses dispositifs de contrôle sont mis en cause. En 2020, la Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF) lui avait infligé 4,6 millions d'euros d'amende — l'une des plus lourdes jamais prononcées par le régulateur national contre une banque — pour des faiblesses de son dispositif de lutte contre le blanchiment et le financement du terrorisme, relevées lors d'inspections sur place menées en 2017-2018 sur un échantillon de clients issus de la Communauté des États indépendants. Aucune opération de blanchiment ni de financement du terrorisme n'avait été identifiée, et la banque assurait alors avoir rapidement remédié aux manquements. La fiabilité des chiffres de capital des banques luxembourgeoises a par ailleurs déjà occupé Francfort : - en mars 2022, la BCE a condamné la Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État (Spuerkeess) à 3,755 millions d'euros d'amende pour avoir mal déclaré ses actifs pondérés par le risque sur ses expositions à d'autres banques pendant sept trimestres consécutifs en 2017 et 2018 — un manquement lui aussi jugé « sévère » ; - en novembre 2024, la même banque a écopé de 1,685 million d'euros supplémentaires pour avoir sous-estimé ses actifs pondérés, notamment des expositions de change sur 17 trimestres consécutifs entre 2018 et 2022 et une position indirecte en actions sur huit trimestres entre 2021 et 2023. Une surveillance européenne appelée à s'épaissir L'affaire illustre la minutie avec laquelle la supervision unique scrute désormais les chiffres remontés par les banques importantes de la zone euro. Elle survient alors que la place financière, premier secteur de l'économie luxembourgeoise, se prépare à une strate de contrôle supplémentaire. La nouvelle Autorité européenne de lutte contre le blanchiment (AMLA), installée elle aussi à Francfort, doit superviser directement, à partir de 2028, une quarantaine de groupes financiers transfrontaliers sélectionnés. La méthodologie de sélection sera finalisée en 2026, le premier processus de sélection conduit en 2027, et l'autorité a indiqué en février qu'elle serait pleinement opérationnelle en 2028. La sanction de la BCE relève, elle, du champ prudentiel et non de la lutte anti-blanchiment ; mais pour les banques du Grand-Duché, le type de contrôle qui avait valu à la BIL son amende de 2020 s'exercera de plus en plus depuis l'échelon européen, et non plus seulement depuis la CSSF. Rapportée au bilan de la BIL, l'amende de 3,255 millions d'euros pèse peu. Le signal, lui, porte davantage : qu'il s'agisse des contrôles anti-blanchiment ou de l'exactitude des ratios de capital, les superviseurs n'hésitent plus à mettre publiquement en cause jusqu'aux piliers de l'établissement bancaire luxembourgeois. ### Sources - ECB sanctions BIL for breaching ECB decision on internal models — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ssm.pr260629~f60e0e7048.en.html - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la BIL — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/finance-la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-d-euros-a-la-bil-103593432 - BIL: la BCE inflige une amende de 3,26 millions d'euros à la banque luxembourgeoise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/banque-sanctionnee-la-solidite-financiere-de-la-bil-n-a-pas-ete-mise-en-defaut-103593515 - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — La Libre: https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2026/06/29/la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-deuros-a-la-banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-YC4HDHNQNNER5GAQEPHB2OISEU/ - BIL reaffirms its regulatory readiness and resilience following an ECB administrative decision — Banque Internationale à Luxembourg via MarketScreener: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-s-a-bil-reaffirms-its-regulatory-readiness-and-resilience-follo-ce7f5fdcdb88f521 - ECB fines BIL €3.3mn for internal model breach — Finadium: https://finadium.com/ecb-fines-bil-e3-3mn-for-internal-model-breach/ - Luxembourg bank fined by ECB over capital reporting breach — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2495320/luxembourg-bank-fined-by-ecb-over-capital-reporting-breach - La BIL lourdement sanctionnée par la CSSF — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/bil-lourdement-sanctionnee-par - CSSF issues BIL with hefty fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_cssf-issues-bil-hefty-fine - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital needs — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2022/html/ssm.pr220311~e9f01ac46b.en.html - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital requirements — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2024/html/ssm.pr241115~f2ac092d72.en.html - About AMLA — EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority: https://www.amla.europa.eu/about-amla_en - Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Internationale_%C3%A0_Luxembourg - 1856: creation of BIL and Spuerkeess — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/1856-creation-of-bil-and-spuer --- ## Impôts, retraites, droit du travail : la coalition Merz sort de l'impasse avec 34 mesures de réforme - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/allemagne-coalition-merz-34-mesures-impots-retraites - Published: 2026-07-02T16:23:33.256+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:23:33.256+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 8a06a7a0-0e0f-4062-aa89-2be099275aba - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Après des mois de tractations, la CDU/CSU et le SPD présentent un « programme de relance et d'emploi » : dix milliards d'euros d'allègements fiscaux dès 2027, financés par les plus hauts revenus. ### Summary La coalition de Friedrich Merz a dévoilé le 2 juillet un paquet de 34 mesures : allègements fiscaux, réforme des retraites et durcissement du droit du travail. Un tournant qui concerne aussi directement le Luxembourg, premier partenaire commercial et vivier de quelque 50 000 frontaliers allemands. ### Key facts - La coalition CDU/CSU-SPD de Friedrich Merz a présenté le 2 juillet 2026 un « programme de relance et d'emploi » en 34 mesures, après des mois de blocage interne. - Environ 10 milliards d'euros par an d'allègements d'impôt sur le revenu entreront en vigueur le 1er janvier 2027 ; les ménages gagnant jusqu'à 60 000 euros gagneraient environ 600 euros par an. - Le financement repose sur les hauts revenus : taux de 45 % dès 250 000 euros de revenu imposable et nouveau taux supérieur de 47 % à partir de 280 000 euros. - Retraites : les 33 recommandations de la commission gouvernementale seront transposées par le Bundestag d'ici fin 2026, avec un âge de départ indexé sur l'espérance de vie après 2031. - L'Allemagne absorbe 25,4 % des exportations de biens du Luxembourg et fournit environ 50 000 travailleurs frontaliers — les réformes toucheront directement la Grande Région. ### FAQ **Q: Que contient le « programme de relance et d'emploi » allemand ?** Le paquet compte 34 mesures : environ 10 milliards d'euros par an d'allègements de l'impôt sur le revenu dès 2027, la mise en œuvre des 33 recommandations de la commission des retraites, la suppression de l'arrêt maladie par téléphone, des CDD allongés jusqu'à 48 mois et une réduction de la bureaucratie, dont une baisse de 8 % des effectifs des ministères fédéraux. **Q: Qui financera les baisses d'impôt annoncées à Berlin ?** Les plus hauts revenus : le taux de 45 % s'appliquera dès 250 000 euros de revenu imposable et un nouveau taux supérieur de 47 % à partir de 280 000 euros, contre un plafond actuel de 45 %. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour le Luxembourg et la Grande Région ?** L'Allemagne est le premier marché d'exportation du Luxembourg (25,4 % des exportations de biens en 2023) et environ 50 000 frontaliers — près de 23 % du total — viennent d'Allemagne. La fiscalité allemande dès 2027 et un âge de la retraite relevé après 2031 les concernent directement. **Q: Le paquet de réformes est-il déjà adopté ?** Non. La plupart des mesures doivent être votées par le Bundestag, et la réforme fiscale requiert aussi l'accord du Bundesrat, la chambre des Länder. Le gouvernement vise une adoption des textes clés d'ici la fin de 2026. ### Body Il aura fallu des mois d'impasse, une nuit de négociations et bien des doutes sur la capacité du gouvernement allemand à gouverner tout court. Jeudi 2 juillet, dans le jardin de la Chancellerie fédérale à Berlin, le chancelier Friedrich Merz et ses partenaires de coalition ont présenté un « programme de relance et d'emploi » en 34 mesures, scellé la veille au soir lors d'une réunion du comité de coalition qui s'est étirée tard dans la nuit. Le paquet — allègements fiscaux massifs, refonte des retraites, durcissement du droit du travail — doit à la fois ranimer une croissance en panne et endiguer la progression de l'extrême droite avant les élections régionales de septembre dans l'est du pays. « Nous faisons tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour surmonter la faiblesse structurelle de notre pays en matière de croissance économique », a déclaré M. Merz en présentant le programme, reconnaissant, selon l'AFP, que son gouvernement était « sous pression de toutes parts ». Les agences de presse ont décrit l'accord comme une percée décisive après des mois de querelles internes entre la CDU/CSU et le SPD. Dix milliards d'euros redistribués du haut vers le bas Cœur du dispositif : environ 10 milliards d'euros par an d'allègements de l'impôt sur le revenu, ciblés sur les bas et moyens revenus et applicables au 1er janvier 2027, selon l'AFP et Reuters. Les ménages gagnant jusqu'à 60 000 euros par an y gagneraient quelque 600 euros annuels, d'après les détails rapportés par l'AFP et t-online. Le financement viendra du haut de l'échelle : le taux de 45 % s'appliquera dès 250 000 euros de revenu imposable, et un nouveau taux supérieur de 47 % entrera en vigueur à partir de 280 000 euros — contre 45 % aujourd'hui pour l'actuelle « taxe sur les riches » (Reichensteuer), rapportent t-online et le Handelsblatt. Le vice-chancelier et ministre des Finances Lars Klingbeil, chef de file des sociaux-démocrates, a pleinement assumé ce rééquilibrage. « Les plus hauts revenus de ce pays assumeront donc une part plus importante de la charge fiscale. C'est juste », a déclaré M. Klingbeil. Retraites : la barrière des 67 ans vacille Au-delà de la fiscalité, le programme s'attaque en profondeur à l'État social et au droit du travail allemands : - Retraites : la coalition s'engage à mettre en œuvre l'intégralité des 33 recommandations de la commission des retraites mandatée par le gouvernement, la législation devant être adoptée par le Bundestag d'ici à la fin de 2026. Les propositions lieraient l'âge de départ à l'espérance de vie après 2031, au-delà du plafond légal actuel de 67 ans — certaines estimations citées par Al Jazeera l'approchant de 70 ans vers la fin du siècle. - Arrêts maladie : l'arrêt maladie délivré par téléphone est supprimé ; un certificat médical devient obligatoire dès le premier jour d'absence, pour juguler un absentéisme jugé comparativement élevé. - Contrats à durée déterminée : les CDD pourront désormais courir jusqu'à 48 mois, soit quatre ans, avec jusqu'à six prolongations — une règle limitée à la fin de 2030. - Bureaucratie : réduction des obligations déclaratives des entreprises, baisse de 8 % des effectifs des ministères fédéraux grâce à la numérisation et plan d'action contre la fraude aux prestations sociales, selon Reuters. S'y ajoutent des déclarations fiscales préremplies, une protection des données ramenée au minimum européen — avec un allègement du RGPD pour les petites entreprises — et des mesures en faveur du logement abordable, détaille t-online. La plupart des mesures devront passer le cap du Bundestag ; la réforme fiscale requiert en outre l'aval du Bundesrat, la chambre représentant les Länder. Le gouvernement veut boucler l'essentiel des textes d'ici à la fin de l'année. Applaudissements feutrés, colère syndicale Dans les milieux économiques, l'accord a été lu comme la preuve que la coalition, formée en 2025, sait encore trancher après des mois de disputes publiques sur les retraites, les dépenses sociales et les règles du travail. Pour Marion Muehlberger, économiste senior à la Deutsche Bank, interrogée par l'AFP, il s'agit de « l'un des plus vastes trains de réformes qu'ait connus l'Allemagne depuis des décennies », signe que le gouvernement demeure capable de s'entendre sur des réformes structurelles d'ampleur. Le jugement est tout autre côté syndical : IG Metall, premier syndicat industriel du pays, a dénoncé dans le volet travail « une attaque contre les droits des travailleurs », selon l'AFP. Dans l'opposition, les coprésidents du groupe AfD au Bundestag, Alice Weidel et Tino Chrupalla, ont qualifié le programme d'« amère déception » pour les citoyens comme pour l'économie, estimant dans un communiqué que la rhétorique de la coalition dépassait ses résultats. L'arrière-plan politique est limpide : la coalition est distancée dans les sondages par l'AfD dans plusieurs Länder de l'Est appelés aux urnes en septembre. Vu du Luxembourg : le premier client se remet en mouvement Ce qui se décide à Berlin ne s'arrête pas aux rives de la Spree. L'Allemagne est le premier débouché des exportations de biens luxembourgeoises — 25,4 % en 2023, selon les données commerciales compilées par le portail de la Lloyds Bank — et ses entreprises irriguent les chaînes d'approvisionnement de toute la Grande Région. Un programme crédible de relance de la croissance allemande concerne donc directement l'industrie et la logistique du Grand-Duché, pour lesquelles la demande allemande demeure la première variable extérieure. Le volet social résonne tout autant de ce côté-ci de la Moselle. Environ 23 % des plus de 220 000 frontaliers du Luxembourg — quelque 50 000 personnes — viennent d'Allemagne, selon les données du STATEC rapportées par Chronicle.lu. La baisse de l'impôt allemand à partir de 2027, comme un âge de la retraite appelé à dériver vers le haut après 2031, pèseront sur les budgets et les arbitrages de carrière des ménages de Trèves, de Saarburg et des zones frontalières allemandes dont viennent nombre de ces navetteurs. Et un gouvernement berlinois de nouveau capable de légiférer plutôt que de se quereller rend un peu de prévisibilité aux débats budgétaires et économiques européens, où la petite économie ouverte du Luxembourg joue gros. Reste l'épreuve parlementaire. Avec une majorité exploitable au Bundestag, mais des élections régionales à l'horizon et des ailes partisanes remuantes, l'automne législatif dira si la percée de jeudi fut un tournant — ou une simple trêve. ### Sources - German coalition agrees on sweeping reform package in key breakthrough — Al Jazeera (AFP): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-coalition-agrees-on-sweeping-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German coalition agrees on reform package in key breakthrough — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-german-coalition-agrees-on-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German ruling coalition agrees on major reform package — Yahoo Finance (AFP): https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-coalition-agrees-reform-package-082611647.html - Under-fire German ruling coalition unveils reform package — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/07/02/under-fire-german-ruling-coalition-unveils-reform-package/ - Merz's Coalition Reaches Agreement on German Reform Package — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/merz-s-coalition-reaches-agreement-on-german-reform-package - Merz unveils sweeping reform push for Germany: Tax cuts, pension overhaul and new sick leave rules — The Washington Post (AP): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/02/germany-politics-economy-reform/88b27958-75f8-11f1-b665-5f8be87f3787_story.html - Koalitionsausschuss: Die Ergebnisse – und Details zum Reformpaket — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_101323800/koalitionsausschuss-die-ergebnisse-und-details-zum-reformpaket.html - Bundesregierung: Spitzensteuersatz greift später, Reichensteuer steigt — Handelsblatt: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundesregierung-spitzensteuersatz-greift-spaeter-reichensteuer-steigt/100237306.html - Reformpaket der Koalition ist eine herbe Enttäuschung — AfD-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag: https://afdbundestag.de/reformpaket-der-koalition-ist-eine-herbe-enttaeuschung/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - STATEC Reveals Cross-Border Workers' Impact on 2022 Luxembourg Economy — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/48231-statec-reveals-cross-border-workers-impact-on-2022-luxembourg-economy - Foreign trade figures of Luxembourg — Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal: https://www.lloydsbanktrade.com/en/market-potential/luxembourg/trade-profile - Luxembourg (LUX) and Germany (DEU) Trade — Observatory of Economic Complexity: https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/lux/partner/deu --- ## En RDC, une épidémie d'Ebola sans vaccin s'étend à la faveur de la guerre - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/epidemie-ebola-bundibugyo-ituri-rdc-guerre-riposte-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T12:26:00.346+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T12:26:00.346+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 03a57aa0-4e45-45ee-99a4-bd8140da3e2c - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > Avec plus de 400 morts, la flambée qui frappe l'est du Congo est la troisième plus meurtrière recensée. Une souche sans traitement homologué, et des groupes armés qui bloquent l'accès aux malades. ### Summary L'épidémie d'Ebola de souche Bundibugyo dans l'est de la RDC a dépassé les 400 décès. Sans vaccin homologué et sur fond de conflit armé, l'OMS et Africa CDC jugent élevé le risque de propagation régionale. ### Key facts - L'épidémie d'Ebola en Ituri (est de la RDC) a dépassé 400 décès pour 1 333 cas confirmés au 29 juin, devenant la troisième plus meurtrière jamais recensée. - Elle est causée par le virus Bundibugyo, une souche pour laquelle il n'existe ni vaccin homologué ni traitement approuvé. - Le conflit armé (M23, ADF, CODECO), les attaques contre les centres de soins et la méfiance des populations paralysent l'endiguement. - L'OMS et Africa CDC ont lancé le 5 juin un plan continental de 518 millions de dollars et jugent élevé le risque de propagation régionale. - Des cas transfrontaliers ont déjà touché l'Ouganda (20 cas, 2 morts) et un cas importé a été confirmé en France. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi cette épidémie d'Ebola est-elle plus difficile à traiter ?** Parce qu'elle est due au virus Bundibugyo. Contrairement à la souche Zaïre, plus courante, aucune vaccin ni traitement homologué ne cible cette espèce : les vaccins et anticorps en réserve ont été conçus contre un autre virus, et les équipes en sont réduites aux soins de soutien en attendant l'essai de thérapies candidates. **Q: Quel est le bilan de l'épidémie ?** L'Institut national de santé publique de la RDC a recensé 1 333 cas confirmés et 399 décès au 29 juin 2026, un total qui a franchi les 400 morts dans les jours suivants. Le taux de létalité brut avoisine 30 %. **Q: Le virus risque-t-il de se propager hors de la RDC ?** L'OMS et Africa CDC jugent le risque élevé pour les pays frontaliers. L'Ouganda compte déjà 20 cas et deux décès, et un cas importé a été confirmé en France. Dix pays prioritaires renforcent leur surveillance. **Q: En quoi le conflit armé aggrave-t-il la crise ?** Les affrontements impliquant le M23, les ADF et la CODECO coupent les chaînes de surveillance, de recherche des contacts et d'enterrements sécurisés. Des centres de soins ont été attaqués ou incendiés, et les pénuries d'équipements freinent la riposte. ### Body Il faut se représenter le décor pour comprendre l'impasse : une province de l'est de la République démocratique du Congo où l'on meurt d'Ebola pendant que des milices se disputent le terrain, où les tentes de soins sont parfois incendiées par ceux-là mêmes qu'elles doivent protéger. C'est dans ce paysage de guerre que la pire épidémie d'Ebola depuis des années a désormais fait plus de 400 morts, portée par une souche rarement observée du virus. L'Institut national de santé publique de la RDC a recensé 1 333 cas confirmés et 399 décès au 29 juin ; le seuil des 400 morts a été franchi dans les jours suivants, à mesure que de nouveaux décès étaient rapportés depuis l'Ituri. L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) qualifie cette urgence de troisième plus importante épidémie d'Ebola jamais enregistrée, derrière la seule flambée ouest-africaine de 2014-2016 et celle de 2018-2020, survenue dans ces mêmes confins de l'est congolais. Ce qui distingue cette flambée tient au virus lui-même. Elle est provoquée par le virus Bundibugyo, une espèce d'Ebola pour laquelle — contrairement à la souche Zaïre, bien plus courante — il n'existe ni vaccin homologué ni traitement approuvé. Les vaccins et les anticorps constitués en réserve après les épidémies précédentes ont été mis au point contre un autre virus : les équipes de riposte en sont largement réduites aux soins de soutien, tandis que les chercheurs se hâtent de tester des thérapies candidates. L'Ituri, foyer d'une flambée qui court plus vite que la riposte Confirmée par le ministère congolais de la Santé le 15 mai et déclarée urgence de santé publique de portée internationale par l'OMS deux jours plus tard, l'épidémie est la 17ᵉ flambée d'Ebola recensée dans le pays depuis l'identification du virus en 1976. Elle reste massivement concentrée en Ituri, où la capitale provinciale, Bunia, paie le plus lourd tribut. Selon le décompte de l'OMS au 19 juin, 33 zones de santé étaient touchées dans trois provinces — 21 en Ituri, 11 au Nord-Kivu et une au Sud-Kivu —, un cas ayant ensuite été signalé dans le Haut-Uélé voisin. Le taux de létalité brut oscille autour de 30 %. Quelques repères : - Plus de 90 % des cas se situent en Ituri, autour de Bunia, Rwampara et Mongbwalu. - L'Ouganda a enregistré 20 cas confirmés et deux décès, y compris dans la capitale Kampala, liés à une transmission transfrontalière. - La France a rapporté un cas unique : un médecin tombé malade au retour d'une mission humanitaire en RDC. - Près de 80 soignants ont été contaminés, selon les Nations unies. Pourquoi l'endiguement échoue Le virus circule dans l'une des régions les plus dangereuses du globe. L'est du Congo est depuis des années ravagé par les affrontements impliquant le mouvement M23, qui contrôle des pans entiers du Sud-Kivu, aux côtés des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) et de la milice CODECO. Cette insécurité rompt à répétition les chaînes de surveillance, de recherche des contacts et d'enterrements sécurisés dont dépend toute riposte à Ebola. Des centres de traitement ont été attaqués, voire incendiés par des habitants qui se méfient des équipes sanitaires venues d'ailleurs. Les funérailles s'étalant sur plusieurs jours — au cours desquelles les proches touchent les corps hautement contagieux des défunts — continuent d'amorcer de nouvelles chaînes de contamination. Fermetures de frontières et pénuries d'équipements de protection ralentissent encore les opérations. Ces centres ont été attaqués à plusieurs reprises. Ils ont besoin de tout, et davantage : équipements de protection, médicaments, tests rapides et housses mortuaires. Ce constat, dressé par Catherine Wambua-Soi, correspondante d'Al Jazeera sur place, résume l'écart entre l'ampleur de la menace et les moyens disponibles. Médecins sans frontières, qui a déployé plus de 600 collaborateurs et gère des centres de traitement à Bunia, Mongbwalu et de l'autre côté de la frontière, à Kampala, met en garde contre des « lacunes majeures dans la surveillance, le diagnostic, la recherche des contacts et l'engagement communautaire » qui sapent les efforts pour reprendre la main. Une riposte internationale en course contre le virus La mobilisation s'est pourtant nettement intensifiée. D'après l'ONU, la capacité de traitement est passée de moins de 10 lits à plus de 500, répartis dans 19 centres ; les tests quotidiens sont montés de 30 échantillons à plus de 2 000 dans neuf laboratoires ; et plus de 100 patients ont guéri. Le directeur général de l'OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, s'est rendu en RDC le 28 mai pour soutenir l'effort. Le 5 juin, l'OMS et les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (Africa CDC) ont lancé un plan continental commun, réclamant 518 millions de dollars sur six mois pour combattre la flambée et consolider les défenses des États voisins. Les chercheurs s'apprêtent, parallèlement, à essayer des traitements candidats — dont l'antiviral remdésivir et des anticorps monoclonaux —, les États-Unis fournissant des doses expérimentales pour les études cliniques. « La seule manière de vaincre cette épidémie passe par un partenariat étroit, en travaillant ensemble sous la conduite des pays touchés, dans un effort coordonné et guidé par un principe simple : un seul plan, un seul budget, une seule équipe. » C'est ainsi que Tedros a présenté la stratégie lors du lancement du plan. Son homologue d'Africa CDC, le directeur général Jean Kaseya, a exprimé l'urgence plus crûment : « Ebola avance vite. L'Afrique doit avancer plus vite encore. » La hantise d'une propagation régionale L'inquiétude centrale est désormais que le virus s'échappe de son foyer. L'OMS et Africa CDC jugent élevé le risque pour les pays partageant une frontière terrestre avec les zones affectées, en raison du va-et-vient constant des personnes lié au commerce et à l'exploitation minière. L'Ituri et le Haut-Uélé jouxtent le Soudan du Sud et la République centrafricaine, tandis que la région borde l'Ouganda et le Rwanda. La transmission transfrontalière est déjà avérée en Ouganda, et un cas importé isolé a atteint la France, preuve de la rapidité avec laquelle la maladie voyage. Le plan de riposte conjoint cible dix pays prioritaires où surveillance et préparation sont renforcées au cas où l'épidémie sauterait plus loin. Pour l'heure, préviennent les responsables sanitaires, la trajectoire dépend moins de la science d'Ebola — bien comprise — que de la simple possibilité, pour les secours, d'atteindre les malades dans un territoire façonné par la guerre. ### Sources - Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, DRC & Uganda — Disease Outbreak News (DON608, 19 June 2026) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON608 - Epidemic of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/05-06-2026-africa-cdc-and-who-launch-joint-continental-ebola-response-plan - Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167801 - DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/dr-congo-says-1307-ebola-cases-confirmed-including-377-deaths - 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Central_Africa_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in DR Congo: MSF response, key facts, and timeline — Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html - WHO, Africa CDC announce joint Ebola response plan — CIDRAP, University of Minnesota: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/who-africa-cdc-announce-joint-ebola-response-plan - Ebola deaths pass 400 in the DRC — World Socialist Web Site: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/02/dyae-j02.html --- ## Privées d'oxygène par la canicule, les rivières du Luxembourg restent loin des objectifs européens - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-rivieres-luxembourg-oxygene-objectifs-europeens-eau - Published: 2026-07-02T11:54:19.364+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:54:19.364+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 31855186-bef1-4132-a659-696850f05f6d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Fin juin, la vague de chaleur a fait grimper la température des cours d'eau au-delà de 25 °C et effondré l'oxygène dissous, révélant le retard du pays sur ses objectifs européens de qualité de l'eau. ### Summary Sous la canicule de fin juin 2026, les rivières du Luxembourg ont manqué d'oxygène, exposant à quel point le Grand-Duché reste loin du « bon état » écologique exigé par Bruxelles avant 2027. ### Key facts - Le 26 juin 2026, l'AGE a alerté sur une chute critique de l'oxygène dissous dans les rivières, avec des mortalités piscicoles jugées hautement probables ; l'eau dépassait 25 °C à certaines stations. - Une interdiction temporaire et nationale de prélèvement dans les rivières pourrait être imposée si les niveaux continuent de baisser. - Plus de 90 % des eaux de surface luxembourgeoises n'atteignent pas le « bon état » écologique, et près de 40 % sont en « mauvais » état — l'un des pires bilans d'Europe. - Selon le LIST, 60 à 80 % des rivières européennes restent en deçà du bon état écologique ; l'amélioration de la qualité de l'eau ne garantit pas partout le retour de la biodiversité. - La directive-cadre européenne fixe à 2027 l'échéance pour le bon état ; le Luxembourg mise sur la renaturation, avec le « Renaturéierungsdësch » lancé en novembre 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la canicule fait-elle manquer d'oxygène les rivières ?** Une eau plus chaude retient moins d'oxygène dissous. Quand les débits sont faibles et le soleil intense, comme fin juin 2026, l'oxygène chute à des niveaux critiques : les poissons et invertébrés étouffent, rendant des mortalités locales hautement probables selon l'AGE. **Q: Où en est le Luxembourg par rapport aux objectifs européens sur l'eau ?** Selon l'Agence européenne pour l'environnement, plus de 90 % des eaux de surface luxembourgeoises n'atteignent pas le « bon état » écologique et près de 40 % sont en « mauvais » état, l'un des pires bilans du continent. La directive-cadre fixe l'échéance au plus tard à 2027. **Q: Que fait le gouvernement pour améliorer l'état des rivières ?** Il mise sur la renaturation. En novembre 2025, les ministres Serge Wilmes et Léon Gloden ont lancé une table ronde nationale, le « Renaturéierungsdësch », pour restaurer les cours d'eau, supprimer les barrages obsolètes, réduire les inondations et préparer le prochain plan de gestion de l'eau. **Q: Comment suivre le niveau des cours d'eau au Luxembourg ?** Les niveaux d'eau et les crues peuvent être consultés sur le site officiel inondations.lu, où les données sont mises à jour station par station. ### Body Il aura suffi de quelques jours de fournaise pour que les rivières du Luxembourg deviennent l'une des premières victimes de l'été. Le 26 juin, l'Administration de la gestion de l'eau (AGE) a lancé l'alerte : la chaleur exceptionnelle avait fait chuter l'oxygène dissous des cours d'eau à des niveaux critiques, menaçant la vie aquatique et rendant des mortalités piscicoles localisées hautement probables si la canicule se prolongeait. À certaines stations de mesure, la température de l'eau dépassait déjà 25 °C — un seuil brutal pour des rivières situées aussi au nord. Derrière cet épisode ponctuel se cache un mal plus profond. Bien avant cet été, les rivières luxembourgeoises figuraient déjà parmi les moins saines d'Europe selon le critère qui compte le plus dans le droit communautaire : la part des masses d'eau en « bon état » écologique. Sur ce terrain, le Grand-Duché occupe l'un des derniers rangs du continent. Des cours d'eau à bout de souffle L'AGE décrit une dégradation marquée des milieux, au premier rang de laquelle cette baisse critique de l'oxygène dissous, le gaz dont dépendent les organismes aquatiques. Une eau plus chaude en retient moins ; lorsque les débits faiblissent et que le soleil ne relâche pas la pression, la marge de survie des poissons et des invertébrés se réduit à vue d'œil. Les poissons sont particulièrement vulnérables et une mortalité piscicole locale est hautement probable si la situation persiste. L'administration a appelé les syndicats d'assainissement, l'industrie et tout établissement rejetant dans les cours d'eau à économiser la ressource et à prendre des mesures préventives. Elle a prévenu qu'une interdiction temporaire et nationale de prélèvement dans les rivières pourrait suivre si les niveaux continuaient de baisser. Un constat, aussi : les tronçons renaturés — rendus à leurs méandres, à leurs zones inondables et à leur ombrage — résistent mieux à la canicule que les cours canalisés. Le phénomène s'inscrit dans une vague de chaleur européenne. Le Luxembourg avait été placé en alerte rouge le 22 juin, avec des températures moyennes annoncées entre 35 et 40 °C et des nuits sans répit ; de l'autre côté de la frontière, l'Allemagne a enregistré le 27 juin un record national absolu de 41,3 °C. Un bulletin européen catastrophique La chaleur n'a fait qu'aiguiser un problème chronique. La directive-cadre sur l'eau, adoptée en 2000, impose aux États membres d'amener rivières, lacs et nappes au « bon état » écologique et chimique. Le dernier bilan compilé par l'Agence européenne pour l'environnement (AEE) classe le Luxembourg parmi les rares districts hydrographiques où plus de 90 % des eaux de surface n'atteignent pas ce seuil. Concrètement, aucune de ses rivières ne se hisse dans les catégories « bon » ou « très bon », et près de 40 % stagnent dans la pire, celle des eaux en « mauvais » état. À titre de comparaison, environ 40 % seulement des eaux de surface de l'UE des Vingt-Sept franchissaient la barre du bon état. Les chercheurs du Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) documentent ce même déficit depuis le terrain. En contribuant à une étude parue en 2023 dans Nature — The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt —, leurs écologues ont analysé 1 816 séries chronologiques biologiques issues de 22 pays européens entre 1968 et 2020. Le récit est celui de gains réels, puis stoppés net : la vie d'eau douce s'est nettement rétablie à partir des années 1960, à mesure qu'on s'attaquait à la pollution, mais l'essentiel de cette embellie date d'avant 2010, avant un plafonnement. Une analyse de suivi, portant sur les communautés d'invertébrés d'environ 1 365 sites répartis dans 23 pays, aboutit au même verdict à l'échelle du continent. « Malgré des signes de progrès, comme la réduction de la pollution et les efforts de restauration des habitats, 60 à 80 % des rivières européennes n'atteignent toujours pas les critères stricts d'un bon état écologique. » Tel est le diagnostic d'Alain Dohet, biologiste de la conservation au LIST, pour qui le Luxembourg ne fait pas exception : malgré des efforts considérables pour réduire la pollution organique — grâce, surtout, à un meilleur traitement des eaux usées —, le bon état requis n'est en moyenne toujours pas atteint. Et ces progrès de qualité ne se sont pas traduits automatiquement par des écosystèmes florissants. « Ce n'est pas parce que la qualité des rivières s'est améliorée ces dernières décennies que la biodiversité s'est améliorée partout elle aussi », souligne Sarah Vray, chercheuse au LIST. Les pressions qui plombent les eaux luxembourgeoises sont bien connues à travers l'Europe : altération physique des lits, pollution diffuse d'origine agricole et dépôts atmosphériques. Les pesticides et leurs métabolites expliquent particulièrement l'échec du pays à atteindre le bon état chimique. 2027 : l'échéance et l'urgence Ce qui transforme ces chiffres en bien plus qu'une gêne académique, c'est le calendrier. La directive-cadre fixe à 2027 l'échéance ultime pour atteindre le bon état, après deux reports. Au rythme actuel, le Luxembourg — comme une large part de l'Union — en est très loin, ce qui l'expose à la pression juridique et politique de Bruxelles. La principale réponse du gouvernement tient en un mot : la renaturation, c'est-à-dire défaire des décennies de rectification et d'endiguement qui ont privé les rivières de leur résilience naturelle. En novembre 2025, le ministre de l'Environnement Serge Wilmes, aux côtés du ministre de l'Intérieur Léon Gloden, a lancé une table ronde nationale, le « Renaturéierungsdësch », pour accélérer la restauration des cours d'eau, supprimer barrages et seuils obsolètes, réduire les inondations et nourrir le prochain plan de gestion du pays au titre de la directive. Les ministres présentent ce chantier autant comme une mesure d'adaptation climatique que de protection de la nature — et la chaleur de ce mois de juin, mieux encaissée par les rivières renaturées selon l'AGE, en a offert une démonstration inhabituellement concrète. Pour l'heure, les rivières sont surveillées station par station, relevé de température après relevé de température. Les niveaux d'eau peuvent être suivis sur inondations.lu, tandis que les scientifiques préviennent : des étés comme celui-ci sont un avant-goût, non une anomalie — et l'échéance contraignante du Luxembourg n'est plus qu'à un peu plus d'un an. ### Sources - Heatwave Pushes Luxembourg Rivers to Critical Oxygen Levels — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/62024-heatwave-pushes-luxembourg-rivers-to-critical-oxygen-levels - Water Quality and Biodiversity in Europe's Rivers: A Tale of Progress and Challenges — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/water-quality-and-biodiversity-in-europes-rivers-a-tale-of-progress-and-challenges - New study published in Nature shows restoration of European rivers might have lost momentum — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/new-study-published-in-nature-shows-restoration-of-european-rivers-might-have-lost-momentum - Ecological status of surface waters in Europe — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Ecological status of surface waters in the EU-27 (Europe's environment 2025) — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-environment-2025/thematic-briefings/biodiversity-and-ecosystems/state-of-europes-biodiversity/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Premier 'Renaturéierungsdësch': Serge Wilmes mise sur la nature pour renforcer la résilience climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/11-novembre/11-wilmes-gloden-renaturation.html - Luxembourg to Strengthen Climate Resilience Through River Renaturation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/57864-luxembourg-to-strengthen-climate-resilience-through-river-renaturation --- ## L'UE supprime la franchise douanière de 150 euros : les petits colis taxés 3 euros par article - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/fin-franchise-douaniere-colis-150-euros-forfait-3-euros - Published: 2026-07-02T11:45:01.8+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:45:01.8+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: b7745368-ab0c-429b-8c2f-25b390aceff9 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Depuis le 1er juillet, les milliards de colis à bas prix venus de Chine acquittent un droit forfaitaire de 3 euros par catégorie d'article, en attendant l'application des tarifs pleins prévue en 2028. ### Summary L'Union européenne a aboli au 1er juillet la franchise douanière pour les colis de moins de 150 euros achetés hors UE. Un forfait de 3 euros par catégorie d'article s'applique jusqu'en 2028, payé par les plateformes plutôt que par l'acheteur. ### Key facts - Depuis le 1er juillet 2026, la franchise douanière de 150 euros est supprimée : un droit forfaitaire de 3 euros s'applique à chaque catégorie d'article contenue dans un petit colis venu de hors UE. - Le droit est dû par le vendeur ou la plateforme enregistrée à l'IOSS, qui couvre 93 % des flux : le surcoût apparaît au moment du paiement, pas à la livraison. - 4,6 milliards de colis de moins de 150 euros sont entrés dans l'UE en 2024 — environ 12 millions par jour, 91 % depuis la Chine ; jusqu'à 65 % étaient sous-évalués selon la Commission. - Le forfait est transitoire : à partir du 1er juillet 2028, les tarifs douaniers ordinaires s'appliqueront à tous les articles dès le premier euro, via le futur hub de données douanières. - Au Luxembourg, la TVA à l'importation reste inchangée (due depuis 2021) et les frais de dédouanement de POST ou des transporteurs continuent de s'appliquer aux envois hors IOSS. ### FAQ **Q: Devrai-je payer les 3 euros à la réception de mon colis Temu ou Shein ?** Non, pas dans le cas standard : le droit est dû par le déclarant — le vendeur, la plateforme enregistrée à l'IOSS ou leur représentant. Pour les grandes plateformes, qui couvrent 93 % des flux via l'IOSS, le surcoût devrait se répercuter sur le prix affiché au moment du paiement, sans frais surprise à la livraison. **Q: Comment le forfait de 3 euros est-il calculé ?** Par catégorie distincte d'articles, identifiée par sous-position tarifaire, et non par colis. Exemple donné par le Conseil : un paquet contenant un chemisier en soie et deux chemisiers en laine relève de deux sous-positions et doit donc 6 euros. **Q: La TVA sur les colis hors UE change-t-elle ?** Non. La TVA à l'importation est due sur tous les colis extra-européens depuis juillet 2021, sans seuil d'exonération, et elle est déjà perçue au moment de l'achat par les vendeurs enregistrés à l'IOSS. **Q: Que se passera-t-il en 2028 ?** Le forfait de 3 euros doit disparaître le 1er juillet 2028, quand le hub de données douanières de l'UE sera opérationnel : les taux tarifaires ordinaires s'appliqueront alors à toutes les marchandises importées, quelle qu'en soit la valeur. ### Body Ils entrent dans l'Union européenne au rythme d'environ douze millions par jour : 4,6 milliards de colis d'une valeur inférieure à 150 euros ont franchi les frontières du bloc en 2024, dont 91 % en provenance de Chine, des volumes qui doublent chaque année depuis 2022. Depuis le 1er juillet, plus aucun d'entre eux n'échappe aux droits de douane. L'UE a supprimé la franchise dite « de minimis », qui exonérait de droits les envois de 150 euros ou moins achetés en ligne hors du bloc — la brèche réglementaire sur laquelle Temu, Shein ou AliExpress avaient bâti leur modèle d'expédition directe de l'usine au consommateur européen. À la place, un droit forfaitaire provisoire de 3 euros s'applique désormais à chaque catégorie distincte d'articles — identifiée par sous-position tarifaire — contenue dans un colis de moins de 150 euros expédié directement à un consommateur de l'Union. Le dispositif, formellement adopté par le Conseil de l'UE le 11 février sous la forme du règlement (UE) 2026/382, après un accord politique conclu le 12 décembre 2025, et précisé par des règles d'exécution de la Commission publiées au Journal officiel le 8 juin, court jusqu'au 1er juillet 2028 et pourra être prorogé. Trois euros par catégorie d'article, pas par colis La subtilité du mécanisme tient à son assiette : le forfait ne frappe pas le colis, mais chaque type d'article qu'il contient. Le Conseil en donne lui-même l'illustration — un paquet renfermant un chemisier en soie et deux chemisiers en laine relève de deux sous-positions tarifaires distinctes, et doit donc 6 euros. Une commande fractionnée en plusieurs envois génère des droits sur chacun d'eux. Point décisif pour le consommateur : le redevable n'est pas l'acheteur, mais le déclarant — en pratique le vendeur, la plateforme enregistrée au guichet unique à l'importation (IOSS) pour la TVA, ou leur représentant. Dans le cas standard, le droit n'est donc pas réclamé au pas de la porte. Selon le Conseil, le système IOSS couvre 93 % des flux de commerce électronique vers l'UE : pour les grandes plateformes, la taxe devrait se traduire par un prix légèrement plus élevé au moment du paiement, non par une facture surprise à la livraison. La Commission européenne évaluera régulièrement l'opportunité d'étendre le prélèvement aux vendeurs opérant hors IOSS. Une concurrence jugée faussée dès le premier euro La suppression du seuil avait été actée en novembre 2025 dans le cadre de la grande réforme douanière européenne, mais le régime définitif suppose l'entrée en service du futur hub de données douanières (Customs Data Hub), pas attendue avant la mi-2028. Plutôt que d'attendre, les États membres ont opté pour ce forfait simple, invoquant la concurrence déloyale subie par les détaillants européens, les produits dangereux qui passent entre les mailles des contrôles et le coût environnemental de milliards de paquets expédiés à l'unité. La Commission estime en outre que jusqu'à 65 % des petits colis entrant dans l'UE étaient sous-évalués pour échapper aux droits. « À l'heure où le commerce électronique mondial explose, les règles douanières de l'UE doivent suivre le rythme. Supprimer cette exemption dépassée pour les petits colis contribuera à soutenir les entreprises européennes et à fermer la porte aux vendeurs peu scrupuleux. Il nous faut maintenant avancer résolument sur la réforme douanière d'ensemble, pièce essentielle du puzzle pour rendre l'UE plus compétitive et plus sûre », déclarait Makis Keravnos, ministre des finances de la République de Chypre, au nom de la présidence du Conseil, lors de l'adoption du règlement en février. La ministre danoise de l'économie Stephanie Lose, qui présidait le Conseil lors de l'accord de novembre 2025, s'était dite « très heureuse » de l'entente sur la suppression du seuil de 150 euros : « Nous garantissons que les droits sont acquittés dès le premier euro, en créant des conditions de concurrence équitables pour les entreprises européennes et en limitant l'afflux de marchandises à bas prix. Nous sommes également convenus de la nécessité de travailler à une solution temporaire dès que possible en 2026. » Les plateformes n'ont pas attendu l'échéance. Shein et Temu ont transféré ces derniers mois des stocks massifs vers des centres logistiques situés dans l'UE, afin d'expédier les commandes depuis le territoire européen : l'importation en gros acquitte les droits à l'entrée, après quoi les livraisons individuelles ne subissent plus de prélèvement au colis. Du côté du commerce de détail, on juge au contraire la réponse trop timide — la fédération belge des indépendants SNI a qualifié de « totalement insuffisante » la redevance de traitement d'environ 2 euros par colis envisagée en parallèle pour protéger les commerçants européens. Vu du Luxembourg : la caisse plutôt que le facteur Pour les consommateurs du Luxembourg et de la Grande Région, les effets sont réels mais, pour l'essentiel, indirects : - Des prix, pas des formalités : les commandes passées sur des plateformes enregistrées à l'IOSS, comme Temu, Shein ou AliExpress, devraient simplement coûter un peu plus cher au moment du paiement — 3 euros par type d'article — sans démarche nouvelle à la livraison. - La TVA ne change pas : la TVA à l'importation est due sur tous les colis extra-européens depuis juillet 2021 et déjà perçue à la caisse par les vendeurs IOSS, comme le rappelle l'administration luxembourgeoise des douanes. - Le circuit hors IOSS reste le plus onéreux : toute importation en provenance d'un pays tiers exige une déclaration en douane électronique, quelle que soit la valeur ; et lorsque POST Luxembourg ou un transporteur dédouane un colis pour le compte du destinataire, ses frais de dédouanement et de présentation s'ajoutent aux taxes dues — le nouveau régime n'y change rien. - D'autres frais pourraient suivre : une redevance douanière distincte d'environ 2 euros par colis, destinée à compenser le traitement du flot de commerce en ligne par les administrations douanières, reste en négociation dans le cadre de la réforme d'ensemble. 2028, l'heure des tarifs pleins Le forfait de 3 euros est explicitement transitoire. À compter du 1er juillet 2028, une fois le hub de données douanières opérationnel, les taux tarifaires ordinaires de l'UE doivent s'appliquer à chaque article importé, quelle qu'en soit la valeur. Autre échéance intermédiaire : les identifiants de produit sur les envois de faible valeur, facultatifs depuis le 1er juillet, deviendront obligatoires le 1er novembre 2026, pour aider les douanes à repérer les marchandises dangereuses ou mal déclarées. Les droits de douane constituent une ressource propre traditionnelle du budget européen, dont les États membres conservent une part au titre des frais de perception. Les milliards de petits colis qui traversaient hier la frontière sans être taxés financeront désormais, article par article, l'union qui les inspecte. ### Sources - Council gives final green light to new customs duty rules for small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/council-gives-final-green-light-to-new-customs-duty-rules-for-small-parcels/ - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - Customs: Council takes action to tackle the influx of small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/customs-council-takes-action-to-tackle-the-influx-of-small-parcels/ - Guidance and legal text on temporary flat fee on low-value imports which will apply until 1 July 2028 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-legal-text-temporary-flat-fee-low-value-imports-which-will-apply-until-1-july-2028-2026-06-08_en - E-commerce: 150 EUR customs duty exemption threshold to be removed as of 2026 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/e-commerce-150-eur-customs-duty-exemption-threshold-be-removed-2026-2025-11-13_en - EU slaps €3 duty fee on SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress imports — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/eu-slaps-3-duty-fee-on-shein-temu-and-aliexpress-imports - EU countries agree temporary €3 flat customs fee for small imported parcels — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/12/eu-countries-agree-temporary-3-flat-customs-fee-for-small-imported-parcels - Shein and Temu hit by new EU customs duty on cheap parcels — Retail Gazette: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/07/shein-and-temu-hit-by-new-eu-customs-duty-on-cheap-parcels/ - Tax on small parcels: EU acts, retailers criticise — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tax-on-small-parcels-eu-acts-retailers-criticise - EU introduces EUR 3 customs duty on low-value imports from 1 July 2026 — Baker McKenzie — Global Import Blog: https://globalimportblog.bakermckenzie.com/2026/06/26/eu-eu-introduces-eur-3-customs-duty-on-low-value-imports-from-1-july-2026/ - Packages/Shipments — international trade — Administration des douanes et accises (Luxembourg): https://douanes.public.lu/fr/commerce-international/colis-envois/Packages_shipments.html - What are customs charges? — POST Luxembourg: https://www.post.lu/en/particuliers/support/colis/colis/douane/frais-de-douane - EU Customs Duty Hits Shein, Temu Parcels: 5.9 Billion Imports Now Taxed — Tech Times: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319496/20260702/eu-customs-duty-hits-shein-temu-parcels-59-billion-imports-now-taxed.htm --- ## Helsing en passe de lever 1,2 milliard de dollars sur une valorisation de 18 milliards - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/helsing-munich-levee-record-rearmement-europeen - Published: 2026-07-02T11:23:50.481+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:23:50.481+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: c6c9c379-2420-414e-9be3-0a376e0bb1c9 - Dateline: Munich, DE > Mené par Dragoneer et Lightspeed, le tour sursouscrit valoriserait le munichois des drones et de l'IA de défense à 18 milliards de dollars, un sommet inédit pour une start-up allemande. ### Summary Helsing, spécialiste munichois de l'IA de défense et des drones d'attaque, est en passe de boucler une levée d'environ 1,2 milliard de dollars qui la valoriserait à quelque 18 milliards, record allemand porté par la vague du réarmement européen. ### Key facts - Helsing est en passe de boucler un tour de table d'environ 1,2 milliard de dollars, valorisant l'entreprise munichoise à quelque 18 milliards — un record pour une start-up allemande. - L'opération, sursouscrite plusieurs fois, est menée par l'américain Dragoneer avec Lightspeed ; Helsing resterait néanmoins détenue à environ 80 % par des capitaux européens. - La valorisation progresse d'environ 30 % en dollars en un an, après le tour de 600 millions d'euros mené en juin 2025 par Prima Materia, le véhicule de Daniel Ek. - Le secteur européen défense-sécurité-résilience a levé un record de 8,7 milliards de dollars en 2025 (+55 %), avec Munich en tête des pôles du continent. - La BEI, installée au Luxembourg, a quadruplé ses financements de sécurité et de défense à 4 milliards d'euros en 2025, signe de l'engagement des bailleurs publics. ### FAQ **Q: La levée de fonds de Helsing est-elle bouclée ?** Non. Révélé par le Financial Times le 9 mai 2026 puis confirmé par Bloomberg et TechCrunch, le tour d'environ 1,2 milliard de dollars était encore en cours de finalisation ; aucune annonce officielle de clôture n'était intervenue au 2 juillet 2026. **Q: Que produit concrètement Helsing ?** Des logiciels d'IA militaire et, de plus en plus, du matériel : le drone d'attaque HX-2, la munition rôdeuse HF-1 livrée par milliers à l'Ukraine, le planeur sous-marin SG-1 Fathom et l'avion de combat sans pilote CA-1 Europa, dont le premier vol est visé pour 2027. **Q: Pourquoi les investisseurs affluent-ils vers la défense européenne ?** Les engagements publics ont changé d'échelle : l'OTAN vise 5 % du PIB consacrés à la défense et à la sécurité d'ici à 2035, et l'UE veut mobiliser jusqu'à 800 milliards d'euros via ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030, dont l'instrument de prêts SAFE de 150 milliards. **Q: Le Luxembourg est-il impliqué dans ce mouvement ?** Indirectement : la Banque européenne d'investissement, établie au Luxembourg, a quadruplé ses financements de sécurité et de défense à 4 milliards d'euros en 2025. Aucun investissement direct de la BEI ou du Luxembourg dans Helsing n'est en revanche avéré. ### Body Il est des levées de fonds qui en disent moins sur une entreprise que sur l'époque. Celle que s'apprête à boucler Helsing appartient à cette catégorie : le fabricant munichois de logiciels d'intelligence artificielle et de drones d'attaque négocie un tour de table d'environ 1,2 milliard de dollars (près d'un milliard d'euros) qui le valoriserait à quelque 18 milliards de dollars, selon les révélations du Financial Times, confirmées depuis par Bloomberg et TechCrunch. À ce prix, l'entreprise fondée il y a cinq ans deviendrait la start-up la plus valorisée d'Allemagne — et le symbole le plus éclatant d'un continent qui a fait du réarmement sa grande affaire économique. L'opération est menée par le fonds san-franciscain Dragoneer Investment Group, épaulé par Lightspeed Venture Partners, déjà actionnaire. Des sources proches du dossier ont indiqué au FT que le tour avait été sursouscrit plusieurs fois ; son calendrier n'était pas arrêté au moment des premières révélations, en mai, et aucune annonce officielle de clôture n'est intervenue à ce jour. Malgré la présence de deux chefs de file américains, Helsing resterait détenue à environ 80 % par des capitaux européens. La valorisation visée représente une progression d'environ 30 % en dollars en à peine un an. En juin 2025, l'entreprise avait levé 600 millions d'euros sur la base d'une valorisation de 12 milliards d'euros — environ 14 milliards de dollars à l'époque —, lors d'un tour mené par Prima Materia, le véhicule d'investissement de Daniel Ek, fondateur de Spotify et président du conseil de Helsing. « Alors que l'Europe renforce rapidement ses capacités de défense face à des défis géopolitiques mouvants, il est urgent d'investir dans les technologies avancées qui garantissent son autonomie stratégique et son état de préparation », déclarait Daniel Ek lors de l'annonce de ce précédent tour. Une trajectoire à marche forcée Fondée en mars 2021 par Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf et Niklas Köhler, Helsing s'est d'abord présentée comme un pur éditeur de logiciels de défense avant de basculer, à grande vitesse, dans le matériel. Son catalogue comprend aujourd'hui le drone d'attaque électrique HX-2, la munition rôdeuse HF-1 — livrée par milliers à l'Ukraine sur financement allemand —, le planeur sous-marin autonome SG-1 Fathom et l'avion de combat sans pilote CA-1 Europa, dont le premier vol est visé pour 2027. L'entreprise, qui employait environ 900 personnes en 2025, a racheté l'avionneur Grob en juin 2025, puis la société de robotique terrestre Keybotic en janvier 2026. Les commandes publiques suivent le capital. En février, le ministère allemand de la défense a attribué des contrats de drones d'attaque à Helsing et à sa rivale berlinoise Stark — un marché d'une valeur initiale de 269 millions d'euros, susceptible d'atteindre 1,46 milliard sur sept ans, selon DroneXL. Et en mai, Helsing s'est alliée au groupe spatial OHB, basé à Brême, au sein d'une coentreprise baptisée KIRK, chargée de développer pour les armées européennes des systèmes de reconnaissance et de ciblage par satellite fondés sur l'IA. « La guerre en Ukraine démontre toute l'importance du ciblage depuis l'espace. Elle montre aussi que nous n'avons pas de temps à perdre et que nous devons livrer au plus vite des systèmes de défense spatiaux intégrés — des systèmes dont la performance repose sur des capacités logicielles », expliquait alors Gundbert Scherf, cofondateur et codirecteur général de Helsing. Cinq pour cent du PIB : la promesse qui aimante les capitaux Derrière l'appétit des investisseurs, il y a un basculement de politique publique d'une ampleur historique depuis l'invasion à grande échelle de l'Ukraine par la Russie en 2022. Au sommet de l'OTAN à La Haye, en juin 2025, « les Alliés se sont engagés à consacrer chaque année 5 % de leur PIB aux besoins fondamentaux de défense ainsi qu'aux dépenses liées à la défense et à la sécurité d'ici à 2035 », selon les termes de la déclaration finale du 25 juin — soit 3,5 % pour les besoins militaires proprement dits et jusqu'à 1,5 % pour les infrastructures, la résilience et la base industrielle de défense, avec une clause de réexamen en 2029. L'Union européenne entend, de son côté, mobiliser jusqu'à 800 milliards d'euros dans le cadre de son plan ReArm Europe, rebaptisé « Readiness 2030 », qui comprend l'instrument de prêts SAFE, doté de 150 milliards d'euros pour les acquisitions conjointes et adopté par le Conseil en mai 2025. Les règles budgétaires nationales ont, elles aussi, été assouplies spécifiquement pour faire place aux dépenses militaires. Le capital-risque a fait tomber ses tabous Les investisseurs privés ont suivi le mouvement, et vite. Les start-up européennes de la défense, de la sécurité et de la résilience ont levé un montant record de 8,7 milliards de dollars en 2025, en hausse de 55 % sur un an et près de quatre fois le niveau d'il y a cinq ans, selon un rapport publié en février par Dealroom et le NATO Innovation Fund. L'intelligence artificielle sous-tendait 44 % de ces financements ; l'Allemagne en a capté 2,1 milliards de dollars, et Munich — le berceau de Helsing — s'impose comme le premier pôle européen du secteur, avec 7 milliards de dollars levés depuis 2020. - Quantum Systems, fabricant bavarois de drones de reconnaissance, a levé 180 millions d'euros en novembre 2025, sur une valorisation supérieure à 3 milliards d'euros. - Stark, créée il y a à peine deux ans, a levé 500 millions d'euros auprès de Sequoia et de Founders Fund, sur une valorisation dépassant 3,5 milliards d'euros. - Aux États-Unis, Anduril, l'équivalent le plus proche de Helsing, a été valorisée à plus de 60 milliards de dollars dans des discussions avec des investisseurs — un écart que les fonds européens parient de voir se resserrer. Les bailleurs publics amplifient la tendance. La Banque européenne d'investissement, bras financier de l'Union installé au Luxembourg, a quadruplé ses financements consacrés à la sécurité et à la défense pour les porter à 4 milliards d'euros en 2025 — environ 5 % de ses financements dans l'Union, un seuil qu'elle ne pensait initialement atteindre qu'en 2026 —, au sein d'un plafond global record de 100 milliards d'euros reconduit pour 2026. Depuis 2024, l'institution a élargi à plusieurs reprises sa politique de prêt, jusqu'à couvrir les investissements purement militaires. Au-delà du cas Helsing, c'est tout un rapport de l'Europe à sa défense qui se rejoue. Un secteur que les fonds écartaient encore il y a cinq ans, pour des raisons éthiques ou de mandat, capte désormais une part croissante des capitaux à risque, des talents et de la politique industrielle du continent. Que la valorisation de 18 milliards de dollars se révèle visionnaire ou excessive, le sens de l'histoire ne fait plus guère de doute : tant que les gouvernements tiendront leurs promesses budgétaires, la défense restera le grand pari de croissance de l'Europe. ### Sources - Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/daniel-ek-backed-defense-tech-helsing-to-raise-1-2b-at-18b-valuation/ - German Drone Startup May See $18b Valuation in Fundraising: FT — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-09/german-drone-startup-may-see-18b-valuation-in-fundraising-ft - German defense tech startup Helsing in talks over $1.2B funding round — SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/11/german-defense-tech-startup-helsing-talks-1-2b-funding-round/ - Helsing Aims For $18 Billion Valuation In $1.2 Billion Dragoneer-Led Round — DroneXL: https://dronexl.co/2026/05/09/helsing-18-billion-valuation/ - Helsing, on the cusp of a $1.2B raise, forms space JV with OHB to build AI-based targeting systems — Resilience Media: https://resiliencemedia.co/helsing-on-the-cusp-of-a-1-2b-raise-forms-space-jv-with-ohb-to-build-ai-based-targeting-systems/ - Helsing and OHB form KIRK joint venture for European tactical space-based reconnaissance system — European Defence Industry: https://defence-industry.eu/helsing-and-ohb-form-kirk-joint-venture-for-european-tactical-space-based-reconnaissance-system/ - Helsing raises €600m to invest in European technological sovereignty — Helsing (company newsroom): https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-eur600m-to-invest-in-european-technological-sovereignty - Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek's Prima Materia — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/helsing-fundraise-600m-daniel-ek - Spotify's Daniel Ek leads $694 million investment in defense startup Helsing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence investment and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - SAFE: Council adopts €150 billion boost for joint procurement on European security and defence — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/05/27/safe-council-adopts-150-billion-boost-for-joint-procurement-on-european-security-and-defence/ - ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 — European Parliament (EPRS): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2025)769566 - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European Defence, Security & Resilience Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — NATO Innovation Fund: https://www.nif.fund/news/dealroom-and-nato-innovation-fund-european-defence-security-resilience-startups-smash-record-with-8-7b-raised-in-2025/ - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European DSR Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209841430/en/Dealroom-and-NATO-Innovation-Fund-European-Defence-Security-Resilience-Startups-Smash-Record-with-$8.7B-Raised-in-2025 - EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025 — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/29/eib-spending-on-security-and-defence-quadrupled-to-4bn-in-2025 - EIB Group renews record-high financing target of €100 billion to boost Europe's strategic and technological independence — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2025-528-eib-group-renews-record-high-financing-target-of-eur100-billion-to-boost-europe-s-strategic-and-technological-independence - Helsing (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsing_(company) - Once-reluctant Germany goes big on one-way attack drones — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/02/26/once-reluctant-germany-goes-big-on-one-way-attack-drones/ - Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation - German drone startup Quantum Systems nears €200M funding at $3B valuation — Tech Funding News: https://techfundingnews.com/quantum-systems-to-close-e200m-at-3b-valuation-as-german-defence-tech-booms/ --- ## Des bus plutôt que des trains : les CFL consacrent 2026 à un vaste renouvellement du réseau ferré - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cfl-2026-annee-fermetures-renouvellement-reseau-ferre-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-02T11:12:16.815+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:12:16.815+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 0bf629e0-dcb7-4ea5-906b-f849174781b2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Près de 30 km de voies seront renouvelés en 2026, au prix de fermetures à chaque congé scolaire — dont cinq semaines et demie sans trains vers Thionville, l'axe vital des frontaliers français. ### Summary Les CFL renouvelleront près de 30 km de voies en 2026, fermant tour à tour toutes les grandes lignes pendant les vacances scolaires. Ce programme ouvre le contrat État–CFL de 4,7 milliards d'euros sur quinze ans. ### Key facts - Les CFL renouvelleront près de 30 km de voies en 2026, avec plus de 50 000 traverses et environ 50 000 tonnes de ballast. - Les fermetures sont concentrées sur les vacances scolaires ; l'axe Luxembourg–Thionville sera coupé du 16 juillet au 23 août. - Cet été, environ 200 conducteurs assureront près de 1 000 trajets quotidiens en bus de substitution, avec le RGTR, le TICE et la SNCB. - Le contrat État–CFL signé le 12 décembre 2025 engage 4,7 milliards d'euros sur quinze ans (2026–2040) pour le réseau et 68 gares et arrêts. - Le Luxembourg reste premier en Europe pour l'investissement ferroviaire par habitant : 587 euros en 2024, devant la Suisse et l'Autriche. ### FAQ **Q: Quelles lignes seront fermées pendant l'été 2026 ?** Luxembourg–Thionville du 16 juillet au 23 août ; Luxembourg–Bettembourg du 16 juillet au 14 août ; Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette et Noertzange–Rumelange du 15 au 23 août ; Bettembourg–Volmerange-les-Mines du 16 au 31 juillet et du 15 au 30 août ; la ligne du Nord (Ettelbruck–Troisvierges–Gouvy), l'antenne de Wiltz et le corridor de Trèves du 24 août au 14 septembre. **Q: Comment se déplacer pendant les fermetures ?** Les CFL mettent en place des bus de substitution coordonnés avec le RGTR, le TICE et la SNCB belge — près de 1 000 trajets quotidiens cet été. Le calendrier détaillé des travaux est publié sur cfl.lu et dans l'application CFL. **Q: Pourquoi les travaux ont-ils lieu pendant les vacances scolaires ?** Selon les CFL, c'est la seule période où la fréquentation diminue et où suffisamment d'autocars sont disponibles pour remplacer les trains. **Q: Le transport public reste-t-il gratuit pendant les travaux ?** Oui : les transports publics sont gratuits sur le territoire luxembourgeois depuis le 29 février 2020, une première mondiale. Les tronçons transfrontaliers vers la France, la Belgique et l'Allemagne restent en revanche payants. ### Body Le calendrier des vacances scolaires luxembourgeoises n'a jamais autant intéressé les navetteurs. Carnaval, Pâques, Pentecôte, été, Toussaint : à chacun de ces congés, en 2026, les CFL fermeront des tronçons entiers du réseau pour y mener un programme de travaux de grande ampleur — près de 30 kilomètres de voies renouvelées, plus de 50 000 traverses posées, quelque 50 000 tonnes de ballast déversées. Aucune grande ligne n'y échappera, pas même les artères transfrontalières vers Thionville, Arlon et Trèves qu'empruntent chaque jour des dizaines de milliers de travailleurs. « Après 254 jours de travaux consacrés en 2025 à la mobilité de demain, les CFL poursuivront leur engagement en 2026 », annonce la compagnie nationale dans son communiqué de janvier. Le programme touche les quatre grands axes du pays : la ligne du Nord vers Ettelbruck, Troisvierges et Gouvy, celle de Wasserbillig et Trèves, celle de Kleinbettingen et Arlon, et les lignes du bassin sidérurgique vers Esch-sur-Alzette et Rodange. Il inaugure surtout la première année d'un nouveau contrat de gestion de l'infrastructure entre l'État et les CFL : 4,7 milliards d'euros sur quinze ans, signé en décembre 2025. Un chantier réglé sur le rythme des congés scolaires Le choix des dates ne doit rien au hasard : les vacances sont, expliquent les CFL, la seule période où la fréquentation baisse et où suffisamment d'autocars peuvent être mobilisés pour remplacer les trains. Les principales interruptions annoncées : - Carnaval (14–22 février) : Luxembourg–Arlon et Luxembourg–Bettembourg. - Pâques (28 mars–12 avril) : Luxembourg–Arlon, Luxembourg–Ettelbruck/Diekirch, Bettembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette, ainsi que les antennes d'Audun-le-Tiche et de Rumelange. - Pentecôte (23–31 mai) : Luxembourg–Arlon, Luxembourg–Ettelbruck/Diekirch et Luxembourg–Bettembourg. - Été (16 juillet–14 septembre) : Luxembourg–Thionville du 16 juillet au 23 août ; Luxembourg–Bettembourg du 16 juillet au 14 août ; Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette et Noertzange–Rumelange du 15 au 23 août ; la ligne du Nord (Ettelbruck–Troisvierges–Gouvy), l'antenne de Wiltz et le corridor de Trèves au-delà de Wasserbillig du 24 août au 14 septembre. - Toussaint (31 octobre–8 novembre) : Luxembourg–Bertrange-Strassen, Luxembourg–Athus/Longwy et Luxembourg–Ettelbruck/Diekirch. À chaque coupure, des bus de substitution prendront le relais, coordonnés avec les réseaux RGTR et TICE ainsi qu'avec la SNCB belge. Au plus fort de l'été, quelque 200 conducteurs assureront près d'un millier de trajets quotidiens ; le détail figure dans le calendrier des travaux publié sur cfl.lu et dans l'application CFL. Frontaliers : l'épreuve de l'été C'est au sud que la coupure pèsera le plus lourd. Le STATEC recense environ 228 300 frontaliers — près de la moitié de la main-d'œuvre du pays —, dont à peu près la moitié vient de France, le reste se partageant entre la Belgique et l'Allemagne. La fermeture de cinq semaines et demie de l'axe Luxembourg–Thionville, du 16 juillet au 23 août, constitue de loin le point le plus sensible du programme. La ligne d'Arlon, elle, subira des interruptions répétées — Carnaval, Pâques, Pentecôte, puis de courtes coupures début juillet avec des horaires adaptés jusqu'en août —, tandis que la route de Trèves fermera de fin août à la mi-septembre. Paradoxe assumé : une bonne part de ces désagréments sert précisément à désengorger les corridors frontaliers. Pièce maîtresse du dispositif, la nouvelle ligne de sept kilomètres entre Luxembourg et Bettembourg — 414 millions d'euros, selon Paperjam — séparera à terme les trafics intérieur, français et de fret sur l'accès le plus saturé du réseau ; caténaires et signalisation seront installées en 2026, pour une mise en service complète en septembre 2027. À Howald, un pôle d'échange reliant rail et tram doit être achevé cette année, portant de deux à quatre voies l'entrée sud de la capitale. La gare de Bettembourg, deuxième du pays par la fréquentation, est reconstruite, avec un second saut-de-mouton ; celle d'Ettelbruck reçoit ses finitions, et les passages à niveau de Dommeldange, de Milbech (fin juillet 2026) et de Colmar-Usines disparaissent. Quinze ans, 4,7 milliards d'euros, 68 gares Le programme 2026 est le premier volet du contrat de gestion de l'infrastructure signé le 12 décembre 2025 par la ministre de la Mobilité Yuriko Backes, le président du conseil d'administration des CFL Jeannot Waringo et le directeur général Marc Wengler. Il engage 4,7 milliards d'euros de 2026 à 2040 pour le réseau national, les installations ferroviaires du port de Mertert et 68 gares et arrêts — dont deux en territoire français, Audun-le-Tiche et Volmerange-les-Mines. Y figurent notamment le réaménagement de la gare de Luxembourg, la ligne Luxembourg–Bettembourg, des pôles multimodaux et le renouvellement du parc d'engins de maintenance. « Le gouvernement tient l'engagement pris dans l'accord de coalition : investir de manière significative et ambitieuse dans les infrastructures et les ressources humaines afin de garantir un réseau ferroviaire moderne, accessible et fiable », a déclaré la ministre. Grâce à ce vote de confiance renouvelé du gouvernement – le contrat de gestion de l'infrastructure ferroviaire –, nous disposons désormais du cadre, de la visibilité et des moyens nécessaires pour ancrer le rail comme colonne vertébrale de la mobilité publique au Luxembourg et dans les régions voisines. — Marc Wengler, directeur général des CFL L'effort prolonge une singularité luxembourgeoise. Les comparaisons de l'alliance allemande Allianz pro Schiene placent régulièrement le Grand-Duché en tête d'Europe pour l'investissement ferroviaire par habitant : 587 euros en 2024, devant la Suisse (480 euros) et l'Autriche (352 euros). Autre singularité, mondiale celle-là : depuis le 29 février 2020, l'ensemble des transports publics est gratuit sur le territoire national — une première mondiale —, même si les tronçons transfrontaliers vers la France, la Belgique et l'Allemagne restent payants. Derrière la gêne, une question de capacité. La fréquentation a plus que doublé en une vingtaine d'années, indiquent les CFL, et plus d'un millier de trains de voyageurs et de fret circulent désormais chaque jour sur ce réseau compact, poussé aux limites de ce que l'infrastructure existante peut absorber. Pour les usagers, 2026 sera l'année des autocars, des horaires adaptés et des trajets rallongés. Le pari, chiffré à 4,7 milliards d'euros, est que le réseau qui en sortira — nouvelle ligne de Bettembourg, entrée sud à quatre voies, gares reconstruites — vaudra cette patience. ### Sources - Nous travaillons pour votre mobilité de demain (2026 works programme) — CFL: https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb/news/detail/travaux-cfl - Les CFL prévoient de nombreuses interruptions ferroviaires en 2026 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-cfl-prevoient-deja-de-nombreux-travaux-ferroviaires-en-2026 - CFL annonce des travaux majeurs sur les voies ferrées au Luxembourg en 2026 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-les-cfl-lancent-une-nouvelle-annee-de-grands-travaux-103493788 - Travaux d'infrastructure en 2026 : une nouvelle année d'engagement des CFL — Infogreen (CFL press release): https://www.infogreen.lu/travaux-d-infrastructure-en-2026-une-nouvelle-annee-d-engagement-des-cfl.html - Luxembourg Confirms Long-Term Investment Framework for Railway Infrastructure — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/rail/58526-luxembourg-confirms-long-term-investment-framework-for-railway-infrastructure - L'État et les CFL renouvellent leurs engagements en faveur d'infrastructures ferroviaires — Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/12-decembre/15-backes-cfl.html - Key questions about the CFL works — CFL Blog: https://blogcfl.lu/en/engineering-worksprojets/key-questions-about-the-cfl-works - Germany's rail investment reaches record levels, lags behind neighbours (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-rail-investment-reaches-record-levels-lags-behind-neighbours - Per capita investment in rail infrastructure in Europe (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414740/per-capita-investment-in-rail-infrastructure-europe/ - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Public transport — free since 29 February 2020 — luxembourg.public.lu (Government of Luxembourg): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/mobility/public-transport.html - Residents of Luxembourg celebrate three years of free public transport — EU Urban Mobility Observatory (European Commission): https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/residents-luxembourg-celebrate-three-years-free-public-transport-2023-04-11_en - Government renews CFL rail infrastructure management — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/the-state-renews-rail-infrastructure-management-to-cfl --- ## Un résident sur deux dit ne pas savoir comment réagir en cas de crise - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/letz-prepare-sondage-luxembourg-crise-72-heures - Published: 2026-07-02T06:49:42.041+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:49:42.041+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: cce36ac7-106d-4653-829e-1ae98d0a22f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > La première enquête nationale sur la perception des risques dresse le portrait d'une population bien informée mais mal préparée, alors que l'Europe prône l'autonomie de 72 heures. ### Summary Le Luxembourg a présenté le 1er juillet les résultats de sa première enquête nationale sur la perception des risques : près d'un habitant sur deux ignore comment agir face à une crise, malgré une conscience élevée des dangers. ### Key facts - Première enquête nationale sur la perception des risques (Ilres, 1 500 résidents) : près d'un habitant sur deux ne sait pas comment agir en cas de crise. - Les cyberattaques (89 %), les inondations (83 %) et les intempéries extrêmes (81 %) sont jugées les plus probables ; la crise économique est perçue comme la plus grave (76 %). - Aucun risque ne réunit une majorité de personnes sachant y faire face : 41 % pour les intempéries, seulement 14 % pour les conflits armés. - La confiance dans les institutions reste forte (83 %) et l'esprit d'entraide élevé (86 % prêts à aider un voisin, 60 % à s'engager comme volontaires). - Le guide « Lëtz prepare! » arrivera dans les foyers en 2026, avec kit de 72 heures, LU-Alert et subventions bonus pour les bâtiments communaux pouvant héberger des personnes. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que la Stratégie nationale de résilience « Lëtz prepare! » ?** C'est la stratégie lancée par Luc Frieden en octobre 2025 pour renforcer la préparation du pays aux crises. Elle vise à partager la responsabilité entre l'État et les citoyens et prévoit un guide pratique destiné aux ménages, attendu plus tard en 2026. **Q: Que contient le kit d'urgence de 72 heures recommandé ?** Il comprend généralement de l'eau, des aliments non périssables, des médicaments, une lampe de poche, des papiers d'identité et une radio à piles — de quoi tenir de manière autonome au moins 72 heures en cas de coupure des services essentiels. **Q: Pourquoi parle-t-on de 72 heures ?** En mars 2025, la Commission européenne a présenté sa stratégie pour l'Union de la préparation, un paquet de 30 actions inspiré des pays nordiques, invitant chaque ménage à pouvoir subvenir seul à ses besoins pendant au moins 72 heures. **Q: Qu'est-ce que LU-Alert ?** LU-Alert est le système national d'alerte et d'information à la population. L'enquête souligne qu'il doit gagner en visibilité pour mieux atteindre les résidents en cas d'urgence. ### Body Les habitants du Luxembourg se disent bien informés sur les dangers qui guettent le Grand-Duché. Mais dès qu'on leur demande ce qu'ils feraient concrètement si une catastrophe survenait, près d'un sur deux reconnaît qu'il ne le saurait pas. C'est le constat central de la première enquête nationale sur la perception des risques et des menaces, présentée le 1er juillet par le Premier ministre Luc Frieden dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de résilience. Réalisée par l'institut Ilres auprès d'un échantillon représentatif de 1 500 résidents, l'enquête avait été commandée par le gouvernement pour mesurer trois choses : comment la population perçoit les risques, à quel point elle est informée, et jusqu'où chacun s'est effectivement organisé face à une crise possible. Son verdict tient dans un paradoxe que les responsables érigent désormais en feuille de route : la prise de conscience est forte, la préparation reste à la traîne. Luc Frieden a dévoilé les résultats aux côtés du ministre de l'Intérieur Léon Gloden, de la ministre de la Défense Yuriko Backes et du Haut-Commissaire à la protection nationale Guy Bley. L'enquête constitue un premier état des lieux pour une stratégie lancée en octobre 2025 sous le mot d'ordre « Lëtz prepare! », conçue pour faire sortir la responsabilité de la préparation des seuls services de l'État et l'installer jusque dans les foyers. Ce que les résidents redoutent le plus Invités à évaluer la probabilité des différentes menaces, les sondés placent les cyberattaques en tête : 89 % les jugent probables ou très probables. Suivent les inondations (83 %) et les intempéries extrêmes (81 %), des dangers tangibles que le Luxembourg et sa Grande Région ont déjà éprouvés ces dernières années. Le classement change lorsque l'on mesure la gravité potentielle plutôt que la probabilité. Une crise économique ou financière apparaît comme le scénario le plus dévastateur, cité par 76 % des personnes interrogées, devant les cyberattaques (71 %). Un accident nucléaire — la centrale de Cattenom, juste de l'autre côté de la frontière française, restant une inquiétude locale récurrente — est jugé probable par 69 %. Le conflit militaire et l'incident nucléaire sont perçus comme moins probables, mais potentiellement catastrophiques. Informés, mais pas prêts Les chiffres les plus frappants concernent l'écart entre savoir et agir. Quelque 85 % des résidents affirment chercher régulièrement de l'information ; pourtant, pour aucun risque une majorité ne dit savoir comment réagir. Le degré de préparation culmine face aux intempéries extrêmes, où 41 % estiment savoir quoi faire, et chute pour les menaces géopolitiques et les conflits armés, à seulement 14 %. Les précautions domestiques de base sont décrites comme assez répandues, mais insuffisantes pour une crise majeure. L'enquête révèle que 71 % des ménages disposent d'un détecteur de fumée, tandis que réserves d'eau et de nourriture, lampes de poche, formation aux premiers secours et extincteurs demeurent bien plus rares. Le système national d'alerte et d'information à la population, LU-Alert, doit gagner en visibilité, ont reconnu les responsables. La résilience n'est pas le devoir seulement de l'État, il faut que la société soit prête. — Luc Frieden, Premier ministre Les signaux rassurants ne manquent pas. La confiance dans la capacité des institutions publiques à maintenir les services essentiels atteint 83 %. Et les résidents affichent une réelle envie de contribuer : 86 % se disent prêts à aider un voisin, et 60 % envisageraient de s'engager comme volontaires dans une réserve de protection civile, de santé ou militaire. Les 72 heures, une logique européenne Ces résultats tombent alors que l'Union européenne presse les citoyens d'assumer davantage leur propre sécurité dans les premières heures d'une urgence. En mars 2025, la Commission européenne a dévoilé sa stratégie pour l'Union de la préparation — un paquet de 30 actions clés — invitant les ménages du continent à pouvoir se débrouiller seuls pendant au moins 72 heures s'ils étaient coupés des services essentiels, une approche inspirée des pays nordiques. Hadja Lahbib, commissaire européenne à la Préparation et à la Gestion des crises, a résumé l'esprit du projet lors de son lancement : « La préparation doit être tissée dans le tissu même de nos sociétés — chacun a un rôle à jouer. » Le fameux kit de 72 heures comprend généralement de l'eau, des aliments non périssables, des médicaments, une lampe de poche, des papiers d'identité et une radio à piles. De la stratégie aux salles de sport La réponse luxembourgeoise s'articule autour de la Stratégie nationale de résilience, estampillée « Lëtz prepare! ». Un guide citoyen du même nom — conseils pratiques pour composer un kit de 72 heures, comprendre LU-Alert et savoir agir en situation d'urgence — doit parvenir aux ménages plus tard en 2026, accompagné de campagnes de sensibilisation visant en particulier les publics vulnérables. Léon Gloden a évoqué des leviers plus concrets, dont l'idée de récompenser les communes qui intègrent une capacité d'accueil à leurs bâtiments publics. « Si nous construisons un hall de sport par exemple, il y aurait des subventions bonus si le hall peut abriter des gens pendant 72 heures », a-t-il déclaré. Le gouvernement a par ailleurs intégré une réserve nationale de capacités spécialisées au service de la protection civile. Malgré l'inquiétude entourant les cyberattaques, les inondations et l'instabilité géopolitique, le message de l'enquête aux décideurs est plus resserré et plus pratique : le problème du pays n'est pas l'indifférence, mais un déficit de savoir-faire. Le combler, plaident les ministres, transformera une population bien informée en une population réellement préparée. ### Sources - Survey Finds Nearly Half of Luxembourg Residents Unprepared for Crises — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62125-survey-finds-nearly-half-of-luxembourg-residents-unprepared-for-crises - «La résilience n'est pas le devoir seulement de l'État» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/la-resilience-nest-pas-le-devoir-seulement-de-letat/ - Conférence de presse: présentation des résultats de l'enquête nationale sur la perception des risques et menaces — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/video-conference-presse/2026/07-juillet/01-conference-presse-enquete.html - EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises — European Commission — Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-preparedness-union-strategy-prevent-and-react-emerging-threats-and-crises-2025-03-26_en - "Lëtz prepare!": Luc Frieden presents the National Resilience Strategy — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/13-frieden-strategie-nationale-resilience.html - Brussels calls for EU households to prepare 72-hour survival kits — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250327-brussels-calls-eu-households-prepare-72-hour-survival-kits-attacks-disasters-conflict --- ## L'Irlande prend les rênes du Conseil de l'UE et déroule son programme à Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/irlande-presidence-conseil-ue-priorites-luxembourg-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T06:38:06.773+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:38:06.773+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 02601873-c82a-4d74-a817-b268c1bdfca3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De juillet à décembre, Dublin arbitre les dossiers les plus lourds de l'Union — budget, élargissement, compétitivité, défense — autant de sujets qui touchent de près le Grand-Duché. ### Summary L'Irlande a inauguré le 1er juillet sa présidence semestrielle du Conseil de l'UE. Dès le premier jour, ses diplomates ont présenté à Luxembourg des priorités qui engagent directement l'économie grand-ducale. ### Key facts - L'Irlande assure du 1er juillet au 31 décembre 2026 sa huitième présidence du Conseil de l'UE, entre Chypre et la Lituanie ; c'est la première où l'irlandais est une langue officielle pleinement opérationnelle. - Le programme s'articule autour de trois piliers — compétitivité, valeurs européennes et sécurité — et s'inscrit dans la continuité de l'agenda de la Commission. - La priorité la plus lourde est le cadre financier pluriannuel 2028-2034, Dublin espérant un accord avant la fin de l'année et un travail intensif sur les ressources propres. - Le Grand-Duché, contributeur net et place financière, est directement exposé aux dossiers budget, marché unique et services financiers. - Fin 2025, le Luxembourg comptait près de 494 000 salariés, dont environ 47 % de frontaliers (quelque 231 290 personnes), tributaires des dossiers de mobilité et de fiscalité. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de temps dure la présidence irlandaise du Conseil de l'UE ?** Six mois : l'Irlande préside le Conseil de l'Union européenne du 1er juillet au 31 décembre 2026. Elle succède à Chypre et passera le relais à la Lituanie début 2027. **Q: Quelles sont les priorités de cette présidence ?** Trois piliers : la compétitivité (feuille de route « One Europe, One Market », simplification, transition énergétique, numérique et IA), les valeurs européennes et la sécurité (criminalité organisée, Pacte sur la migration et l'asile, défense). Le dossier phare est le budget pluriannuel 2028-2034. **Q: Pourquoi cette présidence compte-t-elle pour le Luxembourg ?** Contributeur net et grande place financière, le Luxembourg est directement concerné par le budget de l'UE et ses ressources propres, le marché unique et les services financiers. Ses quelque 231 290 frontaliers dépendent en outre des dossiers de mobilité et de coordination fiscale. **Q: Où les priorités ont-elles été présentées au Luxembourg ?** Au Foyer Européen, à Luxembourg-Gare, le 1er juillet 2026, lors d'un événement organisé par la Représentation de la Commission européenne et l'ambassade d'Irlande, en présence d'environ 70 diplomates et représentants des institutions. ### Body C'est à Luxembourg, dès le premier jour, que l'Irlande a choisi d'exposer sa feuille de route. Le 1er juillet, Dublin a repris la présidence tournante du Conseil de l'Union européenne pour six mois — un mandat qui verra passer entre ses mains les dossiers les plus disputés de 2026, du prochain budget pluriannuel à l'élargissement en passant par la défense. Le même jour, ses diplomates en détaillaient les grandes lignes devant un parterre de responsables venus des institutions européennes. La présentation s'est tenue au Foyer Européen, à Luxembourg-Gare, à l'initiative conjointe de la Représentation de la Commission européenne au Luxembourg et de l'ambassade d'Irlande. Environ 70 diplomates et représentants des institutions y assistaient, selon Chronicle.lu. Anne Calteux, cheffe du bureau luxembourgeois de la Commission, a rappelé les mécanismes de la fonction — présider les réunions du Conseil, chercher le compromis entre États membres et faire avancer l'agenda législatif —, tandis que l'ambassadrice d'Irlande au Luxembourg, Jean McDonald, présentait un programme qui s'ouvre, selon ses mots, à « un moment critique pour l'Europe ». C'est la huitième fois que l'Irlande occupe ce siège. Elle succède à Chypre et passera le relais à la Lituanie fin décembre. Son slogan puise dans un proverbe gaélique, « Ní neart go cur le chéile » — la force naît de l'union —, que l'ambassadrice a tenu à citer. Fait inédit : c'est la première présidence irlandaise durant laquelle l'irlandais fonctionne comme une langue officielle de l'UE à part entière. Trois piliers pour un semestre Dublin a bâti son programme autour de trois axes qu'elle présente comme indissociables : la compétitivité, les valeurs européennes et la sécurité. Sur le terrain économique, la présidence s'engage à faire progresser la feuille de route « One Europe, One Market », validée par le Conseil, la Commission et le Parlement, avec une préoccupation très concrète : alléger la bureaucratie, approfondir le marché unique et accélérer la transition énergétique. Le numérique et l'intelligence artificielle figurent aussi au menu, avec le Digital Omnibus — cohérent pour un pays classé parmi les cinq premiers États membres en matière de recherche et d'innovation. Ces objectifs épousent de près l'agenda de la Commission et l'Agenda stratégique de l'UE pour 2024-2029. La tâche de la présidence relève donc surtout de l'exécution : conduire vers la décision des textes déjà sur la table. Côté sécurité, l'Irlande promet d'intensifier la coopération transfrontalière contre la criminalité organisée — trafic de migrants, trafic d'armes à feu — et de mener à son terme la mise en œuvre du Pacte sur la migration et l'asile, en resserrant par ailleurs la coopération de défense. Maintenant que le coup de sifflet du départ a retenti, nous sommes prêts à tout donner. Ces mots sont ceux du Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, qui a marqué la passation à Dublin aux côtés du président du Conseil européen, António Costa. Ce dernier a salué, de son côté, « la bonne présidence au bon moment ». Sur l'Ukraine, le chef du gouvernement irlandais s'est engagé à ce que l'Union « se tienne sans faillir aux côtés du peuple ukrainien, inspirée par son courage et déterminée à ce qu'il obtienne la paix et la justice qu'il mérite ». La bataille du budget Le morceau le plus lourd du semestre, c'est l'argent. En juillet 2025, la Commission européenne a déposé sa proposition de cadre financier pluriannuel — le budget septennal de l'Union — pour la période 2028-2034. L'Irlande s'est fixé pour ambition de faire avancer ces négociations et, « idéalement », d'arracher un accord entre États membres avant la fin de l'année. Cela suppose de trancher la question la plus sensible à Bruxelles : comment financer ce budget, et jusqu'où miser sur de nouvelles « ressources propres » à l'échelle de l'Union. L'élargissement chemine en parallèle. Dublin a réaffirmé son soutien aux pays candidats, alors que les négociations progressent avec le Monténégro, l'Albanie, la Moldavie et l'Ukraine. Le soutien à Kiev irrigue d'ailleurs l'ensemble du programme. Ce qui se joue pour le Luxembourg Pour un petit État membre, une présidence assurée par un partenaire de confiance dépasse la simple affaire de protocole. L'économie luxembourgeoise est exposée, plus que de raison, aux dossiers mêmes que l'Irlande va présider — et plusieurs d'entre eux se décident à l'unanimité ou au terme d'âpres marchandages entre capitales, où le poids d'un petit pays dépend d'un agenda mené avec équité. - Le budget. Contributeur net et place financière, le Grand-Duché a un intérêt direct dans le calibrage et le financement du cadre 2028-2034, comme dans toute nouvelle ressource propre adossée au marché unique ou à la fiscalité des entreprises. - Le travail frontalier. Le STATEC recensait près de 494 000 salariés au Luxembourg fin 2025, dont environ 47 % — quelque 231 290 personnes — franchissent chaque jour la frontière depuis la France (près de 120 000), la Belgique (environ 50 000) et l'Allemagne (environ 50 000). Les dossiers du marché unique, de la mobilité et de la coordination fiscale les concernent au premier chef. - Compétitivité et finance. Simplification, union des marchés de capitaux, services financiers : ces chantiers logés dans le pilier compétitivité sont le cœur de métier d'une juridiction bâtie sur la gestion de fonds et la finance transfrontalière. - Sécurité et défense. L'approfondissement de la coopération de défense et les mesures de sécurité intérieure façonnent une Union dont le Luxembourg est un acteur modeste mais actif. La rencontre luxembourgeoise a aussi laissé transparaître une note plus légère, celle des liens que Dublin cultive : au titre de son « County Pairing Initiative », le comté de Carlow a été jumelé avec le Luxembourg, clin d'œil aux attaches historiques qui remontent à Echternach et à saint Willibrord. Le semestre irlandais devrait coûter de l'ordre de 185 millions d'euros, selon Brussels Signal. Sa capacité à décrocher un accord budgétaire d'ici décembre — l'ambition que la présidence s'est elle-même fixée — sera la mesure la plus nette d'un mandat qui, pour le Luxembourg comme pour le reste de l'Union, fixera les termes de la prochaine décennie de dépenses européennes. ### Sources - Priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU — Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU (consilium.europa.eu): https://irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/programme/priorities-of-the-irish-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - What are Ireland's priorities for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU? — European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/07/01/what-are-irelands-priorities-for-its-upcoming-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - 'Ready to give our all': Ireland begins its six-month EU presidency — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ready-to-give-our-all-ireland-begins-its-six-month-eu-presidency/ - Ireland Presents Priorities for EU Council Presidency in Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/irish-chamber-ilcc/62126-ireland-presents-priorities-for-eu-council-presidency-in-luxembourg - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Irish Council Presidency includes a focus on security and migration — European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/irish-council-presidency-includes-focus-security-and-migration-2026-06-30_en - Ireland's EU presidency set to cost around €185 million — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/irelands-eu-presidency-set-to-cost-around-e185-million/ - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on 1 May — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html --- ## Birmanie : la guerre civile a franchi le seuil des 100 000 morts, selon l'ACLED - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/birmanie-guerre-civile-cent-mille-morts-junte-min-aung-hlaing - Published: 2026-07-02T06:22:11.44+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:22:11.44+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 0e658d19-f7ee-4009-a412-6533abae1774 - Dateline: Naypyidaw, MM > Cinq ans après le coup d'État, un observatoire des conflits recense plus de 100 000 tués. Pendant que la junte s'autoproclame élue, le monde regarde ailleurs. ### Summary Un observatoire des conflits chiffre à plus de 100 000 le nombre de morts de la guerre civile birmane depuis 2021, alors que la junte revendique une victoire électorale rejetée par l'Occident. ### Key facts - L'ACLED recense 100 114 morts liés au conflit birman depuis le coup d'État de février 2021, ce qui en fait le conflit actif le plus meurtrier d'Asie. - Avec plus de 1 200 groupes armés distincts, l'observatoire décrit la Birmanie comme « le conflit le plus fragmenté au monde ». - Plus de 3,7 millions de déplacés internes ; l'ONU attribue à l'armée au moins 702 morts civils sur les six mois entourant les élections. - La junte revendique une victoire électorale (plus de 80 % des sièges) que l'Occident qualifie de mascarade ; Min Aung Hlaing est devenu président le 10 avril 2026. - L'UE a prolongé jusqu'au 30 avril 2027 ses sanctions visant 105 personnes et 22 entités, tandis que Chine et Russie soutiennent le régime. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de morts la guerre civile birmane a-t-elle faits depuis le coup d'État ?** L'Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) recense 100 114 morts liés au conflit depuis le putsch du 1er février 2021, d'après un décompte diffusé début juillet 2026. Il n'existe aucun bilan officiel et les estimations varient fortement, mais les analystes considèrent qu'il s'agit du conflit actif le plus meurtrier d'Asie. **Q: Les élections organisées par la junte sont-elles reconnues ?** Non. Le scrutin, tenu par phases de fin décembre 2025 à janvier 2026 sans vote dans des dizaines de communes rebelles, a donné plus de 80 % des sièges au parti proche de l'armée. Les gouvernements occidentaux et les observateurs de la démocratie l'ont rejeté comme une mascarade ; Min Aung Hlaing a prêté serment comme président le 10 avril 2026. **Q: Comment la communauté internationale a-t-elle réagi ?** La réponse est divisée. L'UE a prolongé le 27 avril 2026 ses sanctions jusqu'au 30 avril 2027, visant 105 personnes et 22 entités (gel des avoirs, embargo sur les armes, interdictions d'exportation). À l'inverse, la Chine et la Russie ont fourni des avions militaires et un appui diplomatique à la junte. ### Body Il aura fallu cinq ans pour qu'un chiffre finisse par dire l'ampleur de ce que le reste du monde préfère ignorer. Depuis que l'armée birmane s'est emparée du pouvoir, le 1er février 2021, plus de 100 000 personnes ont été tuées dans le pays, selon l'un des principaux observatoires des conflits — un seuil qui met à nu une guerre morcelée, meurtrière et pourtant reléguée loin derrière les crises qui, ailleurs, mobilisent les diplomaties. L'Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), qui compile les bilans à partir de la presse et d'autres sources, a dénombré 100 114 morts liés au conflit depuis le putsch, d'après le décompte diffusé cette semaine. Il n'existe aucun bilan officiel et les estimations divergent fortement ; mais pour les analystes, cette guerre de cinq ans est désormais le conflit actif le plus meurtrier d'Asie. Le décompte englobe les affrontements entre l'armée au pouvoir, la Tatmadaw, et une nébuleuse de combattants prodémocratie et de vieilles organisations armées ethniques. L'ACLED dit avoir recensé plus de 1 200 groupes armés distincts, décrivant la Birmanie comme « le conflit le plus fragmenté au monde ». L'an dernier, l'observatoire la classait deuxième pays le plus touché par la violence sur la planète, derrière les seuls territoires palestiniens. D'une répression à une insurrection nationale Ce qui n'était au départ qu'une répression des manifestants, après le renversement du gouvernement élu de la Prix Nobel Aung San Suu Kyi, a essaimé en une insurrection à l'échelle du pays. Une offensive de la résistance lancée fin 2023 a arraché de vastes territoires à l'armée, poussant la junte à activer début 2024 une loi de conscription pour regarnir ses rangs. Sun Mon Thant, analyste senior à l'ACLED, résume une violence qui a gagné presque chaque recoin du territoire. C'est meurtrier, c'est dangereux pour les civils, le conflit s'est propagé à tout le pays. Pour compenser ses pertes au sol, l'armée s'appuie de plus en plus sur son aviation. Dans son Rapport mondial 2026, Human Rights Watch documente des frappes aériennes qui, tout au long de 2025, ont visé des écoles, des hôpitaux, des rassemblements religieux et des camps de déplacés, et accuse la junte d'entraver l'aide vers les zones tenues par l'opposition. Une urgence humanitaire qui s'enfonce Le coût humain déborde largement le seul décompte des morts. Les Nations unies estiment à plus de 3,7 millions le nombre de déplacés internes ; selon l'AFP, plus d'une personne sur cinq est aujourd'hui confrontée à une insécurité alimentaire aiguë, à mesure que l'économie s'effondre. Human Rights Watch évalue à plus de 15 millions le nombre de personnes menacées par la faim. Un séisme de magnitude 7,7, en mars 2025, qui a touché quelque 17 millions de personnes selon l'ONU, a aggravé la détresse ; les organisations de défense des droits affirment que l'armée a maintenu ses attaques alors même que les survivants fouillaient encore les décombres. Un rapport de l'ONU sur les droits humains, publié fin juin, attribue à l'armée birmane la responsabilité d'au moins 702 morts civils — dont 224 femmes et 153 enfants — sur les six mois précédant fin janvier 2026, la période entourant des élections placées sous étroit contrôle. Les frappes aériennes constituent la première cause de décès, et la région centrale de Sagaing s'est révélée la plus meurtrière pour les civils. Ravina Shamdasani, porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies aux droits de l'homme, en impute la charge à l'armée, soulignant que « ces 702 morts sont imputables à l'armée birmane ». Le rapport avertit que la baisse des financements internationaux dédiés à la protection humanitaire ne fait qu'aggraver les souffrances. Un scrutin que l'Occident refuse de reconnaître Alors même que les combats font rage, la junte s'emploie à draper son pouvoir d'un vernis civil. Des élections générales, organisées par phases de fin décembre 2025 à janvier 2026 — sans vote dans des dizaines de communes tenues par les rebelles —, ont accordé au Parti de l'union, de la solidarité et du développement, proche de l'armée, plus de 80 % des sièges disputés. Le 10 avril 2026, l'auteur du coup d'État, Min Aung Hlaing, qui avait quitté quelques jours plus tôt son poste de commandant en chef, a prêté serment comme président. « La Birmanie est revenue sur la voie de la démocratie et se dirige vers un avenir meilleur », a-t-il déclaré. Observateurs de la démocratie et gouvernements occidentaux ont balayé ce scrutin, y voyant une mascarade destinée à blanchir le pouvoir militaire ; la résistance armée, elle, a juré de poursuivre le combat. Une communauté internationale à la voix étouffée La réaction internationale reste fracturée. La Chine et la Russie ont fourni à la junte des avions militaires et une couverture diplomatique, et Pékin a négocié des cessez-le-feu avec certaines armées ethniques — autant de gestes qui ont contribué à consolider le régime. L'Union européenne, elle, maintient la pression par les sanctions. Le 27 avril 2026, le Conseil de l'UE a prolongé d'un an ses mesures restrictives, jusqu'au 30 avril 2027, invoquant « la persistance de la grave situation au Myanmar, y compris les actions portant atteinte à la démocratie, ainsi que de graves violations des droits de l'homme ». Ces mesures visent désormais 105 personnes et 22 entités, et comprennent : - le gel des avoirs et l'interdiction d'entrée dans l'UE pour les personnes listées ; - un embargo sur les armes et les équipements susceptibles de servir à la répression interne ; - l'interdiction d'exporter des biens à double usage vers l'armée et la police des frontières ; - l'interdiction de toute formation ou coopération militaire avec la Tatmadaw. Bruxelles a également inscrit sur liste noire des membres de la commission électorale de la junte. Ses détracteurs objectent pourtant que les sanctions n'ont guère ralenti les tueries, et l'ONU a dénoncé ce qu'elle nomme l'indifférence étrangère face à une crise qui, cinq ans plus tard, ne montre aucun signe d'apaisement. Comme le confiait une veuve à l'AFP après avoir perdu son mari, la douleur est « tout simplement sans fin ». ### Sources - More than 100,000 killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup, monitor says — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260701-myanmar-mourns-as-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-hits-100-000 - Estimated 100,000 killed in Myanmar's five-year civil war — RTÉ (AFP): https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0701/1581192-myanmar-civil-war/ - Myanmar post-coup conflict death toll exceeds 100,000 — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/02/world/asia-oceania/myanmar-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-exceeds-100000/2376873 - 100,000 Killed in Myanmar Post-Coup Conflict: Monitor — The Defense Post (AFP): https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/01/myanmar-post-coup-casualties/ - World Report 2026: Myanmar — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/myanmar - Myanmar: Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/myanmar-foreign-indifference-compounds-suffering-civilians-un-report - Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months: UN report — Myanmar Now: https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-army-killed-over-700-civilians-in-six-months-un-report/ - Myanmar: EU restrictive measures extended until April 2027 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/27/myanmar-eu-restrictive-measures-extended-until-april-2027/ - Myanmar's coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/myanmars-coup-leader-min-aung-hlaing-sworn-in-as-president - Myanmar: Elections a Fraudulent Claim for Credibility — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/16/myanmar-elections-a-fraudulent-claim-for-credibility --- ## Plus de 1 000 morts en Espagne : le dôme de chaleur de juin a aussi placé le Luxembourg en alerte rouge - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-juin-2026-espagne-mille-morts-alerte-rouge-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-02T06:14:19.822+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:14:19.822+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: e9ea6afe-fe35-4a4c-aacf-a2937d4d93b9 - Dateline: Madrid, ES > L'Espagne relie plus de 1 000 décès en excès à la chaleur de juin, son deuxième mois de juin le plus chaud jamais mesuré. Le même dôme thermique a valu au Luxembourg une alerte rouge. ### Summary L'Institut de santé Carlos III attribue plus de 1 000 décès en excès à la chaleur de juin en Espagne, tandis que le même dôme thermique déclenchait une alerte rouge au Luxembourg et dans la Grande Région. ### Key facts - L'Espagne relie plus de 1 000 décès en excès (1 028 au dernier décompte) à la chaleur de juin 2026, soit plus du double des 407 de juin 2025. - Avec 23,2 °C de moyenne sur le continent, ce fut le deuxième mois de juin le plus chaud depuis 1961, derrière juin 2025 (23,6 °C). - Le bilan frappe surtout les aînés : environ 1 022 victimes avaient 65 ans ou plus, et près de 720 dépassaient 85 ans. - Le même dôme thermique a valu au Luxembourg une alerte rouge de MeteoLux du 22 au 26 juin, avec des pointes jusqu'à 40 °C. - Selon World Weather Attribution, un tel épisode aurait été « pratiquement impossible » en juin sans le réchauffement d'origine humaine. ### FAQ **Q: Comment le chiffre de plus de 1 000 morts est-il calculé ?** Le système MoMo de l'Institut Carlos III ne certifie pas la chaleur comme cause directe de décès. Il estime la surmortalité en comparant les décès observés au nombre attendu pour la période ; l'écart apparu en juin est attribué à la chaleur. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg était-il concerné ?** Le Grand-Duché se trouvait sous le même dôme de chaleur que l'Espagne. MeteoLux a émis une alerte orange dès le 19 juin, puis rouge à partir du 22 juin sur tout le pays, avec des températures prévues jusqu'à 40 °C localement. **Q: Quels gestes les autorités luxembourgeoises recommandaient-elles ?** Boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, éviter l'exposition extérieure entre 11 h et 21 h environ, garder les pièces au frais et veiller régulièrement sur les personnes vulnérables : aînés, malades chroniques et jeunes enfants. ### Body La chaleur de juin a fait plus de 1 000 morts en Espagne. Le chiffre, avancé cette semaine par les services météorologiques et sanitaires du pays, donne la mesure d'un été européen qui ne se contente plus de battre des records de température : il tue. Et la masse d'air brûlante qui a frappé la péninsule Ibérique est celle-là même qui, quelques centaines de kilomètres plus au nord, a contraint le Luxembourg et l'ensemble de la Grande Région à vivre plusieurs jours sous alerte rouge. Le système MoMo de surveillance de la surmortalité, géré par l'Institut de santé Carlos III sous tutelle du ministère espagnol de la Santé, a rattaché plus de 1 000 décès à la chaleur sur le seul mois de juin — 1 028 selon le dernier décompte officiel, 1 029 d'après l'agence Reuters. C'est plus du double des 407 morts imputées à la chaleur en juin 2025, et le deuxième bilan de juin le plus lourd depuis le lancement de la série MoMo en 2015. Plus de 600 de ces décès se concentrent sur une seule semaine suffocante, autour du 22 au 24 juin. Un mois de juin hors norme L'Agence météorologique de l'État (AEMET) a mesuré une température moyenne de 23,2 °C sur l'Espagne continentale en juin, soit 3,2 °C au-dessus de la référence 1991-2020. Seul juin 2025, avec 23,6 °C de moyenne, a fait plus chaud : ce mois de juin 2026 devient donc le deuxième plus chaud depuis le début des relevés en 1961. Les 22 et 23 juin figurent parmi les deux journées de juin les plus torrides que l'Espagne ait connues depuis au moins 1950. La tendance de fond est plus frappante encore. Le premier semestre 2026 a été le plus chaud jamais enregistré à l'échelle nationale, 1,6 °C au-dessus de la normale ; l'AEMET souligne que ses sept premiers semestres les plus chauds appartiennent tous à la dernière décennie. Les canicules, elles, surviennent aussi plus tôt et plus souvent : l'agence n'avait recensé que deux vagues de chaleur en juin sur le continent entre 1975 et 2000, contre dix entre 2000 et 2025. Environ la moitié de toutes les canicules de juin suivies depuis 1975 se sont produites après 2015. les vagues de chaleur apparaissent en début d'été avec une fréquence plus élevée qu'auparavant L'avertissement émane de Rubén del Campo, porte-parole de l'AEMET, pour qui les étés espagnols continueront de s'intensifier à mesure que le dérèglement climatique rend les canicules plus fréquentes, plus longues et plus enclines à déborder la traditionnelle fenêtre de juillet-août. Ce que masque le décompte Les chiffres de mortalité appellent une précaution de lecture. MoMo ne certifie pas la chaleur comme cause directe des décès : le système estime la surmortalité en comparant les morts observées au nombre attendu pour la même période. C'est l'écart apparu en juin qui est attribué à la chaleur. Le fardeau a pesé de façon écrasante sur les personnes âgées. Selon les données de l'institut, la très grande majorité des victimes — environ 1 022 — avaient 65 ans ou plus, et près de 720 dépassaient 85 ans. Les décès se sont concentrés dans les régions du nord et du pourtour méditerranéen, moins accoutumées aux fortes chaleurs, notamment la Catalogne et le Pays basque, où logements et collectivités sont moins préparés à des épisodes extrêmes prolongés. Le même dôme au-dessus du Luxembourg L'Espagne aura été le front le plus meurtrier d'une canicule qui a étreint une large part du continent fin juin. Des records nationaux de température sont tombés en Allemagne, en Pologne, en Tchéquie, en Slovaquie et en Hongrie ; le Royaume-Uni et la Suisse ont enregistré leurs journées de juin les plus chaudes ; la France a battu ses records de températures nocturnes ; l'Irlande a atteint 32,1 °C à Athenry, dans le comté de Galway. Les scientifiques du réseau World Weather Attribution estiment qu'un tel épisode aurait été « pratiquement impossible » en juin sans le réchauffement d'origine humaine. Le Luxembourg s'est retrouvé exactement sous ce même dôme. MeteoLux a déclenché une alerte orange dès le vendredi 19 juin, avant de passer au rouge à partir de midi le lundi 22 juin sur l'ensemble du territoire, puis de prolonger l'alerte toute la semaine — jusqu'aux environs du vendredi 26 juin — alors que les prévisions annonçaient jusqu'à 40 °C localement : 36 à 38 °C dans le sud, 33 à 35 °C dans le nord. L'alerte a coïncidé avec les célébrations de la Fête nationale, les 22 et 23 juin, qui ont drainé la foule en pleine fournaise. La Cellule d'évaluation des risques météorologiques et de crues (CERI), unité interministérielle du gouvernement, a prévenu : Les températures exceptionnellement élevées prévues tout au long de la semaine prochaine annoncent une vague de chaleur d'une intensité et d'une durée inhabituelles, avec un impact attendu sur la population comme sur le fonctionnement des services de secours et de santé. Les autorités ont appelé les habitants à quelques gestes simples : - boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour ; - éviter toute exposition extérieure, en gros entre 11 h et 21 h ; - garder les pièces au frais et recourir à l'ombre ou à la climatisation lorsque c'est possible ; - prendre régulièrement des nouvelles des personnes vulnérables — aînés, malades chroniques et jeunes enfants. Un signal qui remonte vers le nord Le bilan espagnol tient de l'avertissement pour un risque que le Grand-Duché partage désormais. La chaleur qui a tué plus d'un millier de personnes au sud-ouest du continent est le même système météorologique qui a vidé les rues luxembourgeoises pendant l'alerte rouge. Comme le martèlent Rubén del Campo et les climatologues indépendants, le phénomène n'a rien d'un accident isolé : des canicules plus précoces, plus longues et plus intenses s'installent durablement dans les étés européens, et avec elles une urgence sanitaire croissante qui déborde très largement le pourtour méditerranéen. ### Sources - Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever — Reuters (via KELO-AM): https://kelo.com/2026/07/01/spain-attributes-over-1000-excess-deaths-to-heat-in-second-hottestjune-ever/ - Over 1,000 deaths in Spain attributed to June heatwave — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0701/1581217-spain-heatwave/ - Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260701-spain-records-more-than-1-000-excess-deaths-due-to-june-heatwave - Spain records second-hottest June on record with nearly 900 heat-related deaths — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/spain-records-second-hottest-june-on-record-with-nearly-900-heat-related-deaths - Spain's 2nd-hottest June ever blamed for over 1,000 excess deaths — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/spains-2nd-hottest-june-ever-blamed-for-over-1000-excess-deaths - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Last Day of Red Heat Warning With Up to 40°C & Storm Risk — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/62049-last-day-of-red-heat-warning-with-up-to-40degc-storm-risk --- ## Nord Stream : l'Allemagne inculpe un Ukrainien pour crime de guerre - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/nord-stream-inculpation-crime-guerre-berlin-kiev - Published: 2026-07-02T05:50:34.818+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:50:34.818+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 89870f0f-a450-4fab-a4dd-2994aa114a46 - Dateline: Karlsruhe, DE > Le parquet fédéral de Karlsruhe désigne un ancien militaire ukrainien comme le coordinateur présumé des explosions de 2022. C'est la première mise en accusation dans ce dossier. ### Summary Près de quatre ans après les explosions qui ont éventré les gazoducs Nord Stream, la justice allemande inculpe pour la première fois un suspect, un ancien soldat ukrainien, en retenant la qualification de crime de guerre. ### Key facts - L'Allemagne dépose les premières charges pénales du dossier Nord Stream et met en cause un ancien soldat ukrainien, Serhii K., présenté comme le coordinateur de l'opération. - Trois chefs sont retenus, dont l'attaque contre une infrastructure énergétique civile qualifiée de crime de guerre au titre du droit pénal international allemand. - La défense invoque une immunité de combattant, argument déjà écarté par la Cour fédérale de justice allemande, qui juge les gazoducs civils. - Le sabotage a détruit trois des quatre tubes de Nord Stream 1 et 2 près de Bornholm ; l'opération, menée depuis le voilier Andromeda, aurait coûté environ 300 000 dollars. - L'Allemagne reste le seul État à poursuivre, après l'abandon des enquêtes danoise et suédoise en 2024 et le refus polonais d'extrader un autre suspect. ### FAQ **Q: Qui est le suspect inculpé par l'Allemagne ?** Un ressortissant ukrainien désigné dans la procédure comme Serhii K., identifié par la presse comme Serhii Kuznietsov. Ancien officier d'une cinquantaine d'années, il aurait coordonné l'opération à bord du voilier affrété, sans être lui-même plongeur. **Q: Pourquoi parle-t-on de crime de guerre ?** Parce que le sabotage a eu lieu pendant le conflit armé entre la Russie et l'Ukraine et que Berlin considère les gazoducs comme des biens civils. L'attaque d'une infrastructure énergétique civile est qualifiée de crime de guerre par le Code allemand des crimes contre le droit international. **Q: Où en est la procédure ?** L'acte d'accusation a été déposé devant le tribunal régional supérieur hanséatique de Hambourg, qui doit statuer sur sa recevabilité et sur l'ouverture d'un procès. Le suspect est détenu en Allemagne depuis fin novembre 2025 après son extradition d'Italie. **Q: L'Ukraine est-elle mise en cause ?** Kiev nie toute implication de l'État. Interrogé à Dublin, le président Zelensky a indiqué ne pas avoir reçu officiellement les détails de la procédure et jugé prématuré tout commentaire. ### Body Il aura fallu près de quatre ans. Depuis les déflagrations qui ont éventré, le 26 septembre 2022, les gazoducs Nord Stream au fond de la Baltique, l'enquête avançait sans visage ni nom. Ce mystère vient de se dissiper : le parquet fédéral allemand a déposé les premières charges pénales du dossier et, pour la première fois, mis en cause un suspect. En qualifiant les faits de crime de guerre, Karlsruhe transforme l'un des sabotages les plus lourds de conséquences de l'histoire européenne récente en un cas d'école du droit des conflits armés, appliqué à des centaines de kilomètres du moindre front. Le bureau du procureur général fédéral, à Karlsruhe, a annoncé avoir inculpé un ressortissant ukrainien, désigné dans la procédure sous le nom de Serhii K. et identifié par la presse comme Serhii Kuznietsov. L'homme, un ancien officier d'une cinquantaine d'années, est soupçonné d'avoir dirigé l'opération depuis le pont d'un voilier affrété pour la circonstance — chef d'équipe, et non plongeur. Le dossier, porté sous l'autorité du procureur général Jens Rommel, en fonction depuis mars 2024, repose désormais entre les mains d'un tribunal de Hambourg. Le suspect est détenu en Allemagne depuis la fin novembre 2025, après son arrestation en Italie et son extradition. Trois chefs d'accusation, une qualification lourde Selon le parquet, l'acte d'accusation retient trois infractions : l'attaque contre une infrastructure énergétique civile, qualifiée de crime de guerre au titre du Code allemand des crimes contre le droit international (Völkerstrafgesetzbuch) ; le déclenchement d'une explosion ; et la destruction d'ouvrages. C'est le contexte qui fait basculer l'affaire vers le droit de la guerre : le sabotage est survenu pendant le conflit armé international opposant la Russie à l'Ukraine, et Berlin considère que les tubes constituaient un bien civil, non une cible militaire. L'acte a été déposé devant le Sénat de la sûreté de l'État du tribunal régional supérieur hanséatique de Hambourg, à qui il revient de décider de sa recevabilité et de l'ouverture éventuelle d'un procès. Les magistrats jugent les preuves accablantes. Ils s'appuient sur des conversations téléphoniques compromettantes que le suspect aurait passées depuis sa détention en Italie, ainsi que sur des données de téléphonie mobile le situant sur les lieux. Un voilier, une poignée de complices et de faux papiers Les enquêteurs ont reconstitué une opération d'une frappante sobriété au regard de sa portée géopolitique. Selon leur récit, un petit équipage a loué un voilier de plaisance — l'Andromeda — au moyen de documents d'identité falsifiés, avant de gagner la Baltique pour poser des charges sur le fond marin. L'équipe aurait compté environ une demi-douzaine de personnes : - un skipper et le coordinateur embarqué, rôle que le parquet attribue à Serhii K. ; - un spécialiste des explosifs ; - quatre plongeurs de grande profondeur, qui auraient fixé aux gazoducs des charges à retardement, à jusqu'à 80 mètres de fond. Le coût total de l'entreprise est estimé à environ 300 000 dollars. Serhii K. a été arrêté près de Rimini en août 2025 ; il a mené une grève de la faim dans une prison italienne de haute sécurité avant que la Cour de cassation italienne n'autorise son extradition le 20 novembre. Il a été remis à l'Allemagne le 27 novembre 2025. Son nom n'est pas le seul au dossier. Les enquêteurs allemands ont identifié jusqu'à sept suspects. Un deuxième homme, désigné comme Volodymyr Z., a été interpellé en Pologne, mais un tribunal polonais a refusé de l'extrader et l'a relâché ; un participant présumé au moins serait mort. Le Danemark et la Suède ont clos leurs propres investigations en 2024, laissant l'Allemagne seule à poursuivre. Une bataille sur le terrain du droit international La défense entend précisément livrer ce combat-là. Serhii K. affirme qu'il servait alors dans les forces armées ukrainiennes et se trouvait en Ukraine, ce qui, plaident ses avocats, devrait lui valoir une immunité fonctionnelle le mettant à l'abri de poursuites étrangères. La Cour fédérale de justice allemande a écarté cet argument en début d'année, estimant que les gazoducs étaient des biens civils et qu'une opération clandestine ne saurait constituer un acte de combat licite. Ses conseils rejettent l'affaire en bloc. « Je crois que c'est une affaire politique, et il n'existe aucune preuve directe de l'implication de Serhii dans ces événements, pas plus qu'il ne peut en exister », a déclaré Mykola Katerynchuk, l'un de ses avocats ukrainiens. Son avocat italien, Nicola Canestrini, a assuré après la décision d'extradition : « Aussi grande soit la déception, je reste confiant dans un acquittement à l'issue d'un procès complet en Allemagne. » Berlin, Kiev et la vulnérabilité des fonds marins L'Ukraine a constamment nié toute implication de l'État dans l'attaque. Interrogé sur ces charges lors d'une conférence de presse à Dublin, le président Volodymyr Zelensky s'est gardé de tout commentaire tranché. Nous ne connaissons pas encore tous les détails de cette procédure. Nous n'avons pas reçu officiellement tous les éléments, du moins moi je ne les ai pas vus. Les poursuites interviennent à un moment délicat pour les relations entre Berlin et Kiev, deux gouvernements que lie toujours le soutien militaire et financier allemand à l'effort de guerre ukrainien. Un procès public qui examinerait la possibilité que des Ukrainiens aient fait sauter une infrastructure germano-russe risque de fournir des munitions à ceux qui, en Allemagne, doutent déjà de ce soutien. L'enjeu énergétique, lui, tient autant du symbole que de la matière. Aucune des deux conduites n'acheminait de gaz au moment des explosions : la Russie avait réduit Nord Stream 1 jusqu'à l'arrêt quelques semaines plus tôt, et Nord Stream 2 n'a jamais été certifié après la suspension de son agrément par Berlin, le 22 février 2022, deux jours avant l'invasion. Les charges n'en ont pas moins coupé le dernier lien physique de l'ère gazière russo-allemande et révélé combien câbles et gazoducs sous-marins européens sont exposés à un équipage résolu doté d'un simple bateau de location — une leçon qui a depuis nourri les patrouilles de l'OTAN en Baltique et durci la détermination de l'Union européenne à se passer durablement du gaz russe. ### Sources - German prosecutors charge Ukrainian suspect over Nord Stream explosions — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-prosecutors-charge-ukrainian-suspect-over-nord-stream-explosions - Man charged with sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline in German court — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/man-charged-with-sabotage-of-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-in-german-court - Sabotage der Nord-Stream-Pipelines: Bundesanwaltschaft wirft Ukrainer offenbar Kriegsverbrechen vor — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/sabotage-der-nord-stream-pipelines-bundesanwaltschaft-wirft-ukrainer-offenbar-kriegsverbrechen-vor-15783252.html - Germany charges Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage case — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/germany-charges-ukrainian-suspect-in-nord-stream-sabotage-case/ - In Germany, Ukrainian veteran's role in Nord Stream attack tests wartime law — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/in-germany-a-ukrainian-nord-stream-suspect-becomes-a-test-for-wartime-law/ - Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/20/italy-to-extradite-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage-suspect-to-germany - Zelenskyy comments on charges against Ukrainian national in Germany over Nord Stream explosions — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/01/8041996/ - The Federal Public Prosecutor General Jens Rommel — Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/EN/FederalPublicProsecutorGeneral/attorneygeneral-node.html - Germany indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline blasts in landmark sabotage case — Crypto Briefing: https://cryptobriefing.com/germany-indicts-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage/ - Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 links Germany to Russia, splits Europe — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/gas-pipeline-nord-stream-2-links-germany-russia-splits-europe - 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage --- ## La succession Del Vecchio, empire des Ray-Ban, se joue devant un tribunal luxembourgeois - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/delfin-luxembourg-heritiers-del-vecchio-ray-ban-succession-tribunal - Published: 2026-07-02T05:41:07.965+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:41:07.965+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: d0bf9c9c-727a-4a85-9def-ef0e4502deb5 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Rue de la Chapelle, la holding Delfin est le théâtre d'un conflit entre héritiers : le rachat de deux parts par Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio et le vote sur les majorités se jouent au Grand-Duché. ### Summary L'une des plus grandes fortunes familiales d'Europe, derrière EssilorLuxottica et les Ray-Ban, se déchire à Luxembourg : un héritier veut racheter les parts de deux frère et sœur, un autre conteste le vote devant la justice grand-ducale. ### Key facts - Delfin S.à r.l., holding des Del Vecchio domiciliée à Luxembourg-Ville, est le premier actionnaire d'EssilorLuxottica (environ 32 % du capital) ; son actif net dépassait 55 milliards d'euros fin 2025. - Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, 31 ans, veut racheter pour environ 10 milliards d'euros les 25 % de son frère Luca et de sa sœur Paola, portant sa part à environ 37,5 %. - Une assemblée du 27 avril 2026 a approuvé le transfert (6 voix sur 8) et une distribution de 80 % du bénéfice net pour 2025-2027 (7 voix sur 8). - Rocco Basilico conteste ces votes à Luxembourg : selon lui, un seuil de 75 % a été appliqué là où les statuts exigent plus de 88 % pour une cession à un tiers. - Le 4 juin 2026, les deux demi-frères ont conclu un accord provisoire pour retirer leurs recours croisés, sans qu'un accord définitif soit encore scellé. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi le litige Del Vecchio est-il jugé à Luxembourg ?** Parce que la holding familiale Delfin S.à r.l. est domiciliée au 7 rue de la Chapelle, à Luxembourg-Ville, et relève du droit luxembourgeois. C'est donc devant un tribunal grand-ducal que Rocco Basilico a contesté les décisions de l'assemblée du 27 avril 2026. **Q: Que demande précisément Rocco Basilico à la justice ?** Il réclame l'annulation des résolutions d'avril. Son argument principal : le transfert des parts a été validé avec un seuil de 75 %, alors que les statuts exigent plus de 88 % pour une cession à un tiers. À ce seuil, ses 12,5 % auraient suffi à bloquer la vente. Il conteste aussi la politique de dividendes, qui ne figurait pas selon lui à l'ordre du jour initial. **Q: Où en est le conflit aujourd'hui ?** Le 4 juin 2026, Leonardo Maria et Rocco Basilico ont conclu un accord provisoire pour abandonner leurs recours croisés — l'un à Luxembourg, l'autre à Milan. Mais aucun accord définitif n'était scellé au 2 juillet 2026, des détails restant à régler. **Q: Quel est l'enjeu pour EssilorLuxottica ?** Delfin est le premier actionnaire d'EssilorLuxottica, avec environ 32 % du capital et près de 31 % des droits de vote. Le contrôle de la holding détermine donc, en dernier ressort, qui exerce l'influence décisive sur le numéro un mondial des lunettes, propriétaire des marques Ray-Ban et Oakley. ### Body Rue de la Chapelle, à quelques pas du palais grand-ducal, une adresse discrète abrite l'un des plus gros patrimoines familiaux d'Europe. C'est là, au 7 de cette rue du centre de Luxembourg-Ville, qu'est domiciliée Delfin S.à r.l., la holding des Del Vecchio — la famille italienne derrière EssilorLuxottica, numéro un mondial des lunettes et propriétaire des marques Ray-Ban et Oakley. Et c'est désormais devant un tribunal luxembourgeois que se décide l'avenir de cet empire de plusieurs dizaines de milliards d'euros. La justice grand-ducale a été saisie d'un plan contesté censé redistribuer le contrôle de Delfin. D'un côté, Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, fils du fondateur disparu ; de l'autre, son demi-frère Rocco Basilico. Depuis 2022, cette succession divise huit héritiers — et fait du Grand-Duché l'arène juridique d'une querelle qui commande, en dernier ressort, qui pilotera le premier groupe optique de la planète et une constellation de participations dans la finance italienne. Un patrimoine ancré au Grand-Duché Fondée en 2006, Delfin est le premier actionnaire d'EssilorLuxottica, avec environ 32 % du capital et près de 31 % des droits de vote, selon une compilation des dépôts officiels réunie sur Wikipédia. La holding détient aussi des participations dans Mediobanca (19,74 %), Monte dei Paschi di Siena (17,5 %), l'assureur Assicurazioni Generali (environ 10 %), le groupe immobilier Covivio (28 %) et UniCredit (2,7 %). Son actif net dépassait 55 milliards d'euros fin 2025 ; Leonardo Maria l'évalue pour sa part à quelque 56 milliards. À elle seule, EssilorLuxottica pèse plus de 100 milliards de dollars en Bourse. Le fondateur, Leonardo Del Vecchio, avait bâti Luxottica à partir d'un petit atelier pour en faire un géant mondial. À sa mort, en juin 2022, son testament a partagé Delfin en huit parts strictement égales de 12,5 % chacune. Les détenteurs : sa veuve, Nicoletta Zampillo ; ses enfants Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Leonardo Maria, Luca et Clemente Del Vecchio ; et Rocco Basilico, fils que Nicoletta Zampillo a eu d'une précédente union. La holding est présidée par Francesco Milleri, par ailleurs directeur général d'EssilorLuxottica. Un rachat qui fracture la fratrie Âgé de 31 ans, Leonardo Maria veut racheter les 25 % cumulés que détiennent son frère Luca et sa sœur Paola. L'opération ferait passer sa propre part de 12,5 % à environ 37,5 %, le hissant au rang de premier actionnaire individuel de Delfin. Évaluée à quelque 10 milliards d'euros, la transaction serait montée en rachat par endettement (leveraged buyout), avec le soutien d'un tour de table bancaire ; la dette serait remboursée grâce aux dividendes versés par les participations de la holding. J'ai toujours été très clair : je suis prêt à racheter leurs parts pour devenir l'actionnaire principal de Delfin, régler les questions encore ouvertes autour de la succession de mon père et exécuter ses volontés. Interrogé par le Financial Times, Leonardo Maria s'est dit « proche d'un accord sur le prix » et a assuré ne pas vouloir « faire un coup de force », mais plutôt « rétablir la confiance après quatre ans de conflits ». Il a précisé au quotidien qu'environ 7 milliards d'euros de réserves pourraient financer un dividende exceptionnel, suivi de versements annuels supérieurs à 1 milliard. Lors d'une assemblée générale extraordinaire, le 27 avril 2026, les actionnaires de Delfin ont approuvé le transfert des 25 % à Leonardo Maria, six des huit héritiers votant pour. Ils ont, par un vote distinct, validé une politique de distribution de 80 % du bénéfice net annuel au titre de 2025, 2026 et 2027 — cette fois avec sept voix sur huit. Ce que la justice luxembourgeoise doit trancher Rocco Basilico, qui détient lui aussi 12,5 %, a porté l'affaire devant un tribunal luxembourgeois en mai, réclamant l'annulation des résolutions d'avril. Son argument central est de procédure, mais lourd de conséquences : - Il affirme que l'assemblée a validé le transfert des parts avec un seuil de 75 %, alors que les statuts de Delfin exigent plus de 88 % pour toute cession d'actions à un tiers. - Sous ce seuil plus élevé, ses 12,5 % auraient suffi, à eux seuls, à bloquer la vente. - Il conteste également la mesure sur les dividendes, estimant qu'elle ne figurait pas à l'ordre du jour initial et qu'elle contraindrait la société à distribuer au moins 80 % de son bénéfice net une fois le rachat conclu. Delfin juge le recours infondé. En parallèle, une seconde question, connexe, est pendante devant la justice grand-ducale : celle de savoir si Basilico détient la pleine propriété de sa part ou seulement la nue-propriété, ce qui déterminera s'il peut exercer les droits de vote qui y sont attachés. Leonardo Maria avait, de son côté, saisi la justice à Milan pour tenter d'exclure Basilico du registre des actionnaires de Delfin. Une trêve qui n'est pas encore un accord Le 4 juin, les deux demi-frères sont parvenus à un accord provisoire pour abandonner leurs recours croisés — Basilico retirant sa contestation à Luxembourg, Leonardo Maria renonçant à son action à Milan —, une étape qui dégagerait la voie au rachat. Les deux camps ont toutefois prévenu qu'aucun accord définitif n'était scellé et que des détails restaient à régler. À l'approche d'une assemblée générale de Delfin, fixée au 30 juin, Basilico a adressé au conseil une contre-proposition : que la société rachète les parts des héritiers désireux de se retirer, en cédant pour cela une partie de ses participations financières. Leonardo Maria a écarté l'idée de brader des actifs EssilorLuxottica « à prix cassé ». Quelle qu'en soit l'issue, l'épisode révèle une réalité plus feutrée du Grand-Duché. Depuis longtemps, Luxembourg est le domicile juridique discret de nombre des plus grandes fortunes familiales d'Europe, ses structures de détention étant prisées pour leur souplesse et leur continuité. Lorsqu'une dynastie de milliardaires se déchire, ce sont ces mêmes structures — et les tribunaux qui les encadrent — qui deviennent le terrain où se joue l'avenir du patrimoine. ### Sources - Ray-Ban Heir Files Legal Challenge to €10 Billion Stake Sale — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal - Ray-Ban Heir Wins Approval for €10 Billion Buyout of Siblings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/ray-ban-heir-wins-approval-for-10-billion-buyout-of-siblings - The Ray-Ban heir who wants to buy out his own family from the luxury brand — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/the-ray-ban-heir-who-wants-to-buy-out-his-own-family-from-the-luxury-brand - Ray-Ban heir mounts legal challenge to €10 billion family deal — FashionNetwork: https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal,1830676.html - Ray-Ban heir Rocco Basilico files legal challenge to $11.8 billion stake sale — Crain Currency: https://www.craincurrency.com/trust-estate-planning/ray-ban-heir-rocco-basilico-files-legal-challenge-118-billion-stake-sale - Son of EssilorLuxottica founder nears deal to buy siblings' Delfin stake, FT says — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/05/essilorluxottica-heir-seeks-multibillion-deal-to-buy-out-siblings-ft-says/ - Delfin, agreement on reorganisation between Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio and Rocco Basilico — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/delfin-reorganisation-agreement-leonardo-maria-vecchio-and-rocco-basilico-AInkySSD - Del Vecchio Heirs Reach Provisional Deal on Inheritance Dispute — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/italys-del-vecchio-heirs-reach-provisional-agreement-settle/ - Delfin, Basilico proposes the sale of shareholdings to settle outgoing shareholders — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/basilico-delfin-to-divest-financial-holdings-and-repurchase-shares-AIJtA8uD - Delfin (holding company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfin_(holding_company) --- ## Amende record d'Android : la justice européenne tranche jeudi le sort de Google - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/amende-android-google-arret-final-cour-justice-ue-luxembourg - Published: 2026-07-02T05:12:19.524+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:12:19.524+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 2c10d835-83bb-4d5e-9fe8-3ec1b74c82f2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > La Cour de justice de l'Union, à Luxembourg, rend jeudi son arrêt définitif sur les 4,125 milliards d'euros infligés à Google pour son système Android. Son avocate générale plaide déjà pour le rejet. ### Summary La Cour de justice de l'UE, sur le Kirchberg, doit rendre jeudi 2 juillet 2026 son arrêt définitif et sans appel sur l'amende record de 4,125 milliards d'euros infligée à Google pour abus de position dominante via Android. ### Key facts - La Cour de justice de l'UE, à Luxembourg, doit rendre jeudi 2 juillet 2026 son arrêt définitif et sans appel sur l'amende Android infligée à Google. - La sanction, née d'une décision de la Commission en 2018 (4,34 milliards), a été ramenée à 4,125 milliards d'euros par le Tribunal de l'Union en septembre 2022. - La Commission reprochait à Google trois pratiques : vente liée d'applications, paiements d'exclusivité et entrave aux versions concurrentes d'Android (« forks »). - En juin 2025, l'avocate générale Juliane Kokott a recommandé le rejet total du pourvoi de Google ; la Cour suit ses avis dans environ 80 % des cas. - Entre 2017 et 2019, Bruxelles a infligé plus de 8,2 milliards d'euros d'amendes à Google, avant que le DMA ne prenne le relais de cette approche au cas par cas depuis mars 2024. ### FAQ **Q: Quel est le montant exact de l'amende en jeu ?** La Commission européenne avait infligé 4,34 milliards d'euros à Google en 2018. Le Tribunal de l'Union a ramené la sanction à 4,125 milliards d'euros en septembre 2022. C'est ce dernier montant que la Cour de justice confirme ou infirme jeudi. **Q: L'arrêt de la Cour de justice peut-il encore être contesté ?** Non. La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne statue en dernier ressort. Son arrêt est définitif et insusceptible d'appel : il fixe le montant de la sanction une fois pour toutes. **Q: Pourquoi Google est-il donné perdant ?** En juin 2025, l'avocate générale Juliane Kokott a recommandé le rejet intégral du pourvoi. Cet avis ne lie pas la Cour, mais celle-ci le suit dans environ quatre affaires sur cinq, d'où le pronostic défavorable à Google. **Q: Quel rapport avec le DMA ?** L'affaire Android relève d'une application au cas par cas du droit de la concurrence. Depuis mars 2024, le règlement sur les marchés numériques (DMA) interdit d'emblée aux « contrôleurs d'accès » comme Alphabet des pratiques telles que l'auto-préférence, sans exiger de prouver l'abus au terme d'une longue procédure. ### Body C'est sur le plateau du Kirchberg, au sommet de l'ordre juridique européen, que se joue jeudi l'épilogue de l'une des plus longues guerres d'usure entre Bruxelles et les géants du numérique. La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne (CJUE) doit y rendre son arrêt définitif sur l'amende record de 4,125 milliards d'euros infligée à Google pour avoir abusé de la domination de son système d'exploitation Android. La particularité de ce rendez-vous tient à sa portée : contrairement au Tribunal de l'Union, dont elle réexamine la décision, la Cour de justice statue en dernier ressort. Son verdict est définitif, insusceptible d'appel. Il fixera donc, une fois pour toutes, le montant de la sanction née d'une décision de la Commission européenne remontant à 2018. Tous les signaux, ou presque, pointent dans la même direction. En juin 2025, l'avocate générale Juliane Kokott, conseillère juridique de la Cour, a recommandé aux juges de rejeter l'intégralité du pourvoi de Google et de maintenir l'amende. Un tel avis ne lie pas la juridiction, mais celle-ci le suit dans environ quatre affaires sur cinq — une statistique qui a convaincu bon nombre de spécialistes du droit de la concurrence que Google partait perdant. Une sanction née de trois griefs L'affaire débute le 18 juillet 2018. Ce jour-là, la Commission inflige à Google une amende de 4,34 milliards d'euros — la plus lourde jamais prononcée par l'UE contre une seule entreprise pour abus de position dominante, un record toujours d'actualité. Les régulateurs estiment que Google s'est servi de l'omniprésence d'Android, qui équipe la grande majorité des smartphones de la planète, pour verrouiller la suprématie de son moteur de recherche. Trois pratiques sont visées : - l'obligation faite aux fabricants de préinstaller l'application Google Search et le navigateur Chrome comme condition d'accès à la licence du Play Store ; - des paiements versés à de grands constructeurs et opérateurs de téléphonie en échange de la préinstallation exclusive de Google Search ; - l'entrave aux fabricants qui, tout en utilisant les applications de Google, voulaient aussi commercialiser des appareils tournant sous des versions concurrentes et non validées d'Android, dites « forks ». En annonçant la sanction, la commissaire à la concurrence de l'époque, Margrethe Vestager, en fait une affaire de liberté de choix pour les consommateurs sur le marché mobile. Google s'est ainsi servi d'Android comme d'un véhicule pour cimenter la domination de son moteur de recherche. De 4,34 à 4,125 milliards Google conteste la décision devant le Tribunal de l'Union, la première des deux juridictions luxembourgeoises. Le 14 septembre 2022, les juges donnent largement raison à Bruxelles : ils confirment le cœur du raisonnement — la vente liée illicite des applications et l'obstruction faite aux versions rivales d'Android. Mais ils critiquent une partie de l'analyse des paiements d'exclusivité, relèvent un vice de procédure et ramènent l'amende à 4,125 milliards d'euros. Aucune des deux parties n'y trouve son compte. Google porte le litige devant la Cour de justice, où il est enregistré sous la référence C-738/22 P, en soutenant que la sanction punit la réussite plutôt qu'une faute. À l'audience, l'avocat de l'entreprise, Alfonso Lamadrid, dénonce un excès de la Commission. « Dans cette affaire, la Commission n'a pas assumé la charge de la preuve ni ses responsabilités et, en s'appuyant sur de multiples erreurs de droit, elle a puni Google pour ses mérites supérieurs, son attractivité et son innovation », plaide-t-il, avant d'ajouter que les accords contestés « n'ont pas restreint la concurrence, ils l'ont favorisée ». L'avocate générale Kokott n'en a pas été convaincue. Elle a conclu que Google occupait une position dominante sur plusieurs marchés liés à l'écosystème Android et qu'il s'en était servi comme d'un levier pour renforcer Google Search, d'où sa recommandation de rejeter le pourvoi — celle qui débouche sur l'arrêt de jeudi. Sur les trois affaires qui ont dessiné la première vague européenne du droit antitrust appliqué à la tech, Bruxelles a infligé à Google plus de 8,2 milliards d'euros d'amendes entre 2017 et 2019. Le groupe a toujours soutenu qu'Android élargissait le choix en offrant aux fabricants un système d'exploitation gratuit et ouvert, aux consommateurs des appareils moins chers, et que ses accords relevaient de pratiques commerciales ordinaires. Depuis 2018, il a dissocié certaines des applications litigieuses et instauré des frais de licence pour d'autres en Europe — des changements censés, selon lui, répondre aux inquiétudes de la Commission. Un verdict à l'heure du DMA La décision dépasse de loin les comptes de Google. L'affaire Android côtoie l'amende de 2,42 milliards d'euros pour Google Shopping — confirmée par la Cour de justice en septembre 2024 — et une sanction de 1,49 milliard d'euros liée à la publicité de recherche, que le Tribunal a annulée le même mois. Ensemble, ces dossiers ont mesuré jusqu'où la Commission pouvait pousser un droit de la concurrence appliqué au cas par cas contre les plateformes dominantes ; le bilan contrasté montre que les juges européens ne valident pas mécaniquement chaque décision de Bruxelles. Cette approche au cas par cas a depuis été relayée par le règlement sur les marchés numériques (DMA), dont les obligations s'appliquent depuis mars 2024. Le texte désigne les plus grandes plateformes comme « contrôleurs d'accès » — Alphabet en fait partie — et interdit purement et simplement des pratiques telles que l'auto-préférence ou la vente forcée par lots, sans plus exiger des régulateurs qu'ils prouvent l'abus au terme de près d'une décennie de procédure, comme pour Android. Un arrêt confirmant l'amende offrirait à la Commission un précédent de poids au moment où elle fait appliquer ces nouvelles règles, en attestant que sa lecture de la domination et de la vente liée résiste à l'examen suprême. Il rappellerait aussi le rôle de Luxembourg comme lieu où se fixent, en dernier ressort, les limites de l'offensive européenne contre la tech. Pour Google, qui a déjà entrepris de remodeler le fonctionnement d'Android et de ses applications en Europe pour se conformer au DMA, l'enjeu tient moins à l'argent qu'à l'onction juridique que l'arrêt donnerait à une décennie de mise en œuvre. Et, sa propre avocate générale ayant recommandé sa défaite, l'entreprise aborde le verdict en position d'outsider. ### Sources - EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-eu-top-court-to-rule-on-record-4-1-bn-euro-google-fine - EU top court to rule on €4 billion antitrust fine for Google — dpa (via Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/eu-top-court-rule-4-030438945.html - Antitrust cases against Google by the European Union — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google_by_the_European_Union - Antitrust: Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices — European Commission (IP/18/4581): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4581_en.htm - Statement by Commissioner Vestager on the €4.34 billion Android fine — European Commission (STATEMENT/18/4584): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4584_en.htm - General Court Partially Annuls European Commission Decision in Google Android — Cleary Gottlieb: https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/publication-listing/general-court-partially-annuls-european-commission-decision-in-google-android - Google fails to overturn EU's €4BN+ Android antitrust decision — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/google-eu-android-antirust-appeal-ruling/ - AG Kokott proposes that the Court dismiss the appeal and confirm the €4.124B fine (Google Android) — Concurrences: https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2025/the-eu-court-of-justice-ag-kokott-proposes-that-the-court-dismiss-a-big-tech - Google looks likely to lose appeal against record $4.7 billion EU fine — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/google-looks-likely-to-lose-appeal-against-record-4point7-billion-eu-fine.html - €4.12bn competition fine against Google to be upheld by EU's highest court — Engineering & Technology (IET): https://eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/19/eu412bn-competition-fine-against-google-set-be-upheld-eus-highest-court - Google faces legal blow as EU court adviser backs record $4.7 billion fine — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/google-faces-legal-blow-as-eu-court-adviser-backs-record-4-7-billion-fine/ - Record €4.3-billion EU antitrust fine punished Google's innovation, tech giant tells court — The Globe and Mail / Reuters: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-record-43-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-punished-googles-innovation-tech/ - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## Kiev réclame 6,6 milliards du fonds de paix européen : l'Union face à sa propre horloge - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/facilite-europeenne-paix-6-6-milliards-kiev-luxembourg-fedorov - Published: 2026-07-01T17:47:57.947+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:47:57.947+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: bafca690-93ea-4886-a680-e4d7afb58039 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > L'Ukraine veut voir les Vingt-Sept — Luxembourg compris — verser dans les armes 6,6 milliards d'euros déjà logés dans la Facilité européenne pour la paix, au nom d'une fenêtre qui se refermera vite. ### Summary Dans une lettre du 26 juin, le ministre ukrainien de la Défense demande à l'UE de libérer 6,6 milliards d'euros du fonds de paix pour les convertir en aide militaire immédiate. Un arbitrage qui remonte jusqu'à Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Dans une lettre du 26 juin, révélée par Reuters, l'Ukraine demande à l'UE d'orienter vers l'aide militaire immédiate 6,6 milliards d'euros déjà disponibles dans la Facilité européenne pour la paix. - Kiev invoque une « fenêtre d'opportunité de six à neuf mois » sur le champ de bataille, alors que son besoin de défense annuel est estimé à environ 136 milliards d'euros. - La Facilité est un instrument hors budget financé au prorata du RNB des États membres ; tout versement exige l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept, longtemps bloquée par le veto hongrois. - Le déblocage supposé de 6,6 milliards après la levée du veto par le gouvernement de Péter Magyar coïncide avec la somme réclamée, mais la Commission n'a pu le confirmer. - Le Luxembourg, membre fondateur et contributeur, a versé plus de 550 millions d'euros à l'Ukraine depuis 2022, dont 259 millions d'aide militaire. ### FAQ **Q: Que demande exactement l'Ukraine à l'Union européenne ?** Dans une lettre du 26 juin 2026, le ministre de la Défense Mykhailo Fedorov demande aux Vingt-Sept de convertir en aide militaire immédiate 6,6 milliards d'euros (7,5 milliards de dollars) déjà disponibles dans la Facilité européenne pour la paix, afin d'exploiter une fenêtre militaire de six à neuf mois. **Q: Pourquoi ces fonds sont-ils difficiles à débloquer ?** La Facilité européenne pour la paix est un instrument hors budget dont chaque versement exige l'accord unanime des vingt-sept gouvernements. Un seul pays peut donc tout bloquer, comme l'a fait la Hongrie pendant plus de deux ans sous Viktor Orbán. **Q: Quel est le rôle du Luxembourg dans ce dossier ?** Membre fondateur de l'UE et contributeur au prorata de son RNB, le Luxembourg cofinance la Facilité et prend part à chaque décision de dépense. Son aide totale à l'Ukraine dépasse 550 millions d'euros, dont 259 millions d'aide militaire entre 2022 et 2025. **Q: À combien s'élève le besoin de défense total de l'Ukraine cette année ?** Fedorov l'estime à environ 136 milliards d'euros. Le budget ukrainien en couvre quelque 53 milliards et Kiev doit recevoir environ 28,3 milliards pour la défense en 2026 au titre d'un prêt européen de 90 milliards, laissant des besoins substantiels non financés. ### Body C'est une lettre de quatre pages qui replace l'Union européenne devant une question qu'elle croyait avoir dépassée : jusqu'où, et surtout à quelle vitesse, est-elle prête à financer la guerre de l'Ukraine ? Datée du 26 juin et révélée par Reuters le 1er juillet, la missive du ministre ukrainien de la Défense, Mykhailo Fedorov, demande aux Vingt-Sept d'orienter vers l'aide militaire immédiate 6,6 milliards d'euros (7,5 milliards de dollars) déjà disponibles au titre de la Facilité européenne pour la paix. L'argument de Kiev tient en une image : celle d'un créneau qui se referme. Fedorov évoque une fenêtre d'opportunité de six à neuf mois sur le champ de bataille, ouverte par le ralentissement de l'avance russe, les contre-attaques ukrainiennes et les frappes de longue portée qui désorganisent la logistique de Moscou jusqu'en profondeur du territoire russe. Comme la Facilité est alimentée conjointement par les vingt-sept États membres, cet appel frappe à la porte de chaque capitale — y compris celle du Luxembourg. Une demande à l'échelle d'un gouffre de 136 milliards Rapportés aux besoins ukrainiens, les 6,6 milliards font figure de goutte d'eau. Fedorov chiffre le besoin de défense total du pays cette année autour de 136 milliards d'euros. Le budget national ukrainien en couvre environ 53 milliards, et Kiev doit recevoir quelque 28,3 milliards pour la défense en 2026 au titre d'un prêt européen distinct de 90 milliards. Malgré cela, écrit le ministre, des besoins de financement substantiels restent sans réponse : d'où la volonté de débloquer, en plus du prêt, ce fonds hors budget. Le calendrier trahit aussi une difficulté très concrète : l'argent déjà promis se dépense mal. Sur une tranche de 5,9 milliards d'euros réservée aux drones, seuls 3,9 milliards ont pu être transférés avant le 30 juin, l'Ukraine n'ayant signé avec l'industrie de défense européenne des contrats d'acquisition qu'à hauteur de ce montant. Toute la thèse de Fedorov consiste à diriger les milliards de la Facilité là où ils produiront l'effet le plus rapide. Ces fonds pourraient devenir l'une des contributions européennes les plus décisives à l'effort de défense ukrainien cette année, mais à la seule condition qu'ils soient dirigés là où ils peuvent produire l'effet militaire le plus grand et le plus immédiat. La formule, tirée de la lettre, vise sans détour les États membres qui, ensemble, tiennent les cordons de la bourse. Un fonds efficace mais prisonnier de l'unanimité La Facilité européenne pour la paix est un instrument hors budget : elle ne puise pas dans le budget ordinaire de l'Union, mais dans des contributions versées par chaque État membre au prorata de son revenu national brut (RNB). Son ressort principal est le remboursement : les gouvernements qui prélèvent dans leurs propres stocks des armes et des munitions pour les envoyer à Kiev peuvent se voir compenser une part de leur valeur — de l'ordre de 40 % selon les informations disponibles —, ce qui les incite à continuer de donner. Sa faiblesse est le revers exact de sa force : tout versement exige l'accord unanime des vingt-sept gouvernements. De quoi conférer à une seule capitale un droit de veto de fait. Sous l'ancien Premier ministre Viktor Orbán, la Hongrie a gelé les remboursements pendant plus de deux ans, exaspérant de grands donateurs comme l'Allemagne et les Pays-Bas et forçant l'Union à improviser d'autres canaux pour maintenir le flux d'armes. La donne a changé ce printemps. Début juin, le Kyiv Post et Euromaidan Press rapportaient que le gouvernement de Péter Magyar avait levé le veto, débloquant 6,6 milliards d'euros de paiements gelés — un chiffre qui coïncide avec la somme aujourd'hui au cœur de la requête ukrainienne. La concordance est frappante, mais les deux dossiers ne se confondent pas : le 4 juin, la Commission européenne indiquait ne pas être en mesure de confirmer ce déblocage, et faisait entendre qu'un éventuel arriéré ne serait libéré qu'une fois les critères de versement approuvés. La vraie contrainte, on le voit, n'est pas l'argent mais le consensus. Le Luxembourg, contributeur modeste et constant Membre fondateur de l'Union et contributeur au prorata de son RNB, le Grand-Duché participe au financement de la Facilité — et prend donc part à chaque décision d'en dépenser. Luxembourg n'a cessé de se ranger dans le camp favorable à Kiev. Son soutien total à l'Ukraine dépasse désormais 550 millions d'euros, dont 259 millions d'aide militaire entre 2022 et 2025, aux côtés de 196 millions pour les personnes déplacées et 96,2 millions d'aide humanitaire. - Aide totale à l'Ukraine : plus de 550 millions d'euros depuis 2022 - Aide militaire (2022-2025) : 259 millions d'euros - Soutien militaire 2025 : 155 millions d'euros, dont 15 millions versés à la PURL L'effort s'est poursuivi en 2026. Le soutien militaire luxembourgeois a atteint 155 millions d'euros en 2025, et un versement de 15 millions à la liste prioritaire des besoins de l'Ukraine (PURL), coordonnée par l'OTAN, a porté sa contribution à cette initiative à 30 millions. La ministre de la Défense, Yuriko Backes, résume la ligne du pays d'une phrase : « Le Luxembourg reste solidaire de l'Ukraine et soutiendra le pays aussi longtemps que nécessaire. » Son collègue des Affaires étrangères, Xavier Bettel, se montre plus prudent sur l'issue du conflit : « Mais ce dont on a réellement besoin, c'est d'un cessez-le-feu, et pour cela, il faut de la confiance. » Et maintenant ? La lettre de Fedorov n'est qu'un volet d'une vaste campagne de levée de fonds. Le 17 juin, lors d'une conférence de presse, le ministre réclamait déjà 20 milliards de dollars supplémentaires au Groupe de contact pour la défense de l'Ukraine — la coalition « Ramstein », forte d'une cinquantaine de pays —, en sus des quelque 40 milliards déjà engagés. Mais c'est bien la demande liée à la Facilité qui atterrit directement sur les États membres et, via la clé du RNB, sur leurs contribuables. Aucune date de décision n'a été fixée, et la règle de l'unanimité signifie qu'un seul gouvernement peut tout ralentir. Pour le Luxembourg comme pour ses vingt-six partenaires, la question posée par Kiev porte moins sur le montant du chèque que sur la vitesse : l'Union saura-t-elle mobiliser l'argent avant que ne se referme la fenêtre que décrit Fedorov ? ### Sources - Ukraine seeks €6.6 billion from EU's peace fund for military aid — Reuters (via Internazionale): https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/07/01/ukraine-seeks-6-6-billion-from-eu-s-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Ukraine Seeks €6.6bn From EU's Peace Fund for Military Aid — Chronicle.lu (Reuters): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/international/62108-ukraine-seeks-eur6-6bn-from-eus-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Kiev seeks €6.6 bln from EU fund earmarked to compensate member states — Reuters — TASS: https://tass.com/world/2153917 - Ukraine requests $7.5B from EU peace fund to boost war efforts — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/ukraine-requests-75b-from-eu-peace-fund-to-boost-war-efforts - Hungary Drops Final Veto, Clearing €6.6B EU Air Defense Package for Ukraine — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77595 - Hungary unblocks €6.6 billion in EU arms payments after dropping two-year veto on Ukraine aid — Euromaidan Press: https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/03/hungary-unblocks-e6-6-billion-in-eu-arms-payments-after-dropping-two-year-veto-on-ukraine-aid/ - The European Commission cannot confirm reports that Hungary unblocked €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/04/8037752/ - European Peace Facility — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Peace_Facility - EU military support for Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/military-support-ukraine/ - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Announces Additional €15m Military Support for Ukraine — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/58261-luxembourg-announces-additional-eur15m-military-support-for-ukraine --- ## Le soleil détrône le vent : le photovoltaïque, première source d'électricité produite au Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/solaire-premiere-source-electricite-nationale-luxembourg-2025-ilr - Published: 2026-07-01T17:39:26.218+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:39:26.218+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: dac5093d-30d3-4160-b952-02c7fb9df275 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > En 2025, les panneaux solaires ont fourni pour la première fois plus d'électricité que les éoliennes, selon l'ILR. Mais l'importation couvre toujours près de sept kilowattheures consommés sur dix. ### Summary Avec 627 GWh produits en 2025 (+74,3 %), le photovoltaïque est devenu la première source d'électricité générée au Luxembourg, devant l'éolien. Un cap symbolique pour un pays qui importe encore près de 72 % de son courant. ### Key facts - Avec 627 GWh produits en 2025 (+74,3 %), le solaire dépasse pour la première fois l'éolien (467 GWh) comme première source d'électricité produite au Luxembourg. - La production nationale totale a atteint 1 826 GWh (+20,8 %), dont environ 94 % d'origine renouvelable. - La puissance photovoltaïque installée grimpe à 746 MW (+35,8 %) pour 33 304 installations, et le stockage atteint 101 MWh cumulés. - Le pays importe toujours près de 72 % de son électricité, contre 80 % en 2020. - L'objectif du PNEC vise 37 % de renouvelables dans la consommation finale brute d'ici 2030, contre 14,4 % en 2023. ### FAQ **Q: Le Luxembourg est-il désormais autosuffisant en électricité ?** Non. Malgré la progression du solaire, les importations couvraient encore environ 72 % de l'électricité consommée en 2025, contre 80 % en 2020. Le directeur de l'ILR juge « difficile d'imaginer que le Luxembourg devienne autosuffisant » faute de foncier suffisant. **Q: Pourquoi le solaire a-t-il autant progressé en 2025 ?** La puissance photovoltaïque installée a bondi de 35,8 % à 746 MW et le nombre d'installations a augmenté de 10 694 unités (+47,3 %), portant la production à 627 GWh (+74,3 %). L'ILR y voit « une tendance voulue ». **Q: Quel est l'objectif du Luxembourg pour 2030 ?** Le Plan national énergie-climat vise 37 % de renouvelables dans la consommation finale brute d'énergie d'ici 2030, contre 14,4 % en 2023. Le pays prévoit de recourir en partie à des transferts statistiques, c'est-à-dire l'achat d'énergie renouvelable à d'autres pays. **Q: L'électricité a-t-elle augmenté au Luxembourg en 2025 ?** Oui. Le prix résidentiel moyen est passé à 266,5 euros le mégawattheure, contre 202,7 euros en 2024 (+31,4 %), une hausse que l'ILR attribue à des tarifs de réseau plus élevés et à une baisse des aides publiques. ### Body Sur les toits du Grand-Duché, une bascule discrète vient de se produire. En 2025, le photovoltaïque est devenu la première source d'électricité produite à l'intérieur des frontières luxembourgeoises, devançant l'éolien pour la première fois, selon les chiffres présentés par l'Institut luxembourgeois de régulation (ILR). Les installations solaires ont généré 627 gigawattheures (GWh) sur l'année, soit une hausse de 74,3 % par rapport à 2024. Pour un pays qui a longtemps compté sur ses voisins pour s'éclairer, le symbole est fort. En valeur absolue, le mouvement reste modeste : le Luxembourg ne fabrique qu'une fraction du courant qu'il consomme. Mais pendant des décennies, cette part domestique a été dominée par le vent, la valorisation des déchets et le gaz. Désormais, ce sont les toitures qui mènent la danse — le signe le plus net que le bouquet énergétique national glisse vers un renouvelable décentralisé et de proximité. Une hiérarchie de production rebattue La production totale d'électricité au Luxembourg a bondi de 20,8 % pour atteindre 1 826 GWh en 2025, indique l'ILR. Ventilé par source, le paysage domestique se lit désormais ainsi : - Solaire (photovoltaïque) : 627 GWh, en hausse de 74,3 % sur un an - Éolien : 467 GWh - Déchets de bois et biomasse : 398 GWh - Cogénération au gaz : 63 GWh L'hydraulique et les autres sources se partagent le solde résiduel. Environ 94 % de l'électricité produite dans le pays provenait de sources renouvelables, a précisé le directeur de l'ILR, Luc Tapella, qui attribue la progression d'ensemble à l'essor conjoint du solaire, de l'éolien et de la biomasse. Pour la première fois, la production par les panneaux solaires a dépassé celle des éoliennes. Ce constat, dressé par Luc Tapella, a été relayé par le responsable des statistiques et de la surveillance du marché de l'ILR, Marc Kohll. « La production a augmenté grâce au photovoltaïque, aux éoliennes et à la biomasse. Cela s'intensifie », a-t-il souligné. Il décrit la poussée solaire comme « une tendance voulue et l'on commence à en mesurer l'ampleur ». Le rythme d'équipement, derrière ces chiffres, a été soutenu. La puissance photovoltaïque installée a grimpé de 35,8 % pour atteindre 746 mégawatts, tandis que le nombre d'installations solaires a progressé de 10 694 unités — une hausse de 47,3 % — pour s'établir à 33 304 à la fin de l'année. Le stockage par batteries a suivi le même chemin : le pays comptait 9 843 systèmes pour une capacité cumulée d'environ 101 mégawattheures, dans leur immense majorité de petites unités résidentielles (98 % sous les 30 kWh). Un réseau encore sous perfusion d'importations Malgré cet élan, le cap franchi s'accompagne d'une réserve de taille : le Luxembourg demeure l'un des marchés électriques les plus dépendants des importations en Europe. Les achats à l'étranger couvraient encore environ 72 % de l'électricité consommée dans le pays en 2025 — un net recul par rapport aux 80 % de 2020, mais le rappel que la production nationale ne satisfait qu'une minorité de la demande. Le régulateur préfère parler de rééquilibrage graduel plutôt que de rupture. La part d'électricité produite localement issue de sources renouvelables est passée de 16 % en 2020 à 26 % en 2025. Signal plus révélateur d'un système qui se décentralise : l'électricité produite et consommée sur place, ou partagée localement, plutôt qu'achetée sur le réseau, a plus que doublé. Ces volumes ont progressé de 122 % pour atteindre 444 GWh, soit désormais quelque 7 % de ce qu'utilisent les consommateurs finaux. L'ILR reste néanmoins lucide sur les limites de l'exercice. Luc Tapella juge « difficile d'imaginer que le Luxembourg devienne autosuffisant », renvoyant à l'exiguïté d'un territoire disposant de peu de foncier pour une production à grande échelle. Marc Kohll tient un raisonnement voisin pour le gaz, importé à 98,5 % : réduire la dépendance suppose d'en consommer moins, « puisque nous ne pouvons pas le produire localement ». À l'aune des objectifs de 2030 Ce jalon solaire intervient alors que le Luxembourg avance vers des engagements climatiques contraignants. Le Plan national énergie-climat (PNEC) actualisé fixe une cible de 37 % de renouvelables dans la consommation finale brute d'énergie d'ici 2030 — une mesure qui englobe le chauffage et les transports autant que l'électricité, et une marche haute depuis les 14,4 % de 2023 (contre 1,4 % seulement en 2005). Les autorités admettent que le pays devra vraisemblablement acheter de l'énergie renouvelable à d'autres États, via des transferts statistiques, pour combler l'écart, compte tenu de son potentiel domestique limité. Dans ce cadre, l'ascension du solaire tient à la fois de l'encouragement et de la question d'échelle. Le photovoltaïque croît assez vite pour redessiner la hiérarchie nationale, mais les volumes en jeu restent modestes face à un appétit dépassant 6 500 GWh par an. L'équation économique s'est également tendue en 2025 : le prix résidentiel moyen de l'électricité est monté à 266,5 euros le mégawattheure, contre 202,7 euros un an plus tôt, une hausse que l'ILR relie à l'alourdissement des tarifs de réseau et à la baisse des aides publiques. La trajectoire, elle, ne prête pas à équivoque. Un réseau qui, il y a dix ans, était presque intégralement alimenté depuis l'étranger produit désormais une part croissante de son propre courant — et le fait à partir de panneaux posés sur les toits, plutôt que d'une poignée de grandes centrales. Reste à savoir si ce rythme suffira pour 2030. Ce qui est acquis, c'est que 2025 aura été l'année où le soleil est passé en tête de la production luxembourgeoise. ### Sources - Solar Becomes Luxembourg's Largest Electricity Source in 2025, ILR Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62120-solar-becomes-luxembourgs-largest-electricity-source-in-2025-ilr-reports - L'énergie solaire, première source d'électricité produite au Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/lenergie-solaire-premiere-source-delectricite-produite-au-luxembourg - ILR: le Luxembourg produit plus d'électricité mais les prix grimpent en 2025 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-pays-produit-plus-d-electricite-le-prix-de-l-energie-augmente-103593552 - Énergie : les prix grimpent, les habitudes changent — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/energie-les-prix-grimpent-les-habitudes-changent/ - Luxembourg's integrated national energy and climate plan for the period 2021-2030 (PNEC) — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2023/2023-pnec.html - Luxembourg: National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) — Klima-Agence: https://www.klima-agence.lu/en/luxembourgs-energy-and-climate-policy-integrated-national-energy-and-climate-plan-necp --- ## Droit du sol : la Cour suprême invalide le décret de Trump - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cour-supreme-etats-unis-droit-du-sol-decret-trump-invalide - Published: 2026-07-01T17:22:34.34+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:22:34.34+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 98489a7b-3970-4a08-aa67-64d1ce423b72 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Par six voix contre trois, dans l'affaire Trump c. Barbara, les juges ont rappelé que naître sur le sol américain vaut citoyenneté, invalidant le décret qui voulait réécrire le 14e amendement. ### Summary La Cour suprême des États-Unis a invalidé le 30 juin 2026 le décret par lequel Donald Trump entendait supprimer le droit du sol, réaffirmant que presque tout enfant né sur le territoire américain est citoyen dès la naissance. ### Key facts - Par 6 voix contre 3, dans l'affaire Trump c. Barbara, la Cour suprême a invalidé le décret 14160 et confirmé le droit du sol au titre du 14e amendement. - Le président John Roberts a rédigé l'opinion majoritaire, ne relevant que de « maigres éléments » à l'appui de la thèse de l'administration. - Cinq juges ont statué sur le fondement constitutionnel ; Kavanaugh a jugé le décret illégal au regard de la loi fédérale, plaçant le cœur constitutionnel de l'arrêt sur cinq voix. - Une étude de mai 2025 estimait à quelque 250 000 bébés par an ceux qui seraient nés sans citoyenneté si le décret s'était appliqué. - Contrairement au continent américain, l'Europe, dont le Luxembourg, fonde surtout la nationalité sur la filiation (jus sanguinis). ### FAQ **Q: Qu'a décidé la Cour suprême dans l'affaire Trump c. Barbara ?** Le 30 juin 2026, par six voix contre trois, elle a invalidé le décret 14160 de Donald Trump et réaffirmé que presque tout enfant né sur le sol américain est citoyen dès la naissance, en vertu de la clause de citoyenneté du quatorzième amendement. **Q: Pourquoi parle-t-on à la fois de 6-3 et de 5-4 ?** Le jugement est acquis par 6 voix contre 3. Mais cinq juges seulement ont invalidé le décret sur un fondement constitutionnel ; le juge Kavanaugh l'a jugé illégal au regard de la loi fédérale sur l'immigration. Le cœur constitutionnel de l'arrêt repose donc sur cinq voix, d'où la lecture 5-4 sur la question de fond. **Q: Que prévoyait le décret 14160 ?** Signé le 20 janvier 2025, il ordonnait aux agences fédérales de ne plus reconnaître la citoyenneté aux enfants d'immigrés sans papiers ou de parents sous visa temporaire, la réservant aux bébés ayant au moins un parent citoyen ou résident permanent légal. **Q: Cette décision concerne-t-elle l'Europe ou le Luxembourg ?** Pas directement. Le droit du sol (jus soli) en cause aux États-Unis est rare en Europe, où des pays comme le Luxembourg fondent la nationalité principalement sur la filiation (jus sanguinis). ### Body C'est un revers rare, et cinglant, pour un président habitué à imposer son agenda par la plume plutôt que par la loi. Mardi 30 juin, la Cour suprême des États-Unis a réaffirmé que presque tout enfant né sur le sol américain est citoyen dès sa naissance, réduisant à néant la tentative de Donald Trump d'abolir le droit du sol. La décision figure parmi les plus lourdes de conséquences constitutionnelles de son second mandat. Par six voix contre trois, dans l'affaire Trump c. Barbara, les juges ont estimé que les enfants nés aux États-Unis de parents en situation irrégulière ou seulement présents à titre temporaire relèvent bel et bien de la « juridiction » des États-Unis, et sont donc citoyens à la naissance en vertu de la clause de citoyenneté du quatorzième amendement. L'arrêt annule le décret 14160, signé par M. Trump le jour même de son retour au pouvoir. Le président de la Cour, John Roberts, a rédigé l'opinion majoritaire, décrivant la citoyenneté comme un droit fondateur, et non comme une faveur que l'exécutif pourrait retirer. La citoyenneté, hier comme aujourd'hui, était le droit d'avoir des droits — celui de participer librement à notre communauté politique. Roberts n'a relevé que de « maigres éléments » à l'appui de la réinterprétation défendue par l'administration d'une règle stable depuis plus d'un siècle, ajoutant que la clause de citoyenneté « a intégré la common law et accordé la citoyenneté à la quasi-totalité des enfants nés aux États-Unis ». Ce que le décret voulait défaire Intitulé « Protéger le sens et la valeur de la citoyenneté américaine », le décret 14160 avait été signé le 20 janvier 2025. Il enjoignait aux agences fédérales de cesser de reconnaître la citoyenneté américaine aux nouveau-nés d'immigrés sans papiers ou de parents titulaires d'un visa temporaire. La citoyenneté automatique aurait ainsi été réservée aux enfants ayant au moins un parent citoyen américain ou résident permanent légal. Le texte se heurtait frontalement à la lettre du quatorzième amendement, ratifié en 1868 pour effacer la décision Dred Scott, et à l'arrêt United States v. Wong Kim Ark de 1898, qui avait confirmé la citoyenneté d'un homme né à San Francisco de parents immigrés chinois. Selon une étude publiée en mai 2025 par le Migration Policy Institute et le Population Research Institute de l'université d'État de Pennsylvanie, environ 250 000 bébés par an seraient nés aux États-Unis sans citoyenneté si le décret était entré en vigueur — des chiffres rapportés par CBS News et Al Jazeera. Une majorité nette mais fissurée Le score de six contre trois masque des chemins de raisonnement distincts. Cinq membres de la majorité — Roberts, aux côtés des juges Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett et Ketanji Brown Jackson — ont rejeté le décret sur le terrain constitutionnel. Le juge Brett Kavanaugh, lui, a jugé le décret illégal, mais en s'appuyant sur la loi fédérale sur l'immigration plutôt que sur la Constitution, relevant que le Congrès pourrait modifier ce texte s'il le souhaitait. Résultat : le cœur constitutionnel de l'arrêt repose sur cinq voix, ce que le National Immigration Forum a décrit comme un cinq contre quatre sur la question de fond. Les trois dissidents n'ont pas davantage parlé d'une seule voix. Le juge Clarence Thomas, rejoint par Neil Gorsuch, a soutenu que le précédent Wong Kim Ark ne visait que les enfants de résidents permanents. Le juge Samuel Alito, dans une opinion séparée, serait allé plus loin, appelant la Cour à renverser purement et simplement ce précédent. Gorsuch, de son côté, aurait laissé le décret s'appliquer aux enfants de parents présents à titre temporaire. Thomas a ouvert son opinion en reprochant à la majorité d'avoir franchi « le pas extraordinaire consistant à déclarer le décret du président inconstitutionnel dans son principe même ». Deux camps, deux lectures Les requérants étaient représentés par l'American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), dont la directrice juridique nationale, Cecillia Wang, a plaidé l'affaire devant les juges. Elle a présenté l'arrêt comme la défense d'une promesse inscrite dans le texte fondateur du pays. - Selon Wang, la décision « réaffirme une promesse américaine fondamentale : si vous êtes né ici, vous êtes citoyen », et « un président ne peut pas changer la Constitution par décret ». - Sur son réseau Truth Social, Trump a réagi en qualifiant l'issue de « bien dommage pour notre pays », exhortant le Congrès à se saisir du dossier. « Le Congrès devrait commencer DÈS AUJOURD'HUI à travailler pour mettre fin au droit du sol, coûteux et injuste pour notre pays », a-t-il écrit. L'appel présidentiel à légiférer laisse entendre que le combat ne s'arrêtera pas là. Mais amender la Constitution — la voie que beaucoup de juristes jugent nécessaire pour surmonter l'arrêt de mardi — exige des majorités qualifiées au Congrès et la ratification par les trois quarts des États : un parcours autrement plus ardu qu'un simple décret. Un écho bien au-delà des États-Unis La décision s'inscrit dans une bataille plus vaste sur les limites du pouvoir présidentiel à refaçonner par décret un droit établi de longue date — une question suivie de près loin des frontières américaines. Elle se distingue de l'arrêt Trump c. CASA de juin 2025, qui avait limité la faculté des tribunaux inférieurs à prononcer des injonctions à portée nationale sans trancher la légalité de la politique en cause. L'arrêt de mardi répond, lui, directement à cette seconde question — et défavorablement à l'administration. Pour un lecteur européen, la décision rappelle enfin combien l'approche américaine demeure singulière. La citoyenneté automatique par la naissance sur le territoire — le jus soli — est courante sur le continent américain mais rare en Europe, où des États comme le Luxembourg fondent la nationalité avant tout sur la filiation, le jus sanguinis. Ce que les États-Unis ont débattu cette semaine, la majeure partie du Vieux Continent ne l'a jamais adopté — ce qui fait de cet arrêt autant une affirmation d'identité constitutionnelle américaine qu'une question de politique migratoire. ### Sources - Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birthright-citizenship/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5839358/birthright-citizenship-decision-scotus-trump - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-decision/ - US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/us-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-order-to-end-birthright-citizenship - US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/1/us-supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-who-wins-who-loses - Trump v. Barbara — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Barbara - Groups Representing Plaintiffs Respond to Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling — American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-representing-plaintiffs-respond-to-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling - Explainer: Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara — National Immigration Forum: https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-supreme-court-reaffirms-birthright-citizenship-in-trump-v-barbara/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling.html - Takeaways from the Supreme Court's rebuke of Trump on birthright citizenship — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-rebukes-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-barely --- ## Logement abordable : l'État double ses chantiers pendant que le privé reste à l'arrêt - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/logement-public-luxembourg-chantiers-doubles-2025-fonds-snhbm - Published: 2026-07-01T17:13:55.806+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:13:55.806+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: 16459eaa-de72-4a29-a8c1-2a81def1bcc3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le Fonds du logement comptait 1 227 logements en chantier fin 2025, contre 638 un an plus tôt. Mais les chiffres du Statec montrent que la construction privée demeure sinistrée. ### Summary Les promoteurs publics luxembourgeois ont plus que doublé leurs logements en chantier en 2025, premier signe d'un dégel après la crise de 2022. Le marché privé du neuf, lui, reste au plus bas. ### Key facts - Le Fonds du logement affichait 1 227 logements en chantier fin 2025, contre 638 un an plus tôt (+92 %), et 116 logements livrés dans l'année. - La SNHBM a mis en chantier un nombre record de 473 logements abordables en 2025, en hausse de 57 % sur 2024 (301). - Le marché privé reste déprimé : 149 appartements neufs vendus au 4ᵉ trimestre 2025, contre une moyenne d'avant-crise de 714 par trimestre. - Les prix des logements ont progressé de 1,6 % en 2025, première hausse annuelle après -9,1 % en 2023 et -5,2 % en 2024. - La reprise est portée par les opérateurs publics ; le privé reste bridé par les conditions de financement, selon le Statec et la Commission européenne. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi parle-t-on d'un doublement des logements en chantier ?** Parce que le Fonds du logement est passé de 638 logements en chantier fin 2024 à 1 227 fin 2025 (+92 %). La SNHBM a, de son côté, lancé 473 logements abordables, un record en hausse de 57 %. Ce doublement concerne le secteur public et abordable, pas le marché privé. **Q: Le marché immobilier privé est-il aussi reparti ?** Non. Le Statec relève que les ventes d'appartements neufs (Véfa) restent le principal point de faiblesse : seulement 149 ventes au 4ᵉ trimestre 2025, en baisse de 62 % sur un an, très loin de la moyenne d'avant-crise de 714 par trimestre. **Q: Les prix des logements remontent-ils au Luxembourg ?** Ils ont cessé de baisser. L'indice général a progressé de 1,6 % sur l'ensemble de 2025, première hausse annuelle après des reculs de 9,1 % en 2023 et 5,2 % en 2024, tandis que la variation sur douze mois au 4ᵉ trimestre était quasi nulle (+0,1 %). **Q: Quels sont les grands projets des promoteurs publics ?** Le Fonds du logement vise plus de 5 000 logements supplémentaires sur vingt ans. La SNHBM dispose d'une réserve foncière pour environ 3 032 logements et cite l'écoquartier Elmen à Olm, Itzigerknupp à Luxembourg-Bonnevoie et le projet JFK au Kirchberg. ### Body C'est un chiffre qui tranche avec la morosité ambiante. En l'espace d'une année, le principal promoteur public du Luxembourg a plus que doublé le nombre de logements qu'il avait en chantier — le signe le plus tangible, à ce jour, que le gel de la construction qui étreint le pays depuis 2022 pourrait enfin desserrer son emprise. À une nuance de taille près : ce sursaut est presque entièrement porté par l'argent public, tandis que les promoteurs privés restent, eux, sur la touche. Selon son rapport annuel, le Fonds du logement — l'organisme public qui est aussi le premier bailleur social du Grand-Duché — recensait 1 227 logements en chantier fin 2025, contre 638 douze mois plus tôt, soit une hausse de 92 %. Le Fonds fait état de 63 chantiers actifs à travers le pays et de 116 logements achevés au cours de l'année. Son parc existant compte 2 439 unités locatives réparties dans 56 communes, auxquelles s'ajoutent 1 756 ménages accompagnés vers l'accession à la propriété dans 31 communes. Le même élan se retrouve à la Société nationale des habitations à bon marché (SNHBM), l'autre grand opérateur public de logements abordables. Celle-ci a mis en chantier 473 logements abordables en 2025, un record, en progression de 57 % sur les 301 de 2024 — un chiffre déjà en hausse par rapport aux 230 de 2023. La SNHBM indique avoir livré 288 logements et en avoir 1 335 en cours de réalisation à la fin de l'exercice. Un rebond financé sur fonds publics Les deux institutions présentent 2025 comme un point de bascule après le coup d'arrêt provoqué, à partir du milieu de 2022, par la remontée brutale des taux d'intérêt, l'envolée des coûts de construction et l'effondrement de la demande. Sur les 473 logements lancés par la SNHBM, 136 proviennent du programme d'acquisition de logements en état futur d'achèvement (Véfa) mené par l'État, les 337 autres étant développés en propre. Annick Rock, présidente du conseil d'administration de la SNHBM, y voit le fruit d'un travail de fond. « Cette accélération significative reflète la poursuite des efforts menés par la SNHBM pour contribuer à l'augmentation de logements abordables et de soutenir durablement la politique nationale du logement abordable », déclare-t-elle. Le directeur général, Guy Entringer, met en avant l'ancrage local des projets : « Grâce aux nombreuses collaborations menées avec les communes, nous continuons à développer des projets adaptés aux besoins locaux et à renforcer l'offre en logements abordables à travers le pays. » L'effort public s'inscrit dans la durée. Le Fonds du logement s'est fixé pour objectif plus de 5 000 logements supplémentaires sur les vingt prochaines années, quand la SNHBM dispose d'une réserve foncière pour environ 3 032 logements et vise, à moyen terme, un rythme de quelque 400 unités par an. Parmi les chantiers phares figurent l'écoquartier Elmen, à Olm, le projet Itzigerknupp à Luxembourg-Bonnevoie et l'opération JFK au Kirchberg. Le marché privé toujours à la peine Vu depuis l'ensemble du marché, le tableau est nettement plus sombre. Dans l'édition de mars 2026 du « Logement en chiffres » (n° 19), le Statec et l'Observatoire de l'habitat — sous la plume de Marc Ferring et du Dr Julien Licheron — pointent que les ventes d'appartements neufs vendus en Véfa, bon indicateur de l'activité de la construction privée, demeurent le talon d'Achille du marché. Seuls 149 appartements neufs ont trouvé preneur au quatrième trimestre 2025, soit 54,3 % de moins qu'au trimestre précédent (326) et 62,4 % de moins qu'un an plus tôt. Avant la crise, il s'en vendait en moyenne 714 par trimestre entre 2017 et 2021. En incluant l'ancien, le total des ventes d'appartements recule de 34 % sur un an, à 1 145 unités, contre une moyenne de 1 796 par trimestre avant la crise. Les ventes de maisons (648) et de terrains à bâtir (329) cèdent respectivement 28,2 % et 11,3 % sur un an. La reprise du marché immobilier résidentiel au Luxembourg est engagée, mais encore incomplète et hétérogène selon les segments. Les prix, eux, ont cessé de reculer. L'indice général des prix des logements est resté quasi stable sur un an au quatrième trimestre (+0,1 %) et a progressé de 1,6 % sur l'ensemble de 2025 — la première hausse annuelle après des chutes de 9,1 % en 2023 et de 5,2 % en 2024. Le Statec relève par ailleurs que le nombre de logements autorisés a fondu de plus de 35 % entre 2022 et 2024, tarissant en amont l'alimentation du marché. Effet de base ou vrai retournement ? Certains rebonds spectaculaires appellent à la prudence. Les ventes d'appartements en Véfa ont environ doublé sur un an aux deuxième et troisième trimestres 2025 (+126 % puis +125 %), mais à partir de niveaux historiquement déprimés — et cette poussée doit beaucoup aux acquéreurs pressés de boucler leur achat avant l'expiration, le 30 juin 2025, de mesures fiscales temporaires (amortissement accéléré de 6 % sur la Véfa, plus-values taxées au quart du taux global). Une fois ces dispositifs échus, l'activité est retombée au dernier trimestre, illustrant la fragilité de la reprise privée. C'est donc au secteur public qu'échoit l'essentiel du travail. Le doublement des logements en chantier se concentre chez les opérateurs de l'État, dont les projets dépendent des budgets publics plutôt que des conditions de crédit et de financement qui continuent de peser sur les constructeurs privés. La Commission européenne s'attend à ce que l'activité de construction « se redresse lentement », l'investissement dans le logement ne devant progresser que « légèrement » en 2026. Pour les résidents, l'enjeu est immense. L'offre et l'accessibilité du logement demeurent la question intérieure numéro un du pays, et des années de construction atone ont creusé une pénurie qui propulse prix et loyers hors de portée de nombreux ménages. Voici, en quelques repères, l'état du marché fin 2025 : - Fonds du logement : 1 227 logements en chantier (638 un an plus tôt) ; 116 livrés en 2025. - SNHBM : 473 logements abordables lancés, un record en hausse de 57 % ; 288 livrés ; 1 335 en cours. - Appartements neufs : 149 ventes au 4ᵉ trimestre 2025, en baisse de 62 % sur un an, loin de la norme d'avant-crise (714 par trimestre). - Prix : +1,6 % sur 2025, première hausse annuelle après deux années de recul. Reste à savoir si ce sursaut public annonce un redressement plus large ou se borne à poser un plancher, financé par l'État, sous un marché privé encore figé. La réponse dépendra de la vitesse à laquelle les conditions de financement se détendront et les autorisations repartiront. Au vu de 2025, le dégel a commencé — mais il est inégal, et loin d'être achevé. ### Sources - Le Logement en chiffres n°19 (Mars 2026) — STATEC & Observatoire de l'Habitat: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2026/03-mars/26-logement-statec-chiffres/logement-en-chiffres-19.pdf - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Une année record pour la mise en chantier de logements abordables — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/une-annee-record-pour-la-mise-en-chantiers-de-logements-abordables/ - SNHBM, promoteur public : 301 logements abordables mis en chantier en 2024 — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/snhbm-promoteur-public-301-logements-abordables-mis-en-chantier-en-2024/ - En 2025 au Luxembourg: 473 chantiers lancés, le nombre de logements abordables grimpe — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/en-2025-au-luxembourg-473-chantiers-lances-le-nombre-de-logements-abordables-grimpe-103566988 - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en - Luxembourg Housing Market Rebounds in Q2 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56967-luxembourg-housing-market-rebounds-in-q2-2025 --- ## À Steinfort, Indorama veut fermer une usine du pneu et menace une centaine d'emplois - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/steinfort-indorama-arret-usine-cablage-pneus-cent-emplois-menaces - Published: 2026-07-01T16:48:31.612+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:48:31.612+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 79d201de-ac29-4558-9785-4cfe5710942d - Dateline: Steinfort, LU > Le géant thaïlandais veut fermer sa fabrique de fils de renfort pour pneumatiques. Ce serait, selon les syndicats, la plus lourde fermeture industrielle du Grand-Duché depuis 2007. ### Summary Indorama Ventures a annoncé son intention d'arrêter la production à Steinfort et d'ouvrir une procédure de licenciement collectif, mettant en péril une centaine d'emplois au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Indorama Ventures a annoncé le 30 juin 2026 son intention d'arrêter la production à Steinfort et d'ouvrir un licenciement collectif, menaçant une centaine d'emplois. - L'usine (ex-Textilcord) fabrique depuis 1965 des fils et tissus de renfort pour pneumatiques, pour des clients comme Continental, Goodyear, Michelin et ArianeGroup. - La décision découle de la fermeture de l'usine française de Longlaville, qui approvisionnait Steinfort, et d'une dépendance excessive à un client unique. - L'OGBL et le LCGB jugent la décision « totalement inacceptable » de la part d'un groupe pesant près de 12 milliards d'euros de chiffre d'affaires. - Les syndicats réclament l'intervention des ministres Lex Delles et Marc Spautz, un plan social et une cellule de reclassement ; ce serait la plus grande fermeture industrielle depuis TDK en 2007. ### FAQ **Q: Combien d'emplois sont menacés à Steinfort ?** Environ 100 emplois sont menacés par l'arrêt annoncé de l'usine Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg. La Chambre de commerce évoquait ces dernières années un effectif d'environ 130 personnes de 26 nationalités. **Q: Pourquoi Indorama veut-il fermer l'usine de Steinfort ?** Le groupe invoque un effet domino après la fermeture de son usine française de Longlaville, qui fournissait à Steinfort des produits intermédiaires et a cessé sa production fin juin 2026, ainsi qu'une dépendance trop forte de Steinfort à un client unique pour l'essentiel de ses volumes. **Q: Que produisait l'usine de Steinfort ?** Fondée en 1965 sous le nom de Textilcord Steinfort, elle fabrique des fils, câbles et tissus techniques en viscose à haute ténacité, nylon, aramide et polyester pour renforcer les pneumatiques et d'autres produits en caoutchouc. Elle a aussi produit des masques chirurgicaux à partir de 2020. **Q: Quand l'usine fermera-t-elle exactement ?** Aucune date de fermeture précise n'a été fixée. Le calendrier d'extinction de l'activité doit être arrêté dans le cadre de la négociation du plan de licenciement collectif avec les représentants du personnel, comme l'exige la loi luxembourgeoise. ### Body C'est une adresse discrète de l'ouest luxembourgeois, la Route de Schwarzenhof à Steinfort, qui vient de basculer dans la longue liste des sites industriels européens condamnés. Indorama Ventures, groupe pétrochimique et fibres synthétiques dont le siège se trouve à Bangkok, a informé le personnel de son usine qu'il entendait cesser la production et ouvrir une procédure de licenciement collectif. Environ cent emplois sont menacés — de quoi faire de cette fermeture, selon les syndicats, l'événement industriel le plus grave qu'ait connu le pays depuis près de vingt ans. L'annonce a été faite aux représentants du personnel lors d'une réunion d'information le mardi 30 juin, selon l'OGBL et le LCGB, les deux syndicats qui représentent les salariés. L'entité concernée, Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg — longtemps connue sous le nom de Textilcord Steinfort —, fabrique des fils, câbles et tissus techniques destinés à renforcer les pneumatiques et d'autres produits en caoutchouc ou composite. Parmi ses donneurs d'ordre historiques figurent Continental, Goodyear, Michelin, mais aussi Orca et ArianeGroup. Une mécanique de dominos venue de France Les responsables syndicaux et la presse luxembourgeoise relient directement la décision de Steinfort à la fermeture, quelques semaines plus tôt, de l'usine Indorama de Longlaville, en Meurthe-et-Moselle, à quelques kilomètres de là. Ce site, qui emploie environ 165 personnes, fournissait à Steinfort des produits intermédiaires dont l'atelier luxembourgeois dépendait ; sa production s'est arrêtée définitivement fin juin. Dès le 15 mai, le groupe avait signifié aux syndicats français son intention de fermer. L'usine de Steinfort souffrait d'une seconde fragilité : une dépendance très forte à un client unique, qui absorbait l'essentiel de ses volumes. Au niveau du groupe, Indorama avait justifié la fermeture française par l'intensification de la concurrence — venue en particulier d'Asie —, par le recul des volumes et l'érosion des marges, qu'il se disait incapable de redresser malgré des dizaines de millions d'euros investis. - Fondée en 1965 par le groupe belgo-américain Uniroyal Englebert pour tisser la toile de nylon des carcasses de pneus diagonaux. - Passée sous le contrôle de Continental pendant près de dix-huit ans, puis du groupe autrichien Glanzstoff, avant son rachat par Indorama Ventures en 2017. - Spécialisée dans la viscose à haute ténacité, le nylon, l'aramide et le polyester, par câblage, tissage et imprégnation ; elle a aussi lancé en 2020 une ligne de masques chirurgicaux pouvant produire jusqu'à 20 millions d'unités par an. - Elle employait ces dernières années environ 130 personnes de 26 nationalités, selon la Chambre de commerce. « Totalement inacceptable », jugent les syndicats L'OGBL et le LCGB ont qualifié la décision de « brutale » et se sont interrogés sur la manière dont un groupe affichant un chiffre d'affaires annuel de près de 12 milliards d'euros, présent dans plus de trente pays, pouvait présenter cet arrêt comme inéluctable. Dans leur communiqué commun, les deux organisations dénoncent une décision « totalement inacceptable », qui plonge autant de familles dans une profonde incertitude. Il n'est pas acceptable qu'une fermeture soit présentée comme inévitable sans que toutes les alternatives industrielles permettant de préserver l'activité et l'emploi aient été sérieusement explorées. Les syndicats demandent ce qui a été entrepris ces dernières années pour diversifier la production, décrocher de nouvelles certifications et réduire la dépendance à un client unique. Ils décrivent les salariés comme les victimes d'« une logique du capitalisme mondialisé qui privilégie les considérations financières » et annoncent des assemblées du personnel et des actions dans les prochains jours. « Depuis la fermeture du site de TDK en 2007, le Luxembourg n'avait plus connu l'arrêt d'un site industriel d'une telle ampleur », rappellent les deux organisations. Les ministres appelés à la rescousse L'OGBL et le LCGB ont sollicité le ministre de l'Économie, Lex Delles, et le ministre du Travail, Marc Spautz, afin qu'ils examinent toutes les pistes pour préserver le site. À défaut, ils exigent la garantie d'un véritable plan social et d'une cellule de reclassement chargée d'orienter les salariés vers de nouveaux emplois, conformément à l'accord tripartite conclu début juin. Ni Indorama ni les ministères n'ont fixé de calendrier ferme pour l'extinction de l'activité : la loi luxembourgeoise impose désormais que le plan de licenciement et son échéancier soient négociés avec les représentants du personnel. Le symptôme d'un repli européen La fermeture de Steinfort est le marqueur local, tangible, d'un étau qui se resserre sur l'industrie européenne énergivore et exposée à l'exportation, aux prises depuis plusieurs années avec des coûts de l'énergie élevés, une demande atone et une concurrence féroce de producteurs asiatiques à bas coûts. Indorama lui-même taille dans ses capacités partout dans le monde, des usines « mobilité » de France et du Luxembourg à l'arrêt d'une unité d'acide téréphtalique purifié à Montréal-Est, au Canada. Pour les salariés de Steinfort, l'inquiétude est plus immédiate. Une usine qui file du fil sur le même terrain depuis six décennies se voit menacée d'extinction, et une commune de l'ouest industriel luxembourgeois redoute la perte de l'un de ses plus gros employeurs privés. La suite — l'arrivée éventuelle d'un repreneur, la marge de manœuvre de l'État, les conditions de départ des salariés — se jouera dans les négociations qui s'ouvrent. ### Sources - Indorama Ventures ferme son site de Steinfort et menace 100 emplois au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-groupe-industriel-indorama-quitte-le-pays-100-emplois-menaces-103594148 - Indorama ferme son site de Steinfort, une centaine d'emplois menacés — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/indorama-ferme-son-site-de-steinfort-une-centaine-demplois-menaces/ - Textilcord Steinfort – Du fil aux cordes — Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (cc.lu): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/news/detail/textilcord-steinfort-du-fil-aux-cordes - Textilcord Steinfort S.A. – Uniroyal – Steinfort — industrie.lu: https://industrie.lu/uniroyalsteinfort.html - Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg S.A. — FEDIL: https://fedil.lu/en/members/27155bb5-ece6-e611-80f5-c4346bac8ce8/ - Indorama Ventures prépare la fermeture de son site de Longlaville : 165 emplois en jeu — Le Journal des Entreprises: https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/indorama-ventures-prepare-la-fermeture-de-son-site-de-longlaville-165-emplois-en-jeu-2138103 - Indorama Ventures veut fermer son usine de Longlaville, 164 emplois en danger — L'Usine Nouvelle: https://www.usinenouvelle.com/quotidien-des-usines/lusine-ne-tournait-qua-la-moitie-de-ses-capacites-indorama-ventures-veut-fermer-son-usine-de-longlaville-164-emplois-en-danger.WH7OL4JQVZA6XK5OPOVN7OGZHA.html - Indorama Ventures annonce son projet de fermer le site de Longlaville qui emploie 165 personnes — ICI (France 3 Grand Est): https://www.ici.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle-54/longlaville/indorama-ventures-annonce-son-projet-de-fermer-le-site-de-longlaville-qui-emploie-165-personnes-6571451 --- ## Cargolux solde à 1,15 million d'euros un dossier de trafic d'influence au Gabon - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cargolux-transaction-penale-gabon-trafic-influence-findel - Published: 2026-07-01T16:40:13.727+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:40:13.727+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 4702b023-e40c-4aa3-bb5f-e6d2793b1a07 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a homologué un jugement sur accord contre le transporteur que l'État contrôle à près des deux tiers, pour des faits que la compagnie avait dénoncés en 2015. ### Summary Cargolux versera environ 1,15 million d'euros pour clore une affaire de trafic d'influence liée à ses anciennes activités au Gabon, à la suite d'un jugement sur accord validé le 1er juillet 2026 par la justice luxembourgeoise. ### Key facts - Cargolux versera environ 1,15 million d'euros (amende et confiscation) pour clore un dossier de trafic d'influence lié à ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. - Le 1er juillet 2026, le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a homologué un jugement sur accord conclu avec le parquet ; seule la personne morale est visée, aucun individu n'est poursuivi. - La compagnie avait elle-même signalé les faits au parquet dès la fin 2015 et coopéré tout au long de l'enquête. - Cargolux est contrôlée à près des deux tiers par la sphère publique luxembourgeoise (Luxair, BCEE, SNCI et participation directe de l'État). - Le montant reste modeste face aux 3,9 milliards de dollars d'Airbus en 2020, mais illustre la même logique de règlement négocié dans l'aérien. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Cargolux a-t-elle été condamnée ?** Pour des faits qualifiés de trafic d'influence en lien avec ses activités au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. Ni la compagnie ni le parquet n'ont détaillé les mécanismes en cause. **Q: Des dirigeants sont-ils poursuivis ?** Non. Le dossier vise exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. Aucun dirigeant ni aucune personne physique n'a été mis en cause. **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'un jugement sur accord ?** Introduite dans le Code de procédure pénale luxembourgeois par une loi du 24 février 2015, cette procédure permet au parquet et au prévenu de convenir d'une issue pour des infractions punies de moins de cinq ans de prison, sous réserve de la validation d'un juge à l'audience. **Q: Qui possède Cargolux ?** Luxair (35,10 %), le chinois HNCA (35,00 %), la BCEE (10,90 %), la SNCI (10,67 %) et l'État luxembourgeois (8,32 %). La sphère publique luxembourgeoise contrôle ainsi près des deux tiers de la compagnie. ### Body Fleuron du fret luxembourgeois et première compagnie tout-cargo d'Europe, Cargolux a accepté de verser quelque 1,15 million d'euros pour tourner la page d'un dossier pénal ouvert au Grand-Duché. Le 1er juillet 2026, le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a homologué l'accord négocié entre la compagnie et le parquet, refermant une affaire de trafic d'influence rattachée aux anciennes activités du transporteur au Gabon. La décision a été rendue par la chambre correctionnelle sous la forme d'un jugement sur accord, cette procédure par laquelle un juge valide un règlement conclu en amont entre le prévenu et le parquet. La peine mêle une amende et une confiscation, pour un montant global d'environ 1,15 million d'euros. Un point mérite d'être souligné d'emblée : seule la société est visée. Aucun dirigeant, aucune personne physique n'a été poursuivi. Une société seule sur le banc Le parquet a indiqué que l'accord règle des faits qualifiés de trafic d'influence, en lien avec des activités menées par Cargolux au Gabon entre 2010 et 2015. Ni la compagnie ni les autorités n'ont détaillé les mécanismes des faits reprochés, ni cité le moindre interlocuteur. La justice a en revanche martelé le périmètre strictement corporatif du dénouement. Les autorités luxembourgeoises ont tenu à circonscrire la portée du jugement à la seule entité juridique : « Ce dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique. » Le jugement sur accord a été introduit dans le Code de procédure pénale luxembourgeois par une loi du 24 février 2015. Il autorise le procureur et un prévenu — personne physique ou morale — à convenir d'une issue pour des infractions punies de moins de cinq ans d'emprisonnement, sous réserve de la validation d'un juge à l'audience. C'est l'équivalent grand-ducal le plus proche des transactions pénales désormais courantes en Europe, quoique d'un champ plus étroit que la convention judiciaire d'intérêt public que la France réserve aux entreprises. Le poids d'une dénonciation spontanée Cargolux affirme avoir découvert elle-même ces agissements et les avoir signalés au parquet luxembourgeois dès la fin 2015, avant de coopérer tout au long de l'enquête ouverte à la suite de ce signalement. Selon la compagnie, « le jugement ne concerne que la société et des faits survenus entre 2010 et 2015, et ne vise aucun individu. » C'est cette dénonciation volontaire, doublée d'une décennie de refonte des dispositifs de conformité, qui a rendu possible le règlement négocié. Cargolux revoit et actualise en permanence ses procédures de conformité, ce qui s'est traduit par un renforcement des contrôles internes, des cadres de conformité consolidés et des standards de gouvernance alignés sur les meilleures pratiques internationales. Le transporteur ajoute que le jugement « n'a aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, les activités des clients ou les services qui leur sont fournis », et réaffirme sa volonté d'agir avec éthique, transparence et intégrité. Un champion public dans le viseur Ce qui rend l'affaire singulière tient moins à son montant qu'à l'identité de la prévenue. Cargolux est un pilier de l'économie logistique du Grand-Duché : fondée en 1970, installée à l'aéroport de Luxembourg-Findel, elle exploite une flotte exclusivement composée de Boeing 747 (747-400 et 747-8) vers plus de 90 destinations. Et son capital est majoritairement aux mains de la sphère publique luxembourgeoise. Selon les informations publiées par la compagnie elle-même, l'actionnariat se répartit ainsi : - Luxair — 35,10 % (la compagnie nationale, elle-même liée à l'État) - HNCA — 35,00 % (Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment, Chine) - BCEE — 10,90 % (la banque d'épargne de l'État) - SNCI — 10,67 % (la banque publique d'investissement) - État luxembourgeois — 8,32 % (participation directe) Additionnées, les parts de Luxair, de la BCEE, de la SNCI et de la participation directe de l'État placent près des deux tiers de la société entre des mains publiques. La somme n'a rien de vertigineux — on est loin des montants à neuf chiffres —, mais une sanction pénale visant un fleuron que l'État contrôle de fait constitue un rare moment de reddition de comptes pour l'industrie logistique grand-ducale. Le parquet ne manquera pas d'y voir la preuve que la dénonciation spontanée paie. Dans le sillage des grands dossiers aériens Le règlement intervient au terme d'une décennie où les parquets, des deux rives de l'Atlantique, ont multiplié les procédures pour corruption contre le secteur aérien, de plus en plus souvent tranchées par la négociation plutôt que par le procès. La référence demeure Airbus : en janvier 2020, l'avionneur avait accepté de verser environ 3,9 milliards de dollars (quelque 3,6 milliards d'euros) pour solder des accusations de corruption d'agents publics étrangers, au travers d'accords parallèles validés par des juridictions en France, au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis — le plus important règlement de ce type jamais enregistré, selon le département américain de la Justice. Au regard de cet étalon, les 1,15 million d'euros de Cargolux paraissent modestes. Le schéma, lui, est identique : des faits commis sur un marché étranger, une issue circonscrite à la seule société, une coopération récompensée et l'engagement d'un contrôle renforcé. Pour un champion public du fret d'une des plus petites économies d'Europe, l'épisode rappelle que les exigences de conformité qui redessinent l'aviation mondiale atteignent désormais le tarmac du Findel. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Introducing Cargolux (shareholder structure) — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/introducing-cargolux/ - Airbus Agrees to Pay over $3.9 Billion in Global Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery and ITAR Case — U.S. Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/airbus-agrees-pay-over-39-billion-global-penalties-resolve-foreign-bribery-and-itar-case - Introduction of the Plea Bargaining Procedure in Luxembourg Law (jugement sur accord) — Lexgo.lu: https://www.lexgo.lu/en/news-and-articles/2961-introduction-of-the-plea-bargaining-procedure-in-luxembourg-law-introduction-de-la-transaction-en-matiere-penale-en-droit-luxembourgeois - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Finance inclusive : l'ONG luxembourgeoise ADA revendique 430 000 bénéficiaires en 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/ada-finance-inclusive-luxembourg-430000-personnes-rapport-2025 - Published: 2026-06-29T17:38:51.323+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:38:51.323+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 4dc4cb9e-e923-444d-8b07-87041f13ee54 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le rapport d'impact 2025 de l'ONG établie à Luxembourg met des chiffres sur une facette discrète de la place financière : acheminer du capital vers les plus pauvres de la planète. ### Summary Selon son rapport d'impact 2025, l'ONG luxembourgeoise ADA a aidé 430 511 personnes vulnérables à accéder pour la première fois à un service, via 290 partenaires dans 47 pays. ### Key facts - En 2025, l'ONG luxembourgeoise ADA dit avoir aidé 430 511 personnes économiquement vulnérables à accéder pour la première fois à au moins un service, dont 55 % de femmes. - ADA n'agit pas en direct : elle s'appuie sur 290 organisations partenaires (institutions financières, coopératives, PME, incubateurs) dans 47 pays d'Afrique, d'Amérique latine et d'Asie. - 194 373 personnes ont accédé à des services financiers, 204 989 à un appui technique ou entrepreneurial, 64 934 à des solutions d'accès au marché et 2 569 ménages à l'énergie ou l'éducation. - Le principal bailleur est la Coopération luxembourgeoise : le mandat 2022-2025, signé en décembre 2021, engage 37 millions d'euros, soit 59 % des besoins estimés à 62,6 millions. - Le Luxembourg est le premier domicile mondial des véhicules d'investissement en microfinance, avec plus de 60 % des actifs du secteur sous gestion. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'ADA et que fait l'ONG ?** ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome) est une ONG luxembourgeoise de finance inclusive fondée en 1994 et établie à la Maison de la Microfinance, à Luxembourg-Ville. Elle ne prête pas directement aux personnes pauvres mais soutient des institutions financières, coopératives et petites entreprises locales par des capitaux, de la formation et du conseil. Sa directrice exécutive est Laura Foschi et son président Patrick Losch. **Q: Que retenir du rapport d'impact 2025 d'ADA ?** ADA indique avoir aidé 430 511 personnes économiquement vulnérables à bénéficier d'au moins un service pour la première fois en 2025, dont 55 % de femmes, via 290 organisations partenaires dans 47 pays. Le détail recouvre 194 373 accès à des services financiers, 204 989 appuis techniques ou entrepreneuriaux, 64 934 solutions d'accès au marché et 2 569 ménages raccordés à l'énergie ou l'éducation. **Q: Comment ADA est-elle financée ?** Son principal bailleur est la Coopération luxembourgeoise (ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes). Le mandat en cours, signé en décembre 2021 et courant de 2022 à 2025, engage 37 millions d'euros, soit environ 59 % des besoins estimés à 62,6 millions ; le reste provient d'autres sources publiques et privées. C'est le quatrième mandat depuis 2007. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il important pour la microfinance ?** Le Grand-Duché est le premier domicile mondial des véhicules d'investissement en microfinance (MIV), avec plus de 60 % des actifs du secteur sous gestion selon le gouvernement. Un écosystème dédié l'appuie : LuxFLAG et son label microfinance, InFiNe.lu, le LMDF, l'European Microfinance Platform, le Microinsurance Network et Microlux. Le pays finance aussi le Prix européen de la microfinance (100 000 euros par an). ### Body On connaît la place financière luxembourgeoise pour ses fonds d'investissement et sa banque privée, rarement pour son action contre la pauvreté. Une organisation non gouvernementale du Grand-Duché vient pourtant d'en chiffrer une part méconnue : selon elle, ses partenaires ont touché l'an dernier plus de 430 000 personnes parmi les plus démunies de la planète. Dans son rapport d'impact 2025, ADA — Appui au Développement Autonome — indique avoir aidé 430 511 personnes économiquement vulnérables à bénéficier, pour la première fois dans l'année, d'au moins un service ; 55 % d'entre elles sont des femmes. Publiés par l'ONG établie à Luxembourg-Ville et relayés par le site d'information Chronicle.lu, ces chiffres couvrent 47 pays d'Afrique, d'Amérique latine et d'Asie. Fondée en 1994 par des figures du secteur financier luxembourgeois, ADA ne prête pas directement aux personnes pauvres. Elle agit par l'intermédiaire d'institutions financières locales, de coopératives et de petites entreprises — 290 organisations partenaires au total l'an dernier — en leur apportant capitaux, formation technique et services de conseil, afin que ces relais puissent étendre crédit, assurance et autres outils à des publics que le système bancaire formel ignore le plus souvent. Ce que recouvrent les chiffres Le chiffre phare additionne plusieurs volets distincts. Selon le rapport, 194 373 personnes ont accédé à des services financiers tels que prêts et assurances, dont 64 813 via l'activité de conseil en investissement d'ADA auprès de véhicules comme le Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund (LMDF) et le Financing Innovation Tool (FIT). Par ailleurs, 204 989 personnes ont reçu un appui technique ou entrepreneurial, 64 934 ont profité de solutions d'accès au marché, et 2 569 ménages ont obtenu un accès à l'énergie ou à l'éducation. Chez ADA, nous utilisons la finance à impact pour transformer durablement des vies en Afrique, en Amérique latine et en Asie. Nous aidons des femmes et des hommes à obtenir des services financiers adaptés ou à accéder à l'énergie, afin de développer leurs activités et d'affronter les aléas de la vie. Le propos est de Laura Foschi, directrice exécutive d'ADA, qui présente 2025 comme un tournant pour l'organisation. « En 2025, ADA a franchi une étape déterminante, en devenant une organisation qui non seulement accompagne le changement, mais contribue activement à le façonner », affirme-t-elle. Parmi ses initiatives de plus grande ampleur figure le programme SSNUP, dédié aux petits exploitants agricoles, qui aurait touché environ un million d'agriculteurs dans 35 pays. ADA estime que quelque 10 millions d'euros d'assistance technique engagés dans ce cadre ont permis d'attirer près de 188 millions d'euros d'investissement — illustration d'un mécanisme où des dons modestes servent à mobiliser des sommes bien supérieures, privées et institutionnelles. Financée à Luxembourg, déployée ailleurs La portée d'ADA repose largement sur l'argent public de son pays d'origine. Son principal bailleur est la Coopération luxembourgeoise, pilotée par la Direction de la coopération au développement et de l'action humanitaire, au sein du ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes. Le mandat de financement en cours, signé en décembre 2021, court de 2022 à 2025 et engage 37 millions d'euros — soit environ 59 % des besoins de financement d'ADA, estimés à 62,6 millions d'euros sur la période, le solde provenant d'autres sources publiques et privées. Il s'agit du quatrième accord du genre conclu entre le ministère et ADA depuis 2007. « Le renouvellement de ce mandat confirme le rôle central d'ADA en tant qu'experte de la finance inclusive et catalyseur de connaissances au sein de la Coopération luxembourgeoise », déclarait Franz Fayot, alors ministre en charge, au moment de la signature. Le portefeuille revient désormais à Xavier Bettel, présent en octobre 2025 à une conférence sur la finance inclusive en Afrique, à Nairobi. Une place financière au-delà de la gestion de fortune L'action d'ADA s'inscrit dans une spécialité luxembourgeoise que l'on perd facilement de vue. Le Grand-Duché est devenu le premier domicile mondial des fonds qui orientent l'argent vers la microfinance, les véhicules d'investissement en microfinance, ou MIV. Le gouvernement luxembourgeois indique que la majorité de ces MIV sont domiciliés dans le pays, représentant plus de 60 % des actifs sous gestion du secteur à l'échelle mondiale. Des travaux du CGAP et de Symbiotics, cités par l'agence de promotion Luxembourg for Finance, situaient la part luxembourgeoise des actifs des MIV à 61 % en décembre 2015, contre 44 % en 2006 — sur une période où le marché mondial est passé d'environ 2 milliards à 11 milliards de dollars. Tout un écosystème d'institutions soutient cette position. On y trouve notamment : - LuxFLAG, la Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency, créée en 2006, dont le label microfinance signale aux investisseurs qu'un fonds investit réellement dans le secteur ; - InFiNe.lu, l'Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg, qui réunit acteurs publics, privés et de la société civile ; - le Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund, l'European Microfinance Platform, le Microinsurance Network et Microlux, pour beaucoup réunis à la Maison de la Microfinance, à Luxembourg-Ville. Le Luxembourg finance par ailleurs le Prix européen de la microfinance, doté de 100 000 euros par an. Pour un pays dont la place financière se mesure d'ordinaire en milliers de milliards d'euros d'actifs, les chiffres avancés par ADA paraissent infimes. Ils décrivent pourtant une part de cette place rarement mise en équation — celle qui cherche à diriger le capital vers ceux qui n'auront sans doute jamais l'occasion de pousser la porte d'une banque privée. ### Sources - ADA Helped More Than 430k Economically Vulnerable People in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62075-ada-helped-more-than-430k-economically-vulnerable-people-in-2025 - ADA's Impact report (2025 Impact Report) — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/our-impact/2025-impact-report - Luxembourg's Development Cooperation renews its support of the inclusive finance sector through ADA — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/blog-news-ada/luxembourgs-development-cooperation-renews-its-support-inclusive-finance-sector - Finance inclusive et innovante — Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, The Luxembourg Government: https://cooperation.gouvernement.lu/en/cooperation-au-developpement/finance-inclusive-et-innovante.html - Microfinance facilitating financial inclusion — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/publication-article/microfinance-facilitating-financial-inclusion/ - Luxembourg Leading Jurisdiction for Microfinance Investment Vehicles — InFiNe.lu: https://www.infine.lu/luxembourg-leading-jurisdiction-for-microfinance-investment-vehicles/ - ADA (association) — Wikipédia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA_(association) --- ## Au Luxembourg, un éditeur érige la liberté de la presse en chantier à défendre - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/mike-koedinger-fondation-defense-liberte-presse-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-29T17:16:38.67+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:16:38.67+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: d186be64-5349-4d38-800f-ec81df462501 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Mike Koedinger, fondateur de Maison Moderne, lance une fondation pour protéger l'intégrité de l'information — convaincu qu'un pays bien classé n'est jamais à l'abri. ### Summary À Mudam, Mike Koedinger a lancé le 25 juin la Mike Koedinger Foundation, qu'il présente comme « un acte de résistance », pour défendre des médias libres dans un pays pourtant 9e au classement RSF. ### Key facts - Le 25 juin, Mike Koedinger (Maison Moderne, Paperjam, Delano) a lancé au Mudam la Mike Koedinger Foundation, qu'il qualifie d'« acte de résistance ». - La fondation, à portée européenne, vise la culture médiatique, le soutien au journalisme indépendant et la lutte contre désinformation et populisme ; premier projet : un dictionnaire illustré du pouvoir, des médias et de la démocratie. - Le Luxembourg est 9e du classement RSF 2026 (score 84,14), mais a reculé de la 1re à la 3e place sur le sous-indicateur sécurité. - Trois groupes — RTL (Bertelsmann), Mediahuis Luxembourg (Wort) et Editpress (Tageblatt, L'essentiel) — dominent l'un des marchés médiatiques les plus concentrés d'Europe. - Le pluralisme repose sur des aides publiques généreuses (200 000 € de base + 30 000 € par journaliste) : Editpress a touché ~4,4 M€ en 2024, plus de 40 % du total. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que la Mike Koedinger Foundation ?** Une fondation lancée le 25 juin 2026 à Mudam par Mike Koedinger, fondateur de Maison Moderne. Basée au Luxembourg mais à vocation européenne et internationale, elle défend l'intégrité des médias et la résilience démocratique : culture médiatique, soutien au journalisme indépendant, lutte contre la désinformation, le populisme, le climatoscepticisme et le poids des plateformes. Son premier projet est un dictionnaire illustré du pouvoir, des médias et de la démocratie. **Q: Le Luxembourg est-il bien classé pour la liberté de la presse ?** Oui. Le pays occupe la 9e place du Classement mondial de la liberté de la presse de RSF en 2026, avec un score de 84,14, après la 20e place en 2023 et la 11e en 2024. Il a toutefois reculé de la 1re à la 3e place sur le sous-indicateur de sécurité, alors que RSF juge la situation mondiale « difficile » pour la première fois. **Q: Pourquoi le marché médiatique luxembourgeois est-il jugé fragile malgré ce bon classement ?** En raison de sa très forte concentration : trois groupes (RTL, Mediahuis Luxembourg et Editpress) dominent le paysage, et le pays est l'un des rares de l'UE sans loi nationale limitant la concentration croisée. Le pluralisme dépend largement d'aides publiques généreuses, une dépendance jugée risquée si les budgets se resserrent. Le CMPF classe le pluralisme luxembourgeois en « risque moyen ». ### Body Le Luxembourg figure année après année parmi les pays où les journalistes travaillent le plus librement. C'est précisément cette confortable position, plaide l'un de ses éditeurs les plus connus, qui invite à la vigilance plutôt qu'à la satisfaction. Le 25 juin, Mike Koedinger — fondateur et directeur général de Maison Moderne, la maison indépendante qui publie les titres économiques Paperjam et Delano — a officiellement lancé la Mike Koedinger Foundation au Mudam, le musée d'art moderne installé sur le plateau du Kirchberg. Il a tenu à inscrire ce geste dans une logique de défense, à un moment où, soutient-il, une information crédible et un débat démocratique apaisé ne vont plus de soi, y compris dans une démocratie stable et prospère. La création de la Mike Koedinger Foundation est un acte de résistance et d'engagement civique à une époque où l'intégrité des médias, la pensée indépendante et le dialogue démocratique sont soumis à des pressions croissantes. La fondation, basée au Luxembourg mais appelée à intervenir à l'échelle européenne et internationale sous la bannière « Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience », repose sur une conviction que Koedinger résume d'une phrase : « Une démocratie saine passe par une information crédible, un esprit critique et un journalisme indépendant. » Présidée par un conseil international, elle se donne pour terrains la culture médiatique, le soutien au journalisme indépendant et entrepreneurial, et la défense des valeurs démocratiques face à la désinformation, au populisme, au climatoscepticisme et au poids des plateformes numériques. Son premier projet : un dictionnaire illustré du pouvoir, des médias et de la démocratie, destiné à nourrir des contenus pédagogiques ludiques sur douze à trente-six mois. Un classement flatteur, une mise en garde L'avertissement de Koedinger se heurte à un paradoxe. Sur le papier, le Luxembourg incarne une réussite en matière de liberté de la presse. Dans le Classement mondial établi par Reporters sans frontières (RSF), le pays est passé de la 20e place en 2023 à la 11e en 2024, puis à la 9e en 2026, avec un score de 84,14 — confortablement dans la zone que RSF juge « bonne », derrière l'éternelle première, la Norvège. La courbe n'est pourtant pas une ligne droite ascendante, et RSF alerte depuis deux ans sur l'érosion des fondations. Son édition 2025 pointait la fragilité économique comme l'une des principales menaces pesant sur le journalisme ; celle de 2026 décrit une liberté de la presse mondiale au plus bas depuis vingt-cinq ans, avec un indicateur économique à un niveau critique inédit et une situation planétaire qualifiée pour la première fois de « difficile ». Le Luxembourg lui-même, dont le score global progresse, a reculé sur le sous-indicateur de la sécurité, glissant de la première à la troisième place — preuve qu'un bon rang d'ensemble peut masquer un terrain qui se dérobe. Un marché minuscule, étroitement détenu L'argument structurel, lui, est plus difficile à balayer. Le Luxembourg possède l'un des marchés médiatiques les plus concentrés d'Europe, conséquence directe de sa taille. Trois groupes dominent le paysage : - RTL, le principal diffuseur du pays, contrôlé en dernier ressort par l'allemand Bertelsmann ; - Mediahuis Luxembourg, qui a absorbé le groupe Saint-Paul longtemps prépondérant et édite le Luxemburger Wort ; - Editpress, à qui l'on doit le Tageblatt, Le Quotidien, Revue et le quotidien gratuit L'essentiel. Le Grand-Duché est aussi l'un des rares États membres de l'UE dépourvu d'une loi nationale de contrôle des concentrations visant à limiter la mainmise croisée sur les médias, relève l'Euromedia Ownership Monitor. Le Centre pour le pluralisme et la liberté des médias (CMPF) classe quant à lui le pluralisme luxembourgeois en « risque moyen » dans son Media Pluralism Monitor 2024. Ce pluralisme tient en grande partie à l'un des régimes d'aides publiques les plus généreux d'Europe. Selon des règles validées par la Commission européenne, les titres éligibles perçoivent une base de 200 000 euros, à laquelle s'ajoutent 30 000 euros par journaliste accrédité et par an, dans le cadre d'un dispositif de 102,8 millions d'euros. En 2024, les titres d'Editpress ont capté quelque 4,4 millions — plus de 40 % de l'aide totale à la presse — et Mediahuis Luxembourg environ 2,5 millions, soit près de 23 %. Cet argent maintient les journaux en vie, mais il arrime aussi une presse plurielle au financement public et à la bonne volonté politique, une dépendance qui, selon ses critiques, fragilise le secteur dès que les budgets se resserrent ou que le climat se tend. Pas encore en crise — et c'est tout l'enjeu Le lancement associait Koedinger à la chercheuse Ayala Panievsky, autrice de The New Censorship: How the War on the Media Is Taking Us Down, dans un échange animé par la journaliste de RTL Caroline Mart. Pour Panievsky, la censure contemporaine s'annonce rarement comme telle : elle passe par le harcèlement en ligne coordonné, les procédures judiciaires abusives et une propagande d'État déguisée en journalisme. « There cannot be democracy without a common set of facts we can then debate » — il ne peut y avoir de démocratie sans un socle commun de faits que l'on puisse ensuite débattre —, a-t-elle lancé à l'assistance. Interrogée sur les pays offrant encore des conditions favorables au journalisme, la chercheuse a répondu que le Luxembourg avait « jusqu'ici » sa préférence — tout en mettant en garde contre tout excès de confiance, et en appelant les gouvernements à renforcer institutions et garde-fous avant qu'une crise ne survienne, et non après. Tout le sens de l'intervention de Koedinger tient dans ce calendrier inconfortable. Le Luxembourg n'est ni la Hongrie ni la Slovaquie : ses reporters travaillent sans crainte de la prison ou de la violence, accèdent aisément aux responsables et bénéficient d'une protection constitutionnelle de la liberté de la presse. Le gouvernement s'est engagé à renforcer l'aide à la presse, à améliorer l'accès à l'information et à protéger les journalistes des procédures-bâillons, dites « SLAPP » ; le pays a accueilli en juin 2026 une conférence sur leur sécurité. Le pari de la nouvelle fondation est que le bon moment pour défendre ces acquis, c'est justement tant qu'ils tiennent encore — et qu'un pays installé en tête des classements est aussi celui qui a le plus à perdre à les croire éternels. ### Sources - Mike Koedinger lance une fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-lance-une-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias - Quand le journalisme se réduit au silence: le Dr Ayala Panievsky s'exprime sur la nouvelle censure (foundation launch coverage) — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/quand-le-journalisme-se-reduit-au-silence-le-dr-ayala-panievsky-sexprime-sur-la-nouvelle-censure - Mike Koedinger lance sa fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/mike-koedinger-lance-sa-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias/ - Mike Koedinger Foundation — Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience. — Mike Koedinger Foundation: https://www.mikekoedinger.com/foundation - RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/rsf-world-press-freedom-index-2025-economic-fragility-leading-threat-press-freedom - 2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-index-press-freedom-25-year-low - World Press Freedom Index (rankings tables, incl. Luxembourg 2023-2026) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index - Why Press Freedom Still Matters - in Luxembourg and Beyond — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/opinion/23159-why-press-freedom-still-matters-in-luxembourg-and-beyond - Luxembourg — Country report — Euromedia Ownership Monitor: https://media-ownership.eu/2025-edition/country-reports/luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Media Pluralism Monitor — Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (EUI): https://cmpf.eui.eu/country/luxembourg/ - In the name of media pluralism — Delano: https://delano.lu/d/detail/news/name-media-pluralism/191456 - Mike Koedinger named president of European Magazine Media Association — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-named-president - EU approves €102.8m Lux press subsidy scheme — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_eu-approves-eu1028m-lux-press-subsidy-scheme --- ## Russie : une économie de guerre qui vacille, sans rompre - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/economie-guerre-russie-essoufflement-sanctions-clearstream-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-29T17:08:10.02+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:08:10.02+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 19b7d627-844b-4ffa-856e-8537839a47a4 - Dateline: Moscow, RU > Croissance à l'arrêt, déficit qui dérape, recettes pétrolières en chute, banques sous tension : la machine russe fatigue. Mais les chiffres décrivent une érosion lente, pas un effondrement. ### Summary Les données du FMI, des institutions russes et de chercheurs indépendants dessinent une économie de guerre qui s'essouffle sans céder — un enjeu direct pour la politique de sanctions de l'UE, et donc pour le Luxembourg. ### Key facts - La Banque de Russie a abaissé son taux à 14,25 % le 19 juin 2026 (neuvième baisse), un geste prudent de 25 points de base alors que les marchés attendaient 50. - Le FMI ne prévoit plus que 0,8 % de croissance en 2026 et le ministère russe de l'Économie 0,4 % ; le déficit a atteint 2,5 % du PIB dès fin avril. - Les recettes pétrolières et gazières ont chuté d'environ 45 % au premier trimestre et le Fonds national de prospérité est tombé à ~48 milliards de dollars d'actifs liquides. - Les créances douteuses des banques montent (6,5 % en mars 2026) et 13 des 78 plus grandes entreprises ne peuvent plus servir leur dette : risque de crise bancaire évoqué pour fin 2026. - Le Luxembourg, où siège Clearstream, est un gardien majeur des avoirs russes gelés et un votant clé des sanctions adoptées à l'unanimité par l'UE. ### FAQ **Q: L'économie russe est-elle au bord de l'effondrement ?** Non, selon le consensus des chercheurs (Institut de Kiel, IISS, CSIS). Les indicateurs traduisent une fragilité structurelle de long terme — croissance nulle, réserves épuisées, dépendance accrue à la Chine — plutôt qu'un effondrement imminent. L'économie tourne près de ses pleines capacités, avec une main-d'œuvre épuisée. **Q: Pourquoi la Banque de Russie n'a-t-elle baissé son taux que de 25 points de base ?** La gouverneure Elvira Nabioullina a invoqué une flambée des prix des carburants susceptible de peser sur l'inflation de juin. Avec une inflation annuelle encore à 5,6 % à la mi-juin, la banque centrale a préféré un geste prudent, à 14,25 %, pour éviter de relancer les prix. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Le Grand-Duché vote, comme les vingt-six autres États membres, les paquets de sanctions de l'UE adoptés à l'unanimité. Surtout, Clearstream, dépositaire central qui détient des avoirs russes immobilisés, y a son siège : le Luxembourg est l'un des grands gardiens des fonds gelés, aux côtés de la Belgique, de la France et de l'Allemagne. ### Body Quatre ans de guerre ont laissé des marques sur l'économie russe, et elles se voient désormais à l'œil nu. La croissance s'est éteinte, le déficit budgétaire a pulvérisé sa cible annuelle en trois mois, les recettes pétrolières s'effondrent et les créances douteuses s'accumulent dans les bilans bancaires. Pourtant, l'addition de ces signaux ne raconte pas la même histoire qu'un krach. Les données réunies par le Fonds monétaire international, par les institutions russes elles-mêmes et par des chercheurs indépendants décrivent une économie qui vacille — pas une économie qui rompt. La nuance n'a rien d'académique. Elle conditionne la durée pendant laquelle Moscou pourra continuer de financer son agression contre l'Ukraine. Et elle pèse sur la politique de sanctions que l'Union européenne — Luxembourg compris — doit continuer d'arrêter à l'unanimité de ses vingt-sept membres. La tension, bien réelle Le 19 juin 2026, la Banque de Russie a abaissé son taux directeur de 25 points de base, à 14,25 %. C'était sa neuvième baisse consécutive, après avoir porté le loyer de l'argent à un sommet inédit depuis deux décennies pour éteindre l'inflation de guerre. Les marchés tablaient sur un geste plus franc, de 50 points de base ; la prudence affichée trahit la crainte de rallumer les prix. À la mi-juin, l'inflation annuelle atteignait 5,6 %, et la banque centrale anticipe un reflux entre 4,5 % et 5,5 % sur l'année. La croissance, elle, a quasiment disparu. Le FMI a ramené sa prévision 2026 pour la Russie à 0,8 %. Le ministère russe de l'Économie est allé plus loin en mai, en réduisant la sienne à 0,4 %, contre 1,3 % auparavant, sur des hypothèses d'un baril à 59 dollars et d'une inflation de 5,2 %. Les revenus réels, qui avaient bondi de 7,7 % en 2025, ne progresseraient plus que de 1,6 %. Or les économistes russes eux-mêmes situent autour de 3,5 % par an le minimum nécessaire à un développement soutenable — très loin de l'horizon actuel. C'est l'état des finances publiques qui frappe le plus. Les recettes pétrolières et gazières ont reculé d'environ 45 % sur un an au premier trimestre 2026, sous l'effet de prix plus bas et de volumes d'exportation amputés après les frappes de drones ukrainiens sur les infrastructures. Le déficit fédéral a atteint 4 580 milliards de roubles, soit 1,9 % du PIB, sur les seuls trois premiers mois — déjà au-delà de la cible de 3 790 milliards fixée pour l'année entière. Fin avril, il s'élargissait à 5 877 milliards de roubles, ou 2,5 % du PIB, avec des recettes en repli de 8,2 % quand les dépenses bondissaient de 17 %. Les coussins, enfin, s'amincissent. Les actifs liquides du Fonds national de prospérité ne pesaient plus qu'environ 48 milliards de dollars au 1er juin 2026 — quelque 1,5 % du PIB attendu, en baisse d'environ deux tiers en dollars par rapport à leur pic d'avant-guerre de 113,5 milliards, début 2022. Selon l'Institut de Kiel, la part liquide du fonds est tombée de 6,5 % du PIB au déclenchement de la guerre à 1,8 % en avril. Des banques qui se fissurent La pression gagne désormais le système financier. La part des créances douteuses dans les actifs bancaires russes est passée de 5,4 % en 2024 à 6,5 % en mars 2026, et l'ensemble des actifs problématiques a atteint 23 400 milliards de roubles — environ 11,2 % du total. Des données de la banque centrale citées en mai montraient que 13 des 78 plus grandes entreprises du pays n'étaient plus en mesure d'honorer leur dette, héritage du crédit bon marché des années de guerre dont l'heure du remboursement a sonné. Les analystes décrivent une économie « à deux vitesses » : un complexe militaro-industriel gorgé d'argent public, face à un secteur privé étranglé par une demande molle et des taux punitifs. Certains, dont un cercle de réflexion proche du Kremlin, redoutent une possible crise bancaire systémique d'ici la fin 2026 — quand la gouverneure Elvira Nabioullina minimise tout risque immédiat de ruée sur les dépôts. Érosion plutôt que naufrage Ce que les chiffres ne montrent pas, c'est un précipice. Le consensus, parmi les chercheurs de l'Institut de Kiel, de l'IISS et du CSIS, penche vers une érosion structurelle plutôt qu'une rupture soudaine : une économie au plus près de ses capacités productives, avec une main-d'œuvre épuisée et une dépendance grandissante à l'égard de la Chine, qui représente aujourd'hui près de 35 % de son commerce extérieur. Les fondations mêmes de l'économie se sont considérablement affaiblies. Les réserves budgétaires sont largement épuisées, la croissance est à l'arrêt et la dépendance du pays envers la Chine devient toujours plus marquée. Ce diagnostic, signé Moritz Schularick, président de l'Institut de Kiel, résume le paradoxe. La Russie manque moins de liquidités que de ce que l'argent ne peut acheter vite. Comme le formule Matthew C. Klein, auteur de l'analyse de l'institut sur le financement de la guerre : « La contrainte fondamentale qui pèse aujourd'hui sur la Russie n'est pas l'accès à l'argent, mais l'accès aux hommes, à la technologie et aux capacités productives. » Pour l'heure, Moscou conserve les moyens de poursuivre le combat. L'étau sur les recettes pétrolières, a relevé Mme Nabioullina après la décision de juin, se double de tensions sur l'approvisionnement intérieur : « La récente flambée des prix des carburants pèsera sur l'inflation de juin. Le gouvernement prend les mesures nécessaires, mais il faudra du temps pour que l'offre se rétablisse. » Pourquoi cela compte au Luxembourg Cet effritement lent est précisément le terrain sur lequel les sanctions sont censées mordre. L'UE a adopté son 20e paquet contre la Russie le 23 avril 2026, visant l'énergie, le complexe militaro-industriel, le commerce, les services financiers et les cryptoactifs, avec la plus vaste salve d'inscriptions individuelles depuis deux ans. Le 19e paquet, conclu en octobre 2025, avait déjà interdit les importations de GNL russe et ajouté 117 navires à la liste noire de la flotte fantôme. Chaque paquet exige l'accord des vingt-sept États membres, dont le Luxembourg — et le Grand-Duché n'est pas un simple spectateur. Clearstream, l'un des principaux dépositaires de titres d'Europe, qui détient des avoirs russes immobilisés, a son siège au Luxembourg, lequel figure, aux côtés de la Belgique, de la France et de l'Allemagne, parmi les grands gardiens des fonds gelés. Ces quatre pays résistent à une confiscation pure et simple des actifs souverains russes, par crainte des risques juridiques et financiers. Plus les finances russes se resserreront, plus ce débat montera en intensité. Une économie de guerre qui vacille sans rompre ne promet aucun dénouement rapide — seulement une longue épreuve d'endurance, où la politique de sanctions et les votes arrachés à Bruxelles aideront à décider quand, finalement, la pression fera céder. ### Sources - Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Rate to 14.25% — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/19/russian-central-bank-slashes-key-rate-to-1425-a93053 - Bank of Russia cuts the key rate by 25 bp to 14.25% p.a. — Bank of Russia: https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/keypr/ - Russia Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast as Oil Revenues and Wartime Pressures Weigh on Economy — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/12/russia-cuts-2026-growth-forecast-as-oil-revenues-and-wartime-pressures-weigh-on-economy-a92733 - IMF lowers Russian 2026 GDP growth forecast from 1% to 0.8% — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/115681/ - Russia's oil and gas revenues fall 45% in first quarter as budget deficit exceeds full-year target — Meduza: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/09/russia-s-oil-and-gas-revenues-fall-45-in-first-quarter-as-budget-deficit-exceeds-full-year-target - Russia's Federal Budget Deficit Blows Past Annual Target in Just 3 Months — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/russias-federal-budget-deficit-blows-past-annual-target-in-just-3-months-a92460 - Russian federal budget deficit 5.877 trillion rubles or 2.5% of GDP in Jan-April - MinFin — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/117487/ - Endgame: Russia's war economy hits its limits — Kiel Institute for the World Economy: https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/endgame-russias-war-economy-hits-its-limits/ - Russia's budget deficit widens as analysts warn of potential banking crisis in 2026 — bne IntelliNews: https://www.intellinews.com/russia-s-budget-deficit-widens-as-analysts-warn-of-potential-banking-crisis-in-2026-416617/ - Russia's national wealth fund liquid assets down to $48.05 bln as of June 1 — Reuters / TradingView: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_R4N423014:0-russia-s-national-wealth-fund-liquid-assets-down-to-48-05-bln-as-of-june-1/ - Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: 20th round of stern EU sanctions — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-20th-round-of-stern-eu-sanctions-hits-energy-military-industrial-complex-trade-and-financial-services-including-crypto/ - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Where are the Russian assets? Nobody, except Belgium, wants to say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/06/where-are-the-russian-immobilised-assets-nobody-except-belgium-wants-to-say - Luxembourg freezes €2.5bn over Russia sanctions — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/russia-sanctions-lead-to-2-5bn --- ## Au Liban, l'accord de désarmement signé à Washington rouvre la peur de la fracture intérieure - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/liban-desarmement-hezbollah-accord-washington-spectre-discorde-interne - Published: 2026-06-29T16:52:04.124+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:52:04.124+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: c07a41ea-4f0d-485a-a516-f4fcf2fad6cf - Dateline: Beirut, LB > Le texte en quatorze points conditionne le retrait israélien au désarmement du Hezbollah. Le mouvement chiite y voit une capitulation, et l'un de ses députés a prononcé le mot de guerre civile. ### Summary Un accord-cadre parrainé par Washington lie le retrait israélien du Sud-Liban au désarmement vérifié du Hezbollah. Le mouvement le rejette, ravivant la crainte d'un affrontement entre l'organisation armée et l'État libanais. ### Key facts - Signé le 26 juin 2026 à Washington, l'accord-cadre en 14 points conditionne tout retrait israélien du Sud-Liban au désarmement vérifié du Hezbollah. - Le Hezbollah, affaibli par deux guerres et la perte du corridor syrien, rejette l'accord comme une « capitulation » ; un de ses députés a évoqué la guerre civile. - La guerre de 2026 a fait plus de 4 200 morts et plus de 1,2 million de déplacés avant la trêve du 16 avril. - Les analystes jugent la guerre civile ouverte peu probable à court terme : la principale digue est l'armée libanaise, institution transconfessionnelle. - Reconstruction chiffrée à ~11 milliards de dollars par la Banque mondiale, aides conditionnées au désarmement, et retrait de la FINUL fin 2026 placent l'Europe en première ligne. ### FAQ **Q: Que prévoit l'accord signé à Washington le 26 juin 2026 ?** Ce cadre en quatorze points lie tout retrait progressif d'Israël du Sud-Liban au désarmement vérifié du Hezbollah et des autres groupes armés non étatiques. Il engage le gouvernement à un programme « fondé sur les résultats » permettant à l'armée libanaise d'imposer son plein contrôle, Israël se retirant via deux « zones pilotes » initiales selon une annexe sécuritaire restée confidentielle. **Q: Pourquoi le Hezbollah rejette-t-il l'accord ?** Son secrétaire général, Naïm Qassem, juge « extrêmement dangereux » de lier le retrait israélien au désarmement de la « résistance » dans tout le Liban et qualifie le texte de reddition. Le mouvement soutient que le cessez-le-feu ne s'applique qu'au sud du Litani et refuse de livrer ses armes plus au nord. **Q: Le Liban risque-t-il une nouvelle guerre civile ?** La plupart des analystes la jugent peu probable à court terme. L'ACLED parle d'une « perspective lointaine » qui « ne peut être exclue », l'agitation durable — manifestations, heurts localisés — étant le scénario le plus vraisemblable. La cohésion de l'armée libanaise reste le principal facteur de stabilité. **Q: En quoi cette crise concerne-t-elle l'Europe ?** Les financements de reconstruction sont conditionnés au désarmement, ce qui fait de l'aide un levier autant qu'un risque. La FINUL, dont la France et l'Italie sont des contributeurs, voit son mandat expirer fin 2026, et un effondrement libanais raviverait les pressions migratoires et sécuritaires sur le continent. ### Body BEYROUTH — Censé clore la dernière guerre du Liban, l'accord négocié sous l'égide de Washington a au contraire mis à nu la plus profonde déchirure intérieure que le pays ait connue depuis une génération. Signé le 26 juin par les gouvernements libanais et israélien, le document en quatorze points subordonne tout retrait israélien du Sud-Liban au désarmement vérifié du Hezbollah. Une exigence que le mouvement soutenu par l'Iran rejette sans détour — et qui fait planer le spectre d'un face-à-face entre la formation armée et l'État. Le texte engage le gouvernement dans un « programme rigoureux, fondé sur les résultats » destiné à permettre à l'Armée libanaise (LAF) d'imposer son plein contrôle militaire et de désarmer les groupes non étatiques. En contrepartie, Israël se retirerait par étapes à travers deux « zones pilotes » initiales, selon un calendrier régi par une annexe sécuritaire restée confidentielle. La direction du Hezbollah a aussitôt qualifié l'accord de reddition ; ses partisans sont descendus dans les rues de la banlieue sud de Beyrouth. Un texte qui ravive les braises L'accord tombe sur un pays encore sous le choc. Les combats avaient repris le 2 mars 2026, quelques jours après l'assassinat du guide suprême iranien, lorsque le Hezbollah avait tiré des projectiles vers le nord d'Israël, déclenchant une vaste campagne aérienne et terrestre israélienne. Quand une trêve annoncée par les États-Unis est entrée en vigueur le 16 avril, on dénombrait déjà plus de 4 200 morts et plus de 1,2 million de déplacés — soit plus d'un cinquième de la population —, selon les autorités sanitaires libanaises et les décomptes établis par les médias internationaux. Le président Joseph Aoun, ancien chef d'état-major qui a fait du rétablissement de l'autorité de l'État la matrice de son mandat, a salué « le premier pas sur le chemin de la restauration de la souveraineté du Liban ». Le Premier ministre Nawaf Salam y a vu un levier pour obtenir le départ d'Israël de l'ensemble du territoire libanais. Le Hezbollah, lui, en a livré une lecture radicalement opposée. « Lier le retrait israélien au désarmement de la résistance dans tout le Liban est une proposition extrêmement dangereuse, qui franchit toutes les lignes rouges. » — Naïm Qassem, secrétaire général du Hezbollah Naïm Qassem a dénoncé un cadre « humiliant, honteux, un abandon de souveraineté », qu'il a déclaré « inexistant » du point de vue de son mouvement. Plus inquiétant encore, le député du Hezbollah Hassan Fadlallah a averti que les autorités ne pourraient imposer l'accord qu'à la condition d'être prêtes à « aller jusqu'à la guerre civile » — une référence explicite au conflit de 1975-1990 dont le pays porte encore les cicatrices. Un mouvement affaibli mais inflexible Le Hezbollah aborde cette épreuve de force matériellement diminué. Deux séquences de guerre avec Israël — en 2024, puis de nouveau ce printemps — ont décimé des pans entiers de son commandement, tandis que la chute de Bachar al-Assad en Syrie, fin 2024, a coupé son principal corridor d'armes en provenance d'Iran. L'élimination du guide suprême iranien en février a achevé d'ébranler le réseau de protection qui le soutenait de longue date. Son secrétaire général, Naïm Qassem, dirige une organisation orpheline de Hassan Nasrallah, tué en septembre 2024. Affaibli ne signifie pourtant pas vaincu. La formation demeure l'acteur le plus lourdement armé du pays et conserve une base disciplinée. L'armée libanaise a annoncé avoir achevé une première phase de désarmement au sud du fleuve Litani, mais le Hezbollah soutient que le cessez-le-feu ne s'applique qu'à cette zone et refuse de livrer ses armes plus au nord. Le gouvernement, qui a officiellement interdit les activités militaires du parti, doit désormais conduire une deuxième phase autrement plus périlleuse — que le conseil des ministres lui-même estimait devoir prendre au moins quatre mois. À quelle distance du gouffre ? Malgré l'alarme ambiante, la plupart des analystes et observateurs des conflits jugent encore peu probable, à court terme, une rechute dans la guerre civile. Le projet de données ACLED qualifie une guerre civile ouverte de « perspective lointaine » qui « ne peut être exclue », tout en avertissant qu'une agitation durable — manifestations, émeutes et affrontements localisés — constitue le scénario le plus vraisemblable. Le principal facteur de stabilité, s'accordent les spécialistes, reste la LAF : rare institution nationale transconfessionnelle, qui jouit de la confiance de la population et de soutiens étrangers. Les lignes de fracture n'en demeurent pas moins réelles : - Confessionnelle : le déplacement de communautés chiites vers des zones mixtes, conjugué à l'interdiction de la branche militaire du Hezbollah, avive les tensions intercommunautaires à Beyrouth, dans la Békaa et autour de Saïda. - Institutionnelle : toute tentative de la LAF de saisir les armes du Hezbollah risque de provoquer des heurts — voire des fissures au sein d'une armée qui compte des soldats chiites proches du mouvement. - Économique : un État en faillite depuis l'effondrement financier de 2019 ne peut financer une reconstruction que la Banque mondiale chiffre à quelque 11 milliards de dollars, laissant des parrains étrangers rivaux acheter les loyautés. « Ce serait une grave erreur de croire le Hezbollah fini », met en garde Michael Young, du Carnegie Middle East Center, qui estime néanmoins que l'épuisement général et la retenue iranienne rendent une guerre intérieure improbable pour l'heure. Pourquoi l'Europe retient son souffle La crise emporte des conséquences directes pour la rive nord de la Méditerranée. Les financements de reconstruction du Golfe et des Occidentaux sont explicitement conditionnés à ce qu'aucun fonds ne parvienne au Hezbollah — l'accord lie Beyrouth et Washington au blocage de tout flux vers les groupes armés non étatiques —, transformant l'aide en levier autant qu'en détonateur potentiel. Au même moment, la force de paix des Nations unies, la FINUL, qui surveille le Sud depuis 1978, amorce son retrait : le Conseil de sécurité a fixé l'expiration de son mandat au 31 décembre 2026, le désengagement s'étalant sur 2027. La France et l'Italie réfléchissent à une coalition appelée à lui succéder. Un nouvel effondrement du Liban se répercuterait sur les équilibres de sécurité et de migration de l'Europe, en faisant peser de nouveaux déplacements sur un continent déjà sous tension. Pour l'heure, le pays s'installe dans un entre-deux inconfortable — trop épuisé pour la guerre, trop divisé pour la paix —, le compte à rebours du désarmement égrenant ses heures sans qu'aucune faction veuille être la première à céder. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon deal ties ceasefire to Hezbollah disarmament: Will it work? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/27/israel-lebanon-deal-ties-ceasefire-to-hezbollah-disarmament-will-it-work - In Lebanon, framework agreement signed with Israel spurs protest, criticism — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/28/in-lebanon-framework-agreement-signed-with-israel-spurs-protest-criticism - Hezbollah demands Israel leave Lebanon 'unconditionally' amid talks in US — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/hezbollah-demands-israel-leave-lebanon-unconditionally-as-us-talks-extend - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/lebanons-deal-with-israel-requires-hezbollah-to-disarm-that-might-be-difficult - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/27/lebanons-deal-israel-requires-hezbollah-disarm-might-difficult/ - Is civil unrest poised to escalate in Lebanon? — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project): https://acleddata.com/report/civil-unrest-poised-escalate-lebanon - A new Lebanese civil war is unlikely, despite how things may look now — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/04/08/lebanon-civil-war-unlikely/ - 2026 Lebanon war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war - Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmament — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/lebanon-says-four-months-needed-for-second-phase-of-hezbollah-disarmament - Lebanon army says phase one of disarming non-state groups in south complete — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/lebanons-army-says-phase-one-of-hezbollah-disarmament-in-south-completed - Lebanon and the end of UNIFIL's mandate in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10348/ - UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/un-security-council-renews-unifil-mission-in-lebanon-until-end-of-2026 - Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help. — Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/08/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-litani-disarmament/ --- ## Don du sang : le Luxembourg engage la fin de l'exclusion des hommes homosexuels - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/don-de-sang-luxembourg-fin-exclusion-hommes-homosexuels-loi-8738 - Published: 2026-06-29T16:42:18.141+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:42:18.141+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: e1869a8d-416b-416f-9b94-0afa6cea5a95 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Une proposition de loi de Paulette Lenert (LSAP) veut substituer à l'orientation sexuelle une évaluation médicale du risque individuel. Examinée en commission ce lundi, elle reste loin du vote. ### Summary La commission de la Santé de la Chambre des députés a examiné le 29 juin une proposition de loi qui interdirait toute exclusion du don de sang fondée sur l'orientation sexuelle, alignant le Luxembourg sur ses voisins européens. ### Key facts - La commission de la Santé de la Chambre des députés a examiné le 29 juin la proposition de loi n° 8738, déposée le 28 avril par Paulette Lenert (LSAP). - Le texte modifierait la loi du 15 mars 1979 pour interdire toute exclusion du don de sang fondée sur l'orientation sexuelle. - Depuis 2021, un homme ayant eu un rapport avec un autre homme dans les douze mois reste ajourné pour le sang total, mais peut donner du plasma. - La ministre Martine Deprez (CSV) s'était déjà dite ouverte à une réforme, en lien avec la Croix-Rouge, gestionnaire du Centre de Transfusion Sanguine. - La proposition n'est pas votée : elle reste en commission, sans date d'entrée en vigueur, alors que la France, l'Allemagne et la Belgique ont déjà réformé. ### FAQ **Q: Les hommes homosexuels peuvent-ils déjà donner leur sang au Luxembourg ?** Partiellement. Depuis 2021, un homme ayant eu un rapport sexuel avec un autre homme au cours des douze derniers mois ne peut pas donner de sang total, mais il peut donner du plasma, congelé et testé avant utilisation. La proposition de loi vise à supprimer ce report fondé sur l'orientation. **Q: Que changerait la proposition de loi n° 8738 ?** Elle modifierait la loi du 15 mars 1979 sur la transfusion pour interdire toute exclusion du don de sang fondée sur l'orientation sexuelle, et inscrirait le principe d'une éligibilité reposant uniquement sur une évaluation médicale individualisée des comportements à risque. **Q: La loi est-elle déjà entrée en vigueur ?** Non. Le texte n'en est qu'au stade de la commission parlementaire. Il devra encore être voté en séance plénière de la Chambre des députés, et aucune date d'entrée en vigueur n'a été fixée. **Q: Comment se situe le Luxembourg par rapport à ses voisins ?** La France a aligné les critères des hommes ayant des rapports avec des hommes sur le reste de la population en mars 2022, l'Allemagne est passée à un modèle fondé sur le comportement en 2023, et la Belgique a opté pour un report de quatre mois. ### Body Au Luxembourg, l'orientation sexuelle pourrait bientôt cesser de fermer la porte du don du sang. La commission de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale de la Chambre des députés a examiné, lundi 29 juin, une proposition de loi qui veut substituer à ce critère une simple évaluation médicale du risque, propre à chaque donneur. Le texte ne fait pas encore loi, mais il inscrit pour la première fois cette réforme à l'ordre du jour parlementaire. Déposée le 28 avril par Paulette Lenert (LSAP), députée de l'opposition et ancienne ministre de la Santé, la proposition de loi n° 8738 entend modifier la loi fondatrice du 15 mars 1979 réglementant la transfusion sanguine. Son objet : « interdire toute exclusion du don de sang fondée sur l'orientation sexuelle ». Taina Bofferding, présidente du groupe parlementaire LSAP, en a été désignée rapportrice. Selon le résumé de la Chambre, le texte graverait dans la loi un principe simple : « Les critères d'éligibilité au don de sang doivent reposer uniquement sur une évaluation médicale individualisée des comportements à risque, et non sur l'orientation sexuelle du donneur. » Ses promoteurs lui assignent un double objectif : renforcer des réserves de sang chroniquement tendues et mettre fin à ce que les associations dénoncent depuis longtemps comme une discrimination. La proposition n'en est qu'au stade de la commission ; elle devra encore franchir un vote en séance plénière, et aucune date d'entrée en vigueur n'est fixée. Un ajournement qui a survécu à la dernière réforme Au Grand-Duché, les hommes homosexuels et bisexuels ne sont pas frappés d'une interdiction pure et simple, mais d'un report. Jusqu'en 2021, le questionnaire du donneur interrogeait directement sur l'orientation sexuelle et écartait les hommes ayant des rapports avec d'autres hommes. La question a disparu au début de 2021, remplacée par une autre, portant sur les comportements récents : « Avez-vous eu des relations sexuelles avec un autre homme au cours des douze derniers mois ? » Un homme dans ce cas demeure ajourné pour le don de sang total ; il peut, en revanche, donner du plasma, congelé puis testé avant toute utilisation. « On ne demande plus à un donneur s'il est homosexuel ou non. Ce n'est pas ça qui nous intéresse. C'est ce qu'il fait, pas ce qu'il est, qui importe. » — Anne Schumacher, biologiste médicale et directrice médicale du centre de transfusion sanguine de la capitale (Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise), en 2022. La collecte du sang au Luxembourg est assurée par le Centre de Transfusion Sanguine (CTS) de la Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise. La Croix-Rouge et le ministère de la Santé ont évoqué la possibilité de transférer les activités du centre vers un établissement public, notamment pour faciliter la révision des critères d'exclusion et le passage à une logique de risque individuel. Un gouvernement déjà engagé sur la voie du changement L'initiative parlementaire couronne plus d'un an de pression sur la coalition au pouvoir. Répondant début 2025 à une question parlementaire du député pirate Sven Clement, la ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale, Martine Deprez (CSV), avait reconnu que les règles seraient revues. Le député estimait que « la pratique actuelle d'exclusion catégorique des HSH peut être considérée comme une discrimination ». Ouverte à la réforme mais prudente sur le calendrier, Martine Deprez avait renvoyé la décision à un dialogue direct avec la Croix-Rouge : « Ce sujet sera l'un des points de discussion que nous aborderons en détail avec le responsable de la Croix-Rouge à partir de janvier. » Dès décembre 2024, la ministre avait indiqué devant les députés que les hommes gays pourraient à terme donner leur sang, un règlement étant alors « en cours de validation ». Le débat s'est noué sur fond d'alertes répétées de la Croix-Rouge sur la faiblesse des réserves. Dans le sillage d'un mouvement européen Adoptée, la proposition rangerait le Luxembourg parmi les pays voisins qui ont déjà tourné le dos au critère de l'orientation pour lui préférer celui du comportement : - La France a aligné, le 16 mars 2022, les conditions de don des hommes ayant des rapports avec des hommes sur celles du reste de la population, supprimant toute période d'abstinence après l'avoir ramenée à quatre mois en 2020. Ces hommes en étaient exclus depuis 1983. - L'Allemagne a basculé en 2023 vers un système fondé sur les comportements sexuels individuels plutôt que sur l'orientation. - La Belgique et plusieurs autres États ont retenu un report de quatre mois comme étape intermédiaire. Le fil rouge de ces réformes est partout le même : abandonner l'exclusion globale liée à ce qu'est un donneur, au profit de questions ciblées sur des conduites récentes susceptibles de présenter un risque infectieux. C'est précisément cette approche que la proposition de Paulette Lenert cherche à ancrer dans le droit luxembourgeois. Pour ses partisans, la science et l'argument de la pénurie convergent désormais : chaque donneur écarté par une règle catégorique, c'est une poche de sang que se refuse un petit pays aux réserves fragiles. Reste à savoir si le texte franchira la séance plénière, et sous quelles conditions exactes. En attendant, l'ajournement demeure inscrit dans les textes — mais, pour la première fois, il figure aussi à l'agenda parlementaire de ceux qui veulent l'effacer. ### Sources - Des propositions de loi sur l'indemnité de maternité, la couverture universelle de santé et l'accès au don de sang — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3779 - La semaine du 29 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-29-juin-2026 - Le don du sang bientôt ouvert sans condition aux homosexuels ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-don-du-sang-bientot-ouvert-sans-condition-aux-homosexuels/ - Don du sang pour les homosexuels : le Luxembourg tempère — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/don-du-sang-pour-les-homosexuels-le-luxembourg-tempere/ - Ouverture du don de sang aux homosexuels au Luxembourg en 2025 — Tout sur la transfusion: https://www.toutsurlatransfusion.com/actualite-transfusion-et-don-du-sang/ouverture-du-don-de-sang-aux-homosexuels-au-luxembourg.php - Discrimination against homosexuals when donating blood (parliamentary question) — Demokratesch Partei (DP): https://www.dp.lu/discrimination-against-homosexuals-when-donating-blood/?lang=en - Martine Deprez - Le gouvernement luxembourgeois — Government of Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/martine-deprez.html - Martine Deprez — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Deprez - Taina Bofferding mènera les socialistes à la Chambre — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/taina-bofferding-menera-les-socialistes-a-la-chambre-des-deputes-253768449684 - Les critères de don du sang par les HSH alignés sur le reste de la population mi-mars — APMnews: https://www.apmnews.com/freestory/10/377533/les-criteres-de-don-du-sang-par-les-hsh-alignes-sur-le-reste-de-la-population-mi-mars - Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_donation_restrictions_on_men_who_have_sex_with_men --- ## Six morts dans une fusillade au sein d'un foyer pour mères et enfants à Stade, en Allemagne - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/fusillade-foyer-meres-enfants-stade-allemagne-six-morts - Published: 2026-06-29T16:22:55.814+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:22:55.814+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 616faa88-8d51-4434-a3e3-d86ae2b0bada > La police de Basse-Saxe a confirmé la mort de cinq personnes, puis d'une sixième à l'hôpital, dans une structure d'accueil de Stade. Un suspect a été arrêté, deux autres personnes interpellées. ### Summary Une fusillade dans un foyer pour mères et enfants de Stade, en Basse-Saxe, a fait six morts lundi. La police évoque une « tragédie familiale élargie » et écarte la piste du féminicide comme celle de l'extrémisme politique. ### Key facts - Une fusillade dans un foyer d'aide à la jeunesse de Stade (Basse-Saxe) a fait six morts lundi, dont cinq sur place et une victime décédée à l'hôpital. - Le foyer hébergeait des groupes résidentiels mères-enfants, accueillant femmes enceintes et jeunes mères avec leurs enfants. - Un suspect principal a été arrêté et deux autres personnes interpellées, dont une femme selon les médias allemands ; les fuyards ont été stoppés par un tir dans un pneu. - La police a écarté les pistes du féminicide, de l'extrémisme politique et du crime organisé, parlant d'une « tragédie familiale élargie ». - L'Allemagne, dotée de lois strictes sur les armes, connaît rarement de telles tueries ; le drame compte parmi les plus meurtriers de ces dernières années. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé à Stade ?** Lundi 29 juin 2026, peu après midi, des coups de feu ont éclaté dans un foyer d'aide à la jeunesse hébergeant des groupes mères-enfants, dans la Dankersstraße, au centre de Stade, en Basse-Saxe. Cinq personnes ont été tuées sur place et une sixième est décédée à l'hôpital. **Q: Combien de personnes ont été tuées ou blessées ?** Le bilan confirmé est de six morts, tous adultes. Selon le radiodiffuseur NDR, les cinq victimes décédées sur place étaient quatre femmes et un homme, une répartition non confirmée officiellement. Plusieurs personnes ont été blessées, NDR évoquant moins de dix blessés. **Q: Quel est le mobile retenu par la police ?** La police parle d'une « tragédie familiale élargie » dont le contexte se situerait dans l'entourage immédiat du foyer. Un porte-parole a indiqué à l'AFP que les indices ne pointaient ni vers un féminicide ni vers un arrière-plan politique ; le crime organisé a aussi été écarté. **Q: Y avait-il un danger pour la population ?** Non. La police de Lunebourg a répété qu'il n'existait aucun danger pour la population et a demandé aux habitants d'éviter le périmètre bouclé. Un suspect principal a été arrêté et deux autres personnes interpellées. ### Body C'est l'un des épisodes les plus meurtriers qu'ait connus l'Allemagne ces dernières années. Lundi, peu après midi, des coups de feu ont éclaté dans un foyer d'aide à la jeunesse de Stade, petite ville de Basse-Saxe située à une quarantaine de kilomètres à l'ouest de Hambourg. Cinq personnes ont été tuées sur place, a annoncé la police ; une sixième a succombé à ses blessures à l'hôpital dans la journée, portant le bilan confirmé à six morts. La direction de la police de Lunebourg (Polizeidirektion Lüneburg), chargée de l'enquête, a indiqué avoir arrêté un suspect principal et placé deux autres personnes sous mesures policières. Elle a insisté sur l'absence de menace persistante pour la population. Les chiffres, communiqués au fil des heures, sont restés provisoires : les enquêteurs ont prévenu que les circonstances exactes du drame demeuraient à établir. La fusillade s'est déroulée dans la Dankersstraße, en plein centre de Stade. Les forces de l'ordre disent avoir été alertées vers 12 h 10 et avoir déployé d'importants moyens, bouclant plusieurs rues et appelant les riverains à rester à l'écart. Selon plusieurs médias allemands, l'établissement abritait des groupes résidentiels mères-enfants — un hébergement temporaire destiné aux femmes enceintes et aux jeunes mères accompagnées de leurs enfants. Ce que la police a confirmé Dans ses premières communications, la police de Lunebourg a fait état de tirs visant un foyer d'aide à la jeunesse, et de plusieurs personnes tuées ou grièvement blessées. « Il n'existe aucun danger pour la population », a-t-elle assuré, priant les habitants d'éviter le périmètre bouclé pour leur propre sécurité. Dans une mise à jour ultérieure, elle a précisé le bilan sans détour. En l'état actuel, cinq personnes sont décédées sur les lieux, et une sixième a succombé à ses blessures à l'hôpital. — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg Toutes les victimes étaient des adultes, a souligné la police. Le radiodiffuseur public NDR, cité par d'autres médias, a rapporté que les cinq personnes tuées sur place étaient quatre femmes et un homme ; cette répartition par sexe n'a toutefois pas été officiellement confirmée dans la journée et doit être tenue pour provisoire. Plusieurs autres personnes ont été blessées, certaines grièvement : NDR évoque un nombre de blessés inférieur à dix. Côté suspects, la police a fait état de l'arrestation d'un auteur principal, tandis que deux autres personnes restaient visées par des mesures policières — l'une d'elles étant, selon des sources allemandes, une femme. Plusieurs médias ont rapporté que les personnes impliquées avaient tenté de fuir en voiture avant d'être stoppées par des tirs policiers ayant crevé un pneu. Une « tragédie familiale élargie » Les enquêteurs ont rapidement cherché à circonscrire les mobiles possibles. La police a qualifié l'affaire de « tragédie familiale élargie » (erweiterte Familientragödie), estimant, selon le quotidien Der Tagesspiegel, que le contexte se situait dans l'entourage immédiat du foyer plutôt que dans une criminalité plus vaste ou une idéologie. Un porte-parole de la police de Lunebourg a déclaré à l'Agence France-Presse que les premiers éléments ne pointaient « ni vers un féminicide ni vers un arrière-plan politique ». Les enquêteurs ont précisé qu'ils s'employaient encore à reconstituer le déroulé exact des faits et leurs raisons. À ce stade, ils disaient avoir écarté les pistes du crime organisé et de l'extrémisme politique. Les autorités ont convoqué une conférence de presse en soirée au siège de l'administration du district de Stade (Kreishaus), réunissant police, parquet, responsables locaux et la ministre de l'Intérieur de Basse-Saxe, Daniela Behrens, du Parti social-démocrate (SPD). Dans l'après-midi, aucun nom de victime ou de suspect n'avait été divulgué, conformément aux règles allemandes de protection de la vie privée durant les enquêtes en cours. Un pays peu coutumier des fusillades de masse Les tueries par armes à feu restent rares en Allemagne, qui figure parmi les pays européens dotés des législations les plus strictes : licences, contrôles d'antécédents et justification d'un besoin sont exigés pour détenir une arme. Cette rareté contribue à expliquer la sidération provoquée par le drame de lundi, qui place Stade parmi les fusillades les plus meurtrières recensées dans le pays ces dernières années. Les lieux sont éloignés du Luxembourg et de la Grande Région — Stade se situe à proximité de la côte de la mer du Nord, à des centaines de kilomètres du Grand-Duché. Mais l'événement résonne fortement chez le plus grand voisin du Luxembourg. L'Allemagne a été frappée ces dernières années par une série d'attaques retentissantes, alimentant un débat national tendu sur la sécurité publique, le travail policier et le contrôle des armes. Pour l'heure, les faits essentiels sont aussi crus qu'encore mouvants : une attaque mortelle dans un lieu censé protéger des mères et de jeunes enfants, un bilan qui s'est alourdi au fil de la journée, et des suspects placés en garde à vue, tandis que les enquêteurs reconstituent ce que la police elle-même a décrit comme une tragédie née tout près du foyer. Ce qui reste à confirmer - Identités : aucun nom de victime ou de personne interpellée n'avait été rendu public dans l'après-midi. - Bilan précis : le nombre de morts est passé de cinq à six dans la journée ; celui des blessés n'a pas été officiellement arrêté. - Arme : la police n'a pas précisé le type d'arme à feu utilisé. - Mobile exact : les enquêteurs évoquent un drame d'ordre familial, mais affirment que le contexte complet reste à établir. La police a annoncé de nouvelles communications, et la conférence de presse du soir devait apporter des précisions officielles. Comme pour tout événement en cours, les premiers chiffres et récits sont susceptibles d'évoluer. ### Sources - Six killed in shooting at German youth facility, police say — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/europe/stade-germany-shooting-intl - Five killed in shooting at youth welfare centre in Germany's Stade — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/five-killed-in-shooting-at-youth-welfare-centre-in-germanys-stade - At least five people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/29/at-least-five-people-killed-in-shooting-in-northern-germany-police-say - Police say 5 people have died in a shooting in Stade in northern Germany — Associated Press (via KHON2): https://www.khon2.com/international/ap-police-say-5-people-have-died-in-a-shooting-in-stade-in-northern-germany/ - POL-LG: Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung in Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304697 - POL-LG: Erstes Update zu Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304739 - Polizei spricht von „erweiterter Familientragödie": Sechstes Todesopfer nach Schüssen in Stade — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/panorama/polizei-spricht-von-erweiterter-familientragodie-sechstes-todesopfer-nach-schussen-in-jugendhilfeeinrichtung-in-stade-bei-hamburg-15773451.html - 2026 Stade shooting — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stade_shooting - Shooting at Germany youth center leaves 5 dead, police say, with 2 people taken into custody — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-shooting-stade-youth-center/ --- ## La Cour suprême élargit le pouvoir de révocation de Trump, mais épargne la Fed - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cour-supreme-pouvoir-revocation-trump-reserve-federale-preservee - Published: 2026-06-29T16:15:04.552+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:15:04.552+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 9773ac94-ffbf-41bc-a3ef-fc6e903dbdfc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Dans l'affaire Trump v. Slaughter, six juges sur trois ont enterré le précédent de 1935. Mais un autre arrêt, à cinq voix contre quatre, maintient la gouverneure Lisa Cook à la Réserve fédérale. ### Summary La Cour suprême américaine a renforcé lundi le pouvoir présidentiel de révoquer les dirigeants des agences indépendantes, tout en plaçant la Réserve fédérale dans une catégorie à part. ### Key facts - Par 6 voix contre 3, la Cour suprême a renversé le précédent Humphrey's Executor (1935) et validé le renvoi de la commissaire démocrate de la FTC Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. - La décision expose plus d'une vingtaine d'agences collégiales (NLRB, MSPB, CPSC) dont les dirigeants n'étaient révocables que pour motif déterminé. - Dans un arrêt distinct à 5 voix contre 4, la Cour maintient la gouverneure de la Fed Lisa Cook, faute de garanties procédurales accordées par Trump avant sa destitution. - La Cour qualifie la Réserve fédérale d'« entité à la structure singulière, quasi privée », la distinguant des agences exécutives ordinaires. - Les marchés ont salué l'exception accordée à la Fed : Nasdaq +1,2 %, S&P 500 +0,7 %, Dow +0,4 % lundi. ### FAQ **Q: Que change l'arrêt Trump v. Slaughter ?** Il déclare inconstitutionnelles les protections qui réservaient la révocation des membres de la FTC aux seuls cas de faute, et reconnaît au président le pouvoir de démettre discrétionnairement les dirigeants des agences fédérales indépendantes, renversant le précédent de 1935. **Q: Pourquoi la Réserve fédérale échappe-t-elle à cette logique ?** La Cour traite la Fed comme un cas constitutionnel à part, la décrivant comme une « entité à la structure singulière, quasi privée » héritière des première et deuxième banques des États-Unis, ce qui la distingue des agences exécutives ordinaires. **Q: Pourquoi Lisa Cook conserve-t-elle son siège ?** Par 5 voix contre 4, la Cour a jugé que Trump n'avait pas accordé à la gouverneure les garanties de procédure requises — explication des éléments à charge, possibilité de répondre et délai — avant de tenter de la destituer. Elle reste en poste le temps de sa procédure. **Q: En quoi cela concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** Premier centre européen de fonds d'investissement (environ 6 436 milliards d'euros d'actifs nets fin avril 2026) et place majeure de cotation obligataire, le Luxembourg est exposé à toute remise en cause de l'indépendance de la Fed, qui fixe le prix de la monnaie de réserve mondiale. ### Body WASHINGTON — La Cour suprême des États-Unis a confié lundi au président Donald Trump une latitude considérable pour congédier les dirigeants des agences fédérales indépendantes. En renversant un précédent vieux de quatre-vingt-dix ans qui mettait les régulateurs à l'abri d'un limogeage discrétionnaire, elle a toutefois pris soin de soustraire à cette logique l'institution que les marchés mondiaux scrutent le plus attentivement : la Réserve fédérale. Par six voix contre trois, dans l'affaire Trump v. Slaughter, la majorité conservatrice a jugé inconstitutionnelles les protections que le Congrès avait accordées aux membres de la Federal Trade Commission, lesquels ne pouvaient être démis que pour un motif déterminé. L'arrêt valide ainsi le renvoi, en mars 2025, de la commissaire démocrate Rebecca Kelly Slaughter — l'autre commissaire démocrate, Alvaro Bedoya, ayant été écarté en même temps. Le même jour, par cinq voix contre quatre cette fois, la Cour a refusé au président le droit de destituer Lisa Cook, gouverneure de la Fed, qui conserve son siège le temps que sa procédure suive son cours. Ensemble, ces deux décisions redessinent la frontière entre la Maison-Blanche et les organismes qui encadrent la vie économique américaine — et tentent de placer la banque centrale du bon côté de cette ligne. L'enterrement d'un précédent de 1935 L'arrêt écarte Humphrey's Executor v. United States, la décision de 1935 qui autorisait le Congrès à protéger les commissions collégiales en réservant la révocation de leurs membres aux seuls cas fautifs. Le texte fondateur de la FTC, adopté en 1914, limitait les renvois à l'« inefficacité, la négligence ou la faute dans l'exercice des fonctions ». Pour la majorité, de telles entraves empiètent sur le contrôle constitutionnel du président sur le pouvoir exécutif. Le président de la Cour, John Roberts, a rédigé l'opinion majoritaire en plaçant la question sur le terrain de la confiance. Le président doit pouvoir compter sur le concours de responsables en qui il a confiance. S'il revient au Sénat de décider de confirmer ceux avec qui le président préférerait travailler, ni le Congrès ni les tribunaux ne sauraient lui imposer ceux avec lesquels il ne peut pas travailler. La portée de la décision dépasse de loin la seule FTC. Le Congrès a institué plus d'une vingtaine d'agences collégiales dont les dirigeants n'étaient jusqu'ici révocables que pour motif déterminé. Désormais exposés, on compte notamment : - le National Labor Relations Board, arbitre des litiges syndicaux et du travail ; - le Merit Systems Protection Board, qui tranche les contentieux des agents fédéraux ; - la Consumer Product Safety Commission, gardienne de la sécurité des produits. La juge Sonia Sotomayor a lu depuis le banc un résumé de son opinion dissidente — un geste de désaccord peu fréquent —, rejointe par les juges Elena Kagan et Ketanji Brown Jackson. « Pour le dire simplement, la majorité remodèle aujourd'hui notre gouvernement, a écrit Sonia Sotomayor. Des dizaines de commissions indépendantes vont vraisemblablement devenir de pures agences exécutives, transférant un pouvoir immense sur de larges pans de la vie américaine entre les mains du président. » Pourquoi la Fed reste à part La même majorité a tracé un trait net autour de la banque centrale. La Cour décrit la Réserve fédérale comme une « entité à la structure singulière, quasi privée », inscrite dans « la tradition historique propre aux première et deuxième banques des États-Unis » — une filiation invoquée pour distinguer la politique monétaire des agences exécutives ordinaires. Dans l'affaire Cook, Roberts a écrit pour une majorité de cinq voix incluant le juge Brett Kavanaugh et les trois juges progressistes. La Cour ne s'est pas prononcée sur l'existence d'un motif valable de révocation ; elle a estimé que le président n'avait pas accordé à la gouverneure les garanties de procédure exigées par la loi avant tout congédiement. Trump avait engagé la procédure de destitution en août 2025, reprochant à Lisa Cook des déclarations trompeuses sur des dossiers de prêts immobiliers portant sur des biens situés dans le Michigan et en Géorgie, antérieurs à sa confirmation au conseil en 2021. L'intéressée conteste tout manquement et ne fait l'objet d'aucune poursuite pénale. La Cour a jugé qu'elle avait été privée des droits élémentaires de la défense. « Au minimum, Cook avait droit à une certaine explication des éléments en cause, à une voie pour y répondre et à un délai dans lequel cette réponse devait être présentée. » Un pare-feu que les marchés veulent croire intact Pour les investisseurs, l'exception accordée à la Fed était l'essentiel. Les actions américaines ont progressé lundi : le Nasdaq Composite, riche en valeurs technologiques, a gagné environ 1,2 %, le S&P 500 quelque 0,7 % et le Dow Jones autour de 0,4 %, portés à la fois par cette mise à l'écart de la banque centrale et par l'annonce d'un accord entre Washington et Téhéran pour mettre fin à leurs attaques réciproques. Le raisonnement est limpide. Une banque centrale qu'un président en exercice pourrait remodeler à sa guise est, aux yeux des marchés, une banque dont les décisions de taux risquent de se plier au calendrier politique. Une telle perspective tend à renchérir le coût de l'emprunt à long terme et à peser sur la monnaie. En maintenant Lisa Cook et en traitant la Fed comme un cas particulier, la Cour a, pour l'heure, préservé le postulat d'une politique monétaire américaine à l'abri du pouvoir. Le répit n'est que partiel. La Cour a tranché le dossier Cook sur le terrain procédural et laissé à plus tard la question de fond : la constitutionnalité même des protections dont jouissent les gouverneurs de la Fed. Le traitement de faveur est un signal fort, pas encore une doctrine établie. Ce qui se joue pour le Luxembourg et l'euro Les ondes de choc ne s'arrêtent pas à la frontière américaine. La Réserve fédérale fixe le prix de la monnaie de réserve mondiale ; sa crédibilité soutient le dollar, les emprunts du Trésor américain et le coût mondial du capital. Toute érosion de son indépendance se propagerait à toutes les places financières — celle du Luxembourg comprise. Le Grand-Duché est le premier centre européen de fonds d'investissement : la CSSF a fait état d'un patrimoine net global d'environ 6 436,197 milliards d'euros à fin avril 2026, contre 6 207,822 milliards un mois plus tôt, dont une large part placée en actions et obligations libellées en dollars, dont la valorisation suit les taux américains. Le pays est aussi une plaque tournante des cotations d'obligations internationales, marché particulièrement sensible aux mouvements de la crédibilité monétaire américaine. Les responsables européens ont, de longue date, protégé plus explicitement leur propre banque centrale : l'indépendance de la Banque centrale européenne est inscrite dans les traités, qui interdisent à elle comme aux banques centrales nationales de solliciter ou d'accepter des instructions des gouvernements. Les arrêts de lundi rappellent pourquoi ce pare-feu compte — et pourquoi un litige américain sur le droit de limoger un régulateur se lit avec attention, de Kirchberg à Francfort. ### Sources - Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332 (opinion, 06/29/2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf - Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312 (06/29/2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf - Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-ftc-slaughter-humphreys-executor/ - Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal battle continues — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-firing/ - Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member, major win for presidential power — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-trump-slaughter-ftc.html - Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-trump-federal-reserve.html - Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor - Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed member Lisa Cook; grants him more power over other independent agencies — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931 - Trump didn't establish cause to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board, Supreme Court rules — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-scotus-rulings-cook-fed-slaughter-ftc-9.7252310 - Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/ - Sonia Sotomayor Bashes Supreme Court Decision on Firing of FTC's Rebecca Slaughter — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-rebecca-slaughter-ftc-sonia-sotomayor-12136025 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at the end of April 2026 — CSSF (Luxembourg): https://www.cssf.lu/en/2026/04/global-situation-of-undertakings-for-collective-investment-at-the-end-of-march-2026/ --- ## Washington et Téhéran suspendent leurs frappes et renvoient le dossier d'Ormuz à Doha - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/washington-teheran-treve-ormuz-pourparlers-doha-30-juin - Published: 2026-06-29T12:53:53.494+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:53:53.494+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 4187c469-62ec-47f7-a250-bd475d572bc1 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Les deux camps disent vouloir « cesser le feu pour l'instant » avant une rencontre prévue le 30 juin au Qatar, un répit qui détend les marchés pétroliers et relance la diplomatie européenne. ### Summary Un haut responsable américain affirme que les États-Unis et l'Iran ont convenu d'arrêter leurs attaques mutuelles et de reprendre les pourparlers, avec une rencontre attendue le 30 juin à Doha sur le détroit d'Ormuz. ### Key facts - Selon un haut responsable américain, États-Unis et Iran ont convenu d'arrêter leurs attaques et de reprendre les négociations ; l'Iran n'a pas confirmé publiquement les termes. - Une rencontre est prévue le 30 juin à Doha, centrée d'abord sur le détroit d'Ormuz plutôt que sur le dossier nucléaire. - Le Brent est tombé à 78,24 dollars le 17 juin, son plus bas depuis début mars, mais reste environ 7 % au-dessus de son niveau d'avant-guerre. - Le mémorandum d'entente du 17 juin ouvre une fenêtre de 60 jours et lie réouverture d'Ormuz et levée du blocus naval américain. - L'UE réclame la liberté de navigation au titre de la convention UNCLOS et a sanctionné le 8 juin des acteurs entravant le passage. ### FAQ **Q: Que se passe-t-il le 30 juin à Doha ?** Les États-Unis et l'Iran prévoient de se rencontrer mardi 30 juin à Doha, au Qatar, pour tenter de résoudre leur différend sur le détroit d'Ormuz. Les pourparlers devraient porter d'abord sur le détroit avant d'aborder le volet nucléaire. **Q: L'accord de cessez-le-feu est-il confirmé ?** Il repose pour l'instant sur les propos d'un haut responsable américain non identifié, rapportés par Axios et d'autres médias. Reuters n'a pu le vérifier dans l'immédiat et l'Iran n'a pas confirmé publiquement les termes. **Q: Pourquoi le détroit d'Ormuz compte-t-il autant pour l'Europe ?** Environ un cinquième du pétrole mondial y transite. Pour des économies importatrices comme le Luxembourg, toute fermeture pèse sur les prix du brut ; l'UE réclame la liberté de navigation et a discuté d'une contribution navale à sa sécurisation. **Q: Où en est le dossier nucléaire iranien ?** Il reste irrésolu : niveau d'enrichissement, sort du stock d'uranium hautement enrichi et modalités des inspections de l'AIEA n'ont pas été tranchés. Les négociations se concentrent d'abord sur le détroit. ### Body Après plusieurs jours de frappes qui avaient mené au bord de la rupture une trêve à peine vieille de deux semaines, le ton a brusquement changé. Un haut responsable américain affirme que les États-Unis et l'Iran sont convenus de cesser leurs attaques réciproques et de revenir à la table des négociations. Les deux gouvernements prévoient de se retrouver mardi 30 juin à Doha pour dénouer leur différend autour du détroit d'Ormuz, ce goulet par lequel transite environ un cinquième du pétrole mondial. L'information, d'abord rapportée par le média Axios puis reprise par Nikkei Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty et d'autres titres, repose sur les propos d'un responsable américain dont l'identité n'a pas été révélée. L'agence Reuters indique n'avoir pu vérifier ces éléments dans l'immédiat, et l'Iran n'a pas confirmé publiquement les termes de l'arrangement. Pour l'heure, la désescalade tient donc sur la parole d'un seul camp. « Les discussions techniques doivent se poursuivre sur tous les volets du protocole d'accord. Les deux parties cessent le feu pour l'instant et les navires peuvent circuler librement », a déclaré ce responsable, en référence au mémorandum d'entente signé le 17 juin par les deux pays. Le même responsable a précisé que les deux camps avaient « décidé d'arrêter toute activité cinétique » — terme militaire qui désigne les frappes. Quatre mois de guerre, une trêve qui s'effiloche Le conflit a éclaté le 28 février. Le Pakistan a négocié un premier cessez-le-feu de deux semaines au début d'avril, ensuite prolongé tandis qu'un blocus naval américain restait en vigueur. Le 17 juin, le président Donald Trump et son homologue iranien Massoud Pezeshkian ont signé à distance un mémorandum d'entente en quatorze points, ouvrant une fenêtre de soixante jours pour conclure un accord définitif et engageant l'Iran à rouvrir le détroit d'Ormuz en échange de la levée du blocus. Cette trêve s'est lézardée en quelques jours. Chacun a accusé l'autre de violations après qu'un projectile iranien a frappé un cargo dans le détroit jeudi, déclenchant frappes et représailles. Une session de pourparlers en Suisse — conduite côté américain par le vice-président JD Vance et côté iranien par le président du Parlement Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — avait été reportée. Les émissaires de la Maison-Blanche Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner, aux côtés du ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères Abbas Araghchi, sont au cœur de cette diplomatie. Les armées américaine et iranienne ont par ailleurs ouvert un centre de coordination à Doha en fin de semaine dernière pour gérer les incidents. Le nucléaire, point de friction laissé de côté Les discussions qui reprennent devraient porter d'abord sur le détroit, et non sur le dossier qui avait initialement justifié les négociations : le programme nucléaire iranien. Les questions les plus épineuses restent sans réponse : - le niveau d'enrichissement de l'uranium ; - le sort du stock iranien d'uranium hautement enrichi ; - les modalités des inspections internationales. Un désaccord sur l'accès accordé à l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique pesait encore, le 23 juin selon NPR, sur les efforts pour sceller un accord mettant fin à la guerre. D'après les informations parues sur ce cadre, l'ensemble en discussion couvrirait aussi un allègement des sanctions et la possible libération d'avoirs iraniens gelés — sans que ces termes aient été confirmés par l'un ou l'autre gouvernement. Les diplomates rappellent qu'un règlement durable se jouera sur le volet nucléaire, et non sur les couloirs de navigation. Les marchés pétroliers respirent L'arrêt des hostilités a conforté un net repli des prix de l'énergie. Le baril de Brent est tombé à 78,24 dollars le 17 juin, son plus bas niveau depuis le début de mars, après avoir cédé environ 17 dollars en quatre séances, selon Al Jazeera. Les cours demeurent toutefois supérieurs d'environ 7 % à leur niveau d'avant-guerre, fin février. Ce soulagement succède à un étranglement hors norme. Au plus fort de la crise, le trafic à travers Ormuz s'était réduit à un filet sous la menace des missiles, drones et mines iraniens ; l'Agence internationale de l'énergie a rangé l'épisode parmi les plus fortes perturbations d'approvisionnement de l'histoire du marché pétrolier mondial, et plus de 500 navires attendaient de quitter le Golfe. Les analystes préviennent que le rebond, dicté par le sentiment, reste réversible. « Le pronostic immédiat paraît optimiste et présuppose l'absence de revers majeur », observe Tamas Varga, de PVM Oil Associates. Le déminage et la file de navires bloqués laissent entrevoir un retour à une navigation normale qui pourrait prendre des semaines. Ce qui se joue pour l'Europe Pour l'Union européenne — et pour des économies importatrices d'énergie comme le Luxembourg — la nouvelle touche deux points sensibles à la fois : le prix du brut et la sécurité d'un passage dont dépend le commerce européen. Bruxelles avait salué le cessez-le-feu d'avril et n'a cessé de réclamer la liberté de navigation dans le détroit « conformément au droit international, tel que reflété dans la convention UNCLOS », selon les mots de la haute représentante Kaja Kallas. Cette dernière présente la diplomatie comme la seule voie viable. « Le moment est venu de concevoir une stratégie globale pour une paix durable dans l'ensemble du Moyen-Orient », a-t-elle affirmé. Elle plaide aussi pour la rigueur d'un éventuel accord nucléaire, mettant en garde : sans « experts du nucléaire autour de la table », les puissances risquent « un accord plus faible que le JCPOA », le pacte de 2015. L'UE a accompagné ces déclarations de mesures, en inscrivant le 8 juin sur sa liste des personnes et une entité pour des actes entravant la navigation dans le détroit ; les conclusions du Conseil européen, en mars, avaient soutenu les efforts du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU pour sécuriser cette voie d'eau. Des responsables européens ont laissé entendre qu'ils pourraient contribuer des moyens navals à la surveillance d'un détroit rouvert, geste que Washington réclame de longue date à ses alliés. La concrétisation de tout cela dépend de la tenue de la rencontre de Doha — et d'un cessez-le-feu qui, les jours récents l'ont montré, peut se défaire en un après-midi. Avant ce dernier dégel, Donald Trump avait rappelé l'enjeu à sa manière, par une menace : si l'Iran reprenait les hostilités, « la République islamique d'Iran n'existera plus ! » ### Sources - Iran and America agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/iran-and-america-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-us-official-says - US, Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, American official says — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-strikes-and-meet-this-week-us-official-says - Iran and U.S. agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports — The Spokesman-Review (Reuters): https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/27/iran-and-us-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-/ - 'Both Sides Will Stand Down For Now' Ahead Of Technical Talks — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - A U.S.-Iran dispute over nuclear inspections clouds work to finalize a war-ending deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5867322/us-iran-finalize-war-ending-deal - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the EU / GlobalSecurity.org: https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/04/iran-260409-ec01.htm - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ - Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz: EU lists two individuals and one entity — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/08/freedom-of-navigation-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-eu-lists-two-individuals-and-one-entity/ --- ## Canicule hors norme sur l'Europe : la France compte ses morts, le Luxembourg sous alerte rouge - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-records-europe-luxembourg-alerte-rouge-juin-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T12:41:54.299+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:41:54.299+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 726f32f6-c95f-4924-81e2-a214777aea18 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > L'épisode de chaleur précoce a pulvérisé les records de la France à l'Europe centrale et fait plus de 1 300 morts. Au Luxembourg, le pays a vécu plusieurs jours en vigilance rouge. ### Summary Une canicule exceptionnelle a battu des records de température dans toute l'Europe en juin 2026, faisant plus de 1 300 morts. Le Luxembourg a passé une grande partie de la semaine en alerte rouge, contraignant écoles, chantiers et chemins de fer à s'adapter. ### Key facts - L'OMS a relié plus de 1 300 décès en excès aux fortes chaleurs en Europe depuis le 21 juin, dont environ 85 % de personnes âgées de 65 ans et plus. - Santé publique France estime à environ 1 000 le nombre de morts supplémentaires dans le pays, un chiffre provisoire appelé à s'alourdir. - Le Luxembourg a connu une vigilance rouge MeteoLux, avec des pointes proches de 40 °C et plusieurs nuits tropicales successives. - Le gouvernement a déclenché un dispositif renforcé : poste de commandement à Senningen, CGDIS mobilisé, hôpitaux et maisons de soins en alerte maximale. - Le réseau World Weather Attribution juge cet épisode le plus sévère jamais enregistré, conséquence d'une base climatique réchauffée. ### FAQ **Q: Quand le Luxembourg a-t-il été en alerte rouge ?** MeteoLux a déclenché une première vigilance rouge le lundi 22 juin à midi, puis une alerte renouvelée valable du jeudi 25 juin à minuit jusqu'au samedi 27 juin à 7 heures, sur tout le territoire. **Q: Combien de morts cette canicule a-t-elle provoquées en Europe ?** L'OMS a annoncé plus de 1 300 décès en excès liés aux fortes chaleurs depuis le 21 juin, dont environ 85 % de personnes de 65 ans et plus. Santé publique France estime à elle seule environ 1 000 morts supplémentaires dans le pays. **Q: Quelles consignes les autorités luxembourgeoises ont-elles données ?** Boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, rester à l'abri entre 11 et 21 heures, fermer les volets le jour et aérer la nuit, et éviter l'alcool. **Q: Quels services ont été perturbés au Luxembourg ?** Les cours de l'après-midi à l'école fondamentale ont été suspendus en ville les 24 et 26 juin, les chantiers extérieurs ont pu démarrer à 6 heures, et une voie déformée par la chaleur à Berchem a perturbé plusieurs lignes ferroviaires. ### Body Il a suffi de quelques jours pour que l'Europe occidentale et centrale efface une longue liste de records de température, et la France prévient déjà que son bilan humain continuera de s'alourdir à mesure que se précise le coût réel de l'épisode. L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a annoncé le 28 juin que plus de 1 300 décès en excès étaient liés aux fortes chaleurs sur le continent depuis le 21 juin. Pour la seule France, Santé publique France estime à environ 1 000 le nombre de morts supplémentaires. La fournaise n'a pas épargné la Grande Région. Le Luxembourg a vécu l'essentiel de la semaine sous une vigilance rouge de MeteoLux, le service météorologique national : le gouvernement a déclenché son plan canicule et les autorités ont réaménagé écoles, chantiers et circulation ferroviaire pour tenir le choc. Aux yeux des prévisionnistes, l'événement relève moins du spectacle estival que d'un nouveau signe du réchauffement qui redessine, durablement, l'été européen. Un continent qui bat ses propres records L'épisode a été nourri par un dôme de hautes pressions qui a aspiré l'air brûlant du nord de l'Afrique pour l'immobiliser au-dessus du continent, avec un pic d'intensité entre le 22 et le 28 juin environ. La France a connu sa journée la plus chaude jamais mesurée, avec une moyenne nationale sur vingt-quatre heures avoisinant les 30 °C et des pointes locales supérieures à 43 °C ; Météo-France a placé des dizaines de départements en vigilance rouge, son plus haut niveau. Plus de 2 000 écoles ont fermé ou réorganisé leurs cours, la tour Eiffel et le Louvre ont réduit leurs horaires, et plusieurs départements ont interdit l'alcool sur la voie publique et le sport en plein air au plus fort de la chaleur. En Espagne, l'agence météorologique AEMET a relevé près de 45 °C en Andalousie, températures de juin les plus élevées de ses archives, et a indiqué que les 22 et 23 juin avaient été les deux journées de juin les plus chaudes en Espagne continentale depuis au moins 1950. Le Portugal a frôlé les 45 °C, tandis que l'Allemagne, le Danemark et la République tchèque battaient leurs records nationaux absolus dans les derniers jours du mois. Les Pays-Bas ont émis leur toute première alerte rouge à la chaleur. Le tribut a pesé d'abord sur les aînés. Selon l'OMS, environ 85 % des décès en excès concernaient des personnes de 65 ans et plus. Santé publique France a qualifié son estimation d'un millier de morts de provisoire et appelée à s'aggraver, à mesure qu'arrivent les données des domiciles et des établissements de soins. « Les logements, les lieux de travail et les écoles d'Europe n'ont pas été conçus pour de telles températures. » L'avertissement émane du directeur général de l'OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, et résume l'un des fils rouges de la semaine : une large part du parc immobilier et des infrastructures européennes a été pensée pour un climat plus frais que celui d'aujourd'hui. Le Luxembourg et la Grande Région à l'épreuve Au Luxembourg, MeteoLux a fait grimper ses alertes du jaune à l'orange puis au rouge. Une première vigilance rouge est entrée en vigueur le lundi 22 juin à midi, suivie d'une alerte renouvelée valable du jeudi 25 juin à minuit jusqu'au samedi 27 juin à 7 heures, sur l'ensemble du territoire. Les prévisionnistes attendaient des pointes proches de 40 °C, voire localement à ce niveau ou au-delà, en particulier dans les zones urbaines et la vallée de la Moselle, avec plusieurs nuits tropicales d'affilée où le mercure peinait à redescendre sous la barre des 20 °C. MeteoLux a prévenu que l'épuisement et le coup de chaleur étaient probables « même après une exposition limitée à la chaleur ou lors d'une activité physique légère », sans répit notable attendu pendant au moins trois jours consécutifs. Le gouvernement a activé un dispositif renforcé : un poste de commandement opérationnel commun au Centre national de crise à Senningen, le CGDIS mobilisé sur tout le pays, hôpitaux et maisons de soins en état d'alerte maximale. Les autorités ont appelé chacun à boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, à rester à l'abri entre 11 et 21 heures, à fermer les volets le jour et aérer la nuit, et à éviter l'alcool. Les perturbations ont été bien concrètes. La Ville de Luxembourg a suspendu les cours de l'après-midi à l'école fondamentale les 24 et 26 juin, tout en maintenant l'encadrement, le transport et la garde des enfants, et l'Athénée de Luxembourg a écourté ses cours du vendredi. L'Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM) a autorisé les chantiers extérieurs à démarrer à 6 heures au lieu de 7 heures, afin d'épargner aux ouvriers le plus dur de l'après-midi. Sur le rail, une avarie de voie liée à la chaleur à Berchem a perturbé dès le lundi les lignes Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange et Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz ; les réparations n'ont pu être menées qu'une fois les températures nocturnes suffisamment basses pour travailler en sécurité, le trafic n'ayant repris normalement que vers le milieu de journée jeudi. - Écoles : cours de l'après-midi suspendus à l'école fondamentale, en ville, les 24 et 26 juin, encadrement et transport maintenus. - Travail : chantiers extérieurs autorisés à débuter une heure plus tôt durant l'alerte rouge. - Transports : lignes transfrontalières et nationales perturbées par une voie déformée par la chaleur à Berchem. - Secours : interventions du CGDIS très au-dessus de la moyenne saisonnière au plus fort de l'épisode. Un climat dont la base s'est déplacée Les scientifiques se sont empressés d'inscrire cette canicule dans une trajectoire longue plutôt que d'y voir un accident isolé. Dans une analyse publiée le 26 juin, le réseau World Weather Attribution a conclu qu'il s'agissait de la canicule la plus sévère jamais enregistrée, et que le même schéma atmosphérique produit désormais des températures bien plus élevées parce que la base climatique s'est réchauffée. Le service Copernicus sur le changement climatique a rappelé que mai 2026 avait déjà été le deuxième mois de mai le plus chaud jamais mesuré à l'échelle du globe, et qu'une mer anormalement chaude autour de l'Europe de l'Ouest avait pu entretenir la chaleur nocturne. L'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) a replacé l'épisode dans une logique d'ensemble, sur ce qu'elle décrit comme le continent qui se réchauffe le plus vite. « Des canicules comme celle-ci, c'est ce que nous nous attendons à voir dans un climat qui change. » Le constat est de John Kennedy, responsable de l'information climatique à l'OMM, qui souligne que l'Europe s'est réchauffée d'environ deux degrés au cours des cinquante années qui la séparent de la canicule historique de 1976. Ses collègues insistent : le danger ne tient pas seulement aux pics diurnes, mais à des nuits qui ne rafraîchissent plus. « Une exposition prolongée sur plusieurs jours, surtout lorsque les températures restent élevées la nuit, signifie que le corps aborde chaque nouvelle journée déjà épuisé », explique Lachlan McIver, du bureau conjoint OMS-OMM sur le climat et la santé — un avertissement qui vise directement le Luxembourg, où les nuits tropicales ont compté parmi les marqueurs de l'alerte. Au fil du week-end, les prévisionnistes attendaient un reflux de la chaleur, à la faveur d'un air plus frais venu de l'Atlantique. Le bilan, lui, prendra davantage de temps : les chiffres de mortalité français sont encore en cours de consolidation, et les agences de santé de toute la région commencent à peine à mesurer le coût réel d'une canicule arrivée tôt, installée pour durer, et qui aura battu des records jusqu'à son dernier souffle. ### Sources - Europe sees more than 1,300 excess deaths amid brutal heatwave, WHO says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-sees-around-1000-excess-deaths-during-brutal-heatwave - European heatwave linked to 1,000 excess deaths in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/european-heatwave-causes-1000-excess-deaths-in-france - France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/france-records-excess-deaths-record-breaking-heatwave-rcna352098 - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Spain's heatwave has smashed multiple June temperature records — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/heat-records-tumble-spain-breaks-two-june-records - Copernicus: Second-highest surface air and sea surface temperatures for May globally, exceptional heatwave in western Europe — Copernicus Climate Change Service: https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-second-highest-surface-air-and-sea-surface-temperatures-may-globally-exceptional - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Heat Warning Issued for Luxembourg Until Saturday Morning — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61998-red-heat-warning-issued-for-luxembourg-until-saturday-morning - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - School closures, alcohol bans and slow trains: How Europe's heatwave is shutting down daily life — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/school-closures-alcohol-bans-and-slow-trains-how-europes-heatwave-is-shutting-down-daily-l --- ## Réarmement européen : Ankara frappe à la porte du fonds SAFE, l'UE se divise - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/turquie-fonds-defense-safe-ue-veto-grece-chypre - Published: 2026-06-29T12:22:56.742+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:22:56.742+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: e01a48f0-edad-4309-af2f-480d0c9b8587 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > La Turquie veut entrer dans SAFE, le fonds de prêts de 150 milliards d'euros de l'UE, et dans ses marchés d'armement communs. Athènes et Nicosie verrouillent la porte ; Berlin, Rome et Madrid plaident pour un rapprochement. ### Summary La Turquie multiplie les pressions pour accéder à SAFE, le fonds de défense de 150 milliards d'euros de l'UE. La Grèce et Chypre y opposent leur veto, tandis que l'Allemagne, l'Italie et l'Espagne souhaitent l'intégrer davantage. ### Key facts - SAFE, adopté le 27 mai 2025, permet à l'UE de lever jusqu'à 150 milliards d'euros de prêts pour des achats d'armement communs ; seuls les États membres peuvent emprunter. - Le 11 février 2026, le Conseil a débloqué une première vague d'environ 38 milliards d'euros pour huit pays (Belgique, Bulgarie, Danemark, Espagne, Croatie, Chypre, Portugal, Roumanie). - La participation d'un pays tiers exige un accord bilatéral validé à l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept ; le Canada a été le premier à le franchir, conclu le 15 juin 2026. - La Grèce et Chypre bloquent toute intégration turque ; l'Allemagne, l'Italie, l'Espagne et la Finlande plaident pour un rapprochement industriel. - Le Luxembourg, absent des huit premiers bénéficiaires, vise 2 % du RNB en défense d'ici 2030, soit environ 1,46 milliard d'euros contre 696 millions en 2024. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le fonds SAFE de l'Union européenne ?** SAFE (Security Action for Europe) est un instrument de l'UE, adopté le 27 mai 2025, qui prévoit jusqu'à 150 milliards d'euros de prêts adossés au budget européen pour financer des achats de défense communs entre États membres. Il s'inscrit dans le plan ReArm Europe / Readiness 2030, qui vise à mobiliser plus de 800 milliards d'euros. **Q: Pourquoi la Turquie ne peut-elle pas adhérer à SAFE ?** Seuls les États membres de l'UE peuvent emprunter. Un pays tiers comme la Turquie ne peut participer à conditions égales qu'au moyen d'un accord bilatéral, soumis à l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept. La Grèce et Chypre, qui disposent d'un droit de veto, s'y opposent ; la Commission n'a par ailleurs pas traité la demande d'Ankara avant l'échéance. **Q: Quelle est la position du Luxembourg ?** Le Luxembourg ne figurait pas parmi les huit premiers bénéficiaires des prêts SAFE débloqués le 11 février 2026. Le Grand-Duché s'est engagé à porter ses dépenses de défense à 2 % de son revenu national brut d'ici 2030, passant d'environ 696 millions d'euros en 2024 à près de 1,46 milliard. ### Body C'est l'offensive diplomatique la plus déterminée qu'Ankara ait jamais menée pour se glisser à l'intérieur de la nouvelle machinerie budgétaire de défense de l'Union européenne. La Turquie teste ainsi jusqu'où une Europe qui se réarme est prête à ouvrir sa base industrielle à un allié de l'OTAN aussi puissant qu'encombrant sur le plan politique. Au cœur du contentieux : SAFE — Security Action for Europe —, ce fonds de 150 milliards d'euros de prêts à taux préférentiels destinés aux achats d'armes en commun, et la question de savoir si les fabricants de drones et les chantiers navals turcs pourront s'y brancher. L'enjeu déborde largement la Méditerranée orientale. Pour la première fois, l'Union mobilise sa capacité d'emprunt collective au service des dépenses militaires, et les règles qui désignent les fournisseurs autorisés deviennent l'épreuve de vérité de sa stratégie de sécurité d'après-guerre en Ukraine. Que la Turquie, membre de l'OTAN mais non de l'UE, puisse ou non puiser dans cette enveloppe pèse directement sur la manière dont le continent — y compris de petits États comme le Luxembourg, en pleine montée en puissance budgétaire — organise un effort de réarmement chiffré, sur le papier, à plus de 800 milliards d'euros. Ce que réclame Ankara Les dirigeants turcs ont plaidé leur cause publiquement et à plusieurs reprises. Le président Recep Tayyip Erdoğan martèle qu'il n'existe pas de sécurité européenne sans son pays. Quant au ministre des Affaires étrangères Hakan Fidan, il affirmait en novembre 2025 que la Turquie, en tant qu'alliée de l'OTAN, « apporte une contribution déterminante à la sécurité de l'Europe » et devait être associée aux initiatives de défense de l'UE, « y compris le mécanisme SAFE ». Il y a longtemps que le temps est venu pour l'Europe d'inclure la Türkiye dans son mécanisme de défense et de sécurité existant. Concrètement, Ankara poursuit deux objectifs : accéder aux marchés d'armement financés par SAFE, afin que ses entreprises puissent vendre dans les nouveaux circuits d'achat de l'UE, et obtenir une place plus large dans la planification de défense du bloc. La Turquie n'est plus un simple acheteur d'armes : son industrie est devenue un exportateur sérieux de drones armés, de véhicules blindés et de bâtiments de guerre, et plusieurs gouvernements européens y voient désormais une source de capacités qu'ils ne sauraient produire eux-mêmes rapidement. Comment fonctionne réellement le fonds Adopté le 27 mai 2025, SAFE autorise la Commission européenne à lever jusqu'à 150 milliards d'euros sur les marchés de capitaux, adossés au budget de l'UE, puis à les reprêter aux États pour des projets de défense communs. Le dispositif est toutefois restrictif par construction : - Seuls les États membres de l'UE peuvent emprunter au titre de SAFE. Dix-neuf en ont fait la demande ; le 11 février 2026, le Conseil a débloqué une première vague d'environ 38 milliards d'euros pour huit d'entre eux — Belgique, Bulgarie, Danemark, Espagne, Croatie, Chypre, Portugal et Roumanie. - Le matériel acheté avec ces prêts doit être très majoritairement européen : pas plus de 35 % du coût des composants d'un produit ne peut provenir de l'extérieur de l'UE, des États de l'EEE-AELE ou de l'Ukraine. - Les entreprises des autres pays tiers ne peuvent participer à conditions égales que si leur gouvernement conclut un accord bilatéral de participation avec l'UE — ce qui suppose à la fois un partenariat de sécurité et de défense et l'aval unanime des Vingt-Sept. C'est sur ce dernier obstacle que la candidature turque s'est enrayée. Le Canada a été le premier pays tiers à le franchir : les États membres ont validé son accord en décembre 2025 et le Conseil l'a conclu le 15 juin 2026. La Turquie, elle, a sollicité un accès renforcé, mais la Commission a fait savoir qu'elle ne pouvait traiter la demande d'Ankara — pas plus que celle de la Corée du Sud — avant l'échéance, et la Turquie n'a jamais été invitée à négocier. Des analystes de l'IISS et du centre de réflexion grec ELIAMEP relèvent que, plutôt que de provoquer un vote clivant, Bruxelles a de fait choisi de ne pas porter le dossier turc, préservant l'unité au lancement de SAFE. Un bloc incapable de s'accorder L'impasse tient, au fond, à la règle de l'unanimité, qui confère à la Grèce et à Chypre un véritable droit de veto sur tout accord avec Ankara. Le Premier ministre grec Kyriakos Mitsotakis subordonne tout accès au retrait préalable de la résolution parlementaire de 1995 menaçant la Grèce de guerre si elle étendait ses eaux territoriales en mer Égée. « Si la Turquie souhaite rejoindre les instruments de financement de l'UE, les préoccupations de la Grèce et de Chypre doivent être prises en compte », a déclaré M. Mitsotakis. « Trente ans après, le casus belli doit être retiré de la table. » Chypre, dont la position aurait été formellement reprise par l'UE en octobre 2025, fonde son objection sur la présence militaire turque persistante dans le nord de l'île. Le président Nikos Christodoulides estime qu'aucun « pays tiers qui occupe des territoires ou menace la sécurité d'États membres ne peut, en aucune circonstance, participer » aux instruments de défense de l'UE. La France, elle aussi, se montre réticente. D'autres capitales tirent dans le sens inverse. L'Allemagne, l'Italie, l'Espagne et la Finlande sont favorables à une coopération industrielle approfondie ; et là où SAFE est bloqué, les gouvernements le contournent. Le Royaume-Uni a accepté fin 2025 de vendre à la Turquie vingt chasseurs Eurofighter Typhoon ; en avril 2026, Airbus et Turkish Aerospace Industries ont signé un accord pour fournir des avions d'entraînement Hürjet à l'Espagne. Ankara prend par ailleurs part à l'initiative European Sky Shield, pilotée par Berlin — de sorte que la Turquie est, dans les faits, déjà tissée dans le réarmement européen alors même qu'elle reste écartée de son financement. Côté turc, on relativise le camouflet. Le ministre de la Défense Yaşar Güler a confié, lors d'une réunion d'évaluation en décembre 2025, que son pays « n'accordait pas grande importance » à son intégration dans SAFE, prédisant que des États européens à court de munitions finiraient de toute façon par frapper à sa porte. Pourquoi cela dépasse Bruxelles Pour les petits membres, la querelle n'a rien d'abstrait. Le Luxembourg s'est engagé à porter ses dépenses de défense à 2 % de son revenu national brut d'ici 2030 — de 696 millions d'euros en 2024 à environ 1,46 milliard — et ne figurait pas parmi les huit premiers emprunteurs de SAFE. Comme ses pairs, le Grand-Duché doit décider d'où viendra le matériel qu'il achète, et si le « Buy European » doit désigner l'Europe seule ou un cercle plus large de fournisseurs de confiance. C'est la question de fond que SAFE a fait surgir au grand jour. Une Europe qui se réarme a besoin d'une échelle, d'une rapidité et d'une profondeur industrielle dont elle ne dispose pas encore. La Turquie en offre une partie — mais à des conditions qu'un bloc divisé n'a, jusqu'ici, pas su accepter. La façon dont Bruxelles tranchera la tension entre nécessité stratégique et contentieux politique façonnera non seulement sa relation avec Ankara, mais l'architecture même de la défense européenne pour les années à venir. ### Sources - What is Security Action for Europe (SAFE)? — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/safe/ - SAFE | Security Action for Europe — European Commission, Defence Industry and Space: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/safe-security-action-europe_en - EU approves €38bn in first defence investments under €150bn SAFE scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/11/eu-approves-38bn-in-first-defence-investments-under-150bn-safe-scheme - SAFE: Council clears path for financial assistance to eight member states and concluding the Canada agreement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/safe-council-clears-path-for-financial-assistance-to-eight-member-states-and-concluding-the-canada-agreement/ - SAFE: Council concludes agreement with Canada — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/safe-council-concludes-agreement-with-canada/ - Commission approves first wave of defence funding for eight Member States under SAFE — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_111 - Time for EU to include Türkiye in security mechanisms: Erdogan — Hürriyet Daily News: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/time-for-eu-to-include-turkiye-in-security-mechanisms-erdogan-219068 - Türkiye's full inclusion in EU defense efforts vital for Europe's peace, security: President Erdogan — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkiyes-full-inclusion-in-eu-defense-efforts-vital-for-europes-peace-security-president-erdogan/3387489 - Turkey Pushes To Join EU Defence Fund, Greece Threatens Veto — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/turkey-pushes-to-join-eu-defence-fund-greece-threatens-veto/ - Turkish defense minister downplays SAFE bid, says Europe will turn to Türkiye when needed — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkish-defense-minister-downplays-safe-bid-says-europe-will-turn-to-turkiye-when-nee-3211649 - Mitsotakis on Turkey: You Can't Vie for SAFE Funding While Threatening an EU Member — To Vima: https://www.tovima.com/politics/mitsotakis-on-turkey-you-cant-vie-for-safe-funding-while-threatening-an-eu-member/ - Cyprus' position on Turkish involvement in Safe programme 'adopted' by EU, Christodoulides says — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/23/cyprus-position-on-turkish-involvement-in-safe-programme-adopted-by-eu-christodoulides-says - Turkey Set to Miss Deadline for Inclusion in EU's SAFE Defense Mechanism — Greek City Times: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/29/turkey-miss-eu-safe-defense-mechanism-deadline/ - Turkey pushes for larger role in Europe's defense as Trump questions NATO — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/13/turkey-pushes-for-larger-role-in-europes-defense-as-trump-questions-nato/ - Turkey's Defence Industry and the EU SAFE Regulation — ELIAMEP: https://www.eliamep.gr/en/turkeys-defence-industry-and-the-eu-safe-regulation/ - The SAFE Regulation and Its Implications for Non-EU Defence Suppliers — IISS: https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/12/the-safe-regulation-and-its-implications-for-non-eu-defence-suppliers/ - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Bâtir au Luxembourg coûte 54 % de plus qu'il y a dix ans, révèle Eurostat - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/construire-au-luxembourg-cout-bondi-54-pourcent-decennie-eurostat - Published: 2026-06-29T12:12:59.368+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:12:59.368+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: 9cdcdef3-5a1f-4851-9e89-b9afe7518c7c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le coût de la construction résidentielle neuve a grimpé de 54,5 % entre 2015 et 2025 dans le Grand-Duché, au-dessus de la moyenne européenne, alors que le ralentissement du chantier s'aggrave. ### Summary Selon Eurostat, le prix de la construction de logements neufs au Luxembourg a augmenté de 54,5 % en dix ans, dépassant la moyenne de l'UE, tandis que la pénurie de logements s'intensifie. ### Key facts - Le coût de la construction résidentielle neuve au Luxembourg a augmenté de 54,5 % entre 2015 et 2025, contre 48,2 % en moyenne dans l'UE (Eurostat). - La flambée s'est concentrée sur 2021-2023, sous l'effet du Covid-19 et de la guerre en Ukraine : pic de +13,9 % en rythme annuel en 2022, le plus élevé depuis 1975. - Tous les corps de métier sont touchés : matériaux (bois, sable, fer à béton), énergie, indexation des salaires ; la toiture a grimpé de 45,5 % entre 2020 et avril 2025. - La hausse a ralenti (+1,3 % entre octobre 2024 et avril 2025), mais les coûts restent très supérieurs à 2015. - Le chantier freine : ~4 025 logements autorisés en 2024 (-8,6 %), ventes en VEFA en baisse de 18,2 % au T1 2026, loin de l'objectif de 6 000 logements/an. ### FAQ **Q: De combien le coût de la construction a-t-il augmenté au Luxembourg ?** Selon Eurostat, le prix de la construction de logements résidentiels neufs a progressé de 54,5 % entre 2015 et 2025, soit davantage que la moyenne de l'UE (48,2 %), mais loin des hausses records de la Bulgarie (166,1 %), de la Hongrie (155,4 %) ou de la Roumanie (130,7 %). **Q: Pourquoi les prix de la construction ont-ils tant augmenté ?** Le Statec attribue la poussée aux chocs d'approvisionnement du début des années 2020 — pandémie de Covid-19 et guerre en Ukraine —, qui ont fait flamber les matériaux (bois, sable, fer, isolation) et les produits pétroliers, auxquels s'ajoute l'indexation automatique des salaires. **Q: La hausse des coûts est-elle terminée ?** Elle a nettement ralenti : l'indice général du Statec n'a progressé que de 1,3 % entre octobre 2024 et avril 2025, et le gros œuvre de 0,6 % au semestre suivant, proche de la moyenne 2010-2019. Mais les coûts cumulés restent bien au-dessus de leur niveau de 2015. **Q: Quel est l'impact sur le marché du logement ?** Le nombre de logements autorisés recule depuis trois ans (~4 025 en 2024, -8,6 %), les ventes en VEFA ont chuté de 18,2 % au premier trimestre 2026 et les loyers affichés ont grimpé de 4,4 % sur un an, accentuant la crise d'accessibilité. ### Body Poser la première pierre d'un logement neuf au Luxembourg n'a jamais coûté aussi cher. Entre 2015 et 2025, le prix de la construction résidentielle neuve a bondi de 54,5 % dans le Grand-Duché, selon Eurostat — une progression plus rapide que la moyenne de l'Union européenne, qui vient alourdir l'un des marchés du logement les moins abordables du continent. Ce chiffre, tiré de l'indice du coût de la construction de l'office statistique européen et mis en avant par le quotidien L'essentiel le 29 juin, situe le pays au-dessus de la hausse moyenne de 48,2 % enregistrée à l'échelle de l'UE sur la même période. Il tombe au moment où le Luxembourg peine à construire au rythme que ses propres autorités jugent nécessaire. Ce que disent les chiffres Le 25 juin, Eurostat a indiqué que les prix de la construction de bâtiments résidentiels neufs avaient progressé de 48,2 % dans l'ensemble de l'UE entre 2015 et 2025. Les plus fortes hausses se concentrent en Europe centrale et orientale : la Bulgarie arrive en tête avec 166,1 %, devant la Hongrie (155,4 %) et la Roumanie (130,7 %). À l'inverse, l'Italie, la Grèce et la Finlande affichent les progressions les plus modestes. Les 54,5 % du Luxembourg le placent au-dessus de la moyenne du bloc, sans pour autant l'approcher du sommet du classement. L'essentiel de cette flambée s'est concentré sur quelques années. La croissance annuelle des prix dans l'UE a atteint 5,8 % en 2021, 12,2 % en 2022 et 6,9 % en 2023, avant de se tasser à 2,3 % en 2024 puis 1,3 % en 2025. La série trimestrielle d'Eurostat pour le Luxembourg, ramenée à une base 100 en 2021, s'établissait à 131,4 au dernier trimestre 2025 — soit plus de 30 % au-dessus de son niveau de 2021. L'institut national de la statistique, le Statec, suit la même tendance avec son propre baromètre. Cet indice, exprimé sur une base 100 en 1970 et utilisé pour réviser la plupart des contrats d'assurance incendie et les prix de vente en l'état futur d'achèvement, a atteint 1 173,24 points en octobre 2025, après des années de hausses régulières. Ce qui a fait flamber les prix Cette décennie d'envolée doit moins à une inflation tranquille qu'aux chocs d'approvisionnement du début des années 2020. Le Statec a relié la poussée à la pandémie de Covid-19 et à l'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie, qui ont fait grimper presque simultanément le prix des matériaux et des carburants. Au pic de 2022, l'indice général de l'office a gagné 8,6 % en un seul semestre, et les prix annuels de la construction résidentielle ont augmenté de 13,9 % — le rythme le plus élevé depuis avril 1975. Cette nouvelle hausse exceptionnelle et généralisée, qui concerne tous les corps de métier, s'explique principalement par l'accélération des prix de nombreux matériaux de construction et des produits pétroliers. — Statec La tension a touché tous les métiers. Parmi les facteurs de coût cités par le Statec : - Les matériaux — sable, fer à béton, maçonnerie, isolation et bois, avec une flambée particulièrement vive du prix du bois en 2021 et 2022 ; - L'énergie — les produits pétroliers, qui ont renchéri les terrassements, le transport et les engins de chantier ; - La main-d'œuvre — l'indexation automatique des salaires, qui a relevé les rémunérations dans tout le secteur ; - Certains corps d'état — la toiture, dont les prix ont grimpé de 45,5 % entre 2020 et avril 2025. La hausse a depuis ralenti. Le Statec relève une progression de 1,3 % de son indice général entre octobre 2024 et avril 2025, et de 1,5 % sur un an, tandis que le gros œuvre n'a gagné que 0,6 % au semestre suivant — proche de la moyenne annuelle de 1,0 % observée entre 2010 et 2019. Mais cette accalmie se greffe sur dix ans de hausses cumulées : le coût absolu du chantier reste très loin de ce qu'il était en 2015. Un chantier qui freine, un mur d'accessibilité La flambée des coûts s'est heurtée à une contraction brutale de l'activité. Les autorisations de bâtir reculent depuis trois années consécutives : environ 4 025 logements ont été autorisés en 2024, en baisse de 8,6 % sur un an, et la chute s'est accentuée début 2025. La Fondation IDEA, laboratoire d'idées économique indépendant, prévient que l'objectif gouvernemental d'environ 6 000 logements par an a peu de chances d'être tenu, alors que le pays aurait besoin de 5 600 à 7 500 unités neuves chaque année. Le segment du neuf paraît particulièrement vulnérable. Les ventes d'appartements en VEFA ont chuté de 18,2 % sur un an au premier trimestre 2026, selon le ministère du Logement, après que le Statec eut signalé la fragilité structurelle du secteur fin 2025. Les prix de l'immobilier dans leur ensemble, tombés de 9,1 % en 2023 puis de 5,2 % en 2024, ont renoué avec une croissance modérée de 1,6 % en 2025 et progressaient de 1,7 % sur un an début 2026 — une stabilisation à haut niveau plutôt qu'un repli. Les loyers, eux, ont poursuivi leur ascension, les loyers d'appartements affichés grimpant de 4,4 % sur un an. Pour les économistes, cet étranglement pose une question dérangeante : qui peut encore se loger dans le Grand-Duché ? Michel-Edouard Ruben, économiste senior à la Fondation IDEA, a résumé le dilemme sans détour, estimant que le droit au logement ne se traduit pas automatiquement par un droit à se loger à l'intérieur des frontières luxembourgeoises : « Le droit au logement ? Bien sûr. Mais cela ne signifie pas forcément qu'il faille habiter au Luxembourg », a-t-il déclaré. Les données sur le coût de la construction aiguisent ce débat. Avec un prix de revient désormais plus de moitié supérieur à celui d'il y a dix ans, l'écart entre ce que les promoteurs doivent dépenser pour bâtir et ce que les acheteurs et les locataires peuvent assumer s'est imposé comme l'une des tensions structurantes du marché luxembourgeois — un écart que le seul ralentissement de l'inflation a peu de chances de combler. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: +54% en dix ans: les prix de la construction ont bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/logements-au-luxembourg-54-en-dix-ans-les-prix-de-la-construction-ont-bondi-103592703 - Residential buildings construction price +48% since 2015 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/wdn-20260625-1 - Bulgaria Records Highest Increase of Residential Buildings Construction Prices in EU for 2015-2025 — Bulgarian News Agency (BTA): https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/1154959-bulgaria-records-highest-increase-of-residential-buildings-construction-prices-i - STATNEWS - Tendance croissante des prix dans la construction résidentielle (octobre 2025) — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/actualite/2026/stn03-ipc-construction/statnews-ipcons-octobre2025.pdf - Construction prices are back on the rise, says Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/construction-prices-are-back-on-the-rise-says-statec - STATEC: Luxembourg Construction Prices Skyrocketing — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/construction/41830-statec-luxembourg-construction-prices-skyrocketing - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026 — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Construction cost of new residential buildings (teiis510) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/teiis510/default/table?lang=en - Luxembourg Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2025 — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/price-history --- ## Violence domestique : interventions et expulsions en hausse au Luxembourg en 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/violence-domestique-luxembourg-rapport-2025-interventions-expulsions-r - Published: 2026-06-29T11:51:33.561+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:51:33.561+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 683ecede-66d6-4fa7-ae70-03d9ba2d2c2c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > La police a recensé près de 1 300 interventions l'an dernier et les parquets ont prononcé un nombre record d'expulsions, tandis que le manque de places d'hébergement laisse des victimes sans issue. ### Summary Le rapport annuel 2025 sur la lutte contre la violence domestique au Luxembourg fait état d'une hausse de 10,1 % des interventions policières et d'expulsions records, sur fond de pénurie de places en foyer. ### Key facts - La police est intervenue 1 297 fois pour violence domestique en 2025, soit +10,1 % par rapport à 2024. - Les parquets ont prononcé 334 expulsions du domicile, un record (+16,4 %), dont 87,7 % visaient des hommes. - Quelque 2 802 victimes présumées ont été identifiées : 58 % de femmes, 42 % d'hommes, et 29 % d'enfants. - Une soixantaine de femmes et leurs enfants attendent une place en foyer, faute de capacités suffisantes. - Le plan d'action national prévoit 62 mesures, dont 40 en cours, et le budget du ministère a augmenté d'environ 25 % depuis 2024. ### FAQ **Q: Combien d'interventions policières pour violence domestique le Luxembourg a-t-il enregistrées en 2025 ?** La Police grand-ducale est intervenue 1 297 fois en 2025, contre 1 178 en 2024, soit une hausse de 10,1 % et une moyenne d'environ 108 interventions par mois. **Q: Pourquoi ces chiffres augmentent-ils ?** Les autorités estiment qu'une partie de la hausse s'explique par des années de sensibilisation qui poussent davantage de victimes et de témoins à signaler les faits, tout en avertissant que la tendance de fond reste préoccupante. **Q: Combien de places d'hébergement existe-t-il pour les victimes ?** Le Luxembourg dispose de sept foyers pour femmes avec 166 lits d'urgence et 17 lits pour hommes vulnérables. Un nouveau foyer à Rumelange ajoutera 28 lits d'ici fin 2026, alors qu'une soixantaine de femmes et leurs enfants sont sur liste d'attente. **Q: Où trouver de l'aide en cas de violence domestique au Luxembourg ?** Les victimes et témoins peuvent contacter le service SAVVD et consulter le portail national violence.lu, qui recense les démarches de signalement, les protections juridiques et les solutions d'hébergement d'urgence. ### Body Année après année, les compteurs de la violence domestique au Luxembourg ne cessent de grimper. En 2025, la police a de nouveau été appelée plus souvent qu'auparavant, les parquets ont ordonné un nombre inédit d'expulsions, et les services qui accompagnent les victimes constatent un paradoxe : si davantage de personnes osent demander de l'aide, le pays peine à leur offrir un toit pour se mettre à l'abri. La Police grand-ducale est intervenue 1 297 fois pour des faits de violence domestique l'an dernier, soit une hausse de 10,1 % par rapport aux 1 178 interventions de 2024 — environ 108 appels par mois. Ces données figurent dans le rapport annuel du Comité de coopération entre les professionnels dans le domaine de la lutte contre la violence, que la ministre à l'Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et à la Diversité, Yuriko Backes, a présenté le 26 juin 2026 devant une commission parlementaire. Le document agrège les chiffres des parquets de Luxembourg et de Diekirch, de la police, des services d'assistance aux victimes (SAVVD, PSYea, ALTERNATIVES) et de Riicht Eraus, le service qui suit les auteur·e·s. Au cours de ces interventions, les agents ont identifié 2 802 victimes présumées — 58 % de femmes, 42 % d'hommes — les enfants représentant 29 % des personnes concernées. L'immense majorité des faits relève de la sphère intime : environ 84 % des victimes étaient prises dans des violences impliquant un·e conjoint·e ou ex-partenaire, et près de quatre victimes sur cinq ont subi des violences physiques. Les expulsions du domicile à un niveau jamais atteint Les parquets ont ordonné 334 expulsions de l'auteur présumé hors du foyer familial en 2025, contre 287 un an plus tôt — une progression de 16,4 % qui équivaut à quelque 28 mesures par mois, soit près d'une par jour. À ces décisions se sont ajoutées 130 prolongations. Les hommes ont représenté 87,7 % des personnes expulsées ; dans ces dossiers, 81,6 % des victimes étaient des femmes. Le comité pointe aussi la persistance de la récidive. Environ une expulsion sur cinq concernait un auteur déjà connu des autorités, et plus de la moitié de ces récidivistes (55,6 %) ne se sont pas présentés à Riicht Eraus, le service de conseil vers lequel ils sont orientés. Sur l'ensemble de l'année, les tribunaux ont rendu 201 jugements liés à la violence domestique. Davantage de signalements, ou davantage de violence ? Une question plane sur ces statistiques : traduisent-elles une réelle augmentation des violences ou une plus grande disposition à demander de l'aide ? Les responsables penchent pour la seconde hypothèse. Des années de campagnes de sensibilisation et des voies de signalement plus claires auraient, selon eux, encouragé davantage de victimes et de témoins à composer le numéro de la police plutôt que de se taire. Lors de la présentation du rapport précédent, en 2025, Mme Backes attribuait déjà une partie de la hausse par rapport à 2023 à ces mesures de sensibilisation et à une vigilance citoyenne accrue. La ministre s'est toutefois gardée de présenter ces chiffres comme une bonne nouvelle. La tendance en matière d'interventions policières et de placements hors du foyer familial ne va pas dans la bonne direction. Le rapport met aussi en lumière des formes d'emprise longtemps restées dans l'ombre. Le Centre national pour victimes de violence (CNVV) a accompagné 423 victimes entre fin avril 2025 et fin avril 2026, dont 29 cas relevant de la violence économique — lorsqu'un auteur contrôle les ressources financières de sa victime — et deux victimes de soumission chimique. La violence économique a concerné environ 7 % des situations relevées lors des interventions policières. Des foyers saturés C'est sur le logement que le goulet d'étranglement est le plus tangible. Olga Strasser, directrice du SAVVD, le service d'assistance aux victimes géré par l'asbl Femmes en détresse, a expliqué à la commission que trouver un toit constitue un obstacle récurrent pour les victimes qui cherchent à quitter un foyer violent : une soixantaine de femmes et leurs enfants figuraient sur une liste d'attente pour une place en foyer. Le Luxembourg compte aujourd'hui sept foyers pour femmes totalisant 166 lits d'urgence, auxquels s'ajoutent 17 lits réservés aux hommes vulnérables. Un nouveau foyer doit ouvrir à Rumelange d'ici la fin de l'année et offrira 28 lits supplémentaires. Faute de places, préviennent les professionnels, certaines victimes se voient contraintes de rester auprès de leur agresseur — ou d'y retourner. - 1 297 interventions policières en 2025 (+10,1 %) - 2 802 victimes présumées ; 58 % de femmes, 42 % d'hommes - 334 expulsions ordonnées, contre 287 (+16,4 %) - ~60 femmes et enfants sur liste d'attente pour un foyer La réponse des pouvoirs publics Le gouvernement érige sa stratégie en priorité nationale. Un plan d'action national contre les violences fondées sur le genre, présenté par Mme Backes à la mi-2025, fixe 62 mesures : selon Paperjam, 40 sont en cours et quatre ont été menées à terme. Le budget du ministère de l'Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et de la Diversité a progressé d'environ un quart depuis 2024, dont quelque deux tiers consacrés à la lutte contre la violence. La ministre résume une démarche qui ne mise pas sur la seule réponse policière. « Dans la lutte contre la violence domestique, nous continuons de nous appuyer sur une approche multidimensionnelle alliant la protection des victimes, l'accompagnement des auteur·e·s de violences et la sensibilisation », a-t-elle déclaré. Au Luxembourg, victimes et témoins peuvent demander une aide confidentielle auprès du service SAVVD et du portail d'information national violence.lu, qui détaille les démarches de signalement, les protections juridiques et les solutions d'hébergement d'urgence. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Violences domestiques au Luxembourg: expulsions et interventions en forte hausse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue - le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national 'Violences fondées sur le genre' et le rapport du Comité de coopération — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/30-backes-rapport-violence.html --- ## À Hormuz, Téhéran transforme un détroit en péage et défie le droit maritime - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/hormuz-peages-iran-petrole-droit-mer-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T11:43:54.403+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:43:54.403+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 7aedb608-6fc9-428a-8e71-87417d757fe4 - Dateline: Strait of Hormuz, IR > Pendant quatre mois, l'Iran a fait payer jusqu'à 2 millions de dollars chaque navire franchissant ce passage pétrolier stratégique. Une trêve rouvre la voie, mais le bras de fer juridique demeure. ### Summary L'Iran a perçu jusqu'à 2 millions de dollars par tanker pour traverser le détroit d'Ormuz, qu'il qualifie de « frais de service ». Une trêve sous égide américaine rouvre le passage, sans clore la bataille juridique. ### Key facts - Le détroit d'Ormuz, large de 33 km au plus étroit, voit passer près d'un cinquième du pétrole maritime mondial et une part comparable du GNL. - De fin février à juin 2026, les Gardiens de la révolution ont imposé un « péage » pouvant atteindre 2 millions de dollars par tanker, présenté par Téhéran comme des « frais de service ». - La CNUDM garantit le passage en transit dans les détroits internationaux et interdit de le taxer ; l'OMI affirme qu'aucun accord n'autorise de tels péages. - Le Brent est monté jusqu'à près de 120 dollars le baril au plus fort de la crise, avant de retomber sous 73 dollars fin juin avec la réouverture du détroit. - Le mémorandum du 17 juin impose un passage gratuit pendant 60 jours seulement : l'après-trêve reste le cœur du litige. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi l'Iran fait-il payer le passage du détroit d'Ormuz ?** Téhéran présente ces sommes — jusqu'à 2 millions de dollars par tanker — comme des « frais de service » pour la navigation, la sécurité et l'environnement, dans le cadre d'un mécanisme avec Oman. Des responsables iraniens les justifient aussi par le « coût de la guerre ». Juristes et OMI y voient un péage prohibé. **Q: Ces frais sont-ils légaux au regard du droit international ?** Non, selon l'OMI et la plupart des juristes. La convention des Nations unies sur le droit de la mer garantit un « passage en transit » dans les détroits internationaux et interdit de le taxer. Suez, Panama ou les détroits turcs relèvent de régimes différents et ne constituent pas de précédents valables. **Q: La trêve du 17 juin règle-t-elle le différend ?** Pas durablement. Le mémorandum n'impose un passage gratuit que pour 60 jours. Washington veut un détroit « libre de péage à titre permanent », mais l'Iran entend rétablir les frais ensuite : c'est le point de litige non résolu. **Q: Quel a été l'impact sur le prix du pétrole ?** Le Brent est passé d'environ 65 dollars avant la guerre à près de 120 dollars au pic, franchissant les 100 dollars pour la première fois en quatre ans début mars. Avec la réouverture du détroit, il est retombé sous 73 dollars fin juin. ### Body Il existe, sur la carte du commerce mondial, quelques goulets dont la fermeture suffit à faire trembler les marchés. Le détroit d'Ormuz, ce chenal d'à peine 33 kilomètres dans sa partie la plus étroite, coincé entre l'Iran et le sultanat d'Oman, en est le plus redouté : près d'un cinquième du pétrole transporté par mer dans le monde y transite, ainsi qu'une part comparable du gaz naturel liquéfié. Pendant quatre mois, ce ruban d'eau salée a été le point le plus dangereux de la planète. Il est devenu, depuis, le terrain d'expérimentation d'une question que le droit international croyait tranchée : un État riverain peut-il monnayer le droit de passage dans un détroit qui appartient à tous ? Depuis le 28 février 2026, date des frappes aériennes américaines et israéliennes contre l'Iran, les Gardiens de la révolution (CGRI) avaient quasiment verrouillé le passage : avertissements aux navires, arraisonnements, attaques contre des cargos et pose de mines marines. Aujourd'hui qu'une trêve fragile, négociée par Washington, rouvre la voie, l'affrontement a changé de nature. Il ne se joue plus à coups de vedettes et de canons, mais de factures. Un poste de douane planté au milieu de la mer Plutôt que de bloquer purement et simplement le trafic, le CGRI a bâti ce que les armateurs décrivent comme un véritable point de contrôle douanier flottant. Tout navire candidat au passage devait transmettre, via des intermédiaires agréés, son numéro IMO, son manifeste de cargaison, la liste de son équipage, l'identité de son propriétaire et sa destination — puis, bien souvent, payer. Selon les informations de Bloomberg et de NBC News, certains pétroliers se sont vu réclamer jusqu'à 2 millions de dollars pour une seule traversée. Au moins deux de ces règlements ont été effectués en yuans chinois, a établi Lloyd's List Intelligence. En mai, l'Iran a institutionnalisé le dispositif en créant une « autorité du détroit du golfe Persique » chargée de filtrer et d'autoriser les mouvements. Sur les raisons, les responsables iraniens n'ont guère fait mystère. Aujourd'hui, parce que la guerre a un coût, il est naturel que nous agissions ainsi et que nous prélevions des droits de transit sur les navires franchissant le détroit d'Ormuz. Ainsi s'exprimait Alaeddin Boroujerdi, membre de la commission de sécurité nationale du Parlement iranien, confirmant les prélèvements à Iran International. La géographie des exemptions — accordées, dit-on, aux cargaisons chinoises, indiennes et russes — porte, selon les analystes, la marque de la coercition : récompenser les dociles, étrangler les autres. « Des frais, pas des péages » : la bataille du droit de la mer Téhéran se défend de lever un péage. « Nous ne percevons aucun péage », a affirmé le porte-parole de la diplomatie iranienne, Esmail Baghaei, présentant ces sommes comme la rémunération de services de navigation, de sécurité et de protection de l'environnement rendus dans le cadre d'un mécanisme conjoint avec Oman. Juristes et régulateurs maritimes balaient la distinction. La convention des Nations unies sur le droit de la mer (CNUDM) garantit aux navires un droit de « passage en transit » dans les détroits internationaux et interdit aux États riverains d'y faire obstacle. Arsenio Dominguez, secrétaire général de l'Organisation maritime internationale, l'a dit sans détour : il n'existe « aucun accord international autorisant l'introduction de péages pour le transit dans les détroits internationaux ». Les contre-exemples souvent cités ne tiennent pas : Suez et Panama sont des canaux artificiels creusés en territoire souverain, et les détroits turcs relèvent d'un régime conventionnel propre. Aucun n'est un détroit international ouvert comme Ormuz. L'Europe, fortement dépendante du brut du Golfe et du gaz qatari, a pris le principe aussi au sérieux que le prix. L'Union a sommé l'Iran de renoncer à ces frais et écarté l'idée, lancée à Washington, d'une « coentreprise » qui partagerait la manne. Le 22 mai, le Conseil de l'UE a élargi son cadre juridique pour sanctionner ceux qui entravent le transit licite et la liberté de navigation, tandis que la cheffe de la diplomatie européenne, Kaja Kallas, évoquait l'extension des missions navales Aspides et Atalante pour sécuriser le couloir. Le prix du baril et une trêve qui tient à un fil Le choc financier fut immédiat. Le Brent, sous les 70 dollars avant la guerre, a grimpé jusqu'à près de 120 dollars le baril au plus fort de la crise, franchissant le seuil des 100 dollars pour la première fois en quatre ans début mars. L'économie du transport maritime a vacillé : le taux de référence pour acheminer deux millions de barils du Moyen-Orient vers la Chine a atteint un record absolu, près de 423 736 dollars par jour selon les données LSEG, tandis que les primes d'assurance « risque de guerre » s'envolaient au point que les assureurs cessaient parfois de couvrir la traversée. Le déblocage diplomatique est intervenu le 17 juin, lorsque le président Donald Trump et son homologue iranien, Massoud Pezeshkian, ont signé un mémorandum mettant fin au double blocus. Son texte impose à l'Iran de « prendre des dispositions, en faisant de son mieux, pour le passage sûr des navires commerciaux sans aucun frais pendant 60 jours seulement » entre le golfe Persique et la mer d'Oman. Le trafic des pétroliers reprenant et la demande mondiale faiblissant, le Brent est redescendu sous les 73 dollars fin juin — à peu près son niveau du 27 février, la veille de la guerre. Que se passera-t-il au terme des soixante jours ? C'est là le nœud non dénoué du différend. Trump assure que le détroit restera « libre de péage à titre permanent » et son vice-président, JD Vance, promet qu'il en ira ainsi « sur le long terme » ; Téhéran, lui, laisse entendre qu'il rétablira les frais. Les armateurs, eux, pourraient ne pas attendre la réponse. Beaucoup « résisteront probablement, contourneront par le cap de Bonne-Espérance ou réduiront leurs volumes plutôt que de se plier », prévient Farzin Nadimi, du Washington Institute for Near East Policy — une fuite qui rallongerait les voyages, alourdirait le fret et se répercuterait sur le prix de tout, de l'essence aux plastiques. Pour qui regarde au-delà du cours du trimestre, l'enjeu dépasse le baril. Si un État peut convertir le contrôle d'un verrou maritime en source de revenus garantie par la force, les corridors énergétiques les plus fréquentés du globe acquièrent un levier inédit et déstabilisant — celui que le prochain affrontement, à Ormuz ou ailleurs, pourrait être conçu pour exploiter. ### Sources - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Charging fees for passage through Strait of Hormuz 'could drive global inflation surge' — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/06/26/charging-fees-for-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-could-drive-global-inflation-surge/ - Iran demands 'service fees' for vessels in Strait of Hormuz ahead of potential US deal — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/25/iran-demands-service-fees-for-vessels-in-hormuz-ahead-of-potential-us-deal/ - Iran to Charge Fees on Strait of Hormuz Even after Deal — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/did-iran-just-get-tolls-for-strait-hormuz-12090257 - Iran's 'Tehran toll booth' forces some tankers to pay millions to leave Strait of Hormuz — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/irans-tehran-toll-booth-forces-tankers-pay-millions-leave-strait-hormu-rcna265258 - Iran is already charging a toll, in Yuan, for oil sold through Strait of Hormuz — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/iran-toll-strait-of-hormuz-oil-paid-in-yuan/ - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Ships face 4,000-times higher insurance costs to cross Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/hormuz-shipping-trade-iran-war/ - EU rejects Trump's 'joint venture' with Iran to charge ships through Strait of Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/09/eu-rejects-trumps-joint-venture-to-charge-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz - Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran's actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/22/middle-east-council-extends-eu-legal-framework-to-target-those-involved-in-iran-s-actions-impeding-lawful-transit-passage-and-freedom-of-navigation/ - Iran wants to charge 'fees' on Hormuz passage. What impacts could that have? — Geneva Solutions: https://genevasolutions.news/peace-humanitarian/iran-wants-to-charge-fees-on-hormuz-passage-what-impacts-could-that-have - A timeline of how the Iran war shook oil prices — and what comes next — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/oil-price-iran-war-middle-east.html --- ## Puces et IA : la Corée du Sud mise près de 1 200 milliards de dollars, l'Europe décrochée - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/coree-du-sud-1200-milliards-puces-ia-samsung-sk-hynix-europe-distancee - Published: 2026-06-29T11:20:36.68+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:20:36.68+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 669b6b6b-5be7-4304-9de4-038cf4ef9a9c - Dateline: Seoul, KR > Séoul a dévoilé l'un des plus gros paris industriels de l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle. Une somme face à laquelle le programme public européen sur les puces paraît dérisoire. ### Summary Le président Lee Jae-myung, aux côtés des patrons de Samsung et SK Hynix, a annoncé près de 1 200 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans les puces, l'IA et les centres de données — plus de dix fois l'enveloppe publique du Chips Act européen. ### Key facts - Séoul a annoncé le 29 juin près de 1 200 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans les semi-conducteurs, l'IA et les centres de données sur une décennie. - L'essentiel du capital est privé : Samsung et SK Hynix engagent 800 000 milliards de wons (518 Md$) pour quatre nouvelles usines dans le sud-ouest du pays. - Un seul engagement privé coréen (~518 Md$) dépasse de plus de dix fois l'enveloppe publique du Chips Act européen (43 Md€). - Les marchés ont douté : Samsung a perdu 4,86 % et SK Hynix 1,68 % lundi, des analystes craignant une surproduction de mémoire. - L'Europe reste dépendante de la mémoire HBM dominée par SK Hynix et Samsung, au cœur des accélérateurs d'IA. ### FAQ **Q: Combien la Corée du Sud investit-elle dans les puces et l'IA ?** Le plan dévoilé le 29 juin 2026 totalise près de 1 200 milliards de dollars sur une décennie : environ 800 000 milliards de wons (518 Md$) pour un nouveau pôle de fabrication et plus de 1 000 000 milliards de wons (648 Md$) pour les centres de données IA d'ici 2035. Reuters chiffre le volet puces et IA à plus de 576 milliards de dollars. **Q: Cet argent est-il public ou privé ?** Il est très majoritairement privé. Samsung Electronics et SK Hynix financent les 800 000 milliards de wons d'usines avec leurs fournisseurs. L'État coordonne, fournit électricité, eau et infrastructures, et accorde des crédits d'impôt pouvant atteindre 20 % via une loi spéciale entrant en vigueur le 11 août 2026. **Q: Comment ce plan se compare-t-il au Chips Act européen ?** Le Chips Act européen prévoit plus de 43 milliards d'euros publics et plus de 100 milliards d'euros publics et privés d'ici 2030. Un seul engagement privé coréen pour des usines de mémoire (~518 Md$) dépasse de plus de dix fois toute l'enveloppe publique européenne. **Q: Pourquoi les actions Samsung et SK Hynix ont-elles baissé ?** Malgré l'ampleur du plan, l'action Samsung Electronics a reculé de 4,86 % et SK Hynix de 1,68 % lundi à la clôture. Certains analystes redoutent qu'un afflux de nouvelles capacités ne provoque une surproduction sur le marché de la mémoire. ### Body Il faut parfois un chiffre pour mesurer un basculement. Ce lundi 29 juin, depuis l'ancien palais présidentiel de Séoul, la Corée du Sud en a aligné un qui donne le vertige : près de 1 200 milliards de dollars engagés sur une décennie dans les semi-conducteurs, l'intelligence artificielle et les centres de données. À la tribune, le président Lee Jae-myung entouré de deux des hommes les plus puissants du pays, Lee Jae-yong, patron de Samsung Electronics, et Chey Tae-won, président du groupe SK. Un trio pour sceller ce que Séoul présente comme un grand bond en avant. L'enveloppe repose sur deux piliers principaux. Environ 800 000 milliards de wons (518 milliards de dollars) financeront un nouveau pôle de fabrication de puces ; plus de 1 000 000 milliards de wons (648 milliards de dollars) iront aux centres de données dédiés à l'IA d'ici à 2035. L'Agence France-Presse a retenu le total cumulé de près de 1 200 milliards de dollars ; Reuters, plus prudente sur le périmètre, a chiffré le volet puces et IA à plus de 576 milliards de dollars sur plusieurs années. Quel que soit le compteur retenu, l'ordre de grandeur écrase les financements publics des programmes occidentaux comparables. Le président Lee a placé l'initiative sous le signe d'un « triple axe » — semi-conducteurs, IA physique et centres de données — en l'arrimant à une promesse de revitaliser les régions tenues à l'écart de la métropole de Séoul. Seule une course à la vitesse permet de survivre. Nous devons sécuriser les éléments clés de l'intelligence artificielle plus vite que n'importe quel autre pays. Selon le Korea Herald, ce sont les mots du chef de l'État, lors d'une cérémonie où il a aussi qualifié Lee Jae-yong et Chey Tae-won de « héros nationaux, ou héros du peuple coréen ». Un pari d'État financé par l'argent privé Derrière l'habillage officiel, le capital est presque entièrement celui des entreprises. Samsung Electronics et SK Hynix — les deux premiers fabricants mondiaux de puces mémoire — investiront 800 000 milliards de wons avec leurs fournisseurs pour bâtir chacun deux nouvelles usines de fabrication, soit quatre au total, dans la région de Honam, au sud-ouest du pays, rapporte Reuters. Le Korea Herald détaille la répartition : environ 425 000 milliards de wons pour Samsung, 400 000 milliards pour SK. L'État, lui, orchestre et déblaie le terrain plutôt qu'il ne signe les chèques. Les ministères de l'Industrie, des Sciences, de l'Aménagement et de l'Énergie ont promis l'électricité, l'eau et les infrastructures. Une loi spéciale sur l'industrie des semi-conducteurs entrera en vigueur le 11 août, prolongeant des crédits d'impôt pouvant atteindre 20 % sur les investissements industriels des grandes entreprises. Les collectivités de Gwangju et du Jeolla du Sud doivent y ajouter entre 5 000 et 20 000 milliards de wons. Les principales composantes, telles qu'exposées par les responsables et relayées par la presse coréenne et internationale, se déclinent ainsi : - ~800 000 milliards de wons (518 Md$) pour quatre nouvelles usines Samsung et SK Hynix dans la région de Honam, au sud-ouest. - ~550 000 milliards de wons d'ici 2029, puis plus de 1 000 000 milliards (648 Md$) d'ici 2035 pour les centres de données IA, avec SK, le groupe GS et le portail Naver — une capacité portée de 8,4 à 18,4 gigawatts. - 81 000 milliards de wons (52,5 Md$) pour un pôle d'assemblage avancé de puces dans la région de Chungcheong, près de Séoul. Lee Jae-yong a annoncé que Samsung avait choisi Gwangju pour son nouveau pôle. Chey Tae-won s'est montré plus circonspect : SK Hynix, a-t-il indiqué, a besoin de davantage de temps pour arrêter un site et sécuriser les infrastructures. Une prudence nourrie par l'expérience. « Il nous a fallu neuf ans pour créer un pôle à Yongin. Et une usine de puces exige énormément de foncier, d'électricité, d'eau et de talents. » Les marchés, eux, n'ont pas applaudi. Lundi, l'action Samsung Electronics a cédé 4,86 % et SK Hynix 1,68 % à la clôture, certains analystes redoutant qu'un afflux de capacités ne fasse basculer le marché de la mémoire dans la surproduction. Pourquoi l'Europe regarde de loin L'ampleur de l'engagement coréen renvoie les ambitions européennes à leurs proportions. Le Chips Act, programme phare de l'Union, prévoit plus de 43 milliards d'euros d'investissements publics et plus de 100 milliards d'argent public et privé mobilisé d'ici 2030, avec pour objectif affiché de doubler la part de marché européenne dans les semi-conducteurs, d'environ 10 % à 20 % d'ici la fin de la décennie. À cette aune, un seul engagement coréen privé pour des usines de mémoire — environ 518 milliards de dollars — dépasse de plus de dix fois l'ensemble de l'enveloppe publique du Chips Act (43 milliards d'euros). Des évaluations institutionnelles ont averti à plusieurs reprises que l'Europe risquait de manquer sa cible de 2030, et l'organisation professionnelle SEMI a appelé les États membres à quadrupler leurs financements. La dépendance européenne se loge surtout dans la mémoire avancée : la mémoire à haute bande passante (HBM) qui alimente les accélérateurs d'IA est dominée par SK Hynix et Samsung, laissant opérateurs de cloud, constructeurs automobiles et industriels du continent suspendus à des chaînes d'approvisionnement ancrées en Asie. Une course qui redessine la chaîne d'approvisionnement Le geste de Séoul s'inscrit dans une rivalité mondiale déjà structurée par la relocalisation à coups de subventions à Washington et la quête d'autonomie de Pékin. En concentrant chez elle usines, assemblage et centres de données — et en promettant d'achever le second méga-pôle avant la fin du mandat de cinq ans de Lee —, la Corée parie que maîtriser l'infrastructure physique de l'IA confère un avantage stratégique durable. Le directeur de cabinet présidentiel Kang Hoon-sik l'a résumé sans détour : « Nous relèverons le défi d'achever ce projet sous cette administration. » Les risques sont eux aussi très concrets. La mise en garde de Chey Tae-won sur le foncier, l'énergie, l'eau et les talents pointe les limites pratiques d'un calendrier comprimé pour ériger des centres de données à l'échelle du gigawatt et plusieurs usines de pointe. Mais pour les économies qui dépendent des puces fabriquées en Corée, le message ne souffre aucune ambiguïté : le pays qui fournit une large part de la mémoire avancée de la planète entend creuser son avance, non la réduire — et la réponse européenne, d'environ 43 milliards d'euros, paraît, à côté, toujours plus modeste. ### Sources - South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/south-korea-announces-more-than-1-trillion-ai-chip-investment-drive - South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260629-south-korea-to-invest-nearly-1-2-tn-in-chips-ai-data-centres - South Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576-billion AI chip drive to cement global leadership — Rappler / Reuters: https://www.rappler.com/technology/south-korea-samsung-sk-hynix-ai-chip-drive-june-29-2026/ - Korea to power regional growth with AI, chip 'megaprojects' — The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10791790 - South Korea unveils $576 billion AI-chip investment powered by Samsung, SK Hynix — Yahoo Finance / Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/south-korean-president-unveil-massive-010700391.html - Samsung, SK hynix unveil $519 bil. investment for semiconductor complex in southwestern region — The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region - Samsung, SK Reportedly to Invest $1.3 Trillion Over 10 Years — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-28/samsung-sk-reportedly-to-invest-1-3-trillion-over-10-years - South Korea says Samsung and SK Hynix investing in AI, semiconductor mega-projects — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/samsung-sk-hynix-reported-1point3-reported-trillion-spending-plans.html - Chips Act - Shaping Europe's digital future — European Commission: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/chips-act --- ## Le VIH au plus bas depuis des années au Luxembourg, mais la syphilis progresse de 35 % - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-vih-recul-historique-syphilis-flambee-2024 - Published: 2026-06-29T11:10:41.742+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:10:41.742+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: ca2c74df-f3fb-42d3-bca6-bb0595143439 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Les données de surveillance 2024 font état de 39 nouvelles infections au VIH, en baisse de 24 %, tandis que la syphilis, la gonorrhée et les autres IST poursuivent leur progression. ### Summary En 2024, le Luxembourg a enregistré 39 nouvelles infections au VIH, son plus bas niveau depuis des années, alors que la syphilis grimpait de 35 % et la gonorrhée de 14 %. ### Key facts - Le Luxembourg a enregistré 39 nouvelles infections au VIH en 2024, en baisse de 24 % sur un an et au plus bas depuis des années. - Sur la même période, la syphilis a bondi de 35 % (147 cas) et la gonorrhée de 14 % (689 cas) ; la chlamydia reste stable (1 619 cas). - Les IST touchent surtout les hommes de 20 à 39 ans : 78 % des cas de gonorrhée et 77 % des cas de syphilis. - Le recul du VIH est attribué à une meilleure protection, à la PrEP et au principe « indétectable = intransmissible ». - PrEP et antirétroviraux ne protègent pas contre les IST bactériennes : le dépistage régulier reste essentiel. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de nouvelles infections au VIH le Luxembourg a-t-il enregistrées en 2024 ?** La Direction de la santé a recensé 39 nouvelles infections au VIH en 2024, soit une baisse de 24 % par rapport à 2023. C'est le niveau le plus bas de la série de surveillance récente, en dessous des chiffres d'avant la pandémie (environ 49 par an). **Q: Pourquoi la syphilis augmente-t-elle alors que le VIH recule ?** La PrEP et les traitements antirétroviraux protègent contre le VIH mais pas contre les IST bactériennes comme la syphilis, la gonorrhée ou la chlamydia. La moindre utilisation du préservatif et un dépistage élargi expliquent en partie la hausse de la syphilis, en progression de 35 % (147 cas) en 2024. **Q: Où se faire dépister gratuitement au Luxembourg ?** Des tests VIH et IST gratuits, anonymes et sans ordonnance sont proposés lors des Semaines européennes du dépistage (mai et novembre 2025), dans les cliniques, à la Croix-Rouge et auprès de laboratoires partenaires comme Ketterthill, Bionext et Laboratoires Réunis. Des autotests VIH sont également disponibles. **Q: Qu'est-ce que la PrEP et comment y accéder ?** La PrEP est un traitement antirétroviral pris par des personnes séronégatives pour empêcher l'infection au VIH. Au Luxembourg, elle est délivrée par le Service national des maladies infectieuses du CHL et remboursée par la Caisse nationale de santé (CNS). Elle ne protège pas contre les autres IST. ### Body Au Luxembourg, les chiffres de la santé sexuelle racontent désormais deux histoires opposées. D'un côté, le VIH recule : 39 nouvelles infections en 2024, le niveau le plus bas depuis des années. De l'autre, les infections bactériennes s'envolent, la syphilis en tête avec une hausse de 35 %. Pour les autorités sanitaires, ce grand écart est à la fois la preuve qu'une stratégie fonctionne et le signal qu'une autre forme de protection se relâche. Ces données proviennent du rapport épidémiologique 2024 sur les maladies transmissibles, publié par la Direction de la santé. Le document recense 39 nouvelles infections au VIH sur l'année, soit une chute de 24 % par rapport à 2023, en parallèle d'une flambée de la syphilis et d'une nouvelle progression de la gonorrhée. Ce contraste est devenu le trait dominant du tableau luxembourgeois. Deux courbes qui s'éloignent Les 39 nouvelles contaminations au VIH enregistrées en 2024 marquent un repli net. La même série de surveillance comptait 67 infections en 2022 et 53 en 2023, et environ 49 par an avant la pandémie. Le total de 2024 s'établit donc en dessous des niveaux d'avant la crise sanitaire, un plancher inédit dans l'historique récent. Les IST bactériennes, elles, vont dans le sens inverse. Le rapport dénombre 147 cas de syphilis, en hausse de 35 % sur un an, et 689 cas de gonorrhée, soit une progression de 14 %. La chlamydia, la plus fréquente des trois, reste à peu près stable, avec 1 619 cas contre 1 635 en 2023. Ces infections frappent surtout les hommes de 20 à 39 ans : - environ 78 % des cas de gonorrhée concernent des hommes ; - près de 77 % des cas de syphilis également ; - la Direction de la santé observe que la syphilis touche de plus en plus une population jeune et en situation de précarité. Le phénomène n'est pas propre au Grand-Duché, mais le pays se distingue : les données européennes le placent régulièrement parmi les États de l'UE et de l'EEE aux taux de notification de syphilis les plus élevés, autour de 23 cas pour 100 000 habitants ces dernières années. Ce qui fait reculer le VIH Pour expliquer la baisse du VIH, autorités et associations citent un faisceau de raisons : une protection plus large, la montée en puissance de la prophylaxie pré-exposition (PrEP) et la logique du traitement comme prévention. La PrEP — un traitement antirétroviral pris par des personnes séronégatives pour éviter l'infection — est délivrée par le Service national des maladies infectieuses du Centre hospitalier de Luxembourg et remboursée par la Caisse nationale de santé (CNS). Laurence Mortier, qui dirige le service HIV Berodung de la Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, relie ce recul à « une plus grande protection » et à l'arrivée de la PrEP. L'autre pilier tient au traitement lui-même : une personne sous traitement antirétroviral efficace, dont la charge virale est devenue indétectable, ne peut plus transmettre le virus — un principe résumé par la formule « indétectable = intransmissible » (U=U). La cascade de soins luxembourgeoise se rapproche des objectifs 95-95-95 de l'ONUSIDA : environ 85 % des personnes vivant avec le VIH sont diagnostiquées, 89 % d'entre elles sont sous traitement, et 95 % des personnes traitées ont une charge virale indétectable. On estime à 1 500 le nombre de personnes vivant avec le VIH dans le pays, dont une soixantaine ignoreraient encore leur statut — précisément l'angle mort que les campagnes de dépistage cherchent à combler. Pourquoi syphilis et gonorrhée continuent de grimper Les leviers qui font reculer le VIH n'ont aucun effet sur les bactéries. Ni la PrEP ni les antirétroviraux ne protègent contre la syphilis, la gonorrhée ou la chlamydia ; et la moindre utilisation du préservatif dans certains groupes laisse le champ libre à ces infections. Un dépistage plus large et plus fréquent révèle aussi des cas qui passaient autrefois inaperçus : une partie de la hausse traduit donc une meilleure surveillance, pas uniquement davantage de transmissions. Beaucoup de ces infections restent longtemps silencieuses tout en continuant de nuire et de se propager. C'est pourquoi les autorités recommandent un dépistage régulier aux personnes ayant plusieurs partenaires, le dépistage demeurant le moyen le plus sûr de repérer une infection qui peut parfois rester asymptomatique pendant des années tout en abîmant durablement l'organisme. Une prévention qui s'adapte La réponse luxembourgeoise consiste à faciliter le dépistage et à élargir la prévention. Des tests VIH et IST gratuits, anonymes et sans ordonnance sont proposés lors des Semaines européennes du dépistage — organisées en mai et en novembre 2025 — dans les cliniques, à la Croix-Rouge et auprès de laboratoires partenaires comme Ketterthill, Bionext et Laboratoires Réunis. S'y ajoutent les autotests VIH, la distribution de préservatifs et la vaccination contre le HPV et l'hépatite B, aux côtés de la PrEP et du traitement post-exposition. Une campagne nationale de sensibilisation visant les 15-25 ans, coordonnée par l'agence nationale d'information jeunesse (ANIJ) sur jugendinfo.lu, s'est déployée sur les réseaux sociaux, dans les supports scolaires et les maisons de jeunes, là où les nouvelles infections se concentrent. La ministre de la Santé, Martine Deprez, présente le dépistage comme un devoir partagé plutôt qu'un simple calcul de risque individuel. « Le dépistage est un acte de soin et de responsabilité envers soi-même, ses partenaires et ses proches », souligne Martine Deprez, ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale. Pour l'heure, les chiffres de surveillance dessinent un bilan à deux visages : une stratégie de santé sexuelle qui produit des résultats visibles contre le VIH, et des infections bactériennes qui continuent de la déborder. Tout l'enjeu, pour les services de prévention, sera de transposer les acquis obtenus face à un virus dans la lutte contre les autres. ### Sources - Publication du rapport épidémiologique 2024 — bilan des maladies infectieuses au Luxembourg — Direction de la santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://dirsante.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+09-septembre+19-rapport-maladies-infectieuses.html - Protégez-vous: le nombre de cas de syphilis a bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/infections-au-luxembourg-protegez-vous-le-nombre-de-cas-de-syphilis-a-bondi-103452602 - Au Luxembourg, se faire dépister du VIH «ça ne coûte rien et c'est important» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-se-faire-depister-du-vih-ca-ne-coute-rien-et-c-est-important-103459517 - Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in Luxembourg Drop to 53 in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/medical/52466-newly-diagnosed-hiv-cases-in-luxembourg-drop-to-53-in-2023 - Présentation du Rapport d'activité 2023 du Comité de Surveillance du SIDA: Baisse des nouvelles infections au VIH! — Portail Santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://santesecu.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/09/presentation-rapport-comite-sida.html - Campagnes de prévention et de dépistage contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+05-mai+12-campagnes-prevention-depistage.html - Annual epidemiological report for 2023 — Syphilis — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/SYPH_AER_2023_Report.pdf - Luxembourg on the road to ending the HIV epidemic — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/society-en/luxembourg-on-the-road-to-ending-the-hiv-epidemic --- ## Quarante étés de cinéma sous les étoiles : la Cinémathèque pose son écran à Bonnevoie - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cinema-plein-air-cinematheque-40-ans-knuedler-bonnevoie-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:47:00.412+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:47:00.412+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: e32d4bd4-1169-4723-baf1-22d53e823421 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Gratuite et sans réservation, la séance estivale de la Cinémathèque fête sa 40e édition sur le Knuedler en juillet, puis s'invite pour la première fois à Bonnevoie début août. ### Summary Le City Open Air Cinema de la Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg souffle ses quarante bougies en 2026 : six soirées gratuites place Guillaume II en juillet, et une première à Bonnevoie en août. ### Key facts - Le City Open Air Cinema de la Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg fête sa 40e édition en 2026 ; il existe depuis 1986. - Six soirées gratuites place Guillaume II (Knuedler) du 23 au 28 juillet, projections au coucher du soleil vers 21 h 30. - Première dans l'histoire de l'événement : trois soirées place Léon XIII à Bonnevoie, du 6 au 8 août, vers 21 h 15. - Entrée libre et sans réservation sur les deux sites ; films en version originale sous-titrée en français ou en anglais. - Public accueilli dès 20 h 30 pour l'« Apéro Time » ; séances maintenues même par mauvais temps ; programme détaillé début juillet sur www.cinematheque.lu. ### FAQ **Q: Faut-il payer ou réserver une place ?** Non. Toutes les séances sont gratuites et aucune réservation n'est nécessaire, sur le Knuedler comme à Bonnevoie. Les places se prennent selon le principe du premier arrivé, premier servi : des chaises sont fournies, mais vous pouvez apporter votre propre siège ou une couverture. **Q: Où et quand ont lieu les projections en 2026 ?** Place Guillaume II (Knuedler), du 23 au 28 juillet, avec un début vers 21 h 30 ; puis place Léon XIII à Bonnevoie, du 6 au 8 août, avec un début vers 21 h 15. Le public est accueilli dès 20 h 30 pour l'« Apéro Time ». **Q: Que se passe-t-il en cas de mauvais temps ?** Les séances sont maintenues quelles que soient les conditions météo. Les films sont projetés en version originale sous-titrée en français ou en anglais. **Q: Où trouver le programme complet ?** Le programme détaillé, avec les versions sous-titrées et les durées exactes, est publié début juillet sur www.cinematheque.lu. Contact : cinematheque@vdl.lu ou 4796-2644. ### Body Il y a des rendez-vous d'été que la capitale n'a plus besoin d'annoncer. Depuis quatre décennies, un grand écran s'allume à la tombée du jour, des chaises pliantes s'alignent sur les pavés et des centaines de spectateurs s'installent, verre à la main, pour voir un film à la belle étoile. En 2026, la Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg fête la 40e édition de son City Open Air Cinema. Et, pour la première fois, elle franchit les limites du centre historique pour gagner un quartier résidentiel du sud de la ville : Bonnevoie. La manifestation, entièrement gratuite, s'ouvre comme à son habitude au cœur de la cité, place Guillaume II — le Knuedler pour les habitués — avec six soirées consécutives, du jeudi 23 au mardi 28 juillet. Elle migre ensuite vers le sud en août pour trois séances supplémentaires, place Léon XIII à Bonnevoie, du jeudi 6 au samedi 8 août. Sur les deux sites, l'entrée est libre et aucune réservation n'est requise. Bonnevoie, le quartier qui change tout C'est la véritable nouveauté de cette édition anniversaire, et les organisateurs ne s'en cachent pas. Rattachée à la Ville de Luxembourg, la Cinémathèque a pris l'habitude, ces derniers étés, de sortir son écran du périmètre touristique pour le rapprocher des quartiers où l'on vit vraiment. « Après une halte à Pfaffenthal l'été dernier, la Cinémathèque se rapproche aussi des habitants de Bonnevoie. Trois soirées conviviales durant, notre grand écran investira la charmante place Léon XIII. » La démarche assume sa logique : porter le cinéma là où sont les gens plutôt que d'attendre qu'ils se déplacent. « Nouveauté cette année : la Cinémathèque s'invite aussi à Bonnevoie », ont annoncé les organisateurs. « Le City Open Air Cinema investira la charmante place Léon XIII pendant trois soirées, du 6 au 8 août 2026. » Des classiques restaurés aux films cultes La programmation joue la carte du grand écart, entre classiques restaurés, succès des saisons à oscars et plaisirs populaires, tous projetés en version originale sous-titrée en français ou en anglais. Voici le menu du Knuedler : - 23 juillet — Romeo + Juliet, la relecture flamboyante de Baz Luhrmann (1996), avec Leonardo DiCaprio - 24 juillet — L'Histoire sans fin (The NeverEnding Story, 1984) - 25 juillet — Niagara (1953), dans un cycle consacré à Marilyn Monroe - 26 juillet — Le Mécano de la Générale (The General), la comédie muette de Buster Keaton (1926), accompagnée au piano en direct par Hughes Maréchal - 27 juillet — Whiplash (2014) - 28 juillet — Little Miss Sunshine (2006) À Bonnevoie, les trois soirées penchent vers le cinéma européen et les films qui réchauffent le cœur : La Boum (1980), le film qui révéla Sophie Marceau, le 6 août ; le thriller allemand Cours, Lola, cours (Lola rennt, 1998) le 7 août ; et la romance d'Audrey Hepburn et Gregory Peck, Vacances romaines (Roman Holiday, 1953), le 8 août. La projection du Mécano de la Générale en musique live n'a rien d'anodin : elle rappelle les origines muettes du septième art et le fait qu'ici, c'est une cinémathèque, et non un multiplexe, qui tient les rênes. Les organisateurs, fidèles à leur ton volontiers lyrique, résument ainsi leur sélection : « Un programme soigneusement composé, où chacun trouvera son bonheur, des classiques attendrissants aux blockbusters palpitants. Un voyage rythmé par des chefs-d'œuvre du cinéma — anciens comme récents — qui célèbrent l'art de raconter des histoires à la belle étoile… » Comment se déroulent les soirées Le rituel a peu bougé en quarante ans, et c'est précisément ce qui fait son charme. Le public est convié dès 20 h 30 pour un « Apéro Time » — boissons et grignotages —, avant le début des films au coucher du soleil : autour de 21 h 30 sur le Knuedler, vers 21 h 15 à Bonnevoie, le temps que la lumière baisse suffisamment pour l'écran. Les places se prennent selon le principe du premier arrivé, premier servi ; des chaises sont mises à disposition, mais chacun peut apporter son siège ou sa couverture de pique-nique. Une courte introduction précède chaque projection, conformément à la mission de la Cinémathèque, qui entend présenter le cinéma dans son contexte. Et, détail que les habitués connaissent par cœur, les séances sont maintenues quel que soit le temps. Le programme complet et détaillé — versions sous-titrées et durées exactes comprises — paraît début juillet sur le site de la Cinémathèque, www.cinematheque.lu. Une institution née en 1986 Le City Open Air Cinema remonte à 1986. Au fil des ans, son écran s'est dressé dans quelques-uns des décors les plus photogéniques de la capitale : la cour des Capucins, le parvis du Palais grand-ducal, le drive-in du Glacis ou encore les Rotondes. Ce qui n'était qu'une curiosité est devenu une institution — un rite gratuit et ouvert à tous de l'été luxembourgeois, qui n'a besoin d'aucune publicité hormis le bouche-à-oreille et un ciel dégagé. Cette longévité est ce qui donne à la 40e édition davantage de relief qu'un simple chiffre rond. En s'installant à Bonnevoie — un quartier populaire, loin des places carte postale de la Ville-Haute —, la Cinémathèque, dirigée par Claude Bertemes, laisse entendre que les quatre prochaines décennies ressembleront peut-être moins à un grand lieu unique qu'à un écran itinérant, qui poserait ses tréteaux d'un quartier à l'autre. Pour une ville parmi les plus internationales d'Europe, une place gratuite sous les étoiles reste l'un des moyens les plus simples de partager une soirée d'été. ### Sources - City Open Air Cinema Marks 40th Edition, Expands to Bonnevoie — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61989-city-open-air-cinema-marks-40th-edition-expands-to-bonnevoie - City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-open-air-cinema-0 - City Open Air Cinema — Visit Luxembourg City (luxembourg-city.com): https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/what-s-on/event/city-open-air-cinema - Une dizaine de films projetés : le City Open Air Cinema dévoile sa programmation — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/une-dizaine-de-films-projetes-le-city-open-air-cinema-devoile-sa-programmation/ - Programme — City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/visiting/art-and-culture/cultural-institutions/film/cinematheque/city-open-air-cinema/programme --- ## Hameçonnage ciblé contre l'État : le Luxembourg réunit sa cellule de crise cyber - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cyberattaque-hameconnage-cible-postes-etat-luxembourg-cerc - Published: 2026-06-29T06:38:55.653+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:38:55.653+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 505cd401-1bb8-4c40-b78e-6c9064c47754 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Une attaque par hameçonnage ciblé a visé des postes de travail de l'État le 23 juin. Selon les autorités, aucun impact majeur n'est confirmé, mais l'analyse technique se poursuit. ### Summary Après une attaque par hameçonnage ciblé contre des postes de travail de l'État le 23 juin, le Luxembourg a réuni sa Cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber. Le gouvernement assure qu'aucun impact majeur n'a été constaté à ce stade. ### Key facts - Une attaque par hameçonnage ciblé (spear-phishing) a visé des postes de travail de l'État luxembourgeois le matin du 23 juin 2026, affectant le système d'information gouvernemental. - La Cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber (CERC) s'est réunie l'après-midi du 26 juin ; selon le gouvernement, aucun impact majeur n'a été constaté à ce stade. - Aucun auteur n'a été désigné et aucune exfiltration de données n'a été divulguée à l'heure de la publication ; les analyses techniques se poursuivent. - La réunion a rassemblé un large éventail d'acteurs : HCPN/GOVCERT, ILR, CSSF, CTIE, CIRCL, Police grand-ducale, SRE, Armée et plusieurs ministères. - L'épisode fait suite à une infection par maliciel de milliers d'appareils publics découverte en février 2026, et s'inscrit dans une tendance européenne où l'administration publique est le secteur le plus ciblé. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que l'hameçonnage ciblé (spear-phishing) ?** C'est une forme ciblée d'hameçonnage dans laquelle l'attaquant personnalise son message pour une personne ou une organisation précise, afin de le rendre plus crédible et d'augmenter ses chances de soutirer des informations sensibles ou des identifiants. **Q: Des données ont-elles été volées lors de l'attaque du 23 juin ?** À l'heure de la publication, aucune source ne fait état d'une exfiltration ou d'une exposition de données, et aucun auteur n'a été désigné. Le gouvernement indique qu'aucun impact majeur pour les utilisateurs n'a été constaté à ce stade et que les analyses techniques se poursuivent. **Q: Qu'est-ce que la CERC ?** La Cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber est le forum interservices du Luxembourg pour les incidents cyber sérieux. Elle réunit les organes de sécurité, de renseignement et techniques de l'État ; elle avait déjà été convoquée en août 2025. **Q: Le Luxembourg avait-il déjà connu un incident cyber cette année ?** Oui. En février 2026, des milliers d'appareils du secteur public ont été trouvés infectés par un maliciel « résidant en mémoire » présent dans le système de gestion des appareils mobiles de l'État, actif depuis près d'un mois avant sa découverte. ### Body C'est un courriel piégé qui a, la semaine dernière, mobilisé jusqu'au sommet de l'appareil sécuritaire luxembourgeois. Après une attaque par hameçonnage ciblé contre des postes de travail de l'État, les autorités ont activé leur mécanisme de gestion de crise cyber de plus haut niveau, une intrusion qui n'a, à ce jour, causé aucun dommage majeur avéré, mais qui demeure sous examen technique. Selon un communiqué du gouvernement luxembourgeois, l'incident a débuté le matin du mardi 23 juin 2026, lorsqu'une attaque de spear-phishing a pris pour cible des postes de travail de l'État avant d'affecter le système d'information gouvernemental. Une fois l'attaque détectée, indique l'exécutif, les autorités compétentes ont immédiatement mis en place plusieurs mesures préventives afin d'en limiter l'impact. L'après-midi du vendredi 26 juin, la Cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber, connue sous l'acronyme CERC, s'est réunie pour faire le point. Cette instance constitue le forum interservices du Luxembourg pour les incidents cyber sérieux : elle est conçue pour rassembler autour d'une même table les organes de sécurité, de renseignement et techniques dès qu'un événement traverse les rouages de l'État. Une attaque taillée sur mesure L'hameçonnage ciblé est une version de précision de l'escroquerie par courriel devenue familière. Plutôt que d'envoyer des appâts génériques vers des milliers de boîtes de réception, l'attaquant façonne un message pour une personne ou une organisation précise, afin de le rendre plus crédible et d'augmenter ses chances de soutirer des informations sensibles ou des identifiants. En l'espèce, l'appât visait les postes de travail d'agents de l'État. Le message central du gouvernement était celui de la maîtrise de la situation. Dans son communiqué, l'administration affirme qu'aucun impact majeur n'a, pour l'heure, été observé pour les utilisateurs. À ce stade, aucun impact majeur pour les utilisateurs n'a été constaté. Cette formulation, soigneusement bornée, est loin de refermer le dossier. Les responsables précisent que le travail se poursuit, les analystes continuant de décortiquer l'événement et d'évaluer la nécessité de mesures de protection supplémentaires. « Les services compétents poursuivent leurs analyses techniques de l'incident et évaluent également si des mesures de précaution additionnelles s'avèrent nécessaires », a indiqué le gouvernement dans une déclaration rapportée par Chronicle.lu. À l'heure de la publication, aucune source n'avait désigné un auteur présumé, et les autorités n'avaient pas révélé si des données avaient été consultées ou exfiltrées. Les campagnes d'hameçonnage ciblé constituent fréquemment la porte d'entrée aussi bien des cybercriminels motivés par l'appât du gain que des groupes d'espionnage affiliés à des États ; mais, faute d'attribution officielle, tout rapprochement de ce type demeure indéterminé. Une table élargie d'institutions L'ampleur de la réunion de la CERC dit, à elle seule, le sérieux avec lequel l'État a traité l'affaire. Selon le gouvernement, la cellule a rassemblé des représentants de : - le HCPN/GOVCERT, le Haut-Commissariat à la protection nationale et l'équipe gouvernementale de réponse aux incidents ; - l'Institut luxembourgeois de régulation (ILR) et le superviseur du secteur financier, la Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF) ; - le Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE) et le Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL) ; - la Police grand-ducale et le Service de renseignement de l'État (SRE) ; - l'Armée luxembourgeoise et la Direction de la défense ; - le Ministère d'État, le Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, de la Défense, de la Coopération et du Commerce extérieur, ainsi que le Ministère de la Digitalisation. Ce tour de table embrasse la cyberdéfense, la police, le renseignement et le centre politique du pouvoir, traduisant une posture où un courriel d'hameçonnage sur l'écran d'un fonctionnaire relève de la résilience nationale plutôt que d'un banal ticket informatique. Pas la première alerte de l'année L'épisode de juin succède à un incident antérieur et, au vu des éléments disponibles, plus lourd de conséquences. En février 2026, des milliers d'appareils du secteur public luxembourgeois s'étaient révélés infectés par un logiciel malveillant. L'infection avait été découverte le 26 février et confirmée le lendemain ; elle était, selon les informations rapportées, active depuis près d'un mois. La ministre de la Digitalisation, Stéphanie Obertin, avait révélé l'affaire en réponse à une question parlementaire. D'après le média DataBreaches.net, ce maliciel « résidant en mémoire » s'était logé dans le système qui gère les appareils mobiles de l'État, exploité par le CTIE, et avait accédé à la liste des smartphones et tablettes gérés, ainsi qu'aux données relatives aux appareils et à leurs utilisateurs. Les appareils concernés avaient ensuite été mis à jour et sécurisés. Mis bout à bout, ces deux événements dessinent le portrait d'une administration régulièrement sondée et qui, selon ses propres dires, détecte et contient les intrusions — sans toujours y parvenir avant qu'elles ne s'installent. Une tendance qui dépasse les frontières L'expérience luxembourgeoise épouse une dynamique continentale. Dans son rapport Threat Landscape 2025, l'Agence de l'Union européenne pour la cybersécurité (ENISA) constate que l'administration publique a été le secteur le plus visé de l'Union, concentrant 38,2 % des quelque 4 900 incidents vérifiés recensés entre juillet 2024 et juin 2025. L'hameçonnage y figure comme le principal vecteur d'accès initial, employé dans environ 60 % des cas, devant l'exploitation de failles logicielles (21,3 %). L'agence relève également que les groupes affiliés à des États ont régulièrement intensifié leur cyberespionnage contre les organes publics. Le Luxembourg, lui, investit de manière visible dans ses défenses. Plus tôt en juin, le Grand-Duché a pris part à Cyber Europe 2026, le vaste exercice paneuropéen de l'ENISA, coordonné au niveau national par le HCPN. Le gouvernement a présenté cette participation comme « un engagement continu à renforcer la résilience nationale et à contribuer activement à la sécurité collective européenne face aux menaces numériques croissantes ». Pour un État qui a misé sa modernisation sur les services publics numériques, l'épreuve posée par l'attaque du 23 juin est précisément celle que les exercices répètent : un unique courriel trompeur peut-il être détecté, contenu et expliqué avant d'atteindre les données des résidents que le gouvernement sert ? D'après le récit livré jusqu'ici par les autorités, ce fut le cas. L'analyse technique qui confirmera — ou compliquera — cette conclusion est, elle, toujours en cours. ### Sources - Reunion d'une Cellule d'evaluation du risque cyber (CERC) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/26-cerc-cyber.html - No Major Impact Confirmed Spear Phishing Attack on Government IT System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62041-no-major-impact-confirmed-spear-phishing-attack-on-government-it-system - Spearphishing au Luxembourg: des postes de l'Etat cibles le 23 juin — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/phishing-au-luxembourg-des-ordinateurs-de-l-etat-cibles-par-des-hackers-103591190 - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - Luxembourg participates in the pan-European cybersecurity exercise Cyber Europe 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-exercice-cyber-europe.html --- ## Le lent retour de Londres vers Bruxelles vacille avec le départ de Starmer - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/royaume-uni-union-europeenne-rapprochement-sectoriel-depart-starmer - Published: 2026-06-29T06:21:58.215+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:21:58.215+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 56b6d77d-d8df-48bb-aa35-e8fea4bcd58b - Dateline: London, GB > Depuis 2025, une « dé-Brexitisation » sectorielle a recousu les liens entre Londres et Bruxelles, accord après accord. La démission de Keir Starmer et un sommet reporté mettent à l'épreuve la solidité de ce rapprochement. ### Summary Le Royaume-Uni s'est discrètement rapproché de l'UE depuis mai 2025 par une série d'accords techniques. La démission de Keir Starmer, le 22 juin 2026, fragilise ce « reset » et conduit Bruxelles à reporter un sommet. ### Key facts - Depuis le sommet de Londres du 19 mai 2025, Royaume-Uni et UE ont reconstruit leur relation par accords sectoriels successifs : pêche, agroalimentaire, carbone, énergie, mobilité. - L'accord agroalimentaire impose à Londres un « alignement dynamique » sur les normes européennes, mise en œuvre visée à la mi-2027. - Trois lignes rouges demeurent : ni marché unique, ni union douanière, ni libre circulation ; les services financiers restent hors de l'alignement. - La démission de Keir Starmer, le 22 juin 2026, laisse inachevés les dossiers alimentation, carbone et jeunesse, et a conduit l'UE à reporter le sommet du 22 juillet. - Le Luxembourg est exposé : sa place financière profite du statu quo sur les services financiers, tandis que l'UE approfondit son marché unique via l'union de l'épargne et de l'investissement. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que la « dé-Brexitisation » du Royaume-Uni ?** C'est un rapprochement progressif avec l'UE par accords techniques successifs — pêche, normes alimentaires, carbone, défense — sans réadhésion, ni référendum, ni retour au marché unique. Le processus a débuté avec le sommet de Londres du 19 mai 2025. **Q: Pourquoi la démission de Keir Starmer menace-t-elle le « reset » ?** Annoncée le 22 juin 2026, elle laisse inachevés les accords les plus sensibles sur l'alimentation, le carbone et la mobilité des jeunes, et a conduit l'UE à reporter le sommet du 22 juillet. Bruxelles préfère attendre un successeur stable, le favori étant Andy Burnham. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Sa place financière rivalise avec Londres ; le maintien des services financiers hors du « reset » préserve le statu quo post-Brexit favorable aux centres de l'UE. Parallèlement, l'approfondissement du marché unique européen touche la banque, la titrisation et le détachement des travailleurs, domaines où le Grand-Duché est très exposé. ### Body Pendant près de deux ans, le Royaume-Uni s'est rapproché de l'Union européenne sans jamais le dire. Pas de demande de réadhésion, pas de référendum, pas de retour au marché unique. Londres et Bruxelles ont préféré reconstituer leur relation pièce par pièce, accord technique après accord technique — sur les normes alimentaires, le marché du carbone, la pêche ou la défense —, au point que partisans comme détracteurs ont commencé à parler d'une « dé-Brexitisation ». Ce rapprochement par petites touches affronte aujourd'hui son premier véritable test. Le 22 juin 2026, presque jour pour jour dix ans après le référendum sur le Brexit, le Premier ministre Keir Starmer a annoncé son départ, jetant le doute sur le calendrier de ce que l'on a fini par appeler le « reset » et poussant l'UE à reporter un sommet prévu pour le 22 juillet. Une réconciliation bâtie dossier par dossier Le tournant s'est joué pour de bon lors du premier sommet des dirigeants britanniques et européens depuis le Brexit, tenu à Londres le 19 mai 2025. Keir Starmer, la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen et le président du Conseil européen António Costa y ont dévoilé un nouveau partenariat stratégique, un partenariat de sécurité et de défense, ainsi qu'une « compréhension commune » dessinant une coopération sur tout un éventail de politiques. Les résultats concrets se sont accumulés depuis : - Pêche : l'accès réciproque aux eaux de chacun a été prolongé jusqu'au 30 juin 2038 — un accord de douze ans, principale exigence européenne — finalisé le 19 juin 2025. Londres conserve la hausse de quota de 25 % obtenue lors du Brexit, évaluée à environ 175 millions de livres en 2025. - Agroalimentaire : les deux parties veulent bâtir un espace sanitaire et phytosanitaire commun supprimant la plupart des certificats et des contrôles aux frontières sur le commerce agroalimentaire, soit une économie d'environ 200 livres par cargaison via la suppression des certificats sanitaires d'exportation. Le Conseil de l'UE a donné son feu vert à un mandat de négociation le 13 novembre 2025, pour une mise en œuvre visée à la mi-2027. - Carbone : Londres et Bruxelles se sont engagés à relier leurs systèmes d'échange de quotas d'émission, ce qui épargnerait aux entreprises britanniques quelque 800 millions de livres de coûts liés au mécanisme d'ajustement carbone aux frontières d'ici à 2030. - Énergie : le chapitre énergie de l'accord de commerce et de coopération a été pérennisé, le Royaume-Uni examinant une participation aux plateformes européennes d'échange d'électricité. - Mobilité : des discussions se sont ouvertes sur un « programme d'expérience pour la jeunesse » plafonné et limité dans le temps, ainsi que sur l'accès des Britanniques aux portiques électroniques européens. Le prix de l'essentiel de ces avancées est un réalignement réglementaire. L'accord alimentaire, en particulier, contraint le Royaume-Uni à un « alignement dynamique » : accepter les normes de Bruxelles à mesure qu'elles évoluent, cette perte d'autonomie même que le Brexit était censé renverser. Ce que le « reset » n'est pas Malgré cet élan, le rapprochement reste très loin de défaire le Brexit. Keir Starmer n'a cessé de rappeler trois lignes rouges, qu'il a réaffirmées au sommet de mai 2025. Pas de retour au marché unique, pas de retour à l'union douanière et pas de retour à la libre circulation. Il a présenté le paquet comme pragmatique plutôt qu'idéologique. « La Grande-Bretagne est de retour sur la scène mondiale », a-t-il lancé au sommet, qualifiant l'accord de « gagnant-gagnant ». En janvier 2026, il a précisé que tout rapprochement supplémentaire se déciderait « dossier par dossier, secteur par secteur », et que le Royaume-Uni avait « plutôt intérêt à regarder vers le marché unique que vers l'union douanière ». Surtout, son gouvernement a exclu d'emblée les services financiers de cette dynamique d'alignement, écartant un retour de la City au corpus réglementaire européen. Tout n'a pas tourné à l'avantage de Londres. En novembre 2025, le gouvernement a reconnu n'avoir pu s'entendre sur les conditions d'une participation britannique au fonds européen de défense SAFE, doté de 150 milliards d'euros, estimant ne pouvoir conclure un accord conforme à l'intérêt national. Le Canada a, depuis, obtenu son propre arrangement. Turbulences politiques à Londres La démission de Keir Starmer — après une déroute aux élections locales de mai et la montée du Reform UK de Nigel Farage — laisse en suspens les dossiers les plus sensibles : alimentation, carbone et mobilité des jeunes. Andy Burnham, maire du Grand Manchester récemment revenu au Parlement, fait figure de favori pour lui succéder, ce qui donnerait au pays son sixième Premier ministre en sept ans. Bruxelles a fait savoir qu'elle préférait attendre plutôt que précipiter. António Costa a jugé inévitable le report du rendez-vous de juillet, tout en ajoutant : Mon souhait est que son successeur assure la continuité sur cette voie de réinitialisation de notre relation avec le Royaume-Uni. Le message : l'UE veut toujours ces accords et préfère patienter pour traiter avec un partenaire stable plutôt que de négocier avec un gouvernement sur le départ. Pourquoi le Luxembourg observe de près Pour le Luxembourg, l'enjeu est concret. La place financière surdimensionnée du Grand-Duché rivalise directement avec Londres pour l'administration de fonds et l'activité bancaire ; en maintenant les services financiers hors du « reset », le Royaume-Uni préserve une large part du statu quo post-Brexit dont profitent les centres financiers de l'UE. Une coopération plus étroite sur la « plomberie » des marchés est à l'étude, mais sans retour à la reconnaissance réglementaire mutuelle. Ce rapprochement se déploie au moment même où l'UE approfondit son propre marché unique. Le paquet de la Commission sur l'intégration et la supervision des marchés, publié le 4 décembre 2025, et une feuille de route pour une « union de l'épargne et de l'investissement » à l'horizon fin 2027 touchent à la banque, à la titrisation, aux paiements numériques ou aux règles sur le détachement des travailleurs — autant de domaines où le Luxembourg, économie ouverte arrimée à la finance et à la main-d'œuvre transfrontalières, est particulièrement exposé. Un Royaume-Uni qui dérive, même informellement, vers l'orbite de Bruxelles redessine la carte concurrentielle autour du Grand-Duché et pèse sur la cohésion d'un marché unique sur lequel le Luxembourg a misé sa prospérité. Pour l'heure, le cap pointe vers Bruxelles. Sa tenue dépendra de celui ou celle qui franchira ensuite le seuil du 10 Downing Street — et de son appétit, ou non, à rebâtir, accord prudent après accord prudent, ce que le référendum avait un jour déchiré. ### Sources - The UK–EU reset: Next steps after the May 2025 summit — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10312/ - UK-EU Summit Explainer (HTML) — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-summit-key-documentation/uk-eu-summit-explainer-html - The UK-EU reset six months after the summit: Where are we? — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-uk-eu-reset-six-months-after-the-summit-where-are-we/ - EU-UK relations: Council greenlights negotiations on agri-food deal and linking emissions trading systems — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/eu-uk-relations-council-greenlights-negotiations-on-agri-food-deal-and-linking-emissions-trading-systems/ - 'Britain is back on the world stage' — Keir Starmer's UK-EU summit remarks in full — Politics.co.uk: https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/britain-is-back-on-the-world-stage-keir-starmers-uk-eu-summit-remarks-in-full/ - Will Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' deliver in 2026? — Institute for Government: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir-starmers-eu-reset-deliver-2026 - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU-UK July 22 summit postponed following Starmer's resignation announcement — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2492176/eu-uk-july-22-summit-postponed-following-starmer-s-resignation-announcement - EU's Costa sees need to postpone EU-UK summit after Starmer's resignation — Devdiscourse (Reuters): https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3938761-eus-costa-sees-need-to-postpone-eu-uk-summit-after-starmers-resignation - Luxembourg faces 2027 deadline as EU pushes single market reset — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-faces-2027-deadline-as-eu-pushes-single-market-reset - The UK-EU reset and financial services — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-eu-reset-and-financial-services/ --- ## Israël reconnaît le génocide arménien : un siècle de silence prend fin - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/israel-reconnaissance-genocide-armenien-conseil-ministres-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:09:21.498+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:09:21.498+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 4cc2e3ad-aa1a-4cc2-8555-c6f3398f15c8 - Dateline: Jerusalem, IL > Le vote unanime du conseil des ministres, dimanche, érige la reconnaissance en politique d'État. Une rupture de plus avec la Turquie, à quelques jours du sommet de l'OTAN à Ankara. ### Summary Le gouvernement israélien a reconnu pour la première fois, dimanche 28 juin, le génocide arménien de 1915, un geste diplomatique qui creuse encore la fracture avec Ankara. ### Key facts - Le 28 juin 2026, le conseil des ministres israélien a reconnu à l'unanimité le génocide arménien de 1915, une première pour l'État hébreu. - Porté par le ministre des Affaires étrangères Gideon Sa'ar, le texte doit encore être ratifié par la Knesset. - La Turquie a dénoncé une décision « politique » destinée, selon elle, à détourner l'attention de la procédure contre Israël devant la CIJ au sujet de Gaza. - L'Azerbaïdjan, qui fournit 40 à 60 % du pétrole brut israélien, avait longtemps freiné cette reconnaissance. - Le geste intervient à quelques jours du sommet de l'OTAN organisé par Ankara les 7 et 8 juillet 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Que vient de décider le gouvernement israélien ?** Réuni à Jérusalem le 28 juin 2026, le conseil des ministres a approuvé à l'unanimité une résolution reconnaissant officiellement le génocide arménien de 1915. C'est la première reconnaissance par l'État israélien ; le texte doit désormais être voté en séance plénière à la Knesset. **Q: Pourquoi Israël avait-il tardé à reconnaître le génocide arménien ?** Jusqu'en 2026, Israël n'avait ni reconnu ni démenti les massacres, par souci de préserver ses relations avec la Turquie et surtout l'Azerbaïdjan, partenaire stratégique frontalier de l'Iran qui lui fournit de 40 à 60 % de son pétrole brut. **Q: Comment la Turquie a-t-elle réagi ?** Ankara, qui récuse le terme de génocide, a dénoncé une décision « politique » par laquelle Israël chercherait à « dissimuler ses propres crimes », en renvoyant à la procédure engagée contre l'État hébreu devant la Cour internationale de justice au sujet de Gaza. **Q: Combien de pays reconnaissent le génocide arménien ?** Avec ce vote, Israël rejoint plus de trente États membres de l'ONU qui reconnaissent officiellement le génocide, parmi lesquels les États-Unis, la France, l'Allemagne, le Canada et la Russie. ### Body Pendant plus d'un siècle, Israël avait cultivé l'art de l'ambiguïté sur le génocide arménien : ni reconnaissance, ni déni, un silence prudent dicté par la realpolitik. Ce silence a volé en éclats dimanche 28 juin. Réuni à Jérusalem, le conseil des ministres a approuvé à l'unanimité une résolution reconnaissant officiellement le génocide de 1915 — la première fois que l'État hébreu franchit ce pas. Porté par le chef de la diplomatie Gideon Sa'ar, le texte transforme une question d'histoire en acte politique, et aiguise une brouille déjà profonde avec la Turquie, à la veille d'un sommet de l'OTAN qu'Ankara s'apprête à accueillir. Adoptée sans la moindre voix discordante lors de la réunion hebdomadaire du cabinet, la résolution affirme qu'Israël reconnaît comme un génocide la destruction systématique des Arméniens de l'Empire ottoman pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, et rejette les tentatives de la nier. Le texte doit désormais être soumis au vote de la Knesset en séance plénière. Jusqu'à cette année, Israël n'avait ni reconnu ni démenti formellement ces massacres, une équivoque longuement entretenue par souci de ménager ses relations avec la Turquie et l'Azerbaïdjan. Un devoir « moral et historique », selon Gideon Sa'ar Le ministre des Affaires étrangères avait annoncé son intention en début de semaine, sur le réseau X, en ancrant la reconnaissance dans une lecture morale nourrie par l'histoire juive. Il a évoqué 1,5 million de victimes arméniennes — le chiffre retenu par Erevan — et dénoncé une entreprise institutionnalisée de négation. Reconnaître le génocide perpétré contre le peuple arménien dans les dernières années de l'Empire ottoman relève à la fois d'un devoir moral et historique. « Il n'est jamais trop tard pour faire ce qui est juste », a ajouté Gideon Sa'ar. Les estimations des historiens sur le nombre de morts varient : Euronews situe la fourchette entre environ 664 000 et 1,2 million de personnes tuées entre le printemps 1915 et l'automne 1916, lorsque les communautés arméniennes d'Anatolie furent déportées et massacrées. Le vote prolonge un basculement amorcé par Benyamin Nétanyahou à titre personnel. En août 2025, au cours d'un entretien diffusé en podcast, le Premier ministre était devenu le premier chef de gouvernement israélien en exercice à employer le mot « génocide » pour qualifier ces événements — une prise de position individuelle qui n'engageait pas l'État. La décision de dimanche comble cet écart en élevant un aveu personnel au rang de position officielle du gouvernement. Ankara dénonce un calcul « politique » La réaction turque a été cinglante. Ankara, qui récuse le terme de génocide et soutient que les morts sont survenues dans le chaos de la guerre, a fustigé une reconnaissance cynique et intéressée. Dans un communiqué, le ministère turc des Affaires étrangères a accusé Israël de chercher « à dissimuler ses propres crimes à travers la décision politique qu'il a adoptée concernant les événements de 1915 », en renvoyant à la procédure engagée contre l'État hébreu devant la Cour internationale de justice (CIJ) au sujet de Gaza. Le gouvernement israélien, qui persécute systématiquement le peuple palestinien aux yeux du monde entier et est jugé devant la Cour internationale de justice pour génocide à l'encontre de la population de Gaza, cherche à dissimuler ses propres crimes à travers la décision politique qu'il a adoptée concernant les événements de 1915. Les liens entre les deux anciens partenaires se sont effondrés depuis le déclenchement de la guerre à Gaza, consécutive à l'attaque du Hamas le 7 octobre 2023. Le président Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a comparé l'offensive israélienne à celle de l'Allemagne nazie, réduit à peau de chagrin des échanges commerciaux jadis florissants et durci son discours. La reconnaissance du génocide constitue la riposte israélienne la plus frontale, en s'attaquant à un sujet qu'Ankara érige en ligne rouge de son identité nationale. Le poids de Bakou dans l'équation Pendant des années, le principal frein à une reconnaissance israélienne fut moins la Turquie que l'Azerbaïdjan, partenaire stratégique de premier plan, frontalier de l'Iran. Une relation à la fois étroite et matérielle : - Bakou fournit, selon les estimations, de 40 à 60 % du pétrole brut consommé par Israël ; - la compagnie énergétique d'État SOCAR a acquis début 2025 une participation d'environ 10 % dans le gisement gazier offshore israélien Tamar ; - les échanges bilatéraux ont atteint quelque 1,4 milliard de dollars en 2024, soutenus par d'importantes ventes d'armes. Ces liens avaient un prix aux yeux des Arméniens. Israël a livré des armes à l'Azerbaïdjan lors de son offensive de 2023, qui lui a permis de reprendre le Haut-Karabakh et a contraint plus de 100 000 Arméniens de souche à fuir. Les objections de Bakou, conjuguées à celles d'Ankara, avaient à plusieurs reprises bloqué la reconnaissance à la Knesset. Que le cabinet ait finalement tranché malgré tout mesure l'ampleur du déplacement des intérêts stratégiques — une vérité historique vieille d'un siècle réglée, en définitive, sur le terrain de la géopolitique du présent. Une épreuve à la veille du sommet de l'OTAN Le calendrier ne doit rien au hasard. La Turquie doit accueillir le sommet de l'OTAN les 7 et 8 juillet 2026 à Ankara, réunissant des dizaines de chefs d'État et de gouvernement au complexe présidentiel de Beştepe — seulement le deuxième sommet de l'Alliance organisé en sol turc. La reconnaissance israélienne tombe alors qu'Erdoğan s'apprête à jouer les hôtes de l'Alliance atlantique, décor inconfortable pour un dirigeant qui s'est posé en premier contempteur d'Israël dans le monde musulman. Le geste range Israël aux côtés de plus de trente États membres de l'ONU — parmi lesquels les États-Unis, la France, l'Allemagne, le Canada et la Russie — qui reconnaissent officiellement le génocide. Pour l'Arménie, longtemps irritée par la réticence israélienne, c'est une victoire symbolique, même si ses défenseurs relèvent que cette reconnaissance cohabite avec la coopération militaire entre Israël et l'Azerbaïdjan. Pour la Turquie, c'est une blessure de plus dans une relation au bord de la rupture. Et pour toute la région, un rappel : un siècle après les faits, la politique de la mémoire continue d'obéir aux alliances du moment. ### Sources - Israel formally recognises Armenian World War I 'genocide' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/28/israels-government-formally-recognises-the-armenian-genocide-committed-during-world-war-i - Israel recognizes Armenian genocide, amid frosty ties with Turkey — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-unanimously-recognizes-armenian-genocide-amid-frosty-ties-with-turkey/ - Turkey denounces Israel's 'political' recognition of Armenian genocide — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/turkey-denounces-israels-political-recognition-of-armenian-genocide/ - Israeli government votes unanimously to recognize Armenian genocide, risking new tensions with Turkey — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hktctpagfl - 'Not an act of retaliation against Turkey': Israeli gov't approves Armenian Genocide recognition pending Knesset vote — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2026-06-28/ty-article/.premium/israeli-cabinet-unanimously-approves-armenian-genocide-recognition/0000019f-0d90-db84-a1df-9fbf5a010001 - Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty' — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900588 - Israel Moves to Formally Recognize Armenian WWI Deaths as a Genocide — U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-28/israel-moves-to-formally-recognize-armenian-wwi-deaths-as-a-genocide - In a first for an Israeli leader, Netanyahu says he recognizes the Armenian genocide — Jewish Telegraphic Agency: https://www.jta.org/2025/08/27/israel/in-a-first-for-an-israeli-leader-netanyahu-says-he-recognizes-the-armenian-genocide - Israel recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-recognises-armenian-genocide-rebuke-turkey - Türkiye to host 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, 7-8 July 2026 — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2025/08/20/turkiye-to-host-2026-nato-summit-in-ankara --- ## Séisme au Venezuela : le Luxembourg dépêche emergency.lu et des secouristes du CGDIS - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/seisme-venezuela-luxembourg-emergency-lu-cgdis-aide - Published: 2026-06-29T05:43:20.032+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:43:20.032+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 47da58c1-cbfd-42dc-be59-b54073051cd9 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy, VE > Le Grand-Duché a envoyé une équipe du CGDIS et son système satellitaire dans une zone sinistrée par un double séisme qui a fait plus de 1 430 morts. 22 personnes immatriculées au Luxembourg y vivent. ### Summary Le Luxembourg a rejoint l'effort de secours au Venezuela, frappé par un double séisme meurtrier, en déployant des experts du CGDIS et le système de communication satellitaire emergency.lu. Vingt-deux ressortissants immatriculés y résident. ### Key facts - Un double séisme (magnitudes 7,2 puis 7,5, à 39 secondes d'intervalle) a frappé le nord-ouest du Venezuela le 24 juin 2026, faisant plus de 1 430 morts. - Le Luxembourg a déployé cinq experts du CGDIS et son système satellitaire emergency.lu pour rétablir les communications dans la zone sinistrée. - La mission, cofinancée à 75 % par l'UE et 25 % par le Luxembourg, est prévue pour une quinzaine de jours. - Vingt-deux personnes disposant d'un matricule luxembourgeois résident au Venezuela ; aucune n'a sollicité l'aide consulaire. - Huit États membres de l'UE et plus de 520 intervenants participent aux secours via le Mécanisme de protection civile européen. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle aide le Luxembourg a-t-il envoyée au Venezuela ?** Le Grand-Duché a dépêché deux membres de l'équipe d'intervention humanitaire du CGDIS avec le système satellitaire emergency.lu, trois autres experts pour renforcer la coordination de la Commission européenne, ainsi que du matériel de télécommunication, d'hébergement d'urgence et d'énergie. **Q: Combien de personnes liées au Luxembourg vivent au Venezuela ?** Selon le ministère des Affaires étrangères, 22 personnes disposant d'un matricule au Luxembourg sont enregistrées comme résidant au Venezuela. Aucune n'avait contacté les services consulaires au moment du recensement. **Q: Quel est le bilan du séisme au Venezuela ?** Au 27 juin 2026, le bilan officiel dépassait 1 430 morts et près de 4 000 blessés. L'ONU estimait des dizaines de milliers de disparus et chiffrait les dégâts entre 4,7 et 8,7 milliards de dollars. **Q: Qu'est-ce que le système emergency.lu ?** Emergency.lu est une plateforme de communication par satellite à déploiement rapide conçue par le Luxembourg, destinée à rétablir les liaisons dans les zones où les réseaux téléphoniques et électriques se sont effondrés à la suite d'une catastrophe. ### Body Lorsque les réseaux téléphoniques et électriques s'effondrent, c'est souvent la voix qui manque le plus : celle qui permet à un secouriste de coordonner ses équipes, celle qui dit à une famille que les siens sont vivants. C'est précisément ce vide que le Luxembourg s'est engagé à combler au Venezuela, où un double séisme a tué plus de 1 430 personnes et laissé des dizaines de milliers d'autres sans nouvelles. Le Grand-Duché a dépêché vers la zone sinistrée une équipe spécialisée et un dispositif de communication par satellite. La contribution luxembourgeoise — du matériel de télécommunication, d'hébergement d'urgence et d'alimentation en énergie, accompagné de personnels du Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS) — transite par le Mécanisme de protection civile de l'Union européenne, le cadre par lequel les Vingt-Sept mutualisent leurs moyens de crise. Par ailleurs, le ministère des Affaires étrangères a indiqué que 22 personnes « disposant d'un matricule au Luxembourg » sont enregistrées comme résidant au Venezuela, et qu'aucune n'avait, à ce stade, sollicité l'aide des services consulaires. Trente-neuf secondes entre deux secousses Tout a basculé le soir du 24 juin. À 18 h 04, heure locale, une première secousse de magnitude 7,2 a frappé le nord-ouest du Venezuela. Trente-neuf secondes plus tard, un choc plus violent encore, de magnitude 7,5, a suivi, les deux épicentres se situant près de la ville de San Felipe, dans l'État de Yaracuy, selon l'Institut d'études géologiques des États-Unis (USGS). Les vibrations, qui ont duré jusqu'à deux minutes, ont fait s'écrouler des centaines de bâtiments dans plusieurs États et ont été ressenties dans tout le nord de l'Amérique du Sud et les Caraïbes. Un avis de tsunami émis pour la République dominicaine, Porto Rico et les îles Vierges américaines a finalement été levé. Au 27 juin, le bilan officiel dépassait les 1 430 morts et près de 4 000 blessés, selon les autorités vénézuéliennes et les agences de presse internationales ; certains décomptes évoquent quelque 1 450 victimes. Les sauveteurs fouillaient encore les décombres à la recherche de survivants, tandis que les Nations unies estimaient que des dizaines de milliers de personnes demeuraient introuvables — un dispositif de recensement avançant le chiffre de près de 50 000 disparus, contesté par le gouvernement. L'évaluation préliminaire de l'ONU chiffre les dégâts entre 4,7 et 8,7 milliards de dollars, soit environ 4 à 8 % de la production économique annuelle du pays. La présidente par intérim, Delcy Rodríguez, a décrété l'état d'urgence et désigné l'État côtier de La Guaira comme le plus durement touché. Nous pouvons dire que l'État de La Guaira vit une véritable tragédie et est devenu une zone sinistrée. Le responsable de l'action humanitaire de l'ONU, Tom Fletcher, a rappelé que les séismes avaient frappé un pays déjà exsangue : près de 8 millions de Vénézuéliens avaient besoin d'une aide humanitaire avant même que la terre ne tremble. Ce que le Grand-Duché a mis dans l'avion Le Vice-Premier ministre Xavier Bettel, en charge de la coopération et de l'action humanitaire, et le ministre des Affaires intérieures Léon Gloden ont décidé de déployer emergency.lu, la plateforme satellitaire à déploiement rapide conçue par le Luxembourg pour les crises qui privent une région de tout moyen de communication. L'envoi comprend : - deux membres de l'équipe d'intervention humanitaire (HIT) du CGDIS, partis vendredi soir à bord d'un appareil de Luxembourg Air Rescue avec le système satellitaire emergency.lu pour rétablir les liaisons sur le terrain ; - trois autres experts du HIT, partis le matin du 27 juin pour renforcer l'équipe de coordination de la Commission européenne, via un vol commercial vers Rome puis un avion affrété par l'UE ; - du matériel de télécommunication, d'hébergement d'urgence et d'alimentation électrique, la mission étant cofinancée à 75 % par l'Union européenne et à 25 % par la Direction de la coopération au développement et de l'action humanitaire luxembourgeoise. La durée initiale de l'intervention est estimée à une quinzaine de jours. Rétablir un lien de communication figure parmi les toutes premières priorités d'une catastrophe majeure. Xavier Bettel a inscrit ce déploiement dans cette logique : « Il est essentiel que les équipes de secours puissent communiquer entre elles et que la population dispose de moyens de communication. L'une des plus grandes angoisses dans ces situations est de rester sans nouvelles des siens. » Vingt-deux matricules, aucun appel à l'aide Le recensement du ministère des Affaires étrangères dit à quel point la présence liée au Luxembourg est ténue au Venezuela. Vingt-deux personnes « disposant d'un matricule au Luxembourg » y sont enregistrées, a précisé le ministère le jeudi suivant les secousses, ajoutant qu'aucune n'avait contacté les services consulaires pour demander une quelconque assistance. Ce chiffre reflète une inscription volontaire plutôt qu'un décompte vérifié, et aucun ressortissant luxembourgeois ne figure parmi les morts ou les blessés. Plusieurs autres gouvernements, eux, ont confirmé la présence de leurs nationaux parmi les victimes. Une mobilisation européenne et mondiale Le Luxembourg est l'un des huit États membres de l'UE à acheminer de l'aide via le Mécanisme de protection civile, aux côtés de la Tchéquie, de l'Espagne, de l'Italie, de la France, de l'Allemagne, du Portugal et des Pays-Bas. Plus de 520 intervenants ont été mobilisés dans ces huit pays, selon la Commission européenne ; l'Italie a envoyé une équipe médicale et le service satellitaire européen Copernicus a été activé en mode cartographie d'urgence pour orienter les opérations. Hadja Lahbib, commissaire européenne à la préparation et à la gestion des crises, s'est félicitée de cet élan, soulignant que l'UE avait mobilisé « plus de 520 secouristes » issus des États participants, « du personnel médical d'Italie et du matériel de télécommunication du Luxembourg ». Au-delà de l'Europe, des gouvernements de tout le continent américain — Brésil, Canada, Mexique, Colombie, Salvador, Cuba et États-Unis — ainsi que les Nations unies ont dépêché des équipes de recherche et de sauvetage et des fournitures humanitaires, dans l'une des plus vastes mobilisations qu'ait connues la région depuis des années. Pour le Grand-Duché, ce déploiement transforme une catastrophe lointaine en une affaire immédiatement nationale : une poignée de citoyens à l'étranger, un corps de secours engagé à des milliers de kilomètres, et un système satellitaire pensé au Luxembourg qui porte désormais la voix des rescapés d'une ville vénézuélienne en ruines. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188 people, injure 1,520 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-struck-by-back-to-back-earthquakes-high-casualties-feared - Venezuela earthquakes updates: Rescue efforts on as death toll hits 235 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-at-least-188-dead-as-rescue-efforts-intensify - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 1,450 as searches continue — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,430 as searches continue for survivors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/searches-continue-for-venezuela-earthquake-survivors - Live updates: Venezuela earthquakes, rescue and aid — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - Assistance du Luxembourg au Venezuela (communiqué Bettel-Gloden) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+26-bettel-gloden-assistance-venezuela.html - Venezuela: le Luxembourg envoie un satellite et des experts après le séisme — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seisme-meurtrier-satellite-experts-comment-le-luxembourg-aide-le-venezuela-103591687 - Séismes au Venezuela: des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 --- ## À Annecy, le Cristal de l'immersif récompense une coproduction luxembourgeoise sur la démence - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cristal-annecy-2026-realite-virtuelle-luxembourg-a-long-goodbye - Published: 2026-06-29T05:18:15.102+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:18:15.102+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 1ba010d8-b1ac-49d0-87ae-aa072e2504a5 - Dateline: Annecy, FR > Coproduite par Tarantula Luxembourg et animée par le studio Velvet Flare, l'œuvre en réalité virtuelle « A Long Goodbye » a décroché le Cristal de la meilleure œuvre immersive au festival d'Annecy. ### Summary L'œuvre en réalité virtuelle « A Long Goodbye », coproduite au Luxembourg et animée par le studio Velvet Flare, a remporté le 27 juin le Cristal de la meilleure œuvre immersive au Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy. ### Key facts - « A Long Goodbye » a remporté le Cristal de la meilleure œuvre immersive au Festival d'Annecy, dont les lauréats ont été annoncés le 27 juin 2026. - L'œuvre en réalité virtuelle, d'environ 30 minutes, suit Ida, pianiste de 72 ans atteinte de démence, dont l'appartement se visite casque sur les yeux. - Coproduction Belgique-Luxembourg-Pays-Bas, réalisée par les Belges Kate Voet et Victor Maes, inspirée du grand-père de Maes, atteint d'Alzheimer. - Au Luxembourg : coproduction par Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) et animation 2D/3D par le studio Velvet Flare, avec le soutien du Film Fund et du Fonspa. - Le Grand-Duché a aligné huit productions et coproductions à Annecy 2026 ; l'œuvre avait déjà gagné le Venice Immersive Achievement Prize en 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que « A Long Goodbye » ?** C'est une œuvre d'animation en réalité virtuelle, interactive et dessinée à la main, d'environ 30 minutes. Le spectateur explore l'appartement d'Ida, pianiste de 72 ans atteinte de démence, en manipulant des objets et en écoutant les enregistrements laissés par son mari, Daniel. **Q: Quel est le rôle du Luxembourg dans cette coproduction ?** Tarantula Luxembourg, dirigée par Donato Rotunno, a assuré la coproduction grand-ducale, et le studio luxembourgeois Velvet Flare a réalisé l'animation 2D et 3D. Le projet a été soutenu par le Film Fund Luxembourg et le Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle (Fonspa). **Q: Quel prix l'œuvre a-t-elle remporté à Annecy ?** Elle a obtenu le Cristal de la meilleure œuvre immersive, la principale distinction de la compétition immersive du Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2026, annoncée le 27 juin 2026. **Q: L'œuvre avait-elle déjà été distinguée auparavant ?** Oui. Elle avait remporté le Venice Immersive Achievement Prize à la 82e Mostra de Venise en 2025 et avait été présentée au Luxembourg City Film Festival en mars 2026. ### Body On entre chez Ida comme on entre dans un souvenir qui s'efface. La pianiste de 72 ans, dont la mémoire se dérobe, vit ses derniers repères dans un appartement que le spectateur arpente lui-même, casque sur les yeux, en manipulant des objets et en écoutant les bandes magnétiques laissées par son mari, Daniel. Cette expérience en réalité virtuelle, intitulée A Long Goodbye, vient d'offrir au cinéma luxembourgeois l'une de ses plus belles distinctions de l'année : le Cristal de la meilleure œuvre immersive, remis le 27 juin au Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, la principale vitrine mondiale du genre. Réalisée par les cinéastes belges Kate Voet et Victor Maes, l'œuvre est une coproduction entre la Belgique, le Luxembourg et les Pays-Bas. Au Grand-Duché, c'est la société Tarantula Luxembourg qui en a porté la coproduction, tandis que le studio luxembourgeois Velvet Flare en signait l'animation. Le gouvernement a salué le résultat dès le lendemain, y voyant une nouvelle preuve de la place grandissante du pays dans l'animation et la narration immersive. Habiter une mémoire qui s'efface D'une durée d'environ trente minutes, A Long Goodbye est une expérience interactive dessinée à la main qui place le spectateur à l'intérieur même de l'appartement d'Ida, dont la réalité se dissout peu à peu. À mesure que l'on saisit des objets et que l'on écoute les enregistrements de Daniel, le décor, traité comme une peinture, vacille entre lucidité et confusion — une tentative de restituer, de l'intérieur, ce que l'on ressent lorsque la démence s'installe. Le festival la présente comme une œuvre courte en VR d'une trentaine de minutes, conçue à partir d'un mélange d'animation 2D et 3D par ordinateur. Les réalisateurs racontent que le projet est né d'une histoire intime : Victor Maes a vu son grand-père décliner rapidement, emporté par la maladie d'Alzheimer. Le résultat tient moins de l'étude clinique de la maladie que du lien qui lui survit. A Long Goodbye est à la fois une histoire personnelle et universelle sur le lien humain. Elle rappelle que les gens sont toujours bien plus que leur maladie. Au lieu de nous concentrer sur ce qui est perdu, nous devons rester proches et préserver l'affection partagée. Ce texte d'intention, signé par Kate Voet et Victor Maes, avait déjà accompagné le parcours de l'œuvre en festival. Le producteur principal est la société belge Cassette for Timescapes (Emmy Oost et An Oost), aux côtés de la néerlandaise Valk Productions (Richard Valk), sur une musique originale du compositeur néerlandais Joep Beving ; le développement a été conduit par Frederik Smolders (Polygoat). Ce que le Luxembourg a apporté Dirigée par le producteur Donato Rotunno, Tarantula Luxembourg a assuré la coproduction grand-ducale, pendant que le studio Velvet Flare prenait en charge l'animation 2D et 3D qui donne à l'œuvre son grain pictural et sa texture si tactile. Le projet a bénéficié du soutien public du Film Fund Luxembourg et du Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle (Fonspa), au sein d'un montage financier plus large associant la Flandre, les Pays-Bas et le programme Europe créative MEDIA de l'Union européenne. Dans le communiqué du gouvernement, Guy Daleiden, directeur du Film Fund Luxembourg, estime que cette récompense traduit « la qualité et l'ambition des œuvres immersives accompagnées par le Film Fund Luxembourg, ainsi que la pertinence des investissements réalisés en faveur des nouvelles formes de narration et de leur rayonnement international ». Le Cristal constitue la distinction reine de la compétition immersive d'Annecy. Un secteur qui s'installe sur la carte des festivals Le prix d'Annecy vient couronner une trajectoire déjà remarquée. A Long Goodbye avait remporté le Venice Immersive Achievement Prize lors de la 82e Mostra de Venise, en 2025, avant d'être présenté au Luxembourg City Film Festival en mars 2026. Le Cristal ajoute désormais à ce palmarès la plus convoitée des distinctions immersives du monde de l'animation. Pour un pays de moins de 700 000 habitants, le Luxembourg s'impose comme une présence visible à Annecy. Le Grand-Duché y a aligné huit productions et coproductions lors de l'édition 2026, en compétition comme dans les sections de présentation, et le Film Fund a tenu un stand au MIFA, le marché professionnel du festival, ainsi qu'une présentation intitulée « Animated Luxembourg — Coming Next ». En 2025, huit films luxembourgeois figuraient déjà dans la sélection officielle, et les œuvres en VR Oto's Planet et Mamie Lou concouraient en 2024 — signe que les formats immersifs, et pas seulement l'animation traditionnelle ou les longs métrages en images de synthèse, font désormais partie de la stratégie nationale. - Récompense : Cristal de la meilleure œuvre immersive, Annecy 2026 - Coproducteur luxembourgeois : Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) - Studio d'animation : Velvet Flare (Luxembourg) - Soutiens publics : Film Fund Luxembourg, Fonspa, Europe créative MEDIA - Distinction précédente : Venice Immersive Achievement Prize, 2025 Cette année, le Cristal du meilleur long métrage est allé à The Violonist, d'Ervin Han et Raúl García, une coproduction Singapour-Espagne-Italie. Pour le Luxembourg, c'est néanmoins le Cristal de l'immersif qui aura marqué l'édition — une catégorie où un petit pays, doté d'une industrie de l'animation arrivée à maturité, est devenu sans bruit une véritable force. ### Sources - Le Luxembourg primé à Annecy avec l'oeuvre immersive A Long Goodbye — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/28-fonspa-annecy.html - A Long Goodbye - Oeuvres immersives 2026 — Annecy Festival: https://www.annecyfestival.com/le-festival/selection-officielle/oeuvres-immersives-2026/long-goodbye - 'The Violonist', 'Paper Trail' Take Top Annecy Festival Prizes: All Winners — Zippy Frames: https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/annecy-winners-2026 - Annecy Winners: 'The Violinist' Takes Top Prize, 'Iron Boy' Sweeps Three Awards — Variety: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/annecy-top-winners-the-violinist-iron-boy-don-hertzfeldt-1236796087/ - Annecy film festival unveils 2026 winners — Screen Daily: https://www.screendaily.com/news/annecy-film-festival-unveils-2026-winners/5218099.article - 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Annecy_International_Animation_Film_Festival - A Long Goodbye wins the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize at the Mostra de Venice — Film Fund Luxembourg: https://filmfund.lu/en/news/a-long-goodbye-wins-the-venice-immersive-achievement-prize-at-the-mostra-de-venice-luxembourg-wins-again/ - Luxembourg crowned at Venice Film Festival with 'A Long Goodbye' — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-crowned-at-venice-film-festival-with-a-long-goodbye - 8 Luxembourg Productions, Co-Productions Selected for Annecy 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/film-festivals/61558-8-luxembourg-productions-co-productions-selected-for-annecy-2026 - A Long Goodbye - Venice Immersive 2025 — La Biennale di Venezia: https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/venice-immersive/long-goodbye --- ## Commerce : Pékin et Bruxelles renouent le dialogue sous tension - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/commerce-chine-ue-wang-wentao-bruxelles-terres-rares-voitures-electriq - Published: 2026-06-29T05:10:40.879+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:10:40.879+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: a7284b8d-5e26-4bf7-96ef-d3777e293df1 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Le ministre chinois du Commerce Wang Wentao rencontre Maroš Šefčovič deux jours, sur fond de bras de fer autour des terres rares, des voitures électriques et d'un déficit de 360 milliards d'euros. ### Summary À Bruxelles, le ministre chinois du Commerce Wang Wentao et le vice-président de la Commission Maroš Šefčovič tentent d'apaiser un contentieux commercial sans précédent, alors que Bruxelles affûte de nouvelles mesures défensives. ### Key facts - Le ministre chinois du Commerce Wang Wentao négocie deux jours à Bruxelles avec Maroš Šefčovič, sur fond de tensions commerciales aiguës. - Le déficit de biens de l'UE avec la Chine a atteint un record d'environ 360 milliards d'euros en 2025. - Les terres rares (licences d'export bridées) et les droits sur les voitures électriques chinoises dominent les discussions. - Les Vingt-Sept restent divisés : France, Italie, Espagne, Pays-Bas et Lituanie veulent plus de fermeté ; l'Allemagne protège ses constructeurs. - Le Luxembourg a importé pour 922 M€ de biens chinois en 2025 ; la Chine fournit désormais 20 % de ses équipements électriques et audiovisuels. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Wang Wentao se rend-il à Bruxelles ?** Le ministre chinois du Commerce mène les 29 et 30 juin 2026 deux jours d'entretiens avec le vice-président de la Commission Maroš Šefčovič, sur instruction des dirigeants européens de dialoguer avec Pékin tout en préparant des mesures défensives, avant de poursuivre vers Londres. **Q: Quels sont les principaux points de friction ?** Deux dossiers dominent : les restrictions chinoises à l'exportation de terres rares, qui bloquent l'industrie européenne, et les droits antisubventions de l'UE sur les voitures électriques chinoises (jusqu'à plus de 35 % pour SAIC), le tout sur fond d'un déficit commercial record. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Le Grand-Duché a importé pour 922 millions d'euros de biens chinois en 2025 et en a exporté pour 346 millions. La Chine ne pèse qu'environ 3 % de ses importations, mais a fourni 20 % de ses équipements électriques et audiovisuels sur dix mois de 2025, contre 3 % un an plus tôt. ### Body C'est une poignée de main entre deux partenaires qui ne se font plus tout à fait confiance. Lundi 29 juin, le ministre chinois du Commerce, Wang Wentao, est arrivé à Bruxelles pour deux jours d'entretiens avec le chef de la diplomatie commerciale européenne, Maroš Šefčovič. Une rencontre placée sous le signe de la défiance, à un moment où les relations entre l'Union européenne et son deuxième partenaire commercial pour les biens traversent leur passe la plus orageuse depuis des années. La Commission européenne avait confirmé l'entrevue le 22 juin ; le South China Morning Post avait, le premier, révélé que Wang Wentao serait dans la capitale belge les 29 et 30 juin, pour une journée de négociations suivie d'un dîner de travail, avant de poursuivre vers Londres. Selon l'Agence France-Presse, ce déplacement répond à une consigne donnée moins de deux semaines plus tôt par les dirigeants européens : maintenir le canal du dialogue avec Pékin tout en préparant des instruments de défense plus mordants. Toile de fond de ces discussions : un déséquilibre commercial inédit. En 2025, le déficit de biens de l'UE avec la Chine a atteint quelque 360 milliards d'euros — 359,9 milliards très exactement, selon Euronews. Bruxelles impute ce gouffre à un déferlement d'exportations chinoises dopées par les subventions publiques. Citant des travaux économiques, l'AFP relève qu'entre 2005 et 2024, les entreprises chinoises ont bénéficié de soutiens publics environ trois à huit fois supérieurs à ceux dont profitent leurs concurrentes des pays de l'OCDE. Terres rares et voitures électriques, les deux fronts du litige Deux dossiers cristallisent les crispations. Le premier touche aux terres rares, ces métaux indispensables aux moteurs de véhicules électriques, aux éoliennes, aux réacteurs d'avion et aux systèmes d'armement. D'après le service de recherche du Parlement européen, Pékin a instauré deux vagues de contrôles à l'exportation, en avril puis en octobre 2025, la seconde étant suspendue jusqu'en novembre 2026. Les industriels européens dénoncent des blocages asphyxiants : selon des fédérations professionnelles suivies par la Chambre de commerce de l'UE en Chine, moins d'un quart des plus de 140 demandes de licences avaient reçu un feu vert à la mi-septembre. Pour Maroš Šefčovič, ces restrictions constituent un véritable test de confiance. Cette situation jette une ombre sur notre relation. Une résolution rapide est donc indispensable. — Maroš Šefčovič, vice-président exécutif de la Commission européenne chargé du commerce Le second front, ce sont les automobiles électriques. En 2024, l'UE a imposé des droits antisubventions supplémentaires — environ 17 % pour BYD, 18,8 % pour Geely et plus de 35 % pour SAIC, qui s'ajoutent au tarif douanier ordinaire de 10 % sur les voitures, rapporte l'Atlantic Council. Des mesures qui n'ont guère freiné le flux : les exportations automobiles chinoises vers l'Europe ont tout de même bondi de 26 % entre 2024 et 2025, pour frôler 1,2 million de véhicules, tandis que les importations d'hybrides s'envolaient de 155 %. En janvier 2026, la Commission a publié des orientations envisageant de remplacer ces droits par des prix minimaux à l'importation, ou « engagements de prix » — un dispositif que les responsables eux-mêmes jugent bien plus délicat à contrôler pour des voitures finies que pour des matières premières. Une Union toujours partagée sur la fermeté à adopter Tout en négociant, Bruxelles aiguise son arsenal. Les services de la Commission évoquent un nouvel instrument de « surcapacité », pensé pour diversifier les fournisseurs et desserrer l'emprise chinoise sur les puces et les minerais critiques. À compter de juillet, l'UE réduira par ailleurs de 47 % ses quotas d'acier exemptés de droits — de 33 à 18,3 millions de tonnes — et doublera à 50 % les droits hors quota, jusqu'en 2031, indique l'Atlantic Council. Le climat s'est encore alourdi avec l'affaire Nexperia : les activités néerlandaises de ce fabricant de puces sous contrôle chinois (Wingtech) ont été placées sous tutelle de l'État, ce qui a poussé Pékin à suspendre certaines livraisons de composants. Reste que les Vingt-Sept ne s'accordent pas sur le degré de fermeté à afficher. La France, l'Italie, l'Espagne, les Pays-Bas et la Lituanie ont signé un document commun plaidant pour un recours plus rapide aux droits de douane et aux quotas, rapporte Euronews, quand l'Allemagne — dont les constructeurs dépendent du marché chinois — entend avant tout préserver leur accès à ce débouché. Pékin, de son côté, prévient qu'il ripostera à toute mesure jugée déloyale, ayant déjà visé le cognac, le porc et les produits laitiers européens. Son ambassadeur auprès de l'UE, Cai Run, appelle à la retenue, assurant devant un auditoire bruxellois que les deux camps sont « des partenaires, pas des rivaux, et certainement pas des ennemis ». Pourquoi le Luxembourg, petite économie ouverte, observe de près Pour un État membre aussi tributaire du commerce que le Luxembourg, l'enjeu est tangible. L'institut national de statistique, le STATEC, a relevé que le Grand-Duché avait importé pour 922 millions d'euros de biens chinois en 2025 et en avait exporté pour 346 millions — pour l'essentiel des vannes industrielles et des feuilles de cuivre. La Chine ne représente qu'environ 3 % des importations luxembourgeoises en valeur, mais son poids grimpe vite dans les catégories stratégiques : elle a fourni 20 % des importations d'équipements électriques, audio et vidéo du pays sur les dix premiers mois de 2025, contre 3 % un an plus tôt, précise le STATEC. Cette dépendance joue dans les deux sens. Économie ouverte qui prospère grâce à la fluidité des échanges et à l'investissement étranger, le Luxembourg aurait beaucoup à perdre dans une escalade tarifaire du tac au tac — mais tout autant dans une rupture d'approvisionnement en terres rares et en composants dont vivent les usines de ses voisins. La Commission a indiqué que d'éventuelles mesures nouvelles pourraient être soumises aux dirigeants européens à l'automne, des responsables évoquant des décisions concrètes dès octobre. Les pourparlers de lundi à Bruxelles offrent, à ce jour, le test le plus clair pour savoir si la négociation peut encore conjurer une confrontation plus large. ### Sources - EU, China trade tensions loom over minister visit — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/eu-china-trade-tensions-loom-022458799.html - China's commerce chief Wang Wentao expected in Brussels on June 29 and 30: sources — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354481/chinas-commerce-chief-wang-wentao-expected-brussels-june-29-and-30-sources - EU trade chief to meet China envoy amid heated trade tensions — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/03/eu-trade-chief-to-meet-china-envoy-amid-heated-trade-tensions - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2025/11/24/chinas-rare-earth-export-restrictions/ - Commission issues Guidance Document on submission of price undertaking offers for battery electric vehicles from China — European Commission, DG Trade: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-issues-guidance-document-submission-price-undertaking-offers-battery-electric-vehicles-2026-01-12_en - Conjoncture Flash January 2026: Record trade surplus for China in 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg statistics portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-01-26.html - Chinese commerce minister to visit Brussels in 'coming days' to discuss rare earths: European trade commissioner — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/chinese-commerce-minister-to-visit-brussels-in-coming-days-to-discuss-rare-earths-european-trade-commissioner/3723144 - China threatens retaliation over new EU tool to curb Chinese 'overcapacity' — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/218003/china-threatens-retaliation-over-new-eu-tool-to-curb-chinese-overcapacity/ - China agrees to crisis talks in Brussels as rare earth and Nexperia sagas boil over — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329855/china-agrees-crisis-talks-brussels-rare-earth-and-nexperia-sagas-boil-over --- ## Indemnisation des vols : l'UE conserve le seuil de trois heures, droits renforcés au Findel - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/droits-passagers-aeriens-ue-seuil-trois-heures-findel-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T17:51:51.218+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:51:51.218+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 5db827f4-12f3-4dc9-a8cb-738bdba0510d - Dateline: Luxembourg (Findel), LU > Après treize ans de blocage, Bruxelles s'accorde sur une refonte du règlement 261/2004. Le seuil de retard de trois heures, que les compagnies voulaient repousser, est maintenu. ### Summary L'UE a trouvé un accord provisoire pour réformer les droits des passagers aériens : le seuil de trois heures ouvrant droit à indemnisation est préservé, avec de nouvelles obligations d'information et de prise en charge qui concernent directement les vols au départ du Findel. ### Key facts - Le seuil de retard de trois heures ouvrant droit à indemnisation est conservé : les compagnies voulaient le repousser à 4 voire 6 heures. - Les montants restent inchangés : 250 € (jusqu'à 1 500 km), 400 € (1 500–3 500 km) et 600 € (au-delà de 3 500 km). - Nouvelles obligations : information du passager sous 96 h, réponse à une réclamation sous 30 jours, neuf mois pour la déposer. - Le bagage cabine plus volumineux n'est pas garanti gratuit, mais son prix devra être affiché dès la réservation. - Le règlement couvre tout vol au départ du Findel ; application probable pas avant 2027, après adoption formelle. ### FAQ **Q: Après combien de temps de retard ai-je droit à une indemnisation ?** À partir de trois heures de retard à l'arrivée. Ce seuil est maintenu malgré les tentatives de le relever à quatre ou six heures. Une annulation notifiée moins de deux semaines à l'avance et un refus d'embarquement ouvrent aussi droit à indemnisation. **Q: Quels sont les montants de l'indemnisation ?** 250 euros pour les vols jusqu'à 1 500 km, 400 euros entre 1 500 et 3 500 km et 600 euros au-delà de 3 500 km. Sur les vols les plus longs, la compagnie peut réduire le montant de moitié si elle propose un réacheminement limitant le retard à quatre heures. **Q: Le bagage cabine deviendra-t-il gratuit ?** Non. Un effet personnel placé sous le siège reste gratuit, mais un bagage cabine plus grand n'est pas garanti sans frais. Son prix devra cependant être affiché dès la réservation, et les compagnies pourront encore vendre des tarifs sans bagage en cabine. **Q: Quand ces règles s'appliqueront-elles aux vols depuis le Luxembourg ?** Pas immédiatement. L'accord doit encore être adopté formellement par le Parlement et le Conseil, puis publié au Journal officiel. Les droits ne s'appliqueront que douze mois après l'entrée en vigueur, soit vraisemblablement pas avant 2027. ### Body Pour les plus de cinq millions de voyageurs qui ont transité l'an dernier par l'aéroport du Findel, la règle est simple à retenir : ce qu'une compagnie vous doit en cas de retard, d'annulation ou de surréservation va changer — mais bien moins radicalement que les transporteurs ne l'espéraient. Le 15 juin, les négociateurs du Parlement européen et du Conseil de l'UE ont scellé un accord provisoire pour réviser le règlement 261/2004, la loi européenne sur les droits des passagers vieille de deux décennies, mettant fin à une impasse qui paralysait toute réforme depuis une treizaine d'années. Le fait marquant tient à ce qui n'a pas bougé. Le seuil de retard de trois heures qui déclenche une indemnisation financière est préservé. Les États membres, soutenus par les compagnies, plaidaient pour relever la barre à quatre, voire six heures selon la distance — un glissement qui aurait, selon les associations de consommateurs, privé d'indemnisation une majorité des passagers aujourd'hui éligibles. Le Parlement, qui avait arrêté sa position de négociation en janvier, a refusé. Le compromis conserve à la fois le déclencheur et les montants actuels. Treize ans de bras de fer La Commission européenne avait proposé une première fois de moderniser le règlement 261 dès 2013, mais le dossier était resté gelé, faute d'accord sur le degré de générosité des règles. Le déblocage est intervenu sous la présidence chypriote du Conseil, le ministre des Transports Alexis Vafeades saluant un succès après plus d'une décennie de discussions. Aux termes de l'accord, l'indemnisation reste échelonnée selon la distance : 250 euros pour les vols jusqu'à 1 500 km, 400 euros entre 1 500 et 3 500 km, et 600 euros au-delà de 3 500 km. Le passager peut faire valoir ses droits en cas de retard de trois heures ou plus à l'arrivée, d'annulation notifiée moins de deux semaines à l'avance, ou de refus d'embarquement. Pour les vols les plus longs, la compagnie peut réduire de moitié le montant si elle propose un réacheminement qui contient le retard à l'arrivée dans une limite de quatre heures. Les classiques « circonstances extraordinaires » — intempéries sévères, grèves du contrôle aérien, menaces sécuritaires — restent des motifs d'exonération. « L'accord d'aujourd'hui constitue une avancée majeure pour les passagers européens et pour le secteur aérien européen. Il offre des droits plus solides et plus clairs dans la pratique, améliore la transparence et apporte une sécurité juridique aux compagnies comme aux autorités. Nous avons trouvé le bon équilibre : préserver la protection des passagers, qui est la meilleure au monde en Europe, tout en créant un cadre équitable, prévisible et applicable pour l'industrie aérienne », a déclaré Apostolos Tzitzikostas, commissaire européen au Transport durable et au Tourisme. Ce qui change quand votre vol déraille Si l'arithmétique de l'indemnisation est largement préservée, le paquet resserre les obligations qui l'entourent — avec une cible claire : l'écart entre les droits sur le papier et l'argent réellement perçu. Les principales nouveautés : - Information spontanée : la compagnie doit informer le passager par voie électronique de son droit à indemnisation et des modalités pour le réclamer dans les 96 heures (quatre jours) suivant la perturbation. - Réponses plus rapides : le transporteur doit accuser réception d'une demande et y répondre sous 30 jours — en payant ou en motivant un refus. Le passager disposerait de neuf mois pour déposer sa réclamation. - Réacheminement par ses propres moyens : si la compagnie ne propose pas d'alternative sous trois heures — y compris sur un concurrent ou par un autre mode de transport — le voyageur peut s'organiser seul et se faire rembourser jusqu'à 400 % du prix du billet. - Prise en charge pendant l'attente : rafraîchissements toutes les deux heures, repas après trois heures, et hébergement gratuit à l'hôtel avec transport en cas de nuitée imposée. - Fin du « no-show » : une compagnie ne peut plus annuler le vol retour au seul motif que le passager n'a pas pris l'aller, ni facturer la correction d'une simple erreur de saisie. - Familles et mobilité réduite : placement côte à côte gratuit pour les enfants de moins de 14 ans et un adulte accompagnant, et garanties d'assistance renforcées. Sur le bagage à main — éternel point de friction — l'accord reste en deçà des attentes des défenseurs des consommateurs. Un effet personnel glissé sous le siège reste gratuit, mais un bagage cabine plus volumineux n'est pas garanti sans frais ; son prix devra toutefois être affiché dès la réservation, et les compagnies pourront continuer à vendre des tarifs sans bagage en cabine. Agustín Reyna, directeur général de l'organisation de consommateurs BEUC, a salué le paquet avec prudence. « Globalement, les consommateurs peuvent se réjouir de cette réforme. L'accord inscrit dans la loi des droits essentiels des passagers aériens et met heureusement fin à des pratiques injustes, comme le fait d'empêcher un passager de prendre son vol retour parce qu'il a manqué la première partie d'un itinéraire à plusieurs segments », a-t-il déclaré. Il a prévenu que l'application restait le maillon faible : « Il faut désormais s'assurer que ces droits sont respectés et que les consommateurs ont accès à des voies de recours, car seuls 38 % des passagers éligibles exercent aujourd'hui leurs droits. » Au Findel et dans la Grande Région Le texte concerne directement le Luxembourg. Le Findel a accueilli un nombre record de 5 147 854 passagers en 2024, contre 4,79 millions un an plus tôt, et le règlement s'applique à tout vol au départ d'un aéroport de l'UE, quelle que soit la compagnie, ainsi qu'aux vols arrivant dans l'UE opérés par des transporteurs européens. Cela englobe Luxair, easyJet, Ryanair et les autres compagnies desservant le Grand-Duché. Il touche aussi la nombreuse population de frontaliers de la Grande Région, qui décollent non seulement du Findel mais des aéroports voisins de Francfort, Bruxelles, Sarrebruck et Paris — tous régis par le même cadre européen. Pour eux, des délais d'information et de réclamation plus clairs peuvent faire toute la différence entre une perturbation jamais indemnisée et un remboursement. Rien n'est encore en vigueur. L'accord provisoire doit encore passer la révision juridico-linguistique et obtenir l'aval formel de la plénière du Parlement — un vote attendu autour de juillet — puis du Conseil, avant publication au Journal officiel. Les nouveaux droits ne s'appliqueraient que douze mois après l'entrée en vigueur du texte, ce qui rend peu probable un effet concret avant 2027. ### Sources - Commission welcomes landmark agreement on revised air passenger rights — European Commission – Mobility and Transport: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commission-welcomes-landmark-agreement-revised-air-passenger-rights-2026-06-15_en - Council and Parliament reach landmark agreement on stronger EU air passenger rights — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/council-and-parliament-reach-landmark-agreement-on-stronger-eu-air-passenger-rights/ - European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260116IPR32442/european-parliament-stands-behind-air-passenger-rights - EU lawmakers agree to improve air passenger rights: clearer skies ahead — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/eu-lawmakers-agree-improve-air-passenger-rights-clearer-skies-ahead - Deal on EU air passenger rights: What changes for travellers? — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/2194805/deal-on-eu-air-passenger-rights-what-changes-for-travellers - What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you — The Local: https://www.thelocal.at/20260616/what-europes-new-deal-for-airline-passenger-rights-means-for-you/ - Cyprus helps steer landmark EU air passenger rights deal — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/16/cyprus-helps-steer-landmark-eu-air-passenger-rights-deal - Luxembourg Airport — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Airport --- ## Mondial à 48 : le Cap-Vert et des stades pleins lancent un tour inédit - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/mondial-2026-48-equipes-cap-vert-records-affluence-seiziemes - Published: 2026-06-28T17:42:18.948+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:42:18.948+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 3c187b7e-ca5a-4872-b0cd-16e0867b1a93 - Dateline: East Rutherford, New Jersey, US > Premier tournoi à 48 nations, le Mondial 2026 a battu le record absolu d'affluence et propulsé le Cap-Vert vers les seizièmes, où subsistent 32 équipes — dont les trois voisins du Luxembourg. ### Summary La Coupe du monde 2026, première édition à 48 équipes, a pulvérisé le record d'affluence de 1994 et envoyé le Cap-Vert, pays de 525 000 habitants, dans un tour de seizièmes inédit où les trois voisins du Luxembourg restent qualifiés. ### Key facts - Le Mondial 2026, premier à 48 équipes, fait passer le nombre de matches de 64 à 104 et ajoute un tour de seizièmes inédit. - Le record d'affluence cumulée de 1994 (3 587 538) est tombé le 25 juin avec 3 605 357 spectateurs ; record sur une journée le 16 juin avec 281 223 fans. - Le Cap-Vert, ~525 000 habitants, devient le pays le moins peuplé à atteindre les éliminatoires d'un Mondial masculin, deuxième de son groupe sans défaite. - Les trois voisins du Luxembourg — Allemagne, France et Belgique — se sont qualifiés en tête de leur poule. - Trente-deux équipes restent en lice ; l'Argentine affronte le Cap-Vert le 3 juillet à Miami Gardens. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi y a-t-il un nouveau tour de seizièmes en 2026 ?** Parce que le tournoi est passé de 32 à 48 équipes. Avec douze groupes de quatre, les deux premiers de chaque poule et les huit meilleurs troisièmes forment 32 qualifiés, d'où ce tour de seizièmes qui n'existait pas avant et porte le nombre total de matches de 64 à 104. **Q: Quel record d'affluence a été battu et quand ?** Le 25 juin 2026, l'affluence cumulée a dépassé les 3 605 357 spectateurs, surpassant le record de 1994 (3 587 538) qui tenait depuis 32 ans. Le seuil a été franchi pendant la victoire de l'Équateur sur l'Allemagne (2-1) au MetLife Stadium. **Q: Pourquoi le parcours du Cap-Vert est-il historique ?** Avec environ 525 000 habitants, le Cap-Vert est devenu le pays le moins peuplé à atteindre la phase à élimination directe d'un Mondial masculin, lors de sa toute première participation, en terminant deuxième de son groupe sans défaite. **Q: Quels voisins du Luxembourg sont qualifiés ?** Le Luxembourg ne s'est jamais qualifié pour une Coupe du monde, mais ses trois voisins — l'Allemagne, la France et la Belgique — ont tous franchi la phase de groupes en terminant premiers de leur poule. ### Body Jamais une Coupe du monde n'avait réuni autant de monde, sur le terrain comme dans les tribunes. Le 28 juin, la compétition est entrée dans sa phase couperet avec l'apparition d'un tour entièrement nouveau, les seizièmes de finale, disputés aux États-Unis, au Canada et au Mexique. Avant même qu'un premier match à élimination directe n'ait livré son verdict, le premier Mondial à 48 équipes avait déjà réécrit ses records de fréquentation et hissé une nation de quelque 525 000 âmes parmi les trente-deux derniers. La phase de groupes, étalée du 11 au 27 juin, a ramené le plateau de 48 à 32. Les deux premiers de chacune des douze poules ont validé leur billet, rejoints par les huit meilleurs troisièmes : deux tiers des participants ont donc survécu au tour initial. Désormais, les rencontres se jouent jusqu'au bout — 90 minutes, puis 30 minutes de prolongation, et les tirs au but si rien n'est départagé. Un format élargi, un palier supplémentaire L'édition 2026 est la première à passer de 32 à 48 équipes, une réforme validée par la FIFA pour étendre la portée mondiale de son événement phare. Le changement fait grimper le nombre total de matches de 64 à 104 et insère ce tour de seizièmes qui n'existait pas auparavant : les sélections passaient alors directement des poules aux huitièmes. Coorganisée par onze villes américaines, trois villes mexicaines et deux villes canadiennes, la compétition court jusqu'à la finale, programmée le 19 juillet au MetLife Stadium d'East Rutherford, dans le New Jersey. Les trois pays hôtes ont atteint le tableau final : le Mexique et les États-Unis ont remporté leur groupe, le Canada s'est qualifié comme deuxième. Le tout premier seizième de finale a opposé l'Afrique du Sud, pour la première fois à ce stade, au Canada. Des records qui tombent dans et hors du terrain C'est dans les gradins que la démesure du tournoi s'est le plus nettement fait sentir. Le 25 juin, l'affluence cumulée a franchi la barre des 3 605 357 spectateurs, dépassant les 3 587 538 enregistrés lors du Mondial 1994, déjà organisé aux États-Unis — une marque qui tenait depuis trente-deux ans. Le record est tombé pendant la victoire de l'Équateur sur l'Allemagne (2-1) au MetLife Stadium, alors que des dizaines de matches restaient à disputer. La FIFA avait auparavant fait état d'un record sur une seule journée, 281 223 spectateurs le 16 juin, répartis sur quatre rencontres de poules. « Wow ! 281 223 supporters dans les stades de la Coupe du monde aujourd'hui — la journée la plus suivie de l'histoire de la compétition ! » Ainsi s'exprimait le président de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino. La victoire équatorienne fut l'un des résultats marquants de la phase de groupes : Leroy Sané avait rapidement ouvert le score pour l'Allemagne avant que Nilson Angulo n'égalise, puis Gonzalo Plata délivrait les siens à la 77e minute. L'Équateur s'est ainsi qualifié comme l'un des meilleurs troisièmes, retrouvant un tour à élimination directe pour la première fois depuis 2006. Battue ce soir-là, l'Allemagne a tout de même terminé en tête de son groupe. Le Cap-Vert entre dans la légende Aucun récit n'a mieux incarné la promesse du format élargi que celui du Cap-Vert. L'archipel atlantique, qui disputait sa première Coupe du monde, est devenu le pays le moins peuplé à atteindre la phase à élimination directe d'un Mondial masculin. Avec environ 525 000 habitants — moins que n'importe quel État américain — les insulaires ont fini deuxièmes de leur groupe sans la moindre défaite : nul et vierge contre l'Espagne, pourtant annoncée parmi les favorites, match nul 2-2 face à l'Uruguay et 0-0 maîtrisé devant l'Arabie saoudite. « Il y a beaucoup de qualité dans notre équipe nationale. Peut-être que, pour beaucoup d'entre vous, le joueur cap-verdien n'est pas assez bon. Mais nous sommes venus ici pour montrer que nous avons énormément de qualité », a lancé le gardien Vozinha après la qualification. La récompense des Requins bleus est un duel avec l'Argentine, championne du monde en titre, le 3 juillet à Miami Gardens. Leur sélectionneur, Bubista, a affiché sa fierté : « Nous sommes petits… mais nous avons un grand cœur et nous sommes des battants. » Les trente-deux rescapés, parfum de Grande Région Pour le public luxembourgeois — dont la sélection n'a jamais atteint une Coupe du monde — l'intérêt se porte largement sur les voisins du Grand-Duché, tous vainqueurs de leur groupe. Les 32 équipes qualifiées pour les seizièmes sont : - Premiers de groupe : Mexique, Suisse, Brésil, États-Unis, Allemagne, Pays-Bas, Belgique, Espagne, France, Argentine, Colombie et Angleterre. - Deuxièmes : Afrique du Sud, Canada, Maroc, Australie, Côte d'Ivoire, Japon, Égypte, Cap-Vert, Norvège, Autriche, Portugal et Croatie. - Meilleurs troisièmes : Bosnie-Herzégovine, Paraguay, Équateur, Suède, Sénégal, Algérie, Ghana et RD Congo. Le tour propose d'emblée des affiches de poids, dont Portugal-Croatie à Toronto et États-Unis-Bosnie-Herzégovine à Santa Clara, avant qu'Argentine-Cap-Vert ne referme la séquence le 3 juillet. Avec l'Allemagne, la France et la Belgique qualifiées en tête de leur poule, et seize nations déjà éliminées, le premier Mondial à 48 équipes aborde la phase qui happe même le spectateur occasionnel : des matches uniques, sans seconde chance, jusqu'au MetLife du 19 juillet. ### Sources - 2026 FIFA World Cup — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup - 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage - Which teams have qualified for last 32 of the 2026 World Cup? — NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/which-teams-have-qualified-for-last-32-of-the-2026-world-cup-who-is-in-the-knockout-rounds - Which teams have qualified for the World Cup 2026 knockouts, round of 32? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/28/which-teams-have-qualified-for-the-world-cup-2026-knockouts-round-of-32 - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49179704/ecuador-germany-fifa-world-cup-2026-knockout-stage-group-e - Ecuador v Germany 2-1 | Result, Stats & Highlights — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021466 - FIFA World Cup 2026 sets new daily attendance record — FIFA: https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/world-cup-2026-sets-new-daily-attendance-record - Plata's late winner sends Ecuador to Round of 32 in 2-1 triumph over Germany — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/sports/world-cup-ecuador-germay-6-25-26/ - FIFA World Cup 2026 breaks all-time attendance record with 3,605,357 spectators — WION: https://www.wionews.com/sports/fifa-world-cup-2026-breaks-all-time-attendance-record-with-3-605-357-spectators-surpasses-1994-mark-1782470592027 - 3.6 million soccer fans have attended this year's World Cup matches, setting a record — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/36-million-soccer-fans-attended-years-world-cup-matches-setting-new-re-rcna351442 - Saudi Arabia exits World Cup as Cape Verde makes history — Saudi Gazette: https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662519 --- ## À Luxembourg, Frieden honore les morts de Srebrenica tandis que l'horizon européen de la Bosnie vacille - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/frieden-commemoration-genocide-srebrenica-luxembourg-bosnie-ue - Published: 2026-06-28T17:19:48.277+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:19:48.277+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: c1415201-ddbf-4079-bc5b-934786ee90d7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le Premier ministre s'est joint au chef de la diplomatie bosnienne et aux Mères de Srebrenica, trente et un ans après le massacre de plus de 8 000 Bosniaques. ### Summary Luc Frieden a commémoré le génocide de Srebrenica au Grand-Duché aux côtés du ministre bosnien Elmedin Konaković, alors que la trajectoire européenne de Sarajevo reste minée par le négationnisme. ### Key facts - Luc Frieden a commémoré le génocide de Srebrenica au Luxembourg le 28 juin 2026, aux côtés du ministre bosnien des Affaires étrangères Elmedin Konaković et des Mères de Srebrenica. - En juillet 1995, les forces serbes de Bosnie du général Mladić ont tué plus de 8 000 hommes et garçons bosniaques dans une « zone de sécurité » de l'ONU ; le TPIY et la CIJ ont qualifié ces crimes de génocide. - Le Luxembourg a coparrainé la résolution 78/282 de l'ONU (23 mai 2024), qui fait du 11 juillet une journée internationale de commémoration et condamne la négation du génocide. - Candidate à l'UE, la Bosnie voit sa trajectoire fragilisée par les crises en Republika Srpska et le négationnisme de Milorad Dodik, condamné puis retiré en septembre 2025. - Un mémorial « Fleur de Srebrenica » a été installé au Luxembourg en 2025, en coopération avec les autorités municipales. ### FAQ **Q: Que commémore le Luxembourg le 28 juin 2026 ?** Le Premier ministre Luc Frieden a participé à une cérémonie en mémoire du génocide de Srebrenica, organisée par le comité Srebrenica Luxembourg, aux côtés du ministre bosnien des Affaires étrangères Elmedin Konaković, de hauts responsables et des représentantes des Mères de Srebrenica. La date précède de deux semaines le 11 juillet, journée internationale de commémoration. **Q: Pourquoi parle-t-on de génocide à propos de Srebrenica ?** En juillet 1995, les forces serbes de Bosnie commandées par le général Ratko Mladić ont tué plus de 8 000 hommes et adolescents bosniaques dans une enclave déclarée « zone de sécurité » par l'ONU. Le Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie et la Cour internationale de justice ont tous deux qualifié ces crimes de génocide. **Q: Quel rôle le Luxembourg a-t-il joué à l'ONU ?** Le Luxembourg a coparrainé la résolution 78/282 de l'Assemblée générale, adoptée le 23 mai 2024 par 84 voix pour, 19 contre et 68 abstentions. Elle institue le 11 juillet comme journée internationale de commémoration et condamne toute négation du génocide en tant que fait historique. **Q: En quoi cette mémoire concerne-t-elle l'adhésion de la Bosnie à l'UE ?** La Bosnie est candidate à l'Union, qui a accepté en mars 2024 d'ouvrir les négociations sous conditions de réformes. Bruxelles avertit toutefois que la crise en Republika Srpska et le négationnisme de dirigeants comme Milorad Dodik menacent cette trajectoire, liant ainsi devoir de mémoire et élargissement. ### Body Il y a des dates que les petits États choisissent d'inscrire à leur agenda officiel parce qu'elles disent quelque chose du monde qu'ils veulent défendre. Ce dimanche 28 juin, le Premier ministre luxembourgeois, Luc Frieden, a commémoré au Grand-Duché le génocide de Srebrenica, aux côtés du ministre des Affaires étrangères de Bosnie-Herzégovine, Elmedin Konaković. La cérémonie rendait hommage aux plus de 8 000 hommes et adolescents bosniaques assassinés en juillet 1995, le pire massacre commis sur le sol européen depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Organisée par le comité Srebrenica Luxembourg, la rencontre a réuni de hauts responsables et des représentantes des « Mères de Srebrenica », cette association de survivantes et de proches qui, depuis trois décennies, entretient la mémoire des victimes et réclame justice, selon les services du Premier ministre. Frieden devait y recevoir une œuvre artisanale saluant le rôle du Luxembourg comme coparrain de la résolution adoptée en 2024 par les Nations unies, qui a institué une journée internationale de commémoration. Le rendez-vous précédait de deux semaines le 11 juillet, désormais observé partout dans le monde, et survenait trente et un ans après les tueries. Une « zone de sécurité » devenue charnier En juillet 1995, les forces serbes de Bosnie commandées par le général Ratko Mladić s'emparent de Srebrenica, enclave de l'est que le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU avait pourtant déclarée « zone de sécurité » protégée et où stationnaient des Casques bleus néerlandais légèrement armés. En quelques jours, les hommes et les garçons sont séparés de leurs familles, exécutés puis enfouis dans des fosses communes ; le reste de la population est chassé. Deux juridictions internationales ont depuis qualifié ces crimes de génocide. Le Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie (TPIY) et la Cour internationale de justice ont l'un et l'autre conclu qu'un génocide avait été perpétré à Srebrenica. Mladić a été condamné à la prison à vie en 2017, selon Human Rights Watch, tandis que le dirigeant politique des Serbes de Bosnie pendant la guerre, Radovan Karadžić — reconnu coupable du génocide de Srebrenica en 2016 —, a vu sa peine alourdie en appel et portée à la perpétuité en 2019. Ce que pèse la signature luxembourgeoise Le Luxembourg figure parmi les coparrains de la résolution 78/282 de l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies, adoptée le 23 mai 2024, qui a fait du 11 juillet la Journée internationale de réflexion et de commémoration du génocide de 1995 à Srebrenica. Présenté par l'Allemagne et le Rwanda avec plus de trente coparrains, le texte a été approuvé par 84 voix pour, 19 contre et 68 abstentions, et condamne toute négation du génocide en tant que fait historique. Le scrutin a mis au jour la persistance des affrontements autour de la mémoire : la Serbie et les dirigeants serbes de Bosnie ont fait pression contre le texte, le présentant comme un facteur de division plutôt que de recueillement. Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l'homme, Volker Türk, avait alors posé l'enjeu autrement. Cette résolution est d'autant plus importante au regard du révisionnisme persistant, de la négation du génocide de Srebrenica et des discours de haine tenus par de hauts responsables politiques en Bosnie-Herzégovine comme dans les pays voisins. Pour le Luxembourg, petit membre fondateur de l'Union européenne, ce coparrainage tenait du geste peu coûteux mais ciblé : un vote du côté d'une vérité judiciairement établie, au moment précis où ces faits sont ouvertement contestés dans certaines régions d'Europe. Un mémorial dit « Fleur de Srebrenica » — l'emblème vert et blanc du génocide — a été installé dans le pays en 2025, en coopération avec les autorités municipales. Pourquoi le souvenir demeure politique Trente ans après, Srebrenica reste moins un chapitre clos de l'histoire qu'un test grandeur nature de la crédibilité européenne dans les Balkans occidentaux. La Bosnie est officiellement candidate à l'adhésion ; les dirigeants de l'Union se sont accordés en mars 2024 pour ouvrir les négociations dès que le pays aura mené des réformes touchant ses institutions, l'État de droit et les droits fondamentaux. Dans le même mouvement, Bruxelles a averti que les turbulences politiques en Republika Srpska, l'entité à majorité serbe, compromettaient cette trajectoire. Au cœur de la crise se tient Milorad Dodik, dirigeant chevronné de l'entité, qui a maintes fois nié que les tueries relevaient d'un génocide et glorifié des condamnés pour crimes de guerre. En février 2025, un tribunal bosnien l'a reconnu coupable d'avoir défié le Haut Représentant international ; sa peine d'un an de prison a été commuée en amende et il a été frappé d'une interdiction d'exercer toute fonction pendant six ans. En septembre, il a annoncé son retrait. L'épisode a montré combien le négationnisme et la pression sécessionniste continuent d'assombrir les perspectives européennes de la Bosnie. La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, avait noué ce lien sans détour lors du trentième anniversaire, en 2025, condamnant les tentatives de réécrire le passé et reliant le devoir de mémoire à l'élargissement. « Nous rejetons et condamnons fermement toute négation, déformation ou minimisation du génocide de Srebrenica, ainsi que la glorification des criminels de guerre », a-t-elle déclaré, avant de s'adresser directement aux Bosniens : « l'Union européenne est à vos côtés. Nous restons pleinement déterminés à soutenir votre pays sur la voie de l'adhésion. » Le signal d'un petit État Pour un Grand-Duché de moins de 700 000 habitants, accueillir le chef de la diplomatie bosnienne et les Mères de Srebrenica relève d'un geste modeste, mais délibérément lourd de sens. En plaçant un Premier ministre en exercice au cœur de la commémoration, le Luxembourg prête son nom à une conviction : la promesse d'élargissement de l'Union et son exigence de responsabilité sont indissociables, et les leçons de 1995 pèsent encore sur la sécurité du continent. Le rendez-vous annuel du comité Srebrenica Luxembourg, naguère affaire de diaspora, s'est imposé au calendrier officiel précisément parce que les questions qu'il soulève demeurent sans réponse à travers les Balkans. ### Sources - Luc Frieden à la commémoration en mémoire des victimes du génocide de Srebrenica — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/luc-frieden/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+agenda+2026+06-juin+25-frieden-srebrenica.html - U Luksemburgu komemorativni skup povodom 31. godišnjice genocida u Srebrenici — Times.ba: https://www.times.ba/28/06/2026/191151/ - Statement by President von der Leyen marking 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide — European Commission (DG Enlargement): https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-marking-30-years-srebrenica-genocide-2025-07-11_en - UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150156 - General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide, Designating International Day of Reflection, Commemoration — United Nations Meetings Coverage: https://press.un.org/en/2024/ga12601.doc.htm - United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_78/282 - These Countries voted for the Resolution on the Srebrenica genocide in the UN General Assembly — Sarajevo Times: https://sarajevotimes.com/these-countries-voted-for-the-resolution-on-the-srebrenica-genocide-in-the-un-general-assembly/ - ICTY/Bosnia: Karadzic Convicted for Srebrenica Genocide — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/24/icty/bosnia-karadzic-convicted-srebrenica-genocide - ICTY/Bosnia: Life Sentence for Ratko Mladic — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/22/icty/bosnia-life-sentence-ratko-mladic - Bosnia and Herzegovina: secessionism in the Republika Srpska — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10013/ --- ## Longwy réclame au Luxembourg sa part pour des services publics sous tension - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/longwy-luxembourg-compensation-frontaliers-services-publics - Published: 2026-06-28T17:09:56.87+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:09:56.87+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: cab7ac9a-ee63-4da5-b53d-b5ab8a22af5e - Dateline: Longwy, FR > Près de 43 % des actifs de la ville lorraine travaillent au Grand-Duché. Son maire veut une compensation financière, sur le modèle genevois, et relance une bataille fiscale transfrontalière. ### Summary La ville frontalière de Longwy demande au Luxembourg de cofinancer écoles, crèches et transports sollicités par ses habitants qui travaillent au Grand-Duché, ravivant le débat sur le partage fiscal transfrontalier. ### Key facts - À Longwy, environ 43 % des actifs travaillent au Luxembourg, où ils paient leurs impôts, privant la commune de recettes pour ses services. - Le département de Meurthe-et-Moselle a adopté le 27 novembre 2025 un manifeste réclamant des compensations « justes » et un délégué interministériel français. - Une formule de type genevois rapporterait à Longwy 2,8 à 3,6 millions d'euros par an, et 192 à 247 millions à la France. - Le Luxembourg préfère cofinancer des projets concrets : 633 places de parking-relais inaugurées à Longwy le 1er août 2025, dont 50 % à sa charge. - Le Grand-Duché verse déjà à la Belgique un fonds d'environ 48 millions d'euros (2025), mais rien d'équivalent à la France. ### FAQ **Q: Que demande exactement Longwy au Luxembourg ?** Une compensation financière directe pour les services publics (écoles, crèches, transports) sollicités par ses frontaliers, négociée d'État à État, ainsi que la nomination d'un délégué interministériel français. Le maire Vincent Hamen s'appuie sur le modèle des accords entre la France et le canton de Genève. **Q: Combien de frontaliers français travaillent au Luxembourg ?** En 2025, environ 126 600 résidents français travaillaient au Grand-Duché, soit près de 55 % des 233 260 frontaliers, devant l'Allemagne (53 360) et la Belgique (53 300). **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg refuse-t-il une rétrocession permanente ?** Le Grand-Duché préfère cofinancer des projets concrets et utiles, surtout dans les transports, plutôt que de signer des « chèques en blanc ». Il cite 120 millions d'euros (2018) et 110 millions supplémentaires (2021) pour le ferroviaire, et huit accords de coopération avec la France. **Q: Le Luxembourg verse-t-il déjà des compensations à ses voisins ?** Oui, à la Belgique : un fonds d'environ 48 millions d'euros en 2025, réparti entre 553 communes et appelé à atteindre 72 millions d'ici 2031, dont près de 8,7 millions pour Arlon. La France n'a aucun dispositif équivalent. ### Body Chaque matin, des milliers de Longoviciens franchissent la frontière pour aller gagner leur vie au Grand-Duché ; chaque soir, ils rentrent dormir, scolariser leurs enfants et user les routes d'une commune dont les caisses, elles, ne suivent pas. C'est tout le paradoxe que dénonce désormais Longwy, ville du Pays-Haut lorrain coincée entre Luxembourg et Belgique : environ 43 % de sa population active est employée de l'autre côté de la frontière, où elle paie aussi ses impôts. Pour cette commune d'à peu près 15 600 habitants, l'équation est devenue intenable, plaide son maire Vincent Hamen — un budget local qui n'augmente pas au rythme des salaires gagnés à l'étranger. La doléance n'a rien de neuf, mais elle s'est muée en exigence politique formelle. Le 27 novembre 2025, le conseil départemental de Meurthe-et-Moselle, dont Hamen est vice-président chargé des affaires transfrontalières, a adopté un manifeste réclamant à l'État français et au Luxembourg des compensations « plus justes » pour les territoires frontaliers, un calendrier de négociation contraignant et la nomination d'un délégué interministériel français capable de discuter avec le Luxembourg « d'État à État ». Une ville remodelée par la frontière Longwy vit au rythme de l'attraction grand-ducale, et les chiffres le confirment à l'échelle nationale. En 2025, quelque 126 600 résidents français se rendaient quotidiennement au travail au Luxembourg, selon des données compilées à partir des sources IGSS et STATEC — soit environ 3 245 de plus en un an. Les Français forment ainsi le premier contingent, près de 55 %, des 233 260 frontaliers du Grand-Duché, devant l'Allemagne (53 360) et la Belgique (53 300). Cette gravité économique pèse sur les services locaux d'une manière qui n'apparaît jamais comme une richesse. Hamen pointe les crèches et le périscolaire, contraints de se développer alors même que la démographie scolaire se déforme : pour l'année 2025, la ville a recensé 75 élèves de moins au total, mais une hausse d'environ 30 % de la demande de garde périscolaire. Une pression qu'on ne résout pas à coups de béton, résume l'édile, qui martèle que « nos murs ne sont pas extensibles ». L'impôt sur le revenu qui financerait normalement ces équipements est prélevé au Luxembourg, là où l'on travaille, et non en France, là où l'on vit. Ce que Longwy met sur la table La revendication centrale du maire tient en une formule : une compensation financière directe du Luxembourg pour les services publics qu'utilisent ses frontaliers, traitée au niveau des États plutôt que laissée à une mairie ou à un département isolés. Les gestes luxembourgeois passés — comme le cofinancement d'un parking-relais — sont salués, mais jugés très loin du compte. Nous devons pouvoir développer nos services et aller plus loin qu'un simple financement de parking. Le manifeste va plus loin en invoquant explicitement le précédent franco-suisse. « Il y a urgence à répondre aux attentes de nos concitoyens », a déclaré Hamen, interpellant l'État français et exigeant « des compensations financières justes, sur le modèle des accords entre la France et le canton de Genève en Suisse ». Selon des estimations d'élus frontaliers, une formule de type genevois rapporterait à Longwy seule entre 2,8 et 3,6 millions d'euros par an. À l'échelle nationale, leurs calculs chiffrent la créance potentielle de la France entre 192 et 247 millions d'euros annuels, Thionville et Metz figurant parmi les plus gros bénéficiaires possibles. La contre-proposition luxembourgeoise : des projets, pas des chèques Le Luxembourg résiste de longue date à toute rétrocession permanente, estimant déjà payer sa part par l'investissement ciblé plutôt que par des transferts sans contrepartie. Répondant à de précédentes revendications, le ministère des Finances l'a écrit noir sur blanc. « Le Luxembourg contribue d'ores et déjà au financement, au-delà de ses frontières, d'infrastructures utiles et bénéfiques pour la vie quotidienne des frontaliers », a-t-il fait valoir. Le gouvernement met en avant un volet transport bilatéral : 120 millions d'euros actés en 2018, complétés par 110 millions supplémentaires en octobre 2021 pour le ferroviaire, ainsi que huit accords de coopération avec la France. L'illustration la plus visible se trouve à Longwy même : le 1er août 2025, la ministre luxembourgeoise de la Mobilité Yuriko Backes y a inauguré un nouveau parking-relais de 633 places, bâti dans le cadre de l'accord de Paris de 2018 et de son avenant de 2021, le Grand-Duché en finançant 50 % du coût de 4,3 millions d'euros hors taxes — environ 2,15 millions. Pour Hamen, c'est aussi la preuve que le Luxembourg peut payer, et que le débat porte désormais sur l'ampleur et la forme, non sur le principe. Un précédent belge, un modèle genevois Ce qui aiguise l'agacement français, c'est que le Luxembourg fait déjà, pour un autre voisin, presque exactement ce que demande Longwy. Au titre d'un accord ancien, il verse aux communes belges un fonds de compensation estimé à environ 48 millions d'euros en 2025, réparti entre 553 communes et appelé à grimper vers 72 millions d'ici 2031 ; Arlon en touche la plus grosse part, près de 8,7 millions. La France, qui envoie pourtant bien davantage de frontaliers, ne reçoit aucun équivalent. Le modèle genevois cité par le manifeste est plus ancien encore : - depuis 1973, le canton suisse rétrocède 3,5 % de la masse salariale brute des frontaliers aux départements français voisins (Haute-Savoie, Ain), soit environ 250 millions d'euros par an ; - côté lorrain, des analystes estiment que les territoires frontaliers renoncent collectivement à quelque 1,7 milliard d'euros d'impôt qui partent chaque année au Luxembourg ; - l'Allemagne, autre voisine, percevrait dans une logique de rétrocession entre 100 et 128 millions d'euros annuels. La pression s'élargit désormais aux élus frontaliers allemands et à la présidente du conseil départemental Chaynesse Khirouni, transformant la grogne d'un maire en ligne de fracture pour toute la Grande Région. Quelque 50 000 frontaliers supplémentaires sont attendus d'ici 2035. La manière dont sera répartie la facture transfrontalière — projets, versements ou délégué habilité à négocier les deux — reste, pour l'heure, en suspens. ### Sources - Frontaliers: Longwy réclame au Luxembourg un financement de ses services publics — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/frontaliers-longwy-veut-que-le-luxembourg-finance-ses-services-publics-103592247 - Des élus frontaliers demandent des millions de rétrocession — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/elus-frontaliers-demandent-mil - France-Luxembourg : un plaidoyer pour en finir avec les inégalités transfrontalières — Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (MOT): https://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/france-luxembourg-un-plaidoyer-pour-en-finir-avec-les-inegalites-transfrontalieres/ - Inauguration du nouveau P+R de Longwy — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+08-aout+01-backes-pr-longwy.html - Rétrocession fiscale: L'urgence d'un chantier en friche — Forum.lu: https://www.forum.lu/article/retrocession-fiscale-lurgence-dun-chantier-en-friche/ - Ils réclament des millions au Luxembourg, le ministère leur répond — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/ils-reclament-des-millions-au-luxembourg-le-ministere-leur-repond-989199165430 - 48M€ du Luxembourg pour 553 communes belges — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/voici-ce-que-percevront-commun - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 — AGURAM (Observatoire territorial transfrontalier): https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - 3 245 frontaliers français de plus et 287 Allemands de moins au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-3-245-frontaliers-francais-de-plus-et-287-allemands-de-moins-103482579 --- ## Avant le sommet de l'OTAN, Ankara interdit les manifestations et arrête plus de 200 personnes - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/ankara-rafles-libertes-sommet-otan-juillet-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T16:47:53.387+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:47:53.387+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: dc118504-680e-4d75-b2fd-18761c12385a - Dateline: Ankara, TR > À deux semaines du sommet de l'Alliance, Ankara interdit toute manifestation et incarcère militants, avocats et journalistes. Un test pour des Occidentaux dépendants d'un allié stratégique. ### Summary Avant le sommet de l'OTAN des 7 et 8 juillet à Ankara, la Turquie a arrêté plus de 200 personnes et interdit les rassemblements, suscitant les protestations des ONG de défense des droits humains. ### Key facts - Le 36e sommet de l'OTAN se tient les 7 et 8 juillet 2026 au Complexe présidentiel d'Ankara, avec les 32 membres, Mark Rutte et des partenaires invités dont l'UE et l'Ukraine. - Le 23 juin, plus de 200 personnes ont été arrêtées dans des descentes à l'aube ; 103 ont été placées en détention provisoire et 26 assignées à résidence. - Le gouvernorat d'Ankara a interdit toute manifestation, tract et banderole du 28 juin au 10 juillet, invoquant la sécurité du sommet. - HRW et Amnesty dénoncent un détournement des lois antiterroristes pour faire taire militants, avocats et journalistes. - La dépendance stratégique et migratoire des Occidentaux et de l'UE envers la Turquie tempère leurs critiques. ### FAQ **Q: Quand et où se tient le sommet de l'OTAN de 2026 ?** Le 36e sommet de l'OTAN se déroule les 7 et 8 juillet 2026 au Complexe présidentiel d'Ankara, en Turquie. C'est le deuxième sommet organisé par la Turquie, après celui d'Istanbul en 2004. **Q: Combien de personnes ont été arrêtées et pourquoi ?** Lors de descentes à l'aube le 23 juin 2026, plus de 200 personnes ont été interpellées à Ankara (241 mandats, 209 placées en garde à vue selon le parquet ; 225 selon Amnesty et Bianet). Les autorités évoquent des liens présumés avec Daech et des groupes d'extrême gauche, mais les ONG y voient une mise au silence des voix critiques avant le sommet. **Q: Quelle est la position de l'Union européenne ?** La Turquie reste candidate à l'UE, négociations gelées depuis 2018. Kaja Kallas et Marta Kos ont rappelé qu'Ankara doit appliquer « les normes démocratiques les plus élevées », mais l'UE dépend de la Turquie pour la gestion migratoire (accord de 2016, environ trois millions de réfugiés accueillis), ce qui tempère ses critiques. ### Body Il est des coïncidences de calendrier qui ressemblent à des aveux. Deux semaines avant que les dirigeants de l'OTAN ne convergent vers Ankara, la Turquie procède à une vaste rafle de ses voix critiques. Le 23 juin, à l'aube, police et gendarmerie ont interpellé plus de 200 personnes dans la capitale et ses environs ; dans la foulée, le gouvernorat a suspendu tout rassemblement public pendant près de deux semaines. Pour les organisations de défense des droits humains, l'opération relève moins de la sécurité que du nettoyage politique, à la veille de la réunion la plus retentissante de l'Alliance sur le sol turc depuis plus de vingt ans. Le 36e sommet de l'OTAN doit se tenir les 7 et 8 juillet 2026 au Complexe présidentiel d'Ankara — le deuxième organisé par la Turquie après celui d'Istanbul en 2004. Les 32 États membres sont attendus, aux côtés du secrétaire général Mark Rutte et de partenaires invités, dont l'Union européenne et l'Ukraine. L'ordre du jour : les dépenses de défense et la poursuite du soutien à Kiev. Mais l'image que renvoie la ville hôte est désormais celle de ses rues bouclées. Une vague d'arrestations calée sur le sommet Le parquet a émis des mandats d'arrêt contre 241 suspects ; 209 ont été placés en garde à vue, selon le bureau du procureur en chef cité par l'Associated Press, tandis qu'Amnesty International et le média indépendant Bianet avancent le chiffre de 225 personnes interpellées lors des descentes matinales. Les autorités affirment que figurent parmi elles 56 membres présumés de l'État islamique et 35 du Parti-Front révolutionnaire de libération du peuple, formation d'extrême gauche. Les tribunaux ont ensuite placé 103 personnes en détention provisoire et 26 en résidence surveillée. Mais les observateurs et les journalistes turcs soulignent que le filet a happé des opposants sans lien plausible avec le terrorisme. Parmi les personnes arrêtées : - Emel Memiş, maîtresse de conférences au département d'économie de l'université d'Ankara ; - Yıldız Tar, journaliste et figure de la défense des droits des personnes LGBTI+ ; - un représentant de l'ONG environnementale Fondation TEMA, une porte-parole syndicale et des avocats de l'Association des juristes progressistes. Le parquet général d'Ankara a indiqué que l'opération visait à « décrypter l'action et les activités d'organisations terroristes », reliant les détenus à Daech et à des groupes de la gauche révolutionnaire sans détailler les faits reprochés. Le gouvernorat a, par ailleurs, interdit toute manifestation, distribution de tracts et banderole à l'échelle de la province du 28 juin au 10 juillet, invoquant la sécurité nationale autour du sommet. Détourner les lois antiterroristes pour mener des arrestations de masse et réduire les gens au silence à l'approche d'un sommet de l'OTAN bafoue les valeurs fondatrices de l'Alliance. Le constat est signé Benjamin Ward, directeur adjoint pour l'Europe et l'Asie centrale de Human Rights Watch, qui a documenté les descentes. Chez Amnesty International, Esther Major, directrice adjointe de la recherche pour l'Europe, n'est pas moins tranchante : « L'interdiction générale de toute manifestation à Ankara doit être levée, et toutes les personnes arbitrairement détenues en prison ou assignées à résidence en lien avec le sommet de l'OTAN doivent être libérées. » Le prolongement d'une dérive Ces arrestations s'inscrivent dans une trajectoire qui s'est durcie depuis mars 2025, lorsque les autorités ont arrêté le maire d'Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu — rival le plus redoutable du président Recep Tayyip Erdoğan et candidat de l'opposition à la présidentielle — avant de le traduire en justice, l'écartant de fait de la vie politique. Son interpellation avait déclenché les plus importantes manifestations qu'ait connues la Turquie depuis plus de dix ans. La liberté de la presse s'est resserrée au même rythme. Human Rights Watch recense au moins 21 journalistes et professionnels des médias actuellement emprisonnés en Turquie. L'étau s'étend jusqu'au sommet lui-même : l'OTAN a refusé d'accréditer plusieurs journalistes et rédactions turques, parmi lesquels les quotidiens Cumhuriyet et Sözcü ainsi que les rédactions numériques ANKA, T24 et Medyascope — un geste qu'Amnesty a qualifié de « coup porté à la liberté des médias ». Le marché des Occidentaux La répression met à nu une dépendance embarrassante. La Turquie aligne la deuxième armée de l'OTAN, contrôle les détroits du Bosphore et des Dardanelles au titre de la Convention de Montreux et tient le flanc sud de l'Alliance, face à la Syrie, à l'Irak et à la mer Noire. Ce poids stratégique émousse de longue date les critiques occidentales sur sa situation intérieure. Pour l'Union européenne, le dilemme est plus aigu encore. La Turquie demeure officiellement candidate à l'adhésion, même si les négociations sont gelées de fait depuis 2018. Après l'arrestation d'İmamoğlu, la haute représentante Kaja Kallas et la commissaire à l'élargissement Marta Kos avaient mis en garde, dans une déclaration commune, contre des détentions soulevant « des questions quant au respect par la Türkiye de sa tradition démocratique établie de longue date », ajoutant : « En tant que pays candidat à l'UE et membre de longue date du Conseil de l'Europe, la Türkiye est censée appliquer les normes et pratiques démocratiques les plus élevées. » En juin 2026, des eurodéputés ont réclamé un durcissement des termes employés sur le bilan d'Ankara en matière de droits dans le rapport annuel de l'Union. Pour autant, Bruxelles a aussi besoin d'Ankara. Au titre de la déclaration UE-Turquie de mars 2016, l'Union avait promis 6 milliards d'euros en échange d'un freinage de la migration irrégulière ; la Commission européenne affirme avoir orienté près de 12,4 milliards d'euros vers les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil en Turquie depuis 2011. Le pays héberge environ trois millions de réfugiés, la plus importante population de ce type au monde. Ce levier a tempéré, à maintes reprises, la réponse européenne à la conduite intérieure d'Erdoğan. Alors que les dirigeants s'apprêtent à converger vers une capitale placée sous ce que ses détracteurs décrivent comme un état d'urgence de fait, le sommet éprouvera la capacité d'une alliance fondée sur les valeurs démocratiques à les concilier avec sa dépendance envers son hôte. Pour l'heure, les rues d'Ankara ont été vidées — et la réponse, ajournée. ### Sources - Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO Summit — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/25/turkiye-crackdown-ahead-of-nato-summit - Türkiye: Authorities must lift blanket protest ban ahead of NATO Summit and release scores of arbitrarily detained people — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/turkiye-authorities-must-lift-blanket-protest-ban-ahead-of-nato-summit-and-release-scores-of-arbitrarily-detained-people/ - Ankara court remands over 100 including academic, journalist ahead of NATO summit — Bianet: https://bianet.org/haber/ankara-court-remands-over-100-including-academic-journalist-ahead-of-nato-summit-320936 - Rights groups criticise Turkey protest ban ahead of Nato summit — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rights-group-criticise-turkey-protest-ban-ahead-nato-summit - Turkey detains 209 in raids in the capital ahead of July's NATO summit — The Washington Times / Associated Press: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/turkey-detains-209-people-raids-capital-ahead-julys-nato-summit/ - Overview - 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/2026/07/overview---2026-nato-summit-in-ankara- - 2026 Ankara NATO summit — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ankara_NATO_summit - Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas with Commissioner Kos on the recent events concerning Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-statement-high-representative%C2%A0kallas-commissioner-kos-recent-events-concerning-istanbul-mayor_en - Towards NATO's 2026 Ankara Summit — European Parliament Research Service: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/cs/document/EPRS_BRI(2026)789355 - The EU-Turkey Deal, Five Years On: A Frayed and Controversial but Enduring Blueprint — Migration Policy Institute: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/eu-turkey-deal-five-years-on --- ## Onze morts dans la chute d'un avion de parachutisme près de Nancy - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/crash-avion-parachutisme-tomblaine-nancy-onze-morts - Published: 2026-06-28T16:38:10.568+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:38:10.568+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 153d012c-362c-457a-aa62-4a6ffa3de4ca - Dateline: Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR > À Tomblaine, un Pilatus PC-6 avec cinq moniteurs, cinq sauteurs débutants et son pilote s'est abattu quelques secondes après le décollage, à une centaine de kilomètres de la frontière luxembourgeoise. ### Summary Le dimanche 28 juin 2026, un avion léger de parachutisme s'est écrasé peu après son décollage à Tomblaine, aux portes de Nancy, tuant les onze personnes à bord. Aucune victime au sol n'est à déplorer. ### Key facts - Onze personnes — le pilote, cinq moniteurs et cinq élèves — ont péri dans la chute d'un avion de parachutisme à Tomblaine, près de Nancy, le 28 juin 2026. - L'appareil, un Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter monomoteur immatriculé en Allemagne (D-FIPS), s'est abattu quelques secondes après le décollage ; aucune victime au sol. - Le ministre de l'Intérieur Laurent Nuñez a décrit un avion « tombé subitement » ; un témoin évoque un bruit de moteur qui s'arrête en plein vol. - Le BEA mène une enquête technique de sécurité, parallèlement à une enquête judiciaire confiée au parquet de Nancy. - Le drame s'est produit à environ 102 km de Luxembourg-Ville, au sein de la Grande Région transfrontalière ; aucun Luxembourgeois confirmé parmi les victimes. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé à Tomblaine le 28 juin 2026 ?** Un avion léger de parachutisme, un Pilatus PC-6, s'est écrasé quelques secondes après son décollage de l'aérodrome de Nancy-Essey, à Tomblaine. Les onze personnes à bord — le pilote, cinq moniteurs et cinq élèves — sont décédées. Personne au sol n'a été blessé. **Q: Connaît-on la cause de l'accident ?** Non. La cause n'est pas établie. Un témoin a évoqué un bruit semblable à un arrêt moteur en plein vol, et l'avion aurait dérivé puis viré à gauche avant de chuter, mais les autorités préviennent qu'il faudra du temps pour reconstituer les faits. **Q: Qui mène l'enquête ?** Le BEA (Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses) conduit une enquête technique de sécurité. En parallèle, une enquête judiciaire est confiée au parquet de Nancy, avec la section de recherche de Paris et la brigade de gendarmerie des transports aériens de Nancy-Metz. **Q: L'accident concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** Nancy se situe à environ 102 km de Luxembourg-Ville, au sein de la Grande Région transfrontalière très fréquentée par les frontaliers. À ce stade, aucun résident luxembourgeois n'a été confirmé parmi les victimes. ### Body Le vol a duré quelques secondes à peine. Dimanche matin, un avion léger qui emmenait des parachutistes débutants vers leur premier saut s'est abattu peu après son décollage d'un petit aérodrome aux portes de Nancy, tuant les onze personnes à bord. C'est l'un des accidents d'aviation civile les plus meurtriers qu'ait connus la France depuis des années — un drame survenu sur le flanc sud de la Grande Région. L'appareil monomoteur s'est écrasé vers 11 heures, ce 28 juin, à Tomblaine, commune limitrophe de Nancy, dans le département de Meurthe-et-Moselle. Selon Al Jazeera et Euronews, il a fini sa course sur une zone herbeuse proche de la piste de l'aérodrome de Nancy-Essey, à hauteur d'un secteur résidentiel et de deux axes routiers. Personne au sol n'a été blessé. Les victimes sont le pilote et dix passagers — cinq moniteurs de parachutisme et cinq élèves —, rapporte Al Jazeera, qui cite les autorités locales. La presse française précise que le groupe était venu pour un baptême de parachutisme et que figuraient parmi les stagiaires des infirmières libérales du département. Un appareil tombé « subitement » L'avion venait tout juste de quitter le sol. Le maire de Tomblaine, Hervé Féron, a indiqué qu'il était en phase de montée lorsqu'il a chuté sans prévenir. Le ministre de l'Intérieur, Laurent Nuñez, a décrit un appareil « tombé subitement » après le décollage, selon franceinfo. Le média spécialisé AeroTime rapporte que l'avion a légèrement dérivé sur la gauche après l'envol, amorcé un virage à gauche, puis s'est écrasé juste en limite du périmètre aéroportuaire, à proximité d'une zone commerciale. Un riverain a confié à Al Jazeera avoir entendu « un bruit comme si le moteur s'était arrêté en plein vol », suivi d'une violente détonation. La cause de l'accident reste à ce stade indéterminée, et les autorités préviennent qu'il faudra peut-être des jours, voire des semaines, pour reconstituer l'enchaînement des faits. Il n'y a pas eu de dommages collatéraux, mais malheureusement toutes les personnes qui se trouvaient à l'intérieur sont décédées. Ce constat du maire, Hervé Féron, a été confirmé par la préfecture de Meurthe-et-Moselle, qui a fait état de l'absence de victime au sol. L'avion et le club organisateur L'appareil était un Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, un turbopropulseur monomoteur à aile haute de fabrication suisse, véritable cheval de bataille des clubs de parachutisme dans le monde entier pour ses décollages courts et sa capacité à hisser une « tablée » de sauteurs jusqu'à l'altitude de largage. AeroTime et le site spécialisé Avions Légendaires l'ont identifié comme un PC-6 immatriculé en Allemagne, sous le matricule D-FIPS, exploité pour un club de parachutisme installé sur l'aérodrome. Avions Légendaires indique que la cellule datait du début des années 1990 — un historique de propriété qui n'a pu être vérifié de source indépendante et qui n'est pas central dans le drame. Parmi les morts figurent les moniteurs qui encadrent ces baptêmes et les novices venus tenter l'expérience — un profil qui a fait résonner l'accident bien au-delà du seul milieu aéronautique. Le ministre des Transports, Philippe Tabarot, a parlé d'une terrible tragédie, soulignant qu'aucun accident de parachutisme d'une gravité comparable n'avait été enregistré depuis une trentaine d'années, selon les chaînes françaises. Deux enquêtes ouvertes en parallèle La France a engagé des investigations sur deux fronts. Le BEA — le Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile — a ouvert une enquête de sécurité technique et dépêché une équipe sur les lieux. Une enquête judiciaire distincte a été confiée au parquet de Nancy, avec le concours de la section de recherche de Paris et de la brigade de gendarmerie des transports aériens de Nancy-Metz. Les enquêteurs devraient se pencher sur la liste habituelle des hypothèses dans une perte de contrôle peu après le décollage : - la trajectoire de l'avion et un éventuel décrochage durant la montée ; - l'état technique du moteur et de la cellule, ainsi que le carnet d'entretien ; - le chargement et le centrage de l'appareil ; - les conditions météorologiques au moment des faits ; - les témoignages et les éventuelles données de vol enregistrées. Les autorités françaises ont qualifié cet accident du plus meurtrier de l'aviation civile en France hors transport militaire et commercial — la mesure de ce qu'une catastrophe d'une telle ampleur a d'exceptionnel dans l'aviation de loisir. Un drame aux portes de la Grande Région Pour le lecteur luxembourgeois, la géographie a quelque chose de saisissant. Nancy se trouve à une centaine de kilomètres au sud du Grand-Duché — environ 102 km à vol d'oiseau depuis Luxembourg-Ville, un peu moins de 120 km par l'autoroute —, dans un coin de Lorraine qui appartient à la Grande Région transfrontalière. C'est un territoire que connaissent bien des dizaines de milliers de frontaliers et de voyageurs du week-end, même si rien n'indique qu'un résident luxembourgeois figure parmi les victimes. Cette proximité rappelle combien le Grand-Duché est tissé à la vie de son voisin français. La Grande Région — qui réunit le Luxembourg, la Lorraine, la Sarre, la Rhénanie-Palatinat et la Wallonie — fonctionne comme un même bassin d'emploi et de circulation : une catastrophe en Meurthe-et-Moselle s'y lit comme une nouvelle locale, des deux côtés de la frontière. À la tombée de la nuit, dimanche, la carcasse de l'appareil à Tomblaine était placée sous scellés, et le minutieux travail d'identification des victimes et de reconstitution du vol commençait. Pour les familles des moniteurs et des sauteurs d'un jour partis pour un dimanche de ciel clair au-dessus de la Lorraine, les réponses ne viendront jamais assez vite. ### Sources - At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/at-least-11-dead-in-civilian-plane-crash-in-eastern-france-authorities - France: 11 killed in civilian plane crash near Nancy — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-11-killed-in-civilian-plane-crash-near-nancy - Pilatus PC-6 carrying skydivers crashes in France, 11 killed — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/pilatus-pc-6-carrying-skydivers-crashes-in-france-11-killed - Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : 11 morts, les victimes étaient venues pour un baptême de parachutisme — France 3 Grand Est / franceinfo: https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle/nancy/un-avion-s-est-crashe-a-la-mi-journee-a-tomblaine-pres-de-nancy-le-risque-d-explosion-est-important-le-bilan-humain-pourrait-etre-tres-lourd-3377182.html - DIRECT. Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : l'appareil est «tombé subitement» après son décollage, déclare le ministre de l'Intérieur Laurent Nuñez — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/accident/crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy/direct-crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy-l-appareil-est-tombe-a-pic-alors-qu-il-etait-en-phase-ascensionnelle-selon-le-maire-de-tomblaine_8083790.html - Crash mortel d'un Pilatus PC-6B dans la banlieue de Nancy — Avions Légendaires: https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2026/06/actu/crash-mortel-dun-pilatus-pc-6b-dans-la-banlieue-de-nancy/ - Accident d'avion lors d'un baptême de parachutisme près de Nancy : onze morts — La DH/Les Sports+: https://www.dhnet.be/dernieres-depeches/2026/06/28/accident-davion-lors-dun-bapteme-de-parachutisme-pres-de-nancy-onze-morts-4WH7TLSMYBHUBFQTUJ2OVVES6U/ - Skydiving plane crashes in eastern France, killing all 11 on board — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/skydiving-plane-crashes-in-eastern-france-killing-all-11-on-board-3222820 --- ## Asteroid Day fait escale à Luxembourg, dix ans après le pari minier du Grand-Duché - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/asteroid-day-luxembourg-decennie-pari-ressources-spatiales - Published: 2026-06-28T16:11:07.653+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:11:07.653+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 29b1a331-00ab-413d-bdfb-8cb482170892 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Un vétéran des sorties extravéhiculaires de la NASA a porté l'affiche du festival au Cercle Cité, alors que le Grand-Duché jauge dix ans d'un pari pionnier sur les ressources de l'espace. ### Summary Le festival Asteroid Day, campagne onusienne pilotée depuis le Luxembourg, est revenu au Cercle Cité ce week-end, au moment où le pays dresse le bilan d'une décennie de paris sur l'économie spatiale. ### Key facts - Le festival Asteroid Day s'est tenu les 26 et 27 juin 2026 au Cercle Cité de Luxembourg-Ville, en accès libre sur inscription. - L'astronaute à la retraite de la NASA Mike Foreman, l'ancienne astronaute canadienne Julie Payette et le cosmonaute roumain Dorin Prunariu figuraient parmi les invités. - Avec la loi du 20 juillet 2017, le Luxembourg est devenu le premier pays d'Europe et le deuxième au monde à reconnaître la propriété des ressources extraites de corps célestes. - La Space Resources Week 2026 a marqué les dix ans de SpaceResources.lu et réuni plus de 490 inscrits de 35 pays. - Le secteur compte plus de 80 entreprises et labos selon Luxembourg Trade & Invest ; SES, à Betzdorf, est devenu en 2025 le premier opérateur mondial GEO/MEO après le rachat d'Intelsat. ### FAQ **Q: Quand et où s'est tenu le festival Asteroid Day 2026 au Luxembourg ?** Le festival s'est déroulé les 26 et 27 juin 2026 au Cercle Cité, 2 rue Genistre, à Luxembourg-Ville. La journée publique du samedi, de 10 heures à 18 heures, était gratuite mais à capacité limitée, sur inscription. **Q: Qui était Mike Foreman, la tête d'affiche du festival ?** Michael Foreman est un capitaine de la marine américaine à la retraite, sélectionné par la NASA en 1998. Il a volé sur les missions STS-123 (2008) et STS-129 (2009) et réalisé cinq sorties extravéhiculaires totalisant 32 heures et 19 minutes. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il un acteur des ressources spatiales ?** Le pays a lancé l'initiative SpaceResources.lu en 2016 et adopté la loi du 20 juillet 2017, devenant le premier en Europe et le deuxième au monde à reconnaître aux entreprises la propriété des ressources extraites des corps célestes. **Q: Quelle est l'ampleur du secteur spatial luxembourgeois aujourd'hui ?** Luxembourg Trade & Invest recense plus de 80 entreprises et laboratoires ; Deloitte évoque plus de 60 sociétés et environ 1 000 emplois. SES, basé à Betzdorf, est devenu en 2025 le premier opérateur mondial combinant orbites géostationnaire et moyenne. ### Body Il a passé plus de trente-deux heures à flotter dans le vide, à l'extérieur de la Station spatiale internationale. Ce week-end, l'astronaute américain Mike Foreman figurait parmi les invités d'Asteroid Day, la campagne de sensibilisation soutenue par les Nations unies et orchestrée depuis le Luxembourg, de retour dans la capitale. Un rendez-vous qui sert aussi de vitrine au pari engagé voici dix ans par le Grand-Duché sur une véritable économie de l'espace. Le festival Asteroid Day s'est tenu les 26 et 27 juin au Cercle Cité, en plein cœur de Luxembourg-Ville. Selon l'Asteroid Foundation, qui en assure l'organisation, et le programme du lieu, la journée publique du samedi mêlait conférences, ateliers, expositions et démonstrations de défense planétaire, le tout en accès libre. En tête d'affiche d'un plateau de vétérans de l'espace : l'astronaute à la retraite de la NASA Mike Foreman, l'ancienne astronaute canadienne Julie Payette et le cosmonaute roumain Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu. Un marcheur de l'espace parmi les invités Capitaine de la marine américaine désormais à la retraite, sélectionné par la NASA en 1998, Mike Foreman a participé à deux missions de la navette : STS-123 à bord d'Endeavour en mars 2008, puis STS-129 à bord d'Atlantis en novembre 2009. Il a réalisé cinq sorties extravéhiculaires totalisant 32 heures et 19 minutes, selon la NASA. Avant de quitter l'agence en 2015, il avait accumulé plus de 26 jours en orbite et plus de 7 000 heures de vol sur une cinquantaine de types d'appareils. À l'annonce de son départ, le chef du corps des astronautes de l'époque, Chris Cassidy, saluait « un grand Américain, qui a servi notre nation pendant trente-cinq ans ». La soirée d'ouverture, le vendredi, avait pris la forme d'un quiz spatial en direct et d'une expérience d'observation du ciel baptisée « Astronome d'un soir », guidée par l'astronome italien Gianluca Masi. Le samedi, de 10 heures à 18 heures, se sont enchaînés ateliers pratiques, démonstrations de robotique et de rovers martiens, planétarium temporaire et stations de réalité virtuelle reliées à la mission de défense planétaire Hera de l'Agence spatiale européenne. L'entrée était gratuite mais limitée, certaines sessions étant retransmises en direct. Asteroid Day a été cofondé en 2014 par le guitariste de Queen et astrophysicien Brian May, l'astronaute d'Apollo 9 Rusty Schweickart, le cinéaste Grig Richters et la présidente de la fondation B612 Danica Remy. En décembre 2016, l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies a fait du 30 juin la Journée internationale des astéroïdes, en mémoire de l'impact survenu à la Toungouska, en Sibérie, en 1908. Le Luxembourg accueille la programmation de la campagne depuis des années, au point d'en faire l'une de ses signatures en matière de diplomatie scientifique. Dix ans à miser sur les ressources de l'espace Le festival tombe au moment où le Luxembourg fait les comptes d'un pari engagé il y a une décennie. En 2016, le ministère de l'Économie lançait l'initiative SpaceResources.lu. Avec la loi du 20 juillet 2017 — adoptée au parlement par 55 voix contre 2 et entrée en vigueur le 1er août de la même année —, le pays devenait le premier en Europe et le deuxième au monde, après les États-Unis, à reconnaître aux entreprises la propriété des ressources extraites des astéroïdes et autres corps célestes, selon SpaceNews et le gouvernement. Ce cadre devait attirer les jeunes pousses de l'extraction spatiale et diversifier une économie longtemps adossée à la finance et à l'acier. Les start-up les plus spéculatives qu'il avait d'abord séduites ont depuis changé de cap ou disparu, mais le Grand-Duché a réorienté l'agenda vers la recherche, les infrastructures et les standards. En mai, la Space Resources Week 2026 a célébré les dix ans de SpaceResources.lu et les cinq ans de l'ESRIC, le Centre européen d'innovation pour les ressources spatiales, en réunissant plus de 490 participants inscrits venus de 35 pays — son édition la plus fournie à ce jour. « La Space Resources Week incarne pleinement l'ambition du Luxembourg de se positionner à l'avant-garde d'un secteur spatial pionnier et durable », a déclaré Lex Delles, ministre de l'Économie. Le secteur, une décennie plus tard Le pari a bâti un écosystème plutôt qu'une ruée vers l'or. Luxembourg Trade & Invest recense plus de 80 entreprises et laboratoires de recherche dans le secteur ; le cabinet Deloitte avance, lui, le chiffre de plus de 60 sociétés employant environ 1 000 personnes. Les autorités assurent que la contribution du spatial au PIB compte parmi les plus élevées d'Europe en proportion. Créée en 2018, l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise (LSA) se veut délibérément tournée vers l'économie plutôt que vers la recherche : elle injecte des fonds via le programme national LuxIMPULSE et un volet spatial dédié de Fit 4 Start, et ouvre l'accès aux programmes de l'ESA et de l'Union européenne. Le pilier de l'édifice demeure SES, l'opérateur de satellites fondé en 1985 et installé au château de Betzdorf, dont la colline hérisse une centaine d'antennes blanches. En juillet 2025, SES a bouclé le rachat d'Intelsat, devenant le premier opérateur mondial combinant orbite géostationnaire et orbite terrestre moyenne, avec environ 90 satellites en orbite géostationnaire et près de 120 au total. L'ESRIC, de son côté, fait tourner ce qu'il présente comme le premier programme d'incubation au monde entièrement consacré à l'exploitation des ressources spatiales, en partenariat avec l'ESA et le Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology. Les chiffres disent à la fois l'ambition et l'exposition : un petit État a concentré une part inhabituellement large de sa production sur une frontière unique et très gourmande en capitaux. La directrice de l'ESRIC, Kathryn Hadler, a résumé l'attrait en des termes plus directs, au lendemain du rassemblement de mai. « Nous étions ravis d'accueillir une nouvelle fois la communauté mondiale des ressources spatiales au Luxembourg », a-t-elle confié. Pour les familles qui ont défilé au Cercle Cité ce week-end, l'aimant, c'étaient les astronautes et les rovers. Pour le gouvernement, le festival rappelle qu'un pari engagé voici dix ans — à parts égales science, diplomatie et diversification économique — doit encore prouver sa rentabilité. ### Sources - Asteroid Day Luxembourg — Asteroid Foundation: https://asteroidfoundation.org/asteroid-day-luxembourg/ - Asteroid Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/event/14284-asteroid-day-2026 - Le Festival Asteroid Day fait décoller Luxembourg vers les étoiles — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/luxembourg/le-festival-asteroid-day-fait-decoller-luxembourg-vers-les-etoiles/ - Space Resources Week 2026 Concludes: Celebrating a Decade of Leadership and Innovation — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+05-mai+07-delles-lsa.html - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Veteran NASA Astronaut and Spacewalker Michael Foreman Retires From NASA — NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/veteran-nasa-astronaut-and-spacewalker-michael-foreman-retires-from-nasa/ - Michael Foreman (astronaut) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(astronaut) - Asteroid Day — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_Day - Space — Discover Luxembourg's business sectors — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/choose-luxembourg/discover-luxembourg-s-business-sectors/space - Our Headquarters — SES: https://www.ses.com/about-us/our-presence/our-headquarters - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) --- ## Cotisations sociales : le Luxembourg encaisse 8,77 milliards d'euros en 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cotisations-sociales-luxembourg-ccss-8-77-milliards-2025 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:46:25.666+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:46:25.666+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 75a3d968-c7d6-4fba-ab9c-87e3de80a764 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le rapport annuel du CCSS enregistre des recettes en hausse de 6,7 %, portées par une masse salariale dense et près de la moitié de travailleurs frontaliers. Mais l'horizon des retraites s'assombrit. ### Summary Le Centre commun de la sécurité sociale a collecté 8,77 milliards d'euros de cotisations en 2025, en hausse de 6,7 %. Une santé financière qui masque des tensions croissantes sur le financement des pensions. ### Key facts - Le CCSS a perçu 8,77 milliards d'euros de cotisations sociales en 2025, en hausse de 6,7 % sur un an. - Les recettes progressent surtout grâce à l'indexation des salaires : 10,19 millions de déclarations (+5,0 %) pour 509 072 salariés inscrits (+1,0 %). - Les frontaliers représentent environ 47 % de la main-d'œuvre salariée, avec plus de 228 000 navetteurs quotidiens (54 % de France). - Le taux global de cotisation de pension passe de 24 % à 25,5 % en 2026 pour soutenir le régime. - L'OCDE prévoit une chute du ratio cotisants/retraités de 2,3 en 2022 à un peu moins de 1 en 2070. ### FAQ **Q: Combien le Luxembourg a-t-il collecté de cotisations sociales en 2025 ?** Le Centre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS) a perçu 8,77 milliards d'euros de cotisations sociales en 2025, soit une hausse de 6,7 % par rapport aux 8,21 milliards de 2024, selon son rapport annuel publié le 25 juin 2026. **Q: Quel est le rôle des frontaliers dans le financement du système ?** Les travailleurs frontaliers représentent environ 47 % de la main-d'œuvre salariée luxembourgeoise. Plus de 228 000 personnes franchissent la frontière chaque jour, dont quelque 54 % depuis la France, et la Belgique et l'Allemagne pour près de 23 % chacune. Leurs cotisations financent donc près de la moitié du système. **Q: Pourquoi le taux de cotisation de pension augmente-t-il en 2026 ?** Dès 2025, les cotisations du régime général ne couvrent plus la dépense de pension, ce qui commence à entamer le fonds de réserve. Pour freiner cette érosion, le taux global passe de 24 % à 25,5 % en 2026, le surcoût étant réparti entre salariés, employeurs et État. ### Body Le Luxembourg a collecté 8,77 milliards d'euros de cotisations sociales en 2025, soit une progression de 6,7 % sur un an, selon le rapport annuel publié le 25 juin 2026 par le Centre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS), l'organisme qui perçoit et redistribue les prélèvements sociaux du Grand-Duché. Ces recettes constituent l'ossature financière des régimes de pension, d'assurance maladie et d'assurance dépendance du pays. Elles offrent aussi une lecture quasi instantanée du marché du travail qui les alimente. Le total 2025 marque une nette accélération par rapport à 2024, exercice où les cotisations avaient progressé plus modestement, à 8,21 milliards d'euros, contre 8,18 milliards un an plus tôt. Plus de salariés, et surtout mieux payés Le CCSS a traité 10,19 millions de déclarations de salaire en 2025, en hausse de 5,0 %, tandis que le nombre de salariés inscrits progressait de 1,0 %, pour atteindre 509 072 personnes. Que les déclarations augmentent cinq fois plus vite que les effectifs en dit long : la dynamique tient autant à la hausse des rémunérations qu'à celle de l'emploi. Le Luxembourg indexe automatiquement salaires et pensions sur l'inflation ; chaque tranche indiciaire relève donc l'assiette sur laquelle sont calculées les cotisations. Le rapport dénombre par ailleurs 23 708 assurés volontaires, en progression de 8,5 %, et confirme la bascule vers le numérique : les décomptes mensuels délivrés via le portail MyGuichet.lu bondissent de 27,5 %, à 9 668, et un nouveau portail dédié aux employeurs a été ouvert. Sur le plan interne, le « Service salaires » a été scindé en une unité nationale et une unité internationale, et le « Service recouvrement judiciaire » rebaptisé « Service contentieux ». Le moteur frontalier Une large part de cet argent est gagnée par des personnes qui ne résident pas au Luxembourg. Les travailleurs frontaliers représentent environ 47 % de la main-d'œuvre salariée du pays, selon le STATEC, l'institut national de la statistique : plus de 228 000 personnes franchissent la frontière chaque jour ouvré, sur un total d'environ 494 000 emplois salariés fin 2025. La France fournit à elle seule quelque 54 % de ces navetteurs, la Belgique et l'Allemagne se partageant à parts presque égales le reste, soit près de 23 % chacune. Cette dépendance est aussi un risque structurel. Dans son étude économique 2025 consacrée au Luxembourg, l'OCDE met en garde : « Le départ à la retraite des travailleurs immigrés et frontaliers, qui ont alimenté la forte croissance de l'emploi à partir de la fin des années 1980, fait peser des défis sur la soutenabilité du système de pension luxembourgeois. » À quoi servent les cotisations Les 8,77 milliards d'euros se répartissent entre les branches de l'assurance sociale gérées par le CCSS, chacune financée par une fraction fixe du salaire brut : - L'assurance pension, le poste le plus lourd du système, prélevée à hauteur de 8 % côté salarié et 8 % côté employeur — taux appelé à augmenter en 2026 ; - L'assurance maladie-maternité, à environ 2,80 % de part et d'autre, complétée d'un prélèvement réduit au titre des prestations en espèces ; - L'assurance dépendance, à 1,40 %, acquittée par les seuls salariés ; - L'assurance accident et autres prélèvements à la charge exclusive de l'employeur, comme la mutualité des employeurs et la contribution à la santé au travail. Le CCSS joue le rôle de guichet unique de perception et reverse les sommes collectées à la Caisse nationale d'assurance pension (CNAP), à la Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) et aux autres organismes. L'excédent d'aujourd'hui, la tension de demain Pour l'heure, le système dispose d'un coussin confortable : des décennies de cotisations supérieures aux prestations ont constitué un fonds de réserve de pension valant plus de quatre fois la dépense annuelle de retraite — soit environ 31 % du PIB —, très au-dessus du plancher légal fixé à 1,5 année de prestations. Mais le courant s'inverse. L'Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale (IGSS) et la Commission européenne anticipent que, dès 2025, les cotisations du régime général de pension ne couvriront plus la dépense, entamant peu à peu ces réserves. Pour freiner l'érosion, le taux global de cotisation de pension doit passer de 24 % à 25,5 % à compter de 2026, le surcoût étant réparti entre salariés, employeurs et État. L'arithmétique de long terme est plus brutale encore. « Le ratio de soutien entre cotisants et retraités devrait passer de 2,3 en 2022 à un peu moins de 1 en 2070, l'une des baisses les plus marquées de l'Union européenne. » — Étude économique de l'OCDE sur le Luxembourg, 2025 Le CCSS, lui, présente les dernières années comme une phase de consolidation. Dans l'avant-propos du rapport 2024 de l'organisme, son président Claude Seywert écrivait que l'exercice « a été marqué par un fort engagement en faveur de l'efficacité, de la proximité et de la qualité de nos services ». L'édition 2025 ajoute aux recettes record son lot de réorganisations — la scission du service salaires et le changement de nom du service de recouvrement judiciaire —, à mesure que grossit la facture que ces mêmes recettes devront un jour honorer. ### Sources - CCSS Annual Report Highlights €8.77bn in Social Security Contributions — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62050-ccss-annual-report-highlights-eur8-77bn-in-social-security-contributions - Social Security Contributions Rise to €8.21bn in 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55800-social-security-contributions-rise-to-eur8-21bn-in-2024 - Annual report 2024 of the Social Security Centre — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/07-juillet/16-rapport-annuel-ccss.html - Securing the pension system for future generations — OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2025/04/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_3eb782b5/full-report/securing-the-pension-system-for-future-generations_cc54d632.html - Luxembourg pension balance could turn negative in 2025: EU projection — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-pension-balance-cou - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Annual report 2025 of the CCSS (publications) — CCSS (ccss.public.lu): https://ccss.public.lu/fr/publications/rapports/rapport-annuel-2025.html --- ## Berlin mise sur le volontariat pour regarnir son armée, la conscription en réserve - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/allemagne-service-militaire-volontariat-conscription-reserve-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:21:48.303+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:21:48.303+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 6cd18f30-0e31-4a12-8f65-278d11fcdda2 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Entrée en vigueur en janvier, une loi modernisée parie sur les engagés volontaires et un recensement obligatoire — avec un déclencheur prêt à rétablir l'appel si la Bundeswehr échoue. ### Summary L'Allemagne a choisi le volontariat pour reconstruire son armée, tout en inscrivant dans la loi un mécanisme de conscription activable à la demande. Un tournant qui résonne jusqu'au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026, la loi allemande de modernisation du service militaire repose sur le volontariat, sans rétablir la conscription suspendue en 2011. - Dès 2026, un questionnaire est obligatoire pour les hommes de 18 ans ; la visite médicale redevient obligatoire au 1er juillet 2027 pour les hommes nés en 2008 ou après. - Une clause de « conscription à la demande » permet au Bundestag de réactiver l'appel sous les drapeaux par un vote distinct si le recrutement faiblit. - Objectifs : jusqu'à 470 000 soldats en 2035 (270 000 d'active, 200 000 réservistes) et environ 30 000 recrues supplémentaires par an, payées quelque 2 600 euros par mois. - Le Luxembourg, longtemps dernier contributeur de l'OTAN, vise 2 % du revenu national brut en 2030 (environ 1,46 milliard d'euros) et devrait dépasser le milliard de dépenses en 2026. ### FAQ **Q: L'Allemagne rétablit-elle le service militaire obligatoire ?** Non. La loi entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026 repose sur le volontariat et ne rétablit pas automatiquement la conscription, suspendue en 2011. Elle prévoit toutefois une clause permettant au Bundestag de réactiver un appel sous les drapeaux par un vote distinct, si le recrutement volontaire est insuffisant ou si la situation sécuritaire se dégrade. **Q: Quelles nouvelles obligations pèsent sur les jeunes Allemands ?** Dès 2026, tout Allemand atteignant 18 ans reçoit un questionnaire sur sa santé, sa formation et sa disposition à servir : les hommes sont tenus d'y répondre, les femmes peuvent le faire à titre volontaire. À partir du 1er juillet 2027, la visite médicale redevient obligatoire pour tous les hommes nés en 2008 ou après. **Q: Quelles sont les conséquences pour le Luxembourg ?** Le Grand-Duché, longtemps dernier contributeur de l'OTAN (sous 0,6 % du PIB en moyenne sur la décennie), a porté ses dépenses militaires à environ 750 millions d'euros en 2025 et devrait dépasser le milliard en 2026. Le gouvernement vise 2 % du revenu national brut en 2030, soit près de 1,46 milliard d'euros. ### Body L'Allemagne n'a pas voulu trancher : elle a choisi les deux. Pour transformer la première économie d'Europe en puissance militaire crédible, Berlin parie sur le volontariat plutôt que sur l'appel forcé sous les drapeaux — mais a pris soin d'inscrire dans la loi une voie express vers la conscription, au cas où le pari échouerait. Adoptée par le Bundestag le 5 décembre 2025, validée par le Bundesrat dans la foulée du même mois, la loi de modernisation du service militaire (Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz) est entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026 avec un objectif unique : remplir assez vite les rangs de la Bundeswehr pour atteindre les capacités que l'OTAN exige désormais de ses membres. Le texte se garde de ressusciter la conscription obligatoire, suspendue par l'Allemagne en 2011. Il bâtit plutôt un modèle hybride : un engagement volontaire mieux rémunéré, un recensement obligatoire destiné à cartographier ceux qui pourraient servir, et un verrou juridique permettant au Parlement de réenclencher l'appel sous les drapeaux si le compte n'y est pas. Un volontariat doublé d'un cran de sûreté À compter de 2026, tout Allemand atteignant ses 18 ans reçoit un questionnaire portant sur sa santé, sa formation et sa disposition à servir. Les hommes sont légalement tenus d'y répondre ; les femmes peuvent le faire à titre volontaire. Et dès le 1er juillet 2027, la visite médicale redevient obligatoire pour tous les hommes nés en 2008 ou après — premier retour contraignant vers un examen généralisé depuis la fin de la conscription. Pour le reste, le gouvernement compte sur la rémunération et la modernité du métier. Les engagés volontaires se voient proposer un traitement mensuel d'environ 2 600 euros, et le ministre de la Défense Boris Pistorius s'est fixé pour cible d'attirer quelque 30 000 recrues supplémentaires par an. La loi enchaîne toutefois la Bundeswehr à une ambition bien plus vaste : jusqu'à 470 000 soldats d'ici 2035, dont 270 000 d'active et 200 000 réservistes. L'armée comptait environ 184 000 militaires d'active au moment du vote, selon Defense News. Si le volontariat venait à manquer son but, l'État conserve un levier. Le texte renferme une clause de « conscription à la demande » autorisant le Bundestag à activer un appel fondé sur les besoins — mais seulement par un vote distinct, et uniquement si le recrutement faiblit ou si la situation sécuritaire se dégrade. Là où les jeunes éligibles seraient plus nombreux que nécessaire, la sélection pourrait se faire par tirage au sort, une idée empruntée au Danemark. Le tirage automatique, lui, a été retiré du projet lui-même au cours des négociations de coalition. « Si cela ne suffit pas, nous n'aurons d'autre choix que d'introduire une conscription partielle », a prévenu Boris Pistorius devant les députés, ajoutant qu'« en cas de situation de défense, que nous voulons éviter à tout prix, l'État doit savoir qui est prêt à agir ». Le prix d'un compromis de coalition Le texte est le fruit d'un marchandage serré au sein de la coalition du chancelier Friedrich Merz, qui réunit les conservateurs de la CDU/CSU et les sociaux-démocrates (SPD) de Pistorius. S'inspirant du modèle suédois, le ministre a exigé que le dispositif demeure volontaire dans son principe et a écarté tout tirage au sort automatique, plaidant pour une sélection sur les aptitudes et les compétences. La CDU/CSU, elle, réclamait des mécanismes contraignants plus fermes et des objectifs d'effectifs chiffrés pour satisfaire l'OTAN. Le résultat coupe la poire en deux : le volontariat aujourd'hui, la mécanique de la contrainte prête à être enclenchée demain. De part et d'autre, les critiques n'ont guère été convaincus. L'historien militaire Sönke Neitzel avait balayé une version antérieure du texte comme « un nouveau document d'hésitation et d'atermoiement », tandis que des opposants dénonçaient un recensement qui revenait à instaurer une conscription déguisée. Un réarmement à l'échelle du continent Le débat allemand sur les effectifs n'est qu'un front d'une course européenne plus large au réarmement face à la menace russe. Réunis en sommet à La Haye les 24 et 25 juin 2025, les dirigeants de l'OTAN sont convenus de porter les dépenses liées à la défense à 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035 — au moins 3,5 % pour le cœur militaire et jusqu'à 1,5 % pour les infrastructures, la résilience et l'industrie —, avec une clause de revoyure en 2029. Tous les alliés ont signé, à l'exception de l'Espagne, qui a obtenu une dérogation. Pour un petit État comme le Luxembourg, le basculement est spectaculaire. Longtemps lanterne rouge de l'OTAN — avec une moyenne inférieure à 0,6 % du PIB sur la dernière décennie —, le Grand-Duché a porté ses dépenses militaires à quelque 750 millions d'euros en 2025, en hausse d'environ un quart sur un an, et s'attend à franchir pour la première fois la barre du milliard en 2026. La ministre de la Défense, Yuriko Backes, s'en tient à la feuille de route du gouvernement : 2 % du revenu national brut en 2030, soit environ 1,46 milliard d'euros. « La feuille de route fixée par le gouvernement en juin 2024 reste en vigueur : 2 % du revenu national brut en 2030 », a réaffirmé Yuriko Backes, alors que le pays — entièrement enclavé entre des voisins alliés plus grands que lui — pèse la vitesse à laquelle gravir les nouveaux échelons. C'est pourquoi les choix de Berlin portent bien au-delà des frontières allemandes. Membre européen le plus peuplé et le plus riche de l'Alliance, l'Allemagne est attendue comme l'ancrage du dispositif de l'OTAN sur son flanc oriental et le garant de la défense de ses voisins les plus modestes. Sa capacité à aligner les soldats correspondant à ses budgets — par la persuasion ou, s'il le faut, par la contrainte — dira pour une bonne part à quel point la région tout entière se sentira en sécurité dans les années à venir. ### Sources - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised / new draft military service law — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - Bundestag approves law for new military service — deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/news/bundestag-approves-law-for-new-military-service - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches close to agreement on contentious military service but questions remain — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/germany-inches-close-to-agreement-on-contentious-military-service-bill-but-questions-remai - Germany's military service reform: voluntarism at its core — OSW Centre for Eastern Studies: https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2025-12-10/germanys-military-service-reform-voluntarism-its-core - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress, Global Legal Monitor: https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO (official text): https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake --- ## Le Luxembourg lève l'alerte rouge canicule, l'Europe de l'Ouest compte ses morts - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-luxembourg-fin-alerte-rouge-europe-juin-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:12:00.337+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:12:00.337+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 80000e29-08fa-47da-a1f6-3633ab97ddd6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Une semaine de chaleur extrême a placé le Grand-Duché sous sa vigilance maximale et tendu ses secours, pendant que la France battait son record et que l'Espagne comptait des centaines de décès. ### Summary Le Luxembourg a levé dimanche matin son alerte rouge canicule, au terme d'une vague de chaleur historique qui a frappé l'Europe de l'Ouest, fait des centaines de morts et pulvérisé les records de température. ### Key facts - MeteoLux a maintenu le Luxembourg en alerte rouge du 22 juin à midi au 28 juin à 7 heures, prolongée par la cellule de crise CERI, recouvrant la Fête nationale. - Les interventions du CGDIS ont bondi de près de 70 % au-dessus de la moyenne saisonnière en milieu de semaine ; les urgences ont vu plus de cas liés à la chaleur. - La France a connu sa journée la plus chaude depuis 1947 (indicateur national à 29,8 °C, pic de 44,3 °C à Pissos) et jusqu'à 72 départements en vigilance rouge. - L'Espagne a attribué au moins 212 décès à la chaleur entre le 21 et le 24 juin ; vigilances rouges aussi en Italie et au Royaume-Uni. - La Direction de la santé recommande au moins 1,5 L d'eau par jour, des lieux frais entre 11 h et 21 h et une vigilance accrue envers les personnes isolées. ### FAQ **Q: Quand l'alerte rouge canicule a-t-elle été levée au Luxembourg ?** MeteoLux a levé l'alerte rouge le dimanche 28 juin 2026 à 7 heures. Elle était en vigueur depuis le 22 juin à midi et avait été prolongée par la cellule de crise CERI. **Q: Quelles températures ont été enregistrées pendant cette canicule ?** MeteoLux prévoyait au Luxembourg des maximales proches ou supérieures à 40 °C, contre une normale de juin d'environ 22 °C au Findel. En France, un pic de 44,3 °C a été relevé à Pissos et l'indicateur thermique national a atteint 29,8 °C, record depuis 1947. **Q: Quelles consignes la Direction de la santé recommande-t-elle ?** Boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, éviter l'alcool, se réfugier dans des lieux frais ou climatisés entre 11 h et 21 h, limiter les efforts physiques et garder le contact avec les personnes âgées ou isolées. **Q: Pourquoi cette canicule a-t-elle été si intense ?** Les météorologues l'attribuent à un système de haute pression bloqué, dit « blocage en oméga », qui a immobilisé l'air chaud sur le continent. L'OMM y voit aussi une manifestation du réchauffement climatique : l'Europe s'est réchauffée d'environ deux degrés depuis 1976. ### Body Le Luxembourg a respiré dimanche matin. En levant son alerte rouge à la chaleur à 7 heures, MeteoLux a refermé l'épisode le plus aigu d'une canicule qui, depuis plus d'une semaine, écrasait l'Europe de l'Ouest et centrale, faisait des centaines de morts et faisait tomber des records de température établis de longue date, de la côte atlantique jusqu'à la vallée de la Moselle. Le service météorologique national avait maintenu le Grand-Duché sous son niveau d'alerte le plus élevé — le rouge — du 22 juin à midi jusqu'au dimanche 28 juin à 7 heures. Une activation d'une durée inhabituelle, qui a recouvert les célébrations de la Fête nationale et poussé les services de secours dans leurs derniers retranchements. Une Fête nationale sous vigilance maximale La mise en garde a grimpé par paliers. MeteoLux avait d'abord déclenché l'alerte orange dès le vendredi 19 juin, un seuil atteint lorsque l'indice climatique thermique universel (UTCI) moyen est prévu à 24 °C ou plus durant au moins deux jours consécutifs. À mesure que l'air se réchauffait, le service est passé au rouge le 22 juin à midi, anticipant des maximales proches ou supérieures à 40 °C — contre une normale de juin d'environ 22 °C au Findel — la vallée de la Moselle s'annonçant comme le secteur le plus brûlant du pays, ponctué de plusieurs nuits « tropicales » n'offrant guère de répit. La cellule de crise CERI a ensuite prolongé l'alerte rouge jusqu'au dimanche matin. Le Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS) a indiqué avoir renforcé ses effectifs sur l'ensemble du territoire, à la fois pour les festivités et pour la chaleur. En milieu de semaine, ses interventions avaient bondi de près de 70 % au-dessus de la moyenne saisonnière, selon le corps, tandis que les urgences hospitalières enregistraient davantage de passages liés à la chaleur — sans que le système de santé, dans son ensemble, ne perde le contrôle. Les autorités ont réorganisé le quotidien autour du thermomètre. Le ministère de l'Environnement a autorisé les chantiers à débuter à 6 heures plutôt qu'à 7 heures, pour épargner aux ouvriers le pire de l'après-midi ; la Ville de Luxembourg a suspendu les cours de l'après-midi pour les plus jeunes élèves du fondamental (cycles 1 à 4) les 24 et 26 juin ; et l'Athénée de Luxembourg a renvoyé ses élèves chez eux plus tôt. La France paie le plus lourd tribut Si le Luxembourg a tenu, la France voisine, elle, a payé le coût humain le plus lourd de la canicule. Météo-France a annoncé la journée la plus chaude jamais mesurée depuis le début des relevés nationaux en 1947 : son indicateur thermique, moyenne de 30 stations de référence, a atteint 29,8 °C, tandis qu'un pic de 44,3 °C était relevé à Pissos, dans le Sud-Ouest, selon NPR et Euronews. Plusieurs zones de l'ouest du pays ont dépassé les 40 °C. Au 25 juin, Météo-France avait placé jusqu'à 72 départements de France métropolitaine en vigilance rouge canicule — un record — touchant plus de 50 millions de personnes dans un pays encore peu climatisé. Les autorités françaises ont fait état de dizaines de noyades, au moins une quarantaine au 24 juin et 55 par la suite — les deux tiers dans des plans d'eau non surveillés ou interdits, où l'on cherchait à échapper à la fournaise. Les appels aux secours ont explosé, en hausse de 61 % sur une semaine. Dans le Finistère, environ 68 000 foyers ont brièvement été privés d'électricité après une panne de transformateur liée à la chaleur. Le bilan a largement débordé les frontières françaises. En Espagne, l'Institut de santé Carlos III a attribué au moins 212 décès à la chaleur entre le 21 et le 24 juin. Des vigilances rouges ont été déclenchées en Espagne, en Italie et dans certaines parties du Royaume-Uni, où le record britannique de température pour un mois de juin est tombé deux jours d'affilée. Les consignes adressées aux habitants La Direction de la santé a appelé les résidents à veiller sur les plus exposés — personnes âgées, habitants isolés, jeunes enfants, personnes en situation précaire et malades chroniques — et a diffusé des recommandations précises pour ces journées de chaleur extrême : - Boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour et éviter l'alcool, qui accélère la déshydratation. - Se réfugier dans des lieux frais ou climatisés — centres commerciaux, cinémas ou bibliothèques publiques — aux heures les plus chaudes, soit grossièrement de 11 heures à 21 heures. - Limiter les efforts physiques et les activités en extérieur ; la Direction prévient que certains médicaments peuvent aggraver la déshydratation, perturber la régulation thermique ou accroître la sensibilité au soleil. - Garder un contact régulier avec les voisins âgés ou isolés, dont le risque peut s'élever plusieurs jours après le pic. Pour les travailleurs en extérieur et sur les chantiers — parmi les plus vulnérables —, MeteoLux a averti qu'« une exposition prolongée à la chaleur pouvait provoquer un épuisement ou un coup de chaleur, même lors d'une activité physique limitée ». L'avant-goût d'une nouvelle norme Les scientifiques ont rapidement rattaché l'épisode au réchauffement du climat. Les météorologues ont imputé la chaleur à un système de haute pression bloqué — un « blocage en oméga » — qui a immobilisé l'air chaud au-dessus du continent tandis que l'air plus frais glissait sur ses bords. L'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) a relevé la chute de records dans plusieurs pays, et le groupe World Weather Attribution a rapporté que les villes qu'il a étudiées au Luxembourg, en Tchéquie et en Lituanie avaient toutes connu des maximales sans précédent. « Des canicules comme celle-ci sont exactement ce à quoi nous nous attendons dans un climat qui change », a déclaré John Kennedy, climatologue à l'Organisation météorologique mondiale. « En cinquante ans, depuis la canicule historique de 1976, l'Europe dans son ensemble s'est réchauffée d'environ deux degrés. » Pour le Luxembourg, l'urgence immédiate s'est dissipée dimanche avec l'arrivée d'un air plus frais. Mais, niché dans l'un des recoins les plus rapidement réchauffés du continent qui se réchauffe le plus vite, le Grand-Duché a vu, l'espace d'une semaine, ses hôpitaux, ses écoles et ses secours mis à l'épreuve — moins une anomalie qu'une répétition générale. ### Sources - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — Lëtz prepare (public.lu): https://letzprepare.public.lu/en/actualites/orange-alert-june.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/red-heatwave-alerts-spread-across-europe-with-hottest-day-ever-in-france-and-40-deaths-fro - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - What to Know About Europe's Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/ - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves --- ## Andy Burnham, du « manchestérisme » à Downing Street : le favori esquisse son programme - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/andy-burnham-favori-succession-starmer-downing-street-manchesterisme - Published: 2026-06-28T11:48:46.193+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:48:46.193+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 99a20578-6c1b-47d2-a1e3-d916643cf771 - Dateline: London, GB > La démission de Keir Starmer dégage la voie au maire du Grand Manchester, revenu aux Communes quatre jours plus tôt. Dévolution, contrôle public, prudence européenne : ses priorités se dessinent. ### Summary Keir Starmer renonce à diriger le Labour ; Andy Burnham, grand favori pour lui succéder, détaille déjà ses priorités. Pour Luxembourg et la City, le signal est celui de la continuité. ### Key facts - Keir Starmer a annoncé le 22 juin 2026 sa démission de la direction du Labour et de Downing Street, après les lourdes pertes des municipales de mai et la poussée du Reform UK. - Andy Burnham, maire du Grand Manchester, est à ce stade le seul candidat déclaré et le grand favori, après avoir remporté la partielle de Makerfield le 18 juin avec 54,8 % des voix. - Les candidatures ouvrent le 9 juillet et closent le 16 juillet ; un nouveau chef est attendu avant la reprise parlementaire de septembre. - Son programme, le « manchestérisme », associe croissance pro-entreprises, dévolution renforcée, contrôle public des services essentiels et réforme constitutionnelle. - Sur l'Europe, Burnham promet la continuité : pas de retour au marché unique, mais un rapprochement progressif — un signal de stabilité pour la place financière et les 3 924 Britanniques du Luxembourg recensés début 2023. ### FAQ **Q: Andy Burnham est-il déjà Premier ministre ?** Non. Keir Starmer reste Premier ministre jusqu'à ce que le Labour désigne son successeur. Burnham est le grand favori, mais il n'est pour l'instant qu'un député récemment élu exposant son programme, sans encore détenir le pouvoir. **Q: Pourquoi une élection partielle a-t-elle joué un rôle décisif ?** Burnham, maire du Grand Manchester, n'avait pas de siège au Parlement. Le député travailliste Josh Simons s'est retiré pour libérer Makerfield ; Burnham l'a remporté le 18 juin avec 54,8 % des voix, redevenant ainsi éligible à la direction du parti. **Q: Quelle politique européenne Burnham défend-il ?** Il a renoncé à proposer une réadhésion à l'UE et exclut tout retour au marché unique ou à l'union douanière. Il devrait poursuivre le rapprochement engagé : accord vétérinaire et agroalimentaire, coopération électricité et carbone, sommets de la Communauté politique européenne. **Q: En quoi cela concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** La place financière luxembourgeoise est étroitement liée à la City, et le Grand-Duché comptait 3 924 ressortissants britanniques début 2023. Une ligne britannique stable envers l'UE offre de la prévisibilité aux expatriés et aux entreprises actives de part et d'autre de la Manche. ### Body Le Royaume-Uni s'apprête à connaître son septième Premier ministre en une décennie. Le 22 juin, Sir Keir Starmer a annoncé qu'il renonçait à la tête du Parti travailliste et au 10 Downing Street, mettant fin à une fronde interne longue de plusieurs mois. Sa sortie ouvre un boulevard à Andy Burnham, maire du Grand Manchester revenu siéger à la Chambre des communes quatre jours plus tôt. Grandissime favori pour lui succéder, ce dernier n'a pas attendu d'être investi pour exposer le cap d'un gouvernement qu'il ne dirige pas encore. C'est devant la porte noire de Downing Street que Starmer a fait son annonce, cédant à une pression montée d'un cran après la lourde défaite travailliste aux municipales de mai — environ 1 496 sièges de conseillers perdus — et la poussée du Reform UK de Nigel Farage, qui en a gagné près de 1 453. Le chef sortant restera en fonction jusqu'à la désignation de son successeur. J'ai entendu la réponse que m'a donnée mon groupe parlementaire, et je l'accepte de bonne grâce. Une succession savamment orchestrée Le déclencheur fut une élection partielle. Le 18 juin, Burnham a remporté la circonscription de Makerfield, dans le Grand Manchester, avec 54,8 % des suffrages (24 937 voix) et une majorité de plus de 9 200 voix sur le candidat du Reform UK, Robert Kenyon, crédité de 34,5 %. Le résultat dépasse les pronostics, pour une participation de 58,8 % — la plus forte à une partielle législative depuis 2019. Le scrutin avait été taillé sur mesure : le député travailliste sortant, Josh Simons, s'était retiré afin que Burnham, alors sans siège, puisse réintégrer les Communes et devenir éligible à la direction du parti. Le calendrier fixé par le comité exécutif national (NEC) du Labour prévoit l'ouverture des candidatures le 9 juillet et leur clôture le 16 juillet ; un nouveau chef est attendu avant la reprise parlementaire de septembre. Si une seule candidature est validée, la direction se joue dès la clôture des dépôts. Or Burnham est à ce stade le seul candidat déclaré, et son rival potentiel le plus en vue, l'ancien ministre de la Santé Wes Streeting — démissionnaire le 14 mai —, a annoncé qu'il ne se présenterait pas. Le maire pourrait donc accéder au pouvoir en quelques semaines. « Je me présenterai dans le cadre de ce processus », a-t-il déclaré à Sky News. Le « manchestérisme » porté à l'échelle nationale À 56 ans, Burnham est un familier de la vie politique britannique. Député de Leigh de 2001 à 2017, il fut ministre de la Santé sous Gordon Brown, après avoir été secrétaire en chef au Trésor puis ministre de la Culture. Il dirige le Grand Manchester depuis 2017, fort de trois victoires aux élections de maire (2017, 2021, 2024). Deux fois candidat à la direction du Labour, en 2010 (quatrième) et en 2015 (deuxième, derrière Jeremy Corbyn), il avait échoué. Son offre politique repose sur ce qu'il nomme le « manchestérisme » : l'idée que le modèle décentralisé et ancré dans le territoire qu'il a déployé dans le Grand Manchester devrait être étendu à l'ensemble du pays. Commentateurs et écrits du maire dessinent un agenda qui marie croissance favorable aux entreprises et reprise en main publique des services essentiels. Parmi ses priorités affichées : - le redressement économique et la restauration de la confiance dans la politique ; - un transfert accru de compétences et de moyens de Whitehall vers les régions anglaises ; - une présence publique renforcée dans le logement, l'énergie, l'eau et les transports ; - une réforme constitutionnelle, dont le remplacement de la Chambre des lords par une assemblée élue des nations et des régions, et l'introduction de la proportionnelle. Il s'efforce aussi de dramatiser le moment, avertissant qu'à défaut de reconstruire la confiance, le pays glisserait vers davantage de polarisation. « La politique se polarise de plus en plus », a-t-il prévenu, redoutant une dérive « vers la politique des États-Unis d'Amérique ». Farage, dont le parti est arrivé deuxième à Makerfield, a balayé la manière dont s'annonce cette ascension : selon lui, une simple partielle ne confère à Burnham aucun mandat pour gouverner le pays. Bruxelles et Luxembourg : la prime à la continuité Pour l'Union européenne, comme pour les communautés luxembourgeoises qui ont des intérêts outre-Manche, le signal le plus important est celui de la stabilité. Burnham a pris ses distances avec ses propos antérieurs favorables à une réadhésion : en mai, il assurait ne pas proposer que le Royaume-Uni envisage de réintégrer l'UE, s'alignant sur la ligne de Starmer excluant tout retour au marché unique ou à l'union douanière. Les analystes l'attendent dans la continuité du rapprochement déjà engagé — accord vétérinaire et agroalimentaire (SPS), coopération sur les marchés de l'électricité et du carbone, participation régulière aux sommets de la Communauté politique européenne — plutôt que dans une réouverture du dossier du Brexit. Ce cap prudent compte au Luxembourg, dont la place financière est étroitement liée à la City de Londres et qui abrite une communauté britannique installée de longue date. Les statistiques officielles recensaient 3 924 ressortissants britanniques dans le Grand-Duché au 1er janvier 2023 — un chiffre contenu par les nombreux Britanniques devenus luxembourgeois après le Brexit. Un gouvernement qui continue de négocier sans verser dans l'excès, dans un sens ou dans l'autre, offre une forme de prévisibilité aux expatriés comme aux entreprises gérant des activités de part et d'autre de la Manche — quand bien même la question de fond, celle de la place du Royaume-Uni en Europe à long terme, reste en suspens. Pour l'heure, les formalités priment. Tant que le Labour n'a pas achevé sa procédure, Starmer demeure Premier ministre et Burnham un député de quelques jours d'ancienneté : un dirigeant en attente, exposant un programme qu'il lui reste encore à recevoir le pouvoir d'appliquer. ### Sources - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - Keir Starmer resignation, UK to get seventh PM in a decade, as Andy Burnham likely to replace him (live) — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/world/live-news/keir-starmer-uk-pm - Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister; Andy Burnham expected to be next U.K. leader — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British PM Keir Starmer after his resignation? — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-who-is-andy-burnham-likely-next-uk-prime-minister/ - How Will the New Prime Minister Be Chosen—and How Soon Could They Be in Downing Street? — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/how-will-new-uk-prime-minister-be-chosen-timeline-leadership-contest-burnham/ - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - 2026 Makerfield by-election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election - Andy Burnham — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham - Britain poised for 'Manchesterism' under presumptive next PM Andy Burnham — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/23/andy-burnham-manchesterism-prime-minister-starmer-labour/ - More integration? What an Andy Burnham premiership might do to EU–UK relations — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/06/andy-burnham-premiership-eu-uk-relations/ - Andy Burnham's Brexit gamble — New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/andy-burnhams-brexit-gamble - Demographics of Luxembourg (UK nationals resident, 1 Jan 2023) — Wikipedia / STATEC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg --- ## Immobilier au Luxembourg : les prix repartent, les loyers grimpent encore - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/immobilier-luxembourg-prix-rebond-loyers-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T11:38:11.608+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:38:11.608+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: 06e00f77-f79e-4bb3-b080-e868cdab8473 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Au premier trimestre 2026, les prix du logement progressent de 1,7 % sur un an, portés par les maisons et le retour des acheteurs. Mais les loyers, eux, courent toujours plus vite que l'inflation. ### Summary Selon l'Observatoire de l'Habitat, les prix résidentiels luxembourgeois ont augmenté de 1,7 % sur un an au premier trimestre 2026, signe que la plus longue correction depuis des décennies laisse place à une stabilisation — tandis que les loyers continuent de grimper bien au-delà de l'inflation. ### Key facts - Les prix du logement au Luxembourg ont progressé de 0,7 % au 1er trimestre 2026 et de 1,7 % sur un an, signe de la fin de la longue correction. - La hausse est tirée par les maisons anciennes (+3,0 % sur un an), devant les appartements existants et neufs (+0,9 % chacun). - Les volumes de ventes se redressent : +9,4 % pour les appartements anciens et +11,5 % pour les maisons, mais le neuf reste faible (−18,2 % en VEFA). - Après un recul d'environ 16,3 % entre mi-2022 et début 2024, le marché s'est stabilisé, aidé par la détente de la BCE et des taux autour de 3,2 %. - Les loyers affichés des appartements bondissent de 4,4 % sur un an, bien au-delà de l'inflation, accentuant la crise d'accessibilité. ### FAQ **Q: De combien les prix de l'immobilier ont-ils augmenté au Luxembourg début 2026 ?** Selon l'indice hédonique de STATEC analysé par l'Observatoire de l'Habitat, les prix résidentiels ont progressé de 0,7 % au premier trimestre 2026 et de 1,7 % sur un an, un rythme proche de l'inflation nationale (1,6 %). **Q: Pourquoi les loyers continuent-ils d'augmenter alors que les prix se stabilisent ?** Les loyers d'appartements affichés ont grimpé de 4,4 % sur un an, bien au-delà de l'inflation. La propriété restant inaccessible pour beaucoup, la demande se reporte sur la location, où l'offre est rare et les prix poursuivent leur hausse. **Q: Le marché immobilier luxembourgeois est-il vraiment reparti ?** L'Observatoire de l'Habitat parle de stabilisation plutôt que d'un nouvel emballement. Après une chute d'environ 16,3 % entre mi-2022 et début 2024, les prix remontent doucement et les volumes de ventes se sont normalisés, à l'exception du neuf. **Q: Que dit le ministre du Logement face à la crise ?** Claude Meisch, ministre du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire, attribue la crise à un déséquilibre entre la croissance de la population et la construction, et fixe pour objectif que chacun puisse, à terme, trouver un logement abordable. ### Body Au Luxembourg, la pierre a cessé de perdre de la valeur. Les chiffres officiels publiés le 25 juin montrent une hausse des prix du logement de 0,7 % au premier trimestre 2026 et de 1,7 % sur les douze derniers mois. De quoi confirmer que la correction immobilière la plus profonde qu'ait connue le Grand-Duché depuis des décennies a cédé la place à une reprise prudente. Ces données, issues de l'indice hédonique des prix de l'immobilier résidentiel de STATEC et décortiquées dans le 25e rapport trimestriel de l'Observatoire de l'Habitat — l'instrument d'analyse du ministère du Logement —, dessinent un marché qui s'est ressaisi après deux années de recul. La progression annuelle de 1,7 % se situe désormais dans le sillage de l'inflation nationale, qui s'est établie à 1,6 % sur la même période. Pour un pays régulièrement classé parmi les endroits les plus chers d'Europe où acheter un toit, le tournant n'a rien d'anecdotique. L'accès au logement reste la première préoccupation budgétaire des résidents, et le retour de la hausse rebat les cartes pour des milliers de candidats à la propriété comme pour les frontaliers qui font chaque jour la route depuis la France, la Belgique et l'Allemagne. Les maisons en tête de la reprise Le rebond est inégal. Sur un an, les prix des maisons anciennes ont bondi de 3,0 %, loin devant les appartements existants (+0,9 %) et les appartements neufs encore en construction — le fameux segment de la vente en l'état futur d'achèvement (VEFA), lui aussi à +0,9 %. Les volumes de ventes racontent la même histoire de normalisation. Comparé au premier trimestre 2025, le nombre de transactions a progressé de 9,4 % pour les appartements existants et de 11,5 % pour les maisons. Quelque 968 appartements anciens ont changé de mains, un niveau qui se rapproche de la moyenne d'avant le retournement, aux côtés d'environ 650 maisons. L'exception reste le neuf : seuls 207 appartements en VEFA ont trouvé preneur, soit 18,2 % de moins qu'un an plus tôt. - Maisons anciennes : 650 ventes, +11,5 % sur un an - Appartements existants : 968 ventes, +9,4 % sur un an - Appartements neufs (VEFA) : 207 ventes, −18,2 % sur un an L'Observatoire souligne que les volumes se sont stabilisés à des niveaux nettement supérieurs à ceux enregistrés pendant la phase la plus aiguë du ralentissement, entre 2023 et le début de 2024. D'un choc brutal à un atterrissage en douceur Le redressement fait suite à une remise à plat douloureuse. Le long cycle haussier luxembourgeois s'est grippé à la mi-2022, lorsque la Banque centrale européenne a relevé brutalement ses taux pour juguler l'inflation, évinçant du jour au lendemain nombre d'acquéreurs. Entre le sommet du troisième trimestre 2022 et le point bas du début 2024, les prix ont reculé d'environ 16,3 %, selon les chiffres compilés par l'Observatoire, avec des baisses annuelles à deux chiffres au milieu de 2023. À l'échelle de l'année, le repli a atteint quelque 9,1 % en 2023, puis 5,2 % en 2024. La première hausse annuelle depuis la fin 2022 est intervenue au dernier trimestre 2024 (+1,4 % sur un an). La reprise s'est ensuite accélérée tout au long de 2025, dopée par des mesures fiscales temporaires — notamment l'allègement des droits d'enregistrement et les incitations du Bëllegen Akt — qui ont avancé les décisions d'achat, même si le parcours trimestre après trimestre est resté heurté : +4,4 % au deuxième trimestre 2025, −3,5 % au troisième, +0,4 % au quatrième. Avec le desserrement de la BCE et des taux hypothécaires stabilisés autour de 3,2 %, les conditions de financement se sont suffisamment détendues pour ramener les acheteurs sur un marché où l'offre demeure structurellement insuffisante. Les dernières données suggèrent que la volatilité s'estompe. Le marché résidentiel, conclut l'Observatoire, a renoué avec un rythme plus normal — une phase de stabilisation davantage que le départ d'un nouvel emballement. Les locataires, grands oubliés du répit Si les acquéreurs respirent un peu, les locataires, eux, n'ont droit à aucun répit. Les loyers d'appartements affichés ont augmenté de 0,5 % sur le trimestre et de 4,4 % sur un an, surpassant nettement à la fois l'inflation et les prix de vente. Les loyers annoncés des chambres meublées ont grimpé de 4,7 % sur douze mois, tandis que l'indice STATEC des loyers réellement payés progresse plus modestement, de 1,4 %. Les loyers annoncés des appartements poursuivent leur progression à un rythme soutenu (+4,4 % sur douze mois), nettement supérieur à l'inflation. Cet écart entre un marché de la vente qui se redresse et un marché locatif qui se tend sans relâche est au cœur de la crise d'accessibilité luxembourgeoise. La propriété restant hors de portée pour beaucoup, la demande se reporte vers la location, où l'offre est rare et les prix ne cessent de monter. Ce que cela change, acheteur ou locataire Pour les candidats à l'achat, le message est ambivalent. Les prix ne baissent plus : attendre un marché moins cher ressemble désormais à un pari perdant. Mais avec une valorisation qui ne progresse qu'au rythme de l'inflation et des taux redescendus de leurs sommets, la panique du choc de 2022 s'est dissipée. Pour les locataires et les ménages modestes, le tableau est plus sombre, les loyers affichés filant bien plus vite que les salaires. Ces chiffres tombent sur fond de pression politique persistante pour résorber la pénurie d'offre. Le ministre du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire, Claude Meisch, ramène régulièrement la crise à un déséquilibre simple entre croissance démographique et construction. « Il nous faut davantage de logements, c'est une simple vérité arithmétique : plus de gens se sont installés au Luxembourg que nous n'avons construit de logements », déclarait-il au Luxembourg Times lors d'un entretien en 2024, ajoutant que l'objectif était « de faire en sorte qu'à terme, chacun au Luxembourg puisse trouver un logement qu'il a les moyens de se payer, ce qui n'est pas le cas aujourd'hui ». Pour l'heure, le verdict officiel est celui d'une stabilisation : un marché qui a cessé de chuter, où l'on achète de nouveau et où les prix remontent doucement — mais qui reste, pour bien des résidents, obstinément inaccessible. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (Le gouvernement luxembourgeois): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Luxembourg Housing Prices Drop by 16.3% between Q3 2022, Q1 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57270-luxembourg-housing-prices-drop-by-16-3-between-q3-2022-q1-2024 - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (interview with Claude Meisch) — Luxembourg Times / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/de/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Renewed momentum on the Luxembourg property market? — Spuerkeess: https://www.spuerkeess.lu/en/blog/housing/renewed-momentum-on-the-luxembourg-property-market/ --- ## Quand la canicule retombera : le Luxembourg bascule vers un climat plus chaud, plus sec et plus violent - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-luxembourg-bascule-climat-mediterraneen-eau-list - Published: 2026-06-28T11:21:32.574+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:21:32.574+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: acc83fe3-9eed-46ec-8610-a748fddf3948 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > La chaleur record de cette semaine s'effacera, mais l'hydro-climatologue Laurent Pfister avertit : étés brûlants et orages brutaux s'installent durablement, menaçant l'eau, l'agriculture et le rail. ### Summary Au-delà de la canicule de fin juin, le LIST décrit une bascule structurelle du climat luxembourgeois vers des étés chauds et secs ponctués de pluies torrentielles — une « intensification du cycle hydrologique » lourde de conséquences pour l'eau potable. ### Key facts - Selon le LIST, le total annuel des précipitations restera stable, mais sa répartition se concentre : longues sécheresses puis pluies torrentielles — une « intensification du cycle hydrologique ». - Le Luxembourg tire ~45 % de son eau potable de sources souterraines et ~55 % du réservoir de la Haute-Sûre via le SEBES ; la sécheresse menace ces deux piliers. - Prélèvements quotidiens ~130 000 m³ (~180 L/habitant), consommation quasi doublée en quinze ans, et ~100 des 250 ressources souterraines déjà polluées. - Projections : +2 à 4 °C d'ici fin de siècle, -10 à 20 % de pluie estivale d'ici 2100 et jusqu'à 5 jours de chaleur extrême par an dès 2050. - La stratégie nationale d'adaptation aligne 131 mesures ; agriculture, viticulture mosellane et réseaux ferroviaire et électrique figurent parmi les plus exposés. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'entend Laurent Pfister par « intensification du cycle hydrologique » ?** Le total annuel de pluie reste à peu près le même, mais sa distribution change : de longues périodes sèches sont rompues par des averses extrêmes. Sols saturés en minutes et ruissellement d'un côté, terre durcie et imperméable de l'autre, créent un cercle vicieux d'inondations et de sécheresses. **Q: D'où vient l'eau potable du Luxembourg et pourquoi est-elle menacée ?** Environ 45 % proviennent de sources souterraines et 55 % du réservoir de la Haute-Sûre à Esch-sur-Sûre (SEBES) ; la capitale dépend pour moitié de l'aquifère du Grès de Luxembourg. Une sécheresse prolongée comprime ces ressources, et les nappes profondes de secours mettent des millénaires à se recharger. **Q: Que prévoient les projections climatiques pour le Luxembourg ?** Une hausse de la température annuelle moyenne d'environ 2 à 4 °C d'ici la fin du siècle (≈ +1,1 °C au milieu du siècle), une baisse des pluies estivales de 10 à 20 % d'ici 2100, des hivers 5 à 15 % plus humides, et jusqu'à cinq jours de chaleur extrême par an dès 2050. **Q: Quels secteurs sont les plus exposés ?** L'eau potable, l'agriculture et la viticulture mosellane (sécheresse, pluies dévastatrices, gels hors saison), les forêts (incendies), ainsi que les infrastructures : le rail, éprouvé par la chaleur, et le réseau électrique, exposé aux inondations hivernales. ### Body Les thermomètres qui ont poussé le Luxembourg vers les 40 °C cette semaine — alerte rouge, suspension des cours de l'après-midi dans les écoles primaires de la capitale, et même une voie ferrée déformée par la chaleur — finiront par redescendre. Les conditions qui les ont fabriqués, elles, sont là pour rester. C'est, en substance, le message des hydrologues qui observent le Grand-Duché depuis des décennies. Pour Laurent Pfister, hydro-climatologue à la tête de l'unité Environmental Sensing and Modelling du Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), à Belvaux, la fournaise de fin juin n'est pas un accident isolé mais le symptôme d'une transformation de fond. Le climat tempéré du pays, arrosé de manière régulière tout au long de l'année, cède la place à un régime auquel le territoire n'a jamais été préparé : des étés plus chauds et plus secs, entrecoupés d'averses soudaines et violentes — un rythme qui rappelle davantage le pourtour méditerranéen que la douce Europe du Nord-Ouest du XXe siècle. Un cycle de l'eau qui s'emballe L'argument central de Laurent Pfister n'est pas que le Luxembourg deviendra, en moyenne, plus humide ou plus sec. Les projections du LIST tablent au contraire sur un total de précipitations annuelles globalement stable. Ce qui change, c'est leur répartition — et leur brutalité : de longues séquences sèches rompues par des déluges extrêmes. « On parle surtout d'une intensification du cycle hydrologique », explique le chercheur au média luxembourgeois Infogreen, pour décrire l'abandon d'une pluie régulière et étalée sur l'ensemble de l'année. Le phénomène s'auto-entretient. Lors d'une forte averse, un sol desséché se sature en quelques minutes : l'eau ruisselle en nappe à la surface et entraîne polluants et bactéries vers les rivières et les retenues. À l'inverse, une sécheresse prolongée cuit et imperméabilise la terre, qui ne sait plus absorber la pluie lorsqu'elle revient enfin. Le résultat n'est pas un juste milieu apaisé, mais un cercle vicieux d'inondations et de pénuries. Comme les règles d'aménagement actuelles reposent sur un climat du XXe siècle supposé stable, elles perdent prise. « Le climat change en raison de l'activité humaine, ce qui implique qu'il faut revoir progressivement tous nos modèles statistiques », souligne Laurent Pfister. Or les relevés systématiques de température ne remontent qu'à environ 1838 au Luxembourg, et ceux des précipitations à 1854 : la mémoire instrumentale du pays sur les extrêmes possibles reste courte. Une distribution d'eau pensée pour un pays plus humide C'est au robinet que l'enjeu devient le plus concret. Le Luxembourg tire environ 45 % de son eau potable de sources souterraines et près de 55 % d'une seule source de surface, le réservoir de la Haute-Sûre à Esch-sur-Sûre, traité et distribué par le SEBES. La capitale s'appuie pour environ la moitié de son approvisionnement sur le Grès de Luxembourg, l'aquifère de grès luxembourgeois. Une sécheresse durable comprime les deux à la fois, et le recours de secours — des nappes plus profondes — peut mettre des millénaires à se recharger. La tension est déjà lisible dans les chiffres avancés par les chercheurs et le secteur de l'eau : - Les prélèvements quotidiens atteignent environ 130 000 m³, soit près de 180 litres par habitant ; la consommation totale a quasiment doublé en quinze ans. - Les ménages représentent environ 60 % de la consommation, l'industrie 23 % et l'agriculture 8 %, avec près de 9 % perdus dans les fuites. - Une centaine des 250 ressources souterraines du pays sont déjà inexploitables en raison de la pollution aux nitrates, pesticides et phosphates. - Une modélisation de l'Université du Luxembourg avertit que la disponibilité de l'eau pourrait devenir un frein à la croissance démographique après 2023-2029, faute de mesures d'économie. Ce que disent les projections La trajectoire n'a rien d'hypothétique. Le Climate Change Knowledge Portal de la Banque mondiale projette une hausse de la température annuelle moyenne d'environ 2 à 4 °C, voire davantage, d'ici la fin du siècle dans les scénarios à fortes émissions, les estimations nationales situant déjà le réchauffement autour de +1,1 °C au milieu du siècle. Les précipitations estivales (juin-août) pourraient reculer de 10 à 20 % à l'horizon 2100, tandis que les hivers gagneraient 5 à 15 % d'humidité ; le pays pourrait connaître jusqu'à cinq jours de chaleur extrême par an dès 2050. L'agriculture est en première ligne. Cultivateurs et vignerons de la vallée de la Moselle oscillent déjà entre sécheresse persistante, pluies dévastatrices et gels hors saison, pendant que des étés plus chauds et plus secs accroissent le risque d'incendies de forêt. Les infrastructures ne sont pas épargnées : l'affaissement de voie survenu cette semaine près de Berchem a rappelé combien la chaleur éprouve le réseau ferroviaire, et des hivers plus pluvieux renforcent un risque d'inondation susceptible d'atteindre jusqu'au réseau électrique. La stratégie nationale d'adaptation du Luxembourg recense désormais 131 mesures destinées précisément à s'y préparer. Une Grande Région sous le même ciel Le casse-tête luxembourgeois se joue sans frontières. Au cours de la même vague de chaleur, la France a relevé 44,3 °C à Pissos le 23 juin et l'Allemagne a battu son record national avec 41,5 °C le 27 juin, dans un épisode européen associé à plus de 500 décès. Les fermes, les rivières et les villes de la Grande Région se réchauffent ensemble, et l'eau devient une affaire de plus en plus transfrontalière. La méthode défendue par Laurent Pfister consiste à lire le passé lointain pour préparer l'avenir : reconstituer crues et sécheresses anciennes à partir des cernes d'arbres, des sédiments et des archives, afin d'allonger une série que les seuls instruments ne peuvent fournir. « En reliant les événements extrêmes du passé à ceux que l'on observe aujourd'hui, nous pouvons mieux évaluer l'impact des activités humaines et prévoir plus précisément l'évolution future du climat et des phénomènes hydrologiques », résume-t-il. La canicule passera. Les questions qu'elle pose sur l'eau, l'agriculture et les infrastructures, préviennent les scientifiques, sont, elles, durablement installées. ### Sources - À quoi doit s'attendre le Luxembourg alors que le climat se détracte — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/fr/media/presse/a-quoi-doit-sattendre-le-luxembourg-alors-que-le-climat-se-detracte/ - « Le changement climatique a intensifié le cycle de l'eau » — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/le-changement-climatique-a-intensifie-le-cycle-de-l-eau.html - Climate and rivers: when the past sheds light on the future — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/en/news/climate-and-rivers-when-the-past-sheds-light-on-the-future/ - À l'écoute du changement climatique, à travers météo et hydrologie — ingsci.lu (Ingénieurs et Scientifiques du Luxembourg): https://ingsci.lu/en/a-lecoute-du-changement-climatique-a-travers-meteo-et-hydrologie/ - Research trends: New models for extreme weather — Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR): https://www.fnr.lu/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight/research-trends-pfister/ - Luxembourg – Mean Projections (CMIP6) — World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal: https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/luxembourg/climate-data-projections - State of Luxembourg's water supply — Sustainability Mag: https://sustainabilitymag.lu/en/nature/la-crise-de-lor-bleu/state-luxembourgs-water-supply - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Climate and weather in Luxembourg — Luxtoday: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/the-climate-in-luxembourg --- ## La BRI alerte sur des « points de rupture » mondiaux, les fonds luxembourgeois en première ligne - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bri-bale-points-de-rupture-economie-mondiale-fonds-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-28T11:08:40.894+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:08:40.894+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: bc2b963d-5099-457a-8392-a4f8e8b042cd - Dateline: Basel, CH > Dette publique record, inflation tenace, fragmentation commerciale et valorisations tendues convergent, avertit la banque des banques centrales — autant de canaux qui touchent le Grand-Duché. ### Summary Dans son rapport annuel, la Banque des règlements internationaux alerte sur une série de « points de rupture » qui se conjuguent et fragilisent l'économie mondiale. Place financière bâtie sur les fonds, le Luxembourg en est l'une des courroies de transmission les plus directes. ### Key facts - La BRI a publié dimanche son Rapport économique annuel (133 pages), avertissant que dette publique, inflation, fragmentation commerciale, valorisations tendues et levier non bancaire convergent dangereusement. - Elle décrit un nouveau « nexus budgétaire-financier » : la finance mondiale finance de plus en plus les États, via des acteurs non bancaires endettés à court terme, ce qui amplifie les chocs sur la dette souveraine. - Le directeur général Pablo Hernández de Cos appelle à agir « maintenant » : priorité aux prix, soutenabilité budgétaire, surveillance élargie au-delà des banques. - Deuxième domicile mondial de fonds, le Luxembourg a dépassé 8 200 milliards d'euros d'actifs sous gestion fin 2025, dont ~35 % de fonds alternatifs. - Les canaux de risque pointés par la BRI (taux, dette souveraine, liquidité) se transmettent directement à l'économie luxembourgeoise, à l'heure où de nouvelles règles UE plafonnent le levier des fonds prêteurs. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que la BRI et qu'a-t-elle publié ?** La Banque des règlements internationaux, basée à Bâle, est la « banque des banques centrales ». Le 28 juin 2026, lors de son assemblée générale annuelle, elle a publié son Rapport économique annuel de 133 pages, sous le mot d'ordre « Les points de tension de l'économie mondiale appellent à la discipline ». **Q: Quels sont les principaux « points de rupture » identifiés ?** La dette publique proche de ses records, le risque d'un retour de l'inflation, la fragmentation commerciale et géopolitique, des valorisations d'actifs tendues (notamment liées à l'IA) et un levier dissimulé via les intermédiaires financiers non bancaires fragilisant la liquidité obligataire. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il particulièrement exposé ?** Le pays est le deuxième domicile mondial de fonds (plus de 8 200 milliards d'euros d'actifs fin 2025) et un grand pôle non bancaire. Les risques pointés par la BRI — taux, dette souveraine, liquidité — frappent directement les fonds qui structurent son économie. **Q: Qu'est-ce que le « nexus budgétaire-financier » ?** La BRI désigne ainsi le glissement du système financier vers le financement des États, une part croissante de la dette souveraine étant détenue par des acteurs non bancaires financés à court terme. Selon Frank Smets, cela pourrait provoquer des chutes plus fréquentes et brutales de la valeur des obligations souveraines. ### Body Sous la surface tranquille de l'économie mondiale s'accumule un risque que la résilience récente masque mal. C'est, en substance, le message inhabituellement direct livré dimanche par la Banque des règlements internationaux (BRI), l'institution bâloise qui sert de banque aux banques centrales du monde entier. Dans son Rapport économique annuel, elle décrit une série de « points de rupture » — dette publique élevée, menace d'un retour de l'inflation, système commercial qui se fragmente et valorisations d'actifs tendues — dont la convergence laisse l'économie globale dangereusement exposée au prochain choc. L'organisme, détenu par les banques centrales et installé à Bâle, a placé son document de 133 pages sous une bannière sans ambiguïté : « Les points de tension de l'économie mondiale appellent à la discipline. » Son avertissement central tient en une idée : la robustesse affichée jusqu'ici ne doit pas être confondue avec la sécurité, alors même que les marges pour répondre à une crise se sont rétrécies. « Les responsables politiques doivent agir maintenant, a déclaré le directeur général de la BRI, Pablo Hernández de Cos. Tout retard ne fera qu'augmenter le coût des ajustements nécessaires. » Cinq fragilités qui se nourrissent l'une l'autre Le rapport identifie plusieurs vulnérabilités qui, prises isolément, restent gérables, mais deviennent redoutables une fois combinées. Selon la BRI et les comptes rendus de la présentation, elles comprennent : - Une dette publique proche de ses records et des finances étatiques sous tension, qui ne laissent que peu de marge budgétaire pour amortir le prochain retournement. - Le risque d'un nouvel accès d'inflation durablement élevée, sur fond de chocs d'offre persistants et de désancrage possible des anticipations de prix. - La fragmentation commerciale et les tensions géopolitiques, qui réduisent la flexibilité de l'offre mondiale. - Des valorisations d'actifs étirées et une complaisance des investisseurs, avec une inquiétude particulière sur les prix dans les secteurs liés à l'intelligence artificielle. - Une liquidité fragile du marché obligataire et un effet de levier dissimulé, accumulé via les intermédiaires financiers non bancaires. Sur l'essor de l'IA, la BRI a choisi la prudence plutôt que l'enthousiasme. Si la technologie a soutenu la confiance et la croissance en nourrissant l'espoir de gains de productivité, la banque met en garde : goulets d'étranglement de l'approvisionnement et concurrence féroce pourraient faire basculer la vague d'investissement dans le surinvestissement caractéristique des cycles d'emballement et de correction — tout en alimentant les craintes pour l'emploi. Quand financer l'État devient un risque systémique L'élément le plus inédit du diagnostic est ce que la BRI nomme un nouveau « nexus entre stabilité budgétaire et stabilité financière ». À mesure que les États empruntent davantage, le système financier mondial est passé du financement du secteur privé à celui de la puissance publique — et une part croissante de cette dette est désormais détenue par des acteurs non bancaires, fonds spéculatifs et gestionnaires d'actifs, souvent financés sur des marchés de court terme qui permettent à l'effet de levier de s'accumuler. Les marchés de la dette souveraine, longtemps considérés comme le socle du système financier, deviennent ainsi un canal potentiel de propagation des tensions. « Ce nouveau nexus entre stabilité budgétaire et stabilité financière pourrait se traduire par des chutes plus fréquentes et plus brutales de la valeur des obligations souveraines », a averti Frank Smets, chef par intérim du département monétaire et économique de la BRI — des secousses capables de durcir très vite les conditions financières. La prescription découle du diagnostic. La BRI exhorte gouvernements et banques centrales à donner la priorité à la stabilité des prix, à rétablir la soutenabilité budgétaire en réduisant la dette, à étendre la surveillance de la stabilité financière au-delà du secteur bancaire vers l'univers non bancaire en pleine expansion, à engager des réformes structurelles et à coordonner leurs actions pour qu'elles se renforcent au lieu de se contrarier. Pourquoi le Grand-Duché est en première ligne Pour la plupart des lecteurs, le rapport relève de l'abstraction. Pour le Luxembourg, il décrit presque trait pour trait le profil de risque de son économie. Le Grand-Duché est le deuxième domicile mondial de fonds d'investissement derrière les États-Unis et la première place transfrontalière d'Europe — précisément la mécanique financière non bancaire que la BRI presse aujourd'hui les superviseurs de surveiller de plus près. L'échelle a de quoi surprendre pour un pays de moins de 700 000 habitants. Les actifs sous gestion des fonds domiciliés au Luxembourg ont franchi pour la première fois le seuil des 8 000 milliards d'euros, atteignant environ 8 200 milliards fin 2025, selon Luxembourg for Finance — soit une progression de plus de 50 % en cinq ans. Les fonds alternatifs représentent désormais quelque 35 % de ce total, et le cabinet PwC table sur un encours qui pourrait atteindre 10 400 milliards de dollars d'ici 2030. Parce qu'une large part de cet argent est investie en obligations et en autres actifs négociés à l'échelle mondiale, les canaux signalés par la BRI — mouvements de taux, réévaluation brutale de la dette souveraine, trous de liquidité — se transmettent directement aux fonds luxembourgeois et aux commissions, emplois et recettes fiscales qui en dépendent. Une chute obligataire du type redouté par la BRI se ferait d'abord sentir dans les portefeuilles que le Grand-Duché administre pour le compte d'investisseurs du monde entier. L'exposition s'accroît au rythme du risque. De nouvelles règles européennes pour les fonds octroyant des prêts, applicables à partir de mi-2026, plafonneront l'effet de levier à 175 % pour les véhicules ouverts et à 300 % pour les véhicules fermés — reconnaissance implicite que le crédit privé et le levier, deux des préoccupations de la BRI, sont devenus centraux dans l'activité que le pays héberge. Pablo Hernández de Cos est revenu à plusieurs reprises sur la question de la dette, rappelant que l'endettement est élevé et de plus en plus « financé par des intermédiaires financiers non bancaires ». Son message aux ministres des Finances et aux banquiers centraux réunis à Bâle : la fenêtre pour réparer des fondations fragiles est ouverte aujourd'hui, mais elle ne le restera pas indéfiniment. Pour une économie bâtie sur la gestion de l'épargne du monde, l'avertissement ressemble moins à une prophétie lointaine qu'à une prévision pour son propre bilan. ### Sources - Annual Economic Report 2026 — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e.htm - Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline (press release, 28 June 2026) — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/press/p260628.htm - Rising debt, AI boom and financial fragilities raise global risks: BIS — Business Standard (Reuters wire): https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/rising-debt-ai-boom-and-financial-fragilities-raise-global-risks-bis-126062800378_1.html - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — ETF Express: https://etfexpress.com/2026/03/26/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Luxembourg Fund Assets Could Reach $10.4trn by 2030, PwC Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61838-luxembourg-fund-assets-could-reach-10-4trn-by-2030-pwc-reports - Luxembourg tops Europe in sustainable fund assets — IFC Review: https://www.ifcreview.com/news/2026/march/luxembourg-luxembourg-tops-europe-in-sustainable-fund-assets/ --- ## Soigner avec l'algorithme : le Luxembourg ouvre un master en IA et santé - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-master-intelligence-artificielle-sante-csl-utbm - Published: 2026-06-28T06:49:51.428+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:49:51.428+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 653901e3-daa5-460d-bc7d-16f51112bfb0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Porté par la Chambre des salariés et diplômé par une université française, ce cursus formera soignants et informaticiens à déployer l'IA médicale, à l'heure où Bruxelles en durcit les règles. ### Summary La Chambre des salariés lance au Luxembourg un master consacré à l'intelligence artificielle en santé, diplômé par l'UTBM. Un pari sur les compétences, alors que l'AI Act européen encadre l'IA médicale. ### Key facts - La Chambre des salariés ouvre, dès octobre 2026, un master en IA appliquée à la santé, présenté comme une première au Luxembourg. - Le diplôme est délivré par l'UTBM (France), non par l'Université du Luxembourg ; le LLLC et le CFPC DeWidong en assurent l'organisation locale. - 66 crédits ECTS sur 12 mois, en français, en soirée et le samedi ; frais de 7 900 euros, candidatures ouvertes jusqu'en septembre 2026. - La formation insiste sur la gouvernance, l'éthique et la conformité autant que sur la technique, dans le sillage de l'AI Act européen. - Elle s'inscrit dans l'objectif national de former 1 % de la population à l'IA d'ici 2030. ### FAQ **Q: Qui délivre ce master en IA et santé ?** Le diplôme — un Master 2 Informatique, parcours IA et Santé — est décerné par l'Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), en France. L'Université du Luxembourg n'est pas impliquée. La formation est organisée au Luxembourg par le LLLC de la Chambre des salariés, en partenariat avec le CFPC DeWidong. **Q: À qui s'adresse la formation et quelles sont les conditions d'admission ?** Elle vise les professionnels de santé (personnel clinique, cadres, qualité, coordination) et les spécialistes informatiques qui conçoivent ou déploient l'IA en santé. L'admission requiert un Master 1 ou un équivalent bac+4 (240 ECTS), avec une voie de validation des acquis professionnels (VAP). **Q: Combien coûte le master et quand débute-t-il ?** Les frais s'élèvent à 7 900 euros selon la fiche programme de la CSL. Les cours commencent en octobre 2026 et durent douze mois ; les candidatures sont ouvertes jusqu'en septembre 2026. **Q: Quel est le lien avec la réglementation européenne sur l'IA ?** L'AI Act classe « à haut risque » l'IA intégrée aux dispositifs médicaux, ce qui impose gestion des risques, gouvernance des données, transparence, supervision humaine et évaluations de conformité. Les échéances ont été repoussées au 2 décembre 2027 (systèmes autonomes) et au 2 août 2028 (IA intégrée à des produits réglementés). ### Body Le Luxembourg se dotera cet automne de son premier master entièrement consacré à l'intelligence artificielle appliquée à la santé. L'annonce émane de la Chambre des salariés (CSL), qui présente le cursus comme une première nationale — et qui le fait arriver au moment précis où le régulateur européen resserre l'encadrement de l'IA en médecine. Dévoilée le 26 juin, la formation ne vise pas les jeunes diplômés mais les actifs déjà en poste : personnel clinique, cadres hospitaliers, responsables qualité et coordination des soins, mais aussi informaticiens chargés de concevoir et de faire tourner les logiciels de santé. Les cours débutent en octobre 2026 et s'étalent sur douze mois, dispensés en soirée la semaine et le samedi, afin que les participants puissent continuer à exercer pendant leurs études. Un détail nuance toutefois l'étiquette de « première luxembourgeoise ». Le diplôme n'est pas délivré par l'Université du Luxembourg — l'université nationale du Grand-Duché, qui n'est pas partie prenante. Il s'agit d'un Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé décerné par l'Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), un établissement public français, et organisé sur le sol luxembourgeois par le Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre (LLLC) de la CSL, en partenariat avec l'organisme de formation CFPC DeWidong. La répartition des rôles est claire : l'UTBM assure la tutelle académique et délivre le diplôme ; le LLLC prend en charge la logistique et l'accessibilité pour des professionnels en activité ; DeWidong fait le lien entre le programme universitaire et les réalités quotidiennes du secteur des soins. Ce que l'on y apprend Le cursus représente 66 crédits ECTS, répartis en sept unités d'enseignement regroupées sous cinq grands axes — où la gouvernance pèse autant que la technique elle-même : - Éthique, droit et réglementation - Comprendre l'IA et la transparence, y compris les questions de biais et d'« explicabilité » qui hantent les algorithmes cliniques - Gouvernance et déploiement en milieu de soins - Applications pratiques et cas d'usage concrets - Méthodologie et gestion de projet L'enseignement se fait en français, avec un niveau B1 d'anglais exigé pour l'obtention du diplôme. L'essentiel des cours se tient en présentiel au Luxembourg, environ un quart étant assuré à distance. L'admission requiert un Master 1 ou un diplôme équivalent à bac+4 (240 ECTS), une voie de validation des acquis professionnels (VAP) restant ouverte aux candidats. Les frais d'inscription s'élèvent à 7 900 euros, selon la fiche programme de la CSL, et les candidatures sont ouvertes jusqu'en septembre 2026. Le parti pris est assumé. Plutôt que de former des développeurs capables d'écrire du code d'apprentissage automatique, le master s'adresse à ceux qui devront décider si, et comment, laisser un algorithme entrer dans un service de soins — et qui en répondront lorsqu'il tranchera. Le défi n'est pas seulement technologique : il s'agit d'assurer une transition responsable au service de la qualité des soins, de la sécurité des patients et de la place centrale de l'humain dans les décisions de santé. Cette formule, signée de la CSL, épouse la direction prise par l'Union européenne, où la supervision humaine de l'IA médicale devient une obligation juridique plutôt qu'un slogan. Un pari sur le vivier de compétences Ce master est une pièce modeste mais révélatrice d'une stratégie nationale plus vaste visant à préparer la main-d'œuvre luxembourgeoise à l'IA. Le gouvernement déploie depuis plusieurs années un cours d'initiation gratuit, « Elements of AI Luxembourg », dont la cinquième édition a été lancée en mars 2026 : plus de 5 300 résidents l'ont déjà suivi, les autorités s'étant fixé pour objectif de former 1 % de la population d'ici 2030. Cette dynamique est pilotée par Elisabeth Margue, ministre déléguée chargée des Médias et de la Connectivité. La santé figure parmi les secteurs où le Luxembourg, comme ses voisins, attend l'impact le plus fort de l'IA : imagerie diagnostique, surveillance des patients, tri administratif, gestion des parcours de soins. La CSL affirme avoir bâti le diplôme autour précisément de ces usages, avec des modules sur l'IA clinique et sur le pilotage de l'IA dans les parcours de soins, aux côtés des enseignements de bioéthique et de conformité. La souplesse du format, plaide la Chambre, fait partie intégrante du projet. « Le programme propose un emploi du temps flexible destiné à faciliter, autant que possible, l'équilibre entre activité professionnelle, vie personnelle et poursuite des études », indique la CSL. Au moment où l'Europe réécrit les règles Le calendrier n'a rien d'anodin. En vertu du règlement européen sur l'intelligence artificielle (AI Act), une IA intégrée à un dispositif médical — ou qui en constitue elle-même un, déjà encadré par le règlement sur les dispositifs médicaux (MDR) et son pendant pour le diagnostic in vitro (IVDR) — est automatiquement classée « à haut risque ». Cette qualification déclenche une série d'obligations : systèmes de gestion des risques, données d'entraînement de qualité et bien gouvernées, transparence pour les utilisateurs, supervision humaine démontrable et évaluations de conformité par des organismes notifiés, le tout venant se superposer aux règles existantes. Ces exigences entrent en vigueur par étapes. Les institutions européennes ont repoussé plusieurs échéances : les systèmes d'IA à haut risque autonomes devront s'y conformer d'ici le 2 décembre 2027, et ceux intégrés à des produits réglementés tels que les dispositifs médicaux d'ici le 2 août 2028. La Commission européenne mène par ailleurs des travaux spécifiques sur l'IA en santé, signe de la place qu'a prise ce secteur dans les ambitions numériques du bloc — comme dans ses inquiétudes. Pour les hôpitaux et les entreprises de santé, ce fardeau réglementaire se traduit par une demande de profils capables de parler les deux langues, clinique et informatique, et de maîtriser l'échafaudage juridique qui les entoure. Un diplôme qui consacre autant de temps à la gouvernance, à l'éthique et à l'AI Act qu'aux algorithmes parie, au fond, sur une idée : la compétence rare, en IA médicale, ne sera pas de construire les modèles, mais de les déployer sans danger. Reste à savoir si 7 900 euros et une année de soirées séduiront un personnel de santé luxembourgeois déjà sous tension : la réponse se dessinera lorsque la première promotion se réunira en octobre. Le message du lancement, lui, est limpide : un petit pays place son vivier de talents au carrefour disputé de la médecine, des données et de la réglementation. ### Sources - Luxembourg to Launch 1st Master's Degree in AI & Healthcare — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62048-luxembourg-to-launch-1st-masters-degree-in-ai-healthcare - Master Intelligence Artificielle et Santé (Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé) — Chambre des salariés / LLLC (csl.lu): https://www.csl.lu/fr/lllc/formations-universitaires/masters/master-intelligence-artificielle-et-sante/ - Le Luxembourg poursuit la formation de sa population à l'intelligence artificielle — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+01-janvier+16-margue-intelligence-artificielle.html - Artificial Intelligence in healthcare — European Commission – Public Health: https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/artificial-intelligence-healthcare_en - EU Commission drafts guidelines on classifying high-risk systems under the AI Act — Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS): https://www.raps.org/resource/eu-commission-drafts-guidelines-on-classifying-high-risk-systems-under-the-ai-act.html --- ## Sous l'égide de Washington, Israël et le Liban posent les premières pierres d'une sortie de guerre - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/accord-cadre-liban-israel-washington-litani-desarmement-hezbollah - Published: 2026-06-28T06:39:52.447+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:39:52.447+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 9898bf60-f43f-4393-94f5-0099079adb3f - Dateline: Southern Lebanon (Litani River), LB > Signé le 26 juin à Washington, l'accord-cadre trilatéral conditionne un retrait israélien limité au désarmement du Hezbollah. Il laisse pour plus tard les questions les plus épineuses. ### Summary Israël et le Liban ont signé à Washington un accord-cadre négocié par les États-Unis qui esquisse une sortie de conflit conditionnelle, sans traité de paix ni calendrier. ### Key facts - Israël et le Liban, sans traité de paix et toujours techniquement en guerre, ont signé le 26 juin à Washington un accord-cadre trilatéral médié par les États-Unis. - Le texte de quatorze points place le désarmement du Hezbollah avant tout retrait israélien, avec deux « zones pilotes » de part et d'autre du Litani placées sous contrôle exclusif de l'armée libanaise. - Washington promet 100 millions de dollars d'aide humanitaire immédiate et, selon Al Jazeera, 30 millions pour dédommager l'armée libanaise ; un Groupe de coordination militaire (MCG4L) supervisera la mise en œuvre. - Israël conserve sa zone de sécurité le long de la « ligne jaune » et occupe encore environ un cinquième du Liban ; aucun calendrier de retrait n'est fixé. - Beyrouth y voit un premier pas vers la souveraineté ; le Hezbollah, exclu des pourparlers, rejette l'accord et exige un départ israélien sans condition. ### FAQ **Q: Qui a signé l'accord et à quel niveau ?** Il a été paraphé au département d'État américain, à l'échelon des ambassadeurs : Yechiel Leiter pour Israël et Nada Hamadeh pour le Liban, sous la présidence du secrétaire d'État Marco Rubio, qui a signé au nom des États-Unis. Le Hezbollah n'était pas présent. **Q: L'accord prévoit-il un retrait israélien total ?** Non. Il ne prévoit qu'un redéploiement progressif et partiel, conditionné au désarmement vérifié du Hezbollah, sans calendrier fixe. Israël conserve sa zone de sécurité et occupe encore environ un cinquième du territoire libanais. **Q: Que prévoit le texte de concret et de nouveau ?** Pour la première fois, un document commun signé, deux zones pilotes désignées de part et d'autre du Litani, un Groupe de coordination militaire (MCG4L) piloté par les États-Unis, une séquence « désarmer puis se retirer » et des financements américains de 100 millions de dollars d'aide humanitaire. **Q: Pourquoi l'opposition du Hezbollah est-elle déterminante ?** Parce que l'accord demande à l'État libanais de désarmer un mouvement à la fois armé et politiquement enraciné, tenu à l'écart des négociations. Son secrétaire général, Naïm Qassem, exige un départ israélien sans condition et rejette toute normalisation. ### Body Deux États qui n'ont jamais signé de traité de paix et demeurent techniquement en guerre ont, le 26 juin, apposé leur signature au bas d'un même document. Sous médiation américaine, Israël et le Liban se sont engagés sur un accord-cadre qui trace un chemin conditionnel vers la fin de leur conflit — tout en repoussant à plus tard ses points les plus disputés. Le texte trilatéral a été paraphé au département d'État américain, à l'issue de quatre jours de discussions à Washington qui couronnent une séquence de négociations ouverte en avril. La signature s'est faite à l'échelon des ambassadeurs : Yechiel Leiter, représentant d'Israël à Washington, et Nada Hamadeh, ambassadrice du Liban, ont signé sous la présidence du secrétaire d'État américain Marco Rubio, paraphant lui-même au nom des États-Unis. Le Hezbollah, mouvement soutenu par l'Iran dont les armes sont au cœur de l'accord, n'était pas autour de la table. Marco Rubio a tenu à modérer d'emblée les espérances. « C'est le début du commencement », a-t-il lancé lors de la cérémonie, ajoutant que l'accord « établit un processus clair et structuré pour restaurer la souveraineté du Liban, désarmer le Hezbollah et démanteler son infrastructure terroriste ». Ce que les signataires se sont engagés à faire Le document, qui comporte quatorze points, affirme la volonté des parties de « mettre un terme définitif au conflit » au moyen d'un « processus réciproque et séquencé, assorti de conditions claires », selon les comptes rendus de CNN et d'Al Jazeera. Concrètement, cette séquence place le désarmement avant le retrait. Son mécanisme central repose sur deux « zones pilotes » où l'armée libanaise prendra un contrôle exclusif, à l'exclusion de tout acteur non étatique. Le Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahou a indiqué que ces deux secteurs avaient été retenus sur recommandation de l'armée israélienne : l'un au sud du fleuve Litani, l'autre au nord du Litani, à l'intérieur d'une zone de sécurité israélienne élargie. L'armée libanaise ne reprendra chaque zone qu'une fois l'infrastructure du Hezbollah démantelée et la chose vérifiée. L'accord institue par ailleurs un dispositif permanent chargé d'encadrer le processus : - Un Groupe de coordination militaire pour le Liban (MCG4L), trilatéral et facilité par les États-Unis, qui supervisera la mise en œuvre et contribuera à former et renforcer l'armée libanaise. - Un engagement américain « immédiat » de 100 millions de dollars d'aide humanitaire, coordonné avec les Nations unies. - Une enveloppe distincte de 30 millions de dollars, rapportée par Al Jazeera, destinée à dédommager l'armée libanaise des coûts liés au maintien de la paix. Un retrait réel, mais de faible ampleur Malgré son vocabulaire de fin de conflit, l'accord laisse l'emprise israélienne pour l'essentiel intacte. Les forces israéliennes conservent leur zone de sécurité le long de la « ligne jaune » et gardent ce que les responsables décrivent comme une liberté d'action opérationnelle face aux menaces. Ce n'est qu'après le désarmement vérifié du Hezbollah — d'abord dans les zones pilotes, puis dans l'ensemble du Liban — qu'Israël procédera à un « redéploiement progressif ». Aucun calendrier n'est fixé, et Al Jazeera estime qu'Israël occupe encore environ un cinquième du territoire libanais. Le plus important, avant tout, c'est qu'Israël demeure dans la zone de sécurité du sud du Liban. C'est un acquis majeur, et nous le maintiendrons tant que le Hezbollah n'aura pas été désarmé. — Benjamin Netanyahou, Premier ministre d'Israël Cette conditionnalité est la marque de fabrique de l'accord. Israël obtient un engagement écrit, garanti par Washington, en faveur du désarmement du Hezbollah, sans renoncer au levier que représente sa présence prolongée ; le Liban obtient une perspective de récupération de son sud sans un retrait immédiat qu'il n'aurait pu faire respecter. Beyrouth salue un premier pas, le Hezbollah refuse Les dirigeants libanais ont présenté la signature comme un commencement, et non comme un règlement. Le président Joseph Aoun y a vu « le premier pas sur la voie du rétablissement de la souveraineté du Liban sur l'ensemble de son territoire, sans le moindre compromis », évoquant un avenir « libéré de l'occupation, des prisonniers et de la tutelle étrangère ». Le Premier ministre Nawaf Salam a affirmé que l'accord vise à « obtenir le retrait total d'Israël de l'ensemble du territoire libanais, restaurer la souveraineté de l'État et faciliter le retour de ses citoyens », l'ancrant dans la résolution 1701 du Conseil de sécurité, l'accord de Taëf et la déclaration de cessation des hostilités de 2024. Le Hezbollah, lui, n'a rien concédé. Son secrétaire général, Naïm Qassem, a martelé qu'« Israël doit partir sans condition » et rejeté toute normalisation des relations. Le député du parti Hassan Fadlallah a dénoncé une démarche des autorités revenant à « des concessions unilatérales et gratuites qui ne feront qu'affaiblir le pays ». Cette opposition pèse lourd : l'accord demande à l'État libanais de désarmer une force qui reste à la fois armée et solidement enracinée sur le plan politique, et qui a été tenue à l'écart des pourparlers ayant produit le plan. Ce qui change vraiment — et ce qui reste en suspens La nouveauté est tangible. Pour la première fois, Israël et le Liban ont signé un document commun, désigné des zones pilotes concrètes, mis sur pied un mécanisme de coordination conjoint piloté par les États-Unis et inscrit noir sur blanc une séquence « désarmer puis se retirer », adossée à des financements américains. Après une année de guerre et une trêve fragile, le changement de forme est réel. Les limites le sont tout autant. Pas de traité de paix, pas de normalisation, pas de calendrier, pas de retrait complet : seulement un repli conditionnel et partiel, suspendu à un désarmement que le Hezbollah jure de combattre. Le sort des prisonniers et un départ israélien total demeurent des aspirations énoncées à Beyrouth, non des engagements couchés dans le texte. Comme Rubio l'a lui-même reconnu, le travail ne fait que commencer. Que ce cadre devienne un tournant ou un énième plan resté lettre morte se jouera moins dans la salle des signatures de Washington que le long du Litani. ### Sources - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/middleeast/israel-and-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-latam-intl - Israel and Lebanon ink framework deal for ending conflict, including minor IDF withdrawal — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-lebanon-ink-framework-deal-for-minor-idf-withdrawal-after-4-days-of-dc-talks/ - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/israel/israel-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-us-first-step-peace-rubio-says-rcna351973 - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework agreement aimed at dismantling Hezbollah — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework deal, paving way for future peace talks — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bymj7vnmml - Lebanese Leaders Outline Framework Agreement Goals Following U.S.-Brokered Deal — Profile News: https://www.profilenews.com/en/framework-agreement-lebanon-israel/ - Joint Statement of the United States, Republic of Lebanon, and State of Israel on the Latest High-Level Trilateral Meeting — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-of-the-united-states-of-america-republic-of-lebanon-and-state-of-israel-on-the-latest-high-level-trilateral-meeting - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks --- ## Le Luxembourg confie le recrutement de son armée à une ancienne championne cycliste - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-armee-volontaire-christine-majerus-campagne-prett - Published: 2026-06-28T06:24:14.534+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:24:14.534+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: e3572bb8-cb0e-4de3-b441-749153fb7d99 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Pendant que ses voisins rouvrent le dossier de la conscription, le Grand-Duché mise sur le volontariat, une campagne soignée et une ancienne coureuse du WorldTour en uniforme. ### Summary Ancienne championne cycliste, Christine Majerus est devenue le visage du recrutement de l'Armée luxembourgeoise, qui mise sur le volontariat et de meilleures rémunérations à contre-courant d'une Europe qui renoue avec le service obligatoire. ### Key facts - Championne de cyclisme reconvertie, Christine Majerus est premier lieutenant au bureau de recrutement de l'Armée luxembourgeoise depuis début 2025. - Forte d'environ 1 128 soldats (dont 12 % de femmes), l'armée veut créer quelque 650 postes d'ici à 2035 pour tenir ses engagements OTAN. - La campagne 2026 « PRETT », conçue par VOUS Agency, mise sur un mot unique en luxembourgeois pour élargir l'image des métiers militaires. - Une réforme adoptée le 17 décembre 2025 relève les soldes, crée des primes et ouvre l'engagement aux ressortissants UE non-résidents. - Le Luxembourg fait le pari du volontariat alors que l'Allemagne, la Pologne et plusieurs États nordiques et baltes renouent avec la conscription. ### FAQ **Q: Christine Majerus a-t-elle vraiment rejoint l'armée ?** Oui. L'ancienne coureuse professionnelle, multiple championne nationale sur route et en cyclo-cross, a quitté la compétition en 2024 et a intégré le bureau de recrutement et d'information de l'Armée luxembourgeoise début 2025, avec le grade de premier lieutenant (Oberleutnant). **Q: Le service militaire est-il obligatoire au Luxembourg ?** Non. La conscription a été abolie en 1967 et l'armée repose entièrement sur le volontariat. C'est pourquoi le recrutement est au cœur de sa politique de défense. **Q: Que change la réforme adoptée fin 2025 ?** Selon Chronicle.lu, la solde de base des soldats volontaires augmente de 23 points indiciaires (au moins environ 530 euros par mois), une prime de disponibilité et une prime de démobilisation sont créées, la phase active initiale passe de quatre à cinq ans, et l'engagement s'ouvre aux ressortissants de l'UE non-résidents, le luxembourgeois restant obligatoire. **Q: Pourquoi cette stratégie tranche-t-elle avec celle des voisins ?** Alors que l'Allemagne, la Pologne et plusieurs États nordiques et baltes réintroduisent ou préparent un retour partiel de la conscription, le Luxembourg mise sur des volontaires mieux rémunérés et une campagne de communication plutôt que sur la contrainte. ### Body Pendant plus de dix ans, Christine Majerus a couru parmi les meilleures du peloton professionnel féminin : championne nationale sur route comme en cyclo-cross, olympienne, coéquipière au sein de la formation SD Worx-Protime, avant de raccrocher en 2024. Aujourd'hui, elle porte un autre maillot. Entrée au bureau de recrutement et d'information de l'Armée luxembourgeoise au début de 2025, où elle occupe le grade de premier lieutenant, l'ancienne coureuse s'emploie désormais à démonter, une à une, les idées reçues que les jeunes nourrissent sur la vie militaire. Son argument tient en une phrase : les clichés ont pris des décennies de retard. L'armée, plaide-t-elle, ce n'est plus seulement le rangers et le fusil, mais des techniciens, des spécialistes et des carrières qui ressemblent davantage au marché du travail civil qu'on ne l'imagine. « Beaucoup de gens se font encore une image totalement fausse de l'armée », confie Christine Majerus à L'essentiel. « La réalité, aujourd'hui, est tout autre. » Une armée minuscule qui veut grandir Le Luxembourg fait partie des rares États européens à n'avoir jamais cédé à la tentation du service obligatoire : la conscription y a été abolie en 1967, et le Grand-Duché ne repose depuis que sur des volontaires. De ce choix découle une conséquence simple : le recrutement n'est pas une question secondaire, il est le socle même de la défense nationale. Or les effectifs à pourvoir sont, par toutes les mesures, modestes. L'armée luxembourgeoise compte environ 1 128 soldats, selon les chiffres cités par le média spécialisé Luxtoday — soit près de 200 de plus que sa moyenne historique d'environ 900 sur trente ans, mais une poignée d'hommes et de femmes au regard des armées voisines. Les femmes y représentent quelque 12 % des effectifs, une proportion que le commandement juge ouvertement trop faible. Et l'institution veut s'étoffer. Pour tenir les objectifs capacitaires arrêtés avec l'OTAN, elle prévoit de créer environ 650 postes supplémentaires d'ici à 2035, rapporte L'essentiel. Le chef d'état-major, le général Steve Thull, ne masque pourtant pas les difficultés : la carrière militaire n'attire pas assez de candidats, et ceux qui s'engagent repartent souvent avant que leur coûteuse formation ait pu être pleinement mise à profit — au moment précis où les missions se multiplient et se techniisent. « PRETT », un seul mot pour vendre l'engagement L'effort de recrutement a désormais une signature. La campagne 2026 de l'armée, conçue par l'agence de communication luxembourgeoise VOUS Agency, repose tout entière sur un mot unique en luxembourgeois — PRETT, « prêt » — pensé pour que chacun y projette ses propres motivations : la technologie, le sens du service ou le dépassement de soi. Le dispositif se déploie en films, en affichage, dans la presse et sur les canaux numériques, les vidéos étant signées du studio MOAST. Le message se veut volontairement large. Les recruteurs insistent : l'armée n'embauche pas que des soldats, mais aussi des caporaux, des sous-officiers, des officiers et des spécialistes civils, dans des domaines comme la cybersécurité, les communications par satellite ou les systèmes d'information modernes. L'agence résume sa mission comme un travail sur les représentations. « L'enjeu était de réduire l'écart entre l'image traditionnelle de l'Armée et la réalité de ses opportunités », explique André Hesse, directeur général de VOUS Agency. Mieux payer, engager plus longtemps L'image, à elle seule, ne remplira pas les rangs : le gouvernement a donc aussi sorti le carnet de chèques. Le 17 décembre 2025, le Conseil de gouvernement a adopté un train de mesures destiné à faire de l'armée, selon les mots de la ministre de la Défense Yuriko Backes, un employeur « attractif et moderne ». D'après Chronicle.lu, la réforme comprend notamment : - une revalorisation de la solde de base des soldats volontaires de 23 points indiciaires — soit au moins quelque 530 euros par mois — portant la rémunération d'un soldat de première année d'environ 2 166 à 2 719 euros ; - une prime de disponibilité opérationnelle d'environ 532 euros par mois, complétée par une prime de démobilisation de plus de 14 000 euros après 48 mois de service ; - l'allongement de la phase active initiale de quatre à cinq ans, ainsi que de nouvelles filières temporaires d'officiers et de sous-officiers ; - l'ouverture du recrutement aux ressortissants de l'UE non-résidents, avec des dispenses sur la maîtrise du français ou de l'allemand — le luxembourgeois, lui, restant obligatoire. « Notre personnel est au centre de tous nos efforts ; son engagement pour notre sécurité doit être justement rémunéré », a déclaré Yuriko Backes. Les moyens, derrière, grimpent vite : équivalent à 2 % du revenu national brut en 2025, le budget de la défense doit atteindre 3,5 % d'ici à 2035. À rebours de ses voisins Le pari luxembourgeois sur la persuasion frappe d'autant plus que l'Europe, elle, prend le chemin inverse. Depuis l'invasion à grande échelle de l'Ukraine par la Russie, la conscription revient sur l'agenda du continent. La Lituanie et la Suède ont rétabli un service limité, la Lettonie a réactivé le sien en 2023. Le contraste le plus net se trouve de l'autre côté de la frontière. La loi allemande de modernisation du service militaire (Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz) est entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026. Le service y reste volontaire pour l'heure, mais tout homme de 18 ans est désormais tenu de remplir un questionnaire sur sa santé et sa disponibilité — un examen médical devant suivre —, le texte prévoyant un retour « en fonction des besoins » à la conscription, le cas échéant par tirage au sort, si les volontaires venaient à manquer. Le ministre Boris Pistorius vise 30 000 engagés par an, appâtés par une solde d'environ 2 600 euros mensuels. En Pologne, le Premier ministre Donald Tusk a promis de rendre chaque homme adulte apte à être formé à la guerre. Sur cette toile de fond, le Luxembourg parie qu'une armée de métier — bien payée, modernisée, exclusivement composée de volontaires et incarnée par un visage sportif familier plutôt que par une convocation — saura encore trouver assez de candidats prêts à servir. La concrétisation, ou non, des 650 recrues attendues d'ici à 2035 dira si le calcul était bon. Pour l'instant, le Grand-Duché choisit la carotte, quand nombre de ses partenaires se résignent, à contrecœur, au bâton. ### Sources - Luxemburger Armee rekrutiert: Oberleutnantin Majerus räumt mit Klischees auf — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/luxemburg-rekrutiert-oberleutnantin-majerus-raeumt-mit-armee-klischees-auf-103584147 - Government Introduces New Measures to Strengthen Army Recruitment & Career Opportunities — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58595-government-introduces-new-measures-to-strengthen-army-recruitment-career-opportunities - Luxembourg's armed forces: army composition, recruitment and salaries — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/luxembourg-army - L'Armée luxembourgeoise prête à recruter avec VOUS Agency — Adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/larmee-luxembourgeoise-prete-a-recruter-avec-vous-agency/ - Christine Majerus — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Majerus - Luxembourg Armed Forces — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Armed_Forces - BACKES Yuriko — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/yuriko-backes.html - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — German Federal Government (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - The return of conscription? EU countries debate bringing back military service — European Newsroom: https://europeannewsroom.com/the-return-of-conscription-eu-countries-debate-bringing-back-military-service/ --- ## Attaque du marché de Noël de Magdebourg : la perpétuité, et la sécurité des fêtes en question - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/magdebourg-attaque-marche-noel-perpetuite-securite-region - Published: 2026-06-28T06:08:56.332+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:08:56.332+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > Le tribunal de Magdebourg a condamné al-Abdulmohsen à la perpétuité pour la voiture-bélier de décembre 2024, qui a fait six morts et plus de 300 blessés. Un verdict qui résonne dans la Grande Région. ### Summary Reconnu coupable de six meurtres et de 338 tentatives de meurtre, le conducteur du marché de Noël de Magdebourg a été condamné à la réclusion à perpétuité, assortie d'une détention de sûreté. ### Key facts - Le Landgericht de Magdebourg a condamné Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 51 ans, à la réclusion à perpétuité, pour six meurtres, 338 tentatives de meurtre et coups et blessures aggravés. - Le tribunal a retenu la « gravité particulière de la culpabilité » et ordonné une détention de sûreté, rendant une libération après quinze ans hautement improbable. - L'attaque à la voiture-bélier du 20 décembre 2024, sur environ 400 mètres et en une minute, a fait six morts et 309 blessés. - Le tribunal n'a pas retenu la qualification terroriste djihadiste, le procureur évoquant rancune personnelle et soif d'attention médiatique. - Une expertise jugeant l'attaque évitable a nourri le renforcement des marchés de Noël en Allemagne et dans l'UE, un enjeu suivi de près au Luxembourg. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle peine a été prononcée contre l'auteur de l'attaque de Magdebourg ?** Le Landgericht de Magdebourg a condamné Taleb al-Abdulmohsen à la réclusion à perpétuité, avec reconnaissance de la « gravité particulière de la culpabilité » et une détention de sûreté qui rend une libération après le réexamen habituel des quinze ans très improbable. **Q: Quel est le bilan de l'attaque du 20 décembre 2024 ?** Un BMW X3 lancé dans la foule du marché de Noël a tué six personnes — un garçon de neuf ans et cinq femmes de 45 à 75 ans, une sixième victime ayant succombé en janvier 2025 — et blessé 309 personnes. **Q: L'attaque a-t-elle été qualifiée de terrorisme ?** Non. Le tribunal n'a pas retenu un mobile djihadiste. Le procureur Matthias Böttcher a lié l'acte à une rancune contre une organisation d'aide aux réfugiés de Cologne et à un besoin d'attention, l'expert psychiatre diagnostiquant un trouble narcissique tout en jugeant l'accusé pleinement responsable. **Q: En quoi ce verdict concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** De nombreux résidents luxembourgeois fréquentent les marchés allemands et des événements hivernaux en plein air dans la Grande Région. Le durcissement de la sécurité — barrières certifiées, bornes, vidéosurveillance, patrouilles mixtes — s'applique aussi à ces rendez-vous. ### Body Un homme aux mains entravées, suivant son procès depuis un box vitré pare-balles : c'est dans ce décor que le Landgericht de Magdebourg, dans l'est de l'Allemagne, a prononcé vendredi la réclusion à perpétuité contre Taleb al-Abdulmohsen. Le tribunal régional a reconnu cet homme de 51 ans coupable d'avoir lancé un SUV de location dans la foule du marché de Noël de la ville, en décembre 2024 — un drame qui a coûté la vie à six personnes et fait plus de 300 blessés. Selon Euronews et The Local, l'accusé a été déclaré coupable de six chefs de meurtre, de 338 chefs de tentative de meurtre et de coups et blessures aggravés. La portée de la peine tient surtout à deux mentions juridiques. Les juges ont retenu la « gravité particulière de la culpabilité » (besondere Schwere der Schuld) et ordonné une détention de sûreté (Sicherungsverwahrung) destinée à prévenir toute récidive. Cette combinaison rend hautement improbable une libération à l'issue du réexamen habituel, fixé à quinze ans, rapportent les mêmes médias. Psychiatre né en Arabie saoudite, arrivé en Allemagne en 2006 et bénéficiaire de l'asile en 2016, al-Abdulmohsen vivait à Bernburg, en Saxe-Anhalt, comme l'a détaillé l'agence Reuters. Une minute, quatre cents mètres Tout s'est joué en l'espace d'une minute. Peu après 19 heures, le 20 décembre 2024, un BMW X3 noir s'est engouffré dans la foule réunie au cœur historique de Magdebourg, parcourant environ 400 mètres à une vitesse pouvant atteindre quelque 48 km/h, selon la reconstitution des enquêteurs compilée par Wikipédia. Six personnes ont péri : un garçon de neuf ans et cinq femmes âgées de 45 à 75 ans, une sixième victime ayant succombé à ses blessures en janvier 2025. Au total, 309 personnes ont été blessées. Ouvert le 10 novembre 2025 devant le Landgericht de Magdebourg, le procès a vu l'accusé reconnaître avoir traversé la foule, tout en niant avoir délibérément renversé des passants. Une version que le parquet a qualifiée d'« absurde », rapporte le South China Morning Post. Ni djihadisme, ni remords Mandaté par le tribunal, un expert psychiatre a diagnostiqué chez al-Abdulmohsen un trouble de la personnalité narcissique doublé d'un besoin démesuré d'attention. Il l'a néanmoins jugé pleinement responsable pénalement et toujours dangereux, indiquent The Local et le SCMP. Le tribunal n'a pas qualifié l'attaque de terrorisme djihadiste : la police avait au contraire documenté un farouche rejet de l'islam et une attirance pour des théories complotistes d'extrême droite, l'homme passant pour proche de l'AfD. Le procureur en chef Matthias Böttcher a relié le passage à l'acte à une rancune contre une organisation d'aide aux réfugiés de Cologne, après la perte d'un procès civil, et à une soif de reconnaissance publique et médiatique, selon la dépêche de l'AFP reprise par le Manila Times. La violence avait, dans les mots du magistrat rapportés par Euronews, « dépassé toute échelle humainement concevable ». Devant le tribunal, il a décrit un accusé n'ayant manifesté : aucun remords, aucun regret, pas la moindre introspection Avocat de plus d'une centaine de victimes, Thomas Klaus a estimé après le verdict que le condamné « purgera, en réalité, cette peine jusqu'à la fin de ses jours », rapporte l'AFP. Des marchés transformés en forteresses Le verdict referme le volet pénal, mais pas la controverse sur la prévention de telles attaques. Une expertise commandée par le conseil municipal de Magdebourg et réalisée par la Fédération allemande pour la sécurité des événements (BVVS) a conclu, en août 2025, que le drame aurait pu être évité, rapporte Brussels Signal. Le marché s'était reposé sur des blocs de béton « obsolètes, non certifiés et potentiellement dangereux », les voies d'accès demeuraient ouvertes et mal protégées, sans périmètre de sécurité certifié ni dispositif d'urgence structuré. Les experts se sont montrés sans détour sur les moyens disponibles, écrivant qu'il existait : des systèmes éprouvés et largement disponibles qui auraient empêché le véhicule de l'assaillant de pénétrer Ce constat a accéléré un durcissement général des manifestations saisonnières. En Allemagne comme dans les États voisins de l'UE, les marchés de Noël ont fonctionné en 2025 derrière des contrôles d'accès renforcés : barrières en béton certifiées, bornes en acier, vidéosurveillance étendue et patrouilles mixtes mêlant police et agents privés, selon Courthouse News. Cologne, Francfort, Nuremberg ou Leipzig figurent parmi les grands marchés ayant resserré leurs entrées, certains visiteurs jugeant que ces cordons donnaient aux lieux des allures de forteresse, tandis que les organisateurs s'alarmaient des coûts. Un enjeu concret pour la Grande Région Pour les résidents du Luxembourg, la question n'a rien d'abstrait. Nombre d'entre eux franchissent la frontière pour rejoindre les marchés allemands et fréquentent, chez eux et dans toute la Grande Région, des événements hivernaux en plein air où se posent désormais les mêmes interrogations sur les barrières, le filtrage des accès et la présence policière. Décision la plus lourde rendue dans une affaire de ce type en Allemagne ces dernières années, le verdict de Magdebourg pèsera durablement sur la manière dont ces rendez-vous seront sécurisés à l'avenir. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - German court to deliver verdict in Christmas market car attack — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/27/world/americas-emea/german-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-christmas-market-car-attack/2373803 - Saudi Doctor Given Life Sentence for Deadly Car Rampage on German Christmas Market — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/saudi-doctor-given-life-sentence-for-deadly-car-rampage-on-german-christmas-market - German court hands life term to Christmas market car attacker — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/german-court-hands-life-term-to-christmas-market-car-attacker/ - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Terror attack on Magdeburg Christmas market was 'preventable', report finds — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/08/terror-attack-on-magdeburg-christmas-market-was-preventable-report-finds/ - Heightened security doesn't faze revelers at German Christmas markets, but organizers feel the pinch — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/heightened-security-doesnt-faze-revelers-at-german-christmas-markets-but-organizers-feel-the-pinch/ --- ## Entre Washington et Téhéran, les monarchies du Golfe en équilibre périlleux - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/monarchies-du-golfe-arbitres-exposees-bras-de-fer-washington-teheran - Published: 2026-06-28T05:43:38.188+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:43:38.188+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 44c42671-2912-4bb7-9fbf-144a49569cb0 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Une trêve américano-iranienne se délite autour du détroit d'Ormuz. Qatar, Arabie saoudite et Émirats avancent en funambules — avec, en jeu, l'énergie mondiale et la sécurité européenne. ### Summary Frappées par les missiles iraniens mais courtisées par Washington comme par Téhéran, les six monarchies du Golfe se sont imposées au cœur d'une négociation dont dépend le prix mondial du pétrole — et la facture énergétique européenne. ### Key facts - Le 27 juin, le pétrolier Kiku (plus de 2 millions de barils) a été touché par un drone près du détroit d'Ormuz ; le CENTCOM a riposté sur des sites iraniens, ravivant les accusations mutuelles de rupture de la trêve. - Le mémorandum d'entente du 17 juin en quatorze points prolongeait le cessez-le-feu de 60 jours et rouvrait Ormuz sans péage, mais il est déjà fragilisé. - Frappées (aéroport de Koweït, tentatives sur Bahreïn), les six monarchies du CCG restent à l'écart des combats tout en pesant sur la négociation, le Qatar comédiant. - Le détroit d'Ormuz achemine environ un cinquième du pétrole mondial et 20 % du GNL ; le Brent a culminé à 126 dollars après avoir dépassé 100 dollars début mars. - Pour le Luxembourg, économie ouverte et importatrice, la transmission est immédiate : prix à la pompe et factures d'électricité suivent les tensions sur Ormuz. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi les monarchies du Golfe sont-elles au centre du conflit américano-iranien ?** Voisines permanentes de l'Iran et bordant le détroit d'Ormuz par lequel transite leur richesse, elles sont à la fois frappées par les tirs iraniens et courtisées par Washington et Téhéran. Le CCG soutient la diplomatie américaine tout en gardant des canaux ouverts avec l'Iran, le Qatar comédiant les pourparlers aux côtés de l'Égypte et de la Turquie. **Q: Que prévoyait le mémorandum d'entente du 17 juin ?** Signé par Donald Trump et Masoud Pezeshkian, ce texte en quatorze points prolongeait le cessez-le-feu de 60 jours, rouvrait le détroit d'Ormuz au trafic commercial sans péage et levait le blocus naval américain des ports iraniens. Les deux camps s'accusent désormais mutuellement de l'avoir violé. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour le Luxembourg et l'Europe ?** Le détroit d'Ormuz achemine environ un cinquième du pétrole mondial et 20 % du GNL. Le Brent a culminé à 126 dollars et les prix de gros du gaz ont presque doublé dès le début de la guerre. Pour une économie ouverte et importatrice comme celle du Luxembourg, prix à la pompe et factures d'électricité réagissent immédiatement à toute tension sur le détroit. ### Body Il aura suffi d'un drone et d'un pétrolier pour rappeler à quel point la trêve est fragile. Le 27 juin, le Kiku, un tanker battant pavillon panaméen chargé de plus de deux millions de barils de brut, a été touché à proximité du détroit d'Ormuz par un drone-suicide qui a endommagé sa passerelle ; l'équipage est indemne et aucune marée noire n'a été signalée, selon les informations de CNBC et de Bloomberg. Le commandement central américain (CENTCOM) a riposté en bombardant des sites iraniens de surveillance, de défense antiaérienne et de stockage de drones. Un échange de plus dans une guerre qui dure depuis la fin février — et une démonstration, à ciel ouvert, de ce que sont devenues les six monarchies arabes du Golfe : un terrain disputé, courtisé par les deux camps, frappé par l'un, exposé aux représailles de l'autre. L'épisode souligne les limites d'un accord censé empêcher précisément ce genre d'attaque. Le 17 juin, le président Donald Trump et son homologue iranien Masoud Pezeshkian signaient un mémorandum d'entente en quatorze points : prolongation du cessez-le-feu de soixante jours, réouverture du détroit d'Ormuz au trafic commercial sans péage, levée du blocus naval américain des ports iraniens. Chacun accuse désormais l'autre de l'avoir trahi. Un arrière-pays transformé en champ de tir Pour les monarchies, la menace n'a rien d'abstrait. Depuis le déclenchement, le 28 février, de la campagne aérienne américano-israélienne contre l'Iran, missiles et drones iraniens se sont abattus à plusieurs reprises sur leur territoire. Le 3 juin, des drones ont visé un terminal passagers de l'aéroport international de Koweït, tuant une personne — un ressortissant indien — et en blessant 63, selon NPR et Al Jazeera. Les forces américaines et bahreïnies ont intercepté des missiles et des drones lancés vers Bahreïn, qui abrite la Ve flotte de la marine américaine. Au fil du conflit, les tirs iraniens ont atteint Manama, Koweït, Abou Dhabi, Riyad et la province orientale d'Arabie saoudite, cœur de son industrie pétrolière. Pourtant, le Conseil de coopération du Golfe — Arabie saoudite, Émirats arabes unis, Qatar, Koweït, Bahreïn et Oman — s'est tenu à l'écart des combats directs. Le calcul est autant géographique que politique : l'Iran est un voisin permanent, et la voie d'eau qui achemine leur richesse vers les marchés longe précisément ses côtes. L'art de ne fermer aucune porte D'où ce numéro d'équilibriste : soutenir la diplomatie américaine tout en gardant ouverte la ligne vers Téhéran. Le Qatar, bien que touché par les frappes iraniennes, a coparrainé les pourparlers aux côtés de l'Égypte et de la Turquie. Signe de la place qu'occupe désormais le Golfe dans la désescalade, le vice-président JD Vance a révélé qu'un canal de « déconfliction » américano-iranien réunirait, à Doha, des représentants des Gardiens de la révolution islamique et du CENTCOM — un pas spectaculaire, alors que Washington continue de classer les Gardiens parmi les organisations terroristes. Les monarchies font aussi valoir leurs propres conditions. Lors d'une réunion ministérielle tenue le 25 juin à Manama, coprésidée par le secrétaire d'État Marco Rubio et le chef de la diplomatie bahreïnie, le CCG et Washington ont affirmé qu'une paix durable supposait de traiter la question des missiles balistiques, des drones et des relais régionaux de l'Iran, et que tout commerce ou investissement avec Téhéran resterait « conditionnel et réversible ». L'Iran a rejeté ce communiqué, qu'il a jugé « ingérant ». De nouveaux faits géopolitiques ne sauraient être imposés aux États du Golfe à la faveur d'une agression perfide dirigée contre eux. Cet avertissement d'Anwar Gargash, conseiller diplomatique du président émirati, résume la posture du Golfe : refuser de se laisser dicter quoi que ce soit, par l'un comme par l'autre, tout en exigeant en sourdine d'être partie prenante de tout nouvel ordre sur le détroit d'Ormuz. « La sécurité nationale et la dignité de l'Iran ne souffrent ni compromis ni condition », a répliqué un porte-parole du ministère iranien des Affaires étrangères, refusant toute limite imposée à ses missiles et à sa défense. Malgré ces frictions, les monarchies voient dans la diplomatie le moindre des risques. Pour les analystes, elles se sont placées au centre du marchandage précisément pour qu'aucun règlement sur leur voie d'eau commune ne puisse se conclure sans elles. Pourquoi l'Europe paie l'addition d'Ormuz Si les choix du Golfe pèsent bien au-delà de la région, c'est à cause du détroit lui-même. Environ un cinquième du pétrole mondial — près d'un quart du brut transporté par mer — et quelque 20 % du gaz naturel liquéfié empruntent en temps normal ce goulet resserré entre l'Iran et Oman. La moindre perturbation y déplace les prix partout. C'est déjà le cas. Le Brent, qui s'échangeait autour de 80 dollars le baril avant la guerre, a franchi la barre des 100 dollars début mars pour la première fois en quatre ans, avant de culminer à 126 dollars — une hausse d'environ 65 % en un mois, la plus forte progression mensuelle jamais enregistrée, selon la Banque mondiale, qui décrit ce choc comme l'un des plus violents de l'histoire du marché pétrolier. L'institution chiffre à quelque 10 millions de barils par jour la perte d'approvisionnement mondial en mars et évoque un risque de dérapage vers 95 à 115 dollars le baril en cas de réembrasement. L'Europe, dépourvue d'un amortisseur à l'échelle du Golfe, est en première ligne. Les prix de gros du gaz sur le continent ont presque doublé dès les premiers jours de la guerre, et une fermeture durable d'Ormuz nourrirait directement l'inflation et l'insécurité énergétique européennes, au moment où le bloc tente encore de se sevrer des carburants bon marché. Pour une économie petite, ouverte et dépendante des importations comme celle du Luxembourg, la transmission est immédiate : le prix à la pompe et la facture d'électricité épousent les soubresauts d'un détroit situé à des milliers de kilomètres. Les producteurs du Golfe ont tenté de se prémunir — l'Arabie saoudite réacheminant son brut vers la mer Rouge, les Émirats pompant vers Fujaïrah, au-delà du détroit —, mais aucun oléoduc ne saurait remplacer Ormuz à plein régime. Tant que la trêve ne tiendra que par à-coups, les monarchies qui voulaient le moins de cette guerre en demeurent les courtiers les plus décisifs, et les témoins les plus exposés. ### Sources - Iran, US Exchange Attacks As Tensions In Gulf Rise — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-united-states-drone-attacks-kuwait-peace-talks/33771717.html - Hard-headed pragmatism: Israel's war backfires as Gulf backs US-Iran MoU — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/25/hard-headed-pragmatism-israels-war-backfires-as-gulf-backs-us-iran-mou - Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/27/tanker-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-tensions-escalate.html - Tanker Struck in Hormuz as Navies Lift Threat Level to Ships — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-27/ship-struck-in-hormuz-as-naval-authorities-raise-threat-level - Second ship hit in Hormuz Strait after Trump slams 'foolish' attack — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/why-iran-still-attacking-ships-in-strait-hormuz-12124424 - Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/g-s1-125566/iran-war-updates - Iranian drone attack kills Indian citizen in Kuwait after US strikes Qeshm — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/iranian-drone-hits-kuwaits-main-airport-after-us-strikes-qeshm-island - Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-following-the-ministerial-meeting-of-the-united-states-and-the-gulf-cooperation-council-gcc - Iran slams the GCC and the US for 'interventionist' statement: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iran-slams-the-gcc-and-the-us-for-interventionist-statement-what-we-know - Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/gulf-states-weigh-living-side-by-side-with-iran-as-tehran-weaponises-hormuz - Vance: US-Iran deconfliction cell has IRGC, CENTCOM reps 'hanging out' in Doha — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-us-iran-deconfliction-cell-has-irgc-centcom-reps-hanging-out-in-doha/ - Strait of Hormuz disruption sends oil prices surging — World Bank Blogs: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/strait-of-hormuz-disruption-sends-oil-prices-surging - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire --- ## Le CERN éteint le grand collisionneur pour quatre ans de chantier - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cern-lhc-arret-grand-collisionneur-hl-lhc-haute-luminosite-2030 - Published: 2026-06-28T05:19:10.734+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:19:10.734+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 9826b6db-f923-4d4b-a645-3e72d75ca75b - Dateline: Meyrin, Geneva, CH > En juillet, l'anneau géant enfoui près de Genève s'arrête pour sa plus grande transformation. Le pari : dix fois plus de données et une traque resserrée de la matière noire. ### Summary Le grand collisionneur de hadrons du CERN s'arrête en juillet pour près de quatre ans, le temps d'installer le LHC à haute luminosité, qui doit multiplier par dix les données et redémarrer en juin 2030. ### Key facts - Après une dernière saison comprimée (Run 3) prolongée jusqu'en juillet 2026, le grand collisionneur de hadrons s'arrête pour près de quatre ans. - L'objectif du LHC à haute luminosité (HL-LHC) : multiplier par dix environ la luminosité intégrée, avec 140 à 200 collisions par croisement, contre une soixantaine aujourd'hui. - Le redémarrage (Run 4) est repoussé à juin 2030, soit près d'un an plus tard, en raison surtout des difficultés sur les détecteurs ATLAS et CMS, du Covid et de la guerre en Ukraine. - Au programme : aimants en niobium-étain (champ ~50 % plus fort), une seizaine de cavités « crabe », et seulement 1,2 km de l'anneau de 27 km reconstruit. - Le HL-LHC vise au moins 15 millions de bosons de Higgs par an et une traque resserrée de la matière noire, de la supersymétrie et de dimensions supplémentaires. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi le CERN arrête-t-il le grand collisionneur de hadrons ?** Pour installer le LHC à haute luminosité (HL-LHC), une refonte qui doit décupler la moisson de données. L'arrêt, baptisé LS3, permet de remplacer environ 1,2 km de l'anneau et d'intégrer de nouveaux aimants, des cavités « crabe » et un système de protection renforcé autour d'ATLAS et CMS. **Q: Quand le collisionneur va-t-il redémarrer ?** La remise en route, appelée Run 4, est désormais prévue pour juin 2030, soit près d'un an plus tard que le plan précédent. Les travaux sur les accélérateurs injecteurs débutent en septembre 2026, avec un redémarrage progressif des opérations en 2028. **Q: Qu'est-ce que la haute luminosité change concrètement ?** Pas un faisceau plus énergétique, mais bien plus intense : le CERN table sur une luminosité intégrée environ dix fois supérieure à la valeur nominale d'origine, avec 140 à 200 collisions par croisement de paquets contre une soixantaine aujourd'hui. De quoi étudier le boson de Higgs en détail et traquer des phénomènes rares. **Q: Combien coûte le projet et qui y participe ?** Le budget matériel de l'amélioration de l'accélérateur avoisine 950 millions de francs suisses sur 2015-2026, l'ensemble du programme coûtant davantage. La collaboration HiLumi réunit près de 50 institutions dans plus de 20 pays ; le Fermilab américain a notamment livré cinq aimants de focalisation en niobium-étain. ### Body Quelque part en juillet, des ingénieurs du CERN vont immobiliser l'instrument scientifique le plus puissant d'Europe. Après une ultime saison de collisions de protons, comprimée pour en tirer le maximum, le grand collisionneur de hadrons — un anneau de 27 kilomètres enfoui à une centaine de mètres sous les champs de la frontière franco-suisse, aux portes de Genève — va se taire pour près de quatre ans. C'est la pause la plus lourde de conséquences dans l'histoire de la machine, et le laboratoire la mise tout entière sur l'une des questions les plus coriaces de la physique. Cet arrêt ouvre la voie au LHC à haute luminosité (HL-LHC), une refonte d'ampleur conçue pour décupler la moisson de données du collisionneur. L'objectif n'est pas un faisceau plus énergétique, mais bien plus intense : davantage de collisions, enregistrées avec une finesse accrue, afin que les physiciens puissent disséquer le boson de Higgs et traquer des phénomènes si rares que la machine actuelle n'en produit pas assez pour les étudier. Parmi eux, d'éventuelles signatures de la matière noire, cette substance invisible censée constituer l'essentiel de la masse de l'Univers. « Je ne pense pas qu'on puisse exagérer l'importance et l'enthousiasme suscités par le LHC à haute luminosité, qui est le plus grand projet entrepris par le CERN depuis vingt ans », a déclaré le directeur général du CERN, Mark Thomson, lorsque le laboratoire a lancé en février les essais à grande échelle des équipements de la future machine. Une saison courte, puis le grand silence La campagne en cours, baptisée Run 3, a été prolongée jusqu'en juillet 2026 pour arracher une dernière tranche de données avant l'ouverture de la machine. Le CERN décrit cette saison comme courte mais intense. Sa fin marquera le début du troisième grand arrêt technique du laboratoire, le LS3. Le calendrier a glissé. Le LS3 commence désormais avec environ sept mois et demi de retard sur le plan initial, et l'arrêt lui-même s'allonge d'à peu près quatre mois. Conséquence : la remise en route du collisionneur amélioré — le Run 4 — est maintenant prévue pour juin 2030, soit près d'un an plus tard qu'annoncé. Les travaux sur la chaîne d'accélérateurs injecteurs débutent en septembre 2026, avec un redémarrage progressif des opérations en 2028. La décision de décaler d'environ un an le démarrage du HL-LHC et d'allonger la durée de l'arrêt traduit un consensus appuyé par nos comités scientifiques. Le constat est de Mike Lamont, directeur des accélérateurs et de la technologie au CERN. Le retard, rapportent le CERN et la revue spécialisée CERN Courier, tient surtout à la difficulté de construire les détecteurs de nouvelle génération d'ATLAS et de CMS — d'immenses chantiers sur les trajectographes et les calorimètres des expériences, qui ont rogné les marges de manœuvre. S'y sont ajoutés le coup d'arrêt de la pandémie de Covid-19, les retombées de l'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie et des travaux de génie civil pour relier les nouvelles galeries souterraines au tunnel. Ce que la refonte change vraiment Seuls 1,2 kilomètre environ des 27 kilomètres de l'anneau sont reconstruits, mais les composants installés comptent parmi les plus exigeants jamais tentés par le laboratoire. Autour des deux grandes expériences généralistes, ATLAS et CMS, les équipes vont monter : - De nouveaux aimants de focalisation en niobium-étain, un supraconducteur fragile qui autorise un champ magnétique de pointe environ 50 % plus élevé que celui des aimants actuels en niobium-titane, pour resserrer les faisceaux au point de collision. - Des cavités « crabe » — une seizaine de cavités radiofréquence supraconductrices compactes qui inclinent les paquets de protons juste avant leur rencontre, afin qu'ils se chevauchent davantage et multiplient les collisions. - Un système de protection renforcé et des lignes d'alimentation supraconductrices inédites, ainsi que de nouvelles cavernes et galeries de service sur les sites des expériences. Le gain attendu se nomme luminosité — la cadence des collisions. Le CERN table sur une multiplication par dix environ de la luminosité intégrée par rapport à la valeur nominale d'origine, avec 140 à 200 collisions concentrées à chaque croisement de paquets, contre une soixantaine aujourd'hui. En février, le laboratoire a mis en service une maquette grandeur nature d'un tronçon amélioré, l'« IT String », pour vérifier que les aimants, les cavités et les circuits de refroidissement fonctionnent de concert avant leur descente dans le tunnel. « Tous les systèmes ont déjà été testés individuellement, explique Oliver Brüning, une figure de proue du projet HL-LHC. L'objectif de l'IT String est de valider leur intégration et leurs performances collectives en conditions d'exploitation. » La physique : plus de Higgs, une chance pour la matière noire Davantage de collisions, c'est davantage d'événements rares. Le CERN estime que la machine améliorée produira au moins 15 millions de bosons de Higgs par an — contre quelque trois millions pour le LHC en 2017 — et de l'ordre de 380 millions sur l'ensemble de sa vie, à comparer aux 55 millions environ générés depuis le démarrage du collisionneur d'origine. Cette puissance statistique permettra de mesurer avec une précision bien plus grande la façon dont le Higgs interagit avec les autres particules : un test grandeur nature de la solidité du Modèle standard. Elle aiguise aussi la chasse à l'inconnu. Le CERN présente le LHC comme un outil pour sonder quelques-unes des questions ouvertes les plus profondes de la discipline : l'existence ou non de la supersymétrie, celle de dimensions supplémentaires de l'espace et la nature de la matière noire. Aucune ne s'est encore manifestée ; le pari est qu'un jeu de données bien plus vaste augmente les chances de saisir un signal ténu et rare — ou d'écarter des hypothèses. Une facture à l'échelle d'un continent Le budget matériel de l'amélioration de l'accélérateur avoisine 950 millions de francs suisses sur la période 2015-2026, l'ensemble du programme — rénovation des détecteurs comprise — coûtant nettement davantage. Près d'un dixième du budget provient de contributions en nature des laboratoires partenaires : la collaboration HiLumi réunit près de 50 institutions dans plus de 20 pays, en majorité européens mais jusqu'aux États-Unis, au Japon, au Canada et à la Chine. Cette répartition internationale du travail se lit jusque dans les équipements. Le laboratoire américain Fermilab, près de Chicago, a construit et expédié cinq des aimants de focalisation en niobium-étain, cinq autres assemblages étant attendus d'ici la mi-2027. Pour une machine qu'il a fallu des décennies et un continent pour bâtir, le silence à venir sous terre n'est pas une fin, mais une longue et coûteuse inspiration avant la prochaine tentative de déchiffrer les caractères les plus fins de l'Univers. ### Sources - Updated schedule for CERN's accelerators — CERN: https://home.cern/news/opinion/accelerators/updated-schedule-cerns-accelerators - Revised schedule for the High-Luminosity LHC — CERN Courier: https://cerncourier.com/a/revised-schedule-for-the-high-luminosity-lhc/ - Accelerator Report: The 2026 run will be short but intense — CERN: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/accelerator-report-2026-run-will-be-short-intense - HiLumi LHC — CERN: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/hilumi-lhc/ - The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (media kit) — CERN: https://home.cern/press/media-kits/hl-lhc/ - HiLumi LHC: full-scale tests start — Fermilab Newsroom: https://news.fnal.gov/2026/02/hilumi-lhc-full-scale-tests-start/ - LS3 schedule change — CERN High Luminosity LHC Project: https://hilumilhc.web.cern.ch/article/ls3-schedule-change - Updated Schedule For CERN's Accelerators — Mirage News (republishing CERN): https://www.miragenews.com/updated-schedule-for-cerns-accelerators-1330792/ --- ## Un logiciel malveillant est resté un mois dans un système informatique de l'État - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/malware-ctie-appareils-mobiles-etat-luxembourg-fevrier-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T05:10:48.499+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:10:48.499+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: e9fcf454-550a-4094-8b80-40512bf94e2f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Une intrusion sur le système de gestion des appareils du CTIE a exposé noms, numéros et courriels professionnels d'agents publics. Aucune donnée de citoyen n'a été touchée, assure le gouvernement. ### Summary Détecté fin février 2026, un maliciel installé depuis près d'un mois sur le système de gestion des appareils mobiles du CTIE a permis à un acteur externe d'accéder à des métadonnées d'agents de l'État. Les services aux citoyens n'ont pas été interrompus. ### Key facts - Un logiciel malveillant a infecté le système de gestion des appareils mobiles du CTIE vers fin janvier 2026 et n'a été détecté que le 26 février, soit près d'un mois plus tard. - Les données exposées sont des métadonnées d'agents publics : noms, numéros de téléphone, courriels professionnels et caractéristiques techniques des appareils — pas des fichiers ni des données de citoyens. - Le CTIE a contenu l'accès non autorisé en quelques heures, isolé le serveur compromis et en a installé un nouveau ; GOVCERT.LU a mené l'analyse technique. - L'affaire est remontée jusqu'au Conseil de gouvernement : la cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber s'est réunie le 5 mars et Luc Frieden a fait informer le cabinet le 6 mars. - Ce n'était ni un DDoS ni un rançongiciel, mais une intrusion ciblant la donnée, dans un contexte européen d'attaques croissantes contre les administrations publiques. ### FAQ **Q: Les données des citoyens ont-elles été compromises ?** Non. Le ministère de la Digitalisation a déclaré qu'« aucune information relative aux citoyens n'a été affectée ». L'exposition portait sur des métadonnées de gestion des appareils détenus par des agents publics : noms, numéros de téléphone, courriels professionnels et caractéristiques techniques des terminaux. **Q: Les services en ligne de l'État ont-ils été interrompus ?** Les services accessibles par ordinateur sont restés pleinement opérationnels. Seul l'accès aux services internes via les smartphones et tablettes gérés par le CTIE a été restreint à partir du soir du 26 février 2026. Les portails citoyens (impôts, démarches) n'ont pas été touchés. **Q: S'agissait-il d'une attaque par rançongiciel ou par déni de service ?** Non. Il ne s'agissait ni d'un rançongiciel ni d'une attaque par déni de service (DDoS). C'était une intrusion via un maliciel visant la donnée : un acteur externe a accédé à une liste servant à gérer les ordinateurs portables administrés par le CTIE. Aucun groupe ne l'a revendiquée. **Q: Comment l'État a-t-il réagi à l'incident ?** Le CTIE a contenu l'accès non autorisé en quelques heures, isolé le serveur affecté puis installé un serveur entièrement neuf, avec l'appui de GOVCERT.LU. La cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber s'est réunie le 5 mars et le Premier ministre Luc Frieden a fait informer le Conseil de gouvernement le 6 mars. Les personnes concernées ont été averties. ### Body Il aura suffi de quelques heures, fin janvier 2026, pour qu'un code malveillant se glisse dans l'un des rouages qui font tourner l'État luxembourgeois — juste avant que le prestataire ne mette le système à jour. Pendant près d'un mois, il y est resté, discret, invisible. Ce n'est qu'au soir du jeudi 26 février que l'administration informatique du pays a fini par le repérer, coupant aussitôt l'accès aux services internes de l'État depuis les smartphones et tablettes des agents, et ouvrant une enquête qui, en quelques jours, allait remonter jusqu'au Conseil de gouvernement. L'intrusion a visé le Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE), l'organe qui conçoit, exploite et sécurise l'informatique gouvernementale. Le maliciel a été découvert sur la plateforme que le CTIE utilise pour gérer les appareils mobiles de l'État. Selon les informations de Paperjam, il avait infecté le système autour de la fin janvier et était passé inaperçu pendant environ un mois — une chronologie que reprend le titre d'un compte rendu ultérieur de DataBreaches.net, « actif pendant près d'un mois ». L'épisode ne relève pas du registre spectaculaire des sites publics mis hors ligne. Pas de déferlement de trafic parasite, pas de demande de rançon : une intrusion silencieuse, tournée vers la donnée. Elle pose une question dérangeante sur l'épine dorsale numérique dont dépendent résidents et fonctionnaires : combien de temps une présence hostile peut-elle subsister au sein des systèmes de l'État avant d'être démasquée ? Ce qui a fuité, et ce qui a tenu L'analyse technique menée par le CTIE et l'équipe gouvernementale GOVCERT.LU a établi qu'un attaquant avait atteint une liste précise, employée pour administrer les ordinateurs portables fournis par l'État. Dans un communiqué commun, le ministère de la Digitalisation et le Haut-Commissariat à la protection nationale ont indiqué : un acteur externe a pu accéder à une liste d'informations nécessaires à la gestion des appareils portables administrés par le CTIE Cette liste, ont précisé les autorités, contenait des éléments de gestion d'appareils, et non le contenu des fichiers de qui que ce soit. Les données exposées portaient sur : - les noms des détenteurs des appareils ; - leurs numéros de téléphone et adresses de courriel professionnelles ; - les caractéristiques techniques des appareils eux-mêmes. Deux bornes ont permis de mesurer la gravité de la brèche. D'abord, la portée est restée circonscrite : « Les services du CTIE ont contenu l'accès non autorisé en quelques heures et l'ont limité à la liste des appareils portables gérés par le CTIE », a souligné le ministère de la Digitalisation. Ensuite — et c'est le point sur lequel le gouvernement a le plus insisté — les dossiers des citoyens sont restés hors de portée : « Aucune information relative aux citoyens n'a été affectée. » Les appareils mobiles du secteur éducatif, gérés séparément par le CGIE, n'ont pas davantage été touchés. Les démarches des usagers n'ont pas été coupées Si la brèche a été contenue, la gêne, elle, a été bien réelle pour les agents de l'État. À partir du soir du 26 février, les services internes n'étaient plus joignables via les téléphones et tablettes gérés par le CTIE — messagerie et agendas compris — et les fonctionnaires se sont rabattus sur leurs ordinateurs de travail, restés pleinement opérationnels. Pour le grand public, le message concret est simple : les services accessibles par ordinateur ont continué de fonctionner. L'incident a frappé la gestion interne des appareils, pas les portails citoyens utilisés pour déclarer ses impôts ou accomplir ses formalités. Une crise qui remonte jusqu'au Conseil de gouvernement Le CTIE a aussitôt cherché à cloisonner le problème : il a isolé le serveur compromis avant d'en installer un entièrement neuf. L'affaire a ensuite gravi les échelons du dispositif de gestion de crise. La cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber (CERC) s'est réunie le soir du jeudi 5 mars, et le Premier ministre Luc Frieden a convoqué des experts pour informer le Conseil de gouvernement le lendemain, vendredi 6 mars. Les personnes dont les coordonnées figuraient sur la liste ont été averties et invitées à la vigilance. Qu'une simple liste de gestion d'appareils — et non un trésor de données citoyennes — ait justifié un point en Conseil de gouvernement en dit long sur le sérieux désormais accordé à ce type d'intrusion. Les métadonnées exposées, des adresses professionnelles aux spécifications des terminaux, sont précisément la matière première d'un hameçonnage ultérieur ou d'un ciblage d'agents publics. Un étau qui se resserre à l'échelle européenne La brèche du CTIE ne survient pas en vase clos. Le Luxembourg a encaissé une série d'incidents ces dernières années : une brève attaque par déni de service distribué (DDoS) a frappé des sites gouvernementaux en janvier 2025 ; une vague de DDoS de deux semaines au printemps 2024, revendiquée par des pirates pro-russes, a perturbé ministères et administrations ; et en juillet 2025, une faille « zero-day » dans des équipements réseau Huawei a fait tomber le réseau de télécommunications de POST Luxembourg, selon The Record. À l'échelle du continent, les administrations publiques subissent une pression continue. Le collectif hacktiviste pro-russe NoName057(16) a revendiqué près de 1 530 opérations entre la fin octobre 2025 et la mi-mars 2026 — environ 300 par mois, les sites gouvernementaux représentant près du tiers de ses cibles —, selon une enquête de The Moscow Times et du média Vot Tak. Europol et Eurojust ont conduit des opérations internationales pour démanteler ce réseau (opération Eastwood, juillet 2025). L'intrusion du CTIE est d'une tout autre nature que ces campagnes de DDoS tapageuses — aucun groupe ne l'a revendiquée, et son but était l'accès, non la perturbation —, mais elle s'inscrit dans le même climat d'attaques intensifiées contre les États européens. Pour le Luxembourg, l'épisode tient moins de la panne spectaculaire que du test de résistance : le maliciel a été détecté, les dégâts circonscrits et les données des citoyens épargnées — mais seulement après qu'un intrus eut passé près d'un mois au cœur de la machine gouvernementale. ### Sources - Access to State IT System Restricted After Malware Detected — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59785-access-to-state-it-system-restricted-after-malware-detected - Investigation Confirms Malware Accessed Personal Information on Government System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59954-investigation-confirms-malware-accessed-personal-information-on-government-system - State IT device data compromised in Luxembourg cyberattack — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/state-it-device-data-compromised-in-luxembourg-cyberattack - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.Net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - Luxembourg Investigates Cyber Incident Affecting State Devices — Luxembourg Expats: https://www.luxembourgexpats.lu/stories/news/luxembourg-investigates-cyber-incident-affecting-state-devices - Pro-Russian Hacker Group Gamifies Cyberattacks on Europe With Crypto Rewards – Investigation — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/29/pro-russian-hacker-group-gamifies-cyberattacks-on-europe-with-crypto-rewards-investigation-a92634 - Global operation targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-operation-targets-noname05716-pro-russian-cybercrime-network - Huawei zero-day attack behind last year's crash of Luxembourg's entire telecoms network — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage --- ## La Chine place un emprunt record de 5 milliards d'euros à la Bourse de Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/chine-emprunt-souverain-record-cinq-milliards-euros-bourse-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T17:48:38.197+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:48:38.197+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 5e6d2f37-f973-4fe3-8900-6f51b30bd5b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Émis en trois tranches, le plus gros emprunt souverain chinois en euros a suscité 24,8 milliards d'euros de demande et conforte Luxembourg comme porte d'entrée européenne de la dette internationale. ### Summary Le ministère chinois des Finances a coté à la Bourse de Luxembourg un emprunt souverain de 5 milliards d'euros, son plus important en euros, sursouscrit près de cinq fois. ### Key facts - La Chine a placé un emprunt souverain de 5 milliards d'euros (≈ 5,7 milliards de dollars) coté sur le marché Euro MTF de la Bourse de Luxembourg. - C'est le plus gros emprunt en euros jamais émis par le ministère chinois des Finances et la plus importante opération en euros d'un souverain asiatique. - L'émission, en trois tranches (5, 8 et 12 ans), a suscité un carnet d'ordres de 24,8 milliards d'euros, soit une sursouscription proche de cinq fois. - Coupons : 2,768 % à cinq ans, 2,966 % à huit ans et 3,212 % à douze ans ; Bank of China, Bank of Communications et Crédit Agricole CIB chefs de file. - L'opération prolonge les débuts souverains de la Chine en euros à Luxembourg en novembre 2025 et conforte la place comme porte d'entrée de la dette internationale. ### FAQ **Q: De quel montant et de quelle nature est l'emprunt chinois ?** Le ministère chinois des Finances a émis un emprunt souverain de 5 milliards d'euros (environ 5,7 milliards de dollars), coté sur le marché Euro MTF de la Bourse de Luxembourg. Il s'agit de son plus important emprunt jamais libellé en euros. **Q: Comme est structurée l'émission et quels sont les coupons ?** Elle se répartit en trois tranches : 2,5 milliards d'euros à cinq ans (coupon de 2,768 %), 1,5 milliard d'euros à huit ans (2,966 %) et 1 milliard d'euros à douze ans (3,212 %). Bank of China, Bank of Communications et Crédit Agricole CIB ont agi comme chefs de file associés. **Q: Pourquoi la Chine choisit-elle Luxembourg ?** La Bourse de Luxembourg est la première place mondiale de cotation pour la dette internationale (plus de 37 000 valeurs, 1 700 émetteurs, une centaine de pays). La Chine y a coté son premier emprunt souverain international dès 1994 et y construit une courbe de taux en euros servant de référence à ses banques et entreprises. **Q: Quel est l'enjeu géopolitique de l'opération ?** En empruntant en euros plutôt qu'en dollars, la Chine diversifie son endettement en devises hors des États-Unis sur fond de tensions commerciales. L'euro a aussi bénéficié de flux de valeur refuge, les entrées nettes de capitaux étrangers en portefeuille dans la zone euro ayant dépassé 850 milliards d'euros en 2025. ### Body Pékin a choisi le Grand-Duché pour son plus gros pari en euros. Le ministère des Finances de la République populaire de Chine a placé cette semaine un emprunt souverain de 5 milliards d'euros à la Bourse de Luxembourg (LuxSE), une opération sursouscrite près de cinq fois qui installe un peu plus la capitale grand-ducale comme l'adresse européenne de référence pour la dette chinoise libellée en devises étrangères. L'émission, valorisée à l'équivalent d'environ 5,7 milliards de dollars, a été fixée le 25 juin et cotée sur le marché Euro MTF de la Bourse, segment régulé par l'opérateur lui-même. Il s'agit du plus important emprunt en euros jamais lancé par le ministère chinois et, selon les banquiers associés à la transaction, de la plus grosse opération en euros jamais réalisée par un émetteur souverain asiatique. Le carnet d'ordres a atteint 24,8 milliards d'euros, soit une sursouscription proche de cinq fois. Trois maturités pour une courbe complète L'emprunt a été découpé en trois échéances, de manière à offrir aux investisseurs internationaux une courbe plus fournie du risque chinois en euros. Selon les chiffres rapportés par China Daily et l'International Business Times, les tranches se répartissent ainsi : - 2,5 milliards d'euros à cinq ans, assortis d'un coupon de 2,768 % ; - 1,5 milliard d'euros à huit ans, à 2,966 % ; - 1 milliard d'euros à douze ans, à 3,212 %. D'après ces mêmes sources, les titres ont d'abord été présentés aux investisseurs sur une indication de prix d'environ 15, 22 et 33 points de base au-dessus du taux mid-swap pour les tranches à cinq, huit et douze ans, avant qu'une demande massive ne permette à l'émetteur de resserrer ces conditions. Bank of China, Bank of Communications et Crédit Agricole CIB ont agi comme chefs de file associés, selon Chronicle.lu. Réussir la plus importante émission en euros jamais réalisée par un souverain asiatique, et aux spreads les plus serrés jamais observés, dans un marché qui plus est difficile, témoigne du rang de l'émetteur sur la scène mondiale. Ce constat est signé Samuel Fischer, responsable des marchés de capitaux de dette onshore chinoise chez Deutsche Bank, cité par China Daily — la banque évoquant les « spreads les plus serrés jamais obtenus » par un souverain asiatique en euros. Tim Huang, de JPMorgan, estime de son côté que cet engouement « traduit la confiance des investisseurs internationaux dans la signature souveraine de la Chine et dans ses perspectives économiques de long terme ». Pourquoi Luxembourg Le choix du Luxembourg n'a rien d'anodin. La Bourse se présente comme la première place mondiale de cotation pour les titres de dette internationale, avec plus de 37 000 valeurs émises par plus de 1 700 émetteurs originaires d'une centaine de pays. Si des dizaines d'États souverains y recourent, c'est précisément en raison de cette profondeur, et parce que 99 % des nouveaux titres y sont cotés dans les deux jours suivant la demande. Les liens de la Chine avec la place sont anciens. C'est à Luxembourg qu'elle avait coté, dès 1994, son premier emprunt souverain international. L'opération de cette semaine prolonge directement ses débuts d'émetteur souverain en euros sur la Bourse, en novembre 2025 : un emprunt de 4 milliards d'euros en deux tranches qui avait suscité un carnet d'ordres hors normes, de l'ordre de 100 milliards d'euros. En ramenant ses émissions successives en euros sur la même place, Pékin construit patiemment une courbe de taux que ses banques et ses entreprises pourront utiliser comme référence lorsqu'elles lèveront, à leur tour, de la dette sur les marchés européens. Pour la Bourse, ce client fidèle constitue une caution de prestige, à l'heure où les places de cotation se disputent âprement des mandats souverains qui gravitaient naguère vers Londres ou Hong Kong. « Nous sommes honorés d'accueillir de nouveau la République populaire de Chine à la LuxSE avec cette nouvelle émission souveraine. » Ce sont les mots de Pierre Schoonbroodt, directeur général adjoint et directeur financier de la Bourse de Luxembourg, cité par Chronicle.lu au moment où la cotation était confirmée. Quand la géopolitique rejoint la place financière Derrière la mécanique financière se dessine un mouvement stratégique plus large. En levant des fonds en euros plutôt qu'en dollars, la Chine diversifie son endettement en devises au détriment des États-Unis, dans un contexte de relations commerciales tendues entre les deux puissances. L'euro a par ailleurs bénéficié de flux de valeur refuge lors des récents accès de nervosité des marchés : les entrées nettes de capitaux étrangers en portefeuille dans la zone euro auraient dépassé 850 milliards d'euros en 2025, des conditions qui ont aidé Pékin à se financer à long terme à des niveaux avantageux. Côté chinois, la lecture diplomatique a été assumée. Song Qichao, vice-ministre des Finances, a présenté l'opération comme une pierre apportée à l'édifice des relations entre Pékin et Bruxelles. « Je suis convaincu que la Chine et le Luxembourg continueront d'avancer main dans la main, de jeter des ponts entre la Chine et l'Europe, et d'écrire ensemble un nouveau chapitre de la coopération financière sino-européenne », a-t-il déclaré. Pour le Luxembourg, pays de moins de 700 000 habitants, l'opération rappelle le poids démesuré de sa place financière au regard de la taille du Grand-Duché. Un seul ministère, à Pékin, peut faire transiter 5 milliards d'euros de dette souveraine par la Bourse, les brancher sur les marchés de capitaux européens et ajouter un point de repère à une courbe chinoise en euros — le tout sur un marché que l'immense majorité des épargnants du continent ne verront jamais directement. La transaction arrime la géopolitique mondiale à l'édifice du boulevard Joseph II, et confirme que, dans la concurrence des places de cotation, le Luxembourg entend rester en tête de file. ### Sources - China Issues €5bn Sovereign Bond to Be Listed on LuxSE — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business-1/62042-china-issues-eur5bn-sovereign-bond-to-be-listed-on-luxse - China's record 5b euro bond sale draws nearly five times in investor orders — China Daily: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/26/WS6a3e79e5a310986e2b4622c6.html - China Boosts Euro Funding Ambitions With Biggest Bond Deal Since Reentering Market — International Business Times (Singapore): https://www.ibtimes.sg/china-boosts-euro-funding-ambitions-biggest-bond-deal-since-reentering-market-88545 - China issues 5 billion euros of sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — Bastille Post: https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5968587-china-issues-5-billion-euros-of-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China Markets Record $5.7 Billion Euro Sovereign Bonds to Investors — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/china-starts-marketing-record-5-7-billion-euro-sovereign-bonds - The People's Republic of China brings EUR-denominated sovereign bond to LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/The-People-s-Republic-of-China-brings-EUR-denominated-sovereign-bond-to-LuxSE - Ministry of Finance issues EUR 4 billion sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — A&O Shearman: https://www.aoshearman.com/en/news/ministry-of-finance-issues-eur4-billion-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China issues 4-bln-euro sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — The State Council of the PRC (gov.cn): https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202511/19/content_WS691daf44c6d00ca5f9a07abb.html - The leading exchange for listing international debt securities — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/listing --- ## Pékin : un avion léger percute la plus haute tour de la ville, le pilote tué et treize blessés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/avion-leger-percute-tour-citic-pekin-pilote-tue - Published: 2026-06-27T17:40:52.359+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:40:52.359+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 86e13dfc-9aab-4a59-be84-1c2de289f282 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > Les autorités chinoises ont confirmé qu'un appareil de tourisme a heurté la tour CITIC, haute de 528 mètres, vendredi soir. La cause reste inconnue et les images ont vite disparu du web chinois. ### Summary Un avion léger s'est écrasé contre la tour CITIC, plus haut gratte-ciel de Pékin, tuant le pilote et blessant treize personnes. La cause demeure inconnue et la censure chinoise a effacé les images en quelques heures. ### Key facts - Un avion léger monomoteur biplace a percuté la tour CITIC (China Zun), plus haut gratte-ciel de Pékin (528 m), le 26 juin vers 17 h 55. - Le pilote, seul à bord, a été tué et treize personnes ont été blessées, selon le gouvernement du district de Chaoyang. - Les autorités n'ont avancé aucune cause et n'ont pas dit s'il s'agissait d'un accident ou d'un acte délibéré. - Le modèle présumé (Sunward SA60L Aurora) et son exploitant restent non confirmés par le gouvernement chinois. - Les images du crash ont été rapidement effacées des réseaux sociaux chinois, mais ont survécu hors du pare-feu chinois. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé à la tour CITIC de Pékin ?** Le 26 juin vers 17 h 55 heure locale, un avion léger monomoteur biplace a percuté la tour CITIC, plus haut gratte-ciel de Pékin. Le pilote, seul à bord, a été tué et treize personnes ont été blessées, selon le gouvernement du district de Chaoyang. **Q: Connaît-on la cause de l'accident ?** Non. Les autorités chinoises ont indiqué qu'une enquête était en cours, sans préciser de cause ni dire s'il s'agissait d'un accident ou d'un acte délibéré. Le pilote n'a pas été identifié publiquement et aucun mobile n'a été évoqué. **Q: Quel type d'avion était impliqué ?** Plusieurs médias avancent, à partir d'immatriculations et de données de suivi de vol, qu'il s'agirait d'un Sunward SA60L Aurora de fabrication chinoise, exploité par une compagnie locale d'aviation générale. Ces éléments n'ont pas été confirmés par le gouvernement chinois. **Q: Pourquoi cet accident soulève-t-il autant de questions ?** Pékin impose l'un des espaces aériens les plus strictement contrôlés de Chine, où les avions civils légers sont en principe interdits au-dessus du centre-ville. La manière dont l'appareil a atteint le quartier d'affaires de la capitale reste inexpliquée. ### Body C'est l'une des intrusions les plus spectaculaires depuis des années dans l'espace aérien ultra-surveillé de la capitale chinoise. Vendredi en fin d'après-midi, un avion de tourisme s'est encastré dans la tour CITIC, le plus haut édifice de Pékin, tuant son pilote et faisant treize blessés. Selon un communiqué du gouvernement du district de Chaoyang, où se dresse le gratte-ciel, l'appareil — un avion léger monomoteur biplace — a percuté la tour de 528 mètres, que beaucoup d'habitants connaissent sous le nom de China Zun, vers 17 h 55 heure locale, le 26 juin. Des vidéos authentifiées par plusieurs rédactions internationales et diffusées hors de Chine montrent l'avion heurter un étage élevé avant de tournoyer jusqu'au sol, près de l'entrée de l'immeuble, projetant des débris sur la chaussée tandis que la foule fuyait. Ce que les autorités reconnaissent Dans un bref communiqué publié samedi sur la messagerie WeChat, le gouvernement de Chaoyang a indiqué qu'un avion léger monomoteur biplace s'était écrasé contre un immeuble de grande hauteur, et que le pilote était le seul occupant à bord. La seule personne à bord était le pilote, qui a perdu la vie, et treize personnes ont été blessées sur les lieux. Le texte, rapporté par le South China Morning Post et confirmé par l'Associated Press et l'Agence France-Presse, ne nomme ni le bâtiment ni le pilote, n'avance aucune cause et précise qu'une enquête est en cours. Les responsables n'ont pas dit s'ils considéraient le drame comme un accident ou un acte délibéré. Achevée en 2018, la tour CITIC domine le quartier central des affaires de Pékin du haut de ses 528 mètres et figure parmi les dix plus hauts immeubles du monde. Sa silhouette évoque un zun, ancien vase rituel chinois à vin, à la taille resserrée et aux extrémités évasées. Elle abrite le siège du groupe CITIC, l'un des plus grands conglomérats publics du pays, ainsi que des bureaux, des appartements de luxe et un hôtel. Des photographies prises après le choc montrent des vitres brisées et ce qui ressemble à une brèche dans la façade supérieure. L'appareil et l'énigme de l'espace aérien Les autorités chinoises n'ont pas identifié l'avion. À partir d'immatriculations visibles sur des clichés en ligne et de données de suivi de vol, plusieurs médias — dont Newsweek, le South China Morning Post et le Times de Londres — ont avancé qu'il s'agirait d'un Sunward SA60L Aurora, un avion de sport léger de fabrication chinoise produit par Starair Aircraft Co. et exploité par une compagnie locale d'aviation générale. Ces éléments n'ont pas été confirmés par le gouvernement chinois et doivent être maniés avec prudence. Ian Petchenik, porte-parole du service de suivi aérien Flightradar24, a déclaré au Times que l'appareil sert habituellement à la formation de pilotes à l'est de Pékin, et que le vol de vendredi était « inhabituel ». « Je ne crois pas que l'on puisse écarter quoi que ce soit à ce stade », a-t-il ajouté. Si l'accident retient autant l'attention, c'est précisément en raison du lieu. Pékin impose l'un des espaces aériens les plus strictement contrôlés de Chine : - les vols d'avions civils légers sont en règle générale interdits au-dessus du cœur de la ville ; - une autorisation de l'Administration de l'aviation civile de Chine et de l'armée de l'air de l'Armée populaire de libération est habituellement requise ; - les autorités avaient récemment durci les restrictions sur le vol de loisir et les drones grand public. Comment un avion léger a-t-il pu survoler le quartier d'affaires de la capitale — non loin du lieu de vie et de travail d'une bonne partie de la direction du Parti communiste ? La question reste entière. Un drame effacé des écrans Presque aussi vite qu'elles ont surgi, les images ont commencé à s'évanouir. Vidéos, photos et résultats de recherche relatifs à l'accident ont été expurgés des réseaux sociaux chinois, dont Weibo et Xiaohongshu — aussi appelé Red Note —, selon CNN, NBC News et le Washington Post. Sur certaines applications, une recherche du nom de la tour ne renvoyait plus que des publications antérieures au crash. Les vidéos ont surtout subsisté parce que des copies circulaient sur des plateformes situées hors du grand pare-feu chinois, comme X. Des témoins ont raconté que la police empêchait les passants de photographier la scène et pressait certains d'effacer les clichés déjà enregistrés sur leur téléphone. Une habitante d'un immeuble voisin, identifiée par son seul nom de famille, Lin, a décrit une évacuation précipitée. « Je suis sortie en courant sans ma carte d'identité ni mon sac », a-t-elle confié. Plus tard dans la soirée, rapporte CNN, les abords de la tour semblaient être revenus à la normale, ne laissant guère deviner ce qui s'était produit quelques heures plus tôt. Les zones d'ombre Les questions les plus lourdes demeurent ouvertes. La cause de l'accident n'est pas établie et les autorités n'ont fourni aucune explication sur la manière dont l'avion a atteint le centre de la capitale. Le pilote n'a pas été identifié publiquement et aucun mobile n'a été évoqué. Le modèle exact, l'immatriculation et l'exploitant de l'appareil — tout comme l'ampleur des dommages structurels de la tour — n'ont pas été confirmés officiellement. L'état des treize blessés n'a pas été précisé. Pour l'heure, ce qui est solidement établi est restreint mais grave : un avion léger a heurté le plus haut immeuble de Pékin à l'heure de pointe, une personne est morte et treize sont blessées, et les autorités en disent fort peu tout en s'employant à contrôler, vite, ce que le public peut voir. ### Sources - Small plane crash at Beijing high-rise kills the pilot and injures 13, authorities say — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/small-plane-crash-beijing-high-rise-kills-pilot-134267955 - Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, killing pilot and injuring 13 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/aircraft-crashes-beijings-tallest-building-rcna351928 - Small aircraft hits Beijing's tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358555/small-aircraft-hits-beijings-tallest-skyscraper-prompting-evacuations - China confirms death of pilot in Citic Tower plane crash — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358600/china-confirms-death-pilot-citic-tower-plane-crash - Pilot dies after small plane crashes into China high-rise — RTÉ / Agence France-Presse: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0627/1580632-beijing-plane/ - Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building; damage reported — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130388/beijings-tallest-building-is-damaged-after-small-airplane-reportedly-crashed-into-it - Video Shows Plane Crash into Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/aircraft-crashes-into-one-of-chinas-tallest-buildings-what-to-know-12126043 - A small plane slammed into the tallest skyscraper in China's capital. Hours later, it was like nothing had happened. — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/china/beijing-plane-crash-citic-tower-censorship-china-intl-hnk - Plane That Crashed Into Beijing's Tallest Building Usually Used For Pilot Training, Report Says — Yahoo News / The Times: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/plane-crashes-beijing-tallest-building-141904842.html - China Zun (CITIC Tower) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Zun --- ## Le Cap-Vert, demi-million d'habitants, défie l'Argentine de Messi en huitièmes - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cap-vert-huitiemes-mondial-2026-argentine-messi - Published: 2026-06-27T17:19:49.709+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:19:49.709+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: e5e8e222-71b3-4d5f-8e3e-19d3129da4f6 - Dateline: Praia, CV > Trois matchs nuls, aucune défaite : l'archipel atlantique devient le plus petit pays jamais qualifié pour les phases à élimination d'un Mondial masculin, et affrontera les champions du monde en titre. ### Summary Avec quelque 525 000 habitants, le Cap-Vert se hisse en huitièmes de finale de la Coupe du monde 2026 pour sa première participation, et rencontrera l'Argentine de Lionel Messi le 3 juillet en Floride. ### Key facts - Pour sa première Coupe du monde, le Cap-Vert se qualifie pour les trente-deuxièmes de finale en terminant 2e du groupe H, invaincu et avec 3 points. - Avec environ 525 000 habitants, il devient le plus petit pays jamais qualifié pour les phases à élimination d'un Mondial masculin. - Trois matchs nuls : 0-0 contre l'Espagne, 2-2 contre l'Uruguay, 0-0 contre l'Arabie saoudite ; la victoire de l'Espagne 1-0 sur l'Uruguay a scellé sa qualification. - Premier débutant à atteindre les phases finales depuis la Slovaquie en 2010, premier petit nouveau invaincu en poule depuis le Sénégal en 2002. - Le Cap-Vert affrontera l'Argentine, championne du monde en titre, le 3 juillet à Miami Gardens (Floride). ### FAQ **Q: Comment le Cap-Vert s'est-il qualifié pour les huitièmes de finale ?** En terminant 2e du groupe H avec trois matchs nuls et aucune défaite (3 points) : 0-0 face à l'Espagne, 2-2 face à l'Uruguay et 0-0 face à l'Arabie saoudite. La victoire de l'Espagne 1-0 sur l'Uruguay lors de la dernière journée a confirmé son passage. **Q: Pourquoi cette qualification est-elle historique ?** Avec environ 525 000 habitants, le Cap-Vert devient la nation la moins peuplée de l'histoire à atteindre les phases à élimination d'une Coupe du monde masculine. L'Islande et Curaçao sont moins peuplés mais avaient été éliminés au premier tour. **Q: Qui le Cap-Vert affrontera-t-il au prochain tour ?** L'Argentine, championne du monde en titre et emmenée par Lionel Messi, le 3 juillet 2026 à Miami Gardens, en Floride. **Q: Pourquoi y a-t-il un tour de trente-deuxièmes de finale en 2026 ?** Parce que la Coupe du monde 2026 passe de 32 à 48 équipes, réparties en douze groupes de quatre. Les deux premiers de chaque groupe et les huit meilleurs troisièmes se qualifient, soit 32 équipes, et le tournoi compte désormais 104 matchs. ### Body Dix îles volcaniques posées au large des côtes africaines, à peine un demi-million d'habitants : sur le papier, le Cap-Vert n'avait rien d'un candidat aux phases finales d'une Coupe du monde. Vendredi 26 juin, à Houston, l'archipel a transformé l'invraisemblable en histoire. Un match nul vierge contre l'Arabie saoudite a suffi. Deuxièmes du groupe H pour leur toute première participation, les Requins bleus filent vers le nouveau tour des trente-deuxièmes de finale — et deviennent la nation la moins peuplée de l'histoire à atteindre les phases à élimination directe d'un Mondial masculin. La récompense a des airs de défi vertigineux : un huitième de finale face à l'Argentine, championne du monde en titre, le 3 juillet à Miami Gardens, en Floride. Trois nuls et une qualification Soixante-septième nation au classement FIFA avant le coup d'envoi, le Cap-Vert n'a pas gagné un seul match dans la phase de groupes. Il n'en a pas eu besoin. Pour son entrée en lice, il a tenu en échec l'Espagne, championne du monde 2010 (0-0), avant d'arracher le nul face à l'Uruguay (2-2), double lauréat et vainqueur de l'édition inaugurale de 1930, puis de conclure par un nouveau 0-0 contre l'Arabie saoudite. Bilan : invaincu, trois points, et une qualification décrochée sur le fil que récompense le format élargi. Le sort des Cap-Verdiens s'est en partie joué sur une autre pelouse. À l'approche des coups de sifflet finaux, les joueurs, restés sur le terrain, scrutaient leurs téléphones, suppliant l'Espagne de battre l'Uruguay. La Roja l'a emporté 1-0, le Cap-Vert a fini deuxième derrière le vainqueur du groupe, et un pays indépendant du Portugal depuis 1975 seulement s'est invité dans les trente-deux derniers. Ce parcours fait du Cap-Vert le premier débutant à atteindre les phases à élimination depuis la Slovaquie en 2010, et le premier petit nouveau à franchir la phase de groupes sans défaite depuis le Sénégal en 2002. Le plus petit pays à aller si loin Avec une population d'environ 525 000 âmes — moins que l'État américain du Wyoming et ses quelque 576 000 habitants —, le Cap-Vert détrône tous les Petit Poucet qui l'ont précédé dans les livres de records. L'Islande et Curaçao comptent encore moins d'habitants, mais l'une comme l'autre ont été éliminés dès le premier tour lors de leur unique apparition. Jamais, jusqu'ici, l'un des outsiders chéris du football n'avait passé l'obstacle initial. « Nous sommes petits, mais nous avons un grand cœur et nous sommes des combattants », a lancé Vozinha, le gardien de 40 ans, dont les arrêts décisifs face à l'Espagne ont donné le ton de la campagne. Le sélectionneur Bubista, drapé dans le drapeau national au coup de sifflet final, y a vu la confirmation d'une conviction longtemps cultivée sur l'archipel. « Chacun a le droit de rêver et rien n'est impossible, a-t-il déclaré. Terminer la première phase sans perdre le moindre match, c'est forcément une source de fierté. » Un format taillé pour les outsiders Ce parcours doit aussi beaucoup à la refonte du tournoi. L'édition 2026, organisée aux États-Unis, au Canada et au Mexique, est la première à réunir 48 équipes au lieu de 32. La nouvelle architecture a élargi la porte que les petites nations du ballon rond poussaient en vain depuis des décennies : - Les 48 sélections sont réparties en douze groupes de quatre. - Les deux premiers de chaque groupe se qualifient, rejoints par les huit meilleurs troisièmes — soit 32 équipes en tout. - Un tour supplémentaire apparaît, les trente-deuxièmes de finale, et le calendrier passe de 64 à 104 matchs. - Le quota de places garanties à l'Afrique a augmenté en conséquence, offrant à des fédérations comme celle du Cap-Vert une route crédible vers la phase finale. Les détracteurs du nouveau format soutiennent qu'un plus grand nombre d'équipes dilue l'enjeu de la phase de groupes. Les trois nuls prudents du Cap-Vert — et l'attente fébrile devant les tableaux d'affichage qui a suivi — illustrent précisément ce football de calcul que le système peut encourager. Mais la réplique est arrivée dans la même semaine : une sélection qui, il y a vingt ans, figurait à peine au calendrier international s'apprête à partager la pelouse avec les champions du monde. Et maintenant, les champions du monde Portée par Lionel Messi, l'Argentine abordera ce huitième de finale en archifavorite. Or le Cap-Vert a pris l'habitude, ce mois-ci, de traiter les favoris comme des adversaires à sa portée : deux anciens champions du monde tenus en échec, deux buts seulement encaissés en trois rencontres. La solidité défensive qui l'a porté hors du groupe — bâtie autour du vétéran Vozinha et d'une arrière-garde resserrée — sera mise à l'épreuve par l'attaque la plus titrée du tournoi. Pour l'archipel, l'événement est déjà historique, quoi qu'il advienne en Floride. Une fédération qui aligne des joueurs largement issus d'une diaspora mondiale — descendants de Cap-Verdiens installés au Portugal, aux Pays-Bas, en France et ailleurs — a transformé des talents éparpillés en une équipe que le monde entier cherche désormais à découvrir. Les hommes de Bubista rejoindront Miami Gardens lestés des espoirs d'un pays qui attend depuis sa naissance une soirée comme celle du 3 juillet. « L'équipe avait très envie de montrer cela au monde entier », a confié le sélectionneur. C'est chose faite — et l'aventure n'est pas terminée. ### Sources - Cape Verde qualify for World Cup Round of 32, set up date with Argentina — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-qualify-for-world-cup-round-of-32-set-up-date-with-argentina - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Cape Verde break record as smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-break-record-as-smallest-nation-to-reach-world-cup-knockouts - Coach Bubista Hails Cape Verde's Fearless Dreamers After World Cup Leap — Asharq Al-Awsat (Reuters): https://english.aawsat.com/sports/5289099-coach-bubista-hails-cape-verde%E2%80%99s-fearless-dreamers-after-world-cup-leap - How the FIFA World Cup 26 will work with 48 teams — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/article-fifa-world-cup-2026-mexico-canada-usa-new-format-tournament-football-soccer - 'Fighters with big hearts!' - Vozinha and Cape Verde gunning for Lionel Messi — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en-ca/lists/cape-verde-vozinha-lionel-messi-argentina-world-cup-knockout/blt2ea563394437e275 --- ## Réfugiés ukrainiens : Bruxelles veut prolonger la protection jusqu'en 2028 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/protection-temporaire-ukrainiens-prolongation-2028-commission-europeen - Published: 2026-06-27T17:10:21.213+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:10:21.213+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 9f086b62-4d3b-4193-b59a-1dffb720a117 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > La Commission européenne propose de reconduire la protection temporaire jusqu'au 4 mars 2028, préservant les droits de quelque 4,4 millions d'Ukrainiens, dont plusieurs milliers au Luxembourg. ### Summary La Commission européenne a proposé le 26 juin de prolonger d'un an la protection temporaire des Ukrainiens, jusqu'au 4 mars 2028, avec une nouvelle restriction visant les futurs arrivants soumis à la mobilisation. ### Key facts - La Commission européenne a proposé le 26 juin de prolonger d'un an la protection temporaire des Ukrainiens, jusqu'au 4 mars 2028. - Le dispositif garantit séjour, travail, école, soins et aide sociale à environ 4,4 millions de personnes dans l'UE, sans demande d'asile individuelle. - Nouveauté : la protection ne serait plus accordée aux futurs arrivants non autorisés par Kiev à quitter l'Ukraine au titre de la mobilisation ; les bénéficiaires actuels ne sont pas concernés. - Le texte doit être adopté par le Conseil à la majorité qualifiée (15 États sur 27, 65 % de la population) ; discussion attendue en juillet, décision possible en septembre. - Le Luxembourg, qui a prolongé son régime jusqu'au 4 mars 2027, compte 4 123 bénéficiaires depuis 2022 et a rendu 3 953 décisions sur les cinq premiers mois de 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Jusqu'à quand la protection temporaire des Ukrainiens serait-elle prolongée ?** La Commission européenne propose de la reconduire jusqu'au 4 mars 2028, soit un an de plus que l'échéance actuelle fixée au 4 mars 2027. La proposition doit encore être adoptée par le Conseil de l'UE, vraisemblablement en juillet, voire en septembre 2026. **Q: Quelle est la nouvelle restriction prévue par la proposition ?** En règle générale, la protection ne serait plus accordée aux personnes quittant l'Ukraine après l'entrée en vigueur de la décision si Kiev ne les a pas autorisées à partir au regard de ses règles de mobilisation militaire. La mesure ne vise que les nouveaux arrivants ; les bénéficiaires déjà enregistrés conservent leur statut. **Q: Combien de bénéficiaires le Luxembourg accueille-t-il ?** Selon Chronicle.lu, 4 123 personnes ont obtenu la protection temporaire depuis 2022, dont 1 480 hébergées dans 12 structures de l'ONA et 1 296 élèves scolarisés. Sur les cinq premiers mois de 2026, le pays a rendu 3 953 décisions, dont 3 583 renouvellements. **Q: Existe-t-il un statut permanent pour les Ukrainiens déplacés ?** Non. Quatre ans après le déclenchement de la directive, l'UE continue de reconduire la protection par tranches annuelles. La Commission a toutefois proposé une approche de transition et un programme pilote de retour et de réintégration volontaires pour ceux qui choisiraient de rentrer. ### Body Quatre ans après avoir ouvert ses portes aux civils fuyant la guerre, l'Union européenne s'apprête à reconduire, une année de plus, le dispositif qui leur garantit un toit, un emploi et des soins. La Commission européenne a proposé le 26 juin de maintenir en vigueur la protection temporaire des personnes déplacées d'Ukraine jusqu'au 4 mars 2028, repoussant d'un an une échéance fixée aujourd'hui au 4 mars 2027. À la clé, le maintien d'un accès immédiat au séjour, au travail, à la scolarisation, aux soins de santé et à l'aide sociale pour environ 4,4 millions de personnes — dont plusieurs milliers vivent au Grand-Duché. Présentée à Bruxelles par Magnus Brunner, commissaire européen aux Affaires intérieures et à la Migration, la proposition prend la forme d'une décision d'exécution du Conseil (COM(2026) 345 final). Sans cette prolongation, la protection — et l'ensemble des droits qui s'y rattachent — s'éteindrait au printemps prochain. Un sursis d'un an, assorti d'un verrou inédit Le dispositif repose sur la directive sur la protection temporaire (2001/55/CE), un texte conçu en 2001 au lendemain des guerres des Balkans mais resté lettre morte jusqu'à son déclenchement, pour la première fois, le 4 mars 2022, quelques jours après l'invasion russe à grande échelle. Il confère aux personnes déplacées un droit de séjour collectif et immédiat, sans qu'aucune d'elles n'ait à déposer une demande d'asile individuelle. Depuis, le mécanisme est reconduit d'année en année. La proposition de cette année introduit toutefois un changement de taille. En règle générale, prévient la Commission, la protection ne serait plus accordée aux personnes quittant l'Ukraine après l'entrée en vigueur de la décision si Kiev ne les a pas autorisées à partir au regard de ses règles de mobilisation militaire. La restriction ne vise que les nouveaux arrivants : les millions de bénéficiaires déjà enregistrés conservent leur statut, sans exception. Notre proposition prévoit que la protection temporaire ne soit pas accordée aux personnes nouvellement arrivées qui ne sont pas autorisées à quitter l'Ukraine en raison de leurs obligations militaires. M. Brunner a présenté cette exception comme une demande de Kiev, déclarant que le projet « tient compte de l'évolution des besoins de défense de l'Ukraine ». Pour le reste, la Commission justifie la prolongation par un impératif de sécurité juridique, le besoin de protection demeurant, selon elle, manifeste. Les chiffres disent l'ampleur du phénomène. Selon Eurostat, 4,37 millions de personnes bénéficiaient de la protection temporaire dans l'UE fin avril 2026. L'Allemagne en accueillait de loin le plus grand nombre, avec près de 1,28 million de bénéficiaires (29,3 %), devant la Pologne (971 255, soit 22,2 %) et la Tchéquie (384 435, soit 8,8 %). La moyenne européenne s'établit à 9,7 bénéficiaires pour 1 000 habitants. Le texte n'a rien d'acquis. Il doit encore être adopté par le Conseil de l'Union européenne, à la majorité qualifiée — au moins 15 des 27 États membres représentant 65 % de la population de l'UE. Les ministres devraient s'en saisir en juillet, mais la décision finale pourrait glisser à septembre. Au Luxembourg, une population déjà installée Pour le Grand-Duché, l'enjeu est concret. Le pays avait déjà prolongé son propre régime jusqu'au 4 mars 2027 : le 13 février 2026, le ministère des Affaires intérieures et la Direction générale de l'immigration ont confirmé la reconduction et entamé le renouvellement des cartes de séjour biométriques qui garantissent aux bénéficiaires le droit de rester, de travailler et de percevoir une aide matérielle. Une extension bruxelloise à 2028 fixerait l'horizon suivant. Les bénéficiaires de la protection temporaire disposent actuellement d'une carte biométrique valable jusqu'au 4 mars 2026 ; dans les prochaines semaines, ils recevront un courrier détaillant les démarches à suivre pour renouveler leur statut et obtenir une nouvelle carte biométrique. Depuis 2022, le Luxembourg a absorbé un flux constant. Les données citées par Chronicle.lu font état de : - 4 123 personnes admises au bénéfice de la protection temporaire depuis le début de la guerre ; - 1 480 d'entre elles hébergées dans 12 structures d'accueil de l'Office national de l'accueil (ONA) ; - 1 296 élèves scolarisés dans les établissements luxembourgeois, pour lesquels 29 millions d'euros ont été alloués. Le mouvement s'est depuis déplacé des arrivées vers les renouvellements. Sur les cinq premiers mois de 2026, le Luxembourg a rendu 3 953 décisions de protection temporaire — dont 334 octrois nouveaux seulement, contre 3 583 renouvellements. Le signe d'une population désormais largement enracinée : dans des logements, des salles de classe et des emplois. Toujours pas de statut d'après-guerre Ce que la prolongation n'offre pas, c'est une issue durable. Plus de quatre ans après le premier déclenchement de la directive, l'UE continue de reconduire la protection par tranches annuelles, faute d'avoir ouvert aux Ukrainiens déplacés une voie juridique pérenne. Bruxelles commence néanmoins à esquisser la sortie : la Commission a assorti sa proposition d'une approche coordonnée de « transition » et d'un projet pilote de programme de retour et de réintégration volontaires, offrant un appui concret à l'emploi, au logement et à l'éducation à ceux qui choisiraient de rentrer. Le Conseil avait déjà adopté, le 16 septembre 2025, une recommandation sur la sortie de la protection temporaire. Pour l'heure, cet avenir reste suspendu à une guerre qui n'est pas terminée. La Commission s'est dit prête à interrompre plus tôt la protection si la situation sur le terrain évoluait, tout en laissant la porte ouverte à une nouvelle reconduction. Tant qu'un règlement de paix et un statut permanent ne se dessinent pas, la vie juridique de millions d'Ukrainiens — y compris ceux qui en ont reconstruit une au Luxembourg — continuera de se compter année après année. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission - Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year (press release IP/26/1462) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1462 - Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision extending temporary protection until 4 March 2028, COM(2026) 345 final — European Commission: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0f5fd553-49bd-4c39-bf97-2199a3c2b111_en?filename=Proposal+for+a+decision+extending+temporary+protection+until+4+Mar+2028.pdf - 4.37 million under temporary protection in April 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260610-1 - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ - European Commission seeks to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians, but not newly arrived military-age men — European Pravda: https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/26/7240454/ - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028, With Limits for Military-Age Men — Outlook India (Reuters): https://www.outlookindia.com/international/eu-proposes-extending-protection-for-ukrainians-until-2028-with-limits-for-military-age-men - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028 – But Not for Draft Evaders — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79046 - EU proposes to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2028 — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/26/european-commission-proposes-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2028/ - Luxembourg Extends Temporary Protection Scheme for Ukrainian Refugees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/59544-luxembourg-extends-temporary-protection-scheme-for-ukrainian-refugees - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Receives 110 Asylum, 74 Temporary Protection Applications in May — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61807-luxembourg-receives-110-asylum-74-temporary-protection-applications-in-may - Requesting temporary protection — Guichet.lu (Luxembourg Government): https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/ukraine/protection-temporaire-ukraine/protection-temporaire.html --- ## L'affaire Traversini pose une nouvelle frontière au conflit d'intérêts des élus - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/condamnation-traversini-conflit-interets-elus-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:51:04.156+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:51:04.156+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 1722f76a-e036-4319-aad9-ccd7036342d3 - Dateline: Differdange, LU > Condamné en première instance à de la prison avec sursis et à cinq ans d'inéligibilité, l'ancien bourgmestre de Differdange laisse aux élus locaux un avertissement sur leur responsabilité pénale. ### Summary Roberto Traversini, ex-bourgmestre de Differdange, a été condamné le 12 mars 2026 pour prise illégale d'intérêts, détournement de fonds publics et faux. Un jugement qui élargit la responsabilité personnelle des élus. ### Key facts - Le 12 mars 2026, la 7e chambre correctionnelle a condamné Roberto Traversini à 3 ans de prison avec sursis, 10 000 € d'amende et 5 ans d'inéligibilité. - Les condamnations portent sur la prise illégale d'intérêts, le détournement de fonds publics et le faux, pour des faits de novembre 2016 à juillet 2019. - Le point central est sa participation, en juin 2019, au vote du PAG reclassant en zone d'habitation un bien dont il venait d'hériter. - La prise illégale d'intérêts est constituée dès qu'un devoir public heurte un intérêt privé, financier ou moral, sans qu'un avantage soit nécessaire. - Le jugement n'est pas définitif : les parties ont quarante jours pour faire appel. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle peine a été prononcée contre Roberto Traversini ?** En première instance, le tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg lui a infligé trois ans de prison entièrement assortis du sursis, une amende de 10 000 euros et cinq ans d'interdiction d'éligibilité et d'exercice de toute fonction publique. **Q: Pourquoi a-t-il été condamné pour prise illégale d'intérêts ?** Il a participé en juin 2019 au vote du nouveau plan d'aménagement général de Differdange, qui reclassait en zone d'habitation 1 une maison et un terrain hérités quelques mois plus tôt à Niederkorn, ce qui, selon le parquet, en augmentait la valeur. **Q: Le jugement est-il définitif ?** Non. Il s'agit d'une décision de première instance ; les parties disposent de quarante jours pour faire appel. **Q: Quel lien avec l'affaire du « Gaardenhäischen » ?** Le dossier est né de cette controverse autour d'un chalet de jardin bâti en zone forestière protégée, qui avait provoqué la démission de Traversini en septembre 2019. Ce volet précis a été classé sans suite, mais l'enquête plus large a abouti aux condamnations de mars 2026. ### Body Trois ans de prison entièrement assortis du sursis, 10 000 euros d'amende et cinq ans d'inéligibilité : voilà la peine que la justice luxembourgeoise a infligée à Roberto Traversini, ancien bourgmestre de Differdange. Au-delà du sort d'un homme politique tombé en disgrâce, le jugement rendu le 12 mars 2026 trace une ligne dont chaque mandataire communal du pays devra désormais mesurer l'épaisseur : celle qui sépare l'engagement local de la faute pénale. La 7e chambre correctionnelle du tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg, à la Cité judiciaire, a statué en première instance au terme d'un procès étalé sur cinq audiences en janvier. Ancien membre de déi gréng, Traversini, qui avait aussi renoncé à son siège de député, a été reconnu coupable de prise illégale d'intérêts, de détournement de fonds publics et de faux, pour des faits commis entre novembre 2016 et juillet 2019 alors qu'il dirigeait la commune sidérurgique du sud. Il a en revanche été acquitté sur plusieurs autres points. Le jugement n'est pas définitif : les parties disposent de quarante jours pour faire appel. Un vote qui semblait anodin Au cœur du dossier, une délibération en apparence ordinaire. En juin 2019, le conseil communal de Differdange adopte un nouveau plan d'aménagement général (PAG). Traversini prend part au vote, alors même que le texte reclasse en zone d'habitation 1 une maison et son terrain qu'il venait d'hériter quelques mois plus tôt à Niederkorn, jusque-là situés en zone de jardins. Une requalification qui, selon le parquet, augmentait la valeur du bien. L'ancien bourgmestre s'est en outre vu reprocher d'avoir mobilisé des moyens de la commune et des stagiaires du CIGL, l'initiative locale pour l'emploi qu'il présidait, afin de réaliser des travaux et des plans pour ses propriétés privées. Le parquet avait requis quatre ans avec sursis intégral ; le tribunal en a retenu trois. Les peines prononcées sont les suivantes : - trois ans d'emprisonnement, entièrement assortis du sursis ; - une amende de 10 000 euros ; - cinq ans d'interdiction d'éligibilité — le droit de se présenter à une élection — et d'exercice de toute fonction publique. Selon Le Quotidien, sa compagne a été condamnée à 5 000 euros d'amende, tandis qu'un agent du service technique de la commune a été acquitté. L'avocat de Traversini, Rosario Grasso, a relevé que le tribunal s'était tenu proche du minimum légal et que son client avait été blanchi sur un certain nombre de griefs. Une infraction « brutale et impitoyable » La portée du verdict tient moins au sursis qu'au principe juridique qu'il consacre. En droit luxembourgeois, la prise illégale d'intérêts est constituée dès l'instant où le devoir d'un agent public entre en collision avec un intérêt privé — financier ou simplement moral —, indépendamment de toute intention et que l'avantage ait été effectivement obtenu ou non. L'enrichissement personnel, dans cette lecture, n'entre pas en ligne de compte. Le représentant du parquet, Stéphane Decker, a défendu précisément cette interprétation, qualifiant le texte de « brutal et impitoyable » et avertissant qu'il ne laisse aucune marge à l'élu de bonne foi qui s'arrange avec la règle. « Il n'y a pas d'égalité dans l'illégalité », a lancé le procureur devant le tribunal, ajoutant que l'affaire « devrait servir d'avertissement à tous ». Traversini, lui, a contesté avoir agi par intérêt personnel, présentant sa conduite comme la manière directe d'un élu de terrain. « Je suis assez pragmatique, je veux résoudre les problèmes et non en créer de nouveaux », a-t-il déclaré à la barre. Le malaise des communes C'est cette ampleur de la définition qui inquiète les hôtels de ville. Dans les petites communes, bourgmestres et conseillers votent régulièrement sur des dossiers d'urbanisme, des marchés ou des subventions qui touchent des terrains, des entreprises ou des associations proches d'eux. Le jugement rappelle qu'un vote peut devenir un délit même lorsqu'aucun euro ne change de main. Des observateurs qui ont suivi le procès estiment que beaucoup de mandataires sous-estiment encore l'endroit où passe la ligne — et que l'affaire a entamé la confiance des citoyens envers leurs représentants. Le dossier est né de la controverse dite du « Gaardenhäischen », ce chalet de jardin que Traversini avait fait ériger dans une zone forestière protégée. L'épisode avait provoqué sa démission de la mairie de Differdange en septembre 2019, avant d'alimenter la tempête politique qui mit fin, en 2022, à la carrière de la ministre de l'Environnement Carole Dieschbourg. Ce volet plus étroit a été classé sans suite, mais l'enquête plus large a débouché sur les condamnations de mars. Depuis, le débat s'est déplacé de la sanction vers la prévention. Un code de déontologie destiné aux élus communaux est en cours d'élaboration, et le Syvicol, le syndicat des villes et communes luxembourgeoises, plaide pour que les responsables déclarent dons et intérêts dans un registre — un garde-fou modeste, jugent ses promoteurs, contre ce flou des frontières qui a fait chuter Traversini. Reste à savoir si la jurisprudence se durcira ou s'assouplira : la réponse appartiendra aux juridictions d'appel, si l'ancien bourgmestre décide de poursuivre le combat. ### Sources - Roberto Traversini reconnu coupable de détournement de fonds publics — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/roberto-traversini-reconnu-coupable-de-detournement-de-fonds-publics/ - Ex-Grünen-Politiker: Bewährungsstrafe für Roberto Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-politik-bewaehrungsstrafe-fuer-roberto-traversini/ - Les leçons à tirer de l'affaire Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-prise-illegale-dinterets-les-lecons-a-tirer-de-laffaire-traversini/ - Roberto Traversini muss sich vor Gericht verantworten — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/roberto-traversini-muss-sich-vor-gericht-verantworten/ - Was von der Affäre Traversini bleibt — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-gegen-ex-buergermeister-was-von-der-affaere-traversini-bleibt/ - Podcast: D'Léieren aus der Affär Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/podcast-on-the-record-dleieren-aus-der-affaer-traversini/ - Former Differdange Mayor Banned From Holding Political Office for Five Years (aggregating RTL, Luxembourg Times, Wort, Virgule) — Ground News: https://ground.news/article/former-differdange-mayor-roberto-traversini-sentenced-in-first-instance-to-three-years-in-prison-with-full-suspension - L'affaire Dieschbourg-Traversini est close sans inculpation — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/affaire-dieschbourg-traversini --- ## Séisme au Venezuela : plus de 900 morts, le Luxembourg dépêche ses secours - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/venezuela-seisme-bilan-luxembourg-emergency-lu-caracas - Published: 2026-06-27T16:41:36.253+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:41:36.253+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: e20eb784-6b82-489b-9e66-058c95c2a228 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy State (epicentre); damage centred on Caracas and La Guaira, VE > Deux secousses de magnitude 7,2 et 7,5 ont ravagé Caracas et La Guaira le 24 juin. Le Luxembourg envoie une équipe de secours et son système satellitaire emergency.lu sur place. ### Summary Frappé le 24 juin par deux séismes en quelques secondes, le Venezuela compte plus de 900 morts. Le Luxembourg déploie une équipe du CGDIS et le système emergency.lu pour rétablir les communications. ### Key facts - Deux séismes de magnitude 7,2 puis 7,5 ont frappé la côte centre-nord du Venezuela le 24 juin, à moins d'une minute d'intervalle — le plus violent depuis 1900. - Le bilan a dépassé 920 morts et près de 3 000 blessés au 26 juin, selon le président de l'Assemblée nationale ; l'ONU estime à près de sept millions le nombre de Vénézuéliens touchés. - Caracas et La Guaira sont les plus durement frappées : plus de 100 bâtiments effondrés à La Guaira, 70 000 familles sinistrées, aéroport et métro hors service. - Le Luxembourg déploie une équipe du HIT du CGDIS et son système satellitaire emergency.lu pour rétablir les télécommunications, mission cofinancée à 75 % par l'UE. - Huit États membres et plus de 520 intervenants sont mobilisés via le mécanisme de protection civile de l'UE, qui avait alloué 52 millions d'euros en 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle est l'ampleur du séisme au Venezuela ?** Deux secousses ont frappé la côte centre-nord le 24 juin 2026 : une de magnitude 7,2 à 18 h 04 heure locale, suivie environ 39 secondes plus tard d'une secousse principale de magnitude 7,5. Selon les sismologues, c'est le séisme le plus violent enregistré au Venezuela depuis 1900. **Q: Combien de victimes le séisme a-t-il fait ?** Le bilan est passé d'au moins 188 morts le 25 juin à plus de 920 tués et près de 3 000 blessés le 26 juin, selon le président de l'Assemblée nationale Jorge Rodríguez. Certains décomptes évoquent plus de 4 500 blessés, et des centaines de personnes restaient sous les décombres. **Q: Que fait le Luxembourg pour aider le Venezuela ?** Le Luxembourg a déployé le 26 juin une équipe de deux personnes du HIT du CGDIS, avec le système satellitaire emergency.lu, pour rétablir les télécommunications. Trois experts supplémentaires renforcent l'équipe de coordination de la Commission européenne. La mission, d'environ deux semaines, est cofinancée à 75 % par l'UE et 25 % par le Luxembourg. **Q: Comment l'Union européenne intervient-elle ?** Huit États membres — Tchéquie, Espagne, Italie, France, Luxembourg, Allemagne, Portugal et Pays-Bas — fournissent personnel et matériel via le mécanisme de protection civile de l'UE, avec plus de 520 intervenants mobilisés. L'UE avait alloué 52 millions d'euros en 2026 pour les besoins humanitaires du Venezuela. ### Body Le sol a tremblé deux fois en moins d'une minute, et c'est tout le littoral le plus densément peuplé du Venezuela qui s'est effondré avec lui. Plus de 900 personnes ont péri après que deux puissants séismes ont frappé coup sur coup la côte centre-nord du pays le 24 juin, faisant s'écrouler des tours d'habitation jusque dans la capitale, Caracas, et déclenchant l'une des plus vastes opérations de secours internationales que la région ait connues ces dernières années. Le Luxembourg figure parmi les États européens qui ont décidé d'apporter leur concours, en envoyant une équipe de spécialistes et un système mobile de télécommunications par satellite dans la zone sinistrée. La première secousse, de magnitude 7,2, s'est produite à 18 h 04 heure locale le 24 juin, selon l'Institut d'études géologiques des États-Unis (USGS). Environ 39 secondes plus tard, une secousse principale de magnitude 7,5 lui a succédé. Les deux ruptures, superficielles, se sont produites le long du système de failles de San Sebastián, avec un épicentre proche de San Felipe, dans l'État de Yaracuy, à l'ouest de la capitale. Pour les sismologues, il s'agit du tremblement de terre le plus violent enregistré au Venezuela depuis 1900. Un bilan qui s'alourdit d'heure en heure Le décompte des victimes n'a cessé de gonfler tout au long de la semaine. Les autorités faisaient état d'au moins 188 morts le 25 juin ; le lendemain, le président de l'Assemblée nationale vénézuélienne, Jorge Rodríguez, évoquait plus de 920 tués et près de 3 000 blessés, certains bilans portant le nombre de blessés au-delà de 4 500. Les premières estimations parlaient de dizaines de milliers de disparus, des chiffres que les autorités ont depuis revus nettement à la baisse ; près de trois jours après les secousses, les équipes de secours estimaient que des centaines de personnes demeuraient prisonnières des décombres. Les Nations unies évaluent à près de sept millions le nombre de Vénézuéliens touchés. Les destructions se concentrent à Caracas et dans l'État côtier de La Guaira. Plusieurs immeubles de grande hauteur se sont effondrés dans les quartiers d'Altamira et de Los Palos Grandes, au cœur de la capitale. Le ministre de l'Intérieur, Diosdado Cabello, a fait savoir que plus de 100 bâtiments s'étaient écroulés dans la seule La Guaira et qu'environ 70 000 familles étaient sinistrées. La principale porte d'entrée du pays, l'aéroport international Simón Bolívar, a été gravement endommagée, le métro de Caracas a été suspendu et les écoles fermées. La présidente par intérim, Delcy Rodríguez, a décrété l'état d'urgence et déclaré La Guaira zone de catastrophe. « Au peuple vénézuélien, à celles et ceux dont les proches sont sous les décombres : sachez que nous sommes déterminés à ce que les secours vous parviennent », a déclaré Tom Fletcher, responsable des affaires humanitaires des Nations unies, alors que les agences onusiennes commençaient à acheminer aide et spécialistes du sauvetage. Les opérations ont été interrompues à plusieurs reprises par des répliques, dont une de magnitude 4,9 le 26 juin qui a brièvement suspendu les recherches dans certaines zones. Une mobilisation venue des deux continents En moins de 48 heures, des détachements de recherche et de sauvetage ont convergé vers le Venezuela depuis les Amériques et l'Europe. Des équipes sont arrivées du Chili, de Colombie, d'Équateur, du Mexique, du Brésil et des États-Unis, où l'agence fédérale de gestion des urgences (FEMA) a dépêché ses unités de sauvetage en milieu urbain. La France a envoyé 85 secouristes, tandis que l'Espagne, la Suisse et le Royaume-Uni ont fourni des spécialistes et des équipes cynophiles. L'essentiel de l'effort européen transite par le mécanisme de protection civile de l'Union européenne, activé pour coordonner l'assistance. Selon la Commission européenne, huit États membres — la Tchéquie, l'Espagne, l'Italie, la France, le Luxembourg, l'Allemagne, le Portugal et les Pays-Bas — fournissent personnel et matériel, avec plus de 520 intervenants mobilisés. La Commission précise que l'UE avait déjà alloué 52 millions d'euros en 2026 pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires du Venezuela. La présidente de la Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, a assuré que l'Union se tenait prête à aider : « Nous sommes aux côtés du peuple vénézuélien en cette période de grande tragédie et de catastrophe. » Le rôle du Grand-Duché Le 26 juin, le Luxembourg a annoncé sa propre contribution. Le vice-Premier ministre Xavier Bettel, en charge de la coopération au développement et de l'action humanitaire, et le ministre des Affaires intérieures Léon Gloden ont autorisé l'envoi d'une équipe de deux personnes de l'équipe d'intervention humanitaire (HIT) du Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS), accompagnée du système de communication par satellite emergency.lu. Cette plateforme — une initiative public-privé luxembourgeoise conçue pour les zones de catastrophe où les réseaux classiques sont hors d'usage — doit offrir aux organisations humanitaires une colonne vertébrale de communication opérationnelle. Dans un communiqué, le gouvernement a résumé la mission de l'équipe : Leur mission consistera à rétablir les services de télécommunications dans la région sinistrée, afin de permettre aux organisations humanitaires de mener à bien leur travail. Le Luxembourg a indiqué que trois autres experts du HIT viendraient renforcer l'équipe de coordination de la Commission européenne sur le terrain. Ces déploiements, annoncés conjointement par la Direction de la coopération au développement et de l'action humanitaire, le ministère des Affaires intérieures et le ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, doivent durer environ deux semaines dans un premier temps et sont cofinancés à 75 % par l'Union européenne et à 25 % par le Luxembourg. Et après ? À mesure que se referme la fenêtre décisive pour retrouver des survivants, l'attention se déplace du sauvetage vers l'aide aux centaines de milliers de personnes désormais sans abri ou déplacées. Rétablir les communications, l'électricité et l'hébergement dans les zones côtières les plus durement touchées constituera l'un des grands défis des prochains jours — et le créneau que s'est choisi le Luxembourg, garder les agences d'aide connectées, devrait compter bien au-delà de l'urgence initiale. Le bilan humain définitif, préviennent les autorités, ne sera connu que lorsque les équipes auront atteint chaque immeuble effondré. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 920 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - June 26, 2026 — Over 900 killed in Venezuela earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/world/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-hnk - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 920 as search nears 72 hours — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167815 - Luxembourg Deploys Humanitarian Team to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62032-luxembourg-deploys-humanitarian-team-to-earthquake-hit-venezuela - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Commission (DG ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - M 7.5 - 16 km SW of Morón, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zp - M 7.2 - 24 km ENE of San Felipe, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zc/executive - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes --- ## À Budapest, une Marche des fiertés libre après la chute d'Orbán - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/budapest-marche-fierte-2026-apres-orban-cjue-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:19:13.257+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:19:13.257+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 0ea05c29-cb29-4de5-9e37-86b2be933888 - Dateline: Budapest, HU > Un an après l'avoir interdite, la Hongrie a laissé défiler la première Marche des fiertés depuis le départ de Viktor Orbán et la censure de sa loi anti-LGBT par la justice européenne. ### Summary Au moins 100 000 personnes ont défilé samedi sur l'avenue Andrássy pour la première Budapest Pride libre depuis la fin de l'ère Orbán et l'arrêt de la CJUE, rendu à Luxembourg, contre la loi hongroise. ### Key facts - Au moins 100 000 personnes ont défilé samedi sur l'avenue Andrássy, première Marche des fiertés de Budapest sans interdiction depuis une génération. - Le revirement tient à deux événements rapprochés : la défaite électorale d'Orbán le 12 avril 2026 et l'arrêt de la CJUE du 21 avril contre la loi de « protection de l'enfance ». - La Cour de justice de l'UE, qui siège à Luxembourg, a statué en assemblée plénière des 27 juges ; seize États membres, dont le Luxembourg, ont soutenu la Commission, aucun la Hongrie. - Les poursuites contre le maire Gergely Karácsony ont été classées le 4 juin 2026 au nom de cet arrêt. - Les amendements criminalisant la Pride et autorisant la reconnaissance faciale restent formellement en vigueur, faute d'abrogation. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la Marche des fiertés de Budapest 2026 a-t-elle pu se tenir sans interdiction ?** Parce que deux événements ont changé la donne : la défaite du Fidesz de Viktor Orbán aux législatives du 12 avril 2026, puis l'arrêt de la Cour de justice de l'UE du 21 avril jugeant la loi hongroise de 2021 contraire aux valeurs de l'Union. Saisie par les organisateurs fin mai, la police n'a trouvé « aucun motif » d'interdire le rassemblement. **Q: Quel est le rôle du Luxembourg dans cette affaire ?** Le Luxembourg fait partie des seize États membres ayant soutenu le recours de la Commission contre la Hongrie devant la Cour de justice de l'UE, qui siège à Luxembourg. Son ministre des Affaires étrangères, Xavier Bettel, l'un des rares chefs de gouvernement ouvertement gays de l'Union, est une voix constante dans ce dossier d'État de droit. **Q: La loi hongroise anti-LGBT est-elle abrogée ?** Non. Malgré l'arrêt de la CJUE et la fin des poursuites, les amendements criminalisant la participation à la Pride et autorisant la reconnaissance faciale restent formellement en vigueur. D'autres mesures persistent, comme l'interdiction de changer de genre à l'état civil (2020) et l'adoption réservée aux couples mariés. ### Body Sur l'avenue Andrássy, samedi, le contraste avec l'an dernier tenait à une absence : celle des cordons de police. La 31e Marche des fiertés de Budapest s'est élancée le long du grand boulevard du centre-ville sans planer la menace d'une interdiction — une première depuis une génération, et d'abord depuis la chute de Viktor Orbán. Ce qui fut, douze mois plus tôt, un acte de défi tenait cette fois de la fête, et accessoirement du tour d'honneur : pour la communauté LGBTQ hongroise comme pour l'Union européenne, qui clame que ses garanties de droits fondamentaux s'imposent à chacun de ses États membres. Un photographe de l'AFP présent sur place a estimé à au moins 100 000 le nombre de participants descendant Andrássy, l'artère majestueuse qui accueille le défilé depuis trois décennies. La foule, en majorité jeune, n'a pas égalé le record de l'an passé — entre 100 000 et 200 000 personnes avaient bravé une interdiction pure et simple — mais l'humeur n'était plus la même : la révolte avait cédé la place à quelque chose de plus proche du soulagement. Les urnes et le prétoire, à quelques jours d'écart Le retournement repose sur deux événements survenus à quelques semaines l'un de l'autre. Le 12 avril 2026, le Fidesz d'Orbán a perdu les élections législatives face au Tisza de Péter Magyar, formation de centre droit et pro-européenne, qui a remporté 138 des 199 sièges avec 53,6 % des voix, contre 37,8 % au Fidesz, sur une participation record de plus de 77 % — du jamais-vu dans la Hongrie post-communiste. Magyar, ancien proche du pouvoir devenu son principal rival, a pris ses fonctions le mois suivant, mettant fin à seize années d'Orbán au pouvoir. Neuf jours après le scrutin, le 21 avril, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, qui siège à Luxembourg, a rendu son arrêt dans l'affaire Commission contre Hongrie (C-769/22). Réunie en assemblée plénière de ses 27 juges — une formation réservée aux affaires d'une importance exceptionnelle —, elle a jugé que la loi hongroise de 2021 dite de « protection de l'enfance » violait les valeurs fondatrices de l'Union, citant l'article 2 du traité sur l'Union européenne et l'article 1er de la Charte des droits fondamentaux sur la dignité humaine. C'est ce même dispositif juridique qui avait servi, en mars 2025, à proscrire la Pride. L'affaire a suscité une mobilisation sans précédent dans l'histoire de l'Union : seize États membres — dont le Luxembourg — se sont rangés derrière la Commission européenne, le Parlement européen s'est joint à la procédure, et aucun gouvernement n'a pris le parti de Budapest. Côté hongrois, la décision de la police n'a pas tardé : les organisateurs ont déposé leur déclaration fin mai et les agents ont conclu qu'il n'existait « aucun motif d'interdire le rassemblement ». Cet arrêt fait jurisprudence : il établit clairement que la loi anti-LGBT hongroise n'a pas sa place dans l'Union européenne et doit être abrogée. Le constat est de Lydia Gall, chercheuse principale pour l'Europe et l'Asie centrale à Human Rights Watch, au lendemain de la décision d'avril. Le maire qui se disait « fier d'être accusé » Nul n'incarne mieux ce basculement que le maire de Budapest, Gergely Karácsony. Lorsque le gouvernement Orbán a interdit la marche de 2025, l'édile l'a requalifiée en manifestation municipale, à ce titre dispensée d'autorisation policière, et le cortège a défilé le 28 juin 2025 sans qu'un seul participant ne soit arrêté ni verbalisé. Cela lui a valu d'être poursuivi en janvier 2026 pour organisation d'un rassemblement illégal au mépris d'une décision d'interdiction. Sa réponse : se proclamer « fier d'être accusé ». « Il semble que, dans ce pays, ce soit le prix à payer quand on défend sa liberté », a déclaré Karácsony après sa mise en cause, selon l'agence Associated Press. Le 4 juin 2026, le parquet général de Budapest a classé l'affaire, invoquant l'arrêt de la Cour de justice européenne déclarant la loi à l'origine des poursuites incompatible avec les valeurs de l'Union. Ce qui plane encore sur les manifestants La fête n'est pas sans réserve. Les amendements qui ont criminalisé la participation à la Pride et autorisé la police à déployer des caméras de reconnaissance faciale contre les participants demeurent formellement inscrits dans la loi, abrogés ni par le Parlement ni par la justice. Selon EUobserver, l'arsenal de surveillance conçu pour dissuader les marcheurs reste enchâssé dans le droit hongrois, quand bien même les poursuites ont cessé. D'autres mesures discriminatoires ont survécu au changement de gouvernement, parmi lesquelles : - l'interdiction, datant de 2020, de modifier la mention de son genre sur les documents officiels ; - les restrictions réservant l'adoption aux couples mariés. Pour beaucoup, dans la foule, le sens de la marche comptait davantage que ce ménage juridique inachevé. « Je pense que la situation va de mieux en mieux, surtout grâce au changement de gouvernement », a confié Petra Toth, manifestante de 18 ans citée par l'AFP. Pourquoi le Luxembourg regarde Budapest Pour le Grand-Duché, la scène budapestoise n'a rien d'une lointaine querelle culturelle. Le Luxembourg a figuré parmi les seize gouvernements à soutenir formellement le recours de la Commission contre la Hongrie — l'aboutissement d'un effort de longue haleine de ses ministres et eurodéputés pour que l'Union défende les droits LGBTQ comme une affaire de droit européen, et non de préférence nationale. Le ministre des Affaires étrangères luxembourgeois, Xavier Bettel, Premier ministre de 2013 à 2023 et l'un des rares chefs de gouvernement ouvertement gays de l'Union, en a été l'une des voix les plus constantes. L'enjeu, le Luxembourg le répète depuis longtemps, dépasse de loin un simple défilé. La question posée par l'affaire de Budapest est de savoir si les droits inscrits dans les traités européens tiennent encore à l'intérieur d'un État membre dont le gouvernement avait entrepris de les contourner — un test pour l'Union que le Grand-Duché a contribué à fonder. Samedi, drapeaux levés et cordons de police absents, la réponse ressemblait, pour l'heure, à un oui. ### Sources - Hungarian Pride parade ban — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Pride_parade_ban - Tens of thousands in Hungary defy ban to march at Budapest Pride — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/28/record-attendance-expected-at-budapest-pride-march-despite-orban-warning - Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5449685/hungary-budapest-pride-defies-ban - Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/hungary-election-early-results-show-magyars-tisza-ahead-of-orbans-fidesz - Hungary election 2026 results: Peter Magyar wins, Viktor Orban concedes landmark defeat — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/world/live-news/hungary-election-orban-magyar - Commission v Hungary (C-769/22) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_v_Hungary_(C-769/22) - Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/22/hungary-top-eu-court-rules-anti-lgbt-law-unlawful - Judgment: C-769/22 Commission v Hungary — Court of Justice of the European Union (curia.europa.eu): https://curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/p1_1000082657/en/judgment-c-769/22-commission-v-hungary - Hungary's anti-LGBTI law and EU values: the CJEU's landmark Article 2 TEU judgment — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/05/07/hungarys-anti-lgbti-law-and-eu-values-the-cjeus-landmark-article-2-teu-judgment/ - Charges against Budapest mayor for organizing Pride march dropped — Washington Blade: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/04/charges-against-budapest-mayor-for-organizing-pride-march-dropped/ - Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/hungary-charges-budapest-mayor-for-allowing-banned-pride-march - Budapest Pride 2026: Major road closures and public transport changes announced for Saturday — Daily News Hungary: https://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-pride-2026-road-transport-changes/ - Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban — AFP via France 24 / Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/budapest-pride-push-equality-reversed-052718810.html - Budapest free to celebrate Pride again, but Orban-surveillance machine still in place — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/224022/budapest-free-to-celebrate-pride-again-but-orban-surveillance-machine-still-in-place/ - Infringement ruling tests whether Magyar will put pro-EU commitments into practice — ILGA-Europe: https://www.ilga-europe.org/press-release/infringement-ruling-tests-whether-magyar-will-put-pro-eu-commitments-into-practice/ --- ## Le chef économiste sortant du FMI : la mondialisation se recompose, elle ne recule pas - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/gourinchas-fmi-mondialisation-recomposee-enjeu-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:09:14.894+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:09:14.894+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 1f55acde-0aab-403c-83bb-30726b78854f - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > En quittant le FMI, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas soutient que droits de douane et blocs rivaux recâblent le commerce mondial sans l'éteindre. Une nuance lourde de conséquences pour le Luxembourg. ### Summary Pour son économiste en chef sortant, le FMI ne voit pas de démondialisation mais une transformation des échanges. Un diagnostic qui engage directement l'économie la plus ouverte du monde. ### Key facts - Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, chef économiste du FMI depuis 2022, quitte le Fonds le 1er juillet 2026 pour retrouver Berkeley. - Selon lui, il n'y a pas eu de démondialisation mais une transformation : les chaînes d'approvisionnement se réorientent vers le Mexique, le Vietnam et d'autres. - Les droits de douane offrent un levier à court terme mais « ne fonctionnent presque jamais » à long terme ; preuve en sont les accords UE-Mercosur (17 janvier 2026) et UE-Inde (27 janvier 2026), qui excluent les États-Unis. - Le FMI a abaissé sa prévision de croissance mondiale à 3,1 % en 2026, sur fond de conflit au Proche-Orient, tout en maintenant que le dollar reste central. - Économie la plus ouverte au monde (~394 % du PIB), deuxième domicile de fonds (~7 600 milliards d'euros) et dépendante de 229 000 frontaliers, le Luxembourg est en première ligne. ### FAQ **Q: Le FMI prévoit-il une démondialisation ?** Non. Son chef économiste sortant, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, soutient au contraire que la mondialisation se transforme plutôt qu'elle ne recule : les échanges se réorientent vers de nouveaux acteurs comme le Mexique ou le Vietnam, sans disparaître. **Q: Pourquoi ce diagnostic compte-t-il particulièrement pour le Luxembourg ?** Le Grand-Duché est l'économie la plus ouverte du monde (environ 394 % du PIB en 2023), le deuxième domicile de fonds d'investissement (environ 7 600 milliards d'euros en août 2025) et emploie quelque 229 000 frontaliers. Un monde fragmenté en blocs menacerait directement ce modèle. **Q: Que prévoit le FMI pour la croissance mondiale en 2026 ?** Dans ses Perspectives d'avril 2026, le FMI table sur une croissance mondiale de 3,1 % en 2026 et 3,2 % en 2027, avec une inflation proche de 4,4 %. C'est une révision à la baisse par rapport aux 3,3 % prévus en janvier, liée au conflit au Proche-Orient. **Q: Le rôle international du dollar est-il remis en cause ?** Selon Gourinchas, non. « Nous sommes très fermement dans un monde centré sur le dollar », a-t-il déclaré, le FMI ne relevant que très peu de signes d'un affaiblissement de la monnaie américaine dans le commerce, la banque et les réserves. ### Body Personne, au sortir de quatre années de guerres commerciales et de droits de douane, ne s'attendait à entendre un économiste du Fonds monétaire international défendre la mondialisation. C'est pourtant le message que Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas a martelé au moment de quitter l'institution, après avoir occupé pendant quatre ans le poste de chef économiste à un moment particulièrement agité pour l'économie mondiale. Lors d'entretiens accordés le 26 juin au siège du FMI, à Washington, l'économiste français a récusé l'idée que les barrières tarifaires défont des décennies d'intégration. « Eh bien, elle n'est certainement pas morte », a-t-il dit de la mondialisation, selon l'AFP. « Nous n'avons pas vécu de démondialisation. Nous avons vécu sa transformation. » La distinction n'a rien d'académique. Pour une économie aussi ouverte que celle du Luxembourg — où la finance transfrontalière, les services et le commerce pèsent bien davantage que la production intérieure —, savoir si le monde se cloisonne en blocs hermétiques ou se contente de contourner les obstacles décide de l'avenir de son industrie des fonds, de ses exportateurs et des dizaines de milliers de personnes qui franchissent chaque jour ses frontières pour travailler. Un commerce qui s'adapte plutôt qu'il ne s'effondre L'argument de Gourinchas tient en une image : le commerce se réoriente, il ne disparaît pas. Lorsque Washington a relevé ses droits de douane et cherché à réduire ses échanges bilatéraux avec la Chine, rappelle-t-il, les flux ont trouvé d'autres chemins. « D'autres acteurs ont pris le relais. Les chaînes d'approvisionnement se sont adaptées ; les Mexique, les Vietnam de ce monde ont pris le relais », a-t-il confié à l'AFP. « Nous n'avons pas vécu de démondialisation. Nous avons vécu sa transformation. » Il doute, dès lors, que les droits de douane offrent un levier durable. « Vous disposez d'un levier à court terme, puis les acteurs d'en face réagissent », a-t-il expliqué à Reuters, ajoutant que les pays visés « trouvent les moyens soit de contourner, soit d'accélérer leur propre innovation, soit de nouer de nouveaux liens commerciaux ». À plus longue échéance, juge-t-il, de tels outils « ne fonctionnent presque jamais ». La preuve la plus nette, à ses yeux, tient à la vitesse à laquelle les autres puissances scellent leurs alliances. L'Union européenne a signé le 17 janvier 2026 un accord de partenariat avec le bloc sud-américain du Mercosur — après l'accord politique de décembre 2024 — et conclu dix jours plus tard, le 27 janvier, un accord de libre-échange longtemps enlisé avec l'Inde. Deux textes qui, l'un comme l'autre, laissent les États-Unis de côté. Pour Gourinchas, la concomitance n'a rien d'un hasard : « D'un coup, en moins d'un an, les deux sont signés. Ce n'est pas une coïncidence. » Ce réalignement résume sa thèse, qu'il a affinée tout au long de son mandat : le système commercial né de l'après-guerre n'est pas aboli, il est réinitialisé vers une configuration plus multipolaire, teintée de logiques de blocs. Le rapport phare du FMI, en avril 2025, était d'ailleurs intitulé sans détour « Une mondialisation reconfigurée ». Une conjoncture qui s'assombrit Cette recomposition se joue sur fond d'affaiblissement cyclique. Dans ses Perspectives de l'économie mondiale d'avril 2026, sous-titrées « L'économie mondiale à l'ombre de la guerre », le FMI tablait sur un ralentissement de la croissance mondiale à 3,1 % en 2026 et 3,2 % en 2027, avec une inflation autour de 4,4 % cette année. Une révision à la baisse par rapport aux 3,3 % prévus en janvier, due pour l'essentiel à l'éclatement d'un conflit au Proche-Orient et à la menace d'une flambée des prix de l'énergie. Le Fonds l'a dit sans détour : ce dommage est d'origine politique et reste réversible. Sans la guerre, précisait-il, il aurait relevé sa prévision de croissance 2026 à 3,4 %, porté par l'essor des investissements technologiques, par la baisse des taux et par des droits de douane américains inférieurs aux niveaux annoncés. Gourinchas avertissait que les risques penchaient vers le bas : - scénario de référence : croissance de 3,1 %, inflation de 4,4 % ; - scénario défavorable : croissance ramenée à 2,5 %, inflation à 5,4 % ; - scénario sévère : croissance d'environ 2 %, inflation au-dessus de 6 %. « Je dirais que nous nous situons quelque part entre le scénario de référence et le scénario défavorable », observait-il en avril, mettant en garde : « chaque jour qui passe… nous nous rapprochons du scénario défavorable. » Un pilier, insiste-t-il, n'a pas bougé : le dollar. « Nous sommes très fermement dans un monde centré sur le dollar », a-t-il déclaré aux journalistes, le FMI ne voyant « que très, très peu » d'indices d'un desserrement de l'emprise de la monnaie américaine sur le commerce, la banque et les réserves — alors même que les routes des échanges se déplacent autour d'elle. Pourquoi le Grand-Duché y joue plus gros que d'autres Peu d'économies sont aussi exposées à ces courants que le Luxembourg. Sur la mesure usuelle de l'ouverture commerciale — exportations plus importations rapportées au PIB —, le Grand-Duché est l'économie la plus ouverte du monde, à environ 394 % en 2023 selon les données de la Banque mondiale, contre une moyenne mondiale inférieure à 100 %. Sa prospérité repose sur la circulation des capitaux, des services et des personnes, bien davantage que sur des marchandises transitant par des ports. La place financière concentre cette exposition. Le Luxembourg est le deuxième domicile de fonds d'investissement au monde après les États-Unis, avec environ 7 600 milliards d'euros d'actifs sous gestion en août 2025 et près de la moitié de la distribution transfrontalière mondiale de fonds, selon les organismes du secteur. Ces fonds sont commercialisés dans des dizaines de juridictions : un monde plus fragmenté, structuré en blocs aux règles, aux systèmes de paiement et aux accès de marché divergents, menace frontalement un modèle bâti sur une portée transfrontalière sans frictions. À l'inverse, un système toujours arrimé au dollar rassure largement une place qui intermédie l'épargne mondiale. L'exposition humaine est tout aussi marquée. Quelque 229 000 frontaliers entraient au Luxembourg pour y travailler au premier trimestre 2025 — environ 54 % depuis la France, 23 % de Belgique et 23 % d'Allemagne —, soit près de la moitié des emplois salariés, selon le Statec. Ce marché du travail dépend d'une frontière ouverte et d'une Grande Région en bonne santé, l'une comme l'autre sensibles à la manière dont se réorganisent les flux commerciaux et d'investissement en Europe. Gourinchas passera la main à un successeur encore inconnu lorsqu'il retrouvera, le 1er juillet, l'université de Californie à Berkeley. Sa formule d'adieu — recâblée, pas retirée — n'est, pour le Luxembourg, pas tant une assurance qu'une feuille de route : la question n'est pas de savoir si la mondialisation survit, mais selon les termes de qui elle se reconstruit. ### Sources - Outgoing IMF chief economist sees risks, shifting trade ties and continued uncertainty on global outlook — Reuters / Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/outgoing-imf-chief-economist-sees-risks-shifting-trade-ties-and-continued-uncertainty-on-global-outlook-4763560 - Globalization isn't dead, just 'transformed,' says IMF chief economist — AFP / Digital Journal: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/globalization-isnt-dead-just-transformed-says-imf-chief-economist/ - IMF chief economist Gourinchas says global economy remains firmly 'dollar-centered' — Reuters / Yahoo Finance: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-chief-economist-gourinchas-says-170657368.html - World Economic Outlook, April 2026: Global Economy in the Shadow of War — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026 - IMF cuts the outlook for global growth in the fallout from the Iran war — PBS NewsHour / AP: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/imf-cuts-the-outlook-for-global-growth-in-the-fallout-from-from-iran-war - Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas to Step Down as IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/01/pr26133-pierre-olivier-gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-economic-counsellor-and-director-of-res-dep - Gourinchas to step down as IMF chief economist — Central Banking: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/people/7975739/gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-chief-economist - EU-Mercosur: Council greenlights signature of the comprehensive partnership and trade agreement — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/01/09/eu-mercosur-council-greenlights-signature-of-the-comprehensive-partnership-and-trade-agreement/ - EU and India conclude landmark Free Trade Agreement — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_184 - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Investment Funds 2025 – Luxembourg — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2025/luxembourg - Luxembourg Trade openness – data, chart — TheGlobalEconomy.com (World Bank data): https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Luxembourg/trade_openness/ - Domestic payroll employment: Q1 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg Statistics Portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## Morts en rétention aux États-Unis : l'ONU réclame des enquêtes indépendantes - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/onu-turk-enquetes-morts-centres-retention-ice-etats-unis - Published: 2026-06-27T12:51:13.213+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:51:13.213+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: de9a3ffb-3748-4e54-8f55-e7e929e48ffc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Volker Türk, haut-commissaire de l'ONU, dénombre au moins 52 décès dans les centres de l'ICE depuis 2025 et exige des investigations impartiales. Washington nie toute aggravation. ### Summary Le haut-commissaire de l'ONU aux droits de l'homme Volker Türk réclame des enquêtes indépendantes sur la série de décès survenus dans les centres de rétention migratoire américains, où au moins 52 personnes sont mortes depuis 2025. ### Key facts - Le haut-commissaire de l'ONU Volker Türk réclame des enquêtes indépendantes et impartiales sur tous les décès survenus dans les centres de rétention de l'ICE aux États-Unis. - Au moins 52 personnes sont mortes en rétention depuis le début de 2025 : 11 en 2024, 33 en 2025 et 18 sur les cinq premiers mois de 2026, plus un décès le 4 juin. Cinq morts de 2026 ont été classées comme suicides. - L'ONU dénonce le recours à la force, l'isolement cellulaire, des conditions inhumaines et un manque de transparence qui compromet l'obligation de rendre des comptes. - L'ICE détient plus de 60 000 personnes et vise 90 000 places fin 2026, contre environ 40 000 début 2025. - Le DHS dément tout « pic de décès », mais son inspecteur général a ouvert deux enquêtes ; le taux de mortalité a atteint 72,32 pour 100 000 en 2026 contre 13,29 en 2022. ### FAQ **Q: Que demande exactement l'ONU aux États-Unis ?** Le haut-commissaire aux droits de l'homme Volker Türk réclame des enquêtes promptes, indépendantes, impartiales et effectives sur tous les décès survenus en rétention migratoire, ainsi que des mesures de prévention urgentes et le respect du droit international, dont le principe de non-refoulement. **Q: Combien de personnes sont mortes dans les centres de l'ICE ?** Selon le bureau de l'ONU, au moins 52 personnes sont décédées depuis le début de 2025 : 11 en 2024, 33 en 2025 et 18 sur les cinq premiers mois de 2026, plus un décès signalé le 4 juin. Cinq des morts de 2026 ont été officiellement classées comme suicides. **Q: Comment Washington a-t-il réagi ?** Le département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) affirme qu'il n'y a eu « aucun pic de décès » et que l'ICE est régulièrement auditée. Pourtant, son propre inspecteur général a lancé deux enquêtes, sur les décès en rétention et sur le recours à la force. **Q: En quoi cette affaire concerne-t-elle l'Europe ?** Le droit international des droits humains invoqué par Türk fonde aussi les politiques d'asile et de retour de l'Union européenne. Une réprimande onusienne des pratiques américaines ravive donc les débats européens sur l'État de droit, la migration et le traitement des personnes détenues. ### Body C'est une mise en cause rare d'un allié occidental de premier plan. Le plus haut responsable des droits humains des Nations unies a exigé, vendredi, l'ouverture d'enquêtes indépendantes et impartiales sur une série grandissante de décès survenus dans les centres de rétention de l'immigration américaine. En plaçant la politique migratoire de Washington face au droit international, Volker Türk transforme une question intérieure américaine en affaire de normes universelles. Dans un communiqué diffusé par son bureau, le haut-commissaire de l'ONU aux droits de l'homme s'est dit alarmé par les morts survenues sous la garde de l'Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), l'agence chargée d'appliquer la politique d'expulsion. Il appelle le gouvernement américain à prendre d'urgence des mesures de prévention. Selon ses services, au moins 52 personnes sont décédées dans les centres de l'ICE depuis le début de l'année 2025, moment où Donald Trump est revenu au pouvoir et a fortement durci l'application des lois migratoires. J'appelle à des enquêtes promptes, indépendantes, impartiales et effectives sur tous les décès survenus sous la garde de l'ICE. Le rythme s'accélère. Türk relève que 18 personnes sont mortes au cours des cinq premiers mois de 2026, un décès supplémentaire ayant été signalé le 4 juin. Les chiffres cités par son bureau font état de 33 morts sur l'ensemble de l'année 2025 et de 11 en 2024. Cinq des décès de cette année ont été officiellement classés comme suicides. Un dispositif qui grossit plus vite que ses garde-fous Ces décès interviennent alors que le système de rétention américain connaît une expansion fulgurante. L'ICE détenait plus de 60 000 personnes, contre environ 40 000 au début de l'année 2025, et prévoit de porter sa capacité à 90 000 places d'ici à la fin de 2026, précise le bureau du haut-commissaire. Cette montée en puissance s'appuie sur un réseau d'opérateurs privés et sur une enveloppe budgétaire considérable — un plan de financement de 70 milliards de dollars destiné à l'ICE et à la police aux frontières a été évoqué. Volker Türk pointe un faisceau de conditions qui, selon lui, soulèvent de sérieuses interrogations sur le caractère évitable de certaines morts. Ses services font état d'allégations sur le recours à la force, de l'usage signalé de l'isolement cellulaire — que l'ONU assimile à une forme de torture au-delà de quinze jours et qui accroît le risque suicidaire — et de ce qu'il qualifie de conditions inhumaines : soins et alimentation insuffisants, exposition aux maladies. Le haut-commissaire met également en garde contre le manque de transparence entourant les circonstances des décès, qui compromet selon lui toute obligation de rendre des comptes. Il invite les autorités à privilégier des solutions de substitution à la rétention, en particulier pour les femmes enceintes, les personnes souffrant de pathologies physiques ou psychiques lourdes, et les enfants. « Tous ces facteurs aggravent la vulnérabilité et suscitent de graves inquiétudes quant à la question de savoir si certains de ces décès en rétention auraient pu être évités. » Le langage du droit, plus que de la diplomatie Türk a délibérément choisi le registre des obligations contraignantes plutôt que celui de la simple préoccupation diplomatique. Il rappelle que les États ont le devoir de protéger le droit à la vie de toute personne privée de liberté et exige que les lieux de détention respectent les normes internationales des droits humains. Il invoque aussi le principe de non-refoulement, qui interdit de renvoyer un individu là où il risque de subir des atteintes graves. « Nul ne devrait être renvoyé vers un endroit où il pourrait être exposé à de graves violations des droits humains ou à d'autres préjudices irréversibles », a-t-il déclaré. Le haut-commissaire estime que la reddition de comptes doit s'étendre aux familles des défunts. « Les responsables de violations de la loi doivent répondre de leurs actes, et il faut garantir aux familles des victimes le droit à la vérité, à la justice, à la réparation et à la non-répétition », a-t-il affirmé. Pour un lecteur européen, l'intervention dépasse les frontières américaines. C'est ce même corpus de droit international que Türk convoque qui sous-tend les politiques d'asile et de retour de l'Union européenne. Une admonestation onusienne des pratiques de rétention américaines ravive ainsi des débats persistants, des deux côtés de l'Atlantique, sur l'État de droit, la migration et le traitement des personnes détenues. Washington dément toute dérive Les autorités américaines réfutent l'idée d'une crise qui s'aggrave. Un porte-parole du département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS), qui supervise l'ICE, a assuré à la chaîne NBC News qu'il n'y avait eu « AUCUN pic de décès » et que l'ICE « fait régulièrement l'objet d'audits et d'inspections par des organismes extérieurs afin de garantir que tous ses établissements respectent les normes nationales de détention fondées sur les résultats ». Cette défense cohabite mal avec d'autres données officielles. L'inspecteur général du DHS a annoncé deux enquêtes : l'une sur les décès de personnes retenues par l'ICE entre octobre 2021 et mars 2026, l'autre sur le recours à la force en détention. Cet organe de contrôle indique avoir agi parce que le nombre de morts a augmenté chaque exercice budgétaire depuis 2022. Selon des chiffres rapportés par l'agence Associated Press, le taux de mortalité en rétention a atteint 72,32 pour 100 000 personnes en 2026, contre 13,29 pour 100 000 en 2022. L'enquête sur le recours à la force fait suite à un précédent rapport de l'inspecteur général, qui documentait des manquements dans un établissement de Louisiane : un étranglement prohibé et un gardien ayant poignardé un détenu avec un stylo. Les conditions internes ont par ailleurs alimenté des troubles : Delaney Hall, un centre de l'ICE situé à Newark, dans le New Jersey, a été le théâtre de grèves de la faim de détenus cette année. Pourquoi cela compte L'intervention de l'ONU cristallise une tension au cœur de l'agenda migratoire de l'administration Trump : un appareil de rétention qui grandit bien plus vite que les garanties censées l'encadrer. La suite — ouverture des enquêtes indépendantes réclamées par Türk, ou maintien de la ligne selon laquelle le système respecte ses propres standards — dira jusqu'où une démocratie installée accepte de soumettre sa machine répressive à un regard extérieur, et quel poids conservent les normes internationales lorsqu'elles s'appliquent à un membre permanent du Conseil de sécurité. ### Sources - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/us-turk-alarmed-deaths-ice-custody-calls-urgent-preventive-action - Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816 - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action (mirror) — GlobalSecurity.org / OHCHR: https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2026/06/sec-260626-ohchr01.htm - UN rights chief calls for probe into migrant deaths in US detention centres — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-into-migrant-deaths-in-us-detention-centres - UN rights chief calls for independent investigations into ICE detention deaths — JURIST: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/un-rights-chief-calls-for-independent-investigations-into-ice-detention-deaths/ - UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260626-un-demands-probes-into-us-ice-custody-deaths - DHS watchdog to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-watchdog-announces-new-ice-reviews-rcna351729 - DHS inspector general to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — Associated Press via WBIR: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-world/dhs-review-ice-detainee-deaths-use-of-force/507-199a6d68-54ee-428e-991d-22e4fffea283 - How understaffing and DHS policy drives rising deaths in ICE detention centers — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/ice-immigration-detention-centers-medical-care-deaths-invs-vis --- ## Météo de l'espace : la start-up Mission Space met le pari spatial luxembourgeois à l'épreuve - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/mission-space-meteo-spatiale-pari-luxembourg-zohar - Published: 2026-06-27T12:42:36.981+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:42:36.981+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 51394bf4-138b-4695-8ad1-840425dff7e8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Inscrite au registre luxembourgeois, la jeune pousse a placé en orbite son premier capteur Zohar et vise une constellation de 24 nœuds. Un test grandeur nature de la stratégie du Grand-Duché. ### Summary Mission Space, jeune pousse de la prévision météorologique spatiale ancrée au Luxembourg, a mis en orbite son premier capteur Zohar et prépare une constellation d'une vingtaine de sondes. Un indicateur concret de la rentabilité du pari spatial du Grand-Duché. ### Key facts - Mission Space, jeune pousse fondée par des entrepreneurs israéliens et inscrite au registre de l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise, vend du délai d'alerte face aux tempêtes solaires. - Son premier capteur Zohar a décollé en mars 2025 via la mission Transporter-13 de SpaceX ; une constellation d'environ 24 sondes est visée pour 2027. - Le capteur associe un spectromètre et un détecteur Tcherenkov capable d'environ 1 000 mesures par seconde et promet jusqu'à quatre jours d'anticipation. - L'entreprise mène un partenariat de recherche de trois ans avec le SnT de l'Université du Luxembourg sur des modèles d'apprentissage automatique. - Le secteur spatial pèse environ 2 % du PIB luxembourgeois (70 entreprises, 1 400 emplois) ; l'État vise 4 % d'ici 2027. ### FAQ **Q: Que fait concrètement Mission Space ?** L'entreprise prévoit la météorologie de l'espace. Ses capteurs Zohar et ses modèles d'apprentissage automatique visent à donner jusqu'à quatre jours d'avertissement avant des tempêtes solaires sévères, avec des prévisions localisées utiles aux opérateurs de satellites, aux réseaux électriques ou à l'aviation. **Q: Pourquoi cette start-up israélienne est-elle liée au Luxembourg ?** Bien que ses fondateurs soient israéliens et sa base commerciale américaine, Mission Space a ancré ses ambitions au Grand-Duché : elle figure au registre de l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise et collabore depuis trois ans avec le centre SnT de l'Université du Luxembourg. **Q: Où en est le déploiement de la constellation ?** Un seul capteur Zohar est confirmé en orbite, lancé en mars 2025. L'entreprise prévoit une vingtaine de sondes réparties sur deux plans orbitaux, avec une constellation pleinement opérationnelle visée pour 2027. **Q: En quoi ce dossier illustre-t-il la stratégie spatiale luxembourgeoise ?** Le Luxembourg investit dans le spatial depuis 1985 (SES) et a adopté en 2017 la première loi européenne sur les ressources de l'espace. Mission Space est un cas concret permettant de mesurer si cette stratégie produit de vraies entreprises et non de simples annonces. ### Body Depuis bientôt dix ans, le Luxembourg dépense de l'argent public pour transformer un pays d'environ 670 000 habitants en pièce maîtresse de l'industrie spatiale mondiale. Une petite start-up fondée par des entrepreneurs israéliens offre désormais un moyen tangible de jauger ce pari. Mission Space, spécialiste de la prévision météorologique spatiale et inscrite au registre officiel de l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise, a placé en 2025 son premier capteur d'alerte aux tempêtes en orbite et travaille à une constellation d'une vingtaine de sondes. L'entreprise ne vend ni fusées ni atterrisseurs lunaires, mais du délai. La météorologie de l'espace — ces bouffées de rayonnement et de particules chargées projetées par les éruptions solaires et les éjections de masse coronale — peut dérégler les satellites, dégrader le GPS, fragiliser les réseaux électriques et exposer les équipages aériens, et un jour les astronautes, à des doses dangereuses. Mission Space affirme que ses capteurs et ses modèles d'apprentissage automatique visent à offrir à ses clients jusqu'à quatre jours d'anticipation des tempêtes solaires sévères, avec des prévisions rapportées à des lieux précis plutôt qu'à la planète entière. « Notre objectif est de fournir à nos clients des prévisions exploitables », explique le directeur général et cofondateur Alex Pospekhov à Refresh Miami. « Les opérateurs de satellites peuvent ainsi ajuster leurs orbites, et les agriculteurs anticiper d'éventuelles perturbations liées à la météo. » D'un lancement partagé à une constellation Le premier capteur de Mission Space, baptisé Zohar, a décollé lors de la mission de covoiturage spatial Transporter-13 de SpaceX, depuis la base de Vandenberg Space Force Base en Californie, en mars 2025, d'après SpaceNews et les comptes rendus de la presse spécialisée. L'instrument — que l'entreprise décrit comme un ensemble propriétaire associant un spectromètre et un détecteur Tcherenkov capable d'environ 1 000 mesures par seconde — est hébergé et exploité en orbite terrestre basse par DPhi Space. Cette première charge utile n'est qu'un acompte sur une architecture plus vaste. La société entend déployer une vingtaine de capteurs Zohar — environ 24 — sur deux plans orbitaux, une configuration pensée pour qu'un nœud traverse la cornue polaire — une région de la magnétosphère particulièrement sensible à l'activité solaire — à peu près toutes les heures. Mission Space dit viser une constellation pleinement opérationnelle à l'horizon 2027. L'ambition est délibérément projetée au-delà de l'orbite terrestre. Le rayonnement constitue le danger central de toute présence humaine durable sur la Lune ou d'un voyage vers Mars, et Pospekhov présente son entreprise comme le fournisseur de cette couche de sécurité. « Si nous allons sur Mars, comprendre le rayonnement est crucial », confie-t-il à Refresh Miami. « Mission Space sera l'entreprise qui aidera les astronautes à gérer ces risques. » Pourquoi le Luxembourg Les racines de Mission Space sont internationales — ses fondateurs sont israéliens et sa base commerciale est implantée aux États-Unis — mais c'est au Grand-Duché qu'elle a ancré ses ambitions de prévision. Elle figure dans le registre de l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise et mène un partenariat de recherche de trois ans avec le Centre interdisciplinaire pour la sécurité, la fiabilité et la confiance (SnT) de l'Université du Luxembourg, dirigé par le Pr Andreas Hein et le Dr Maxime Cordy, afin de bâtir les modèles d'apprentissage automatique qui sous-tendent ses prévisions. C'est précisément le type de prise que la stratégie luxembourgeoise a été conçue pour réaliser. Le pays cultive le spatial avec constance depuis quatre décennies : - Il a lancé son aventure spatiale en 1985 avec l'opérateur de satellites SES, aujourd'hui leader mondial des télécommunications par satellite, avant de rejoindre l'Agence spatiale européenne en 2005. - En juillet 2017, il est devenu le premier pays européen à adopter une loi sur l'exploration et l'utilisation des ressources de l'espace, cœur juridique de son initiative SpaceResources.lu, adossée à un engagement d'environ 200 millions d'euros. - Il a créé l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise en 2018 et pilote le programme national LuxImpulse, qui cofinance des projets d'entreprises avec l'ESA. - Il a signé un protocole d'accord de coopération lunaire avec la NASA en 2019 et figure parmi les signataires originels des accords Artemis en 2020. Les fondateurs voient leur travail s'inscrire pleinement dans cet agenda. Le développement de cette technologie positionnera le Luxembourg comme un pôle mondial des études sur la météorologie spatiale. Cette phrase, attribuée à Pospekhov et à son cofondateur Alexey Shirobokov par Paperjam, résume le marché proposé : un petit État prête sa sécurité juridique, son cofinancement et sa force de recherche, et réclame en retour une place à une table — de l'orbite basse jusqu'à l'économie cislunaire — bien plus grande que ne le laisserait supposer sa taille. L'heure des vérifications Selon le propre décompte de l'Agence spatiale luxembourgeoise, le secteur spatial représente aujourd'hui environ 2 % du PIB national, quelque 70 entreprises et près de 1 400 emplois, et le gouvernement s'est fixé pour objectif de doubler cette contribution, à près de 4 % d'ici 2027. Ce sont des entreprises bien réelles, et non des annonces, qui permettront d'atteindre cette cible — et Mission Space est l'un des tests les plus concrets. Les réserves sont réelles. Un seul capteur Zohar est à ce jour confirmé en orbite ; la constellation complète de 24 nœuds reste un projet. Le financement divulgué de l'entreprise est modeste au regard des standards de l'industrie spatiale — un pré-amorçage d'environ 1,1 million de dollars et un tour d'amorçage partiellement bouclé, pour un financement cumulé évalué à quelque 2,5 millions de dollars — et son empreinte est véritablement distribuée plutôt que purement luxembourgeoise. Reste ouverte la question de savoir si elle deviendra un service de prévision pérenne ou demeurera une prometteuse jeune pousse en phase de démarrage. Mais c'est justement pour cela qu'elle importe à qui s'interroge sur le pari spatial du Grand-Duché. Le Luxembourg a toujours misé sur l'idée qu'un petit pays peut s'acheter une pertinence dans une industrie de frontière en arrivant tôt, en offrant une clarté juridique et en acceptant de dépenser. Mission Space est l'un des endroits où ce pari se mesure — non dans un document de stratégie sur papier glacé, mais dans du matériel qui tourne déjà autour de la Terre. ### Sources - Mission Space to launch first sensors for space-weather constellation — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/mission-space-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation/ - Mission Space Set To Launch First Sensors For Space Weather Constellation Aboard SpaceX Transporter-13 — TLP Network: https://tlpnetwork.com/news/america/mission-space-set-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation-aboard-spacex-transporter-13 - Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage — Terra Daily / Space Daily: https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Zohar_rides_with_SpaceX_to_enhance_real_time_space_weather_coverage_999.html - SpaceX Launches 74 Payloads on the Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2025/03/17/spacex-launches-74-payloads-on-the-transporter-13-rideshare-mission/ - Mission Space to launch satellite network in 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mission-space-to-launch-satell - Developing space weather forecasting in Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/developing-space-weather-forec - From Miami to Mars, Mission Space is safeguarding life on Earth and beyond — Refresh Miami: https://refreshmiami.com/news/from-miami-to-mars-mission-space-is-safeguarding-life-on-earth-and-beyond/ - Mission Space Develops Zohar Detector for Real-Time Orbital Radiation Monitoring — SatNow: https://www.satnow.com/news/details/5204-mission-space-develops-zohar-detector-for-real-time-orbital-radiation-monitoring - Mission Space — Space Directory — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/expertise/space-directory/missionspace.html - Mission Space (Luxembourg) Funding profile — Space-Startups.org: https://www.space-startups.org/startup/missionspace/ - Luxembourg Space Agency — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Space_Agency - Luxembourg: Law on Use of Resources in Space Adopted — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-08-22/luxembourg-law-on-use-of-resources-in-space-adopted/ - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Law of July 20th 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/agency/legal-framework/law_space_resources_english_translation.html - ispace-EUROPE Secures First-Ever Mission Authorization Under Luxembourg's Space Resources Law — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/ispace-europe-secures-first-ever-mission-authorization-under-luxembourg%E2%80%99s-space-resources-law --- ## Un astéroïde d'un kilomètre frôle la Terre cet après-midi, sans le moindre danger - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/asteroide-1997-nc1-passage-rapproche-terre-radar-goldstone - Published: 2026-06-27T12:20:00.115+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:20:00.115+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 6fea9ef8-accb-4b00-893a-5e07e629df46 - Dateline: Frascati, IT > À 13 h 14 heure luxembourgeoise, l'astéroïde 1997 NC1 réalise son passage le plus proche depuis quatre siècles : 2,56 millions de kilomètres, un rendez-vous inoffensif mais scruté par les radars. ### Summary L'astéroïde géocroiseur (152637) 1997 NC1, large d'un kilomètre environ, passe au plus près de la Terre ce 27 juin à 2,56 millions de kilomètres, sans aucun risque d'impact, pour la première fois sous l'œil des radars de la NASA. ### Key facts - L'astéroïde (152637) 1997 NC1 passe au plus près de la Terre le 27 juin à 11 h 14 TU (13 h 14 à Luxembourg), à 2 559 461 km, soit 6,66 fois la distance Terre-Lune. - Aucun risque d'impact : son orbite est connue avec précision après une quarantaine de passages observés en une trentaine d'années. - C'est son approche la plus proche depuis l'an 1600 environ ; la prochaine comparable n'aura pas lieu avant 2133. - La NASA l'observe au radar Goldstone pour la première fois (antennes DSS-26 émettrice et DSS-13 réceptrice), les 24, 25 et 27 juin. - Le Centre de coordination des géocroiseurs de l'ESA (Frascati) coordonne la veille européenne, financée par les États membres dont le Luxembourg, membre de l'ESA depuis 2005. ### FAQ **Q: L'astéroïde 1997 NC1 présente-t-il un danger pour la Terre ?** Non. Avec une distance minimale de 2,56 millions de kilomètres, soit environ 6,66 fois la distance Terre-Lune, et une orbite cartographiée avec précision, la probabilité de collision est de fait nulle. L'astrophysicien Gianluca Masi le confirme : « il n'existe absolument aucun risque pour notre planète ». **Q: Quelle est la taille de l'astéroïde ?** L'ESA estime son diamètre entre 750 et 1 650 mètres, une fourchette large liée à l'incertitude sur la réflectivité de sa surface. On le décrit couramment comme large d'environ un kilomètre, soit 50 à 60 fois la taille du météore de Tcheliabinsk de 2013. **Q: Peut-on l'observer depuis le Luxembourg ?** Pas à l'œil nu : sa magnitude avoisine 10. Un télescope d'au moins six pouces (15 cm) permet de le distinguer comme un point quasi stellaire dérivant lentement sur le fond d'étoiles, idéalement autour du 26 au 28 juin. **Q: Pourquoi ce passage est-il historique ?** C'est l'approche la plus proche de cet astéroïde depuis environ l'an 1600, et la première fois qu'il est observé au radar. Aucun rendez-vous comparable n'est attendu avant 2133. ### Body Le rendez-vous était attendu depuis des années, et il ne réserve aucune mauvaise surprise. Ce samedi 27 juin, un astéroïde géocroiseur pouvant atteindre 1,6 kilomètre de diamètre passe au plus près de notre planète en début d'après-midi, sans présenter le moindre risque. L'objet (152637) 1997 NC1 atteint son point le plus proche de la Terre à 11 h 14 TU — soit 13 h 14 à Luxembourg —, selon le Centre de coordination des objets géocroiseurs de l'Agence spatiale européenne (ESA). À cet instant précis, l'astéroïde se trouvera à 2 559 461 kilomètres de nous, à quelques kilomètres près, précise l'ESA. C'est environ 6,66 fois la distance moyenne qui sépare la Terre de la Lune, ou près de 1,59 million de miles : bien trop loin pour menacer quoi que ce soit, mais assez près pour faire de ce rocher de taille kilométrique une cible de choix pour les instruments de défense planétaire de la planète. Un record vieux de quatre siècles À l'échelle des rencontres géocroiseuses, l'événement n'a rien d'anodin. L'ESA et plusieurs astronomes indépendants y voient le passage le plus proche de cet astéroïde depuis les environs de l'an 1600, sans qu'aucun rendez-vous comparable ne soit attendu avant 2133. Le caractère exceptionnel de la date ne change rien à la sérénité des calculs : la trajectoire de 1997 NC1 est cartographiée dans ses moindres détails. L'objet a croisé la Terre une quarantaine de fois en une trentaine d'années d'observations, si bien que son orbite est connue avec une grande précision et que la probabilité de collision est, de fait, nulle. Les astronomes le rangent parmi les astéroïdes de type Aton, sur une orbite qui le maintient le plus souvent plus près du Soleil que la Terre et qu'il boucle en quelque 294 jours. Le Jet Propulsion Laboratory de la NASA le classe parmi les astéroïdes potentiellement dangereux, une catégorie administrative fondée sur la taille et l'orbite, et non sur un péril imminent. L'ESA estime son diamètre entre 750 et 1 650 mètres, une fourchette large qui traduit tout ce que l'on ignore encore de la réflectivité de sa surface ; on le décrit couramment comme large d'environ un kilomètre. Pour donner l'échelle, c'est 50 à 60 fois la largeur du petit rocher qui avait explosé au-dessus de Tcheliabinsk, en Russie, en 2013. Gianluca Masi, l'astrophysicien qui dirige le Virtual Telescope Project et a photographié l'astéroïde lors de son approche, a résumé la question de la sécurité sans détour : Bien entendu, il n'existe absolument aucun risque pour notre planète. Pour les amateurs de ciel, l'astre reste une proie discrète. D'une magnitude proche de 10, il échappe à l'œil nu, mais un télescope de jardin de six pouces (15 centimètres) ou davantage permet de le repérer : un point quasi stellaire qui dérive sensiblement sur le fond d'étoiles en quelques minutes, à observer de préférence autour du 26 au 28 juin. Le premier rendez-vous avec les radars L'astéroïde a été repéré pour la première fois le 5 juillet 1997 par le programme de suivi des astéroïdes géocroiseurs (NEAT) de la NASA, à Haleakala, à Hawaï, et il est observé optiquement depuis lors. Le survol de cette semaine apporte pourtant une première : les toutes premières observations radar de l'histoire connue de l'objet. Le radar Goldstone de la NASA, installé dans le désert de Mojave en Californie, envoie des ondes radio rebondir sur l'astéroïde les 24, 25 et 27 juin. Les échos radar permettent d'affiner les estimations de taille, de forme, de rotation et d'orbite exacte — précisément les zones d'ombre que l'observation optique laisse ouvertes. Lance A. M. Benner, spécialiste du radar planétaire au JPL, a détaillé le dispositif : « Cet objet n'avait jamais été observé au radar auparavant. Nous utiliserons l'antenne de 34 mètres DSS-26 comme émetteur (7190 MHz) et l'antenne de 34 mètres DSS-13 comme récepteur pour observer cet astéroïde les 24, 25 et 27 juin. » L'objectif, ajoute Benner, est d'« aider à lever certaines divergences concernant le diamètre, la classe spectrale et l'albédo optique » de l'astéroïde — ces incertitudes mêmes qui donnent à sa taille une fourchette aussi large. En parallèle du travail radar, des télescopes robotisés ont immortalisé le passage : le Virtual Telescope Project l'a capté depuis le désert d'Atacama, au Chili, le 24 juin, alors que l'astéroïde se trouvait encore à quelque 3,5 millions de kilomètres et apparaissait comme une traînée traversant un champ d'étoiles. L'Europe à la veille, le Luxembourg dans le tour de table La rencontre offre aussi un aperçu de la manière dont l'Europe surveille les objets qui partagent l'orbite de la Terre. Le Centre de coordination des objets géocroiseurs de l'ESA, hébergé sur le site ESRIN de l'agence à Frascati, en Italie, a publié une fiche détaillée sur l'approche de 1997 NC1 et tient à jour la liste de risques qui sous-tend la défense planétaire du continent. Ce centre s'inscrit dans le programme « Sécurité spatiale » de l'ESA, piloté par le Bureau de défense planétaire de l'agence, qui coordonne le suivi et l'analyse à l'échelle européenne et alimente les réseaux d'alerte internationaux animés avec la NASA et des observatoires du monde entier. Cet effort est collectif, porté par les États membres de l'ESA — le Luxembourg parmi eux, devenu membre à part entière de l'agence en 2005 et contribuant au financement de ses programmes partagés. Aucune installation nationale n'est centrale pour ce survol précis ; c'est bien le réseau mutualisé de télescopes et de radars, de Hawaï à la Californie jusqu'aux bureaux de données de Frascati, qui transforme un point lointain en un visiteur cartographié au kilomètre près. Pour le grand public, la leçon est rassurante de banalité. Un astéroïde de taille kilométrique passe plus près qu'il ne l'a fait en quatre siècles, et les systèmes bâtis pour détecter de tels objets l'ont vu venir des décennies à l'avance, l'ont suivi tout du long et ont confirmé qu'il n'y avait jamais rien à craindre. Lorsque 1997 NC1 reviendra aussi près, en 2133, ces systèmes seront plus affûtés encore — en partie grâce aux mesures recueillies ce week-end. ### Sources - Close approach of asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 — European Space Agency: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Close_approach_of_asteroid_152637_1997_NC1 - Close Approach Fact Sheet for (152637) 1997 NC1 — ESA NEO Coordination Centre: https://neo.ssa.esa.int/documents/d/guest/close-approach-fact-sheet-for-asteroid-152637-1997nc1-version-1-0- - Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27 — EarthSky: https://earthsky.org/space/large-asteroid-visible-telescopes-pass-earth-june-27-2026/ - Reasons to Approve of the June 27 Flyby of Asteroid 1997 NC1 — Universe Magazine: https://universemagazine.com/en/reasons-to-approve-of-the-june-27-flyby-of-asteroid-1997-nc1/ - Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image - 24 June 2026 — The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/25/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-24-june-2026/ - Asteroid 152637 (1997 NC1) | Space Reference — Space Reference: https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/152637-1997-nc1 --- ## Corée du Sud : sept ans de prison pour l'ex-première dame Kim Keon-hee - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/coree-sud-kim-keon-hee-sept-ans-prison-corruption-cadeaux-luxe - Published: 2026-06-27T12:11:42.959+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:11:42.959+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 47f1cd77-e04f-4829-bca1-0d379b30593a - Dateline: Seoul, KR > Reconnue coupable d'avoir monnayé son influence contre bijoux, sac de luxe et œuvres d'art, l'épouse de Yoon Suk-yeol écope d'une deuxième condamnation en deux mois. ### Summary Le tribunal de Séoul a condamné l'ex-première dame Kim Keon-hee à sept ans de prison pour trafic d'influence, sa deuxième condamnation pénale depuis la chute de son mari Yoon Suk-yeol. ### Key facts - Le tribunal de Séoul a condamné Kim Keon-hee à 7 ans de prison, une amende de 64,8 millions de wons (≈ 42 000 dollars) et la confiscation des cadeaux ; le parquet réclamait 7 ans et 6 mois. - Les cadeaux, évalués à environ 300 millions de wons (≈ 200 000 dollars), comprenaient un collier Van Cleef & Arpels, un tableau de Lee Ufan, un sac Dior et une montre de luxe. - Il s'agit de la deuxième condamnation pénale de Kim en deux mois, après quatre ans de prison prononcés en avril dans l'affaire Deutsch Motors. - Pour la première fois dans l'histoire sud-coréenne, un ancien président et une ancienne première dame sont incarcérés en même temps. - La défense, qui dénonce une « interprétation extensive » de preuves insuffisantes, a annoncé un appel ; le verdict n'est pas définitif. ### FAQ **Q: De quoi Kim Keon-hee a-t-elle été reconnue coupable ?** De courtage de pots-de-vin, en violation de la loi sur la répression aggravée de certains délits économiques : elle a monnayé son statut d'épouse du président pour négocier des nominations et des faveurs commerciales en échange de bijoux, d'un sac de luxe et d'œuvres d'art. **Q: Quelle peine a été prononcée ?** Sept ans de prison, une amende de 64,8 millions de wons (environ 42 000 dollars) et la confiscation des cadeaux reçus. Le parquet avait requis sept ans et six mois. **Q: Pourquoi s'agit-il de sa deuxième condamnation ?** En avril 2026, une cour d'appel l'avait déjà condamnée à quatre ans de prison et 50 millions de wons d'amende dans l'affaire de manipulation boursière Deutsch Motors et pour des cadeaux liés à l'Église de l'unification. **Q: Le verdict est-il définitif ?** Non. Les avocats de Kim Keon-hee ont annoncé un appel devant une juridiction supérieure, une procédure qui devrait durer plusieurs mois. ### Body La justice sud-coréenne a infligé vendredi sept ans de prison à l'ancienne première dame Kim Keon-hee, jugée coupable d'avoir fait commerce de son statut d'épouse du chef de l'État. Selon le tribunal, elle a négocié des nominations et des faveurs commerciales en échange de bijoux, d'un sac de luxe et d'œuvres d'art, transformant l'entourage présidentiel en officine de marchandages. Le tribunal du district central de Séoul l'a reconnue coupable de courtage de pots-de-vin, en violation de la loi sur la répression aggravée de certains délits économiques. Outre la peine de prison, il l'a condamnée à une amende de 64,8 millions de wons (environ 42 000 dollars) et a ordonné la confiscation des cadeaux reçus. Le parquet avait requis sept ans et six mois. Rendue par une formation de trois magistrats présidée par le juge Jo Soon-pyo, la décision constitue la deuxième condamnation pénale de Kim Keon-hee en deux mois, et l'un des verdicts les plus retentissants nés des décombres politiques laissés par son mari, l'ex-président Yoon Suk-yeol. Un inventaire de présents fastueux D'après l'accusation, Kim Keon-hee a accepté des cadeaux d'une valeur d'environ 300 millions de wons (quelque 200 000 dollars), offerts par des chefs d'entreprise, un pasteur et des responsables publics qui sollicitaient des nominations ou des avantages commerciaux pendant le mandat de son époux. Le tribunal a détaillé une série d'objets, dont plusieurs ont été saisis : - un collier de diamants Van Cleef & Arpels et d'autres bijoux remis par Lee Bong-kwan, président de Seohee Construction ; - un tableau du célèbre artiste coréen Lee Ufan, estimé à environ 140 millions de wons, offert par l'ancien haut magistrat Kim Sang-min ; - un sac à main Dior et divers objets cédés par le pasteur Choi Jae-young ; - une montre de luxe remise par un homme d'affaires identifié comme Seo Seong-bin ; - une tortue en or et une peinture traditionnelle données par Lee Bae-yong, ex-président de la Commission nationale de l'éducation. Selon le Seoul Economic Daily, le tribunal a chiffré la valeur cumulée des cadeaux à environ 292 millions de wons. Plusieurs coaccusés ont également été condamnés : le président du groupe de construction a écopé d'un an d'emprisonnement avec sursis pendant deux ans, tandis que le pasteur s'est vu infliger une amende. Quand la décision publique devient monnaie d'échange Dans ses attendus, le tribunal a estimé que Kim Keon-hee avait corrodé la confiance publique qu'une épouse de chef d'État se doit de préserver, faisant des rouages de l'État un instrument d'enrichissement personnel. Compte tenu de la nature de sa fonction, l'épouse d'un président doit faire preuve de la plus grande retenue et de la plus grande vigilance. Or l'accusée Kim Keon-hee a négligé cette responsabilité sociale et accepté à plusieurs reprises des objets de valeur en exploitant son influence pour servir d'intermédiaire à des faveurs. « Des décisions publiques qui auraient dû être prises de manière équitable et transparente ont été ravalées au rang d'objet de transaction pour un profit personnel », a ajouté le tribunal, cité par le Seoul Economic Daily. La défense annonce un appel Présente à l'audience en tailleur gris et masque blanc, la tête baissée, Kim Keon-hee a nié tout manquement tout au long du procès. Ses avocats ont annoncé qu'ils feraient appel, dénonçant un verdict fondé sur une « interprétation extensive » d'éléments de preuve insuffisants et soutenant que les cadeaux n'étaient pas des pots-de-vin. Le recours portera l'affaire devant une juridiction supérieure, une procédure qui devrait durer plusieurs mois. Un règlement de comptes qui s'élargit La condamnation approfondit un chapitre inédit de la vie politique sud-coréenne : pour la première fois dans l'histoire du pays, un ancien président et une ancienne première dame sont incarcérés simultanément. Kim Keon-hee a été arrêtée en août 2025, après qu'un tribunal eut délivré un mandat invoquant le risque qu'elle altère des preuves, puis inculpée quelques jours plus tard par une équipe de procureurs spéciaux que le président de gauche Lee Jae-myung avait chargée, dès son entrée en fonction, d'enquêter sur l'administration Yoon. En avril, une cour d'appel distincte l'avait déjà condamnée à quatre ans de prison et à une amende de 50 millions de wons dans l'affaire de manipulation boursière dite Deutsch Motors, ainsi que pour des cadeaux reçus de proches de l'Église de l'unification, estimant qu'elle avait agi comme coauteure et non comme simple investisseuse passive. La chute de Yoon Suk-yeol, elle, a été plus vertigineuse encore. Destitué en 2025 après la confirmation de sa mise en accusation par la Cour constitutionnelle, il a été reconnu coupable d'insurrection et condamné en février 2026 à la prison à perpétuité pour sa brève proclamation de la loi martiale, en décembre 2024 ; le parquet réclamait la peine de mort. Plusieurs de ses complices ont aussi été condamnés, dont l'ex-ministre de la Défense Kim Yong-hyun, à trente ans de réclusion. Le verdict de vendredi n'est pas définitif, et les batailles judiciaires nées de cette éphémère prise de pouvoirs d'exception se prolongeront sans doute des années. Mais pour une démocratie qui a maintes fois traduit ses dirigeants en justice, la condamnation d'une première dame de l'ère présidentielle rappelle qu'aucune proximité avec le pouvoir n'en confère l'immunité. ### Sources - South Korean court jails former first lady for seven years in bribery case — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/south-korean-court-jails-former-first-lady-for-seven-years-in-bribery-case - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130372/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — KPBS (Associated Press): https://www.kpbs.org/news/international/2026/06/26/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to 7 Years for Influence Peddling — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/06/26/kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-for-influence-peddling - South Korea Court Gives Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-Year Jail Term for Bribery — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-in-jail-for-bribery - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to Four Years in Deutsch Motors Stock Manipulation Appeal — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/04/28/breaking-news-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-4-years-in-deutsch - Appeals court increases sentence for ex-first lady to 4 years for corruption — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/28/korea-Kim-Keon-Hee-appeals-court-increases-sentence-4-years-corruption/5811777364815/ - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/asia/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-verdict-insurrection-intl-hnk - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/asia/south-korea-former-first-lady-indicted-bribery-intl-hnk --- ## Le sud de la Syrie, ce point de bascule que redoutent les diplomates - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/sud-syrie-druzes-israel-nouveau-front-redoute-europe - Published: 2026-06-27T11:54:16.283+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:54:16.283+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 6f5ea09a-ffcd-48a2-902d-ec3115f2f60d - Dateline: As-Suwayda, SY > La trêve israélo-iranienne tient, mais l'emprise militaire israélienne au sud de la Syrie et la crise druze irrésolue dessinent un front où l'Europe a beaucoup à perdre. ### Summary Pendant que la trêve israélo-iranienne tient, responsables et analystes désignent le sud de la Syrie comme le prochain front possible du Proche-Orient — avec des répercussions migratoires, énergétiques et diplomatiques directes pour l'Europe. ### Key facts - Depuis la chute d'Assad en décembre 2024, Israël a établi une zone tampon non déclarée dans le sud syrien : environ 235 km² tenus et neuf positions militaires fixes, selon le gouvernement intérimaire de Damas. - Les incursions terrestres se multiplient — neuf véhicules israéliens à Al-Asbah les 18-19 juin, un poste de contrôle près de Ghadir al-Boustan le 24 juin — et des dizaines ont été recensées pour le seul mois de mai 2026. - La crise druze de Soueïda, déclenchée en juillet 2025 et ravivée par les frappes israéliennes de mars 2026, reste le principal point d'inflammation. - L'ONU dénombre plus de 350 frappes israéliennes en Syrie depuis la chute du régime ; Damas y voit une violation de l'accord de désengagement de 1974. - Pour l'UE, une nouvelle guerre menace trois fronts à la fois : migrations (plus de 390 000 passages du Liban vers la Syrie depuis mars 2026), énergie et sa diplomatie syrienne tout juste relancée. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi le sud de la Syrie est-il considéré comme le prochain front possible ?** Parce que l'emprise militaire israélienne y grandit — zone tampon non déclarée, environ 235 km² tenus, neuf positions fixes et des incursions quasi quotidiennes dans Quneitra et Deraa — sur fond de crise druze irrésolue autour de Soueïda. Responsables et analystes estiment qu'un seul incident pourrait suffire à déclencher une confrontation plus large. **Q: Que reproche Damas à Israël ?** Le gouvernement syrien affirme que les déploiements israéliens violent l'accord de désengagement israélo-syrien de 1974 et exige un retrait. Il qualifie les frappes — plus de 350 depuis la chute d'Assad selon l'ONU — d'atteinte à sa souveraineté et à son intégrité territoriale, et rejette les justifications israéliennes comme de simples prétextes. **Q: En quoi l'Europe est-elle concernée ?** Une nouvelle guerre exposerait l'UE sur trois plans : la migration (plus de 390 000 personnes ont franchi la frontière du Liban vers la Syrie depuis mars 2026, un flux qu'un conflit pourrait inverser), l'énergie (risque de rallumer un conflit régional redouté des marchés pétroliers) et la sécurité, en compromettant la diplomatie syrienne que Bruxelles vient de relancer le 11 mai 2026. ### Body Tandis qu'une entente fragile suspend la guerre entre Israël et l'Iran, ce n'est pas vers Téhéran que regardent les diplomates lorsqu'ils cherchent le prochain embrasement du Proche-Orient, mais vers une bande de terre beaucoup plus discrète : le sud de la Syrie. Là, l'emprise militaire israélienne ne cesse de s'étendre, et la blessure laissée par la crise druze autour de Soueïda reste à vif. Il suffirait d'un incident de trop pour faire basculer la région dans une confrontation plus large. La pression y est devenue quotidienne. Les 18 et 19 juin, neuf véhicules militaires israéliens sont entrés dans le village d'Al-Asbah, dans la campagne de Quneitra, ont fouillé des maisons puis se sont retirés, selon les médias d'État syriens et l'agence Associated Press. Le 24 juin, une patrouille plus réduite a installé un poste de contrôle temporaire près de Ghadir al-Boustan et arrêté un passant, rapporte le média de surveillance Enab Baladi. Ces incursions n'ont plus rien d'exceptionnel : des observateurs des droits humains en ont recensé des dizaines à travers le sud syrien pour le seul mois de mai. Une plaie qui ne s'est jamais refermée Le danger plonge ses racines dans une crise vieille d'un an. En juillet 2025, les affrontements entre milices druzes et tribus bédouines autour de Soueïda ont dégénéré en plusieurs jours de tueries : des centaines de morts dès les quatre premiers jours, selon le groupe de suivi des conflits ACLED. Israël est intervenu par des frappes aériennes présentées comme une protection des Druzes, bombardant jusqu'au ministère syrien de la Défense à Damas. La violence a resurgi en mars 2026, quand l'armée israélienne a visé des positions de l'armée syrienne dans le sud après ce qu'elle a décrit comme des attaques contre des civils druzes. L'armée israélienne ne laissera pas les Druzes de Syrie subir le moindre préjudice et continuera d'agir pour les protéger. Cette déclaration, diffusée par l'armée israélienne le 20 mars, résume une doctrine que Damas rejette en bloc. Le ministère syrien des Affaires étrangères a qualifié ces frappes d'atteinte à la souveraineté et à l'intégrité territoriale du pays, balayant les justifications israéliennes comme de simples prétextes. Le président Ahmed al-Charaa, au pouvoir depuis la chute de Bachar al-Assad en décembre 2024, s'efforce d'afficher le calme, assurant que la Syrie est aujourd'hui « en harmonie avec tous les pays voisins, sur le plan régional comme international » — alors même que les forces israéliennes s'installent durablement sur son sol. Une zone tampon qui grossit, une marge qui fond Depuis l'effondrement du gouvernement Assad, Israël a édifié ce que les responsables syriens et les médias régionaux décrivent comme une zone tampon non déclarée à travers tout le sud. Les reportages d'Asharq Al-Awsat et d'Arab News, appuyés sur des sources gouvernementales syriennes, en esquissent l'ampleur : - environ 235 kilomètres carrés de territoire syrien tenus dans la zone et à ses abords, selon le gouvernement intérimaire syrien ; - neuf positions militaires israéliennes fixes établies depuis décembre 2024 ; - des incursions terrestres quasi quotidiennes, des points de contrôle et des opérations de saisie d'armes à travers Quneitra et Deraa. Damas affirme que ces déploiements violent l'accord de désengagement israélo-syrien de 1974 et réclame inlassablement un retrait. L'envoyé spécial des Nations unies pour la Syrie, Geir Pedersen, a condamné les frappes, avertissant que « de telles actions sont inacceptables et risquent de déstabiliser davantage une situation déjà fragile » et appelant chacun à respecter la souveraineté, l'unité, l'indépendance et l'intégrité territoriale de la Syrie. Selon le décompte courant de l'ONU, Israël a mené plus de 350 frappes sur le territoire syrien depuis la chute de l'ancien régime. Pourquoi Bruxelles retient son souffle Pour l'Union européenne, l'ouverture d'un front méridional concentre trois risques imbriqués — migration, énergie, sécurité — au moment précis où elle vient à peine de renouer avec la nouvelle Syrie. Bruxelles a rétabli l'intégralité de son accord de coopération avec Damas le 11 mai et tenu le même mois un dialogue politique de haut niveau, pariant qu'une Syrie en voie de stabilisation sert les intérêts européens. Une guerre élargie ruinerait ce pari. L'exposition la plus nette concerne les migrations. Plus de 390 000 personnes ont franchi la frontière du Liban vers la Syrie depuis le début du mois de mars 2026, selon les chiffres de l'ONU cités par le Security Council Report — un flux de retour qu'un conflit relancé pourrait brutalement inverser, ravivant le type de déplacements vers l'extérieur qui a remodelé la politique européenne il y a une décennie. Le Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies aux droits de l'homme a signalé des « préoccupations croissantes pour la protection des civils dans le sud de la Syrie », où l'expansion des opérations israéliennes met selon lui des vies en péril. Le volet énergétique est plus indirect, mais réel. La guerre israélo-iranienne de 2026 a perturbé les échanges, cloué les avions au sol et contraint le fret maritime à contourner le détroit d'Ormuz et la mer Rouge, avant qu'un mémorandum négocié sous l'égide des États-Unis, signé le 17 juin, ne fixe un calendrier de 60 jours pour mettre fin aux combats. Une nouvelle escalade en Syrie, préviennent les analystes, menace de rallumer précisément le conflit régional que les marchés pétroliers redoutent. La cheffe de la diplomatie de l'UE, Kaja Kallas, a répété que les frappes israéliennes en Syrie et au Liban risquent d'aggraver l'escalade et que toute riposte militaire doit rester proportionnée, tout en insistant sur le fait que l'Europe a besoin d'une Syrie stable. L'épreuve diplomatique Rien de tout cela ne rend la guerre élargie inévitable. Israël présente ses opérations comme une protection des Druzes et la construction d'une profondeur stratégique destinée à couvrir le Golan et la Galilée ; le gouvernement de transition syrien, à bout de moyens et en quête de reconnaissance occidentale, a jusqu'ici évité toute riposte militaire directe. Mais le sud est saturé d'intérêts qui se chevauchent — israéliens, syriens, turcs, et les résidus des réseaux alignés sur l'Iran — et démuni de garde-fous. La ligne de désengagement de 1974, qui a longtemps tenu ce front au silence, ne tient plus, dans les faits. Pour les lecteurs de Status, l'enjeu est tangible. Un conflit qui s'étendrait à la proche périphérie de l'Europe mettrait à l'épreuve, en même temps, les routes d'approvisionnement énergétique, la politique migratoire et la diplomatie syrienne encore balbutiante de l'UE. La question que les diplomates posent à voix basse n'est pas de savoir si le sud syrien est dangereux, mais combien il reste de marge d'erreur avant que le prochain incident ne soit celui que l'on ne pourra plus contenir. ### Sources - Israel says it hit Syrian army camps in the south after Druze 'attacked' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/20/israel-says-it-hit-syrian-army-camps-in-the-south-after-druze-attacked - IDF Says It Struck Syrian Government Sites in Response to Attacks on Syrian Druze — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/2026-03-20/ty-article/.premium/idf-says-it-struck-syrian-government-sites-in-response-to-attack-on-syrian-druze/0000019d-0ad6-da5c-a3bd-0ed6b32a0000 - Israel struck Syrian army camps after Druze 'attacked' — Al Arabiya English: https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2026/03/20/israel-struck-syrian-army-camps-after-druze-attacked- - Israel launches strikes against Syria after alleged attacks on Druze minority members — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/20/israel-launches-strikes-syria-alleged-attacks-druze-minority-members/ - Israel's campaign in Syria enters new phase amid al-Suwayda escalation — Expert Comment — ACLED: https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/israels-campaign-syria-enters-new-phase-amid-al-suwayda-escalation-expert-comment - Syria, June 2026 Monthly Forecast — Security Council Report: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-06/syria-92.php - Syria reports new Israeli incursion into Quneitra village amid ongoing border tensions — Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2647777/middle-east - Israel Imposes 'Undeclared Buffer Zone' in Southern Syria — Asharq Al-Awsat (English): https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5279543-israel-imposes-undeclared-buffer-zone-southern-syria - Quneitra: Israel Detains Man, Bulldozes Buffer Zone Land — Enab Baladi: https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2026/06/quneitra-israel-detains-man-bulldozes-buffer-zone-land/ - UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160786 - Israel: remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the joint press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israel-remarks-high-representativevice-president-kaja-kallas-joint-press-conference-minister-foreign_en - Buffering The South: Israel's Multi-Track Strategy In Syria – Analysis — Eurasia Review: https://www.eurasiareview.com/30122025-buffering-the-south-israels-multi-track-strategy-in-syria-analysis/ --- ## Kindy Fritsch annonce vouloir réclamer 130 millions à la Ville d'Esch - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/kindy-fritsch-reclamation-130-millions-ville-esch-portal-eent - Published: 2026-06-27T11:40:21.642+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:40:21.642+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: ecb16d83-6e62-46be-bd9e-8ce3d9b2df38 - Dateline: Esch-sur-Alzette, LU > Le promoteur, dont le groupe s'est effondré et qui fait l'objet d'une enquête pénale, accuse Esch-sur-Alzette d'avoir saboté son projet de logements Portal eent. La commune n'a pas réagi. ### Summary Le promoteur luxembourgeois Kindy Fritsch dit vouloir poursuivre Esch-sur-Alzette en réclamant 130 millions d'euros, accusant la commune d'avoir torpillé son projet immobilier Portal eent. La Ville n'a pas répondu. ### Key facts - Kindy Fritsch a annoncé sur LinkedIn vouloir réclamer 130 millions d'euros à la Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette, via sa société Portal eent S.à r.l. - L'action a seulement été annoncée, et non déposée : le chiffre émane du promoteur lui-même et la commune n'a pas réagi. - Le litige repose sur une convention de 2020 et le blocage allégué d'un cadastre vertical, qui aurait empêché la prévente des appartements. - Le projet Portal eent (78 appartements, 40 chambres étudiantes, 11 maisons) n'a jamais été bâti ; le site reste une fosse abandonnée. - Le promoteur, dont le groupe est insolvable, fait l'objet d'une enquête pénale visant un préjudice présumé de plus de 200 millions d'euros. ### FAQ **Q: Quel montant Kindy Fritsch réclame-t-il à la Ville d'Esch ?** Il a annoncé vouloir réclamer 130 millions d'euros de dommages et intérêts, via sa société Portal eent S.à r.l. À ce stade, il s'agit d'une intention annoncée sur LinkedIn et non d'une action formellement introduite en justice. **Q: Qu'était le projet Portal eent ?** Un projet de logements sur le site de l'ancien Garage Losch, en centre-ville d'Esch. Après le rejet d'une tour d'environ 19 étages, une version réduite prévoyait 78 appartements, 40 chambres pour étudiants et 11 maisons unifamiliales destinées au logement abordable de la Ville. Rien n'a été construit. **Q: Pourquoi Fritsch accuse-t-il la commune ?** Il invoque une convention de 2020 prévoyant la caducité des obligations en l'absence de chantier substantiel sous cinq ans, et reproche à la Ville d'avoir bloqué l'établissement d'un cadastre vertical, empêchant selon lui la prévente des appartements. La commune n'a pas répondu publiquement. **Q: Fritsch fait-il par ailleurs l'objet d'une enquête ?** Oui. À la mi-juin 2026, des perquisitions ont visé six personnes et 27 sociétés liées à ses structures, dans une enquête sur un préjudice présumé de plus de 200 millions d'euros. Son avocat juge les accusations « dépourvues de tout fondement ». ### Body C'est sur LinkedIn, et non devant un tribunal, que Kindy Fritsch a choisi de lancer son offensive. Vendredi, le promoteur immobilier luxembourgeois y a annoncé son intention de poursuivre la Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette et de lui réclamer 130 millions d'euros de dommages et intérêts, accusant la deuxième commune du pays d'avoir délibérément saboté l'un de ses projets résidentiels. Le montant, qui figurerait parmi les plus élevés jamais visés contre une municipalité luxembourgeoise par un acteur privé, a donc d'abord été un statut sur un réseau social. La réclamation concerne Portal eent, un projet de logements à l'arrêt depuis des années sur une parcelle de premier ordre, en plein centre d'Esch. Elle est portée par la société Portal eent S.à r.l. de M. Fritsch, selon le quotidien Tageblatt, qui a relayé l'annonce. À ce stade, l'action a été annoncée, mais pas formellement introduite, et la commune n'a pas réagi publiquement. Cette surenchère intervient à un moment délicat pour le promoteur, descendant de la famille à l'origine de l'enseigne de supermarchés Cactus, dont le groupe immobilier s'est effondré dans l'insolvabilité et qui fait désormais l'objet d'une vaste enquête pénale au Luxembourg. Ce que Portal eent devait devenir Le projet était prévu sur le site de l'ancien Garage Losch, une parcelle conséquente proche du cœur de la ville. Un premier schéma, une tour d'environ 19 étages comptant plus de 120 appartements, avait été rejeté par la commune. Un plan revu à la baisse avait alors été dessiné, comprenant : - 78 appartements ; - 40 chambres pour étudiants ; - 11 maisons unifamiliales, que la Ville devait acquérir dans le cadre de son programme de logement abordable. Rien n'est sorti de terre. Là où devaient s'élever les appartements, le terrain est resté une fosse de chantier abandonnée, l'un des nombreux sites Fritsch laissés en friche à travers Esch que Tageblatt a recensés. Le socle juridique du litige est une convention signée entre Portal eent S.à r.l. et la commune en 2020. Selon Tageblatt, elle prévoyait que les obligations réciproques des deux parties deviendraient caduques si aucun chantier substantiel ne démarrait dans un délai de cinq ans, échéance désormais dépassée. M. Fritsch affirme que la Ville a entravé le projet sur le plan administratif, en bloquant notamment la mise en place d'un cadastre vertical, l'enregistrement nécessaire pour individualiser et prévendre les lots. Sans lui, soutient-il, les appartements ne pouvaient être commercialisés sur plan, et les réservations ont fini par être annulées. « La commune n'a délibérément pas rempli sa part. Résultat : une plainte à 130 millions d'euros. L'argent du contribuable en danger. Pas un seul appartement construit », a écrit M. Fritsch, en allemand, sur LinkedIn. Une annonce, pas encore un procès Pour l'heure, ces 130 millions d'euros restent le chiffre avancé par M. Fritsch lui-même, exposé dans une publication et non éprouvé par une juridiction. Tageblatt décrit l'action comme annoncée, et non déposée, et la commune n'avait diffusé aucun communiqué au moment de la publication de cet article. Le montant n'a pas été corroboré de manière indépendante, et la Ville n'a pas eu l'occasion de faire valoir sa propre lecture de l'historique du dossier. Esch-sur-Alzette, ancienne cité sidérurgique d'environ 38 000 habitants à la frontière française, est dirigée depuis décembre 2023 par le bourgmestre Christian Weis (CSV), dont les attributions couvrent les finances et le logement. M. Weis a déjà fait part de son agacement face aux chantiers Fritsch enlisés dans sa ville. Évoquant ce mois-ci un autre projet inachevé du promoteur à Esch, il a confié à Tageblatt : « Il est important que ce projet soit enfin terminé. » L'affaire touche un point sensible pour les communes luxembourgeoises, qui disposent de larges compétences en matière d'aménagement, d'autorisations de bâtir et d'enregistrement foncier. L'argument de M. Fritsch — qu'une municipalité peut être tenue financièrement responsable de la manière dont elle exerce ces pouvoirs — constituerait, s'il était plaidé et gagné, un test retentissant des limites de l'autorité communale en matière d'urbanisme. Un promoteur sous pression croissante La réclamation eschoise surgit alors que M. Fritsch livre bataille sur plusieurs fronts. Son véhicule phare, Greenfinch Capital Management — un temps crédité de plus de 300 millions d'euros d'actifs — a sombré dans l'insolvabilité, et son chantier le plus ambitieux, le complexe Connection à Hamm, en lisière de la capitale, a accumulé de lourds retards. À la mi-juin 2026, les autorités luxembourgeoises ont mené l'une des plus importantes opérations financières de mémoire récente. Selon L'essentiel et Le Quotidien, des perquisitions menées entre le 10 et le 15 juin ont visé six personnes et 27 sociétés liées aux structures de M. Fritsch, mobilisant une soixantaine de policiers grand-ducaux et sept agents du bureau de gestion des avoirs de l'État, avec des prolongements à Monaco, en Suisse et en Belgique et des saisies de biens mobiliers et immobiliers. Le parquet a indiqué que l'enquête portait sur un préjudice présumé de plus de 200 millions d'euros causé à un fonds d'investissement luxembourgeois, les suspects étant visés pour abus de biens sociaux, banqueroute frauduleuse, escroquerie, abus de confiance, faux intellectuel et usage de faux, ainsi que blanchiment d'argent. Les établissements bancaires où des mesures d'instruction ont été menées ne sont pas eux-mêmes visés par les soupçons. M. Fritsch conteste tout manquement. Son avocat, Philippe Penning, a balayé les accusations pénales en les jugeant « dépourvues de tout fondement », affirmant qu'elles émanent d'un unique investisseur minoritaire ayant apporté seulement 800 000 euros, que son client a un casier judiciaire vierge et qu'il entend lui-même déposer des plaintes reconventionnelles. L'annonce relative à Portal eent, présentée par M. Fritsch comme la défense des contribuables et des acquéreurs, paraît s'inscrire dans cette contre-offensive plus large. Reste à savoir si la réclamation de 130 millions d'euros atteindra jamais un prétoire — et comment Esch réagira le cas échéant. Pour l'instant, le témoignage le plus éloquent du conflit demeure le silence de la fosse vide, au beau milieu de la ville. ### Sources - 130-Millionen-Euro-Klage: Kindy Fritsch wirft Escher Gemeinde Sabotage vor — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/130-Millionen-Euro-Klage-Kindy-Fritsch-wirft-Escher-Gemeinde-Sabotage-vor-65965.html - Verbaute Chancen: Wie Kindy Fritschs Versagen Esch in eine Ruinenlandschaft verwandelt — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Wie-Kindy-Fritschs-Versagen-Esch-in-eine-Ruinenlandschaft-verwandelt-65774.html - Scholesch Eck: le coup de poker du promoteur a Esch — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-esch-sur-alzette-scholesch-eck-le-coup-de-poker-du-promoteur-a-esch/ - Kindy Fritsch: L'heure des comptes pour un promoteur systemique — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxembourg-groupe-de-kindy-fritsch-lheure-des-comptes-pour-un-promoteur-systemique/ - Affaires au Luxembourg: Perquisitions en serie, un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/affaires-au-luxembourg-perquisitions-en-serie-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise-103583360 - Des perquisitions de grande ampleur et un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/des-perquisitions-de-grande-ampleur-et-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise/ - Christian Weis devient officiellement bourgmestre d'Esch-sur-Alzette — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/politique-societe/christian-weis-devient-officiellement-bourgmestre-desch-sur-alzette/ - Es ist wichtig, dass dieses Projekt endlich fertig wird (Christian Weis) — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Es-ist-wichtig-dass-dieses-Projekt-endlich-fertig-wird-65652.html - Esch-sur-Alzette — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esch-sur-Alzette --- ## Logement au Luxembourg : les prix de vente se figent, les loyers accélèrent - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/logement-luxembourg-prix-vente-stabilises-loyers-acceleration-fin-2025 - Published: 2026-06-27T11:22:19.515+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:22:19.515+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: dc7a6043-ccec-40aa-9685-88a9cd262f8f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Après une année 2025 secouée par un coup d'accélérateur fiscal, les statistiques officielles montrent des prix d'achat quasi stables fin 2025 — tandis que les loyers affichés repartent à la hausse. ### Summary Selon le STATEC et l'Observatoire de l'Habitat, les prix de vente des logements ont à peine bougé fin 2025 (+0,1 % sur un an), mais les loyers annoncés accélèrent (+3,0 %), reportant la pression sur les locataires. ### Key facts - L'indice général des prix de vente n'a progressé que de 0,4 % au 4e trimestre 2025 et de 0,1 % sur un an, confirmant une stabilisation après -9,1 % en 2023 et -5,2 % en 2024. - La baisse temporaire des droits d'enregistrement (3,5 %), expirée fin juin 2025, a provoqué une flambée (+4,4 % au T2) suivie d'un repli (-3,1 % selon l'indice hédonique du STATEC au T3). - Les loyers d'appartements annoncés grimpent de 3,0 % sur un an, proches de l'inflation (2,9 %), alors que l'indice des loyers des locataires en place ne progresse que de 1,4 %. - Les volumes de ventes ont bondi au T3 (VEFA +125 %, maisons anciennes +27,7 %) avant de retomber au T4 (appartements neufs : 149 ventes contre 326). - Le ministre Claude Meisch prépare une réforme de la régulation des loyers, dont une bande de variation annuelle de ±7 % et un futur cadastre des loyers. ### FAQ **Q: Les prix de l'immobilier baissent-ils encore au Luxembourg ?** Non. Après deux années de baisse (-9,1 % en 2023, -5,2 % en 2024), l'indice général des prix de vente s'est stabilisé fin 2025 : +0,4 % au quatrième trimestre et seulement +0,1 % sur un an. Sur l'ensemble de 2025, les prix des maisons ont même augmenté de 1,6 % par rapport à 2024. **Q: Pourquoi les loyers augmentent-ils plus vite que les prix d'achat ?** Avec des coûts d'emprunt élevés, de nombreux candidats à l'achat restent écartés de la propriété et reportent leur demande sur la location, où l'offre est tendue. Les loyers annoncés ont progressé de 3,0 % sur un an, contre +0,1 % pour les prix de vente. **Q: Quelle différence entre loyers annoncés et indice des loyers du STATEC ?** Les loyers annoncés (+3,0 %) reflètent les prix demandés sur le marché libre, que paient les nouveaux locataires. L'indice des loyers du STATEC (+1,4 %) mesure ce que paient les locataires déjà en place, partiellement protégés. **Q: Quelles réformes du logement sont à l'étude ?** Sous le ministre Claude Meisch, le gouvernement étudie une réforme du plafonnement des loyers, fixé à 5 % du capital investi réévalué, avec l'idée d'une bande de variation annuelle de ±7 %. Un futur cadastre des loyers a déjà sondé 30 000 propriétaires multipropriétaires. ### Body Au Luxembourg, le logement aborde 2026 sur une ligne de crête. Après deux années de recul des prix de vente et un soubresaut spectaculaire au cœur de 2025, les chiffres officiels décrivent désormais un marché de l'achat qui ne bouge presque plus. Mais cette accalmie ne profite pas à tout le monde : pendant que la valeur des logements se fige, le coût de la location, lui, continue de grimper, et fait peser une pression croissante sur celles et ceux qui ne peuvent pas devenir propriétaires. La dernière publication trimestrielle du STATEC et de l'Observatoire de l'Habitat le confirme : l'indice général des prix de vente n'a progressé que de 0,4 % au quatrième trimestre 2025 et reste pratiquement inchangé sur douze mois, en hausse de seulement 0,1 % par rapport à la même période de 2024. Pour un marché qui avait chuté de 9,1 % en 2023 puis de 5,2 % en 2024, ce chiffre proche de zéro ressemble moins à une reprise qu'à un plancher provisoire enfin trouvé. Un point bas après les montagnes russes Derrière cette stabilité de façade se cache une année particulièrement chahutée. Les prix avaient bondi de 4,4 % au deuxième trimestre, les acquéreurs se précipitant pour conclure avant l'expiration, fin juin 2025, de la baisse temporaire des droits d'enregistrement — ramenés à 3,5 %. Cette fenêtre fiscale a aspiré la demande et poussé les acheteurs à accepter des prix plus élevés. Une fois refermée, le marché a rendu une grande partie du terrain gagné : l'indice hédonique des prix de vente du STATEC a reculé de 3,1 % au troisième trimestre, avec des baisses dans tous les segments. À la fin de l'année, ces secousses s'étaient résorbées. Après la forte hausse observée au deuxième trimestre 2025 (+4,4 % par rapport au trimestre précédent), puis le repli du troisième trimestre (-3,5 %), l'évolution des prix des logements au quatrième trimestre 2025 confirme une période de stabilisation. Le tableau varie toutefois selon le type de bien. Sur un an, à fin décembre, les prix des appartements existants ont gagné 0,2 % et ceux des appartements en construction 2,0 %, tandis que les maisons existantes ont reculé de 1,0 %. Sur l'ensemble de la correction engagée depuis 2022, l'Observatoire relève que les prix des appartements anciens ont baissé d'environ 11 % à Luxembourg-Ville et jusqu'à 18 % dans certaines communes — un réajustement réel, même si les niveaux restent parmi les plus élevés d'Europe. Les acheteurs reviennent, puis se retirent Les volumes de transactions racontent la même histoire en dents de scie. Le troisième trimestre a connu un sursaut d'activité : 1 052 appartements existants ont changé de mains, soit 5,6 % de plus qu'un an plus tôt et un niveau proche des normes d'avant-crise, tandis que les ventes de maisons anciennes bondissaient de 27,7 % et que les appartements neufs vendus en l'état futur d'achèvement — la fameuse VEFA — plus que doublaient (+125 %). Pour l'essentiel, il s'agissait de transactions courant après l'échéance fiscale, et non d'un retour durable de la confiance. L'incitation fiscale disparue, l'élan est retombé. L'activité a de nouveau fléchi au quatrième trimestre, les ventes d'appartements neufs chutant à 149, contre 326 le trimestre précédent. L'Observatoire décrit le marché de l'ancien comme plus résistant, mais le message d'ensemble reste celui d'un marché qui cherche encore un sol ferme. Côté loyers, la pression se déplace Alors que les prix de vente faisaient du surplace, les loyers ont pris la direction opposée. Les loyers d'appartements annoncés ont augmenté de 3,0 % sur un an à fin décembre, une légère accélération qui les rapproche du taux d'inflation national, à 2,9 %. Mais l'effort n'est pas réparti équitablement. L'indice des loyers du STATEC — qui mesure ce que paient réellement les locataires déjà en place — n'a progressé que de 1,4 % sur la même période, bien en deçà des loyers annoncés comme de l'inflation. Cet écart résume un piège bien connu : les locataires installés sont partiellement protégés, mais quiconque est contraint d'affronter le marché libre, qu'il s'agisse d'un nouvel arrivant, d'un frontalier ou d'un ménage obligé de déménager, se heurte à des prix demandés qui montent bien plus vite. Les données officielles, tirées de la publication du quatrième trimestre 2025, résument clairement la trajectoire : - Loyers d'appartements annoncés : +3,0 % sur un an, contre +1,2 % un trimestre plus tôt - Indice des loyers du STATEC (locataires en place) : +1,4 % sur un an - Inflation des prix à la consommation : +2,9 % - Indice des prix de vente : +0,1 % sur un an C'est cette divergence qui constitue le cœur du sujet. Avec des coûts d'emprunt encore élevés au regard de l'ère de l'argent bon marché, de nombreux candidats à l'achat restent écartés de la propriété, alors même que les valeurs cessent de baisser. Et cette demande frustrée se déverse sur un marché locatif où l'offre est tendue et les prix demandés ne cessent de progresser. Pourquoi cette fracture compte Le logement est, au Luxembourg, la première des pressions sur le pouvoir d'achat, pour les résidents comme pour les quelque 200 000 frontaliers qui font la navette depuis la France, la Belgique et l'Allemagne. Un marché de la vente qui se stabilise n'améliore guère l'accessibilité s'il se contente d'enfermer les ménages dans une location aux prix toujours plus vifs. Cette tension nourrit désormais l'action publique. L'Observatoire, qui a documenté la manière dont les prix résidentiels luxembourgeois ont été multipliés par plus de 29 en valeur nominale depuis 1974, a publié une nouvelle série d'études sur la régulation des loyers, présentées lors d'un séminaire en juin 2026. Sous l'égide du ministre du Logement Claude Meisch, le gouvernement étudie une réforme du dispositif plafonnant le loyer à 5 % du capital investi réévalué, avec notamment l'idée d'une bande de variation annuelle de ±7 %. Une enquête en vue d'un futur « cadastre des loyers » a déjà sondé 30 000 propriétaires multipropriétaires. Pour l'heure, les chiffres laissent les ménages luxembourgeois dans un entre-deux inconfortable : des prix qui ne baissent plus assez pour remettre l'accession à portée, et des loyers qui montent assez pour maintenir la pression. Reste à savoir si le calme retrouvé fin 2025 sur les prix de vente se transformera en véritable plancher — ou ne sera qu'une nouvelle pause avant le prochain mouvement, qui dessinera les choix des acheteurs et des locataires tout au long de 2026. ### Sources - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Housing figures for the second quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2025/logement-02-25.html - House prices down 3.1% in the third quarter — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/3-1-house-prices-fall-in-the-third-quarter - Luxembourg Housing Market Slows in Q3 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58624-luxembourg-housing-market-slows-in-q3-2025 - Luxembourg Housing Market Sees Continued Decline in Q4 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60351-luxembourg-housing-market-sees-continued-decline-in-q4-2025 - Réforme du bail à loyer: l'Observatoire de l'habitat publie trois nouvelles études sur la régulation des loyers au Luxembourg — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+17-meisch-bail-loyer.html - Luxembourg Property Market Q3 2025: What the STATEC Data Actually Shows — Zeas.immo: https://zeas.immo/en/luxembourg-property-market-q3-2025/ --- ## Service militaire : l'Allemagne se dote du levier juridique pour réarmer la Bundeswehr - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/allemagne-service-militaire-conscription-bundeswehr-otan-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T11:12:18.32+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:12:18.32+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: f2a46fcf-5106-4038-8710-236ac1a87531 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Entrée en vigueur en janvier, une loi maintient le volontariat tout en inscrivant un déclencheur légal pour rendre le service obligatoire. Le recensement des jeunes de 18 ans commence à la mi-2027. ### Summary Quinze ans après avoir suspendu la conscription, Berlin prépare son retour pour combler le déficit d'effectifs face à la Russie. Une bascule qui pèse jusqu'au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - La loi de modernisation du service militaire est entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026 : le service reste volontaire, mais un déclencheur légal permet d'imposer la conscription via un nouveau vote du Bundestag. - Depuis janvier, tous les hommes nés à partir de 2008 doivent remplir un questionnaire en ligne ; une visite médicale obligatoire (Musterung) suivra à partir du 1er juillet 2027 dans 24 centres. - Service de 6 à 11 mois, environ 2 600 euros brut par mois, pour un objectif de 30 000 volontaires par an ; l'armée d'active passerait d'environ 184 000 à quelque 260 000 militaires. - Au sommet de La Haye du 25 juin 2025, l'OTAN a fixé un objectif de 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035 (3,5 % cœur de défense, jusqu'à 1,5 % sécurité élargie). - Le Luxembourg calcule sur le RNB, a dépensé environ 728 millions d'euros en 2024 et vise 2 % du RNB en 2030 (~1,5 milliard d'euros), l'un des ajustements proportionnels les plus lourds. ### FAQ **Q: Le service militaire est-il désormais obligatoire en Allemagne ?** Non. Le service reste volontaire depuis l'entrée en vigueur de la loi le 1er janvier 2026. Mais le texte prévoit un mécanisme de conscription « fondée sur les besoins » qui pourrait être activé par un nouveau vote du Bundestag si les volontaires manquent. En cas d'agression, la conscription pour tous les hommes peut être rétablie immédiatement. **Q: Quelles obligations s'appliquent déjà aux jeunes Allemands ?** Depuis janvier 2026, tout homme atteignant 18 ans, à partir de la génération née en 2008, doit remplir un questionnaire officiel en ligne sur sa santé, sa formation et sa disposition à servir. Les femmes peuvent répondre mais n'y sont pas obligées. À partir du 1er juillet 2027, une visite médicale obligatoire (Musterung) s'imposera à ces classes d'âge. **Q: Que change le sommet de l'OTAN pour le Luxembourg ?** À La Haye, le 25 juin 2025, les alliés se sont engagés à investir 5 % du PIB par an d'ici 2035. Le Luxembourg, qui calcule sur le revenu national brut, a dépensé environ 728 millions d'euros en 2024 et maintient pour l'instant son objectif de 2 % du RNB en 2030 (près de 1,5 milliard d'euros), tout en envisageant une accélération. ### Body BERLIN — Quinze ans après avoir rangé la conscription au placard, l'Allemagne vient d'en réassembler tous les rouages juridiques. La première économie d'Europe se hâte de reconstituer une armée qu'elle juge désormais dangereusement sous-dimensionnée face à la menace russe, et elle a choisi de garder une carte maîtresse dans sa manche : la possibilité de rendre, demain, le service militaire obligatoire. La loi de modernisation du service militaire (Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz) est entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026, après son adoption par le Bundestag le 5 décembre 2025. Pour l'heure, l'engagement reste volontaire. Mais le texte grave dans le marbre un mécanisme qui permettrait au Parlement d'activer ce que les responsables appellent une conscription « fondée sur les besoins » si les vocations venaient à manquer — transformant un dispositif présenté comme une campagne de recrutement incitative en une conscription potentielle. Les premières obligations concrètes sont déjà là. Depuis janvier, tout homme atteignant ses 18 ans — à commencer par la génération née en 2008 — doit remplir un questionnaire officiel en ligne portant sur sa santé, sa formation et sa disposition à servir ; les femmes peuvent y répondre, mais n'y sont pas tenues. À partir du 1er juillet 2027, ces mêmes classes d'âge devront passer une visite médicale obligatoire, la Musterung, dans l'un des 24 centres d'évaluation que le ministère de la Défense met sur pied. Le système doit être pleinement opérationnel au milieu de 2027. « Si cela ne suffit pas, nous n'aurons pas d'autre choix que d'introduire une conscription partielle », a prévenu le ministre de la Défense Boris Pistorius, dont le modèle volontaire vise environ 30 000 recrues par an. Une conscription qui ne dit pas son nom ? Le gouvernement assure que le nouveau dispositif est conçu pour s'appuyer sur les volontaires « aussi longtemps que possible ». Pour rendre l'engagement plus attrayant, les recrues serviront entre six et onze mois et toucheront environ 2 600 euros brut par mois, avec la possibilité de prolonger. Les formules civiles de substitution demeurent, et les femmes peuvent s'engager sans jamais pouvoir y être contraintes. Ce qui distingue cette loi d'une simple campagne d'enrôlement, c'est le déclencheur qu'elle renferme. Si le nombre de volontaires reste en deçà des exigences de l'OTAN, les députés pourront activer le service obligatoire — mais seulement par un nouveau vote du Bundestag, frein politique délibéré plutôt qu'automatisme. Dans la coalition au pouvoir, des figures conservatrices, dont le chef du groupe CDU/CSU Jens Spahn, ont plaidé pour une « trajectoire de croissance » contraignante, assortie de rapports réguliers, afin que tout déficit soit signalé tôt. En cas d'agression contre l'Allemagne, le texte autorise le rétablissement immédiat de la conscription pour tous les hommes. Les critiques fusent des deux bords. Certains redoutent qu'une demi-mesure ne fournisse pas assez de soldats, assez vite ; d'autres refusent l'idée de contraindre une génération qui n'a connu qu'une armée de métier. L'Allemagne a mis fin à la conscription en temps de paix en 2011, et toute une classe de jeunes adultes a grandi sans jamais redouter la convocation à la caserne. Les chiffres qui dictent l'urgence L'arithmétique est sans appel. Fin 2025, l'armée d'active allemande comptait environ 184 000 soldats, bien loin de ce que réclament aujourd'hui les états-majors alliés. - Berlin veut porter la Bundeswehr à quelque 260 000 militaires d'active et près de 200 000 réservistes d'ici le milieu des années 2030, certains plans visant plus haut encore. - Boris Pistorius estime qu'il faut à l'Allemagne 60 000 à 100 000 soldats supplémentaires pour atteindre les objectifs capacitaires de l'OTAN et rendre sa force apte au combat. - Le dispositif volontaire vise environ 30 000 recrues par an — le seuil dont le non-respect armerait le déclencheur de la conscription. Derrière ce calendrier serré, une lecture de plus en plus alarmée de la Russie. Les planificateurs allemands et alliés avertissent à répétition que Moscou pourrait être capable d'une attaque de grande ampleur sur le territoire de l'OTAN d'ici quelques années, et ont fixé à 2029 l'échéance à laquelle la Bundeswehr devra être prête à combattre si la dissuasion échoue. L'Europe réarme, le Luxembourg sous tension Le geste allemand est la pièce la plus lourde d'un basculement continental. Lors de leur sommet de La Haye, le 25 juin 2025, les dirigeants de l'OTAN se sont entendus sur un nouvel objectif de dépenses, invoquant « la menace à long terme que la Russie fait peser sur la sécurité euro-atlantique ». Aux termes de cette déclaration, « les Alliés s'engagent à investir annuellement 5 % du PIB dans les besoins fondamentaux de défense ainsi que dans les dépenses liées à la défense et à la sécurité d'ici 2035 » — au moins 3,5 % pour le cœur militaire (troupes, équipements, préparation) et jusqu'à 1,5 % de plus pour les infrastructures, la cyberdéfense et la résilience. La trajectoire sera réexaminée en 2029. Pour le Luxembourg, membre fondateur de l'OTAN dépourvu d'une armée à l'échelle allemande, la cible donne le vertige. Le Grand-Duché calcule sa contribution sur le revenu national brut (RNB) plutôt que sur le PIB, reflet du poids démesuré de sa place financière, et a consacré environ 728 millions d'euros à la défense en 2024. La feuille de route gouvernementale, confirme le ministère, vise toujours 2 % du RNB en 2030 — près de 1,5 milliard d'euros — alors même que le nouvel objectif allié de 5 % d'ici 2035 lui impose l'une des hausses proportionnelles les plus raides de toute l'Alliance. « Actuellement, la feuille de route fixée par le gouvernement en juin 2024 reste en vigueur : 2 % du revenu national brut (RNB) en 2030 », a indiqué le cabinet de la ministre de la Défense Yuriko Backes, tout en laissant entendre que le pays s'interroge sur une accélération. Le message venu de Berlin est limpide : la facture de la sécurité européenne grimpe vite — et même les plus petits membres de l'Alliance devront en acquitter une part qu'ils n'avaient pas eu à envisager depuis une génération. ### Sources - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/germany-inches-closer-to-bringing-back-mandatory-military-service - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - New draft military service law / Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - Military service returns to Germany: the most important rules — Deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/politics/new-military-service-bundeswehr - The Hague Summit Declaration (official text) — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Violences domestiques : les interventions policières au plus haut niveau en dix ans - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/violence-domestique-luxembourg-1297-interventions-police-2025 - Published: 2026-06-27T06:54:31.896+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:54:31.896+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: e3563138-176c-40d5-8163-9f809607a56f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Avec 1 297 interventions policières en 2025, soit une hausse de 10 %, et 334 expulsions ordonnées, le Luxembourg voit son dispositif d'aide aux victimes atteindre ses limites. ### Summary Le rapport annuel sur la violence domestique recense 1 297 interventions policières au Luxembourg en 2025, un record sur dix ans, tandis que les listes d'attente des foyers d'accueil s'allongent. ### Key facts - La police luxembourgeoise est intervenue 1 297 fois pour violences domestiques en 2025, soit +10,1 % sur un an et un record sur dix ans. - 2 802 personnes ont été victimes à leur domicile : des femmes dans huit cas sur dix, des enfants dans près de trois sur dix. - Les parquets ont ordonné 334 expulsions de l'auteur présumé, en hausse de 16 %, soit près d'une par jour. - 21,5 % des expulsions concernaient des récidivistes, dont 55,6 % ont manqué les rendez-vous obligatoires avec Riicht Eraus. - Les foyers d'accueil affichent une liste d'attente de 50 à 60 femmes, souvent avec leurs enfants. ### FAQ **Q: Combien d'interventions policières pour violences domestiques le Luxembourg a-t-il enregistrées en 2025 ?** La Police grand-ducale a comptabilisé 1 297 interventions en 2025, soit une moyenne de 108 par mois et plus de trois par jour. C'est une hausse de 10,1 % par rapport aux 1 178 interventions de 2024 et le chiffre le plus élevé en dix ans. **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'une mesure d'expulsion du domicile au Luxembourg ?** Sur ordre du parquet, la police peut éloigner un conjoint violent du logement commun pour une durée initiale de quatorze jours, afin de protéger la victime sans la contraindre à partir. En 2025, 334 expulsions ont été ordonnées et prolongées 130 fois. **Q: Qui sont les victimes et les auteurs recensés en 2025 ?** Sur 2 802 victimes, on compte 58 % de femmes et 42 % d'hommes, des enfants dans près de 29 % des cas. Parmi les 2 075 auteurs présumés, 63,5 % sont des hommes. Environ 80 % des faits surviennent au sein d'un couple. **Q: Que prévoit le Luxembourg face à la récidive ?** La ministre Yuriko Backes a commandé une étude pour cerner le profil des auteurs récidivistes et comparer la réponse luxembourgeoise à celle d'autres pays, avec des recommandations opérationnelles attendues d'ici la fin 2026. ### Body Plus de trois fois par jour, en moyenne, la Police grand-ducale a dû se rendre au domicile d'un foyer luxembourgeois en 2025 pour un fait de violence domestique. Au total, 1 297 interventions ont été comptabilisées sur l'année — un chiffre inédit depuis dix ans, en hausse de 10,1 % par rapport à 2024, selon le rapport annuel du comité de coopération entre les professionnels de la lutte contre la violence. Présenté fin juin 2026 par Yuriko Backes, ministre de l'Égalité des genres et de la Diversité (DP), le document dresse le bilan d'un pays d'environ 680 000 habitants où la police est désormais sollicitée 108 fois par mois pour ce motif. En 2023, on dénombrait 1 057 interventions ; 1 178 en 2024. La courbe ne cesse de grimper. Un signalement venu de plus en plus souvent des proches Le rapport agrège les données des parquets de Luxembourg-Ville et de Diekirch, de la Police grand-ducale, des services d'aide aux victimes SAVVD, PSYea et ALTERNATIVES, ainsi que de Riicht Eraus, le service qui prend en charge les auteurs. En 2025, 2 802 personnes ont été victimes de violences dans leur propre logement : des femmes dans environ huit cas sur dix, et des enfants dans près de trois sur dix. Quelque 80 % des faits se sont produits au sein d'un couple. Les forces de l'ordre ont par ailleurs identifié 2 075 auteurs présumés, dont 63,5 % d'hommes. Faut-il pour autant conclure à une explosion de la violence ? Les responsables se gardent d'une lecture aussi mécanique. La progression tient pour une large part, expliquent-ils, à une parole qui se libère et à un entourage plus attentif aux signaux d'alerte. « On le constate, de plus en plus de personnes de l'entourage, voisins, amis, proches, nous signalent des faits de violence potentiels », a souligné Kristin Schmit, directrice centrale de la Police judiciaire, auprès du quotidien Le Quotidien. Bientôt une expulsion par jour Dans 334 cas, les parquets ont ordonné l'éloignement de l'auteur présumé du domicile familial — soit 47 de plus qu'en 2024, une augmentation de 16 %, ou encore une moyenne de 28 expulsions par mois, proche d'une par jour. La loi luxembourgeoise autorise la police à éloigner un conjoint violent du logement commun pour une durée initiale de quatorze jours, sur ordre du parquet : une mesure conçue pour offrir un répit aux victimes sans les contraindre, elles, à fuir. Ces décisions ont été prolongées à 130 reprises au cours de l'année. La répartition entre les personnes éloignées et celles que l'on protège reste très stable : - 87,7 % des personnes expulsées étaient des hommes ; - 81,6 % des victimes protégées par une mesure d'éloignement étaient des femmes ; - une expulsion sur cinq environ concernait un auteur récidiviste. Un dispositif qui sature Derrière les chiffres bruts, le rapport pointe plusieurs points de tension. Parmi les auteurs expulsés en 2025, 21,5 % étaient des récidivistes — et 55,6 % d'entre eux ne se sont pas présentés aux rendez-vous obligatoires avec Riicht Eraus, censés agir sur leur comportement. Un manquement que le ministère reconnaît comme une faille, susceptible d'enrayer la mécanique censée briser le cycle de la violence. Pour y voir clair, Yuriko Backes a commandé une étude destinée à cerner le profil des auteurs récidivistes et à comparer la réponse luxembourgeoise à celle d'autres pays ; des recommandations opérationnelles sont attendues d'ici la fin 2026. À l'autre bout de la chaîne, les capacités d'accueil sont elles aussi sous pression. Les services d'aide font état d'une liste d'attente d'environ 50 à 60 femmes, souvent accompagnées de leurs enfants, en quête d'une place en foyer. Un engorgement contre lequel les associations alertent de longue date : il laisse les victimes exposées au moment le plus dangereux, celui où elles tentent de partir. Le tout récent Centre national pour victimes de violence (CNVV) a, pour sa part, accueilli plusieurs centaines de personnes durant sa première année d'activité. La réponse du ministère Yuriko Backes a présenté ce bilan comme celui d'un pays qui affronte le problème plus ouvertement, et non comme celui d'un mal résolu — admettant que la tendance des interventions comme des expulsions ne s'oriente pas encore dans le bon sens. « Dans la lutte contre la violence domestique, nous continuons de nous appuyer sur une approche multidimensionnelle alliant la protection des victimes, l'accompagnement des auteur·e·s de violences et la sensibilisation », a déclaré la ministre lors de la présentation du rapport. Le gouvernement a intégré ce chantier à un Plan d'action national contre la violence fondée sur le genre, qui rassemble des dizaines de projets répartis entre plusieurs ministères. Devant une commission parlementaire, Yuriko Backes a indiqué que le budget de son ministère avait progressé d'environ un quart depuis 2024, l'essentiel de cette hausse allant à la prévention. Sur la récidive, elle n'a pas masqué l'objectif de la nouvelle étude : « On veut comprendre où sont les problèmes et ce qu'on peut améliorer à l'avenir dans l'encadrement des auteurs de violences récidivistes. » Reste, pour l'heure, un indicateur qui glace : plus de trois interventions policières par jour, et près d'un auteur éloigné quotidiennement de son foyer, dans l'un des États les plus riches et les plus petits d'Europe. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - Au Luxembourg, violences domestiques: davantage d'interventions et d'expulsions — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Violences intrafamiliales en hausse: plus de trois interventions policières chaque jour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/violences-intrafamiliales-en-hausse-plus-de-trois-interventions-policieres-chaque-jour/ - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue — le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national « Violences fondées sur le genre » et le rapport du Comité de coopération (rapport 2024) — Ministère de l'Égalité des genres et de la Diversité / gouvernement.lu: https://mega.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+06-juin+30-backes-rapport-violence.html - Domestic violence — Victim support (legal framework: 14-day police eviction) — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale: https://police.public.lu/en/aide-aux-victimes/violence-domestique.html --- ## Canicule de juin : sans le climat, la chaleur européenne aurait été « quasi impossible » - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-europe-juin-2026-attribution-climat-luxembourg-record - Published: 2026-06-27T06:44:16.559+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:44:16.559+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 2617388a-6a24-40bd-ada8-93131f5404a1 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Une analyse du réseau World Weather Attribution attribue 3,5 °C de la chaleur de fin juin au réchauffement ; toutes les villes luxembourgeoises étudiées ont battu leur record de stress thermique. ### Summary Selon le réseau scientifique World Weather Attribution, la canicule de fin juin 2026 aurait été « quasi impossible » sans le réchauffement d'origine fossile. Au Luxembourg, le Findel a relevé un record de 36,3 °C en pleine alerte rouge. ### Key facts - Selon le réseau World Weather Attribution, la canicule de fin juin 2026 aurait été « quasi impossible » sans le changement climatique d'origine humaine. - Les températures diurnes ont été environ 3,5 °C plus élevées qu'il y a cinquante ans et près de 2 °C au-dessus de 2003. - Sur 854 villes de 30 pays, environ 45 % ont battu leur record de stress thermique de juin ; au Luxembourg, en République tchèque et en Lituanie, toutes les villes étudiées ont atteint des niveaux inédits. - Le Findel a relevé 36,3 °C le 25 juin, record absolu pour un mois de juin depuis 1947, en pleine vigilance rouge déclenchée le jour de la Fête nationale. - Le WWA recense environ 2 300 décès dans douze villes lors de la première vague de juin 2026 ; plus de 60 000 morts de la chaleur en Europe à l'été 2022, plus de 47 000 en 2023. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi dit-on que cette canicule aurait été « quasi impossible » sans le changement climatique ?** Le réseau World Weather Attribution a comparé l'épisode de fin juin 2026 à ce qu'aurait produit la même configuration météorologique il y a cinquante ans. Les températures diurnes ont été environ 3,5 °C plus élevées, ce qui rend une telle chaleur « des dizaines à des centaines de fois plus probable » qu'autrefois et quasi impossible un demi-siècle plus tôt. **Q: Quel record le Luxembourg a-t-il battu pendant cette canicule ?** La station du Findel a relevé 36,3 °C le 25 juin 2026, la température la plus élevée jamais mesurée en juin au Grand-Duché depuis le début des relevés en 1947, dépassant le précédent record de 2017. Le pays était placé en vigilance rouge, niveau maximal, depuis le 22 juin. **Q: Quelles consignes les autorités luxembourgeoises ont-elles diffusées ?** Boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, éviter l'extérieur entre 11 h et 21 h, garder son logement au frais, éviter l'alcool et veiller sur les personnes âgées, isolées et les jeunes enfants. **Q: Combien de décès la chaleur provoque-t-elle en Europe ?** Le WWA recense environ 2 300 décès dans douze villes européennes lors de la seule première vague de juin 2026. Plus largement, plus de 60 000 personnes seraient mortes de la chaleur en Europe à l'été 2022 et plus de 47 000 en 2023. ### Body Le thermomètre affiché par les croix vertes des pharmacies n'aura laissé aucun doute : avec 36,3 °C relevés au Findel et un pays entier placé en vigilance rouge le jour même de sa Fête nationale, le Luxembourg vient de vivre une fin de mois hors norme. Une étude scientifique publiée le 26 juin lui donne un nom et une cause : la canicule qui a écrasé l'Europe de l'Ouest aurait été « quasi impossible » en juin sans le changement climatique d'origine humaine. L'analyse émane du réseau World Weather Attribution (WWA), hébergé au Grantham Institute de l'Imperial College de Londres et associant des chercheurs basés en Suède, au Danemark, aux États-Unis, aux Pays-Bas, en Irlande et au Royaume-Uni. Verdict : l'épisode en cours est le plus intense et le plus étendu jamais mesuré sur le continent. En examinant la période du 18 au 29 juin sur la France, l'Allemagne, l'Italie, l'Espagne et le sud de l'Angleterre, les scientifiques ont établi que les températures diurnes ont été environ 3,5 °C plus élevées que ce qu'aurait produit la même configuration météorologique il y a un demi-siècle, et près de 2 °C au-dessus de 2003. Le mécanisme tient en une phrase : la masse d'air installée sur l'Europe n'a rien d'exceptionnel, mais les chiffres qu'elle délivre, eux, le sont devenus. Les journées les plus chaudes du continent se réchauffent désormais environ trois fois plus vite que la moyenne mondiale ; les nuits — celles qui privent l'organisme de tout répit — environ deux fois plus vite. « Cet événement n'aurait pas été possible en juin sans le changement climatique », résume Theodore Keeping, chercheur à l'Imperial College de Londres et auteur principal de l'analyse. Une probabilité multipliée par cent Le tableau dressé par les chercheurs est celui d'un risque qui s'emballe. Une chaleur de cette intensité est aujourd'hui « des dizaines à des centaines de fois plus probable » qu'au temps d'une seule génération, et aurait été quasi impossible il y a cinquante ans. Les extrêmes nocturnes sont devenus environ cent fois plus fréquents que lors de la canicule meurtrière de 2003, tandis que les pics diurnes ont vu leur probabilité décuplée. Pour mesurer la pression exercée sur le corps humain, l'équipe a analysé la température au thermomètre-globe mouillé — un indice de stress thermique qui combine température, humidité, vent et rayonnement solaire direct — dans 854 villes de 30 pays européens. Depuis le 18 juin, environ 45 % d'entre elles ont battu, ou sont en passe de battre, leur record absolu de stress thermique pour un mois de juin. Et dans trois pays, le constat est sans exception : en République tchèque, en Lituanie et au Luxembourg, toutes les villes examinées ont atteint des niveaux inédits. Friederike Otto, climatologue à l'Imperial College de Londres et cofondatrice du WWA, ne s'embarrasse d'aucune nuance : « La configuration météorologique en elle-même n'a rien de particulièrement inhabituel, mais les températures, si — ou du moins elles l'étaient avant le réchauffement provoqué par l'homme. » Avec une planète désormais plus chaude d'environ 1,4 °C par rapport à l'ère préindustrielle, prévient l'étude, la chaleur extrême approche à grande vitesse des limites que les sociétés européennes ont été conçues pour supporter. Le Grand-Duché en rouge pour la Fête nationale Au Luxembourg, l'abstraction de la science de l'attribution a pris la forme du vécu. MeteoLux et le CERI ont placé l'ensemble du territoire en vigilance rouge — le niveau maximal — dès midi le lundi 22 juin, avant de la prolonger jusqu'à la fin de la semaine. Les prévisionnistes attendaient 36 à 38 °C dans le sud, localement jusqu'à 40 °C, avec des nuits sans véritable répit et sans pluie significative. L'alerte est tombée en plein cœur de la Fête nationale, le 23 juin, d'ordinaire jour de liesse en plein air. Deux jours plus tard, la station du Findel relevait 36,3 °C : la température la plus élevée jamais mesurée en juin au Grand-Duché depuis le début des relevés en 1947, surpassant le précédent record de 2017. Le Luxembourg figurait, aux côtés du Royaume-Uni, de l'Allemagne, de la France, de l'Espagne et de la Suisse, parmi les pays ayant déclenché leur alerte rouge tandis que les records tombaient d'un bout à l'autre du continent. Ailleurs, les pointes ont dépassé 40 °C en de nombreux endroits : la France a battu son record national pour un mois de juin avec 44,3 °C à Pissos le 23 juin, le Royaume-Uni a connu sa journée de juin la plus chaude à 36,4 °C dans le Somerset et la Suisse a atteint 38 °C à Bâle. Les autorités ont appelé la population à boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, à éviter l'extérieur entre 11 h et 21 h, à garder son logement au frais, à proscrire l'alcool et à veiller sur les personnes âgées, isolées et les tout-petits — celles que la chaleur tue en premier. Un bilan humain qui s'alourdit Ces consignes s'appuient sur une mémoire récente accablante. Le WWA évoque environ 2 300 décès dans douze villes européennes lors de la seule première vague de chaleur de juin 2026. En remontant le temps, plus de 60 000 personnes seraient mortes de la chaleur en Europe à l'été 2022, et plus de 47 000 l'année suivante — un bilan qui hisse la chaleur extrême parmi les aléas naturels les plus meurtriers du continent, alors même qu'elle demeure largement invisible face aux inondations ou aux tempêtes. Les spécialistes de santé publique insistent : la prise de conscience progresse, mais la protection ne suit pas le même rythme. « Les Européens sont bien plus conscients des risques liés à la chaleur qu'auparavant, mais la prise de conscience ne suffit pas », souligne Carolina Pereira Marghidan, experte chaleur et santé au Centre climatique de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge. La leçon des scientifiques est limpide. Chaque fraction de degré supplémentaire, due pour l'essentiel à la combustion du charbon, du pétrole et du gaz, pousse un peu plus le curseur vers des canicules autrefois impensables en juin. Pour le Luxembourg et ses voisins de la Grande Région, la semaine que l'on vient de traverser n'est pas une anomalie à oublier au plus vite, mais un avant-goût des étés à venir, à moins que les émissions ne reculent. ### Sources - Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades — World Weather Attribution: https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/ - Heatwave in Europe is the most severe ever recorded - study — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580410-europe-heatwave-environment/ - Climate change the culprit for Europe's 'most severe' heatwave: Report — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/climate-change-the-culprit-for-europes-most-severe-heatwave-report - Europe's record-shattering heat wave would have been 'virtually impossible' just a few decades ago — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/climate/european-heat-wave-impossible-global-warming - Europe's record heatwave: does the continent have a new climate? — Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02046-x - Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe's record-breaking June heat — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-how-climate-change-intensified-europes-record-breaking-june-heat/ - Ongoing European Heatwave 'Virtually Impossible' 50 Years Ago — Earth.org: https://earth.org/ongoing-european-heatwave-most-severe-ever-recorded-virtually-impossible-50-years-ago-study/ - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Unprecedented June heat grips Europe this week — Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/unprecedented-june-heat-grips-europe-this-week/ - Luxembourg Record High and Low Temperature Map and List — Plantmaps: https://www.plantmaps.com/en/lu/climate/extremes/c/luxembourg-record-high-low-temperatures - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe --- ## Kérosène : l'Europe redoute une pénurie au cœur de l'été, le Findel sous surveillance - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/penurie-kerosene-europe-ete-2026-findel-cargolux - Published: 2026-06-27T06:19:15.931+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:19:15.931+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: ab563f26-4187-48a0-a821-34405a805d04 - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > Aéroports et agences de l'énergie alertent sur une tension du kérosène liée au détroit d'Ormuz qui pourrait peser jusqu'en août, et les plateformes secondaires comme le Findel sont scrutées de près. ### Summary Une alerte sur une possible pénurie de kérosène en Europe d'ici la fin de l'été, déclenchée par les perturbations du détroit d'Ormuz, met sous tension le pic de trafic estival — et place l'aéroport de Luxembourg, base de Cargolux, parmi les plateformes surveillées. ### Key facts - ACI Europe a averti le 9 avril 2026 qu'une pénurie systémique de kérosène menaçait l'UE si le détroit d'Ormuz ne rouvrait pas durablement sous trois semaines. - Le détroit d'Ormuz achemine environ 20 % du pétrole mondial ; l'UE raffine ~70 % de son carburant aviation et importe le reste, d'où sa sensibilité aux ruptures. - Goldman Sachs prévoit des stocks de kérosène de l'UE sous le seuil d'alerte de 23 jours dès juin, avec un risque de 20 jours en juillet et 15 en août. - Lufthansa (~20 000 vols), KLM (~80 vols), SAS (~1 000 vols) et United (~5 % de capacité) ont déjà réduit leurs programmes estivaux. - Le Findel, base de Cargolux, fait partie des plateformes secondaires plus exposées ; son nouveau dépôt de carburant (106,5 M€) n'entrera en service qu'en 2028. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi l'Europe risque-t-elle une pénurie de kérosène en 2026 ?** Les perturbations du détroit d'Ormuz depuis le printemps 2026, après le conflit iranien, ont étranglé les importations de kérosène du Golfe. Comme l'UE importe environ 30 % de son carburant aviation et que la demande culmine en août-septembre, les stocks s'amenuisent au pire moment. **Q: Quel est le seuil d'alerte évoqué par les experts ?** L'AIE retient un niveau de réserves de 23 jours comme marqueur de pénurie. Goldman Sachs anticipe un passage des stocks commerciaux de l'UE sous ce seuil dès juin 2026, avec un risque de 20 jours en juillet et 15 en août. **Q: En quoi l'aéroport de Luxembourg (Findel) est-il concerné ?** Seul aéroport international du pays et base de Cargolux — première compagnie tout-cargo d'Europe —, le Findel figure parmi les plateformes secondaires jugées plus exposées. lux-Airport construit depuis octobre 2025 un nouveau dépôt de carburant (106,5 millions d'euros, +275 % de capacité), mais celui-ci n'ouvrira qu'en 2028. **Q: Que font les compagnies aériennes face à cette tension ?** Elles taillent dans leurs programmes estivaux : Lufthansa a supprimé ~20 000 vols, KLM ~80 vols depuis Schiphol, SAS ~1 000 vols en avril, et United a réduit sa capacité d'environ 5 %, afin d'économiser le carburant et de protéger les lignes les plus rentables. ### Body À l'approche de ses semaines les plus chargées de l'année, l'aviation européenne avance avec une épée de Damoclès au-dessus de la tête : la crainte, répétée depuis le printemps, qu'un manque de kérosène ne vienne dérégler vols de passagers et de fret avant la fin de l'été. Le coupable désigné est un goulet d'étranglement à des milliers de kilomètres de Bruxelles — le détroit d'Ormuz, par lequel transite d'ordinaire près d'un cinquième du pétrole échangé dans le monde, et dont les perturbations ont resserré l'approvisionnement du continent. L'avertissement le plus tranchant est venu d'ACI Europe, l'organisation qui fédère plus de 600 aéroports européens. Dans une lettre adressée le 9 avril au commissaire européen aux Transports, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, son directeur général Olivier Jankovec a prévenu que, faute d'une réouverture stable du détroit dans un délai de trois semaines, une pénurie systémique deviendrait une réalité pour l'Union européenne. « Si le passage par le détroit d'Ormuz ne reprend pas de manière significative et stable dans les trois prochaines semaines, une pénurie systémique de kérosène est appelée à devenir une réalité pour l'UE », a écrit Olivier Jankovec. ACI Europe estime qu'une centaine de grandes plateformes de l'Union et quelque 170 millions de voyageurs estivaux seraient exposés, certains aéroports ne disposant, selon les chiffres rapportés, que de huit à dix jours de réserves. Le directeur exécutif de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE), Fatih Birol, a pour sa part estimé à la mi-avril qu'il restait à l'Europe « peut-être six semaines » de carburant aviation au rythme observé alors — soit le risque de voir des liaisons annulées faute de carburant. La Commission européenne se montre plus prudente : sa porte-parole Anna-Kaisa Itkonen a martelé qu'« il n'y a pas de pénurie de carburant à l'heure actuelle », tout en reconnaissant un marché tendu. Une équation géographique avant tout L'origine du problème tient à la carte. Le Golfe fournit une part importante du kérosène importé par l'UE, et la fermeture intermittente du détroit d'Ormuz depuis le printemps a étranglé ces flux. L'Union raffine elle-même environ 70 % de son carburant aviation et importe le reste, ce qui la rend sensible à toute interruption durable. Après les frappes de fin février sur l'Iran, les prix du kérosène ont bondi d'environ 95 % en quelques semaines, selon des chiffres cités par Euronews. Les raffineurs européens, concentrés en Allemagne, en Italie, en Espagne et aux Pays-Bas, ont basculé en faveur du kérosène. Le PDG de TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, a résumé la consigne d'une formule — « max jet first », le maximum de kérosène d'abord. Mais une raffinerie ne peut relever sa production de carburant aviation que modestement, d'environ un dixième de sa production à peut-être 13 %, et non la doubler. Le stockage n'offre qu'un coussin limité : les derniers 15 à 20 % d'une cuve ne peuvent être prélevés sans risque. Le calendrier aggrave la donne. La demande culmine en août et septembre — la consommation d'août dépasserait de quelque 40 % celle de mars — au moment précis où les stocks s'amenuisent. Goldman Sachs prévoit que les stocks commerciaux de kérosène de l'UE passeraient en juin sous le seuil d'alerte de 23 jours reconnu par l'AIE, avec un risque de glissement vers 20 jours en juillet et 15 en août. Au carrefour de négoce d'Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Anvers (ARA), les inventaires auraient fondu de moitié environ depuis la fin février. « Nous continuons en quelque sorte d'avancer en somnambules vers ce désastre qui se profile », met en garde Claudio Galimberti, économiste en chef de Rystad Energy. Les compagnies taillent déjà dans leurs programmes Pour étirer le carburant et préserver leurs lignes les plus rentables, les transporteurs ont commencé à élaguer leur offre estivale. Parmi les décisions rapportées dans le secteur : - Le groupe Lufthansa a supprimé environ 20 000 vols estivaux, visant quelque 40 000 tonnes d'économies de carburant, et accéléré le retrait d'appareils. - KLM a annulé une quatre-vingtaine de vols au départ d'Amsterdam-Schiphol en mai et annoncé d'autres suppressions intra-européennes. - SAS a réduit d'environ 1 000 vols en avril, tandis qu'United a abaissé d'à peu près 5 % sa capacité de la saison transatlantique. Les analystes préviennent que les aéroports plus petits et secondaires sont relativement plus vulnérables que les grandes plateformes, mieux reliées aux oléoducs et aux capacités de stockage. Pour gérer la rareté, les ministres européens de l'Énergie réunis fin juin ont étudié une libération coordonnée de réserves stratégiques et des mesures de maîtrise de la demande ; l'AIE a déjà coordonné un déstockage stratégique, et l'IATA presse Bruxelles de suspendre les règles dites « anti-tankering » qui limitent la quantité de carburant qu'un avion peut emporter d'un aéroport à l'autre. Ce que le Findel a à perdre — et à protéger L'aéroport de Luxembourg, au Findel, est l'unique aéroport international du pays et la base de Luxair comme de Cargolux — la plus grande compagnie tout-cargo d'Europe, qui exploite une flotte de Boeing 747 et achemine environ un million de tonnes de fret par an via l'une des plateformes de marchandises les plus actives du continent. Une tension sur le kérosène ne menace donc pas seulement les départs en vacances, mais aussi le cordon logistique qui passe par le Grand-Duché. Le Findel illustre précisément cette vulnérabilité à source unique que pointent les analystes. L'aéroport avait toutefois déjà engagé le renforcement de son approvisionnement. En octobre 2025, avant la crise actuelle, lux-Airport a lancé les travaux d'un nouveau dépôt de carburant : jusqu'à six cuves de 5 000 mètres cubes chacune, pour un coût d'environ 106,5 millions d'euros (quelque 125 millions de dollars), portant la capacité de stockage sur site à environ +275 %. L'installation, attendue pour 2028, est conçue pour la résilience, avec des livraisons par camion en secours et une compatibilité avec les carburants d'aviation durables. « En modernisant et en augmentant la capacité du dépôt de carburant, nous obtenons une plus grande sécurité d'approvisionnement et une capacité de réserve pour un trafic aérien croissant », a déclaré Alexander Flassak, directeur général de lux-Airport, au lancement du chantier. La ministre de la Mobilité, Yuriko Backes, a souligné que le projet renforcerait « la sécurité d'approvisionnement et l'efficacité de l'aéroport ». Cet investissement ne sera pas opérationnel cet été. D'ici là, le pic de trafic et de fret européen dépendra de la stabilisation de l'offre du Golfe, de la capacité des raffineurs et importateurs à suivre la demande d'août, et de la question de savoir si les réserves et les plans d'urgence de la Commission suffiront à maintenir le kérosène en circulation. ### Sources - Airports could face a jet fuel crunch within 3 weeks, industry warns — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/jet-fuel-shortage-european-airports-strait-of-hormuz.html - Europe's summer travel is on the line as airlines' jet fuel supply dwindles — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/europe-jet-fuel-shortage-airlines-cut-flights.html - EU energy ministers eye jet fuel reserves as Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens supply — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/12/eu-energy-ministers-eye-jet-fuel-reserves-as-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-threatens-supply - EU downplays jet fuel shortage risks despite IEA warning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/eu-downplays-jet-fuel-shortage-risks-despite-iea-warning - Europe's jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/europe-jet-fuel-fall-below-23-day-shortage-threshold/ - Europe braces for severe jet fuel crunch before summer rush — Cirium: https://www.cirium.com/thoughtcloud/europe-braces-for-severe-jet-fuel-crunch-before-summer-rush/ - Jet fuel uncertainty puts Europe under pressure as Brussels prepares guidance for airlines — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/05/jet-fuel-measures-shortage-european-commission/ - Airports Council International warns ~100 EU airports face jet fuel shortage without Hormuz — VisaVerge: https://www.visaverge.com/news/airports-council-international-warns-100-eu-airports-face-jet-fuel-shortage-without-hormuz/ - Europe risks jet fuel shortages if Hormuz disruption persists, ACI says — Gulf Business: https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2026/aviation/europe-risks-jet-fuel-shortages-if-hormuz-disruption-persists-aci/ - Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks' of jet fuel left, energy agency head warns — ITV News: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-16/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-warns - Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — lux-Airport: https://www.lux-airport.lu/luxembourg-airport-begins-construction-of-state-of-the-art-fuel-farm-to-meet-21st-century-supply-demands/ - Major Infrastructure Upgrade: Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/02-backes-aeroport.html - Luxembourg Airport Begins Building $125M Fuel Farm — Aviation Week: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/luxembourg-airport-begins-building-125m-fuel-farm - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Taxes numériques : la menace de droits de douane à 100 % de Trump rattrape le Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/trump-droits-douane-100-pourcent-taxes-numeriques-exposition-luxembour - Published: 2026-06-27T06:09:35.565+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:09:35.565+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: d34cc4f5-e8e0-46a3-a39f-584bd7dfe2ea - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Donald Trump promet 100 % de droits de douane à tout pays taxant les géants américains du numérique — un ultimatum censé balayer l'accord à 15 %, à quelques jours de son entrée en vigueur. ### Summary Donald Trump menace de droits de douane à 100 % les pays qui taxent les technologies américaines. Le Luxembourg, qui ne prélève aucune taxe numérique, redoute surtout l'onde de choc indirecte sur ses exportations d'acier et sur l'Allemagne voisine. ### Key facts - Donald Trump menace de droits de douane à 100 % tout pays qui taxe les entreprises technologiques américaines, prétendant passer outre l'accord commercial UE–États-Unis. - Le Luxembourg ne prélève aucune taxe sur les services numériques et n'est donc pas directement visé, contrairement à la France, l'Italie ou l'Espagne (3 %) et l'Autriche (5 %). - Les métaux représentent 30 à 40 % des biens luxembourgeois exportés vers les États-Unis ; l'acier et l'aluminium restent frappés de droits de 50 % au titre de la section 232. - Le STATEC juge le risque indirect plus grave : un ralentissement de l'Allemagne et une contagion des marchés financiers menaceraient davantage le Grand-Duché. - La menace reste fragile : en février, la Cour suprême a privé Trump du recours à l'IEEPA pour instaurer des droits de douane. ### FAQ **Q: Le Luxembourg est-il directement visé par la menace de Trump ?** Non. La menace concerne les pays qui taxent les entreprises technologiques américaines, or le Luxembourg ne prélève aucune taxe sur les services numériques. Il n'est donc pas directement dans la ligne de mire, contrairement à la France, l'Espagne, l'Italie ou l'Autriche. **Q: Quels secteurs luxembourgeois seraient les plus exposés ?** Les États-Unis représentent environ 3 % des exportations de biens du Luxembourg, mais les métaux et produits métalliques en constituent 30 à 40 % et restent déjà soumis à des droits de 50 % sur l'acier et l'aluminium. Le STATEC souligne toutefois que le risque indirect, via un ralentissement de l'Allemagne, est plus préoccupant. **Q: Pourquoi les marchés ont-ils peu réagi ?** En février 2026, la Cour suprême américaine a jugé que la loi IEEPA n'autorisait pas le président à imposer des droits de douane. Trump ne dispose plus que d'outils plus étroits et plus lents (sections 301 et 232), ce qui rend un droit uniforme de 100 % difficile à concrétiser. **Q: Qu'en dit la Commission européenne ?** Son porte-parole pour le commerce, Olof Gill, a qualifié les mesures d'« injustifiées » et rappelé que les taxes numériques sont « non discriminatoires ». Il a prévenu que l'UE « réagirait rapidement et fermement » pour défendre son autonomie réglementaire. ### Body Une publication sur un réseau social peut-elle suffire à faire vaciller un accord commercial négocié pendant près d'un an ? Vendredi 26 juin, Donald Trump a tenté l'expérience. Sur sa plateforme Truth Social, le président américain a menacé d'imposer des droits de douane de 100 % sur les marchandises de tout pays qui taxe les entreprises technologiques américaines — un ultimatum qui prétend passer outre l'accord commercial tout juste conclu avec l'Union européenne, à quelques jours de son entrée en vigueur. Pour une économie aussi ouverte et dépendante des échanges que celle du Luxembourg, la menace tombe au plus mauvais moment. Dans son message, Trump visait les gouvernements européens qu'il accuse de préparer l'introduction « imminente » de taxes sur les services numériques frappant des groupes comme Meta, Alphabet et Amazon. Ces prélèvements, écrit-il, sont « tous conçus pour nuire aux technologies américaines, ou pour les discriminer ». Tout pays qui en adopterait un s'exposerait, selon lui, à des droits de douane généralisés sur l'ensemble de ses livraisons vers les États-Unis. Que cette déclaration vaille avertissement : tout pays qui imposera une telle taxe se verra immédiatement appliquer un DROIT DE DOUANE de 100 % sur l'ensemble des marchandises expédiées vers les États-Unis d'Amérique. Le locataire de la Maison-Blanche a ajouté que ce droit « supplanterait » tout arrangement commercial avec le pays concerné, « qu'il soit appliqué, signé, ou non ». On ignore comment il compte faire respecter cette menace, et si elle viserait tous les pays concernés simultanément ou un par un. Une vieille querelle jamais soldée Les taxes sur les services numériques — des prélèvements assis sur le chiffre d'affaires brut que les grandes plateformes réalisent dans un pays — figurent parmi les irritants les plus tenaces du commerce transatlantique. Elles avaient été délibérément écartées de l'accord UE–États-Unis et demeurent à ce jour sans solution. Au sein de l'Union, huit pays appliquent déjà une telle taxe, selon la Tax Foundation : la France, l'Espagne, l'Italie, l'Autriche, le Danemark, la Hongrie, la Pologne et le Portugal. Les taux atteignent 3 % en France, en Italie et en Espagne, et 5 % en Autriche. Hors du bloc, le Royaume-Uni prélève 2 % depuis 2020, rejoint par la Suisse et la Turquie. Le Luxembourg, lui, n'impose aucune taxe de ce type, ce qui le place parmi les États membres directement hors de la ligne de mire de Washington. Pourquoi Bruxelles n'a pas cillé La Commission européenne a rejeté la menace sans détour. Son porte-parole pour le commerce, Olof Gill, a rappelé que ces taxes étaient « non discriminatoires » et s'appliquaient à « toutes les grandes entreprises, quelle que soit leur origine ». « Des mesures unilatérales visant des politiques aussi légitimes sont injustifiées, a-t-il déclaré. Si elles étaient mises en œuvre, l'UE réagirait rapidement et fermement pour défendre ses droits et son autonomie réglementaire. » Le calme des marchés tient à une réalité juridique nette. En février, la Cour suprême des États-Unis a jugé, par six voix contre trois, que la loi sur les pouvoirs économiques en cas d'urgence internationale (IEEPA) n'autorise pas le président à instaurer des droits de douane, invalidant les surtaxes « réciproques » annoncées en 2025. Ces droits fondés sur l'IEEPA ont pris fin le 24 février. La décision contraint désormais la Maison-Blanche à recourir à des instruments plus étroits — pour l'essentiel les enquêtes au titre des sections 301 et 232 —, plus lents et plus encadrés juridiquement. Washington a bien ouvert des procédures de section 301 sur les taxes numériques, mais un droit uniforme de 100 % serait autrement plus difficile à concrétiser qu'un message sur un réseau social ne le laisse croire. Un accord à quelques jours de son entrée en vigueur Le calendrier n'a rien d'anodin. La menace surgit juste avant l'échéance du 4 juillet, date à laquelle l'UE et les États-Unis doivent commencer à appliquer leur accord commercial, qui plafonne à 15 % les droits sur la plupart des exportations européennes. Le cadre avait été arrêté entre la présidente de la Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, et Donald Trump en juillet 2025 ; les eurodéputés et les États membres en ont adopté la législation d'application le 20 mai 2026. Ce plafond de 15 % ne couvre pas tout. L'acier, l'aluminium et le cuivre en sont exclus et restent frappés de droits de 50 % au titre de la section 232 — une préoccupation directe pour un pays dont la première catégorie de biens vendus aux États-Unis est précisément les métaux. La Commission s'est réservé le droit de suspendre ses propres concessions sur l'acier et l'aluminium si Washington maintenait, fin 2026, des taux supérieurs à 15 % sur ces produits. Ce qu'un tir de barrage signifierait pour le Grand-Duché L'exposition directe du Luxembourg au marché américain reste modeste. Selon le STATEC, les États-Unis représentent environ 3 % des exportations de biens du pays et une part comparable de ses importations. Mais cette exposition est concentrée : - les métaux et produits métalliques constituent 30 à 40 % des biens expédiés vers les États-Unis, soit une part de 6 à 7 % des exportations ; - les textiles pèsent environ 10 % des ventes outre-Atlantique ; - les exportations de services — réparties entre activités financières et non financières — y ajoutent 4 à 5 %. Le danger le plus sérieux, avertit le STATEC, est indirect. Parmi les économies les plus ouvertes d'Europe, le Luxembourg est très sensible à un ralentissement de ses partenaires commerciaux — au premier rang desquels l'Allemagne, son principal débouché, dont l'industrie automobile a déjà servi de cible aux surtaxes. Un droit généralisé de 100 % qui balaierait l'accord à 15 % se propagerait à travers les chaînes d'approvisionnement transfrontalières de la Grande Région, où composants et produits finis franchissent les frontières avec la France, la Belgique et l'Allemagne avant d'atteindre les marchés d'exportation. L'office statistique pointe enfin un canal financier : la vaste industrie des fonds et de la banque luxembourgeoise est exposée à toute « contagion par les marchés financiers » qu'une escalade brutale pourrait déclencher. Pour l'heure, la menace demeure conditionnelle — elle ne se déclencherait que si un gouvernement adopte effectivement une taxe numérique — et bridée par les tribunaux. Elle rappelle néanmoins combien une petite économie tributaire du commerce reste vulnérable aux décisions prises à Washington. Le Luxembourg, qui ne prélève aucune taxe numérique, ne risque pas d'être visé en propre : il risque d'être pris dans le rayon de l'explosion d'un affrontement entre son marché unique et son premier partenaire extérieur. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariffs over EU digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/us-president-donald-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-if-europe-implement-digital-services-tax - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-threatens-100-tax-on-european-imports-if-countries-impose-tax-on-digital-services - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — ABC7 News (Associated Press): https://abc7news.com/post/trump-threatens-100-tax-european-imports-countries-impose-digital-services/19390760/ - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on countries putting 'Digital Services Tax on American Companies' — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/trump-tariff-trade-tech-tax.html - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Europe if countries impose tax on US digital services — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260626-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-on-europe-if-countries-impose-tax-on-us-digital-services - Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know Now — Holland & Knight: https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-ieepa-tariffs - Supreme Court strikes down tariffs — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs/ - EU-US trade: Council and Parliament strike a deal to implement the tariff elements of the Joint Statement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/20/eu-us-trade-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-to-implement-the-tariff-elements-of-the-joint-statement/ - The EU-US trade deal: Restoring stability and predictability — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/trade/eu-us-trade-deal_en - Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/ - STATEC Warns of Indirect Risks to Luxembourg from US Tariff Policy — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/54160-statec-warns-of-indirect-risks-to-luxembourg-from-us-tariff-policy - The exposure of global and EU trade to US tariffs — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/exposure-global-and-eu-trade-us-tariffs_en --- ## Eurovision : le Luxembourg prolonge son financement public jusqu'en 2029 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-finance-eurovision-jusqu-en-2029-trois-editions - Published: 2026-06-27T05:53:38.418+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:53:38.418+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 1c981ad9-0b37-418a-be51-61cadac6a98f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Recalé en demi-finale à Vienne, le Grand-Duché a obtenu le feu vert du gouvernement pour trois nouvelles participations, prolongeant une subvention qui avait financé un retour à 1,1 million d'euros. ### Summary Le gouvernement luxembourgeois a approuvé le financement public de la participation du pays à l'Eurovision en 2027, 2028 et 2029, confirme RTL, sécurisant un projet culturel relancé en 2024. ### Key facts - RTL a confirmé en juin 2026 que le gouvernement finance la participation du Luxembourg à l'Eurovision pour 2027, 2028 et 2029. - Le retour de 2024, après 31 ans d'absence, reposait sur une enveloppe d'environ 1,1 million d'euros, surtout consacrée à la sélection nationale. - Ni RTL ni l'État n'ont publié la valeur globale de la nouvelle enveloppe pluriannuelle. - La décision est dissociée des résultats : en 2026, Eva Marija a manqué la finale, première non-qualification depuis le retour. - La 4e finale nationale, le Luxembourg Song Contest, aura lieu le 30 janvier 2027 à la Rockhal d'Esch-Belval. ### FAQ **Q: Jusqu'à quand le Luxembourg est-il financé pour l'Eurovision ?** Le gouvernement a approuvé le financement de la participation pour les trois prochaines éditions : 2027, 2028 et 2029. La décision a été confirmée par RTL Luxembourg en juin 2026. **Q: Combien a coûté le retour du Luxembourg en 2024 ?** Le ministère des Médias a confirmé une enveloppe d'environ 1,1 million d'euros, dont l'essentiel a servi à produire la sélection nationale, le reste couvrant promotion, déplacements et mise en scène. Un retour positif d'environ 125 000 euros était projeté. **Q: Le Luxembourg s'est-il qualifié à l'Eurovision 2026 ?** Non. Eva Marija et son titre « Mother Nature » ont terminé douzièmes de la deuxième demi-finale à Vienne, à 62 points de la qualification : la première non-qualification du pays depuis son retour en 2024. **Q: Quand et où aura lieu la prochaine sélection nationale ?** Le Luxembourg Song Contest, 4e édition, se tiendra le 30 janvier 2027 à la Rockhal d'Esch-Belval. Les détails de l'appel à candidatures sont attendus en juillet 2026. ### Body Le Luxembourg restera à l'Eurovision jusqu'à la fin de la décennie, et continuera d'en assumer le coût sur fonds publics. En juin, RTL Luxembourg a confirmé que le gouvernement avait approuvé le financement de la participation du pays aux trois prochaines éditions du concours, en 2027, 2028 et 2029. La décision prolonge un projet culturel soutenu par l'État, ouvert en 2024 lorsque le Grand-Duché a fait son retour dans la compétition après trente et un ans d'absence. Elle met aussi fin à des mois d'incertitude. La place du Luxembourg dans le programme de divertissement en direct le plus regardé d'Europe dépendait d'une seule question : l'État allait-il reconduire la subvention qui rend la participation possible ? RTL et les ministres l'ont tranchée au printemps, au sein d'un groupe de travail commun. Le diffuseur public a salué l'issue dans un communiqué accompagnant l'annonce. « RTL Luxembourg salue la décision du gouvernement d'approuver la participation du Luxembourg au Concours Eurovision de la chanson pour les trois prochaines éditions », a déclaré le diffuseur, ajoutant que « depuis son retour à la compétition en 2024, le Luxembourg a retrouvé sa place au sein de l'un des plus grands événements de divertissement au monde ». Un retour à prix d'État La réintégration n'a rien eu d'anodin sur le plan budgétaire. Lors du retour de 2024, le ministère des Médias a confirmé au Luxembourg Times et au Luxemburger Wort que l'opération reposait sur une enveloppe d'environ 1,1 million d'euros. L'essentiel a servi à produire la sélection nationale, le Luxembourg Song Contest, le reste couvrant la promotion, les déplacements de la délégation et la mise en scène de la prestation. Dans ce montage, le gouvernement a accompagné RTL pour produire l'événement « au prix coûtant », les responsables tablant sur un retour positif modeste, de l'ordre de 125 000 euros, à réinjecter dans la finale nationale suivante. L'engagement initial portait sur un programme triennal courant de 2023 à 2026 ; la nouvelle validation le prolonge jusqu'en 2029. Ni RTL ni le gouvernement n'ont rendu publique la valeur globale de l'enveloppe pluriannuelle ainsi reconduite. Ce que l'argent finance L'Eurovision n'est pas une facture unique, mais un faisceau de dépenses récurrentes qu'un diffuseur participant assume chaque année : - l'organisation de la sélection nationale, le Luxembourg Song Contest, dont la quatrième édition est fixée au 30 janvier 2027 à la Rockhal d'Esch-Belval ; - les frais de participation versés à l'Union européenne de radio-télévision, calculés selon la taille et l'économie de chaque pays ; - l'envoi et l'encadrement d'une délégation sur le lieu du concours, ainsi que l'investissement dans la mise en scène de la prestation ; - la promotion, au pays comme auprès du vaste public paneuropéen du concours. En verrouillant d'un coup trois éditions supplémentaires, la décision transforme ce qui n'était au départ qu'un retour ponctuel en une ligne de dépense culturelle permanente, le type d'engagement récurrent de « soft power » qu'un petit État doit arbitrer face à d'autres priorités, dans un budget tenu de près. La visibilité, et ses limites Pour un pays d'environ 680 000 habitants, l'Eurovision offre un rare moment de visibilité continentale de masse, et c'est sous cet angle que le gouvernement l'a défendu. Devant la Chambre des députés en mai, le Premier ministre Luc Frieden a indiqué qu'il entendait soutenir la poursuite de la participation, y voyant l'occasion de mettre en avant le Luxembourg et ses artistes sur une scène internationale, tout en avertissant que des questions d'organisation, d'artistique et de financement restaient à régler au sein du groupe de travail. La délégation, elle, a pris soin de dissocier le financement des résultats. « L'avenir du Luxembourg au Concours Eurovision de la chanson dépendra de la décision du gouvernement de prolonger ou non son programme de financement », avait prévenu le chef de délégation Dave Gloesener avant l'accord, insistant sur le fait que le soutien de l'État n'était pas indexé sur le classement obtenu. La nuance compte, car le bilan sportif demeure contrasté. En 2024, Tali avait ramené le Luxembourg en grande finale avec « Fighter », terminant treizième avec 103 points. Mais en 2026, Eva Marija et son titre « Mother Nature » ont buté sur la demi-finale à Vienne : douzièmes de la deuxième demi-finale avec 62 points de retard sur la qualification, ils ont manqué la finale, première non-qualification du pays depuis son retour. Vainqueur à cinq reprises mais absent de la compétition depuis 1993, le Luxembourg parie sur la durée plutôt que sur le succès immédiat pour reconstruire son statut. Le prochain test est déjà calé. L'Eurovision 2027 se tiendra en Bulgarie, après la victoire de Dara à Vienne avec « Bangaranga » et 516 points, le plus large écart de l'histoire du concours. Le Luxembourg choisira sa candidature à la Rockhal le 30 janvier, les modalités de l'appel à candidatures étant attendues en juillet. Le résultat de la soirée reste incertain ; l'engagement d'y être, et de le financer, est désormais scellé pour trois ans encore. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Eurovision Participation Confirmed for Next Three Editions — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/06/16/luxembourg-eurovision-participation-confirmed-for-next-three-editions/ - Luxembourg government secures Eurovision participation for next three editions — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205775/luxembourg-government-secures-eurovision-participation-for-next-three-editions/ - Eurovision Luxembourg: RTL Luxembourg confirms participation at Eurovision 2027 — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205754/luxembourg-rtl-luxembourg-confirms-participation-at-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Continued Eurovision Participation Dependent on Government Funding Decision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/17/luxembourg-continued-eurovision-participation-dependent-government-funding/ - Luxembourg: Eurovision 2027 Participation Depends on Government Decision — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2026/05/luxembourg-eurovision-2027-participation-depends-on-government-decision/ - Prime Minister Frieden Confirms Luxembourg's Intention to Compete in Eurovision 2027 — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/21/prime-minister-frieden-confirms-luxembourgs-intention-to-compete-in-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Spending Over €1 Million on Return to Eurovision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/03/luxembourg-1-million-return-to-eurovision/ - Luxembourg: With a budget of more than a million euros to Eurovision 2024! — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2024/02/luxembourg-with-a-budget-of-more-than-a-million-euros-to-eurovision-2024/ - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 Set for January at Rockhal — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61849-luxembourg-song-contest-2027-set-for-january-at-rockhal - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 to take place January 30 — ESCXTRA: https://escxtra.com/2026/06/23/luxembourg-song-contest-2027-to-take-place-january-30/ - DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria — Eurovision.com (EBU): https://www.eurovision.com/stories/dara-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026-for-bulgaria/ - Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 — Eurovisionworld: https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/bulgaria-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026 - Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024 --- ## Canicule : EDF arrête des réacteurs, Cattenom continue de produire sur la Moselle - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-juin-2026-reacteurs-edf-cattenom-moselle-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T05:41:18.742+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:41:18.742+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 41248f84-0c77-4add-a3bc-a4957eaf3fbf - Dateline: Cattenom, FR > La canicule de fin juin a contraint EDF à brider ses réacteurs pour épargner les rivières surchauffées. Aux portes du Luxembourg, la centrale contestée de Cattenom n'a pas faibli — pour l'instant. ### Summary Pendant la canicule record de juin 2026, EDF a arrêté trois réacteurs et bridé son parc pour protéger les fleuves. À 22 km du Luxembourg, Cattenom a continué de produire — et relance le vieux contentieux franco-luxembourgeois. ### Key facts - Le 24 juin 2026 a été la journée la plus chaude en France depuis 1947, avec un indicateur national de 29,8 °C et un pic de 44,3 °C à Pissos. - Au 26 juin, EDF avait bridé environ 8,7 % de son parc nucléaire (≈5,5 GW sur 63 GW), avec l'arrêt de réacteurs à Golfech, Bugey et Nogent-sur-Seine. - Cattenom, à 22 km du Luxembourg, n'a pas été bridée : RTE a au contraire demandé sa disponibilité les 27 et 28 juin. - La centrale ne peut réchauffer la Moselle de plus de 1,5 °C, ni la laisser dépasser 28 °C en aval ; le lac de Mirgenbach et le réservoir de Pierre-Percée servent de tampons. - Le Luxembourg s'oppose à la prolongation au-delà de 40 ans des réacteurs, le premier atteignant cette limite en 2026 ; 27 communes ont rejoint une alliance anti-Cattenom. ### FAQ **Q: Cattenom a-t-elle été arrêtée pendant la canicule de juin 2026 ?** Non. Contrairement à des réacteurs de Golfech, du Bugey et de Nogent-sur-Seine, Cattenom a continué de produire. Le gestionnaire de réseau RTE a même demandé à EDF de garantir sa disponibilité les 27 et 28 juin pour stabiliser le réseau. **Q: Pourquoi EDF arrête-t-elle des réacteurs en cas de canicule ?** Les centrales prélèvent l'eau des rivières pour refroidir leurs condenseurs et la rejettent plus chaude. La réglementation plafonne la température du rejet et du cours d'eau pour protéger la vie aquatique. Quand ces seuils approchent, EDF réduit la puissance ou arrête les tranches concernées. **Q: Quelles sont les limites thermiques propres à Cattenom ?** La centrale ne peut réchauffer la Moselle de plus de 1,5 °C, et le fleuve ne doit pas dépasser 28 °C en aval. Pour éviter d'en arriver à une baisse de production, EDF peut mobiliser le lac de Mirgenbach (95 ha, ≈7,3 millions de m³) et des lâchers du réservoir de Pierre-Percée. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg veut-il fermer Cattenom ?** Le Grand-Duché invoque l'âge de la centrale, des incidents répétés et sa position sur un bassin versant partagé à une vingtaine de kilomètres. Il s'oppose à la prolongation des réacteurs au-delà de 40 ans, le premier atteignant ce seuil en 2026, et 27 communes ont rejoint une alliance contre le site. ### Body Quelques degrés de trop dans l'eau d'un fleuve, et c'est tout un parc nucléaire qui vacille. La vague de chaleur qui a écrasé l'Europe à la fin du mois de juin a soumis le système électrique français à l'une de ses épreuves les plus rudes depuis des années — et braqué les projecteurs sur la grappe de tours aéroréfrigérantes qui se dresse à quelques kilomètres seulement de la frontière sud-est du Luxembourg. À mesure que la température des rivières grimpait vers ses plafonds réglementaires, l'électricien public EDF a purement et simplement arrêté trois réacteurs et bridé plusieurs autres, plutôt que de rejeter une eau trop chaude dans les cours d'eau de l'Hexagone. Au 26 juin, la capacité perdue atteignait environ 8,7 % du parc nucléaire, selon EDF — soit quelque 5,5 gigawatts sur les 63 GW installés. La centrale qui inquiète tant le Grand-Duché, Cattenom, n'en faisait pas partie. Cette semaine encore, elle produisait sur la Moselle — et le gestionnaire du réseau lui a même demandé de rester en service. Mais les mêmes règles thermiques qui ont mis à l'arrêt des réacteurs ailleurs pèsent sur elle, et l'épisode ravive une querelle vieille de plusieurs décennies que le Luxembourg n'a jamais voulu enterrer. Trois fleuves, trois arrêts Le 24 juin a été la journée la plus chaude que la France ait connue depuis le début des relevés nationaux, en 1947 : l'indicateur thermique national a frôlé les 30 °C (29,8 °C) et un pic de 44,3 °C a été enregistré à Pissos, dans le Sud-Ouest, selon Météo-France, des chiffres rapportés notamment par Al Jazeera. Des dizaines de départements — 54 au total — ont été placés en vigilance rouge canicule. Les centrales nucléaires françaises puisent l'eau des rivières pour refroidir leurs condenseurs et la restituent réchauffée de quelques degrés. Pour préserver la vie aquatique, la réglementation plafonne la température de ce rejet — et celle du fleuve lui-même. Quand ces seuils approchent, EDF agit : un réacteur de Golfech, sur la Garonne, a été mis à l'arrêt entre le 22 et le 23 juin, suivi le 25 juin par des tranches du Bugey, sur le Rhône, et de Nogent-sur-Seine, où la Seine doit rester sous les 28 °C en moyenne et ne pas se réchauffer de plus de 3 °C en aval. La production a aussi été réduite à Chooz, Saint-Alban et au Blayais. Conjuguées à l'envolée de la climatisation et à un vent faible, ces restrictions ont propulsé les prix de gros de l'électricité à leurs plus hauts niveaux depuis des années. Le gendarme du nucléaire français, l'ASNR, a souligné que la situation restait maîtrisable, loin des dérogations d'urgence accordées par le passé. « On est encore loin d'une demande de dérogation », a déclaré le 26 juin à l'Agence France-Presse Rémy Catteau, directeur des installations nucléaires de l'autorité — un contraste avec l'été 2022, lorsque EDF avait obtenu l'autorisation temporaire de continuer à rejeter une eau plus chaude. Le verrou des 28 °C sur la Moselle Mis en service entre 1986 et 1992 à environ 22 kilomètres en amont du Luxembourg, les quatre réacteurs de 1 300 mégawatts de Cattenom prélèvent chaque année près de 890 millions de mètres cubes d'eau dans la Moselle. Ils fonctionnent sous leurs propres contraintes : la centrale ne peut réchauffer le fleuve de plus de 1,5 °C, et la Moselle ne doit pas dépasser 28 °C en aval. Lorsque la rivière chauffe, EDF dispose de plusieurs marges avant de devoir baisser la production : - le lac de Mirgenbach, plan d'eau de 95 hectares accolé à la centrale, qui retient environ 7,3 millions de mètres cubes pouvant être remis en circulation pour soulager les prélèvements dans le fleuve ; - le réservoir de Pierre-Percée, plus en amont en Meurthe-et-Moselle, dont les lâchers peuvent soutenir le débit de la Moselle en période d'étiage. Ce n'est qu'à défaut que Cattenom doit réduire sa puissance ou s'arrêter durant les pics de chaleur — la séquence de dernier recours que le ministre luxembourgeois de l'Environnement, Serge Wilmes, avait détaillée devant la Chambre l'an dernier. Jusqu'ici, la marge a tenu. Lors de la canicule de l'été précédent, la Moselle avait atteint 28 °C le 2 juillet 2025 à la station allemande de Palzem sans entraîner d'arrêt à Cattenom, a rappelé le gouvernement. Cette semaine, le gestionnaire RTE est allé plus loin : il a demandé à EDF de garantir la disponibilité d'au moins dix réacteurs — dont Cattenom — les 27 et 28 juin pour stabiliser le réseau. « La France dispose de capacités de production suffisantes pour couvrir la demande d'électricité, y compris en cas d'indisponibilités de certains moyens de production », a indiqué RTE. Un bras de fer que le Grand-Duché ne lâche pas Pour le Luxembourg, la résistance de Cattenom à la chaleur n'est que le dernier épisode d'un affrontement antérieur au débat climatique. Le Grand-Duché milite depuis des années pour la fermeture de la centrale, invoquant son âge, des incidents à répétition et son implantation sur un bassin versant partagé, à une vingtaine de kilomètres à peine. Le différend se durcit à l'approche des 40 ans pour lesquels les réacteurs avaient été conçus à l'origine, le premier atteignant ce seuil dès 2026. EDF veut prolonger leur exploitation bien au-delà ; le gouvernement luxembourgeois, sur l'avis de sa division de la radioprotection, s'oppose formellement à la prolongation des installations « à haut risque » comme Cattenom, Tihange et Doel, et réclame le contrôle des quatre réacteurs face au type de corrosion qui a déjà immobilisé une tranche. L'été dernier, 27 communes luxembourgeoises avaient rejoint une alliance contre la centrale. Rien de tout cela ne change l'image immédiate : au plus fort de la chaleur de juin 2026, Cattenom a continué de produire tandis que d'autres réacteurs s'effaçaient ailleurs en France. Mais la canicule met en lumière l'impasse que le Grand-Duché ne cesse de pointer — un parc de réacteurs des années 1980, posé sur un fleuve qui se réchauffe, à qui l'on demande de durer davantage dans un climat que ses concepteurs n'avaient jamais anticipé. ### Sources - La canicule réduit la production du parc nucléaire de 8,7%, indique EDF (AFP) — Connaissance des Énergies / AFP: https://www.connaissancedesenergies.org/afp/la-canicule-reduit-la-production-du-parc-nucleaire-de-87-indique-edf-260626 - France heatwave: Rising river temperatures trigger shutdown of nuclear reactors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/france-takes-nuclear-reactors-offline-amid-record-heatwave - Reactors Shut Down As France's Nuclear Output Hit By European Heatwave — NucNet: https://www.nucnet.org/news/reactors-shut-down-as-france-s-nuclear-output-hit-by-european-heatwave-6-5-2026 - 43C heat cuts 6% of French nuclear capacity, more curbs possible — Montel News: https://montelnews.com/news/71fed808-f624-4bc4-8b9b-b4db6a863f70/43c-heat-cuts-6-of-french-nuclear-capacity-more-curbs-possible - Réchauffement de la Moselle : comment la centrale nucléaire de Cattenom s'adapte ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/rechauffement-de-la-moselle-comment-la-centrale-nucleaire-de-cattenom-sadapte/ - Été chaud : la température de la Moselle est montée jusqu'à 28°C cet été — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pic-de-chaleur-la-temperature-de-la-moselle-est-montee-jusqu-a-28c-cet-ete-103429711 - Europe's extreme heat is shutting down power plants — MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/ - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattenom_Nuclear_Power_Plant - Luxembourg Voices Concerns over Potential Life Extension of Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/environment/35540-luxembourg-voices-concerns-over-potential-life-extension-of-cattenom-nuclear-power-plant - Le gouvernement confirme son opposition à la prolongation de la centrale de Cattenom — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-gouvernement-confirme-son-opposition-a-la-prolongation-de-la-centrale-de-cattenom/ - Nucléaire : 27 communes du Luxembourg veulent faire fermer Cattenom — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/nucleaire-27-communes-du-luxembourg-veulent-faire-fermer-cattenom-103399884 --- ## Doute sur la bulle de l'IA : les secousses boursières atteignent les fonds luxembourgeois - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/intelligence-artificielle-bulle-secousses-boursieres-fonds-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-27T05:24:14.719+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:24:14.719+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: de120c72-b244-4cb2-810c-a7eb1da002d4 - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Effondrement des valeurs asiatiques des semi-conducteurs, flambée du prix des mémoires : une semaine de doute sur l'IA a fait vaciller des portefeuilles gérés depuis le Grand-Duché. ### Summary Une semaine de turbulences boursières a relancé le débat sur une éventuelle bulle de l'intelligence artificielle — un débat qui touche directement la place financière luxembourgeoise, deuxième domicile mondial de fonds. ### Key facts - Le 23 juin, le Kospi a perdu environ 10 % et déclenché un coupe-circuit ; Samsung et SK Hynix ont cédé plus de 12 %. Le 26 juin, le Nikkei 225 a reculé de 4,15 % et SoftBank de 12,28 %. - Sur la semaine, neuf géants liés à l'IA (dont Nvidia, Microsoft et Apple) ont perdu environ 2 700 milliards de dollars de capitalisation cumulée. - Les dix premières valeurs du S&P 500 pèsent près de 41 % de l'indice ; le ratio cours/bénéfices ajusté du cycle dépasse 40, tandis que les dépenses des hyperscalers devraient bondir d'environ 78 % en 2026. - Le prix de la DRAM a grimpé de 80 à 90 % en un trimestre ; Intel prévient qu'il n'y aura « aucun répit avant 2028 » et Apple a relevé ses prix le 26 juin. - Deuxième domicile mondial de fonds avec environ 7 500 milliards d'euros, le Luxembourg expose directement l'épargne locale aux géants technologiques américains via les fonds UCITS. ### FAQ **Q: S'agit-il vraiment d'une bulle de l'intelligence artificielle ?** Le débat reste ouvert. Les pessimistes, comme Owen Lamont d'Acadian, comparent 2026 à 1999 et redoutent une déception sur les bénéfices. Les stratèges de Goldman Sachs restent constructifs, avec un objectif S&P 500 d'environ 7 600 points, une croissance des bénéfices estimée à 12 % et un ratio cours/bénéfices anticipé de 22 fois, bien inférieur aux sommets de la bulle Internet. **Q: En quoi l'épargne luxembourgeoise est-elle concernée ?** Le Luxembourg est le deuxième domicile mondial de fonds avec environ 7 500 milliards d'euros d'actifs et près de 8 % des actifs de fonds dans le monde. Beaucoup de fonds UCITS y enregistrés détiennent un poids élevé de géants technologiques américains, si bien qu'une correction se répercuterait sur les portefeuilles et l'épargne des résidents et frontaliers. **Q: Une correction menacerait-elle le système bancaire ?** Selon le chef économiste du FMI, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, l'essor étant largement financé par les fonds propres et non par la dette, une correction ferait perdre de l'argent à des actionnaires sans nécessairement dégrader le système bancaire ou financier au sens large. **Q: Pourquoi le prix des mémoires flambe-t-il ?** La demande de puces pour les centres de données d'IA pousse Samsung, SK Hynix et Micron à réorienter leurs capacités vers la mémoire à haute bande passante (HBM), plus rentable. Le prix de la DRAM a bondi de 80 à 90 % en un trimestre, et Apple a déjà relevé ses tarifs le 26 juin en invoquant le coût des composants. ### Body Il aura suffi d'une semaine de soubresauts boursiers pour replacer une seule interrogation au cœur de la finance mondiale : l'essor de l'intelligence artificielle relève-t-il d'une authentique révolution industrielle, ou d'une bulle gonflée jusqu'à l'éclatement ? La réponse dépasse de loin les seules salles de marché new-yorkaises. Elle concerne aussi l'épargne de quiconque détient des parts dans les fonds administrés depuis le Luxembourg. Le mardi 23 juin, l'indice sud-coréen Kospi a dévissé d'environ 10 %, déclenchant un coupe-circuit qui a momentanément suspendu les échanges, selon CNN Business et Bloomberg. Samsung Electronics et SK Hynix — les deux premiers fabricants mondiaux de puces mémoire, qui pèsent à eux seuls près de la moitié de la capitalisation de l'indice — ont l'un et l'autre cédé plus de 12 %. Le même jour, à New York, le Nasdaq Composite a clôturé en baisse de 2,2 %. Vendredi, la tempête avait gagné Tokyo : Reuters et Nikkei Asia rapportent que le Nikkei 225 a terminé en recul de 4,15 %, soit près de 3 000 points perdus à 69 360, tandis que SoftBank Group abandonnait 12,28 % après l'annonce d'un possible report à 2027 de l'introduction en Bourse d'OpenAI, le concepteur de ChatGPT. Sur l'ensemble de la semaine, neuf des plus grandes entreprises liées à l'IA — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, Oracle et Tesla — ont vu s'évaporer quelque 2 700 milliards de dollars de capitalisation cumulée, à mesure que les investisseurs se demandaient si les sommes colossales englouties dans les infrastructures d'IA se traduiront un jour en bénéfices à la hauteur. Des valorisations tendues, des dépenses sans frein Les chiffres qui sous-tendent cet emballement donnent le vertige. Nvidia est devenue, en juillet 2025, la première entreprise de l'histoire à franchir les 4 000 milliards de dollars de capitalisation, avant de dépasser les 5 000 milliards en octobre. Les dix premières valeurs du S&P 500 représentent désormais environ 41 % de l'indice, concentrant la fortune de millions d'investisseurs sur une poignée de titres. Le ratio cours/bénéfices ajusté du cycle — un baromètre de valorisation de long terme — a grimpé au-delà de 40, un niveau historiquement associé aux sommets de marché. Les dépenses progressent au même rythme. Les analystes estiment que les investissements des grands hébergeurs du cloud, les « hyperscalers », bondiront d'environ 78 % en 2026, passant de quelque 416 à 739 milliards de dollars, consacrés pour l'essentiel aux centres de données et aux puces. Les sceptiques s'interrogent : les revenus suivront-ils ? « Peut-être qu'en 2031, nous regarderons en arrière et verrons dans la valorisation actuelle un nouveau triomphe de l'hypothèse des marchés efficients… Mais pour moi, l'optimisme d'aujourd'hui est une manière de plus dont 2026 ressemble à 1999 », a écrit Owen Lamont, gérant de portefeuille senior chez Acadian Asset Management, dans des propos rapportés par Fortune. La référence à 1999 — la veille de l'éclatement de la bulle Internet — résume la crainte des « ours » : que les bénéfices déçoivent après des années d'attentes survoltées. Le doute s'invite jusque dans les banques qui financent l'emballement. « La peur de rater le coche s'est révélée un moteur plus puissant que la médiocrité des performances boursières : les hyperscalers ont fait passer leur participation à la course aux armements de l'IA avant l'intérêt de leurs actionnaires actuels », observe James Covello, responsable de la recherche actions mondiale chez Goldman Sachs, cité par Fortune. Le scénario optimiste n'a pas pour autant volé en éclats. Les stratèges de Goldman Sachs maintiennent pour le S&P 500 un objectif de fin d'année constructif, autour de 7 600 points pour 2026, jugeant la hausse adossée à une croissance bien réelle des bénéfices — de l'ordre de 12 % — plutôt qu'à la seule spéculation, et soulignant qu'un ratio cours/bénéfices anticipé d'environ 22 fois reste très en deçà des sommets de la bulle Internet. Le Fonds monétaire international apporte, lui, une nuance décisive sur le risque systémique. « Tout cela n'est pas financé par la dette, ce qui signifie qu'en cas de correction des marchés, certains actionnaires, certains détenteurs de fonds propres pourront y perdre », a déclaré à la presse Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, chef économiste du FMI. « Mais cela ne se transmet pas nécessairement à l'ensemble du système financier ni ne crée de dégradations dans le système bancaire ou financier au sens large. » L'étau de la mémoire Le second moteur des turbulences de la semaine n'est pas financier mais physique : une pénurie historique de mémoire informatique. La demande de puces destinées à alimenter les centres de données d'IA a fait flamber les prix. Les tarifs de la DRAM ont bondi de 80 à 90 % sur ce seul trimestre, selon des données de Counterpoint Research relayées par IEEE Spectrum, à mesure que Samsung, SK Hynix et Micron réorientent leurs capacités de production vers la mémoire à haute bande passante (HBM), plus rentable, destinée aux accélérateurs d'IA. Le directeur général de Micron, Sanjay Mehrotra, table sur un marché de la HBM passant d'environ 35 milliards de dollars en 2025 à 100 milliards en 2028, tandis que le patron d'Intel, Lip-Bu Tan, prévient sans détour qu'il n'y aura « aucun répit avant 2028 ». L'étau se resserre déjà sur les consommateurs : le 26 juin, Apple a annoncé des hausses de prix sur une large part de sa gamme matérielle, invoquant le coût des composants. La flambée des prix de la mémoire est un signal à double tranchant — preuve d'une demande d'IA bien réelle, mais aussi d'une filière qui malmène ses propres chaînes d'approvisionnement. Pourquoi le Grand-Duché est en première ligne Pour le Luxembourg, il ne s'agit nullement d'une histoire lointaine de Wall Street. Le pays est le deuxième domicile mondial de fonds d'investissement après les États-Unis, avec environ 7 500 milliards d'euros d'actifs domiciliés et près de 8 % de l'ensemble des actifs de fonds dans le monde, selon la fédération sectorielle EFAMA. Nombre des fonds UCITS enregistrés ici sont des fonds d'actions internationales qui, en répliquant ou en privilégiant les plus grandes capitalisations cotées, accordent un poids considérable aux géants technologiques américains aujourd'hui sous surveillance. Cette concentration fait que le débat sur la bulle de l'IA irrigue directement les portefeuilles domiciliés au Luxembourg — et, à travers eux, les pensions et l'épargne des frontaliers et des résidents qui les détiennent. La lecture rassurante, dans le sillage de M. Gourinchas, veut que l'essor étant largement financé par les fonds propres, une correction meurtrirait les actionnaires sans nécessairement menacer le système bancaire. La lecture prudente rappelle qu'un marché à ce point suspendu à quelques noms peut chuter aussi brutalement qu'il est monté. - Concentration : les dix premières valeurs du S&P 500 pèsent près de 41 % de l'indice. - Valorisation : le ratio cours/bénéfices ajusté du cycle dépasse 40 ; les optimistes opposent un ratio anticipé proche de 22 fois, loin des excès de 2000. - Exposition : la place luxembourgeoise et ses quelque 7 500 milliards d'euros canalisent les pondérations technologiques mondiales vers l'épargne locale. Que cet essor se révèle la prochaine révolution industrielle ou le prochain 1999, la semaine écoulée aura rappelé une chose : le pari de l'IA est devenu le marché lui-même — et ses secousses retombent désormais en plein sur les épargnants luxembourgeois. ### Sources - Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off. South Korean market plunges 10% — CNN Business: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/business/stock-market-kospi-dow-nasdaq-ai - Kospi Index Slides With Samsung, SK Hynix Falling on Chip Concerns — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/korean-stocks-fall-more-than-4-from-record-high-on-tech-selloff - Japan's Nikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay report — Reuters (via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L1N42Y05L:0-japan-s-nikkei-ends-4-lower-as-softbank-tanks-on-openai-s-ipo-delay-report/ - SoftBank shares slip over 12% on OpenAI IPO delay concerns — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/softbank-shares-slip-over-12-on-openai-ipo-delay-concerns - 'Yet another way in which 2026 is looking like 1999': Top analyst fears bubble popping — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/08/ai-boom-tech-stocks-bubble-fears-earnings-growth-chipmakers-ipo/ - 'FOMO has proven a stronger incentive than poor stock performance': Goldman Sachs finds insecurity is a key part of the AI boom — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/is-ai-a-bubble-goldman-sachs-skeptics-overhyped/ - IMF says AI investment bubble could burst, comparable to dot-com bubble — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/14/imf-says-ai-investment-bubble-could-burst-comparable-to-dot-com-bubble - AI Boom Fuels DRAM Shortage and Price Surge — IEEE Spectrum: https://spectrum.ieee.org/dram-shortage - AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/10/micron-ai-memory-shortage-hbm-nvidia-samsung.html - Beyond the AI Boom: Goldman Sachs Forecasts a Broadening Bull Market and 7,600 S&P Target for 2026 — FinancialContent: https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketminute-2026-1-8-beyond-the-ai-boom-goldman-sachs-forecasts-a-broadening-bull-market-and-7600-s-and-p-target-for-2026 - Luxembourg has 7.9% of worldwide investment fund assets: Efama — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-has-7-9-of-worldwide-investment-fund-assets-efama-q3-2024 - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - AI bubble — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble --- ## À Washington, un accord-cadre entre le Liban et Israël que le Hezbollah enterre aussitôt - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/liban-israel-etats-unis-accord-cadre-washington-rejet-hezbollah - Published: 2026-06-27T05:09:40.487+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:09:40.487+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 583d90b2-6e80-46a1-accd-8ba91627f7ca - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Signé au département d'État, le texte trilatéral dessine un désarmement du Hezbollah et un retrait israélien par étapes. Mais le mouvement, tenu à l'écart des pourparlers, le récuse en bloc. ### Summary Le Liban, Israël et les États-Unis ont signé vendredi à Washington un accord-cadre censé ouvrir la voie à la paix. Quelques heures plus tard, le Hezbollah le rejetait intégralement. ### Key facts - Le 26 juin 2026, le Liban, Israël et les États-Unis ont signé à Washington un accord-cadre trilatéral, présenté comme un premier pas vers la paix et non comme un règlement définitif. - Le texte prévoit le désarmement du Hezbollah, deux zones pilotes confiées à l'armée libanaise et un retrait israélien par étapes, supervisés par un groupe de coordination militaire trilatéral. - Tenu à l'écart des négociations, le Hezbollah rejette l'accord : Naïm Qassem exige un retrait inconditionnel et exclut toute normalisation. - Israël maintient ses troupes dans le sud — environ un cinquième du territoire libanais — jusqu'au désarmement effectif du mouvement. - L'accord s'inscrit dans une recomposition régionale après la mort du guide suprême iranien et un mémorandum américano-iranien du 17 juin appelant à cesser les opérations « sur tous les fronts ». ### FAQ **Q: Qui a signé l'accord-cadre de Washington ?** Il a été paraphé par l'ambassadeur d'Israël aux États-Unis, Yechiel Leiter, et par l'ambassadrice du Liban, Nada Hamadeh, en présence du secrétaire d'État Marco Rubio. Un haut responsable du département d'État a également signé pour la partie américaine. Le texte referme cinq cycles de pourparlers menés sous médiation américaine. **Q: Pourquoi le Hezbollah rejette-t-il l'accord ?** Exclu des négociations, le mouvement estime qu'Israël doit se retirer sans condition et refuse toute normalisation. Son député Hassan Fadlallah y voit des « concessions unilatérales et gratuites » qui ne pourraient être imposées qu'au prix d'une « guerre civile ». **Q: L'accord met-il fin au conflit ?** Non. Les parties le décrivent comme une feuille de route par étapes — désarmement et déploiement de l'armée libanaise d'abord, retrait israélien ensuite — et non comme une paix définitive. Israël maintient ses forces dans une zone de sécurité au sud du Liban tant que le Hezbollah n'est pas désarmé. **Q: En quoi l'Europe est-elle concernée ?** La stabilité du Liban pèse sur les pressions migratoires et le flanc sud de l'UE et de l'OTAN. Des contingents européens forment une part substantielle de la Finul, et l'Union finance de longue date l'armée libanaise et l'accueil des réfugiés. ### Body WASHINGTON — Il aura suffi de quelques heures pour que l'enthousiasme du département d'État se heurte au réel. Vendredi 26 juin, le Liban, Israël et les États-Unis ont signé à Washington un accord-cadre trilatéral, ouverture diplomatique rare sur l'une des lignes de front les plus inflammables du Proche-Orient. La diplomatie américaine y voyait un premier pas vers une paix formelle entre deux adversaires de toujours. Le Hezbollah, première force armée du côté libanais et grand absent de la table des négociations, a balayé le texte d'un revers de main. L'accord a été paraphé par l'ambassadeur d'Israël aux États-Unis, Yechiel Leiter, et par l'ambassadrice du Liban, Nada Hamadeh, en présence du secrétaire d'État Marco Rubio. Un haut responsable du département d'État a également signé pour la partie américaine. Le document referme cinq cycles de discussions menées sous médiation américaine à Washington, le dernier ayant duré environ quatre jours. Il ne met pas fin au conflit : les responsables le présentent plutôt comme une feuille de route de désescalade, après des mois de combats qui ont fait, selon les autorités libanaises, plus de 4 200 morts, et après l'effondrement répété du cessez-le-feu de novembre 2024. Ce que le texte engage les signataires à faire D'après les déclarations américaines et israéliennes, l'accord trace une séquence ordonnée plutôt qu'une paix scellée. Ses dispositions centrales, telles que décrites par les parties, prévoient : - un « processus clair » destiné à rétablir la souveraineté libanaise, désarmer le Hezbollah et démanteler son infrastructure militaire ; - deux zones pilotes près de la frontière, où l'armée libanaise prendrait le contrôle et le Hezbollah serait démantelé, avant la reconstruction et le retour des civils ; - un Groupe de coordination militaire pour le Liban, trilatéral et facilité par les États-Unis, chargé de superviser la mise en œuvre ; - un retrait israélien par paliers — Israël affirme ne « revenir à ses frontières » qu'une fois écartée la menace pesant sur ses citoyens. L'ambassadrice du Liban a présenté la signature comme l'amorce d'un long chemin, y voyant « un premier pas sur la voie du rétablissement de la souveraineté et de l'intégrité territoriale du Liban, et de l'obtention d'une cessation permanente et définitive des hostilités ». Marco Rubio, lui, s'est montré plus mesuré sur l'ampleur réelle des avancées. C'est le commencement du commencement. Il reste énormément de travail devant nous. — Marco Rubio, secrétaire d'État américain Le refus du Hezbollah La faille première de l'accord tient en une phrase : le mouvement qu'il entend désarmer ne l'a jamais accepté. Le chef du Hezbollah, Naïm Qassem, a martelé qu'Israël devait se retirer sans condition et a exclu toute normalisation des relations. Le député du mouvement Hassan Fadlallah s'est montré plus tranchant encore, prévenant que le gouvernement libanais ne pourrait imposer un tel accord sans déchirer le pays. « La voie suivie par les autorités libanaises revient à des concessions unilatérales et gratuites qui ne feront qu'affaiblir le pays et servir les intérêts de l'ennemi israélien », a déclaré M. Fadlallah, ajoutant que l'accord ne pourrait être appliqué qu'« avec le soutien américain », au prix de plonger le Liban dans « la guerre civile ». Il y a vu une tentative de faire dérailler le canal de négociation entre Téhéran et Washington. Ce rejet compte, car la séquence de l'accord — désarmement d'abord, retrait israélien complet ensuite — repose sur la capacité de l'armée libanaise à affronter un mouvement mieux armé qu'elle, qu'elle n'a historiquement été ni disposée ni en mesure de défier. Depuis le cessez-le-feu de 2024, l'armée s'est déployée au sud du fleuve Litani aux côtés des Casques bleus, mais elle demeure largement tributaire de financements étrangers et n'a jamais contraint le Hezbollah à rendre les armes. Une séquence fragile, un Proche-Orient qui bascule Côté israélien, le premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahou a fait comprendre que ses troupes ne partiraient pas de sitôt. « Israël reste dans la zone de sécurité du sud du Liban. C'est une victoire majeure », a-t-il affirmé, présentant le cadre comme un acquis sécuritaire et non comme une concession. Le ministre des Finances Bezalel Smotrich a évoqué une présence sans terme défini, au nom de « frontières défendables ». Selon Axios et Al Jazeera, l'armée israélienne contrôle toujours environ un cinquième du territoire libanais. Dans la description de M. Netanyahou, une des zones pilotes se situe entièrement au sud du Litani, et une zone plus réduite, en partie au nord du fleuve, s'inscrit dans un périmètre de sécurité élargi dont l'armée israélienne dit « ne pas avoir besoin ». L'accord est aussi le marqueur d'une région en recomposition. Il fait suite à la mort du guide suprême iranien plus tôt cette année et à un mémorandum américano-iranien conclu le 17 juin, qui appelait à mettre fin aux opérations militaires « sur tous les fronts, y compris au Liban » — la toile de fond diplomatique qui a rendu pensable un texte libano-israélien. M. Leiter a résumé sans détour la lecture d'Israël : « L'Iran est dehors, le Hezbollah est dehors, et la route de la paix entre Israël et le Liban est ouverte. » À l'inverse, M. Fadlallah a vu dans la signature de Washington une manœuvre dirigée contre la voie de négociation propre à Téhéran. Pour l'Europe, les enjeux sont concrets. La stabilité du Liban pèse directement sur les pressions migratoires et sur le flanc sud des membres de l'Union et de l'OTAN ; des contingents européens forment une part substantielle de la Finul, la force d'interposition de l'ONU qui patrouille la frontière. L'Union européenne finance de longue date l'armée libanaise et l'accueil des réfugiés, pariant qu'un État libanais en état de fonctionner est l'assurance la moins coûteuse contre un nouvel exode à travers la Méditerranée. Reste à savoir si ce cadre consolidera cet État ou se bornera à masquer sa fracture centrale — et la réponse ne viendra pas avant des mois. Washington a promis d'aider à renforcer l'armée libanaise. Marco Rubio, pour sa part, a concédé l'évidence : le plus dur — transformer une page signée en désarmement sur le terrain — n'a pas même commencé. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon framework agreement sets process to disarm Hezbollah, Rubio says — Al-Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-sets-process-disarm-hezbollah-rubio-says - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral agreement in Washington, Friday — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1.500588290 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Deccan Chronicle: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1966551 - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260626-lebanon-israel-us-sign-framework-agreement-in-washington - Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-south-lebanon-leaflets-9.7250186 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-hezbollah - Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, warns of civil war — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/hezbollah-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-warns-civil-war - Israel, Lebanon sign framework deal for slight IDF withdrawal after days of talks in DC — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-26-2026/ - 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement --- ## Cocaïne : un record mondial qui place l'Europe et ses places financières en première ligne - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cocaine-record-mondial-onu-europe-blanchiment-luxembourg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T17:48:49.265+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:48:49.265+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 492a775d-0a64-4b7f-a1cf-e39cb62f1c62 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > L'ONU décrit une production de cocaïne à son plus haut historique et une méthamphétamine en pleine expansion, qui redessinent la carte du blanchiment jusqu'au cœur financier du Luxembourg. ### Summary Le Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2026 de l'ONUDC fait état d'une production de cocaïne supérieure à 4 000 tonnes, un record, tandis que l'Europe devient une cible de choix du trafic et du blanchiment, avec des conséquences directes pour le Luxembourg. ### Key facts - La production mondiale de cocaïne a dépassé 4 000 tonnes en 2024, plus de quatre fois le niveau d'il y a dix ans : un record historique selon l'ONUDC. - 331 millions de personnes ont consommé une drogue en 2024 (6,2 % des 15-64 ans) ; le trafic de méthamphétamine progresse d'environ 13 % par an. - L'Europe occidentale et centrale est le deuxième marché mondial de la cocaïne ; les saisies de l'UE sont retombées à 330 tonnes en 2024 après un record de 419 tonnes en 2023. - Europol estime que 86 % des réseaux criminels les plus dangereux de l'UE infiltrent l'économie légale pour blanchir leurs fonds. - Le Luxembourg a saisi plus de 873 kg de cocaïne en 2025 et a renforcé son arsenal anti-blanchiment, entré en vigueur le 19 décembre 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Que révèle le Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2026 de l'ONU ?** Publié le 26 juin 2026 par l'ONUDC, il fait état d'une production de cocaïne supérieure à 4 000 tonnes en forme pure en 2024, un record, et d'un trafic de méthamphétamine en hausse d'environ 13 % par an. Quelque 331 millions de personnes ont consommé une drogue en 2024. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Le Grand-Duché est exposé au blanchiment d'argent lié à des infractions commises à l'étranger via sa place financière, et il sert de point de transit physique : plus de 873 kg de cocaïne y ont été saisis en 2025, principalement au Cargocenter, à destination de la redistribution européenne. **Q: Les saisies de cocaïne dans l'UE ont-elles diminué ?** Elles sont retombées à 330 tonnes en 2024 contre un record de 419 tonnes en 2023, selon l'Agence de l'UE sur les drogues. Mais ce recul traduit surtout un déplacement des routes : forte baisse en Belgique, en Allemagne et aux Pays-Bas, hausse en Espagne (124 t) et en France (record de 53,5 t). ### Body Jamais autant de cocaïne n'avait été produite dans le monde, et le trafic de méthamphétamine progresse désormais à un rythme à deux chiffres : voilà le constat dressé jeudi par les Nations unies, dans un rapport qui érige le commerce illicite des stupéfiants en menace accélérée pour la sécurité de l'Europe et pour son système financier. Publié par l'Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC) à l'occasion de la Journée internationale contre l'abus et le trafic de drogues, le Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2026 estime que la production de cocaïne a dépassé les 4 000 tonnes en forme pure en 2024 — soit plus de quatre fois le niveau d'il y a dix ans. L'agence onusienne attribue cette flambée à une productivité accrue et à l'extension des surfaces cultivées en coca, alors que les groupes criminels poussent leurs pions au-delà de leurs débouchés historiques, en Europe occidentale et centrale, en Amérique du Nord et en Océanie. En 2024, quelque 331 millions de personnes ont consommé une drogue, soit 6,2 % de la population mondiale âgée de 15 à 64 ans, contre 5,2 % une décennie plus tôt. Le cannabis demeure la substance la plus répandue, avec 256 millions d'usagers, devant les opioïdes (63 millions), les amphétamines (32 millions), la cocaïne (environ 25 millions) et l'ecstasy (21 millions). Un marché qui se fragmente aussi vite qu'il grossit L'ONUDC insiste : la diversification du marché va de pair avec son expansion. Les chercheurs ont recensé 755 nouvelles substances psychoactives en 2024, dont 118 signalées pour la première fois, et la variété des produits retrouvés dans les saisies est environ cinq fois supérieure à celle observée quatre ans auparavant. Le trafic de méthamphétamine, mesuré par les saisies, croît d'environ 13 % par an, sa production essaimant du Myanmar vers l'Amérique du Nord, l'Afrique de l'Ouest et australe, ainsi que l'Asie du Sud-Ouest. Nous assistons à une multiplication sans précédent de nouveaux types de drogues sur le marché, et, plus inquiétant encore, certaines sont plus puissantes ou plus dangereuses qu'auparavant. L'avertissement émane de Monica Juma, qui a pris la direction exécutive de l'ONUDC en 2026. L'agence met en garde : les trafiquants exploitent la technologie, de nouvelles routes commerciales et l'instabilité géopolitique pour implanter des produits inédits sur des marchés vierges plus vite que les autorités ne parviennent à réagir. Une soif européenne qui ne tarit pas L'Europe occupe une position centrale dans cette poussée. Selon les données de l'ONUDC, l'Europe occidentale et centrale est devenue le deuxième marché mondial de la cocaïne, derrière l'Amérique du Nord, les saisies régionales ayant été multipliées par sept entre 2014 et 2023. Les grands ports à conteneurs de la mer du Nord, Anvers et Rotterdam, restent des portes d'entrée majeures, mais le rapport, comme l'agence européenne des drogues, décrit des trafiquants qui s'adaptent sous la pression. L'Agence de l'Union européenne sur les drogues a indiqué ce mois-ci que les saisies de cocaïne dans l'UE étaient retombées à 330 tonnes en 2024, après un record de 419 tonnes en 2023. Le recul s'est concentré sur les portes d'entrée traditionnelles — en baisse de 64 % en Belgique, 45 % en Allemagne et 36 % aux Pays-Bas — sous l'effet d'un durcissement des contrôles douaniers. Ailleurs, les volumes ont grimpé : l'Espagne a saisi 124 tonnes et la France un record de 53,5 tonnes. Pour les enquêteurs, ce déplacement traduit moins un repli qu'un contournement : - un recours accru aux ports secondaires et aux points de débarquement côtiers ; - des transbordements en mer entre navires, y compris au moyen de semi-submersibles et de drones ; - des dissimulations physiques et chimiques toujours plus sophistiquées. Du quai au bilan comptable C'est l'argent du trafic qui touche le plus directement le Luxembourg. Europol a alerté sur l'enracinement du crime organisé dans l'économie légale : son analyse de 2025, intitulée Leveraging legitimacy, révèle que 86 % des réseaux criminels les plus menaçants de l'UE exploitent des structures commerciales légales pour blanchir leurs fonds et masquer leurs activités. La plupart le font en créant leurs propres sociétés, en infiltrant des entreprises existantes ou en corrompant des intermédiaires, la logistique, la construction et les secteurs à forte circulation d'espèces figurant parmi les plus exposés. Ce diagnostic tombe mal pour un pays dont l'économie repose sur la finance transfrontalière. L'Indice du crime organisé de la Global Initiative relève que le statut de place financière mondiale du Luxembourg « a permis à de puissants réseaux criminels internationaux de s'implanter dans son économie », la ‘Ndrangheta italienne étant soupçonnée d'y blanchir des profits via les infrastructures financières du pays. L'exposition du Grand-Duché tient principalement à des infractions sous-jacentes commises à l'étranger — des délits perpétrés ailleurs, dont l'argent cherche refuge sur place. Le Luxembourg en première ligne La dimension physique du trafic n'est plus, elle non plus, une préoccupation lointaine. Les autorités luxembourgeoises ont intercepté en 2025 plus de 873 kilogrammes de cocaïne et plus de deux tonnes de cannabis, en grande partie au Cargocenter, alors que les trafiquants réorientent leurs cargaisons pour échapper au resserrement des contrôles dans les grands ports maritimes. Les responsables soulignent que ces drogues étaient destinées à la redistribution à travers l'Europe, et non au marché national. « Nous avons démontré que nous sommes hautement professionnels et capables de détecter de grandes quantités de drogue », a déclaré le ministre de l'Intérieur, Léon Gloden, à propos de ces saisies, ajoutant que « la coopération entre la douane et la police est elle aussi très importante ». Le gouvernement a également entrepris de consolider ses défenses sur le terrain financier. Le Luxembourg a publié en 2025 une nouvelle Évaluation nationale des risques de blanchiment, et une réforme d'ampleur de son dispositif anti-blanchiment est entrée en vigueur le 19 décembre 2025, répondant aux recommandations de la dernière évaluation du pays par le Groupe d'action financière. Reste à savoir si de telles mesures pourront suivre le rythme d'une économie de la drogue qui produit des volumes records — et en réinvestit des profits records. C'est la question que l'ONUDC laisse en suspens au-dessus de l'Europe. ### Sources - UNODC World Drug Report 2026: Global drug markets transforming rapidly as technology, novel drug types and instability present traffickers with new opportunities — UNODC: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2026/June/unodc-world-drug-report-2026_-global-drug-markets-transforming-rapidly-as-technology--novel-drug-types-and-instability-present-traffickers-with-new-opportunities.html - Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167817 - New synthetic drugs, cocaine and meth booming, warns UN — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/new-synthetic-drugs-cocaine-and-meth-booming-warns-un - Europe, the world's second-largest market for cocaine — UNRIC (United Nations Regional Information Centre): https://unric.org/en/drug-use-europe-2026/ - Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2026) — European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA): https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2026/cocaine_en - Europol analysis reveals how criminal networks exploit legal businesses to strengthen their grip on the economy – 86% of the EU's most threatening criminal networks exploit legal business structures — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-analysis-reveals-how-criminal-networks-exploit-legal-businesses-to-strengthen-their-grip-economy - Luxembourg under pressure from drug traffickers — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-under-pressure-from-drug-traffickers - The Organized Crime Index – Luxembourg — Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime: https://ocindex.net/country/luxembourg - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Ministry of Justice – Luxembourg Government: https://mj.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2020/lutte-blanchiment/nra25.html - Luxembourg: Major Reform of the AML Framework — Baker McKenzie: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/01/luxembourg-major-reform-of-the-aml-framework --- ## Attentat du marché de Noël de Magdebourg : la perpétuité, sans perspective de libération - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/magdebourg-marche-noel-medecin-condamne-prison-perpetuite - Published: 2026-06-26T17:40:47.338+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:40:47.338+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > Le médecin d'origine saoudienne Taleb al-Abdulmohsen a été reconnu coupable de six meurtres et 338 tentatives de meurtre pour l'attaque à la voiture-bélier de décembre 2024. ### Summary Un tribunal de Magdebourg a condamné le 26 juin 2026 à la réclusion à perpétuité l'auteur de l'attaque à la voiture-bélier du marché de Noël de décembre 2024, qui avait fait six morts et plus de 300 blessés. ### Key facts - Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 51 ans, médecin d'origine saoudienne, a été condamné à la réclusion à perpétuité pour six meurtres et 338 tentatives de meurtre. - La cour a retenu la « gravité particulière de la culpabilité », ce qui écarte tout examen de libération conditionnelle après quinze ans, et ordonné une rétention de sûreté. - L'attaque du 20 décembre 2024 a fait six morts — un garçon de neuf ans et cinq femmes — et plus de 300 blessés en un peu plus d'une minute. - Selon les enquêteurs, le mobile n'était pas djihadiste mais relevait de la rancune personnelle ; l'accusé soutenait l'AfD et se disait anti-islam. - Le drame a pesé sur la campagne des législatives allemandes de février 2025 et accéléré le durcissement de la sécurité des marchés de Noël en Europe. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle peine a été prononcée contre l'auteur de l'attaque de Magdebourg ?** Le tribunal régional de Magdebourg a condamné Taleb al-Abdulmohsen à la réclusion à perpétuité le 26 juin 2026. La cour a retenu la « gravité particulière de la culpabilité » et ordonné une rétention de sûreté, ce qui rend une remise en liberté hautement improbable. **Q: Quel était le mobile de l'attaque ?** Selon les enquêteurs, le mobile n'était ni djihadiste ni religieux. L'accusé, qui se présentait comme ex-musulman et militant anti-islam et soutenait l'AfD, aurait agi par rancune personnelle après l'échec de plusieurs procédures judiciaires. Une expertise a relevé un trouble de la personnalité narcissique. **Q: En quoi ce verdict concerne-t-il le Luxembourg et la Grande Région ?** Le Luxembourg organise chaque décembre les marchés de Noël Winterlights à ciel ouvert, et Trèves, à 50 km de la frontière, avait été frappée par une attaque à la voiture en décembre 2020. Depuis Magdebourg, la sécurité de ces marchés a été nettement renforcée en Europe. ### Body Il aura suffi d'un peu plus d'une minute pour transformer une soirée de fête en carnage. Vendredi 26 juin 2026, le tribunal régional (Landgericht) de Magdebourg, dans l'est de l'Allemagne, a condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, médecin d'origine saoudienne qui, le 20 décembre 2024, avait lancé un SUV de location dans la foule d'un marché de Noël bondé. Bilan : six morts et plus de 300 blessés. Âgé de 51 ans, l'accusé a été reconnu coupable de six meurtres et de 338 tentatives de meurtre, auxquels s'ajoutent des coups et blessures graves, selon Euronews et The Local. Surtout, la cour, présidée par le juge Dirk Sternberg, a retenu une « gravité particulière de la culpabilité » (besondere Schwere der Schuld) : cette qualification écarte la perspective ordinaire d'un examen de libération conditionnelle au bout de quinze ans et rend une remise en liberté hautement improbable. Les juges ont en outre ordonné un placement en rétention de sûreté à l'issue de la peine. Une minute, six vies fauchées Ce soir-là, vers 19 heures, al-Abdulmohsen a parcouru environ 400 mètres au volant d'un BMW X3 noir à travers la foule massée près de l'hôtel de ville de Magdebourg, atteignant jusqu'à 48 km/h, d'après les enquêteurs cités par l'Associated Press. Les six victimes : un garçon de neuf ans, André Gleissner, et cinq femmes âgées de 45 à 75 ans, dont l'une a succombé à ses blessures quelques semaines plus tard, en janvier 2025. Plus de 300 personnes ont été blessées — 309 selon le décompte retenu au procès, d'après le dossier résumé sur Wikipédia. Ouvert en novembre 2025, le procès a réuni des dizaines de témoins et quelque 200 parties civiles, à la mesure de l'ampleur du drame. L'accusé a reconnu avoir conduit le véhicule, mais nié avoir délibérément écrasé des passants. Le parquet a balayé cette version d'un mot : « grotesque ». Un profil à rebours des attentes Si l'affaire a tant troublé l'Allemagne, c'est aussi parce que l'auteur ne correspondait à aucun des portraits que l'on avait pu imaginer. Psychiatre de formation, al-Abdulmohsen exerçait dans un établissement fermé pour délinquants atteints de troubles mentaux, à Bernburg, en Saxe-Anhalt. Installé en Allemagne depuis 2006, il y avait obtenu le statut de réfugié en 2016 et disposait d'un titre d'établissement permanent, selon le dossier et l'AP. Se présentant comme un ex-musulman et militant anti-islam, il avait affiché son soutien à l'Alternative pour l'Allemagne (AfD), parti d'extrême droite, et relayé des théories du complot en ligne — soit l'exact contraire du mobile islamiste que l'Allemagne en était venue à associer à ce type d'attaque. Les enquêteurs ont conclu à un projet minutieusement préparé, mû non par une idéologie religieuse mais par une rancune personnelle : le dépit né de l'issue d'un litige judiciaire — dont une action contre une organisation d'aide aux réfugiés de Cologne — et l'échec d'une série de plaintes pénales qu'il avait déposées. Une expertise psychiatrique a relevé un trouble de la personnalité narcissique ; à la barre, il a livré une déclaration décousue d'environ quatre-vingt-dix minutes, sans le moindre remords, selon l'accusation. L'accusé n'était, et n'est toujours, préoccupé que par lui-même. Le constat est du procureur en chef Matthias Böttcher, qui a déclaré devant la cour que le prévenu n'avait manifesté « ni remords, ni regret, ni la moindre introspection » et qualifié de « grotesque » son affirmation de n'avoir pas visé la foule, rapportent Euronews et The Local. Quand l'attentat a percuté la campagne Le drame est survenu à un moment de bascule. La coalition du chancelier Olaf Scholz venait de voler en éclats — il avait perdu un vote de confiance en décembre 2024 — et l'Allemagne s'apprêtait à des législatives anticipées, tenues le 23 février 2025. Le carnage de Magdebourg, suivi d'autres attaques impliquant des immigrés, a propulsé l'immigration et la sécurité intérieure au cœur de la campagne, comme le notait alors Al Jazeera. L'AfD s'est emparée du bain de sang, organisant un rassemblement à Magdebourg quelques jours après les faits et l'intégrant à son argumentaire sur une Allemagne rendue moins sûre par l'immigration — alors même qu'il apparaissait que l'assaillant avait lui-même sympathisé avec le parti. Dans le même temps, les autorités de Saxe-Anhalt ont dû défendre le dispositif de sécurité du marché, dont une faille avait été exploitée par le chauffeur. Ce que le verdict dit à la Grande Région Pour le Luxembourg et ses voisins, ce verdict n'a rien d'une nouvelle lointaine. Le Grand-Duché organise le même type de marchés saisonniers à ciel ouvert — les Winterlights, qui animent les places de la capitale chaque mois de décembre — et la région porte sa propre mémoire des attaques à la voiture. En décembre 2020, un conducteur avait foncé dans la zone piétonne de Trèves, à peine 50 kilomètres de la frontière luxembourgeoise, tuant six personnes dont un nourrisson. Depuis Magdebourg, la protection des foules s'est durcie à vue d'œil sur les marchés de Noël européens. Les autorités allemandes ont enjoint aux villes de renforcer les points d'accès et d'étendre la vidéosurveillance ; le marché de Magdebourg fonctionne désormais derrière des barrières consolidées et des portails d'accès contrôlés, Augsbourg a ceinturé le sien de centaines de blocs de béton de 450 kilos, et Dresde a dépensé des millions pour sécuriser son historique Striezelmarkt, selon The Catholic Herald. Blocs de béton, bornes escamotables et patrouilles mixtes police-sécurité privée sont devenus le décor familier des chalets : l'héritage durable, et bien physique, de cette minute où al-Abdulmohsen a basculé dans le massacre. Rien de tout cela ne rendra leurs proches aux familles des six victimes. Mais, en retenant la « gravité particulière » de la culpabilité, la cour a fait en sorte que l'homme responsable ne recouvre, selon toute vraisemblance, jamais la liberté. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Driver in 2024 Magdeburg Christmas market attack convicted of murder and given life sentence — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/driver-2024-magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-convicted-murder-134232976 - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Germany debates migration and motives after deadly Christmas market attack — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/23/germany-debates-migration-and-motives-after-deadly-christmas-market-attack - The barriers around Europe's Christmas markets — The Catholic Herald: https://thecatholicherald.com/article/the-walls-around-europes-christmas-markets - Officials defend Magdeburg security days after Christmas market attack killed five — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/23/officials-defend-magdeburg-security-days-after-christmas-market-attack-killed-five - 2020 Trier attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Trier_attack --- ## Europol recense 731 réseaux criminels, dont 85 % infiltrés dans l'économie légale - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/europol-731-reseaux-criminels-economie-legale-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-26T17:22:16.54+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:22:16.54+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 7613fed2-0cee-4ebe-be6b-ffdd866e6911 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > La cartographie d'Europol dénombre plus de 400 000 membres et 118 nationalités : 85 % de ces réseaux se dissimulent dans l'économie légale, un signal pour les places financières comme le Luxembourg. ### Summary Europol recense 731 réseaux criminels parmi les plus menaçants pour l'UE, dont 85 % exploitent des structures d'entreprises légales — un constat qui résonne pour le Luxembourg, exposé au blanchiment de fonds d'origine étrangère. ### Key facts - Europol identifie 731 réseaux criminels parmi les plus menaçants pour l'UE, totalisant plus de 400 000 membres et 118 nationalités. - 85 % de ces réseaux exploitent ou détournent des structures d'entreprises légales pour blanchir l'argent et masquer leurs activités. - Le trafic de drogue reste la première activité, mais la fraude est le segment du crime organisé qui progresse le plus vite. - Le Luxembourg, centre financier international, est surtout exposé au blanchiment de fonds d'origine étrangère, selon son évaluation nationale des risques 2025. - La Commission a proposé le 24 juin 2026 un mandat élargi pour Europol, qui doublerait son budget à environ 3 milliards d'euros. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de réseaux criminels Europol a-t-il recensés ?** Europol a identifié 731 réseaux criminels jugés les plus menaçants pour la sécurité intérieure de l'UE, regroupant plus de 400 000 membres issus de 118 nationalités. C'est la deuxième édition de cette cartographie, après un premier rapport de 2024 qui analysait 821 réseaux. **Q: Pourquoi ce rapport concerne-t-il particulièrement le Luxembourg ?** En tant que grand centre financier international, le Luxembourg est davantage exposé au blanchiment de fonds générés à l'étranger qu'à la délinquance locale. Son évaluation nationale des risques 2025 désigne la fraude, le faux, les infractions fiscales pénales et la corruption comme principales menaces externes, et classe en risque inhérent élevé banques, prestataires d'actifs virtuels, assurance-vie et professions juridiques et comptables. **Q: Que recommande Europol face à ces réseaux ?** Europol préconise de viser les réseaux dans leur ensemble — leurs dirigeants, leurs infrastructures et leurs avoirs — plutôt que les délinquants isolés, en misant sur la coopération transfrontalière et le suivi des flux financiers. La Commission a proposé le 24 juin 2026 un mandat renforcé qui doublerait le budget de l'agence à environ 3 milliards d'euros. ### Body La frontière entre l'économie criminelle et l'économie légale n'a jamais été aussi floue. Dans sa nouvelle cartographie des organisations qui menacent le plus la sécurité intérieure de l'Union européenne, Europol identifie 731 réseaux criminels parmi les plus dangereux, un monde souterrain de plus de 400 000 membres issus de 118 nationalités — soit, selon l'agence, près de 60 % des nationalités de la planète. Et ces réseaux opèrent de moins en moins depuis les marges : ils s'installent au cœur même des circuits économiques légitimes. Ces chiffres figurent dans la deuxième édition de l'exercice phare de l'agence, Decoding the EU's Most Threatening Criminal Networks: Issue 2 – The Blueprint of Criminal Opportunism, présentée lors d'une conférence de presse le 26 juin 2026, aux côtés de la présidence chypriote du Conseil de l'UE et de la Commission européenne. Le document actualise un premier rapport publié en 2024, qui passait au crible 821 réseaux et les décrivait comme agiles, sans frontières, prédateurs et destructeurs. Le portrait d'ensemble est sans équivoque. Ces organisations se livrent, selon les termes mêmes d'Europol, « principalement au trafic de drogue et à la fraude ». Mais l'avertissement central porte ailleurs : 85 % de ces groupes exploitent ou détournent des structures d'entreprises légales pour faciliter et dissimuler leurs activités. Des marchés tenus d'une main de fer Le trafic de stupéfiants demeure de loin la première activité, mais Europol pointe la fraude — largement en ligne — comme le segment de la criminalité organisée qui progresse le plus vite. Les réseaux les plus menaçants pratiquent aussi la traite des êtres humains, le trafic de migrants et la délinquance contre les biens. Tous partagent un même impératif : déplacer et maquiller leurs profits. C'est là qu'interviennent les entreprises légales. Sociétés-écrans dans les secteurs où le numéraire abonde et où les flux traversent les frontières, elles permettent de blanchir l'argent, de décrocher des marchés et de s'enraciner dans l'économie formelle. Jürgen Ebner, directeur exécutif par intérim d'Europol, décrit un adversaire qui ressemble de plus en plus à une multinationale. Ils disposent d'une assise financière très solide. Ils recourent à des contre-mesures sophistiquées. Ils s'appuient sur une corruption à grande échelle. Ce sont des cellules connectées à l'échelle mondiale, dans l'UE et au-delà : une véritable entreprise internationale. L'image n'est pas anodine. Elle décrit des organisations dotées de moyens, de structures et d'une discipline que l'on associe d'ordinaire au monde des affaires. La corruption et l'arme numérique Le rapport présente la corruption et la technologie comme les deux moteurs de la criminalité organisée contemporaine. Les réseaux soudoient des fonctionnaires et intimident pour entraver les enquêtes, tandis que communications chiffrées, outils d'anonymisation et, de plus en plus, intelligence artificielle accélèrent leurs opérations et compliquent le travail des autorités. « Toute criminalité se nourrit en ligne, elle est accélérée par l'IA et la technologie », a déclaré Jürgen Ebner devant la presse. Cette bascule transforme des bandes autrefois locales en entreprises transnationales capables de recruter, d'escroquer et de se coordonner d'un bout à l'autre du continent. Europol a par ailleurs établi que les montages frauduleux constituent désormais le domaine de la criminalité organisée facilitée par Internet qui croît le plus rapidement. Une place financière en première ligne Pour le Luxembourg, le diagnostic frappe au plus près. Parmi les plus importants centres financiers internationaux de l'UE, le Grand-Duché est moins exposé à la délinquance locale qu'au blanchiment de fonds générés ailleurs — exactement les flux transfrontaliers que décrit Europol. L'évaluation nationale des risques de 2025, publiée par le ministère de la Justice et le superviseur financier CSSF, parvient à une conclusion convergente : compte tenu de la position du pays comme centre financier international, les menaces de blanchiment proviennent essentiellement des produits d'infractions sous-jacentes commises à l'étranger. Elle désigne la fraude et le faux, les infractions fiscales pénales et la corruption comme principales menaces externes — précisément les marchés qu'Europol place au centre des réseaux les plus dangereux de l'Union. L'analyse luxembourgeoise classe en risque inhérent « élevé » plusieurs maillons de la chaîne : - les banques, entreprises d'investissement, établissements de monnaie électronique et de paiement ; - les prestataires de services sur actifs virtuels et l'assurance-vie ; - les professions juridiques et comptables. Les arrangements juridiques (structures et montages) y apparaissent comme les plus exposés de tous. Les mesures d'atténuation, précise le rapport, ramènent la plupart des risques résiduels à un niveau moyen. Les données de cette évaluation portent jusqu'à fin 2023. Frapper les réseaux, pas seulement les hommes La recommandation d'Europol est de cesser de courir après les délinquants isolés pour démanteler des réseaux entiers — leurs têtes, leurs infrastructures et les avoirs qui les nourrissent — par la coopération transfrontalière et en suivant la trace de l'argent. « La force des réseaux criminels réside dans leur capacité à opérer par-delà les frontières. Notre force doit donc résider dans notre capacité à travailler par-delà ces mêmes frontières », a résumé Themistos Arnaoutis, chef de la police chypriote. Cet appel rejoint un mouvement engagé à Bruxelles pour renforcer l'agence. Le 24 juin 2026, la Commission européenne a proposé un mandat élargi pour Europol : partage automatisé d'informations via un espace commun de données policières (Police Shared Data Space), bureaux de soutien d'Europol au sein des États membres, pôle dédié à la technologie et à l'innovation, et collaboration resserrée avec Eurojust et le Parquet européen. Selon les informations parues sur ce paquet, il doublerait à peu près le budget d'Europol, porté à environ 3 milliards d'euros. Ces propositions surviennent en pleine transition à la tête de l'agence. Catherine De Bolle a quitté ses fonctions de directrice exécutive le 1er mai 2026 — et c'est Jürgen Ebner qui assure l'intérim au moment où le rapport, et le plaidoyer pour un Europol plus puissant, sont soumis aux gouvernements européens. ### Sources - The blueprint of criminal opportunism – Decoding the EU's most threatening criminal networks - Issue 2 — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publication-events/main-reports/blueprint-of-criminal-opportunism - The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dna-of-organised-crime-changing-and-so-threat-to-europe - Press conference: new edition of the Europol mapping report — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/press-conference-new-edition-of-europol-mapping-report - Europol identifies 731 organised crime networks operating across the EU — WTX News: https://wtxnews.com/europol-identifies-731-organised-crime-networks-operating-across-the-eu - Criminalità organizzata nell'UE, l'Europol registra 731 reti e 400mila affiliati — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/2026/06/26/criminalita-organizzata-europol-731-reti-400-mila-membri/ - Europol report identifies the most threatening criminal networks in the EU (821 networks, ABCD framework) — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-report-identifies-most-threatening-criminal-networks-in-eu - Commission strengthens Europol to step up the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-strengthens-europol-step-fight-against-cross-border-crime-and-terrorism-2026-06-24_en - EU proposes to double Europol budget to €3bn to boost cross-border policing — AML Intelligence: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/06/eu-double-europol-budget-3bn/ - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Government of Luxembourg / Ministry of Justice: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/05/26-evaluation-risque-blanchiment/2025-nra-vsite-internet.pdf - National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/Document/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing/ - Luxembourg Updates National Money Laundering Risk Assessment — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/legal-ip/55048-luxembourg-updates-national-money-laundering-risk-assessment --- ## Un logiciel malveillant a infiltré près d'un mois la flotte mobile de l'État - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cyberattaque-ctie-flotte-mobile-etat-luxembourg-logiciel-espion - Published: 2026-06-26T17:11:37.636+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:11:37.636+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: a8b70fbb-c386-47c3-81cc-22b156d7af3d - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Tapie dans la mémoire vive, une intrusion est restée invisible près d'un mois sur la plateforme qui pilote les smartphones de l'État. Coordonnées d'agents touchées ; données des citoyens épargnées. ### Summary Un maliciel discret a accédé près d'un mois durant à l'inventaire des quelque 4 850 appareils mobiles de l'État luxembourgeois et aux coordonnées professionnelles de leurs détenteurs, sans atteindre les données des citoyens, selon le gouvernement. ### Key facts - Un logiciel malveillant « résident en mémoire » est resté indétecté près d'un mois sur la plateforme de gestion des appareils mobiles de l'État, opérée par le CTIE. - L'attaquant a accédé à l'inventaire d'environ 4 850 smartphones et tablettes et aux coordonnées professionnelles des agents (noms, numéros, courriels), mais pas au contenu des appareils. - Aucune donnée relative aux citoyens n'a été concernée ; la CNPD a reçu une notification préliminaire le 27 février 2026. - L'infection remonte à fin janvier, dans les heures précédant une mise à jour de l'éditeur ; la détection a eu lieu le 26 février au soir. Il ne s'agit pas d'un hameçonnage. - L'incident s'inscrit dans une vague européenne : selon l'ENISA, l'administration publique est le secteur le plus visé de l'UE (38 % des incidents en 2024-2025). ### FAQ **Q: Les données personnelles des citoyens ont-elles été compromises ?** Non. Selon le gouvernement, « aucune information relative aux citoyens n'est concernée ». L'accès s'est limité au registre des appareils et aux coordonnées professionnelles des agents de l'État ; le contenu stocké sur les téléphones (messages, calendrier, photos) n'a pas été affecté. **Q: Combien d'appareils étaient concernés et lesquels ?** Environ 4 850 smartphones et tablettes gérés par le CTIE, avec leurs caractéristiques techniques. Les appareils du secteur éducatif, administrés séparément par le CGIE, n'ont pas été touchés. Par précaution, chaque appareil affecté a été reconstruit. **Q: S'agissait-il d'une campagne d'hameçonnage ?** Non. La porte d'entrée a été le logiciel tiers de gestion des appareils mobiles, infecté fin janvier dans les heures précédant une mise à jour de l'éditeur, et non un employé piégé par un courriel frauduleux. **Q: Les services de l'État ont-ils été interrompus ?** Seul l'accès mobile aux services internes a été coupé après l'isolement de la plateforme. Les agents ont basculé sur leurs ordinateurs de bureau, et une interface web restait accessible depuis les téléphones. Les services sont demeurés opérationnels. ### Body Pendant près d'un mois, un logiciel malveillant s'est niché au cœur du système qui équipe l'administration luxembourgeoise en smartphones et tablettes. Le temps qu'il y reste tapi, un acteur extérieur a pu consulter le registre de quelque 4 850 appareils fournis par l'État, ainsi que les noms, numéros de téléphone professionnels et adresses électroniques de service des agents qui les utilisent. Le gouvernement a confirmé l'incident. L'intrusion a visé le Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE), qui opère l'informatique du secteur public grand-ducal. Elle n'a pas atteint le contenu enregistré sur les terminaux eux-mêmes, et aucune donnée relative aux citoyens n'était en jeu, selon le ministère de la Digitalisation et les autorités nationales de cyberprotection. Une présence furtive, repérée trop tard Le maliciel appartenait à la catégorie dite « résidente en mémoire » : plutôt que de s'inscrire sur le disque, il installe une copie de lui-même dans la mémoire vive de l'appareil, ce qui le rend nettement plus difficile à détecter. Selon la ministre de la Digitalisation, Stéphanie Obertin, la plateforme qui enregistre et administre le parc mobile de l'État a été infectée fin janvier, dans les heures précédant le déploiement, par l'éditeur du logiciel, de sa dernière mise à jour. L'alerte n'a été donnée que le jeudi 26 février au soir : l'intrus a donc séjourné sur le réseau l'essentiel d'un mois. Point décisif pour le public, la compromission s'est arrêtée à la couche de gestion. L'attaquant a atteint l'inventaire des appareils et l'annuaire de leurs détenteurs, mais pas ce qu'ils contiennent. La ministre a été explicite sur ce point. « Les données stockées directement sur les téléphones ou tablettes, comme les messages, le calendrier ou les photos, n'ont pas été affectées par l'incident », a déclaré Stéphanie Obertin devant la Chambre des députés. À la découverte du maliciel, le CTIE a isolé par précaution la plateforme touchée. La manœuvre a interrompu l'accès mobile aux services internes de l'État — messagerie et agendas, notamment — contraignant les fonctionnaires à se rabattre sur leur ordinateur de bureau. Les appareils du secteur éducatif, administrés séparément par le CGIE, n'ont pas été concernés. Ce qui a fuité, ce qui ne l'a pas été Le récit du gouvernement, exposé dans une note de situation du 6 mars puis dans la réponse parlementaire écrite de la ministre, circonscrit soigneusement le préjudice. Les informations consultées relèvent de l'administratif plutôt que de l'intime : un inventaire de matériel et les coordonnées professionnelles qui s'y rattachent. Concrètement, l'accès a porté sur : - la liste des quelque 4 850 smartphones et tablettes gérés par le CTIE, avec leurs caractéristiques techniques ; - les noms des agents auxquels ces appareils ont été attribués ; - leurs numéros de téléphone et adresses électroniques professionnels. Ce qui n'a pas été touché, insistent les autorités, c'est tout ce qui appartient au grand public. « Aucune information relative aux citoyens n'est concernée », affirme le communiqué gouvernemental du 6 mars. Par mesure de précaution, chaque appareil affecté a été reconstruit, et l'autorité de protection des données, la CNPD, a reçu une notification préliminaire dès le 27 février. La ministre a par ailleurs cherché à relativiser la gêne pour le fonctionnement de l'État, soulignant que l'interruption s'est limitée à l'accès mobile. « Les services de l'État sont restés en permanence accessibles et pleinement opérationnels, à la fois via les ordinateurs (dont chaque agent est équipé par défaut) et via les téléphones grâce à une interface web », a indiqué Mme Obertin. La chaîne de réaction de l'État L'affaire est rapidement remontée au sommet de l'exécutif. De nouveaux éléments ayant émergé, la cellule nationale d'évaluation du risque cyber s'est réunie le 5 mars au soir ; le lendemain, le Premier ministre convoquait des experts et informait le Conseil de gouvernement. Le serveur compromis a été isolé et un serveur de remplacement déployé, tandis que l'analyse technique était menée conjointement par le CTIE et GovCERT.lu, l'équipe gouvernementale de réponse aux incidents informatiques. Selon les autorités, l'accès non autorisé a été circonscrit en quelques heures après sa détection et est resté limité au registre des appareils. Aucune attribution publique n'a été avancée, et l'enquête se poursuit. Fait notable, il ne s'agissait pas d'une campagne d'hameçonnage du type de celles qui usurpent régulièrement l'identité des banques luxembourgeoises ou des caisses de sécurité sociale : la porte d'entrée a été le logiciel tiers de gestion des appareils lui-même, infecté aux alentours d'une mise à jour de l'éditeur, et non un employé abusé. Un continent sous pression continue L'épisode met à l'épreuve la réputation numérique du Luxembourg et s'inscrit dans une tendance européenne plus large. Dans son rapport Threat Landscape 2025, l'agence européenne de cybersécurité ENISA relève que l'administration publique est devenue le secteur le plus visé de l'Union, à l'origine de 38 % des 4 875 incidents recensés entre juillet 2024 et juin 2025. Pour les seules opérations commanditées par des États, le gouvernement figure également en tête des cibles : les acteurs liés à la Russie sont derrière 39 % de ces intrusions, ceux liés à l'Inde 31,7 % et ceux liés à la Chine 24,4 %. Le Grand-Duché en a déjà fait l'expérience. Au printemps 2024, une vague de deux semaines d'attaques par déni de service distribué — revendiquées par des groupes prorusses — a frappé les ministères des Finances et de la Justice, l'institut statistique STATEC et la Caisse nationale de santé (CNS). En janvier 2025, une nouvelle salve a brièvement mis hors service le portail citoyen MyGuichet et le service d'authentification LuxTrust. Sur cette toile de fond, la brèche du CTIE tient moins du choc isolé que du repère d'une nouvelle normalité pour les administrations européennes : des attaques persistantes, souvent furtives, dirigées droit vers les systèmes qui tiennent l'État debout. Pour l'heure, le message luxembourgeois est que le périmètre a tenu là où il importait le plus — les données de ses 670 000 résidents — alors même que les assaillants avaient déjà franchi le seuil. ### Sources - État des lieux suite à l'incident affectant les appareils portables de l'État — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/03-mars/06-hpcn-ctie.html - 4.850 appareils mobiles de l'État touchés par un logiciel malveillant — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/4-850-appareils-mobiles-de-letat-touches-par-un-logiciel-malveillant - Les données informatiques de l'État compromises lors d'une cyberattaque — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-donnees-informatiques-de-letat-compromises-lors-dune-cyberattaque - On en sait plus sur le logiciel malveillant qui a perturbé les services de l'État — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/on-en-sait-plus-sur-le-logiciel-malveillant-qui-a-perturbe-les-services-de-letat/ - Cyberattaque sur 4 850 appareils publics du CTIE: des données exposées, mais pas de messages — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/cyberattaque-sur-4-850-appareils-publics-des-donnees-exposees-mais-pas-de-messages/ - Luxembourg: Un logiciel malveillant perturbe les appareils mobiles de l'État — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-logiciel-malveillant-sur-les-appareils-mobiles-de-l-etat-103514525 - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - ENISA 2025 Threat Landscape report highlights EU faces escalating hacktivist attacks and state-aligned cyber threats — Industrial Cyber: https://industrialcyber.co/reports/enisa-2025-threat-landscape-report-highlights-eu-faces-escalating-hacktivist-attacks-and-state-aligned-cyber-threats/ - Stéphanie Obertin — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phanie_Obertin --- ## L'Union européenne reçoit des émissaires talibans, l'Europe divisée sur l'« apartheid de genre » - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bruxelles-recoit-emissaires-talibans-apartheid-genre-maria-teresa - Published: 2026-06-26T16:54:18.068+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:54:18.068+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 4a8b9b09-ae06-44d2-9c95-8d4c95636326 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Pour la première fois, des services de la Commission et quinze États membres ont reçu une délégation talibane à Bruxelles. Un dilemme moral que la grande-duchesse Maria Teresa affronte de longue date. ### Summary Le 23 juin, l'UE a reçu pour la première fois des envoyés talibans à Bruxelles. La réunion ravive un débat moral que la grande-duchesse Maria Teresa, défenseuse des Afghanes, incarne au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Le 23 juin 2026, des services de la Commission européenne et quinze États membres ont reçu à Bruxelles une délégation talibane de cinq personnes, une première depuis 2021. - La réunion technique, coprésidée par la Suède, portait sur le renvoi des Afghans sans droit de séjour dans l'UE ; les talibans y ont aussi évoqué les services consulaires et les demandes d'asile rejetées. - Eurodéputés, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch et Malala Yousafzai ont dénoncé une légitimation d'un régime accusé d'« apartheid de genre » ; une plainte a été déposée au parquet fédéral belge. - En mai 2026, le Parlement européen avait adopté par 480 voix contre 5 une résolution déplorant l'invitation des talibans. - La grande-duchesse Maria Teresa, fondatrice de Stand Speak Rise Up! et ambassadrice de l'UNESCO, incarne au Luxembourg le combat pour les droits des Afghanes. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé à Bruxelles le 23 juin 2026 ?** Des services de la Commission européenne et des représentants de quinze États membres ont reçu une délégation talibane de cinq personnes pour une réunion de niveau technique, coprésidée par la Suède. C'était la première fois que des représentants des autorités de fait afghanes s'entretenaient formellement avec la Commission et les nations de l'UE. **Q: Quel était l'objet de la rencontre ?** L'ordre du jour portait sur le retour des Afghans sans droit de séjour légal dans l'UE. La Commission a évoqué les migrants en situation irrégulière ayant commis des crimes graves ou présentant une menace pour la sécurité ; les talibans ont ajouté la reprise des services consulaires et le sort des demandeurs d'asile déboutés. **Q: Pourquoi la réunion a-t-elle suscité une telle controverse ?** Des eurodéputés, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch et Malala Yousafzai ont accusé l'UE de légitimer un régime accusé d'imposer un « apartheid de genre » aux femmes afghanes. Le Parlement européen avait déjà adopté une résolution critique en mai 2026, et une plainte a été déposée au parquet fédéral belge. **Q: Quel est le lien avec le Luxembourg ?** La grande-duchesse Maria Teresa milite de longue date pour les droits des Afghanes. Elle a fondé en 2019 l'association Stand Speak Rise Up! et, ambassadrice de l'UNESCO, plaide pour que l'apartheid de genre soit reconnu comme crime contre l'humanité. ### Body Il aura fallu près de cinq ans pour qu'une table sépare l'Europe des talibans plutôt qu'un océan de principes. Le 23 juin, des services de la Commission européenne et des représentants de quinze États membres ont reçu à Bruxelles une délégation talibane de cinq personnes, pour des discussions techniques sur le renvoi des Afghans sans droit de séjour légal en Europe. Coprésidée par la Suède, la rencontre a été saluée comme « historique » par la partie afghane et dénoncée comme une « capitulation morale » par les organisations de défense des droits humains. C'était la première fois que des représentants des autorités de fait afghanes s'asseyaient face à la Commission et aux nations de l'UE. Tenue à l'écart des locaux institutionnels de la Commission, dont le lieu exact n'a pas été divulgué, la réunion a cristallisé une question que l'Europe esquive depuis 2021 : faut-il, et comment, traiter avec un pouvoir que les Nations unies et le Parlement européen accusent d'imposer un « apartheid de genre » aux femmes et aux filles afghanes ? Au Luxembourg, ce dilemme porte un visage familier : celui de la grande-duchesse Maria Teresa, la voix la plus constante du Grand-Duché en faveur des Afghanes. Une première autour de la table La Commission a confirmé la rencontre en des termes volontairement secs. « Les services de la Commission et la Suède ont coprésidé aujourd'hui à Bruxelles une réunion de niveau technique avec des représentants de niveau technique des autorités de fait de l'Afghanistan chargées du retour et de la réadmission », a déclaré un porte-parole — la formule prudente par laquelle Bruxelles évite de reconnaître les talibans comme gouvernement légitime de l'Afghanistan. Les talibans, eux, ont vu plus large. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, porte-parole de leur ministère des Affaires étrangères et chef de la délégation, a qualifié la visite d'historique, première occasion pour des envoyés afghans de discuter avec la Commission et les pays de l'UE. Selon lui, l'ordre du jour dépassait les expulsions : il englobait la reprise des services consulaires pour les Afghans d'Europe et le sort de ceux dont la demande d'asile a été rejetée. « Il est à espérer que cette visite ouvrira de nouvelles voies pour des interactions positives », a affirmé Abdul Qahar Balkhi. D'après l'agence française AFP, cinq responsables talibans avaient obtenu l'autorisation d'entrer en Belgique pour ces entretiens. Un continent fracturé Devant le siège de la Commission, des défenseurs des droits ont manifesté jusqu'en fin d'après-midi. À l'intérieur de la classe politique européenne, le ton fut plus tranchant encore. Cecilia Strada, eurodéputée socialiste, a reproché aux gouvernements de l'UE d'accorder une légitimité à un régime qui, selon elle, dépouille systématiquement les femmes de leurs droits. « C'est un chapitre honteux pour l'Europe », a déclaré Cecilia Strada, accusant la réunion d'offrir une caution à « un régime qui piétine les droits des femmes et des filles et impose un système d'apartheid de genre ». L'eurodéputée écologiste Saskia Bricmont a jugé « inacceptable » de recevoir les représentants d'un régime « qui opprime systématiquement les femmes, écrase toute opposition, nie les libertés fondamentales ». Ludovic Laus, d'Amnesty International Belgique, fut plus direct encore : « Nous sommes au-delà du scandale », a-t-il lancé, accusant l'UE de « composer avec un régime totalement autoritaire qui piétine les droits humains chaque jour ». La Prix Nobel de la paix Malala Yousafzai s'est dite ébranlée par la visite, avertissant que « l'Europe ne doit pas légitimer un régime responsable de l'une des pires crises des droits humains ». Le Parlement européen avait déjà signifié son opposition. En mai, il a adopté une résolution par 480 voix contre 5, et 83 abstentions, qui : - déplorait la décision de l'UE d'inviter les talibans à Bruxelles ; - exhortait les États membres à maintenir la non-reconnaissance et la non-normalisation des talibans ; - appelait à reconnaître officiellement l'esclavage, l'apartheid de genre et les mariages forcés d'enfants comme des crimes contre l'humanité. Les partisans du dialogue rétorquent que l'Europe ne peut renvoyer les demandeurs d'asile déboutés sans un canal opérationnel vers Kaboul. « Il est extrêmement important que ces criminels soient expulsés. Et ce n'est pas possible aujourd'hui », a fait valoir le ministre suédois des Migrations, Johan Forssell, dont le pays coprésidait la réunion. La visite a aussi valu une plainte déposée auprès du parquet fédéral belge, a rapporté le quotidien suisse Le Temps. La voix luxembourgeoise des Afghanes Aucune figure royale d'Europe n'a lié son nom à la cause des Afghanes aussi étroitement que Maria Teresa. Née à Cuba, épouse de l'ancien grand-duc Henri — qui a abdiqué en octobre 2025 au profit de leur fils Guillaume —, elle a bâti au fil des ans la tribune la plus visible du Luxembourg contre l'effacement des femmes sous le pouvoir taliban. En 2019, elle a lancé Stand Speak Rise Up!, une association vouée à mettre fin aux violences sexuelles dans les contextes fragiles et de conflit, cofondée avec l'ancienne diplomate franco-afghane Chékéba Hachemi. Ambassadrice de bonne volonté de l'UNESCO de longue date, elle plaide pour que l'apartheid de genre soit reconnu comme crime contre l'humanité et décrit sans relâche la condition des Afghanes comme intolérable. Son engagement a retenu l'attention internationale : la représentante spéciale de l'ONU chargée de la question des violences sexuelles en période de conflit, Pramila Patten, a salué l'« audace » de la grande-duchesse, qui refuse de laisser l'indignation se changer en silence, a rapporté le quotidien luxembourgeois L'essentiel. C'est précisément ce principe que la réunion de Bruxelles met à l'épreuve. Depuis leur prise de pouvoir, les talibans ont interdit aux filles l'enseignement au-delà du primaire, écarté les femmes de la plupart des emplois rémunérés et les ont confinées sous des restrictions croissantes que les experts de l'ONU assimilent à un apartheid. Pour celles et ceux qui, comme Maria Teresa, ont fait de ces femmes le combat d'une vie, une table de négociation à Bruxelles n'est pas une formalité mais un seuil — le moment où la gestion des migrations risque de devenir, dans les faits, la normalisation d'un régime que l'Europe avait juré de ne jamais cautionner. La manière dont l'UE répondra à cette accusation dans les mois à venir dira si le 23 juin restera dans les mémoires comme un acte de pragmatisme ou de reddition. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - À Bruxelles, une rencontre inédite entre responsables talibans et l'UE sur l'immigration (AFP) — Orange Actualités / AFP: https://actu.orange.fr/monde/a-bruxelles-une-rencontre-inedite-entre-responsables-talibans-et-l-ue-sur-l-immigration-CNT000002q7anZ.html - EU Officials Meet Taliban In Brussels For First Time Despite Outcry From Activists — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-taliban-meeting-outcry-activists-deportations/33787206.html - European Parliament Condemns Taliban Rights Abuses, Opposes Brussels Talks — KabulNow: https://kabulnow.com/2026/05/european-parliament-condemns-taliban-rights-abuses-opposes-brussels-talks/ - La venue de talibans à Bruxelles provoque une polémique et fait l'objet d'une plainte auprès du parquet belge — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/monde/europe/la-venue-de-talibans-a-bruxelles-provoque-une-polemique-et-fait-l-objet-d-une-plainte-aupres-du-parquet-belge - Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Teresa,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg - Lutte contre les violences: L'ONU salue «l'audace» de la Grande-Duchesse — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/luxembourg/story/l-onu-salue-l-audace-de-la-grande-duchesse-29951553 --- ## En Iran, la carte bancaire devient un champ de bataille numérique - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/iran-banques-etat-paiements-carte-paralyses-cyberattaque-juin-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T16:41:42.442+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:41:42.442+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: c18bf5a8-a276-4588-8358-0fe9bc698c9c - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Une deuxième vague d'attaques a gelé les services par carte de Bank Melli, Saderat et Tejarat, exposant la fragilité d'un système financier miné par les sanctions et le conflit de 2025 avec Israël. ### Summary Fin juin 2026, une cyberattaque a contraint trois des plus grandes banques d'État iraniennes à suspendre leurs services par carte, deuxième assaut en moins de deux semaines contre un réseau financier devenu une cible stratégique. ### Key facts - Une deuxième vague de cyberattaques a suspendu fin juin 2026 les services par carte de trois grandes banques d'État iraniennes : Melli, Saderat et Tejarat. - Les assaillants ont visé un système de communication interbancaire partagé plutôt que les défenses propres à chaque banque, paralysant plusieurs institutions d'un seul coup. - Le groupe Black Wolves a revendiqué l'opération sur Telegram ; les autorités iraniennes n'ont attribué l'attaque à aucun État, parlant d'une « cyberattaque limitée » sans fuite de données. - L'épisode rappelle les frappes de juin 2025 attribuées à Predatory Sparrow, qui avait paralysé la Bank Sepah et siphonné plus de 90 millions de dollars de la plateforme Nobitex. - Sous sanctions et avec un rial fragile, le système financier iranien révèle la vulnérabilité de l'infrastructure de paiement, désormais enjeu de sécurité nationale. ### FAQ **Q: Quelles banques iraniennes ont été touchées par les cyberattaques de juin 2026 ?** La première vague des 13-14 juin a frappé quatre établissements publics : Bank Melli Iran, Bank Saderat Iran, Bank Tejarat et la Banque de développement des exportations d'Iran. La seconde vague, vers le 23-25 juin, a suspendu les services par carte de Melli, Saderat et Tejarat. Les banques privées n'ont pas été affectées. **Q: Qui est responsable de ces attaques ?** Un groupe iranien hostile au pouvoir, Black Wolves, a revendiqué l'opération sur Telegram. Les autorités iraniennes n'ont attribué l'attaque à aucun État ni groupe. Les soupçons initiaux visant l'organisation pro-israélienne Predatory Sparrow ont été écartés par des analyses d'experts citées par AGBI. **Q: Des données clients ont-elles été volées ?** Selon le Conseil de coordination bancaire iranien, il n'y a eu ni accès non autorisé aux informations des clients, ni fuite de données. La coupure des services par carte a été présentée comme une mesure défensive, et l'Informatics Services Corporation a annoncé le 24 juin que les perturbations étaient résolues. **Q: Quel lien avec la guerre entre l'Iran et Israël de 2025 ?** En juin 2025, pendant les douze jours de guerre, Predatory Sparrow, lié à Israël, avait paralysé la Bank Sepah du CGRI et siphonné plus de 90 millions de dollars de la plateforme Nobitex. Les incidents de 2026 paraissent plus rudimentaires, ce qui pousse les analystes à douter qu'il s'agisse des mêmes auteurs. ### Body Devant le terminal muet d'une boulangerie de Téhéran ou l'écran figé d'une application bancaire, des millions d'Iraniens ont mesuré, fin juin, à quel point leur quotidien financier tenait à un fil. Une nouvelle cyberattaque a forcé la suspension, à l'échelle nationale, des services par carte de trois des plus grandes banques publiques du pays. C'est le deuxième assaut en moins de deux semaines contre le réseau bancaire iranien — et un signe de plus que l'infrastructure de paiement est devenue une arme de premier plan dans la confrontation qui oppose la République islamique à ses adversaires. La première offensive, les 13 et 14 juin, avait frappé quatre établissements d'un même coup : la Bank Melli Iran, la Bank Saderat Iran, la Bank Tejarat et la Banque de développement des exportations d'Iran. Plutôt que de forcer les défenses propres à chaque banque, les assaillants ont visé un système de communication partagé qui relie les établissements entre eux, selon le Conseil de coordination bancaire iranien et des informations rapportées par Reuters. Banque mobile, services en ligne, distributeurs automatiques et paiements par carte : tout s'est éteint. Commerces, restaurants et stations-service de Téhéran et d'ailleurs ont dû consigner les achats à la main, pour règlement ultérieur. Les 23 et 24 juin, trois de ces mêmes banques — Melli, Saderat et Tejarat — suspendaient de nouveau leurs services par carte dans tout le pays. L'Informatics Services Corporation, qui gère une large part de la tuyauterie des paiements iraniens, a annoncé le 24 juin que les perturbations avaient été résolues, le Conseil de coordination bancaire assurant que les transactions en ligne fonctionnaient de nouveau normalement. Les banques privées, elles, n'ont pas été touchées. Un point de faiblesse mutualisé Ce qui a inquiété les analystes tient moins à l'ampleur des dégâts qu'à la méthode. En s'en prenant au réseau qui relie les banques d'État, les attaquants ont mis hors service plusieurs institutions d'un seul geste — rappel brutal que l'infrastructure mutualisée concentre le risque bien au-delà du bilan d'une banque isolée. « Plutôt que de viser chaque banque l'une après l'autre, les assaillants semblent avoir ciblé le réseau de communication partagé », a expliqué Javvad Malik, de la société de sensibilisation à la sécurité KnowBe4, au média économique AGBI. La perturbation a été spectaculaire et humiliante mais, au vu des éléments disponibles, superficielle : selon les autorités, aucune donnée client n'a été dérobée et les enregistrements essentiels sont restés intacts. Le Conseil de coordination bancaire a qualifié l'épisode de « cyberattaque limitée » et affirmé qu'il n'y avait eu ni accès non autorisé aux informations des clients, ni fuite de données. Son service informatique a présenté la coupure des services par carte comme une mesure défensive, « destinée à empêcher tout accès non autorisé et à garantir la sécurité des avoirs des clients », ajoutant que « les experts travaillent actuellement à rétablir les opérations le plus rapidement possible ». Une panne passagère, ressentie par le public à la caisse du supermarché, est presque optimisée pour la visibilité et l'embarras plutôt que pour des dommages durables. Le constat est d'Alan Woodward, professeur de cybersécurité à l'université de Surrey, qui a confié à AGBI que les attaques paraissaient conçues pour saper la confiance du public plutôt que pour détruire des données. Qui se cache derrière l'offensive Un groupe se présentant sous le nom de Black Wolves — un collectif iranien hostile au pouvoir — a revendiqué l'opération sur Telegram en lui donnant une coloration ouvertement politique. « Une guerre silencieuse se déroule, et l'Iran subit une cyberattaque », a-t-il écrit, dans la continuité d'un hacktivisme intérieur qui vise l'establishment depuis le mouvement pour les droits des femmes de 2022, lorsque des militants avaient piraté la banque centrale et les caméras de surveillance de la prison d'Evin. Fait notable, les autorités iraniennes n'ont attribué publiquement les attaques de juin 2026 à aucun État ni groupe. Les soupçons se sont d'abord portés sur Predatory Sparrow, l'organisation pro-israélienne tenue pour responsable de certaines des frappes les plus destructrices contre des cibles iraniennes ; mais des analyses d'experts citées par AGBI ont écarté ce lien, soulignant le caractère limité et réversible des pannes. Cette ambiguïté fait partie du récit : dans un paysage encombré d'hacktivistes, de criminels et d'équipes adossées à des États, l'attribution est lente et disputée. Le souvenir de la guerre de 2025 Ces coupures surviennent dans l'ombre d'une campagne autrement plus lourde, un an plus tôt. Pendant les douze jours de guerre entre l'Iran et Israël, en juin 2025, Predatory Sparrow — connu en persan sous le nom de Gonjeshke Darande et largement associé à Israël — avait paralysé la Bank Sepah, l'établissement lié au Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (CGRI). Les comptes étaient devenus inaccessibles, les agences avaient fermé dans tout le pays, le versement de certains salaires de la fonction publique et des forces de sécurité avait été retardé, et le site de la banque centrale d'Iran s'était retrouvé hors ligne. Le groupe disait avoir « détruit les données » de la banque du CGRI, l'accusant de contourner les sanctions pour financer les programmes militaires du régime. Le lendemain, ce même collectif siphonnait plus de 90 millions de dollars de Nobitex, la première plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies d'Iran, selon la société d'analyse de la blockchain Elliptic. Les fonds avaient été dirigés vers des adresses de portefeuilles « vanité » porteuses de slogans anti-CGRI, et pratiquement impossibles à dépenser — une manière de détruire l'argent comme message politique —, avant que les attaquants ne divulguent le code source de Nobitex. À propos de Predatory Sparrow, John Hultquist, analyste en chef du Google Threat Intelligence Group, avait alors résumé : « Ils ont mené de graves attaques qui témoignent d'un réel savoir-faire et d'une grande sophistication. » Mesurés à cette aune, les incidents de juin 2026 paraissent plus rudimentaires — raison précise pour laquelle les analystes doutent qu'il s'agisse de la même main. Un système déjà sous tension Pour Téhéran, le calendrier est embarrassant. Un protocole d'accord américano-iranien a mis fin aux hostilités ouvertes de 2025, relançant le débat sur un possible retour du sabotage clandestin — les opérations cyber au premier rang. Chaque panne, si brève soit-elle, s'abat sur un système financier déjà étranglé par des années de sanctions américaines et internationales, par un rial qui se déprécie et par des intrusions à répétition : une attaque du groupe IRLeaks, en 2024, fut décrite comme l'une des pires jamais subies par les banques iraniennes. La leçon dépasse largement l'Iran. À mesure que les réseaux de cartes, la messagerie interbancaire et les plateformes de cryptomonnaies deviennent des cibles dans les conflits géopolitiques, la résilience de l'infrastructure de paiement — la mécanique invisible qui permet à un client de présenter sa carte — s'impose comme une question de sécurité nationale, et non plus seulement d'informatique. Les coupures à répétition que connaît l'Iran offrent une démonstration précoce et saisissante de la vitesse à laquelle une économie moderne se grippe lorsqu'on en éteint les rouages. ### Sources - Cyberattack hits Iran banks as digital tensions linger — AGBI: https://www.agbi.com/analysis/cybersecurity/2026/06/iranian-banks-hit-by-cyberattack-as-digital-tensions-linger/ - Cyberattack hits four major Iranian banks, officials say — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/news/cyberattack-hits-four-major-iranian-banks/ - Cyberattack On 4 Iranian Banks Confirmed — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (via GlobalSecurity.org): https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/06/iran-260614-rferl02.htm - Cyberattack disrupts services at four major Iranian banks — The Paypers: https://thepaypers.com/fraud-and-fincrime/news/cyberattack-disrupts-services-at-four-major-iranian-banks - Cyberattack Hits State Banks in Iran — Asharq Al-Awsat: https://english.aawsat.com/world/5287824-cyberattack-hits-state-banks-iran - Cyberattack hits state banks in Iran — Oman Observer (DPA): https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191747/world/region/cyberattack-hits-state-banks-in-iran - Cyberattack disrupts banking services in Iran — Yahoo News (DPA): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cyberattack-disrupts-banking-services-iran-091127235.html - Iran's Bank Sepah disrupted by cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/ - Iran's financial sector takes another hit as largest crypto exchange is targeted — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-nobitex-cyberattack-predatory-sparrow/ - Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex hacked for over $90 million by pro-Israel group — Elliptic: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iranian-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-pro-israel-group - Pro-Israel hackers take credit after $90 million stolen from Iran's largest crypto exchange — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/middleeast/pro-israel-hackers-iran-crypto - Predatory Sparrow — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_Sparrow --- ## easyJet éconduit Castlelake mais entrouvre ses comptes au fonds américain - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/easyjet-castlelake-offre-rejetee-livres-ouverts-5-juillet - Published: 2026-06-26T16:21:43.212+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:21:43.212+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 369251c4-5a7b-4093-961f-f47b1c0cb6f3 - Dateline: Luton, GB > La compagnie britannique a repoussé quatre approches du fonds de Minneapolis, tout en lui accordant l'accès à des données et un délai au 5 juillet : la partie n'est pas jouée. ### Summary Le conseil d'easyJet a rejeté une quatrième offre de Castlelake, à 650 pence par action, jugée opportuniste — mais a ouvert ses livres au fonds américain jusqu'au 5 juillet, signe que les discussions se poursuivent. ### Key facts - easyJet a rejeté à l'unanimité quatre offres successives de Castlelake (560, 600, 625 puis 650 pence par action), la dernière valorisant le groupe à environ 4,93 milliards de livres. - Le conseil juge les offres opportunistes et sous-évaluées, profitant d'un creux de cycle lié à la flambée du kérosène après le conflit au Proche-Orient. - Malgré le refus, easyJet ouvre des données commerciales limitées au fonds ; le Takeover Panel a repoussé le délai d'offre ferme au 5 juillet. - L'action a bondi jusqu'à 8 %, vers 5,66-5,80 livres, son plus haut depuis près d'un an, mais reste sous les 650 pence proposés. - La famille Haji-Ioannou (≈15 % du capital et propriétaire de la marque) reste silencieuse ; son soutien serait quasi indispensable à tout accord. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi le conseil d'easyJet a-t-il rejeté l'offre de Castlelake ?** Le conseil estime à l'unanimité que les offres sous-évaluent substantiellement la société et ses perspectives, qu'elles sont opportunistes et profitent d'un creux de cycle, et qu'elles soulèvent des interrogations sur la faisabilité, la structure de propriété et l'endettement. **Q: Que signifie l'ouverture des comptes et le délai au 5 juillet ?** easyJet a accordé à Castlelake l'accès à des informations commerciales limitées susceptibles de produire une meilleure offre. Le Takeover Panel a prolongé de neuf jours le délai « put up or shut up », jusqu'au 17 heures le 5 juillet : d'ici là, le fonds doit déposer une offre ferme ou renoncer pour six mois. **Q: Quel rôle joue le fondateur Stelios Haji-Ioannou ?** Sa famille est le premier actionnaire individuel (≈15 %, dont ≈9,52 % à titre personnel) et détient les droits sur la marque easyJet. Son aval serait donc quasi indispensable à toute opération, mais il est resté silencieux sur les approches. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour les prix des billets ?** Les analystes craignent qu'un propriétaire purement financier ne freine la croissance et les livraisons d'avions, réduisant la pression concurrentielle qui maintient les tarifs bas. Les créneaux d'easyJet, évalués à environ 1 milliard de livres (moitié à Gatwick), sont au cœur de l'enjeu. ### Body C'est un refus qui ressemble à une invitation. easyJet, deuxième transporteur à bas coût d'Europe, a rejeté le 25 juin une quatrième approche du fonds d'investissement américain Castlelake, écartant une proposition relevée à 650 pence par action comme une tentative opportuniste de racheter la compagnie au rabais. Mais dans le même mouvement, son conseil d'administration a accepté d'entrebâiller ses comptes au prétendant et de repousser l'échéance d'une offre ferme. Autant dire que l'un des bras de fer les plus scrutés du ciel européen est loin d'être tranché. Reçue le 23 juin, la proposition valorisait la compagnie autour de 4,93 milliards de livres (environ 6,5 milliards de dollars). Elle clôturait une série rapide d'offres en numéraire — 560, 600 puis 625 pence l'action — toutes déjà repoussées. Basé à Minneapolis et gérant quelque 38 milliards de dollars, Castlelake est un poids lourd du financement aéronautique : il avait rendu publique son offre à 625 pence le 22 juin, valorisant alors easyJet près de 4,74 milliards de livres, après s'être heurté à ce qu'il décrivait comme le refus du conseil de dialoguer. Les arguments d'un conseil unanime Les administrateurs d'easyJet ont rejeté les approches à l'unanimité, estimant qu'elles ne reflètent pas le potentiel de redressement du groupe. Le conseil y voit une manœuvre destinée à s'emparer de la compagnie à bon compte, en pleine zone de turbulences pour le secteur. Le conseil estime que la troisième proposition constitue une tentative opportuniste d'acquérir easyJet « à bon marché » et qu'elle n'est donc pas dans le meilleur intérêt des actionnaires d'easyJet. Au sujet de la quatrième offre, le conseil a jugé qu'elle continuait de « sous-évaluer substantiellement la société et ses perspectives, tout en soulevant des interrogations significatives quant à sa faisabilité ». Les administrateurs ont par ailleurs exprimé de « considérables réserves » sur la structure de propriété envisagée, le recours à l'endettement et les conditions attachées à l'offre. Le calendrier est au cœur du litige. L'action easyJet avait reculé et ses pertes s'étaient creusées après que le conflit au Proche-Orient a fait flamber le prix du kérosène, déprimant la valorisation sur laquelle Castlelake calcule sa prime. Mesurée à la référence du 29 mai, avant que l'intérêt du fonds ne soit connu, l'offre à 625 pence représentait une prime d'environ 57 à 59 %, selon les chiffres rapportés par Reuters et Euronews. Pour le conseil, ce point de comparaison flatte l'offre en saisissant la compagnie à un creux de cycle. Une porte laissée entrouverte Car easyJet n'a pas claqué la porte. La compagnie a consenti à donner à Castlelake l'accès à des « informations commerciales limitées » susceptibles, selon elle, de déboucher sur une « proposition plus attractive ». Et le Takeover Panel britannique, gardien des règles de fusion-acquisition, a prolongé de neuf jours le délai dit « put up or shut up » : de 17 heures le 26 juin à 17 heures le dimanche 5 juillet. D'ici là, le fonds devra soit annoncer son intention ferme de déposer une offre, soit renoncer pour six mois. Les marchés ont lu ce geste comme un dégel. L'action a bondi jusqu'à 8 % le 25 juin, autour de 5,66 à 5,80 livres, au plus haut depuis près d'un an — mais toujours nettement sous les 650 pence proposés, un écart qui trahit le scepticisme des investisseurs sur la conclusion d'un accord à ce prix. Le récit a définitivement changé. Le constat est signé Dudley Shanley, analyste chez Goodbody Stockbrokers, pour qui la compagnie est désormais, de fait, en négociation. Certains actionnaires en réclament davantage : des investisseurs comme Oldfield Partners ont fait savoir qu'une offre ferme devrait être « nettement plus élevée », des sources évoquant des exigences autour de 7 livres par action. Le montage et le silence du fondateur Pour respecter les règles européennes et britanniques imposant qu'une compagnie aérienne soit détenue majoritairement par des ressortissants de l'UE ou nationaux, le consortium a été architecturé pour que des citoyens de l'Union — dont le vétéran irlandais de l'aérien Peter Bellew et Mark Breen — détiennent 51 %, Castlelake et ses coïnvestisseurs, parmi lesquels Brookfield Asset Management, se partageant les 49 % restants. Les réserves du conseil sur ce montage figurent parmi les obstacles à un accord négocié. Une voix manque à l'appel, et son silence pèse : celle de Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, fondateur d'easyJet en 1995. Sa famille demeure le premier actionnaire individuel avec environ 15 % du capital (Stelios en détenant à titre personnel près de 9,52 %) et possède en outre les droits sur la marque easyJet — un levier qui rendrait son aval quasi indispensable à toute opération. À ce jour, il s'est abstenu de tout commentaire public sur les approches du fonds. Ce qui se joue pour le prix des billets Pour les voyageurs — et notamment les nombreux habitants de la Grande Région qui dépendent des liaisons court-courrier à travers l'Europe —, l'affaire dépasse largement les salles de conseil. La prise de contrôle d'un grand transporteur low cost par un fonds testerait la capacité du marché européen à absorber une vague de consolidation sans émousser la concurrence qui maintient les tarifs au plancher. Le trésor convoité, ce sont les créneaux aéroportuaires d'easyJet — évalués par les analystes à environ 1 milliard de livres, dont près de la moitié à Londres-Gatwick, le reste se répartissant entre Luton, Genève, Paris et Amsterdam. Un propriétaire rationnel aurait tout intérêt à préserver ces actifs, puisqu'une route supprimée en érode la valeur. Mais les analystes mettent en garde : un actionnaire mû par la seule logique financière pourrait freiner la croissance et les livraisons d'avions, desserrant la pression que les compagnies à bas coût exercent sur les transporteurs historiques. Les autorités de concurrence, de leur côté, interdiraient presque à coup sûr à Ryanair, principal rival d'easyJet, d'absorber les créneaux de Gatwick. La balle est désormais dans le camp de Castlelake. Les livres partiellement ouverts et le compte à rebours lancé jusqu'au 5 juillet, le fonds devra choisir : relever son offre à un niveau que le conseil — et Stelios — pourraient accepter, ou battre en retraite pour au moins six mois. De cette décision dépendra non seulement l'avenir capitalistique d'easyJet, mais aussi la question, plus vaste, de savoir si le ciel court-courrier européen s'apprête à entrer dans une nouvelle ère de concentration pilotée par la finance. ### Sources - EasyJet rejects $6.3-billion takeover bid from U.S. investment firm Castlelake — The Globe and Mail (Reuters): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-easyjet-rejects-takeover-bid-from-castlelake/ - EasyJet rejects €5.9bn takeover offer from US private equity firm — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/easyjet-rejects-59bn-takeover-offer-from-us-private-equity-firm - EasyJet rejects Castlelake's 4th £6.50 a share proposal — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0625/1580235-easyjet-rejects-castlelake-offer-again/ - easyJet rejects Castlelake's $6.5bn bid, hopes for more — ch-aviation: https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/168865-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-65bn-bid-hopes-for-more - Castlelake Goes Public With $6.26 Billion Bid for Budget Carrier Easyjet — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-06-22/budget-carrier-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-third-625p-a-share-proposal - easyJet board rejects Castlelake's $6.3B takeover proposal — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/easyjet-board-rejects-castlelake-takeover-proposal - EasyJet shares jump 5% as board rejects Castlelake's fourth bid, extends deadline — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/easyjet-shares-jump-5-as-board-rejects-castlelakes-fourth-bid-extends-deadline-4759880 - EasyJet Rejects Fourth Castlelake Bid, Seeks Higher Offer by July 5 — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/easyjet-rejects-sweetened-castlelake-offer-questions-ownership --- ## Séisme au Venezuela : le Luxembourg déploie emergency.lu et des secouristes du CGDIS - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-emergency-lu-seisme-venezuela-mission-cgdis - Published: 2026-06-26T16:12:20.516+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:12:20.516+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: dc602bf8-9e28-4a2e-beb5-eefd8d1453bd - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Deux pompiers du CGDIS ont quitté le Findel vendredi soir à bord d'un avion de Luxembourg Air Rescue avec le système emergency.lu, dans le cadre d'une mission européenne à huit pays. ### Summary Le Luxembourg a dépêché vendredi soir deux spécialistes du CGDIS et son système de télécommunications par satellite emergency.lu vers le Venezuela, frappé par deux séismes qui ont fait au moins 589 morts. ### Key facts - Deux membres du CGDIS ont quitté le Findel vendredi soir avec le système emergency.lu pour rétablir les télécommunications dans la zone sinistrée. - Trois autres experts du HIT devaient partir de Rome samedi ; la mission durera environ 15 jours, cofinancée à 75 % par le mécanisme de protection civile de l'UE. - Le Luxembourg est l'un des huit États de l'UE activés, qui mobilisent plus de 520 intervenants. - Les deux séismes (magnitudes 7,2 et 7,5) du 24 juin ont fait au moins 589 morts et près de 3 000 blessés selon le bilan de vendredi. - 22 Luxembourgeois sont enregistrés au Venezuela ; aucun n'a contacté les services consulaires. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le système emergency.lu envoyé par le Luxembourg ?** C'est une plateforme mobile de télécommunications par satellite créée après le séisme d'Haïti de 2010. Pilotée par la Direction de la coopération au développement dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec SES, HITEC et Luxembourg Air Rescue, elle peut être déployée en quelques heures pour rétablir les liaisons voix et données des secouristes. **Q: Quelle est exactement la contribution luxembourgeoise au Venezuela ?** Deux pompiers du CGDIS partis vendredi avec le matériel emergency.lu, et trois experts supplémentaires attendus depuis Rome. L'UE répertorie le paquet luxembourgeois comme des équipements de télécommunication, d'hébergement et d'énergie. La mission devrait durer une quinzaine de jours. **Q: Quel est le bilan des séismes au Venezuela ?** Selon la présidente par intérim Delcy Rodríguez, le bilan de vendredi 26 juin s'élevait à 589 morts et près de 3 000 blessés. Al Jazeera évoque au moins 70 000 familles déplacées dans le seul État de La Guaira. Les chiffres continuent d'augmenter. **Q: Y a-t-il des Luxembourgeois touchés au Venezuela ?** Le ministère des Affaires étrangères recense 22 ressortissants luxembourgeois enregistrés au Venezuela, dont aucun n'a sollicité les services consulaires. Le Luxembourg n'y dispose pas d'ambassade et est représenté à Caracas par l'ambassade des Pays-Bas. ### Body Quand une catastrophe coupe un pays du monde, le premier secours n'est parfois pas une équipe de déblaiement ni un hôpital de campagne, mais une antenne. C'est précisément ce que le Luxembourg a fait décoller du Findel vendredi soir : alors que le Venezuela comptait ses morts après les plus violents séismes à le frapper depuis plus d'un siècle, le Grand-Duché a rejoint l'effort international de secours en expédiant une poignée de spécialistes et un système de communication par satellite vers la zone sinistrée. Deux membres de l'équipe d'intervention humanitaire (HIT) du Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS) ont quitté le Luxembourg vendredi à bord d'un appareil de Luxembourg Air Rescue, emportant des éléments de la plateforme emergency.lu pour rétablir les communications des secouristes, rapporte L'essentiel en citant les ministères concernés. Trois autres experts du HIT devaient s'envoler de Rome samedi afin de renforcer la cellule de coordination de l'Union européenne sur le terrain. La mission a été autorisée par le vice-Premier ministre Xavier Bettel, en charge de la Coopération au développement et de l'Action humanitaire, et par le ministre de l'Intérieur Léon Gloden. Le déploiement devrait durer une quinzaine de jours, l'Union européenne cofinançant 75 % du coût via son mécanisme de protection civile. Une bouée numérique née du séisme d'Haïti La contribution luxembourgeoise se distingue par sa nature : la communication. La plateforme emergency.lu est un système mobile de télécommunications par satellite conçu après le tremblement de terre d'Haïti en 2010, lorsque les équipes de secours avaient découvert que l'effondrement des réseaux paralysait la coordination durant les heures décisives. Elle est pilotée par la Direction de la coopération au développement et de l'action humanitaire, rattachée au ministère des Affaires étrangères, dans le cadre d'un partenariat public-privé avec l'opérateur satellitaire SES, la société d'ingénierie HITEC et Luxembourg Air Rescue. Selon ses opérateurs, le dispositif peut être acheminé n'importe où dans le monde et mis en service en quelques heures après une alerte, rétablissant les liaisons voix et données pour que les équipes humanitaires et de protection civile puissent communiquer entre elles et avec leurs états-majors. Il travaille de concert avec les agences des Nations unies et l'Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. Dans le décompte des offres nationales publié par l'UE, le paquet luxembourgeois est répertorié comme « équipements de télécommunication, d'hébergement et d'énergie ». Une réponse européenne à huit voix Le Luxembourg fait partie des huit États membres ayant activé le mécanisme de protection civile de l'UE dans les premières 48 heures. La Commission européenne a indiqué que la Tchéquie, l'Espagne, l'Italie, la France, le Luxembourg, l'Allemagne, le Portugal et les Pays-Bas avaient mobilisé ensemble plus de 520 intervenants, parmi lesquels des pompiers, des chiens de recherche et du personnel médical. L'Italie envoie une équipe médicale ; d'autres pays apportent des capacités de recherche et de sauvetage. L'Union a également activé son service satellitaire Copernicus pour cartographier les dégâts depuis l'espace. Nous sommes aux côtés du peuple vénézuélien en ces heures de grande tragédie et de catastrophe. Ces mots sont ceux de la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, qui a précisé que l'exécutif européen coordonnait la réponse continentale et se tenait prêt à faire davantage, notamment sur le plan médical. La commissaire chargée de la gestion des crises, Hadja Lahbib, a ajouté qu'elle était « reconnaissante de voir de plus en plus de pays européens se mobiliser pour aider le Venezuela ». Des centaines de morts, des dizaines de milliers de sans-abri Les deux secousses ont frappé le centre-nord du Venezuela le mercredi 24 juin. Selon l'institut géologique américain (USGS), une réplique précurseur de magnitude 7,2 à 18 h 04 (heure locale) a été suivie 38 secondes plus tard d'un choc principal de magnitude 7,5, tous deux superficiels, avec un épicentre près de San Felipe, dans l'État de Yaracuy. Les destructions les plus lourdes ont touché l'État côtier de La Guaira et la capitale, Caracas. Une alerte au tsunami émise pour Porto Rico, la République dominicaine et les îles Vierges américaines a été levée par la suite. Vendredi, la présidente par intérim Delcy Rodríguez faisait état de 589 morts et près de 3 000 blessés, des chiffres qui grimpent à chaque bilan à mesure que les secours atteignent les immeubles effondrés. Al Jazeera rapportait qu'au moins 70 000 familles avaient été déplacées dans la seule région de La Guaira, des centaines de personnes étant redoutées prisonnières des décombres. La mobilisation internationale a été massive et rapide. Les États-Unis ont dépêché leurs équipes fédérales de recherche et de sauvetage et promis une enveloppe de 150 millions de dollars ; le Brésil a expédié un hôpital de campagne ; le Salvador, le Mexique, la Colombie, la Turquie, l'Inde et la Suisse ont tous envoyé des sauveteurs et des tonnes de matériel. Les agences de l'ONU coordonnent l'évaluation des besoins, et la Fédération internationale des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge a débloqué des fonds d'urgence. Peu de Luxembourgeois exposés Le ministère des Affaires étrangères a indiqué que 22 ressortissants luxembourgeois étaient enregistrés comme résidant au Venezuela, et qu'aucun n'avait sollicité l'aide des services consulaires. Aucun résident luxembourgeois n'avait par ailleurs déclaré le pays comme destination sur la plateforme de voyage LamA. Le Grand-Duché n'entretient pas d'ambassade au Venezuela et y est représenté, à Caracas, par l'ambassade du Royaume des Pays-Bas. Pour un pays d'environ 670 000 habitants, ce type d'envoi tient moins de l'exception que de l'habitude. À travers emergency.lu et ses équipes de protection civile, réduites mais spécialisées, le Luxembourg s'est imposé depuis plus d'une décennie comme le fournisseur d'un maillon discret mais essentiel de la réponse aux catastrophes : la connectivité, l'hébergement et l'énergie qui permettent aux contingents de secours plus imposants de faire leur travail. Vendredi soir, ce maillon reprenait une fois encore les airs. ### Sources - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Séismes au Venezuela: au moins 589 morts après le double tremblement de terre — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-le-bilan-des-seismes-monte-a-235-morts-103590160 - About – emergency.lu — emergency.lu (Luxembourg MFA / Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs): https://emergency.lu/about/ - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 589 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: UN rapidly deploys aid and rescue teams — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167806 - The EU mobilises Civil Protection and Copernicus for Venezuela — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/25/the-eu-stands-with-venezuela-the-civil-protection-mechanism-and-satellite-monitoring-have-been-activated/ - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes death toll climbs as rescue efforts continue — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5870651/venezuela-earthquakes-caracas --- ## La Bourse de Luxembourg franchit 50 000 cotations pendant que la zone euro patine - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bourse-luxembourg-cap-50000-cotations-obligations-internationales - Published: 2026-06-26T12:54:32.978+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:54:32.978+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 1709f633-bad7-40f7-8525-3d703ab71516 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Premier marché mondial des obligations transfrontalières, LuxSE a dépassé les 50 000 valeurs cotées et capte près d'une obligation internationale sur trois, malgré une croissance européenne en berne. ### Summary La Bourse de Luxembourg a franchi le cap des 50 000 cotations et conserve environ un tiers du marché mondial des obligations internationales, ses derniers résultats annuels établissant un record d'admissions alors que la croissance de la zone euro faiblit. ### Key facts - La Bourse de Luxembourg (LuxSE) a franchi le cap des 50 000 valeurs cotées et conserve environ 33 % du marché mondial des obligations internationales. - L'exercice 2024 a établi un record avec 15 111 nouveaux titres admis (+9 %), le plus grand nombre en une seule année depuis 1928. - Les revenus opérationnels ont atteint 45,5 millions d'euros (+9 %) et le bénéfice net 8,1 millions, en repli en raison de gains exceptionnels comptabilisés en 2023. - Le Luxembourg Green Exchange comptait plus de 2 400 obligations durables fin 2025, soit près de 43 % du marché mondial et plus de 1 300 milliards d'euros levés. - La résilience de la place contraste avec une zone euro en faible croissance (+1,5 % estimé en 2025 selon Eurostat). ### FAQ **Q: Combien de titres sont cotés à la Bourse de Luxembourg ?** La Bourse de Luxembourg a dépassé les 50 000 valeurs cotées sur ses marchés à la fin de 2025, selon le bilan de la place financière publié par Luxembourg for Finance. À la fin de 2024, elle comptait 44 775 titres. **Q: Quelle est la part de marché de LuxSE sur les obligations internationales ?** La Bourse de Luxembourg détient environ 33 % du marché mondial des obligations internationales cotées : une obligation nouvelle sur trois dans le monde y est cotée. **Q: Qu'est-ce que le Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) ?** Lancé en 2016, le LGX est la première plateforme au monde dédiée aux titres verts et durables. Fin 2025, il comptait plus de 2 400 obligations GSSS, soit environ 43 % du marché mondial, pour plus de 1 300 milliards d'euros levés. **Q: Quels étaient les résultats financiers 2024 de LuxSE ?** Pour l'exercice 2024, LuxSE a affiché 45,5 millions d'euros de revenus opérationnels (+9 %) et un bénéfice net de 8,1 millions, contre 10,6 millions en 2023, en raison de gains exceptionnels comptabilisés cette année-là. ### Body Pendant que l'économie de la zone euro qui l'entoure peine à croître, la Bourse de Luxembourg (LuxSE) consolide sa position de première place mondiale pour la dette internationale : elle vient de dépasser les 50 000 valeurs cotées et continue d'attirer près d'une obligation internationale sur trois émises dans le monde. Ce seuil, révélé dans le bilan 2025 de la place financière publié par Luxembourg for Finance, illustre la solidité du cœur de métier de la Bourse — la cotation d'obligations transfrontalières et de titres de fonds d'investissement pour des émetteurs originaires de plus de 100 pays — à l'heure où l'élan économique général s'essouffle. Selon Eurostat, le produit intérieur brut de la zone euro n'a progressé que de 0,3 % au dernier trimestre 2025 et d'environ 1,5 % sur l'ensemble de l'année, tandis que la Banque centrale européenne ne table que sur une croissance « modeste » de 1,4 % en 2025, ramenée à 1,2 % en 2026. Une année d'admissions sans précédent Les derniers comptes annuels publiés par la Bourse, ceux de l'exercice 2024, fixent le repère sur lequel cette franchise s'appuie désormais. En présentant ces chiffres lors de son assemblée générale en juin 2025, LuxSE a indiqué avoir admis 15 111 nouveaux titres au cours de 2024 — une hausse de 9 % sur un an et le nombre le plus élevé jamais enregistré en une seule année depuis sa création en 1928. Ces nouvelles cotations ont permis aux émetteurs de lever environ 1 500 milliards d'euros, en progression de 19 %, portant à 44 775 le nombre de titres présents sur ses marchés à la fin de l'année et confortant une part de marché mondiale de 33 % sur les obligations internationales cotées. - 15 111 nouveaux titres admis en 2024, en hausse de 9 % — un record sur une seule année - 1 500 milliards d'euros levés via les nouvelles cotations, en hausse de 19 % - 45,5 millions d'euros de revenus opérationnels (+9 %) et 8,1 millions d'euros de bénéfice net - 33 % du marché mondial des obligations internationales cotées Cet afflux de cotations s'est traduit par des résultats financiers solides, sans être spectaculaires. Les revenus opérationnels ont grimpé de 9 %, à 45,5 millions d'euros, tandis que le bénéfice net s'est établi à 8,1 millions d'euros, contre 10,6 millions un an plus tôt — un recul que la Bourse attribue à des gains exceptionnels et non opérationnels comptabilisés en 2023, et non à un affaiblissement de son activité de base. « 2024 a été une excellente année pour la Bourse de Luxembourg, avec des volumes de cotation exceptionnels et des avancées dans les domaines du négoce et des données », a déclaré Julie Becker, directrice générale de la Bourse. Alain Kinsch, président du conseil d'administration, a estimé pour sa part que LuxSE avait « réalisé des progrès significatifs dans son plan stratégique à quatre ans et continué de jouer un rôle crucial comme pilier majeur de la place financière luxembourgeoise ». La finance durable, marque de fabrique maison Une large part de la singularité de la Bourse repose sur le Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), la plateforme lancée en 2016 et première au monde dédiée aux titres verts et durables. En 2024, elle a accueilli 664 nouvelles obligations vertes, sociales, durables et liées à la durabilité (GSSS), portant le total à 2 199 et canalisant 262 milliards d'euros vers des projets environnementaux et sociaux — soit environ 42 % du marché mondial des obligations durables cotées. À la fin de 2025, ces chiffres avaient encore progressé. Plus de 2 400 obligations GSSS étaient cotées sur LGX, représentant près de 43 % du marché mondial, pour plus de 1 300 milliards d'euros levés via les titres de la plateforme, rapporte Luxembourg for Finance. Ces données maintiennent le Grand-Duché au centre d'un marché de la finance durable qui s'est refroidi ailleurs, sous l'effet de taux d'intérêt plus élevés et d'un retour de bâton politique contre l'investissement environnemental, social et de gouvernance. Une résilience à contre-courant de la conjoncture Le contraste entre le carnet d'ordres de la Bourse et l'atonie de l'économie régionale est au cœur de l'histoire. L'attrait du Luxembourg pour les émetteurs obligataires tient à des facteurs structurels plutôt que conjoncturels : une seule cotation sur une place reconnue de l'Union européenne offre aux emprunteurs un passeport vers les investisseurs de tout le bloc, adossé à des décennies d'expertise dans le traitement de dettes complexes et multidevises. Le Grand-Duché s'est ainsi imposé comme destination par défaut pour les États souverains, les institutions supranationales telles que la Banque européenne d'investissement et la Banque mondiale, et les grandes entreprises, quel que soit le lieu où la croissance se manifeste. L'ensemble de la place financière a affiché la même résilience en 2025 : les encours sous gestion des fonds d'investissement domiciliés au Luxembourg ont dépassé pour la première fois 8 000 milliards d'euros, atteignant 8 200 milliards à la clôture de l'exercice. « Le développement continu du Luxembourg reflète la force de son modèle international », a observé Tom Théobald, directeur général de Luxembourg for Finance. Reste une question ouverte : les volumes de cotation pourront-ils continuer de battre des records si la croissance de la zone euro demeure atone et si les émissions obligataires se normalisent après plusieurs années inhabituellement chargées ? Pour l'heure, les chiffres laissent penser que la plus ancienne franchise de la place financière — apposer discrètement son tampon sur la dette du monde entier — se révèle l'une des plus durables, alors même que l'économie dans laquelle elle s'inscrit cherche son second souffle. ### Sources - Record listing numbers secure solid 2024 revenues for LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE): https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/Record-listing-numbers-secure-solid-2024-revenues-for-LuxSE - LuxSE sees highest number of new securities admissions in a single year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxse-sees-highest-number-of-new-securities-admissions-in-a-single-year - LuxSE Reports Record New Listings in 1 Year, €8.1m Net Profit — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/stock-exchange/55463-luxse-reports-record-new-listings-in-1-year-eur8-1m-net-profit - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - GDP up by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU (Q4 2025 flash estimate) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-30012026-ap - Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, December 2025 — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202512_eurosystemstaff~12ead61977.en.html - Overview of exchange | Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Cross-Border Listings Guide) — Baker McKenzie Resource Hub: https://resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com/en/resources/cross-border-listings-guide/europe-middle-east--africa/luxembourg-stock-exchange/topics/overview-of-exchange - Luxembourg Stock Exchange — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Stock_Exchange --- ## Nucléaire iranien : Grossi promet le retour des inspecteurs, Téhéran tergiverse - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/inspections-nucleaire-iran-aiea-grossi-memorandum-islamabad-verificati - Published: 2026-06-26T12:42:26.903+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:42:26.903+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 79f8428f-ee38-4890-ae7a-a6dc0825a01f - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Le patron de l'AIEA assure que le contrôle des sites iraniens reprendra au titre du mémorandum d'Islamabad. Téhéran en conteste la portée, tandis que l'Europe réclame un accès total. ### Summary Rafael Grossi affirme que les inspections des sites nucléaires iraniens vont reprendre au titre de l'accord américano-iranien, mais Téhéran et Washington se disputent sur leur étendue et l'Europe presse pour un accès complet. ### Key facts - Le directeur général de l'AIEA, Rafael Grossi, affirme que les inspections des sites nucléaires iraniens vont reprendre au titre du mémorandum d'Islamabad, signé le 17 juin 2026. - Téhéran en conteste la portée : l'accès aux sites bombardés et aux stocks enrichis ne serait réglé que dans le cadre d'un accord final, contre une levée des sanctions. - L'Europe (E3 + UE) pèse via l'AIEA : résolution GOV/2026/40 du 10 juin exigeant un accès « sans délai » et appels de Kaja Kallas à des pourparlers approfondis. - Depuis les frappes de 2025, l'AIEA dit ne pouvoir localiser le stock d'uranium hautement enrichi (~440 kg à 60 %), que Grossi croit enfoui à Ispahan. - Natanz et Fordo sont jugées probablement hors d'usage ; les tunnels d'Ispahan restent scellés. L'Iran affirme ne pas viser l'arme nucléaire. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le mémorandum d'Islamabad ?** C'est un accord-cadre en quatorze points signé séparément le 17 juin 2026 par Donald Trump et Massoud Pezeshkian, au terme d'une médiation pakistanaise. Il a mis fin aux combats de 2026, rouvert le détroit d'Ormuz sans péage pour soixante jours, levé le blocus naval américain et placé les activités nucléaires iraniennes « sous la supervision de l'AIEA », les détails étant renvoyés à une fenêtre de négociation de soixante jours. **Q: Pourquoi Téhéran et Washington s'opposent-ils ?** Washington (Trump, le vice-président JD Vance) affirme que l'Iran a accepté des inspections « du plus haut niveau ». Téhéran rétorque que l'accès aux sites frappés et aux stocks enrichis ne sera tranché que dans le cadre d'un accord final et contre une levée des sanctions, et qu'aucune visite des sites bombardés n'est programmée. **Q: Quel est le rôle de l'Europe dans ce dossier ?** La France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni ont déclenché le « snapback » de l'accord de 2015 en août 2025, rétablissant les sanctions. Ils ont coparrainé la résolution GOV/2026/40 du 10 juin 2026 exigeant un accès total « sans délai ». La haute représentante Kaja Kallas réclame des pourparlers plus approfondis et entrevoit « un rôle concret pour l'UE ». **Q: Que sait-on du stock nucléaire iranien aujourd'hui ?** Avant juin 2025, l'Iran détenait environ 440 kg d'uranium enrichi à 60 %, proche du seuil militaire (90 %). Depuis les frappes, l'AIEA dit ne pouvoir fournir aucune information sur sa taille, sa composition ou sa localisation ; Grossi pense l'essentiel enfoui dans les tunnels d'Ispahan. L'Iran affirme ne pas chercher l'arme nucléaire. ### Body Un mot revient sans cesse dans la bouche du gendarme nucléaire de l'ONU : la vérification. Rafael Grossi, directeur général de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA), a livré mercredi son signal le plus net depuis des mois : les inspecteurs internationaux reviendront sur les sites nucléaires iraniens. Et peu importe, à l'en croire, la cacophonie qui oppose Washington à Téhéran sur la teneur exacte de leur accord. Derrière ce duel de communiqués se loge la question la plus lourde de la diplomatie nucléaire de l'année : un programme iranien meurtri par deux séries de frappes et soustrait à tout regard extérieur depuis 2025 peut-il revenir sous un contrôle international crédible ? S'exprimant devant la presse depuis la centrale japonaise de Fukushima Daiichi, M. Grossi a soutenu que le texte paraphé par les présidents américain et iranien ne laisse aucune marge d'interprétation sur la surveillance. La reprise des contrôles, a-t-il martelé, aura lieu quelles que soient les postures politiques qui l'entourent. Que cela se produise après-demain, dans une semaine ou dans dix jours, c'est important, mais pas essentiel. Cela va se produire. Pour l'Union européenne, l'enjeu n'a rien d'abstrait. Bruxelles et le trio dit « E3 » — la France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni — ont passé l'année 2025 à assister à l'effondrement de l'accord nucléaire de 2015, jusqu'au rétablissement des sanctions onusiennes. Restaurer l'accès des inspecteurs est devenu pour les Européens l'épreuve de vérité : la diplomatie peut-elle encore endiguer un programme dont l'enrichissement frôle le seuil militaire ? Ce que prévoit le mémorandum d'Islamabad Le cadre porte un nom : le mémorandum d'Islamabad, un accord en quatorze points signé séparément le 17 juin 2026 par le président américain Donald Trump et le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian, au terme d'une médiation pakistanaise. Il a mis fin aux derniers combats, rouvert le détroit d'Ormuz à la navigation commerciale, sans péage et pour soixante jours, et levé le blocus naval américain des ports iraniens. Sur le volet nucléaire, M. Grossi juge le texte explicite. Il dispose que les activités et les installations contenant des matières nucléaires « seront supervisées par l'AIEA » et organise la dilution de l'uranium enrichi iranien sur place, sous le contrôle de l'agence. Les questions les plus épineuses — quels sites, que surveille-t-on précisément, et selon quel calendrier — ont été renvoyées à une fenêtre de négociation de soixante jours, prolongeable d'un commun accord. Les dates et les lieux, a indiqué le directeur général, se règlent « en collaboration » avec Téhéran, une décision étant attendue prochainement. Téhéran et Washington ne lisent pas le même texte Le fossé entre les deux gouvernements est béant. Le vice-président américain JD Vance avait affirmé en début de semaine que l'Iran avait accepté le retour des inspecteurs, et Donald Trump a assuré que Téhéran consentait à des « inspections nucléaires du plus haut niveau ». Les responsables iraniens ont vivement démenti. Le vice-ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères, Kazem Gharibabadi, a fait savoir que l'accès aux sites frappés lors de la guerre de l'an dernier et aux stocks de matières enrichies ne serait tranché que « dans le cadre d'un accord final » et en échange d'une levée des sanctions. Le porte-parole de la diplomatie iranienne, Esmail Baghaei, a soutenu qu'aucune visite des inspecteurs de l'ONU n'était programmée sur les installations bombardées. M. Grossi, lui, a exhorté les deux capitales à cesser de plaider l'accord sur la place publique : les déclarations politiques font « partie de la réalité », a-t-il convenu, mais c'est le texte signé qui fait foi. L'agence n'a pas été totalement bannie. Après la suspension de la coopération votée par le Parlement iranien en juillet 2025 et le départ des inspecteurs, un nouveau cadre conclu en septembre a permis la reprise de visites limitées ; les équipes de l'AIEA ont ainsi inspecté la centrale de Bouchehr en juin 2026. Mais les sites au cœur de la crise sont restés interdits d'accès. Pourquoi l'Europe joue gros sur le contrôle L'angle européen passe par la gouvernance même de l'agence. La France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni ont déclenché le mécanisme de « snapback » de l'accord de 2015 en août 2025 ; les sanctions onusiennes ont été rétablies fin septembre, le Conseil de l'UE réimposant ses propres mesures restrictives le 29 septembre 2025. Le 10 juin 2026, le Conseil des gouverneurs de l'AIEA a adopté la résolution GOV/2026/40 — déposée par les trois puissances européennes et les États-Unis — sommant l'Iran de livrer une comptabilité précise de ses matières nucléaires et d'accorder aux inspecteurs un accès total « sans délai ». La haute représentante de l'UE, Kaja Kallas, dépeint l'ouverture actuelle comme fragile et inachevée. En déplacement au Pakistan le 1er juin, elle a salué la médiation d'Islamabad tout en avertissant qu'un cessez-le-feu ne valait pas règlement. « Tout accord temporaire entre les États-Unis et l'Iran doit être suivi de pourparlers plus approfondis sur le stock nucléaire de Téhéran et sur d'autres questions cruciales. » Mme Kallas a ajouté entrevoir « un rôle concret pour l'UE afin de rendre durable tout accord éventuel » — façon de signifier que Bruxelles entend rester dans la partie, quand bien même le texte d'Islamabad s'est largement négocié sans elle. Dans sa précédente déclaration saluant le cessez-le-feu du printemps, l'Union avait souligné que « la diplomatie est la clé pour résoudre toutes les questions en suspens ». Ce que les inspecteurs ne voient toujours pas L'angle mort n'a rien de théorique. Avant les frappes de juin 2025, l'Iran était réputé détenir environ 440 kilogrammes d'uranium enrichi à 60 % — au seuil de la qualité militaire —, en sus de stocks plus volumineux à des niveaux inférieurs. Depuis les bombardements, l'AIEA reconnaît ne pouvoir « fournir aucune information sur la taille, la composition ou la localisation actuelles » de ce stock hautement enrichi. M. Grossi a laissé entendre que l'essentiel serait enfoui dans les tunnels d'Ispahan. - Natanz et Fordo : les principales usines d'enrichissement iraniennes, lourdement endommagées ou détruites, sont jugées probablement hors d'usage. - Ispahan : les entrées des tunnels demeurent rebouchées et scellées, leurs activités inconnues. - Le stock : une matière enrichie à 60 % dépasse de loin tout besoin civil ; le seuil militaire se situe vers 90 %. L'Iran maintient qu'il ne cherche pas à se doter de l'arme nucléaire. Voilà le trésor, et le péril, qui se cachent derrière l'insistance de M. Grossi. Sans inspecteurs sur le terrain, ni l'Europe ni le reste du monde ne peuvent confirmer où se trouvent les matières les plus sensibles de l'Iran, ni exclure une course clandestine à la bombe. « Pour avoir des certitudes, il nous faut un système de vérification très solide, dans les meilleurs délais », a déclaré le directeur général cette semaine. Que Téhéran l'autorise — et à quelle échéance — décidera si le mémorandum d'Islamabad ouvre une véritable porte de sortie ou, pour reprendre l'avertissement de l'agence, n'en offre que l'illusion. ### Sources - IAEA demands verification of Iran nuclear ambitions amid 'statement war' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iaea-demands-strong-verification-of-irans-nuclear-programme - UN nuclear chief says Iran inspections will happen, Tehran says after deal — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/un-nuclear-chief-says-iran-inspections-will-happen-tehran-says-after-deal - IAEA chief says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites 'going to happen' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/iaea-chief-says-nuclear-inspections-of-irans-enrichment-sites-going-to-happen-despite-tehr - U.N. nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran, but Iran says only after final deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/g-s1-129770/iran-nuclear-inspection - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - US-Iran peace deal: Six things we learned from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/us-iran-peace-deal-memorandum-six-things-learned - E3 joint statement on Iran: activation of the snapback — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e3-joint-statement-on-iran-activation-of-the-snapback - Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/09/29/iran-sanctions-snapback-council-reimposes-restrictive-measures/ - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/09/statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-ceasefire-agreed-by-the-united-states-and-iran/ - PM reaffirms EU ties, thanks Kallas for support for Gulf peace efforts — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2004340 --- ## Volkswagen pourrait supprimer jusqu'à 100 000 emplois, la Grande Région exposée - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/volkswagen-100000-suppressions-emplois-onde-choc-grande-region - Published: 2026-06-26T12:20:23.368+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:20:23.368+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: b491106f-0f98-42c3-b6a1-2842e9499e98 - Dateline: Wolfsburg, DE > Selon plusieurs médias, Oliver Blume pourrait supprimer jusqu'à 100 000 postes et fermer quatre usines allemandes — le double du plan de mars, un signal pour une filière qui irrigue le Luxembourg. ### Summary Volkswagen étudierait la suppression de jusqu'à 100 000 emplois et la fermeture de quatre sites allemands. Une saignée qui expose une chaîne d'approvisionnement automobile dont dépend aussi la Grande Région. ### Key facts - Selon Manager Magazin et Reuters, Volkswagen étudierait la suppression de jusqu'à 100 000 emplois — environ 15 % d'un effectif mondial de plus de 600 000 — et la fermeture de quatre usines allemandes (Hanovre, Zwickau, Emden et l'Audi de Neckarsulm). - Le plan doublerait quasiment les 50 000 suppressions allemandes annoncées en mars 2026 et réduirait les investissements d'environ 15 %, à un peu plus de 130 milliards d'euros sur cinq ans. - Des accords de 2024 interdisent toute fermeture d'usine allemande cette décennie et garantissent l'emploi jusqu'à fin 2030 (VW) et fin 2033 (Audi) ; le comité d'entreprise et IG Metall promettent la résistance. - Les comptes se dégradent : bénéfice net 2025 en baisse de 44 % à 6,9 milliards d'euros, droits de douane américains à ~4 milliards par an, ventes chinoises en repli d'environ 20 %. - Le Luxembourg est intégré à un réseau automobile de plus de 300 entreprises soutenant plus de 220 000 emplois ; Goodyear, IEE, Cebi et BorgWarner y figurent, et plus de 200 000 frontaliers en dépendent. ### FAQ **Q: Volkswagen a-t-il officiellement décidé de supprimer 100 000 emplois ?** Non. À ce stade, il s'agit d'un plan rapporté par Manager Magazin et confirmé par plusieurs médias, et non d'une décision. Volkswagen n'a pas confirmé les chiffres et renvoie la décision à ses instances. Le conseil de surveillance, qui tranchera, doit se réunir le 9 juillet 2026. **Q: Quelles usines seraient concernées par les fermetures ?** Selon les informations parues, quatre sites seraient menacés une fois épuisée la durée de vie des modèles actuels : les usines Volkswagen de Hanovre, Zwickau et Emden, ainsi que l'usine Audi de Neckarsulm, dans le Bade-Wurtemberg. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg et la Grande Région sont-ils exposés ?** Le Grand-Duché appartient à un réseau automobile de plus de 300 entreprises soutenant plus de 220 000 emplois sur six régions. Des équipementiers comme Goodyear (environ 3 500 salariés autour de Colmar-Berg), IEE, Cebi International et BorgWarner y sont implantés, et plus de 200 000 frontaliers, notamment de Sarre et de Lorraine, dépendent de cette filière. **Q: Pourquoi Volkswagen va-t-il aussi mal ?** Le groupe subit trois pressions simultanées : des coûts domestiques élevés, un virage électrique coûteux et la concurrence des constructeurs chinois, qui ont représenté près d'une immatriculation neuve sur dix dans l'UE début 2026. Les droits de douane américains lui coûtent environ 4 milliards d'euros par an et ses ventes en Chine ont reculé d'environ 20 %. ### Body C'est le plan le plus radical jamais envisagé par Volkswagen en quatre-vingt-neuf ans d'histoire. Selon des informations parues le 26 juin dans le magazine économique allemand Manager Magazin, confirmées par Reuters et d'autres médias, le directeur général du premier constructeur automobile européen, Oliver Blume, viserait la suppression de jusqu'à 100 000 emplois et l'arrêt de la production sur quatre usines allemandes. Le chiffre double quasiment celui annoncé en mars seulement, lorsque le groupe évoquait la disparition d'environ 50 000 postes en Allemagne d'ici à 2030. Rapporté à un effectif mondial de plus de 600 000 salariés, le projet reviendrait à tailler dans près de 15 % des troupes. Volkswagen réduirait par ailleurs ses investissements prévus d'environ 15 %, à un peu plus de 130 milliards d'euros sur cinq ans, et filialiserait sa marque cœur VW ainsi que sa division composants au sein d'entités distinctes, susceptibles d'être un jour cotées en Bourse. Le schéma est porté par M. Blume et par le directeur financier Arno Antlitz. Les quatre sites menacés de fermeture, une fois épuisée la durée de vie des modèles actuellement produits, seraient les usines Volkswagen de Hanovre, Zwickau et Emden, ainsi que l'usine Audi de Neckarsulm, dans le Bade-Wurtemberg. Le directoire du groupe a examiné la stratégie cette semaine ; le conseil de surveillance, à qui revient la décision finale, doit s'en saisir le 9 juillet. Des comptes qui ne pardonnent plus Cette surenchère intervient après une séquence brutale pour le groupe de Wolfsburg. Le bénéfice net a chuté de 44 % en 2025, à 6,9 milliards d'euros — le pire résultat depuis le scandale des moteurs diesel de 2015 —, le résultat opérationnel a été quasiment divisé par deux et la marge opérationnelle est tombée à 2,8 %. La pression ne retombe pas : au premier trimestre 2026, le bénéfice net a reculé de 28 %, à 1,56 milliard d'euros, les droits de douane américains coûtant au groupe quelque 4 milliards d'euros par an et les ventes en Chine ayant fondu d'environ un cinquième. Ces chiffres résument les trois étaux qui se referment simultanément sur l'automobile européenne : des coûts domestiques durablement élevés, un virage électrique cher et inégal, et la montée en puissance des constructeurs chinois, qui ont représenté près d'une immatriculation neuve sur dix dans l'Union européenne sur les cinq premiers mois de l'année. Volkswagen a multiplié les cessions — 7,4 milliards d'euros tirés de la vente de sa division de moteurs marins Everllence au fonds Bain Capital —, mais le problème central reste celui du coût. Dans un communiqué, le groupe a refusé de confirmer les chiffres, renvoyant la décision à ses seules instances de gouvernance. Les faits pertinents seront discutés et approuvés par les organes compétents. Nous n'anticiperons pas ce processus. L'entreprise a néanmoins reconnu l'ampleur du défi, affirmant que « l'ensemble du groupe, marques et filiales comprises, doit connaître une transformation en profondeur ». Les syndicats promettent la bataille Ces révélations heurtent de plein fouet les engagements pris par Volkswagen envers ses propres salariés. Un accord de 2024 interdit toute fermeture d'usine allemande durant la décennie, et les garanties d'emploi courent jusqu'à fin 2030 pour la marque VW et jusqu'à fin 2033 chez Audi — au point qu'on voit mal comment des fermetures pourraient être conduites dans le respect du droit du travail et des conventions collectives allemandes. La réaction des représentants du personnel a été cinglante. Dans une déclaration commune, le comité d'entreprise central de Volkswagen, présidé par Daniela Cavallo, et le syndicat de la métallurgie IG Metall, dirigé par Christiane Benner, ont prévenu qu'ils résisteraient. « Si de tels plans devaient être mis en œuvre, nous ferions tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour les empêcher », ont-ils averti. Une décision de fermeture déclencherait à coup sûr l'un des affrontements sociaux les plus durs qu'ait connus l'Allemagne depuis des années : IG Metall détient la moitié des sièges du conseil de surveillance de Volkswagen, et le Land de Basse-Saxe, actionnaire majeur, s'est toujours posé en gardien de l'emploi. Pourquoi le Luxembourg est concerné L'onde de choc partie de Wolfsburg ne s'arrête pas aux frontières allemandes. Volkswagen trône au sommet d'une pyramide continentale de fournisseurs dans laquelle le Luxembourg est étroitement tissé. L'agence d'investissement du pays présente le Grand-Duché comme un maillon d'un réseau automobile de plus de 300 entreprises — sept grandes usines de constructeurs, plus de 20 équipementiers mondiaux et 15 organismes de recherche — soutenant plus de 220 000 emplois répartis sur six régions de Belgique, de France, d'Allemagne et du Luxembourg. Au sein de cette toile figurent des employeurs d'envergure mondiale installés au Grand-Duché, dont la santé épouse celle de constructeurs comme Volkswagen : - Goodyear, dont le complexe de recherche et de production autour de Colmar-Berg, Bissen et Dudelange emploie environ 3 500 personnes — sa plus importante implantation hors des États-Unis. - IEE, spécialiste des capteurs qui fournit des systèmes de sécurité aux constructeurs du monde entier. - Cebi International, BorgWarner et d'autres fournisseurs de composants et d'électronique alimentant les lignes d'assemblage européennes. L'exposition est aussi humaine. L'économie luxembourgeoise repose sur plus de 200 000 frontaliers, dont beaucoup viennent de la Sarre allemande et de la Lorraine française — deux bastions de la sous-traitance automobile, où les équipementiers réduisent déjà leurs effectifs à mesure que les constructeurs rognent leurs commandes. Une contraction chez le premier industriel européen se propage aux fournisseurs de rang un et deux qui emploient ces salariés, puis à l'économie régionale dont le Luxembourg est le pivot. Pour l'heure, le chiffre de 100 000 reste un plan rapporté, non une décision : le verdict viendra de la réunion du conseil de surveillance de Volkswagen, le 9 juillet. Mais la trajectoire ne trompe pas. En mars, la question était de savoir jusqu'où un constructeur taillerait dans ses effectifs. En juin, elle est devenue celle de l'ampleur du rétrécissement que devront subir le fleuron industriel de l'Europe — et toute l'économie manufacturière qui s'appuie sur lui — pour survivre. ### Sources - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut 100,000 jobs in major overhaul — RTÉ (Reuters): https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0626/1580471-volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-100-000-jobs-in-major-overhaul/ - Up to 100,000 jobs and four plants: Volkswagen reportedly plans radical overhaul — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/100000-jobs-and-four-plants-volkswagen-reportedly-plans-radical-overhaul - Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/volkswagen-to-axe-up-to-100000-jobs-in-sweeping-cost-cutting-drive/ - Volkswagen plans to cut 15% of its workforce and close four German plants, report says — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/volkswagen-vw-job-cuts-autos-germany.html - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in next years: report — Business Standard (Reuters): https://www.business-standard.com/industry/auto/volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-up-to-100-000-jobs-in-next-years-report-126062600489_1.html - Volkswagen slashes 50,000 jobs after profits collapse by nearly half — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/10/volkswagen-slashes-50000-jobs-after-profits-collapse-by-nearly-half - Automotive sector — Luxembourg Trade & Invest — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/business-sector/automotive-sector/ --- ## À New York, le gel des loyers d'un million de logements scelle la promesse de Mamdani - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/new-york-gel-loyers-million-logements-mamdani-victoire - Published: 2026-06-26T12:11:31.521+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:11:31.521+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: e1e65a5f-6919-443a-a4bd-fd8ee6a32bd9 - Dateline: New York City, US > La commission des loyers de la ville a voté par 7 voix contre 1 le gel des hausses sur environ un million d'appartements régulés, donnant corps au mot d'ordre du nouveau maire. ### Summary La Rent Guidelines Board de New York a gelé les loyers d'un million de logements régulés, concrétisant la promesse centrale de Zohran Mamdani et offrant un cas d'école dans la bataille mondiale sur le coût du logement. ### Key facts - La commission des loyers de New York a voté par 7 voix contre 1 un gel à 0 % sur les baux d'un et deux ans, pour les contrats entrant en vigueur entre le 1er octobre 2026 et le 30 septembre 2027. - C'est le premier gel des baux de deux ans dans l'histoire de la ville et le premier gel de quelque sorte depuis 2020. - Environ un million d'appartements régulés sont concernés — plus de 40 % du parc new-yorkais — soit près de deux millions d'habitants. - Le gel pourrait faire économiser jusqu'à 6,8 milliards de dollars aux locataires sur le mandat de Mamdani, selon le député Tony Simone. - Propriétaires et professionnels dénoncent un risque de sous-entretien des immeubles et préparent un recours en justice. ### FAQ **Q: Quels logements sont concernés par le gel ?** Les appartements à loyer régulé : ceux situés dans des immeubles de six logements ou plus construits avant 1974, ainsi que certains logements de bâtiments plus récents bénéficiant d'allègements fiscaux ou de subventions publiques. Cela représente environ un million d'appartements, plus de 40 % du parc de la ville. **Q: Pourquoi ce vote est-il si controversé ?** Zohran Mamdani a nommé six des neuf membres de la commission, ce qui fait dire à ses détracteurs que le résultat était joué d'avance. La représentante des propriétaires, Christina Smyth, a démissionné quelques heures avant le scrutin en dénonçant une décision prédéterminée. Un recours en justice est attendu. **Q: Quel rapport avec le Luxembourg ?** Le coût du logement y est l'une des questions politiques les plus sensibles, avec des prix résidentiels parmi les plus élevés de l'UE. Le débat new-yorkais sur l'intervention de l'État dans le marché locatif résonne fortement au Grand-Duché, où le rapport Housing in Europe 2025 d'Eurostat documente des tensions d'accessibilité. ### Body Deux mots auront suffi à porter Zohran Mamdani de l'Assemblée de l'État de New York jusqu'à la mairie de la plus grande ville des États-Unis : « geler les loyers ». Dans la nuit du jeudi 25 juin 2026, ce slogan est devenu une décision. La commission municipale chargée d'encadrer les loyers a voté, par sept voix contre une, le gel des hausses sur près d'un million d'appartements à loyer régulé. Concrètement, la Rent Guidelines Board a fixé à 0 % l'ajustement applicable aux baux d'un an comme à ceux de deux ans entrant en vigueur entre le 1er octobre 2026 et le 30 septembre 2027. C'est la première fois que l'instance gèle les loyers des baux de deux ans, et le premier gel de quelque nature que ce soit à New York depuis 2020, selon plusieurs comptes rendus du scrutin. Pour Mamdani, socialiste démocrate de 34 ans entré en fonction le 1er janvier, la mesure transforme une promesse de campagne en politique publique. C'est sur ce mot d'ordre qu'il avait battu l'ancien gouverneur Andrew Cuomo lors de la primaire démocrate de juin 2025, puis lors de la générale de novembre. Dans un communiqué publié après le vote, l'édile a salué un tournant pour les locataires de la ville. C'est une victoire historique pour les locataires de New York. Après avoir examiné les données et écouté les New-Yorkais de toute la ville, la commission indépendante a décrété un gel sur les baux d'un an et, pour la première fois de notre histoire, sur les baux de deux ans. C'est le soulagement que méritent les travailleurs de notre ville. Une promesse tenue par une commission contestée La Rent Guidelines Board est un organe municipal de neuf membres qui fixe chaque année l'évolution des loyers du parc régulé. Son indépendance est devenue le cœur de la polémique : Mamdani a nommé six de ses neuf membres, et ses détracteurs estiment que l'issue était écrite d'avance. L'accusation a éclaté au grand jour quelques heures avant le vote, lorsque Christina Smyth, avocate représentant les propriétaires au sein de la commission, a démissionné avec effet immédiat. Nommée une première fois par l'ancien maire Eric Adams en 2022, puis reconduite le 18 décembre 2025, elle reproche à l'instance d'avoir renoncé à sa mission d'analyse. « La commission des loyers a cessé d'être un organe d'établissement des faits. Elle est devenue un organe qui part de la réponse et bricole à rebours une justification pour la légitimer. » La présidente de la commission, Chantella Mitchell, s'est dite surprise par cette démission mais a confirmé que le vote se tiendrait comme prévu. La seule voix dissidente est venue d'un représentant du public, Arpit Gupta. Qui est concerné, et combien la mesure doit faire économiser Le gel touche une part considérable du parc de logements new-yorkais. Les appartements à loyer régulé sont environ un million — soit, selon plusieurs estimations, plus de 40 % de l'ensemble des logements de la ville — et abritent près de deux millions de personnes. L'éligibilité répond à des critères précis : - les appartements situés dans des immeubles de six logements ou plus construits avant 1974 ; - certains logements de bâtiments plus récents bénéficiant d'allègements fiscaux ou de subventions publiques. Le député de l'Assemblée de l'État Tony Simone estime que le gel pourrait faire économiser jusqu'à 6,8 milliards de dollars aux locataires sur les quatre années du mandat de Mamdani. Le maire avait promis un gel sur l'ensemble de son mandat ; dans les faits, la commission tranche cycle par cycle, et les années à venir restent à arbitrer. Les propriétaires brandissent le spectre de la dégradation Propriétaires et organisations professionnelles ont réagi avec inquiétude, faisant valoir qu'un gel prive les immeubles vieillissants des recettes nécessaires aux travaux, alors que leurs propres charges — assurance, énergie, main-d'œuvre — ne cessent de grimper. James Whelan, président du Real Estate Board of New York, juge que la décision aggravera la crise qu'elle prétend résoudre. « Le vote de ce soir est peut-être populaire politiquement, mais il va aggraver la crise du logement à New York. » Les petits bailleurs, à l'image d'Ann Korchak, du collectif Small Property Owners of New York, font écho à cet avertissement, et un recours en justice contre la décision est largement attendu. Le différend cristallise un débat ancien sur l'encadrement des loyers : ces plafonds protègent-ils les locataires fragiles ou, à terme, découragent-ils l'entretien et la construction des logements dont tout le monde a besoin ? Un laboratoire qui dépasse New York Le scrutin s'impose comme une expérience phare de cette politique du pouvoir d'achat immobilier qui redessine les villes occidentales. L'ascension de Mamdani — un socialiste démocrate assumé, élu puis gouvernant sur la promesse de contenir les loyers — est devenue une référence pour les défenseurs des locataires et un signal d'alarme pour les intérêts immobiliers bien au-delà des cinq boroughs. L'écho est particulièrement net au Luxembourg, où le coût du logement figure parmi les questions politiques les plus brûlantes et où les prix de l'immobilier résidentiel comptent parmi les plus élevés de l'Union européenne. Le rapport Housing in Europe 2025 d'Eurostat documente les tensions croissantes sur l'accessibilité dans les villes européennes ; au Grand-Duché, la pression sur les locataires comme sur les candidats à l'achat alimente un débat récurrent sur le degré d'intervention de l'État dans le marché. Ce que New York vient de tester, c'est l'un des leviers les plus directs qui soient : un maire qui se sert de ses nominations à une instance de régulation pour figer les loyers d'un million de foyers. Saura-t-il soulager les ménages sans tarir l'offre ? La réponse, que propriétaires et locataires se disputeront dans les mois à venir, sera scrutée bien au-delà de l'Hudson. ### Sources - Panel approves Mamdani's rent freeze for nearly 1 million NYC apartments — Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/infrastructure/4626095/mamdani-rent-freeze-new-york-city-apartments/ - Rent board owner rep quits before final vote, alleges rent freeze was predetermined — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/news/rent-board-owner-rep-quits-before-final-vote/ - Mayor Mamdani's Statement on the Rent Guidelines Board's Final Vote — Office of the Mayor of New York City: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/mayor-mamdani-s-statement-on-the-rent-guidelines-board-s-final-v - New York City rental board approves Mamdani rent freeze — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/26/New-York-City-rent-freeze-approved/3071782455355/ - 2025 New York City mayoral election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_election - Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-wins - Mamdani's Promised Rent Freeze Approved in New York: What to Know — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/new-york-rent-freeze-stabilized-apartments-zohran-mamdani-housing-promise/ - NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge — Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-rent-guidelines-board-approves-2-year-rent-freeze-fulfilling-mamdani-campaign-pledge - Housing in Europe – 2025 edition — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/housing-2025 --- ## Frontaliers : la France porte la croissance, l'Allemagne décroche - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/frontaliers-luxembourg-bascule-france-allemagne-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T11:51:29.843+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:51:29.843+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 0e14872f-09a7-42a1-97c6-1ab93ec21b80 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Plus d'un frontalier sur deux vient désormais de France. Côté allemand, le flux s'essouffle sous le poids de deux années de récession, redessinant la carte de la main-d'œuvre du Grand-Duché. ### Summary La France fournit plus de la moitié des 233 000 frontaliers du Luxembourg tandis que le contingent allemand stagne, fragilisé par la récession outre-Moselle. ### Key facts - Le Luxembourg comptait environ 233 260 frontaliers en 2025 : 126 600 résident en France (54 %), 53 360 en Allemagne et 53 300 en Belgique (≈23 % chacun). - Les frontaliers occupent 46 à 47 % des emplois salariés du pays ; seul un salarié sur quatre est de nationalité luxembourgeoise. - En janvier 2026, les navetteurs venus de France ont progressé de 3,5 % (+4 270) sur un an, quand le contingent allemand reculait de 0,7 % (-330). - Le frein allemand tient à la récession (PIB -0,2 % en 2024 après -0,3 % en 2023), à un chômage repassé au-dessus de trois millions et à un écart de salaire qui se réduit en pouvoir d'achat. - Plus la France pèse, plus la croissance luxembourgeoise se concentre sur un seul pays d'origine — un risque que Luc Frieden a souligné en mars 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de frontaliers travaillent au Luxembourg et d'où viennent-ils ?** Le Grand-Duché comptait environ 233 260 frontaliers en 2025. Près de 126 600 résident en France (54 %), 53 360 en Allemagne et 53 300 en Belgique (environ 23 % chacun), selon Les Frontaliers et l'AGURAM, à partir des données du STATEC et de la sécurité sociale. **Q: Pourquoi le nombre de frontaliers allemands recule-t-il ?** Le repli s'explique surtout par la situation outre-Rhin : une récession sur deux ans (PIB -0,2 % en 2024 après -0,3 % en 2023), un chômage repassé au-dessus de trois millions en août 2025, des destructions d'emplois industriels et un écart de salaire qui se réduit une fois corrigé du pouvoir d'achat. **Q: La France est-elle en train de devenir le principal réservoir de main-d'œuvre du Luxembourg ?** Oui. La France fournit déjà plus de la moitié des frontaliers et porte l'essentiel de la croissance récente : +3,5 % sur un an en janvier 2026, soit environ 4 270 travailleurs supplémentaires, contre -0,7 % côté allemand. ### Body Chaque matin de semaine, le Grand-Duché se remplit d'ouvriers, de banquiers, de soignants et de fonctionnaires qui n'y dorment pas. Ils arrivent de Thionville et de Metz, d'Arlon, de Trèves : près de la moitié des salariés du pays franchissent une frontière pour aller travailler. Ce flux quotidien de frontaliers est la colonne vertébrale de l'économie luxembourgeoise. Or sa géographie se déforme lentement, et la direction que prend ce mouvement pèse lourd pour un pays incapable de croître sans importer sa main-d'œuvre. En 2025, le Luxembourg comptait environ 233 260 travailleurs frontaliers, selon les données compilées par Les Frontaliers et l'agence d'urbanisme française AGURAM à partir des chiffres du STATEC et de la sécurité sociale. Parmi eux, près de 126 600 résident en France, soit environ 54 % du total, contre 53 360 en Allemagne et 53 300 en Belgique, chacun proche de 23 %. Les navetteurs transfrontaliers occupent désormais entre 46 % et 47 % de l'ensemble des emplois salariés du pays, et seul un salarié sur quatre y est de nationalité luxembourgeoise. Un moteur français, un frein allemand Derrière le total se cache une divergence. La quasi-totalité de la croissance récente repose sur les navetteurs français, tandis que le réservoir allemand plafonne, voire reflue. Les Frontaliers rapportent qu'en janvier 2026, le nombre de salariés venus de France a bondi de 3,5 % sur un an, soit environ 4 270 personnes supplémentaires, pendant que le contingent allemand reculait de 0,7 %, l'équivalent de quelque 330 travailleurs. Le phénomène n'a rien d'accidentel. Les données trimestrielles du STATEC montrent un emploi frontalier allemand en repli d'environ 0,6 % sur un an au troisième trimestre 2025, alors même que les flux français et belge continuaient de progresser. La fracture était déjà apparue en 2024, comme le notait l'institut statistique dans une publication antérieure : « Au deuxième trimestre, le nombre de frontaliers venus d'Allemagne (-0,3 %) et de Belgique (-0,1 %) a même reculé, contrairement au nombre de Français (+0,4 %). » — STATEC, l'institut national de la statistique luxembourgeois. Ce coup d'arrêt interrompt une longue ascension. L'Observatoire interrégional du marché de l'emploi (IBA·OIE) rappelle qu'en deux décennies, les effectifs allemands avaient progressé si vite qu'ils avaient dépassé la Belgique : en 2004, les Belges devançaient les Allemands de 7 000 unités ; en 2023, les Allemands menaient à leur tour d'environ 800. Le refroidissement actuel a figé cette poussée. Pourquoi le robinet allemand se resserre Le ralentissement doit moins au Luxembourg qu'à la situation de l'autre côté de la Moselle. Plusieurs forces tirent dans le même sens : - La récession voisine. L'économie allemande s'est contractée pour la deuxième année consécutive en 2024, avec un PIB en recul de 0,2 % après une chute de 0,3 % en 2023, selon l'Insee. Une économie qui rétrécit génère moins de mobilités professionnelles, celles-là mêmes qui alimentent l'embauche transfrontalière. - Un marché de l'emploi affaibli. Le chômage allemand a franchi la barre des trois millions en août 2025, un niveau inédit depuis 2015, avec un taux avoisinant 6,3 %. L'industrie outre-Rhin a détruit des dizaines de milliers de postes en un an, entamant la confiance qui pousse à chercher de meilleurs salaires à l'étranger. - Un écart de salaire qui se réduit. La prime salariale luxembourgeoise reste réelle en valeur faciale, mais l'IBA·OIE constate qu'une fois corrigée du pouvoir d'achat, l'Allemagne arrive en tête du classement des salaires minimums de la Grande Région. Pour un résident de Trèves, l'avantage net de la navette s'est érodé. La géographie amplifie l'effet. Près de la moitié des frontaliers allemands vivent à Trèves ou dans ses environs : un retournement régional s'y répercute donc directement sur les arrivées au Luxembourg. Le vivier vieillit également. Les données du STATEC citées par Chronicle.lu situent l'âge moyen du frontalier autour de 41 ans en 2025, le contingent allemand étant celui qui a le plus vieilli, de quatre ans, faute de jeunes recrues pour remplacer ceux qui approchent de la retraite. Une dépendance structurelle Pour le Luxembourg, l'enjeu n'a rien de théorique. Confronté à des pénuries persistantes dans la finance, l'informatique et l'ingénierie, et à une population résidente trop réduite pour les combler, le pays s'appuie sur ses voisins plus qu'aucune autre région d'Europe. Le Premier ministre Luc Frieden l'a dit sans détour en mars 2026, prévenant que le marché du travail s'effondrerait sans ses navetteurs. « Le marché du travail sans les frontaliers, c'est la fin du Luxembourg », a déclaré Luc Frieden devant la presse, dans des propos rapportés par L'essentiel. Il a aussi mis en garde : « La faiblesse de l'économie européenne, et notamment allemande (...), a un impact sur le Luxembourg », au moment où il faisait de 2026 l'« année de la compétitivité ». Le risque que révèlent les chiffres est celui de la concentration. À mesure que les flux allemand et belge plafonnent, la croissance luxembourgeoise dépend toujours davantage d'un seul pays d'origine. Le vaste bassin d'emploi français autour de Thionville et de Metz a absorbé le mou jusqu'ici, et le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi résidents inscrits à l'ADEM a augmenté de 9,4 % sur un an, pour atteindre près de 21 255 fin janvier 2026 — signe que le marché se détend à la marge, même si les postes spécialisés restent difficiles à pourvoir. La réouverture du robinet allemand se jouera surtout à Berlin. Si la reprise s'installe outre-Rhin, la tendance historiquement haussière pourrait repartir ; si la récession s'éternise, la dépendance du Luxembourg aux navetteurs français — déjà plus de la moitié de sa main-d'œuvre importée — ne fera que s'accentuer. Dans tous les cas, la tension sur l'embauche au Grand-Duché est désormais aussi étroitement liée à la santé des économies voisines qu'à la sienne propre. ### Sources - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE (Interregional Labour Market Observatory): https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg : Boom des frontaliers français, recul des Allemands — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/luxembourg-boom-des-frontaliers-francais-recul-des-allemands/ - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 (memo transfrontalier) — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - Emploi salarié : +0,5% au troisième trimestre 2025 et +1,3% sur 12 mois — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/stn02-26-emploi-salarie.html - Au Luxembourg, le nombre de frontaliers belges et allemands baisse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-frontaliers-belges-et-allemands-baisse-103196421 - «Le Luxembourg n'est rien sans les frontaliers» : Luc Frieden appelle à des réformes urgentes — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luc-frieden-le-luxembourg-n-est-rien-sans-les-frontaliers-103522406 - Bilan économique 2024 Grand Est : l'Allemagne en récession — Insee: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8567591?sommaire=8354832 - Understanding the cross-border worker phenomenon — Delano / Paperjam: https://delano.lu/article/delano_understanding-cross-border-worker-phenomenon - Travailler en Allemagne en 2025 : le retour à 3 millions de chômeurs — Connexion-Emploi: https://www.connexion-emploi.com/fr/a/travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs-travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs - Regards 02/26 - Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Luxembourg Workforce Slowly Ageing, Driven by Seniors & Cross-Border Employees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58033-luxembourg-workforce-slowly-ageing-driven-by-seniors-cross-border-employees --- ## Réfugiés ukrainiens : l'UE veut prolonger la protection jusqu'en 2028 mais en exclure les hommes mobilisables - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/protection-temporaire-ukrainiens-hommes-mobilisables-exclusion-bruxell - Published: 2026-06-26T11:39:39.879+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:39:39.879+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: d737b65f-60d9-4184-aa34-4c5e41c1af1f - Dateline: Brussels, BE > La Commission européenne propose d'étendre la protection des Ukrainiens jusqu'en mars 2028 tout en excluant les nouveaux arrivants masculins de 23 à 60 ans, à la demande de Kyiv. Le Luxembourg aussi. ### Summary À la demande de Kyiv, la Commission européenne propose de prolonger jusqu'en 2028 la protection temporaire des Ukrainiens, mais d'en exclure les nouveaux arrivants masculins en âge de combattre — une mesure qui concerne aussi les quelque 5 000 bénéficiaires du Luxembourg. ### Key facts - La Commission européenne propose de prolonger la protection temporaire des Ukrainiens jusqu'au 4 mars 2028, pour environ 4,4 millions de bénéficiaires. - Nouveauté : les hommes nouvellement arrivés de 23 à 60 ans, interdits de quitter l'Ukraine sous la loi martiale, ne seraient plus admis d'office au régime, à la demande de Kyiv. - Des dérogations subsistent (handicap, inaptitude, pères de trois enfants et plus, aidants à temps plein) et une demande d'asile individuelle reste possible ; les personnes déjà protégées conservent leur statut. - Le texte doit être adopté par le Conseil à la majorité qualifiée (15 États sur 27 représentant 65 % de la population). - Au Luxembourg, quelque 5 000 personnes sont sous protection temporaire ; seuls les nouveaux arrivants masculins concernés seraient redirigés vers l'asile individuel. ### FAQ **Q: Jusqu'à quand la protection temporaire des Ukrainiens serait-elle prolongée ?** La Commission propose de l'étendre d'un an, jusqu'au 4 mars 2028. Le régime court actuellement jusqu'en mars 2027. La mesure doit encore être adoptée par le Conseil à la majorité qualifiée. **Q: Qui serait désormais exclu du régime ?** Les hommes nouvellement arrivés âgés de 23 à 60 ans, que la loi martiale ukrainienne empêche de quitter le pays. Des dérogations existent (handicap, inaptitude, pères d'au moins trois enfants de moins de 18 ans, aidants à temps plein), et une demande d'asile individuelle reste possible. **Q: Les Ukrainiens déjà protégés perdent-ils leur statut ?** Non. Personne ne perdrait sa protection en raison de son âge dès lors qu'elle lui a déjà été accordée. La restriction ne vise que les nouveaux arrivants. **Q: Quel est l'impact pour le Luxembourg ?** Le pays compte environ 5 000 bénéficiaires. Un nouvel arrivant masculin de 23 à 60 ans sans autorisation de sortie ne serait plus admis d'office à la protection temporaire et devrait demander l'asile au cas par cas ; les personnes déjà protégées ne sont pas concernées. ### Body C'est un geste de solidarité que l'Union européenne s'apprête à reconduire d'une main et à restreindre de l'autre. Vendredi, la Commission européenne a proposé de prolonger jusqu'en mars 2028 l'abri offert depuis 2022 aux personnes fuyant l'Ukraine, tout en y introduisant pour la première fois une exclusion ciblée : les nouveaux arrivants masculins en âge de servir, que la loi martiale ukrainienne empêche de quitter le pays. La demande émane non pas de Bruxelles mais de Kyiv, qui cherche à enrayer la pénurie d'effectifs de son armée alors que la guerre entre dans sa cinquième année. Et la mesure descend jusqu'au Grand-Duché. Concrètement, la protection temporaire serait étendue d'un an, jusqu'au 4 mars 2028, pour les quelque 4,4 millions d'Ukrainiens qui en bénéficient déjà. Mais elle ne serait plus accordée, selon les termes de la Commission, aux personnes nouvellement arrivées qui ne sont pas autorisées par les autorités ukrainiennes à quitter leur pays en raison de leurs obligations militaires : en clair, les hommes âgés de 23 à 60 ans, soumis à l'interdiction de franchir la frontière sous le régime de loi martiale. Ce que prévoit le texte de la Commission Le dispositif repose sur la directive de 2001 relative à la protection temporaire (2001/55/CE), activée pour la première fois le 4 mars 2022 afin d'offrir aux Ukrainiens une protection collective, sans examen individuel des demandes d'asile. Le texte de la Commission en redessine le périmètre. Il doit encore être adopté par les États membres au sein du Conseil, à la majorité qualifiée — au moins 15 des 27 gouvernements représentant 65 % de la population de l'Union. Plusieurs dérogations subsisteraient. D'après les éléments rendus publics, resteraient éligibles les hommes en situation de handicap ou déclarés inaptes au service, les pères d'au moins trois enfants de moins de 18 ans, ainsi que les personnes assurant à temps plein la charge d'un proche malade. Les hommes écartés du régime conserveraient par ailleurs la possibilité de déposer une demande d'asile individuelle. Surtout, nul ne perdrait sa protection en raison de son âge dès lors qu'elle lui a déjà été accordée. À cette restriction, la Commission a associé un instrument plus souple : un programme pilote de retour et de relèvement volontaires, destiné à accompagner par l'emploi, le logement et l'éducation les Ukrainiens qui choisiraient de rentrer. Le commissaire aux Affaires intérieures et à la Migration, Magnus Brunner, n'a pas masqué l'origine de la mesure. C'est quelque chose que les Ukrainiens nous ont demandé de faire. L'afflux qui a tout déclenché L'élément déclencheur s'est joué à Kyiv, non à Bruxelles. Depuis le 28 août 2025, l'Ukraine autorise les hommes de 18 à 22 ans à quitter librement le territoire malgré la loi martiale — une initiative du président Volodymyr Zelensky, présentée comme un moyen pour les plus jeunes d'étudier à l'étranger puis de revenir reconstruire le pays. L'effet sur les frontières de l'Union a été immédiat. - Les octrois de protection temporaire dans l'UE ont bondi à 79 205 en septembre 2025, soit une hausse de 49 % en un mois et le chiffre le plus élevé depuis août 2023, selon des données citées par The Irish Times. - La garde-frontière polonaise a enregistré environ 53 000 contrôles d'Ukrainiens de 18 à 22 ans entre le 28 août et le 19 septembre 2025 — près de 40 000 à l'entrée et plus de 13 000 à la sortie — en précisant qu'il s'agit de contrôles aux frontières et non du décompte de personnes distinctes. - Les départs de cette tranche d'âge ont été multipliés par plus de dix dès la première semaine suivant le changement de règles. Ces chiffres sont tombés en plein débat délicat : l'armée ukrainienne, en infériorité numérique, manque de soldats, alors même que son gouvernement élargissait la porte de sortie pour ses plus jeunes recrues potentielles. Les capitales s'en sont émues. Le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz a indiqué avoir abordé le sujet directement avec Kyiv. « J'ai demandé au président ukrainien de veiller à ce que les jeunes hommes d'Ukraine en particulier ne viennent pas en Allemagne en nombre toujours croissant, mais servent plutôt dans leur propre pays », a déclaré M. Merz, dans des propos rapportés par The Irish Times. La solidarité face à l'arithmétique des effectifs La proposition met au jour une ligne de fracture qui traverse la politique européenne depuis 2022 : le réflexe d'accueil des Ukrainiens face aux politiques migratoires des États membres et au besoin de Kyiv de garder ses hommes sous l'uniforme. Les défenseurs des droits humains ont mis en garde contre tout rétrécissement de cet accueil. Le commissaire aux droits de l'homme du Conseil de l'Europe, Michael O'Flaherty, estime que les conditions d'un retour en sécurité ne sont pas réunies. « Il n'existe pas de zones sûres en Ukraine. Nous ne devons pas oublier les personnes les plus vulnérables, et la dignité humaine doit rester au cœur de chaque décision », a-t-il averti. L'instantané d'Eurostat rappelle ce qui se joue. Fin février 2026, 4,40 millions de personnes bénéficiaient d'une protection temporaire dans l'Union — 43,5 % de femmes adultes, 30,2 % de mineurs et 26,3 % d'hommes adultes. L'Allemagne en accueillait le plus grand nombre (environ 1,27 million, soit 28,8 % du total européen), devant la Pologne (966 595) et la Tchéquie (399 630). Les ressortissants ukrainiens représentaient 98,4 % de l'ensemble des bénéficiaires. Ce que cela change pour le Luxembourg et la Grande Région Le Grand-Duché occupe sur cette carte une place modeste mais stabilisée. Eurostat y a relevé un recul net de cinq bénéficiaires seulement (-0,1 %) en février 2026 — l'un des trois seuls États membres en baisse ce mois-là — ce qui correspond à une communauté d'environ 5 000 personnes sous protection temporaire. Parce que le régime est commun à toute l'Union, les règles écrites à Bruxelles déterminent qui peut s'enregistrer au Luxembourg, qui peut le faire de l'autre côté de la frontière — dans les Länder allemands, en Wallonie belge et en Lorraine française qui composent la Grande Région — et qui se voit au contraire renvoyé vers la procédure d'asile individuelle, plus lente. Pour le pays, le changement pratique est étroit mais bien réel : un Ukrainien nouvellement arrivé, âgé de 23 à 60 ans et parvenu au Luxembourg sans autorisation de quitter l'Ukraine ne serait plus, si le Conseil adopte le texte, admis d'office à la protection temporaire au guichet de l'immigration ; il devrait demander l'asile au cas par cas. Les personnes déjà protégées — la grande majorité des arrivants ukrainiens au Luxembourg, venus comme femmes, enfants et hommes plus âgés — ne seraient pas concernées, et la prolongation jusqu'en 2028 leur offre une année supplémentaire de sécurité juridique en matière de séjour, de travail et de scolarité. La proposition passe désormais entre les mains des 27 gouvernements. Majorité qualifiée requise, organes de défense des droits humains déjà vent debout : les prochaines semaines diront si la promesse de guerre de l'Union plie devant l'arithmétique du champ de bataille ukrainien — et jusqu'où le régime de protection luxembourgeois suivra le mouvement. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - EU to refuse refuge to military-age Ukrainian men — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580434-eu-ukraine-protection/ - Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/brussels-to-exclude-military-age-ukrainian-men-from-temporary-protection-scheme - Ukraine asks the EU to stop refuge for men aged 23-60 to ease manpower shortage — TheJournal.ie: https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-eu-refugee-protection-men-7082494-Jun2026/ - Ukraine's decision to let young men leave sparks alarm in Europe — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2025/11/14/ukraines-decision-to-let-young-men-leave-sparks-alarm-in-europe/ - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - Travel abroad for men aged 18-22: new rules from August 28, 2025 — Visit Ukraine: https://visitukraine.today/blog/6788/travel-abroad-for-men-aged-18-22-new-rules-from-august-28-2025 - Young Ukrainians are crossing the Polish border en masse: statistics from border guards — PRM.ua: https://prm.ua/en/young-ukrainians-are-crossing-the-polish-border-en-masse-statistics-from-border-guards/ - Council of Europe Commissioner: Ukrainians still need temporary protection — Ukrainian World Congress: https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/council-of-europe-commissioner-ukrainians-still-need-temporary-protection/ - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ --- ## Vaccins contre la grippe : Bruxelles soupçonne Sanofi d'avoir dénigré ses rivaux - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bruxelles-enquete-concurrence-sanofi-vaccins-grippe-denigrement - Published: 2026-06-26T11:10:19.111+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:10:19.111+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: ed2d2787-de3d-4815-8442-341d1066f721 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > La Commission européenne enquête sur un possible abus de position dominante du laboratoire français dans un marché qui approvisionne les Vingt-Sept, dont le Luxembourg. ### Summary La Commission européenne a perquisitionné Sanofi, soupçonné d'avoir dénigré les vaccins antigrippaux concurrents pour abuser de sa position dominante. Le laboratoire conteste tout manquement. ### Key facts - La Commission européenne a perquisitionné les sites français et allemands de Sanofi le 29 septembre 2025, dans le cadre d'une enquête sur les vaccins contre la grippe saisonnière. - Bruxelles soupçonne un abus de position dominante (article 102 TFUE) prenant la forme d'un « dénigrement anticoncurrentiel » des produits rivaux. - Une sanction pour abus pourrait atteindre 10 % du chiffre d'affaires annuel mondial, soit potentiellement plusieurs milliards d'euros. - Le marché touche les Vingt-Sept : au Luxembourg, la CNS rembourse le vaccin et l'État le fournit gratuitement aux médecins du programme national. - Sanofi se dit conforme aux règles et promet de coopérer ; l'enquête n'en est qu'au stade des inspections, sans délai légal ni présomption de culpabilité. ### FAQ **Q: Que reproche exactement la Commission européenne à Sanofi ?** La Commission soupçonne le laboratoire d'avoir abusé de sa position dominante sur le marché des vaccins contre la grippe saisonnière en diffusant des affirmations fausses ou non étayées sur les vaccins concurrents — une pratique qualifiée de « dénigrement anticoncurrentiel », interdite par l'article 102 du traité sur le fonctionnement de l'UE. **Q: Quelles sanctions Sanofi encourt-il ?** Si un abus de position dominante était établi, la Commission pourrait infliger une amende allant jusqu'à 10 % du chiffre d'affaires annuel mondial du groupe et lui ordonner de cesser la pratique. Aucune charge n'a toutefois été retenue à ce stade. **Q: En quoi cette affaire concerne-t-elle le Luxembourg ?** Les vaccins antigrippaux sont distribués dans les vingt-sept États membres. Au Luxembourg, la vaccination est recommandée aux plus de 65 ans et aux groupes à risque ; la CNS rembourse le vaccin aux assurés éligibles et l'État le fournit gratuitement aux médecins vaccinateurs du programme national, le patient ne payant que la consultation. **Q: Sanofi a-t-il déjà été reconnu coupable ?** Non. À ce jour, l'enquête en est au stade des inspections ; aucune procédure formelle ni communication des griefs n'a été engagée. Sanofi affirme respecter la réglementation applicable et bénéficie de la présomption d'innocence. ### Body BRUXELLES — Le gendarme européen de la concurrence s'intéresse de près à Sanofi. La Commission cherche à savoir si le groupe pharmaceutique français a abusé de la position de force qu'il occupe sur le marché des vaccins contre la grippe saisonnière en diffusant des affirmations trompeuses sur les produits de ses concurrents. L'affaire a éclaté au grand jour le 30 septembre 2025. Ce jour-là, la Commission européenne a révélé avoir mené des inspections inopinées — les fameuses « perquisitions à l'aube » — dans les locaux d'une entreprise non nommée du secteur des vaccins. Sanofi a confirmé le jour même qu'il était visé, précisant que des représentants de la Commission s'étaient rendus la veille, le 29 septembre, sur ses sites en France et en Allemagne, « dans le cadre d'une enquête portant sur des pratiques dans le domaine des vaccins contre la grippe saisonnière ». Les agents de la Commission étaient accompagnés de leurs homologues des autorités nationales de concurrence. Ce que Bruxelles reproche au laboratoire Dans son communiqué, la Commission a indiqué redouter que l'entreprise inspectée ait enfreint les règles européennes interdisant l'abus de position dominante, inscrites à l'article 102 du traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne. Plus précisément, le régulateur s'intéresse à des agissements susceptibles de relever du dénigrement anticoncurrentiel. Derrière ce terme se cache une pratique précise : une entreprise visant ses concurrents au moyen d'allégations fausses ou non étayées sur leurs produits ou leur réputation — par exemple en instillant le doute sur la sécurité ou l'efficacité d'un vaccin rival pourtant homologué par les autorités sanitaires. Lorsqu'un acteur dominant recourt à de tels procédés pour évincer ses rivaux, le droit européen y voit non pas du marketing ordinaire, mais un abus. « La Commission craint que l'entreprise inspectée n'ait enfreint les règles de concurrence de l'UE qui interdisent l'abus de position dominante. Elle examine en particulier d'éventuelles pratiques d'éviction susceptibles de constituer un dénigrement anticoncurrentiel. » La Commission a tenu à rappeler que ces inspections ne constituaient qu'une première étape. « Le fait que la Commission procède à de telles inspections ne signifie pas que l'entreprise concernée est coupable d'un comportement anticoncurrentiel, ni ne préjuge de l'issue de l'enquête elle-même », a-t-elle souligné. Ce type de procédure n'est enserré dans aucun délai légal : une conclusion — a fortiori une communication des griefs, l'acte d'accusation formel — pourrait n'intervenir que dans plusieurs années. Un marché stratégique qui irrigue les Vingt-Sept Sanofi figure parmi les trois plus grands fabricants mondiaux de vaccins antigrippaux saisonniers, aux côtés du britannique GSK et de l'australien CSL Seqirus, des acteurs plus modestes comme AstraZeneca et Daiichi Sankyo complétant le tableau. Sa gamme européenne décline plusieurs produits destinés à des publics différents : - VaxigripTetra, un vaccin à dose standard pour la population générale ; - Efluelda, un vaccin à haute dose conçu pour offrir une protection renforcée aux personnes de 65 ans et plus ; - Supemtek, un vaccin recombinant. C'est ce portefeuille qui confère à l'affaire son poids de santé publique. Des campagnes de vaccination antigrippale sont menées dans l'ensemble des vingt-sept États membres, et ce que les régulateurs décideront sur la concurrence dans ce marché rejaillira directement sur les prix, l'approvisionnement et le choix des vaccins. Au Luxembourg, les autorités sanitaires recommandent une vaccination annuelle aux plus de 65 ans et aux personnes appartenant à des groupes à risque ; la Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) rembourse le vaccin aux assurés éligibles, et les vaccins inscrits au programme national sont fournis gratuitement par l'État aux médecins vaccinateurs, le patient ne réglant que la consultation. Une distorsion dans la rivalité entre les principaux vaccins n'est donc pas qu'une querelle bruxelloise abstraite : elle touche aux deniers publics et à la protection des résidents âgés ou vulnérables à travers toute l'Union. La défense de Sanofi et les enjeux financiers Le groupe n'a pas tant contesté les perquisitions que le soupçon de faute. Sanofi s'est dit « convaincu de respecter les règles et réglementations applicables et coopérera pleinement avec la Commission européenne », refusant tout autre commentaire tant que l'enquête est ouverte. Les enjeux sont considérables. Si la Commission devait conclure à un abus de position dominante, elle pourrait infliger une amende pouvant atteindre 10 % du chiffre d'affaires annuel mondial de l'entreprise et lui ordonner de cesser la pratique. Pour un groupe de la taille de Sanofi, ce plafond se chiffre en milliards d'euros, même si les sanctions n'atteignent que rarement le maximum. Bruxelles dispose en outre d'un précédent récent dans ce type exact de dossier. En octobre 2024, la Commission a infligé au laboratoire israélien Teva une amende de 462,6 millions d'euros — sa plus lourde sanction dans le secteur pharmaceutique à ce jour — pour usage abusif du système de brevets et pour ce qu'elle a qualifié de « campagne de dénigrement systématique » contre un médicament rival traitant la sclérose en plaques. Cette décision faisait elle-même suite à un règlement transactionnel conclu avec le groupe suisse Vifor, première affaire de la Commission fondée sur le dénigrement d'un produit thérapeutiquement équivalent. Les services européens citent ces deux dossiers pour démontrer qu'attaquer des concurrents au moyen d'allégations trompeuses peut être réprimé comme une infraction au droit de la concurrence, et non comme une simple publicité déloyale. Pour l'heure, le dossier Sanofi demeure une enquête, non un verdict. Aucune charge formelle n'a été retenue, et l'entreprise bénéficie de la présomption de n'avoir rien à se reprocher. Mais ces perquisitions confirment que le bras concurrentiel de l'UE est prêt à pénétrer un marché que les gouvernements considèrent comme une infrastructure critique — et à éprouver si les mots qu'un laboratoire dominant emploie au sujet de ses rivaux peuvent, à eux seuls, enfreindre la loi. ### Sources - Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the vaccines sector — European Commission (press release IP/25/2255): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2255 - Sanofi says under investigation by European Commission over vaccines — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance Review): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/EU-ANTITRUST-VACCINE-35941fc1-ccee-4d40-baa6-0d221aa0b4ff/ - Sanofi Raided by EU in 'Disparagement' Antitrust Case — Bloomberg: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/vaccine-firm-raided-by-eu-in-disparagement-antitrust-case - Sanofi faces EU antitrust probe into vaccine business — pharmaphorum: https://pharmaphorum.com/news/sanofi-faces-eu-antitrust-probe-vaccine-business - Sanofi's German, French premises hit by EU probe amid vaccines market abuse concerns — Fierce Pharma: https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/sanofis-german-french-premises-hit-european-commission-probe-amid-market-abuse-concerns - Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the vaccines sector over anticompetitive disparagement concerns — EU Law Live: https://eulawlive.com/commission-carries-out-unannounced-inspections-in-the-vaccines-sector-over-anticompetitive-disparagement-concerns/ - Commission fines Teva €462.6 million over misuse of the patent system and disparagement to delay rival multiple sclerosis medicine — European Commission (press release IP/24/5581): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5581 - Vaccination — reimbursed benefits — Caisse nationale de santé (CNS), Luxembourg: https://cns.public.lu/en/assure/remboursements/prestations-remboursees/vaccination.html --- ## Rachel Reeves adoube Andy Burnham pour Downing Street et reste muette sur son propre avenir - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/rachel-reeves-soutient-andy-burnham-downing-street-continuite-budgetai - Published: 2026-06-26T06:48:40.86+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:48:40.86+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: aeb7d3d6-d84d-49b9-b692-080e8d046a02 - Dateline: London, GB > La chancelière de l'Échiquier a fait du maire du Grand Manchester son candidat à Downing Street, garantissant la continuité de ses règles budgétaires, sans dire si elle conserverait le Trésor. ### Summary Quelques jours après la démission de Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves a apporté son soutien à Andy Burnham pour devenir Premier ministre britannique, tout en éludant la question de son propre maintien à la tête du Trésor. ### Key facts - La chancelière Rachel Reeves a désigné Andy Burnham, maire du Grand Manchester, comme prochain Premier ministre britannique, trois jours après la démission de Keir Starmer. - Reeves a refusé de dire si elle resterait au Trésor, des noms comme Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Pat McFadden et Yvette Cooper circulant pour la remplacer. - Burnham, seul candidat déclaré, a regagné un siège aux Communes le 18 juin (élection partielle de Makerfield, environ 25 000 voix) et pourrait devenir Premier ministre vers le 17 juillet. - Le message central est la continuité des règles budgétaires : la livre a progressé d'environ 0,2 % face au dollar, autour de 1,3200, après les propos de Reeves. - S'il accède au pouvoir, Burnham serait le septième dirigeant britannique en une décennie, dans un contexte suivi de près par la place financière luxembourgeoise. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Rachel Reeves soutient-elle Andy Burnham ?** Elle estime qu'il ferait « un excellent Premier ministre » et, surtout, qu'il s'est engagé à respecter ses règles budgétaires. En le soutenant, elle présente la transition comme une garantie de stabilité et de continuité économique pour les entreprises et les marchés. **Q: Reeves restera-t-elle chancelière de l'Échiquier ?** Elle ne s'est pas prononcée, déclarant ne pas vouloir « préjuger des décisions que prendra le nouveau Premier ministre ». Des médias évoquent un possible poste plus subalterne et citent Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Pat McFadden ou Yvette Cooper comme successeurs possibles au Trésor. **Q: Quand Andy Burnham pourrait-il devenir Premier ministre ?** Le dépôt des candidatures ouvre le 9 juillet et se clôt le 16 juillet 2026. Seul candidat déclaré et sans adversaire annoncé, Burnham pourrait être confirmé puis entrer à Downing Street vers le 17 juillet. **Q: Pourquoi ce changement intéresse-t-il le Luxembourg ?** Le Royaume-Uni reste un grand partenaire commercial de l'UE et un marché important pour les investisseurs de la zone euro. La place financière luxembourgeoise suit de près la politique britannique, et le signal de continuité budgétaire est perçu comme rassurant pour les marchés. ### Body Au moment où le pouvoir britannique cherche un nouveau visage, c'est la gardienne des comptes publics qui a tranché. Jeudi, la chancelière de l'Échiquier Rachel Reeves a publiquement désigné Andy Burnham comme le prochain Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni, présentant son ascension annoncée comme une garantie de continuité économique. La même responsable s'est pourtant gardée de dire si elle conserverait, elle, son poste au Trésor. S'exprimant devant une conférence de la British Chambers of Commerce, puis dans un entretien à la BBC le même jour, Reeves a affirmé que Burnham, maire du Grand Manchester, « sera le prochain Premier ministre » et qu'il s'était engagé sans ambiguïté à respecter ses règles budgétaires. Ces propos, rapportés par Reuters, sont intervenus trois jours après l'annonce par le Premier ministre Keir Starmer de sa démission. Ils referment, de fait, la question de savoir qui dirigera désormais le Parti travailliste au pouvoir. La chancelière a fait de ce ralliement un message adressé aux entreprises et aux marchés : le changement au sommet ne signifiera pas un changement de cap. Selon Reuters, elle a fait valoir que l'attachement de Burnham à son cadre budgétaire — équilibrer les dépenses courantes avec les recettes fiscales et ramener la dette sur une trajectoire décroissante en proportion de la production nationale — interdisait toute remise à plat de la politique économique. C'est une bonne chose, car cela signifie que les entreprises ici peuvent avoir la certitude que cette stabilité, cette rigueur dans la conduite des politiques publiques, cette maîtrise étroite des finances publiques… seront maintenues. Un soutien franc, une esquive calculée Interrogée sur sa propre place, Reeves est restée ostensiblement évasive. Plusieurs médias ont avancé qu'elle pourrait être reléguée à un poste plus subalterne si Burnham formait un gouvernement, des noms comme Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Pat McFadden et Yvette Cooper circulant pour lui succéder au Trésor. Elle a refusé d'alimenter ces conjectures. « Je soutiens Andy. Je pense qu'il ferait un excellent Premier ministre, mais ces décisions lui appartiennent, ce n'est pas à moi de les prendre », a-t-elle déclaré à la BBC, selon les médias ayant relayé l'entretien. Sommée de dire si elle souhaitait rester chancelière, elle s'est bornée à répondre : « Je ne vais pas préjuger des décisions que prendra le nouveau Premier ministre. » Fait notable, Reeves ne s'est pas portée candidate à la direction du parti. Proche de Starmer depuis des années, elle a présenté son intervention comme une affaire de stabilité plutôt que d'ambition personnelle, choisissant de se ranger derrière le favori incontesté au lieu de lui opposer une candidature rivale. Une course qui ressemble à un sacre Burnham est, à ce stade, le seul candidat déclaré à la succession de Starmer, et la plupart des observateurs s'attendent à le voir installé sans combat. Il a renoué avec un siège au Parlement le 18 juin en remportant l'élection partielle de Makerfield, avec environ 25 000 voix et une majorité supérieure à 9 200, selon les comptes rendus du scrutin. Ce siège aux Communes était la condition nécessaire pour que le maire métropolitain de longue date puisse briguer la direction du parti. Sa voie s'est encore dégagée lorsque Streeting, ancien ministre de la Santé longtemps considéré comme son principal rival, a annoncé qu'il ne se présenterait pas et apporterait son soutien à Burnham. Les règles travaillistes imposent à tout prétendant de réunir les parrainages d'au moins 81 des députés du parti pour figurer sur le bulletin de vote. - 22 juin : Starmer annonce sa démission de Premier ministre et de chef des travaillistes. - 9 juillet : ouverture du dépôt des candidatures. - 16 juillet : clôture des candidatures ; un Burnham sans adversaire pourrait être confirmé. - Mi-juillet : Burnham pourrait franchir le seuil du 10 Downing Street vers le 17 juillet si aucun challenger n'émerge. S'il accède au pouvoir, Burnham deviendrait le septième dirigeant britannique en une décennie, a relevé Reuters — une mesure de l'instabilité qui agite Westminster depuis le référendum de 2016 sur l'appartenance à l'Union européenne. Pourquoi ce remaniement compte au-delà de la Manche Le renouvellement à la tête d'une grande économie européenne pèse bien au-delà des frontières britanniques. Le Royaume-Uni demeure l'un des principaux partenaires commerciaux de l'Union européenne et un marché de poids pour les investisseurs de la zone euro ; ces dernières années, les changements brusques de direction ont, à plusieurs reprises, secoué les marchés des changes et de la dette. Cette fois, la réaction initiale des marchés a oscillé entre indifférence et optimisme prudent. La livre s'est raffermie après les déclarations de Reeves, la paire GBP/USD progressant d'environ 0,2 % autour de 1,3200 durant la séance européenne, selon FXStreet — signe que les investisseurs ont lu son message de continuité budgétaire comme un facteur d'apaisement plutôt que de déstabilisation. Pour le Luxembourg, dont la place financière et les investisseurs transfrontaliers suivent de près la politique britannique, le signal qui compte est celui de la continuité : un nouveau Premier ministre publiquement engagé à respecter les règles budgétaires en vigueur, adoubé par la chancelière qui les a écrites. Reste à savoir si cette continuité survivra à un remaniement ministériel — et si Reeves elle-même demeurera au Trésor pour la faire appliquer. C'est précisément la question que ses réponses prudentes de jeudi ont laissée délibérément ouverte. La démission de Starmer a clos une séquence éprouvante pour les travaillistes : lourdes pertes aux élections locales du 7 mai et cascade de départs ministériels tout au long de mai et juin. Burnham, qui s'est forgé une stature nationale comme maire en se positionnant à la gauche du parti et en plaidant pour une plus large dévolution des pouvoirs aux régions anglaises, se tient désormais au seuil d'une fonction qu'on lui prédit depuis longtemps. ### Sources - UK's Reeves backs Burnham for prime minister, defers on own role — Reuters (via U.S. News & World Report): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-25/uks-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister-defers-on-own-role - UK Chancellor says Burnham would provide stability as prime minister — Reuters (via Cyprus Mail): https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/25/uk-chancellor-says-burnham-would-provide-stability-as-prime-minister - Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/andy-burnham-prepares-for-a-uk-labour-leadership-contest-that-may-be-a-coronation - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - UK's Reeves: Andy Burnham will be the next Prime Minister — FXStreet: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/uks-reeves-andy-burnham-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-202606250830 - Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Burnham for Prime Minister — Eastern Eye: https://www.easterneye.biz/chancellor-rachel-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister/ - Reeves backs Burnham despite fears she could be demoted in Cabinet shake-up — London Loves Business: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/reeves-backs-burnham-despite-fears-she-could-be-demoted-in-cabinet-shake-up/ --- ## Au Luxembourg, les prix de vente se stabilisent mais les loyers affichés continuent de grimper - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-prix-vente-stabilises-loyers-annonces-flambee-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T06:39:44.937+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:39:44.937+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: 78064acb-cc5e-4ac7-9dd1-6276de6236dc - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le 25e rapport de l'Observatoire de l'habitat décrit un marché de la vente revenu à la normale, tandis que les loyers demandés grimpent de 4,4 % sur un an, près de trois fois l'inflation. ### Summary Selon les chiffres officiels du premier trimestre 2026, les prix de vente luxembourgeois se sont stabilisés après une forte correction, mais les loyers annoncés continuent de progresser bien au-dessus de l'inflation, pesant sur les locataires qui signent un nouveau bail. ### Key facts - L'indice hédonique des prix de vente du STATEC progresse de 0,7 % sur le trimestre et de 1,7 % sur douze mois au 1er trimestre 2026, signe d'un marché revenu à la normale. - Les loyers annoncés des appartements grimpent de 4,4 % sur un an — près de trois fois l'inflation (1,6 %) —, et les chambres meublées de 4,7 %. - Les baux existants sont mieux protégés : l'indice des loyers du STATEC n'augmente que de 1,4 % sur un an, créant un marché à deux vitesses. - Les transactions repartent : appartements existants +9,4 % (968 ventes), maisons +11,5 % (650), mais le neuf VEFA recule de 18,2 % (207). - Incitations fiscales (Bëllegen Akt) et baisse des taux hypothécaires (de ~4,2-4,5 % en 2023 à ~3,2-3,5 % en 2025) soutiennent le rebond des achats. ### FAQ **Q: De combien ont augmenté les prix de vente au Luxembourg au 1er trimestre 2026 ?** Selon l'indice hédonique du STATEC, qui s'appuie sur les transactions, les prix ont progressé de 0,7 % par rapport au trimestre précédent et de 1,7 % sur douze mois. Sur un an, les maisons existantes gagnent 3,0 %, les appartements existants et neufs 0,9 % chacun. **Q: Pourquoi les loyers continuent-ils d'augmenter alors que les prix de vente se stabilisent ?** Les loyers annoncés des appartements ont grimpé de 4,4 % sur un an, contre 1,6 % d'inflation. La baisse des taux et les incitations fiscales ont ramené les acheteurs, mais les ménages qui ne peuvent pas acheter restent locataires ; conjuguée à la croissance démographique et à un parc limité, cette demande maintient la pression sur les loyers. **Q: Quelle est la différence entre les 4,4 % et les 1,4 % de hausse des loyers ?** Les 4,4 % correspondent aux loyers annoncés pour les nouveaux baux. L'indice des loyers du STATEC, qui suit les baux existants, n'a augmenté que de 1,4 % sur un an. Les locataires qui déménagent subissent donc des hausses bien plus fortes que ceux qui restent en place. **Q: Pourquoi atHome.lu annonce-t-il des baisses de prix ?** Le portail atHome.lu mesure les prix affichés dans les annonces, qui ont reculé au 1er trimestre. L'indice du STATEC repose, lui, sur les transactions réelles et fait référence : c'est lui qui montre de modestes hausses. Les prix demandés peuvent diverger des prix effectivement payés. ### Body Acheter un logement au Luxembourg est redevenu un pari moins vertigineux ; le louer, lui, coûte toujours plus cher. C'est le double mouvement que révèlent les chiffres officiels publiés fin juin, qui mettent au jour le fossé grandissant entre le coût de l'accession et celui de la location dans le Grand-Duché. Les données proviennent du 25e rapport d'analyse trimestriel de l'Observatoire de l'habitat, rattaché au ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire et rédigé avec l'institut national de la statistique STATEC et l'Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED). Il porte sur les trois premiers mois de 2026. Côté vente, l'indice des prix hédonique du STATEC — qui neutralise les différences entre les biens pour suivre la valeur sous-jacente — a progressé de 0,7 % par rapport au trimestre précédent et de 1,7 % sur douze mois. Une accalmie nette après une année 2025 en dents de scie et la correction plus profonde de 2022 à 2024, quand la flambée du coût du crédit avait fait chuter prix et transactions. Le gouvernement a résumé le trimestre par un simple retour à un rythme plus apaisé. « Le marché immobilier résidentiel semble avoir retrouvé un rythme plus normal », souligne l'Observatoire de l'habitat, qui relève des volumes de transactions désormais stabilisés bien au-dessus des creux de 2023 et du début 2024. Le retour des acheteurs L'activité confirme la reprise. Par rapport au premier trimestre 2025, les ventes d'appartements existants ont bondi de 9,4 %, à 968 transactions — un niveau proche de la moyenne d'avant le ralentissement —, tandis que les ventes de maisons grimpaient de 11,5 %, à 650. L'exception reste les appartements neufs vendus en l'état futur d'achèvement (VEFA), dont les transactions reculent de 18,2 %, à 207, un segment qui digère encore le coup d'arrêt de la construction. Par type de bien, l'évolution des prix sur douze mois demeure modeste partout : les maisons existantes gagnent 3,0 %, les appartements existants et les appartements neufs progressant chacun de 0,9 %. Deux ressorts soutiennent ce rebond. Le premier est fiscal : un train de mesures temporaires destiné à relancer le marché a porté le crédit d'enregistrement du Bëllegen Akt à 40 000 euros par acquéreur pour une résidence principale (80 000 euros par couple), instauré un crédit de 20 000 euros par personne pour les investisseurs locatifs et réduit droits et imposition des plus-values sur les acquisitions éligibles, plusieurs fenêtres courant jusqu'à la mi-2025. Le second est le crédit moins cher : les taux hypothécaires luxembourgeois sont redescendus d'un pic d'environ 4,2 % à 4,5 % en 2023 vers 3,2 % à 3,5 % en 2025, dans le sillage des baisses de taux de la Banque centrale européenne, redonnant du pouvoir d'achat aux acheteurs. Les locataires en première ligne Le marché locatif raconte une tout autre histoire. Les loyers annoncés — les prix demandés pour les nouvelles locations — ont augmenté de 0,5 % sur le trimestre et de 4,4 % sur un an pour les appartements, soit près de trois fois l'inflation nationale (1,6 % sur la même période) et bien davantage que la hausse des prix de vente. Les chambres meublées, qui représentent désormais environ 18 % de l'offre locative selon le rapport, grimpent encore plus vite : +4,7 % sur douze mois. Surtout, ce chiffre de 4,4 % ne concerne que les nouveaux contrats. Les locataires en place sont mieux protégés : l'indice des loyers du STATEC, qui mesure les baux existants, n'a progressé que de 1,4 % sur un an. D'où un marché locatif à deux vitesses, où le fardeau pèse le plus lourdement sur ceux qui déménagent — parmi eux beaucoup des nouveaux arrivants et des travailleurs frontaliers qui entrent sans cesse sur le marché du logement luxembourgeois. L'Observatoire pose le constat sans détour : « Les loyers annoncés des appartements poursuivent leur progression à un rythme soutenu (+4,4 % sur douze mois) », écrit-il, ajoutant que « cette évolution contraste avec la relative stabilité des prix de vente et témoigne de tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif résidentiel ». Pourquoi acheter et louer divergent Cet écart tient à la capacité d'agir dans chaque marché. La baisse des taux et les incitations fiscales ont ramené les candidats à l'achat, aidant les prix de vente à trouver un plancher. Mais les ménages qui ne parviennent toujours pas à franchir le mur des prix d'acquisition luxembourgeois — même avec des emprunts moins coûteux — restent locataires, et une croissance démographique soutenue maintient une demande intense pour un parc locatif limité. De quoi entretenir la pression sur les loyers demandés alors même que le marché de la vente se refroidit. Le tableau n'est pas identique d'un fournisseur de données à l'autre. Le portail privé d'annonces atHome.lu a rapporté que les prix affichés des maisons et appartements anciens ont reflué au premier trimestre — maisons anciennes en baisse de 3,3 % et appartements anciens de 1,4 % sur le trimestre —, tout en décrivant des loyers globalement stables mais soutenus par une forte demande dans les zones les plus recherchées. Les portails de prix affichés peuvent diverger de l'indice du STATEC fondé sur les transactions, qui fait référence et montre, lui, de modestes hausses plutôt que des baisses. Pour les résidents qui hésitent entre acheter et louer en 2026, le message est limpide. Les acheteurs font face à un marché qui a cessé de baisser et où le financement s'est allégé. Les locataires, surtout ceux qui signent un nouveau bail, vivent l'inverse : des hausses qui dépassent toujours largement l'inflation comme le prix des logements qu'ils espèrent un jour posséder. Le logement étant la première pression sur le coût de la vie au Luxembourg, c'est l'écart entre ces deux réalités qui marquera l'année. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Les loyers augmentent trois fois plus vite que les prix de vente — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-loyers-augmentent-trois-fois-plus-vite-que-les-prix-de-vente - Q1 2026: Rents under pressure and selling prices on a downward trend — atHome.lu: https://www.athome.lu/blog/en/real-estate-market/q1-2026-rents-under-pressure-and-selling-prices-on-a-downward-trend/ - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — Statistics Portal Luxembourg (STATEC): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - New arrangements for temporary tax benefits for housing — Ministry of Finance / Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/02-roth-avantages-fiscaux.html - Everything you need to know about the 2025 tax measures — KPMG Luxembourg: https://kpmg.com/lu/en/home/insights/2024/12/everything-you-need-to-know-2025.html - Current and Historical Mortgage Rates in Luxembourg — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/mortgage-interest-rate --- ## Mac et iPad plus chers : Apple répercute la facture de la fièvre des centres de données IA - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/apple-hausse-prix-mac-ipad-penurie-memoire-intelligence-artificielle - Published: 2026-06-26T06:17:29.387+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:17:29.387+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 8b773f90-35d0-4799-b2d9-b89841333712 - Dateline: Cupertino, California, US > La marque à la pomme augmente ses ordinateurs et tablettes jusqu'à 400 euros, faute de pouvoir encaisser la flambée du prix des puces mémoire happées par l'intelligence artificielle. ### Summary Apple a relevé les tarifs de ses Mac et iPad le 25 juin, invoquant la pénurie de puces mémoire provoquée par l'essor de l'IA. Au Luxembourg, les hausses atteignent jusqu'à 400 euros. ### Key facts - Apple a relevé le 25 juin les prix de presque tous ses Mac et iPad, avec effet immédiat ; l'iPhone reste pour l'instant inchangé. - En zone euro, les hausses vont de 100 euros (MacBook Neo) à 400 euros (MacBook Pro 16 pouces), et l'Apple TV 4K bondit de 110 euros (+58 %). - Les acheteurs luxembourgeois subissent les mêmes tarifs en euros que le reste de la zone euro. - Le motif invoqué : la flambée du prix des puces mémoire (DRAM jusqu'à +98 % au T1 2026) happées par les centres de données IA. - La pénurie devrait durer jusqu'en 2027 ; Microsoft, Sony et Nintendo augmentent eux aussi leurs prix. ### FAQ **Q: De combien augmentent les Mac et iPad au Luxembourg ?** En euros, le MacBook Neo passe à 799 euros (+100), le MacBook Air 13 pouces à 1 399 euros (+200), le MacBook Pro 14 pouces à 2 199 euros (+300) et le 16 pouces à 3 399 euros (+400). L'iPad Air 11 pouces grimpe à 799 euros (+150) et l'iPad Pro 11 pouces à 1 299 euros (+200). L'Apple TV 4K passe à 299 euros (+110). **Q: Pourquoi Apple augmente-t-il ses prix ?** Apple invoque l'explosion du coût des puces mémoire (DRAM et stockage NAND), provoquée par la demande des centres de données dédiés à l'intelligence artificielle. Les prix contractuels de la DRAM ont grimpé de près de 98 % au premier trimestre 2026. **Q: L'iPhone est-il concerné ?** Non, l'iPhone n'a pas été augmenté pour l'instant. Les analystes s'attendent toutefois à une hausse plus tard en 2026, l'analyste d'IDC Nabila Popal évoquant des augmentations pouvant atteindre 200 dollars sur les modèles Pro. **Q: Combien de temps la pénurie de mémoire va-t-elle durer ?** Le fabricant Micron, qui a sécurisé environ 22 milliards de dollars d'engagements d'achat à long terme, prévoit que la pénurie de mémoire et de stockage dure au moins jusqu'en 2027 ; de nouvelles capacités significatives ne sont pas attendues avant la fin 2027. ### Body C'est un signal que les consommateurs européens n'avaient pas vu venir aussi vite. En relevant jeudi les prix de presque toute sa gamme de Mac et d'iPad, Apple a fait franchir une frontière à la course mondiale aux centres de données : celle qui sépare les bilans des géants du cloud du portefeuille du grand public. L'argument du fabricant tient en une phrase : il ne pouvait plus absorber seul l'envolée du coût des puces mémoire que la ruée vers l'intelligence artificielle a rendues rares. Les augmentations, entrées en vigueur immédiatement le 25 juin, touchent la quasi-totalité des configurations. Aux États-Unis, le MacBook Neo d'entrée de gamme passe de 599 à 699 dollars, le MacBook Air de 512 Go de 1 099 à 1 299 dollars, et le MacBook Pro de 1 To de 1 699 à 1 999 dollars. L'iPad Air de 128 Go grimpe de 599 à 749 dollars, l'iPad Pro Wi-Fi de 256 Go de 999 à 1 199 dollars. Le HomePod et l'Apple TV suivent. Seul l'iPhone, première source de revenus du groupe, reste épargné — pour l'instant, les analystes s'attendant à une hausse plus tard dans l'année. Ce qu'Apple met en cause Le groupe présente sa décision comme la réponse à un étranglement inédit de ses composants, tout en reconnaissant qu'elle ne sera pas bien accueillie. L'expansion rapide des centres de données dédiés à l'IA a provoqué une flambée extraordinaire de la demande de mémoire et de stockage. Nous n'avons jamais vu un prix de composant augmenter autant, et aussi vite. L'entreprise affirme avoir « atteint un point où il nous faut commencer à relever les prix d'un certain nombre de produits », tout en assurant « travailler sans relâche pour trouver des solutions ». Les chiffres derrière cet avertissement donnent le vertige. Selon le cabinet TrendForce, les prix contractuels de la DRAM classique — la mémoire vive des ordinateurs portables, tablettes et serveurs — ont bondi de près de 98 % au premier trimestre 2026 et devraient encore progresser de 58 % à 63 % ce trimestre. Le stockage NAND flash, lui, pourrait grimper jusqu'à 75 %. Les fabricants de mémoire ont réorienté leurs capacités vers les puces serveur, plus rentables, que s'arrachent les acteurs de l'IA, tandis que les groupes de cloud verrouillent les approvisionnements par des contrats de longue durée. Une facture IA qui descend jusqu'au magasin Pendant près de deux ans, le coût de la montée en puissance de l'IA est resté cantonné aux comptes des géants du cloud et des fondeurs. La décision d'Apple en transfère une part au client ordinaire. Le spécialiste de la mémoire Micron a indiqué avoir sécurisé environ 22 milliards de dollars d'engagements d'achat à long terme, signés par des clients pressés de garantir leurs puces, et ne s'attend pas à un répit avant 2027. Les marchés ont mal réagi. L'action Apple a reculé d'environ 5 % — sa pire séance depuis plus d'un an — quand des fournisseurs comme Micron s'envolaient, portés par la perspective de prix durablement élevés. Pour les analystes, cette pression n'a rien de passager. « L'environnement de la mémoire est difficile et le restera structurellement dans un avenir prévisible », résume Ben Bajarin, directeur général du cabinet Creative Strategies. Ce qui attend les acheteurs au Luxembourg Les consommateurs de la zone euro subissent la même mécanique, libellée en euros. D'après les tarifs publiés pour les marchés européens : - MacBook Neo : 799 euros, contre 699 (+100) ; - MacBook Air 13 pouces : 1 399 euros, contre 1 199 (+200) ; - MacBook Pro 14 pouces : 2 199 euros, contre 1 899 (+300) ; - MacBook Pro 16 pouces : 3 399 euros, contre 2 999 (+400) ; - iPad Air 11 pouces : 799 euros, contre 649 (+150) ; - iPad Pro 11 pouces : 1 299 euros, contre 1 099 (+200) ; - Apple TV 4K : 299 euros, contre 189 (+110, soit près de 58 %). Une simple augmentation d'un palier de mémoire coûte désormais 220 euros au lieu de 200. Comme Apple affiche ces produits en euros dans toute la zone, les acheteurs luxembourgeois encaissent exactement les mêmes hausses que leurs voisins de la Grande Région. Apple n'avance pas seul. Sur la même fenêtre, Microsoft a relevé le prix de ses consoles Xbox — la Series X file vers 800 dollars —, Sony a augmenté la PlayStation 5 de 100 euros en avril, à 650 euros pour le modèle standard, et Nintendo a annoncé une hausse de plus de 6 % sur la Switch 2. De quoi transformer la pénurie de mémoire en une taxe diffuse sur toute l'électronique grand public, plutôt qu'en un problème propre à une seule marque. Pour certains, l'ère des retouches de prix indolores touche à sa fin. « Je pense que l'époque des hausses de 50 dollars est révolue », tranche Nabila Popal, analyste du cabinet IDC, qui anticipe d'autres relèvements — peut-être sur l'iPhone — d'ici la fin de l'année. Pour les ménages luxembourgeois déjà confrontés à un coût de la vie élevé, le message est limpide : le prix de l'essor de l'IA ne se règle plus seulement dans les centres de données des entreprises ; il commence à s'afficher en caisse. ### Sources - Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket (Reuters) — Reuters via Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apple-raises-prices-of-macbooks-ipads-as-memory-costs-skyrocket-4760683 - Apple raises MacBook, iPad prices by hundreds of dollars as memory costs bite — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-apple-raises-macbook-ipad-prices-memory-shortage-costs/ - Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips — Associated Press via The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/apple-increases-prices-macs-ipads-blaming-shortage-memory-chips/ - AI boom sends Xbox, Mac and iPad prices soaring — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/microsoft-and-apple-raise-prices-as-ai-driven-chip-shortages-hit-xbox-macs-and-ipads - AI Server Demand to Drive Memory Contract Price Increases in 2Q26 — TrendForce: https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260331-12995.html - DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows ~95% jumps in Q1 — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 - Apple Price Hike in 2026: How Much More Expensive the MacBook, iPad and Apple TV Are Now — Basic Tutorials: https://basic-tutorials.com/news/apple-price-hike-in-2026-heres-how-much-more-expensive-the-macbook-ipad-and-apple-tv-are-now/ - Apple posts worst day in over a year after MacBook and iPad price hikes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/apple-macbook-ipad-price-hike-memory.html --- ## Venezuela : un double séisme dévaste Caracas, au moins 235 morts et un bilan qui s'alourdit - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/venezuela-double-seisme-caracas-235-morts-22-luxembourgeois-recenses - Published: 2026-06-26T06:10:36.35+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:10:36.35+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 51946370-c936-484c-b08f-e6214aee2931 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Deux secousses quasi simultanées de magnitude 7,2 et 7,5 — les plus fortes depuis 1900 — ont rasé des immeubles du Yaracuy à la capitale. Le Luxembourg recense 22 ressortissants dans le pays. ### Summary Un doublet sismique de magnitude 7,2 puis 7,5 a frappé le nord du Venezuela mercredi soir, faisant au moins 235 morts. La diplomatie luxembourgeoise dit recenser 22 personnes inscrites dans le pays. ### Key facts - Deux séismes quasi simultanés (magnitude 7,2 puis 7,5) ont frappé le nord du Venezuela mercredi soir, à 39 secondes d'intervalle. - Le bilan atteint au moins 235 morts et plus de 4 300 blessés, et devrait continuer de s'alourdir. - La secousse de 7,5 est la plus forte enregistrée au Venezuela depuis 1900, selon l'USGS. - Plus de 40 pays offrent leur aide ; les États-Unis, la France, la Suisse et le Chili ont envoyé des secouristes, dans un contexte de dégel diplomatique. - Le Luxembourg recense 22 personnes inscrites au Venezuela ; aucune n'a sollicité les services consulaires. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle est l'ampleur du séisme au Venezuela ?** Deux séismes ont frappé le nord du pays mercredi 24 juin 2026 vers 18 h 04, heure locale : une première secousse de magnitude 7,2 suivie 39 secondes plus tard d'un choc de magnitude 7,5, le plus puissant au Venezuela depuis 1900. Le bilan provisoire est d'au moins 235 morts et plus de 4 300 blessés. **Q: Des Luxembourgeois sont-ils concernés ?** Le ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes recense 22 personnes disposant d'une inscription luxembourgeoise au Venezuela. Aucune n'avait contacté les services consulaires et aucune ne s'était enregistrée sur la plateforme LamA au moment des faits. Le Luxembourg y est représenté par l'ambassade royale des Pays-Bas. **Q: Quelle aide internationale a été mobilisée ?** Plus de 40 pays ont offert leur soutien. Les États-Unis ont dépêché des équipes de recherche et de sauvetage (Virginia Task Force One, California Task Force Two), la France environ 85 spécialistes, la Suisse une quatre-vingtaine et le Chili une équipe USAR, l'ONU coordonnant la réponse. ### Body En moins d'une minute, mercredi soir, le nord du Venezuela a basculé. Deux séismes d'une rare violence ont fait s'effondrer des immeubles d'habitation, de l'État intérieur de Yaracuy jusqu'à Caracas, dans la pire catastrophe sismique qu'ait connue le pays depuis plus d'un siècle. Le bilan, d'au moins 235 morts et plus de 4 300 blessés, ne cesse de s'alourdir : les autorités ont prévenu qu'il continuerait de grimper à mesure que les secouristes atteignent les bâtiments effondrés, des habitants encore à l'intérieur. L'Institut d'études géologiques des États-Unis (USGS) a enregistré une première secousse de magnitude 7,2 vers 18 h 04, heure locale, suivie environ 39 secondes plus tard d'un choc principal de magnitude 7,5. Les sismologues nomment « doublet » ce couplage quasi instantané. Les deux ruptures se sont produites à faible profondeur, près de la ville de San Felipe, dans l'État de Yaracuy, à quelque 160 kilomètres à l'ouest de Caracas, ébranlant violemment les vallées densément peuplées du nord du pays. Le ministre vénézuélien de la Santé, Carlos Alvarado, et le président de l'Assemblée nationale, Jorge Rodríguez, ont communiqué tout au long de la journée des bilans en forte hausse : de 32 morts dans un premier temps à 164, puis 188 et au moins 235. Le nombre de disparus officiellement recensés s'établissait à 157 — quand les registres improvisés, ouverts par des proches affolés, se remplissaient de dizaines de milliers de noms de personnes restées injoignables, des totaux qui demeurent invérifiés. Des étrangers figurent parmi les victimes, selon les autorités. Un doublet de 39 secondes, du jamais-vu depuis 1900 Selon l'USGS, la secousse de magnitude 7,5 est la plus puissante à frapper le Venezuela depuis 1900, année d'un séisme de magnitude 7,7. Son modèle prédictif PAGER, qui estime les pertes probables dans les minutes suivant une rupture, indiquait une forte probabilité d'un bilan se chiffrant en milliers de morts, avec une possibilité substantielle de dépasser les 10 000 — conséquence de la faible profondeur des foyers, de la force du couple sismique et de la densité d'un parc immobilier ancien, largement en béton, dans la région touchée. L'agence sismologique nationale, le Funvisis, a suivi la séquence et la dizaine de répliques qui ont suivi. La proximité des deux ruptures n'a laissé à personne le temps de réagir. À Caracas, les habitants ont décrit un grondement profond et un balancement prolongé, avant que les façades ne se fissurent et ne s'effondrent. Le bruit était celui d'une locomotive, sans parler de la poussière. Ce témoignage est celui d'Alejandro San Cristobal, un habitant de 60 ans, recueilli par Al Jazeera. Maria Gonzalez, 52 ans, du quartier de Chacao, raconte s'être « accrochée au chambranle de la porte » et avoir « commencé à prier » tandis que son immeuble tremblait. Nombre de Caraquéniens ont passé la nuit dans les places publiques, craignant de rentrer chez eux avant que des ingénieurs ne vérifient la solidité des bâtiments. Tours effondrées et fouille des décombres Les dégâts se concentrent dans la capitale et le long de la côte caraïbe. À Caracas, des dizaines d'immeubles se sont écroulés, dont une tour de 22 étages dans le quartier huppé d'Altamira, d'autres effondrements étant signalés à Los Palos Grandes, à El Paraíso et dans la zone de Chacao. Les autorités ont coupé l'alimentation en gaz de la ville pour prévenir les explosions, tandis que les équipes fouillaient les gravats sous les projecteurs. L'État côtier de La Guaira, entre la capitale et la mer, a été gravement dévasté. L'aéroport international Simón Bolívar, principale porte d'entrée du pays, a été endommagé et les vols annulés, compliquant l'acheminement des secours. La présidente par intérim, Delcy Rodríguez, a décrété l'état d'urgence et mobilisé les forces de sécurité, pendant que les sauveteurs — et, en bien des endroits, de simples habitants creusant à mains nues — cherchaient des survivants sous les dalles affaissées. L'aide afflue, sur fond de dégel diplomatique L'ampleur du désastre a suscité des offres d'aide de plus de 40 pays. Le président Donald Trump a promis une assistance américaine rapide, affirmant avoir ordonné aux agences fédérales de « se tenir prêtes à agir vite ». « Nous serons aux côtés de nos nouveaux et grands amis », a écrit M. Trump, un message dont la chaleur tranche avec l'hostilité dont Washington a longtemps fait preuve envers ce gouvernement. Le département d'État et l'USAID ont mobilisé une équipe d'aide aux sinistrés, et des unités américaines de recherche et de sauvetage en milieu urbain — dont la Virginia Task Force One et la California Task Force Two — ont été dépêchées. La France a envoyé environ 85 spécialistes du secours, la Suisse une quatre-vingtaine, et le Chili une équipe USAR ; l'ONU s'est attelée à coordonner la réponse internationale. L'offre américaine illustre le revirement spectaculaire des relations en 2026. Nicolás Maduro a été capturé par les forces des États-Unis en janvier ; Washington a ensuite reconnu le gouvernement de Mme Rodríguez et rouvert son ambassade à Caracas fin mars. Une aide américaine, inimaginable un an plus tôt, fait désormais partie de l'opération de secours. Ce que dit le Luxembourg La catastrophe a discrètement résonné jusqu'au Grand-Duché. Le ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes (MAEE) indique que 22 personnes disposant d'une inscription luxembourgeoise sont recensées au Venezuela. À l'heure où ces lignes étaient écrites, aucune n'avait sollicité les services consulaires, et aucun ressortissant luxembourgeois ne s'était enregistré sur la plateforme LamA (Lëtzebuerger am Ausland), qui permet aux citoyens de signaler un séjour à l'étranger afin d'être joints en cas de crise. Le Luxembourg ne dispose d'aucune mission diplomatique au Venezuela et y est représenté, à Caracas, par l'ambassade royale des Pays-Bas, qui prendrait en charge toute urgence consulaire concernant un résident luxembourgeois. Le ministère a toutefois souligné que l'absence d'inscription sur LamA ne signifie pas qu'aucun Luxembourgeois ne se trouve sur place — seulement qu'aucun n'a signalé sa présence par ce canal. Les communications restant erratiques dans les zones les plus touchées, et la liste officielle des disparus demeurant très inférieure aux noms accumulés sur les registres improvisés, le décompte humain du double séisme ne faisait que commencer. Les autorités vénézuéliennes ont rappelé que les chiffres étaient provisoires et s'alourdiraient à mesure que les secouristes atteindraient, dans les jours à venir, davantage de bâtiments effondrés. ### Sources - Powerful Venezuela earthquakes near Caracas kill at least 235 as rescue efforts underway — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela Earthquake: What we know about the biggest quake to hit Venezuela in more than a century — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - Venezuela rocked by 7.5, 7.2 earthquakes: What happened and what we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-rocked-by-7-5-7-2-earthquakes-what-happened-and-what-we-know - 'Truly terrifying': Caracas confronts the aftermath of Venezuela earthquake — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/truly-terrifying-caracas-confronts-the-aftermath-of-venezuela-earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235, injure thousands, with toll likely to rise, officials say — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - Trump offers aid after 'massive' Venezuela earthquakes: 'Early reports are not good' — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5939886-donald-trump-us-aid-deadly-venezuela-earthquakes/ - Trump pledges rapid U.S. aid for Venezuela after deadly earthquakes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/venezuela-earthquakes-casualties-trump-pledges-support-aids-oil-.html - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188, with many more feared dead — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Séismes au Venezuela : des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 - 2026 Venezuela earthquake — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kills at least 235, over 41,000 still reported missing — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900587 --- ## Quand une Luxembourgeoise dressait, au Conseil de l'Europe, le réquisitoire contre la FIFA d'Infantino - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/anne-brasseur-conseil-europe-requisitoire-fifa-infantino - Published: 2026-06-26T05:53:04.589+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:53:04.589+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 97aee3e7-2d8e-41e7-9364-c817474103f0 - Dateline: Strasbourg, FR > Pendant que le Mondial 2026 se déploie en Amérique du Nord, les mises en garde d'Anne Brasseur, ancienne présidente de l'Assemblée du Conseil de l'Europe, gardent une singulière actualité. ### Summary Rapporteure du Conseil de l'Europe, la démocrate luxembourgeoise Anne Brasseur a obtenu en 2018 l'adoption d'un rapport accablant sur la gouvernance de la FIFA de Gianni Infantino. Retour sur un bras de fer institutionnel que le Mondial 2026 remet en lumière. ### Key facts - Anne Brasseur, démocrate luxembourgeoise et ancienne présidente de l'APCE, a porté la critique institutionnelle la plus frontale contre la FIFA de Gianni Infantino. - Dès mai 2015, alors présidente de l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe, elle appelait à « crever l'abcès » et à réformer la FIFA, à commencer par le Qatar. - Son rapport de 2018, adopté par 131 voix contre 5, accusait Infantino d'avoir vidé de leur indépendance les organes de contrôle de la FIFA. - Elle dénonçait le limogeage, au congrès de Bahreïn de 2017, des présidents des commissions d'éthique et de gouvernance (13 des 15 membres de l'éthique écartés). - En 2026, les inquiétudes sur le Mondial émanent de HRW, d'Amnesty et entourent Infantino lui-même — non de Brasseur, retirée de la vie politique. ### FAQ **Q: Qui est Anne Brasseur ?** Née à Luxembourg en 1950, membre du Parti démocratique (DP), elle fut ministre de l'Éducation, de la Formation professionnelle et des Sports du Luxembourg de 1999 à 2004, puis présidente de l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe de 2014 à 2016, deuxième femme à occuper ce poste. **Q: Que reprochait son rapport de 2018 à la FIFA d'Infantino ?** Le rapport « Pour une bonne gouvernance du football » accusait Infantino d'avoir miné l'indépendance des organes de contrôle de la FIFA — commissions d'éthique, d'audit et de gouvernance — citant le remplacement de leurs présidents en moins d'un an. Adopté par 131 voix contre 5, il dénonçait aussi sa « microgestion ». **Q: Anne Brasseur s'est-elle exprimée sur le Mondial 2026 ?** Aucune déclaration récente d'Anne Brasseur sur le Mondial 2026 n'est documentée ; elle s'est retirée de la première ligne politique. Les inquiétudes actuelles sur le tournoi émanent de Human Rights Watch et d'Amnesty International, tandis que Gianni Infantino défend la FIFA comme « une organisation sportive ». ### Body Le Mondial 2026 n'a que quelques semaines, et son maître de cérémonie est partout. Gianni Infantino, président de la FIFA, enchaîne les stades des États-Unis, du Mexique et du Canada, défend son tournoi contre les critiques sur les visas et les refus d'entrée, et savoure la plus grande scène du football mondial. Pourtant, la contestation institutionnelle la plus frontale qu'ait jamais affrontée sa présidence porte toujours le nom d'une femme politique du Grand-Duché. Anne Brasseur, figure du Parti démocratique luxembourgeois et ancienne présidente de l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe (APCE), a consacré des années à réclamer une réforme de l'instance qui gouverne le football planétaire. Dans un rapport adopté en 2018 par cette assemblée, qui réunit les parlementaires des États membres du Conseil de l'Europe, elle accusait la FIFA remodelée par Infantino de ressembler, à s'y méprendre, à l'organisation gangrenée par les scandales qu'il avait promis de remplacer. De Strasbourg, l'avertissement d'une réformatrice Née à Luxembourg en 1950, Anne Brasseur a été ministre de l'Éducation, de la Formation professionnelle et des Sports du Grand-Duché de 1999 à 2004, dans le gouvernement de Jean-Claude Juncker. En 2014, elle devient la deuxième femme seulement à diriger l'APCE, cette institution strasbourgeoise qui scrute la démocratie, les droits humains et l'État de droit à l'échelle du continent. Son engagement face à la crise de gouvernance du football est antérieur à Infantino. En mai 2015, quelques jours après l'arrestation par la police suisse de hauts dirigeants de la FIFA à Zurich, dans le cadre d'une enquête anticorruption pilotée par les États-Unis, Brasseur — alors présidente de l'APCE — pressait l'organisation d'affronter ses problèmes plutôt que de les maquiller. Il était, disait-elle, « temps de crever l'abcès », appelant de ses vœux « une FIFA réformée, capable de défendre l'éthique sportive et les droits humains, à commencer par le Qatar ». C'était le crépuscule de l'ère Sepp Blatter. Le dirigeant suisse démissionnait quelques jours plus tard ; Infantino, son ancien collègue à l'UEFA, l'instance européenne du football, était élu président de la FIFA en février 2016 sur la promesse d'une rupture nette. Le verdict que Brasseur rendra deux ans plus tard tient en une phrase : la rupture n'a pas eu lieu. Le rapport de 2018 qui visait Infantino nommément Rapporteure de la commission de la culture de l'APCE, Anne Brasseur signe un rapport intitulé Pour une bonne gouvernance du football, débattu à Strasbourg le 24 janvier 2018. Son accusation centrale : les organes censés tenir la direction de la FIFA pour responsable de ses actes avaient été discrètement dépouillés de leur indépendance — parmi eux la commission d'audit et de conformité, les deux chambres de la commission d'éthique et la commission de gouvernance. Elle pointait notamment le limogeage brutal, lors du congrès de la FIFA de 2017 à Bahreïn, des présidents de ses principaux organes de contrôle : le juge d'éthique Hans-Joachim Eckert, l'enquêteur d'éthique Cornel Borbély et le responsable de la gouvernance Miguel Maduro, dans une vague de départs qui emporta 13 des 15 membres de la commission d'éthique. L'indépendance des organes de surveillance de la FIFA, écrivait-elle, « ne semble pas garantie », avant d'exposer crûment la mécanique à l'œuvre : En moins d'un an, les quatre présidents des principaux organes de surveillance de la FIFA ont été remplacés... le sentiment général est que le Conseil de la FIFA, et M. Infantino en particulier, souhaitaient se débarrasser de personnes susceptibles de les embarrasser. Brasseur reprochait à Infantino sa « microgestion » et soulignait le nombre élevé de responsables écartés depuis son élection. Ses recommandations étaient concrètes : - rendre une réelle indépendance aux commissions d'éthique, d'audit et de gouvernance de la FIFA ; - ancrer la gouvernance du sport dans la démocratie, les droits humains et l'État de droit ; - créer un observatoire indépendant chargé de surveiller la gouvernance du football, sans pour autant gouverner le sport lui-même. La FIFA a riposté — et perdu le vote L'instance n'a pas encaissé la critique en silence. À la veille du débat, elle fit circuler auprès des parlementaires un mémo de onze pages intitulé Bonne gouvernance à la FIFA : un exposé des faits, balayant certaines conclusions de Brasseur comme de simples « rumeurs » et « suppositions personnelles », et qualifiant des pans entiers de son rapport d'« incomplets, lacunaires, voire franchement erronés », selon les récits d'Inside World Football et de l'organisation de veille Play the Game. Le lobbying échoua. L'Assemblée adopta le rapport par 131 voix contre cinq — l'un des verdicts les plus tranchants jamais rendus par une instance intergouvernementale sur la manière dont Infantino tient les rênes du jeu. Pourquoi cela résonne aujourd'hui Les interventions d'Anne Brasseur appartiennent à 2015 et 2018, non au tournoi en cours. Mais les questions qu'elle soulevait — la reddition de comptes, l'indépendance, les droits humains — structurent encore une large part des critiques adressées à la FIFA en 2026. Le Mondial à 48 équipes, lancé le 11 juin sur trois pays, a suscité les mises en garde de Human Rights Watch, qui estimait que l'événement débuterait « dans un climat de peur », et d'Amnesty International, inquiète du sort réservé aux migrants, aux personnes LGBT et aux journalistes. Infantino, qui a décerné en décembre 2025 au président américain Donald Trump un « Prix FIFA de la paix » inédit, a résisté aux pressions l'invitant à user du poids de l'institution sur les politiques des États hôtes. Défendant le choix des États-Unis face aux litiges sur les visas et aux refus d'entrée, il a martelé que la FIFA ne pouvait jouer les arbitres politiques : « Nous ne sommes pas les rois du monde qui pourraient gouverner les gouvernements, a-t-il déclaré. Nous sommes une organisation sportive. » L'ironie n'échappe pas aux observateurs de Strasbourg. L'institution qui réprimanda jadis Infantino a depuis annoncé une coopération avec la FIFA sur les droits humains, le président de l'instance ayant rencontré le secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe, Alain Berset. Pour Anne Brasseur, retirée de longue date de la première ligne politique, l'essentiel de son avertissement demeure consigné noir sur blanc : les réformes du football mondial ne seraient pas jugées sur leurs annonces, mais sur la question de savoir si les gardiens chargés de les faire respecter conservaient, ou non, leurs crocs. ### Sources - European politicians demand radical change of sports governance — Play the Game: https://www.playthegame.org/news/european-politicians-demand-radical-change-of-sports-governance/ - FIFA lobbies new friends at PACE to kill Brasseur report but are slaughtered by the vote — Inside World Football: https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018/01/26/fifa-lobbies-new-friends-pace-kill-brasseur-report-slaughtered-vote/ - Anne Brasseur: 'To be credible, FIFA must lance the boil and overhaul its governance' — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE): https://pace.coe.int/en/news/5624/anne-brasseur-la-fifa-doit-poursuivre-les-reformes-pour-retablir-sa-credibilite- - Good football governance (report, fileid 24284) — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=24284&lang=en - Anne Brasseur: FIFA must overhaul its governance — HumanRightsEurope / Council of Europe: http://humanrightseurope.coe.int/2015/05/anne-brasseur-fifa-must-overhaul-its-governance/ - Infantino's FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics — Play the Game (Stanis Elsborg, 13 April 2026): https://www.playthegame.org/news/infantino-s-fifa-ten-years-of-power-politics-and-so-called-ethics/ - FIFA's Infantino defends US as World Cup host amid visa row, entry denials — Al Jazeera (11 June 2026): https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/11/fifas-infantino-defends-us-as-world-cup-host-amid-visa-row-entry-denials - 2026 World Cup: Tournament Will Kick Off in Climate of Fear — Human Rights Watch (27 April 2026): https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/27/2026-world-cup-tournament-will-kick-off-in-climate-of-fear - Humanity Must Win: Defending Rights, Tackling Repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — Amnesty International (2026): https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ior10/0837/2026/en/ - Anne Brasseur — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Brasseur - FIFA and the Council of Europe to promote human rights — Council of Europe (Portal): https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/fifa-and-the-council-of-europe-to-promote-human-rights --- ## Le vote à 16 ans revient au Parlement, mais la Constitution barre la route vers 2028 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/droit-de-vote-16-ans-luxembourg-obstacle-constitutionnel-2028 - Published: 2026-06-26T05:43:14.21+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:43:14.21+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: a061af9e-bed6-48e9-8ead-76f1e3b9d27c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Dix ans après un non massif par référendum, l'abaissement de l'âge du vote refait surface. La coalition l'a écarté de son chantier ; l'Autriche et l'Allemagne livrent des leçons contrastées. ### Summary La Commission des Institutions a rouvert le débat sur le droit de vote à 16 ans, mais la réforme électorale en cours contourne soigneusement l'obstacle constitutionnel qui le condamne d'avance. ### Key facts - La Commission des Institutions a évoqué le vote à 16 ans le 10 mars 2025, mais la feuille de route fixée en septembre 2025 écarte la question, faute de majorité. - Abaisser l'âge du vote exige une révision constitutionnelle : deux votes de la Chambre, trois quarts des présents et majorité des deux tiers (article 114). - Au référendum consultatif du 7 juin 2015, 80,87 % des électeurs avaient rejeté le vote à 16 ans, pour une participation de 86,99 %. - Au 1er janvier 2025, environ 47 % des résidents (320 726 sur 681 973) sont étrangers et ne votent pas aux législatives. - L'Autriche (depuis 2007) et l'Allemagne (européennes de 2024) montrent que la participation des jeunes dépend autant de la mobilisation que de l'âge. ### FAQ **Q: Le Luxembourg va-t-il abaisser l'âge du vote à 16 ans pour 2028 ?** Rien ne l'indique. La mesure ne figure pas dans le paquet de réforme de la coalition, et la feuille de route de la Commission des Institutions du 15 septembre 2025 a explicitement laissé de côté le droit de vote actif et passif, faute de majorité. **Q: Pourquoi faut-il une révision constitutionnelle ?** L'âge du vote relève du cadre constitutionnel. Selon l'article 114 de la Constitution révisée, entrée en vigueur le 1er juillet 2023, toute révision exige deux votes successifs de la Chambre, avec au moins les trois quarts des députés présents et une majorité des deux tiers. **Q: Qu'avait décidé le référendum de 2015 ?** Le 7 juin 2015, 80,87 % des électeurs ont rejeté l'abaissement de l'âge du vote à 16 ans avec inscription facultative pour les 16-18 ans. Deux autres questions, sur le vote des résidents étrangers et la limitation des mandats ministériels, ont aussi été repoussées. **Q: Que montrent les expériences autrichienne et allemande ?** L'Autriche autorise le vote dès 16 ans aux élections nationales depuis 2007 ; la participation des jeunes a culminé à 88 % en 2008 avant de chuter à 63 % en 2013, puis de remonter. L'Allemagne a abaissé l'âge à 16 ans pour les européennes du 9 juin 2024, ouvrant le scrutin à environ 4,8 millions de jeunes. ### Body Quatre voix contre une : c'est le verdict qu'avaient rendu les électeurs luxembourgeois il y a tout juste dix ans, lorsqu'on leur proposa d'abaisser l'âge du vote à 16 ans. La question est pourtant de retour devant leurs élus. Le 10 mars 2025, la Commission des Institutions de la Chambre des députés a examiné cette hypothèse dans le cadre d'une modernisation plus large de la loi électorale. Mais les premiers signaux laissent peu de doute : l'idée se heurte au même mur qui l'a toujours arrêtée, la Constitution. Selon le compte rendu de la commission elle-même, les députés se sont divisés sur une ligne désormais familière. Les élus de la coalition au pouvoir privilégient des réformes qui n'imposeraient pas de toucher à la Constitution, tandis que l'opposition réclame la réouverture de règles inscrites dans le texte fondamental — parmi lesquelles l'âge minimum pour voter et le nombre de sièges au Parlement. Un député de l'opposition a plaidé pour une participation des 16-18 ans par le biais d'un vote facultatif, et non obligatoire. Le résumé officiel ne cite aucun nom. Une réforme calibrée pour éviter la Constitution Lorsque la commission, présidée par Laurent Zeimet (CSV), a arrêté sa feuille de route le 15 septembre 2025, elle a fixé trois priorités : des adaptations techniques de l'organisation des scrutins, la numérisation du vote, et de nouvelles règles sur le statut et la charge de travail des députés. Faute de majorité, plusieurs questions plus lourdes ont été délibérément laissées de côté — les quatre circonscriptions, les 60 sièges de la Chambre, et le « droit de vote actif et passif ». Une mise à jour de juin 2026 a confirmé que les textes en chantier portent sur les listes électorales, le vote par correspondance et les droits des citoyens établis à l'étranger, pas sur l'âge du vote. La commission a décrit sa tâche en termes mesurés, se donnant pour but de : Moderniser la loi électorale et adapter les règles concernant l'organisation des élections à la réalité du 21e siècle. On est loin d'ouvrir les urnes aux adolescents. Et la raison tient autant à la procédure qu'à la politique. Abaisser l'âge du vote suppose une révision constitutionnelle ; or l'article 114 de la Constitution — dont le texte révisé est entré en vigueur le 1er juillet 2023 — exige deux votes successifs de la Chambre, chacun réunissant au moins les trois quarts des députés présents et une majorité des deux tiers. Comme la mesure ne figure pas dans le paquet de la coalition, l'arithmétique d'ici à 2028 paraît hors d'atteinte. L'ombre portée de 2015 Tout débat luxembourgeois part du 7 juin 2015, lorsqu'un référendum consultatif soumit trois questions constitutionnelles au public. Les électeurs les rejetèrent toutes. Sur l'abaissement de l'âge du vote à 16 ans, assorti d'une inscription facultative pour les 16-18 ans, 80,87 % votèrent non. Une question parallèle accordant aux résidents étrangers de longue date le droit de voter aux élections nationales fut repoussée par 78,02 %, et la limitation des mandats ministériels par 69,93 %. La participation, dans un pays où le vote est obligatoire, atteignit 86,99 % des 246 974 électeurs inscrits. Bien que non contraignant, le scrutin engageait le gouvernement de l'époque, qui avait promis d'en respecter l'issue. Cette mémoire pèse sur le débat actuel. Près de la moitié des résidents du Luxembourg — 320 726 personnes sur une population de 681 973 au 1er janvier 2025, soit environ 47 % — sont de nationalité étrangère et ne peuvent prendre part aux élections législatives. Sur ce fond, le seuil d'âge reste l'un des rares leviers pour élargir la participation démocratique nationale parmi les citoyens, ce qui explique en partie l'insistance des organisations de jeunesse. Le Parlement des jeunes réclame d'ailleurs un nouveau référendum. On veut un nouveau référendum sur le droit de vote à 16 ans. La formule, attribuée à l'ancien président du Parlement des jeunes, traduit une conviction : exclure des jeunes intéressés du scrutin constitue en soi un déficit démocratique, et la participation devrait être permise, sans être imposée, aux moins de 18 ans. Ce que montrent les voisins Les partisans regardent au-delà des frontières. Avec sa réforme de 2007, l'Autriche est devenue le premier État de l'Union à autoriser les 16 et 17 ans à voter aux élections nationales, et les débuts furent prometteurs : la participation des plus jeunes primo-votants atteignit 88 % au scrutin de 2008, à égalité avec la moyenne générale. Mais l'enthousiasme s'est révélé fragile, retombant à 63 % en 2013 — bien en deçà des quelque 80 % de participation générale — avant de remonter en 2017. Les chercheurs invitent à la prudence : le mouvement reflète l'effort de mobilisation autant que l'âge. Dans une analyse pour l'Institut royal Elcano, les auteurs écrivent : La baisse de la participation électorale entre les législatives de 2008 et de 2013 peut être reliée au fait que, lors du second scrutin, la classe politique, les institutions éducatives et les médias ont accordé moins d'attention à la mobilisation des primo-votants. Les travaux universitaires consacrés au cas autrichien concluent généralement que les 16-17 ans votent à des taux comparables, voire supérieurs, à ceux de primo-votants un peu plus âgés, et que la qualité de leurs choix est équivalente — avec des indices qu'un vote précoce installe une habitude durable. L'Allemagne offre un second repère. Pour les élections européennes de 2024, elle a abaissé l'âge du vote à 16 ans, permettant à quelque 4,8 millions de jeunes Allemands — auxquels s'ajoutent environ 300 000 jeunes ressortissants de l'UE résidant dans le pays — de participer pour la première fois à un scrutin continental le 9 juin 2024. Six Länder, dont le Brandebourg, Hambourg et le Schleswig-Holstein, autorisent déjà les électeurs de 16 ans à voter à leurs élections régionales. Un test, pas une décision Pour l'heure, le débat luxembourgeois reste exactement cela : un débat. La coalition du Premier ministre Luc Frieden a choisi une réforme qui contourne le verrou constitutionnel, l'opposition veut le faire sauter, et les organisations de jeunesse veulent redonner la parole aux urnes. Sans aucun projet de loi sur la table pour abaisser l'âge et avec un seuil des deux tiers à franchir, le vote à 16 ans demeure une question ouverte plutôt qu'un changement probable pour 2028. Ce qu'il met à l'épreuve dépasse le calendrier : la manière dont un pays, où les étrangers sont déjà plus nombreux que les inscrits de plusieurs de ses circonscriptions, décide de tracer la frontière de ceux qui appartiennent à sa démocratie. ### Sources - Vers une réforme de la loi électorale (Committee on Institutions, 10 March 2025) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2858 - Une feuille de route pour réformer la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/reforme-loi-electorale-feuille-route-15092025 - Les députés travaillent sur une modernisation de la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/institutions-propositions-texte-reforme-loi-electorale-15juin2026 - 2015 Luxembourg constitutional referendum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Luxembourg_constitutional_referendum - Luxembourg: Three Referendum Questions Voted Down — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-07/luxembourg-three-referendum-questions-voted-down/ - Luxembourg denies foreigners right to vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/6/7/luxembourg-denies-foreigners-right-to-vote - Constitution of Luxembourg (revision procedure, Article 114) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Luxembourg - Youth participation in representative democracy — Luxembourg — EACEA Youth Wiki (European Commission): https://national-policies.eacea.ec.europa.eu/youthwiki/chapters/luxembourg/52-youth-participation-in-representative-democracy - Elections in Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Luxembourg - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu (citing STATEC): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - Demographics of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg - Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU? — Elcano Royal Institute: https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/voting-at-16-in-austria-a-possible-model-for-the-eu/ - Voting at 16: Intended and unintended consequences of Austria's electoral reform — Electoral Studies (ScienceDirect): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379419300551 - Voters in Germany aged 16 get to vote in European elections for the first time in 2024 — Deutschland.de (German Federal Foreign Office): https://www.deutschland.de/en/Europawahl-in-Deutschland-Wahlalter-16-Jahre - Voting in Germany — Handbook Germany: https://handbookgermany.de/en/elections - Parlement des jeunes : «On veut un nouveau référendum sur le droit de vote à 16 ans» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/parlement-des-jeunes-on-veut-un-nouveau-referendum-sur-le-droit-de-vote-a-16-ans/ --- ## Faute de licence MiCA, Binance débranche une partie de ses services dans l'UE - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/binance-suspension-services-ue-licence-mica-juillet-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T05:20:22.885+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:20:22.885+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: d740df9b-f615-4588-a289-fe7eba82a9f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > À compter du 1ᵉʳ juillet, la première plateforme mondiale d'échange de cryptomonnaies cesse les nouveaux ordres, dépôts et inscriptions pour les résidents de l'UE, faute d'agrément MiCA. ### Summary Privée d'agrément MiCA à la veille de l'échéance européenne, Binance suspend plusieurs services pour ses clients de l'UE dès le 1ᵉʳ juillet — un épisode qui éclaire la course aux licences que le Luxembourg entend gagner. ### Key facts - Dès le 1ᵉʳ juillet 2026, Binance suspend les nouveaux ordres au comptant, les dépôts, les inscriptions et les produits Earn, staking et launchpool pour les résidents de l'UE. - Les retraits restent ouverts, l'outil Convert fonctionne en mode « vente seule » et les avoirs existants demeurent accessibles. - Le 24 juin, Binance a retiré sa demande d'agrément MiCA en Grèce et compte solliciter une licence dans un autre État membre, non encore désigné. - La fin de la période transitoire de MiCA, le 1ᵉʳ juillet, impose à toute plateforme non agréée de cesser son activité dans l'Union. - Le Luxembourg, qui a déjà agréé Coinbase et donné un feu vert préliminaire à Ripple via la CSSF, s'affirme comme un pôle d'agrément MiCA — sans lien établi avec Binance. ### FAQ **Q: Quels services Binance suspend-elle pour les utilisateurs de l'UE ?** À partir du 1ᵉʳ juillet 2026, Binance cesse les nouveaux ordres au comptant, les dépôts, les créations de comptes et inscriptions, ainsi que les produits Earn, staking et launchpool pour les résidents de l'Union. **Q: Mon argent et mes cryptos restent-ils accessibles ?** Oui. Les retraits demeurent ouverts, l'outil Convert reste utilisable en mode « vente seule », et Binance assure que les actifs existants restent en sécurité et accessibles à tout moment. **Q: Pourquoi Binance perd-elle l'accès au marché européen ?** Faute d'agrément au titre du règlement MiCA — après le retrait de sa demande en Grèce — Binance ne dispose pas de la licence nationale unique qui, par le mécanisme de passeport, permet de servir les clients des Vingt-Sept au-delà de la fin de la période transitoire, le 1ᵉʳ juillet 2026. **Q: Quel rôle joue le Luxembourg dans la régulation MiCA ?** La CSSF luxembourgeoise est devenue un lieu d'agrément recherché : elle a accordé une licence MiCA à Coinbase en 2025 et un feu vert préliminaire à Ripple en juin 2026. Une autorisation de la CSSF ouvre l'accès aux vingt-sept États de l'UE, mais rien n'indique que Binance s'y tourne. ### Body C'est une date, le 1ᵉʳ juillet, qui résume à elle seule le tournant pris par le marché européen des cryptoactifs. À partir de ce jour, Binance, première plateforme mondiale d'échange de cryptomonnaies en volume, suspendra une série de services pour ses clients de l'Union européenne. La raison tient en quelques mots : faute d'avoir décroché un agrément au titre du nouveau cadre réglementaire du bloc, et de l'avoir obtenu ailleurs avant une échéance désormais incontournable, la société se retrouve sans le sésame qui lui permettait de servir les Vingt-Sept. Le 24 juin, l'entreprise a confirmé avoir retiré la demande qu'elle avait déposée en Grèce dans le cadre du règlement sur les marchés de cryptoactifs, connu sous l'acronyme MiCA, et indiqué qu'elle solliciterait plutôt une licence dans un autre État membre — qu'elle n'a pas nommé. À quelques jours de la fin de la période transitoire du dispositif, ce repli prive Binance de l'autorisation nationale unique qui ouvre, par le jeu du « passeport » européen, l'accès aux clients des vingt-sept pays de l'Union. Ce qui change concrètement pour les utilisateurs européens Binance a prévenu sa clientèle que plusieurs services centraux cesseraient d'être proposés aux résidents de l'UE tant que la plateforme reste dépourvue d'agrément. Selon les avis adressés aux utilisateurs — dont un courriel envoyé le 25 juin aux clients français —, les restrictions visent les opérations nouvelles, et non les avoirs déjà constitués. Sont suspendus : - les nouveaux ordres au comptant (spot) ; - les dépôts ; - les créations de comptes et nouvelles inscriptions ; - les produits Earn, de staking et de launchpool. Les retraits, eux, resteront ouverts, et l'outil Convert demeurera accessible en mode « vente seule », afin que chacun puisse solder ses positions en bon ordre. « Vos actifs demeurent en sécurité et resteront accessibles à tout moment », a assuré Binance dans un message à ses clients. Ce tour de vis constitue la conséquence la plus visible de MiCA pour le grand public, mais pas la première. Dès mars 2025, Binance avait retiré du marché au comptant, pour les utilisateurs de l'Espace économique européen, neuf stablecoins non conformes au règlement — dont l'USDT de Tether, le plus capitalisé d'entre eux — tout en conservant les jetons en règle comme l'USDC de Circle et l'EURI. La Grèce, et pourquoi maintenant Entré en vigueur en 2024, MiCA a vu ses règles applicables aux prestataires de services sur cryptoactifs — les fameux CASP — prendre effet à la fin de la même année. Le texte fixe des standards communs à l'échelle de l'Union en matière de protection des investisseurs, de gouvernance et de lutte contre le blanchiment, et autorise une entreprise agréée dans un État membre à diffuser ses services dans tout le bloc. Les opérateurs déjà actifs sous les régimes nationaux disposaient d'une fenêtre transitoire, qui se referme le 1ᵉʳ juillet 2026 ; passé cette date, toute société dépourvue de licence devra liquider son activité européenne. Binance a expliqué avoir retiré sa candidature grecque « après un examen attentif de l'état d'avancement et du calendrier de la procédure grecque ». Selon les informations parues autour de ce retrait, la Commission hellénique des marchés de capitaux s'apprêtait à rejeter le dossier, et les autorités de Grèce, d'Irlande et de Lettonie avaient fait part de leurs réserves quant aux déboires judiciaires passés de la plateforme et à la complexité de sa structure capitalistique. La Commission hellénique des marchés de capitaux n'a pas souhaité commenter. La direction du groupe présente, elle, ce retrait comme purement tactique. Gillian Lynch, responsable de Binance pour l'Europe et le Royaume-Uni, a déclaré à Reuters que l'entreprise n'avait nulle intention de quitter la région. Binance ne quitte pas l'Europe. Son directeur général, Richard Teng, a tenu un discours analogue. « Nous restons déterminés à obtenir une licence MiCA dans les prochains mois, tout en assurant la transparence, en limitant les perturbations et en informant directement nos utilisateurs », a-t-il affirmé. La société n'a pas précisé quelle juridiction elle solliciterait ensuite. Un test pour le règlement européen — et une ouverture pour le Luxembourg Le faux pas de Binance mesure le chemin déjà parcouru par MiCA dans la recomposition du marché. Plus de 200 entreprises avaient obtenu l'agrément CASP complet à la mi-juin 2026, selon le registre tenu par l'Autorité européenne des marchés financiers (ESMA), réparties sur une vingtaine d'États membres. Mais les estimations du secteur laissent entendre que la grande majorité des opérateurs actifs avant l'échéance n'a pas franchi la barre : beaucoup devront donc réduire leur présence européenne, voire s'en retirer. Cet écrémage a transformé les régulateurs nationaux en concurrents pour attirer les sociétés capables de se mettre en conformité — et le Luxembourg s'est imposé comme l'une des destinations les plus prisées. Le gendarme financier du Grand-Duché, la Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF), a accordé en 2025 une licence MiCA à Coinbase, faisant de la plateforme américaine la première à désigner le Luxembourg comme son point d'ancrage dans l'UE. Quelques jours avant l'échéance de juillet, la CSSF a délivré à Ripple un « feu vert » préliminaire pour un agrément CASP. L'argument luxembourgeois repose précisément sur le mécanisme de passeport qui fait aujourd'hui défaut à Binance : une autorisation unique de la CSSF ouvre l'accès aux clients des vingt-sept pays de l'Union et, au-delà, de l'Espace économique européen. Pour une place financière qui vante de longue date sa prévisibilité réglementaire auprès des fonds et des banques, l'agrément des acteurs crypto est un prolongement naturel — et un marché qu'elle courtise activement. Rien n'indique que Binance figure parmi les sociétés tournées vers le Luxembourg : la plateforme s'est bornée à dire qu'elle déposerait un dossier dans un autre État membre. Mais son embarras illustre les enjeux de la course aux licences sur laquelle le Grand-Duché a misé. En attendant, des millions d'utilisateurs européens de la première plateforme mondiale voient leur éventail de services se rétrécir — et se voient rappeler que, sous MiCA, l'accès au marché crypto européen passe désormais par le feu vert d'un régulateur. ### Sources - Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in the EU — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/24/binance-withdraws-greek-mica-bid-but-vows-to-remain-in-europe - Binance to halt crypto services across EU countries after failing to secure MiCA approval — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/25/binance-to-halt-crypto-services-across-eu-countries-after-failing-to-secure-mica-approval - Binance co-CEO remains 'committed' to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/406009/binance-ceo-remains-committed-securing-eu-license-exchange-withdraws-greece-bid - Binance to delist Tether and other non-MiCA compliant stablecoins for EEA users — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/344182/binance-delist-tether-other-non-mica-compliant-stablecoins - 'Not leaving Europe' - Binance unveils new MiCA plan after Greece exit — AMBCrypto: https://ambcrypto.com/not-leaving-europe-binance-unveils-new-mica-plan-after-greece-exit/ - Coinbase Secures MiCA Licence: A Milestone in Europe's Crypto Evolution — Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Ripple Secures Preliminary MiCA CASP License in Luxembourg — BeInCrypto: https://beincrypto.com/ripple-mica-casp-license-luxembourg-europe/ - Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica - Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA/MiCAR) — Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF): https://www.cssf.lu/en/markets-in-crypto-assets-mica-micar/ --- ## Le Findel grimpe à 36,3 °C : le Luxembourg vit sa journée de juin la plus chaude jamais mesurée - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/findel-record-chaleur-juin-36-degres-canicule-europe-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T05:12:41.537+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:12:41.537+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 72ec6957-17da-4ee9-a530-7b5df7ba4b2d - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > MeteoLux a relevé 36,3 °C au Findel jeudi, pulvérisant le record de juin 2017, tandis qu'alertes rouges, incidents ferroviaires et dispositifs d'urgence se multiplient sur un continent en surchauffe. ### Summary Le Luxembourg a connu jeudi sa journée de juin la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, avec 36,3 °C au Findel, au cœur d'une canicule qui bat des records de la France au Royaume-Uni. ### Key facts - MeteoLux a mesuré 36,3 °C au Findel le 25 juin 2026, nouveau record absolu pour un mois de juin depuis le début des observations en 1947. - Ce record dépasse les 35,4 °C du 22 juin 2017, mais reste sous le sommet national absolu atteint lors de la canicule de juillet 2019. - L'alerte rouge de vigilance, déclenchée dès le 22 juin, a été prolongée jusqu'au week-end, avec jusqu'à 40 °C attendus samedi avant un rafraîchissement dimanche. - La canicule bat des records partout en Europe : 30,0 °C de moyenne nationale en France, 36,4 °C au Royaume-Uni, 38 °C à Bâle. - Le Luxembourg a activé un commandement opérationnel conjoint à Senningen et diffusé des consignes sanitaires ; les CFL ont signalé des perturbations ferroviaires à Berchem. ### FAQ **Q: Quel record de température a été battu au Luxembourg ?** Le 25 juin 2026, la station du Findel a relevé 36,3 °C, un record absolu pour un mois de juin depuis le début des observations continues en 1947. La marque précédente était de 35,4 °C, atteinte le 22 juin 2017. **Q: Jusqu'à quand la chaleur doit-elle durer ?** MeteoLux prévoit jusqu'à environ 40 °C samedi, puis l'arrivée de pluie et d'un air atlantique plus frais à partir de dimanche. Les maximales devraient repasser sous les 30 °C la semaine suivante. **Q: Quelles consignes la Direction de la santé recommande-t-elle ?** Rester au frais et éviter l'extérieur entre 11 h et 21 h, boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, fermer les volets le jour et ouvrir les fenêtres la nuit, porter des vêtements légers, éviter l'alcool et veiller sur les personnes vulnérables. Le 112 reste le numéro d'urgence. **Q: Le trafic ferroviaire a-t-il été touché ?** Oui. Une défaillance liée à la chaleur sur la voie à Berchem, le 22 juin, a fortement perturbé les lignes Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange et Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz. Les CFL ont annoncé des perturbations jusqu'à midi le jeudi 25 juin. ### Body Une aiguille de thermomètre, et près de huit décennies d'archives qui basculent. Jeudi 25 juin, la station du Findel a atteint 36,3 °C, du jamais-vu pour un mois de juin à l'aéroport de Luxembourg, où les observations en continu remontent à 1947. Le service météorologique national, MeteoLux, a confirmé ce nouveau record alors qu'une canicule implacable serrait son étau sur le Grand-Duché et sur une large part de l'Europe de l'Ouest. La mesure efface l'ancien sommet de juin, 35,4 °C relevés le 22 juin 2017, et inscrit le Luxembourg dans un épisode continental qui a fait tomber les records de la côte atlantique française au sud de l'Angleterre. Elle survient en pleine alerte rouge de « vigilance », déclenchée par les autorités dès le lundi 22 juin à midi — le jour précédant la Fête nationale — et prolongée depuis jusqu'au week-end. Une barre repoussée au Findel MeteoLux impute cette fournaise à un système de hautes pressions installé avec obstination au-dessus de l'Europe centrale, qui aspire de l'air très chaud, sans répit nocturne et quasiment sans pluie. Les prévisionnistes avertissent que le pic n'est pas encore passé : jusqu'à 40 °C sont attendus samedi, avant que la pluie et un air atlantique plus frais n'apportent un soulagement à partir de dimanche, les maximales devant repasser sous les 30 °C la semaine suivante. Le record de jeudi reste en deçà du sommet absolu jamais mesuré au Luxembourg, atteint lors de la canicule de juillet 2019. Mais la trajectoire des extrêmes de juin ne laisse guère de place au doute : le record de 2017 avait lui-même remplacé une marque de 34,3 °C datant de juin 1947, et la mesure de jeudi a de nouveau relevé la barre en moins d'une décennie. Chaque palier s'inscrit dans un climat de fond toujours plus chaud. Les records tombent à travers le continent Le jalon luxembourgeois n'est qu'un parmi beaucoup d'autres. La France a connu cette semaine sa journée la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, avec une température moyenne nationale de 30,0 °C le 24 juin, dépassant les repères de juillet 2019 et d'août 2003 ; la commune de Pissos, dans le Sud-Ouest, a atteint 44,3 °C le 23 juin. Environ les trois quarts du pays ont été placés en alerte rouge, des centaines d'écoles ont fermé et plusieurs réacteurs nucléaires ont réduit leur production à mesure que se réchauffaient les cours d'eau servant au refroidissement. Les autorités françaises ont relié plusieurs dizaines de décès à la chaleur et à des noyades survenues durant l'épisode. Au Royaume-Uni, la canicule a produit la journée de juin la plus chaude de l'histoire du pays — 36,4 °C à Yeovilton, dans le Somerset, jeudi, au lendemain des 36,1 °C relevés à Gosport, dans le Hampshire. C'était seulement la deuxième fois dans l'histoire britannique qu'une alerte rouge chaleur était émise. En Suisse, Bâle a atteint 38 °C, battant un record de longue date, tandis qu'en Allemagne l'opérateur ferroviaire Deutsche Bahn proposait des annulations gratuites et déconseillait les déplacements en raison des risques de chaleur, d'incendies et d'orages. Pour les scientifiques, cette accumulation de records est la signature d'un monde qui se réchauffe. L'Europe est le continent qui se réchauffe le plus vite sur Terre, à un rythme environ deux fois supérieur à la moyenne mondiale depuis les années 1980, selon le service Copernicus de surveillance du changement climatique de l'Union européenne. Le changement climatique rend les vagues de chaleur plus fréquentes, plus intenses, et touche des zones géographiques plus étendues. Ce constat émane de Samantha Burgess, responsable stratégique pour le climat au Centre européen pour les prévisions météorologiques à moyen terme, qui pilote le service Copernicus. Le Luxembourg en ordre de bataille Sur le territoire, la réponse a été coordonnée depuis le Centre de crise national à Senningen, où un commandement opérationnel conjoint a été activé, réunissant le Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS), la Police grand-ducale, la Direction de la santé, la Ville de Luxembourg, l'Armée, le Haut-Commissariat à la protection nationale et MeteoLux. La Direction de la santé a appelé les habitants — et tout particulièrement les personnes âgées, les nourrissons, les personnes isolées et les malades chroniques — à prendre la chaleur au sérieux. Ses recommandations comprennent notamment : - Rester dans des espaces frais ou climatisés et éviter l'extérieur entre 11 h et 21 h. - Boire de l'eau régulièrement tout au long de la journée (au moins 1,5 litre par jour). - Garder les volets fermés le jour et ouvrir les fenêtres la nuit. - Porter des vêtements légers, se couvrir la tête à l'extérieur et éviter l'alcool. - Se rafraîchir le corps plusieurs fois par jour et veiller sur ses proches et voisins vulnérables. Hôpitaux et maisons de soins ont été placés en alerte renforcée avec des effectifs accrus, tandis que les maisons médicales de garde et le 112 demeuraient les premiers points de contact pour les personnes incommodées. Protéger les plus exposés Pour celles et ceux qui n'ont aucun refuge au frais, la tension est la plus vive. La Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, qui gère les services d'hébergement d'urgence du pays, maintient son Nightshelter ouvert de 19 h à 9 h et son Bistrot Social « Am Haff » accessible en journée pour le repos, les repas, les douches et les sanitaires — dans le cadre d'un plan canicule destiné aux personnes sans abri ou mal logées. La chaleur a aussi mordu sur les infrastructures. Une défaillance liée à la canicule sur la voie à Berchem, au sud de la capitale, le lundi 22 juin, a provoqué de fortes perturbations sur les lignes Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange et Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz, réduisant nettement le nombre de trains. Les réparations ne pouvaient être menées que de nuit, lorsque les températures baissaient suffisamment pour travailler en sécurité. L'opérateur national, les CFL, a indiqué que les perturbations se poursuivraient jusqu'à midi le jeudi 25 juin, invitant entre-temps les voyageurs à utiliser les fontaines d'eau potable de la gare de Luxembourg. Le répit étant encore à plusieurs jours quand le record est tombé, les responsables ont insisté : le danger ne réside pas seulement dans le chiffre du pic, mais dans sa persistance — des journées brûlantes et des nuits tièdes qui ne laissent refroidir ni les corps ni les bâtiments. Pour le Luxembourg, les 36,3 °C de jeudi étaient à la fois une donnée sur un graphique et un avertissement sur les étés à venir. ### Sources - Canicule au Luxembourg: MeteoLux prolonge l'alerte rouge jusqu'à samedi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/meteo-au-luxembourg-l-alerte-rouge-a-la-canicule-prolongee-jusqu-a-samedi-103590120 - Europe heat wave smashes France's and Spain's hottest days, UK's hottest June day twice — The Weather Company (weather.com): https://weather.com/2026/06/23/news/weather/dangerous-record-heat-wave-europe-france-uk-forecast - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - ECMWF weather and climate experts monitor early summer European heatwave — Copernicus / ECMWF: https://climate.copernicus.eu/ecmwf-weather-and-climate-experts-monitor-early-summer-european-heatwave - CFL Announces Heatwave-Related Disruptions to Continue Until Thursday — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61974-cfl-announces-heatwave-related-disruptions-to-continue-until-thursday - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - Luxembourg Experiences Warm Summer with Hottest Ever Day for June (MeteoLux summer 2017 assessment) — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/luxembourg-experiences-warm-summer-with-hottest-ever-day-for-june - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization (WMO): https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - Heatwave Plan: Protect yourself from hot days / SALU emergency shelter — Luxembourg Red Cross: https://www.croix-rouge.lu/en/blog/heatwave-plan-protect-yourself-from-hot-days/ --- ## Voitures sans chauffeur : le Luxembourg veut légiférer avant le reste de l'UE - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/luxembourg-cadre-legal-voitures-autonomes-projet-loi-2027 - Published: 2026-06-25T17:40:38.286+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:40:38.286+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 3e9581a5-055f-41bc-a6e4-7c55f85b56b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Un avant-projet de loi présenté aux députés fixerait les règles de réception, d'immatriculation et de responsabilité des véhicules automatisés, là où Bruxelles n'a encore rien écrit. ### Summary Le gouvernement luxembourgeois prépare un cadre juridique complet pour les véhicules autonomes, avec un vote espéré en 2027 et l'ambition d'être le premier pays de l'UE à les encadrer pour un usage quotidien dès 2028. ### Key facts - Un avant-projet de loi, présenté le 25 juin à la Chambre, doterait le Luxembourg d'un cadre complet pour les véhicules automatisés : réception, immatriculation, mise en circulation, usage, surveillance et responsabilité pénale. - Le texte distingue les véhicules « conditionnellement automatisés » (niveau SAE 3, avec obligations du conducteur) et « hautement automatisés » (niveau 4, sous gestion à distance), et introduit 22 nouvelles définitions juridiques. - Le standard central : un système automatisé doit se comporter comme « un conducteur humain normalement prudent et compétent » ; la première phase vise les voitures particulières M1. - La stratégie « Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 » vise à faire du Luxembourg le premier pays de l'UE doté d'un cadre complet pour un usage quotidien dès 2028, avec cinq cas d'usage prioritaires d'ici 2027. - Le gouvernement veut saisir le Conseil de gouvernement avant l'été et espère un vote en 2027 ; les députés s'inquiètent pour quelque 11 000 chauffeurs professionnels. ### FAQ **Q: Que prévoit l'avant-projet de loi luxembourgeois sur les voitures autonomes ?** Il établit un cadre juridique complet pour les véhicules routiers automatisés : conditions de réception, d'immatriculation et de mise en circulation, règles d'usage, d'exploitation et de surveillance, et régime de responsabilité pénale entre l'exploitant et le conducteur, avec des obligations à charge du constructeur. Il introduit 22 nouvelles définitions juridiques. **Q: Quand la loi pourrait-elle entrer en vigueur ?** Le gouvernement veut transmettre l'avant-projet au Conseil de gouvernement avant la trêve estivale 2026. La ministre Yuriko Backes espère un vote au Parlement en 2027, une fois rendus les avis consultatifs requis. La stratégie « Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 » vise un usage quotidien encadré dès 2028. **Q: Quels véhicules sont concernés et faut-il encore un conducteur ?** La première phase cible les voitures particulières de catégorie M1 (jusqu'à huit places), les autres catégories suivant par règlement grand-ducal. Le texte distingue les véhicules conditionnellement automatisés (avec obligations du conducteur) et hautement automatisés (gestion à distance). Lors des tests sur voie publique, un conducteur de sécurité humain reste obligatoire. **Q: Quelles inquiétudes le projet soulève-t-il ?** Des députés ont pointé l'impact possible sur environ 11 000 conducteurs professionnels au Luxembourg et le risque qu'une offre automatisée bon marché détourne des voyageurs des transports publics. Le gouvernement justifie la démarche par la sécurité routière, rappelant les quelque 20 000 morts par an sur les routes de l'UE. ### Body Sur la route, la voiture autonome reste encore largement hors la loi : presque partout en Europe, aucun texte ne dit vraiment comment l'homologuer, l'immatriculer ou la conduire. Le Luxembourg entend changer cela. Le 25 juin, des responsables du ministère de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics ont présenté à la Commission de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics de la Chambre des députés le contenu d'un avant-projet de loi qui définirait, pour la première fois, comment un véhicule routier automatisé peut être réceptionné, immatriculé, conduit, exploité et surveillé dans le Grand-Duché — et qui répond lorsque les choses tournent mal. Le texte n'est encore qu'un avant-projet de loi : il n'avait pas été formellement déposé au moment de sa présentation aux députés, et ne portait donc pas encore de numéro parlementaire. Mais il constitue l'une des premières tentatives concrètes, au sein de l'Union européenne, d'écrire un cadre national complet pour cette technologie plutôt que d'attendre une initiative de Bruxelles. Selon la Chambre, l'avant-projet introduit à lui seul 22 nouvelles définitions juridiques pour ancrer ce régime. Deux degrés d'automatisation, deux régimes Le projet répartit les véhicules automatisés en deux familles, selon ce qu'ils savent faire sans intervention humaine. La première regroupe les « véhicules à conduite conditionnellement automatisée », qui maintiennent des obligations à charge d'un conducteur humain censé reprendre la main — ce que l'industrie classe globalement au niveau 3 de l'échelle SAE. La seconde vise les « véhicules à conduite hautement automatisée », plus proches du niveau 4, capables de rouler sans conducteur à bord mais soumis à une gestion à distance. Un même principe les traverse : un système de conduite automatisé doit se comporter sur la route comme « un conducteur humain normalement prudent et compétent », selon les termes du texte. Dans une première phase, le cadre cible les véhicules particuliers de catégorie M1 — des voitures ordinaires de huit places au maximum — les autres catégories devant suivre par voie de règlement grand-ducal. Devant les députés, Félicie Weycker, haute fonctionnaire du ministère de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics, a souligné que la loi remontera la chaîne de production autant qu'elle s'appliquera à la route. L'avant-projet de loi prévoit des obligations à charge du constructeur, ainsi que des conditions spécifiques relatives à la réception, à l'immatriculation et à la mise en circulation. Sur la question qui colle à la peau de cette technologie — qui est responsable en cas d'accident ? — le texte clarifie le partage entre l'exploitant et le conducteur et fixe leur régime de responsabilité pénale, aux côtés des obligations imposées au constructeur. Il réaffirme aussi les principes éthiques hérités de la commission d'experts allemande de 2017 : les dégâts matériels priment sur les atteintes aux personnes, aucun algorithme ne peut discriminer entre individus, et le système doit toujours minimiser le risque. Un petit pays qui mise sur l'avance Cet avant-projet est la colonne vertébrale législative d'une stratégie plus large, « Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 », présentée en octobre 2025 par la ministre de la Mobilité Yuriko Backes et le ministre de l'Économie Lex Delles. Son ambition affichée surprend pour un pays de moins de 700 000 habitants : faire du Luxembourg le premier État membre de l'UE doté d'un cadre juridique complet pour l'usage quotidien des véhicules automatisés à l'horizon 2028. Bâtie sur six axes structurants — de la réglementation aux compétences en passant par la coopération internationale —, la stratégie fixe cinq cas d'usage prioritaires à atteindre d'ici 2027 : - les robotaxis ; - les navettes automatisées de dernier kilomètre ; - le voiturier et le stationnement automatisés en environnement restreint ; - l'automatisation dans la logistique ; - les systèmes d'aide à la conduite pour des trajets autoroutiers plus sûrs. Le gouvernement présente sa méthode comme une séquence — réglementer, tester, certifier, déployer — plutôt qu'un interrupteur que l'on bascule d'un coup. Le réseau routier compact et dense du pays, sa main-d'œuvre plurilingue et son trafic transfrontalier avec la France, l'Allemagne et la Belgique sont mis en avant comme autant d'atouts, transformant le territoire entier en laboratoire à taille humaine. Yuriko Backes ne cache pas que l'occasion s'accompagne de conditions. La technologie représente, dit-elle, « une chance pour le Luxembourg, mais à condition de bien intégrer les données de responsabilité, de sécurité et d'éthique ». Combler un vide laissé par l'Europe Une partie de la logique tient au fait qu'il n'existe encore aucune réglementation européenne sur la conduite autonome — seulement un assemblage de règles d'homologation et d'expérimentations nationales. Le Luxembourg cherche à combler ce vide tout en gardant son dispositif compatible avec un futur régime européen : l'appui du texte sur la réception et l'immatriculation est pensé pour s'emboîter dans le système d'homologation des véhicules de l'Union, et non le contrarier. Le 8 juin, Yuriko Backes et seize homologues européens ont signé une déclaration commune s'engageant à construire des corridors d'essai transfrontaliers à grande échelle et à harmoniser les règles d'homologation, de sécurité et d'exploitation — un effort qui prolonge le corridor d'essai pionnier ouvert dès 2017 entre le Luxembourg, la France et l'Allemagne. « La signature de cette déclaration illustre l'engagement du Luxembourg en faveur d'une mobilité plus innovante, sûre et durable », a-t-elle déclaré. Le même jour, la ministre et le Belge Jean-Luc Crucke ont pris place à bord d'un véhicule automatisé de Pony.ai, exploité par l'autocariste Voyages Emile Weber à Canach. La démonstration n'avait rien d'isolé. En mars 2025, le Luxembourg a délivré à Pony.ai Europe sa première autorisation de test scientifique de véhicules de niveau 4 sur la voie publique, en partenariat avec Emile Weber, avec des essais autour de Lenningen et de Canach ; le centre de recherche SnT de l'Université du Luxembourg teste, lui, sur le plateau du Kirchberg depuis 2022. Dans tous les cas, un conducteur de sécurité humain reste obligatoire. Emploi, calendrier et derniers virages L'avant-projet ne va pas sans frictions. Lors de l'audition en commission, des députés ont pointé l'impact possible sur quelque 11 000 conducteurs professionnels au Luxembourg et le risque qu'une offre automatisée bon marché ne détourne des voyageurs des transports publics. Backes ancre, elle, le besoin de changement dans la sécurité : environ 20 000 personnes meurent chaque année sur les routes de l'UE. Côté calendrier, le gouvernement veut transmettre l'avant-projet au Conseil de gouvernement avant la trêve estivale, la ministre espérant un vote parlementaire en 2027 une fois rendus les avis consultatifs requis. Si l'agenda tient, le Luxembourg pourrait disposer de ses règles bien avant la plupart de ses voisins — et avant que l'Union ne rédige les siennes. ### Sources - Vers un cadre légal pour la conduite automatisée — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/vers-un-cadre-legal-pour-la-conduite-automatisee - Le Luxembourg trace la voie de la mobilité autonome — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/mobilite-le-luxembourg-trace-la-voie-de-la-mobilite-autonome-103558251 - Conduite automatisée - faire du Luxembourg un laboratoire européen de la mobilité de demain — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+08-backes-conduite-auto.html - Luxembourg Unveils National Strategy for Automated Driving — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/mobility/57531-luxembourg-unveils-national-strategy-for-automated-driving - Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 — the Luxembourg Strategy for Automated Driving (brochure) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/10/23-delles-backes-conduite-automatisee/documents/brochure-automatiseiert-fueren-2028-en.pdf - Pony.ai obtains Luxembourg permit for Level 4 robotaxi testing — Just Auto: https://www.just-auto.com/news/pony-ai-luxembourg-level-4/ - Conduite autonome : le Luxembourg en route pour devenir un «leader» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/conduite-autonome-le-luxembourg-en-route-pour-devenir-un-leader/ - First autonomous cars to be tested on Luxembourg roads — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/first-autonomous-cars-to-be-tested-on-luxembourg-roads - Autonomous vehicles legislation progress — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/autonomous-vehicles-legislatio --- ## Glyphosate : la Cour suprême américaine met Bayer à l'abri des procès Roundup - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cour-supreme-americaine-bayer-monsanto-roundup-glyphosate - Published: 2026-06-25T17:19:34.063+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:19:34.063+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 21f1788b-2e4b-4ea4-a97a-1449743085d4 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Par sept voix contre deux, les juges de Washington estiment que la loi fédérale sur les pesticides prive les victimes du droit d'exiger un avertissement « cancer ». L'action Bayer bondit à Francfort. ### Summary La Cour suprême des États-Unis a jugé le 25 juin 2026, par 7 voix contre 2, que la loi fédérale sur les pesticides interdit les plaintes des consommateurs reprochant à Monsanto l'absence d'un avertissement « cancer » sur le Roundup, dissipant l'un des plus lourds risques juridiques pesant sur Bayer. ### Key facts - La Cour suprême des États-Unis a tranché 7-2 en faveur de Monsanto : la loi fédérale (FIFRA) écarte les plaintes d'État reprochant l'absence d'avertissement « cancer » sur le Roundup. - L'arrêt annule un verdict du Missouri qui avait accordé 1,25 million de dollars à John Durnell, atteint d'un lymphome non hodgkinien après une vingtaine d'années d'usage du désherbant. - Bayer a dépensé plus de 10 milliards de dollars dans le contentieux Roundup, provisionné jusqu'à 16 milliards et proposé en février un règlement collectif de 7,25 milliards de dollars. - L'action Bayer a bondi jusqu'à 17-20 % à Francfort, sa plus forte hausse en séance depuis 2003. - En Europe, le glyphosate reste autorisé jusqu'au 15 décembre 2033 ; le Luxembourg figurait parmi les trois seuls pays ayant voté contre le renouvellement en octobre 2023. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'a exactement décidé la Cour suprême des États-Unis ?** Par sept voix contre deux, la Cour a jugé que le Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) prive d'effet les plaintes fondées sur le droit d'un État qui reprochent à Monsanto l'absence d'un avertissement « cancer » sur l'étiquette du Roundup, car un tel avertissement entrerait en conflit avec l'étiquette approuvée par l'EPA. Le verdict du Missouri est annulé. **Q: Le glyphosate est-il cancérigène ?** Les avis divergent. L'agence américaine EPA estime que le glyphosate n'est « probablement pas cancérigène pour l'humain » dans des conditions d'usage conformes, tandis que le Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (CIRC) de l'OMS l'a classé « cancérogène probable pour l'humain » en 2015. Le débat scientifique reste ouvert. **Q: Quel est le lien avec le Luxembourg et l'Europe ?** La décision américaine n'affecte pas les règles européennes. En novembre 2023, l'UE a renouvelé l'autorisation du glyphosate jusqu'au 15 décembre 2033, faute de majorité qualifiée entre États membres. Lors du vote du 13 octobre 2023, le Luxembourg figurait parmi les trois seuls pays — avec l'Autriche et la Croatie — à s'y être opposés. **Q: L'arrêt met-il fin aux poursuites contre Bayer ?** Pas totalement. Bayer estime que la décision devrait conduire au rejet des plaintes pour défaut d'avertissement en cours, mais le règlement collectif de 7,25 milliards de dollars proposé doit encore être validé par la justice, et les avocats des plaignants pourraient invoquer d'autres fondements juridiques. ### Body Un coup de balai juridique en faveur de Bayer. La Cour suprême des États-Unis a tranché jeudi en faveur de la filiale Monsanto du groupe allemand, en jugeant que la loi fédérale sur les pesticides empêche les consommateurs de poursuivre le fabricant pour l'absence d'un avertissement « cancer » sur l'étiquette du désherbant Roundup. Décidée par sept voix contre deux, cette décision lève l'une des plus lourdes hypothèques judiciaires qui pesaient sur l'un des plus grands groupes européens — et a propulsé son action vers sa plus forte hausse en séance depuis plus de vingt ans. L'arrêt rendu dans l'affaire Monsanto Co. v. Durnell annule le verdict d'un jury du Missouri et règle une question qui poursuit Bayer depuis le rachat de Monsanto en 2018 : des plaignants peuvent-ils se servir des tribunaux des États fédérés pour exiger un avertissement « cancer » que le régulateur fédéral n'a jamais imposé ? Rédigeant l'opinion majoritaire, le juge Brett Kavanaugh a conclu que non. Quand la loi fédérale l'emporte sur les jurys locaux Au cœur du dossier figure le Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), le texte qui régit l'homologation et l'étiquetage des pesticides aux États-Unis. L'Agence de protection de l'environnement (EPA), chargée de l'appliquer, estime de longue date que le glyphosate — le principe actif du Roundup — n'est « probablement pas cancérigène pour l'humain » lorsqu'il est utilisé conformément aux instructions, et a validé l'étiquette du produit sans mention d'un risque cancéreux. Les juges ont estimé que le FIFRA écarte expressément toute action fondée sur le droit d'un État réclamant l'ajout d'un tel avertissement, car cela reviendrait à imposer une exigence d'étiquetage en conflit avec celle approuvée au niveau fédéral. Parce que l'action de Durnell, fondée sur le droit de la responsabilité civile d'un État, imposerait une exigence d'étiquetage des pesticides « s'ajoutant à, ou différant de » l'étiquette exigée par l'EPA, le FIFRA prive expressément Durnell de toute action. Le président de la Cour, John Roberts, ainsi que les juges Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan et Amy Coney Barrett se sont ralliés à cette opinion ; le juge Thomas a en outre déposé une opinion concordante. La Cour a annulé le jugement du Missouri et renvoyé l'affaire devant les juridictions de l'État. Le « préposé au pulvérisateur » du Missouri John Durnell, résident du Missouri, affirme avoir utilisé le Roundup pendant une vingtaine d'années — un temps comme « préposé au pulvérisateur » d'une association de quartier — avant de développer un lymphome non hodgkinien. Il reprochait à l'entreprise de ne pas l'avoir averti du risque. Un jury lui avait donné raison, lui accordant 1,25 million de dollars de dommages-intérêts, et la cour d'appel du Missouri avait écarté l'argument de Monsanto selon lequel la loi fédérale faisait obstacle à la plainte. La Cour suprême de l'État avait refusé d'intervenir. La Cour suprême fédérale avait accepté de se saisir du pourvoi en janvier et entendu les plaidoiries le 27 avril, en circonscrivant le litige à une seule question : le FIFRA prive-t-il d'effet une action pour défaut d'avertissement liée à l'étiquette lorsque l'EPA n'a pas exigé cet avertissement ? La réponse de jeudi fait disparaître le principal raisonnement juridique sur lequel les avocats des plaignants s'étaient appuyés pour obtenir certaines des plus lourdes condamnations dans les affaires Roundup. Des milliards de risques — et un bond en Bourse Pour Bayer, l'enjeu se chiffrait en milliards. Le contentieux Roundup est devenu l'une des sagas judiciaires les plus coûteuses de l'histoire récente, enflant presque dès la clôture du rachat de Monsanto, opération valorisée autour de 63 milliards de dollars. Les chiffres en disent long sur l'ampleur : - Environ 200 000 plaintes liées au Roundup ont été déposées contre Bayer, dont des dizaines de milliers restent à régler. - Le groupe a dépensé plus de 10 milliards de dollars pour se défendre et transiger, et a provisionné jusqu'à 16 milliards de dollars au total. - En février, il a proposé un règlement collectif de 7,25 milliards de dollars, dont les versements seraient étalés sur une vingtaine d'années. Les marchés ont salué un tournant. L'action Bayer a bondi à Francfort, gagnant jusqu'à 17 à 20 % en séance — sa plus forte progression sur une journée depuis 2003. Le groupe s'est réjoui de l'issue, estimant qu'elle devrait conduire au rejet des plaintes pour défaut d'avertissement en cours, tout en poursuivant le règlement collectif proposé. « La décision de la Cour suprême des États-Unis est bonne pour la science, les agriculteurs et les secteurs qui dépendent d'un cadre réglementaire clair pour innover », a déclaré l'entreprise dans un communiqué. Une dissidence cinglante et l'arrière-plan européen La décision n'a pas fait l'unanimité. La juge Ketanji Brown Jackson, rejointe par le juge Neil Gorsuch, a exprimé son désaccord, reprochant à la majorité d'avoir étendu la portée du texte fédéral et privé les utilisateurs malades de tout recours. « En faisant droit à l'argument de Monsanto et en jugeant que l'action de Durnell pour défaut d'avertissement est écartée, la Cour méconnaît les exigences du FIFRA, interprète à tort la portée de sa préemption et, au bout du compte, laisse Durnell sans réparation pour les préjudices considérables qu'il a subis », a-t-elle écrit. Les avocats des plaignants n'ont pas mâché leurs mots. « Cette décision de la Cour suprême claque à tort la porte des tribunaux au nez des Américains rendus malades par les pesticides », a réagi Christopher Seeger, l'un des principaux avocats du contentieux. Le débat scientifique qui a nourri ces procès, lui, reste ouvert : si l'EPA juge le glyphosate peu susceptible de provoquer le cancer, le Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (CIRC) de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé l'a classé « cancérogène probable pour l'humain » en 2015. Le glyphosate est aussi contesté en Europe, où il relève d'une réglementation distincte. En novembre 2023, la Commission européenne a renouvelé son autorisation dans l'Union pour dix ans, jusqu'au 15 décembre 2033, après l'incapacité des États membres à dégager la majorité qualifiée nécessaire pour trancher eux-mêmes. Lors du vote du 13 octobre 2023, seuls trois pays s'étaient opposés au renouvellement — l'Autriche, la Croatie et le Luxembourg — tandis que six autres, dont l'Allemagne et la France, s'étaient abstenus. L'arrêt américain ne touche pas à ces règles européennes, et il ne met pas non plus un terme définitif à l'exposition de Bayer : le règlement collectif proposé doit encore être validé par la justice, et les avocats devraient tester d'autres fondements juridiques. Mais en fermant la voie du « défaut d'avertissement » devant les tribunaux américains, la décision écarte la menace qui pesait le plus lourdement sur la valorisation de Bayer — et offre au groupe de Leverkusen sa victoire judiciaire la plus marquante depuis l'absorption de Monsanto. ### Sources - Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068 (slip opinion) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf - Monsanto Company v. Durnell (24-1068) — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/monsanto-company-v-durnell/ - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision - Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in case over cancer risks from weedkiller Roundup — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-monsanto-lawsuits-roundup-cancer-warning/ - Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-thousands-of-lawsuits-against-maker-of-roundup-weedkiller - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto over Missouri man in fight over Roundup cancer claims — KCUR / NPR: https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-25/us-supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-cancer-missouri - Supreme Court limits Roundup cancer suits against Bayer's Monsanto — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/glyphosate-roundup-bayer-supreme-court-case-monsanto.html - Immediate statement: US Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in the Durnell case — Bayer: https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/immediate-statement-us-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsanto-in-the-durnell-case/ - Bayer Shares Surge After U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Company's Favour — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/bayer-shares-surge-u-supreme-court-rules-favour-company/ - Bayer Jumps 20% on Supreme Court Win Over Roundup Warnings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/supreme-court-shields-bayer-from-roundup-cancer-warning-suits - Renewal of the approval of glyphosate: Questions and Answers — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_5793 - Brussels approves use of glyphosate in EU for 10 more years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/16/brussels-allows-use-of-glyphosate-across-eu-for-10-more-years-after-member-states-fail-to- --- ## Moteur thermique en 2035 : Paris et Berlin s'opposent au Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/moteur-thermique-2035-paris-berlin-saffrontent-conseil-environnement-l - Published: 2026-06-25T17:09:35.496+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:09:35.496+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 56c7dcbe-8a03-4e8c-8ed9-d1634d703612 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Au Luxembourg, les ministres européens de l'Environnement ont étalé leurs divisions : la France défend la fin du thermique neuf en 2035, l'Allemagne et l'Italie réclament plus de souplesse. ### Summary Au Conseil Environnement réuni au Luxembourg le 25 juin 2026, la France a défendu l'interdiction des voitures thermiques neuves en 2035, tandis que l'Allemagne et l'Italie poussaient pour assouplir encore la règle au profit des carburants de synthèse et des hybrides. ### Key facts - Au Conseil Environnement réuni au Luxembourg le 25 juin 2026, la France défend l'interdiction des voitures thermiques neuves en 2035, l'Allemagne et l'Italie veulent l'assouplir. - La Commission propose depuis décembre 2025 d'abaisser l'objectif 2035 de 100 % à 90 %, les 10 % restants étant compensés par e-fuels, biocarburants et acier bas carbone européen. - Hybrides rechargeables, prolongateurs d'autonomie, hybrides légers et voitures thermiques classiques pourraient continuer à se vendre après 2035. - Le commissaire Wopke Hoekstra juge les ventes de véhicules électriques « spectaculaires », ce qui affaiblit selon lui l'argumentaire en faveur d'un recul. - Le texte doit être adopté par le Parlement européen et le Conseil ; les positions se fixent au premier semestre 2026 sous présidence chypriote. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'a décidé le Conseil Environnement réuni au Luxembourg ?** Rien de définitif. La réunion du 25 juin 2026 était un état des lieux sur la révision des normes CO2 pour les voitures et utilitaires, pas un vote. Les ministres y ont exposé leurs divisions avant que Parlement et Conseil ne fixent leurs positions. **Q: Que prévoit exactement la proposition de la Commission de décembre 2025 ?** Elle abaisse l'objectif de réduction des émissions à l'échappement de 100 % à 90 % à partir de 2035, les 10 % restants étant compensés par les carburants de synthèse, les biocarburants et l'acier bas carbone européen. Elle autorise aussi les hybrides et certaines motorisations thermiques au-delà de 2035. **Q: Pourquoi la France et l'Allemagne s'opposent-elles ?** Paris estime qu'affaiblir la règle retarderait les investissements nécessaires pour rendre les constructeurs européens compétitifs face à la Chine et aux États-Unis sur l'électrique. Berlin et Rome plaident pour une « neutralité technologique » laissant plus de place aux e-fuels, aux biocarburants et aux hybrides. **Q: L'interdiction du thermique en 2035 est-elle annulée ?** Non. La règle de 2023 reste en vigueur tant que la révision n'est pas adoptée. La proposition de la Commission doit encore franchir le Parlement européen et le Conseil selon la procédure législative ordinaire, avec des positions arrêtées au premier semestre 2026. ### Body Le rendez-vous était attendu, le clivage l'était tout autant. En se retrouvant au Luxembourg ce jeudi, les ministres européens de l'Environnement ont mis au jour la fracture qui oppose Paris à Berlin sur l'échéance la plus emblématique du Pacte vert : la fin programmée, en 2035, de la vente des voitures neuves à moteur thermique. Tenue sous présidence chypriote du Conseil de l'Union, la réunion devait dresser un état des lieux d'un dossier dont l'issue déterminera si l'une des règles les plus structurantes de la décennie sortira intacte des négociations. Au cœur des débats : la proposition présentée par la Commission européenne en décembre 2025 pour desserrer l'objectif. Plutôt que la coupe de 100 % des émissions de CO2 à l'échappement à partir de 2035, actée en 2023 et qui revenait à interdire les voitures à essence et diesel neuves, l'exécutif bruxellois plaide désormais pour une réduction de 90 %, le dixième restant pouvant être compensé par les carburants de synthèse (e-fuels), les biocarburants et l'acier bas carbone produit dans l'Union. Berlin et Rome voudraient aller plus loin encore ; Paris et Stockholm veulent, eux, tenir la ligne. Une ligne de faille franco-allemande L'Allemagne et l'Italie ont profité de la rencontre luxembourgeoise pour réclamer des marges de manœuvre supplémentaires, Rome plaidant pour une place élargie aux véhicules roulant aux biocarburants plutôt qu'une trajectoire entièrement électrique. La vice-ministre italienne de l'Environnement et de la Sécurité énergétique, Vannia Gava, a posé le débat en termes de risque industriel. Bâtir une stratégie européenne centrée sur une seule technologie va nous fragiliser à l'avenir. La France a défendu la position inverse. Monique Barbut, nommée ministre de la Transition écologique en octobre 2025, a averti qu'un affaiblissement des règles enverrait un « signal terrible » et retarderait les investissements dont les constructeurs européens ont besoin pour rivaliser avec leurs concurrents chinois et américains sur l'électrique, selon Reuters. Paris a fait savoir qu'il ferait tout son possible pour bloquer ce recul lors du vote entre États membres. La Suède figurait parmi les pays rangés aux côtés de la France pour défendre la trajectoire actuelle. Le commissaire au Climat, Wopke Hoekstra, qui présente le paquet de décembre comme une manière de « maintenir le cap vers une mobilité zéro émission » tout en « introduisant certaines flexibilités », a laissé entendre que l'argument politique en faveur du repli s'effrite à mesure que les voitures électriques se vendent plus vite que prévu. « Les chiffres sont vraiment spectaculaires. Les ventes de véhicules électriques, en particulier sur les trois plus grands marchés, mais aussi en occasion, sont vraiment très impressionnantes. » Wopke Hoekstra a reconnu que cette poussée a conduit certains gouvernements et parlementaires à se demander si l'assouplissement était même nécessaire. « Certains ont effectivement dit, aussi bien des États membres que le Parlement européen : "N'est-ce pas le signe que le statu quo était déjà suffisant ?" », a-t-il rapporté, selon Reuters. Le tableau reste toutefois contrasté : les ventes de véhicules électriques en Pologne ont reculé de 26 % le mois dernier, illustrant l'inégale diffusion de la transition à travers l'Union. Ce que la Commission met sur la table Dévoilée le 16 décembre 2025 dans le cadre d'un « paquet automobile » plus large, la révision redessinerait ce que les constructeurs pourront vendre après 2035. Ses principaux leviers : - Un objectif de 90 %, et non de 100 % : les voitures neuves devront réduire de 90 % leurs émissions de CO2 à l'échappement à partir de 2035, au lieu d'une interdiction totale. - Une compensation pour les 10 % restants : ce reliquat pourra être couvert par les e-fuels, les biocarburants et l'acier bas carbone fabriqué dans l'UE. - Un sursis pour le thermique : hybrides rechargeables, prolongateurs d'autonomie, hybrides légers et voitures à combustion classique pourraient encore se vendre après 2035, aux côtés des modèles électriques à batterie et à hydrogène. - Des incitations et des assouplissements : des « supercrédits » pour les petites électriques abordables produites dans l'UE, un objectif 2030 allégé pour les utilitaires (40 % au lieu de 50 %) et des cibles nationales pour verdir les flottes d'entreprise. Du côté de l'industrie et de Berlin, on qualifie l'approche de « neutre sur le plan technologique ». À la sortie de la proposition, le chancelier Friedrich Merz avait salué « davantage d'ouverture technologique et de flexibilité », tandis que le ministre de l'Environnement, Carsten Schneider, estimait qu'elle offrait aux constructeurs « une plus grande latitude pour piloter la transition vers l'avenir électrique ». Les détracteurs rétorquent que laisser survivre le moteur thermique sur la promesse de carburants synthétiques rares et coûteux risque de freiner l'électrification au moment précis où les producteurs européens ont besoin de volume pour combler leur retard. Le chemin jusqu'au vote La séance de jeudi au Luxembourg relevait de l'état des lieux, non de la décision. La proposition de la Commission doit encore être adoptée conjointement par le Parlement européen et les États membres réunis au Conseil, selon la procédure législative ordinaire de l'Union, chaque institution fixant désormais sa position de négociation au cours du premier semestre 2026 avant la convergence des discussions. La présidence chypriote, qui occupe le fauteuil du Conseil jusqu'en juillet, pilote le dossier depuis janvier. Les enjeux débordent largement la salle de réunion. L'issue façonnera les gammes des constructeurs européens, le prix et le choix offerts aux automobilistes, ainsi que la crédibilité des objectifs climatiques de l'UE pour 2040 et 2050, dont le transport routier demeure un maillon récalcitrant. Pour l'heure, l'échéance la plus scrutée du continent dépend de la capacité de ses deux premières économies à se réconcilier — une négociation qui, non sans ironie, se joue sur le sol luxembourgeois. ### Sources - 'Spectacular' electric car sales weaken pressure to roll back combustion engine ban, EU climate chief says — Reuters via The Globe and Mail (Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-spectacular-electric-car-sales-weaken-pressure-to-roll-back-combustion/ - Environment Council, 25 June 2026 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2026/06/25/ - EU carmakers to comply with 90% emissions reduction by 2035 as full combustion engine ban scrapped — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/16/eu-carmakers-to-comply-with-90-emissions-reduction-by-2035-as-full-combustion-engine-ban-s - EU eases stance on post-2035 car emissions rules, drawing mixed reactions from Germany — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eu-eases-stance-post-2035-car-emissions-rules-drawing-mixed-reactions-germany - Commission takes action for clean and competitive automotive sector (IP/25/3051) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_3051 - Germany and Italy launch joint call to soften EU's 2035 new combustion engine car ban — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-and-italy-launch-joint-call-soften-2035-new-eu-combustion-engine-car-ban - Monique Barbut — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Barbut - Carsten Schneider — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Schneider --- ## Un capitaine condamné à Brest : la justice française s'attaque à la « flotte fantôme » russe - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/capitaine-petrolier-boracay-condamne-brest-flotte-fantome-russe - Published: 2026-06-25T16:54:43.27+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:54:43.27+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: a40448d6-9eb3-4140-91ed-ce9af76ee389 - Dateline: Saint-Nazaire, FR > En jugeant le commandant du pétrolier apatride Boracay, le tribunal correctionnel de Brest signe la première condamnation pénale en Europe visant la flotte clandestine du pétrole russe. ### Summary Le tribunal de Brest a condamné le capitaine du pétrolier Boracay à un an de prison et 150 000 euros d'amende, première sanction pénale européenne contre la « flotte fantôme » russe. ### Key facts - Le tribunal correctionnel de Brest a condamné le 30 mars 2026 le capitaine chinois du pétrolier Boracay, jugé par défaut, à un an de prison et 150 000 euros d'amende, avec mandat d'arrêt. - C'est la première condamnation pénale en Europe issue de la lutte contre la « flotte fantôme » du pétrole russe. - La France a pu aborder le navire au large d'Ouessant car il ne battait aucun pavillon : un bâtiment apatride peut être contrôlé en vertu du droit de la mer. - Le 19e paquet de sanctions de l'UE (23 octobre 2025) a ajouté 117 navires, portant à 557 les bâtiments désignés ; 41 autres ont suivi le 18 décembre. - Macron estime que la flotte fantôme finance « 30 à 40 % » de l'effort de guerre russe, soit « plus de 30 milliards d'euros » ; Poutine a dénoncé une « piraterie ». ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la France a-t-elle pu arraisonner le Boracay en haute mer ?** Au moment de l'abordage, le 27 septembre 2025 au large d'Ouessant, le pétrolier ne battait aucun pavillon. Or le droit de la mer (convention de Montego Bay) impose à tout navire de commerce d'arborer un pavillon et de prouver sa nationalité. Un navire apatride perd la protection d'un État du pavillon et peut être arrêté et inspecté, ce qui a donné à la France une base légale. **Q: Quelle peine le capitaine a-t-il reçue ?** Le 30 mars 2026, le tribunal correctionnel de Brest a condamné Chen Zhangjie, 39 ans, à un an d'emprisonnement et 150 000 euros d'amende (environ 172 000 dollars), assortis d'un mandat d'arrêt. Jugé en son absence, il devrait voir ses avocats faire appel et ne purgera vraisemblablement pas sa peine. **Q: Qu'est-ce que la « flotte fantôme » russe ?** Il s'agit d'un ensemble diffus de pétroliers vieillissants, souvent sans assurance reconnue et sous pavillon de complaisance, que Moscou utilise pour écouler son pétrole en contournant le plafond de prix imposé par le G7 et l'UE. L'Union a désigné 557 navires après son 19e paquet de sanctions, puis 41 de plus le 18 décembre 2025. **Q: Le Boracay est-il lié aux drones de Copenhague ?** Le pétrolier croisait au large du Danemark vers le 22 septembre 2025, lorsque des drones ont perturbé l'aéroport de Copenhague, et il a été cité comme site de lancement possible. Emmanuel Macron a dit ne pouvoir exclure un lien, faute de preuve, tandis que Moscou a démenti toute implication. ### Body C'est un précédent que Paris attendait. En condamnant le commandant d'un pétrolier arraisonné au large de la Bretagne à l'automne dernier, la justice française a prononcé la première peine pénale en Europe issue de la traque de la « flotte fantôme » russe. Au-delà du cas d'espèce, le verdict pose une question que l'Union européenne peine encore à trancher : ses sanctions, abondantes sur le papier, sont-elles capables de mordre vraiment en mer ? Le 30 mars 2026, le tribunal correctionnel de Brest a condamné Chen Zhangjie, ressortissant chinois de 39 ans qui commandait le pétrolier Boracay, à un an d'emprisonnement et 150 000 euros d'amende (environ 172 000 dollars), assortis d'un mandat d'arrêt. Jugé en son absence — il avait quitté la France avec son navire —, le capitaine a vu ses avocats annoncer aussitôt leur intention de faire appel. Un navire sans pavillon, intercepté au large d'Ouessant Le Boracay n'est pas un navire ordinaire. Ce pétrolier vieillissant de classe Aframax, qui a aussi navigué sous les noms de Kiwala et Pushpa et a vu son pavillon et son identité changer au fil des escales, avait chargé du brut russe au port baltique de Primorsk vers le 20 septembre 2025, à destination, selon les sources, de l'Inde. Le bâtiment fait l'objet de sanctions de l'Union européenne depuis octobre 2024 et du Royaume-Uni depuis février 2025, pour le transport de pétrole d'origine russe. Le 27 septembre, agissant sur des renseignements liant le navire à des activités « hybrides » russes, des commandos de la Marine nationale l'ont abordé dans les eaux internationales au large d'Ouessant, à la pointe occidentale de la Bretagne. Le pétrolier ne battait alors aucun pavillon. La France l'a retenu au mouillage au large de Saint-Nazaire, a placé en garde à vue le capitaine et le second, avant de relâcher le bâtiment vers le 3 octobre, lui permettant de reprendre sa route, selon les sites de suivi maritime. L'arraisonnement n'a rien eu d'une formalité. Les militaires français ont « été confrontés à une hostilité particulière du capitaine », a déclaré le procureur adjoint de Brest, Gabriel Rollin, devant le tribunal, contraignant à une manœuvre qui aurait pu provoquer un accident. Le commandant a été poursuivi pour avoir refusé de se conformer aux ordres des autorités françaises et pour n'avoir pas justifié de la nationalité de son navire. Sa défense plaidait que les faits s'étaient déroulés dans les eaux internationales et que la France n'avait donc pas compétence — un argument écarté par les juges. La faille juridique : un bateau sans nationalité La France s'est appuyée sur un principe ancien du droit de la mer, consacré par la convention de Montego Bay : tout navire de commerce doit arborer un pavillon et pouvoir prouver la nationalité de son immatriculation. Faute de quoi, le navire est réputé apatride, perd la protection que lui confère un État du pavillon et peut être arrêté puis inspecté. En traitant le Boracay comme dépourvu de pavillon, les forces françaises se sont donné une base légale pour aborder un bâtiment autrement hors de portée en haute mer. La distinction n'a rien d'anecdotique pour la campagne d'ensemble. La plupart des pétroliers de la flotte clandestine continuent de naviguer précisément parce qu'ils sautent de pavillons de complaisance obscurs en assureurs opaques, laissant peu de prise juridique aux États européens hors d'une escale portuaire. L'affaire française dessine un levier praticable : quand les papiers d'un navire sanctionné se défont, son pavillon peut se défaire aussi. Un test grandeur nature pour les sanctions européennes La « flotte fantôme » désigne cette armada diffuse de pétroliers âgés, souvent sans assurance reconnue, que Moscou emploie pour écouler son pétrole en contournant le plafond de prix imposé par le G7 et l'UE afin d'étrangler les revenus énergétiques du Kremlin. Bruxelles n'a cessé d'élargir sa liste noire. Le 19e paquet de sanctions, adopté le 23 octobre 2025, y a ajouté 117 navires, portant à 557 le total des bâtiments désignés par l'UE, chacun frappé d'une interdiction d'accès aux ports européens et d'un large éventail de services maritimes. Le 18 décembre, le Conseil en a sanctionné 41 de plus. Nous voulons accroître la pression sur la Russie pour la convaincre de revenir à la table des négociations. C'est en ces termes qu'Emmanuel Macron, s'exprimant après l'interception du Boracay, avait situé l'offensive, estimant que la flotte fantôme finance « 30 à 40 % » de l'effort de guerre russe — « plus de 30 milliards d'euros ». La commissaire européenne Maria Luís Albuquerque a présenté le dernier paquet dans le même esprit, affirmant que l'Union déployait « un très large éventail de mesures supplémentaires pour affaiblir encore davantage l'économie russe chancelante ». L'enjeu déborde la comptabilité du Kremlin. Beaucoup de ces pétroliers ont plusieurs décennies et ne disposent d'aucune assurance reconnue, ce qui fait planer le risque d'une marée noire dans certains des couloirs maritimes les plus fréquentés d'Europe. Ils se sont aussi trouvés mêlés à des alertes sécuritaires : le Boracay croisait au large du Danemark vers le 22 septembre, lorsque des drones ont perturbé l'aéroport de Copenhague, et il a été cité comme site de lancement possible. Macron a dit ne pouvoir exclure un lien, faute de preuve ; Moscou a démenti toute implication. Et maintenant ? La Russie rejette ces interceptions comme illégales. Vladimir Poutine a qualifié l'opération française de « piraterie » et affirmé que le pétrolier avait été « saisi dans les eaux neutres sans la moindre justification ». Pourtant, une série d'États européens — la France, mais aussi les gouvernements baltes et nordiques — se montrent plus hardis à inspecter les pétroliers suspects dans ou près de leurs eaux, pariant que le coût juridique et réputationnel dissuadera armateurs et équipages. Le verdict de Brest n'échouera pas à lui seul la flotte fantôme. Le Boracay a poursuivi sa route et son capitaine ne purgera vraisemblablement jamais sa peine. Mais en attachant une responsabilité pénale personnelle à l'obstruction en mer, la France a signifié que les hommes de la passerelle — et plus seulement les navires et les sociétés-écrans — peuvent désormais être tenus pour comptables. Pour une UE qui rédige ses sanctions plus vite qu'elle ne les applique, c'est sans doute là le précédent le plus lourd de conséquences. ### Sources - France investigates suspected shadow-fleet oil tanker anchored off its coast — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251001-france-investigates-suspected-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-anchored-off-its-coast - France detains Russian 'shadow' tanker to disrupt war in Ukraine — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/france-detains-russian-shadow-tanker-to-disrupt-war-in-ukraine - Russia-linked 'shadow fleet' oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251003-russia-linked-oil-tanker-stopped-by-france-resumes-voyage-according-to-vessel-trackers - France hands captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker one-year jail sentence — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260330-france-hands-captain-of-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-one-year-jail-sentence - French Court Sentences Shadow Fleet Tanker's Captain to One Year in Prison — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-court-sentences-shadow-fleet-tanker-s-captain-to-one-year-in-prison - France Starts Trial of Shadow Tanker Captain Charged with Disobeying Orders — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/france-starts-trail-of-shadow-tanker-captain-charged-with-disobeying-orders - French court convicts Chinese captain of oil tanker linked to Russian shadow fleet — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348452/french-court-convicts-chinese-captain-oil-tanker-linked-russian-shadow-fleet - France detains sanctioned Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/france-detains-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-boracay/ - EU adopts 19th package of sanctions against Russia — European Commission: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-adopts-19th-package-sanctions-against-russia-2025-10-23_en - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Council sanctions 41 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/18/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-council-sanctions-41-vessels-of-the-russian-shadow-fleet/ - France sentences tanker captain as EU cracks down on Russian shadow fleet — E&E News / POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/france-sentences-tanker-captain-as-eu-cracks-down-on-russian-shadow-fleet/ --- ## Le nom DKV recouvre désormais deux assureurs distincts au Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/dkv-luxembourg-leader-complementaire-globality-vendue-a-foyer - Published: 2026-06-25T16:45:46.073+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:45:46.073+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: ac55f5c6-7432-4c59-8790-e33bf25be59a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > DKV Luxembourg reste le premier assureur santé complémentaire du pays et ne quitte rien du tout. Le véritable mouvement, c'est la vente en 2023 de sa cousine expatriée, Globality, au concurrent Foyer. ### Summary Contrairement à une rumeur tenace, DKV Luxembourg demeure le leader de la complémentaire santé au Grand-Duché. Le seul changement d'envergure concerne Globality, l'ex-« DKV Globality » spécialisée dans les expatriés, rachetée par Foyer en 2023. ### Key facts - DKV Luxembourg n'a pas quitté le marché : il reste le premier assureur en complémentaire santé du Grand-Duché, filiale du groupe LALUX depuis 2015. - Le seul changement majeur concerne Globality (ex-« DKV Globality »), spécialiste des expatriés, rachetée à 100 % par Foyer (accord du 10 mars 2023, finalisation en juillet 2023). - Globality a été intégrée à Foyer Global Health, la marque d'assurance santé internationale (IPMI) de Foyer ; il s'agit d'une consolidation, pas d'une fermeture. - Le marché de la complémentaire qui complète la CNS se partage surtout entre CMCM, DKV Luxembourg, Foyer et AXA, tous sous supervision du CAA. - La CNS rembourse l'essentiel des soins courants (environ 88 % du tarif conventionné pour les adultes, 100 % pour les moins de 18 ans) ; la complémentaire couvre le reste. ### FAQ **Q: DKV quitte-t-il le marché luxembourgeois de l'assurance santé ?** Non. DKV Luxembourg S.A. reste actif et figure comme le leader de la complémentaire santé privée au Grand-Duché. Spécialisé depuis 1981, il est filiale à 100 % du groupe LALUX depuis le 31 mars 2015 et opère sous l'enseigne « DKV Luxembourg by LALUX ». Aucune communication officielle n'évoque un retrait. **Q: Qu'est-il arrivé à Globality, l'ancienne « DKV Globality » ?** Foyer S.A. a signé le 10 mars 2023 un accord pour racheter 100 % des parts de Globality S.A. à ERGO Reiseversicherung AG (groupe ERGO, détenu par Munich Re). L'opération, approuvée par le CAA, a été finalisée en juillet 2023. Globality a été intégrée à Foyer Global Health. **Q: Qui propose une complémentaire santé au Luxembourg ?** Le marché se partage surtout entre quatre acteurs, tous sous supervision du CAA : la mutuelle CMCM (sans but lucratif, sans questionnaire médical), DKV Luxembourg (groupe LALUX), Foyer et AXA (assureurs privés avec questionnaire médical et tarification personnalisée). **Q: Pourquoi souscrire une complémentaire si la CNS rembourse déjà ?** La CNS rembourse l'essentiel des soins courants (environ 88 % du tarif conventionné pour les adultes, 100 % pour les moins de 18 ans), mais des frais restent à charge : chambres particulières, soins dentaires avancés, optique et chirurgie de l'œil au laser. La complémentaire couvre ces écarts. ### Body Au Luxembourg, peu de marques sont aussi familières que DKV dès qu'il s'agit d'assurance santé privée. Mais ce nom ne désigne plus une seule maison : il vit aujourd'hui dans deux mondes qui n'ont presque rien à voir. D'un côté, DKV Luxembourg, premier assureur en complémentaire santé du Grand-Duché, bien installé et résolument actif. De l'autre, un assureur tourné vers l'international, autrefois estampillé « DKV Globality », qui a quitté l'orbite DKV pour passer entièrement sous le pavillon d'un rival local, Foyer. La nuance n'a rien d'anecdotique pour les ménages. La couverture complémentaire — celle qui « complète » le remboursement public — est très répandue au Luxembourg parce qu'elle prend en charge la part des frais médicaux que la caisse de l'État laisse à charge. Le moindre changement d'actionnariat dans ce coin du marché est donc scruté par les assurés. Or le changement réellement survenu est plus étroit que ne le laisse entendre la rumeur : il concerne l'activité expatriés, pas l'assureur complémentaire domestique que connaissent la plupart des résidents. L'opération qui a rebattu les cartes côté expatriés Le 10 mars 2023, Foyer S.A. — premier groupe d'assurance et de services financiers à capitaux privés du pays, fondé en 1922 — a signé un accord pour racheter 100 % des parts de Globality S.A. à ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, filiale d'ERGO Group AG, elle-même détenue par le réassureur allemand Munich Re, selon le communiqué de Foyer. L'opération, soumise à l'accord du régulateur luxembourgeois des assurances, le Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA), a été finalisée en juillet 2023. Globality n'est pas une cible ordinaire. Cet assureur établi au Luxembourg a démarré ses activités en avril 2008 sous la marque « DKV Globality », spécialiste de la santé des expatriés au sein de Munich Health, dans le groupe Munich Re. Son métier : l'assurance santé internationale privée (IPMI), c'est-à-dire la couverture des salariés mobiles, des expatriés et des indépendants vivant à l'étranger — et non les contrats complémentaires vendus aux résidents luxembourgeois. Foyer a intégré cette activité dans Foyer Global Health, sa marque IPMI développée depuis 2014, en réunissant les deux équipes pour accélérer sur le marché transfrontalier des expatriés. Point essentiel : il s'agit d'une consolidation, pas d'une fermeture. Foyer et ERGO ont convenu de prolonger le partenariat de distribution et de service noué de longue date entre Globality, ERGO et DKV, et les produits continuent de circuler dans les réseaux de distribution internationaux d'ERGO et de DKV. « Je suis ravi d'annoncer l'acquisition de Globality, car elle va indéniablement nous permettre d'accélérer notre croissance dans le secteur de l'assurance santé internationale. Tout en continuant d'offrir à nos clients la plus haute qualité de service partout dans le monde, cette opportunité hissera la marque Foyer à un niveau supérieur sur la scène internationale. » — Marc Lauer, directeur général de Foyer S.A. DKV Luxembourg, lui, ne bouge pas Le DKV auquel la plupart des résidents ont affaire est une autre entité, et il reste en place. DKV Luxembourg S.A. s'est spécialisé depuis 1981 dans la complémentaire santé, l'assurance santé-voyage et la couverture en cas de perte de revenus. Il est, depuis le 31 mars 2015, une filiale à 100 % du groupe LALUX (La Luxembourgeoise). Il opère désormais sous l'enseigne « DKV Luxembourg by LALUX » et figure, selon les comparateurs d'assurance indépendants, comme le leader de la complémentaire santé privée au Grand-Duché. Sa gamme de produits complémentaires est toujours commercialisée en 2026 et la société demeure, comme ses concurrents, sous la supervision du CAA. Autrement dit, les deux branches qui partageaient jadis le nom DKV ont divergé : l'assureur complémentaire domestique loge chez LALUX, tandis que l'activité expatriés internationale loge chez Foyer. Aucune communication publique du régulateur ni annonce d'entreprise n'atteste d'un retrait de DKV Luxembourg du marché. Comment la complémentaire s'articule avec la CNS Si tout cela parle autant aux assurés, c'est à cause de l'architecture du système de santé luxembourgeois. La Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) en constitue le socle légal et rembourse l'essentiel des soins courants — les comparateurs évoquent environ 88 % du tarif conventionné pour les consultations d'adultes, et 100 % pour les enfants de moins de 18 ans. Mais des dépenses importantes restent en dehors : chambres particulières à l'hôpital, soins dentaires avancés, optique et chirurgie de l'œil au laser. La complémentaire existe précisément pour couvrir ce que la CNS ne prend pas en charge. Ce marché du « top-up » se partage pour l'essentiel entre quatre acteurs, tous surveillés par le CAA, avec une ligne de partage entre la mutuelle sans but lucratif et les assureurs commerciaux : - CMCM — une mutuelle à but non lucratif, sans questionnaire médical ; - DKV Luxembourg — membre du groupe LALUX, présent sur le marché depuis 1981 ; - Foyer — l'assureur domestique qui détient aussi l'activité expatriés Globality / Foyer Global Health ; - AXA — la filiale locale du groupe français, à la tarification personnalisée. Sur cette toile de fond, l'opération Foyer–Globality se lit mieux comme une consolidation à la marge internationale et expatriée du marché que comme un bouleversement de la complémentaire quotidienne qui prolonge la CNS. La marque DKV s'est retirée d'un segment — l'activité transfrontalière des expatriés, aujourd'hui aux couleurs de Foyer — tout en restant le premier nom de la complémentaire domestique, celle que la plupart des résidents souscrivent réellement. Pour les assurés, le message pratique est d'un ennui rassurant : la compagnie inscrite sur votre contrat complémentaire est, selon toute vraisemblance, exactement là où elle était. ### Sources - Foyer S.A. acquires Globality S.A. (press release) — Foyer Group: https://groupe.foyer.lu/en/news/press/foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality — ITIJ: https://www.itij.com/latest/news/foyer-completes-acquisition-globality - Foyer acquires Globality, boosts position in expat market — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/foyer-acquires-globality-boost - Foyer Completes Acquisition of Globality — Global Benefits Vision: https://www.global-benefits-vision.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality/ - Foyer S.A. Acquires Globality S.A. — iPMI Magazine: https://ipmimagazine.com/medical-health-insurance/en/news/insurance-industry-mergers-acquisitions/item/6393-foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality to expand IPMI business — Health & Protection: https://healthcareandprotection.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality-to-strengthen-ipmi-business/ - Globality Health (insurer profile, formerly DKV Globality / Munich Health) — CCW Global: https://ccw-global.com/insurers/globality-health - DKV Globality: International Health Insurance Company — International Health Cover: https://www.international-health-cover.com/medical-insurance-providers/dkv-international.html - Supplémentaire Santé Luxembourg: Comparateur 2026 — CMCM, DKV, Foyer, AXA — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/health/ - DKV Luxembourg: All Health Insurance Plans in 2026 — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/companies/dkv/ - DKV in Luxembourg (insurer profile, LALUX Group, since 1981) — Boleron EU: https://boleron.eu/en/luxembourg/insurer/dkv/ - Understanding the health system in Luxembourg: mutual insurers vs insurance companies — Foyer: https://www.foyer.lu/en/blog/understanding-the-health-system-in-luxembourg-what-are-the-differences-between-mutual-insurers-and-insurance-companies/ --- ## Aux abords d'un trou noir, des physiciens captent l'« empreinte » de l'horizon - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/trou-noir-onde-directe-horizon-ligo-gw250114 - Published: 2026-06-25T16:19:09.762+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:19:09.762+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: ac589661-a876-4b96-992b-a50b4d2e3a9f - Dateline: Waterloo, Ontario, CA > En décortiquant le signal d'ondes gravitationnelles le plus net jamais enregistré, une équipe internationale affirme avoir lu pour la première fois la signature de l'horizon d'un trou noir. ### Summary À partir de GW250114, le signal le plus clair jamais capté par LIGO, des chercheurs disent avoir isolé une « onde directe » portant l'empreinte de l'horizon d'un trou noir et mesuré l'effet de glissement des repères dans son ergosphère. ### Key facts - Le 14 janvier 2025, les détecteurs jumeaux de LIGO ont capté GW250114, le signal d'ondes gravitationnelles le plus net jamais enregistré, trois à quatre fois plus intense que la première détection de 2015. - Une équipe internationale (OzGrav, Institut Perimeter, États-Unis, Espagne) affirme avoir isolé une « onde directe » émise juste à l'extérieur de l'horizon, avec un rapport signal/bruit d'environ 14 à Hanford. - La fréquence de l'onde suit la rotation de l'horizon (glissement des repères dans l'ergosphère) et son extinction épouse la gravité de surface du trou noir. - Les mesures concordent avec la relativité générale d'Einstein et ouvrent un nouveau canal pour tester la gravité dans les champs les plus extrêmes. - Il s'agit d'un résultat d'ondes gravitationnelles (LIGO), à ne pas confondre avec une image de l'Event Horizon Telescope ; le théoricien Francesco Sannino réclame une vérification indépendante. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que GW250114 ?** GW250114 est le signal d'ondes gravitationnelles émis par la fusion de deux trous noirs, capté le 14 janvier 2025 par les deux détecteurs de l'observatoire LIGO, dans l'État de Washington et en Louisiane. C'est le signal le plus net jamais enregistré, environ trois à quatre fois plus intense que la première détection réalisée dix ans plus tôt. **Q: Qu'est-ce que l'« onde directe » mise en évidence ?** L'onde directe est une composante discrète du rayonnement gravitationnel, émise juste à l'extérieur de l'horizon du trou noir nouvellement formé. En l'isolant, les chercheurs disent avoir extrait des informations de plus près d'un horizon que jamais, avec un rapport signal/bruit d'environ 14 dans le détecteur de Hanford. **Q: Que signifie le glissement des repères ?** Le glissement des repères, ou entraînement de l'espace-temps, désigne la torsion de l'espace-temps autour d'une masse en rotation, prédite par la relativité générale. Près d'un trou noir tournant, dans une zone appelée ergosphère, rien ne peut rester immobile : tout est forcé de tourner avec l'astre. **Q: Cette annonce correspond-elle à une image de l'Event Horizon Telescope ?** Non. Il s'agit d'un résultat d'ondes gravitationnelles obtenu par LIGO, qui « écoute » les vibrations de l'espace-temps, et non d'une photographie de l'Event Horizon Telescope. Les deux approches sont complémentaires mais distinctes. ### Body Il existe, autour d'un trou noir, une frontière que rien ne franchit en sens inverse, pas même la lumière : l'horizon des événements, ce « point de non-retour » au-delà duquel l'espace-temps bascule. Des physiciens affirment aujourd'hui en avoir lu la signature, ténue mais lisible, dans les vibrations de l'espace-temps libérées lorsque deux trous noirs ont spiralé l'un vers l'autre jusqu'à fusionner. Le signal, répertorié sous le nom de GW250114, a été capté le 14 janvier 2025 par les deux détecteurs jumeaux de l'observatoire LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory), installés dans l'État de Washington et en Louisiane. C'est le signal d'ondes gravitationnelles le plus net jamais enregistré — environ trois à quatre fois plus intense que la toute première détection, dix ans plus tôt — et c'est précisément cette clarté exceptionnelle qui a permis de sonder une région demeurée jusqu'ici hors de portée. Les travaux paraissent dans la revue Nature. Ils sont le fruit d'une collaboration réunissant OzGrav, le centre australien dédié aux ondes gravitationnelles à l'Université nationale australienne, et l'Institut Perimeter de physique théorique, au Canada, avec des collègues aux États-Unis et en Espagne. Une « onde directe » venue du bord du gouffre Quand deux trous noirs entrent en collision, la brutalité de la fusion fait vibrer l'espace-temps environnant comme la paroi d'une cloche que l'on vient de frapper. L'essentiel de ce signal avait déjà été étudié. Mais il s'y cache une composante discrète, jusqu'ici mal comprise, que l'équipe baptise onde directe : un rayonnement gravitationnel émis juste à l'extérieur de l'horizon du trou noir nouvellement formé. En isolant cette ultime bouffée d'énergie, les scientifiques disent avoir extrait des informations provenant de plus près d'un horizon que jamais auparavant. Selon l'étude, l'onde directe oscille à une fréquence proche du double de la fréquence de rotation de l'horizon, puis s'éteint à un rythme dicté par la gravité de surface de ce dernier — un motif précis, prédit par la relativité générale et que les données semblent confirmer. Les chercheurs rapportent une preuve de l'onde directe avec un rapport signal/bruit, par filtrage adapté, d'environ 14 dans le détecteur de Hanford. Ce concept d'horizon de trou noir appartient d'ordinaire à la science-fiction. Et pourtant, nous sommes désormais capables de toucher réellement la région qui entoure l'horizon grâce aux données gravitationnelles. Le constat est signé Sizheng Ma, de l'Institut Perimeter, l'un des principaux auteurs de l'article, qui ajoute à propos du résultat : « Il m'arrive de ne pas croire que tout cela soit bien réel. » Le tourbillon de l'espace-temps Ce que code l'onde directe, c'est l'une des prédictions les plus étranges de la relativité générale : le glissement des repères, ou entraînement de l'espace-temps. Un trou noir en rotation ne se contente pas d'occuper l'espace ; il entraîne avec lui la trame même de l'espace-temps, forçant tout ce qui l'entoure à tourner. Dans sa zone la plus interne, l'ergosphère, rien ne peut demeurer immobile. C'est la première lecture directe de cet entraînement au sein de l'ergosphère d'un trou noir, plaident les auteurs, et un nouveau moyen d'étudier la physique de la région proche de l'horizon, là où la gravité atteint son intensité la plus extrême. Maximiliano Isi, astrophysicien spécialiste des ondes gravitationnelles à l'Université Columbia, étranger à l'étude, en propose une image plus domestique. « C'est un peu comme si l'on enfonçait un verre sur une table en le faisant pivoter, de sorte que la nappe s'enroule autour de lui », a-t-il confié à l'AFP. La nappe, dans cette analogie, n'est autre que l'espace-temps. Einstein, confirmé encore — et une nouvelle façon de l'éprouver Les trous noirs comme l'entraînement de l'espace-temps figuraient déjà parmi les prédictions de la théorie de la relativité générale d'Albert Einstein, achevée en 1915. Un siècle plus tard, les nouvelles mesures cadrent avec ce que la théorie annonçait, prolongeant une longue série de succès expérimentaux. L'enjeu, pour les chercheurs, tient moins au renversement d'Einstein qu'à l'ouverture d'un canal d'observation inédit. Si l'onde directe peut être mesurée lors de futures fusions, les physiciens disposeront d'un nouveau levier pour tester la relativité générale dans les champs de gravité les plus intenses connus — et y traquer la moindre faille où se logerait une physique nouvelle. Des spécialistes extérieurs appellent à la prudence d'usage face à un résultat isolé, si marquant soit-il. Le physicien théoricien italien Francesco Sannino a qualifié l'analyse de « convaincante » et les conclusions de « frappantes », tout en soulignant qu'elles devront faire l'objet d'une vérification indépendante avant que la communauté ne tienne la détection pour acquise. À ce stade, les affirmations centrales de l'étude se résument ainsi : - L'événement : GW250114, la fusion d'un couple de trous noirs détectée par LIGO le 14 janvier 2025 — le signal d'ondes gravitationnelles le plus intense jamais observé. - La découverte : une « onde directe » portant l'empreinte de l'horizon du trou noir résiduel, isolée pour la première fois. - La physique : la fréquence de l'onde suit la rotation de l'horizon (le glissement des repères), et son extinction épouse la gravité de surface de ce dernier. - Le verdict : les propriétés mesurées concordent avec la relativité générale et ouvrent la voie à des tests futurs plus fins. Un détail mérite d'être tenu au clair dans le tumulte des annonces : il s'agit ici d'un résultat d'ondes gravitationnelles, issu de l'écoute de l'espace-temps par LIGO, et non d'une nouvelle photographie de l'Event Horizon Telescope. Les deux approches se complètent — l'une dessine la silhouette d'un trou noir, l'autre perçoit les tremblements d'une collision — mais c'est bien le tremblement, cette fois, qui portait l'empreinte de l'horizon. ### Sources - 'Fingerprints' of Black Hole's Event Horizon Detected for First Time — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5288082-%E2%80%98fingerprints%E2%80%99-black-hole%E2%80%99s-event-horizon-detected-first-time - 'Fingerprints' of black hole's event horizon detected for first time — Dawn (AFP): https://www.dawn.com/news/2010653/fingerprints-of-black-holes-event-horizon-detected-for-first-time - Binary black hole signal probes event horizon region for first time — Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2026-06-binary-black-hole-probes-event.html - A 'direct wave' from colliding black holes reveals signature of a whirlpool in spacetime — The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/a-direct-wave-from-colliding-black-holes-reveals-signature-of-a-whirlpool-in-spacetime-286032 - Scientists May Have Detected The First Signature of a Black Hole's Event Horizon — ScienceAlert: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-detected-the-first-signature-of-a-black-holes-event-horizon - GW250114 reveals black hole horizon signatures (preprint) — arXiv:2510.01001: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01001 - GW250114 - Wikipedia — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW250114 --- ## Statut protégé : la Cour suprême américaine ouvre la voie à l'expulsion des Haïtiens et des Syriens - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cour-supreme-etats-unis-fin-protection-haitiens-syriens-tps - Published: 2026-06-25T16:11:35.92+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:11:35.92+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 76204c94-bbac-41d2-8b7a-288e7faf6527 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Par six voix contre trois, les juges estiment que les tribunaux ne peuvent contrôler la fin du statut de protection temporaire, exposant plus de 350 000 personnes à un renvoi. ### Summary La Cour suprême des États-Unis a jugé, par 6 voix contre 3, que les juges fédéraux ne peuvent s'opposer à la suppression du statut protégé des Haïtiens et des Syriens, ouvrant la voie à des centaines de milliers d'expulsions. ### Key facts - Par 6 voix contre 3, la Cour suprême estime que les tribunaux fédéraux ne peuvent contrôler la fin du statut de protection temporaire (TPS). - Plus de 350 000 Haïtiens et environ 6 000 Syriens perdent leur séjour légal, leur permis de travail et leur protection contre l'expulsion. - Le juge Samuel Alito, pour la majorité, s'appuie sur une clause de la loi qui soustrait au juge les décisions du secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure. - La juge Elena Kagan, en dissidence, dénonce le refus d'accorder aux bénéficiaires le temps de faire valoir leurs droits. - L'arrêt devrait peser sur les contentieux visant d'autres nationalités : Vénézuéliens, Honduriens, Nicaraguayens, Sud-Soudanais et Somaliens. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le statut de protection temporaire (TPS) ?** Créé par le Congrès américain en 1990, le TPS permet au secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure de protéger de l'expulsion les ressortissants de pays désignés lorsqu'une guerre, une catastrophe ou une crise rend tout retour dangereux. Il ouvre aussi droit à une autorisation de travail. **Q: Combien de personnes sont concernées par la décision ?** Plus de 350 000 Haïtiens et quelque 6 000 Syriens (6 100 selon NOTUS) sont directement visés. Le programme TPS protège au total près de 1,3 million de personnes originaires d'environ 17 pays. **Q: Les bénéficiaires ont-ils encore un recours ?** Certains peuvent demander l'asile ou une autre forme de protection à titre individuel, mais ce recours est bien plus étroit que le bouclier collectif offert par le TPS. La protection contre l'expulsion et l'autorisation de travail liées au statut disparaissent. **Q: Pourquoi l'affaire s'appelle-t-elle « Mullin v. Doe » ?** Le recours visait initialement la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem. Son intitulé est devenu Mullin v. Doe après l'arrivée de Markwayne Mullin à ce poste en mars 2026. ### Body C'est une décision qui redessine les contours du pouvoir présidentiel sur l'immigration. Jeudi 25 juin, la Cour suprême des États-Unis a retiré aux tribunaux fédéraux la faculté de s'opposer à la volonté de l'administration de Donald Trump de mettre fin aux protections contre l'expulsion dont bénéficiaient des centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens et syriens. En clair : les juges ne peuvent plus jouer les remparts. Rendu par six voix contre trois dans l'affaire Mullin v. Doe, l'arrêt annule les décisions de juridictions inférieures qui avaient gelé ces suppressions. Il expose ainsi plus de 350 000 Haïtiens et quelque 6 000 Syriens à la perte de leur séjour légal, de leur permis de travail et, à terme, à un possible renvoi. Comme souvent, la Cour s'est fracturée selon ses lignes idéologiques : ses six membres conservateurs majoritaires, ses trois juges progressistes dissidents. Une clause qui ferme la porte des prétoires Au cœur du litige figure le statut de protection temporaire, le Temporary Protected Status (TPS), dispositif voté par le Congrès en 1990. Il autorise le secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure à soustraire à l'expulsion les ressortissants de pays désignés lorsqu'une guerre, une catastrophe ou une autre crise rend tout retour dangereux. Mais le texte de loi qui l'encadre, le paragraphe 1254a du titre 8 du code américain, précise que les décisions d'accorder ou de retirer ce statut échappent au contrôle des juges. Rédigeant l'opinion majoritaire, le juge Samuel Alito a estimé que cette clause balayait l'ensemble du recours. « La loi sur le TPS interdit clairement l'examen des griefs non constitutionnels des requérants », a-t-il écrit. Il a été rejoint par le président de la Cour, John Roberts, et par les juges Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh et Amy Coney Barrett. La majorité a également écarté l'argument selon lequel la suppression du statut accordé à Haïti aurait été entachée de discrimination raciale. Les plaignants invoquaient des propos tenus par Donald Trump et par Kristi Noem, qui avait ordonné ces suppressions comme secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure en 2025. Pour les juges, ces déclarations exprimaient des orientations politiques susceptibles de reposer sur des motifs étrangers à la race. La fronde des juges minoritaires Dans une opinion dissidente cinglante, la juge Elena Kagan, suivie par ses collègues Sonia Sotomayor et Ketanji Brown Jackson, a souligné que les bénéficiaires ne réclamaient pas un droit définitif au séjour, mais le simple temps de voir leur cause jugée. Ils ne demandent qu'une seule chose : pouvoir rester dans ce pays le temps de continuer à défendre leurs droits en justice. La juge Kagan a reconnu que le TPS « est un programme temporaire » qui « ne promettait pas aux plaignants une protection humanitaire sans fin », tout en rappelant que la loi imposait à l'administration de respecter des procédures régulières avant d'y mettre un terme. Les avocats des immigrés ont, eux, alerté sur le sort de ceux qui seraient renvoyés vers Haïti, où l'autorité de l'État s'est effondrée sous la pression des gangs, et vers la Syrie. « Aujourd'hui, la Cour suprême a autorisé le gouvernement à ignorer une protection humanitaire fondamentale », a déclaré Ahilan Arulanantham, professeur de droit à l'université de Californie à Los Angeles et conseil des bénéficiaires du TPS. Ce que perdent les bénéficiaires Les suppressions avaient été bloquées par des juges fédéraux à Washington pour Haïti et à New York pour la Syrie, et deux cours d'appel avaient refusé d'intervenir. Ces injonctions levées, l'administration peut désormais agir. Concrètement, la perte du TPS signifie : - la fin de la protection contre l'expulsion, et le basculement des intéressés dans la procédure d'éloignement de droit commun ; - la disparition de l'autorisation fédérale de travail attachée à ce statut ; - la possibilité, pour certains, de demander l'asile ou une autre forme de protection à titre individuel, recours bien plus étroit que le bouclier collectif offert par le TPS. L'enjeu dépasse largement les deux pays concernés. Le TPS protège aujourd'hui près de 1,3 million de personnes originaires d'environ 17 pays. L'arrêt devrait peser sur les contentieux parallèles ouverts contre la suppression des protections visant d'autres nationalités — Vénézuéliens, Honduriens, Nicaraguayens, Sud-Soudanais et Somaliens. En jugeant que les tribunaux ne peuvent, en règle générale, contrôler ces décisions, les juges accordent à l'exécutif une marge de manœuvre considérable pour démanteler le dispositif. Une victoire politique aux résonances diplomatiques La décision constitue un succès de poids pour une administration qui a fait du durcissement migratoire un pilier de son action. La Maison Blanche présente le TPS comme un avantage détourné de sa vocation initiale. « Il n'a jamais été conçu pour devenir une voie d'accès au séjour permanent », a affirmé Abigail Jackson, porte-parole de l'exécutif, reprenant l'argument selon lequel des protections « temporaires » se seraient muées, au fil des renouvellements, en quasi-permanence. Sur la scène internationale, l'arrêt tombe à un moment de fragilité aiguë dans les deux pays visés. Haïti reste à la merci de groupes armés qui contrôlent une grande partie de sa capitale, tandis que la Syrie traverse une transition incertaine après la chute de son ancien régime. Renvoyer massivement des personnes vers l'un ou l'autre soulève la question du non-refoulement — l'interdiction de réexpédier quelqu'un vers un danger — qui structure une large part du droit international des réfugiés. Les associations de défense des migrants y voient l'une des plus vastes pertes collectives de statut légal de l'histoire récente des États-Unis. Le recours initial visait Kristi Noem ; son intitulé est devenu Mullin v. Doe après l'arrivée de Markwayne Mullin à la tête de la Sécurité intérieure en mars 2026. Plaidée fin avril, la décision s'impose comme l'une des plus lourdes de conséquences de la session en matière d'immigration : elle redéfinit l'étendue du pouvoir discrétionnaire d'un président sur le destin de communautés installées légalement aux États-Unis depuis des années, parfois plus d'une décennie. ### Sources - Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians and Haitians — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status-syrians-haitians/ - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end removal protections for Syrian and Haitian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-removal-protections-for-syrian-and-haitian-nati/ - Court considers whether Trump administration properly ended temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/court-considers-whether-trump-administration-properly-ended-temporary-protected-status-for-haiti/ - Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump to Dismantle TPS — NOTUS: https://www.notus.org/immigration/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians, Syrians — Spectrum News: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2026/06/25/supreme-court-decision-tps-immigration-haitians-syrians-protection-from-deportation- - Supreme Court allows Trump to end TPS for Haiti and Syria — NBC 6 South Florida: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-tps-haiti-syria-trump/3825705/ - Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5844292/supreme-court-syrian-haitian-tps - Mullin v. Doe, No. 25-1083 (opinion of the Court, June 25, 2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf - Mullin v. Doe (25-1083) — Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/25-1083 --- ## Coinbase inaugure ses bureaux à Luxembourg, sa base MiCA pour l'UE - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/coinbase-installe-siege-europeen-luxembourg-mica-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T12:47:03.432+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:47:03.432+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 72429c1e-c6d2-487a-9018-b3c3f780258b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > La première plateforme américaine de cryptomonnaies a inauguré de nouveaux bureaux dans la capitale et recrute, convertissant son agrément européen en base physique à l'approche de l'échéance MiCA. ### Summary Coinbase a inauguré de nouveaux bureaux à Luxembourg-Ville et étoffe ses effectifs, transformant son agrément MiCA en base européenne quelques jours avant l'échéance du 1er juillet 2026. ### Key facts - Coinbase a inauguré le 24 juin 2026 de nouveaux bureaux au 58, boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte à Luxembourg-Ville ; son équipe locale compte désormais 27 personnes. - Son agrément MiCA obtenu auprès de la CSSF en juin 2025 lui permet, via le passeport européen, de servir les 27 États membres, soit environ 450 millions de personnes. - Coinbase fut la première plateforme américaine à décrocher un agrément MiCA et a transféré sa base européenne de l'Irlande vers le Luxembourg. - L'entreprise s'est engagée à créer 22 emplois supplémentaires, ce qui porterait ses effectifs luxembourgeois autour de 50. - L'ouverture précède de quelques jours l'échéance MiCA du 1er juillet 2026, alors que Binance vient d'échouer dans sa demande d'agrément en Grèce. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce qu'un agrément MiCA et pourquoi est-il décisif pour Coinbase ?** MiCA est le règlement européen sur les marchés de crypto-actifs. Grâce au passeport européen, l'agrément unique obtenu au Luxembourg permet à Coinbase d'offrir ses services dans les 27 États membres, soit environ 450 millions de personnes, sans demander une autorisation pays par pays. **Q: Pourquoi Coinbase a-t-elle choisi le Luxembourg plutôt que l'Irlande ?** Coinbase avait désigné l'Irlande comme pôle européen en 2023, avant de transférer sa base réglementée vers le Luxembourg, invoquant la clarté du cadre juridique, une série de lois sur la blockchain adoptées depuis 2019 et une stratégie interministérielle sur les registres distribués. **Q: Combien de personnes Coinbase emploie-t-elle au Luxembourg ?** L'équipe luxembourgeoise compte aujourd'hui 27 collaborateurs. Au moment de son agrément en 2025, Coinbase s'était engagée à créer 22 emplois supplémentaires, ce qui porterait à terme ses effectifs autour d'une cinquantaine. **Q: Quel est le statut juridique de Coinbase au Luxembourg ?** Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. est enregistrée à la fois comme prestataire de services sur crypto-actifs et comme établissement de monnaie électronique (EMI). ### Body Il y a des inaugurations qui valent déclaration d'intention. En conviant son responsable mondial des affaires publiques et le ministre luxembourgeois des Finances à couper le ruban, Coinbase n'a pas seulement ouvert des bureaux : la plus grande plateforme américaine de cryptomonnaies a confirmé que le Grand-Duché serait, désormais, le centre de gravité de ses activités dans l'Union européenne. Le jeudi 24 juin 2026 au soir, l'entreprise a inauguré des locaux au 58, boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, au début de la route d'Arlon et à deux pas de l'arrêt de tram Stäreplaz, selon le média luxembourgeois Chronicle.lu. Coinbase a quitté le quartier de la gare pour s'y installer, invoquant sa croissance. Son équipe luxembourgeoise compte aujourd'hui 27 collaborateurs. L'ouverture a été menée par Faryar Shirzad, directeur des affaires publiques (Chief Policy Officer) de Coinbase, aux côtés du ministre des Finances Gilles Roth. Le Luxembourg s'est imposé comme le premier pôle de l'Union européenne pour la cryptographie institutionnelle et la tokenisation. Cette appréciation, signée Faryar Shirzad, résume pourquoi Coinbase a misé son avenir continental sur un pays de moins de 700 000 habitants. « Aujourd'hui, j'ai eu l'honneur d'inaugurer officiellement notre nouveau bureau luxembourgeois aux côtés du ministre des Finances Gilles Roth », a-t-il déclaré, saluant ce qu'il décrit comme une approche tournée vers l'innovation en matière de blockchain. D'un agrément à des murs Les nouveaux bureaux donnent une forme concrète à un agrément obtenu un an plus tôt. En juin 2025, Coinbase avait décroché auprès de la Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF), le régulateur luxembourgeois, une autorisation au titre du règlement européen sur les marchés de crypto-actifs (MiCA) — devenant ainsi la première plateforme américaine à obtenir un tel agrément, d'après Cryip, BanklessTimes et Luxembourg Trade & Invest. Tout l'intérêt d'un agrément MiCA tient au « passeport européen » : une autorisation nationale unique suffit pour offrir ses services dans l'ensemble de l'Union. L'agrément luxembourgeois de Coinbase lui permet de servir les 27 États membres — un marché d'environ 450 millions de personnes — depuis une seule entité régulée, sans solliciter un feu vert pays par pays. Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. est enregistrée à la fois comme prestataire de services sur crypto-actifs et comme établissement de monnaie électronique. Pour marquer le coup, Coinbase a annoncé sur les réseaux sociaux que « le Luxembourg est officiellement notre maison MiCA », ajoutant se préparer à accueillir des utilisateurs de toute l'Union européenne. L'Irlande reléguée Le Luxembourg n'était pourtant pas le premier choix de l'entreprise. Coinbase avait désigné l'Irlande comme son principal pôle européen en 2023, avant de transférer sa base réglementée vers le Grand-Duché, citant la clarté du cadre juridique et un environnement politique favorable. Depuis 2019, le Luxembourg a adopté une série de lois sur la blockchain et déployé une stratégie interministérielle sur les registres distribués (DLT) — des atouts que la plateforme a régulièrement mis en avant. Le développement local devrait se poursuivre. Au moment de son agrément en 2025, Coinbase s'était engagée à créer 22 emplois supplémentaires au Luxembourg, ce qui porterait à terme ses effectifs dans le pays autour d'une cinquantaine de personnes. Recruter n'a rien d'évident dans une petite économie de plein emploi, où la banque, les fonds d'investissement et les institutions européennes se disputent les mêmes profils. Ce que le Grand-Duché vise Pour le Luxembourg, l'enjeu est stratégique. Première place de l'Union pour les fonds d'investissement et deuxième au monde derrière l'Irlande, le pays voit dans les actifs numériques régulés et la tokenisation un prolongement naturel de son savoir-faire. S'attacher une enseigne de premier plan comme Coinbase en guise de locataire de référence envoie un signal : la place peut accueillir des acteurs crypto qui opèrent dans le cadre des règles, et non en marge. Le calendrier n'a rien d'anodin. La période de transition de MiCA court jusqu'au 1er juillet 2026, date à laquelle les prestataires de services sur crypto-actifs devront détenir un agrément pour continuer à servir légalement leurs clients européens. L'échéance a aiguisé la concurrence entre plateformes, mais aussi entre les États membres qui les courtisent. La semaine même où Coinbase fêtait son ouverture luxembourgeoise, sa rivale Binance voyait sa demande d'agrément MiCA échouer en Grèce, la contraignant à chercher une autorisation ailleurs — un contraste qui souligne l'avantage d'avoir déjà une base opérationnelle. Les noms qui s'y installent disent l'ampleur de la mise. Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, ancien directeur général de la plateforme Bitstamp, occupe désormais le poste de senior country director de Coinbase Luxembourg, tandis que Daniel Seifert pilote les activités du groupe en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique en qualité de directeur général régional. Un pari sur la durée Reste à savoir si le pari luxembourgeois sera payant. La réponse tiendra moins à une cérémonie d'inauguration qu'à la manière dont MiCA redessinera le marché européen dans les années qui viennent. En convertissant un agrément passeportable en bureaux, en emplois et en entité locale enregistrée, Coinbase a donné au Luxembourg une participation tangible à cet avenir. Pour une place financière bâtie, comme ses responsables aiment à le rappeler, au fil des décennies, s'arrimer au nouveau corpus de règles européennes sur la crypto prolonge une vieille habitude : faire de la réglementation un avantage compétitif. ### Sources - Coinbase Expands Luxembourg Presence with New Offices — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Coinbase opens Luxembourg MiCA hub as EU deadline nears — crypto.news: https://crypto.news/coinbase-opens-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-eu-deadline-nears/ - Coinbase Taps 450M Users With Luxembourg MiCA Hub as Binance Loses EU Bid — The Crypto Times: https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/06/25/coinbase-taps-450m-users-with-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-binance-loses-eu-bid/ - Coinbase Opens Luxembourg Office as EU MiCA Hub After Securing Crypto License — Cryip: https://cryip.co/coinbase-luxembourg-eu-mica-license/ - Coinbase Secures Luxembourg MiCA Licence to Serve All 27 EU States — BanklessTimes: https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/06/25/coinbase-secures-luxembourg-mica-licence-to-serve-all-27-eu-states/ --- ## Le Luxembourg fait du surplace au premier trimestre, quand la zone euro recule - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/croissance-zero-luxembourg-premier-trimestre-2026-statec - Published: 2026-06-25T12:40:06.928+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:40:06.928+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: d9956ee3-ff00-424c-a890-63024cff36ff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Les comptes du STATEC affichent une croissance nulle début 2026. Le Grand-Duché tient mieux que ses voisins, mais l'atonie pèse déjà sur les prévisions et le budget de l'année. ### Summary Le PIB luxembourgeois n'a pas progressé au premier trimestre 2026 (0,0 %), tandis que la zone euro s'est contractée de 0,2 %. Une stagnation qui fragilise prévisions et finances publiques. ### Key facts - Le PIB luxembourgeois a affiché une croissance nulle (0,0 %) au premier trimestre 2026, mais reste en hausse de 1,6 % sur un an. - La zone euro s'est contractée de 0,2 % et l'UE de 0,1 %, première contraction trimestrielle de la zone euro en plus de trois ans, tirée par l'effondrement irlandais (-12,1 %). - L'industrie manufacturière et les activités financières et d'assurance ont été les principaux freins ; investissement et dépense publique ont soutenu l'activité. - Le STATEC a abaissé sa prévision de croissance 2026 à 1,7 %, contre 2,0 %, et l'estime susceptible d'être revue plus bas. - La prochaine tranche indiciaire est attendue au troisième trimestre 2026 ; le déficit public 2026 est estimé entre 0,9 % et 1,2 % du PIB. ### FAQ **Q: De combien le PIB luxembourgeois a-t-il progressé au premier trimestre 2026 ?** Selon le STATEC, le PIB en volume a affiché une croissance nulle (0,0 %) par rapport au quatrième trimestre 2025, et une hausse de 1,6 % par rapport au premier trimestre 2025. **Q: Comment le Luxembourg se compare-t-il à la zone euro ?** Le Luxembourg a fait mieux que ses voisins : la zone euro a reculé de 0,2 % sur le trimestre et l'UE de 0,1 %, selon Eurostat. L'Irlande (-12,1 %) a pesé sur l'agrégat, tandis que la France cédait 0,1 %. **Q: Quels secteurs ont fait reculer la valeur ajoutée ?** Le STATEC pointe l'industrie manufacturière et les activités financières et d'assurance comme principaux freins. Les transports et l'entreposage, l'administration publique, l'enseignement et la construction ont apporté une contribution positive. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour le budget et les salaires ?** Le STATEC anticipe un déficit public d'environ 0,9 % du PIB en 2026 (jusqu'à 1,2 % selon la Commission européenne) et prévoit le déclenchement de la prochaine tranche indiciaire, l'indexation des salaires et pensions, au troisième trimestre 2026. ### Body Au premier trimestre 2026, l'économie luxembourgeoise n'a tout simplement pas bougé. Selon les chiffres diffusés le 5 juin par le STATEC, l'institut national de la statistique, le produit intérieur brut en volume a affiché une croissance strictement nulle — 0,0 % — par rapport aux trois derniers mois de 2025. Une immobilité qui, paradoxalement, fait figure de bonne nouvelle : dans le même temps, la zone euro, elle, a reculé. Sur un an, le PIB du Grand-Duché reste supérieur de 1,6 % à son niveau du premier trimestre 2025. Et la comparaison avec les voisins tourne à l'avantage de Luxembourg. Le même jour, Eurostat, l'office statistique de l'Union européenne, indiquait que le PIB de la zone euro avait fléchi de 0,2 % sur le trimestre et celui de l'ensemble de l'UE de 0,1 %. « Le PIB a diminué de 0,2 % dans la zone euro et de 0,1 % dans l'UE », résumait Eurostat. Le chiffre constitue une révision à la baisse par rapport à l'estimation rapide publiée à la mi-mai, et marque la première contraction trimestrielle de la zone euro depuis plus de trois ans. L'essentiel de la dégradation se concentre toutefois en Irlande, dont les données dominées par les multinationales — réputées d'une volatilité extrême — se sont effondrées de 12,1 % sur le trimestre ; la France, de son côté, cède 0,1 %. Une stagnation qui cache des secteurs qui décrochent Dans ce contexte, faire du surplace équivaut presque à une forme de résistance. Mais le détail des comptes luxembourgeois dessine une économie en mal de souffle. Mesurée par l'approche production, la valeur ajoutée totale a en réalité reculé de 0,3 % sur le trimestre, fruit de trajectoires sectorielles fortement divergentes. Le STATEC identifie deux piliers de l'économie nationale comme principaux freins : - l'industrie manufacturière ; - les activités financières et d'assurance, cœur d'une économie de services surdimensionnée. À l'inverse, les transports et l'entreposage, l'administration publique, l'enseignement et la construction ont, eux, apporté une contribution positive. « Les contributions les plus négatives proviennent de l'industrie manufacturière et des activités financières et d'assurance », précise l'institut. L'investissement et la dépense publique sauvent les meubles Du côté des dépenses, c'est l'effort d'investissement et la commande publique qui ont permis de maintenir l'économie à flot. La formation brute de capital fixe — l'investissement — et la consommation finale des administrations publiques ont toutes deux soutenu l'activité. Le STATEC attribue la hausse de l'investissement avant tout à un volume accru de travaux de construction non résidentielle et à des achats de machines et de produits métalliques. Les ménages, en revanche, ont resserré les cordons de la bourse. Leur consommation finale a reculé sur le trimestre : les résidents ont sollicité moins de services de santé et de restauration, et différé leurs achats liés à l'automobile. La balance extérieure s'est elle aussi dégradée, dans un pays où les flux commerciaux pèsent lourd face à la production intérieure. Les exportations (tant de biens que de services) ont diminué plus fortement que les importations. Cette détérioration des échanges nets, conjuguée à une demande des ménages plus molle, a suffi à effacer les gains tirés de l'investissement et de la dépense publique, ramenant la croissance d'ensemble à zéro. Le STATEC a par ailleurs revu en baisse son estimation de croissance annuelle pour le quatrième trimestre 2025, à 2,1 % contre 2,4 % précédemment. Une série molle, et une prévision sous tension La stagnation prolonge une séquence de croissance atone. L'estimation préliminaire du STATEC chiffre l'expansion de l'année 2025 à seulement 0,6 %, légère reprise après les 0,1 % de 2023 et les 0,4 % de 2024, mais une fraction des quelque 2,5 % de croissance annuelle moyenne dont le Luxembourg a bénéficié sur la décennie 2010-2019. Cette faiblesse persistante a contraint les statisticiens à revoir leurs ambitions. Dans sa Note de conjoncture de juin 2025, le STATEC tablait sur 2,0 % de croissance en 2026 ; dès son Conjoncture Flash de mars 2026, il abaissait ce chiffre à 1,7 % en avertissant qu'il serait vraisemblablement revu plus bas encore, compte tenu d'un environnement international qui se dégrade. Le coup d'arrêt du premier trimestre et le glissement de la zone euro dans le rouge n'allègent en rien cette pression. Or les enjeux dépassent de loin les tableaux de croissance. Le PIB est le chiffre qui structure le budget de l'État, le marché du travail et la question, politiquement sensible, du prochain ajustement des salaires à l'inflation. Le STATEC anticipe que la prochaine tranche indiciaire — l'indexation automatique qui relève salaires et pensions au rythme des prix — devrait se déclencher au troisième trimestre 2026. Les finances publiques, elles aussi, sont en train de tourner. Après un budget équilibré en 2025, la prévision de juin 2025 du STATEC envisageait un déficit d'environ 0,9 % du PIB en 2026, à mesure que les recettes ralentissent et que les dépenses progressent. Les prévisions de printemps 2026 de la Commission européenne se montrent plus sombres encore : un déficit plus proche de 1,2 % du PIB et une dette publique en hausse, d'environ 26,5 % du PIB en 2025 à quelque 29,2 % en 2026. Avec le secteur financier — première source de recettes fiscales de l'État, sous la responsabilité du ministre des Finances Gilles Roth — parmi les principaux freins du trimestre, une croissance durablement plate rognerait les marges de manœuvre au moment précis où la conjoncture européenne se retourne. Pour l'heure, les responsables luxembourgeois peuvent tirer un maigre réconfort d'avoir tenu leur rang quand les voisins flanchaient. Reste à savoir s'il s'agit du plancher d'un simple passage à vide ou du début d'un plateau plus durable : il faudra attendre les comptes du deuxième trimestre, plus tard dans l'année, pour le savoir. ### Sources - STATEC Estimates Luxembourg GDP Growth at 0% for 1st Quarter of 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/61617-statec-estimates-luxembourg-gdp-growth-at-0-for-1st-quarter-of-2026 - GDP down by 0.2% and employment up by 0.1% in the euro area (Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-05062026-ap - GDP and employment both up by 0.1% in the euro area (flash estimate, Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-13052026-ap - STATEC Reports Luxembourg GDP Growth Slows to 0.6% in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60321-statec-reports-luxembourg-gdp-growth-slows-to-0-6-in-2025 - Conjoncture Flash March 2026: Growth remains weak in 2025… and fears loom for 2026 — STATEC (Statistics Portal, Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-03-26.html - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en --- ## Renault taille dans son ingénierie française pour suivre la cadence chinoise - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/renault-suppression-800-ingenieurs-france-cadence-chinoise-voitures-el - Published: 2026-06-25T12:21:24.684+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:21:24.684+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: e3f947c7-183d-496a-90cb-6bc16be0ec97 - Dateline: Guyancourt, FR > Le constructeur supprimera environ 800 postes d'ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027, sur la base du volontariat. Une réduction qui s'inscrit dans un plan plus vaste de 15 à 20 %. ### Summary Renault va supprimer près de 800 postes d'ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027 par départs volontaires, pour rattraper la vitesse de développement de ses rivaux chinois. ### Key facts - Renault supprimera environ 800 postes d'ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027, par départs volontaires et sans licenciements contraints — soit près de 15 % des 5 500 ingénieurs du pays. - En parallèle, le groupe prévoit de reconvertir 2 500 salariés et de recruter 150 à 200 ingénieurs spécialisés en électrique, logiciel et IA. - Le plan français s'inscrit dans une réduction mondiale de 15 à 20 % des effectifs d'ingénierie sur deux ans, soit jusqu'à 2 400 postes. - L'objectif du PDG François Provost : 36 modèles en cinq ans, chacun développé en deux ans environ, à l'image de la Twingo E-Tech conçue en 21 mois. - La pression vient de Chine : les constructeurs chinois ont plus que triplé leur part du marché européen en deux ans. ### FAQ **Q: Les 800 suppressions de postes se feront-elles par licenciements ?** Non. Renault indique que les quelque 800 départs d'ingénieurs en France se feront sur la base du volontariat, sans licenciements contraints, d'ici la fin de 2027. La mise en œuvre doit commencer en septembre 2026, après l'aval des syndicats attendu en juillet. **Q: Pourquoi Renault réduit-il ses effectifs d'ingénierie ?** Le groupe cherche à concevoir ses voitures presque aussi vite que ses concurrents chinois, qui ont plus que triplé leur part du marché européen en deux ans. Le directeur technique Philippe Brunet résume l'enjeu : « Mon problème, c'est la vitesse. » **Q: Renault recrute-t-il malgré ces coupes ?** Oui. En parallèle des 800 suppressions, le constructeur prévoit de reconvertir 2 500 salariés et d'embaucher 150 à 200 nouveaux ingénieurs, principalement pour l'électrique, le logiciel et l'intelligence artificielle. **Q: Quel modèle sert de référence à cette nouvelle cadence ?** La nouvelle Twingo E-Tech, petite citadine électrique développée en environ 21 mois — soit près de deux fois plus vite que les programmes précédents —, avec l'appui du centre Ampere de Shanghai et de fournisseurs locaux. ### Body Renault prévoit de supprimer environ 800 postes d'ingénieurs en France d'ici à la fin de 2027, a indiqué le constructeur, alors que l'automobile européenne cherche désespérément à égaler la vitesse et les coûts des fabricants chinois de véhicules électriques. Présentées le 24 juin, ces suppressions se feront par départs volontaires et non par licenciements contraints, selon l'agence Reuters, qui a rapporté le plan à partir d'une présentation faite par des dirigeants de la marque. La division d'ingénierie française emploie environ 5 500 personnes — soit à peu près la moitié des effectifs mondiaux du groupe dans ce domaine —, de sorte que les coupes représentent quelque 15 % de ce vivier. Elles constituent le volet hexagonal d'une réorganisation que le directeur général François Provost a bâtie autour d'une idée unique : l'entreprise doit apprendre à concevoir des voitures presque aussi vite que ses concurrents chinois, sous peine d'être chassée par les prix de son propre marché. Ce que le constructeur retranche, ce qu'il préserve Il ne s'agit pas d'un repli général sur l'ingénierie. Maximilien Fleury, directeur des ressources humaines de Renault pour la France, a détaillé un dispositif qui associe les suppressions de postes à de la formation et à des embauches ciblées. Au moment même où des fonctions disparaissent, le groupe affirme vouloir investir dans les compétences qu'il juge désormais décisives : le logiciel, l'intelligence artificielle et l'électrification. - Environ 800 postes d'ingénieurs supprimés en France d'ici fin 2027, par départs volontaires. - 2 500 salariés appelés à être reconvertis vers de nouvelles missions. - 150 à 200 ingénieurs à recruter, surtout pour l'électrique, le logiciel et l'IA. - L'aval des syndicats sur le plan de transformation est attendu en juillet 2026, avec une mise en œuvre dès septembre. Le plan français s'inscrit dans un objectif plus large annoncé plus tôt cette année : une réduction mondiale des effectifs d'ingénierie de 15 à 20 % sur deux ans, soit jusqu'à environ 2 400 postes sur les quelque 11 000 à 12 000 ingénieurs que compte le groupe dans le monde. Renault assure que le cœur de sa conception fondamentale et de ses travaux technologiques restera concentré en France. La course contre la « vitesse chinoise » Le directeur technique de Renault, Philippe Brunet, a posé l'enjeu sans détour, comme une question de rythme, expliquant à la presse que sa priorité était de raccourcir les délais de mise sur le marché d'un véhicule. Les constructeurs chinois, fait-il valoir, ont réécrit l'horloge de toute la filière. Tous les autres constructeurs souffrent, les Coréens, les Japonais en Europe, ou d'autres Européens, nous y compris. Il faut que nous soyons capables de rivaliser avec cela. Philippe Brunet veut supprimer les étapes et les réunions qui ralentissent les programmes véhicules, résumant l'objectif en quelques mots : « Mon problème, c'est la vitesse. » La référence que Renault ne cesse de citer est la nouvelle Twingo E-Tech, une petite citadine électrique développée en quelque 21 mois — environ deux fois plus vite que les programmes précédents du constructeur — grâce à l'apport massif de son centre de développement Ampere de Shanghai, qui emploie une centaine d'ingénieurs et fonctionne depuis 2024. François Provost, qui a pris la direction générale en juillet 2025 après le départ de Luca de Meo pour le groupe de luxe Kering, s'est fixé pour cible 36 nouveaux modèles en cinq ans, chacun bâti sur un cycle de développement d'environ deux ans, contre les quatre à cinq ans habituels en Europe. Il ne cache pas que le plus difficile est culturel, et non technique. Le problème n'est pas ce que nous devons faire, mais comment changer l'état d'esprit de nos ingénieurs et de l'organisation pour développer aussi vite que nos concurrents chinois. Un continent sous pression La décision de Renault est le symptôme d'un étau plus large. Les constructeurs chinois ont plus que triplé leur part du marché européen en deux ans environ, en proposant des modèles électriques technologiquement avancés à des prix que les marques européennes peinent à suivre. Au deuxième trimestre 2024, les véhicules électriques fabriqués en Chine — y compris des marques étrangères assemblées sur place — représentaient 27,2 % de l'ensemble des VE vendus dans l'Union européenne, les seules marques chinoises atteignant environ 14,1 %, selon des données du secteur. Bruxelles a tenté de freiner cette avancée. En octobre 2024, la Commission européenne a instauré des droits compensateurs compris entre 7,8 % et 35,3 % sur les VE de fabrication chinoise, en sus du tarif douanier standard de 10 % sur les importations automobiles, au nom des subventions d'État. En janvier 2026, la Commission s'orientait vers le remplacement de ces droits par un système de prix minimaux à l'importation négociés avec les fabricants chinois — un assouplissement aux frontières qui ne comble en rien l'écart de coûts sous-jacent. C'est précisément cet écart qui redessine aujourd'hui les usines et les bureaux d'études européens. Pour Renault, le calcul est que la survie tient moins à la protection qu'à une refonte de ses méthodes de travail : moins d'ingénieurs, des cycles plus courts et un modèle de développement ouvertement emprunté aux rivaux qu'il tente de contenir. Pourquoi cela compte Choisir de réduire l'ingénierie — cette part d'un constructeur qui incarne sa capacité de long terme — donne la mesure de la pression. Tailler dans les postes de chaîne d'assemblage répond à une demande atteinte ; se séparer d'ingénieurs signale un repositionnement structurel de l'endroit et de la manière dont la valeur se crée. Tandis que le cœur industriel de l'Europe encaisse le choc de la concurrence chinoise, le pari de Renault est de pouvoir rétrécir sa base d'ingénierie tout en continuant de mieux concevoir que les entreprises qui imposent ce changement. Les deux prochaines années diront si c'est une restructuration ou une retraite. ### Sources - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/renault-seeks-to-cut-800-jobs-in-engineering-in-france-4758752 - Renault Plans to Cut 800 Engineering Jobs in France by 2027 — Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france/ - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Yahoo Finance (Reuters): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-173707348.html - Le groupe Renault annonce un plan de départs volontaires concernant 800 ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027 — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/automobile/renault/le-groupe-renault-annonce-un-plan-de-departs-volontaires-concernant-800-ingenieurs-en-france-d-ici-fin-2027_8078207.html - Renault cuts up to 2,400 engineers in 'China speed' campaign — Automotive World: https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/renault-cuts-up-to-2400-engineers-in-china-speed-campaign/ - Renault to cut up to 2,400 engineers amid China competition — Automotive News: https://www.autonews.com/renault/ane-renault-engineer-staff-cuts-0414/ - Renault to cut up to 20% of engineers as competition from China rises — The Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2026/04/14/renault-to-cut-up-to-20-of-engineers-as-competition-from-china-rises/89608612007/ - Renault plans to develop all European models at China speed, CEO Provost says — Automotive News Europe: https://www.autonews.com/events/congress/ane-congress-renault-provost-china-development-speed-0610/ - Renault Group appoints François Provost as Chief Executive Officer and Director — Renault Group: https://media.renaultgroup.com/renault-group-appoints-francois-provost-as-chief-executive-officer-and-director/?lang=eng - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs - EU and China take new step to resolve row over subsidised electric vehicles — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/12/eu-and-china-take-new-step-to-resolve-row-over-subsidised-electric-vehicles --- ## Prêt de 90 milliards à l'Ukraine : Bruxelles verse une première tranche de 3,2 milliards - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/ukraine-bruxelles-premiere-tranche-pret-90-milliards-gdansk - Published: 2026-06-25T12:10:54.537+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:10:54.537+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: e67d8a51-737d-4378-9e43-124646f61163 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Le premier versement du prêt de soutien 2026-2027 a coïncidé avec l'ouverture de la conférence de Gdansk. D'autres milliards suivront, adossés en dernier recours aux avoirs russes gelés. ### Summary La Commission européenne a transféré jeudi 3,2 milliards d'euros à Kiev, premier versement d'un prêt de 90 milliards destiné à financer l'État et l'armée ukrainiens jusqu'en 2027. ### Key facts - La Commission européenne a versé le 25 juin 2026 une première tranche de 3,2 milliards d'euros à l'Ukraine, premier décaissement d'un prêt de 90 milliards couvrant 2026-2027. - Une deuxième tranche d'environ 6 milliards d'euros, destinée à la production de drones et à l'armée, est attendue dans les jours qui suivent. - Le prêt se répartit entre 60 milliards d'aide militaire et 30 milliards de soutien budgétaire ; l'Ukraine ne remboursera que si la Russie verse des réparations, faute de quoi l'UE pourrait mobiliser les avoirs russes gelés (environ 210 milliards). - La Hongrie, sous Viktor Orban, a bloqué le paquet pendant des mois avant son adoption finale par le Conseil le 23 avril 2026. - Le Luxembourg, contributeur net, garantit l'emprunt commun et a déjà apporté plus de 550 millions d'euros à l'Ukraine, dont 259 millions d'aide militaire. ### FAQ **Q: De combien est la première tranche versée à l'Ukraine et quand ?** La Commission européenne a transféré 3,2 milliards d'euros (environ 3,6 milliards de dollars) le 25 juin 2026, sous forme d'assistance macrofinancière, en marge de l'ouverture de la conférence sur la reconstruction de l'Ukraine à Gdansk. **Q: Comment ce prêt de 90 milliards sera-t-il remboursé ?** L'Ukraine ne devra rembourser que si la Russie l'indemnise des dommages de guerre. Moscou ayant rejeté toute réparation, l'UE s'est réservé la possibilité de puiser dans les avoirs russes immobilisés, estimés à quelque 210 milliards d'euros, principalement détenus chez Euroclear en Belgique. **Q: Quelle est la contribution du Luxembourg ?** Comme contributeur net, le Luxembourg garantit l'emprunt commun de l'UE. Bilatéralement, sa contribution dépasse 550 millions d'euros, dont 259 millions d'aide militaire, et un accord signé en juillet 2024 prévoit environ 80 millions par an d'aide à la défense sur dix ans. **Q: En quoi ce prêt diffère-t-il des précédentes aides ?** Il s'agit d'un instrument distinct du prêt du G7 remboursé via les profits sur les avoirs russes. Levé directement par la Commission sur les marchés et garanti par les États membres, il s'ajoute à la facilité pour l'Ukraine, qui a déjà décaissé plus de 29,5 milliards d'euros. ### Body C'est par un virement de 3,2 milliards d'euros que l'Union européenne a inauguré jeudi le plus vaste dispositif de financement jamais bâti pour l'Ukraine. Le versement est tombé le jour même où s'ouvrait, à Gdansk, en Pologne, la conférence sur la reconstruction du pays — un calendrier que Bruxelles n'a rien laissé au hasard. Cette somme n'est que l'acompte d'un prêt de 90 milliards d'euros conçu pour faire tourner l'appareil d'État ukrainien et approvisionner son armée jusqu'au terme de 2027. L'argent a été décaissé sous forme d'assistance macrofinancière : un soutien budgétaire qui alimente directement le Trésor ukrainien plutôt qu'un projet précis. En annonçant le transfert, la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a tenu à souligner qu'il s'agissait du début d'un flux régulier, et non d'un geste isolé. Aujourd'hui, nous transférons la première tranche de ce prêt : 3,2 milliards d'euros d'assistance macrofinancière. Dans les prochains jours, nous commencerons aussi à débloquer les six premiers milliards destinés à la production de drones. Ces 3,2 milliards sont le premier de trois versements macrofinanciers prévus cette année, un canal doté de 8,35 milliards d'euros pour 2026. Une deuxième tranche, d'environ 6 milliards d'euros fléchés vers la fabrication de drones et l'effort militaire, devrait suivre d'ici quelques jours, selon Mme von der Leyen et les responsables ukrainiens, qui évoquent une enveloppe proche de 5,9 milliards attendue avant la fin juin. Un responsable européen cité par la presse ukrainienne l'a confirmé : le premier paiement a été cadré pour coïncider avec le rendez-vous de Gdansk, où gouvernements et investisseurs se réunissent pour organiser le relèvement de l'Ukraine. Ce que recouvrent les 90 milliards Le prêt, étalé sur 2026 et 2027, se décompose en quelque 60 milliards d'euros d'aide militaire et 30 milliards de soutien budgétaire. Bruxelles entend en rendre accessibles près de 45 milliards sur la seule année 2026, puisés dans plusieurs canaux — l'assistance macrofinancière comme la facilité pour l'Ukraine, distincte. Il faut le distinguer du précédent prêt coordonné par le G7, remboursé grâce aux profits exceptionnels tirés des avoirs russes immobilisés. Ce nouvel instrument, lui, est levé directement par la Commission sur les marchés de capitaux, à des conditions plus avantageuses que celles que Kiev obtiendrait seule, et garanti par les États membres et le budget de l'Union. Selon Euronews, les pays participants supportent collectivement environ 3 milliards d'euros d'intérêts par an. Un remboursement suspendu aux réparations russes La singularité du prêt tient à la manière dont — et au fait même de savoir si — il sera un jour remboursé. Aux termes de l'accord conclu par les dirigeants européens, l'Ukraine ne sera tenue de rembourser que si la Russie l'indemnise des dégâts de guerre une fois les combats terminés. Moscou récuse toute idée de réparations. Si aucune compensation ne se matérialise, l'Union s'est réservé la faculté de mobiliser les avoirs gelés de la banque centrale russe — estimés à quelque 210 milliards d'euros, dont l'essentiel est déposé chez Euroclear, en Belgique — pour couvrir le remboursement. Ce montage permet à Bruxelles d'acheminer des liquidités vers Kiev dès maintenant, tout en laissant, en principe, la facture finale à l'agresseur. Y parvenir n'a rien eu d'évident sur le plan politique. Le Conseil européen avait validé le paquet en décembre 2025 et le Parlement européen l'avait approuvé en février 2026, mais la Hongrie, alors dirigée par le premier ministre Viktor Orban, a bloqué la législation finale pendant des mois. Le Conseil l'a adoptée le 23 avril 2026, une fois le veto levé. Euronews rapporte que la Hongrie, la Slovaquie et la Tchéquie sont restées à l'écart de l'emprunt commun. Des conditions et un second instrument Les versements macrofinanciers ne sont pas inconditionnels. Leur décaissement suppose un mémorandum d'entente signé, un plan pour l'Ukraine actualisé et des avancées sur les réformes. Les fonds doivent aider Kiev à mobiliser davantage de ressources propres, à améliorer la qualité de la dépense publique et à consolider la gestion de ses finances. Le versement de jeudi s'ajoute à l'autre grand instrument de l'Union, la facilité pour l'Ukraine, qui peut fournir jusqu'à 50 milliards d'euros entre 2024 et 2027. Fin mai, le Conseil en a approuvé le septième paiement, de près de 2,8 milliards, libéré début juin, portant le total décaissé au titre de la facilité au-delà de 29,5 milliards d'euros. Réunis, les deux flux traduisent un basculement : des promesses, on est passé à un soutien budgétaire prévisible et durable. La part du Luxembourg Pour un petit État membre, l'exposition du Luxembourg au prêt est bien réelle, quoique indirecte : contributeur net au budget européen, il figure parmi les pays dont les garanties adossent l'emprunt commun qui parvient aujourd'hui à Kiev. Le Grand-Duché a aussi prolongé l'effort collectif par le sien. Le premier ministre Luc Frieden et le président Volodymyr Zelensky ont signé un accord bilatéral de coopération en matière de sécurité et de soutien de long terme à Washington, le 10 juillet 2024, en marge du sommet de l'OTAN. Cet accord décennal prévoit environ 80 millions d'euros d'aide à la défense par an. Selon Chronicle.lu, la contribution totale du Luxembourg à l'Ukraine dépasse désormais 550 millions d'euros, dont 259 millions d'aide militaire depuis 2022, 196 millions pour les personnes déplacées et 96,2 millions d'aide humanitaire et alimentaire. Le Luxembourg copilote par ailleurs, avec l'Estonie, la coalition pour les capacités informatiques. Lors de la signature, voici deux ans, M. Zelensky avait résumé le partenariat en quelques mots. « Je remercie le Luxembourg d'avoir choisi la justice et la paix. » Les 3,2 milliards d'euros arrivés à Kiev cette semaine constituent, pour l'heure, la preuve la plus tangible que les promesses de l'Union se sont muées en paiements — de l'argent qui aide à couvrir salaires, pensions et rouages d'un État en guerre. Et la Commission assure que la suite est en chemin. ### Sources - Ukraine receives first tranche from €90 billion EU support loan — dpa via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/ukraine-receives-first-tranche-90-085742038.html - EU Announces First Tranche of New €3.2 Billion Loan for Ukraine — LIGA.net: https://finance.liga.net/en/state-finance/news/eu-announces-first-tranche-of-new-32-billion-loan-for-ukraine - Ukraine to receive first €3.2bn tranche of EU loan at conference in Poland — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/22/8040622/ - Ukraine to receive first EU loan tranche on June 25-26 — The New Voice of Ukraine: https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-to-receive-first-eu-loan-tranche-on-june-25-26-50618407.html - EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/23/eu-approves-90-billion-loan-for-ukraine-after-hungary-lifts-controversial-veto - Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/council-finalises-90-billion-support-loan-to-ukraine/ - EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/eu-formally-approves-90bn-euro-ukraine-loan-and-new-sanctions-on-russia - Parliament approves €90 billion Ukraine support loan package — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260206IPR33903/parliament-approves-EU90-billion-ukraine-support-loan-package - Ukraine Facility: Council approves seventh payment of nearly €2.8 billion to Kyiv — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/28/ukraine-facility-council-approves-seventh-payment-of-nearly-28-billion-to-kyiv/ - EU disburses nearly €2.8 billion to support Ukraine's financial stability and reform efforts — European Commission - Enlargement: https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-disburses-nearly-eu28-billion-support-ukraines-financial-stability-and-reform-efforts-2026-06-08_en - The Ukraine Facility — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-solidarity-ukraine/eu-assistance-ukraine/ukraine-facility_en - Ukraine and Luxembourg sign security agreement — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-luxembourg-sign-security-agreement/ - Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg — Office of the President of Ukraine: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ugoda-pro-spivrobitnictvo-u-sferi-bezpeki-ta-dovgostrokovu-p-92057 - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained --- ## En Crimée occupée, le blocus par drones de Kiev assèche carburant, eau et électricité - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/crimee-occupee-blocus-drones-penurie-carburant-eau-electricite - Published: 2026-06-25T11:51:01.494+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:51:01.494+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: eb73c7a0-cb84-4b76-a5e2-ec440ccf65b6 - Dateline: Simferopol, UA > Après les frappes ukrainiennes sur les raffineries et les axes d'approvisionnement, les autorités d'occupation ont suspendu la vente d'essence au public. L'eau et le courant flanchent à leur tour. ### Summary Privée d'essence, d'eau et d'électricité, la Crimée occupée subit l'effet cumulé de la campagne de drones ukrainienne loin derrière le front. Récit d'un étranglement méthodique. ### Key facts - Le 21 juin 2026, les autorités d'occupation russes ont suspendu la vente d'essence au public en Crimée, la réservant aux services de l'État, après des semaines de rationnement (20 litres d'AI-92 par véhicule depuis le 22 mai). - Les pénuries découlent de la campagne ukrainienne de longue portée : 15 raffineries russes frappées entre janvier et mai 2026, des sites représentant un quart des capacités de raffinage hors service, et une interdiction d'exporter de l'essence prolongée jusqu'au 31 juillet. - L'eau manque aussi : le canal de Crimée du Nord, qui fournissait jusqu'à 85 % de l'eau douce, est coupé depuis 2014, et les réservoirs locaux de Bilohirsk et Taïgan s'épuisent avant l'été. - Des pannes de réseau (21 juin) et des frappes sur des sites énergétiques (24 juin) ont coupé le courant et stoppé les pompes à eau à Sébastopol par près de 30 °C. - Kiev assume une stratégie de « verrouillage logistique » pour isoler la péninsule, avec 300 % de drives de frappe à moyenne portée commandés en plus début 2026 par rapport à toute l'année 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la Crimée occupée manque-t-elle d'essence ?** Les frappes ukrainiennes répétées sur les raffineries, dépôts, terminaux et convois russes ont tari l'approvisionnement. L'Ukraine affirme avoir touché 15 raffineries entre janvier et mai 2026, mettant hors service des sites équivalant à environ un quart des capacités de raffinage russes et plus de 30 % de la production d'essence. **Q: Quelles restrictions ont été imposées aux automobilistes ?** Un rationnement d'urgence a débuté le 22 mai 2026, plafonnant chaque véhicule à 20 litres d'essence AI-92 et interdisant le remplissage des jerricans. La chaîne TES (environ 115 stations) a cessé d'honorer les bons le 1er juin, avant la suspension totale des ventes au public le 21 juin. **Q: Pourquoi l'eau manque-t-elle aussi en Crimée ?** Le canal de Crimée du Nord, qui fournissait jusqu'à 85 % de l'eau douce depuis le Dniepr, est barré par l'Ukraine depuis l'annexion de 2014. La péninsule dépend désormais de réservoirs locaux comme Bilohirsk et Taïgan, qui s'épuisent rapidement, aggravés par les coupures de courant qui arrêtent les stations de pompage. **Q: En quoi cela concerne-t-il l'Europe et le Luxembourg ?** Le duel de drones et de logistique en Crimée préfigure le type de guerre que les membres de l'OTAN, y compris de petits États comme le Luxembourg ayant accru leurs dépenses de défense et leur soutien à Kiev, planifient désormais. Il montre que l'issue se joue autant sur l'endurance industrielle et la précision à distance que sur le terrain conquis. ### Body Ce devait être le verrou russe de la mer Noire, la base avancée d'où Moscou projette sa puissance vers le sud. La voici qui peine désormais à éclairer ses maisons, à faire couler l'eau de ses robinets et à faire rouler ses voitures. Le dimanche 21 juin 2026, au terme de plusieurs semaines de files d'attente et de rationnement, les autorités installées par la Russie en Crimée occupée ont purement et simplement suspendu la vente d'essence au public, réservant les dernières réserves aux services de l'État. En quelques jours, des pans entiers de la péninsule ont aussi perdu l'électricité et l'eau, révélant à quel point les frappes ukrainiennes de longue portée usent la logistique russe loin de la ligne de contact. Ces pénuries ne sont pas des avaries isolées. Elles forment l'effet d'accumulation d'une stratégie assumée. Tout au long de l'année 2026, l'Ukraine s'est employée à frapper les raffineries, les dépôts, les terminaux et les convois de carburant qui maintenaient la Crimée occupée sous perfusion. Et les fragilités plus anciennes de la péninsule — au premier rang desquelles son artère d'eau coupée depuis longtemps — ne laissent plus aucune marge dès que le reste cède. Une péninsule rationnée jusqu'à la panne sèche La vente d'essence dans les stations criméennes a été interrompue à partir de 9 heures le dimanche, l'approvisionnement étant limité aux administrations publiques, selon Euronews, Bloomberg et RFE/RL. Sergueï Aksionov, le chef de la Crimée installé par la Russie, a assuré que le carburant n'irait qu'aux organismes garantissant le fonctionnement et la sécurité de la région, tout en appelant la population au calme. « Le carburant ne sera vendu qu'aux administrations publiques qui assurent le fonctionnement et la sécurité de la République de Crimée », a déclaré Sergueï Aksionov. Cette suspension a couronné une crise au ralenti. Le rationnement d'urgence avait commencé le 22 mai : chaque véhicule était plafonné à 20 litres d'essence AI-92, et le remplissage des jerricans interdit pour endiguer la thésaurisation, ont rapporté The Moscow Times et le média ukrainien UNN. TES, une chaîne exploitant environ 115 stations sur la péninsule, a cessé d'honorer les bons de carburant le 1er juin. Le 23 juin, Oleg Krioutchkov, conseiller d'Aksionov, a fini par reconnaître qu'aucune date de reprise n'était fixée et que chaque ministère avait été réduit à un seul véhicule de service. « À l'heure actuelle, ce sont les forces armées ukrainiennes qui régulent les livraisons de carburant à la Crimée », a admis Oleg Krioutchkov. La cause se situe à des centaines de kilomètres de là, dans les raffineries russes que l'Ukraine ne cesse de viser. Le président Volodymyr Zelensky a affirmé que Kiev avait touché 15 raffineries russes entre janvier et mai, et les frappes contre ces installations ont environ doublé depuis le début de l'année, selon UNN. The Moscow Times rapporte que la campagne a mis hors service des sites représentant près d'un quart des capacités de raffinage russes et plus de 30 % de la production d'essence, Moscou ayant prolongé jusqu'au 31 juillet son interdiction nationale d'exporter de l'essence. Quand l'eau et le courant suivent le carburant Le problème de l'eau, lui, est bien antérieur aux drones. Le canal de Crimée du Nord acheminait autrefois jusqu'à 85 % de l'eau douce de la péninsule depuis le Dniepr, via le réservoir de Kakhovka. Mais l'Ukraine l'a barré après l'annexion russe de 2014, contraignant la Crimée à dépendre de ses réservoirs locaux. Ceux-ci se vident à présent. Le média indépendant Intent rapportait en avril que les réservoirs de Bilohirsk et de Taïgan baissaient fortement, la partie sud du réservoir de Bilohirsk étant « presque à sec », les réserves stockées étant déjà entamées avant même l'arrivée des mois les plus chauds. L'électricité est devenue le troisième point de rupture. Le 21 juin, une panne du réseau électrique a coupé l'alimentation dans les districts du Nord-Ouest, du Centre et de la Côte Sud de Crimée, mettant à l'arrêt la plupart des stations de pompage de l'opérateur « Voda Kryma » et interrompant la distribution d'eau, selon UNN. Le 24 juin, Al Jazeera rapportait que des frappes ukrainiennes sur des installations énergétiques avaient provoqué de nouvelles coupures à Sébastopol, alors que le mercure approchait les 30 °C. Mikhaïl Razvojaïev, le gouverneur de la ville installé par la Russie, a accusé l'ennemi de chercher à « priver les habitants de conditions de vie normales et à semer la panique », tandis que Moscou affirmait avoir abattu plus de 300 drones durant la nuit. Pris ensemble, les trois manques se renforcent mutuellement : - Carburant : vente publique d'essence suspendue, rationnement et gel des bons depuis la fin mai. - Eau : réservoirs en voie d'épuisement rapide, l'artère du canal étant coupée de longue date. - Électricité : pannes de réseau et frappes sur les sites énergétiques, qui privent aussi de courant les pompes à eau. « La Crimée va se transformer en île » Pour les responsables ukrainiens, il s'agit d'une stratégie, non d'un hasard. Dans un entretien publié le 17 juin, le ministre de la Transformation numérique et de la Défense, Mykhaïlo Fedorov, a déclaré que la Crimée était « isolée par les drones » et qu'elle allait « se transformer en île », promettant à la Russie des « conséquences très inattendues ». Il a précisé que l'Ukraine avait commandé 300 % de drones de frappe à moyenne portée de plus durant les quatre premiers mois de 2026 que sur l'ensemble de l'année 2025, dans le cadre d'un programme de « verrouillage logistique » qui dirige les fonds directement vers les unités capables de les acheter et de les déployer rapidement. « Pour les Russes, l'enfer commence — un enfer très difficile à gérer. La logistique est coupée. La Crimée est en train d'être isolée », a affirmé Mykhaïlo Fedorov. L'Atlantic Council décrit cet effort comme un blocus par drones qui se resserre : chaque corridor routier menant à la péninsule est désormais fermé ou soumis à des frappes répétées, et le pont de Kertch est de plus en plus exposé. Zelensky a indiqué que l'Ukraine avait touché des cibles des deux côtés de l'ouvrage, dont un dépôt pétrolier à Kertch. Pourquoi l'arrière compte aussi pour l'Europe L'étranglement progressif de la Crimée occupée dépasse le seul cas de la péninsule. Depuis plus de trois ans, les lignes de front bougent à peine, faisant de l'usure de l'arrière — carburant, munitions, transport, moral — l'un des rares leviers que chaque camp peut encore actionner de façon décisive. Si l'Ukraine parvient à maintenir une région lourdement militarisée à court de produits de première nécessité avec des drones bon marché et de longue portée, elle modifie l'équation économique de l'occupation et complique la capacité russe à soutenir ses opérations depuis sa base la plus prisée du Sud. Cela emporte des conséquences directes pour la sécurité européenne. Le duel de drones et de logistique qui se joue au-dessus de la Crimée préfigure le type de guerre que les membres de l'OTAN préparent désormais — y compris de petits États comme le Luxembourg, qui ont relevé leurs dépenses de défense et leur soutien à Kiev. Une guerre capable de priver d'eau et de courant une péninsule fortifiée rappelle que l'issue se décide autant par l'endurance industrielle et la précision à distance que par le terrain conquis — et que l'exposition de l'Europe à ce conflit n'a en rien diminué. ### Sources - Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/21/russian-occupied-crimea-suspends-petrol-sales-amid-fuel-crisis - Russia-Occupied Crimea Suspends Fuel Sales After Ukrainian Attacks — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-21/russia-occupied-crimea-halts-fuel-sales-after-ukrainian-attacks - Russian Authorities Halt Fuel Sales In Occupied Crimea — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-fuel-shortage-drone-strikes/33785662.html - Occupation authorities in Crimea admit they do not know when fuel sales will resume — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/23/8040733/ - Annexed Crimea's Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/01/annexed-crimeas-largest-gas-station-chain-suspends-fuel-vouchers-as-shortage-worsens-a92895 - Fuel shortage grows in Crimea due to strikes on refineries - intelligence reports crisis on the peninsula — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/fuel-shortage-grows-in-crimea-due-to-strikes-on-refineries-intelligence-reports-crisis-on-the-peninsula - Crimea will turn into an island, Ukraine's defence minister says in a message to Russia — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/crimea-will-turn-into-an-island-ukraines-defence-minister-says-in-a-message-to-russia - 'Hell is beginning' — Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics, Fedorov says — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/hell-for-russia-ukraine-can-isolate-occupied-crimea-as-drone-strikes-disrupt-logistics-fedorov-says/ - Ukraine attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea trigger power cuts in Sevastopol — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/ukraine-attacks-on-russian-occupied-crimea-trigger-power-cuts-in-sevastopol - In a large part of occupied Crimea, electricity and water have disappeared due to a power grid accident — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/in-a-large-part-of-occupied-crimea-electricity-and-water-have-disappeared-reportedly-due-to-a-power-grid-accident - Crimean reservoirs may run out of water by summer — Intent: https://intent.press/en/news/society/2026/crimean-reservoirs-may-run-out-of-water-by-summer/ - North Crimean Canal — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Crimean_Canal - Ukraine tightens drone blockade of Russian-occupied Crimea — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-tightens-drone-blockade-of-russian-occupied-crimea/ --- ## Violences en cellule à la Gare : cinq policiers luxembourgeois condamnés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/policiers-commissariat-gare-luxembourg-condamnes-violences-cellule - Published: 2026-06-25T11:41:33.88+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:41:33.88+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: d612922e-e6ee-437e-9370-8ca3b341b75c - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Gare district), LU > Le tribunal a infligé des peines de deux et trois ans de prison, plusieurs avec sursis, à des agents de l'ancien commissariat de la Gare pour un passage à tabac de 2023 et sa dissimulation. ### Summary La 12e chambre correctionnelle a condamné cinq policiers de l'ancien commissariat de la Gare pour des violences commises en 2023 sur un homme en cellule et leur dissimulation, un verdict rare contre des agents en exercice au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - La 12e chambre correctionnelle de Luxembourg a condamné cinq policiers de l'ancien commissariat de la Gare à des peines de deux et trois ans de prison et des amendes de 2 000 et 5 000 euros, plusieurs avec sursis. - Les faits remontent au 20 mai 2023, soir de l'ING Night Marathon : un homme prénommé Fernando a été roué de coups en cellule, avec deux semaines d'incapacité de travail. - L'affaire a éclaté grâce à une jeune recrue, Mikeal, qui a refusé de rédiger un faux rapport et a signalé les violences. - Les peines prononcées sont inférieures aux réquisitions du parquet, qui réclamait jusqu'à six ans pour torture. - Ni la Police grand-ducale ni le ministère des Affaires intérieures n'ont réagi publiquement ; un appel reste possible. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de policiers ont été condamnés et à quelles peines ?** Cinq agents de l'ancien commissariat de la Gare ont été condamnés à des peines de deux et trois ans de prison et à des amendes de 2 000 et 5 000 euros, plusieurs assorties d'un sursis intégral ou partiel, selon Le Quotidien. **Q: Que s'est-il passé dans la cellule ?** Le 20 mai 2023, vers 21 h 30, un homme désigné comme Fernando a été frappé à plusieurs reprises au visage et aux côtes dans une cellule du commissariat de la Gare, subissant des lésions oculaires et costales et deux semaines d'incapacité de travail. **Q: Comment l'affaire a-t-elle été révélée ?** Une jeune recrue, Mikeal, a refusé l'ordre de rédiger un rapport favorable à ses collègues et a signalé les faits, exposant des pratiques jugées « non orthodoxes ». L'Inspection générale de la Police a ensuite enquêté et procédé à des arrestations à l'été 2023. **Q: Le jugement est-il définitif ?** Pas nécessairement. Au moment du verdict, aucun appel n'était confirmé. La procédure luxembourgeoise permet aux policiers condamnés comme au parquet de contester le jugement devant la Cour d'appel. ### Body C'est un dénouement peu commun au Grand-Duché : cinq policiers de l'ancien commissariat de la Gare, à Luxembourg-Ville, ont été condamnés jeudi pour des faits liés au passage à tabac d'un homme dans une cellule de dégrisement et à la tentative de l'étouffer. Rarement la justice luxembourgeoise a eu à juger des membres en exercice de la Police grand-ducale dans une affaire de cette gravité. La 12e chambre correctionnelle du tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg a prononcé des peines de deux et trois ans d'emprisonnement, ainsi que des amendes de 2 000 et 5 000 euros, plusieurs d'entre elles assorties d'un sursis intégral ou partiel, selon Le Quotidien. Le tribunal est resté en deçà des réquisitions du parquet, qui avait demandé jusqu'à six ans de prison. Une nuit de marathon, du sang dans la cellule Tout remonte au soir du 20 mai 2023, celui de l'ING Night Marathon. Vers 21 h 30, un homme désigné à l'audience sous le seul prénom de Fernando, ancien salarié de Luxair, se trouve enfermé dans une cellule du commissariat de la Gare, identifié par son indicatif radio CR3. Selon l'accusation, l'agent surnommé Tom dans la procédure, âgé de 36 ans, le frappe à plusieurs reprises au visage et aux côtes, lui causant des lésions oculaires et costales et deux semaines d'incapacité de travail. Un collègue, Joe, est accusé d'avoir asséné des coups de pied au détenu ; un supérieur, André, d'avoir cocrédigé un rapport falsifié pour maquiller la scène ; un autre agent, Rick, d'avoir gardé le silence sur des violences dont il avait été témoin. Un cinquième policier était également renvoyé. Une jeune recrue présente sur les lieux a livré, devant le tribunal, une description sans détour. « Il y avait beaucoup de sang dans la cellule. » — Mikeal, jeune policier témoin de la scène. Ce témoignage, rapporté par L'essentiel, a pesé. Lors des plaidoiries, le représentant du parquet a soutenu que les coups portés relevaient juridiquement de la torture. « La torture est une violence utilisée dans un but précis, dans le cas présent pour intimider et servir d'exemple », a-t-il déclaré à l'audience. Le refus d'une recrue, déclencheur de l'affaire Si l'affaire a éclaté, c'est qu'un homme a refusé d'obéir. Sommé par un supérieur de rédiger un compte rendu favorable à ses collègues, le jeune agent a au contraire consigné ce qu'il avait vu. Son signalement a mis au jour des pratiques qualifiées d'« non orthodoxes » par les enquêteurs et la presse : violences, mais aussi humiliations de détenus et de policiers subalternes. L'Inspection générale de la Police (IGP), organe de contrôle indépendant de la force, a ouvert une enquête et procédé à plusieurs arrestations à l'été 2023. Les éléments réunis dépeignent une unité longtemps soustraite à tout encadrement hiérarchique réel, sur fond de soupçons de consommation de stupéfiants parmi les agents et de rituels d'initiation douteux imposés aux nouveaux venus. Un quartier sous tension permanente Le verdict tombe sur le terrain le plus disputé du maintien de l'ordre au Luxembourg. Autour de la gare centrale, le quartier cristallise depuis des années les débats sur la drogue, la délinquance de rue et le comportement des agents qui y sont déployés. La couverture du procès a fait remonter des alertes internes vieilles de deux décennies. Au fil de huit jours d'audience, le président du tribunal, Marc Thill, est revenu à plusieurs reprises sur la question du contrôle. « S'il y avait eu un contrôle, nous ne serions pas ici aujourd'hui », a-t-il observé, selon Reporter.lu. L'unité est désormais qualifiée d'« ancien » commissariat de la Gare, ayant été réorganisée depuis les faits. En mai, lors de leurs réquisitions, les magistrats du parquet avaient demandé des sanctions nettement plus lourdes. Selon L'essentiel et Reporter.lu, ces réquisitions étaient les suivantes : - six ans contre l'agent accusé du passage à tabac, pour torture ; - cinq ans contre le collègue soupçonné d'avoir frappé le détenu à coups de pied, et cinq ans contre le supérieur accusé d'avoir falsifié le rapport ; - trois ans contre l'agent poursuivi pour entrave à la justice, pour ne pas avoir signalé ce qu'il avait vu. Et maintenant ? Les condamnations restent exceptionnelles : des peines de prison contre des policiers en exercice sont rares au Grand-Duché, et l'affaire est devenue un test de la capacité des institutions à demander des comptes à la Police grand-ducale. La plupart des peines étant assorties du sursis, aucun des agents n'encourt d'incarcération immédiate sur la base des sanctions telles que rapportées ; les condamnations et les amendes, elles, demeurent. Reste l'inconnue d'un éventuel appel. La procédure luxembourgeoise permet tant aux policiers condamnés qu'au parquet de contester le jugement devant la Cour d'appel. Ni la Police grand-ducale ni le ministère des Affaires intérieures, qui en a la tutelle et que dirige Léon Gloden, n'ont réagi publiquement dans l'immédiat ; la force avait elle-même saisi l'IGP des accusations initiales. Pour l'homme au cœur du dossier, le verdict referme une séquence ouverte par une nuit en cellule et par une recrue qui a choisi de dire la vérité plutôt que de signer un faux rapport. Pour l'institution policière, il laisse entière la question que le procès n'a cessé de poser : comment une unité chargée du quartier le plus fréquenté de la capitale a-t-elle pu rester si longtemps sans le contrôle qui aurait peut-être tout empêché. ### Sources - Cinq policiers de la gare condamnés pour violences — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cinq-policiers-de-la-gare-condamnes-pour-violences/ - Violences policières: jusqu'à 6 ans de prison requis contre 4 policiers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/justice-au-luxembourg-entre-trois-et-six-ans-de-prison-requis-pour-les-policiers-103557747 - Procès à Luxembourg: «Il y avait beaucoup de sang dans la cellule» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/proces-au-luxembourg-il-y-avait-beaucoup-de-sang-dans-la-cellule-103554082 - Procès pour violence policière: Compte rendu d'un échec collectif — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-pour-violence-policiere-compte-rendu-dun-echec-collectif/ - Exclusif: Les excès toxiques des policiers de la gare — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-exclusif-les-exces-toxiques-des-policiers-de-la-gare/ - Exklusiv: Die Akte Bahnhofswache — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-um-polizeigewalt-ermittlungen-igp-die-akte-bahnhofswache/ --- ## Ian de Toffoli, lauréat du Prix Servais 2026 pour un roman du climat et du pétrole - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/prix-servais-2026-ian-de-toffoli-lea-roman-climat-petrole - Published: 2026-06-25T11:20:56.332+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:20:56.332+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: c0143456-d272-4a6e-8319-5368b7709edb - Dateline: Mersch, LU > La plus haute distinction littéraire du Luxembourg couronne « Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes », fresque inclassable où une militante écologiste bascule face à une dynastie pétrolière. ### Summary L'écrivain luxembourgeois Ian de Toffoli reçoit le Prix Servais 2026 pour « Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes » (Actes Sud), un roman qui mêle la radicalisation d'une jeune activiste du climat à l'ascension d'une dynastie pétrolière. ### Key facts - Ian de Toffoli reçoit le Prix Servais 2026, la plus prestigieuse distinction littéraire du Luxembourg, dotée de 7 500 euros. - Le roman primé, « Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes » (Actes Sud, 2025), noue le destin d'une militante écologiste et la généalogie d'une dynastie pétrolière inspirée de Koch Industries. - Le jury, présidé par Sébastian Thiltges, salue la force narrative et stylistique de l'œuvre, qualifiée d'« épopée du présent ». - D'abord conçu pour le théâtre et créé en 2023 sous la direction de Renelde Pierlot, le texte a ensuite été réécrit en roman. - Après Anne-Marie Reuter en 2025, c'est le deuxième lauréat consécutif à explorer l'inquiétude climatique. ### FAQ **Q: Qui a remporté le Prix Servais 2026 ?** L'écrivain luxembourgeois Ian de Toffoli, pour son roman « Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes » (Actes Sud, 2025). La Fondation Servais a annoncé sa décision le 27 avril 2026, le prix étant officiellement remis au Centre national de littérature, à Mersch. **Q: De quoi parle « Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes » ?** Le roman tresse deux récits : le parcours initiatique de Léa, jeune militante écologiste qui bascule du militantisme à la violence, et la généalogie de la famille Koch, à la tête d'une multinationale pétrolière tentaculaire, dans une fiction inspirée de l'histoire de Koch Industries. **Q: Qu'est-ce que le Prix Servais ?** Décerné depuis 1992 par la Fondation Servais à l'œuvre littéraire la plus marquante parue l'année précédente, il est considéré comme la distinction littéraire phare du Luxembourg. Il est doté de 7 500 euros et attribué par un jury indépendant. **Q: Qui est Ian de Toffoli ?** Né en 1981 au Luxembourg dans une famille italo-luxembourgeoise, il écrit principalement en français. Docteur en littérature de la Sorbonne, chercheur à l'Université du Luxembourg, dramaturge et cofondateur de la maison Hydre Éditions, il est artiste associé aux Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg depuis 2022/23. ### Body Le Prix Servais 2026 récompense un roman qui regarde le siècle en face. La Fondation Servais a distingué, le 27 avril 2026, l'écrivain luxembourgeois Ian de Toffoli pour Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes (Actes Sud, 2025), un récit foisonnant qui confronte la radicalisation d'une jeune militante écologiste à l'essor d'une dynastie pétrolière. La distinction la plus convoitée des lettres luxembourgeoises sera officiellement remise au Centre national de littérature (CNL), à Mersch. Décerné depuis 1992 à l'œuvre littéraire la plus marquante parue l'année précédente, le Prix Servais fait figure de boussole annuelle pour la création au Grand-Duché. Doté de 7 500 euros, il repose sur le choix d'un jury indépendant, présidé cette année par Sébastian Thiltges. Le palmarès consacre un auteur déjà installé parmi les dramaturges les plus prolifiques du pays, et l'inscrit comme une voix de premier plan dans une scène littéraire restreinte mais d'une densité multilingue rare. Deux lignées, deux époques, un même vertige Publié par Actes Sud en 2025, le roman tresse deux fils narratifs qui se déploient sur des temporalités distinctes. Le premier suit Léa, jeune femme engagée dans la cause environnementale, dont l'engagement glisse du militantisme vers la violence. Le second remonte la généalogie de la famille Koch, à la tête d'une multinationale pétrolière tentaculaire dont la puissance politique se mue en une véritable idéologie de l'exploitation — une fiction qui s'inspire ouvertement de l'histoire réelle de Koch Industries. Entre le Luxembourg, les États-Unis et au-delà, le livre fait dialoguer la saga familiale, le documentaire, le théâtre classique et la poésie dans une même étoffe. Dans sa motivation, le jury a résumé sans détour l'architecture de l'ouvrage : Dans Léa ou la Théorie des systèmes complexes, Ian De Toffoli noue deux fils narratifs à temporalités différentes : le parcours initiatique de Léa, jeune femme engagée dans la cause environnementale, qui bascule du militantisme à la violence, et la généalogie de la famille Koch, à la tête d'une multinationale pétrolière tentaculaire qui domine la politique et instaure une idéologie d'exploitation. Le jury a salué la force des « choix narratifs et stylistiques » de l'auteur et qualifié l'œuvre d'« Epos der Gegenwart » — une épopée du présent —, croisant film documentaire, théâtre, roman, poésie et tradition orale. Le projet est d'abord né pour la scène : il a été créé en 2023 sous la direction de Renelde Pierlot, avant que de Toffoli ne le retravaille pour en faire le roman aujourd'hui couronné. Un prix phare à l'heure de l'angoisse écologique La récompense place une obsession mondiale — le dérèglement climatique et la politique des énergies fossiles — au cœur même de l'institution littéraire luxembourgeoise. Le signal n'est pas isolé. En 2025, le Prix Servais était allé à M for Amnesia d'Anne-Marie Reuter, premier titre anglophone à s'imposer, un roman qui mêlait perte de mémoire, changement climatique et contrôle social. Deux lauréats consécutifs travaillant l'inquiétude écologique : le signe qu'une petite littérature nationale épouse de plus en plus les angoisses qui traversent la fiction du monde entier. Le palmarès récent dit l'ampleur que ce prix a prise, à travers les langues comme les formes : - 2025 — Anne-Marie Reuter, M for Amnesia - 2024 — Samuel Hamen, Wie die Fliegen - 2023 — Jérôme Quiqueret - 2022 — Guy Helminger, Lärm - 2021 — Ulrike Bail - 2020 — Francis Kirps Du français à l'allemand, du luxembourgeois désormais à l'anglais, cette succession dessine le portrait d'un pays de moins de 700 000 habitants qui fait vivre une littérature écrite simultanément dans plusieurs langues. Un écrivain de toutes les langues, au centre du jeu Né en 1981 au Luxembourg dans une famille italo-luxembourgeoise, Ian de Toffoli écrit dans plusieurs langues, mais principalement en français. Docteur en littérature de la Sorbonne (Paris IV) — sa thèse portait sur la réception du latin et de l'Antiquité chez Claude Simon, Pascal Quignard et Jean Sorrente —, il est chercheur en littérature luxembourgeoise à l'Institut de langue et de littératures luxembourgeoises de l'Université du Luxembourg. Son empreinte sur l'infrastructure culturelle du pays dépasse de loin sa seule œuvre. En 2012, il cofonde avec les comédiens Luc Schiltz et Pitt Simon la maison d'édition bilingue franco-allemande Hydre Éditions, vite perçue comme pionnière d'une nouvelle génération d'éditeurs luxembourgeois. Artiste associé aux Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg depuis la saison 2022/23, il voit son théâtre — dont Refugium, joué tour à tour en français, en allemand et en luxembourgeois — produit, publié et traduit à travers l'Europe. Son monologue Tiamat a été retenu par le comité de lecture de la Comédie-Française en 2023. Au quotidien Tageblatt, l'auteur a relativisé la portée concrète de la consécration tout en reconnaissant un gain de visibilité : rien de bouleversant ne s'est produit, « mais mon travail est plus visible qu'auparavant ». Il notait aussi que les libraires avaient défendu un roman bâti autour de sujets clivants, telle la crise climatique, à un moment où le commerce du livre lui-même se sent fragilisé. Pour une culture littéraire qui pèse bien au-delà de la taille de son lectorat, le Prix Servais 2026 installe cette angoisse, et l'écrivain qui l'a mise en scène, au cœur du canon national. ### Sources - Ian de Toffoli awarded the 2026 Prix Servais — University of Luxembourg (FHSE): https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/news/ian-de-toffoli-awarded-the-2026-prix-servais/ - Ian De Toffoli Awarded Servais Prize 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/literature/60874-ian-de-toffoli-awarded-servais-prize-2026 - Ian de Toffoli erhält den 'Prix Servais' 2026 — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-de-Toffoli-erhaelt-den-Prix-Servais-2026-64077.html - Ian De Toffoli im Interview: 'Kann ich den Erfolg noch toppen?' — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-De-Toffoli-im-Interview-Kann-ich-den-Erfolg-noch-toppen-65917.html - Ian De Toffoli remporte le Prix Servais pour 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes' — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/litterature-ian-de-toffoli-remporte-le-prix-servais-pour-lea-ou-la-theorie-des-systemes-complexes/ - Prix Servais — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_Servais - Bio — Ian De Toffoli — iandetoffoli.com: https://www.iandetoffoli.com/bio - Ian de Toffoli — Wikipédia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_de_Toffoli - Anne-Marie Reuter Awarded Prix Servais 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/literature/55610-anne-marie-reuter-awarded-prix-servais-2025 --- ## Mémoire pour l'IA : SK hynix vise jusqu'à 29 milliards de dollars au Nasdaq - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/sk-hynix-cotation-nasdaq-29-milliards-memoire-ia - Published: 2026-06-25T11:13:54.147+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:13:54.147+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: fdd4f2c0-adc2-4c26-9e3d-1d641c34a748 - Dateline: Icheon, KR > Le sud-coréen, numéro deux mondial de la mémoire, dépose une offre d'ADS qui figurerait parmi les plus importantes jamais cotées. Première séance fixée, à titre indicatif, au 10 juillet. ### Summary SK hynix veut lever jusqu'à 45 450 milliards de wons (environ 29 milliards de dollars) en cotant des certificats américains au Nasdaq, pour financer ses usines de mémoire dédiées à l'intelligence artificielle. ### Key facts - SK hynix vise jusqu'à 45 450 milliards de wons (environ 29 milliards de dollars) en émettant 17,79 millions d'actions nouvelles sous forme d'ADS. - Au sommet de la fourchette, ce serait la plus grande cotation d'ADR de l'histoire, devant Alibaba (2014) et Saudi Aramco (2019). - Les fonds iront à la première usine de Yongin, à l'unité d'assemblage de Cheongju et à des équipements EUV. - Le titre a bondi d'environ 300 % en 2026 ; le 22 juin, le groupe a dépassé Samsung pour devenir la première valeur sud-coréenne. - Les résultats records de Micron confirment un cycle de la mémoire HBM durablement tendu, avec une pénurie attendue jusque vers 2030. ### FAQ **Q: Quand SK hynix sera-t-il coté au Nasdaq ?** L'entreprise vise une première séance le 10 juillet 2026, sous le code « SKHY » sur le Nasdaq Global Select Market, tout en précisant que ce calendrier reste indicatif et susceptible de changer. **Q: À quoi servira l'argent levé ?** Le produit financera la première usine du pôle de Yongin, une unité d'assemblage avancé de puces à Cheongju et des équipements de fabrication, dont des scanners de lithographie EUV. **Q: SK hynix quittera-t-il la Bourse de Séoul ?** Non. La cotation principale reste à Séoul, sur le Kospi sous le code 000660 ; le Nasdaq vient s'ajouter via des certificats américains (ADS) libellés en dollars. **Q: En quoi cette cotation concerne-t-elle les investisseurs européens ?** Un ADR en dollars facilite l'accès des fonds internationaux jusqu'ici limités par la cotation coréenne. Le Luxembourg, premier domicile de fonds d'Europe, héberge de nombreux véhicules qui pourraient y gagner une exposition plus directe au cycle des semi-conducteurs. ### Body Le fabricant sud-coréen de puces SK hynix a déposé une demande d'introduction au Nasdaq qui pourrait lui rapporter jusqu'à 45 450 milliards de wons, soit environ 29 milliards de dollars. L'opération, l'une des plus volumineuses jamais réalisées sur le marché actions, est avant tout un pari assumé sur l'emballement de la mémoire destinée à l'intelligence artificielle. Selon un document réglementaire transmis mercredi aux autorités, le groupe — deuxième producteur mondial de mémoire et fournisseur clé de mémoire à haute bande passante (HBM) pour les accélérateurs d'IA — émettra 17,79 millions d'actions ordinaires nouvelles sous forme d'American depositary shares (ADS). Ces certificats seront négociés sur le Nasdaq Global Select Market sous le code « SKHY ». Une première séance est envisagée le 10 juillet, l'entreprise précisant que ce calendrier reste susceptible d'évoluer. BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs et J.P. Morgan pilotent le placement. Au sommet de la fourchette annoncée, l'opération deviendrait la plus importante cotation d'ADR de l'histoire. Elle dépasserait les quelque 21,8 milliards de dollars levés par Alibaba lors de ses débuts new-yorkais en 2014 et les 25,6 milliards de l'introduction de Saudi Aramco en 2019. SK hynix conservera sa cotation principale à Séoul, où le titre s'échange sur le Kospi sous le code 000660, à une valeur nominale de 5 000 wons par action. À quoi serviront les 29 milliards Le produit de l'émission ira financer la capacité industrielle dont le groupe a besoin pour suivre la demande liée à l'IA. Le document réglementaire fixe trois priorités : - sa première usine au sein du pôle de semi-conducteurs de Yongin, au sud de Séoul ; - une unité d'assemblage avancé de puces à Cheongju, au cœur de la production des piles de HBM ; - des équipements de fabrication, dont des scanners de lithographie à ultraviolets extrêmes (EUV). L'ampleur du projet tranche avec ses premiers pas vers une cotation américaine. Lorsque SK hynix avait déposé un dossier confidentiel en mars, une source proche du dossier évaluait le montant probable à 14 milliards de dollars tout au plus. Le groupe présente l'offre comme un moyen d'atteindre les investisseurs jusqu'ici tenus à l'écart de son titre coté uniquement en Corée. La cotation d'ADR élargira notre base d'actionnaires, permettra in fine une juste valorisation de l'entreprise et renforcera notre statut de groupe mondial. L'essor de l'IA a transformé la stature de SK hynix. Son action a bondi d'environ 300 % en 2026, sa capitalisation a franchi le seuil de 1 000 milliards de dollars en mai, et le 22 juin, le groupe a dépassé Samsung Electronics pour devenir, sur la base des actions ordinaires, la première valeur cotée de Corée du Sud. Il fournit la HBM des systèmes d'IA de Nvidia, dont la future plate-forme « Vera Rubin ». Un cycle de la mémoire en surchauffe Le dépôt intervient alors que s'accumulent les indices d'un cycle haussier de la mémoire loin d'être terminé. Le rival américain Micron Technology a publié un chiffre d'affaires trimestriel de près de 42 milliards de dollars, porté presque exclusivement par la demande de HBM, et table sur environ 50 milliards pour le trimestre en cours. Sa marge brute ajustée a atteint un record de 84,9 %, et le groupe affirme que sa production de HBM pour 2026 est entièrement écoulée dans le cadre de contrats pluriannuels. Sa direction estime que le marché de la HBM passera d'environ 35 milliards de dollars en 2025 à près de 100 milliards en 2028. Ces résultats ont conforté l'idée d'une offre de mémoire durablement tendue et contribué à faire grimper l'action SK hynix de plus de 11 % jeudi. Chey Tae-won, président de SK Group, prévient de longue date que la pénurie pourrait durer des années. Interrogé par des journalistes au salon Computex début juin, il a indiqué que le groupe doublerait sa capacité totale en plaquettes sur cinq ans. « Il y a beaucoup d'obstacles et de difficultés, mais nous les surmonterons et nous nous développerons », a-t-il déclaré, réitérant sa prévision d'une pénurie tirée par l'IA jusqu'aux alentours de 2030. Ce que cela change au-delà de l'Asie Pour les investisseurs internationaux, l'intérêt de la cotation tient moins aux liquidités levées qu'à l'accès qu'elle ouvre. SK hynix est l'un des plus purs reflets boursiers de la demande de mémoire pour l'IA, mais sa cotation cantonnée à Séoul en compliquait la détention pour de nombreux fonds étrangers. Une ligne au Nasdaq libellée en dollars, réglée via des mécanismes de certificats familiers, abaisse cette barrière — et pourrait, selon les analystes, réduire la décote de valorisation que le groupe accuse de longue date face à Micron. L'opération comporte une dimension européenne. Le Luxembourg, premier domicile de fonds d'investissement du continent, héberge des milliers de véhicules transfrontaliers exposés au cycle des semi-conducteurs via des titres cotés aux États-Unis et en Asie ; un ADR liquide de SK hynix leur offre une voie plus directe vers une entreprise au centre de la chaîne d'approvisionnement de l'IA. Les risques demeurent. Le secteur de la mémoire est réputé cyclique, et les ajouts de capacité de SK hynix, Micron et Samsung pourraient finir par dépasser la demande. Le groupe lui-même rappelle que les modalités et le calendrier de l'offre ne sont pas définitifs. Pour l'heure, des débuts à près de 30 milliards de dollars signés par un fournisseur essentiel de l'IA constituent l'un des signaux les plus nets de la direction que prennent les capitaux — et le cycle des puces. ### Sources - South Korea's SK Hynix plans to raise $29 billion via Nasdaq listing as soon as July 10 — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-south-korea.html - S.Korea chip giant SK hynix seeks $29 bn in Nasdaq listing: regulatory filing — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/korea-chip-giant-sk-hynix-095930760.html - South Korea's SK Hynix Says to Raise $29 Billion in US ADR Listing — Reuters via U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-06-24/south-koreas-sk-hynix-says-to-raise-29-billion-in-us-adr-listing - South Korea's SK Hynix targets $29-billion U.S. listing — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-sk-hynix-targets-29-billion-us-listing/ - SK hynix Inc. - Form F-1 (FY2026) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002120882/000119312526280172/d32785df1.htm - SK hynix files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker symbol SKHY — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sk-hynix-files-for-nasdaq-ipo-under-ticker-symbol-skhy-432SI-4757660 - SK Hynix sets a $29 billion US listing that could top every ADR deal ever done — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/sk-hynix-29-billion-us-adr-listing - SK Hynix surges after Micron earnings; blockbuster Nasdaq listing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/chip-tech-stocks-sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-29-billion-ai-investment.html - SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-to-double-memory-wafer-capacity-over-five-years - Micron's revenue quadrupled as AI memory demand pushes gross margins above 81 percent — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/micron-q3-fy2026-earnings-revenue-hbm-ai-memory --- ## Pauvreté au Luxembourg : la Chambre des salariés réclame des salaires, pas des aides - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/csl-pauvrete-salaires-pensions-revendications-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:53:42.772+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:53:42.772+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 3942edfc-4caa-4122-b6bc-548c6274fff8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > La réforme des prestations familiales et le complément cost-of-living « ne vont pas assez loin », juge la CSL, qui exige une revalorisation des rémunérations face à une pauvreté laborieuse record. ### Summary La Chambre des salariés estime que la refonte des allocations familiales reste insuffisante et demande au gouvernement de relever salaires et pensions plutôt que de multiplier les aides, dans l'un des pays les plus riches de l'UE. ### Key facts - La CSL salue le complément cost-of-living unique mais le juge insuffisant pour réduire la pauvreté. - Le STATEC mesure un risque de pauvreté de 14,8 % en 2025, mais une rupture statistique interdit toute comparaison avec les 18 % des années passées. - La pauvreté laborieuse atteint 13,7 % des salariés, présentée comme la pire de la zone euro. - Les locataires consacrent environ 27 % de leur revenu au loyer ; la pauvreté persistante grimpe à 26,9 % après dépenses contraintes. - La chambre exige salaires, pensions et allocations plus élevés plutôt qu'un recours accru aux aides comme le REVIS. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la CSL critique-t-elle la réforme des prestations familiales ?** Elle reconnaît l'intérêt d'un dispositif unique et simplifié, mais juge l'effet trop limité pour les personnes seules et les ménages à deux adultes, déplore l'absence de mesures pour les étudiants et estime que la réforme « ne va pas assez loin » contre la pauvreté. **Q: Le taux de pauvreté a-t-il vraiment baissé au Luxembourg ?** Le STATEC affiche 14,8 % en 2025 contre environ 18 % auparavant, mais l'intégration de données administratives a créé une rupture de série. Selon l'ancienne méthode, le taux était de 18,1 % en 2024 et 19 % en 2023 : la baisse reflète un changement de mesure. **Q: Que demande concrètement la Chambre des salariés ?** Une hausse structurelle des allocations familiales et de rentrée avec indexation automatique, un salaire social minimum et une pension minimale revalorisés, des aides ciblées pour parents isolés, étudiants et jeunes adultes, et la mise en conformité du droit avec la jurisprudence de la CJUE sur les enfants des frontaliers. ### Body Dans l'un des pays les plus prospères de l'Union européenne, c'est sur la feuille de paie, et non dans les statistiques de croissance, que la Chambre des salariés (CSL) veut désormais que se mesure la politique sociale. Le 24 juin 2026, l'institution qui défend la grande majorité des actifs du privé a salué certains aspects de la réforme programmée des prestations familiales et de la création d'un complément cost-of-living (CVC) unique. Mais elle a aussitôt prévenu : le dispositif « ne va pas assez loin » pour sortir les ménages de la pauvreté. Organisme de droit public consulté sur les textes qui concernent quelque 600 000 salariés, apprentis et pensionnés, la CSL reconnaît à la réforme une vertu : un guichet de soutien unique et simplifié, aux conditions d'éligibilité harmonisées. Elle juge toutefois cet acquis affaibli par ce qu'il laisse de côté — un effet limité pour les personnes seules et les ménages à deux adultes, l'absence de mesures dédiées aux étudiants — et défend une conviction de fond : le progrès durable tient moins à l'assistance qu'au niveau des rémunérations. La face cachée d'un pays riche L'argumentaire s'appuie sur des chiffres qui bougent peu d'une année sur l'autre. Selon le STATEC, l'institut national de la statistique, 14,8 % des résidents — environ un sur sept — étaient exposés au risque de pauvreté en 2025, c'est-à-dire vivaient avec moins de 2 502 euros par mois pour une personne seule. La mesure élargie du risque de pauvreté ou d'exclusion sociale touche, elle, 18,2 % de la population. Sans les transferts sociaux, le STATEC estime que 26,5 % des résidents basculeraient sous le seuil. Ce taux paraît plus bas que les quelque 18 % des années précédentes, mais l'institut invite à la prudence : l'enquête 2025 a intégré pour la première fois des données administratives, créant une rupture de série qui interdit toute comparaison directe avec les vagues antérieures. Selon l'ancienne méthode, le taux atteignait 18,1 % en 2024 et 19 % en 2023. La baisse affichée relève donc du changement de mesure, pas d'une amélioration avérée. Le fardeau, surtout, est très inégalement réparti. Les dernières données du STATEC situent le risque de pauvreté à 40,5 % pour les familles monoparentales, à 36,7 % pour les couples avec trois enfants ou plus et à 22,2 % pour les moins de 18 ans. Les femmes, à 15,4 %, sont davantage exposées que les hommes, à 14,2 % — un écart de genre que la CSL pointe comme une nouvelle constante préoccupante. Quand le travail ne protège plus Pour la chambre, la statistique la plus accablante tient à ceci : au Luxembourg, occuper un emploi ne met plus à l'abri. Dans son Panorama social 2025, la CSL chiffre la pauvreté laborieuse à 13,7 % des salariés — selon elle le pire taux de la zone euro, contre 4,3 % en Belgique, 6,5 % en Allemagne et 8,3 % en France. L'inégalité des revenus, mesurée par le rapport entre le cinquième le plus aisé et le cinquième le plus modeste, s'établissait à 4,68 en 2024. C'est le logement qui serre le plus l'étau. Les locataires consacrent environ 27 % de leur revenu disponible au loyer — l'un des ratios les plus élevés de la zone euro — et 39,5 % des ménages déclarent supporter de lourdes charges financières liées à l'habitat. Le risque de pauvreté persistante, de 6,1 % selon le STATEC, bondit à 26,9 % une fois déduites les dépenses pré-engagées comme le loyer, signe de la minceur réelle des marges. La CSL relève aussi que la pauvreté des aînés a quasiment doublé en douze ans. Le gouvernement clame toujours que la politique sociale est une de ses priorités absolues. Mais, il n'y a pas d'enveloppes pour venir en aide aux jeunes, aux familles, aux travailleurs pauvres. Ce constat, signé Nora Back, présidente de la CSL et de l'OGBL, résume le reproche central de la chambre : des priorités proclamées que les moyens budgétaires ne suivent pas. Le cahier de revendications La CSL demande au gouvernement de dépasser la simplification administrative pour relever le plancher des revenus des ménages. Parmi ses revendications : - une hausse structurelle des allocations familiales et de rentrée scolaire, assortie d'une indexation automatique ; - un salaire social minimum revalorisé, conformément à la directive européenne sur des salaires minimaux adéquats ; - une pension minimale relevée et un meilleur soutien aux résidents en maison de retraite ; - des aides ciblées pour les parents isolés, les étudiants et les jeunes adultes ; - la mise en conformité du droit luxembourgeois avec la jurisprudence de la CJUE sur les enfants des travailleurs frontaliers. Le fil conducteur est structurel : des salaires et des pensions suffisants doivent réduire le recours aux aides sous condition de ressources, comme le REVIS, le revenu d'inclusion sociale. L'indexation automatique des salaires — qui a relevé rémunérations et pensions de 2,5 % supplémentaires au 1er juin 2026 et porté le salaire social minimum non qualifié au-delà de 2 770 euros par mois — amortit l'inflation mais ne comble en rien, selon la CSL, l'écart entre une rémunération basse et une rémunération décente. Son directeur Sylvain Hoffmann le formule sans détour : « Il nous faut revoir à la hausse les allocations familiales, la pension minimale, les aides pour les pensionnaires d'une maison de retraite. » Un bras de fer budgétaire Le différend est aussi comptable. Dans son avis sur le budget de l'État 2026, la CSL estimait que le projet ne prévoyait aucune dépense nouvelle contre la pauvreté et contestait l'arithmétique de l'exécutif : la part réellement sociale des dépenses avoisinerait 34 %, et non les 46 % avancés par les ministres. La chambre opposait ce chiffre à la hausse des dépenses militaires. « Il n'y a pas forcément de lien de causalité, mais il est frappant de constater cette discrépance », observait Sylvain Hoffmann. À l'approche du prochain cycle budgétaire, avec l'indexation, le salaire minimum et le coût du logement tous sur la table, la campagne de la CSL offre aux résidents un débat de politique concrète à suivre — celui qui oppose l'image d'un Luxembourg havre de prospérité aux conditions de vie des salariés, des familles et des pensionnés que la chambre dit laissés au bord du chemin. ### Sources - CSL Calls for Stronger Measures to Tackle Poverty — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61972-csl-calls-for-stronger-measures-to-tackle-poverty - STATEC Survey Shows 1 in 7 Affected By Poverty in Luxembourg in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60926-statec-survey-shows-1-in-7-affected-by-poverty-in-luxembourg-in-2025 - Almost one in five people still at risk of poverty despite a slight decrease (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn08-25-silc.html - Inequalities better measured, but still persisting (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn14-26-silc.html - CSL Analysis Shows Increased Risk of Poverty, Growing Income Disparity (Panorama social 2025) — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57275-csl-analysis-shows-increased-risk-of-poverty-growing-income-disparity-across-luxembourg - CSL : « Un budget bien moins social que l'on pourrait le croire » — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/csl-un-budget-bien-moins-social-que-lon-pourrait-le-croire/ - CSL Calls for Stronger Action on Social Issues in 2026 State Budget — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/industry-associations/58053-csl-calls-for-stronger-action-on-social-issues-in-2026-state-budget - Des inégalités sociales toujours croissantes — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/news-des-inegalites-sociales-toujours-croissantes - Panorama social 2025 (full report) — Chambre des salariés (CSL): https://www.csl.lu/app/uploads/2025/10/2025-09_panorama2025_complet_web.pdf --- ## Pérou : Keiko Fujimori l'emporte d'un souffle, son rival refuse de s'incliner - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/perou-fujimori-second-tour-victoire-courte-sanchez-conteste-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:39:18.146+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:39:18.146+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 077d70ea-c598-4e34-a23b-33a634f20754 - Dateline: Lima, PE > Donnée gagnante à 50,1 % contre 49,9 %, soit quelque 42 000 voix, l'héritière de la droite signe son retour après trois échecs. Mais la gauche crie à la fraude et la proclamation tarde. ### Summary Au terme du second tour le plus serré de l'histoire moderne du Pérou, Keiko Fujimori devance Roberto Sánchez d'environ 42 000 voix. Le candidat de gauche refuse de reconnaître le résultat et conteste les bulletins de la diaspora. ### Key facts - L'ONPE crédite Keiko Fujimori de 50,1 % contre 49,9 % à Roberto Sánchez, soit un écart d'environ 42 000 voix — l'un des scrutins les plus serrés de l'histoire récente d'Amérique latine. - C'est la quatrième campagne présidentielle de Fujimori, après ses défaites de 2011, 2016 et 2021 ; les bulletins de la diaspora ont été décisifs. - Sánchez refuse de concéder, dénonce une fraude et demande l'annulation des résultats de 119 bureaux consulaires ; le JNE n'avait pas encore proclamé de président élu au 23 juin. - Aucun parti ne détient la majorité au nouveau Congrès bicaméral : Force populaire est en tête à la Chambre des députés (41/130) comme au Sénat (22/60). - Le programme de Fujimori associe fermeté contre la criminalité et défense du modèle de marché ; selon l'Atlantic Council, son bloc évite la destitution mais devra composer pour gouverner. ### FAQ **Q: Quel a été le résultat exact du second tour ?** Selon l'ONPE, Keiko Fujimori a obtenu 9 206 241 voix (50,1 %) contre 9 164 171 (49,9 %) à Roberto Sánchez, soit 42 070 bulletins d'écart, ou 0,24 point. Au 23 juin, avec 99,7 % des suffrages comptés, l'avance était d'environ 40 000 voix. **Q: Pourquoi le résultat est-il contesté ?** Roberto Sánchez refuse de concéder et dénonce une fraude dans les bulletins de l'étranger, décisifs pour Fujimori. Il reproche aux autorités d'avoir supprimé l'obligation de scanner les procès-verbaux des bureaux à l'étranger et réclame l'annulation des résultats de 119 bureaux consulaires. **Q: Quel Congrès sort des urnes ?** Le premier Parlement bicaméral depuis le rétablissement du Sénat, sans majorité absolue. Force populaire arrive en tête à la Chambre des députés (41 sièges sur 130) et au Sénat (22 sur 60), suivie d'Ensemble pour le Pérou (32 et 14). **Q: Qui est Alberto Fujimori, le père de la candidate ?** Président du Pérou de 1990 à 2000, il a été condamné à 25 ans de prison pour atteintes aux droits humains et corruption, gracié en 2017 puis officiellement libéré en décembre 2023. Il est mort le 11 septembre 2024, à 86 ans. ### Body Lima — Il aura fallu trois défaites et quinze ans de patience pour que Keiko Fujimori touche enfin au but. La fille de l'ancien président Alberto Fujimori, figure la plus clivante de la vie politique péruvienne depuis une génération, est sortie en tête du second tour le plus serré que le pays ait connu à l'époque contemporaine. Après dépouillement de la quasi-totalité des bulletins, l'Office national des processus électoraux (ONPE) la crédite de 50,1 % des voix, contre 49,9 % au député de gauche Roberto Sánchez — un écart d'environ 42 000 voix sur plus de 18 millions de suffrages exprimés. Le scrutin, organisé le 7 juin, parachève une remontée que peu d'observateurs jugeaient possible après les revers de 2011, 2016 et 2021. Mais la victoire est arrivée sans la netteté qu'un vainqueur pourrait espérer. Sánchez refuse de concéder, dénonçant une fraude dans les bulletins de l'étranger, pourtant décisifs, et le Jury national des élections (JNE) n'avait toujours pas proclamé de président élu plus de deux semaines après la fermeture des bureaux de vote. Un écart de 0,24 point dans un pays coupé en deux Selon le décompte de l'ONPE, Fujimori, qui dirige le parti de droite Force populaire, a recueilli 9 206 241 voix, contre 9 164 171 à Sánchez — soit 42 070 bulletins d'écart, ou 0,24 point de pourcentage. Au 23 juin, avec 99,7 % des suffrages comptabilisés, l'avance s'établissait autour de 40 000 voix, un chiffre que les analystes rangent parmi les marges les plus minces de l'histoire récente de l'Amérique latine. L'arithmétique épouse les fractures d'un corps électoral divisé. Fujimori, arrivée en tête du premier tour le 12 avril avec 17,2 %, a puisé sa force dans les quartiers urbains aisés et chez les Péruviens de l'étranger, où le vote de la diaspora a massivement penché en sa faveur. Sánchez, du bloc Ensemble pour le Pérou, a bâti son socle dans les régions rurales et plus pauvres, et le décompte s'est resserré dans les derniers jours à mesure que remontaient les bulletins de ces territoires. La participation au second tour a atteint 71,9 %. Aucun parti ne domine le nouveau Congrès à deux chambres — le premier Parlement bicaméral depuis le rétablissement du Sénat. Les résultats provisoires donnent à Force populaire la première place dans chacune des assemblées, sans majorité : - Chambre des députés (130 sièges) : Force populaire 41, Ensemble pour le Pérou 32, Parti du bon gouvernement 18, Rénovation populaire 15, le reste réparti entre de plus petites formations. - Sénat (60 sièges) : Force populaire 22, Ensemble pour le Pérou 14, Rénovation populaire 8, Parti du bon gouvernement 7. Un verdict que son adversaire récuse Avant le vote, Sánchez s'était engagé sur une radio locale à « respecter les résultats ». Le ton a changé à mesure que le décompte se retournait contre lui. Il accuse les autorités électorales d'avoir ouvert la voie à la manipulation en supprimant l'obligation, pour les bureaux de vote de l'étranger, de scanner et de numériser leurs procès-verbaux ; il a demandé au JNE d'annuler les résultats de 119 bureaux consulaires. Dans un message diffusé sur les réseaux sociaux le 23 juin, il est allé au-delà du recours juridique. Nous ne reconnaîtrons pas ce gouvernement et nous déclarerons un état de lutte politique et sociale. Fujimori balaie cette offensive comme une mise en scène. « J'estime qu'il s'agit d'un acte politique désespéré », a-t-elle déclaré à la presse péruvienne. Le candidat de gauche n'est pas le seul perdant à dénoncer une irrégularité : Rafael López Aliaga, le maire de Lima d'extrême droite éliminé en troisième position au premier tour, a relayé des accusations de fraude, appelé à une « insurrection » et fait désormais l'objet de poursuites pénales pour incitation au désordre civil. Les juges électoraux ont jusqu'ici laissé le processus suivre son cours, après avoir tranché en avril que le premier tour ne serait pas annulé. Ce que promet une présidence Fujimori Une victoire de Fujimori consoliderait l'emprise de la droite sur l'une des économies les plus riches en ressources d'Amérique du Sud et prolongerait le basculement régional au détriment de la gauche. Son programme associe une ligne ferme contre la criminalité — écho assumé de la campagne menée par son père contre la subversion dans les années 1990 — à la défense du modèle de marché qui a soutenu la stabilité macroéconomique du Pérou à travers des années de chaos politique et de présidents qui se succèdent. Pouvoir gouverner est toutefois une autre affaire que pouvoir l'emporter. Les analystes du Centre Amérique latine de l'Atlantic Council estiment que le nombre de sièges de son bloc lui offre une protection, mais pas les mains libres. « Le parti de Fujimori détient assez de sièges au Sénat et au Congrès pour éviter une destitution, mais gouverner efficacement exigera des compromis », observe Martin Cassinelli, directeur adjoint au centre. Son collègue Jason Marczak juge qu'elle « apporterait une approche favorable aux entreprises à une économie longtemps saluée pour sa stabilité macroéconomique malgré des bouleversements politiques constants » et qu'elle serait un partenaire disposé à appuyer la lutte de Washington contre les organisations criminelles du continent. Sur la rivalité entre les États-Unis et la Chine — le Pérou est un grand exportateur de cuivre, d'argent et de molybdène —, ses collègues du centre s'attendent à ce qu'elle reste pragmatique et évite de prendre parti. L'accession à la présidence refermerait aussi une boucle dynastique. Fujimori est entrée dans la vie publique comme première dame du Pérou à 19 ans, sous la présidence de son père, Alberto Fujimori, au pouvoir de 1990 à 2000, condamné par la suite pour atteintes aux droits humains et mort en septembre 2024 — un an et neuf mois après sa sortie de prison. Pour ses détracteurs, une Fujimori au Palais du gouvernement ravive l'ombre autoritaire de cette époque ; pour ses partisans, elle réhabilite une candidate battue trois fois par des écarts aussi ténus que celui-ci. Ce que le résultat ne livrera pas, à en juger par les premiers signes, c'est l'apaisement : le décompte décisif est connu, mais la bataille sur sa légitimité ne fait que commencer. ### Sources - 2026 Peruvian general election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election - Sanchez warns he 'will not recognise' Fujimori victory in Peru election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/sanchez-warns-he-will-not-recognise-fujimori-victory-in-peru-election - Leftist Sanchez takes slim lead in Peru's presidential run-off election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/race-tied-between-left-and-right-wing-rivals-in-perus-presidential-vote - A razor-thin victory, a divided nation: What awaits Peru's next president? — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/a-razor-thin-victory-a-divided-nation-what-awaits-perus-next-president/ - Peru: Keiko Fujimori, first lady at 19, on fourth try to be president — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/americas/peru-president-election-keiko-fujimori-intl-latam - Peru Has a New President, But Fujimori's Election Lie Imperils Democracy — WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America): https://www.wola.org/analysis/peru-has-new-president-fujimori-imperils-democracy/ - Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5109052/alberto-fujimori-dead-peru-former-president - Keiko Fujimori | Biography, Politics, Fuerza Popular, & Peru Election 2026 — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keiko-Fujimori --- ## Deuxième index en 2026 : le scénario s'éloigne, le STATEC vise déjà 2027 - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/deuxieme-tranche-index-2026-luxembourg-statec-reportee-2027 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:20:35.358+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:20:35.358+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 1be0175d-2d3b-4418-88d3-4b12a93bf1ef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Après la hausse du 1er juin, l'institut statistique ne table plus sur une nouvelle indexation avant le deuxième trimestre 2027 — à condition que les mesures sur l'énergie tiennent l'inflation. ### Summary Dans sa note de conjoncture du 24 juin, le STATEC maintient son scénario central : la prochaine tranche indiciaire n'interviendra qu'au deuxième trimestre 2027, éloignant la perspective d'un second index en 2026. ### Key facts - Dans sa note de conjoncture du 24 juin 2026, le STATEC maintient son scénario central : prochaine tranche d'index au 2e trimestre 2027, pas de seconde indexation en 2026. - La tranche du 1er juin 2026 a relevé salaires, pensions et prestations de 2,5 %, premier ajustement en treize mois ; la cote d'application est passée de 968,04 à 992,24 points. - Les mesures du Resilienzpak 2026 devraient limiter la hausse des prix de l'énergie à 2,3 % (contre 6,6 % sans intervention), ramenant l'inflation 2026 à environ 2,2 %. - Le salaire social minimum non qualifié atteint 2 771,33 euros par mois et le minimum qualifié 3 325,59 euros depuis le 1er juin. - Chaque tranche pèse sur la masse salariale publique et privée ; le STATEC a abaissé sa prévision de croissance 2026 à environ 1,4 %. ### FAQ **Q: Y aura-t-il une deuxième tranche d'index en 2026 au Luxembourg ?** C'est désormais peu probable. Dans sa note du 24 juin 2026, le STATEC maintient son scénario central, qui place la prochaine indexation automatique au deuxième trimestre 2027, après la tranche déjà appliquée le 1er juin 2026. **Q: Comment fonctionne l'indexation automatique des salaires ?** Une tranche de 2,5 % se déclenche environ un mois après que la moyenne mobile sur six mois de l'indice des prix à la consommation national (IPCN) a dépassé de 2,5 % son niveau au précédent déclenchement. Elle relève les salaires du privé et du public, les pensions, les allocations familiales, le chômage et le congé parental. **Q: De combien a augmenté le salaire minimum le 1er juin 2026 ?** Le salaire social minimum non qualifié (18 ans et plus) est passé de 2 703,74 à 2 771,33 euros par mois, et le salaire minimum qualifié de 3 244,48 à 3 325,59 euros par mois. **Q: Pourquoi le STATEC a-t-il revu son scénario ?** Parce que les mesures du Resilienzpak 2026 limitent la hausse des prix de l'énergie à environ 2,3 % au lieu de 6,6 %, ce qui réduit l'inflation 2026 à environ 2,2 % et écarte le franchissement du prochain seuil d'index avant 2027. ### Body Salariés et pensionnés du Luxembourg ont vu leurs revenus progresser de 2,5 % le 1er juin 2026, au titre d'une tranche indiciaire automatique. Depuis, une interrogation taraude aussi bien les ménages que les employeurs : une seconde hausse du même ordre tomberait-elle encore avant la fin de l'année ? L'institut national de la statistique vient d'y répondre, et sa réponse est désormais plutôt négative. Dans sa note de conjoncture publiée le 24 juin, le STATEC a confirmé son scénario central sans le retoucher : la prochaine tranche d'indexation des salaires n'est attendue qu'au deuxième trimestre 2027. C'est un net repli par rapport au printemps, lorsque le choc pétrolier lié à la crise au Proche-Orient faisait planer la menace d'une inflation suffisamment vive pour déclencher une nouvelle tranche dès le second semestre 2026 — voire, dans l'hypothèse la plus sombre, jusqu'à trois indexations entre la mi-2026 et la fin 2027. L'enjeu n'a rien d'anecdotique. Ce que les Luxembourgeois appellent simplement l'index fixe, de fait, la rémunération de presque tout le pays. Une tranche relève d'un même taux de 2,5 % les salaires du privé et du public, mais aussi les pensions, les allocations familiales, les indemnités de chômage et les prestations de congé parental. Savoir si une ou deux tranches surviennent au cours d'une même année constitue donc l'une des questions économiques les plus lourdes de conséquences pour le Grand-Duché. Pourquoi le calendrier se desserre La lecture du STATEC tient en une phrase : les mesures de soutien arrêtées par le gouvernement, les syndicats et le patronat — le fameux Resilienzpak 2026 — suffisent à contenir les prix. Le paquet devrait limiter la hausse des prix de l'énergie à environ 2,3 % cette année, contre 6,6 % en l'absence d'intervention, soit un effet d'environ 0,3 point de pourcentage en moins sur l'inflation globale. Sur cette base, l'institut a abaissé sa projection d'inflation pour 2026 à quelque 2,2 %, contre 2,5 % auparavant, et anticipe un reflux à 1,7 % en 2027. La révision suffit à écarter le franchissement du prochain seuil de déclenchement avant l'an prochain. Le STATEC prend toutefois soin de rappeler que l'horizon demeure exceptionnellement incertain, suspendu à la durée et à l'intensité du conflit au Proche-Orient. La prudence est de mise. En mai encore, le directeur du STATEC, Tom Haas, esquissait devant le comité de coordination tripartite une variante autrement plus inquiétante. En cas de blocage du détroit d'Ormuz durant six mois ou davantage, prévenait-il, l'inflation pourrait avoisiner 4 % en moyenne sur 2026 et culminer près de 6 %, le prix des carburants en étant le symptôme le plus visible. Les prix des carburants à la pompe pourraient dépasser les deux euros le litre dès l'été. C'est précisément ce scénario du pire, qui aurait enchaîné trois tranches, que les dernières prévisions estiment écarté. Tom Haas a aussi mis en garde contre l'illusion d'une indexation miracle : si les salaires nominaux progressent bien grâce à l'index, le revenu réel par habitant reste, lui, sous tension lorsque l'inflation s'emballe. Bien que les salaires nominaux augmenteraient via l'index, le revenu disponible réel par personne subirait des pressions négatives pendant les périodes de forte inflation. L'index, mode d'emploi Le Luxembourg fait partie des rares pays d'Europe à conserver un lien automatique et généralisé entre les prix et les salaires. Le déclencheur est l'indice des prix à la consommation national (IPCN), calculé par le STATEC sur une base au 1er janvier 1948. Dès que la moyenne mobile semestrielle de cet indice dépasse de 2,5 % son niveau au précédent déclenchement, une nouvelle tranche s'active environ un mois plus tard. - La tranche de juin 2026 a porté la cote d'application de l'échelle mobile des salaires de 968,04 à 992,24 points. - Elle a été confirmée après le franchissement du seuil de 1 038,79 points par la moyenne semestrielle, qui a atteint 1 041,65 en mai. - Il s'agissait du premier ajustement en treize mois, la tranche précédente remontant au 1er mai 2025. Le lissage sur six mois n'a rien de fortuit : il atténue le poids des postes volatils, carburants et produits alimentaires saisonniers en tête, afin qu'un seul à-coup des prix ne suffise pas, à lui seul, à mouvoir les salaires. Après la hausse de juin, le salaire social minimum non qualifié pour les travailleurs de 18 ans et plus est passé de 2 703,74 à 2 771,33 euros par mois, tandis que le minimum qualifié grimpait de 3 244,48 à 3 325,59 euros. Ce que cela change pour les salaires, les pensions et les comptes publics Pour les salariés et les retraités, le report d'une seconde tranche a un goût doux-amer. Il signale que la flambée du coût de la vie est jugée maîtrisée, mais il signifie aussi l'absence de tout nouveau coup de pouce généralisé cette année si les prix refluent comme prévu. Le gain net, du reste, reste toujours inférieur aux 2,5 % affichés, car la hausse du brut se heurte au barème fiscal et aux cotisations sociales. Pour les employeurs et l'État, le sursis tient du soulagement. Chaque tranche se répercute immédiatement sur la masse salariale publique, sur les pensions et sur les prestations, et alourdit mécaniquement les rémunérations du privé — un coût que la Fédération des entreprises (UEL), par la voix de Michel Reckinger, a maintes fois pointé lorsque plusieurs tranches menacent de se télescoper. La révision à la baisse de la croissance accentue la pression : le STATEC a ramené sa prévision de PIB 2026 à environ 1,4 %, une contraction n'étant pas exclue en cas de choc énergétique prolongé. Sur le plan politique, le mécanisme lui-même n'est pas en cause. Le Premier ministre Luc Frieden a martelé que, quelles que soient les mesures de soutien débattues, le principe de l'indexation automatique serait préservé. « Le mécanisme d'indexation des salaires reste intouchable », a-t-il affirmé. Pour l'heure, c'est donc le calendrier qui fait l'actualité. Sauf nouveau choc énergétique, la prochaine hausse automatique des salaires au Luxembourg est inscrite au deuxième trimestre 2027 — et le tant commenté deuxième index de 2026 ressemble de plus en plus à un risque qui ne s'est pas concrétisé. ### Sources - Wage indexation on 1 June 2026 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn19-26-ipc.html - Inflation forecast: 1.8% for 2026 and 2027 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn05-previsions-inflation.html - Le Statec maintient son scénario d'index en 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-maintient-son-scenario-dindex-en-2027 - Au Luxembourg, la perspective d'un second index en 2026 s'éloigne — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-la-perspective-d-un-second-index-en-2026-s-eloigne-103589550 - Le Statec agite la menace de trois indexations d'ici fin 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-agite-la-menace-de-trois-indexations-dici-mars-2027 - Tripartite: le Statec prévoit jusqu'à 3 index en un an si la guerre dure — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-prix-en-hausse-index-en-rafale-l-inflation-menace-de-nouveau-103561838 - Luxembourg wage indexation confirmed for June — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-wage-indexation-confirmed-for-june - Indexation au 1er juin 2026: les salaires, traitements et pensions augmentent de 2,5% — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/indexation-au-1er-juin-2026-les-salaires-traitements-et-pensions-augmentent-de-25/ - When Is the Next Index in Luxembourg? What's Changing in 2026 — salary.lu: https://salary.lu/en/blog/when-is-the-next-index-in-luxembourg-what-s-changing-in-2026 - Tom Haas nommé Directeur du STATEC — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/tom-haas-nomme-directeur-du-statec.html --- ## À Metz, le pape Léon XIV refermera son voyage en France aux portes du Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/pape-leon-xiv-messe-cathedrale-metz-frontiere-luxembourg-septembre-202 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:09:33.86+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:09:33.86+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 6da4408d-da6e-4858-bbda-d2191c673a54 - Dateline: Metz, FR > Le 28 septembre 2026, le pape Léon XIV clôturera quatre jours en France par une messe à la cathédrale de Metz, à quelque 55 kilomètres de Luxembourg, sur le thème de la réconciliation européenne. ### Summary Le pape Léon XIV terminera sa visite en France à Metz le 28 septembre 2026, une étape consacrée à la réconciliation franco-allemande, à moins d'une heure de route de la capitale luxembourgeoise. ### Key facts - Le pape Léon XIV clôturera sa visite de quatre jours en France par une messe à la cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, le 28 septembre 2026. - Cette étape est construite autour de la réconciliation franco-allemande et de l'héritage de Robert Schuman, enterré à Scy-Chazelles, près de Metz. - Metz se trouve à environ 63 km par la route de Luxembourg (≈45 minutes), au sein de la Grande Région. - La France fournit 125 281 frontaliers, soit environ 54 % des quelque 229 085 travailleurs transfrontaliers recensés par le STATEC au premier trimestre 2025. - Les dates parisiennes ont été annoncées le 9 juin 2026 ; à la mi-juin, le Saint-Siège n'avait pas encore confirmé formellement le programme. ### FAQ **Q: Quand et où le pape Léon XIV se rendra-t-il en France ?** Le pape effectuera une visite apostolique du 25 au 28 septembre 2026, avec des étapes à Paris (25-26 septembre), à Lourdes (27 septembre) et à Metz (28 septembre), où il clôturera le voyage par une messe à la cathédrale Saint-Étienne. **Q: Pourquoi l'étape de Metz est-elle considérée comme symbolique ?** Metz, en Lorraine, fut annexée par l'Empire allemand de 1871 à 1918 et est devenue un symbole de la réconciliation franco-allemande. Robert Schuman, père fondateur de l'intégration européenne, a vécu et repose tout près, à Scy-Chazelles. **Q: Quel est le lien avec le Luxembourg ?** Metz se situe à environ 63 km par la route de la ville de Luxembourg (≈45 minutes via l'A31 et l'A3). Les deux villes font partie de la Grande Région, et de nombreux frontaliers français habitent le bassin de Metz et de Thionville. **Q: Le programme de la visite est-il définitif ?** Les dates ont été annoncées le 9 juin 2026 par l'archevêque de Paris, mais à la mi-juin plusieurs détails logistiques restaient à régler et le Saint-Siège n'avait pas encore publié de confirmation formelle. ### Body C'est à une trentaine de minutes de la frontière luxembourgeoise que le pape Léon XIV achèvera son voyage apostolique en France. Le lundi 28 septembre 2026, il célébrera une messe sous les voûtes de la cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, point d'orgue d'un déplacement de quatre jours dont les organisateurs ont fait, sans détour, un message adressé à l'Europe. La cité mosellane se trouve à peine à 55 kilomètres de la ville de Luxembourg : autrement dit, le geste pontifical en faveur d'un continent fracturé se jouera au cœur même du bassin de vie transfrontalier du Grand-Duché. Avant d'atteindre l'ancienne frontière franco-allemande, l'itinéraire passe par Paris puis par Lourdes. Mais c'est bien Metz qui en constitue le sommet symbolique : une ville dont l'histoire condense, à elle seule, les guerres que la construction européenne s'était donné pour mission de rendre impossibles. Quatre jours, de Notre-Dame à la frontière C'est l'archevêque de Paris, Mgr Laurent Ulrich, qui a rendu les dates publiques sur son compte officiel, le 9 juin 2026, la Conférence des évêques de France confirmant que le pape participerait à plusieurs grands rassemblements. « Nous sommes en mesure de confirmer publiquement que Paris accueillera le Saint-Père les 25 et 26 septembre », a déclaré Mgr Ulrich, selon EWTN News. D'après les programmes rapportés par OSV News, America Magazine et le média espagnol Omnes, le voyage se déroulera ainsi : - Paris, 25-26 septembre — vêpres à la cathédrale Notre-Dame, une veillée avec les jeunes et une messe en plein air au centre de la capitale. - Lourdes, 27 septembre — messe au sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes. - Metz, 28 septembre — messe à la cathédrale médiévale Saint-Étienne, clôture de la visite. Le cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, archevêque de Marseille et président de la Conférence des évêques de France, coordonne le projet de programme avec le pape depuis le mois d'avril. À la mi-juin, plusieurs détails logistiques restaient à régler et le Saint-Siège n'avait pas encore publié sa propre confirmation formelle. Pourquoi Metz Le choix de Metz n'a rien d'anodin. Chef-lieu du département de la Moselle, en Lorraine, la ville fut annexée par l'Empire allemand de 1871 à 1918 — une ligne de fracture qui traversa les deux guerres mondiales, avant que la cité ne devienne l'un des emblèmes de la réconciliation franco-allemande d'après-guerre. Cette charge symbolique tient surtout à un homme. Robert Schuman, l'homme d'État de double culture française et allemande considéré comme l'un des pères fondateurs de l'intégration européenne, a vécu et repose à Scy-Chazelles, aux portes de Metz. Sa déclaration du 9 mai 1950 est largement tenue pour le texte fondateur du projet européen. Fervent catholique qui se rendait quotidiennement à la messe, Schuman a été déclaré vénérable par le pape François le 19 juin 2021, première étape d'un possible chemin vers la sainteté. Le cardinal Aveline a lu la visite à cette aune. Le pape pourrait, a-t-il estimé, « s'appuyer sur son exemple de chrétien engagé pour la paix et le bien commun afin d'encourager un nouvel élan pour l'Europe ». Un message à un continent divisé Ce que Léon XIV dira sous les vitraux messins n'a pas été dévoilé : le thème de la réconciliation européenne est annoncé, mais le texte de l'homélie demeure inconnu. Ses interventions récentes laissent toutefois peu de doute sur le registre. Le 8 juin 2026, devant les deux chambres réunies du Parlement espagnol — une première pour un pape —, il a mis en garde un continent qu'il juge dangereusement polarisé. J'invite chacun à délaisser les récits clivants et polarisants de votre réalité sociale et de votre histoire, afin de dépasser les simplifications stériles par la reconnaissance féconde de la complexité. Le fil est constant. Le 25 avril 2026, devant le groupe du Parti populaire européen au Parlement de Strasbourg, Léon XIV avait affirmé aux élus que « l'unité l'emporte sur le conflit » et évoqué une peur de fonder une famille qui, selon lui, « semble particulièrement répandue en Europe ». Lus ensemble, les discours de Madrid et de Strasbourg dessinent l'argumentaire que la messe de Metz devrait, selon toute attente, porter au cœur de la Grande Région. Aux portes du Grand-Duché Pour le Luxembourg, le lieu compte autant que les mots. Metz se situe à environ 63 kilomètres par la route de la capitale grand-ducale — quelque 45 minutes par l'A31 puis l'A3, avec passage de la frontière à Zoufftgen —, et les deux villes appartiennent à cette Grande Région qui relie le Luxembourg, la Lorraine, la Sarre, la Rhénanie-Palatinat et la Wallonie. Cette proximité n'a rien d'abstrait. La France fournit le plus gros contingent de la main-d'œuvre frontalière du Grand-Duché : 125 281 frontaliers français, soit environ 54 % des quelque 229 085 travailleurs transfrontaliers recensés par l'institut national de statistique STATEC au premier trimestre 2025. Beaucoup font la navette depuis les communes de Moselle et de Lorraine, autour de Metz et de Thionville ; ensemble, les frontaliers représentent près de la moitié des emplois au Luxembourg. Une apparition pontificale consacrée à l'unité européenne, mise en scène dans ce bassin de vie, constitue un événement rare pour une région plus souvent définie par ses comptages routiers et ses conventions fiscales que par le symbole continental. Pour des dizaines de milliers de résidents et de frontaliers luxembourgeois, le pape le plus proche de mémoire récente prêchera la réconciliation à une courte route vers le sud — pour autant que le calendrier définitif, encore en discussion à Rome, soit confirmé. ### Sources - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — OSV News: https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-france-visit-takes-shape-with-stops-at-notre-dame-lourdes-and-metz/ - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with planned stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — America Magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/06/11/pope-leo-xiv-visit-notre-dame-lourdes-metz/ - Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo XIV's trip to France: Paris, Lourdes, and Metz — EWTN News: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/europe/itinerary-confirmed-for-pope-leo-xiv-s-trip-to-france-paris-lourdes-and-metz - The Pope's visit to France is taking shape — Omnes Magazine: https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/the-popes-visit-to-france-is-taking-shape/ - To Members of the European People's Party in the European Parliament (25 April 2026) — Holy See (vatican.va): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/april/documents/20260425-ppe.html - Pope to EU lawmakers: Seek unity, not conflict that leads to destruction — Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-to-european-people-s-party-politics-must-return-people.html - Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/07/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-end-to-polarisation-as-he-makes-the-first-papal-visit-to-spain-in-1 - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu (citing STATEC): https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Distance between Luxembourg and Metz — DistanceBetween2: https://distancebetween2.com/luxembourg/metz --- ## Éloignement, zone d'exclusion d'un kilomètre : le « Platzverweis » revient devant les députés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/platzverweis-renforce-loi-police-eloignement-espace-public-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-25T05:52:24.674+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:52:24.674+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 8328bc2b-52c9-4712-8fae-fb4970d9aa82 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Porté par le ministre Léon Gloden, l'élargissement des pouvoirs de la police arrive au vote le 8 juillet, malgré l'opposition du Conseil d'État et des défenseurs des droits humains. ### Summary Le projet de loi 8426 doit permettre à la police d'ordonner à une personne de quitter un lieu public, sur des motifs élargis. Le vote en séance plénière est fixé au 8 juillet 2026. ### Key facts - Le projet de loi 8426 permet à la police d'ordonner à une personne de quitter un lieu public sur des motifs élargis, avec une zone d'exclusion allant jusqu'à un kilomètre et une durée maximale de 48 heures. - Déposé le 25 juillet 2024 par le ministre Léon Gloden (CSV), il modifie la loi de 2018 sur la Police grand-ducale ; le vote en plénière est fixé au 8 juillet 2026. - Le Conseil d'État maintient son opposition formelle (avis du 2 décembre 2025), jugeant les notions trop générales et craignant arbitraire et discrimination. - La CCDH dénonce des comportements « formulés de manière vague » et un risque de discriminations ; parquets et juges de paix réclament une décision de l'autorité judiciaire. - En commission, les bourgmestres ont été écartés de l'interdiction de lieu prolongée, jugée inconstitutionnelle ; LSAP et déi Gréng se sont abstenus, sans vote contre. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le « Platzverweis » renforcé ?** C'est un ordre d'éloignement permettant à la police d'enjoindre à une personne de quitter un lieu public. Introduit en 2022 pour les seuls blocages d'accès aux bâtiments, il serait étendu par le projet 8426 à tout comportement troublant la tranquillité, la santé ou la sécurité publiques, entravant la circulation ou importunant les passants. **Q: Quelles sont les sanctions et la portée prévues ?** La zone d'exclusion peut atteindre un kilomètre et l'ordre durer jusqu'à 48 heures. En cas de récidive dans les 30 jours, une interdiction de lieu plus longue peut suivre. Le non-respect d'un ordre est puni d'une amende de 250 euros. **Q: Quand le texte sera-t-il voté ?** La commission des Affaires intérieures a adopté le rapport le 24 juin 2026. Le vote en séance plénière de la Chambre des députés est programmé le 8 juillet 2026. **Q: Pourquoi le projet est-il critiqué ?** Le Conseil d'État, la CCDH, des parquets et des juges de paix estiment les motifs trop vagues, redoutent un risque d'arbitraire et de discrimination envers les personnes vulnérables, et réclament l'intervention d'une autorité judiciaire avec un recours rapide. ### Body Une personne qui dérange, et la police pourra lui ordonner de s'en aller — par la force si nécessaire, sur un périmètre pouvant atteindre un kilomètre et pour une durée allant jusqu'à quarante-huit heures. Tel est, résumé, ce que le Luxembourg s'apprête à inscrire dans sa loi sur la Police grand-ducale. Le projet de loi 8426, dit du Platzverweis renforcé — un ordre d'éloignement ou de dispersion —, a franchi le 24 juin 2026 l'étape de la commission parlementaire. Le rapport du rapporteur a été adopté, ouvrant la voie à un vote en séance plénière programmé le 8 juillet 2026, selon l'agenda de la Chambre des députés et les informations de Reporter.lu. Déposé le 25 juillet 2024 par le ministre de l'Intérieur Léon Gloden (CSV), le texte modifie la loi du 18 juillet 2018 sur la Police grand-ducale. Il s'inscrit dans un bras de fer juridique qui dure depuis des mois, opposant l'agenda sécuritaire du gouvernement aux avertissements répétés de la plus haute instance consultative du pays et de son institution des droits humains. Ce que le texte autorise concrètement Le Luxembourg connaît déjà le Platzverweis, introduit en 2022. Mais son usage était jusqu'ici cantonné aux personnes bloquant physiquement l'accès à un bâtiment ouvert au public. Le projet 8426 en élargit considérablement la portée. Dans sa version déposée, l'agent pourrait ordonner à quelqu'un de quitter les lieux sur une liste de motifs nettement plus longue. - Des motifs élargis : tout comportement troublant la tranquillité, la santé ou la sécurité publiques, entravant la circulation sur la voie publique, ou importunant les passants — et non plus seulement l'obstruction d'une entrée. - Périmètre et durée : la zone d'exclusion peut s'étendre jusqu'à un kilomètre, et l'ordre vaut jusqu'à quarante-huit heures. - Récidive : en cas de nouvelle interpellation dans les trente jours, une interdiction de lieu plus longue — proposée à l'origine jusqu'à trente jours — pourrait suivre. - Sanction : le non-respect de l'ordre est puni d'une amende de 250 euros. Au fil des travaux en commission, le texte a été remodelé. Les bourgmestres, à qui la version initiale confiait la décision de l'interdiction de lieu prolongée, ont été écartés de ce rôle après que le député déi Lénk Marc Baum eut plaidé qu'il était inconstitutionnel de laisser un exécutif élu — et non un juge — restreindre la liberté de circulation d'un citoyen, comme l'a rapporté Le Quotidien. La commission a également resserré la formulation des motifs, que ses détracteurs jugeaient dangereusement floue. Un parcours parlementaire semé d'embûches Le projet est l'un des piliers de l'accord de coalition CSV-DP, et un Platzverweis généralisé figurait déjà parmi les revendications du CSV lorsque Léon Gloden siégeait dans l'opposition, sous le précédent ministre de l'Intérieur écologiste Henri Kox. Son cheminement n'a pourtant rien eu d'un long fleuve tranquille. Le Conseil d'État, dont les avis peuvent renvoyer un texte à la planche à dessin, a rendu le mardi 2 décembre 2025 un avis complémentaire maintenant son opposition formelle. La haute corporation a estimé que des notions telles que le trouble à « la tranquillité, la santé ou la sécurité publiques » demeuraient trop générales pour garantir la prévisibilité exigée lorsque l'État s'immisce dans la vie privée. Elle a mis en garde contre un risque d'arbitraire, de restrictions disproportionnées et d'impact discriminatoire sur les personnes vulnérables, sans recours rapide pour les personnes visées. En commission, les trois membres du LSAP et un député déi Gréng se sont abstenus sur le rapport établi par le rapporteur CSV Laurent Mosar ; aucune voix ne s'est prononcée contre. Le ministre, lui, n'a pas cédé un pouce. Je suis très déterminé à ce que ce projet de loi soit voté sans être dénaturé. Léon Gloden présente la mesure comme une réponse à une attente populaire plutôt qu'à un quelconque lobbying. « Les gens attendent de nous que nous améliorions la sécurité et le sentiment de sécurité », a-t-il déclaré, balayant l'opposition organisée en invoquant ce qu'il appelle « la majorité silencieuse qui ne crie pas ». Magistrats et défenseurs des droits en alerte Hors de l'hémicycle, la critique a été large et précise. La Commission consultative des droits de l'Homme (CCDH), institution nationale luxembourgeoise, a averti dans son avis d'avril 2025 que le projet couvre un « large éventail de comportements formulés de manière vague », « entraînant un risque d'arbitraire, de discriminations et de non-conformité à la Constitution et à la Convention européenne des droits de l'Homme ». La commission a souligné que policiers et fonctionnaires pourraient finir par décider sur la foi de l'apparence ou de l'origine supposée, et qu'un sentiment d'insécurité subjectif ne saurait justifier des mesures répressives. Elle a réclamé que les manifestations soient explicitement exclues du champ de la mesure. La justice a exprimé des doutes comparables. Les parquets de Luxembourg et de Diekirch ont indiqué aux parlementaires, en janvier 2025, que les comportements énumérés étaient trop imprécis pour une application uniforme et objective, tandis que le procureur général d'État Georges Oswald a interrogé la proportionnalité du dispositif. Les juges de paix ont fait valoir que les ordres restreignant les déplacements d'une personne devraient émaner d'une autorité judiciaire et s'accompagner d'un droit de recours accéléré — des garde-fous dont, selon les opposants, le texte reste dépourvu. Le parquet général, les tribunaux d'arrondissement, la Chambre des salariés et plusieurs collectifs de la société civile ont déposé des avis tout aussi critiques. Une bataille plus large sur l'espace public Le Platzverweis n'est que la pointe la plus acérée d'une offensive sécuritaire plus vaste pilotée par Léon Gloden. Depuis son entrée en fonction, il a rétabli une interdiction de la mendicité dans certains quartiers de Luxembourg-Ville — visant, assure-t-il, la seule « mendicité agressive et organisée » dans des rues et à des horaires précis —, poussé pour l'extension de la vidéosurveillance et la reconnaissance automatique des plaques d'immatriculation, et défendu la création d'une unité de police locale au sein de la Police grand-ducale. Ses partisans présentent l'ensemble comme une réassurance de bon sens pour les habitants et les commerçants qui se sentent mal à l'aise dans certaines parties de la capitale. Ses adversaires y voient une accumulation continue de pouvoirs exécutifs sur qui peut occuper l'espace public, et sur les résidents les plus précaires en particulier. La majorité gouvernementale restant intacte et l'opposition partagée entre abstention et refus frontal, le projet 8426 devrait être adopté le 8 juillet. Mais les questions soulevées par le Conseil d'État et la CCDH — sur le flou des termes, la proportionnalité et le rôle du juge — risquent de survivre au vote, et pourraient bien resurgir un jour devant les tribunaux luxembourgeois. ### Sources - Innere Sicherheit: Ausschuss nimmt „Platzverweis renforcé" an — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-politik-parlament-innere-sicherheit-ausschuss-nimmt-platzverweis-renforce-an/ - Le Conseil d'État renouvelle son opposition au Platzverweis — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-conseil-detat-renouvelle-son-opposition-au-platzerweis - Entrave à l'accès d'un bâtiment: la CCDH monte au créneau — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/entrave-a-lacces-dun-batiment-la-ccdh-monte-au-creneau - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la CCDH s'offusque à son tour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-ccdh-soffusque-a-son-tour/ - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la justice émet d'importants doutes — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-justice-emet-dimportants-doutes/ - Les bourgmestres éloignés du Platzverweis — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/les-bourgmestres-eloignes-du-platzverweis/ - « Platzverweis », interdiction de la mendicité et création d'une unité de police locale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2052 - Quelles limites pour le « Platzverweis » ? — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/101 - La semaine du 22 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-22-juin-2026 - Réunion de commission - 24 juin 2026 (Commission des Affaires intérieures) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/meeting/1014653 - Léon Gloden: "Les gens attendent de nous que nous améliorions la sécurité" — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/interviews/2025/12-decembre/05-gloden-paperjam.html - Léon Gloden: "People expect us to improve security" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/leon-gloden-civil-society-is-on-my-side - Léon Gloden — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gloden --- ## Double séisme au Venezuela : Caracas dévastée, au moins 32 morts et des centaines de blessés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/venezuela-double-seisme-caracas-etat-urgence-juin-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T05:42:53.345+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:42:53.345+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 750760fc-6b08-474d-8731-678904317398 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Deux secousses de magnitude 7,2 puis 7,5 ont frappé le nord du pays à moins d'une minute d'intervalle, effondrant des immeubles dans la capitale et plongeant le Venezuela dans l'état d'urgence. ### Summary Un double tremblement de terre a frappé le nord du Venezuela le 24 juin, faisant au moins 32 morts et 700 blessés, un bilan appelé à s'alourdir tandis que les secours fouillent les décombres à Caracas. ### Key facts - Deux séismes de magnitude 7,2 puis 7,5 ont frappé le nord du Venezuela le 24 juin, à environ 40 secondes d'intervalle, près de Yumare (État de Yaracuy), à 160 km à l'ouest de Caracas. - Bilan provisoire : au moins 32 morts et 700 blessés, selon la présidente par intérim Delcy Rodríguez, un chiffre appelé à s'alourdir. - La faible profondeur de la secousse principale (environ 10 km) a amplifié les destructions, jusque dans la capitale. - Caracas est l'une des zones les plus touchées : effondrements à Los Palos Grandes, Altamira, Baruta et Chacao ; aéroport fermé, métro suspendu, gaz coupé. - État d'urgence national décrété ; les États-Unis et une dizaine de pays latino-américains ont offert leur aide. ### FAQ **Q: Quelle a été la magnitude des séismes au Venezuela ?** L'institut géologique américain (USGS) a mesuré une première secousse de magnitude 7,2, suivie environ 40 secondes plus tard d'une seconde, plus forte, de magnitude 7,5. Les premiers bulletins évoquaient 7,1 pour la première, avant que l'USGS ne retienne 7,2. **Q: Quel est le bilan humain du double séisme ?** Tôt jeudi, la présidente par intérim Delcy Rodríguez faisait état d'au moins 32 morts et 700 blessés. Ce bilan est provisoire et attendu en hausse. Le modèle statistique PAGER de l'USGS évoque une fourchette pouvant aller de plusieurs milliers à 100 000 victimes, mais il s'agit d'une estimation, non d'un décompte. **Q: Quelles zones ont été les plus touchées ?** Malgré un épicentre situé à l'ouest, Caracas figure parmi les zones les plus durement frappées, notamment les quartiers de Los Palos Grandes, Altamira, Baruta et Chacao. Les États de Yaracuy, La Guaira, Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda, Trujillo et Falcón ont aussi été touchés. **Q: Y a-t-il eu un risque de tsunami ?** Un bref avis de tsunami a été émis pour certaines zones des Caraïbes, puis levé en l'espace d'une heure environ. Aucune vague ne s'est formée. ### Body Le nord du Venezuela a été frappé, dans la soirée du 24 juin, par deux puissants tremblements de terre survenus à une quarantaine de secondes d'intervalle. Des immeubles se sont effondrés dans la capitale, Caracas, ensevelissant des habitants sous le béton et les gravats. Tôt jeudi, la présidente par intérim, Delcy Rodríguez, a fait état d'au moins 32 morts et 700 blessés, prévenant que ce bilan était appelé à s'alourdir à mesure que les équipes de secours atteignaient les barres d'immeubles écroulées. L'institut géologique américain (USGS) a mesuré la première secousse à une magnitude de 7,2 et la seconde, plus forte, à 7,5. Toutes deux se sont produites près de la localité de Yumare, dans l'État de Yaracuy, à environ 160 kilomètres à l'ouest de Caracas, selon l'agence. Les premiers bulletins évoquaient une magnitude de 7,1 pour la première secousse, avant que l'USGS ne retienne le chiffre de 7,2. Il s'agit de l'un des séismes les plus violents à toucher le Venezuela depuis plus d'un siècle, ont rapporté plusieurs médias, dont NBC News et CNBC. La secousse principale était superficielle — l'USGS l'a située à une dizaine de kilomètres de profondeur seulement —, une caractéristique qui tend à amplifier les vibrations en surface et qui contribue à expliquer l'ampleur des destructions, pourtant loin de l'épicentre. Deux chocs en l'espace d'une minute Les habitants ont décrit deux secousses violentes en succession rapide. À Caracas, les gens se sont précipités hors des tours qui oscillaient et sont restés dans la rue, beaucoup visiblement choqués, à regarder des murs céder et des colonnes de poussière s'élever au-dessus de leurs quartiers. Un bref avis de tsunami a été émis pour certaines zones des Caraïbes, avant d'être levé en l'espace d'une heure environ ; aucune vague ne s'est formée, ont indiqué l'USGS et les chaînes d'information. Via son système PAGER, l'USGS a déclenché deux alertes rouges distinctes, son niveau le plus élevé, signalant la gravité potentielle de la catastrophe. Un nombre élevé de victimes et des dégâts considérables sont probables, et le désastre est vraisemblablement étendu. Cette évaluation PAGER relève d'un modèle statistique, et non d'un décompte des morts. Elle estimait que le nombre de victimes se situerait le plus probablement dans une fourchette large, allant de plusieurs milliers à 100 000, l'agence attribuant une probabilité substantielle à un bilan compris entre 10 000 et 100 000 morts. Les 32 décès confirmés mercredi soir ne reflètent que les tout premiers signalements émanant des sites accessibles ; les autorités ont prévenu que le chiffre réel demeurait inconnu tant que se poursuivent les opérations de recherche et de sauvetage. Caracas en première ligne Bien que l'épicentre se soit trouvé à l'ouest, c'est la capitale qui a subi certains des dégâts les plus lourds. Le ministre de l'Intérieur, Diosdado Cabello, a désigné les quartiers aisés de Los Palos Grandes et d'Altamira comme les plus durement touchés de la ville. Des dizaines de bâtiments se sont effondrés à travers Caracas — dont une banque — et, dans certaines zones du sud-est, des tours d'habitation ont été gravement endommagées ou détruites. Des effondrements meurtriers ont été signalés dans les municipalités de Baruta et de Chacao. Les secousses ont été ressenties bien au-delà de la capitale. Autorités et médias locaux ont fait état de bâtiments effondrés et de victimes dans plusieurs États, parmi lesquels : - Yaracuy, à proximité de l'épicentre ; - La Guaira, sur la côte caraïbe, déclarée zone sinistrée ; - Carabobo, Aragua et Miranda, dans le nord densément peuplé ; - Trujillo, dans les Andes occidentales, et Falcón, où des personnes auraient été ensevelies sous les décombres. La principale porte d'entrée du pays, l'aéroport international Simón Bolívar, a été endommagée et fermée, tous les vols étant annulés. Le métro de Caracas a été suspendu, l'alimentation en gaz coupée par précaution, et les télécommunications perturbées dans certains secteurs de la ville. L'état d'urgence et la course aux survivants Dans une allocution télévisée, Mme Rodríguez a décrété l'état d'urgence sur l'ensemble du territoire et annoncé la création d'une cellule de crise de haut niveau pour coordonner les recherches et les secours. Elle a appelé au calme et exhorté les personnels de santé du pays à rejoindre les hôpitaux pour soigner les blessés. « Nous appelons notre population à garder son calme. Nous appelons à l'unité », a déclaré Mme Rodríguez. M. Cabello a assuré que les services d'urgence avaient été pleinement mobilisés. « Les pompiers, la police, tous ont été mobilisés », a-t-il indiqué aux médias d'État. Les cours ont été annulés, le ministère de l'Éducation précisant que certaines écoles serviraient d'abris et de centres de collecte pour les familles déplacées. Des centaines de sauveteurs ont travaillé toute la nuit, parfois à mains nues et à la lumière des projecteurs, pour atteindre des personnes que l'on pensait piégées sous les structures effondrées. Une vague d'offres d'aide internationale L'aide internationale s'est manifestée en quelques heures. Les États-Unis ont annoncé la mobilisation d'une équipe d'assistance aux catastrophes. Jeremy Lewin, sous-secrétaire d'État américain chargé de l'aide étrangère, a indiqué que Washington coordonnerait son soutien avec le gouvernement vénézuélien de transition. « En collaboration avec nos partenaires du gouvernement vénézuélien de transition, les États-Unis enverront des équipes de recherche et de sauvetage, des fournitures médicales et humanitaires ainsi que d'autres ressources dans les jours cruciaux qui suivent cette tragique catastrophe naturelle », a déclaré M. Lewin. Le secrétaire d'État adjoint, Christopher Landau, a ajouté que les États-Unis « se tiennent aux côtés du peuple vénézuélien » après ce qu'il a qualifié de « séismes dévastateurs ». Plusieurs gouvernements latino-américains — parmi lesquels l'Argentine, la Bolivie, le Brésil, le Chili, l'Équateur, le Salvador, le Mexique, le Panamá, le Pérou et l'Uruguay — ont également proposé du personnel de secours et une aide humanitaire, selon les autorités vénézuéliennes et des sources internationales. Alors que des répliques continuaient de secouer la région et que de nombreux bâtiments demeuraient dangereux, les autorités ont averti que la situation restait évolutive. Les bilans confirmés sont provisoires, les opérations de secours en sont à leurs heures les plus précoces et les plus critiques, et le coût humain et matériel de ce double séisme ne sera pas connu avant plusieurs jours. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela was just rocked by back-to-back earthquakes. Here's what we know — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - USGS warns up to 100,000 people may be dead after quakes hit Venezuela — Radio New Zealand (RNZ): https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/620527/usgs-warns-up-to-100-000-people-may-be-dead-after-quakes-hit-venezuela - Acting Venezuela President Rodríguez says 32 dead and 700 injured after earthquakes — Associated Press (via KVUE): https://www.kvue.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/acting-venezuela-president-rodrguez-says-32-dead-and-700-injured-after-earthquakes-with-more-casualties-expected/616-496fe1f1-68c2-478d-8127-98c0cba0cb1f - Venezuela earthquakes live: Tremors of 7.5, 7.2 kill 32, injure hundreds — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-two-powerful-quakes-shake-s-american-country - Two powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela, destroying buildings — ABS-CBN News: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/25/two-powerful-earthquakes-strike-venezuela-destroying-buildings-0822 - Two 7+ magnitude earthquakes strike Venezuela, heavy damage reported in Caracas — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - 2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, near Caracas — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Strong back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela, prompting fears of heavy casualties — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-9.7248076 - 2 powerful back-to-back earthquakes rock Venezuela, damage and injuries reported — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/strong-71-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-coast-venezuela/story?id=134185994 --- ## Acier, colis, voitures : l'Europe se barricade contre la Chine, mais sans s'accorder - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/surtaxes-acier-colis-vehicules-chinois-bruxelles-divisee-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-25T05:22:53.594+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:22:53.594+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 5cb8d092-5a1a-4535-80cd-a16f375c6b99 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Droits de douane sur l'acier à 50 %, fin de la franchise sur les petits colis : l'UE durcit sa réponse aux importations chinoises détournées. Mais les Vingt-Sept restent divisés sur la riposte. ### Summary Face au reflux des exportations chinoises chassées du marché américain, l'Union européenne multiplie droits de douane et nouvelles règles. Un tour de vis qui divise les capitales et place le Luxembourg, à la fois siège d'ArcelorMittal et plaque tournante du commerce, en première ligne. ### Key facts - À compter du 1er juillet 2026, l'UE limite à 18,3 millions de tonnes par an l'acier importé en franchise (–47 % par rapport à 2024) et double à 50 % le droit au-delà du quota. - La franchise douanière de 150 euros sur les petits colis disparaît le 1er juillet 2026, remplacée par une redevance forfaitaire d'environ 3 euros par type d'article, puis un régime permanent en 2028. - En 2024, 4,6 milliards de colis de faible valeur sont entrés dans l'UE, dont 91 % depuis la Chine ; jusqu'à 65 % seraient délibérément sous-évalués. - Malgré des droits pouvant atteindre 35 % sur les voitures électriques chinoises, les exportations automobiles chinoises vers l'Europe ont progressé de 26 % en un an. - Le Luxembourg, siège d'ArcelorMittal et économie très ouverte, milite pour avancer au 1er juillet 2026 la redevance de 2 euros par colis. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce qui change pour les achats sur Shein et Temu à partir de juillet 2026 ?** La franchise de 150 euros qui exonérait les petits colis de droits de douane est supprimée le 1er juillet 2026. Chaque colis venant d'un vendeur hors UE sera soumis au traitement douanier complet, avec une redevance forfaitaire d'environ 3 euros par type d'article, en attendant un régime fondé sur la classification douanière réelle des produits à l'horizon 2028. **Q: Quelles sont les nouvelles règles sur l'acier importé dans l'UE ?** Dès le 1er juillet 2026, le volume d'acier admis sans droits tombe à 18,3 millions de tonnes par an (environ 47 % de moins qu'en 2024) et le tarif au-delà de ce quota passe de 25 % à 50 %, sur une trentaine de catégories. Une règle « melt and pour » fixe l'origine là où le métal a été solidifié, pour bloquer les transbordements via des pays tiers. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Le Grand-Duché abrite le siège mondial d'ArcelorMittal et reste marqué par son héritage sidérurgique, ce qui le rend favorable à une protection de cette industrie. Mais c'est aussi une économie très ouverte et une plaque tournante logistique et du commerce en ligne, exposée si une escalade avec la Chine perturbe les échanges. Le pays figure parmi les cinq États qui réclament une mise en œuvre plus rapide de la redevance de 2 euros par colis. ### Body Le mur tarifaire dressé par Washington a un effet de ricochet que l'Europe découvre à ses dépens : une part croissante des marchandises chinoises à bas prix, jadis destinées aux rayons américains, prend désormais la route du Vieux Continent. De l'acier aux voitures électriques, en passant par les milliards de petits paquets expédiés par Shein et Temu, l'Union européenne assemble pièce par pièce un dispositif de droits de douane et de règles. Reste une question que les Vingt-Sept n'ont pas tranchée : jusqu'où relever la digue ? Le débat se fait d'autant plus vif dans les économies ouvertes et dépendantes du commerce, à l'image du Luxembourg. C'est sur l'acier que le signal est le plus net. Au terme d'un accord politique scellé en avril entre le Parlement européen et les États membres, l'Union remplacera son régime de sauvegarde, arrivé à expiration, par un cadre nettement plus restrictif à compter du 1er juillet 2026 — le jour même où le mécanisme actuel cesse de produire ses effets. Un verrou à 50 % autour des hauts-fourneaux Saluée par la Commission européenne, la nouvelle mesure ramène à 18,3 millions de tonnes par an le volume d'acier admis en franchise de droits — soit près de 47 % de moins qu'en 2024 — et double le tarif appliqué aux importations au-delà de ce quota, de 25 % à 50 %, sur une trentaine de catégories de produits. Une règle dite du « melt and pour » fixe désormais l'origine d'une cargaison là où le métal a été solidifié pour la première fois, afin d'empêcher l'acier chinois de se faufiler par des pays tiers. La Commission met en garde : la surcapacité sidérurgique mondiale pourrait atteindre 721 millions de tonnes d'ici à 2027, alors que la Chine produit à elle seule plus de la moitié de l'acier de la planète. « La physionomie et le rang mondial de la sidérurgie européenne sont essentiels à notre autonomie stratégique et à notre puissance industrielle », a déclaré Maroš Šefčovič, commissaire européen au Commerce et à la Sécurité économique. Les producteurs, éprouvés par des importations bon marché et une demande atone, ont accueilli le tour de vis avec soulagement. « Au nom de l'ensemble des salariés d'ArcelorMittal en Europe, j'éprouve un sincère soulagement face aux propositions annoncées aujourd'hui pour soutenir la sidérurgie européenne », a réagi Aditya Mittal, directeur général d'ArcelorMittal — premier producteur d'acier au monde hors de Chine, dont le siège se trouve à Luxembourg-Ville. Le déluge de colis et la fin des emplettes détaxées Le deuxième front, c'est le torrent de petits paquets du commerce en ligne. Quelque 4,6 milliards de colis de faible valeur — environ 12 millions par jour — sont entrés dans l'Union en 2024, dont 91 % en provenance de Chine, selon le Parlement européen. Les services de l'UE estiment que jusqu'à 65 % de ces envois sont délibérément sous-évalués pour échapper aux droits de douane. Pour combler cette brèche, l'Union supprimera dès le 1er juillet 2026 son seuil de franchise « de minimis » de 150 euros, en vigueur de longue date. À titre de mesure d'urgence, les ministres ont approuvé une redevance forfaitaire d'environ 3 euros par type d'article, en attendant un régime permanent fondé sur la classification douanière réelle de chaque produit, prévu pour 2028. À cela s'ajoute un projet de frais de gestion de 2 euros par colis : les ministres des Finances ont convenu en novembre de l'instaurer à partir du 1er novembre 2026, mais plusieurs gouvernements le voudraient plus tôt. - Ce qui change : tout colis expédié par un vendeur établi hors de l'UE est soumis au traitement douanier complet, mettant fin au passe-droit qui sous-tendait la vente directe au consommateur. - Qui est visé : des plateformes comme Shein et Temu, qui ont bâti leur modèle tarifaire sur des livraisons exonérées de seuil et commencent à déplacer leurs stocks dans des entrepôts européens. - La course contre la montre : la France, la Belgique, l'Allemagne, le Luxembourg et les Pays-Bas plaident pour avancer la redevance de 2 euros au 1er juillet ; l'Italie applique déjà la sienne, du même montant, à cette date. « Trop de marchandises pénètrent sur le marché européen sans contrôle adéquat, mettant en péril la sécurité des consommateurs et pénalisant les entreprises qui respectent les règles », a souligné Salvatore De Meo, eurodéputé italien rapporteur du Parlement sur les importations de faible valeur. La voiture électrique, révélateur des fractures Nulle part la division européenne n'apparaît plus crûment que sur les véhicules électriques. Des droits définitifs pouvant atteindre environ 35 % — qui s'ajoutent au tarif automobile standard de 10 % — frappent les voitures à batterie fabriquées en Chine depuis la fin de 2024. Or les mesures n'ont guère endigué le flux : les exportations automobiles chinoises vers l'Europe ont bondi de 26 % entre 2024 et 2025, pour frôler 1,2 million de véhicules, tandis que les importations d'hybrides chinois explosaient de 155 % — les constructeurs ayant basculé vers des modèles que les droits ne couvrent pas. Le vote qui a institué ces taxes a mis la fracture à nu. L'Allemagne, première nation automobile de l'Union, s'y est opposée, redoutant des représailles contre ses exportateurs en Chine ; l'Espagne s'est abstenue ; la France a poussé pour une ligne plus dure. Cette même ligne de faille — exportateurs craignant l'escalade contre industries sous pression réclamant une protection — traverse désormais chaque dossier, de l'acier aux colis. Pourquoi le Luxembourg observe de près Pour le Grand-Duché, le choix entre protectionnisme et ouverture n'a rien d'abstrait. Le pays abrite le siège mondial d'ArcelorMittal et a bâti sa prospérité moderne sur l'acier : des défenses commerciales renforcées consolident donc une industrie stratégique et sa chaîne d'approvisionnement. Mais le Luxembourg est aussi l'une des économies les plus dépendantes du commerce en Europe et une plaque tournante de la logistique et du commerce en ligne — vulnérable, dès lors, si une surenchère avec Pékin venait à refroidir les échanges mondiaux ou à renchérir les coûts pour les consommateurs et les distributeurs. Cette double exposition éclaire la position luxembourgeoise : figurer parmi les gouvernements qui réclament une accélération sur les colis, tout en voyant son fleuron sidérurgique applaudir les nouveaux droits. L'exercice d'équilibriste de Bruxelles — protéger les industries stratégiques sans renoncer à l'ordre commercial ouvert dont dépendent les petites économies — déterminera la prochaine étape de la riposte européenne. Tant que les exportations à bas prix continueront d'affluer, la seule certitude est que la querelle interne de l'Union sur la manière d'y répondre est loin d'être close. ### Sources - EU doubles steel tariffs to 50% to curb surge of cheap Chinese imports — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260413-eu-doubles-steel-tariffs-50-percent-crackdown-cheap-chinese-imports - Commission welcomes political agreement on new EU steel measure — EUROMETAL / European Commission: https://eurometal.net/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-on-new-eu-steel-measure/ - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - Steel overcapacity: Council adopts mandate on new rules to protect EU steel industry from global overcapacity — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/steel-overcapacity-council-adopts-mandate-on-new-rules-to-protect-eu-steel-industry-from-global-overcapacity/ - ArcelorMittal endorses EU steel trade measures — Recycling Today / ArcelorMittal: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/arcelormittal-europe-eu-steel-tariff-quotas-proposal-cbam/ - EU targets low-value imports via e-commerce platforms — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250708STO29516/eu-targets-low-value-imports-via-e-commerce-platforms - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - EU €2 parcel customs handling fee may start July 2026 — VATCalc: https://www.vatcalc.com/eu/eu-mulls-customs-admin-tax-on-non-eu-sellers/ - Five questions (and expert answers) about the EU's divided support for tariffs on Chinese EVs — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/five-questions-and-expert-answers-about-the-eus-divided-support-for-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/ - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs --- ## Livreurs à vélo : le Luxembourg veut faire basculer Wolt et ses rivaux dans le salariat - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/livreurs-plateformes-luxembourg-presomption-salariat-projet-loi-8699 - Published: 2026-06-25T05:13:01.731+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:13:01.731+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 1758b156-d449-4dd8-88f1-3dd011d8ebff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le projet de loi 8699 présumerait salariés les coursiers de Wolt, Wedely ou Uber Eats, sauf preuve contraire. ITM et CNPD veilleraient au grain, avec des amendes jusqu'à 25 000 euros par travailleur. ### Summary En transposant la directive européenne sur le travail de plateforme, le Luxembourg renverse la charge de la preuve : ce sera désormais aux applications de livraison de démontrer que leurs coursiers ne sont pas des salariés. ### Key facts - Le projet de loi 8699, déposé le 10 février 2026, transpose la directive (UE) 2024/2831 et doit être adopté avant le 2 décembre 2026. - Une présomption de salariat s'appliquerait dès qu'une plateforme exerce direction et contrôle ; elle devient irréfragable si trois des treize critères sont réunis. - Le Luxembourg renonce à l'effet rétroactif limité (article 5.6) pour ne pas traiter différemment les coursiers selon la date de leur contrat. - ITM et CNPD contrôleraient ensemble, avec des amendes de 1 000 à 25 000 euros par travailleur, doublées en cas de récidive sous deux ans. - Wolt met en avant la flexibilité (sept coursiers sur dix ont un autre emploi), tandis que l'OGBL dénonce de faux indépendants en lien de subordination. ### FAQ **Q: Qui est concerné par le projet de loi 8699 au Luxembourg ?** Les coursiers des plateformes de livraison de repas, qu'elles soient internationales (Wolt, Uber Eats) ou locales (Wedely, Goosty, Foozo, MiamMiam.lu), ainsi que plus largement les travailleurs des plateformes numériques exerçant un lien de subordination. **Q: Que change la présomption de salariat ?** Elle renverse la charge de la preuve : ce n'est plus au coursier de prouver qu'il est salarié, mais à la plateforme de démontrer qu'il ne l'est pas. La présomption devient irréfragable lorsque trois des treize critères de direction et de contrôle sont réunis. **Q: Quelles sanctions encourent les plateformes ?** Des amendes administratives de 1 000 à 25 000 euros par travailleur, doublées en cas de récidive dans les deux ans. Les manquements les plus graves peuvent entraîner des ordres de cessation d'activité, sous le contrôle conjoint de l'ITM et de la CNPD. **Q: Quand la loi doit-elle entrer en vigueur ?** La directive européenne transposée est entrée en vigueur le 1er décembre 2024 et doit être inscrite dans le droit luxembourgeois au plus tard le 2 décembre 2026. Le Conseil d'État a rendu son avis le 10 mars 2026. ### Body Devenus une silhouette familière des rues de la capitale, sac isotherme sur le dos, les coursiers à vélo se trouvent au cœur d'un texte qui pourrait redéfinir leur statut. Le gouvernement a déposé un projet de loi qui considérerait les livreurs de Wolt, Wedely et de leurs concurrents comme des salariés, à charge pour les plateformes de prouver le contraire. Ce texte, le projet de loi 8699, modifie le Code du travail pour transposer la directive européenne sur le travail via les plateformes ; il a été déposé à la Chambre des députés le 10 février 2026, selon les analyses des cabinets d'avocats BSP et Lexgo. L'échéance ne laisse guère de marge au Grand-Duché. Entrée en vigueur le 1er décembre 2024, la directive (UE) 2024/2831 doit être inscrite dans le droit national au plus tard le 2 décembre 2026. Le Conseil d'État, qui a rendu son avis sur le projet le 10 mars 2026, a franchi une étape de procédure avant le vote des députés. Ce que le texte engage concrètement La pierre angulaire du dispositif tient en deux mots : renversement de la preuve. Aujourd'hui, un coursier qui s'estime à tort classé comme indépendant doit batailler pour faire reconnaître une relation de travail salariée. Avec le projet de loi, une présomption légale de salariat s'applique dès lors qu'une plateforme exerce une « direction » et un « contrôle » sur la manière dont le travail est effectué. Cette présomption reste réfragable — mais elle devient irréfragable dès que trois au moins de treize critères énumérés sont réunis, confirment BSP et Lexgo. Ces critères épousent le quotidien de la livraison pilotée par application. Ils portent notamment sur le fait, pour la plateforme : - de fixer ou de plafonner la rémunération du coursier et d'encaisser le paiement du client ; - de superviser la qualité du travail et de noter les performances ; - de restreindre la façon, le moment ou le lieu où le coursier organise son activité ; - de limiter sa liberté d'accepter ou de refuser des courses, ou de recourir à un remplaçant ; - de pouvoir l'exclure ou désactiver son compte, et de lui imposer des règles de conduite contraignantes. Détail qui n'en est pas un : le Luxembourg a choisi de ne pas transposer l'article 5, paragraphe 6, qui limitait l'effet rétroactif de la présomption avant le 2 décembre 2026. L'objectif affiché est d'éviter que des travailleurs soient traités différemment selon la date de début de leur contrat. Le projet importe par ailleurs les garde-fous de la directive sur la gestion algorithmique : les coursiers obtiendraient le droit à une explication des décisions automatisées, à une procédure de réexamen et à un contrôle humain garanti avant toute suspension ou résiliation de compte. Le contrôle reviendrait à deux autorités agissant de concert : l'Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM) et la Commission nationale pour la protection des données (CNPD), cette dernière veillant aux dispositions algorithmiques. Les manquements seraient passibles d'amendes administratives de 1 000 à 25 000 euros par travailleur, doublées en cas de récidive dans les deux ans, les cas les plus graves pouvant déboucher sur des ordres de cessation d'activité. Un marché modeste, une bataille ancienne C'est durant la pandémie que les coursiers se sont imposés dans le paysage de Luxembourg-Ville, pédalant pour les plateformes internationales Wolt et Uber Eats comme pour des services bien luxembourgeois — Wedely, Goosty, Foozo ou MiamMiam.lu —, ainsi que l'a documenté le Lëtzebuerger Journal. Aucun recensement national officiel ne dit combien de personnes exercent ce métier ; l'OGBL, premier syndicat du pays, évoque des « centaines » de livreurs et dénonce depuis des années ce qu'il qualifie de faux indépendants. Pour la centrale syndicale, ces coursiers estampillés indépendants se trouvent en réalité dans un lien de subordination : ils fournissent leur propre vélo tandis que la plateforme fixe leur rémunération et leurs itinéraires, note leurs performances et se réserve le droit de les sanctionner. Dans une déclaration commune avec le LCGB, l'OGBL a pressé le législateur d'agir : L'OGBL et le LCGB estiment que la Chambre des députés devrait débattre du projet de loi de la CSL et mettre en place un cadre national pour la protection des droits sociaux et des conditions de travail des travailleurs des plateformes numériques. Les plateformes, elles, font de la souplesse leur argument. Wolt indique que sept de ses coursiers partenaires sur dix au Luxembourg ont un autre emploi, que 23 % sont étudiants et qu'un sur dix est retraité ou au foyer ; selon ses chiffres, ils livrent en moyenne sept heures par semaine. « Sept livreurs sur dix disent particulièrement apprécier de pouvoir décider du nombre d'heures qu'ils consacrent chaque semaine à la livraison, ce qu'ils ne retrouvent pas ailleurs », affirme Tomás Etcheverry, directeur général de Wolt Luxembourg. Un mouvement à l'échelle du continent Le Luxembourg avance dans le sillage d'une vaste entreprise européenne visant à clarifier le statut des quelque 28,5 millions de personnes qui travaillent via des plateformes numériques dans l'Union. La directive transposée a été conçue pour harmoniser la présomption de salariat et rendre plus difficile le maintien d'une fausse qualification — un basculement qui s'est déjà révélé coûteux ailleurs. En Espagne, dont la « loi rider » de 2021 a ouvert la voie, l'inspection du travail a infligé à Glovo une amende d'environ 79 millions d'euros pour avoir traité quelque 10 614 coursiers comme indépendants à Barcelone et à Valence, selon Euronews et le Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. En 2023, la Cour suprême des Pays-Bas a requalifié les livreurs de Deliveroo en salariés. La directive entend étendre cette logique à toute l'Union en faisant peser la charge de la preuve sur les plateformes. Le ministre luxembourgeois du Travail, Georges Mischo, a présenté l'exercice comme un équilibre délicat. Il a qualifié le texte européen de « compromis » durement négocié, que le Luxembourg aurait souhaité plus « ambitieux », et a résumé l'objectif comme une recherche d'équilibre entre « la protection des personnes travaillant sur des plateformes et la compétitivité du Luxembourg sur le marché européen ». La manière dont cet équilibre sera trouvé dépassera de loin le sort des seuls coursiers. Le travail de plateforme figure parmi les segments du marché du travail les plus dynamiques et les moins encadrés ; la frontière que le Luxembourg tracera entre salarié et indépendant — et la fermeté avec laquelle l'ITM la fera respecter — fera jurisprudence pour la façon dont l'État classera et protégera une nouvelle génération de travailleurs. ### Sources - Newsflash | Bill on the improvement of working conditions in the context of platform work: a legislative turning point for digital platforms — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/newsflash-i-bill-improvement-working-conditions-context - Bill on the Improvement of Working Conditions in the Context of Platform Work: A Legislative Turning Point for Digital Platforms — Lexgo: https://www.lexgo.be/en/news-and-articles/14660-bill-on-the-improvement-of-working-conditions-in-the-context-of-platform-work-a-legislative-turning-point-for-digital-platforms - Quelles règles pour le travail des plateformes au Luxembourg ? — Chambre des députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/2335 - Avis 62.300 du 10 mars 2026 — Conseil d'État du Luxembourg: https://conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/avis/2026/mars2026/10032026/62300.html - A still uncertain future for millions of platform workers — OGBL: https://www.ogbl.lu/en/communique/un-avenir-encore-incertain-pour-des-millions-de-travailleurs-des-plateformes/ - Plateformes de livraison : une loi contre l'ubérisation, et vite ! — OGBL: http://www.ogbl.lu/blog/plateformes-de-livraison-une-loi-contre-luberisation-et-vite/ - Who are the people delivering in Luxembourg? — Wolt Newsroom: https://press.wolt.com/en-LU/244409-who-are-the-people-delivering-in-luxembourg - The gig economy - a regulatory challenge — Lëtzebuerger Journal: https://journal.lu/en/gig-economy-regulatory-challenge - Spain fines delivery app Glovo €79 million for violating labour laws — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/22/spain-fines-delivery-app-glovo-79-million-for-violating-labour-laws - Spain: Delivery app Glovo fined €79 million for breaching labour law — Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/espa%C3%B1a-empresa-de-repartidores-glovo-recibe-una-multa-por-violaci%C3%B3n-de-regulaciones-laborales/ - The EU Platform Work Directive — European Trade Union Institute (ETUI): https://www.etui.org/publications/eu-platform-work-directive - EU Platform Work Directive: which countries have implemented? — Ius Laboris: https://iuslaboris.com/insights/eu-platform-work-directive-which-countries-have-implemented/ --- ## À Luxembourg, la première Fête nationale du règne de Guillaume célébrée sous vigilance rouge - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/fete-nationale-2026-premier-regne-guillaume-canicule-rouge - Published: 2026-06-24T17:50:52.636+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:50:52.636+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: fbaec17a-fa2b-42f3-8a04-6ed0c0ad8e4e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Huit mois après l'accession de Guillaume au trône, le Grand-Duché a célébré sa première Fête nationale du nouveau règne — Te Deum, défilé militaire et feu d'artifice, sous vigilance rouge de MeteoLux. ### Summary Le Luxembourg a fêté sa Fête nationale les 22 et 23 juin 2026, la première du règne du Grand-Duc Guillaume, dans une chaleur exceptionnelle ayant valu au pays une vigilance rouge canicule. ### Key facts - La Fête nationale 2026 fut la première du règne du Grand-Duc Guillaume, monté sur le trône le 3 octobre 2025 après l'abdication d'Henri. - Cérémonie solennelle à la Philharmonie devant plus de 1 000 invités, discours de Guillaume, et Vicky Krieps faite officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne de chêne. - Salve de 21 coups de canon, défilé militaire avenue de la Liberté et Te Deum interconfessionnel à Notre-Dame ont structuré la journée du 23 juin. - MeteoLux a placé le pays en vigilance rouge canicule, avec jusqu'à 38 °C dans le sud et des nuits au-dessus de 20 °C — un épisode comparé à 2003. - Le CGDIS a renforcé ses moyens et la Ville a garanti l'eau potable gratuite au Glacis ; les foules sont restées nombreuses, dont 2 800 participants au Fakelzuch. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la Fête nationale 2026 était-elle particulière ?** C'était la première Fête nationale du règne du Grand-Duc Guillaume, qui a accédé au trône le 3 octobre 2025 après l'abdication de son père Henri. Guillaume et la Grande-Duchesse Stéphanie y ont présidé pour la première fois en couple régnant, environ huit mois après l'accession. **Q: Quel temps faisait-il pendant les célébrations ?** MeteoLux avait placé le pays en vigilance rouge canicule. Les températures atteignaient jusqu'à 38 °C dans le sud et les nuits restaient au-dessus de 20 °C. Les autorités ont averti que l'épisode pouvait être comparable, voire pire, que la canicule meurtrière de 2003. **Q: Comment les autorités ont-elles répondu à la canicule ?** Le CGDIS a déployé des moyens renforcés sur tout le pays, réaffectant des élèves sapeurs-pompiers du défilé vers une réserve médicale. La Ville de Luxembourg a garanti l'eau potable gratuite au Glacis et le gouvernement a renforcé la coordination depuis le Centre national de crise à Senningen. **Q: Quels temps forts ont marqué la journée du 23 juin ?** Une cérémonie solennelle à la Philharmonie, une salve de 21 coups de canon au Fetschenhaff, le défilé militaire avenue de la Liberté commandé par le colonel Alain Schoeben, et le traditionnel Te Deum interconfessionnel en la cathédrale Notre-Dame. ### Body Il y a des journées où le protocole d'un pays se mesure à l'aune du thermomètre. Le mardi 23 juin, le Luxembourg a célébré sa Fête nationale — la première du règne du Grand-Duc Guillaume — au milieu d'une vague de chaleur d'une intensité rare et d'une vigilance rouge décrétée à l'échelle du pays. Faste, prières et patriotisme se sont déroulés sous un ciel blanchi par la canicule. La grand-messe civique du Grand-Duché revêtait cette année une signification particulière. C'était la première Fête nationale depuis que le trône est passé du Grand-Duc Henri à son fils aîné, monté sur le trône le 3 octobre 2025 après l'abdication paternelle. Pour la première fois, Guillaume et la Grande-Duchesse Stéphanie ont présidé en couple régnant un programme courant de la veille, le 22 juin, aux cérémonies officielles du 23. Un règne tout neuf, une première célébration Le temps fort fut la cérémonie solennelle organisée à la Philharmonie Luxembourg, au Kirchberg, dans la matinée du 23 juin, devant plus de 1 000 invités — membres de la Chambre des députés, du Conseil d'État, de la magistrature et du corps diplomatique. À leur arrivée, le couple grand-ducal a été accueilli par le président de la Chambre des députés, Claude Wiseler, le Premier ministre Luc Frieden et la bourgmestre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Lydie Polfer. Les allocutions de Guillaume, Frieden et Wiseler ont rythmé la matinée, ponctuée par la remise de distinctions honorifiques saluant des mérites civiques, économiques, sportifs et culturels. Parmi les récipiendaires, l'actrice luxembourgeoise Vicky Krieps, faite officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne de chêne. Une œuvre inédite commandée au violoniste et compositeur Jean-Jacques Mailliet a été créée durant la cérémonie, servie par l'Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg, le Chœur de Chambre de Luxembourg et les Pueri Cantores. Dans son premier discours de Fête nationale, le Grand-Duc est revenu sur la continuité, la jeunesse et la responsabilité démocratique, dépeignant la nation comme une réalité moins portée par le cérémonial que par les valeurs léguées d'une génération à l'autre. « Une nation vit à travers ses institutions, son histoire, ses symboles et ses traditions. Mais surtout, elle vit à travers son peuple et à travers ce qui se transmet de génération en génération : ses valeurs, son sens des responsabilités envers notre pays et ses concitoyens, et sa confiance en un avenir commun. » — le Grand-Duc Guillaume, à la Philharmonie Évoquant les guerres aux marges du continent, le souverain a mis en garde : alors que le conflit s'est de nouveau emparé de l'Europe, « nous ne pouvons plus considérer la paix dans notre partie de l'Europe comme acquise » — une allusion appuyée à l'Ukraine, dans un propos par ailleurs tout entier consacré à la tradition et à la citoyenneté partagée. Salves, défilé et un Te Deum interconfessionnel La journée cérémonielle a suivi une chorégraphie immuable : - une salve de 21 coups de canon au Fetschenhaff, vers 11 heures, en l'honneur du Grand-Duc ; - la présentation des armes et le défilé militaire avenue de la Liberté à partir de midi, commandés par le colonel Alain Schoeben, chef d'état-major de l'armée ; - un passage en vol à basse altitude réunissant un hélicoptère Airbus H145M, un Airbus A330 MRTT et un A400M de la composante air belge. Le défilé a rassemblé des détachements de l'Armée luxembourgeoise, de la Police grand-ducale, de l'Administration des douanes et accises, de l'Administration pénitentiaire, du CGDIS et de la Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, auxquels se sont joints un détachement de l'armée française et des sociétés de musique de l'Union Grand-Duc Adolphe, venues de Käerjeng. En fin d'après-midi, le couple grand-ducal a assisté au traditionnel Te Deum en la cathédrale Notre-Dame. Reflet du pluralisme luxembourgeois, l'office a réuni le cardinal-archevêque Jean-Claude Hollerich, le grand rabbin Alain Nacache, Hafiz ef. Hilmija Redžić, à la tête de la communauté musulmane, et Volker Beba, pasteur de l'Église protestante du Luxembourg. Une liesse populaire sous chaleur record Les festivités se sont déployées au cœur de l'une des canicules les plus sévères de ces dernières années. MeteoLux a placé le pays en vigilance rouge, avec des maximales frôlant les 38 °C dans le sud et des nuits sans répit, l'air tropical stagnant maintenant le mercure au-dessus de 20 °C après le coucher du soleil. Les prévisionnistes ont averti que l'épisode pourrait égaler, voire surpasser, la canicule meurtrière de 2003. La veillée du 22 juin a néanmoins drainé une foule nombreuse. Après la relève de la garde au Palais grand-ducal, conduite par le lieutenant Lynn Hermes, une retraite aux flambeaux — le Fakelzuch — forte de quelque 2 800 participants a serpenté à travers la Ville-Haute depuis la place du Théâtre, avant un feu d'artifice de 17 minutes tiré du pont Adolphe au-dessus de la vallée de la Pétrusse, vers 23 heures, sur une partition originale d'Erny Delosch. Les autorités ont composé avec les conditions. Le CGDIS a déployé des moyens renforcés sur tout le territoire, réaffectant des élèves sapeurs-pompiers du service du défilé à une réserve médicale, tandis que la Ville garantissait l'accès gratuit à l'eau potable au Glacis, par fontaines et stands, et que le gouvernement renforçait la coordination opérationnelle depuis le Centre national de crise, à Senningen. « Le contexte est exceptionnel, avec des températures très élevées le jour et la nuit », a souligné Cédric Gantzer, porte-parole du CGDIS. Le pari de l'affluence, lui, n'a pas faibli : « on aura quand même beaucoup de monde ici en Ville », anticipait le commandant Annick Baustert au moment où s'ouvraient les festivités. À la nuit tombée, le calcul tenait : la première Fête nationale d'un nouveau souverain célébrée jusqu'au bout, ses foules intactes et ses rites préservés — quand bien même le Grand-Duché suffoquait sous un ciel délavé par la chaleur. ### Sources - Ceremonies & Celebrations Highlight Luxembourg's National Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61961-ceremonies-celebrations-highlight-luxembourgs-national-day-2026 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Le grand-duc Guillaume célèbre la première fête nationale de son règne à la Philharmonie Luxembourg — Histoires Royales: https://histoiresroyales.fr/grand-duc-guillaume-celebre-premiere-fete-nationale-regne-philharmonie-luxembourg/ - Fête nationale 2026: cinq moments à ne pas manquer — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/fete-nationale-2026-cinq-moments-a-ne-pas-manquer - Les secours renforcés pour que la canicule ne gâche pas la fête — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Fête nationale 2026: le feu d'artifice illumine le ciel de Luxembourg-Ville — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/fete-nationale-2026-le-feu-d-artifice-illumine-le-ciel-de-luxembourg-ville-103588139 - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Fête nationale 2026 | Te Deum | Cour grand-ducale — Maison du Grand-Duc (monarchie.lu): https://monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/fete-nationale-2026-te-deum --- ## À Bruxelles, l'UE s'assoit pour la première fois face aux talibans - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bruxelles-pourparlers-taliban-retours-afghans-juin-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T17:40:15.314+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:40:15.314+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: b5701087-eab0-4102-b170-3eabd2fa8df5 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > La Commission et quinze États membres ont reçu une délégation de l'Émirat islamique pour évoquer le renvoi des Afghans déboutés, tout en jurant que Bruxelles ne reconnaît pas le régime. ### Summary Pour la première fois depuis la prise de pouvoir des talibans en 2021, l'Union européenne a reçu une délégation afghane à Bruxelles, le 23 juin, afin de discuter du renvoi des demandeurs d'asile déboutés. ### Key facts - Le 23 juin 2026, l'UE a reçu pour la première fois depuis 2021 une délégation talibane à Bruxelles, lors d'une réunion technique à huis clos. - La Commission et la Suède ont coprésidé la rencontre, avec des représentants de 15 des 27 États membres ; les cinq émissaires talibans ont reçu des visas belges valables 24 heures, limités à la Belgique. - Les discussions ont porté sur le renvoi des Afghans sans droit au séjour, une présence consulaire talibane et un « processus de retour digne ». - Bruxelles insiste : dialoguer n'équivaut pas à reconnaître ; l'UE n'a pas reconnu le régime depuis 2021. - Malala Yousafzai, Human Rights Watch et le HCR dénoncent un risque de légitimation et de renvois vers la persécution, contraires au non-refoulement. ### FAQ **Q: Cette réunion signifie-t-elle que l'UE reconnaît les talibans ?** Non. La Commission européenne a explicitement souligné que la rencontre ne valait pas reconnaissance du gouvernement taliban. L'UE et ses États membres s'abstiennent de toute reconnaissance depuis 2021, et aucune capitale n'a noué de relations diplomatiques formelles avec l'Émirat islamique. **Q: De quoi a-t-il été question à Bruxelles ?** D'un ordre du jour strictement technique : le retour et la réadmission des Afghans sans droit au séjour, en particulier les personnes condamnées pour crimes graves ou jugées dangereuses, l'éventuelle présence consulaire talibane en Europe, la reprise des services consulaires et des « mesures de confiance ». **Q: Le Luxembourg participait-il à la réunion ?** On l'ignore. Quinze des vingt-sept États membres étaient présents, mais leur identité n'a pas été rendue publique. Il n'a pas été confirmé que le Luxembourg figurait parmi eux. **Q: Pourquoi des organisations de défense des droits humains s'y opposent-elles ?** Elles redoutent que tout dialogue ne légitime un régime qui exclut les filles de l'école et les femmes de la vie publique, et qu'une accélération des expulsions n'expose les personnes renvoyées à la persécution, en violation du principe de non-refoulement. ### Body Cinq émissaires, cinq visas valables vingt-quatre heures, un lieu tenu secret quelque part dans Bruxelles : c'est dans ce dispositif minutieusement encadré que l'Union européenne a reçu, mardi 23 juin, une délégation des talibans. L'événement n'a rien d'anodin. Pour la première fois depuis que le mouvement s'est emparé de Kaboul en août 2021 — il y a près de cinq ans —, des représentants de l'Émirat islamique se sont assis à la même table que la Commission européenne et plusieurs gouvernements du bloc. Une rupture autant qu'un pari : celui de parler avec un pouvoir que l'Europe persiste à ne pas reconnaître. La réunion, strictement technique et tenue à huis clos, a été coprésidée par les services de la Commission européenne et par la Suède, en présence de représentants de quinze des vingt-sept États membres. L'objet des discussions ne portait pas sur une quelconque normalisation politique, mais sur la mécanique, autrement plus prosaïque, des retours. Le renvoi des déboutés au cœur des échanges Selon la Commission comme selon le ministère afghan des Affaires étrangères, l'ordre du jour s'est concentré sur la migration. Les responsables européens ont insisté sur le caractère purement opérationnel des entretiens, articulés autour de plusieurs volets : - le retour et la réadmission des ressortissants afghans sans droit au séjour dans l'UE, en particulier ceux condamnés pour des crimes graves ou considérés comme une menace pour la sécurité ; - l'éventuelle ouverture d'une présence consulaire des talibans sur le sol européen et la reprise des services consulaires destinés aux Afghans d'Europe ; - des « mesures de confiance » et ce que les deux parties ont qualifié de « processus de retour digne ». Le porte-parole de la Commission, Markus Lammert, a circonscrit l'ambition de la démarche à quelques mots. « Les États membres examinent les moyens de renvoyer les personnes qui ont commis des crimes graves et qui constituent éventuellement une menace pour la sécurité », a-t-il déclaré. La rencontre fait suite à une mission de la Commission à Kaboul en janvier 2026, étape d'une ouverture prudente et graduelle de canaux techniques avec les autorités de fait afghanes. Dialoguer sans reconnaître Bruxelles a multiplié les précautions pour dissiper toute ambiguïté : s'asseoir face aux talibans ne vaut pas onction. La Commission a martelé que la réunion ne signifiait nullement une reconnaissance officielle du gouvernement de Kaboul, rappelant que l'UE et ses États membres s'en abstiennent depuis 2021. Aucune capitale européenne n'a noué de relations diplomatiques formelles avec l'Émirat islamique. Le commissaire chargé des migrations, Magnus Brunner, a défendu cette ouverture au nom du pragmatisme, estimant que le bloc n'avait guère d'autre choix que de discuter des retours. Il est important de leur parler, ne serait-ce que pour améliorer la situation des Européens, mais aussi celle des demandeurs d'asile et des personnes en quête de protection. La logistique, à elle seule, dit la défiance avec laquelle l'Europe a traité ses hôtes. La Belgique a délivré aux cinq émissaires des visas, après contrôle de sécurité, valables vingt-quatre heures et limités au seul territoire belge, sans accès au reste de l'espace Schengen. Le porte-parole de la diplomatie talibane, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a salué une visite « historique », première occasion pour une délégation de l'Émirat islamique de discuter avec l'UE et des gouvernements européens à Bruxelles. Le tollé sur les droits des femmes La réunion a aussitôt suscité la condamnation des défenseurs des droits humains, pour qui le moindre geste de normalisation récompense un régime qui a banni les filles du secondaire et de l'université et effacé les femmes d'une large part de l'espace public. Les critiques redoutent qu'une accélération des expulsions n'expose les personnes renvoyées à des persécutions, au mépris du principe de non-refoulement, qui interdit de renvoyer quiconque vers un danger grave. La lauréate du prix Nobel de la paix Malala Yousafzai s'est dite profondément ébranlée par ces pourparlers. « L'Europe ne doit pas légitimer un régime responsable de l'une des pires crises des droits humains au monde. Tout dialogue avec les talibans doit commencer et se terminer par les droits des femmes et des filles afghanes. » Fereshta Abbasi, chercheuse à Human Rights Watch, a estimé que tout engagement « doit donner la priorité à la protection des droits humains et à la reddition de comptes — et non à l'expulsion de personnes vers le danger ». L'agence des Nations unies pour les réfugiés a mis en garde contre le risque de persécution encouru par les Afghans renvoyés depuis l'UE. Les Afghans demeurent parmi les principaux bénéficiaires d'une protection en Europe : selon les chiffres d'Eurostat repris par la presse, quelque 24 960 d'entre eux ont obtenu une protection en première instance au premier trimestre 2026, soit environ 29 % du total, avec un taux de reconnaissance proche de 78 %. Et le Luxembourg dans tout cela ? Le dossier rouvre une faille bien connue au sein du bloc, entre les gouvernements pressés d'accélérer l'éloignement des déboutés et ceux qui redoutent de légitimer les talibans ou de manquer à leurs obligations de protection. La coprésidence suédoise traduit la fermeté d'une partie de l'Europe du Nord. Les quinze États présents n'ont pas été nommément identifiés, et il n'a pas été confirmé que le Luxembourg figurait parmi eux. Pour le Grand-Duché comme pour chaque capitale de l'UE, l'épisode pose le même dilemme que le bloc affronte depuis 2021 : gérer la migration et les retours avec un régime qu'il condamne, sans lui accorder la reconnaissance qu'il convoite. Le Luxembourg, qui n'a pas davantage reconnu le gouvernement taliban, devra mettre toute coopération opérationnelle en balance avec un bilan en matière de droits humains que les dirigeants européens eux-mêmes rangent parmi les plus sombres de la planète. Que la réunion de Bruxelles reste un contact technique isolé ou marque le premier pas vers un dialogue plus nourri pèsera lourd dans ce calcul, dans les mois à venir. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/afghan-taliban-holding-closed-door-talks-eu-deportations/ - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - EU hosts Taliban officials for talks on migrant returns — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0623/1580019-eu-taliban-meeting/ - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for E.U. meeting — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/taliban-afghanistan-european-union-visas-belgium-rcna351225 - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU migration talks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/belgium-issues-visas-to-taliban-delegation-for-eu-migration-talks --- ## Ebola : la France isole son premier cas, un médecin humanitaire de retour du Congo - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/premier-cas-ebola-france-medecin-rentre-congo-paris - Published: 2026-06-24T17:18:17.55+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:18:17.55+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 97eaf71a-c2c4-45eb-9185-2d08d22501c7 - Dateline: Paris, FR > Un médecin d'ALIMA rentré de RD Congo est confiné dans un hôpital francilien. Les autorités et l'agence sanitaire européenne jugent le risque très faible pour l'Europe et la Grande Région. ### Summary La France a confirmé son premier cas d'Ebola, un médecin humanitaire revenu de RD Congo, désormais isolé près de Paris. Le risque pour la population européenne est qualifié de très faible. ### Key facts - La France a confirmé mercredi son premier cas d'Ebola, le premier hors d'Afrique depuis le début de l'épidémie actuelle. - Le patient, un médecin d'ALIMA rentré de RD Congo, est isolé dans une chambre à pression négative, état stable et charge virale très faible. - L'OMS et l'ECDC jugent le risque très faible pour la population européenne ; Ebola ne se transmet que par contact direct avec les fluides d'un malade symptomatique. - La souche en cause, Bundibugyo, n'a ni vaccin ni traitement homologué ; l'épidémie congolaise compte plus de 1 000 cas et 267 décès. - Aucune mesure spécifique au Luxembourg ni restriction de déplacement dans l'UE n'a été décidée ; le cas est isolé à plus de 300 km de la Grande Région. ### FAQ **Q: Y a-t-il un risque pour le Luxembourg et la Grande Région ?** Non. L'unique cas confirmé est isolé en région parisienne, à plus de 300 km du Luxembourg, et l'ECDC qualifie le risque pour l'ensemble de la population européenne de très faible. Aucune mesure spécifique au Luxembourg ni contrôle aux frontières n'a été recommandé. **Q: Comment Ebola se transmet-il ?** Le virus ne se propage pas par voie aérienne. Il se transmet uniquement par contact direct avec les fluides corporels d'une personne malade et symptomatique, ce qui rend une contamination en milieu hospitalier contrôlé très improbable. **Q: Existe-t-il un vaccin ou un traitement ?** Pas pour cette souche. Le cas est dû à l'ebolavirus Bundibugyo, pour lequel il n'existe ni vaccin ni traitement homologué, contrairement à la souche Zaïre. La recherche et le développement sont toutefois en cours. **Q: Quelle est l'ampleur de l'épidémie en RD Congo ?** Il s'agit de la 17e épidémie d'Ebola déclarée dans le pays, à la mi-mai. Selon les derniers chiffres officiels, plus de 1 000 cas ont été recensés et 267 décès, soit une létalité d'environ 25 %. L'Ouganda voisin compte une vingtaine de cas et deux morts. ### Body C'est une première sur le sol français, et la première hors d'Afrique depuis le début de l'épidémie actuelle. Le ministère de la Santé a confirmé mercredi un cas d'Ebola en France : un médecin de retour d'une mission humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo a été testé positif au virus. L'homme, presque asymptomatique à son arrivée, est aujourd'hui hospitalisé dans un état stable. Le patient travaille pour ALIMA, The Alliance for International Medical Action, une organisation humanitaire médicale internationale. Déployé dans l'une des zones où le virus circule, dans l'est de la RD Congo, il a regagné Paris mardi par un vol commercial au départ de Kinshasa, selon le ministère et les médias français. Sa charge virale est décrite par les autorités comme très faible. Une prise en charge verrouillée dès l'aéroport Le médecin a embarqué quasiment sans symptômes, hormis des maux de tête, et son état s'est légèrement dégradé au cours du voyage, précise le ministère. Respectant scrupuleusement les protocoles sanitaires, il a été isolé dès son arrivée à l'aéroport, puis transféré dans un établissement spécialisé, dans une chambre d'isolement à pression négative — une chambre à double flux conçue pour empêcher tout agent pathogène de s'échapper. Toutes les mesures de précaution, et notamment l'isolement du patient, ont été prises dès son arrivée. Une enquête épidémiologique est en cours pour retrouver l'ensemble des personnes ayant pu être en contact avec lui. Celles qui seront identifiées devront s'isoler à leur domicile pendant 21 jours — la durée d'incubation d'Ebola — sous étroite surveillance médicale. Les autorités insistent : il s'agit d'un cas importé, sans aucun signe de circulation du virus en France. Ebola ne se transmet pas par voie aérienne, mais uniquement par contact direct avec les fluides corporels d'un malade symptomatique, ce qui rend une contamination en milieu hospitalier contrôlé très improbable. L'OMS appelle à ne pas céder à la panique L'Organisation mondiale de la santé, qui a classé l'épidémie congolaise urgence de santé publique de portée internationale le 17 mai, s'est employée à désamorcer toute inquiétude. Son directeur général a rappelé que moins de trente cas d'Ebola ont été recensés hors d'Afrique au cours du dernier demi-siècle. « Il ne faut pas réagir de manière excessive, c'est le conseil que je voudrais donner », a déclaré Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, estimant que le risque pour le reste du monde demeurait faible. Le Centre européen de prévention et de contrôle des maladies (ECDC) parvient à la même conclusion : il juge le risque d'infection faible pour les Européens se rendant dans les zones touchées, et très faible pour la population européenne en général. Une souche sans vaccin ni traitement Le cas remonte à la 17e épidémie d'Ebola déclarée en RD Congo, à la mi-mai, après une série de décès inexpliqués dans la province orientale de l'Ituri. Selon les derniers chiffres officiels (vers le 21 juin), plus de 1 000 cas ont été recensés, dont 1 048 confirmés par Kinshasa, et 267 décès — soit une létalité d'environ 25 %. L'Ouganda voisin est également touché, avec une vingtaine de cas et deux morts. Ce qui complique la riposte, c'est la souche en cause. Elle relève de l'espèce Bundibugyo du virus, pour laquelle — contrairement à la souche Zaïre, mieux connue — il n'existe ni vaccin ni traitement homologué. Hadja Lahbib, commissaire européenne à la préparation aux crises, l'a reconnu sans détour : il n'y a « ni vaccin ni traitement approuvé pour cette souche d'Ebola, mais la recherche et le développement sont en cours ». - Patient : un médecin d'ALIMA de retour de RD Congo, isolé dans un hôpital francilien, état stable. - Risque : l'ECDC le qualifie de très faible pour la population européenne. - Souche : ebolavirus Bundibugyo — ni vaccin ni traitement homologué. - Épidémie : plus de 1 000 cas et 267 morts en RD Congo depuis la mi-mai. Ce que cela change pour la Grande Région Pour les lecteurs au Luxembourg et dans la Grande Région transfrontalière, ce cas illustre à quel point la santé publique est devenue interdépendante — mais il ne constitue pas un motif d'inquiétude locale. L'unique cas confirmé se trouve à plus de 300 kilomètres de là, en région parisienne, sous confinement hospitalier, et l'agence sanitaire de l'Union place le risque pour l'ensemble de la population européenne dans sa catégorie la plus basse. La réponse se coordonne à l'échelle européenne, et Matignon a fait savoir que la situation était suivie « de très près ». Aucune mesure spécifique au Luxembourg n'a été annoncée, et aucune agence sanitaire européenne n'a recommandé de restrictions de déplacement ou de contrôles aux frontières au sein de l'espace communautaire. La consigne pratique pour la Grande Région reste inchangée : le danger se situe dans les régions touchées d'Afrique centrale, non aux portes de la France — et un cas unique et confiné à Paris n'y change rien. ### Sources - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo mission — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260624-france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo-mission - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo - France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak — Medical Xpress / AFP: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-france-ebola-case-africa-current.html - Un premier cas d'Ebola a ete identifie en France chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/sante/un-premier-cas-d-ebola-a-ete-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc - Epidemie d'Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Europe 1: https://www.europe1.fr/sante/epidemie-debola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc-959496 - Virus Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, le patient a ete isole depuis son retour de RDC — RTBF: https://www.rtbf.be/article/virus-ebola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-le-patient-a-ete-isole-depuis-son-retour-de-rdc-11746555 - Ebola : un tout premier cas detecte en France, la situation suivie de tres pres — Toute l'Europe: https://www.touteleurope.eu/societe/ebola-un-tout-premier-cas-detecte-en-france-la-situation-suivie-de-tres-pres/ - French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in doctor who worked in Congo — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/24/france-ebola-virus-case-congo/ - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - 2026 Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — ECDC: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda --- ## Colombie : De la Espriella revendique la présidence, Cepeda refuse de céder - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/colombie-presidentielle-2026-de-la-espriella-revendique-cepeda-contste - Published: 2026-06-24T17:09:21.707+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:09:21.707+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: c1a2af0c-cb79-4662-a0f1-57e7dcce1ace - Dateline: Bogotá, CO > Au terme d'un second tour ultraserré, l'avocat de droite Abelardo de la Espriella, soutenu par Donald Trump, devance d'à peine un point le sénateur de gauche Iván Cepeda, qui conteste le scrutin. ### Summary L'avocat de droite Abelardo de la Espriella revendique la victoire au second tour de la présidentielle colombienne, mais son rival de gauche Iván Cepeda, à moins d'un point, conteste le décompte et refuse de reconnaître sa défaite. ### Key facts - Au second tour du 21 juin, Abelardo de la Espriella (droite) obtient 49,66 % des voix contre 48,70 % à Iván Cepeda (gauche), avec 99,9 % des bulletins dépouillés. - L'écart est inférieur à 250 000 voix, soit moins d'un point ; Cepeda refuse de concéder et conteste plus de 30 000 bureaux de vote. - De la Espriella, avocat de 47 ans surnommé « El Tigre », n'a jamais exercé de mandat et a été soutenu publiquement par Donald Trump. - Son programme prévoit la fin des négociations de « paix totale », des méga-prisons, des baisses d'impôts et le transfert de l'ambassade à Jérusalem. - Le président sortant Gustavo Petro évoque sans preuve un « piratage » du logiciel électoral et n'a reconnu aucun vainqueur ; l'investiture est prévue le 7 août. ### FAQ **Q: Qui a remporté le second tour de la présidentielle colombienne de 2026 ?** Selon le décompte préliminaire portant sur 99,9 % des bulletins, Abelardo de la Espriella arrive en tête avec 49,66 % des voix (12 959 542 suffrages) contre 48,70 % à Iván Cepeda. Le résultat n'est toutefois pas encore officiel : Cepeda conteste le décompte et refuse de reconnaître sa défaite. **Q: Pourquoi Iván Cepeda conteste-t-il le résultat ?** Cepeda estime que le décompte n'est ni officiel ni juridiquement contraignant. Son équipe conteste les résultats de plus de 30 000 bureaux de vote (environ 33 000 des quelque 122 000 urnes) et appelle à attendre le décompte final avant de considérer l'élection comme tranchée. **Q: Quel est le rôle de Donald Trump dans cette élection ?** Le président américain Donald Trump a apporté son soutien public à de la Espriella et l'a félicité comme le « nouveau président » de la Colombie. Le président sortant Gustavo Petro a qualifié cette intervention d'ingérence étrangère. **Q: Quand le nouveau président doit-il entrer en fonction ?** L'investiture est prévue le 7 août 2026. Le vainqueur succédera à Gustavo Petro, premier président de gauche de l'histoire colombienne, qui ne peut pas se représenter en vertu de la Constitution. ### Body La Colombie pourrait basculer brutalement à droite. Au lendemain d'un second tour disputé au cordeau, l'avocat conservateur Abelardo de la Espriella, ouvertement soutenu par le président américain Donald Trump, a revendiqué dimanche la victoire à la présidentielle. Mais l'écart est si mince que son adversaire, loin de s'incliner, conteste la sincérité du scrutin. Avec environ 99,9 % des bulletins dépouillés, le décompte préliminaire crédite de la Espriella de 49,66 % des suffrages, contre 48,70 % pour Iván Cepeda, le sénateur de gauche qui portait l'héritage du président sortant Gustavo Petro. Soit un peu moins de 250 000 voix d'écart — moins d'un point de pourcentage. Ces chiffres, communiqués par les autorités électorales colombiennes, ont été repris par plusieurs médias internationaux, dont Al Jazeera, CBS News et CNN. S'il se confirmait, ce résultat mettrait un terme à la première présidence de gauche de l'histoire colombienne et porterait au pouvoir un nouveau venu en politique, qui promet un virage à droite sur la sécurité, l'économie et la diplomatie. Mais la marge est trop étroite pour clore officiellement la partie. Un décompte au cordeau, et déjà contesté Candidat de la coalition au pouvoir, le Pacte historique, Cepeda n'a pas reconnu sa défaite. Son équipe a annoncé qu'elle contesterait les résultats de plus de 30 000 bureaux de vote — soit, selon un décompte, près de 33 000 des quelque 122 000 urnes du pays — et a appelé ses partisans à attendre le décompte final, seul juridiquement contraignant, avant de considérer l'élection comme jouée. Constitutionnellement empêché de se représenter, Petro avait pour sa part dénoncé, sans en apporter la preuve, un « piratage du logiciel électoral » et réclamé une vérification minutieuse du vote. Il s'était inquiété de possibles violences politiques en cas de victoire de la droite et avait qualifié l'intervention de Trump dans la campagne d'ingérence étrangère. À ce stade, le chef de l'État sortant n'a reconnu aucun vainqueur. Devant ses partisans réunis à Barranquilla, sur la côte caraïbe, de la Espriella a au contraire adopté un ton d'apaisement. Je gouvernerai pour tous les Colombiens… il n'y aura ni représailles, ni persécution, car dans une démocratie il n'existe pas d'ennemis irréconciliables. Cepeda, lui, a fait savoir qu'il ne se retirait pas de la vie publique : « Nous sommes ouverts au dialogue. Nous sommes prêts à conclure des accords, à condition qu'ils soient respectueux, sincères et traduits en actions politiques au bénéfice de la nation. » Abelardo de la Espriella, l'outsider devenu favori À 47 ans, de la Espriella est un avocat et homme d'affaires qui n'a jamais exercé de mandat électif. Surnommé « El Tigre » (Le Tigre), il s'est présenté en indépendant à la tête d'un mouvement baptisé « les Défenseurs de la patrie », se posant en homme fort venu de l'extérieur face à l'establishment. Sa campagne a bénéficié du soutien affiché de Trump, qui l'a félicité au lendemain du dépouillement en le saluant comme le « nouveau président » de la Colombie. De la Espriella, qui détiendrait par ailleurs les nationalités américaine et italienne, promet en retour d'arrimer étroitement Bogota à Washington — un renversement complet des relations glaciales entre Trump et Petro. Ses quelque 12,9 millions de voix constituent, selon les médias colombiens, le total le plus élevé jamais réuni par un candidat à la présidentielle dans le pays. Le scrutin, très polarisé, a mobilisé environ 64 % des quelque 41 millions d'électeurs inscrits. De la Espriella était déjà arrivé en tête du premier tour, le 31 mai, avec près de 44 % des voix contre 41 % à Cepeda. Ce que promet le programme du vainqueur La Espriella a fait campagne sur un projet en rupture franche avec l'agenda de Petro, à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur. Parmi ses engagements : - Sécurité : mettre fin aux négociations de « paix totale » menées avec les groupes armés et lancer une offensive militaire d'environ 90 jours, soutenue par les États-Unis, contre les organisations criminelles. - Prisons : bâtir un réseau de méga-prisons (une dizaine), sur le modèle de la politique d'incarcération de masse menée au Salvador. - Économie : relancer l'exploration pétrolière et gazière, baisser les impôts et réduire la taille de l'État (de l'ordre de 40 %), tout en promettant de préserver les mesures sociales populaires et les hausses du salaire minimum. - Diplomatie : rétablir les relations avec Israël et transférer l'ambassade de Colombie à Jérusalem, dans le cadre d'un réalignement plus large sur l'administration Trump. Pris ensemble, ce programme annonce une approche offensive du conflit interne colombien, vieux de plusieurs décennies, et un repositionnement du pays dans l'hémisphère, à rebours de la gauche régionale et au plus près de Washington. Un test grandeur nature pour les institutions Le bras de fer autour du décompte place d'emblée les institutions électorales colombiennes à l'épreuve. Le vainqueur du second tour doit être investi le 7 août, succédant à Petro, premier président de gauche du pays, dont le mandat unique n'est pas renouvelable. Pour l'heure, la Colombie se retrouve avec un candidat en tête qui revendique la présidence, un finaliste qui exige le décompte définitif et un chef de l'État sortant qui n'a encore reconnu personne. L'issue de cette crise — et la légitimité de celui qui finira par prendre ses fonctions — dépendra du dépouillement officiel, encore à venir. ### Sources - 2026 Colombian presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_election - Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/far-right-de-la-espriella-elected-colombia-president-whats-next - Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia's tight presidential race — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/colombian-right-wing-candidate-de-la-espriella-wins-tight-presidential-race - Right-wing candidate holds slim margin in Colombian presidential election, progressive challenger vows to challenge votes — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-electionn-runoff-ivan-cepeda-abelardo-de-la-espriella/ - Trump-backed de la Espriella wins preliminary count in razor-tight Colombian presidential runoff — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/americas/colombia-trump-abelardo-de-la-espriella-intl-latam - De la Espriella wins razor-thin majority in Colombia's election, Cepeda calls for final count — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260621-colombia-presidential-election-live-cepeda-de-la-espriella-face-off-in-second-round - Trump-backed De la Espriella wins Colombia runoff in preliminary count — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/nx-s1-5865676/delaespriella-colombia-election --- ## Fête nationale : un homme grièvement blessé dans une agression au couteau près du Glacis - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/coups-de-couteau-glacis-city-sounds-fete-nationale-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-24T16:59:48.988+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:59:48.988+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: a10217bf-54bf-426b-acab-70ba057d3b52 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg), LU > En marge des concerts City Sounds, une bagarre a fait un blessé grave à la gorge. Deux suspects ont été interpellés, mais la police écarte tout lien avec une autre agression survenue à Clausen. ### Summary Une rixe au couteau aux abords des concerts de la Fête nationale a grièvement blessé un homme à Limpertsberg. Deux suspects ont été interpellés ; la police appelle à témoigner. ### Key facts - Le 23 juin vers 22h15, une rixe au couteau allée Scheffer, près du Champ du Glacis, a grièvement blessé un homme au cou en marge des concerts City Sounds. - Mercredi, la victime était « dans un état stable » et « n'[était] plus en danger de mort » ; un second blessé n'a eu que des coupures légères. - Deux suspects ont été interpellés ; l'un d'eux a été placé en état d'arrestation et présenté à un juge d'instruction. La police appelle à témoigner au 113. - La police écarte pour l'heure tout lien avéré avec une autre agression au couteau survenue à Clausen vers 5h30 le même jour. - La bourgmestre Lydie Polfer défend la sécurité du festival, mais le Tageblatt cite huit témoins affirmant ne pas avoir été contrôlés au détecteur de métaux. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé près des concerts City Sounds le 23 juin ?** Vers 22h15, allée Scheffer à Limpertsberg, une altercation entre deux groupes a dégénéré en agression au couteau. Un homme a été grièvement blessé au cou et une seconde personne légèrement coupée. Deux suspects ont été interpellés. **Q: Quel est l'état de la victime grièvement blessée ?** Mercredi, la police indiquait, via L'essentiel, que l'homme se trouvait « dans un état stable » et qu'il « n'[était] plus en danger de mort ». Aucun des blessés n'est suspecté dans l'affaire. **Q: L'agression du Glacis est-elle liée à celle de la Montée de Clausen ?** Non, aucun lien n'est établi. La police a déclaré ne pas être en mesure de dire s'il existait un lien éventuel entre les différentes affaires, les enquêtes étant toujours en cours. Les deux épisodes sont traités séparément. **Q: La sécurité des concerts a-t-elle été mise en cause ?** La bourgmestre Lydie Polfer affirme que les violences ont eu lieu hors du périmètre et que les spectateurs étaient fouillés et passés au détecteur de métaux. Le Tageblatt rapporte toutefois que huit personnes présentes disent ne pas avoir été contrôlées. ### Body La Fête nationale luxembourgeoise, censée rassembler des dizaines de milliers de personnes dans la liesse, a viré au drame mardi soir. À quelques mètres des concerts gratuits City Sounds, une bagarre a dégénéré en agression au couteau qui a laissé un homme grièvement blessé, le pronostic vital engagé. La police grand-ducale a fait état de deux blessés et de l'interpellation de deux suspects, dans une affaire qui a jeté une ombre sur la plus grande fête populaire du pays. Selon les forces de l'ordre, les faits se sont produits vers 22h15, le 23 juin, sur l'allée Scheffer, immédiatement au nord du Champ du Glacis, dans le quartier de Limpertsberg, là où des milliers de spectateurs s'étaient massés pour les concerts en plein air organisés par la Ville pour la Fête nationale. Dans son communiqué, la police indique que « dans la soirée de ce 23 juin 2026, vers 22h15, un incident s'est produit allée Scheffer, à Limpertsberg, au cours duquel deux personnes ont été blessées par une arme blanche ». Une rixe entre deux groupes aux abords du Glacis D'après la police, une altercation entre deux groupes a tourné à l'affrontement physique, au cours duquel un couteau a été utilisé. Un homme a été grièvement atteint au cou — le quotidien L'essentiel rapporte qu'il a été poignardé à la gorge — tandis qu'une seconde personne a subi des blessures légères. Les deux victimes ont été prises en charge sur place par le CGDIS avant d'être transportées à l'hôpital. La police a tenu à préciser qu'aucun des blessés n'est suspecté dans cette affaire. Mercredi, l'état du blessé grave s'était amélioré. Citant la police, L'essentiel indique qu'il se trouvait « dans un état stable » et qu'il « n'est plus en danger de mort ». Les enquêteurs ont annoncé l'interpellation de deux agresseurs présumés. Selon le quotidien Tageblatt, l'un d'eux a été placé en état d'arrestation sur ordre du parquet et présenté à un juge d'instruction. Les circonstances exactes demeurent floues, et la police lance un appel à témoins via la ligne 113. Le parquet a été informé et l'enquête se poursuit. Clausen : une autre agression, sans lien établi Plus tôt dans la journée, vers 5h30, la police avait déjà été appelée Montée de Clausen, en bordure est du centre-ville, où un homme a été découvert avec une profonde plaie au dos causée par un couteau. Les agents lui ont prodigué les premiers secours en attendant l'arrivée des services d'urgence. Le parquet a ordonné l'arrestation de deux hommes, présentés à un juge d'instruction le mardi après-midi, selon Chronicle.lu et L'essentiel. Malgré la proximité dans le temps, la police s'est gardée de relier ces affaires entre elles. L'essentiel rapporte que les forces de l'ordre n'étaient pas en mesure de dire s'il existait un lien éventuel entre les différentes affaires, les enquêtes étant encore en cours. Les deux épisodes sont, pour l'heure, traités séparément. Une nuit émaillée de violences Les deux agressions au couteau ne sont pas les seuls incidents à avoir entaché les festivités. Au cours de la nuit de mardi, la police et Chronicle.lu ont signalé une série de vols avec violence et d'agressions à travers la capitale : - vers 2h00, une montre a été arrachée du poignet d'un homme à proximité de la rue Philippe II ; - vers 3h40, un homme a été blessé à la jambe et dépouillé de son téléphone dans le parc municipal, les suspects prenant la fuite ; - vers 5h30, un homme a subi une coupure superficielle au cou causée par un tesson de bouteille et s'est fait voler une chaîne en or rue de l'Eau ; pris en charge au Centre hospitalier de Luxembourg, il en est ressorti le soir même. L'essentiel relève par ailleurs que des blessures par arme blanche avaient également été recensées ces derniers jours à Esch-sur-Alzette et à Pétange. La sécurité du festival sur la sellette Lydie Polfer, bourgmestre de Luxembourg-Ville, a défendu le dispositif de sécurité de la manifestation, soulignant que les violences s'étaient déroulées en dehors du périmètre des concerts, et non au milieu du public. Elle a évalué l'affluence à environ 30 000 personnes et affirmé qu'aucun incident significatif n'avait eu lieu sur le Champ du Glacis lui-même, ajoutant que la police et le CGDIS étaient intervenus très rapidement. « Cela s'est passé à l'extérieur, il s'agissait de personnes alcoolisées qui se sont battues », a déclaré la bourgmestre Lydie Polfer à L'essentiel, assurant qu'un individu muni d'un couteau « ne serait pas entré » aux concerts. Mme Polfer a indiqué que les spectateurs avaient été palpés et passés au détecteur de métaux, affirmant au Tageblatt que l'agresseur « ne serait pas entré avec le couteau ». Le Tageblatt rapporte toutefois que huit personnes présentes ce soir-là ont affirmé ne pas avoir été contrôlées au détecteur de métaux, certaines n'ayant même pas été fouillées du tout — des témoignages qui s'accordent mal avec les garanties de l'édile. Mercredi, les enquêtes sur les deux agressions au couteau se poursuivaient, et la police a renouvelé son appel à témoins. Célébrée le 23 juin, la Fête nationale est le rendez-vous patriotique majeur du Luxembourg : elle attire chaque année une foule considérable dans la capitale pour le feu d'artifice, les défilés et les concerts City Sounds — et replace la sécurité des plus grands rassemblements du pays au cœur du débat. ### Sources - City Sounds: un homme poignardé dans la gorge près du Glacis — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-grave-agression-a-la-sortie-des-city-sounds-un-homme-poignarde-103589156 - Arme blanche: un homme blessé dans le dos à Luxembourg-ville — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-autre-homme-blesse-a-l-arme-blanche-dans-la-capitale-103589416 - Police Arrest 2 Suspects After Stabbing in Luxembourg-Clausen — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61969-police-arrest-2-suspects-after-stabbing-in-luxembourg-clausen - Knife Attack & Violent Muggings Mar National Day — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61964-knife-attack-violent-muggings-mar-national-day - Messerangriff in Limpertsberg: Zwei Verletzte, ein Opfer in Lebensgefahr — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Messerangriff-in-Limpertsberg-Zwei-Verletzte-ein-Opfer-in-Lebensgefahr-65872.html - News — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale — Police Grand-Ducale (Luxembourg): https://police.public.lu/en/actualites.html - City Sounds 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-sounds-2026 --- ## Simplification fiscale européenne : un accueil mesuré au Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/paquet-simplification-fiscale-bruxelles-accueil-mitige-place-financier - Published: 2026-06-24T16:48:31.932+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:48:31.932+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: ed308df2-2768-4fdf-86cf-92d2007d9710 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Bruxelles promet 8 milliards d'euros d'économies par an, mais le gain phare — la fin des retenues à la source intra-UE — n'arriverait que dans huit ans. La place luxembourgeoise reste sur sa faim. ### Summary La Commission européenne a dévoilé le 24 juin un paquet de simplification de la fiscalité des entreprises. Au Luxembourg, dont la prospérité dépend plus que d'autres de ces règles, l'accueil a été nettement plus mesuré que le discours bruxellois. ### Key facts - La Commission européenne a présenté le 24 juin un paquet de simplification fiscale en deux volets : un « omnibus » modifiant six directives de fiscalité directe et une refonte de la directive sur la coopération administrative (DAC). - Les économies annoncées atteignent jusqu'à 8 milliards d'euros par an, dont 5,3 milliards liés à la suppression des retenues à la source intra-UE et 3,3 milliards à l'allégement des obligations déclaratives. - Le gain phare — la fin des retenues sur dividendes, intérêts et redevances entre sociétés associées — n'entrerait en vigueur que huit ans après une adoption qui exige l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept. - Le texte n'harmonise ni les taux ni les assiettes et enterre les dossiers controversés (Unshell, DEBRA, directive prix de transfert), ce que les conseils luxembourgeois jugent rassurant mais insuffisant. - Bruxelles vise une réduction de 25 % de la charge administrative globale, et de 35 % pour les PME, d'ici 2029. ### FAQ **Q: En quoi consiste le paquet de simplification fiscale de la Commission ?** Il comporte deux volets : un « omnibus fiscalité » qui modifie d'un coup six directives de fiscalité directe (dont l'ATAD, la directive mère-filiale, intérêts et redevances, et fusions), et une refonte de la directive sur la coopération administrative (DAC) regroupant neuf textes de déclaration en un seul. La Commission y voit jusqu'à 8 milliards d'euros d'économies annuelles. **Q: Pourquoi l'accueil est-il mitigé au Luxembourg ?** Le bénéfice le plus important pour la place — la suppression des retenues à la source intra-UE — n'entrerait en vigueur que huit ans après une adoption soumise à l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept, dont la moitié environ prélèvent encore ces taxes. Le gain est donc lointain et incertain, tandis que la charge de conformité de fond reste largement intacte. **Q: Quels dossiers le paquet laisse-t-il de côté ?** Il n'harmonise ni les taux ni les assiettes de l'impôt sur les sociétés et ne fait pas avancer une assiette commune. Il acte aussi l'abandon de la directive « Unshell » contre les sociétés boîtes aux lettres, du mécanisme DEBRA et d'une directive autonome sur les prix de transfert. ### Body À Bruxelles, on l'a présenté comme la plus vaste refonte du cadre fiscal des entreprises depuis des années. Au Luxembourg — petit État dont la prospérité tient, plus que partout ailleurs, à la manière dont l'Union européenne impose les sociétés — la réaction a été d'une tout autre température que les éléments de langage de la Commission. L'exécutif européen a dévoilé le mercredi 24 juin un paquet de simplification fiscale en deux volets, censé faire économiser aux entreprises jusqu'à 8 milliards d'euros (environ 9,1 milliards de dollars) par an en coûts de conformité et de gestion administrative — à la condition, toutefois, que les vingt-sept États membres l'adoptent. Le commissaire à l'Économie, Valdis Dombrovskis, a vanté un instrument de compétitivité, qui ferait de l'Europe, selon ses mots, « un lieu plus attractif et plus simple pour investir, innover et entreprendre ». Ce que Bruxelles a réellement mis sur la table Le dispositif repose sur deux piliers. Le premier, un « omnibus fiscalité », modifie d'un seul mouvement six directives européennes en matière de fiscalité directe — parmi lesquelles la directive contre l'évasion fiscale (ATAD), la directive mère-filiale, la directive intérêts et redevances et la directive fusions. Le second refond la directive sur la coopération administrative (DAC), en fusionnant neuf textes de déclaration qui se chevauchaient en un seul corpus. La pièce maîtresse en est la suppression, à terme, des retenues à la source sur les dividendes, intérêts et redevances versés entre sociétés associées d'un pays à l'autre — un frottement de longue date au sein du marché unique, qui représenterait à lui seul, d'après la Commission, près de 5,3 milliards d'euros des économies annoncées, les quelque 3,3 milliards restants venant d'un allégement des obligations déclaratives. Dans un premier temps, l'exonération s'appliquerait quel que soit le niveau de participation reliant les entreprises. Le paquet prévoit par ailleurs : - une déduction européenne pour la recherche et le développement, autorisant la déductibilité intégrale des dépenses de R&D éligibles ; - une exemption au titre de l'ATAD pour les groupes déjà soumis à l'impôt minimum mondial de 15 % de l'OCDE (le « pilier deux »), afin de supprimer la double couche de règles sur les sociétés étrangères contrôlées, assortie d'une exonération pour les PME ; - un relèvement des seuils de déclaration applicables aux plateformes en ligne, qui dispenserait, selon la Commission, plus de 10 millions de vendeurs particuliers de leurs obligations ; - la suppression de certaines déclarations de montages transfrontaliers pour les grandes entreprises déjà assujetties à l'impôt minimum. La Commission inscrit l'ensemble dans son objectif de réduire de 25 % la charge déclarative et administrative — et de 35 % pour les PME — d'ici 2029. Pourquoi la fête est en demi-teinte Pour le Luxembourg, la fiscalité est le principal levier de compétitivité. Son secteur financier hypertrophié — première place européenne pour les fonds d'investissement — soutient toute l'économie nationale, et le Grand-Duché plaide depuis des années que l'empilement des règles anti-évasion de l'UE et de l'OCDE a fait gonfler les coûts de conformité des activités transfrontalières. Un paquet promettant 8 milliards d'euros de soulagement devrait, en principe, sonner comme une bonne nouvelle sur le plateau du Kirchberg. Le problème tient au calendrier et à l'ambition. Le gain sur les retenues à la source — la disposition la plus précieuse pour une place bâtie sur l'acheminement transfrontalier des revenus d'investissement — n'entrerait en vigueur que huit ans après l'adoption formelle par les États membres. Et cette adoption suppose l'unanimité des vingt-sept gouvernements, dont la moitié environ prélèvent encore ces taxes et comptent sur leurs recettes. Le bénéfice le plus important est donc à la fois lointain et tout sauf acquis. L'Europe a besoin de règles plus simples pour obtenir de meilleurs résultats. Ainsi la Commission résumait-elle sa démarche, par la voix de M. Dombrovskis. Les conseils fiscaux se sont montrés plus circonspects. Le centre de fiscalité européenne de KPMG, tout en saluant la direction prise, militait pour une refonte plus ambitieuse et plus globale, qui s'attaquerait de front à la charge de conformité du pilier deux plutôt que d'en effleurer les marges. Le texte rationalise les déclarations et lève quelques doublons, mais il ne soulage pas le poids de fond qui avait nourri les récriminations. Ce que le texte laisse de côté Fait décisif, le plan n'harmonise ni les assiettes ni les taux de l'impôt sur les sociétés, et il ne fait pas avancer l'idée d'une assiette commune. Il acte aussi l'enterrement discret des dossiers les plus disputés de l'Union : la directive « Unshell » contre les sociétés boîtes aux lettres, le mécanisme DEBRA de correction du biais en faveur de l'endettement, et une directive autonome sur les prix de transfert. Pour les conseils luxembourgeois, ce repli est moins une défaite qu'une bénédiction en demi-teinte. Comme l'écrit l'antenne luxembourgeoise de Baker McKenzie dans le guide Chambers International Tax 2026, « le retrait de certaines propositions réduit l'incertitude à court terme quant à de nouveaux grands régimes superposés à l'échelle de l'UE ». La lecture qui domine sur la place est que Bruxelles a préféré un toilettage ciblé à la simplification audacieuse qu'espérait l'industrie : moins de régimes inquiétants à l'horizon, mais aucune coupe décisive dans la besogne quotidienne de mise en conformité. La critique fuse aussi de l'autre rive. Les ONG de justice fiscale et les Verts ont prévenu qu'habiller la déréglementation des atours de la « simplification » risquait d'affaiblir des règles de transparence et de lutte contre l'évasion durement acquises — un rappel que toute concession arrachée par le Luxembourg devra franchir un Parlement méfiant à l'égard du moins-disant fiscal. Les propositions s'engagent désormais dans ce qui s'annonce comme un long parcours au Conseil, où l'unanimité confère à chaque capitale un droit de veto. Pour le Luxembourg, le verdict immédiat est que l'UE a opté pour un soulagement par petites touches plutôt que pour la remise à plat structurelle souhaitée par sa place financière — un pas dans la bonne direction, mais sur un calendrier qui se compte en années plus qu'en mois. ### Sources - EU tax reform promises €8bn in savings, but shell companies untouched — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/223852/eu-tax-reform-promises-e8bn-in-savings-but-shell-companies-untouched/ - EU unveils tax reform to cut business costs by $9.1 billion — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/eu-unveils-tax-reform-to-cut-business-costs-by-91-billion-93CH-4341796 - European Commission Proposes Overhaul of EU Tax Rules for Businesses — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/eu-proposes-tax-simplification-measures-in-bid-to-boost-business - European Commission fine-tuning simplification package on direct taxation of EU businesses — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13883/23/european-commission-fine-tuning-simplification-package-on-direct-taxation-of-eu-businesses - Euro Tax Flash 577 — Tax Omnibus public consultation — KPMG EU Tax Centre: https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/eu-tax/etf-577-tax-omnibus-public-consultation.html - International Tax 2026 — Luxembourg (Trends and Developments) — Chambers and Partners / Baker McKenzie Luxembourg: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/international-tax-2026/luxembourg - Tax Omnibus I — Simplifying EU corporate taxation for 2026 — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/tax-omnibus-i-simplifying-eu-corporate-taxation-2026 - Taxation: Call for evidence on simplifying EU rules on direct taxation — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/taxation-call-evidence-simplifying-eu-rules-direct-taxation-2026-02-24_en --- ## À Luxembourg, les institutions européennes peinent à recruter face à la cherté de la vie - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/institutions-europeennes-luxembourg-cherte-vie-postes-vacants - Published: 2026-06-24T16:25:26.13+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:25:26.13+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 225a02be-da5d-40da-aa0a-f9172bdb31fa - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > Salaire de Bruxelles, loyers du Luxembourg : les syndicats du personnel européen dénoncent une inégalité qui nourrit les postes vacants. L'indemnité de 500 euros ne suffira pas, préviennent-ils. ### Summary Postes difficiles à pourvoir, recours croissant aux agents contractuels, navetteurs frontaliers : les institutions européennes établies à Luxembourg pâtissent d'un coût de la vie supérieur à Bruxelles, sans compensation salariale équivalente. ### Key facts - Les institutions européennes emploient plus de 14 000 personnes au Luxembourg, mais peinent à attirer et retenir leurs agents. - Le Luxembourg est le seul lieu d'affectation de l'UE exclu du coefficient correcteur : salaire de base identique à Bruxelles, malgré un coût de la vie supérieur d'environ 10,5 % (étude de 2019). - Les syndicats signalent une hausse des postes vacants, un recours accru aux contractuels et environ un tiers du personnel de la Commission en navette transfrontalière. - Une indemnité de logement (jusqu'à 500 euros/mois, dégressive à 352, 10 millions par an) est versée depuis juillet 2025, mais jugée trop modeste par le personnel. - La compétence salariale relève de la Commission, ce qui limite la marge de manœuvre du gouvernement luxembourgeois. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi un fonctionnaire européen gagne-t-il moins, en pouvoir d'achat, à Luxembourg qu'à Bruxelles ?** Le traitement de base est identique, mais le Luxembourg est le seul lieu d'affectation de l'UE exclu du coefficient correcteur qui ajuste ailleurs les salaires au coût de la vie. Or, selon une étude commandée par la Commission en 2019, vivre à Luxembourg coûte environ 10,5 % de plus qu'à Bruxelles, surtout à cause du logement. **Q: En quoi consiste l'indemnité de logement et qui peut en bénéficier ?** Elle atteint au maximum 500 euros par mois pour les grades les plus bas (dégressive jusqu'à 352 euros), pour un budget d'environ 10 millions par an. Elle vise les fonctionnaires et agents temporaires ou contractuels dont le traitement est inférieur au grade AD/AST 5, échelon 5, qui résident et travaillent au Luxembourg. Elle est versée jusqu'à quatre ans, non renouvelable, et figure sur les fiches de paie depuis juillet 2025. **Q: Pourquoi les syndicats estiment-ils cette indemnité insuffisante ?** Ils demandaient près du double, autour de 1 000 euros, en se fondant sur l'écart moyen de loyer entre Bruxelles et Luxembourg. Generation 2004 y voit « un correctif à court terme, temporaire et imparfait, à un problème ancien » qui ne réglera ni le recrutement ni la fidélisation. **Q: Le Luxembourg peut-il modifier lui-même le régime salarial des agents européens ?** Non. Les règles de l'Union réservent à la Commission toute modification du régime de rémunération. Le gouvernement peut faire pression et a présenté l'étude de 2019 à la commission des affaires étrangères du Parlement, mais l'initiative appartient à la Commission. ### Body Voilà plus de soixante-dix ans que le Grand-Duché héberge une part des institutions de l'Union européenne. Mais accueillir des bâtiments est une chose ; convaincre les fonctionnaires européens d'y poser leurs valises en est une autre, et c'est précisément là que le bât blesse. Représentants du personnel, étude officielle et données internes des institutions dressent le même constat : à Luxembourg, les postes sont de plus en plus difficiles à pourvoir, une proportion croissante échoit à des agents temporaires ou contractuels, et beaucoup de ceux qui acceptent un emploi font le choix de résider de l'autre côté de la frontière, là où le logement coûte moins cher. L'enjeu est autant national qu'européen. La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, la Banque européenne d'investissement, la Cour des comptes européenne, d'importants services de la Commission, le secrétariat général du Parlement européen et des arrivants plus récents comme le Parquet européen emploient ensemble plus de 14 000 personnes au Luxembourg, selon le gouvernement luxembourgeois et les informations du média Delano. Cette masse salariale, et le prestige d'être une capitale de l'Union, irriguent une partie de l'économie et de l'identité du pays. Une difficulté de recrutement dans les institutions devient donc, par ricochet, une difficulté luxembourgeoise. Une fiche de paie identique, une addition bien plus lourde Le cœur du grief tient à une singularité du système de rémunération européen. Un agent affecté à Luxembourg touche exactement le même traitement de base qu'un collègue en poste à Bruxelles. Car le Grand-Duché est, seul parmi tous les lieux d'affectation de l'Union, exclu du « coefficient correcteur » — la pondération qui ajuste ailleurs les salaires au coût de la vie locale. Conséquence, plaident les syndicats : à rémunération égale, le niveau de vie est sensiblement plus faible dans l'une des villes les plus chères du continent. Une étude commandée par la Commission européenne, publiée le 24 octobre 2019, a chiffré l'écart : le coût de la vie pour le personnel établi à Luxembourg dépassait d'environ 10,5 % celui de Bruxelles, un différentiel imputable avant tout au logement. Le syndicat Union Syndicale Luxembourg voit dans cette exclusion une atteinte au principe d'égalité de traitement. La situation est d'abord une injustice et, ensuite, un sérieux handicap pour l'attractivité du site de Luxembourg. Postes vacants, contractuels et navette transfrontalière Pour les organes représentatifs du personnel, les effets se lisent dans la composition même des effectifs. Le syndicat Union for Unity et l'association Generation 2004 décrivent une hausse des taux de vacance, un recours accru aux agents contractuels et temporaires en lieu et place de fonctionnaires permanents, et une érosion continue du nombre de postes réellement ancrés à Luxembourg. Selon leurs estimations, environ un tiers du personnel de la Commission au Grand-Duché fait désormais la navette depuis l'Allemagne, la France ou la Belgique, où les loyers sont plus abordables. La tension affleure parfois dans les décisions officielles. Generation 2004 rappelle qu'en janvier 2021, la direction générale de la santé de la Commission, la DG Santé, a été exceptionnellement autorisée à pourvoir ses postes luxembourgeois depuis n'importe quel autre site de l'institution, faute de candidats — aveu tacite de la difficulté à doter ce lieu d'affectation. Au-delà du logement, les représentants du personnel citent la scolarité, les perspectives de carrière, la mobilité et un sentiment d'isolement parmi les raisons qui font hésiter à s'installer, ou à rester. Une indemnité de 500 euros jugée insuffisante Au terme de longues années de revendications, les institutions ont consenti une indemnité de logement propre à Luxembourg. Ses conditions sont restrictives : - Montant : au maximum 500 euros par mois pour les grades les plus bas, dégressif jusqu'à 352 euros pour les plus élevés. - Bénéficiaires : fonctionnaires, agents temporaires et contractuels dont le traitement de base est inférieur au grade AD/AST 5, échelon 5, et qui résident et travaillent tous deux au Luxembourg. - Durée : jusqu'à quatre ans, consécutifs ou non, et non renouvelable. - Budget : environ 10 millions d'euros par an pour l'ensemble des institutions. Le versement est apparu sur les fiches de paie à partir de juillet 2025, sous le code « LUX ». Or les syndicats réclamaient près du double — autour de 1 000 euros — sur la base de l'écart moyen de loyer entre Bruxelles et Luxembourg, et ils doutent ouvertement que la mesure change quoi que ce soit au calcul d'un candidat potentiel. Generation 2004 la balaie comme « un correctif à court terme, temporaire et imparfait, à un problème ancien », estimant qu'elle ne fera guère avancer ni le recrutement ni la fidélisation. Ce que Luxembourg et les institutions tentent Les institutions ne restent pas inertes. En mars 2022, l'administration locale de la Commission a adopté un plan de douze actions destiné à renforcer l'« attractivité » du site luxembourgeois — concours de recrutement spécifiques, plateforme commune d'emplois, aide au logement provisoire, accompagnement à l'emploi des conjoints. Deux ans plus tard, les représentants du personnel déploraient pourtant qu'il n'y ait « rien de concret à montrer » pour l'essentiel, plusieurs mesures étant restées au point mort ou simplement réaffirmées. Le gouvernement luxembourgeois, de son côté, a pressé la Commission sur la question de l'écart de rémunération et présenté l'étude de 2019 sur le coût de la vie à la commission des affaires étrangères du Parlement. Mais son levier est mince : les règles de l'Union réservent à la Commission, et non à l'État hôte, toute modification du régime salarial. Comme le résume Yves Cruchten, le député LSAP qui présidait cette commission, « le Luxembourg n'a pas grand-chose à dire, puisque c'est la Commission qui a l'initiative ». Pour l'heure, le Grand-Duché continue d'attirer de nouvelles institutions alors même qu'il peine à pourvoir celles qu'il abrite déjà : le Parquet européen et l'organe de supercalcul EuroHPC figurent parmi les arrivées récentes sur le plateau du Kirchberg. Reste à savoir si les femmes et les hommes appelés à les faire tourner se laisseront convaincre d'y vivre — une question que, de l'aveu même des institutions, nul n'a encore tranchée. ### Sources - Study on the cost of living for staff posted in Luxembourg — European Commission (DG Human Resources and Security): https://commission.europa.eu/publications/study-cost-living-staff-posted-luxembourg_en - Is Luxembourg confident over its role as an EU capital? — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/is-luxembourg-as-an-eu-capital - Cost of living and attractiveness of the Luxembourg site — Union Syndicale Luxembourg: https://uslux.eu/en/cost-of-living-and-attractiveness-of-the-luxembourg-site/ - Luxembourg housing allowance – landing in your payslip this month! — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/luxembourg-housing-allowance-landing-in-your-payslip-this-month/ - Two years on, what's happening with the 12 actions for Luxembourg? — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/two-years-on-whats-happening-with-the-12-actions-for-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg (recruitment and retention difficulties) — Union for Unity (U4U): https://u4unity.eu/en/institutions/european-commission/locations/luxembourg/ - Housing allowance for Luxembourg — TAO – The Independents: https://www.taotheindependents.eu/housing-allowance-for-luxembourd/ - Luxembourg, home of European institutions — Government of Luxembourg (luxembourg.public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/international-openness/eu-institutions.html --- ## Téhéran proclame la « défaite de l'Amérique », mais la trêve vacille déjà - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/memorandum-islamabad-iran-defaite-americaine-treve-fragile - Published: 2026-06-24T16:16:43.658+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:16:43.658+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: e3c13065-4ab3-4c07-bc87-55784452c5e3 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Le négociateur en chef iranien présente l'accord qui a mis fin à la guerre comme une humiliation pour Washington. Un différend sur les inspections révèle pourtant la fragilité du cessez-le-feu. ### Summary L'Iran qualifie de « déclaration de défaite américaine » l'accord qui a clos sa guerre de trois mois et demi, alors qu'un désaccord sur le retour des inspecteurs de l'AIEA fragilise la trêve et que le baril continue de baisser. ### Key facts - Le président du Parlement iranien Ghalibaf présente le mémorandum d'Islamabad comme « une déclaration de la défaite de l'Amérique », un récit destiné à faire accepter l'accord en interne. - Le cadre en 14 points, signé le 17 juin, échange des concessions iraniennes sur le nucléaire et Ormuz contre la fin des frappes et la levée des sanctions américaines. - Washington et Téhéran se contredisent ouvertement sur le retour des inspecteurs de l'AIEA, talon d'Achille d'une trêve faite d'engagements à 30 et 60 jours. - Le camp iranien est divisé : les pragmatistes parlent de « victoire finale », les durs du Front Paydari dénoncent une capitulation. - L'enjeu européen est avant tout pétrolier : le Brent est retombé à 77,73 dollars le 18 juin, en baisse d'environ 20 % depuis son pic de 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le mémorandum d'Islamabad ?** C'est un cadre de paix en quatorze points qui a mis fin à la guerre de 2026 entre l'Iran d'un côté, les États-Unis et Israël de l'autre. Signé à distance le 17 juin 2026 par Donald Trump et Masoud Pezeshkian sous médiation pakistanaise, il échange des concessions iraniennes (engagement antinucléaire, dilution de l'uranium enrichi sous contrôle de l'AIEA, réouverture du détroit d'Ormuz) contre l'arrêt des frappes, la levée du blocus naval et la suspension des sanctions pétrolières américaines. **Q: Pourquoi la trêve est-elle jugée fragile ?** Parce que les deux camps se contredisent sur les inspections nucléaires. Le vice-président américain JD Vance évoque « une étape majeure », tandis que la diplomatie iranienne nie tout accord pour le retour des inspecteurs de l'AIEA sur les sites bombardés. Or sans vérification, l'accord repose sur une simple succession d'engagements à 30 et 60 jours. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour l'Europe ?** Surtout énergétiques. La fermeture du détroit d'Ormuz avait creusé un déficit estimé à 14 millions de barils par jour et fait grimper le Brent au-dessus de 81 dollars. Depuis l'accord, les cours refluent — 77,73 dollars le 18 juin, soit environ 20 % sous le pic de 2026. Bruxelles, Paris et Berlin ont salué la désescalade et réclament un règlement durable. ### Body En matière de cessez-le-feu, le vainqueur est souvent celui qui parle le plus fort. L'Iran l'a bien compris : il présente désormais l'accord qui a mis un terme à trois mois et demi de guerre contre les États-Unis et Israël comme une capitulation de Washington — au moment précis où les deux camps se contredisent ouvertement sur les termes censés faire tenir cette paix. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, président du Parlement iranien et chef de l'équipe de négociation de Téhéran, a affirmé devant un auditoire que l'accord négocié sous l'égide du Pakistan, connu sous le nom de mémorandum d'Islamabad, équivalait à une défaite pour les États-Unis. « L'entente d'Islamabad n'a pas été le fruit de la pression et de la contrainte, mais celui de la résistance et de l'autorité de la brave nation iranienne », a-t-il déclaré, selon The Times of Israel, ajoutant que le mémorandum « est devenu une déclaration de la défaite de l'Amérique ». Ce récit est politiquement vital pour un pouvoir qui doit faire accepter chez lui des concessions douloureuses. Mais il cadre mal avec le texte de l'accord — et avec une querelle publique, surgie la même semaine, sur la question de savoir si les inspecteurs des Nations unies seront seulement autorisés à revenir sur les sites nucléaires iraniens bombardés. Ce que contient réellement le mémorandum La guerre a éclaté le 28 février 2026, lorsque les États-Unis et Israël ont lancé des frappes aériennes coordonnées contre l'Iran. Un cessez-le-feu obtenu par le Pakistan est entré en vigueur le 8 avril, avant d'être prolongé à plusieurs reprises. Les deux présidents — Donald Trump et Masoud Pezeshkian — ont signé le cadre à distance le 17 juin. Trump y a apposé sa signature au château de Versailles, à l'issue du sommet du G7 ; le Premier ministre pakistanais Shehbaz Sharif a été le médiateur principal, avec le concours du Qatar, de l'Arabie saoudite, de la Turquie et de l'Égypte. Le cadre, en quatorze points, repose sur un échange de concessions : - L'Iran réaffirme qu'il ne développera ni n'acquerra l'arme nucléaire, accepte de diluer son stock d'uranium enrichi sous la supervision de l'AIEA, maintient son programme nucléaire en l'état pendant une fenêtre de soixante jours et rouvre le détroit d'Ormuz à la navigation commerciale, sans péage pendant soixante jours. - Les États-Unis cessent immédiatement leurs frappes, lèvent leur blocus naval sous trente jours, suspendent les sanctions sur les exportations de pétrole — avec effet au 21 juin —, débloquent les avoirs iraniens gelés et s'engagent à financer un fonds de reconstruction. Le programme de missiles balistiques iranien et son réseau de groupes alliés dans la région ont été écartés du document, renvoyés à des discussions ultérieures. Le mémorandum d'entente d'Islamabad est devenu une déclaration de la défaite de l'Amérique. Une trêve encore en discussion Le premier test, le plus immédiat, porte sur les inspections nucléaires — et, sur ce point, les deux gouvernements ne racontent même pas la même histoire. Le vice-président américain JD Vance a salué l'accord iranien sur le retour des inspecteurs de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique comme « une étape majeure ». Or le porte-parole de la diplomatie iranienne, Esmaeil Baghaei, a affirmé que Téhéran n'avait tenu aucune réunion avec le directeur de l'AIEA, Rafael Grossi, et n'avait nullement l'intention de laisser l'agence examiner ses installations endommagées. Grossi, lui, assure que les inspections auront lieu et que ses services en règlent les modalités. Cet écart pèse lourd, car la vérification est la colonne vertébrale de l'accord. Sans accès de l'AIEA, l'argument central des Occidentaux — que l'enrichissement iranien est contenu — ne peut être confirmé, et la levée des sanctions à laquelle Téhéran tient tant pourrait être contestée. Le premier cessez-le-feu avait déjà cédé une fois avant l'adoption de ce cadre, rappel utile que cette paix n'est pas un ordre établi, mais une succession d'engagements à trente et soixante jours. Pragmatistes contre ultraconservateurs Derrière le vocabulaire de la victoire, l'establishment iranien est visiblement fracturé. Pezeshkian et Ghalibaf présentent l'accord comme un pas vers ce que le président du Parlement appelle la « victoire finale ». Les durs y voient une reddition. Les députés du Front Paydari, la faction qui se pose en gardienne de la révolution de 1979, ont condamné l'accord : l'un a averti qu'il réduirait l'Iran à « une colonie des États-Unis », un autre l'a jugé « précipité et faible », et le quotidien ultraconservateur Kayhan y a dénoncé une « capitulation devant le Grand Satan ». Des manifestants principalistes se sont rassemblés devant le ministère des Affaires étrangères. Les analystes mettent en garde contre la tentation de lire ce vacarme comme de l'instabilité. Alex Vatanka, du Middle East Institute, estime que « les durs font du bruit, mais leur dossier est mince », tandis que l'analyste Arash Azizi juge que le pouvoir réel repose désormais sur une direction collective articulée autour de Ghalibaf, des Gardiens de la révolution et du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale — une structure qui place la survie du régime avant l'idéologie. Pour l'Europe, l'essentiel tient en une phrase : ceux qui défendent l'accord sont aussi ceux capables de le faire appliquer. Ce qui se joue pour l'Europe Le dividende européen le plus net se lit sur le marché pétrolier. Au plus fort de la guerre, la fermeture du détroit d'Ormuz par l'Iran — point de passage d'une part considérable du brut transporté par mer — a provoqué ce que l'Agence internationale de l'énergie a chiffré à un déficit quotidien d'environ 14 millions de barils, avec plus de 500 navires en attente de sortie du Golfe. Le Brent a brièvement dépassé 81 dollars le baril. À la signature du cadre, les cours ont reflué : le contrat d'août du Brent s'établissait à 77,73 dollars le 18 juin, en baisse d'environ 20 % par rapport à son sommet de 2026, avant de céder encore après l'autorisation par Washington des ventes de brut iranien. « Il existe une divergence notable entre le sentiment du marché et l'offre physique : la remontée de la production et la normalisation de la logistique prendront du temps », a tempéré Fabien Yip, analyste chez IG, signe que la baisse des prix n'est pas encore acquise. La diplomatie européenne, reléguée au second plan pendant les combats, s'est ralliée au résultat. La cheffe de la diplomatie de l'UE, Kaja Kallas, a qualifié la trêve de « pas en arrière par rapport au bord du gouffre après des semaines d'escalade », et la présidente de la Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, a salué une « désescalade plus que nécessaire ». Emmanuel Macron et Friedrich Merz ont plaidé pour un règlement durable, Paris insistant pour que le Liban — où Israël affirme conserver sa liberté d'action — soit intégré à toute paix pérenne. Pour l'heure, les contradictions font ce que l'ambiguïté accomplit souvent dans les cessez-le-feu : elles permettent à chacun d'y trouver son compte. Téhéran peut parler de défaite américaine ; Washington, de désarmement ; Bruxelles, de stabilité. Que le mémorandum d'Islamabad survive à ses soixante premiers jours dépendra de quelque chose de plus prosaïque que la rhétorique : que les inspecteurs de l'AIEA franchissent, ou non, les grilles des sites nucléaires iraniens. ### Sources - Deal a 'declaration of US defeat,' chief Iran envoy says, as IAEA vows inspections — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat-chief-iran-envoy-says-as-iaea-vows-inspections/ - Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat' — The Standard (Hong Kong): https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/335505/Iran-says-deal-to-end-Mideast-war-declaration-of-US-defeat - Iran war live: Tehran says deal to end war a 'declaration of US defeat' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/24/iran-war-live-trump-tehran-at-odds-over-nuclear-inspections-hormuz - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/18/oil-prices-fall-stocks-rally-as-us-iran-sign-framework-to-end-war - Oil prices fall after U.S. authorizes Iranian crude sales — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-trump-iran-threat-strait-hormuz-closure.html - Iran hardliners rage over US deal, but experts say regime is closing ranks — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606158071 - World welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, urges lasting peace in the Middle East — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/world-welcomes-us-iran-ceasefire-urges-lasting-peace-in-the-middle-east - Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/contradicting-vance-iran-says-no-plans-for-iaea-inspections-of-damaged-nuclear-sites/ - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ --- ## Avant Ankara, Mark Rutte ménage Donald Trump pour préserver l'OTAN - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/rutte-trump-maison-blanche-avant-sommet-otan-ankara-defense - Published: 2026-06-24T12:49:07.486+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:49:07.486+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 2aa450d4-96c9-4ab8-b2bb-1fcc1f7c167d - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > À deux semaines d'Ankara, le secrétaire général a plaidé devant Donald Trump le dossier des dépenses, l'Ukraine et la brouille née de la guerre d'Iran. Pour le Luxembourg, la pente est la plus raide. ### Summary Reçu à la Maison-Blanche, Mark Rutte a tenté d'apaiser Donald Trump avant le sommet de l'OTAN à Ankara, sur fond de cap des 5 % du PIB et d'une fracture transatlantique que le Luxembourg paiera au prix fort. ### Key facts - Mark Rutte a rencontré Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche le 24 juin 2026, à deux semaines du sommet de l'OTAN à Ankara (7-8 juillet, 32 États membres). - Le sommet vérifiera la mise en œuvre des engagements de La Haye : porter les dépenses de défense à 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035, dont 3,5 % de défense de base et jusqu'à 1,5 % de sécurité élargie. Seule l'Espagne a obtenu une dérogation. - Rutte a mis en avant plus de 90 milliards de dollars de dépenses supplémentaires l'an dernier chez les alliés européens et le Canada, pour amadouer un président mécontent. - La brouille née de la frappe contre l'Iran du 28 février et le réexamen du dispositif américain en Europe (environ 80 000 soldats) fragilisent l'Alliance. - Le Luxembourg, qui mesure son effort en RNB, doit passer d'environ 1,18 milliard d'euros (1,3 % du RNB) en 2025 à 4,63 milliards (5 %) en 2035, soit 13,4 milliards de surcoût cumulé. ### FAQ **Q: Quand et où se tient le prochain sommet de l'OTAN ?** Le sommet des dirigeants de l'OTAN se tiendra les 7 et 8 juillet 2026 à Ankara, en Turquie, et réunira les 32 États membres. Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky y est convié en qualité d'invité. **Q: En quoi consiste l'objectif des 5 % du PIB ?** Décidé au sommet de La Haye en juin 2025, il engage les alliés à consacrer 5 % de leur PIB à la défense et aux dépenses apparentées d'ici 2035 : au moins 3,5 % pour la défense de base et jusqu'à 1,5 % pour la sécurité élargie (infrastructures, cyber, résilience, base industrielle). Un bilan est prévu en 2029. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg mesure-t-il son effort en RNB plutôt qu'en PIB ?** Parce que son revenu national brut est bien inférieur à son PIB (rapport d'environ 65 % en 2023), en raison des travailleurs frontaliers et des flux de revenus sortants. L'OTAN accepte cette méthode. Le pays vise 5 % de son RNB d'ici 2035, passant d'environ 1,18 milliard d'euros en 2025 à 4,63 milliards. **Q: Quelle est l'origine des tensions entre Trump et les alliés ?** Donald Trump reproche aux alliés européens de ne pas avoir soutenu les opérations américaines après la frappe israélo-américaine contre l'Iran du 28 février 2026, qui a perturbé le détroit d'Ormuz. Washington a lancé un réexamen de six mois de sa présence militaire en Europe, qui pourrait entraîner des réductions. ### Body Il faut parfois un négociateur capable de parler la langue de son interlocuteur. Mercredi, dans le Bureau ovale, Mark Rutte s'est employé à parler celle de Donald Trump : celle des chiffres et de l'argent. Le secrétaire général de l'OTAN a été reçu à la Maison-Blanche au premier jour d'une quinzaine diplomatique périlleuse, censée empêcher que l'Alliance atlantique ne se déchire en public lorsque ses dirigeants se réuniront à Ankara, les 7 et 8 juillet. L'entretien, auquel assistaient le secrétaire d'État Marco Rubio et plusieurs membres du Congrès, constituait la pièce maîtresse de ce que les responsables présentent comme une opération de séduction. Rutte, que The Globe and Mail a surnommé le « chuchoteur de Trump », s'est présenté muni de l'argument que Washington réclame avant tout : des dépenses militaires européennes en hausse record. « Les alliés européens et le Canada font vraiment un effort considérable, avec des hausses record l'an dernier, plus de 90 milliards de dollars supplémentaires en termes réels par rapport à l'année précédente », a déclaré le secrétaire général, selon Euronews. Le message visait sans détour un président qui accuse de longue date l'Europe de profiter gratuitement de la protection américaine. Un sommet bâti autour des 5 % du PIB La réunion d'Ankara, qui rassemblera les 32 États membres, est d'abord un examen de passage. Il s'agit de vérifier que chacun tient l'engagement scellé un an plus tôt à La Haye : porter les dépenses de défense et apparentées à 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035. Ce chiffre se décompose en au moins 3,5 % consacrés aux besoins militaires de base et jusqu'à 1,5 % à une sécurité élargie — infrastructures critiques, cyberdéfense, résilience et base industrielle de défense. Tous les membres ont signé, à l'exception de l'Espagne, qui a obtenu une dérogation ; un bilan d'étape est prévu en 2029. La porte-parole de l'OTAN, Allison Hart, a indiqué que le sommet examinerait la manière dont les alliés tiennent les promesses faites l'an dernier à La Haye, « notamment l'augmentation des investissements de défense, l'expansion de la production industrielle de défense et la poursuite du soutien à l'Ukraine ». Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a, de nouveau, été convié en qualité d'invité. La fracture que Trump a posée sur la table Mais ces chiffres flatteurs se heurtent à une querelle récente et brutale. Donald Trump n'a pas caché sa colère devant la réticence européenne à appuyer les opérations américaines après la frappe israélo-américaine du 28 février contre l'Iran, qui a perturbé le trafic maritime dans le détroit d'Ormuz. Plusieurs alliés ont restreint l'accès à leurs bases aériennes ou à leur espace aérien ; le secrétaire américain à la Défense, Pete Hegseth, les a qualifiés de « honteux ». Le président, lui, n'a rien retiré de son agacement. « Les sommes que nous dépensons pour l'OTAN sont tout simplement folles, et [les alliés] n'étaient pas là pour nous », a-t-il lancé à la presse avant l'entretien, selon Stars and Stripes, prenant nommément à partie plusieurs gouvernements européens. Les sommes que nous dépensons pour l'OTAN sont tout simplement folles, et [les alliés] n'étaient pas là pour nous. Pour l'Europe, l'enjeu dépasse la rhétorique. Pete Hegseth a lancé un réexamen de six mois du dispositif militaire américain sur le continent — où sont stationnés quelque 80 000 soldats — susceptible d'aboutir à des réductions, après un retrait d'environ 5 000 hommes déjà opéré en Allemagne. Trump a, par le passé, mis en doute la garantie de défense mutuelle de l'article 5 et a même évoqué l'hypothèse d'un retrait de l'OTAN, conférant à la mission de réassurance de Rutte une dimension existentielle. Pourquoi le Luxembourg a le plus à prouver Pour les plus petits membres, le nouveau repère a de quoi donner le vertige. Le Luxembourg occupe de longue date le bas du tableau des dépenses de l'OTAN rapportées au revenu national, oscillant autour de 0,5 à 0,6 % du PIB jusqu'en 2024. Le Grand-Duché mesure son effort à l'aune du revenu national brut (RNB) plutôt que du PIB — une méthode acceptée par l'Alliance — car son RNB est très inférieur à son PIB, un écart creusé par les travailleurs frontaliers et les flux de revenus sortants ; le rapport RNB/PIB était tombé à environ 65 % en 2023. Même sur cette base plus clémente, l'ascension reste rude. Après La Haye, le Luxembourg s'est engagé à atteindre 5 % de son RNB d'ici 2035, ce que le gouvernement comme les analystes décrivent comme un effort proportionnellement plus lourd que celui de la plupart des alliés. La trajectoire se présente ainsi : - Environ 1,18 milliard d'euros en 2025, soit à peu près 1,3 % du RNB ; - Un montant estimé à 4,63 milliards d'euros d'ici 2035, équivalent à 5 % du RNB ; - Un surcoût cumulé de 13,4 milliards d'euros entre 2025 et 2035, selon le Conseil national des finances publiques. L'objectif antérieur de la coalition — 2 % du RNB d'ici 2030 — a déjà été avancé, et la ministre de la Défense, Yuriko Backes, a aligné le pays sur le nouveau plafond. Les responsables insistent : cet argent doit acheter des capacités — renseignement et surveillance, transport aérien, espace et cyberdéfense — et non des chiffres pour la galerie. Un test pour le ciment transatlantique Le sommet d'Ankara redéfinira les obligations sécuritaires de l'Europe au moment précis où sa foi dans la protection américaine automatique vacille. Cette incertitude a aiguisé, au sein de l'Union européenne, le débat sur l'« autonomie stratégique » — l'ambition de bâtir une défense moins dépendante de Washington — alors même que les États se hâtent d'atteindre une cible fixée, en grande partie, pour satisfaire Washington. Pour Rutte, l'entretien de mercredi consistait à tenir les deux bouts du marché : montrer à Trump que les alliés paient, tout en évitant à l'Alliance un affrontement dévastateur devant les caméras. La tenue de cette chorégraphie à Ankara décidera non seulement de la prochaine décennie de dépenses de l'OTAN, mais aussi de la crédibilité de la garantie qui la fonde. ### Sources - Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/24/rutte-meets-trump-to-defuse-tensions-ahead-of-major-nato-summit - NATO Secretary-General to meet Trump, ease tensions before July summit — The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-nato-secretary-general-meet-trump-ease-tensions-july-summit-alliance/ - NATO's Rutte aims to soothe Trump on White House visit ahead of July summit — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260624-nato-rutte-soothe-trump-white-house-visit-july-summit-western-alliance-hegseth - NATO's Rutte to Meet Trump, Aiming to Ease Tensions Ahead of July Summit — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-24/natos-rutte-to-meet-trump-aiming-to-ease-tensions-ahead-of-july-summit - Ahead of NATO meeting, Trump blasts allies over Iran war — Stars and Stripes: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-06-23/trump-nato-rutte-22053163.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 - Experts react: NATO allies agreed to a 5 percent defense spending target — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/nato-allies-agreed-to-a-5-percent-defense-spending-target-in-a-low-drama-summit-now-what/ - Defence: A budget shock of €13.4 billion — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-a-budget-shock-of-eu13-4-billion - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg's new defence strategy (ÉTUDES 79, 7.2) — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/catalogue-publications/note-conjoncture/2025/ndc2-25/ndc-2-25-etude-7-2.pdf - NATO Spending by Country 2026 — World Population Review: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country --- ## Au Luxembourg, OQ Technology raccorde un drone à son réseau 5G par satellite - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/oq-technology-luxembourg-drone-satellite-5g-iot - Published: 2026-06-24T12:40:42.341+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:40:42.341+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: ae928648-30e3-4b85-bc60-59e65e987043 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Un essai soutenu par Airbus a relié un drone en vol à la constellation luxembourgeoise d'OQ ; un autre test a fait remonter de la vidéo compressée. Le débit reste modeste, le signal politique non. ### Summary L'opérateur luxembourgeois OQ Technology a connecté un drone en vol à un satellite en orbite basse via un lien 5G bande étroite, étape concrète du pari spatial du Grand-Duché. ### Key facts - OQ Technology, opérateur basé au Luxembourg, a relié un drone en vol à un satellite en orbite basse via un lien 5G NB-IoT en bande S, maintenu durant 99,95 % du vol. - Le débit reste de l'ordre de 5 kilobits par seconde : la vidéo HD en temps réel demeure un objectif futur, pas un acquis ; le test vidéo reposait sur une compression embarquée. - Le choix de la bande S et du spectre licencié — insensible à la pluie, capable de traverser les forêts — vise les usages de défense, de sécurité et de surveillance de sites isolés. - OQ a obtenu en février 2026 une dette d'amorçage de 25 millions d'euros de la BEI, après une concession luxembourgeoise accordée en novembre 2025 pour ses services 5G IoT et direct-to-device. - Sans faire partie du consortium IRIS², OQ s'inscrit dans l'effort européen de souveraineté en réutilisant les standards 3GPP afin que des puces ordinaires atteignent l'espace. ### FAQ **Q: Que vient exactement de démontrer OQ Technology ?** Au cours de 2025, OQ a connecté un drone en vol directement à un satellite en orbite basse via un lien 5G NB-IoT en bande S, lien maintenu à 99,95 % malgré des manœuvres acrobatiques. Lors de tests distincts, l'entreprise a fait remonter de la vidéo compressée puis une image fixe vers un satellite. **Q: Peut-on déjà transmettre de la vidéo HD en direct depuis un drone par satellite ?** Non. Le lien est en bande étroite, de l'ordre de 5 kilobits par seconde, très en deçà du haut débit. Le test vidéo a fonctionné grâce à une compression embarquée. Selon son dirigeant Omar Qaise, la vidéo haute résolution reste un objectif futur. **Q: En quoi OQ se distingue-t-elle de Starlink ou d'Iridium ?** OQ utilise les mêmes standards cellulaires 3GPP que les réseaux au sol, afin que des puces et appareils ordinaires atteignent l'espace sans matériel sur mesure. Starlink vend du haut débit avec de grands terminaux ; Iridium s'appuie sur une bande L propriétaire. **Q: Quel est le lien avec le Luxembourg ?** OQ est basée au Luxembourg, fondée en 2016. Elle s'appuie sur la politique spatiale du Grand-Duché : partenariat ESA via LuxIMPULSE en 2018, licence d'activités spatiales en 2023, concession 5G IoT en novembre 2025, et 2,28 millions d'euros pour le projet Sentinel. ### Body Un petit drone enchaîne boucles et vrilles dans le ciel, sans jamais cesser de dialoguer — non avec une antenne-relais au sol, mais avec un satellite filant au-dessus de lui en orbite basse. L'image résume le pari que tente OQ Technology, opérateur installé au Luxembourg, qui affirme avoir maintenu cette liaison pendant 99,95 % du vol. Un résultat à la fois plus modeste et, à certains égards, plus intrigant que ne le laisse entendre la formule « vidéo de drone par satellite ». Au fil d'une série de démonstrations menées tout au long de 2025, OQ — qui se présente comme le premier opérateur satellitaire conçu pour la connectivité 5G de l'« Internet des objets » — a d'abord raccordé des drones directement à sa constellation, puis, lors d'un test distinct, fait remonter vers un satellite des images vidéo compressées. Les débits restent dérisoires à l'aune du haut débit. C'est précisément l'argument de l'entreprise : un lien normalisé et peu gourmand en énergie, là où les terminaux à la Starlink sont trop encombrants, trop énergivores ou tout simplement absents. Ce qui a réellement été démontré L'annonce phare remonte à juillet 2025, lorsque OQ et Airbus Central Research & Technology ont revendiqué ce qu'ils décrivent comme la première démonstration en vol au monde d'un réseau non terrestre (NTN) 5G en orbite basse relié à des terminaux installés sur un drone en mouvement. L'essai s'appuyait sur du spectre licencié en bande S et sur le NB-IoT (narrowband-IoT), le même standard cellulaire 3GPP que celui des réseaux terrestres. Selon les deux partenaires, la connexion a tenu pendant des « manœuvres acrobatiques de type boucles et vrilles » et malgré des orientations aléatoires de l'appareil. Les chiffres sont volontairement minuscules : environ 5 kilobits par seconde de débit, aux côtés de ce taux de continuité de 99,95 % cité par les deux partenaires. C'est plusieurs ordres de grandeur en dessous des liens de l'ordre du mégabit qu'offre un service satellitaire grand public — et bien trop maigre pour transporter, à lui seul, de la vidéo haute définition en direct. Dans une autre démonstration, OQ affirme avoir transmis de la vidéo depuis un drone compact sur ce même type de lien bande étroite, en recourant au calcul en périphérie embarqué pour comprimer les images avant l'envoi — contournant ainsi les terminaux haut débit lourds et énergivores qu'une telle transmission exigerait normalement. Le fondateur et directeur général d'OQ, Omar Qaise, ne cache pas que la vidéo haute résolution en plein mouvement par satellite relève encore de l'objectif et non de l'acquis. Nous espérons aussi, à l'avenir, démontrer grâce aux missions D2D la transmission de vidéo haute résolution du drone vers le satellite. Troisième jalon, fin juillet 2025 : une caméra déclenchée par mouvement a envoyé une image fixe — celle d'une fusée miniature — via un satellite en orbite basse, à travers le terminal « OQ ONE » de l'entreprise. OQ y a vu la première image relayée sur un lien IoT 5G NTN. « Pouvoir envoyer des images par satellite rend notre réseau 5G considérablement plus puissant », déclarait alors Qaise. « Qu'il s'agisse d'une plateforme pétrolière, d'une centrale électrique ou d'un capteur environnemental au milieu de nulle part, on peut désormais voir ce qui se passe, et non plus seulement le mesurer. » La bande étroite, et ce qui intéresse la défense L'argumentaire d'OQ repose sur son choix de la bande S et du spectre licencié. Cette bande « n'est pas affectée par la pluie ou les conditions météorologiques et peut traverser les forêts », souligne Qaise, autant d'avantages sur les fréquences plus élevées des bandes Ku et Ka dont dépendent les constellations haut débit. Le spectre licencié, plaide-t-il, apporte aussi moins d'interférences et plus de protection que des alternatives non licenciées comme la technologie LoRa employée dans certains réseaux d'objets connectés. Ce profil — terminaux petits et sobres, liaisons résilientes, matériel normalisé — est exactement ce qui attire le secteur de la défense et de la sécurité. OQ comme Airbus présentent les travaux sur le drone comme une étape vers des réseaux NTN 5G et 6G pour plateformes aériennes, dans l'aviation, la défense et l'IoT sécurisé. Parmi les usages envisagés par l'entreprise : - caméras de surveillance frontalière et capteurs tactiques ; - surveillance de pipelines et de sites isolés ; - imagerie de zones sinistrées et suivi du trafic ; - guidage autonome au-delà de la couverture terrestre. Le Luxembourg a par ailleurs attribué à OQ 2,28 millions d'euros pour un projet baptisé Sentinel, consacré à la protection des liaisons montantes 5G satellitaires contre le brouillage et l'usurpation — un clin d'œil à l'environnement de spectre disputé que ces systèmes affronteraient en cas de crise. Financements, soutiens et la question de la souveraineté OQ a été fondée en 2016 par Omar Qaise et s'est appuyée, d'un bout à l'autre de son parcours, sur la politique industrielle spatiale assumée du Grand-Duché. L'entreprise s'est associée à l'Agence spatiale européenne dans le cadre du programme national LuxIMPULSE en 2018, a décroché une licence nationale d'activités spatiales en 2023, et s'est vu accorder en novembre 2025 une concession luxembourgeoise pour déployer et exploiter des services 5G IoT et de connexion directe aux appareils (direct-to-device) par satellite. La société exploitait une dizaine de satellites en octobre 2025 et travaille à une constellation plus vaste. Les capitaux ont suivi. Après une série A de 13 millions d'euros en 2022 et des tours ultérieurs ayant attiré le fonds de capital-risque de Saudi Aramco et un fonds d'État luxembourgeois, OQ a obtenu en février 2026 un financement de 25 millions d'euros en dette d'amorçage (venture debt) auprès de la Banque européenne d'investissement, adossé au programme InvestEU de l'UE. De quoi financer plus de vingt de ses propres satellites et des charges utiles hébergées sur quatorze engins tiers. Le ministre luxembourgeois de l'Économie, Lex Delles, y a vu la preuve de « la force d'innovation des entreprises spatiales établies au Luxembourg ». La place exacte d'OQ dans la ruée vers la connectivité orbitale reste à définir. À la différence de Starlink, qui vend du haut débit aux particuliers et aux entreprises, ou de l'opérateur historique en bande L Iridium, OQ parie que l'emploi des mêmes standards cellulaires 3GPP que les réseaux au sol permettra à des puces et appareils ordinaires d'atteindre l'espace sans matériel sur mesure. L'entreprise reste minuscule face à IRIS², la constellation souveraine phare de l'UE — un système de 10,6 milliards d'euros et quelque 290 satellites mené par SES, Eutelsat et Hispasat, dont le service complet n'est pas attendu avant 2030 environ —, mais elle s'inscrit dans le même effort européen pour réduire la dépendance aux réseaux extra-communautaires sur les communications critiques. Pour l'heure, le Grand-Duché peut afficher un résultat tangible : un drone, un satellite, et une liaison qui n'a pas lâché. ### Sources - Airbus and OQ Technology use S-band to connect satellite to drone — Mobile Europe: https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/airbus-and-oq-technology-use-s-band-to-connect-satellite-to-drone/ - Airbus and OQ Technology conduct world's 1st demo of LEO 5G NTN connecting to a flying drone — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/07/23/airbus-and-oq-technology-conduct-worlds-1st-demo-of-leo-5g-ntn-connecting-to-a-flying-drone/ - OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/oq-technology-plans-direct-to-smartphone-demo-with-cellular-spectrum/ - OQ Technology Makes History: First-Ever Image Sent via 5G NTN IoT Over LEO Satellite — IoT Business News: https://iotbusinessnews.com/2025/07/29/91510-oq-technology-makes-history-first-ever-image-sent-via-5g-ntn-iot-over-leo-satellite/ - European financing for Luxembourgish satellite-to-smartphone connectivity pioneer OQ Technology — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2026-x072-european-financing-for-luxembourgish-satellite-to-smartphone-connectivity-pioneer-oq-technology - OQ Technology — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OQ_Technology - OQ Tech gets Luxembourg 5G-by-Sat concession — Advanced Television: https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/05/oq-tech-gets-luxembourg-5g-by-sat-concession/ - OQ Technology Granted Luxembourg Concession for Satellite-Based 5G IoT & D2D Services — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL: https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/oq-technology-granted-luxembourg-concession-for-satellite-based-5g-iot-d2d-services/ - OBSERVER: What is IRIS²? — Copernicus / European Commission: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-what-is-iris2 - A Passion for Space, A Platform for the World: The OQ Technology Story — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/news-events/news/2025/luxembourgspacesuccessstoriesoqtech.html --- ## Fissures dans l'aile de l'A380 : l'AESA cloue cinq avions d'Emirates - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/a380-fissures-longeron-aile-inspections-urgentes-easa-emirates - Published: 2026-06-24T12:15:20.265+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:15:20.265+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 11aff6d5-a298-4976-8e00-2919aa701dca - Dateline: Dubai, AE > Une directive d'urgence européenne impose le contrôle de seize superjumbos après la découverte de fissures dans un longeron de l'aile du plus grand avion de ligne du monde. ### Summary L'AESA ordonne l'inspection en urgence de seize Airbus A380 après la découverte de fissures dans un longeron de l'aile. Cinq appareils d'Emirates sont immobilisés en attendant les vérifications. ### Key facts - L'AESA a publié la directive d'urgence 2026-0119-E le 22 juin (applicable le 24 juin), imposant l'inspection de 16 A380 après des fissures dans le longeron médian de l'aile. - Cinq appareils, tous d'Emirates, doivent être contrôlés avant leur prochain vol ; les onze autres dans un délai de 25 cycles de vol. - Sur les 16 avions, 15 sont exploités par Emirates et 1 par Qantas (VH-OQI, déjà en maintenance à Dresde, sans impact sur son programme). - Les exploitants doivent transmettre leurs résultats sous sept jours ; tout appareil fissuré reste au sol jusqu'aux réparations prescrites par Airbus. - Les directives d'urgence de l'AESA sont rares ; la flotte mondiale d'A380 n'est pas clouée au sol et aucun risque immédiat généralisé n'est signalé. ### FAQ **Q: Tous les A380 sont-ils interdits de vol ?** Non. La directive ne vise que 16 appareils et n'immobilise pas la flotte mondiale. Cinq A380 d'Emirates doivent toutefois être inspectés avant leur prochain vol, les onze autres dans un délai de 25 cycles de vol. **Q: Qu'est-ce que le longeron médian de l'aile ?** C'est une poutre structurelle logée à l'intérieur du caisson de voilure, qui court dans le sens de la longueur de l'aile et contribue à répartir les efforts aérodynamiques subis par l'avion en vol. Selon l'AESA, les fissures repérées pourraient en réduire l'intégrité structurelle. **Q: Quelles compagnies sont concernées ?** Quinze des seize appareils sont exploités par Emirates, premier exploitant mondial d'A380 avec 116 avions, et un par Qantas. L'avion de Qantas, le VH-OQI, était déjà en maintenance lourde à Dresde et la directive n'affecte pas son programme. **Q: Est-ce la première fois que l'aile de l'A380 pose problème ?** Non. En 2012, l'AESA avait déjà ordonné des inspections sur toute la flotte après des fissures dans les pieds de nervures de l'aile, et des campagnes ultérieures avaient porté sur des fissures de longerons extérieurs sur les premiers avions produits. ### Body Le gendarme européen de l'aviation a ordonné l'inspection en urgence de seize Airbus A380 après la découverte de fissures dans une pièce porteuse de l'aile, contraignant le premier exploitant mondial du géant à double pont à retirer plusieurs appareils du service le temps des vérifications. L'Agence de l'Union européenne pour la sécurité aérienne (AESA) a émis le 22 juin la directive de navigabilité d'urgence 2026-0119-E, applicable à compter du 24 juin, après que des fissures ont été repérées lors d'opérations de maintenance de routine dans le longeron médian de l'aile — une poutre structurelle logée à l'intérieur du caisson de voilure, qui contribue à reprendre les efforts aérodynamiques générés en vol. Selon Airbus, quinze des seize appareils concernés sont exploités par la compagnie dubaïote Emirates, le seizième par l'australienne Qantas. Cinq de ces avions, tous immatriculés chez Emirates, doivent être inspectés avant leur prochain vol commercial, ce qui revient à les immobiliser jusqu'à la réalisation des contrôles. Les onze autres peuvent continuer de voler, mais devront être examinés dans un délai de vingt-cinq cycles de vol. Les exploitants ont pour consigne de se procurer les procédures d'inspection directement auprès d'Airbus et de transmettre leurs résultats sous sept jours, que des fissures soient ou non détectées. Il a été établi que les fissures relevées sur certains appareils pourraient réduire l'intégrité structurelle de l'aile. La directive n'immobilise pas la flotte mondiale d'A380, et les autorités n'évoquent aucun risque immédiat pour l'ensemble des appareils. Mais les directives de navigabilité d'urgence émises par l'AESA restent rares : elles sont réservées aux problèmes susceptibles de compromettre la navigabilité d'un avion s'ils étaient laissés sans réponse. La mesure place sous surveillance un produit phare d'Airbus, premier constructeur aéronautique européen, et la sécurité d'une flotte qui dessert des liaisons long-courrier empruntées par les voyageurs de toute la région. Ce que prévoient les contrôles Le longeron médian court dans le sens de la longueur à l'intérieur de l'aile et fait partie des structures qui répartissent les contraintes subies par l'appareil en vol. L'AESA a conclu que les fissures identifiées sur certains avions pouvaient fragiliser la voilure, justifiant l'ordre d'inspections détaillées supplémentaires. Tout appareil sur lequel des fissures seront constatées devra rester au sol jusqu'à l'achèvement des réparations prescrites par Airbus. Emirates a indiqué qu'elle se conformerait à la directive et agirait sans tarder, tout en cherchant à limiter les conséquences sur son programme de vols. « Emirates se conformera à la directive et réalisera les inspections requises, conformément à la directive de navigabilité, a déclaré la compagnie dans un communiqué. Les inspections débuteront dans les quarante-huit heures, et tous les travaux nécessaires seront effectués avant la remise en service des appareils. Nous restons en contact étroit avec Airbus et les autorités compétentes afin de réduire au minimum toute perturbation du programme d'exploitation. » Airbus a précisé qu'en fonction des résultats des inspections, le constructeur évaluerait avec l'AESA si des réparations sont nécessaires ou si les appareils peuvent reprendre du service. Qantas a assuré que la directive serait sans effet sur son activité : son unique avion concerné, immatriculé VH-OQI, faisait déjà l'objet d'une maintenance lourde à Dresde, en Allemagne, et n'assurait aucun vol commercial. Un enjeu majeur pour Emirates et Airbus C'est pour Emirates que l'addition pourrait être la plus lourde, la compagnie ayant bâti son réseau mondial autour de l'A380. Le transporteur en exploite 116 exemplaires — la plus grande flotte d'A380 au monde et plus de la moitié des superjumbos encore en service. Même une campagne d'inspections limitée et concentrée sur ses appareils fait peser un risque de désorganisation sur certaines des liaisons intercontinentales les plus fréquentées. Pour Airbus, la directive vient rappeler, non sans gêne, les défis techniques d'un programme que l'avionneur présentait jadis comme l'avenir du transport long-courrier. Entré en service en 2007 comme le plus grand avion de ligne jamais construit, l'A380 a vu ses ventes patiner, conduisant Airbus à arrêter sa production en 2021. Aucun appareil neuf ne sortant plus des chaînes, l'enjeu est désormais de maintenir en état de vol une flotte vieillissante — et les questions de structure pèsent directement sur le coût et la faisabilité de cet entretien. - Pièce en cause : le longeron médian de l'aile, une poutre structurelle interne du caisson de voilure - Appareils concernés : 16 — 15 Emirates, 1 Qantas - Contrôles immédiats : 5 appareils Emirates avant leur prochain vol - Contrôles différés : 11 appareils sous 25 cycles de vol - Comptes rendus : résultats à transmettre sous sept jours Une voilure déjà sous surveillance par le passé Les problèmes de structure ont déjà accompagné la carrière de l'aile de l'A380. En 2012, l'AESA avait ordonné des inspections à l'échelle de toute la flotte après la découverte de fissures dans les pieds de nervures de l'aile — de petites équerres reliant les nervures au revêtement — un défaut qui avait finalement nécessité des réparations sur l'ensemble des appareils en service. Des campagnes d'inspection ultérieures avaient porté sur des fissures affectant les longerons extérieurs, d'abord sur les avions de première production. La directive du jour resserre le champ sur le longeron médian et sur une sous-population d'A380 aux historiques d'exploitation particuliers, plutôt que sur la flotte entière. Reste à savoir si l'épisode demeurera une opération de maintenance circonscrite ou s'il s'étendra : tout dépendra de ce que révéleront les inspections des prochaines semaines — des données que les exploitants doivent désormais faire remonter à Airbus et à l'AESA selon un calendrier serré. ### Sources - Airbus under fresh scrutiny as EASA orders A380 inspections over wing cracks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/23/airbus-under-fresh-scrutiny-as-easa-orders-a380-inspections-over-wing-cracks - Emirates to urgently inspect A380 fleet after cracks found in wings — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/06/24/emirates-a380/ - Emirates to Inspect Airbus A380 Fleet After Wing Crack Alert Triggers Urgent EASA Safety Checks — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-to-inspect-a380-jets-after-airbus-wing-crack-concerns-trigger-urgent-safety-checks-1.500584887 - Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings — The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/24/companies/airbus-a380-inspection/ - EASA orders urgent checks on 16 Airbus A380s over wing spar cracks — Aerospace Global News: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/easa-airbus-a380-wing-spar-cracks/ - EASA Orders Urgent Inspections on 16 Airbus A380s After Wing Spar Cracks Found — Aviation Source News: https://aviationsourcenews.com/easa-orders-urgent-inspections-on-16-airbus-a380s-after-wing-spar-cracks-found/ - 16 Airbus A380s Need Emergency Inspections After Cracks Discovered In Wing Spars — Simple Flying: https://simpleflying.com/16-airbus-a380s-emergency-wing-inspections-cracks/ --- ## Le projet européen de Bardella : rester dans l'UE en s'affranchissant de ses règles - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/bardella-rn-defier-ue-interieur-risques-luxembourg-2027 - Published: 2026-06-24T12:07:44.75+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:07:44.75+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: f7f28410-1599-4496-8d7d-1018c125aebb - Dateline: Paris, FR > Le favori du Rassemblement national veut diviser par deux la contribution de Paris au budget européen et placer la loi française au-dessus du droit de l'Union. Un risque direct pour le Luxembourg. ### Summary Jordan Bardella détaille un programme qui maintiendrait la France dans l'UE tout en en défiant les règles — marché unique, libre circulation, euro. Un scénario à hauts risques pour le Luxembourg, dont l'économie en dépend entièrement. ### Key facts - Jordan Bardella (RN), favori de la présidentielle 2027, propose de rester dans l'UE tout en en défiant les règles plutôt que d'en sortir. - Mesure phare annoncée à Politico le 15 juin 2026 : diviser par deux la contribution française au budget européen, jugée « excessive ». - Le programme prévoit aussi un référendum sur la primauté de la Constitution, la fin de la libre circulation telle qu'elle existe et une sortie du mécanisme européen des prix de l'électricité. - Les analystes estiment qu'un tel programme mené à son terme conduirait à une sortie de fait, faute de pouvoir changer les traités sans l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept. - Le Luxembourg est très exposé : environ 233 260 frontaliers (47 % de l'emploi salarié), 85 % d'échanges intra-UE et une place financière équivalant à un quart du PIB. ### FAQ **Q: Que propose concrètement Jordan Bardella sur le budget de l'UE ?** Diviser par deux la contribution de la France. Il a déclaré à Politico : « Au lieu de voter une contribution au budget de l'Union européenne à 12 ou 15 milliards, eh bien, elle sera réduite de moitié », et veut que la Commission réduise ses dépenses de fonctionnement. En 2024, la contribution brute française avoisinait 22,3 milliards d'euros, et sa contribution nette environ 5,8 milliards. **Q: Le RN veut-il toujours quitter l'UE ou l'euro ?** Non. Depuis 2018 environ, le parti a abandonné le « Frexit » et la sortie explicite de l'euro. Sa ligne est désormais de rester membre et de réformer ou défier l'Union de l'intérieur, selon la formule « tout changer sans rien détruire ». **Q: En quoi ce programme concerne-t-il directement le Luxembourg ?** Le Grand-Duché dépend de la libre circulation et du marché unique : environ 233 260 frontaliers (dont près de 126 600 résidant en France) y travaillent, soit 47 % de l'emploi salarié, et près de 90 % de son commerce extérieur se fait avec des partenaires de l'UE. Une renégociation de Schengen ou une « préférence nationale » française toucherait le cœur de son économie. **Q: Bardella pourrait-il appliquer ce programme seul ?** Non. Le RN n'occupe pas l'Élysée, et un référendum constitutionnel nécessiterait l'aval du président Emmanuel Macron. Surtout, modifier la libre circulation, le marché unique ou l'euro exigerait une révision des traités à l'unanimité des Vingt-Sept, que les autres États refuseraient. ### Body Jordan Bardella ne parle plus de quitter l'Union européenne. Le président du Rassemblement national (RN) préfère désormais décrire, avec une précision croissante, comment un gouvernement dirigé par sa formation resterait membre du club tout en s'affranchissant méthodiquement des règles qui le fondent. La doctrine tient en une formule maison : « tout changer sans rien détruire ». Ses détracteurs y voient autre chose — une manière de signifier à Bruxelles qu'on veut sortir sans jamais oser le dire. Dans un entretien à Politico publié le 15 juin 2026, Bardella a livré l'élément le plus concret de ce projet : la France raboterait drastiquement son écot au budget européen. « Au lieu de voter une contribution au budget de l'Union européenne à 12 ou 15 milliards, eh bien, elle sera réduite de moitié », a-t-il déclaré, jugeant la somme actuelle « excessive » et promettant de demander à la Commission de tailler dans ses propres frais. Ces propos pèsent lourd, car le RN fait la course en tête pour la présidentielle de 2027, crédité d'environ 35 à 37,5 % au premier tour. Bardella est le candidat désigné du parti si Marine Le Pen — déclarée inéligible en mars 2025 pour détournement de fonds parlementaires européens — ne parvient pas à faire annuler sa sanction ; la cour d'appel de Paris doit rendre son arrêt le 7 juillet 2026. Pour un petit État profondément intégré comme le Luxembourg, dont l'économie est branchée sur le marché unique et dont la main-d'œuvre franchit des frontières ouvertes chaque matin, ce programme n'a rien d'une abstraction. Ce que prévoit réellement le RN Depuis 2018 environ, le parti a abandonné le « Frexit » et la promesse explicite d'une sortie de l'euro. Le contenu, reconstitué à partir des déclarations de Bardella et des analyses du Conseil européen pour les relations internationales (ECFR), d'UnHerd et de Brussels Signal, comprend notamment : - Budget : diviser par deux la contribution française et réclamer un rabais comparable à ceux dont bénéficient l'Allemagne et les Pays-Bas. - Primauté du droit national : un référendum constitutionnel pour affirmer la supériorité de la Constitution française sur le droit de l'UE, en particulier en matière migratoire. - Institutions : réduire la Commission au rang de « secrétariat » et confier l'initiative législative aux gouvernements via le Conseil. - Libre circulation : renégocier Schengen, instaurer la « préférence nationale » pour l'emploi et le logement, quitter le Pacte migratoire de l'UE et supprimer le droit du sol. - Marché unique et énergie : rouvrir les termes du marché unique et sortir du mécanisme européen de fixation des prix de l'électricité au profit d'un tarif national adossé au nucléaire, autour de 60 euros le mégawattheure. Sur la question la plus structurante, celle de la souveraineté, Bardella a été sans détour. « Je suis un républicain convaincu et, à ce titre, attaché à la primauté de la Constitution française », a-t-il confié à Brussels Signal — un défi direct au principe européen selon lequel le droit de l'Union prime le droit national. Au lieu de voter une contribution au budget de l'Union européenne à 12 ou 15 milliards, eh bien, elle sera réduite de moitié. Jusqu'où sans toucher aux traités ? Toute la question est là, et la réponse dérange chacun des deux camps. Certaines mesures n'exigent aucune révision des traités. La France pourrait brandir son veto sur les décisions soumises à l'unanimité — aide à l'Ukraine, sanctions contre la Russie, cadre budgétaire post-2028, élargissement, réforme institutionnelle. Elle vote déjà sa contribution au sein de son budget national, pratique tolérée bien qu'en porte-à-faux avec le droit de l'Union. Quant à l'affirmation de la primauté constitutionnelle, à l'image de ce qu'ont fait les juridictions polonaises, elle relève d'une décision purement interne — au prix de procédures d'infraction et d'une « insécurité juridique massive », selon les analystes. Les ambitions les plus lourdes se heurtent, elles, aux traités eux-mêmes. Réécrire la libre circulation, refondre le marché unique ou défaire l'euro supposeraient une révision des traités et l'accord unanime des Vingt-Sept — accord que les autres refuseraient. C'est pourquoi des commentateurs, de Wolfgang Münchau à l'ECFR, estiment que le programme du RN, mené à son terme, ne produirait pas un « Frexit » net mais une lente collision : à force d'enfreindre les règles, la France finirait de fait à l'extérieur d'un club qu'elle n'aurait jamais quitté formellement. Les chiffres réels compliquent d'ailleurs l'argument budgétaire. Les données issues d'Eurostat situent la contribution brute française pour 2024 aux alentours de 22,3 milliards d'euros, et sa contribution nette à environ 5,8 milliards — bien en deçà des 19,5 milliards nets versés par l'Allemagne. Pourquoi le Luxembourg ne peut détourner le regard Aucun État membre n'est plus exposé à cette expérience que le Grand-Duché. Membre fondateur de l'UE, siège de la Cour de justice et de la Banque européenne d'investissement, le Luxembourg a bâti sa prospérité sur les libertés mêmes que le RN entend contester. Le point de tension le plus net, c'est l'emploi. En 2025, quelque 233 260 frontaliers franchissaient chaque jour la frontière pour travailler au Luxembourg — environ 47 % de l'emploi salarié, selon les chiffres de l'IGSS compilés par les observatoires transfrontaliers. Parmi eux, près de 126 600 résident en France, contre environ 53 360 en Allemagne et 53 300 en Belgique. Autrement dit, un peu plus de la moitié passent la frontière française au titre de la libre circulation. Un gouvernement français qui rebattrait les cartes de Schengen ou imposerait la « préférence nationale » atteindrait directement la salle des machines de l'économie luxembourgeoise. Le commerce constitue la seconde vulnérabilité. Environ 85 % des échanges du Luxembourg se font avec d'autres États de l'UE, et près de 90 % de son commerce extérieur s'effectue avec des partenaires européens, dont plus de la moitié avec la France, l'Allemagne et la Belgique. La place financière, qui génère près d'un quart du PIB, dépend du passeport européen du marché unique et de la stabilité de l'euro. Un bras de fer prolongé entre Paris et Bruxelles, sur le budget, le droit et les frontières, fragiliserait précisément les règles que le Luxembourg considère comme le socle de son modèle ouvert. Rien de tout cela n'est encore une politique : c'est le manifeste d'un parti qui n'occupe pas l'Élysée et se heurterait, pour tout référendum constitutionnel, au verrou d'Emmanuel Macron, dont l'aval serait requis. Mais avec un RN en pleine ascension et le sort de Marine Le Pen scellé d'ici quelques semaines, la question, pour le Luxembourg, n'est plus de savoir s'il faut prendre ce programme au sérieux, mais comment se préparer à une France qui pourrait juger que les règles de l'UE sont négociables de l'intérieur. ### Sources - Bardella veut réduire de moitié la contribution de la France à l'Union européenne — Boursorama: https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-a-l-union-europeenne-984a89cf13ad80f242f310d28b392ed9 - Union européenne : Jordan Bardella veut «réduire de moitié» la contribution de la France — Le JDD: https://www.lejdd.fr/politique/union-europeenne-jordan-bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-176541 - Stay in Europe, ignore some rules: Bardella explicit RN's new EU doctrine ahead of 2027 — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/05/stay-in-europe-ignore-some-rules-bardella-explicit-rns-new-eu-doctrine-ahead-of-2027/ - How Bardella would break the EU: He won't soften like Meloni — UnHerd: https://unherd.com/2025/11/how-bardella-would-break-the-eu/ - If Bardella wins: Scenarios for a far-right presidency in France — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/publication/if-bardella-wins-scenarios-for-a-far-right-presidency-in-france/ - What a far-right government in France would mean for the EU — Der (europäische) Föderalist: https://www.foederalist.eu/2024/07/elections-france.html - Bardella Says EU 'Completely Obsolete,' Vows Nationalist Reforms — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/bardella-politico-eu-completely-obsolete-nationalist-reforms/ - EU budget: Who pays the most into the EU, and who gains the most? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/09/eu-budget-who-pays-the-most-into-the-eu-and-who-gains-the-most - Observatoire territorial transfrontalier / Chiffres-clés : frontaliers français au Luxembourg en 2025 — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/aguram/observatoire-territorial-transfrontalier-chiffres-cles-frontaliers-francais-au-luxembourg-en-2025/ - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE: https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg - Intra-EU trade: Exports (Eurostat data) — Eurostat / Trading Economics: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/intra-eu-trade-exports-eurostat-data.html - France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260113-france-le-pen-returns-to-court-with-2027-presidency-bid-on-the-line - Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/10/fact-check-has-marine-le-pens-appeal-against-her-presidential-ban-been-denied - French far-right well ahead in new poll for 2027 presidential election — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/french-far-right-well-ahead-in-new-poll-for-2027-presidential-election/781486 - Le nombre d'agents publics devenus frontaliers a doublé depuis 2019 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourggrande-region-le-nombre-d-agents-publics-devenus-frontaliers-a-double-103575845 --- ## Like anti-LGBTIQ+ : un député de l'ADR reçoit un avertissement de son parti - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/tom-weidig-adr-simple-avertissement-like-anti-lgbtiq - Published: 2026-06-24T11:52:09.792+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:52:09.792+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 6c359d69-fd5b-4b4f-8adb-cf4f380ca69e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le Parlement luxembourgeois a condamné les discours de haine par une résolution unanime, mais sans prononcer la moindre sanction. La seule peine est venue de l'ADR : une lettre. ### Summary Tom Weidig (ADR) a « aimé » un commentaire appelant à « exterminer » les personnes LGBTIQ+. La Chambre l'a condamné sans le sanctionner ; son parti s'est contenté d'un avertissement écrit. ### Key facts - En février 2025, le député ADR Tom Weidig a « aimé » un commentaire Facebook appelant à « exterminer » les personnes LGBTIQ+, peu après avoir salué l'interdiction des athlètes transgenres décidée par Donald Trump. - Le 12 février 2025, six partis ont fait adopter à l'unanimité une résolution condamnant les discours de haine — mais la Chambre n'a infligé aucune sanction à Weidig. - La seule peine est venue de l'ADR : un simple avertissement écrit, alors que le parti avait exclu Joe Thein en 2017 pour des propos sur Jean Asselborn. - Rosa Lëtzebuerg a déposé une plainte pénale contre Weidig et l'auteur du commentaire, et réclamé sa démission. - L'affaire révèle les limites du règlement parlementaire, conçu pour la tenue dans l'hémicycle et non pour les propos publiés en ligne. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'a précisément fait Tom Weidig ?** En février 2025, le député ADR a « aimé » un commentaire publié en allemand sur Facebook appelant à « combattre » et « anéantir » les personnes LGBTQ, rendu dans la presse francophone par « exterminer les LGBTIQ+ ». Quelques jours plus tôt, il avait salué l'exclusion des athlètes transgenres des compétitions féminines décidée par Donald Trump. Il a dit que le like était accidental et présenté ses excuses. **Q: Quelle sanction a-t-il reçue ?** Aucune de la part de la Chambre des députés, qui s'est limitée à une résolution de condamnation votée à l'unanimité le 12 février 2025. Seul son parti, l'ADR, l'a sanctionné, par un simple avertissement écrit décidé le 17 février, après avoir jugé qu'il « ne voulait pas et n'appelait pas à exterminer qui que ce soit ». **Q: Pourquoi le Parlement ne l'a-t-il pas sanctionné lui-même ?** Le règlement de la Chambre encadre principalement le comportement à l'intérieur de l'hémicycle, alors que le geste s'est produit sur les réseaux sociaux. Un précédent de janvier 2024, concernant des propos menaçants envers un caricaturiste, avait déjà été classé sans sanction formelle pour des faits situés « hors des murs du Parlement ». ### Body Un appel à « exterminer » une minorité, approuvé d'un clic par un élu de la nation, et au bout du compte : une lettre. C'est, pour l'essentiel, ce qu'aura coûté à Tom Weidig son geste sur Facebook. Le député de l'Alternative démocratique et réformatrice (ADR) n'a subi aucune sanction de la part du Parlement où il siège, et seulement un avertissement écrit de son propre parti — un dénouement qui relance une question dérangeante : avec quels moyens la Chambre des députés encadre-t-elle vraiment les propos discriminatoires de ses membres ? Élu dans la circonscription du Centre en octobre 2023, Tom Weidig s'attire en février 2025 une condamnation transpartisane après avoir « aimé » un commentaire publié en allemand : « Wir müssen auch hier kämpfen und LGBTQ vernichten », soit « Nous devons combattre ici aussi et anéantir les LGBTQ ». Quelques jours plus tôt, le même élu avait salué publiquement la décision du président américain Donald Trump d'exclure les athlètes transgenres des compétitions féminines. Un clic qui ne passe pas Relayé par d'autres responsables politiques puis par la presse, ce « like » provoque une déflagration immédiate. Weidig assure que le geste était accidentel, qu'on l'a mal compris, et présente ses excuses. Rosa Lëtzebuerg, principale organisation de défense des personnes LGBTIQ+ au Luxembourg, ne s'en satisfait pas : elle dépose une plainte pénale visant à la fois le député et l'auteur du commentaire d'origine, et réclame sa démission. L'affaire éclate sur fond de tensions plus larges autour des droits LGBTIQ+ dans le pays, alors qu'une campagne de pétition contestée s'oppose à la présence de contenus LGBTIQ+ à l'école — un combat porté par la base de l'ADR. Pour ses détracteurs, un député validant un appel explicite à « exterminer » une minorité avait franchi une ligne que nul ne pouvait réduire à un simple dérapage numérique. Le Parlement condamne, mais ne punit pas Le 12 février 2025, six formations — le CSV, le Parti démocratique (DP), le LSAP, déi gréng, le Parti pirate et déi Lénk — déposent ensemble une résolution « condamnant fermement toute atteinte aux droits humains, y compris les actes de violence, les discours de haine et les discriminations visant les minorités ». Le texte est adopté à l'unanimité, les cinq députés de l'ADR votant eux aussi pour. Weidig, lui, reste muet pendant que les bancs de l'hémicycle, à droite comme à gauche, le prennent à partie. Le député DP Gilles Baum appelle à poser une frontière nette. « Ça suffit ! », lance-t-il, jugeant « important que nous élevions la voix pour souligner sans équivoque que la pensée fasciste et national-socialiste n'a sa place ni dans cette Chambre, ni dans la société ». Plus tranchant encore, Marc Baum (déi Lénk) s'adresse directement à l'intéressé : « En affichant votre soutien à l'appel pour exterminer les LGBTIQ+, vous ne faites plus partie de la démocratie », l'agir « sous le coup de l'émotion » ne constituant à ses yeux aucune excuse. « Vous êtes une honte pour cette Chambre ! » — Taina Bofferding, députée LSAP et cheffe de groupe parlementaire, qui qualifie l'ADR de parti « toxique pour notre société ». Mais, derrière la sévérité des mots, la résolution demeure une prise de position politique, non une peine. La Chambre n'a infligé aucune sanction formelle à Weidig : ni suspension, ni amende, ni perte de mandat. Son règlement encadre d'abord la tenue à l'intérieur de l'hémicycle, et le geste incriminé s'était produit sur les réseaux sociaux, hors de ses murs. L'avertissement d'un parti, faute de mieux Le Parlement renonçant à frapper l'un des siens, la seule voie disciplinaire restante était interne à l'ADR. Le parti ouvre une procédure, jugeant le « like » « inacceptable », et réunit son comité national le lundi 17 février 2025. L'éventail des sanctions possibles était large : - un simple avertissement écrit ; - des mesures internes plus lourdes ; - ou l'exclusion pure et simple du parti. L'exclusion n'avait rien de théorique : en 2017, l'ADR avait écarté Joe Thein après qu'il eut déclaré que le ministre des Affaires étrangères de l'époque, Jean Asselborn, devrait être « abattu dans la rue ». Dans le cas Weidig, le comité a finalement retenu l'option la plus clémente — l'avertissement écrit. Il a estimé que le député « ne voulait pas et n'appelait pas à exterminer qui que ce soit », et lui a demandé de clarifier son comportement sur les réseaux sociaux. Il conserve son siège. Là où le Luxembourg place la limite L'épisode met au jour l'indigence des outils dont dispose le Parlement luxembourgeois pour discipliner les propos discriminatoires de ses membres. La Chambre peut débattre, condamner, voter des résolutions, mais son code de conduite vise l'ordre dans l'enceinte plutôt que ce que les députés publient en ligne. Un précédent l'avait déjà montré : en janvier 2024, après des propos menaçants tenus par Weidig à l'encontre d'un caricaturiste sur Facebook, la Conférence des présidents l'avait reçu sans prononcer de sanction formelle, au motif que les faits se situaient « en dehors des murs du Parlement », et s'était bornée à promettre une révision du code de déontologie parlementaire. Résultat : la réponse formelle la plus ferme à un député approuvant un appel à « exterminer » une minorité n'est pas venue de l'institution qu'il sert, mais du parti qui l'a investi — et s'est résumée à un courrier d'avertissement. Les partisans de cette retenue y voient le respect de la large liberté reconnue aux élus, et le principe selon lequel ce sont les électeurs, et non des comités, qui doivent au bout du compte juger leurs représentants. Leurs contradicteurs rétorquent qu'elle laisse la dignité des groupes protégés suspendue au bon vouloir d'un seul parti. Pour le Luxembourg, l'affaire pose un repère. Un hémicycle unanime peut affirmer que les appels à l'extermination d'une minorité sont indéfendables — tout en découvrant, face à l'un de ses membres qui a validé précisément cela, qu'il n'a presque aucun pouvoir d'y répondre. ### Sources - Affaire Weidig : «Vous êtes une honte pour cette Chambre» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-weidig-vous-etes-une-honte-pour-cette-chambre/ - L'ADR adresse un avertissement à Tom Weidig — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/ladr-adresse-un-avertissement-a-tom-weidig/ - Affaire Tom Weidig : l'ADR lance une procédure de discipline — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-tom-weidig-ladr-lance-une-procedure-de-discipline/ - Nach Facebook-Like von Tom Weidig: Chamber wendet sich mit Resolution gegen ADR — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/nach-facebook-like-von-tom-weidig-chamber-wendet-sich-mit-resolution-gegen-adr/ - Transphober Post: Rosa Lëtzebuerg zeigt Tom Weidig an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/rosa-letzebuerg-adr-abgeordneter-weidig-wegen-transphobem-post-angezeigt-103278932 - Chambre : l'affaire Weidig est close — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/chambre-laffaire-weidig-est-close/ - Tom Weidig — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Weidig - Tom Weidig — deputy profile — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/deputy/1256 --- ## Anticorruption : l'OCDE pointe l'absence de stratégie nationale au Luxembourg - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/ocde-luxembourg-strategie-anticorruption-zero-lobbying-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T11:20:06.436+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:20:06.436+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: d405fc43-2cad-47b4-84b1-a47a2f910e2b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le Grand-Duché obtient un zéro sur sa stratégie anticorruption et se voit reprocher l'absence de déclarations de patrimoine des ministres et magistrats. Frieden promet des mesures en 2026. ### Summary Dans son Outlook 2026, l'OCDE note le Luxembourg à zéro sur sa stratégie anticorruption et relève des règles solides mais une mise en œuvre défaillante, alors que le gouvernement Frieden annonce des mesures pour 2026. ### Key facts - L'OCDE attribue au Luxembourg un score de 0 % pour son cadre stratégique anticorruption, sur le papier comme dans la pratique, contre des moyennes de 38 % et 32 %. - Le rapport décrit des règles solides mais une mise en œuvre défaillante : intégrité judiciaire à 20 % en pratique, parquets à 21 %, discipline de la fonction publique à 17 %. - Ni les ministres, ni les hauts fonctionnaires, ni les juges et procureurs ne sont soumis à une obligation de déclaration de patrimoine ou d'intérêts. - Un registre de lobbying existe depuis 2024, mais aucun organe public ne le supervise et les sanctions ne visent que les députés. - Le COPRECO, présidé par la ministre de la Justice Elisabeth Margue, devait présenter début 2026 des mesures concrètes pour appliquer les recommandations de l'OCDE. ### FAQ **Q: Quel score le Luxembourg obtient-il pour sa stratégie anticorruption ?** Zéro. L'OCDE note le Grand-Duché à 0 % à la fois pour le cadre stratégique sur le papier et pour sa mise en pratique, contre des moyennes de l'OCDE de 38 % et 32 % respectivement. Le Luxembourg ne dispose d'aucune stratégie nationale dédiée de lutte contre la corruption. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg a-t-il de bonnes règles mais de mauvais résultats en pratique ?** L'OCDE mesure séparément les règles écrites et leur application réelle. Le Luxembourg se rapproche souvent de ses pairs sur le papier mais décroche dans la pratique : 20 % pour l'intégrité judiciaire, 21 % pour les parquets et 17 % pour le régime disciplinaire de la fonction publique, dont les règles atteignent pourtant 92 %. **Q: Les ministres et juges luxembourgeois doivent-ils déclarer leur patrimoine ?** Non. Le rapport relève qu'aucune donnée n'est disponible pour les membres du gouvernement, et que les juges comme les procureurs ne sont astreints à aucune obligation de déclarer leurs intérêts ou leur patrimoine. Les déclarations des hauts fonctionnaires de l'exécutif et de la magistrature ne sont pas accessibles. **Q: Que prévoit le gouvernement Frieden en réponse ?** Selon le rapport 2025 de la Commission européenne sur l'État de droit, le gouvernement envisage de proposer une stratégie anticorruption formelle, et le Comité de prévention de la corruption (COPRECO) devait présenter début 2026 des mesures concrètes pour mettre en œuvre les recommandations de l'OCDE. ### Body Place financière dont la prospérité repose sur une réputation de stabilité et d'État de droit, le Luxembourg vient de s'entendre dire par l'OCDE qu'il lui manque l'un des outils les plus élémentaires d'une gouvernance probe : une stratégie nationale de lutte contre la corruption. Le constat figure dans l'Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026, publié en mars par l'organisation basée à Paris. Sur ce point précis, la note attribuée au Grand-Duché est sans appel : zéro, à la fois pour le cadre stratégique sur le papier et pour sa mise en pratique, là où la moyenne de l'OCDE atteint respectivement 38 % et 32 %. Les chiffres sont tirés des Indicateurs d'intégrité publique de l'organisation, à partir de données extraites le 7 mars 2026. « Le Luxembourg satisfait à 0 % des critères de l'OCDE relatifs à la solidité du cadre stratégique et à 0 % en matière de pratique, contre une moyenne de l'OCDE de 38 % et 32 % respectivement », écrit le rapport, qui juge un tel cadre « essentiel pour atténuer les risques de corruption dans le secteur public ». Le GRECO, l'organe anticorruption du Conseil de l'Europe, avait déjà relevé l'absence d'une stratégie globale de prévention lors de son cinquième cycle d'évaluation. Des règles écrites, une application qui décroche À travers les huit dimensions de l'intégrité retenues par l'OCDE, un même motif revient : un pays qui légifère bien mais applique inégalement. Sur le papier, le Luxembourg se rapproche souvent de ses pairs ; dans la « pratique » mesurée, il décroche à répétition. L'intégrité judiciaire tombe à 20 % en pratique (pour une moyenne OCDE de 45 %), l'intégrité des parquets à 21 % (52 %), et le régime disciplinaire de la fonction publique à 17 % seulement — alors même que ses règles obtiennent un quasi sans-faute, à 92 %. - Cadre stratégique : 0 % règles / 0 % pratique (moyenne OCDE 38 % / 32 %) - Lobbying : 40 % / 33 % (43 % / 38 %) - Conflits d'intérêts : 67 % / 33 % (80 % / 45 %) - Intégrité judiciaire : 65 % / 20 % (66 % / 45 %) - Intégrité des parquets : 62 % / 21 % (66 % / 52 %) - Régime disciplinaire de la fonction publique : 92 % / 17 % (66 % / 22 %) Lobbying et transparence : les angles morts L'OCDE reconnaît des avancées récentes sur le lobbying : depuis 2024, le Luxembourg publie en ligne un registre recensant les noms des représentants d'intérêts, leurs organisations, le domaine et le type d'activité. Mais elle juge l'édifice inachevé. Les sanctions en cas de manquement ne visent que les députés, au titre de leur code de conduite, et non l'ensemble des agents publics ; surtout, aucune autorité de l'administration centrale ne supervise le dispositif. Au Luxembourg, aucun organe public dédié au contrôle des activités de lobbying n'a été mis en place. La déclaration des intérêts privés des responsables publics constitue l'autre lacune patente. Tous les députés ont déposé une déclaration d'intérêts entre 2019 et 2024, note le rapport, mais aucune donnée équivalente n'est « disponible » pour les membres du gouvernement. Les juges nationaux ne sont astreints à aucune obligation de déclarer leurs intérêts, et les magistrats du parquet à aucune déclaration d'intérêts ou de patrimoine. Sur l'accès à l'information, l'OCDE observe que le cadastre ainsi que les déclarations de patrimoine et d'intérêts « des deux plus hauts échelons des agents publics du pouvoir exécutif et des membres de la magistrature ne sont pas accessibles ». Ce que répond le gouvernement Les conclusions percutent l'agenda réformateur de la coalition CSV-DP conduite par le Premier ministre Luc Frieden, entré en fonction en novembre 2023. Selon le rapport 2025 de la Commission européenne sur l'État de droit, publié le 8 juillet 2025, le gouvernement envisage de proposer une stratégie anticorruption formelle et des mesures complémentaires, et le Comité de prévention de la corruption (COPRECO) — l'organe interministériel présidé par le ministre de la Justice — devait présenter début 2026 des mesures concrètes pour mettre en œuvre les recommandations de l'OCDE. La ministre de la Justice Elisabeth Margue, en poste depuis novembre 2023, préside ce comité. La Commission relève aussi des progrès ailleurs : le Luxembourg a « pleinement mis en œuvre » une recommandation visant à parachever la réforme des pouvoirs de son conseil de la justice. Le Conseil national de la justice, créé par la loi du 23 janvier 2023 et opérationnel depuis juillet de la même année, nomme, évalue et discipline désormais les magistrats, les juges détenant la majorité de ses neuf sièges — même si certaines structures, comme des juridictions disciplinaires dédiées, restent à mettre sur pied. Pourquoi cela compte Le Luxembourg figure de longue date parmi les pays les moins corrompus du monde dans les enquêtes de perception, et ses autorités de surveillance sont saluées pour leur travail anti-blanchiment. L'apport de l'OCDE est plus fin : elle mesure si les règles d'intégrité fonctionnent réellement, et à cette aune elle décrit un centre de services financiers qui n'a pas encore bâti la stratégie, le contrôle et les mécanismes de transparence que ses pairs tiennent pour acquis. Pour une juridiction dont l'avantage compétitif est précisément la confiance, l'écart entre la loi et la pratique est ce qu'il y a de plus difficile à expliquer aux investisseurs — et ce que le gouvernement Frieden a promis de combler sans l'avoir encore fait. ### Sources - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 — Luxembourg country note (PDF) — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2026/03/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026-country-notes_b1df9263/luxembourg_eb812f53/952fc8f4-en.pdf - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026: Luxembourg — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026_0c8910f8-en/luxembourg_952fc8f4-en.html - 2025 Rule of Law Report — Luxembourg country chapter (PDF, SWD(2025) 916 final) — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/38e15783-3aca-434e-83e8-26ba0a90fc7c_en?filename=20_1_63953_coun_chap_luxembourg_en.pdf - EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Luxembourg's Efforts in Digitalisation & Transparency — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55777-eu-rule-of-law-report-highlights-luxembourgs-efforts-in-digitalisation-transparency - GRECO Finds Luxembourg Making Progress on Anti-Corruption Measures — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/47855-greco-finds-luxembourg-making-progress-on-anti-corruption-measures - GRECO: Fifth-Round Evaluation Report on Luxembourg — eucrim: https://eucrim.eu/news/greco-fifth-round-evaluation-report-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Group of States against Corruption (evaluations) — Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/greco/evaluations/luxembourg - Elisabeth Margue — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Margue - Frieden-Bettel Government — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieden-Bettel_Government - Luxembourg — National Council for Justice — EJTN: https://ejtn.eu/office/luxembourg-national-council-for-justice/ --- ## Dix ans après, la formation de l'artisanat luxembourgeois reste à mi-chemin - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/centres-competences-artisanat-luxembourg-dix-ans-penurie-metiers - Published: 2026-06-24T06:51:47.836+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:51:47.836+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 11d27a1c-92ad-45ea-a286-b8a185be419e - Dateline: Bettembourg, LU > Les Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR revendiquent plus de 90 000 personnes formées en une décennie. Mais l'artisanat luxembourgeois dépend toujours autant de la main-d'œuvre frontalière. ### Summary Pour leurs dix ans, les Centres de Compétences de l'artisanat affichent un bilan massif. Reste une question : la pénurie de bras qualifiés a-t-elle vraiment reculé ? ### Key facts - En dix ans, les Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR du Luxembourg revendiquent plus de 90 000 personnes formées (84 807 participants précisément) sur plus de 17 000 sessions. - Le modèle repose sur une cotisation obligatoire de 0,5 % de la masse salariale, mutualisée via le fonds Fongeco, rendant la formation gratuite pour les salariés des entreprises cotisantes. - Le centre de Krakelshaff, à Bettembourg, s'étend pour la transition énergétique : atelier de 500 m² à l'été 2026, bâtiment partagé avec la Chambre des Métiers, site projeté dans le nord. - Malgré ce bilan, le Luxembourg reste dépendant des frontaliers : environ 47 % des près de 494 000 salariés fin 2025, soit quelque 229 000 personnes. - Verdict de la décennie : le dispositif consolide les compétences existantes mais n'a pas, seul, supprimé la pénurie structurelle de main-d'œuvre qualifiée. ### FAQ **Q: Que sont les Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR ?** Ce sont deux structures de formation continue pour les métiers du génie technique du bâtiment (électricité, chauffage, sanitaire, ascenseurs) et du parachèvement (toiture, carrelage, peinture). Nés d'un accord interprofessionnel de juillet 2015 entre la Fédération des Artisans et les syndicats OGBL et LCGB, ils sont opérationnels depuis 2016 et couvrent une trentaine de métiers pour environ 2 600 entreprises artisanales. **Q: La formation est-elle payante pour les artisans ?** Non, pour les salariés des entreprises cotisantes. Les sociétés concernées versent une cotisation obligatoire de 0,5 % de leur masse salariale, mutualisée via le fonds sectoriel Fongeco depuis un règlement grand-ducal de novembre 2015. En contrepartie, l'accès aux formations est gratuit pour leurs salariés. **Q: Le dispositif a-t-il réglé la pénurie de main-d'œuvre ?** Pas à lui seul. Les centres ont relevé le niveau des actifs déjà présents, mais le Luxembourg dépend toujours fortement des frontaliers — environ 47 % de près de 494 000 salariés fin 2025. L'artisanat continue de recruter au-delà des frontières et la transition énergétique crée de nouveaux besoins plus vite qu'ils ne peuvent être comblés. **Q: Qu'est-ce qui change pour les dix ans ?** Les centres ont annoncé un atelier équipé de 500 m² à l'été 2026, un nouveau bâtiment partagé avec le Service de Contrôle et de Réception du Bâtiment de la Chambre des Métiers, et un site projeté dans le nord du pays, ainsi que de nouvelles formations (pompes à chaleur, ventilation, hydrogène, photovoltaïque, électromobilité). ### Body On reconnaît la maturité d'un dispositif à ce qu'il finit par paraître évident. En juin, lors d'une soirée intitulée Les Maîtres du Geste qui a réuni plus de 500 invités du monde politique, économique, syndical et artisanal, les Centres de Compétences pour le génie technique du bâtiment et le parachèvement ont fêté leurs dix ans. Le chiffre brandi pour l'occasion est volontiers spectaculaire : plus de 90 000 personnes formées au fil de plus de 17 000 sessions depuis 2016. Derrière l'arrondi, la comptabilité maison est plus précise — 84 807 participants et 16 622 sessions — mais le message reste le même : électriciens, chauffagistes, couvreurs et installateurs sanitaires du pays passent désormais, presque mécaniquement, par cet outil. L'anniversaire invite pourtant à dépasser le volume. Une vingtaine de personnes d'une équipe d'environ 25 salariés ont irrigué quelque 2 600 entreprises artisanales en dix ans, et la pente est raide : à la mi-2023 encore, les centres revendiquaient 44 000 personnes formées en sept ans. Mais le verdict de la décennie se joue ailleurs que sur le débit. La vraie question est de savoir si ce modèle a commencé à résorber la pénurie de bras qualifiés du Luxembourg, ou s'il s'est contenté de la rendre supportable. Une cotisation obligatoire, une formation gratuite Les Centres de Compétences naissent d'un accord interprofessionnel signé en juillet 2015 entre la Fédération des Artisans et les syndicats OGBL et LCGB. Deux structures — Génie Technique du Bâtiment et Parachèvement — fonctionnent de concert et couvrent une trentaine de métiers : électricité, chauffage, sanitaire et ascenseurs d'un côté, toiture, carrelage et peinture de l'autre, avec depuis 2019 des compétences de gestion, de numérique et de savoir-être. C'est le financement qui distingue le Luxembourg. Les entreprises artisanales concernées acquittent une cotisation obligatoire de 0,5 % de leur masse salariale, mutualisée via le fonds sectoriel Fongeco — environ 2 000 sociétés membres — en vertu d'un règlement grand-ducal en vigueur depuis novembre 2015. En contrepartie, la formation est gratuite pour les salariés des entreprises cotisantes. Des subventions du Fonds Climat et Énergie ont par ailleurs aidé à financer les équipements liés à la transition énergétique. Le mécanisme transforme la formation continue, d'ordinaire perçue comme un coût facultatif, en un droit collectif — une manière d'atteindre les petits ateliers qui, seuls, ne budgétisent presque jamais la montée en compétences. La Chambre des Métiers, établissement de droit public du secteur, se tient à côté des centres plutôt qu'au-dessus : elle assure une formation continue complémentaire, davantage théorique, quand les centres misent sur la pratique. Le lien doit se resserrer, puisqu'un nouveau bâtiment abritera des salles partagées avec le Service de Contrôle et de Réception du Bâtiment de la Chambre. Un atelier taillé pour la transition énergétique Le cœur physique du dispositif est le Centre de Formation Krakelshaff, à Bettembourg, ouvert début 2021 sur un terrain de 2,45 hectares mis à disposition par les ministères de l'Économie et des Classes moyennes. Ses quelque 5 000 mètres carrés — deux bâtiments de formation quasi identiques reliés par une passerelle métallique, plus deux grands halls — permettent d'apprendre sur des installations réelles plutôt qu'en salle de cours. Or ces installations sont de plus en plus celles de la décarbonation. Les centres ont bâti des cursus autour des pompes à chaleur, des chaudières à combustion, de la ventilation, du photovoltaïque, de la thermographie du bâtiment, des systèmes de gestion énergétique domestique et de l'électromobilité, l'hydrogène étant annoncé comme le prochain chantier. Pour ses dix ans, le dispositif a confirmé son extension : - un atelier équipé de 500 mètres carrés dès l'été 2026 ; - un nouveau bâtiment partagé avec le SCRB de la Chambre des Métiers ; - un site projeté dans le nord du pays, pour rapprocher la formation des entreprises éloignées. la formation reste la clé de la compétitivité, de l'innovation et de la durabilité La formule est de Claude Schreiber, président du centre Génie Technique du Bâtiment. Marc Herkes, qui préside le centre Parachèvement, a tenu pour sa part à rendre hommage à ceux qui ont conçu ces parcours : « rien de ce qui existe ici – les programmes, les maquettes, les parcours – n'existerait sans nos équipes ». Combler le manque, ou le masquer ? L'argument politique en faveur des centres est celui de la montée en compétences en général. « La montée en compétences est un pilier indispensable pour garantir l'employabilité, la compétitivité et la cohésion sociale », a déclaré le ministre du Travail Marc Spautz devant l'assistance, plaçant la formation continue au centre de la réponse luxembourgeoise à un marché de l'emploi mouvant. Le décor structurel, lui, est singulièrement contrasté. Le Luxembourg comptait près de 494 000 salariés fin 2025, dont environ 47 % de travailleurs frontaliers — quelque 229 000 personnes faisant chaque jour la navette depuis la France, la Belgique et l'Allemagne. Aucune autre économie de l'Union ne dépend à ce point d'une main-d'œuvre qu'elle ne loge pas, et les secteurs servis par les centres — construction, énergie, artisanat — figurent parmi les plus exposés au manque de mains qualifiées. À cette aune, le bilan de la décennie est mitigé. Les centres ont indéniablement relevé le niveau des actifs déjà présents dans les métiers luxembourgeois, et le modèle financé par la cotisation a donné aux petites structures un accès à des formations qu'elles n'auraient pas achetées autrement. Ce que dix ans n'ont pas réussi, c'est à desserrer la dépendance du pays à la main-d'œuvre importée et frontalière : l'artisanat continue de recruter au-delà des frontières parce que l'offre nationale ne suffit pas à remplir les carnets de commandes, et la transition énergétique ajoute de nouvelles spécialités plus vite qu'aucun système de formation ne peut les pourvoir. Les centres se retrouvent ainsi dans une position familière aux institutions luxembourgeoises : indispensables, et insuffisants à eux seuls. Ils ont construit une capacité durable à maintenir les compétences existantes et à absorber les nouveaux besoins des métiers verts. Mais résorber la pénurie supposerait ce qu'ils ne peuvent fournir seuls : davantage de personnes décidées, d'abord, à embrasser ces métiers. Pour l'heure, le modèle ne soigne pas le manque de bras — il l'empêche de s'aggraver. ### Sources - Les Centres de Compétences de l'artisanat célèbrent une décennie à l'ouvrage — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/les-centres-de-competences-de-lartisanat-celebrent-une-decennie-a-louvrage/ - À propos — Centres de Compétences Génie Technique & Parachèvement — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/a-propos/ - Annonce Centres de compétences (décennie : 84 807 participants, 16 622 formations) — Infogreen.lu: https://www.infogreen.lu/annonce-centres-de-competences.html - Bettembourg : l'artisanat se forme à la transition énergétique — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/bettembourg-lartisanat-se-forme-a-la-transition-energetique/ - Quels sont les dispositifs de financement de la formation professionnelle continue pour les PME au Luxembourg ? — Pixie.lu: https://www.pixie.lu/corpus/rh/06-0080/quels-sont-les-dispositifs-de-financement-de-la-formation-professionnelle-continue-pour-les-pme-au-luxembourg/ - Le nouveau « Centre de Formation Krakelshaff » des Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR — Lëtzebuerger Gemengen (gemengen.lu): https://gemengen.lu/web/2021/03/12/le-nouveau-centre-de-formation-krakelshaff-des-centres-de-competences-gtb-par/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's Workforce — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in Q1 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html - La formation dans le secteur artisanal — gouvernement.lu / luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/fr/travailler-et-etudier/les-etudes-au-luxembourg/la-formation-dans-le-secteur-artisanal.html --- ## Canicule : une voie déformée à Berchem perturbe le rail transfrontalier des CFL - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-2026-cfl-voie-deformee-berchem-trafic-transfrontalier-perturb - Published: 2026-06-24T06:42:12.98+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:42:12.98+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 74c24d66-435c-4cab-8a53-6cc4fc41135d - Dateline: Berchem, LU > Touchée par la chaleur près de Berchem, la voie a contraint les CFL à supprimer et ralentir des trains vers la France ; le retour à la normale n'est espéré que mercredi après-midi. ### Summary Sous une vigilance rouge canicule, les CFL ont réduit le trafic sur deux axes transfrontaliers du sud après la déformation d'une voie à Berchem, perturbant des dizaines de milliers de frontaliers vers la France et la Belgique. ### Key facts - Une « léger affaissement de la voie » à Berchem, sous l'effet de la chaleur, a contraint les CFL à fermer une voie et à réduire le trafic sur deux axes du sud. - Les RE Luxembourg–Rodange (via Esch) ont été supprimés ; les RB Luxembourg–Pétange maintenus ; les TER vers Thionville et Metz fortement réduits. - MeteoLux a placé tout le pays en vigilance rouge dès midi le 22 juin, avec des moyennes grimpant vers 40 °C à partir de mercredi. - Les CFL tablaient sur une reprise progressive entre Luxembourg et Bettembourg à partir de 15 heures le mercredi 24 juin. - Avec environ 228 300 frontaliers en 2025 (STATEC), l'incident a touché des corridors essentiels à près de la moitié de la main-d'œuvre du pays. ### FAQ **Q: Quelles lignes ferroviaires ont été perturbées au Luxembourg ?** Les axes Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange et Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz, avec des perturbations également entre Luxembourg et Bettembourg. Les RE vers Rodange ont été supprimés, les RB vers Pétange maintenus, et les TER vers Metz réduits avec plusieurs annulations. **Q: Quelle était la cause de la perturbation ?** Les CFL ont identifié « un léger affaissement de la voie » à Berchem, les rails s'étant déformés sous l'effet de la chaleur. Par sécurité, une voie a été entièrement fermée, réduisant la capacité des lignes desservies. **Q: Quand le trafic devait-il revenir à la normale ?** Les réparations ne pouvaient commencer que durant la nuit, une fois les températures retombées. Les CFL prévoyaient une reprise progressive du trafic entre Luxembourg et Bettembourg à partir de 15 heures le mercredi 24 juin. **Q: La canicule a-t-elle affecté le rail au-delà du Luxembourg ?** Oui. En France, la SNCF a annulé préventivement 71 Intercités et son directeur Jean Castex a invité les voyageurs vulnérables à éviter le train ; en Belgique, la SNCB a supprimé des trains aux heures de pointe, plusieurs pays restant en alerte rouge. ### Body La chaleur a eu raison de l'acier. Lundi 22 juin, alors que le mercure grimpait vers 38 °C dans le sud du pays, les Chemins de fer luxembourgeois (CFL) ont drastiquement réduit la circulation sur deux de leurs lignes les plus fréquentées, après qu'une voie eut cédé au sud de la capitale. Résultat : des milliers de frontaliers, venus de France et de Belgique, se sont retrouvés à quai, leurs trains supprimés ou ralentis au pas. L'incident est survenu au pire moment. À midi ce lundi, MeteoLux avait placé l'ensemble du territoire en vigilance rouge — son niveau d'alerte le plus élevé. Dans un communiqué intitulé « Alerte rouge : canicule exceptionnelle jusqu'à la fin de la semaine », le gouvernement annonçait des températures appelées à s'intensifier : de 36 à 38 °C dans le sud lundi, des moyennes grimpant vers 40 °C à partir de mercredi, des nuits sans répit thermique et aucune pluie en vue. Quand le rail plie sous la chaleur Les CFL ont indiqué qu'« un léger affaissement de la voie a été identifié » à Berchem, localité de la commune de Roeser située sur l'approche sud de Luxembourg-Ville, les rails s'étant déformés sous l'effet de la chaleur. Par sécurité, l'opérateur a fermé une voie entière, amputant d'autant la capacité des lignes concernées. L'effet sur les heures de pointe a été immédiat : - les trains RE entre Luxembourg et Rodange, via Esch-sur-Alzette, ont été supprimés dans les deux sens entre Luxembourg et Rodange ; - les trains RB entre Luxembourg et Pétange, via Esch-sur-Alzette, ont continué de rouler dans les deux sens ; - les TER entre Luxembourg, Thionville et Metz ont fonctionné à fréquence réduite, plusieurs circulations étant purement annulées, tandis que les trains maintenus franchissaient la section endommagée à vitesse fortement abaissée. Côté français, L'essentiel a recensé de nombreuses suppressions : au départ de Metz à 6 h 03, 6 h 46 et 8 h 50 ; depuis Luxembourg vers la France à 16 h 15, 16 h 44, 17 h 57, 18 h 39 et 19 h 15. La remise en état de la voie ne pouvait, elle, commencer qu'à la faveur de la nuit, une fois les températures suffisamment retombées pour permettre aux équipes de travailler en sécurité. « Une remise en état de la voie concernée aura lieu durant la nuit », ont précisé les CFL, qui tablaient sur une reprise progressive du trafic entre Luxembourg et Bettembourg à partir de 15 heures ce mercredi 24 juin. « Les CFL prient d'excuser les désagréments causés », a ajouté l'entreprise, renvoyant les voyageurs vers son application et son site, et installant des fontaines à eau potable en gare de Luxembourg. Une vieille ennemie de l'acier La chaleur n'a rien d'un adversaire nouveau pour le rail. Le long rail soudé est posé sous tension pour une température de référence ; lorsque l'acier chauffe bien au-delà, il se dilate et peut se vriller, contraignant les exploitants à imposer des ralentissements, voire à fermer une ligne le temps qu'elle refroidisse. À cela s'ajoutent des caténaires qui se détendent et risquent d'être arrachées par le pantographe d'un train, et une climatisation embarquée mise à rude épreuve. Un faisceau de fragilités qui, dès que le thermomètre s'emballe, oblige les réseaux européens à rouler plus lentement et moins souvent. Un continent au ralenti La panne luxembourgeoise n'était qu'un maillon d'un blocage à l'échelle du continent. En France, la SNCF a annulé de manière préventive des dizaines d'Intercités — 71 au total, selon les informations du secteur — invoquant le risque de défaillance des climatisations. Son directeur général, Jean Castex, a appelé les voyageurs les plus vulnérables à renoncer purement et simplement au train. « On leur recommande de décaler leur voyage, ou en tout cas d'éviter, pendant cette période caniculaire, de prendre le train », a déclaré Jean Castex, prévenant que des incidents sur un réseau sous tension ne pouvaient être exclus. Le patron de la SNCF a rappelé deux incidents graves liés à la chaleur depuis le début de l'épisode — gare de l'Est à Paris et à Toulouse — ainsi qu'une panne d'aiguillage sur la LGV Atlantique. En Belgique, la SNCB a supprimé des trains aux heures de pointe, et plusieurs pays européens demeuraient sous alerte rouge tandis que la canicule de 2026 poussait le mercure vers les 40 °C. Le talon d'Achille des frontaliers Pour la Grande Région — ce marché du travail transfrontalier qui relie le Luxembourg à la Lorraine, à la Wallonie belge et aux Länder allemands de Sarre et de Rhénanie-Palatinat —, l'enjeu est considérable. Le Luxembourg comptait environ 228 300 frontaliers en 2025, selon le STATEC ; près de 54 % font la navette depuis la France, 23 % depuis la Belgique et 23 % depuis l'Allemagne, et ensemble ils représentent près de la moitié de la main-d'œuvre du pays. Les axes Esch-sur-Alzette et Thionville–Metz figurent parmi les corridors ferroviaires les plus empruntés par ce flux quotidien. C'est précisément cette dépendance qui transforme une avarie locale en problème régional. Lorsqu'une seule section endommagée près de Berchem suffit à couper les express vers Rodange et à raréfier les trains vers Metz, ce n'est plus la capacité du corridor qui est en cause, mais sa résilience. La perturbation par la chaleur s'est muée, été après été, en rendez-vous attendu du rail européen plutôt qu'en accident exceptionnel — et chaque épisode ranime la question de la vitesse à laquelle l'infrastructure s'adapte à un climat qui, désormais, en éprouve les limites de façon routinière. Pour les dizaines de milliers de salariés qui s'en remettent aux CFL pour rejoindre leur travail, la panne de lundi a converti une prévision météo abstraite en désagrément bien concret : trains supprimés, trajets au ralenti, attente incertaine. Avec un pic caniculaire annoncé seulement en milieu de semaine, les réparations nocturnes des CFL offraient un soulagement davantage qu'une solution — et un rappel que les artères ferroviaires les plus vitales de la Grande Région restent vulnérables au réchauffement. ### Sources - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - CFL : la circulation des trains fortement perturbée jusqu'à mercredi — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-circulation-des-trains-fortement-perturbee-jusqua-mercredi/ - CFL : la canicule perturbe deux lignes à destination d'Esch et de Thionville-Metz — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-canicule-perturbe-deux-lignes-a-destination-desch-et-thionville-metz/ - Canicule : trains fortement perturbés sur les lignes Luxembourg – Esch/Alzette – Rodange et Luxembourg – Thionville – Metz — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/mobilite/canicule-trains-fortement-perturbes-sur-les-lignes-luxembourg-esch-alzette-rodange-et-luxembourg-thionville-metz/ - Canicule: plusieurs trains supprimés entre Luxembourg et Metz ce lundi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/canicule-plusieurs-trains-supprimes-entre-luxembourg-et-metz-lundi-103587431 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — Le Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - SNCF cancels 71 Intercités services pre-emptively amid heatwave — Trenvista: https://www.trenvista.net/en/news/flash/sncf-cancels-71-intercites-services-pre-emptively-amid-heatwave/ - Belgium Joins France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom in Drastic Rail Service Cuts as SNCB Cancels Rush Hour Trains — Travel And Tour World: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/gdgsi78clp4h/ - Canicule: la SNCF recommande aux personnes « vulnérables » d'éviter de prendre le train (Castex) — L'Info Durable: https://www.linfodurable.fr/canicule-la-sncf-recommande-aux-personnes-vulnerables-deviter-de-prendre-le-train-castex-57162 - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## Un biplan Antonov rate son atterrissage et bloque la piste unique du Findel - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/findel-piste-bloquee-biplan-antonov-an2-atterrissage-rate - Published: 2026-06-24T06:20:39.516+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:20:39.516+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: e5d9a8f3-e78e-4e77-a142-1fffdd009b5c - Dateline: Findel, LU > L'atterrissage manqué d'un Antonov An-2 de 1968 a paralysé l'unique piste du pays dimanche. Les douze occupants sont indemnes, mais un tiers du trafic du jour a déraillé. ### Summary Un biplan Antonov An-2 de 1968 a raté son atterrissage au Findel dimanche, bloquant la piste unique du Luxembourg : 66 vols perturbés et environ 5 200 passagers touchés, sans aucun blessé. ### Key facts - Un Antonov An-2 de 1968, exploité par l'association Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg, a raté son atterrissage au Findel dimanche 21 juin 2026, peu après 16 heures. - Les douze personnes à bord ont toutes été évacuées indemnes ; le CGDIS évoque un tête-à-queue et le détachement d'une partie du train d'atterrissage. - La piste unique du Luxembourg a été dégagée en moins de trois heures grâce au CIS Findel et aux engins lourds de LuxCargo Handling. - Au total, 66 vols ont été retardés, déroutés ou annulés et environ 5 200 passagers touchés, soit un tiers du trafic prévu ce dimanche. - Trois vols Luxair (Oslo, Hambourg, Milan) ont été déroutés vers Liège ; l'AET a ouvert une enquête technique sur les causes. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé à l'aéroport du Findel dimanche ?** Le 21 juin 2026, peu après 16 heures, un biplan Antonov An-2 de 1968 a manqué son atterrissage. Selon le CGDIS, il a fait un tête-à-queue et une partie de son train d'atterrissage s'est détachée, immobilisant l'appareil sur l'unique piste de l'aéroport. **Q: Y a-t-il eu des blessés ?** Non. Les douze personnes présentes à bord ont toutes été évacuées sans aucune blessure. **Q: Combien de vols et de passagers ont été affectés ?** D'après le directeur général de lux-Airport, Alexander Flassak, 66 vols ont été retardés de plus de deux heures, déroutés ou annulés, et environ 5 200 passagers touchés, soit un tiers du trafic initialement prévu pour dimanche. **Q: Pourquoi un seul incident a-t-il paralysé tout l'aéroport ?** Le Findel ne dispose que d'une seule piste. Faute de voie parallèle, le moindre blocage suspend l'ensemble des décollages et atterrissages jusqu'au dégagement de l'obstacle. ### Body Il aura suffi d'un biplan né en 1968 pour figer, l'espace de quelques heures, tout le trafic aérien du Grand-Duché. Dimanche 21 juin 2026, peu après 16 heures, un Antonov An-2 a manqué son atterrissage à l'aéroport de Luxembourg — le Findel pour tout le monde —, immobilisant l'appareil sur l'asphalte et contraignant la tour à suspendre l'ensemble des mouvements. À bord, douze personnes ; aucune n'a été blessée. L'avion, exploité par l'association de passionnés Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg, effectuait selon la presse locale un vol d'agrément. D'après le Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS), le monomoteur a fait un tête-à-queue au contact du sol avant qu'une partie de son train d'atterrissage ne se détache. La cause demeure inconnue, et l'Administration des enquêtes techniques (AET) a ouvert une enquête. Une piste unique, et tout s'arrête Le Findel n'a qu'une seule piste. C'est là toute sa fragilité : le moindre obstacle sur le ruban de bitume suffit à clouer au sol décollages et atterrissages. Là où un aéroport doté de plusieurs pistes n'aurait connu que des retards localisés, le seul aéroport commercial du pays s'est retrouvé, lui, totalement à l'arrêt dès l'instant où l'An-2 s'est figé en travers de la chaussée. Le CGDIS a résumé l'événement d'une formule sobre. L'avion privé datant de 1968 a fait une tête à queue au moment de l'atterrissage. Les médias spécialisés en aviation (Aviation24, Aviation Safety Network) ont précisé qu'une aile avait heurté la piste et que le train principal gauche s'était effondré. L'exploitant, lux-Airport, a indiqué que l'appareil avait endommagé le revêtement avant de s'immobiliser ; la piste a ensuite été inspectée, nettoyée et déclarée pleinement opérationnelle. L'An-2 n'est pas un visiteur ordinaire sur un terrain commercial moderne. Ce biplan à voilure entoilée et moteur en étoile est le plus grand avion de sa catégorie jamais produit en série, pour une masse à vide d'environ 3 300 kilogrammes — un vestige soviétique chéri des amateurs, dont la silhouette tranche avec celle des jets de ligne. Moins de trois heures pour rouvrir Avec une piste bloquée en plein dimanche estival, la course contre la montre était lancée. Les sapeurs-pompiers du CIS Findel, rattaché au CGDIS, ont mobilisé un camion porte-conteneurs pour soulever et évacuer le biplan endommagé, tandis que la société d'assistance au sol LuxCargo Handling (LCH) fournissait des engins lourds pour l'opération de récupération. Le dégagement a été bouclé en moins de trois heures. Les premiers départs ont repris vers 18 heures, et le trafic s'est rétabli progressivement à partir de 20 heures passées. Alexander Flassak, directeur général de lux-Airport, a salué une coopération décisive entre les différents opérateurs de la plateforme, tout en remettant les choses en perspective. « La nouvelle la plus importante dans un tel cas est qu'aucune des douze personnes à bord n'a été blessée », a-t-il déclaré. Le dirigeant a souligné que l'intervention avait montré « clairement comment les différents acteurs de l'aéroport se soutiennent les uns les autres », saluant en particulier le prêt d'équipements lourds par LuxCargo Handling. Des milliers de voyageurs pris au dépourvu L'onde de choc sur les vols programmés a été considérable. Selon les chiffres avancés par M. Flassak, la fermeture a retardé de plus de deux heures, dérouté ou annulé 66 vols au total. Le coût humain, lui, se compte en milliers. « Environ 5 200 passagers ont été touchés, ce qui représente un tiers du volume du trafic initialement prévu pour dimanche », a précisé le patron de lux-Airport. Parmi les déroutements, trois liaisons Luxair à destination de Luxembourg ont été redirigées vers Liège, de l'autre côté de la frontière belge : - le vol LG5554 en provenance d'Oslo ; - le vol LG9514 en provenance de Hambourg ; - le vol LG6996 en provenance de Milan. Les annulations se sont ensuite propagées à travers le réseau européen de la plateforme. Amsterdam, Vienne, Barcelone, Paris, Francfort, Zurich, Varsovie, Munich, Copenhague et Istanbul figurent parmi les destinations supprimées ou lourdement retardées. Certains voyageurs ont décrit de longues attentes, sans grande information, avant l'annulation de leur vol. Quand une seule piste fait toute la différence L'épisode rappelle la vulnérabilité structurelle du Findel. Seul aéroport commercial du pays et doté d'une piste unique, il ne dispose d'aucune voie parallèle pour absorber un incident : un blocage qui n'engendrerait que des retards ponctuels sur un grand hub paralyse ici l'ensemble de l'installation. Survenu lors du premier week-end des vacances d'été, au pic du trafic de loisirs, il n'aura fallu que quelques heures de fermeture pour déstabiliser des dizaines de rotations et des milliers d'itinéraires. L'appareil a depuis été évacué, la piste a rouvert et les horaires habituels ont été rétablis. Reste à l'AET à établir pourquoi un biplan de collection bien connu a connu pareille mésaventure sur l'une des pistes uniques les plus fréquentées d'Europe. ### Sources - Findel: un avion accidenté perturbe 66 vols et 5 200 passagers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-findel-avion-de-tourisme-accidente-plus-de-5-200-passagers-impactes-103588987 - Aéroport du Luxembourg: L'avion accidenté évacué, le trafic a repris au Findel — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-un-incident-a-provoque-la-fermeture-de-la-piste-du-findel-103587565 - Findel: le CGDIS dégage un avion Antonov bloqué sur la piste en moins de 3h — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-comment-les-pompiers-ont-evacue-l-avion-de-la-piste-du-findel-103588016 - Findel : la piste fermée après l'atterrissage raté d'un petit avion privé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/findel-la-piste-fermee-apres-latterrissage-rate-dun-petit-avion-prive/ - Findel : après l'incident, la piste d'atterrissage a rouvert — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/findel-apres-lincident-la-piste-datterrissage-a-rouvert/ - Incident Antonov An-2T SP-AOO, Sunday 21 June 2026 — Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/572747 - Flights diverted at Luxembourg after small plane misses landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/flights-diverted-at-luxembourg-after-small-plane-misses-landing/ - Runway closure at Luxembourg Findel after failed light aircraft landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/runway-closure-at-luxembourg-findel-after-failed-light-aircraft-landing/ --- ## Logement : le gouvernement maintient l'objectif de 6 000 mais admet ignorer la capacité du secteur - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/logement-luxembourg-6000-objectif-capacite-construction-inconnue - Published: 2026-06-24T06:10:54.033+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:10:54.033+00:00 - Section: Logement - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: fr - Translation group: b2c131a3-df93-4157-b23e-f2da35e9b2bf - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Dans une réponse parlementaire, Claude Meisch et Lex Delles réaffirment la cible de 6 000 logements par an, tout en reconnaissant n'avoir aucune estimation consolidée de la capacité réelle du secteur. ### Summary Le gouvernement luxembourgeois confirme viser 6 000 logements par an mais admet ne pas savoir combien le secteur de la construction est capable d'en livrer. ### Key facts - Dans une réponse parlementaire du 19 juin 2026, Claude Meisch et Lex Delles maintiennent l'objectif de 6 000 logements neufs par an mais admettent n'avoir aucune estimation consolidée de la capacité réelle du secteur. - Entre 1970 et 2021, le pays a livré 133 717 logements, soit 2 571 par an en moyenne — environ 43 % de la cible ; le record reste 4 444 logements en 2008. - Les autorisations de bâtir s'effondrent : 774 logements au premier trimestre 2025 (-37,8 %), dont seulement 20 en Ville de Luxembourg (-95,1 %). - Plus de 7 000 ménages se forment chaque année quand moins de 4 000 logements sont achevés, alimentant une hausse des prix d'environ 135 % entre 2010 et 2021. - Le secteur a perdu 712 entreprises et environ 4 521 emplois entre 2021 et 2025 ; la Fondation IDEA juge la crise potentiellement structurelle. ### FAQ **Q: Quel est l'objectif de logements du gouvernement luxembourgeois ?** Le gouvernement vise 6 000 logements neufs par an, un chiffre inscrit dans l'accord de coalition. Le Premier ministre Luc Frieden le justifie par la nécessité de loger les quelque 12 000 nouveaux habitants qui s'installent chaque année dans le pays. **Q: Pourquoi cet objectif est-il jugé difficile à atteindre ?** La production historique tourne autour de 2 571 logements par an (1970-2021), les autorisations de bâtir chutent fortement (-37,8 % au premier trimestre 2025), et le secteur de la construction a perdu des centaines d'entreprises et des milliers d'emplois entre 2021 et 2025. **Q: Qu'a reconnu le gouvernement dans sa réponse parlementaire ?** Meisch et Delles ont écrit que l'État « ne dispose pas encore d'une estimation consolidée et actualisée de la capacité effective de production annuelle », tout en réaffirmant l'objectif de 6 000 logements. **Q: Quelles mesures le gouvernement met-il en avant ?** 923 millions d'euros pour le logement public abordable sur 2024-2026, des achats en VEFA, le Pacte Logement 2.0 jusqu'en 2032, une simplification administrative et un nouvel impôt de mobilisation foncière. ### Body Le Luxembourg continue de brandir l'un des chiffres les plus lourds de sa vie politique — 6 000 logements neufs par an — sans être en mesure de dire combien le pays est réellement capable d'en construire. C'est l'aveu, à demi-mot mais sans ambiguïté, que livre une réponse écrite du gouvernement. Dans un document conjoint daté du 19 juin 2026, le ministre du Logement Claude Meisch et le ministre de l'Économie Lex Delles, tous deux du Parti démocratique (DP), réaffirment l'ambition de porter la production de logements au niveau de la demande structurelle. Mais ils concèdent que l'État, selon leurs propres termes, « ne dispose pas encore d'une estimation consolidée et actualisée de la capacité effective de production annuelle ». L'échange a été rapporté par L'essentiel et Paperjam. L'admission frappe d'autant plus que les 6 000 logements ne relèvent pas d'un vœu flou : le chiffre est inscrit dans le programme de la coalition. Le Premier ministre Luc Frieden l'a justifié par la démographie, estimant qu'il faut bâtir à ce rythme « pour loger convenablement les quelque 12 000 nouveaux habitants qui s'y installent tous les ans ». Une cible affichée, mais que l'État ne sait pas chiffrer Les deux ministres répondaient à une question déposée par deux députés de l'opposition socialiste (LSAP), Yves Cruchten et Mars Di Bartolomeo. Ces derniers demandaient si l'objectif de 6 000 demeurait réaliste et sur quelles hypothèses il reposait, relevant qu'il est « jugé par de nombreux acteurs du secteur comme difficilement atteignable, voire déconnecté des réalités actuelles du marché ». À ce stade, le gouvernement ne dispose pas encore d'une estimation consolidée et actualisée de la capacité effective de production annuelle. La franchise de la formule met au jour un décalage entre l'engagement politique et la planification opérationnelle. Le gouvernement continue de nommer la cible tout en reconnaissant qu'il lui manque les données pour savoir si le secteur peut seulement s'en approcher. Loin du compte, depuis un demi-siècle L'histoire récente donne la mesure du défi. Entre 1970 et 2021 — dernière période pour laquelle des chiffres complets existent —, le Luxembourg a livré 133 717 logements, soit une moyenne de 2 571 unités par an seulement, selon les données citées dans la réponse parlementaire et reprises par Paperjam. C'est environ 43 % de l'objectif. Le seuil des 4 000 unités n'a été franchi qu'à de rares reprises en plus de cinquante ans, avec un record de 4 444 logements en 2008. Les indicateurs les plus frais vont dans le mauvais sens. Le STATEC, l'institut national de la statistique, a recensé environ 4 025 logements autorisés à la construction en 2024, en recul de 8,6 % sur un an, après des baisses de l'ordre de 6 % en 2023 et de 23,4 % en 2022. La glissade s'est accélérée en 2025 : les autorisations de logements neufs ont chuté de 37,8 % au premier trimestre, à 774 unités. Dans la seule Ville de Luxembourg, elles se sont effondrées de 95,1 %, à 20 logements. Pendant ce temps, la demande, elle, ne faiblit pas. Les analystes estiment que plus de 7 000 nouveaux ménages se forment chaque année au Grand-Duché, quand moins de 4 000 logements sont achevés. Ce déficit structurel a nourri une flambée des prix : environ 135 % de hausse entre 2010 et 2021, contre près de 42 % dans la zone euro. Un secteur de la construction en repli Une partie du problème tient à ce que l'industrie censée livrer ces logements s'est elle-même contractée. La valeur ajoutée brute de la construction a reculé de 7,2 % sur un an au premier semestre 2024, le plus fort décrochage de l'économie, selon le STATEC. La remontée des taux d'intérêt a refroidi acheteurs comme promoteurs, et une vague de défaillances a suivi. Entre 2021 et 2025, quelque 712 entreprises de construction ont fait faillite et environ 4 521 emplois ont été détruits dans le secteur, d'après des chiffres compilés à partir de données officielles — même si les faillites se sont quelque peu apaisées en 2025. La question des députés énumérait les contraintes que le gouvernement reconnaît lui-même : - la pénurie de main-d'œuvre et la série de faillites dans le bâtiment ; - une mobilisation insuffisante du foncier constructible ; - des procédures administratives et d'urbanisme complexes et longues ; - un climat de taux d'intérêt élevés qui ralentit ou bloque les projets. La commande publique n'a pas comblé l'écart. La Société nationale des habitations à bon marché (SNHBM) a lancé 301 logements et en a achevé 250 en 2024, avec plus de 1 000 en chantier — un effort utile, mais très en deçà de l'objectif national, et qui traduit une capacité de production de l'ordre de 400 logements par an sur le long terme. Le logement social plafonne autour de 2 % du parc, l'une des parts les plus faibles d'Europe. Ce que l'exécutif met sur la table Les ministres mettent en avant un arsenal de mesures destiné à relancer l'offre. L'État a engagé 923 millions d'euros pour le logement public abordable sur 2024-2026, intensifié ses achats en VEFA (vente en l'état futur d'achèvement) pour maintenir les chantiers actifs, et poursuit le Pacte Logement 2.0, un partenariat État-communes qui court jusqu'en 2032. Il entend aussi simplifier les règles d'urbanisme et a introduit un nouvel impôt de mobilisation foncière visant à décourager la rétention de terrains. Ces dispositifs réduiront-ils la distance qui sépare le pays des 6 000 logements annuels ? La question reste ouverte — et, de l'aveu même du gouvernement, non mesurée. La Fondation IDEA, cercle de réflexion indépendant, avertissait en mars 2026 que la crise menace de devenir structurelle et que l'objectif a peu de chances d'être atteint à court ou moyen terme. Pour les résidents comme pour les quelque 228 000 frontaliers qui soutiennent le marché du travail, l'enjeu est immédiat : tant que la construction reste à la traîne de la formation des ménages, prix et loyers continueront de subir une pression à la hausse, et l'écart que le gouvernement s'est engagé à résorber ne cessera de se creuser. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: le gouvernement maintient-il l'objectif de 6 000 unités par an? — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-maintient-il-son-objectif-de-batir-6-000-logements-par-an-103586313 - Le gouvernement vise 6.000 nouveaux logements par an… à l'aveugle — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-gouvernement-vise-6-000-logements-par-an-a-laveugle - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Luxembourg's Housing Situation: A Double Crisis or the New Normal? — Goldbridge Investment Club: https://www.goldbridge.lu/blog/article-financial-analysis-housing-crisis - Conjoncture Flash October 2024: Construction remains in critical condition — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2024/conjflash-10-24.html - Construction bankruptcies strand workers in Luxembourg — IndustryRadar: https://industryradar.com/international/construction-bankruptcies-strand-workers-in-luxembourg/ - Seulement 4.458 logements autorisés l'an passé — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/seulement-4-458-logements-autorises-lan-passe/ - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2023 — STATEC / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/documents/actualites/2024/03/27-statec-logement/logement-en-chiffres-15.pdf - Claude Meisch at the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Housing — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2024/03-mars/05-meisch-logement.html - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf --- ## Cuba ouvre son économie au marché privé pour enrayer l'effondrement - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/cuba-176-mesures-tournant-marche-fin-economie-planifiee - Published: 2026-06-24T05:54:05.532+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:54:05.532+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: fdba045a-1bd9-4363-a9e5-95c688caf222 - Dateline: Havana, CU > L'Assemblée nationale a validé 176 mesures légalisant banques privées, bureaux de change et grandes entreprises, alors que la monnaie s'effondre et que les coupures de courant dépassent vingt heures. ### Summary Cuba a approuvé la plus profonde révision de son modèle depuis 1959, ouvrant la finance, l'investissement étranger et le secteur privé pour tenter d'enrayer un effondrement économique inédit. ### Key facts - L'Assemblée nationale cubaine a approuvé les 18-19 juin 176 mesures économiques, la plus profonde réforme du modèle planifié depuis 1959. - Le paquet autorise banques privées, bureaux de change, grandes entreprises privées, investissement de la diaspora et participations étrangères au capital d'entreprises publiques. - Le peso s'effondre : le dollar informel atteint environ 695 CUP à la mi-juin 2026, contre 42 en 2020, soit plus de 90 % de valeur perdue en six ans. - La crise énergétique (coupures de plus de 20 heures, blocus pétrolier depuis janvier 2026) et une économie en recul d'environ 5 % en 2025 ont forcé la main du régime. - Díaz-Canel invoque les modèles chinois et vietnamien, mais les analystes jugent l'effet limité tant que l'embargo américain dissuade les investisseurs. ### FAQ **Q: En quoi consistent les 176 mesures approuvées par Cuba ?** Elles autorisent notamment les banques privées et bureaux de change, lèvent l'obligation de coentreprise avec l'État pour les investisseurs étrangers, permettent les grandes entreprises privées, l'emploi de plus de 100 salariés, la détention de plusieurs entreprises, l'investissement de la diaspora et l'import-export sans intermédiation de l'État. **Q: Pourquoi le régime cubain réforme-t-il maintenant ?** Cuba traverse sa pire crise depuis des décennies : coupures d'électricité dépassant vingt heures, blocus pétrolier américain depuis janvier 2026, pénuries de nourriture, de carburant, d'eau et de médicaments, et une économie en recul d'environ 5 % en 2025. **Q: Où en est le peso cubain ?** À la mi-juin 2026, le dollar atteignait environ 695 pesos au marché informel (contre quelque 585 début juin) et l'euro près de 800, alors qu'il valait environ 42 pesos en 2020 — une perte de plus de 90 % de sa valeur informelle en six ans. **Q: Ces réformes vont-elles relancer l'économie ?** Les analystes y voient le recul idéologique le plus marqué depuis 1959, mais avertissent que l'effet restera limité tant que l'embargo américain dissuadera les investisseurs étrangers et que la crise énergétique persistera. ### Body LA HAVANE — Acculé par la pire crise qu'il ait connue depuis des décennies, le régime cubain vient de faire ce qu'il s'était toujours refusé à faire : confier au marché une part du sort de l'île. Réunie les 18 et 19 juin, l'Assemblée nationale du pouvoir populaire a approuvé un train de 176 mesures économiques qui légalisent les banques privées, les bureaux de change en devises et les grandes entreprises privées — la remise en cause la plus radicale du système de planification centralisée depuis la révolution de 1959. Présenté par le Premier ministre Manuel Marrero Cruz, le paquet démantèle plusieurs piliers que La Havane défendait depuis plus de six décennies. Devant les députés, le président Miguel Díaz-Canel a jugé ces changements « urgents » et impossibles à reporter, tout en insistant sur leur caractère « économique et non politique » : une décision souveraine, a-t-il martelé, et non une concession à Washington. Il a cité en modèles la Chine et le Vietnam, États à parti unique dotés d'économies de marché, selon Reuters, avant de refermer son discours sur le mot d'ordre révolutionnaire : « Le socialisme ou la mort ! » Ce que change concrètement le paquet Le pouvoir présente ces mesures comme une ouverture maîtrisée, non comme un saut dans le capitalisme. Leur portée n'en reste pas moins inédite. Parmi les dispositions rapportées par l'Associated Press, l'Agence France-Presse, Euronews et Al Jazeera : - Banques privées, institutions financières non bancaires et bureaux de change privés seront autorisés pour la première fois dans un secteur jusqu'ici monopolisé par l'État ; particuliers et entreprises pourront ouvrir des comptes en devises. - Les investisseurs étrangers ne seront plus tenus de constituer des coentreprises avec l'État, et Cubains comme étrangers pourront acquérir des participations au capital d'entreprises publiques. - Les entreprises d'État pourront se transformer en sociétés commerciales par actions, et les grandes entreprises privées — jusqu'ici plafonnées — seront autorisées. - Les firmes privées pourront employer plus de 100 salariés, les entrepreneurs détenir plusieurs entreprises, et les Cubains de l'étranger investir dans l'île. - Promotion immobilière privée, chaînes de restauration rapide et opérations d'import-export sans intermédiation de l'État sont également ouvertes. Marrero a prévenu que la mise en œuvre serait graduelle, et le gouvernement a reconnu que la portée des mesures resterait limitée tant que les États-Unis n'auront pas levé leur embargo : les investisseurs étrangers qui traitent avec Cuba s'exposent toujours à des sanctions dans le système financier américain. Une monnaie en chute libre Cette réforme s'ajoute à un bouleversement antérieur, tout aussi lourd : la manière dont Cuba fixe le prix de sa monnaie. Le 18 décembre 2025, la Banque centrale a instauré un marché des changes à trois segments — un taux fixe de 24 pesos pour un dollar réservé aux transactions essentielles, un deuxième palier à 120, et un troisième taux « flottant » arrêté chaque jour selon l'offre et la demande, censé ramener exportateurs et devises dans les circuits officiels. La glissade ne s'est pas arrêtée pour autant. À la mi-juin 2026, le dollar au marché informel atteignait environ 695 pesos — contre quelque 585 au début du mois — et l'euro près de 800, tandis que le taux flottant officiel restait voisin de 565, d'après l'observatoire indépendant elTOQUE cité par Havana Times. En 2020, un dollar s'échangeait dans la rue autour de 42 pesos : la monnaie a depuis perdu plus de 90 % de sa valeur informelle, laminant salaires et pensions. La Banque centrale défend son approche prudente et échelonnée pour démêler l'écheveau des taux de change cubains. Une unification immédiate du taux de change, sans période de transition, pourrait provoquer une forte dévaluation, avec des effets inflationnistes supérieurs à ceux d'aujourd'hui et une nouvelle perte de pouvoir d'achat de la monnaie nationale. — Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, présidente de la Banque centrale de Cuba Pourquoi La Havane cède maintenant Cette ouverture naît du désespoir. Cuba traverse sa pire crise depuis des décennies, ponctuée de coupures d'électricité qui dépassent couramment vingt heures et parfois trente. L'effondrement énergétique se répercute sur tout l'appareil productif, des sucreries aux boulangeries. Le carburant est le déclencheur immédiat. L'administration Trump a durci l'embargo américain vieux de plusieurs décennies et impose, depuis janvier 2026, un blocus pétrolier après la chute de Nicolás Maduro au Venezuela, principal pourvoyeur d'hydrocarbures de l'île. Selon l'AFP, un seul pétrolier russe avait accosté depuis le début de l'année. Cuba a besoin d'environ 100 000 barils de pétrole par jour mais n'en produit qu'environ 40 000, d'après l'Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Les pénuries de nourriture, de médicaments et d'eau potable se sont aggravées, et quelque 2,7 millions de Cubains ont émigré depuis 2020. Le pari peut-il réussir ? Les économistes voient dans ce paquet un véritable recul idéologique — mais préviennent que les bénéfices pourraient rester modestes tant que les sanctions et la pénurie d'énergie perdureront. L'économiste cubain Daniel Torralbas, installé à Londres, qualifie ces réformes des « plus profondes » depuis 1959. D'autres y lisent moins un signe de confiance qu'un aveu de faiblesse. « Ils n'ont jamais autant eu le dos au mur », résume auprès de l'AFP Michael Bustamante, titulaire de la chaire d'études cubaines de l'université de Miami. Les chiffres disent l'ampleur de l'enjeu. Le Centre d'étude de l'économie cubaine, officiel, estime que le produit intérieur a reculé d'environ 5 % en 2025, soit près de 15 % depuis 2020. Pour 2026, la Cepal (ONU) anticipe une contraction d'environ 6,5 %, le FMI et l'Economist Intelligence Unit autour de 7,2 % — quand le plan gouvernemental tablait, lui, sur une croissance de 1 %. L'économiste Pedro Monreal a prévenu que la baisse pourrait atteindre au moins 15 %. La production de sucre, jadis colonne vertébrale du pays, est tombée sous 200 000 tonnes en 2025, son plus bas niveau depuis plus de deux siècles. Reste à savoir si les dirigeants cubains parviendront à appliquer le modèle asiatique qu'ils invoquent — le marché sans le pluralisme politique. Tout dépendra de leur exécution intérieure et de forces qui leur échappent à l'étranger. Pour l'heure, le détricotage de l'une des dernières économies dirigées de la planète ne ressemble pas à une réforme triomphante, mais à un combat pour la survie. ### Sources - Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution - Cuba approves unprecedented free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse — CBS News (AFP): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-approves-free-market-reforms-in-effort-to-stave-off-economic-collapse/ - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5285978-cuba-adopts-historic-package-free-market-reforms - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Yahoo News (AFP, Clare Byrne): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cuba-leader-admits-urgent-changes-151557698.html - Cuba's Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/cubas-communist-party-approves-opening-economy-in-unprecedented-move - Cuba approves economic reforms to expand private investment — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/19/cuba-approves-economic-reforms-to-expand-private-investment - Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to privatize vast swath of economy — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-pm-economy-reforms-9.7241016 - The foreign exchange market in Cuba is undergoing transformation — Granma (official): https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2025-12-18/the-foreign-exchange-market-in-cuba-is-undergoing-transformation - Seven Charts on Cuba's Economic Woes — Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA): https://www.as-coa.org/articles/seven-charts-cubas-economic-woes - Cuba's economy fell by 5% in 2025, according to an official research center — CiberCuba (citing CEEC): https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-02-10-u1-e197721-s27061-nid320542-economia-cuba-cayo-5-2025-segun-centro-estudios - Pedro Monreal warns of a potential decline in Cuba's GDP of at least 15% in 2026 — CiberCuba: https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-10-u1-e43231-s27061-nid328752-pedro-monreal-advierte-posible-caida-pib-cubano-al - Cuba Has a New US Dollar-Peso Exchange Rate — Havana Times: https://havanatimes.org/news/cuba-has-a-new-us-dollar-peso-exchange-rate/ --- ## Une panne radio immobilise tous les trains allemands, liaisons de la Grande Région exposées - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/panne-radio-trains-allemagne-dependance-ferroviaire-grande-region - Published: 2026-06-24T05:40:48.194+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:40:48.194+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 6eae9adb-b33e-45b1-9f2a-f2a05cd95691 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Dans la nuit du 23 juin, une défaillance du système radio GSM-R a immobilisé tout le rail allemand pendant environ deux heures et demie, exposant la dépendance ferroviaire de la Grande Région. ### Summary Une panne nationale du système radio numérique GSM-R a contraint la Deutsche Bahn à stopper tous ses trains pendant près de deux heures et demie dans la nuit du 23 juin, exposant la dépendance des liaisons transfrontalières de la Grande Région. ### Key facts - Une défaillance nationale du système radio numérique GSM-R a contraint la Deutsche Bahn à immobiliser tous ses trains pendant environ 2 h 30 dans la nuit du 23 juin. - Les trains sont stoppés pour des raisons de sécurité : sans liaison radio, un conducteur ne peut ni recevoir de consignes ni signaler un incident. - La panne a touché ICE, trains régionaux et S-Bahn ; Berlin, Munich et Stuttgart ont été paralysés, ainsi que des opérateurs comme Metronom et Erixx. - La DB a basculé sur un système d'urgence vers une heure du matin et distribué des bons taxi/hôtel ; les détenteurs du Deutschlandticket pouvaient réclamer jusqu'à 120 euros. - La liaison transfrontalière RE11 (CFL/DB Regio) dépend de la même radio GSM-R en Allemagne : un arrêt national coupe automatiquement le lien Luxembourg–Coblence. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le GSM-R et pourquoi sa panne arrête-t-elle les trains ?** Le GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway) est la norme radio numérique déployée sur les chemins de fer européens depuis les années 2000. Elle relie conducteurs et régulateurs. Sans elle, un train ne peut pas circuler en sécurité, car le conducteur ne peut plus recevoir de consignes ni signaler un problème : l'arrêt est donc la réponse la plus sûre. **Q: Combien de temps a duré la panne ?** Environ deux heures et demie. Le blocage a débuté vers 22 h 30 le mardi 23 juin et la Deutsche Bahn a annoncé sa résolution peu avant une heure du matin le mercredi, après basculement sur un système de secours, avec un redémarrage progressif. **Q: Les liaisons entre le Luxembourg et l'Allemagne ont-elles été touchées ?** Oui, par principe. La liaison RE11 (Luxembourg–Trèves–Wittlich–Coblence), exploitée par les CFL et DB Regio Südwest, circule sur l'infrastructure allemande et dépend du même GSM-R. Un arrêt national coupe donc le lien transfrontalier. La panne nocturne, à un moment où peu de trains circulent, a toutefois limité l'impact. **Q: Quelles compensations la Deutsche Bahn a-t-elle proposées ?** La DB a distribué des bons pour taxi et hôtel et ouvert des trains en gare comme abris. Les détenteurs du Deutschlandticket ont été informés qu'ils pouvaient se faire rembourser jusqu'à 120 euros de frais de taxi ou d'hôtel au titre des droits des passagers. ### Body Pendant environ deux heures et demie, dans la nuit du mardi 23 juin, le rail allemand a accompli ce qu'il ne fait presque jamais : il s'est arrêté net. Une défaillance nationale du système radio numérique qui relie les conducteurs de train aux centres de régulation a contraint la Deutsche Bahn à retenir chaque convoi à quai — des ICE à grande vitesse jusqu'aux réseaux de banlieue des grandes villes —, selon l'agence Associated Press et la chaîne publique allemande ZDF. L'interruption a débuté en fin de soirée et a été levée peu avant une heure du matin, mercredi, après le basculement des techniciens sur un système de secours. Mais l'épisode — un unique incident technique paralysant un réseau national entier — a ravivé les interrogations sur la robustesse de l'infrastructure dont dépendent, chaque jour, des milliers de frontaliers de la Grande Région. Une radio coupée, et toute circulation s'arrête En cause, une panne du GSM-R, pour « Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway », la norme radio numérique déployée sur les chemins de fer européens à partir des années 2000. Elle achemine les liaisons voix et données entre conducteurs et régulateurs ; sans elle, aucun train ne peut rouler en sécurité. Les médias allemands ont souligné que la circulation avait été suspendue pour des raisons de sécurité : dès que le lien radio tombe, un conducteur n'a plus de moyen fiable de recevoir des consignes ou de signaler un problème, et la réponse la plus sûre consiste à s'immobiliser. C'est pourquoi un défaut sur un seul système a pu figer la carte tout entière en un instant. L'AP rapporte que la Deutsche Bahn affirme avoir identifié la cause, sans la rendre publique. La perturbation a été nationale et a largement débordé les seuls trains de l'opérateur : selon ZDF, tout le S-Bahn de Berlin s'est immobilisé, le S-Bahn de nuit de Munich n'a pas circulé et, à Stuttgart, les rames ont été retenues à quai sur l'ensemble du réseau, tandis que des opérateurs utilisant l'infrastructure de la DB, comme Metronom et Erixx, étaient eux aussi pris dans la panne. Des heures à l'arrêt, puis un redémarrage progressif Les premiers signalements sont survenus tard mardi : ZDF situe le blocage vers 22 h 30, et le site spécialisé heise a enregistré une alerte d'arrêt national peu avant minuit. La Deutsche Bahn a annoncé peu avant une heure du matin — soit environ deux heures et demie après le premier signalement, selon l'AP — que le défaut était résolu et que les trains repartaient. L'entreprise a indiqué que l'exploitation reprenait par étapes. « Le trafic redémarre désormais pas à pas », a fait savoir la Deutsche Bahn dans un communiqué. Sa directrice générale, Evelyn Palla, a confié au quotidien Bild que les équipes avaient « pu stabiliser la situation grâce à un système d'urgence », après quoi les trains ont recommencé à rouler. Pour les voyageurs bloqués, la nuit fut moins ordonnée. « Nous ne savons pas ce qui se passe », a témoigné auprès de l'AP Reyna Ghoshal, une passagère immobilisée dans une gare berlinoise, décrivant des visages contrariés et de longues files devant les guichets d'information. La Deutsche Bahn dit avoir distribué des bons pour taxi et hôtel et, là où c'était possible, ouvert des trains en gare pour offrir un abri. ZDF rapporte que les détenteurs du Deutschlandticket ont été informés qu'ils pouvaient se faire rembourser des frais de taxi ou d'hôtel jusqu'à 120 euros au titre des droits des passagers. Le retour à la normale n'a rien eu d'instantané : selon t-online, des retards et des suppressions résiduels étaient attendus le lendemain, le temps de reconstituer l'offre. La Grande Région suspendue au rail allemand Pour le Luxembourg et l'ensemble de la Grande Région, la panne touche un point sensible. La liaison transfrontalière phare est le RE11, exploité conjointement par DB Regio Südwest et les CFL luxembourgeois, qui circule à un rythme à peu près horaire entre Luxembourg, Trèves, Wittlich et Coblence. Selon les guides ferroviaires et les données d'itinéraire, le trajet de Luxembourg à Coblence dure environ 2 h 23 à bord des rames à deux niveaux des CFL, avec des correspondances vers les IC et ICE à Coblence. Entre Coblence et Trèves, le RE11 est souvent accouplé au RE1, qui poursuit vers Sarrebruck et Mannheim. Le point décisif pour les voyageurs tient à ceci : une fois en territoire allemand, ces trains circulent sur le réseau de la Deutsche Bahn et dépendent de la même radio GSM-R qui a fait défaut. Un arrêt national en Allemagne sectionne donc automatiquement les liaisons transfrontalières — il n'existe aucune solution de contournement côté luxembourgeois sur les voies allemandes. Cette fois, l'horaire a atténué le choc : la panne est survenue de nuit, lorsque peu de trains transfrontaliers circulent, ce qui a limité les dégâts par rapport à ce qu'aurait provoqué une coupure diurne sur les flux pendulaires passant par Trèves. - Le corridor : Luxembourg–Trèves–Wittlich–Coblence, à un rythme horaire, exploité conjointement par DB Regio Südwest et les CFL. - La dépendance : en territoire allemand, les trains utilisent l'infrastructure de la DB et la radio GSM-R ; une panne nationale les immobilise. - L'exposition : des dizaines de milliers de frontaliers et de voyageurs de la Grande Région empruntent cette ligne et les axes allemands voisins, avec des correspondances IC/ICE à Coblence. La leçon de fond porte sur les points de défaillance uniques. Un réseau ferroviaire moderne peut être paralysé non par une tempête ou une grève, mais par un seul système de communication, et les effets ne s'arrêtent pas aux frontières. Pour une région dont la vie quotidienne est tissée par les trains transfrontaliers, une alerte nocturne en Allemagne donne un avant-goût de la rapidité avec laquelle une colonne vertébrale partagée peut céder — et un argument en faveur de la redondance qui la maintient debout. ### Sources - Trains across Germany halted for hours by communication system outage — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trains-across-germany-halted-for-hours-by-communication-system-outage - Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem — KSAT (Associated Press): https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/06/23/trains-halted-across-germany-because-of-communication-system-problem/ - Nach Ausfällen wegen Funkstörung: Zugverkehr läuft wieder an — ZDFheute: https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/bahn-zugverkehr-ausgesetzt-funk-probleme-100.html - Bahnverkehr wegen Funkstörung deutschlandweit eingestellt; UPDATE: Läuft wieder — heise online: https://www.heise.de/news/Bahnverkehr-wegen-Funkstoerung-deutschlandweit-eingestellt-11342136.html - German Rail Operator Halts Nationwide Trains After Radio System Outage — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/german-rail-halted-nationwide-services-after-radio-system-outage - Bahn-Störung: Erste Züge fahren wieder – Bahn rechnet weiter mit Ausfällen — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101309986/stoerung-bahn-stellt-zugverkehr-bundesweit-ein.html - Trains from Luxembourg to other European cities (RE11 Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz) — Seat61: https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Luxembourg.htm - Relation: RE11 Koblenz Hbf => Trier => Luxembourg — OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5738589 --- ## La Corée du Nord arme un destroyer nucléaire et promet une flotte de croiseurs de 10 000 tonnes - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/coree-nord-destroyer-choe-hyon-flotte-nucleaire-nampo - Published: 2026-06-24T05:20:31.884+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:20:31.884+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: b2f2828d-5066-4cab-9d9c-4a1edf5d32c0 - Dateline: Nampo, KP > À Nampo, Kim Jong-un a intégré le Choe Hyon de 5 000 tonnes à sa marine et annoncé des navires toujours plus lourds, sous le regard inquiet de Séoul, Tokyo et Washington. ### Summary Kim Jong-un a mis en service le premier destroyer lance-missiles nord-coréen, le Choe Hyon, et promis des bâtiments de 10 000 tonnes — un programme dont les chantiers de Pyongyang peinent à suivre la cadence. ### Key facts - Kim Jong-un a mis en service le Choe Hyon, premier destroyer lance-missiles nord-coréen, de 5 000 tonnes, lors d'une cérémonie à Nampo le 23 juin 2026. - Le navire embarque 88 cellules de lancement vertical, un radar à balayage électronique et des missiles à capacité nucléaire, selon la KCNA. - Kim a promis deux bâtiments de surface par an d'une classe supérieure, dont des croiseurs de 10 000 tonnes, et un sous-marin à propulsion nucléaire. - Responsables et experts sud-coréens jugent probable une aide russe ; des analystes doutent que le navire soit réellement prêt au combat. - Séoul, Tokyo et Washington restent vigilants, tandis que la Corée du Sud et le Japon accélèrent leurs propres programmes de destroyers. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le destroyer Choe Hyon ?** C'est le premier destroyer lance-missiles de la Corée du Nord, navire de tête d'une nouvelle classe. D'un déplacement de 5 000 tonnes et long d'environ 144 mètres, il a été lancé à Nampo en avril 2025 et mis en service le 23 juin 2026. Il dispose d'un système de lancement vertical de 88 cellules et d'un radar à balayage électronique. **Q: Quelles armes le Choe Hyon embarque-t-il ?** Selon l'agence officielle KCNA, le bâtiment est doté de systèmes antiaériens, antinavires et anti-sous-marins, ainsi que de missiles balistiques et de croisière à capacité nucléaire. Des analystes mettent toutefois en doute sa réelle aptitude au combat. **Q: La Russie a-t-elle aidé à construire ce navire ?** Des responsables et experts sud-coréens l'estiment probable. Le porte-parole de l'état-major interarmées, Lee Sung-jun, a évoqué la possibilité d'un transfert de technologie, de fonds ou d'assistance russes. Radio Free Asia note que le missile de croisière ressemble au Zircon russe et le radar à celui des corvettes de classe Karakurt. **Q: Quels sont les projets navals annoncés par Kim Jong-un ?** Dans le cadre du plan quinquennal de défense, Kim a réclamé deux bâtiments de surface par an d'une classe supérieure au Choe Hyon, dont des croiseurs de 10 000 tonnes, ainsi qu'un sous-marin à propulsion nucléaire en cours de construction. ### Body La Corée du Nord vient d'admettre au service actif son premier destroyer lance-missiles et a détaillé un programme visant à se doter de navires de guerre bien plus imposants, dotés de l'arme nucléaire — une ambition qui projetterait sa marine très au-delà de tout ce qu'elle a aligné jusqu'ici, à condition que ses chantiers tiennent la cadence. Le dirigeant Kim Jong-un a intégré le destroyer Choe Hyon, d'un déplacement de 5 000 tonnes, lors d'une cérémonie organisée mardi au port occidental de Nampo, selon les médias d'État qui en ont rendu compte le lendemain. Il a saisi l'occasion pour exposer une vaste entreprise de construction navale, assurant à ses officiers que la nucléarisation de sa flotte progressait comme prévu et que des bâtiments de 10 000 tonnes suivraient, d'après les dépêches de l'Associated Press, de l'Agence France-Presse et de l'agence sud-coréenne Yonhap. L'annonce a été suivie de près à Séoul, à Tokyo et à Washington, où responsables et analystes passent l'année écoulée à mesurer le rythme réel de la modernisation navale nord-coréenne à l'aune de la crédibilité des promesses de Kim. Un bâtiment placé sous le signe du nucléaire Le Choe Hyon est le navire de tête de la première classe de destroyers lance-missiles nord-coréens. Lancé à Nampo en avril 2025, ce bâtiment d'environ 144 mètres est le premier navire de surface de la marine de l'Armée populaire coréenne équipé d'un système de lancement vertical — 88 cellules de différents calibres, selon les recensements en source ouverte — et d'un radar à balayage électronique. L'agence officielle KCNA affirme qu'il embarque des systèmes antiaériens, antinavires et anti-sous-marins, ainsi que des missiles balistiques et de croisière à capacité nucléaire. Lors de la cérémonie, Kim a présenté cette mise en service comme la preuve que son projet nucléaire maritime suivait son cours. « Le programme visant à doter la marine de l'arme nucléaire suit son cours, exactement comme prévu. C'est une orientation stratégique d'une importance capitale, car elle permettra de maintenir la force nucléaire de notre État prête à une utilisation multiforme et efficace. » Un navire jumeau, le Kang Kon, devrait entrer en service prochainement. Son parcours fut moins lisse : le destroyer a chaviré lors de son lancement en mai 2025, avant d'être redressé puis remis à l'eau le 12 juin 2025 — un revers qui a souligné la tension technique d'une montée en puissance aussi rapide. Des ambitions plus rapides que les chantiers Les déclarations les plus frappantes de Kim concernent la suite. Dans le cadre du plan quinquennal de développement de la défense, il a réclamé la construction annuelle de deux bâtiments de combat de surface d'une classe supérieure au Choe Hyon, dont des croiseurs de 10 000 tonnes. « Après le Choe Hyon, nous mettrons bientôt en service le destroyer Kang Kon, a déclaré Kim selon l'AFP. Ensuite, nous lancerons les uns après les autres des navires de guerre stratégiques de 10 000 tonnes. » Il a également indiqué qu'un sous-marin à propulsion nucléaire était en construction, le congrès du Parti des travailleurs de février 2026 ayant déjà fait des capacités navales et des missiles balistiques intercontinentaux à lancement sous-marin une priorité. La cadence annoncée serait redoutable pour n'importe quelle marine, plus encore pour un État sous sanctions aux ressources limitées. Des analystes indépendants doutent que le Choe Hyon lui-même soit réellement prêt à des opérations soutenues, rappelant l'habitude nord-coréenne de dévoilements militaires soigneusement mis en scène. Une analyse d'images satellite du média séoulien Daily NK a conclu que la flotte de 5 000 tonnes était en construction mais loin d'être opérationnelle au combat, tandis que le chavirage du Kang Kon a illustré l'écart entre les annonces et des navires véritablement aptes à la mer. Sur le papier, le programme marquerait un net basculement : - d'une force côtière vers des bâtiments plus lourds, fortement armés en missiles, capables d'opérer plus loin des côtes ; - une extension au domaine maritime des options de frappe nucléaire tactique revendiquées par Pyongyang ; - un doublement du rythme de construction qui, s'il était tenu, étofferait la flotte de surface en quelques années plutôt qu'en décennies. L'ombre de Moscou et une région sur ses gardes Responsables et experts sud-coréens estiment que le Choe Hyon a probablement été construit avec l'aide de la Russie, sur fond de rapprochement militaire entre Pyongyang et Moscou depuis que la Corée du Nord fournit troupes et munitions à la guerre russe en Ukraine. Après le dévoilement du destroyer en 2025, le porte-parole de l'état-major interarmées sud-coréen, Lee Sung-jun, s'est montré prudent mais incisif. « Au vu des armes et des équipements qui ont été dévoilés, nous estimons qu'il est possible qu'ils aient reçu de la technologie, des fonds ou une assistance de la Russie », a déclaré M. Lee, ajoutant que la construction d'un navire de guerre prend des années, et sa mise en condition opérationnelle plus longtemps encore. Radio Free Asia, citant le député Yu Yong-weon, a rapporté que le missile de croisière supersonique du navire ressemblait au Zircon russe et que l'agencement de son radar évoquait celui des corvettes russes de classe Karakurt. Pour l'heure, la réponse régionale est mesurée plutôt qu'alarmée. L'armée sud-coréenne affirme maintenir son niveau de vigilance et partager ses renseignements avec les États-Unis et le Japon face aux provocations nord-coréennes ; après une série de tirs de missiles plus tôt en 2026, Tokyo a déposé une protestation et le commandement américain pour l'Indo-Pacifique a indiqué consulter ses alliés. Séoul comme Tokyo poursuivent leur propre expansion navale, avec des programmes de destroyers de nouvelle génération, à mesure que la menace se durcit. Les enjeux stratégiques se nichent tout près des côtes. Kim ne reconnaît pas la Ligne de limite nord, la frontière maritime occidentale de facto avec la Corée du Sud, et certains analystes redoutent que Pyongyang ne décrète sa propre démarcation dans des eaux disputées — un geste qui accroîtrait le risque de confrontation dans l'une des mers les plus militarisées du monde. Que la Corée du Nord puisse réellement bâtir la flotte promise reste incertain ; qu'elle entende essayer est désormais officiel. ### Sources - North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service — Associated Press / ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-koreas-kim-claims-progress-nuclear-armed-navy-134153016 - Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships — Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3358118/kim-says-north-korea-arm-navy-nuclear-weapons-build-bigger-warships - N. Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy — Agence France-Presse / The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10785913 - N. Korea commissions 5,000-ton destroyer; Kim expects dramatic boost in naval power — Yonhap / The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260624/n-korea-commissions-5000-ton-destroyer-kim-expects-dramatic-boost-in-naval-power - Choe Hyon-class destroyer — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Hyon-class_destroyer - North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_destroyer_Choe_Hyon - Russia May Have Helped North Korea With New Warship, Seoul Says — Agence France-Presse / The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/01/russia-helped-korea-warship/ - North Korea's reveal of new warship's weapon system hints at Russian support: expert — Radio Free Asia: https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/04/30/north-korea-new-warship-russian-support/ - North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship and claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy — Associated Press / NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/north-korean-leader-kim-inspects-new-warship-rcna261875 - Satellite analysis: North Korea's 5,000-ton destroyer fleet in construction but short on combat readiness — Daily NK: https://www.dailynk.com/english/satellite-analysis-north-koreas-5000-ton-destroyer-fleet-in-construction-but-short-on-combat-readiness/ - US Allies Ramp Up Sea Power as North Korea Threat Rises — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/south-korea-japan-news-shipbuilding-north-korea-navy-destroyer-2089147 - During inspection of his most powerful warship, Kim Jong Un denounces South Korea-U.S. military drills — Associated Press / PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/during-inspection-of-his-most-powerful-warship-kim-jong-un-denounces-south-korea-u-s-military-drills --- ## Vins et champagnes : Trump brandit la menace d'une surtaxe de 100 % pour faire plier la taxe GAFA - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/trump-taxe-100-pourcent-vins-champagne-france-impot-numerique-g7 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:11:15.916+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:11:15.916+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 3608d093-4d5b-4e6a-ac27-da3d99b0fa1a - Dateline: Évian-les-Bains, FR > À quelques heures du G7 organisé par Emmanuel Macron, le président américain conditionne le sort des bouteilles françaises à l'abandon de l'impôt de 3 % sur les géants du numérique. ### Summary Donald Trump menace de surtaxer à 100 % tous les vins et champagnes français si Paris ne renonce pas à sa taxe sur les grandes entreprises technologiques américaines. Un litige qui met à l'épreuve la trêve commerciale de 15 % conclue il y a un an entre l'UE et Washington. ### Key facts - Donald Trump menace d'une surtaxe douanière de 100 % tous les vins et champagnes français si Paris ne renonce pas à sa taxe sur les services numériques de 3 %. - Les vins et spiritueux français subissent déjà un droit de douane américain de 15 % au titre de la trêve UE-États-Unis conclue à Turnberry en juillet 2025. - Emmanuel Macron refuse, qualifiant la taxe de droit français et européen souverain et avertissant qu'une nouvelle surtaxe violerait l'accord commercial. - Les exportations françaises de vins et spiritueux vers les États-Unis ont chuté d'environ 21 % en valeur, à 3 milliards d'euros en 2025 ; l'Amérique reste le premier débouché du secteur. - Le Luxembourg, sans levier douanier national, dépend entièrement de la Commission européenne et possède sa propre filière vinicole moselane (vins et crémant). ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que la taxe GAFA que Trump veut faire supprimer ?** Il s'agit de la taxe française sur les services numériques, en vigueur depuis 2019. Elle prélève 3 % sur les recettes réalisées en France par les grandes entreprises du numérique dépassant 750 millions d'euros de chiffre d'affaires mondial et 25 millions en France. Elle pèse surtout sur des groupes américains comme Google, Apple, Facebook et Amazon. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné par ce différend franco-américain ?** En tant que membre de l'UE, le Luxembourg n'a aucun levier douanier national : le commerce est une compétence exclusive de la Commission européenne, qui négocie pour les vingt-sept. Économie parmi les plus ouvertes de l'Union, le Grand-Duché serait exposé à toute spirale tarifaire, et il possède en outre une petite filière vinicole sur la Moselle (vins tranquilles et crémant). **Q: Les vins français sont-ils déjà taxés aux États-Unis ?** Oui. Depuis l'accord UE-États-Unis conclu à Turnberry en juillet 2025, les vins et spiritueux européens subissent un droit de douane américain de 15 %. La surtaxe de 100 % menacée par Trump viendrait s'y ajouter et plus que doubler la charge pesant sur les exportateurs. **Q: Quels moyens de riposte l'Union européenne possède-t-elle ?** Bruxelles négocie et riposte au nom des États membres. Elle dispose notamment de l'instrument anti-coercition, un « bazooka commercial » adopté en 2023 mais jamais utilisé, qui permettrait de restreindre l'accès américain au commerce, aux services et aux marchés publics européens. Son emploi contre les États-Unis serait toutefois inédit et politiquement sensible. ### Body C'est par une bouteille que le président américain a choisi de rouvrir les hostilités. À quelques heures d'un sommet du G7 organisé par Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump a menacé d'imposer une surtaxe douanière de 100 % sur l'intégralité des vins et champagnes français, à moins que Paris ne renonce à l'impôt qu'elle prélève sur les grands groupes technologiques américains. Une mise en demeure qui rouvre, d'un coup, un contentieux transatlantique que l'on croyait assoupi. L'avertissement a été lancé lundi 15 juin au New York Post, alors que le locataire de la Maison-Blanche s'apprêtait à rejoindre Évian-les-Bains, sur la rive sud du Léman, pour la réunion du G7. Trump a explicitement adossé sa menace à la taxe française sur les services numériques — ce prélèvement de 3 % sur les recettes du secteur que Washington dénonce de longue date comme discriminatoire envers ses champions. Je lui ai demandé de ne pas taxer les entreprises américaines, et si elles le font, je n'ai pas d'autre choix que d'appliquer un droit de douane de 100 % sur tous les champagnes et tous les vins en provenance de France. « Macron n'a qu'à supprimer cette taxe, et il n'aurait pas ce genre de pression », a ajouté le président américain. La sanction ferait plus que doubler la facture des exportateurs français, déjà soumis à un droit de douane de 15 % sur les vins et spiritueux au titre de la trêve commerciale conclue l'an dernier entre l'Union européenne et Washington. Une taxe née en 2019, un irritant permanent La France a instauré sa taxe sur les services numériques en 2019, et celle-ci empoisonne depuis les relations avec Washington. Le dispositif repose sur trois piliers : - un taux de 3 % appliqué aux recettes réalisées en France sur les services numériques visés ; - un périmètre réservé aux entreprises dépassant 750 millions d'euros de chiffre d'affaires numérique mondial et 25 millions d'euros en France ; - un ciblage qui pèse surtout sur des groupes américains — Google, Apple, Facebook et Amazon —, d'où le surnom de « taxe GAFA ». La querelle est antérieure au second mandat de Trump. Dès 2019, le représentant américain au commerce avait ouvert une enquête au titre de la fameuse section 301 et envisagé des droits pouvant atteindre 100 % sur environ 2,4 milliards de dollars de produits français — du champagne au fromage en passant par la maroquinerie. Ces droits avaient finalement été fixés à 25 %, ramenés à un périmètre plus étroit, puis suspendus pour laisser place aux négociations fiscales mondiales menées à l'OCDE. La nouvelle salve ressuscite ce chiffre maximaliste — au moment précis où les parlementaires français, qui ont voté fin 2025 un net relèvement du prélèvement, en débattent l'avenir. Le gouvernement minoritaire a fait savoir qu'il comptait faire annuler cette hausse. Macron campe sur ses positions Le chef de l'État français n'a rien cédé. Au micro de TF1, il a présenté cette taxe non comme une monnaie d'échange, mais comme une affaire de souveraineté juridique européenne, prévenant qu'un nouveau droit sur le vin enfreindrait l'accord scellé en 2025 par ses partenaires européens avec Washington. « Cette taxe sur les services numériques, ce sont les Européens qui l'ont décidée et plusieurs pays l'ont mise en œuvre. Elle fait partie de notre droit. Ce n'est pas aux États-Unis de décider du droit français et européen. » Côté vignerons, déjà éprouvés, on a plaidé pour l'apaisement plutôt que pour l'escalade. Gabriel Picard, qui préside la fédération des exportateurs français de vins et spiritueux, a appelé de ses vœux une « relation commerciale équilibrée et constructive entre la France et les États-Unis ». Ses adhérents ont de quoi s'inquiéter : les exportations vers les États-Unis ont chuté d'environ 21 % en valeur, à quelque 3 milliards d'euros en 2025, et l'Amérique reste le premier débouché du secteur, absorbant près d'un cinquième de tout ce que la filière expédie à l'étranger. Au total, les exportations françaises ont reculé d'environ 8 %, à 14,3 milliards d'euros — un plus bas pluriannuel — plombées notamment par les menaces douanières, dont un chiffre de 200 % évoqué par Trump pas plus tard qu'en janvier. Un risque qui dépasse les vignobles Pour spectaculaire qu'elle soit, l'affaire ne concerne pas que Bordeaux ou la Champagne : la France ne peut répondre seule. Au titre de la politique commerciale commune, le commerce relève de la compétence exclusive de la Commission européenne, qui négocie et riposte au nom des vingt-sept États membres. La menace sur le vin devient ainsi autant un test de la défense commerciale collective que de la diplomatie française. La présidente de la Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, avait arraché à Trump un plafond de 15 % sur la quasi-totalité des biens européens, à Turnberry, en Écosse, en juillet 2025 — l'accord même qu'une surtaxe de 100 % sur le vin violerait, selon Macron. Bruxelles conserve par ailleurs des armes plus lourdes, dont l'instrument anti-coercition, ce « bazooka commercial » jamais utilisé qui permettrait de restreindre l'accès américain au commerce, aux services et aux marchés publics européens si l'UE estimait que Washington use des droits de douane pour infléchir le droit interne d'un État membre. L'employer contre les États-Unis serait inédit et politiquement explosif. Pourquoi le Luxembourg est concerné La dispute a beau se nouer autour des vignobles français, ses enjeux irriguent tout le marché unique — le Luxembourg compris. Membre de l'UE, le Grand-Duché ne dispose d'aucun levier douanier national : il dépend entièrement de la réponse de la Commission, et sa voix passe par le Conseil, à Bruxelles, plutôt que par un quelconque canal bilatéral avec Washington. Cela compte davantage pour lui que pour la plupart de ses voisins. Le pays figure parmi les économies les plus ouvertes au commerce de l'Union, avec des flux transfrontaliers qui éclipsent la taille de son marché intérieur ; une nouvelle spirale tarifaire entre Washington et Bruxelles menacerait donc ses exportateurs bien au-delà du rayon des boissons. Le Luxembourg a aussi sa propre mise, modeste mais symbolique, dans le produit au cœur du litige : les coteaux en terrasses de sa vallée de la Moselle produisent vins tranquilles et crémant, une filière de niche qui, comme la française, se trouverait du mauvais côté de toute escalade. Trump ira-t-il au bout ? Rien n'est moins sûr. Sa méthode consiste à brandir des droits prohibitifs avant de les troquer en négociation, et le lobby viticole français mise sur la désescalade. Mais tant que le différend fiscal n'est pas tranché, que la trêve européenne n'a qu'un an et qu'une Commission soucieuse de la préserver retient son souffle, la bouteille de champagne redevient une monnaie d'échange dans une bataille qui se joue, au fond, sur la manière dont l'Europe taxe la tech américaine. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital services tax before G7 summit — Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-threatens-100-tariff-french-wines-over-digital-services-tax-before-g7-summit - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine and champagne over digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/15/trump-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wine-and-champagne-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over tax on US tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260615-french-wine-at-risk-trump-threatens-100-tariff-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine as Macron digs in over digital tax — BM Magazine: https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/trump-100-percent-french-wine-tariff-digital-services-tax/ - Trump says France must scrap tech 'sales tax' or face 100% wine tariffs — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/15/trump-france-tech-tax-wine-tariffs-champagne.html - Macron Brushes Off Trump's 100% Tariff Threat on French Wine — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/macron-rebuffs-trump-s-threats-of-wine-tariffs-as-g7-meets - U.S. buyers drove nearly one-fifth of French wine and spirits exports — Vinetur: https://www.vinetur.com/en/20260616102705/us-buyers-drove-nearly-one-fifth-of-french-wine-and-spirits-exports.html - French Wine and Spirits Exports Fall to 25-Year Low in 2025 — Vino Joy News: https://vino-joy.com/2026/02/24/french-wine-and-spirits-exports-fall-to-25-year-low-in-2025/ - US vows 100% tariffs on French cheese, champagne, luxury goods over digital tax — France 24 (2019): https://www.france24.com/en/20191203-usa-france-tariff-retaliation-gafa-digital-tax-champagne-cheese-handbags-luxury-goods-section-301-trade - Notice of Action in the Section 301 Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax — US Federal Register / USTR: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/16/2020-15312/notice-of-action-in-the-section-301-investigation-of-frances-digital-services-tax - Von der Leyen and Trump strike EU-US trade deal with 15% tariff for the bloc — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/27/von-der-leyen-and-trump-strike-eu-us-trade-deal-to-avert-all-out-tariff-war - The EU could respond to Trump's tariffs with a new 'anti-coercion instrument.' Here's what to know. — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-eu-could-respond-to-trumps-tariffs-with-a-new-anti-coercion-instrument-heres-what-to-know/ - EU-US tariffs: tensions, trade deal and what could change — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250210STO26801/eu-us-tariffs-tensions-trade-deal-and-what-could-change - France Raises Digital Services Tax on Tech Giants from 3% to 15% Starting 2026 — VATupdate: https://www.vatupdate.com/2025/11/04/france-raises-digital-services-tax-on-tech-giants-from-3-to-15-starting-2026/ --- ## À Kirchberg, le Prix de la paix sacre cinq artisans de la réconciliation - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/prix-paix-luxembourg-2026-cinq-laureats-kirchberg - Published: 2026-06-23T17:50:03.165+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:50:03.165+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: ca04c59b-d331-45c4-aa15-b63bc1ef65b1 - Dateline: Luxembourg-Kirchberg, LU > La 14e édition du Prix luxembourgeois de la paix a distingué des bâtisseurs venus de l'Inde aux Pays-Bas, sur fond d'un constat brutal : 65 conflits déchirent aujourd'hui la planète. ### Summary Le 19 juin, à l'European Convention Centre de Kirchberg, la Schengen Peace Foundation a remis son 14e Prix luxembourgeois de la paix à cinq lauréats, dans un climat mondial marqué par un nombre record de conflits. ### Key facts - La Schengen Peace Foundation a remis le 19 juin son 14e Prix luxembourgeois de la paix à Kirchberg, devant plus de 100 invités. - Cinq lauréats ont été distingués : Tom Woodhouse, Jan Banning, UNOY Peacebuilders, Initiatives of Change et Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. - L'Institute for Economics and Peace a ouvert la cérémonie en présentant l'indice mondial de la paix 2026. - Selon son fondateur Steve Killelea, le monde compte 65 conflits actifs, un record depuis 1945, pour un coût de la violence de 21 800 milliards de dollars en 2025. - Le prix illustre la stratégie de puissance douce d'un petit pays qui se veut un rendez-vous fixe de la diplomatie de la paix. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que le Prix luxembourgeois de la paix ?** Décerné depuis 2012 par la Schengen Peace Foundation, avec le World Peace Forum, c'est une distinction qui honore chaque année des artisans de paix dans treize catégories. Depuis 2015, il se déroule sur une seule journée. **Q: Qui sont les lauréats 2026 ?** Tom Woodhouse (éducation à la paix), Jan Banning (art pour la paix), UNOY Peacebuilders et Initiatives of Change (organisations), ainsi que Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (paix intérieure). **Q: Pourquoi parle-t-on de 65 conflits dans le monde ?** Lors de la cérémonie, l'Institute for Economics and Peace a présenté son indice mondial de la paix 2026. Son fondateur Steve Killelea a indiqué que 65 conflits actifs sont recensés, le nombre le plus élevé depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. **Q: Où s'est tenue la cérémonie 2026 ?** Dans l'Hémicycle de l'European Convention Centre Luxembourg, sur le plateau de Kirchberg, le vendredi 19 juin 2026. ### Body Le plus petit des grands espaces diplomatiques européens s'est, une fois encore, transformé en tribune pour quelques-uns des artisans de paix les plus en vue de la planète. Le vendredi 19 juin, la Schengen Peace Foundation a tenu la 14e édition du Prix luxembourgeois de la paix dans l'Hémicycle de l'European Convention Centre Luxembourg, à Kirchberg. Plus d'une centaine de militants et d'invités, sur place et en ligne, sont venus saluer cinq lauréats dont les engagements couvrent l'éducation, la photographie, la mobilisation des jeunes et la vie intérieure. Organisée avec le World Peace Forum, la cérémonie ne s'est pourtant pas ouverte sur la célébration, mais sur un état des lieux sans complaisance du monde qu'elle entend réparer. L'Institute for Economics and Peace y a présenté son indice mondial de la paix 2026, et son fondateur a d'emblée imposé le ton avec un chiffre glaçant. On dénombre actuellement 65 conflits actifs dans le monde — le nombre le plus élevé depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ce constat, signé Steve Killelea, fondateur et président exécutif de l'Institute, a cadré toute la soirée. Selon l'indice, la paix mondiale s'est dégradée pour la douzième année consécutive : sur les 163 pays évalués, 99 enregistrent un recul. Killelea a pointé la diffusion des drones et de l'intelligence artificielle sur les champs de bataille, et chiffré le coût économique de la violence à 21 800 milliards de dollars en 2025, soit l'équivalent de 11,3 % du PIB mondial. Un petit pays, une scène mondiale Décerné au Luxembourg depuis 2012, le prix est devenu pour l'un des plus petits États membres de l'Union européenne une manière de réunir des personnalités dont l'influence dépasse de loin ses frontières. Vicki Hansen, présidente de la Schengen Peace Foundation, a accueilli lauréats et invités lors d'un événement hybride retransmis en ligne, confirmant l'ambition des organisateurs de faire du Grand-Duché un rendez-vous récurrent du calendrier international de la paix. Depuis 2015, la distinction se tient sur une seule journée, répartie en treize catégories. Les cinq récompensés de cette année ont été choisis, expliquent les organisateurs, pour incarner la construction de la paix comme un métier qui se pratique à tous les niveaux : de la salle de classe à l'objectif photographique, des réseaux de terrain jusqu'à l'intériorité de chacun. Cinq lauréats, cinq manières de faire la paix Les primés 2026 viennent de quatre pays et de continents d'action multiples : - Éducation à la paix — Dr Tom Woodhouse (Royaume-Uni). Professeur émérite d'études sur la paix à l'université de Bradford, il a fondé en 1990 le Centre for Conflict Resolution et signé des manuels qui forment encore les médiateurs ; ses travaux récents appliquent la diplomatie par le sport à travers la Football Peace Academy. - Art pour la paix — Jan Banning (Pays-Bas). Le photographe documentaire a été distingué pour Blood Bonds: Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda, qui place côte à côte les portraits de rescapés et de bourreaux, accompagnés de témoignages personnels. - Organisation de paix — UNOY Peacebuilders. Le United Network of Young Peacebuilders relie 142 organisations de jeunesse réparties dans 81 pays et plaide pour que les jeunes soient reconnus comme décideurs du présent plutôt que comme dirigeants en attente. - Organisation de paix — Initiatives of Change. Présent dans plus de 60 pays, ce mouvement de construction de la confiance anime des programmes de dialogue de longue haleine, dont Hope in the Cities et Creators of Peace. - Paix intérieure — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Inde). Le fondateur de l'Art of Living Foundation a été honoré pour quatre décennies et demie de résolution de conflits et de soulagement des traumatismes, dans plus de 180 pays. En recevant son prix, Tom Woodhouse a défendu l'idée que l'enseignement est lui-même un instrument de paix : « L'éducation à la paix fournit les connaissances fondamentales qui nous permettent d'imaginer un monde plus pacifique, et d'en transmettre l'art et les savoir-faire. » Jan Banning a, de son côté, présenté son projet rwandais comme une étude de la complexité morale plutôt qu'un exercice de catharsis : un travail qui interroge la façon dont « la justice, la responsabilité et le pardon peuvent coexister en même temps ». Les représentants d'UNOY ont, eux, martelé que « les jeunes ne sont pas seulement les dirigeants de demain, mais des acteurs essentiels du changement dès aujourd'hui ». La paix intérieure comme point de départ Le plus mondialement connu des lauréats, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a saisi sa distinction pour soutenir que la diplomatie seule ne suffit pas à instaurer un calme durable. La paix, a-t-il affirmé, doit d'abord être cultivée en chacun avant de pouvoir tenir entre les communautés ou les nations. « La paix n'est pas seulement l'absence de conflit et de sang versé ; ce n'est pas quelque chose que l'on peut acheter au marché ni obtenir par les seules politiques de haut niveau, a-t-il déclaré. C'est un état positif de notre existence, que nous devons tous nourrir en nous. C'est la paix intérieure qui peut apporter la paix à la famille, à la société et, finalement, au monde. » Cet accent sur l'intime tranchait délibérément avec le tableau d'ensemble esquissé par l'indice mondial de la paix. Là où les données décrivent un monde qui s'arme plus vite et se fait moins confiance, les lauréats ont été choisis pour montrer le courant inverse : éducateurs, photographes, jeunes organisateurs et maîtres spirituels qui œuvrent, souvent dans la discrétion, à élargir l'espace de la réconciliation. Le pari récurrent d'un petit pays Pour le Luxembourg, ce prix s'inscrit dans un effort plus ancien : convertir sa capacité de rassemblement diplomatique en dividende de puissance douce. Le choix du lieu est lui-même un symbole. L'European Convention Centre se dresse sur le plateau de Kirchberg, au milieu des institutions de l'UE qui donnent au Grand-Duché son empreinte internationale démesurée ; et la fondation emprunte le nom de Schengen, ce village riverain de la Moselle où fut signé, en 1985, l'espace de libre circulation européen. Les organisateurs présentent la sélection de cette année comme une réponse à un moment qui s'assombrit. Avec des conflits à leur niveau le plus élevé depuis 1945, distinguer celles et ceux qui bâtissent la confiance par-delà les fractures n'est pas, à leurs yeux, un geste protocolaire, mais une indication concrète sur la destination que devraient prendre l'attention et les moyens. Comme l'a rappelé Killelea, le monde dépense sans compter pour sa sécurité ; les lauréats honorés à Kirchberg incarnent, eux, le travail comparativement sous-financé qui consiste à cultiver la paix elle-même. ### Sources - Luxembourg Peace Prize Honours Global Peacebuilders at 14th Ceremony — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61911-luxembourg-peace-prize-honours-global-peacebuilders-at-14th-ceremony - Organisers Announce Details of 14th Luxembourg Peace Prize — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61489-organisers-announce-details-of-14th-luxembourg-peace-prize - 2026 Program — Luxembourg Peace Prize — Schengen Peace Foundation / Luxembourg Peace Prize: https://luxembourgpeaceprize.org/2026-program/ - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Conferred Luxembourg Peace Prize for Global Peace Efforts — The Pioneer: https://dailypioneer.com/news/slug-lite/sri-sri-receives-luxembourg-peace-prize?year=2026 - Institute for Economics and Peace — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Economics_and_Peace --- ## À Bucarest, un deuxième gouvernement recalé fait basculer la Roumanie dans l'impasse - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/roumanie-investiture-vestea-rejetee-impasse-bucarest - Published: 2026-06-23T17:20:53.047+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:20:53.047+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: f79e865a-9abd-4a88-9ad8-42529f372405 - Dateline: Bucharest, RO > Faute d'avoir confirmé Adrian Veștea comme premier ministre, le Parlement laisse un membre de l'UE et de l'OTAN sans gouvernement de plein exercice, à l'heure des comptes budgétaires. ### Summary Le Parlement roumain a refusé d'investir Adrian Veștea le 22 juin 2026, deuxième candidat écarté en un mois, prolongeant une crise de sept semaines sur fond de déficit record et de fonds européens menacés. ### Key facts - Le 22 juin 2026, le Parlement roumain a refusé d'investir Adrian Veștea : 189 voix seulement, alors que 233 étaient requises. - C'est le premier rejet formel de la crise et le deuxième candidat écarté en un mois, après l'échec d'Eugen Tomac. - La crise découle de l'éclatement, fin avril, de la coalition proeuropéenne et de la censure d'Ilie Bolojan le 5 mai 2026. - En toile de fond, un déficit supérieur à 9 % du PIB en 2024 et un plan d'austérité d'environ 5 % du PIB qui a fracturé la coalition. - Un nouvel échec pourrait ouvrir la voie à des élections anticipées ; la Roumanie doit aussi mobiliser environ 10 milliards d'euros de fonds européens avant fin août. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi le gouvernement Veștea n'a-t-il pas été investi ?** Le cabinet d'Adrian Veștea n'a recueilli que 189 voix le 22 juin 2026, loin des 233 nécessaires. Désigné sans consultation par le président Dan, il n'a été soutenu que par le PSD ; son propre parti, le PNL, et l'USR ont retenu leur soutien, tandis que l'AUR a quitté l'hémicycle. **Q: Quelle est l'origine de la crise politique roumaine ?** La coalition proeuropéenne formée en juin 2025 (PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR) a éclaté quand le PSD s'est retiré fin avril 2026. Le 5 mai, le Parlement a censuré le premier ministre Ilie Bolojan par 281 voix contre 4, le laissant à la tête d'un gouvernement intérimaire aux pouvoirs limités. **Q: Des élections anticipées sont-elles possibles ?** Le président peut dissoudre le Parlement uniquement si aucun gouvernement n'obtient la confiance dans les soixante jours suivant la première demande d'investiture et si au moins deux candidats ont été rejetés. L'échec de Veștea étant le premier rejet, un nouvel échec pourrait ouvrir la voie à un scrutin anticipé. **Q: Quels sont les enjeux budgétaires et européens ?** La Roumanie a affiché un déficit supérieur à 9 % du PIB en 2024, le plus élevé de l'UE, et vise 6,2 % en 2026. Elle doit aussi mobiliser environ 10 milliards d'euros de fonds européens avant l'échéance de fin août 2026, une tâche difficile pour un gouvernement paralysé. ### Body La Roumanie s'est enfoncée un peu plus dans la paralysie politique lundi 22 juin, après le refus du Parlement de confirmer, en l'espace d'un mois, un deuxième candidat au poste de premier ministre. Le pays, membre de l'Union européenne et de l'OTAN, se retrouve ainsi privé de gouvernement de plein exercice au moment précis où il doit affronter l'un des plus lourds déficits budgétaires du bloc et une échéance pressante sur plusieurs milliards d'euros de fonds européens. Le cabinet proposé par Adrian Veștea, responsable du Parti national libéral (PNL) et président du conseil départemental de Brașov, n'a recueilli que 189 voix, loin des 233 nécessaires à l'investiture, selon l'Associated Press. Vingt-trois élus ont voté contre et plus de la moitié des présents se sont abstenus. Premier rejet formel depuis le début de la crise, ce vote a fait passer le blocage le cap de la septième semaine. Un président qui désigne sans concerter Le président Nicușor Dan, ancien maire de Bucarest élu en 2025 sur une ligne proeuropéenne, avait désigné M. Veștea le 14 juin, invoquant son expérience administrative. Mais il l'a fait sans consulter la direction du PNL, et la propre formation du candidat a refusé de le soutenir. Son cabinet n'a finalement reçu l'appui que du premier groupe parlementaire, le Parti social-démocrate (PSD, centre gauche) ; l'Union sauvez la Roumanie (USR), réformatrice, a elle aussi retenu son soutien, tandis que les élus de l'Alliance pour l'union des Roumains (AUR, droite dure) ont quitté l'hémicycle avant le scrutin. M. Veștea était la deuxième tentative de M. Dan pour dénouer la situation. Son premier choix, l'eurodéputé et conseiller présidentiel Eugen Tomac, désigné le 4 juin, n'avait pas réussi à constituer une équipe dans le délai constitutionnel de dix jours et n'avait jamais été soumis au vote. M. Tomac, 44 ans, avait promis « une équipe de spécialistes, un gouvernement technique, et non politique ». Les racines d'un blocage La crise remonte à l'éclatement de la coalition proeuropéenne entrée en fonction en juin 2025 sous la conduite du premier ministre Ilie Bolojan. Cette alliance — qui réunissait le PSD, le PNL, l'USR et l'UDMR, parti de la minorité hongroise — s'est fissurée lorsque les sociaux-démocrates ont claqué la porte fin avril 2026. Le 5 mai, le Parlement a adopté une motion de censure contre M. Bolojan par 281 voix contre 4, fruit d'un rapprochement inhabituel entre le PSD et l'AUR, à l'origine conjointe du texte. M. Bolojan est resté en place comme chef d'un gouvernement intérimaire aux pouvoirs réduits, après une dizaine de mois d'exercice. Le ton, depuis, est âpre. Alors que son gouvernement vacillait, M. Bolojan avait sommé ses adversaires de présenter une solution de rechange. Quelqu'un peut-il dire comment la Roumanie fonctionnera dès demain ? Avez-vous un plan ? Le chef de l'AUR, George Simion, a inscrit ce nouveau rejet dans une longue série de trahisons. « En trente-cinq ans, en Roumanie, la trahison a été à l'ordre du jour et elle est en quelque sorte devenue banale, une part du quotidien », a-t-il déclaré avant que ses élus ne désertent l'hémicycle. Sous les turbulences politiques affleure une véritable épreuve budgétaire. La Roumanie a affiché en 2024 un déficit supérieur à 9 % du PIB, le plus élevé de l'UE ; le budget 2026, approuvé en mars, vise 6,2 % du PIB, avec une projection autour de 5,8 % pour 2027, selon Romania Insider et les prévisions de la Commission européenne. M. Bolojan avait joué la survie de son gouvernement sur la réduction de cet écart, en engageant un plan de consolidation évalué à environ 5 % du PIB. Des mesures politiquement explosives : - des hausses d'impôts, dont un relèvement de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée ; - un gel nominal des salaires de la fonction publique et des pensions sur 2025 et 2026 ; - des coupes dans les dépenses de l'ensemble des ministères. Le PSD, qui avait pourtant gouverné aux côtés de M. Bolojan, a dénoncé un effort de réforme « manquant d'empathie » envers les Roumains et s'est appuyé sur ce grief pour justifier son retrait. Le leu est tombé à un plus bas historique face à l'euro autour du vote de mai, et l'économie reste plombée par une inflation élevée et une récession technique. Le chef du PSD, Sorin Grindeanu, a soutenu que la coalition pouvait être sauvée, alors même qu'il venait de renverser son propre premier ministre. « Il y a une vie après la motion de censure. Nous voulons préserver pour l'essentiel cette coalition », a-t-il affirmé — une formule qui passe mal auprès des partis de centre droit, désormais réticents à gouverner à des conditions qu'ils récusent. Ce que surveille Bruxelles L'enjeu dépasse les frontières de Bucarest. Membre de l'UE et de l'OTAN sur le flanc oriental de l'Alliance, frontalière de l'Ukraine et de la Moldavie, la Roumanie voit sa gouvernabilité peser autant sur la stabilité régionale que sur sa politique intérieure. Une administration intérimaire aux prérogatives rognées est mal armée pour arrêter des décisions budgétaires contraignantes ou s'engager sur des réformes. Le calendrier est serré. 2026 est la dernière année pour mettre en œuvre l'essentiel des projets du Plan national de relance et de résilience, avec une échéance fixée à fin août ; selon Al Jazeera, le pays doit encore mobiliser environ 10 milliards d'euros de fonds européens d'ici là. Les dépenses d'investissement, projetées autour de 8 % du PIB et largement financées par l'argent européen, risquent de mal s'écouler entre les mains d'un gouvernement paralysé. La piste des législatives anticipées Les regards se tournent de nouveau vers M. Dan, qui doit désigner un troisième candidat. La Constitution n'autorise le président à dissoudre le Parlement et à convoquer des élections anticipées que si aucun gouvernement n'a obtenu la confiance dans les soixante jours suivant la première demande d'investiture et si l'Assemblée a rejeté au moins deux candidats. L'échec de M. Veștea valant pour le premier de ces rejets, un nouveau revers pourrait ouvrir la voie à un scrutin anticipé. Les législatives ordinaires ne sont, elles, pas prévues avant 2028. Les partis de centre droit ont avancé des solutions pour sortir de l'ornière : un gouvernement conduit par M. Grindeanu avec leur appui parlementaire, ou un cabinet minoritaire PNL-USR-UDMR soutenu par le PSD, le ministre des finances Alexandru Năzare étant cité comme candidat possible. Pour l'heure, le camp prooccidental reste prisonnier du conflit interne qui fige la vie politique roumaine depuis mai, sans majorité en vue. ### Sources - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — The Washington Times (AP): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/22/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government/ - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government-134113292 - Romania's government crisis deepens after Parliament rejects Veștea cabinet — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-government-crisis-deepens-after-parliament-rejects-vestea-cabinet - Romania PM Ilie Bolojan's government toppled in no-confidence vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/romania-pm-ilie-bolojans-government-toppled-in-no-confidence-vote - Romania's pro-EU coalition collapses after prime minister fails no-confidence vote — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/05/romanias-pro-eu-coalition-collapses-after-prime-minister-fails-no-confidence-vote - Romania's president nominates MEP and advisor Eugen Tomac as PM in bid to end deadlock — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/romanias-president-nominates-mep-advisor-eugen-tomac-pm-133592430 - Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominates adviser Eugen Tomac as PM — Xinhua: https://english.news.cn/20260605/13d3384b81964789bc8589592dfc8a58/c.html - Romanian government approves 2026 budget plan with 6.2% of GDP deficit — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/government-approves-budget-plan-march-2026 - Economic forecast for Romania — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en - Monitoring Romania: tackling Europe's largest deficit — ING THINK: https://think.ing.com/articles/monitoring-romania-tackling-europes-largest-deficit/ --- ## Dôme de chaleur sur l'Europe : la France bat ses records, le Luxembourg attend son pic en milieu de semaine - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/canicule-solstice-2026-france-records-luxembourg-pic-mi-semaine - Published: 2026-06-23T17:12:56.816+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:12:56.816+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 59d30780-a497-4bc6-8f38-7e3760205dcd - Dateline: Paris, FR > Météo-France a placé 54 départements en vigilance rouge et redoute des records absolus. Au Luxembourg, un poste de commandement de crise est activé, la chaleur devant culminer dès mercredi. ### Summary Une canicule précoce d'une intensité inhabituelle frappe l'Europe de l'Ouest autour du solstice : la France enchaîne les records et le Luxembourg, en alerte rouge, attend son pic à 38 °C en milieu de semaine. ### Key facts - Météo-France a placé 54 départements en vigilance rouge le 23 juin, touchant environ 39 millions de personnes, et redoute de nouveaux records absolus. - Lundi 22 juin a été la journée de juin la plus chaude jamais mesurée en France (29,2 °C d'indicateur thermique) et la nuit suivante la plus chaude depuis 1947. - Au moins 18 décès sont liés à la chaleur et au moins 40 personnes, surtout jeunes, se sont noyées depuis jeudi ; Sébastien Lecornu les a qualifiées de « premières victimes de la crise ». - Le Luxembourg, en alerte rouge MeteoLux, a activé un poste de commandement de crise à Senningen ; le pic à 38 °C est attendu mercredi et jeudi. - La canicule est continentale : Espagne (jusqu'à 44 °C), Royaume-Uni, Italie, Suisse et Grande Région sont concernés, avec des pointes proches de 45 °C en Ibérie. ### FAQ **Q: Quand la canicule atteindra-t-elle son pic au Luxembourg ?** Selon MeteoLux, le pic est attendu mercredi 24 et jeudi 25 juin, avec des températures pouvant atteindre 38 °C, voire localement 40 °C pendant l'alerte rouge. Une baisse vers 34-36 °C est prévue vendredi 26 juin. **Q: Pourquoi 54 départements français sont-ils en vigilance rouge ?** Un dôme de chaleur stationnaire aspire de l'air brûlant venu du Sahara, poussant les températures vers 40 °C. Météo-France a étendu la vigilance rouge à 54 départements le 23 juin, redoutant des records absolus, et les médias français annonçaient 58 départements concernés mercredi. **Q: Quelles précautions les autorités luxembourgeoises recommandent-elles ?** Boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, éviter de sortir entre 11 h et 21 h, garder les habitations fermées le jour et aérées la nuit, et prendre des nouvelles des personnes âgées ou isolées. **Q: Quel est le bilan humain de cet épisode de chaleur ?** En début de semaine, au moins 18 décès étaient liés à la chaleur en France, dont de jeunes enfants et des personnes âgées. Mardi, au moins 40 personnes, pour la plupart jeunes, s'étaient noyées depuis jeudi en se baignant dans des zones non surveillées. ### Body Il a suffi de quelques jours pour que l'Europe de l'Ouest bascule dans l'un des épisodes de chaleur les plus extrêmes de son histoire récente. Porté par un dôme de chaleur stationnaire qui aspire l'air brûlant du Sahara, le mercure s'est approché des 40 °C sur une large moitié de la France, contraignant les prévisionnistes à placer plus de la moitié du territoire métropolitain sous leur plus haut niveau d'alerte. Météo-France a annoncé que 54 départements — soit environ 39 millions d'habitants — étaient en vigilance rouge ce mardi 23 juin, l'extension la plus large de l'été, au lendemain de la journée de juin la plus chaude jamais mesurée dans le pays et de la nuit la plus chaude depuis le début des relevés, en 1947. La même masse d'air fond désormais sur le Luxembourg et l'ensemble de la Grande Région. Le service météorologique national, MeteoLux, a émis une alerte rouge canicule et les autorités ont activé un poste de commandement de crise. Les responsables préviennent : la chaleur s'intensifiera à partir de mercredi, avec des températures attendues à 38 °C et pouvant frôler localement 40 °C avant un répit en fin de semaine. Gouvernements et météorologues ne parlent pas d'un simple coup de chaud estival, mais d'un événement de chaleur extrême lié au climat, survenant autour du solstice avec des valeurs de 14 à 18 °C au-dessus des normales de saison. En France, des records tombés et d'autres redoutés Lundi 22 juin restera dans les annales. Mesurée par l'indicateur thermique national, qui moyenne les températures de jour et de nuit, la journée a atteint 29,2 °C : c'est la journée de juin la plus chaude jamais enregistrée et la troisième la plus chaude tous mois confondus, selon Euronews. Plus de 450 records locaux ont été battus ou égalés. Le village de Châteaumeillant, dans le Cher, a culminé à 43,3 °C ; Paris a relevé 38,4 °C, un record pour un mois de juin ; Bordeaux, Saintes, Angers et Rennes ont toutes dépassé 40 °C. Près d'un cinquième du pays a franchi la barre des 40 °C. La nuit n'a offert presque aucun répit : celle de lundi à mardi a été la plus chaude jamais relevée en France depuis 1947, avec un indicateur national de 21,6 °C, ont rapporté Al Jazeera et les chaînes françaises. Météo-France a averti que de nouveaux records pouvaient tomber dès mardi « quelle que soit la période de l'année », la quasi-totalité du pays étant attendue autour de 40 °C. Les médias français annonçaient déjà une extension de la vigilance rouge à un nombre inédit de 58 départements mercredi. L'horizon d'un soulagement rapide reste lointain. Jeudi sera de nouveau une journée étouffante, avec des températures qui resteront tout aussi élevées. Vendredi, une baisse progressive devrait s'amorcer depuis la façade atlantique. Cette prévision, attribuée à Météo-France, dit assez la durée de l'exposition qui attend la population. Dans un pays où la climatisation reste peu répandue, écoles, trains et rencontres sportives ont été perturbés, et les autorités ont limité ou interdit l'alcool lors des rassemblements de la Fête de la Musique et dans plusieurs zones en alerte rouge, dont Paris. Un bilan humain qui s'alourdit La chaleur tue. Au moins 18 décès étaient liés à l'épisode en début de semaine, dont deux jeunes enfants et trois personnes âgées dans la région de Bordeaux ; deux enfants ont par ailleurs été retrouvés morts dans une voiture fermée dans le Vaucluse, selon Euronews et CBC News. Mardi, au moins 40 personnes — la plupart jeunes — s'étaient noyées depuis jeudi en se baignant dans des zones non surveillées pour échapper à la fournaise, ont rapporté Al Jazeera et CBS News. À l'issue d'une réunion de crise gouvernementale, le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a qualifié ces jeunes noyés de « premières victimes de la crise à laquelle nous faisons face » et parlé d'un « fléau tragique ». La ministre de la Santé, Stéphanie Rist, a prévenu que le système de soins devait tenir dans la durée, évoquant une hausse des appels aux urgences depuis le début de l'épisode, selon franceinfo. Le Luxembourg et la Grande Région en alerte rouge Au Luxembourg, MeteoLux a déclenché une alerte rouge canicule sur l'ensemble du territoire, mettant en garde contre le fait qu'« une exposition prolongée à la chaleur peut entraîner un épuisement ou un coup de chaleur, même lors d'une activité physique limitée ». Les prévisions dessinent une semaine en aggravation continue : - Mardi 23 juin : de 34 à 36 °C - Mercredi 24 et jeudi 25 juin : jusqu'à 38 °C, le pic de l'épisode - Vendredi 26 juin : de 34 à 36 °C, le mercure pouvant atteindre localement 40 °C pendant l'alerte Les autorités ont pris les devants. La Cellule d'évaluation des risques liés aux intempéries et aux inondations (CERI) s'est réunie samedi 20 juin et a décidé d'activer un poste de commandement opérationnel commun (PCO-C) dès le lundi, au Centre national de crise de Senningen. Y siègent le Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS), la Police grand-ducale, la Direction de la santé, la Ville de Luxembourg, l'Armée luxembourgeoise et le Haut-Commissariat à la protection nationale, a indiqué le gouvernement, évoquant une canicule d'« une intensité et une durée inhabituelles » qui pèsera sur la population comme sur les services de secours et de santé. Le calendrier est délicat : l'alerte rouge coïncide avec les festivités de la Fête nationale luxembourgeoise, le 23 juin. Le CGDIS a renforcé ses effectifs pour la sécurité publique et recensé environ 300 interventions sur la période, tandis que la Ville de Luxembourg a annulé les cours de l'après-midi. Les autorités sanitaires appellent à boire au moins 1,5 litre d'eau par jour, à éviter l'extérieur entre 11 h et 21 h, à maintenir les habitations fermées le jour et aérées la nuit, et à prendre des nouvelles des voisins âgés ou isolés. Tout un continent sous le dôme Le phénomène est continental. Alertes rouges et orange s'étendaient sur l'Espagne, où certaines zones étaient attendues à 44 °C ; le Royaume-Uni, qui prévoyait 38 à 40 °C mercredi et jeudi ; l'Italie, avec des alertes de niveau maximal dans les grandes villes ; et la Suisse. L'ouest de l'Allemagne et le Benelux, dont la Grande Région qui entoure le Luxembourg, devaient atteindre les hauts trentaines et localement 40 à 41 °C de mardi à jeudi, et la Belgique a émis une alerte canicule courant jusqu'au week-end. Scientifiques et prévisionnistes relient de manière répétée la fréquence et l'intensité croissantes de ces canicules précoces au réchauffement du climat. Avec des pointes proches de 45 °C sur certaines parties de la péninsule Ibérique et du sud de la France, les journées entourant le solstice de cette année s'annoncent parmi les plus chaudes jamais mesurées sur des pans entiers de l'Europe de l'Ouest — et, pour le Luxembourg, le pire est attendu en milieu de semaine. ### Sources - Heatwave kills 18 people in France, including two children — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/heatwave-france-faces-a-historically-hot-day - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - 40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-drowning-deaths-reported-france-europe-swelters-heat-wave/ - A red alert over France, and heat that may rewrite the record books — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Canicule : voici les 54 départements placés en vigilance rouge ce mardi — CNews: https://www.cnews.fr/france/2026-06-23/canicule-voici-les-54-departements-places-en-vigilance-rouge-ce-mardi-1880031 - DIRECT - Canicule : 58 départements en vigilance rouge demain, des records absolus de température battus aujourd'hui — ICI (France): https://www.ici.fr/infos/meteo/direct-canicule-54-departements-en-vigilance-rouge-canicule-a-partir-de-midi-9767128 - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Red Weather Alert to Take Effect from Monday Due to Extreme Heat — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61927-red-weather-alert-to-take-effect-from-monday-due-to-extreme-heat - Canicule exceptionnelle et festivités dans le cadre de la Fête nationale : passage en vigilance rouge à partir du lundi 22 juin 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Canicule exceptionnelle : passage en vigilance rouge (20.06.2026) — Lëtz Prepare (HCPN): https://letzprepare.public.lu/fr/actualites/vigilance-rouge-juin-20261.html - Le Luxembourg en vigilance rouge à midi: ce que cela signifie — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-luxembourg-en-vigilance-rouge-a-midi-ce-que-cela-signifie - Fête nationale au Luxembourg: le CGDIS renforce ses secours face à la canicule — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Canicule : 'Il faut que le système de santé tienne dans la durée', prévient la ministre de la Santé — Franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/vagues-de-chaleur-canicules/canicule-il-faut-limiter-absolument-l-alcool-pendant-la-fete-de-la-musique-previent-la-ministre-de-la-sante_8071775.html - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Deadly heat wave grips Europe with red alerts and scorching records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-france-britain-drowned-record-temperatures-rcna351115 --- ## Retraites : l'Allemagne s'apprête à faire cotiser plus et partir plus tard - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/allemagne-reforme-retraites-recul-age-fonds-actions-greater-region - Published: 2026-06-23T16:57:16.541+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:57:16.541+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: c0c8d0bc-903b-495a-912d-21ec85a38916 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Une commission mandatée par Berlin remet à Friedrich Merz un plan en 33 points pour rapprocher l'âge de départ de 70 ans et orienter de nouvelles cotisations vers un fonds boursier. ### Summary Une commission gouvernementale a remis au chancelier Friedrich Merz un plan en 33 points qui indexerait l'âge de la retraite sur l'espérance de vie et créerait un pilier par capitalisation inspiré de la Suède — un débat qui résonne jusqu'en Grande Région. ### Key facts - Une commission a remis à Friedrich Merz un plan en 33 points indexant l'âge de la retraite sur l'espérance de vie, pour le porter de 67 vers 70 ans d'ici le début des années 2090. - La « retraite à 63 ans » sans décote serait supprimée et l'âge minimal de départ anticipé relevé de 63 à 64 ans. - Un nouveau pilier par capitalisation, calqué sur le fonds suédois AP7, prélèverait 1 % du salaire brut (puis 2 %), partagé entre salarié et employeur. - Le taux de cotisation passe déjà de 18,6 % à 18,8 % en 2027 ; le débat divise la coalition CDU/CSU–SPD. - Réforme suivie de près en Grande Région : 52 000 frontaliers allemands travaillent au Luxembourg, dont le propre régime a relevé ses cotisations à 25,5 % au 1er janvier 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Quel serait le nouvel âge de départ à la retraite en Allemagne ?** La loi actuelle relève l'âge standard à 67 ans d'ici 2031. La commission propose de l'indexer ensuite sur l'espérance de vie, à raison d'environ six mois par décennie, pour atteindre près de 70 ans au début des années 2090. **Q: En quoi consiste le nouveau pilier par capitalisation ?** Une nouvelle cotisation, débutant à 1 % du salaire brut (0,5 % salarié et 0,5 % employeur) puis portée à 2 %, alimenterait un fonds d'investissement géré centralement, inspiré du fonds public suédois AP7. **Q: Quand ces mesures pourraient-elles entrer en vigueur ?** Le ministère du Travail de Bärbel Bas doit transformer les propositions en projet de loi. Des votes au Parlement allemand sont attendus plus tard en 2026, mais l'adoption s'annonce disputée au sein de la coalition. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour les frontaliers et le Luxembourg ?** Environ 52 000 Allemands travaillent chaque jour au Luxembourg et les habitants de la Sarre et de la Rhénanie-Palatinat relèvent du régime allemand réformé. Les règles européennes de coordination leur permettent d'accumuler des droits dans plusieurs pays. Le Luxembourg a mené sa propre réforme, portant les cotisations à 25,5 % au 1er janvier 2026. ### Body BERLIN — Travailler plus longtemps et cotiser davantage : c'est le double effort que l'Allemagne s'apprête à demander à ses actifs. Une commission mandatée par le gouvernement a remis ce mardi au chancelier Friedrich Merz un volumineux plan destiné à renflouer les comptes du plus grand régime de retraite d'Europe, à l'heure où une population active qui se contracte doit financer un nombre croissant de pensionnés. Le rapport, articulé autour de 33 mesures et présenté à Berlin, propose d'arrimer l'âge légal de départ à l'espérance de vie pour le porter progressivement de 67 vers 70 ans au fil des décennies, de supprimer un dispositif de départ anticipé très prisé, d'élargir le cercle des cotisants et d'ajouter un nouveau pilier par capitalisation calqué sur le fonds public suédois. Friedrich Merz, qui dirige une coalition tendue entre son bloc conservateur CDU/CSU et les sociaux-démocrates, a pressé ses ministres d'adopter le paquet dans son intégralité. « Tous les éléments de ce paquet de réformes doivent désormais être mis en œuvre rapidement », a déclaré M. Merz, qui a aussi prévenu que « l'échec n'est pas une option ». Ce que la commission veut changer Coprésidée par Frank-Jürgen Weise, ancien patron de l'Agence fédérale pour l'emploi, et par la juriste Constanze Janda, la commission a dressé un éventail de mesures censées stabiliser un système menacé par le vieillissement. Ses principales recommandations : - Un âge de départ indexé sur l'espérance de vie. La loi actuelle relève déjà l'âge standard à 67 ans d'ici 2031 ; la commission propose ensuite de l'indexer sur la longévité, à raison d'environ six mois par décennie, pour atteindre près de 70 ans au début des années 2090. - La fin de la « retraite à 63 ans ». Le départ anticipé sans décote, ouvert après 45 années de cotisation, serait supprimé par étapes, l'âge minimal passant d'abord de 63 à 64 ans. - Un pilier d'investissement à la suédoise. Une nouvelle cotisation, fixée à 1 % du salaire brut (0,5 % salarié, 0,5 % employeur) et portée à 2 % à terme, alimenterait un fonds géré centralement, sur le modèle de l'AP7 suédois. - Une assiette de cotisants élargie. Indépendants, députés fédéraux et régionaux, dirigeants de sociétés cotées seraient intégrés au régime légal ; l'exemption des « mini-jobs » serait abolie. - Une préretraite resserrée. L'âge d'accès à la retraite partielle passerait de 55 à 58 ans. Mme Janda a souligné que ces changements n'affecteraient l'âge de départ que « modérément », tandis que M. Weise a estimé que l'addition des piliers public, professionnel et privé devrait à terme garantir aux retraités « 70 % de leur dernier salaire net sur le long terme ». Le ministère du Travail, dirigé par la sociale-démocrate Bärbel Bas, doit traduire ces propositions en projet de loi, des votes parlementaires étant attendus plus tard en 2026. La politique — et la facture Le rapport s'ajoute à un paquet déjà controversé adopté par le Bundestag le 5 décembre 2025, qui garantit le niveau des pensions à 48 % du salaire moyen jusqu'en 2031 et étend la « Mütterrente » pour les mères de famille. Ce texte a aussi confirmé la hausse du taux de cotisation de 18,6 % à 18,8 % du salaire brut à partir de 2027 — une première marche sur une pente que les économistes voient grimper à mesure que la génération du baby-boom part à la retraite. L'arithmétique est implacable : de moins en moins de cotisants doivent financer les pensions de plus en plus de retraités, et le chancelier juge que les engagements sociaux du pays ne sont plus tenables au regard de ce que l'économie peut supporter. Le vote de décembre l'a déjà éprouvé : le texte n'est passé que par 318 voix contre 224, après des concessions aux frondeurs de la Junge Union, l'aile jeune de la CDU/CSU, hostiles aux dizaines de milliards d'euros de coûts supplémentaires attendus à long terme (la projection de Mme Bas évoquait environ 120 milliards entre 2032 et 2040). Faire adopter le nouveau plan, autrement plus ambitieux, s'annonce comme un combat encore plus rude. Un défi européen, un écho luxembourgeois L'Allemagne est loin d'être seule. Le ratio de dépendance des personnes âgées dans l'Union — le nombre de 65 ans et plus rapporté aux actifs — est passé de 33,9 % en 2024 à 34,5 % au 1er janvier 2025, soit à peine plus de trois actifs pour une personne âgée, et Eurostat le projette vers 60 % à l'horizon 2100. La France, de son côté, a partiellement suspendu en 2026 son propre relèvement de l'âge à 64 ans — aucune hausse avant janvier 2028, à la demande de la CFDT —, preuve de l'inflammabilité politique du sujet. Pour la Grande Région, l'enjeu est immédiat. L'Allemagne est le plus grand voisin et partenaire commercial du Luxembourg, et les habitants de la Sarre et de la Rhénanie-Palatinat sont assurés dans ce régime allemand que la réforme entend redessiner. Quelque 52 000 résidents allemands franchissent chaque jour la frontière pour travailler au Grand-Duché — au sein d'une main-d'œuvre transfrontalière qui occupe près de la moitié des emplois du pays —, accumulant des droits à pension de part et d'autre de la frontière au titre des règles européennes de coordination. Le débat fait aussi écho à celui du Luxembourg. Le Grand-Duché affiche le plus faible ratio de dépendance de l'UE, autour de 22 %, mais son régime général devrait dépenser plus qu'il ne perçoit dès 2026, ses réserves risquant l'épuisement vers 2045. En décembre 2025, le gouvernement de Luc Frieden a fait adopter une réforme qui a porté le taux de cotisation de 24 % à 25,5 % au 1er janvier, durci la préretraite et maintenu l'âge légal à 65 ans — un paquet plus doux que celui de Berlin, mais dicté par la même équation démographique qui s'impose désormais à tout le continent. ### Sources - What Germany's planned pension reform means for you — The Local Germany: https://www.thelocal.de/20260623/what-germanys-planned-pension-reform-means-for-you - Germany's leader pledges to reform a creaking pension system and says 'failure is not an option' — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/germanys-leader-pledges-reform-creaking-pension-system-failure-134124515 - German Commission Proposes Retirement Age Hike, New Pension Fund — Reuters via Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/german-commission-proposes-older-retirement-age-state/ - Germany Bets on Sweden's Pension Model to Save Its Own — European Business Magazine: https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/germany-swedish-style-pension-fund/ - Merz vows to fully implement pension report proposing sweeping change — dpa via A News: https://www.anews.com.tr/health/2026/06/23/merz-vows-to-fully-implement-pension-report-proposing-sweeping-change - How is Germany planning to reform its ailing pension system? — IamExpat Germany: https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/how-germany-planning-reform-its-ailing-pension-system - Germany: Will pensions standoff bring Merz's government into question? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/germany-day-with-merz-will-pensions-become-the-governments-fateful-question - Merz cabinet — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merz_cabinet - Old-age dependency growing across EU regions — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20251001-2 - Population structure and ageing — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing - Luxembourg pension reforms to provide flexibility — Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE): https://www.ipe.com/news/luxembourg-pension-reforms-to-provide-flexibility/10134366.article - Pensions, health: new balances to be found — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/pensions-health-new-balances-to-be-found - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Retirement age in France should be pushed back to 67 and six months, report urges — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/retirement-age-in-france-should-be-pushed-back-to-67-and-six-months-report-urges/795666 --- ## À Bruxelles, l'Union européenne s'assoit pour la première fois face aux talibans - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/union-europeenne-talibans-bruxelles-renvoi-afghans-deboutes - Published: 2026-06-23T16:42:49.693+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:42:49.693+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 4ab226bb-0b51-429d-a9e4-7fd5156fc756 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Une délégation de cinq émissaires talibans a négocié à huis clos le retour des Afghans que l'UE veut expulser — un premier contact depuis la prise de Kaboul en 2021. ### Summary L'Union européenne a reçu pour la première fois une délégation talibane à Bruxelles afin de discuter du renvoi d'Afghans déboutés, au grand dam des organisations de défense des droits humains. ### Key facts - Une délégation talibane de cinq membres a négocié à Bruxelles, mardi, le retour des Afghans sans droit au séjour — premier contact accueilli par l'UE depuis 2021. - La Belgique a délivré des visas d'un jour valables sur son seul territoire, et les pourparlers n'ont pas eu lieu dans des locaux officiels : ni l'UE ni Bruxelles ne reconnaissent les talibans. - Une vingtaine des Vingt-Sept ont manifesté leur intérêt pour ces expulsions ; un nouveau Système commun européen pour les retours, acté le 1er juin 2026, autorise des accords avec des « entités non reconnues ». - Amnesty International et Human Rights Watch dénoncent une violation du principe de non-refoulement au regard de la situation humanitaire en Afghanistan. - Membre de l'UE, le Luxembourg est lié par le cadre commun, alors que de rares eurodéputés luxembourgeois s'étaient opposés au texte ou abstenus. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi l'UE a-t-elle reçu les talibans sans les reconnaître ?** La Commission affirme que dialoguer « ne revient pas à reconnaître le régime taliban ». Pour le souligner, la Belgique a délivré des visas limités à son territoire et la réunion s'est tenue hors des locaux officiels de l'UE comme de la Belgique. **Q: De quoi ont discuté les deux parties ?** L'UE a centré les échanges sur le « retour et la réadmission » des Afghans sans droit au séjour, à commencer par les personnes condamnées pour crimes graves ou jugées dangereuses. Les talibans ont évoqué un agenda plus large : services consulaires, mesures de confiance et « processus de retour digne ». **Q: En quoi cela concerne-t-il le Luxembourg ?** Membre de l'UE, le Luxembourg est lié par le Système commun européen pour les retours, et tout accord de réadmission avec Kaboul serait en principe ouvert aux Vingt-Sept. De rares eurodéputés luxembourgeois s'étaient opposés au texte ou abstenus en mars 2026. **Q: Pourquoi les ONG dénoncent-elles ces pourparlers ?** Amnesty International et Human Rights Watch invoquent le principe de non-refoulement et la situation en Afghanistan — environ 22 millions de personnes ont besoin d'aide humanitaire, la répression des femmes, les arrestations arbitraires et la torture étant documentées. ### Body Il aura fallu près de cinq ans pour qu'une telle scène devienne possible. Mardi, à Bruxelles, des envoyés du mouvement qui a repris Kaboul en août 2021 se sont installés à la même table que des fonctionnaires de l'Union européenne — non pas pour parler de reconnaissance, mais pour négocier le départ des Afghans dont le Vieux Continent ne veut plus. Cette réunion à huis clos, la première que l'UE accueille avec les talibans depuis leur retour au pouvoir, scelle un contact qui aurait paru impensable il y a un an avec un régime qu'aucun État européen ne reconnaît. La délégation, composée de cinq membres et conduite par Abdul Qahar Balkhi, porte-parole du ministère afghan des Affaires étrangères, a rejoint la capitale belge en transitant par la Turquie. Selon Al Jazeera et l'Agence France-Presse, le ministère belge des Affaires étrangères avait délivré lundi après-midi des visas valables une seule journée, limités au territoire belge et non valables dans l'ensemble de l'espace Schengen. Parce que ni l'UE ni la Belgique ne reconnaissent l'administration talibane, les pourparlers ne se sont pas tenus dans des locaux officiels. Un ordre du jour à géométrie variable La Commission européenne, qui a convoqué la rencontre sous l'égide du commissaire chargé des migrations Magnus Brunner, a tenu à en circonscrire l'objet : le « retour et la réadmission » des ressortissants afghans dépourvus de tout droit au séjour dans l'UE, avec une priorité initiale accordée aux personnes condamnées pour des crimes graves ou jugées dangereuses pour la sécurité. Le porte-parole de la Commission, Markus Lammert, a précisé que « l'attention des États membres se concentre avant tout sur les personnes ayant commis des crimes graves ou représentant une menace pour la sécurité ». Les talibans, eux, ont dépeint un programme bien plus large. Dans un communiqué relayé par NPR, leur délégation a évoqué la reprise de « services consulaires étendus pour les Afghans présents dans la zone de l'UE », des « mesures de confiance » et un « processus de retour digne » — un vocabulaire qui trahit la normalisation diplomatique que le mouvement recherche et que l'UE assure ne pas vouloir lui accorder. Ce n'est pas une option de refuser de parler à ces gens si l'on veut améliorer la situation. C'est en ces termes que Magnus Brunner a défendu cette ouverture, expliquant aux journalistes plus tôt ce mois-ci qu'un tel dialogue « ne revient pas à reconnaître le régime taliban ». La Belgique a tracé la même ligne. Son ministre des Affaires étrangères, Maxime Prévot, a souligné qu'accueillir la réunion « ne vaut pas reconnaissance, ne vaut pas légitimation et ne constitue pas une invitation du gouvernement belge ». Les capitales qui poussent à l'expulsion Les discussions bruxelloises font suite à une lettre adressée l'an dernier, dans laquelle une vingtaine des vingt-sept États membres avaient manifesté leur intérêt pour le renvoi des Afghans sans droit au séjour. Entre 2013 et 2024, les Afghans ont déposé environ un million de demandes d'asile dans l'UE, dont la moitié environ ont abouti, selon des chiffres cités par Euronews et Al Jazeera. - L'Allemagne a déjà repris les éloignements, expulsant plus de cent Afghans condamnés pénalement depuis 2024. - Les Pays-Bas ont dépêché leur propre représentant à la réunion de Bruxelles, signe d'un appétit pour un canal européen coordonné plutôt que pour des accords bilatéraux. Cette diplomatie s'inscrit dans un durcissement plus large du droit européen. Le 1er juin, le Conseil et le Parlement européen sont parvenus à un accord politique sur un nouveau Système commun européen pour les retours, instaurant un « ordre de retour européen », des motifs élargis de placement en rétention et la possibilité de « pôles de retour » hors des frontières de l'Union. Surtout, le texte autorise des arrangements de réadmission avec des « entités tierces non reconnues » — une disposition qui, dans les faits, ouvre la voie au type même de coopération désormais engagée avec Kaboul. Le tollé des défenseurs des droits Les organisations de défense des droits humains ont réagi avec inquiétude, accusant l'UE de bafouer le principe de non-refoulement — l'interdiction de renvoyer une personne vers un lieu où elle court un risque grave. « Tout engagement de l'UE en faveur d'expulsions vers l'Afghanistan est irresponsable, dangereux et fait fi des propres obligations juridiques de l'Union », a déclaré Eve Geddie, directrice du bureau des institutions européennes d'Amnesty International. L'organisation rappelle une crise humanitaire qui touche quelque 22 millions de personnes ayant besoin d'aide, le Programme alimentaire mondial recensant pour sa part environ 17 millions de personnes en situation d'insécurité alimentaire, sur fond de répression documentée des femmes et des filles, d'arrestations arbitraires et de torture. Human Rights Watch n'a pas été moins cinglante. « Les pays de l'UE sapent leur propre crédibilité en condamnant d'une main les exactions des talibans et en réclamant des comptes, tandis que de l'autre ils coopèrent avec eux pour renvoyer de force des Afghans », a affirmé Fereshta Abbasi, chercheuse sur l'Afghanistan au sein de l'ONG. Ses critiques pointent la contradiction de négocier des retours avec un mouvement dont le traitement réservé aux femmes a été qualifié par l'UE elle-même de persécution systématique. Ce qui se joue aussi pour le Luxembourg Pour le Luxembourg, ces tractations ne relèvent pas d'une affaire bruxelloise lointaine. Membre de l'UE, le Grand-Duché est lié par le cadre commun des retours en train de se dessiner, et tout canal de réadmission conclu avec Kaboul serait, en principe, ouvert aux vingt-sept gouvernements. Le pays s'est historiquement rangé parmi les États membres les plus attentifs aux droits : lorsque le Parlement a adopté sa position sur le règlement relatif aux retours en mars, seule une poignée d'élus du Parti populaire européen (PPE) — venus du Luxembourg, de Belgique, d'Irlande et de Finlande — ont rompu les rangs pour s'y opposer ou s'abstenir. Le pays se retrouve ainsi dans un dilemme familier. Il est juridiquement arrimé à une politique que ses propres représentants ont mise en doute, et à un précédent — traiter directement avec un régime paria au nom du contrôle migratoire — qui concerne chaque capitale de l'Union. La rencontre de mardi n'a débouché sur aucun accord formel, et les responsables européens ont insisté sur son caractère de premier contact technique. Mais le seuil est franchi : l'UE parle désormais avec les talibans du renvoi des Afghans, et l'arsenal juridique destiné à donner suite à ces discussions est déjà en construction. ### Sources - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR / Associated Press: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban set for EU migration talks slammed by rights groups — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260623-afghan-taliban-set-for-eu-migration-talks-slammed-by-rights-groups - No option but to talk to Taliban about migrant returns, EU's migration commissioner says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/11/no-option-but-to-talk-to-taliban-about-migrant-returns-eus-migration-commissoner-says - EU must abandon Afghanistan deportation plans and stop readmission talks with the Taliban — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/eu-must-abandon-afghanistan-deportation-plans-and-stop-readmission-talks-with-the-taliban/ - Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers — NL Times: https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/23/dutch-official-joins-eu-talks-taliban-return-rejected-asylum-seekers - EU Parliament approves controversial bill to increase migrant returns — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/eu-parliament-approves-controversial-bill-to-increase-migrant-returns - Commission welcomes political agreement on the Return Regulation — European Commission, DG Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-return-regulation-2026-06-02_en - Council and Parliament reach deal on returns of illegally staying third-country nationals — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/01/council-and-parliament-reach-deal-on-returns-of-illegally-staying-third-country-nationals/ --- ## La DGSI remplace le logiciel de Palantir par celui du français ChapsVision - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/dgsi-palantir-chapsvision-souverainete-numerique-europe-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-23T16:19:22.357+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:19:22.357+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 5773ed7c-bd90-489b-909a-09ea102fd0d4 - Dateline: Paris, FR > La DGSI remplacera le logiciel américain de Palantir par celui du français ChapsVision. Un basculement scruté de Berlin à Londres — et au Luxembourg, dont l'économie repose sur la donnée. ### Summary La France annonce le remplacement de Palantir par ChapsVision pour le traitement massif de données de son renseignement intérieur, un signal européen qui résonne jusqu'au Luxembourg. ### Key facts - Le 16 juin 2026, Sébastien Lecornu a annoncé que la DGSI remplacerait Palantir par le français ChapsVision pour le traitement massif de données. - Le logiciel Gotham (Palantir), en service depuis 2016, cédera la place à ArgonOS (ChapsVision) au terme d'une transition d'un à trois ans, sans rupture de capacité. - L'Allemagne (BfV) a fait le même choix à la mi-mai ; le Royaume-Uni réexamine ses contrats avec Palantir. - Lecornu invoque le refus de « nouvelles dépendances stratégiques » dans le numérique, sur fond de restrictions américaines à l'accès aux IA avancées. - Le 17 avril 2026, POST Luxembourg (Deep by POST) a remporté une part de l'accord-cadre cloud souverain de 180 M€ de la Commission, classé au niveau SEAL-3. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la France abandonne-t-elle Palantir ?** Pour éviter de nouvelles dépendances stratégiques dans le numérique. Sébastien Lecornu redoute que des partenaires étrangers puissent « couper le robinet » de l'accès à l'IA, dans un contexte de restrictions américaines à l'accès des étrangers aux technologies avancées. **Q: Le changement est-il immédiat ?** Non. La transition est progressive pour éviter toute rupture de capacité : les outils de Palantir resteront en service jusqu'à l'intégration d'ArgonOS, ce qui devrait prendre entre un et trois ans. Palantir affirme que son contrat, renouvelé fin 2025, « reste pleinement en vigueur ». **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Le Luxembourg est une plaque tournante des données. Le 17 avril 2026, POST Luxembourg, via Deep by POST, a figuré parmi les quatre lauréats de l'accord-cadre cloud souverain de 180 millions d'euros de la Commission européenne, validant ses investissements dans une infrastructure souveraine. ### Body Pendant près de dix ans, les analystes du renseignement intérieur français ont disséqué la donnée avec un outil conçu de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique. La France vient de décider d'en changer — et, ce faisant, de transformer un débat européen jusqu'ici abstrait, celui de la souveraineté numérique, en une question très concrète : qui tient les instruments de l'État sécuritaire ? Le 16 juin, le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a annoncé, dans une vidéo consacrée à l'investissement dans l'intelligence artificielle, que la Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI) avait retenu l'entreprise française ChapsVision pour reprendre le traitement massif de données aujourd'hui assuré par Palantir Technologies, la société américaine cofondée par le milliardaire Peter Thiel — proche de Donald Trump et longtemps soutenue, à ses débuts, par le fonds de la CIA In-Q-Tel. Le chef du gouvernement a présenté ce choix comme une affaire d'indépendance stratégique. « Nous ne pouvons pas accepter de nouvelles dépendances stratégiques dans le numérique », a déclaré Sébastien Lecornu, disant vouloir bâtir une « véritable autonomie » et ne plus dépendre du bon vouloir de partenaires « capables de couper le robinet » de l'accès à l'IA. Ce qui change, et à quel rythme La DGSI s'était tournée vers la plateforme Gotham de Palantir en 2016, au lendemain des attentats du 13 novembre 2015 à Paris, alors que les services faisaient face à un déluge de données et que peu d'outils européens étaient à la hauteur. Le contrat a été reconduit en 2019, en 2022, puis de nouveau en décembre 2025 pour trois ans — un renouvellement que l'entourage de Lecornu décrit aujourd'hui comme une solution d'attente, « dans l'attente du déploiement d'un nouvel outil souverain ». La migration doit se faire vers ArgonOS, le système de ChapsVision qui fusionne, grâce à l'IA, des données hétérogènes. Palantir n'a pas tardé à réagir. Dans un communiqué transmis à l'Agence France-Presse, l'entreprise a fait valoir que son contrat de longue durée avec la DGSI, renouvelé fin 2025, « reste pleinement en vigueur ». Les services de Matignon ont précisé que ses outils continueraient de tourner jusqu'à ce qu'ArgonOS soit intégré, afin d'éviter toute rupture de capacité — un transfert estimé entre un et trois ans. ChapsVision, fondée en 2019 par Olivier Dellenbach, avait déjà décroché un marché de la DGSI en 2024 pour le traitement de données hétérogènes. - Le service : la DGSI, renseignement intérieur français - Sortant : la plateforme Gotham de Palantir, en service depuis 2016 - Entrant : ArgonOS, de ChapsVision - Calendrier : une transition par étapes, d'un à trois ans Un mouvement qui dépasse Paris La France n'avance pas seule. À la mi-mai, l'Office fédéral de protection de la Constitution allemand (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, BfV) a lui aussi préféré ArgonOS à Palantir pour l'analyse de données à grande échelle, en exigeant un environnement « souverain », fermé, sans accès extérieur. Au Royaume-Uni, le gouvernement réexamine un contrat de 330 millions de livres conclu avec Palantir pour les données du service national de santé (NHS), tandis que le maire de Londres a bloqué un accord d'environ 50 millions de livres avec la police métropolitaine. En toile de fond, un climat politique : les responsables européens invoquent l'imprévisibilité de l'administration de Donald Trump et les récentes restrictions américaines à l'accès des étrangers aux IA les plus avancées. Pourquoi le Luxembourg est concerné Ce séisme dans le renseignement survient alors que l'Union européenne s'emploie plus largement à sevrer son secteur public de la technologie américaine — un chantier où le Luxembourg, plaque tournante des infrastructures de données transfrontalières, a un intérêt direct. Le 17 avril, la Commission européenne a attribué un accord-cadre de six ans, doté de 180 millions d'euros, pour des services de cloud souverain à quatre fournisseurs européens, premier appel d'offres jugé explicitement sur des critères de souveraineté. Parmi les lauréats figure Post Telecom, l'opérateur public luxembourgeois, candidat via son unité Deep by POST aux côtés des français OVHcloud et Clever Cloud — les autres étant l'allemand STACKIT, le français Scaleway et un consortium belge mené par Proximus. L'évaluation s'est appuyée sur le Cloud Sovereignty Framework de la Commission, publié en octobre 2025, qui classe les fournisseurs sur des niveaux dits SEAL, de zéro à quatre ; il fallait atteindre au moins le SEAL-2, et la plupart ont franchi le SEAL-3 — niveau auquel POST a été classé. Henna Virkkunen, vice-présidente exécutive de la Commission chargée de la souveraineté technologique, de la sécurité et de la démocratie, défend cet agenda comme un renforcement de l'autonomie et de la résilience numériques de l'Europe, sans pour autant la couper du reste du monde. Pour le Grand-Duché, où les centres de données et l'hébergement de la place financière sont des piliers de l'économie, ce marché valide des années d'investissement dans le cloud souverain. « C'est vraiment important, parce que cela donne vie à l'alliance stratégique que nous avons nouée l'an dernier et la rend concrète », a salué Sébastien Genesca, directeur de Deep by POST. Reste une inconnue : le modèle est-il transposable ? Pour l'heure, le revirement de la DGSI tient autant du signal que de la migration aboutie : les logiciels de Palantir tourneront tant que les ingénieurs français n'auront pas prouvé qu'ArgonOS fait jeu égal. Mais la tendance ne fait guère de doute. Si les services de sécurité européens parviennent à se passer des logiciels américains sans rien perdre en capacités, la même logique — et la même pression politique — pèsera sur le cloud et les infrastructures de données qu'hébergent des pays comme le Luxembourg. Le dossier Palantir est devenu le premier test grandeur nature : l'autonomie stratégique de l'Europe dans les logiciels critiques est-elle un slogan, ou un plan ? ### Sources - French spy service drops Palantir in favour of French company, says Lecornu — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/dgsi-drops-palantir-for-french-firm-says-sebastien-lecornu - Renseignement et IA : la DGSI rompt son contrat avec Palantir pour la pépite française ChapsVision, annonce Lecornu — Boursorama (AFP): https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/renseignement-et-ia-la-dgsi-rompt-son-contrat-avec-palantir-pour-la-pepite-francaise-chapsvision-annonce-lecornu-7583de129850845ce761f45299781e10 - ChapsVision to replace Palantir in major contract with French intelligence agency — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/chapsvision-to-replace-palantir-in-major-contract-with-french-intelligence-agency - La DGSI remplacera l'américain Palantir par le français ChapsVision — L'Informaticien: https://www.linformaticien.com/magazine/cybersecurite/64984-la-dgsi-remplacera-l-americain-palantir-par-le-francais-chapsvision.html - German intelligence agency says "no" to Palantir, picks French software instead — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/tech/germany-palantir-alternative/ - German Intelligence Agency Selects French Software ChapsVision for Data Analysis Over American Palantir — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/german-intelligence-french-chapsvision/ - Commission advances cloud sovereignty through strategic procurement — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-advances-cloud-sovereignty-through-strategic-procurement-2026-04-17_en - Sovereign cloud: EU backs strategy by Post and Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/sovereign-cloud-eu-backs-strategy-by-post-and-luxembourg - EU Commission Awards €180M Cloud Contract to European Providers — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/eu-commission-awards-180-million-euro-cloud-contract-four/ --- ## Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon, l'historien rejoint le carré des consciences - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/marc-bloch-pantheon-historien-resistant-republique - Published: 2026-06-23T16:09:47.152+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:09:47.152+00:00 - Section: Culture - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 2bde390d-6aeb-4d34-b745-e23b84919678 - Dateline: Paris, FR > Quatre-vingt-deux ans après son exécution par la Gestapo, le cofondateur de l'école des Annales devient le premier historien panthéonisé sous la Cinquième République. ### Summary La France a fait entrer au Panthéon, mardi soir, le médiéviste, officier décoré et résistant Marc Bloch, fusillé par la Gestapo en 1944. Emmanuel Macron présidait la cérémonie. ### Key facts - Marc Bloch est le premier historien à entrer au Panthéon sous la Cinquième République, le 23 juin 2026, lors d'une cérémonie présidée par Emmanuel Macron. - Cofondateur de l'école des Annales avec Lucien Febvre en 1929, il a rompu avec l'histoire événementielle pour étudier les sociétés dans la longue durée. - Résistant des Mouvements unis de la Résistance, il a été arrêté, torturé à Montluc sous Klaus Barbie, puis fusillé le 16 juin 1944 près de Lyon. - Les cercueils du Panthéon sont des cénotaphes : la dépouille de Bloch repose en France centrale et celui de son épouse Simonne Vidal a accompagné le sien à la demande de la famille. - L'hommage prend une portée européenne, l'Élysée liant Bloch aux Lumières et à l'ouverture à l'autre face à la résurgence des nationalismes. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Marc Bloch entre-t-il au Panthéon ?** Pour honorer à la fois le grand historien cofondateur des Annales et le résistant exécuté par la Gestapo en 1944. Emmanuel Macron avait annoncé cette panthéonisation en novembre 2024, lors du 80e anniversaire de la libération de Strasbourg, ville où Bloch enseigna. **Q: Le corps de Marc Bloch repose-t-il au Panthéon ?** Non. Sa dépouille reste enterrée en France centrale. Le cercueil porté au Panthéon est un cénotaphe contenant des objets symboliques : médailles, fougères évoquant la maison familiale et son testament spirituel de 1941. Un cercueil pour son épouse Simonne Vidal a accompagné le sien à la demande de la famille. **Q: Qu'est-ce que l'école des Annales fondée par Marc Bloch ?** Fondée en 1929 par Marc Bloch et Lucien Febvre autour de la revue Annales d'histoire économique et sociale, elle a renouvelé l'écriture de l'histoire en délaissant le récit politique et événementiel pour étudier les économies, les espaces et les mentalités sur la longue durée. **Q: Comment Marc Bloch est-il mort ?** Arrêté à Lyon le 8 mars 1944 et torturé à la prison de Montluc sous Klaus Barbie, il a été fusillé dans la nuit du 16 juin 1944 aux Roussilles, près de Saint-Didier-de-Formans, par groupes de quatre. Des témoins rapportent qu'il a crié « Vive la France ! ». ### Body Il faut imaginer le cortège remontant la rue Soufflot dans la nuit du 23 juin, un cercueil porté à hauteur d'épaules, et entre les colonnes du Panthéon le visage d'un homme à lunettes projeté en grand. La France a fait entrer Marc Bloch dans son mausolée mardi soir, déposant symboliquement parmi ses héros le médiéviste, l'officier décoré et le résistant, quatre-vingt-deux ans après qu'un peloton de la Gestapo l'eut abattu dans un pré près de Lyon. Cofondateur de l'école des Annales, il devient le premier historien honoré au Panthéon sous la Cinquième République. Emmanuel Macron présidait la cérémonie, commencée à la tombée de la nuit. Le cercueil ne renfermait pas une dépouille mais des objets choisis : des médailles, des fougères évoquant Les Fougères, la maison familiale, et le testament spirituel que Bloch rédigea en 1941. À la demande de la famille, un second cercueil, celui de son épouse Simonne Vidal, accompagnait le sien dans le cortège, bien qu'elle ne soit pas elle-même panthéonisée et que son corps n'ait jamais été retrouvé. La veille, une veillée s'était tenue à l'École normale supérieure, où il avait étudié de 1904 à 1908. Car le corps de Bloch, lui, repose toujours en France centrale : les cercueils du Panthéon sont des cénotaphes. Le portrait géant du savant a glissé sur la pierre tandis que défilaient des scènes de sa vie, avant un discours présidentiel d'une vingtaine de minutes. Le ministère des Armées a rapporté la formule par laquelle Macron a salué sa mémoire : « l'homme des Lumières dans l'armée des ombres », expression empruntée au vocabulaire clandestin de la Résistance. À la demande des proches, les responsables d'extrême droite avaient été écartés de la liste des invités. Un savant qui a refondé l'écriture de l'histoire Né à Lyon le 6 juillet 1886 dans une famille juive d'origine alsacienne, formé au lycée Louis-le-Grand puis à l'École normale supérieure, Marc Bloch s'était imposé comme médiéviste avec des ouvrages tels que Les Rois thaumaturges et La Société féodale. En 1929, avec Lucien Febvre, il fonde la revue Annales d'histoire économique et sociale et donne naissance à l'un des courants historiographiques les plus influents du vingtième siècle. La démarche des Annales rompait avec l'histoire politique et événementielle de l'époque pour scruter les sociétés dans la longue durée : leurs économies, leurs espaces, leurs mentalités collectives. L'Élysée a décrit Bloch comme « un homme des Lumières » et « le penseur du siècle », insistant sur un savoir jamais détaché du monde. C'était un homme qui réfléchissait sur le passé pour agir dans le présent. Il n'avait pas une vision figée de l'histoire ; pour lui, elle devait servir l'action, ici et maintenant. Cette conviction fut éprouvée par la catastrophe. Ancien combattant de la Grande Guerre, élevé au grade de capitaine, titulaire de la Croix de guerre et de la Légion d'honneur, Bloch se porte de nouveau volontaire en 1939. Après l'effondrement de l'été 1940, il écrit L'Étrange Défaite, dissection à vif des faillites politiques et militaires de la débâcle, qui ne paraîtra qu'après sa mort. De la chaire universitaire au maquis Les lois antisémites de Vichy le dépouillent de ses droits, le contraignent à abandonner la direction des Annales et livrent au pillage son appartement parisien et sa bibliothèque, en 1942. Plutôt que de fuir à l'étranger, il rejoint cette même année le mouvement Franc-Tireur, à Lyon, et accède à la direction régionale des Mouvements unis de la Résistance pour le Rhône-Alpes. Arrêté à Lyon le 8 mars 1944, il est torturé à la prison de Montluc, le centre d'interrogatoire dirigé par Klaus Barbie, l'officier de la Gestapo plus tard condamné pour crimes contre l'humanité. Dans la nuit du 16 juin 1944, on le conduit aux Roussilles, près de Saint-Didier-de-Formans, et il est fusillé par groupes de quatre aux côtés de dizaines de résistants. Les récits rapportent qu'il a crié au moment où les armes ont ouvert le feu : - Derniers mots : des témoins se souviennent de Bloch lançant « Vive la France ! » - Âge : il avait 57 ans - Le groupe : les récits d'époque et historiques évaluent le nombre d'hommes tués avec lui à environ vingt-sept à trente Une querelle européenne sur la mémoire L'entrée au Panthéon dépasse l'hommage national. En élevant un savant et soldat juif, la France adresse un message appuyé à l'heure où le nationalisme et l'antisémitisme resurgissent sur le continent. L'Élysée a explicitement rattaché Bloch à une idée des Lumières où l'identité se bâtit « non par le repli sur soi, mais par l'ouverture à l'autre » — une intervention délibérée dans la mémoire disputée des années de guerre. Macron avait annoncé cette panthéonisation en novembre 2024, lors d'un discours commémorant le 80e anniversaire de la libération de Strasbourg, ville où Bloch enseigna une large part de sa carrière. Son entrée au Panthéon, accompagnée de l'exposition Marc Bloch, l'esprit de l'Histoire, ouvre une année de commémorations. Pour un continent qui débat encore de ce qui fait un héros de la Résistance — et de la place de ses citoyens juifs dans le récit qu'il se raconte de lui-même — le choix de Bloch est lourd de sens. L'homme qui tenait que la tâche de l'historien est de comprendre le présent par le passé prend désormais place, dans la mort, sous la coupole que la France réserve aux consciences qu'elle veut le plus se rappeler. ### Sources - Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — Modern Ghana / AFP: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1504809/resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters.html - Historian and Resistance hero joins France's Pantheon greats — The Local France: https://www.thelocal.fr/20260623/historian-and-resistance-hero-joins-frances-pantheon-greats - Jewish resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — European Jewish Congress / RFI: https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/france/jewish-resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters-pariss-pantheon/ - France inducts Resistance fighter, soldier, historian Marc Bloch into its Panthéon of greats — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260623-france-inducts-resistance-fighter-soldier-historian-marc-bloch-panth%C3%A9on-greats - L'historien et résistant Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — Ministère des Armées et des Anciens combattants (defense.gouv.fr): https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/lhistorien-resistant-marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — éduscol, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale: https://eduscol.education.gouv.fr/6971/marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Panthéonisation 2026 — Centre Marc Bloch — Centre Marc Bloch (Humboldt-Universität): https://cmb.hu-berlin.de/en/events-upcoming/pantheonisation-marc-bloch/ - Marc Bloch (1886-1944) — L'Étrange défaite ou la vision d'un guerrier — Herodote.net: https://www.herodote.net/L_Etrange_defaite_ou_la_vision_d_un_guerrier-synthese-2737-395.php - Marc Bloch — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bloch --- ## Le private equity luxembourgeois affiche 701 membres et renouvelle son conseil malgré la disette mondiale - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/lpea-701-membres-conseil-administration-private-equity-luxembourg-2025 - Published: 2026-06-23T12:49:53.826+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:49:53.826+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: 89aeb855-deb5-47eb-bfc3-b91d465780a7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > L'association faîtière du capital-investissement a revendiqué une hausse de 17,4 % de ses effectifs en 2025 et réélu dix administrateurs, signe d'assurance dans un secteur encore privé de capitaux. ### Summary Réunie le 17 juin, la LPEA a présenté un bilan 2025 en forte hausse — 701 membres — alors que le private equity mondial traverse l'une de ses pires phases de collecte depuis des années. ### Key facts - La LPEA a clôturé 2025 avec 701 membres, soit 104 adhésions nouvelles et une hausse de 17,4 % sur l'année ; 39 des recrues sont des investisseurs et gérants de fonds. - Dix représentants de grandes maisons (Advent, Blackstone, Carlyle, EQT, CVC, Wendel…) ont été réélus au conseil d'administration pour trois ans. - La présidente Hind El Gaidi (ICG) et le directeur général Stéphane Pesch portent la stratégie 2025-2030 articulée autour de « Defend », « Attract » et « Educate & Connect ». - À l'échelle mondiale, la collecte du private equity reste déprimée : 395 milliards de dollars levés en buyout en 2025 (-16 %), malgré un rebond des opérations. - Le Luxembourg, deuxième domicile mondial de fonds (~7 600 milliards d'euros), abrite 51,5 % des fonds européens de private equity et capital-risque. ### FAQ **Q: Combien de membres compte la LPEA fin 2025 ?** L'association a clôturé 2025 avec 701 membres, après 104 adhésions nouvelles sur l'année, soit une progression de 17,4 %. Au lendemain de l'assemblée générale du 17 juin 2026, elle en dénombrait 702. **Q: Qui dirige la LPEA ?** L'association est présidée par Hind El Gaidi, responsable du Luxembourg chez le gestionnaire d'actifs alternatifs ICG, élue en 2025 en remplacement de Claus Mansfeldt. Stéphane Pesch en est le directeur général depuis 2020. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il central pour le private equity ?** Le Grand-Duché est le deuxième domicile mondial de fonds d'investissement derrière les États-Unis, avec environ 7 600 milliards d'euros d'encours en août 2025. Il abrite 51,5 % des fonds européens de private equity et de capital-risque, son rôle étant surtout celui d'un lieu de domiciliation, d'administration et de services. **Q: Comment se porte le private equity mondial en 2025 ?** Selon Bain & Company, la valeur des opérations de rachat a rebondi de 44 % à 904 milliards de dollars, mais la collecte est restée atone : 395 milliards levés en buyout, en baisse de 16 %, et des restitutions aux investisseurs proches de leurs plus bas niveaux depuis des décennies. ### Body Le capital-investissement luxembourgeois affiche une santé insolente. Au moment même où l'industrie qu'il dessert peine à lever des fonds comme rarement depuis une décennie, son association faîtière a dressé cette semaine un bilan résolument flatteur, porté par un afflux de nouveaux adhérents. Réunie en assemblée générale le 17 juin dans les locaux de BNP Paribas, à Luxembourg-Kirchberg, la Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA) a présenté son rapport annuel 2025 et procédé à l'élection de son conseil d'administration. Le chiffre qui domine est celui des effectifs : l'organisation a clôturé l'exercice avec 701 membres, après l'arrivée de 104 nouveaux venus sur l'année, soit une progression de 17,4 % selon ses propres calculs. Parmi ces recrues, 39 sont des investisseurs et gérants de fonds, dont plusieurs family offices. Cette dynamique prolonge une trajectoire ascendante pour le groupement, qui a fêté ses 15 ans en 2025. Un an plus tôt, il comptait 597 membres, et environ 630 au milieu de l'an dernier, d'après les chiffres publiés par Paperjam. Au lendemain de l'assemblée, la LPEA chiffrait déjà ses adhérents à 702. Dix administrateurs reconduits pour la suite Les membres ont réélu dix représentants de maisons de gestion au conseil — fort d'une trentaine de sièges — pour des mandats de trois ans, puisés parmi les plus grands noms de la classe d'actifs : - Martine Kerschenmeyer (Advent International) - Jacob Bang-Olsen (Astorg) - Tudor Sambritchi (Blackstone) - Estelle Beyl Vodouhe (Carlyle) - Antoine Servais (CVC Capital Partners) - Mehdi Van Renterghem (EQT) - Bjorn Tremmerie (Fonds européen d'investissement) - Hans-Jürgen Schmitz (Mangrove Capital Partners) - Sophie Bajwa (Marguerite) - Claude de Raismes (Wendel) L'association est présidée par Hind El Gaidi, responsable du Luxembourg chez le gestionnaire d'actifs alternatifs ICG, élue à ce poste en 2025 en remplacement de Claus Mansfeldt. Stéphane Pesch, directeur général depuis 2020, en conserve la conduite quotidienne. Le discours d'ouverture est revenu à John Penning, administrateur délégué de la société d'investissement luxembourgeoise Luxempart, qui a livré ses réflexions sur dix années passées à la tête de l'entreprise et sur la gouvernance des family offices. La rencontre a aussi remis en avant la feuille de route quinquennale de la LPEA pour 2025-2030, articulée autour de trois piliers baptisés « Defend », « Attract » et « Educate & Connect » — autrement dit défendre les intérêts du secteur dans les arbitrages réglementaires, attirer gérants et investisseurs vers le Grand-Duché, et former l'écosystème local. Sa conférence phare, LPEA Insights, a réuni plus de 1 300 participants. À mesure que nous avançons dans l'année 2026, le secteur continue d'évoluer avec une perspective équilibrée : conscient des défis qui l'attendent, mais bien armé pour saisir les opportunités d'un marché plus discipliné et plus mature. Cette appréciation, signée Hind El Gaidi, résume l'optimisme prudent qui traverse le rapport. Stéphane Pesch a adopté un ton voisin, estimant que 2025 « a été marquée par la célébration, le renouveau et le progrès » et saluant « la force et la résilience de la communauté luxembourgeoise du Private Equity et du Venture Capital ». Un grand carrefour dans un marché contraint Ces effectifs en plein essor contrastent avec un décor mondial autrement plus tendu. Le private equity a passé l'essentiel des trois dernières années à digérer la fin de l'argent bon marché : la remontée des taux a bridé les transactions et ralenti le rythme auquel les fonds peuvent céder leurs participations et restituer du cash à leurs investisseurs. Selon le Global Private Equity Report 2026 de Bain & Company, la classe d'actifs a connu un rebond partiel l'an dernier : la valeur mondiale des opérations de rachat (buyout) a bondi de 44 % pour atteindre 904 milliards de dollars, et celle des sorties adossées à ces rachats a grimpé de 47 %, à 717 milliards. Mais la reprise est restée étroite. Le nombre total d'opérations et de cessions a reculé, et l'argent reversé aux limited partners — fonds de pension, assureurs et investisseurs souverains qui fournissent les capitaux — est demeuré proche de ses plus bas niveaux depuis plusieurs décennies, autour de 14 % de la valeur nette d'inventaire pour la quatrième année consécutive. La collecte demeure le point de friction : les fonds de buyout ont levé 395 milliards de dollars en 2025, en baisse de 16 % sur un an, Bain décrivant la clôture d'un nouveau fonds comme « un parcours lent et laborieux ». Cet étranglement concerne le Luxembourg au premier chef, car le rôle du Grand-Duché dans le private equity est avant tout celui d'un lieu de domiciliation, d'administration et de services aux fonds, bien plus que celui où se nouent les opérations. Quand les gérants peinent à lever et à déployer des capitaux, tout le travail en aval qui fait vivre la place financière en ressent les effets. Pourquoi le Grand-Duché continue de gagner du terrain Pour l'heure, l'attractivité structurelle de la juridiction semble l'emporter sur le coup de froid conjoncturel. Le Luxembourg est le deuxième domicile mondial de fonds d'investissement derrière les États-Unis, avec un encours total d'environ 7 600 milliards d'euros en août 2025, selon les guides sectoriels compilés par Chambers and Partners et Luxembourg for Finance. Le private equity y est devenu l'un des segments les plus dynamiques : il représente près d'un quart des actifs des fonds alternatifs du pays et a progressé d'environ 20 % en 2024, d'après le régulateur financier, la CSSF. La domination du Grand-Duché est la plus nette dans les véhicules transfrontaliers. Les données citées dans ces mêmes guides font du Luxembourg le foyer de 51,5 % de l'ensemble des fonds européens de private equity et de capital-risque, ainsi que de 137 des 236 fonds européens d'investissement à long terme (ELTIF) recensés dans le monde en septembre 2025 — une structure accessible aux particuliers que les gérants utilisent de plus en plus pour séduire la clientèle fortunée à mesure que l'argent institutionnel se raréfie. Reste à savoir si la croissance des effectifs se traduira par de nouveaux actifs : tout dépendra de la vitesse à laquelle le dégel mondial s'étendra au-delà d'une poignée de gérants d'élite. Mais l'inventaire annuel de la LPEA suggère que, pour un carrefour bâti sur le service à l'industrie plutôt que sur le pari, le Luxembourg traverse jusqu'ici la dépression en position de force. ### Sources - LPEA Elects New Board and Reports Strong 17.4% Membership Growth at 2026 AGM — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/lpea-elects-new-board-and-reports-strong-17-4-membership-growth-at-2026-agm/ - LPEA Presents Annual Report, Elects 10 Board Members — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61879-lpea-presents-annual-report-elects-10-board-members - LPEA elects 10 new board members — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/lpea-elects-10-new-board-members-luxembourg-private-equity - Hind El Gaidi Elected as New President of LPEA — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/hind-el-gaidi-elected-as-new-president-of-lpea/ - Investment Funds 2026 - Luxembourg: Trends and Developments — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2026/luxembourg/trends-and-developments - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - Private Equity Outlook 2026: Gaining Traction (Global Private Equity Report 2026) — Bain & Company: https://www.bain.com/insights/outlook-gaining-traction-global-private-equity-report-2026/ - Bain Global Private Equity Report finds liquidity pressure rising as capital cycles grow — CFO.com: https://www.cfo.com/news/bain-global-private-equity-report-finds-liquidity-pressure-rising-as-capital-cycles-grow/813053/ --- ## Chômage au Luxembourg : le taux reflue à 6,2 %, mais grimpe chez les diplômés - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/chomage-luxembourg-mai-2026-taux-recule-62-pourcent-adem - Published: 2026-06-23T12:40:38.544+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:40:38.544+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 30e00fe5-abda-4719-9f2d-a68b1bb3258c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le taux corrigé des variations saisonnières repasse sous celui de mars, porté par un regain d'offres. Mais le nombre de demandeurs résidents grimpe de 6,5 % sur un an, surtout chez les diplômés. ### Summary Le chômage luxembourgeois a reculé à 6,2 % fin mai 2026, selon l'ADEM et le STATEC. Derrière l'embellie, le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi résidents continue pourtant d'augmenter, en particulier parmi les profils les plus diplômés. ### Key facts - Le taux de chômage corrigé des variations saisonnières est revenu à 6,2 % fin mai 2026, contre 6,3 % fin mars, retrouvant son niveau de fin 2025. - Le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi résidents a tout de même augmenté de 6,5 % sur un an (19 674 personnes), avec une hausse de 15,1 % chez les plus diplômés. - Les employeurs ont déclaré 3 049 nouveaux postes en mai (+7,6 % sur un an), signe d'un regain d'embauche malgré un stock de postes encore en repli. - Le taux national de l'ADEM (6,2 %) diffère du taux harmonisé d'Eurostat (7,0 %) en raison de méthodes de calcul distinctes. - Quelque 231 000 frontaliers occupent près de la moitié des emplois salariés mais n'entrent pas dans les statistiques de chômage résidentes de l'ADEM. ### FAQ **Q: Quel est le taux de chômage au Luxembourg en mai 2026 ?** Le taux de chômage corrigé des variations saisonnières s'établissait à 6,2 % fin mai 2026, en recul par rapport aux 6,3 % de fin mars 2026 et identique au niveau de fin décembre 2025, selon l'ADEM et le STATEC. **Q: Pourquoi le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi augmente-t-il alors que le taux baisse ?** Au 31 mai 2026, l'ADEM comptait 19 674 demandeurs d'emploi résidents, soit +6,5 % sur un an. La hausse touche surtout les profils les plus qualifiés (+15,1 %). Le taux, corrigé des variations saisonnières et rapporté à une population active en croissance, peut refluer même quand le nombre absolu d'inscrits progresse. **Q: Pourquoi le taux d'Eurostat (7,0 %) est-il supérieur au taux national luxembourgeois ?** Le STATEC calcule un taux fondé sur les demandeurs inscrits à l'ADEM, tandis qu'Eurostat applique une méthodologie harmonisée d'enquête sur les forces de travail, commune à tous les États membres. Les deux mesures diffèrent donc par leur méthode, d'où l'écart. **Q: Les frontaliers sont-ils comptabilisés dans le chômage luxembourgeois ?** Non. Les quelque 231 000 frontaliers — environ 47 % de l'emploi salarié — ne figurent pas dans les statistiques de demandeurs d'emploi résidents de l'ADEM. Lorsqu'ils perdent leur emploi, ils sont indemnisés dans leur pays de résidence (France, Allemagne ou Belgique). ### Body Voilà une statistique qui se lit dans les deux sens. Fin mai 2026, le taux de chômage luxembourgeois, corrigé des variations saisonnières, est revenu à 6,2 %, contre 6,3 % fin mars, selon les chiffres de l'Agence pour le développement de l'emploi (ADEM) et de l'institut statistique STATEC. Le Grand-Duché retrouve ainsi exactement le niveau auquel il avait clôturé l'année 2025 — un signal mesurément rassurant pour une économie dont le sort reste arrimé à une zone euro qui patine. Mais l'embellie du chiffre global recouvre une réalité plus rugueuse. Sur un an, le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi résidents inscrits auprès de l'ADEM a continué d'augmenter, et la hausse est la plus marquée précisément là où on ne l'attend pas : chez les candidats les plus diplômés. De quoi rappeler que les tensions du marché du travail luxembourgeois tiennent autant au structurel qu'au conjoncturel. Ce que dit vraiment le compteur Au 31 mai 2026, l'ADEM recensait 19 674 demandeurs d'emploi résidents disponibles, soit 1 205 personnes de plus qu'un an plus tôt (+6,5 %). Cette progression se concentre sur les profils les plus qualifiés, dont les rangs ont gonflé de 15,1 % sur un an, tandis que le nombre de jeunes demandeurs d'emploi n'a crû que de 2,9 %. Côté entreprises, en revanche, l'horizon s'est éclairci. Les employeurs ont déclaré 3 049 nouveaux postes vacants à l'ADEM en mai, soit 7,6 % de plus qu'en mai 2025. Le stock de postes disponibles en fin de mois s'établissait à 6 928 — encore inférieur de 3,8 % à son niveau d'il y a un an, mais un palier qui trahit un appétit d'embauche persistant, quoique inégal. D'autres signaux vont dans le bon sens. Le nombre de résidents percevant des indemnités de chômage complet est tombé à 9 842, en recul de 6,8 % sur un an. L'ADEM souligne par ailleurs que la demande de main-d'œuvre a le plus progressé dans un éventail large de métiers : - le secrétariat et l'appui administratif ; - les technologies de l'information ; - les métiers de la banque ; - le nettoyage et la maintenance industriels ; - le design et l'ingénierie ; - l'entreposage et la logistique ; - les soins paramédicaux. Cette diversité — du back-office à la finance, de la logistique aux soins — laisse penser que le redressement des offres ne se cantonne pas à un seul recoin de l'économie. Un « modèle » salué, mais sous tension Les responsables publics y voient la preuve que l'économie luxembourgeoise tient bon malgré les vents contraires, tout en reconnaissant que l'agence doit absorber un volume de dossiers sans précédent. Fin 2025, plus de 21 000 demandeurs d'emploi résidents étaient inscrits à l'ADEM, un record absolu. En présentant le rapport annuel de l'agence, le 13 mai, le ministre du Travail Marc Spautz a fait de la création d'emplois la démonstration d'une solidité de fond. « L'emploi intérieur a continué de progresser l'an dernier, avec la création de 6 000 nouveaux emplois, témoignant de la résilience de notre modèle », a déclaré M. Spautz. Le ministre a toutefois prévenu que les mutations du marché du travail traduisaient des difficultés plus profondes. « Face aux évolutions du marché de l'emploi qui traduisent des défis de nature structurelle, appelant des réponses à la fois ambitieuses, coordonnées et durables, le rôle de l'ADEM est plus central que jamais », a-t-il souligné. La directrice de l'ADEM, Isabelle Schlesser, a pour sa part mis en avant le recours aux outils numériques pour absorber la hausse des volumes. « Nous sommes engagés dans une évolution profonde et pour la grande majorité des demandeurs d'emploi, cette digitalisation a été très bien accueillie, puisque 85 % des demandes de chômage se font en ligne, de façon autonome », a-t-elle indiqué. Une zone euro atone, une main-d'œuvre empruntée Les chiffres luxembourgeois s'inscrivent dans un contexte européen qui ne se dégrade ni ne s'améliore. Eurostat a relevé un taux de chômage de 6,3 % dans la zone euro en avril 2026, stable par rapport à mars comme par rapport à un an plus tôt ; pour l'ensemble de l'Union européenne, il s'établissait à 6,0 %. Le marché du travail de la monnaie unique se montre, jusqu'ici, résistant face à une croissance molle. Toute comparaison transfrontalière appelle néanmoins une précaution. La mesure harmonisée d'Eurostat, fondée sur une enquête, situait le taux luxembourgeois à 7,0 % en avril, au-dessus des 6,2 % du chiffre national, parce que les deux indicateurs ne se calculent pas de la même façon : le STATEC s'appuie sur les demandeurs inscrits à l'ADEM, là où Eurostat applique une méthodologie standardisée d'enquête sur les forces de travail, commune à tous les États membres. Reste l'angle mort le plus déterminant : qui, au juste, fait tourner l'économie du Grand-Duché. Le Luxembourg dépend des travailleurs frontaliers à un degré sans équivalent en Europe. Quelque 231 000 d'entre eux franchissent chaque jour la frontière depuis la France, l'Allemagne et la Belgique, occupant près de la moitié des emplois salariés, le contingent le plus important — environ 126 000 — venant de France, devant l'Allemagne (52 000) et la Belgique (51 000). Or ces salariés n'apparaissent pas dans les comptes de demandeurs d'emploi résidents de l'ADEM : lorsqu'ils perdent leur poste, ils sont indemnisés dans leur pays de résidence, et non au Luxembourg. Le taux de chômage national ne donne donc qu'une vue partielle de la santé réelle du marché du travail. Un taux de 6,2 % chez les résidents cohabite avec une force de travail dont près de la moitié vit hors des frontières — et dont la sécurité de l'emploi est suspendue au même ralentissement de la zone euro qui éprouve aujourd'hui la résilience luxembourgeoise. ### Sources - Jobseekers, Vacancies Rise in Luxembourg; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.2% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61943-jobseekers-vacancies-rise-in-luxembourg-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-2 - Face à la montée des défis liés à l'emploi, l'ADEM renforce ses actions (ADEM annual report presentation) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/05-mai/13-spautz-adem.html - Chômage au Luxembourg: le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi bondit de 6,5% sur un an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-chomeurs-s-envole-de-65-sur-un-an-en-mai-103587994 - Le taux de chômage recule légèrement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-taux-de-chomage-recule-legerement/ - Le chômage en mai : les personnes hautement qualifiées sont concernées — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/le-chomage-en-mai-les-personnes-hautement-qualifiees-sont-concernees/ - Euro area unemployment at 6.3% (April 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-01062026-ap - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg --- ## En RDC, une épidémie d'Ebola sans vaccin progresse plus vite que toutes les précédentes - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/ebola-bundibugyo-rdc-ituri-progression-record-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T12:16:36.464+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:16:36.464+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 9e218856-8f5f-45bc-be25-87e00f5d572a - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > Provoquée par la souche Bundibugyo, contre laquelle aucun vaccin n'est homologué, l'épidémie a dépassé un millier de cas dans l'Ituri et atteint l'Ouganda. Bruxelles juge le risque « très faible ». ### Summary L'OMS affirme que l'épidémie d'Ebola dans le nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo se propage plus rapidement qu'aucune autre dans l'histoire de la maladie, avec plus de 1 000 cas confirmés et un virus dépourvu de vaccin homologué. ### Key facts - Avec plus de 1 000 cas confirmés et 254 morts, l'épidémie d'Ebola dans le nord-est de la RDC progresse plus vite qu'aucune autre dans l'histoire de la maladie, selon l'OMS. - Elle est due au virus Bundibugyo, contre lequel il n'existe ni vaccin homologué ni traitement spécifique : les vaccins et anticorps existants ne ciblent que l'espèce Zaïre. - L'Ituri concentre 916 des cas confirmés ; l'épidémie a franchi la frontière, l'Ouganda recensant 20 cas et deux décès au 22 juin. - Conflit armé, faim aiguë touchant près de dix millions de personnes et système de santé délabré entravent une riposte que l'OMS dit suspendue à l'accès humanitaire. - L'ECDC juge « très faible » le risque d'infection pour les habitants de l'UE et de l'EEE. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi cette épidémie d'Ebola est-elle si difficile à enrayer ?** Elle est provoquée par le virus Bundibugyo, contre lequel aucun vaccin n'est homologué ni aucun traitement spécifique approuvé. Les deux vaccins et les deux traitements par anticorps monoclonaux existants ne ciblent que l'espèce Zaïre. La riposte repose donc sur les méthodes classiques : dépistage, isolement, recherche des contacts et mobilisation des communautés. **Q: Quel est le bilan à la mi-juin 2026 ?** Selon le point de l'OMS autour du 20-22 juin, la RDC comptait 1 003 cas confirmés, 254 décès et 365 personnes hospitalisées en isolement. L'Ituri est la province la plus touchée (916 cas), devant le Nord-Kivu (84) et le Sud-Kivu (3). L'Ouganda recensait 20 cas et deux décès au 22 juin. **Q: Y a-t-il un risque pour les habitants de l'Union européenne ?** Le Centre européen de prévention et de contrôle des maladies (ECDC) évalue comme « très faible » la probabilité d'infection pour les personnes vivant dans l'UE et l'EEE. Ebola se transmet par contact direct avec les liquides biologiques d'une personne infectée, et non par voie aérienne. ### Body C'est une course contre la montre que les autorités sanitaires disent perdre du terrain. Dans le nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo, l'épidémie d'Ebola se propage désormais plus vite qu'aucune autre depuis que la maladie est documentée, selon l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) : plus de 1 000 cas confirmés, au moins 254 morts, et une chaîne de transmission qui a déjà franchi la frontière ougandaise. Confirmée le 15 mai par les autorités congolaises dans la province de l'Ituri, l'épidémie est la dix-septième que connaît le pays. Deux jours plus tard, le 17 mai, le directeur général de l'OMS la classait « urgence de santé publique de portée internationale » — le plus haut niveau d'alerte de l'agence — en raison d'une souche virale rare, d'un contexte humanitaire dégradé et d'un rythme de diffusion sans précédent. Un virus orphelin de traitement Ce qui distingue cette flambée, c'est le virus lui-même. À la différence de l'espèce Zaïre, à l'origine de la plupart des grandes épidémies d'Ebola, celle-ci est due au virus Bundibugyo, pour lequel il n'existe ni vaccin homologué ni traitement spécifique approuvé. Les deux vaccins existants — l'Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) et un schéma à deux doses — ainsi que les deux traitements à base d'anticorps monoclonaux, validés après des essais menés en RDC, sont tous homologués contre la seule espèce Zaïre. Ils ne sont ni approuvés ni démontrés efficaces contre la souche Bundibugyo. L'Ervebo peut malgré tout être déployé selon une stratégie de vaccination dite « en anneau », et l'OMS a publié fin mai des recommandations sur le recours à un vaccin homologué lors des flambées de Bundibugyo. Mais les armes médicales qui avaient permis d'enrayer les récentes épidémies à souche Zaïre font ici défaut. Les équipes de riposte en sont donc réduites aux instruments classiques et exigeants de la lutte contre les épidémies : repérer les cas, isoler les malades, retrouver chaque contact et gagner la confiance des communautés. Médecins sans frontières, qui soigne des patients dans l'Ituri, met en garde contre « d'importantes lacunes en matière de surveillance, de diagnostic, de recherche des contacts et de mobilisation communautaire, qui compromettent les efforts pour maîtriser l'épidémie ». Des chiffres qui s'emballent Les données transmises par l'OMS et le Centre européen de prévention et de contrôle des maladies (ECDC) portaient le bilan congolais à plus de 1 000 cas confirmés dès la troisième semaine de juin. L'épidémie devient ainsi la deuxième plus importante jamais enregistrée, derrière la seule flambée ouest-africaine de 2014-2016. Au point de la situation établi par l'OMS autour du 20-22 juin, la RDC comptabilisait : - 1 003 cas confirmés et 254 décès confirmés ; - 365 personnes hospitalisées en isolement ; - l'Ituri comme province la plus touchée, avec 916 cas confirmés répartis sur 22 zones de santé ; - le Nord-Kivu avec 84 cas sur 11 zones de santé, et le Sud-Kivu avec trois cas dans une seule zone. De l'autre côté de la frontière, l'Ouganda recensait 20 cas confirmés et deux décès au 22 juin, pour l'essentiel à Kampala et dans la région de Wakiso. Les autorités sanitaires y rattachent la majorité des cas à des déplacements depuis la RDC, une minorité étant attribuée à une transmission locale — un schéma qui illustre la facilité avec laquelle le virus emprunte les routes commerciales et migratoires de la région. Une épidémie au cœur de la guerre La flambée survient dans l'un des théâtres les plus difficiles au monde pour une intervention sanitaire. L'est de la RDC est miné par un conflit armé impliquant de multiples milices, par une faim aiguë qui frappe des millions de personnes, et par des structures de santé endommagées, débordées ou fermées. Le mauvais état des routes ralentit l'acheminement du matériel comme les déplacements des équipes. Pour le directeur général de l'OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, la crise ne se réglera pas par la seule médecine. Nous ne pouvons ni bâtir la confiance des communautés ni isoler les malades sous les bombes. Mettre fin à cette transmission d'Ebola dépend entièrement de l'accès humanitaire. Il a aussi souligné combien le conflit et la faim aggravent le danger. « La faim et la maladie sont de vieilles compagnes, a-t-il déclaré. Les personnes affaiblies par la faim sont bien plus vulnérables aux infections. » Dans la région, près de dix millions de personnes souffrent de la faim. Quel risque hors de la zone touchée ? Malgré l'inquiétude locale, le risque évalué pour les populations éloignées de l'épidémie demeure faible. L'ECDC estime « très faible la probabilité d'infection pour les personnes vivant dans l'Union européenne et l'Espace économique européen », tout en s'engageant à continuer de surveiller la situation. Cette appréciation tient au mode de propagation d'Ebola — par contact direct avec les liquides biologiques d'une personne infectée, et non par contact banal ou voie aérienne — et à la distance qui sépare les provinces touchées des principaux carrefours du trafic international. La déclaration d'urgence de portée internationale vise pour sa part à mobiliser des ressources, à coordonner la surveillance transfrontalière et à prévenir tout relâchement : l'insécurité qui entrave la riposte en RDC complique aussi la détection précoce, et une épidémie qui monte aussi vite ne laisse guère de droit à l'erreur. L'OMS dit renforcer son appui aux deux gouvernements, sur la surveillance, la recherche des contacts, la prise en charge clinique, l'acheminement des fournitures, la mobilisation communautaire et la préparation transfrontalière. Reste à savoir si cela suffira à freiner un virus plus rapide que toutes les épidémies d'Ebola qui l'ont précédé, dans une région déjà épuisée par la guerre et la faim. Toute la riposte est suspendue à cette question. ### Sources - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Ebola outbreak - DRC 2026 (situation page) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak---drc-2026 - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda - Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167592 - Ebola disease outbreak 2026: How MSF is responding — Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Bundibugyo, the rare virus causing a deadly new Ebola outbreak, has no vaccine yet — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/bundibugyo-rare-virus-causing-deadly-new-ebola-outbreak-drc-has-no-vaccine-yet - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html --- ## Keir Starmer démissionne, le Labour s'engage dans une course à sa succession - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/keir-starmer-demission-burnham-sommet-ue-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-23T11:48:07.009+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:48:07.009+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 930a430e-3e63-4c43-bb03-85ba7f5a7e4a - Dateline: London, GB > Lâché par ses propres députés, le premier ministre britannique assurera l'intérim jusqu'à la désignation d'un successeur. Andy Burnham, de retour aux Communes, fait figure de favori. ### Summary Keir Starmer a annoncé sa démission lundi devant le 10 Downing Street. Sa succession au Labour, où Andy Burnham part favori, fait déjà vaciller un sommet UE-Royaume-Uni prévu le 22 juillet à Bruxelles. ### Key facts - Keir Starmer a annoncé sa démission le 22 juin 2026 devant le 10 Downing Street, faute de confiance de ses députés ; il assure l'intérim jusqu'à la désignation d'un successeur. - Sa chute a été précipitée par la victoire d'Andy Burnham à l'élection partielle de Makerfield le 18 juin (majorité de plus de 9 000 voix), qui l'a ramené aux Communes. - Le calendrier travailliste est serré : candidatures du 9 au 16 juillet ; nouveau dirigeant dès le 17 juillet si un seul candidat, sinon vote des adhérents jusqu'au 1er septembre. - Un sommet UE-Royaume-Uni prévu le 22 juillet à Bruxelles, sur le commerce, l'électricité et la mobilité des jeunes, est réévalué et donné pour reporté. - Le Luxembourg, hôte d'institutions de l'UE, comptait 3 924 résidents britanniques début 2023, en baisse d'environ 30 % depuis le Brexit. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi Keir Starmer démissionne-t-il ?** Il a annoncé son départ le 22 juin 2026 en invoquant la perte de confiance de ses propres députés travaillistes. La fronde s'était amplifiée après la démission du ministre de la santé Wes Streeting en mai, puis le retour aux Communes d'Andy Burnham, qui levait le dernier obstacle à un défi direct. **Q: Qui peut succéder à Keir Starmer ?** Andy Burnham, ancien maire du Grand Manchester, fait figure de favori avec le soutien de plus de 200 députés. D'autres noms circulent : Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner, Darren Jones et Al Carns. Wes Streeting, longtemps présenté comme rival, s'est rallié à Burnham. **Q: Quel est le calendrier de la succession ?** Les candidatures s'ouvrent le 9 juillet et se ferment le 16 juillet ; un candidat doit réunir au moins 81 parrainages de députés. S'il n'y en a qu'un, il devient chef du parti et premier ministre le 17 juillet. En cas de course disputée, un vote des adhérents se tient jusqu'au 1er septembre au plus tard. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour le Luxembourg et l'UE ?** Un sommet UE-Royaume-Uni prévu le 22 juillet à Bruxelles est remis en cause et donné pour reporté. Le Luxembourg, qui héberge la Cour de justice et la BEI et comptait 3 924 résidents britanniques début 2023, suit de près une éventuelle relance des liens, Burnham étant perçu comme pro-européen. ### Body LONDRES — Deux ans auront suffi à user Keir Starmer. Lundi 22 juin, devant la porte noire du 10 Downing Street, le premier ministre britannique a annoncé qu'il renonçait à la direction du Parti travailliste et à la tête du gouvernement, faute d'avoir conservé la confiance de ses propres députés. Le pays s'apprête ainsi à se chercher un septième chef de gouvernement en dix ans, au terme d'une compétition interne ouverte dans l'urgence. « Chacune des décisions que j'ai prises visait à faire passer en premier le pays que j'aime », a déclaré Sir Keir Starmer devant ses partisans et la presse, expliquant que c'était précisément la raison de son départ. Il restera premier ministre, à titre intérimaire, jusqu'à ce que le Labour ait désigné son remplaçant — une issue attendue à la mi-juillet au plus tôt. Le favori pour lui succéder a un nom et un visage : Andy Burnham, ancien maire du Grand Manchester, revenu à la Chambre des communes quelques jours seulement avant cette démission et déclaré candidat dans les heures qui l'ont suivie. Une chute scellée dans le Lancashire La position du premier ministre est devenue intenable après la victoire de M. Burnham à l'élection partielle de Makerfield, le 18 juin, remportée avec une majorité de plus de 9 000 voix — environ 54,8 % des suffrages — dans une circonscription libérée par le député travailliste Josh Simons. Ce retour aux Communes a satisfait la règle interne du Labour qui réserve la candidature à la direction aux membres du groupe parlementaire, levant le dernier obstacle à une offensive directe. Depuis des mois, Keir Starmer figurait parmi les chefs de gouvernement les plus impopulaires de l'histoire récente du Royaume-Uni : son solde d'opinions favorables s'établissait en moyenne autour de − 46 % à la fin de 2025. La fronde couvait depuis la démission, en mai, de Wes Streeting, ministre de la santé. Au 20 juin, selon plusieurs sources, M. Burnham s'était assuré le soutien de plus de 200 députés travaillistes — jusqu'à environ 300 sur 403, avançaient ses proches. Longtemps présenté comme son principal rival, Wes Streeting a finalement apporté son ralliement. Le favori a tenu à saluer le sortant. « Keir a rendu un immense service à notre pays et je veux le remercier pour son sens du leadership et son dévouement durant une période aussi éprouvante », a déclaré Andy Burnham. Un calendrier resserré jusqu'à septembre Selon les statuts du Labour, un prétendant doit être parrainé par au moins 20 % du groupe parlementaire — soit 81 députés aujourd'hui — pour accéder au scrutin. Le parti a fixé un calendrier comprimé : - Les candidatures s'ouvrent le 9 juillet et se referment le 16 juillet. - Si un seul prétendant remplit les conditions, il devient chef du parti, et premier ministre, dès le 17 juillet. - En cas de course disputée, un vote des adhérents se tiendra tout l'été, pour un nouveau dirigeant attendu au plus tard le 1er septembre. Le retrait de M. Streeting et l'avance écrasante de M. Burnham parmi les députés rendent plausible une transmission sans concurrent, qui installerait l'ancien maire à Downing Street avant la fin juillet. D'autres noms circulent néanmoins — Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner, Darren Jones ou encore Al Carns. Bruxelles et le Luxembourg suspendus à Londres Le séisme politique a aussitôt gagné le continent. Un deuxième sommet UE-Royaume-Uni de l'après-Brexit, programmé le 22 juillet dans la capitale belge pour parachever des accords sur le commerce, l'intégration des marchés de l'électricité et la mobilité des jeunes, s'est trouvé suspendu à un fil. « Nous réexaminons, avec le président [du Conseil européen] Costa et le Royaume-Uni, l'opportunité de maintenir le sommet tel qu'annoncé la semaine dernière, et nous aviserons », a indiqué Paula Pinho, porte-parole en chef de la Commission européenne. La rencontre, désormais donnée pour reportée, devait prolonger la « remise à plat » négociée par M. Starmer en mai 2025, lorsque Londres et Bruxelles avaient scellé un partenariat stratégique, un partenariat de sécurité et de défense, ainsi que des compromis sur les contrôles vétérinaires, le couplage des marchés du carbone et un programme d'expérience pour les jeunes. Ces discussions s'étaient enlisées en novembre autour de l'accès britannique au dispositif européen de prêts à la défense. Inconnu dans les chancelleries de l'Union, M. Burnham y est néanmoins perçu comme pro-européen : il a dit souhaiter le retour du Royaume-Uni dans le bloc commercial de son vivant, et les diplomates anticipent qu'il pourrait chercher des liens plus étroits que son prédécesseur. Pour le Luxembourg, qui héberge des institutions de l'Union — la Cour de justice et la Banque européenne d'investissement —, la trajectoire des relations entre Londres et Bruxelles se suit de près. Elle concerne aussi directement les Britanniques du Grand-Duché. Selon les chiffres du Statec, 3 924 ressortissants britanniques résidaient au Luxembourg au 1er janvier 2023, contre environ 5 786 en 2019 — un recul de près de 30 % depuis le référendum sur le Brexit, en partie imputable aux nombreuses naturalisations. Un rapprochement sur la mobilité, la reconnaissance des diplômes ou les déplacements toucherait de plein fouet cette communauté et les travailleurs frontaliers qui circulent entre les deux espaces. Pour l'heure, la question est d'abord de tempo : le futur locataire de Downing Street sera-t-il en place assez tôt pour sauver un sommet bruxellois reprogrammé, et jusqu'où un gouvernement Burnham irait-il pour redessiner l'équilibre post-Brexit que le Luxembourg et ses partenaires reconstruisent depuis des années ? ### Sources - 2026 Labour Party leadership election (UK) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK) - Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after 'broken' Starmer holds back tears as he resigns — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-andy-burnham-leadership-battle/ - Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns as Britain Prepares For Its Seventh Leader in 10 Years — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resignation-reports-burnham-leadership-potential/ - Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister, clearing the path for the country's 7th leader in a decade — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU 're-assessing' summit with UK after Keir Starmer lays out exit plan — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/eu-re-assessing-summit-with-uk-after-keir-starmer-lays-out-exit-plan - EU waits for Burnham, the unknown quantity — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0622/1579798-eu-starmer/ - UK-EU summit plans 'reassessed' after Keir Starmer announces resignation — GB News: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/uk-eu-summit-plans-reassessed-keir-starmer-resignation - Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10207/ - British nationals living in Luxembourg, January 2019 — Delano (citing STATEC): https://delano.lu/article/delano_british-nationals-living-luxembourg-january-2019 - British PM Keir Starmer resigns, opening path for leadership contest — Vatican News (Reuters wire): https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-06/britain-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resigns.html --- ## Fête nationale : Guillaume passe les troupes en revue pour la première fois en souverain - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/fete-nationale-2026-guillaume-premiere-revue-troupes-souverain - Published: 2026-06-23T11:40:46.574+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:40:46.574+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: fr - Translation group: 362c3718-67c6-48c4-8b33-d4baecff3e11 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Huit mois après l'abdication d'Henri, le nouveau chef de l'État préside les cérémonies du 23 juin, tandis qu'une canicule en vigilance rouge pousse le thermomètre vers 38 °C. ### Summary Le grand-duc Guillaume a présidé mardi sa première Fête nationale en souverain régnant, premier grand rendez-vous institutionnel d'un règne ouvert le 3 octobre 2025, sous une canicule placée en vigilance rouge. ### Key facts - Le grand-duc Guillaume a présidé sa première Fête nationale en chef de l'État, huit mois après l'abdication de son père Henri, le 3 octobre 2025. - La journée du 23 juin a enchaîné cérémonie à la Philharmonie (10 h), 21 coups de canon au Fetschenhof (11 h), défilé militaire avenue de la Liberté (12 h) et Te Deum à Notre-Dame (16 h 30). - Le défilé a rassemblé des détachements luxembourgeois et français, la Police grand-ducale, le Corps d'incendie et de secours, la Croix-Rouge, un hélicoptère et des appareils de la Force aérienne belge. - MeteoLux avait placé le pays en vigilance rouge canicule, avec 36 à 38 °C dans le sud ; la Ville de Luxembourg a annulé les cours de l'après-midi. - La veille à Differdange et à Luxembourg-Ville, le couple grand-ducal a été accueilli avant le cortège aux flambeaux (~2 800 participants) et le feu d'artifice du pont Adolphe. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi la Fête nationale 2026 était-elle particulière ?** C'était la première Fête nationale présidée par le grand-duc Guillaume depuis son accession au trône, le 3 octobre 2025. Son père Henri, sur le trône depuis 2000, avait abdiqué après l'avoir annoncé dans son allocution de Noël en décembre 2024. **Q: Comment se déroule le défilé militaire de la Fête nationale ?** À midi, avenue de la Liberté, le grand-duc passe les troupes en revue avant que les détachements ne défilent devant le podium où siège le chef de l'État. Les troupes le saluent par un triple « Vive ! ». Le défilé 2026 était commandé par le colonel Alain Schoeben. **Q: Quelle était la situation météorologique pendant les célébrations ?** MeteoLux avait émis une alerte canicule rouge valable sur tout le pays de midi le 22 juin à minuit, avec 36 à 38 °C dans le sud et 33 à 35 °C dans le nord. La Ville de Luxembourg a annulé les cours de l'après-midi. **Q: Qui est désormais l'héritier du trône ?** Le fils de Guillaume, le prince Charles, né en 2020, est devenu héritier présomptif lorsque son père est devenu grand-duc régnant en octobre 2025. ### Body Il aura suffi d'une matinée pour mesurer le chemin parcouru depuis l'automne. Mardi, le grand-duc Guillaume a présidé les cérémonies de la Fête nationale en chef de l'État régnant, pour la première fois depuis que son père, Henri, lui a remis le trône il y a huit mois. Sous une chaleur écrasante, le Luxembourg a vu se rejouer le rituel immuable des saluts, du défilé et du Te Deum — mais autour d'un souverain qui, lui, en faisait l'expérience inédite. Fixée au 23 juin depuis 1961, la célébration de l'anniversaire du grand-duc constitue le moment national par excellence du Grand-Duché. L'édition 2026 revêtait toutefois une charge particulière : première Fête nationale présidée par Guillaume depuis son accession au trône, le 3 octobre 2025, elle prenait des allures de baptême institutionnel. Un règne né à l'automne Guillaume est devenu chef de l'État après qu'Henri eut signé, au palais grand-ducal, l'acte d'abdication grand-ducal le 3 octobre 2025, en vertu de l'article 56 de la Constitution, avec le contreseing du Premier ministre Luc Frieden. Le nouveau grand-duc a ensuite prêté le serment constitutionnel devant la Chambre des députés, comme l'exige l'article 57, avant de prononcer son discours du trône et d'endosser pleinement sa fonction de chef de l'État et de symbole de l'unité nationale. Son fils Charles, cinq ans, est devenu héritier présomptif. Sur le trône depuis 2000, Henri avait fait part de son intention de se retirer dans son allocution de Noël, en décembre 2024, présentant ce geste comme un passage de relais entre générations. Dans son discours d'accession, Guillaume avait donné le ton de son règne. Je veux être le grand-duc qui bâtit des ponts entre les générations, entre la tradition et l'innovation. Il avait aussi convoqué la mémoire de son arrière-grand-mère, la grande-duchesse Charlotte, en reprenant sa promesse de 1919 : « Je vivrai la vie de mon peuple, dont je ne veux être séparé par aucune barrière. » Les cérémonies de mardi en offraient la première traduction grandeur nature, sous les yeux du pays. Le déroulé d'une journée protocolaire Le programme officiel s'est ouvert à 10 heures par une cérémonie solennelle à la Philharmonie de Luxembourg, en présence du couple grand-ducal, des députés, du gouvernement, du Conseil d'État et du corps diplomatique. Le grand-duc, le président de la Chambre Claude Wiseler et le Premier ministre Frieden y ont successivement pris la parole, avant la remise de distinctions honorifiques. Le gouvernement a confirmé qu'il s'agissait de la première cérémonie de Fête nationale présidée par Guillaume depuis son accession. À 11 heures, vingt et un coups de canon ont retenti au Fetschenhof en l'honneur du souverain. À midi, l'attention s'est déplacée vers l'avenue de la Liberté, théâtre de la traditionnelle présentation des armes et du défilé militaire, placés sous le commandement du colonel Alain Schoeben. Selon un protocole bien établi, le grand-duc passe les troupes en revue avant que les détachements ne défilent devant le podium où siège le chef de l'État — un salut auquel répond un triple « Vive ! » lancé d'une seule voix. Le défilé de cette année réunissait : - des détachements de l'Armée luxembourgeoise et de l'Armée française ; - la Police grand-ducale et le Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours ; - la Croix-Rouge et d'autres formations civiles ; - un survol d'hélicoptère et des appareils de la Force aérienne belge. La journée s'est achevée à 16 h 30 par un Te Deum à la cathédrale Notre-Dame, célébré par le cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, en présence de membres de la famille grand-ducale et d'autres responsables religieux. Des festivités sous vigilance rouge Les célébrations se sont déroulées au cœur de l'un des mois de juin les plus éprouvants jamais enregistrés. MeteoLux, le service météorologique national, avait émis une alerte canicule de niveau rouge, valable sur tout le territoire de midi, le lundi 22 juin, jusqu'à minuit, avec des maximales de 36 à 38 °C dans le sud du pays et de 33 à 35 °C dans le nord. Des pointes à 38 °C étaient de nouveau attendues plus tard dans la semaine. La chaleur a surtout bouleversé la veille de la Fête nationale, plus que les cérémonies officielles. La Ville de Luxembourg a annulé les cours de l'après-midi pour les élèves, et les autorités ont multiplié les rappels de prudence sanitaire. L'avertissement de MeteoLux était sans détour : « Une exposition prolongée à la chaleur peut entraîner un épuisement ou un coup de chaleur, même lors d'une activité physique réduite. » Il encadrait un programme de soirée maintenu malgré tout. Lundi, le couple grand-ducal a d'abord été accueilli à Differdange, où Frieden a prononcé l'allocution traditionnelle de la veille de la Fête nationale, avant de gagner la capitale. La bourgmestre Lydie Polfer les y a reçus place Guillaume II, en amont d'un cortège aux flambeaux d'environ 2 800 participants au départ de la place du Théâtre et d'un feu d'artifice tiré depuis le pont Adolphe. Un seuil symbolique Pour le Grand-Duché, l'enjeu du jour tenait moins à tel ou tel temps fort qu'à la figure placée en son centre. La présentation des armes, le salut, le Te Deum et les discours reviennent chaque année à l'identique ; ce qui a changé en 2026, c'est qu'ils se sont ordonnés autour d'un nouveau souverain les accomplissant pour la première fois. En ce sens, mardi marquait l'aboutissement public de la transition amorcée en octobre : le moment où un règne ouvert par des signatures et des serments, dans les institutions de la capitale, s'est déployé sous le regard de la foule massée avenue de la Liberté — canicule comprise. ### Sources - Luxembourg Announces Updated National Day 2026 Programme — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61909-luxembourg-announces-updated-national-day-2026-programme - National Day 2026: Official ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg on 23 June 2026 at 10 am − Invitation for the public — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-invitation-fete-nationale.html - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - A New Reign Begins: Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg Accedes to the Throne — The Royal Correspondent: https://royalcorrespondent.com/2025/10/05/grand-duke-guillaume-a-new-reign-begins-in-the-grand-duchy-of-luxembourg/ - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - National Day 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/national-day-2026 - Celebrate National Day: the Grand Duke's Birthday — luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/festivals-and-traditions/national-day.html --- ## Euro numérique : les eurodéputés votent un cadre pour réduire la dépendance à Visa et Mastercard - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/euro-numerique-vote-parlement-souverainete-paiements-luxembourg - Published: 2026-06-23T11:25:18.992+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:25:18.992+00:00 - Section: Europe - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 2a75f612-a5e7-474e-a401-634cde7623d7 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Les eurodéputés se saisissent le 23 juin du futur rail de paiement souverain de la BCE, un pari d'autonomie stratégique aux enjeux directs pour la place financière luxembourgeoise. ### Summary La commission ECON du Parlement européen vote le 23 juin le cadre juridique de l'euro numérique, monnaie pensée pour réduire la dépendance de l'Europe à Visa et Mastercard. Au Luxembourg, banques, fonds et acteurs du paiement scrutent les limites de détention. ### Key facts - La commission ECON du Parlement européen votait le 23 juin le cadre juridique de l'euro numérique, avant une plénière attendue en juillet 2026. - La BCE met en avant la souveraineté des paiements : près des deux tiers des paiements par carte de la zone euro passent par des sociétés non européennes, surtout Visa et Mastercard. - Le projet prévoit un plafond de détention discuté autour de 3 000 euros, sans rémunération, et un mécanisme de « cascade » vers un compte bancaire ; entreprises et administrations ont une limite nulle. - Les banques redoutent la désintermédiation et le coût : PwC l'estime à près de 18 milliards d'euros, contre 4 à 5,8 milliards selon la BCE. - Au Luxembourg, l'ABBL soutient un modèle intermédié et conteste l'utilité d'un euro numérique de détail ; cinq banques déploient parallèlement Wero vers juin 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Qu'est-ce que l'euro numérique ?** C'est une monnaie numérique de banque centrale émise par la BCE, pensée comme un complément aux espèces et aux solutions privées. Le règlement examiné par le Parlement européen établit le cadre juridique nécessaire ; il n'oblige pas la BCE à l'émettre. Une émission ne serait pas envisageable avant 2029. **Q: Y aura-t-il une limite au montant d'euros numériques que je peux détenir ?** Les négociateurs du Parlement discutent un plafond de détention pour les particuliers autour de 3 000 euros, sans intérêts. Tout paiement dépassant ce seuil serait automatiquement reversé vers un compte bancaire commercial associé, via un mécanisme dit de « cascade ». Entreprises et administrations seraient soumises à une limite nulle. **Q: Pourquoi le Luxembourg est-il particulièrement concerné ?** La place financière luxembourgeoise repose sur la banque, les fonds et la relation de dépôt, terrain directement touché par l'euro numérique. L'ABBL soutient un modèle intermédié mais s'inquiète des coûts et de la désintermédiation. Le pays a aussi participé aux travaux exploratoires de l'Eurosystème en 2024 et voit cinq banques déployer le portefeuille Wero. **Q: En quoi l'euro numérique vise-t-il Visa et Mastercard ?** La BCE souligne que près des deux tiers des paiements par carte de la zone euro sont traités par des sociétés non européennes, principalement Visa et Mastercard, et que 13 des 21 pays de la zone n'ont pas de schéma de carte national. L'euro numérique offrirait un rail de paiement souverain et paneuropéen. ### Body Voilà près de trois ans qu'elle nourrit les débats bruxellois ; cette semaine, la monnaie numérique de banque centrale franchit une étape qui pourrait décider de son sort. La commission des affaires économiques et monétaires (ECON) du Parlement européen examine le règlement censé ouvrir la voie juridique à un euro numérique. Le vote était programmé le 23 juin, selon le suivi législatif du Parlement et les informations d'Agence Europe, avant un passage en séance plénière attendu en juillet. Déposée par la Commission européenne le 28 juin 2023, la proposition est devenue la pièce maîtresse de ce que les responsables européens nomment la souveraineté des paiements. Le constat qui la sous-tend est sans détour : l'Europe règle une part trop importante de ses achats quotidiens sur des tuyaux qu'elle ne possède pas. La Banque centrale européenne (BCE) rappelle que près des deux tiers des paiements par carte de la zone euro transitent par des sociétés non européennes, au premier rang desquelles les réseaux américains Visa et Mastercard. L'AFP relève par ailleurs que 13 des 21 pays de la zone euro ne disposent d'aucun schéma de carte national. Un choix politique avant d'être une demande du marché La présidente de la BCE, Christine Lagarde, présente cette dépendance comme une vulnérabilité stratégique, en filigrane de la manière dont les sanctions occidentales ont coupé la Russie de Visa et Mastercard en 2022. Il est important pour nous d'avoir un moyen de paiement numérique sous notre contrôle. Mme Lagarde s'exprimait sur Newstalk, dans l'émission The Pat Kenny Show, soulignant que les Européens, qu'ils paient par carte ou par téléphone, passent « généralement par Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Alipay » — des infrastructures enracinées aux États-Unis ou en Chine. L'euro numérique, plaident ses partisans, doterait l'Union d'un rail souverain et paneuropéen, complétant les espèces et les solutions privées sans les remplacer. Le raisonnement ne fait pas l'unanimité. L'eurodéputé centriste Gilles Boyer a résumé l'humeur du moment tout en pointant l'écart entre les discours et les actes : « Nous, Européens, avons eu beaucoup de signaux d'alarme sur notre dépendance vis-à-vis des États-Unis. Nous sommes désormais bien réveillés, mais nous n'agissons pas toujours », a-t-il confié à l'AFP. Ce que les législateurs tranchent réellement Le règlement n'oblige pas la BCE à émettre la monnaie : il bâtit le cadre juridique sans lequel aucune émission n'est possible. La phase préparatoire de deux ans de la BCE s'est achevée en octobre 2025, et le 30 octobre, son conseil des gouverneurs a validé le passage à l'étape suivante, centrée sur la préparation technique et le soutien au processus législatif. Si les colégislateurs adoptent le texte au cours de 2026, un projet pilote pourrait démarrer à la mi-2027, pour une émission envisagée en 2029. Les négociateurs du Parlement, sous la houlette du rapporteur Fernando Navarrete, ont convergé vers une architecture aux contours bien identifiés : - Usage en ligne et hors ligne. Les deux formats ont été retenus, les paiements hors ligne étant d'abord limités aux transactions de proximité et gratuits. - Plafond de détention. Les particuliers seraient soumis à une limite — discutée autour de 3 000 euros — sans rémunération des avoirs, afin que l'euro numérique reste un moyen de paiement et non un placement. - Mécanisme de « cascade ». Tout paiement qui ferait dépasser le plafond est automatiquement reversé vers un compte bancaire commercial associé ; entreprises et administrations sont soumises à une limite nulle, les euros numériques reçus étant aussitôt convertis en dépôts. - Coûts pour les commerçants. Les détaillants ne devraient pas payer davantage qu'aujourd'hui. Les banques chiffrent l'addition La crainte centrale des établissements tient à la désintermédiation : que les ménages transfèrent leurs dépôts vers de la monnaie de banque centrale, érodant la base de financement qui leur sert à prêter. Le plafond de détention, l'absence d'intérêts et le mécanisme de cascade visent précisément à en émousser le risque. Le coût constitue le second point de friction. Une étude de PwC, commandée par des associations bancaires européennes, évalue les frais d'adaptation du secteur à près de 18 milliards d'euros, quand la BCE avance une fourchette de 4 à 5,8 milliards — un écart qui a durci les positions à l'approche du vote. Le tableau politique se brouille d'autant que M. Navarrete, élu du PPE, a parfois marqué sa sympathie pour les solutions du secteur privé, laissant le calendrier du dossier incertain alors même qu'il progresse. Pourquoi le Luxembourg surveille de près Pour le Grand-Duché, l'enjeu est démesuré. Banque et gestion de fonds arriment une économie dont la place financière se mesure sur l'infrastructure, la confiance et la relation de dépôt — exactement le terrain que toucherait l'euro numérique. L'Association des banques et banquiers, Luxembourg (ABBL) défend un modèle intermédié, qui maintient les banques au cœur de la relation client, mais s'interroge sur le bien-fondé même d'un euro numérique de détail. Ananda Kautz, responsable de l'innovation, de la banque numérique et des paiements à l'ABBL, juge l'impulsion descendante plutôt que commerciale. « Le besoin ne vient pas du marché mais d'une décision stratégique de la BCE. » Mme Kautz estime que la BCE aurait sans doute été mieux inspirée de prioriser le règlement de gros, entre entreprises, où elle voit une valeur plus nette en matière d'efficacité transfrontalière. Le Luxembourg y a un bilan : dans les travaux exploratoires de l'Eurosystème en 2024 sur le règlement d'actifs tokenisés en monnaie de banque centrale — un exercice mobilisant 64 participants et plus de 200 transactions d'une valeur d'environ 1,59 milliard d'euros —, des acteurs comme Clearstream, la banque publique Spuerkeess et la filiale luxembourgeoise de HSBC ont mené des cas d'usage réels, sous la coordination de la Banque centrale du Luxembourg. Le marché, pendant ce temps, n'attend pas. Cinq banques luxembourgeoises déploient Wero, le portefeuille de virement de compte à compte de l'European Payments Initiative, attendu localement vers juin 2026 et présenté comme une réponse européenne et privée à Visa, Mastercard et PayPal. L'euro numérique sera-t-il l'allié ou le rival de tels dispositifs ? Cela dépendra, plaide l'ABBL, des plafonds de détention et des règles d'interopérabilité qui se négocient aujourd'hui à Bruxelles — ce qui fait du vote de cette semaine un rendez-vous que les banques du pays liront ligne à ligne. ### Sources - Digital euro | Legislative Train Schedule — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-an-economy-that-works-for-people/file-digital-euro - Progress on the digital euro — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/progress/html/index.en.html - Eurosystem moving to next phase of digital euro project — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr251030~8c5b5beef0.en.html - 'Europeans are fully awake': Why the EU is pushing for a new 'digital euro' — The Local (AFP): https://www.thelocal.it/20260623/europeans-are-fully-awake-why-the-eu-is-pushing-for-a-new-digital-euro/ - Luxembourg bankers sceptical about digital euro, while ECB sees upside — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-bankers-sceptical-a - Europe must end reliance on US technology - Christine Lagarde — Newstalk: https://www.newstalk.com/news/europe-must-end-reliance-on-us-technology-christine-lagarde-2150867 - Digital Euro: ECON Vote June 23 and What It Decides — Spaziocrypto: https://en.spaziocrypto.com/fintech/digital-euro-econ-vote-june-23-what-it-decides/ - European Parliament's negotiations on digital euro pave way for end-of-June committee vote — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13882/24/european-parliaments-negotiations-on-digital-euro-pave-way-for-end-of-june-committee-vote - Luxembourg banks join forces to test the ECB's digital euro for financial markets — ABBL: https://www.abbl.lu/luxembourg-banks-join-forces-to-test-the-ecbs-digital-euro-for-financial-markets/ - The digital euro in a fragmenting world: ensuring Europe's resilience and autonomy in payments — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260401~d9106c31db.en.html - EU Parliament endorses dual digital euro approach — Electronic Payments International: https://www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com/news/eu-parliament-endorses-digital-euro/ --- ## Sites nucléaires bombardés : Téhéran maintient sa porte close aux inspecteurs - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/teheran-ferme-sites-nucleaires-bombardes-inspecteurs-aiea-feuille-rout - Published: 2026-06-23T11:14:26.29+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:14:26.29+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 7f02bd9b-264f-4f78-a7e4-65bad5c62bec - Dateline: Tehran, IR > L'Iran refuse de rouvrir Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan, frappés il y a un an, aux yeux de l'AIEA, alors même que Washington et Téhéran s'entendent sur une feuille de route de 60 jours. ### Summary Téhéran refuse de laisser les inspecteurs de l'AIEA revenir sur les trois sites nucléaires bombardés en juin 2025, au moment précis où l'Iran et les États-Unis tracent une feuille de route de 60 jours vers un accord final. ### Key facts - Le 23 juin, Téhéran a déclaré qu'aucune inspection des sites bombardés n'était prévue, invoquant l'absence de « protocole » pour des installations frappées. - Les trois sites visés en juin 2025 — Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan — restent fermés aux inspecteurs depuis la loi de suspension promulguée le 2 juillet 2025. - Environ 440 kg d'uranium enrichi à 60 % échappent en grande partie au contrôle de l'AIEA depuis près d'un an, alors qu'un suivi est prévu tous les 30 jours. - Les pourparlers de Suisse (21 juin) ont abouti à une feuille de route de 60 jours, dont le premier point nucléaire vise l'élimination de ce stock fortement enrichi. - Le 10 juin, le Conseil des gouverneurs a adopté une résolution (19-3, 11 abstentions) appelant l'Iran à reprendre sa coopération. ### FAQ **Q: Pourquoi l'Iran refuse-t-il l'accès aux sites bombardés ?** Téhéran affirme qu'il n'existe « aucun protocole » pour inspecter des installations visées par des frappes militaires et demande que l'AIEA définisse au préalable des règles pour la situation d'après-guerre. Une loi promulguée le 2 juillet 2025 subordonne toute visite à l'aval du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale. **Q: Quels sites restent inaccessibles ?** Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan, bombardés par les États-Unis le 22 juin 2025. Les inspecteurs sont revenus sur les installations épargnées, dont la centrale de Bouchehr, mais ces trois sites demeurent interdits d'accès. **Q: Quel est le risque autour du stock d'uranium enrichi ?** L'Iran avait accumulé environ 440 kg d'uranium enrichi à 60 % à la mi-juin 2025. L'AIEA ne peut plus en confirmer la quantité ni la localisation, alors que la feuille de route prévoit précisément d'éliminer ce stock — un accord qui reposerait sur la seule parole de Téhéran. **Q: Que peut faire l'Europe ?** La France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni (l'E3) ont porté la résolution du 10 juin et conservent l'option du « snapback », le rétablissement des sanctions. Mais l'activer risquerait de faire échouer les négociations qu'ils cherchent à préserver. ### Body L'Iran a fait savoir à l'agence nucléaire des Nations unies qu'il n'autoriserait pas le retour des inspecteurs sur les trois installations bombardées il y a un an. Le bras de fer sur la vérification se durcit donc à l'instant même où Téhéran et Washington font avancer une feuille de route de 60 jours censée déboucher sur un accord nucléaire définitif. Le 23 juin, le ministère iranien des Affaires étrangères a indiqué qu'aucune inspection des sites endommagés n'était programmée et qu'aucune rencontre n'avait eu lieu en marge des pourparlers de Suisse entre des responsables iraniens et Rafael Grossi, directeur général de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA). Téhéran a martelé qu'il n'existait « aucun protocole » permettant d'inspecter des installations visées par des frappes militaires. L'Iran assure continuer d'honorer ses obligations au titre du Traité sur la non-prolifération (TNP) et de son accord de garanties ; mais ces engagements, a-t-il précisé, ne couvrent plus les usines détruites de Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan. La position n'a rien d'inédit. Son calendrier, en revanche, exacerbe une contradiction au cœur de la diplomatie en cours : les négociateurs s'efforcent de régler le sort de la matière nucléaire la plus sensible d'Iran, alors que l'agence chargée de la contrôler est tenue à l'écart des lieux mêmes où cette matière est censée se trouver. Un an sans regard sur le stock Le blocage remonte à juin 2025. Au cours d'une guerre de douze jours avec Israël, les États-Unis ont frappé le 22 juin Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan à l'aide de munitions anti-bunker. En quelques jours, le Parlement iranien a voté par 221 voix contre zéro la suspension de la coopération avec l'AIEA, et le président Massoud Pezeshkian a promulgué le texte le 2 juillet 2025. Désormais, aucun inspecteur ne peut se rendre sur un site nucléaire sans l'aval du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale. Les inspecteurs sont depuis revenus sur les installations épargnées — la centrale de Bouchehr faisant figure d'exception majeure —, mais les sites endommagés demeurent interdits d'accès. Grossi a qualifié cette reprise partielle d'importante, tout en la jugeant insuffisante. Nous ne sommes autorisés à accéder qu'aux sites qui n'ont pas été touchés. Interrogé en décembre par l'agence russe RIA Novosti, le directeur général a souligné que Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan — précisément ceux où les inspecteurs ne peuvent entrer — « contiennent encore d'importantes quantités de matière et d'équipements nucléaires ». L'angle mort est lourd de conséquences. À la mi-juin 2025, l'Iran avait accumulé environ 440 kilogrammes d'uranium enrichi à 60 % d'U-235, dont quelque 432 kilogrammes avaient été vérifiés avant la restriction d'accès, selon les analystes de l'Institute for Science and International Security. Or l'accord de garanties prévoit un contrôle de ce stock fortement enrichi environ tous les 30 jours ; il échappe désormais en grande partie à toute vérification depuis un an. L'Iran reste le seul État non doté de l'arme nucléaire à avoir produit et stocké de l'uranium enrichi à 60 %, soit un saut technique réduit avant le seuil militaire. La diplomatie avance, le contrôle piétine Le gel de la vérification prend le contre-pied exact de la trajectoire des négociations. Un protocole d'accord conclu fin mai a prolongé de 60 jours un cessez-le-feu fragile. À l'issue d'un premier cycle de pourparlers de haut niveau achevé le 21 juin en Suisse, les médiateurs ont annoncé que les deux camps s'étaient entendus sur une « feuille de route » vers un accord final dans un délai de 60 jours, ainsi que sur une ligne de communication destinée à « éviter les incidents » dans le détroit d'Ormuz. La délégation américaine est conduite par le vice-président JD Vance, épaulé par l'émissaire Steve Witkoff, tandis que la partie iranienne est menée par le ministre des Affaires étrangères Abbas Araghchi ; le Pakistan et le Qatar assurent la médiation. Les négociateurs ont mis sur pied des groupes de travail sur le contrôle, les sanctions et le dossier nucléaire. Le premier point nucléaire à l'ordre du jour, indique-t-on, porte sur le programme d'enrichissement et sur l'élimination du stock fortement enrichi. C'est là que le bât blesse. La feuille de route envisage de retirer ou de diluer une matière que l'AIEA ne peut, à ce jour, ni localiser, ni dénombrer, ni même confirmer qu'elle se trouve là où l'Iran l'a déclarée pour la dernière fois. Sans inspecteurs sur les sites endommagés, tout accord d'élimination reposerait sur la parole de Téhéran plutôt que sur une vérification indépendante — exactement ce que l'architecture de non-prolifération a été bâtie pour proscrire. L'Europe insiste, ses leviers s'amenuisent Pour les signataires européens de l'accord de 2015 — la France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni, l'« E3 » —, ce trou noir est une préoccupation aiguë. Le 10 juin, le Conseil des gouverneurs de l'AIEA a adopté une résolution, rédigée par les États-Unis et présentée par l'E3, exhortant l'Iran à reprendre sans délai sa coopération. Le texte a été adopté par 19 voix contre 3, avec 11 abstentions ; la Russie, la Chine et le Burkina Faso ont voté contre. Dans une déclaration commune au Conseil, les quatre gouvernements ont affirmé que l'Iran avait refusé l'accès à ses installations les plus sensibles « pendant un an » et que l'agence « ne peut pas tirer de conclusion de garanties pour 2025 » au sujet de la matière précédemment déclarée. « Nous exhortons l'Iran à revenir immédiatement au plein respect de ses obligations juridiquement contraignantes découlant de son accord de garanties au titre du TNP et des résolutions pertinentes du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU. » Téhéran n'a pas bougé. Le chef de l'Organisation iranienne de l'énergie atomique, Mohammad Eslami, soutient que l'AIEA doit d'abord définir les règles applicables à l'inspection d'installations bombardées — soit demander à l'agence de codifier une procédure pour des sites attaqués alors qu'ils étaient placés sous garanties. « Si des procédures sont établies pour la situation d'après-guerre, l'agence devrait les annoncer », a-t-il déclaré en décembre, ajoutant que l'Iran ne se plierait à aucune « pression politique et psychologique ». L'enjeu déborde largement le Golfe. L'Europe, à portée de toute escalade régionale élargie, a lié sa propre sécurité au principe d'un contrôle indépendant du programme iranien. L'E3 conserve la faculté d'activer le « snapback », le rétablissement automatique des sanctions, mais y recourir risquerait de faire s'effondrer les pourparlers qu'il cherche précisément à protéger — l'impasse qui rend ses leviers si ténus. Pour l'heure, diplomatie et vérification cheminent en sens inverse. À Genève, des négociateurs esquissent la voie d'un désarmement portant sur un stock que les inspecteurs de la planète ne voient plus. Le retour de l'agence à Fordow, Natanz et Ispahan pourrait bien être la charnière dont dépend toute la désescalade. ### Sources - Iran says IAEA inspections of damaged nuclear sites are not planned (liveblog, 23 June 2026) — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-23-2026/ - Iran rejects inspections of bombed nuclear sites without IAEA framework — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/iran-rejects-inspections-of-bombed-nuclear-sites-without-iaea-framework - Iran refuses inspection of nuclear sites until IAEA provides new guidelines after bombing — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/middleeast/iran-refuses-iaea-inspection-of-nuclear-sites-intl-latam - Nuclear watchdog yet to regain access to key Iranian sites, Grossi says — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512152379 - Iran president signs law suspending cooperation with IAEA — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/2/iran-president-signs-law-suspending-cooperation-with-iaea - Iran's president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/middleeast/iran-suspending-cooperation-iaea-intl - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-quad-statement-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/10/iran-nuclear-material-access-resolution-vote-iaea/533e4f5c-64de-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/us-iran-roadmap-final-deal-switzerland-talks-lebanon-deconfliction.html - US-Iran 60-day proposal: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29/us-iran-60-day-proposal-what-we-know - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations --- ## Marque pays : à dix ans, le Luxembourg renouvelle sa stratégie de promotion - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/marque-pays-luxembourg-dix-ans-strategie-dix-lettres - Published: 2026-06-23T07:02:55.502+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T07:02:55.502+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: fd2e1424-43c3-4f48-ae91-990c9ab474d6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Pour ses dix ans, l'unité publique de nation branding dévoile une stratégie en dix lettres et une « Luxembourg House » agrandie, pour imposer le Grand-Duché au-delà de la finance. ### Summary À l'occasion de son dixième anniversaire, l'initiative LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen renouvelle sa stratégie de marque autour des dix lettres du pays et prépare une nouvelle Luxembourg House dans la capitale. ### Key facts - L'initiative publique LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen, marque pays du Grand-Duché, fête ses dix ans en 2026 et revoit sa stratégie. - Le nouveau concept s'articule autour des dix lettres du mot « Luxembourg », à commencer par le « L » de Lëtzebuergesch, avec un accent inédit sur la langue et un public plus domestique. - Une « Luxembourg House » agrandie doit ouvrir en 2026 sur le site du Konrodseck, avec un volet œnotouristique et la LuXembourg Collection de produits locaux. - L'unité fonctionne avec environ 2 millions d'euros par an (hors salaires) et huit personnes ; en 2024, elle a traité quelque 400 dossiers et vu ses commandes progresser de 28 %. - Sa responsable, Beryl Koltz, a été désignée Brand Manager of the Year 2026 par Paperjam et MarkCom. ### FAQ **Q: Que signifie LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen ?** C'est l'initiative officielle de promotion de l'image de marque du Luxembourg, pilotée par le ministère de l'Économie. Le sigle LMIH correspond au slogan « Let's Make It Happen ». Elle coordonne un comité interministériel de plus d'une vingtaine de ministères, agences et partenaires institutionnels. **Q: En quoi consiste la nouvelle stratégie de marque ?** Un concept de communication bâti sur les dix lettres du mot « Luxembourg », chacune mettant en avant une force nationale, en commençant par le « L » de Lëtzebuergesch. La marque s'appuie sur trois valeurs (ouverture, dynamisme, fiabilité) et trois priorités (créativité, diversité, durabilité). **Q: Qu'est-ce que la nouvelle Luxembourg House ?** Une vitrine de marque agrandie qui doit ouvrir en 2026 sur le site du Konrodseck, à Luxembourg-Ville, près de l'ancienne Maison de l'Europe et du ministère des Affaires étrangères. Elle accordera une place renforcée à l'œnotourisme, avec un espace de dégustation, et présentera la LuXembourg Collection. **Q: Quel budget et quelle équipe pour cette initiative ?** Environ 2 millions d'euros par an, hors salaires, et une équipe de huit personnes réparties sur six départements. ### Body Dix ans après sa création, la marque pays du Grand-Duché s'offre une révision de fond. En 2026, LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen, l'initiative publique de promotion de l'image de marque du pays, fête son dixième anniversaire — l'occasion d'un bilan, mais surtout d'un nouveau cap. L'équipe qui la pilote déploie une stratégie de communication articulée autour des dix lettres du nom du pays et prépare l'ouverture d'une vitrine plus vaste dans la capitale. Dernier épisode d'un effort de longue haleine pour faire exister le Luxembourg autrement que comme une place financière. L'initiative est rattachée au ministère de l'Économie et dirigée par Beryl Koltz, responsable de la promotion de l'image de marque du pays. En janvier 2026, celle-ci a été désignée Brand Manager of the Year par le magazine économique Paperjam et l'association de marketing MarkCom, lors d'une cérémonie organisée à la Kulturfabrik d'Esch-sur-Alzette. Elle partage la distinction avec Mathieu Rosan, de la salle de concert Rockhal, après avoir remporté à la fois la catégorie institutionnelle et le prix global. La reconnaissance tombe au moment où l'unité tire le bilan d'une décennie et trace sa route pour la suivante. Une idée qui a mûri pendant trente ans La promotion coordonnée de l'image nationale agite le Luxembourg depuis les années 1990. L'initiative elle-même voit le jour en 2013, au sein du ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes. Une nouvelle identité visuelle — reconnaissable à son « X » rouge et bleu, qui présente le pays comme un carrefour — est élaborée en 2016 à l'issue d'un « créathon » participatif. Le Conseil de gouvernement valide une stratégie de marque renouvelée le 2 juin 2021, puis l'unité est transférée au ministère de l'Économie en novembre 2023, ce qui la rapproche des objectifs d'investissement et d'attraction des talents. Le travail est aujourd'hui supervisé par un comité interministériel qui réunit, selon l'initiative, plus d'une vingtaine de ministères, agences de promotion, chambres professionnelles et partenaires institutionnels. Beryl Koltz résume la vocation de l'équipe en des termes mesurés. Notre mission est d'inspirer et de relier les acteurs de la promotion, et de promouvoir le Luxembourg dans le monde entier. Quand le pays s'épelle en dix lettres Pour cet anniversaire, la pièce maîtresse est un concept de communication bâti autour des dix lettres du mot « Luxembourg », chacune servant à mettre en avant une force nationale. Il commence, non sans intention, par le « L » de Lëtzebuergesch — la langue luxembourgeoise — érigée en gage d'authenticité et bien plus présente que dans les campagnes antérieures, tournées vers l'international. Ce virage domestique n'a rien d'anodin : la marque entend désormais parler autant aux résidents qu'aux investisseurs et recrues de l'étranger. L'initiative résume le pays autour de trois valeurs — l'ouverture, le dynamisme et la fiabilité — et de trois priorités : - la créativité, y compris l'innovation économique ; - la diversité, économique comme sociétale ; - la durabilité. Le message vante moins un secteur qu'un lieu où les idées peuvent prendre racine. Une vitrine agrandie au cœur de la ville La stratégie se dote aussi d'un ancrage physique. Une nouvelle « Luxembourg House », plus grande, doit ouvrir en 2026 sur le site du Konrodseck, à Luxembourg-Ville, à proximité de l'ancienne Maison de l'Europe et du ministère des Affaires étrangères. Le lieu accordera une place renforcée à l'œnotourisme, avec notamment un espace de dégustation, et continuera de présenter la « LuXembourg Collection », une sélection de produits locaux et durables, chacun adossé à un récit sur le savoir-faire du pays. Ces ambitions reposent sur des moyens relativement modestes. L'équipe de Beryl Koltz fonctionne avec un budget annuel d'environ 2 millions d'euros, hors salaires, et compte huit personnes réparties sur six départements. En 2024, l'unité indique avoir traité quelque 400 dossiers, touché près de 2 500 personnes lors de présentations, soutenu financièrement 21 projets ou événements et apporté un appui matériel à 95 autres ; sa communauté sur les réseaux sociaux a progressé de 21 % et les commandes de produits de la marque de 28 %. Au-delà de la place financière L'effort de marque est indissociable de la stratégie économique du pays. Longtemps défini par sa place financière — puis, plus récemment, par ses ambitions spatiales et technologiques —, le Luxembourg cherche depuis des années à élargir sa base et à attirer la main-d'œuvre qualifiée qu'une petite économie ne peut former seule. L'attraction des talents est devenue un axe central de l'initiative, associée à un Haut Comité pour l'attraction des talents, qui a tenu son premier « LuXembourg Community Event » en juin 2024. Lex Delles, ministre de l'Économie (Parti démocratique) en poste depuis novembre 2023, a délibérément retenu une définition large de cet enjeu. « Toute personne dont l'économie luxembourgeoise a besoin est un talent, quel que soit son niveau de qualification », a-t-il déclaré alors que l'effort montait en puissance. Difficile de mesurer la portée réelle du message, mais les campagnes récentes de l'équipe ont retenu l'attention à l'étranger. Son opération de 2025, « Oops, I stayed in Luxembourg », a décroché une mention spéciale aux City Nation Place Awards de Londres, un Silver aux Luxembourg Design Awards et une reconnaissance dans la « Campaign of the Year 2025 » d'adada. Pour Beryl Koltz, la leçon de la décennie tient en une conviction : l'image d'un pays se possède collectivement, elle ne se décrète pas depuis un ministère. « La marque LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen est unique car elle appartient à tous », a-t-elle lancé en recevant son prix de meilleure responsable de marque — une formule qui résume aussi sa vision à l'orée d'une deuxième décennie. ### Sources - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - About us — LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/about-us/ - LMIH | Luxembourg brand image promotion — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/home/ - Luxembourg Takes Next Step in Nation Branding with Let's Make it Happen Initiative — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/economics/50335-luxembourg-takes-next-step-in-nation-branding-with-lets-make-it-happen-initiative - Beryl Koltz, Brand Manager of the Year 2026: « La marque LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen est unique car elle appartient à tous » — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/01/beryl-koltz-la-marque-luxembourg-lets-make-it-happen-est-unique-car-elle-appartient-a-tous/ - Promotion of Luxembourg — Ministry of the Economy — The Luxembourg Government: https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/domaines-activites/promotion.html - Lex Delles — Biography — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex.html --- ## Au-dessus du lac des Quatre-Cantons, Washington et Téhéran s'accordent un sursis de soixante jours - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/burgenstock-iran-etats-unis-feuille-route-soixante-jours-trump - Published: 2026-06-23T06:43:26.441+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:43:26.441+00:00 - Section: Politique - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: fr - Translation group: 069cc788-501b-4c02-82a6-77178bc5232d - Dateline: Bürgenstock, Lake Lucerne, CH > Réunis en terrain neutre au Bürgenstock, négociateurs américains et iraniens ont esquissé un chemin vers un accord — pendant que Donald Trump menaçait, lui, de frapper l'Iran « encore plus fort ». ### Summary À la station suisse du Bürgenstock, les États-Unis et l'Iran sont convenus d'une feuille de route de soixante jours vers un accord final, malgré les menaces de frappes lancées par Donald Trump pendant les pourparlers. ### Key facts - Réunis en terrain neutre au Bürgenstock, en Suisse, Washington et Téhéran ont convenu d'une feuille de route vers un accord final dans un délai de soixante jours, sous la médiation du Qatar et du Pakistan. - Le premier tour a produit des mécanismes de confiance — ligne de communication sur Ormuz, cellule de désescalade au Liban, comité de haut niveau, retour des inspecteurs de l'AIEA — mais aucun règlement. - Pendant les pourparlers, Donald Trump a menacé sur Truth Social de frapper l'Iran « encore plus fort », poussant brièvement Téhéran à évoquer une suspension des discussions. - Les questions clés restent ouvertes : enrichissement de l'uranium, stock enrichi, étendue des inspections, calendrier des sanctions et aval du Congrès. - Le Brent est retombé autour de 78 dollars à la mi-juin ; une fermeture durable d'Ormuz menacerait directement la sécurité énergétique européenne. ### FAQ **Q: Quel rôle la Suisse a-t-elle joué dans ces négociations ?** La Suisse a été l'hôte, et non le médiateur. Puissance protectrice des intérêts américains en Iran depuis 1980, elle a fourni le lieu — la station du Bürgenstock — et le Conseil fédéral a approuvé une mission d'assistance de l'armée pour sécuriser la rencontre. La médiation proprement dite a été assurée par le Qatar et le Pakistan. **Q: Que contient la feuille de route de soixante jours ?** Elle fixe un cap vers un accord final dans un délai de soixante jours et instaure des mécanismes de confiance : une ligne de communication sur le détroit d'Ormuz, une cellule de désescalade au Liban, un comité de haut niveau sur le nucléaire et les sanctions, et le retour invité des inspecteurs de l'AIEA. Les questions de fond restent renvoyées aux équipes techniques. **Q: Pourquoi ces pourparlers importent-ils pour l'Europe ?** Le détroit d'Ormuz achemine environ un quart du pétrole maritime mondial et près d'un cinquième du GNL. Gros importateur de gaz liquéfié, l'Union européenne est directement exposée : un cessez-le-feu durable allégerait les factures d'énergie, tandis qu'un retour des frappes autour d'Ormuz pèserait sur sa sécurité énergétique. ### Body Il y a, dans le choix d'un sommet de montagne surplombant le lac des Quatre-Cantons, quelque chose qui tient autant de la mise en scène que de la prudence diplomatique. C'est là, à la station du Bürgenstock, que les délégations américaine et iranienne ont clos lundi un premier tour de négociations à hauts risques, en s'accordant ce que les médiateurs ont qualifié de feuille de route vers un accord définitif sous soixante jours. Dans le même temps, à des milliers de kilomètres, le président Donald Trump menaçait publiquement de frapper l'Iran « encore plus fort » — alors même que son vice-président faisait face, à la table, à la délégation de Téhéran. Ouverts dimanche, ces pourparlers constituent le contact direct le plus substantiel entre Washington et Téhéran depuis le déclenchement d'une guerre qui dure désormais depuis plus de cent jours. Les médiateurs, le Qatar et le Pakistan, ont fait état de « progrès encourageants » et d'un accord sur « une feuille de route en vue d'un accord final dans un délai de soixante jours ». Les discussions prolongent un protocole d'entente préliminaire signé le 17 juin par M. Trump et le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian, lors d'un dîner au château de Versailles en compagnie du président français Emmanuel Macron — un texte qui avait ouvert une fenêtre de cessez-le-feu de soixante jours pour négocier sur le programme nucléaire iranien, ses relais régionaux et la levée des sanctions. La Suisse, hôte et non arbitre Berne n'a pas joué les médiateurs : elle a accueilli. Depuis 1980, la Confédération est la puissance protectrice des intérêts américains en Iran — un canal qui a survécu aux pires moments entre les deux capitales —, et le Conseil fédéral a approuvé une mission d'assistance de l'armée pour sécuriser la rencontre. Une cérémonie de signature, d'abord fixée au 19 juin au Bürgenstock, avait été brusquement reportée, la Maison-Blanche invoquant des raisons logistiques, avant que délégations et médiateurs ne se retrouvent au bord de la falaise. La partie américaine était conduite par le vice-président JD Vance ; selon les comptes rendus, les émissaires spéciaux Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner figuraient également dans l'équipe. La délégation iranienne était menée par le président du Parlement, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, négociateur en chef, aux côtés du ministre des Affaires étrangères Abbas Araghchi. M. Vance a présenté la rencontre comme l'occasion de solder un demi-siècle d'hostilité, lançant, selon Al Jazeera : « Pouvons-nous tourner la page ? Pouvons-nous changer durablement les relations au Proche-Orient ? » Des menaces par-dessus la table La diplomatie a failli dérailler avant même de commencer. Pendant que les négociateurs siégeaient, M. Trump a publié sur Truth Social un avertissement que le ministère iranien des Affaires étrangères a qualifié de « message insultant », poussant brièvement Téhéran à annoncer une suspension des discussions — interruption que des responsables américains ont démentie. L'Iran doit immédiatement empêcher ses SUPPLÉTIFS grassement payés au Liban de semer le trouble. S'il ne le fait pas, nous frapperons l'Iran très fort à nouveau, exactement comme la semaine dernière, mais encore plus fort !!! Téhéran a répondu sur le même ton. « Ils feraient mieux de surveiller leurs propos ; nos forces armées sont prêtes à riposter », a déclaré M. Ghalibaf. L'échange survenait à peine une semaine après une brutale escalade militaire au cours de laquelle les États-Unis avaient tiré 49 missiles Tomahawk sur des cibles iraniennes, M. Trump menaçant alors de prendre le « contrôle total » du secteur pétrolier et gazier iranien, y compris de l'île de Kharg, le terminal qui assure plus de 90 % des exportations de brut du pays. Ce qui a été convenu — et ce qui ne l'est pas D'après les médiateurs et les récits des deux délégations, ce premier tour a accouché d'un faisceau de mécanismes de confiance, et non d'un règlement : - Une ligne de communication dédiée au détroit d'Ormuz, destinée à « éviter les incidents et les malentendus », avec pour objectif affiché « le passage sûr des navires commerciaux ». - Une « cellule de désescalade » au Liban, censée « garantir le respect de la cessation des opérations militaires » — que M. Araghchi a présentée comme le premier véritable test de l'accord. - Un comité de haut niveau réunissant les négociateurs en chef, chargé du dossier nucléaire, des sanctions, ainsi que du contrôle et du règlement des différends. - Une invitation lancée aux inspecteurs de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique pour revenir en Iran, que M. Vance a saluée comme « une étape majeure ». Les questions les plus ardues ont été renvoyées aux équipes techniques : la poursuite ou non de l'enrichissement d'uranium par l'Iran, le sort de son stock d'uranium enrichi, l'étendue des inspections, le calendrier de levée des sanctions et la nécessité d'un feu vert du Congrès américain. M. Araghchi a affirmé que les sanctions sur les exportations pétrolières iraniennes avaient été levées et que certains avoirs gelés avaient été débloqués ; Washington n'a pas confirmé publiquement ces déclarations. Le marché pétrolier et l'exposition européenne Pour l'Europe, l'enjeu se mesure autant en barils et en cargaisons qu'en communiqués. Le détroit d'Ormuz achemine en temps normal près d'un quart du pétrole transporté par voie maritime dans le monde — environ 20 millions de barils par jour — et près d'un cinquième du gaz naturel liquéfié mondial. L'Iran a fermé le passage plus tôt dans l'année, puis de nouveau le 20 juin, invoquant des violations du cessez-le-feu par Israël ; plus de 500 navires attendraient de pouvoir sortir du Golfe. Les marchés, eux, parient déjà sur la paix. Le Brent, monté à environ 126 dollars le baril en mars et en hausse de plus de 50 % pendant le conflit, était retombé autour de 78 dollars à la mi-juin — son plus bas niveau depuis le début mars, en recul d'environ un cinquième par rapport aux sommets de l'année. « La glissade du brut est entièrement dictée par le sentiment », observe Vandana Hari, de Vanda Insights, qui décrit des opérateurs « anticipant la réouverture probable du détroit d'Ormuz ». Tamas Varga, de PVM Oil Associates, voit dans une chute de 17 dollars du Brent en quatre séances « un vote de confiance perceptible : le pire, du moins en matière de ruptures d'approvisionnement, est derrière nous ». Pour l'Union européenne, gros importateur de GNL qui a passé trois ans à reconfigurer ses approvisionnements énergétiques, le calcul est brutal : un cessez-le-feu durable allégerait la pression sur les factures d'électricité et de gaz, tandis qu'un retour des frappes autour d'Ormuz se répercuterait directement sur la sécurité énergétique du continent. Avec un compte à rebours de soixante jours désormais lancé et des dirigeants qui continuent d'échanger des menaces, c'est la question des pourparlers ou des frappes qui décidera des prix, du Golfe jusqu'au continent. ### Sources - US, Iran agree on 'roadmap' towards final deal in Switzerland talks — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/us-iran-agree-on-roadmap-towards-final-deal-in-switzerland-talks - Key outcomes of Iran-US talks in Switzerland; what next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/what-are-the-key-outcomes-of-the-iran-us-talks-in-switzerland-what-next - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet as Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' over Hezbollah — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-us-war-talks-suspended-trump-mou-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-fighting/ - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - U.S. and Iran wrap high-level talks in Switzerland after making 'encouraging progress,' mediators say — Spectrum News (AP): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/international/2026/06/22/united-states-iran-israel-lebanon-war-negotiations-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-mediators - First round of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland postponed — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/19/first-round-us-iran-talks-switzerland-postponed/ - Memorandum of Understanding between the USA and Iran — Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA): https://www.eda.admin.ch/en/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-usa-and-iran - US and Iran publicly trade threats as talks take place in Switzerland — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/us-and-iran-publicly-trade-threats-as-talks-progress-in-switzerland - Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5853882/us-strike-iran-second-day-renewed-fire --- ## Pékin riposte au Pentagone : 56 entreprises américaines visées, dont deux mineurs de terres rares - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/pekin-riposte-pentagone-controles-exportation-marches-publics-56-entre - Published: 2026-06-23T06:27:02.102+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:27:02.102+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: fr - Translation group: c3bae2a5-5845-4f1e-a14b-598a9068c300 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > La Chine répond à l'élargissement de la liste noire du Pentagone par des mesures soigneusement dosées : assez pour marquer son agacement, pas assez pour rompre une trêve commerciale fragile. ### Summary Le 22 juin 2026, la Chine a frappé 56 entreprises américaines de contrôles à l'exportation et d'exclusions des marchés publics, une riposte calibrée à la liste noire du Pentagone qui teste une trêve fragile et expose les chaînes d'approvisionnement européennes. ### Key facts - Le 22 juin 2026, la Chine a frappé 56 entreprises américaines : 10 placées sous contrôle à l'exportation (biens à double usage) et 46 exclues de la commande publique. - La riposte répond à l'ajout, par le Pentagone le 8 juin, d'environ 65 entités à sa liste « Section 1260H », portée à quelque 188 noms (Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, Nio, Unitree). - Deux producteurs de terres rares, MP Materials et USA Rare Earth, figurent parmi les sociétés ciblées, un signal vers les minéraux stratégiques. - Les analystes y voient une escalade calibrée et largement symbolique, destinée à préserver la trêve scellée à Busan fin octobre 2025. - La Chine traite environ 90 % des terres rares mondiales ; plus de 80 % des grandes entreprises européennes en dépendent à trois intermédiaires près, exposant aussi le Luxembourg. ### FAQ **Q: Quelles entreprises américaines la Chine a-t-elle visées ?** Dix sociétés ont été placées sous contrôle à l'exportation, dont les fabricants de drones Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones et Jaia Robotics, le spécialiste des radars IMSAR, Aveox, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Oshkosh Defense, L3Harris Maritime Services, ainsi que les producteurs de terres rares MP Materials et USA Rare Earth. Par ailleurs, 46 entreprises, majoritairement des fournisseurs de défense (filiales de Lockheed Martin, Raytheon et General Dynamics), ont été exclues des marchés publics chinois. **Q: Pourquoi la Chine a-t-elle réagi maintenant ?** En représailles à l'élargissement, le 8 juin 2026, de la liste « Section 1260H » du Pentagone, qui a ajouté environ 65 entités (dont Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, Nio et Unitree) pour atteindre quelque 188 entreprises chinoises jugées liées à l'armée ou à la stratégie de fusion civilo-militaire. **Q: Ces mesures menacent-elles la trêve commerciale ?** Les analystes estiment qu'il s'agit d'une riposte calibrée et largement symbolique : les exemptions (notamment pour les sociétés à capitaux américains immatriculées en Chine), le faible poids commercial des cibles et l'absence de nouveaux droits de douane suggèrent une escalade contrôlée plutôt qu'une rupture de la trêve conclue à Busan fin octobre 2025. **Q: En quoi le Luxembourg est-il concerné ?** Le Luxembourg est une petite économie très ouverte et dépendante de ses exportations, insérée dans les chaînes de valeur industrielles et financières de l'UE. Comme plus de 80 % des grandes entreprises européennes dépendent indirectement des terres rares chinoises (la Chine en traite environ 90 %), toute volatilité des chaînes d'approvisionnement et des marchés se transmet au pays via le marché unique. ### Body La Chine a relancé son bras de fer commercial avec les États-Unis lundi, en visant 56 entreprises américaines par des restrictions à l'exportation et des exclusions des marchés publics. Annoncées le 22 juin 2026, ces mesures répondent à l'élargissement, par le Pentagone, de sa liste noire d'entreprises chinoises accusées de servir l'armée de Pékin. Leur dosage trahit l'intention : signaler le mécontentement sans faire voler en éclats la trêve qui lie depuis l'automne 2025 les deux premières économies mondiales. Mais elles touchent des secteurs — du drone militaire aux terres rares — dont les ondes de choc se propagent loin, jusqu'aux économies européennes ouvertes et dépendantes de leurs exportations, le Luxembourg en tête. La riposte est passée par deux ministères distincts, selon deux mécanismes complémentaires. Le ministère du Commerce a ajouté dix sociétés américaines à sa liste de contrôle des exportations, interdisant aux entreprises chinoises de leur vendre des biens « à double usage », à la fois civils et militaires. De son côté, le ministère des Finances a écarté 46 entreprises américaines de la commande publique chinoise, en nommant des filiales de grands noms de la défense. Dix sociétés sous embargo, 46 bannies des appels d'offres Les dix entreprises placées sous contrôle à l'exportation se concentrent dans le matériel militaire et les matières critiques. On y trouve les fabricants de drones Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones et Jaia Robotics ; le spécialiste des radars et capteurs IMSAR ; le motoriste Aveox ; Ball Aerospace & Technologies ; Oshkosh Defense ; ainsi que L3Harris Maritime Services. Détail le plus lourd de sens : la liste désigne aussi deux producteurs de terres rares, MP Materials et USA Rare Earth, précisément les sociétés que Washington soutient pour desserrer l'emprise chinoise sur les minéraux stratégiques. Les 46 entreprises exclues de la commande publique sont, elles, majoritairement des fournisseurs de défense, dont des filiales de Lockheed Martin, Raytheon et General Dynamics. Les sociétés à capitaux américains immatriculées en Chine échappent toutefois à cette exclusion, une exception qui limite les dégâts commerciaux immédiats et confirme la portée avant tout symbolique du dispositif. Le ministère du Commerce a affirmé avoir agi « conformément aux lois et dispositions en vigueur », présentant ses restrictions comme défensives. Selon son communiqué, l'interdiction d'exportation vise à « protéger la sécurité et les intérêts nationaux et honorer des obligations internationales telles que la non-prolifération ». Pékin a qualifié la décision américaine d'« acte flagrant consistant à allonger sa prétendue "liste des entreprises militaires chinoises" ». L'étincelle venue du Pentagone La riposte répond à une escalade américaine du début du mois. Le 8 juin, le Pentagone a élargi sa liste dite « Section 1260H » des « entreprises militaires chinoises opérant aux États-Unis », y ajoutant environ 65 entités pour porter le total à quelque 188. Parmi les nouveaux venus figurent certains des fleurons de l'économie chinoise : le groupe de commerce en ligne Alibaba, le géant de la recherche en ligne Baidu, le constructeur de véhicules électriques et de batteries BYD, le constructeur automobile Nio ou encore la firme de robotique Unitree. Cette liste, qui tire son nom d'une disposition de la loi américaine d'autorisation de défense de 2021, oblige le Pentagone à publier chaque année le recensement des sociétés qu'il estime liées à l'Armée populaire de libération ou à la stratégie chinoise de fusion civilo-militaire. En vertu d'un texte ultérieur, le département de la Défense ne pourra plus signer ni renouveler de contrats directs avec les entreprises désignées à compter du 30 juin 2026, des restrictions sur les contrats indirects suivant un an plus tard. La désignation relève davantage de l'atteinte à la réputation que de l'interdiction pure et simple de vendre, mais elle pèse auprès des investisseurs et des partenaires. Les entreprises chinoises visées ont rejeté l'étiquette. Alibaba a estimé son inscription sans fondement. Alibaba n'est pas une entreprise militaire chinoise et ne participe à aucune stratégie de fusion civilo-militaire. Nous engagerons toutes les actions en justice possibles contre les tentatives de présenter notre entreprise de manière mensongère. Une trêve sous tension Ce jeu de représailles se déroule au sein d'une détente commerciale que les deux gouvernements ont intérêt à préserver. Donald Trump et Xi Jinping s'étaient rencontrés à Busan, en Corée du Sud, fin octobre 2025, scellant une trêve par laquelle Washington a suspendu jusqu'au 10 novembre 2026 ses droits de douane additionnels et réciproques renforcés et allégé certaines taxes liées au fentanyl. En contrepartie, Pékin a suspendu les vastes contrôles à l'exportation de terres rares qu'il avait dévoilés le 9 octobre 2025 et accepté de délivrer des licences générales pour les terres rares, le gallium, le germanium, l'antimoine et le graphite. Les deux dirigeants se sont revus à Pékin en mai 2026. Les analystes lisent les mesures de lundi comme une réponse maîtrisée : une façon pour Pékin d'enregistrer son objection à la liste du Pentagone tout en laissant intact le marchandage d'ensemble. Les exemptions, le poids commercial modeste des sociétés ciblées et l'absence de nouveaux droits de douane pointent tous vers une escalade contrôlée plutôt que vers une rupture. Pourquoi l'Europe et le Luxembourg doivent suivre le dossier L'inscription des mineurs de terres rares est le détail dont la portée est la plus longue. La Chine traite environ 90 % des terres rares mondiales et domine l'approvisionnement en matières stratégiques connexes — ces intrants qui se cachent derrière les véhicules électriques, les éoliennes, l'électronique et les armes de précision. Quand Pékin resserre ces robinets, le choc voyage bien au-delà de Washington. L'industrie européenne y est particulièrement exposée. Des travaux de la Banque centrale européenne ont établi que plus de 80 % des grandes entreprises du continent se trouvent à trois intermédiaires au plus d'un producteur chinois de terres rares, et que la plupart n'avaient pas constitué de stocks. L'Agence internationale de l'énergie a rapporté que certains prix des terres rares dans l'UE avaient été multipliés jusqu'à six après les restrictions de 2025. Le Parlement européen a signalé cette dépendance comme une vulnérabilité stratégique pour les industries numérique, verte et de défense de l'Union ; le règlement sur les matières premières critiques est la tentative européenne de diversification, mais les alternatives mettent des années à se construire. Pour une économie minuscule et hyper-ouverte comme le Luxembourg — insérée dans les chaînes de valeur industrielles et financières de l'UE —, la transmission est indirecte mais bien réelle. Une guerre commerciale qui secoue les chaînes d'approvisionnement, renchérit les intrants et déstabilise les marchés ne s'arrête pas aux frontières des protagonistes. Chaque nouveau cycle de représailles, si symbolique soit-il, rétrécit l'espace de la trêve qui a jusqu'ici tenu les scénarios catastrophes à distance. ### Sources - China adds 10 US firms, including rare-earth miner, to export control list — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/china-adds-10-us-firms-including-rare-earth-miner-to-export-control-list - China adds 10 US firms to export control list, restricts 46 from government procurement — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3357853/china-adds-10-us-firms-export-control-list-restricts-46-government-procurement - China announces sanctions on 10 US companies as trade tensions flare — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/china-announces-sanctions-on-10-us-companies-as-trade-tensions-flare - China imposes trade curbs on dozens of U.S. firms in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/china-trade-curbs-us-companies-export-controls-procurement-exclusion-pentagon-list-.html - Alibaba, Baidu, BYD named on Pentagon's China military list — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/alibaba-baidu-byd-named-on-pentagons-china-military-list-.html - Pentagon Adds 65 New Entities to the 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies — WilmerHale: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260611-pentagon-adds-65-new-entities-to-the-1260h-list-of-chinese-military-companies - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China — The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strikes-deal-on-economic-and-trade-relations-with-china/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliamentary Research Service (European Parliament): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2025)779220 - Global implications of export controls on rare earths (Occasional Paper Series No. 384) — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op384.en.pdf - With new export controls on critical minerals, supply concentration risks become reality — International Energy Agency: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/with-new-export-controls-on-critical-minerals-supply-concentration-risks-become-reality --- ## Treize morts dans l'explosion d'une usine de gaz au Qatar, Doha rassure sur ses exportations de GNL - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/explosion-usine-gaz-barzan-qatar-13-morts-exportations-gnl-preservees - Published: 2026-06-23T06:15:42.579+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:15:42.579+00:00 - Section: Économie - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: fr - Translation group: 774dff18-4ffe-44fc-b261-0748dea73528 - Dateline: Ras Laffan, QA > L'accident survenu lors du redémarrage de l'usine Barzan a fait 13 morts et 66 blessés. QatarEnergy invoque une défaillance technique et assure que ses livraisons de GNL ne seront pas touchées. ### Summary Une explosion à l'usine gazière Barzan, au nord de Doha, a tué 13 ouvriers et en a blessé 66. Le Qatar y voit un accident industriel et garantit que ses exportations de GNL, soit environ un cinquième de l'offre mondiale, restent intactes. ### Key facts - Une explosion suivie d'un incendie à l'usine gazière Barzan, à Ras Laffan, a fait 13 morts et 66 blessés dans la nuit du 21 au 22 juin 2026. - Le ministre Saad al-Kaabi attribue le drame à une défaillance technique et exclut tout sabotage ou acte hostile ; une enquête a été ouverte. - L'usine, à l'arrêt depuis décembre 2025, venait d'être relancée deux jours avant l'accident ; elle alimente le marché intérieur (électricité, dessalement), pas l'export. - Doha garantit que ses exportations de GNL — environ un cinquième de l'offre mondiale — ne seront pas touchées. - Le prix de référence européen TTF a progressé d'environ 1,75 %, à ~49 dollars le MWh, sur fond de canicule et de tensions autour du détroit d'Ormuz. ### FAQ **Q: Que s'est-il passé à l'usine Barzan au Qatar ?** Dans la nuit du 21 au 22 juin 2026, une explosion suivie d'un incendie a frappé l'usine d'approvisionnement gazier de Barzan, à Ras Laffan, à environ 80 km au nord de Doha, alors que des équipes la remettaient en service après plusieurs mois d'arrêt. Le bilan s'établit à 13 morts et 66 blessés. **Q: Les exportations qataries de GNL sont-elles touchées ?** Non, selon Doha. Le ministre Saad al-Kaabi a assuré que les installations de GNL, le port de Ras Laffan et la logistique n'étaient pas affectés. Barzan alimente le marché intérieur (électricité et dessalement), et non l'export par méthanier. **Q: Quelle est la cause de l'explosion ?** Le ministre d'État chargé des Affaires énergétiques l'attribue à une défaillance technique et exclut explicitement tout sabotage ou acte hostile. Une enquête approfondie a été ouverte pour en établir l'origine. **Q: Quelles conséquences pour le Luxembourg et l'Europe ?** En 2025, le Qatar était le troisième fournisseur de GNL de l'UE (8,9 %). L'accident a poussé le prix de référence TTF en hausse d'environ 1,75 %, à ~49 $/MWh. Au Luxembourg, qui importe quasiment tout son gaz, de tels mouvements de gros se répercutent, avec un décalage, sur les tarifs. ### Body Au Qatar, l'un des principaux carrefours gaziers de la planète a été le théâtre d'un drame industriel : une explosion suivie d'un incendie a tué au moins treize ouvriers et en a blessé des dizaines, dans le nord de l'émirat. Mais l'État du Golfe s'est employé, sans attendre, à rassurer des marchés de l'énergie inquiets : ses livraisons de gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL), artère vitale de l'approvisionnement européen, ne seraient pas perturbées. La déflagration a ravagé l'usine d'approvisionnement gazier de Barzan, intégrée au vaste complexe industriel de Ras Laffan, à environ 80 kilomètres au nord de Doha, dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi, selon QatarEnergy et les autorités qataries. Le producteur public a précisé que l'explosion et l'incendie qui a suivi s'étaient déclarés alors que des équipes remettaient l'installation en service, après plusieurs mois d'arrêt. Lors d'une conférence de presse tenue lundi à Doha, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, ministre d'État chargé des Affaires énergétiques et patron de QatarEnergy, a fait état de 13 morts et de 66 blessés. Ce bilan corrige des informations diffusées plus tôt, notamment par CNBC et l'agence Associated Press, qui évoquaient 54 blessés et 18 personnes portées disparues. Les victimes décédées étaient toutes de nationalité indienne et pakistanaise, a indiqué le ministre ; l'ambassade d'Inde a confirmé que douze de ses ressortissants figuraient parmi elles. Les blessés, eux, étaient de plusieurs nationalités et « reçoivent des soins médicaux, aucun d'eux ne se trouvant dans un état critique ». « Un accident, pas un sabotage » Saad al-Kaabi a imputé la catastrophe à une défaillance technique et exclu sans ambiguïté toute attaque — une précision qui pèse lourd dans une région secouée depuis des mois par les tensions et la surenchère autour du détroit d'Ormuz. « Je tiens à souligner qu'il s'agit d'un accident, et non du résultat d'un sabotage ou d'un quelconque acte hostile », a déclaré le ministre, ajoutant que les autorités avaient ouvert une enquête approfondie pour déterminer l'origine de « ce malheureux incident ». Selon lui, l'usine de Barzan était « volontairement et totalement » à l'arrêt depuis décembre 2025 — pour des opérations qu'il a décrites comme une maintenance urgente — et n'avait été relancée que deux jours avant l'explosion. Citant les données de l'installation, l'Associated Press rapporte que Barzan peut fournir près de 1,4 milliard de pieds cubes standard de gaz commercialisable par jour, destiné avant tout à la production locale d'électricité et au dessalement de l'eau. QatarEnergy en détient la quasi-totalité, ExxonMobil conservant une participation minoritaire. Pourquoi les exportations sont épargnées Tout l'enjeu, pour les marchés mondiaux, tient à ce que fait — et ne fait pas — Barzan. À la différence des gigantesques « trains » de liquéfaction qataris, qui refroidissent le gaz pour l'expédier par méthanier, Barzan alimente le réseau intérieur. C'est cette distinction qui a permis aux responsables d'affirmer que la machine exportatrice de l'émirat continuait de tourner, alors même que les secours luttaient contre les flammes. - Les installations de GNL de QatarEnergy, le port de Ras Laffan et les autres opérations logistiques n'ont pas été « affectés » par l'explosion et l'incendie, a assuré Saad al-Kaabi. - « Cela n'affectera en rien nos exportations vers le monde », a-t-il déclaré aux journalistes. - Ras Laffan dans son ensemble produit environ un cinquième du GNL mondial : toute menace sur ses capacités d'exportation se répercute bien au-delà du Golfe. Un moment de nervosité pour l'Europe Pour les acheteurs européens, la nouvelle est tombée à un moment délicat. En 2025, le Qatar était le troisième fournisseur de GNL de l'Union européenne, avec environ 8,9 % des importations du bloc, derrière les États-Unis (56 %) et la Russie (13,9 %), selon les données commerciales européennes. Alors que le continent se hâte de reconstituer des stocks restés bien en deçà de leur moyenne quinquennale après un hiver rigoureux, les négociants comptaient sur une hausse de la production qatarie pour desserrer l'étau. L'accident a malgré tout poussé les prix à la hausse. Les contrats à terme du gaz européen TTF, la référence régionale, ont progressé d'environ 1,75 % pour atteindre quelque 49 dollars le mégawattheure lundi ; les analystes pointent un cumul de facteurs — l'explosion qatarie, une canicule européenne qui dope la demande d'électricité et un regain de tension autour du détroit d'Ormuz —, selon la presse spécialisée des marchés de l'énergie. La réaction, relativement contenue, traduit l'efficacité des garanties données par Doha sur l'intégrité de ses exportations — loin des envolées qu'avait connues ce même indice plus tôt en 2026, lorsque l'offre qatarie avait été perturbée. L'ombre du verrou d'Ormuz L'explosion rappelle à quel point la sécurité énergétique de l'Europe est devenue tributaire d'événements survenant à des milliers de kilomètres. La quasi-totalité des cargaisons de GNL du Golfe doivent franchir le détroit d'Ormuz, ce goulet étroit entre l'Iran et la péninsule Arabique, et des mois de confrontation régionale maintiennent armateurs et assureurs sous tension. Le quotidien The National rapporte que de précédentes frappes de missiles iraniens sur Ras Laffan avaient mis hors service une part importante des capacités de GNL du Qatar, et que le redémarrage en cours témoignait d'un apaisement. Pour le Luxembourg et ses voisins, qui importent la quasi-totalité de leur gaz et se trouvent au bout de gazoducs alimentés en partie par du GNL acheminé par mer, l'épisode est un rappel : les prix fixés sur le TTF peuvent vaciller au gré d'un seul accident, en plein désert. Ces mouvements de gros finissent par se répercuter, avec un décalage, sur les tarifs payés par les ménages et les entreprises de la Grande Région. Pour l'heure, c'est le bilan humain qui reste la dimension la plus grave. Treize ouvriers — pour l'essentiel des travailleurs migrants qui font tourner l'économie énergétique du Golfe — ont péri dans une usine restée à l'arrêt pendant six mois et qui venait tout juste de reprendre vie. Les enquêteurs devront désormais établir comment un simple redémarrage a viré au drame, tandis que les méthaniers qui relient le Qatar à l'Europe poursuivaient, eux, leur route. ### Sources - Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility kills at least 13 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/22/qatar-lng-factory-explosion-injures-54-leaves-18-missing-govt-says - At least 13 killed and 66 injured in explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/06/22/qatar-says-ras-laffan-lng-complex-blast-killed-13-injured-66/ - 13 killed, dozens injured in Qatar's Ras Laffan energy site explosion — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/major-explosion-at-qatars-largest-energy-site-injures-dozens-as-18-remain-unaccounted-for - Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13, injured dozens more — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/explosion-qatar-restarts-gas-export-terminal-hurts-54-134085065 - 13 killed, 66 injured in Ras Laffan factory explosion; LNG exports remain unaffected: Al Kaabi — Qatar Tribune: https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/240626/latest-news/13-killed-66-injured-in-ras-laffan-factory-explosion-lng-exports-remain-unaffected-al-kaabi - Pakistani, Indian nationals among 13 dead after 'technical malfunction' at Qatar LNG plant — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2009790 - 54 injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/dozens-injured-and-18-missing-after-explosion-at-qatar-lng-site.html - Heatwave, Hormuz Threats and Qatar Blast Push European Gas Prices Higher — OilPrice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Heatwave-Hormuz-Threats-and-Qatar-Blast-Push-European-Gas-Prices-Higher.html - EU imports of energy products - latest developments — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_imports_of_energy_products_-_latest_developments - Indians and Pakistanis among 13 killed in explosion at Qatar's LNG factory — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/qatar/indians-and-pakistanis-among-13-killed-in-explosion-at-qatars-lng-factory-1.500582982 --- ## Réparer plutôt que jeter : le Luxembourg transpose le droit européen à la réparation - URL: https://status.lu/fr/article/droit-reparation-luxembourg-loi-8762-electromenager-smartphones - Published: 2026-06-23T05:52:10.683+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:52:10.683+00:00 - Section: Société - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: fr - Translation group: 9fbb257d-3b2e-49e0-a8f0-80f18d595781 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Le projet de loi 8762 obligerait les fabricants à réparer électroménager et smartphones, à publier leurs prix et à prolonger la garantie d'un an. Mais le pays devrait manquer l'échéance européenne. ### Summary Le Luxembourg transpose la directive européenne sur le droit à la réparation via le projet de loi 8762, qui rendra souvent la réparation plus avantageuse que le remplacement — mais le pays accuse du retard sur l'échéance du 31 juillet 2026. ### Key facts - Le projet de loi 8762, présenté le 11 juin 2026, transpose au Luxembourg la directive (UE) 2024/1799 sur le droit à la réparation. - Sont visés lave-linge, lave-vaisselle, aspirateurs, réfrigérateurs, téléphones et tablettes ; les fabricants devront réparer même après la fin de la garantie légale et publier des prix indicatifs. - Une réparation sous garantie prolonge la protection d'un an, et la présomption de défaut à la livraison passe d'un à deux ans. - Le Luxembourg devrait manquer l'échéance du 31 juillet 2026 : le texte attend encore l'avis du Conseil d'État. - Le pays applique déjà une TVA réduite de 8 % sur les petites réparations, mais le projet ne prévoit pas de prime nationale à la réparation. ### FAQ **Q: Quels appareils sont concernés par le droit à la réparation au Luxembourg ?** Le projet de loi 8762 vise les biens déjà soumis aux exigences européennes de réparabilité : lave-linge, lave-vaisselle, aspirateurs et réfrigérateurs, ainsi que les téléphones portables et les tablettes. **Q: En quoi réparer prolonge-t-il ma garantie ?** Une réparation effectuée au titre de la garantie légale ouvre droit à une année de protection supplémentaire. Par ailleurs, la période durant laquelle un défaut est présumé exister dès la livraison passera d'un à deux ans. **Q: Quand ces règles s'appliqueront-elles ?** Les États membres doivent appliquer leurs mesures de transposition à partir du 31 juillet 2026, mais le Luxembourg devrait manquer cette échéance : le projet attend encore l'avis du Conseil d'État avant d'achever son parcours législatif. **Q: Existe-t-il une prime à la réparation au Luxembourg ?** Non. Le projet de loi ne crée pas de prime nationale. Le pays applique toutefois une TVA réduite de 8 % sur les petites réparations (vélos, chaussures, articles en cuir, vêtements et linge de maison). ### Body Un lave-linge en panne, un smartphone à l'écran fendu : au Luxembourg, le réflexe pourrait bientôt cesser d'être l'achat d'un appareil neuf. Le gouvernement s'apprête à inscrire dans le droit national le « droit à la réparation » voulu par l'Union européenne, avec l'ambition affichée de rendre la remise en état souvent plus avantageuse que le remplacement. Le 11 juin 2026, des représentants ministériels ont présenté le projet de loi 8762 à la commission de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Viticulture de la Chambre des députés, en présence de la ministre de la Protection des consommateurs, Martine Hansen. Porté par la députée Stéphanie Weydert comme rapportrice, le texte transpose la directive (UE) 2024/1799 et s'inscrit dans le Pacte vert européen. Ce qui changerait pour les ménages et les fabricants Le projet vise des biens du quotidien déjà soumis aux exigences européennes de réparabilité : lave-linge, lave-vaisselle, aspirateurs et réfrigérateurs, auxquels s'ajoutent les téléphones portables et les tablettes. Pour ces produits, selon la note de la Chambre, les obligations se prolongeront bien au-delà de l'achat. les fabricants devront continuer à proposer des réparations même après la fin de la garantie légale Plusieurs obligations concrètes en découleraient : - publier les prix indicatifs des réparations courantes sur un site librement accessible, au moins pendant toute la durée de l'obligation de réparation ; - l'interdiction de faire obstacle à la réparation par des clauses contractuelles, des dispositifs matériels ou logiciels, ou en empêchant l'usage de pièces détachées compatibles ; - une réparation effectuée sous garantie légale ouvrant droit à une année de protection supplémentaire ; - l'extension d'un à deux ans de la période durant laquelle un défaut est présumé exister à la livraison — ce qui fait peser la charge de la preuve sur le vendeur. Mieux informés sur les coûts et les délais, les consommateurs pourront ainsi comparer plus facilement un devis de réparation au prix d'un produit neuf. Une loi européenne, longue à atterrir Le texte luxembourgeois prolonge une directive que le Parlement européen a adoptée le 23 avril 2024 par 584 voix contre 3, et 14 abstentions. Entrée en vigueur le 30 juillet 2024, elle impose aux États membres d'appliquer leurs mesures de transposition à partir du 31 juillet 2026. À l'échelle européenne, les règles contraignent les fabricants des produits concernés à réparer « dans un délai et à un prix raisonnables », à fournir pièces et outils à des tarifs raisonnables, et à abandonner les techniques entravant la réparation indépendante. Surtout, la directive modifie le régime de la vente de biens : choisir la réparation plutôt que le remplacement au titre de la garantie légale offre une année de couverture en plus. « Le droit des consommateurs à faire réparer leurs produits va désormais devenir une réalité. Il sera plus simple et moins coûteux de réparer plutôt que d'acheter des objets neufs et onéreux », résumait le rapporteur du texte au Parlement, l'eurodéputé allemand René Repasi, lors du vote. Selon le Parlement européen, les biens réparés sous garantie « bénéficieront d'une prolongation supplémentaire d'un an de la garantie légale, ce qui incite davantage les consommateurs à choisir la réparation plutôt que le remplacement ». L'enjeu est autant écologique qu'économique : limiter les déchets nés de la mise au rebut d'appareils encore fonctionnels, soutenir les artisans réparateurs et alléger la facture des ménages sur la durée de vie d'un produit. Deux outils communs viendront compléter le dispositif national. Une plateforme européenne de réparation en ligne, hébergée via le portail « L'Europe est à vous » et alimentée par les réparateurs enregistrés dans chaque État membre, devrait être opérationnelle en 2027. Les réparateurs pourront en outre délivrer un formulaire européen d'informations sur la réparation, un devis standardisé dont les conditions restent valables 30 jours, permettant de comparer les offres à armes égales. En retard, mais avec des effets très concrets Le Luxembourg ne devrait pas tenir l'échéance du 31 juillet 2026. Comme l'a rapporté L'essentiel, le projet attend encore l'avis du Conseil d'État avant d'achever son parcours législatif, et la direction de la Protection des consommateurs reconnaît qu'une petite équipe jongle avec plusieurs dossiers européens à la fois. Les obligations de la directive s'imposeront au pays une fois le délai écoulé, mais les règles nationales précises que pourront invoquer les consommateurs dépendent de l'aboutissement de la loi. Le Grand-Duché ne part toutefois pas de zéro. Il applique déjà un taux de TVA réduit de 8 % aux petites réparations — vélos, chaussures, articles en cuir, vêtements et linge de maison —, l'une des illustrations de « l'au moins une mesure » que chaque État membre doit prendre pour favoriser la réparation. La directive laisse la porte ouverte à davantage, comme les bonus ou les fonds de réparation déjà en place en France, en Autriche et dans certaines régions d'Allemagne ; en l'état, le projet luxembourgeois ne crée pas de prime à la réparation à l'échelle nationale. Pour les ménages, le conseil pratique est simple. Une fois la loi en vigueur, opter pour la réparation d'un produit éligible sous garantie — plutôt que pour son échange — prolongera cette garantie d'un an. Les prix de réparation publiés par les fabricants devraient aider à juger de la pertinence d'une remise en état, et la plateforme européenne, une fois lancée, facilitera la recherche d'un réparateur enregistré. D'ici là, la garantie de conformité existante et la TVA réduite sur les petites réparations restent les principaux leviers. ### Sources - Réparer plutôt que remplacer : de nouvelles règles pour les biens de consommation — Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (chd.lu): https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3729 - Directive on repair of goods — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/consumer-protection-law/directive-repair-goods_en - Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers - Le bouton de rétractation et le droit à la réparation en retard — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-le-bouton-de-retractation-et-le-droit-a-la-reparation-en-retard-103561286 - Réparer plutôt que remplacer : nouvelles règles pour les biens de consommation — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/reparer-plutot-que-remplacer-nouvelles-regles-pour-les-biens-de-consommation.html - Common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending related EU legislation — EUR-Lex (European Union): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/common-rules-promoting-the-repair-of-goods-and-amending-related-eu-legislation.html - Repairing — Directorate for Consumer Protection — The Luxembourg Government: https://mpc.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2021/repairing.html # Articles (German) --- ## Denkmal für Großherzog Jean: Auftrag geht an Jonas Ademes - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/bildhauer-jonas-ademes-denkmal-grossherzog-jean-parc-pescatore - Published: 2026-07-04T06:45:40.975+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:45:40.975+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 3f2554ad-7be6-4ca1-b6ad-54ba7ba01b41 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die Regierung vergibt den Auftrag für ein lebensgroßes Standbild des 2019 verstorbenen Großherzogs an den deutschen Bildhauermeister. Es soll Mitte 2027 im Parc Pescatore enthüllt werden. ### Summary Der deutsche Bildhauermeister Jonas Ademes gestaltet das Denkmal für Großherzog Jean. Die lebensgroße Figur in Zivilkleidung soll Mitte 2027 im Luxemburger Parc Pescatore stehen. ### Key facts - Der deutsche Bildhauermeister Jonas Ademes (Jahrgang 1991, Bitburg) wurde am 3. Juli 2026 mit dem Denkmal für Großherzog Jean beauftragt. - Die Figur zeigt Jean lebensgroß und in Zivilkleidung auf Augenhöhe – als Mensch, nicht als fernes Machtsymbol. - Der dreistufige Wettbewerb lief seit Juni 2025; jeder Finalist erhielt 3.000 Euro für seinen Vorentwurf. - Standort ist der Parc Pescatore in der Stadt Luxemburg, mit Blick auf Kirchberg und das nach Jean benannte Mudam. - Die Arbeiten beginnen in den kommenden Monaten, die Einweihung ist für Mitte 2027 geplant. ### FAQ **Q: Wer ist Jonas Ademes?** Ein 1991 im deutschen Bitburg geborener Bildhauermeister, der in Aschaffenburg lebt. Er wuchs nahe der luxemburgischen Grenze auf, seine Großmutter stammte aus Medernach, und er wurde in Deutschland und Italien ausgebildet. **Q: Wo wird das Denkmal für Großherzog Jean stehen?** Im Abschnitt Parc Pescatore des städtischen Parc Édouard André in der Stadt Luxemburg, zwischen der Fondation Pescatore und dem Panoramaaufzug zum Pfaffenthal, mit Blick in Richtung Kirchberg und Mudam. **Q: Wann wird das Standbild eingeweiht?** Die Arbeiten beginnen in den kommenden Monaten, die Einweihung ist für Mitte 2027 vorgesehen. **Q: Was kostet das Projekt?** Die Gesamtkosten wurden nicht öffentlich gemacht. Bekannt ist nur die Pauschale von 3.000 Euro inklusive Mehrwertsteuer, die jeder Finalist für seinen Vorentwurf erhielt. ### Body Luxemburg weiß nun, wessen Hand einem seiner meistverehrten Landesväter dauerhafte öffentliche Gestalt geben wird. Am 3. Juli 2026 gab die Regierung bekannt, dass der Auftrag für ein Denkmal zu Ehren des 2019 verstorbenen Großherzogs Jean an den deutschen Bildhauermeister Jonas Ademes vergeben wurde. Er soll das Standbild entwerfen, ausführen und aufstellen. Der vom Regierungsrat unter Premierminister Luc Frieden getroffene Beschluss beendet einen mehr als ein Jahr zuvor ausgeschriebenen Wettbewerb. Bemerkenswert ist vor allem die Grundidee: Die Figur zeigt Jean nicht in den Insignien eines Staatsoberhaupts, sondern in Zivilkleidung, lebensgroß und ungefähr auf Augenhöhe. Nicht der Monarch soll dem Betrachter gegenübertreten, sondern der Mensch. Vom Aufruf bis zur Entscheidung Im Juni 2025 hatte der Staat einen öffentlichen Bewerberaufruf gestartet und professionelle bildende Künstler eingeladen, eine Skulptur oder Büste Großherzog Jeans (1921–2019) vorzuschlagen, der von 1964 bis 2000 regierte. Einreichungsschluss war der 16. Juli 2025 über das öffentliche Vergabeportal pmp.lu. Der Wettbewerb verlief in drei Phasen: - In der ersten Runde wurden die Bewerbungen geprüft und fünf bis zehn Kandidaten in die engere Auswahl genommen. - In der zweiten Runde entwickelten diese Finalisten Vorentwürfe – jeder erhielt eine Pauschale von 3.000 Euro inklusive Mehrwertsteuer für Studien- und Präsentationskosten – aus denen ein Auswahlausschuss den Sieger bestimmte. - Die dritte Phase umfasst Ausführung und Aufstellung. Ademes' Vorschlag überzeugte, so die Regierung, durch handwerkliche Sorgfalt ebenso wie durch seine Lesart des Menschen. In ihrer Mitteilung würdigte die Regierung am Projekt dessen künstlerische Qualität, seine große Treue zur Gestalt Großherzog Jeans sowie seine Fähigkeit, Wesenszüge jenseits der bloßen Erscheinung sichtbar zu machen. Ademes wurde 1991 im nahe der luxemburgischen Grenze gelegenen Bitburg geboren, ist 35 Jahre alt und lebt in Aschaffenburg. Er wuchs in Grenznähe auf und hat einen persönlichen Bezug zum Land: Seine Großmutter stammte aus Medernach im Zentrum des Großherzogtums. Ausgebildet in Deutschland und Italien, wo er mit renommierten Werkstätten zusammenarbeitete, trägt er den Titel eines Bildhauermeisters. Der Mensch hinter der Figur Bei der Ausschreibung ging es ebenso sehr um den Ton wie um die Technik. Statt eines fernen Machtsymbols wünschte sich die Regierung ein Werk, das Nähe vermittelt – jene Bescheidenheit, Güte und jenen Sinn für das Gemeinwohl, die viele Luxemburger mit Jean verbinden. Indem es ihn in Alltagskleidung und im menschlichen Maßstab zeigt, will das Denkmal zu einer vertrauten, unaufgeregten Begegnung mit seinem Andenken einladen. Diese Deutung entspricht dem öffentlichen Bild eines Souveräns, den man weniger für Zeremonien als für seinen Dienst in Erinnerung behält. Schon im Bewerberaufruf vom Juni 2025 nannte die Regierung ihn einen „überzeugten Europäer und klugen Diplomaten“. Als junger Thronfolger meldete sich Jean im Zweiten Weltkrieg freiwillig zu den Irish Guards der britischen Armee, nahm im Juni 1944 an der Landung in der Normandie teil und marschierte im September desselben Jahres bei der Befreiung seines eigenen Landes mit. Von 1964 an stand er über Jahrzehnte an der Spitze eines Luxemburg, das sich zu einem wohlhabenden internationalen Finanzplatz wandelte, ehe er 2000 zugunsten seines Sohnes Henri abdankte. Als er im April 2019 im Alter von 98 Jahren starb, ordnete das Land Tage der Staatstrauer an. Ein Standort mit Weitblick Aufgestellt wird das Denkmal in der Stadt Luxemburg, im Abschnitt Parc Pescatore des städtischen Parc Édouard André, zwischen der Fondation Pescatore und dem gläsernen Panoramaaufzug, der ins Pfaffenthal hinabführt. Der Ort ist mit Bedacht gewählt: Von dort blickt die Figur über den Park hinweg in Richtung Eich, der Trois Glands, des Mudam und der Türme auf dem Kirchberg-Plateau – das moderne Luxemburg, das während Jeans Regentschaft heranwuchs. In dieser Wahl liegt ein weiterer Anklang. Das Mudam – offiziell Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean – trägt bereits seinen Namen, sodass das Standbild auf eine ihm gewidmete Institution hinausblickt. Die Arbeiten sollen in den kommenden Monaten beginnen, die Einweihung ist für Mitte 2027 vorgesehen. Die Gesamtkosten des Projekts wurden nicht veröffentlicht; über die 3.000 Euro je Finalist für dessen Entwurf hinaus nannte die Regierung keine Budgetsumme. Aufnahme in ein kleines Pantheon Für ein kleines Land geht Luxemburg sorgsam damit um, wen es in Bronze gießt, und das neue Werk reiht sich in ein überschaubares, aber pointiertes Ensemble öffentlicher Denkmäler der Hauptstadt ein. Am bekanntesten ist die Gëlle Fra, das vergoldete Kriegerdenkmal von 1923 auf der Place de la Constitution. Am nächsten steht ihm im Geist das Standbild der Großherzogin Charlotte – Jeans Mutter und selbst ein Sinnbild des Widerstands in Kriegszeiten – eine 2,75 Meter hohe Bronze des französischen Bildhauers Jean Cardot, 1990 auf der Place de Clairefontaine enthüllt. Jean in diese Gesellschaft aufzunehmen, ist ein wohlüberlegter Akt nationaler Erinnerung. Seine Mutter wird mit ausgestrecktem, einladendem Arm dargestellt; der Entwurf für Jean ist stiller und bodenständiger – eine Gestalt, der man fast auf einem Parkweg begegnen könnte. Ob die fertige Skulptur diese Vertrautheit erreicht, wird sich erst mit der Enthüllung zeigen. Der von der Regierung klar benannte Vorsatz aber lautet, einer verbindenden Persönlichkeit mit ebenso zurückhaltenden Mitteln ein Denkmal zu setzen, wie es dem Ruf entspricht, den sie hinterließ. ### Sources - Jonas Ademes Selected to Design Monument in Memory of Grand Duke Jean — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62171-jonas-ademes-selected-to-design-monument-in-memory-of-grand-duke-jean - Un monument en mémoire de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc Jean — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/fr/actualites/un-monument-en-memoire-de-sar-le-grand-duc-jean - Grand-Duc Jean: une statue sera inaugurée à Luxembourg-Ville en 2027 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-decouvrez-la-future-statue-en-l-honneur-du-grand-duc-jean-103595818 - Le futur monument du Grand-Duc Jean dévoilé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-futur-monument-du-grand-duc-jean-devoile/ - Appel à candidatures: conception, réalisation et pose d'un monument en mémoire de Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc Jean — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/04-appel-monument.html - Call for Artists: Design, production and installation of a monument in memory of HRH the Grand Duke Jean — ArtJobs / État du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.artjobs.com/open-calls/call-artists/luxembourg/85669/design-production-and-installation-monument-memory-his - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Grand Duchess Charlotte (statue, Place de Clairefontaine) — Luxembourg City Tourist Office: https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/place/monument/grand-duchess-charlotte --- ## Wie der Stromhunger der KI Google und Amazon von ihren Klimazielen entfernt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ki-stromhunger-treibt-emissionen-google-amazon-2026 - Published: 2026-07-04T06:16:36.423+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:16:36.423+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 606a7fcd-8cbb-41a5-aff3-e7edca01c244 > Neue Nachhaltigkeitsberichte zeigen steigende Emissionen bei beiden Konzernen: Der Strombedarf der Rechenzentren wächst schneller, als das Netz sauberer wird. ### Summary Amazon und Google melden in ihren jüngsten Umweltberichten kräftig steigende Emissionen. Der Grund ist derselbe: Der KI-Ausbau treibt den Strombedarf der Rechenzentren schneller nach oben, als die Netze dekarbonisieren. ### Key facts - Amazons Treibhausgasemissionen stiegen 2025 um 16 Prozent auf rund 81 Millionen Tonnen CO2e – der höchste je gemeldete Jahreswert und 58 Prozent mehr als 2019. - Bei Google legten die auf das Klimaziel angerechneten Emissionen um 18 Prozent auf rund 14,5 Millionen Tonnen zu; die Lieferkettenemissionen (Scope 3) sprangen um 25 Prozent. - Beide Konzerne decken ihren Stromverbrauch bilanziell zu 100 Prozent mit Ökostrom-Einkäufen – die absoluten Emissionen steigen dennoch. - Treiber ist der KI-Ausbau: Amazons Emissionen aus zugekauftem Strom stiegen um 34 Prozent, Googles Stromverbrauch um 37 Prozent in nur einem Jahr. - Amazon hält an Netto-Null bis 2040 fest, Google an 2030 – doch der Netzausbau hinkt dem Tempo der Rechenzentren hinterher. ### FAQ **Q: Warum steigen die Emissionen von Amazon und Google trotz Milliardeninvestitionen in Ökostrom?** KI-Rechenzentren benötigen rund um die Uhr verlässlichen Strom. Wind und Sonne liefern jedoch unstet, und neue Kernkraftwerke wie Netzanschlüsse brauchen Jahre. So wächst der absolute Ausstoß, obwohl beide Konzerne Rekordsummen in saubere Energie stecken. **Q: Um wie viel sind die Emissionen konkret gestiegen?** Amazons Gesamtemissionen legten 2025 um 16 Prozent auf rund 81 Millionen Tonnen CO2e zu. Bei Google stiegen die zielrelevanten Emissionen um 18 Prozent auf etwa 14,5 Millionen Tonnen, rund 81 Prozent über dem Referenzjahr 2019. **Q: Halten die Konzerne an ihren Klimazielen fest?** Ja. Amazon peilt weiterhin Netto-Null bis 2040 an, Google bis 2030. Google räumt allerdings ein, der Weg werde „nicht geradlinig“ verlaufen, weil der KI-Ausbau schneller wachse, als das Stromnetz dekarbonisiert wird. ### Body Es ist dieselbe unbequeme Botschaft, die die beiden größten Cloud-Konzerne der Welt fast zeitgleich verkündet haben: Der Boom der künstlichen Intelligenz lässt ihre Treibhausgasemissionen nicht sinken, sondern steigen. Der Strom, den ihre Rechenzentren verschlingen, wächst schneller, als die Stromnetze grün werden – und damit rückt für Amazon wie für Google das selbst gesetzte Klimaziel in die Ferne, statt näher zu kommen. Amazon teilte am 1. Juli mit, dass seine Treibhausgasemissionen 2025 um 16 Prozent auf rund 81 Millionen Tonnen Kohlendioxid-Äquivalent gestiegen sind – der höchste Jahreswert, den das Unternehmen je gemeldet hat. Einen Tag zuvor hatte Google eingeräumt, dass die auf sein Klimaziel angerechneten Emissionen im Jahresvergleich um 18 Prozent zulegten und damit etwa 81 Prozent über dem Referenzwert von 2019 liegen. In beiden Fällen führt die Spur zu denselben Bauwerken: den Rechenzentren, die für das Training und den Betrieb von KI-Systemen errichtet werden. Amazon: Rekordwert und wachsende Kluft Der Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2025 beziffert Amazons Gesamtemissionen auf rund 81 Millionen Tonnen CO2e – 16 Prozent mehr als 2024 und 58 Prozent mehr als 2019. Das ist jenes Jahr, in dem der Konzern das Klimaversprechen „The Climate Pledge“ mitbegründete und sich auf Netto-Null-Kohlenstoff bis 2040 festlegte, wie unter anderem Bloomberg, GeekWire und der öffentliche Sender KUOW berichteten. Die indirekten Emissionen aus zugekauftem Strom kletterten binnen eines Jahres um 34 Prozent. Als Ursachen nennt Amazon den „Stromverbrauch in Rechenzentren, die Elektrifizierung unseres Zustellnetzes und die Elektrifizierung von Gebäuden“. Mitten in einem Rechenzentrums-Ausbau, den der Konzern mit bis zu 150 Milliarden Dollar veranschlagt, hat Amazon bereits Verträge über Atomstrom, Geothermie und Batteriespeicher geschlossen, um den Hunger dieser Anlagen zu stillen. Der Konzern betont seine Effizienzfortschritte: Die CO2-Intensität – der Ausstoß je Dollar Umsatz – sei seit 2019 um 38 Prozent gesunken, und schon 2023 habe man den gesamten Stromverbrauch rechnerisch zu 100 Prozent mit dem Einkauf erneuerbarer Energie gedeckt, sieben Jahre vor dem Zieljahr 2030. Doch nach Amazons eigenen Zahlen stieg eben diese Intensität 2025 erstmals seit Beginn der Erfassung wieder an. Kritiker halten dem entgegen, dass ein bilanzieller Ausgleich auf dem Papier die Emissionen aus real bezogenem Kohle- und Gasstrom nicht tilgt – und dass für das Klima allein der absolute Gesamtwert zählt. Und der wächst. Google: Fortschritt im Betrieb, Rückschlag in der Lieferkette Der elfte jährliche Umweltbericht von Google, veröffentlicht am 30. Juni, zeichnet ein zwiespältiges Bild. Die betrieblichen Emissionen – die Kategorien Scope 1 und marktbasiertes Scope 2 – senkte der Konzern 2025 um zwei Prozent. Geholfen haben dabei die zum neunten Jahr in Folge zu 100 Prozent mit Ökostrom-Einkäufen gedeckten Verbräuche sowie neue Verträge über mehr als 12 Gigawatt sauberer Energie. Doch die Emissionen der Lieferkette – Scope 3 – sprangen um 25 Prozent nach oben und trieben den auf das Ziel angerechneten Gesamtwert um 18 Prozent auf rund 14,5 Millionen Tonnen, wie Auswertungen von Trellis und Carbon Credits zeigen. Google führt das vor allem auf Stahl, Beton, Halbleiter und andere Hardware für den Bau der Rechenzentren zurück – häufig gefertigt in asiatischen Netzen mit hohem Kohleanteil. Der Stromverbrauch des Konzerns wuchs binnen eines Jahres um 37 Prozent, der größte Sprung seiner Geschichte und mehr als 250 Prozent über dem Wert von 2019. Der Weg zu unseren Klimazielen wird nicht geradlinig verlaufen – denn der Ausbau unserer KI-Infrastruktur beschleunigt sich derzeit schneller, als das Stromnetz dekarbonisiert wird. An seinem Versprechen, bis 2030 in Betrieb und Wertschöpfungskette Netto-Null zu erreichen, hält Google vorerst fest – ein Ziel, das der Konzern selbst als „Moonshot“ bezeichnet. Wo KI-Boom und Klimaversprechen kollidieren Die beiden Berichte bringen einen Zielkonflikt auf den Punkt, mit dem die gesamte Branche ringt. KI-Rechenzentren brauchen enorme Mengen verlässlichen Stroms rund um die Uhr – ausgerechnet in dem Moment, in dem die am schnellsten wachsenden neuen Quellen, Wind und Sonne, nur unstet liefern und in dem neue Kernkraftwerke sowie Netzanschlüsse Jahre bis zur Fertigstellung brauchen. Das Ergebnis: Selbst Konzerne, die Rekordsummen in saubere Energie stecken, sehen ihre absoluten Emissionen steigen. - Amazon: Emissionen 2025 um 16 Prozent auf rund 81 Millionen Tonnen CO2e; plus 58 Prozent seit 2019; Netto-Null-Ziel 2040. - Google: zielrelevante Emissionen um 18 Prozent auf rund 14,5 Millionen Tonnen; rund 81 Prozent über 2019; Netto-Null-Ziel 2030. - Beide: stark steigender Strombedarf – Amazons Emissionen aus Stromeinkauf plus 34 Prozent, Googles Stromverbrauch plus 37 Prozent in einem Jahr. Die Diskrepanz belastet das Verhältnis zu Teilen der eigenen Belegschaft. Eliza Pan von der Gruppe Amazon Employees for Climate Justice sagte KUOW, „unsere Mitglieder haben das Vertrauen verloren, dass Amazon freiwillig tatsächlich das Richtige tut“. Die Konzernspitze beharrt derweil darauf, dass die langfristige Richtung weiter nach unten weise. Amazons Nachhaltigkeitschefin Kara Hurst erklärte, sie bleibe „zuversichtlich und optimistisch, was die übergeordnete Vision und die langfristigen Fortschritte angeht, die wir weiterhin auf sie zu machen“ – räumte gegenüber Semafor aber ein, der wachsende Fußabdruck sei „keine Geschichte eines einzelnen Jahres“. Vorerst weisen die Zahlen in eine Richtung. Die großen Namen der Technologiebranche haben ihren Ruf auch als Klimavorreiter aufgebaut – Amazon als Mitbegründer eines Netto-Null-Versprechens, Google als einer der ersten Konzerne, die Klimaneutralität für sich reklamierten. Das Rennen um die KI stellt nun die Probe aufs Exempel: ob diese Versprechen die Stromrechnung überstehen, die mit ihnen einhergeht. ### Sources - Read Google's 2026 Environmental Report — Google (blog.google): https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/2026-environmental-report/ - Google's AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/30/google-ai-boom-emissions-power-use - Google Reports 37% Rise in Electricity Use Driven by AI Buildout — Let's Data Science: https://letsdatascience.com/news/google-reports-37-rise-in-electricity-use-driven-by-ai-build-57b8e424 - Google sticks with 2030 net-zero goal despite big emissions increase — Trellis: https://trellis.net/article/google-isnt-abandoning-its-2030-goal-despite-another-big-emissions-increase/ - Google's Carbon Emissions Fall, But AI Makes Its Net-Zero 'Moonshot' Goal Harder Than Ever — Carbon Credits: https://carboncredits.com/google-ai-emissions-net-zero-environmental-report-2026/ - The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge — GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-cost-of-the-ai-boom-amazon-emissions-jump-16-as-company-stands-by-net-zero-pledge/ - Amazon's carbon emissions jumped 16% in 2025. The driver: massive data center buildout — KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/stories/amazon-s-carbon-emissions-jump-driven-by-massive-data-center-buildout - Amazon's Carbon Emissions Rose 16% in 2025 Amid Data Center Boom — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/amazon-s-carbon-emissions-rose-16-in-2025-amid-data-center-boom - Amazon emissions rose 16% in 2025 — Transport Topics (TT News): https://www.ttnews.com/articles/amazon-emissions-rise-2025 - Amazon's rising carbon footprint 'not a one-year story,' CSO says — Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/article/07/01/2026/amazons-rising-carbon-footprint-not-a-one-year-story-cso-says - Amazon meets its 100% renewable energy goal 7 years early — About Amazon: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-renewable-energy-goal - How is Kara Hurst Leading Amazon to Net Zero by 2040? — Sustainability Magazine: https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/how-is-kara-hurst-leading-amazon-to-net-zero-by-2040 --- ## Nagelsmann tritt zurück – DFB will Gespräche mit Klopp führen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/nagelsmann-tritt-zurueck-dfb-will-klopp-2026 - Published: 2026-07-04T06:09:28.35+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:09:28.35+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: d088b6e2-d17d-4379-8629-1c4ec19f649d - Dateline: Frankfurt am Main, DE > Vier Tage nach dem WM-Aus gegen Paraguay gibt Julian Nagelsmann sein Amt auf. Der DFB will umgehend Gespräche mit Jürgen Klopp führen – der offenbar bereitsteht. ### Summary Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann ist nach dem WM-Aus im Elfmeterschießen zurückgetreten. Der DFB nennt Jürgen Klopp als Wunschnachfolger und will sofort verhandeln. ### Key facts - Julian Nagelsmann (38) ist am 3. Juli 2026 als Bundestrainer zurückgetreten – vier Tage nach dem WM-Aus gegen Paraguay. - Deutschland verlor am 29. Juni in Foxborough nach 1:1 mit 3:4 im Elfmeterschießen – das erste bei einer WM verlorene Elfmeterschießen der DFB-Geschichte. - Der DFB nennt Jürgen Klopp (59) als Wunschnachfolger und will umgehend Gespräche aufnehmen; Klopp hat seine grundsätzliche Bereitschaft signalisiert. - Klopps Red-Bull-Vertrag soll eine passende Ausstiegsklausel enthalten; es wäre seine erste Trainerrolle seit Liverpool 2024. - Auch die Co-Trainer Benjamin Glück und Benjamin Hübner verlassen ihre Ämter. ### FAQ **Q: Warum ist Julian Nagelsmann zurückgetreten?** Nach dem Aus im Achtelfinale (Runde der letzten 32) der WM 2026 gegen Paraguay gab Nagelsmann sein Amt auf. Zunächst wollte er weitermachen, doch nach einer langen Sitzung mit der DFB-Führung in Frankfurt wurde die einvernehmliche Trennung vereinbart. Er begründete den Schritt mit dem Interesse der Mannschaft an einem echten Neuanfang. **Q: Wer soll neuer Bundestrainer werden?** Der DFB nannte Jürgen Klopp als Wunschkandidaten und kündigte an, umgehend Gespräche zu suchen. Der 59-Jährige hat laut Verband seine grundsätzliche Bereitschaft signalisiert. Eine Einigung gibt es aber noch nicht. **Q: Wie verlief das WM-Spiel gegen Paraguay?** Am 29. Juni 2026 in Foxborough stand es nach Verlängerung 1:1 (Enciso 42., Havertz 54.). Paraguay gewann das Elfmeterschießen mit 4:3; Havertz und Woltemade scheiterten an Torhüter Orlando Gill, Tah schoss über das Tor. Ein Tah-Kopfball war zuvor per Videobeweis aberkannt worden. **Q: Was hat Nagelsmann als Bundestrainer erreicht?** Nagelsmann übernahm im September 2023 und führte Deutschland bei der Heim-EM 2024 ins Viertelfinale, wo das Team dem späteren Europameister Spanien unterlag. Sein Vertrag lief bis zur EM 2028. ### Body Es dauerte nur vier Tage, dann war die Kehrtwende vollzogen. Noch in der Nacht der Niederlage hatte Julian Nagelsmann trotzig verkündet, er sei "keiner, der wegläuft". Am Freitag trat der 38-Jährige als Bundestrainer zurück – und beendete damit eine dreijährige Amtszeit, die einen Neuanfang versprochen und am Ende doch nur das nächste frühe Turnier-Aus geliefert hatte. Der Deutsche Fußball-Bund (DFB) bestätigte den Rückzug und kündigte an, unverzüglich Gespräche mit Jürgen Klopp über die Nachfolge aufzunehmen. Zwischen dem öffentlichen Bekenntnis zum Weitermachen und dem Rücktritt lag eine lange Sitzung der DFB-Spitze in Frankfurt. Danach war die einvernehmliche Trennung besiegelt. Der Verband stellte klar, Nagelsmann habe selbst um die Auflösung gebeten; Führung und Aufsichtsgremium hätten zugestimmt. Auch seine Co-Trainer Benjamin Glück und Benjamin Hübner verlassen ihre Posten. Ein Elfmeterschießen, das eine Ära beendet Zerbrochen war das deutsche Turnier am 29. Juni im Boston Stadium in Foxborough im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts. Gegen Paraguay stand es nach Verlängerung 1:1, ehe die Südamerikaner das Elfmeterschießen mit 4:3 für sich entschieden. Julio Enciso hatte seine Mannschaft in der 42. Minute in Führung gebracht, Kai Havertz glich in der 54. Minute aus. In der Verlängerung erkannte der Videobeweis einen Kopfball von Jonathan Tah ab. Im Elfmeterschießen scheiterten dann sowohl Havertz als auch Nick Woltemade an Paraguays Torhüter Orlando Gill, ehe Tah seinen Versuch weit über das Tor jagte. Es war das erste WM-Elfmeterschießen, das Deutschland überhaupt verlor – ein gnadenloses Ende für eine Nation, die den Pokal viermal in die Höhe gestemmt hat, zuletzt 2014. Havertz, schon 2022 früh ausgeschieden, machte anschließend keinen Hehl aus seiner Verzweiflung. "Meine zweite WM, und wir haben es zweimal vergeigt. Ich kann nur sagen: Es tut mir leid." Nagelsmanns eigene Analyse fiel nüchterner aus. "Wir haben einfach zu lange gebraucht, um über die Außen ins Spiel zu kommen", sagte er. "Wir hatten die Kontrolle, aber uns fehlte die letzte Konsequenz." Damals gab er sich noch kämpferisch und ließ wissen, er werde weitermachen, wenn der Verband das wolle. Vom Trotz zum Rücktritt Diese Entschlossenheit überlebte die Woche nicht. In seiner Abschiedserklärung deutete Nagelsmann den Schritt als Dienst an der Mannschaft, nicht als Flucht. "Die Entscheidung ist mir alles andere als leichtgefallen", sagte er. "Der Erfolg der Mannschaft stand für mich immer an oberster Stelle." Nach einer "so schmerzhaften Enttäuschung" verdiene das Team die Chance auf einen echten Neuanfang, fügte er hinzu und entschuldigte sich bei den Fans für ein frühes Aus, das ihnen "keine weiteren Fußball-Nächte bei dieser WM" beschert habe. Im September 2023 hatte Nagelsmann eine Mannschaft in Unordnung übernommen und ihr ein Stück Selbstvertrauen zurückgegeben. Bei der Heim-Europameisterschaft 2024 führte er das Team ins Viertelfinale, wo es dem späteren Sieger Spanien knapp unterlag. Auf Basis dieses Laufs war sein Vertrag bis zur EM 2028 verlängert worden. Die zweite WM-Blamage in Folge aber gab den Ausschlag. DFB-Präsident Bernd Neuendorf würdigte den scheidenden Trainer. "Der Deutsche Fußball-Bund dankt Julian Nagelsmann ausdrücklich für seine Arbeit seit September 2023." Warum es der DFB mit Klopp versuchen will Die Aufmerksamkeit richtete sich rasch – und unmissverständlich – auf einen einzigen Namen. In derselben Mitteilung ließ der Verband seine klare Präferenz für die Nachfolge erkennen: "Bezüglich der Bestellung eines neuen Trainers wird die DFB-Führung nun das Gespräch mit Jürgen Klopp suchen. Er hat seine grundsätzliche Bereitschaft, die Aufgabe zu übernehmen, bereits signalisiert." Klopp, 59, gilt seit Langem als emotionale wie strategische Wunschlösung für das Amt. Der frühere Trainer von Borussia Dortmund und des FC Liverpool verließ Anfield 2024 nach fast neun Jahren, in denen er die Champions League und die Premier League gewann; seither ist er als weltweiter Fußballchef bei Red Bull tätig. Mehrfach hatte er betont, den Job der Nationalmannschaft aus den richtigen Gründen in Betracht zu ziehen. Entscheidend: Die praktischen Hürden erscheinen überwindbar. Mehreren deutschen Medien zufolge – darunter Sky-Reporter Florian Plettenberg – enthält Klopps Red-Bull-Vertrag eine Ausstiegsklausel, die exakt auf diesen Fall zugeschnitten ist und ihm den Wechsel erlaubt, sollte der DFB anfragen. Für Klopp wäre es die Rückkehr an die Seitenlinie – erstmals seit seiner Zeit in Liverpool. Worüber der DFB entscheidet, ist nicht bloß eine Personalie, sondern ein Neustart. Die Ausgangslage des deutschen Fußballs macht das deutlich: - Eine talentierte Generation scheiterte bei drei der vergangenen vier großen Turniere vor dem Halbfinale – inklusive des Vorrunden-Aus bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2018 und 2022. - Der nächste WM-Zyklus reicht bis 2030 und gäbe einem neuen Trainer Zeit zum Umbau – doch zunächst wartet die EM 2028. - Eine Verpflichtung Klopps brächte sofortigen Rückhalt in der Öffentlichkeit, wie ihn kaum ein anderer Kandidat bieten könnte. Vorerst hat der Verband einen prominenten Namen und einen grundsätzlich willigen Kandidaten – aber keine Einigung. Die Gespräche mit Klopp sollen ohne Verzögerung beginnen. Wer das Amt übernimmt, erbt ein stolzes, aber angeschlagenes Programm – und die Aufgabe, dafür zu sorgen, dass Deutschlands frühe WM-Enden nicht zur Gewohnheit werden. ### Sources - Julian Nagelsmann resigns as Germany head coach after shock World Cup exit with Jurgen Klopp 'ready' to take over — Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13559137/julian-nagelsmann-resigns-as-germany-head-coach-after-shock-world-cup-exit-with-jurgen-klopp-ready-to-take-over - Nagelsmann quits as Germany coach after early World Cup 2026 exit — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/3/nagelsmann-steps-down-germany-coach-klopp-paraguay-world-cup-round-of-32 - Germany part ways with head coach Julian Nagelsmann and look to appoint Jürgen Klopp — Bundesliga.com: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/julian-nagelsmann-resigns-germany-coach-world-cup-jurgen-klopp-38076 - Julian Nagelsmann steps down — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/julian-nagelsmann-leaves-germany - World Cup 2026: Germany 1-1 Paraguay (3-4 on penalties) - Four-time winners dumped out in stunning last-32 exit — Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/17251/13558815/world-cup-2026-germany-1-1-paraguay-3-4-on-penalties-four-time-winners-dumped-out-in-stunning-last-32-exit - Germany 1-1 Paraguay (Jun 29, 2026) Game Analysis — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/760489 - Reaction from Germany's shootout defeat to Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup 2026 — Bundesliga.com: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/reaction-germany-penalty-defeat-to-paraguay-world-cup-2026-nagelsmann-havertz-neuer-38023 - Nagelsmann says 'team deserves a new start' after Germany's 'disappointing performance'; DFB eye Jurgen Klopp as successor — ANI News: https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/nagelsmann-says-team-deserves-a-new-start-after-germanys-disappointing-performance-in-fifa-world-cup-dfb-eye-jurgen-klopp-as-successor20260703183627/ - Germany confirm Jurgen Klopp talks after Julian Nagelsmann resignation — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en/lists/germany-confirm-jurgen-klopp-talks-julian-nagelsmann-resignation-world-cup/blt0ebe6fe9d5cf2641 --- ## Vor dem Urteil gegen Le Pen: Bardella führt die Umfragen zur Wahl 2027 an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/bardella-le-pen-urteil-praesidentschaftswahl-2027-rn - Published: 2026-07-04T05:49:20.72+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:49:20.72+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 2e86b7f4-abe3-4d24-86a6-4134598397cf - Dateline: Paris, FR > Am Dienstag entscheidet ein Pariser Berufungsgericht über Marine Le Pens Amtssperre. Doch in allen Umfragen zur Wahl 2027 führt längst ihr 30-jähriger Ziehsohn Jordan Bardella. ### Summary Ein Pariser Berufungsgericht urteilt am 7. Juli über Marine Le Pens Wählbarkeit. Unabhängig vom Ausgang hat sich das Rassemblement National bereits hinter ihren Nachfolger Jordan Bardella gestellt. ### Key facts - Ein Pariser Berufungsgericht entscheidet am 7. Juli 2026 über Marine Le Pens fünfjährige Amtssperre – und damit über ihre Kandidatur zur Präsidentschaftswahl 2027. - Le Pen wurde am 31. März 2025 wegen Veruntreuung von EU-Parlamentsgeldern zu vier Jahren Haft, 100.000 Euro Geldstrafe und dem sofort wirksamen Ämterverbot verurteilt. - In allen jüngeren Umfragen zum ersten Wahlgang führt ihr Nachfolger Jordan Bardella – zwischen 34 und 37 Prozent, weit vor allen Konkurrenten. - Le Pen taucht in den Tabellen zum ersten Wahlgang vom Juni 2026 wegen ihrer Sperre gar nicht mehr auf. - Bardella verknüpft die Wahl 2027 mit einer europäischen Agenda – für Luxemburg als Nachbarland Frankreichs von unmittelbarer Tragweite. ### FAQ **Q: Worüber entscheidet das Pariser Gericht am 7. Juli 2026?** Der Cour d'appel urteilt über Marine Le Pens Berufung gegen ihre Verurteilung vom März 2025. Kern ist das fünfjährige Verbot öffentlicher Ämter, das mit vorläufiger Vollstreckung sofort wirksam wurde und sie derzeit von der Präsidentschaftswahl 2027 ausschließt. **Q: Warum gilt Jordan Bardella als Favorit des Rassemblement National?** Bardella, seit November 2022 RN-Vorsitzender, ist vom Finanzskandal unberührt und liegt in allen jüngeren Umfragen zum ersten Wahlgang klar vorn – je nach Institut zwischen 34 und 37 Prozent. Le Pen erscheint in den Juni-Tabellen 2026 wegen ihrer Sperre nicht mehr. **Q: Was bedeutet das für Luxemburg und die EU?** Frankreich ist Luxemburgs größter Nachbar und wichtigster Partner. Bardella hat angekündigt, im Falle eines Sieges die Funktionsweise der EU neu ausrichten zu wollen – das berührt den deutsch-französischen Motor der Union, die grenzüberschreitende Arbeitspolitik sowie den Migrations- und Handelskurs. ### Body Zwei Jahrzehnte lang trug Frankreichs extreme Rechte den Namen Marine Le Pen. An diesem Dienstag könnte ein Pariser Berufungsgericht ein Kapitel dieser Geschichte schließen – und damit bestätigen, was in der Partei längst entschieden scheint: Die Bewegung, die Le Pen aufgebaut hat, ist ohne sie weitergezogen. Am 7. Juli entscheidet der Pariser Cour d'appel über Le Pens Einspruch gegen ihre Verurteilung vom März 2025 wegen der Veruntreuung von Geldern des Europäischen Parlaments. Das Urteil klärt, ob die 57-Jährige bei der Präsidentschaftswahl im April 2027 antreten darf. Den Termin hatte die Gerichtspräsidentin bereits im Februar festgelegt. Doch die politisch folgenreichere Verschiebung hat sich schon vollzogen: Ihr handverlesener Nachfolger, der 30-jährige Parteivorsitzende des Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, liegt in den Umfragen vor ihr, vor allen Konkurrenten – und baut still eine eigene Kampagne auf. Ein Richterspruch, der eine Laufbahn beenden kann Am 31. März 2025 wurde Le Pen im jahrelangen Verfahren um das Assistentensystem des Europäischen Parlaments schuldig gesprochen; nach Auffassung der Anklage nutzte der RN diese Mittel, um Parteipersonal zu bezahlen. Das Gericht sah sie „im Zentrum eines betrügerischen Systems“ und verhängte vier Jahre Haft – zwei zur Bewährung, zwei unter elektronischer Fußfessel –, eine Geldstrafe von 100.000 Euro und, entscheidend, ein fünfjähriges Verbot öffentlicher Ämter mit vorläufiger Vollstreckung. Die Sperre trat also sofort in Kraft und schließt Le Pen von 2027 aus, sofern das Berufungsverfahren sie nicht aufhebt. Sie legte binnen weniger Tage Berufung ein, doch die Verhandlung in diesem Jahr milderte die Anklage kaum. Die Staatsanwaltschaft verlangte, die fünfjährige Sperre aufrechtzuerhalten, sprach von einem „vorsätzlich und sorgfältig verschleierten“ System und fand ein Bild, das haften blieb: öffentliches Geld, „Tropfen für Tropfen abgezweigt, bis daraus ein Strom wurde“. Le Pen bestreitet jedes Fehlverhalten. „Wir haben nie etwas verheimlicht“, sagte sie vor Gericht und beharrte darauf, die Regelungen für zulässig gehalten zu haben. Bestätigen die Richter die Sperre, ist Le Pens vierter Anlauf auf den Élysée beendet. Heben sie sie auf, ist die Rechtspopulistin zurück im Rennen, das sie ihr Leben lang verfolgt hat. So oder so hat die Partei die Zwischenzeit genutzt, um sich auf eine Zukunft ohne sie als Kandidatin einzustellen. Der Kronprinz, der nicht mehr wartet Bardella führt den RN seit November 2022, sitzt seit 2019 im Europaparlament und leitet dort seit Juli 2024 die rechtsradikale Fraktion Patrioten für Europa. Unter ihm holte die Partei bei der Europawahl 2024 mit 31,4 Prozent ihr bestes nationales Ergebnis. Vom Finanzskandal unberührt, wurde er in dem Moment zur naheliegenden Alternative, als Le Pen verurteilt wurde – und die Umfragen belohnen ihn. Die jüngsten Erhebungen zum ersten Wahlgang fallen bemerkenswert einheitlich aus und sehen Bardella jeweils klar an der Spitze: - Ifop-Fiducial für LCI und Le Figaro (Ende Februar 2026): Bardella bis zu 37 Prozent, vor Le Pen mit 32 Prozent. - Ipsos (27.–28. Mai 2026): Bardella 34 Prozent, Ex-Premier Édouard Philippe 13,5 Prozent. - OpinionWay (10.–11. Juni 2026): Bardella 34 Prozent. - Ifop (22.–24. Juni 2026): Bardella 36 Prozent, Philippe 19 Prozent. Zu Beginn des Sommers tauchte Le Pen in den Tabellen zum ersten Wahlgang gar nicht mehr auf – eine Folge ihres juristischen Status. Frédéric Dabi, Generaldirektor des Instituts Ifop, nannte diesen Augenblick einen Bruch mit der Vergangenheit. Diese Entkopplung der beiden ist ein echter Wendepunkt. Öffentlich wahrt Bardella die sorgfältige Zurückhaltung eines Erben, der nicht ungeduldig wirken will. Auf die im Juni erneut gestellte Frage, ob er eine Präsidentschaftskandidatur vorbereite, griff er zu seinem Standardsatz: „Ich bereite mich bis auf Weiteres darauf vor, (Le Pens) Premierminister zu werden.“ Parteiintern wird die Nachfolge nicht als Bruch, sondern als Gespann dargestellt. „Ob der eine oder die andere – keiner von beiden wird allein die Koffer packen und in den Wahlkampf ziehen“, sagte der einflussreiche RN-Abgeordnete Laurent Jacobelli. „Sie werden ein Team sein.“ Ein anderer Rechtsaußen – und ein Signal für Europa Eine Kandidatur Bardellas wäre nicht bloß der Austausch eines jüngeren gegen ein älteres Gesicht. Er hat eine marktfreundlichere, unternehmernahe Wirtschaftslinie erkennen lassen als die protektionistischen Instinkte Le Pens, und er schneidet bei Beschäftigten der Privatwirtschaft, Unternehmern und älteren Wählern stärker ab. Sein Aufstieg trägt zudem eine ausgeprägt europäische Note, die weit über Frankreichs Grenzen hinaus zählt. Bei einem zweitägigen Polen-Besuch im Juni, bei dem er den Vorsitzenden der Partei Recht und Gerechtigkeit, Jarosław Kaczyński, traf, erklärte Bardella 2027 zum Angelpunkt für den gesamten Kontinent. Siegten die nationalistischen Bewegungen in Frankreich und Polen zugleich, könnten sie „die Funktionsweise der Europäischen Union neu ausrichten“; er versprach, „die Kommission und die EU wieder in den Dienst der Nationen zu stellen und nicht länger umgekehrt“. Für Luxemburg, dessen größter Nachbar Frankreich sein wichtigster wirtschaftlicher und politischer Partner bleibt, ist der Einsatz unmittelbar. Der RN ist heute Frankreichs stärkste Wahlkraft, und eine Präsidentschaft Bardellas – oder auch nur ein starker Wahlkampf – würde den deutsch-französischen Motor der EU, die grenzüberschreitende Arbeitspolitik und den Kurs der Union in Migrations- und Handelsfragen verändern. Entschieden ist davon nichts. Der Richterspruch am Dienstag kann das Bild neu ordnen, indem er Le Pen zurückholt oder den Fall gegen sie verhärtet. Doch der tiefere Trend steht nicht mehr infrage: Erstmals in der Geschichte der Bewegung trägt ihr aussichtsreichster Anwärter nicht den Namen Le Pen. ### Sources - Paris court sets 7 July for ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen's EU funds graft appeal case — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/11/paris-appeals-court-sets-7-july-for-ruling-in-far-right-leader-marine-le-pens-eu-funds-mis - French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms — Reuters (via Arab News): https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649365/amp - French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/french-far-right-ponders-life-beyond-le-pen-appeal-ruling/ - France's 2027 presidential election: Can the far-right National Rally win without Le Pen? — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260629-french-2027-presidential-election-can-the-rn-win-without-le-pen-bardella - French presidential frontrunner Jordan Bardella vows to win 2027 polls and shift course in the EU — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/20/french-presidential-frontrunner-jordan-bardella-vows-to-win-2027-polls-and-shift-course-in - France's Marine Le Pen returns to court as appeal could decide her 2027 presidential fate — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/13/frances-marine-le-pen-returns-to-court-as-appeal-could-decide-her-2027-presidential-fate - Opinion polling for the 2027 French presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2027_French_presidential_election - Jordan Bardella — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Bardella - 4 things to know about Marine Le Pen's embezzlement sentence and the political impact — PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/4-things-to-know-about-marine-le-pens-embezzlement-sentence-and-the-political-impact - France's Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, barred from elections — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-le-pen-france-embezzlement-guilty-verdict-elections-ban-sentence/ --- ## ESMA-Reform unter Zeitdruck: Luxemburgs Fondsplatz wehrt sich gegen den Ausbau - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/esma-aufsicht-fondsstandort-luxemburg-irische-ratspraesidentschaft - Published: 2026-07-04T05:43:42.387+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:43:42.387+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: cce76f43-5c15-43fe-8ffb-0e4d7dbf5ef6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Bis Anfang Oktober will Irlands Finanzminister Harris eine Einigung über mehr ESMA-Befugnisse. Für Luxemburg, Heimat von rund acht Billionen Euro an Fondsvermögen, geht es um sein Geschäftsmodell. ### Summary Irlands Ratspräsidentschaft drängt bis Oktober auf eine Einigung über den Ausbau der Pariser Wertpapieraufsicht ESMA. Luxemburg wehrt sich — und setzt zugleich bei der Tabaksteuer auf sein Vetorecht. ### Key facts - Irlands Finanzminister Simon Harris will als EU-Ratsvorsitzender bis Anfang Oktober 2026 eine Einigung über weitreichende neue Befugnisse für die Pariser Aufsicht ESMA erzielen. - Das Paket würde die Aufsicht über große Börsen, systemrelevante Clearinghäuser, Zentralverwahrer und Krypto-Dienstleister von nationalen Behörden auf die ESMA verlagern. - Weil die Maßnahmen der qualifizierten Mehrheit unterliegen, können Luxemburg und Irland sie nicht per Veto stoppen; sie setzen auf Subsidiarität und Verhältnismäßigkeit. - Luxemburg ist mit rund 8,2 Billionen Euro Fondsvermögen (Ende 2025) der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt; der Finanzsektor beschäftigt direkt über 73.000 Menschen. - Bei der parallel verhandelten Tabaksteuerreform hält Luxemburg dank der Einstimmigkeitsregel ein Vetorecht — die Verbrauchsteuer bringt dem Land mehr als ein Prozent des BIP. ### FAQ **Q: Worum geht es beim EU-Aufsichtspaket konkret?** Die Europäische Kommission stellte am 4. Dezember 2025 ihr Paket zu Marktintegration und Aufsicht vor. Es soll die Kapitalmarktunion wiederbeleben und die Aufsicht über die größten grenzüberschreitenden Börsen, systemrelevante Clearinghäuser, Zentralverwahrer und unionsweit tätige Krypto-Dienstleister von den nationalen Regulierern auf die Pariser ESMA übertragen. **Q: Warum wehrt sich Luxemburg so entschieden?** Luxemburg ist nach den USA der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt, mit rund 8,2 Billionen Euro an verwaltetem Vermögen und über 73.000 direkt im Finanzsektor Beschäftigten. Das Land fürchtet, dass eine in Paris gebündelte Aufsicht Unternehmen und Arbeitsplätze abziehen könnte. **Q: Kann Luxemburg das Aufsichtspaket per Veto verhindern?** Nein. Die Aufsichtsmaßnahmen unterliegen der qualifizierten Mehrheit, nicht der Einstimmigkeit — ein Veto ist also ausgeschlossen. Luxemburg und Irland versuchen stattdessen, den Anwendungsbereich über die EU-Grundsätze der Subsidiarität und Verhältnismäßigkeit einzugrenzen. Anders liegt der Fall bei der Tabaksteuer, wo Steuerfragen Einstimmigkeit erfordern und jedes Land ein Veto besitzt. ### Body Für Luxemburg hängt an einem Brüsseler Dossier weit mehr als eine technische Zuständigkeitsfrage. Sollte die Europäische Union die Aufsicht über Börsen, Clearinghäuser und Fonds künftig von den nationalen Behörden weg und hin zur Pariser Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde ESMA verlagern, stünde das Fundament der Luxemburger Wirtschaft zur Debatte — eine Fondsindustrie mit einem Volumen von rund acht Billionen Euro. Und der Mann, der die Verhandlungen zusammenhalten soll, sitzt seit Kurzem in Dublin. Irlands Finanzminister Simon Harris will, dass sich die EU-Regierungen bis Anfang Oktober auf die umstrittenste Finanzmarktreform seit einer Generation verständigen. Harris, zugleich Tánaiste — also stellvertretender Regierungschef —, übernahm das Finanzressort im November 2025, nachdem Paschal Donohoe zurückgetreten war, um zur Weltbank zu wechseln. Seit Juli führt er als Vorsitzender ein halbes Jahr lang den Ecofin, die Runde der EU-Finanzminister: Irland hält die rotierende Ratspräsidentschaft. Damit sitzt ausgerechnet ein irischer Minister als Vermittler an einem Tisch, an dem die größten Volkswirtschaften der Union den kleineren Finanzplätzen gegenüberstehen. Der Ruf nach einem "echten europäischen Aufseher" Ausgangspunkt ist der 4. Dezember 2025. An diesem Tag stellte die Europäische Kommission ihr Paket zu Marktintegration und Aufsicht vor — ein Versuch, die seit Langem stockende Spar- und Investitionsunion wiederzubeleben, besser bekannt als Kapitalmarktunion. Nach den Plänen soll die Aufsicht von den nationalen Regulierern auf die ESMA übergehen, und zwar für: - die größten grenzüberschreitenden Handelsplätze, also Börsen; - systemrelevante Clearinghäuser und Zentralverwahrer; - Anbieter von Krypto-Dienstleistungen, die unionsweit tätig sind. Sechs der größten Volkswirtschaften der EU — Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Spanien, die Niederlande und Polen — wollen weiter gehen. Ein von Mitgliedstaaten verfasstes Arbeitspapier vom 30. April 2026 verlangt, die ESMA zu einem "echten europäischen Aufseher" auszubauen, mit einer schrittweisen Übertragung von Zuständigkeiten und gemeinsamen Aufsichts-"Kollegien" für Vermögensverwalter. Behördenschätzungen zufolge fielen zu Beginn rund neun große Handelsgruppen unter die direkte Kontrolle der ESMA. Weil die Maßnahmen der qualifizierten Mehrheit und nicht der Einstimmigkeit unterliegen, können Irland und Luxemburg sie nicht einfach blockieren. "Ich finde nicht, dass ein Mitgliedstaat dieses Gespräch aus einer Haltung der Angst oder des nationalen Verlusts heraus führen sollte. Es geht nicht darum, dass der eine oder der andere Mitgliedstaat profitiert — die gesamte Europäische Union verliert, weil Investitionen unsere Union verlassen, und das zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem wir mehr davon brauchen." — Simon Harris Warum der Fondsplatz nicht nachgibt Luxemburg ist nach den Vereinigten Staaten der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt. Ende 2025 verwalteten die dort domizilierten Fonds Vermögen von rund 8,2 Billionen Euro; das Großherzogtum betreut deutlich mehr als die Hälfte aller grenzüberschreitenden Investmentfonds weltweit. Zugelassen und beaufsichtigt werden sie von der nationalen Behörde, der Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Der Finanzsektor beschäftigt nach Angaben des Finanzministeriums direkt mehr als 73.000 Menschen. Die Sorge des Großherzogtums — die es mit Dublin teilt — lautet: Eine Bündelung der Aufsicht in Paris könnte Unternehmen und Arbeitsplätze in die französische Hauptstadt ziehen. Premierminister Luc Frieden formulierte den Widerstand Luxemburgs bereits im März 2025, Finanzminister Gilles Roth wiederholte ihn seither mehrfach, zuletzt im März 2026. Juristen auf beiden Seiten verweisen zudem auf die EU-Grundsätze der Subsidiarität und Verhältnismäßigkeit, mit denen sich der Anwendungsbereich des Pakets selbst nach einer Annahme noch eingrenzen ließe. Auch in Dublin ist die Nervosität greifbar. "Wenn wir den Aufsichtsmechanismus ändern und der ESMA mehr Befugnisse geben, wird das den Markt verunsichern", warnte Regina Doherty, Europaabgeordnete der irischen Regierungspartei Fine Gael, und mahnte, eine Zentralisierung könne die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des irischen Finanzplatzes untergraben. Selbst Irlands Zentralbank zweifelt am Sinn eines institutionellen Umbaus: Notenbankchef Gabriel Makhlouf argumentiert, eine engere Zusammenarbeit nationaler und europäischer Aufseher, um das Regelwerk einheitlich anzuwenden, sei "wirksamer und dauerhafter als jeder institutionelle Umbau". Ein zweiter Konflikt an der Tabaktheke Die Aufsicht ist nicht das einzige Brüsseler Dossier, das Luxemburg unter irischer Präsidentschaft Nerven kostet. Die von der Kommission am 16. Juli 2025 vorgelegte Reform der Tabaksteuerrichtlinie würde die EU-Mindestsätze — seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt unverändert — kräftig anheben und an die Erschwinglichkeit koppeln. Eine solche Formel träfe das wohlhabende Niedrigsteuerland Luxemburg besonders hart. Denn Tabak ist für das Großherzogtum ungewöhnlich einträglich. Die Verbrauchsteuereinnahmen entsprechen mehr als einem Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung, weit über dem EU-Durchschnitt, weil die niedrigen Luxemburger Preise Einkaufstouristen und durchreisende Autofahrer anziehen; die meisten dort verkauften Zigaretten werden jenseits der Grenzen geraucht. Roth hat den Kommissionsplan als überzogen bezeichnet. Hier hält Luxemburg das bessere Blatt. Anders als beim Aufsichtspaket verlangen Steuerfragen im Rat Einstimmigkeit — jede einzelne Regierung besitzt also ein Vetorecht. Damit fällt Irland, das mit rund 10,71 Euro je Packung die höchsten Tabaksteuern der EU erhebt und schärfere Sätze befürwortet, die Rolle des Vermittlers zwischen gesundheitspolitischen Reformern und einnahmenorientierten Bremsern zu. Einen ersten Kompromisstext ließ die dänische Präsidentschaft im Dezember 2025 kursieren; mit einer Annahme wird nicht vor 2027 gerechnet, die Umsetzung ist für 2028 vorgesehen. Der Countdown bis Oktober Harris hat sich eine enge Frist gesetzt. Seinen ersten Ecofin als Ratsvorsitzender leitet er Mitte Juli, und bis Anfang Oktober will er das Dossier zu Aufsicht und Kapitalmarktunion gelöst sehen — mit der Warnung, dass Stillstand die eigentliche Gefahr sei. Für Luxemburg lautet die Rechnung: jetzt bei der ESMA Boden preisgeben oder die Linie halten — in der Erwartung, dass sein Fondszentrum und sein Steuerveto ihm in einer zunehmend auf Zentralisierung bedachten Union weiterhin Gewicht verleihen. ### Sources - Harris wants deal on contentious EU capital market reforms by October — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/02/harris-wants-deal-on-contentious-eu-capital-market-reforms-by-october/ - Big countries propose centralising powers in EU-level financial regulator, leak shows — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/21/big-countries-propose-centralising-powers-in-eu-level-financial-regulator-leak-shows/ - EU's six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/eus-six-big-economies-seek-move-on-capital-market-union-despite-irish-worries/ - Can Luxembourg and Ireland stop Esma's power grab — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/can-luxembourg-and-ireland-stop-esmas-power-grab - Simon Harris replaces Paschal Donohoe as Minister for Finance — Hot Press: https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/simon-harris-replaces-paschal-donohoe-as-minister-for-finance-23118473 - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (proposal) — European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/excise-duties/excise-duties-tobacco/revision-tobacco-taxation-directive-proposal_en - EU countries scale back tobacco tax plan — The Examination: https://www.theexamination.org/articles/eu-countries-scale-back-tobacco-tax-plan - Tobacco tax revenues exceed 1% of Luxembourg GDP — Paperjam / Delano: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tobacco-tax-revenues-exceed-1- - Cigarette Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/cigarette-taxes-europe/ - The financial sector, cornerstone of the economy — Luxembourg government (public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/invest/key-sectors/luxembourg-place-financiere.html - Proposal 52025PC0580 (Tobacco Taxation Directive revision) — EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025PC0580 --- ## Tesla meldet Rekordquartal – Europa bringt die Wende - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/tesla-auslieferungen-zweites-quartal-2026-europa-comeback - Published: 2026-07-04T05:23:06.082+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:23:06.082+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 381aa7b5-e1e9-425a-b68a-0d6ee87058cc - Dateline: Austin, Texas, US > 480.126 ausgelieferte Fahrzeuge zwischen April und Juni bedeuten das erste Wachstum seit 2023. Ein Nachfrageschub in Europa und Zuwächse in China gleichen den schwachen US-Markt aus. ### Summary Tesla hat im zweiten Quartal 2026 mit 480.126 Fahrzeugen einen Auslieferungsrekord erzielt – rund 25 Prozent mehr als ein Jahr zuvor und das erste Quartalswachstum seit dem Absatzhoch von 2023. ### Key facts - Tesla lieferte im zweiten Quartal 2026 weltweit 480.126 Fahrzeuge aus – ein Rekord und rund 25 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. - Es ist das erste Quartalswachstum im Jahresvergleich seit dem Absatzhoch von 2023; das Ergebnis lag rund 74.000 Fahrzeuge über den Analystenschätzungen. - Model 3 und Model Y machten mit 467.762 Auslieferungen etwa 97 Prozent des Volumens aus. - Treiber der Erholung war vor allem Europa, wo die Zulassungen im Mai auf 28.610 Fahrzeuge stiegen; China legte um 32,8 Prozent zu. - Konkurrent BYD blieb mit 557.090 vollelektrischen Fahrzeugen vorn, der Abstand schrumpfte aber auf rund 77.000 Einheiten; die Tesla-Aktie fiel trotz des Rekords um etwa 7 Prozent. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Fahrzeuge hat Tesla im zweiten Quartal 2026 ausgeliefert?** Tesla lieferte weltweit 480.126 Fahrzeuge aus – ein Rekord für ein zweites Quartal und rund 25 Prozent mehr als die 384.122 Einheiten im Vorjahreszeitraum. Produziert wurden 451.758 Fahrzeuge. **Q: Warum ist das Quartal für Tesla besonders bedeutsam?** Es ist das erste Wachstum im Jahresvergleich seit dem Absatzhoch von 2023 und beendet damit eine Phase sinkender Nachfrage. Das Ergebnis übertraf die Analystenschätzungen um rund 74.000 Fahrzeuge. **Q: Was trieb die Erholung an?** Vor allem der Nachfrageschub in Europa, dazu das überarbeitete Model Y, günstigere Varianten, höhere Kraftstoffpreise, staatliche Kaufanreize und ein Nachlassen des Kundenprotests über Elon Musks Politik. China wuchs um 32,8 Prozent, während Nordamerika schwach blieb. **Q: Wann legt Tesla die vollständigen Quartalszahlen vor?** Die vollständigen Finanzergebnisse zum zweiten Quartal 2026, einschließlich der Margen, veröffentlicht Tesla nach Börsenschluss am 22. Juli 2026. ### Body Der US-Elektroautobauer Tesla hat im zweiten Quartal 2026 weltweit 480.126 Fahrzeuge ausgeliefert und damit rund 25 Prozent mehr als ein Jahr zuvor. Es ist das erste Quartalswachstum seit dem Absatzhoch des Konzerns im Jahr 2023. Die am 2. Juli veröffentlichten Zahlen übertrafen die Erwartungen der Wall Street deutlich und deuten auf eine Erholung in Europa hin, die Sorgen zerstreut, der Hersteller aus Austin könnte auf ein drittes Jahr mit sinkender Nachfrage in Folge zusteuern. Es war das stärkste zweite Quartal in der Firmengeschichte. Der Wert lag nach Berechnungen von Reuters und des Unternehmens rund 74.000 Fahrzeuge über der durchschnittlichen Analystenschätzung von etwa 403.000 bis 406.000 Einheiten. Gegenüber dem ersten Quartal, in dem Tesla 358.023 Wagen ausgeliefert hatte, betrug das Plus 34 Prozent; im Vorjahreszeitraum waren es 384.122 Fahrzeuge gewesen. Die Trendwende folgt auf eine schwierige Phase: Einbrechende Verkäufe, eine in die Jahre gekommene Modellpalette und ein Kundenprotest im Zusammenhang mit der Politik von Konzernchef Elon Musk hatten Tesla in seinen beiden größten Exportmärkten aus dem Tritt gebracht. Die Anleger zeigten sich dennoch unbeeindruckt: Die Aktie verlor am selben Tag rund 7 Prozent – eine typische „Sell the news"-Reaktion, nachdem der Kurs zu Wochenbeginn bereits um etwa 12 Prozent zugelegt hatte. Ein Rekord weit über den Prognosen In den drei Monaten produzierte Tesla 451.758 Fahrzeuge und lieferte 480.126 aus. Auf die Volumenmodelle Model 3 (Limousine) und Model Y (SUV) entfielen 467.762 Auslieferungen und damit rund 97 Prozent des Gesamtvolumens; die übrigen 12.364 Fahrzeuge verteilten sich auf Model S, Model X und den Cybertruck. Zudem installierte der Konzern Energiespeicher mit einer Kapazität von 13,5 Gigawattstunden, nach 9,6 GWh ein Jahr zuvor – ein Zuwachs von mehr als 40 Prozent. „Das enorme Wachstum in Europa ist derzeit der entscheidende Treiber für Tesla. Die US-Verkäufe scheinen weiter rückläufig zu sein, wenn auch weniger stark als der gesamte US-Elektromarkt, während China ein kleines Plus verzeichnet", sagte Seth Goldstein, Senior Equity Analyst bei Morningstar. Goldstein, der ursprünglich mit einem dritten Rückgang in Folge gerechnet hatte, revidierte nach dem Quartal seine Einschätzung. „Ich halte es zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt für sehr schwierig, für das Gesamtjahr noch einen Rückgang zu sehen", sagte er Reuters. Die vollständigen Finanzzahlen zum zweiten Quartal – einschließlich der durch Preissenkungen gedrückten Margen – legt Tesla nach Börsenschluss am 22. Juli vor. Europa treibt die Erholung Am deutlichsten fiel die Kehrtwende in Europa aus, wo Tesla 2025 erheblich an Boden verloren hatte: Die Neuzulassungen in der Europäischen Union waren um nahezu 38 Prozent eingebrochen. Von Reuters zitierte Branchendaten zeigen für das erste Halbjahr 2026 mehrere Monate mit erneutem Wachstum im Jahresvergleich. Im Mai stiegen die Zulassungen in der Region auf 28.610 Fahrzeuge – mehr als doppelt so viele wie ein Jahr zuvor –, bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt waren im laufenden Jahr rund 118.000 Wagen neu zugelassen worden. Analysten und das Unternehmen führen die Erholung auf ein Zusammenspiel von Produkt- und Marktfaktoren zurück: - das überarbeitete Model Y, intern „Juniper" genannt, sowie günstigere Varianten von Model 3 und Model Y; - höhere Kraftstoffpreise im ersten Halbjahr, teils bedingt durch den Konflikt im Nahen Osten, die Autofahrer zum Umstieg auf Elektrofahrzeuge bewegten; - staatliche Kaufanreize und die schnellere Elektrifizierung von Firmenflotten in mehreren europäischen Ländern; - ein Nachlassen des Kundenprotests über Musks Einmischung in die europäische und US-amerikanische Politik. „Ihre Preisgestaltung und ihre Produkte helfen den Käufern, mögliche Vorbehalte gegenüber Elon Musk als Person zu überwinden", sagte Sam Fiorani, Vice President bei AutoForecast Solutions. China wächst – doch BYD bleibt vorn Auch China, Teslas zweitgrößter Markt und Basis eines Großteils der Exportproduktion, trug zur Erholung bei. Reuters bezifferte die Auslieferungen in China unter Berufung auf Großhandelsdaten auf 254.551 Fahrzeuge im Quartal, ein Plus von 32,8 Prozent – getragen vom aufgefrischten Model Y und günstigeren lokalen Varianten. Die Zuwächse entstanden jedoch unter dem unnachgiebigen Druck heimischer Konkurrenten. BYD, Chinas größter Elektroautohersteller, lieferte im selben Quartal 557.090 reine Batteriefahrzeuge aus und blieb damit im weltweiten Absatz vollelektrischer Autos vor Tesla. Der Abstand zwischen beiden schrumpfte allerdings auf rund 77.000 Fahrzeuge, nach mehr als 220.000 ein Jahr zuvor – ein Beleg dafür, dass Teslas Erholung in einem Markt stattfindet, in dem chinesische Hersteller beim Preis inzwischen das Tempo vorgeben. Über das gesamte Jahr 2025 verkaufte BYD mehr als 600.000 batterieelektrische Fahrzeuge mehr als Tesla. Was die Zahlen bedeuten Teslas Quartal gilt als Stimmungsbarometer für einen zuvor ins Stocken geratenen europäischen Elektromarkt – und als Beleg dafür, dass Preissenkungen und eine modernisierte Palette selbst im scharfen Wettbewerb mit chinesischen Anbietern noch Absatz erzeugen. Nordamerika bleibt der Schwachpunkt: Dort standen die Verkäufe nach dem Auslaufen der bundesstaatlichen US-Steuergutschrift von 7.500 Dollar für Elektrofahrzeuge weiter unter Druck. Ein Brokerhaus schätzt, dass Teslas US-Auslieferungen im Quartal um mindestens 10 Prozent zurückgingen. Für Investoren wirft der Auslieferungssprung erneut die Frage auf, ob die Erholung von Dauer ist oder nur ein einmaliger Schub durch Kaufanreize und Kraftstoffpreise – und wie stark Teslas Bewertung mittlerweile auf Geschäftsfeldern jenseits des Autobaus ruht. „Die Anleger sind euphorisch über die Rückkehr, doch das große Geld wartet weiter ab, ob Tesla die Versprechen von Elon Musk rund um KI, Robotaxis und autonomes Fahren tatsächlich einlösen kann", sagte David Wagner, Head of Equity bei Aptus Capital Advisors. Die Zahlen vom 22. Juli und mögliche Aussagen zu den Margen sowie zu den geplanten günstigeren Modellen dürften darüber entscheiden, ob der Schub im zweiten Quartal einen echten Wendepunkt markiert oder nur eine Pause in einem längeren Abwärtstrend. ### Sources - Tesla quarterly deliveries set record; European recovery raises hopes of annual growth — Reuters (via U.S. News & World Report): https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-07-02/tesla-posts-stronger-than-expected-q2-deliveries-as-europe-sales-improve - Tesla posts record second-quarter deliveries as Europe sales rebound — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/tesla-posts-strongerthanexpected-q2-deliveries-as-europe-sales-improve-4773259 - Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 deliveries jump 25% to 480,126, beating estimates — Electrek: https://electrek.co/2026/07/02/tesla-q2-2026-deliveries-480126/ - Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 vehicle delivery production — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/tesla-tsla-q2-2026-vehicle-delivery-production.html - Tesla Q2 2026 deliveries beat estimates at 480,126 vehicles — Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/tesla-q2-2026-deliveries-beat-131720998.html - Tesla Second Quarter 2026 Production, Deliveries & Deployments — Tesla Investor Relations: https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-second-quarter-2026-production-deliveries-and-deployments - BYD set to crush Tesla again in Q2 EV sales with 557,000 deliveries — Electrek: https://electrek.co/2026/07/01/byd-tesla-q2-2026-bev-sales/ --- ## Luxemburgs Schulden rücken an die 30-Prozent-Marke – der Staatshaushalt rutscht ins Minus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-schuldenquote-naehert-sich-30-prozent-marke-defizit - Published: 2026-07-04T05:14:51.215+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:14:51.215+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: bedb57d1-a495-4ec4-b435-08e759e8ff63 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der IWF sieht die Staatsschuld nicht länger auf Stabilisierungskurs: Rüstung, Renten und Steuersenkungen belasten das Budget – und rühren an Luxemburgs Selbstbild als Musterschuldner mit Triple-A. ### Summary Luxemburgs Schuldenquote steigt Richtung der selbst gesetzten 30-Prozent-Grenze, während der Haushalt ins Defizit dreht. Der IWF warnt: Ohne Kurswechsel stabilisiert sich die Schuld nicht mehr. ### Key facts - Der gesamtstaatliche Saldo kippte 2024 bis 2025 von einem Überschuss von rund 1 % des BIP in ein Defizit von 2 % – und bleibt dort auch 2026. - Die Bruttoschuldenquote lag Ende 2025 bei 26,5 % des BIP und dürfte bis 2029 auf rund 30 % steigen, nahe der selbst gesetzten Grenze der Regierung. - Treiber sind Verteidigung (2-%-Ziel auf 2026 vorgezogen), die Rentenreform, Steuersenkungen sowie Energie- und Klimakosten. - Der Haushalt 2026 sieht ein Zentralstaatsdefizit von 1,49 Mrd. Euro vor; die Zinslast steigt von 238 Mio. (2025) auf rund 585 Mio. Euro bis 2029. - Alle großen Agenturen bewerten Luxemburg weiter mit AAA, doch der IWF warnt, die Schuld stabilisiere sich ohne Reform nicht mehr. ### FAQ **Q: Wie hoch ist Luxemburgs Staatsverschuldung derzeit?** Der öffentliche Bruttoschuldenstand lag laut Eurostat Ende 2025 bei 26,5 % des BIP – nach einem Höchstwert von 27,5 % und weit unter dem Eurozonen-Durchschnitt von rund 88 %. Unabhängige Prognosen sehen die Quote bis 2029 auf etwa 30 % steigen. **Q: Warum steigt die Verschuldung überhaupt?** Vier strukturelle Treiber fallen zusammen: der auf 2026 vorgezogene Anstieg der Verteidigungsausgaben auf 2 % des BIP, die Rentenreform vor dem Hintergrund der Alterung, Steuersenkungen bei Einkommen- und Unternehmensteuer sowie Investitionen in Energie und Klima. **Q: Ist das Triple-A-Rating in Gefahr?** Vorerst nicht. Fitch, Moody's, S&P, Scope und Morningstar DBRS bewerten Luxemburg weiterhin mit AAA. Die Regierung hat sich verpflichtet, die Bestnote zu wahren, und das Land hat den EU-Referenzwert von 60 % des BIP nie überschritten. **Q: Was fordert der IWF?** Der IWF warnt, dass sich die Schuldenquote bei unveränderter Politik mittelfristig nicht mehr stabilisiert, und drängt auf eine Reform der nationalen Fiskalregel: ein ausdrückliches Schuldenziel kombiniert mit einer operativen Vorgabe für Ausgaben oder Haushaltssaldo. ### Body Kaum ein Merkmal prägt Luxemburgs finanzpolitisches Selbstverständnis so sehr wie die niedrige Verschuldung. Über Jahrzehnte galt das Großherzogtum als Staat, der mehr Guthaben hortete, als er Schulden trug – und als eines der wenigen Länder, dem sämtliche großen Ratingagenturen die Bestnote AAA verleihen. Diese Gewissheit gerät nun ins Wanken. Weil der Staatshaushalt wieder ins Defizit dreht und die Ausgaben für Verteidigung, Renten und Steuerentlastungen steigen, nähert sich die Schuldenquote einer Schwelle, die die Regierung seit Langem als politische Grenze behandelt: 30 Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung. Wie deutlich sich die Lage verschoben hat, zeigt vor allem die Haushaltsbilanz. Nach der Bewertung des Internationalen Währungsfonds im Rahmen der Artikel-IV-Konsultation 2026 kippte der gesamtstaatliche Saldo von einem Überschuss von rund einem Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts im Jahr 2024 in ein Defizit von zwei Prozent im Jahr 2025 – und dürfte 2026 auf diesem Niveau verharren. Das Exekutivdirektorium des Fonds hielt am 30. Juni 2026 fest, die Haushaltslage habe sich 2025 „stark verschlechtert, da die Ausgaben die Einnahmen deutlich übertrafen“. Ein Budget im roten Bereich Gemessen am europäischen Maßstab bleibt Luxemburgs Schuldenlast winzig. Der öffentliche Bruttoschuldenstand lag Ende 2025 laut Eurostat-Daten bei 26,5 Prozent des BIP – nach einem jüngsten Höchstwert von 27,5 Prozent und weit entfernt vom Durchschnitt der Eurozone von rund 88 Prozent. Finanzminister Gilles Roth, der den Haushalt 2026 im Oktober 2025 in der Abgeordnetenkammer einbrachte, hält daran fest, dass es dabei bleibe: Die Verschuldung solle bis zum Ende der Legislaturperiode „stabil bei rund 27 Prozent des BIP“ bleiben. Das Zahlenwerk des Budgets selbst erzählt eine gewichtigere Geschichte. Es sieht für 2026 ein Defizit des Zentralstaats von 1,49 Milliarden Euro vor. Die Ausgaben klettern um 5,7 Prozent auf 32,6 Milliarden Euro – schneller als die Einnahmen, die um 4,9 Prozent auf 31,1 Milliarden Euro zulegen. Selbst der Schuldendienst wird teurer: Die Zinszahlungen sollen laut den dem Parlament vorgelegten Zahlen von 238 Millionen Euro im Haushalt 2025 auf 312 Millionen Euro 2026 steigen und bis 2029 rund 585 Millionen Euro erreichen. Unabhängige Prognosen fallen vorsichtiger aus als das Ministerium. Auf Grundlage von Daten der Europäischen Kommission und des IWF zusammengestellte Vorausberechnungen deuten auf einen Anstieg der Schuldenquote um knapp vier Prozentpunkte zwischen 2024 und 2029 hin – auf rund 30 Prozent des BIP zum Ende des Jahrzehnts und damit erstmals hart an die selbst gesetzte Obergrenze. Was die Zahlen nach oben treibt Mehrere Belastungen fallen zeitgleich zusammen, und die meisten sind struktureller Natur, keine Einmaleffekte: - Verteidigung. Luxemburg hat sein Nato-Ziel von zwei Prozent vorgezogen: Die Militärausgaben, 2021 erst 0,5 Prozent und 2024 bei 1,3 Prozent des BIP, werden bereits 2026 auf zwei Prozent angehoben. Rund 1,3 Milliarden Euro sind eingeplant – etwa 500 Millionen mehr als im Vorjahr –, langfristig sind fünf Prozent des Nationaleinkommens bis 2035 im Blick. Zur Finanzierung hat die Regierung eine als Europas erste staatliche „Defence Bond“ beworbene Anleihe über 150 Millionen Euro mit dreijähriger Laufzeit aufgelegt. - Renten. Eine zum Januar 2026 wirksame Reform hob den Gesamtbeitragssatz von 24 auf 25,5 Prozent an und verschärfte die Bedingungen für den Vorruhestand. Die demografische Rechnung bleibt dennoch drückend: Die Rentenausgaben dürften bis 2070 auf rund 18 Prozent des BIP steigen – der stärkste Anstieg in der Eurozone –, während die Reserven des Systems ohne weiteres Handeln um das Jahr 2045 aufgebraucht sein könnten. - Steuersenkungen. Die Anpassung der Steuertarife und Senkungen der Unternehmenssteuer schmälern die Einnahmen. Allein die Reform der Einkommensteuer kostet nach IWF-Schätzung ab 2028 jährlich rund ein Prozent des BIP. - Energie, Klima und Alterung. Investitionen in die grüne Wende und steigende Gesundheitskosten erhöhen den mittelfristigen Druck zusätzlich, wie OECD und IWF anmerken. Rating-Analysten haben die Kluft zwischen offiziellen Projektionen und wahrscheinlicher Realität benannt. Morningstar DBRS hält fest, Luxemburg verfüge über reichlich Spielraum, um moderate Defizite zu tragen, ohne seine Spitzenbewertung zu gefährden – warnte aber, der Aufwuchs bei der Verteidigung werde die Schulden stärker steigen lassen, als die Regierung annimmt. „Der steigende Verteidigungsbedarf dürfte die Defizite ausweiten und Luxemburgs Schuldenlast stärker in die Höhe treiben, als die Regierung derzeit veranschlagt.“ Dieses Urteil von DBRS-Vizepräsident Max Dietz bringt den Kern der Spannung auf den Punkt: Die Richtung weist nach oben, so beneidenswert niedrig der Ausgangspunkt auch sein mag. Der Anker Triple-A – und der Widerspruch Auf dem Spiel steht ebenso sehr die Identität wie die reine Arithmetik. Eine makellose Bilanz ist zentral für Luxemburgs Anspruch als stabiler Finanzplatz, und günstige Refinanzierung hängt daran. Als die CSV-DP-Koalition unter Luc Frieden Ende 2023 ihr Amt antrat, machten die Parteien das ausdrücklich zum Thema und gelobten, das Triple-A zu wahren. „Beide Partner wollen das Triple-A-Rating unbedingt bewahren und werden nichts tun, was es infrage stellen könnte.“ Vorerst geben die Agenturen ihnen recht: Fitch, Moody's, S&P, Scope und DBRS bewerten Luxemburg weiterhin mit AAA, und keine hat einen Kurswechsel signalisiert. Das Land hat den EU-Referenzwert von 60 Prozent des BIP nie überschritten, und seine Puffer – darunter beträchtliche Rentenreserven in Höhe von rund einem Drittel des BIP – bleiben erheblich. Doch der IWF dringt auf einen festeren Rahmen, ehe sich der Drift verfestigt. In seiner bislang deutlichsten Warnung mahnte der Fonds, bei unveränderter Politik pendle sich die Schuldenquote nicht mehr ein. Unter der Basisprognose der Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter wird nicht erwartet, dass sich die öffentliche Verschuldung mittelfristig stabilisiert. Um wieder einen Anker zu schaffen, hat der Fonds Luxemburg gedrängt, seine nationale Fiskalregel zu überarbeiten und ein ausdrückliches Schuldenziel mit einer operativen Vorgabe für Ausgaben oder Haushaltssaldo zu verbinden. Die Regierung ihrerseits beteuert, ihre Finanzen seien solide und das Modell niedriger Verschuldung intakt. Die kommenden Haushalte – eingekeilt zwischen Rüstungsschub, alternder Bevölkerung und versprochenen Steuerentlastungen – werden zeigen, welche Lesart der Zahlen sich als richtig erweist. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/06/mcs-05062026-luxembourg-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2026-article-iv-mission - IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Luxembourg — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/06/30/pr26232-luxembourg-imf-concludes-2026-aiv-consultation - Luxembourg can absorb higher defence spending without AAA risk: Morningstar DBRS — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-can-absorb-higher-defence-spending-without-aaa-risk-morningstar-dbrs - Fitch forecasts two-year rise in Luxembourg's deficit, AAA intact — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/fitch-forecasts-two-year-rise-in-luxembourgs-deficit-aaa-intact - CSV and DP agree: preserve Luxembourg's triple-A rating — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/csv-and-dp-agree-preserve-luxe - Luxembourg to launch Europe's first Defence Bond — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-to-launch-europes-first-defence-bond/ - Dépôt et présentation du projet de budget 2026 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/3203 - Budget 2026 : 1,553 milliard pour le Ministère des Finances (+7,6%) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/3230 - Gilles Roth: 'Nos finances publiques sont solides' — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/02-fevrier/03-roth-finances-publiques.html - OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — Promoting a strong and sustainable recovery — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_803b3ea1-en.html - Luxembourg: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2025/03/21/mcs-luxembourg-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2025-article-iv-mission - Information about the pension reform planned for 2026 — CNAP — Caisse nationale d'assurance pension: https://cnap.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/informationsreforme2026.html - Luxembourg: Country File, Economic Risk Analysis — Coface: https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/country-risk-files/luxembourg - Luxembourg - General gov. gross debt (Eurostat data) — Trading Economics / Eurostat: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/general-gov-gross-debt-eurostat-data.html - Luxembourg - national debt in relation to GDP 2029 — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/381142/national-debt-of-luxembourg-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ --- ## Cargolux zahlt 1,15 Millionen Euro: Vergleich beendet Gabun-Korruptionsfall - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/cargolux-vergleich-gabun-einflussnahme-strafe-1-15-millionen - Published: 2026-07-03T17:45:44.661+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:45:44.661+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: a2214842-7d1c-4f9f-9458-97dc9653680b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein Luxemburger Gericht bestätigt einen Deal zu Geschäften in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015 – eine seltene Korruptionsabrechnung für den staatsnahen Frachtflieger des Großherzogtums. ### Summary Cargolux hat einem Vergleich über rund 1,15 Millionen Euro zugestimmt, um einen Korruptionsfall aus Gabun beizulegen. Der Konzern hatte die Sache Ende 2015 selbst angezeigt. ### Key facts - Cargolux zahlt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro – eine Kombination aus Geldbuße und Einziehung – zur Beilegung eines Korruptionsfalls in Gabun (2010–2015). - Am 1. Juli 2026 bestätigte ein Luxemburger Bezirksgericht die Verständigung (jugement sur accord); das Verfahren betraf missbräuchliche Einflussnahme, nicht Sanktions- oder Zollrecht. - Das Urteil richtet sich ausschließlich gegen das Unternehmen als juristische Person; Einzelpersonen wurden nicht benannt. - Cargolux hatte die Vorgänge Ende 2015 selbst angezeigt und kooperierte durchgehend – was Anklage und Gericht mildernd berücksichtigten. - Der laufende Betrieb, die Kundenaktivitäten und die Dienstleistungen bleiben nach Angaben der Airline unberührt. ### FAQ **Q: Wie hoch ist die Strafe und woraus setzt sie sich zusammen?** Cargolux zahlt insgesamt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro. Der Betrag setzt sich aus einer Geldbuße und einer Einziehung zusammen; die genaue Aufteilung wurde nicht offengelegt. **Q: Was ist ein jugement sur accord?** Es ist Luxemburgs Instrument der einvernehmlichen Verfahrensbeendigung nach der Strafprozessordnung. Ein Fall kann abgeschlossen werden, wenn das Unternehmen den Sachverhalt anerkennt und kooperiert; das Gericht prüft und bestätigt die mit der Staatsanwaltschaft vereinbarten Bedingungen. **Q: Sind Einzelpersonen betroffen?** Nein. Das Urteil richtet sich ausschließlich gegen Cargolux als juristische Person. Es werden keine Einzelpersonen benannt. **Q: Hat der Fall Folgen für den Flugbetrieb?** Nach Angaben von Cargolux hat der Ausgang keinerlei Auswirkungen auf den laufenden Betrieb, die Aktivitäten der Kunden oder die erbrachten Dienstleistungen. ### Body Rund 1,15 Millionen Euro zahlt Cargolux, um ein Kapitel zu schließen, das mehr als ein Jahrzehnt zurückreicht. Der Luxemburger Frachtflieger, eine der größten reinen Cargo-Airlines der Welt, hat einem gerichtlich bestätigten Vergleich zugestimmt, mit dem ein korruptionsbezogenes Verfahren rund um frühere Geschäfte in Gabun beigelegt wird – eine ungewöhnliche justizielle Abrechnung mit einem der strategisch wichtigsten Vorzeigeunternehmen des Großherzogtums. Am 1. Juli 2026 ratifizierte ein Luxemburger Bezirksgericht eine Verständigung – einen jugement sur accord nach der Luxemburger Strafprozessordnung – zwischen der Fluggesellschaft und der Staatsanwaltschaft. Damit endet ein Ermittlungsverfahren wegen missbräuchlicher Einflussnahme, im Französischen als trafic d'influence bezeichnet, im Zusammenhang mit Aktivitäten, die Cargolux zwischen 2010 und 2015 in dem zentralafrikanischen Ölstaat entfaltete. Darüber berichteten unter anderem Paperjam, Le Quotidien, L'essentiel und Chronicle.lu. Die Strafe von etwa 1,15 Millionen Euro setzt sich aus einer Geldbuße und einer Einziehung zusammen; die genaue Aufteilung wurde nicht mitgeteilt. Entscheidend: Das Urteil betrifft ausschließlich das Unternehmen als juristische Person – Einzelpersonen werden nicht benannt. Worum es in dem Verfahren geht Der Vorwurf lautet auf missbräuchliche Einflussnahme, ein korruptionsnahes Delikt, das von einem Verstoß gegen Sanktions- oder Zollrecht klar zu unterscheiden ist. Nach Luxemburger Recht erfasst der trafic d'influence die unzulässige Ausnutzung tatsächlichen oder vermeintlichen Einflusses auf einen Entscheidungsträger im Tausch gegen einen Vorteil. Die zugrunde liegenden Vorgänge datieren in den Zeitraum 2010 bis 2015, in dem Cargolux in Gabun tätig war – eine Phase, die lokale und Fachmedien mit Frachten für die Erdölindustrie und die regionale Logistik in Verbindung bringen. Der Weg zur Einigung ist ebenso aufschlussreich wie der Inhalt. Ein jugement sur accord ist Luxemburgs Instrument der einvernehmlichen Verfahrensbeendigung: Ein Fall kann abgeschlossen werden, wenn ein Unternehmen den Sachverhalt anerkennt und mit der Justiz kooperiert. Es handelte sich also nicht um einen streitigen Prozess mit erzwungenem Urteilsspruch, sondern um ein ausgehandeltes Ergebnis, bei dem Cargolux als Körperschaft die Verantwortung übernahm. Aufgabe des Gerichts war es, die mit der Staatsanwaltschaft vereinbarten Bedingungen zu prüfen und zu bestätigen. Die Selbstanzeige, die den Ausgang prägte Das wohl bemerkenswerteste Merkmal des Falls ist die Art, wie er ans Licht kam. Das Ermittlungsverfahren wurde eröffnet, nachdem Cargolux den Sachverhalt Ende 2015 nach interner Entdeckung selbst bei der Staatsanwaltschaft angezeigt hatte; die Airline kooperierte während des gesamten Verfahrens. Anklagebehörde und Gericht bezogen diese freiwillige Offenlegung und Zusammenarbeit ausdrücklich in ihre Bewertung ein – ein Umstand, der die Sanktion bei ausgehandelten Lösungen typischerweise mildert. Das Gericht berücksichtigte zudem die Aufarbeitung, die das Unternehmen nach eigenen Angaben in den mehr als zehn Jahren seit dem Bekanntwerden betrieben hat: verschärfte interne Kontrollen, ausgebaute Compliance-Strukturen und aktualisierte Governance-Standards. In seiner Stellungnahme hielt die Anklagebehörde fest: Cargolux hat seit der Anzeige der Vorgänge fortlaufend zusätzliche Maßnahmen ergriffen, um seine internen Kontrollmechanismen zu stärken. Cargolux selbst erklärte, das Unternehmen überprüfe und aktualisiere seine Compliance-Verfahren fortlaufend, was zu einer Verstärkung der internen Kontrollen führe. Zugleich betonte die Airline, dass sich operativ nichts ändere. Der Ausgang habe „keinerlei Auswirkungen auf den laufenden Betrieb, die Aktivitäten der Kunden oder die Dienstleistungen“, die das Unternehmen erbringe. Prüfstein für einen staatsnahen Champion Der Fall trifft ein Unternehmen, das dem Herzen der Luxemburger Wirtschaft nahesteht. 1970 gegründet, mit Sitz in Sandweiler und Drehkreuz am Flughafen Luxemburg-Findel, betreibt Cargolux eine Flotte von Boeing-747-Frachtern zu rund 90 Zielen und zählt zu den größten Linien-Frachtfluggesellschaften der Welt. Die Luftfracht ist eine tragende Säule des Logistiksektors im Großherzogtum – und Cargolux ist ihr Aushängeschild. Ebenso ungewöhnlich ist die Nähe zum Staat. Nach der breit berichteten Eigentümerstruktur halten die nationale Fluggesellschaft Luxair und die chinesische Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment (HNCA) jeweils rund 35 Prozent; der Rest verteilt sich auf die staatliche Sparkasse BCEE, die öffentliche Investitionsgesellschaft SNCI und den luxemburgischen Staat direkt. Zusammengenommen halten öffentliche Stellen die Mehrheit – was einen korruptionsbezogenen Vergleich, selbst einen selbst angezeigten und kooperativen, zu einem heiklen Governance- und Reputationstest macht. - Strafe: rund 1,15 Millionen Euro aus Geldbuße und Einziehung. - Vorwurf: missbräuchliche Einflussnahme (trafic d'influence) im Zusammenhang mit Gabun-Geschäften, 2010–2015. - Verfahren: ein jugement sur accord, bestätigt von einem Luxemburger Bezirksgericht am 1. Juli 2026. - Reichweite: nur das Unternehmen; keine Einzelpersonen benannt. - Milderung: freiwillige Selbstanzeige Ende 2015 und anhaltende Kooperation. Für die Behörden ist die Einigung zugleich ein Signal an die Luxemburger Wirtschaft: Wer sich offenbart und mitwirkt, darf erwarten, dass dies zu seinen Gunsten gewertet wird. Für Cargolux zieht der Ausgang einen Schlussstrich unter Vorgänge, die inzwischen mehr als ein Jahrzehnt zurückliegen – während der Konzern seine Flottenerneuerung vorantreibt, darunter Bestellungen für Boeings Frachter der nächsten Generation, die 777-8F. Finanziell ist der Schlag für einen Carrier dieser Größe verkraftbar; die eigentliche Botschaft ist die Governance-Frage – dass selbst ein teils staatlicher Champion einer Korruptionsabrechnung nicht entgeht. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Cargolux Confirms Luxembourg Court Judgment, Says Operations Remain Unaffected — WOF Events: https://www.wofevents.com/post/cargolux-confirms-luxembourg-court-judgment-says-operations-remain-unaffected - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Trafic d'influence au Gabon : Cargolux condamnée à une amende de 1,15 million d'euros au Luxembourg — Gabonreview: https://www.gabonreview.com/trafic-dinfluence-au-gabon-cargolux-condamnee-a-une-amende-de-115-million-deuros-au-luxembourg/ - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## EU-Abgeordneter Kouloglou während Pegasus-Untersuchung selbst abgehört - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/pegasus-europaabgeordneter-kouloglou-eigenes-handy-ausspioniert-citize - Published: 2026-07-03T17:38:55.844+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:38:55.844+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: e794e7e7-f2a5-4b76-9b40-24ced8742d14 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Das Citizen Lab weist nach, dass das iPhone des früheren Europaabgeordneten Stelios Kouloglou während seiner Arbeit im Pegasus-Untersuchungsausschuss mindestens zweimal mit Pegasus infiziert war. ### Summary Ein Europaabgeordneter, der die Spähsoftware Pegasus untersuchte, wurde selbst damit gehackt: Forscher des Citizen Lab dokumentieren mindestens zwei Infektionen von Stelios Kouloglous iPhone in den Jahren 2022 und 2023. ### Key facts - Das Citizen Lab dokumentiert mit hoher Sicherheit mindestens zwei Pegasus-Infektionen auf dem iPhone des Europaabgeordneten Stelios Kouloglou (um den 21. Oktober 2022 und am 6./7. März 2023). - Beide Angriffe fielen in sensible Phasen des PEGA-Untersuchungsausschusses, der 2022 zur Aufklärung des Spähsoftware-Missbrauchs in der EU eingesetzt wurde. - Die Forscher machen keine bestimmte Regierung verantwortlich und fanden keine Hinweise auf eine Beteiligung Griechenlands. - Über eine gemeinsame Köder-E-Mail verknüpfen sie den Angriff mit einer Kampagne von 2024 gegen exilierte Journalisten – mutmaßlich derselbe Pegasus-Betreiber über mehrere EU-Länder hinweg. - Die 2023 vorgelegten PEGA-Empfehlungen blieben laut Abgeordneten von der EU-Kommission weitgehend unbeachtet. ### FAQ **Q: Wer ist Stelios Kouloglou?** Ein griechischer investigativer Journalist, der von 2015 bis 2024 für die Linksfraktion im Europäischen Parlament saß und als Ersatzmitglied dem PEGA-Untersuchungsausschuss zu Pegasus und vergleichbarer Spähsoftware angehörte. **Q: Was ist Pegasus?** Eine von der israelischen NSO Group hergestellte und verkaufte Spähsoftware. Als sogenanntes Zero-Click-Werkzeug installiert sie sich ohne Zutun des Opfers und verschafft den Betreibern verdeckten Zugriff auf Nachrichten, Fotos, Kontakte, Kamera und Mikrofon eines Telefons. **Q: Wer steckt hinter dem Angriff auf Kouloglou?** Das Citizen Lab macht keine bestimmte Regierung verantwortlich und fand keine Hinweise auf eine Beteiligung Griechenlands. Eine technische Spur deutet auf einen einzelnen Pegasus-Kunden hin, der über mehrere europäische Rechtsräume hinweg operiert. **Q: Was hat der Fall mit Luxemburg zu tun?** Das Europäische Parlament arbeitet an den Standorten Brüssel, Straßburg und Luxemburg. Die betroffenen Garantien – Unabhängigkeit des Mandats, Pressefreiheit und Quellenschutz – binden alle 27 Mitgliedstaaten, Luxemburg eingeschlossen. ### Body Wer die Späh­affären der Europäischen Union aufklären soll, ist vor ihnen offenbar nicht sicher. Das iPhone des griechischen Europaabgeordneten Stelios Kouloglou war mitten in seiner Ausschussarbeit mehrfach mit genau jener Spähsoftware infiziert, deren Missbrauch das Gremium untersuchen sollte. Das geht aus einem forensischen Bericht hervor, den das kanadische Citizen Lab am 3. Juli veröffentlicht hat. Kouloglou, ein investigativer Journalist, saß von 2015 bis 2024 für die Linksfraktion im Europäischen Parlament und war Ersatzmitglied im PEGA-Untersuchungsausschuss. Dieses Gremium war 2022 eigens eingesetzt worden, um den rechtswidrigen Einsatz von Pegasus und vergleichbaren Werkzeugen durch EU-Regierungen zu durchleuchten. Nach den Befunden der Forscher wurde sein Telefon mit Pegasus kompromittiert – jener „Zero-Click“-Software, die das israelische Unternehmen NSO Group herstellt und verkauft und die sich ohne jedes Zutun des Opfers installiert. Das Citizen Lab, ein interdisziplinäres Labor der Universität Toronto, kommt in seinem 194. Bericht mit „hoher Sicherheit“ zu dem Schluss, dass Kouloglous Gerät um den 21. Oktober 2022 (10:16 Uhr) sowie erneut am 6. und 7. März 2023 befallen war – während er sich in Athen und Brüssel aufhielt. Weitere Infektionen schließen die Autoren ausdrücklich nicht aus; mehrere Medien sprechen von mindestens drei Vorfällen in den beiden Jahren. Von Apple erhielt der Abgeordnete erst Monate später eine Warnung vor einem staatlich gestützten Angriff. Wenn der Kontrolleur zur Zielscheibe wird Pegasus verschafft seinen Betreibern die verdeckte Kontrolle über ein Telefon: Nachrichten, Fotos, Kontakte, Kamera und Mikrofon liegen offen. Auffällig ist das Timing. Die erste Infektion fiel in eine besonders heikle Phase des Ausschusses mit Anhörungen zu „Big Tech und Spähsoftware“ sowie zu Spähsoftware und E-Privacy. Die zweite fiel mit den Beratungen über den Abschlussbericht zusammen. Für die Verantwortlichen der Untersuchung liegt die Symbolik auf der Hand. Es ist von einer besonderen Ironie, dass ein Mitglied jenes Ausschusses, der Pegasus untersuchen sollte, selbst mit Pegasus ins Visier genommen wurde. So formulierte es Ron Deibert, Gründer und Direktor des Citizen Lab. Kouloglou selbst sagte der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press, er habe geglaubt, sein Mandat biete einen gewissen Schutz. „Ich hätte nicht damit gerechnet, dass ein PEGA-Mitglied mit Pegasus ausspioniert wird“, sagte er; er habe die Verantwortlichen nicht für so „rücksichtslos“ gehalten. Auf seinem Gerät hätten 15 Jahre an Nachrichten und Fotos gelegen, darunter Korrespondenz mit Parteichefs und Journalisten. Wer es war – und wer nicht Entscheidend ist, was das Citizen Lab nicht behauptet: Eine bestimmte Regierung machen die Forscher nicht verantwortlich. Sie fanden nach eigenen Angaben keine Hinweise auf eine Beteiligung der griechischen Regierung und verweisen darauf, dass es keine Belege dafür gebe, dass Griechenland Kunde der NSO Group ist oder war – eine bemerkenswerte Klarstellung angesichts der früheren Abhöraffäre in Athen. Stattdessen folgten die Analysten einer technischen Spur. Der Köder, mit dem der Angriff ausgeliefert wurde – eine Nachricht, die Apples HomeKit missbraucht und Teil einer vom Labor als PWNYOURHOME bezeichneten Angriffskette ist – nutzte eine E-Mail-Adresse (rauharepo888@gmail.com), die im Mai 2024 auch bei einer Kampagne gegen sieben im Exil lebende russisch- und belarussischsprachige Journalisten und Aktivisten in Europa auftauchte. Aus dieser Überschneidung schließen die Forscher, dass ein und derselbe Pegasus-Betreiber hinter beiden Operationen steht – ein Kunde also, der befugt ist, über mehrere europäische Rechtsräume hinweg zu spionieren. Der Befund zeichnet damit nicht das Bild eines abtrünnigen Einzeltäters, sondern eines Kunden eines regulierten kommerziellen Produkts, der auf EU-Boden operiert. Die NSO Group reagierte nicht auf Anfragen um Stellungnahme; das Unternehmen hat früher erklärt, es prüfe seine staatlichen Käufer und kündige Verträge bei nachgewiesenem Missbrauch. Eine Aufklärung, die im Sande verlief Die Enthüllung trifft auf offene Rechnungen. Der PEGA-Ausschuss dokumentierte 2022 und 2023, wie Mitgliedstaaten – darunter Griechenland, Polen, Ungarn und Spanien – Spähsoftware gegen Journalisten, Oppositionelle und die Zivilgesellschaft einsetzten, und legte Empfehlungen für schärfere Kontrollen vor. Beteiligte Abgeordnete beklagen, die Europäische Kommission habe diese Vorschläge weitgehend liegen lassen. Amtierende Abgeordnete werten den neuen Bericht als Angriff auf die Institution selbst. - Hannah Neumann, deutsche Grünen-Europaabgeordnete und Verhandlerin im Ausschuss, sagte: „Viele von uns haben während der Ausschussarbeit mit Hackerangriffen gerechnet, und doch ist es frustrierend, nun festzustellen, dass es wirklich passiert ist.“ - John Scott-Railton, leitender Forscher des Citizen Lab und Mitautor, warnte, das Problem sei längst nicht eingedämmt: „Ich weiß, wie das nächste Kapitel dieser Geschichte aussieht – es werden weitere gehackte Abgeordnete sein, und ich würde wetten, dass heute Abgeordnete des Europäischen Parlaments herumlaufen, ohne zu ahnen, dass das Telefon in ihrer Tasche zum Spion geworden ist.“ Sophie in 't Veld, ehemalige niederländische Abgeordnete und Berichterstatterin des Ausschusses, beschreibt eine Lage, in der die Verantwortlichkeit nahezu verschwunden ist. „Wir sind in einer Situation, in der jeder jeden ausspionieren könnte“, sagte sie der Associated Press, „und man bespitzelt Bürger, Journalisten, NGOs, Anwälte, Politiker – und niemand weiß, wer dahintersteckt.“ Warum das auch Luxemburg betrifft Das Europäische Parlament verteilt seine Arbeit auf Brüssel, Straßburg und Luxemburg. Die Güter, die hier auf dem Spiel stehen – die Unabhängigkeit des Mandats, die Pressefreiheit und der Quellenschutz einer Untersuchung – binden alle 27 Mitgliedstaaten, Luxemburg eingeschlossen. Ein erfolgreicher Angriff auf einen Abgeordneten, der Überwachung kontrolliert, trifft die Fähigkeit der EU, ebendiese Überwachung zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen. Ob die jüngsten Belege Brüssel endlich von der Empfehlung zur Regulierung bewegen, bleibt vorerst offen. ### Sources - Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus — The Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ - Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/politician-who-investigated-spyware-abuses-had-his-phone-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware/ - EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/3/eu-lawmaker-investigating-surveillance-hacked-by-israeli-spyware-report-says - Someone infected a spyware probe overseer with spyware — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/pegasus-spyware-pega-committee-member-targeted/ - Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-european-parliament-pega-committee-member - Researchers Say EU Lawmaker Who Investigated Surveillance Was Hacked by Israeli Spyware — Asharq Al-Awsat (Associated Press): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5291628-researchers-say-eu-lawmaker-who-investigated-surveillance-was-hacked-israeli-spyware --- ## Litauen will Atomwaffen-Verbot streichen und rückt unter Natos Schutzschirm - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/litauen-verfassungsverbot-atomwaffen-nato-abschreckung - Published: 2026-07-03T17:21:28.696+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:21:28.696+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: fce4dac1-81da-46b1-b678-57e92e221b42 - Dateline: Vilnius, LT > Vilnius will ein Verfassungsverbot kippen, das fremde Militärbasen und Massenvernichtungswaffen untersagt – und stellt damit auch Luxemburg vor unbequeme Fragen. ### Summary Litauens Spitzenpolitiker wollen Artikel 137 der Verfassung streichen und so den Weg für US- und Nato-Nuklearinfrastruktur öffnen. Ein Vorstoß, der bis nach Luxemburg reicht. ### Key facts - Litauens Spitzenpolitiker haben sich am 2. Juli 2026 darauf verständigt, Artikel 137 der Verfassung zu streichen, der Massenvernichtungswaffen und ausländische Militärbasen verbietet. - Die Änderung würde Litauen kein eigenes Atomarsenal geben, sondern US- oder Nato-Nuklearinfrastruktur und die nukleare Teilhabe rechtlich ermöglichen. - Für die Verfassungsänderung braucht es zwei Abstimmungen im Seimas mit mindestens drei Monaten Abstand und eine Zweidrittelmehrheit – mindestens 94 von 141 Abgeordneten. - Deutschland stationiert mit der Panzerbrigade 45 erstmals seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg dauerhaft einen Großverband im Ausland – rund 4.800 Soldaten, volle Einsatzbereitschaft 2027. - Luxemburg, nuklearwaffenfrei, aber unter Natos Schirm, muss sich wie jedes Mitglied zu der Frage verhalten. ### FAQ **Q: Bekäme Litauen mit der Verfassungsänderung eigene Atomwaffen?** Nein. Der Verfassungszusatz würde lediglich den rechtlichen Weg öffnen, damit Litauen US- oder Nato-Nuklearinfrastruktur beherbergen und sich an der nuklearen Teilhabe beteiligen kann. Ein eigenes litauisches Arsenal ist nicht vorgesehen; da Litauen keine nuklearfähigen Flugzeuge besitzt, ginge es eher um Stationierung, Luftraum und Unterstützung. **Q: Wie läuft die Verfassungsänderung ab?** Der Seimas muss die Streichung von Artikel 137 zweimal billigen, mit mindestens drei Monaten Abstand zwischen den Abstimmungen, und dabei eine Zweidrittelmehrheit erreichen – mindestens 94 der 141 Abgeordneten. Präsident Nausėda bevorzugt eine Parlamentsentscheidung, die Oppositionspartei Morgenröte am Nemunas fordert ein Referendum. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg in dieser Debatte?** Luxemburg ist Gründungsmitglied von Nato und EU, besitzt keine Atomwaffen, steht aber unter dem nuklearen Schirm des Bündnisses. Es boykottierte 2017 die Verhandlungen über den Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag und stimmte wiederholt gegen entsprechende UN-Resolutionen – im Einklang mit der Nato-Abschreckungspolitik. **Q: Wie könnte Russland reagieren?** Moskau betrachtet Nuklearstationierungen nahe seiner Grenzen als rote Linie und könnte mit Gegenmaßnahmen antworten, etwa einer Verstärkung seiner atomwaffenfähigen Arsenale in Kaliningrad oder Belarus. Beim Ende des finnischen Atomwaffenverbots warnte ein hoher Duma-Vertreter, Finnland riskiere, ein „zweites Ukraine“ zu werden. ### Body Litauen will eine verfassungsrechtliche Schranke beseitigen, die das Land bislang von den nuklearen Abschreckungsarrangements der Nato ferngehalten hat. Es ist eine Entscheidung, die einen der am stärksten exponierten Frontstaaten des Bündnisses mitten in die europäische Debatte über atomare Sicherheit befördert. Am 2. Juli verständigten sich die führenden Politiker des Landes – Präsident Gitanas Nausėda, der amtierende Ministerpräsident, der Parlamentspräsident des Seimas und das Verteidigungsministerium – darauf, dass Artikel 137 der Verfassung nicht bloß geändert, sondern gestrichen werden soll. Die Klausel untersagt Massenvernichtungswaffen und ausländische Militärbasen auf litauischem Boden. Das berichten der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk LRT und der Sender CNBC. Einen Tag später registrierte eine Gruppe von rund 50 Abgeordneten den entsprechenden Verfassungszusatz. Nausėda bezeichnete die Bestimmung, die im ganz anderen geopolitischen Klima der frühen 1990er Jahre entstand, als „überholt“ und sprach von einer „praktisch einhelligen“ Haltung unter den Fraktionsvorsitzenden. Für ihn geht es vor allem darum, den Anschluss an die Verbündeten nicht zu verlieren. „Es wäre wirklich bedauerlich, wenn wir zum schwachen Glied oder zu einer Grauzone innerhalb der Nato würden.“ Worum es Vilnius tatsächlich geht Der Verfassungszusatz würde Litauen kein eigenes Atomwaffenarsenal verschaffen. Er würde vielmehr den rechtlichen Weg freimachen, damit das Land US- oder Nato-Nuklearinfrastruktur beherbergen und sich womöglich an der nuklearen Teilhabe des Bündnisses beteiligen kann. Die Verfassung zu ändern, ist bewusst schwer gemacht: Der Seimas muss die Maßnahme zweimal billigen, mit mindestens drei Monaten Abstand zwischen den Abstimmungen, und dabei eine Zweidrittelmehrheit erreichen – mindestens 94 der 141 Abgeordneten. Nausėda möchte, dass das Parlament entscheidet; die Oppositionspartei Morgenröte am Nemunas drängt auf ein Referendum. Der Vorstoß folgt auf einen Bericht der Financial Times vom Juni, wonach Washington Bereitschaft signalisiert habe, den Kreis der an seiner nuklearen Abschreckung beteiligten europäischen Staaten zu erweitern. Polen und die drei baltischen Staaten sollen Interesse bekundet haben, Stützpunkte für US-Kampfjets mit doppelter Verwendungsfähigkeit aufzunehmen – Maschinen, die sowohl konventionelle als auch nukleare Lasten tragen können. Über solche Flugzeuge verfügt Litauen selbst nicht, weshalb Fachleute einen möglichen Beitrag eher bei Stationierung, Luftraumkoordination und Unterstützungsfunktionen sehen als beim Einsatz von Trägerflugzeugen. Verteidigungsminister Robertas Kaunas, seit November 2025 im Amt, bestätigte laufende Gespräche, wollte aber nicht ins Detail gehen. „Es finden tatsächlich Gespräche statt. Ich möchte an diesem Punkt nicht ins Detail gehen, weil sie der Geheimhaltung unterliegen, aber die Gespräche laufen, und Litauen steht gewiss nicht abseits“, sagte er vor Journalisten, wie LRT und die Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press berichteten. Auch Polens stellvertretender Verteidigungsminister Paweł Zalewski gab sich unverblümt über die Ambitionen Warschaus. „Wir führen Gespräche, um bessere Voraussetzungen für die nukleare Abschreckung zu schaffen und damit Polen darin eine wichtige Rolle spielen kann“, sagte er laut Associated Press. Das Bündnis – und die deutsche Präsenz Sechs Nato-Mitglieder beherbergen derzeit US-Atomwaffen: Belgien, Deutschland, Italien, die Niederlande, die Türkei und Großbritannien. Die Verfügungsgewalt und Kontrolle über die Sprengköpfe behält dabei Washington. Eine Ausweitung nach Osten wäre ein deutlicher Bruch mit der bisherigen Linie – schon früher zeigten sich die Vereinigten Staaten zurückhaltend, weil eine Stationierung näher an Russland als zu provokativ gelten könnte. Litauens Vorstoß steht nicht für sich allein. Die deutsche Panzerbrigade 45 wird dauerhaft in dem Land stationiert – der erste deutsche Großverband im Ausland seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Im April 2025 aufgestellt und im Mai mit einer Parade auf dem Kathedralenplatz von Vilnius feierlich in Dienst gestellt, wird sie auf rund 4.800 Soldatinnen und Soldaten aufwachsen; die volle Einsatzbereitschaft ist laut Bundeswehr und Berichten von CNN für 2027 vorgesehen. Der Aufmarsch zeigt, wie weit die Nato schwere Kräfte bereits in ein Land verlegt hat, das zwischen Russlands Exklave Kaliningrad und Belarus eingeklemmt ist. Was Moskau tun dürfte Russland betrachtet Nuklearstationierungen nahe seiner Grenzen als rote Linie und könnte mit eigenen Gegenmaßnahmen antworten, etwa mit einer Verstärkung seiner atomwaffenfähigen Arsenale in Kaliningrad oder Belarus. Als Finnland am 2. Juli sein eigenes Atomwaffenverbot förmlich aufhob, warnte Alexej Schurawljow, erster stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Verteidigungsausschusses der russischen Staatsduma, Helsinki laufe Gefahr, „ein zweites Ukraine“ zu werden. Ähnliche Rhetorik ist zu erwarten, sollte Litauens Verfassungszusatz vorankommen. Vorerst betonen Verantwortliche, dass nichts unmittelbar bevorstehe. Der Bericht der Financial Times deutete an, dass eine Änderung der Stationierungsregeln nicht kurzfristig erfolgen werde, und Polen bestreitet konkrete Pläne, tatsächlich Sprengköpfe zu lagern. Europas Schirm – und der Blick aus Luxemburg Litauens Initiative nährt eine größere Auseinandersetzung darüber, wie Europa sich gegen Russland absichert, während Zweifel an der Verlässlichkeit der amerikanischen Garantie fortbestehen. Im März nutzte Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron eine Rede am U-Boot-Stützpunkt in der Bretagne, um eine Doktrin der „vorgeschobenen Abschreckung“ ins Spiel zu bringen – samt vorverlegter, nuklearfähiger Rafale-Jets und gemeinsamer Übungen – und bot europäischen Partnern einen Dialog über die französische Abschreckung an. Bezeichnenderweise zählten die baltischen Staaten nicht zu den bereits genannten Gesprächspartnern: Belgien, Großbritannien, Dänemark, Deutschland, Griechenland, die Niederlande, Polen und Schweden. Diese Lücke erklärt mit, warum Vilnius die amerikanische Schiene so offen verfolgt. Die Debatte erreicht auch die kleineren Hauptstädte. Luxemburg, Gründungsmitglied von Nato und EU, besitzt keine Atomwaffen, steht aber unter dem nuklearen Schirm des Bündnisses. Das Großherzogtum boykottierte 2017 die Verhandlungen über den Vertrag zum Verbot von Atomwaffen und stimmte laut Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor wiederholt gegen entsprechende UN-Resolutionen – im Einklang mit der Abschreckungspolitik der Nato. Während sich die Verbündeten verpflichtet haben, bis 2035 fünf Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts für Verteidigung und Sicherheit aufzuwenden, verschärft die Entscheidung eines Frontstaats, die heikelsten Fähigkeiten des Bündnisses auf sein Gebiet zu holen, jene Abwägungen, die jedes Mitglied – auch das kleinste – treffen muss. ### Sources - Poland and Lithuania explore playing bigger role in NATO's nuclear deterrence — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poland-and-lithuania-explore-playing-bigger-role-in-natos-nuclear-deterrence - Lithuanian leaders back removing constitutional ban on nuclear weapons, president says — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2978183/lithuanian-leaders-back-removing-constitutional-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-president-says - Lithuania involved in discussions on possible US nuclear deployment in Europe — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2948336/lithuania-involved-in-discussions-on-possible-us-nuclear-deployment-in-europe - Russia's neighbor Lithuania scraps constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. Here's why — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/russia-ukraine-nato-lithuania-nuclear-weapons.html - Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban, following Finland's lead — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/lithuania-moves-to-lift-nuclear-weapons-ban-following-finlands-lead - Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence — The Hill / Associated Press: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-poland-and-lithuania-confirm-exploring-a-bigger-role-in-nuclear-deterrence/ - Under my parapluie: Macron's nuclear guarantee for Europe — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/article/under-my-parapluie-macrons-nuclear-guarantee-for-europe/ - What Macron's changes to French nuclear policy mean for European security — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/what-macrons-changes-to-french-nuclear-policy-mean-for-european-security/ - 45th Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Panzer_Brigade_(Bundeswehr) - Germany deploys permanent troops to Lithuania, a move not seen since World War II — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/europe/german-military-brigade-lithuania-intl-hnk-ml - Luxembourg — Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor — Norwegian People's Aid / Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor: https://banmonitor.org/profiles/luxembourg - Robertas Kaunas new Minister of Defense in Lithuania — Table.Briefings: https://table.media/en/security/heads-en/robertas-kaunas-new-minister-of-defense-in-lithuania --- ## Das Ende der Kupferleitung: Luxemburg schaltet sein altes Telefonnetz bis 2030 ab - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/post-kupfernetz-abschaltung-luxemburg-2030-glasfaser-umstieg - Published: 2026-07-03T17:10:27.878+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:10:27.878+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 26dea631-d401-42ee-af1c-8c2a2b61b0ba - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Staatskonzern POST führt die letzten Analoganschlüsse auf Glasfaser und Internet-Telefonie über. Noch 15.500 Kupferanschlüsse übrig – doch Aufzüge, Alarmanlagen und Notrufgeräte drohen zu verstummen. ### Summary Luxemburg baut sein jahrzehntealtes Kupfertelefonnetz Leitung für Leitung ab. Bis rund 2030 sollen die letzten Analoganschlüsse verschwinden – riskant wird es vor allem für Notrufsysteme, Aufzugtelefone und Alarmanlagen an der alten Leitung. ### Key facts - Ende 2025 liefen in Luxemburg nur noch 15.500 Analoganschlüsse über Kupfer; die endgültige Abschaltung wird um 2030 erwartet. - Betreiber müssen betroffene Kunden mindestens sechs Monate vor der Trennung mit festem Termin schriftlich informieren; der Wechsel kostet kein direktes Entgelt, die Rufnummer bleibt erhalten. - Größtes Risiko sind Geräte an der Analogleitung: Hausnotruf, Aufzug-Notruftelefone, Alarmanlagen, Fax- und Kartenzahlungsterminals – sie brauchen oft ein GSM-Gateway oder eine IP-Box. - Glasfaser stellt bereits 72,8 Prozent aller festen Internetzugänge; die Wartung kostet 40 bis 60 Prozent weniger als Kupfer. - Luxemburg folgt einem europaweiten Trend: Frankreich (Orange) und Großbritannien (Openreach) schalten ihre Kupfer- bzw. PSTN-Netze bis 2027 respektive 2030 ab. ### FAQ **Q: Wann wird das Kupfertelefonnetz in Luxemburg abgeschaltet?** Die endgültige Abschaltung wird um das Jahr 2030 erwartet. Die ersten Kupferanschlüsse in Privathaushalten wurden bereits im März 2024 getrennt; Ende 2025 liefen noch 15.500 Analoganschlüsse über Kupfer. **Q: Was muss ich tun, wenn mein Anschluss betroffen ist?** Ihr Betreiber informiert Sie mindestens sechs Monate vorher schriftlich mit festem Termin und der Aufforderung, eine Alternative zu wählen – Glasfaser, Kabel, 5G oder Satellit. Der Wechsel kostet kein direktes Entgelt, Installationskosten im Gebäude sind aber möglich. Ihre Rufnummer behalten Sie, auch bei einem Anbieterwechsel. **Q: Welche Geräte können nach der Abschaltung ausfallen?** Alle Geräte, die über die Analogleitung wählen: Hausnotruf- und Notrufsender, Aufzug-Notruftelefone, Einbruch- und Brandmeldeanlagen sowie Fax- und Kartenzahlungsterminals. Sie benötigen oft ein Mobilfunk-Gateway (GSM) oder eine Umstellung auf Internet. Prüfen Sie vor dem Abschalttermin jedes angeschlossene Gerät. **Q: Warum wird das Kupfernetz überhaupt stillgelegt?** Laut ILR stößt das Kupfernetz an die Grenze seiner technischen Leistungsfähigkeit und ist teuer im Unterhalt. Glasfaser ist schneller, energieeffizienter und in der Wartung 40 bis 60 Prozent günstiger. Die Abschaltung setzt eine ausreichende Ersatzversorgung voraus, die mit Kabel (rund 90 Prozent der Haushalte) und 5G weitgehend gegeben ist. ### Body Ohne großes Aufsehen verabschiedet sich Luxemburg von einem seiner ältesten Stücke Infrastruktur. Das Kupfertelefonnetz, über das im Großherzogtum Generationen lang telefoniert und ins Internet eingewählt wurde, wird Anschluss für Anschluss stillgelegt. Der staatliche Betreiber POST Luxembourg lotst die verbliebenen Analogkunden auf Glasfaser und Internet-Telefonie, bevor das alte Netz um das Jahr 2030 endgültig vom Netz geht. Was übrig bleibt, ist zahlenmäßig überschaubar, aber heikel. Laut dem statistischen Bericht zum Jahr 2025, den die Telekommunikationsaufsicht Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR) vorgelegt hat, liefen zum Jahresende noch 15.500 Analoganschlüsse über Kupfer. Nahezu jede andere Festnetz-Sprachleitung des Landes ist bereits auf "Voice over Broadband" umgezogen, also auf Telefonie über den Breitbandanschluss. Glasfaser stellt inzwischen 72,8 Prozent aller festen Internetzugänge – ein Plus von 11,4 Prozent allein 2025 und von 17,9 Prozentpunkten seit 2021, eine der höchsten Quoten Europas. Ernst wurde es im März 2024, als die ersten Kupferanschlüsse in Privathaushalten abgeschaltet wurden. Nach den vom ILR überwachten Regeln muss ein Betreiber jeden betroffenen Kunden mindestens sechs Monate vor der Abschaltung schriftlich informieren – mit festem Termin und der Aufforderung, eine Alternative zu wählen: Glasfaser, Kabel, 5G oder Satellit. Für den Wechsel selbst fällt kein direktes Entgelt an, wohl aber mögliche Installationskosten etwa für die Verkabelung im Gebäude. Die bestehende Rufnummer behält man, auch bei einem Anbieterwechsel. Ein Netz am Ende seiner Kräfte Aufsicht und Betreiber stellen die Abschaltung nicht als Option, sondern als Zwangsläufigkeit dar. Die teils jahrzehntealte Kupferanlage ist teuer im Unterhalt und einer datenhungrigen Wirtschaft immer weniger gewachsen. Ein Parallelbetrieb neben dem landesweiten Glasfaserausbau sei "nicht mehr sinnvoll", so das ILR. POST Technologies betreibt noch immer mehr als 8.000 Kilometer Kupferkabel und weit über eine Million Kilometer Kupferadern – ein Erbe des staatlichen Telefondienstes, dessen Wurzeln bis zur 1842 gegründeten PTT zurückreichen und der erst 1963 vollständig automatisiert wurde. Das Kupfernetz stößt an die Grenze seiner technischen Leistungsfähigkeit. Glasfaser ist im Betrieb dagegen günstiger – die Wartungskosten liegen laut Zahlen aus der luxemburgischen Presse 40 bis 60 Prozent unter denen von Kupfer –, zudem schneller und energieeffizienter. Kabel erreicht bereits rund 90 Prozent der Haushalte mit bis zu 1 Gbit/s, und 5G deckt inzwischen etwa vier von fünf Einwohnern ab. Damit hat die Aufsicht die Ersatzversorgung, die sie braucht, bevor sie den Stecker zieht. Die Geräte, die plötzlich verstummen könnten Für die meisten Menschen läuft der Umstieg unsichtbar ab: Internet und Telefon wandern schlicht auf eine Glasfaser- oder Kabelbox. Das eigentliche Störrisiko liegt bei den unscheinbaren Apparaten, die still an der alten Leitung hängen – Geräte, die zum Wählen über einen Analogkreis gebaut wurden und in dem Moment ausfallen, in dem er gekappt wird. Der Rat des ILR ist unmissverständlich: Vor dem Abschalttermin jedes an der Leitung angeschlossene Gerät überprüfen. Am häufigsten übersehen werden: - Notruf- und Hausnotruf-Sender, die ältere und gefährdete Menschen tragen – in Luxemburg werden diese téléalarme-Dienste von Stellen wie der Stadt Luxemburg (im Einsatz seit 1987), der Stëftung Hëllef Doheem und privaten Anbietern betrieben. - Aufzug-Notruftelefone, die früher über das leitungsvermittelte Telefonnetz liefen und heute die Sicherheitsnorm EN 81-28 erfüllen müssen; viele benötigen ein Mobilfunk-Gateway oder eine IP-Box, um weiter Verbindung aufnehmen zu können. - Einbruch- und Brandmeldeanlagen, die über eine Telefonleitung übertragen, samt überwachter Dienste wie POSTs eigenem Alarmis. - Faxgeräte und Kartenzahlungsterminals in Geschäften und Kleinbetrieben. Besitzer müssen in der Regel ein Mobilfunk-Gateway (GSM) ergänzen oder das Gerät auf einen Internetanschluss umziehen – ein überschaubarer Aufwand, der aber vor dem Kappen der Leitung erledigt sein muss, nicht danach. Genau deshalb pochen Aufsicht und Betreiber auf das Warnschreiben sechs Monate im Voraus und versichern, sie würden die Kunden – auch die älteren – durch den Wechsel begleiten, statt sie einfach abzuklemmen. Teil eines europaweiten Kupfer-Rückzugs Luxemburg steht damit keineswegs allein. In der gesamten Europäischen Union eilen die etablierten Betreiber, ihre alternden Analognetze abzuschalten und die Investitionen auf Glasfaser zu bündeln; die Europäische Kommission drängt die Mitgliedstaaten zu Gigabit-Anschlüssen und einem Kupfer-Ausstieg um 2030. Der Branchenverband Connect Europe rechnet damit, dass bis zum Ende des Jahrzehnts rund 21 nationale PSTN-Netze abgeschaltet werden. Im Nachbarland Frankreich hat Orange die kommerzielle Schließung seines Kupfernetzes am 31. Januar 2026 in mehr als 2.000 Gemeinden eingeleitet; die vollständige technische Abschaltung ist nach über einem halben Jahrhundert Betrieb für 2030 geplant. Im Vereinigten Königreich stellt BT-Tochter Openreach das öffentliche Telefonnetz zum 31. Januar 2027 ab – ein Termin, der von Dezember 2025 nach hinten verschoben wurde, vor allem um die noch rund 1,8 Millionen Hausnotruf-Nutzer auf kupfergestützten Systemen zu schützen. Die Erfahrung von Openreach ist eine Warnung für Luxemburgs kleinere Migration: Das Schwierige ist nicht die Glasfaser, sondern die fragilen Lebensadern, die an den alten Leitungen hängen. "Es bleibt keine Zeit mehr zum Zögern", sagte All-IP-Direktor James Lilley mit Blick auf den britischen Stichtag; man habe einen eigenen Dienst namens "Prove Telecare" aufgebaut, um gefährdete Kunden "sicher zu migrieren". Über das Netz selbst wurde er noch deutlicher: "Das analoge PSTN-Netz ist veraltet, wird immer schwerer zu warten und deutlich teurer im Betrieb." Für die 15.500 luxemburgischen Haushalte und Betriebe, die noch an einer Kupferleitung hängen, lautet die Botschaft des ILR: auf den Brief reagieren, wenn er kommt – und vor allem sicherstellen, dass die Alarmanlage, das Aufzugtelefon oder der Notrufsender auch an dem Tag noch funktioniert, an dem das Kupfer verstummt. ### Sources - Is your connection ready for the transition? — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/copper-phase-out/ - Questions about copper phase out (FAQ) — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/your-questions/faq-copper-phase-out/questions-en/ - Remplacer le cuivre par un réseau plus fiable et moderne — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/04-avril/24-ilr-cuivre-reseau.html - Télécommunications 2025: une croissance plus modérée dans un marché en forte évolution — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-telecommunications-2025.html - Luxembourg regulator launches awareness campaign on copper network switch-off — Telecompaper: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/luxembourg-regulator-launches-awareness-campaign-on-copper-network-switch-off--1461249 - Le réseau cuivre disparaîtra en 2030 — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/economie/le-reseau-cuivre-disparaitra-en-2030/ - Time for a 'big switch-up' as PSTN switch-off looms — Openreach: https://www.openreach.com/news/time-for-a-big-switch-up-as-pstn-switch-off-looms/ - Fermeture du réseau cuivre : Le calendrier — Orange (Réseaux Orange): https://reseaux.orange.fr/fin-adsl-arret-cuivre/quand-calendrier-fermeture - Telephony copper plant retirement in the United Kingdom — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephony_copper_plant_retirement_in_the_United_Kingdom - Le réseau fixe / POST's fixed network — POST Technologies: https://www.posttechnologies.lu/en/technologies/decouvrez-nous/reseau-fixe - Post Luxembourg (company history and status) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Luxembourg --- ## Defekte Boeing-Satelliten: SES ringt um 472-Millionen-Dollar-Forderung - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ses-boeing-satellitenschaden-472-millionen-versicherungsstreit - Published: 2026-07-03T16:59:48.822+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:59:48.822+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 5e58fd0a-8d88-46e5-8b27-b85148ca141f - Dateline: Betzdorf, LU > Stromausfälle an den ersten O3b-mPower-Satelliten haben sich zu einem zähen Streit über die Kostenverteilung verhärtet – ein Belastungstest für Luxemburgs Wette auf die Raumfahrt. ### Summary Ein Serienfehler an Boeing-Satelliten des Luxemburger Betreibers SES hat eine umstrittene Versicherungsforderung von bis zu 472 Millionen Dollar ausgelöst – und zeigt, welche finanziellen Risiken hinter dem Großherzogtum als Raumfahrtstandort stehen. ### Key facts - Vier von Boeing gebaute O3b-mPower-Satelliten von SES fielen durch wiederholte Abschaltungen der Strommodule teilweise aus – Kapazität und Lebensdauer sanken unter die geplanten zwölf Jahre. - SES meldete eine Versicherungsforderung von bis zu 472 Millionen Dollar (rund 437 Mio. Euro) an, etwa 70 Prozent des versicherten Werts von 674 Millionen Dollar – eine der größten der Raumfahrtgeschichte. - Die Versicherer erkennen den Defekt an, weigern sich aber, für künftige Umsatzausfälle statt für heute nachweisbaren Schaden zu zahlen; ein Schiedsverfahren bleibt möglich. - SES und Boeing gestalteten den Vertrag um: Die Konstellation wächst von elf auf 13 Satelliten, Boeing verbuchte eine Belastung von 315 Millionen Dollar. - SES einigt sich schrittweise mit den Versicherern – rund 189 Millionen Dollar über das Jahr 2025 – während Sonnenstürme und neue Satelliten die Kapazität wiederherstellen. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist an den O3b-mPower-Satelliten von SES kaputtgegangen?** Von 2023 an litten alle vier im Orbit befindlichen Satelliten unter „sporadischen“ Abschaltungen der Strommodule, darunter einige nicht behebbare Ereignisse. Sie ließen sich oft zurücksetzen, verringerten aber dauerhaft Kapazität und Lebensdauer unter die geplanten zwölf Jahre. **Q: Wie hoch ist die Versicherungsforderung und warum ist sie umstritten?** SES fordert bis zu 472 Millionen Dollar (rund 437 Mio. Euro), etwa 70 Prozent des versicherten Werts von 674 Millionen Dollar. Die Versicherer erkennen den Defekt an, weigern sich aber, für erwartete künftige Umsatzausfälle statt für heute nachweisbaren Schaden zu zahlen – ein Streit, der in ein Schiedsverfahren münden könnte. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg?** SES wurde 1985 mit Unterstützung der Regierung gegründet und sitzt in Betzdorf. Der Staat hält über eine besondere Aktiengattung rund ein Drittel der Stimmrechte und bleibt ein Großaktionär, weshalb der Streit den Raumfahrtstandort Großherzogtum direkt betrifft. **Q: Erholen sich die Satelliten wieder?** Teilweise: Sonnenstürme 2024 bauten geladene Teilchen ab, die die Fehler auslösten, Boeing lieferte überarbeitete Satelliten, und neue Starts sollen die Kapazität 2025 um fast 30 Prozent erhöhen. Die Forderung und die Vergleiche bleiben jedoch offen. ### Body Als SES im Dezember 2022 die ersten vier Satelliten seiner Baureihe O3b mPower ins All schoss, pries der Luxemburger Betreiber die Flotte als Rückgrat des kommenden Jahrzehnts: leistungsstarke, von Boeing gebaute Raumfahrzeuge, die aus einer mittleren Erdumlaufbahn in rund 8.000 Kilometern Höhe schnelles Breitband zu Schiffen, abgelegenen Inseln, Bergbaustandorten und Streitkräften funken sollten. Kaum ein Jahr später musste das Unternehmen einräumen, dass die Satelliten auf eine Weise ausfielen, mit der niemand gerechnet hatte – und die Rechnung für die Störung nähert sich inzwischen der Marke von einer halben Milliarde Dollar. Wer diese Rechnung tragen soll – der Hersteller, die Versicherer des Betreibers oder SES selbst –, ist zu einem der meistbeachteten Finanzstreitigkeiten der Raumfahrtbranche geworden. Der Fall zeigt zugleich, welches Risiko hinter Luxemburgs Anspruch steht, Europas Raumfahrtdrehscheibe zu sein: SES ist das Vorzeigeunternehmen des Großherzogtums, und der Staat gehört zu seinen größten Aktionären. Ein Serienfehler in mittlerer Umlaufbahn Das Problem ist elektrischer Natur. Von 2023 an berichtete SES von „sporadischen“ Abschaltungen der Strommodule – Störungen, die wiederholt Teile jedes Satelliten von der Energieversorgung trennten, darunter, wie das Unternehmen einräumte, „einige nicht behebbare Ereignisse“. Häufig ließen sich die Abschaltungen zurücksetzen – ein Vorgang, den eine SES-Führungskraft mit dem Wiedereinschalten einer durchgebrannten Haushaltssicherung verglich. Doch dauerhaft verringerten sie die nutzbare Kapazität der Satelliten und deren Lebensdauer. Betroffen waren alle vier damals im Orbit befindlichen Satelliten. SES warnte, ihre Betriebsdauer und Breitbandkapazität würden „deutlich niedriger“ ausfallen als die ursprünglich zugesagten zwölf Jahre, und bezifferte den Effekt der Störung auf rund fünf Prozent des Umsatzes und des Kerngewinns für 2024. Gebaut wurden die Raumfahrzeuge von Boeing, dessen Satellitensparte mit einer ganzen Reihe schwieriger Programme zu kämpfen hatte. Statt sofort vor Gericht zu ziehen, formte SES zunächst seinen Fertigungsvertrag um. Boeing sagte zu, fünf der noch zu bauenden Satelliten aufzurüsten und zwei völlig neue hinzuzufügen – womit die Konstellation von geplanten elf auf 13 Raumfahrzeuge wächst. Kosten und Risiko teilen sich beide Unternehmen. Ein gemeinsames Ziel mit Boeing zu formulieren war entscheidend für die Verhandlung, in der wir den Vertrag neu gestalteten und beide Unternehmen einen Teil des Risikos übernahmen. So beschrieb Ruy Pinto, damals Vorstandschef von SES, die Vereinbarung aus dem Jahr 2023. Boeing selbst wies eine Belastung von 315 Millionen Dollar auf einem Satellitenvertrag mit einem nicht genannten Kunden aus, der weithin als SES identifiziert wird; der Finanzchef des Konzerns führte die Kosten auf zusätzliche Arbeiten an einem innovativen Programm mit neuer Technologie zurück. Versicherer stellen sich quer Der größere Streit läuft mit den Assekuranzen. SES meldete eine Versicherungsforderung von bis zu 472 Millionen Dollar (rund 437 Millionen Euro) für die ersten vier Satelliten an – etwa 70 Prozent ihres versicherten Gesamtwerts von 674 Millionen Dollar und damit eine der größten dokumentierten Forderungen der Raumfahrtversicherung. - 472 Millionen Dollar – Höhe der SES-Forderung, rund 70 Prozent des versicherten Flottenwerts von 674 Millionen Dollar - 315 Millionen Dollar – die Belastung, die Boeing für den Vertrag verbuchte - 4 – vom Stromfehler betroffene Satelliten, in einer Konstellation, die nun auf 13 wachsen soll Dass die Satelliten mangelhaft sind, bestreiten die Versicherer nicht. Was sie ablehnen, ist Branchenberichten zufolge, für Umsätze aufzukommen, die SES über die verkürzte künftige Lebensdauer der Satelliten zu verlieren erwartet – statt für einen heute nachweisbaren Schaden. Es ist ein Streit über Kausalität und Bewertung, an dem sich Auseinandersetzungen in der Raumfahrtversicherung häufig entzünden – und der am Ende in ein Schiedsverfahren münden könnte. Bis dahin einigt sich SES mit den Assekuranzen Stück für Stück. Für das zweite Quartal 2025 rechnete das Unternehmen mit einem Zufluss von 58 Millionen Dollar und hatte bis zum Herbst rund 87 Millionen Dollar eingezogen, mit weiteren Zahlungen im Zuge der laufenden Gespräche; über das gesamte Jahr meldete SES Einnahmen von etwa 189 Millionen Dollar (rund 164 Millionen Euro) von den Versicherern. Das Unternehmen verbucht die Zahlungen vorsichtig und betont, „Erträge werden erst erfasst, wenn die Forderungen mit einzelnen Versicherern vereinbart und beglichen sind“. Warum der Streit Luxemburg trifft SES ist kein gewöhnlicher Anspruchsteller. 1985 mit Rückendeckung der luxemburgischen Regierung gegründet und im Betzdorf östlich der Hauptstadt ansässig, ist der Konzern der Ankermieter eines Raumfahrtsektors, den das Großherzogtum seit vier Jahrzehnten aufbaut – von der Ansiedlung von Satellitenbetreibern bis zum Gesetz SpaceResources.lu von 2017 zum Abbau von Rohstoffen im All. Der luxemburgische Staat hält weiterhin eine besondere Aktiengattung, die ihm rund ein Drittel der Stimmrechte sichert, und 2025 schloss SES die Übernahme seines historischen Rivalen Intelsat ab – eines weiteren Betreibers mit tiefen luxemburgischen Wurzeln. Damit ist die O3b-mPower-Geschichte mehr als eine Konzernpanne: Sie ist ein Test dafür, wie ein kleines Land die finanziellen Gefahren der Raumfahrt verkraftet – Hardware, die tausende Kilometer entfernt von jeder Reparaturmöglichkeit still degradiert –, wenn es einen Teil seiner wirtschaftlichen Identität an die Branche gebunden hat. Immerhin gibt es im Orbit eine teilweise Entwarnung. SES erklärte, heftige Sonnenstürme im Jahr 2024 hätten geholfen, eine Ansammlung geladener Teilchen abzubauen, die die Fehler der Strommodule ausgelöst hatte; das Problem an den früheren Satelliten habe sich dadurch entspannt. Boeing lieferte inzwischen neu konstruierte Raumfahrzeuge mit Hardware-Korrekturen, und neue Starts stellen verlorene Kapazität schrittweise wieder her. „Ab Mai erhöhen wir die Kapazität der Konstellation in diesem Jahr um fast 30 Prozent“, sagte Vorstandschef Adel Al-Saleh 2025 vor Analysten. Dennoch bleibt die Forderung offen, die Vergleiche unvollendet – und die Frage, wer am Ende für eine im All ins Stocken geratene Flotte zahlt, wird am Boden weiter verhandelt. ### Sources - Forrester's Digest: SES may not receive $472 million insurance claim — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/03/06/forresters-digest-ses-may-not-receive-472-million-insurance-claim/ - SES: O3b mPower satellites' defect to reduce performance, lifespan of first 6 satellites, cut 2024 revenue/EBITDA by ~5% — Space Intel Report: https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-defect-to-reduce-performance-lifespan-of-first-6-satellites-cut-2024-revenue-ebitda-by-5/ - SES and Boeing to Share Risk and CapEx on 2 Additional mPOWER Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2023/10/31/ses-and-boeing-to-share-risk-and-capex-on-2-additional-mpower-satellites/ - SES Posts Stable Q1 Revenue, Expects 30% Capacity Increase from New O3b Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2025/04/30/ses-posts-stable-q1-revenue-expects-30-capacity-increase-from-new-o3b-satellites/ - SES' O3b mPower satellites will have a "significantly" shorter life after power issues — DataCenterDynamics: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-will-have-a-significantly-shorter-life-after-power-issues/ - SES says O3b mPower electrical issues are worse than thought — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/ses-says-o3b-mpower-electrical-issues-are-worse-than-thought/ - Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer need — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/boeing-ships-more-o3b-mpower-satellites-with-fixes-ses-might-not-need/ - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) - Shareholders — SES: https://www.ses.com/company/investors/shareholder-information/shareholders --- ## KNDS legt Börsengang auf Eis – Luxemburgs Panzerauftrag läuft weiter - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/knds-boersengang-verschoben-luxemburg-jaguar-panzer-auftrag-bleibt - Published: 2026-07-03T16:47:07.709+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:47:07.709+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: a658f4e2-8c04-44da-a0ce-ee497e87d896 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der deutsch-französische Panzerbauer hinter Leopard 2 und Caesar stoppt ein mit über 12 Milliarden Euro bewertetes Listing – während sein Rekordauftragsbuch samt Luxemburger Bestellung weiter wächst. ### Summary KNDS verschiebt seinen für Frankfurt und Paris geplanten Börsengang wegen der Kursflaute im Rüstungssektor. An Luxemburgs bereits bestellten 54 Jaguar- und Griffon-Fahrzeugen ändert das nichts. ### Key facts - KNDS verschiebt am 1. Juli 2026 seinen für Frankfurt und Paris geplanten Börsengang und verweist auf die Volatilität im europäischen Rüstungssektor. - Gesucht war eine Bewertung von über 12 Milliarden Euro; große Fonds und die deutschen Eignerfamilien lagen bei der Preisvorstellung auseinander. - Das Auftragsbuch erreichte zum 31. Dezember 2025 einen Rekord von 33,1 Milliarden Euro. - Künftige Eigentümerstruktur: Frankreich 40 %, Deutschland 40 % (über die KfW), rund 20 % Streubesitz. - Luxemburgs Bestellung von 54 Fahrzeugen (38 Jaguar, 16 Griffon) über das CaMo-Programm bleibt vom Aufschub unberührt. ### FAQ **Q: Warum verschiebt KNDS seinen Börsengang?** Die Anteilseigner wollen das Verfahren erst bei günstigeren Marktbedingungen fortsetzen. Grund ist die aktuelle Kursflaute im europäischen Rüstungssektor: Rüstungsaktien fielen von ihren Höchstständen zurück, und KNDS erreichte nicht die angestrebte Bewertung von über 12 Milliarden Euro. **Q: Ist Luxemburgs Panzerauftrag von der Verschiebung betroffen?** Nein. Luxemburgs KNDS-Bestellung ist Teil des laufenden Auftragsbuchs und bleibt vom verzögerten Börsengang unberührt. Über das CaMo-Programm wurden im Dezember 2025 54 Fahrzeuge für Luxemburg bestellt: 38 EBRC Jaguar und 16 Griffon. **Q: Wem wird KNDS künftig gehören?** Die deutsche Familie Wegmann zieht sich nach 144 Jahren zurück. Deutschland kauft über die KfW 40 Prozent für bis zu 7,2 Milliarden Euro, Frankreichs GIAT hält künftig ebenfalls 40 Prozent, rund 20 Prozent sind als Streubesitz vorgesehen. ### Body Europas größter Hersteller von Landsystemen zieht die Bremse. KNDS, der deutsch-französische Konzern hinter dem Kampfpanzer Leopard 2, der Panzerhaubitze Caesar und dem Radpanzer EBRC Jaguar, teilte am 1. Juli mit, dass er seinen Börsengang verschiebt – einen der größten geplanten Kapitalmarktauftritte des Jahres in Europa. Und das ausgerechnet in einem Moment, in dem das Auftragsbuch, angeschwollen durch eine Aufrüstungswelle, die bis nach Luxemburg reicht, einen Rekordstand erreicht hat. Das in Amsterdam registrierte Unternehmen erklärte, seine Anteilseigner hätten es über ihre Absicht informiert, das Verfahren erst dann wieder aufzunehmen, wenn sich die Märkte erholt haben. Man wolle den Prozess fortsetzen, sobald „günstigere Marktbedingungen zurückkehren“, hieß es mit Verweis auf die „aktuelle Marktvolatilität für den europäischen Verteidigungssektor“. Vorgesehen war ein Doppellisting in Frankfurt und Paris um Mitte Juli, bei dem rund ein Fünftel der Anteile verkauft werden sollte – neue Aktien wären nicht ausgegeben worden. Die Anteilseigner haben das Unternehmen über ihre Absicht informiert, das Verfahren für den Börsengang wieder aufzunehmen, sobald günstigere Marktbedingungen zurückkehren. Der Aufschub überrascht, weil das Geschäft auf dem Papier selten besser lief. Zum 31. Dezember 2025 meldete KNDS einen Rekordauftragsbestand von 33,1 Milliarden Euro, und die Mitteilung betonte, man habe „im Wesentlichen alle erforderlichen Vorbereitungsphasen“ für das Listing abgeschlossen. Der Knackpunkt war der Preis. Nach Berichten von Reuters und der Financial Times strebte KNDS eine Bewertung von mehr als 12 Milliarden Euro an – die deutschen Eigentümerfamilien sollen auf mindestens 12,5 Milliarden bestanden haben, während große Fonds bei viel mehr als 12 Milliarden abwinkten. Frühere Erwartungen waren bis auf 15 Milliarden Euro geklettert. Warum die Rüstungsrally an Schwung verlor Zwei Jahre lang griffen Anleger nach allem, was rollt, fliegt oder feuert – in der Erwartung, dass die Regierungen Hunderte Milliarden Euro in die Aufrüstung pumpen würden. Bis zur Jahresmitte 2026 wuchsen die Zweifel, wie schnell sich diese Zusagen in Gewinne verwandeln. Die Rüstungsaktien fielen deutlich von ihren Höchstständen zurück: Rheinmetall, der größere börsennotierte Rivale von KNDS, verlor im Monatsverlauf zweistellig, auch weil Deutschland das Fregattenprogramm F126 stoppte. Noch näher lag das mahnende Beispiel Czechoslovak Group, die im Januar 2026 in Amsterdam an die Börse ging und rund 44 Prozent unter ihren Ausgabepreis abrutschte. Die Tür ließ KNDS dennoch einen Spalt offen. Das Unternehmen räumte ein, es könne „sich auch entscheiden, den Börsengang überhaupt nicht durchzuführen“ – doch die Eigner signalisierten eine Rückkehr, sobald es die Bedingungen erlauben. Berlin, das öffentliches Geld in den Deal gesteckt hat, war schnell mit beruhigenden Worten zur Stelle. „Die Bundesregierung respektiert die Entscheidung, den Börsengang zu pausieren, ist aber weiterhin daran interessiert, gemeinsam mit den französischen Partnern das Unternehmen in eine erfolgreiche Zukunft zu führen.“ Wem der Panzerkonzern gehört Das Listing ist eng mit einem seltenen Umbau der Eigentümerstruktur verwoben. Historisch war der Konzern hälftig geteilt zwischen dem französischen Staat, über seine Holding GIAT Industries, und der deutschen Familie Wegmann, alleinige private Eignerin von Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Vor dem Börsengang willigte die Familie Wegmann ein, ihren gesamten Anteil zu verkaufen und sich nach 144 Jahren zurückzuziehen. Deutschland steigt erstmals selbst ein: Über die Förderbank KfW erwirbt Berlin einen Anteil von 40 Prozent für bis zu 7,2 Milliarden Euro – einen Kauf, den der Haushaltsausschuss des Bundestags am 26. Juni 2026 freigab. Frankreichs GIAT reduziert seinen Anteil von 50 auf 40 Prozent. Übrig bleibt eine symmetrische Struktur: Paris und Berlin je 40 Prozent, das verbleibende Fünftel ist für Publikumsanleger vorgesehen. Damit stehen zwei Regierungen als kontrollierende Anteilseigner hinter dem Konzern, der weite Teile der NATO-Ostflanke ausrüstet – eine Erinnerung daran, dass der Staat in der Verteidigung häufig auf beiden Seiten der Bilanz steht: als Käufer und als Eigentümer. Wohin Luxemburgs Millionen fließen Für das Großherzogtum ändert die Verschiebung nichts am Gerät. Luxemburgs KNDS-Auftrag steckt im Rekordauftragsbuch des Konzerns und bleibt vom verzögerten Listing unberührt. Im Rahmen des belgisch-französischen Programms CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) wurde im Dezember 2025 eine Bestellung über 269 weitere Fahrzeuge ausgelöst – darunter 54 für Luxemburg: 38 Aufklärungsfahrzeuge EBRC Jaguar, jeweils ein 25 Tonnen schwerer Sechsradpanzer mit 40-mm-Kanone und Panzerabwehrraketen MMP, sowie 16 Mannschaftstransporter Griffon. Luxemburg tritt der Fahrzeugfamilie SCORPION über Belgien und im Zuge des NATO-Verteidigungsplanungsprozesses bei. Die Fahrzeuge sollen das binationale luxemburgisch-belgische Bataillon Guide-Chasseurs ausstatten, das bis 2030 voll einsatzfähig sein soll. Begleitend unterzeichnete KNDS France am 17. Dezember 2025 eine Absichtserklärung mit der luxemburgischen Direktion für Verteidigung und dem Wirtschaftsministerium, um Luxemburger Unternehmen und Forscher in Wartung und europäische Projekte einzubinden. Die Käufe fügen sich in ein rasch steigendes Budget. Luxemburg – das seinen Verteidigungsaufwand ungewöhnlicherweise am Bruttonationaleinkommen statt am BIP misst – will seine Ausgaben von 728 Millionen Euro (2024) bis 2030 auf 1,461 Milliarden Euro etwa verdoppeln und dabei 2 Prozent des BNE erreichen. Diese Linie verläuft unterhalb der bündnisweiten Zusage vom Haager Gipfel im Juni 2025, bei dem alle NATO-Mitglieder außer Spanien vereinbarten, die Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitsausgaben bis 2035 auf 5 Prozent des BIP anzuheben. - Was pausiert: das Doppellisting Frankfurt–Paris, angestrebt bei einer Bewertung von über 12 Milliarden Euro. - Was nicht pausiert: das Auftragsbuch von 33,1 Milliarden Euro, samt Luxemburgs 54 Jaguar- und Griffon-Fahrzeugen. - Wem es gehört: ab 2026 zu 40 Prozent dem französischen Staat, zu 40 Prozent dem deutschen Staat, zu 20 Prozent dem Publikum. Die Botschaft von KNDS lautet: Der Aufschub betrifft den Aktienkurs, nicht die Auftragspipeline. Für Luxemburg bleibt die praktische Lage unverändert – die Aufrüstungsmillionen sind längst gebunden, und ein Großteil des Geräts, das sie kaufen, trägt heute das Emblem von KNDS. ### Sources - KNDS to resume its Initial Public Offering process when Capital Markets conditions are supportive (company release) — EQS News / KNDS N.V.: https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/knds-to-resume-its-initial-public-offering-process-when-capital-markets-conditions-are-supportive/bdde73c0-080f-438f-b0d4-78fe18ac7e15_en - Tank maker KNDS delays stock listing, citing defense-market volatility — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/02/tank-maker-knds-delays-stock-listing-citing-defense-market-volatility/ - European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to 'market volatility' — Breaking Defense: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/european-tank-maker-knds-postpones-ipo-due-to-market-volatility/ - Tank maker KNDS postpones IPO amid market struggles for defense stocks — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/knds-ipo-postpone-defense-stocks-market.html - Tankmaker KNDS puts off IPO citing tough market condition (Reuters) — RTÉ / Reuters: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0702/1581368-tankmaker-knds-puts-off-ipo-citing-tough-market-condition/ - Germany Buys Into KNDS for First Time as KMW Family Exits Ahead of IPO — SOFX: https://www.sofx.com/germany-buys-into-knds-for-first-time-as-kmw-family-exits-ahead-of-ipo/ - Bundestag Budget Committee Clears Germany's €7.2 Billion Purchase of a 40% KNDS Stake — Grosswald: https://www.grosswald.org/germany-kfw-40-percent-knds-stake-7-2-billion-wegmann-buyout-ipo/ - Germany Expects KNDS to Pursue IPO Despite Pause in Plans — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/germany-assumes-tankmaker-knds-still-pursue-ipo-plan-despite/ - The CaMo program reaches a new milestone with the order of 269 additional vehicles — KNDS Group: https://knds.com/en/press-releases/the-ca-mo-program-reaches-a-new-milestone-with-the-order-of-269-additional-vehicles - Luxembourg Boosts Defence Cooperation with KNDS Partnership & Jaguar, Griffon Vehicle Acquisition — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58599-luxembourg-boosts-defence-cooperation-with-knds-partnership-jaguar-griffon-vehicle-acquisition - Belgium, Luxembourg Purchase CaMo Armored Vehicles From KNDS France — The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2026/02/04/belgium-luxembourg-camo-vehicles/ - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia / NATO Hague Summit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 --- ## Finanzdiplomatie in Downing Street: Roth und Reeves loten engere Zusammenarbeit der Finanzplätze aus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/finanzmission-london-roth-reeves-downing-street-fondsachse - Published: 2026-07-03T12:51:31.339+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:51:31.339+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 0d6c96e1-731c-48ae-a7e3-7d880e5c7e12 - Dateline: London, GB > Bei einer zweitägigen Finanzmission in London traf Finanzminister Gilles Roth die britische Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves. Vereinbart wurde nichts – doch für Luxemburgs Fondsbranche zählt das Signal. ### Summary Luxemburgs Finanzminister Gilles Roth hat bei einer zweitägigen Mission in London Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves getroffen und für eine engere Kooperation der Finanzplätze geworben. Ein Abkommen wurde nicht geschlossen – im Zentrum stand die Fondsachse zwischen der City und dem Großherzogtum. ### Key facts - Finanzminister Gilles Roth besuchte London am 1. und 2. Juli 2026 im Rahmen einer von Luxembourg for Finance und dem Finanzministerium organisierten Finanzmission und traf Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves in der Downing Street Nr. 11. - Ein neues Abkommen oder Memorandum wurde nicht geschlossen – die Gespräche drehten sich um engere Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere bei grenzüberschreitenden Investitionen. - Luxemburgs Fondsvermögen lag Ende Mai 2026 laut CSSF bei 6.634 Milliarden Euro; das Land ist der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt nach den USA. - Britische Fondshäuser sind die zweitgrößte Initiatorengruppe luxemburgischer Fonds (rund 17 Prozent bzw. etwa 847 Milliarden Euro nach ALFI-Zahlen von 2021). - Luxemburg war 2023 mit 6,5 Milliarden Pfund das wichtigste EU-Zielland britischer Finanzdienstleistungsexporte – rund doppelt so viel wie 2016 (TheCityUK). ### FAQ **Q: Wurde bei dem Treffen zwischen Roth und Reeves ein Abkommen unterzeichnet?** Nein. Es wurden keine neuen Abkommen, Verträge oder Absichtserklärungen angekündigt. Nach Angaben des luxemburgischen Finanzministeriums ging es um Gespräche über eine engere Zusammenarbeit der beiden Finanzplätze, insbesondere bei der Förderung grenzüberschreitender Investitionen. **Q: Warum ist Großbritannien für Luxemburgs Fondsbranche so wichtig?** Britische Fondshäuser sind nach den US-Anbietern die zweitgrößte Initiatorengruppe luxemburgischer Fonds – rund 17 Prozent des Fondsvermögens bzw. etwa 847 Milliarden Euro nach ALFI-Zahlen von 2021. Zudem delegieren in Luxemburg domizilierte Fonds das Portfoliomanagement häufig an Verwalter in London; die CSSF bestätigte 2019, dass dies auch nach dem Brexit unter Bedingungen zulässig bleibt. **Q: Wie groß ist die luxemburgische Fondsindustrie?** Laut der Aufsichtsbehörde CSSF belief sich das Nettovermögen der luxemburgischen Investmentfonds Ende Mai 2026 auf 6.634 Milliarden Euro. Nach ALFI-Daten wuchs das Vermögen in den zwölf Monaten bis April 2026 um 14,55 Prozent. Luxemburg ist damit der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt nach den USA. **Q: Was stand sonst auf dem Programm der Londoner Finanzmission?** Roth sprach am 2. Juli auf der ALFI London Conference im Convene Sancroft nahe der St Paul's Cathedral (laut Ministerium rund 1.000 Fachleute, laut ALFI mehr als 1.600 Anmeldungen), nahm an einem Arbeitsessen mit Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungsvertretern teil und traf ranghohe Vertreter des britischen Finanzsektors zu Gesprächen über deren Aktivitäten in Luxemburg. ### Body Rund 6,6 Billionen Euro liegen in luxemburgischen Investmentfonds – und ein erheblicher Teil dieses Vermögens wird von Schreibtischen in London aus gesteuert. Um diese Arbeitsteilung abzusichern, reiste Finanzminister Gilles Roth in dieser Woche an die Themse: Am Mittwoch und Donnerstag, dem 1. und 2. Juli, absolvierte er eine Finanzmission in der britischen Hauptstadt, deren wichtigster Termin ein Treffen mit Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves in der Downing Street Nr. 11 war. Organisiert wurde der Besuch von Luxembourg for Finance (LFF), der Agentur für die Auslandswerbung des Finanzplatzes, gemeinsam mit dem Finanzministerium. Nach Angaben des Ministeriums hoben Roth und Reeves die engen Verbindungen zwischen den Finanzplätzen Luxemburg und Großbritannien hervor und erörterten Möglichkeiten für eine vertiefte Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere bei der Förderung grenzüberschreitender Investitionen. Als gemeinsame Herausforderungen der Europäischen Union und des Vereinigten Königreichs nannte das Ministerium die Finanzierung der digitalen und der grünen Transformation, steigende Verteidigungsausgaben und die Mobilisierung privaten Kapitals. „Luxemburg und das Vereinigte Königreich pflegen seit Langem enge Beziehungen, die auf einer echten Komplementarität im Finanzsektor beruhen. Luxemburg ist heute der wichtigste europäische Markt des Vereinigten Königreichs für den Export von Finanzdienstleistungen. Gemeinsam können wir neue Wachstumschancen schaffen, Innovation fördern und zur Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Europas beitragen. Zehn Jahre nach dem Brexit-Referendum ist es wichtiger denn je, diese strategische Partnerschaft weiter zu stärken – zum Wohle unserer Bürgerinnen und Bürger", erklärte Gilles Roth. Was der Besuch brachte – und was nicht Ein neues Abkommen, ein Memorandum oder eine regulatorische Vereinbarung wurde in London nicht geschlossen. Es blieb bei Gesprächen über die Vertiefung einer bestehenden Beziehung – keine Verhandlung mit greifbarem Ergebnis. Für die größte Branche des Großherzogtums hat allerdings schon die Geste Gewicht. Roth knüpfte damit an frühere Äußerungen an: Nach einem Treffen mit Reeves am Rande von Eurogruppe und Ecofin-Rat in Brüssel im Dezember 2024 hatte er den Dialog zwischen EU und Großbritannien als unverzichtbar bezeichnet und betont, „Le Luxembourg reste attaché à un partenariat étroit avec Londres" – Luxemburg halte an einer engen Partnerschaft mit London fest. Neben dem Termin in Downing Street sprach der Minister am 2. Juli auf der Londoner Jahreskonferenz des Fondsverbands ALFI (Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry) im Veranstaltungszentrum Convene Sancroft nahe der St Paul’s Cathedral. Nach Darstellung des Ministeriums kamen dort rund 1.000 Fachleute der Fondsbranche zusammen; die ALFI selbst meldete mehr als 1.600 Anmeldungen. ALFI-Präsident Jean-Marc Goy hat die Londoner Konferenz als „die größte internationale Außeninitiative, die Luxemburgs Fondsindustrie organisiert" beschrieben. Roth nahm zudem an einem von LFF ausgerichteten Arbeitsessen mit Vertretern der Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungsbranche teil und führte eine Reihe von Gesprächen mit ranghohen Vertretern des britischen Finanzsektors über den Ausbau von deren Aktivitäten in Luxemburg. Verwaltet in London, beheimatet in Luxemburg Die Achse zwischen der City und dem Großherzogtum gehört zu den tragenden Konstruktionen der europäischen Finanzwelt nach dem Brexit. Britische Vermögensverwalter domizilieren ihre für EU-Anleger bestimmten Fonds typischerweise in Luxemburg, von wo aus sie in der gesamten Union vertrieben werden dürfen – während das laufende Portfoliomanagement per Delegation an Investmentteams in London zurückübertragen wird. Die luxemburgische Aufsichtsbehörde CSSF stellte bereits 2019 klar, dass eine solche Delegation an britische Unternehmen auch nach dem Brexit unter bestimmten Bedingungen fortgeführt werden kann – auch wenn das Modell auf EU-Ebene seither kritischer beäugt wird. Die Dimension dieser Verflechtung lässt sich beziffern: - Das Nettovermögen der in Luxemburg domizilierten Fonds belief sich Ende Mai 2026 laut CSSF auf 6.634 Milliarden Euro; nach ALFI-Daten wuchs es in den zwölf Monaten bis April 2026 um 14,55 Prozent. Luxemburg bleibt damit der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt nach den USA. - Britische Fondshäuser bilden nach den US-Anbietern die zweitgrößte Initiatorengruppe luxemburgischer Fonds: Nach ALFI-Zahlen, die Funds Europe 2021 zitierte, entfielen auf sie rund 17 Prozent des Fondsvermögens – etwa 847 Milliarden Euro; die Kanzlei Linklaters bezifferte den Anteil auf 17,5 Prozent. - Luxemburg war 2023 das wichtigste EU-Zielland britischer Finanzdienstleistungsexporte: 6,5 Milliarden Pfund oder 6,1 Prozent der gesamten britischen Ausfuhren des Sektors – gegenüber rund 3 Milliarden Pfund im Jahr 2016 –, so die Auswertung amtlicher Handelsdaten durch TheCityUK, vor Irland mit 5,6 Milliarden Pfund. Diese Handelszahlen untermauern Roths Aussage, das Großherzogtum sei Großbritanniens führender europäischer Markt für Finanzdienstleistungsexporte: Ein Gutteil dessen, was London nach Luxemburg „exportiert", ist eben jenes Portfoliomanagement für Fonds, die rechtlich zwischen Boulevard Royal und Kirchberg angesiedelt sind. Warum die Signale zählen Für Luxemburg ist die Rechnung einfach: Die Fondsindustrie ist der wichtigste Wirtschaftsmotor des Landes, und britische Verwalter zählen zu ihren bedeutendsten Kunden. Alles, was deren Zugang zu luxemburgischen Strukturen erleichtert – oder ihnen die Beständigkeit des Delegationsmodells versichert –, schützt Arbeitsplätze in der Administration, der Verwahrung sowie im Rechts- und Prüfungswesen des Großherzogtums. Für London wiederum bleibt Luxemburg das bequemste Tor zu den Privat- und Großanlegern der EU, während die britische Regierung Wachstum sucht und ein entspannteres Verhältnis zur Union anstrebt. Seit 2016 ist die Verflechtung eher enger geworden: Die aus Großbritannien heraus verwalteten Luxemburger Fondsvermögen wuchsen durch die Brexit-Jahre hindurch, und die britischen Finanzdienstleistungsexporte nach Luxemburg haben sich nach den Zahlen von TheCityUK zwischen 2016 und 2023 in etwa verdoppelt. Die Risiken laufen freilich in beide Richtungen: In Brüssel wird immer wieder diskutiert, wie viel Substanz von Fondsverwaltern zu verlangen ist, die Aufgaben außerhalb der EU delegieren. Eine Verschärfung dieser Regeln träfe genau das Modell, das beide Minister in dieser Woche würdigten. Deshalb ist ein Treffen ohne Abschlusserklärung für Luxemburg dennoch eine Nachricht: Der Wohlstand des Landes hängt in ungewöhnlichem Maße an einem regulatorischen Arrangement, das in Brüssel ausgehandelt wurde, aber täglich zwischen Londoner Handelstischen und Luxemburger Fondsdomizilen gelebt wird. Am 1. und 2. Juli hat der Finanzminister an der Quelle dafür geworben, dass das so bleibt. ### Sources - Luxembourg, UK Discuss Cross-Border Investment & Financial Cooperation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62165-luxembourg-uk-discuss-cross-border-investment-financial-cooperation - ALFI London Conference 2026 (2 July 2026, Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-2026 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at 31 May 2026 (news listing) — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/news/ - Luxembourg — industry statistics (April 2026) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/en-gb/pages/industry-statistics/luxembourg - UK-EU financial services exports: which countries are most prominent? — TheCityUK: https://www.thecityuk.com/news/uk-eu-financial-services-exports-which-countries-are-most-prominent/ - "Le dialogue entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni reste vital" — Gilles Roth aux réunions de l'Eurogroupe et du Conseil Ecofin à Bruxelles — Ministère des Finances / gouvernement.lu: https://mfin.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2024+12-decembre+10-roth-bruxelles.html - ALFI: The Luxembourg-London axis — Funds Europe: https://funds-europe.com/alfi-the-luxembourg-london-axis/ - Brexit: Delegation of investment management; temporary permissions regimes — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/2019/01/brexit-delegation-of-investment-management-temporary-permissions-regimes/ - The impact of Brexit on the Luxembourg funds industry — Linklaters: https://www.linklaters.com/-/media/files/linklaters/pdf/mkt/london/linklaters_impact_brexit_luxembourg_funds_industry.ashx - ALFI London Conference 2024 Report — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-and-cocktail-2024/resources/alfi-london-conference-2024-report --- ## Sahel-Allianz kehrt dem Weltstrafgericht den Rücken: Austrittserklärungen bei der UNO hinterlegt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/sahel-allianz-austritt-weltstrafgericht-roemisches-statut - Published: 2026-07-03T12:23:21.363+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:23:21.363+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 9c31f2ff-910d-4ec7-a243-82158a6a86b4 - Dateline: Bamako, ML > Mit den UN-Notifikationen von Niger, Burkina Faso und Mali läuft die Jahresfrist des Römischen Statuts: Mitte 2027 verliert der IStGH erstmals drei Mitglieder zugleich. Menschenrechtler warnen. ### Summary Niger, Burkina Faso und Mali haben beim UN-Generalsekretär förmlich ihren Austritt aus dem Römischen Statut notifiziert; wirksam wird er im Juni 2027. Menschenrechtsorganisationen sprechen von einem koordinierten Schlag gegen die internationale Strafjustiz. ### Key facts - Niger hinterlegte seine Austrittserklärung zum Römischen Statut am 18. Juni 2026 bei der UNO, Burkina Faso und Mali folgten am 24. Juni; nach Artikel 127 wird der Austritt jeweils ein Jahr später wirksam. - Laufende Verfahren bleiben unberührt: Die Mali-Ermittlungen mit den beiden Timbuktu-Urteilen und dem Haftbefehl gegen Iyad Ag Ghaly werden fortgeführt. - Die drei Junten begründen den Schritt mit „selektiver Justiz“; Forscher sehen einen Zusammenhang mit der Annäherung der Sahel-Allianz an Russland, das selbst kein IStGH-Mitglied ist. - Die Notifikationen sind widerruflich – Gambia zog seine Erklärung 2017 zurück; Human Rights Watch fordert die Afrikanische Union und die Vertragsstaaten auf, auf eine Umkehr zu dringen. ### FAQ **Q: Wann wird der Austritt der drei Sahel-Staaten aus dem IStGH wirksam?** Nach Artikel 127 des Römischen Statuts ein Jahr nach Eingang der Notifikation: für Niger am 18. Juni 2027, für Burkina Faso und Mali am 24. Juni 2027. Bis dahin bleiben alle drei vollwertige Vertragsstaaten. **Q: Was geschieht mit den laufenden IStGH-Verfahren zu Mali?** Sie laufen weiter. Der Austritt berührt weder die seit 2013 laufenden Ermittlungen noch die Urteile gegen al-Faqi al-Mahdi und Al Hassan oder den Haftbefehl gegen Iyad Ag Ghaly, da die Taten in die Zeit der Mitgliedschaft fallen. **Q: Können Niger, Burkina Faso und Mali den Austritt noch rückgängig machen?** Ja. Eine Notifikation kann vor ihrem Wirksamwerden zurückgezogen werden – Gambia widerrief seine Austrittserklärung von 2016 im Jahr 2017. Human Rights Watch dringt auf eine solche Kehrtwende. **Q: Wie begründen die drei Regierungen den Schritt?** Sie werfen dem Gericht „selektive Justiz“ vor: Die Bamako-Erklärung vom September 2025 nannte den IStGH ein „Instrument neokolonialer Repression“, Niger sprach im Juni 2026 von Missbrauch, Burkina Faso von einem „politisierten Werkzeug“. ### Body Ende Juni 2027 wird der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) aller Voraussicht nach drei Mitgliedstaaten auf einen Schlag verlieren – ein Novum in seiner Geschichte. Die Militärregierungen von Niger, Burkina Faso und Mali haben beim UN-Generalsekretär formelle schriftliche Austrittserklärungen zum Römischen Statut hinterlegt: Niger am 18. Juni, Burkina Faso und Mali am 24. Juni, wie Human Rights Watch und die Präsidentschaft der Vertragsstaatenversammlung des Gerichts mitteilten. Damit ist aus der politischen Ankündigung vom vergangenen September ein rechtsverbindliches Verfahren geworden. Nach Artikel 127 des Römischen Statuts, des Gründungsvertrags des Gerichts, wird ein Austritt ein Jahr nach Eingang der Notifikation wirksam – für Niger also am 18. Juni 2027, für Burkina Faso und Mali am 24. Juni 2027. Bis dahin bleiben alle drei Staaten vollwertige Vertragsparteien. Der Vertrag stellt überdies klar: Ein austretender Staat wird nicht von Verpflichtungen entbunden, die er als Mitglied eingegangen ist, und Angelegenheiten, mit denen das Gericht bereits befasst ist, bleiben vom Austritt unberührt – ein Punkt, den das Leitungsgremium des Gerichts ebenso wie Menschenrechtsorganisationen in dieser Woche eigens betonten. Vom Paukenschlag in Bamako zum Aktenvorgang in New York Angekündigt hatten die drei von Putschisten regierten Länder ihren Schritt am 22. September 2025 in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung, unterzeichnet in Bamako von Malis Übergangsmachthaber General Assimi Goïta, der der Konföderation Allianz der Sahel-Staaten (AES) vorsteht. Darin wurde der IStGH als „Instrument neokolonialer Repression in den Händen des Imperialismus“ und als Beispiel „selektiver Justiz“ gebrandmarkt; an seine Stelle sollten eigene, „einheimische“ Friedens- und Justizmechanismen treten. Die damals behauptete „sofortige Wirkung“ des Austritts hatte im Vertrag allerdings keine Grundlage – die Jahresfrist begann erst mit den Notifikationen des vergangenen Monats zu laufen. In den Schreiben vom Juni klingt der Vorwurf diplomatischer, in der Sache aber unverändert: Niger warf dem Gericht laut Human Rights Watch vor, es werde „missbraucht und ausgenutzt“, Burkina Faso erklärte, es entwickle sich „zu einem selektiven und politisierten Werkzeug“. Alle drei Staaten werden von Junten regiert, die zwischen 2020 und 2023 durch Staatsstreiche an die Macht kamen; am 16. September 2023 gründeten sie die AES und kehrten in der Folge auch der westafrikanischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft ECOWAS den Rücken. Die Timbuktu-Urteile bleiben in Kraft Die unmittelbarsten Folgen betreffen Mali. Dessen Lage untersucht der IStGH seit Januar 2013 – auf Ersuchen einer früheren malischen Regierung, die den Fall seinerzeit selbst nach Den Haag verwiesen hatte. Zwei Verurteilungen sind daraus hervorgegangen: - Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi wurde im September 2016 zu neun Jahren Haft verurteilt, weil er die Zerstörung religiöser und historischer Bauwerke in Timbuktu angeordnet hatte; die Entschädigung der Opfer befindet sich in der Schlussphase. - Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz wurde im Juni 2024 wegen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit in Timbuktu schuldig gesprochen und zu zehn Jahren Haft verurteilt; über Reparationen ist noch nicht entschieden, wie die Internationale Föderation für Menschenrechte (FIDH) festhält. Offen ist zudem der Haftbefehl gegen Iyad Ag Ghaly, den Gründer von Ansar Dine und heutigen Anführer der Al-Qaida-nahen JNIM-Miliz: Bereits im Juli 2017 unter Verschluss erlassen, wurde er im Juni 2024 entsiegelt; Ag Ghaly ist flüchtig. Weil die mutmaßlichen Taten in die Zeit der malischen Mitgliedschaft fallen, behält das Gericht seine Zuständigkeit auch nach Wirksamwerden des Austritts. Gegen Burkina Faso und Niger laufen keine öffentlich bekannten IStGH-Ermittlungen. Amnesty International hat nach eigenen Angaben im vergangenen Jahrzehnt gleichwohl in allen drei Ländern völkerrechtliche Verbrechen dokumentiert; Human Rights Watch berichtet von Massentötungen von Zivilisten durch Regierungstruppen bei Anti-Terror-Einsätzen sowie von willkürlichen Festnahmen, Vertreibungen und Repressalien gegen Opposition und Medien. Der Schatten Moskaus Der Austritt fällt in eine Phase demonstrativer Annäherung an Russland. Seit den Putschen haben die drei Staaten französische und andere westliche Truppen des Landes verwiesen und setzen auf russische Sicherheitshilfe – zunächst durch die Söldnergruppe Wagner, deren Rolle in Mali 2025 das dem russischen Verteidigungsministerium unterstellte Afrikakorps übernahm. Human Rights Watch hat Übergriffe auf Zivilisten durch malische Soldaten dokumentiert, die an der Seite von Wagner-Kämpfern operierten. Russland ist selbst kein IStGH-Mitglied; gegen Präsident Wladimir Putin liegt seit März 2023 ein Haftbefehl des Gerichts vor. Die Forscherinnen Catherine Maia und Pauline Equin bringen den Sahel-Austritt in einer Analyse für Justice Info mit der Hinwendung des Blocks zu Moskau in Verbindung – russisches Personal wäre für Taten aus der Zeit der Vertragsgeltung allerdings nicht vor dem Gericht geschützt. Analysten des Institute for Security Studies werten den gemeinsamen Schritt zudem als Demonstration der Geschlossenheit der AES, nicht nur als juristisches Manöver. „Letzte Hoffnung“ der Opfer Die Präsidentschaft der Vertragsstaatenversammlung unter der Finnin Päivi Kaukoranta erklärte, sie „bedauere“ die Entwicklung; der Rückzug „drohe das gemeinsame Streben nach Gerechtigkeit zu untergraben“. Sie rief die drei Regierungen auf, „engagierte Vertragsstaaten zu bleiben“, und bot „einen substanziellen Austausch“ über deren Bedenken an. „Der Austritt aus dem IStGH kommt einer überstürzten Flucht dieser Regierungen vor ihren Verpflichtungen gegenüber Völkerrecht und Justiz gleich“, sagte Marceau Sivieude, Regionaldirektor von Amnesty International für West- und Zentralafrika. Liz Evenson, Direktorin für internationale Justiz bei Human Rights Watch, hatte schon bei der Ankündigung gewarnt, der Austritt Burkina Fasos, Malis und Nigers werde „die Rechenschaftspflicht untergraben und den Menschen im Sahel eine entscheidende Schutzebene für ihre Menschenrechte nehmen, wo nationale Gerichte der Straflosigkeit für die schwersten Verbrechen nichts entgegensetzen können“. FIDH-Generalsekretär Drissa Traoré erklärte, die Entscheidung „schwächt die Position der Opfer, für die der Gerichtshof oft die letzte Hoffnung auf Gerechtigkeit darstellt“. Unumkehrbar ist der Schritt nicht: Notifikationen können vor ihrem Wirksamwerden zurückgezogen werden – Gambia machte seine Austrittserklärung von 2016 im Jahr 2017 rückgängig. Human Rights Watch fordert die Afrikanische Union und die IStGH-Vertragsstaaten auf, in Niamey, Ouagadougou und Bamako auf eine solche Kehrtwende zu dringen. Bleibt sie aus, verliert das System des Römischen Statuts bis Ende Juni 2027 erstmals in seiner 28-jährigen Geschichte drei Mitglieder zugleich – ein Gradmesser dafür, wie umkämpft die internationale Strafjustiz geworden ist. ### Sources - Sahel Countries' Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/02/sahel-countries-withdrawal-from-icc-betrays-victims - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/burkina-mali-niger/ - Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties on the withdrawals from the Rome Statute by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-presidency-assembly-states-parties-withdrawals-rome-statute-burkina-faso-mali-and - Sahel states' International Criminal Court withdrawal: A step back for victims and justice — FIDH: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/Africa/mali/sahel-states-icc-withdrawal-a-step-back-for-victims-and-justice - Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/24/sahel-countries-icc-withdrawal-endangers-civilians - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Announcements of ICC withdrawal a serious backwards step in fight against impunity in the Sahel region and worldwide — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/burkina-faso-mali-niger-icc-withdrawal/ - Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from International Criminal Court — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250922-niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-icc-withdrawal - Sahel withdrawal from the ICC: just an illusion? — Justice Info (Fondation Hirondelle): https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/153200-sahel-withdrawal-from-the-icc-just-an-illusion.html - Situation in Mali: ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-mali-icc-unseals-arrest-warrant-against-iyad-ag-ghaly - Unity at any cost? AES states jointly leave the ICC — Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa): https://issafrica.org/iss-today/unity-at-any-cost-aes-states-jointly-leave-the-icc - ICC 'concerned' over withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — Africanews: https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/02/icc-concerned-over-withdrawal-of-mali-burkina-faso-and-niger/ - Joint communiqué of the states of the AES confederation relating to the withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies: https://www.acdhrs.org/2025/09/joint-communique-of-the-states-of-the-aes-confederation-relating-to-the-withdrawal-from-the-rome-statute-of-the-international-criminal-court/ - Russia Replaces Wagner with State-Controlled Africa Corps in the Sahel — commonspace.eu: https://www.commonspace.eu/news/russia-replaces-wagner-state-controlled-africa-corps-sahel --- ## Junihitze: Mehr als 3.700 zusätzliche Todesfälle in Westeuropa – und ein Rekordjuni in Luxemburg - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/junihitze-2026-bilanz-uebersterblichkeit-westeuropa-rekordjuni-findel - Published: 2026-07-03T12:12:21.151+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:12:21.151+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: d47a733b-16b5-4f76-94d3-9ca586c5ed1f - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Erste amtliche Zahlen beziffern die Folgen der Junihitze: 2.025 zusätzliche Todesfälle in Frankreich, 1.222 in Belgien. MeteoLux bestätigt Luxemburgs heißesten Juni seit 1947 – und neue Hitze naht. ### Summary Die Hitzewelle Ende Juni forderte nach vorläufigen Behördenzahlen mindestens rund 3.700 zusätzliche Todesopfer in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden. Luxemburg verzeichnete mit 38,2 °C am Findel den heißesten Juni seit 1947 – ab dem 6. Juli droht bereits die nächste Extremhitze. ### Key facts - Frankreich verzeichnete in der Woche vom 22. bis 28. Juni 2.025 zusätzliche Todesfälle (+29,1 Prozent); in der Île-de-France stieg die Sterblichkeit um 62,8 Prozent. - Belgien meldet 1.222 zusätzliche Todesfälle (+39 Prozent) zwischen dem 18. und 29. Juni – den schärfsten Anstieg der Tagessterblichkeit seit der ersten Corona-Welle. - Luxemburg erlebte mit 38,2 °C am Findel am 26. Juni einen absoluten Junirekord seit 1947, dazu elf Hitzetage in Folge und sechs Tropennächte. - Die Regierung reagierte mit roter Hitzewarnung, Hitzeplan, ausgesetztem Nachmittagsunterricht und früherem Baustellenbeginn; die CGDIS-Einsätze lagen rund 70 Prozent über dem Schnitt. - Ab etwa dem 6. Juli droht die dritte Hitzewelle des Jahres – Modelle zeigen 38 bis 41 Grad für Teile von Benelux und Deutschland als möglich. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Menschen starben durch die Junihitze 2026 in Westeuropa?** Nach vorläufigen Behördenzahlen gab es 2.025 zusätzliche Todesfälle in Frankreich (22.–28. Juni), 1.222 in Belgien (18.–29. Juni) und rund 480 hitzebedingte Todesfälle in den Niederlanden – zusammen mindestens etwa 3.700. Alle Zahlen sind vorläufig und dürften noch steigen. **Q: Welche Rekorde stellte der Juni 2026 in Luxemburg auf?** Am 26. Juni wurden am Findel 38,2 °C gemessen – der höchste Juniwert seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen 1947. Mit 19,9 °C Mitteltemperatur war es der wärmste Juni am Findel, dazu kamen elf Hitzetage in Folge und sechs Tropennächte. **Q: Gibt es Übersterblichkeitszahlen für Luxemburg?** Nein. Bis zum 3. Juli 2026 hatten die luxemburgischen Behörden keine amtlichen Zahlen zur Übersterblichkeit während der Hitzeepisode veröffentlicht. **Q: Wann droht die nächste Hitzewelle?** Météo-France und La Chaîne Météo erwarten ab etwa dem 6. Juli die dritte französische Hitzewelle des Jahres, möglicherweise bis zum 14. Juli. Modellszenarien zeigen 38 bis 41 Grad für Teile von Benelux und Deutschland, falls sich eine Omega-Blocklage festsetzt; die Intensität ist noch unsicher. ### Body Nun liegen die ersten Zahlen vor, und sie sind ernüchternd: Die Hitzewelle der zweiten Junihälfte hat in Frankreich binnen einer einzigen Woche mehr als 2.000 Menschen das Leben gekostet, in Belgien lag die Sterblichkeit 39 Prozent über dem Normalwert. Was Meteorologen in Echtzeit als Ausnahmeereignis beschrieben, weisen die Gesundheitsbehörden jetzt als messbare Übersterblichkeit aus – während Luxemburg denselben Zeitraum als heißesten Juni seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen 1947 in die Klimastatistik einträgt. Und schon in wenigen Tagen könnte die nächste Extremhitze folgen. Nach vorläufigen Angaben der französischen Gesundheitsbehörde Santé publique France stieg die Zahl der Todesfälle in der Woche vom 22. bis 28. Juni um 29,1 Prozent gegenüber der Vorwoche – ein Plus von 2.025 Sterbefällen. Am stärksten betroffen war die Hauptstadtregion Île-de-France mit einem Anstieg um 62,8 Prozent; auch die Pays de la Loire verzeichneten schwere Zuwächse. Die Zahl der zu Hause registrierten Todesfälle schnellte im Wochenvergleich um 91 Prozent nach oben. Die Behörde betont den vorläufigen Charakter der Daten: Sie beruhen auf rund 60 Prozent der Sterbeurkunden – jenen, die elektronisch übermittelt wurden – und dürften die tatsächliche Bilanz eher unterzeichnen. Von der Katastrophe des August 2003 mit rund 15.000 Toten bleibt Frankreich damit weit entfernt – ein Abstand, den Fachleute auch der besseren Vorsorge in Pflegeeinrichtungen zuschreiben. Nicolas Revel, Generaldirektor des Pariser Krankenhausverbunds AP-HP, erklärte laut Euronews, die endgültige Bilanz werde unter der von 2003 liegen, aber „wahrscheinlich“ über der der Hitzewelle des Vorjahres. Politische Folgen hat die Episode bereits: Die Grünen reichten einen Misstrauensantrag gegen die Regierung von Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu ein und werfen ihr mangelnde Vorbereitung auf die steigenden Temperaturen vor. Belgien meldet schärfsten Anstieg seit der ersten Corona-Welle In Belgien registrierte die föderale Risk Management Group auf Basis der Sterblichkeitsüberwachung des Gesundheitsinstituts Sciensano zwischen dem 18. und 29. Juni 1.222 zusätzliche Todesfälle – ein Anstieg um 39 Prozent. 530 der Verstorbenen waren 85 Jahre oder älter, 180 jedoch jünger als 65. Nach sieben aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen über 30 Grad und ungewöhnlich warmen Nächten sprach das Gremium von einem beispiellosen Auftreten von Übersterblichkeit während einer Hitzewelle: Es war der schärfste Anstieg der Tagessterblichkeit im Land seit der ersten Welle der Corona-Pandemie. „Auch wenn die Schätzungen vorläufig sind, spiegeln sie die erheblichen Auswirkungen der Hitzewelle wider“, sagte der belgische Gesundheitsminister Frank Vandenbroucke laut der Brussels Times. Er hat die Risk Management Group um Empfehlungen bis Anfang der kommenden Woche gebeten und das Nationale Krisenzentrum mit einer Auswertung beauftragt; der föderale Gesundheitsdienst weist darauf hin, dass die Zahlen unvollständig sind und von Sciensano laufend aktualisiert werden. Zusammen mit rund 480 hitzebedingten Todesfällen in den Niederlanden summiert sich die Übersterblichkeit in den drei Ländern nach Agenturberichten auf mindestens etwa 3.700 Fälle – eine Zahl, die nach Einschätzung aller beteiligten Behörden noch steigen dürfte. 38,2 Grad am Findel: ein Juni für die Geschichtsbücher Für Luxemburg liegen bislang keine vergleichbaren Sterblichkeitszahlen vor – Stand 3. Juli hatten die Behörden keine amtliche Übersterblichkeitsbilanz veröffentlicht. Das meteorologische Urteil steht dagegen fest: Die am 26. Juni an der Referenzstation Luxemburg-Findel gemessenen 38,2 Grad bedeuten laut dem Wetterdienst MeteoLux einen neuen absoluten Junirekord seit Beginn der Beobachtungen 1947. Mit einer Mitteltemperatur von 19,9 Grad war der Juni 2026 zugleich der wärmste je am Findel registrierte Juni. Bemerkenswert war die Hitze weniger wegen einzelner Spitzen als wegen ihrer Dauer: elf Hitzetage in Folge vom 18. bis 28. Juni und sechs Tropennächte, in denen das Thermometer nie unter 20 Grad fiel. „Die zweite Junihälfte 2026 stellt die längste Hitzewelle dar, die seit 1947 jemals in einem Monat Juni in der Geschichte des Findel beobachtet wurde“, bestätigte MeteoLux-Meteorologe Luca Mathias. Rote Warnstufe, halbe Schultage, frühere Baustellen Für Luxemburgs Institutionen wurde die Episode zum Anpassungstest im Zeitraffer. Am 22. Juni rief die Regierung die rote Hitzewarnstufe aus – erwartet wurden 35 bis 40 Grad, örtlich in Städten und im Moseltal auch darüber, dazu mehrere Tropennächte in Folge mit Tiefstwerten von 24 bis 26 Grad. Die Bewertungszelle CERI verlängerte die Warnung später bis Sonntagmorgen um 7 Uhr. Krankenhäuser und Pflegeeinrichtungen wurden in erhöhte Alarmbereitschaft versetzt, die Gesundheitsdirektion aktivierte ihren Hitzeplan, einschließlich Trinkhilfe-Besuchen bei allein lebenden älteren Menschen. - Die Stadt Luxemburg setzte am 24. und 26. Juni den Nachmittagsunterricht der Grundschulzyklen 1 bis 4 aus, hielt aber Betreuung und Schülertransport aufrecht; das Athénée de Luxembourg beendete den Freitagsunterricht um 12.40 Uhr. - Baustellen durften vorübergehend bereits um 6 statt um 7 Uhr beginnen, um den Beschäftigten die größte Hitze zu ersparen. - Die Einsätze des Rettungsdienstes CGDIS lagen zur Wochenmitte rund 70 Prozent über dem Durchschnitt; die Notaufnahmen meldeten mehr hitzebedingte Fälle, die Lage in den Krankenhäusern blieb laut Delano aber weitgehend unter Kontrolle. - Auch die Infrastruktur litt: Ein hitzebedingter Gleisschaden bei Berchem störte zwei CFL-Bahnstrecken; die Reparatur war erst in den kühleren Nachtstunden möglich. Ab dem 6. Juli zeichnet sich die nächste Welle ab Die Atempause könnte kurz ausfallen. Der französische Wetterdienst Météo-France und der private Anbieter La Chaîne Météo erwarten ab etwa dem 6. Juli die dritte große Hitzewelle des Jahres in Frankreich, die bis zur Monatsmitte andauern könnte. Das stärkste Hitzesignal erstreckt sich von der Iberischen Halbinsel und Frankreich in Richtung Benelux und Deutschland; einzelne Modellszenarien zeigen für Teile dieser Regionen zwischen dem 9. und 14. Juli Werte von 38 bis 41 Grad, sollte sich eine blockierende Omega-Wetterlage festsetzen. Die Intensität sei allerdings noch unsicher, betonen die Prognostiker. „Es ist durchaus plausibel, dass wir neue Schübe glutheißer Luft erleben werden, die aus der Sahara in Richtung Frankreich ziehen“, sagte Régis Crépét, Meteorologe bei La Chaîne Météo. Für Luxemburg und seine Nachbarländer verschiebt sich damit die Perspektive: Was im Juni improvisiert wurde – verkürzte Schultage, frühere Baustellenstarts, Besuche bei allein lebenden Senioren –, könnte binnen zwei Wochen erneut gebraucht werden. Nur dass der Preis des Nichtstuns diesmal schon vorab in amtlichen Statistiken nachzulesen ist. ### Sources - France records nearly 30% increase in deaths during June's heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/france-records-nearly-30-increase-in-deaths-during-junes-heatwave - France: More than 2,000 additional deaths, preliminary toll from the June 2026 heatwave — Voice of Emirates (newswires): https://www.voiceofemirates.com/en/society/2026/07/03/france-more-than-2000-additional-deaths-preliminary-toll-from-the-june-2026-heatwave/ - Belgium recorded a 39% excess mortality rate during the heat wave — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2211911/belgium-recorded-a-39-excess-mortality-rate-during-the-heat-wave - Deaths in Belgium increased by 39% during June heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/deaths-in-belgium-increased-by-39-during-june-heatwave - At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium, and Netherlands — Rappler (AFP): https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/heatwave-excess-deaths-june-2026/ - 38,2 °C et onze jours de chaleur : double record historique en juin — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/382-c-et-onze-jours-de-chaleur-double-record-historique-en-juin/ - Actualités — bilan climatique juin 2026 (record de 38,2 °C au Findel; juin le plus chaud depuis 1947) — MeteoLux: https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/actualites/ - Record de juin explosé: MeteoLux enregistre 36,3°C au Findel, du jamais-vu depuis 1947 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/chaleur-au-luxembourg-record-explose-vigilance-rouge-prolongee-jusqu-a-dimanche-103590602 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Third heatwave forecast for France in early July as water shortage risk grows — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-heatwave-expected-to-hit-france-in-early-july/798463 - Second Heat Dome to Hit Europe in July 2026: Dates, Duration, 46°C Risk and Omega Block Forecast — Pogodnik (forecast analysis): https://pogodnik.com/en/news/second-heat-dome-europe-july-2026-forecast --- ## Ermittlungen um 4,33 Millionen Euro: EU-Staatsanwaltschaft durchsucht Umfeld der aufgelösten ID-Fraktion - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eppo-durchsuchungen-id-fraktion-eu-gelder-vier-laender - Published: 2026-07-03T11:51:37.69+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:51:37.69+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: d44fc93b-b079-4d55-adc0-de0e0a9f65ee - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > Die Luxemburger EPPO ließ Büros und Privatwohnungen von Kommunikationsdienstleistern in Frankreich, Spanien, Italien und Belgien durchsuchen – es geht um Gelder der früheren Rechtsaußen-Fraktion. ### Summary Die Luxemburger EU-Staatsanwaltschaft EPPO hat Durchsuchungen bei Kommunikationsdienstleistern der früheren ID-Fraktion in vier Ländern veranlasst. Im Raum stehen Unregelmäßigkeiten von 4,33 Millionen Euro; für alle Beteiligten gilt die Unschuldsvermutung. ### Key facts - Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO) ließ am Dienstag, dem 30. Juni 2026, Büros und Privatwohnungen von Kommunikationsdienstleistern in Frankreich, Spanien, Italien und Belgien durchsuchen. - Im Raum stehen mutmaßliche Unregelmäßigkeiten von 4,33 Millionen Euro bei der früheren ID-Fraktion: rund 700.000 Euro an fachfremden Spenden und etwa 3,6 Millionen Euro an Vergabeverstößen. - Das Verfahren wurde im Juli 2025 nach einer internen Finanzprüfung des Europäischen Parlaments eröffnet. - RN-Chef Jordan Bardella bestätigte die Durchsuchungen in Frankreich; die Partei weist alle Vorwürfe zurück. Anklagen gibt es nicht, es gilt die Unschuldsvermutung. - Die EPPO hat ihren Sitz in Luxemburg-Kirchberg; auf Generalstaatsanwältin Laura Codruța Kövesi folgt ab dem 1. November 2026 Andrés Ritter. ### FAQ **Q: Was wird der ehemaligen ID-Fraktion vorgeworfen?** Ein interner Prüfbericht des Europäischen Parlaments listet mutmaßliche Unregelmäßigkeiten von rund 4,33 Millionen Euro für die Jahre 2019 bis 2024 auf: etwa 700.000 Euro an Spenden an Vereine ohne Bezug zur Fraktionsarbeit sowie rund 3,6 Millionen Euro an Verstößen gegen Vergaberegeln bei Kommunikationsverträgen, darunter laut Medienberichten überhöhte und fiktive Verträge. **Q: Wer war von den Durchsuchungen betroffen?** Durchsucht wurden Büros und Privatwohnungen von Kommunikationsdienstleistern in Frankreich, Spanien, Italien und Belgien, die mit der früheren ID-Fraktion und ihren Mitgliedsparteien zusammengearbeitet haben. Anklagen wurden nicht erhoben; für alle Beteiligten gilt die Unschuldsvermutung. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg in dem Fall?** Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO), die den Fall führt, hat ihren Hauptsitz auf dem Luxemburger Kirchberg und ist seit Juni 2021 operativ. Sie verfolgt als erste EU-Behörde Straftaten zulasten des Unionshaushalts über delegierte Staatsanwälte in den teilnehmenden Mitgliedstaaten. **Q: Was hat der Fall mit dem Urteil gegen Marine Le Pen zu tun?** Direkt nichts – es handelt sich um ein separates Verfahren. Ein Pariser Gericht verurteilte Le Pen, den RN und mehr als 20 Mitangeklagte im März 2025 wegen der Veruntreuung von EU-Geldern für parlamentarische Assistenten, samt fünfjährigem Ämterverbot. Die Berufungsentscheidung wird Anfang Juli 2026 erwartet. ### Body Zwei Jahre nach ihrer Auflösung holt die Vergangenheit die Fraktion Identität und Demokratie (ID) ein: Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO) mit Sitz in Luxemburg hat am Dienstag zeitgleich in Frankreich, Spanien, Italien und Belgien Durchsuchungen durchführen lassen. Im Visier standen Büros und Privatwohnungen von Kommunikationsdienstleistern, die für den früheren Rechtsaußen-Zusammenschluss im Europäischen Parlament gearbeitet haben – jene Fraktion, in der bis 2024 unter anderem der französische Rassemblement National (RN), die italienische Lega und zeitweise auch die deutsche AfD organisiert waren. Die Behörde teilte mit, sie führe „Ermittlungsmaßnahmen in Frankreich und weiteren europäischen Ländern im Rahmen einer laufenden Untersuchung zur Verwendung von EU-Mitteln durch eine ehemalige Fraktion des Europäischen Parlaments zwischen 2019 und 2024“ durch. Namentlich nannte die EPPO die Fraktion nicht; mehrere Medien, darunter Euronews und AFP, identifizierten sie übereinstimmend als ID. Anklagen wurden bislang nicht erhoben, für alle Betroffenen gilt die Unschuldsvermutung. Interner Prüfbericht als Auslöser Förmlich eröffnet wurde das Verfahren im Juli 2025, nachdem eine interne Finanzprüfung des Europäischen Parlaments die Konten der aufgelösten Fraktion unter die Lupe genommen hatte. Nach dem internen Bericht, den zuerst Le Monde und das Fachbulletin Agence Europe im Juli 2025 im Detail beschrieben, summieren sich die mutmaßlichen Unregelmäßigkeiten in der Legislaturperiode 2019 bis 2024 auf rund 4,33 Millionen Euro – aufgeteilt in zwei Blöcke: - etwa 700.000 Euro an Spenden und Zuwendungen an Vereine ohne Bezug zur Fraktionsarbeit oder zum Aufgabenbereich des Parlaments; - rund 3,6 Millionen Euro an Verstößen gegen Vergaberegeln bei Kommunikationsverträgen mit privaten Dienstleistern. Recherchen von Euronews und dem Netzwerk OCCRP zufolge geht es dabei um überhöhte und fiktive Verträge sowie um regelwidrige Auftragsvergaben, bei denen Geld an Firmen aus dem Umfeld der Fraktion geflossen sein soll. Das Parlament erklärte seinerzeit, es sei „zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt verfrüht, zu reagieren“; die Schließung der Konten der aufgelösten Fraktion laufe noch. AFP berichtete darüber hinaus über eine Anzeige der Organisation AC!! Anti-Corruption: Demnach sollen Fraktionsgelder auch einen Medientrainer finanziert haben, der ab September 2021 engagiert wurde – nicht für europäische Parlamentsarbeit, sondern um Jordan Bardella auf einen französischen Präsidentschaftswahlkampf vorzubereiten. Die Partei bestreitet auch diesen Vorwurf im Rahmen ihres generellen Dementis. Bardella bestätigt die Durchsuchungen – und wittert Schikane Bardella, Vorsitzender des RN und Chef der Fraktion Patrioten für Europa – der Nachfolgeformation, die inzwischen drittstärkste Kraft im Europäischen Parlament ist –, bestätigte die Maßnahmen in Frankreich am Dienstagabend auf X. „Seit den frühen Morgenstunden laufen Durchsuchungen in den Büros und Privatwohnungen von Kommunikationsdienstleistern, die mit uns zusammengearbeitet haben“, schrieb Bardella. Der RN weist jedes Fehlverhalten zurück und kündigte an, seine Unschuld zu beweisen. Schon bei Bekanntwerden der Ermittlungen im Jahr 2025 hatte Bardella von „einer neuen Schikane-Operation des Europäischen Parlaments“ gesprochen. Politisch heikel ist der Zeitpunkt vor allem für den RN: In einem separaten Verfahren hatte ein Pariser Gericht im März 2025 Marine Le Pen, die Partei und mehr als 20 Mitangeklagte wegen der Veruntreuung von EU-Geldern für parlamentarische Assistenten verurteilt – verbunden mit einem fünfjährigen Ämterverbot gegen Le Pen, gegen das sie Berufung eingelegt hat. Nach Angaben von Euronews wird die Berufungsentscheidung Anfang Juli 2026, also binnen Tagen, erwartet. Sollte das Verbot Bestand haben, gilt Bardella als designierter Ersatzkandidat für die Präsidentschaftswahl. Er stellt die neuen Durchsuchungen als gezielten juristischen Druck auf seine Bewegung dar; die Ermittler betonen dagegen, es gehe um die Finanzen der Fraktion, nicht um den Wahlkalender. Gesteuert vom Kirchberg aus Geführt wird der Fall aus Luxemburg: Die EPPO hat ihren Hauptsitz im Europaviertel auf dem Kirchberg und ist seit Juni 2021 operativ. Als erste EU-Behörde mit eigener Anklagekompetenz verfolgt sie Straftaten zulasten des Unionshaushalts – vom Umsatzsteuer-Karussell bis zum Subventionsbetrug – über delegierte Staatsanwälte in den teilnehmenden Mitgliedstaaten. An der Spitze steht die Europäische Generalstaatsanwältin Laura Codruța Kövesi; der Rat hat Andrés Ritter zu ihrem Nachfolger ab dem 1. November 2026 bestimmt. Genau diese Architektur machte es möglich, dass eine einzige Untersuchung in dieser Woche zeitgleiche Durchsuchungen in vier Ländern auslöste. Zugleich betritt der Fall weitgehend Neuland: Eine EU-Staatsanwaltschaft prüft, wie eine ganze Fraktion des Europäischen Parlaments – nicht ein einzelner Abgeordneter oder eine nationale Partei – die ihr zugewiesenen öffentlichen Mittel verwendet hat. Und das zu einem Zeitpunkt, zu dem die betroffenen Parteien in Frankreich, Italien und Deutschland in Umfragen zu den stärksten Kräften zählen. ID war nach der Europawahl 2019 als Sammelbecken der nationalistischen Rechten gegründet worden; die AfD wurde Mitte 2024 ausgeschlossen, nach der Wahl im Juni 2024 löste sich die Fraktion auf, und die meisten ihrer Parteien fanden sich unter dem Dach der Patrioten für Europa neu zusammen. Weil die mutmaßlichen Unregelmäßigkeiten das Fraktionsbudget betreffen – Gelder, die das Parlament den Fraktionen für Personal, Kommunikation und Veranstaltungen zuweist –, bleiben die ehemaligen Mitgliedsparteien den Ergebnissen der Ermittlungen ausgesetzt. Wie glaubwürdig Brüssel und Luxemburg die Kontrolle über die politischen Finanzen der EU beanspruchen können, wird sich auch am Umgang mit diesem Fall messen lassen. Einen Zeitplan für den Abschluss der Untersuchung hat die EPPO nicht genannt. ### Sources - Prosecutors conduct Europe-wide raids over alleged misuse of funds by defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/30/prosecutors-conduct-europe-wide-raids-over-alleged-misuse-of-funds-by-defunct-far-right-eu - EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud — OCCRP: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/eu-prosecutor-raids-far-right-european-parliament-group-over-alleged-fraud - EU prosecutors conduct raids in four countries over alleged misappropriation of funds by far right (AFP) — TheJournal.ie / AFP: https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-prosecutors-conduct-raids-in-four-countries-over-alleged-misappropriation-of-funds-by-far-right-7086570-Jun2026/ - Former far-right group ID is alleged to have committed irregularities in use of European funds to tune of €4.33 million — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13674/29/former-far-right-group-id-is-alleged-to-have-committed-irregularities-in-use-of-european-funds-to-tune-of-eur433-million - Raids Across Europe Targeting Alleged Embezzlement by RN — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/07/raids-in-europe-over-alleged-embezzlement-rn-is-targeted/ - Watch: Following the money — the EPPO investigation into defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/watch-following-the-moneythe-eppo-investigation-into-defunct-far-right-eu-group - European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eppo/ --- ## Nur noch jeder fünfte Baum in Luxemburg gilt als gesund - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-waldschaeden-inventar-nur-jeder-fuenfte-baum-gesund - Published: 2026-07-03T11:42:24.489+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:42:24.489+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 01f974a5-d3c2-4677-bb40-6bcc70cc4d0d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Rund 80 Prozent der Bäume im Großherzogtum zeigen nach Dürrejahren, Hitzestress und Borkenkäferbefall sichtbare Schäden – und die Regierung rechnet mit einer weiteren Verschlechterung. ### Summary Zwei amtliche Waldinventare belegen: Nur etwa ein Fünftel der Bäume in Luxemburg ist noch unbeschädigt. Buche und Fichte leiden am stärksten, und der Wald ist inzwischen zur CO2-Quelle geworden. ### Key facts - Rund 80 % der Bäume in Luxemburg zeigen sichtbare Schäden; nur etwa ein Fünftel gilt als unbeschädigt. - Die Buche ist besonders betroffen: Der Anteil abgestorbener Buchen stieg von 7 % (2019) auf 15 % (2024); bei der Fichte wurden wegen Borkenkäfers rund 1.200 Hektar gefällt. - Zwischen 2010 und 2023 wurde Luxemburgs Wald von einer CO2-Senke zu einer CO2-Quelle; das Totholz stieg von 6 auf 27 m³/ha. - Der Staat steuert gegen: 340 Hektar Wiederaufforstung 2024, Beihilfen von 254.000 Euro (2015) auf rund 1,5 Millionen Euro erhöht, Fokus auf klimarobuste Arten. - Auch Deutschland meldet nur etwa jeden fünften Baum als vollständig gesund – der Rückgang ist ein mitteleuropäisches Muster. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Bäume in Luxemburg sind noch gesund?** Nach den jüngsten amtlichen Erhebungen ist nur etwa jeder fünfte Baum unbeschädigt. Rund 80 Prozent zeigen sichtbare Schäden. Ein feuchterer Sommer 2024 brachte eine leichte, aber brüchige Verbesserung gegenüber 2023. **Q: Welche Baumarten sind am stärksten betroffen?** Buche und Fichte trifft es am härtesten. Bei der Buche verdoppelte sich der Anteil abgestorbener Bäume zwischen 2019 und 2024 von 7 auf 15 Prozent; bei der Fichte mussten wegen Borkenkäferbefalls rund 1.200 Hektar gefällt werden. Auch Eichen und die Hecken des Éislek sind stark geschädigt. **Q: Warum ist Luxemburgs Wald zur CO2-Quelle geworden?** Zwischen 2010 und 2023 setzten Klimaschäden und schädlingsbedingte Holzeinschläge mehr Kohlenstoff frei, als die Bäume aufnehmen konnten. Damit kippte der Wald von einer Kohlenstoffsenke zu einer Netto-Quelle von CO2; die Totholzmenge stieg von 6 auf 27 Kubikmeter je Hektar. **Q: Was unternimmt die Regierung gegen die Waldschäden?** 2024 wurden rund 340 Hektar wiederaufgeforstet, die Aufforstungsbeihilfen stiegen auf etwa 1,5 Millionen Euro. Ein neues Waldgesetz (August 2023) und eine Förderung für Ökosystemleistungen sollen den Umbau hin zu vielfältigen, klimarobusten Arten voranbringen; ein nationales Waldprogramm ist in Vorbereitung. ### Body Um den Zustand des luxemburgischen Waldes ist es schlecht bestellt: Nur noch etwa jeder fünfte Baum gilt als gesund. Die jüngsten amtlichen Erhebungen kommen übereinstimmend zu dem Ergebnis, dass rund 80 Prozent aller Bäume im Großherzogtum sichtbare Schäden aufweisen – die Summe wiederkehrender Dürrejahre, sommerlicher Hitze und sich ausbreitender Borkenkäfer, die den Wald geschwächt und stellenweise absterben lassen. Die Zahlen stammen aus zwei Quellen: dem jährlichen phytosanitären Inventar der Naturverwaltung (Administration de la nature et des forêts, ANF), die jeden Sommer die Kronen von Probebäumen begutachtet, sowie der dritten Nationalen Waldinventur (IFN3), die im November 2025 vorgestellt wurde. Beide zeichnen das Bild eines Waldes in der Krise. Nach mehr als fünf Jahren beschleunigten Rückgangs zählt nur noch eine Minderheit der Bäume zu den unbeschädigten – und die Regierung selbst macht kein Hehl daraus, dass sich die Lage voraussichtlich weiter zuspitzen wird. Ein Wald unter Dauerstress Die ANF stuft jeden untersuchten Baum danach ein, wie stark sich seine Krone gelichtet hat. Im Inventar des Sommers 2023 – 1.176 Bäume auf 51 Flächen, begutachtet zwischen dem 20. Juli und dem 15. August – fielen lediglich 14,5 Prozent in die Schadstufe 0, wiesen also keine sichtbaren Schäden auf. Mehr als die Hälfte, 55 Prozent, zeigte mäßige bis starke Schäden, 12,3 Prozent befanden sich im fortgeschrittenen Absterben oder waren bereits tot. Der Anteil unbeschädigter Bäume, der Mitte der 1980er-Jahre noch über 80 Prozent lag, ist über vier Jahrzehnte der Beobachtung förmlich eingebrochen. Ein feuchterer Sommer 2024 brachte eine leichte Atempause und hob den Anteil unbeschädigter Bäume wieder in Richtung eines Fünftels. Doch die Fachleute betonen, wie brüchig diese Erholung ist: Etwa vier von fünf Bäumen tragen noch immer die Spuren der heißen, trockenen Jahre zwischen 2018 und 2022, und ein einziger dürrer Sommer kann das Erreichte wieder zunichtemachen. Vier von fünf Bäumen zeigen Schäden. Die zahlreichen Dürren der vergangenen Jahre haben viele Bäume gezeichnet und ihre Vitalität wie ihre Widerstandskraft geschwächt. Diese Einschätzung von Umweltminister Serge Wilmes erklärt, warum Forstleute zunehmend von einem Wald unter Dauerstress sprechen, statt auf einzelne schlechte Jahre zu reagieren. Vom Wassermangel geschwächte Bäume werden zur leichten Beute für Schädlinge und Krankheiten, die sie sonst mühelos abwehren würden. Buche und Fichte trifft es am härtesten Die Schäden verteilen sich nicht gleichmäßig. Ausgerechnet die Arten, die den luxemburgischen Wald prägen, gehören zu den am stärksten betroffenen: - Die Buche, der Leitbaum unter den heimischen Laubhölzern, hat sich dramatisch verschlechtert: Der Anteil abgestorbener Buchen hat sich zwischen 2019 und 2024 mehr als verdoppelt, von 7 auf 15 Prozent. In der Erhebung 2023 ließ sich erstmals keine einzige untersuchte Buche mehr der unbeschädigten Kategorie zuordnen. - Die Fichte, vielerorts als Nutzholz angepflanzt, ist durch den Buchdrucker verheert worden – jenen Borkenkäfer, dessen Massenvermehrungen von warmen, trockenen Bedingungen begünstigt werden. Rund 1.200 Hektar Fichte mussten im vergangenen Jahrzehnt gefällt werden, um Befallsherde einzudämmen. - Eichen und andere Laubbäume stehen ebenfalls unter Druck; nur etwa ein Zehntel wird als unbeschädigt eingestuft. Als besonders betroffen gelten Nadelhölzer, Eichen sowie die Heckenlandschaften des nördlichen Éislek. Forstleute führen dieses Muster auf ein Bündel sich verstärkender Ursachen zurück: wiederkehrende Dürre und Hitze, die durch mildere Winter beförderte Borkenkäfervermehrung, schlecht angepasste Monokulturen, neu auftretende Krankheitserreger sowie einen Stickstoffüberschuss aus Verkehr und Landwirtschaft in den Waldböden. Nicht ein einzelner Faktor ist schuld – es ist ihr gleichzeitiges Auftreten, das die Bäume überfordert. Vom Kohlenstoffspeicher zur Kohlenstoffquelle Die umfassendere Waldinventur IFN3, gestützt auf 1.845 zwischen Januar 2023 und Juli 2024 erhobene Stichprobenpunkte, ordnet die Gesundheitsdaten in einen längeren Bogen ein. Luxemburgs Wälder bedecken rund 92.250 Hektar, etwa 35 Prozent des Staatsgebiets, nahezu je zur Hälfte in öffentlichem und privatem Besitz. Laubbäume machen inzwischen 75 Prozent des Waldes aus, gegenüber 66 Prozent im Jahr 2010 – geschädigte Nadelholzbestände werden gerodet und ersetzt. Zugleich wächst der Wald weit langsamer als früher. Der Holzzuwachs zwischen 2010 und 2023 ist gegenüber dem Vorjahrzehnt deutlich zurückgegangen – um 21 Prozent bei Laubholzbeständen und um 32 Prozent bei Nadelholz –, während sich die Kahlschlagfläche bei der Fichte von 850 auf 2.050 Hektar mehr als verdoppelt hat. Der auffälligste Befund: Im selben Zeitraum kippte Luxemburgs Wald von einer Kohlenstoffsenke zu einer Netto-Quelle von CO2, weil Klimaschäden und schädlingsbedingte Einschläge mehr Kohlenstoff freisetzten, als die Bäume aufnahmen. Die Totholzmenge, ein Gradmesser absterbender Bestände, stieg von 6 auf 27 Kubikmeter je Hektar. Ein europaweites Problem – und Luxemburgs Antwort Luxemburg steht damit nicht allein. In ganz Mitteleuropa zeigen klimagestresste Wälder dieselben Symptome: Auch die bundesweite Waldzustandserhebung in Deutschland kommt darauf, dass nur etwa jeder fünfte Baum vollständig gesund ist, und stellt für 2025 keine Erholung fest – als Ursachen gelten wiederum Dürre, Hitze und Borkenkäfer. Der Rückgang im Großherzogtum ist die lokale Ausprägung eines kontinentalen Trends. Die Antwort der Regierung heißt Anpassung. 2024 wurden rund 340 Hektar wiederaufgeforstet, und die staatlichen Aufforstungsbeihilfen sind von etwa 254.000 Euro im Jahr 2015 auf rund 1,5 Millionen Euro gestiegen – die Förderung fließt gezielt in vielfältige, klimarobuste Arten statt in die anfälligen Monokulturen der Vergangenheit. Ein im August 2023 verabschiedetes neues Waldgesetz und eine Beihilferegelung für Ökosystemleistungen sollen private Eigentümer, denen die Hälfte des Waldes gehört, zum Umbau geschädigter Bestände bewegen. Ein nationales Waldprogramm ist in Vorbereitung. Die Verantwortlichen verstehen das Vorhaben als langfristige Rettung eines Gemeinguts, nicht als schnelle Lösung. Bei der Vorstellung der Waldinventur erklärte Wilmes, die Herausforderungen seien beträchtlich, doch könne Luxemburg durch eine gemeinsame Kraftanstrengung seine Wälder für kommende Generationen bewahren und ihre Rolle für Biodiversität, Klimaschutz und die nachhaltige Nutzung der Ressource Holz sichern. Seine Vorgängerin Joëlle Welfring hatte es 2023 beim Erscheinen der Zahlen drastischer formuliert: „Eise Bësch brauch eis Hëllef“ – unser Wald braucht unsere Hilfe – „virun allem an Zäite vum Klimawandel“, vor allem in Zeiten des Klimawandels. ### Sources - Eighty percent of Luxembourg's trees show signs of damage — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/eighty-percent-of-luxembourgs-trees-show-signs-of-damage - Pression climatique: les forêts luxembourgeoises continuent de mourir à petit feu (80% des arbres endommagés) — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pression-climatique-les-forets-luxembourgeoises-continuent-de-mourir-a-petit-feu-103393389 - Présentation du troisième Inventaire forestier national: des forêts luxembourgeoises face au défi climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et de la Biodiversité): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+11-novembre+27-wilmes-inventaire-forestier.html - Les résultats de l'inventaire phytosanitaire 2023 des forêts du Luxembourg — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/09-septembre/27-welfring-iventaire-phytosanitaire.html - L'Inventaire phytosanitaire des forêts — Portail de l'environnement (emwelt.lu) — Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://environnement.public.lu/fr/natur/forets/inventairephytosanitiaire.html - Situation actuelle et avenir de nos forêts — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://www.science.lu/fr/ziel-mir-keng-science-check/situation-actuelle-avenir-nos-forets - Wie steht es um den Wald in Luxemburg? — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://science.lu/de/science-check/wie-steht-es-um-den-wald-luxemburg - Waldzustandsbericht: Nur jeder fünfte Baum ist gesund — LAND & FORST: https://www.landundforst.de/forst/waldoekologie/waldzustandsbericht-nur-fuenfte-baum-gesund-571384 --- ## Kongo-Akten in Tervuren: Belgiens Kolonialarchiv wird zum Schlüssel im Wettlauf um Rohstoffe - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/kongo-kolonialarchiv-tervuren-digitalisierung-rohstoffwettlauf - Published: 2026-07-03T11:24:24.311+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:24:24.311+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 44658f4f-2af7-42c5-b387-e454bcc4e026 - Dateline: Tervuren, BE > Mit EU-Geldern digitalisiert das AfricaMuseum 500 Regalmeter geologischer Kongo-Akten – nachdem Belgien einem von Gates und Bezos finanzierten US-Unternehmen den exklusiven Zugriff verwehrt hat. ### Summary Das AfricaMuseum in Tervuren digitalisiert sein geologisches Kolonialarchiv zur DR Kongo und macht es öffentlich zugänglich. Belgien verwehrte KoBold Metals den exklusiven Zugriff – nun vereinbaren Brüssel und Kinshasa Digitalisierung und Restitution gemeinsam. ### Key facts - Das AfricaMuseum in Tervuren digitalisiert rund 500 Regalmeter kolonialer Geologie-Akten zur DR Kongo und macht sie binnen etwa fünf Jahren öffentlich zugänglich. - Belgien verwehrte dem von Bill Gates und Jeff Bezos unterstützten US-Unternehmen KoBold Metals den exklusiven Zugriff – trotz diplomatischen Drucks der Trump-Regierung. - Brüssel und Kinshasa vereinbarten am 9. Juni einen gemeinsamen Fahrplan für Digitalisierung und Restitution; digitale Kopien gehen bereits schrittweise an den Kongo. - Die Akten könnten auf unentdeckte Vorkommen von Kupfer, Kobalt, Lithium und Coltan hinweisen – rund 90 Prozent des kongolesischen Untergrunds gelten als unerschlossen. - Für die EU ist die Digitalisierung auch Industriepolitik: Der Critical Raw Materials Act setzt bis 2030 verbindliche Ziele für die Rohstoffversorgung. ### FAQ **Q: Was lagert im Kongo-Archiv des AfricaMuseum in Tervuren?** Rund 500 Regalmeter geologischer Unterlagen zur Demokratischen Republik Kongo aus der belgischen Kolonialzeit (1885–1960): Millionen Dokumente, darunter Karten, Vermessungsberichte, Bohrprotokolle, Feldnotizen und Explorationsberichte. Weitere rund 500 Meter Akten ehemaliger kolonialer Bergbaugesellschaften liegen im Staatsarchiv in Brüssel. **Q: Warum lehnte Belgien das Angebot von KoBold Metals ab?** Das von Gates und Bezos finanzierte US-Unternehmen hatte angeboten, das Archiv mit KI zu digitalisieren, und 2025 Vereinbarungen mit der kongolesischen Regierung geschlossen. Museum und belgische Regierung verweigerten jedoch den exklusiven privaten Zugriff: Die Verwaltung öffentlicher Sammlungen dürfe nicht an Privatunternehmen delegiert werden, und Belgien könne einer ausländischen Firma ohne Vertragsverhältnis keinen Exklusivzugang gewähren. **Q: Was wurde am 9. Juni 2026 in Brüssel vereinbart?** Der kongolesische Bergbauminister Louis Watum Kabamba einigte sich mit belgischen und EU-Vertretern auf einen gemeinsamen Fahrplan für Digitalisierung und Restitution der Unterlagen sowie auf eine gemeinsame Arbeitsgruppe. Digitale Kopien werden laut belgischer Regierung bereits schrittweise an kongolesische Behörden übermittelt. **Q: Warum sind die alten Akten wirtschaftlich so bedeutsam?** Sie könnten auf unentdeckte Vorkommen von Kupfer, Kobalt, Lithium und Coltan hinweisen. Die DR Kongo stand zuletzt für rund 76 Prozent der weltweiten Kobaltförderung, ist zweitgrößter Kupferproduzent, und ihr Bergbauministerium schätzt rund 90 Prozent des Untergrunds als unerschlossen ein. ### Body Auf knapp 500 Regalmetern lagert im AfricaMuseum im belgischen Tervuren das geologische Gedächtnis eines der rohstoffreichsten Länder der Erde: Millionen Karten, Vermessungsberichte, Bohrprotokolle und Feldnotizen, die zwischen 1885 und 1960 unter belgischer Kolonialherrschaft im Kongo zusammengetragen wurden. Nun soll dieser Bestand gehoben werden. Das Museum hat zugesagt, das Archiv innerhalb von rund fünf Jahren zu digitalisieren und öffentlich zugänglich zu machen, wie die Nachrichtenagentur AFP am Freitag berichtete. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt mit einem europäischen Auftragnehmer befindet sich derzeit in der Vorbereitungsphase; wissenschaftlicher Partner ist der Nationale Geologische Dienst der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Weitere rund 500 Meter Unterlagen, geerbt von ehemaligen kolonialen Bergbaugesellschaften, liegen im Staatsarchiv in Brüssel. Dass es dabei um weit mehr geht als um Wissenschaftsgeschichte, zeigt ein Blick auf die Weltkarte der kritischen Rohstoffe. Die Dokumente verzeichnen, wie der Untergrund des Kongo kartiert und ausgebeutet wurde – und kongolesische Regierungsvertreter sind überzeugt, dass sie den Weg zu unentdeckten Vorkommen von Kupfer, Kobalt, Lithium und Coltan weisen könnten, den Grundstoffen für Elektroautos, erneuerbare Energien und moderne Rüstungstechnik. Nach Angaben des US-Geologiedienstes USGS entfielen 2024 rund 76 Prozent der weltweit geförderten Kobaltmenge auf die DR Kongo; beim Kupfer ist das Land der zweitgrößte Produzent der Welt. Das Bergbauministerium in Kinshasa schätzt, dass etwa 90 Prozent der Bodenschätze des Landes noch unerschlossen sind. Ein Angebot aus dem Silicon Valley – und eine Absage aus Brüssel Ins Rollen brachte die Sache ausgerechnet ein privater Interessent. KoBold Metals, ein kalifornisches Explorationsunternehmen, das mit künstlicher Intelligenz nach Lagerstätten sucht und von Bill Gates und Jeff Bezos finanziert wird, schloss 2025 Vereinbarungen mit der kongolesischen Regierung und bot an, das Archiv in Tervuren selbst zu digitalisieren. Kinshasa unterstützte den Plan; nach Berichten des belgischen öffentlich-rechtlichen Senders VRT machte die Trump-Regierung zudem auf diplomatischem Weg Druck auf Belgien, dem Unternehmen den Zugang zu gewähren. Brüssel lehnte ab. „Belgien kann einem ausländischen Unternehmen oder einer privaten Einrichtung, mit der es keine vertragliche Beziehung unterhält, keinen exklusiven Zugang gewähren“, sagte Florinda Baleci, Sprecherin des belgischen Außenministeriums, im März der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters. Noch grundsätzlicher wurde der Generaldirektor des Museums, Bart Ouvry: „Wir können die Verwaltung von Sammlungen nicht an private Unternehmen delegieren – das würde gegen jede wissenschaftliche und institutionelle Ethik verstoßen.“ Stattdessen setzt das Museum auf sein eigenes, mit erheblichen EU-Mitteln finanziertes Digitalisierungsprogramm. KoBold wiederum ließ sich nicht entmutigen: An einer Universität in Lubumbashi hat das Unternehmen rund 170.000 Seiten staatlicher kongolesischer Bergbauunterlagen digitalisiert, zudem betreibt es im Land ein Explorationsprogramm für Lithium. „Dieses Land braucht mehr Investitionen in die Exploration“, sagte KoBolds Generaldirektor für die DR Kongo, Benjamin Katabuka, gegenüber Reuters. Kinshasa und Brüssel einigen sich auf einen Fahrplan Der Streit hat eine umfassendere Verständigung zwischen beiden Hauptstädten beschleunigt. Am 9. Juni traf der kongolesische Bergbauminister Louis Watum Kabamba in Brüssel mit belgischen und EU-Vertretern zusammen; beide Seiten vereinbarten einen gemeinsamen Fahrplan für die Digitalisierung und Restitution der Unterlagen sowie eine gemeinsame Arbeitsgruppe, die das Vorhaben mit den kongolesischen Institutionen steuern soll. Ein Sprecher der belgischen Regierung erklärte, digitale Kopien würden bereits schrittweise an die zuständigen kongolesischen Behörden übermittelt. Für kongolesische Forscher und Beamte geht es um mehr als um Prospektion. Die Akten dokumentieren das Konzessionssystem, mit dem koloniale Bergbaugesellschaften den Kupfergürtel Katangas unter sich aufteilten, und die Gewinne, die nach Brüssel flossen – ein Zeugnis der Ausbeutung, das nach Auffassung Kinshasas zumindest in Kopie dem Land gehört, das es beschreibt. Und die geologischen Bestände sind nur ein Ausschnitt eines viel größeren Ganzen: Das belgische Außenministerium überführt seit 2016 seine sogenannten Afrika-Archive – rund 9,5 laufende Kilometer öffentlicher Unterlagen zur Kolonisierung von Kongo, Ruanda und Burundi, vom Kongo-Freistaat bis zu den Akten des Kolonialministeriums über Politik, Verwaltung, Justiz und Wirtschaft – an das Staatsarchiv. Grundlage ist das belgische Archivgesetz von 1955 in der 2009 geänderten Fassung; etwa 6,5 Kilometer sind bislang übergeben. Insgesamt verteilen sich rund 20 Kilometer kolonialbezogener Archivbestände auf mehr als 80 belgische Einrichtungen, wie ein Quellenführer aus dem Jahr 2021 erfasst hat. Europas Rohstoffziele und die Rolle des Kongo Das Ringen um die Regale von Tervuren ist ein verkleinertes Abbild des globalen Wettbewerbs um die kongolesischen Ressourcen. Im Bergbausektor der DR Kongo dominiert heute China, während Washington seine Beziehungen zu Kinshasa vertieft, um bei Batteriematerialien unabhängiger von Peking zu werden. Die Europäische Union wiederum hat sich Ziele gesetzt, die ohne Länder wie den Kongo kaum zu erreichen sind: Ihr Gesetz über kritische Rohstoffe, der Critical Raw Materials Act, verlangt, dass die EU bis 2030 zehn Prozent ihres Jahresverbrauchs an strategischen Rohstoffen selbst fördert, 40 Prozent selbst verarbeitet und 25 Prozent recycelt – und dass kein einzelnes Drittland mehr als 65 Prozent eines strategischen Rohstoffs liefert. Im Oktober 2023 schloss Brüssel beim Global-Gateway-Forum eine strategische Rohstoffpartnerschaft mit Kinshasa und unterstützt zudem den Lobito-Korridor, über den kongolesische und sambische Metalle per Bahn zum Atlantik gelangen sollen. So besehen ist die EU-finanzierte Digitalisierung beides zugleich: Restitution und Industriepolitik. Dieselben Akten, die die Ausbeutung der Kolonialzeit belegen, könnten Europa – und dem Kongo – helfen, die Mineralien der Energiewende zu finden. - Das geologische Archiv in Tervuren umfasst rund 500 Regalmeter; ein ähnlich großer Bestand ehemaliger Bergbaugesellschaften liegt im Brüsseler Staatsarchiv. - Die öffentlich betriebene, EU-finanzierte Digitalisierung soll rund fünf Jahre dauern; digitale Kopien gehen bereits schrittweise nach Kinshasa. - Die DR Kongo stand laut USGS für rund 76 Prozent der weltweiten Kobaltförderung und ist der zweitgrößte Kupferproduzent der Welt. Ob aus den alten Karten neue Minen werden, müssen am Ende Geologen entscheiden. Verändert hat sich schon jetzt etwas anderes: wer die Akten lesen darf. Nach sechs Jahrzehnten in belgischer Obhut erhält die DR Kongo – Seite für gescannte Seite – das Archiv ihres eigenen Bodens zurück. ### Sources - Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race — AFP (via Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/belgium-opens-congo-archives-amid-051010591.html - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/04/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive/ - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via Mining Weekly): https://www.miningweekly.com/article/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive-2026-03-04 - AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump — VRT NWS: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/02/12/africamuseum-refuses-to-hand-over-geological-archive-on-congo-to/ - Congo, Belgium agree on transfer of colonial-era geological records — MINING.COM: https://www.mining.com/congo-belgium-agree-on-transfer-of-colonial-era-geological-records/ - The Stakes Behind Congo's Push to Recover Its Geological Archives — Ecofin Agency: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/1806-56567-the-stakes-behind-congo-s-push-to-recover-its-geological-archives - Belgium denies private access to Congo colonial mining archives — Belga News Agency: https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-denies-private-access-to-congo-colonial-mining-archives - Africa archives — FPS Foreign Affairs, Belgium: https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/archives/sections-and-collections/africa-archives - Archives related to the colonial era — State Archives of Belgium: https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=archives-related-to-the-colonial-era - European Critical Raw Materials Act — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/competitiveness/green-deal-industrial-plan/european-critical-raw-materials-act_en - Navigating Critical Mineral Supply Chains: the EU's Partnerships with the DRC and Zambia — Africa Policy Research Institute: https://afripoli.org/navigating-critical-mineral-supply-chains-the-eus-partnerships-with-the-drc-and-zambia - Cobalt — Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 — U.S. Geological Survey: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-cobalt.pdf --- ## Wachwechsel bei Arendts Fondssparte: BlackFin übernimmt nach CSSF-Freigabe die Mehrheit an AIS - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/blackfin-mehrheitsuebernahme-arendt-fondsdienstleister-ais-luxemburg - Published: 2026-07-03T06:53:53.217+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:53:53.217+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 809ce2cb-6583-4f24-9f2d-bab1a2d4b5c2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Nach grünem Licht der CSSF kontrolliert der Pariser Finanzinvestor die Fondsdienstleistungssparte der Arendt-Gruppe. Medienberichte beziffern die Transaktion auf knapp 500 Millionen US-Dollar. ### Summary BlackFin Capital Partners hat die Mehrheitsübernahme von Arendt Investor Services abgeschlossen, der Fondsdienstleistungssparte der größten Anwaltskanzlei Luxemburgs. Medien beziffern den Deal auf knapp 500 Millionen US-Dollar – ein Meilenstein der Konsolidierung im luxemburgischen Fondsgeschäft. ### Key facts - BlackFin Capital Partners hat am 2. Juli 2026 – nach Freigabe durch die Aufsicht CSSF – die Mehrheitsübernahme von Arendt Investor Services (AIS) samt dem Drittparteien-AIFM AManco abgeschlossen. - Offiziell wurde kein Kaufpreis genannt; Investment Officer und Paperjam berichteten von einer Bewertung von knapp 500 Millionen US-Dollar. - Die Kanzlei Arendt & Medernach selbst wird nicht verkauft; ihre Partner behalten eine bedeutende Minderheitsbeteiligung, CEO Christian Heinen und das Management bleiben im Amt. - BlackFin besetzt laut Paperjam vier der sechs Verwaltungsratssitze und plant Expansion in weitere Fondszentren, Investitionen in Technologie und KI sowie gezielte Zukäufe. - Nach der Lemanik-Übernahme im Februar 2025 ist AIS bereits die zweite Luxemburger Plattform des Pariser Investors – ein Beleg für die Konsolidierungswelle im Fondsdienstleistungssektor. ### FAQ **Q: Wurde die Anwaltskanzlei Arendt & Medernach verkauft?** Nein. Anwaltskanzleien können nicht an externe Investoren verkauft werden. Übernommen wurde Arendt Investor Services (AIS), die regulierte Fondsdienstleistungssparte der Arendt-Gruppe, zusammen mit dem Drittparteien-AIFM AManco. Die Partner der Kanzlei behalten eine bedeutende Minderheitsbeteiligung. **Q: Wie viel hat BlackFin für die Mehrheit an AIS bezahlt?** Offiziell wurden keine finanziellen Details genannt. Investment Officer und Paperjam berichteten unabhängig voneinander, dass die Transaktion das Unternehmen mit knapp 500 Millionen US-Dollar bewertet. **Q: Was ändert sich für die Kunden von Arendt Investor Services?** Nach Angaben von AIS zunächst nichts: Das Führungsteam um CEO Christian Heinen bleibt im Amt, dieselben Teams arbeiten mit demselben Servicemodell weiter, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Kanzlei. Geplant sind Investitionen in Technologie einschließlich KI und eine internationale Expansion. **Q: Warum ist die Übernahme für den Finanzplatz Luxemburg bedeutsam?** Sie zeigt, dass die Private-Equity-Konsolidierung im luxemburgischen Fondsdienstleistungssektor inzwischen selbst Geschäfte erreicht, die innerhalb der größten Kanzlei des Landes aufgebaut wurden. Für BlackFin ist AIS nach Lemanik bereits die zweite Luxemburger Plattform binnen anderthalb Jahren. ### Body Der Eigentümerwechsel bei Arendt Investor Services (AIS) ist besiegelt: Nach der Genehmigung durch die luxemburgische Finanzaufsicht CSSF hat der französische Finanzinvestor BlackFin Capital Partners die Mehrheit an der Fondsdienstleistungssparte der Arendt-Gruppe übernommen, wie die Unternehmen am Donnerstag, dem 2. Juli, mitteilten. Zum Transaktionsumfang gehört auch AManco, der Drittparteien-AIFM der Gruppe. Angekündigt worden war die Übernahme bereits am 26. November 2025. Über den Kaufpreis wurde offiziell Stillschweigen vereinbart; Investment Officer und Paperjam berichteten jedoch unabhängig voneinander, dass die Transaktion das Unternehmen mit knapp 500 Millionen US-Dollar bewertet. Für den Finanzplatz Luxemburg hat der Abschluss Signalcharakter: Privates Beteiligungskapital erreicht nun auch jene Dienstleistungsgesellschaften, die die größte Anwaltskanzlei des Landes, Arendt & Medernach, über anderthalb Jahrzehnte aufgebaut hat – ein weiterer Schub für die Konsolidierungswelle, die die luxemburgische Fondsdienstleistungsbranche erfasst hat. Verkauft ist die Sparte – nicht die Kanzlei Die Kanzlei selbst wechselt nicht den Besitzer: Anwaltskanzleien können nicht an externe Investoren verkauft werden. Gegenstand der Übernahme ist Arendt Investor Services, das 2009 innerhalb der Arendt-Gruppe gegründete, regulierte Dienstleistungsgeschäft – 2024 feierte es sein fünfzehnjähriges Bestehen –, zusammen mit dem Drittparteien-AIFM AManco. AIS beschäftigt rund 320 Fachkräfte in Luxemburg und versteht sich als One-Stop-Shop für alternative Vermögensverwalter, Asset-Servicer und Family Offices. Das Leistungsspektrum umfasst: - Fondsadministration und Corporate Services; - Governance sowie operative Geldwäscheprävention und Compliance; - Tax Compliance; - Drittparteien-AIFM- und Verwahrstellendienste. Das Unternehmen ist ein von der CSSF beaufsichtigter Professionnel du secteur financier (PFS) und nach ISO 22301 zertifiziert. Laut Paperjam erwirtschaftet es einen Jahresumsatz von rund 70 Millionen Euro nach mehreren Jahren zweistelligen Wachstums. Im sechsköpfigen Verwaltungsrat besetzt BlackFin dem Bericht zufolge künftig vier Sitze, Arendt behält zwei. Auf Kontinuität legten beide Seiten sichtbar Wert. Die Partner von Arendt & Medernach behalten eine von beiden Seiten als „bedeutend“ bezeichnete Minderheitsbeteiligung, und mit Claude Niedner und Jean-Marc Ueberecken bleiben zwei der bekanntesten Partner der Kanzlei im Verwaltungsrat von AIS vertreten – an der Seite der BlackFin-Repräsentanten. Das Führungsteam um Vorstandschef Christian Heinen bleibt im Amt; AIS will mit denselben Teams und demselben Servicemodell weiterarbeiten, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Kanzlei. „Die Partner von Arendt halten weiterhin eine bedeutende Minderheitsbeteiligung an dem Unternehmen und sind in die strategischen Entscheidungen eingebunden“, hatte Niedner, Verwaltungsratsvorsitzender von AIS und Co-Chair von Arendt, bereits bei der Ankündigung im November erklärt. Zweiter Luxemburger Zukauf binnen anderthalb Jahren BlackFin, 2009 in Paris gegründet, investiert ausschließlich in europäische Finanzdienstleister. Das Haus verwaltet mehr als vier Milliarden Euro, unterhält Büros in Paris, Brüssel, Frankfurt, Amsterdam und London und hat über 100 Beteiligungen abgeschlossen. In Luxemburg ist der Investor seit mehr als zehn Jahren aktiv – und AIS ist nicht sein erster Griff nach der dortigen Fondsinfrastruktur: Erst am 28. Februar 2025 hatte BlackFin die Übernahme von Lemanik Asset Management abgeschlossen, einer luxemburgischen Drittparteien-Verwaltungsgesellschaft, die rund 30 Milliarden Euro betreut. Genau dieses Muster – regulierte Luxemburger Serviceplattformen kaufen und europaweit skalieren – liegt auch dieser Transaktion zugrunde. Laut Paperjam will BlackFin das Luxemburger Modell von AIS in andere Fondszentren exportieren; als mögliche Standorte werden Paris, London, Dublin und Deutschland genannt. Zugleich sind Investitionen in Technologie, einschließlich künstlicher Intelligenz, sowie gezielte Zukäufe geplant. „Wir freuen uns sehr, diese Transaktion abzuschließen und dieses neue Kapitel gemeinsam mit dem Managementteam von AIS aufzuschlagen. Unser Ziel ist es, das weitere Wachstum des Unternehmens zu unterstützen – durch Investitionen in Technologie, den Ausbau der internationalen Präsenz und gezielte Übernahmen –, und dabei die Kundenorientierung und die unternehmerische Kultur zu bewahren, die AIS so erfolgreich gemacht haben“, sagte Eric May, Gründungspartner von BlackFin Capital Partners. Ganz ähnlich äußerte sich Heinen am Tag des Abschlusses: „Mit dem Eintritt in dieses neue Kapitel an der Seite von BlackFin bauen wir auf diesen Fundamenten auf. Wir werden bewahren, was AIS erfolgreich gemacht hat, und zugleich neue Dimensionen hinzufügen – größere technologische Fähigkeiten, eine stärkere kommerzielle Reichweite und eine internationalere Aufstellung.“ Konsolidierungswelle erreicht die Kanzleiwelt Luxemburgs Fondsdienstleistungsbranche – die Administratoren, Verwaltungsgesellschaften, Verwahrstellen und Compliance-Spezialisten, die den zweitgrößten Fondsstandort der Welt am Laufen halten – konsolidiert sich seit geraumer Zeit in hohem Tempo, weil Private-Equity-Käufer auf wiederkehrende, regulierte Erträge setzen. Der Verkauf von AIS zeigt, dass inzwischen selbst Geschäfte zum Markt gehören, die in der prominentesten Kanzlei des Landes gewachsen sind: Laut Paperjam hatte Arendt mehrere unaufgeforderte Partnerschaftsanfragen erhalten, bevor die Wahl auf BlackFin fiel. Für Arendt eröffnet die Konstruktion Expansionskapital, das eine Anwaltspartnerschaft aus eigener Kraft kaum aufbringen könnte – bei fortbestehender Beteiligung am künftigen Wertzuwachs. Für BlackFin entsteht binnen anderthalb Jahren die zweite Luxemburger Plattform und damit eine Basis, um die nach wie vor fragmentierte europäische Servicelandschaft zu konsolidieren. Auch das Beraterfeld unterstreicht das Gewicht der Transaktion für den lokalen Markt: Arendt ließ sich bei M&A-Fragen von Deloitte begleiten und – ein seltener Fall, in dem Luxemburgs Spitzenkanzleien auf gegenüberliegenden Seiten eines Deals stehen, der eine von ihnen selbst betrifft – in Rechtsfragen von der Konkurrenzkanzlei Elvinger Hoss Prussen. BlackFin setzte auf Bain & Company (Commercial), PwC (Finanzen, Steuern, Technologie) sowie Clifford Chance und Gide (Recht). Die neue Phase beginnt nach Angaben von AIS unmittelbar: Dieselben Teams betreuen weiter die bestehenden Kunden, während die Expansionspläne Gestalt annehmen. ### Sources - Arendt Completes Acquisition by BlackFin Capital Partners — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62144-arendt-completes-acquisition-by-blackfin-capital-partners - BlackFin Capital Partners Becomes Majority Stakeholder of Arendt Investor Services — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/finance-1/58195-blackfin-capital-partners-becomes-majority-stakeholder-of-arendt-investor-services - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt join forces to support the expansion of Arendt Investor Services — Arendt: https://www.arendt.com/news-insights/news/blackfin-capital-partners-and-arendt-join-forces-to-support-the-expansion-of-arendt-investor-services/ - BlackFin to become majority shareholder of Arendt — Asset Servicing Times: https://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/fundservicesarticle.php?article_id=17417 - Arendt sells majority stake in AIS to Blackfin in $500 mln deal — Investment Officer Luxembourg: https://www.investmentofficer.lu/en/news/arendt-sells-majority-stake-ais-blackfin-500-mln-deal - BlackFin to beef up Arendt Investor Services — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/blackfin-to-beef-up-arendt-investor-services - Luxembourg Law Firm Arendt Sells Majority Stake in Investment Services Business to Private Equity Firm BlackFin — Law.com International: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2025/11/26/luxembourg-law-firm-arendt-sells-majority-stake-in-investment-services-business-to-private-equity-firm-blackfin/ - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt Join Forces to Support the Expansion — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251126263903/en/BlackFin-Capital-Partners-and-Arendt-Join-Forces-to-Support-the-Expansion - Blackfin acquires Luxembourg manco Lemanik AM — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/blackfin-acquires-luxembourg-manco-lemanik-am - Elvinger Hoss Prussen advised Arendt on partnership with BlackFin — Elvinger Hoss Prussen: https://elvingerhoss.lu/elvinger-hoss-prussen-advised-arendt-partnership-blackfin --- ## Doha-Runde bringt Bewegung bei Irans eingefrorenen Milliarden – die Hormus-Frage bleibt ungelöst - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/doha-runde-hormus-zollstreit-oelpreis-viermonatstief - Published: 2026-07-03T06:43:40.372+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:43:40.372+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 9341943d-3096-48d9-b704-08054784f693 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Zwei Tage indirekter Verhandlungen in Katar enden ohne Einigung über die Kontrolle der Meerenge. Bei den eingefrorenen Geldern gibt es Fortschritte – weiter geht es erst nach Chameneis Trauerfeiern. ### Summary USA und Iran haben in Doha zwei Tage indirekt verhandelt: Fortschritte bei eingefrorenen Geldern, aber keine Einigung über die Straße von Hormus. Der Ölpreis fiel auf ein Viermonatstief. ### Key facts - USA und Iran beendeten am 2. Juli zwei Tage indirekter Gespräche in Doha ohne Durchbruch; Katar und Pakistan vermittelten, Katar meldet „positive Fortschritte“. - Im Zentrum standen die Freigabe von 6 Milliarden Dollar eingefrorener iranischer Gelder und der Schiffsverkehr durch die Straße von Hormus – nicht das Atomdossier. - Der Zollstreit bleibt ungelöst: Teheran will ab Mitte August Durchfahrtsgebühren erheben, Trump schließt Gebühren kategorisch aus. - Öl fiel auf ein Viermonatstief: Brent auf 70,66 Dollar, WTI auf 67,54 Dollar; die Hormus-Passagen stiegen binnen einer Woche um mehr als 50 Prozent. - Die nächste Verhandlungsrunde folgt erst nach den sechstägigen Trauerfeiern für Ali Chamenei vom 4. bis 9. Juli. ### FAQ **Q: Warum verhandelten die USA und der Iran in Doha nur indirekt?** Die Delegationen trafen sich nie direkt: Katar und Pakistan pendelten als Vermittler zwischen dem US-Team um Sondergesandten Steve Witkoff und Jared Kushner und einer iranischen technischen Delegation unter Vize-Außenminister Kazem Gharibabadi. Irans Chefdiplomaten blieben der Runde fern. **Q: Was regelt das Memorandum von Islamabad?** Das am 17. Juni von Trump und Peseschkian aus der Ferne unterzeichnete 14-Punkte-Abkommen beendete die Kampfhandlungen und setzt ein 60-tägiges Verhandlungsfenster. Es garantiert 60 Tage gebührenfreie Durchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus, sieht US-Ausnahmen für iranische Ölexporte, die Freigabe eingefrorener Gelder und laut Text einen Wiederaufbauplan von mindestens 300 Milliarden Dollar vor. **Q: Warum fällt der Ölpreis trotz der ungelösten Streitfragen?** Die Märkte werten die fortgesetzten Gespräche als Zeichen, dass die Waffenruhe hält: Brent fiel um 1,3 Prozent auf 70,66 Dollar, WTI um 1,5 Prozent auf 67,54 Dollar – Viermonatstiefs. Mindestens fünf Supertanker mit saudischem Rohöl verließen die Meerenge, und die Hormus-Passagen stiegen um über 50 Prozent. **Q: Wann wird weiterverhandelt?** Die nächste Runde soll laut Katars Außenministerium so bald wie möglich nach den Trauerfeiern für Ali Chamenei angesetzt werden, die vom 4. bis 9. Juli stattfinden. Danach bleiben bis zum Ablauf der gebührenfreien Frist Mitte August nur rund fünf Wochen. ### Body Kein Handschlag, nicht einmal ein gemeinsamer Verhandlungstisch: Als Amerikaner und Iraner am 2. Juli in Doha zwei Tage lang über die Zukunft der Straße von Hormus verhandelten, saßen die Delegationen zu keinem Zeitpunkt im selben Raum. Katarische und pakistanische Vermittler pendelten zwischen den Seiten – und am Ende stand nach Angaben Katars zwar „positiver Fortschritt“, aber keine Antwort auf die Frage, die über der brüchigen Ruhe am Golf schwebt: Wer bestimmt künftig über die wichtigste Ölader der Welt? Die Märkte zogen ihre eigenen Schlüsse und schickten den Ölpreis auf den tiefsten Stand seit Kriegsbeginn Ende Februar. Auf amerikanischer Seite führten der Sondergesandte Steve Witkoff und Jared Kushner, der Schwiegersohn des Präsidenten, die Gespräche in der katarischen Hauptstadt; beide trafen auch den Emir, Scheich Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, wie The National und Al Jazeera berichten. Teheran entsandte lediglich eine technische Delegation unter Leitung des stellvertretenden Außenministers Kazem Gharibabadi – Außenminister Abbas Araghtschi und Parlamentspräsident Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf blieben der Runde fern. Milliarden als Türöffner Verhandelt wurde über zwei Säulen des 14-Punkte-Memorandums von Islamabad, das den viermonatigen amerikanisch-israelischen Krieg gegen den Iran am 17. Juni beendet hatte: den Handelsverkehr durch die Straße von Hormus und finanzielle Anreize für Teheran. Die härteren Dossiers – allen voran das iranische Atomprogramm – wurden auf spätere Runden verschoben. In einer ersten Sitzung ging es nach Angaben von Al Jazeera um mutmaßliche Verstöße gegen das Memorandum; vereinbart wurde ein ständiger Kommunikationskanal zur Beilegung von Streitfällen. Eine zweite Sitzung befasste sich mit der Freigabe von sechs Milliarden Dollar an eingefrorenen iranischen Geldern. The National berichtete darüber hinaus von einer möglichen Verständigung über rund drei Milliarden Dollar an iranischen Vermögenswerten in Katar, die über die iranische Zentralbank für humanitäre Käufe zugänglich gemacht werden sollen – amerikanische Vertreter betonten allerdings, nichts sei abschließend vereinbart. „Es wurde vereinbart, dass auf Grundlage der von unserem Land übermittelten Bedürfnisse die benötigten Güter gekauft und dem Iran zur Verfügung gestellt werden“, sagte Gharibabadi nach der Runde. Das Memorandum, das Präsident Donald Trump und Irans Präsident Massud Peseschkian am 17. Juni aus der Ferne unterzeichnet hatten – Trump in Versailles nach dem G7-Gipfel, Peseschkian in Teheran, mit Pakistans Premierminister Shehbaz Sharif als weiterem Unterzeichner –, steckt den Rahmen ab, den die Unterhändler in Doha nun ausfüllen sollen. Zu den Kernpunkten zählen: - ein sofortiges Ende der Kampfhandlungen und ein 60-tägiges Verhandlungsfenster für ein endgültiges Abkommen; - iranische Garantien für eine sichere, gebührenfreie Durchfahrt von Handelsschiffen durch die Straße von Hormus für 60 Tage; - amerikanische Ausnahmegenehmigungen für iranische Ölexporte und Schritte zur Freigabe eingefrorener iranischer Vermögenswerte; - ein Wiederaufbauplan von mindestens 300 Milliarden Dollar mit regionalen Partnern, so der veröffentlichte Text – eine Zahl, die Trump als Beschreibung einer Zusage der US-Regierung zurückgewiesen hat. Mitte August läuft die Uhr ab Ungelöst bleibt der Kern des Konflikts: Was geschieht, wenn die 60-tägige gebührenfreie Frist Mitte August ausläuft? Zwei ranghohe iranische Quellen erklärten, Teheran wolle von diesem Zeitpunkt an Durchfahrtsgebühren erheben; die am 5. Mai geschaffene iranische Behörde für die Meerenge am Persischen Golf beansprucht die Befugnis, den Schiffsverkehr zu „genehmigen und zu regulieren“. Trump hatte dagegen am 20. Juni erklärt, es werde „während oder nach der 60-tägigen Waffenruhe keine Gebühren für die Durchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus geben“ – ein fundamentaler Gegensatz, den die Doha-Runde nicht ausgeräumt hat. Umstritten ist die Passage nicht nur im Grundsatz, sondern auch in der Praxis. Das multinationale Joint Maritime Information Center kündigte am 27. Juni eine verbreiterte Schifffahrtsroute nahe der omanischen Küste an; kurz zuvor, am 25. Juni, hatte der Iran das unter Singapur-Flagge fahrende Containerschiff Ever Lovely angegriffen, am 27. Juni traf eine Drohne den unter Panama-Flagge fahrenden Tanker Kiku – worauf die USA mit Schlägen gegen iranische Militärstellungen nahe der Meerenge antworteten. Noch während der Gespräche warnte Irans Militär, Handelsschiffe müssten die von Teheran vorgegebenen Routen befolgen, andernfalls drohe eine „sofortige und entschiedene Antwort“, wie The National berichtete. Die Ölmärkte setzen auf Entspannung An den Rohstoffbörsen wurde die Runde als Beleg dafür gelesen, dass die Waffenruhe hält. Brent verbilligte sich am Donnerstag um 91 Cent oder 1,3 Prozent auf 70,66 Dollar je Barrel, die US-Sorte WTI gab um 1,04 Dollar oder 1,5 Prozent auf 67,54 Dollar nach – für beide der tiefste Stand seit Ende Februar, unmittelbar vor Kriegsbeginn, wie Reuters berichtete. Mindestens fünf Supertanker mit zehn Millionen Barrel saudischen Rohöls, geladen in Ras Tanura, haben die Meerenge inzwischen verlassen; Saudi Aramco stellte auf Spotpreise um, um die Verkäufe nach Asien zu beschleunigen. Schifffahrtsdaten zufolge stiegen die Passagen durch Hormus in der Woche vom 22. bis 28. Juni um mehr als 50 Prozent gegenüber der Vorwoche. „Wir sehen hier ein wenig Eindeckung von Leerverkäufen“, sagte John Kilduff, Partner bei Again Capital. „Der Fokus hat sich verschoben: weg von der Frage, wie viel Angebot wir verlieren, hin zu der Frage, wie viel Angebot auf die Märkte kommt.“ Die Dimension bleibt gewaltig: Durch die Straße von Hormus laufen normalerweise rund ein Viertel des seewärtigen Ölhandels und etwa ein Fünftel des weltweit gehandelten Flüssigerdgases; ihre Sperrung in diesem Frühjahr gilt als die größte Störung der globalen Energieversorgung seit den Ölkrisen der 1970er-Jahre. Trauerfeiern geben den Takt vor Über allem steht der Machtwechsel in Teheran. Ajatollah Ali Chamenei war am 28. Februar bei den amerikanisch-israelischen Angriffen getötet worden; der Expertenrat bestimmte am 9. März seinen Sohn Mojtaba Chamenei zum dritten Obersten Führer der Islamischen Republik. Erst jetzt, da die Waffen schweigen, richtet der Staat das Begräbnis aus: sechs Tage Zeremonien vom 4. bis 9. Juli in Teheran, Ghom und Maschhad sowie in den irakischen Schreinstädten Nadschaf und Kerbela, mit der Beisetzung am 9. Juli am Imam-Reza-Schrein in Maschhad. Für den Trauerzug in Teheran am 6. Juli erwarten die Behörden 15 bis 20 Millionen Menschen. Der neue Oberste Führer – Berichten zufolge bei den Angriffen verwundet und seither nicht öffentlich aufgetreten – wird nach Angaben eines Repräsentanten aus Sicherheitsgründen nicht teilnehmen. Die Diplomatie pausiert für die Trauer. „Die Parteien haben vereinbart, die Gespräche in der kommenden Zeit fortzusetzen; das nächste Treffen soll so bald wie möglich nach Abschluss der Trauerzüge für den früheren Obersten Führer des Iran angesetzt werden“, teilte das katarische Außenministerium mit. US-Vizepräsident JD Vance zeigte sich unterdessen zuversichtlich: Die Regierung sei unabhängig vom Ausgang „in einer großartigen Position“, sagte er Fox News – und deutete zugleich die nächste, weit schwierigere Etappe an: „Natürlich beunruhigt uns die Nuklearfrage – wir werden anfangen, darüber zu sprechen.“ — JD Vance, US-Vizepräsident, gegenüber Fox News Damit bleibt ein enges Zeitfenster. Werden die Verhandlungen nach dem 9. Juli wieder aufgenommen, verbleiben den Unterhändlern rund fünf Wochen bis zum Ablauf der gebührenfreien Frist – die erste ernsthafte Bewährungsprobe dafür, ob die im Juni besiegelte Deeskalation den Führungswechsel im Iran überdauert und die wichtigste Ölroute der Welt offen bleibt. ### Sources - US and Iran conclude round of talks in Doha, focusing on Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/02/us-and-iran-conclude-hormuz-dominated-indirect-talks-in-doha/ - US-Iran talks in Doha: What were the outcomes and what's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/us-iran-talks-in-doha-what-were-the-outcomes-and-whats-next - Oil falls to four-month low as US, Iran conclude talks in Doha — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/commodities-news/oil-falls-after-us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-4353167 - As Doha Talks Conclude, Iran Asserts Control over Strait of Hormuz — The Bridge Chronicle: https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/amp/story/news/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-control-after-doha-talks - July 2, 2026 — Iran issues fresh warning on Hormuz, Qatar talks make 'positive progress' — CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/world/live-news/iran-war-us-talks - July 1, 2026 — Meetings in Doha, Vance says talks 'going well' — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/world/live-news/iran-war-trump - US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz, frozen funds — Business Standard: https://www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-focused-on-strait-of-hormuz-frozen-funds-126070200100_1.html - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text - Iran, US presidents sign deal to extend ceasefire, reopen Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/iran-confirms-that-mou-has-been-signed-electronically-by-both-sides - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5741654/israel-iran-oil-ayatollah-successor - Ali Khamenei burial set for July 9 amid massive Iran security ops — Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/world/khamenei-body-cold-storage-feared-basij-mobilizes-historic-iran-funeral - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text) — Wikisource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum_of_Understanding_between_the_United_States_of_America_and_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran --- ## 474 Millionen Euro in einem Jahr: Luxemburgs Fonds für bezahlbaren Wohnraum verdoppelt seine Ausgaben - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-wohnungsfonds-verdoppelt-ausgaben-2025 - Published: 2026-07-03T06:23:56.076+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:23:56.076+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: 29ea2b24-0dc3-4b8d-92d1-1b8085afb42a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der Spezialfonds für bezahlbaren Wohnraum hat 2025 so viel ausgegeben wie nie zuvor; 5.348 Wohnungen sind konventioniert. Doch die Wartelisten wachsen – und die Großprojekte laufen über Jahrzehnte. ### Summary Luxemburgs Spezialfonds für bezahlbaren Wohnraum gab 2025 laut Jahresbericht 474 Millionen Euro aus, mehr als doppelt so viel wie 2024. Rund 6.000 Haushalte warten inzwischen auf eine Sozialwohnung – fast doppelt so viele wie 2021. ### Key facts - Der Spezialfonds für bezahlbaren Wohnraum gab 2025 insgesamt 474 Millionen Euro aus – mehr als doppelt so viel wie die 224 Millionen Euro im Jahr 2024. - Ende 2025 waren 5.348 Wohnungen in rund 350 Projekten konventioniert; 1.293 kamen im Jahresverlauf hinzu – 64 Prozent für Miete, 36 Prozent für Verkauf. - Bis 2029 sollen die Fondsausgaben über 475 Millionen Euro pro Jahr bleiben, mit einem Höchststand von 542 Millionen Euro 2027; die offenen Verpflichtungen übersteigen eine Milliarde Euro. - Rund 6.000 Haushalte warteten 2025 auf eine Sozialwohnung – fast doppelt so viele wie 2021; das RENLA-Register erfasst landesweit nur etwa 3.500 erschwingliche Mietwohnungen. - Leuchtturmprojekte wie Neischmelz in Düdelingen (1.575 Wohnungen, bis 2044) liefern Wohnraum erst über Jahrzehnte – die Kernkritik am Rekordbudget. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist der Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable?** Der Spezialfonds ist das zentrale Haushaltsinstrument des luxemburgischen Staates zum Aufbau eines öffentlichen Wohnungsbestands. Er finanziert Objektförderungen an öffentliche und gemeinnützige Bauträger wie SNHBM, Fonds du Logement, Gemeinden und anerkannte gemeinnützige Träger sowie staatliche Grundstückskäufe. 2025 gab er 474 Millionen Euro aus. **Q: Was bedeutet eine „konventionierte“ Wohnung?** Eine konventionierte Wohnung ist eine Einheit, für die eine staatliche Fördervereinbarung unterzeichnet wurde. Sie zählt zur finanzierten Pipeline, ist aber nicht zwangsläufig fertiggestellt – viele Projekte liegen noch Jahre von der Übergabe entfernt. Ende 2025 zählte der Fonds 5.348 solcher Einheiten. **Q: Was ist das VEFA-Programm des luxemburgischen Staates?** Über das VEFA-Programm kauft der Staat Wohnungen vom Plan weg von privaten Bauträgern. Für 2024 bis 2027 sind rund 800 Wohnungen mit einem Budget von 480 Millionen Euro vorgesehen; bis Mitte 2026 waren mehr als 800 Einheiten erworben oder reserviert. SNHBM und Fonds du Logement treten als soziale Vermieter auf. **Q: Wie viele Haushalte warten in Luxemburg auf eine bezahlbare Wohnung?** Laut Housing Europe warteten 2025 rund 6.000 Haushalte auf eine soziale Mietwohnung – fast doppelt so viele wie 2021. Eine Improof-Studie zählte bereits im März 2023 über 5.500 Haushalte mit mehr als 15.400 Menschen auf der Warteliste des Fonds du Logement, bei durchschnittlich 2,9 Jahren Wartezeit. ### Body So viel Geld wie nie zuvor – und dennoch werden die Wartelisten länger: Luxemburgs Spezialfonds für bezahlbaren Wohnraum (Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable) hat im Jahr 2025 insgesamt 474 Millionen Euro ausgegeben, mehr als das Doppelte der 224 Millionen Euro aus dem Vorjahr und die höchste Summe seiner Geschichte. Das geht aus dem Jahresbericht des Fonds hervor, den Wohnungsbauminister Claude Meisch am 2. Juli vorgestellt hat. Das Ministerium spricht von einem finanziellen Engagement auf „historischem Niveau“. Zum Stichtag 31. Dezember 2025 zählte der Fonds 5.348 sogenannte konventionierte Wohnungen – Einheiten, für die eine staatliche Fördervereinbarung unterzeichnet wurde –, verteilt auf rund 350 Projekte im ganzen Land. Allein 2025 kamen 1.293 Einheiten hinzu, wie L’essentiel und Paperjam unter Berufung auf den Bericht melden. Die Rekordsumme trifft auf das drängendste soziale Problem des Großherzogtums: Nach dem Bericht „State of Housing in the EU 2025“ von Housing Europe warteten im vergangenen Jahr rund 6.000 Haushalte auf eine soziale Mietwohnung – fast doppelt so viele wie noch 2021. Geld für Bauträger, Bauland und Gemeinden Der Spezialfonds ist das zentrale Haushaltsinstrument, mit dem der Staat einen öffentlichen Wohnungsbestand aufbaut. Seine Mittel fließen als Objektförderung („aides à la pierre“) an die öffentlichen und gemeinnützigen Bauträger, die die Projekte umsetzen – die nationale Wohnungsbaugesellschaft SNHBM, den Fonds du Logement, die Gemeinden und anerkannte gemeinnützige private Träger –, daneben in direkte Ankäufe des Staates. Nach der Aufschlüsselung von Paperjam entfielen 2025 unter anderem 73 Millionen Euro auf staatliche Grundstückskäufe und 25,69 Millionen Euro auf Zuweisungen aus dem Pacte logement 2.0 an 98 Gemeinden. Die Baulandreserve des Staates belief sich zum Jahresende auf 1.656 Ar (16,56 Hektar) – Potenzial für schätzungsweise 922 weitere Wohnungen. Vom konventionierten Bestand sind 64 Prozent für die erschwingliche Miete vorgesehen, 36 Prozent für den Verkauf. Parallel läuft ein eigenständiges Instrument: das VEFA-Programm, über das der Staat Wohnungen vom Plan weg von privaten Bauträgern kauft. Eine offizielle Zwischenbilanz vom Dezember 2025 beziffert diesen Rahmen auf 480 Millionen Euro für rund 800 Wohnungen im Zeitraum 2024 bis 2027; zu jenem Stichtag waren 358 Einheiten für 221 Millionen Euro erworben und 127 weitere für 85 Millionen Euro reserviert, mit SNHBM und Fonds du Logement als sozialen Vermietern. Bis Ende 2025 hatte der Staat 460 VEFA-Wohnungen gekauft, bis Mitte 2026 waren mehr als 800 erworben oder reserviert. Das Ministerium bezeichnet das Programm als wichtigen Hebel der nationalen Wohnungspolitik: Es schaffe schnell Angebot und stütze zugleich einen Bausektor in anhaltender Flaute. Die 480 Millionen Euro dieses Programms sind dabei nicht mit den 474 Millionen Euro Fondsausgaben des Jahres 2025 zu verwechseln. Das Ausgabenniveau soll auf Jahre hoch bleiben: Der Bericht prognostiziert bis 2029 jährliche Fondsausgaben von mehr als 475 Millionen Euro, mit einem Höchststand von 542 Millionen Euro im Jahr 2027. Die noch offenen finanziellen Verpflichtungen übersteigen bereits eine Milliarde Euro. „Die Zahlen des Jahres 2025 spiegeln nicht nur ein außergewöhnliches Jahr wider, sondern auch eine nachhaltige Entwicklung“, erklärte Meisch zur Vorstellung des Berichts. Konventioniert heißt noch lange nicht bezugsfertig Die Kennzahlen messen Förderzusagen, keine fertigen Wohnungen. Eine „konventionierte“ Einheit ist eine, für die eine Fördervereinbarung unterschrieben wurde; viele liegen Jahre von der Übergabe entfernt. Genau an dieser Lücke setzt die Kritik an. Paperjam bilanziert in seiner Analyse des Berichts: Der Staat investiere wie nie zuvor, doch die Zeit arbeite gegen ihn – denn die öffentlichen Leuchtturmprojekte, die die Pipeline tragen, sind auf Jahrzehnte angelegt. - Neischmelz in Düdelingen, auf einem ehemaligen Stahlwerksgelände, ist mit 1.575 Wohnungen geplant – der Zeithorizont reicht bis 2044. - Wunne mat der Wooltz in Wiltz umfasst mehr als 800 Wohnungen über rund 20 Jahre. - Elmen in Kehlen, das Modell-Ökoviertel der SNHBM, ist ebenfalls auf über 800 Wohnungen in mehreren Bauphasen ausgelegt. Zum Vergleich: Der erst im September 2025 vorgestellte Bericht für 2024 wies 4.226 konventionierte Wohnungen in 292 Projekten in 82 Gemeinden aus, bei Gesamtverpflichtungen von 669 Millionen Euro; tatsächlich ausgezahlt wurden in jenem Jahr 153,6 Millionen Euro an die sozialen Bauträger – 36,4 Prozent davon an die SNHBM, 29,7 Prozent an den Fonds du Logement, 19,9 Prozent an Gemeinden und 14 Prozent an gemeinnützige private Träger. Die Beschleunigung des Jahres 2025 ist real, doch sie startet von einem kleinen Bestand: Das nationale Register für erschwingliche Mietwohnungen RENLA – seit September 2025 die einheitliche nationale Warteliste, seit April 2026 online über MyGuichet.lu zugänglich – erschließt Antragstellern landesweit nur rund 3.500 erschwingliche Mietwohnungen, wie aus dem Regierungsportal Guichet.lu hervorgeht. Der Bedarf läuft dem Angebot davon Auf der anderen Seite der Rechnung wächst die Not weiter. Eine von Paperjam zitierte Studie des Thinktanks Improof zählte im März 2023 mehr als 5.500 Haushalte – über 15.400 Menschen – auf der Warteliste des Fonds du Logement, rund 40 Prozent mehr als 2021, bei einer durchschnittlichen Wartezeit von 2,9 Jahren. Housing Europe beziffert die Warteliste für Sozialwohnungen 2025 auf etwa 6.000 Haushalte und stuft Luxemburgs Mangel an bezahlbarem Wohnraum als gravierend ein. Die Fondation IDEA kommt in einer Analyse vom März 2026 unter dem Titel „Die permanente Wohnungskrise oder das Inakzeptable als Norm“ – verfasst vom leitenden Ökonomen Michel-Edouard Ruben – zu dem Schluss, dass das Land rund 6.000 neue Wohnungen pro Jahr braucht. Hohe Preise, geringe Bautätigkeit, gehortetes Bauland und langwierige Genehmigungsverfahren hätten die Krise längst strukturell werden lassen, obwohl der Staat bereits seit 1906 in den Wohnungsmarkt eingreift. Meisch selbst räumt ein, dass seine Politik einen langen Atem verlangt. „Dank der Mobilisierung des Staates, der Gemeinden und all unserer Partner bauen wir Schritt für Schritt einen größeren, vielfältigeren und besser verteilten Bestand an bezahlbarem Wohnraum auf“, sagte er bei der Präsentation des Berichts. Schon zur Vorlage der Vorjahreszahlen im September 2025 hatte er bezahlbaren Wohnraum als „eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für die Stabilität und Attraktivität unseres Landes“ bezeichnet. Der Bericht 2025 unterlegt diesen Anspruch mit einer harten Zahl: knapp eine halbe Milliarde Euro in einem einzigen Jahr. Ob daraus rechtzeitig Wohnungen für die Haushalte werden, die heute schon auf der Liste stehen, ist die offene Frage – beantworten müssen sie die Berichte der kommenden Jahre. ### Sources - Au Luxembourg: L'État a mis 474 millions d'euros pour les logements abordables — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-a-mis-474-millions-d-euros-pour-les-logements-abordables-103595298 - L'État investit comme jamais, mais le temps joue contre lui — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/letat-investit-comme-jamais-mais-le-temps-joue-contre-lui - Le gouvernement renforce son engagement pour le logement abordable: 4.226 logements inscrits au Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable en 2024 — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/09-septembre/18-meisch-fsla.html - Bilan intermédiaire du programme VEFA — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire / Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+12-decembre+18-bilan-vefa.html - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Number of people waiting for social housing up by 40% — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/number-of-people-waiting-for-s - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg country profile — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf - Inscription en tant que candidat-locataire pour un logement abordable au registre national des logements abordables (RENLA) — Guichet.lu — Luxembourg government: https://guichet.public.lu/fr/citoyens/aides/logement-construction/logements-abordables/candidature-locataire.html - Logement abordable: l'inscription au RENLA désormais possible en ligne via MyGuichet.lu — Ministère du Logement / Logement.lu: https://logement.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/04/15-renla.html --- ## Iran beginnt sechstägige Staatstrauer für Chamenei – Nachfolger Modschtaba weiter ohne öffentlichen Auftritt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/staatstrauer-iran-chamenei-begraebnis-maschhad - Published: 2026-07-03T06:13:25.147+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:13:25.147+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 0a3b4877-c835-4704-995d-9e245ded4fe0 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Sechs Tage, fünf Städte, zwei Länder: Iran richtet für den im Februar getöteten Revolutionsführer ein Begräbnis historischen Ausmaßes aus. Sein Sohn und Nachfolger Modschtaba fehlt bislang. ### Summary Iran hat am 3. Juli sechstägige Staatstrauerfeierlichkeiten für den getöteten Obersten Führer Ali Chamenei begonnen. Millionen Trauernde werden erwartet – während Nachfolger Modschtaba Chamenei weiter jede öffentliche Erscheinung schuldig bleibt. ### Key facts - Die Staatstrauer für Ali Chamenei dauert vom 3. bis 9. Juli; beigesetzt wird er am Imam-Reza-Schrein in Maschhad, seiner Geburtsstadt. - Offizielle Schätzungen erwarten 15 bis 20 Millionen Trauernde – das Begräbnis könnte an Chomeinis Trauerzug von 1989 heranreichen. - Nachfolger Modschtaba Chamenei ist seit seiner Ernennung am 9. März nicht öffentlich aufgetreten; Staatsmedien räumten eine Verletzung ein. - Die Folgegespräche zwischen Washington und Teheran in Doha ruhen während der Trauertage; Katar meldet „positive Fortschritte“. - Der Brent-Preis fiel diese Woche unter 71 Dollar – nahezu Vorkriegsniveau, nachdem er in der Hormus-Krise über 120 Dollar erreicht hatte. ### FAQ **Q: Warum wird Ali Chamenei erst vier Monate nach seinem Tod beigesetzt?** Die ursprünglich für Anfang März geplante Beisetzung wurde wegen des laufenden Krieges und aus Sicherheitsgründen verschoben. Die Behörden fürchteten Angriffe und das Gedränge riesiger Menschenmengen – auch mit Blick auf die tödliche Massenpanik bei der Beerdigung Qasem Soleimanis 2020. **Q: Wer ist Chameneis Nachfolger und warum ist seine Wahl umstritten?** Der Expertenrat bestimmte am 9. März Chameneis Sohn Modschtaba (Jahrgang 1969) zum Obersten Führer, gestützt auf die Revolutionsgarden. Laut New York Times erhielt er 59 von 88 Stimmen, obwohl offiziell Einstimmigkeit verkündet wurde; das Testament seines Vaters soll sich gegen seine Erhebung ausgesprochen haben. Öffentlich aufgetreten ist er seither nicht. **Q: Welche ausländischen Gäste nehmen an den Trauerfeiern teil?** Delegationen aus rund 30 Staaten und Religionsgelehrte aus mehr als 90 Ländern, darunter Pakistans Premier Shehbaz Sharif, Russlands Sondergesandter Dmitri Medwedew, Chinas Volkskongress-Vizevorsitzender He Wei, die Präsidenten Georgiens und Tadschikistans, der Taliban-Außenminister und eine indische Delegation. Westliche Staatschefs werden kaum erwartet. **Q: Was bedeuten die Trauerfeiern für die Ölmärkte und Europa?** Nach der Wiederöffnung der Straße von Hormus fiel der Brent-Preis diese Woche unter 71 Dollar, nachdem er in der Krise über 120 Dollar erreicht hatte. Für Europa, das den Energieschock mit schwächerem Wachstum und höherer Inflation bezahlte, wäre eine dauerhafte Einigung zwischen Washington und Teheran eine spürbare Entlastung. ### Body Zwischen dem Tod und dem Grab lag ein Krieg: Vier Monate nach der Tötung Ali Chameneis hat Iran am Freitag mit sechstägigen Staatstrauerfeierlichkeiten für seinen langjährigen Obersten Führer begonnen. In der Imam-Chomeini-Mosalla in Teheran wurde der in die Landesflagge gehüllte Sarg aufgebahrt; Delegationen aus rund 30 Staaten sowie Religionsgelehrte aus mehr als 90 Ländern erwiesen dem Toten die Ehre. Für die Islamische Republik ist die Trauerwoche mehr als ein Abschied. Sie soll nach einem Krieg mit Tausenden Toten nationale Geschlossenheit demonstrieren – und sie ist die erste große öffentliche Bewährungsprobe der neuen Führung. Denn Modschtaba Chamenei, der Sohn des Getöteten, den der Expertenrat im März zum Nachfolger bestimmte, hat sich seither kein einziges Mal öffentlich gezeigt. Präsident Massud Peseschkian rief die Bevölkerung auf, in Massen zu kommen: Chameneis „Märtyrertod ist nicht das Ende des Weges, sondern der Beginn eines neuen Kapitels der Einheit und der Widerstandskraft“, schrieb er. Parlamentspräsident Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf appellierte an „alle Angehörigen des iranischen Volkes, mit ihrer eindrucksvollen Präsenz eine glorreiche Seite in der Geschichte des islamischen Iran zu schreiben“. Offizielle Schätzungen, über die Gulf News berichtet, gehen von 15 bis 20 Millionen Trauernden im Verlauf der Woche aus; Al Jazeera zufolge werden allein in Teheran mehr als 20 Millionen Menschen erwartet. Sollten sich diese Zahlen bestätigen, könnte das Begräbnis an die Trauerfeiern für Ayatollah Ruhollah Chomeini 1989 heranreichen – eine der größten der modernen Geschichte. Das von iranischen Staatsmedien veröffentlichte Programm sieht mehrere Etappen vor: - 3. Juli: ausländische Würdenträger und Geistliche nehmen in der Mosalla in Teheran Abschied; - 4.–5. Juli: öffentliche Zeremonien am aufgebahrten Sarg; - 6.–7. Juli: Trauerzüge durch Teheran und weiter in die Seminarstadt Ghom; - 8. Juli: Prozessionen an den schiitischen Heiligtümern von Nadschaf und Kerbela im Irak; - 9. Juli: Beisetzung am Imam-Reza-Schrein in Maschhad, Chameneis Geburtsstadt. Die Hauptstadt gleicht derweil einer Festung: Behörden und Büros bleiben von Samstag bis Montag geschlossen, der Verkehr ist eingeschränkt, der Luftraum war am Freitag teilweise und wird am Montag vollständig gesperrt. Unter den bestätigten Gästen sind Pakistans Premierminister Shehbaz Sharif – ein zentraler Vermittler zwischen Washington und Teheran –, der frühere russische Präsident Dmitri Medwedew als Sondergesandter Wladimir Putins, der Vizevorsitzende des chinesischen Volkskongresses He Wei, Georgiens Präsident Micheil Kawelaschwili, Tadschikistans Präsident Emomali Rachmon, der Außenminister der Taliban sowie eine indische Delegation. Westliche Staats- und Regierungschefs werden kaum erwartet. Warum das Grab vier Monate warten musste Chamenei, 86 Jahre alt und seit 1989 an der Spitze des Staates, wurde am 28. Februar in seinem Teheraner Amtssitz getötet – in den ersten Stunden des gemeinsamen amerikanisch-israelischen Luftkriegs, den Washington unter dem Codenamen „Operation Epic Fury“ und Israel als „Operation Roaring Lion“ führte. Mit ihm starben mehrere Familienangehörige, darunter Berichten zufolge eine Tochter, ein Schwiegersohn, eine Schwiegertochter und ein Enkelkind. Die Regierung bestätigte den Tod am 1. März. Eine zunächst für Anfang März geplante Beisetzung wurde verschoben: Der Krieg tobte, die Behörden fürchteten Angriffe – und das Gedränge riesiger Menschenmengen. Die tödliche Massenpanik bei der Beerdigung des Generals Qasem Soleimani im Jahr 2020 ist in Iran unvergessen. Die Monate dazwischen veränderten die Lage grundlegend. Iran sperrte die Straße von Hormus; die Internationale Energieagentur sprach von der größten Versorgungsstörung in der Geschichte des globalen Ölmarkts. Am 8. April trat eine von Pakistan vermittelte Waffenruhe in Kraft, am 14. Juni verkündeten Washington und Teheran das „Islamabad-Memorandum“: ein 14-Punkte-Rahmenwerk, das die Wiedereröffnung der Meerenge binnen 30 Tagen, die Freigabe eingefrorener iranischer Gelder von rund 24 Milliarden Dollar, Sanktionserleichterungen und ein 60-Tage-Fenster für Nukleargespräche vorsieht. US-Präsident Trump unterzeichnete am 17. Juni nach dem G7-Gipfel, Peseschkian in Teheran. Nach iranischen Angaben forderte der Krieg 3.468 Tote und etwa 26.500 Verletzte. Ghalibaf, der die Verhandlungen mit den Vereinigten Staaten führt, gab dem Begräbnis in einer von Staatsmedien verbreiteten Botschaft einen trotzigen Ton: „Wir müssen uns erheben und den Schrei nach dem Blut der Nation in die Welt hinaustragen, damit die Welt weiß, dass die ehrenhafte und edle Nation Irans angesichts von Unterdrückung nicht schweigt … und vom Blut ihres Imams nicht ablassen wird.“ Ein Führer, den niemand sieht Die Nachfolge war binnen Tagen geregelt – unter außergewöhnlichen Umständen. Der Expertenrat, das 88-köpfige Klerikergremium, das laut Verfassung den Obersten Führer bestimmt, tagte vom 3. bis 8. März, aus Sicherheitsgründen teils per Online-Abstimmung. Durchgesetzt hat sich der 1969 geborene Modschtaba Chamenei, gestützt auf die Revolutionsgarden, gegen Bewerber wie Ex-Präsident Hassan Rohani und Hassan Chomeini, den Enkel des Staatsgründers. Die New York Times berichtete von 59 von 88 Stimmen – obwohl offiziell Einstimmigkeit verkündet wurde. Das Testament des getöteten Führers soll sich Berichten zufolge gegen die Erhebung des eigenen Sohnes ausgesprochen haben; Beobachter beschrieben Druck der Revolutionsgarden auf Ratsmitglieder. Seit der Verkündung am 9. März ist der neue Oberste Führer öffentlich nicht in Erscheinung getreten. Staatsmedien räumten ein, er sei bei Luftangriffen verletzt worden; sein Fernbleiben – laut IranWire sogar von der Beerdigung seiner eigenen Frau – nährt Spekulationen über seinen Zustand und darüber, wer tatsächlich die Macht ausübt. Israels Verteidigungsminister Israel Katz erklärte, Modschtaba Chamenei sei „zum Tode gezeichnet“; Außenminister Abbas Araghtschi warnte daraufhin, Teheran werde auf jede Bedrohung der Führung unmittelbar und mit aller Härte antworten. Ob der neue Führer am Grab seines Vaters erscheint, dürfte die meistbeachtete Frage der Woche sein. Ölpreis unten, Diplomatie auf Pause Die Trauerfeiern fallen in eine heikle diplomatische Phase. Die Folgegespräche in Doha ruhen für die Dauer der Zeremonien, doch Katar meldet über Mittelsleute „positive Fortschritte“ der indirekten Kontakte zwischen Washington und Teheran. Der Brent-Preis, der auf dem Höhepunkt der Hormus-Krise über 120 Dollar je Barrel geschossen war – US-Öl notierte laut CNBC noch Mitte Mai über 100 Dollar –, fiel diese Woche unter 71 Dollar und liegt damit nahezu wieder auf Vorkriegsniveau, da die Durchfuhr durch die Meerenge auf mehr als zehn Millionen Barrel pro Tag gestiegen ist. Für Europa, das den Energieschock mit schwächerem Wachstum und höherer Inflation bezahlte, wäre eine dauerhafte Einigung eine spürbare Entlastung für Wirtschaft und Sicherheitsplanung. Auch die Symbolik des Kalenders ist gewollt: Der erste öffentliche Trauertag, der 4. Juli, fällt mit den Feiern zum 250. Unabhängigkeitstag der Vereinigten Staaten zusammen – laut CNN versteht Teheran das durchaus als Botschaft des Trotzes. Irans Militärs haben Washington und Israel vor Angriffen während der Zeremonien gewarnt. Sechs Tage lang soll die Welt auf die Menschenmassen in Irans Straßen blicken – und auf die Behauptung, das System, das der Verstorbene 37 Jahre lang formte, könne ihn überdauern. ### Sources - Mapping Iran's Ali Khamenei funeral: Where mourners will gather each day — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/mapping-irans-ali-khamenei-funeral-where-mourners-will-gather-each-day - Iran war live: Tehran slams US before huge funeral for Ali Khamenei — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei - Iran sends defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/middleeast/iran-leader-funeral-trump-intl - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Iran set to bury Supreme Leader Khamenei after days of funeral ceremonies — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5951099-khamenei-funeral-massive-crowds/ - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei's funeral — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-901216 - Iran Prepares Mass Funeral for Slain Supreme Leader Khamenei Amid US-Israel War and Gulf Security Tensions — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-prepares-for-mass-funeral-of-slain-supreme-leader-amid-us-security-row-1.500595299 - State funeral of Ali Khamenei — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei - 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_Supreme_Leader_election - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - After Khamenei's death, Iran faces uncertain path to new supreme leader — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/01/iran-succession-supreme-leader-khamenei/ - Who Will Be Iran's Next Supreme Leader? — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/03/iran-supreme-leader-succession-khamenei-mojtaba-arafi - After Khamenei killed, Iran set for largely opaque supreme succession — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-khamenei-killed-iran-set-for-largely-opaque-supreme-succession/ - Here's how much the Iran war cost — and how its effects will linger — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/17/nx-s1-5860739/iran-war-cost-oil-military-trade - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - U.S. crude oil tops $100 again as hope fades for a U.S.-Iran peace deal — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-trump-iran-war-hormuz.html - 2026 Iran war | Deal, Explained, United States, Israel, Strait of Hormuz — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war --- ## Studie: Wohnkosten wichtigster Wegzugsgrund für Luxemburgs zugewanderte Fachkräfte - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/wohnkosten-vertreiben-zugewanderte-fachkraefte-luxemburg - Published: 2026-07-03T05:55:02.754+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:55:02.754+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: 163d161a-1a47-4011-be48-208085472aa0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Zwei Drittel der Neuzugewanderten nennen laut LISER-Studie die Wohnkosten als wahrscheinlichsten Wegzugsgrund – die Hälfte der neuen Arbeitskräfte verlässt Luxemburg binnen fünf Jahren. ### Summary Die LUXTALENT-Studie des LISER zeigt: 65,8 Prozent der 2023 nach Luxemburg Zugewanderten nennen die Wohnkosten als wichtigsten möglichen Wegzugsgrund. Der Staat investiert mit 474 Millionen Euro 2025 so viel wie nie in bezahlbaren Wohnraum – die Wirkung kommt jedoch erst mit Verzögerung. ### Key facts - 65,8 Prozent der Neuzugewanderten nennen die Wohnkosten als wahrscheinlichsten Grund, Luxemburg zu verlassen – weit vor der Distanz zur Familie (36 Prozent) und Chancen im Ausland (35 Prozent). - Rund 30 Prozent der neuen Arbeitsmarktteilnehmer gehen binnen eines Jahres, die Hälfte binnen fünf Jahren – obwohl 62 Prozent länger bleiben wollen als geplant. - Luxemburg-Stadt ist laut Deloitte mit 11.074 Euro pro Quadratmeter die teuerste EU-Hauptstadt vor München und Paris; auch die Mieten sind mit 43,40 Euro/m² europaweit die höchsten. - Der Spezialfonds für erschwinglichen Wohnraum gab 2025 die Rekordsumme von 474 Millionen Euro aus; der geförderte Bestand liegt bei 5.348 Wohnungen. - Die IGSS beziffert Luxemburgs Bedarf bis 2040 auf 335.000 neue Arbeitskräfte – der Wohnungsmarkt wird damit zur Standortfrage. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist die LUXTALENT-Studie?** Eine Untersuchung des Forschungsinstituts LISER im Auftrag des Wirtschaftsministeriums, angesiedelt beim Hochkomitee für die Gewinnung, Bindung und Entwicklung von Talenten unter Vorsitz von Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles. Phase 1 (März 2026) analysiert die Arbeitsmarktströme von 2002 bis 2024, Phase 2 (Juni 2026) beruht auf einer Befragung von 3.200 im Jahr 2023 zugewanderten Erwerbspersonen. **Q: Warum verlassen Zugewanderte Luxemburg wieder?** Der mit Abstand wichtigste Faktor sind die Wohnkosten, die 65,8 Prozent der Befragten als wahrscheinlichsten Wegzugsgrund nennen – vor der Entfernung zur Familie (36 Prozent) und beruflichen Chancen im Ausland (35 Prozent). **Q: Wie teuer ist Wohnen in Luxemburg im europäischen Vergleich?** Laut Deloitte Property Index 2025 ist Luxemburg mit durchschnittlich 8.760 Euro pro Quadratmeter das teuerste Land Europas für Neubauwohnungen. Luxemburg-Stadt liegt mit 11.074 Euro/m² vor München und Paris und ist mit 43,40 Euro/m² monatlich auch Europas teuerster Mietmarkt. **Q: Was unternimmt die Regierung gegen die Wohnungskrise?** Der Spezialfonds für erschwinglichen Wohnraum gab 2025 474 Millionen Euro aus, das Budget wurde mehr als verdoppelt. Hinzu kommen das reformierte Wohnbeihilfengesetz, das nationale Register RENLA als zentrale Anlaufstelle sowie Steuervergünstigungen für Impatriates von 50 Prozent auf Bezüge bis 400.000 Euro. ### Body Nicht die Entfernung zur Familie, nicht die Verlockung besserer Angebote im Ausland: Wenn Neuzugewanderte Luxemburg wieder verlassen, dann vor allem wegen der Wohnkosten. In einer Befragung von mehr als 3.200 Erwerbszugewanderten im Alter von 18 bis 64 Jahren, die 2023 ins Land gekommen waren, nannten 65,8 Prozent die Preise für Wohnraum als den Faktor, der sie am ehesten zum Wegzug bewegen würde – mit weitem Abstand vor der Distanz zur Familie (36 Prozent) und beruflichen Chancen im Ausland (35 Prozent). So steht es in der zweiten Phase der Studie LUXTALENT, die das Forschungsinstitut LISER im Auftrag des Wirtschaftsministeriums erstellt und am 15. Juni veröffentlicht hat. Der Befund trifft das Land an einer empfindlichen Stelle. 90,5 Prozent aller Neueintritte in den luxemburgischen Arbeitsmarkt entfielen 2024 auf im Ausland Geborene – 26.342 Personen ab 20 Jahren, gegenüber einem Anteil von 89,5 Prozent im Jahr 2002. Zugleich rechnet die Sozialversicherungsinspektion IGSS damit, dass Luxemburg bis 2040 rund 335.000 neue Arbeitskräfte braucht: 180.000, um in den Ruhestand tretende Beschäftigte zu ersetzen, und 155.000 für neu entstehende Stellen. Ein Zuwanderungsmodell, das seine Fachkräfte nicht halten kann, ist damit kein Expat-Ärgernis, sondern ein strukturelles Risiko. Die Hälfte ist nach fünf Jahren wieder weg Wie durchlässig das System ist, hatte bereits die erste Studienphase gezeigt, die im März erschienen war und die Arbeitsmarktströme von 2002 bis 2024 auswertet: Rund 30 Prozent der neuen Arbeitsmarktteilnehmer verlassen Luxemburg innerhalb eines Jahres – im Jahrgang 2023 waren es 34 Prozent, 2024 noch 27,5 Prozent. Nach fünf Jahren ist die Hälfte gegangen. Dabei will die große Mehrheit eigentlich bleiben: 62 Prozent der Befragten gaben an, länger im Land bleiben zu wollen als ursprünglich geplant. Verloren gehen dabei genau jene Profile, um die international am härtesten konkurriert wird. Rund 80 Prozent der Neuankömmlinge haben einen Hochschulabschluss, etwa 40 Prozent stammen aus Nicht-EU-Staaten, und fast die Hälfte hatte vor der Entscheidung für das Großherzogtum Alternativen wie die Schweiz, Deutschland oder die Niederlande erwogen. Ausschlaggebend für den Zuzug waren laut der Befragung: - ein konkretes Jobangebot (45 Prozent), - die Lebensqualität (38 Prozent), - persönliche Netzwerke (35 Prozent), - das Gehalt (32 Prozent). Auch die Bevölkerungsstatistik zeichnet das Bild eines Landes mit hoher Fluktuation: 25.725 Zuzügen standen 2024 laut STATEC 16.444 Fortzüge gegenüber. Die Bevölkerung wuchs um 9.923 Personen auf 681.973 zum 1. Januar 2025 – ein Plus von 1,5 Prozent und damit einer der schwächsten Zuwächse des vergangenen Jahrzehnts. 47,0 Prozent der Einwohner sind Ausländer. Teurer als München und Paris Dass die Klagen über die Preise keine gefühlte Wahrheit sind, belegt der Deloitte Property Index 2025: Luxemburg ist demnach das teuerste Land Europas für den Kauf einer Neubauwohnung, im Schnitt 8.760 Euro pro Quadratmeter. Die Hauptstadt führt das Ranking der EU-Metropolen mit 11.074 Euro pro Quadratmeter an – vor München (10.800 Euro) und Paris (10.760 Euro) – und ist mit durchschnittlich 43,40 Euro pro Quadratmeter und Monat zugleich der teuerste Mietmarkt Europas. Anders als in Deutschland oder Frankreich gibt es keine günstigere Ausweichstadt im eigenen Land; das Ventil ist die Grenze. Die LISER-Forscher beobachten, dass sich immer mehr Beschäftigte stattdessen in Frankreich, Belgien oder Deutschland niederlassen. Die Arbeitgeber schlagen seit Längerem Alarm. Die Handelskammer stellte das Thema Wohnen im Dezember 2025 ins Zentrum ihres Berichts Talent4Luxembourg mit 34 Empfehlungen, und die amerikanische Handelskammer Amcham hat im Auftrag ihrer Mitgliedsunternehmen sogar den Bau bezuschusster Werkswohnungen ausgelotet – zunächst in Gasperich, später auf Kirchberg. „Luxemburg muss zu einem echten ‚Talent Hub‘ werden, der in der Lage ist, die Talente anzuziehen, zu integrieren und zu halten, die unsere Wirtschaft braucht“, sagte Muriel Morbé, Direktorin für Talente und Kompetenzen der Handelskammer. Ähnlich dringlich formuliert es Wohnungsbauminister Claude Meisch: Wir müssen aufpassen, dass wir junge Berufstätige oder angehende Hochschulabsolventen nicht aus Luxemburg vergraulen. „Wir müssen mehr Wohnungen in öffentlicher Hand bauen – und das schneller“, sagte Meisch der Luxembourg Times in einem von der Regierung erneut veröffentlichten Interview. Rekordbudget gegen eine tickende Uhr Tatsächlich gibt der Staat so viel für bezahlbaren Wohnraum aus wie nie zuvor. Der am 2. Juli vorgelegte Jahresbericht des Spezialfonds für erschwinglichen Wohnraum weist für 2025 Ausgaben von 474 Millionen Euro aus – das Budget des Fonds wurde von 220 auf rund 470 Millionen Euro mehr als verdoppelt. Der geförderte Bestand wuchs binnen Jahresfrist um 1.293 auf 5.348 Wohnungen in 341 Projekten, 64 Prozent davon für die erschwingliche Miete bestimmt, 36 Prozent für den Verkauf. Bis 2029 sollen die Ausgaben über 475 Millionen Euro jährlich bleiben, mit einem Höchststand von 542 Millionen Euro im Jahr 2027; die offenen Verpflichtungen übersteigen eine Milliarde Euro. Der öffentliche Bauträger Fonds du logement hat nach Angaben von Le Quotidien derzeit 1.227 Wohnungen im Bau, darunter das Vorzeigeviertel Wunne mat der Wooltz in Wiltz: Auf 34 Hektar sollen letztlich rund 1.085 Wohnungen entstehen, die ersten – teils in Modulbauweise – ab 2026. Weitere Großprojekte sind Neischmelz in Düdelingen (1.575 Wohnungen bis 2044) und Elmen (über 800). Flankierend trat zum 1. Januar ein reformiertes Wohnbeihilfengesetz mit vereinfachten individuellen Hilfen und gerechterer Einkommensberechnung in Kraft, und das neue nationale Register für erschwinglichen Wohnraum RENLA bündelt seither alle Bewerbungen an einer einzigen Anlaufstelle – seit dem 15. April auch online über MyGuichet. Gerade die RENLA-Zahlen zeigen jedoch die Dimension der Lücke: Rund 8.900 Bewerbungen von Mietinteressenten stehen etwa 3.500 derzeit erfassten Wohnungen gegenüber – rund 4.300 sollen es nach Vervollständigung des Registers sein. Andere Maßnahmen setzen beim Gehaltszettel an, etwa die im Steuerpaket 2025 beschlossene Impatriates-Regelung, die 50 Prozent der Bezüge bis 400.000 Euro brutto für bis zu neun Jahre steuerfrei stellt. Ungelöst bleibt das Problem der Zeitachse: Die Wirkung der heutigen Investitionen wird sich zum Großteil erst in zehn bis zwanzig Jahren entfalten – während die LISER-Daten zeigen, dass Neuzugewanderte binnen fünf Jahren entscheiden, ob sie bleiben oder gehen. ### Sources - High Housing Costs Principal Reason For Newcomers Leaving Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61793-high-housing-costs-principal-reason-for-newcomers-leaving-luxembourg - Why foreign talent is reluctant to settle in Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/why-foreign-talent-is-reluctant-to-settle-in-luxembourg - 30% of foreign workers leave Luxembourg after a year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-draws-foreign-talent-but-loses-it-fast - Publication of the results of the first part of the LUXTALENT study — LISER: https://www.liser.lu/news/LUXTALENT-first-part-results - Étude LUXTALENT — deuxième partie (communiqué du 15 juin 2026) — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-etude-luxtalent.html - The government is investing more than ever, but time is running out — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/the-government-is-investing-more-than-ever-but-time-is-running-out - New in 2026 — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/12-decembre/nouveautes-2026.html - Affordable housing: registration for RENLA now available online via MyGuichet.lu — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+15-meisch-renla.html - Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Presents 34 Recommendations to Boost Talent Attraction & Retention — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58272-luxembourg-chamber-of-commerce-presents-34-recommendations-to-boost-talent-attraction-retention - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (Luxembourg Times interview with Claude Meisch) — Ministry of the Economy / gouvernement.lu (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Deloitte Property Index 2025 — Overview of European Residential Markets — Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/cz-sk/en/Industries/real-estate/research/property-index.html - Europe's Property Index 2025: The most and least affordable cities to buy a home — The Superprime: https://thesuperprime.com/research/european-property-index-2025-expensive-cheapest-cities/ - Luxembourg will be most expensive country in Europe to buy new apartment in 2025 — Open4Business: https://open4business.com.ua/en/luxembourg-will-be-most-expensive-country-in-europe-to-buy-new-apartment-in-2025/ - Lower migration, low fertility: the demographic slowdown continues — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn15-population-2026.html - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Premier coup de pelle du projet « Wunne mat der Wooltz » à Wiltz — Fonds du logement: https://fondsdulogement.lu/fr/le-fonds/actualites/actualites/premier-coup-de-pelle-du-projet-de-construction-de-huit-ensembles - Luxembourg's business community explores building housing for workers — Chamber of Commerce press review (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/press-articles/detail/luxembourgs-business-community-explores-building-housing-for-workers --- ## Android-Streit endgültig entschieden: EuGH bestätigt 4,125-Milliarden-Strafe gegen Google - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eugh-bestaetigt-android-kartellstrafe-google-luxemburg - Published: 2026-07-03T05:44:11.598+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:44:11.598+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 6a66a6cd-e7ae-478c-b724-b6510a631955 - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > Der EuGH in Luxemburg hat Googles letztes Rechtsmittel abgewiesen: Die Kartellbuße von 4,125 Milliarden Euro im Android-Verfahren ist rechtskräftig – acht Jahre nach der Rekordentscheidung. ### Summary Der Gerichtshof der EU hat das Rechtsmittel von Google und Alphabet im Android-Kartellverfahren zurückgewiesen. Die Geldbuße von 4,125 Milliarden Euro ist damit endgültig – ein weiteres Rechtsmittel ist ausgeschlossen. ### Key facts - Der EuGH hat das Rechtsmittel von Google und Alphabet in der Rechtssache C-738/22 P vollständig zurückgewiesen; das Urteil ist rechtskräftig, ein weiteres Rechtsmittel ist ausgeschlossen. - Die bestätigte Geldbuße beträgt 4,125 Milliarden Euro; Alphabet haftet gesamtschuldnerisch für 1.520.605.895 Euro. - Das Gericht der EU hatte 2022 die ursprüngliche Strafe von 4.342.865.000 Euro reduziert, weil der Teil zu den Umsatzbeteiligungsvereinbarungen aufgehoben wurde. - Der EuGH senkte die Beweisanforderungen: Eine systematische kontrafaktische Analyse ist nicht nötig, der „Status-quo-Bias“ zugunsten vorinstallierter Apps wurde anerkannt. - Zwischen 2017 und 2019 summierten sich die EU-Bußen gegen Google auf rund 8,2 Milliarden Euro; im September 2025 kamen 2,95 Milliarden Euro im Adtech-Verfahren hinzu. ### FAQ **Q: Warum wurde Google im Android-Verfahren bestraft?** Die EU-Kommission stellte 2018 einen Missbrauch nach Artikel 102 AEUV fest: Google verlangte die Vorinstallation von Google Search und Chrome als Bedingung für die Play-Store-Lizenz, untersagte Herstellern den Verkauf von Geräten mit nicht gebilligten Android-Varianten und knüpfte Umsatzbeteiligungen an Such-Exklusivität – letzterer Vorwurf wurde 2022 vom Gericht der EU aufgehoben. **Q: Wie hoch ist die Strafe und wer haftet?** Rechtskräftig bestätigt sind 4,125 Milliarden Euro. Die Muttergesellschaft Alphabet haftet gesamtschuldnerisch für 1.520.605.895 Euro. Die ursprüngliche Buße von 2018 hatte 4.342.865.000 Euro betragen. **Q: Kann Google noch gegen das Urteil vorgehen?** Nein. Das Rechtsmittel zum EuGH war auf Rechtsfragen beschränkt, und das Urteil vom 2. Juli 2026 ist endgültig – ein weiteres Rechtsmittel ist nicht möglich. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat das Urteil über den Fall hinaus?** Der EuGH stellte klar, dass für den Nachweis eines Missbrauchs keine systematische kontrafaktische Analyse erforderlich ist, bestätigte den „Status-quo-Bias“ zugunsten vorinstallierter Apps und verlangte nicht den Beleg, dass nur ebenso effiziente Wettbewerber verdrängt werden könnten – Maßstäbe, die künftige Digitalverfahren prägen dürften. ### Body Acht Jahre hat Google gegen die höchste Kartellstrafe der EU-Geschichte gekämpft – am Ende vergeblich. Der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) wies am Donnerstag das Rechtsmittel des Konzerns und seiner Muttergesellschaft Alphabet in der Rechtssache C-738/22 P in vollem Umfang zurück. Damit ist die Geldbuße von 4,125 Milliarden Euro wegen des Missbrauchs einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung beim Smartphone-Betriebssystem Android rechtskräftig; ein weiteres Rechtsmittel ist ausgeschlossen. Das Urteil erging am Sitz des Gerichtshofs auf dem Kirchberg-Plateau in Luxemburg-Stadt. „Der Gerichtshof weist das Rechtsmittel von Google und Alphabet gegen dieses Urteil des Gerichts zurück und bestätigt damit die gegen sie verhängte Sanktion – in der vom Gericht abgeänderten Höhe – für ihre wettbewerbswidrigen Praktiken im Zusammenhang mit dem Betriebssystem Android“, heißt es in der Pressemitteilung Nr. 93/26 des Gerichtshofs. Drei Klauseln, ein Missbrauch Den Ausgangspunkt bildet die Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission vom 18. Juli 2018 (Sache AT.40099). Brüssel sah darin eine „einheitliche und fortgesetzte Zuwiderhandlung“ gegen Artikel 102 AEUV und verhängte eine Geldbuße von 4.342.865.000 Euro – damals die höchste Kartellstrafe, die die EU je ausgesprochen hatte. Android läuft auf der großen Mehrheit der Smartphones weltweit; drei Vertragspraktiken standen im Zentrum des Verfahrens: - Vertriebsvereinbarungen, die Gerätehersteller verpflichteten, Google Search und den Browser Chrome vorzuinstallieren, wenn sie eine Lizenz für den unverzichtbaren Play Store erhalten wollten; - Antifragmentierungsvereinbarungen, die den Herstellern untersagten, Geräte mit nicht von Google gebilligten Android-Varianten zu verkaufen; - Umsatzbeteiligungsvereinbarungen, die Hersteller und Mobilfunkbetreiber am Werbeumsatz beteiligten, sofern sie keine konkurrierenden Suchdienste vorinstallierten. Das Gericht der Europäischen Union bestätigte im September 2022 (T-604/18) die Kernvorwürfe, hob jedoch den Teil der Entscheidung auf, der die an eine exklusive Vorinstallation der Google-Suche geknüpften Umsatzbeteiligungen betraf. Die Geldbuße sank dadurch von ursprünglich rund 4,34 auf 4,125 Milliarden Euro; Alphabet haftet gesamtschuldnerisch für 1.520.605.895 Euro. Genau diese abgeänderte Sanktion hat der EuGH nun bestätigt. Beweislast gesenkt: Was das Urteil für künftige Verfahren bedeutet Über den Einzelfall hinaus stärkt der Spruch die Position der Wettbewerbshüter erheblich. Die Richter stellten klar, dass die Kommission nicht systematisch eine sogenannte kontrafaktische Analyse anstellen muss – also nicht durchrechnen muss, wie sich der Markt ohne das beanstandete Verhalten entwickelt hätte –, um einen Missbrauch nachzuweisen. Zugleich billigte der Gerichtshof die Feststellung eines „Status-quo-Bias“ zugunsten vorinstallierter Apps: Google habe nicht dargetan, dass allein die Qualität seiner Dienste oder die Präferenzen der Nutzer die Vormachtstellung seiner Suchmaschine auf Android-Geräten erklärten. Angesichts der Besonderheiten digitaler Märkte hänge der Missbrauchsnachweis zudem nicht davon ab, dass nur ebenso effiziente Wettbewerber verdrängt werden könnten – eine Schwelle, auf die Google gepocht hatte. Auch die Einstufung als einheitliche und fortgesetzte Zuwiderhandlung hielt trotz der teilweisen Nichtigerklärung stand. Google zeigte sich enttäuscht. Das Urteil verkenne die erheblichen Investitionen des Unternehmens, Android „offen, interoperabel und kostenlos“ zu halten, erklärte der Konzern laut der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. „Wir haben unsere Vereinbarungen ohnehin bereits 2018 angepasst, um der ursprünglichen Entscheidung nachzukommen, und konzentrieren uns weiterhin auf kontinuierliche Innovation und Offenheit für unsere Nutzer, Partner und Entwickler“, sagte ein Google-Sprecher laut Reuters. Brüssels Dauerkonflikt mit dem Suchmaschinenkonzern Das Android-Verfahren ist der zweite der drei großen Google-Fälle aus den 2010er-Jahren, den der EuGH abschließend besiegelt – und mit Abstand der größte. Zwischen 2017 und 2019 verhängte die Kommission gegen den Konzern Geldbußen von insgesamt rund 8,2 Milliarden Euro. Am 10. September 2024 bestätigte der Gerichtshof rechtskräftig die Strafe von 2,4 Milliarden Euro im Fall Google Shopping wegen der Bevorzugung eigener Dienste in den Suchergebnissen. Nur wenige Tage später, am 18. September 2024, kassierte das Gericht der EU allerdings die AdSense-Buße von 1,49 Milliarden Euro – die Bilanz der Kommission in Luxemburg ist stark, aber nicht makellos. Die Durchsetzung geht unterdessen weiter: Im September 2025 verhängte die Kommission in einem separaten Verfahren um das Werbetechnologiegeschäft eine weitere Geldbuße von 2,95 Milliarden Euro gegen Google. Hinzu kommen laufende Pflichten und förmliche Untersuchungen unter dem Digital Markets Act, dem EU-Regelwerk für digitale „Gatekeeper“. Verbraucherschützer werteten den Richterspruch als Bestätigung des jahrelangen Kurses. „Das heutige Urteil sendet eine sehr klare Botschaft: Marktbeherrschende Unternehmen dürfen ihre Macht nicht nutzen, um den Wettbewerb auszuschalten und die Wahlmöglichkeiten der Verbraucher zu beschränken“, sagte Agustín Reyna, Generaldirektor des europäischen Verbraucherverbands BEUC, der von einem „großen Sieg für Europa“ sprach – zugleich aber ein schnelleres Vorgehen gegen etablierte Plattformen anmahnte. Ein Schlusspunkt vom Kirchberg Gesprochen wurde das Urteil dort, wo die Leitplanken des europäischen Wettbewerbsrechts gezogen werden: in den goldverkleideten Türmen des Gerichtshofs auf dem Luxemburger Kirchberg, hoch über der Hauptstadt. Für die Kommission bedeutet die Bestätigung ihrer höchsten je verhängten Einzelstrafe die Absicherung einer Rechtsauffassung, die in den Google-Verfahren erst entwickelt wurde – dass Voreinstellungen und Vorinstallationen in digitalen Märkten einen Missbrauch begründen können. Für Google selbst ist der finanzielle Schaden längst verbucht: Die Summe wurde vor Jahren zurückgestellt, und die Lizenzbedingungen für Android wurden nach Angaben des Konzerns bereits 2018 so geändert, dass konkurrierende Suchmaschinen und Browser bessere Chancen erhalten. Bleiben wird die präjudizielle Wirkung. Die am Donnerstag bestätigten Maßstäbe werden prägen, wie die EU die nächste Generation von Plattformkonflikten angeht – von App-Stores bis zur künstlichen Intelligenz. ### Sources - Google Android: the Court of Justice upholds Google's fine of around €4.1 billion (Press Release No 93/26, Case C-738/22 P) — Court of Justice of the European Union: https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/cp260093en.pdf - EU top court dismisses Google fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine — Reuters (via WKZO): https://wkzo.com/2026/07/02/eu-top-court-dismisses-google-fight-against-record-e4-1-billion-eu-antitrust-fine/ - EU top court upholds record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — AFP (via TechXplore): https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-eu-court-bn-euro-google-1.html - EU Court of Justice rejects Google's appeal against record €4.1 billion fine — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/eu-court-of-justice-rejects-googles-appeal-against-record-41-billion-fine - Google loses EU court fight over $4.7B Android antitrust fine — Anadolu Agency (via A News): https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/07/02/google-loses-eu-court-fight-over-47b-android-antitrust-fine - EU Court of Justice upholds €4.1 billion Google Android fine — Insight EU Monitoring: https://ieu-monitoring.com/editorial/eu-court-of-justice-upholds-e4-1-billion-google-android-fine/1244687 - BEUC welcomes EU Court antitrust ruling confirming Google used illegal practices restricting consumer choice — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/beuc-welcomes-eu-court-antitrust-ruling-confirming-google-used-illegal-practices - EU Court Annuls €1.5 Billion Fine Against Google AdSense — Goodwin: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/10/insights-technology-cldr-the-general-court-of-the-european-union - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## Weltbank streicht Klimafinanzierungsziel auf Druck der USA - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/weltbank-klimaquote-gestrichen-druck-washington - Published: 2026-07-03T05:21:59.033+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:21:59.033+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 44b1a986-da87-40b8-b768-9dfe928d0d8b - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Auf Druck Washingtons streicht die Weltbank die Zielmarke von 45 Prozent Klimafinanzierung aus ihrem verlängerten Aktionsplan – ein Jahr, nachdem sie sie erstmals übertroffen hatte. ### Summary Die Weltbank verlängert ihren Klimaaktionsplan, streicht aber die Klimafinanzierungsziele von 45 und 35 Prozent. Die USA hatten die Abschaffung gefordert; Europa und ein Block von knapp 100 Entwicklungsländern stemmten sich vergeblich dagegen. ### Key facts - Die Weltbank verlängert ihren Klimaaktionsplan über den 30. Juni 2026 hinaus, streicht aber die Klimafinanzierungsziele von 45 und 35 Prozent. - Im Geschäftsjahr 2025 hatte die Gruppe das Ziel erstmals übertroffen: 48 Prozent der Finanzierungen – rund 50,8 Milliarden Dollar – trugen Klima-Zusatznutzen. - US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent hatte die Abschaffung im April gefordert; Europa, Lateinamerika, Inselstaaten und knapp 100 Entwicklungsländer wollten das Ziel behalten. - Paris-Ausrichtung der Kredite, Klimaberichterstattung und technische Unterstützung bleiben bestehen; der Verwaltungsrat verlangt eine unabhängige Evaluierung. - Die „Baku-nach-Belém“-Roadmap zählt auf Entwicklungsbanken, um die Klimafinanzierung bis 2035 auf 1,3 Billionen Dollar jährlich zu steigern – der Rückzug sendet ein gegenläufiges Signal. ### FAQ **Q: Was hat die Weltbank beschlossen?** Der Verwaltungsrat hat den 2021 eingeführten Climate Change Action Plan über sein Ablaufdatum am 30. Juni 2026 hinaus verlängert, zugleich aber die expliziten Klimafinanzierungsziele – 45 Prozent und die frühere 35-Prozent-Marke – gestrichen. Ein numerischer Nachfolger ist nicht vorgesehen. **Q: Warum wurde das 45-Prozent-Ziel abgeschafft?** Die USA, größter Anteilseigner der Bank, hatten die Streichung verlangt. Finanzminister Scott Bessent nannte das Ziel im April „verzerrend“: Es erzeuge Ineffizienz und entferne die Bank von ihrem Kernauftrag. Unterstützt wurde Washington nur von wenigen Ländern, darunter Russland und Golfstaaten. **Q: Was bleibt vom Klimaaktionsplan erhalten?** Die Kreditvergabe bleibt am Pariser Abkommen ausgerichtet, Klima-Zusatznutzen und Netto-Treibhausgasemissionen werden weiter ausgewiesen, technische Unterstützung und Klima-Entwicklungsanalysen laufen weiter, und der Plan wird auf Verlangen des Verwaltungsrats unabhängig evaluiert. **Q: Welche Folgen hat die Entscheidung für die globale Klimafinanzierung?** Entwicklungsbanken stellten 2022 über 40 Prozent der öffentlichen Klimafinanzierung, und die „Baku-nach-Belém“-Roadmap setzt auf sie, um bis 2035 jährlich 1,3 Billionen Dollar für Entwicklungsländer zu mobilisieren. Fachleute warnen, dass ohne Zielmarke Anreize und Transparenz schwinden – vor allem bei Anpassungsprojekten. ### Body Ausgerechnet in dem Jahr, in dem die Weltbank ihr Klimaziel zum ersten Mal übertroffen hat, schafft sie es ab. 48 Prozent ihrer Finanzierungen – konzernweit rund 50,8 Milliarden Dollar – kamen im Geschäftsjahr 2025 nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur AFP dem Klimaschutz oder der Anpassung an die Erderwärmung zugute, mehr als die angepeilten 45 Prozent. Doch als der Klimaaktionsplan der Bank Ende Juni zur Verlängerung anstand, entschied der Verwaltungsrat, die Messlatte ganz zu entfernen – auf Betreiben des größten Anteilseigners, der Vereinigten Staaten. Der am 29. und 30. Juni bekannt gegebene Beschluss – gefasst hatte ihn das Gremium bereits in der Vorwoche – verlängert den 2021 eingeführten Climate Change Action Plan über sein Ablaufdatum am 30. Juni 2026 hinaus, entkernt ihn aber zugleich. „Wir werden das 45-Prozent-Ziel für Klima-Zusatznutzen und das 35-Prozent-Ziel im (Klimaaktionsplan) auslaufen lassen“, heißt es in der von AFP zitierten Erklärung der Bank. Und weiter: „Wir werden unseren Übergang von Inputs zu Ergebnissen abschließen, um die Entwicklungswirkung zu maximieren.“ Eine Quote, die lieferte Die Zahlen sprechen eher für als gegen das nun beerdigte Instrument. Beim Start des Aktionsplans 2021 verpflichtete sich die Weltbankgruppe, 35 Prozent ihrer Finanzierungen mit „Klima-Zusatznutzen“ auszustatten; 2023 hob sie die Marke unter Präsident Ajay Banga auf 45 Prozent an. Parallel dazu verdoppelte sich die Klimafinanzierung der Bank nahezu – von rund 21 Milliarden Dollar im Jahr 2021 auf etwa 39 Milliarden Dollar 2025. Nach Angaben von ESG Today entfielen davon im Geschäftsjahr 2025 16,6 Milliarden Dollar auf Anpassungsprojekte und 22,6 Milliarden Dollar auf die Minderung von Emissionen. Ein numerischer Nachfolger ist nicht vorgesehen. Künftige Klimaarbeit solle „von der Nachfrage der Kundenländer getrieben“ sein, erklärte die Bank – eine Formel, die die Verantwortung für klimapolitischen Ehrgeiz von der Institution auf die kreditnehmenden Regierungen verlagert. Nach Berichten von E&E News und AFP bleibt gleichwohl ein Teil des Instrumentariums erhalten: - Die Kreditvergabe bleibt am Pariser Klimaabkommen ausgerichtet. - Klima-Zusatznutzen und Netto-Treibhausgasemissionen des Portfolios werden weiterhin ausgewiesen. - Technische Unterstützung und länderspezifische Klima- und Entwicklungsanalysen laufen weiter. - Auf Verlangen des Verwaltungsrats wird der Plan unabhängig evaluiert. Washingtons Rechnung geht auf Hinter der Kehrtwende steht monatelanger Druck aus den USA. Finanzminister Scott Bessent hatte im April öffentlich verlangt, die Bank müsse ihr „verzerrendes“ Klimaziel aufgeben: Die 45-Prozent-Vorgabe „erzeugt Ineffizienz, verzerrt wirtschaftliche Entscheidungen und entfernt die Bank von ihrem Kernauftrag“ – der Armutsbekämpfung und Wachstumsförderung. Die Vereinigten Staaten halten den größten Einzelanteil an der Bank; nach Informationen von E&E News machte Washington in den Verhandlungen unmissverständlich klar, dass das Ziel fallen müsse, obwohl andere Anteilseigner Unterstützung dafür signalisierten. Wie Recherchen von Climate Home News und dem World Resources Institute (WRI) zeigen, standen an der Seite der USA nur wenige Länder, darunter Russland und Golfstaaten. Dagegen setzten sich europäische Regierungen, lateinamerikanische Staaten, kleine Inselstaaten und ein Block von knapp 100 Entwicklungsländern für den Erhalt des Plans samt seiner Verpflichtungen ein. Ein an den Gesprächen beteiligter Vertreter eines Industrielandes sagte E&E News, das Ergebnis liege „weit, weit entfernt von dem, wo wir für eine verantwortungsvolle Finanzarchitektur stehen müssten“. „Es ist bedauerlich, dass es einer kleinen Zahl von Anteilseignern gelungen ist, diesen Rahmen zu schwächen, indem sie sein Ziel gestrichen haben“, sagte Melanie Robinson, Direktorin für Klima, Ökonomie und Finanzen beim World Resources Institute. Mehr als eine methodische Fußnote Die Weltbank ist die größte multilaterale Quelle von Klimafinanzierung für Entwicklungsländer; multilaterale Entwicklungsbanken stellten 2022 zusammen mehr als 40 Prozent der öffentlichen Klimafinanzierung, wie von Climate Home News zitierte Zahlen zeigen. Die feste Quote gab den Mitarbeitern einen internen Anreiz, Klimaprojekte zu entwickeln – und Außenstehenden einen transparenten Maßstab, an dem sich die Institution messen lassen musste. Von Climate Home News zitierte Fachleute halten es für möglich, dass die Klimaarbeit der Bank auch ohne die Zahl weiterläuft: Projektpipeline, Berichterstattung und Paris-Ausrichtung bestehen fort. Sie warnen jedoch, dass mit dem Ziel Anreize und Transparenz schwinden – gerade bei Anpassungsprojekten, für die sich privates Kapital ohnehin kaum erwärmt. Der Zeitpunkt könnte kaum ungünstiger sein. Auf den Klimakonferenzen COP29 in Baku und COP30 in Belém haben die Regierungen eine „Baku-nach-Belém“-Roadmap vereinbart, die die Klimafinanzierung für Entwicklungsländer bis 2035 auf 1,3 Billionen Dollar jährlich steigern soll – ein Gerüst, das maßgeblich auf multilaterale Entwicklungsbanken als Hebel baut. Wenn die größte von ihnen sich von messbaren Zusagen verabschiedet, sendet das ein gegenläufiges Signal – ausgerechnet, während Rekordhitze Teile Europas erfasst und der Sommer auf der Nordhalbkugel die Anpassungssysteme erneut auf die Probe stellt. Europas stumpfe Waffe Für die europäischen Anteilseigner, die für den Erhalt des Rahmens eintraten, ist der Ausgang eine Niederlage in einer Institution, in der Stimmgewichte zählen, nicht Kopfzahlen. Europa hat ein Jahrzehnt lang die Infrastruktur der grünen Finanzwirtschaft aufgebaut – von den Nachhaltigkeitsregeln der EU bis zu Marktplattformen wie der Luxembourg Green Exchange, die 2016 als weltweit erste Börsenplattform für grüne Wertpapiere an den Start ging. Dahinter steht die Annahme, dass glaubwürdige Ziele und Offenlegung Kapital lenken. Der Schwenk der Weltbank zu „nachfragegetriebener“ Klimafinanzierung stellt diese Annahme auf die Probe, sobald sich die Machtverhältnisse unter den Anteilseignern verschieben. Die Bank selbst beharrt darauf, der Rückzug sei methodischer, nicht substanzieller Natur: Ergebnisse statt Vorgaben. Ihre Kritiker halten dagegen, dass am Ende finanziert wird, was gemessen wird. Wer recht behält, werden die Zahlen des nächsten Geschäftsjahres zeigen – dann erstmals ohne Zielmarke. ### Sources - World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan (AFP) — AFP via Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649027/world - World Bank drops climate finance target amid US pressure — E&E News by POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-amid-us-pressure/ - STATEMENT: World Bank Extends Climate Change Action Plan, But Drops Key Climate Finance Target — World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/news/statement-world-bank-extends-climate-change-action-plan-drops-key-climate-finance-target - World Bank Drops Climate Finance Target Under U.S. Pressure — ESG Today: https://www.esgtoday.com/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-under-u-s-pressure/ - US pressure puts World Bank's climate plan at risk (Climate Home News) — Green Central Banking / Climate Home News: https://greencentralbanking.com/2026/04/23/us-pressure-puts-world-banks-climate-plan-at-risk/ - World Bank's climate work can endure without finance target, experts say — Climate Home News: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/02/world-banks-climate-work-can-endure-without-finance-target-experts-say/ - World Bank 'retires' climate goal | Europe heatwave continues | Trump wind payoffs — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/world-bank-retires-climate-goal-europe-heatwave-continues-trump-wind-payoffs/ - World Bank Scraps Climate Financing Targets After US Criticism — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/world-bank-scraps-climate-financing-targets-after-us-criticism - COP29 and COP30 Presidents present Baku to Belém Roadmap to mobilize US$1.3 trillion in climate finance — COP30 Presidency (cop30.br): https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/cop29-and-cop30-presidents-present-baku-to-belem-roadmap-to-mobilize-us-1-3-trillion-in-climate-finance - COP30: What does the 'Baku to Belém roadmap' mean for climate finance? — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-what-does-the-baku-to-belem-roadmap-mean-for-climate-finance/ - Luxembourg Launches World's First Green Stock Exchange: LGX — Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dinamedland/2016/09/27/luxembourg-launches-worlds-first-green-stock-exchange-lgx-the-full-green-monty/ - The Luxembourg Green Exchange — UNFCCC: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/financing-for-climate-friendly-investment/luxembourg-green-exchange --- ## Einflusshandel in Gabun: Cargolux zahlt nach gerichtlich gebilligtem Vergleich 1,15 Millionen Euro - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/cargolux-gabun-einflusshandel-vergleichsurteil-1-15-millionen-euro - Published: 2026-07-02T17:10:06.511+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T17:10:06.511+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 61c1c28d-1f9c-4d58-bdf8-c3a36d2aeaef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die 23. Strafkammer des Bezirksgerichts Luxemburg bestätigte ein zwischen Staatsanwaltschaft und dem Frachtkonzern ausgehandeltes Urteil – in einem Fall, den Cargolux Ende 2015 selbst angezeigt hatte. ### Summary Das Bezirksgericht Luxemburg hat am 1. Juli 2026 ein ausgehandeltes Urteil gegen Cargolux bestätigt: Rund 1,15 Millionen Euro wegen Einflusshandels in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015. Angeklagt war ausschließlich die juristische Person, keine Einzelpersonen. ### Key facts - Die 23. Strafkammer des Bezirksgerichts Luxemburg bestätigte am 1. Juli 2026 ein ausgehandeltes Urteil („jugement sur accord") gegen Cargolux. - Die Sanktionen – eine Geldstrafe plus eine Einziehungsanordnung – belaufen sich auf insgesamt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro; eine Aufschlüsselung wurde nicht veröffentlicht. - Der Vorwurf lautet auf Einflusshandel im Zusammenhang mit Aktivitäten in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015; das Verfahren betrifft ausschließlich die juristische Person, keine Einzelpersonen. - Cargolux hatte den Fall Ende 2015 selbst der Staatsanwaltschaft gemeldet; die Kooperation floss in den ausgehandelten Ausgang ein. - Erst am 26. Februar 2026 hatte der EuGH die Kartellgeldbuße von 79,9 Millionen Euro gegen Cargolux endgültig bestätigt – ein rechtlich unabhängiger Fall. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist ein „jugement sur accord"?** Ein Urteil im Vergleichswege nach den Artikeln 565 bis 578 der Luxemburger Strafprozessordnung: Die Staatsanwaltschaft und der Beschuldigte handeln eine Erledigung aus, wenn dieser die Tatsachen einräumt und mit der Justiz kooperiert; das Gericht bestätigt die Vereinbarung anschließend. **Q: Zahlt Cargolux 115 Millionen Euro?** Nein. Die französische Schreibweise „1,15 million d'euros" bezeichnet 1,15 Millionen Euro. Cargolux selbst bestätigt Sanktionen von insgesamt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro, bestehend aus Geldstrafe und Einziehungsanordnung. **Q: Werden auch Einzelpersonen strafrechtlich verfolgt?** Nein. Nach Angaben der Staatsanwaltschaft betrifft das Verfahren ausschließlich die juristische Person Cargolux Airlines International S.A. und richtet sich gegen keine natürliche Person. **Q: Hat das Urteil Folgen für den Flugbetrieb von Cargolux?** Nach Unternehmensangaben nicht: Es gebe keine Auswirkungen auf den laufenden Betrieb, das Kundengeschäft oder die für Kunden erbrachten Dienstleistungen. Interne Kontrollen und Compliance seien seit 2015 verstärkt worden. ### Body Zehn Jahre nachdem Cargolux eigene Unregelmäßigkeiten selbst bei der Justiz angezeigt hatte, ist das Kapitel abgeschlossen: Die 23. Strafkammer des Bezirksgerichts Luxemburg hat am Mittwoch, dem 1. Juli 2026, ein zwischen der Staatsanwaltschaft und der Frachtfluggesellschaft ausgehandeltes Urteil bestätigt. Cargolux zahlt Sanktionen von insgesamt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro wegen Einflusshandels („trafic d'influence") im Zusammenhang mit den Aktivitäten des Unternehmens in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015. Die Summe setzt sich aus einer Geldstrafe und einer Einziehungsanordnung zusammen; eine Aufschlüsselung der beiden Komponenten wurde nicht veröffentlicht. Auch zu den Zahlungen und Begünstigten, die dem Vorwurf zugrunde liegen, machten weder die Staatsanwaltschaft noch das Unternehmen Angaben. Cargolux bestätigte den Betrag in einer Erklärung vom 1. Juli: „Cargolux hat sich bereit erklärt, Sanktionen in Höhe von insgesamt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro zu zahlen." Wo französischsprachige Medien von „1,15 million d'euros" schrieben, geht es also um gut eine Million Euro – nicht, wie eine flüchtige Lesart der Schlagzeile nahelegen könnte, um 115 Millionen. Selbstanzeige statt Razzia Ungewöhnlich an dem Fall ist sein Ursprung: Nicht die Ermittler kamen dem Unternehmen auf die Spur, sondern das Unternehmen den eigenen Vorgängen. Nach Darstellung von Cargolux entdeckte die Gesellschaft die Sachverhalte selbst und meldete sie Ende 2015 freiwillig der Luxemburger Staatsanwaltschaft – der Auslöser der Ermittlungen. Während des gesamten, rund ein Jahrzehnt währenden Verfahrens habe man umfassend mit den Justizbehörden kooperiert. Diese Zusammenarbeit wurde als ein Faktor für den ausgehandelten Ausgang des Verfahrens angeführt. Das Verfahren richtet sich zudem ausschließlich gegen die Gesellschaft, wie die Staatsanwaltschaft in ihrer von der Tageszeitung Le Quotidien zitierten Mitteilung betont: „Le dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique" – das Verfahren betrifft ausschließlich die juristische Person Cargolux Airlines International S.A. und richtet sich gegen keine natürliche Person. Ein Deal mit der Justiz nach luxemburgischem Recht Formal handelt es sich um ein „jugement sur accord", ein Urteil im Vergleichswege nach den Artikeln 565 bis 578 der Luxemburger Strafprozessordnung. Das Instrument erlaubt es der Staatsanwaltschaft, ein Verfahren einvernehmlich zu beenden, wenn der Beschuldigte die Tatsachen einräumt und mit der Justiz kooperiert. Da das Gericht damit Bedingungen bestätigt hat, die Cargolux selbst ausgehandelt und akzeptiert hat, gilt die Sache als erledigt: Ein Rechtsmittel wurde nicht angekündigt, und das Unternehmen erklärt, der Zahlung zugestimmt zu haben. Zugleich bemühte sich die Gesellschaft, Kunden und Partner zu beruhigen. „Es gibt keine Auswirkungen auf den laufenden Betrieb, das Kundengeschäft oder die für Kunden erbrachten Dienstleistungen", heißt es in der Erklärung. Aus der Affäre habe man Konsequenzen gezogen: Die Compliance-Verfahren würden fortlaufend überprüft und aktualisiert – mit dem Ergebnis verschärfter interner Kontrollen, ausgebauter Compliance-Strukturen und einer an internationalen Standards ausgerichteten Unternehmensführung. Finanziell fällt die Sanktion für einen Konzern dieser Größenordnung kaum ins Gewicht: Cargolux, Europas größte reine Frachtfluggesellschaft, wies für 2025 – das 55. Jahr seit der Gründung – ein positives Nettoergebnis aus. Nach dem Kartellurteil die zweite Zäsur des Jahres Für Cargolux ist der Gabun-Vergleich bereits die zweite gerichtliche Niederlage binnen weniger Monate. Am 26. Februar 2026 bestätigte der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union endgültig die Geldbuße von 79,9 Millionen Euro, die die EU-Kommission wegen des Luftfracht-Kartells verhängt hatte: Zwischen 1999 und 2006 hatten Cargolux und weitere Fluggesellschaften Treibstoff- und Sicherheitszuschläge untereinander abgestimmt. Die Kommission hatte 2017 Geldbußen von insgesamt rund 776 Millionen Euro gegen 13 Fluggesellschaften erneut erlassen; von allen Betroffenen erreichte allein SAS eine Reduzierung. Inhaltlich haben die beiden Verfahren nichts miteinander zu tun – hier EU-Wettbewerbsrecht, dort ein strafrechtlicher Vorwurf nach luxemburgischem Recht. Gemeinsam ist ihnen, dass sie langjährige juristische Altlasten eines Unternehmens abschließen, das für die Wirtschaft des Großherzogtums von zentraler Bedeutung ist. Warum das Urteil über die Bilanz hinaus wirkt Die 1970 gegründete Cargolux hat ihre Heimatbasis am Flughafen Luxemburg-Findel und betreibt eine Flotte aus Frachtern der Typen Boeing 747-8F und 747-400F. Sie ist der Anker des Logistikclusters, das Findel zu einem der wichtigsten Frachtdrehkreuze Europas gemacht hat. Zugleich liegt die Gesellschaft mehrheitlich in luxemburgischer öffentlicher beziehungsweise halbstaatlicher Hand: - Luxair hält 35,10 Prozent, die chinesische HNCA (Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment) 35,00 Prozent; - die Staatssparkasse BCEE ist mit 10,90 Prozent beteiligt, die staatliche Investitionsgesellschaft SNCI mit 10,67 Prozent; - der luxemburgische Staat hält direkt weitere 8,32 Prozent. Ein Strafurteil gegen ein derart staatsnahes Unternehmen hat deshalb Gewicht über die Bilanz hinaus. Zugleich führt der Fall vor, wie das noch junge Luxemburger Instrument des Urteils im Vergleichswege funktionieren soll: Wer sich selbst anzeigt, kooperiert und die eigenen Kontrollen reformiert, kann strafrechtliche Risiken zu einem ausgehandelten Preis beilegen – hier zu einem Hundertstel jener 115 Millionen Euro, die eine missverständliche Zahl in der Schlagzeile hätte suggerieren können. ### Sources - Cargolux statement regarding Luxembourg judgment — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/media/media-releases/2026/cargolux-statement-regarding-luxembourg-judgment/ - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Cartel du fret aérien: Cargolux devra bien régler une amende de 80 millions d'euros — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/cartel-du-fret-aerien-cargolux-devra-bien-regler-une-amende-de-80-millions-d-euros-103514299 - European Court of Justice confirms penalties in air cargo cartel case — TrasportoEuropa: https://www.trasportoeuropa.it/english/european-court-of-justice-confirms-penalties-in-air-cargo-cartel-case/ - Antitrust: Commission re-adopts decision and fines air cargo carriers €776 million for price-fixing cartel — European Commission: https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-661_en.htm - EU court largely rejects airlines' appeals in 20-year-old cargo cartel case — FlightGlobal: https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/eu-court-largely-rejects-airlines-appeals-in-20-year-old-cargo-cartel-case/166535.article - Court upholds €80m Cargolux fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/cargolux-fined-another-80m - Introducing Cargolux — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/about-us/Introducing-Cargolux --- ## Zu hohe Kapitalquoten gemeldet: EZB verhängt Geldbuße von 3,26 Millionen Euro gegen die BIL - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ezb-geldbusse-bil-ueberhoehte-kapitalquoten-luxemburg - Published: 2026-07-02T16:53:46.138+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:53:46.138+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 856a7a72-5d84-4e56-8254-f4120887c54c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die EZB wirft dem ältesten Privatbankhaus Luxemburgs vor, genehmigte Risikomodelle bewusst nicht angewandt und so überhöhte Kapitalquoten gemeldet zu haben. Der Verstoß gilt als „schwer“. ### Summary Die EZB-Bankenaufsicht hat gegen die Banque Internationale à Luxembourg eine Geldbuße von 3,255 Millionen Euro verhängt: Die Bank wies von Ende 2023 bis Mitte 2024 überhöhte Eigenkapitalquoten aus. Die BIL spricht von einem Meldefehler. ### Key facts - Die EZB-Bankenaufsicht verhängte am 29. Juni 2026 eine Geldbuße von 3,255 Millionen Euro gegen die Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL). - Der Vorwurf: vorsätzliche Nichtanwendung genehmigter interner Modelle zur Berechnung erwarteter Verluste – dadurch wies die Bank vom vierten Quartal 2023 bis zum zweiten Quartal 2024 überhöhtes Eigenkapital aus. - Die EZB stuft den Verstoß auf ihrer fünfstufigen Skala als „schwer“ ein; die BIL kann vor dem Gerichtshof der EU klagen. - Die BIL spricht von einem Meldefehler, den sie selbst entdeckt und korrigiert habe; die Mindestkapitalanforderungen seien durchgehend erfüllt gewesen. - Bereits 2020 zahlte die BIL eine CSSF-Strafe von 4,6 Millionen Euro wegen Mängeln bei der Geldwäscheprävention; ab 2028 beaufsichtigt zudem die EU-Behörde AMLA große Finanzgruppen direkt. ### FAQ **Q: Warum hat die EZB die BIL bestraft?** Die EZB wirft der BIL vor, ihre genehmigten internen Modelle zur Berechnung des erwarteten Verlusts für ausgefallene Retail- und Unternehmensforderungen vorsätzlich nicht angewandt zu haben. Dadurch konnte die Bank den vom Eigenkapital abzuziehenden Fehlbetrag nicht korrekt ermitteln und meldete drei Quartale in Folge – vom vierten Quartal 2023 bis zum zweiten Quartal 2024 – überhöhte Kapitalquoten. Die Geldbuße beträgt 3,255 Millionen Euro. **Q: Wie reagiert die BIL auf die Entscheidung?** Die Bank spricht von einem Meldefehler, der eine begrenzte Zahl aufsichtsrechtlicher Meldungen zwischen Dezember 2023 und Juni 2024 betraf. Sie habe das Problem über ihr internes Kontrollsystem selbst entdeckt, die Daten korrigiert, die betroffenen Quartalsberichte neu veröffentlicht und Aufsichtsbehörden sowie Ratingagenturen informiert. Die Mindestkapitalanforderungen seien stets eingehalten worden; auf ihr Klagerecht vor dem EuGH ging die Bank nicht ein. **Q: Was bedeutet die Einstufung als „schwerer“ Verstoß?** Die EZB ordnet Verstöße auf einer fünfstufigen Skala von „geringfügig“ bis „äußerst schwer“ ein; „schwer“ ist die dritte, mittlere Stufe. Die Höhe der Geldbuße wird nach dem veröffentlichten EZB-Leitfaden zur Festsetzung von Verwaltungsgeldstrafen bemessen. **Q: Gab es ähnliche Fälle bei anderen Luxemburger Banken?** Ja. Die staatliche Spuerkeess wurde im März 2022 von der EZB mit 3,755 Millionen Euro belegt, weil sie 2017 und 2018 sieben Quartale lang risikogewichtete Aktiva falsch gemeldet hatte, und im November 2024 mit weiteren 1,685 Millionen Euro wegen zu niedrig ausgewiesener Risikoaktiva. Die BIL selbst zahlte 2020 eine CSSF-Strafe von 4,6 Millionen Euro wegen Schwächen bei der Geldwäscheprävention. ### Body Ein Wort macht den Unterschied zwischen der Darstellung der Aufseher und jener der Bank: „vorsätzlich“. Die Europäische Zentralbank hat die Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) mit einer Geldbuße von 3,255 Millionen Euro belegt, weil das Institut nach Überzeugung der Frankfurter Bankenaufsicht seine genehmigten internen Risikomodelle absichtlich nicht angewandt hat – und deshalb drei Quartale in Folge mehr Eigenkapital auswies, als ihm tatsächlich zustand. Die Bank selbst spricht von einem Meldefehler. In ihrer am Montag veröffentlichten Entscheidung begründet die Aufsicht die Sanktion damit, dass die BIL es „vorsätzlich versäumt“ habe, „ihre genehmigten internen Modelle zur Berechnung des erwarteten Verlusts für ausgefallene Retail- und Unternehmensforderungen anzuwenden“. Den Verstoß stuft die EZB als „schwer“ ein – die mittlere Stufe ihrer fünfteiligen Skala, die von „geringfügig“ bis „äußerst schwer“ reicht. Die Höhe der Geldbuße bemisst sich nach dem veröffentlichten Leitfaden der EZB zur Festsetzung von Verwaltungsgeldstrafen. Warum der erwartete Verlust über die Kapitalstärke entscheidet Hinter dem technisch klingenden Vorwurf steht ein Grundprinzip der Bankenregulierung: Institute, die ihre Kreditrisiken mit eigenen, von der Aufsicht abgenommenen Modellen berechnen, müssen die daraus resultierenden erwarteten Verluste laufend mit den tatsächlich gebildeten Rückstellungen abgleichen. Fallen die erwarteten Verluste höher aus, muss die Differenz – der sogenannte IRB-Shortfall – vom Eigenkapital abgezogen werden. Nur so spiegelt die ausgewiesene Kapitaldecke die Risiken in den Büchern wirklichkeitsgetreu wider. Weil die BIL die Berechnung nicht wie genehmigt durchführte, konnte sie diesen Abzugsbetrag nach Darstellung der EZB nicht korrekt ermitteln. „Die Bank hat daher drei aufeinanderfolgende Quartale lang – vom vierten Quartal 2023 bis zum zweiten Quartal 2024 – ein höheres Eigenkapital ausgewiesen, als sie hätte melden dürfen“, heißt es in der Mitteilung der Aufsicht. In der Folge fielen auch die gemeldeten Kapitalquoten zu hoch aus – jene Kennzahlen, an denen Märkte und Aufseher die Kapitalstärke einer Bank und ihre Fähigkeit, Verluste aufzufangen, ablesen. „Meldefehler“ gegen „Vorsatz“: Die Bank hält dagegen Die BIL, der der Klageweg zum Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union offensteht, reagierte einen Tag später mit einer eigenen Stellungnahme – und wählte dabei eine auffallend andere Sprache. Von einem „Meldefehler, der eine begrenzte Zahl aufsichtsrechtlicher Meldungen betraf“, zwischen Dezember 2023 und Juni 2024 ist dort die Rede; von Vorsatz kein Wort. Nach eigener Darstellung hat die Bank das Problem selbst aufgedeckt, die Daten korrigiert, die betroffenen Quartalsberichte neu veröffentlicht sowie Aufsichtsbehörden und Ratingagenturen informiert. Ihre interne Kontrollplattform und die zugehörigen Prozesse habe sie seither verstärkt. Die Mindestkapitalanforderungen seien während des gesamten Zeitraums durchgehend eingehalten worden. „Die Entscheidung der EZB deutet nicht auf eine Schwäche im Gesamtrisikoprofil und in der Finanzstärke der BIL hin“, erklärte die Bank – und fügte hinzu: „Das Problem wurde durch das interne Kontrollsystem der BIL identifiziert, was die Wirksamkeit der Überwachungsmechanismen der Bank belegt.“ Ob sie gegen die Entscheidung klagen will, ließ die BIL offen. Ein Traditionshaus mit Pekinger Mehrheitseigner Getroffen wird ein Institut, das zum Kernbestand des Luxemburger Finanzplatzes gehört. Am 31. Juli 1856 öffnete die BIL ihren ersten Schalter; sie ist damit die älteste Privatbank des Landes und betreut heute Privat-, Firmen- und Private-Banking-Kunden von ihrem Hauptsitz an der Route d’Esch in Luxemburg-Stadt aus. Seit 2018 gehört sie mehrheitlich der Pekinger Beteiligungsgesellschaft Legend Holdings, die 89,936 Prozent hält und den Anteil für 1,484 Milliarden Euro von Precision Capital übernahm; der luxemburgische Staat ist mit 9,993 Prozent beteiligt. Mit der Aufsicht hat das Haus bereits Erfahrung: 2020 verhängte die nationale Finanzaufsicht CSSF eine Geldbuße von 4,6 Millionen Euro gegen die BIL – eine ihrer höchsten Strafen gegen eine Bank überhaupt – wegen Schwächen im System zur Bekämpfung von Geldwäsche und Terrorismusfinanzierung. Zutage gefördert hatten sie Vor-Ort-Prüfungen der Jahre 2017 und 2018, die eine Stichprobe von Kunden aus Staaten der Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten untersuchten. Geldwäsche oder Terrorismusfinanzierung wurden nicht festgestellt; die Bank erklärte damals, die Mängel zügig behoben zu haben. Auch bei der Genauigkeit von Kapitalmeldungen ist die BIL nicht der erste Luxemburger Fall: - Im März 2022 verhängte die EZB gegen die staatliche Sparkasse Banque et Caisse d’Épargne de l’État (Spuerkeess) eine Geldbuße von 3,755 Millionen Euro, weil diese 2017 und 2018 sieben Quartale in Folge risikogewichtete Aktiva für Forderungen gegenüber Banken falsch gemeldet hatte – ein ebenfalls als „schwer“ eingestufter Verstoß. - Im November 2024 kamen weitere 1,685 Millionen Euro hinzu, weil die Spuerkeess ihre risikogewichteten Aktiva über Jahre zu niedrig ausgewiesen hatte – darunter Fremdwährungspositionen über 17 aufeinanderfolgende Quartale von 2018 bis 2022. Die nächste Aufsichtsebene steht schon bereit Die Geldbuße zeigt, wie genau Frankfurt die Zahlenwerke der bedeutenden Banken des Euroraums inzwischen prüft – und sie fällt in eine Phase, in der auf den Finanzplatz, Luxemburgs wichtigste Branche, bereits die nächste europäische Kontrollinstanz zukommt. Die neue EU-Geldwäschebehörde AMLA, ebenfalls in Frankfurt angesiedelt, soll ab 2028 rund 40 ausgewählte Finanzgruppen mit bedeutendem grenzüberschreitendem Geschäft direkt beaufsichtigen. Die Auswahlmethodik wird noch in diesem Jahr fertiggestellt, das erste Auswahlverfahren ist für 2027 vorgesehen; im Februar erklärte die Behörde, bis 2028 voll arbeitsfähig zu sein. Für Luxemburgs Banken bedeutet das: Prüfungen wie jene, die 2020 zur Geldwäsche-Strafe gegen die BIL führten, werden künftig zunehmend von der EU-Ebene ausgehen – nicht mehr allein von der CSSF. Gemessen an der Bilanz der BIL ist die Geldbuße von 3,255 Millionen Euro verkraftbar. Das eigentliche Signal ist ein anderes: Ob es um Geldwäschekontrollen geht oder um die Verlässlichkeit der Kapitalzahlen – die Aufseher scheuen nicht davor zurück, selbst die tragenden Säulen des Luxemburger Bankwesens öffentlich in die Pflicht zu nehmen. ### Sources - ECB sanctions BIL for breaching ECB decision on internal models — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ssm.pr260629~f60e0e7048.en.html - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la BIL — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/finance-la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-d-euros-a-la-bil-103593432 - BIL: la BCE inflige une amende de 3,26 millions d'euros à la banque luxembourgeoise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/banque-sanctionnee-la-solidite-financiere-de-la-bil-n-a-pas-ete-mise-en-defaut-103593515 - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — La Libre: https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2026/06/29/la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-deuros-a-la-banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-YC4HDHNQNNER5GAQEPHB2OISEU/ - BIL reaffirms its regulatory readiness and resilience following an ECB administrative decision — Banque Internationale à Luxembourg via MarketScreener: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-s-a-bil-reaffirms-its-regulatory-readiness-and-resilience-follo-ce7f5fdcdb88f521 - ECB fines BIL €3.3mn for internal model breach — Finadium: https://finadium.com/ecb-fines-bil-e3-3mn-for-internal-model-breach/ - Luxembourg bank fined by ECB over capital reporting breach — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2495320/luxembourg-bank-fined-by-ecb-over-capital-reporting-breach - La BIL lourdement sanctionnée par la CSSF — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/bil-lourdement-sanctionnee-par - CSSF issues BIL with hefty fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_cssf-issues-bil-hefty-fine - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital needs — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2022/html/ssm.pr220311~e9f01ac46b.en.html - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital requirements — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2024/html/ssm.pr241115~f2ac092d72.en.html - About AMLA — EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority: https://www.amla.europa.eu/about-amla_en - Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Internationale_%C3%A0_Luxembourg - 1856: creation of BIL and Spuerkeess — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/1856-creation-of-bil-and-spuer --- ## Steuerentlastung für die Mitte, 47 Prozent für Spitzenverdiener: Merz-Koalition einigt sich auf Reformpaket - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/merz-koalition-34-punkte-reformpaket-steuern-rente - Published: 2026-07-02T16:23:32.334+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:23:32.334+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 8a06a7a0-0e0f-4062-aa89-2be099275aba - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Zehn Milliarden Euro Steuerentlastung, Spitzensteuersatz von 47 Prozent, Rente nach Lebenserwartung: Mit 34 Maßnahmen will die Regierung Merz die deutsche Wirtschaft aus der Wachstumsschwäche führen. ### Summary Die schwarz-rote Koalition in Berlin hat sich nach monatelangem Streit auf ein 34-Punkte-Reformpaket geeinigt: Einkommensteuerentlastung ab 2027, ein höherer Spitzensteuersatz und die Kopplung des Rentenalters an die Lebenserwartung. ### Key facts - Rund zehn Milliarden Euro Einkommensteuerentlastung pro Jahr ab dem 1. Januar 2027; Haushalte mit bis zu 60.000 Euro Jahreseinkommen sparen etwa 600 Euro. - Neuer Spitzensteuersatz von 47 Prozent ab 280.000 Euro zu versteuerndem Einkommen; der Satz von 45 Prozent greift bereits ab 250.000 Euro. - Das Renteneintrittsalter soll ab 2031 an die Lebenserwartung gekoppelt werden und damit über die bisherige Grenze von 67 Jahren steigen. - Telefonische Krankschreibung wird abgeschafft, ein Attest ist ab dem ersten Krankheitstag Pflicht; Befristungen sind bis zu 48 Monate möglich (Regel bis Ende 2030). - Für Luxemburg relevant: Deutschland nimmt rund ein Viertel der Warenexporte ab, und etwa 50.000 Grenzgänger pendeln aus Deutschland ins Großherzogtum. ### FAQ **Q: Wann tritt die Steuerentlastung in Kraft?** Die Senkung der Einkommensteuer für untere und mittlere Einkommen im Umfang von rund zehn Milliarden Euro jährlich soll zum 1. Januar 2027 wirksam werden. Haushalte mit bis zu 60.000 Euro Jahreseinkommen werden um etwa 600 Euro pro Jahr entlastet. **Q: Was ändert sich beim Renteneintrittsalter in Deutschland?** Die Koalition will alle 33 Empfehlungen der Rentenkommission umsetzen, die Gesetze sollen bis Ende 2026 den Bundestag passieren. Ab 2031 soll das Renteneintrittsalter an die Lebenserwartung gekoppelt werden und damit über die bisherige Grenze von 67 Jahren steigen – nach von Al Jazeera zitierten Schätzungen gegen Ende des Jahrhunderts in Richtung 70. **Q: Ist das Reformpaket schon beschlossene Sache?** Nein. Die meisten Maßnahmen müssen noch den Bundestag passieren, die Steuerreform braucht zusätzlich die Zustimmung des Bundesrats. Die Regierung will die zentralen Gesetze bis Ende des Jahres verabschieden. **Q: Was bedeutet das Paket für Luxemburg und die Grenzgänger?** Deutschland ist Luxemburgs größter Warenexportmarkt (25,4 Prozent der Ausfuhren 2023), und rund 50.000 Grenzgänger – etwa 23 Prozent aller Pendler – kommen aus Deutschland. Die Steueränderungen ab 2027 und ein steigendes Rentenalter betreffen deren Haushaltsbudgets und Karriereplanung unmittelbar. ### Body Es war weit nach Mitternacht, als sich Union und SPD im Koalitionsausschuss auf das verständigten, was ihnen monatelang misslungen war: einen gemeinsamen wirtschaftspolitischen Kurs. Am Donnerstag stellte die schwarz-rote Regierung von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz im Garten des Bundeskanzleramts in Berlin ihr „Programm für Aufschwung und Beschäftigung“ vor – ein Paket aus 34 Maßnahmen, das die Einkommensteuer für untere und mittlere Einkommen senkt, das Rentensystem umbaut und das Arbeitsrecht lockert. Nachrichtenagenturen wie AFP und Reuters werteten die Einigung als entscheidenden Durchbruch nach Monaten koalitionsinternen Streits, der zunehmend Zweifel an der Handlungsfähigkeit der Regierung der größten Volkswirtschaft Europas genährt hatte. „Wir tun alles, um die strukturelle Schwäche unseres Landes beim Wirtschaftswachstum zu überwinden“, sagte Merz bei der Vorstellung des Pakets. Seine Regierung stehe „von vielen Seiten unter Druck“, räumte der Kanzler laut AFP ein. Zehn Milliarden Euro Entlastung – gegenfinanziert ganz oben Kernstück ist eine Senkung der Einkommensteuer für untere und mittlere Einkommen im Umfang von rund zehn Milliarden Euro jährlich, die zum 1. Januar 2027 in Kraft treten soll, wie AFP und Reuters berichteten. Haushalte mit einem Jahreseinkommen von bis zu 60.000 Euro sollen um etwa 600 Euro pro Jahr entlastet werden, so übereinstimmende Angaben von AFP und t-online. Bezahlen sollen dies die Bezieher der höchsten Einkommen: Der Steuersatz von 45 Prozent soll künftig ab 250.000 Euro zu versteuerndem Einkommen greifen, ein neuer Spitzensatz von 47 Prozent ab 280.000 Euro – bislang lag die sogenannte Reichensteuer bei 45 Prozent, wie t-online und das Handelsblatt berichteten. Vizekanzler und Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil, der SPD-Vorsitzende, verteidigte die Verschiebung als Frage der Gerechtigkeit. „Die höchsten Einkommen in diesem Land werden damit einen größeren Teil der Steuerlast tragen. Das ist gerecht“, sagte Klingbeil. Rente nach Lebenserwartung, Attestpflicht ab dem ersten Tag Über die Steuerpolitik hinaus greift das Programm tief in den Sozialstaat und das Arbeitsrecht ein: - Rente: Die Koalition will sämtliche 33 Empfehlungen der von der Regierung eingesetzten Rentenkommission umsetzen; die Gesetze sollen bis Ende 2026 den Bundestag passieren. Vorgesehen ist, das Renteneintrittsalter ab 2031 an die Lebenserwartung zu koppeln – es würde damit über die bislang gesetzlich festgeschriebene Grenze von 67 Jahren steigen, nach von Al Jazeera zitierten Schätzungen gegen Ende des Jahrhunderts in Richtung 70. - Krankschreibung: Die telefonische Krankschreibung wird abgeschafft; ein ärztliches Attest ist künftig vom ersten Krankheitstag an Pflicht – eine Antwort auf den im internationalen Vergleich hohen Krankenstand. - Befristungen: Arbeitgeber dürfen Arbeitsverträge künftig bis zu 48 Monate befristen – doppelt so lange wie bisher – mit bis zu sechs Verlängerungen; die Regelung gilt befristet bis Ende 2030. - Bürokratieabbau: Berichtspflichten für Unternehmen werden reduziert, die Bundesministerien sollen ihr Personal durch Digitalisierung um acht Prozent verringern, und die Koalition verständigte sich laut Reuters auf einen Aktionsplan gegen Sozialleistungsbetrug. Hinzu kommen vorausgefüllte digitale Steuererklärungen, ein auf das europäische Minimum zurückgeführter Datenschutz mit DSGVO-Erleichterungen für kleine Betriebe sowie Maßnahmen für bezahlbaren Wohnraum. Die meisten Vorhaben müssen noch den Bundestag passieren; die Steuerreform braucht zudem die Zustimmung des Bundesrats, der Länderkammer. Die zentralen Gesetze sollen nach dem Willen der Regierung bis Jahresende beschlossen sein. Lob von Ökonomen, Widerstand von Gewerkschaften und AfD In Teilen der Wirtschaft wurde die Einigung als Beleg gewertet, dass die 2025 gebildete Koalition aus CDU/CSU und SPD nach monatelangem öffentlichem Streit über Rente, Sozialausgaben und Arbeitsmarktregeln noch liefern kann. Marion Muehlberger, Senior-Ökonomin bei Deutsche Bank Research, sprach gegenüber AFP von „einem der größten Reformpakete Deutschlands seit Jahrzehnten“; die Regierung habe gezeigt, dass sie sich auf wichtige Strukturreformen verständigen könne. Deutlich anders fiel das Urteil der Gewerkschaften aus: Die IG Metall, Deutschlands größte Industriegewerkschaft, nannte die Arbeitsmarktreformen laut AFP „einen Angriff auf die Rechte der Beschäftigten“. Aus der Opposition kam Ablehnung: Die AfD-Fraktionsvorsitzenden Alice Weidel und Tino Chrupalla bezeichneten das Programm in einer Erklärung als „eine herbe Enttäuschung“ für Bürger und Wirtschaft. Der politische Kontext ist unübersehbar: Die Koalition steht angesichts steigender AfD-Umfragewerte vor den Landtagswahlen in Ostdeutschland im September 2026 unter erheblichem Druck. Was Berlin beschließt, zählt auch in Luxemburg Für Luxemburg ist die Berliner Einigung mehr als eine Nachbarschaftsnotiz. Deutschland ist der größte Absatzmarkt für luxemburgische Warenexporte – 2023 gingen 25,4 Prozent der Ausfuhren dorthin, wie aus Handelsdaten des Außenhandelsportals der Lloyds Bank hervorgeht –, und deutsche Unternehmen sind eng in die Lieferketten der Großregion eingebunden. Ob es Berlin gelingt, das Wachstum wieder in Gang zu bringen, ist für Luxemburgs Industrie und Logistik damit die wichtigste externe Größe. Auch die arbeits- und steuerpolitischen Beschlüsse reichen über die Grenze: Rund 23 Prozent der mehr als 220.000 Grenzgänger Luxemburgs – etwa 50.000 Menschen – pendeln aus Deutschland, wie aus STATEC-Daten hervorgeht, über die Chronicle.lu berichtete. Die Einkommensteueränderungen ab 2027 und ein ab 2031 steigendes Renteneintrittsalter werden die Haushaltsbudgets und Erwerbsbiografien in Trier, Saarburg und dem übrigen deutschen Grenzland unmittelbar prägen. Und eine Bundesregierung, die wieder regiert, statt sich selbst zu blockieren, bringt ein Stück Berechenbarkeit in die europäischen Finanz- und Wirtschaftsdebatten zurück – für die kleine, offene Volkswirtschaft Luxemburgs keine Nebensache. Zunächst aber muss das Paket durch das Parlament. Die Koalition verfügt über eine arbeitsfähige Mehrheit im Bundestag, doch mit den Landtagswahlen im Herbst und unruhigen Parteiflügeln wird erst die parlamentarische Saison zeigen, ob der Donnerstag eine Wende markiert – oder nur eine Atempause. ### Sources - German coalition agrees on sweeping reform package in key breakthrough — Al Jazeera (AFP): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-coalition-agrees-on-sweeping-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German coalition agrees on reform package in key breakthrough — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-german-coalition-agrees-on-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German ruling coalition agrees on major reform package — Yahoo Finance (AFP): https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-coalition-agrees-reform-package-082611647.html - Under-fire German ruling coalition unveils reform package — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/07/02/under-fire-german-ruling-coalition-unveils-reform-package/ - Merz's Coalition Reaches Agreement on German Reform Package — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/merz-s-coalition-reaches-agreement-on-german-reform-package - Merz unveils sweeping reform push for Germany: Tax cuts, pension overhaul and new sick leave rules — The Washington Post (AP): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/02/germany-politics-economy-reform/88b27958-75f8-11f1-b665-5f8be87f3787_story.html - Koalitionsausschuss: Die Ergebnisse – und Details zum Reformpaket — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_101323800/koalitionsausschuss-die-ergebnisse-und-details-zum-reformpaket.html - Bundesregierung: Spitzensteuersatz greift später, Reichensteuer steigt — Handelsblatt: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundesregierung-spitzensteuersatz-greift-spaeter-reichensteuer-steigt/100237306.html - Reformpaket der Koalition ist eine herbe Enttäuschung — AfD-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag: https://afdbundestag.de/reformpaket-der-koalition-ist-eine-herbe-enttaeuschung/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - STATEC Reveals Cross-Border Workers' Impact on 2022 Luxembourg Economy — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/48231-statec-reveals-cross-border-workers-impact-on-2022-luxembourg-economy - Foreign trade figures of Luxembourg — Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal: https://www.lloydsbanktrade.com/en/market-potential/luxembourg/trade-profile - Luxembourg (LUX) and Germany (DEU) Trade — Observatory of Economic Complexity: https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/lux/partner/deu --- ## Ebola im Ostkongo: Mehr als 400 Tote, während der Krieg die Eindämmung lähmt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ebola-ausbruch-ituri-kongo-bundibugyo-mehr-als-400-tote - Published: 2026-07-02T12:25:59.46+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T12:25:59.46+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 03a57aa0-4e45-45ee-99a4-bd8140da3e2c - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > Der Ausbruch in Ituri ist der drittgrößte je registrierte. Gegen den seltenen Bundibugyo-Erreger gibt es keinen zugelassenen Impfstoff – und bewaffnete Gruppen versperren den Helfern den Zugang. ### Summary In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo hat eine Ebola-Epidemie mehr als 400 Todesopfer gefordert. Weil ein seltener Virusstamm zirkuliert und der Krieg die Hilfe behindert, warnen WHO und Africa CDC vor einer hohen Gefahr der Ausbreitung in der Region. ### Key facts - Der Ebola-Ausbruch in der Provinz Ituri hat mehr als 400 Todesopfer gefordert (1.333 Fälle, 399 Tote zum Stand 29. Juni) und ist der drittgrößte seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen. - Verantwortlich ist der seltene Bundibugyo-Stamm, gegen den es weder einen zugelassenen Impfstoff noch eine anerkannte Therapie gibt – vorhandene Mittel wurden gegen den Zaire-Stamm entwickelt. - Der Krieg im Ostkongo mit M23, ADF und CODECO lähmt Überwachung, Kontaktnachverfolgung und sichere Bestattungen; Behandlungszentren wurden angegriffen und in Brand gesetzt. - WHO und Africa CDC riefen am 5. Juni einen kontinentalen Plan über 518 Millionen US-Dollar aus und bewerten die Ausbreitungsgefahr in Nachbarländern als hoch. - Fälle traten bereits in Uganda (20 bestätigt, zwei Tote) und Frankreich (ein eingeschleppter Fall) auf; fast 80 Beschäftigte des Gesundheitswesens haben sich infiziert. ### FAQ **Q: Warum ist dieser Ebola-Ausbruch so schwer zu bekämpfen?** Zum einen zirkuliert der seltene Bundibugyo-Stamm, gegen den es keinen zugelassenen Impfstoff und keine anerkannte Therapie gibt. Zum anderen liegt das Ausbruchsgebiet in einer aktiven Kriegsregion: Angriffe auf Behandlungszentren, Misstrauen der Bevölkerung, tagelange Trauerfeiern und Mangel an Schutzausrüstung untergraben die Eindämmung. **Q: Wie groß ist die Gefahr, dass sich Ebola über den Kongo hinaus ausbreitet?** WHO und Africa CDC stufen das Risiko für Länder mit Landgrenze zu den betroffenen Gebieten als hoch ein. Uganda meldete bereits 20 Fälle und zwei Tote, Frankreich einen eingeschleppten Fall. Zehn vorrangige Länder verstärken Überwachung und Bereitschaft. **Q: Was unternehmen WHO und Africa CDC gegen den Ausbruch?** Am 5. Juni legten sie einen gemeinsamen Plan über 518 Millionen US-Dollar für sechs Monate auf. Die Behandlungskapazität wuchs auf über 500 Betten in 19 Zentren, die Testkapazität auf mehr als 2.000 Proben täglich. Zugleich werden mögliche Wirkstoffe wie Remdesivir und monoklonale Antikörper erprobt. ### Body Es ist der schwerste Ebola-Ausbruch, den die Demokratische Republik Kongo seit Jahren erlebt – und er trifft ausgerechnet einen Landstrich, in dem der Krieg die medizinische Hilfe nahezu zum Erliegen gebracht hat. Mehr als 400 Menschen sind mittlerweile gestorben, verursacht von einem selten gesehenen Stamm des Virus, der sich durch den Osten des Landes frisst. Das Nationale Institut für öffentliche Gesundheit der DR Kongo verzeichnete zum Stand 29. Juni 1.333 bestätigte Fälle und 399 Todesfälle. Innerhalb weniger Tage überschritt diese Bilanz die Marke von 400, als aus der Provinz Ituri neue Sterbefälle gemeldet wurden. Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) stuft die Notlage als drittgrößten je registrierten Ebola-Ausbruch ein – übertroffen nur von der Westafrika-Epidemie 2014 bis 2016 und dem Ausbruch 2018 bis 2020 in eben jener östlichen Grenzregion des Kongo. Ein Erreger ohne Gegenmittel Was diesen Ausbruch von früheren unterscheidet, ist der Erreger selbst. Verantwortlich ist das Bundibugyo-Virus, eine Ebola-Art, gegen die es – anders als beim weitaus häufigeren Zaire-Stamm – weder einen zugelassenen Impfstoff noch eine anerkannte Therapie gibt. Die nach vergangenen Epidemien angelegten Impfstoff- und Antikörpervorräte wurden gegen ein anderes Virus entwickelt. Den Helfern bleibt so vor allem die unterstützende Behandlung, während Forscher unter Hochdruck mögliche Wirkstoffe erproben. Bestätigt wurde die Epidemie am 15. Mai durch das kongolesische Gesundheitsministerium; zwei Tage später erklärte die WHO sie zur „gesundheitlichen Notlage von internationaler Tragweite". Es ist der 17. dokumentierte Ebola-Ausbruch des Landes, seit das Virus 1976 erstmals beschrieben wurde. Der Schwerpunkt liegt fast vollständig in Ituri, wo die Provinzhauptstadt Bunia am härtesten getroffen ist. Nach dem WHO-Stand vom 19. Juni waren 33 Gesundheitszonen in drei Provinzen betroffen – 21 in Ituri, elf in Nord-Kivu und eine in Süd-Kivu; später kam ein Fall im benachbarten Haut-Uélé hinzu. Die rohe Letalitätsrate bewegt sich um die 30 Prozent. Die wichtigsten Zahlen: - Über 90 Prozent der Fälle entfallen auf Ituri, mit Schwerpunkten in Bunia, Rwampara und Mongbwalu. - Uganda meldete 20 bestätigte Fälle und zwei Todesfälle, darunter in der Hauptstadt Kampala, im Zusammenhang mit grenzüberschreitender Übertragung. - Frankreich verzeichnete einen einzigen Fall: einen Arzt, der nach einem humanitären Einsatz in der DR Kongo erkrankte. - Nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen haben sich fast 80 Beschäftigte des Gesundheitswesens infiziert. Warum die Eindämmung scheitert Das Virus zirkuliert in einer der gefährlichsten Regionen der Welt. Der Osten des Kongo wird seit Jahren von Konflikten zerrüttet: Die Bewegung M23 kontrolliert Teile von Süd-Kivu, daneben operieren die Allied Democratic Forces und die Miliz CODECO. Diese Unsicherheit hat wiederholt jene Überwachung, Kontaktnachverfolgung und sicheren Bestattungen unterbunden, auf die jede Ebola-Bekämpfung angewiesen ist. Behandlungszentren wurden angegriffen und teils von misstrauischen Anwohnern in Brand gesetzt. Tagelange Trauerfeiern, bei denen die Angehörigen die hochansteckenden Leichname berühren, lösen immer neue Infektionsketten aus. Grenzschließungen und der Mangel an Schutzausrüstung bremsen die Arbeit zusätzlich. „Diese Zentren sind mehrfach angegriffen worden. Sie brauchen von allem mehr: Schutzkleidung, Medikamente, Schnelltests und Leichensäcke." Diese Einschätzung stammt von der Al-Jazeera-Korrespondentin Catherine Wambua-Soi, die aus der Region berichtet, und beschreibt die Kluft zwischen dem Ausmaß der Bedrohung und den Mitteln vor Ort. Die Hilfsorganisation Ärzte ohne Grenzen, die mehr als 600 Kräfte entsandt hat und Behandlungszentren in Bunia, Mongbwalu und jenseits der Grenze in Kampala betreibt, warnt vor „großen Lücken bei Überwachung, Diagnose, Kontaktnachverfolgung und Einbindung der Bevölkerung", die den Kampf gegen die Epidemie untergraben. Ein Wettlauf der Helfer gegen das Virus Trotzdem ist die Reaktion deutlich hochgefahren worden. Laut den Vereinten Nationen wuchs die Behandlungskapazität von weniger als zehn auf über 500 Betten in 19 Zentren, die tägliche Testkapazität stieg von 30 Proben auf mehr als 2.000 in neun Laboren, und über 100 Patienten sind genesen. WHO-Generaldirektor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiste am 28. Mai in die DR Kongo, um den Einsatz zu unterstützen. Am 5. Juni legten die WHO und die Afrikanischen Zentren für Seuchenkontrolle (Africa CDC) einen gemeinsamen kontinentalen Plan auf, der über sechs Monate 518 Millionen US-Dollar mobilisieren soll – um den Ausbruch zu bekämpfen und die Abwehr in den Nachbarstaaten zu stärken. Parallel gehen Forscher dazu über, mögliche Behandlungen zu testen, darunter das antivirale Mittel Remdesivir und monoklonale Antikörper; die Vereinigten Staaten liefern experimentelle Dosen für klinische Studien. Diesen Ausbruch besiegen wir nur durch enge Partnerschaft – gemeinsam, unter Führung der betroffenen Länder, in einer koordinierten Anstrengung, geleitet von einem einfachen Grundsatz: ein Plan, ein Budget, ein Team. So umriss Tedros die Strategie bei der Vorstellung des Plans. Sein Amtskollege bei der Africa CDC, Generaldirektor Jean Kaseya, formulierte die Dringlichkeit schärfer: „Ebola bewegt sich schnell. Afrika muss sich schneller bewegen." Die Furcht vor der Ausbreitung Die zentrale Sorge lautet nun, dass das Virus sein Kerngebiet verlässt. WHO und Africa CDC bewerten das Risiko für Länder mit einer Landgrenze zu den betroffenen Gebieten als hoch – wegen der ständigen Bewegung von Menschen durch grenzüberschreitenden Handel und Bergbau. Ituri und Haut-Uélé grenzen an den Südsudan und die Zentralafrikanische Republik, die weitere Region an Uganda und Ruanda. In Uganda ist die grenzüberschreitende Übertragung bereits dokumentiert, ein einzelner eingeschleppter Fall erreichte Frankreich – ein Beleg dafür, wie schnell die Krankheit reisen kann. Der gemeinsame Reaktionsplan benennt zehn vorrangige Länder, in denen Überwachung und Bereitschaft verstärkt werden, sollte die Epidemie weiter überspringen. Vorerst, so die Gesundheitsbehörden, hängt der weitere Verlauf weniger von der gut verstandenen Wissenschaft über Ebola ab als von der Frage, ob die Helfer die Kranken in einem vom Krieg geprägten Land überhaupt erreichen. ### Sources - Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, DRC & Uganda — Disease Outbreak News (DON608, 19 June 2026) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON608 - Epidemic of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/05-06-2026-africa-cdc-and-who-launch-joint-continental-ebola-response-plan - Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167801 - DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/dr-congo-says-1307-ebola-cases-confirmed-including-377-deaths - 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Central_Africa_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in DR Congo: MSF response, key facts, and timeline — Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html - WHO, Africa CDC announce joint Ebola response plan — CIDRAP, University of Minnesota: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/who-africa-cdc-announce-joint-ebola-response-plan - Ebola deaths pass 400 in the DRC — World Socialist Web Site: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/02/dyae-j02.html --- ## Hitzewelle drückt Sauerstoffgehalt in Luxemburgs Flüssen auf kritisches Niveau - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/hitzewelle-sauerstoffmangel-luxemburg-fluesse-eu-wasserziele - Published: 2026-07-02T11:54:18.668+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:54:18.668+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 31855186-bef1-4132-a659-696850f05f6d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Die Junihitze drückte die Flusstemperaturen über 25 Grad und den Sauerstoffgehalt ins Kritische. Sie legt zugleich offen, wie weit Luxemburg von seinen verbindlichen EU-Wasserzielen entfernt ist. ### Summary Ende Juni 2026 warnte Luxemburgs Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung vor kritisch niedrigem Sauerstoff in den Flüssen. Die Hitzewelle verschärft ein chronisches Problem: Kaum ein Gewässer des Landes erreicht den von der EU geforderten guten Zustand — bei einer Frist im Jahr 2027. ### Key facts - Am 26. Juni 2026 warnte die Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung (AGE) vor einem kritischen Sauerstoffabfall in Luxemburgs Flüssen; örtliches Fischsterben sei höchst wahrscheinlich, wenn die Hitze anhält. - An manchen Messstationen überstieg die Wassertemperatur 25 Grad — ein außergewöhnlich hoher Wert; ein landesweites Verbot der Wasserentnahme wurde in Aussicht gestellt. - Nach EEA-Daten verfehlen über 90 Prozent der Oberflächengewässer Luxemburgs den 'guten' Zustand — knapp 40 Prozent gelten als 'schlecht'; einer der schwächsten Werte Europas. - LIST-Studien zeigen: 60 bis 80 Prozent der europäischen Flüsse verfehlen weiterhin den guten ökologischen Zustand; bessere Wasserqualität bedeutet nicht überall mehr Artenvielfalt. - Die EU-Frist für den guten Zustand läuft 2027 ab; die Regierung setzt mit dem Runden Tisch 'Renaturéierungsdësch' (November 2025) auf Renaturierung. ### FAQ **Q: Warum sinkt bei Hitze der Sauerstoff in Flüssen?** Warmes Wasser kann weniger Sauerstoff binden. Kommen niedrige Pegel und starke Sonneneinstrahlung hinzu, fällt der gelöste Sauerstoff — den Fische und Wirbellose zum Überleben brauchen — rasch auf kritische Werte. Ende Juni 2026 stiegen die Flusstemperaturen an manchen Messstationen in Luxemburg über 25 Grad. **Q: Wie schneidet Luxemburg bei den EU-Wasserzielen ab?** Nach den von der Europäischen Umweltagentur zusammengetragenen Daten verfehlen über 90 Prozent der Oberflächengewässer Luxemburgs den 'guten' ökologischen Zustand — praktisch kein Fluss erreicht die Stufen 'gut' oder 'sehr gut', knapp 40 Prozent gelten als 'schlecht'. Das ist einer der schwächsten Werte in Europa. **Q: Was bedeutet die Frist 2027?** Die EU-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie verlangt, dass die Mitgliedstaaten ihre Gewässer bis 2027 in einen guten ökologischen und chemischen Zustand bringen. Nach heutigem Stand ist Luxemburg weit von der Erfüllung entfernt und damit rechtlichem und politischem Druck aus Brüssel ausgesetzt. **Q: Was unternimmt die Regierung?** Im November 2025 riefen Umweltminister Serge Wilmes und Innenminister Léon Gloden den nationalen Runden Tisch 'Renaturéierungsdësch' ins Leben. Er soll die Renaturierung der Flüsse beschleunigen, überflüssige Wehre entfernen, Hochwasserrisiken senken und in den nächsten Bewirtschaftungsplan einfließen. ### Body Als die Rekordhitze Ende Juni über Luxemburg lag, gehörten die Flüsse zu den ersten Verlierern. Am 26. Juni schlug die Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung (Administration de la gestion de l'eau, AGE) Alarm: Die steigenden Temperaturen hätten den im Wasser gelösten Sauerstoff auf ein kritisches Niveau gedrückt. Aquatische Lebensräume seien bedroht, örtliches Fischsterben höchst wahrscheinlich, sollte die Hitze anhalten. An einzelnen Messstationen kletterte die Wassertemperatur bereits über 25 Grad — für Gewässer in diesen Breitengraden ein außergewöhnlich hoher Wert. Die Warnung traf auf eine ohnehin schwierige Ausgangslage. Denn lange vor diesem Sommer zählten Luxemburgs Flüsse bereits zu den am wenigsten gesunden Europas — gemessen an jener Kennzahl, die im EU-Recht am schwersten wiegt: dem Anteil der Wasserkörper im „guten" ökologischen Zustand. Auf dieser Skala rangiert das Großherzogtum am unteren Ende. Ein Sauerstoffloch mit Ansage Warmes Wasser bindet weniger Sauerstoff. Kommen niedrige Pegel und unnachgiebige Sonne hinzu, schrumpft der Spielraum für Fische und Wirbellose rasch. Genau diese Verkettung beschrieb die AGE: eine deutliche Verschlechterung des Zustands der Fließgewässer, im Zentrum der kritische Abfall des gelösten Sauerstoffs — jenes Gases, das Wasserorganismen zum Überleben brauchen. Fische sind besonders verletzlich, und ein örtliches Fischsterben ist höchst wahrscheinlich, wenn die Lage anhält. Die Behörde rief Abwassersyndikate, Industrie und alle Betriebe mit Einleitungen in Gewässer dazu auf, verantwortungsvoll mit Wasser umzugehen und Vorsorge zu treffen. Zugleich warnte sie: Fielen die Pegel weiter, könne ein befristetes landesweites Verbot der Wasserentnahme aus Flüssen folgen. Renaturierte Abschnitte — mit Schatten, Mäandern und Auen — überstünden Hitzewellen besser als begradigte, betonierte Läufe. Die Episode war Teil einer größeren europäischen Hitzewelle. Am 22. Juni hatte die Regierung über ihre Krisenzelle eine rote Warnstufe ausgerufen, mit prognostizierten Durchschnittstemperaturen von 35 bis 40 Grad und heißen Nächten. Jenseits der Grenze meldete Deutschland am 27. Juni mit 41,3 Grad einen nationalen Allzeitrekord. Ein Zeugnis mit lauter Fünfen Die Hitze schärfte nur ein Dauerproblem. Nach der EU-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie, im Jahr 2000 verabschiedet, müssen die Mitgliedstaaten ihre Flüsse, Seen und das Grundwasser in einen „guten" ökologischen und chemischen Zustand bringen. Die jüngsten von der Europäischen Umweltagentur (EEA) zusammengetragenen Daten stellen Luxemburg jedoch unter jene wenigen Flussgebietseinheiten, in denen über 90 Prozent der Oberflächengewässer diesen guten Zustand verfehlen. Praktisch kein Fluss des Landes erreicht die Stufen „gut" oder „sehr gut"; knapp 40 Prozent fallen in die schlechteste Kategorie. Zum Vergleich: EU-weit erreichten nur rund 40 Prozent der Oberflächengewässer den guten Zustand. Forscherinnen und Forscher des Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) haben denselben Rückstand von der Basis her belegt. Für eine 2023 in Nature erschienene Studie — The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt — werteten sie 1.816 biologische Zeitreihen aus 22 europäischen Ländern zwischen 1968 und 2020 aus. Das Bild: echte Fortschritte, die dann stockten. Das Leben in den Süßgewässern erholte sich seit den 1960er Jahren kräftig, als die Verschmutzung eingedämmt wurde — doch der Großteil dieser Besserung fiel in die Zeit vor 2010, danach kam die Erholung zum Stillstand. Eine Folgeanalyse der wirbellosen Fließgewässergemeinschaften an rund 1.365 Stellen in 23 Ländern kam für den Kontinent zu einem ähnlichen Urteil. „Es gibt zwar Anzeichen für Fortschritte, darunter geringere Verschmutzung und Bemühungen um die Wiederherstellung von Lebensräumen, doch 60 bis 80 Prozent der europäischen Flüsse verfehlen weiterhin die strengen Kriterien für einen guten ökologischen Zustand." So lautete die Einschätzung des LIST-Naturschutzbiologen Alain Dohet, der betonte, Luxemburg sei keine Ausnahme: Trotz erheblicher Anstrengungen zur Verringerung der organischen Belastung — vor allem durch eine bessere Abwasserreinigung — werde der geforderte gute Zustand im Schnitt noch immer nicht erreicht. Und die Fortschritte bei der Wasserqualität hätten sich nicht automatisch in blühende Ökosysteme übersetzt. „Nur weil sich die Qualität der Flüsse in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten verbessert hat, heißt das nicht, dass sich überall auch die Artenvielfalt verbessert hat", sagte die LIST-Forscherin Sarah Vray. Die Belastungen, die Luxemburgs Gewässer nach unten ziehen, sind in ganz Europa vertraut: die physische Umgestaltung der Flussbetten, diffuse Einträge aus der Landwirtschaft und atmosphärische Deposition. Dass das Land den guten chemischen Zustand verfehlt, liegt besonders an Pestiziden und ihren Abbauprodukten. Die Frist 2027 rückt näher Was die Zahlen von einer akademischen Peinlichkeit zu einem echten Risiko macht, ist der Kalender. Die Wasserrahmenrichtlinie setzt nach zwei früheren Verlängerungen eine letzte Frist im Jahr 2027, bis zu der die Mitgliedstaaten den guten Zustand erreichen müssen. Nach heutigem Stand ist Luxemburg — wie ein Großteil der Union — weit von der Erfüllung entfernt und damit dem juristischen und politischen Druck aus Brüssel ausgesetzt. Die Hauptantwort der Regierung heißt Renaturierung: das Rückgängigmachen jahrzehntelanger Begradigung und Einengung, die den Flüssen ihre natürliche Widerstandskraft genommen hat. Im November 2025 riefen Umweltminister Serge Wilmes und Innenminister Léon Gloden auf Schloss Senningen einen nationalen Runden Tisch ins Leben, den „Renaturéierungsdësch". Er soll die Wiederherstellung der Gewässer beschleunigen, überflüssige Wehre und Staustufen entfernen, das Hochwasserrisiko senken und in den nächsten Bewirtschaftungsplan des Landes einfließen. Die Minister verstehen die Arbeit ebenso als Maßnahme zur Klimaanpassung wie zum Naturschutz — und die Hitze dieses Juni, die renaturierte Flüsse laut AGE besser überstanden, lieferte dafür einen ungewöhnlich anschaulichen Beleg. Vorerst werden die Flüsse Station für Station beobachtet, Messwert für Messwert. Die Pegelstände lassen sich unter inondations.lu verfolgen, während Fachleute warnen, dass Sommer wie dieser kein Ausrutscher, sondern ein Vorgeschmack sind — und dass Luxemburgs verbindliche Frist nun kaum noch ein Jahr entfernt ist. ### Sources - Heatwave Pushes Luxembourg Rivers to Critical Oxygen Levels — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/62024-heatwave-pushes-luxembourg-rivers-to-critical-oxygen-levels - Water Quality and Biodiversity in Europe's Rivers: A Tale of Progress and Challenges — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/water-quality-and-biodiversity-in-europes-rivers-a-tale-of-progress-and-challenges - New study published in Nature shows restoration of European rivers might have lost momentum — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/new-study-published-in-nature-shows-restoration-of-european-rivers-might-have-lost-momentum - Ecological status of surface waters in Europe — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Ecological status of surface waters in the EU-27 (Europe's environment 2025) — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-environment-2025/thematic-briefings/biodiversity-and-ecosystems/state-of-europes-biodiversity/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Premier 'Renaturéierungsdësch': Serge Wilmes mise sur la nature pour renforcer la résilience climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/11-novembre/11-wilmes-gloden-renaturation.html - Luxembourg to Strengthen Climate Resilience Through River Renaturation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/57864-luxembourg-to-strengthen-climate-resilience-through-river-renaturation --- ## Aus für die 150-Euro-Freigrenze: EU erhebt erstmals Zoll auf Billigpakete aus Drittstaaten - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/zollfreigrenze-150-euro-abgeschafft-drei-euro-pauschale-billigpakete - Published: 2026-07-02T11:45:00.691+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:45:00.691+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: b7745368-ab0c-429b-8c2f-25b390aceff9 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Die Zollbefreiung für Online-Bestellungen aus Drittstaaten ist Geschichte: Bis 2028 gilt eine Pauschale von drei Euro je Warenart – zahlen müssen die Plattformen, spüren werden es die Kunden. ### Summary Die EU hat zum 1. Juli 2026 die Zollfreigrenze von 150 Euro für Online-Bestellungen aus Drittstaaten abgeschafft. Bis Mitte 2028 gilt eine Übergangspauschale von drei Euro je Warenkategorie, die in der Regel Verkäufer und IOSS-registrierte Plattformen entrichten. ### Key facts - Seit dem 1. Juli 2026 ist die Zollbefreiung für Sendungen bis 150 Euro aus Nicht-EU-Staaten abgeschafft; stattdessen gilt eine Pauschale von drei Euro je Warenkategorie im Paket. - Die Abgabe schuldet der Anmelder – meist die im IOSS registrierte Plattform –, nicht der Kunde an der Haustür; das IOSS deckt laut Rat 93 Prozent der E-Commerce-Ströme in die EU ab. - 2024 kamen 4,6 Milliarden Pakete unter 150 Euro in die EU, 91 Prozent davon aus China; bis zu 65 Prozent waren nach Schätzung der Kommission unterbewertet. - Die Pauschale ist bis zum 1. Juli 2028 befristet; danach sollen über den EU-Zolldatenhub reguläre Zollsätze ab dem ersten Euro gelten. - In Luxemburg bleibt die Einfuhrumsatzsteuer unverändert; bei Verzollung durch POST Luxembourg oder Kuriere fallen weiterhin Abfertigungsgebühren an. ### FAQ **Q: Muss ich die drei Euro selbst an der Haustür bezahlen?** Im Regelfall nicht. Die Abgabe schuldet der Anmelder – der Verkäufer oder die im Import One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) registrierte Plattform beziehungsweise deren Vertreter. Bei Temu, Shein oder AliExpress dürfte sie sich in einem etwas höheren Preis an der Kasse niederschlagen. **Q: Wie wird die neue Abgabe berechnet?** Pro unterschiedlicher Warenkategorie (zolltarifliche Unterposition) im Paket, nicht pro Paket. Das Beispiel des Rates: eine Seidenbluse plus zwei Wollblusen ergeben zwei Kategorien und damit sechs Euro Zoll. **Q: Ändert sich etwas bei der Mehrwertsteuer?** Nein. Einfuhrumsatzsteuer fällt bereits seit Juli 2021 auf alle Pakete aus Drittstaaten an – ohne Freigrenze – und wird bei IOSS-registrierten Verkäufern direkt an der Kasse erhoben. **Q: Wie lange gilt die Drei-Euro-Pauschale?** Vom 1. Juli 2026 bis zum 1. Juli 2028, mit möglicher Verlängerung. Danach sollen über den neuen EU-Zolldatenhub die regulären Zollsätze auf alle Waren unabhängig vom Wert angewendet werden. ### Body Rund zwölf Millionen Kleinpakete aus Drittstaaten erreichen die Europäische Union jeden Tag – der allergrößte Teil davon bislang zollfrei. Damit ist seit dem 1. Juli Schluss: Die EU hat die Freigrenze abgeschafft, nach der online bestellte Sendungen mit einem Warenwert von höchstens 150 Euro keinen Zoll kosteten. Auf genau dieser Ausnahme hatten Temu, Shein und AliExpress ihr europäisches Geschäftsmodell der Direktlieferung ab Fabrik aufgebaut. An die Stelle der Befreiung tritt übergangsweise eine Pauschalabgabe von drei Euro, fällig für jede unterschiedliche Warenkategorie in einem Paket unter 150 Euro, das direkt an Verbraucher in der EU geht. Rechtsgrundlage ist die Verordnung (EU) 2026/382 des Rates, förmlich angenommen am 11. Februar 2026 nach einer politischen Einigung vom 12. Dezember 2025; die Durchführungsbestimmungen der Kommission erschienen am 8. Juni im Amtsblatt. Die Regelung gilt bis zum 1. Juli 2028 und kann verlängert werden – dann soll der neue EU-Zolldatenhub reguläre Zollsätze auf alle Waren unabhängig vom Wert ermöglichen. Abgerechnet wird pro Warenart, nicht pro Paket Maßgeblich für die Abgabe ist die zolltarifliche Unterposition. Der Rat rechnet selbst vor: Ein Paket mit einer Seidenbluse und zwei Wollblusen enthält zwei unterschiedliche Warenkategorien – also zwei Tarifunterpositionen – und kostet sechs Euro. Wird eine Bestellung auf mehrere Pakete aufgeteilt, fällt die Abgabe für jedes einzelne an. Für Verbraucher entscheidend: Schuldner ist der Anmelder – in der Praxis der Verkäufer oder die im Import One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) der EU registrierte Plattform beziehungsweise deren Vertreter –, nicht der Kunde an der Haustür. Nach Angaben des Rates deckt das IOSS-System 93 Prozent der E-Commerce-Warenströme in die EU ab; bei den großen Plattformen dürfte die Abgabe also in einem etwas höheren Kassenpreis aufgehen statt in einer Nachforderung bei der Zustellung. Ob die Abgabe auf Händler außerhalb des IOSS ausgeweitet wird, will die Europäische Kommission regelmäßig prüfen. Die Dimension des Handels, der damit erstmals in das Zollnetz geholt wird, ist gewaltig. Nach Angaben der Kommission gelangten 2024 insgesamt 4,6 Milliarden Pakete mit einem Wert unter 150 Euro in die EU – etwa zwölf Millionen pro Tag –, 91 Prozent davon aus China; seit 2022 verdoppeln sich die Mengen Jahr für Jahr. Bis zu 65 Prozent der Kleinsendungen waren nach Schätzung der Kommission zudem unterbewertet, um Abgaben zu umgehen. Warum Brüssel nicht bis 2028 warten wollte Die vollständige Abschaffung der Schwelle war bereits im November 2025 im Rahmen der großen EU-Zollreform vereinbart worden. Das endgültige Regime hängt jedoch am Zolldatenhub, der nicht vor Mitte 2028 einsatzbereit sein dürfte. Statt so lange zuzuwarten, entschieden sich die Mitgliedstaaten für die simple Pauschale als Zwischenlösung – mit Verweis auf unfaire Konkurrenz für den europäischen Handel, unsichere Produkte, die durch die Kontrollen rutschen, und die Umweltkosten von Milliarden einzeln verschickter Päckchen. „Während der weltweite Online-Handel boomt, müssen die Zollvorschriften der EU Schritt halten. Mit der Abschaffung der überholten Befreiung für Kleinsendungen stärken wir die europäischen Unternehmen und verschließen unseriösen Verkäufern ihre Schlupflöcher. Jetzt gilt es, die gesamte Zollreform entschlossen voranzutreiben – sie ist ein zentraler Baustein, um die EU wettbewerbsfähiger und sicherer zu machen“, erklärte der zyprische Finanzminister Makis Keravnos für den Ratsvorsitz bei der Annahme der Verordnung im Februar. Dänemarks Wirtschaftsministerin Stephanie Lose, unter deren Vorsitz die Einigung vom November 2025 zustande kam, zeigte sich „sehr erfreut“ über das Ende der 150-Euro-Schwelle: Man stelle sicher, „dass Zölle ab dem ersten Euro entrichtet werden“, schaffe gleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen für europäische Unternehmen und begrenze den Zustrom von Billigwaren. Zugleich habe man vereinbart, möglichst rasch im Laufe des Jahres 2026 auf eine Übergangslösung hinzuarbeiten. Die Plattformen haben den Kurswechsel kommen sehen. Shein und Temu verlagerten vor dem Stichtag über Monate hinweg große Warenbestände in Logistikzentren innerhalb der EU, um Bestellungen künftig aus dem Binnenmarkt heraus zu bedienen – bei Sammelimporten wird der Zoll bei der Einfuhr fällig, die anschließende Einzelzustellung bleibt abgabenfrei. Handelsverbänden wiederum geht die Maßnahme nicht weit genug: Der belgische Mittelstandsverband SNI nannte die parallel geplante Bearbeitungsgebühr von rund zwei Euro „völlig unzureichend“, um die europäischen Geschäfte vor der Flut billiger Importe zu schützen. Was sich für Kundinnen und Kunden in Luxemburg ändert Für Verbraucher in Luxemburg und der Großregion sind die Folgen spürbar, aber überwiegend indirekt: - Höhere Preise statt neuer Formalitäten: Bestellungen bei IOSS-registrierten Plattformen wie Temu, Shein oder AliExpress dürften im Warenkorb schlicht etwas teurer werden – drei Euro je Warenart –, an der Zustellung ändert sich nichts. - Bei der Mehrwertsteuer bleibt alles beim Alten: Einfuhrumsatzsteuer wird bereits seit Juli 2021 auf sämtliche Pakete aus Drittstaaten erhoben und bei IOSS-Verkäufern direkt an der Kasse eingezogen, wie die luxemburgische Zollverwaltung erläutert. - Sendungen außerhalb des IOSS bleiben der teure Weg: Jede Einfuhr aus einem Drittland erfordert unabhängig vom Wert eine elektronische Zollanmeldung. Übernimmt POST Luxembourg oder ein Kurierdienst die Verzollung für den Empfänger, kommen dessen Abfertigungsgebühren zu den fälligen Abgaben hinzu – daran ändert die Neuregelung nichts. - Weitere Kosten sind möglich: Über eine separate Bearbeitungsgebühr von rund zwei Euro je Paket, mit der die Zollbehörden für die Abfertigung der E-Commerce-Flut entschädigt werden sollen, wird im Rahmen des größeren Reformpakets noch verhandelt. Übergangslösung mit Ablaufdatum Die Drei-Euro-Pauschale ist ausdrücklich befristet. Ab dem 1. Juli 2028 sollen nach der im November 2025 in Grundzügen vereinbarten Zollreform die regulären EU-Zollsätze auf jede eingeführte Ware ab dem ersten Euro Warenwert angewendet werden, abgewickelt über den neuen Datenhub. Produktkennzeichnungen auf Kleinsendungen, seit dem 1. Juli freiwillig, werden zum 1. November 2026 verpflichtend – sie sollen den Zollbehörden helfen, unsichere oder falsch deklarierte Waren zu erkennen. Die Zolleinnahmen fließen als traditionelle Eigenmittel in den EU-Haushalt; die Mitgliedstaaten behalten einen Anteil zur Deckung ihrer Erhebungskosten. Die Milliarden Kleinpakete, die bislang unverzollt über die Grenze kamen, finanzieren damit künftig – Artikel für Artikel – die Union mit, die sie kontrolliert. ### Sources - Council gives final green light to new customs duty rules for small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/council-gives-final-green-light-to-new-customs-duty-rules-for-small-parcels/ - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - Customs: Council takes action to tackle the influx of small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/customs-council-takes-action-to-tackle-the-influx-of-small-parcels/ - Guidance and legal text on temporary flat fee on low-value imports which will apply until 1 July 2028 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-legal-text-temporary-flat-fee-low-value-imports-which-will-apply-until-1-july-2028-2026-06-08_en - E-commerce: 150 EUR customs duty exemption threshold to be removed as of 2026 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/e-commerce-150-eur-customs-duty-exemption-threshold-be-removed-2026-2025-11-13_en - EU slaps €3 duty fee on SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress imports — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/eu-slaps-3-duty-fee-on-shein-temu-and-aliexpress-imports - EU countries agree temporary €3 flat customs fee for small imported parcels — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/12/eu-countries-agree-temporary-3-flat-customs-fee-for-small-imported-parcels - Shein and Temu hit by new EU customs duty on cheap parcels — Retail Gazette: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/07/shein-and-temu-hit-by-new-eu-customs-duty-on-cheap-parcels/ - Tax on small parcels: EU acts, retailers criticise — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tax-on-small-parcels-eu-acts-retailers-criticise - EU introduces EUR 3 customs duty on low-value imports from 1 July 2026 — Baker McKenzie — Global Import Blog: https://globalimportblog.bakermckenzie.com/2026/06/26/eu-eu-introduces-eur-3-customs-duty-on-low-value-imports-from-1-july-2026/ - Packages/Shipments — international trade — Administration des douanes et accises (Luxembourg): https://douanes.public.lu/fr/commerce-international/colis-envois/Packages_shipments.html - What are customs charges? — POST Luxembourg: https://www.post.lu/en/particuliers/support/colis/colis/douane/frais-de-douane - EU Customs Duty Hits Shein, Temu Parcels: 5.9 Billion Imports Now Taxed — Tech Times: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319496/20260702/eu-customs-duty-hits-shein-temu-parcels-59-billion-imports-now-taxed.htm --- ## Milliarden für Münchner Rüstungs-KI: Helsing steht vor Aufstieg zum wertvollsten Start-up Deutschlands - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/muenchner-ruestungs-ki-helsing-vor-18-milliarden-dollar-bewertung - Published: 2026-07-02T11:23:49.606+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:23:49.606+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: c6c9c379-2420-414e-9be3-0a376e0bb1c9 - Dateline: Munich, DE > Rund 1,2 Milliarden Dollar, 18 Milliarden Bewertung: Die mehrfach überzeichnete Runde unter Führung von Dragoneer und Lightspeed zeigt, wie Europas Aufrüstung zum großen Anlagethema wird. ### Summary Das Münchner Verteidigungsunternehmen Helsing steht vor einer Finanzierungsrunde über rund 1,2 Milliarden Dollar bei einer Bewertung von etwa 18 Milliarden Dollar. Damit würde der Hersteller von KI-Software und Kampfdrohnen zum wertvollsten Start-up Deutschlands. ### Key facts - Helsing steht vor einer Finanzierungsrunde über rund 1,2 Milliarden Dollar bei einer Bewertung von etwa 18 Milliarden Dollar – laut FT mehrfach überzeichnet; ein formeller Abschluss wurde noch nicht verkündet. - Das Münchner Unternehmen würde damit zum wertvollsten Start-up Deutschlands; trotz der US-Lead-Investoren Dragoneer und Lightspeed bleibt es zu rund 80 Prozent in europäischer Hand. - Die Bewertung liegt in Dollar gerechnet rund 30 Prozent über der Runde vom Juni 2025 (600 Millionen Euro zu zwölf Milliarden Euro Bewertung, angeführt von Daniel Eks Prima Materia). - Europäische Verteidigungs-, Sicherheits- und Resilienz-Start-ups sammelten 2025 mit 8,7 Milliarden Dollar Rekord-Wagniskapital ein; München ist Europas führender Standort. - Die Europäische Investitionsbank in Luxemburg vervierfachte ihre Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsfinanzierung 2025 auf vier Milliarden Euro. ### FAQ **Q: Was macht Helsing?** Das 2021 in München gegründete Unternehmen entwickelt KI-Software und Waffensysteme für die Verteidigung – darunter die Kampfdrohne HX-2, die Loitering Munition HF-1, den Unterwassergleiter SG-1 Fathom und das unbemannte Kampfflugzeug CA-1 Europa, dessen Erstflug für 2027 geplant ist. **Q: Ist die neue Finanzierungsrunde bereits abgeschlossen?** Nein. Nach Berichten von Financial Times, Bloomberg und TechCrunch steht Helsing vor dem Abschluss; die Runde war mehrfach überzeichnet, ein formeller Abschluss wurde bis Anfang Juli 2026 aber nicht verkündet. **Q: Wer führt die Runde an?** Die Investmentgesellschaft Dragoneer aus San Francisco führt die Runde an, Co-Lead ist der Bestandsinvestor Lightspeed Venture Partners. Trotz der US-Investoren bleibt Helsing zu rund 80 Prozent in europäischer Hand. **Q: Warum fließt derzeit so viel Geld in Verteidigungs-Start-ups?** Die NATO-Staaten haben sich 2025 verpflichtet, bis 2035 fünf Prozent des BIP für Verteidigung und Sicherheit auszugeben; die EU will mit ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 bis zu 800 Milliarden Euro mobilisieren. Europäische Verteidigungs-Start-ups sammelten 2025 mit 8,7 Milliarden Dollar Rekord-Wagniskapital ein. ### Body Kein deutsches Start-up war jemals so hoch bewertet: Das Münchner Verteidigungsunternehmen Helsing steht vor dem Abschluss einer Finanzierungsrunde über rund 1,2 Milliarden Dollar (etwa eine Milliarde Euro), die den Hersteller von KI-Software und Kampfdrohnen mit etwa 18 Milliarden Dollar bewerten würde. Das berichtete zuerst die Financial Times; Bloomberg und TechCrunch bestätigten die Angaben. Fünf Jahre nach der Gründung würde Helsing damit zum wertvollsten Start-up der Bundesrepublik aufsteigen – und zum Sinnbild dafür, dass die Aufrüstung Europas zur bestimmenden Investmentgeschichte des Kontinents geworden ist. Angeführt wird die Runde von der Investmentgesellschaft Dragoneer aus San Francisco, als Co-Lead tritt der bereits beteiligte Wagniskapitalgeber Lightspeed Venture Partners auf. Nach Angaben von mit dem Vorgang vertrauten Personen gegenüber der FT war die Runde mehrfach überzeichnet. Einen formellen Abschluss hat das Unternehmen bislang nicht verkündet; der Zeitpunkt stand bei Bekanntwerden im Mai noch nicht fest. Bemerkenswert: Trotz der beiden amerikanischen Lead-Investoren bleibt Helsing dem FT-Bericht zufolge zu rund 80 Prozent in europäischer Hand. Die neue Bewertung bedeutet einen Sprung von rund 30 Prozent in Dollar gerechnet – binnen kaum eines Jahres. Erst im Juni 2025 hatte Helsing 600 Millionen Euro zu einer Bewertung von zwölf Milliarden Euro (damals etwa 14 Milliarden Dollar) eingesammelt, angeführt von Prima Materia, dem Investmentvehikel des Spotify-Gründers Daniel Ek, der dem Verwaltungsrat des Unternehmens vorsitzt. „Während Europa seine Verteidigungsfähigkeiten als Antwort auf die sich wandelnden geopolitischen Herausforderungen rasch ausbaut, besteht ein dringender Bedarf an Investitionen in Spitzentechnologien, die seine strategische Autonomie und Verteidigungsbereitschaft sichern“, sagte Ek bei der Bekanntgabe jener früheren Runde. Vom Algorithmus zum Arsenal Gegründet im März 2021 von Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf und Niklas Köhler, begann Helsing als reines Software-Unternehmen für die Verteidigung – und hat sich seither mit hohem Tempo in die Hardware vorgearbeitet. Rund 900 Mitarbeiter beschäftigte die Firma im Jahr 2025. Zum Portfolio zählen heute die elektrische Kampfdrohne HX-2 in X-Flügel-Bauweise mit rund 100 Kilometern Reichweite, die Loitering Munition HF-1 – von der Tausende Exemplare mit deutscher Finanzierung an die Ukraine geliefert wurden –, der autonome Unterwassergleiter SG-1 Fathom sowie das unbemannte Kampfflugzeug CA-1 Europa, dessen Erstflug für 2027 angepeilt ist. Im Juni 2025 übernahm Helsing den Flugzeugbauer Grob, im Januar 2026 das Bodenrobotik-Unternehmen Keybotic. Dem Kapital folgen die Staatsaufträge. Im Februar vergab das Bundesverteidigungsministerium Aufträge für Kampfdrohnen an Helsing und den Berliner Konkurrenten Stark; das Fachportal DroneXL beziffert den Anfangswert auf 269 Millionen Euro, bei einem Volumen von bis zu 1,46 Milliarden Euro über sieben Jahre. Im Mai gründeten Helsing und der Bremer Raumfahrtkonzern OHB zudem das Gemeinschaftsunternehmen KIRK, das KI-gestützte Systeme zur satellitengestützten Aufklärung und Zielerfassung für europäische Streitkräfte entwickeln soll. „Der Krieg in der Ukraine zeigt, wie wichtig weltraumgestützte Zielerfassung ist. Er zeigt auch, dass wir keine Zeit zu verlieren haben und integrierte Verteidigungssysteme im Weltraum – Systeme, deren Leistungsfähigkeit auf Software beruht – so schnell wie möglich liefern müssen“, sagte Co-Geschäftsführer Scherf zum Start des Vorhabens. Fünf Prozent für die Verteidigung: der politische Unterbau Hinter dem Kapitalstrom steht ein politischer Kurswechsel von historischem Ausmaß seit dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine im Jahr 2022. „Die Verbündeten verpflichten sich, bis 2035 jährlich fünf Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in zentrale Verteidigungserfordernisse sowie verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Ausgaben zu investieren“, heißt es in der Erklärung des NATO-Gipfels von Den Haag vom 25. Juni 2025 – 3,5 Prozent davon für den militärischen Kern, bis zu 1,5 Prozent für Infrastruktur, Resilienz und die industrielle Basis. 2029 soll der Kurs überprüft werden; Spanien handelte eine Sonderregelung aus. Die Europäische Union will parallel mit ihrem Plan ReArm Europe, inzwischen in Readiness 2030 umbenannt, bis zu 800 Milliarden Euro mobilisieren – darunter das Kreditinstrument SAFE über 150 Milliarden Euro für die gemeinsame Beschaffung, das der Rat am 27. Mai 2025 verabschiedete. Ein Tabu fällt: Wagniskapital entdeckt die Rüstung Auch private Geldgeber haben umgesteuert. Europäische Start-ups aus den Bereichen Verteidigung, Sicherheit und Resilienz sammelten 2025 mit 8,7 Milliarden Dollar so viel Wagniskapital ein wie nie zuvor – ein Plus von 55 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr und annähernd das Vierfache des Niveaus von fünf Jahren zuvor, wie aus einem im Februar veröffentlichten Bericht von Dealroom und dem NATO Innovation Fund hervorgeht. Künstliche Intelligenz lag 44 Prozent dieser Finanzierungen zugrunde. Auf Deutschland entfielen 2,1 Milliarden Dollar; München, Helsings Heimat, führt mit sieben Milliarden Dollar seit 2020 die europäische Standortrangliste an. - Quantum Systems, der bayerische Hersteller von Aufklärungsdrohnen, nahm im November 2025 180 Millionen Euro zu einer Bewertung von über drei Milliarden Euro auf. - Stark, kaum zwei Jahre alt, sammelte 500 Millionen Euro ein – angeführt von Sequoia und Founders Fund, bei einer Bewertung von über 3,5 Milliarden Euro. - Anduril, Helsings nächstes amerikanisches Pendant, wird in Investorengesprächen mit über 60 Milliarden Dollar bewertet – eine Lücke, auf deren Schließung europäische Geldgeber wetten. Öffentliche Kreditgeber verstärken den Trend. Die Europäische Investitionsbank mit Sitz in Luxemburg vervierfachte ihre Finanzierungen für Sicherheit und Verteidigung im Jahr 2025 auf vier Milliarden Euro – rund fünf Prozent ihrer Finanzierungen in der EU und eine Marke, die ursprünglich erst für 2026 vorgesehen war – innerhalb eines für 2026 erneuerten Rekord-Gesamtrahmens von 100 Milliarden Euro. Seit 2024 hat die Bank ihre Vergaberegeln mehrfach gelockert und auf rein militärische Investitionen ausgeweitet. Für Europas Kapitalmärkte reicht die Bedeutung über ein einzelnes Unternehmen hinaus. Eine Branche, die Wagniskapitalfonds vor fünf Jahren noch aus ethischen und Mandatsgründen mieden, bindet heute einen wachsenden Teil des Risikokapitals, der Talente und der Industriepolitik des Kontinents. Ob sich die 18 Milliarden Dollar für Helsing als weitsichtig oder als überhitzt erweisen, wird sich zeigen müssen – die Richtung aber steht fest: Solange die Regierungen ihre Ausgabenzusagen einhalten, ist die Verteidigung Europas Wachstumsgeschäft. ### Sources - Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/daniel-ek-backed-defense-tech-helsing-to-raise-1-2b-at-18b-valuation/ - German Drone Startup May See $18b Valuation in Fundraising: FT — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-09/german-drone-startup-may-see-18b-valuation-in-fundraising-ft - German defense tech startup Helsing in talks over $1.2B funding round — SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/11/german-defense-tech-startup-helsing-talks-1-2b-funding-round/ - Helsing Aims For $18 Billion Valuation In $1.2 Billion Dragoneer-Led Round — DroneXL: https://dronexl.co/2026/05/09/helsing-18-billion-valuation/ - Helsing, on the cusp of a $1.2B raise, forms space JV with OHB to build AI-based targeting systems — Resilience Media: https://resiliencemedia.co/helsing-on-the-cusp-of-a-1-2b-raise-forms-space-jv-with-ohb-to-build-ai-based-targeting-systems/ - Helsing and OHB form KIRK joint venture for European tactical space-based reconnaissance system — European Defence Industry: https://defence-industry.eu/helsing-and-ohb-form-kirk-joint-venture-for-european-tactical-space-based-reconnaissance-system/ - Helsing raises €600m to invest in European technological sovereignty — Helsing (company newsroom): https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-eur600m-to-invest-in-european-technological-sovereignty - Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek's Prima Materia — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/helsing-fundraise-600m-daniel-ek - Spotify's Daniel Ek leads $694 million investment in defense startup Helsing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence investment and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - SAFE: Council adopts €150 billion boost for joint procurement on European security and defence — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/05/27/safe-council-adopts-150-billion-boost-for-joint-procurement-on-european-security-and-defence/ - ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 — European Parliament (EPRS): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2025)769566 - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European Defence, Security & Resilience Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — NATO Innovation Fund: https://www.nif.fund/news/dealroom-and-nato-innovation-fund-european-defence-security-resilience-startups-smash-record-with-8-7b-raised-in-2025/ - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European DSR Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209841430/en/Dealroom-and-NATO-Innovation-Fund-European-Defence-Security-Resilience-Startups-Smash-Record-with-$8.7B-Raised-in-2025 - EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025 — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/29/eib-spending-on-security-and-defence-quadrupled-to-4bn-in-2025 - EIB Group renews record-high financing target of €100 billion to boost Europe's strategic and technological independence — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2025-528-eib-group-renews-record-high-financing-target-of-eur100-billion-to-boost-europe-s-strategic-and-technological-independence - Helsing (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsing_(company) - Once-reluctant Germany goes big on one-way attack drones — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/02/26/once-reluctant-germany-goes-big-on-one-way-attack-drones/ - Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation - German drone startup Quantum Systems nears €200M funding at $3B valuation — Tech Funding News: https://techfundingnews.com/quantum-systems-to-close-e200m-at-3b-valuation-as-german-defence-tech-booms/ --- ## Baustellenjahr 2026: CFL erneuert fast 30 Kilometer Gleise – Sperrungen in allen Schulferien - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/cfl-gleiserneuerung-2026-sperrkalender-schulferien - Published: 2026-07-02T11:12:16.08+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:12:16.08+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 0bf629e0-dcb7-4ea5-906b-f849174781b2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Von Karneval bis Allerheiligen sperrt die CFL abschnittsweise alle Hauptstrecken; im Sommer trifft es fünfeinhalb Wochen die Pendlerachse nach Thionville – im ersten Jahr des 4,7-Milliarden-Vertrags. ### Summary Die CFL erneuert 2026 netzweit fast 30 Kilometer Gleise und sperrt dafür in allen Schulferien wichtige Strecken, darunter Luxemburg–Thionville vom 16. Juli bis 23. August. Das Programm bildet den Auftakt eines 15-Jahres-Vertrags über 4,7 Milliarden Euro. ### Key facts - Die CFL erneuert 2026 netzweit fast 30 Kilometer Gleise mit über 50.000 Schwellen und rund 50.000 Tonnen Schotter. - Gesperrt wird in allen Schulferien; die Pendlerstrecke Luxemburg–Thionville ist vom 16. Juli bis 23. August unterbrochen. - Im Sommer sollen rund 200 Busfahrer täglich knapp 1.000 Ersatzfahrten leisten, koordiniert mit RGTR, TICE und SNCB. - Der neue Staatsvertrag sichert der CFL 4,7 Milliarden Euro für die Infrastruktur von 2026 bis 2040. - Luxemburg ist mit 587 Euro pro Einwohner (2024) europaweit Spitzenreiter bei den Pro-Kopf-Investitionen in die Schiene. ### FAQ **Q: Wann ist die Strecke Luxemburg–Thionville 2026 gesperrt?** Vom 16. Juli bis zum 23. August 2026. Es ist die längste Sommersperrung des Jahres und betrifft die meistbefahrene Grenzgängerachse; die CFL setzt Ersatzbusse ein. **Q: Warum finden die Bahnarbeiten in den Schulferien statt?** Nach Angaben der CFL sind die Schulferien die einzige Zeit, in der weniger Fahrgäste unterwegs sind und genügend Busse für den Schienenersatzverkehr verfügbar sind. **Q: Wo finde ich die Details zum Ersatzverkehr?** Der Baustellenkalender mit allen Sperrungen und Ersatzbussen ist auf cfl.lu und in der CFL-App abrufbar; der Ersatzverkehr wird mit RGTR, TICE und der belgischen SNCB koordiniert. **Q: Was umfasst der 4,7-Milliarden-Vertrag zwischen Staat und CFL?** Der am 12. Dezember 2025 unterzeichnete Vertrag läuft von 2026 bis 2040 und deckt das nationale Netz, die Bahnanlagen des Hafens Mertert und 68 Bahnhöfe ab – darunter der Umbau des Luxemburger Hauptbahnhofs und die neue Strecke nach Bettemburg. ### Body Wer in Luxemburg auf die Bahn angewiesen ist, sollte 2026 den Baustellenkalender griffbereit haben. Die nationale Bahngesellschaft CFL erneuert in diesem Jahr netzweit fast 30 Kilometer Gleise, verbaut dabei mehr als 50.000 Schwellen und rund 50.000 Tonnen Schotter – und sperrt dafür in jeder Schulferienperiode Abschnitte der Hauptstrecken, darunter die grenzüberschreitenden Achsen nach Thionville, Arlon und Trier, auf die Zehntausende Berufspendler täglich angewiesen sind. Betroffen sind alle vier Hauptachsen des Netzes: die Nordstrecke Luxemburg–Ettelbrück–Troisvierges–Gouvy, die Linie Luxemburg–Wasserbillig–Trier, die Verbindung Luxemburg–Kleinbettingen–Arlon sowie die Strecken in den Süden nach Esch-sur-Alzette und Rodange. „Nach 254 Tagen Bauarbeiten, die 2025 der Mobilität von morgen gewidmet waren, setzen die CFL ihr Engagement 2026 fort“, heißt es in der Pressemitteilung des Unternehmens. Das Programm ist zugleich der Auftakt eines neuen, im Dezember 2025 mit dem Staat unterzeichneten Infrastrukturvertrags über 4,7 Milliarden Euro und 15 Jahre Laufzeit. Gebaut wird, wenn die Schule aus ist Die CFL legt die Arbeiten bewusst in die Schulferien – nach eigenen Angaben die einzige Zeit, in der weniger Fahrgäste unterwegs und genügend Busse für den Ersatzverkehr verfügbar sind. Die wichtigsten Unterbrechungen im Überblick: - Karneval (14.–22. Februar): Luxemburg–Arlon und Luxemburg–Bettemburg gesperrt. - Ostern (28. März–12. April): Luxemburg–Arlon, Luxemburg–Ettelbrück/Diekirch, Bettemburg–Esch-sur-Alzette sowie die Abschnitte Esch–Audun-le-Tiche und Rumelange–Noertzange. - Pfingsten (23.–31. Mai): Luxemburg–Arlon, Luxemburg–Ettelbrück/Diekirch und Luxemburg–Bettemburg. - Sommer (16. Juli–14. September): Luxemburg–Thionville vom 16. Juli bis 23. August; Luxemburg–Bettemburg vom 16. Juli bis 14. August; Luxemburg–Esch-sur-Alzette und Noertzange–Rumelange vom 15. bis 23. August; Bettemburg–Volmerange-les-Mines vom 16. bis 31. Juli und vom 15. bis 30. August; die Nordstrecke Ettelbrück–Troisvierges–Gouvy samt dem Ast Kautenbach–Wiltz sowie der Trierer Korridor Luxemburg–Igel vom 24. August bis 14. September. - Allerheiligen (31. Oktober–8. November): Luxemburg–Bertrange-Strassen, Luxemburg–Athus/Longwy und Luxemburg–Ettelbrück/Diekirch. Für jede Sperrung richtet die CFL einen Ersatzverkehr ein, abgestimmt mit den Busnetzen RGTR und TICE sowie der belgischen SNCB. Im Sommer sollen rund 200 Fahrerinnen und Fahrer täglich knapp 1.000 Ersatzfahrten leisten. Auf der Arlon-Strecke kommen Anfang Juli kurze Sperrungen hinzu, bis in den August gilt dort ein angepasster Fahrplan. Alle Details stehen im Baustellenkalender auf cfl.lu und in der CFL-App. Für Grenzgänger wird der Sommer lang Nach Zahlen des Statistikamts STATEC pendeln rund 228.300 Grenzgänger nach Luxemburg – etwa 46 bis 47 Prozent der Erwerbstätigen im Land. Rund die Hälfte kommt aus Frankreich, der Rest verteilt sich auf Belgien und Deutschland. Die fünfeinhalbwöchige Sommersperrung der Strecke nach Thionville, der meistbefahrenen dieser Pendlerachsen, ist damit der heikelste Posten des Programms. Pendler aus der Region Trier müssen sich vom 24. August bis zum 14. September auf die Unterbrechung des Korridors über Wasserbillig einstellen. Ein Gutteil der Behinderungen dient allerdings Projekten, die genau diese Engpässe beseitigen sollen. Kernstück ist die neue, sieben Kilometer lange Strecke zwischen Luxemburg und Bettemburg – laut Paperjam ein 414-Millionen-Euro-Projekt –, die den dichtesten Zulauf des Netzes entlasten soll: 2026 werden Oberleitung und Signaltechnik installiert, der volle Betrieb ist für September 2027 vorgesehen. In Howald geht in diesem Jahr der neue Umsteigeknoten in Betrieb; zwischen Howald und dem Hauptbahnhof stehen dann vier statt zwei Gleise zur Verfügung, Rolltreppen führen direkt zur Tramhaltestelle. Der Bahnhof Bettemburg, der am zweitstärksten frequentierte des Landes, wird samt einem zweiten Überwerfungsbauwerk („saut-de-mouton“) umgebaut; in Ettelbrück laufen die Abschlussarbeiten. Bahnübergänge verschwinden in Dommeldange, Milbech (Ende Juli 2026) und Colmar-Usines. Zu den größten Einzelbaustellen der Gleiserneuerung zählen 5,7 Kilometer Doppelspur zwischen Wecker und Fausermillen (19.000 Schwellen, 7.000 Tonnen Schotter) sowie 2,6 Kilometer zwischen Cinqfontaines und Troisvierges mit 5.200 Metern Schienen, 4.300 Schwellen und 11.500 Tonnen Schotter; hinzu kommen Abschnitte bei Kautenbach–Paradiso (1,1 Kilometer) und Livange–Berchem (300 Meter). Erstes Jahr des 4,7-Milliarden-Vertrags Den finanziellen Rahmen setzt der am 12. Dezember 2025 unterzeichnete Vertrag über die Verwaltung der Schieneninfrastruktur: 4,7 Milliarden Euro vom 1. Januar 2026 bis Ende 2040 für das nationale Netz, die Bahnanlagen des Hafens Mertert und 68 Bahnhöfe und Haltepunkte – zwei davon, Audun-le-Tiche und Volmerange-les-Mines, auf französischem Boden. Unterzeichnet haben Mobilitätsministerin Yuriko Backes, CFL-Verwaltungsratspräsident Jeannot Waringo und Generaldirektor Marc Wengler; ausdrücklich genannt werden der Umbau des Luxemburger Hauptbahnhofs, die Neubaustrecke nach Bettemburg, multimodale Knotenpunkte und die Erneuerung der Instandhaltungsflotte. Die Regierung löse damit „ihr im Koalitionsabkommen gegebenes Versprechen ein, erheblich und ambitioniert in Infrastruktur und Personal zu investieren, um ein modernes, zugängliches und zuverlässiges Schienennetz zu gewährleisten“, sagte Backes. Dank dieses erneuerten Vertrauensbeweises der Regierung – des Vertrags über die Verwaltung der Schieneninfrastruktur – verfügen wir nun über den Rahmen, die Planungssicherheit und die Mittel, um den Schienenverkehr als Rückgrat der öffentlichen Mobilität in Luxemburg und den Nachbarregionen zu verankern. — Marc Wengler, Generaldirektor der CFL Kein Land investiert pro Kopf mehr Mit diesen Summen verteidigt das Großherzogtum eine Position, die es seit Jahren hält: In den Vergleichen der deutschen Allianz pro Schiene liegt Luxemburg bei den Pro-Kopf-Investitionen in die Schieneninfrastruktur europaweit vorn – 587 Euro je Einwohner im Jahr 2024, vor der Schweiz (480 Euro) und Österreich (352 Euro). Seit dem 29. Februar 2020 ist der öffentliche Nahverkehr im Land zudem als weltweit erstem kostenlos; nur für die grenzüberschreitenden Abschnitte nach Frankreich, Belgien und Deutschland braucht es weiterhin ein Ticket. Hinter dem Bauprogramm steht schlicht die Auslastung: Die Fahrgastzahlen haben sich nach Angaben der CFL in rund zwei Jahrzehnten mehr als verdoppelt, täglich verkehren über 1.000 Personen- und Güterzüge auf dem kompakten Netz. Für die Fahrgäste bedeutet 2026 Busse, angepasste Fahrpläne und längere Reisezeiten. Die mit 4,7 Milliarden Euro unterlegte Wette lautet, dass sich das Warten lohnt – auf eine neue Strecke nach Bettemburg, einen viergleisigen Südzulauf und modernisierte Bahnhöfe. ### Sources - Nous travaillons pour votre mobilité de demain (2026 works programme) — CFL: https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb/news/detail/travaux-cfl - Les CFL prévoient de nombreuses interruptions ferroviaires en 2026 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-cfl-prevoient-deja-de-nombreux-travaux-ferroviaires-en-2026 - CFL annonce des travaux majeurs sur les voies ferrées au Luxembourg en 2026 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-les-cfl-lancent-une-nouvelle-annee-de-grands-travaux-103493788 - Travaux d'infrastructure en 2026 : une nouvelle année d'engagement des CFL — Infogreen (CFL press release): https://www.infogreen.lu/travaux-d-infrastructure-en-2026-une-nouvelle-annee-d-engagement-des-cfl.html - Luxembourg Confirms Long-Term Investment Framework for Railway Infrastructure — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/rail/58526-luxembourg-confirms-long-term-investment-framework-for-railway-infrastructure - L'État et les CFL renouvellent leurs engagements en faveur d'infrastructures ferroviaires — Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/12-decembre/15-backes-cfl.html - Key questions about the CFL works — CFL Blog: https://blogcfl.lu/en/engineering-worksprojets/key-questions-about-the-cfl-works - Germany's rail investment reaches record levels, lags behind neighbours (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-rail-investment-reaches-record-levels-lags-behind-neighbours - Per capita investment in rail infrastructure in Europe (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414740/per-capita-investment-in-rail-infrastructure-europe/ - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Public transport — free since 29 February 2020 — luxembourg.public.lu (Government of Luxembourg): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/mobility/public-transport.html - Residents of Luxembourg celebrate three years of free public transport — EU Urban Mobility Observatory (European Commission): https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/residents-luxembourg-celebrate-three-years-free-public-transport-2023-04-11_en - Government renews CFL rail infrastructure management — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/the-state-renews-rail-infrastructure-management-to-cfl --- ## Fast jeder Zweite in Luxemburg weiß im Ernstfall nicht, was zu tun ist - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-krisenvorsorge-umfrage-letz-prepare-72-stunden - Published: 2026-07-02T06:49:41.301+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:49:41.301+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: cce36ac7-106d-4653-829e-1ae98d0a22f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die erste landesweite Umfrage zur Risikowahrnehmung offenbart eine Lücke zwischen Wissen und Handeln – während die EU auf 72 Stunden Selbstversorgung drängt. ### Summary Luxemburgs erste nationale Umfrage zur Risikowahrnehmung zeigt: Die Bevölkerung fühlt sich gut informiert, doch fast die Hälfte wüsste in einer Krise nicht, wie sie handeln soll. Die Regierung setzt auf den Bürgerleitfaden „Lëtz prepare!“. ### Key facts - Fast jeder Zweite in Luxemburg wüsste in einer Krise nicht, wie er handeln soll – trotz hohen Informationsstands (85 % informieren sich regelmäßig). - Als wahrscheinlichste Risiken gelten Cyberangriffe (89 %), Überschwemmungen (83 %) und Extremwetter (81 %); als gravierendste Bedrohung die Wirtschafts- oder Finanzkrise (76 %). - Bei keinem Risiko wusste eine Mehrheit, wie zu reagieren ist – Höchstwert Extremwetter (41 %), Tiefstwert geopolitische Bedrohungen (14 %). - Der Bürgerleitfaden „Lëtz prepare!“ mit Hinweisen zum 72-Stunden-Set und zu LU-Alert soll die Haushalte 2026 erreichen. - Die EU fordert seit März 2025 mit ihrer Strategie für eine Union der Vorsorge mindestens 72 Stunden Selbstversorgung. ### FAQ **Q: Was hat die Umfrage zur Krisenvorsorge in Luxemburg ergeben?** Die erste nationale Umfrage zur Risikowahrnehmung, durchgeführt von Ilres unter 1.500 Einwohnern, zeigt: Die Bevölkerung ist gut informiert, doch fast die Hälfte wüsste im Ernstfall nicht, wie sie handeln soll. Bei keinem Risiko wusste eine Mehrheit, wie zu reagieren ist. **Q: Was ist die 72-Stunden-Regel der EU?** Die EU-Kommission empfiehlt seit ihrer Strategie für eine Union der Vorsorge vom März 2025, dass Haushalte sich mindestens 72 Stunden selbst versorgen können, falls wesentliche Dienste ausfallen. Ein entsprechendes Set umfasst unter anderem Wasser, haltbare Lebensmittel, Medikamente, eine Taschenlampe, Ausweisdokumente und ein batteriebetriebenes Radio. **Q: Was ist „Lëtz prepare!“?** „Lëtz prepare!“ ist das Label der luxemburgischen Nationalen Resilienzstrategie, die Premierminister Luc Frieden im Oktober 2025 vorstellte. Ein gleichnamiger Bürgerleitfaden mit praktischen Hinweisen zum 72-Stunden-Set, zu LU-Alert und zum Verhalten im Notfall soll die Haushalte im Laufe des Jahres 2026 erreichen. **Q: Welche Risiken beunruhigen die Menschen in Luxemburg am meisten?** Als wahrscheinlichste Risiken gelten Cyberangriffe (89 %), Überschwemmungen (83 %) und Extremwetter (81 %). Beim Schadenspotenzial führt die Wirtschafts- oder Finanzkrise (76 %) vor Cyberangriffen (71 %); ein nuklearer Unfall – die Sorge gilt Cattenom – wird von 69 % für wahrscheinlich gehalten. ### Body Die Menschen in Luxemburg fühlen sich gut über die Gefahren informiert, die dem Großherzogtum drohen könnten. Doch auf die Frage, was sie im Katastrophenfall konkret tun würden, gibt fast jeder Zweite zu: Er wüsste es nicht. Dieser Widerspruch steht im Zentrum der ersten landesweiten Umfrage zur Wahrnehmung von Risiken und Bedrohungen, die Premierminister Luc Frieden am 1. Juli im Rahmen der Nationalen Resilienzstrategie vorstellte. Durchgeführt wurde die Erhebung vom Forschungsinstitut Ilres unter einer repräsentativen Stichprobe von 1.500 Einwohnern. Auftraggeber war die Regierung, die damit ermitteln wollte, wie die Bevölkerung Risiken einschätzt, wie gut sie informiert ist und wie weit sich der Einzelne auf eine mögliche Krise vorbereitet hat. Das Ergebnis nennen die Verantwortlichen selbst ein Paradox, das nun ihre Agenda bestimmt: Das Bewusstsein ist hoch, doch die Vorbereitung hinkt hinterher. Frieden präsentierte die Zahlen gemeinsam mit Innenminister Léon Gloden, Verteidigungsministerin Yuriko Backes und dem Hohen Kommissar für den nationalen Schutz, Guy Bley. Die Umfrage ist eine erste Bestandsaufnahme für eine Strategie, die die Regierung im Oktober 2025 unter dem Motto „Lëtz prepare!“ auf den Weg gebracht hat – mit dem Ziel, die Verantwortung für die Vorsorge über den Staat hinaus in die Haushalte zu tragen. Wovor sich die Menschen am meisten fürchten Bei der Einschätzung, wie wahrscheinlich einzelne Bedrohungen sind, stehen Cyberangriffe an der Spitze: 89 Prozent halten sie für wahrscheinlich oder sehr wahrscheinlich. Es folgen Überschwemmungen mit 83 Prozent und extreme Wetterereignisse mit 81 Prozent – greifbare Gefahren, die Luxemburg und die Großregion in den vergangenen Jahren bereits erlebt haben. Ein anderes Bild ergibt sich, wenn nicht die Wahrscheinlichkeit, sondern das Schadenspotenzial bewertet wird. Als gravierendstes Szenario gilt eine Wirtschafts- oder Finanzkrise, genannt von 76 Prozent, vor Cyberangriffen mit 71 Prozent. Ein nuklearer Unfall – das Kraftwerk Cattenom jenseits der französischen Grenze ist eine Dauersorge in der Region – wird von 69 Prozent für wahrscheinlich gehalten. Militärische Konflikte und nukleare Zwischenfälle erscheinen weniger wahrscheinlich, aber potenziell katastrophal. Informiert, aber nicht gewappnet Die eindrücklichsten Zahlen der Umfrage betreffen die Kluft zwischen Wissen und Handeln. 85 Prozent der Einwohner geben an, sich regelmäßig zu informieren – doch bei keinem einzigen Risiko sagt eine Mehrheit, sie wisse, wie zu reagieren sei. Am besten vorbereitet fühlen sich die Befragten bei Extremwetter, wo 41 Prozent nach eigener Einschätzung wüssten, was zu tun ist; am schlechtesten bei geopolitischen Bedrohungen und bewaffneten Konflikten mit lediglich 14 Prozent. Grundlegende Vorkehrungen im eigenen Haushalt sind zwar verbreitet, für eine schwere Krise aber unzureichend. So verfügen 71 Prozent der Haushalte über einen Rauchmelder, während Lebensmittel- und Wasservorräte, Taschenlampen, Erste-Hilfe-Kenntnisse und Feuerlöscher deutlich seltener vorhanden sind. Auch das nationale Warn- und Informationssystem LU-Alert müsse sichtbarer werden, räumten die Verantwortlichen ein. Resilienz ist nicht allein Aufgabe des Staates; auch die Gesellschaft muss vorbereitet sein. — Premierminister Luc Frieden Es gab auch beruhigende Signale. Das Vertrauen darauf, dass die öffentlichen Institutionen die wesentlichen Dienste aufrechterhalten, liegt bei 83 Prozent. Und die Einwohner zeigen eine große Bereitschaft mitzuhelfen: 86 Prozent würden einem Nachbarn beistehen, und 60 Prozent könnten sich vorstellen, sich freiwillig für eine Reserve im Zivilschutz, im Gesundheitswesen oder beim Militär zu engagieren. Europas Ruf nach 72 Stunden Die Ergebnisse fallen in eine Zeit, in der die Europäische Union die Bürger dazu anhält, in den ersten Stunden eines Notfalls mehr Verantwortung für die eigene Sicherheit zu übernehmen. Im März 2025 stellte die EU-Kommission ihre Strategie für eine Union der Vorsorge vor – ein Paket aus 30 Schlüsselmaßnahmen – und forderte die Haushalte auf, sich mindestens 72 Stunden lang selbst versorgen zu können, sollten die wesentlichen Dienste ausfallen. Der Ansatz ist von den nordischen Ländern inspiriert. Hadja Lahbib, EU-Kommissarin für Vorsorge und Krisenmanagement, sagte bei der Vorstellung: „Vorsorge muss fest im Gefüge unserer Gesellschaften verankert sein – jeder hat eine Rolle zu spielen.“ Zu einem empfohlenen 72-Stunden-Set gehören in der Regel: - Wasser und haltbare Lebensmittel - Medikamente und ein Erste-Hilfe-Set - eine Taschenlampe sowie ein batteriebetriebenes Radio - Ausweisdokumente Von der Strategie zur Sporthalle Luxemburgs Antwort stützt sich auf die Nationale Resilienzstrategie unter dem Label „Lëtz prepare!“. Ein gleichnamiger Bürgerleitfaden – mit praktischen Hinweisen zum Zusammenstellen eines 72-Stunden-Sets, zum Verständnis von LU-Alert und zum richtigen Verhalten im Notfall – soll die Haushalte im weiteren Verlauf des Jahres 2026 erreichen, begleitet von Sensibilisierungskampagnen, die sich besonders an verletzliche Gruppen richten. Gloden verwies auf konkretere Hebel, etwa Anreize für Gemeinden, die in öffentlichen Gebäuden Kapazitäten zur Unterbringung schaffen. „Si nous construisons un hall de sport par exemple, il y aurait des subventions bonus si le hall peut abriter des gens pendant 72 heures“, sagte er – eine Sporthalle, die Menschen 72 Stunden lang beherbergen kann, käme demnach für Bonus-Subventionen infrage. Zudem hat die Regierung eine nationale Reserve spezialisierter Fähigkeiten in den Zivilschutz eingegliedert. Bei aller Beunruhigung über Cyberangriffe, Überschwemmungen und geopolitische Instabilität ist die Botschaft der Umfrage an die Politik enger und praktischer gefasst: Das Problem des Landes ist nicht Gleichgültigkeit, sondern eine Wissenslücke. Sie zu schließen, so die Minister, werde aus einer gut informierten Bevölkerung eine wirklich vorbereitete machen. ### Sources - Survey Finds Nearly Half of Luxembourg Residents Unprepared for Crises — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62125-survey-finds-nearly-half-of-luxembourg-residents-unprepared-for-crises - «La résilience n'est pas le devoir seulement de l'État» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/la-resilience-nest-pas-le-devoir-seulement-de-letat/ - Conférence de presse: présentation des résultats de l'enquête nationale sur la perception des risques et menaces — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/video-conference-presse/2026/07-juillet/01-conference-presse-enquete.html - EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises — European Commission — Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-preparedness-union-strategy-prevent-and-react-emerging-threats-and-crises-2025-03-26_en - "Lëtz prepare!": Luc Frieden presents the National Resilience Strategy — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/13-frieden-strategie-nationale-resilience.html - Brussels calls for EU households to prepare 72-hour survival kits — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250327-brussels-calls-eu-households-prepare-72-hour-survival-kits-attacks-disasters-conflict --- ## Irland führt sechs Monate lang den EU-Rat – und stellt seinen Fahrplan in Luxemburg vor - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/irland-eu-ratspraesidentschaft-2026-luxemburg-prioritaeten - Published: 2026-07-02T06:38:05.928+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:38:05.928+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 02601873-c82a-4d74-a817-b268c1bdfca3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Bis Dezember leitet Dublin die Verhandlungen der Mitgliedstaaten – über den nächsten Langfristhaushalt, Erweiterung, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Verteidigung. Dossiers, die Luxemburg unmittelbar treffen. ### Summary Seit dem 1. Juli hat Irland den turnusmäßigen Vorsitz im Rat der EU inne. In Luxemburg stellten die Vertretung der EU-Kommission und die irische Botschaft die Prioritäten vor – Themen, die für den Finanzplatz und die Grenzgänger von hoher Bedeutung sind. ### Key facts - Irland führt vom 1. Juli bis 31. Dezember 2026 den turnusmäßigen Vorsitz im Rat der EU – zum achten Mal und erstmals mit Irisch als voll funktionsfähiger EU-Amtssprache. - Das Programm ruht auf drei Säulen: Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, europäische Werte und Sicherheit; Leitspruch ist „Ní neart go cur le chéile“ (Stärke durch Zusammenhalt). - Zentrale Aufgabe ist der EU-Langfristhaushalt 2028–2034; Dublin will die Verhandlungen vorantreiben und möglichst bis Jahresende eine Einigung erreichen. - Am ersten Tag stellten die EU-Kommissionsvertretung und die irische Botschaft die Prioritäten im Foyer Européen in Luxemburg-Gare vor rund 70 Gästen vor. - Für Luxemburg sind Haushalt, Binnenmarkt, Grenzgänger (Ende 2025 rund 231.290) und Finanzdienstleistungen unmittelbar betroffen. ### FAQ **Q: Wie lange hat Irland den EU-Ratsvorsitz inne?** Irland führt den turnusmäßigen Vorsitz im Rat der Europäischen Union vom 1. Juli bis zum 31. Dezember 2026 – es ist die achte irische Präsidentschaft. Sie folgt auf Zypern und wird zum Jahresende an Litauen übergeben. **Q: Was sind die Prioritäten der irischen Präsidentschaft?** Das Programm ruht auf drei Säulen: Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, europäische Werte und Sicherheit. Zentrale Vorhaben sind der Fahrplan „One Europe, One Market“, der Langfristhaushalt 2028–2034, die Erweiterung (u. a. Montenegro, Albanien, Moldau, Ukraine) sowie innere Sicherheit und Verteidigungskooperation. **Q: Warum ist die Präsidentschaft für Luxemburg wichtig?** Als kleiner Mitgliedstaat und großer Finanzplatz ist Luxemburg direkt betroffen: vom EU-Haushalt und möglichen neuen Eigenmitteln, vom Binnenmarkt und der Steuerkoordinierung für rund 231.290 Grenzgänger sowie von Finanzdienstleistungs- und Sicherheitsdossiers. **Q: Wo wurden die Prioritäten in Luxemburg vorgestellt?** Am 1. Juli 2026 im Foyer Européen in Luxemburg-Gare, gemeinsam organisiert von der Vertretung der EU-Kommission in Luxemburg und der Botschaft Irlands, vor rund 70 Diplomaten und Institutionenvertretern. ### Body Seit dem 1. Juli liegt der Vorsitz im Rat der Europäischen Union bei Irland. Der Halbjahresturnus fällt in eine Phase, in der über die strittigsten Vorhaben des Jahres 2026 entschieden werden soll – vom nächsten Langfristhaushalt über die Erweiterung bis zur Verteidigung. Schon am ersten Tag trug Dublin diese Agenda nach Luxemburg: Vor einem Publikum aus Vertreterinnen und Vertretern der EU-Institutionen wurden die Schwerpunkte der Präsidentschaft dargelegt. Schauplatz war das Foyer Européen in Luxemburg-Gare, ausgerichtet gemeinsam von der Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in Luxemburg und der Botschaft Irlands. Rund 70 Diplomatinnen, Diplomaten und Institutionenvertreter nahmen teil, wie Chronicle.lu berichtet. Anne Calteux, Leiterin des Luxemburger Kommissionsbüros, erläuterte die Mechanik der Rolle – den Vorsitz in den Ratssitzungen, das Aushandeln von Kompromissen zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten und das Vorantreiben der Gesetzgebung. Die irische Botschafterin in Luxemburg, Jean McDonald, stellte das Programm vor und sprach von einer Präsidentschaft, die in einer „für Europa entscheidenden Zeit“ beginne. Es ist Irlands achter Vorsitz. Übernommen wird er von Zypern, zum Jahresende geht er an Litauen. Der Leitspruch greift ein irisches Sprichwort auf – „Ní neart go cur le chéile“, Stärke durch Zusammenhalt. Erstmals ist Irisch dabei eine voll funktionsfähige Amtssprache der EU. Drei Säulen für ein halbes Jahr Dublin hat sein Programm um drei ineinandergreifende Säulen gebaut: Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, europäische Werte und Sicherheit. Wirtschaftlich will die Präsidentschaft den von Rat, Kommission und Parlament vereinbarten Fahrplan „One Europe, One Market“ voranbringen – mit dem Ziel, Bürokratie abzubauen, den Binnenmarkt zu vertiefen und die Energiewende zu beschleunigen. Auch Digitalpolitik und künstliche Intelligenz stehen auf der Liste; Irland zählt bei Forschung und Innovation zu den fünf stärksten Mitgliedstaaten der EU. Die Ziele decken sich weitgehend mit der Agenda der Kommission und der Strategischen Agenda der EU für 2024 bis 2029. Die Aufgabe des Vorsitzes ist damit vor allem eine des Lieferns: Dossiers, die bereits auf dem Tisch liegen, zur Entscheidung zu führen. Bei der Sicherheit kündigt Irland an, die grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit gegen die organisierte Kriminalität – darunter Schleusung und Waffenhandel – sowie die vollständige Umsetzung des Migrations- und Asylpakts voranzutreiben, dazu eine engere Verteidigungskooperation. Jetzt, da der Startpfiff ertönt ist, sind wir bereit, alles zu geben. Die Worte stammen von Taoiseach Micheál Martin, dem irischen Regierungschef, der die Übergabe in Dublin an der Seite von Ratspräsident António Costa markierte. Costa selbst nannte es „die richtige Präsidentschaft zur richtigen Zeit“. Der Streit ums Geld Die schwerste Aufgabe des Halbjahres ist das Geld. Die Europäische Kommission legte ihren Vorschlag für den Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen – den Siebenjahreshaushalt der EU – für den Zeitraum 2028 bis 2034 im Juli 2025 vor. Irland will die Verhandlungen darüber vorantreiben und „im Idealfall“ bis Jahresende eine Einigung unter den Mitgliedstaaten erzielen. Dazu gehört die heikelste Frage in Brüssel: wie der Haushalt zu finanzieren ist und wie stark man auf neue EU-weite „Eigenmittel“ setzt. Parallel läuft die Erweiterung. Irland bekräftigt die Unterstützung für die Beitrittskandidaten, während die Verhandlungen mit Montenegro, Albanien, Moldau und der Ukraine vorankommen. Der Rückhalt für Kyjiw zieht sich durch das gesamte Programm. Martin versprach, die EU werde „unerschütterlich an der Seite des ukrainischen Volkes stehen, inspiriert von seinem Mut und entschlossen, ihm den Frieden und die Gerechtigkeit zu sichern, die es verdient“. Was auf dem Spiel für Luxemburg steht Für einen kleinen Mitgliedstaat ist eine Präsidentschaft in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft mehr als Protokoll. Luxemburgs Wirtschaft ist ungewöhnlich stark genau jenen Dossiers ausgesetzt, die Irland nun leitet – und mehrere davon werden einstimmig oder in zähen Verhandlungen zwischen den Hauptstädten entschieden, wo der Einfluss eines kleinen Landes davon abhängt, dass die Tagesordnung fair geführt wird. - Der Haushalt. Als Nettozahler und Finanzplatz hat Luxemburg ein direktes Interesse an Umfang und Finanzierung des Rahmens 2028–2034 und an möglichen neuen Eigenmitteln aus Binnenmarkt oder Unternehmensbesteuerung. - Grenzüberschreitende Arbeit. STATEC zählte Ende 2025 knapp 494.000 Beschäftigte in Luxemburg, davon rund 47 Prozent – etwa 231.290 Menschen – Grenzgänger aus Frankreich, Belgien und Deutschland. Die Dossiers zu Binnenmarkt, Mobilität und Steuerkoordinierung berühren diese Arbeitskräfte unmittelbar. - Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Finanzsektor. Vereinfachung, Kapitalmarkt- und Finanzdienstleistungsmaßnahmen, gebündelt in der Wettbewerbssäule, sind Kerngeschäft für einen Standort, der auf Fondsverwaltung und grenzüberschreitender Finanz aufbaut. - Sicherheit und Verteidigung. Eine engere Verteidigungskooperation und Maßnahmen der inneren Sicherheit prägen ein Bündnis, in dem Luxemburg ein kleiner, aber aktiver Teilnehmer ist. Die Luxemburger Veranstaltung trug auch eine heitere Note der Bande, die Dublin pflegt: Im Rahmen der irischen County Pairing Initiative wurde der Grafschaft Carlow Luxemburg zugeordnet – ein Verweis auf historische Verbindungen, die über Echternach und den heiligen Willibrord zurückreichen. Irlands Vorsitz dürfte laut Brussels Signal rund 185 Millionen Euro kosten. Ob bis Dezember ein Haushaltsabkommen gelingt – das erklärte Ziel der Präsidentschaft selbst –, wird der klarste Maßstab für ein halbes Jahr sein, das für Luxemburg wie für den Rest des Bündnisses die Bedingungen für das nächste Jahrzehnt der EU-Ausgaben festlegt. ### Sources - Priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU — Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU (consilium.europa.eu): https://irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/programme/priorities-of-the-irish-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - What are Ireland's priorities for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU? — European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/07/01/what-are-irelands-priorities-for-its-upcoming-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - 'Ready to give our all': Ireland begins its six-month EU presidency — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ready-to-give-our-all-ireland-begins-its-six-month-eu-presidency/ - Ireland Presents Priorities for EU Council Presidency in Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/irish-chamber-ilcc/62126-ireland-presents-priorities-for-eu-council-presidency-in-luxembourg - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Irish Council Presidency includes a focus on security and migration — European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/irish-council-presidency-includes-focus-security-and-migration-2026-06-30_en - Ireland's EU presidency set to cost around €185 million — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/irelands-eu-presidency-set-to-cost-around-e185-million/ - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on 1 May — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html --- ## Myanmar: Bürgerkrieg fordert 100.000 Tote – Junta festigt ihre Macht - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/myanmar-buergerkrieg-100000-tote-junta-machtausbau - Published: 2026-07-02T06:22:10.697+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:22:10.697+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 0e658d19-f7ee-4009-a412-6533abae1774 - Dateline: Naypyidaw, MM > Ein Konfliktmonitor zählt seit dem Putsch von 2021 über 100.000 Tote. Während das Militär einen Wahlsieg für sich reklamiert, schaut die Welt weitgehend weg. ### Summary Der Bürgerkrieg in Myanmar hat laut dem Konfliktmonitor ACLED die Schwelle von 100.000 Toten überschritten – während die Militärjunta ihre Herrschaft mit einer umstrittenen Wahl zu legitimieren versucht. ### Key facts - Der Konfliktmonitor ACLED zählt seit dem Putsch vom Februar 2021 mindestens 100.114 konfliktbedingte Todesfälle – der tödlichste aktive Konflikt Asiens. - Mit über 1.200 registrierten bewaffneten Gruppen gilt Myanmar als der am stärksten zersplitterte Konflikt der Welt. - Mehr als 3,7 Millionen Menschen sind vertrieben; ein UN-Bericht macht das Militär für mindestens 702 zivile Tote binnen sechs Monaten verantwortlich. - Nach einer als Farce kritisierten Wahl wurde Putschführer Min Aung Hlaing am 10. April 2026 als Präsident vereidigt. - Die EU verlängerte ihre Sanktionen bis April 2027 – sie richten sich gegen 105 Personen und 22 Organisationen. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Menschen sind seit dem Putsch in Myanmar gestorben?** Der Konfliktmonitor ACLED zählt seit dem Militärputsch vom Februar 2021 mindestens 100.114 konfliktbedingte Todesfälle. Eine offizielle Bilanz existiert nicht, und die Schätzungen gehen weit auseinander; Fachleute bezeichnen es als den tödlichsten aktiven Konflikt Asiens. **Q: Warum erkennt der Westen die Wahl in Myanmar nicht an?** Die Parlamentswahl fand zwischen Ende Dezember 2025 und Januar 2026 in Etappen statt, in dutzenden von Rebellen kontrollierten Bezirken wurde gar nicht gewählt. Die militärnahe Partei erhielt über 80 Prozent der umkämpften Sitze. Westliche Regierungen und Demokratie-Beobachter werteten die Abstimmung als Farce zur Bemäntelung der Militärherrschaft. **Q: Wie reagiert die EU auf die Lage in Myanmar?** Der Rat der EU verlängerte am 27. April 2026 seine Sanktionen bis zum 30. April 2027. Sie richten sich gegen 105 Personen und 22 Organisationen und umfassen unter anderem das Einfrieren von Vermögen, Einreiseverbote, ein Waffenembargo sowie das Verbot militärischer Zusammenarbeit mit der Tatmadaw. ### Body Fünf Jahre nach dem Militärputsch in Myanmar hat der Bürgerkrieg eine grimmige Marke erreicht: Mehr als 100.000 Menschen sind seit der Machtübernahme der Generäle im Februar 2021 ums Leben gekommen. Die Zahl, die ein führender Konfliktmonitor in dieser Woche vorlegte, macht das Ausmaß eines Krieges sichtbar, der das Land zersplittert hat – und der international weit weniger Aufmerksamkeit erfährt als andere Schauplätze. Das Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), das Opferzahlen aus Medien- und anderen Berichten zusammenträgt, zählte seit dem Putsch 100.114 konfliktbedingte Todesfälle. Eine offizielle Bilanz gibt es nicht, die Schätzungen gehen weit auseinander. Fachleute stufen den Krieg dennoch als den tödlichsten aktiven Konflikt Asiens ein. Erfasst werden dabei die Kämpfe zwischen dem herrschenden Militär, in Myanmar Tatmadaw genannt, und einem breiten Geflecht aus prodemokratischen Kämpfern und alteingesessenen ethnischen Milizen. Nach Angaben von ACLED wurden mehr als 1.200 verschiedene bewaffnete Gruppen registriert – die Organisation spricht vom „am stärksten zersplitterten Konflikt der Welt". Im vergangenen Jahr rangierte Myanmar auf Platz zwei der am schwersten von Gewalt betroffenen Länder, nur hinter den palästinensischen Gebieten. Aus der Niederschlagung von Protesten wurde ein Flächenbrand Was als brutale Unterdrückung von Demonstranten begann – nachdem die Armee die gewählte Regierung der Friedensnobelpreisträgerin Aung San Suu Kyi gestürzt hatte –, ist zu einem landesweiten Aufstand geworden. Eine im Spätherbst 2023 gestartete Offensive des Widerstands brachte weite Landstriche unter dessen Kontrolle. Die Junta reagierte Anfang 2024 mit der Aktivierung eines Wehrpflichtgesetzes, um ihre ausgedünnten Reihen aufzufüllen. Sun Mon Thant, leitender Analyst bei ACLED, beschreibt eine Gewalt, die inzwischen fast jeden Winkel des Landes erreicht hat. Es ist tödlich, es ist gefährlich für die Zivilbevölkerung, der Konflikt hat sich über das ganze Land ausgebreitet. Um Verluste am Boden auszugleichen, setzt das Militär zunehmend auf Luftangriffe. Human Rights Watch dokumentierte in seinem World Report 2026 Bombardements, die 2025 Schulen, Krankenhäuser, religiöse Versammlungen und Lager für Vertriebene trafen. Die Organisation wirft der Junta zudem vor, Hilfslieferungen in Gebiete der Opposition gezielt zu blockieren. Eine humanitäre Notlage, die sich vertieft Der Preis für die Bevölkerung reicht weit über die Getöteten hinaus. Die Vereinten Nationen schätzen die Zahl der Binnenvertriebenen auf mehr als 3,7 Millionen. Nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur AFP ist inzwischen mehr als jeder fünfte Einwohner von akuter Ernährungsunsicherheit betroffen, während die Wirtschaft kollabiert. Human Rights Watch beziffert die Zahl der akut von Hunger Bedrohten auf über 15 Millionen. Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7,7 im März 2025, von dem laut UN rund 17 Millionen Menschen betroffen waren, verschärfte das Elend zusätzlich. Menschenrechtsgruppen zufolge setzte das Militär seine Angriffe fort, während Überlebende noch in den Trümmern nach Verschütteten suchten. Ein Ende Juni veröffentlichter Bericht des UN-Menschenrechtsbüros hält fest, dass Myanmars Militär in den sechs Monaten bis Ende Januar 2026 für mindestens 702 zivile Todesopfer verantwortlich war – darunter 224 Frauen und 153 Kinder. In diesen Zeitraum fielen die streng kontrollierten Wahlen. Luftangriffe waren die häufigste Todesursache, die zentrale Region Sagaing die gefährlichste für Zivilisten. Ravina Shamdasani, Sprecherin des UN-Menschenrechtsbüros, machte das Militär unmissverständlich verantwortlich: „Diese 702 sind dem Militär Myanmars zuzuschreiben." Der Bericht warnte zugleich, dass die schrumpfende internationale Finanzierung für humanitären Schutz das Leid weiter verschärfe. Eine Wahl, die der Westen nicht anerkennt Trotz der anhaltenden Kämpfe versucht die Junta, ihrer Herrschaft einen zivilen Anstrich zu geben. Eine in Etappen zwischen Ende Dezember 2025 und Januar 2026 abgehaltene Parlamentswahl – in dutzenden von Rebellen kontrollierten Bezirken wurde gar nicht gewählt – bescherte der militärnahen Union Solidarity and Development Party mehr als 80 Prozent der umkämpften Sitze. Am 10. April 2026 wurde Putschführer Min Aung Hlaing, der wenige Tage zuvor als Oberbefehlshaber zurückgetreten war, als Präsident vereidigt. „Myanmar ist auf den Weg der Demokratie zurückgekehrt und steuert auf eine bessere Zukunft zu", erklärte er. Demokratie-Beobachter und westliche Regierungen taten die Abstimmung als Farce ab, die allein der Bemäntelung der Militärherrschaft diene. Der bewaffnete Widerstand kündigte an, weiterzukämpfen. Eine verhaltene Reaktion der Welt Die internationale Antwort bleibt gespalten. China und Russland lieferten der Junta Kampfjets und diplomatische Rückendeckung; Peking vermittelte zudem Waffenruhen mit einigen ethnischen Armeen – Schritte, die dem Regime Halt gaben. Die Europäische Union hält den Druck über Sanktionen aufrecht. Am 27. April 2026 verlängerte der Rat der EU seine restriktiven Maßnahmen um ein weiteres Jahr bis zum 30. April 2027 und verwies auf „die anhaltend ernste Lage in Myanmar, einschließlich der Handlungen, die die Demokratie untergraben, sowie der schwerwiegenden Menschenrechtsverletzungen". Die Maßnahmen richten sich inzwischen gegen 105 Personen und 22 Organisationen. Dazu zählen: - das Einfrieren von Vermögenswerten und EU-Einreiseverbote für die Gelisteten; - ein Embargo für Waffen und Ausrüstung, die zur internen Repression dienen könnten; - ein Verbot der Ausfuhr von Gütern mit doppeltem Verwendungszweck an Militär und Grenzpolizei; - ein Verbot militärischer Ausbildung und Zusammenarbeit mit der Tatmadaw. Auch Mitglieder der Wahlkommission der Junta hat die EU auf ihre schwarze Liste gesetzt. Kritiker halten dem entgegen, dass die Sanktionen das Töten kaum gebremst haben. Die UN warnte vor einer „ausländischen Gleichgültigkeit" gegenüber einer Krise, die auch nach fünf Jahren kein Ende erkennen lässt. Für eine Witwe, die ihren Mann im Krieg verlor, ist der Schmerz, wie sie AFP sagte, „einfach endlos". ### Sources - More than 100,000 killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup, monitor says — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260701-myanmar-mourns-as-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-hits-100-000 - Estimated 100,000 killed in Myanmar's five-year civil war — RTÉ (AFP): https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0701/1581192-myanmar-civil-war/ - Myanmar post-coup conflict death toll exceeds 100,000 — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/02/world/asia-oceania/myanmar-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-exceeds-100000/2376873 - 100,000 Killed in Myanmar Post-Coup Conflict: Monitor — The Defense Post (AFP): https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/01/myanmar-post-coup-casualties/ - World Report 2026: Myanmar — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/myanmar - Myanmar: Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/myanmar-foreign-indifference-compounds-suffering-civilians-un-report - Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months: UN report — Myanmar Now: https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-army-killed-over-700-civilians-in-six-months-un-report/ - Myanmar: EU restrictive measures extended until April 2027 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/27/myanmar-eu-restrictive-measures-extended-until-april-2027/ - Myanmar's coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/myanmars-coup-leader-min-aung-hlaing-sworn-in-as-president - Myanmar: Elections a Fraudulent Claim for Credibility — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/16/myanmar-elections-a-fraudulent-claim-for-credibility --- ## Über 1.000 Hitzetote in Spanien – dieselbe Hitzeglocke löste in Luxemburg die rote Warnstufe aus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/spanien-hitzewelle-juni-2026-mehr-als-1000-hitzetote-rote-warnung-luxe - Published: 2026-07-02T06:14:19.014+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:14:19.014+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: e9ea6afe-fe35-4a4c-aacf-a2937d4d93b9 - Dateline: Madrid, ES > Spaniens Gesundheitsinstitut Carlos III führt mehr als 1.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle auf die Junihitze zurück – während dieselbe Hitzeglocke in Luxemburg und der Großregion die rote Warnstufe auslöste. ### Summary Spanien erlebte den zweitwärmsten Juni seit Messbeginn und verzeichnet über 1.000 hitzebedingte Todesfälle. Dieselbe Hitzeglocke zwang Luxemburg zur roten Warnstufe. ### Key facts - Spanien erlebte mit einem Festland-Mittel von 23,2 °C den zweitwärmsten Juni seit Messbeginn 1961 – 3,2 °C über dem Normalwert. - Das Überwachungssystem MoMo führt mehr als 1.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle auf die Junihitze zurück – mehr als doppelt so viele wie im Juni 2025 (407). - Rund 1.022 der Verstorbenen waren 65 Jahre und älter; die Todesfälle häuften sich in weniger hitzegewohnten Regionen wie Katalonien und dem Baskenland. - Dieselbe Hitzeglocke brachte Temperaturrekorde in halb Europa und zwang MeteoLux ab dem 22. Juni zur landesweiten roten Warnstufe mit örtlich bis zu 40 °C. - Die rote Warnung fiel mit dem luxemburgischen Nationalfeiertag zusammen; die CERI warnte vor einer Hitzewelle ungewöhnlicher Intensität und Dauer. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Menschen starben in Spanien an der Junihitze 2026?** Das Sterblichkeitssystem MoMo des Gesundheitsinstituts Carlos III führt mehr als 1.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle auf die Hitze zurück – 1.028 nach der jüngsten offiziellen Zählung (Reuters: 1.029). Das ist mehr als doppelt so viel wie die 407 Todesfälle im Juni 2025. **Q: Bedeutet die Zahl, dass die Hitze die direkte Todesursache war?** Nein. MoMo bescheinigt die Hitze nicht als direkte Todesursache, sondern schätzt die Übersterblichkeit, indem es die beobachteten Todesfälle mit der für den Zeitraum erwarteten Zahl vergleicht. Die entstandene Lücke wird der Hitze zugeschrieben. **Q: Wie stark war Luxemburg von derselben Hitzewelle betroffen?** MeteoLux gab ab dem 19. Juni eine orange und ab Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, landesweit eine rote Hitzewarnung aus, ausgeweitet bis etwa zum 26. Juni. Örtlich wurden bis zu 40 °C erwartet, 36 bis 38 °C im Süden. Die Warnung fiel mit dem Nationalfeiertag zusammen. **Q: Welche Verhaltensregeln empfahlen die Behörden?** Mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser täglich trinken, den Aufenthalt im Freien etwa zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr meiden, Wohnräume kühl halten und regelmäßig nach gefährdeten Personen wie Älteren, chronisch Kranken und kleinen Kindern sehen. ### Body Mehr als 1.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle hat Spanien im Juni der Hitze zugeschrieben – in einem Monat, der zum zweitwärmsten seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen im Jahr 1961 wurde. Das teilten der nationale Wetterdienst und die Sterblichkeitsüberwachung des Landes in dieser Woche mit. Die Bilanz zeigt schonungslos, wie sehr die sich verschärfenden europäischen Sommer inzwischen Menschenleben bedrohen – und sie geht auf dieselbe Hitzeglocke zurück, die auch über Luxemburg und der gesamten Großregion die rote Warnstufe auslöste. Das Sterblichkeitssystem MoMo, betrieben vom Gesundheitsinstitut Carlos III unter dem spanischen Gesundheitsministerium, verband über den Monat mehr als 1.000 Todesfälle mit der Hitze – 1.028 nach der jüngsten offiziellen Zählung, von der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters mit 1.029 angegeben. Das ist mehr als doppelt so viel wie die 407 hitzebedingten Todesfälle im Juni 2025 und die zweithöchste Juni-Bilanz seit dem Start der MoMo-Reihe 2015. Der größere Teil der Todesfälle entfiel auf eine einzige, sengende Woche rund um den 22. bis 24. Juni; über 600 Sterbefälle fielen in diese Tage. Ein Juni fast ohne Vergleich Nach Angaben der staatlichen Wetteragentur AEMET lag die Durchschnittstemperatur auf dem spanischen Festland im Juni bei 23,2 °C – 3,2 °C über dem Mittel von 1991 bis 2020 und nur vom Juni 2025 mit 23,6 °C übertroffen. Der 22. und der 23. Juni waren die beiden heißesten Junitage in Spanien seit mindestens 1950. Der übergeordnete Trend ist noch eindeutiger: Die erste Jahreshälfte 2026 war landesweit die heißeste jemals gemessene, 1,6 °C über dem Normalwert. Laut AEMET fallen die sieben wärmsten ersten Jahreshälften allesamt in das vergangene Jahrzehnt. Hitzewellen setzen zudem früher ein und treffen häufiger. Zwischen 1975 und 2000 registrierte AEMET auf dem Festland nur zwei Juni-Hitzewellen, zwischen 2000 und 2025 dagegen zehn. Rund die Hälfte aller Juni-Hitzewellen, die die Behörde seit 1975 erfasst, entfällt auf die Zeit seit 2015. „Hitzewellen treten zu Sommerbeginn mit einer höheren Häufigkeit auf als früher“ Diese Warnung stammt von AEMET-Sprecher Rubén del Campo, der davon ausgeht, dass sich Spaniens Sommer weiter zuspitzen werden – weil der Klimawandel Hitzewellen häufiger, länger und wahrscheinlicher außerhalb des traditionellen Zeitfensters von Juli und August macht. Wie die Toten gezählt werden Die Sterbezahlen tragen einen wichtigen Vorbehalt. MoMo bescheinigt die Hitze nicht als direkte Todesursache. Stattdessen schätzt das System die Übersterblichkeit, indem es die tatsächlich beobachteten Todesfälle mit der für den Zeitraum erwarteten Zahl vergleicht. Die Lücke, die sich im Juni auftat, wird der Hitze zugeschrieben. Die Last traf ganz überwiegend die Älteren. Nach den Daten des Instituts waren rund 1.022 der Verstorbenen 65 Jahre oder älter, etwa 720 sogar 85 und mehr. Die Todesfälle konzentrierten sich auf weniger hitzegewohnte Regionen im Norden und am Mittelmeer, darunter Katalonien und das Baskenland, wo Wohnungen und Gemeinden schlechter auf lang anhaltende Extremhitze vorbereitet sind. Dieselbe Glocke über Luxemburg Spanien war die tödlichste Front einer Hitzewelle, die Ende Juni weite Teile des Kontinents erfasste. In Deutschland, Polen, Tschechien, der Slowakei und Ungarn fielen nationale Temperaturrekorde; Großbritannien und die Schweiz verzeichneten ihre heißesten Junitage; Frankreich meldete die höchsten jemals gemessenen Nachttemperaturen; Irland erreichte in Athenry im County Galway 32,1 °C. Wissenschaftler von World Weather Attribution erklärten, das Ereignis wäre im Juni ohne den menschengemachten Klimawandel „praktisch unmöglich" gewesen. Luxemburg lag genau unter derselben Glocke. MeteoLux gab ab Freitag, dem 19. Juni, eine orange Hitzewarnung aus und hob diese ab Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, landesweit auf die rote Stufe an – ausgeweitet über die gesamte Woche bis etwa Freitag, den 26. Juni. Die Temperaturen sollten örtlich bis zu 40 °C erreichen: 36 bis 38 °C im Süden, 33 bis 35 °C im Norden. Die Warnung fiel mit den Feierlichkeiten zum Nationalfeiertag am 22. und 23. Juni zusammen und lockte große Menschenmengen in die Hitze. Die interministerielle Bewertungsstelle der Regierung für Wetter- und Hochwasserrisiken (CERI) warnte: Die außergewöhnlich hohen Temperaturen, die für die kommende Woche vorhergesagt werden, deuten auf eine Hitzewelle von ungewöhnlicher Intensität und Dauer hin, mit erwarteten Auswirkungen auf die Bevölkerung sowie auf den Betrieb der Notfall- und Gesundheitsdienste. Die Behörden riefen die Bevölkerung auf, - täglich mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser zu trinken; - den Aufenthalt im Freien etwa zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr zu meiden; - Wohnräume kühl zu halten und, wo möglich, Schatten oder Klimatisierung zu nutzen; - regelmäßig nach gefährdeten Menschen zu sehen – Ältere, chronisch Kranke und kleine Kinder. Eine Warnung, die weiterreist Spaniens Todesbilanz ist eine Vorschau auf ein Risiko, das das Großherzogtum inzwischen teilt. Die Hitze, die im Südwesten mehr als tausend Menschen tötete, gehört zu demselben Wettersystem, das während der roten Warnstufe Luxemburgs Straßen leerfegte. Wie del Campo und unabhängige Klimaforscher betonen, ist das Muster kein Einzelfall: Frühere, längere und intensivere Hitzewellen werden zu einem festen Merkmal der europäischen Sommer – und mit ihnen ein wachsender gesundheitlicher Notstand, der weit über den Mittelmeerraum hinausreicht. ### Sources - Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever — Reuters (via KELO-AM): https://kelo.com/2026/07/01/spain-attributes-over-1000-excess-deaths-to-heat-in-second-hottestjune-ever/ - Over 1,000 deaths in Spain attributed to June heatwave — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0701/1581217-spain-heatwave/ - Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260701-spain-records-more-than-1-000-excess-deaths-due-to-june-heatwave - Spain records second-hottest June on record with nearly 900 heat-related deaths — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/spain-records-second-hottest-june-on-record-with-nearly-900-heat-related-deaths - Spain's 2nd-hottest June ever blamed for over 1,000 excess deaths — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/spains-2nd-hottest-june-ever-blamed-for-over-1000-excess-deaths - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Last Day of Red Heat Warning With Up to 40°C & Storm Risk — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/62049-last-day-of-red-heat-warning-with-up-to-40degc-storm-risk --- ## Nord-Stream-Sprengung: Bundesanwaltschaft klagt Ukrainer wegen Kriegsverbrechens an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/nord-stream-anklage-ukrainer-kriegsverbrechen-karlsruhe - Published: 2026-07-02T05:50:34.019+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:50:34.019+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 89870f0f-a450-4fab-a4dd-2994aa114a46 - Dateline: Karlsruhe, DE > Fast vier Jahre nach den Explosionen benennt die Karlsruher Behörde erstmals einen Beschuldigten – und stuft den Angriff auf die Gasleitungen völkerstrafrechtlich ein. ### Summary Der Generalbundesanwalt hat erstmals Anklage im Fall Nord Stream erhoben: Ein früherer ukrainischer Soldat soll die Sabotage von 2022 in der Ostsee koordiniert haben – der Vorwurf lautet auf ein Kriegsverbrechen. ### Key facts - Der Generalbundesanwalt in Karlsruhe hat erstmals Anklage im Fall Nord Stream erhoben und einen früheren ukrainischen Soldaten (Serhii K.) als mutmaßlichen Koordinator benannt. - Die Vorwürfe: Angriff auf zivile Energie-Infrastruktur als Kriegsverbrechen nach dem Völkerstrafgesetzbuch, Herbeiführung einer Sprengstoffexplosion und Zerstörung von Bauwerken. - Der Beschuldigte wurde im August 2025 nahe Rimini festgenommen und am 27. November 2025 aus Italien nach Deutschland ausgeliefert; der BGH wies seinen Immunitätseinwand zurück. - Ein etwa sechs- bis siebenköpfiges Team soll mit der gecharterten Jacht 'Andromeda' und gefälschten Papieren Sprengsätze in bis zu 80 Metern Tiefe angebracht haben; Kosten rund 300.000 US-Dollar. - Über die Zulassung entscheidet das Hanseatische Oberlandesgericht in Hamburg; Dänemark und Schweden haben ihre Ermittlungen 2024 eingestellt, Deutschland verfolgt den Fall als einziger Staat weiter. ### FAQ **Q: Wer ist im Fall Nord Stream angeklagt worden?** Ein ukrainischer Staatsangehöriger, im Verfahren als Serhii K. und in Berichten als Serhii Kuznietsov geführt. Der etwa 50-jährige frühere Militäroffizier soll die Sabotage von Bord der gecharterten Segeljacht 'Andromeda' aus koordiniert haben. **Q: Warum wird der Angriff als Kriegsverbrechen eingestuft?** Weil die Sprengungen während des laufenden internationalen bewaffneten Konflikts zwischen Russland und der Ukraine stattfanden und die Bundesanwaltschaft die Pipelines als zivile Energie-Infrastruktur wertet. Der Angriff auf solche Anlagen ist nach dem deutschen Völkerstrafgesetzbuch ein Kriegsverbrechen. **Q: Wie kam der Beschuldigte nach Deutschland?** Er wurde im August 2025 nahe Rimini in Italien festgenommen. Nachdem Italiens Kassationsgerichtshof am 20. November 2025 die Auslieferung gebilligt hatte, wurde er am 27. November 2025 nach Deutschland überstellt und sitzt seither in Hamburg in Haft. **Q: Floss zum Zeitpunkt der Explosionen Gas durch die Leitungen?** Nein. Russland hatte Nord Stream 1 Wochen zuvor bis zum Stillstand gedrosselt, und Nord Stream 2 wurde nie zertifiziert, nachdem Deutschland die Genehmigung am 22. Februar 2022 ausgesetzt hatte. Der Schaden war vor allem symbolisch und sicherheitspolitisch. ### Body Fast vier Jahre lagen die zerfetzten Röhren auf dem Grund der Ostsee, ohne dass jemand vor Gericht dafür einstehen musste. Nun hat die deutsche Justiz einen Namen genannt. Der Generalbundesanwalt in Karlsruhe hat die erste Anklage im Fall der Nord-Stream-Sabotage erhoben – und den mutmaßlichen Drahtzieher erstmals öffentlich als Beschuldigten geführt. Der Vorwurf gegen einen früheren ukrainischen Soldaten wiegt schwer: Er soll ein Kriegsverbrechen begangen haben. Damit verschiebt sich einer der folgenreichsten Sabotageakte in der jüngeren europäischen Geschichte auf ein juristisches Terrain, auf dem geklärt werden muss, wie das Recht des Krieges fernab jeder Front greift. Die Bundesanwaltschaft teilte mit, sie habe einen ukrainischen Staatsangehörigen angeklagt, der im Verfahren als Serhii K. geführt und in Medienberichten als Serhii Kuznietsov genannt wird. Es geht um die Explosionen vom 26. September 2022, bei denen drei der vier Leitungsstränge von Nord Stream 1 und 2 nahe der dänischen Insel Bornholm zerstört wurden. Die Anklage fällt in die Amtszeit von Generalbundesanwalt Jens Rommel, der die Behörde seit März 2024 leitet. Über den weiteren Gang der Dinge entscheidet nun ein Gericht in Hamburg. Nach Darstellung der Ermittler steuerte der Beschuldigte, ein früherer Militäroffizier von etwa 50 Jahren, die Operation von Bord einer gecharterten Segeljacht aus. Er soll der Einsatzleiter gewesen sein, nicht einer der Taucher. Seit Ende November 2025 sitzt er in Deutschland in Haft, nachdem er in Italien festgenommen und ausgeliefert worden war. Warum aus Sabotage ein Kriegsverbrechen wird Die Anklage listet nach Angaben der Behörde drei Tatvorwürfe auf: den Angriff auf zivile Energie-Infrastruktur, den das Völkerstrafgesetzbuch als Kriegsverbrechen einstuft; die Herbeiführung einer Sprengstoffexplosion; und die Zerstörung von Bauwerken nach allgemeinem Strafrecht. Der Kriegsverbrechens-Vorwurf hängt am Zeitpunkt der Tat – sie fiel in den laufenden internationalen bewaffneten Konflikt zwischen Russland und der Ukraine – und an der deutschen Einschätzung, dass es sich bei den Pipelines um zivile und nicht um militärische Anlagen handelte. Erhoben wurde die Anklage beim Staatsschutzsenat des Hanseatischen Oberlandesgerichts in Hamburg. Das Gericht muss nun über die Zulassung und einen möglichen Prozesstermin befinden. Die Ankläger bezeichnen die Beweislage als erdrückend. Sie berufen sich auf selbstbelastende Telefonate, die der Beschuldigte aus der italienischen Haft geführt haben soll, sowie auf Mobilfunkdaten. Eine Jacht, gefälschte Papiere und ein kleines Team Die Ermittler haben eine Operation rekonstruiert, deren Mittel in auffälligem Kontrast zu ihrer geopolitischen Sprengkraft stehen. Eine kleine Besatzung soll mit gefälschten Ausweispapieren eine Freizeit-Segeljacht angemietet haben – die Andromeda, gechartert im Raum Rostock/Rügen – und damit in die Ostsee hinausgefahren sein, um am Meeresgrund Sprengsätze zu platzieren. Die Gruppe umfasste demnach etwa sechs bis sieben Personen: - einen Skipper und den Koordinator an Bord – jene Rolle, die die Anklage Serhii K. zuschreibt; - einen Sprengstoffexperten; - vier Tieftaucher, die die zeitgesteuerten Ladungen in bis zu 80 Metern Tiefe an den Röhren angebracht haben sollen. Die Kosten des gesamten Unternehmens werden auf rund 300.000 US-Dollar geschätzt. Serhii K. wurde im August 2025 nahe Rimini festgenommen und trat in einem italienischen Hochsicherheitsgefängnis in einen Hungerstreik, ehe Italiens Kassationsgerichtshof am 20. November 2025 die Auslieferung billigte. Am 27. November 2025 wurde er nach Deutschland überstellt. Er ist nicht der einzige Name in den Akten. Deutsche Ermittler haben bis zu sieben Verdächtige identifiziert. Ein zweiter Mann, geführt als Volodymyr Z. (Zhuravlov), wurde 2025 in Polen festgenommen, nach der Weigerung eines polnischen Gerichts, ihn auszuliefern, aber wieder freigelassen. Mindestens ein mutmaßlicher Beteiligter soll gestorben sein. Dänemark und Schweden beendeten ihre eigenen Ermittlungen 2024 – Deutschland ist damit der letzte Staat, der den Fall noch verfolgt. Ein Prüfstein für das Kriegsrecht Die Verteidigung will den Streit auf dem Feld des Völkerrechts austragen. Serhii K. gibt an, er sei zur Tatzeit aktives Mitglied der ukrainischen Streitkräfte und in der Ukraine gewesen; daraus leiten seine Anwälte eine funktionale Immunität gegenüber ausländischer Strafverfolgung ab. Der Bundesgerichtshof wies dieses Argument Anfang dieses Jahres zurück. Die Karlsruher Richter befanden, die Pipelines seien zivile Anlagen gewesen und eine verdeckte Operation könne nicht als rechtmäßige Kampfhandlung gelten. Seine Anwälte weisen die Anklage rundheraus zurück. „Ich halte dies für einen politischen Fall, und es gibt keine direkten Beweise für Serhiis Beteiligung an diesen Ereignissen, und es kann sie auch nicht geben“, sagte Mykola Katerynchuk, einer seiner ukrainischen Verteidiger. Sein italienischer Anwalt Nicola Canestrini erklärte nach der Auslieferungsentscheidung: „So groß die Enttäuschung auch ist – ich bleibe zuversichtlich, dass es nach dem vollständigen Prozess in Deutschland zu einem Freispruch kommt.“ Was der Prozess für Kiew und Europa bedeutet Die Ukraine bestreitet durchweg jede staatliche Beteiligung an dem Anschlag. Auf einer Pressekonferenz in Dublin nach der Anklage befragt, gab sich Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj bewusst zurückhaltend. Wir kennen noch nicht alle Einzelheiten dieses Verfahrens. Wir haben nicht offiziell alle Details erhalten, jedenfalls habe ich sie nicht gesehen. Die Anklage trifft die Beziehungen zwischen Berlin und Kiew zu einem heiklen Zeitpunkt – zwei Regierungen, die deutsche militärische und finanzielle Unterstützung für die ukrainische Kriegsanstrengung weiterhin eng verbindet. Ein öffentlicher Prozess über die Frage, ob Ukrainer deutsch-russische Infrastruktur gesprengt haben, könnte jenen in Deutschland politische Munition liefern, die dieser Unterstützung ohnehin skeptisch gegenüberstehen. Energiepolitisch ist der Schaden ebenso symbolisch wie physisch. Zum Zeitpunkt der Explosionen floss durch keine der beiden Leitungen Gas: Russland hatte Nord Stream 1 Wochen zuvor bis zum Stillstand gedrosselt, und Nord Stream 2 wurde nie zertifiziert, nachdem Deutschland die Genehmigung am 22. Februar 2022 ausgesetzt hatte – zwei Tage vor dem russischen Einmarsch. Dennoch kappten die Sprengungen die letzte physische Verbindung der russisch-deutschen Gas-Ära und führten vor Augen, wie verwundbar Europas Kabel und Pipelines am Meeresgrund gegenüber einer entschlossenen Crew mit einem gemieteten Boot sind. Eine Lektion, die seither die NATO-Patrouillen in der Ostsee verstärkt und den Willen der EU gehärtet hat, dauerhaft ohne russisches Gas auszukommen. ### Sources - German prosecutors charge Ukrainian suspect over Nord Stream explosions — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-prosecutors-charge-ukrainian-suspect-over-nord-stream-explosions - Man charged with sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline in German court — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/man-charged-with-sabotage-of-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-in-german-court - Sabotage der Nord-Stream-Pipelines: Bundesanwaltschaft wirft Ukrainer offenbar Kriegsverbrechen vor — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/sabotage-der-nord-stream-pipelines-bundesanwaltschaft-wirft-ukrainer-offenbar-kriegsverbrechen-vor-15783252.html - Germany charges Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage case — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/germany-charges-ukrainian-suspect-in-nord-stream-sabotage-case/ - In Germany, Ukrainian veteran's role in Nord Stream attack tests wartime law — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/in-germany-a-ukrainian-nord-stream-suspect-becomes-a-test-for-wartime-law/ - Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/20/italy-to-extradite-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage-suspect-to-germany - Zelenskyy comments on charges against Ukrainian national in Germany over Nord Stream explosions — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/01/8041996/ - The Federal Public Prosecutor General Jens Rommel — Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/EN/FederalPublicProsecutorGeneral/attorneygeneral-node.html - Germany indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline blasts in landmark sabotage case — Crypto Briefing: https://cryptobriefing.com/germany-indicts-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage/ - Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 links Germany to Russia, splits Europe — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/gas-pipeline-nord-stream-2-links-germany-russia-splits-europe - 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage --- ## Del-Vecchio-Erben streiten vor Luxemburger Gericht um Ray-Ban-Holding - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/delfin-erbstreit-del-vecchio-milliardenpoker-luxemburger-gericht - Published: 2026-07-02T05:41:06.974+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:41:06.974+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: d0bf9c9c-727a-4a85-9def-ef0e4502deb5 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Über die Luxemburger Holding Delfin läuft der Machtkampf der Familie Del Vecchio: Erbe Leonardo Maria will zwei Geschwister auszahlen — ein Streit um Stimmschwellen landet im Großherzogtum. ### Summary Vor einem Luxemburger Gericht ringen die Erben des Ray-Ban-Imperiums um die Kontrolle über die Familienholding Delfin. Kern des Streits: ein Zehn-Milliarden-Euro-Buyout und die Frage, welche Mehrheit ihn hätte billigen dürfen. ### Key facts - Über die Luxemburger Familienholding Delfin läuft der Machtkampf der Del-Vecchio-Erben um den Ray-Ban-Konzern EssilorLuxottica. - Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio (31) will die zusammen 25 Prozent seiner Geschwister Luca und Paola für rund 10 Milliarden Euro übernehmen und so zum größten Einzelaktionär aufsteigen. - Stiefbruder Rocco Basilico klagt in Luxemburg gegen die Beschlüsse vom 27. April 2026 — strittig ist, ob 75 Prozent statt der verlangten mehr als 88 Prozent Zustimmung ausreichten. - Die Delfin hält rund 32 Prozent an EssilorLuxottica sowie Beteiligungen an Mediobanca, Monte dei Paschi, Generali, Covivio und UniCredit; ihr Nettovermögen übersteigt 55 Milliarden Euro. - Am 4. Juni 2026 vereinbarten die Stiefbrüder vorläufig, ihre Klagen fallenzulassen — eine endgültige Einigung stand Anfang Juli noch aus. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist die Delfin S.à r.l.?** Delfin ist die 2006 gegründete Familienholding der Del Vecchios mit Sitz an der 7 Rue de la Chapelle in Luxemburg-Stadt. Sie ist mit rund 32 Prozent der Anteile größte Aktionärin von EssilorLuxottica und hält zudem Beteiligungen an Mediobanca, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Generali, Covivio und UniCredit. Ihr Nettovermögen übersteigt 55 Milliarden Euro. **Q: Worum geht es bei der Klage in Luxemburg?** Rocco Basilico ficht die Gesellschafterbeschlüsse vom 27. April 2026 an. Er argumentiert, die Übertragung des 25-Prozent-Pakets sei mit einer Schwelle von 75 Prozent gebilligt worden, obwohl die Statuten für Anteilsübertragungen an Dritte mehr als 88 Prozent verlangten. Bei dieser Hürde hätten seine 12,5 Prozent zur Blockade genügt. **Q: Warum spielt Luxemburg in dem Familienstreit eine Rolle?** Die Familienholding Delfin ist in Luxemburg-Stadt domiziliert, weshalb die luxemburgische Justiz über die Gültigkeit ihrer Gesellschafterbeschlüsse und über die Reichweite von Basilicos Eigentums- und Stimmrechten entscheidet. Luxemburg ist seit Langem ein bevorzugter Standort für Holdingstrukturen großer europäischer Familienvermögen. **Q: Ist der Streit inzwischen beigelegt?** Noch nicht endgültig. Am 4. Juni 2026 einigten sich Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio und Rocco Basilico vorläufig darauf, ihre wechselseitigen Klagen in Luxemburg und Mailand fallenzulassen. Eine abschließende Vereinbarung war Anfang Juli 2026 jedoch noch nicht besiegelt; Details blieben offen. ### Body Eines der größten Familienvermögen Europas wird in Luxemburg verhandelt. Hinter dem milliardenschweren Imperium des Brillenkonzerns EssilorLuxottica — Hersteller der Kultmarken Ray-Ban und Oakley — steht die Familienholding Delfin, und über deren künftige Kontrolle soll nun ein Gericht im Großherzogtum entscheiden. Angefochten wird ein umstrittener Plan, der die Machtverhältnisse in der Gesellschaft neu ordnen würde. Auf der einen Seite steht Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, ein Sohn des verstorbenen Firmengründers; auf der anderen sein Stiefbruder Rocco Basilico. Der Zwist hat Luxemburg zum juristischen Schauplatz einer Erbfolge gemacht, die die Familie seit 2022 spaltet. Es geht um die Frage, wer künftig jenes Vehikel steuert, das an der Spitze des weltgrößten Brillenkonzerns und eines dichten Geflechts italienischer Finanzbeteiligungen thront. Ein Vermögen mit Sitz an der Rue de la Chapelle Die Delfin S.à r.l. ist an der Adresse 7 Rue de la Chapelle in Luxemburg-Stadt eingetragen und wurde 2006 gegründet. Nach einer auf öffentlichen Registerdaten beruhenden Zusammenstellung bei Wikipedia ist sie mit rund 32 Prozent der Anteile und etwa 31 Prozent der Stimmrechte größte Aktionärin von EssilorLuxottica. Hinzu kommen Beteiligungen an der Investmentbank Mediobanca (19,74 Prozent), an der Krisenbank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (17,5 Prozent), am Versicherer Assicurazioni Generali (rund 10 Prozent), am Immobilienkonzern Covivio (28,03 Prozent) sowie an der UniCredit (2,7 Prozent). Das Nettovermögen überstieg Ende 2025 die Marke von 55 Milliarden Euro; Leonardo Maria selbst beziffert es auf etwa 56 Milliarden Euro. Allein EssilorLuxottica ist an der Börse mehr als 100 Milliarden Dollar wert. Als Firmengründer Leonardo Del Vecchio, der Luxottica aus einer kleinen Werkstatt zu einem Weltkonzern geformt hatte, im Juni 2022 starb, teilte sein Testament die Delfin in acht gleich große Anteile von je 12,5 Prozent auf. Sie liegen bei seiner Witwe Nicoletta Zampillo, den Kindern Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Leonardo Maria, Luca und Clemente Del Vecchio sowie bei Basilico, dem Sohn Zampillos aus einer früheren Ehe. Den Vorsitz der Holding führt Francesco Milleri, zugleich Vorstandschef von EssilorLuxottica. Der Kauf, der die Familie entzweit Der 31-jährige Leonardo Maria will die zusammen 25 Prozent seiner Geschwister Luca und Paola übernehmen. Der Schritt würde seinen eigenen Anteil von 12,5 auf rund 37,5 Prozent heben und ihn zum mit Abstand größten Einzelaktionär der Delfin machen. Die Transaktion, deren Wert bei etwa 10 Milliarden Euro liegt, ist als fremdfinanzierter Buyout (Leveraged Buyout) angelegt, den ein Bankenkonsortium stützt; der Schuldendienst soll aus den Dividenden der Delfin-Beteiligungen bestritten werden. Ich habe von Anfang an klargemacht, dass ich bereit bin, ihre Anteile zu kaufen — um Hauptaktionär von Delfin zu werden, die offenen Fragen rund um den Nachlass meines Vaters zu klären und seinen letzten Willen zu vollstrecken. Gegenüber der „Financial Times“ sagte Leonardo Maria, man sei einer Einigung über den Preis nahe. Er wolle keinen „Machtschachzug“ führen, sondern „nach vier Jahren des Streits Vertrauen aufbauen“. Rund 7 Milliarden Euro an Reserven könnten eine Sonderdividende tragen, gefolgt von jährlichen Ausschüttungen von mehr als 1 Milliarde Euro, sagte er der Zeitung. Auf einer außerordentlichen Gesellschafterversammlung am 27. April 2026 billigten die Eigentümer die Übertragung des 25-Prozent-Pakets an Leonardo Maria — sechs der acht Gesellschafter stimmten dafür. Gesondert votierten sieben der acht für eine Dividendenpolitik, die für die Jahre 2025, 2026 und 2027 die Ausschüttung von 80 Prozent des jährlichen Nettogewinns vorsieht. Worüber die Luxemburger Justiz befinden soll Basilico, der wie Leonardo Maria 12,5 Prozent hält, trug den Streit im Mai vor ein Luxemburger Gericht und verlangt, die Beschlüsse vom April zu kippen. Sein zentrales Argument ist formaler Natur — aber mit weitreichenden Folgen: - Die Versammlung habe die Anteilsübertragung mit einer Schwelle von 75 Prozent durchgewinkt, obwohl die Statuten der Delfin für die Übertragung von Anteilen an Dritte mehr als 88 Prozent verlangten. - Bei dieser höheren Hürde hätten seine 12,5 Prozent allein genügt, um den Verkauf zu blockieren. - Auch die Dividendenregelung ficht er an: Sie habe nicht auf der ursprünglichen Tagesordnung gestanden und würde die Gesellschaft nach Vollzug des Kaufs binden, mindestens 80 Prozent des Nettogewinns auszuschütten. Delfin nennt die Klage unbegründet. Parallel dazu liegt eine eng verwandte Frage bei der Luxemburger Justiz: ob Basilico Volleigentum an seinem Paket besitzt oder nur das bloße Eigentum (nuda proprietà) — davon hängt ab, ob er die daran geknüpften Stimmrechte ausüben darf. Leonardo Maria hatte seinerseits in Mailand geklagt, um Basilico aus dem Gesellschafterkreis der Delfin auszuschließen. Ein Waffenstillstand, noch kein Frieden Am 4. Juni verständigten sich die beiden Stiefbrüder vorläufig darauf, ihre wechselseitigen Klagen fallenzulassen — Basilico die Anfechtung in Luxemburg, Leonardo Maria das Verfahren in Mailand. Damit wäre der Weg für den Buyout frei. Beide Seiten betonten jedoch, dass eine endgültige Vereinbarung noch nicht besiegelt sei und Details noch auszuarbeiten blieben. Vor einer Delfin-Hauptversammlung am 30. Juni wandte sich Basilico mit einem Gegenvorschlag an das Gremium: Die Gesellschaft solle die Anteile jener Erben zurückkaufen, die nicht länger an Bord bleiben wollten, und dies durch den Verkauf eines Teils ihrer Finanzbeteiligungen finanzieren. Leonardo Maria lehnte es ab, EssilorLuxottica-Vermögen „mit Abschlag“ abzugeben. Wie der Streit auch ausgeht — die Episode legt eine stillere Wahrheit über das Großherzogtum offen. Luxemburg ist seit Langem der diskrete rechtliche Wohnsitz vieler der größten Familienvermögen Europas; ihre Holdingstrukturen gelten als flexibel und beständig. Zerstreitet sich eine Milliardärsdynastie, werden ebendiese Strukturen — und die Gerichte, die über sie wachen — zur Arena, in der über die Zukunft des Vermögens entschieden wird. ### Sources - Ray-Ban Heir Files Legal Challenge to €10 Billion Stake Sale — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal - Ray-Ban Heir Wins Approval for €10 Billion Buyout of Siblings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/ray-ban-heir-wins-approval-for-10-billion-buyout-of-siblings - The Ray-Ban heir who wants to buy out his own family from the luxury brand — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/the-ray-ban-heir-who-wants-to-buy-out-his-own-family-from-the-luxury-brand - Ray-Ban heir mounts legal challenge to €10 billion family deal — FashionNetwork: https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal,1830676.html - Ray-Ban heir Rocco Basilico files legal challenge to $11.8 billion stake sale — Crain Currency: https://www.craincurrency.com/trust-estate-planning/ray-ban-heir-rocco-basilico-files-legal-challenge-118-billion-stake-sale - Son of EssilorLuxottica founder nears deal to buy siblings' Delfin stake, FT says — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/05/essilorluxottica-heir-seeks-multibillion-deal-to-buy-out-siblings-ft-says/ - Delfin, agreement on reorganisation between Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio and Rocco Basilico — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/delfin-reorganisation-agreement-leonardo-maria-vecchio-and-rocco-basilico-AInkySSD - Del Vecchio Heirs Reach Provisional Deal on Inheritance Dispute — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/italys-del-vecchio-heirs-reach-provisional-agreement-settle/ - Delfin, Basilico proposes the sale of shareholdings to settle outgoing shareholders — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/basilico-delfin-to-divest-financial-holdings-and-repurchase-shares-AIJtA8uD - Delfin (holding company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfin_(holding_company) --- ## Google gegen Brüssel: In Luxemburg fällt das letzte Wort zur Milliardenstrafe - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eugh-urteil-google-android-geldbusse-4-milliarden-kirchberg - Published: 2026-07-02T05:12:18.638+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:12:18.638+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 2c10d835-83bb-4d5e-9fe8-3ec1b74c82f2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > Der Europäische Gerichtshof entscheidet am Donnerstag endgültig über die Rekordbuße von 4,125 Milliarden Euro im Android-Verfahren – die eigene Generalanwältin riet, Googles Rechtsmittel abzuweisen. ### Summary Am 2. Juli 2026 verkündet der Europäische Gerichtshof in Luxemburg sein letztinstanzliches Urteil über die Android-Geldbuße gegen Google – 4,125 Milliarden Euro, gegen die es kein weiteres Rechtsmittel gibt. ### Key facts - Der Europäische Gerichtshof in Luxemburg fällt am 2. Juli 2026 sein letztinstanzliches Urteil zur Android-Geldbuße gegen Google – dagegen gibt es kein Rechtsmittel mehr. - Die Kommission verhängte 2018 zunächst 4,34 Milliarden Euro; das Gericht der EU kürzte die Buße 2022 auf 4,125 Milliarden Euro. - Generalanwältin Juliane Kokott empfahl im Juni 2025, Googles Rechtsmittel vollständig abzuweisen; der Gerichtshof folgt solchen Schlussanträgen in rund 80 Prozent der Fälle. - Beanstandet wurden drei Praktiken: Kopplung von Apps, Exklusivzahlungen und die Behinderung konkurrierender Android-Varianten. - Zwischen 2017 und 2019 verhängte Brüssel gegen Google Bußen von mehr als 8,2 Milliarden Euro; seit März 2024 regelt der Digital Markets Act solche Fragen vorab. ### FAQ **Q: Worüber entscheidet der EuGH am 2. Juli 2026?** Über das letztinstanzliche Rechtsmittel von Google und Alphabet (Rechtssache C-738/22 P) gegen die Kartellbuße im Android-Verfahren. Der Gerichtshof legt damit endgültig fest, ob die auf 4,125 Milliarden Euro gekürzte Strafe Bestand hat. **Q: Warum sind es 4,125 und nicht 4,34 Milliarden Euro?** Die Kommission verhängte 2018 ursprünglich 4,34 Milliarden Euro. Das Gericht der EU bestätigte 2022 den Kern der Entscheidung, beanstandete aber Teile der Analyse zu den Exklusivzahlungen und kürzte die Buße auf 4,125 Milliarden Euro. **Q: Kann Google gegen das Urteil noch vorgehen?** Nein. Der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union ist die oberste Instanz der EU-Rechtsordnung; gegen sein Urteil gibt es kein weiteres Rechtsmittel. **Q: Was hat das Verfahren mit dem Digital Markets Act zu tun?** Der Android-Fall zeigt die frühere Praxis, Missbrauch über Jahre einzeln nachzuweisen. Der seit März 2024 geltende Digital Markets Act untersagt Praktiken wie Selbstbevorzugung und erzwungene Bündelung dagegen von vornherein. Alphabet ist als Torwächter eingestuft. ### Body Auf dem Kirchberger Plateau in Luxemburg endet an diesem Donnerstag einer der längsten Kartellstreitigkeiten der jüngeren Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union, das oberste Gericht der Union, verkündet sein Urteil über die Rekordbuße von 4,125 Milliarden Euro, die Google wegen des Missbrauchs seiner marktbeherrschenden Stellung beim Betriebssystem Android auferlegt wurde. Anders als bei der Vorinstanz gibt es gegen diesen Spruch kein Rechtsmittel mehr: Er legt die Höhe der Strafe endgültig fest. Die Vorzeichen deuten überwiegend in eine Richtung. Bereits im Juni 2025 empfahl die Generalanwältin des Gerichtshofs, Juliane Kokott, das Rechtsmittel von Google in vollem Umfang zurückzuweisen und die Buße zu bestätigen. Solche Schlussanträge binden die Richter nicht, doch folgen sie ihnen in rund vier von fünf Fällen – eine Quote, die viele Wettbewerbsjuristen mit einer Niederlage des Konzerns rechnen lässt. Wie 2018 die höchste Kartellstrafe der EU entstand Den Anfang machte die Europäische Kommission am 18. Juli 2018. Sie verhängte gegen Google zunächst 4,34 Milliarden Euro – bis heute die höchste Kartellbuße, welche die EU je gegen ein einzelnes Unternehmen ausgesprochen hat. Nach Auffassung der Wettbewerbshüter nutzte Google die nahezu allgegenwärtige Verbreitung von Android, das auf der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Smartphones weltweit läuft, um die eigene Suchmaschine abzusichern. Beanstandet wurden drei Praktiken: - Gerätehersteller mussten die Google-Suche und den Chrome-Browser vorinstallieren, um überhaupt eine Lizenz für den Play Store zu erhalten; - großen Herstellern und Mobilfunkbetreibern zahlte Google dafür, die Google-Suche exklusiv vorzuinstallieren; - Hersteller, die Googles Apps wollten, durften keine Geräte mit konkurrierenden, nicht freigegebenen Android-Abwandlungen – sogenannten „Forks“ – auf den Markt bringen. Die damalige Wettbewerbskommissarin Margrethe Vestager stellte das Verfahren bei der Verkündung als Verteidigung der Wahlfreiheit im Mobilfunkmarkt dar. Auf diese Weise hat Google Android als Vehikel genutzt, um die Vormachtstellung seiner Suchmaschine zu zementieren. Von 4,34 auf 4,125 Milliarden Euro Google zog gegen die Entscheidung vor das Gericht der Europäischen Union, die niedrigere der beiden Luxemburger Instanzen. Am 14. September 2022 gaben die Richter Brüssel weitgehend recht: Sie bestätigten den Kern der Vorwürfe, wonach Google seine Apps unzulässig gekoppelt und konkurrierende Android-Varianten behindert habe. Zugleich beanstandeten sie Teile der Kommissionsanalyse zu den Exklusivzahlungen und kürzten die Buße auf 4,125 Milliarden Euro. Zufrieden war keine Seite. Google brachte den Fall unter dem Aktenzeichen C-738/22 P vor den Gerichtshof und argumentierte, bestraft werde nicht Fehlverhalten, sondern Erfolg. In der mündlichen Verhandlung warf Anwalt Alfonso Lamadrid der Kommission vor, ihre Befugnisse überschritten zu haben. „In diesem Fall ist die Kommission ihrer Beweislast und ihrer Verantwortung nicht gerecht geworden und hat, gestützt auf zahlreiche Rechtsfehler, Google für seine überlegene Leistung, seine Attraktivität und seine Innovationskraft bestraft“, sagte er. Die umstrittenen Vereinbarungen „haben den Wettbewerb nicht beschränkt, sie haben ihn gefördert“. Generalanwältin Kokott überzeugte das nicht. Sie kam zu dem Schluss, dass Google auf mehreren Android-nahen Märkten eine beherrschende Stellung innehatte und diese einsetzte, um die eigene Suche zu stärken – und riet zur Zurückweisung des Rechtsmittels. Damit war der Weg zum Urteil dieses Donnerstags bereitet. Über die drei Verfahren hinweg, welche die erste Welle der europäischen Tech-Kartellaufsicht prägten, verhängte Brüssel zwischen 2017 und 2019 Bußen von mehr als 8,2 Milliarden Euro gegen Google. Der Konzern hält bis heute daran fest, Android habe die Auswahl erweitert – ein kostenloses, offenes Betriebssystem für Hersteller, günstigere Geräte für Verbraucher –, und seine Abmachungen seien handelsüblich gewesen. Seit 2018 hat Google einige der beanstandeten Apps entkoppelt und erhebt für andere in Europa Lizenzgebühren. Ein Präzedenzfall für die Ära des Digital Markets Act Das Urteil reicht weit über Googles Bilanz hinaus. Der Android-Fall steht neben der Buße von 2,42 Milliarden Euro im Verfahren Google Shopping, die der Gerichtshof im September 2024 bestätigte, sowie einer Strafe von 1,49 Milliarden Euro zur Suchmaschinenwerbung, die das Gericht im selben Monat für nichtig erklärte. Zusammen prüften sie, wie weit die Kommission mit dem klassischen Wettbewerbsrecht gegen marktbeherrschende Digitalplattformen gehen darf – und die gemischte Bilanz zeigt, dass Europas Richter nicht jede Brüsseler Entscheidung abnicken. Dieses Vorgehen von Fall zu Fall hat inzwischen der Digital Markets Act abgelöst, dessen Pflichten seit März 2024 gelten. Das Regelwerk stuft die größten Plattformen als „Torwächter“ ein – Alphabet gehört dazu – und untersagt Praktiken wie die Selbstbevorzugung oder erzwungene Bündelung schlicht im Voraus, statt den Aufsehern über beinahe ein Jahrzehnt hinweg den Nachweis eines Missbrauchs abzuverlangen, wie es bei Android der Fall war. Ein Urteil zugunsten der Buße würde der Kommission einen kräftigen Präzedenzfall verschaffen, während sie die neuen Regeln durchsetzt: Ihre Lesart von Marktbeherrschung und Bündelung hätte der obersten Instanz standgehalten. Zugleich unterstriche es die Rolle Luxemburgs als jenen Ort, an dem die Grenzen des europäischen Vorgehens gegen die Techkonzerne letztlich gezogen werden. Für Google, das die Funktionsweise von Android und seinen Apps in Europa zur Einhaltung des DMA bereits umgebaut hat, geht es weniger um das Geld als um die juristische Bestätigung eines Jahrzehnts der Aufsicht – und da die eigene Generalanwältin eine Niederlage empfohlen hat, tritt der Konzern als Außenseiter vor die Richter. ### Sources - EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-eu-top-court-to-rule-on-record-4-1-bn-euro-google-fine - EU top court to rule on €4 billion antitrust fine for Google — dpa (via Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/eu-top-court-rule-4-030438945.html - Antitrust cases against Google by the European Union — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google_by_the_European_Union - Antitrust: Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices — European Commission (IP/18/4581): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4581_en.htm - Statement by Commissioner Vestager on the €4.34 billion Android fine — European Commission (STATEMENT/18/4584): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4584_en.htm - General Court Partially Annuls European Commission Decision in Google Android — Cleary Gottlieb: https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/publication-listing/general-court-partially-annuls-european-commission-decision-in-google-android - Google fails to overturn EU's €4BN+ Android antitrust decision — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/google-eu-android-antirust-appeal-ruling/ - AG Kokott proposes that the Court dismiss the appeal and confirm the €4.124B fine (Google Android) — Concurrences: https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2025/the-eu-court-of-justice-ag-kokott-proposes-that-the-court-dismiss-a-big-tech - Google looks likely to lose appeal against record $4.7 billion EU fine — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/google-looks-likely-to-lose-appeal-against-record-4point7-billion-eu-fine.html - €4.12bn competition fine against Google to be upheld by EU's highest court — Engineering & Technology (IET): https://eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/19/eu412bn-competition-fine-against-google-set-be-upheld-eus-highest-court - Google faces legal blow as EU court adviser backs record $4.7 billion fine — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/google-faces-legal-blow-as-eu-court-adviser-backs-record-4-7-billion-fine/ - Record €4.3-billion EU antitrust fine punished Google's innovation, tech giant tells court — The Globe and Mail / Reuters: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-record-43-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-punished-googles-innovation-tech/ - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## 6,6 Milliarden aus der Friedensfazilität: Kiew drängt die EU zur Eile - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ukraine-friedensfazilitaet-66-milliarden-eu-einstimmigkeit-luxemburg - Published: 2026-07-01T17:47:57.206+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:47:57.206+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: bafca690-93ea-4886-a680-e4d7afb58039 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Verteidigungsminister Fedorow will bereits bereitstehende EU-Mittel rasch in Waffen umlenken. Über jede Auszahlung entscheiden alle 27 Staaten – auch Luxemburg. ### Summary Die Ukraine bittet die EU-Regierungen, 6,6 Milliarden Euro aus der Europäischen Friedensfazilität kurzfristig in Militärhilfe zu lenken. Die Einstimmigkeitsregel macht jeden Mitgliedstaat zum Bremser – Luxemburg eingeschlossen. ### Key facts - Kiew bittet die EU-Regierungen, bereits bereitstehende 6,6 Milliarden Euro aus der Europäischen Friedensfazilität kurzfristig in Militärhilfe umzulenken. - Verteidigungsminister Fedorow beziffert den ukrainischen Verteidigungsbedarf für 2026 auf rund 136 Milliarden Euro; eine erhebliche Finanzierungslücke bleibt ungedeckt. - Auszahlungen der Fazilität erfordern die Zustimmung aller 27 Mitgliedstaaten – nach jahrelanger ungarischer Blockade unter Orbán soll das Veto zuletzt gefallen sein. - Luxemburg hat die Ukraine mit mehr als 550 Millionen Euro unterstützt, davon 259 Millionen an Militärhilfe zwischen 2022 und 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist die Europäische Friedensfazilität?** Ein Instrument außerhalb des regulären EU-Haushalts, finanziert aus gesonderten Beiträgen der Mitgliedstaaten nach dem Bruttonationaleinkommen. Sie erstattet Regierungen einen Teil des Werts (berichtet rund 40 Prozent) von Waffen und Munition, die sie aus eigenen Beständen an die Ukraine liefern. **Q: Warum lassen sich die 6,6 Milliarden Euro nicht einfach auszahlen?** Jede Auszahlung erfordert die einstimmige Zustimmung aller 27 EU-Regierungen. Damit kann jeder einzelne Staat das Verfahren blockieren oder verzögern; nicht fehlendes Geld, sondern der fehlende Konsens ist der Engpass. **Q: Wie viel hat Luxemburg zur Unterstützung der Ukraine beigetragen?** Die Gesamthilfe übersteigt 550 Millionen Euro, darunter 259 Millionen an Militärhilfe (2022–2025), 196 Millionen für Vertriebene und 96,2 Millionen humanitär. Die militärische Unterstützung 2025 belief sich auf 155 Millionen Euro, einschließlich 15 Millionen für die PURL-Initiative. ### Body Die Ukraine hat die Regierungen der Europäischen Union förmlich gebeten, 6,6 Milliarden Euro (7,5 Milliarden US-Dollar), die bereits über die Europäische Friedensfazilität bereitstehen, unverzüglich in Militärhilfe umzulenken. Der Vorstoß findet sich in einem auf den 26. Juni datierten Schreiben von Verteidigungsminister Mychajlo Fedorow, das Reuters vorlag und am 1. Juli bekannt wurde. Fedorows Argument: Das Zeitfenster am Frontverlauf bleibt nicht lange offen. Der Minister spricht von einem Möglichkeitsfenster von sechs bis neun Monaten. Er verweist auf verlangsamte russische Vorstöße, ukrainische Gegenangriffe und Angriffe mit großer Reichweite, die Moskaus Nachschub tief im russischen Hinterland gestört hätten. Weil die Friedensfazilität von allen 27 Mitgliedstaaten gemeinsam finanziert wird, erreicht das Ersuchen jede EU-Hauptstadt – auch Luxemburg – und stellt erneut die Frage, wie schnell und wie weit die Union den ukrainischen Kriegshaushalt weiter tragen will. Ein Bruchteil eines 136-Milliarden-Bedarfs Die 6,6 Milliarden Euro decken nur einen kleinen Teil dessen ab, was Kiew nach eigener Rechnung braucht. Fedorow beziffert den gesamten Verteidigungsbedarf für dieses Jahr auf rund 136 Milliarden Euro. Etwa 53 Milliarden trägt der ukrainische Haushalt selbst; hinzu kommen für 2026 rund 28,3 Milliarden Euro für die Verteidigung aus einem gesonderten EU-Kredit über 90 Milliarden Euro. Dennoch, so der Minister, bleibe ein erheblicher Finanzierungsbedarf ungedeckt – daher der Wunsch, zusätzlich zum Kredit die außerhalb des EU-Haushalts geführte Fazilität freizugeben. Der Zeitpunkt spiegelt auch ein praktisches Problem wider: Zugesagtes Geld lässt sich nur mühsam ausgeben. Von einer für Drohnen vorgesehenen Tranche über 5,9 Milliarden Euro konnten laut Reuters bis zum 30. Juni nur 3,9 Milliarden überwiesen werden – weil die Ukraine Beschaffungsverträge mit der europäischen Rüstungsindustrie nur in dieser Höhe vorgelegt hatte. Fedorow fordert deshalb, die Milliarden der Fazilität gezielt dorthin zu lenken, wo sie am schnellsten wirken. Die Mittel könnten zu einem der wirkungsvollsten europäischen Beiträge zur ukrainischen Verteidigung in diesem Jahr werden – aber nur, wenn sie dorthin gelenkt werden, wo sie die größte und unmittelbarste militärische Wirkung entfalten. Diese Formulierung aus dem Schreiben richtet sich unmittelbar an jene Mitgliedstaaten, die gemeinsam über die Kasse gebieten. Wie die Fazilität funktioniert – und warum sie ins Stocken geriet Die Europäische Friedensfazilität ist ein Instrument außerhalb des regulären EU-Haushalts. Sie speist sich nicht aus dem gemeinsamen Etat, sondern aus gesonderten Beiträgen, die jeder Mitgliedstaat im Verhältnis zu seinem Bruttonationaleinkommen (BNE) zahlt. Ihr Kern ist ein Erstattungsmechanismus: Regierungen, die Waffen und Munition aus eigenen Beständen an die Ukraine liefern, erhalten einen Teil des Werts ersetzt – berichtet werden rund 40 Prozent, was den Anreiz zum Weiterliefern erhöhen soll. Ihre Schwäche ist zugleich ihre Stärke: Auszahlungen setzen die einstimmige Zustimmung aller 27 Regierungen voraus. Damit verfügt jede einzelne Hauptstadt faktisch über ein Vetorecht. Unter dem früheren Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán legte Ungarn die Erstattungen mehr als zwei Jahre lang auf Eis, verärgerte damit große Geber wie Deutschland und die Niederlande und zwang die Union, Umwege zu erfinden, um den Waffennachschub am Laufen zu halten. Im Frühjahr verschob sich die politische Lage. Anfang Juni berichteten die Kyiv Post und Euromaidan Press, die Regierung von Péter Magyar habe das Veto aufgehoben und damit 6,6 Milliarden Euro an eingefrorenen Zahlungen freigegeben – exakt jene Summe, die nun im Zentrum des Kiewer Ersuchens steht. Die Übereinstimmung ist auffällig, doch beides sollte nicht in eins gesetzt werden: Die Europäische Kommission erklärte am 4. Juni, sie könne die berichtete Freigabe nicht bestätigen, und Beamte deuteten an, ein gelöster Stau werde erst freigegeben, wenn sich die Regierungen auf Auszahlungskriterien verständigten. Sicher ist: Nicht das Geld, sondern der Konsens ist der Engpass. Luxemburgs kleiner, stetiger Beitrag Als eines der Gründungsmitglieder der EU und BNE-basierter Beitragszahler finanziert das Großherzogtum die Fazilität mit und entscheidet über jede Ausgabe daraus mit. Luxemburg zählt verlässlich zum Kiew-freundlichen Lager. Seine Gesamthilfe für die Ukraine übersteigt inzwischen 550 Millionen Euro, darunter 259 Millionen für Militärhilfe zwischen 2022 und 2025 sowie 196 Millionen für Vertriebene und 96,2 Millionen für humanitäre Zwecke. Das Engagement setzt sich 2026 fort. Die militärische Unterstützung erreichte 2025 einen Umfang von 155 Millionen Euro; ein Beitrag von 15 Millionen Euro zur NATO-koordinierten Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) hob den luxemburgischen Anteil an dieser Initiative auf 30 Millionen Euro. - Gesamthilfe für die Ukraine: mehr als 550 Millionen Euro seit 2022 - Militärhilfe 2022–2025: 259 Millionen Euro - Militärische Unterstützung 2025: 155 Millionen Euro, davon 15 Millionen für PURL „Luxemburg bleibt solidarisch mit der Ukraine und wird das Land so lange unterstützen wie nötig“, sagte Verteidigungsministerin Yuriko Backes. Außenminister Xavier Bettel setzte mit Blick auf ein Kriegsende einen anderen Akzent: „Was wirklich gebraucht wird, ist ein Waffenstillstand – und dafür braucht es Vertrauen.“ Was nun ansteht Fedorows Schreiben ist nur ein Strang einer breiteren Geldsuche. Auf einer Pressekonferenz am 17. Juni bat er die rund 50 Staaten der Ukraine Defense Contact Group – die sogenannte Ramstein-Koalition – um zusätzliche 20 Milliarden US-Dollar, zusätzlich zu bereits zugesagten etwa 40 Milliarden. Doch das Ersuchen zur Friedensfazilität trifft die EU-Mitgliedstaaten unmittelbar und über den BNE-Schlüssel ihre Steuerzahler. Ein Termin für eine Entscheidung steht nicht fest, und die Einstimmigkeitsregel erlaubt jeder einzelnen Regierung, das Verfahren zu verzögern. Für Luxemburg und seine 26 Partner geht es weniger um die Höhe des Schecks als um das Tempo: ob die Union das Geld bewegen kann, bevor das von Fedorow beschriebene Fenster am Frontverlauf sich wieder schließt. ### Sources - Ukraine seeks €6.6 billion from EU's peace fund for military aid — Reuters (via Internazionale): https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/07/01/ukraine-seeks-6-6-billion-from-eu-s-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Ukraine Seeks €6.6bn From EU's Peace Fund for Military Aid — Chronicle.lu (Reuters): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/international/62108-ukraine-seeks-eur6-6bn-from-eus-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Kiev seeks €6.6 bln from EU fund earmarked to compensate member states — Reuters — TASS: https://tass.com/world/2153917 - Ukraine requests $7.5B from EU peace fund to boost war efforts — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/ukraine-requests-75b-from-eu-peace-fund-to-boost-war-efforts - Hungary Drops Final Veto, Clearing €6.6B EU Air Defense Package for Ukraine — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77595 - Hungary unblocks €6.6 billion in EU arms payments after dropping two-year veto on Ukraine aid — Euromaidan Press: https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/03/hungary-unblocks-e6-6-billion-in-eu-arms-payments-after-dropping-two-year-veto-on-ukraine-aid/ - The European Commission cannot confirm reports that Hungary unblocked €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/04/8037752/ - European Peace Facility — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Peace_Facility - EU military support for Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/military-support-ukraine/ - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Announces Additional €15m Military Support for Ukraine — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/58261-luxembourg-announces-additional-eur15m-military-support-for-ukraine --- ## Solarstrom löst die Windkraft als Luxemburgs wichtigste heimische Energiequelle ab - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-solarstrom-groesste-heimische-stromquelle-2025 - Published: 2026-07-01T17:39:25.348+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:39:25.348+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: dac5093d-30d3-4160-b952-02c7fb9df275 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Erstmals lieferten Photovoltaikanlagen 2025 mehr Strom als die Windräder des Großherzogtums. Doch rund sieben von zehn verbrauchten Kilowattstunden stammen weiter aus dem Ausland. ### Summary Die Regulierungsbehörde ILR meldet, dass Solarenergie 2025 erstmals zur größten im Inland erzeugten Stromquelle Luxemburgs wurde. Trotz des Rekords deckt das Land nur eine Minderheit seines Bedarfs selbst. ### Key facts - Solaranlagen erzeugten 2025 in Luxemburg 627 GWh (+74,3 Prozent) und überholten damit erstmals die Windkraft (467 GWh) als größte heimische Stromquelle. - Die gesamte Inlandserzeugung stieg um 20,8 Prozent auf 1.826 GWh; rund 94 Prozent davon stammten aus erneuerbaren Quellen. - Die installierte PV-Leistung wuchs auf 746 MW (+35,8 Prozent), die Zahl der Anlagen auf 33.304 (+47,3 Prozent). - Trotz des Rekords deckten Importe noch rund 72 Prozent des Verbrauchs — nach 80 Prozent im Jahr 2020. - Bis 2030 zielt der PNEC auf 37 Prozent Erneuerbare am Bruttoendenergieverbrauch; 2023 waren es 14,4 Prozent. ### FAQ **Q: Welche Stromquelle ist in Luxemburg nun die größte heimische?** 2025 war die Photovoltaik mit 627 GWh erstmals die größte einzelne im Inland erzeugte Stromquelle. Sie überholte die Windkraft (467 GWh) sowie Holzabfälle und Biomasse (398 GWh). **Q: Deckt Luxemburg damit seinen Strombedarf selbst?** Nein. Trotz des Rekords deckten Importe aus dem Ausland 2025 noch rund 72 Prozent des Verbrauchs. 2020 waren es 80 Prozent. Die heimische Erzeugung bedient weiterhin nur eine Minderheit der Nachfrage. **Q: Warum stieg der Strompreis für Haushalte?** Der durchschnittliche Haushaltsstrompreis stieg 2025 auf 266,5 Euro je Megawattstunde, nach 202,7 Euro im Vorjahr (+31,4 Prozent). Das ILR führt dies auf höhere Netzentgelte und geringere staatliche Beihilfen zurück. **Q: Welches Ziel verfolgt Luxemburg bis 2030?** Der aktualisierte Nationale Energie- und Klimaplan sieht bis 2030 einen Anteil von 37 Prozent Erneuerbaren am Bruttoendenergieverbrauch vor. 2023 lag der Wert bei 14,4 Prozent; die Lücke soll teils über statistische Transfers geschlossen werden. ### Body Auf den Dächern des Großherzogtums hat sich 2025 eine kleine Zäsur vollzogen: Zum ersten Mal war Solarenergie die größte einzelne Quelle des in Luxemburg selbst erzeugten Stroms. Das teilte die nationale Regulierungsbehörde Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR) mit. Photovoltaikanlagen speisten im Jahresverlauf 627 Gigawattstunden (GWh) ein — ein Sprung um 74,3 Prozent gegenüber 2024 — und zogen damit erstmals an der Windkraft vorbei. In absoluten Zahlen bleibt der Vorsprung bescheiden, symbolisch aber wiegt er schwer. Luxemburg produziert nur einen Bruchteil des Stroms, den es verbraucht, und dieser heimische Anteil wurde jahrzehntelang von Windrädern, Abfallverwertung und Gas bestimmt. Nun geben die Solardächer den Ton an — das bislang deutlichste Zeichen dafür, dass sich der Energiemix des Landes hin zu dezentraler, im Inland erzeugter Erneuerbarer verschiebt. Der heimische Strommix ordnet sich neu Die gesamte in Luxemburg erzeugte Strommenge stieg 2025 um 20,8 Prozent auf 1.826 GWh, wie das ILR berichtet. Nach Quellen aufgeschlüsselt ergibt sich folgendes Bild: - Solar (Photovoltaik): 627 GWh, plus 74,3 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr - Windkraft: 467 GWh - Holzabfälle und Biomasse: 398 GWh - Gas-Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung: 63 GWh Wasserkraft und weitere Quellen machen den kleinen verbleibenden Rest aus. Rund 94 Prozent des im Land erzeugten Stroms stammten aus erneuerbaren Quellen, wie ILR-Direktor Luc Tapella erklärte. Den Zuwachs insgesamt führt die Behörde auf die wachsende Erzeugung aus Sonne, Wind und Biomasse zurück. Zum ersten Mal hat die Produktion der Solarpaneele jene der Windräder übertroffen. Diese Einschätzung Tapellas bekräftigte auch Marc Kohll, beim ILR zuständig für Statistik und Marktbeobachtung. „Die Produktion ist dank Photovoltaik, Windkraft und Biomasse gestiegen“, sagte Kohll auf Französisch. „Das verstärkt sich.“ Den Solarschub beschrieb er als „einen gewollten Trend, dessen Ausmaß wir allmählich zu messen beginnen“. Der Ausbau hinter diesen Zahlen verlief rasant. Die installierte Photovoltaikleistung kletterte um 35,8 Prozent auf 746 Megawatt, die Zahl der Solaranlagen wuchs um 10.694 Einheiten — ein Plus von 47,3 Prozent — auf 33.304 zum Jahresende. Parallel dazu breiteten sich Batteriespeicher aus: Luxemburg zählte 9.843 Speichersysteme mit einer Gesamtkapazität von etwa 101 Megawattstunden, die weit überwiegende Mehrheit davon kleine Anlagen in Privathaushalten. Ein Netz, das am Import hängt Bei allem Schwung kommt der Meilenstein mit einem gewichtigen Vorbehalt: Luxemburg bleibt einer der importabhängigsten Strommärkte Europas. Einkäufe aus dem Ausland deckten 2025 noch rund 72 Prozent des Verbrauchs, wie das ILR mitteilte — ein spürbarer Rückgang gegenüber 80 Prozent im Jahr 2020, aber zugleich eine Erinnerung daran, dass die heimische Erzeugung nur eine Minderheit der Nachfrage bedient. Die Behörde deutet den Wandel als allmähliche Neugewichtung, nicht als Bruch. Der Anteil erneuerbarer Quellen am im Inland erzeugten Strom stieg von 16 Prozent (2020) auf 26 Prozent (2025). Aussagekräftiger für ein dezentraler werdendes System war der Sprung beim Strom, der vor Ort erzeugt und verbraucht oder lokal geteilt statt über das Netz bezogen wird: Diese Mengen mehr als verdoppelten sich, legten um 122 Prozent auf 444 GWh zu und entsprechen inzwischen etwa 7 Prozent des Endverbrauchs. Über die Grenzen des Machbaren ließ das ILR gleichwohl keinen Zweifel. Tapella warnte, es sei „schwer vorstellbar, dass Luxemburg energieautark wird“, und verwies auf die geringe Fläche eines Landes mit wenig Raum für Erzeugung im großen Maßstab. Ähnlich argumentierte Kohll mit Blick auf Gas, das zu 98,5 Prozent eingeführt wird: Die Abhängigkeit zu senken bedeute, weniger zu verbrauchen, „weil wir es nicht selbst herstellen können“. Gemessen an den Zielen für 2030 Der Solar-Rekord fällt in eine Phase, in der Luxemburg auf verbindliche Klimaziele zusteuert. Der aktualisierte Nationale Energie- und Klimaplan (PNEC) sieht bis 2030 einen Anteil von 37 Prozent Erneuerbaren am Bruttoendenergieverbrauch vor — eine Kennzahl, die Wärme und Verkehr ebenso umfasst wie Strom, und ein steiler Anstieg gegenüber 14,4 Prozent im Jahr 2023. Regierungsvertreter räumen ein, dass das Land angesichts seines begrenzten heimischen Potenzials die Lücke wohl teils über sogenannte statistische Transfers schließen muss — also über den Zukauf erneuerbarer Energie aus anderen Ländern. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist der Aufstieg der Sonne ermutigend und zugleich eine Lehrstunde in Größenordnungen. Die Photovoltaik wächst schnell genug, um die heimische Rangfolge umzustürzen, doch die Mengen bleiben klein neben einem nationalen Bedarf von mehr als 6.500 GWh im Jahr. Auch die Preise verschoben sich 2025: Der durchschnittliche Haushaltsstrompreis stieg auf 266,5 Euro je Megawattstunde, nach 202,7 Euro ein Jahr zuvor — einen Anstieg, den das ILR mit höheren Netzentgelten und geringeren staatlichen Beihilfen begründet. Die Richtung aber ist unverkennbar. Ein Netz, das vor einem Jahrzehnt fast vollständig aus dem Ausland gespeist wurde, erzeugt stetig mehr eigenen Strom — und zwar aus Paneelen auf Dächern statt aus einer Handvoll großer Kraftwerke. Ob das rasch genug ist, um 2030 zu erreichen, steht auf einem anderen Blatt. 2025 aber war das Jahr, in dem die Sonne an die Spitze von Luxemburgs eigener Stromerzeugung rückte. ### Sources - Solar Becomes Luxembourg's Largest Electricity Source in 2025, ILR Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62120-solar-becomes-luxembourgs-largest-electricity-source-in-2025-ilr-reports - L'énergie solaire, première source d'électricité produite au Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/lenergie-solaire-premiere-source-delectricite-produite-au-luxembourg - ILR: le Luxembourg produit plus d'électricité mais les prix grimpent en 2025 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-pays-produit-plus-d-electricite-le-prix-de-l-energie-augmente-103593552 - Énergie : les prix grimpent, les habitudes changent — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/energie-les-prix-grimpent-les-habitudes-changent/ - Luxembourg's integrated national energy and climate plan for the period 2021-2030 (PNEC) — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2023/2023-pnec.html - Luxembourg: National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) — Klima-Agence: https://www.klima-agence.lu/en/luxembourgs-energy-and-climate-policy-integrated-national-energy-and-climate-plan-necp --- ## Oberstes US-Gericht kippt Trump-Dekret gegen das Geburtsortsprinzip - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/supreme-court-geburtsortsprinzip-trump-dekret-gekippt - Published: 2026-07-01T17:22:33.514+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:22:33.514+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 98489a7b-3970-4a08-aa67-64d1ce423b72 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mit 6:3 stärkt der Supreme Court das im 14. Verfassungszusatz verankerte Bürgerrecht — und stoppt den Versuch des Präsidenten, per Erlass zu bestimmen, wer als US-Bürger geboren wird. ### Summary Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA hat mit 6:3 entschieden, dass fast jedes auf US-Boden geborene Kind Staatsbürger ist, und Trumps Dekret zur Abschaffung des Geburtsortsprinzips für verfassungswidrig erklärt. ### Key facts - Der Supreme Court erklärte mit 6:3 im Verfahren Trump gegen Barbara Trumps Executive Order 14160 für nichtig und bestätigte das Geburtsortsprinzip. - Fünf Richter stützten das Urteil auf den 14. Verfassungszusatz; Richter Kavanaugh hielt das Dekret aus gesetzlichen Gründen für rechtswidrig. - Das Dekret hätte die Staatsbürgerschaft auf Kinder mit mindestens einem US-Bürger oder Daueraufenthaltsberechtigten als Elternteil beschränkt. - Schätzungen zufolge wären jährlich rund 250.000 Kinder ohne Staatsbürgerschaft geboren worden, wäre die Anordnung in Kraft getreten. - Anders als die USA knüpfen die meisten europäischen Staaten, darunter Luxemburg, die Nationalität an die Abstammung (jus sanguinis). ### FAQ **Q: Was hat der US Supreme Court im Fall Trump gegen Barbara entschieden?** Das Gericht erklärte mit 6:3 am 30. Juni 2026 die Executive Order 14160 für nichtig. Kinder, die in den USA geboren werden, sind nach der Bürgerrechtsklausel des 14. Verfassungszusatzes von Geburt an Staatsbürger — auch wenn ihre Eltern sich unrechtmäßig oder nur vorübergehend im Land aufhalten. **Q: Warum war die Abstimmung 6:3, die Verfassungsfrage aber 5:4?** Fünf Richter verwarfen das Dekret aus verfassungsrechtlichen Gründen. Richter Kavanaugh hielt es zwar ebenfalls für rechtswidrig, stützte sich aber auf einfaches Bundesrecht statt auf die Verfassung. Dadurch ergab sich insgesamt eine 6:3-Mehrheit, während die verfassungsrechtliche Kernaussage nur von fünf Stimmen getragen wurde. **Q: Wie unterscheidet sich das US-Modell vom luxemburgischen?** Die USA verleihen die Staatsbürgerschaft grundsätzlich jedem, der auf ihrem Territorium geboren wird (jus soli). Luxemburg und die meisten europäischen Staaten knüpfen die Nationalität dagegen vorrangig an die Abstammung (jus sanguinis). ### Body Wer auf amerikanischem Boden zur Welt kommt, ist fast ausnahmslos US-Bürger — an diesem seit über einem Jahrhundert gefestigten Grundsatz rüttelt auch der Präsident nicht. Der Oberste Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten bestätigte ihn am Dienstag ausdrücklich und erteilte Donald Trump damit eine seltene, empfindliche Niederlage bei einem seiner Prestigeprojekte. Mit sechs zu drei Stimmen entschieden die Richterinnen und Richter im Verfahren Trump gegen Barbara, dass auch Kinder, deren Eltern sich unrechtmäßig oder nur vorübergehend im Land aufhalten, der Hoheitsgewalt der USA unterstehen — und damit nach der Bürgerrechtsklausel des 14. Verfassungszusatzes von Geburt an Staatsbürger sind. Das Urteil erklärt die Executive Order 14160 für nichtig, die Trump am ersten Tag seiner zweiten Amtszeit unterzeichnet hatte. Die Mehrheitsmeinung verfasste der Vorsitzende Richter John Roberts. Er beschrieb die Staatsbürgerschaft als grundlegendes Recht, nicht als ein Privileg, das die Regierung nach Belieben entziehen könne. Die Staatsbürgerschaft war damals wie heute das Recht, Rechte zu haben — frei am politischen Gemeinwesen teilzuhaben. Für die Neuauslegung einer seit mehr als hundert Jahren geklärten Regel fand Roberts nach eigenen Worten nur „dürftige Belege". Die Bürgerrechtsklausel, schrieb er, habe „das Common Law übernommen und nahezu allen in den Vereinigten Staaten geborenen Kindern die Staatsbürgerschaft verliehen". Was das Dekret erreichen wollte Die Executive Order 14160 mit dem Titel „Schutz der Bedeutung und des Wertes der amerikanischen Staatsbürgerschaft" wurde am 20. Januar 2025 unterzeichnet. Sie wies die Bundesbehörden an, die US-Staatsbürgerschaft für Kinder von Menschen ohne Aufenthaltstitel sowie von Eltern mit befristetem Visum nicht mehr anzuerkennen. Automatisch Bürger geworden wären nur noch Kinder mit mindestens einem Elternteil, der selbst US-Bürger oder rechtmäßiger Daueraufenthaltsberechtigter ist. Das Dekret stellte sich frontal gegen den Wortlaut des 14. Verfassungszusatzes, der 1868 als Antwort auf das berüchtigte Dred-Scott-Urteil ratifiziert wurde, sowie gegen die Entscheidung United States gegen Wong Kim Ark von 1898, die einem in San Francisco geborenen Sohn chinesischer Einwanderer die Staatsbürgerschaft zusprach. Eine Studie des Migration Policy Institute und des Population Research Institute der Penn State University vom Mai 2025 schätzte, dass jährlich rund 250.000 Kinder ohne Staatsbürgerschaft in den USA geboren worden wären, wäre das Dekret in Kraft getreten — so die von CBS News und Al Jazeera berichteten Zahlen. Ein gespaltenes, aber klares Gericht Hinter dem Ergebnis von 6:3 verbirgt sich ein Streit über die Begründung. Fünf Angehörige der Mehrheit — Roberts sowie die Richterinnen und Richter Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett und Ketanji Brown Jackson — verwarfen das Dekret aus verfassungsrechtlichen Gründen. Richter Brett Kavanaugh hielt die Anordnung ebenfalls für rechtswidrig, stützte sich dabei jedoch auf einfaches Bundesrecht statt auf die Verfassung; der Kongress könne die Einwanderungsgesetze ändern, wenn er wolle. Damit trägt die eigentliche verfassungsrechtliche Kernaussage die Handschrift von fünf Stimmen — das National Immigration Forum sprach in dieser Frage von einem 5:4. Auch die drei Abweichler waren sich untereinander uneins. Richter Clarence Thomas, dem sich Neil Gorsuch anschloss, argumentierte, das frühere Präzedenzurteil erfasse nur die Kinder von Daueraufenthaltsberechtigten. Richter Samuel Alito wollte weiter gehen und drängte darauf, Wong Kim Ark vollständig zu kippen. Gorsuch hätte das Dekret in einer eigenen Stellungnahme für die Kinder nur vorübergehend anwesender Eltern gelten lassen. Thomas eröffnete sein Sondervotum mit dem Vorwurf, die Mehrheit unternehme den „außergewöhnlichen Schritt, die Anordnung des Präsidenten für offenkundig verfassungswidrig zu erklären". Scharfe Reaktionen von beiden Seiten Vertreten wurden die Kläger von der Bürgerrechtsorganisation ACLU, deren juristische Leiterin Cecillia Wang den Fall vor Gericht führte. Sie deutete das Urteil als Verteidigung eines Versprechens, das im Gründungstext des Landes verankert sei. - Die Entscheidung bekräftige „ein grundlegendes amerikanisches Versprechen — wer hier geboren wird, ist Bürger", sagte Wang; ein Präsident könne „die Verfassung nicht per Dekret ändern". - Trump reagierte auf seiner Plattform Truth Social, nannte den Ausgang „schlecht für unser Land" und rief den Kongress zum Handeln auf: „Der Kongress sollte HEUTE damit beginnen, das teure und für unser Land ungerechte Geburtsortsprinzip zu beenden", schrieb er. Trumps Aufruf zur Gesetzgebung deutet darauf hin, dass der Konflikt hier kaum endet. Doch eine Verfassungsänderung — nach Ansicht vieler Rechtsgelehrter der einzige Weg, das Urteil auszuhebeln — verlangt Zweidrittelmehrheiten im Kongress und die Zustimmung von drei Vierteln der Bundesstaaten. Das ist eine weit höhere Hürde als ein präsidiales Dekret. Warum das Urteil auch Europa betrifft Der Richterspruch ist ein Markstein im größeren Ringen darum, wie weit ein Präsident lang gefestigtes Recht per Erlass umschreiben kann — eine Frage, die weit über die US-Grenzen hinaus verfolgt wird. Er ist zu unterscheiden von der Entscheidung Trump gegen CASA vom Juni 2025, die zwar die Befugnis unterer Gerichte zu landesweiten Verfügungen beschnitt, die Rechtmäßigkeit der zugrunde liegenden Politik aber offenließ. Das Dienstagsurteil beantwortet nun genau diese zweite Frage — und zwar gegen die Regierung. Für Leserinnen und Leser in Europa führt die Entscheidung zugleich vor Augen, wie außergewöhnlich der amerikanische Ansatz bleibt. Die automatische Staatsbürgerschaft durch Geburt auf dem Staatsgebiet — das jus soli — ist auf dem amerikanischen Doppelkontinent verbreitet, in Europa hingegen selten. Staaten wie Luxemburg knüpfen die Nationalität vorrangig an die Abstammung, das jus sanguinis. Worüber die Vereinigten Staaten in dieser Woche stritten, ist ein Prinzip, das der größte Teil des Kontinents nie übernommen hat — was den Ausgang ebenso zu einer Aussage über die amerikanische Verfassungsidentität macht wie über Migrationspolitik. ### Sources - Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birthright-citizenship/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5839358/birthright-citizenship-decision-scotus-trump - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-decision/ - US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/us-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-order-to-end-birthright-citizenship - US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/1/us-supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-who-wins-who-loses - Trump v. Barbara — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Barbara - Groups Representing Plaintiffs Respond to Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling — American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-representing-plaintiffs-respond-to-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling - Explainer: Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara — National Immigration Forum: https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-supreme-court-reaffirms-birthright-citizenship-in-trump-v-barbara/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling.html - Takeaways from the Supreme Court's rebuke of Trump on birthright citizenship — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-rebukes-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-barely --- ## Staatliche Bauträger ziehen an: Luxemburgs öffentlicher Wohnungsbau verdoppelt sich - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-oeffentliche-bautraeger-verdoppeln-wohnungen-im-bau-2025 - Published: 2026-07-01T17:13:54.968+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:13:54.968+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: 16459eaa-de72-4a29-a8c1-2a81def1bcc3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der Fonds du logement hatte Ende 2025 mit 1.227 im Bau befindlichen Wohnungen fast doppelt so viele wie ein Jahr zuvor. Doch STATEC-Zahlen zeigen: Der private Neubau bleibt am Boden. ### Summary Luxemburgs staatliche Bauträger haben 2025 die Zahl der im Bau befindlichen Wohnungen kräftig erhöht — ein erstes Zeichen für ein Ende der Baukrise. Der private Neubaumarkt verharrt laut STATEC jedoch weiter tief in der Flaute. ### Key facts - Der Fonds du logement hatte Ende 2025 mit 1.227 Wohnungen im Bau mehr als doppelt so viele wie die 638 ein Jahr zuvor (+92 %). - Die SNHBM startete 2025 einen Rekord von 473 bezahlbaren Wohnungen, plus rund 57 Prozent gegenüber 2024. - Der private Neubau bleibt schwach: Nur 149 Neubauwohnungen wurden im vierten Quartal 2025 verkauft, minus 62,4 Prozent im Jahresvergleich. - Die Wohnungspreise stiegen 2025 um 1,6 Prozent — der erste Jahreszuwachs nach Rückgängen 2023 und 2024. - Baugenehmigungen fielen zwischen 2022 und 2024 um mehr als ein Drittel; die Erholung stützt sich bislang auf den öffentlichen Sektor. ### FAQ **Q: Warum verdoppelt sich der Wohnungsbau in Luxemburg, wenn der Markt in der Krise steckt?** Der Zuwachs stammt fast ausschließlich vom öffentlichen Sektor. Fonds du logement und SNHBM finanzieren ihre Projekte über staatliche Budgets und sind damit weniger von Zinsen und Finanzierungsbedingungen abhängig, die private Bauherren weiter bremsen. **Q: Wie steht es um den privaten Neubaumarkt?** Er bleibt tief gedrückt. Laut STATEC wurden im vierten Quartal 2025 nur 149 Neubauwohnungen verkauft — 62,4 Prozent weniger als ein Jahr zuvor und weit unter dem Vorkrisenschnitt von 714 je Quartal. **Q: Sind die Wohnungspreise in Luxemburg wieder gestiegen?** Ja. Über das Gesamtjahr 2025 legten die Preise um 1,6 Prozent zu — der erste Jahreszuwachs nach Rückgängen von 9,1 Prozent 2023 und 5,2 Prozent 2024. **Q: Was bedeutet der Aufschwung für künftige Käufer und Mieter?** Er könnte das knappe Angebot an bezahlbarem Wohnraum mittelfristig entlasten: Der Fonds du logement plant über 20 Jahre mehr als 5.000 zusätzliche Wohnungen, die SNHBM strebt rund 400 pro Jahr an. Ob daraus eine breite Trendwende wird, hängt von Finanzierung und Baugenehmigungen ab. ### Body Während private Bauherren in Luxemburg weiter abwarten, hat der öffentliche Sektor 2025 einen Gang hochgeschaltet. Der Fonds du logement, der größte staatliche Bauträger und zugleich bedeutendste soziale Vermieter des Landes, hatte zum Jahresende 1.227 Wohnungen im Bau — nach 638 ein Jahr zuvor. Das ist mehr als eine Verdopplung und das bislang deutlichste Anzeichen dafür, dass die seit 2022 anhaltende Baukrise ihren Tiefpunkt durchschritten haben könnte. Laut seinem Jahresbericht unterhielt der Fonds landesweit 63 aktive Baustellen und stellte im Laufe des Jahres 116 Wohnungen fertig. Der Bestand umfasst 2.439 Mietwohnungen in 56 Gemeinden; über Programme zum verbilligten Verkauf half die Einrichtung zudem 1.756 Haushalten in 31 Gemeinden ins Wohneigentum. Direktor Jacques Vandivinit steht einem Haus vor, das sich über die kommenden 20 Jahre mehr als 5.000 zusätzliche Wohnungen zum Ziel gesetzt hat. Den Aufwärtstrend bestätigt die zweite große öffentliche Gesellschaft, die Société Nationale des Habitations à Bon Marché (SNHBM). Sie brachte 2025 einen Rekord von 473 bezahlbaren Wohnungen auf den Weg — ein Sprung um rund 57 Prozent gegenüber 301 im Vorjahr, das seinerseits von 230 Einheiten im Jahr 2023 gestiegen war. 288 Wohnungen wurden fertiggestellt, 1.335 befanden sich zum Jahresende im Bau. Der Staat als Motor Beide Institutionen deuten 2025 als Wendepunkt nach einer Starre, die Luxemburg ab Mitte 2022 erfasst hatte: stark gestiegene Zinsen, kletternde Baukosten und ein Einbruch der Nachfrage hatten den Markt gelähmt. Die SNHBM sprach vom höchsten Wert ihrer Geschichte. Von den 473 Wohnungen entfielen 136 auf ein staatliches Programm zum Ankauf von Wohnungen ab Plan (VEFA), die übrigen 337 entwickelte die Gesellschaft selbst. Annick Rock, Verwaltungsratspräsidentin der SNHBM, führte den Zuwachs auf die anhaltenden Anstrengungen der Gesellschaft zurück, zum Ausbau des bezahlbaren Wohnraums beizutragen und die nationale Politik des bezahlbaren Wohnens dauerhaft zu stützen. Generaldirektor Guy Entringer verwies auf die Zusammenarbeit vor Ort: „Dank der zahlreichen Kooperationen mit den Gemeinden entwickeln wir weiterhin Projekte, die auf die lokalen Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten sind, und stärken das Angebot an bezahlbarem Wohnraum im ganzen Land.“ Der öffentliche Vorstoß ist gewollt. Die SNHBM verfügt über eine Grundstücksreserve für rund 3.032 Wohnungen und strebt mittelfristig etwa 400 Einheiten pro Jahr an. Zu den Vorzeigeprojekten zählen das Ökoviertel Elmen in Olm, Itzigerknupp in Luxemburg-Bonneweg sowie das JFK-Projekt auf Kirchberg. Der private Markt bleibt eingefroren Das Bild des Gesamtmarkts fällt weit nüchterner aus. In der März-Ausgabe 2026 von „Le Logement en chiffres“ (Nr. 19) berichten STATEC und das Observatoire de l'Habitat, dass der Verkauf von Neubauwohnungen — über sogenannte VEFA-Verträge ab Plan veräußert und damit ein Gradmesser für die private Bautätigkeit — der wunde Punkt des Marktes bleibe. Nur 149 solcher Wohnungen wechselten im vierten Quartal 2025 den Besitzer, ein Rückgang um 54,3 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal und 62,4 Prozent weniger als ein Jahr zuvor. Vor der Krise wurden zwischen 2017 und 2021 im Schnitt 714 Neubauwohnungen je Quartal verkauft. Der gesamte Wohnungsverkauf einschließlich Bestand sank im selben Quartal um 34,0 Prozent auf 1.145 Einheiten; auch Häuser (648, minus 28,2 Prozent) und Baugrundstücke (329, minus 11,3 Prozent) gaben nach. Die Erholung des luxemburgischen Wohnimmobilienmarktes hat begonnen, ist aber noch unvollständig und je nach Segment uneinheitlich. Immerhin: Der Preisverfall ist gestoppt. Der allgemeine Preisindex für Wohnhäuser lag im Zwölfmonatszeitraum bis zum vierten Quartal 2025 mit plus 0,1 Prozent nahezu unverändert und stieg über das Gesamtjahr um 1,6 Prozent — der erste Jahreszuwachs nach Rückgängen von 9,1 Prozent (2023) und 5,2 Prozent (2024). STATEC verweist zugleich auf ein Kernproblem: Die Zahl der genehmigten Wohnungen fiel zwischen 2022 und 2024 um mehr als ein Drittel und trocknete den Nachschub aus. Niedrige Basis oder echte Wende? Manche der auffälligen Zuwächse tragen eine Warnung in sich. Die Verkäufe von Wohnungen ab Plan verdoppelten sich im zweiten und dritten Quartal 2025 gegenüber dem Vorjahr nahezu (plus 126 beziehungsweise plus 125 Prozent) — allerdings von historisch gedrückten Niveaus. Zusätzlich beflügelt wurde der Anstieg von Käufern, die vor dem Auslaufen befristeter Steuervorteile zum 30. Juni 2025 abschließen wollten. Nach deren Wegfall gaben die Zahlen im vierten Quartal wieder nach. So schultert der öffentliche Sektor derzeit einen Großteil der Last. Die Verdopplung der im Bau befindlichen Wohnungen konzentriert sich auf staatliche Träger, deren Projekte an öffentliche Budgets geknüpft sind — und nicht an die Kredit- und Finanzierungsbedingungen, die private Bauherren weiter belasten. Die Europäische Kommission erwartet eine nur „langsame“ Erholung der Bautätigkeit; die Investitionen in den Wohnungsbau dürften 2026 lediglich „leicht“ anziehen. Das Vertrauen in der Branche hat sich in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten allerdings verbessert. Für die Einwohner steht viel auf dem Spiel. Angebot und Bezahlbarkeit von Wohnraum bleiben Luxemburgs bestimmendes innenpolitisches Thema; Jahre schwacher Bautätigkeit haben den Mangel vertieft, der Preise und Mieten für viele unerschwinglich macht. Die folgenden Zahlen fassen die Lage zum Jahresende 2025 zusammen: - Fonds du logement: 1.227 Wohnungen im Bau (638 ein Jahr zuvor); 116 im Jahr 2025 fertiggestellt. - SNHBM: 473 bezahlbare Wohnungen begonnen — Rekord und plus 57 Prozent; 288 fertiggestellt; 1.335 im Bau. - Neubauwohnungen (Verkäufe): 149 im vierten Quartal 2025, minus 62 Prozent im Jahresvergleich und weit unter dem Vorkrisenschnitt von 714 je Quartal. - Preise: plus 1,6 Prozent über 2025 — der erste Jahreszuwachs nach zwei Jahren des Rückgangs. Ob der staatliche Schub den Auftakt zu einer breiteren Trendwende bildet oder nur einen steuerfinanzierten Boden unter einem weiter eingefrorenen Privatmarkt zieht, hängt davon ab, wie rasch sich die Finanzierungsbedingungen lockern und die Genehmigungen erholen. Die Zahlen für 2025 zeigen: Das Tauwetter hat eingesetzt — doch es verläuft ungleich und ist längst nicht vollständig. ### Sources - Le Logement en chiffres n°19 (Mars 2026) — STATEC & Observatoire de l'Habitat: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2026/03-mars/26-logement-statec-chiffres/logement-en-chiffres-19.pdf - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Une année record pour la mise en chantier de logements abordables — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/une-annee-record-pour-la-mise-en-chantiers-de-logements-abordables/ - SNHBM, promoteur public : 301 logements abordables mis en chantier en 2024 — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/snhbm-promoteur-public-301-logements-abordables-mis-en-chantier-en-2024/ - En 2025 au Luxembourg: 473 chantiers lancés, le nombre de logements abordables grimpe — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/en-2025-au-luxembourg-473-chantiers-lances-le-nombre-de-logements-abordables-grimpe-103566988 - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en - Luxembourg Housing Market Rebounds in Q2 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56967-luxembourg-housing-market-rebounds-in-q2-2025 --- ## Reifencord-Werk in Steinfort vor dem Aus: Rund 100 Jobs bedroht - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/indorama-steinfort-werksschliessung-100-arbeitsplaetze-bedroht - Published: 2026-07-01T16:48:30.656+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:48:30.656+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 79d201de-ac29-4558-9785-4cfe5710942d - Dateline: Steinfort, LU > Der thailändische Konzern Indorama will seine Viskose-Reifencordfabrik schließen. Die Gewerkschaften sprechen von der größten Industrieschließung im Großherzogtum seit 2007. ### Summary Indorama Ventures kündigt das Ende der Produktion in Steinfort an und leitet ein Sammelentlassungsverfahren ein. Rund 100 Arbeitsplätze stehen auf dem Spiel — die Gewerkschaften OGBL und LCGB nennen den Schritt „völlig inakzeptabel“. ### Key facts - Indorama Ventures will die Produktion in seinem Steinforter Reifencord-Werk beenden und ein Sammelentlassungsverfahren eröffnen; rund 100 Arbeitsplätze sind bedroht. - Die Gewerkschaften OGBL und LCGB sprechen von der größten Industrieschließung in Luxemburg seit dem Aus von TDK im Jahr 2007 und nennen die Entscheidung „völlig inakzeptabel“. - Als Gründe gelten der Dominoeffekt der Schließung des lothringischen Zulieferwerks Longlaville (rund 165 Stellen) sowie die starke Abhängigkeit von einem einzigen Kunden. - Das 1965 gegründete Werk fertigt hochfeste Verstärkungen aus Viskose, Nylon, Aramid und Polyester; zu den Kunden zählten Continental, Goodyear, Michelin und ArianeGroup. - Die Gewerkschaften fordern von den Ministern Delles und Spautz den Erhalt des Standorts oder andernfalls einen Sozialplan und eine Wiedereingliederungseinheit. ### FAQ **Q: Warum will Indorama das Werk in Steinfort schließen?** Der Konzern nennt zwei Gründe: den Dominoeffekt der endgültigen Schließung seines lothringischen Werks in Longlaville, das Steinfort mit Vorprodukten belieferte, sowie die starke Abhängigkeit des Standorts von einem einzigen Kunden für den Großteil der Produktion. **Q: Wie viele Arbeitsplätze sind betroffen?** Rund 100 Stellen in Steinfort sind bedroht. Nach Angaben der Luxemburger Handelskammer beschäftigte das Werk in den vergangenen Jahren etwa 130 Menschen aus 26 Nationen. **Q: Was fordern die Gewerkschaften?** OGBL und LCGB verlangen, dass alle industriellen Alternativen zum Erhalt des Standorts ernsthaft geprüft werden. Sie haben die Minister Lex Delles und Marc Spautz eingeschaltet und fordern andernfalls einen Sozialplan sowie eine Wiedereingliederungseinheit. **Q: Steht ein Datum für die Schließung fest?** Nein. Weder Indorama noch die Ministerien haben einen festen Zeitplan genannt. Nach luxemburgischem Recht müssen der Entlassungsplan und sein Zeithorizont erst mit der Personalvertretung ausgehandelt werden. ### Body In Steinfort im Westen Luxemburgs droht das Ende einer sechs Jahrzehnte alten Industrietradition. Der in Bangkok ansässige Petrochemie- und Chemiefaserkonzern Indorama Ventures hat die Belegschaft seines dortigen Werks darüber informiert, dass er die Produktion einstellen und ein Sammelentlassungsverfahren (licenciement collectif) eröffnen will. Rund 100 Arbeitsplätze sind bedroht — es wäre die bedeutendste Werksschließung, die das Großherzogtum seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten erlebt hat. Über die Pläne unterrichtete das Unternehmen die Personalvertretung am 30. Juni auf einer Informationsversammlung, wie die beiden Gewerkschaften OGBL und LCGB berichten. Betrieben wird die Fabrik von der Gesellschaft Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg S.A., lange bekannt als Textilcord Steinfort S.A. an der Route de Schwarzenhof. Hergestellt werden dort technische Garne, Kordfäden und Gewebe, die Reifen und andere Gummi- und Verbundprodukte verstärken. Zu den Kunden zählten über die Jahre Continental, Goodyear, Michelin, Orca und ArianeGroup. Ein Dominoeffekt von der anderen Seite der Grenze Gewerkschafter und luxemburgische Medien bringen den Steinforter Entschluss unmittelbar mit einer früheren Entscheidung Indoramas in Verbindung: der Schließung des nur wenige Kilometer entfernten Werks im lothringischen Longlaville (Département Meurthe-et-Moselle). Der Standort, an dem rund 165 Menschen beschäftigt sind, lieferte Vorprodukte, auf die Steinfort angewiesen war. Seine Produktion wurde Ende Juni endgültig eingestellt. Hinzu kommt eine strukturelle Schwäche: Der luxemburgische Betrieb war für den Großteil seiner Fertigung von einem einzigen Kunden abhängig — eine Konzentration, die ihn nach Einschätzung der Gewerkschaften gefährlich verwundbar machte. Auf Konzernebene hatte Indorama die französische Schließung mit verschärftem Wettbewerb, insbesondere aus Asien, begründet, dazu mit schrumpfenden Volumina und Margen, die sich trotz Investitionen in zweistelliger Millionenhöhe nicht hätten umkehren lassen. - Gegründet 1965 vom belgisch-amerikanischen Konzern Uniroyal Englebert, um Nylongewebe für die Karkassen von Diagonalreifen zu weben. - Ging über Continental (rund 18 Jahre) und die österreichische Glanzstoff-Gruppe, ehe Indorama Ventures das Werk 2017 übernahm. - Spezialisiert auf hochfeste Verstärkungen aus Viskose, Nylon, Aramid und Polyester für Reifen und technische Anwendungen; seit 2020 lief zeitweise auch eine Linie für OP-Masken (bis zu 20 Millionen pro Jahr). - Beschäftigte in den vergangenen Jahren nach Angaben der Luxemburger Handelskammer rund 130 Menschen aus 26 Nationen. Gewerkschaften fordern die Prüfung von Alternativen OGBL und LCGB verurteilten den Schritt als „brutal“ und fragten, wie ein Konzern mit einem Jahresumsatz von fast 12 Milliarden Euro und Produktionsstätten in mehr als 30 Ländern die Schließung als unausweichlich darstellen könne. In ihrer gemeinsamen Erklärung nannten die beiden Gewerkschaften die Entscheidung „völlig inakzeptabel“ und warnten, sie stürze ebenso viele Familien in tiefe Ungewissheit. Es ist nicht hinnehmbar, dass eine Schließung als unvermeidlich dargestellt wird, ohne dass zuvor alle industriellen Alternativen zum Erhalt von Tätigkeit und Beschäftigung ernsthaft geprüft worden sind. Die Gewerkschaften fragten, was in den vergangenen Jahren unternommen worden sei, um die Produktion zu diversifizieren, neue Zertifizierungen zu erlangen und die Abhängigkeit von einem einzigen Kunden zu verringern. Die Beschäftigten bezeichneten sie als Opfer „einer Logik des globalisierten Kapitalismus, die finanzielle Erwägungen über alles stellt“. In den kommenden Tagen sollen Belegschaftsversammlungen und weitere gewerkschaftliche Aktionen folgen. „Seit der Schließung des TDK-Standorts im Jahr 2007 hat Luxemburg keine Werksschließung dieses Ausmaßes mehr erlebt“, erklärten die beiden Organisationen. Appell an die Regierung OGBL und LCGB haben Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles und Arbeitsminister Marc Spautz aufgefordert, jede Möglichkeit zum Erhalt des Standorts zu prüfen. Sollte die Schließung dennoch kommen, verlangen sie einen ordentlichen Sozialplan und eine Wiedereingliederungseinheit (cellule de reclassement), um die Beschäftigten in neue Stellen zu vermitteln — gemäß einer Anfang Juni erzielten tripartiten Vereinbarung. Einen festen Zeitplan für den Rückzug haben weder Indorama noch die Ministerien genannt; nach luxemburgischem Recht müssen der Entlassungsplan und sein Zeithorizont nun mit der Personalvertretung ausgehandelt werden. Teil eines europäischen Rückzugs Die Schließung in Steinfort ist ein greifbares lokales Zeichen für den breiteren Druck auf Europas energieintensive und exportabhängige Industrie, die seit Jahren mit höheren Energiekosten, nachlassender Nachfrage und scharfer Konkurrenz aus Niedrigkostenländern in Asien ringt. Auch Indorama selbst fährt weltweit Kapazitäten zurück — von den Mobility-Werken in Frankreich und Luxemburg bis zur Stilllegung einer Anlage für gereinigte Terephthalsäure (PTA) im kanadischen Montréal-Est. Für die Steinforter Beschäftigten ist die Sorge unmittelbarer. Ein Werk, das seit sechs Jahrzehnten am selben Ort Garn spinnt, steht vor dem Produktionsende, und eine Gemeinde im industriellen Westen Luxemburgs droht einen ihrer größten privaten Arbeitgeber zu verlieren. Was als Nächstes geschieht — ob ein Käufer auftritt, ob der Staat helfen kann und zu welchen Bedingungen die Belegschaft geht — wird sich in den nun beginnenden Verhandlungen entscheiden. ### Sources - Indorama Ventures ferme son site de Steinfort et menace 100 emplois au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-groupe-industriel-indorama-quitte-le-pays-100-emplois-menaces-103594148 - Indorama ferme son site de Steinfort, une centaine d'emplois menacés — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/indorama-ferme-son-site-de-steinfort-une-centaine-demplois-menaces/ - Textilcord Steinfort – Du fil aux cordes — Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (cc.lu): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/news/detail/textilcord-steinfort-du-fil-aux-cordes - Textilcord Steinfort S.A. – Uniroyal – Steinfort — industrie.lu: https://industrie.lu/uniroyalsteinfort.html - Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg S.A. — FEDIL: https://fedil.lu/en/members/27155bb5-ece6-e611-80f5-c4346bac8ce8/ - Indorama Ventures prépare la fermeture de son site de Longlaville : 165 emplois en jeu — Le Journal des Entreprises: https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/indorama-ventures-prepare-la-fermeture-de-son-site-de-longlaville-165-emplois-en-jeu-2138103 - Indorama Ventures veut fermer son usine de Longlaville, 164 emplois en danger — L'Usine Nouvelle: https://www.usinenouvelle.com/quotidien-des-usines/lusine-ne-tournait-qua-la-moitie-de-ses-capacites-indorama-ventures-veut-fermer-son-usine-de-longlaville-164-emplois-en-danger.WH7OL4JQVZA6XK5OPOVN7OGZHA.html - Indorama Ventures annonce son projet de fermer le site de Longlaville qui emploie 165 personnes — ICI (France 3 Grand Est): https://www.ici.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle-54/longlaville/indorama-ventures-annonce-son-projet-de-fermer-le-site-de-longlaville-qui-emploie-165-personnes-6571451 --- ## Cargolux zahlt 1,15 Millionen Euro und beendet Gabun-Verfahren - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/cargolux-vergleich-gabun-einflussnahme-1-15-millionen - Published: 2026-07-01T16:40:12.641+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:40:12.641+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 4702b023-e40c-4aa3-bb5f-e6d2793b1a07 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein Luxemburger Gericht bestätigte einen ausgehandelten Vergleich gegen die staatsnahe Frachtfluggesellschaft. Es geht um mutmaßlichen Einflusshandel bei früheren Aktivitäten in Gabun. ### Summary Cargolux akzeptiert eine Geldbuße und Einziehung von rund 1,15 Millionen Euro und schließt damit ein Strafverfahren wegen Einflusshandels in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015 ab, das das Unternehmen 2015 selbst angezeigt hatte. ### Key facts - Cargolux zahlt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro (Geldbuße und Einziehung) und schließt damit ein Verfahren wegen Einflusshandels in Gabun ab. - Das Luxemburger Bezirksgericht bestätigte am 1. Juli 2026 einen ausgehandelten Vergleich (jugement sur accord) mit der Staatsanwaltschaft. - Das Verfahren richtet sich ausschließlich gegen die juristische Person — keine Führungskräfte oder Einzelpersonen wurden angeklagt. - Cargolux hatte den Sachverhalt Ende 2015 selbst angezeigt und während der Ermittlungen kooperiert. - Rund zwei Drittel der Airline liegen bei der öffentlichen Hand Luxemburgs (Luxair, BCEE, SNCI und direkte Staatsbeteiligung). ### FAQ **Q: Wie hoch ist die Strafe und woraus setzt sie sich zusammen?** Cargolux zahlt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro. Der Betrag setzt sich aus einer Geldbuße und einer Einziehungsanordnung zusammen und beendet das Strafverfahren. **Q: Wurden einzelne Personen angeklagt?** Nein. Das Verfahren betrifft ausschließlich die juristische Person Cargolux Airlines International S.A.; weder Führungskräfte noch andere Einzelpersonen wurden angeklagt. **Q: Was ist ein jugement sur accord?** Ein durch das Gesetz vom 24. Februar 2015 eingeführtes Luxemburger Verständigungsverfahren: Staatsanwaltschaft und Beschuldigter einigen sich bei Straftaten mit unter fünf Jahren Höchststrafe auf eine Lösung, die ein Richter bestätigen muss. **Q: Worum ging es in dem Fall?** Um als Einflusshandel (trafic d'influence) eingestufte Vorgänge im Zusammenhang mit den Aktivitäten von Cargolux in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015. Details des Vorgehens wurden nicht öffentlich gemacht. ### Body Cargolux, Luxemburgs Frachtflug-Aushängeschild und Europas größte reine Luftfrachtgesellschaft, zahlt rund 1,15 Millionen Euro, um ein Strafverfahren wegen mutmaßlichen Einflusshandels bei ihren früheren Geschäften in Gabun zu beenden. Am 1. Juli 2026 bestätigte ein Luxemburger Gericht den zwischen dem Unternehmen und der Staatsanwaltschaft ausgehandelten Vergleich. Gesprochen wurde das Urteil von der Strafkammer des Bezirksgerichts Luxemburg (tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg) in Form eines jugement sur accord — eines richterlich gebilligten Verständigungsverfahrens zwischen der Fluggesellschaft und der Staatsanwaltschaft (parquet). Die Sanktion setzt sich aus einer Geldbuße und einer Einziehungsanordnung von zusammen rund 1,15 Millionen Euro zusammen. Entscheidend: Das Verfahren richtet sich allein gegen das Unternehmen — weder Führungskräfte noch andere Einzelpersonen wurden angeklagt. Worüber das Gericht entschied Nach Angaben der Staatsanwaltschaft bereinigt der Vergleich Sachverhalte, die als trafic d'influence — Einflusshandel — im Zusammenhang mit den Aktivitäten von Cargolux in Gabun zwischen 2010 und 2015 eingestuft wurden. Weder die Fluggesellschaft noch die Behörden legten offen, wie das mutmaßliche System im Einzelnen funktionierte oder welche Gegenparteien beteiligt waren. Das Gericht betonte den ausschließlich unternehmensbezogenen Charakter des Ausgangs. Die Luxemburger Justiz unterstrich, dass die Verständigung allein die juristische Person betreffe: "Ce dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique" — die Akte betreffe ausschließlich die juristische Person Cargolux Airlines International und richte sich gegen keine natürliche Person. Das Instrument des jugement sur accord wurde durch ein Gesetz vom 24. Februar 2015 in die luxemburgische Strafprozessordnung aufgenommen. Es erlaubt es der Staatsanwaltschaft und einem Beschuldigten — ob natürliche oder juristische Person —, sich bei Straftaten mit einer Höchststrafe von unter fünf Jahren Freiheitsentzug auf eine Lösung zu einigen, die ein Richter in einer Verhandlung bestätigen oder verwerfen muss. Es ist das Pendant des Großherzogtums zu den in Europa mittlerweile verbreiteten ausgehandelten Unternehmensvergleichen, fällt jedoch enger aus als das eigens für Unternehmen geschaffene französische Verfahren (CJIP). Eine Selbstanzeige, die den Ausgang prägte Cargolux erklärte, das Fehlverhalten selbst aufgedeckt und Ende 2015 der Luxemburger Staatsanwaltschaft gemeldet zu haben; im Laufe der anschließenden Ermittlungen habe man durchgehend kooperiert. Nach Darstellung der Fluggesellschaft "betrifft das Urteil ausschließlich das Unternehmen sowie Vorgänge zwischen 2010 und 2015 und keinerlei Einzelpersonen." Diese freiwillige Offenlegung und Zusammenarbeit — verbunden mit einem Jahrzehnt an Compliance-Reformen — habe die einvernehmliche Lösung überhaupt erst ermöglicht, ließ das Gericht durchblicken. Cargolux überprüft und aktualisiert seine Compliance-Verfahren fortlaufend, was zu verschärften internen Kontrollen, verbesserten Compliance-Strukturen und Governance-Standards nach internationaler bewährter Praxis geführt hat. Das Urteil habe "keine Auswirkungen auf den laufenden Betrieb, die Aktivitäten der Kunden oder die ihnen erbrachten Dienstleistungen", ergänzte die Fluggesellschaft, und bekräftigte ihre Verpflichtung, ethisch, transparent und mit Integrität zu handeln. In ihrer französischsprachigen Erklärung teilte das Unternehmen mit, die Lösung "n'a aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, les activités des clients ou les services qui leur sont fournis." Ein staatsnaher Champion vor Gericht Bemerkenswert an dem Fall ist weniger seine Höhe als sein Gegenstand. Cargolux ist eine Säule der luxemburgischen Logistikwirtschaft — 1970 gegründet, am Flughafen Luxemburg-Findel angesiedelt und mit einer reinen Boeing-747-Frachterflotte zu mehr als 90 Zielen unterwegs — und wird mehrheitlich von der öffentlichen Hand Luxemburgs kontrolliert. Nach den eigenen Angaben der Airline sind die Anteilseigner: - Luxair — 35,10 % (Luxemburgs nationale Fluggesellschaft, ihrerseits staatsnah) - HNCA — 35,00 % (Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment, China) - BCEE — 10,90 % (die staatliche Sparkasse) - SNCI — 10,67 % (die staatliche Investitionsbank) - Luxemburgischer Staat — 8,32 % (direkte Beteiligung) Zusammengerechnet legen Luxair, BCEE, SNCI und die direkte Staatsbeteiligung rund zwei Drittel des Unternehmens in luxemburgische öffentliche Hand. Ein neunstelliger Betrag ist das nicht — doch eine Strafsanktion gegen ein Flaggschiff, das der Staat faktisch kontrolliert, ist ein seltener Moment der Rechenschaft für die Logistikbranche des Großherzogtums. Die Staatsanwaltschaft dürfte ihn als Beleg dafür anführen, dass sich Selbstanzeigen auszahlen. Teil einer größeren Abrechnung in der Luftfahrt Der Vergleich fällt in ein Jahrzehnt, in dem Ermittler auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks eine Reihe von Korruptionsfällen gegen die Luftfahrtbranche vorangetrieben haben — zunehmend über ausgehandelte Vereinbarungen statt über Prozesse. Der Maßstab bleibt Airbus: Der Konzern akzeptierte im Januar 2020 die Zahlung von rund 3,9 Milliarden US-Dollar (etwa 3,6 Milliarden Euro), um Vorwürfe der Auslandsbestechung über parallele, von Gerichten in Frankreich, dem Vereinigten Königreich und den USA gebilligte Vereinbarungen beizulegen — nach Angaben des US-Justizministeriums der größte Unternehmensvergleich wegen Auslandsbestechung überhaupt. Vor diesem Hintergrund nimmt sich Cargolux' 1,15 Millionen Euro bescheiden aus. Das Muster jedoch ist dasselbe: Fehlverhalten auf einem ausländischen Markt, eine allein das Unternehmen treffende Lösung, Anrechnung der Kooperation und das Versprechen strengerer Kontrollen. Für einen staatlichen Frachtchampion in einer der kleineren Volkswirtschaften Europas ist der Fall eine Erinnerung daran, dass die Compliance-Erwartungen, die die globale Luftfahrt umgestalten, inzwischen bis auf das Vorfeld in Findel reichen. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Introducing Cargolux (shareholder structure) — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/introducing-cargolux/ - Airbus Agrees to Pay over $3.9 Billion in Global Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery and ITAR Case — U.S. Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/airbus-agrees-pay-over-39-billion-global-penalties-resolve-foreign-bribery-and-itar-case - Introduction of the Plea Bargaining Procedure in Luxembourg Law (jugement sur accord) — Lexgo.lu: https://www.lexgo.lu/en/news-and-articles/2961-introduction-of-the-plea-bargaining-procedure-in-luxembourg-law-introduction-de-la-transaction-en-matiere-penale-en-droit-luxembourgeois - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Wie eine Luxemburger NGO Kapital zu den Ärmsten der Welt lenkt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ada-luxemburg-mikrofinanz-430000-menschen-impact-bericht-2025 - Published: 2026-06-29T17:38:50.472+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:38:50.472+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 4dc4cb9e-e923-444d-8b07-87041f13ee54 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der Wirkungsbericht 2025 der Organisation ADA beziffert eine selten vermessene Seite des Luxemburger Finanzplatzes – die Versorgung der Schwächsten mit Krediten, Versicherungen und Beratung. ### Summary Die Luxemburger NGO ADA erreichte 2025 nach eigenen Angaben über 430.000 wirtschaftlich gefährdete Menschen in 47 Ländern – getragen von Geld aus dem Großherzogtum, das sich zum weltweit führenden Standort für Mikrofinanzfonds entwickelt hat. ### Key facts - Die Luxemburger NGO ADA verhalf 2025 nach eigenen Angaben 430.511 wirtschaftlich gefährdeten Menschen erstmals zu mindestens einer Dienstleistung; 55 Prozent waren Frauen. - ADA vergibt keine Kredite direkt, sondern arbeitet über 290 Partnerorganisationen in 47 Ländern in Afrika, Lateinamerika und Asien. - Wichtigster Geldgeber ist die Luxemburger Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Das Mandat 2022–2025 stellt 37 Millionen Euro bereit, rund 59 Prozent des Bedarfs. - Das Programm SSNUP erreichte rund eine Million Kleinbauern; 10 Millionen Euro technische Hilfe zogen 188 Millionen Euro an Investitionen an. - Luxemburg ist Standort der Mehrheit der Mikrofinanz-Investitionsvehikel und repräsentiert über 60 Prozent der weltweit verwalteten Vermögen der Branche. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist ADA und was macht die Organisation?** ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome) ist eine 1994 gegründete Luxemburger NGO für inklusive Finanzwirtschaft. Sie vergibt keine Kredite direkt an Arme, sondern unterstützt lokale Finanzinstitute, Genossenschaften und Kleinunternehmen mit Kapital, Schulungen und Beratung, damit diese Kredite, Versicherungen und weitere Dienste anbieten können. **Q: Wie viele Menschen hat ADA 2025 erreicht?** Laut Wirkungsbericht 2025 verhalf ADA 430.511 wirtschaftlich gefährdeten Menschen erstmals zu mindestens einer Dienstleistung, 55 Prozent davon Frauen. Davon erhielten 194.373 Zugang zu Finanzdienstleistungen, 204.989 technische oder unternehmerische Unterstützung und 64.934 Lösungen für den Marktzugang. **Q: Wer finanziert ADA?** Hauptgeldgeber ist die Luxemburger Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Ministerium für auswärtige und europäische Angelegenheiten. Das Mandat von 2022 bis 2025, im Dezember 2021 unterzeichnet, stellt 37 Millionen Euro bereit – etwa 59 Prozent des geschätzten Bedarfs von 62,6 Millionen Euro. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg in der globalen Mikrofinanz?** Luxemburg ist der weltweit führende Standort für Mikrofinanz-Investitionsvehikel (MIV). Nach Regierungsangaben repräsentieren die im Land ansässigen Fonds über 60 Prozent der weltweit verwalteten Vermögen der Branche; Institutionen wie LuxFLAG, InFiNe.lu und der LMDF stützen diese Stellung. ### Body Hinter den Vermögensverwaltern und Investmentfonds, für die Luxemburg bekannt ist, arbeitet eine Organisation an einem ganz anderen Geschäft: Sie bringt Geld zu jenen, die keine Bank je als Kunden betrachten würde. Die Nichtregierungsorganisation ADA – Appui au Développement Autonome – erklärt, ihre Partner hätten 2025 mehr als 430.000 der ärmsten Menschen der Welt erreicht. Es ist eine seltene Bezifferung einer Seite des Finanzplatzes, die sonst kaum in Zahlen gefasst wird. In ihrem Wirkungsbericht 2025 gibt die in Luxemburg-Stadt ansässige Organisation an, sie habe 430.511 wirtschaftlich gefährdeten Menschen dazu verholfen, im Laufe des Jahres erstmals mindestens eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch zu nehmen; 55 Prozent von ihnen waren Frauen. Die Zahlen, die ADA veröffentlichte und über die das Nachrichtenportal Chronicle.lu berichtete, verteilen sich auf 47 Länder in Afrika, Lateinamerika und Asien. ADA, 1994 von Persönlichkeiten aus dem Luxemburger Finanzsektor gegründet, vergibt selbst keine Kredite an Arme. Stattdessen arbeitet die Organisation über lokale Finanzinstitute, Genossenschaften und Kleinunternehmen – im vergangenen Jahr 290 Partnerorganisationen – und liefert ihnen Kapital, technische Schulungen und Beratung. So sollen diese Partner Kredite, Versicherungen und andere Werkzeuge an Menschen weitergeben, die das formelle Bankensystem kaum je bedient. Was sich hinter der Zahl verbirgt Die plakative Gesamtzahl bündelt mehrere unterschiedliche Arbeitsfelder. Dem Bericht zufolge erhielten 194.373 Menschen Zugang zu Finanzdienstleistungen wie Krediten und Versicherungen, davon 64.813 über die Anlageberatung von ADA für Vehikel wie den Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund. Weitere 204.989 Personen erhielten technische oder unternehmerische Unterstützung, 64.934 profitierten von Lösungen für den Marktzugang, und 2.569 Haushalte bekamen Zugang zu Energie oder Bildung. Bei ADA nutzen wir wirkungsorientierte Finanzierung, um in Afrika, Lateinamerika und Asien Leben dauerhaft zu verändern. Wir helfen Frauen und Männern, maßgeschneiderte Finanzdienstleistungen zu erhalten oder Zugang zu Energie zu bekommen, damit sie ihre Unternehmen ausbauen und den Unwägbarkeiten des Lebens begegnen können. Die Einschätzung stammt von Laura Foschi, der Geschäftsführerin von ADA, die 2025 als Wendepunkt für die Organisation deutete. „2025 hat ADA einen entscheidenden Meilenstein erreicht und ist zu einer Organisation geworden, die Wandel nicht nur unterstützt, sondern ihn aktiv mitgestaltet“, sagte sie. Zu den größeren Vorhaben von ADA zählt das Programm SSNUP für Kleinbäuerinnen und Kleinbauern, das nach Angaben der Organisation rund eine Million Landwirte in 35 Ländern erreicht hat. ADA berichtet, etwa 10 Millionen Euro an technischer Hilfe im Rahmen des Programms hätten dazu beigetragen, rund 188 Millionen Euro an Investitionen anzuziehen – ein Beispiel dafür, wie bescheidene Zuschüsse weit größere Summen privaten und institutionellen Kapitals mobilisieren. In Luxemburg finanziert, in der Ferne umgesetzt Die Reichweite von ADA beruht stark auf öffentlichen Mitteln aus dem Heimatland. Wichtigster Geldgeber ist die Luxemburger Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, die von der Direktion für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Hilfe im Ministerium für auswärtige und europäische Angelegenheiten getragen wird. Das laufende Finanzierungsmandat, im Dezember 2021 unterzeichnet, gilt von 2022 bis 2025 und stellt 37 Millionen Euro bereit – rund 59 Prozent des für diesen Zeitraum geschätzten Finanzbedarfs von 62,6 Millionen Euro; der Rest stammt aus anderen öffentlichen und privaten Quellen. Es ist die vierte derartige Vereinbarung zwischen dem Ministerium und ADA seit 2007. „Die Erneuerung dieses Mandats bestätigt die zentrale Rolle von ADA als Experten für inklusive Finanzwirtschaft und als Wissensvermittler innerhalb der Luxemburger Entwicklungszusammenarbeit“, sagte Franz Fayot, der damals zuständige Minister, bei der Unterzeichnung. Das Ressort liegt inzwischen bei Xavier Bettel, der im Oktober 2025 an einer Konferenz zur inklusiven Finanzwirtschaft in Nairobi teilnahm. Ein Finanzplatz jenseits der Vermögensverwaltung Die Arbeit von ADA fügt sich in eine breitere, leicht zu übersehende Luxemburger Spezialität ein. Das Großherzogtum ist zum weltweit führenden Standort für jene Fonds geworden, die Geld in die Mikrofinanz lenken – bekannt als Mikrofinanz-Investitionsvehikel oder MIV. Die Luxemburger Regierung erklärt, die Mehrheit der MIV sei im Land angesiedelt und repräsentiere mehr als 60 Prozent der weltweit verwalteten Vermögen der Branche. Untersuchungen von CGAP und Symbiotics, zitiert von der Standortagentur Luxembourg for Finance, bezifferten den Luxemburger Anteil an den MIV-Vermögen zum Dezember 2015 auf 61 Prozent – nach 44 Prozent im Jahr 2006. In diesem Zeitraum wuchs der globale Markt von rund zwei auf elf Milliarden US-Dollar. Ein Geflecht von Institutionen stützt diese Stellung. Dazu zählen: - LuxFLAG, die Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency, gegründet 2006, deren Mikrofinanz-Label Anlegern signalisiert, dass ein Fonds tatsächlich in die Branche investiert; - InFiNe.lu, das Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg, das öffentliche, private und zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure zusammenführt; - der Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund, die European Microfinance Platform, das Microinsurance Network und Microlux – viele davon gemeinsam in der Maison de la Microfinance in Luxemburg-Stadt untergebracht. Luxemburg finanziert zudem den jährlichen European Microfinance Award in Höhe von 100.000 Euro. Für ein Land, dessen Finanzplatz üblicherweise in Billionen Euro an Vermögen gemessen wird, sind die Zahlen von ADA klein. Doch sie beschreiben einen Teil dieses Platzes, der selten in Ziffern gefasst wird – einen, der Kapital zu jenen Menschen lenken will, die eine Privatbank am wenigsten je betreten werden. ### Sources - ADA Helped More Than 430k Economically Vulnerable People in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62075-ada-helped-more-than-430k-economically-vulnerable-people-in-2025 - ADA's Impact report (2025 Impact Report) — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/our-impact/2025-impact-report - Luxembourg's Development Cooperation renews its support of the inclusive finance sector through ADA — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/blog-news-ada/luxembourgs-development-cooperation-renews-its-support-inclusive-finance-sector - Finance inclusive et innovante — Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, The Luxembourg Government: https://cooperation.gouvernement.lu/en/cooperation-au-developpement/finance-inclusive-et-innovante.html - Microfinance facilitating financial inclusion — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/publication-article/microfinance-facilitating-financial-inclusion/ - Luxembourg Leading Jurisdiction for Microfinance Investment Vehicles — InFiNe.lu: https://www.infine.lu/luxembourg-leading-jurisdiction-for-microfinance-investment-vehicles/ - ADA (association) — Wikipédia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA_(association) --- ## Trotz Spitzenplatz: Verleger Koedinger warnt vor Sorglosigkeit bei der Pressefreiheit - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/koedinger-stiftung-pressefreiheit-luxemburg-wachsamkeit - Published: 2026-06-29T17:16:37.961+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:16:37.961+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: d186be64-5349-4d38-800f-ec81df462501 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Mike Koedinger, Kopf hinter Paperjam und Delano, hat in Luxemburg eine Stiftung für Medienintegrität gegründet — gerade weil das Land in den Ranglisten ganz oben steht. ### Summary Maison-Moderne-Gründer Mike Koedinger hat am 25. Juni am Mudam die Mike Koedinger Foundation gestartet — ein Plädoyer dafür, die Pressefreiheit auch in einem Spitzenland nicht für selbstverständlich zu halten. ### Key facts - Mike Koedinger, Gründer von Maison Moderne (Paperjam, Delano), hat am 25. Juni am Mudam die Mike Koedinger Foundation für Medienintegrität und demokratische Resilienz gestartet. - Luxemburg steht im RSF-Index 2026 auf Platz 9 (Wert 84,14), rutschte aber beim Teilindikator Sicherheit von Rang eins auf drei; weltweit ist die Pressefreiheit auf einem 25-Jahres-Tief. - Der Medienmarkt ist mit RTL, Mediahuis und Editpress stark konzentriert; ein nationales Fusionskontrollrecht für Medien fehlt, die Vielfalt hängt an hoher staatlicher Förderung. - Erstes Projekt der Stiftung ist ein illustriertes Wörterbuch zu Macht, Medien und Demokratie, das über 12 bis 36 Monate zu spielerischen Lerninhalten ausgebaut wird. - Medienforscherin Ayala Panievsky bezeichnete Luxemburg „bislang“ als ihre erste Wahl, warnte aber vor Selbstzufriedenheit und forderte stärkere Institutionen vor einer Krise. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist die Mike Koedinger Foundation?** Eine am 25. Juni 2026 am Mudam in Luxemburg gegründete Stiftung mit dem Leitsatz „Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience“. Sie hat Sitz in Luxemburg, arbeitet europa- und weltweit und konzentriert sich auf Medienkompetenz, die Förderung unabhängigen Journalismus sowie die Abwehr von Desinformation, Populismus, Klimaleugnung und Plattformmacht. Geleitet wird sie von einem internationalen Beirat. **Q: Wie schneidet Luxemburg beim Pressefreiheits-Index ab?** Im Index von Reporter ohne Grenzen stieg Luxemburg von Platz 20 (2023) über Rang 11 (2024) auf Platz 9 im Jahr 2026 mit einem Wert von 84,14 — hinter Norwegen. Allerdings fiel das Land beim Teilindikator zur Sicherheit von Platz eins auf Rang drei. **Q: Warum gilt der Luxemburger Medienmarkt als stark konzentriert?** Wegen der geringen Größe des Landes dominieren drei Gruppen: RTL (letztlich Bertelsmann), Mediahuis Luxembourg (Luxemburger Wort) und Editpress (Tageblatt, Le Quotidien, L'essentiel). Luxemburg hat zudem kein nationales Fusionskontrollrecht für Medien, und die Vielfalt hängt stark an öffentlicher Förderung. ### Body In den großen Ranglisten zur Pressefreiheit gehört Luxemburg seit Jahren zur Spitzengruppe. Genau darin liegt für einen der bekanntesten Verleger des Großherzogtums die Gefahr: Wer sich auf gute Platzierungen verlässt, übersieht, wie schnell sich das Fundament verschieben kann. Am 25. Juni hat Mike Koedinger — Gründer und Geschäftsführer des unabhängigen Medienhauses Maison Moderne, das die Wirtschaftstitel Paperjam und Delano herausgibt — im Mudam, dem Museum für moderne Kunst auf dem Kirchberg-Plateau, offiziell die Mike Koedinger Foundation vorgestellt. Er versteht sie ausdrücklich als Verteidigungslinie in einer Zeit, in der nach seiner Überzeugung verlässliche Information und demokratische Debatte selbst in einer stabilen, wohlhabenden Demokratie nicht mehr garantiert sind. Die Gründung der Mike Koedinger Foundation ist ein Akt des Widerstands und des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements in einer Zeit, in der Medienintegrität, unabhängiges Denken und demokratischer Dialog unter wachsenden Druck geraten. So begründete Koedinger den Schritt. Die in Luxemburg ansässige Stiftung, die unter dem Leitsatz „Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience“ europa- und weltweit arbeiten will, beruht auf einer Annahme, die ihr Gründer knapp zusammenfasste: Eine gesunde Demokratie setze glaubwürdige Information, kritisches Denken und unabhängigen Journalismus voraus. Geleitet wird das Vorhaben von einem internationalen Beirat; als erstes Projekt kündigte die Stiftung ein illustriertes Wörterbuch zu Macht, Medien und Demokratie an, aus dem über zwölf bis 36 Monate spielerische Lerninhalte entstehen sollen. Die Schwerpunkte der neuen Stiftung Inhaltlich will sich die Foundation auf mehrere Felder konzentrieren: - Medienkompetenz — Bürgerinnen und Bürger sollen Information besser einordnen können; - Unabhängiger Journalismus — Förderung unternehmerisch geführter, redaktionell freier Medien; - Demokratische Werte — Abwehr von Desinformation, Populismus, Klimaleugnung und der Macht digitaler Plattformen. Koedinger bringt dafür Gewicht mit: Er ist seit 2023 Präsident des europäischen Zeitschriftenverbands EMMA und Mitglied des Luxemburger Presserats. Gute Zahlen, brüchiges Fundament Die Mahnung trifft auf ein Paradox. In Zahlen ist Luxemburg eine Erfolgsgeschichte der Pressefreiheit. Im Index von Reporter ohne Grenzen (RSF) kletterte das Land von Platz 20 im Jahr 2023 über Rang 11 (2024) auf Platz 9 im Jahr 2026, mit einem Wert von 84,14 — deutlich im Bereich, den RSF als „gut“ einstuft, hinter dem Dauerspitzenreiter Norwegen. Doch die Kurve zeigt nicht überall nach oben. RSF selbst warnt seit zwei Jahren, dass die Grundlagen erodieren: Der Index 2025 nannte wirtschaftliche Fragilität als eine der größten Bedrohungen der Pressefreiheit; die Ausgabe 2026 erklärte die globale Pressefreiheit auf einem 25-Jahres-Tief, mit dem Wirtschaftsindikator auf dem schlechtesten Stand seit Beginn der Erhebung und der weltweiten Lage erstmals als „schwierig“ bewertet. Selbst Luxemburg, dessen Gesamtwert sich verbesserte, rutschte beim Teilindikator zur Sicherheit von Platz eins auf Rang drei — ein Hinweis darauf, dass starke Gesamtplatzierungen weicher werdenden Boden verdecken können. Ein kleiner Markt in wenigen Händen Schwerer zu entkräften ist das strukturelle Argument. Luxemburg hat einen der am stärksten konzentrierten Medienmärkte Europas — eine direkte Folge seiner geringen Größe. Drei Gruppen prägen die Landschaft: RTL, der wichtigste Rundfunkanbieter, letztlich kontrolliert vom deutschen Bertelsmann-Konzern; Mediahuis Luxembourg, das die lange dominierende Saint-Paul-Gruppe übernommen hat und das Luxemburger Wort herausgibt; sowie Editpress, hinter Tageblatt, Le Quotidien und der Gratiszeitung L'essentiel. Nach dem Euromedia Ownership Monitor gehört Luxemburg zudem zu den wenigen EU-Staaten ohne nationales Fusionskontrollrecht, das eine medienübergreifende Konzentration begrenzen würde. Das Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom bewertet den Medienpluralismus des Landes als „mittleres Risiko“. Getragen wird die Vielfalt im Print vor allem durch eines der großzügigsten öffentlichen Fördersysteme Europas. Nach von der Europäischen Kommission genehmigten Regeln erhalten anspruchsberechtigte Medien jährlich eine Grundförderung von 200.000 Euro plus 30.000 Euro je akkreditiertem Journalisten. 2024 entfielen auf die Titel von Editpress rund 4,4 Millionen Euro — mehr als 40 Prozent der gesamten Pressehilfe — und auf Mediahuis Luxembourg etwa 2,5 Millionen Euro. Dieses Geld hält Titel am Leben, bindet die plurale Presse aber zugleich an öffentliche Mittel und politisches Wohlwollen — eine Abhängigkeit, die den Sektor angreifbar mache, wenn Budgets schrumpfen oder sich die Politik dreht. Noch keine Krise — und genau das ist der Punkt Auf den Vortrag Koedingers folgte ein Gespräch zwischen Dr. Ayala Panievsky, Medienforscherin und Autorin von The New Censorship: How the War on the Media Is Taking Us Down, und der erfahrenen RTL-Journalistin Caroline Mart. Panievsky argumentierte, moderne Zensur trete selten offen auf; sie wirke über koordinierte Anfeindungen im Netz, missbräuchliche Klagen und Staatspropaganda im Gewand des Journalismus. „Es kann keine Demokratie geben ohne einen gemeinsamen Bestand an Fakten, über die wir dann streiten können“, sagte sie dem Publikum. Auf die Frage, welche Länder noch günstige Bedingungen für Journalismus böten, nannte Panievsky Luxemburg „bislang“ als ihre erste Wahl — verbunden mit der Warnung vor Selbstzufriedenheit und dem Appell, Institutionen und Schutzmechanismen zu stärken, bevor eine Krise eintritt, nicht erst danach. Darin liegt das unbequeme Timing von Koedingers Initiative. Luxemburg ist nicht Ungarn oder die Slowakei: Reporterinnen und Reporter arbeiten ohne Furcht vor Haft oder Gewalt, haben guten Zugang zu Amtsträgern und genießen den verfassungsrechtlichen Schutz der Pressefreiheit. Spannungen gab es während der Pandemie — Anfang 2022 verurteilte die Vereinigung der Berufsjournalisten verbale Angriffe auf Fotografen und Morddrohungen über Telegram. Die Regierung sagte stärkere Pressehilfe, besseren Informationszugang und Schutz vor sogenannten SLAPP-Klagen zu; im Juni 2026 fand eine Konferenz zur Sicherheit von Journalisten statt. Die Wette hinter der neuen Stiftung lautet: Der richtige Moment, diese Bedingungen zu verteidigen, ist genau jener, in dem sie noch gelten — und ein Land an der Spitze der Ranglisten hat am meisten zu verlieren, wenn es annimmt, dort für immer zu bleiben. ### Sources - Mike Koedinger lance une fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-lance-une-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias - Quand le journalisme se réduit au silence: le Dr Ayala Panievsky s'exprime sur la nouvelle censure (foundation launch coverage) — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/quand-le-journalisme-se-reduit-au-silence-le-dr-ayala-panievsky-sexprime-sur-la-nouvelle-censure - Mike Koedinger lance sa fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/mike-koedinger-lance-sa-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias/ - Mike Koedinger Foundation — Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience. — Mike Koedinger Foundation: https://www.mikekoedinger.com/foundation - RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/rsf-world-press-freedom-index-2025-economic-fragility-leading-threat-press-freedom - 2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-index-press-freedom-25-year-low - World Press Freedom Index (rankings tables, incl. Luxembourg 2023-2026) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index - Why Press Freedom Still Matters - in Luxembourg and Beyond — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/opinion/23159-why-press-freedom-still-matters-in-luxembourg-and-beyond - Luxembourg — Country report — Euromedia Ownership Monitor: https://media-ownership.eu/2025-edition/country-reports/luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Media Pluralism Monitor — Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (EUI): https://cmpf.eui.eu/country/luxembourg/ - In the name of media pluralism — Delano: https://delano.lu/d/detail/news/name-media-pluralism/191456 - Mike Koedinger named president of European Magazine Media Association — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-named-president - EU approves €102.8m Lux press subsidy scheme — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_eu-approves-eu1028m-lux-press-subsidy-scheme --- ## Russlands Kriegswirtschaft verliert an Substanz – ohne zu brechen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/russlands-kriegswirtschaft-erosion-statt-kollaps-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T17:08:09.227+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:08:09.227+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 19b7d627-844b-4ffa-856e-8537839a47a4 - Dateline: Moscow, RU > Stockendes Wachstum, ein ausuferndes Defizit, einbrechende Energieerlöse und wachsende Bankenlasten: Die Zahlen zeigen einen schleichenden Substanzverlust – keinen unmittelbaren Zusammenbruch. ### Summary Russlands Kriegswirtschaft zeigt deutliche Ermüdungserscheinungen – doch die Daten von IWF, russischen Institutionen und Forschern beschreiben langfristige Fragilität, nicht den nahen Kollaps. Für die EU und Luxemburg bleibt die Sanktionspolitik das entscheidende Druckmittel. ### Key facts - Die russische Zentralbank senkte den Leitzins am 19. Juni 2026 um 25 Basispunkte auf 14,25 Prozent – die neunte Senkung in Folge, doch vorsichtiger als von den Märkten erwartet. - Das Haushaltsdefizit erreichte schon im ersten Quartal 4,58 Billionen Rubel (1,9 % des BIP) und übertraf damit das Jahresziel; die Öl- und Gaseinnahmen brachen um rund 45 Prozent ein. - Die liquiden Mittel des Nationalen Wohlstandsfonds fielen auf rund 48 Milliarden Dollar – etwa zwei Drittel unter dem Vorkriegshöchststand. - Faule Kredite stiegen auf 6,5 Prozent der Bankaktiva; 13 der 78 größten Unternehmen konnten ihren Schuldendienst nicht mehr leisten. - Forscher sehen langfristige Fragilität statt nahen Kollaps – mit wachsender China-Abhängigkeit (rund 35 % des Außenhandels) und der Sanktionspolitik der EU als zentralem Druckmittel. ### FAQ **Q: Steht Russlands Wirtschaft vor dem Zusammenbruch?** Nein. Die Daten von IWF, russischen Institutionen und unabhängigen Forschern zeigen langfristige Fragilität und strukturelle Erosion – stockendes Wachstum, ein wachsendes Defizit und Bankenlasten –, aber keinen unmittelbaren Kollaps. Moskau verfügt vorerst über die Mittel, den Krieg fortzusetzen. **Q: Wie hoch ist das russische Haushaltsdefizit 2026?** Bereits im ersten Quartal 2026 erreichte das Defizit 4,58 Billionen Rubel (1,9 % des BIP) und übertraf damit das Jahresziel von 3,79 Billionen. Bis Ende April weitete es sich auf 5,877 Billionen Rubel (2,5 % des BIP) aus; Analysten von Gazprombank halten 5,5 bis 6 Billionen Rubel für das Gesamtjahr für möglich. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg bei den Sanktionen gegen Russland?** EU-Sanktionen erfordern die Zustimmung aller 27 Mitgliedstaaten, auch Luxemburgs. Mit Clearstream beherbergt das Großherzogtum einen zentralen Verwahrer immobilisierter russischer Vermögenswerte und zählt neben Belgien, Frankreich und Deutschland zu den großen Custodians eingefrorener Gelder – diese vier sträuben sich gegen eine vollständige Beschlagnahme. ### Body Wer Russlands Wirtschaft auf den nahen Zusammenbruch hin liest, liest die Zahlen falsch. Das Wachstum ist erlahmt, das Haushaltsdefizit hat sein Jahresziel binnen dreier Monate gesprengt, die Energieerlöse sind eingebrochen, und in den Bankbilanzen häufen sich faule Kredite. Und doch zeichnen die Daten des IWF, der russischen Institutionen und unabhängiger Forscher das Bild einer Volkswirtschaft, die schwächelt – nicht einer, die kippt. Genau diese Unterscheidung ist für die europäische Sicherheit die entscheidende Größe. Sie bestimmt, wie lange Moskau seinen Krieg gegen die Ukraine finanzieren kann. Und sie bildet den Rahmen für eine Sanktionspolitik, die die Europäische Union – Luxemburg eingeschlossen – weiterhin einstimmig beschließen muss. Die Belastung ist messbar Am 19. Juni 2026 senkte die russische Zentralbank ihren Leitzins um 25 Basispunkte auf 14,25 Prozent – die neunte Senkung in Folge, nachdem die Kreditkosten im Krieg auf den höchsten Stand seit zwei Jahrzehnten getrieben worden waren. Die Märkte hatten mit einem kräftigeren Schritt von 50 Basispunkten gerechnet; die vorsichtigere Bewegung signalisierte Sorge vor neuer Preisdynamik. Die Jahresinflation lag Mitte Juni bei 5,6 Prozent, die Notenbank erwartet einen Rückgang auf 4,5 bis 5,5 Prozent im Jahresverlauf. Vom Wachstum ist kaum etwas geblieben. Der IWF senkte seine Prognose für Russland 2026 auf 0,8 Prozent. Das russische Wirtschaftsministerium ging im Mai noch weiter und kappte seine Erwartung auf nur 0,4 Prozent – nach zuvor 1,3 Prozent –, unterstellt dabei einen Ölpreis von 59 Dollar je Barrel und eine Inflation von 5,2 Prozent. Die Realeinkommen, 2025 noch um 7,7 Prozent gestiegen, sollen nun lediglich um 1,6 Prozent zulegen. Russische Ökonomen selbst beziffern das Minimum für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung auf rund 3,5 Prozent jährlich – weit jenseits dessen, was in Sicht ist. Am schärfsten spricht der Staatshaushalt. Die Öl- und Gaseinnahmen brachen im ersten Quartal 2026 um etwa 45 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr ein, getroffen von niedrigeren Preisen und geringeren Exportmengen, nachdem ukrainische Drohnenangriffe die Exportinfrastruktur beschädigt hatten. Allein in den ersten drei Monaten erreichte das Defizit des Föderationshaushalts 4,58 Billionen Rubel oder 1,9 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts – bereits über dem für das gesamte Jahr gesetzten Ziel von 3,79 Billionen. Bis Ende April weitete es sich auf 5,877 Billionen Rubel oder 2,5 Prozent des BIP aus; die Einnahmen sanken um 8,2 Prozent, während die Ausgaben um 17 Prozent stiegen. Auch die Polster werden dünner. Die liquiden Mittel des Nationalen Wohlstandsfonds beliefen sich am 1. Juni 2026 auf rund 48 Milliarden Dollar – etwa 1,5 Prozent des prognostizierten BIP und in Dollar gerechnet etwa zwei Drittel weniger als der Vorkriegshöchststand von 113,5 Milliarden Dollar. Das Kieler Institut für Weltwirtschaft schätzt, dass der liquide Anteil des Fonds von 6,5 Prozent des BIP zu Kriegsbeginn auf 1,8 Prozent im April geschrumpft ist. Risse im Bankensystem Der Druck wird inzwischen im Finanzsystem sichtbar. Der Anteil notleidender Kredite an den Bankaktiva stieg von 5,4 Prozent im Jahr 2024 auf 6,5 Prozent bis März 2026; die problembehafteten Aktiva insgesamt erreichten 23,4 Billionen Rubel – etwa 11,2 Prozent der Bilanzsumme. Zentralbankdaten, die im Mai zitiert wurden, zeigten, dass 13 der 78 größten Unternehmen des Landes ihren Schuldendienst nicht mehr leisten konnten – das Erbe billiger Kriegskredite, die nun fällig werden. Analysten beschreiben eine Zwei-Klassen-Wirtschaft: - ein rüstungsindustrieller Komplex, üppig mit Staatsgeld versorgt; - ein Privatsektor, eingeklemmt zwischen schwacher Nachfrage und drückend hohen Zinsen. Manche Beobachter, darunter ein kremlnaher Thinktank, warnen vor einer möglichen systemischen Bankenkrise bis Ende 2026. Notenbankchefin Elwira Nabiullina spielt eine unmittelbare Gefahr von Bankenstürmen herunter. Erosion statt Absturz Was die Zahlen nicht zeigen, ist die Abbruchkante. Forscher des Kieler Instituts, des IISS und des CSIS sind sich weitgehend einig: Es handelt sich um strukturelle Erosion, nicht um ein plötzliches Versagen – eine Volkswirtschaft nahe der Auslastungsgrenze, mit ausgezehrtem Arbeitskräftereservoir und wachsender Abhängigkeit von China, auf das mittlerweile rund 35 Prozent des russischen Außenhandels entfallen. Die grundlegenden Fundamente der Wirtschaft haben sich erheblich abgeschwächt. Die Finanzreserven sind weitgehend aufgebraucht, das Wachstum ist zum Stillstand gekommen, und die Abhängigkeit des Landes von China tritt immer deutlicher hervor. Diese Einschätzung von Moritz Schularick, dem Präsidenten des Kieler Instituts, bringt das Paradox auf den Punkt. Russland geht weniger das Geld aus als jene Dinge, die sich mit Geld nicht rasch kaufen lassen. Matthew C. Klein, Verfasser der Analyse zur Kriegsfinanzierung des Instituts, formuliert es so: „Die grundlegende Beschränkung, vor der Russland heute steht, ist nicht der Zugang zu Geld, sondern der Zugang zu Menschen, Technologie und Produktionskapazität.“ Vorerst verfügt Moskau über die Mittel, den Krieg fortzusetzen. Der Druck auf die Öleinnahmen, merkte Nabiullina nach dem Zinsentscheid im Juni an, werde durch heimische Versorgungsprobleme verschärft: „Der jüngste Anstieg der Kraftstoffpreise wird sich auf die Juni-Inflation auswirken. Die Regierung ergreift die notwendigen Maßnahmen, doch es kann dauern, bis sich die Versorgung erholt.“ Warum das Luxemburg angeht Das zähe Schleifen ist genau das Umfeld, in dem Sanktionen wirken sollen. Die EU verabschiedete am 23. April 2026 ihr 20. Paket gegen Russland, das auf Energie, den militärisch-industriellen Komplex, Handel, Finanzdienstleistungen und Kryptowährungen zielt – mit der umfangreichsten Liste einzelner Listungen seit zwei Jahren. Das 19. Paket vom Oktober 2025 hatte bereits Einfuhren von russischem Flüssigerdgas untersagt und 117 Schiffe auf die Schwarze Liste der EU-Schattenflotte gesetzt. Jedes Paket erfordert die Zustimmung aller 27 Mitgliedstaaten, Luxemburg darunter – und das Großherzogtum steht keineswegs am Rand. Clearstream, einer der zentralen europäischen Wertpapierverwahrer für immobilisierte russische Vermögenswerte, hat seinen Sitz in Luxemburg; das Land zählt neben Belgien, Frankreich und Deutschland zu den großen Verwahrern eingefrorener Gelder. Diese vier sträuben sich gegen eine vollständige Beschlagnahme russischen Staatsvermögens, aus Sorge vor den rechtlichen und finanziellen Risiken. Je stärker sich Russlands Finanzlage zuspitzt, desto lauter wird diese Debatte werden. Eine Kriegswirtschaft, die schwächelt, aber nicht zerbricht, verspricht keine schnelle Lösung – sondern ein langes Ausdauerringen, in dem die Sanktionspolitik und die in Brüssel abgegebenen Stimmen mitentscheiden, wie die Belastung am Ende durchschlägt. ### Sources - Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Rate to 14.25% — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/19/russian-central-bank-slashes-key-rate-to-1425-a93053 - Bank of Russia cuts the key rate by 25 bp to 14.25% p.a. — Bank of Russia: https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/keypr/ - Russia Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast as Oil Revenues and Wartime Pressures Weigh on Economy — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/12/russia-cuts-2026-growth-forecast-as-oil-revenues-and-wartime-pressures-weigh-on-economy-a92733 - IMF lowers Russian 2026 GDP growth forecast from 1% to 0.8% — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/115681/ - Russia's oil and gas revenues fall 45% in first quarter as budget deficit exceeds full-year target — Meduza: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/09/russia-s-oil-and-gas-revenues-fall-45-in-first-quarter-as-budget-deficit-exceeds-full-year-target - Russia's Federal Budget Deficit Blows Past Annual Target in Just 3 Months — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/russias-federal-budget-deficit-blows-past-annual-target-in-just-3-months-a92460 - Russian federal budget deficit 5.877 trillion rubles or 2.5% of GDP in Jan-April - MinFin — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/117487/ - Endgame: Russia's war economy hits its limits — Kiel Institute for the World Economy: https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/endgame-russias-war-economy-hits-its-limits/ - Russia's budget deficit widens as analysts warn of potential banking crisis in 2026 — bne IntelliNews: https://www.intellinews.com/russia-s-budget-deficit-widens-as-analysts-warn-of-potential-banking-crisis-in-2026-416617/ - Russia's national wealth fund liquid assets down to $48.05 bln as of June 1 — Reuters / TradingView: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_R4N423014:0-russia-s-national-wealth-fund-liquid-assets-down-to-48-05-bln-as-of-june-1/ - Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: 20th round of stern EU sanctions — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-20th-round-of-stern-eu-sanctions-hits-energy-military-industrial-complex-trade-and-financial-services-including-crypto/ - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Where are the Russian assets? Nobody, except Belgium, wants to say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/06/where-are-the-russian-immobilised-assets-nobody-except-belgium-wants-to-say - Luxembourg freezes €2.5bn over Russia sanctions — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/russia-sanctions-lead-to-2-5bn --- ## Libanon am Scheideweg: Hisbollah verweigert die Waffenabgabe - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/libanon-entwaffnungsabkommen-hisbollah-machtprobe-staat - Published: 2026-06-29T16:52:03.001+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:52:03.001+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: c07a41ea-4f0d-485a-a516-f4fcf2fad6cf - Dateline: Beirut, LB > Ein in Washington unterzeichnetes Rahmenabkommen knüpft den israelischen Rückzug an die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. Die Miliz spricht von Kapitulation – ein Abgeordneter warnt offen vor Bürgerkrieg. ### Summary Das von den USA vermittelte 14-Punkte-Abkommen bindet den israelischen Rückzug aus dem Südlibanon an die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. Die Miliz lehnt ab – und der Staat steht vor einer Zerreißprobe. ### Key facts - Das am 26. Juni in Washington unterzeichnete 14-Punkte-Abkommen bindet den israelischen Rückzug aus dem Südlibanon an die überprüfte Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. - Hisbollah-Generalsekretär Naim Kassem lehnt das Abkommen als Kapitulation ab; ein Abgeordneter warnt offen vor einem Bürgerkrieg. - Der Krieg 2026 forderte mehr als 4.200 Tote und über 1,2 Millionen Vertriebene – mehr als ein Fünftel der Bevölkerung. - Analysten halten einen Bürgerkrieg vorerst für unwahrscheinlich; die überkonfessionelle Armee (LAF) gilt als wichtigster Stabilitätsanker. - Wiederaufbauhilfen von rund elf Milliarden Dollar und das Ende der UNIFIL-Mission Ende 2026 machen die Krise auch für Europa relevant. ### FAQ **Q: Was steht im Washingtoner Rahmenabkommen?** Das 14-Punkte-Abkommen, unterzeichnet am 26. Juni 2026, verknüpft jeden schrittweisen israelischen Rückzug aus dem Südlibanon mit der überprüften Entwaffnung der Hisbollah und anderer nichtstaatlicher Gruppen. Israel soll sich über zwei „Pilotzonen“ zurückziehen; ein Sicherheitsanhang mit den Details wurde nicht veröffentlicht. **Q: Warum lehnt die Hisbollah das Abkommen ab?** Generalsekretär Naim Kassem bezeichnet die Verknüpfung von israelischem Rückzug und Entwaffnung als Überschreitung aller roten Linien und als „demütigend, beschämend und einen Verrat an der Souveränität“. Die Miliz akzeptiert eine Entwaffnung nur südlich des Litani-Flusses, nicht darüber hinaus. **Q: Droht dem Libanon ein neuer Bürgerkrieg?** Die meisten Beobachter halten einen vollständigen Bürgerkrieg kurzfristig für unwahrscheinlich. Das ACLED nennt ihn eine „ferne Möglichkeit“, die sich nicht ausschließen lasse; wahrscheinlicher seien anhaltende Unruhen. Als wichtigster Stabilitätsanker gilt die überkonfessionelle Armee. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat die Krise für Europa?** Ein erneuter Kollaps könnte neue Fluchtbewegungen auslösen und Europas Sicherheits- und Migrationslage belasten. Zudem läuft die UN-Mission UNIFIL Ende 2026 aus; Frankreich und Italien prüfen eine Nachfolgekoalition für den Südlibanon. ### Body BEIRUT – Ein von den USA vermitteltes Abkommen sollte den jüngsten Krieg des Libanon beenden. Stattdessen hat es den tiefsten innenpolitischen Bruch seit einer Generation offengelegt. Das am 26. Juni in Washington von den Regierungen Libanons und Israels unterzeichnete Rahmenwerk umfasst 14 Punkte und verknüpft jeden israelischen Rückzug aus dem Südlibanon mit der überprüften Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. Genau diese Forderung weist die vom Iran gestützte Bewegung kategorisch zurück – und stellt damit die Machtfrage zwischen Miliz und libanesischem Staat neu. Der Text verpflichtet die Regierung in Beirut auf ein „rigoroses, leistungsbasiertes Programm“, das den libanesischen Streitkräften (LAF) die volle militärische und sicherheitspolitische Kontrolle sichern und die nichtstaatlichen Gruppen entwaffnen soll. Im Gegenzug würde sich Israel schrittweise über zwei zunächst eingerichtete „Pilotzonen“ zurückziehen. Ein vertraulicher Sicherheitsanhang, der die Abfolge des Abzugs regelt, wurde nicht veröffentlicht. Die Führung der Hisbollah brandmarkte das Abkommen als Unterwerfung; in den südlichen Vororten Beiruts gingen Anhänger auf die Straße. Ein Land, das noch unter Schock steht Das Rahmenwerk trifft auf eine erschöpfte Nation. Am 2. März 2026 flammten die Kämpfe erneut auf – nur Tage nach der Ermordung des obersten iranischen Führers –, als die Hisbollah Geschosse auf Nordisrael abfeuerte und Israel eine breit angelegte Luft- und Bodenoffensive startete. Bis zum Inkrafttreten einer von Washington verkündeten Waffenruhe am 16. April waren nach Angaben libanesischer Gesundheitsbehörden und nach Zählungen internationaler Medien mehr als 4.200 Menschen getötet und über 1,2 Millionen vertrieben worden – mehr als ein Fünftel der Bevölkerung. Präsident Joseph Aoun, der frühere Armeechef, der seine Amtszeit auf die Wiederherstellung staatlicher Autorität gegründet hat, nannte das Abkommen den „ersten Schritt auf dem Weg zur Wiederherstellung der Souveränität Libanons“. Ministerpräsident Nawaf Salam erklärte, es ziele darauf ab, den israelischen Rückzug aus dem gesamten libanesischen Staatsgebiet zu sichern. Die Hisbollah sah das grundlegend anders. „Den israelischen Rückzug an die Entwaffnung des Widerstands im gesamten Libanon zu knüpfen, ist ein höchst gefährliches Ansinnen, das alle roten Linien überschreitet.“ – Naim Kassem, Generalsekretär der Hisbollah Kassem bezeichnete das Washingtoner Rahmenwerk als „demütigend, beschämend und einen Verrat an der Souveränität“ und erklärte es aus Sicht seiner Bewegung für „nicht existent“. Noch bedrohlicher fiel die Äußerung des Hisbollah-Abgeordneten Hassan Fadlallah aus: Die Behörden könnten das Abkommen nur durchsetzen, wenn sie bereit seien, „in den Bürgerkrieg zu ziehen“ – eine offene Anspielung auf den Konflikt von 1975 bis 1990, dessen Narben das Land bis heute prägen. Geschwächt, aber nicht bereit, die Waffen niederzulegen Die Hisbollah geht materiell stark angeschlagen in diese Kraftprobe. Zwei Kriege mit Israel – 2024 und erneut in diesem Frühjahr – kosteten zahlreiche ihrer Kommandeure das Leben, und der Sturz Baschar al-Assads in Syrien Ende 2024 durchtrennte ihren wichtigsten Waffenkorridor aus dem Iran. Die Tötung des iranischen Revolutionsführers im Februar erschütterte zusätzlich das Geflecht der Patronage, das die Miliz lange trug. Doch geschwächt heißt nicht am Ende. Die Gruppe bleibt der am schwersten bewaffnete Akteur des Landes und verfügt über eine disziplinierte Basis. Die libanesische Armee meldete den Abschluss einer ersten Entwaffnungsphase südlich des Litani-Flusses, doch die Hisbollah beharrt darauf, dass die Waffenruhe nur dort gelte, und verweigert die Abgabe ihrer Waffen weiter nördlich. Die Regierung in Beirut, die die militärischen Aktivitäten der Gruppe förmlich verboten hat, muss nun eine weitaus schwierigere zweite Phase durchsetzen, für die das Kabinett selbst mindestens vier Monate veranschlagte. Wie nah ist der Abgrund? Bei aller Beunruhigung halten die meisten Analysten und Konfliktbeobachter einen vollständigen Rückfall in den Bürgerkrieg kurzfristig für unwahrscheinlich. Das Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) stuft einen offenen Bürgerkrieg als „ferne Möglichkeit“ ein, die sich „nicht ausschließen“ lasse, warnt zugleich aber vor anhaltenden Unruhen – Protesten, Ausschreitungen und lokal begrenzten Zusammenstößen – als dem wahrscheinlicheren Szenario. Der wichtigste stabilisierende Faktor sind sich die Fachleute einig, ist die LAF: eine seltene überkonfessionelle Institution, die öffentliches Vertrauen und internationale Rückendeckung genießt. Die Bruchlinien sind dennoch real: - Konfessionell: Die Vertreibung schiitischer Gemeinschaften in gemischte Gebiete hat – zusammen mit dem Verbot des militärischen Arms der Hisbollah – die Spannungen in Beirut, der Bekaa-Ebene und im Raum Sidon verschärft. - Institutionell: Jeder Versuch der LAF, Hisbollah-Waffen zu beschlagnahmen, birgt das Risiko von Zusammenstößen – und sogar von Rissen innerhalb einer Armee, in der schiitische Soldaten dienen, die mit der Gruppe sympathisieren. - Ökonomisch: Ein seit dem Finanzkollaps von 2019 bankrotter Staat kann einen Wiederaufbau, den die Weltbank auf rund elf Milliarden Dollar beziffert, nicht finanzieren – und überlässt rivalisierenden ausländischen Geldgebern das Feld, sich Loyalität zu erkaufen. „Es wäre ein schwerer Fehler anzunehmen, die Hisbollah sei am Ende“, mahnte Michael Young vom Carnegie Middle East Center, der gleichwohl argumentiert, Erschöpfung und iranische Zurückhaltung machten einen inneren Krieg vorerst unwahrscheinlich. Warum Europa genau hinschaut Die Krise hat unmittelbare Folgen für das nördliche Mittelmeerufer. Wiederaufbaugelder aus den Golfstaaten und vom Westen werden ausdrücklich daran geknüpft, dass keine Mittel an die Hisbollah fließen – das Rahmenwerk verpflichtet Beirut und Washington, jede Finanzierung nichtstaatlicher bewaffneter Gruppen zu unterbinden. Damit wird Hilfe zugleich zum Druckmittel und zum potenziellen Auslöser. Parallel läuft die UN-Friedenstruppe UNIFIL aus, die den Süden seit 1978 überwacht: Der Sicherheitsrat hat ihr Mandat zum 31. Dezember 2026 befristet, der Abzug zieht sich bis 2027 hin. Frankreich und Italien erwägen eine Nachfolgekoalition, um die Lücke zu schließen. Ein erneuter Zusammenbruch des Libanon hätte spürbare Folgen für die Sicherheits- und Migrationslage Europas, denn eine neue Vertreibungswelle träfe einen ohnehin angespannten Kontinent. Vorerst verharrt das Land in einem unsicheren Schwebezustand – zu erschöpft für den Krieg, zu zerrissen für den Frieden –, während die Entwaffnungsuhr tickt und keine Seite die Erste sein will, die nachgibt. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon deal ties ceasefire to Hezbollah disarmament: Will it work? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/27/israel-lebanon-deal-ties-ceasefire-to-hezbollah-disarmament-will-it-work - In Lebanon, framework agreement signed with Israel spurs protest, criticism — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/28/in-lebanon-framework-agreement-signed-with-israel-spurs-protest-criticism - Hezbollah demands Israel leave Lebanon 'unconditionally' amid talks in US — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/hezbollah-demands-israel-leave-lebanon-unconditionally-as-us-talks-extend - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/lebanons-deal-with-israel-requires-hezbollah-to-disarm-that-might-be-difficult - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/27/lebanons-deal-israel-requires-hezbollah-disarm-might-difficult/ - Is civil unrest poised to escalate in Lebanon? — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project): https://acleddata.com/report/civil-unrest-poised-escalate-lebanon - A new Lebanese civil war is unlikely, despite how things may look now — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/04/08/lebanon-civil-war-unlikely/ - 2026 Lebanon war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war - Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmament — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/lebanon-says-four-months-needed-for-second-phase-of-hezbollah-disarmament - Lebanon army says phase one of disarming non-state groups in south complete — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/lebanons-army-says-phase-one-of-hezbollah-disarmament-in-south-completed - Lebanon and the end of UNIFIL's mandate in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10348/ - UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/un-security-council-renews-unifil-mission-in-lebanon-until-end-of-2026 - Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help. — Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/08/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-litani-disarmament/ --- ## Luxemburg debattiert das Ende der Blutspende-Sperre für schwule und bisexuelle Männer - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/blutspende-luxemburg-gesetzentwurf-sexuelle-orientierung-ruecksperre - Published: 2026-06-29T16:42:17.471+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:42:17.471+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: e1869a8d-416b-416f-9b94-0afa6cea5a95 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein Gesetzentwurf der LSAP-Opposition will die Zulassung zur Blutspende allein am individuellen Risiko bemessen – nicht an der sexuellen Orientierung. Der zuständige Ausschuss hat ihn aufgegriffen. ### Summary Der Gesundheitsausschuss der Abgeordnetenkammer hat am 29. Juni 2026 einen Gesetzentwurf beraten, der die Rücksperre für sexuell aktive schwule und bisexuelle Männer bei der Blutspende beenden soll – über die Zulassung soll künftig allein eine individuelle medizinische Risikobewertung entscheiden. ### Key facts - Der Gesundheitsausschuss der Abgeordnetenkammer beriet am 29. Juni 2026 den Gesetzentwurf Nr. 8738, der den Ausschluss von der Blutspende wegen sexueller Orientierung verbieten soll. - Eingebracht wurde der Text am 28. April 2026 von der LSAP-Abgeordneten und Ex-Gesundheitsministerin Paulette Lenert; Berichterstatterin ist Fraktionschefin Taina Bofferding. - Über die Zulassung soll künftig allein eine individualisierte medizinische Risikobewertung entscheiden – Ziele sind stärkere Blutreserven und weniger Diskriminierung. - Bislang dürfen Männer, die in den letzten zwölf Monaten Sex mit einem Mann hatten, kein Vollblut spenden, wohl aber Plasma. - Der Entwurf steht im Ausschussstadium; eine Plenarabstimmung und ein Inkrafttreten stehen noch aus. Frankreich, Deutschland und Belgien haben bereits umgestellt. ### FAQ **Q: Was sieht der Gesetzentwurf Nr. 8738 vor?** Er ändert das luxemburgische Transfusionsgesetz vom 15. März 1979 und verbietet jeden Ausschluss von der Blutspende, der sich auf die sexuelle Orientierung stützt. Über die Zulassung soll allein eine individualisierte medizinische Bewertung des Risikoverhaltens entscheiden. **Q: Gilt die neue Regel schon?** Nein. Der Entwurf befindet sich im Ausschussstadium und muss noch im Plenum der Abgeordnetenkammer abgestimmt werden. Ein Datum für das Inkrafttreten gibt es nicht. **Q: Welche Regel gilt derzeit in Luxemburg?** Seit Anfang 2021 fragt der Fragebogen nicht mehr nach der Orientierung. Wer jedoch in den letzten zwölf Monaten Sex mit einem anderen Mann hatte, darf kein Vollblut spenden, sondern nur Plasma, das eingefroren und vor der Verwendung getestet wird. **Q: Wie haben andere Länder die Regeln geändert?** Frankreich glich die Kriterien am 16. März 2022 an die der übrigen Bevölkerung an, Deutschland stellte 2023 auf ein verhaltensbasiertes Screening um, Belgien und weitere Staaten führten eine viermonatige Rücksperre ein. ### Body In Luxemburg könnte eine Regel fallen, die sexuell aktive schwule und bisexuelle Männer seit Jahren von der Vollblutspende fernhält. Am Montag befasste sich der zuständige Parlamentsausschuss mit einem Gesetzentwurf, der die Zulassung zur Blutspende vom individuellen Risikoverhalten abhängig machen will – und nicht länger von der sexuellen Orientierung des Spenders. Der Ausschuss für Gesundheit und soziale Sicherheit der Abgeordnetenkammer beriet den Gesetzentwurf Nr. 8738 am 29. Juni 2026. Eingebracht hatte ihn am 28. April die sozialistische Oppositionsabgeordnete und frühere Gesundheitsministerin Paulette Lenert (LSAP). Der Text ändert das luxemburgische Grundlagengesetz vom 15. März 1979 über die Bluttransfusion und soll jeden Ausschluss von der Blutspende verbieten, der sich auf die sexuelle Orientierung stützt. Zur Berichterstatterin wurde Taina Bofferding bestimmt, die die LSAP-Fraktion anführt. Nach der Zusammenfassung der Kammer schreibt der Entwurf den Grundsatz fest, dass die Zulassungskriterien „einzig auf einer individualisierten medizinischen Bewertung von Risikoverhalten beruhen müssen und nicht auf der sexuellen Orientierung des Spenders“. Die Initiatoren verbinden damit zwei Ziele zugleich: einen chronisch knappen Spenderpool verbreitern und eine Regelung beseitigen, die Aktivisten seit Langem als Diskriminierung kritisieren. Der Entwurf befindet sich im Ausschussstadium; eine Abstimmung im Plenum steht noch aus, ein Inkrafttreten ist nicht terminiert. Eine Frist, die die letzte Reform überdauert hat Ein generelles Verbot gibt es in Luxemburg nicht, wohl aber eine fortbestehende Rücksperre. Bis 2021 fragte der Spenderfragebogen unmittelbar nach der sexuellen Orientierung und schloss Männer aus, die Sex mit Männern haben. Anfang 2021 verschwand diese Frage und wich einer Frage nach dem jüngsten Verhalten. Wer in den vorangegangenen zwölf Monaten Sex mit einem anderen Mann hatte, darf dennoch kein Vollblut spenden; ihm bleibt die Plasmaspende, die eingefroren und vor der Verwendung getestet wird. „Wir fragen einen Spender nicht mehr, ob er homosexuell ist oder nicht. Das interessiert uns nicht. Es zählt, was er tut, nicht was er ist.“ – Anne Schumacher, medizinische Biologin und ärztliche Leiterin des Transfusionszentrums der Hauptstadt, 2022 Die Blutsammlung im Großherzogtum betreibt das Centre de Transfusion Sanguine der Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, des Luxemburger Roten Kreuzes. Rotes Kreuz und Gesundheitsministerium haben erörtert, die Tätigkeiten des Zentrums an eine öffentliche Einrichtung zu übertragen – auch, um die Ausschlusskriterien leichter überarbeiten und stärker auf eine individuelle Risikobewertung umstellen zu können. Eine Regierung, die längst Bewegung versprochen hat Dem parlamentarischen Vorstoß ist mehr als ein Jahr Druck auf die Regierungskoalition vorausgegangen. Auf eine parlamentarische Anfrage des Piraten-Abgeordneten Sven Clement räumte Gesundheitsministerin Martine Deprez von der Christlich-Sozialen Volkspartei (CSV) Anfang 2025 ein, dass die Regeln überarbeitet würden. Clement hatte argumentiert, „die derzeitige Praxis des kategorischen Ausschlusses von Männern, die Sex mit Männern haben, kann als Diskriminierung gewertet werden“. Deprez zeigte sich offen für eine Reform, ohne sich auf einen Zeitplan festzulegen. Das Thema werde direkt mit dem Roten Kreuz aufgegriffen, sagte sie den Abgeordneten: „Dieses Thema wird einer der Diskussionspunkte sein, die wir ab Januar im Detail mit dem Verantwortlichen des Roten Kreuzes erörtern werden.“ Bereits im Dezember 2024 hatte die Ministerin dem Parlament erklärt, schwule Männer würden eines Tages Blut spenden können; eine Verordnung befinde sich im Validierungsverfahren. Begleitet wird die Debatte von wiederholten Appellen des Roten Kreuzes wegen niedriger Blutreserven. Im Gleichschritt mit Europa Würde der Entwurf angenommen, schlösse Luxemburg zu Nachbarn auf, die das orientierungsbasierte Verfahren längst zugunsten eines verhaltensbasierten Modells aufgegeben haben: - Frankreich glich die Kriterien für Männer, die Sex mit Männern haben, am 16. März 2022 an die der übrigen Bevölkerung an und beendete jede Enthaltsamkeitsauflage, nachdem die Frist 2020 auf vier Monate gesenkt worden war. Bis dahin galt seit 1983 ein Ausschluss. - Deutschland stellte 2023 auf ein Screening um, das sich am individuellen Sexualverhalten orientiert und nicht an der Orientierung. - Belgien und mehrere andere Staaten führten als Zwischenschritt eine viermonatige Rücksperre ein. Gemeinsam ist diesen Reformen die Abkehr von pauschalen Ausschlüssen, die daran anknüpfen, wer ein Spender ist – hin zu Fragen nach konkretem, kürzlich liegendem Verhalten, das ein Infektionsrisiko bergen kann. Genau diesen Ansatz will Lenerts Entwurf im luxemburgischen Recht verankern. Befürworter verweisen darauf, dass Wissenschaft und Versorgungslage inzwischen in dieselbe Richtung deuten: Jeder durch eine Pauschalregel verlorene Spender ist eine Blutkonserve, die sich ein kleines Land mit knappen Reserven kaum leisten kann. Ob die Maßnahme das Plenum passiert und zu welchen genauen Bedingungen, ist noch offen. Vorerst bleibt die langjährige Rücksperre in Kraft – doch sie steht nun erstmals förmlich auf der parlamentarischen Tagesordnung, mit dem Ziel ihrer Abschaffung. ### Sources - Des propositions de loi sur l'indemnité de maternité, la couverture universelle de santé et l'accès au don de sang — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3779 - La semaine du 29 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-29-juin-2026 - Le don du sang bientôt ouvert sans condition aux homosexuels ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-don-du-sang-bientot-ouvert-sans-condition-aux-homosexuels/ - Don du sang pour les homosexuels : le Luxembourg tempère — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/don-du-sang-pour-les-homosexuels-le-luxembourg-tempere/ - Ouverture du don de sang aux homosexuels au Luxembourg en 2025 — Tout sur la transfusion: https://www.toutsurlatransfusion.com/actualite-transfusion-et-don-du-sang/ouverture-du-don-de-sang-aux-homosexuels-au-luxembourg.php - Discrimination against homosexuals when donating blood (parliamentary question) — Demokratesch Partei (DP): https://www.dp.lu/discrimination-against-homosexuals-when-donating-blood/?lang=en - Martine Deprez - Le gouvernement luxembourgeois — Government of Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/martine-deprez.html - Martine Deprez — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Deprez - Taina Bofferding mènera les socialistes à la Chambre — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/taina-bofferding-menera-les-socialistes-a-la-chambre-des-deputes-253768449684 - Les critères de don du sang par les HSH alignés sur le reste de la population mi-mars — APMnews: https://www.apmnews.com/freestory/10/377533/les-criteres-de-don-du-sang-par-les-hsh-alignes-sur-le-reste-de-la-population-mi-mars - Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_donation_restrictions_on_men_who_have_sex_with_men --- ## Schüsse in Stader Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung: Sechs Tote, Polizei spricht von Familientragödie - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/stade-schuesse-jugendhilfe-mutter-kind-sechs-tote - Published: 2026-06-29T16:22:55.081+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:22:55.081+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 616faa88-8d51-4434-a3e3-d86ae2b0bada > In einer Jugendhilfeeinrichtung im niedersächsischen Stade starben am Montag sechs Menschen durch Schüsse. Ein Hauptverdächtiger wurde festgenommen, zwei weitere Personen sind im Visier der Ermittler. ### Summary Bei Schüssen in einer Jugendhilfeeinrichtung im niedersächsischen Stade sind am Montag sechs Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Die Polizei spricht von einer erweiterten Familientragödie und schließt eine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung aus. ### Key facts - In einer Jugendhilfeeinrichtung in Stade (Niedersachsen) wurden am Montag fünf Menschen erschossen; eine sechste Person starb im Krankenhaus an ihren Verletzungen. - Die betroffene Einrichtung beherbergte Mutter-Kind-Wohngruppen für schwangere Frauen und junge Mütter mit Kindern. - Ein Hauptverdächtiger wurde festgenommen, gegen zwei weitere Personen – darunter Berichten zufolge eine Frau – laufen polizeiliche Maßnahmen. - Die Polizei spricht von einer „erweiterten Familientragödie“ und schließt Femizid, politischen Hintergrund und organisierte Kriminalität aus. - Eine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung bestehe nicht; Angaben zu Opferzahlen und Verdächtigen blieben am Tag der Tat vorläufig. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist in Stade passiert?** In einer Jugendhilfeeinrichtung in der Dankersstraße im Zentrum von Stade fielen am Montag kurz nach Mittag Schüsse. Fünf Menschen starben vor Ort, eine sechste Person erlag später im Krankenhaus ihren Verletzungen. Mehrere weitere wurden verletzt. **Q: Gibt es eine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung?** Nein. Die Polizeidirektion Lüneburg betonte mehrfach: „Es besteht keine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung.“ Sie bat Anwohner lediglich, den abgesperrten Bereich zu meiden. **Q: Was weiß man über die Tatverdächtigen?** Ein Hauptverdächtiger wurde festgenommen, gegen zwei weitere Personen laufen polizeiliche Maßnahmen; eine davon soll Berichten zufolge eine Frau sein. Die Beteiligten versuchten offenbar, mit dem Auto zu fliehen, und wurden gestoppt, nachdem die Polizei einen Reifen beschossen hatte. **Q: Was ist über das Motiv bekannt?** Die Polizei spricht von einer „erweiterten Familientragödie“, deren Hintergrund im unmittelbaren Umfeld der Einrichtung liege. Ein Femizid, ein politischer Hintergrund und organisierte Kriminalität wurden nach bisherigem Stand ausgeschlossen. ### Body Kurz nach Mittag wird die Dankersstraße im Zentrum von Stade zum Tatort. In einer Jugendhilfeeinrichtung, in der schwangere Frauen und junge Mütter mit ihren Kindern vorübergehend untergebracht sind, fallen am Montag Schüsse. Wenig später steht fest: Es ist eine der schwersten Bluttaten, die Deutschland seit Jahren erlebt hat. Sechs Menschen sterben, mehrere werden verletzt – an einem Ort, der eigentlich Schutz bieten soll. Die federführende Polizeidirektion Lüneburg ging in den ersten Stunden behutsam mit Zahlen um. Die Angaben seien vorläufig, die Umstände würden noch geklärt, hieß es mehrfach. Doch ein Detail betonten die Beamten von Anfang an mit Nachdruck: Für Anwohnerinnen und Anwohner bestehe kein Risiko mehr. Was die Polizei bestätigt hat Nach dem Notruf um etwa 12:10 Uhr rückten Einsatzkräfte in großer Zahl an, sperrten Straßen ab und forderten die Menschen auf, das abgeriegelte Gebiet zu meiden. In ihren ersten Mitteilungen sprach die Lüneburger Polizei von Schüssen auf eine Jugendhilfeeinrichtung sowie von mehreren Getöteten und Schwerverletzten. „Es besteht keine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung“, teilte die Polizei mit und bat die Anwohner, sich zur eigenen Sicherheit vom Absperrbereich fernzuhalten. In einer späteren Aktualisierung nannten die Beamten die Opferzahl direkt. Nach aktuellem Stand sind fünf Personen vor Ort verstorben, eine sechste Person ist im Krankenhaus den Verletzungen erlegen. — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg Bei allen Getöteten handele es sich um Erwachsene, so die Polizei. Der öffentlich-rechtliche Sender NDR berichtete unter Berufung auf andere Medien, unter den fünf am Tatort Gestorbenen seien vier Frauen und ein Mann gewesen – eine offizielle Bestätigung dieser Aufteilung gab es am Tag selbst jedoch nicht, weshalb die Angabe als vorläufig gilt. Mehrere weitere Menschen wurden verletzt, einige schwer; der NDR bezifferte die Zahl der Verletzten auf weniger als zehn. Festnahmen nach Flucht mit dem Auto Zu den Tatverdächtigen erklärte die Polizei, ein Haupttäter sei festgenommen worden, gegen zwei weitere Personen liefen polizeiliche Maßnahmen. Deutschen Berichten zufolge handelt es sich bei einer dieser Personen um eine Frau. Beide zunächst festgenommenen Personen seien älter als 21 Jahre. Mehrere Medien meldeten, die Beteiligten hätten versucht, mit einem Auto zu fliehen. Gestoppt worden seien sie, nachdem Einsatzkräfte einen Reifen des Fahrzeugs beschossen hatten. Namen wurden – im Einklang mit den in laufenden Verfahren üblichen deutschen Persönlichkeitsrechten – am Nachmittag weder zu Opfern noch zu Verdächtigen veröffentlicht. Polizei spricht von erweiterter Familientragödie Schon früh grenzten die Ermittler das mögliche Motiv ein. Die Polizei ordnete den Fall als „erweiterte Familientragödie“ ein. Der Hintergrund liege offenbar im unmittelbaren Umfeld der Einrichtung und nicht in allgemeiner Kriminalität oder politischer Ideologie, berichtete der Tagesspiegel. Ein Sprecher der Lüneburger Polizei sagte der französischen Nachrichtenagentur AFP, die frühen Hinweise deuteten „nicht in Richtung Femizid oder auch politischer Hintergrund“. Organisierte Kriminalität und politischer Extremismus seien nach dem bisherigen Stand auszuschließen. Was genau geschehen sei und warum, werde weiter ermittelt. Für den Abend kündigten die Behörden eine Pressekonferenz im Kreishaus der Stader Kreisverwaltung an. Geplant war der Auftritt für 19:30 Uhr; teilnehmen sollten Polizei, Staatsanwaltschaft, Vertreter des Landkreises sowie die niedersächsische Innenministerin Daniela Behrens (SPD). Aktuelle Informationen verbreitete die Polizeidirektion Lüneburg auch über ihren WhatsApp-Kanal. Seltene Tat in einem Land mit strengem Waffenrecht Schusswaffenangriffe mit vielen Opfern sind in Deutschland selten. Das Land hat eines der strikteren Waffenrechte Europas: Wer eine Waffe besitzen will, braucht eine Erlaubnis, muss eine Zuverlässigkeitsprüfung bestehen und ein Bedürfnis nachweisen. Gerade diese Seltenheit macht die Tat von Stade so erschütternd – und reiht sie zugleich unter die folgenschwersten Schusswaffenangriffe der vergangenen Jahre ein. Stade liegt rund 40 Kilometer westlich von Hamburg, nahe der Nordseeküste und damit Hunderte Kilometer von Luxemburg und der Großregion entfernt. Für das Großherzogtum ist die Tat kein lokales Ereignis, sondern ein schweres Geschehen im größten Nachbarland, das die dortige Debatte über Sicherheit, Polizei und Waffen weiter befeuern dürfte. Deutschland hat in den vergangenen Jahren eine Reihe aufsehenerregender Gewalttaten erlebt. Vorerst bleiben die zentralen Fakten ebenso nüchtern wie erschütternd: ein tödlicher Angriff an einem Ort, der Mütter und Kleinkinder schützen sollte, eine im Lauf des Tages von fünf auf sechs gestiegene Opferzahl und Verdächtige in Gewahrsam, während die Ermittler ein Geschehen rekonstruieren, das die Polizei selbst eine Tragödie aus dem nahen Umfeld nennt. Was noch offen ist - Identitäten: Bis zum Nachmittag wurden weder Namen der Opfer noch der Festgenommenen genannt. - Genaue Opferzahlen: Die Zahl der Toten stieg im Tagesverlauf von fünf auf sechs; die Zahl der Verletzten wurde offiziell nicht abschließend festgelegt. - Tatwaffe: Die Polizei machte keine Angaben zur verwendeten Schusswaffe. - Genaues Motiv: Die Ermittler sprechen von einer familiären Tragödie, betonen aber, der vollständige Hintergrund werde noch geklärt. Die Polizei kündigte weitere Aktualisierungen an; von der abendlichen Pressekonferenz wurden offizielle Details erwartet. Wie bei jeder sich schnell entwickelnden Lage können frühe Zahlen und Schilderungen sich noch ändern. ### Sources - Six killed in shooting at German youth facility, police say — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/europe/stade-germany-shooting-intl - Five killed in shooting at youth welfare centre in Germany's Stade — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/five-killed-in-shooting-at-youth-welfare-centre-in-germanys-stade - At least five people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/29/at-least-five-people-killed-in-shooting-in-northern-germany-police-say - Police say 5 people have died in a shooting in Stade in northern Germany — Associated Press (via KHON2): https://www.khon2.com/international/ap-police-say-5-people-have-died-in-a-shooting-in-stade-in-northern-germany/ - POL-LG: Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung in Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304697 - POL-LG: Erstes Update zu Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304739 - Polizei spricht von „erweiterter Familientragödie": Sechstes Todesopfer nach Schüssen in Stade — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/panorama/polizei-spricht-von-erweiterter-familientragodie-sechstes-todesopfer-nach-schussen-in-jugendhilfeeinrichtung-in-stade-bei-hamburg-15773451.html - 2026 Stade shooting — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stade_shooting - Shooting at Germany youth center leaves 5 dead, police say, with 2 people taken into custody — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-shooting-stade-youth-center/ --- ## Oberster US-Gerichtshof stärkt Trumps Entlassungsmacht – die Notenbank bleibt verschont - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/supreme-court-entlassungsmacht-praesident-fed-ausnahme - Published: 2026-06-29T16:15:03.668+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:15:03.668+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 9773ac94-ffbf-41bc-a3ef-fc6e903dbdfc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mit 6 zu 3 Stimmen kippt das Gericht ein Präzedenzurteil von 1935. Doch ein zweiter Spruch hält Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook im Amt – und stellt die Notenbank verfassungsrechtlich abseits. ### Summary Der Supreme Court erweitert Trumps Recht, Spitzen unabhängiger Behörden zu entlassen, schützt aber zugleich die Federal Reserve. Für Luxemburgs Fondsplatz hängt viel an dieser Trennlinie. ### Key facts - In Trump v. Slaughter kippte der Supreme Court mit 6 zu 3 Stimmen das Präzedenzurteil Humphrey's Executor von 1935 und bestätigte die Entlassung der FTC-Kommissarin Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. - Das Urteil betrifft mehr als zwei Dutzend mehrköpfige Bundesbehörden – darunter NLRB, MSPB und CPSC –, deren Spitzen bislang nur aus wichtigem Grund abberufbar waren. - In einem gesonderten Spruch (5 zu 4) hielt das Gericht Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook im Amt, weil Trump ihr die vorgeschriebenen Verfahrensrechte verweigert hatte. - Das Gericht stuft die Federal Reserve als verfassungsrechtlich eigenständiges, «quasi-privates» Gebilde ein und nimmt sie damit von der neuen Entlassungsmacht aus. - Für Luxemburg, Europas größten Fondsplatz mit 6.436,197 Milliarden Euro Nettovermögen (CSSF, 30. April 2026), zählt die Glaubwürdigkeit einer unabhängigen US-Geldpolitik unmittelbar. ### FAQ **Q: Was hat der Supreme Court in Trump v. Slaughter konkret entschieden?** Das Gericht erklärte mit 6 zu 3 Stimmen den Kündigungsschutz für FTC-Kommissare für verfassungswidrig, verwarf das Urteil Humphrey's Executor von 1935 und bestätigte die Entlassung der demokratischen Kommissarin Rebecca Kelly Slaughter durch Präsident Trump vom März 2025. **Q: Warum darf Lisa Cook trotzdem im Amt der Fed bleiben?** In einem gesonderten Urteil mit 5 zu 4 Stimmen befand das Gericht, Trump habe Cook die vorgeschriebenen Verfahrensrechte verweigert – etwa eine Erläuterung der Beweise, eine Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme und eine Frist. Über die Berechtigung einer Abberufung selbst entschied das Gericht nicht. **Q: Warum behandelt das Gericht die Federal Reserve anders?** Die Richter beschreiben die Fed als «einzigartig strukturiertes, quasi-privates Gebilde» in der Tradition der First und Second Bank of the United States. Diese Sonderstellung ist allerdings ein starkes Signal, keine endgültig gefestigte Rechtsprechung. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat das für Luxemburg?** Luxemburg ist Europas größter Fondsstandort mit einem verwalteten Nettovermögen von 6.436,197 Milliarden Euro (CSSF, 30. April 2026), vielfach in Dollar-Werten angelegt. Die Glaubwürdigkeit einer unabhängigen US-Notenbank wirkt damit direkt auf den Finanzplatz. Die EZB ist über Artikel 130 AEUV gesondert geschützt. ### Body WASHINGTON – Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA hat Präsident Donald Trump am Montag eine weitreichende Befugnis zugesprochen, die Führung unabhängiger Bundesbehörden nach Belieben abzuberufen. Mit dem Urteil fällt ein 90 Jahre alter Präzedenzfall, der die Aufseher bislang vor einer Entlassung ohne Grund bewahrt hatte. Eine Institution jedoch nahm das Gericht ausdrücklich aus: die Federal Reserve, jene Notenbank, auf die die Finanzmärkte weltweit am genauesten blicken. In der Sache Trump v. Slaughter entschied die konservative Mehrheit mit 6 zu 3 Stimmen, dass der vom Kongress verankerte Kündigungsschutz für Mitglieder der Wettbewerbsbehörde FTC verfassungswidrig ist. Damit bestätigte das Gericht die Entlassung der demokratischen Kommissarin Rebecca Kelly Slaughter vom März 2025. In einem gesonderten Spruch desselben Tages verweigerte das Gericht dem Präsidenten mit 5 zu 4 Stimmen jedoch die Abberufung von Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook: Sie darf im Direktorium der Notenbank bleiben, solange ihre Klage läuft. Zusammengenommen verschieben beide Entscheidungen die Grenze zwischen dem Weißen Haus und den Behörden, die das öffentliche Leben in den USA regulieren – und versuchen, die Notenbank jenseits dieser Linie abzuschirmen. Ein Grundsatzurteil von 1935 fällt Mit dem Spruch verwirft das Gericht Humphrey's Executor v. United States aus dem Jahr 1935. Jenes Urteil hatte es dem Kongress erlaubt, mehrköpfige Aufsichtsgremien abzuschirmen, indem eine Entlassung nur aus wichtigem Grund zulässig war. Das Gründungsgesetz der FTC von 1914 beschränkte Abberufungen auf Fälle von «Ineffizienz, Pflichtverletzung oder Amtsmissbrauch». Solche Schranken, befand die Mehrheit, griffen in die verfassungsmäßige Kontrolle des Präsidenten über die Exekutive ein. Chief Justice John Roberts, der die Mehrheitsmeinung verfasste, rückte die Frage des Vertrauens und der Verantwortlichkeit in den Mittelpunkt. Der Präsident muss sich auf die Unterstützung von Amtsträgern verlassen können, denen er vertraut. Zwar entscheidet der Senat, ob er jene bestätigt, mit denen der Präsident lieber zusammenarbeiten möchte; doch weder der Kongress noch die Gerichte dürfen ihm Personen aufzwingen, mit denen er nicht arbeiten kann. Die Tragweite reicht weit über die FTC hinaus. Der Kongress hat mehr als zwei Dutzend mehrköpfige Behörden geschaffen, deren Spitzen bisher nur aus wichtigem Grund abberufbar waren. Nun stehen unter anderem auf der Liste der angreifbaren Gremien: - das National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), das über Streitigkeiten in Gewerkschafts- und Arbeitsfragen wacht; - das Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), das Verfahren von Bundesbediensteten entscheidet; - die Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), die über die Produktsicherheit wacht. Richterin Sonia Sotomayor verlas eine Zusammenfassung ihres abweichenden Votums von der Richterbank – eine seltene Geste des Widerspruchs. Ihr schlossen sich die Richterinnen Elena Kagan und Ketanji Brown Jackson an. «Schlicht gesagt: Heute formt die Mehrheit unsere Regierung um», schrieb Sotomayor. «Dutzende unabhängiger Kommissionen werden nun voraussichtlich zu reinen Exekutivbehörden – damit verlagert sich enorme Macht über weite Bereiche des amerikanischen Lebens in die Hände des Präsidenten.» Warum die Fed außen vor blieb Dieselbe Mehrheit zog um die Notenbank eine scharfe Grenze. Das Gericht beschrieb die Federal Reserve als ein «einzigartig strukturiertes, quasi-privates Gebilde», das «in der eigenen historischen Tradition der First und Second Bank of the United States» stehe. Aus dieser Linie leiteten die Richter ab, dass die Geldpolitik anders zu behandeln sei als gewöhnliche Exekutivbehörden. Im Fall Cook schrieb Roberts für eine Mehrheit aus fünf Stimmen, zu der Richter Brett Kavanaugh und die drei liberalen Richterinnen zählten. Das Gericht entschied nicht darüber, ob Trump letztlich einen hinreichenden Grund für die Abberufung hatte; es befand, er habe Cook das gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Verfahren vor einer Entlassung verweigert. Trump hatte im August 2025 die Entlassung Cooks betrieben und ihr Falschangaben in Hypothekenunterlagen für Immobilien in Michigan und Georgia vorgeworfen, die vor ihrer Bestätigung ins Direktorium 2021 erfolgt sein sollen. Cook weist jedes Fehlverhalten zurück und ist strafrechtlich nicht angeklagt. Das Gericht sah ihre grundlegenden Verfahrensrechte verletzt. Cook hatte mindestens Anspruch auf eine Erläuterung der fraglichen Beweise, auf eine Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme und auf eine Frist, bis zu der eine Antwort fällig gewesen wäre. Die Märkte lesen eine vorerst intakte Brandmauer Für die Anleger war die Ausnahme für die Fed die eigentliche Botschaft. Die US-Börsen legten am Montag zu: Der technologielastige Nasdaq Composite stieg um rund 1,2 Prozent, der S&P 500 um etwa 0,7 Prozent und der Dow Jones Industrial Average um knapp 0,4 Prozent. Gestützt wurde die Stimmung sowohl durch die Sonderstellung der Notenbank als auch durch Berichte über eine Einigung zwischen Washington und Teheran, gegenseitige Angriffe einzustellen. Die Logik dahinter ist einfach. Eine Notenbank, die ein amtierender Präsident nach Belieben umbauen kann, ist aus Sicht der Märkte eine Notenbank, deren Zinsentscheide sich womöglich nach dem politischen Kalender richten. Eine solche Aussicht treibt in der Regel die langfristigen Finanzierungskosten in die Höhe und belastet die Währung. Indem es Cook im Amt hielt und die Fed als Sonderfall behandelte, ließ das Gericht die Annahme einer abgeschirmten US-Geldpolitik – vorerst – bestehen. Der Aufschub bleibt jedoch ein Teilsieg. Das Gericht entschied den Fall Cook auf verfahrensrechtlicher Ebene und vertagte die tiefere Frage, ob der Kündigungsschutz der Fed selbst verfassungsgemäß ist. Die Ausnahme ist ein starkes Signal, keine gefestigte Rechtsprechung. Was für Luxemburg und den Euro auf dem Spiel steht Die Erschütterungen enden nicht an der US-Grenze. Die Federal Reserve bestimmt den Preis der wichtigsten Reservewährung der Welt; ihre Glaubwürdigkeit trägt den Dollar, die US-Staatsanleihen und die globalen Kapitalkosten. Jede Aushöhlung ihrer Unabhängigkeit würde durch jeden Finanzplatz hallen – auch durch den luxemburgischen. Das Großherzogtum ist Europas größter Standort für Investmentfonds: Die Aufsichtsbehörde CSSF wies zum 30. April 2026 ein verwaltetes Nettovermögen von 6.436,197 Milliarden Euro aus, nach 6.207,822 Milliarden Euro Ende März. Ein großer Teil davon steckt in auf Dollar lautenden Aktien und Anleihen, deren Bewertung mit den US-Zinsen schwankt. Zugleich ist Luxemburg ein führender Handelsplatz für die Notierung internationaler Anleihen – ein Markt, der höchst empfindlich auf Verschiebungen der geldpolitischen Glaubwürdigkeit der USA reagiert. Europas Entscheidungsträger haben ihre eigene Notenbank seit Langem ausdrücklicher abgeschirmt: Die Unabhängigkeit der Europäischen Zentralbank ist in den EU-Verträgen verankert (Artikel 130 AEUV), die es ihr und den nationalen Zentralbanken untersagen, Weisungen von Regierungen einzuholen oder entgegenzunehmen. Die Urteile vom Montag führen vor Augen, warum diese Brandmauer zählt – und warum ein US-Streit darüber, wer einen Aufseher entlassen darf, von Kirchberg bis Frankfurt aufmerksam gelesen wird. ### Sources - Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332 (opinion, 06/29/2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf - Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312 (06/29/2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf - Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-ftc-slaughter-humphreys-executor/ - Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal battle continues — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-firing/ - Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member, major win for presidential power — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-trump-slaughter-ftc.html - Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-trump-federal-reserve.html - Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor - Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed member Lisa Cook; grants him more power over other independent agencies — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931 - Trump didn't establish cause to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board, Supreme Court rules — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-scotus-rulings-cook-fed-slaughter-ftc-9.7252310 - Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/ - Sonia Sotomayor Bashes Supreme Court Decision on Firing of FTC's Rebecca Slaughter — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-rebecca-slaughter-ftc-sonia-sotomayor-12136025 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at the end of April 2026 — CSSF (Luxembourg): https://www.cssf.lu/en/2026/04/global-situation-of-undertakings-for-collective-investment-at-the-end-of-march-2026/ --- ## Washington und Teheran setzen die Kämpfe aus – neue Gespräche in Doha - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/usa-iran-feuerpause-strasse-von-hormus-gespraeche-doha - Published: 2026-06-29T12:53:52.707+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:53:52.707+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 4187c469-62ec-47f7-a250-bd475d572bc1 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Beide Seiten wollen „vorerst innehalten“. Am 30. Juni soll in Doha über die Straße von Hormus verhandelt werden – ein Signal, das die Ölmärkte und die europäische Diplomatie aufatmen lässt. ### Summary Ein hoher US-Vertreter zufolge haben die USA und der Iran vereinbart, ihre Angriffe einzustellen und an den Verhandlungstisch zurückzukehren. Am 30. Juni soll in Doha über die Straße von Hormus gesprochen werden. ### Key facts - Ein hoher US-Vertreter zufolge stellen USA und Iran ihre Angriffe ein; beide Seiten halten „vorerst inne“ und Schiffe können frei passieren. - Am 30. Juni soll in Doha über die Straße von Hormus verhandelt werden, durch die rund ein Fünftel des Welthandelsöls läuft. - Reuters konnte die Darstellung nicht sofort bestätigen, der Iran äußerte sich nicht öffentlich zu den Konditionen. - Brent fiel am 17. Juni auf 78,24 Dollar je Barrel – Tiefstand seit Anfang März, aber noch rund 7 Prozent über dem Vorkriegsniveau. - Die Atomfragen – Anreicherung, Uranbestände, Kontrollen – bleiben ungelöst; die EU dringt auf freie Schifffahrt durch Hormus. ### FAQ **Q: Worüber verhandeln die USA und der Iran am 30. Juni in Doha?** Im Mittelpunkt steht der Streit über die Straße von Hormus. Die neuen Gespräche dürften sich zunächst auf die Wiederöffnung der Meerenge konzentrieren, während die Atomfragen vorerst zurückgestellt bleiben. **Q: Ist die Vereinbarung bereits offiziell bestätigt?** Nur teilweise. Ein nicht namentlich genannter US-Vertreter bestätigte sie gegenüber Axios und weiteren Medien. Reuters konnte sie zunächst nicht verifizieren, und der Iran bestätigte die Konditionen nicht öffentlich. **Q: Welche Folgen hat die Entspannung für die Ölpreise?** Die Preise gaben deutlich nach: Brent fiel am 17. Juni auf 78,24 Dollar je Barrel, den tiefsten Stand seit Anfang März. Analysten warnen jedoch, die Erholung sei stimmungsgetrieben und damit umkehrbar. **Q: Warum ist die Straße von Hormus für Europa wichtig?** Durch die Meerenge läuft rund ein Fünftel des weltweit gehandelten Öls. Energieimportierende EU-Staaten wie Luxemburg sind von Preisschwankungen und der Sicherheit dieser Wasserstraße direkt betroffen. ### Body Nach Tagen wechselseitiger Angriffe deutet sich am Persischen Golf eine überraschende Wende an: Die USA und der Iran haben einem ranghohen amerikanischen Regierungsvertreter zufolge vereinbart, ihre militärischen Schläge gegeneinander einzustellen und erneut zu verhandeln. Am kommenden Dienstag, dem 30. Juni, wollen beide Regierungen in Doha zusammenkommen, um ihren Streit über die Straße von Hormus beizulegen – jene Wasserstraße, durch die rund ein Fünftel des weltweit gehandelten Öls verschifft wird. Zuvor stand eine erst knapp zwei Wochen alte Feuerpause kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch. Über die Verständigung berichtete zunächst das Nachrichtenportal Axios; Nikkei Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty und weitere Medien gaben sie unter Berufung auf einen nicht namentlich genannten US-Beamten wieder. Reuters erklärte, die Darstellung zunächst nicht bestätigen zu können, und auch der Iran äußerte sich öffentlich nicht zu den Konditionen. Die Übereinkunft stützt sich damit vorerst allein auf das Wort einer Seite. „Die technischen Gespräche sollen in allen Bereichen des Memorandums fortgesetzt werden. Beide Seiten halten vorerst inne, und die Schiffe können sich frei bewegen“, sagte der Beamte mit Verweis auf die Absichtserklärung, die beide Regierungen am 17. Juni unterzeichnet hatten. Derselbe Vertreter erklärte, man habe sich darauf verständigt, „sämtliche kinetischen Aktivitäten einzustellen“ – die militärische Umschreibung für Angriffe. Vom Krieg zur brüchigen Waffenruhe Der Konflikt war am 28. Februar ausgebrochen. Anfang April vermittelte Pakistan eine erste, zunächst zweiwöchige Feuerpause, die später verlängert wurde, während eine US-Seeblockade bestehen blieb. Am 17. Juni unterzeichneten US-Präsident Donald Trump und der iranische Präsident Masud Peseschkian aus der Ferne ein Memorandum mit 14 Punkten. Es eröffnete ein 60-tägiges Fenster für die Aushandlung eines endgültigen Abkommens und verpflichtete den Iran, die Straße von Hormus im Gegenzug zur Aufhebung der Blockade wieder zu öffnen. Doch die Waffenruhe hielt nur wenige Tage. Beide Regierungen warfen einander Verstöße vor, nachdem ein iranisches Geschoss am Donnerstag ein Frachtschiff in der Meerenge getroffen hatte; es folgten Schläge und Gegenschläge. Eine Gesprächsrunde in der Schweiz – auf US-Seite geführt von Vizepräsident JD Vance, auf iranischer Seite von Parlamentspräsident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – wurde verschoben. Eine zentrale Rolle in der Diplomatie spielen die Sondergesandten des Weißen Hauses, Steve Witkoff und Jared Kushner, sowie der iranische Außenminister Abbas Araghtschi. Ende vergangener Woche richteten die Streitkräfte beider Länder in Doha zudem ein Koordinierungszentrum ein, um Zwischenfälle zu entschärfen. Die Atomfrage bleibt ungelöst Die neuen Gespräche dürften sich zunächst auf die Meerenge konzentrieren – und nicht auf jenes Thema, das die Verhandlungen ursprünglich ausgelöst hatte: das iranische Atomprogramm. Die heikelsten Streitpunkte bleiben offen: das Niveau der Urananreicherung, der Verbleib der iranischen Bestände an hochangereichertem Uran und die Bedingungen internationaler Kontrollen. Noch am 23. Juni belastete laut dem US-Sender NPR ein Streit über den Zugang der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation die Bemühungen um ein kriegsbeendendes Abkommen. Berichten über das Rahmenwerk zufolge umfasst das größere Verhandlungspaket auch Sanktionserleichterungen und die mögliche Freigabe eingefrorener iranischer Vermögenswerte – Konditionen, die jedoch von keiner der beiden Regierungen bestätigt wurden. Diplomaten warnen, dass eine dauerhafte Lösung am Atomdossier hänge, nicht an den Schifffahrtsrouten. Aufatmen an den Ölmärkten Die Waffenpause hat einen scharfen Rückgang der Energiepreise verstärkt. Die Nordseesorte Brent fiel am 17. Juni auf 78,24 Dollar je Barrel und damit auf den tiefsten Stand seit Anfang März, nachdem sie laut Al Jazeera binnen vier Handelstagen um rund 17 Dollar nachgegeben hatte. Damit lag der Preis noch etwa 7 Prozent über dem Niveau vor Kriegsbeginn Ende Februar. Die Entspannung folgt auf eine außergewöhnliche Zuspitzung. Auf dem Höhepunkt der Krise schrumpfte der Verkehr durch Hormus angesichts der Bedrohung durch iranische Raketen, Drohnen und Minen auf ein Minimum; die Internationale Energieagentur bezeichnete den Vorfall als eine der größten Versorgungsstörungen in der Geschichte des globalen Ölmarktes, und mehr als 500 Schiffe sollen auf die Ausfahrt aus dem Golf gewartet haben. Analysten mahnen, die Erholung sei stimmungsgetrieben und damit umkehrbar. „Die unmittelbare Prognose erscheint optimistisch und setzt voraus, dass es keine größeren Rückschläge gibt“, sagte Tamas Varga von PVM Oil Associates. Die Räumung der Minen und der Rückstau gestrandeter Schiffe bedeuten, dass es Wochen dauern könnte, bis die Schifffahrt vollständig zur Normalität zurückfindet. Was für Europa auf dem Spiel steht Für die Europäische Union – und für rohstoffimportierende Volkswirtschaften wie Luxemburg – berührt die Nachricht zwei empfindliche Punkte zugleich: den Ölpreis und die Sicherheit eines Nadelöhrs, von dem der europäische Handel abhängt. Die EU hatte die ursprüngliche Feuerpause im April begrüßt und wiederholt auf die Freiheit der Schifffahrt durch Hormus gedrungen – „im Einklang mit dem Völkerrecht, wie es im Seerechtsübereinkommen verankert ist“, in den Worten der Hohen Vertreterin Kaja Kallas. Kallas sieht in der Diplomatie den einzig gangbaren Weg. - Sie verlangte, Atomexperten müssten „mit am Tisch sitzen“, da sonst ein Abkommen drohe, „das schwächer ist als der JCPOA“ – das Atomabkommen von 2015. - Die EU listete am 8. Juni Personen und eine Einrichtung wegen der Behinderung der Schifffahrt in der Meerenge. - Schlussfolgerungen des Europäischen Rates vom März stützten die Bemühungen des UN-Sicherheitsrats um die Sicherung der Wasserstraße. „Jetzt ist die Zeit, eine umfassende Strategie für einen dauerhaften Frieden im gesamten Nahen Osten zu entwerfen“, sagte Kallas. Europäische Regierungen haben signalisiert, dass sie Marineeinheiten zur Sicherung einer wieder geöffneten Meerenge beisteuern könnten – ein Schritt, den Washington von seinen Verbündeten seit Langem fordert. Ob es dazu kommt, hängt davon ab, dass das Treffen in Doha trägt – und dass eine Waffenruhe hält, die sich, wie die jüngsten Tage zeigten, binnen eines Nachmittags wieder auflösen kann. Trump hatte die Lage vor dem jüngsten Tauwetter mit einer Drohung zugespitzt: Sollte der Iran die Feindseligkeiten wieder aufnehmen, „wird die Islamische Republik Iran nicht mehr existieren!“ ### Sources - Iran and America agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/iran-and-america-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-us-official-says - US, Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, American official says — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-strikes-and-meet-this-week-us-official-says - Iran and U.S. agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports — The Spokesman-Review (Reuters): https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/27/iran-and-us-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-/ - 'Both Sides Will Stand Down For Now' Ahead Of Technical Talks — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - A U.S.-Iran dispute over nuclear inspections clouds work to finalize a war-ending deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5867322/us-iran-finalize-war-ending-deal - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the EU / GlobalSecurity.org: https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/04/iran-260409-ec01.htm - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ - Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz: EU lists two individuals and one entity — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/08/freedom-of-navigation-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-eu-lists-two-individuals-and-one-entity/ --- ## Rekord-Hitzewelle in Europa: über 1.300 Tote, Luxemburg im roten Alarm - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/rekordhitze-europa-frankreich-todesopfer-luxemburg-roter-alarm-juni-20 - Published: 2026-06-29T12:41:53.407+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:41:53.407+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 726f32f6-c95f-4924-81e2-a214777aea18 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eine außergewöhnliche Frühsommerhitze hat in Frankreich, Iberien und Mitteleuropa Rekorde gestürzt und steht mit über 1.300 Toten in Verbindung — Luxemburg lag tagelang im roten Warnbereich. ### Summary Eine rekordverdächtige Frühsommer-Hitzewelle traf im Juni 2026 weite Teile Europas. Die WHO verband mehr als 1.300 Todesfälle mit der Hitze, Frankreich rechnet mit rund 1.000 zusätzlichen Toten — Luxemburg stand tagelang unter rotem Alarm. ### Key facts - Die WHO verband seit dem 21. Juni mehr als 1.300 zusätzliche Todesfälle in Europa mit der Hitze; rund 85 Prozent betrafen Menschen ab 65 Jahren. - Frankreich schätzt rund 1.000 zusätzliche Tote und meldete seinen heißesten je gemessenen Tag; Spanien erreichte rund 45 Grad, in Deutschland, Dänemark und Tschechien fielen Allzeitrekorde. - Luxemburg stand von Montag, 22. Juni, bis Samstag, 27. Juni, zeitweise unter rotem Alarm von MeteoLux, mit Spitzen nahe 40 Grad und mehreren Tropennächten. - Die Regierung aktivierte einen Führungsposten in Senningen, mobilisierte das CGDIS landesweit und passte Schulen, Baustellen und Bahnverkehr an. - World Weather Attribution stuft das Ereignis als bislang schwerste erfasste Hitzewelle ein — ohne menschengemachten Klimawandel praktisch unmöglich. ### FAQ **Q: Wie lange galt in Luxemburg der rote Hitzealarm?** Ein erster roter Alarm von MeteoLux trat am Montag, dem 22. Juni, mittags in Kraft. Eine erneuerte rote Warnung galt landesweit von den frühen Morgenstunden des Donnerstags, 25. Juni, bis Samstag, 27. Juni, 07:00 Uhr; das CERI verlängerte sie bis Sonntag, 07:00 Uhr. **Q: Welche konkreten Folgen hatte die Hitze für den Alltag in Luxemburg?** Die Stadt Luxemburg setzte am 24. und 26. Juni den Grundschul-Nachmittagsunterricht aus (Betreuung und Transport liefen weiter), die ITM erlaubte einen Baustellenbeginn um 06:00 Uhr, und eine hitzebedingte Gleisstörung in Berchem beeinträchtigte mehrere Bahnstrecken bis Donnerstagmittag. **Q: Wie viele Todesfälle stehen mit der Hitzewelle in Verbindung?** Die WHO meldete für Europa seit dem 21. Juni mehr als 1.300 zusätzliche Todesfälle. Allein in Frankreich schätzt Santé publique France rund 1.000 zusätzliche Tote seit dem 24. Juni; in Spanien wurden bis zum 26. Juni etwa 327 hitzebedingte Todesfälle erfasst. **Q: Was sagen Wissenschaftler über den Zusammenhang mit dem Klimawandel?** Laut World Weather Attribution war es die bislang schwerste erfasste Hitzewelle und ohne menschengemachten Klimawandel praktisch unmöglich. Die WMO betont, Europa sei der sich am schnellsten erwärmende Kontinent und habe sich seit 1976 um rund zwei Grad erwärmt. ### Body Es war kein gewöhnlicher Sommertag, sondern der heißeste, den Frankreich je gemessen hat: An einem einzigen Tag Ende Juni lag der landesweite 24-Stunden-Mittelwert bei rund 30 Grad. Diese Zahl steht beispielhaft für eine außergewöhnliche Frühsommerhitze, die in West- und Mitteleuropa Temperaturrekorde stürzte — und deren menschlicher Preis erst allmählich sichtbar wird. Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) erklärte am 28. Juni, seit dem 21. Juni stünden europaweit mehr als 1.300 zusätzliche Todesfälle mit den hohen Temperaturen in Verbindung. Allein für Frankreich schätzte die nationale Gesundheitsbehörde rund 1.000 zusätzliche Sterbefälle. Die Hitze griff tief in die Großregion hinein. Luxemburg verbrachte einen Großteil der Woche unter einer roten Warnung des nationalen Wetterdienstes MeteoLux. Die Regierung aktivierte ihren Hitzeplan, Behörden passten Schulbetrieb, Baustellen und Bahnverkehr an. Für die Meteorologen ist das Ereignis weniger ein sommerliches Schauspiel als der jüngste Beleg dafür, wie ein wärmer werdendes Klima die europäischen Sommer neu prägt. Wenn ein Hitzedom den Kontinent festhält Verantwortlich war eine Hochdruckglocke — ein sogenannter Hitzedom mit Omega-Blockade —, die heiße Luft aus Nordafrika nach Norden zog und über dem Kontinent festsetzte. Am intensivsten war es zwischen etwa dem 22. und 28. Juni. In Frankreich kletterten lokale Spitzen über 43 Grad; Météo-France stellte Dutzende Departements unter die höchste, die rote Warnstufe — am 25. Juni rund 54 und damit etwa drei Viertel aller Departements. Mehr als 2.000 Schulen schlossen oder organisierten den Unterricht um, der Eiffelturm und der Louvre verkürzten ihre Öffnungszeiten, einzelne Departements untersagten öffentlichen Alkoholkonsum und Sport im Freien. Beim Versuch, sich im Wasser abzukühlen, ertranken binnen fünf Tagen rund 40 Menschen. In Spanien registrierte der Wetterdienst AEMET in Andalusien Werte um 45 Grad — die höchsten je in einem Juni gemessenen Temperaturen; der 22. und 23. Juni waren die beiden heißesten Junitage auf dem spanischen Festland seit mindestens 1950. Portugal näherte sich der 45-Grad-Marke. In den letzten Tagen des Monats fielen nationale Allzeitrekorde in Deutschland, Dänemark und Tschechien — in Coschen wurden am 28. Juni 41,7 Grad gemessen, eine deutsche Station verzeichnete mit rund 29,4 Grad ihre wärmste Nacht überhaupt. Die Niederlande riefen zum ersten Mal überhaupt einen Code-Rot-Hitzealarm aus. Die Last traf vor allem die Älteren. Rund 85 Prozent der zusätzlichen Todesfälle entfielen laut WHO auf Menschen ab 65 Jahren. Frankreichs Behörde Santé publique France bezeichnete ihre Schätzung von etwa 1.000 Toten als vorläufig und rechnet mit weiter steigenden Zahlen, sobald Daten aus Wohnungen und Pflegeeinrichtungen eintreffen. „Europas Wohnungen, Arbeitsplätze und Schulen wurden nicht für diese Temperaturen gebaut.“ Diese Warnung kam von WHO-Generaldirektor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus und brachte ein Leitmotiv der Woche auf den Punkt: Ein großer Teil der europäischen Bausubstanz und Infrastruktur ist für ein kühleres Klima ausgelegt, als es die Menschen heute erleben. Luxemburg und die Großregion am Limit In Luxemburg verschärfte MeteoLux seine Warnungen schrittweise von Gelb auf Orange und schließlich auf Rot. Ein erster roter Alarm trat am Montag, dem 22. Juni, um die Mittagszeit in Kraft; eine erneuerte rote Warnung galt landesweit von den frühen Morgenstunden des Donnerstags, 25. Juni, bis Samstag, 27. Juni, 07:00 Uhr. Die Meteorologen erwarteten Spitzen nahe oder örtlich bei und über 40 Grad, besonders in den Städten und im Moseltal, sowie mehrere Tropennächte in Folge, in denen die Temperaturen kaum unter die niedrigen bis mittleren 20 Grad sanken. MeteoLux warnte, Hitzeerschöpfung und Hitzschlag seien „selbst nach begrenzter Hitzeexposition oder bei leichter körperlicher Anstrengung“ wahrscheinlich — und das ohne nennenswerte Entlastung für mindestens drei aufeinanderfolgende Tage. Die Regierung fuhr ihre Reaktion hoch: einen gemeinsamen operativen Führungsposten im Nationalen Krisenzentrum in Senningen, eine landesweite Mobilisierung des Rettungskorps CGDIS, Krankenhäuser und Pflegeheime in erhöhter Alarmbereitschaft. Die Bürger wurden aufgerufen, täglich mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser zu trinken, sich zwischen 11:00 und 21:00 Uhr nicht im Freien aufzuhalten, tagsüber die Rollläden zu schließen, nachts zu lüften und auf Alkohol zu verzichten. Die Folgen waren im Alltag spürbar: - Schulen: Die Stadt Luxemburg setzte am 24. und 26. Juni den Nachmittagsunterricht der Grundschulen (Zyklen 1–4) aus, hielt Betreuung, Transport und Kinderbetreuung aber aufrecht; das Athénée de Luxembourg beendete den Freitagsunterricht früher. - Arbeit: Die Arbeitsinspektion ITM erlaubte Baustellen im Freien, während des roten Alarms bereits um 06:00 statt 07:00 Uhr zu beginnen. - Bahn: Eine hitzebedingte Gleisstörung in Berchem — eine leichte Absenkung — beeinträchtigte ab Montag die Strecken Luxemburg–Esch/Alzette–Rodange und Luxemburg–Thionville–Metz; Reparaturen waren erst möglich, als die Nachttemperaturen ausreichend fielen, der volle Betrieb lief gegen Donnerstagmittag wieder an. - Rettungsdienste: Die Einsätze des CGDIS lagen am Mittwoch rund 70 Prozent über dem Durchschnitt, die hitzebedingten Notaufnahmen nahmen zu. Eine verschobene Normalität Wissenschaftler ordneten die Hitzewelle rasch in eine längere Entwicklung ein, statt sie als Ausreißer zu behandeln. Die Forschungsgruppe World Weather Attribution kam in einer Analyse vom 26. Juni zu dem Schluss, es handele sich um die bislang schwerste je erfasste Hitzewelle — und dasselbe atmosphärische Muster liefere heute weit höhere Temperaturen, weil sich die klimatische Ausgangslage erwärmt habe; ohne den menschengemachten Klimawandel sei ein solches Ereignis praktisch unmöglich. Der Copernicus-Klimawandeldienst hielt fest, dass der Mai 2026 weltweit bereits der zweitwärmste Mai der Messgeschichte gewesen sei und ungewöhnlich warme Meere rund um Westeuropa die nächtliche Hitze verstärkt haben könnten. Die Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (WMO) verortete das Ereignis als Teil eines klaren Musters auf dem nach eigener Einschätzung am schnellsten erwärmenden Kontinent. „Hitzewellen wie diese sind genau das, was wir in einem sich wandelnden Klima erwarten.“ Diese Einschätzung stammt von John Kennedy, dem Leiter der Klimainformation bei der WMO, der darauf verwies, dass sich Europa in den 50 Jahren seit der historischen Hitzewelle von 1976 um rund zwei Grad erwärmt hat. Seine Kollegen betonten, die Gefahr liege nicht allein in den Tagesspitzen, sondern in Nächten, die keine Abkühlung mehr bringen. „Eine über mehrere Tage anhaltende Belastung — besonders wenn die Temperaturen auch nachts hoch bleiben — bedeutet, dass der Körper bereits gestresst in jeden neuen Tag startet“, sagte Lachlan McIver vom gemeinsamen Klima- und Gesundheitsbüro von WHO und WMO. Eine Warnung, die Luxemburg unmittelbar betrifft, wo die Tropennächte zu den prägenden Merkmalen des Alarms zählten. Zum Wochenende hin erwarteten die Meteorologen ein Nachlassen der Hitze, sobald kühlere Atlantikluft nachrückt. Die Bilanz aber wird länger dauern: Frankreichs Sterbezahlen werden noch konsolidiert, und die Gesundheitsbehörden der Region beginnen erst, den vollen Preis einer Hitzewelle zu beziffern, die früh kam, lange blieb und unterwegs Rekorde brach. ### Sources - Europe sees more than 1,300 excess deaths amid brutal heatwave, WHO says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-sees-around-1000-excess-deaths-during-brutal-heatwave - European heatwave linked to 1,000 excess deaths in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/european-heatwave-causes-1000-excess-deaths-in-france - France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/france-records-excess-deaths-record-breaking-heatwave-rcna352098 - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Spain's heatwave has smashed multiple June temperature records — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/heat-records-tumble-spain-breaks-two-june-records - Copernicus: Second-highest surface air and sea surface temperatures for May globally, exceptional heatwave in western Europe — Copernicus Climate Change Service: https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-second-highest-surface-air-and-sea-surface-temperatures-may-globally-exceptional - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Heat Warning Issued for Luxembourg Until Saturday Morning — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61998-red-heat-warning-issued-for-luxembourg-until-saturday-morning - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - School closures, alcohol bans and slow trains: How Europe's heatwave is shutting down daily life — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/school-closures-alcohol-bans-and-slow-trains-how-europes-heatwave-is-shutting-down-daily-l --- ## Streit über Türkei-Zugang zum 150-Milliarden-Rüstungsfonds SAFE der EU - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/tuerkei-draengt-in-eu-ruestungsfonds-safe-griechenland-zypern-blockier - Published: 2026-06-29T12:22:55.861+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:22:55.861+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: e01a48f0-edad-4309-af2f-480d0c9b8587 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Ankara will Zugang zu SAFE, dem 150-Milliarden-Euro-Kreditprogramm der EU für Rüstungskäufe. Griechenland und Zypern stellen sich quer, Deutschland, Italien und Spanien rücken näher an die Türkei. ### Summary Die Türkei drängt mit Nachdruck in das neue EU-Rüstungsinstrument SAFE. Doch das Einstimmigkeitsprinzip gibt Athen und Nikosia ein Vetorecht – während andere Hauptstädte längst bilateral mit Ankara kooperieren. ### Key facts - SAFE stellt bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro an EU-gestützten Krediten für gemeinsame Rüstungskäufe bereit; Kredite aufnehmen dürfen nur EU-Mitgliedstaaten. - Die Türkei will Zugang zur SAFE-Beschaffung, scheitert aber am Einstimmigkeitsprinzip – Griechenland und Zypern haben ein faktisches Veto. - Kanada ist als erstes Nicht-EU-Land beigetreten; der Türkei-Antrag wurde von der Kommission nicht vor der Frist bearbeitet. - Deutschland, Italien, Spanien und Finnland wollen engere Kooperation; bilaterale Wege (Eurofighter, Hürjet, Sky Shield) laufen bereits. - Luxemburg fährt seinen Wehretat bis 2030 auf 2 Prozent des BNE hoch – von 696 Mio. auf rund 1,46 Mrd. Euro – war aber nicht unter den ersten acht Kreditnehmern. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist SAFE?** Security Action for Europe ist ein am 27. Mai 2025 beschlossenes EU-Instrument, das bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro an EU-gestützten Krediten für gemeinsame Verteidigungsbeschaffung bereitstellt. Es ist Teil des ReArm-Europe-Plans / Readiness 2030, der mehr als 800 Milliarden Euro mobilisieren soll. **Q: Warum kann die Türkei nicht einfach an SAFE teilnehmen?** Kredite dürfen nur EU-Mitgliedstaaten aufnehmen. Drittstaaten-Firmen können nur gleichberechtigt mitmachen, wenn ihr Land ein bilaterales Teilnahmeabkommen schließt – und das erfordert eine Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspartnerschaft sowie die einstimmige Zustimmung aller 27 Staaten. Griechenland und Zypern blockieren. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg?** Luxemburg will seine Verteidigungsausgaben bis 2030 auf 2 Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens steigern – von 696 Millionen Euro (2024) auf rund 1,46 Milliarden Euro – und war nicht unter den ersten acht SAFE-Kreditnehmern. Verteidigungsministerin ist Yuriko Backes. ### Body Die Türkei unternimmt ihren bislang entschlossensten Vorstoß, um Teil der neuen Rüstungsmaschinerie der Europäischen Union zu werden – und stellt damit auf die Probe, wie weit ein aufrüstendes Europa bereit ist, seine industrielle Basis für einen mächtigen, politisch aber unbequemen NATO-Partner zu öffnen. Im Zentrum des Streits steht SAFE, die Security Action for Europe: ein Fonds, aus dem die EU bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro an zinsgünstigen Krediten für gemeinsame Waffenkäufe bereitstellt. Die Frage ist, ob sich Ankaras Drohnenhersteller und Werften daran andocken dürfen. Es geht dabei um weit mehr als das östliche Mittelmeer. Mit SAFE nutzt die Gemeinschaft erstmals ihre kollektive Schuldenaufnahme, um Militärausgaben zu unterlegen – und die Regeln darüber, wer die Beschaffungsketten beliefern darf, geraten zum Prüfstein der europäischen Sicherheitsstrategie nach dem Ukraine-Krieg. Ob ein NATO-Mitglied außerhalb der EU wie die Türkei an dieses Geld kommt, betrifft unmittelbar, wie der Kontinent ein auf dem Papier mehr als 800 Milliarden Euro schweres Aufrüstungsprogramm organisiert – einschließlich kleiner Staaten wie Luxemburg, die ihre Wehretats derzeit ebenfalls hochfahren. Was Ankara verlangt Die türkische Führung trägt ihr Anliegen seit Monaten offen vor. Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hält Europas Sicherheit ohne sein Land für undenkbar; Außenminister Hakan Fidan erklärte im November 2025, die Türkei leiste als NATO-Verbündeter „einen entscheidenden Beitrag zu Europas Sicherheit“ und müsse in die Verteidigungsinitiativen der EU einbezogen werden – „auch in den SAFE-Mechanismus“. Es ist längst an der Zeit, dass Europa die Türkei in seinen bestehenden Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitsmechanismus aufnimmt. Konkret will Ankara zweierlei: Zugang zur SAFE-finanzierten Gemeinschaftsbeschaffung, damit türkische Firmen in die neuen Einkaufskanäle der EU liefern können – und einen größeren Platz in der verteidigungspolitischen Planung der Union. Die Türkei ist längst nicht mehr bloß Waffenkäufer. Ihre Industrie hat sich zu einem ernstzunehmenden Exporteur von Kampfdrohnen, gepanzerten Fahrzeugen und Kriegsschiffen entwickelt, und etliche EU-Regierungen sehen in ihr zunehmend eine Quelle für Fähigkeiten, die sie selbst nicht rasch aufbauen können. Wie der Rüstungsfonds funktioniert SAFE, am 27. Mai 2025 beschlossen, erlaubt es der Europäischen Kommission, bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro an den Kapitalmärkten gegen den EU-Haushalt aufzunehmen und an die Regierungen für gemeinsame Verteidigungsprojekte weiterzuverleihen. Die Konstruktion ist jedoch bewusst restriktiv: - Kredite aufnehmen dürfen nur EU-Mitgliedstaaten. 19 haben Mittel beantragt; am 11. Februar 2026 gab der Rat eine erste Tranche von rund 38 Milliarden Euro für acht von ihnen frei – Belgien, Bulgarien, Dänemark, Spanien, Kroatien, Zypern, Portugal und Rumänien. - Das beschaffte Gerät muss weitgehend europäisch sein: Höchstens 35 Prozent der Komponentenkosten eines Produkts dürfen von außerhalb der EU, der EWR-EFTA-Staaten oder der Ukraine stammen. - Firmen aus anderen Drittstaaten können nur dann gleichberechtigt teilnehmen, wenn ihre Regierung ein bilaterales Teilnahmeabkommen mit der EU schließt – und das setzt sowohl eine Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspartnerschaft als auch die einstimmige Zustimmung aller 27 Mitgliedstaaten voraus. An dieser letzten Hürde ist Ankaras Vorstoß ins Stocken geraten. Als erstes Nicht-EU-Land hat Kanada sie genommen: Die Mitgliedstaaten billigten das Abkommen im Dezember 2025, der Rat schloss es am 15. Juni 2026 ab. Die Türkei dagegen beantragte erweiterten Zugang, doch die Kommission erklärte, sie könne Ankaras Antrag – ebenso wenig wie den Südkoreas – nicht vor der maßgeblichen Frist bearbeiten; zu Verhandlungen wurde die Türkei nie eingeladen. Fachleute des IISS und des griechischen Thinktanks ELIAMEP weisen darauf hin, dass Brüssel, statt eine spaltende Abstimmung zu erzwingen, das türkische Anliegen schlicht gar nicht erst vorlegte – und so die Geschlossenheit zum SAFE-Start wahrte. Eine Union, die sich nicht einig wird Im Kern dreht sich der Stillstand um das Einstimmigkeitsprinzip der EU, das Griechenland und Zypern ein faktisches Veto über jedes Türkei-Abkommen verschafft. Der griechische Ministerpräsident Kyriakos Mitsotakis knüpft jeden Zugang daran, dass Ankara zuvor den Parlamentsbeschluss von 1995 zurücknimmt, der Griechenland mit Krieg droht, sollte das Land seine Hoheitsgewässer in der Ägäis ausdehnen. „Wenn die Türkei den Förderinstrumenten der EU beitreten möchte, müssen die Bedenken Griechenlands und Zyperns berücksichtigt werden“, sagte Mitsotakis. „Nach dreißig Jahren muss der Casus Belli vom Tisch.“ Zypern, dessen Position nach eigener Darstellung im Oktober 2025 förmlich von der EU übernommen wurde, begründet seinen Einwand mit der fortdauernden türkischen Militärpräsenz im Norden der Insel. Präsident Nikos Christodoulides erklärte, kein Drittland, „das Gebiete besetzt hält oder die Sicherheit von Mitgliedstaaten bedroht“, dürfe unter irgendwelchen Umständen an den Verteidigungsinstrumenten der EU teilhaben. Auch Frankreich gibt sich zurückhaltend. Andere Hauptstädte ziehen in die Gegenrichtung. Deutschland, Italien, Spanien und Finnland befürworten eine engere industrielle Zusammenarbeit – und wo SAFE blockiert ist, gehen die Regierungen einfach daran vorbei. Großbritannien sagte Ende 2025 den Verkauf von 20 Eurofighter Typhoon an die Türkei zu; im April 2026 unterzeichneten Airbus und Turkish Aerospace Industries ein Abkommen, um Spanien mit Hürjet-Schulflugzeugen zu beliefern. Zudem beteiligt sich die Türkei an der deutsch geführten European Sky Shield Initiative – womit sie faktisch in Europas Aufrüstung eingewoben ist, obwohl sie von der Finanzierung ausgeschlossen bleibt. Ankara seinerseits spielt den Korb mittlerweile herunter. Verteidigungsminister Yaşar Güler sagte bei einer Bewertungssitzung im Dezember 2025, die Türkei messe der Frage einer SAFE-Mitgliedschaft „keine große Bedeutung“ bei – die munitionsknappen Staaten Europas würden ohnehin anklopfen. Warum es über Brüssel hinaus zählt Für kleinere Mitglieder ist der Streit alles andere als abstrakt. Luxemburg hat sich verpflichtet, seine Verteidigungsausgaben bis 2030 auf 2 Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens anzuheben – von 696 Millionen Euro im Jahr 2024 auf rund 1,46 Milliarden Euro – und war nicht unter den ersten acht SAFE-Kreditnehmern. Wie seine Partner muss das Großherzogtum entscheiden, woher das gekaufte Gerät kommen soll und ob „Buy European“ Europa allein meint oder einen weiteren Kreis vertrauenswürdiger Lieferanten. Genau diese tiefere Frage hat SAFE in den Vordergrund gerückt. Ein aufrüstendes Europa braucht Größe, Tempo und industrielle Tiefe, die es noch nicht besitzt. Die Türkei bietet einen Teil davon – doch zu Bedingungen, auf die sich eine gespaltene Union bislang nicht einigen konnte. Wie Brüssel den Konflikt zwischen strategischem Bedarf und politischem Groll auflöst, wird nicht nur das Verhältnis zu Ankara prägen, sondern die Architektur der europäischen Verteidigung auf Jahre. ### Sources - What is Security Action for Europe (SAFE)? — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/safe/ - SAFE | Security Action for Europe — European Commission, Defence Industry and Space: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/safe-security-action-europe_en - EU approves €38bn in first defence investments under €150bn SAFE scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/11/eu-approves-38bn-in-first-defence-investments-under-150bn-safe-scheme - SAFE: Council clears path for financial assistance to eight member states and concluding the Canada agreement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/safe-council-clears-path-for-financial-assistance-to-eight-member-states-and-concluding-the-canada-agreement/ - SAFE: Council concludes agreement with Canada — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/safe-council-concludes-agreement-with-canada/ - Commission approves first wave of defence funding for eight Member States under SAFE — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_111 - Time for EU to include Türkiye in security mechanisms: Erdogan — Hürriyet Daily News: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/time-for-eu-to-include-turkiye-in-security-mechanisms-erdogan-219068 - Türkiye's full inclusion in EU defense efforts vital for Europe's peace, security: President Erdogan — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkiyes-full-inclusion-in-eu-defense-efforts-vital-for-europes-peace-security-president-erdogan/3387489 - Turkey Pushes To Join EU Defence Fund, Greece Threatens Veto — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/turkey-pushes-to-join-eu-defence-fund-greece-threatens-veto/ - Turkish defense minister downplays SAFE bid, says Europe will turn to Türkiye when needed — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkish-defense-minister-downplays-safe-bid-says-europe-will-turn-to-turkiye-when-nee-3211649 - Mitsotakis on Turkey: You Can't Vie for SAFE Funding While Threatening an EU Member — To Vima: https://www.tovima.com/politics/mitsotakis-on-turkey-you-cant-vie-for-safe-funding-while-threatening-an-eu-member/ - Cyprus' position on Turkish involvement in Safe programme 'adopted' by EU, Christodoulides says — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/23/cyprus-position-on-turkish-involvement-in-safe-programme-adopted-by-eu-christodoulides-says - Turkey Set to Miss Deadline for Inclusion in EU's SAFE Defense Mechanism — Greek City Times: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/29/turkey-miss-eu-safe-defense-mechanism-deadline/ - Turkey pushes for larger role in Europe's defense as Trump questions NATO — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/13/turkey-pushes-for-larger-role-in-europes-defense-as-trump-questions-nato/ - Turkey's Defence Industry and the EU SAFE Regulation — ELIAMEP: https://www.eliamep.gr/en/turkeys-defence-industry-and-the-eu-safe-regulation/ - The SAFE Regulation and Its Implications for Non-EU Defence Suppliers — IISS: https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/12/the-safe-regulation-and-its-implications-for-non-eu-defence-suppliers/ - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Wohnungsbau in Luxemburg seit 2015 um 54,5 Prozent teurer - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/baupreise-luxemburg-wohnungsbau-eurostat-2015-2025-anstieg - Published: 2026-06-29T12:12:58.398+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:12:58.398+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: 9cdcdef3-5a1f-4851-9e89-b9afe7518c7c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Neue Eurostat-Zahlen belegen, wie stark der Wohnungsbau im Großherzogtum binnen zehn Jahren verteuert wurde – stärker als im EU-Mittel und just in einer Phase, in der immer weniger gebaut wird. ### Summary Die Preise für den Neubau von Wohngebäuden sind in Luxemburg zwischen 2015 und 2025 um 54,5 Prozent gestiegen, mehr als im EU-Durchschnitt von 48,2 Prozent. Der Kostenschub trifft auf eine Baukrise und verschärft die ohnehin angespannte Lage am Wohnungsmarkt. ### Key facts - Die Neubaupreise für Wohngebäude stiegen in Luxemburg zwischen 2015 und 2025 um 54,5 Prozent – über dem EU-Durchschnitt von 48,2 Prozent. - Der Großteil des Anstiegs fiel in die Jahre 2021 bis 2023; Hauptursachen waren Covid-19, der Ukraine-Krieg sowie teurere Materialien, Energie und die Lohnindexierung. - 2022 erreichten die jährlichen Wohnbaupreise mit +13,9 Prozent die höchste Rate seit April 1975; zuletzt kühlte sich das Wachstum auf rund 1,3 Prozent ab. - Die Baukrise vertieft sich: Baugenehmigungen sinken seit drei Jahren, 2024 wurden nur etwa 4.025 Wohnungen genehmigt (-8,6 %). - VEFA-Neubauverkäufe brachen Anfang 2026 um 18,2 Prozent ein, während Mieten und Hauspreise auf hohem Niveau weiter anziehen. ### FAQ **Q: Um wie viel sind die Baupreise in Luxemburg seit 2015 gestiegen?** Laut Eurostat verteuerte sich der Neubau von Wohngebäuden in Luxemburg zwischen 2015 und 2025 um 54,5 Prozent. Das liegt über dem EU-weiten Anstieg von 48,2 Prozent im selben Zeitraum, aber deutlich unter Spitzenreitern wie Bulgarien (+166,1 %). **Q: Warum sind die Baukosten so stark gestiegen?** STATEC führt den Schub vor allem auf die Covid-19-Pandemie und den Ukraine-Krieg zurück, die Material- und Kraftstoffpreise zeitgleich nach oben trieben. Hinzu kamen teurere Dämmstoffe, Stahl und Holz, höhere Energiekosten sowie die automatische Lohnindexierung. 2022 stiegen die Wohnbaupreise um 13,9 Prozent – so stark wie seit April 1975 nicht mehr. **Q: Hat sich der Preisanstieg inzwischen verlangsamt?** Ja. STATEC verzeichnete für den allgemeinen Index zwischen Oktober 2024 und April 2025 nur noch ein Plus von 1,3 Prozent, der Rohbau legte im folgenden Halbjahr lediglich um 0,6 Prozent zu. Das absolute Kostenniveau bleibt jedoch weit über dem von 2015. **Q: Welche Folgen hat das für den Wohnungsmarkt?** Die hohen Kosten treffen auf eine Baukrise: Baugenehmigungen sinken seit drei Jahren, 2024 wurden nur rund 4.025 Wohnungen genehmigt. VEFA-Neubauverkäufe fielen Anfang 2026 um 18,2 Prozent, während Hauspreise (+1,7 % im Jahresvergleich) und Mieten (+4,4 %) weiter steigen. ### Body Ein Eigenheim zu errichten, ist im Großherzogtum binnen eines Jahrzehnts erheblich teurer geworden. Die Preise für den Neubau von Wohngebäuden kletterten zwischen 2015 und 2025 um 54,5 Prozent – das geht aus dem Baukostenindex des EU-Statistikamtes Eurostat hervor. Damit verteuerte sich das Bauen in Luxemburg schneller als im Durchschnitt der Europäischen Union, und der Druck wirkt nun in einen der teuersten Wohnungsmärkte des Kontinents hinein. Die Zahl, die das Luxemburger Tageblatt L'essentiel am 29. Juni aufgriff, hebt das Land über den EU-weiten Anstieg von 48,2 Prozent im selben Zeitraum. Sie fällt in eine Phase, in der das Großherzogtum mit einer Baukrise ringt: Es entstehen längst nicht so viele neue Wohnungen, wie die Politik für nötig hält. Was die Statistik offenlegt Eurostat meldete am 25. Juni, dass die Baupreise für neue Wohngebäude EU-weit zwischen 2015 und 2025 um 48,2 Prozent zulegten. Die stärksten Sprünge verzeichneten mittel- und osteuropäische Staaten – Bulgarien führt mit 166,1 Prozent, gefolgt von Ungarn mit 155,4 Prozent und Rumänien mit 130,7 Prozent –, während Italien, Griechenland und Finnland die geringsten Zuwächse meldeten. Luxemburgs 54,5 Prozent liegen über dem Schnitt der Gemeinschaft, aber weit entfernt von der Spitze. Ein Großteil des Anstiegs ballte sich in wenigen Jahren. Das jährliche EU-Preiswachstum erreichte 5,8 Prozent im Jahr 2021, 12,2 Prozent 2022 und 6,9 Prozent 2023, ehe es sich auf 2,3 Prozent 2024 und 1,3 Prozent 2025 abschwächte. Eurostats Quartalsreihe für Luxemburg, auf das Basisjahr 2021 umgestellt, stand im Schlussquartal 2025 bei 131,4 Punkten – mehr als 30 Prozent über dem Niveau von 2021. Das nationale Statistikamt STATEC bildet denselben Trend mit eigenem Maßstab ab. Sein Index, ausgedrückt auf der Basis 100 im Jahr 1970 und herangezogen zur Anpassung der meisten Brandversicherungsverträge sowie der Preise von Verkäufen im Bauträgermodell, erreichte im Oktober 2025 nach Jahren stetiger Zuwächse 1.173,24 Punkte. Was den Preisschub antrieb Der Anstieg über zehn Jahre verdankt sich weniger einer behäbigen Teuerung als den Angebotsschocks der frühen 2020er-Jahre. STATEC führt die Eskalation auf die Covid-19-Pandemie und Russlands Einmarsch in die Ukraine zurück, die Material- und Kraftstoffpreise nahezu zeitgleich in die Höhe trieben. Auf dem Höhepunkt 2022 sprang der allgemeine Index der Behörde binnen eines einzigen Halbjahres um 8,6 Prozent, und die jährlichen Wohnbaupreise stiegen um 13,9 Prozent – die höchste Jahresrate seit April 1975. Dieser neuerliche, außergewöhnliche und allgemeine Anstieg, der sämtliche Gewerke betrifft, erklärt sich vor allem aus der Beschleunigung der Preise zahlreicher Baumaterialien und Erdölprodukte. – STATEC Die Belastung erfasste jedes Gewerk. Zu den von STATEC genannten Kostentreibern zählen: - Material – Sand, Bewehrungsstahl, Mauerwerk, Dämmstoffe und Holz, dessen Preis 2021 und 2022 besonders steil anzog; - Energie – Erdölprodukte, die Erdarbeiten, Transport und Baustellenmaschinen verteuerten; - Löhne – Luxemburgs automatische Lohnindexierung, die die Bezahlung in der gesamten Branche anhob; - Einzelne Gewerke – Dacharbeiten, deren Preise zwischen 2020 und April 2025 um 45,5 Prozent stiegen. Inzwischen hat sich das Preiswachstum beruhigt. STATEC ermittelte für den allgemeinen Index zwischen Oktober 2024 und April 2025 ein Plus von 1,3 Prozent und 1,5 Prozent binnen Jahresfrist, während der Rohbau im folgenden Halbjahr nur um 0,6 Prozent zulegte – nahe am Jahresdurchschnitt von 1,0 Prozent, der zwischen 2010 und 2019 galt. Doch die Entspannung setzt auf einem Jahrzehnt aufeinanderfolgender Anstiege auf, sodass die absoluten Baukosten weit über dem Stand von 2015 verharren. Baukrise trifft auf eine Mauer der Unbezahlbarkeit Höhere Kosten kollidieren mit einem scharfen Einbruch der Bautätigkeit. Die Zahl der erteilten Baugenehmigungen sinkt seit drei Jahren in Folge; 2024 wurden rund 4.025 Wohnungen genehmigt, ein Minus von 8,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr, und Anfang 2025 fiel der Rückgang noch deutlicher aus. Die unabhängige Wirtschafts-Denkfabrik Fondation IDEA warnt, dass das Regierungsziel von rund 6.000 Wohnungen pro Jahr kaum zu erreichen sein dürfte – obwohl der jährliche Bedarf auf 5.600 bis 7.500 Einheiten geschätzt wird. Besonders fragil wirkt das Neubausegment. Die Zahl der Verkäufe im Bauträgermodell (VEFA) sank im ersten Quartal 2026 laut Wohnungsbauministerium um 18,2 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr, nachdem STATEC dem Segment schon Ende 2025 eine strukturelle Schwäche attestiert hatte. Die gesamten Hauspreise, die 2023 um 9,1 Prozent und 2024 um 5,2 Prozent fielen, kehrten 2025 zu einem moderaten Wachstum von 1,6 Prozent zurück und lagen Anfang 2026 um 1,7 Prozent über dem Vorjahr – sie stabilisieren sich also auf hohem Niveau, statt nachzugeben. Die Mieten dagegen stiegen weiter, die inserierten Wohnungsmieten um 4,4 Prozent binnen Jahresfrist. Für Ökonomen rückt die Klemme eine unbequeme Frage in den Vordergrund: Wer kann sich das Leben im Großherzogtum überhaupt noch leisten? Michel-Edouard Ruben, leitender Ökonom der Fondation IDEA, fasste das Dilemma ungeschönt und argumentierte, dass das Recht auf Wohnen nicht automatisch ein Recht auf Wohnen innerhalb der luxemburgischen Grenzen bedeute: „Das Recht auf Wohnen? Selbstverständlich. Aber das heißt nicht zwangsläufig, dass man in Luxemburg wohnen muss“, sagte er. Die Baukostendaten verschärfen diese Debatte. Da ein Eigenheim heute mehr als anderthalb Mal so teuer zu errichten ist wie vor zehn Jahren, ist die Kluft zwischen dem, was Bauträger investieren müssen, und dem, was Käufer und Mieter aufbringen können, zu einer der prägenden Belastungen des Luxemburger Wohnungsmarktes geworden – und sie wird sich allein durch eine nachlassende Teuerung kaum schließen lassen. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: +54% en dix ans: les prix de la construction ont bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/logements-au-luxembourg-54-en-dix-ans-les-prix-de-la-construction-ont-bondi-103592703 - Residential buildings construction price +48% since 2015 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/wdn-20260625-1 - Bulgaria Records Highest Increase of Residential Buildings Construction Prices in EU for 2015-2025 — Bulgarian News Agency (BTA): https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/1154959-bulgaria-records-highest-increase-of-residential-buildings-construction-prices-i - STATNEWS - Tendance croissante des prix dans la construction résidentielle (octobre 2025) — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/actualite/2026/stn03-ipc-construction/statnews-ipcons-octobre2025.pdf - Construction prices are back on the rise, says Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/construction-prices-are-back-on-the-rise-says-statec - STATEC: Luxembourg Construction Prices Skyrocketing — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/construction/41830-statec-luxembourg-construction-prices-skyrocketing - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026 — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Construction cost of new residential buildings (teiis510) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/teiis510/default/table?lang=en - Luxembourg Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2025 — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/price-history --- ## Häusliche Gewalt in Luxemburg: Mehr Einsätze, mehr Wegweisungen, zu wenige Schutzplätze - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-haeusliche-gewalt-jahresbericht-2025-polizeieinsaetze-frauen - Published: 2026-06-29T11:51:32.731+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:51:32.731+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 683ecede-66d6-4fa7-ae70-03d9ba2d2c2c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die Polizei rückte 2025 fast 1.300 Mal aus, die Staatsanwaltschaft sprach so viele Wegweisungen aus wie nie zuvor. Doch Hilfsdienste warnen: Es fehlen Plätze in den Frauenhäusern. ### Summary In Luxemburg zählte die Polizei 2025 erneut deutlich mehr Einsätze wegen häuslicher Gewalt. Während die Behörden auf gestiegene Anzeigebereitschaft verweisen, stehen rund 60 Frauen und Kinder auf einer Warteliste für Schutzunterkünfte. ### Key facts - Die Polizei verzeichnete 2025 in Luxemburg 1.297 Einsätze wegen häuslicher Gewalt – ein Plus von 10,1 Prozent gegenüber 2024. - Erfasst wurden 2.802 mutmaßliche Opfer (58 % Frauen, 42 % Männer); 29 Prozent der Betroffenen waren Kinder. - Die Staatsanwaltschaft sprach 334 Wegweisungen aus, mehr als je zuvor (+16,4 %); 87,7 Prozent der Weggewiesenen waren Männer. - Rund 60 Frauen und Kinder stehen auf einer Warteliste für Frauenhausplätze; ein neues Haus in Rümelingen soll bis Jahresende 28 Betten ergänzen. - Ministerin Yuriko Backes verweist auf gestiegene Anzeigebereitschaft, nennt den Trend bei Einsätzen und Wegweisungen aber besorgniserregend. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Fälle häuslicher Gewalt registrierte die luxemburgische Polizei 2025?** Die großherzogliche Polizei griff 2025 bei 1.297 Fällen häuslicher Gewalt ein – ein Anstieg um 10,1 Prozent gegenüber 1.178 Fällen im Jahr 2024, im Schnitt rund 108 Einsätze pro Monat. **Q: Warum steigen die Zahlen?** Die Behörden führen einen Teil des Anstiegs auf jahrelange Aufklärungsarbeit zurück, die mehr Opfer und Zeugen zur Anzeige bewegt. Ministerin Backes warnt jedoch, dass die Entwicklung bei Einsätzen und Wegweisungen nicht in die richtige Richtung gehe. **Q: Wo finden Betroffene in Luxemburg Hilfe?** Vertrauliche Unterstützung bieten der Opferhilfsdienst SAVVD und das nationale Informationsportal violence.lu, das über Meldewege, rechtlichen Schutz und Notunterkünfte informiert. **Q: Wie viele Schutzplätze gibt es?** Luxemburg betreibt sieben Frauenhäuser mit 166 Notbetten und 17 Betten für Männer in Notlagen. Rund 60 Frauen und Kinder stehen auf einer Warteliste; ein neues Haus in Rümelingen soll bis Jahresende 28 Betten ergänzen. ### Body Die Zahl der von der luxemburgischen Polizei registrierten Fälle häuslicher Gewalt ist 2025 erneut gestiegen – und die Stellen, die Betroffene begleiten, berichten von mehr Menschen, die sich Hilfe suchen. Zugleich tut sich das Land schwer damit, ihnen einen sicheren Platz zum Wohnen zu verschaffen. Die großherzogliche Polizei griff im vergangenen Jahr bei 1.297 Fällen häuslicher Gewalt ein – ein Anstieg um 10,1 Prozent gegenüber 1.178 Fällen im Jahr 2024 und im Schnitt rund 108 Einsätze pro Monat. Das geht aus dem Jahresbericht des Komitees für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Fachleuten im Bereich der Bekämpfung von Gewalt hervor. Yuriko Backes, Ministerin für Gleichstellung und Diversität, stellte die Zahlen am 26. Juni 2026 dem zuständigen Parlamentsausschuss vor. Die Daten stammen von den Staatsanwaltschaften der Bezirksgerichte Luxemburg und Diekirch, der Polizei, den Opferhilfsdiensten SAVVD, PSYea und ALTERNATIVES sowie von Riicht Eraus, dem Dienst für die Arbeit mit Tätern. Bei diesen Einsätzen wurden 2.802 mutmaßliche Opfer erfasst – 58 Prozent Frauen, 42 Prozent Männer. Auf Kinder entfielen 29 Prozent der Betroffenen. Die große Mehrheit der Fälle spielte sich im Paarkontext ab: Rund 84 Prozent der Opfer waren in Gewalt durch einen aktuellen oder früheren Ehe- beziehungsweise Lebenspartner verwickelt. Etwa vier von fünf Opfern erlitten körperliche Gewalt. Wegweisungen auf Rekordniveau Die Staatsanwaltschaft ordnete 2025 in 334 Fällen die Wegweisung mutmaßlicher Täter aus der gemeinsamen Wohnung an – nach 287 im Jahr zuvor. Das entspricht einem Plus von 16,4 Prozent oder rund 28 Wegweisungen pro Monat, also annähernd einer pro Tag. In 130 Fällen wurde die Maßnahme verlängert. 87,7 Prozent der Weggewiesenen waren Männer; in diesen Fällen waren 81,6 Prozent der Opfer Frauen. Das Komitee verwies zugleich auf das hartnäckige Problem der Wiederholungstäter. Bei etwa jeder fünften Wegweisung war der Täter den Behörden bereits bekannt, und mehr als die Hälfte dieser Wiederholungstäter erschien nicht bei Riicht Eraus, der Beratungsstelle, an die sie verwiesen werden. Über das Jahr ergingen 201 Gerichtsurteile im Zusammenhang mit häuslicher Gewalt. Mehr Anzeigen oder mehr Gewalt? Über den Zahlen schwebt eine zentrale Frage: Spiegeln sie eine tatsächliche Zunahme der Gewalt wider oder eine wachsende Bereitschaft, Hilfe zu holen? Die Verantwortlichen neigen zur zweiten Lesart. Jahrelange Aufklärungskampagnen und klarere Meldewege hätten, so das Argument, mehr Opfer und Zeugen dazu bewogen, die Polizei zu rufen, statt zu schweigen. Bei der Vorstellung des Vorjahresberichts 2025 hatte Backes einen Teil des Anstiegs gegenüber 2023 ebendiesen Sensibilisierungsmaßnahmen und einer höheren Aufmerksamkeit in der Bevölkerung zugeschrieben. Dennoch wollte die Ministerin die Zahlen nicht als gute Nachricht verstanden wissen. Die Entwicklung bei den Polizeieinsätzen und den Wegweisungen aus dem familiären Umfeld geht nicht in die richtige Richtung. Der Bericht lenkt den Blick auch auf Gewaltformen, die erst seit Kurzem stärker beachtet werden. Das Nationale Zentrum für Gewaltopfer (CNVV) begleitete von Ende April 2025 bis Ende April 2026 insgesamt 423 Opfer, darunter 29 Fälle wirtschaftlicher Gewalt – bei der ein Täter über das Geld der Partnerin oder des Partners bestimmt – sowie zwei Opfer sogenannter chemischer Unterwerfung. Auf wirtschaftliche Gewalt entfielen rund sieben Prozent der bei Polizeieinsätzen erfassten Fälle. Die Schutzhäuser stoßen an Grenzen Der gravierendste praktische Engpass ist das Wohnen. Olga Strasser, Leiterin des von der NGO Femmes en détresse getragenen Opferhilfsdienstes SAVVD, sagte vor dem Ausschuss, eine Bleibe zu finden sei ein wiederkehrendes Hindernis für Opfer, die ein gewalttätiges Zuhause verlassen wollten. Rund 60 Frauen und ihre Kinder stünden auf einer Warteliste für Plätze in Frauenhäusern. Luxemburg betreibt derzeit sieben Frauenhäuser mit 166 Notbetten sowie 17 Betten für Männer in Notlagen. Bis Jahresende soll in Rümelingen ein neues Schutzhaus mit 28 zusätzlichen Betten eröffnen. Fachkräfte warnen, dass die Lücke zwischen Bedarf und Kapazität Opfer zwingen kann, bei einem Täter zu bleiben oder zu ihm zurückzukehren. - 1.297 Polizeieinsätze 2025 (+10,1 %) - 2.802 mutmaßliche Opfer; 58 % Frauen, 42 % Männer - 334 Wegweisungen, nach 287 (+16,4 %) - rund 60 Frauen und Kinder auf der Warteliste für Schutzplätze Die Antwort der Politik Die Regierung versteht ihre Strategie als nationale Priorität. Ein nationaler Aktionsplan gegen geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt, den Backes Mitte 2025 vorstellte, umfasst 62 Maßnahmen; nach Angaben von Paperjam sind 40 davon in Umsetzung und vier abgeschlossen. Das Budget des Ministeriums für Gleichstellung und Diversität ist seit 2024 um rund ein Viertel gewachsen, etwa zwei Drittel der Mittel fließen in die Bekämpfung von Gewalt. Backes fasste den Ansatz als einen zusammen, der nicht allein auf die Polizei setzt. „Im Kampf gegen häusliche Gewalt stützen wir uns weiterhin auf einen mehrdimensionalen Ansatz, der den Schutz der Opfer, die Begleitung der Täterinnen und Täter sowie die Sensibilisierung verbindet“, sagte sie in einer auf Französisch gehaltenen Erklärung. Opfer und Zeugen in Luxemburg können vertrauliche Hilfe über den Dienst SAVVD und das nationale Informationsportal violence.lu erhalten, das Meldewege, rechtlichen Schutz und Notunterkünfte erläutert. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Violences domestiques au Luxembourg: expulsions et interventions en forte hausse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue - le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national 'Violences fondées sur le genre' et le rapport du Comité de coopération — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/30-backes-rapport-violence.html --- ## Zwei Millionen Dollar pro Tanker: Irans Maut in Hormus fordert das Seerecht heraus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/hormus-meerenge-iran-transitgebuehren-seerecht-oelpreis - Published: 2026-06-29T11:43:53.703+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:43:53.703+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 7aedb608-6fc9-428a-8e71-87417d757fe4 - Dateline: Strait of Hormuz, IR > Teheran verlangte für die Durchfahrt durch das wichtigste Öl-Nadelöhr bis zu zwei Millionen Dollar – und nennt das „Servicegebühren“. Eine US-vermittelte Waffenruhe öffnet die Passage nun wieder. ### Summary Vier Monate lang verlangte Irans Revolutionsgarde Gebühren von bis zu zwei Millionen Dollar pro Tankerdurchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus. Der Streit, ob das zulässig ist, berührt den Kern des internationalen Seerechts. ### Key facts - Irans Revolutionsgarde verlangte seit dem 28. Februar 2026 bis zu zwei Millionen Dollar pro Tankerdurchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus, durch die rund ein Fünftel des seetransportierten Öls fließt. - Teheran nennt die Abgaben „Servicegebühren“; die IMO und das UN-Seerecht (UNCLOS) stufen Mautgebühren für die Durchfahrt internationaler Meerengen jedoch als unzulässig ein. - Der Ölpreis Brent kletterte auf dem Höhepunkt auf knapp 120 Dollar, fiel nach der Wiederöffnung bis Ende Juni aber wieder unter 73 Dollar. - Ein am 17. Juni 2026 unterzeichnetes US-vermitteltes Memorandum garantiert eine gebührenfreie Passage – allerdings nur für 60 Tage. - Was nach Ablauf der Frist gilt, ist offen: Trump verspricht „dauerhaft gebührenfrei“, Teheran will die Gebühren wieder erheben. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel verlangte der Iran für die Durchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus?** Berichten von Bloomberg und NBC News zufolge wurden Tankern bis zu zwei Millionen Dollar für eine einzige Durchfahrt berechnet. Schiffe mussten zuvor IMO-Nummer, Ladungsmanifest, Besatzungsliste, Eigentümerangaben und Zielhafen einreichen; mindestens zwei Zahlungen wurden in chinesischen Yuan beglichen. **Q: Sind solche Transitgebühren völkerrechtlich erlaubt?** Nach dem UN-Seerechtsübereinkommen (UNCLOS) gilt das Recht der Transitdurchfahrt durch internationale Meerengen, und Gebühren für die bloße Durchfahrt sind unzulässig. IMO-Generalsekretär Arsenio Domínguez betonte, es gebe kein internationales Abkommen, das eine Maut erlaubt. Teheran bezeichnet die Zahlungen dagegen als „Servicegebühren“ und nicht als Maut. **Q: Ist die Krise mit der Waffenruhe beendet?** Nur vorläufig. Das am 17. Juni 2026 unterzeichnete Memorandum sichert eine gebührenfreie Passage für lediglich 60 Tage zu. Trump spricht von einer dauerhaft gebührenfreien Meerenge, der Iran signalisiert hingegen, die Gebühren danach wieder erheben zu wollen – das bleibt der ungelöste Kern des Streits. **Q: Welche Folgen hatte der Konflikt für die Ölpreise?** Die Nordseesorte Brent stieg von Mitte 60 Dollar vor dem Krieg auf knapp 120 Dollar je Barrel und überschritt Anfang März erstmals seit vier Jahren wieder 100 Dollar. Nach der Wiederöffnung der Meerenge fiel der Preis bis Ende Juni unter 73 Dollar zurück. ### Body Zwei Millionen Dollar – so viel verlangte Teherans Revolutionsgarde zeitweise dafür, dass ein einziger Tanker die Straße von Hormus passieren durfte. Die rund 33 Kilometer schmale Meerenge zwischen Iran und Oman verbindet den Persischen Golf mit dem Golf von Oman, und durch sie muss rund ein Fünftel des weltweit auf See transportierten Erdöls fließen – dazu ein vergleichbarer Anteil des verflüssigten Erdgases. Wer hier eine Schranke errichtet, hat die Hand an einer der wichtigsten Schlagadern der Weltwirtschaft. Genau das tat der Iran. Seit dem 28. Februar 2026, als die Vereinigten Staaten und Israel Luftangriffe flogen, riegelte die Islamische Revolutionsgarde (IRGC) die Passage faktisch ab: Sie warnte Schiffe, enterte und attackierte Handelsschiffe und legte Seeminen. Vier Monate lang galt die Wasserstraße als das gefährlichste Gewässer der Erde. Mit einer brüchigen, von Washington vermittelten Waffenruhe verlagert sich der Konflikt nun von den Kanonenbooten auf die Rechnungsformulare – und auf eine der umstrittensten Fragen des Völkerrechts: Darf ein Staat die Welt dafür bezahlen lassen, ein globales Nadelöhr zu durchqueren? Ein Kontrollposten statt einer Blockade Statt den Verkehr schlicht zu stoppen, errichtete die IRGC, was Reeder als eine Zollstation auf hoher See beschreiben. Wer passieren wollte, musste IMO-Nummer, Ladungsmanifest, Besatzungsliste, Eigentümerangaben und Zielhafen bei zugelassenen Mittelsmännern einreichen, um eine Freigabe zu erhalten – und in vielen Fällen zu zahlen. Tankern wurden laut Berichten von Bloomberg und NBC News bis zu zwei Millionen Dollar für eine einzige Durchfahrt berechnet; mindestens zwei Zahlungen wurden nach Recherchen von Lloyd's List Intelligence in chinesischen Yuan beglichen. Im Mai goss Teheran das Verfahren in eine Behörde: Eine neu geschaffene Persian Gulf Strait Authority sollte Schiffsbewegungen prüfen und lizenzieren. Iranische Funktionäre machten aus dem Kalkül kaum ein Geheimnis. Da Krieg nun einmal Kosten verursacht, müssen wir das selbstverständlich tun und von den Schiffen, die die Straße von Hormus durchfahren, Transitgebühren erheben. Mit diesen Worten bestätigte Alaeddin Borudscherdi, Mitglied der Kommission für nationale Sicherheit im iranischen Parlament, die Abgaben gegenüber Iran International. Wer zahlt und wer durchgewunken wird, folgt dabei einem Muster: Für chinesische, indische und russische Ladungen wurden Berichten zufolge Ausnahmen gewährt. Fachleute erkennen darin die Handschrift von Zwang – Wohlverhalten wird belohnt, Widerstand bestraft. Gebühr oder Maut? Ein Ringen um das Seerecht Teheran besteht darauf, keine Maut zu erheben. „Wir erheben keine Maut“, sagte Außenamtssprecher Esmail Baghaei und deutete das Geld stattdessen als Bezahlung für Navigations-, Sicherheits- und Umweltleistungen, die im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Mechanismus mit dem Oman erbracht würden. Seerechtler und Aufsichtsbehörden lassen diese Unterscheidung nicht gelten. Das Seerechtsübereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen (UNCLOS) garantiert Schiffen das Recht der „Transitdurchfahrt“ durch internationale Meerengen und verbietet den Anrainerstaaten, diese zu behindern. Arsenio Domínguez, Generalsekretär der Internationalen Seeschifffahrtsorganisation (IMO), erklärte, es gebe „kein internationales Abkommen, das die Einführung von Mautgebühren für die Durchfahrt durch internationale Meerengen erlaubt“. Die gern bemühten Gegenbeispiele tragen nicht: Der Suez- und der Panamakanal sind von Menschenhand geschaffene Wasserwege durch souveränes Gebiet, die türkischen Meerengen unterliegen einem eigenen Vertragswerk – keine davon ist eine offene internationale Meerenge wie Hormus. Europa, stark abhängig von Rohöl aus dem Golf und Gas aus Katar, nahm das Prinzip so ernst wie den Preis. Die Europäische Union forderte den Iran auf, die Gebühren fallenzulassen, und wies einen in Washington ins Spiel gebrachten Vorschlag für ein „Joint Venture“ zur Aufteilung der Einnahmen zurück. Am 22. Mai erweiterte der EU-Rat seinen Rechtsrahmen, um jene zu sanktionieren, die die rechtmäßige Durchfahrt und die Freiheit der Schifffahrt behindern. Die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas brachte zudem eine Ausweitung der Marinemissionen Aspides und Atalanta zum Schutz der Route ins Gespräch. Was die Ölmärkte erschütterte Der finanzielle Schock kam unmittelbar. Die Nordseesorte Brent stieg von Mitte 60 Dollar vor dem Krieg auf dem Höhepunkt auf knapp 120 Dollar je Barrel und überschritt Anfang März erstmals seit vier Jahren wieder die Marke von 100 Dollar. Auch die Tankerökonomie geriet aus den Fugen: Die Referenzrate für den Transport von zwei Millionen Barrel vom Nahen Osten nach China erreichte laut Daten von LSEG mit rund 423.736 Dollar pro Tag einen Allzeithöchststand, während die Prämien für Kriegsrisiko-Versicherungen derart in die Höhe schnellten, dass Versicherer die Deckung für die Passage zeitweise ganz verweigerten. Der diplomatische Durchbruch gelang am 17. Juni, als Präsident Donald Trump und sein iranischer Amtskollege Masud Peseschkian ein Memorandum zur Beendigung der doppelten Blockade unterzeichneten. Sein Wortlaut verpflichtet den Iran, „nach besten Kräften Vorkehrungen für die sichere Durchfahrt von Handelsschiffen ohne Gebühr für nur 60 Tage“ vom Persischen Golf zum Golf von Oman zu treffen. Mit dem wieder anlaufenden Tankerverkehr und einer nachlassenden Nachfrage rutschte Brent bis Ende Juni unter 73 Dollar – ungefähr das Niveau des 27. Februar, des Vorabends des Krieges. Was nach Ablauf der 60 Tage geschieht, bleibt der ungelöste Kern des Streits. Trump erklärt, die Meerenge werde „dauerhaft gebührenfrei“ bleiben, Vizepräsident JD Vance verspricht dies „auf lange Sicht“; Teheran signalisiert dagegen, die Gebühren wieder erheben zu wollen. Viele Reeder dürften das Ergebnis nicht abwarten. Sie würden „voraussichtlich Widerstand leisten, über das Kap der Guten Hoffnung umleiten oder Mengen reduzieren, statt sich zu fügen“, sagt Farzin Nadimi vom Washington Institute for Near East Policy – ein Ausweichen, das die Routen verlängert, die Frachtkosten hebt und sich bis in die Preise von Benzin bis Kunststoff fortpflanzt. Für ein international denkendes Publikum reicht die Bedeutung über den Ölpreis dieses Quartals hinaus. Kann ein Staat die Kontrolle über ein Nadelöhr in eine durch Gewalt abgesicherte Einnahmequelle verwandeln, erhalten die meistbefahrenen Energiekorridore der Welt ein neues, destabilisierendes Druckmittel – eines, das die nächste Konfrontation, ob in Hormus oder anderswo, gezielt ausnutzen könnte. ### Sources - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Charging fees for passage through Strait of Hormuz 'could drive global inflation surge' — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/06/26/charging-fees-for-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-could-drive-global-inflation-surge/ - Iran demands 'service fees' for vessels in Strait of Hormuz ahead of potential US deal — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/25/iran-demands-service-fees-for-vessels-in-hormuz-ahead-of-potential-us-deal/ - Iran to Charge Fees on Strait of Hormuz Even after Deal — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/did-iran-just-get-tolls-for-strait-hormuz-12090257 - Iran's 'Tehran toll booth' forces some tankers to pay millions to leave Strait of Hormuz — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/irans-tehran-toll-booth-forces-tankers-pay-millions-leave-strait-hormu-rcna265258 - Iran is already charging a toll, in Yuan, for oil sold through Strait of Hormuz — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/iran-toll-strait-of-hormuz-oil-paid-in-yuan/ - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Ships face 4,000-times higher insurance costs to cross Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/hormuz-shipping-trade-iran-war/ - EU rejects Trump's 'joint venture' with Iran to charge ships through Strait of Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/09/eu-rejects-trumps-joint-venture-to-charge-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz - Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran's actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/22/middle-east-council-extends-eu-legal-framework-to-target-those-involved-in-iran-s-actions-impeding-lawful-transit-passage-and-freedom-of-navigation/ - Iran wants to charge 'fees' on Hormuz passage. What impacts could that have? — Geneva Solutions: https://genevasolutions.news/peace-humanitarian/iran-wants-to-charge-fees-on-hormuz-passage-what-impacts-could-that-have - A timeline of how the Iran war shook oil prices — and what comes next — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/oil-price-iran-war-middle-east.html --- ## Südkoreas Billionen-Programm: Samsung und SK Hynix führen Chip- und KI-Offensive an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/suedkorea-billionen-offensive-chips-ki-samsung-sk-hynix - Published: 2026-06-29T11:20:35.617+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:20:35.617+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 669b6b6b-5be7-4304-9de4-038cf4ef9a9c - Dateline: Seoul, KR > Präsident Lee Jae-myung und die Spitzen von Samsung und SK Hynix kündigen eines der größten Industrieprogramme des KI-Zeitalters an – neben dem Europas Chip-Budget klein wirkt. ### Summary Südkorea bündelt fast 1,2 Billionen Dollar für Halbleiter, KI und Rechenzentren. Allein die Chip-Zusage von Samsung und SK Hynix übersteigt das öffentliche EU-Programm um mehr als das Zehnfache. ### Key facts - Südkorea bündelt fast 1,2 Billionen Dollar für Halbleiter, KI und Rechenzentren – rund 800 Billionen Won für Chipfabriken und über 1.000 Billionen Won für KI-Rechenzentren bis 2035. - Das Kapital ist überwiegend privat: Samsung und SK Hynix tragen den Großteil, der Staat liefert Koordination, Steuergutschriften und Infrastruktur. - Allein die koreanische Chip-Zusage von rund 518 Milliarden Dollar übersteigt das öffentliche EU-Chips-Act-Paket von 43 Milliarden Euro um mehr als das Zehnfache. - Die Börse reagierte skeptisch: Samsung-Aktie schloss 4,86 Prozent tiefer, SK Hynix verlor 1,68 Prozent – Analysten warnen vor einem Überangebot. - Europa bleibt bei High-Bandwidth-Memory für KI-Beschleuniger von SK Hynix und Samsung abhängig. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel investiert Südkorea und wofür?** Insgesamt nahezu 1,2 Billionen Dollar über das kommende Jahrzehnt: rund 800 Billionen Won (518 Mrd. Dollar) für vier neue Chipfabriken von Samsung und SK Hynix in der Region Honam, über 1.000 Billionen Won (648 Mrd. Dollar) für KI-Rechenzentren bis 2035 sowie 81 Billionen Won (52,5 Mrd. Dollar) für ein Cluster zur Chip-Verpackung. **Q: Wer zahlt – der Staat oder die Konzerne?** Das Geld ist überwiegend privat. Samsung und SK Hynix sowie Partner wie GS Group und Naver stellen das Kapital. Der Staat koordiniert, sichert Strom, Wasser und Infrastruktur zu und bietet Steuergutschriften von bis zu 20 Prozent (30 Prozent für KMU) über ein ab 11. August geltendes Sondergesetz. **Q: Wie steht Europa im Vergleich da?** Der EU Chips Act sieht über 43 Milliarden Euro öffentliche und mehr als 100 Milliarden Euro politisch angestoßene Mittel bis 2030 vor. Eine einzige koreanische Chip-Zusage von rund 518 Milliarden Dollar übertrifft das öffentliche EU-Paket um mehr als das Zehnfache; Europa bleibt bei KI-Speicher von Samsung und SK Hynix abhängig. ### Body Während Europa noch über zweistellige Milliardenbeträge debattiert, legt Seoul eine andere Größenordnung vor. Am Montag stellte der südkoreanische Präsident Lee Jae-myung im Präsidialamt – dem früheren Blauen Haus in Seoul – gemeinsam mit den Konzernchefs von Samsung und SK Hynix ein Industrieprogramm vor, das im kommenden Jahrzehnt nahezu 1,2 Billionen Dollar in Halbleiter, künstliche Intelligenz und Rechenzentren lenken soll. An Lees Seite standen Samsung-Chef Lee Jae-yong und SK-Group-Vorsitzender Chey Tae-won. Gemeinsam präsentierten sie am 29. Juni drei Leuchtturmvorhaben, die auf einer „dreifachen Achse" aus Halbleitern, physischer KI und Rechenzentren ruhen. Die Nachrichtenagentur AFP bezifferte die Gesamtzusage auf fast 1,2 Billionen Dollar; Reuters fasste den Chip- und KI-Vorstoß als „mehr als 576 Milliarden Dollar" über mehrere Jahre. Wie auch immer gerechnet wird – die Zahlen stellen vergleichbare westliche Programme in den Schatten. Lee bezeichnete die Initiative als großen Sprung nach vorn und verknüpfte sie mit dem Versprechen, Regionen jenseits des Großraums Seoul wiederzubeleben. Den Ton seiner Rede fasste die Korea Herald in einem Satz zusammen: Nur ein Wettlauf um Geschwindigkeit sichert das Überleben. Wir müssen uns die Kernelemente der künstlichen Intelligenz schneller sichern als jedes andere Land. Bei derselben Veranstaltung nannte der Präsident Samsung-Chef Lee Jae-yong und SK-Vorsitzenden Chey Tae-won „nationale Helden oder Helden des koreanischen Volkes". Staatlich orchestriert, privat finanziert So sehr der Staat als Architekt auftritt – das Kapital ist überwiegend privat. Samsung Electronics und SK Hynix, die beiden größten Speicherchip-Hersteller der Welt, investieren laut Reuters rund 800 Billionen Won (518 Milliarden Dollar) gemeinsam mit Zulieferern, um in der südwestlichen Region Honam je zwei neue Fabriken zu errichten – insgesamt vier Werke. Die Korea Herald schlüsselt die Summe in etwa 425 Billionen Won von Samsung und 400 Billionen Won von SK auf. Die Rolle der Regierung besteht darin, zu koordinieren und Risiken abzufedern, nicht selbst die Schecks auszustellen. Die Ministerien für Industrie, Wissenschaft, Land und Energie sagten Strom, Wasser und Infrastruktur zu. Ein neues Sondergesetz zur Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Halbleiterindustrie tritt am 11. August in Kraft und baut auf Steuergutschriften von bis zu 20 Prozent für Anlageinvestitionen großer Unternehmen (30 Prozent für kleine und mittlere) auf. Die Regionalverwaltungen von Gwangju und Süd-Jeolla wollen zwischen 5 und 20 Billionen Won beisteuern. Die zentralen Bausteine, wie sie Industrieminister Kim Jung-kwan und Wissenschaftsminister Bae Kyung-hoon vorstellten, lauten: - Rund 800 Billionen Won (518 Mrd. Dollar) für vier neue Werke von Samsung und SK Hynix in der südwestlichen Region Honam. - Etwa 550 Billionen Won bis 2029, steigend auf über 1.000 Billionen Won (648 Mrd. Dollar) bis 2035 für KI-Rechenzentren mit SK Group, GS Group und dem Webportal Naver – die Kapazität wächst von 8,4 auf 18,4 Gigawatt. - 81 Billionen Won (52,5 Mrd. Dollar) für ein Cluster zur fortschrittlichen Chip-Verpackung in der Region Chungcheong nahe Seoul. Samsung-Chef Lee Jae-yong erklärte, sein Konzern habe sich für Gwangju als Standort des neuen Clusters entschieden. SK-Hynix-Vorsitzender Chey Tae-won gab sich zurückhaltender: Sein Unternehmen brauche mehr Zeit, um Standort und Infrastruktur im Südwesten festzulegen – eine Warnung aus Erfahrung. Wir haben neun Jahre gebraucht, um ein Cluster in Yongin aufzubauen. Eine Chipfabrik benötigt zudem enorm viel Fläche, Strom, Wasser und Fachkräfte. Die Börse honorierte die schiere Größe nicht. Die Aktie von Samsung Electronics schloss am Montag 4,86 Prozent tiefer, SK Hynix verlor 1,68 Prozent. Einige Analysten warnten, der Kapazitätsschub könne den Speichermarkt in ein Überangebot kippen. Warum Europa ins Hintertreffen gerät Das Ausmaß der Seouler Zusage rückt Europas Chip-Ambitionen in ein unbarmherziges Licht. Der European Chips Act der EU sieht mehr als 43 Milliarden Euro an öffentlichen Mitteln und über 100 Milliarden Euro an politisch angestoßenen öffentlichen und privaten Investitionen bis 2030 vor. Erklärtes Ziel ist es, den Anteil des Blocks am globalen Halbleitermarkt von rund 10 auf 20 Prozent bis zum Ende des Jahrzehnts etwa zu verdoppeln. An diesem Maßstab gemessen übersteigt eine einzige koreanische Konzernzusage für Speicherwerke – etwa 518 Milliarden Dollar – das gesamte öffentliche Chips-Act-Paket der EU (43 Milliarden Euro) um mehr als das Zehnfache. Institutionelle Berichte warnen wiederholt, dass Europa sein 20-Prozent-Ziel verfehlen könnte; der Branchenverband SEMI fordert eine Vervierfachung der europäischen Mittel. Besonders verwundbar ist Europa beim High-Bandwidth-Memory, dem Speicher für KI-Beschleuniger, der von SK Hynix und Samsung dominiert wird – europäische Cloud-Betreiber, Autobauer und Industrieunternehmen hängen damit an Lieferketten mit Schwerpunkt in Asien. Ein Wettlauf, der die Lieferketten verschiebt Südkoreas Vorstoß trifft auf einen globalen Wettbewerb, der bereits von Washingtons subventionsgetriebener Rückverlagerung und Pekings Streben nach Eigenständigkeit geprägt ist. Indem Seoul Fabriken, Verpackung und Rechenzentren im eigenen Land bündelt – und zusagt, das zweite Mega-Cluster noch innerhalb von Lees fünfjähriger Amtszeit fertigzustellen – setzt das Land darauf, dass die Kontrolle über die physische Infrastruktur der KI dauerhaften strategischen Hebel verschafft. Stabschef Kang Hoon-sik formulierte das Ziel so: „Wir stellen uns der Herausforderung, das Projekt während dieser Regierung abzuschließen." Die Risiken sind ebenso physisch. Cheys Mahnung mit Blick auf Fläche, Strom, Wasser und Talente verweist auf die praktischen Grenzen, Rechenzentren im Gigawatt-Maßstab und mehrere Fabriken in straffem Zeitplan zu errichten. Für Volkswirtschaften, die auf koreanische Chips angewiesen sind, ist die Botschaft dennoch unmissverständlich: Das Land, das einen Großteil des weltweiten Hochleistungsspeichers liefert, will seinen Vorsprung ausbauen, nicht schmälern – und Europas Antwort von rund 43 Milliarden Euro wirkt daneben immer bescheidener. ### Sources - South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/south-korea-announces-more-than-1-trillion-ai-chip-investment-drive - South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260629-south-korea-to-invest-nearly-1-2-tn-in-chips-ai-data-centres - South Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576-billion AI chip drive to cement global leadership — Rappler / Reuters: https://www.rappler.com/technology/south-korea-samsung-sk-hynix-ai-chip-drive-june-29-2026/ - Korea to power regional growth with AI, chip 'megaprojects' — The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10791790 - South Korea unveils $576 billion AI-chip investment powered by Samsung, SK Hynix — Yahoo Finance / Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/south-korean-president-unveil-massive-010700391.html - Samsung, SK hynix unveil $519 bil. investment for semiconductor complex in southwestern region — The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region - Samsung, SK Reportedly to Invest $1.3 Trillion Over 10 Years — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-28/samsung-sk-reportedly-to-invest-1-3-trillion-over-10-years - South Korea says Samsung and SK Hynix investing in AI, semiconductor mega-projects — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/samsung-sk-hynix-reported-1point3-reported-trillion-spending-plans.html - Chips Act - Shaping Europe's digital future — European Commission: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/chips-act --- ## HIV-Neuinfektionen in Luxemburg so niedrig wie selten – Syphilis legt um 35 Prozent zu - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-hiv-rueckgang-syphilis-anstieg-2024 - Published: 2026-06-29T11:10:40.94+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:10:40.94+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: ca2c74df-f3fb-42d3-bca6-bb0595143439 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der Epidemiologiebericht 2024 zählt 39 HIV-Neuinfektionen, ein Minus von 24 Prozent. Zugleich steigen Syphilis, Gonorrhö und weitere sexuell übertragbare Infektionen weiter an. ### Summary In Luxemburg sind die HIV-Neuinfektionen 2024 auf den niedrigsten Stand seit Jahren gefallen, während bakterielle Geschlechtskrankheiten wie Syphilis und Gonorrhö weiter zunehmen. ### Key facts - 2024 wurden in Luxemburg 39 HIV-Neuinfektionen erfasst – 24 Prozent weniger als 2023 und der niedrigste Wert der jüngeren Erhebung. - Bakterielle Geschlechtskrankheiten nehmen zu: Syphilis plus 35 Prozent (147 Fälle), Gonorrhö plus 14 Prozent (689 Fälle); Chlamydien bleiben mit 1.619 Fällen stabil. - Betroffen sind vor allem Männer zwischen 20 und 39 Jahren; das Großherzogtum zählt zu den EU-Ländern mit den höchsten Syphilis-Meldequoten. - Den HIV-Rückgang führen Fachleute auf mehr Schutz, PrEP und das Prinzip »nicht nachweisbar = nicht übertragbar« zurück – gegen bakterielle Erreger wirken diese aber nicht. - Luxemburg setzt auf kostenlose anonyme Tests, Selbsttests, Kondome, HPV- und Hepatitis-B-Impfungen sowie eine Jugendkampagne für 15- bis 25-Jährige. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele HIV-Neuinfektionen gab es 2024 in Luxemburg?** Der Epidemiologiebericht 2024 verzeichnet 39 HIV-Neuinfektionen, ein Rückgang um 24 Prozent gegenüber 2023. Es ist der niedrigste Wert der jüngeren Überwachungsreihe und liegt unter dem Niveau vor der Pandemie. **Q: Warum steigen Syphilis und Gonorrhö, während HIV zurückgeht?** PrEP und die antiretrovirale HIV-Therapie schützen nicht vor bakteriellen Infektionen wie Syphilis, Gonorrhö oder Chlamydien. Seltenerer Kondomgebrauch in manchen Gruppen und häufigeres Testen, das mehr Fälle aufdeckt, tragen zum Anstieg bei. **Q: Wo kann man sich in Luxemburg auf HIV und STI testen lassen?** Kostenlose, anonyme und rezeptfreie Tests gibt es während der Europäischen Testwochen in Kliniken, beim Luxemburgischen Roten Kreuz und in Partnerlaboren wie Ketterthill, Bionext und Laboratoires Réunis. Hinzu kommen HIV-Selbsttests. **Q: Schützt PrEP vor allen Geschlechtskrankheiten?** Nein. PrEP beugt einer HIV-Infektion vor, bietet aber keinen Schutz vor bakteriellen Geschlechtskrankheiten wie Syphilis, Gonorrhö oder Chlamydien. Dafür bleiben Kondome und regelmäßige Tests entscheidend. ### Body Zwei Kurven, die in entgegengesetzte Richtungen zeigen: Während HIV in Luxemburg seltener neu diagnostiziert wird als seit Jahren, breiten sich Syphilis und Gonorrhö weiter aus. In dieser Schere sehen die Gesundheitsbehörden des Großherzogtums zugleich einen Erfolg der HIV-Prävention und ein Warnsignal – nämlich dass der Schutz vor anderen Infektionen nachlässt. Die Zahlen stammen aus dem Epidemiologiebericht 2024 über übertragbare Krankheiten, den die luxemburgische Gesundheitsdirektion (Direction de la santé) am 19. September 2025 veröffentlicht hat. Demnach wurden im vergangenen Jahr 39 HIV-Neuinfektionen erfasst – ein Rückgang um 24 Prozent gegenüber 2023. Im selben Zeitraum schnellte die Zahl der Syphilis-Fälle um 35 Prozent nach oben, auch Gonorrhö nahm weiter zu. Dieser Kontrast prägt inzwischen das gesamte Bild der sexuellen Gesundheit im Land. Die Schere zwischen HIV und bakteriellen Infektionen Mit 39 Neuinfektionen erreicht HIV einen klaren Tiefpunkt. Dieselbe Überwachungsreihe verzeichnete 2022 noch 67 und 2023 noch 53 Neuinfektionen; vor der Pandemie lag der Wert bei rund 49 pro Jahr. Damit ist 2024 das schwächste Jahr der jüngeren Erhebung und liegt sogar unter dem Niveau vor Corona. Bei den bakteriellen Geschlechtskrankheiten verlief die Entwicklung umgekehrt. Der Bericht zählt 147 Syphilis-Fälle (plus 35 Prozent) und 689 Gonorrhö-Fälle (plus 14 Prozent). Chlamydien, die häufigste der drei Infektionen, blieben mit 1.619 Fällen nahezu stabil – 2023 waren es 1.635. Betroffen sind überdurchschnittlich oft Männer zwischen 20 und 39 Jahren: Rund 78 Prozent der Gonorrhö- und 77 Prozent der Syphilis-Fälle entfielen auf Männer. Die Gesundheitsdirektion weist zudem darauf hin, dass Syphilis zunehmend eine junge Bevölkerung in prekären Lebensverhältnissen erreicht. Der Trend ist nicht allein luxemburgisch, doch das Großherzogtum fällt auf: In europäischen Statistiken zählt es seit Jahren zu den EU- und EWR-Ländern mit den höchsten Syphilis-Meldequoten – zuletzt etwa 23 Fälle pro 100.000 Einwohner. Was den HIV-Rückgang trägt Den Rückgang bei HIV führen Behörden und Präventionsdienste auf ein Zusammenspiel mehrerer Faktoren zurück: mehr Schutz, eine wachsende Nutzung der Präexpositionsprophylaxe (PrEP) und das Prinzip der Behandlung als Vorbeugung. PrEP – ein antiretrovirales Medikament, das HIV-negative Menschen zur Vorbeugung einnehmen – wird über den Service national des maladies infectieuses des Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg abgegeben und von der Gesundheitskasse CNS erstattet. Laurence Mortier, die den HIV-Beratungsdienst HIV Berodung des Luxemburgischen Roten Kreuzes leitet, verweist auf »une plus grande protection« – einen größeren Schutz – sowie auf die Einführung von PrEP. Die zweite Säule ist die Therapie selbst: Wer wirksam antiretroviral behandelt wird und eine nicht mehr nachweisbare Viruslast erreicht, kann das Virus nicht weitergeben. Dieses Prinzip ist als »nicht nachweisbar = nicht übertragbar« (U = U) bekannt. Luxemburgs Versorgungskaskade nähert sich den UNAIDS-Zielen 95-95-95 an: Rund 85 Prozent der Menschen mit HIV sind diagnostiziert, 89 Prozent davon erhalten eine Behandlung, und 95 Prozent der Behandelten haben eine nicht nachweisbare Viruslast. Schätzungsweise 1.500 Menschen leben im Land mit HIV, etwa 60 von ihnen wissen vermutlich nichts von ihrer Infektion – genau diese Lücke sollen die Testkampagnen schließen. Warum Syphilis und Gonorrhö weiter steigen Was HIV zurückdrängt, hilft gegen bakterielle Infektionen wenig. Weder PrEP noch die antiretrovirale Therapie schützen vor Syphilis, Gonorrhö oder Chlamydien. Wird in manchen Gruppen seltener zum Kondom gegriffen, können sich diese Erreger ungehindert ausbreiten. Hinzu kommt: Häufigeres und breiteres Testen deckt auch mehr Fälle auf, die früher unentdeckt geblieben wären – ein Teil des Anstiegs spiegelt also bessere Überwachung wider, nicht allein mehr Ansteckungen. Viele dieser Infektionen verlaufen über lange Zeit ohne Symptome, schaden dem Körper aber dennoch und werden weitergegeben. Deshalb empfehlen die Behörden Menschen mit mehreren Partnerinnen oder Partnern regelmäßige Tests. Das Testen, so das Gesundheitsministerium, sei der wirksamste Weg, eine Infektion aufzuspüren, die »manchmal über Jahre symptomlos bleiben und den Körper dabei irreversibel schädigen« könne. Wie Luxemburg seine Prävention umbaut Die Antwort des Landes lautet: einfacher testen, breiter vorbeugen. Kostenlose, anonyme und rezeptfreie HIV- und STI-Tests gab es bei den Europäischen Testwochen – 2025 sowohl im Mai (19. bis 26.) als auch im November (17. bis 24.) – in Kliniken, beim Roten Kreuz und in den Partnerlaboren Ketterthill, Bionext und Laboratoires Réunis. Dazu kommen HIV-Selbsttests, die Verteilung von Kondomen sowie Impfungen gegen HPV und Hepatitis B, ergänzt um PrEP und die Postexpositionsprophylaxe. Eine landesweite Aufklärungskampagne für 15- bis 25-Jährige, koordiniert von der Jugendinformationsagentur ANIJ auf jugendinfo.lu, lief 2025 über soziale Medien, Schulmaterialien und Veranstaltungen in Jugendzentren – dort also, wo sich die Neuinfektionen konzentrieren. Gesundheitsministerin Martine Deprez versteht das Testen dabei nicht als individuelle Risikoabwägung, sondern als gemeinsame Verantwortung. »Das Testen ist ein Akt der Fürsorge und der Verantwortung – gegenüber sich selbst, den Partnerinnen und Partnern und den eigenen Angehörigen«, sagte Deprez, Luxemburgs Ministerin für Gesundheit und soziale Sicherheit. Die Überwachungszahlen erzählen damit eine zweigeteilte Geschichte: eine Präventionsstrategie, die gegen HIV sichtbar wirkt, und eine Gruppe bakterieller Infektionen, die ihr weiter davonläuft. Die Aufgabe für Luxemburgs Präventionsdienste besteht nun darin, die Erfolge gegen das eine Virus auch in den Kampf gegen die übrigen Erreger zu tragen. ### Sources - Publication du rapport épidémiologique 2024 — bilan des maladies infectieuses au Luxembourg — Direction de la santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://dirsante.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+09-septembre+19-rapport-maladies-infectieuses.html - Protégez-vous: le nombre de cas de syphilis a bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/infections-au-luxembourg-protegez-vous-le-nombre-de-cas-de-syphilis-a-bondi-103452602 - Au Luxembourg, se faire dépister du VIH «ça ne coûte rien et c'est important» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-se-faire-depister-du-vih-ca-ne-coute-rien-et-c-est-important-103459517 - Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in Luxembourg Drop to 53 in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/medical/52466-newly-diagnosed-hiv-cases-in-luxembourg-drop-to-53-in-2023 - Présentation du Rapport d'activité 2023 du Comité de Surveillance du SIDA: Baisse des nouvelles infections au VIH! — Portail Santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://santesecu.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/09/presentation-rapport-comite-sida.html - Campagnes de prévention et de dépistage contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+05-mai+12-campagnes-prevention-depistage.html - Annual epidemiological report for 2023 — Syphilis — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/SYPH_AER_2023_Report.pdf - Luxembourg on the road to ending the HIV epidemic — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/society-en/luxembourg-on-the-road-to-ending-the-hiv-epidemic --- ## 40 Sommer unter freiem Himmel: Luxemburgs Freiluftkino erreicht erstmals Bonneweg - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/freiluftkino-luxemburg-stadt-40-jahre-knuedler-bonneweg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:46:59.613+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:46:59.613+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: e32d4bd4-1169-4723-baf1-22d53e823421 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Das kostenlose Sommerkino der Cinémathèque feiert im Juli auf dem Knuedler seine 40. Auflage – und schlägt im August zum ersten Mal die Leinwand im Stadtviertel Bonneweg auf. ### Summary Das City Open Air Cinema der Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg wird 40. Nach sechs Abenden auf dem Knuedler kommt das Gratis-Sommerkino im August erstmals nach Bonneweg. ### Key facts - Das City Open Air Cinema der Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg feiert 2026 seine 40. Ausgabe. - Hauptort ist die Place Guillaume II (Knuedler): sechs Abende vom 23. bis 28. Juli, Beginn bei Sonnenuntergang gegen 21.30 Uhr. - Erstmals kommt das Festival nach Bonneweg, auf die Place Léon XIII: drei Abende vom 6. bis 8. August, Beginn gegen 21.15 Uhr. - Der Eintritt ist überall frei, ohne Reservierung; Sitzplätze nach dem Prinzip 'wer zuerst kommt', eigene Stühle und Decken erlaubt. - Alle Filme laufen in Originalfassung mit französischen oder englischen Untertiteln, gespielt wird bei jedem Wetter; das Detailprogramm erscheint Anfang Juli auf cinematheque.lu. ### FAQ **Q: Wann und wo findet das City Open Air Cinema 2026 statt?** Auf der Place Guillaume II (Knuedler) von Donnerstag, dem 23., bis Dienstag, dem 28. Juli, sowie erstmals auf der Place Léon XIII in Bonneweg von Donnerstag, dem 6., bis Samstag, dem 8. August 2026. **Q: Kostet der Eintritt etwas und muss man reservieren?** Der Eintritt ist bei allen Vorführungen frei, eine Reservierung ist nicht nötig. Sitzplätze werden nach dem Prinzip 'wer zuerst kommt, sitzt zuerst' vergeben; Stühle stehen bereit, eigene Klappstühle oder Decken sind willkommen. **Q: Wann beginnen die Filme?** Das Publikum ist ab 20.30 Uhr zur 'Apéro Time' eingeladen. Die Filme starten bei Sonnenuntergang – auf dem Knuedler gegen 21.30 Uhr, in Bonneweg etwa um 21.15 Uhr. **Q: In welcher Sprache laufen die Filme?** Alle Filme werden in der Originalfassung mit französischen oder englischen Untertiteln (vostFR/vostEN) gezeigt. Gespielt wird bei jedem Wetter; das vollständige Programm erscheint Anfang Juli auf www.cinematheque.lu. ### Body Klappstühle auf dem Pflaster, eine Decke auf dem Schoß, über den Dächern der ersten Sterne – und dann das Flackern der Leinwand: In Luxemburg-Stadt gehört dieses Bild seit vier Jahrzehnten zum Sommer. 2026 begeht die Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg die 40. Ausgabe ihres City Open Air Cinema. Und sie nutzt das Jubiläum, um die Tradition erstmals in das dicht besiedelte Südviertel Bonneweg zu tragen. Den Auftakt macht wie gewohnt die zentrale Place Guillaume II, von den Einheimischen schlicht Knuedler genannt. Dort läuft das Programm an sechs Abenden in Folge, von Donnerstag, dem 23., bis Dienstag, dem 28. Juli. Im August zieht die Leinwand dann nach Süden: An drei Abenden, von Donnerstag, dem 6., bis Samstag, dem 8. August, gastiert das Festival auf der Place Léon XIII in Bonneweg. Der Eintritt ist an beiden Orten frei, eine Reservierung ist nicht nötig. Ein Viertel rückt neu ins Programm Die Premiere in Bonneweg ist die wichtigste Neuerung des Jahres – und die Veranstalter machen kein Geheimnis daraus. Die Cinémathèque ist eine Einrichtung der Stadt Luxemburg, und in den vergangenen Sommern hat sie begonnen, ihre Leinwand über die historische Oberstadt hinaus in die Wohnquartiere der Hauptstadt zu tragen. „Nach einem Halt im vergangenen Sommer im Pfaffenthal rückt die Cinémathèque nun auch den Bewohnerinnen und Bewohnern von Bonneweg näher. An drei geselligen Abenden wird unsere große Leinwand die charmante Place Léon XIII einnehmen.“ Dahinter steckt eine bewusste Entscheidung: das Kino dorthin zu bringen, wo die Menschen wohnen, statt sie ins Zentrum reisen zu lassen. „Neu in diesem Jahr: Die Cinémathèque besucht auch Bonneweg“, kündigten die Organisatoren an. „Das City Open Air Cinema wird vom 6. bis 8. August 2026 für drei Abende die charmante Place Léon XIII bespielen.“ Vom Stummfilm bis zum Oscar-Gewinner Das Programm mischt restaurierte Klassiker, preisgekrönte Filme und Publikumserfolge – alle in der Originalfassung mit französischen oder englischen Untertiteln. Auf dem Knuedler stehen folgende Abende an: - 23. Juli – Romeo + Juliet, Baz Luhrmanns Neuerzählung von 1996 mit Leonardo DiCaprio - 24. Juli – Die unendliche Geschichte (The NeverEnding Story, 1984) - 25. Juli – Niagara (1953), Teil einer Reihe rund um Marilyn Monroe - 26. Juli – The General, Buster Keatons Stummfilmkomödie von 1926, begleitet von Hughes Maréchal live am Klavier - 27. Juli – Whiplash (2014) - 28. Juli – Little Miss Sunshine (2006) In Bonneweg setzt das Festival stärker auf europäisches und gefühlvolles Kino: Sophie Marceaus Coming-of-Age-Erfolg La Boum (1980) am 6. August, der deutsche Thriller Lola rennt (1998) am 7. August und die Liebesgeschichte Ein Herz und eine Krone (Roman Holiday, 1953) mit Audrey Hepburn und Gregory Peck am 8. August. Dass The General mit Live-Musik gezeigt wird, ist eine Verbeugung vor den Wurzeln des Mediums in der Stummfilmzeit – und eine Erinnerung daran, dass hier ein Filmarchiv kuratiert und kein Multiplex. Ihre Auswahl beschrieben die Veranstalter in gewohnt poetischen Worten: „Ein sorgfältig zusammengestelltes Programm mit etwas für jeden Geschmack, von herzerwärmenden Klassikern bis zu mitreißenden Blockbustern. Eine Reise, die von filmischen Meisterwerken – alten wie neuen – getaktet wird und die Kunst des Erzählens unter freiem Sternenhimmel feiert …“ So laufen die Abende ab Das Format hat sich über die Jahrzehnte kaum verändert, und gerade diese Beständigkeit macht seinen Reiz aus. Ab 20.30 Uhr ist das Publikum zur „Apéro Time“ mit Getränken und kleinen Erfrischungen eingeladen, ehe die Filme bei Sonnenuntergang beginnen – auf dem Knuedler gegen 21.30 Uhr, in Bonneweg etwa um 21.15 Uhr, sobald das Tageslicht weit genug geschwunden ist. Sitzplätze gibt es nach dem Prinzip „wer zuerst kommt“; Stühle stehen bereit, doch wer mag, bringt seinen eigenen Klappstuhl oder eine Picknickdecke mit. Vor jedem Film gibt es eine kurze Einführung – ganz im Sinne des Auftrags der Cinémathèque, Kino im Zusammenhang zu präsentieren. Und in einem Detail, auf das sich die Einheimischen längst verlassen, gilt: Gespielt wird bei jedem Wetter. Das vollständige Programm – mit Untertitelfassungen und genauen Laufzeiten – erscheint Anfang Juli auf der Website der Cinémathèque. Vier Jahrzehnte Sommerkino Das City Open Air Cinema reicht bis ins Jahr 1986 zurück, und seine Leinwand hat über die Jahre an einigen der fotogensten Orte der Hauptstadt gestanden: im Hof des Théâtre des Capucins (Cour des Capucins), auf dem Vorplatz des großherzoglichen Palais, beim Autokino am Glacis und an den Rotondes. Was als Neuheit begann, ist zur Institution geworden – ein kostenloses, für alle offenes Ritual des Luxemburger Sommers, das keine Werbung braucht außer Mundpropaganda und einem klaren Abendhimmel. Diese Langlebigkeit macht die 40. Ausgabe zu mehr als einer runden Zahl. Mit dem Schritt nach Bonneweg – ein Arbeiterviertel, weit weg von den Postkartenplätzen der Oberstadt – signalisiert die Cinémathèque, dass die nächsten vier Jahrzehnte weniger nach einer einzigen großen Bühne aussehen könnten als nach einer wandernden Leinwand, die von Viertel zu Viertel zieht. Für eine Stadt, deren Bevölkerung zu den internationalsten Europas zählt, bleibt ein freier Platz unter den Sternen eine der einfachsten Arten, eine Sommernacht miteinander zu teilen. ### Sources - City Open Air Cinema Marks 40th Edition, Expands to Bonnevoie — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61989-city-open-air-cinema-marks-40th-edition-expands-to-bonnevoie - City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-open-air-cinema-0 - City Open Air Cinema — Visit Luxembourg City (luxembourg-city.com): https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/what-s-on/event/city-open-air-cinema - Une dizaine de films projetés : le City Open Air Cinema dévoile sa programmation — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/une-dizaine-de-films-projetes-le-city-open-air-cinema-devoile-sa-programmation/ - Programme — City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/visiting/art-and-culture/cultural-institutions/film/cinematheque/city-open-air-cinema/programme --- ## Nach Phishing-Angriff auf Staatsrechner tagt Luxemburgs Cyberkrisenzelle - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/spear-phishing-staatsrechner-luxemburg-cyberkrisenzelle-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:38:54.938+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:38:54.938+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 505cd401-1bb8-4c40-b78e-6c9064c47754 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein gezielter Phishing-Angriff traf am 23. Juni Arbeitsplätze der Verwaltung. Größere Auswirkungen seien bislang nicht festgestellt, so die Regierung – die Prüfung läuft. ### Summary Nach einem Spear-Phishing-Angriff auf Arbeitsplätze der luxemburgischen Staatsverwaltung hat die Cyberkrisenzelle CERC getagt. Größere Auswirkungen für Nutzer wurden bislang nicht festgestellt, die technische Analyse dauert an. ### Key facts - Ein Spear-Phishing-Angriff traf am Morgen des 23. Juni 2026 Arbeitsplätze der luxemburgischen Staatsverwaltung und griff auf das staatliche Informationssystem über. - Die Cyberkrisenzelle CERC tagte am Nachmittag des 26. Juni; größere Auswirkungen für die Nutzer wurden laut Regierung bislang nicht festgestellt. - Ein mutmaßlicher Urheber wurde nicht genannt, ein Datenabfluss bislang nicht offengelegt; die technischen Analysen laufen weiter. - Die breit besetzte CERC-Runde reichte von HCPN/GOVCERT über Polizei, SRE und Armee bis zu mehreren Ministerien. - Der Fall folgt auf eine Malware-Infektion Tausender Behördengeräte im Februar 2026 und fügt sich in den EU-Trend, wonach die öffentliche Verwaltung der meistangegriffene Sektor ist. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist beim Angriff vom 23. Juni 2026 passiert?** Am Morgen des 23. Juni 2026 richtete sich ein Spear-Phishing-Angriff gegen Arbeitsplätze der luxemburgischen Staatsverwaltung und griff anschließend auf das staatliche Informationssystem über. Nach Entdeckung ergriffen die zuständigen Behörden sofort mehrere präventive Maßnahmen. **Q: Wurden Schäden oder Datenabflüsse festgestellt?** Laut Regierungskommuniqué wurde zu diesem Zeitpunkt keine größere Auswirkung für die Nutzer festgestellt. Bis zum Redaktionsschluss nannte keine Quelle einen Urheber, und es wurde kein Datenabfluss offengelegt. Die technischen Analysen dauern an. **Q: Was ist die CERC und wer nahm an der Sitzung teil?** Die CERC ist Luxemburgs Zelle zur Bewertung von Cyberrisiken, ein behördenübergreifendes Krisengremium. An der Sitzung vom 26. Juni nahmen unter anderem HCPN/GOVCERT, ILR, CSSF, CTIE, CIRCL, die Großherzogliche Polizei, der SRE, die Armee, die Direktion für Verteidigung sowie mehrere Ministerien teil. **Q: Was ist Spear-Phishing?** Spear-Phishing ist eine zielgerichtete Form des Phishings, bei der der Angreifer die Nachricht gezielt auf eine bestimmte Person oder Organisation zuschneidet, um glaubwürdiger zu wirken und an sensible Informationen oder Zugangsdaten zu gelangen. ### Body In Luxemburg hat ein gezielter Phishing-Angriff auf Rechner der Staatsverwaltung die höchste Stufe des nationalen Cyberkrisenmechanismus ausgelöst. Größere Schäden seien nach derzeitigem Kenntnisstand nicht bestätigt, teilte die Regierung mit – der Vorfall werde jedoch weiterhin technisch untersucht. Begonnen hatte der Angriff laut einem Kommuniqué der luxemburgischen Regierung am Morgen des Dienstags, 23. Juni 2026. Eine sogenannte Spear-Phishing-Attacke richtete sich gegen Arbeitsplätze der Verwaltung und griff in der Folge auf das Informationssystem des Staates über. Nach Entdeckung des Angriffs hätten die zuständigen Behörden umgehend mehrere präventive Maßnahmen ergriffen, um die Auswirkungen einzudämmen. Am Nachmittag des Freitags, 26. Juni, trat die Zelle zur Bewertung von Cyberrisiken zusammen, die unter ihrem französischen Kürzel CERC bekannt ist, um eine Bestandsaufnahme vorzunehmen. Das Gremium ist Luxemburgs behördenübergreifendes Forum für schwerwiegende Cybervorfälle – gedacht dafür, die relevanten Stellen aus Sicherheit, Nachrichtendiensten und Technik an einen Tisch zu holen, sobald ein Ereignis quer durch den Staatsapparat wirkt. Was die Behörden zum Hergang sagen Spear-Phishing ist die zielgenaue Variante des bekannten E-Mail-Betrugs: Statt generische Köder an Tausende Postfächer zu streuen, schneidet der Angreifer eine Nachricht auf eine bestimmte Person oder Organisation zu, um glaubwürdiger zu wirken und so die Chance zu erhöhen, an sensible Informationen oder Zugangsdaten zu gelangen. Im vorliegenden Fall zielte der Köder auf die Arbeitsplätze von Staatsbediensteten. Die zentrale Botschaft der Regierung lautete: Eindämmung. In ihrer Mitteilung erklärte die Verwaltung, dass zu diesem Zeitpunkt keine größeren Auswirkungen für die Nutzer festgestellt worden seien. Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt wurde keine größere Auswirkung für die Nutzer festgestellt. Diese bewusst eng gefasste Formulierung war weit entfernt davon, die Angelegenheit für abgeschlossen zu erklären. Die Arbeit gehe weiter, hieß es; Fachleute werteten den Vorfall noch aus und prüften, ob weitere Schutzmaßnahmen nötig seien. „Die zuständigen Dienste setzen ihre technischen Analysen des Vorfalls fort und prüfen zudem, ob zusätzliche Vorsichtsmaßnahmen erforderlich sind“, teilte die Regierung in einer von Chronicle.lu wiedergegebenen Erklärung mit. Bis zum Redaktionsschluss nannte keine Quelle einen mutmaßlichen Urheber, und die Behörden machten keine Angaben dazu, ob Daten abgegriffen oder abgeflossen sind. Spear-Phishing-Kampagnen sind ein verbreiteter Auftakt sowohl für finanziell motivierte Kriminelle als auch für staatsnahe Spionagegruppen – doch ohne offizielle Zuordnung bleibt jede solche Verbindung Spekulation. Eine breit besetzte Runde Schon die Zusammensetzung der CERC-Sitzung zeigt, wie ernst der Staat den Vorfall nahm. Laut Regierung versammelte die Zelle Vertreter folgender Stellen: - HCPN/GOVCERT, das Hohe Kommissariat für nationalen Schutz und das staatliche Reaktionsteam für Vorfälle; - das Institut luxembourgeois de régulation (ILR) und die Finanzaufsicht CSSF; - das staatliche IT-Zentrum CTIE und das Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL); - die Großherzogliche Polizei und den Staatsnachrichtendienst (SRE); - die luxemburgische Armee und die Direktion für Verteidigung; - das Staatsministerium, das Ministerium für auswärtige und europäische Angelegenheiten und Verteidigung sowie das Ministerium für Digitalisierung. Diese Aufstellung reicht von der Cyberabwehr über Polizei und Nachrichtendienste bis ins politische Zentrum der Regierung. Sie spiegelt eine Haltung wider, in der eine Phishing-Mail auf dem Bildschirm eines Beamten als Frage der nationalen Widerstandsfähigkeit behandelt wird – nicht als Routineticket der IT-Abteilung. Nicht der erste Schreck des Jahres Der Vorfall vom Juni folgt auf ein früheres und nach bisheriger Faktenlage folgenschwereres Ereignis. Im Februar 2026 stellte sich heraus, dass Tausende Geräte des luxemburgischen öffentlichen Sektors mit Schadsoftware infiziert waren. Entdeckt wurde die Infektion am 26. Februar und am Folgetag bestätigt; aktiv gewesen war sie Berichten zufolge fast einen Monat lang. Die Ministerin für Digitalisierung, Stéphanie Obertin, machte die Affäre in Beantwortung einer parlamentarischen Anfrage des LSAP-Abgeordneten Ben Polidori publik. Nach Recherchen von DataBreaches.net hatte sich die „speicherresidente“ Schadsoftware in jenem System eingenistet, das die mobilen Geräte des Staates – vom CTIE betriebene Smartphones und Tablets – verwaltet. Sie erlangte Zugriff auf die Liste der verwalteten Geräte sowie auf Geräte- und Nutzerdaten. Die betroffenen Geräte wurden anschließend aktualisiert und abgesichert. Zusammen ergeben die beiden Ereignisse das Bild einer Verwaltung, die immer wieder abgetastet wird und Eindringversuche nach eigener Darstellung erkennt und eindämmt – wenn auch nicht stets, bevor sie Fuß fassen. Ein europäisches Muster Luxemburgs Erfahrung fügt sich in einen kontinentweiten Trend. In ihrem Bericht „Threat Landscape 2025“ stellte die Agentur der Europäischen Union für Cybersicherheit (ENISA) fest, dass die öffentliche Verwaltung der am stärksten ins Visier genommene Sektor der Union war: Auf sie entfielen 38,2 Prozent der rund 4.900 verifizierten Vorfälle, die zwischen Juli 2024 und Juni 2025 erfasst wurden. Phishing war mit etwa 60 Prozent der Fälle der häufigste Einstiegsweg der Angreifer und lag damit vor dem Ausnutzen von Software-Schwachstellen (21,3 Prozent). Die ENISA verwies zudem darauf, dass staatsnahe Gruppen ihre Cyberspionage gegen Behörden stetig verschärft hätten. Luxemburg investiert sichtbar in seine Abwehr. Anfang Juni nahm das Großherzogtum an Cyber Europe 2026 teil, der groß angelegten paneuropäischen Übung der ENISA am 10. und 11. Juni, national koordiniert vom HCPN. Die Regierung verstand die Teilnahme als „fortlaufendes Engagement zur Stärkung der nationalen Widerstandsfähigkeit und als aktiven Beitrag zur kollektiven europäischen Sicherheit angesichts wachsender digitaler Bedrohungen“. Für einen Staat, der seine Modernisierung auf digitale öffentliche Dienste gesetzt hat, ist die Probe vom 23. Juni genau jene, die solche Übungen einstudieren: ob eine einzige täuschende E-Mail erkannt, eingedämmt und erklärt werden kann, bevor sie die Daten der Bürger erreicht, denen die Regierung dient. Nach bisheriger Darstellung der Behörden war dies der Fall. Die technische Analyse, die diesen Befund bestätigen oder erschweren wird, dauert noch an. ### Sources - Reunion d'une Cellule d'evaluation du risque cyber (CERC) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/26-cerc-cyber.html - No Major Impact Confirmed Spear Phishing Attack on Government IT System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62041-no-major-impact-confirmed-spear-phishing-attack-on-government-it-system - Spearphishing au Luxembourg: des postes de l'Etat cibles le 23 juin — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/phishing-au-luxembourg-des-ordinateurs-de-l-etat-cibles-par-des-hackers-103591190 - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - Luxembourg participates in the pan-European cybersecurity exercise Cyber Europe 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-exercice-cyber-europe.html --- ## Britische EU-Annäherung gerät ins Stocken – Starmers Rücktritt verzögert den Neustart - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/brexit-umkehr-auf-raten-starmer-ruecktritt-eu-reset - Published: 2026-06-29T06:21:57.446+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:21:57.446+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 56b6d77d-d8df-48bb-aa35-e8fea4bcd58b - Dateline: London, GB > Seit 2025 hat London seine Beziehungen zu Brüssel Abkommen für Abkommen neu geknüpft. Keir Starmers Rücktritt und ein verschobener Gipfel stellen die Annäherung nun auf die Probe. ### Summary Eine sektorale „Ent-Brexitisierung" hat die Beziehungen zwischen London und Brüssel seit 2025 schrittweise wiederhergestellt. Starmers Rücktritt lässt nun offen, ob die Annäherung ihn überdauert – auch Luxemburgs Finanzplatz schaut genau hin. ### Key facts - Seit dem Gipfel vom 19. Mai 2025 haben London und Brüssel ihre Beziehungen sektorweise erneuert – ohne Rückkehr in Binnenmarkt, Zollunion oder Freizügigkeit. - Konkrete Ergebnisse: Fischereizugang bis 2038, ein gemeinsamer Lebensmittel-Kontrollraum (Umsetzung Mitte 2027) und die geplante Verknüpfung der Emissionshandelssysteme. - Der Preis ist eine dynamische Anpassung an EU-Regeln; Finanzdienstleistungen blieben bewusst ausgeklammert. - Starmers Rücktritt am 22. Juni 2026 ließ die Abkommen zu Lebensmitteln, CO2 und Jugendmobilität ununterzeichnet; die EU verschob den Juli-Gipfel. - Luxemburg profitiert vom unveränderten Status der Finanzdienstleistungen, ist aber durch die EU-eigene Binnenmarktvertiefung stark exponiert. ### FAQ **Q: Kehrt Großbritannien in die EU zurück?** Nein. Es gibt kein Beitrittsgesuch und keinen formellen Wiedereintritt. London und Brüssel haben lediglich sektorale Abkommen geschlossen, ohne Rückkehr in Binnenmarkt, Zollunion oder zur Freizügigkeit. **Q: Warum wurde der EU-UK-Gipfel verschoben?** Nach Keir Starmers Rücktrittsankündigung am 22. Juni 2026 verschob die EU den für den 22. Juli geplanten Gipfel. Ratspräsident Costa wollte abwarten, bis ein Nachfolger für Kontinuität sorgen kann; die Abkommen zu Lebensmitteln, CO2 und Jugendmobilität blieben ununterzeichnet. **Q: Welche Folgen hat der Reset für Luxemburg?** Da Großbritannien die Finanzdienstleistungen aus der Annäherung heraushielt, bleibt der für EU-Finanzplätze günstige Status quo nach dem Brexit erhalten. Zugleich vertieft die EU mit ihrem Marktintegrationspaket und der geplanten Spar- und Investitionsunion bis 2027 ihren eigenen Binnenmarkt – Bereiche, in denen Luxemburgs Fonds- und Bankenzentrum stark exponiert ist. ### Body Fast zwei Jahre lang hat sich Großbritannien wieder an die Europäische Union herangetastet, ohne es je offen auszusprechen. Es gab kein Beitrittsgesuch, kein Referendum, keine Rückkehr in den Binnenmarkt. Stattdessen haben London und Brüssel ihr Verhältnis Stück für Stück neu zusammengesetzt – ein Fachabkommen nach dem anderen, zu Lebensmittelstandards, Emissionshandel, Fischerei und Verteidigung. Befürworter wie Kritiker sprechen inzwischen von einer „Ent-Brexitisierung". Diese leise Annäherung erlebt nun ihren ersten ernsten Belastungstest. Am 22. Juni 2026 – fast auf den Tag zehn Jahre nach dem Brexit-Referendum – kündigte Premierminister Keir Starmer seinen Rücktritt an. Damit geriet der Zeitplan des sogenannten „Reset" ins Wanken, und die EU verschob einen für den 22. Juli geplanten Gipfel. Ein Neuanfang, ausgehandelt Abkommen für Abkommen Den Auftakt bildete der erste Gipfel der Staats- und Regierungsspitzen seit dem Brexit, der am 19. Mai 2025 in London stattfand. Dort stellten Starmer, Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen und der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, eine neue Strategische Partnerschaft, eine Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspartnerschaft sowie ein „Gemeinsames Verständnis" über eine erneuerte Agenda der Zusammenarbeit vor. Seither sind die konkreten Ergebnisse stetig gewachsen: - Fischerei: Der gegenseitige Zugang zu den jeweiligen Gewässern wurde bis zum 30. Juni 2038 verlängert – ein Zwölf-Jahres-Abkommen und die zentrale Forderung der EU, finalisiert am 19. Juni 2025. London behält den bei Brexit erkämpften Quotenaufschlag von 25 Prozent, 2025 mit rund 175 Millionen Pfund veranschlagt. - Lebensmittel und Landwirtschaft: Beide Seiten wollen einen gemeinsamen sanitären und phytosanitären Raum schaffen, der die meisten Zertifikate und Grenzkontrollen im Agrar- und Lebensmittelhandel beseitigt – eine Ersparnis von etwa 200 Pfund je Sendung. Der EU-Rat erteilte im November 2025 das Verhandlungsmandat, die Umsetzung ist für Mitte 2027 angepeilt. - Emissionshandel: Beide Seiten wollen ihre Systeme verknüpfen und britischen Unternehmen bis 2030 geschätzte 800 Millionen Pfund an Kosten für den CO2-Grenzausgleich ersparen. - Energie: Das Energiekapitel des Handels- und Kooperationsabkommens erhielt eine dauerhaftere Grundlage; London prüft die Teilnahme an EU-Stromhandelsplattformen. - Mobilität: Aufgenommen wurden Gespräche über ein begrenztes, zeitlich befristetes „Programm für Jugenderfahrung" sowie über den britischen Zugang zu EU-E-Gates. Der Preis dafür ist regulatorische Anpassung. Vor allem das Lebensmittelabkommen verlangt von Großbritannien, EU-Regeln dynamisch zu übernehmen – Brüsseler Standards also auch dann zu akzeptieren, wenn sie sich weiterentwickeln. Genau jenen Souveränitätsverlust sollte der Brexit eigentlich rückgängig machen. Was es nicht ist Bei allem Schwung bleibt der Reset weit davon entfernt, den Brexit aufzuheben. Starmer wiederholte seine drei roten Linien immer wieder, so auch beim Gipfel im Mai 2025. Keine Rückkehr in den Binnenmarkt, keine Rückkehr in die Zollunion und keine Rückkehr zur Freizügigkeit. Er stellte das Paket als pragmatisch statt ideologisch dar. „Großbritannien ist zurück auf der Weltbühne", sagte er beim Gipfel und nannte die Vereinbarung eine Lösung zum beiderseitigen Vorteil. Im Januar 2026 erklärte er, jede weitere Annäherung werde „Thema für Thema, Sektor für Sektor" entschieden, und für engere Bindungen orientiere sich das Land „besser am Binnenmarkt als an der Zollunion". Entscheidend: Seine Regierung nahm die Finanzdienstleistungen ganz von der Annäherung aus und schloss eine Rückkehr der City unter das EU-Regelwerk aus. Nicht alles lief zu Londons Gunsten. Im November 2025 räumte die Regierung ein, keine Bedingungen für eine britische Beteiligung am 150 Milliarden Euro schweren EU-Rüstungsbeschaffungsfonds SAFE vereinbart zu haben; ein Abkommen im nationalen Interesse sei nicht zustande gekommen. Kanada sicherte sich anschließend eine eigene Regelung. Politische Erschütterung in London Starmers Rücktritt – nach einer Niederlage bei den Kommunalwahlen im Mai und dem Aufstieg von Nigel Farages Reform UK – lässt die heikelsten Abkommen zu Lebensmitteln, CO2 und Jugendmobilität ununterzeichnet. Als Favorit für die Nachfolge gilt Andy Burnham, Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester, der jüngst über eine Nachwahl ins Parlament zurückkehrte. Großbritannien bekäme damit binnen sieben Jahren seinen sechsten Premierminister. Brüssel signalisierte, lieber abzuwarten als zu drängen. Costa erklärte, das Juli-Treffen habe verschoben werden müssen, fügte aber hinzu: „Mein Wunsch ist, dass sein Nachfolger diesen Weg zur Erneuerung unserer Beziehungen zum Vereinigten Königreich fortsetzt." Die Botschaft: Die EU will die Abkommen weiterhin, hält aber lieber auf einen stabilen Partner aus, als mit einer scheidenden Regierung zu verhandeln. Warum Luxemburg genau hinschaut Für Luxemburg steht Greifbares auf dem Spiel. Der überdimensionierte Finanzplatz des Großherzogtums konkurriert direkt mit London um Fondsverwaltung und Bankgeschäft. Londons Entscheidung, die Finanzdienstleistungen außen vor zu lassen, bewahrt weitgehend den Status quo nach dem Brexit, von dem die EU-Standorte profitiert haben. Eine engere Zusammenarbeit bei der Marktinfrastruktur wird zwar ausgelotet – aber ohne Rückkehr zur gegenseitigen Anerkennung der Regulierung. Der Reset entfaltet sich zugleich, während die EU ihren eigenen Binnenmarkt vertieft. Das im Dezember 2025 vorgelegte Paket der Europäischen Kommission zu Marktintegration und Aufsicht sowie ein Fahrplan für eine „Spar- und Investitionsunion" bis Ende 2027 greifen tief in Bankwesen, Verbriefung, digitale Zahlungen und die Regeln zur Arbeitnehmerentsendung ein – Felder, in denen Luxemburg als offene, auf grenzüberschreitende Finanzen und Arbeitskräfte angewiesene Volkswirtschaft ungewöhnlich exponiert ist. Ein Großbritannien, das auch nur informell wieder in Brüssels Umlaufbahn driftet, verschiebt die Wettbewerbslandkarte rund um das Großherzogtum und berührt den Zusammenhalt eines Binnenmarkts, auf den Luxemburg seinen Wohlstand gegründet hat. Vorerst weist die Richtung nach Brüssel. Ob sie hält, hängt davon ab, wer als Nächstes in die Downing Street einzieht – und ob er Starmers Bereitschaft teilt, Abkommen für sorgsames Abkommen wieder aufzubauen, was das Referendum einst zerriss. ### Sources - The UK–EU reset: Next steps after the May 2025 summit — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10312/ - UK-EU Summit Explainer (HTML) — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-summit-key-documentation/uk-eu-summit-explainer-html - The UK-EU reset six months after the summit: Where are we? — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-uk-eu-reset-six-months-after-the-summit-where-are-we/ - EU-UK relations: Council greenlights negotiations on agri-food deal and linking emissions trading systems — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/eu-uk-relations-council-greenlights-negotiations-on-agri-food-deal-and-linking-emissions-trading-systems/ - 'Britain is back on the world stage' — Keir Starmer's UK-EU summit remarks in full — Politics.co.uk: https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/britain-is-back-on-the-world-stage-keir-starmers-uk-eu-summit-remarks-in-full/ - Will Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' deliver in 2026? — Institute for Government: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir-starmers-eu-reset-deliver-2026 - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU-UK July 22 summit postponed following Starmer's resignation announcement — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2492176/eu-uk-july-22-summit-postponed-following-starmer-s-resignation-announcement - EU's Costa sees need to postpone EU-UK summit after Starmer's resignation — Devdiscourse (Reuters): https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3938761-eus-costa-sees-need-to-postpone-eu-uk-summit-after-starmers-resignation - Luxembourg faces 2027 deadline as EU pushes single market reset — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-faces-2027-deadline-as-eu-pushes-single-market-reset - The UK-EU reset and financial services — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-eu-reset-and-financial-services/ --- ## Israels Kabinett erkennt den Völkermord an den Armeniern an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/israel-kabinett-anerkennung-voelkermord-armenier-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:09:20.737+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:09:20.737+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 4cc2e3ad-aa1a-4cc2-8555-c6f3398f15c8 - Dateline: Jerusalem, IL > Mit einem einstimmigen Beschluss macht Israel die Anerkennung erstmals zur Staatspolitik – ein Bruch, der den Konflikt mit der Türkei kurz vor dem NATO-Gipfel in Ankara verschärft. ### Summary Israels Regierung hat am Sonntag einstimmig beschlossen, den Völkermord an den Armeniern von 1915 anzuerkennen. Der Schritt belastet das ohnehin zerrüttete Verhältnis zur Türkei zusätzlich. ### Key facts - Israels Kabinett beschloss am Sonntag, 28. Juni 2026, in Jerusalem einstimmig die offizielle Anerkennung des Völkermords an den Armeniern von 1915 – erstmals als Staatspolitik. - Außenminister Gideon Sa'ar trieb den Schritt voran und nannte ihn eine 'moralische wie historische Pflicht'; die Resolution geht nun zur Abstimmung an die Knesset. - Die Türkei verurteilte den Beschluss als 'politisch' und warf Israel vor, von eigenen Vorwürfen im IGH-Verfahren zu Gaza ablenken zu wollen. - Lange hatte vor allem Aserbaidschan – Lieferant von 40 bis 60 Prozent des israelischen Rohöls – eine Anerkennung blockiert. - Israel reiht sich nun in mehr als 30 UN-Staaten ein, die den Völkermord anerkennen; der Schritt fällt kurz vor den NATO-Gipfel am 7./8. Juli in Ankara. ### FAQ **Q: Was genau hat Israels Kabinett beschlossen?** Das Kabinett stimmte am 28. Juni 2026 in Jerusalem einstimmig dafür, den Völkermord an den Armeniern von 1915 anzuerkennen. Es ist der erste offizielle Staatsakt dieser Art. Die Resolution geht nun an das Plenum der Knesset zur parlamentarischen Abstimmung. **Q: Warum hatte Israel den Völkermord bis 2026 nicht anerkannt?** Israel hatte die Tötungen weder förmlich anerkannt noch bestritten – aus Rücksicht auf die Beziehungen zur Türkei und zu Aserbaidschan. Ministerpräsident Netanjahu hatte den Begriff im August 2025 persönlich verwendet, doch das blieb eine private Aussage ohne offizielle Geltung. **Q: Wie reagierte die Türkei?** Das türkische Außenministerium verurteilte den Beschluss als 'politisch' und warf Israel vor, durch die Entscheidung eigene Verbrechen verschleiern zu wollen. Es verwies auf das IGH-Verfahren zu Gaza. Die Türkei lehnt die Bezeichnung Völkermord weiterhin ab. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Aserbaidschan?** Aserbaidschan ist ein enger strategischer Partner Israels, liefert 40 bis 60 Prozent seines Rohöls und unterhält Waffengeschäfte. Einwände aus Baku und Ankara hatten eine Anerkennung lange blockiert. Israel hatte Aserbaidschan 2023 bei der Rückeroberung Berg-Karabachs mit Waffen beliefert. ### Body Mehr als ein Jahrhundert lang hatte sich Israel in vorsichtigem Schweigen geübt. Am Sonntag fiel diese Zurückhaltung: Das Kabinett in Jerusalem beschloss einstimmig, den Völkermord an den Armeniern von 1915 anzuerkennen. Erstmals macht der israelische Staat damit aus einer historisch heiklen Frage einen Akt der Politik – und vertieft den Riss mit der Türkei, nur wenige Tage bevor Ankara einen NATO-Gipfel ausrichtet. Die ohne Gegenstimme verabschiedete Resolution erklärt, dass Israel die systematische Vernichtung der osmanischen Armenier während des Ersten Weltkriegs als Völkermord anerkennt und Leugnungsversuche zurückweist. Der Text geht nun zur parlamentarischen Abstimmung an das Plenum der Knesset. Bis zu diesem Jahr hatte Israel die Tötungen weder förmlich anerkannt noch bestritten – eine kalkulierte Unschärfe, lange aus Rücksicht auf die Beziehungen zur Türkei und zu Aserbaidschan gewahrt. Ein Beschluss mit langem Vorlauf Außenminister Gideon Sa'ar, der die Initiative vorantrieb, hatte sein Vorhaben Anfang der Woche über X angekündigt und es in der jüdischen Geschichte verankert. Er nannte 1,5 Millionen armenische Opfer – die von Armenien verwendete Zahl – und sprach von einer institutionalisierten Kampagne der Leugnung, der der Völkermord ausgesetzt geblieben sei. Die Anerkennung des Völkermords, der in den letzten Jahren des Osmanischen Reiches am armenischen Volk verübt wurde, ist eine moralische wie historische Pflicht. "Es ist nie zu spät, das Richtige zu tun", fügte Sa'ar hinzu. Die Schätzungen von Historikern zur Zahl der Todesopfer gehen auseinander; Euronews beziffert die Spanne auf rund 664.000 bis 1,2 Millionen Menschen, die zwischen dem Frühjahr 1915 und dem Herbst 1916 ums Leben kamen, als armenische Gemeinden in ganz Anatolien deportiert und ermordet wurden. Der Beschluss baut auf einer persönlichen Kehrtwende von Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu auf. Im August 2025 hatte dieser in einem Podcast-Gespräch als erster amtierender israelischer Regierungschef das Wort Völkermord für die Ereignisse benutzt – eine persönliche Aussage, die hinter offizieller Politik zurückblieb. Die Kabinettsentscheidung vom Sonntag schließt diese Lücke und verwandelt das individuelle Eingeständnis in eine Position der israelischen Regierung. Ankara spricht von einem "politischen" Manöver Die Türkei reagierte mit Empörung. Sie lehnt die Bezeichnung Völkermord ab und besteht darauf, dass die Toten im Chaos des Krieges zu beklagen gewesen seien; die Anerkennung verurteilte sie als zynisch und eigennützig. In einer Erklärung warf das türkische Außenministerium Israel vor, es versuche, "durch die politische Entscheidung, die es zu den Ereignissen von 1915 getroffen hat, seine eigenen Verbrechen zu verschleiern". Das Ministerium verwies auf das Verfahren, das gegen Israel wegen seines Vorgehens im Gazastreifen vor dem Internationalen Gerichtshof geführt wird, und beschuldigte Israel, "das palästinensische Volk vor den Augen der ganzen Welt systematisch verfolgt" zu haben. Das Verhältnis der einstigen Partner ist seit Beginn des Gaza-Kriegs zusammengebrochen, der auf den Angriff der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 folgte. Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan verglich Israels Militäroffensive mit jener Nazi-Deutschlands, ließ den einst regen Handel nahezu versiegen und verschärfte seine Rhetorik gegen die israelische Regierung. Die Anerkennung des Völkermords ist der jüngste und schärfste Affront – sie trifft eine historische Frage, die Ankara als rote Linie der nationalen Identität behandelt. Das Kalkül mit Baku Jahrelang war nicht die Türkei die stärkste Bremse für eine israelische Anerkennung, sondern Aserbaidschan – ein enger strategischer Partner, der an Iran grenzt. Die Verbindung ist tief und handfest: - Aserbaidschan liefert schätzungsweise 40 bis 60 Prozent des israelischen Rohöls. - Der staatliche Energiekonzern SOCAR erwarb Anfang 2025 einen Anteil von rund zehn Prozent am israelischen Offshore-Gasfeld Tamar. - Der bilaterale Handel erreichte 2024 etwa 1,4 Milliarden Dollar, getragen von umfangreichen Waffengeschäften. Diese Bande hatten aus armenischer Sicht ihren Preis. Israel lieferte Aserbaidschan Waffen während dessen Offensive 2023, mit der Berg-Karabach zurückerobert wurde und die mehr als 100.000 ethnische Armenier zur Flucht zwang. Einwände aus Baku wie aus Ankara hatten eine Anerkennung in der Knesset wiederholt blockiert. Dass das Kabinett nun dennoch handelte, zeigt, wie weit sich das strategische Kalkül verschoben hat – eine jahrhundertealte Frage historischer Wahrheit, am Ende entschieden auf dem Boden gegenwärtiger Geopolitik. Eine Probe am Vorabend des NATO-Gipfels Der Zeitpunkt ist auffällig. Die Türkei richtet am 7. und 8. Juli 2026 in Ankara den NATO-Gipfel aus und versammelt Dutzende Staats- und Regierungschefs im Beştepe-Präsidentenkomplex – erst der zweite NATO-Gipfel überhaupt auf türkischem Boden. Israels Anerkennung fällt in jene Tage, in denen Erdoğan sich als Gastgeber des Bündnisses vorbereitet – eine unbequeme Kulisse für einen Staatschef, der sich als schärfster Kritiker Israels in der muslimischen Welt inszeniert. Mit dem Schritt reiht sich Israel in den Kreis von mehr als 30 UN-Mitgliedstaaten ein – darunter die Vereinigten Staaten, Frankreich, Deutschland, Kanada und Russland –, die den Völkermord förmlich anerkennen. Für Armenien, lange enttäuscht über Israels Zurückhaltung, ist es ein symbolischer Sieg, auch wenn armenische Stimmen anmerken, dass die Anerkennung neben Israels Waffenbeziehungen zu Aserbaidschan fortbesteht. Für die Türkei ist es eine frische Wunde in einem ohnehin nahezu zerrütteten Verhältnis. Und für die weitere Region ist es eine Erinnerung daran, dass die Politik der Erinnerung, ein Jahrhundert nach den Ereignissen, weiterhin den Bündnissen der Gegenwart gehorcht. ### Sources - Israel formally recognises Armenian World War I 'genocide' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/28/israels-government-formally-recognises-the-armenian-genocide-committed-during-world-war-i - Israel recognizes Armenian genocide, amid frosty ties with Turkey — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-unanimously-recognizes-armenian-genocide-amid-frosty-ties-with-turkey/ - Turkey denounces Israel's 'political' recognition of Armenian genocide — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/turkey-denounces-israels-political-recognition-of-armenian-genocide/ - Israeli government votes unanimously to recognize Armenian genocide, risking new tensions with Turkey — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hktctpagfl - 'Not an act of retaliation against Turkey': Israeli gov't approves Armenian Genocide recognition pending Knesset vote — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2026-06-28/ty-article/.premium/israeli-cabinet-unanimously-approves-armenian-genocide-recognition/0000019f-0d90-db84-a1df-9fbf5a010001 - Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty' — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900588 - Israel Moves to Formally Recognize Armenian WWI Deaths as a Genocide — U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-28/israel-moves-to-formally-recognize-armenian-wwi-deaths-as-a-genocide - In a first for an Israeli leader, Netanyahu says he recognizes the Armenian genocide — Jewish Telegraphic Agency: https://www.jta.org/2025/08/27/israel/in-a-first-for-an-israeli-leader-netanyahu-says-he-recognizes-the-armenian-genocide - Israel recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-recognises-armenian-genocide-rebuke-turkey - Türkiye to host 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, 7-8 July 2026 — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2025/08/20/turkiye-to-host-2026-nato-summit-in-ankara --- ## Nach Doppelbeben in Venezuela: Luxemburg schickt Rettungsteam und Satellitentechnik - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-cgdis-satellitenhilfe-erdbeben-venezuela-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T05:43:19.086+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:43:19.086+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 47da58c1-cbfd-42dc-be59-b54073051cd9 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy, VE > Das Großherzogtum entsendet ein CGDIS-Team mit dem System emergency.lu in das Katastrophengebiet. 22 in Venezuela gemeldete Personen mit Luxemburger Matrikel haben sich nicht an das Konsulat gewandt. ### Summary Nach zwei schweren Erdbeben in Venezuela mit mehr als 1.430 Toten beteiligt sich Luxemburg an der internationalen Hilfe und schickt ein CGDIS-Team samt Satellitenkommunikation in die Krisenregion. ### Key facts - Zwei Erdbeben der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 erschütterten am 24. Juni 2026 binnen 39 Sekunden den Nordwesten Venezuelas. - Bis zum 27. Juni stieg die Totenzahl auf über 1.430, bei fast 4.000 Verletzten und Zehntausenden Vermissten. - Luxemburg entsendet fünf CGDIS-Experten und das Satellitensystem emergency.lu, finanziert zu 75 Prozent von der EU. - 22 in Luxemburg registrierte Personen leben in Venezuela; keine hat das Konsulat um Hilfe gebeten. - Acht EU-Staaten mobilisierten über 520 Einsatzkräfte über das EU-Katastrophenschutzverfahren. ### FAQ **Q: Was hat Luxemburg nach den Erdbeben in Venezuela konkret entsandt?** Luxemburg schickte zwei CGDIS-Mitglieder mit dem Satellitensystem emergency.lu an Bord einer Maschine der Luxembourg Air Rescue sowie drei weitere HIT-Fachleute zur Verstärkung des EU-Koordinierungsteams. Hinzu kommt Ausrüstung für Telekommunikation, Notunterkünfte und Energieversorgung. **Q: Wie viele Luxemburger sind in Venezuela betroffen?** Laut Außenministerium sind 22 Personen mit einer Luxemburger Matrikel als in Venezuela wohnhaft registriert. Zum Zeitpunkt der Mitteilung hatte sich keine von ihnen an die konsularischen Dienste gewandt; ein Opfer wurde nicht gemeldet. **Q: Wie viele Opfer forderten die Beben?** Bis zum 27. Juni stieg die offizielle Totenzahl auf über 1.430, einzelne Zählungen nannten rund 1.450. Es gab fast 4.000 Verletzte; die UN sprachen von Zehntausenden Vermissten, eine Erfassung von nahezu 50.000 – eine Zahl, der die Regierung widerspricht. **Q: Wer finanziert den luxemburgischen Einsatz?** Der Einsatz wird zu 75 Prozent von der Europäischen Union und zu 25 Prozent von der luxemburgischen Direktion für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Aktion getragen. Die anfängliche Auslegung geht von rund 15 Tagen aus. ### Body Wenn in einem Katastrophengebiet die Telefon- und Stromnetze zusammenbrechen, zählt jede Verbindung. Genau dafür hat Luxemburg ein Spezialteam und ein satellitengestütztes Kommunikationssystem nach Venezuela entsandt, wo zwei aufeinanderfolgende Erdbeben mehr als 1.430 Menschen das Leben gekostet und Zehntausende vermisst zurückgelassen haben. Der Beitrag des Großherzogtums – Ausrüstung für Telekommunikation, Notunterkünfte und Energieversorgung sowie Einsatzkräfte des Grand-Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) – läuft über das Katastrophenschutzverfahren der Europäischen Union, den Rahmen der Union zur Bündelung von Nothilfe. Davon getrennt teilte das Außenministerium mit, dass 22 in Luxemburg gemeldete Personen als in Venezuela lebend registriert seien und sich bislang keine von ihnen für eine Unterstützung an die konsularischen Dienste gewandt habe. Zwei Beben in 39 Sekunden Die Katastrophe begann am Abend des 24. Juni, als um 18:04 Uhr Ortszeit ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7,2 den Nordwesten Venezuelas erschütterte. 39 Sekunden später folgte ein noch stärkerer Stoß der Magnitude 7,5; beide Epizentren lagen laut dem US-amerikanischen Geologiedienst USGS nahe der Stadt San Felipe im Bundesstaat Yaracuy. Das bis zu zwei Minuten anhaltende Beben ließ in mehreren Bundesstaaten Hunderte Gebäude einstürzen und war im nördlichen Südamerika und in der Karibik zu spüren. Eine zunächst für die Dominikanische Republik, Puerto Rico und die Amerikanischen Jungferninseln herausgegebene Tsunami-Warnung wurde später wieder aufgehoben. Bis zum 27. Juni war die offizielle Totenzahl nach Angaben venezolanischer Behörden und internationaler Nachrichtenagenturen auf über 1.430 gestiegen, bei nahezu 4.000 Verletzten; einzelne Zählungen nannten rund 1.450 Tote. Rettungskräfte durchsuchten weiter eingestürzte Gebäude nach Überlebenden. Die Vereinten Nationen erklärten, Zehntausende Menschen würden weiterhin vermisst; eine Erfassung bezifferte die Zahl der Vermissten auf nahezu 50.000 – eine Angabe, der die Regierung widerspricht. Der vorläufige UN-Bericht bezifferte den Sachschaden auf 4,7 bis 8,7 Milliarden US-Dollar, was etwa vier bis acht Prozent der jährlichen Wirtschaftsleistung Venezuelas entspricht. Die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez rief den Notstand aus und benannte den Küstenstaat La Guaira als am schwersten betroffen. Man kann sagen, dass der Bundesstaat La Guaira eine wahre Tragödie durchlebt und zum Katastrophengebiet geworden ist. Der UN-Nothilfekoordinator Tom Fletcher wies darauf hin, dass die Beben ein ohnehin schwer belastetes Land getroffen hätten: Bereits vor den Erdstößen seien fast acht Millionen Venezolaner auf humanitäre Hilfe angewiesen gewesen. Was Luxemburg auf den Weg bringt Vize-Premierminister Xavier Bettel, zuständig für Zusammenarbeit und humanitäre Aktion, und Innenminister Léon Gloden beschlossen den Einsatz von emergency.lu, der schnell verlegbaren Satellitenplattform Luxemburgs, die eigens für Krisen entwickelt wurde, in denen die örtliche Kommunikation ausfällt. Das entsandte Paket umfasst: - zwei Mitglieder des humanitären Einsatzteams (HIT) des CGDIS, die mit dem Satellitensystem emergency.lu an Bord einer Maschine der Luxembourg Air Rescue ausflogen, um die Kommunikation vor Ort wiederherzustellen; - drei weitere HIT-Fachleute zur Verstärkung des Koordinierungsteams der Europäischen Kommission, die über Rom und einen von der EU gecharterten Anschlussflug anreisen; - Ausrüstung für Telekommunikation, Notunterkünfte und Stromversorgung, wobei der Einsatz zu 75 Prozent von der Europäischen Union und zu 25 Prozent von der luxemburgischen Direktion für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Aktion finanziert wird. Eine erste Auslegung geht von rund 15 Tagen aus. Das Wiederherstellen einer Kommunikationsverbindung gehört bei einer Großkatastrophe zu den vordringlichsten Aufgaben, weil sich Rettungsteams nur so abstimmen und Überlebende ihre Angehörigen erreichen können. Bettel ordnete den Einsatz genau in diesem Sinne ein. „Es ist von wesentlicher Bedeutung, dass die Rettungsteams untereinander kommunizieren können und dass die Bevölkerung über Kommunikationsmittel verfügt. Eine der größten Ängste in solchen Situationen ist es, ohne Nachricht von den Angehörigen zu bleiben“, sagte der Vize-Premierminister. 22 Personen mit Matrikel – kein Hilferuf Die Zahl der Luxemburg zugeordneten Einwohner verdeutlicht, wie dünn die Diaspora des Großherzogtums in Venezuela gestreut ist. 22 Personen, die „über eine Luxemburger Matrikel verfügen“, seien dort als wohnhaft registriert, teilte das Außenministerium am Donnerstag nach den Beben mit; keine von ihnen habe die konsularischen Dienste um irgendeine Form von Beistand gebeten. Die Angabe beruht auf freiwilliger Registrierung und nicht auf einer gesicherten Zählung; einen Luxemburger Staatsbürger unter den Toten oder Verletzten meldete das Ministerium nicht. Mehrere andere Regierungen haben dagegen ausländische Staatsangehörige unter den Opfern bestätigt. Eine europäische und globale Kraftanstrengung Luxemburg ist einer von acht EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die ihre Hilfe über das Katastrophenschutzverfahren leiten – neben Tschechien, Spanien, Italien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Portugal und den Niederlanden. Mehr als 520 Einsatzkräfte seien in den acht Ländern mobilisiert worden, teilte die Europäische Kommission mit; Italien entsandte ein medizinisches Team, und der EU-Satellitendienst Copernicus wurde für die Notfallkartierung aktiviert, um die Hilfe zu steuern. Hadja Lahbib, EU-Kommissarin für Krisenmanagement, begrüßte die wachsende Beteiligung. Die EU habe „über 520 Rettungskräfte“ aus den beteiligten Staaten mobilisiert, dazu „medizinisches Personal aus Italien und Telekommunikationsausrüstung aus Luxemburg“. Über Europa hinaus haben Regierungen in ganz Amerika – darunter Brasilien, Kanada, Mexiko, Kolumbien, El Salvador, Kuba und die Vereinigten Staaten – sowie die Vereinten Nationen Such- und Rettungsmannschaften und humanitäre Güter geschickt; es ist eine der größten Hilfsmobilisierungen, die die Region seit Jahren erlebt hat. Für Luxemburg macht der Einsatz aus einer fernen Katastrophe eine unmittelbar nahe Geschichte: eine Handvoll Bürger im Ausland, ein nationales Rettungskorps im Einsatz Tausende Kilometer entfernt und ein im Großherzogtum entwickeltes Satellitensystem, das nun die Stimmen von Überlebenden in einer zerstörten venezolanischen Stadt überträgt. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188 people, injure 1,520 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-struck-by-back-to-back-earthquakes-high-casualties-feared - Venezuela earthquakes updates: Rescue efforts on as death toll hits 235 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-at-least-188-dead-as-rescue-efforts-intensify - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 1,450 as searches continue — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,430 as searches continue for survivors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/searches-continue-for-venezuela-earthquake-survivors - Live updates: Venezuela earthquakes, rescue and aid — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - Assistance du Luxembourg au Venezuela (communiqué Bettel-Gloden) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+26-bettel-gloden-assistance-venezuela.html - Venezuela: le Luxembourg envoie un satellite et des experts après le séisme — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seisme-meurtrier-satellite-experts-comment-le-luxembourg-aide-le-venezuela-103591687 - Séismes au Venezuela: des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 --- ## VR-Werk über Demenz holt für Luxemburg den Cristal in Annecy - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/a-long-goodbye-vr-cristal-annecy-luxemburg-koproduktion - Published: 2026-06-29T05:18:14.245+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:18:14.245+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 1ba010d8-b1ac-49d0-87ae-aa072e2504a5 - Dateline: Annecy, FR > Die virtuelle Realität führt in die Wohnung einer demenzkranken Pianistin. Bei der Koproduktion stehen Tarantula Luxembourg und das Studio Velvet Flare im Abspann. ### Summary Das immersive VR-Werk „A Long Goodbye“ hat in Annecy den Cristal für die beste immersive Arbeit gewonnen. An der belgisch-luxemburgisch-niederländischen Koproduktion sind Tarantula Luxembourg und das Studio Velvet Flare beteiligt. ### Key facts - Das VR-Werk „A Long Goodbye“ gewann beim Animationsfilmfestival Annecy 2026 den Cristal für das beste immersive Werk; die Sieger wurden am 27. Juni bekanntgegeben. - An der belgisch-luxemburgisch-niederländischen Koproduktion sind Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) und das Animationsstudio Velvet Flare beteiligt. - Das rund 30-minütige Stück erzählt von der 72-jährigen Pianistin Ida, durch deren Wohnung sich das Publikum bewegt – inspiriert von der Alzheimer-Erkrankung von Victor Maes' Großvater. - Gefördert wurde das Projekt unter anderem vom Film Fund Luxembourg, vom Fonds Fonspa sowie von Creative Europe MEDIA. - 2025 erhielt das Werk bereits den Venice Immersive Achievement Prize; Luxemburg war 2026 mit acht Produktionen in Annecy vertreten. ### FAQ **Q: Worum geht es in „A Long Goodbye“?** Das interaktive Virtual-Reality-Werk führt das Publikum in die Wohnung von Ida, einer 72-jährigen Pianistin mit Demenz. Man nimmt Gegenstände in die Hand und hört Tonbandaufnahmen ihres Ehemanns Daniel. Die handgezeichnete, malerische Arbeit dauert rund 30 Minuten. **Q: Welche Rolle spielte Luxemburg bei der Produktion?** Tarantula Luxembourg unter Donato Rotunno war Koproduzent, das Studio Velvet Flare lieferte die 2D- und 3D-Animation. Finanziert wurde das Werk unter anderem vom Film Fund Luxembourg und vom nationalen Fonds Fonspa. **Q: Welcher Preis wurde in Annecy vergeben?** „A Long Goodbye“ erhielt den Cristal für das beste immersive Werk, den Hauptpreis im immersiven Wettbewerb von Annecy. Der Cristal für den besten Langfilm ging an „The Violonist“ von Ervin Han und Raúl García. **Q: Hatte das Werk zuvor schon Auszeichnungen erhalten?** Ja. 2025 gewann es bei den 82. Filmfestspielen von Venedig den Venice Immersive Achievement Prize und lief im März 2026 beim Luxembourg City Film Festival. ### Body Eine halbe Stunde in einer Wohnung, in der die Erinnerung zerfällt: Mit diesem Versprechen hat das Virtual-Reality-Werk A Long Goodbye dem luxemburgischen Filmstandort eine der sichtbarsten Festivalauszeichnungen des Jahres beschert. Beim Internationalen Animationsfilmfestival in Annecy, der weltweit wichtigsten Bühne des Genres, erhielt die Arbeit den Cristal für das beste immersive Werk. Die Preisträger wurden am 27. Juni bekanntgegeben. Regie führten die belgischen Filmemacher Kate Voet und Victor Maes; produziert wurde das Werk gemeinsam von Belgien, Luxemburg und den Niederlanden. In Luxemburg übernahm Tarantula Luxembourg die Koproduktion, die 2D- und 3D-Animation lieferte das einheimische Studio Velvet Flare. Die Regierung in Luxemburg würdigte den Erfolg einen Tag später und wertete ihn als Beleg für die wachsende Rolle des Landes in Animation und immersivem Erzählen. Eine Pianistin, deren Welt sich auflöst Im Zentrum steht Ida, eine 72-jährige Pianistin, deren Wirklichkeit sich nach und nach verflüchtigt. Das Publikum bewegt sich durch ihre Wohnung, nimmt Gegenstände in die Hand und hört Tonbandaufnahmen, die ihr Ehemann Daniel hinterlassen hat. Zwischen Klarheit und Verwirrung flackert eine handgezeichnete, malerisch anmutende Welt – der Versuch, Demenz von innen heraus erfahrbar zu machen. Das Festival führt die Arbeit als rund 30-minütiges Short-VR-Stück, entstanden aus einer Mischung von 2D- und 3D-Computeranimation. Der Stoff entstand aus einer persönlichen Erfahrung: Victor Maes erlebte, wie sein Großvater an Alzheimer erkrankte und rasch abbaute. Das Ergebnis ist weniger eine klinische Studie über die Krankheit als ein Porträt der Bindung, die trotz ihr Bestand hat. A Long Goodbye ist zugleich eine persönliche und eine universelle Geschichte über menschliche Verbundenheit. Sie erinnert daran, dass Menschen immer so viel mehr sind als ihre Krankheit. Statt auf das zu blicken, was verloren geht, sollten wir nah beieinander bleiben und an der gemeinsamen Zuneigung festhalten. Diese Worte stammen aus dem Regie-Statement von Voet und Maes, das das Werk schon auf früheren Festivalstationen begleitete. Als federführender Produzent zeichnet die belgische Firma Cassette for Timescapes (Emmy Oost und An Oost) verantwortlich, an der Seite von Valk Productions aus den Niederlanden. Die Musik schrieb der niederländische Komponist Joep Beving, die technische Entwicklung leitete Frederik Smolders (Polygoat). Was Luxemburg beigetragen hat Tarantula Luxembourg unter Produzent Donato Rotunno fungierte als luxemburgischer Koproduzent, während das Studio Velvet Flare die 2D- und 3D-Computeranimation verantwortete, die dem Werk seinen haptischen, malerischen Charakter verleiht. Finanziert wurde das Projekt unter anderem mit öffentlicher Unterstützung des Film Fund Luxembourg und des nationalen Fonds für audiovisuelle Produktion (Fonspa). Zum breiteren Finanzierungspaket gehörten zudem Mittel aus Flandern, den Niederlanden und dem EU-Programm Creative Europe MEDIA. Guy Daleiden, Direktor des Film Fund Luxembourg, erklärte in der französischsprachigen Mitteilung der Regierung, die Auszeichnung spiegele „die Qualität und den Anspruch der vom Film Fund Luxembourg begleiteten immersiven Werke wider, ebenso wie die Bedeutung der Investitionen zugunsten neuer Erzählformen und ihrer internationalen Ausstrahlung“. Der Cristal ist der Hauptpreis im immersiven Wettbewerb von Annecy. Ein Sektor mit wachsender Festivalbilanz Der Preis in Annecy krönt einen erfolgreichen Lauf – für das Werk selbst und für Luxemburgs immersive Szene. A Long Goodbye hatte bereits 2025 bei den 82. Filmfestspielen von Venedig den Venice Immersive Achievement Prize erhalten und lief im März 2026 beim Luxembourg City Film Festival. Mit dem Cristal kommt nun die begehrteste immersive Trophäe der Animationswelt hinzu. Für ein Land mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern ist Luxemburg in Annecy auffällig präsent. Acht Produktionen und Koproduktionen waren 2026 im Wettbewerb und in den Schaufenstern vertreten; der Film Fund präsentierte die Schau „Animated Luxembourg – Coming Next“ und betrieb einen Stand auf dem Branchenmarkt MIFA. Bereits 2025 platzierte das Großherzogtum acht Filme in der offiziellen Auswahl von Annecy, 2024 traten die VR-Arbeiten Oto's Planet und Mamie Lou an – ein Zeichen dafür, dass immersive Formate fester Bestandteil der nationalen Strategie geworden sind. - Auszeichnung: Cristal für das beste immersive Werk, Annecy 2026 - Luxemburger Koproduzent: Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) - Animationsstudio: Velvet Flare (Luxemburg) - Öffentliche Förderer: Film Fund Luxembourg, Fonspa, Creative Europe MEDIA - Frühere Ehrung: Venice Immersive Achievement Prize, 2025 Der Hauptpreis des Festivals, der Cristal für den besten Langfilm, ging in diesem Jahr an The Violonist von Ervin Han und Raúl García, eine Koproduktion aus Singapur, Spanien und Italien. Für Luxemburg aber zählte der immersive Cristal – eine Kategorie, in der ein kleines Land mit reifender Animationsbranche leise zu einer festen Größe geworden ist. ### Sources - Le Luxembourg primé à Annecy avec l'oeuvre immersive A Long Goodbye — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/28-fonspa-annecy.html - A Long Goodbye - Oeuvres immersives 2026 — Annecy Festival: https://www.annecyfestival.com/le-festival/selection-officielle/oeuvres-immersives-2026/long-goodbye - 'The Violonist', 'Paper Trail' Take Top Annecy Festival Prizes: All Winners — Zippy Frames: https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/annecy-winners-2026 - Annecy Winners: 'The Violinist' Takes Top Prize, 'Iron Boy' Sweeps Three Awards — Variety: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/annecy-top-winners-the-violinist-iron-boy-don-hertzfeldt-1236796087/ - Annecy film festival unveils 2026 winners — Screen Daily: https://www.screendaily.com/news/annecy-film-festival-unveils-2026-winners/5218099.article - 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Annecy_International_Animation_Film_Festival - A Long Goodbye wins the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize at the Mostra de Venice — Film Fund Luxembourg: https://filmfund.lu/en/news/a-long-goodbye-wins-the-venice-immersive-achievement-prize-at-the-mostra-de-venice-luxembourg-wins-again/ - Luxembourg crowned at Venice Film Festival with 'A Long Goodbye' — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-crowned-at-venice-film-festival-with-a-long-goodbye - 8 Luxembourg Productions, Co-Productions Selected for Annecy 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/film-festivals/61558-8-luxembourg-productions-co-productions-selected-for-annecy-2026 - A Long Goodbye - Venice Immersive 2025 — La Biennale di Venezia: https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/venice-immersive/long-goodbye --- ## Pekings Handelsminister in Brüssel: Gespräche über Zölle und Seltene Erden - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-china-handelsgespraeche-bruessel-wang-wentao-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T05:10:39.919+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:10:39.919+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: a7284b8d-5e26-4bf7-96ef-d3777e293df1 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Wang Wentao trifft EU-Handelschef Maroš Šefčovič zu zweitägigen Verhandlungen – im Schatten von E-Auto-Zöllen, blockierten Exportlizenzen für Seltene Erden und einem Defizit von 360 Milliarden Euro. ### Summary Chinas Handelsminister Wang Wentao verhandelt zwei Tage in Brüssel mit EU-Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič. Die Streitpunkte reichen von Seltenen Erden über Elektroautos bis zu einem Warendefizit von rund 360 Milliarden Euro. ### Key facts - Chinas Handelsminister Wang Wentao verhandelt am 29. und 30. Juni 2026 in Brüssel mit EU-Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič. - Das EU-Warendefizit mit China erreichte 2025 mit rund 360 Milliarden Euro einen Rekordwert. - Im Zentrum stehen Chinas Exportkontrollen für Seltene Erden und die EU-Anti-Subventions-Zölle auf Elektroautos. - Die EU-Staaten sind uneins: Frankreich und vier weitere Länder drängen auf härtere Zölle, Deutschland will den Marktzugang seiner Autobauer schützen. - Luxemburg importierte 2025 chinesische Waren für 922 Millionen Euro; bei Elektro-, Audio- und Videogeräten stieg Chinas Anteil binnen eines Jahres von 3 auf 20 Prozent. ### FAQ **Q: Worum geht es bei dem Treffen in Brüssel?** Chinas Handelsminister Wang Wentao verhandelt am 29. und 30. Juni 2026 zwei Tage lang mit EU-Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič. Es geht um die zunehmenden Handelsspannungen, insbesondere um Seltene Erden, Elektroauto-Zölle und das hohe Warendefizit der EU. **Q: Warum sind Seltene Erden ein zentraler Streitpunkt?** China verhängte 2025 zwei Wellen von Exportkontrollen für Seltene Erden, die für Elektromotoren, Windturbinen, Triebwerke und Waffensysteme unverzichtbar sind. Europas Industrie klagt über Verzögerungen: Von mehr als 140 Lizenzanträgen war bis Mitte September weniger als ein Viertel genehmigt. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat der Konflikt für Luxemburg?** Luxemburg importierte 2025 chinesische Waren für 922 Millionen Euro und exportierte für 346 Millionen Euro. China deckt zwar nur rund drei Prozent der Importe nach Wert, lieferte aber zuletzt 20 Prozent der Einfuhren an Elektro-, Audio- und Videogeräten. Als offene Wirtschaft ist das Land sowohl durch eine Zollspirale als auch durch Lieferschocks verwundbar. ### Body Selten lag so viel Spannung über einem Handelstreffen: Chinas Handelsminister Wang Wentao ist am Montag in Brüssel eingetroffen, um zwei Tage lang mit dem Handelsbeauftragten der Europäischen Union, Maroš Šefčovič, zu verhandeln. Die Beziehung zwischen der EU und ihrem zweitgrößten Warenhandelspartner steckt in der tiefsten Krise seit Jahren – und genau das prägt die Atmosphäre der Begegnung. Die Europäische Kommission bestätigte das Treffen am 22. Juni; dass Wang am 29. und 30. Juni für einen Verhandlungstag und ein Arbeitsessen in der belgischen Hauptstadt sein würde, ehe er nach London weiterreist, hatte zuerst die South China Morning Post berichtet. Vorausgegangen war ein Auftrag der EU-Spitzen: Weniger als zwei Wochen zuvor hatten sie die Kommission angewiesen, den Dialog mit Peking zu suchen und zugleich härtere Schutzinstrumente vorzubereiten, wie die Nachrichtenagentur AFP meldete. Den Hintergrund bildet ein historisches Ungleichgewicht. Das Warendefizit der EU gegenüber China erreichte 2025 rund 360 Milliarden Euro – nach Angaben von Euronews exakt 359,9 Milliarden. Brüssel führt diese Lücke auf eine Flut staatlich subventionierter chinesischer Exporte zurück. Mit Verweis auf ökonomische Studien hält AFP fest, dass chinesische Unternehmen zwischen 2005 und 2024 etwa drei- bis achtmal so viel staatliche Unterstützung erhielten wie Firmen in den OECD-Staaten. Seltene Erden und Elektroautos als Zündstoff Zwei Konflikte überlagern alles. Der erste betrifft Chinas immer engere Kontrolle über Seltene Erden – jene Metalle, die für Elektromotoren, Windturbinen, Triebwerke und Waffensysteme unverzichtbar sind. Der Wissenschaftliche Dienst des Europäischen Parlaments verweist auf zwei Wellen von Exportkontrollen im April und Oktober 2025; die zweite Welle wurde bis November 2026 ausgesetzt. Europas Industrie klagt über lähmende Verzögerungen: Von mehr als 140 Lizenzanträgen, die von Verbänden unter dem Dach der EU-Handelskammer in China erfasst wurden, war bis Mitte September weniger als ein Viertel genehmigt. Šefčovič hat die Restriktionen zur Vertrauensfrage erklärt. Diese Situation wirft einen Schatten auf unsere Beziehung. Eine rasche Lösung ist daher unerlässlich. — Maroš Šefčovič, Exekutiv-Vizepräsident der Europäischen Kommission für Handel Der zweite Brandherd sind Elektroautos. 2024 verhängte die EU zusätzliche Anti-Subventions-Zölle – laut Atlantic Council rund 17 Prozent auf BYD, 18,8 Prozent auf Geely und mehr als 35 Prozent auf SAIC, jeweils zusätzlich zum üblichen Pkw-Zoll von zehn Prozent. Den Handelsstrom bremste das kaum: Die chinesischen Pkw-Exporte nach Europa stiegen von 2024 auf 2025 dennoch um 26 Prozent auf fast 1,2 Millionen Fahrzeuge. Im Januar 2026 legte die Kommission Leitlinien vor, um die Zölle durch Mindesteinfuhrpreise – sogenannte Preisverpflichtungen – zu ersetzen. Beamte räumen jedoch ein, dass solche Preisuntergrenzen bei fertigen Fahrzeugen weit schwerer zu überwachen sind als bei Rohstoffen. Ein Block, der über die Härte uneins bleibt Während Brüssel verhandelt, schmiedet es zugleich an einem schärferen Instrumentarium. Im Gespräch ist ein neues Instrument gegen „Überkapazitäten“ beziehungsweise zur Lieferantendiversifizierung, das Chinas Griff nach Chips und kritischen Rohstoffen lockern soll. Ab Juli kürzt die EU laut Atlantic Council ihre zollfreien Stahlquoten um 47 Prozent und verdoppelt die Zölle außerhalb der Quote auf 50 Prozent. Verschärft hat die Lage der Fall Nexperia: Die niederländischen Aktivitäten des chinesisch kontrollierten Chipherstellers wurden unter staatliche Aufsicht gestellt, woraufhin Peking einen Teil der Chiplieferungen stoppte. Doch über das richtige Maß der Härte sind sich die 27 Mitgliedstaaten alles andere als einig. Ein gemeinsames Papier von Frankreich, Italien, Spanien, den Niederlanden und Litauen dringt laut Euronews auf einen schnelleren Einsatz von Zöllen und Quoten – während Deutschland, dessen Autobauer auf den chinesischen Markt angewiesen sind, deren Zugang schützen will. Peking wiederum hat angekündigt, gegen aus seiner Sicht unfaire Maßnahmen zurückzuschlagen, und nahm bereits europäischen Cognac, Schweinefleisch und Milchprodukte ins Visier. Chinas EU-Botschafter Cai Run mahnte zur Zurückhaltung und sagte vor Brüsseler Publikum, beide Seiten seien „Partner, keine Rivalen und schon gar keine Feinde“. Warum eine kleine, offene Wirtschaft wie Luxemburg genau hinschaut Für einen handelsabhängigen Mitgliedstaat wie Luxemburg sind die Folgen sehr konkret. Das nationale Statistikamt STATEC berichtet, dass das Großherzogtum 2025 chinesische Waren im Wert von 922 Millionen Euro einführte und für 346 Millionen Euro exportierte – vor allem Industriearmaturen und Kupferfolie. China macht zwar nur etwa drei Prozent der luxemburgischen Importe nach Wert aus, doch sein Gewicht in strategischen Kategorien wächst rasant: In den ersten zehn Monaten 2025 lieferte das Land laut STATEC 20 Prozent der Einfuhren an Elektro-, Audio- und Videogeräten – nach drei Prozent ein Jahr zuvor. Diese Verflechtung schneidet in beide Richtungen. Als offene Volkswirtschaft, die von reibungslosem Handel und Direktinvestitionen lebt, hätte Luxemburg viel zu verlieren – sowohl bei einer Zollspirale nach dem Muster „Auge um Auge“ als auch bei Lieferschocks bei jenen Seltenen Erden und Bauteilen, auf die die Fabriken der Nachbarländer angewiesen sind. Etwaige neue Maßnahmen könnten den EU-Spitzen im Herbst vorgelegt werden, hieß es aus der Kommission; Beamte deuteten konkrete Schritte bis Oktober an. Die Gespräche dieses Montags in Brüssel waren damit der bislang deutlichste Test, ob Verhandlungen eine breitere Konfrontation noch abwenden können. ### Sources - EU, China trade tensions loom over minister visit — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/eu-china-trade-tensions-loom-022458799.html - China's commerce chief Wang Wentao expected in Brussels on June 29 and 30: sources — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354481/chinas-commerce-chief-wang-wentao-expected-brussels-june-29-and-30-sources - EU trade chief to meet China envoy amid heated trade tensions — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/03/eu-trade-chief-to-meet-china-envoy-amid-heated-trade-tensions - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2025/11/24/chinas-rare-earth-export-restrictions/ - Commission issues Guidance Document on submission of price undertaking offers for battery electric vehicles from China — European Commission, DG Trade: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-issues-guidance-document-submission-price-undertaking-offers-battery-electric-vehicles-2026-01-12_en - Conjoncture Flash January 2026: Record trade surplus for China in 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg statistics portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-01-26.html - Chinese commerce minister to visit Brussels in 'coming days' to discuss rare earths: European trade commissioner — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/chinese-commerce-minister-to-visit-brussels-in-coming-days-to-discuss-rare-earths-european-trade-commissioner/3723144 - China threatens retaliation over new EU tool to curb Chinese 'overcapacity' — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/218003/china-threatens-retaliation-over-new-eu-tool-to-curb-chinese-overcapacity/ - China agrees to crisis talks in Brussels as rare earth and Nexperia sagas boil over — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329855/china-agrees-crisis-talks-brussels-rare-earth-and-nexperia-sagas-boil-over --- ## Drei-Stunden-Grenze bleibt: Was die EU-Fluggastrechte-Reform für Reisende ab Findel bedeutet - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-fluggastrechte-reform-drei-stunden-grenze-findel-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T17:51:50.379+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:51:50.379+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 5db827f4-12f3-4dc9-a8cb-738bdba0510d - Dateline: Luxembourg (Findel), LU > Nach 13 Jahren Stillstand haben sich EU-Unterhändler auf eine Reform der Entschädigungsregeln geeinigt – die von den Airlines bekämpfte Drei-Stunden-Schwelle bleibt erhalten. ### Summary Die EU überarbeitet erstmals seit über zwei Jahrzehnten die Fluggastrechte-Verordnung 261/2004. Die Drei-Stunden-Grenze für Entschädigungen bleibt – relevant für jeden Abflug ab dem Findel. ### Key facts - Die EU überarbeitet erstmals seit über 20 Jahren die Fluggastrechte-Verordnung 261/2004; die Einigung beendet rund 13 Jahre Stillstand. - Die Drei-Stunden-Grenze für Entschädigungen bleibt – Forderungen nach 4 bis 6 Stunden wurden vom Parlament abgewehrt. Die Beträge bleiben bei 250, 400 und 600 Euro. - Airlines müssen Fluggäste binnen 96 Stunden über ihre Rechte informieren und Anträge binnen 30 Tagen beantworten. - Bei fehlender Umbuchung binnen drei Stunden können Reisende selbst umbuchen und bis zu 400 Prozent des Ticketpreises zurückfordern. - Die Regeln gelten für jeden Abflug ab Findel sowie ab Frankfurt, Brüssel, Saarbrücken und Paris – greifen aber voraussichtlich erst 2027. ### FAQ **Q: Ab wann gelten die neuen Fluggastrechte?** Noch nicht sofort. Die vorläufige Einigung vom 15. Juni 2026 muss juristisch-sprachlich überarbeitet und förmlich vom Parlamentsplenum (Abstimmung um Juli erwartet) und vom Rat angenommen werden. Anschließend gelten die Regeln zwölf Monate nach Inkrafttreten – spürbar dürften die Änderungen kaum vor 2027 sein. **Q: Ändert sich die Höhe der Entschädigung?** Nein. Es bleibt bei 250 Euro für Flüge bis 1.500 km, 400 Euro für 1.500 bis 3.500 km und 600 Euro für Strecken über 3.500 km. Anspruch besteht ab drei Stunden Ankunftsverspätung, bei weniger als 14 Tage vorher angekündigter Annullierung sowie bei Nichtbeförderung. **Q: Ist Handgepäck künftig kostenlos?** Nur teilweise. Ein persönlicher Gegenstand, der unter den Sitz passt, ist gratis. Eine größere Kabinentasche ist nicht garantiert kostenlos; ihr Preis muss aber bei der Buchung ausgewiesen werden, und Airlines dürfen weiter Tarife ohne Trolley verkaufen. **Q: Gelten die Regeln auch für Abflüge ab dem Findel?** Ja. Die Verordnung gilt für jeden Abflug von einem EU-Flughafen unabhängig von der Airline, also für alle Flüge ab Findel sowie ab den von Grenzgängern genutzten Flughäfen Frankfurt, Brüssel, Saarbrücken und Paris. ### Body Für die mehr als fünf Millionen Reisenden, die im vergangenen Jahr über den Luxemburger Flughafen Findel abgefertigt wurden, ändern sich die Regeln darüber, was ihnen bei Verspätung, Annullierung oder Überbuchung zusteht – allerdings weit weniger drastisch, als es die Fluggesellschaften erhofft hatten. Am 15. Juni 2026 erzielten die Unterhändler von Europäischem Parlament und Rat der EU eine vorläufige Einigung zur Überarbeitung der Verordnung 261/2004, des über zwei Jahrzehnte alten Fluggastrechte-Gesetzes der Union. Damit endet ein Stillstand, der eine Reform rund 13 Jahre lang blockiert hatte. Bemerkenswert ist vor allem, was nicht geändert wurde. Die Drei-Stunden-Schwelle, ab der eine Geldentschädigung fällig wird, bleibt bestehen. Die Mitgliedstaaten hatten – mit Rückendeckung der Airlines – darauf gedrängt, die Grenze je nach Entfernung auf vier oder sogar sechs Stunden anzuheben (vier Stunden auf Kurz- und Mittelstrecken, sechs Stunden auf Langstrecken). Verbraucherschützer warnten, ein solcher Schritt hätte einer Mehrheit der heute Anspruchsberechtigten die Entschädigung entzogen. Das Parlament, das seine Verhandlungsposition im Januar 2026 mit 632 zu 15 Stimmen bei 9 Enthaltungen festgelegt hatte, lehnte ab. Der Kompromiss erhält sowohl den bisherigen Auslöser als auch die bisherigen Beträge. Ende einer 13 Jahre langen Blockade Die Europäische Kommission hatte bereits 2013 vorgeschlagen, die Verordnung 261 zu modernisieren. Doch das Dossier lag jahrelang auf Eis, weil sich die Beteiligten nicht darüber einig wurden, wie großzügig die Regeln ausfallen sollten. Der Durchbruch gelang unter der zyprischen Ratspräsidentschaft im ersten Halbjahr 2026; Verkehrsminister Alexis Vafeades wertete ihn nach mehr als einem Jahrzehnt Verhandlungen als Erfolg seiner Präsidentschaft. Die Entschädigung bleibt nach Distanz gestaffelt: 250 Euro bei Flügen bis 1.500 Kilometer, 400 Euro zwischen 1.500 und 3.500 Kilometern und 600 Euro bei Strecken über 3.500 Kilometer. Anspruch besteht bei einer Ankunftsverspätung von drei Stunden oder mehr, bei einer weniger als 14 Tage im Voraus angekündigten Annullierung sowie bei Nichtbeförderung. Auf den längsten Strecken dürfen die Airlines die Zahlung halbieren, wenn sie eine Umbuchung anbieten, die die Ankunftsverspätung auf höchstens vier Stunden begrenzt. Die bekannten Ausnahmen wegen „außergewöhnlicher Umstände“ – schweres Unwetter, Krieg, Streiks der Flugsicherung – bleiben bestehen. „Die heutige Einigung ist ein großer Schritt nach vorn für die europäischen Fluggäste und für Europas Luftverkehrssektor. Sie bringt in der Praxis stärkere und klarere Fahrgastrechte, verbessert die Transparenz und schafft Rechtssicherheit für Airlines und Behörden. Wir haben die richtige Balance gefunden: Wir bewahren Europas weltweit führenden Verbraucherschutz und schaffen zugleich einen fairen, verlässlichen und praktikablen Rahmen für die Luftfahrtbranche“, erklärte Apostolos Tzitzikostas, EU-Kommissar für nachhaltigen Verkehr und Tourismus. Was sich bei einer gestörten Reise ändert Während die Entschädigungsbeträge weitgehend unangetastet bleiben, verschärft das Paket die Pflichten ringsherum – mit klarem Ziel: die Lücke zwischen dem Recht auf dem Papier und dem Geld im Portemonnaie zu schließen. Die wichtigsten Neuerungen: - Aktive Information: Die Airlines müssen die Fluggäste innerhalb von 96 Stunden (vier Tagen) nach einer Störung elektronisch über ihre Entschädigungsansprüche und den Weg zur Geltendmachung informieren. - Schnellere Antwort: Die Gesellschaften müssen einen Antrag binnen 30 Tagen bestätigen und beantworten – durch Zahlung oder begründete Ablehnung. Für die Einreichung eines Anspruchs sollen Reisende neun Monate Zeit haben. - Selbstständige Umbuchung: Bietet eine Airline binnen drei Stunden keine Alternative an – auch über andere Fluggesellschaften oder Verkehrsmittel –, dürfen Reisende selbst umbuchen und bis zu 400 Prozent des Ticketpreises erstattet verlangen. - Betreuung beim Warten: alle zwei Stunden Erfrischungen, nach drei Stunden eine Mahlzeit sowie bei Übernachtungen kostenlose Hotelunterbringung samt Transfer. - Schluss mit dem No-Show-Trick: Eine Airline darf einen Rückflug nicht mehr streichen, nur weil ein Fluggast den Hinflug nicht angetreten hat, und keine Gebühren für die Korrektur kleinerer Buchungsdaten verlangen. - Familien und Mobilität: kostenlose Sitzplätze nebeneinander für Kinder unter 14 Jahren und eine Begleitperson sowie stärkere Betreuungsgarantien. Beim Handgepäck – einem Dauerstreitpunkt – bleibt die Einigung hinter den Forderungen der Verbraucherschützer zurück. Ein persönlicher Gegenstand, der unter den Sitz passt, ist kostenlos. Eine größere Kabinentasche ist hingegen nicht garantiert gratis; ihr Preis muss aber bereits bei der Buchung ausgewiesen werden, und die Airlines dürfen weiterhin Tarife ohne Trolley verkaufen. Der Verbraucherverband BEUC stellte ausdrücklich klar, dass Kabinengepäck „nicht kostenlos ist, wie wir es uns erhofft hatten“. Agustín Reyna, Generaldirektor des BEUC, begrüßte das Paket mit Vorbehalt. „Die Verbraucher können mit dieser Reform insgesamt zufrieden sein. Die Einigung verankert zentrale Fluggastrechte im Gesetz und setzt zum Glück unfairen Praktiken ein Ende – etwa der, Passagiere am Rückflug zu hindern, wenn sie den ersten Teil einer mehrteiligen Reise verpasst haben“, sagte er. Beim Vollzug sieht er weiter die größte Schwachstelle: „Jetzt müssen wir sicherstellen, dass diese Rechte auch eingehalten werden und dass die Verbraucher Zugang zu Rechtsmitteln haben, denn nur 38 Prozent der Anspruchsberechtigten machen ihre Rechte heute geltend.“ Was das am Findel und in der Großregion heißt Für Luxemburg sind die Regeln unmittelbar relevant. Der Findel fertigte 2024 mit 5.147.854 Passagieren einen Rekord ab, nach 4,79 Millionen im Jahr zuvor. Die Verordnung gilt für jeden Abflug von einem EU-Flughafen, unabhängig von der Fluggesellschaft, sowie für Flüge, die mit EU-Airlines in der Union ankommen. Damit sind Luxair, easyJet, Ryanair und die übrigen am Großherzogtum tätigen Anbieter erfasst. Sie reichen ebenso bis zu den zahlreichen Grenzgängern der Großregion, die regelmäßig nicht nur ab Findel, sondern auch ab den nahen Flughäfen Frankfurt, Brüssel, Saarbrücken und Paris fliegen – alle dem gleichen EU-Rahmen unterworfen. Für sie könnten die klareren Informations- und Antragsfristen den Unterschied machen zwischen einer ungenutzten Störung und einer Rückerstattung. Geltendes Recht ist all das noch nicht. Die vorläufige Einigung muss zunächst juristisch-sprachlich überarbeitet und dann förmlich vom Parlamentsplenum – eine Abstimmung wird um Juli erwartet – sowie vom Rat angenommen werden, bevor sie im Amtsblatt erscheint. Die neuen Rechte gälten anschließend zwölf Monate nach Inkrafttreten der Regeln – Reisende dürften die Änderungen also kaum vor 2027 zu spüren bekommen. ### Sources - Commission welcomes landmark agreement on revised air passenger rights — European Commission – Mobility and Transport: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commission-welcomes-landmark-agreement-revised-air-passenger-rights-2026-06-15_en - Council and Parliament reach landmark agreement on stronger EU air passenger rights — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/council-and-parliament-reach-landmark-agreement-on-stronger-eu-air-passenger-rights/ - European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260116IPR32442/european-parliament-stands-behind-air-passenger-rights - EU lawmakers agree to improve air passenger rights: clearer skies ahead — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/eu-lawmakers-agree-improve-air-passenger-rights-clearer-skies-ahead - Deal on EU air passenger rights: What changes for travellers? — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/2194805/deal-on-eu-air-passenger-rights-what-changes-for-travellers - What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you — The Local: https://www.thelocal.at/20260616/what-europes-new-deal-for-airline-passenger-rights-means-for-you/ - Cyprus helps steer landmark EU air passenger rights deal — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/16/cyprus-helps-steer-landmark-eu-air-passenger-rights-deal - Luxembourg Airport — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Airport --- ## Zweiunddreißig bleiben übrig: Die erste WM mit 48 Mannschaften erreicht die K.-o.-Phase - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/wm-2026-48-teams-achtelfinalrunde-kapverden-zuschauerrekord - Published: 2026-06-28T17:42:18.169+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:42:18.169+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 3c187b7e-ca5a-4872-b0cd-16e0867b1a93 - Dateline: East Rutherford, New Jersey, US > Bei der ersten WM mit 48 Mannschaften purzeln die Zuschauerrekorde, die Kapverden schreiben Geschichte – und die drei Nachbarn Luxemburgs ziehen allesamt als Gruppensieger weiter. ### Summary Mit dem neuen Sechzehntelfinale beginnt am 28. Juni die entscheidende Phase der ersten 48er-WM in den USA, Kanada und Mexiko. 32 Teams sind noch dabei – darunter Debütant Kap Verde und Luxemburgs Nachbarn Deutschland, Frankreich und Belgien. ### Key facts - Die WM 2026 in den USA, Kanada und Mexiko ist die erste mit 48 Mannschaften – die Zahl der Spiele steigt von 64 auf 104, neu ist das Sechzehntelfinale. - Am 25. Juni übertraf die kumulierte Zuschauerzahl mit 3.605.357 den 32 Jahre alten Rekord von 1994; der Tagesrekord liegt bei 281.223 Fans am 16. Juni. - Kap Verde ist als WM-Debütant das bevölkerungsärmste Land (rund 525.000 Einwohner), das je das Sechzehntelfinale einer Männer-WM erreicht hat. - Luxemburgs Nachbarn Deutschland, Frankreich und Belgien zogen alle als Gruppensieger in die K.-o.-Phase ein. - Ecuador schlug Deutschland 2:1 und steht als Gruppendritter erstmals seit 2006 wieder in einer K.-o.-Runde; Deutschland wurde dennoch Gruppenerster. ### FAQ **Q: Warum spielen 2026 erstmals 48 Mannschaften bei der WM?** Die FIFA hat das Teilnehmerfeld von 32 auf 48 Teams aufgestockt, um ihr wichtigstes Turnier global breiter aufzustellen. Dadurch steigt die Zahl der Partien von 64 auf 104, und es kommt mit dem Sechzehntelfinale eine zusätzliche K.-o.-Runde hinzu. **Q: Wie kommt man bei der WM 2026 in die K.-o.-Phase?** Aus jeder der zwölf Gruppen ziehen die beiden Bestplatzierten weiter, dazu die acht besten Gruppendritten. So erreichen 32 der 48 Mannschaften – zwei Drittel des Feldes – das neue Sechzehntelfinale. **Q: Welche Nachbarn Luxemburgs sind noch im Turnier?** Deutschland, Frankreich und Belgien haben sich allesamt als Gruppensieger für die K.-o.-Phase qualifiziert. Luxemburg selbst hat sich noch nie für eine Weltmeisterschaft qualifiziert. **Q: Warum sorgt Kap Verde für Aufsehen?** Kap Verde steht erstmals bei einer WM und ist mit rund 525.000 Einwohnern das bevölkerungsärmste Land, das je das Sechzehntelfinale einer Männer-WM erreicht hat. Die Insulaner blieben in der Gruppe ungeschlagen und treffen am 3. Juli auf Titelverteidiger Argentinien. ### Body Es ist die größte Weltmeisterschaft, die je ausgetragen wurde – und seit dem 28. Juni geht es um alles. Mit dem Sechzehntelfinale, einer in dieser Form völlig neuen K.-o.-Runde, hat das Turnier in den Vereinigten Staaten, Kanada und Mexiko seine entscheidende Phase erreicht. Schon vor dem ersten Ausscheidungsspiel hat die erste WM mit 48 Mannschaften die Zuschauerrekorde des Wettbewerbs neu geschrieben und einen Inselstaat mit rund 525.000 Einwohnern unter die letzten 32 getragen. Die Gruppenphase vom 11. bis 27. Juni hat das Feld von 48 auf 32 Teams verkleinert. Die beiden Bestplatzierten jeder der zwölf Gruppen kamen direkt weiter, dazu die acht besten Gruppendritten – zwei Drittel aller Teilnehmer überstanden also die Vorrunde. Von nun an wird bis zur Entscheidung gespielt: 90 Minuten, dann 30 Minuten Verlängerung, notfalls Elfmeterschießen. Mehr Teams, mehr Spiele, eine neue Runde Die Auflage 2026 ist die erste, die von 32 auf 48 Mannschaften aufgestockt wurde – eine von der FIFA beschlossene Reform, die ihr Aushängeschild global breiter aufstellen soll. Das Format erhöht die Zahl der Partien von 64 auf 104 und schiebt das Sechzehntelfinale ein, eine Stufe, die es bei früheren Turnieren nicht gab: Damals ging es direkt aus den Gruppen ins Achtelfinale. Gastgeber sind elf US-amerikanische, drei mexikanische und zwei kanadische Städte; das Endspiel steigt am 19. Juli im MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford im US-Bundesstaat New Jersey. Alle drei Ausrichter erreichten die K.-o.-Phase: Mexiko und die USA gewannen ihre Gruppen, Kanada zog als Gruppenzweiter weiter. Den Auftakt im Sechzehntelfinale bestreitet Südafrika, erstmals unter den letzten 32, gegen Kanada. Rekorde auf und neben dem Platz Die Dimension des Turniers zeigt sich vor allem auf den Rängen. Am 25. Juni übersprang die kumulierte Zuschauerzahl die Marke von 3.605.357 – und übertraf damit die 3.587.538, die bei der ebenfalls in den USA ausgetragenen WM 1994 aufgestellt worden waren und 32 Jahre lang Bestand hatten. Der Rekord fiel während des 2:1-Gruppensiegs Ecuadors gegen Deutschland im MetLife Stadium, und das bei Dutzenden noch ausstehenden Partien. Bereits zuvor hatte die FIFA für den 16. Juni mit 281.223 Fans an einem einzigen Tag, verteilt auf vier Gruppenspiele, einen Tagesrekord vermeldet. „Wow! 281.223 Fans heute in den Stadien der FIFA-Weltmeisterschaft – der bestbesuchte Tag in der Geschichte des Wettbewerbs!“ Das schrieb FIFA-Präsident Gianni Infantino. Der Sieg Ecuadors war zugleich eines der bemerkenswertesten Ergebnisse der Vorrunde. Leroy Sané brachte Deutschland früh in Führung, ehe Nilson Angulo ausglich und Gonzalo Plata 13 Minuten vor dem Ende den Siegtreffer erzielte – damit zog Ecuador als Gruppendritter weiter, zum ersten Mal seit 2006 in eine K.-o.-Runde. Deutschland, an diesem Abend geschlagen, wurde dennoch Gruppenerster. Kap Verde stellt einen Weltrekord auf Keine Geschichte verkörpert das Versprechen des erweiterten Formats so sehr wie die der Kapverden. Der Atlantik-Archipel, erstmals bei einer WM dabei, ist das bevölkerungsärmste Land, das je das Achtelfinale – hier das Sechzehntelfinale – einer Männer-Weltmeisterschaft erreicht hat. Mit rund 525.000 Einwohnern – weniger als jeder US-Bundesstaat – beendeten die Insulaner ihre Gruppe ungeschlagen auf Platz zwei: ein torloses Remis gegen Mitfavorit Spanien, ein 2:2 gegen Uruguay und ein 0:0 gegen Saudi-Arabien. Torhüter Vozinha fand nach der Qualifikation deutliche Worte: „In unserer Nationalmannschaft steckt viel Qualität. Vielleicht denken viele von Ihnen, der kapverdische Spieler sei nicht gut genug. Aber wir sind hierhergekommen, um zu zeigen, dass wir viel Qualität haben.“ Die Belohnung ist ein Duell mit Titelverteidiger Argentinien am 3. Juli in Miami Gardens, Florida. Trainer Bubista gab sich trotzig: „Wir sind klein … Aber wir haben ein großes Herz und wir sind Kämpfer.“ Die letzten 32 – mit Großregion-Beigeschmack Für das luxemburgische Publikum, dessen Nationalmannschaft sich nie für eine WM qualifizieren konnte, liegt ein Großteil des Reizes bei den Nachbarn des Großherzogtums, die ihre Gruppen allesamt gewannen. Die 32 Teams der K.-o.-Phase im Überblick: - Gruppensieger: Mexiko, die Schweiz, Brasilien, die USA, Deutschland, die Niederlande, Belgien, Spanien, Frankreich, Argentinien, Kolumbien und England. - Gruppenzweite: Südafrika, Kanada, Marokko, Australien, die Elfenbeinküste, Japan, Ägypten, Kap Verde, Norwegen, Österreich, Portugal und Kroatien. - Beste Gruppendritte: Bosnien und Herzegowina, Paraguay, Ecuador, Schweden, Senegal, Algerien, Ghana und die DR Kongo. Die Runde hält sofort schwere Brocken bereit, darunter Portugal gegen Kroatien in Toronto und die USA gegen Bosnien und Herzegowina in Santa Clara, ehe Argentinien gegen Kap Verde am 3. Juli den Schlusspunkt setzt. Mit Deutschland, Frankreich und Belgien als Gruppensiegern und 16 bereits ausgeschiedenen Nationen tritt die erste 48er-WM nun in jene Phase ein, die auch den Gelegenheitszuschauer fesselt: einzelne Partien, keine zweite Chance – bis zum Finale am 19. Juli im MetLife Stadium. ### Sources - 2026 FIFA World Cup — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup - 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage - Which teams have qualified for last 32 of the 2026 World Cup? — NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/which-teams-have-qualified-for-last-32-of-the-2026-world-cup-who-is-in-the-knockout-rounds - Which teams have qualified for the World Cup 2026 knockouts, round of 32? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/28/which-teams-have-qualified-for-the-world-cup-2026-knockouts-round-of-32 - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49179704/ecuador-germany-fifa-world-cup-2026-knockout-stage-group-e - Ecuador v Germany 2-1 | Result, Stats & Highlights — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021466 - FIFA World Cup 2026 sets new daily attendance record — FIFA: https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/world-cup-2026-sets-new-daily-attendance-record - Plata's late winner sends Ecuador to Round of 32 in 2-1 triumph over Germany — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/sports/world-cup-ecuador-germay-6-25-26/ - FIFA World Cup 2026 breaks all-time attendance record with 3,605,357 spectators — WION: https://www.wionews.com/sports/fifa-world-cup-2026-breaks-all-time-attendance-record-with-3-605-357-spectators-surpasses-1994-mark-1782470592027 - 3.6 million soccer fans have attended this year's World Cup matches, setting a record — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/36-million-soccer-fans-attended-years-world-cup-matches-setting-new-re-rcna351442 - Saudi Arabia exits World Cup as Cape Verde makes history — Saudi Gazette: https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662519 --- ## Frieden gedenkt in Luxemburg der Opfer von Srebrenica – Bosniens EU-Weg bleibt brüchig - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/frieden-gedenken-srebrenica-luxemburg-bosnien-eu-weg - Published: 2026-06-28T17:19:46.964+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:19:46.964+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: c1415201-ddbf-4079-bc5b-934786ee90d7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Premier Luc Frieden gedenkt mit Bosniens Außenminister und den „Müttern von Srebrenica“ der mehr als 8.000 Ermordeten – 31 Jahre nach dem schwersten Massenmord auf europäischem Boden seit 1945. ### Summary In Luxemburg hat Premier Luc Frieden an einer Gedenkfeier für die Opfer des Völkermords von Srebrenica teilgenommen – ein Signal, dass die EU-Beitrittsperspektive Bosniens und das Beharren auf juristisch festgestellten Tatsachen untrennbar zusammengehören. ### Key facts - Premier Luc Frieden nahm am 28. Juni mit Bosniens Außenminister Elmedin Konaković an einer Gedenkfeier für die Opfer von Srebrenica in Luxemburg teil. - Im Juli 1995 ermordeten bosnisch-serbische Truppen unter Ratko Mladić mehr als 8.000 Bosniaken in der UN-Schutzzone Srebrenica – von ICTY und IGH als Völkermord eingestuft. - Luxemburg gehörte zu den Mitunterzeichnern der UN-Resolution 78/282 vom 23. Mai 2024, die den 11. Juli zum internationalen Gedenktag erklärte. - Bosnien ist EU-Beitrittskandidat, doch die Krise in der Republika Srpska um den Genozid-Leugner Milorad Dodik gefährdet den Beitrittsweg. - 2025 wurde in Luxemburg ein Mahnmal „Blume von Srebrenica“ errichtet. ### FAQ **Q: Warum gedenkt Luxemburg des Völkermords von Srebrenica?** Luxemburg gehörte zu den über 30 Mitunterzeichnern der UN-Resolution 78/282 von 2024, die den 11. Juli zum internationalen Gedenktag machte. Mit der Gedenkfeier am 28. Juni, an der Premier Frieden teilnahm, bekräftigt das Land sein Eintreten für gerichtlich festgestellte Tatsachen und die EU-Perspektive Bosniens. **Q: Was geschah 1995 in Srebrenica?** Im Juli 1995 überrannten bosnisch-serbische Truppen unter General Ratko Mladić die zur UN-Schutzzone erklärte Enklave Srebrenica und töteten mehr als 8.000 bosniakische Männer und Jungen. ICTY und Internationaler Gerichtshof stuften die Tat als Völkermord ein. **Q: Wie hängt das Gedenken mit Bosniens EU-Weg zusammen?** Bosnien ist offizielles Beitrittskandidatenland; die EU stimmte 2024 der Aufnahme von Verhandlungen unter Reformauflagen zu. Zugleich warnt Brüssel, die Krise in der Republika Srpska um den Genozid-Leugner Milorad Dodik gefährde diesen Weg. ### Body Es ist eine Geste mit kalkuliertem Gewicht: Am Sonntag hat Luxemburgs Premierminister Luc Frieden gemeinsam mit dem bosnischen Außenminister Elmedin Konaković an einer Gedenkfeier für die Opfer des Völkermords von Srebrenica teilgenommen. Im Mittelpunkt standen die mehr als 8.000 bosniakischen Männer und Jungen, die im Juli 1995 ermordet wurden – der schwerste Massenmord auf europäischem Boden seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Die Feier am 28. Juni, ausgerichtet vom Komitee Srebrenica Luxembourg, brachte ranghohe Vertreter des Staates mit Angehörigen der „Mütter von Srebrenica“ zusammen – jener Vereinigung von Überlebenden und Hinterbliebenen, die seit drei Jahrzehnten das Andenken an die Opfer bewahrt und auf Gerechtigkeit dringt. Das geht aus einer Mitteilung des Premierministeriums hervor. Frieden sollte ein handgefertigtes Kunstwerk entgegennehmen, das Luxemburgs Rolle als Mitunterzeichner der UN-Resolution von 2024 würdigt, die einen internationalen Gedenktag schuf. Die Zusammenkunft fiel zwei Wochen vor den 11. Juli, das nunmehr weltweit offiziell begangene Datum, und 31 Jahre nach den Morden. Als die Schutzzone zur Falle wurde Im Juli 1995 überrannten bosnisch-serbische Truppen unter General Ratko Mladić die ostbosnische Enklave Srebrenica – ein Gebiet, das der UN-Sicherheitsrat zur geschützten „Schutzzone“ erklärt hatte und in dem leicht bewaffnete niederländische Blauhelmsoldaten stationiert waren. Über mehrere Tage hinweg wurden Männer und Jungen von ihren Familien getrennt, hingerichtet und in Massengräbern verscharrt; die übrige Bevölkerung wurde vertrieben. Zwei internationale Gerichte stuften die Morde später als Völkermord ein. Sowohl das Internationale Strafgericht für das ehemalige Jugoslawien (ICTY) als auch der Internationale Gerichtshof stellten fest, dass in Srebrenica ein Genozid begangen wurde. Mladić wurde 2017 zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt, wie Human Rights Watch berichtet; der politische Anführer der bosnischen Serben in Kriegszeiten, Radovan Karadžić, 2016 wegen des Völkermords von Srebrenica verurteilt, erhielt 2019 in zweiter Instanz ebenfalls eine lebenslange Strafe. Luxemburgs Eintrag in die Akte Luxemburg gehörte zu den Mitunterzeichnern der UN-Resolution 78/282, die am 23. Mai 2024 angenommen wurde und den 11. Juli zum „Internationalen Tag des Gedenkens und der Reflexion über den Völkermord von Srebrenica 1995“ erklärte. Der von Deutschland und Ruanda eingebrachte Text, dem sich mehr als 30 Staaten als Miteinbringer anschlossen, wurde mit 84 Ja-Stimmen bei 19 Gegenstimmen und 68 Enthaltungen angenommen. Er verurteilt jede Leugnung des Völkermords als historisches Ereignis. Die Abstimmung machte sichtbar, wie umstritten die Erinnerung bleibt: Serbien und die bosnisch-serbische Führung warben massiv gegen den Text und stellten ihn als spaltend statt als versöhnend dar. Der UN-Hochkommissar für Menschenrechte, Volker Türk, setzte damals einen anderen Akzent. Die Resolution ist umso wichtiger angesichts des anhaltenden Revisionismus, der Leugnung des Völkermords von Srebrenica und der Hassrede ranghoher politischer Führer in Bosnien und Herzegowina sowie in den Nachbarländern. Für Luxemburg, kleines Gründungsmitglied der Europäischen Union, war die Mitunterzeichnung ein wenig kostspieliges, aber pointiertes Signal: ein Votum auf der Seite gerichtlich festgestellter Tatsachen in einem Moment, in dem ebendiese Tatsachen in Teilen Europas offen bestritten werden. 2025 wurde im Land in Zusammenarbeit mit den städtischen Behörden ein Mahnmal „Blume von Srebrenica“ errichtet – das weiß-grüne Emblem des Völkermords. Warum die Erinnerung politisch bleibt Drei Jahrzehnte danach ist Srebrenica kein abgeschlossenes Kapitel der Geschichte, sondern ein fortwährender Prüfstein für die Glaubwürdigkeit der EU auf dem westlichen Balkan. Bosnien ist offizielles Beitrittskandidatenland; die EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs verständigten sich im März 2024 darauf, Beitrittsverhandlungen aufzunehmen, sobald das Land Reformen bei seinen Institutionen, der Rechtsstaatlichkeit und den Grundrechten umsetzt. Zugleich warnte Brüssel, die politische Krise in der Republika Srpska, der serbisch dominierten Entität, gefährde diesen Weg. Im Zentrum der Krise steht Milorad Dodik, der langjährige Anführer der Entität, der wiederholt bestritten hat, dass die Morde einen Völkermord darstellten, und verurteilte Kriegsverbrecher glorifiziert hat. Im Februar 2025 verurteilte ihn ein bosnisches Gericht, weil er sich dem internationalen Hohen Repräsentanten widersetzt hatte; seine einjährige Haftstrafe wurde in eine Geldstrafe umgewandelt, zudem wurde er für sechs Jahre von politischen Ämtern ausgeschlossen. Im September kündigte er seinen Rücktritt an. Die Episode unterstrich, wie sehr Leugnung und sezessionistischer Druck die europäische Perspektive Bosniens weiter überschatten. Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen stellte diesen Zusammenhang ausdrücklich her, als sie 2025 des 30. Jahrestags gedachte – sie verurteilte Versuche, die Vergangenheit umzuschreiben, und verband das Erinnern mit der Erweiterung: „Wir lehnen jede Leugnung, Verzerrung oder Verharmlosung des Völkermords von Srebrenica sowie die Verherrlichung von Kriegsverbrechern entschieden ab und verurteilen sie“, sagte sie, ehe sie sich direkt an die Menschen in Bosnien wandte: „Die Europäische Union steht an eurer Seite. Wir bleiben uneingeschränkt entschlossen, euer Land auf seinem Weg zur EU-Mitgliedschaft zu unterstützen.“ Das Signal eines kleinen Staates Für ein Großherzogtum mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern ist es ein bescheidener, aber bewusst gesetzter Akt, Bosniens Chefdiplomaten und die „Mütter von Srebrenica“ zu empfangen. Indem es einen amtierenden Premierminister an die Gedenkfeier stellt, verleiht Luxemburg dem Gedanken seinen Namen, dass das Erweiterungsversprechen der EU und ihr Beharren auf Rechenschaft untrennbar sind – und dass die Lehren von 1995 die europäische Sicherheit bis heute betreffen. Die jährliche Zusammenkunft des Komitees Srebrenica Luxembourg, einst eine Angelegenheit der Diaspora, ist gerade deshalb zu einem festen Termin im offiziellen Kalender geworden, weil die von ihr aufgeworfenen Fragen über den Balkan hinweg ungelöst bleiben. ### Sources - Luc Frieden à la commémoration en mémoire des victimes du génocide de Srebrenica — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/luc-frieden/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+agenda+2026+06-juin+25-frieden-srebrenica.html - U Luksemburgu komemorativni skup povodom 31. godišnjice genocida u Srebrenici — Times.ba: https://www.times.ba/28/06/2026/191151/ - Statement by President von der Leyen marking 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide — European Commission (DG Enlargement): https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-marking-30-years-srebrenica-genocide-2025-07-11_en - UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150156 - General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide, Designating International Day of Reflection, Commemoration — United Nations Meetings Coverage: https://press.un.org/en/2024/ga12601.doc.htm - United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_78/282 - These Countries voted for the Resolution on the Srebrenica genocide in the UN General Assembly — Sarajevo Times: https://sarajevotimes.com/these-countries-voted-for-the-resolution-on-the-srebrenica-genocide-in-the-un-general-assembly/ - ICTY/Bosnia: Karadzic Convicted for Srebrenica Genocide — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/24/icty/bosnia-karadzic-convicted-srebrenica-genocide - ICTY/Bosnia: Life Sentence for Ratko Mladic — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/22/icty/bosnia-life-sentence-ratko-mladic - Bosnia and Herzegovina: secessionism in the Republika Srpska — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10013/ --- ## Streit ums Pendlergeld: Longwy verlangt von Luxemburg eine Beteiligung an seinen Lasten - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/longwy-fordert-geld-luxemburg-grenzpendler-dienste - Published: 2026-06-28T17:09:56.025+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:09:56.025+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: cab7ac9a-ee63-4da5-b53d-b5ab8a22af5e - Dateline: Longwy, FR > In der lothringischen Kleinstadt arbeiten rund 43 Prozent der Erwerbstätigen im Großherzogtum. Bürgermeister Vincent Hamen will, dass Luxemburg Schulen und Verkehr mitfinanziert. ### Summary Longwy verlangt von Luxemburg direkte finanzielle Ausgleichszahlungen für Schulen, Betreuung und Verkehr, die seine Pendler beanspruchen. Das Großherzogtum setzt auf gemeinsame Projekte statt auf Rückerstattungen. ### Key facts - Rund 43 Prozent der Erwerbstätigen Longwys arbeiten in Luxemburg; die Stadt verlangt direkte Ausgleichszahlungen für Schulen, Betreuung und Verkehr. - Der Departementsrat von Meurthe-et-Moselle verabschiedete am 27. November 2025 ein Manifest und beruft sich auf das Genfer Modell (3,5 % der Bruttolöhne, rund 250 Mio. Euro/Jahr). - Allein Longwy könnte nach Genfer Formel 2,8 bis 3,6 Mio. Euro jährlich erhalten; für ganz Frankreich werden 192 bis 247 Mio. Euro veranschlagt. - Luxemburg lehnt dauerhafte Rückerstattung ab und verweist auf konkrete Projekte: 120 Mio. (2018) plus 110 Mio. (2021) für den Verkehr und den neuen P+R in Longwy (633 Plätze, 50 % von 4,3 Mio. Euro). - Belgien erhält bereits einen Ausgleichsfonds von rund 48 Mio. Euro (2025); Frankreich mit 126.600 Pendlern geht bislang leer aus. ### FAQ **Q: Was genau fordert Longwy von Luxemburg?** Bürgermeister Vincent Hamen verlangt direkte finanzielle Ausgleichszahlungen für die öffentlichen Dienste – Schulen, Betreuung, Verkehr und Infrastruktur –, die von den nach Luxemburg pendelnden Einwohnern beansprucht werden. Zudem soll Frankreich einen interministeriellen Beauftragten ernennen, der mit Luxemburg auf Regierungsebene verhandelt. **Q: Warum verweigert Luxemburg dauerhafte Rückerstattungen?** Luxemburg bevorzugt die Mitfinanzierung konkreter, nützlicher Projekte – vor allem im Verkehr – gegenüber dauerhaften Rückerstattungen oder „Blankoschecks". Das Finanzministerium verweist auf 120 Mio. Euro (2018) und weitere 110 Mio. Euro (2021) für den Bahnverkehr sowie auf acht Kooperationsabkommen mit Frankreich. **Q: Was ist das Genfer Modell, auf das sich Longwy beruft?** Seit 1973 erstattet der Schweizer Kanton Genf 3,5 Prozent der Bruttolohnsumme seiner Grenzgänger an die benachbarten französischen Departements zurück – rund 250 Millionen Euro pro Jahr. Longwy fordert eine vergleichbare Regelung mit Luxemburg. **Q: Zahlt Luxemburg bereits an andere Nachbarländer?** Ja. An belgische Gemeinden zahlt Luxemburg einen Ausgleichsfonds von rund 48 Millionen Euro (2025), der bis 2031 auf etwa 72 Millionen steigen soll und auf 553 Kommunen verteilt wird. Die Stadt Arlon erhält mit rund 8,7 Millionen Euro den größten Anteil. Frankreich erhält bislang keinen vergleichbaren Ausgleich. ### Body Wer in Longwy wohnt, verdient sein Geld immer häufiger jenseits der Grenze – und versteuert es dort auch. Genau daran entzündet sich der Konflikt, den die lothringische Kleinstadt nun zur offiziellen politischen Forderung erhoben hat. Rund 43 Prozent der erwerbstätigen Einwohner pendeln ins benachbarte Großherzogtum. Für eine Kommune mit etwa 15.600 Menschen, deren Haushalt nicht mit den Löhnen wächst, die ihre Bürger im Ausland erzielen, sei das auf Dauer nicht tragbar, sagt Bürgermeister Vincent Hamen. Die Klage ist nicht neu, doch sie hat sich verhärtet. Am 27. November 2025 verabschiedete der Departementsrat von Meurthe-et-Moselle, in dem Hamen Vizepräsident für Grenzfragen ist, ein Manifest. Es verlangt vom französischen Staat und von Luxemburg einen „gerechteren" Ausgleich für die Grenzgebiete, einen verbindlichen Verhandlungskalender und die Ernennung eines eigenen interministeriellen Beauftragten, der mit Luxemburg auf Augenhöhe – „von Staat zu Staat" – verhandeln kann. Eine Stadt im Sog des Großherzogtums Longwy liegt im Pays-Haut, der nördlichen Spitze Lothringens, eingekeilt zwischen Luxemburg und Belgien. Seine Wirtschaft ist von der Anziehungskraft des Nachbarn geprägt. 2025 arbeiteten nach Zahlen, die aus Daten der IGSS und von STATEC zusammengestellt wurden, rund 126.600 in Frankreich wohnende Menschen in Luxemburg – etwa 3.245 mehr als im Vorjahr. Damit stellen die Franzosen mit gut 55 Prozent die größte Gruppe der insgesamt 233.260 Grenzgänger des Landes; auf Deutschland entfallen 53.360, auf Belgien 53.300. Diese Sogwirkung belastet die kommunalen Dienste auf eine Weise, die sich nicht als Wachstum niederschlägt. Hamen verweist auf die Kinderbetreuung und die außerschulischen Angebote, die ausgebaut werden müssen, obwohl sich die Schülerzahlen verschieben: Für das Schuljahr 2025 zählte die Stadt insgesamt 75 Kinder weniger, zugleich aber einen Anstieg der Nachfrage nach Betreuung um rund 30 Prozent. Die Einkommensteuer, die das mitfinanzieren würde, fließt nach Luxemburg, wo die Pendler arbeiten – nicht nach Frankreich, wo sie schlafen, ihre Kinder großziehen und die Straßen nutzen. Wir müssen unsere Dienste ausbauen können und weiter gehen als bis zur bloßen Finanzierung eines Parkplatzes. Was Longwy verlangt Im Kern fordert Hamen direkte finanzielle Ausgleichszahlungen Luxemburgs für die öffentlichen Leistungen, auf die seine Pendler angewiesen sind – ausgehandelt auf Regierungsebene und nicht einem Rathaus überlassen. Frühere Gesten Luxemburgs, etwa die Mitfinanzierung eines Pendlerparkplatzes, nennt er willkommen, aber bei Weitem nicht ausreichend. Das Manifest geht weiter und beruft sich ausdrücklich auf das schweizerisch-französische Vorbild. „Es ist dringend, auf die Erwartungen unserer Mitbürger zu antworten", erklärte Hamen. Er appelliere an den französischen Staat und verlange „gerechte finanzielle Ausgleichszahlungen nach dem Modell der Abkommen zwischen Frankreich und dem Kanton Genf in der Schweiz". Nach Berechnungen von Grenzverantwortlichen könnte allein Longwy bei einer Formel nach Genfer Vorbild zwischen 2,8 und 3,6 Millionen Euro im Jahr erhalten. Für ganz Frankreich beziffern sie den möglichen Anspruch auf 192 bis 247 Millionen Euro jährlich, wobei Thionville und Metz zu den größten potenziellen Nutznießern zählen. Luxemburgs Gegenangebot: Projekte statt Schecks Luxemburg lehnt eine dauerhafte Rückerstattung beharrlich ab. Das Großherzogtum zahle bereits, argumentiert es – durch gezielte Investitionen statt durch offene Transfers. Auf frühere grenzüberschreitende Forderungen antwortete das Finanzministerium schriftlich: „Luxemburg trägt bereits jetzt über seine Grenzen hinaus zur Finanzierung von Infrastrukturen bei, die für den Alltag der Grenzgänger nützlich und vorteilhaft sind." Das Ministerium verweist auf ein bilaterales Verkehrspaket: 2018 vereinbarte 120 Millionen Euro, im Oktober 2021 um weitere 110 Millionen für den Bahnbetrieb aufgestockt, dazu acht Kooperationsabkommen mit Frankreich. Das sichtbarste Beispiel steht in Longwy selbst. Am 1. August 2025 weihte die luxemburgische Mobilitätsministerin Yuriko Backes dort eine neue Park-and-Ride-Anlage mit 633 Stellplätzen ein, errichtet im Rahmen des Pariser Abkommens von 2018 und seines Zusatzes von 2021. Luxemburg trug die Hälfte der Kosten von 4,3 Millionen Euro – rund 2,15 Millionen. Für Hamen ist das zugleich der Beweis, dass das Großherzogtum zahlen kann; die Frage seien nun Umfang und Form, nicht das Prinzip. Vorbilder in Arlon und in Genf Was die französische Frustration verschärft: Bei einem Nachbarn tut Luxemburg längst fast genau das, was Longwy verlangt. Aufgrund einer langjährigen Regelung zahlt es belgischen Gemeinden einen Ausgleichsfonds, der sich 2025 auf rund 48 Millionen Euro beläuft, auf 553 Kommunen verteilt wird und bis 2031 auf etwa 72 Millionen steigen soll. Den größten Anteil erhält die Stadt Arlon mit rund 8,7 Millionen Euro. Frankreich, das weit mehr Pendler entsendet, geht leer aus. Das im Manifest genannte Genfer Modell ist noch älter: Seit 1973 erstattet der Schweizer Kanton 3,5 Prozent der Bruttolohnsumme der Grenzgänger an die benachbarten französischen Departements Haute-Savoie und Ain zurück – rund 250 Millionen Euro im Jahr. Französische Analysten schätzen, dass den lothringischen Grenzgebieten zusammen jährlich in der Größenordnung von 1,7 Milliarden Euro an Steuern entgehen, die stattdessen nach Luxemburg fließen. Nachdem sich nun auch deutsche Grenzvertreter und die Ratspräsidentin Chaynesse Khirouni dem Druck angeschlossen haben, ist aus dem Unmut eines einzelnen Bürgermeisters eine Bruchlinie der gesamten Großregion geworden. Bis 2035 werden rund 50.000 zusätzliche Grenzgänger erwartet. Wie sich die grenzüberschreitende Rechnung aufteilt – auf Projekte, auf Zahlungen oder auf einen Beauftragten mit Verhandlungsvollmacht für beides –, bleibt vorerst offen. ### Sources - Frontaliers: Longwy réclame au Luxembourg un financement de ses services publics — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/frontaliers-longwy-veut-que-le-luxembourg-finance-ses-services-publics-103592247 - Des élus frontaliers demandent des millions de rétrocession — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/elus-frontaliers-demandent-mil - France-Luxembourg : un plaidoyer pour en finir avec les inégalités transfrontalières — Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (MOT): https://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/france-luxembourg-un-plaidoyer-pour-en-finir-avec-les-inegalites-transfrontalieres/ - Inauguration du nouveau P+R de Longwy — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+08-aout+01-backes-pr-longwy.html - Rétrocession fiscale: L'urgence d'un chantier en friche — Forum.lu: https://www.forum.lu/article/retrocession-fiscale-lurgence-dun-chantier-en-friche/ - Ils réclament des millions au Luxembourg, le ministère leur répond — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/ils-reclament-des-millions-au-luxembourg-le-ministere-leur-repond-989199165430 - 48M€ du Luxembourg pour 553 communes belges — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/voici-ce-que-percevront-commun - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 — AGURAM (Observatoire territorial transfrontalier): https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - 3 245 frontaliers français de plus et 287 Allemands de moins au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-3-245-frontaliers-francais-de-plus-et-287-allemands-de-moins-103482579 --- ## Vor dem Nato-Gipfel in Ankara: Türkei geht gegen Regierungskritiker vor - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/tuerkei-festnahmen-ankara-vor-nato-gipfel-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T16:47:52.663+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:47:52.663+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: dc118504-680e-4d75-b2fd-18761c12385a - Dateline: Ankara, TR > Razzien, ein wochenlanges Demonstrationsverbot und inhaftierte Anwälte und Journalisten überschatten das Bündnistreffen Anfang Juli – und stellen den Westen vor ein unbequemes Dilemma. ### Summary Zwei Wochen vor dem Nato-Gipfel in Ankara lässt die Türkei Hunderte Regierungskritiker festnehmen und verbietet alle Demonstrationen. Menschenrechtsgruppen sprechen von einem Schlag gegen die Werte des Bündnisses. ### Key facts - Vor Tagesanbruch nahmen türkische Sicherheitskräfte am 23. Juni 2026 mehr als 200 Menschen in und um Ankara fest; Gerichte ordneten für 103 Personen Untersuchungshaft an. - Das Gouverneursamt von Ankara verbot vom 28. Juni bis 10. Juli alle Versammlungen, Flugblätter und Transparente in der gesamten Provinz. - Der 36. Nato-Gipfel findet am 7. und 8. Juli 2026 im Präsidentenkomplex statt – mit allen 32 Mitgliedstaaten, Generalsekretär Mark Rutte und Partnern wie EU und Ukraine. - Menschenrechtsgruppen sehen einen Schlag gegen die Bündniswerte; die Nato verweigerte zudem mehreren türkischen Medien die Akkreditierung. - Strategisches Gewicht und der Migrationspakt von 2016 dämpfen seit Langem die Kritik des Westens und der EU am innenpolitischen Kurs Ankaras. ### FAQ **Q: Wann und wo findet der Nato-Gipfel 2026 statt?** Der 36. Nato-Gipfel ist für den 7. und 8. Juli 2026 im Präsidentenkomplex in Ankara angesetzt. Es ist der zweite von der Türkei ausgerichtete Gipfel nach dem Treffen in Istanbul 2004. **Q: Wie viele Menschen wurden festgenommen?** Die Staatsanwaltschaft erließ Haftbefehle gegen 241 Verdächtige; 209 wurden laut Oberstaatsanwaltschaft in Gewahrsam genommen, Amnesty und Bianet nennen 225. Gerichte ordneten für 103 Personen Untersuchungshaft an und stellten 26 unter Hausarrest. **Q: Warum betrifft das auch die EU?** Die Türkei ist EU-Beitrittskandidat, der Beitrittsprozess ist seit 2018 praktisch eingefroren. Zugleich ist Ankara durch die EU-Türkei-Erklärung von 2016 ein zentraler Migrationspartner, was Brüssels Reaktion auf den innenpolitischen Kurs immer wieder dämpft. ### Body Wenn die Staats- und Regierungschefs der Nato Anfang Juli nach Ankara reisen, werden die Straßen der türkischen Hauptstadt leergefegt sein. Zwei Wochen vor dem Treffen hat die Türkei begonnen, ihre Kritiker aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen: In Razzien vor Tagesanbruch nahmen Polizei und Gendarmerie am 23. Juni mehr als 200 Menschen fest, kurz darauf untersagte der Gouverneur jede öffentliche Versammlung für fast zwei Wochen. Für Menschenrechtsorganisationen hat das wenig mit Sicherheit zu tun – und viel damit, abweichende Stimmen zum Schweigen zu bringen, ausgerechnet vor dem prominentesten Bündnistreffen auf türkischem Boden seit mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten. Der 36. Nato-Gipfel ist für den 7. und 8. Juli 2026 im Präsidentenkomplex von Ankara angesetzt. Es ist der zweite Gipfel, den die Türkei ausrichtet, nach dem Treffen in Istanbul 2004. Erwartet werden alle 32 Mitgliedstaaten, Generalsekretär Mark Rutte sowie eingeladene Partner, darunter die Europäische Union und die Ukraine. Auf der Tagesordnung stehen Verteidigungsausgaben und die anhaltende Unterstützung für Kiew. Bestimmt wird das Bild jedoch zunehmend von dem, was vor den Türen der Konferenzräume geschieht. Eine Welle der Festnahmen im Takt des Gipfels Die türkische Staatsanwaltschaft erließ Haftbefehle gegen 241 Verdächtige; 209 wurden nach Angaben der Oberstaatsanwaltschaft, die von der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press zitiert wird, in Gewahrsam genommen. Amnesty International und das unabhängige Portal Bianet beziffern die Zahl der bei den Morgenrazzien Festgenommenen auf 225. Unter den Inhaftierten befänden sich nach offiziellen Angaben 56 mutmaßliche Mitglieder der Terrormiliz Islamischer Staat und 35 Angehörige der linksextremen Revolutionären Volksbefreiungspartei/-front (DHKP/C). Gerichte ordneten später für 103 Personen Untersuchungshaft an und stellten 26 unter Hausarrest. Menschenrechtsbeobachter und türkische Journalisten berichten jedoch, dass das Netz auch Regierungskritiker erfasste, bei denen kein plausibler Bezug zum Terrorismus erkennbar ist. Zu den Festgenommenen zählen: - Emel Memiş, außerordentliche Professorin am Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaft der Universität Ankara; - Yıldız Tar, Journalistin und bekannte Aktivistin für die Rechte von LGBTI+; - ein Vertreter der Umweltstiftung TEMA, eine Gewerkschaftssprecherin sowie Anwältinnen und Anwälte der Progressiven Juristenvereinigung. Die Oberstaatsanwaltschaft von Ankara erklärte, die Operation solle „die Handlungen und Aktivitäten terroristischer Organisationen entschlüsseln"; die Festgenommenen wurden mit dem IS und revolutionär-linken Gruppen in Verbindung gebracht, ohne dass konkrete Tatvorwürfe genannt wurden. Davon getrennt verbot das Gouverneursamt von Ankara unter Verweis auf die nationale Sicherheit rund um den Gipfel sämtliche Demonstrationen, das Verteilen von Flugblättern und das Anbringen von Transparenten in der gesamten Provinz – vom 28. Juni bis zum 10. Juli. Der Missbrauch von Anti-Terror-Gesetzen, um Massenfestnahmen durchzuführen und Menschen im Vorfeld eines Nato-Gipfels mundtot zu machen, steht in eklatantem Widerspruch zu den Gründungswerten des Bündnisses. So bewertet es Benjamin Ward, stellvertretender Direktor für Europa und Zentralasien bei Human Rights Watch, das die Razzien dokumentiert hat. Esther Major, bei Amnesty International stellvertretende Forschungsdirektorin für Europa, wurde ähnlich deutlich: „Das pauschale Verbot aller Proteste in Ankara muss aufgehoben werden, und jeder, der im Zusammenhang mit dem Nato-Gipfel willkürlich im Gefängnis oder unter Hausarrest festgehalten wird, muss freigelassen werden." Teil eines längeren Musters Die Festnahmen fügen sich in eine Entwicklung, die sich seit März 2025 verschärft hat. Damals nahmen die Behörden den Istanbuler Bürgermeister Ekrem İmamoğlu fest – den gefährlichsten Rivalen von Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan und Präsidentschaftskandidaten der Opposition – und stellten ihn vor Gericht, was ihn faktisch aus dem politischen Leben verdrängte. Seine Inhaftierung löste die größten Straßenproteste aus, die die Türkei seit über einem Jahrzehnt erlebt hatte. Parallel dazu hat sich der Spielraum für die Presse verengt. Human Rights Watch zufolge sitzen in der Türkei derzeit mindestens 21 Reporter und Medienschaffende im Gefängnis. Der Druck erstreckt sich bis auf den Gipfel selbst: Die Nato verweigerte einer Reihe türkischer Journalisten und Medien die Akkreditierung, darunter den Tageszeitungen Cumhuriyet und Sözcü sowie den digitalen Redaktionen ANKA, T24 und Medyascope – ein Schritt, den Amnesty einen „Schlag gegen die Medienfreiheit" nannte. Der westliche Handel mit Ankara Das Vorgehen legt eine unbequeme Abhängigkeit offen. Die Türkei stellt die zweitgrößte Armee der Nato, kontrolliert auf Grundlage des Vertrags von Montreux die Meerengen von Bosporus und Dardanellen und sitzt an der Südflanke des Bündnisses, mit Blick auf Syrien, den Irak und das Schwarze Meer. Dieses strategische Gewicht hat westliche Kritik am innenpolitischen Kurs Ankaras seit Langem gedämpft. Für die Europäische Union ist das Dilemma noch ausgeprägter. Die Türkei ist offiziell weiterhin EU-Beitrittskandidat, auch wenn die Verhandlungen seit 2018 praktisch eingefroren sind. Nach der Festnahme İmamoğlus warnten die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas und Erweiterungskommissarin Marta Kos in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung, die Inhaftierungen warfen „Fragen hinsichtlich der Einhaltung der langjährigen demokratischen Tradition der Türkei" auf, und fügten hinzu: „Als EU-Beitrittskandidat und langjähriges Mitglied des Europarats wird von der Türkei erwartet, dass sie die höchsten demokratischen Standards und Praktiken anwendet." Im Juni 2026 drängten Abgeordnete des Europäischen Parlaments darauf, im jährlichen Bericht der Union eine schärfere Sprache zur Menschenrechtslage in Ankara zu wählen. Doch auch Brüssel braucht Ankara. Im Rahmen der EU-Türkei-Erklärung vom März 2016 sagte die Union sechs Milliarden Euro zu, im Gegenzug für die Eindämmung der irregulären Migration; die Europäische Kommission gibt an, seit 2011 nahezu 12,4 Milliarden Euro an Flüchtlinge und aufnehmende Gemeinden in der Türkei geleitet zu haben. Die Türkei beherbergt rund drei Millionen Flüchtlinge, die größte derartige Bevölkerung weltweit. Dieser Hebel hat die Reaktion der EU auf Erdoğans innenpolitisches Handeln immer wieder gedämpft. Während sich die Regierungschefs auf eine Hauptstadt zubewegen, die Kritiker als faktischen Ausnahmezustand beschreiben, wird der Gipfel zur Probe darauf, ob ein auf demokratischen Werten gegründetes Bündnis diese mit seiner Abhängigkeit vom Gastgeber in Einklang bringen kann. Vorerst sind die Straßen Ankaras geräumt – und die Antwort vertagt. ### Sources - Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO Summit — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/25/turkiye-crackdown-ahead-of-nato-summit - Türkiye: Authorities must lift blanket protest ban ahead of NATO Summit and release scores of arbitrarily detained people — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/turkiye-authorities-must-lift-blanket-protest-ban-ahead-of-nato-summit-and-release-scores-of-arbitrarily-detained-people/ - Ankara court remands over 100 including academic, journalist ahead of NATO summit — Bianet: https://bianet.org/haber/ankara-court-remands-over-100-including-academic-journalist-ahead-of-nato-summit-320936 - Rights groups criticise Turkey protest ban ahead of Nato summit — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rights-group-criticise-turkey-protest-ban-ahead-nato-summit - Turkey detains 209 in raids in the capital ahead of July's NATO summit — The Washington Times / Associated Press: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/turkey-detains-209-people-raids-capital-ahead-julys-nato-summit/ - Overview - 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/2026/07/overview---2026-nato-summit-in-ankara- - 2026 Ankara NATO summit — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ankara_NATO_summit - Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas with Commissioner Kos on the recent events concerning Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-statement-high-representative%C2%A0kallas-commissioner-kos-recent-events-concerning-istanbul-mayor_en - Towards NATO's 2026 Ankara Summit — European Parliament Research Service: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/cs/document/EPRS_BRI(2026)789355 - The EU-Turkey Deal, Five Years On: A Frayed and Controversial but Enduring Blueprint — Migration Policy Institute: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/eu-turkey-deal-five-years-on --- ## Elf Tote bei Absturz eines Fallschirmflugzeugs bei Nancy - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/flugzeugabsturz-fallschirmsprung-nancy-tomblaine-elf-tote - Published: 2026-06-28T16:38:09.704+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:38:09.704+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 153d012c-362c-457a-aa62-4a6ffa3de4ca - Dateline: Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR > Eine Pilatus PC-6 mit fünf Ausbildern, fünf Erstspringern und dem Piloten stürzte Sekunden nach dem Start in Tomblaine ab – rund 100 Kilometer von der luxemburgischen Grenze entfernt. ### Summary Beim Absturz eines einmotorigen Fallschirmflugzeugs nahe Nancy kamen am Sonntag alle elf Insassen ums Leben. Das Unglück ereignete sich gut 100 Kilometer südlich von Luxemburg in der Großregion. ### Key facts - Beim Absturz eines einmotorigen Fallschirmflugzeugs bei Tomblaine nahe Nancy starben am 28. Juni alle elf Insassen – fünf Ausbilder, fünf Schüler und der Pilot. - Die Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter (Kennzeichen D-FIPS) stürzte Sekunden nach dem Start ab; am Boden wurde niemand verletzt. - Die Ursache ist ungeklärt; die BEA hat eine technische Untersuchung eingeleitet, parallel ermittelt die Staatsanwaltschaft Nancy. - Französische Stellen sprechen vom schwersten Zivilluftfahrtunglück außerhalb von Militär- und Linienverkehr; einen vergleichbaren Fallschirmsprung-Unfall gab es seit rund 30 Jahren nicht. - Der Unglücksort liegt rund 100 Kilometer südlich von Luxemburg in der Großregion; unter den Opfern wurden keine in Luxemburg ansässigen Personen bestätigt. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist bei Nancy genau passiert?** Am Sonntag, dem 28. Juni 2026, stürzte gegen 11 Uhr Ortszeit ein einmotoriges Fallschirmflugzeug vom Typ Pilatus PC-6 Sekunden nach dem Start vom Flugplatz Nancy-Essey bei Tomblaine ab. Alle elf Insassen kamen ums Leben. **Q: Wer waren die Opfer?** An Bord waren der Pilot und zehn Passagiere – fünf Fallschirmsprung-Ausbilder und fünf Erstspringer. Französische Medien berichteten, unter den Schülern seien freiberufliche Pflegekräfte aus dem Département gewesen. **Q: Ist die Absturzursache bekannt?** Nein. Die Ursache ist bislang ungeklärt. Die französische Untersuchungsstelle BEA hat eine technische Untersuchung eingeleitet, parallel ermittelt die Staatsanwaltschaft Nancy. Bis zur Rekonstruktion des Ablaufs kann es Tage oder Wochen dauern. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat das Unglück für Luxemburg?** Der Unglücksort liegt rund 100 Kilometer südlich von Luxemburg-Stadt innerhalb der Großregion. Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt gibt es keine Hinweise darauf, dass in Luxemburg ansässige Personen unter den Opfern waren. ### Body Es waren nur Sekunden zwischen dem Start und der Katastrophe. Als am Sonntagvormittag ein einmotoriges Sportflugzeug von einem kleinen Flugplatz am Rand von Nancy abhob, um Fallschirmspringer in die Höhe zu bringen, stürzte die Maschine fast unmittelbar danach ab. Alle elf Menschen an Bord starben – es ist eines der schwersten Zivilluftfahrtunglücke in Frankreich seit Jahren, und es ereignete sich unmittelbar vor der südlichen Haustür der Großregion. Die Maschine ging gegen 11 Uhr Ortszeit am 28. Juni bei Tomblaine zu Boden, einer an Nancy grenzenden Gemeinde im nordostfranzösischen Département Meurthe-et-Moselle. Nach Angaben von Al Jazeera und Euronews kam das Flugzeug auf einer Grünfläche rund 300 Meter von der Start- und Landebahn des Flugplatzes Nancy-Essey entfernt zum Liegen, nahe einem Wohngebiet und zwischen zwei Straßen. Am Boden wurde niemand verletzt. Unter den Toten waren der Pilot und zehn Passagiere – fünf Fallschirmsprung-Ausbilder und fünf Schüler, wie Al Jazeera unter Berufung auf die örtlichen Behörden berichtete. Französische Medien meldeten, die Gruppe habe an einem Einführungssprung teilgenommen, einem baptême de parachutisme; unter den Erstspringern seien freiberufliche Pflegekräfte aus dem Département gewesen. Ein Flug von wenigen Augenblicken Die Maschine hatte gerade erst abgehoben. Der Bürgermeister von Tomblaine, Hervé Féron, sagte, das Flugzeug habe sich noch im Steigflug befunden, als es ohne Vorwarnung absackte. Innenminister Laurent Nuñez sprach laut franceinfo davon, die Maschine sei nach dem Start «tombé subitement» – also plötzlich abgestürzt. Das Fachportal AeroTime berichtete, das Flugzeug sei nach dem Abheben leicht nach links abgedriftet, in eine Linkskurve gegangen und kurz außerhalb des Flughafengeländes nahe einem Gewerbegebiet aufgeschlagen. Ein Anwohner schilderte gegenüber Al Jazeera, er habe „ein Geräusch gehört, als sei der Motor mitten in der Luft ausgegangen“, gefolgt von einem lauten Knall. Die Ursache des Absturzes ist bislang ungeklärt; die Behörden warnten, es könne Tage oder Wochen dauern, bis der Ablauf rekonstruiert sei. Es gab keine Kollateralschäden, doch leider sind alle Menschen, die sich im Inneren befanden, ums Leben gekommen. Diese Einschätzung von Bürgermeister Féron bestätigte auch die Präfektur Meurthe-et-Moselle, wonach es am Boden keine Opfer gab. Die Maschine und der Betreiber Bei dem Flugzeug handelte es sich um eine Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, einen in der Schweiz gebauten einmotorigen Hochdecker mit Turboprop-Antrieb. Der Typ gilt wegen seiner Kurzstart-Eigenschaften und seiner Fähigkeit, eine ganze Gruppe Springer auf Absetzhöhe zu bringen, weltweit als Arbeitspferd von Fallschirmsprungvereinen. AeroTime und die französische Fachseite Avions Légendaires identifizierten die Maschine als eine in Deutschland zugelassene PC-6 mit dem Kennzeichen D-FIPS, die für einen am Flugplatz ansässigen Fallschirmsprungclub im Einsatz war. Avions Légendaires berichtete, die Zelle stamme aus den frühen 1990er-Jahren; diese Angabe zur Vorgeschichte ließ sich nicht unabhängig bestätigen und ist für das Unglück nicht von zentraler Bedeutung. Unter den Toten waren die Ausbilder, die solche Einführungssprünge leiten, und die Neulinge, die sich dafür angemeldet hatten – ein Umstand, der das Unglück weit über Luftfahrtkreise hinaus nachhallen lässt. Frankreichs Verkehrsminister Philippe Tabarot sprach von einer schrecklichen Tragödie und erklärte laut französischen Sendern, einen Fallschirmsprung-Unfall von vergleichbarer Schwere habe es seit rund dreißig Jahren nicht gegeben. Wie die Ermittlungen verlaufen In Frankreich laufen zwei Untersuchungen parallel. Die BEA – das Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile, die nationale Untersuchungsstelle für die Sicherheit der Zivilluftfahrt – hat eine technische Untersuchung eingeleitet und ein Team an den Unglücksort entsandt. Eine gesonderte justizielle Untersuchung führt die Staatsanwaltschaft Nancy, die mit den auf den Lufttransport spezialisierten Ermittlern der Gendarmerie zusammenarbeitet. Die Ermittler dürften sich auf die übliche Prüfliste für einen Kontrollverlust kurz nach dem Start konzentrieren: - die Flugbahn und die Frage, ob die Maschine im Steigflug einen Strömungsabriss erlitt; - der technische Zustand und die Wartungshistorie von Triebwerk und Zelle; - die Beladung sowie Gewicht und Schwerpunktlage des Flugzeugs; - die Wetterbedingungen zum Unglückszeitpunkt; und - Zeugenaussagen sowie etwaige aufgezeichnete Flugdaten. Französische Stellen bezeichneten den Absturz als das schwerste Zivilluftfahrtunglück in Frankreich außerhalb von Militär- und kommerziellem Linienverkehr – ein Maßstab dafür, wie ungewöhnlich ein Verlust dieser Größenordnung in der Freizeitfliegerei ist. Eine Tragödie am Rand der Großregion Für die Leserinnen und Leser in Luxemburg ist die geografische Nähe frappierend. Nancy liegt rund 100 Kilometer südlich des Großherzogtums – etwa 102 Kilometer Luftlinie von Luxemburg-Stadt und knapp 120 Kilometer über die Autobahn – in einem Winkel Lothringens, der innerhalb der grenzüberschreitenden Großregion liegt. Es ist eine Gegend, die Zehntausende Grenzpendler und Wochenendreisende gut kennen, auch wenn nichts darauf hindeutet, dass sich unter den Opfern in Luxemburg ansässige Personen befanden. Diese Nähe führt vor Augen, wie eng das Großherzogtum mit dem Leben seines französischen Nachbarn verflochten ist. Die Großregion – sie umfasst Luxemburg, Lothringen, das Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz und Wallonien – funktioniert als ein einziger Arbeitsmarkt und Verkehrsraum; ein Unglück in Meurthe-et-Moselle ist auf beiden Seiten der Grenze eine lokale Nachricht. Als am Sonntag die Nacht hereinbrach, war die Unglücksstelle in Tomblaine abgesperrt, und die mühsame Arbeit der Identifizierung der Toten und der Rekonstruktion des Fluges hatte begonnen. Für die Familien der Ausbilder und der Erstspringer, die zu einem Sonntag unter klarem Himmel über Lothringen aufgebrochen waren, können die Antworten nicht schnell genug kommen. ### Sources - At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/at-least-11-dead-in-civilian-plane-crash-in-eastern-france-authorities - France: 11 killed in civilian plane crash near Nancy — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-11-killed-in-civilian-plane-crash-near-nancy - Pilatus PC-6 carrying skydivers crashes in France, 11 killed — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/pilatus-pc-6-carrying-skydivers-crashes-in-france-11-killed - Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : 11 morts, les victimes étaient venues pour un baptême de parachutisme — France 3 Grand Est / franceinfo: https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle/nancy/un-avion-s-est-crashe-a-la-mi-journee-a-tomblaine-pres-de-nancy-le-risque-d-explosion-est-important-le-bilan-humain-pourrait-etre-tres-lourd-3377182.html - DIRECT. Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : l'appareil est «tombé subitement» après son décollage, déclare le ministre de l'Intérieur Laurent Nuñez — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/accident/crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy/direct-crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy-l-appareil-est-tombe-a-pic-alors-qu-il-etait-en-phase-ascensionnelle-selon-le-maire-de-tomblaine_8083790.html - Crash mortel d'un Pilatus PC-6B dans la banlieue de Nancy — Avions Légendaires: https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2026/06/actu/crash-mortel-dun-pilatus-pc-6b-dans-la-banlieue-de-nancy/ - Accident d'avion lors d'un baptême de parachutisme près de Nancy : onze morts — La DH/Les Sports+: https://www.dhnet.be/dernieres-depeches/2026/06/28/accident-davion-lors-dun-bapteme-de-parachutisme-pres-de-nancy-onze-morts-4WH7TLSMYBHUBFQTUJ2OVVES6U/ - Skydiving plane crashes in eastern France, killing all 11 on board — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/skydiving-plane-crashes-in-eastern-france-killing-all-11-on-board-3222820 --- ## Asteroid Day in Luxemburg: Bilanz nach zehn Jahren Wette auf den Weltraum - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/asteroid-day-luxemburg-weltraum-wette-zehn-jahre - Published: 2026-06-28T16:11:06.877+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:11:06.877+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 29b1a331-00ab-413d-bdfb-8cb482170892 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein NASA-Veteran mit mehr als 32 Stunden Außeneinsatz war Gast des Festivals im Cercle Cité. Zugleich zieht das Großherzogtum Bilanz seines Pioniergesetzes zum Asteroidenbergbau. ### Summary Beim Asteroid Day Festival in Luxemburg-Stadt trafen Astronauten-Veteranen auf ein junges Publikum. Im Hintergrund steht die Frage, was zehn Jahre Wette auf eine Weltraumwirtschaft gebracht haben. ### Key facts - Das Asteroid Day Festival fand am 26. und 27. Juni 2026 im Cercle Cité in Luxemburg-Stadt statt – mit freiem Eintritt, aber begrenzter Kapazität. - Zu den Gästen zählten der NASA-Veteran Mike Foreman, die kanadische Astronautin Julie Payette und der rumänische Kosmonaut Dorin Prunariu. - Mit dem Gesetz von 2017 wurde Luxemburg nach den USA das zweite Land weltweit, das Unternehmen Rechte an im All abgebauten Rohstoffen zusprach. - Die Branche zählt nach offiziellen Angaben mehr als 80 Unternehmen und Forschungslabore; Deloitte nennt über 60 Firmen mit rund 1.000 Beschäftigten. - Anker des Sektors bleibt SES, das nach der Intelsat-Übernahme im Juli 2025 zum weltgrößten kombinierten GEO/MEO-Satellitenbetreiber wurde. ### FAQ **Q: Wann und wo fand das Asteroid Day Festival 2026 statt?** Das Festival lief am 26. und 27. Juni 2026 im Cercle Cité in der Rue Genistre in Luxemburg-Stadt. Der Freitagabend bot eine Eröffnung mit Live-Quiz und Sternenbeobachtung, der Samstag von 10 bis 18 Uhr einen Publikumstag. Der Eintritt war frei, eine Anmeldung wegen begrenzter Kapazität jedoch erforderlich. **Q: Was hat Luxemburg mit Asteroidenbergbau zu tun?** Luxemburg rief 2016 die Initiative SpaceResources.lu ins Leben und verabschiedete 2017 ein Gesetz, das Unternehmen Eigentumsrechte an im All abgebauten Rohstoffen zuspricht. Damit war das Land das erste in Europa und das zweite weltweit nach den USA. **Q: Wer ist Mike Foreman?** Mike Foreman ist ein pensionierter NASA-Astronaut und früherer Kapitän der US-Marine. Er flog 2008 und 2009 zwei Space-Shuttle-Missionen und absolvierte fünf Außeneinsätze mit insgesamt 32 Stunden und 19 Minuten. Er verließ die NASA 2015. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt SES für Luxemburgs Weltraumsektor?** SES ist der 1985 gegründete Satellitenbetreiber mit Sitz im Schloss Betzdorf und das Aushängeschild der Branche. Nach Abschluss der Intelsat-Übernahme im Juli 2025 ist SES der weltgrößte kombinierte Betreiber im geostationären und mittleren Erdorbit mit rund 120 Satelliten. ### Body Ein US-Astronaut, der außerhalb der Internationalen Raumstation mehr als 32 Stunden im Außeneinsatz verbrachte, gehörte am vergangenen Wochenende zu den Gästen, als der Asteroid Day in die Hauptstadt zurückkehrte. Die von den Vereinten Nationen unterstützte Aufklärungskampagne wird aus Luxemburg gesteuert – und ihr Festival dient zugleich als Schaufenster für eine Wette, die das Großherzogtum vor einem Jahrzehnt auf die Weltraumwirtschaft platziert hat. Das Asteroid Day Festival fand am 26. und 27. Juni im Cercle Cité im Zentrum von Luxemburg-Stadt statt. Nach Angaben der veranstaltenden Asteroid Foundation und des Veranstaltungsprogramms öffnete am Samstag ein Publikumstag mit Vorträgen, Workshops, Ausstellungen und Vorführungen zur planetaren Verteidigung bei freiem Eintritt. Im Mittelpunkt einer Riege von Raumfahrt-Veteranen standen der pensionierte NASA-Astronaut Mike Foreman, die frühere kanadische Astronautin Julie Payette und der rumänische Kosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu. Ein erfahrener Raumfahrer als Gast Foreman, ein pensionierter Kapitän der US-Marine, wurde 1998 von der NASA ausgewählt und flog zwei Space-Shuttle-Missionen: STS-123 an Bord der Endeavour im März 2008 und STS-129 an Bord der Atlantis im November 2009. Bei fünf Außeneinsätzen kam er nach NASA-Angaben auf insgesamt 32 Stunden und 19 Minuten. Bevor er die Behörde 2015 verließ, hatte er mehr als 26 Tage im Orbit verbracht und über 7.000 Flugstunden in rund 50 verschiedenen Flugzeugtypen gesammelt. Zu seinem Abschied erklärte der damalige NASA-Chefastronaut Chris Cassidy, Foreman sei „ein großartiger Amerikaner, der unserem Land 35 Jahre lang gedient hat". Eröffnet wurde das Festival am Freitagabend mit einer Live-Quizrunde und dem Erlebnis „Astronomer for a Night", einer Sternenbeobachtung unter Leitung des italienischen Astronomen Gianluca Masi. Das Samstagsprogramm lief von 10 bis 18 Uhr und umfasste praktische Workshops, Robotik- und Marsrover-Vorführungen, ein temporäres Planetarium sowie Virtual-Reality-Stationen, die an die Hera-Mission der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation ESA zur planetaren Verteidigung anknüpften. Der Eintritt war frei, aber wegen begrenzter Kapazität anmeldepflichtig; ausgewählte Sessions wurden im Livestream übertragen. Der Asteroid Day wurde 2014 mitbegründet vom Queen-Gitarristen und Astrophysiker Brian May, dem Apollo-9-Astronauten Rusty Schweickart, dem Filmemacher Grig Richters und Danica Remy, der Präsidentin der B612 Foundation. Die UN-Generalversammlung erklärte im Dezember 2016 den 30. Juni zum Internationalen Asteroidentag – ein Datum, das an den Tunguska-Einschlag von 1908 in Sibirien erinnert. Luxemburg richtet das Programm der Kampagne seit Jahren aus und hat es so zu einem seiner Markenzeichen in der Wissenschaftsdiplomatie gemacht. Zehn Jahre Wette auf Weltraumressourcen Das Festival fällt in eine Zeit, in der Luxemburg Bilanz einer vor zehn Jahren getroffenen Entscheidung zieht. 2016 rief das Wirtschaftsministerium die Initiative SpaceResources.lu ins Leben. Mit dem Gesetz vom 20. Juli 2017 – im Parlament mit 55 zu zwei Stimmen verabschiedet und ab dem 1. August desselben Jahres in Kraft – wurde das Großherzogtum nach Angaben von SpaceNews und der Regierung das erste Land Europas und das zweite weltweit nach den Vereinigten Staaten, das Unternehmen Eigentumsrechte an Rohstoffen zusprach, die sie auf Asteroiden und anderen Himmelskörpern abbauen. Dieser Rahmen sollte Bergbau-Unternehmen anlocken und eine lange von Finanzsektor und Stahl geprägte Wirtschaft diversifizieren. Die spekulativen Asteroidenbergbau-Start-ups der ersten Stunde haben sich seither neu ausgerichtet oder sind verschwunden. Luxemburg hat die Agenda dafür stärker auf Forschung, Infrastruktur und Normen ausgerichtet. Im Mai markierte die Space Resources Week 2026 das zehnjährige Bestehen der Initiative SpaceResources.lu und das fünfjährige des Europäischen Innovationszentrums für Weltraumressourcen (ESRIC). Mit mehr als 490 angemeldeten Teilnehmern aus 35 Ländern war es die bislang größte Ausgabe. „Die Space Resources Week verkörpert in vollem Umfang Luxemburgs Anspruch, sich an der Spitze eines wegweisenden und nachhaltigen Weltraumsektors zu positionieren", sagte Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles. Eine Branche nach zehn Jahren Aus der Wette ist ein Ökosystem geworden, kein Goldrausch. Luxembourg Trade & Invest zählt mehr als 80 Unternehmen und Forschungslabore in der Branche; die Beratungsgesellschaft Deloitte beziffert sie auf über 60 Firmen mit rund 1.000 Beschäftigten. Nach offiziellen Angaben gehört der Beitrag des Weltraumsektors zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt zu den höchsten Quoten in Europa. Die 2018 gegründete Luxembourg Space Agency ist bewusst wirtschaftlich statt forschungsorientiert ausgerichtet: - Sie leitet Mittel über das nationale Programm LuxIMPULSE und eine eigene Fit-4-Start-Schiene. - Sie vermittelt Zugang zu Programmen von ESA und EU. - Erklärtes Ziel ist es, den Beitrag des Weltraums zur Wirtschaftsleistung zu steigern. Anker bleibt SES, der 1985 gegründete Satellitenbetreiber mit Sitz im Schloss Betzdorf, dessen Teleport am Hang von rund 100 weißen Antennenschüsseln gesäumt ist. Im Juli 2025 schloss SES die Übernahme von Intelsat ab und wurde damit zum weltgrößten kombinierten Betreiber von Satelliten im geostationären und im mittleren Erdorbit – mit etwa 90 Satelliten im geostationären Orbit und rund 120 insgesamt. ESRIC wiederum betreibt nach eigenen Angaben das weltweit erste Inkubationsprogramm, das ganz der Nutzung von Weltraumressourcen gewidmet ist, und arbeitet mit der ESA und dem Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology zusammen. Die Zahlen verdeutlichen Anspruch und Risiko zugleich: Ein kleiner Staat hat einen ungewöhnlich großen Teil seiner Wertschöpfung auf ein einziges, kapitalintensives Neuland konzentriert. ESRIC-Direktorin Kathryn Hadler brachte den Reiz nach dem Treffen im Mai schlichter auf den Punkt. „Wir haben uns sehr gefreut, die globale Gemeinschaft der Weltraumressourcen erneut nach Luxemburg zu holen", sagte sie. Für die Familien, die an diesem Wochenende durch den Cercle Cité zogen, waren die Astronauten und die Rover die Anziehungspunkte. Für die Regierung ist das Festival eine Erinnerung daran, dass sich eine vor zehn Jahren getroffene Wette – zu gleichen Teilen Wissenschaft, Diplomatie und wirtschaftliche Diversifizierung – noch immer auszahlen muss. ### Sources - Asteroid Day Luxembourg — Asteroid Foundation: https://asteroidfoundation.org/asteroid-day-luxembourg/ - Asteroid Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/event/14284-asteroid-day-2026 - Le Festival Asteroid Day fait décoller Luxembourg vers les étoiles — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/luxembourg/le-festival-asteroid-day-fait-decoller-luxembourg-vers-les-etoiles/ - Space Resources Week 2026 Concludes: Celebrating a Decade of Leadership and Innovation — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+05-mai+07-delles-lsa.html - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Veteran NASA Astronaut and Spacewalker Michael Foreman Retires From NASA — NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/veteran-nasa-astronaut-and-spacewalker-michael-foreman-retires-from-nasa/ - Michael Foreman (astronaut) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(astronaut) - Asteroid Day — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_Day - Space — Discover Luxembourg's business sectors — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/choose-luxembourg/discover-luxembourg-s-business-sectors/space - Our Headquarters — SES: https://www.ses.com/about-us/our-presence/our-headquarters - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) --- ## 8,77 Milliarden Euro: Luxemburgs Sozialkassen verbuchen Rekordeinnahmen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ccss-sozialbeitraege-luxemburg-2025-grenzgaenger-rentenkasse - Published: 2026-06-28T12:46:24.927+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:46:24.927+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 75a3d968-c7d6-4fba-ab9c-87e3de80a764 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der Jahresbericht des CCSS weist für 2025 ein Plus von 6,7 Prozent aus – getragen von hohen Löhnen und Grenzgängern, die fast die Hälfte des Systems finanzieren. Doch der Rentendruck wächst. ### Summary Luxemburgs zentrale Sozialversicherungsstelle CCSS hat 2025 Beiträge von 8,77 Milliarden Euro eingenommen, ein Plus von 6,7 Prozent. Hinter dem Rekord stehen steigende Löhne und Grenzgänger – und ein wachsendes Risiko für die Rentenkasse. ### Key facts - Das CCSS nahm 2025 Sozialbeiträge in Höhe von 8,77 Milliarden Euro ein – ein Plus von 6,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. - Die Beschleunigung speist sich vor allem aus höheren Löhnen: 10,19 Millionen Lohnmeldungen (+5,0 %) bei nur 1,0 Prozent mehr Beschäftigten (509.072). - Grenzgänger stellen rund 47 Prozent der abhängig Beschäftigten – mehr als 228.000 Menschen, überwiegend aus Frankreich. - Die Rentenreserve umfasst noch über das Vierfache der Jahresausgaben (rund 31 % des BIP), doch ab 2025 dürften die Beiträge die Rentenausgaben unterschreiten. - Der Rentenbeitragssatz steigt 2026 von 24 auf 25,5 Prozent; das Verhältnis von Beitragszahlern zu Rentnern fällt laut OECD bis 2070 auf knapp unter 1. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel nahm das CCSS 2025 an Sozialbeiträgen ein?** Das Centre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS) verbuchte 2025 Beiträge in Höhe von 8,77 Milliarden Euro, ein Anstieg um 6,7 Prozent gegenüber den 8,21 Milliarden Euro von 2024. **Q: Welche Rolle spielen Grenzgänger für Luxemburgs Sozialsystem?** Grenzgänger machen laut STATEC rund 47 Prozent der abhängig Beschäftigten aus – mehr als 228.000 Menschen, davon etwa 54 Prozent aus Frankreich sowie je rund 23 Prozent aus Belgien und Deutschland. Sie finanzieren damit einen großen Teil der Beiträge. **Q: Wie steht es um die Tragfähigkeit der Rentenkasse?** Noch besteht ein hohes Polster: Die Reserve übersteigt das Vierfache der Jahresausgaben (rund 31 % des BIP). Ab 2025 dürften die Beiträge die Rentenausgaben jedoch unterschreiten. Der Beitragssatz steigt 2026 auf 25,5 Prozent, und das Verhältnis von Beitragszahlern zu Rentnern fällt laut OECD bis 2070 auf knapp unter 1. ### Body Luxemburg hat im Jahr 2025 8,77 Milliarden Euro an Sozialversicherungsbeiträgen eingenommen – ein Plus von 6,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Das geht aus dem Jahresbericht hervor, den das Centre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS) am 25. Juni 2026 veröffentlicht hat. Die Behörde zieht die Sozialabgaben des Großherzogtums zentral ein und verteilt sie weiter. Diese Einnahmen sind das finanzielle Rückgrat der luxemburgischen Renten-, Kranken- und Pflegeversicherung. Zugleich liefern sie einen nahezu tagesaktuellen Blick auf den Arbeitsmarkt, der sie speist. Das Ergebnis von 2025 bedeutet eine deutliche Beschleunigung: 2024 waren die Beiträge nur leicht von 8,18 auf 8,21 Milliarden Euro gestiegen. Mehr Beschäftigte – und vor allem höhere Löhne Das CCSS verarbeitete 2025 10,19 Millionen Lohnmeldungen, ein Anstieg um 5,0 Prozent, während die Zahl der gemeldeten Arbeitnehmer um 1,0 Prozent auf 509.072 kletterte. Dass die Meldungen fünfmal schneller wuchsen als die Kopfzahl, verweist ebenso sehr auf steigende Einkommen wie auf steigende Beschäftigung: Luxemburg passt Löhne und Renten automatisch an die Inflation an. Jede Indexstufe hebt die Bemessungsgrundlage, auf die Beiträge erhoben werden. Der Bericht zählte zudem 23.708 freiwillig Versicherte, ein Plus von 8,5 Prozent, und verzeichnete einen anhaltenden Trend zur Digitalisierung: Die über das Portal MyGuichet.lu ausgestellten monatlichen Kontoauszüge nahmen um 27,5 Prozent auf 9.668 zu, und für Arbeitgeber wurde ein neues Unternehmensportal freigeschaltet. Der Motor jenseits der Grenze Ein großer Teil dieses Geldes wird von Menschen erarbeitet, die gar nicht in Luxemburg wohnen. Grenzgänger – auf Französisch frontaliers – machen nach Angaben des Statistikamts STATEC rund 47 Prozent der abhängig Beschäftigten des Landes aus. Mehr als 228.000 von ihnen überqueren an jedem Arbeitstag die Grenze. Etwa 54 Prozent kommen aus Frankreich, je rund 23 Prozent aus Belgien und Deutschland. Diese Abhängigkeit ist zugleich ein strukturelles Risiko. Die OECD warnte in ihrem Wirtschaftsbericht zu Luxemburg 2025, dass „der Renteneintritt der eingewanderten und grenzüberschreitenden Arbeitskräfte, die seit Ende der 1980er-Jahre für ein rasantes Beschäftigungswachstum gesorgt haben, die Tragfähigkeit des luxemburgischen Rentensystems vor Herausforderungen stellt“. Wofür die Beiträge stehen Die 8,77 Milliarden Euro verteilen sich auf die einzelnen Zweige der Sozialversicherung, die das CCSS verwaltet. Jeder wird durch einen festen Anteil am Bruttolohn finanziert: - Rentenversicherung, der größte Posten des Systems, mit je 8 Prozent für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber (und steigend ab 2026); - Kranken- und Mutterschaftsversicherung mit jeweils rund 2,80 Prozent, zuzüglich einer kleineren Abgabe für das Krankengeld; - Pflegeversicherung mit 1,40 Prozent, getragen von den Arbeitnehmern; - Unfallversicherung und weitere reine Arbeitgeberabgaben, etwa die Mutualité des Arbeitgebers und die Beiträge zur Arbeitsmedizin. Das CCSS fungiert als einzige Einzugsstelle und leitet die Mittel an die nationale Rentenkasse (CNAP), die nationale Gesundheitskasse (CNS) und weitere Träger weiter. Heute Polster, morgen Belastung Noch verfügt das System über ein dickes Polster: Jahrzehnte, in denen die Beiträge die Leistungen übertrafen, haben einen Rentenreservefonds aufgebaut, der mehr als das Vierfache der jährlichen Rentenausgaben umfasst – rund 31 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts. Das liegt weit über der gesetzlichen Untergrenze von 1,5 Jahresausgaben. Doch der Strom dreht sich. Die luxemburgische Generalinspektion der Sozialversicherung (IGSS) und die Europäische Kommission rechnen damit, dass die Beiträge zur allgemeinen Rentenversicherung ab 2025 hinter den Rentenausgaben zurückbleiben und die Reserven allmählich abschmelzen. Um die Erosion zu bremsen, soll der gesamte Rentenbeitragssatz ab 2026 von 24 auf 25,5 Prozent steigen, wobei die Mehrkosten zwischen Arbeitnehmern, Arbeitgebern und dem Staat aufgeteilt werden. Die langfristige Rechnung fällt noch ernüchternder aus. „Das Verhältnis von Beitragszahlern zu Rentnern dürfte von 2,3 im Jahr 2022 auf knapp unter 1 im Jahr 2070 sinken – einer der stärksten Rückgänge in der Europäischen Union.“ – OECD-Wirtschaftsbericht Luxemburg, 2025 Das CCSS selbst beschreibt die jüngsten Jahre als Phase der Konsolidierung. Im Vorwort zum Bericht 2024 schrieb Verwaltungsratspräsident Claude Seywert, das Jahr „war geprägt von einem starken Engagement für mehr Effizienz, Bürgernähe und die Qualität unserer Dienstleistungen“. Die Ausgabe 2025 ergänzt organisatorische Umbauten – der Lohndienst wurde in eine nationale und eine internationale Einheit aufgeteilt, der Dienst für die gerichtliche Beitreibung in „Service contentieux“ umbenannt – neben den Rekordeinnahmen. Und das, obwohl die Rechnung, die diese Einnahmen einmal decken müssen, weiter wächst. ### Sources - CCSS Annual Report Highlights €8.77bn in Social Security Contributions — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62050-ccss-annual-report-highlights-eur8-77bn-in-social-security-contributions - Social Security Contributions Rise to €8.21bn in 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55800-social-security-contributions-rise-to-eur8-21bn-in-2024 - Annual report 2024 of the Social Security Centre — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/07-juillet/16-rapport-annuel-ccss.html - Securing the pension system for future generations — OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2025/04/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_3eb782b5/full-report/securing-the-pension-system-for-future-generations_cc54d632.html - Luxembourg pension balance could turn negative in 2025: EU projection — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-pension-balance-cou - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Annual report 2025 of the CCSS (publications) — CCSS (ccss.public.lu): https://ccss.public.lu/fr/publications/rapports/rapport-annuel-2025.html --- ## Berlin setzt auf Freiwillige – die Wehrpflicht bleibt in Reserve - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/bundeswehr-freiwilligenmodell-wehrdienst-reform-wdmodg - Published: 2026-06-28T12:21:47.574+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:21:47.574+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 6cd18f30-0e31-4a12-8f65-278d11fcdda2 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Seit Januar gilt das modernisierte Wehrdienstgesetz: Es lockt mit besserer Bezahlung und verpflichtet zur Musterung – hält aber einen Schalter zur Einberufung bereit, falls die Zahlen ausbleiben. ### Summary Deutschland baut seine Bundeswehr über ein Freiwilligenmodell mit Pflichterfassung um – und hat zugleich einen schnellen Weg zur Wehrpflicht ins Gesetz geschrieben. Für ein kleines Land wie Luxemburg ändert die europäische Aufrüstung alles. ### Key facts - Das Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz gilt seit dem 1. Januar 2026 und setzt auf einen freiwilligen Kern statt auf eine automatische Rückkehr der Wehrpflicht. - Pflicht-Fragebogen für alle 18-Jährigen ab 2026 (Männer verpflichtend) und verpflichtende Musterung ab 1. Juli 2027 für Männer der Jahrgänge 2008 und jünger. - Eine „bedarfsorientierte Wehrpflicht“ lässt sich per gesonderter Bundestagsabstimmung scharf schalten – notfalls mit Auswahl per Los nach dänischem Vorbild. - Ziel sind bis zu 470.000 Soldaten bis 2035 (270.000 aktiv, 200.000 Reserve); rund 2.600 Euro Monatssold sollen jährlich etwa 30.000 zusätzliche Rekruten bringen. - Luxemburg hebt seine Verteidigungsausgaben kräftig an: rund 750 Millionen Euro 2025, über eine Milliarde 2026 erwartet, Ziel 2 Prozent des BNE bis 2030. ### FAQ **Q: Kehrt mit dem neuen Gesetz die Wehrpflicht zurück?** Nein. Das Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz setzt auf Freiwilligkeit; die 2011 ausgesetzte Wehrpflicht wird nicht automatisch wieder eingeführt. Niemand wird nach dem geltenden Gesetz eingezogen. Eine bedarfsorientierte Wehrpflicht kann der Bundestag jedoch über eine gesonderte Abstimmung aktivieren, falls die Rekrutierung ausbleibt oder sich die Sicherheitslage verschärft. **Q: Wer muss den Fragebogen ausfüllen und zur Musterung?** Ab 2026 erhält jede und jeder Deutsche zum 18. Geburtstag einen Fragebogen zu Gesundheit, Bildung und Dienstbereitschaft. Männer sind zur Antwort verpflichtet, Frauen können freiwillig antworten. Ab dem 1. Juli 2027 wird die ärztliche Musterung für alle Männer der Jahrgänge 2008 und jünger wieder Pflicht. **Q: Was bedeutet die deutsche Reform für Luxemburg?** Luxemburg, lange Nato-Schlusslicht mit unter 0,6 Prozent des BIP, hob seine Militärausgaben 2025 auf rund 750 Millionen Euro an und dürfte 2026 erstmals eine Milliarde Euro überschreiten. Ziel sind 2 Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens bis 2030, etwa 1,46 Milliarden Euro. Als vollständig von Verbündeten umschlossener Kleinstaat ist Luxemburg unmittelbar von der europäischen Aufrüstung betroffen. ### Body Deutschland will seine Streitkräfte wieder zu einer glaubwürdigen Größe machen – und entscheidet sich dabei bewusst gegen den Zwang. Statt die 2011 ausgesetzte Wehrpflicht zurückzuholen, baut die Bundesregierung auf Freiwillige, bessere Bezahlung und moderne Bedingungen. Doch für den Fall, dass diese Wette nicht aufgeht, hat sie eine zweite Tür ins Gesetz eingebaut: einen Mechanismus, der die Einberufung binnen kurzer Frist scharf schalten kann. Das Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz (WDModG) hat der Bundestag am 5. Dezember 2025 beschlossen, der Bundesrat zog noch im selben Monat nach. Seit dem 1. Januar 2026 ist es in Kraft – mit einem klaren Ziel: die Reihen der Bundeswehr schnell genug zu füllen, um die Fähigkeitsvorgaben zu erreichen, die die Nato heute von ihren Mitgliedern erwartet. Freiwillig im Kern, mit eingebautem Notschalter Das neue Modell ist ein Zwitter. Von 2026 an erhält jede und jeder Deutsche zum 18. Geburtstag einen Fragebogen zu Gesundheit, Bildung und Dienstbereitschaft. Männer sind gesetzlich verpflichtet, ihn auszufüllen; Frauen können freiwillig antworten. Vom 1. Juli 2027 an wird zudem die ärztliche Musterung wieder Pflicht – für alle Männer der Geburtsjahrgänge 2008 und jünger. Es ist der erste verbindliche Schritt zurück zu einer flächendeckenden Erfassung seit dem Ende der Wehrpflicht. Den Rest soll die Attraktivität des Dienstes erledigen. Freiwillige Rekruten bekommen rund 2.600 Euro im Monat, Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius peilt jährlich etwa 30.000 zusätzliche Soldatinnen und Soldaten an. Gesetzlich festgeschrieben ist ein weit größeres Ziel: - bis zu 470.000 Soldaten insgesamt bis 2035, - davon 270.000 im aktiven Dienst, - und 200.000 Reservisten. Zum Zeitpunkt der Abstimmung zählte die Truppe laut Defense News rund 184.000 aktive Soldaten – die Lücke zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit ist also beträchtlich. Bleiben die Freiwilligen aus, behält sich der Staat einen Hebel vor. Das Gesetz enthält eine Regelung zur „bedarfsorientierten Wehrpflicht“: Der Bundestag kann sie aktivieren – aber nur durch eine gesonderte Abstimmung und nur, wenn die Rekrutierung hinterherhinkt oder sich die Sicherheitslage verschärft. Sind dann mehr junge Menschen geeignet als gebraucht werden, könnte ein Losverfahren über die Auswahl entscheiden – eine Idee, die sich an Dänemark anlehnt. Ein automatisches Losverfahren war zuvor in den Koalitionsverhandlungen aus dem Entwurf gestrichen worden. „Wenn das nicht reicht, werden wir nicht umhinkommen, eine teilweise Wehrpflicht einzuführen“, sagte Pistorius vor den Abgeordneten. „Im Verteidigungsfall, den wir um jeden Preis verhindern wollen, muss der Staat wissen, wer einsatzbereit ist.“ Wie die Koalition ihren Kompromiss fand Das Gesetz ist das Ergebnis zähen Ringens in der Koalition von Kanzler Friedrich Merz aus CDU/CSU und der SPD. Pistorius, der sich am schwedischen Modell orientiert, bestand auf einem freiwilligen Kern und stellte sich gegen jedes automatische Los: Rekruten sollten nach Eignung und Fähigkeiten ausgewählt werden. Die Union drängte ihrerseits auf festere Pflichtmechanismen und konkrete Zielzahlen, um die Nato-Vorgaben zu erfüllen. Herausgekommen ist die goldene Mitte: Freiwilligkeit jetzt, die Maschinerie des Zwangs jederzeit zuschaltbar. Beide Lager zeigten sich unzufrieden. Der Militärhistoriker Sönke Neitzel verwarf einen früheren Entwurf als „ein weiteres Dokument des Zauderns und Aufschiebens“, während Gegner warnten, die Erfassungspflichten liefen auf eine Wehrpflicht durch die Hintertür hinaus. Ein Baustein der europäischen Aufrüstung Deutschlands Personaldebatte ist nur eine Front im breiteren Wettlauf Europas, sich gegen die Bedrohung durch Russland zu wappnen. Auf ihrem Gipfel in Den Haag am 24. und 25. Juni 2025 vereinbarten die Nato-Staaten, ihre verteidigungsbezogenen Ausgaben bis 2035 auf 5 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts anzuheben – mindestens 3,5 Prozent für den militärischen Kernbedarf und bis zu 1,5 Prozent für Infrastruktur, Resilienz und Industrie, mit einer Überprüfung 2029. Alle Verbündeten trugen das mit, außer Spanien, das sich eine Ausnahme sicherte. Für einen Kleinstaat wie Luxemburg ist der Umbruch enorm. Lange Zeit Schlusslicht der Nato – im Schnitt unter 0,6 Prozent des BIP über das vergangene Jahrzehnt – hob das Großherzogtum seine Militärausgaben 2025 auf rund 750 Millionen Euro an, ein Plus von etwa einem Viertel binnen eines Jahres. 2026 dürfte die Schwelle von einer Milliarde Euro erstmals überschritten werden. Verteidigungsministerin Yuriko Backes hält am Fahrplan der Regierung fest: 2 Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens bis 2030, umgerechnet rund 1,46 Milliarden Euro. „Der von der Regierung im Juni 2024 festgelegte Fahrplan bleibt in Kraft: 2 Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens im Jahr 2030“, sagte Backes. Das Land, vollständig von größeren Verbündeten umschlossen, wägt zugleich ab, wie rasch es zu den neuen Zielmarken aufschließen kann. Eben deshalb hallen Berlins Entscheidungen weit über Deutschland hinaus. Als bevölkerungsreichstes und wirtschaftsstärkstes europäisches Nato-Mitglied soll die Bundesrepublik die Ostflanke des Bündnisses absichern und die Verteidigung kleinerer Nachbarn mittragen. Ob sie die Soldaten aufstellen kann, die zu ihren Budgets passen – durch Überzeugung oder, wenn es sein muss, durch Zwang –, wird mit darüber entscheiden, wie sicher sich die gesamte Region in den kommenden Jahren fühlt. ### Sources - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised / new draft military service law — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - Bundestag approves law for new military service — deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/news/bundestag-approves-law-for-new-military-service - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches close to agreement on contentious military service but questions remain — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/germany-inches-close-to-agreement-on-contentious-military-service-bill-but-questions-remai - Germany's military service reform: voluntarism at its core — OSW Centre for Eastern Studies: https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2025-12-10/germanys-military-service-reform-voluntarism-its-core - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress, Global Legal Monitor: https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO (official text): https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake --- ## Luxemburg nimmt höchste Hitzewarnung zurück – Hunderte Tote in Europa - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-roter-hitzealarm-aufgehoben-europa-rekordhitze-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:11:59.602+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:11:59.602+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 80000e29-08fa-47da-a1f6-3633ab97ddd6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Sechs Tage roter Alarm haben das Großherzogtum an die Grenze gebracht. In Frankreich fiel der nationale Hitzerekord, Spanien meldet Hunderte Tote. ### Summary MeteoLux beendete am Sonntagmorgen den roten Hitzealarm. In Luxemburg stiegen die CGDIS-Einsätze um fast 70 Prozent, während Frankreich seinen heißesten Tag seit 1947 erlebte und Spanien mindestens 212 Hitzetote zählte. ### Key facts - MeteoLux beendete den roten Hitzealarm am Sonntag, dem 28. Juni, um 7 Uhr – nach sechs Tagen höchster Warnstufe ab dem 22. Juni. - Prognostiziert wurden Höchstwerte nahe oder über 40 Grad, gegenüber einem normalen Juni-Maximum von rund 22 Grad am Findel; CGDIS-Einsätze lagen bis zur Wochenmitte fast 70 % über dem Durchschnitt. - Frankreich erlebte mit einem nationalen Indikator von 29,8 Grad seinen heißesten Tag seit 1947, mit 44,3 Grad in Pissos und bis zu 72 Departements unter roter canicule-Warnung. - Spanien führte zwischen dem 21. und 24. Juni mindestens 212 Todesfälle auf die Hitze zurück; auch Italien und Großbritannien meldeten Rekorde. - Die Gesundheitsdirektion empfahl mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser täglich, kühle Orte während der heißesten Stunden und besondere Rücksicht auf gefährdete Gruppen. ### FAQ **Q: Wann hob Luxemburg den roten Hitzealarm auf?** MeteoLux beendete den roten Alarm am Sonntag, dem 28. Juni 2026, um 7 Uhr. Die höchste Warnstufe hatte seit Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, gegolten und war von der Krisenzelle CERI verlängert worden. **Q: Wie stark wurden Luxemburgs Rettungsdienste belastet?** Das CGDIS verstärkte seine Mannschaften landesweit. Bis zur Wochenmitte lagen die Einsätze fast 70 Prozent über dem saisonalen Durchschnitt, und in den Notaufnahmen häuften sich hitzebedingte Behandlungen, während das Gesundheitssystem insgesamt unter Kontrolle blieb. **Q: Wie viele Menschen starben in Frankreich und Spanien an der Hitze?** In Spanien führte das Gesundheitsinstitut Carlos III zwischen dem 21. und 24. Juni mindestens 212 Todesfälle auf die Hitze zurück. In Frankreich ertranken bis zum 24. Juni mindestens 40 Menschen, viele in unbeaufsichtigten Gewässern. **Q: Was empfiehlt die Gesundheitsdirektion bei extremer Hitze?** Mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser pro Tag trinken, Alkohol meiden, während der heißesten Stunden (etwa 11 bis 21 Uhr) kühle oder klimatisierte Orte aufsuchen, körperliche Anstrengung im Freien einschränken und Kontakt zu gefährdeten Menschen halten. ### Body Am Sonntagmorgen kehrte in Luxemburg ein Stück Normalität zurück: Um 7 Uhr hob der nationale Wetterdienst MeteoLux den roten Hitzealarm auf und beendete damit die schärfste Phase einer Hitzewelle, die seit mehr als einer Woche West- und Mitteleuropa im Griff hatte. Sie kostete Hunderte Menschen das Leben und ließ jahrzehntealte Temperaturrekorde von der Atlantikküste bis ins Moseltal fallen. Sechs Tage lang, von Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, bis zum frühen Sonntagmorgen, dem 28. Juni, hatte über dem Großherzogtum die höchste Warnstufe gegolten – eine ungewöhnlich lange Aktivierung, die mitten in die Feierlichkeiten zum Nationalfeiertag fiel und die Rettungsdienste an ihre Belastungsgrenze brachte. Roter Alarm mitten im Nationalfeiertag Die Warnung verschärfte sich in Stufen. Zunächst rief MeteoLux ab Freitag, dem 19. Juni, die orange Stufe aus – sie greift, wenn der durchschnittliche Universal Thermal Climate Index an mindestens zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen voraussichtlich 24 Grad erreicht oder überschreitet. Als die Luft weiter aufheizte, hob der Dienst die Warnung am 22. Juni um 12 Uhr auf Rot an. Prognostiziert wurden Höchstwerte nahe oder über 40 Grad – gegenüber einem für den Juni normalen Maximum von rund 22 Grad am Flughafen Findel. Am heißesten wurde es in den Städten und im Moseltal, dazu kamen mehrere „tropische" Nächte ohne Abkühlung. Die Krisenzelle CERI verlängerte den roten Alarm später bis Sonntagmorgen um 7 Uhr. Das Großherzogliche Feuerwehr- und Rettungskorps, bekannt unter dem französischen Kürzel CGDIS, verstärkte seine Mannschaften im ganzen Land – sowohl für die Festtage als auch wegen der Hitze. Bis zur Wochenmitte lagen die Einsätze nach Angaben des Korps um fast 70 Prozent über dem saisonalen Durchschnitt. In den Notaufnahmen der Krankenhäuser häuften sich hitzebedingte Behandlungen, während das Gesundheitssystem insgesamt weitgehend unter Kontrolle blieb. Die Behörden ordneten den Alltag rund um die Hitze neu. Das Umweltministerium erlaubte Baustellen, bereits um 6 statt um 7 Uhr zu beginnen, um Bauarbeitern die größte Nachmittagshitze zu ersparen. Die Stadt Luxemburg setzte am 24. und 26. Juni den Nachmittagsunterricht für die jüngsten Grundschulzyklen aus, und das Athénée de Luxembourg schickte seine Schülerinnen und Schüler vorzeitig nach Hause. Frankreich trägt die schwerste Last Wo Luxemburgs Notlage beherrschbar blieb, traf die Hitzewelle das Nachbarland Frankreich mit voller Wucht. Météo-France registrierte den heißesten Tag seit Beginn der nationalen Aufzeichnungen 1947: Der thermische Indikator, ein Mittelwert aus 30 Referenzstationen, erreichte laut NPR und Euronews 29,8 Grad, in Pissos im Südwesten wurde ein Spitzenwert von 44,3 Grad gemessen. In Teilen Westfrankreichs kletterten die Werte über 40 Grad. Bis zum 25. Juni hatte Météo-France bis zu 72 der französischen Festlanddepartements unter die rote canicule-Warnung gestellt – ein Rekord, der mehr als 50 Millionen Menschen in einem Land mit wenig Klimaanlagen betraf. Französische Behörden meldeten zahlreiche Ertrinkungsfälle, bis zum 24. Juni mindestens 40, viele davon Menschen, die zur Abkühlung in unbeaufsichtigten Flüssen und Seen schwammen; die Notrufe schnellten in die Höhe. In der Bretagne fielen nach einem hitzebedingten Defekt vorübergehend Zehntausende Haushalte ohne Strom aus. Die Bilanz reichte weit über Frankreich hinaus. In Spanien führte das Gesundheitsinstitut Carlos III zwischen dem 21. und 24. Juni mindestens 212 Todesfälle auf die Hitze zurück. Rote Warnungen galten zudem in Spanien, Italien und Teilen des Vereinigten Königreichs, wo Großbritannien an zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen seinen Juni-Temperaturrekord brach. Was die Bevölkerung beachten soll Die luxemburgische Gesundheitsdirektion rief dazu auf, besonders gefährdete Menschen im Blick zu behalten – ältere und allein lebende Personen, kleine Kinder, Menschen in prekären Lebenslagen sowie chronisch Kranke – und gab für die Tage der extremen Hitze konkrete Empfehlungen: - Mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser pro Tag trinken und auf Alkohol verzichten, der die Austrocknung beschleunigt. - Während der heißesten Stunden, etwa zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr, kühle oder klimatisierte Orte aufsuchen – Einkaufszentren, Kinos oder öffentliche Bibliotheken. - Körperliche Anstrengung im Freien einschränken; die Direktion warnte, dass manche Medikamente die Austrocknung verstärken, die Temperaturregulierung stören oder die Sonnenempfindlichkeit erhöhen können. - Regelmäßig Kontakt zu älteren oder isolierten Nachbarn halten, deren Risiko noch mehrere Tage nach dem Höhepunkt steigen kann. Für Bau- und Außenarbeiter, die zu den am stärksten Gefährdeten zählen, mahnte MeteoLux, dass „eine längere Hitzeexposition selbst bei geringer körperlicher Aktivität zu Hitzeerschöpfung oder Hitzschlag führen kann". Ein Vorgeschmack auf das neue Normal Fachleute stellten rasch den Bezug zum Klimawandel her. Meteorologen führten die Hitze auf ein festgefahrenes Hochdruckgebiet zurück – einen sogenannten „Omega-Block" –, das heiße Luft über dem Kontinent staute, während kühlere Luft an seinen Rändern vorbeiglitt. Die Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (WMO) berichtete, in mehreren Ländern seien Rekorde gefallen, und die Gruppe World Weather Attribution meldete, die von ihr untersuchten Städte in Luxemburg, Tschechien und Litauen hätten allesamt noch nie dagewesene Höchstwerte erlebt. „Hitzewellen wie diese sind genau das, was wir in einem sich verändernden Klima erwarten", sagte John Kennedy, Klimaforscher bei der Weltorganisation für Meteorologie. „In den 50 Jahren seit der historischen Hitzewelle von 1976 hat sich Europa insgesamt um rund zwei Grad erwärmt." Für Luxemburg entspannte sich die akute Lage am Sonntag, als kühlere Luft heranzog. Doch das Großherzogtum liegt in einer der sich am schnellsten erwärmenden Ecken des sich am schnellsten erwärmenden Kontinents – und die Behörden ließen keinen Zweifel daran, dass die Belastung von Krankenhäusern, Schulen und Rettungskräften in dieser Woche weniger eine Ausnahme als ein Vorgriff war. ### Sources - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — Lëtz prepare (public.lu): https://letzprepare.public.lu/en/actualites/orange-alert-june.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/red-heatwave-alerts-spread-across-europe-with-hottest-day-ever-in-france-and-40-deaths-fro - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - What to Know About Europe's Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/ - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves --- ## Nach Starmers Rücktritt: Andy Burnham gilt als Favorit für die Labour-Spitze - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/burnham-favorit-labour-fuehrung-starmer-ruecktritt-grossbritannien - Published: 2026-06-28T11:48:45.405+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:48:45.405+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 99a20578-6c1b-47d2-a1e3-d916643cf771 - Dateline: London, GB > Keir Starmers Rücktritt macht den Weg frei für den Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester. Burnham wirbt bereits für ein Programm aus Dezentralisierung, öffentlicher Kontrolle und ruhigem EU-Kurs. ### Summary Premier Keir Starmer tritt zurück und ebnet damit Andy Burnham den Weg an die Labour-Spitze. Der frischgewählte Abgeordnete gilt als klarer Favorit – auch für Luxemburgs Finanzplatz und britische Gemeinde ist sein Kurs zur EU von Bedeutung. ### Key facts - Keir Starmer kündigte am 22. Juni 2026 seinen Rücktritt als Labour-Chef und Premierminister an, bleibt aber bis zur Wahl eines Nachfolgers im Amt. - Andy Burnham, Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester, gewann am 18. Juni die Nachwahl in Makerfield mit 54,8 Prozent und gilt als haushoher Favorit auf die Nachfolge. - Die Nominierungsfrist läuft vom 9. bis 16. Juli; eine neue Führung soll vor Sitzungsbeginn des Parlaments im September feststehen. - Burnhams Programm verbindet wirtschaftsfreundliches Wachstum mit mehr öffentlicher Kontrolle über Wohnen, Energie, Wasser und Verkehr sowie eine Verfassungsreform. - Beim Verhältnis zur EU setzt Burnham auf Kontinuität: keine Rückkehr in Binnenmarkt oder Zollunion, aber schrittweise Annäherung – relevant für Luxemburgs Finanzplatz. ### FAQ **Q: Warum tritt Keir Starmer zurück?** Starmer beugte sich einem monatelangen parteiinternen Druck, der durch Labours schwere Verluste bei den Kommunalwahlen im Mai 2026 und den Aufstieg von Reform UK verstärkt wurde. Er kündigte den Rücktritt am 22. Juni vor der Downing Street an, bleibt aber bis zur Wahl eines Nachfolgers Premierminister. **Q: Ist Andy Burnham bereits Premierminister?** Nein. Burnham ist seit dem 18. Juni wieder Abgeordneter und der einzige erklärte Bewerber um den Labour-Vorsitz, doch das parteiinterne Auswahlverfahren läuft noch. Erst nach dessen Abschluss könnte er Starmer als Regierungschef ablösen. **Q: Was bedeutet ein Premier Burnham für Luxemburg?** Burnham setzt gegenüber der EU auf Kontinuität ohne Rückkehr in Binnenmarkt oder Zollunion. Für Luxemburg mit seinem eng an die Londoner City gebundenen Finanzsektor und rund 3.924 britischen Einwohnern (Anfang 2023) verspricht das Berechenbarkeit. ### Body Großbritannien steuert auf seinen siebten Regierungschef binnen eines Jahrzehnts zu. Sir Keir Starmer kündigte am 22. Juni an, als Vorsitzender der Labour-Partei und als Premierminister zurückzutreten. Damit endet eine monatelange parteiinterne Revolte – und der Weg wird frei für einen Mann, der erst vier Tage zuvor ins Unterhaus zurückgekehrt war: Andy Burnham, Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester. Als haushoher Favorit auf die Nachfolge hat dieser bereits begonnen, die Schwerpunkte einer Regierung zu umreißen, die er noch gar nicht führt. Starmer verkündete seinen Schritt vor der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street. Er beugte sich damit einem Druck, der seit den schweren Verlusten Labours bei den Kommunalwahlen im Mai und dem Höhenflug von Nigel Farages Partei Reform UK stetig gewachsen war. Im Amt bleibt er, bis die Partei einen Nachfolger bestimmt hat. Ich habe die Antwort meiner Unterhausfraktion auf diese Frage gehört, und ich nehme diese Antwort mit Anstand an. Eine Nachwahl als Steigbügel Auslöser war eine Nachwahl. Am 18. Juni gewann Burnham den Wahlkreis Makerfield in Greater Manchester mit 54,8 Prozent der Stimmen und einem Vorsprung von mehr als 9.200 Stimmen vor Reform UK – ein deutlicheres Ergebnis, als die Umfragen vorhergesagt hatten. Die Wahlbeteiligung lag bei 58,8 Prozent, dem höchsten Wert bei einer Unterhaus-Nachwahl seit 2019. Der Urnengang war eigens für ihn arrangiert worden: Der bisherige Labour-Abgeordnete Josh Simons hatte sein Mandat niedergelegt, damit Burnham, der über keinen Parlamentssitz verfügte, ins Unterhaus zurückkehren und sich für die Parteiführung qualifizieren konnte. Nach dem Zeitplan, den Labours Nationales Exekutivkomitee festgelegt hat, beginnt die Nominierungsphase am 9. Juli und endet am 16. Juli. Eine neue Führung soll feststehen, bevor das Parlament im September zusammentritt. Bislang ist Burnham der einzige erklärte Bewerber; sein prominentester möglicher Rivale, der frühere Gesundheitsminister Wes Streeting, hat einen Antritt ausgeschlossen. Bleibt eine Gegenkandidatur aus, könnte Burnham binnen Wochen im Amt sein. „Ich werde mich als Teil dieses Verfahrens zur Wahl stellen“, sagte er dem Sender Sky News. Was „Manchesterism“ bedeutet Burnham, 56, ist eine vertraute Figur der britischen Politik. Von 2001 bis 2017 saß er als Abgeordneter für Leigh im Unterhaus, war unter Gordon Brown Gesundheitsminister und regiert seit 2017 Greater Manchester, wo er drei Bürgermeisterwahlen gewann. Zweimal, 2010 und 2015, bewarb er sich um den Labour-Vorsitz – und unterlag beide Male. Sein Angebot ruht auf dem, was er „Manchesterism“ nennt: der These, dass sein dezentrales, regional verankertes Modell aus Greater Manchester auf das gesamte Land übertragen werden sollte. Beobachter und seine eigenen Schriften zeichnen ein Programm, das wirtschaftsfreundliches Wachstum mit mehr öffentlicher Kontrolle über die Grundversorgung verbindet. Zu seinen erklärten Prioritäten zählen: - wirtschaftliche Erneuerung und die Rückgewinnung von Vertrauen in die Politik; - eine tiefere Übertragung von Befugnissen und Geldern aus Whitehall an die englischen Regionen; - ein größerer öffentlicher Anteil an Wohnen, Energie, Wasser und Verkehr; - eine Verfassungsreform, einschließlich der Ersetzung des Oberhauses durch eine gewählte Kammer der Nationen und Regionen. Den Augenblick fasst er in scharfen Worten: Wer das Vertrauen nicht zurückgewinne, riskiere eine zunehmend gespaltene Politik. „Die Politik wird immer stärker polarisiert“, warnte er und mahnte, Großbritannien drohe „in Richtung der Politik der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika“ abzudriften. Farage, dessen Partei in Makerfield Zweite wurde, hält wenig von der Art, in der Burnham an die Macht zu gelangen droht: Eine einzige Nachwahl verleihe ihm kein Mandat, das Land zu regieren. Ein ruhiger Kurs – auch für Luxemburg Für die Europäische Union und für die Gemeinschaften in Luxemburg, die mit Großbritannien verbunden sind, ist das wichtigste Signal Kontinuität. Von früheren Äußerungen zugunsten einer EU-Mitgliedschaft ist Burnham abgerückt; im Mai erklärte er, er schlage keinen Wiederbeitritt vor, und stellte sich damit hinter Starmers Linie, wonach Großbritannien weder dem Binnenmarkt noch der Zollunion wieder beitreten werde. Analysten erwarten, dass er die bereits begonnene schrittweise Annäherung fortsetzt – ein Veterinär- und Agrarabkommen, engere Zusammenarbeit bei Strom- und CO2-Märkten sowie die regelmäßige Teilnahme an den Gipfeln der Europäischen Politischen Gemeinschaft –, statt die Brexit-Frage neu aufzurollen. Dieser vorsichtige Kurs zählt in Luxemburg, wo ein eng mit der Londoner City verflochtener Finanzsektor und eine lange ansässige britische Gemeinde beheimatet sind. Die amtliche Statistik verzeichnete Anfang 2023 genau 3.924 britische Staatsangehörige im Großherzogtum – eine Zahl, die dadurch gedämpft wird, dass viele Briten nach dem Brexit die luxemburgische Staatsbürgerschaft annahmen. Eine Regierung, die weiterverhandelt, ohne nach der einen oder anderen Seite auszuscheren, verspricht ein Maß an Berechenbarkeit für Auswanderer und für Unternehmen, die Geschäfte über den Ärmelkanal hinweg steuern – auch wenn die größere Frage nach Großbritanniens langfristigem Platz in Europa offen bleibt. Vorerst aber gehen die Förmlichkeiten vor. Bis Labour seinen Wettbewerb abgeschlossen hat, bleibt Starmer Premierminister und Burnham ein Abgeordneter von wenigen Tagen – ein Regierungschef in Wartestellung, der ein Programm vorlegt, für dessen Umsetzung ihm die Macht erst noch übergeben werden muss. ### Sources - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - Keir Starmer resignation, UK to get seventh PM in a decade, as Andy Burnham likely to replace him (live) — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/world/live-news/keir-starmer-uk-pm - Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister; Andy Burnham expected to be next U.K. leader — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British PM Keir Starmer after his resignation? — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-who-is-andy-burnham-likely-next-uk-prime-minister/ - How Will the New Prime Minister Be Chosen—and How Soon Could They Be in Downing Street? — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/how-will-new-uk-prime-minister-be-chosen-timeline-leadership-contest-burnham/ - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - 2026 Makerfield by-election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election - Andy Burnham — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham - Britain poised for 'Manchesterism' under presumptive next PM Andy Burnham — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/23/andy-burnham-manchesterism-prime-minister-starmer-labour/ - More integration? What an Andy Burnham premiership might do to EU–UK relations — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/06/andy-burnham-premiership-eu-uk-relations/ - Andy Burnham's Brexit gamble — New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/andy-burnhams-brexit-gamble - Demographics of Luxembourg (UK nationals resident, 1 Jan 2023) — Wikipedia / STATEC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg --- ## Luxemburgs Immobilienmarkt findet aus dem Tal zurück – doch die Mieten ziehen davon - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-immobilienpreise-q1-2026-trendwende-mieten - Published: 2026-06-28T11:38:10.84+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:38:10.84+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: 06e00f77-f79e-4bb3-b080-e868cdab8473 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die Wohnimmobilienpreise legten im ersten Quartal wieder zu, getragen von Häusern und anziehenden Verkaufszahlen. Bei den Mieten aber bleibt die Lage angespannt – und teurer als die Inflation. ### Summary Im ersten Quartal 2026 stiegen Luxemburgs Wohnimmobilienpreise um 1,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Damit endet die schwerste Marktkorrektur seit Jahrzehnten – während die Angebotsmieten weiter deutlich über der Inflation klettern. ### Key facts - Die Wohnimmobilienpreise stiegen im ersten Quartal 2026 um 0,7 Prozent zum Vorquartal und 1,7 Prozent zum Vorjahr – etwa auf Höhe der Inflation von 1,6 Prozent. - Bestandshäuser treiben die Erholung mit plus 3,0 Prozent, deutlich vor Wohnungen (0,9 Prozent) und Neubau (0,9 Prozent). - Die Verkaufszahlen normalisieren sich: plus 9,4 Prozent bei Bestandswohnungen, plus 11,5 Prozent bei Häusern – doch der Neubau bricht mit minus 18,2 Prozent weiter ein. - Nach einem Preissturz von rund 16,3 Prozent zwischen Mitte 2022 und Anfang 2024 ist die Talsohle durchschritten. - Die Angebotsmieten steigen mit plus 4,4 Prozent im Jahr weiter klar über der Inflation – der Mietmarkt bleibt das eigentliche Problem. ### FAQ **Q: Steigen die Immobilienpreise in Luxemburg wieder?** Ja. Im ersten Quartal 2026 legten die Wohnimmobilienpreise um 0,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal und um 1,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr zu. Damit endet laut dem Observatoire de l'Habitat die schwerste Marktkorrektur seit Jahrzehnten. **Q: Welche Immobilien verteuern sich am stärksten?** Bestandshäuser führen die Erholung an mit einem Plus von 3,0 Prozent im Jahresvergleich. Bestehende Wohnungen und Neubauwohnungen (VEFA) legten jeweils nur um 0,9 Prozent zu. **Q: Wie entwickeln sich die Mieten in Luxemburg?** Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen stiegen um 4,4 Prozent binnen zwölf Monaten und damit deutlich über der Inflation. Bei möblierten Zimmern waren es 4,7 Prozent, bei den tatsächlich gezahlten Mieten 1,4 Prozent. **Q: Warum waren die Preise zuvor gefallen?** Der lange Boom endete Mitte 2022, als die EZB die Zinsen zur Inflationsbekämpfung kräftig anhob. Bis Anfang 2024 fielen die Preise um rund 16,3 Prozent. Mit sinkenden Zinsen und Hypothekenzinsen um 3,2 Prozent kehren die Käufer nun zurück. ### Body Wer in Luxemburg ein Eigenheim sucht, kennt das Gefühl, einem Ziel hinterherzulaufen, das sich beständig entfernt. Zwei Jahre lang gab es eine seltene Atempause: Die Preise fielen. Damit ist es nun vorbei. Die am 25. Juni veröffentlichten amtlichen Zahlen zeigen für das erste Quartal 2026 ein Plus von 0,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal und 1,7 Prozent binnen Jahresfrist. Die tiefste Wohnungskrise des Großherzogtums seit Jahrzehnten ist einer vorsichtigen Erholung gewichen. Die Daten stützen sich auf den hedonischen Preisindex der Statistikbehörde STATEC und wurden im 25. Quartalsbericht des Observatoire de l'Habitat ausgewertet, der staatlichen Wohnungsmarktbeobachtungsstelle des Ministeriums für Wohnungsbau und Raumordnung. Sie zeichnen das Bild eines Marktes, der sich nach zwei Jahren sinkender Werte stabilisiert hat. Mit 1,7 Prozent liegt das Preiswachstum mittlerweile etwa auf Höhe der nationalen Inflation, die im selben Zeitraum 1,6 Prozent betrug. Für ein Land, das regelmäßig zu den teuersten Wohnstandorten Europas zählt, ist diese Wende mehr als eine Statistik. Bezahlbares Wohnen ist das beherrschende Geldbeutel-Thema im Großherzogtum. Steigende Preise verändern die Rechnung für tausende Kaufwillige – und für die Grenzgänger, die täglich aus Frankreich, Belgien und Deutschland pendeln. Häuser treiben die Erholung an Die Erholung verläuft ungleichmäßig. Bestandshäuser verteuerten sich binnen eines Jahres um 3,0 Prozent und damit deutlich stärker als bestehende Wohnungen mit 0,9 Prozent oder Neubauwohnungen im Bau, das sogenannte VEFA-Segment, das ebenfalls 0,9 Prozent zulegte. Auch die Verkaufszahlen sprechen für eine Normalisierung. Gegenüber dem ersten Quartal 2025 stiegen die Transaktionen kräftig: - Bestandswohnungen: 968 Verkäufe, ein Plus von 9,4 Prozent – wieder nahe am Durchschnitt aus der Zeit vor der Krise. - Häuser: rund 650 Verkäufe, ein Anstieg um 11,5 Prozent. - Neubauwohnungen (VEFA): nur 207 Verkäufe, ein Rückgang um 18,2 Prozent. Der Neubau bleibt damit das Sorgenkind: Der Rückgang unterstreicht, dass die Bautätigkeit noch nicht in Schwung gekommen ist. Insgesamt aber, so das Observatoire, hätten sich die Transaktionszahlen auf einem Niveau eingependelt, das deutlich über jenem der schärfsten Abschwungphase zwischen 2023 und Anfang 2024 liege. Vom Absturz zur Stabilisierung Der Erholung ging ein schmerzhafter Einschnitt voraus. Der lange Immobilienboom des Landes geriet Mitte 2022 ins Stocken, als die Europäische Zentralbank zur Inflationsbekämpfung die Zinsen kräftig anhob und viele Käufer abrupt aus dem Markt drängte. Vom Höchststand im dritten Quartal 2022 bis zum Tiefpunkt Anfang 2024 fielen die Preise nach Berechnungen des Observatoire um rund 16,3 Prozent; Mitte 2023 lagen die Jahresrückgänge zeitweise im zweistelligen Bereich. Über das Gesamtjahr 2023 ergab sich ein Minus von etwa 9,1 Prozent, 2024 von rund 5,2 Prozent. Den ersten Jahreszuwachs seit Ende 2022 brachte das Schlussquartal 2024 mit plus 1,4 Prozent. Im Verlauf des Jahres 2025 gewann die Erholung dann an Tempo – gestützt von befristeten steuerlichen Anreizen wie Vergünstigungen bei den Eintragungsgebühren und dem „Bëllegen Akt", die Käufe vorzogen. Der Weg von Quartal zu Quartal blieb jedoch holprig: einem Sprung von 4,4 Prozent im zweiten Quartal 2025 folgte ein Minus von 3,5 Prozent im dritten und ein Plus von 0,4 Prozent im vierten. Mit der Zinswende der EZB und Hypothekenzinsen, die sich bei etwa 3,2 Prozent eingependelt haben, verbesserten sich die Finanzierungsbedingungen so weit, dass Käufer in einen Markt zurückkehren, in dem das Angebot strukturell knapp bleibt. Die jüngsten Zahlen deuten darauf hin, dass die Schwankungen abklingen. Der Markt sei zu einem normaleren Rhythmus zurückgekehrt, schloss das Observatoire und ordnete die bescheidenen Zuwächse des ersten Quartals als Phase der Stabilisierung ein – nicht als Beginn eines neuen Booms. Die Mieter bleiben zurück Während sich der Kaufmarkt entspannt, gilt das für Mieter nicht. Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen stiegen um 0,5 Prozent im Quartal und 4,4 Prozent im Jahresvergleich – weit mehr als Inflation und Kaufpreise. Bei möblierten Zimmern kletterten die Angebotsmieten binnen zwölf Monaten um 4,7 Prozent, während der STATEC-Index der tatsächlich gezahlten Mieten mit 1,4 Prozent moderater zulegte. Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen steigen weiterhin in raschem Tempo (+4,4 Prozent binnen zwölf Monaten), deutlich oberhalb der Inflation. In dieser Schere zwischen einem sich erholenden Kaufmarkt und einem unerbittlich enger werdenden Mietmarkt liegt der Kern des luxemburgischen Bezahlbarkeitsproblems. Weil Wohneigentum für viele unerreichbar bleibt, fließt die Nachfrage ins Mietsegment – wo das Angebot knapp ist und die Preise weiter steigen. Was das für Käufer und Mieter heißt Für Kaufinteressenten ist die Botschaft zwiespältig. Die Preise fallen nicht mehr, das Warten auf einen günstigeren Markt erscheint daher als verlorene Wette. Doch da die Werte nur im Gleichschritt mit der Inflation steigen und die Zinsen ihren Höhepunkt überschritten haben, ist die Panik des Schocks von 2022 gewichen. Für Mieter und Haushalte mit geringerem Einkommen fällt das Bild düsterer aus, da die Angebotsmieten den Löhnen davoneilen. Die Zahlen treffen auf einen seit Langem anhaltenden politischen Druck, den Angebotsmangel zu beheben. Wohnungsbauminister Claude Meisch führt die Krise immer wieder auf ein schlichtes Ungleichgewicht zwischen Bevölkerungswachstum und Bautätigkeit zurück. „Wir brauchen mehr Wohnraum, das ist eine einfache Rechenwahrheit, denn es sind mehr Menschen nach Luxemburg gezogen, als wir Wohnungen gebaut haben", sagte Meisch 2024 in einem Interview mit der Luxembourg Times. Es gehe darum, „dafür zu sorgen, dass am Ende jeder in Luxemburg ein Zuhause findet, das er sich leisten kann – was heute nicht der Fall ist". Vorerst lautet das amtliche Urteil: Stabilisierung. Ein Markt, der aufgehört hat zu fallen, der wieder verkauft und sich langsam nach oben tastet – der aber für viele Einwohner hartnäckig unerreichbar bleibt. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (Le gouvernement luxembourgeois): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Luxembourg Housing Prices Drop by 16.3% between Q3 2022, Q1 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57270-luxembourg-housing-prices-drop-by-16-3-between-q3-2022-q1-2024 - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (interview with Claude Meisch) — Luxembourg Times / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/de/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Renewed momentum on the Luxembourg property market? — Spuerkeess: https://www.spuerkeess.lu/en/blog/housing/renewed-momentum-on-the-luxembourg-property-market/ --- ## Luxemburgs Sommer werden trockener, der Starkregen heftiger - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-klima-trockene-sommer-starkregen-wasserversorgung-pfister - Published: 2026-06-28T11:21:31.827+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:21:31.827+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: acc83fe3-9eed-46ec-8610-a748fddf3948 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die Rekordhitze flaut ab – doch Hydrologe Laurent Pfister sieht Luxemburg auf heißere, trockenere Sommer und heftige Unwetter festgelegt. Mit Folgen für Wasser, Landwirtschaft und Schiene. ### Summary Der LIST-Hydroklimatologe Laurent Pfister beschreibt einen strukturellen Wandel: Luxemburgs gemäßigtes Klima weicht trockenen Sommern und sintflutartigem Starkregen – mit dauerhaften Risiken für die Trinkwasserversorgung. ### Key facts - Laut LIST bleibt Luxemburgs Jahresniederschlag insgesamt stabil – verschoben werden Verteilung und Intensität: lange Trockenphasen, durchbrochen von gewaltigem Starkregen. - Dürre und Wolkenbruch verstärken sich gegenseitig: versiegelter Boden lässt Wasser oberflächlich abfließen und trägt Schadstoffe in Flüsse und Stauseen. - Die Versorgung ist verwundbar: rund 45 % Grundwasser, 55 % aus dem Obersauer-Stausee; rund 100 von 250 Grundwasservorkommen sind durch Schadstoffe bereits unbrauchbar. - Projektionen: +2 bis 4 °C oder mehr bis Jahrhundertende, 10–20 % weniger Sommerregen bis 2100, dafür feuchtere Winter und bis zu fünf extrem heiße Tage jährlich bis 2050. - Während der Hitzewelle: 44,3 °C in Frankreich, deutscher Rekord von 41,5 °C, rund 41,1 °C in Remich – die europäische Episode wird mit über 500 Todesfällen verbunden. ### FAQ **Q: Wird es in Luxemburg künftig insgesamt trockener oder feuchter?** Laut den Projektionen des LIST bleibt die jährliche Gesamtniederschlagsmenge weitgehend unverändert. Es ändert sich die Verteilung: trockenere Sommer (Juni bis August könnten bis 2100 um 10–20 % feuchter, äh trockener werden) und feuchtere Winter (+5–15 %), bei zunehmend heftigem Starkregen. **Q: Woher bezieht Luxemburg sein Trinkwasser?** Rund 45 Prozent stammen aus Grundwasserquellen, etwa 55 Prozent aus dem Obersauer-Stausee bei Esch-sur-Sûre, aufbereitet vom Versorger SEBES. Die Hauptstadt stützt sich für rund die Hälfte ihrer Versorgung auf den Luxemburger Sandstein (Grès de Luxembourg). **Q: Wie heiß wurde es während der Hitzewelle Ende Juni 2026?** In Luxemburg wurden Werte in Richtung 40 Grad gemessen, am 26. Juni rund 41,1 Grad in Remich an der Mosel. Zugleich meldete Frankreich 44,3 Grad in Pissos und Deutschland einen nationalen Rekord von 41,5 Grad. ### Body Rotalarm, ausgefallener Nachmittagsunterricht und ein Gleis, das sich in der Hitze verbog: Die Thermometer, die Luxemburg in dieser Woche in Richtung 40 Grad trieben, werden bald wieder fallen. Die Bedingungen, die sie hervorgebracht haben, bleiben – darauf weisen Hydrologen nachdrücklich hin. Für Laurent Pfister, Hydroklimatologe und Leiter der Einheit Environmental Sensing and Modelling am Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in Belvaux, ist die Junihitze nur das Symptom einer tieferen, strukturellen Verschiebung. Das gemäßigte Klima des Großherzogtums, in dem der Regen sich bislang über das ganze Jahr verteilte, weicht einem Muster, auf das das Land nie ausgelegt war: heißere, trockenere Sommer, unterbrochen von plötzlichen, gewaltigen Regengüssen – ein Rhythmus, der eher an den Mittelmeerraum erinnert als an das milde Nordwesteuropa des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ein Wasserkreislauf, der sich aufschaukelt Pfisters zentrale These lautet nicht einfach, Luxemburg werde im Mittel feuchter oder trockener. Die Projektionen des LIST gehen davon aus, dass die jährliche Gesamtniederschlagsmenge weitgehend stabil bleibt. Was sich ändert, ist ihre Verteilung – und ihre Wucht: lange Trockenphasen, durchbrochen von extremen Regenschüben. „On parle surtout d'une intensification du cycle hydrologique“ – „Wir sprechen vor allem von einer Intensivierung des Wasserkreislaufs“, sagte Pfister dem luxemburgischen Portal Infogreen und beschrieb damit die Abkehr vom gleichmäßigen, ganzjährigen Regen. Dieser Wandel verstärke sich selbst, erklärt er. Bei einem heftigen Wolkenbruch sättige sich der ausgedörrte Boden binnen Minuten, das Wasser fließe oberflächlich ab und reiße Schadstoffe und Bakterien in Flüsse und Stauseen; eine anhaltende Dürre wiederum backe und versiegele den Boden, sodass er den Regen, wenn er endlich komme, nicht mehr aufnehmen könne. Das Ergebnis sei ein Teufelskreis aus Flut und Trockenheit statt eines sanften Mittelwegs. Weil die heutigen Planungsregeln auf einem als stabil angenommenen Klima des 20. Jahrhunderts beruhen, verlieren sie an Tragfähigkeit. „Le climat change en raison de l'activité humaine, ce qui implique qu'il faut revoir progressivement tous nos modèles statistiques“ – das Klima ändere sich durch menschliches Handeln, was bedeute, dass alle statistischen Modelle Schritt für Schritt überarbeitet werden müssten, so Pfister. Systematische Temperaturaufzeichnungen reichen in Luxemburg nur bis etwa 1838 zurück, jene zum Niederschlag bis 1854 – ein kurzes Gedächtnis dafür, wie extrem das Wetter werden kann. Eine Versorgung, ausgelegt für ein feuchteres Land Am Wasserhahn wird der Einsatz am deutlichsten. Rund 45 Prozent seines Trinkwassers gewinnt Luxemburg aus Grundwasserquellen, etwa 55 Prozent aus einer einzigen Oberflächenquelle – dem Stausee der Obersauer bei Esch-sur-Sûre, aufbereitet und verteilt vom Versorger SEBES. Die Hauptstadt stützt sich für rund die Hälfte ihrer Versorgung stark auf den Grès de Luxembourg, den Luxemburger Sandstein. Eine lange Dürre setzt beide Quellen unter Druck; der Rückgriff führt dann auf tieferes Grundwasser, dessen Neubildung Jahrtausende dauern kann. Der Druck zeigt sich bereits in den Zahlen, die Forschung und Wasserwirtschaft nennen: - Die tägliche Entnahme erreicht rund 130.000 m³, etwa 180 Liter pro Einwohner; der Gesamtverbrauch hat sich in 15 Jahren in etwa verdoppelt. - Auf Haushalte entfallen rund 60 Prozent des Verbrauchs, auf die Industrie 23 und auf die Landwirtschaft 8 Prozent; etwa 9 Prozent gehen über Leckagen verloren. - Rund 100 der 250 Grundwasservorkommen des Landes sind wegen Nitrat-, Pestizid- und Phosphatbelastung bereits unbrauchbar; nur etwa 2 Prozent der Oberflächengewässer erreichen die Ziele der EU-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. - Modellrechnungen der Universität Luxemburg warnen, die Wasserverfügbarkeit könne ohne Sparmaßnahmen nach 2023–2029 zur Bremse des Bevölkerungswachstums werden. Was die Projektionen zeigen Die Entwicklung ist nicht hypothetisch. Das Climate Change Knowledge Portal der Weltbank projiziert für Luxemburg unter Hochemissionsszenarien einen Anstieg der mittleren Jahrestemperatur um rund 2 bis 4 Grad oder mehr bis Ende des Jahrhunderts; nationale Schätzungen liegen bei etwa +1,1 Grad bis zur Jahrhundertmitte und +3,1 Grad zum Jahrhundertende. Der Sommerniederschlag (Juni bis August) könnte bis 2100 um 10 bis 20 Prozent sinken, während die Winter um 5 bis 15 Prozent feuchter werden; bis 2050 sind bis zu etwa fünf extrem heiße Tage pro Jahr zu erwarten. Die Landwirtschaft steht mitten im Kreuzfeuer. Bauern und die Winzer des Moseltals pendeln bereits zwischen anhaltender Dürre, schädlichen Wolkenbrüchen und unzeitigem Frost; wärmere, trockenere Sommer erhöhen die Waldbrandgefahr. Auch die Infrastruktur ist exponiert: Die Gleisabsenkung bei Berchem am 22. Juni, die Verbindungen Luxemburg–Esch/Alzette–Rodange sowie Luxemburg–Thionville–Metz störte, zeigte, wie die Hitze das Schienennetz prüft, während stärkerer Winterregen Hochwasserrisiken bis hin zum Stromnetz schafft. Die nationale Anpassungsstrategie listet inzwischen 131 Maßnahmen, die genau darauf vorbereiten sollen. Eine Großregion unter demselben Himmel Luxemburgs Lage teilt sich über die Grenzen hinweg. Während derselben Hitzewelle meldete Frankreich am 23. Juni 44,3 Grad in Pissos, Deutschland stellte am 27. Juni mit 41,5 Grad einen nationalen Rekord auf; in Luxemburg wurden am 26. Juni rund 41,1 Grad in Remich an der Mosel gemessen. Die europaweite Episode wird mit mehr als 500 Todesfällen in Verbindung gebracht. Höfe, Flüsse und Städte der Großregion erwärmen sich gemeinsam – Wasser wird zunehmend zur grenzüberschreitenden Frage. Pfisters Rezept lautet, die ferne Vergangenheit zu lesen, um die Zukunft vorzubereiten: alte Hochwasser und Dürren aus Baumringen, Sedimenten und Archiven zu rekonstruieren und so eine Datenreihe zu verlängern, die Messinstrumente allein nicht liefern können. „Indem wir vergangene Extremereignisse mit den heute beobachteten verknüpfen, können wir den Einfluss menschlicher Aktivitäten besser einschätzen und die künftige Entwicklung von Klima und hydrologischen Phänomenen genauer vorhersagen“, sagt er. Die Hitzewelle wird vorübergehen. Die Fragen, die sie zu Wasser, Landwirtschaft und Infrastruktur aufwirft, bleiben – so die Wissenschaft. ### Sources - À quoi doit s'attendre le Luxembourg alors que le climat se détracte — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/fr/media/presse/a-quoi-doit-sattendre-le-luxembourg-alors-que-le-climat-se-detracte/ - « Le changement climatique a intensifié le cycle de l'eau » — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/le-changement-climatique-a-intensifie-le-cycle-de-l-eau.html - Climate and rivers: when the past sheds light on the future — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/en/news/climate-and-rivers-when-the-past-sheds-light-on-the-future/ - À l'écoute du changement climatique, à travers météo et hydrologie — ingsci.lu (Ingénieurs et Scientifiques du Luxembourg): https://ingsci.lu/en/a-lecoute-du-changement-climatique-a-travers-meteo-et-hydrologie/ - Research trends: New models for extreme weather — Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR): https://www.fnr.lu/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight/research-trends-pfister/ - Luxembourg – Mean Projections (CMIP6) — World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal: https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/luxembourg/climate-data-projections - State of Luxembourg's water supply — Sustainability Mag: https://sustainabilitymag.lu/en/nature/la-crise-de-lor-bleu/state-luxembourgs-water-supply - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Climate and weather in Luxembourg — Luxtoday: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/the-climate-in-luxembourg --- ## BIZ warnt vor verketteten Risiken für den Fondsplatz Luxemburg - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/biz-jahresbericht-2026-druckpunkte-weltwirtschaft-luxemburg-fondsplatz - Published: 2026-06-28T11:08:40.019+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:08:40.019+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: bc2b963d-5099-457a-8392-a4f8e8b042cd - Dateline: Basel, CH > Hohe Staatsschulden, zähe Inflation und überdehnte Bewertungen laufen zusammen, warnt die BIZ in Basel. Über die Anleihemärkte führt die Gefahr direkt zum Großherzogtum. ### Summary Die Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich warnt im Jahresbericht 2026 vor einer Verkettung globaler Risiken – mit direkten Folgen für Luxemburgs Fondsindustrie, die über 8,2 Billionen Euro verwaltet. ### Key facts - Die BIZ benennt fünf zusammenlaufende Druckpunkte: hohe Staatsschulden, drohende Inflation, Handelsfragmentierung, überdehnte Bewertungen und fragile Anleiheliquidität durch Nichtbanken. - Ein neuer „fiskalisch-finanzieller Stabilitätsnexus“ macht Staatsanleihen zum Übertragungskanal für Stress – mit häufigeren, schärferen Werteinbrüchen. - Luxemburg ist als zweitgrößter Fondsstandort der Welt und großer NBFI-Hub genau über jene Kanäle exponiert, die die BIZ markiert. - Luxemburgs Fondsvermögen erreichte Ende 2025 erstmals 8,2 Billionen Euro; PwC erwartet bis 2030 bis zu 10,4 Billionen Dollar. - Neue EU-Regeln für kreditvergebende Fonds deckeln ab Mitte 2026 die Hebelung bei 175 Prozent (offen) und 300 Prozent (geschlossen). ### FAQ **Q: Was ist die BIZ und was hat sie veröffentlicht?** Die Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich (BIZ) mit Sitz in Basel ist die „Bank der Zentralbanken“. Am Sonntag, dem 28. Juni 2026, legte sie zu ihrer Jahreshauptversammlung ihren 133 Seiten umfassenden Jahresbericht 2026 vor. **Q: Warum betrifft der Bericht Luxemburg so direkt?** Luxemburg ist nach den USA der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt und ein großer Hub für Nichtbank-Finanzintermediäre. Zins-, Staatsanleihe- und Liquiditätsrisiken – genau die von der BIZ genannten Kanäle – übertragen sich unmittelbar auf die heimischen Fonds und die daran hängenden Einnahmen und Arbeitsplätze. **Q: Was empfiehlt die BIZ der Politik?** Sie rät, der Preisstabilität Vorrang zu geben, Schulden abzubauen, die Finanzstabilitätsaufsicht über Banken hinaus auf Nichtbanken auszuweiten, Strukturreformen anzugehen und die Maßnahmen aufeinander abzustimmen. **Q: Was ändert sich 2026 bei den EU-Regeln für Fonds?** Ab Mitte 2026 gelten neue EU-Regeln für kreditvergebende Fonds (Loan-Originating Funds): Die Hebelung wird bei 175 Prozent für offene und 300 Prozent für geschlossene Vehikel gedeckelt. ### Body Wer dieser Tage auf die Oberfläche der Weltwirtschaft blickt, sieht erstaunliche Widerstandsfähigkeit. Genau davor warnt die Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich (BIZ): Die Ruhe an der Oberfläche verdecke, dass sich darunter Risiken auftürmen. In ihrem am Sonntag in Basel vorgelegten Jahresbericht beschreibt die Notenbank der Notenbanken eine Reihe von „Druckpunkten“, die einzeln beherrschbar wären – in der Summe aber die Weltwirtschaft anfällig für den nächsten Schock machen. Das von den Zentralbanken getragene Institut stellte seinen 133 Seiten starken Bericht unter die Überschrift, dass globale wirtschaftliche Druckpunkte politische Disziplin erforderten. Die Kernbotschaft: Robustheit dürfe nicht mit Sicherheit verwechselt werden – und der Spielraum, eine Krise abzufedern, sei enger geworden. „Die Politik muss jetzt handeln“, sagte BIZ-Generaldirektor Pablo Hernández de Cos. „Jede Verzögerung macht die notwendigen Anpassungen nur teurer.“ Fünf Schwachstellen, die zusammenlaufen Der Bericht benennt mehrere Verwundbarkeiten, die gefährlich werden, sobald sie aufeinandertreffen. Nach Darstellung der BIZ und den Berichten von der Vorstellung gehören dazu: - Nahezu rekordhohe Staatsschulden und angespannte öffentliche Finanzen, die kaum noch fiskalischen Spielraum für den nächsten Abschwung lassen. - Die Gefahr einer erneut hartnäckig hohen Inflation, befeuert durch fortwirkende Angebotsschocks und das Risiko, dass sich die Erwartungen von ihrem Anker lösen. - Handelsfragmentierung und geopolitische Spannungen, die die Flexibilität des globalen Angebots verringern. - Überdehnte Vermögensbewertungen und Sorglosigkeit der Anleger, mit besonderem Unbehagen über die Preise in KI-nahen Sektoren. - Fragile Liquidität an den Anleihemärkten und versteckte Hebel, aufgebaut über Nichtbank-Finanzintermediäre (NBFIs). Beim KI-Boom schlug die BIZ vorsichtige statt euphorische Töne an. Zwar habe die Technologie das Vertrauen gestärkt und das Wachstum in der Hoffnung auf Produktivitätsgewinne gestützt; doch Lieferengpässe und scharfer Wettbewerb könnten den Aufschwung in eine Überinvestition kippen lassen, wie man sie aus früheren Boom-und-Bust-Zyklen kenne – während zugleich Ängste um Arbeitsplätze wüchsen. Der neue Knoten zwischen Staatskasse und Stabilität Der originellste Teil der Diagnose ist das, was die BIZ einen neuen „fiskalisch-finanziellen Stabilitätsnexus“ nennt. Weil Staaten immer mehr Schulden aufnehmen, hat sich das globale Finanzsystem vom Finanzieren des Privatsektors zum Finanzieren des Staates verschoben – und ein wachsender Teil dieser Schulden liegt inzwischen bei Akteuren außerhalb des Bankensektors wie Hedgefonds und Vermögensverwaltern, häufig über kurzfristige Märkte refinanziert, die das Anhäufen von Hebeln erlauben. Damit werden die Märkte für Staatsanleihen, lange als Fundament des Finanzsystems behandelt, zu einem möglichen Übertragungskanal für Stress. „Der neue fiskalisch-finanzielle Stabilitätsnexus könnte häufigere und schärfere Einbrüche im Wert von Staatsanleihen bedeuten“, sagte Frank Smets, kommissarischer Leiter der Währungs- und Wirtschaftsabteilung der BIZ – Ausschläge, die die Finanzierungsbedingungen rasch verschärfen könnten. Aus der Diagnose folgt die Therapie. Die BIZ forderte Regierungen und Zentralbanken auf, der Preisstabilität Vorrang einzuräumen, die Tragfähigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen durch Schuldenabbau wiederherzustellen, die Finanzstabilitätsaufsicht über den Bankensektor hinaus auf die rasch wachsende Nichtbankenwelt auszudehnen, Strukturreformen anzugehen und ihr Handeln so abzustimmen, dass es sich gegenseitig verstärkt, statt in entgegengesetzte Richtungen zu ziehen. Warum Luxemburg besonders exponiert ist Für die meisten Leser bleibt der Bericht eine Abstraktion. Für Luxemburg liest er sich beinahe wie eine Beschreibung des heimischen Risikoprofils. Das Großherzogtum ist nach den Vereinigten Staaten der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt und Europas führendes Zentrum für grenzüberschreitende Fonds – genau jene Nichtbanken-Maschinerie, die die BIZ nun stärker beaufsichtigt sehen will. Die Dimension ist bemerkenswert für ein Land mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern. Das in luxemburgischen Fonds verwaltete Vermögen überschritt erstmals die Marke von acht Billionen Euro und erreichte nach Zahlen von Luxembourg for Finance Ende 2025 rund 8,2 Billionen Euro – über die Hälfte mehr als fünf Jahre zuvor. Alternative Fonds machen inzwischen etwa 35 Prozent davon aus, die ETF-Vermögen beliefen sich auf 531,8 Milliarden Euro (plus 19,5 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr). Die Beratungsgesellschaft PwC erwartet, dass die Branche bis 2030 auf 10,4 Billionen Dollar anwachsen könnte. Weil ein so großer Teil dieses Geldes in Anleihen und andere global gehandelte Werte fließt, schlagen die von der BIZ markierten Kanäle – Zinsbewegungen, abrupte Neubewertungen von Staatsschulden und Lücken in der Marktliquidität – unmittelbar auf Luxemburgs Fonds durch sowie auf die Gebühreneinnahmen, Arbeitsplätze und Steuern, die daran hängen. Ein scharfer Einbruch der Anleihewerte, wie ihn die BIZ skizziert, wäre zuerst in jenen Portfolios zu spüren, die das Großherzogtum für Anleger weltweit verwaltet. Die Anfälligkeit wächst im Gleichschritt mit dem Risiko. Neue EU-Regeln für kreditvergebende Fonds (Loan-Originating Funds), die ab Mitte 2026 greifen, deckeln die Hebelung bei 175 Prozent für offene und 300 Prozent für geschlossene Vehikel – ein stilles Eingeständnis, dass Privatkredite und Hebel, zwei der zentralen BIZ-Sorgen, ins Herz des Luxemburger Geschäfts gerückt sind. De Cos kam immer wieder auf die Schuldenfrage zurück und merkte an, die Verschuldung sei hoch und werde zunehmend „über Nichtbank-Finanzintermediäre finanziert“. Seine Botschaft an die in Basel versammelten Finanzminister und Notenbanker lautete, das Fenster zur Reparatur schwacher Fundamente stehe jetzt offen, werde es aber nicht unbegrenzt bleiben. Für eine Volkswirtschaft, die vom Verwalten der Ersparnisse der Welt lebt, ist das weniger eine ferne Mahnung als eine Prognose für die eigene Bilanz. ### Sources - Annual Economic Report 2026 — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e.htm - Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline (press release, 28 June 2026) — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/press/p260628.htm - Rising debt, AI boom and financial fragilities raise global risks: BIS — Business Standard (Reuters wire): https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/rising-debt-ai-boom-and-financial-fragilities-raise-global-risks-bis-126062800378_1.html - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — ETF Express: https://etfexpress.com/2026/03/26/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Luxembourg Fund Assets Could Reach $10.4trn by 2030, PwC Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61838-luxembourg-fund-assets-could-reach-10-4trn-by-2030-pwc-reports - Luxembourg tops Europe in sustainable fund assets — IFC Review: https://www.ifcreview.com/news/2026/march/luxembourg-luxembourg-tops-europe-in-sustainable-fund-assets/ --- ## Abendstudium für die Medizin: Luxemburg startet ersten Master für KI im Gesundheitswesen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-masterstudium-ki-gesundheitswesen-csl-utbm-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T06:49:50.737+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:49:50.737+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 653901e3-daa5-460d-bc7d-16f51112bfb0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein französischer Hochschulabschluss, vor Ort von der Chambre des salariés angeboten, soll Pflegekräfte und IT-Fachleute auf den Umgang mit medizinischer KI vorbereiten – pünktlich zur EU-Regulierung. ### Summary Ab Oktober 2026 bildet ein neuer Masterstudiengang in Luxemburg Gesundheits- und IT-Fachkräfte für den verantwortungsvollen Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz in der Medizin aus – berufsbegleitend und im Schatten des EU-KI-Gesetzes. ### Key facts - Luxemburg erhält ab Oktober 2026 seinen ersten Masterstudiengang zu KI im Gesundheitswesen, von der CSL als nationale Premiere bezeichnet. - Das Diplom vergibt nicht die Universität Luxemburg, sondern die französische UTBM; durchgeführt wird es vor Ort vom LLLC der CSL mit CFPC DeWidong. - Das berufsbegleitende Programm umfasst 66 ECTS, dauert zwölf Monate, kostet 7.900 Euro und legt starken Schwerpunkt auf Ethik, Recht und Governance. - Unterrichtet wird auf Französisch (B1-Englisch zum Abschluss erforderlich), rund 75 % in Präsenz, abends und samstags für Berufstätige. - Der Start fällt mit der schärferen EU-Regulierung zusammen: Hochrisiko-KI in Medizinprodukten muss bis 2. August 2028 konform sein. ### FAQ **Q: Wer vergibt den neuen Masterabschluss?** Das Diplom stellt die Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) in Frankreich aus. Die Universität Luxemburg ist nicht beteiligt. Durchgeführt wird der Studiengang in Luxemburg vom Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre (LLLC) der CSL gemeinsam mit dem CFPC DeWidong. **Q: Was kostet das Studium und wie lange dauert es?** Die Studiengebühr beträgt laut Programmseite der CSL 7.900 Euro. Der Master beginnt im Oktober 2026 und läuft zwölf Monate durchgehend, mit Unterricht an Wochentagabenden und samstags. **Q: An wen richtet sich der Studiengang?** An Gesundheitsfachkräfte – etwa klinisches Personal, Führungskräfte im Gesundheitswesen sowie Fachleute für Qualität, Koordination und Versorgungsorganisation – und an IT- bzw. Digitalspezialisten, die KI im Gesundheitswesen entwickeln oder betreuen. Voraussetzung ist ein Master 1 / bac+4 (240 ECTS); alternativ gibt es ein Anerkennungsverfahren (VAP). **Q: Was hat der Start mit der EU-Regulierung zu tun?** Nach dem EU-KI-Gesetz gilt KI, die als Medizinprodukt fungiert oder darin eingebettet ist, als hochriskant. Das bringt Pflichten zu Risikomanagement, Datenqualität, Transparenz und menschlicher Aufsicht. Die Fristen wurden verschoben: eigenständige Systeme bis 2. Dezember 2027, eingebettete bis 2. August 2028. ### Body Wer in einem Luxemburger Krankenhaus künftig darüber entscheidet, ob ein Algorithmus eine Diagnose mitbestimmen darf, soll dafür nun ein eigenes Diplom erwerben können. Die Chambre des salariés (CSL) hat einen Masterstudiengang angekündigt, der ganz der künstlichen Intelligenz im Gesundheitswesen gewidmet ist – nach Angaben der Arbeitnehmerkammer eine Premiere für das Großherzogtum. Der Start fällt in eine heikle Phase: Europas Aufsichtsbehörden ziehen die Regeln für KI in der Medizin gerade spürbar an. Vorgestellt wurde das Programm am 26. Juni. Es richtet sich ausdrücklich nicht an Schulabgänger, sondern an Berufstätige – an Ärztinnen und Pflegekräfte, an Verantwortliche im Gesundheitsmanagement und an jene IT-Spezialisten, die Klinik-Software bauen und betreiben. Der Unterricht beginnt im Oktober 2026 und erstreckt sich über zwölf Monate, an Wochentagabenden und samstags, damit die Teilnehmenden ihren Beruf weiter ausüben können. Ein Diplom, das nicht aus Luxemburg kommt Ein Detail rückt die Premiere allerdings ins rechte Licht. Verliehen wird der Abschluss nicht von der Universität Luxemburg, der nationalen Hochschule, die an dem Vorhaben gar nicht beteiligt ist. Es handelt sich vielmehr um einen Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé, einen Informatik-Master mit dem Schwerpunkt KI und Gesundheit, ausgestellt von der Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) in Frankreich. Durchgeführt wird er in Luxemburg vom Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre (LLLC) der CSL gemeinsam mit dem Weiterbildungsträger CFPC DeWidong. Die Aufgaben sind klar verteilt: Die UTBM übernimmt die akademische Aufsicht und vergibt das Diplom, das LLLC organisiert die Durchführung und sorgt für die Zugänglichkeit für Berufstätige, und DeWidong schlägt die Brücke zwischen dem akademischen Lehrplan und dem Alltag im Versorgungssektor. Was auf dem Lehrplan steht Das Studium umfasst 66 ECTS-Punkte, verteilt auf sieben Lehreinheiten, die unter fünf Themenfeldern zusammengefasst sind. Auffällig ist, wie stark dabei die Steuerung gegenüber der reinen Technik gewichtet wird: - Ethik, Recht und Regulierung - KI verstehen und Transparenz – einschließlich der Frage nach Verzerrungen und der „Erklärbarkeit“ klinischer Algorithmen - Governance und Umsetzung im Gesundheitswesen - Praktische Anwendungen und konkrete Fallbeispiele - Methodik und Projektmanagement Unterrichtssprache ist Französisch; für den Abschluss sind Englischkenntnisse auf B1-Niveau erforderlich. Rund drei Viertel des Studiums finden in Präsenz in Luxemburg statt, etwa ein Viertel auf Distanz. Voraussetzung ist ein Master-1-Jahr beziehungsweise ein gleichwertiger vierjähriger Abschluss (240 ECTS); alternativ steht ein Anerkennungsverfahren für einschlägige Berufserfahrung (VAP) offen. Die Studiengebühr beträgt laut Programmseite der CSL 7.900 Euro, Bewerbungen sind bis September 2026 möglich. Die Stoßrichtung ist bewusst gewählt. Es geht nicht darum, Teilnehmende zum Programmieren von Algorithmen auszubilden, sondern an jene zu richten, die entscheiden müssen, ob und wie eine KI in den klinischen Alltag gelassen wird – und die Verantwortung tragen, wenn sie urteilt. Die Herausforderung ist nicht allein technologischer Natur: Es geht darum, einen verantwortungsvollen Wandel sicherzustellen, im Dienst der Versorgungsqualität, der Patientensicherheit und der zentralen Rolle des Menschen bei Entscheidungen im Gesundheitswesen. Diese Formulierung der CSL entspricht der regulatorischen Marschrichtung in der Europäischen Union, wo die menschliche Aufsicht über medizinische KI vom Schlagwort zur rechtlichen Pflicht wird. Ein Baustein der nationalen Strategie Der Master ist ein kleiner, aber gezielter Teil einer größeren nationalen Strategie, die Luxemburger Erwerbsbevölkerung fit für KI zu machen. Die Regierung bietet seit Längerem den kostenlosen Einführungskurs „Elements of AI Luxembourg“ an, dessen fünfte Auflage am 2. März 2026 startete; mehr als 5.300 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner haben ihn abgeschlossen. Das erklärte Ziel: bis 2030 ein Prozent der Bevölkerung zu schulen. Verantwortlich für diese Initiative ist Elisabeth Margue, beigeordnete Ministerin für Medien und Konnektivität. Das Gesundheitswesen gilt als einer der Bereiche, in denen KI besonders tief eingreifen dürfte – in der Bildgebung, der Patientenüberwachung, der administrativen Triage und der Steuerung von Behandlungspfaden. Genau auf diese Felder sei der neue Studiengang zugeschnitten, so die CSL, mit Modulen zu klinischer KI und zum Management von KI entlang der Versorgungspfade, ergänzt um Bioethik, digitale Geisteswissenschaften und Fragen der Compliance. Das flexible Format sei dabei kein Nebenaspekt, betont die Kammer. „Das Programm bietet einen flexiblen Zeitplan, der so weit wie möglich die Vereinbarkeit von beruflicher Tätigkeit, Privatleben und Weiterbildung erleichtern soll“, erklärte die CSL. Wenn Brüssel die Regeln neu schreibt Der Zeitpunkt ist kein Zufall. Nach dem KI-Gesetz der EU gilt künstliche Intelligenz, die in ein Medizinprodukt eingebettet ist oder selbst als solches funktioniert – ohnehin schon reguliert durch die Medizinprodukteverordnung (MDR) und ihr Pendant für In-vitro-Diagnostika (IVDR) –, automatisch als „hochriskant“. Diese Einstufung löst eine Reihe von Pflichten aus: Risikomanagementsysteme, hochwertige und sauber verwaltete Trainingsdaten, Transparenz für die Nutzer, nachweisbare menschliche Aufsicht und Konformitätsbewertungen durch benannte Stellen – jeweils zusätzlich zu den bestehenden Produktvorschriften. Diese Anforderungen treten gestaffelt in Kraft, und mehrere Fristen wurden nach hinten verschoben: Eigenständige Hochrisiko-KI-Systeme müssen die Vorgaben nun bis zum 2. Dezember 2027 erfüllen, in regulierte Produkte wie Medizinprodukte eingebettete Hochrisiko-KI bis zum 2. August 2028. Die Europäische Kommission unterhält zudem einen eigenen Arbeitsstrang zu KI im Gesundheitswesen – ein Hinweis darauf, wie zentral der Sektor für die digitalen Ambitionen, aber auch für die Sorgen der Union geworden ist. Für Krankenhäuser und Gesundheitsunternehmen bedeutet diese Compliance-Last vor allem eines: Bedarf an Menschen, die beide Sprachen sprechen – die klinische und die rechnerische – und die das juristische Gerüst dahinter verstehen. Ein Studiengang, der ebenso viel Zeit auf Governance, Ethik und das KI-Gesetz wie auf die Algorithmen verwendet, ist im Grunde eine Wette: Die knappe Fähigkeit in der medizinischen KI werde nicht das Bauen der Modelle sein, sondern ihr sicherer Einsatz. Ob 7.900 Euro und ein Jahr voller Abende für Luxemburgs ohnehin angespannte Gesundheitsbelegschaft attraktiv genug sind, wird sich zeigen, wenn im Oktober der erste Jahrgang zusammenkommt. Die Botschaft des Starts ist schon jetzt klar: Ein kleines Land positioniert seinen Fachkräftenachwuchs genau dort, wo Medizin, Daten und Regulierung aufeinanderprallen. ### Sources - Luxembourg to Launch 1st Master's Degree in AI & Healthcare — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62048-luxembourg-to-launch-1st-masters-degree-in-ai-healthcare - Master Intelligence Artificielle et Santé (Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé) — Chambre des salariés / LLLC (csl.lu): https://www.csl.lu/fr/lllc/formations-universitaires/masters/master-intelligence-artificielle-et-sante/ - Le Luxembourg poursuit la formation de sa population à l'intelligence artificielle — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+01-janvier+16-margue-intelligence-artificielle.html - Artificial Intelligence in healthcare — European Commission – Public Health: https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/artificial-intelligence-healthcare_en - EU Commission drafts guidelines on classifying high-risk systems under the AI Act — Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS): https://www.raps.org/resource/eu-commission-drafts-guidelines-on-classifying-high-risk-systems-under-the-ai-act.html --- ## Bedingte Annäherung: Israel und Libanon unterzeichnen in Washington ein US-Rahmenabkommen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/washington-rahmenabkommen-israel-libanon-hisbollah-entwaffnung - Published: 2026-06-28T06:39:51.649+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:39:51.649+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 9898bf60-f43f-4393-94f5-0099079adb3f - Dateline: Southern Lebanon (Litani River), LB > Das von den USA vermittelte Dreierabkommen knüpft jeden israelischen Teilrückzug an die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah – einen Zeitplan, einen Friedensvertrag und eine Normalisierung gibt es nicht. ### Summary Israel und Libanon haben am 26. Juni in Washington ein von den USA vermitteltes Rahmenabkommen unterzeichnet, das einen israelischen Teilrückzug an die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah bindet – ohne Zeitplan und ohne Friedensvertrag. ### Key facts - Israel und Libanon haben am 26. Juni in Washington auf Botschafterebene ein von den USA vermitteltes Rahmenabkommen unterzeichnet; einen Friedensvertrag gibt es weiterhin nicht. - Das 14-Punkte-Dokument bindet jeden israelischen Rückzug an die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah – zunächst in zwei Pilotzonen am Litani, dann landesweit. - Eine trilaterale Militärische Koordinierungsgruppe (MCG4L) überwacht die Umsetzung; die USA sagen 100 Millionen Dollar humanitäre Hilfe und laut Al Jazeera weitere 30 Millionen Dollar zu. - Israel behält rund ein Fünftel des libanesischen Gebiets und die operative Freiheit; einen festen Zeitplan für den Rückzug nennt das Abkommen nicht. - Die Hisbollah war ausgeschlossen und lehnt das Abkommen ab – Generalsekretär Qassem fordert einen bedingungslosen israelischen Abzug. ### FAQ **Q: Wer hat das Abkommen unterzeichnet?** Es wurde auf Botschafterebene unterzeichnet: für Israel von Botschafter Yechiel Leiter, für den Libanon von Botschafterin Nada Hamadeh. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio leitete die Zeremonie und unterschrieb für die Vereinigten Staaten. Die Hisbollah war nicht beteiligt. **Q: Zieht sich Israel nun aus dem Libanon zurück?** Nur bedingt und schrittweise. Israel behält seine Sicherheitszone entlang der Gelben Linie und kontrolliert weiterhin rund ein Fünftel des Landes. Ein „schrittweiser“ Rückzug beginnt erst nach nachgewiesener Entwaffnung der Hisbollah – zunächst in den Pilotzonen, dann landesweit. Einen festen Zeitplan gibt es nicht. **Q: Was ist an dem Abkommen wirklich neu?** Erstmals haben beide Staaten ein gemeinsames Dokument unterzeichnet, konkrete Pilotzonen benannt, mit der MCG4L einen von den USA geführten Koordinierungsmechanismus geschaffen und sich auf eine Abfolge von Entwaffnung und Rückzug verpflichtet. Noch offen bleiben Friedensvertrag, Normalisierung, Zeitplan, Gefangenenfragen und ein vollständiger Abzug. **Q: Warum lehnt die Hisbollah das Abkommen ab?** Generalsekretär Naim Qassem verlangt einen bedingungslosen israelischen Abzug und weist jede Normalisierung zurück. Der Abgeordnete Hassan Fadlallah nennt den Kurs der Regierung „einseitige, unentgeltliche Zugeständnisse“. Die Bewegung war von den Verhandlungen ausgeschlossen, soll aber entwaffnet werden. ### Body Zwei Staaten, die nie einen Friedensvertrag geschlossen haben und sich völkerrechtlich noch immer im Kriegszustand befinden, haben am 26. Juni ihre Unterschriften unter dasselbe Dokument gesetzt. Im US-Außenministerium in Washington unterzeichneten Israel und der Libanon nach viertägigen Verhandlungen ein von den Vereinigten Staaten vermitteltes Rahmenabkommen, das einen bedingten Weg zum Ende ihres Konflikts beschreibt – die strittigsten Fragen aber ausdrücklich vertagt. Das Dreierabkommen ist der vorläufige Höhepunkt eines Verhandlungsstrangs, der im April begonnen hatte. Unterzeichnet wurde es auf Botschafterebene: für Israel von dem Botschafter in Washington, Yechiel Leiter, für den Libanon von der Botschafterin Nada Hamadeh. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio leitete die Zeremonie und unterschrieb für die Vereinigten Staaten. Die proiranische Hisbollah, deren Waffen im Zentrum des Abkommens stehen, saß nicht mit am Tisch. Rubio dämpfte die Erwartungen bewusst. „Es ist der Anfang vom Anfang“, sagte er bei der Zeremonie und ergänzte, das Abkommen schaffe „einen klaren und strukturierten Prozess, um die Souveränität des Libanon wiederherzustellen, die Hisbollah zu entwaffnen und ihre terroristische Infrastruktur zu zerschlagen“. Erst Entwaffnung, dann Rückzug Das 14 Punkte umfassende Dokument erklärt nach Berichten von CNN und Al Jazeera die Absicht der Parteien, den Konflikt „endgültig zu beenden“ – über einen „wechselseitigen, gestaffelten Prozess mit klaren Bedingungen“. In der Praxis bedeutet diese Staffelung: Die Entwaffnung steht vor dem Rückzug. Kernstück des Abkommens sind zwei „Pilotzonen“, in denen die libanesischen Streitkräfte die alleinige Kontrolle übernehmen sollen – unter Ausschluss aller nichtstaatlichen Akteure. Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu zufolge wurden beide Gebiete auf Empfehlung des israelischen Militärs ausgewählt: eines südlich des Litani-Flusses, das andere nördlich davon innerhalb einer ausgeweiteten israelischen Sicherheitszone. Die libanesische Armee soll jede Zone erst übernehmen, nachdem die dortige Hisbollah-Infrastruktur nachweislich beseitigt ist. Zur Überwachung des Prozesses schafft das Abkommen feste Strukturen: - eine trilaterale Militärische Koordinierungsgruppe für den Libanon (MCG4L), von den USA moderiert, die die Umsetzung begleitet und die libanesische Armee ausbilden und stärken soll; - eine „sofortige“ Zusage der USA über 100 Millionen Dollar humanitäre Hilfe in Abstimmung mit den Vereinten Nationen; - weitere 30 Millionen Dollar – so berichtet Al Jazeera –, um den libanesischen Streitkräften die Kosten ihrer Friedensmission zu erstatten. Ein realer, aber kleiner Rückzug Trotz aller Rede vom Ende des Konflikts lässt das Rahmenwerk die israelische Präsenz weitgehend unberührt. Israels Truppen behalten ihre Sicherheitszone entlang der sogenannten Gelben Linie und nach Angaben israelischer Stellen die operative Freiheit, gegen Bedrohungen vorzugehen. Erst wenn die Hisbollah nachweislich entwaffnet ist – zunächst in den Pilotzonen, dann landesweit –, will Israel sich „schrittweise umgruppieren“. Einen festen Zeitplan gibt es nicht; nach Schätzung von Al Jazeera kontrolliert Israel weiterhin rund ein Fünftel des libanesischen Staatsgebiets. Das Wichtigste ist zunächst, dass Israel in der Sicherheitszone im Südlibanon bleibt. Das ist ein großer Erfolg, und wir werden ihn aufrechterhalten, solange die Hisbollah nicht entwaffnet ist. — Benjamin Netanjahu, Ministerpräsident Israels Genau diese Bedingtheit prägt das Abkommen. Israel erhält eine schriftliche, von den USA gestützte Zusage zur Entwaffnung der Hisbollah, ohne den Hebel seiner fortgesetzten Präsenz aus der Hand zu geben. Der Libanon wiederum gewinnt einen Weg zur Rückkehr in den Süden, ohne einen sofortigen Rückzug erzwingen zu müssen, den er ohnehin nicht durchsetzen könnte. Beirut sieht einen Anfang, die Hisbollah verweigert sich Die libanesische Führung deutete die Unterzeichnung als Beginn, nicht als Lösung. Präsident Joseph Aoun nannte sie „den ersten Schritt auf dem Weg zur Wiederherstellung der libanesischen Souveränität über das gesamte Staatsgebiet, ohne das geringste Zugeständnis“, und blickte auf eine Zukunft „frei von Besatzung, Gefangenen und äußerer Bevormundung“. Ministerpräsident Nawaf Salam erklärte, das Abkommen ziele auf „den vollständigen Abzug Israels aus dem gesamten libanesischen Gebiet, die Wiederherstellung der staatlichen Souveränität und die Rückkehr der Bürger“ – verankert in der UN-Sicherheitsratsresolution 1701, dem Taif-Abkommen und der Erklärung über die Einstellung der Kampfhandlungen von 2024. Die Hisbollah hingegen blieb schroff. Generalsekretär Naim Qassem erklärte: „Israel muss bedingungslos abziehen“ – und wies jede Normalisierung der Beziehungen zurück. Der Hisbollah-Abgeordnete Hassan Fadlallah warf der Staatsführung „einseitige, unentgeltliche Zugeständnisse“ vor, die das Land nur schwächten. Dieser Widerstand wiegt schwer: Das Abkommen verlangt vom libanesischen Staat, eine Bewegung zu entwaffnen, die bewaffnet und politisch fest verankert bleibt – und die von den Verhandlungen ausgeschlossen war. Was wirklich neu ist – und was nicht Die Neuerung ist greifbar. Erstmals haben Israel und der Libanon ein gemeinsames Dokument unterzeichnet, konkrete Pilotzonen benannt, einen von den USA geführten Koordinierungsmechanismus eingerichtet und sich auf dem Papier zu einer Abfolge von Entwaffnung und Rückzug verpflichtet, unterlegt mit amerikanischem Geld. Nach einem Kriegsjahr und einem brüchigen Waffenstillstand ist das ein bemerkenswerter Formwandel. Ebenso real sind die Grenzen. Es gibt keinen Friedensvertrag, keine Normalisierung, keinen Zeitplan und keinen vollständigen Rückzug – nur eine bedingte, teilweise Truppenverlegung, abhängig von einer Entwaffnung, der sich die Hisbollah zu widersetzen geschworen hat. Gefangenenfragen und ein kompletter israelischer Abzug bleiben Hoffnungen, die in Beirut ausgesprochen werden, nicht Verpflichtungen im Text. Ob aus dem Rahmen ein Wendepunkt wird oder ein weiterer Plan ohne Umsetzung, entscheidet sich, wie Rubio einräumte, nicht im Unterzeichnungssaal von Washington, sondern am Litani. ### Sources - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/middleeast/israel-and-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-latam-intl - Israel and Lebanon ink framework deal for ending conflict, including minor IDF withdrawal — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-lebanon-ink-framework-deal-for-minor-idf-withdrawal-after-4-days-of-dc-talks/ - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/israel/israel-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-us-first-step-peace-rubio-says-rcna351973 - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework agreement aimed at dismantling Hezbollah — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework deal, paving way for future peace talks — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bymj7vnmml - Lebanese Leaders Outline Framework Agreement Goals Following U.S.-Brokered Deal — Profile News: https://www.profilenews.com/en/framework-agreement-lebanon-israel/ - Joint Statement of the United States, Republic of Lebanon, and State of Israel on the Latest High-Level Trilateral Meeting — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-of-the-united-states-of-america-republic-of-lebanon-and-state-of-israel-on-the-latest-high-level-trilateral-meeting - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks --- ## Statt Wehrpflicht: Luxemburg wirbt mit früherer Radsportlerin für die Freiwilligenarmee - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-armee-nachwuchs-radsport-ikone-majerus-werbekampagne - Published: 2026-06-28T06:24:13.803+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:24:13.803+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: e3572bb8-cb0e-4de3-b441-749153fb7d99 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Während Berlin und Warschau über die Rückkehr der Dienstpflicht streiten, wirbt das Großherzogtum mit einer Hochglanzkampagne und einer früheren WorldTour-Profisportlerin in Uniform. ### Summary Luxemburg setzt auf Überzeugung statt Zwang: Eine frühere Radsport-Meisterin wirbt für die Freiwilligenarmee, während Deutschland und Polen wieder Richtung Wehrpflicht steuern. ### Key facts - Die frühere Radprofi Christine Majerus dient seit Anfang 2025 als Oberleutnant im Rekrutierungsbüro der luxemburgischen Armee und ist das Gesicht der Werbekampagne. - Luxemburg hat seit 1967 keine Wehrpflicht; die Armee zählt rund 1.128 Soldaten (etwa zwölf Prozent Frauen) und will bis 2035 etwa 650 Stellen schaffen. - Ein am 17. Dezember 2025 beschlossenes Paket erhöht den Sold (erstes Dienstjahr von rund 2.166 auf 2.719 Euro), führt Zulagen und eine Abgangsprämie ein und verlängert die aktive Dienstphase von vier auf fünf Jahre. - Der Verteidigungsetat steigt von zwei Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens (2025) auf 3,5 Prozent bis 2035. - Während Deutschland und Polen wieder Richtung Wehrpflicht steuern, setzt Luxemburg bewusst auf eine attraktive Freiwilligenarmee. ### FAQ **Q: Warum hat Luxemburg keine Wehrpflicht?** Luxemburg schaffte den Pflichtdienst bereits 1967 ab und stützt sich seither ausschließlich auf Freiwillige. Die Nachwuchsgewinnung ist damit das gesamte Fundament der Landesverteidigung – und der Grund für die aufwendige Werbekampagne. **Q: Was verdienen freiwillige Soldaten in Luxemburg künftig?** Nach dem Paket vom 17. Dezember 2025 steigt der Sold im ersten Dienstjahr von rund 2.166 auf 2.719 Euro. Hinzu kommen eine Bereitschaftszulage von rund 532 Euro monatlich und eine Abgangsprämie von mehr als 14.000 Euro nach 48 Dienstmonaten. **Q: Was bedeutet die Kampagne PRETT?** PRETT ist Luxemburgisch für „bereit“. Die 2026 von der VOUS Agency entwickelte Kampagne lässt das Wort bewusst offen, damit Interessierte ihre eigenen Beweggründe – etwa Technik, Dienst an anderen oder Selbstverwirklichung – hineinlegen können. **Q: Wie unterscheidet sich Luxemburg von Deutschland?** Deutschlands Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz trat am 1. Januar 2026 in Kraft: Der Dienst bleibt freiwillig, doch alle 18-jährigen Männer müssen einen Fragebogen ausfüllen, und eine bedarfsorientierte Wehrpflicht ist als Rückfalloption vorgesehen. Luxemburg bleibt rein bei der Freiwilligkeit. ### Body Wenn ein Land Soldaten sucht und sie nicht einziehen will, muss es überzeugen. Luxemburg hat dafür ein bekanntes Gesicht gewählt: Christine Majerus, Jahrgang 1987, war über ein Jahrzehnt eine der erfolgreichsten Sportlerinnen des Großherzogtums – mehrfache nationale Meisterin auf der Straße und im Querfeldein, Olympiateilnehmerin, zuletzt im Trikot von SD Worx–Protime, ehe sie 2024 ihre Karriere beendete. Heute trägt sie eine andere Uniform. Seit Anfang 2025 dient sie als Oberleutnant im Rekrutierungs- und Informationsbüro der luxemburgischen Armee und ist damit zum öffentlichen Gesicht einer Kampagne geworden, die mit hartnäckigen Vorurteilen über den Soldatenberuf aufräumen soll. Ihre Botschaft lautet, dass die gängigen Klischees um Jahrzehnte veraltet sind. Die Armee, so Majerus, sei längst nicht mehr nur eine Sache von Stiefeln und Gewehren, sondern von Technikerinnen, Spezialisten und Laufbahnen, die dem zivilen Arbeitsmarkt näher kämen, als viele vermuteten. „Viele Menschen haben noch immer ein völlig falsches Bild von der Armee“, sagte Majerus gegenüber L'essentiel. „Die Realität sieht heute völlig anders aus.“ Eine kleine Truppe, die wachsen will Luxemburg gehört zu den wenigen europäischen Staaten, die bei der Wehrpflicht nie zögerten: Der Pflichtdienst wurde bereits 1967 abgeschafft, seither stützt sich das Großherzogtum ausschließlich auf Freiwillige. Damit ist die Nachwuchsgewinnung nicht eine politische Randnotiz, sondern das gesamte Fundament der Landesverteidigung. Die Truppe, die es zu füllen gilt, ist nach jedem Maßstab klein. Nach Zahlen, die das Fachportal Luxtoday zitiert, zählt die luxemburgische Armee rund 1.128 Soldatinnen und Soldaten – fast 200 mehr als im langjährigen Mittel von etwa 900, aber weiterhin winzig im Vergleich zu den Nachbarn. Der Frauenanteil liegt bei rund zwölf Prozent, ein Wert, den die Militärführung offen als zu niedrig bezeichnet. Und sie soll größer werden. Um die mit der NATO vereinbarten Fähigkeitsziele zu erreichen, will die Armee bis 2035 etwa 650 zusätzliche Stellen schaffen, wie L'essentiel berichtet. Generalstabschef Steve Thull benennt die Hürden allerdings unverblümt: Die Militärlaufbahn ziehe zu wenige Menschen an, und wer sich verpflichte, gehe oft schon wieder, bevor die kostspielige Ausbildung voll genutzt werden könne – während die Einsätze zugleich zahlreicher und technischer würden. Ein Wort als Markenkern: PRETT Die Rekrutierungsoffensive hat inzwischen eine eigene Marke. Die Kampagne 2026, entwickelt von der luxemburgischen Agentur VOUS Agency mit Filmen der Produktion MOAST, ruht auf einem einzigen luxemburgischen Wort: PRETT, zu Deutsch „bereit“. Es soll bewusst offen bleiben, damit Interessierte ihre eigenen Beweggründe hineinlegen können – Technikbegeisterung, den Dienst an anderen oder den Wunsch, über sich hinauszuwachsen. Ausgespielt wird die Kampagne über Film, Außenwerbung, Presse und digitale Kanäle. Das Angebot ist absichtlich breit angelegt. Die Werber betonen, dass die Armee nicht nur einfache Soldaten suche, sondern auch Unteroffiziere, Offiziere und zivile Fachkräfte – etwa in der Cybersicherheit, der Satellitenkommunikation und bei modernen Informationssystemen. „Es ging darum, die Kluft zwischen dem traditionellen Bild der Armee und der Realität ihrer Möglichkeiten zu verkleinern“, sagte André Hesse, Geschäftsführer der VOUS Agency. Mehr Geld, längere Bindung Ein gutes Image allein füllt jedoch keine Kasernen, und so hat die Regierung auch das Portemonnaie gezückt. Am 17. Dezember 2025 verabschiedete der Regierungsrat ein Maßnahmenpaket, das die Armee nach den Worten von Verteidigungsministerin Yuriko Backes zu einem „attraktiven und modernen Arbeitgeber“ machen soll. Laut Chronicle.lu umfassen die Reformen unter anderem: - eine Anhebung des Grundsolds freiwilliger Soldaten um 23 Indexpunkte – mindestens rund 530 Euro im Monat –, wodurch der Verdienst im ersten Dienstjahr von etwa 2.166 auf 2.719 Euro steigt; - eine Bereitschaftszulage von rund 532 Euro monatlich sowie eine Abgangsprämie von mehr als 14.000 Euro nach 48 Dienstmonaten; - eine Verlängerung der ersten aktiven Dienstphase von vier auf fünf Jahre und neue befristete Laufbahnen für Offiziere und Unteroffiziere; - die Öffnung für nicht in Luxemburg ansässige EU-Bürger sowie Ausnahmen von den Französisch- oder Deutschkenntnissen – Luxemburgisch bleibt allerdings Pflicht. „Unser Personal steht im Zentrum all unserer Bemühungen“, sagte Backes. „Sein Einsatz für unsere Sicherheit muss angemessen entlohnt werden.“ Die Ausgaben dahinter wachsen rasch: Der luxemburgische Verteidigungsetat, der 2025 zwei Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens entsprach, soll bis 2035 auf 3,5 Prozent steigen. Die aktualisierte Marschroute stellte Backes am 20. Mai 2026 vor. Gegen den europäischen Trend Luxemburgs Wette auf Überzeugungskraft fällt gerade deshalb auf, weil weite Teile Europas den umgekehrten Weg gehen. Seit dem russischen Großangriff auf die Ukraine kehrt die Wehrpflicht auf die Tagesordnung des Kontinents zurück. Litauen und Schweden haben einen begrenzten Dienst wieder eingeführt, Lettland reaktivierte 2023 die Einberufung. Der schärfste Kontrast liegt direkt nebenan. Deutschlands Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz trat am 1. Januar 2026 in Kraft. Der Dienst bleibt vorerst freiwillig, doch jeder 18-jährige Mann muss künftig einen Fragebogen zu Gesundheit und Dienstbereitschaft ausfüllen; eine ärztliche Musterung soll ab Mitte 2027 folgen. Eingebaut ist ein „bedarfsorientierter“ Rückfall in die Wehrpflicht – womöglich per Losverfahren –, falls die Zahl der Freiwilligen nicht reicht. Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius peilt 30.000 Freiwillige pro Jahr an, gelockt mit einem Sold von rund 2.600 Euro im Monat. In Polen wiederum hat Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk angekündigt, jeden erwachsenen Mann militärisch ausbilden zu lassen. Vor diesem Hintergrund setzt Luxemburg darauf, dass eine gut bezahlte, moderne Freiwilligentruppe – beworben von einem vertrauten sportlichen Gesicht statt von einem Einberufungsbescheid – noch genügend Dienstwillige findet. Ob bis 2035 tatsächlich 650 neue Rekruten zusammenkommen, wird zur Probe aufs Exempel. Vorerst greift das Großherzogtum zum Zuckerbrot, während viele seiner Partner – wenn auch widerwillig – nach der Peitsche greifen. ### Sources - Luxemburger Armee rekrutiert: Oberleutnantin Majerus räumt mit Klischees auf — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/luxemburg-rekrutiert-oberleutnantin-majerus-raeumt-mit-armee-klischees-auf-103584147 - Government Introduces New Measures to Strengthen Army Recruitment & Career Opportunities — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58595-government-introduces-new-measures-to-strengthen-army-recruitment-career-opportunities - Luxembourg's armed forces: army composition, recruitment and salaries — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/luxembourg-army - L'Armée luxembourgeoise prête à recruter avec VOUS Agency — Adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/larmee-luxembourgeoise-prete-a-recruter-avec-vous-agency/ - Christine Majerus — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Majerus - Luxembourg Armed Forces — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Armed_Forces - BACKES Yuriko — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/yuriko-backes.html - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — German Federal Government (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - The return of conscription? EU countries debate bringing back military service — European Newsroom: https://europeannewsroom.com/the-return-of-conscription-eu-countries-debate-bringing-back-military-service/ --- ## Lebenslange Haft und Sicherungsverwahrung für Magdeburger Attentäter - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/magdeburg-weihnachtsmarkt-urteil-lebenslang-sicherungsverwahrung - Published: 2026-06-28T06:08:55.581+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:08:55.581+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > Das Landgericht Magdeburg verurteilte Taleb al-Abdulmohsen wegen sechsfachen Mordes und 338-fachen Mordversuchs. Die Sicherungsverwahrung macht eine Freilassung praktisch aussichtslos. ### Summary Anderthalb Jahre nach der Todesfahrt auf dem Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt verhängte das Landgericht eine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe mit Sicherungsverwahrung – ein Urteil mit Folgen auch für die Sicherheit von Winterfesten in der Großregion. ### Key facts - Das Landgericht Magdeburg verurteilte Taleb al-Abdulmohsen zu lebenslanger Haft – wegen sechsfachen Mordes, 338-fachen Mordversuchs und gefährlicher Körperverletzung. - Wegen besonderer Schwere der Schuld und angeordneter Sicherungsverwahrung ist eine Freilassung nach 15 Jahren höchst unwahrscheinlich. - Bei der Todesfahrt am 20. Dezember 2024 starben sechs Menschen, 309 wurden verletzt. - Ein Gutachten des BVVS hielt den Anschlag für vermeidbar und kritisierte veraltete Betonblöcke und ungesicherte Zufahrten. - Seit 2025 sichern viele Märkte in Deutschland und der EU ihre Zugänge mit zertifizierten Sperren und Pollern – relevant auch für Besucher aus Luxemburg. ### FAQ **Q: Wie lautet das Urteil gegen den Magdeburger Attentäter?** Das Landgericht Magdeburg verurteilte Taleb al-Abdulmohsen am 26. Juni 2026 zu einer lebenslangen Freiheitsstrafe wegen sechsfachen Mordes, 338-fachen Mordversuchs und gefährlicher Körperverletzung. Es stellte die besondere Schwere der Schuld fest und ordnete Sicherungsverwahrung an. **Q: Warum ist eine Freilassung trotz der 15-Jahres-Prüfung unwahrscheinlich?** Die Feststellung der besonderen Schwere der Schuld in Verbindung mit der angeordneten Sicherungsverwahrung macht es höchst unwahrscheinlich, dass der Verurteilte nach der sonst üblichen Überprüfung nach 15 Jahren entlassen wird. **Q: Was bedeutet das Urteil für Besucher aus Luxemburg?** Viele Menschen aus Luxemburg besuchen deutsche Weihnachtsmärkte und Winterfeste in der Großregion. Das Urteil und die nachfolgende Sicherheitsdebatte beeinflussen, wie solche Veranstaltungen mit Barrieren, Zugangskontrollen und Polizeipräsenz künftig abgesichert werden. ### Body Achtzehn Monate nach der Todesfahrt auf dem Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt steht das Strafmaß fest: Am Freitag verurteilte das Landgericht Magdeburg den 51-jährigen Taleb al-Abdulmohsen zu einer lebenslangen Freiheitsstrafe. Das Gericht sah ihn des sechsfachen Mordes, des 338-fachen Mordversuchs sowie der gefährlichen Körperverletzung für schuldig, wie Euronews und The Local berichten. Bei der Tat im Dezember 2024 waren sechs Menschen getötet und mehr als 300 verletzt worden. Entscheidend für den Angeklagten ist eine Kombination, die das Gericht zusätzlich anordnete: Es stellte die besondere Schwere der Schuld fest und verhängte Sicherungsverwahrung, um weiteren Taten vorzubeugen. Damit ist eine Entlassung nach der sonst üblichen Prüfung nach 15 Jahren höchst unwahrscheinlich, wie dieselben Medien schildern. Al-Abdulmohsen, ein in Saudi-Arabien geborener Psychiater, der 2006 nach Deutschland kam und 2016 Asyl erhielt, verfolgte die Urteilsverkündung mit gefesselten Händen aus einer Box hinter Panzerglas, wie Reuters meldet. Die Minute, die alles veränderte Kurz nach 19 Uhr am 20. Dezember 2024 raste ein schwarzer BMW X3 – kurz zuvor angemietet – in die Besucher des Weihnachtsmarkts in der historischen Altstadt. Auf einer Strecke von rund 400 Metern erreichte der Wagen binnen etwa einer Minute Geschwindigkeiten von bis zu rund 48 Stundenkilometern, so die aus Ermittlerangaben zusammengetragene Chronologie bei Wikipedia. Sechs Menschen starben: ein neunjähriger Junge und fünf Frauen im Alter zwischen 45 und 75 Jahren. Ein sechstes Opfer erlag seinen Verletzungen im Januar 2025. Insgesamt wurden 309 Menschen verletzt. Im Prozess, der am 10. November 2025 vor dem Landgericht Magdeburg begonnen hatte, räumte der Angeklagte ein, durch die Menge gefahren zu sein – bestritt jedoch, Menschen vorsätzlich überrollt zu haben. Die Staatsanwaltschaft wies diese Darstellung als abwegig zurück, wie die South China Morning Post berichtet. Ein Täter ohne klares Tatmuster Ein gerichtlich bestellter psychiatrischer Sachverständiger diagnostizierte bei al-Abdulmohsen eine narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung mit einem übersteigerten Bedürfnis nach Aufmerksamkeit, hielt ihn aber für voll schuldfähig und weiterhin gefährlich, so The Local und SCMP. Als islamistisch motivierten Terror stufte das Gericht die Tat nicht ein. Die Polizei hatte stattdessen eine ausgeprägt antiislamische Haltung und eine Nähe zu rechtsextremen Verschwörungserzählungen dokumentiert, einschließlich Sympathien für die AfD. Oberstaatsanwalt Matthias Böttcher führte die Tat auf den Groll des Angeklagten gegen eine Kölner Flüchtlingsorganisation zurück, nachdem dieser einen Zivilprozess verloren hatte, sowie auf dessen Gier nach öffentlicher und medialer Aufmerksamkeit, wie eine von der Manila Times übernommene AFP-Meldung festhält. Das Ausmaß der Gewalt habe, in der Wiedergabe von Euronews, „jedes menschlich begreifbare Maß gesprengt“. Der Angeklagte habe vor Gericht „keinerlei Reue, kein Bedauern und keine Selbstreflexion“ gezeigt. Thomas Klaus, Anwalt von mehr als 100 Opfern, erklärte nach dem Urteil, er gehe davon aus, dass der Verurteilte „diese Strafe tatsächlich bis an sein Lebensende verbüßen“ werde, wie AFP berichtet. Warum das Urteil über Magdeburg hinausreicht Mit dem Schuldspruch endet das Strafverfahren – nicht aber die Debatte darüber, wie sich solche Anschläge verhindern lassen. Ein vom Magdeburger Stadtrat in Auftrag gegebenes und vom Bundesverband für Veranstaltungssicherheit (BVVS) erstelltes Gutachten kam im August 2025 zu dem Schluss, der Anschlag wäre vermeidbar gewesen, wie Brussels Signal meldet. Der Markt habe sich auf „veraltete, nicht zertifizierte und potenziell gefährliche“ Betonblöcke verlassen, Zufahrtswege seien offen und unzureichend gesichert gewesen, ein zertifizierter Schutzperimeter und ein strukturierter Notfallplan hätten gefehlt. Die Gutachter formulierten unmissverständlich, was zur Verfügung gestanden hätte: Es gab erprobte und breit verfügbare Systeme, die das Einfahren des Täterfahrzeugs verhindert hätten Diese Erkenntnis hat ein Umdenken bei der Absicherung von Winterveranstaltungen befeuert. In ganz Deutschland und in benachbarten EU-Staaten liefen die Weihnachtsmärkte 2025 hinter verstärkten Zugangskontrollen, zertifizierten Betonsperren, Stahlpollern, ausgeweiteter Videoüberwachung sowie gemischten Streifen aus Polizei und privaten Sicherheitsdiensten, wie Courthouse News berichtet. Zu den Standorten mit verschärftem Zugang zählten unter anderem große Märkte in: - Köln - Frankfurt - Nürnberg - Leipzig Manche Besucher verglichen die Absperrungen mit einer Festung, während Veranstalter vor steigenden Kosten warnten. Für die Großregion ist das mehr als eine deutsche Angelegenheit. Viele Menschen aus Luxemburg fahren über die Grenze zu deutschen Märkten und besuchen Winterfeste im Land und in der Umgebung – überall dort, wo nun dieselben Fragen nach Barrieren, Zugangskontrolle und Polizeipräsenz gelten. Das Magdeburger Urteil, der folgenschwerste derartige Fall in der jüngeren deutschen Justizgeschichte, dürfte prägen, wie solche Veranstaltungen in den kommenden Saisons abgesichert werden. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - German court to deliver verdict in Christmas market car attack — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/27/world/americas-emea/german-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-christmas-market-car-attack/2373803 - Saudi Doctor Given Life Sentence for Deadly Car Rampage on German Christmas Market — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/saudi-doctor-given-life-sentence-for-deadly-car-rampage-on-german-christmas-market - German court hands life term to Christmas market car attacker — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/german-court-hands-life-term-to-christmas-market-car-attacker/ - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Terror attack on Magdeburg Christmas market was 'preventable', report finds — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/08/terror-attack-on-magdeburg-christmas-market-was-preventable-report-finds/ - Heightened security doesn't faze revelers at German Christmas markets, but organizers feel the pinch — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/heightened-security-doesnt-faze-revelers-at-german-christmas-markets-but-organizers-feel-the-pinch/ --- ## Zwischen den Fronten: Die Golfstaaten als Schlüsselgröße im Krieg zwischen den USA und Iran - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/golfmonarchien-zwischen-washington-teheran-strasse-von-hormus - Published: 2026-06-28T05:43:37.324+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:43:37.324+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 44c42671-2912-4bb7-9fbf-144a49569cb0 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Während die brüchige Waffenruhe zwischen Washington und Teheran an der Straße von Hormus wieder zu zerbrechen droht, lavieren Katar, Saudi-Arabien und die Emirate zwischen beiden Lagern — auf dem Spiel stehen die Weltenergiemärkte und Europas Sicherheit. ### Summary Ein Drohnenangriff auf einen Öltanker in der Straße von Hormus und neue US-Gegenschläge erschüttern die Waffenruhe zwischen den USA und Iran. Die sechs Golfmonarchien werden dabei zur umkämpften Mitte — umworben, beschossen und ökonomisch verwundbar. ### Key facts - Ein Drohnentreffer auf den Tanker Kiku am 27. Juni und US-Gegenschläge haben die seit dem 17. Juni geltende Waffenruhe zwischen Washington und Teheran erneut erschüttert. - Die sechs Golfmonarchien halten sich aus den Kämpfen heraus, wurden aber wiederholt von iranischen Raketen und Drohnen getroffen — etwa am 3. Juni am Flughafen Kuwait mit einem Toten und 63 Verletzten. - Katar vermittelt mit Ägypten und der Türkei; in Doha sollen erstmals Vertreter der iranischen Revolutionsgarden und des US-Zentralkommandos an einem Tisch sitzen. - Durch die Straße von Hormus laufen rund ein Fünftel des Welt-Öls und etwa 20 Prozent des Flüssigerdgases — Störungen treiben die Preise weltweit. - Brent kletterte im März erstmals seit vier Jahren über 100 Dollar und bis auf 126 Dollar; Europa und kleine Importökonomien wie Luxemburg sind direkt exponiert. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist mit dem Tanker Kiku am 27. Juni geschehen?** Die unter Panama-Flagge fahrende Kiku, beladen mit mehr als zwei Millionen Barrel Rohöl, wurde nahe der Straße von Hormus von einer Einweg-Angriffsdrohne getroffen. Die Brücke wurde beschädigt, die Besatzung blieb unverletzt, ein Ölaustritt wurde nicht gemeldet. Das US-Zentralkommando antwortete mit Vergeltungsschlägen gegen iranische Ziele. **Q: Warum sind die Golfstaaten in diesem Krieg so zentral?** Sie grenzen unmittelbar an Iran und an die Straße von Hormus, durch die ein Großteil ihres Öl- und Gasexports läuft. Sie halten sich aus den Kämpfen heraus, wurden aber beschossen, vermitteln zwischen Washington und Teheran und beharren darauf, in jeder neuen Ordnung über die Meerenge mitzureden. **Q: Welche Folgen hat der Konflikt für Europa und Luxemburg?** Eine Störung der Straße von Hormus treibt Öl- und Gaspreise weltweit. Die europäischen Gas-Großhandelspreise verdoppelten sich zu Kriegsbeginn beinahe; Brent stieg zeitweise auf 126 Dollar. Für kleine, importabhängige Volkswirtschaften wie Luxemburg schlägt das direkt auf Spritpreise und Stromrechnungen durch. **Q: Was besagt die Absichtserklärung vom 17. Juni?** Trump und Irans Präsident Peseschkian unterzeichneten eine Erklärung mit 14 Punkten: eine 60-tägige Verlängerung der Waffenruhe, die mautfreie Wiederöffnung der Straße von Hormus für den Handel und das Ende der US-Seeblockade iranischer Häfen. Beide Seiten werfen sich inzwischen gegenseitig Verstöße vor. ### Body Ein Drohnentreffer auf einen Öltanker und eine neue Welle amerikanischer Vergeltung haben die Waffenruhe zwischen Washington und Teheran erneut auf die Probe gestellt — und damit sichtbar gemacht, in welch unbequemer Lage sich die sechs arabischen Monarchien am Golf befinden. Sie werden von beiden Seiten umworben, von einer beschossen und müssen die Folgen tragen, gleich wie der Konflikt ausgeht. Am 27. Juni traf eine Einweg-Angriffsdrohne den unter Panama-Flagge fahrenden Tanker Kiku, der mit mehr als zwei Millionen Barrel Rohöl nahe der Meerenge unterwegs war. Die Brücke wurde beschädigt, die Besatzung blieb unverletzt, ein Ölaustritt wurde nicht gemeldet — so berichten es CNBC und Bloomberg. Das US-Zentralkommando (CENTCOM) antwortete mit Schlägen gegen iranische Aufklärungs-, Luftabwehr- und Drohnenlagerstellen. Es war der jüngste Schlagabtausch in einem Krieg, der seit Ende Februar andauert. Der Vorfall führte die Grenzen jenes Abkommens vor Augen, das genau dies verhindern sollte. Am 17. Juni hatten US-Präsident Donald Trump und Irans Präsident Massud Peseschkian eine Absichtserklärung mit 14 Punkten unterzeichnet: Sie verlängerte die Waffenruhe um 60 Tage, öffnete die Straße von Hormus mautfrei wieder für den Handelsverkehr und hob die US-Seeblockade iranischer Häfen auf. Inzwischen wirft jede Seite der anderen vor, das Abkommen gebrochen zu haben. Wenn die eigene Küste zum Ziel wird Für die Monarchien ist die Gefahr nichts Abstraktes. Seit dem Beginn des amerikanisch-israelischen Luftkriegs gegen Iran am 28. Februar haben iranische Raketen und Drohnen wiederholt Golf-Territorium getroffen. Am 3. Juni schlugen iranische Drohnen in einem Passagierterminal des internationalen Flughafens von Kuwait ein; ein Mensch — ein indischer Staatsbürger — kam ums Leben, 63 wurden verletzt, wie NPR und Al Jazeera meldeten. US- und bahrainische Kräfte fingen Raketen und Drohnen ab, die auf Bahrain zielten, den Heimathafen der Fünften US-Flotte. Im Verlauf des Krieges reichte iranisches Feuer bis nach Manama, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Riad und in die ölreiche Ostprovinz Saudi-Arabiens. Und doch hat sich der Golf-Kooperationsrat — Saudi-Arabien, die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, Katar, Kuwait, Bahrain und Oman — aus den direkten Kampfhandlungen herausgehalten. Das Kalkül ist ebenso geografisch wie politisch: Iran bleibt der ewige Nachbar, und dieselbe Wasserstraße, die ihren Reichtum zu den Märkten trägt, verläuft entlang seiner Küste. Der schmale Grat des Lavierens Das zwingt die Monarchien zu einem heiklen Balanceakt: Sie stützen die amerikanische Diplomatie und halten zugleich die Gesprächskanäle nach Teheran offen. Katar hat trotz eigener Treffer die Verhandlungen mitvermittelt — gemeinsam mit Ägypten und der Türkei. Wie tief die Deeskalation inzwischen über den Golf läuft, zeigt eine ungewöhnliche Episode: Vizepräsident JD Vance machte öffentlich, dass im Rahmen eines US-iranischen Kanals zur Konfliktvermeidung Vertreter der iranischen Revolutionsgarden (IRGC) und des US-Zentralkommandos in Doha an einem Tisch sitzen sollen — ein bemerkenswerter Schritt, da Washington die IRGC weiterhin als Terrororganisation einstuft. Zugleich stellen die Monarchien eigene Bedingungen. Bei einem Ministertreffen am 25. Juni in Manama, gemeinsam geleitet von US-Außenminister Marco Rubio und dem bahrainischen Außenminister, erklärten der Golf-Kooperationsrat und Washington, dauerhafter Frieden setze voraus, dass Irans ballistische Raketen, Drohnen und regionale Stellvertreter angegangen würden; jeglicher Handel und jede Investition mit Iran blieben „bedingt und umkehrbar". Teheran wies die Erklärung als einmischend zurück. Den Golfstaaten dürfen keine neuen geopolitischen Realitäten aufgezwungen werden, nur weil sie heimtückisch angegriffen wurden. Diese Warnung von Anwar Gargasch, dem diplomatischen Berater des emiratischen Präsidenten, fasst die Haltung am Golf zusammen: sich von keiner Seite etwas diktieren zu lassen und zugleich still darauf zu beharren, in jeder neuen Ordnung über die Straße von Hormus mitzureden. „Irans nationale Sicherheit und Würde sind Fragen, die keinen Kompromiss und keine Bedingung dulden", hielt ein Sprecher des iranischen Außenministeriums dagegen und wies jede Beschränkung von Raketen und Verteidigung zurück. Bei allen Reibungen sehen die Monarchien die Diplomatie als das kleinere Risiko. Analysten meinen, die Golfstaaten hätten sich gerade deshalb ins Zentrum der Verhandlungen gerückt, damit über ihre gemeinsame Wasserstraße keine Lösung ohne sie getroffen werden kann. Warum Europa direkt betroffen ist Dass die Entscheidungen am Golf weit über die Region hinaus zählen, liegt an der Meerenge selbst. Durch den schmalen Kanal zwischen Iran und Oman passieren normalerweise rund ein Fünftel des weltweiten Öls — etwa ein Viertel des seewärts transportierten Rohöls — und etwa 20 Prozent des Flüssigerdgases. Eine Störung dort bewegt die Preise überall. Das hat sie bereits getan. Die Nordseesorte Brent, die vor dem Krieg nahe 80 Dollar je Barrel notierte, sprang Anfang März erstmals seit vier Jahren über 100 Dollar und erreichte mit 126 Dollar ihren Höchststand — ein Anstieg von rund 65 Prozent binnen eines Monats und damit der größte je gemessene Monatssprung, wie die Weltbank festhält, die den Schock zu den größten Erschütterungen der Ölmärkte überhaupt zählt. Den Verlust an globalem Angebot bezifferte die Bank für März auf etwa zehn Millionen Barrel pro Tag und verwies bei erneuter Eskalation auf ein Aufwärtsrisiko in Richtung 95 bis 115 Dollar je Barrel. Europa, das über keinen Puffer in der Größenordnung des Golfs verfügt, ist unmittelbar verwundbar. Die Großhandelspreise für Gas auf dem Kontinent verdoppelten sich in den ersten Kriegstagen beinahe, und eine dauerhafte Sperrung von Hormus würde direkt auf Inflation und Versorgungssicherheit durchschlagen — zu einer Zeit, in der sich die Union noch von billigem Brennstoff entwöhnt. Für kleine, offene und importabhängige Volkswirtschaften wie Luxemburg ist die Übertragung sofort spürbar: Was an der Zapfsäule und auf der Stromrechnung steht, folgt einer Wasserstraße in Tausenden Kilometern Entfernung. Die Golfproduzenten haben versucht, sich abzuschirmen — Saudi-Arabien leitet Rohöl westwärts ans Rote Meer, die Emirate pumpen nach Fudschaira jenseits der Meerenge —, doch keine der beiden Pipelines kann Hormus bei voller Auslastung ersetzen. Solange die Waffenruhe nur stockend hält, bleiben ausgerechnet jene Monarchien, die diesen Krieg am wenigsten wollten, seine folgenreichsten Vermittler — und seine am stärksten exponierten Zaungäste. ### Sources - Iran, US Exchange Attacks As Tensions In Gulf Rise — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-united-states-drone-attacks-kuwait-peace-talks/33771717.html - Hard-headed pragmatism: Israel's war backfires as Gulf backs US-Iran MoU — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/25/hard-headed-pragmatism-israels-war-backfires-as-gulf-backs-us-iran-mou - Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/27/tanker-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-tensions-escalate.html - Tanker Struck in Hormuz as Navies Lift Threat Level to Ships — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-27/ship-struck-in-hormuz-as-naval-authorities-raise-threat-level - Second ship hit in Hormuz Strait after Trump slams 'foolish' attack — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/why-iran-still-attacking-ships-in-strait-hormuz-12124424 - Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/g-s1-125566/iran-war-updates - Iranian drone attack kills Indian citizen in Kuwait after US strikes Qeshm — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/iranian-drone-hits-kuwaits-main-airport-after-us-strikes-qeshm-island - Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-following-the-ministerial-meeting-of-the-united-states-and-the-gulf-cooperation-council-gcc - Iran slams the GCC and the US for 'interventionist' statement: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iran-slams-the-gcc-and-the-us-for-interventionist-statement-what-we-know - Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/gulf-states-weigh-living-side-by-side-with-iran-as-tehran-weaponises-hormuz - Vance: US-Iran deconfliction cell has IRGC, CENTCOM reps 'hanging out' in Doha — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-us-iran-deconfliction-cell-has-irgc-centcom-reps-hanging-out-in-doha/ - Strait of Hormuz disruption sends oil prices surging — World Bank Blogs: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/strait-of-hormuz-disruption-sends-oil-prices-surging - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire --- ## CERN legt den weltgrößten Teilchenbeschleuniger für vier Jahre still - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/cern-lhc-jahrelange-zwangspause-fuer-zehnfache-datenmenge - Published: 2026-06-28T05:19:09.824+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:19:09.824+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 9826b6db-f923-4d4b-a645-3e72d75ca75b - Dateline: Meyrin, Geneva, CH > Im Juli fährt der Large Hadron Collider bei Genf herunter. Der jahrelange Umbau soll die zehnfache Datenmenge bringen – und die Suche nach Dunkler Materie schärfen. ### Summary Der Large Hadron Collider bei Genf geht im Juli für fast vier Jahre vom Netz. Der Umbau zum High-Luminosity-LHC soll die Datenausbeute verzehnfachen – Run 4 startet erst im Juni 2030. ### Key facts - Der LHC bei Genf wird im Juli 2026 abgeschaltet und bleibt für fast vier Jahre still – die folgenreichste Pause seiner Geschichte. - Der Umbau zum High-Luminosity-LHC soll die integrierte Luminosität um rund das Zehnfache steigern: 140 bis 200 Kollisionen pro Strahlkreuzung statt heute etwa 60. - Run 4 mit dem umgebauten Beschleuniger startet nun erst im Juni 2030 – rund ein Jahr später als zuvor geplant. - Kernstücke sind Niob-Zinn-Fokussiermagnete mit etwa 50 Prozent stärkerem Feld und rund 16 supraleitende „Crab“-Kavitäten an ATLAS und CMS. - Erwartet werden mindestens 15 Millionen Higgs-Bosonen pro Jahr – Basis für die Suche nach Dunkler Materie, Supersymmetrie und Extradimensionen. ### FAQ **Q: Warum wird der LHC abgeschaltet?** Nach einer letzten, kurzen Run-3-Saison bis Juli 2026 beginnt der dritte lange Stillstand (LS3). In dieser Pause wird der Beschleuniger zum High-Luminosity-LHC umgebaut, der die Datenausbeute um etwa das Zehnfache steigern soll. **Q: Wann läuft der Beschleuniger wieder an?** Der Anlauf des umgebauten LHC (Run 4) ist nun für Juni 2030 geplant, rund ein Jahr später als zuvor vorgesehen. Die Arbeiten an den Vorbeschleunigern beginnen im September 2026, ein schrittweiser Wiederanlauf ist für 2028 angesetzt. **Q: Was bringt der High-Luminosity-LHC der Physik?** Mehr Kollisionen liefern weitaus größere Datensätze. Erwartet werden mindestens 15 Millionen Higgs-Bosonen pro Jahr, was präzisere Messungen erlaubt und die Suche nach Dunkler Materie, Supersymmetrie und zusätzlichen Raumdimensionen schärft. **Q: Was kostet der Umbau und wer ist beteiligt?** Das Materialbudget des Beschleuniger-Umbaus liegt bei rund 950 Millionen Schweizer Franken (2015–2026). Die HiLumi-Kollaboration umfasst nahezu 50 Institutionen in über 20 Ländern, darunter die USA, Japan, Kanada und China. ### Body Es ist eine Zäsur, wie sie das Genfer Forschungszentrum CERN seit dem Anlauf seines Vorzeigegeräts nicht erlebt hat: Irgendwann im Juli werden die Ingenieure den leistungsstärksten Teilchenbeschleuniger der Welt abschalten. Nach einer letzten, dicht gedrängten Saison von Protonenkollisionen verstummt der Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – ein 27 Kilometer langer Ring, rund 100 Meter unter dem Ackerland an der schweizerisch-französischen Grenze bei Genf – für fast vier Jahre. Es ist die folgenreichste Pause in der Geschichte der Maschine, und das Labor setzt sie auf eine der hartnäckigsten Fragen der Physik. Die Abschaltung macht den Weg frei für den High-Luminosity-LHC (HL-LHC), einen umfassenden Ausbau, der die Datenausbeute des Beschleunigers um etwa das Zehnfache steigern soll. Nicht ein stärkerer Strahl ist das Ziel, sondern ein weitaus intensiverer: erheblich mehr Kollisionen, feiner aufgezeichnet, damit die Physikerinnen und Physiker das Higgs-Boson genauer vermessen und seltenen Phänomenen nachgehen können, die das heutige Gerät zu selten erzeugt – darunter mögliche Spuren der Dunklen Materie, jener unsichtbaren Substanz, die den Großteil der Masse im Universum ausmachen soll. „Es ist meiner Ansicht nach unmöglich, die Bedeutung und die Faszination des High-Luminosity-LHC zu überschätzen – es ist das größte Projekt, das das CERN in den vergangenen 20 Jahren in Angriff genommen hat“, sagte CERN-Generaldirektor Mark Thomson, als das Labor im Februar mit den Tests der neuen Komponenten in voller Größe begann. Kurze, heiße Saison – dann jahrelange Stille Der laufende Betrieb, Run 3 genannt, wurde bis Juli 2026 verlängert, um vor dem Öffnen der Anlage noch ein letztes Datenpaket herauszuholen. Das CERN beschreibt die Saison als kurz, aber intensiv. Ist sie vorbei, beginnt der dritte lange Stillstand des Labors (Third Long Shutdown, LS3). Der Zeitplan ist verrutscht. LS3 startet nun rund siebeneinhalb Monate später als ursprünglich vorgesehen, und die Pause selbst verlängert sich um etwa vier Monate. In der Folge ist der Anlauf des umgebauten Beschleunigers – Run 4 – jetzt für Juni 2030 geplant, rund ein Jahr später als zuvor angesetzt. Die Arbeiten am Kette der Vorbeschleuniger beginnen im September 2026, der schrittweise Wiederanlauf des Betriebs ist für 2028 vorgesehen. Die Entscheidung, den Start des HL-LHC um etwa ein Jahr zu verschieben und die Dauer des Stillstands zu verlängern, spiegelt einen Konsens wider, der von unseren wissenschaftlichen Gremien getragen wird. Diese Einschätzung stammt von Mike Lamont, dem CERN-Direktor für Beschleuniger und Technologie. Die Verzögerung, so berichten das CERN und die Fachzeitschrift CERN Courier, geht vor allem auf die schwierigen Phase-II-Umbauten der Detektoren ATLAS und CMS zurück – aufwendige Erneuerungen der Spurdetektoren und Kalorimeter, die den Zeitpuffer aufzehrten. Hinzu kamen die Belastungen durch die Covid-19-Pandemie, die Folgen des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine sowie Tiefbauarbeiten – das Bohren der vertikalen Schächte –, die mehr Zeit beanspruchten als geplant. Was der Umbau tatsächlich verändert Nur etwa 1,2 der 27 Kilometer des Rings werden erneuert, doch die neuen Bauteile gehören zum Anspruchsvollsten, was das Labor je gewagt hat. Rund um die beiden großen Vielzweck-Experimente ATLAS und CMS installieren die Teams: - Neue Fokussiermagnete aus Niob-Zinn (Nb3Sn), einem spröden Supraleiter, der ein Spitzenfeld rund 50 Prozent stärker erlaubt als die heutigen Niob-Titan-Magnete des LHC – so lassen sich die Strahlen an den Kollisionspunkten enger bündeln. - „Crab“-Kavitäten – etwa 16 kompakte supraleitende Hochfrequenz-Resonatoren, die die Protonenpakete unmittelbar vor dem Aufeinandertreffen kippen, sodass sie sich vollständiger überlagern und mehr Kollisionen erzeugen. - Ein verstärktes Schutzsystem, innovative supraleitende Stromleitungen sowie neue Kavernen und Servicegalerien an den Experimentstandorten. Der Lohn heißt Luminosität – die Kollisionsrate. Das CERN erwartet, dass der Umbau die integrierte Luminosität um etwa das Zehnfache über den ursprünglichen Auslegungswert hebt, mit 140 bis 200 Kollisionen pro Strahlkreuzung statt heute rund 60. Im Februar nahm das Labor einen Prototyp in voller Länge in Betrieb, die sogenannte „IT String“, um zu prüfen, ob Magnete, Kavitäten und Kühlsysteme zusammenspielen, bevor sie in den Tunnel kommen. „Alle Systeme sind bereits einzeln getestet worden“, sagte Oliver Brüning, eine führende Figur im HL-LHC-Projekt. „Das Ziel der IT String ist es, ihre Integration und ihr Zusammenwirken unter Betriebsbedingungen zu bestätigen.“ Die Physik: mehr Higgs – und eine Chance auf Dunkle Materie Mehr Kollisionen bedeuten mehr der seltensten Ereignisse. Das CERN schätzt, dass die umgebaute Maschine mindestens 15 Millionen Higgs-Bosonen pro Jahr erzeugen wird – gegenüber rund drei Millionen aus dem LHC im Jahr 2017 – und über ihre gesamte Laufzeit in der Größenordnung von 380 Millionen, verglichen mit etwa 55 Millionen seit dem Start des ursprünglichen Beschleunigers. Diese statistische Schlagkraft erlaubt es, weitaus präziser zu messen, wie das Higgs mit anderen Teilchen wechselwirkt – ein Test, ob das Standardmodell trägt oder Risse zeigt. Sie schärft auch die Suche nach dem Unbekannten. Das CERN versteht den LHC als Werkzeug, um einige der tiefsten offenen Fragen des Fachs anzugehen: ob die Theorie der Supersymmetrie zutrifft, ob es zusätzliche Raumdimensionen gibt und worin die Dunkle Materie besteht. Keine dieser Möglichkeiten hat sich bislang gezeigt; die Wette lautet, dass ein weitaus größerer Datensatz die Chancen verbessert, ein schwaches, seltenes Signal aufzuspüren – oder Möglichkeiten auszuschließen. Eine Rechnung über Kontinente hinweg Das Materialbudget des Beschleuniger-Umbaus beläuft sich auf rund 950 Millionen Schweizer Franken über die Jahre 2015 bis 2026; das weitere Programm, samt der Detektor-Erneuerungen, kostet erheblich mehr. Etwa ein Zehntel des Budgets fließt als Sachleistung von Partnerlaboren ein: Die HiLumi-Kollaboration umfasst nahezu 50 Institutionen in mehr als 20 Ländern, die meisten in Europa, doch sie reicht bis in die Vereinigten Staaten, nach Japan, Kanada und China. Diese internationale Arbeitsteilung ist in der Hardware selbst ablesbar. Das US-Labor Fermilab bei Chicago baute und lieferte fünf der Niob-Zinn-Fokussiermagnete, fünf weitere Baugruppen sollen bis Mitte 2027 folgen. Für eine Maschine, deren Bau Jahrzehnte und einen ganzen Kontinent gebraucht hat, ist die kommende Stille unter Tage kein Ende, sondern ein langes, teures Luftholen vor dem nächsten Versuch, das Kleingedruckte des Universums zu entziffern. ### Sources - Updated schedule for CERN's accelerators — CERN: https://home.cern/news/opinion/accelerators/updated-schedule-cerns-accelerators - Revised schedule for the High-Luminosity LHC — CERN Courier: https://cerncourier.com/a/revised-schedule-for-the-high-luminosity-lhc/ - Accelerator Report: The 2026 run will be short but intense — CERN: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/accelerator-report-2026-run-will-be-short-intense - HiLumi LHC — CERN: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/hilumi-lhc/ - The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (media kit) — CERN: https://home.cern/press/media-kits/hl-lhc/ - HiLumi LHC: full-scale tests start — Fermilab Newsroom: https://news.fnal.gov/2026/02/hilumi-lhc-full-scale-tests-start/ - LS3 schedule change — CERN High Luminosity LHC Project: https://hilumilhc.web.cern.ch/article/ls3-schedule-change - Updated Schedule For CERN's Accelerators — Mirage News (republishing CERN): https://www.miragenews.com/updated-schedule-for-cerns-accelerators-1330792/ --- ## Schadsoftware im Staats-IT-Zentrum: Eindringling blieb fast einen Monat unbemerkt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/cyberangriff-ctie-staatsserver-luxemburg-geraetedaten-verwaltung - Published: 2026-06-28T05:10:47.706+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:10:47.706+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: e9fcf454-550a-4094-8b80-40512bf94e2f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Auf dem Geräteverwaltungssystem des CTIE griff ein externer Akteur auf Namen, Rufnummern und Dienst-E-Mails von Bediensteten zu. Bürgerdaten waren laut Regierung nicht betroffen. ### Summary Eine Schadsoftware nistete sich wochenlang im Geräteverwaltungssystem des luxemburgischen Staats-IT-Zentrums CTIE ein. Betroffen waren Verwaltungsdaten dienstlicher Geräte – keine Bürgerdaten. ### Key facts - Auf dem Geräteverwaltungssystem des Staats-IT-Zentrums CTIE wurde Schadsoftware entdeckt, die das System seit Ende Januar 2026 rund einen Monat unbemerkt befallen hatte. - Betroffen waren Namen, Telefonnummern und dienstliche E-Mail-Adressen von Gerätenutzern sowie technische Gerätemerkmale – keine Bürgerdaten. - Das CTIE dämmte den unbefugten Zugriff binnen weniger Stunden ein, isolierte den Server und richtete einen vollständig neuen ein. - Der Fall reichte bis ins Kabinett: Die Cyberrisiko-Zelle tagte am 5. März, Premier Frieden ließ am 6. März den Regierungsrat unterrichten. - Über Computer genutzte E-Government-Dienste blieben durchgehend verfügbar; betroffen war allein die interne Geräteverwaltung. ### FAQ **Q: Waren Bürgerdaten von dem Vorfall betroffen?** Nein. Das Ministerium für Digitalisierung erklärte ausdrücklich, dass keine Informationen betroffen waren, die Bürgerinnen und Bürger betreffen. Der Zugriff beschränkte sich auf eine interne Liste zur Verwaltung dienstlicher Laptops. **Q: Welche Daten wurden offengelegt?** Die Namen der Gerätenutzer, ihre Telefonnummern und dienstlichen E-Mail-Adressen sowie die technischen Merkmale der Geräte. Es handelte sich um Verwaltungsdaten der Geräte, nicht um Dateiinhalte. **Q: Waren die öffentlichen E-Government-Dienste gestört?** Nein. Über den Computer aufgerufene Dienste funktionierten weiter. Lediglich der Zugriff auf interne Staatsdienste über vom CTIE verwaltete Smartphones und Tablets war ab dem Abend des 26. Februar 2026 eingeschränkt. **Q: Handelte es sich um einen DDoS-Angriff oder Ransomware?** Weder noch. Es war ein leiser Daten-Einbruch durch Schadsoftware. Es gab keine Überlastungs-Attacke und keine Lösegeldforderung; keine Gruppe hat sich zu dem Vorfall bekannt. ### Body Fast einen Monat lang lag der Schadcode still in einem jener Systeme, die den luxemburgischen Staat am Laufen halten. Erst am Abend des Donnerstags, 26. Februar 2026, schlug die staatliche IT-Verwaltung Alarm: Der Zugriff auf interne Regierungsdienste über dienstliche Smartphones und Tablets wurde gekappt – und eine Untersuchung begann, die binnen weniger Tage bis in den Regierungsrat reichen sollte. Getroffen wurde das Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE), jene Behörde, die die IT der luxemburgischen Regierung aufbaut, betreibt und absichert. Die Schadsoftware wurde auf der Plattform entdeckt, mit der das CTIE die mobilen Geräte des Staates verwaltet. Nach Recherchen von Paperjam hatte sie das System gegen Ende Januar befallen – nur wenige Stunden, bevor der Dienstleister es aktualisierte – und blieb so rund einen Monat unentdeckt. Eine spätere Darstellung von DataBreaches.net brachte diesen Befund schon in der Überschrift auf den Punkt: „active for almost a month“. Entscheidend ist: Dies war nicht die Art von Angriff, die öffentliche Webseiten in die Knie zwingt. Es gab keine Flut von Datenmüll und keine Lösegeldforderung. Es war ein leiser Einbruch, der auf Daten zielte – und er wirft eine unbequeme Frage auf, die genau jenes digitale Rückgrat betrifft, auf das sich Einwohner wie Beamte verlassen: Wie lange kann sich ein Eindringling in den Systemen des Staates festsetzen, bevor er auffliegt? Worauf zugegriffen wurde – und worauf nicht Die technische Analyse durch das CTIE und das staatliche Notfallteam GOVCERT.LU ergab, dass ein Angreifer eine bestimmte Liste zur Verwaltung staatlicher Laptops erreicht hatte. In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung teilten das Ministerium für Digitalisierung und das Hohe Kommissariat für den nationalen Schutz mit: Ein externer Akteur konnte auf eine Liste mit Informationen zugreifen, die für die Verwaltung der vom CTIE administrierten Laptop-Geräte notwendig sind. Diese Liste, so die Behörden, enthielt Verwaltungsdaten der Geräte – nicht die Inhalte von Dateien irgendeiner Person. Offengelegt wurden: - die Namen der Gerätenutzer; - ihre Telefonnummern und dienstlichen E-Mail-Adressen; - die technischen Merkmale der Geräte selbst. Zwei Grenzen prägten die Einschätzung, wie schwer der Vorfall wog. Erstens blieb die Reichweite begrenzt. „Die Dienste des CTIE haben den unbefugten Zugriff innerhalb weniger Stunden eingedämmt und auf die Liste der vom CTIE verwalteten Laptop-Geräte beschränkt“, erklärte das Ministerium für Digitalisierung. Zweitens – und das betonte die Regierung am stärksten – waren die Daten gewöhnlicher Einwohner nicht betroffen: „Es waren keine Informationen betroffen, die Bürgerinnen und Bürger betreffen.“ Auch die im Bildungsbereich genutzten Mobilgeräte, die das CGIE gesondert verwaltet, blieben unberührt. Bürgerdienste liefen weiter Während der Einbruch eingedämmt wurde, war die Störung für die Bediensteten durchaus spürbar. Vom Abend des 26. Februar an waren interne Staatsdienste – darunter E-Mail und Kalender – über die vom CTIE verwalteten Telefone und Tablets nicht mehr erreichbar. Die Beschäftigten wichen auf ihre Dienstrechner aus, die normal weiterarbeiteten. Für die Öffentlichkeit lautete die praktische Botschaft: Über den Computer aufgerufene Dienste funktionierten weiter. Der Vorfall traf die interne Geräteverwaltung, nicht die bürgernahen Portale, über die man etwa Steuern erklärt oder Formalitäten erledigt. Ein Vorfall, der bis ins Kabinett reichte Das CTIE riegelte das Problem ab, isolierte den kompromittierten Server und richtete einen vollständig neuen ein. Anschließend wanderte der Fall durch Luxemburgs Krisenapparat. Die Zelle zur Bewertung von Cyberrisiken (CERC) tagte am Abend des Donnerstags, 5. März; Premierminister Luc Frieden berief am Tag darauf, Freitag, 6. März, Experten ein, die den Regierungsrat unterrichteten. Personen, deren Angaben auf der Liste standen, wurden benachrichtigt und zur Wachsamkeit aufgerufen. Dass eine Geräteverwaltungsliste – und kein Schatz an Bürgerdaten – eine Unterrichtung auf Kabinettsebene auslöste, zeigt, wie ernst solche Einbrüche heute genommen werden. Die hier offengelegten Metadaten, von dienstlichen E-Mail-Adressen bis zu Gerätespezifikationen, sind genau jener Rohstoff, der spätere Phishing-Versuche oder das gezielte Ausspähen von Amtsträgern speisen kann. Teil eines europaweiten Drucks Der CTIE-Vorfall geschah nicht im luftleeren Raum. Luxemburg hat in den vergangenen Jahren eine Serie von Cybervorfällen verkraftet: Im Januar 2025 traf eine kurze Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Attacke (DDoS) Regierungsseiten; im Frühjahr 2024 legte eine zweiwöchige DDoS-Welle, zu der sich prorussische Hacker bekannten, Ministerien und Behörden lahm; und im Juli 2025 brachte eine Zero-Day-Schwachstelle in Huawei-Netztechnik laut The Record das Telekommunikationsnetz von POST Luxembourg zum Absturz. Europaweit stehen die öffentlichen Verwaltungen unter anhaltendem Druck. Das prorussische Hacktivisten-Kollektiv NoName057(16) reklamierte zwischen Ende Oktober 2025 und Mitte März 2026 rund 1.530 Operationen für sich – etwa 300 pro Monat, wobei knapp ein Drittel der Ziele Regierungswebseiten waren –, wie eine Recherche von The Moscow Times und des Mediums Vot Tak ergab. Europol und Eurojust führten internationale Operationen, um dieses Netzwerk zu stören. Der CTIE-Einbruch ist von anderem Kaliber als jene lärmenden DDoS-Kampagnen – keine Gruppe hat sich dazu bekannt, und sein Ziel war Zugriff, nicht Störung –, doch er fällt in dasselbe Klima sich verschärfender Angriffe auf europäische Staaten. Für Luxemburg ist die Episode weniger ein einzelner dramatischer Ausfall als ein Belastungstest der Widerstandsfähigkeit: Die Schadsoftware wurde entdeckt, der Schaden blieb begrenzt und die Bürgerdaten verschont – aber erst, nachdem ein Eindringling den besseren Teil eines Monats im Maschinenraum des Staates verbracht hatte. ### Sources - Access to State IT System Restricted After Malware Detected — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59785-access-to-state-it-system-restricted-after-malware-detected - Investigation Confirms Malware Accessed Personal Information on Government System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59954-investigation-confirms-malware-accessed-personal-information-on-government-system - State IT device data compromised in Luxembourg cyberattack — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/state-it-device-data-compromised-in-luxembourg-cyberattack - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.Net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - Luxembourg Investigates Cyber Incident Affecting State Devices — Luxembourg Expats: https://www.luxembourgexpats.lu/stories/news/luxembourg-investigates-cyber-incident-affecting-state-devices - Pro-Russian Hacker Group Gamifies Cyberattacks on Europe With Crypto Rewards – Investigation — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/29/pro-russian-hacker-group-gamifies-cyberattacks-on-europe-with-crypto-rewards-investigation-a92634 - Global operation targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-operation-targets-noname05716-pro-russian-cybercrime-network - Huawei zero-day attack behind last year's crash of Luxembourg's entire telecoms network — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage --- ## Fünf Milliarden Euro: Pekings größte Euro-Anleihe wird in Luxemburg notiert - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/china-rekord-euro-anleihe-luxemburger-boerse-fuenf-milliarden - Published: 2026-06-27T17:48:37.325+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:48:37.325+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 5e6d2f37-f973-4fe3-8900-6f51b30bd5b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die dreigeteilte Emission des chinesischen Finanzministeriums lockte Aufträge über 24,8 Milliarden Euro an – und bestätigt den Finanzplatz Luxemburg als Europas Tor für internationale Schuldtitel. ### Summary China hat an der Luxemburger Börse eine Euro-Staatsanleihe über fünf Milliarden Euro platziert – die größte ihrer Art und fast fünffach überzeichnet. ### Key facts - China hat an der Luxemburger Börse eine Euro-Staatsanleihe über fünf Milliarden Euro (rund 5,7 Milliarden US-Dollar) begeben – die größte Euro-Emission des Finanzministeriums und eines asiatischen Staates überhaupt. - Die Nachfrage erreichte ein Orderbuch von 24,8 Milliarden Euro, also fast eine fünffache Überzeichnung. - Die Anleihe ist in drei Tranchen gegliedert: 2,5 Mrd. Euro (5 Jahre, 2,768 %), 1,5 Mrd. Euro (8 Jahre, 2,966 %) und 1,0 Mrd. Euro (12 Jahre, 3,212 %). - Konsortialführer waren die Bank of China, die Bank of Communications und Crédit Agricole CIB; die Notierung erfolgte am Euro-MTF-Markt. - Mit dem Geschäft baut Peking eine Euro-Zinskurve auf und diversifiziert seine Verschuldung weg vom US-Dollar – Luxemburg festigt seine Rolle als europäisches Tor für internationale Schuldtitel. ### FAQ **Q: Wie groß war die Anleihe und wie stark war sie überzeichnet?** Das Volumen betrug fünf Milliarden Euro (rund 5,7 Milliarden US-Dollar). Investoren reichten Aufträge über 24,8 Milliarden Euro ein – eine fast fünffache Überzeichnung. **Q: Wie ist die Anleihe strukturiert?** Sie ist in drei Tranchen gegliedert: 2,5 Milliarden Euro über fünf Jahre mit einem Kupon von 2,768 Prozent, 1,5 Milliarden Euro über acht Jahre zu 2,966 Prozent und 1,0 Milliarde Euro über zwölf Jahre zu 3,212 Prozent. **Q: Warum wählte China für die Emission Luxemburg?** Die Luxemburger Börse gilt als weltweit führender Notierungsplatz für internationale Schuldtitel. China notierte dort bereits 1994 seine erste internationale Staatsanleihe und gab im November 2025 sein Euro-Staatsdebüt. Mit weiteren Euro-Geschäften am selben Platz baut Peking eine Euro-Zinskurve als Orientierung für chinesische Emittenten auf. **Q: Welche strategische Bedeutung hat das Geschäft?** China streut seine Fremdwährungsverschuldung weg vom US-Dollar – inmitten angespannter Handelsbeziehungen mit den USA – und nutzt die Anziehungskraft des Euro als sicherer Hafen. Für Luxemburg festigt die Wiederholungsemission die Rolle des Finanzplatzes als europäisches Tor für internationale Schuldtitel. ### Body Selten lässt sich die Anziehungskraft eines Finanzplatzes so präzise beziffern wie an diesem Geschäft: Für eine Anleihe von fünf Milliarden Euro reichten Investoren Aufträge über 24,8 Milliarden Euro ein. China hat in dieser Woche an der Luxemburger Börse seine bislang größte auf Euro lautende Staatsanleihe begeben – fast fünffach überzeichnet und ein deutliches Bekenntnis zum Großherzogtum als bevorzugter europäischer Adresse für Pekings Fremdwährungsschulden. Das Finanzministerium der Volksrepublik China bepreiste die Transaktion am 25. Juni und ließ sie am Euro-MTF-Markt der Börse notieren, wie das Handelsplatzbetreiber mitteilte. Mit umgerechnet rund 5,7 Milliarden US-Dollar ist es die größte Euro-Anleihe, die das Ministerium je platziert hat – und nach Angaben der beteiligten Banken zugleich die größte Euro-Emission eines asiatischen Staates überhaupt. Drei Laufzeiten, eine Zinskurve Die Anleihe wurde auf drei Fälligkeiten verteilt, was internationalen Anlegern eine vollständigere Kurve chinesischen Euro-Risikos zur Bewertung an die Hand gibt. Laut den von China Daily und der International Business Times genannten Zahlen gliederte sich die Emission wie folgt: - 2,5 Milliarden Euro mit fünfjähriger Laufzeit und einem Kupon von 2,768 Prozent; - 1,5 Milliarden Euro über acht Jahre zu 2,966 Prozent; - 1,0 Milliarde Euro über zwölf Jahre zu 3,212 Prozent. Berichten zufolge wurden die Papiere zunächst mit etwa 15, 22 und 33 Basispunkten über Mid-Swaps für die fünf-, acht- und zwölfjährige Tranche vermarktet, bevor die hohe Nachfrage dem Emittenten erlaubte, die Konditionen zu verengen. Als gemeinsame Konsortialführer fungierten laut Chronicle.lu die Bank of China, die Bank of Communications und Crédit Agricole CIB. Die Deutsche Bank sprach mit Blick auf das Ergebnis von den engsten Risikoaufschlägen, die je für einen asiatischen Staat in Euro erzielt wurden. „Dass die bislang größte Euro-Emission eines asiatischen Staates zu den engsten je gesehenen Spreads gelang – noch dazu in einem schwierigen Marktumfeld –, spiegelt das globale Ansehen des Emittenten wider." So fasste es Samuel Fischer, Leiter des Geschäfts mit chinesischen Onshore-Schuldtiteln bei der Deutschen Bank, gegenüber China Daily zusammen. Tim Huang von JPMorgan erklärte, die Nachfrage spiegele „das Vertrauen internationaler Investoren in Chinas Staatsbonität und seine langfristigen Wirtschaftsaussichten" wider. Warum der Weg nach Luxemburg führt Die Wahl des Standorts ist für sich genommen eine Aussage. Die Luxemburger Börse versteht sich als weltweit führender Notierungsplatz für internationale Schuldtitel – mit mehr als 37.000 gelisteten Wertpapieren von über 1.700 Emittenten aus rund 100 Ländern. Staatliche Schuldner aus Dutzenden Ländern nutzen sie genau wegen dieser Tiefe, und weil sie nach eigenen Angaben 99 Prozent der neuen Wertpapiere binnen zweier Tage nach Antragstellung notiert. Chinas Bindung an den Handelsplatz reicht ungewöhnlich weit zurück. Seine erste internationale Staatsanleihe wurde bereits 1994 in Luxemburg notiert. Die jüngste Transaktion knüpft unmittelbar an das Euro-Staatsdebüt vom November 2025 an – eine zweigeteilte Emission über vier Milliarden Euro, die ein außergewöhnliches Orderbuch von rund 100,1 Milliarden Euro anzog, also etwa das 25-Fache des Angebots. Damals verteilte sich die Nachfrage geografisch zu 51 Prozent auf Europa, zu 35 Prozent auf Asien, zu acht Prozent auf den Nahen Osten und zu sechs Prozent auf US-Offshore-Investoren. Indem Peking aufeinanderfolgende Euro-Geschäfte an denselben Platz bringt, baut es Schritt für Schritt eine Euro-Zinskurve auf, an der sich chinesische Banken und Unternehmen orientieren können, wenn sie selbst Schulden an europäischen Märkten aufnehmen. Wir fühlen uns geehrt, die Volksrepublik China mit dieser neuen Staatsemission zurück an der LuxSE begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit diesen Worten kommentierte Pierre Schoonbroodt, stellvertretender Generaldirektor und Finanzvorstand der Luxemburger Börse, laut Chronicle.lu die bestätigte Notierung. Für das Haus an der Avenue de la Porte-Neuve ist das Wiederholungsgeschäft ein Aushängeschild – in einem Moment, in dem die Handelsplätze hart um Staatsmandate ringen, die einst eher nach London oder Hongkong tendierten. Geopolitik trifft auf den Finanzplatz Hinter der technischen Mechanik steht eine größere strategische Verschiebung. Indem China sich in Euro statt in Dollar verschuldet, streut es seine Fremdwährungsaufnahme bewusst weg von den Vereinigten Staaten – zu einer Zeit angespannter Handelsbeziehungen zwischen beiden Volkswirtschaften. Der Euro zog zuletzt zudem Mittel als sicherer Hafen an: Die Netto-Portfoliozuflüsse aus dem Ausland in den Euroraum überstiegen Berichten zufolge im Jahr 2025 die Marke von 850 Milliarden Euro. Solche Bedingungen halfen China, langlaufende Mittel zu feinen Konditionen einzusammeln. Auf chinesischer Seite fiel die diplomatische Einordnung ausdrücklich aus. Vize-Finanzminister Song Qichao deutete die Emission als Baustein im Verhältnis zwischen Peking und Brüssel: „Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass China und Luxemburg weiterhin Hand in Hand vorangehen, Brücken für den Dialog zwischen China und Europa bauen und gemeinsam ein neues Kapitel der chinesisch-europäischen Finanzkooperation schreiben werden." Für Luxemburg, ein Land mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern, ist das Geschäft eine Erinnerung daran, wie weit der Finanzplatz über die Größe des Großherzogtums hinausreicht. Ein einziges Ministerium in Peking kann fünf Milliarden Euro an Staatsschulden über die Börse leiten, in die europäischen Kapitalmärkte einspeisen und der chinesischen Euro-Kurve einen weiteren Referenzpunkt hinzufügen – alles über einen Markt, den die meisten Sparer des Kontinents nie unmittelbar zu Gesicht bekommen. Die Transaktion verknüpft die große Geopolitik unmittelbar mit dem Handelsplatz und signalisiert: Wenn Emittenten abwägen, wo sie notieren, will Luxemburg seinen Platz an der Spitze der Schlange behaupten. ### Sources - China Issues €5bn Sovereign Bond to Be Listed on LuxSE — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business-1/62042-china-issues-eur5bn-sovereign-bond-to-be-listed-on-luxse - China's record 5b euro bond sale draws nearly five times in investor orders — China Daily: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/26/WS6a3e79e5a310986e2b4622c6.html - China Boosts Euro Funding Ambitions With Biggest Bond Deal Since Reentering Market — International Business Times (Singapore): https://www.ibtimes.sg/china-boosts-euro-funding-ambitions-biggest-bond-deal-since-reentering-market-88545 - China issues 5 billion euros of sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — Bastille Post: https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5968587-china-issues-5-billion-euros-of-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China Markets Record $5.7 Billion Euro Sovereign Bonds to Investors — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/china-starts-marketing-record-5-7-billion-euro-sovereign-bonds - The People's Republic of China brings EUR-denominated sovereign bond to LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/The-People-s-Republic-of-China-brings-EUR-denominated-sovereign-bond-to-LuxSE - Ministry of Finance issues EUR 4 billion sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — A&O Shearman: https://www.aoshearman.com/en/news/ministry-of-finance-issues-eur4-billion-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China issues 4-bln-euro sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — The State Council of the PRC (gov.cn): https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202511/19/content_WS691daf44c6d00ca5f9a07abb.html - The leading exchange for listing international debt securities — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/listing --- ## Leichtflugzeug stürzt in Pekings höchsten Wolkenkratzer – Pilot tot, 13 Verletzte - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/leichtflugzeug-china-zun-hochhaus-peking-pilot-tot - Published: 2026-06-27T17:40:51.484+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:40:51.484+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 86e13dfc-9aab-4a59-be84-1c2de289f282 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > Eine zweisitzige Sportmaschine traf am Freitagabend den 528 Meter hohen CITIC Tower. Die Ursache ist offen, Aufnahmen verschwanden binnen Stunden aus dem chinesischen Netz. ### Summary Ein Leichtflugzeug ist in Pekings höchstes Gebäude gestürzt. Der Pilot kam ums Leben, 13 Menschen wurden verletzt – über die Ursache schweigen die Behörden, Aufnahmen wurden im chinesischen Internet gelöscht. ### Key facts - Eine zweisitzige Leichtmaschine stürzte am 26. Juni gegen 17.55 Uhr Ortszeit in den 528 Meter hohen CITIC Tower in Peking. - Der Pilot, die einzige Person an Bord, kam ums Leben; 13 Menschen wurden verletzt. - Die Bezirksregierung Chaoyang bestätigte Tote und Verletzte, nannte aber weder Ursache noch Gebäude oder Pilot. - Modell, Kennzeichen und Betreiber des Flugzeugs sind unbestätigt; Medien vermuten eine Sunward SA60L Aurora. - Videos und Suchergebnisse zum Absturz wurden binnen Stunden aus chinesischen sozialen Netzwerken gelöscht. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist in Peking genau passiert?** Am Abend des 26. Juni 2026 stürzte gegen 17.55 Uhr Ortszeit ein einmotoriges, zweisitziges Leichtflugzeug in den CITIC Tower, das höchste Gebäude Pekings. Der Pilot kam ums Leben, 13 Menschen wurden verletzt. **Q: Ist die Ursache des Absturzes bekannt?** Nein. Die Bezirksregierung Chaoyang bestätigte zwar Tote und Verletzte, nannte aber keine Ursache. Ob es sich um einen Unfall oder eine absichtliche Tat handelt, ist offen; die Ermittlungen dauern an. **Q: Welches Flugzeug war beteiligt?** Offiziell ist das nicht bestätigt. Medien berichten unter Berufung auf Kennzeichen und Flugdaten von einer im Inland gebauten Sunward SA60L Aurora, betrieben von einem örtlichen Luftfahrtunternehmen. Diese Angaben sind mit Vorsicht zu behandeln. **Q: Warum sind kaum Aufnahmen zu finden?** Videos, Bilder und Suchergebnisse wurden binnen Stunden aus chinesischen Plattformen wie Weibo und Xiaohongshu gelöscht. Material blieb vor allem auf Plattformen außerhalb der chinesischen Firewall erhalten, etwa auf X. ### Body Über dem streng bewachten Luftraum der chinesischen Hauptstadt galt ein solcher Vorfall lange als nahezu ausgeschlossen. Am Freitagabend ist genau das geschehen: Ein Leichtflugzeug stürzte in den CITIC Tower, das höchste Gebäude Pekings. Der Pilot kam ums Leben, 13 Menschen wurden verletzt – einer der spektakulärsten Verstöße gegen die Flugverbotszone über dem Stadtkern seit Jahren. Die einmotorige, zweisitzige Maschine traf den 528 Meter hohen Wolkenkratzer – vielen Bewohnern als China Zun bekannt – gegen 17.55 Uhr Ortszeit am 26. Juni. Das geht aus einer Mitteilung der Bezirksregierung von Chaoyang hervor, in dessen Gebiet der Turm steht. Von internationalen Nachrichtenagenturen verifizierte und außerhalb Chinas verbreitete Videos zeigen offenbar, wie das Flugzeug ein oberes Stockwerk rammt, sich im Sturzflug dreht und nahe dem Eingang aufschlägt. Trümmer flogen über die Straße, Menschenmengen flohen. Was die Behörden bestätigen In einer knappen Mitteilung über den Messengerdienst WeChat erklärte die Bezirksregierung von Chaoyang am Samstag, eine einmotorige, zweisitzige Maschine sei in ein Hochhaus gestürzt; an Bord habe sich allein der Pilot befunden. Die einzige Person an Bord war der Pilot, der ums Leben kam, und 13 Menschen wurden am Unglücksort verletzt. Die Erklärung, über die zunächst die South China Morning Post berichtete und die von Associated Press und Agence France-Presse bestätigt wurde, nannte weder den Namen des Gebäudes noch den des Piloten. Eine Ursache wurde nicht angegeben, die Ermittlungen dauerten an. Ob die Behörden von einem Unfall oder einer absichtlichen Tat ausgehen, ließen sie offen. Der 2018 fertiggestellte CITIC Tower ragt 528 Meter über dem zentralen Geschäftsviertel Pekings auf und zählt zu den zehn höchsten Gebäuden der Welt. Seine Form erinnert an ein antikes chinesisches Ritualgefäß für Wein. Das Hochhaus dient als Hauptsitz der CITIC Group, eines der größten Staatskonzerne des Landes, und beherbergt zudem Büros, Luxuswohnungen und ein Hotel. Nach dem Aufprall veröffentlichte Fotos zeigten zerborstene Scheiben und ein mutmaßliches Loch in der oberen Fassade. Das Flugzeug und die Frage nach dem Luftraum Die chinesischen Behörden haben die Maschine nicht identifiziert. Anhand von Kennzeichen auf Online-Bildern und von Flugverfolgungsdaten berichteten mehrere Medien – darunter Newsweek, die South China Morning Post und die Londoner Times –, es handle sich offenbar um eine im Inland gebaute Sunward SA60L Aurora, ein Sport-Leichtflugzeug des Herstellers Starair Aircraft Co., betrieben von einem örtlichen Unternehmen der Allgemeinen Luftfahrt. Diese Angaben sind von chinesischer Seite nicht bestätigt und mit Vorsicht zu behandeln. Ian Petchenik, Sprecher des Flugverfolgungsdienstes Flightradar24, sagte der Times, die Maschine werde normalerweise für die Pilotenausbildung östlich von Peking eingesetzt; der Flug am Freitag sei „untypisch“ gewesen. „Ich glaube nicht, dass wir zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt irgendetwas ausschließen können“, sagte er. Aufmerksamkeit erregt der Absturz gerade wegen des Orts. Über Peking gilt einer der am strengsten kontrollierten Lufträume Chinas: - Flüge ziviler Kleinflugzeuge über dem Stadtkern sind grundsätzlich verboten. - Starts erfordern in der Regel eine Genehmigung sowohl der chinesischen Zivilluftfahrtbehörde als auch der Luftwaffe der Volksbefreiungsarmee. - Erst kürzlich hatten die Behörden Beschränkungen für die Freizeitfliegerei und Verbraucherdrohnen verschärft. Wie ein Leichtflugzeug überhaupt über das zentrale Geschäftsviertel der Hauptstadt gelangen konnte – unweit der Wohn- und Arbeitsorte eines Großteils der Parteiführung –, gehört zu den zentralen offenen Fragen. Ein Absturz, der aus dem Netz verschwand Fast so schnell, wie die Aufnahmen auftauchten, begannen sie zu verschwinden. Videos, Bilder und Suchergebnisse zu dem Absturz wurden von chinesischen Plattformen wie Weibo und Xiaohongshu, auch als Red Note bekannt, gelöscht, wie CNN, NBC News und die Washington Post berichteten. Eine Suche nach dem Namen des Gebäudes lieferte in manchen Apps nur noch Beiträge, die vor dem Unglück datiert waren. Erhalten blieb das Material vor allem, weil Kopien auf Plattformen außerhalb der chinesischen Firewall geteilt wurden, etwa auf X. Augenzeugen schilderten, wie Polizisten Passanten am Fotografieren hinderten und einige drängten, bereits gemachte Bilder zu löschen. Eine Anwohnerin eines nahen Gebäudes, die nur mit dem Familiennamen Lin genannt wird, berichtete von einer überstürzten Evakuierung. „Ich bin ohne meinen Personalausweis und ohne meine Tasche hinausgerannt“, sagte Lin. Noch am selben Abend, so CNN, habe das Areal rund um den Turm weitgehend normal gewirkt – kaum etwas habe nach außen darauf hingedeutet, was sich Stunden zuvor ereignet hatte. Was unbestätigt bleibt Die folgenreichsten Fragen sind weiter offen. Die Ursache des Absturzes ist nicht geklärt, und die Behörden haben keine Erklärung dafür geliefert, wie die Maschine ins Herz der Hauptstadt gelangen konnte. Der Pilot wurde nicht öffentlich benannt, ein Motiv nicht genannt. Modell, Kennzeichen und Betreiber des Flugzeugs sind ebenso wenig offiziell bestätigt wie das Ausmaß der Schäden am Turm. Zum Zustand der 13 Verletzten gab es keine Angaben. Gesichert ist vorerst nur wenig, doch dieses Wenige wiegt schwer: Ein Leichtflugzeug traf zur Hauptverkehrszeit Pekings höchstes Gebäude, ein Mensch ist tot, 13 wurden verletzt – und die Behörden sagen sehr wenig, während sie zugleich rasch kontrollieren, was die Öffentlichkeit sehen darf. ### Sources - Small plane crash at Beijing high-rise kills the pilot and injures 13, authorities say — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/small-plane-crash-beijing-high-rise-kills-pilot-134267955 - Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, killing pilot and injuring 13 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/aircraft-crashes-beijings-tallest-building-rcna351928 - Small aircraft hits Beijing's tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358555/small-aircraft-hits-beijings-tallest-skyscraper-prompting-evacuations - China confirms death of pilot in Citic Tower plane crash — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358600/china-confirms-death-pilot-citic-tower-plane-crash - Pilot dies after small plane crashes into China high-rise — RTÉ / Agence France-Presse: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0627/1580632-beijing-plane/ - Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building; damage reported — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130388/beijings-tallest-building-is-damaged-after-small-airplane-reportedly-crashed-into-it - Video Shows Plane Crash into Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/aircraft-crashes-into-one-of-chinas-tallest-buildings-what-to-know-12126043 - A small plane slammed into the tallest skyscraper in China's capital. Hours later, it was like nothing had happened. — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/china/beijing-plane-crash-citic-tower-censorship-china-intl-hnk - Plane That Crashed Into Beijing's Tallest Building Usually Used For Pilot Training, Report Says — Yahoo News / The Times: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/plane-crashes-beijing-tallest-building-141904842.html - China Zun (CITIC Tower) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Zun --- ## Kap Verde zieht bei der WM in die K.-o.-Runde ein und trifft auf Argentinien - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/kap-verde-achtelfinale-wm-2026-argentinien - Published: 2026-06-27T17:19:48.975+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:19:48.975+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: e5e8e222-71b3-4d5f-8e3e-19d3129da4f6 - Dateline: Praia, CV > Drei Remis, keine Niederlage: Der Inselstaat im Atlantik wird zum bevölkerungsärmsten Land, das je die K.-o.-Runde einer Männer-WM erreicht – und trifft nun auf den Titelverteidiger. ### Summary Kap Verde steht bei seinem WM-Debüt im Achtelfinale der Runde der letzten 32. Der Inselstaat mit gut einer halben Million Einwohnern trifft am 3. Juli in Miami auf Weltmeister Argentinien. ### Key facts - Kap Verde steht bei seinem WM-Debüt im Achtelfinale der Runde der letzten 32 – als bevölkerungsärmstes Land, das je die K.-o.-Phase einer Männer-WM erreichte. - Mit drei Unentschieden (0:0 gegen Spanien, 2:2 gegen Uruguay, 0:0 gegen Saudi-Arabien) blieb das Team ungeschlagen und wurde mit drei Punkten Gruppenzweiter hinter Spanien. - Der Inselstaat zählt rund 525.000 Einwohner – weniger als der US-Bundesstaat Wyoming – und übertrifft damit frühere Außenseiter wie Island und Curaçao. - Das erstmals auf 48 Teams erweiterte Turnierformat mit zusätzlicher K.-o.-Runde und 104 Spielen erleichterte kleineren Nationen den Weg in die Endrunde. - Am 3. Juli 2026 trifft Kap Verde in Miami Gardens auf Titelverteidiger Argentinien um Lionel Messi. ### FAQ **Q: Warum ist Kap Verdes Einzug in die K.-o.-Runde ein Rekord?** Mit rund 525.000 Einwohnern ist Kap Verde das bevölkerungsärmste Land, das je die K.-o.-Phase einer Männer-Weltmeisterschaft erreicht hat. Island und Curaçao sind kleiner, schieden aber bei ihren einzigen Teilnahmen in der Gruppe aus. **Q: Wie hat sich Kap Verde für die Runde der letzten 32 qualifiziert?** Mit drei Unentschieden – 0:0 gegen Spanien, 2:2 gegen Uruguay und 0:0 gegen Saudi-Arabien – blieb Kap Verde ungeschlagen und wurde mit drei Punkten Zweiter der Gruppe H hinter Spanien. **Q: Gegen wen spielt Kap Verde als Nächstes?** Kap Verde trifft am 3. Juli 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida, auf Titelverteidiger Argentinien um Lionel Messi. **Q: Was hat sich am WM-Format 2026 geändert?** Die WM 2026 ist die erste mit 48 statt 32 Teams: zwölf Vierergruppen, aus denen die zwei Besten plus die acht besten Gruppendritten weiterkommen – insgesamt 32 Mannschaften. Es gibt eine zusätzliche K.-o.-Runde und 104 statt 64 Spiele. ### Body Zehn Vulkaninseln im Atlantik, kaum mehr als eine halbe Million Einwohner und ein Nationalteam, das vor zwei Jahrzehnten im internationalen Kalender kaum auftauchte: Für Kap Verde sprach bei einer Weltmeisterschaft eigentlich alles dagegen. Am vergangenen Freitag setzte sich der Außenseiter über diese Logik hinweg. Ein torloses 0:0 gegen Saudi-Arabien in Houston am 26. Juni reichte den „Blauen Haien“ (Tubarões Azuis), um Gruppe H als Zweiter abzuschließen und in die neue Runde der letzten 32 einzuziehen. Damit ist der Archipel das bevölkerungsärmste Land, das jemals die K.-o.-Phase einer Männer-Weltmeisterschaft erreicht hat. Der Lohn ist ein Duell, das die ganze Fußballwelt elektrisiert: Am 3. Juli wartet in Miami Gardens, Florida, Titelverteidiger Argentinien. Dreimal unentschieden – und nie verloren Vor dem Turnier rangierte Kap Verde auf Platz 67 der Weltrangliste. In der Gruppenphase gewann die Mannschaft von Trainer Bubista kein einziges Spiel – und musste es auch nicht. Zum Auftakt trotzte sie dem Weltmeister von 2010, Spanien, ein 0:0 ab, kämpfte sich anschließend zu einem 2:2 gegen den zweimaligen Champion Uruguay zurück und schloss die Vorrunde mit dem nächsten torlosen Remis gegen Saudi-Arabien ab. Drei Punkte, kein verlorenes Spiel – und das Weiterkommen über jene feinen Margen, die das aufgeblähte Turnierformat belohnt. Über das Schicksal der Insulaner entschied am Ende auch ein anderer Rasen: Während die Schlusspfiffe nahten, standen die kapverdischen Spieler auf dem Feld und starrten auf ihre Handys, in der Hoffnung, Spanien möge Uruguay schlagen. Spanien gewann prompt mit 1:0, Kap Verde wurde Zweiter hinter dem Gruppensieger – und ein Land, das erst 1975 von Portugal unabhängig wurde, stand unter den letzten 32. Damit ist Kap Verde der erste WM-Neuling seit der Slowakei 2010, der die K.-o.-Runde erreicht, und der erste Debütant seit Senegal 2002, der die Gruppenphase ungeschlagen übersteht. Kleiner als jeder Außenseiter zuvor Mit rund 525.000 Einwohnern – weniger Menschen, als im US-Bundesstaat Wyoming leben (etwa 576.000) – verdrängt Kap Verde sämtliche bisherigen Winzlinge aus den Rekordbüchern. Island und Curaçao sind noch kleiner, schieden bei ihren einzigen WM-Teilnahmen aber jeweils in der Gruppenphase aus. Keine der klassischen Underdog-Geschichten des Fußballs hatte die erste Hürde je übersprungen. „Wir sind klein, aber wir haben große Herzen, und wir sind Kämpfer“, sagte der 40-jährige Torwart Vozinha, dessen Paraden gegen Spanien den Ton für das gesamte Turnier setzten. Trainer Bubista, der sich beim Schlusspfiff in die Nationalflagge hüllte, deutete den Erfolg als Beleg für eine Überzeugung, die in der Heimat seit Langem gilt. „Jeder hat das Recht zu träumen, und nichts ist unmöglich“, sagte er. „Die erste Phase zu beenden, ohne ein einziges Spiel zu verlieren – damit müssen wir zufrieden sein.“ Ein Format wie geschaffen für Außenseiter Der Lauf der Kapverdier ist zum Teil auch ein Produkt des neu gestalteten Turniers. Die Ausgabe 2026, ausgetragen in den USA, Kanada und Mexiko, ist die erste mit 48 statt 32 Mannschaften. Die neue Struktur öffnete jene Tür weiter, gegen die kleinere Fußballnationen jahrzehntelang gedrückt hatten: - Die 48 Teams sind in zwölf Vierergruppen aufgeteilt. - Die zwei Bestplatzierten jeder Gruppe ziehen weiter, dazu die acht besten Gruppendritten – zusammen 32 Mannschaften. - So entstand eine zusätzliche K.-o.-Runde, das Sechzehntelfinale der letzten 32, und der Spielplan wuchs von 64 auf 104 Partien. - Auch Afrikas Kontingent an garantierten Startplätzen stieg entsprechend und eröffnete Verbänden wie Kap Verde einen realistischen Weg zur Endrunde. Kritiker wenden ein, mehr Teilnehmer verwässerten die Spannung der Gruppenphase. Die drei vorsichtigen Remis Kap Verdes – und das nervöse Schielen auf die Anzeigetafeln danach – sind genau jene zurückhaltende, von feinen Margen geprägte Spielweise, die ein solches Format begünstigen kann. Das Gegenargument lieferte dieselbe Woche: Eine Auswahl, die vor zwei Jahrzehnten im internationalen Kalender kaum verzeichnet war, bereitet sich nun darauf vor, mit dem Weltmeister den Platz zu teilen. Jetzt also der Champion Argentinien, getragen von Lionel Messi, geht als haushoher Favorit in das Duell der Runde der letzten 32. Doch Kap Verde hat sich in diesem Monat angewöhnt, Favoriten als schlagbar zu behandeln: zwei ehemalige Weltmeister mit einem Remis aufgehalten, in drei Spielen nur zwei Gegentore kassiert. Die defensive Widerstandskraft, die das Team aus der Gruppe trug – aufgebaut um Routinier Vozinha und eine eng gestaffelte Abwehrkette –, wird nun vom dekoriertesten Angriff des Turniers auf die Probe gestellt. Für die Inseln selbst ist der Moment bereits historisch, ganz gleich, was in Florida geschieht. Ein Verband, der seine Spieler stark aus einer weltweiten Diaspora rekrutiert – Nachfahren von Kapverdiern in Portugal, den Niederlanden, Frankreich und darüber hinaus –, hat verstreutes Talent zu einer Mannschaft geformt, über die der Rest der Welt sich nun hastig kundig macht. Bubistas Aufgebot reist nach Miami Gardens mit den Erwartungen eines Landes, das sein gesamtes Bestehen auf eine Nacht wie den 3. Juli gewartet hat. „Die Mannschaft wollte das unbedingt der ganzen Welt zeigen“, sagte der Trainer. Genau das hat sie getan – und sie ist noch nicht am Ziel. ### Sources - Cape Verde qualify for World Cup Round of 32, set up date with Argentina — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-qualify-for-world-cup-round-of-32-set-up-date-with-argentina - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Cape Verde break record as smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-break-record-as-smallest-nation-to-reach-world-cup-knockouts - Coach Bubista Hails Cape Verde's Fearless Dreamers After World Cup Leap — Asharq Al-Awsat (Reuters): https://english.aawsat.com/sports/5289099-coach-bubista-hails-cape-verde%E2%80%99s-fearless-dreamers-after-world-cup-leap - How the FIFA World Cup 26 will work with 48 teams — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/article-fifa-world-cup-2026-mexico-canada-usa-new-format-tournament-football-soccer - 'Fighters with big hearts!' - Vozinha and Cape Verde gunning for Lionel Messi — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en-ca/lists/cape-verde-vozinha-lionel-messi-argentina-world-cup-knockout/blt2ea563394437e275 --- ## Schutzstatus für Ukrainer: Brüssel will Frist bis 2028 verlängern - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-kommission-verlaengerung-schutzstatus-ukrainer-2028 - Published: 2026-06-27T17:10:20.49+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:10:20.49+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 9f086b62-4d3b-4193-b59a-1dffb720a117 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Die EU-Kommission schlägt vor, den vorübergehenden Schutz für rund 4,4 Millionen Geflüchtete bis zum 4. März 2028 zu verlängern – mehrere Tausend von ihnen leben in Luxemburg. ### Summary Die Europäische Kommission will den seit 2022 geltenden vorübergehenden Schutz für Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer um ein weiteres Jahr bis zum 4. März 2028 verlängern. Betroffen sind rund 4,4 Millionen Menschen EU-weit. ### Key facts - Die EU-Kommission schlug am 26. Juni vor, den vorübergehenden Schutz für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine um ein Jahr bis zum 4. März 2028 zu verlängern. - Rund 4,4 Millionen Menschen EU-weit sind betroffen; Ende April 2026 zählte Eurostat 4,37 Millionen – die meisten in Deutschland (1,28 Mio.), Polen (971.255) und Tschechien (384.435). - Neu: Schutz soll künftig nicht mehr gewährt werden, wenn Neuankömmlinge die Ukraine entgegen den Mobilmachungsregeln verlassen. Bereits Registrierte sind nicht betroffen. - Luxemburg hatte sein Programm bereits bis 4. März 2027 verlängert; 2026 entfielen von 3.953 Entscheidungen nur 334 auf Neugewährungen, 3.583 auf Verlängerungen. - Der Vorschlag muss noch vom Rat mit qualifizierter Mehrheit beschlossen werden; die Minister beraten im Juli, eine Entscheidung könnte sich bis September verzögern. ### FAQ **Q: Bis wann soll der vorübergehende Schutz verlängert werden?** Die Europäische Kommission schlägt vor, den Schutz um ein Jahr bis zum 4. März 2028 zu verlängern. Bislang läuft die Frist am 4. März 2027 aus. **Q: Was ändert sich für Neuankömmlinge aus der Ukraine?** In der Regel soll Personen, die die Ukraine nach Inkrafttreten des Beschlusses verlassen, kein Schutz mehr gewährt werden, wenn sie dazu nach den Mobilmachungsregeln des Landes nicht berechtigt sind. Bereits registrierte Begünstigte sind davon nicht betroffen. **Q: Wie viele Schutzsuchende betrifft die Regelung in Luxemburg?** Seit 2022 wurde 4.123 Personen vorübergehender Schutz gewährt. In den ersten fünf Monaten 2026 traf Luxemburg 3.953 Entscheidungen, davon 334 Neugewährungen und 3.583 Verlängerungen. **Q: Ist der Vorschlag bereits beschlossen?** Nein. Der Rat der EU muss ihn mit qualifizierter Mehrheit annehmen – mindestens 15 von 27 Staaten, die 65 Prozent der EU-Bevölkerung repräsentieren. Die Beratungen sind für Juli vorgesehen, eine Entscheidung könnte bis September dauern. ### Body Für Millionen Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer in der Europäischen Union bemisst sich das Aufenthaltsrecht weiterhin in Jahresschritten. Am 26. Juni hat die Europäische Kommission vorgeschlagen, den seit 2022 geltenden vorübergehenden Schutz um ein weiteres Jahr zu verlängern – bis zum 4. März 2028. Der bislang gültige Stichtag, der 4. März 2027, würde damit nach hinten verschoben. Ohne Verlängerung liefen der Schutz und die daran geknüpften Rechte im kommenden Frühjahr aus. Vorgestellt wurde der Vorschlag in Brüssel von Magnus Brunner, dem EU-Kommissar für Inneres und Migration. Er sichert den Betroffenen unmittelbaren Zugang zu Aufenthalt, Arbeit, Schulbildung, Gesundheitsversorgung und Sozialleistungen – ohne dass jede Person einen eigenen Asylantrag stellen müsste. Rund 4,4 Millionen Menschen sind davon erfasst, mehrere Tausend von ihnen leben in Luxemburg. Ein Jahr mehr – und eine neue Bedingung Rechtliche Grundlage ist die Richtlinie über den vorübergehenden Schutz aus dem Jahr 2001, ein nach den Balkankriegen geschaffenes Instrument, das jahrzehntelang ungenutzt blieb. Erst am 4. März 2022, wenige Tage nach Beginn des russischen Großangriffs, wurde es zum ersten Mal überhaupt aktiviert. Seither verlängert die EU den Status Jahr für Jahr. Der diesjährige Vorschlag bringt eine gewichtige Neuerung. Künftig soll Schutz in der Regel nicht mehr jenen Menschen gewährt werden, die die Ukraine nach Inkrafttreten des Beschlusses verlassen, ohne dazu nach den Mobilmachungsregeln des Landes berechtigt zu sein. Die Einschränkung gilt ausschließlich für Neuankömmlinge; die bereits registrierten Millionen sind davon nicht betroffen, ihr Status verlängert sich unabhängig vom Alter automatisch. Unser Vorschlag sieht vor, dass neu ankommenden Personen, die die Ukraine wegen ihrer Wehrpflicht nicht verlassen dürfen, kein vorübergehender Schutz gewährt werden soll. Brunner stellte die Ausnahme als Bitte aus Kiew dar. Der Vorschlag, so der Kommissar vor Journalisten, „trägt den sich wandelnden Verteidigungsbedürfnissen der Ukraine Rechnung“. Die umfassendere Verlängerung begründete die Kommission mit Rechtssicherheit: Der Schutzbedarf bleibe weiterhin offenkundig. Die Zahlen verdeutlichen den Maßstab. Nach Angaben von Eurostat standen Ende April 2026 rund 4,37 Millionen Menschen in der EU unter vorübergehendem Schutz. Mit Abstand die meisten nahm Deutschland auf: - Deutschland: rund 1,28 Millionen (29,3 Prozent); - Polen: 971.255 (22,2 Prozent); - Tschechien: 384.435 (8,8 Prozent). Der Vorschlag ist noch nicht beschlossen. Er muss vom Rat der Europäischen Union angenommen werden, wo eine qualifizierte Mehrheit erforderlich ist – mindestens 15 der 27 Mitgliedstaaten, die zusammen 65 Prozent der EU-Bevölkerung repräsentieren. Die zuständigen Minister wollen das Thema im Juli behandeln, eine endgültige Entscheidung könnte sich jedoch bis September verzögern. Was das für Luxemburg bedeutet Für das Großherzogtum sind die Folgen konkret. Luxemburg hatte sein eigenes Schutzprogramm bereits bis zum 4. März 2027 verlängert: Am 13. Februar 2026 bestätigten das Innenministerium und die Generaldirektion für Einwanderung die Erneuerung und begannen, die biometrischen Aufenthaltskarten neu auszustellen, die den Betroffenen das Recht auf Aufenthalt, Arbeit und materielle Unterstützung sichern. Die Begünstigten des vorübergehenden Schutzes besitzen derzeit eine biometrische Karte, die bis zum 4. März 2026 gültig bleibt; in den kommenden Wochen erhalten sie ein Schreiben, das die Schritte zur Erneuerung des Schutzstatus und zur Ausstellung einer neuen biometrischen Karte erläutert. Seit 2022 hat Luxemburg eine stetige Zahl von Schutzsuchenden aufgenommen. Vom Portal Chronicle.lu zitierte Angaben nennen: - 4.123 Personen, denen seit Kriegsbeginn vorübergehender Schutz gewährt wurde; - 1.480 Menschen, die in zwölf Aufnahmeeinrichtungen des Nationalen Aufnahmebüros (ONA) untergebracht sind; - 1.296 Schülerinnen und Schüler an luxemburgischen Schulen, für deren Beschulung 29 Millionen Euro bereitgestellt wurden. Inzwischen hat sich der Schwerpunkt von Neuankünften zu Verlängerungen verschoben. In den ersten fünf Monaten des Jahres 2026 traf Luxemburg 3.953 Entscheidungen zum vorübergehenden Schutz – davon nur 334 Neugewährungen gegenüber 3.583 Verlängerungen. Ein Zeichen dafür, dass jene Bevölkerung, für die die EU nun Recht setzt, weitgehend angekommen ist: in Wohnungen, Klassenzimmern und Arbeitsstellen. Noch immer keine dauerhafte Perspektive Was die Verlängerung nicht liefert, ist eine dauerhafte Lösung. Mehr als vier Jahre nach der erstmaligen Aktivierung der Richtlinie verlängert die EU den Schutz weiterhin in Jahresetappen, statt den Geflüchteten einen festen rechtlichen Weg zu eröffnen. Erste Konturen eines Ausstiegs zeichnen sich ab: Die Kommission verband ihren Vorschlag mit einem koordinierten „Übergangs“-Ansatz und einem Pilotprogramm für freiwillige Rückkehr und Wiederaufbau, das praktische Hilfe bei Arbeit, Wohnen und Bildung für Rückkehrwillige bietet. Bereits am 16. September 2025 hatte der Rat eine Empfehlung zum Übergang aus dem vorübergehenden Schutz angenommen. Vorerst bleibt diese Zukunft an einen Krieg gebunden, der nicht beendet ist. Die Kommission hat signalisiert, den Schutz bei veränderter Lage früher aussetzen zu können – ebenso aber die Tür für eine erneute Verlängerung offengelassen. Bis ein Friedensschluss und ein dauerhafter Status greifbar werden, bemisst sich das rechtliche Leben von Millionen Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainern – auch jener, die sich in Luxemburg eine neue Existenz aufgebaut haben – weiterhin Jahr für Jahr. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission - Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year (press release IP/26/1462) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1462 - Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision extending temporary protection until 4 March 2028, COM(2026) 345 final — European Commission: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0f5fd553-49bd-4c39-bf97-2199a3c2b111_en?filename=Proposal+for+a+decision+extending+temporary+protection+until+4+Mar+2028.pdf - 4.37 million under temporary protection in April 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260610-1 - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ - European Commission seeks to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians, but not newly arrived military-age men — European Pravda: https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/26/7240454/ - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028, With Limits for Military-Age Men — Outlook India (Reuters): https://www.outlookindia.com/international/eu-proposes-extending-protection-for-ukrainians-until-2028-with-limits-for-military-age-men - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028 – But Not for Draft Evaders — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79046 - EU proposes to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2028 — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/26/european-commission-proposes-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2028/ - Luxembourg Extends Temporary Protection Scheme for Ukrainian Refugees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/59544-luxembourg-extends-temporary-protection-scheme-for-ukrainian-refugees - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Receives 110 Asylum, 74 Temporary Protection Applications in May — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61807-luxembourg-receives-110-asylum-74-temporary-protection-applications-in-may - Requesting temporary protection — Guichet.lu (Luxembourg Government): https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/ukraine/protection-temporaire-ukraine/protection-temporaire.html --- ## Fall Traversini: Wo das Amt aufhört und das Eigeninteresse beginnt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/traversini-urteil-differdingen-interessenkonflikt-kommunalpolitik - Published: 2026-06-27T16:51:03.382+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:51:03.382+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 1722f76a-e036-4319-aad9-ccd7036342d3 - Dateline: Differdange, LU > Drei Jahre auf Bewährung, 10.000 Euro Strafe und ein fünfjähriges Ämterverbot für Differdingens Ex-Bürgermeister – ein Urteil, das die persönliche Haftung gewählter Mandatsträger neu vermisst. ### Summary Das Bezirksgericht Luxemburg verurteilte Roberto Traversini zu drei Jahren Haft auf Bewährung. Der Fall zeigt, wie früh ein Interessenkonflikt im Gemeinderat strafbar wird. ### Key facts - Die 7. Strafkammer des Bezirksgerichts Luxemburg verurteilte Roberto Traversini am 12. März 2026 zu drei Jahren Haft auf Bewährung, 10.000 Euro Geldbuße und fünf Jahren Ämter- und Wählbarkeitsverbot. - Schuldsprüche fielen wegen Vorteilsannahme im Amt, Veruntreuung öffentlicher Gelder und Urkundenfälschung; von weiteren Punkten wurde er freigesprochen. - Kern des Falls ist die PAG-Abstimmung von Juni 2019, an der Traversini teilnahm, obwohl sie ein geerbtes Grundstück in Niederkorn von der Garten- zur Wohnzone aufwertete. - Rechtlich entscheidend: Vorteilsannahme ist bereits erfüllt, sobald öffentliche Pflicht und privates – auch ideelles – Interesse kollidieren, unabhängig von Vorsatz oder tatsächlichem Vorteil. - Das Urteil ist nicht rechtskräftig; die Parteien haben 40 Tage Zeit für eine Berufung. ### FAQ **Q: Wie lautet das Urteil gegen Roberto Traversini?** Das Bezirksgericht Luxemburg verurteilte ihn in erster Instanz zu drei Jahren Haft, vollständig zur Bewährung ausgesetzt, einer Geldbuße von 10.000 Euro und einem fünfjährigen Verbot, sich zur Wahl zu stellen oder ein öffentliches Amt auszuüben. **Q: Wofür wurde Traversini verurteilt?** Für Vorteilsannahme im Amt, Veruntreuung öffentlicher Gelder und Urkundenfälschung, begangen zwischen November 2016 und Juli 2019. Im Zentrum stand die Teilnahme an einer Gemeinderatsabstimmung über den Bebauungsplan, die ein von ihm geerbtes Grundstück aufwertete. **Q: Ist das Urteil rechtskräftig?** Nein. Das Urteil erging in erster Instanz; die Parteien haben 40 Tage Zeit, Berufung einzulegen. Über eine mögliche Verschärfung oder Lockerung des Präzedenzfalls entscheiden dann die Berufungsgerichte. **Q: Warum gilt der Fall als richtungsweisend für Kommunalpolitiker?** Weil eine Vorteilsannahme im Amt nach luxemburgischem Recht bereits dann vorliegt, wenn öffentliche Pflicht und ein privates – auch rein ideelles – Interesse kollidieren, selbst wenn kein Geld fließt und kein Vorteil erlangt wird. ### Body Ein einziger Satz des Staatsanwalts fasst zusammen, worum es in diesem Prozess wirklich ging: „Il n'y a pas d'égalité dans l'illégalité" – im Unrecht gebe es keine Gleichheit. Mit dieser Maxime forderte Stéphane Decker das Bezirksgericht Luxemburg auf, einen Mann zu verurteilen, der über Jahre als Vorzeigepolitiker des Südens galt. Am 12. März 2026 folgte die 7. Strafkammer in der Cité judiciaire der Logik – und sprach ein Urteil, das weit über den Einzelfall hinausweist. Roberto Traversini, früherer Bürgermeister von Differdingen und langjähriges Mitglied der Grünen (déi gréng), der auch sein Mandat in der Abgeordnetenkammer aufgab, wurde in erster Instanz schuldig gesprochen: drei Jahre Haft, vollständig zur Bewährung ausgesetzt, eine Geldbuße von 10.000 Euro sowie ein fünfjähriges Verbot, sich zur Wahl zu stellen oder ein öffentliches Amt auszuüben. Verurteilt wurde er wegen Vorteilsannahme im Amt (prise illégale d'intérêts), Veruntreuung öffentlicher Gelder und Urkundenfälschung – für Handlungen zwischen November 2016 und Juli 2019. Von mehreren weiteren Anklagepunkten sprach ihn das Gericht frei. Rechtskräftig ist das Urteil nicht: Die Parteien haben 40 Tage Zeit, in Berufung zu gehen. Eine Abstimmung mit doppeltem Boden Im Zentrum stand ein Vorgang, der nach außen wie Routine wirkte. Im Juni 2019 verabschiedete der Differdinger Gemeinderat einen neuen allgemeinen Bebauungsplan (PAG). Traversini stimmte mit – obwohl der Plan ein Haus mit Garten in Niederkorn neu einstufte, das er wenige Monate zuvor geerbt hatte. Aus einer Gartenzone (zone de jardins) wurde Wohnzone 1; nach Auffassung der Anklage stieg dadurch der Wert des Grundstücks. Hinzu kam der Vorwurf, er habe Mittel der Gemeinde sowie Teilnehmer der lokalen Beschäftigungsinitiative CIGL, deren Vorsitz er innehatte, für Arbeiten und Planzeichnungen an seinen privaten Liegenschaften eingesetzt. Die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte vier Jahre auf Bewährung beantragt; das Gericht blieb bei drei. Im Einzelnen verhängte die Kammer: - drei Jahre Haft, vollständig auf Bewährung; - eine Geldbuße von 10.000 Euro; - ein fünfjähriges Verbot der Wählbarkeit und der Ausübung jedes öffentlichen Amtes. Nach Angaben des Quotidien wurde Traversinis Lebenspartnerin zu 5.000 Euro Geldbuße verurteilt, ein Mitarbeiter des städtischen technischen Dienstes dagegen freigesprochen. Verteidiger Rosario Grasso verwies darauf, dass das Gericht nahe am gesetzlichen Mindestmaß geblieben sei und sein Mandant in zahlreichen Punkten entlastet wurde. „Brutal und unerbittlich" Die eigentliche Tragweite des Urteils liegt nicht in der ausgesetzten Strafe, sondern in dem Rechtsgrundsatz, den es bestätigt. Nach dem luxemburgischen Strafgesetzbuch ist die Vorteilsannahme im Amt bereits dann erfüllt, sobald die öffentliche Pflicht eines Mandatsträgers mit einem privaten Interesse kollidiert – sei es finanziell oder bloß ideeller Natur. Ob tatsächlich ein Vorteil erlangt wird, ob Vorsatz oder Bereicherung vorliegen, spielt nach dieser Lesart keine Rolle. Genau diese Auslegung trieb Staatsanwalt Decker voran. Er nannte die Bestimmung brutal et impitoyable – „brutal und unerbittlich" – und ließ keinen Zweifel daran, dass auch der gutmeinende Amtsträger, der eine Abkürzung nimmt, ihr unterfällt. „Im Unrecht gibt es keine Gleichheit", sagte Decker vor Gericht. Der Fall „sollte allen als Warnung dienen". Traversini wies jeden Eigennutz zurück und schilderte sein Handeln als den unkomplizierten Stil eines anpackenden Kommunalpolitikers. „Je suis assez pragmatique, je veux résoudre les problèmes et non en créer de nouveaux" – „Ich bin recht pragmatisch; ich will Probleme lösen und keine neuen schaffen", sagte er der Kammer. Warum die Rathäuser nervös werden Es ist diese Reichweite des Tatbestands, die in den Gemeinden für Unruhe sorgt. In kleinen Kommunen entscheiden Bürgermeister und Räte regelmäßig über Bebauung, Aufträge und Zuschüsse, die Grundstücke, Betriebe oder Vereine in ihrem Umfeld berühren. Das Urteil unterstreicht, dass eine Abstimmung selbst dann strafbar werden kann, wenn kein Geld fließt. Beobachter des Prozesses – darunter die Reporter.lu-Journalisten Laurent Schmit und Pol Reuter – argumentieren, viele Mandatsträger unterschätzten noch immer, wo die Grenze verläuft, und der Fall habe das Vertrauen in die gewählten Vertreter beschädigt. Die Affäre erwuchs aus der sogenannten „Gaardenhäischen"-Kontroverse – einem Gartenhäuschen, das Traversini in einer geschützten Waldzone errichtet hatte. Sie zwang ihn im September 2019 zum Rücktritt als Bürgermeister und nährte später den politischen Sturm, der 2022 die Laufbahn von Umweltministerin Carole Dieschbourg beendete. Jenes engere Verfahren wurde ohne Anklage eingestellt; aus den breiteren Ermittlungen aber gingen die Verurteilungen vom März hervor. Die Debatte dreht sich seither weniger um Strafe als um Vorbeugung. Ein Verhaltenskodex (code de déontologie) für Kommunalpolitiker wird erarbeitet, und der Gemeindesyndikat Syvicol fordert ein öffentliches Register, in dem Mandatsträger Geschenke und Interessen offenlegen – ein bescheidener Schutz, wie Kritiker auf der Pressebank anmerken, gegen jene verwischten Grenzen, die Traversini zu Fall brachten. Ob der Präzedenzfall die Linie verschärft oder lockert, werden die Berufungsgerichte entscheiden – sollte Traversini den Kampf fortsetzen. ### Sources - Roberto Traversini reconnu coupable de détournement de fonds publics — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/roberto-traversini-reconnu-coupable-de-detournement-de-fonds-publics/ - Ex-Grünen-Politiker: Bewährungsstrafe für Roberto Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-politik-bewaehrungsstrafe-fuer-roberto-traversini/ - Les leçons à tirer de l'affaire Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-prise-illegale-dinterets-les-lecons-a-tirer-de-laffaire-traversini/ - Roberto Traversini muss sich vor Gericht verantworten — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/roberto-traversini-muss-sich-vor-gericht-verantworten/ - Was von der Affäre Traversini bleibt — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-gegen-ex-buergermeister-was-von-der-affaere-traversini-bleibt/ - Podcast: D'Léieren aus der Affär Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/podcast-on-the-record-dleieren-aus-der-affaer-traversini/ - Former Differdange Mayor Banned From Holding Political Office for Five Years (aggregating RTL, Luxembourg Times, Wort, Virgule) — Ground News: https://ground.news/article/former-differdange-mayor-roberto-traversini-sentenced-in-first-instance-to-three-years-in-prison-with-full-suspension - L'affaire Dieschbourg-Traversini est close sans inculpation — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/affaire-dieschbourg-traversini --- ## Schweres Erdbeben in Venezuela: Mehr als 900 Tote – Luxemburg schickt Satellitentechnik - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/erdbeben-venezuela-luxemburg-emergency-lu-katastrophenhilfe - Published: 2026-06-27T16:41:35.453+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:41:35.453+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: e20eb784-6b82-489b-9e66-058c95c2a228 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy State (epicentre); damage centred on Caracas and La Guaira, VE > Zwei Beben der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 ließen am 24. Juni Hochhäuser in Caracas und La Guaira einstürzen. Luxemburg entsendet ein Spezialistenteam und sein System emergency.lu in die Katastrophenregion. ### Summary Nach den schwersten Erdbeben Venezuelas seit 1900 sind mehr als 900 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Luxemburg beteiligt sich mit einem Rettungsteam und seinem Satellitenkommunikationssystem emergency.lu an der internationalen Hilfe. ### Key facts - Am 24. Juni 2026 erschütterten zwei flache Beben der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 die Nordküste Venezuelas – die stärksten registrierten Beben des Landes seit 1900. - Bis zum 26. Juni stieg die Zahl der Toten auf mehr als 920, dazu rund 3.000 Verletzte; die UN sprechen von knapp sieben Millionen Betroffenen. - In Caracas und La Guaira stürzten zahlreiche Hochhäuser ein; allein in La Guaira mehr als 100 Gebäude, rund 70.000 Familien betroffen. - Luxemburg entsendet ein zweiköpfiges CGDIS-Team mit dem System emergency.lu sowie drei weitere HIT-Experten zur Wiederherstellung der Telekommunikation. - Acht EU-Staaten mobilisierten über 520 Einsatzkräfte; die EU stellte für 2026 bereits 52 Millionen Euro für Venezuela bereit. ### FAQ **Q: Wie stark waren die Erdbeben in Venezuela?** Am 24. Juni 2026 traf zunächst ein Vorbeben der Stärke 7,2 die Region, rund 39 Sekunden später folgte ein Hauptbeben der Stärke 7,5. Beide waren flache Brüche entlang des Störungssystems San Sebastián mit Epizentrum nahe San Felipe im Bundesstaat Yaracuy. **Q: Wie viele Menschen kamen ums Leben?** Bis zum 26. Juni 2026 bestätigte der Präsident der Nationalversammlung, Jorge Rodríguez, mehr als 920 Tote und rund 3.000 Verletzte. Einige Zählungen nannten über 4.500 Verletzte, und Hunderte galten noch als verschüttet. **Q: Was genau leistet Luxemburg?** Luxemburg entsendet ein zweiköpfiges Team des CGDIS-Rettungsdienstes mit dem Satellitensystem emergency.lu, um die Telekommunikation wiederherzustellen, sowie drei weitere HIT-Experten für das EU-Koordinierungsteam. Der Einsatz ist auf etwa zwei Wochen angelegt und wird zu 75 Prozent von der EU und zu 25 Prozent von Luxemburg finanziert. **Q: Wie hilft die Europäische Union?** Acht EU-Mitgliedstaaten – Tschechien, Spanien, Italien, Frankreich, Luxemburg, Deutschland, Portugal und die Niederlande – mobilisierten über das EU-Katastrophenschutzverfahren mehr als 520 Einsatzkräfte. Die EU hatte für 2026 bereits 52 Millionen Euro für den humanitären Bedarf Venezuelas bereitgestellt. ### Body Es waren nur Sekunden, die über das Ausmaß der Katastrophe entschieden. Am Abend des 24. Juni bebte die dicht besiedelte Nordküste Venezuelas zweimal in kurzer Folge – und hinterließ eingestürzte Wohntürme, verschüttete Menschen und eine der größten internationalen Rettungsaktionen, die die Region in jüngerer Zeit erlebt hat. Mehr als 900 Todesopfer sind inzwischen bestätigt. Luxemburg gehört zu den europäischen Staaten, die nun Hilfe leisten: Das Großherzogtum schickt ein spezialisiertes Rettungsteam und ein mobiles Satellitenkommunikationssystem in das Katastrophengebiet. Nach Angaben des US-amerikanischen Erdbebendienstes USGS erschütterte ein erstes Beben der Stärke 7,2 die Region um 18.04 Uhr Ortszeit. Rund 39 Sekunden später folgte das Hauptbeben mit einer Magnitude von 7,5. Beide waren flache Brüche entlang des Störungssystems San Sebastián, das Epizentrum lag nahe San Felipe im Bundesstaat Yaracuy, westlich der Hauptstadt. Seismologen sprechen vom stärksten jemals in Venezuela registrierten Erdbeben seit 1900. Eine Opferzahl, die täglich stieg Die Bilanz verschlechterte sich im Lauf der Woche dramatisch. Am 25. Juni meldeten die Behörden mindestens 188 Tote; einen Tag später sprach Jorge Rodríguez, Präsident der Nationalversammlung, von mehr als 920 Toten und rund 3.000 Verletzten – manche Zählungen nannten sogar über 4.500 Verletzte. Frühe Schätzungen gingen von Zehntausenden Vermissten aus, während offizielle Stellen deutlich niedrigere Zahlen angaben. Rettungskräfte berichteten, dass auch fast drei Tage nach den Beben noch Hunderte Menschen unter eingestürzten Gebäuden verschüttet seien. Die Vereinten Nationen schätzten, dass knapp sieben Millionen Venezolanerinnen und Venezolaner betroffen sind. Die Zerstörung konzentrierte sich auf Caracas und den Küstenstaat La Guaira. In den Stadtteilen Altamira und Los Palos Grandes der Hauptstadt brachen mehrere Hochhäuser zusammen. Innenminister Diosdado Cabello erklärte, allein in La Guaira seien mehr als 100 Gebäude eingestürzt und rund 70.000 Familien betroffen. Der wichtigste internationale Flughafen des Landes, Simón Bolívar, wurde schwer beschädigt, die Metro von Caracas stellte den Betrieb ein, die Schulen blieben geschlossen. Die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez rief den Notstand aus und erklärte La Guaira zum Katastrophengebiet. „An das venezolanische Volk, an alle, deren Angehörige unter den Trümmern liegen: Wisst, dass wir entschlossen sind, dafür zu sorgen, dass Hilfe zu euch gelangt.“ Diese Botschaft kam von Tom Fletcher, dem für humanitäre Hilfe zuständigen Nothilfekoordinator der Vereinten Nationen, während UN-Organisationen begannen, Hilfsgüter und Rettungsexperten zu entsenden. Immer wieder wurden die Bergungsarbeiten von Nachbeben unterbrochen – darunter ein Beben der Stärke 4,9 am 26. Juni, das die Einsätze in einigen Gebieten kurzzeitig zum Stillstand brachte. Hilfe aus zwei Kontinenten Innerhalb von 48 Stunden trafen Such- und Rettungsmannschaften aus ganz Amerika und Europa in Venezuela ein. Teams kamen aus Chile, Kolumbien, Ecuador, Mexiko, Brasilien und den Vereinigten Staaten, wo die Katastrophenschutzbehörde FEMA spezialisierte Einheiten für die Trümmersuche in Städten entsandte. Frankreich schickte 85 Helfer; Spanien, die Schweiz und das Vereinigte Königreich stellten Fachkräfte und Spürhundeteams bereit. Ein Großteil der europäischen Anstrengungen läuft über das EU-Katastrophenschutzverfahren, das zur Koordinierung der Hilfe aktiviert wurde. Nach Angaben der Europäischen Kommission beteiligen sich acht Mitgliedstaaten mit Personal und Ausrüstung, insgesamt wurden mehr als 520 Einsatzkräfte mobilisiert. Beteiligt sind: - Tschechien, Spanien, Italien und Frankreich - Luxemburg, Deutschland, Portugal und die Niederlande Die Kommission teilte mit, die EU habe für 2026 bereits 52 Millionen Euro für den humanitären Bedarf Venezuelas bereitgestellt. Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen betonte die Solidarität der Union. „Wir stehen in dieser Zeit großer Tragödie und Katastrophe an der Seite der Menschen in Venezuela.“ Was Luxemburg beiträgt Am 26. Juni kündigte auch Luxemburg seinen Einsatz an. Der stellvertretende Premierminister Xavier Bettel, zuständig für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Hilfe, sowie Innenminister Léon Gloden genehmigten die Entsendung eines zweiköpfigen Teams des Humanitarian Intervention Team (HIT) des großherzoglichen Rettungsdienstes CGDIS – gemeinsam mit dem nationalen Satellitenkommunikationssystem emergency.lu. Die Plattform emergency.lu, eine luxemburgische öffentlich-private Initiative, ist eigens für Katastrophengebiete konzipiert, in denen herkömmliche Netze ausgefallen sind. Sie soll Hilfsorganisationen ein funktionierendes Kommunikationsrückgrat verschaffen. In einer Erklärung beschrieb die Regierung den Auftrag des Teams unmissverständlich: Ihre Aufgabe wird es sein, die Telekommunikationsdienste in der betroffenen Region wiederherzustellen, damit humanitäre Organisationen ihre Arbeit verrichten können. Drei weitere HIT-Experten sollen zudem das Koordinierungsteam der Europäischen Kommission vor Ort verstärken. Die Entsendung, gemeinsam angekündigt von der Direktion für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Hilfe, dem Innenministerium und dem Ministerium für auswärtige und europäische Angelegenheiten, ist zunächst auf etwa zwei Wochen angelegt. Finanziert wird sie zu 75 Prozent von der Europäischen Union und zu 25 Prozent von Luxemburg. Vom Bergen zum Versorgen Während sich das sogenannte goldene Zeitfenster für die Rettung Überlebender schließt, verlagert sich der Schwerpunkt von der Bergung hin zur Versorgung der Hunderttausenden, die obdachlos geworden oder vertrieben sind. Die Wiederherstellung von Kommunikation, Strom und Unterkünften in den am schwersten getroffenen Küstengebieten wird in den kommenden Tagen zur zentralen Herausforderung – und die Nischenrolle, die Luxemburg übernommen hat, dürfte weit über die erste Notlage hinaus von Bedeutung bleiben. Das volle Ausmaß der menschlichen Tragödie, so warnen die Behörden, werde sich erst zeigen, wenn die Suchteams jedes eingestürzte Gebäude erreicht haben. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 920 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - June 26, 2026 — Over 900 killed in Venezuela earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/world/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-hnk - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 920 as search nears 72 hours — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167815 - Luxembourg Deploys Humanitarian Team to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62032-luxembourg-deploys-humanitarian-team-to-earthquake-hit-venezuela - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Commission (DG ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - M 7.5 - 16 km SW of Morón, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zp - M 7.2 - 24 km ENE of San Felipe, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zc/executive - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes --- ## Budapest Pride zieht ohne Verbot durch die Stadt – zum ersten Mal nach Orbán - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/budapest-pride-2026-erster-marsch-ohne-verbot-nach-orban-aera - Published: 2026-06-27T16:19:12.514+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:19:12.514+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 0ea05c29-cb29-4de5-9e37-86b2be933888 - Dateline: Budapest, HU > Ein Jahr nach dem Verbotsversuch füllte die Pride wieder legal Budapests Prachtboulevard – getragen von einem Regierungswechsel und einem Urteil aus Luxemburg. ### Summary Mindestens 100.000 Menschen feierten am Samstag die erste Budapest Pride, die seit dem Sturz Viktor Orbáns wieder ohne polizeiliches Verbot stattfinden konnte – ein Sieg, an dem auch Luxemburg vor dem EuGH beteiligt war. ### Key facts - Mindestens 100.000 Menschen zogen am 27. Juni 2026 über die Andrássy-Allee – die erste Budapest Pride seit 2025, die ohne staatliches Verbot stattfinden konnte. - Möglich wurde dies durch den Wahlsieg von Péter Magyars Tisza-Partei (138 von 199 Sitzen) am 12. April 2026, der Viktor Orbáns 16-jährige Amtszeit beendete. - Am 21. April 2026 erklärte der EuGH in Luxemburg Ungarns „Kinderschutzgesetz" von 2021 für unvereinbar mit den Grundwerten der EU – mit 16 unterstützenden Mitgliedstaaten, darunter Luxemburg. - Die Anklage gegen Budapests Bürgermeister Gergely Karácsony wurde am 4. Juni 2026 fallengelassen; er hatte sich selbst als „stolzen Angeklagten" bezeichnet. - Die Strafvorschriften gegen Pride-Teilnahme und die Gesichtserkennung bleiben formal in Kraft – das Verbot ist noch nicht förmlich aufgehoben. ### FAQ **Q: Warum durfte die Budapest Pride 2026 wieder ohne Verbot stattfinden?** Zwei Ereignisse kippten das Verbot: der Wahlsieg von Péter Magyars proeuropäischer Tisza-Partei am 12. April 2026, der Orbán ablöste, und das EuGH-Urteil vom 21. April 2026, das Ungarns „Kinderschutzgesetz" für EU-rechtswidrig erklärte. Die Polizei sah Ende Mai keinen Grund mehr, die Versammlung zu untersagen. **Q: Welche Rolle spielte Luxemburg in dem Verfahren?** Luxemburg war einer von 16 Mitgliedstaaten, die vor dem EuGH die Klage der EU-Kommission gegen Ungarn unterstützten – die größte derartige Intervention der EU-Geschichte. Außenminister Xavier Bettel, einer der wenigen offen homosexuellen Regierungschefs der EU, gilt seit Jahren als beständige Stimme im Rechtsstaatsstreit mit Budapest. **Q: Ist das ungarische Anti-LGBT-Gesetz damit abgeschafft?** Nein. Laut EUobserver bleiben die Strafvorschriften gegen die Teilnahme an der Pride und die Erlaubnis zur Gesichtserkennung formal in Kraft – weder Parlament noch Gericht haben sie aufgehoben. Auch das Verbot der Änderung des Geschlechtseintrags von 2020 und Adoptionsbeschränkungen bestehen fort. ### Body Es war ein Umzug ohne das Risiko, das ein Jahr zuvor noch über allem hing: Am Samstag zogen Zehntausende durch das Zentrum Budapests, ohne fürchten zu müssen, dass die Polizei einschreitet, Bußgelder verhängt oder Gesichtserkennungskameras die Teilnehmer erfassen. Zum ersten Mal seit einer politischen Ewigkeit fand die Pride der ungarischen Hauptstadt wieder unbehelligt statt – und wurde damit zugleich zur Probe darauf, ob die Grundrechtsversprechen der Europäischen Union in jedem Mitgliedstaat noch gelten. Ein Fotograf der Nachrichtenagentur AFP schätzte die Menge auf mindestens 100.000 Menschen, die sich über die Andrássy-Allee schoben, jenen prunkvollen Boulevard, der den Marsch seit drei Jahrzehnten trägt. Das blieb hinter dem Rekord des Vorjahres zurück, als zwischen 100.000 und 200.000 Menschen einem ausdrücklichen Verbot trotzten. Doch die Stimmung hatte sich gewandelt – vom Trotz hin zu etwas, das eher nach Erleichterung aussah. Es war die erste Budapest Pride, seit Viktor Orbán nach 16 Jahren an der Macht sein Amt verloren hatte. Wahlurne und Gerichtssaal kippten das Verbot Die Wende ruht auf zwei Ereignissen, die binnen weniger Wochen die ungarische Politik umstellten. Am 12. April 2026 verlor Orbáns Fidesz die Parlamentswahl gegen die mitte-rechts gerichtete, proeuropäische Tisza-Partei von Péter Magyar. Sie holte 138 der 199 Sitze bei 53,6 Prozent der Stimmen, Fidesz kam auf 37,8 Prozent; die Wahlbeteiligung lag bei über 77 Prozent – ein Rekord im postkommunistischen Ungarn. Magyar, einst ein Fidesz-Insider und später Orbáns schärfster Rivale, übernahm im Folgemonat die Regierung. Neun Tage nach der Wahl, am 21. April, verkündete der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union in Luxemburg sein Urteil in der Rechtssache Kommission gegen Ungarn (C-769/22). In der Besetzung des Plenums mit allen 27 Richtern – einer Formation, die nur Fällen von außergewöhnlicher Bedeutung vorbehalten ist – stellte er fest, dass Ungarns „Kinderschutzgesetz" von 2021 gegen die Grundwerte der Union verstößt. Die Richter beriefen sich auf Artikel 2 des EU-Vertrags und auf Artikel 1 der Grundrechtecharta zur Menschenwürde. Genau dieses rechtliche Gerüst hatte im März 2025 als Grundlage für das Pride-Verbot gedient. Der Fall zog eine in der Geschichte der Union beispiellose Unterstützung an: 16 Mitgliedstaaten – darunter Luxemburg – stellten sich hinter die Europäische Kommission, das Europäische Parlament trat als Partei bei, und kein einziger Staat ergriff für Budapest Partei. Für die neue Regierung kam die polizeiliche Entscheidung rasch. Die Veranstalter meldeten den Marsch Ende Mai an, und die Beamten kamen zu dem Schluss, dass es keinen Grund gebe, die Versammlung zu untersagen. Budapests Polizeichef Norbert Tamás Baricska erklärte, seine Kräfte gingen „mit größtmöglicher Vorbereitung" in den Tag. Das ist ein wegweisendes Urteil. Es macht klar, dass Ungarns Anti-LGBT-Gesetz in der Europäischen Union keinen Platz hat und aufgehoben werden sollte. So bewertete Lydia Gall, leitende Europa- und Zentralasien-Researcherin von Human Rights Watch, den Richterspruch vom April. Der Bürgermeister, der sich „stolzer Angeklagter" nannte Keine Figur verkörpert die Kehrtwende dieses Jahres deutlicher als Budapests Oberbürgermeister Gergely Karácsony. Als Orbáns Regierung den Marsch 2025 verbot, erklärte Karácsony ihn kurzerhand zur städtischen Veranstaltung, die keiner polizeilichen Genehmigung bedürfe. Der Umzug fand am 28. Juni 2025 statt – ohne dass ein einziger Teilnehmer festgenommen oder mit einem Bußgeld belegt wurde. Dafür klagte ihn die Budapester Generalstaatsanwaltschaft im Januar 2026 an: organisierte Durchführung einer verbotenen Versammlung trotz Untersagungsverfügung. Karácsony bezeichnete sich daraufhin selbst als „stolzen Angeklagten". „Es scheint, dass das in diesem Land der Preis ist, den man zahlt, wenn man für seine Freiheit einsteht", sagte Karácsony nach der Anklage laut der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press. Am 4. Juni 2026 stellte die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft das Verfahren ein – mit Verweis auf das EuGH-Urteil, wonach das der Anklage zugrunde liegende Gesetz mit den Werten der Union unvereinbar sei. Was über den Feiernden weiter schwebt Der Jubel hatte gleichwohl seine Grenzen. Die Gesetzesänderungen, die die Teilnahme an der Pride unter Strafe stellen und der Polizei den Einsatz von Gesichtserkennung gegen Teilnehmer erlauben, stehen formal weiter im Gesetzbuch – weder vom Parlament noch von einem Gericht aufgehoben. Wie das Portal EUobserver berichtet, bleibt der zur Abschreckung errichtete Überwachungsapparat im ungarischen Recht verankert, auch wenn die Verfolgung ausgesetzt ist. Auch andere diskriminierende Regelungen haben den Regierungswechsel überdauert, darunter: - ein Verbot von 2020, den rechtlichen Geschlechtseintrag in amtlichen Dokumenten zu ändern; - Beschränkungen, die eine Adoption auf verheiratete Paare begrenzen. Für viele in der Menge zählte die Richtung mehr als der unvollendete juristische Aufräumprozess. „Ich glaube, die Lage wird immer besser, vor allem wegen des Regierungswechsels", sagte Petra Toth, eine 18-jährige Teilnehmerin, gegenüber AFP. Beobachter beschrieben die Menge als überwiegend jung. Warum Luxemburg genau hinsieht Für Luxemburg ist das Geschehen in Budapest mehr als eine ferne Schlagzeile aus den Kulturkämpfen Osteuropas. Das Großherzogtum war eine der 16 Regierungen, die den Fall der Kommission gegen Ungarn formal unterstützten – Teil eines jahrelangen Bemühens luxemburgischer Minister und Europaabgeordneter, die Union LGBTQ-Rechte als Frage des EU-Rechts und nicht als nationale Vorliebe verteidigen zu lassen. Außenminister Xavier Bettel, von 2013 bis 2023 Premierminister und einer der wenigen offen homosexuell lebenden Regierungschefs der EU, gehört seit jeher zu den beständigsten Stimmen in diesem Streit mit Budapest. Auf dem Spiel steht, wie Luxemburg seit Langem betont, weit mehr als ein einzelner Umzug. Die Budapester Frage lautet, ob die in den EU-Verträgen verbrieften Rechte noch in einem Mitgliedstaat tragen, dessen Regierung sie einst auszuhebeln versuchte – ein Test für jene Union, die das Großherzogtum mit aus der Taufe gehoben hat. Am Samstag, mit gehissten Fahnen und ohne Polizeisperren, sah die Antwort für den Moment nach einem Ja aus. ### Sources - Hungarian Pride parade ban — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Pride_parade_ban - Tens of thousands in Hungary defy ban to march at Budapest Pride — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/28/record-attendance-expected-at-budapest-pride-march-despite-orban-warning - Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5449685/hungary-budapest-pride-defies-ban - Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/hungary-election-early-results-show-magyars-tisza-ahead-of-orbans-fidesz - Hungary election 2026 results: Peter Magyar wins, Viktor Orban concedes landmark defeat — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/world/live-news/hungary-election-orban-magyar - Commission v Hungary (C-769/22) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_v_Hungary_(C-769/22) - Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/22/hungary-top-eu-court-rules-anti-lgbt-law-unlawful - Judgment: C-769/22 Commission v Hungary — Court of Justice of the European Union (curia.europa.eu): https://curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/p1_1000082657/en/judgment-c-769/22-commission-v-hungary - Hungary's anti-LGBTI law and EU values: the CJEU's landmark Article 2 TEU judgment — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/05/07/hungarys-anti-lgbti-law-and-eu-values-the-cjeus-landmark-article-2-teu-judgment/ - Charges against Budapest mayor for organizing Pride march dropped — Washington Blade: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/04/charges-against-budapest-mayor-for-organizing-pride-march-dropped/ - Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/hungary-charges-budapest-mayor-for-allowing-banned-pride-march - Budapest Pride 2026: Major road closures and public transport changes announced for Saturday — Daily News Hungary: https://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-pride-2026-road-transport-changes/ - Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban — AFP via France 24 / Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/budapest-pride-push-equality-reversed-052718810.html - Budapest free to celebrate Pride again, but Orban-surveillance machine still in place — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/224022/budapest-free-to-celebrate-pride-again-but-orban-surveillance-machine-still-in-place/ - Infringement ruling tests whether Magyar will put pro-EU commitments into practice — ILGA-Europe: https://www.ilga-europe.org/press-release/infringement-ruling-tests-whether-magyar-will-put-pro-eu-commitments-into-practice/ --- ## Scheidender IWF-Chefökonom: Globalisierung wird umgebaut, nicht abgewickelt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/iwf-chefoekonom-gourinchas-globalisierung-umbau-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:09:14.039+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:09:14.039+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 1f55acde-0aab-403c-83bb-30726b78854f - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas verlässt den Währungsfonds mit einer These, die für kein Land so viel wiegt wie für Luxemburg: Zölle und neue Handelsblöcke verlegen die Handelsströme, sie kappen sie nicht. ### Summary Zum Abschied widerspricht IWF-Chefökonom Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas der These vom Ende der Globalisierung — sie werde umgebaut. Für die offenste Volkswirtschaft der Welt steht dabei besonders viel auf dem Spiel. ### Key facts - Der scheidende IWF-Chefökonom Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas sieht die Globalisierung nicht am Ende, sondern im Umbau: Handelsströme verlagern sich, statt zu versiegen. - Zölle wirkten nur kurzfristig; mittel- bis langfristig funktionierten sie „fast nie“, weil Länder sie umgehen oder neue Handelspartner suchen. - Belege sind die jüngsten EU-Abkommen mit dem Mercosur (17. Januar 2026) und Indien (27. Januar 2026), die beide die USA ausschließen. - Der IWF senkte die Wachstumsprognose für 2026 auf 3,1 Prozent; der Dollar bleibt laut Gourinchas das unangefochtene Zentrum des Weltsystems. - Für Luxemburg — die offenste Volkswirtschaft der Welt mit rund 7,6 Billionen Euro Fondsvermögen und 229.000 Grenzgängern — steht bei dieser Neuordnung besonders viel auf dem Spiel. ### FAQ **Q: Was meint Gourinchas mit dem „Umbau“ der Globalisierung?** Er widerspricht der These einer Entglobalisierung. Statt zu schrumpfen, verlagere sich der Handel auf neue Wege: Wo etwa die USA Zölle gegen China erhoben, sprangen Länder wie Mexiko und Vietnam ein, und die Lieferketten passten sich an. Das System werde multipolarer und stärker von Blöcken geprägt, aber nicht abgeschafft. **Q: Welche Wachstumszahlen nennt der IWF für 2026?** Im Weltwirtschaftsausblick vom April 2026 erwartet der IWF ein globales Wachstum von 3,1 Prozent für 2026 und 3,2 Prozent für 2027, bei rund 4,4 Prozent Inflation. Das ist eine Abwärtskorrektur gegenüber den im Januar prognostizierten 3,3 Prozent, vor allem wegen des Konflikts im Nahen Osten. **Q: Warum ist die These für Luxemburg besonders relevant?** Luxemburg ist gemessen an der Handelsoffenheit (rund 394 Prozent des BIP im Jahr 2023) die offenste Volkswirtschaft der Welt, der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort mit etwa 7,6 Billionen Euro Vermögen und Ziel von rund 229.000 Grenzgängern. Eine in Blöcke zerfallende Weltordnung bedroht dieses auf grenzenlose Reichweite gebaute Modell unmittelbar. **Q: Verliert der Dollar an Bedeutung?** Nach Einschätzung von Gourinchas nicht. Man befinde sich „sehr fest in einer dollarzentrierten Welt“, und der IWF sehe kaum Anzeichen dafür, dass der Dollar seine Rolle in Handel, Bankwesen und Reserven verliert — selbst wenn sich die Handelswege verschieben. ### Body Wer das Ende der Globalisierung ausruft, hat ihren Umbau übersehen. Mit dieser Botschaft verlässt Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas den Internationalen Währungsfonds, dessen Chefökonom er vier Jahre lang in einer der unruhigsten Phasen der jüngeren Wirtschaftsgeschichte war. In Interviews am 26. Juni am IWF-Hauptsitz in Washington trat Gourinchas der verbreiteten Lesart entgegen, Zölle und Handelskriege machten Jahrzehnte der Verflechtung rückgängig. Tot sei die Globalisierung „ganz sicher nicht“, sagte er der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. „Wir haben keine Entglobalisierung erlebt. Wir haben erlebt, dass sie umgebaut wird.“ Die Unterscheidung ist mehr als akademische Feinheit. Für eine extrem offene Volkswirtschaft wie die luxemburgische — in der grenzüberschreitende Finanzgeschäfte, Dienstleistungen und Handel die heimische Wertschöpfung um ein Vielfaches übersteigen — entscheidet sie über die Geschäftsgrundlage. Zerfällt die Welt in abgeschottete Blöcke, oder sucht sich der Handel lediglich neue Wege um die Hindernisse herum? Davon hängen die Aussichten der Fondsindustrie, der Exporteure und der Zehntausenden ab, die täglich zur Arbeit über die Grenze pendeln. Anpassung statt Abriss Gourinchas’ Argument lautet: Der Handel passt sich an, statt zusammenzubrechen. Als Washington die Zölle anhob und den bilateralen Warenaustausch mit China zurückfahren wollte, fand der Handel neue Kanäle. „Andere Akteure sind eingesprungen. Die Lieferketten haben sich angepasst, die Mexikos und Vietnams dieser Welt sind eingesprungen“, sagte er AFP. Dass Zölle dauerhaft Druck erzeugen, bezweifelt er. „Kurzfristig hat man durchaus Hebelwirkung, und dann reagieren die Akteure auf der anderen Seite“, sagte er Reuters. Die betroffenen Länder „finden Wege, sie zu umgehen, ihre eigene Innovation zu beschleunigen oder neue Handelsbeziehungen aufzubauen“. Auf längere Sicht funktionierten solche Instrumente „fast nie“. Der deutlichste Beleg ist für ihn das Tempo, in dem sich andere Mächte zusammenschließen. Die Europäische Union unterzeichnete am 17. Januar 2026 ein Partnerschaftsabkommen mit dem südamerikanischen Mercosur-Block — nach der politischen Einigung vom Dezember 2024 — und schloss zehn Tage später, am 27. Januar, ein lange blockiertes Freihandelsabkommen mit Indien ab. Beide Vereinbarungen lassen die Vereinigten Staaten außen vor. „Plötzlich sind beide in weniger als einem Jahr unterschrieben. Das ist kein Zufall.“ Diese Neuordnung bildet den Kern seiner These, die er über seine gesamte Amtszeit entwickelt hat: Das Handelssystem der Nachkriegszeit wird in eine multipolarere, von Blöcken geprägte Form überführt, nicht abgeschafft. Der jährliche Weltwirtschaftsausblick des IWF trug im April 2025 bezeichnenderweise den Titel „Globalization Reconfigured“ — Globalisierung neu konfiguriert. Eine trübere Konjunktur Der Umbau vollzieht sich vor einem schwächeren konjunkturellen Hintergrund. In seinem Weltwirtschaftsausblick vom April 2026, untertitelt „Global Economy in the Shadow of War“, rechnet der IWF mit einer Verlangsamung des globalen Wachstums auf 3,1 Prozent im Jahr 2026 und 3,2 Prozent 2027, bei einer Inflation von rund 4,4 Prozent in diesem Jahr. Das war eine Abwärtskorrektur gegenüber den 3,3 Prozent, die der Fonds noch im Januar prognostiziert hatte — maßgeblich wegen des ausgebrochenen Konflikts im Nahen Osten und der Gefahr eines Energiepreisschocks. Der Fonds wurde deutlich: Der Schaden ist hausgemacht und an Bedingungen geknüpft. Ohne den Krieg, hieß es, hätte man die Wachstumsprognose für 2026 auf 3,4 Prozent angehoben — getragen von einem Investitionsboom in der Technologie, niedrigeren Zinsen und US-Zöllen, die unter den angekündigten Sätzen blieben. Gourinchas warnte, die Risiken kippten nach unten: - Referenzszenario: 3,1 Prozent Wachstum, 4,4 Prozent Inflation 2026. - Adverses Szenario: 2,5 Prozent Wachstum, 5,4 Prozent Inflation. - Schweres Szenario: Wachstum um die 2 Prozent, Inflation über 6 Prozent. „Ich würde sagen, dass wir irgendwo zwischen dem Referenzszenario und dem adversen Szenario liegen“, sagte er im April und mahnte, „mit jedem Tag, der vergeht … treiben wir näher an das adverse Szenario heran“. Eine Säule jedoch habe sich nicht bewegt: der Dollar. „Wir befinden uns sehr fest in einer dollarzentrierten Welt“, sagte Gourinchas vor Journalisten. Der Fonds sehe „sehr, sehr wenig“, das auf ein Nachlassen des Dollargriffs auf Handel, Bankwesen und Reserven hindeute — selbst wenn sich die Handelswege um ihn herum verschieben. Warum für Luxemburg mehr auf dem Spiel steht Kaum eine Volkswirtschaft ist diesen Strömungen so ausgesetzt wie die luxemburgische. Gemessen am üblichen Offenheitsgrad — Exporte plus Importe im Verhältnis zum BIP — ist das Großherzogtum die offenste Volkswirtschaft der Welt: rund 394 Prozent im Jahr 2023 laut Weltbankdaten, bei einem globalen Durchschnitt unter 100 Prozent. Sein Wohlstand beruht darauf, Kapital, Dienstleistungen und Menschen über Grenzen zu bewegen — nicht Waren durch Häfen. Der Finanzplatz bündelt diese Abhängigkeit. Luxemburg ist nach den Vereinigten Staaten der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt, mit einem verwalteten Fondsvermögen von rund 7,6 Billionen Euro im August 2025 und nahezu der Hälfte des weltweiten grenzüberschreitenden Fondsvertriebs. Diese Fonds werden in Dutzende Rechtsräume verkauft; eine stärker fragmentierte Blockwelt mit auseinanderlaufenden Regeln, Zahlungsinfrastrukturen und Marktzugängen bedroht ein Geschäftsmodell unmittelbar, das auf reibungslose grenzüberschreitende Reichweite setzt. Ein weiterhin dollarzentriertes System wirkt für einen Platz, der globale Ersparnisse vermittelt, dagegen beruhigend. Ebenso ausgeprägt ist die menschliche Abhängigkeit. Rund 229.000 Grenzgänger pendelten im ersten Quartal 2025 nach Luxemburg — etwa 54 Prozent aus Frankreich, 23 Prozent aus Belgien und 23 Prozent aus Deutschland —, fast die Hälfte aller Lohnempfänger, so das Statistikamt STATEC. Dieser Arbeitsmarkt lebt von offenen Grenzen und einer gesunden Großregion, beides empfindlich gegenüber der Frage, wie Handels- und Investitionsströme in Europa neu geordnet werden. Gourinchas übergibt an einen noch nicht benannten Nachfolger, wenn er am 1. Juli an die University of California in Berkeley zurückkehrt. Sein Abschiedsbefund — umgebaut, nicht abgewickelt — ist für Luxemburg weniger Beruhigung als Auftrag: Die Frage ist nicht, ob die Globalisierung überlebt, sondern zu wessen Bedingungen sie neu errichtet wird. ### Sources - Outgoing IMF chief economist sees risks, shifting trade ties and continued uncertainty on global outlook — Reuters / Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/outgoing-imf-chief-economist-sees-risks-shifting-trade-ties-and-continued-uncertainty-on-global-outlook-4763560 - Globalization isn't dead, just 'transformed,' says IMF chief economist — AFP / Digital Journal: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/globalization-isnt-dead-just-transformed-says-imf-chief-economist/ - IMF chief economist Gourinchas says global economy remains firmly 'dollar-centered' — Reuters / Yahoo Finance: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-chief-economist-gourinchas-says-170657368.html - World Economic Outlook, April 2026: Global Economy in the Shadow of War — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026 - IMF cuts the outlook for global growth in the fallout from the Iran war — PBS NewsHour / AP: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/imf-cuts-the-outlook-for-global-growth-in-the-fallout-from-from-iran-war - Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas to Step Down as IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/01/pr26133-pierre-olivier-gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-economic-counsellor-and-director-of-res-dep - Gourinchas to step down as IMF chief economist — Central Banking: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/people/7975739/gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-chief-economist - EU-Mercosur: Council greenlights signature of the comprehensive partnership and trade agreement — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/01/09/eu-mercosur-council-greenlights-signature-of-the-comprehensive-partnership-and-trade-agreement/ - EU and India conclude landmark Free Trade Agreement — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_184 - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Investment Funds 2025 – Luxembourg — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2025/luxembourg - Luxembourg Trade openness – data, chart — TheGlobalEconomy.com (World Bank data): https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Luxembourg/trade_openness/ - Domestic payroll employment: Q1 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg Statistics Portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## UN-Menschenrechtschef Türk verlangt unabhängige Aufklärung der Todesfälle in US-Abschiebehaft - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/uno-menschenrechtschef-tuerk-todesfaelle-ice-haft-untersuchungen - Published: 2026-06-27T12:51:12.185+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:51:12.185+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: de9a3ffb-3748-4e54-8f55-e7e929e48ffc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Seit Anfang 2025 starben nach UN-Angaben mindestens 52 Menschen in der Obhut der Einwanderungsbehörde ICE. Volker Türk fordert rasche, unparteiische Ermittlungen – Washington bestreitet einen Anstieg. ### Summary UN-Hochkommissar Volker Türk fordert unabhängige Untersuchungen der wachsenden Zahl von Todesfällen in US-Abschiebehaft. Seit 2025 starben mindestens 52 Menschen in ICE-Gewahrsam; die US-Regierung weist die Vorwürfe zurück. ### Key facts - UN-Hochkommissar Volker Türk verlangt rasche, unabhängige und unparteiische Untersuchungen aller Todesfälle in der US-Abschiebehaft. - Seit Anfang 2025 starben nach UN-Angaben mindestens 52 Menschen in ICE-Gewahrsam – 33 im Jahr 2025, elf 2024, mindestens 19 bislang 2026. - Fünf der diesjährigen Todesfälle wurden offiziell als Suizide eingestuft; Türk kritisiert Gewaltvorwürfe, Einzelhaft und unmenschliche Bedingungen. - ICE hält über 60.000 Menschen fest und will die Kapazität bis Ende 2026 auf 90.000 ausbauen. - Das US-Heimatschutzministerium bestreitet einen Anstieg der Todesfälle, während der DHS-Generalinspekteur zwei eigene Prüfungen angekündigt hat. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Menschen sind in US-Abschiebehaft gestorben?** Nach Angaben des UN-Menschenrechtsbüros starben seit Anfang 2025 mindestens 52 Menschen in ICE-Gewahrsam: 33 im Jahr 2025 und elf 2024. Für 2026 nennt Türk bislang 19 Todesfälle (18 in den ersten fünf Monaten, einen weiteren am 4. Juni); spätere AP-Berichte sprechen von 20. **Q: Was genau fordert Volker Türk?** Der UN-Hochkommissar verlangt rasche, unabhängige, unparteiische und wirksame Untersuchungen aller Todesfälle, die Rechenschaft der Verantwortlichen, Rechte der Opferfamilien sowie vorrangige Alternativen zur Haft – vor allem für Schwangere, schwer Kranke und Kinder. **Q: Wie reagiert die US-Regierung?** Ein Sprecher des Heimatschutzministeriums erklärte gegenüber NBC News, es habe „KEINEN Anstieg der Todesfälle“ gegeben, und verwies auf regelmäßige externe Prüfungen. Zugleich hat der DHS-Generalinspekteur zwei Untersuchungen zu Todesfällen und Gewalteinsatz angekündigt. **Q: Warum ist der Fall auch für Europa relevant?** Türk beruft sich auf dasselbe Völkerrecht, das auch die Asyl- und Rückführungspolitik der EU stützt. Eine förmliche UN-Rüge der US-Haftpraxis verschärft die transatlantischen Debatten über Rechtsstaatlichkeit, Migration und den Umgang mit Inhaftierten. ### Body Es ist ein ungewöhnlich scharfer Vorwurf gegen einen engen westlichen Verbündeten: Der höchste Menschenrechtsvertreter der Vereinten Nationen verlangt unabhängige und unparteiische Untersuchungen einer wachsenden Zahl von Todesfällen in der US-Abschiebehaft. Damit stellt UN-Hochkommissar Volker Türk die Verschärfung der amerikanischen Migrationspolitik unmittelbar dem internationalen Menschenrechtsstandard gegenüber. In einer am Freitag veröffentlichten Erklärung zeigte sich Türk alarmiert über die Todesfälle im Gewahrsam der Einwanderungs- und Zollbehörde Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) und drängte die US-Regierung zu raschem präventivem Handeln. Nach Angaben seines Büros sind seit Anfang 2025 mindestens 52 Menschen in ICE-Haft gestorben – also seit der Rückkehr von Präsident Donald Trump ins Amt, der die Durchsetzung der Einwanderungsgesetze deutlich ausgeweitet hat. Ich fordere rasche, unabhängige, unparteiische und wirksame Untersuchungen sämtlicher Todesfälle in ICE-Gewahrsam. Allein in den ersten fünf Monaten des Jahres 2026 starben laut Türk 18 Menschen, ein weiterer Todesfall wurde am 4. Juni gemeldet. Zum Vergleich: Für das gesamte Jahr 2025 nennt sein Büro 33 Todesfälle, für 2024 elf. Fünf der diesjährigen Todesfälle wurden offiziell als Suizide eingestuft. Ein Apparat, der schneller wächst als seine Kontrolle Die Todesfälle fallen in eine Phase rasanten Ausbaus des Haftsystems. ICE hielt zuletzt mehr als 60.000 Menschen fest, gegenüber rund 40.000 zu Beginn des Jahres 2025; bis Ende 2026 sollen die Kapazitäten auf 90.000 Plätze ausgeweitet werden, wie das Büro des Hochkommissars mitteilte. Getragen wird die Expansion von einem Netz privater Betreiber und einem milliardenschweren Finanzierungspaket für die Einwanderungskontrolle. Türk verwies auf ein Muster von Haftbedingungen, das aus seiner Sicht ernste Fragen aufwirft. Sein Büro nannte: - besorgniserregende Vorwürfe über die Anwendung von Gewalt; - den berichteten Einsatz von Einzelhaft – die die UN ab 15 Tagen als Form der Folter werten und die das Suizidrisiko erhöht; - als unmenschlich bezeichnete Zustände, darunter unzureichende medizinische Versorgung und Verpflegung sowie die Aussetzung gegenüber Krankheiten; - mangelnde Transparenz über die Umstände der Todesfälle, die die Aufarbeitung untergräbt. Er rief die Behörden auf, Alternativen zur Inhaftierung den Vorrang zu geben – insbesondere bei Schwangeren, Menschen mit schweren körperlichen oder psychischen Erkrankungen sowie Kindern. „All diese Faktoren verstärken die Schutzbedürftigkeit und werfen ernste Fragen auf, ob einige dieser Todesfälle in ICE-Gewahrsam hätten verhindert werden können.“ Ein Appell im Namen des Völkerrechts Türk kleidete seinen Appell weniger in die Sprache diplomatischer Sorge als in die Form bindender Pflichten. Regierungen müssten das Recht auf Leben aller Personen schützen, denen die Freiheit entzogen sei. Die Hafteinrichtungen müssten internationalen Menschenrechtsnormen entsprechen. Zugleich erinnerte er an den Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung (non-refoulement) – das Verbot, Menschen an Orte zurückzuschicken, an denen ihnen schwere Schäden drohen: „Niemand sollte an einen Ort zurückgeschickt werden, an dem ihm schwere Menschenrechtsverletzungen oder anderer irreversibler Schaden drohen könnten.“ Die Verantwortung, so Türk, müsse auch den Angehörigen der Verstorbenen gerecht werden. „Die Verantwortlichen für Rechtsverletzungen müssen zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden, und die Rechte der Familien der Opfer auf Wahrheit, Gerechtigkeit und Wiedergutmachung sowie auf Garantien der Nichtwiederholung müssen gewahrt bleiben“, erklärte er. Für ein europäisches Publikum reicht der Vorstoß über die US-Grenzen hinaus. Dasselbe Völkerrecht, auf das sich Türk beruft, bildet die Grundlage der Asyl- und Rückführungspolitik der Europäischen Union. Eine förmliche UN-Rüge der US-Haftpraxis schärft damit die seit Langem geführten Debatten über Rechtsstaatlichkeit, Migration und den Umgang mit Inhaftierten auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks. Washington weist die Vorwürfe zurück Die US-Behörden bestreiten eine sich zuspitzende Krise. Ein Sprecher des Heimatschutzministeriums (DHS), dem ICE untersteht, sagte dem Sender NBC News, es habe „KEINEN Anstieg der Todesfälle“ gegeben; ICE werde „regelmäßig von externen Stellen geprüft und kontrolliert, um sicherzustellen, dass alle ICE-Einrichtungen die leistungsbasierten nationalen Haftstandards einhalten“. Mit anderen amtlichen Daten lässt sich diese Verteidigung nur schwer in Einklang bringen. Das Büro des DHS-Generalinspekteurs kündigte zwei Prüfungen an: eine zu Todesfällen in ICE-Gewahrsam zwischen Oktober 2021 und März 2026, eine weitere zum Einsatz von Gewalt in den Einrichtungen. Die Kontrollinstanz begründete dies damit, dass die Zahl der Todesfälle seit dem Haushaltsjahr 2022 jährlich gestiegen sei. Nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press erreichte die Sterberate im Gewahrsam 2026 einen Wert von 72,32 je 100.000 Inhaftierten – gegenüber 13,29 je 100.000 im Jahr 2022. Die Prüfung zum Gewalteinsatz folgt auf einen früheren Bericht des Generalinspekteurs, der Verstöße in einer Einrichtung in Louisiana dokumentierte – darunter ein verbotener Würgegriff und ein Wachmann, der einen Häftling mit einem Stift stach. Auch die Zustände in einzelnen Zentren haben Unruhe ausgelöst: In Delaney Hall, einer ICE-Einrichtung in Newark im Bundesstaat New Jersey, kam es in diesem Jahr zu Hungerstreik-Protesten von Inhaftierten. Warum es zählt Der UN-Vorstoß bringt eine Spannung im Kern der Migrationsagenda der Regierung Trump auf den Punkt: Ein Haftapparat ist weit schneller gewachsen als die Schutzvorkehrungen, die ihn regeln sollen. Ob Washington die von Türk geforderten unabhängigen Untersuchungen einleitet – oder weiter darauf beharrt, dass sein System die eigenen Standards erfüllt –, wird zeigen, wie weit eine etablierte Demokratie bereit ist, ihren Vollzugsapparat externer Kontrolle zu unterwerfen. Und wie viel Gewicht internationale Menschenrechtsnormen noch haben, wenn sie an ein ständiges Mitglied des UN-Sicherheitsrats angelegt werden. ### Sources - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/us-turk-alarmed-deaths-ice-custody-calls-urgent-preventive-action - Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816 - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action (mirror) — GlobalSecurity.org / OHCHR: https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2026/06/sec-260626-ohchr01.htm - UN rights chief calls for probe into migrant deaths in US detention centres — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-into-migrant-deaths-in-us-detention-centres - UN rights chief calls for independent investigations into ICE detention deaths — JURIST: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/un-rights-chief-calls-for-independent-investigations-into-ice-detention-deaths/ - UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260626-un-demands-probes-into-us-ice-custody-deaths - DHS watchdog to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-watchdog-announces-new-ice-reviews-rcna351729 - DHS inspector general to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — Associated Press via WBIR: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-world/dhs-review-ice-detainee-deaths-use-of-force/507-199a6d68-54ee-428e-991d-22e4fffea283 - How understaffing and DHS policy drives rising deaths in ICE detention centers — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/ice-immigration-detention-centers-medical-care-deaths-invs-vis --- ## Ein Sensor im Orbit als Prüfstein für Luxemburgs Raumfahrtwette - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/mission-space-zohar-weltraumwetter-luxemburg-raumfahrtstrategie - Published: 2026-06-27T12:42:36.117+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:42:36.117+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 51394bf4-138b-4695-8ad1-840425dff7e8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Das israelisch gegründete, in Luxemburg gelistete Mission Space hat seinen ersten Sturmwarn-Sensor ins All gebracht und plant eine 24-Knoten-Konstellation – ein Maß für Luxemburgs Raumfahrtstrategie. ### Summary Mission Space hat 2025 seinen ersten Weltraumwetter-Sensor in den Orbit gebracht und baut eine Konstellation auf. Das Start-up wird zum greifbaren Test für Luxemburgs jahrzehntelange Raumfahrtstrategie. ### Key facts - Mission Space hat 2025 seinen ersten Weltraumwetter-Sensor Zohar an Bord der SpaceX-Mission Transporter-13 in die niedrige Erdumlaufbahn gebracht. - Geplant ist eine Konstellation aus rund 24 Sensoren auf zwei Bahnebenen, voll einsatzbereit bis 2027. - Das Unternehmen verspricht bis zu vier Tage Vorwarnzeit vor schweren Sonnenstürmen mit ortsbezogenen Prognosen. - Trotz internationaler Wurzeln verankert das Start-up seine Forschung in Luxemburg, unter anderem über eine Partnerschaft mit dem SnT der Universität Luxemburg. - Der luxemburgische Raumfahrtsektor steht für rund 2 Prozent des BIP, etwa 70 Unternehmen und rund 1.400 Arbeitsplätze; bis 2027 soll der BIP-Anteil auf 4 Prozent steigen. ### FAQ **Q: Was macht Mission Space?** Mission Space ist ein Start-up für Weltraumwetter-Prognosen. Es betreibt eigene Sensoren und Modelle des maschinellen Lernens, um Kunden wie Satellitenbetreiber bis zu vier Tage vor schweren Sonnenstürmen zu warnen – mit ortsbezogenen statt globalen Vorhersagen. **Q: Was ist der Zohar-Sensor?** Zohar ist ein hauseigener Weltraumwetter-Sensor, der ein Spektrometer und einen Tscherenkow-Detektor kombiniert und rund 1.000 Messungen pro Sekunde liefert. Der erste Sensor startete im März 2025 und wird von DPhi Space in der niedrigen Erdumlaufbahn betrieben. **Q: Warum ist Mission Space für Luxemburg wichtig?** Das Unternehmen ist ein konkretes, messbares Beispiel dafür, ob Luxemburgs jahrzehntelange Raumfahrtstrategie tatsächlich arbeitende Firmen und Technologie hervorbringt – und nicht nur Ankündigungen. Bislang ist allerdings erst ein Sensor im Orbit bestätigt, und die Finanzierung ist bescheiden. **Q: Wie groß ist Luxemburgs Raumfahrtsektor?** Nach Angaben der Luxembourg Space Agency entfallen auf den Sektor rund 2 Prozent des nationalen BIP, etwa 70 Unternehmen und rund 1.400 Arbeitsplätze (2023). Bis 2027 soll der BIP-Anteil auf rund 4 Prozent verdoppelt werden. ### Body Wie misst man, ob sich eine staatliche Wette auszahlt? In Luxemburg gibt es seit Kurzem eine ungewöhnlich konkrete Antwort auf diese Frage – und sie kreist in rund 670.000-Einwohner-Land-Manier in einer niedrigen Erdumlaufbahn. Seit fast einem Jahrzehnt steckt das Großherzogtum öffentliches Geld in das Vorhaben, ein kleines Land zu einem festen Bestandteil der globalen Raumfahrtwirtschaft zu machen. Mission Space, ein im offiziellen Verzeichnis der Luxembourg Space Agency geführtes Start-up für Weltraumwetter-Prognosen, hat 2025 seinen ersten Sturmwarn-Sensor ins All gebracht und arbeitet auf eine Konstellation von rund zwei Dutzend Geräten hin. Das Unternehmen verkauft weder Raketen noch Mondlandefähren, sondern Vorwarnzeit. Weltraumwetter – die Schübe an Strahlung und geladenen Teilchen, die Sonneneruptionen und koronale Massenauswürfe ins All schleudern – kann Satelliten durcheinanderbringen, das GPS-Signal verschlechtern, Stromnetze belasten sowie Flugbesatzungen und langfristig Astronauten gefährlichen Dosen aussetzen. Die Sensoren und Modelle des maschinellen Lernens von Mission Space sollen Kunden bis zu vier Tage Vorlaufzeit vor schweren Sonnenstürmen verschaffen – mit Prognosen, die nicht den ganzen Planeten, sondern konkrete Orte betreffen. „Unser Ziel ist es, Kunden umsetzbare Prognosen zu liefern“, sagte Mitgründer und Geschäftsführer Alex Pospekhov gegenüber Refresh Miami. „Satellitenbetreiber können etwa Umlaufbahnen anpassen, und Landwirte können mögliche wetterbedingte Störungen einplanen.“ Vom Mitfluganteil zur Konstellation Der erste Sensor von Mission Space, Zohar genannt, startete im März 2025 an Bord der SpaceX-Mitflugmission Transporter-13 von der Vandenberg Space Force Base in Kalifornien – so berichten es SpaceNews und die Fachpresse zum Flug. Das Instrument, vom Unternehmen als hauseigenes Paket aus einem Spektrometer und einem Tscherenkow-Detektor mit rund 1.000 Messungen pro Sekunde beschrieben, wird von DPhi Space in der niedrigen Erdumlaufbahn betrieben. Diese erste Nutzlast ist eine Anzahlung auf ein größeres Vorhaben. Geplant sind rund 24 Zohar-Sensoren auf zwei Bahnebenen – eine Anordnung, die sicherstellen soll, dass etwa stündlich ein Knoten die Polkuspe durchquert, jene Region der Magnetosphäre, die besonders empfindlich auf Sonnenaktivität reagiert. Die vollständige Konstellation soll nach Unternehmensangaben bis 2027 in Betrieb sein. Der Anspruch reicht bewusst über den Erdorbit hinaus. Strahlung ist das zentrale Risiko für jede dauerhafte menschliche Präsenz auf dem Mond oder eine Reise zum Mars, und Pospekhov sieht sein Unternehmen als Lieferant der entsprechenden Schutzschicht. „Wenn wir zum Mars fliegen, ist das Verständnis von Strahlung entscheidend“, sagte er Refresh Miami. „Mission Space wird das Unternehmen sein, das Astronauten hilft, diese Risiken zu meistern.“ Warum ausgerechnet Luxemburg Die Wurzeln von Mission Space sind international – die Gründer sind Israelis, die kommerzielle Basis liegt in den Vereinigten Staaten –, doch seine Prognose-Ambitionen hat das Unternehmen im Großherzogtum verankert. Es ist im Verzeichnis der Luxembourg Space Agency aufgeführt und unterhält eine dreijährige Forschungspartnerschaft mit dem Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) der Universität Luxemburg. Unter Leitung von Prof. Andreas Hein und Dr. Maxime Cordy werden dort die Modelle des maschinellen Lernens entwickelt, die hinter den Vorhersagen stehen. Genau auf solche Ansiedlungen ist Luxemburgs Strategie ausgelegt. Das Land verfolgt seine Raumfahrtpolitik seit vier Jahrzehnten zielstrebig: - Den Einstieg machte es 1985 mit dem Satellitenbetreiber SES, heute Weltmarktführer in der Satellitenkommunikation; 2005 trat es der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation bei. - Im Juli 2017 verabschiedete es als erstes europäisches Land ein Gesetz über die Erforschung und Nutzung von Weltraumressourcen, den rechtlichen Kern der Initiative SpaceResources.lu, hinterlegt mit einer Zusage von rund 200 Millionen Euro. - 2018 schuf es die Luxembourg Space Agency und betreibt das nationale Programm LuxImpulse zur Kofinanzierung von Unternehmensprojekten mit der ESA. - 2019 unterzeichnete es eine Absichtserklärung zur Mondkooperation mit der NASA und gehörte 2020 zu den Erstunterzeichnern der Artemis-Abkommen. Die Gründer sehen ihre Arbeit als Teil dieser Agenda. Die Entwicklung dieser Technologie wird Luxemburg als globalen Knotenpunkt für die Weltraumwetterforschung positionieren. Dieser Satz von Pospekhov und Mitgründer Alexey Shirobokov, wiedergegeben von Paperjam, fasst den angebotenen Handel zusammen: Ein kleiner Staat leiht Rechtssicherheit, Kofinanzierung und Forschungskraft – und beansprucht im Gegenzug einen Platz an einem Tisch, der von der niedrigen Erdumlaufbahn bis zur zislunaren Wirtschaft reicht und weit größer ist, als es seine Größe vermuten ließe. Das Maß der Wette Nach eigener Zählung der Luxembourg Space Agency steht der Raumfahrtsektor inzwischen für rund 2 Prozent des nationalen Bruttoinlandsprodukts, etwa 70 Unternehmen und rund 1.400 Arbeitsplätze; die Regierung will diesen Beitrag bis 2027 auf etwa 4 Prozent verdoppeln. Erreicht wird ein solches Ziel über tatsächlich arbeitende Unternehmen statt über Ankündigungen – und Mission Space ist einer der greifbareren Prüfsteine. Die Einschränkungen sind real. Bislang ist nur ein Zohar-Sensor im Orbit bestätigt; die vollständige Konstellation aus 24 Knoten bleibt ein Plan. Die offengelegte Finanzierung ist nach Maßstäben der Raumfahrtbranche bescheiden – eine Pre-Seed-Runde von rund 1,1 Millionen Dollar und eine teilweise eingeworbene Seed-Runde, mit insgesamt berichteten rund 2,5 Millionen Dollar –, und die Aufstellung ist tatsächlich verteilt statt rein luxemburgisch. Ob das Start-up zu einem dauerhaften Prognosedienst heranwächst oder ein vielversprechendes Frühphasen-Unternehmen bleibt, ist offen. Doch genau deshalb ist es für all jene aufschlussreich, die das Raumfahrt-Wagnis des Großherzogtums bewerten wollen. Luxemburgs Kalkül war stets, dass ein kleines Land sich Relevanz in einer Pionierbranche erkaufen kann, indem es früh dabei, rechtlich klar und ausgabebereit ist. Mission Space ist einer der Orte, an dem dieses Kalkül vermessen wird – nicht in einem Hochglanz-Strategiepapier, sondern in Hardware, die bereits die Erde umkreist. ### Sources - Mission Space to launch first sensors for space-weather constellation — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/mission-space-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation/ - Mission Space Set To Launch First Sensors For Space Weather Constellation Aboard SpaceX Transporter-13 — TLP Network: https://tlpnetwork.com/news/america/mission-space-set-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation-aboard-spacex-transporter-13 - Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage — Terra Daily / Space Daily: https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Zohar_rides_with_SpaceX_to_enhance_real_time_space_weather_coverage_999.html - SpaceX Launches 74 Payloads on the Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2025/03/17/spacex-launches-74-payloads-on-the-transporter-13-rideshare-mission/ - Mission Space to launch satellite network in 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mission-space-to-launch-satell - Developing space weather forecasting in Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/developing-space-weather-forec - From Miami to Mars, Mission Space is safeguarding life on Earth and beyond — Refresh Miami: https://refreshmiami.com/news/from-miami-to-mars-mission-space-is-safeguarding-life-on-earth-and-beyond/ - Mission Space Develops Zohar Detector for Real-Time Orbital Radiation Monitoring — SatNow: https://www.satnow.com/news/details/5204-mission-space-develops-zohar-detector-for-real-time-orbital-radiation-monitoring - Mission Space — Space Directory — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/expertise/space-directory/missionspace.html - Mission Space (Luxembourg) Funding profile — Space-Startups.org: https://www.space-startups.org/startup/missionspace/ - Luxembourg Space Agency — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Space_Agency - Luxembourg: Law on Use of Resources in Space Adopted — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-08-22/luxembourg-law-on-use-of-resources-in-space-adopted/ - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Law of July 20th 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/agency/legal-framework/law_space_resources_english_translation.html - ispace-EUROPE Secures First-Ever Mission Authorization Under Luxembourg's Space Resources Law — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/ispace-europe-secures-first-ever-mission-authorization-under-luxembourg%E2%80%99s-space-resources-law --- ## Kilometergroßer Asteroid passiert die Erde – so nah wie seit dem Jahr 1600 nicht mehr - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/asteroid-1997-nc1-erdnahe-passage-radar-beobachtung-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T12:19:59.231+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:19:59.231+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 6fea9ef8-accb-4b00-893a-5e07e629df46 - Dateline: Frascati, IT > Der bis zu 1,6 Kilometer große Asteroid 1997 NC1 zieht am Samstagnachmittag in 2,56 Millionen Kilometern Abstand vorbei. Eine Gefahr besteht zu keinem Zeitpunkt. ### Summary Am 27. Juni 2026 passiert der near-Earth-Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 die Erde so nah wie seit rund vier Jahrhunderten nicht mehr – in sicherem Abstand und erstmals von Radar erfasst. ### Key facts - Der bis zu 1,6 km große Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 passiert die Erde am 27. Juni 2026 um 13:14 Uhr Luxemburger Zeit in 2.559.461 km Abstand – rund 6,66 Erde-Mond-Distanzen. - Es ist die größte Annäherung seit etwa dem Jahr 1600; die nächste vergleichbare folgt erst 2133. Ein Einschlagrisiko besteht nicht. - Die NASA erfasst das Objekt am 24., 25. und 27. Juni erstmals mit dem Goldstone-Radar, um Durchmesser, Spektralklasse und Albedo zu präzisieren. - Mit Magnitude 10 ist der Asteroid für das bloße Auge unsichtbar, aber ab 26.–28. Juni durch ein Teleskop ab 15 cm Öffnung erkennbar. - Über das Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre der ESA in Frascati ist auch ESA-Mitglied Luxemburg an der europäischen planetaren Verteidigung beteiligt. ### FAQ **Q: Kann der Asteroid 1997 NC1 die Erde treffen?** Nein. Die ESA und unabhängige Fachleute schließen jedes Einschlagrisiko aus; die Kollisionswahrscheinlichkeit ist praktisch null. Der geringste Abstand beträgt rund 2,56 Millionen Kilometer – etwa das 6,6-Fache der mittleren Entfernung zwischen Erde und Mond. **Q: Wie groß ist 1997 NC1?** Die ESA schätzt den Durchmesser auf 750 bis 1.650 Meter; das Objekt wird gemeinhin als rund kilometergroß beschrieben. Die weite Spanne entsteht, weil das Rückstrahlvermögen der Oberfläche noch unsicher ist – eine der Unbekannten, die die aktuellen Radarmessungen klären sollen. **Q: Kann man den Asteroiden in Luxemburg sehen?** Nicht mit bloßem Auge. Bei einer Helligkeit von etwa Magnitude 10 ist er nur durch ein Teleskop ab sechs Zoll (15 Zentimeter) Öffnung als langsam wandernder, sternartiger Punkt zu erkennen, am besten in den Nächten vom 26. bis 28. Juni. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg dabei?** Luxemburg ist seit 2005 Vollmitglied der ESA und finanziert deren gemeinsame Programme mit. Dazu zählt das Programm Space Safety, das das Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre in Frascati betreibt. Eine eigene luxemburgische Überwachungsanlage gibt es nicht. ### Body Es ist ein Ereignis, das Astronominnen und Astronomen seit Jahren im Kalender stehen haben – und das dennoch niemanden beunruhigen muss. An diesem Samstag, dem 27. Juni 2026, zieht ein bis zu 1,6 Kilometer großer erdnaher Asteroid an unserem Planeten vorbei. Den geringsten Abstand erreicht das Objekt (152637) 1997 NC1 um 11:14 Uhr koordinierter Weltzeit (UTC), das entspricht 13:14 Uhr in Luxemburg. Das geht aus den Daten des Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation (ESA) hervor. In diesem Moment trennen den Asteroiden exakt 2.559.461 Kilometer von der Erde – mit einer Unsicherheit von wenigen Kilometern, wie die ESA betont. Das sind rund 6,66 mittlere Erde-Mond-Distanzen oder etwa 1,59 Millionen Meilen: weit genug, um jede Bedrohung auszuschließen, und zugleich nah genug, um den kilometergroßen Brocken zu einem begehrten Ziel der weltweiten Instrumente zur planetaren Verteidigung zu machen. Rekordnähe – und dennoch kein Risiko Gemessen an erdnahen Begegnungen ist diese Passage bemerkenswert. ESA und unabhängige Fachleute beschreiben sie als die größte Annäherung des Asteroiden an die Erde seit etwa dem Jahr 1600; eine vergleichbare Begegnung wird erst wieder für 2133 erwartet. Trotz dieses Ausnahmecharakters ist die Bahn lückenlos vermessen: 1997 NC1 ist im Laufe von rund drei Jahrzehnten Beobachtung etwa 40 Mal an der Erde vorbeigeflogen. Seine Flugbahn ist deshalb mit hoher Präzision bekannt, und die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Einschlags ist praktisch null. Fachleute ordnen das Objekt den Aten-Asteroiden zu – Körper, deren Bahn sie überwiegend näher zur Sonne hält als die Erde und die unseren Stern in rund 294 Tagen umrunden. Das Jet Propulsion Laboratory der NASA führt 1997 NC1 als potenziell gefährlichen Asteroiden, eine formale Kategorie, die sich allein aus Größe und Bahn ableitet und keine unmittelbare Gefahr bezeichnet. Die ESA schätzt den Durchmesser auf 750 bis 1.650 Meter. Diese große Spanne spiegelt wider, wie wenig über das Rückstrahlvermögen der Oberfläche bekannt ist; gemeinhin wird das Objekt als rund einen Kilometer breit beschrieben. Zum Vergleich: Das entspricht etwa dem 50- bis 60-Fachen jenes kleinen Gesteinskörpers, der 2013 über dem russischen Tscheljabinsk explodierte. Gianluca Masi, Astrophysiker und Leiter des Virtual Telescope Project, der den Asteroiden bei seiner Annäherung fotografierte, fasste die Sicherheitsfrage knapp zusammen: Selbstverständlich bestehen für unseren Planeten überhaupt keine Risiken. Für Beobachterinnen und Beobachter am Himmel bleibt der Asteroid ein lichtschwaches Ziel. Mit einer Helligkeit von etwa Magnitude 10 ist er für das bloße Auge unsichtbar, lässt sich aber durch ein Amateurteleskop ab sechs Zoll (15 Zentimeter) Öffnung als sternartiger Punkt erkennen, der innerhalb weniger Minuten merklich vor den Hintergrundsternen wandert – am besten in den Nächten vom 26. bis 28. Juni. Erstmals im Visier des Radars Entdeckt wurde der Asteroid am 5. Juli 1997 durch das Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking der NASA auf dem Haleakala auf Hawaii; seither wird er optisch verfolgt. Der Vorbeiflug dieser Woche bringt jedoch etwas Neues: die ersten Radarbeobachtungen in der dokumentierten Geschichte des Objekts. Das Goldstone Solar System Radar der NASA in der kalifornischen Mojave-Wüste sendet am 24., 25. und 27. Juni Radiowellen in Richtung des Asteroiden, die von dessen Oberfläche zurückgeworfen werden. Solche Echos schärfen die Schätzungen zu Größe, Form, Rotation und exakter Bahn – genau jene Lücken, die optische Beobachtungen offenlassen. Lance A. M. Benner, Radarwissenschaftler am JPL, beschrieb den Aufbau: „Dieses Objekt wurde zuvor nie mit Radar beobachtet. Wir nutzen die 34-Meter-Antenne DSS-26 als Sender (7190 MHz) und die 34-Meter-Antenne DSS-13 als Empfänger, um diesen Asteroiden am 24., 25. und 27. Juni zu beobachten." Ziel sei es, so Benner, „einige Diskrepanzen hinsichtlich des Durchmessers, der Spektralklasse und der optischen Albedo" des Asteroiden zu klären – also genau jene Unsicherheiten, die seiner Größe eine so weite Spanne geben. Parallel zur Radararbeit haben robotische Teleskope den Vorbeiflug abgelichtet; das Virtual Telescope Project nahm ihn am 24. Juni aus der chilenischen Atacama-Wüste auf, als der Asteroid noch rund 3,5 Millionen Kilometer entfernt war und sich als heller Strich durch ein Sternenfeld zog. Europas Blick auf den Himmel Die Begegnung ist zugleich ein Fenster darauf, wie Europa jene Objekte überwacht, die sich die Erdumlaufbahn mit uns teilen. Das Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre der ESA, am Standort ESRIN im italienischen Frascati angesiedelt, veröffentlichte ein ausführliches Datenblatt zur engen Annäherung von 1997 NC1 und pflegt jene fortlaufende Risikoliste, die der planetaren Verteidigung des Kontinents zugrunde liegt. Das Zentrum gehört zum Programm Space Safety der ESA und untersteht dem Planetary Defence Office, das die europäische Beobachtung und Auswertung koordiniert und in die internationalen Warnnetze mit der NASA und Observatorien weltweit einspeist. Dieser Aufwand ist eine Gemeinschaftsleistung der ESA-Mitgliedstaaten – Luxemburg gehört seit dem Beitritt als Vollmitglied 2005 dazu und trägt zur Finanzierung der gemeinsamen Programme bei. Keine einzelne nationale Einrichtung steht im Zentrum dieses Vorbeiflugs; es ist vielmehr das gebündelte Netz aus Teleskopen und Radaranlagen, von Hawaii über Kalifornien bis zu den Datenpulten in Frascati, das aus einem fernen Lichtpunkt einen präzise kartierten Besucher macht. Für die Öffentlichkeit lautet die Botschaft beruhigend unspektakulär. Ein kilometergroßer Asteroid passiert die Erde so nah wie seit vier Jahrhunderten nicht mehr – und die Systeme, die solche Objekte aufspüren sollen, sahen ihn Jahrzehnte im Voraus kommen, verfolgten ihn auf dem gesamten Weg und bestätigten, dass es nie etwas zu fürchten gab. Wenn 1997 NC1 das nächste Mal so nah kommt, im Jahr 2133, werden diese Systeme noch schärfer sein – auch dank der Messungen, die an diesem Wochenende gesammelt werden. ### Sources - Close approach of asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 — European Space Agency: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Close_approach_of_asteroid_152637_1997_NC1 - Close Approach Fact Sheet for (152637) 1997 NC1 — ESA NEO Coordination Centre: https://neo.ssa.esa.int/documents/d/guest/close-approach-fact-sheet-for-asteroid-152637-1997nc1-version-1-0- - Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27 — EarthSky: https://earthsky.org/space/large-asteroid-visible-telescopes-pass-earth-june-27-2026/ - Reasons to Approve of the June 27 Flyby of Asteroid 1997 NC1 — Universe Magazine: https://universemagazine.com/en/reasons-to-approve-of-the-june-27-flyby-of-asteroid-1997-nc1/ - Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image - 24 June 2026 — The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/25/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-24-june-2026/ - Asteroid 152637 (1997 NC1) | Space Reference — Space Reference: https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/152637-1997-nc1 --- ## Sieben Jahre Haft für Südkoreas frühere First Lady Kim Keon-hee - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/suedkorea-ex-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-sieben-jahre-haft-bestechung - Published: 2026-06-27T12:11:42.098+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:11:42.098+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 47f1cd77-e04f-4829-bca1-0d379b30593a - Dateline: Seoul, KR > Ein Gericht sah es als erwiesen an, dass Kim Keon-hee ihre Stellung als Präsidentengattin gegen Schmuck, Kunst und eine Designerhandtasche eintauschte – ihre zweite Verurteilung binnen zwei Monaten. ### Summary Das Zentrale Bezirksgericht Seoul verurteilte Südkoreas frühere First Lady Kim Keon-hee zu sieben Jahren Haft wegen Bestechung. Es ist bereits ihre zweite Verurteilung im Zuge des Sturzes ihres Mannes Yoon Suk-yeol. ### Key facts - Das Zentrale Bezirksgericht Seoul verurteilte die frühere First Lady Kim Keon-hee zu sieben Jahren Haft, einer Geldstrafe von 64,8 Millionen Won und der Einziehung der Geschenke. - Das Gericht sah es als erwiesen an, dass sie Posten und Gefälligkeiten gegen Schmuck, Kunst und eine Dior-Handtasche im Gesamtwert von rund 300 Millionen Won vermittelte. - Es ist Kims zweite Verurteilung binnen zwei Monaten – im April erhielt sie vier Jahre im Kursmanipulationsfall Deutsch Motors. - Ihre Anwälte kritisieren das Urteil als „großzügige Auslegung“ unzureichender Beweise und kündigten Berufung an. - Erstmals in der Geschichte Südkoreas sitzen ein früherer Präsident und seine Frau gleichzeitig in Haft; Yoon Suk-yeol wurde im Februar 2026 wegen Aufstands zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt. ### FAQ **Q: Warum wurde Kim Keon-hee verurteilt?** Das Gericht sah es als erwiesen an, dass sie ihre Stellung als Präsidentengattin nutzte, um Personalentscheidungen und geschäftliche Vorteile zu vermitteln, und dafür Wertgegenstände annahm – ein Verstoß gegen das Gesetz zur verschärften Ahndung bestimmter Wirtschaftsdelikte. **Q: Welche Geschenke soll sie angenommen haben?** Unter anderem eine Diamantkette von Van Cleef & Arpels, ein Gemälde von Lee Ufan (rund 140 Millionen Won), eine Dior-Handtasche, eine Luxusuhr sowie eine goldene Schildkrötenfigur – nach Gerichtsangaben im Gesamtwert von rund 292 Millionen Won. **Q: Ist das Urteil rechtskräftig?** Nein. Kims Anwälte kündigten Berufung an und kritisierten das Urteil als auf einer „großzügigen Auslegung“ unzureichender Beweise beruhend. Der Fall geht in die nächste Instanz, was Monate dauern dürfte. **Q: Was ist mit ihrem Mann Yoon Suk-yeol?** Yoon wurde 2025 seines Amtes enthoben und im Februar 2026 wegen Aufstands zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt – wegen seiner Ausrufung des Kriegsrechts im Dezember 2024. Erstmals sitzen damit ein früherer Präsident und eine frühere First Lady gleichzeitig in Haft. ### Body Es ist eine Bilanz, die in der jüngeren Geschichte Südkoreas ihresgleichen sucht: Erstmals sitzen ein früherer Präsident und seine Frau zugleich im Gefängnis. Am Freitag verurteilte das Zentrale Bezirksgericht Seoul die ehemalige First Lady Kim Keon-hee zu sieben Jahren Haft wegen Bestechung. Sie habe ihre Stellung als Frau des Präsidenten genutzt, um Posten und geschäftliche Gefälligkeiten zu vermitteln – im Gegenzug nahm sie Schmuck, eine Designerhandtasche und teure Kunst entgegen. Die dreiköpfige Strafkammer unter dem Vorsitzenden Richter Jo Soon-pyo sah einen Verstoß gegen das Gesetz zur verschärften Ahndung bestimmter Wirtschaftsdelikte als erwiesen an. Zusätzlich verhängte das Gericht eine Geldstrafe von 64,8 Millionen Won (rund 42.000 Dollar) und ordnete die Einziehung der angenommenen Geschenke an. Die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte sieben Jahre und sechs Monate gefordert. Für Kim ist es bereits die zweite strafrechtliche Verurteilung binnen zweier Monate – und eines der folgenreichsten Korruptionsurteile aus dem politischen Trümmerfeld, das ihr Mann, der gestürzte Präsident Yoon Suk-yeol, hinterlassen hat. Eine Liste teurer Gaben Nach Darstellung der Anklage nahm Kim Geschenke im Gesamtwert von rund 300 Millionen Won (etwa 200.000 Dollar) entgegen – von Wirtschaftsvertretern, einem Pastor und Amtsträgern, die sich Personalentscheidungen oder geschäftliche Vorteile erhofften, während ihr Mann im Amt war. Das Gericht listete eine Reihe von Gegenständen auf, von denen es mehrere einzog: - eine Diamantkette von Van Cleef & Arpels sowie weiterer Schmuck von Lee Bong-kwan, dem Vorstandsvorsitzenden des Bauunternehmens Seohee Construction; - ein Gemälde des renommierten koreanischen Künstlers Lee Ufan im Wert von rund 140 Millionen Won von Kim Sang-min, einem früheren leitenden Staatsanwalt; - eine Dior-Handtasche und weitere Gegenstände von Pastor Choi Jae-young; - eine Luxusuhr von einem Geschäftsmann namens Seo Seong-bin; - eine goldene Schildkrötenfigur und ein traditionelles Gemälde von Lee Bae-yong, dem früheren Leiter der Nationalen Bildungskommission. Laut der Zeitung Seoul Economic Daily bezifferte das Gericht den Gesamtwert der Geschenke auf rund 292 Millionen Won. Auch mehrere Mitangeklagte wurden verurteilt: Der Bau-Vorstandschef erhielt ein Jahr Haft auf zwei Jahre zur Bewährung, der Geschäftsmann Seo zehn Monate auf zwei Jahre, gegen den Pastor erging eine Geldstrafe. Wenn Amtsgewalt zur Ware wird In seiner Begründung hielt das Gericht der Angeklagten vor, sie habe das Vertrauen untergraben, das eine Präsidentengattin zu schützen habe, und die Hebel des Staates in Werkzeuge privater Bereicherung verwandelt. Angesichts der Natur dieser Stellung muss die Ehefrau eines Präsidenten ein Höchstmaß an Selbstbeherrschung und Wachsamkeit walten lassen. Dennoch hat die Angeklagte Kim Keon-hee diese gesellschaftliche Verantwortung vernachlässigt und wiederholt Wertgegenstände angenommen, indem sie ihren Einfluss als Mittel zur Vermittlung von Gefälligkeiten ausnutzte. „Öffentliche Entscheidungen, die fair und transparent getroffen werden sollten, wurden zum Gegenstand eines Geschäfts für persönlichen Gewinn herabgewürdigt“, zitierte die Seoul Economic Daily das Gericht. Verteidigung kündigt Berufung an Kim, die in grauem Kostüm und weißer Maske mit gesenktem Kopf der Verhandlung folgte, hatte jedes Fehlverhalten während des gesamten Prozesses bestritten. Ihre Anwälte kündigten Berufung an. Sie warfen dem Urteil vor, es beruhe auf einer „großzügigen Auslegung“ unzureichender Beweise, und hielten daran fest, dass die Geschenke keine Bestechung gewesen seien. Mit der Berufung geht der Fall in die nächste Instanz – ein Verfahren, das sich über Monate ziehen dürfte. Eine Abrechnung, die immer weiter greift Das Urteil vertieft ein außergewöhnliches Kapitel der südkoreanischen Politik: Erstmals in der Geschichte des Landes sitzen ein früherer Präsident und eine frühere First Lady gleichzeitig in Haft. Kim wurde im August 2025 festgenommen, nachdem ein Gericht den Haftbefehl mit der Gefahr begründet hatte, sie könne Beweise manipulieren. Wenige Tage später erhob ein Sonderermittlungsteam Anklage, das der liberale Präsident Lee Jae-myung nach seinem Amtsantritt mit der Aufarbeitung der Regierung Yoon betraut hatte. Bereits im April hatte ein anderes Berufungsgericht Kim zu vier Jahren Haft und einer Geldstrafe von 50 Millionen Won verurteilt – im Zusammenhang mit der Kursmanipulation bei der Firma Deutsch Motors (die unrechtmäßigen Gewinne wurden auf rund 811,44 Millionen Won beziffert) sowie mit Zuwendungen von Personen aus dem Umfeld der Vereinigungskirche. Das Gericht wertete sie dabei als Mittäterin und nicht als passive Anlegerin. Der Absturz ihres Mannes fiel noch tiefer aus. Nachdem das Verfassungsgericht 2025 seine Amtsenthebung bestätigt hatte, wurde Yoon des Aufstands für schuldig befunden und im Februar 2026 wegen seiner kurzlebigen Ausrufung des Kriegsrechts im Dezember 2024 zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt; die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte die Todesstrafe gefordert. Auch mehrere Mitverschwörer wurden verurteilt, darunter der frühere Verteidigungsminister Kim Yong-hyun mit 30 Jahren Haft. Das Urteil vom Freitag ist nicht rechtskräftig, und die juristische Aufarbeitung von Yoons kurzem Griff nach Notstandsbefugnissen dürfte sich über Jahre hinziehen. Doch für eine Demokratie, die ihre Führung immer wieder vor Gericht gestellt hat, war die Verurteilung einer früheren First Lady ein seltenes Signal: Nähe zur Macht schützt nicht vor ihr. ### Sources - South Korean court jails former first lady for seven years in bribery case — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/south-korean-court-jails-former-first-lady-for-seven-years-in-bribery-case - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130372/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — KPBS (Associated Press): https://www.kpbs.org/news/international/2026/06/26/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to 7 Years for Influence Peddling — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/06/26/kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-for-influence-peddling - South Korea Court Gives Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-Year Jail Term for Bribery — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-in-jail-for-bribery - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to Four Years in Deutsch Motors Stock Manipulation Appeal — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/04/28/breaking-news-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-4-years-in-deutsch - Appeals court increases sentence for ex-first lady to 4 years for corruption — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/28/korea-Kim-Keon-Hee-appeals-court-increases-sentence-4-years-corruption/5811777364815/ - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/asia/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-verdict-insurrection-intl-hnk - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/asia/south-korea-former-first-lady-indicted-bribery-intl-hnk --- ## Südsyrien: Israels Militärpräsenz und der Drusenkonflikt nähren Sorge vor neuer Front - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/suedsyrien-pufferzone-drusen-neue-nahost-front - Published: 2026-06-27T11:54:15.397+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:54:15.397+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 6f5ea09a-ffcd-48a2-902d-ec3115f2f60d - Dateline: As-Suwayda, SY > Während die Waffenruhe zwischen Israel und Iran hält, rücken Israels Militärpräsenz im Süden Syriens und der ungelöste Drusenkonflikt zu einer gefährlichen neuen Front auf – mit Folgen für Europa. ### Summary Im Süden Syriens verdichten sich israelische Bodenvorstöße, eine undeklarierte Pufferzone und der Drusenkonflikt zu einem Brandherd, der auch Europas Migrations-, Energie- und Syrienpolitik berührt. ### Key facts - Südsyrien – die Provinzen Quneitra, Daraa und die drusische Hochburg Suwaida – gilt Diplomaten und Analysten als wahrscheinlichster Schauplatz einer neuen Nahost-Front, getrennt von den Spuren Iran und Libanon. - Seit dem Sturz Assads im Dezember 2024 hat Israel eine undeklarierte Pufferzone errichtet: rund 235 Quadratkilometer kontrolliertes Gebiet, neun feste Stellungen und nahezu tägliche Vorstöße. - Im Juni 2026 drangen israelische Fahrzeuge in Al-Asbah ein und errichteten Kontrollpunkte; die UN zählt seit dem Regimewechsel über 350 Angriffe auf syrisches Gebiet. - Für Europa drohen drei Folgen: neue Migrationsbewegungen, gestörte Energierouten und ein Rückschlag für die gerade wiederbelebte EU-Syrienpolitik. - Damaskus wertet die israelischen Stationierungen als Bruch des Entflechtungsabkommens von 1974 und fordert den Abzug; UN-Sondergesandter Pedersen verurteilt die Angriffe. ### FAQ **Q: Warum gilt ausgerechnet Südsyrien als die gefährlichste neue Front?** Israels stetig wachsende Militärpräsenz südlich der Entflechtungslinie von 1974 trifft dort auf den ungelösten Drusenkonflikt rund um Suwaida. Nahezu tägliche Bodenvorstöße und das Fehlen wirksamer Leitplanken machen einen einzelnen Zwischenfall jederzeit eskalationsfähig. **Q: Was umfasst die israelische Pufferzone in Südsyrien?** Nach Angaben der syrischen Übergangsregierung kontrolliert Israel rund 235 Quadratkilometer in und um die Zone, hat seit Dezember 2024 neun feste Militärstellungen errichtet und führt nahezu tägliche Vorstöße, Kontrollpunkte und Waffendurchsuchungen in Quneitra und Daraa durch. **Q: Welche Folgen hätte eine Eskalation für Europa?** Drei eng verflochtene Risiken: eine Umkehr der Rückkehrbewegung von über 390.000 Menschen aus dem Libanon und damit neuer Migrationsdruck, gestörte Energie- und Schifffahrtsrouten am Golf sowie ein Rückschlag für die im Mai 2026 wiederbelebte EU-Syrienpolitik. **Q: Wie reagieren die Vereinten Nationen?** UN-Sondergesandter Geir Pedersen verurteilt die israelischen Angriffe als inakzeptabel und destabilisierend und mahnt die Achtung von Syriens Souveränität an. Nach UN-Zählung gab es seit dem Sturz Assads mehr als 350 israelische Angriffe auf syrisches Gebiet. ### Body Der gefährlichste Krieg im Nahen Osten ist derzeit kein Krieg, der bereits tobt, sondern einer, der jederzeit ausbrechen könnte. Während eine brüchige Verständigung den Schlagabtausch zwischen Israel und Iran vorerst eingefroren hat, richten Diplomaten und Analysten den Blick auf einen ganz anderen Abschnitt der Landkarte: den Süden Syriens. Dort halten Israels stetig wachsende Militärpräsenz und eine noch immer offene konfessionelle Krise rund um die drusische Hochburg Suwaida die Region in einem Schwebezustand – ein einziger Zwischenfall genügt womöglich, um eine breitere Konfrontation auszulösen. Der Druck reißt nicht ab. Am 18. und 19. Juni rückten neun israelische Militärfahrzeuge in das Dorf Al-Asbah im Umland von Quneitra ein, durchsuchten Häuser und zogen sich wieder zurück, wie syrische Staatsmedien und die Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press berichteten. Wenige Tage später, am 24. Juni, errichtete eine kleinere Patrouille einen vorübergehenden Kontrollpunkt nahe Ghadir al-Bustan und nahm einen Passanten fest, so das Beobachtungsportal Enab Baladi. Solche Vorstöße sind zur Routine geworden: Menschenrechtsbeobachter zählten allein im Mai Dutzende im Süden Syriens. Eine Front, die nie ganz geschlossen wurde Die Gefahr wurzelt in einer Krise, die vor einem Jahr ausbrach. Im Juli 2025 eskalierten Kämpfe zwischen drusischen Milizen und Beduinenstämmen rund um Suwaida zu tagelangem Töten – allein in den ersten vier Tagen starben laut der Konfliktbeobachtungsgruppe ACLED Hunderte Menschen. Israel griff mit Luftangriffen ein, die nach eigener Darstellung dem Schutz der Drusen dienten, und bombardierte das syrische Verteidigungsministerium in Damaskus. Im März 2026 flammte die Gewalt erneut auf, als Israel Stellungen der syrischen Armee im Süden angriff – als Reaktion auf das, was es als Übergriffe gegen drusische Zivilisten bezeichnete. Die [israelische Armee] wird nicht zulassen, dass den Drusen in Syrien Schaden zugefügt wird, und wird weiterhin zu ihrem Schutz handeln. Diese Erklärung der israelischen Streitkräfte vom 20. März bringt eine Doktrin auf den Punkt, die Damaskus rundheraus zurückweist. Syriens Außenministerium nannte die Angriffe einen Anschlag auf die Souveränität und territoriale Integrität des Landes und tat die israelische Begründung als Vorwand ab. Präsident Ahmed al-Scharaa, der nach dem Sturz Baschar al-Assads im Dezember 2024 die Macht übernahm, bemüht sich um eine Aura der Gelassenheit und beteuert, Syrien stehe heute „im Einklang mit allen Nachbarländern, regional wie international" – während sich israelische Kräfte zugleich auf syrischem Boden festsetzen. Eine wachsende Pufferzone, ein schrumpfender Spielraum Seit dem Zusammenbruch der Assad-Regierung hat Israel im Süden errichtet, was syrische Behörden und regionale Medien als undeklarierte Pufferzone beschreiben. Berichte von Asharq Al-Awsat und Arab News, die sich auf Angaben der syrischen Regierung stützen, skizzieren das Ausmaß: - rund 235 Quadratkilometer syrischen Bodens, die nach Angaben der Übergangsregierung in und um die Zone kontrolliert werden; - neun feste israelische Militärstellungen, errichtet seit Dezember 2024; - nahezu tägliche Bodenvorstöße, Kontrollpunkte und Waffendurchsuchungen in Quneitra und Daraa. Damaskus erklärt, die Stationierungen verletzten das israelisch-syrische Truppenentflechtungsabkommen von 1974, und fordert wiederholt den Abzug. Der UN-Sondergesandte für Syrien, Geir Pedersen, hat die Angriffe verurteilt und gewarnt, „solche Handlungen sind inakzeptabel und drohen, eine ohnehin fragile Lage weiter zu destabilisieren". Er rief alle Parteien auf, Syriens Souveränität, Einheit, Unabhängigkeit und territoriale Integrität zu achten. Nach der laufenden Zählung der Vereinten Nationen hat Israel seit dem Sturz des alten Regimes mehr als 350 Angriffe auf syrisches Gebiet geflogen. Warum Europa genau hinschaut Für die Europäische Union birgt eine neue Südfront drei miteinander verflochtene Risiken – Migration, Energie und Sicherheit – und das in einem Moment, in dem die Gemeinschaft gerade erst wieder auf das neue Syrien zugeht. Brüssel setzte am 11. Mai sein vollständiges Kooperationsabkommen mit Damaskus wieder in Kraft und führte im selben Monat einen hochrangigen politischen Dialog – in der Annahme, ein sich stabilisierendes Syrien diene europäischen Interessen. Ein breiter Krieg würde diese Wette gefährden. Am deutlichsten ist das Migrationsrisiko. Seit Anfang März 2026 sind nach UN-Zahlen, die der Security Council Report zitiert, mehr als 390.000 Menschen aus dem Libanon nach Syrien zurückgekehrt – eine Gegenbewegung, die ein neuer Konflikt gewaltsam umkehren könnte und die jene Fluchtbewegung wiederaufleben ließe, die Europas Politik vor einem Jahrzehnt prägte. Das UN-Menschenrechtsbüro verweist auf „wachsende Sorgen um den Schutz von Zivilisten im Süden Syriens", wo nach seinen Angaben die ausgeweiteten israelischen Operationen Menschenleben gefährden. Die Energiedimension ist weniger unmittelbar, aber real. Der israelisch-iranische Krieg von 2026 störte den Handel, legte den Flugverkehr lahm und zwang die Schifffahrt zu Umwegen um die Straße von Hormus und das Rote Meer, ehe eine von den USA vermittelte Absichtserklärung, unterzeichnet am 17. Juni, einen 60-Tage-Pfad zum Ende der Kämpfe vorzeichnete. Eine neue Eskalation in Syrien, so warnen Analysten, droht genau jenen Regionalkonflikt neu zu entfachen, den die Ölmärkte bereits einpreisen. Die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas hat wiederholt gewarnt, israelische Angriffe auf Syrien und den Libanon drohten weiter zu eskalieren und jede militärische Reaktion müsse verhältnismäßig sein – wobei sie zugleich betonte, Europa brauche ein stabiles Syrien. Die diplomatische Belastungsprobe Nichts davon macht einen breiteren Krieg unvermeidlich. Israel stellt seine Operationen als Schutz der Drusen und als Aufbau strategischer Tiefe zur Sicherung von Golan und Galiläa dar; Syriens Übergangsregierung, überdehnt und um westliche Anerkennung bemüht, hat eine direkte militärische Antwort bislang vermieden. Doch der Süden ist dicht von einander überlagernden Interessen durchzogen – israelischen, syrischen, türkischen sowie den Resten iranisch ausgerichteter Netzwerke – und arm an Leitplanken. Die Entflechtungslinie von 1974, die die Front lange ruhig hielt, trägt in der Praxis nicht mehr. Für die Leserinnen und Leser von Status sind die Einsätze konkret. Ein sich ausweitender Konflikt an der nahen Peripherie Europas würde Energierouten, Migrationspolitik und die noch junge Syrien-Diplomatie der EU zugleich auf die Probe stellen. Die Frage, die Diplomaten leise stellen, lautet nicht, ob Südsyrien gefährlich ist, sondern wie viel Fehlerspielraum noch bleibt, bevor der nächste Zwischenfall jener wird, der sich nicht mehr eindämmen lässt. ### Sources - Israel says it hit Syrian army camps in the south after Druze 'attacked' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/20/israel-says-it-hit-syrian-army-camps-in-the-south-after-druze-attacked - IDF Says It Struck Syrian Government Sites in Response to Attacks on Syrian Druze — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/2026-03-20/ty-article/.premium/idf-says-it-struck-syrian-government-sites-in-response-to-attack-on-syrian-druze/0000019d-0ad6-da5c-a3bd-0ed6b32a0000 - Israel struck Syrian army camps after Druze 'attacked' — Al Arabiya English: https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2026/03/20/israel-struck-syrian-army-camps-after-druze-attacked- - Israel launches strikes against Syria after alleged attacks on Druze minority members — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/20/israel-launches-strikes-syria-alleged-attacks-druze-minority-members/ - Israel's campaign in Syria enters new phase amid al-Suwayda escalation — Expert Comment — ACLED: https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/israels-campaign-syria-enters-new-phase-amid-al-suwayda-escalation-expert-comment - Syria, June 2026 Monthly Forecast — Security Council Report: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-06/syria-92.php - Syria reports new Israeli incursion into Quneitra village amid ongoing border tensions — Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2647777/middle-east - Israel Imposes 'Undeclared Buffer Zone' in Southern Syria — Asharq Al-Awsat (English): https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5279543-israel-imposes-undeclared-buffer-zone-southern-syria - Quneitra: Israel Detains Man, Bulldozes Buffer Zone Land — Enab Baladi: https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2026/06/quneitra-israel-detains-man-bulldozes-buffer-zone-land/ - UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160786 - Israel: remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the joint press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israel-remarks-high-representativevice-president-kaja-kallas-joint-press-conference-minister-foreign_en - Buffering The South: Israel's Multi-Track Strategy In Syria – Analysis — Eurasia Review: https://www.eurasiareview.com/30122025-buffering-the-south-israels-multi-track-strategy-in-syria-analysis/ --- ## Bauträger Fritsch kündigt 130-Millionen-Klage gegen die Stadt Esch an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/portal-eent-fritsch-130-millionen-klage-gegen-stadt-esch - Published: 2026-06-27T11:40:20.851+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:40:20.851+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: ecb16d83-6e62-46be-bd9e-8ce3d9b2df38 - Dateline: Esch-sur-Alzette, LU > Kindy Fritsch wirft Esch/Alzette vor, sein Wohnprojekt vorsätzlich sabotiert zu haben. Seine Immobiliengruppe ist insolvent, gegen ihn läuft ein Strafverfahren. Die Stadt schweigt bislang. ### Summary Der luxemburgische Bauträger Kindy Fritsch will die Stadt Esch/Alzette auf 130 Millionen Euro Schadenersatz verklagen. Angekündigt wurde der Schritt nicht vor Gericht, sondern per LinkedIn-Post – während gegen Fritsch wegen mutmaßlichen Betrugs ermittelt wird. ### Key facts - Kindy Fritsch hat angekündigt, die Stadt Esch/Alzette über seine Gesellschaft Portal eent S.à r.l. auf 130 Millionen Euro Schadenersatz zu verklagen. - Die Klage wurde bislang nur per LinkedIn-Post angekündigt, nicht förmlich bei Gericht eingereicht; die Stadt hat sich nicht geäußert. - Streitpunkt ist eine Konvention von 2020 und ein nie eingerichtetes vertikales Kataster, das laut Fritsch den Vorverkauf der Wohnungen unmöglich machte. - Das Projekt Portal eent (78 Wohnungen, 40 Studentenzimmer, 11 Einfamilienhäuser) auf dem Garage-Losch-Areal wurde nie gebaut. - Parallel ermitteln die Behörden gegen Fritsch wegen mutmaßlichen Betrugs mit über 200 Millionen Euro Schaden; sein Anwalt nennt die Vorwürfe haltlos. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel fordert Kindy Fritsch von der Stadt Esch?** Fritsch hat 130 Millionen Euro Schadenersatz angekündigt, geltend gemacht über seine Gesellschaft Portal eent S.à r.l. Es handelt sich bislang um eine über LinkedIn verbreitete Ankündigung, nicht um eine bei Gericht eingereichte Klage. **Q: Worum geht es beim Projekt Portal eent?** Auf dem Gelände der früheren Garage Losch im Zentrum von Esch sollten 78 Wohnungen, 40 Studentenzimmer und 11 Einfamilienhäuser entstehen. Die Stadt wollte die elf Häuser über ihr Programm für bezahlbaren Wohnraum erwerben. Gebaut wurde nichts; zurück blieb eine Baugrube. **Q: Was wirft Fritsch der Gemeinde konkret vor?** Er beruft sich auf eine Konvention von 2020, deren Pflichten nach fünf Jahren ohne substanziellen Baubeginn entfielen. Die Stadt habe das Projekt administrativ blockiert, vor allem durch die Verhinderung eines vertikalen Katasters, wodurch der Vorverkauf der Wohnungen unmöglich geworden sei. **Q: In welchem Zusammenhang steht das laufende Strafverfahren?** Mitte Juni 2026 durchsuchten Behörden sechs Personen und 27 Gesellschaften aus Fritschs Umfeld in einem Verfahren um mutmaßlichen Betrug mit über 200 Millionen Euro Schaden für einen Investmentfonds. Fritsch bestreitet die Vorwürfe; sein Anwalt nennt sie jeder Grundlage entbehrend. ### Body Ein leeres Loch mitten in Esch/Alzette steht im Zentrum eines Rechtsstreits, der zu einem der größten seiner Art im Großherzogtum werden könnte. Der luxemburgische Bauträger Kindy Fritsch hat angekündigt, die zweitgrößte Gemeinde des Landes auf 130 Millionen Euro Schadenersatz zu verklagen. Den Vorwurf, die Kommune habe eines seiner Wohnprojekte vorsätzlich sabotiert, erhob er allerdings nicht in einem Gerichtssaal, sondern am Freitag in einem Beitrag auf seinem LinkedIn-Profil. Die Forderung betrifft das seit Jahren stockende Projekt Portal eent auf einem zentralen Filetgrundstück in Esch und wird über Fritschs Gesellschaft Portal eent S.à r.l. geltend gemacht. Das berichtet die Tageszeitung Tageblatt, die die Ankündigung aufgegriffen hat. Bis zum Wochenende war die Klage lediglich angekündigt, nicht förmlich eingereicht; eine öffentliche Stellungnahme der Stadt lag nicht vor. Eine Summe in dieser Größenordnung würde zu den höchsten privaten Forderungen zählen, die je gegen eine luxemburgische Kommune gerichtet wurden. Die Eskalation fällt in einen heiklen Moment für Fritsch, einen Spross der Familie hinter der Supermarktkette Cactus. Seine Immobiliengruppe ist in die Insolvenz gerutscht, gegen ihn läuft inzwischen ein weitreichendes Strafverfahren in Luxemburg. Was auf dem alten Garage-Losch-Areal entstehen sollte Geplant war das Vorhaben auf dem Gelände der früheren Garage Losch, einer großen Parzelle nahe dem Stadtkern. Ein erster Entwurf sah einen Turm von rund 19 Stockwerken mit mehr als 120 Wohnungen vor – und wurde von der Gemeinde abgelehnt. Daraufhin wurde ein verkleinertes Konzept ausgearbeitet, das Folgendes umfasste: - 78 Wohnungen - 40 Studentenzimmer - 11 Einfamilienhäuser, die die Stadt im Rahmen ihres Programms für bezahlbaren Wohnraum (logement abordable) erwerben sollte Gebaut wurde nichts davon. Wo die Wohnungen hätten in die Höhe wachsen sollen, blieb eine aufgegebene Baugrube zurück – eine von mehreren brachliegenden Fritsch-Flächen, die das Tageblatt in Esch dokumentiert hat. Rechtliche Grundlage des Streits ist eine Konvention, die Portal eent S.à r.l. und die Gemeinde 2020 geschlossen hatten. Laut Tageblatt sah sie vor, dass die gegenseitigen Verpflichtungen entfallen, falls binnen fünf Jahren keine substanziellen Bauarbeiten beginnen – eine Frist, die nun verstrichen ist. Fritsch wirft der Stadt vor, das Vorhaben auf administrativer Ebene blockiert zu haben, insbesondere durch die Verhinderung eines cadastre vertical, des vertikalen Katasters, das nötig ist, um einzelne Einheiten einzutragen und im Voraus zu verkaufen. Ohne dieses, so Fritsch, hätten sich die Wohnungen nicht ab Plan vermarkten lassen; Reservierungen seien letztlich storniert worden. „Die Gemeinde hat ihren Teil bewusst nicht erfüllt. Das Ergebnis: 130-Millionen-Euro-Klage. Steuergeld in Gefahr. Keine einzige Wohnung gebaut", schrieb Fritsch auf Deutsch bei LinkedIn. Eine Ankündigung – noch kein Verfahren Vorerst sind die 130 Millionen Euro Fritschs eigene Zahl, festgehalten in einem Social-Media-Beitrag und von keinem Gericht überprüft. Das Tageblatt bezeichnete die Klage als angekündigt, nicht eingereicht; die Gemeinde hatte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung nicht geäußert. Die Summe ist nicht unabhängig belegt, und die Stadt hatte keine Gelegenheit, ihre Sicht auf die Planungsgeschichte darzulegen. Esch/Alzette, eine frühere Stahlstadt mit rund 38.000 Einwohnern an der französischen Grenze, wird seit Dezember 2023 von Bürgermeister Christian Weis von der Christlich Sozialen Volkspartei (CSV) geführt, dessen Ressort Finanzen und Wohnungsbau umfasst. Weis hat seinen Unmut über die stockenden Fritsch-Areale bereits geäußert. Mit Blick auf ein anderes unvollendetes Fritsch-Projekt in Esch sagte er diesen Monat dem Tageblatt: „Es ist wichtig, dass dieses Projekt endlich fertig wird." Der Fall berührt eine empfindliche Frage für die luxemburgischen Kommunen, die weitreichende Befugnisse über Flächennutzung, Baugenehmigungen und die Eintragung von Eigentum besitzen. Fritschs Argument – dass eine Gemeinde finanziell dafür haftbar gemacht werden kann, wie sie diese Befugnisse ausübt – wäre, würde es weiterverfolgt und gewonnen, ein bemerkenswerter Test für die Grenzen kommunaler Planungshoheit. Ein Bauträger unter wachsendem Druck Die Esch-Forderung kommt, während Fritsch an mehreren Fronten kämpft. Seine zentrale Gesellschaft Greenfinch Capital Management – einst mit mehr als 300 Millionen Euro an Vermögenswerten beziffert – ist insolvent, und sein größtes Vorhaben, der Komplex Connection in Hamm am Rand der Hauptstadt, geriet stark in Verzug. Mitte Juni 2026 setzten die luxemburgischen Behörden eine der größeren Wirtschaftsstrafaktionen der jüngeren Zeit in Gang. Nach Angaben von L'essentiel und Le Quotidien richteten sich die Durchsuchungen zwischen dem 10. und 15. Juni gegen sechs Personen und 27 Gesellschaften aus Fritschs Strukturen; rund 60 Polizeibeamte und sieben Mitarbeiter des staatlichen Vermögensverwaltungsbüros (AGE) waren im Einsatz, die Maßnahmen reichten bis nach Monaco, in die Schweiz und nach Belgien, beweglich wie unbeweglich wurden Vermögenswerte beschlagnahmt. Die Staatsanwaltschaft erklärte, das Verfahren betreffe einen mutmaßlichen Schaden von mehr als 200 Millionen Euro für einen luxemburgischen Investmentfonds; den Beschuldigten würden unter anderem Veruntreuung von Gesellschaftsvermögen, betrügerischer Bankrott, Betrug, Vertrauensmissbrauch, Urkundenfälschung und Geldwäsche vorgeworfen. Banken, bei denen Ermittlungsmaßnahmen durchgeführt wurden, stehen selbst nicht unter Verdacht. Fritsch weist die Vorwürfe zurück. Sein Anwalt Philippe Penning bezeichnete die strafrechtlichen Anschuldigungen als „jeder Grundlage entbehrend" (dépourvues de tout fondement); sie gingen auf einen einzigen Minderheitsinvestor zurück, der lediglich 800.000 Euro eingebracht habe. Sein Mandant sei nicht vorbestraft und beabsichtige, seinerseits Gegenklagen einzureichen. Die Portal-eent-Ankündigung, von Fritsch als Verteidigung von Steuerzahlern und Wohnungskäufern inszeniert, scheint Teil dieser breiteren Gegenoffensive zu sein. Ob die 130-Millionen-Forderung je vor einem Gericht landet – und wie Esch dann reagiert –, ist die nächste offene Frage. Vorerst ist der lauteste Zeuge in diesem Streit das Schweigen der leeren Grube im Herzen der Stadt. ### Sources - 130-Millionen-Euro-Klage: Kindy Fritsch wirft Escher Gemeinde Sabotage vor — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/130-Millionen-Euro-Klage-Kindy-Fritsch-wirft-Escher-Gemeinde-Sabotage-vor-65965.html - Verbaute Chancen: Wie Kindy Fritschs Versagen Esch in eine Ruinenlandschaft verwandelt — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Wie-Kindy-Fritschs-Versagen-Esch-in-eine-Ruinenlandschaft-verwandelt-65774.html - Scholesch Eck: le coup de poker du promoteur a Esch — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-esch-sur-alzette-scholesch-eck-le-coup-de-poker-du-promoteur-a-esch/ - Kindy Fritsch: L'heure des comptes pour un promoteur systemique — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxembourg-groupe-de-kindy-fritsch-lheure-des-comptes-pour-un-promoteur-systemique/ - Affaires au Luxembourg: Perquisitions en serie, un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/affaires-au-luxembourg-perquisitions-en-serie-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise-103583360 - Des perquisitions de grande ampleur et un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/des-perquisitions-de-grande-ampleur-et-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise/ - Christian Weis devient officiellement bourgmestre d'Esch-sur-Alzette — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/politique-societe/christian-weis-devient-officiellement-bourgmestre-desch-sur-alzette/ - Es ist wichtig, dass dieses Projekt endlich fertig wird (Christian Weis) — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Es-ist-wichtig-dass-dieses-Projekt-endlich-fertig-wird-65652.html - Esch-sur-Alzette — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esch-sur-Alzette --- ## Luxemburgs Immobilienmarkt findet Halt – doch die Mieten ziehen weiter an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-immobilienmarkt-2025-stabile-kaufpreise-steigende-mieten - Published: 2026-06-27T11:22:18.448+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:22:18.448+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: dc7a6043-ccec-40aa-9685-88a9cd262f8f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Nach dem steuergetriebenen Auf und Ab des Jahres 2025 stabilisieren sich die Kaufpreise zum Jahresende. Doch wer mieten muss statt kaufen zu können, gerät stärker unter Druck. ### Summary Offizielle Zahlen von STATEC zeigen für Ende 2025 weitgehend stabile Immobilienpreise in Luxemburg, während die Angebotsmieten mit +3,0 Prozent spürbar anziehen und die Kluft zwischen Eigentum und Miete vertiefen. ### Key facts - Der Gesamtindex der Verkaufspreise stieg im vierten Quartal 2025 nur um 0,4 Prozent und blieb mit +0,1 Prozent über das Jahr praktisch unverändert – nach Rückgängen von 9,1 Prozent (2023) und 5,2 Prozent (2024). - Die auslaufende, befristet auf 3,5 Prozent gesenkte Registrierungsgebühr löste im zweiten Quartal einen Preissprung von 4,4 Prozent aus, gefolgt von einem hedonischen Rückgang von 3,1 Prozent im dritten Quartal. - Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen zogen mit +3,0 Prozent an und liegen nahe der Inflation von 2,9 Prozent, während Bestandsmieter mit +1,4 Prozent geschützter bleiben. - Die Transaktionen folgten der Steuerfrist: Neubauverkäufe fielen von 326 im dritten auf 149 im vierten Quartal. - Unter Minister Claude Meisch prüft die Regierung eine Reform der Mietregulierung, inklusive Obergrenze für jährliche Mietbewegungen und eines geplanten Mietkatasters. ### FAQ **Q: Sind die Immobilienpreise in Luxemburg 2025 gefallen oder gestiegen?** Über das gesamte Jahr blieb der Gesamtindex der Verkaufspreise mit +0,1 Prozent praktisch unverändert. Innerhalb des Jahres gab es jedoch starke Schwankungen: ein Plus von 4,4 Prozent im zweiten Quartal, ein hedonischer Rückgang von 3,1 Prozent im dritten und eine Stabilisierung mit +0,4 Prozent im vierten Quartal. **Q: Warum stiegen die Preise im zweiten Quartal 2025 so stark?** Die Registrierungsgebühr war befristet auf 3,5 Prozent gesenkt worden und lief Ende Juni 2025 aus. Viele Käufer zogen ihre Abschlüsse vor, was die Nachfrage und damit die Preise um 4,4 Prozent in die Höhe trieb. Die Frist für die notariellen Urkunden wurde bis 30. September verlängert. **Q: Wie stark sind die Mieten in Luxemburg gestiegen?** Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen stiegen im vierten Quartal 2025 um 3,0 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr, nahe der Inflation von 2,9 Prozent. Der STATEC-Mietindex für Bestandsmieter mit laufenden Verträgen legte dagegen nur um 1,4 Prozent zu. **Q: Was plant die Regierung bei der Mietregulierung?** Unter Wohnungsbauminister Claude Meisch prüft die Regierung eine Reform des Systems, das Mieten auf 5 Prozent des neu bewerteten investierten Kapitals begrenzt. Im Gespräch ist eine Obergrenze für die jährliche Mietbewegung; für ein geplantes Mietkataster wurden bereits 30.000 Eigentümer mehrerer Immobilien befragt. ### Body Zwei Jahre lang fielen in Luxemburg die Immobilienpreise, dann brachte ein steuerlicher Sondereffekt die Mitte des Jahres 2025 gehörig durcheinander. Am Ende steht ein Markt, der weder fällt noch wirklich anzieht – sondern verharrt. Die jüngsten offiziellen Zahlen zeichnen das Bild eines Plateaus bei den Kaufpreisen. Doch parallel dazu klettern die Mieten weiter, und das verschiebt den Druck auf jene, die sich Wohneigentum ohnehin nicht leisten können. Der vierteljährliche Bericht von STATEC und dem Observatoire de l'Habitat, der nationalen Wohnungsbeobachtungsstelle, weist für das vierte Quartal 2025 einen Anstieg des Gesamtindex der Verkaufspreise von lediglich 0,4 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal aus. Über zwölf Monate hinweg blieb der Index mit einem Plus von 0,1 Prozent praktisch unverändert. Für einen Markt, der 2023 um 9,1 Prozent und 2024 um weitere 5,2 Prozent eingebrochen war, ist dieser Nahezu-Nullwert eher ein vorsichtiges Anhalten der Talfahrt als eine Erholung. Ein turbulentes Jahr endet im Gleichgewicht Die Stabilität der Jahresbilanz verdeckt, wie heftig die Schwankungen zwischenzeitlich ausfielen. Im zweiten Quartal schossen die Kaufpreise um 4,4 Prozent in die Höhe, weil zahlreiche Käufer ihre Geschäfte abschließen wollten, bevor die befristet auf 3,5 Prozent gesenkte Registrierungsgebühr Ende Juni 2025 auslief; die Frist zur Unterzeichnung der notariellen Urkunden wurde bis zum 30. September verlängert. Das vorgezogene Kaufinteresse trieb die Preise und die Bereitschaft, mehr zu zahlen. Als das Zeitfenster sich schloss, gab der Markt einen Großteil davon wieder her: Der hedonische Verkaufspreisindex von STATEC sank im dritten Quartal um 3,1 Prozent, mit Rückgängen in sämtlichen Segmenten. Zum Jahresende hatten sich die Ausschläge ausgemittelt. Nach dem im zweiten Quartal 2025 beobachteten starken Anstieg (+4,4 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal) und dem anschließenden Rückgang im dritten Quartal (-3,5 Prozent) bestätigt die Entwicklung der Immobilienpreise im vierten Quartal 2025 eine Phase der Stabilisierung. Nach Objektart fällt das Bild unterschiedlich aus. Im Jahresvergleich zum vierten Quartal legten bestehende Wohnungen um 0,2 Prozent zu, Wohnungen im Bau um 2,0 Prozent, während bestehende Häuser um 1,0 Prozent nachgaben. Über die gesamte Korrektur seit 2022 hinweg verweist das Observatoire darauf, dass die Preise für bestehende Wohnungen in der Stadt Luxemburg um rund 11 Prozent und in einzelnen Gemeinden um bis zu 18 Prozent gefallen sind – eine spürbare Neubewertung, auch wenn das Niveau zu den höchsten Europas zählt. Die Käufer kamen zurück – und zogen sich wieder zurück Die Zahl der Transaktionen erzählt dieselbe Stop-and-go-Geschichte. Im dritten Quartal sprang die Aktivität an: 1.052 bestehende Wohnungen wechselten den Besitzer, ein Plus von 5,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr und nahe an den Werten vor der Krise. Der Verkauf bestehender Häuser legte um 27,7 Prozent zu, und die Käufe von Neubauwohnungen auf Plan – in Luxemburg als VEFA bekannt – mehr als verdoppelten sich mit einem Plus von 125 Prozent. Vieles davon spiegelte den Wettlauf gegen die Steuerfrist wider, nicht eine dauerhafte Rückkehr des Vertrauens. Sobald der fiskalische Anreiz entfiel, ließ der Schwung nach. Im vierten Quartal schwächte sich die Aktivität erneut ab; der Verkauf von Neubauwohnungen fiel von 326 im Vorquartal auf 149. Das Observatoire beschrieb den Markt für Bestandsimmobilien als widerstandsfähiger, doch insgesamt blieb der Eindruck eines Marktes, der nach festem Boden sucht, statt durchzustarten. Mieten ziehen an, der Druck verlagert sich Während die Kaufpreise verharrten, bewegten sich die Mieten in die andere Richtung. Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen stiegen im Jahresvergleich zum vierten Quartal um 3,0 Prozent – eine leichte Beschleunigung, die sie nahe an die luxemburgische Gesamtinflation von 2,9 Prozent heranführte. Die Belastung verteilt sich ungleich. Der Mietindex von STATEC, der erfasst, was Bestandsmieter mit laufenden Verträgen tatsächlich zahlen, stieg im selben Zeitraum um lediglich 1,4 Prozent – deutlich weniger als sowohl die Angebotsmieten als auch die Inflation. In dieser Lücke steckt eine altbekannte Falle: Etablierte Mieter sind teilweise geschützt, doch wer auf den offenen Markt gedrängt wird – Neuankömmlinge, Grenzgänger oder Haushalte, die umziehen müssen – sieht sich mit weit schneller steigenden Forderungen konfrontiert. Die offiziellen Zahlen aus der Publikation zum vierten Quartal 2025 fassen die Lage nüchtern zusammen: - Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen: +3,0 Prozent im Jahresvergleich, nach +1,2 Prozent ein Quartal zuvor - STATEC-Mietindex (Bestandsmieter): +1,4 Prozent im Jahresvergleich - Nationale Verbraucherpreisinflation: +2,9 Prozent - Verkaufspreisindex: +0,1 Prozent im Jahresvergleich Genau diese Schere ist der Kern der Geschichte. Die Finanzierungskosten liegen weiterhin hoch im Vergleich zur Ära des billigen Geldes, sodass viele potenzielle Käufer trotz stabiler Preise vom Kauf ausgeschlossen bleiben – und diese aufgestaute Nachfrage entlädt sich in einem Mietmarkt, in dem das Angebot knapp ist und die Forderungen weiter steigen. Warum die Spaltung zählt Wohnen ist in Luxemburg die prägende Belastung der Lebenshaltungskosten – für die Einwohner ebenso wie für die rund 200.000 Grenzgänger, die täglich aus Frankreich, Belgien und Deutschland pendeln. Ein sich stabilisierender Kaufmarkt nützt der Bezahlbarkeit wenig, wenn er die Menschen lediglich in ein Mietverhältnis mit beschleunigt steigenden Preisen drängt. Diese Spannung treibt inzwischen die Politik an. Das Observatoire, das dokumentiert hat, wie sich die Wohnpreise in Luxemburg seit 1974 nominal mehr als verneunundzwanzigfacht haben, legte ein neues Bündel von Studien zur Mietregulierung vor, die bei einem Seminar im Juni 2026 vorgestellt wurden. Unter Wohnungsbauminister Claude Meisch prüft die Regierung Reformen des Systems, das die Mieten auf 5 Prozent des neu bewerteten investierten Kapitals begrenzt – darunter eine vorgeschlagene Obergrenze dafür, wie stark sich die Mieten jährlich bewegen dürfen. Eine Erhebung für ein geplantes Mietkataster, den „cadastre des loyers", hat bereits 30.000 Eigentümer mehrerer Immobilien befragt. Vorerst lässt die Datenlage Luxemburgs Haushalte in einem unbequemen Zwischenraum zurück: Die Preise fallen nicht mehr schnell genug, um Eigentum in Reichweite zu bringen, und die Mieten steigen schnell genug, um den Druck aufrechtzuerhalten. Ob die Ruhe bei den Kaufpreisen Ende 2025 zu einem echten Boden erstarkt – oder sich als nächste Atempause vor der folgenden Bewegung erweist –, wird die Entscheidungen von Käufern und Mietern bis ins Jahr 2026 prägen. ### Sources - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Housing figures for the second quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2025/logement-02-25.html - House prices down 3.1% in the third quarter — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/3-1-house-prices-fall-in-the-third-quarter - Luxembourg Housing Market Slows in Q3 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58624-luxembourg-housing-market-slows-in-q3-2025 - Luxembourg Housing Market Sees Continued Decline in Q4 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60351-luxembourg-housing-market-sees-continued-decline-in-q4-2025 - Réforme du bail à loyer: l'Observatoire de l'habitat publie trois nouvelles études sur la régulation des loyers au Luxembourg — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+17-meisch-bail-loyer.html - Luxembourg Property Market Q3 2025: What the STATEC Data Actually Shows — Zeas.immo: https://zeas.immo/en/luxembourg-property-market-q3-2025/ --- ## Deutschland schafft die Grundlage für eine mögliche Rückkehr der Wehrpflicht - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/wehrdienst-gesetz-deutschland-aufruestung-nato-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-27T11:12:17.499+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:12:17.499+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: f2a46fcf-5106-4038-8710-236ac1a87531 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Das seit Januar geltende Gesetz hält den Dienst vorerst freiwillig, baut aber einen rechtlichen Hebel ein, um ihn bei zu wenigen Freiwilligen verpflichtend zu machen. Die Musterung beginnt Mitte 2027. ### Summary Mit dem Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz richtet Deutschland die rechtliche Maschinerie für eine bedarfsgerechte Wehrpflicht ein, während Europa aufrüstet und selbst Luxemburg vor einem steilen Anstieg seiner Verteidigungsausgaben steht. ### Key facts - Das Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz gilt seit 1. Januar 2026 und hält den Dienst freiwillig, ermöglicht aber per separatem Bundestagsbeschluss eine bedarfsgerechte Wehrpflicht. - Seit Januar müssen alle Männer ab Jahrgang 2008 einen amtlichen Fragebogen ausfüllen; ab 1. Juli 2027 folgt eine verpflichtende Musterung in 24 Erfassungszentren. - Rekruten dienen sechs bis elf Monate für rund 2.600 Euro brutto im Monat; das Ziel sind 30.000 Freiwillige jährlich. - Die Bundeswehr soll von rund 184.000 auf etwa 260.000 aktive Soldaten plus 200.000 Reservisten wachsen; Pistorius nennt 60.000 bis 100.000 zusätzliche Soldaten als Bedarf. - Nach dem Nato-Ziel von 5 Prozent des BIP bis 2035 steht auch Luxemburg vor einem steilen Anstieg — der Fahrplan zielt vorerst auf 2 Prozent des BNE bis 2030. ### FAQ **Q: Gilt in Deutschland seit 2026 wieder die Wehrpflicht?** Nein. Der Wehrdienst bleibt vorerst freiwillig. Das Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz schafft jedoch den rechtlichen Mechanismus, um eine bedarfsgerechte Wehrpflicht zu aktivieren — dafür ist ein separater Beschluss des Bundestags nötig. Bei einem Angriff kann die volle Wehrpflicht sofort wieder in Kraft gesetzt werden. **Q: Wer muss den Fragebogen ausfüllen und zur Musterung?** Seit Januar 2026 müssen alle Männer, die 18 werden — beginnend mit dem Jahrgang 2008 —, einen amtlichen Fragebogen zu Gesundheit, Ausbildung und Dienstbereitschaft ausfüllen. Frauen dürfen antworten, sind aber nicht verpflichtet. Ab 1. Juli 2027 ist für dieselben Jahrgänge eine Musterung verpflichtend. **Q: Was bedeutet das Nato-Ziel von 5 Prozent für Luxemburg?** Luxemburg bemisst seinen Beitrag am Bruttonationaleinkommen statt am BIP und gab 2024 rund 728 Millionen Euro aus. Der Fahrplan zielt auf 2 Prozent des BNE bis 2030 (knapp 1,5 Milliarden Euro). Das neue Bündnisziel von 5 Prozent bis 2035 bedeutet für das Land einen der steilsten proportionalen Anstiege. ### Body BERLIN — Fünfzehn Jahre nach der Aussetzung der Wehrpflicht hat Deutschland die rechtlichen Werkzeuge bereitgelegt, um sie im Bedarfsfall wieder scharf zu stellen. Europas größte Volkswirtschaft will eine Truppe wiederaufbauen, die sie angesichts der Bedrohung durch Russland inzwischen für gefährlich unterbesetzt hält. Das Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz (WDModG) trat am 1. Januar 2026 in Kraft, nachdem der Bundestag es am 5. Dezember 2025 beschlossen hatte. Vorerst bleibt der Dienst freiwillig. Doch das Gesetz schreibt zugleich einen Mechanismus fest, mit dem das Parlament eine sogenannte bedarfsgerechte Wehrpflicht aktivieren könnte, falls sich zu wenige junge Menschen freiwillig melden — aus einem werbenden Anreizmodell würde dann ein Pflichtdienst. Die ersten konkreten Pflichten greifen bereits. Seit Januar muss jeder Mann, der 18 wird — beginnend mit dem Jahrgang 2008 —, einen amtlichen Fragebogen zu Gesundheit, Ausbildung und Bereitschaft zum Dienst ausfüllen; Frauen dürfen antworten, sind dazu aber nicht verpflichtet. Ab dem 1. Juli 2027 folgt für dieselben Jahrgänge eine verpflichtende Musterung in einem von 24 Erfassungszentren, die das Verteidigungsministerium aufbaut. Bis Mitte 2027 soll das System vollständig arbeitsfähig sein. „Wenn das nicht ausreicht, werden wir nicht umhinkommen, eine teilweise Wehrpflicht einzuführen", sagte Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius, dessen Freiwilligenmodell jährlich rund 30.000 Rekruten gewinnen soll. Freiwilligkeit mit eingebautem Notschalter Die Bundesregierung betont, das neue System solle „so lange wie möglich" auf Freiwillige setzen. Um den Dienst attraktiver zu machen, leisten Rekruten zwischen sechs und elf Monate und verdienen rund 2.600 Euro brutto im Monat, mit der Option zu verlängern. Zivile Alternativen bleiben bestehen, und Frauen können sich melden, ohne verpflichtet werden zu können. Der entscheidende Unterschied zu einer reinen Werbekampagne ist der eingebaute Auslöser. Bleiben die Freiwilligenzahlen hinter den Nato-Vorgaben zurück, kann das Parlament den Pflichtdienst aktivieren — allerdings nur durch ein erneutes Gesetz des Bundestags, eine bewusst gesetzte politische Bremse statt eines Automatismus. Konservative Stimmen in der Koalition, darunter Unionsfraktionschef Jens Spahn, drangen auf einen verbindlichen Aufwuchspfad mit regelmäßiger Berichtspflicht, damit ein Mangel früh sichtbar wird. Im Falle eines Angriffs erlaubt das Gesetz, die volle Wehrpflicht sofort wieder in Kraft zu setzen. Kritik kommt von beiden Seiten: Die einen warnen, die Halbherzigkeit liefere nicht schnell genug Soldaten; die anderen lehnen es ab, eine Generation zu verpflichten, die nur eine Freiwilligenarmee kennt. Deutschland hatte die Wehrpflicht im Frieden 2011 ausgesetzt — ein ganzer Jahrgang junger Erwachsener wuchs ohne die Aussicht auf einen Einberufungsbescheid auf. Die Zahlen hinter dem Tempo Die Rechnung ist ernüchternd. Ende 2025 zählte die Bundeswehr rund 184.000 aktive Soldatinnen und Soldaten — deutlich weniger, als die Verbündeten nach Ansicht der Militärführung künftig verlangen. - Berlin will die Truppe bis Mitte der 2030er-Jahre auf etwa 260.000 aktive Kräfte sowie rund 200.000 Reservisten aufstocken, manche Planungen reichen darüber hinaus. - Pistorius beziffert den zusätzlichen Bedarf auf 60.000 bis 100.000 Soldaten, um die Nato-Fähigkeitsziele zu erfüllen und die Truppe kriegstüchtig zu machen. - Das Freiwilligenmodell ist auf rund 30.000 Rekruten pro Jahr ausgelegt — wird diese Schwelle verfehlt, kommt der Pflicht-Hebel ins Spiel. Treiber des Zeitplans ist eine härtere Lagebeurteilung gegenüber Russland. Deutsche und verbündete Planer warnen seit Längerem, Moskau könnte binnen weniger Jahre zu einem großangelegten Angriff auf Nato-Gebiet fähig sein; als Zieldatum für die Verteidigungsbereitschaft der Bundeswehr gilt 2029. Europa rüstet auf — auch Luxemburg spürt den Druck Der deutsche Schritt ist das gewichtigste Stück einer kontinentweiten Wende. Auf ihrem Gipfel in Den Haag am 25. Juni 2025 einigten sich die Nato-Staaten auf eine weitreichende neue Ausgabenmarke und verwiesen auf „die langfristige Bedrohung der euro-atlantischen Sicherheit durch Russland". Laut der Erklärung verpflichten sich die „Verbündeten, bis 2035 jährlich 5 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in zentrale Verteidigungsanforderungen sowie in verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Ausgaben zu investieren" — mindestens 3,5 Prozent für militärische Kernaufgaben wie Personal, Ausrüstung und Einsatzbereitschaft und bis zu weitere 1,5 Prozent für Infrastruktur, Cyberabwehr und Resilienz. Der Kurs soll 2029 überprüft werden. Für Luxemburg, ein Nato-Gründungsmitglied ohne Streitkräfte deutscher Größenordnung, ist das Ziel anspruchsvoll. Das Großherzogtum bemisst seinen Beitrag am Bruttonationaleinkommen statt am Bruttoinlandsprodukt — wegen des übergroßen Gewichts seines Finanzsektors — und gab 2024 rund 728 Millionen Euro für Verteidigung aus. Der Fahrplan der Regierung, so bestätigt das Verteidigungsministerium, peilt weiterhin 2 Prozent des BNE bis 2030 an — knapp 1,5 Milliarden Euro —, während das neue Bündnisziel von 5 Prozent bis 2035 einen der steilsten proportionalen Anstiege überhaupt bedeutet. „Derzeit gilt weiterhin der von der Regierung im Juni 2024 festgelegte Fahrplan: 2 Prozent des Bruttonationaleinkommens (BNE) im Jahr 2030", teilte das Büro von Verteidigungsministerin Yuriko Backes mit und deutete zugleich an, dass Luxemburg eine Beschleunigung prüft. Die Botschaft aus Berlin lautet: Die Rechnung für Europas Sicherheit steigt rasch — und selbst die kleinsten Mitglieder des Bündnisses werden einen Anteil schultern müssen, den sie sich seit einer Generation nicht mehr vorstellen mussten. ### Sources - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/germany-inches-closer-to-bringing-back-mandatory-military-service - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - New draft military service law / Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - Military service returns to Germany: the most important rules — Deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/politics/new-military-service-bundeswehr - The Hague Summit Declaration (official text) — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Häusliche Gewalt: Luxemburgs Polizei rückt 2025 so oft aus wie seit zehn Jahren nicht - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-2025-rekord-polizeieinsaetze-haeusliche-gewalt - Published: 2026-06-27T06:54:31.217+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:54:31.217+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: e3563138-176c-40d5-8163-9f809607a56f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > 1.297 Polizeieinsätze bedeuten ein Zehnjahreshoch, die Staatsanwaltschaft verhängte 334 Wegweisungen – und das Hilfesystem stößt sichtbar an seine Grenzen. ### Summary In Luxemburg ist die Polizei 2025 in 1.297 Fällen häuslicher Gewalt eingeschritten – ein Anstieg um gut zehn Prozent und der höchste Stand seit zehn Jahren. Zugleich gerät das Hilfesystem für Opfer und Täter unter Druck. ### Key facts - Die Polizei rückte 2025 in 1.297 Fällen häuslicher Gewalt aus – 10,1 Prozent mehr als 2024 und der höchste Stand seit zehn Jahren. - 2.802 Menschen wurden Opfer von Gewalt in den eigenen vier Wänden, in rund acht von zehn Fällen Frauen, knapp 29 Prozent waren Kinder. - Die Staatsanwaltschaft verhängte 334 Wegweisungen (+16 Prozent), fast eine pro Tag; 87,7 Prozent der Weggewiesenen waren Männer. - 21,5 Prozent der Wegweisungen betrafen Wiederholungstäter – über die Hälfte von ihnen erschien nicht zu den verpflichtenden Terminen bei Riicht Eraus. - Schutzunterkünfte führen eine Warteliste von 50 bis 60 Frauen; das Ministerbudget wuchs seit 2024 um rund ein Viertel, vor allem für Prävention. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Polizeieinsätze wegen häuslicher Gewalt gab es 2025 in Luxemburg?** Die Polizei rückte 2025 insgesamt 1.297 Mal aus – im Schnitt 108 Einsätze pro Monat und mehr als drei pro Tag. Das sind 10,1 Prozent mehr als die 1.178 Einsätze von 2024 und der höchste Wert seit zehn Jahren. **Q: Was bedeutet eine Wegweisung nach luxemburgischem Recht?** Auf Anordnung der Staatsanwaltschaft kann die Polizei eine gewalttätige Person zunächst für 14 Tage aus der gemeinsamen Wohnung verweisen, damit Opfer nicht selbst fliehen müssen. 2025 wurden 334 solcher Wegweisungen verhängt und 130 Mal verlängert. **Q: Warum steigen die Zahlen häuslicher Gewalt in Luxemburg?** Laut Polizei spiegelt der Anstieg zu großen Teilen eine höhere Anzeigebereitschaft und ein aufmerksameres Umfeld wider. Immer häufiger melden Nachbarn, Freunde und Angehörige mögliche Gewalttaten, betont Kriminalpolizei-Zentraldirektorin Kristin Schmit. **Q: Was unternimmt die Regierung gegen die Rückfälligkeit?** Gleichstellungsministerin Yuriko Backes hat eine Studie zu den Profilen rückfälliger Täter in Auftrag gegeben; operative Empfehlungen werden 2026 erwartet. Das Ministerbudget wuchs seit 2024 um rund ein Viertel, der Großteil fließt in die Prävention. ### Body Mehr als drei Polizeieinsätze pro Tag, fast jeden Tag eine Wegweisung: Die Zahlen, die Luxemburgs interprofessioneller Ausschuss zur Bekämpfung häuslicher Gewalt für das Jahr 2025 vorgelegt hat, zeichnen das Bild eines Landes, das ein lange tabuisiertes Problem zunehmend offen verhandelt – und dessen Schutzsystem dabei an Belastungsgrenzen stößt. Insgesamt 1.297 Mal rückte die Polizei 2025 wegen häuslicher Gewalt aus. Das sind 10,1 Prozent mehr als die 1.178 Einsätze des Vorjahres und der höchste Wert seit zehn Jahren. 2023 waren es 1.057 Fälle gewesen. Umgerechnet bedeutet das im Schnitt 108 Einsätze pro Monat in einem Land mit rund 680.000 Einwohnern. Vorgestellt wurde der Bericht Ende Juni 2026 von Gleichstellungsministerin Yuriko Backes (DP), zuvor war er der Familienkommission der Abgeordnetenkammer präsentiert worden. Wer die Zahlen zusammenträgt Der Jahresbericht bündelt Daten der Staatsanwaltschaften der Bezirksgerichte Luxemburg und Diekirch, der großherzoglichen Polizei, der Opferhilfsdienste SAVVD, PSYea und ALTERNATIVES sowie des Täterdienstes Riicht Eraus. Erfasst wurden 2.802 Menschen, die 2025 in den eigenen vier Wänden Opfer von Gewalt wurden. In rund acht von zehn Fällen waren es Frauen, knapp drei von zehn Betroffenen waren Kinder. Etwa 80 Prozent der Vorfälle ereigneten sich innerhalb einer Paarbeziehung. Bei den körperlichen Übergriffen dominierte die physische Gewalt mit 79,1 Prozent, gefolgt von ökonomischer (7 Prozent) und sexualisierter Gewalt (5,5 Prozent). Auf der Gegenseite identifizierte die Polizei 2.075 mutmaßliche Täterinnen und Täter – 63,5 Prozent davon Männer, 36,4 Prozent Frauen, was 1.318 Männern und 755 Frauen entspricht. Rund 3,3 Prozent waren minderjährig. Anzeige statt Wegsehen Den Anstieg allein als Zunahme der Gewalt zu lesen, halten die Verantwortlichen für verkürzt. Ein erheblicher Teil, so die Einschätzung, spiegelt eine gewachsene Bereitschaft wider, Vorfälle zu melden, sowie ein Umfeld, das aufmerksamer auf Warnsignale reagiert. "Wir stellen es fest: Immer mehr Menschen aus dem Umfeld – Nachbarn, Freunde, Angehörige – melden uns mögliche Gewalttaten", sagte Kristin Schmit, Zentraldirektorin der Kriminalpolizei, der Tageszeitung Le Quotidien. Fast täglich eine Wegweisung In 334 Fällen ordnete die Staatsanwaltschaft 2025 an, die mutmaßlich gewalttätige Person aus der gemeinsamen Wohnung zu entfernen – 47 mehr als 2024 und ein Plus von 16 Prozent. Das entspricht im Schnitt 28 Wegweisungen pro Monat, also nahezu einer pro Tag. Nach luxemburgischem Recht kann die Polizei auf Anordnung der Staatsanwaltschaft einen gewalttätigen Partner zunächst für 14 Tage aus der gemeinsamen Wohnung verweisen – eine Maßnahme, die Opfern Luft verschaffen soll, ohne dass sie selbst fliehen müssen. 130 Mal wurden diese Anordnungen 2025 verlängert. Wer das Zuhause verlassen muss und wer geschützt wird, fiel über alle Daten hinweg eindeutig aus: - 87,7 Prozent der weggewiesenen Personen waren Männer; - 81,6 Prozent der durch eine Wegweisung geschützten Opfer waren Frauen; - etwa jede fünfte Wegweisung betraf einen Wiederholungstäter. Ein System unter Druck Hinter den großen Zahlen benennt der Bericht konkrete Schwachstellen. 21,5 Prozent der 2025 weggewiesenen Personen waren Wiederholungstäter – und 55,6 Prozent von ihnen erschienen nicht zu den verpflichtenden Terminen bei Riicht Eraus, die ihr Verhalten bearbeiten sollen. Eine Lücke, die nach Einschätzung des Ministeriums die Fähigkeit des Systems schwächt, Gewaltspiralen zu durchbrechen. Backes verwies auf eine in Auftrag gegebene Studie, die die Profile rückfälliger Täter erfassen und Luxemburgs Vorgehen mit anderen Ländern vergleichen soll; operative Empfehlungen werden im weiteren Verlauf des Jahres 2026 erwartet. Eng wird es auch am anderen Ende des Systems. Die Hilfsdienste meldeten eine Warteliste von rund 50 bis 60 Frauen, häufig mit ihren Kindern, die einen Platz in einer Schutzunterkunft suchen – ein Engpass, vor dem Fachleute seit Langem warnen, weil er Betroffene gerade im gefährlichsten Moment, beim Versuch zu gehen, schutzlos lassen kann. Das neu geschaffene Nationale Zentrum für Gewaltopfer (CNVV) betreute in seinem ersten Betriebsjahr mehrere Hundert Menschen. Backes stellte die Zahlen als ein Problem dar, dem sich das Land offener stelle, das aber keineswegs gelöst sei – die Entwicklung bei Einsätzen und Wegweisungen weise noch nicht in die richtige Richtung. "Im Kampf gegen häusliche Gewalt setzen wir weiterhin auf einen mehrdimensionalen Ansatz, der den Schutz der Opfer, die Begleitung der Gewalttäterinnen und Gewalttäter sowie die Sensibilisierung miteinander verbindet", sagte die Ministerin bei der Vorstellung des Berichts. Die Regierung hat die Arbeit in einen Nationalen Aktionsplan gegen geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt eingebettet, der Dutzende Projekte über mehrere Ministerien hinweg bündelt. Vor dem Parlamentsausschuss erklärte Backes, das Budget ihres Ministeriums sei seit 2024 um rund ein Viertel gewachsen, der größte Teil des Zuwachses fließe in die Prävention. Mit Blick auf die Rückfälligkeit nannte sie das Ziel der neuen Studie unmissverständlich: "Wir wollen verstehen, wo die Probleme liegen und was wir künftig bei der Betreuung rückfälliger Gewalttäter verbessern können", sagte sie. Bleibt vorerst eine nüchterne Bilanz: mehr als drei Polizeieinsätze pro Tag und fast täglich eine Person, die ihr Zuhause verlassen muss – in einem der wohlhabendsten und kleinsten Staaten Europas. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - Au Luxembourg, violences domestiques: davantage d'interventions et d'expulsions — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Violences intrafamiliales en hausse: plus de trois interventions policières chaque jour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/violences-intrafamiliales-en-hausse-plus-de-trois-interventions-policieres-chaque-jour/ - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue — le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national « Violences fondées sur le genre » et le rapport du Comité de coopération (rapport 2024) — Ministère de l'Égalité des genres et de la Diversité / gouvernement.lu: https://mega.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+06-juin+30-backes-rapport-violence.html - Domestic violence — Victim support (legal framework: 14-day police eviction) — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale: https://police.public.lu/en/aide-aux-victimes/violence-domestique.html --- ## Klimaforscher: Europas Rekordhitze wäre ohne fossile Energie undenkbar gewesen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/europa-hitzewelle-juni-2026-klimawandel-studie-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-27T06:44:15.768+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:44:15.768+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 2617388a-6a24-40bd-ada8-93131f5404a1 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eine Schnellanalyse der World Weather Attribution beziffert den menschengemachten Anteil an der Juni-Hitze auf bis zu 3,5 Grad – in jeder untersuchten Luxemburger Stadt fiel ein Hitzestress-Rekord. ### Summary Eine am 26. Juni veröffentlichte Studie der World Weather Attribution zeigt: Die Hitzewelle Ende Juni 2026 wäre ohne den Klimawandel praktisch unmöglich gewesen. In jeder untersuchten Luxemburger Stadt brach ein Hitzestress-Rekord. ### Key facts - Die World Weather Attribution stuft die Hitzewelle vom 18. bis 29. Juni 2026 als schwerste und großflächigste je in Europa verzeichnete ein – ohne Klimawandel wäre sie 'praktisch unmöglich' gewesen. - Die Tagestemperaturen lagen rund 3,5 Grad über einer identischen Wetterlage vor 50 Jahren und etwa 2 Grad über 2003. - In Tschechien, Litauen und Luxemburg erreichte jede einzelne der untersuchten Städte einen nie dagewesenen Hitzestress-Wert. - Luxemburg meldete am 25. Juni mit 36,3 Grad am Findel einen absoluten Juni-Rekord seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen 1947. - Die WWA verweist auf rund 2.300 Hitzetote in zwölf europäischen Städten allein während der ersten Juni-Hitzewelle 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Warum wäre die Hitzewelle ohne Klimawandel unmöglich gewesen?** Laut der Schnellanalyse der World Weather Attribution ist nicht die Wetterlage ungewöhnlich, sondern die Temperaturen, die sie hervorbringt. Durch die rund 1,4 Grad globale Erwärmung waren die Tage etwa 3,5 Grad heißer als vor 50 Jahren – Hitze dieser Intensität ist heute zehn- bis hundertmal wahrscheinlicher und vor einer Generation praktisch unmöglich gewesen. **Q: Welchen Rekord verzeichnete Luxemburg?** Die Station Findel registrierte am 25. Juni 2026 mit 36,3 Grad den heißesten Junitag seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen 1947 und übertraf damit den bisherigen Juni-Höchstwert von 2017. Zudem erreichte jede in Luxemburg untersuchte Stadt einen nie dagewesenen Hitzestress-Wert. **Q: Wie sollten sich gefährdete Menschen bei der Hitze schützen?** Die Behörden empfehlen, täglich mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser zu trinken, sich zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr nicht in der Sonne aufzuhalten, die Wohnung kühl zu halten, auf Alkohol zu verzichten und regelmäßig nach Älteren, allein Lebenden und Kleinkindern zu sehen. ### Body Als das Findel-Thermometer am 25. Juni auf 36,3 Grad kletterte und das ganze Land über den Nationalfeiertag hinweg unter der roten Warnstufe stand, fühlte sich das für viele wie eine besonders bösartige Laune des Sommers an. Eine am 26. Juni veröffentlichte Schnellanalyse internationaler Klimaforscher kommt jedoch zu einem nüchterneren Schluss: Die Hitzewelle, die Westeuropa Ende Juni erfasst hat, wäre ohne den menschengemachten Klimawandel "praktisch unmöglich" gewesen. Die Untersuchung des Forschungsnetzwerks World Weather Attribution (WWA), das am Grantham Institute des Imperial College London angesiedelt ist, bezeichnet die gegenwärtige Hitze als die schwerste und großflächigste, die jemals auf dem Kontinent verzeichnet wurde. Für den Zeitraum vom 18. bis 29. Juni und mit Blick auf Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien, Spanien und Südengland errechneten die Wissenschaftler, dass die Tagestemperaturen rund 3,5 Grad höher lagen als bei einer identischen Wetterlage vor etwa 50 Jahren – und etwa 2 Grad höher als 2003. Auch die Nächte, in denen sich der Körper nicht erholen kann, waren mit rund 2,4 Grad über dem Wert von 1976 und 1,3 Grad über 2003 deutlich wärmer. Die heißesten Tage Europas erwärmen sich der Studie zufolge inzwischen etwa dreimal so schnell wie der globale Durchschnitt, die Nächte ungefähr doppelt so schnell. Die Wetterlage selbst, die über dem Kontinent festhängt, ist demnach nichts Außergewöhnliches – die Temperaturen, die sie heute hervorbringt, sehr wohl. "Dieses Ereignis wäre im Juni ohne den Klimawandel nicht möglich gewesen", sagte Theodore Keeping, Forscher am Imperial College London und Hauptautor der Analyse. Vom Ausnahmefall zum Wahrscheinlichkeitsfall Die Zahlen zeichnen das Bild eines rasant steigenden Risikos. Hitze dieser Intensität ist heute "zehn- bis hundertmal wahrscheinlicher" als noch vor einer Generation, schreibt das Team, und wäre vor 50 Jahren praktisch unmöglich gewesen. Nächtliche Extremwerte treten rund 100-mal häufiger auf als während der tödlichen Hitzewelle von 2003, die Tagesspitzen sind etwa zehnmal wahrscheinlicher geworden. Um die Belastung für den menschlichen Körper zu messen, werteten die Forscher die sogenannte Feuchtkugeltemperatur aus – einen Hitzestress-Index, der Temperatur, Luftfeuchtigkeit, Wind und direkte Sonneneinstrahlung kombiniert. Untersucht wurden 854 Städte in 30 europäischen Ländern. Rund 45 Prozent hatten seit dem 18. Juni ihren bisherigen Juni-Rekord beim Hitzestress gebrochen oder waren auf dem Weg dorthin. In drei Ländern war der Befund vollständig: In Tschechien, Litauen und Luxemburg erreichte jede einzelne untersuchte Stadt nie dagewesene Werte. Friederike Otto, Klimaforscherin am Imperial College London und Mitbegründerin der WWA, fasste das Ergebnis unmissverständlich zusammen: "Die Wetterlage an sich ist nicht besonders ungewöhnlich, die Temperaturen aber schon – oder waren es zumindest, bevor der Mensch das Klima veränderte." Bei rund 1,4 Grad globaler Erwärmung über dem vorindustriellen Niveau nähere sich die Extremhitze rasch den Grenzen dessen, worauf europäische Gesellschaften ausgelegt seien. Rote Warnung am Nationalfeiertag Für Luxemburg blieb die Attributionsforschung keine Abstraktion, sondern wurde zur gelebten Erfahrung. Der nationale Wetterdienst MeteoLux stellte das gesamte Land ab Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, unter die rote Hitzewarnung – die höchste Stufe der Skala – und verlängerte sie später bis zum Wochenende. Die Meteorologen erwarteten Höchstwerte von 36 bis 38 Grad im Süden, örtlich bis zu 40 Grad, bei kaum Abkühlung in der Nacht und ohne nennenswerten Regen. Die Warnung fiel mitten auf den Nationalfeiertag am 23. Juni, sonst ein Tag der Feiern unter freiem Himmel. Zwei Tage später registrierte die Station Findel mit 36,3 Grad den heißesten Junitag, der im Großherzogtum seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen 1947 gemessen wurde – und übertraf damit den bisherigen Juni-Höchstwert aus dem Jahr 2017. Gemeinsam mit dem Vereinigten Königreich, Deutschland, Frankreich, Spanien und der Schweiz zählte Luxemburg zu den Ländern mit Warnungen der höchsten Stufe, während kontinentweit Rekorde fielen. Die Behörden riefen die Bevölkerung dazu auf, mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser pro Tag zu trinken, sich zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr nicht in der Sonne aufzuhalten, die Wohnung kühl zu halten, auf Alkohol zu verzichten und nach gefährdeten Menschen zu sehen. Zu den offiziellen Empfehlungen zählten insbesondere: - mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser täglich trinken; - den Aufenthalt im Freien zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr meiden; - Wohnräume kühl halten und Alkohol meiden; - nach Älteren, allein Lebenden und Kleinkindern sehen. Eine Bilanz, die sich aufsummiert Diese Warnungen ruhen auf einer bedrückenden jüngeren Bilanz. Das WWA-Team verweist allein für die erste Juni-Hitzewelle 2026 auf rund 2.300 Todesfälle in zwölf europäischen Städten. Weiter zurückblickend starben in Europa im Sommer 2022 schätzungsweise mehr als 60.000 Menschen an den Folgen der Hitze, im darauffolgenden Jahr über 47.000. Damit zählt Extremhitze zu den tödlichsten Naturgefahren des Kontinents – auch wenn sie im Vergleich zu Überschwemmungen oder Stürmen weitgehend unsichtbar bleibt. Fachleute aus dem Gesundheitswesen betonen, dass zwar das Bewusstsein gewachsen sei, der Schutz aber nicht Schritt gehalten habe. "Die Menschen in Europa sind sich der Hitzerisiken weit stärker bewusst als früher, doch Bewusstsein allein genügt nicht", sagte Carolina Pereira Marghidan, Expertin für Hitze und Gesundheit beim Klimazentrum der Rotkreuz- und Rothalbmond-Bewegung. Die Wissenschaftler benennen die Lehre offen: Jedes Zehntelgrad Erwärmung, getrieben ganz überwiegend durch die Verbrennung von Kohle, Öl und Gas, verschiebt die Wahrscheinlichkeit weiter hin zu Hitzewellen, die im Juni einst undenkbar waren. Für Luxemburg und seine Nachbarn in der Großregion, so legt die Analyse nahe, ist die soeben durchlittene Woche keine Ausnahme zum Vergessen, sondern ein Vorgeschmack auf künftige Sommer – sofern die Emissionen nicht sinken. ### Sources - Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades — World Weather Attribution: https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/ - Heatwave in Europe is the most severe ever recorded - study — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580410-europe-heatwave-environment/ - Climate change the culprit for Europe's 'most severe' heatwave: Report — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/climate-change-the-culprit-for-europes-most-severe-heatwave-report - Europe's record-shattering heat wave would have been 'virtually impossible' just a few decades ago — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/climate/european-heat-wave-impossible-global-warming - Europe's record heatwave: does the continent have a new climate? — Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02046-x - Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe's record-breaking June heat — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-how-climate-change-intensified-europes-record-breaking-june-heat/ - Ongoing European Heatwave 'Virtually Impossible' 50 Years Ago — Earth.org: https://earth.org/ongoing-european-heatwave-most-severe-ever-recorded-virtually-impossible-50-years-ago-study/ - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Unprecedented June heat grips Europe this week — Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/unprecedented-june-heat-grips-europe-this-week/ - Luxembourg Record High and Low Temperature Map and List — Plantmaps: https://www.plantmaps.com/en/lu/climate/extremes/c/luxembourg-record-high-low-temperatures - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe --- ## Kerosin wird knapp: Europas Flugverkehr droht im Spätsommer ein Engpass - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/kerosin-engpass-europa-sommer-2026-findel-cargolux - Published: 2026-06-27T06:19:15.17+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:19:15.17+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: ab563f26-4187-48a0-a821-34405a805d04 - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > Luftfahrt- und Energieverbände warnen vor einer Kerosinknappheit infolge der Hormus-Krise. Kleinere Drehkreuze wie der Findel gelten als besonders verwundbar. ### Summary Wegen der gestörten Öldurchfuhr durch die Straße von Hormus könnte Europa im Spätsommer das Kerosin knapp werden. Verbände warnen vor Ausfällen im Passagier- und Frachtverkehr — auch der Luxemburger Findel steht im Blick. ### Key facts - ACI Europe warnte am 9. April, ohne stabile Wiederöffnung der Straße von Hormus binnen drei Wochen drohe der EU ein systemischer Kerosinmangel — rund 100 Drehkreuze und 170 Millionen Sommerreisende gelten als betroffen. - Goldman Sachs erwartet, dass die EU-Kerosinbestände im Juni unter die 23-Tage-Schwelle der IEA fallen, im Juli auf rund 20 und im August auf etwa 15 Reichweitetage. - Airlines reagieren bereits: Lufthansa strich rund 20.000 Sommerverbindungen, KLM rund 80 Flüge, SAS etwa 1.000, United kürzte rund 5 Prozent Kapazität. - Der Luxemburger Findel — Heimat von Luxair und Cargolux — gilt als kleineres, stärker exponiertes Drehkreuz. - Ein 2025 begonnenes Tanklager für 106,5 Millionen Euro soll die Lagerkapazität am Findel um rund 275 Prozent erhöhen, ist aber erst 2028 fertig. ### FAQ **Q: Warum droht Europa im Spätsommer 2026 ein Kerosinengpass?** Die gestörte Durchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus, durch die rund 20 Prozent des global gehandelten Öls laufen, hat die Kerosinimporte aus dem Golf gedrosselt. Die EU raffiniert rund 70 Prozent ihres Kerosins selbst und importiert den Rest; bei zugleich steigender Nachfrage im August und September werden die Bestände knapp. **Q: Ist der Flughafen Luxemburg (Findel) besonders betroffen?** Analysten stufen kleinere und sekundäre Drehkreuze als vergleichsweise stärker exponiert ein als die großen Hubs mit robusten Pipeline- und Lageranbindungen. Der Findel ist Heimat von Luxair und der Frachtfluggesellschaft Cargolux und damit für Passagier- wie Frachtverkehr relevant. **Q: Was tut der Findel für seine Versorgungssicherheit?** lux-Airport begann im Oktober 2025 mit dem Bau eines neuen Tanklagers mit bis zu sechs Tanks à 5.000 Kubikmeter für rund 106,5 Millionen Euro. Es erhöht die Lagerkapazität um etwa 275 Prozent, ist auf Lkw-Reserve und SAF ausgelegt und soll 2028 fertig sein — in diesem Sommer steht es also noch nicht zur Verfügung. **Q: Wie reagieren die Fluggesellschaften?** Sie dünnen ihre Sommerprogramme aus: Die Lufthansa Group strich rund 20.000 Verbindungen (Sparziel rund 40.000 Tonnen Treibstoff), KLM rund 80 Flüge ab Schiphol, SAS etwa 1.000 Flüge, und United kürzte die Kapazität um rund 5 Prozent. ### Body Wenn die europäische Luftfahrt in den kommenden Wochen ihre verkehrsreichste Phase des Jahres erreicht, geschieht das unter wiederholten Warnungen aus der Branche: Eine Knappheit an Flugturbinenkraftstoff könnte bis in den Spätsommer hinein Passagier- und Frachtflüge stören. Auslöser ist die gestörte Durchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus — jene Meerenge am Golf, durch die normalerweise rund ein Fünftel des weltweit gehandelten Erdöls transportiert wird. Am deutlichsten wurde ACI Europe, der Verband von mehr als 600 europäischen Flughäfen. In einem Schreiben vom 9. April an EU-Verkehrskommissar Apostolos Tzitzikostas erklärte Generaldirektor Olivier Jankovec, ohne eine stabile Wiederöffnung der Meerenge binnen drei Wochen werde ein systemischer Mangel für die Europäische Union zur Realität. Der Verband bezifferte das Risiko auf rund 100 große EU-Drehkreuze und etwa 170 Millionen Sommerreisende; an einzelnen Flughäfen sollen die Reserven nur noch für acht bis zehn Tage gereicht haben. "Wenn die Durchfahrt durch die Straße von Hormus nicht innerhalb der nächsten drei Wochen in nennenswertem und stabilem Umfang wieder aufgenommen wird, wird ein systemischer Kerosinmangel für die EU Wirklichkeit", schrieb Olivier Jankovec, Generaldirektor von ACI Europe, am 9. April an die Europäische Kommission. Fatih Birol, Exekutivdirektor der Internationalen Energieagentur (IEA), warnte Mitte April, Europa verfüge bei den damaligen Trends noch über "vielleicht sechs Wochen" Kerosin — mit der Aussicht, dass einzelne Strecken aus Treibstoffmangel gestrichen werden müssten. Die Europäische Kommission gab sich zurückhaltender: Sprecherin Anna-Kaisa Itkonen beharrte darauf, dass es "derzeit keine Treibstoffengpässe" gebe, nannte den Markt aber angespannt. Wie die Knappheit entsteht Der Kern des Problems ist die Geografie. Der Golf liefert einen großen Teil des in die EU importierten Kerosins, und die Störungen an der Straße von Hormus haben diese Ströme seit dem Frühjahr gedrosselt. Rund 70 Prozent ihres Kerosins raffiniert die EU selbst, den Rest führt sie ein — was sie für jede länger anhaltende Unterbrechung empfindlich macht. In den Wochen nach den Angriffen Ende Februar auf Iran stiegen die Kerosinpreise nach Zahlen, die Euronews anführt, um etwa 95 Prozent. Europas Raffinerien — konzentriert in Deutschland, Italien, Spanien und den Niederlanden — haben ihren Ausstoß zugunsten von Kerosin verschoben. TotalEnergies-Chef Patrick Pouyanné fasste die Marschroute mit "max jet first" zusammen. Doch der Spielraum ist eng: Eine Raffinerie kann ihren Kerosinanteil nur mäßig anheben, von rund einem Zehntel ihres Ausstoßes auf vielleicht 13 Prozent, nicht verdoppeln. Auch die Lager bieten wenig Puffer, denn die letzten 15 bis 20 Prozent eines Tanks lassen sich nicht sicher entnehmen. Der Kalender verschärft die Lage. Die Nachfrage erreicht im August und September ihren Höhepunkt — der August-Bedarf liegt Berichten zufolge rund 40 Prozent über dem des März — gerade dann, wenn die Bestände dünn werden. Goldman Sachs prognostizierte, dass die kommerziellen EU-Kerosinbestände im Juni unter die von der IEA anerkannte Schwelle von 23 Reichweitetagen fallen, im Juli auf etwa 20 und im August auf rund 15 Tage abzusinken drohen. Am Handelsplatz Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerpen sollen die Bestände seit Ende Februar um etwa die Hälfte gesunken sein. "Wir schlafwandeln gewissermaßen weiter auf diese drohende Katastrophe zu", sagte Claudio Galimberti, Chefökonom von Rystad Energy. Airlines dünnen ihre Flugpläne aus Die Fluggesellschaften reagieren, indem sie ihr Sommerprogramm ausdünnen, um Treibstoff zu strecken und ihre wertvollsten Strecken zu sichern. Zu den in der Branche gemeldeten Schritten zählen: - Die Lufthansa Group strich rund 20.000 Sommerverbindungen, setzte sich ein Sparziel von etwa 40.000 Tonnen Treibstoff und musterte zugleich Flugzeuge aus. - KLM kappte im Mai rund 80 Flüge ab Amsterdam-Schiphol und kündigte weitere innereuropäische Streichungen an. - SAS reduzierte im April etwa 1.000 Flüge, United kürzte die Kapazität für die Transatlantik-Saison um rund 5 Prozent. Analysten warnen, dass kleinere und sekundäre Flughäfen vergleichsweise stärker exponiert sind als die größten Drehkreuze, die auf robusteren Pipeline- und Lageranbindungen sitzen. Zur Bewältigung der Knappheit erwogen die EU-Energieminister bei ihrem Treffen Ende Juni eine koordinierte Freigabe strategischer Reserven sowie Maßnahmen zur Nachfragesteuerung; der Branchenverband IATA drängte Brüssel, die "Anti-Tankering"-Regeln auszusetzen, die begrenzen, wie viel Treibstoff Flugzeuge zwischen Flughäfen mitführen. Was das für den Findel bedeutet Der Flughafen Luxemburg am Findel ist der einzige internationale Airport des Landes und Heimatbasis von Luxair sowie von Cargolux — der größten reinen Frachtfluggesellschaft Europas, die mit einer Flotte von Boeing-747-Frachtern rund eine Million Tonnen Fracht im Jahr über eines der verkehrsreichsten Cargo-Drehkreuze des Kontinents bewegt. Eine Kerosinknappheit bedroht damit nicht nur die Urlaubsabflüge, sondern auch die Frachtschlagader, die durch das Großherzogtum verläuft. Der Findel verkörpert genau jene Verwundbarkeit einer einzigen Versorgungsquelle, vor der Analysten warnen. Doch der Flughafen hatte bereits begonnen, seine Versorgung zu härten. Im Oktober 2025, noch vor der aktuellen Krise, erfolgte der Spatenstich für ein neues Tanklager: bis zu sechs Tanks à 5.000 Kubikmeter, für rund 106,5 Millionen Euro (etwa 125 Millionen Dollar), wodurch sich die Lagerkapazität vor Ort um rund 275 Prozent erhöht. Die Anlage soll 2028 fertiggestellt werden und ist auf Widerstandsfähigkeit ausgelegt — mit Lkw-Anlieferung als Reserve und Eignung für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff (SAF). "Durch die Modernisierung und den Ausbau der Kapazität des Tanklagers erreichen wir eine höhere Versorgungssicherheit und Reservekapazität für den steigenden Luftverkehr", sagte Alexander Flassak, Geschäftsführer von lux-Airport, zum Baubeginn. Mobilitätsministerin Yuriko Backes erklärte, das Projekt werde "die Versorgungssicherheit und Effizienz des Flughafens erhöhen". Diese Investition steht in diesem Sommer noch nicht zur Verfügung. Vorerst hängt Europas Reise- und Frachtverkehr in der Hochsaison davon ab, ob sich die Lieferungen aus dem Golf stabilisieren, ob Raffinerien und Importeure mit der August-Nachfrage Schritt halten und ob die Reserven und Notfallmaßnahmen der Kommission ausreichen, um das Kerosin fließen zu lassen. ### Sources - Airports could face a jet fuel crunch within 3 weeks, industry warns — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/jet-fuel-shortage-european-airports-strait-of-hormuz.html - Europe's summer travel is on the line as airlines' jet fuel supply dwindles — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/europe-jet-fuel-shortage-airlines-cut-flights.html - EU energy ministers eye jet fuel reserves as Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens supply — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/12/eu-energy-ministers-eye-jet-fuel-reserves-as-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-threatens-supply - EU downplays jet fuel shortage risks despite IEA warning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/eu-downplays-jet-fuel-shortage-risks-despite-iea-warning - Europe's jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/europe-jet-fuel-fall-below-23-day-shortage-threshold/ - Europe braces for severe jet fuel crunch before summer rush — Cirium: https://www.cirium.com/thoughtcloud/europe-braces-for-severe-jet-fuel-crunch-before-summer-rush/ - Jet fuel uncertainty puts Europe under pressure as Brussels prepares guidance for airlines — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/05/jet-fuel-measures-shortage-european-commission/ - Airports Council International warns ~100 EU airports face jet fuel shortage without Hormuz — VisaVerge: https://www.visaverge.com/news/airports-council-international-warns-100-eu-airports-face-jet-fuel-shortage-without-hormuz/ - Europe risks jet fuel shortages if Hormuz disruption persists, ACI says — Gulf Business: https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2026/aviation/europe-risks-jet-fuel-shortages-if-hormuz-disruption-persists-aci/ - Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks' of jet fuel left, energy agency head warns — ITV News: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-16/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-warns - Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — lux-Airport: https://www.lux-airport.lu/luxembourg-airport-begins-construction-of-state-of-the-art-fuel-farm-to-meet-21st-century-supply-demands/ - Major Infrastructure Upgrade: Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/02-backes-aeroport.html - Luxembourg Airport Begins Building $125M Fuel Farm — Aviation Week: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/luxembourg-airport-begins-building-125m-fuel-farm - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Trump droht mit 100-Prozent-Zöllen — Luxemburgs Stahlexporte unter Druck - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/trump-100-prozent-zoelle-digitalsteuern-luxemburg-stahl - Published: 2026-06-27T06:09:34.749+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:09:34.749+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: d34cc4f5-e8e0-46a3-a39f-584bd7dfe2ea - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Wer US-Konzerne digital besteuert, soll Strafzölle auf alle Waren zahlen — die Drohung übergeht das frische 15-Prozent-Abkommen, kurz bevor es greift. Luxemburg trifft es vor allem indirekt. ### Summary US-Präsident Trump droht jedem Land mit 100-Prozent-Zöllen, das amerikanische Technologiekonzerne mit einer Digitalsteuer belegt. Luxemburg erhebt keine solche Steuer, ist als offene Volkswirtschaft aber über Stahl, Deutschland und die Finanzmärkte exponiert. ### Key facts - Trump droht mit Zöllen von 100 Prozent auf alle Warenlieferungen in die USA aus jedem Land, das amerikanische Technologiekonzerne mit einer Digitalsteuer belegt. - Die Drohung würde laut Trump auch das im Mai 2026 beschlossene EU-US-Abkommen übergehen, das die meisten EU-Ausfuhren bei 15 Prozent deckelt und kurz vor dem Stichtag 4. Juli steht. - Luxemburg erhebt keine Digitalsteuer und steht damit nicht unmittelbar im Visier; betroffen wären unter anderem Frankreich, Italien und Spanien (je 3 Prozent) sowie Österreich (5 Prozent). - Ein US-Supreme-Court-Urteil vom Februar 2026 entzog Trump die Zollbefugnis nach dem IEEPA und schränkt die Durchsetzbarkeit der Drohung erheblich ein. - Direkt ist Luxemburg über Metalle (30–40 Prozent der US-Warenexporte) exponiert; größer sind laut STATEC die indirekten Risiken über Deutschland und die Finanzmärkte. ### FAQ **Q: Ist Luxemburg direkt von Trumps Zolldrohung betroffen?** Nicht unmittelbar: Luxemburg erhebt keine Digitalsteuer und steht damit nicht im direkten Visier der Drohung. Die Zölle würden Länder treffen, die US-Technologiekonzerne besteuern, etwa Frankreich, Italien, Spanien oder Österreich. **Q: Welche Länder erheben eine Digitalsteuer?** In der EU Frankreich, Spanien, Italien, Österreich, Dänemark, Ungarn, Polen und Portugal; außerhalb das Vereinigte Königreich (2 Prozent seit 2020), die Schweiz und die Türkei. Die Sätze betragen 3 Prozent in Frankreich, Italien und Spanien sowie 5 Prozent in Österreich. **Q: Wie wäre Luxemburg dennoch exponiert?** Direkt über Metalle, die 30 bis 40 Prozent der Warenausfuhren in die USA ausmachen, sowie über Textilien und Dienstleistungen. Laut STATEC sind die indirekten Risiken größer: ein Nachfrageeinbruch bei Partnern wie Deutschland und eine mögliche Ansteckung über die Finanzmärkte. **Q: Kann Trump den 100-Prozent-Zoll überhaupt durchsetzen?** Das ist fraglich. Nach dem Supreme-Court-Urteil vom Februar 2026 darf der Präsident keine Zölle mehr auf Grundlage des IEEPA verhängen. Ihm bleiben engere Instrumente wie Section 301 und Section 232, die langsamer und rechtlich stärker gebunden sind. ### Body Wenige Tage bevor das mühsam ausgehandelte Handelsabkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den Vereinigten Staaten in Kraft treten soll, stellt US-Präsident Donald Trump dessen Geschäftsgrundlage infrage. In einem Beitrag auf seiner Plattform Truth Social drohte er am Freitag jedem Staat, der amerikanische Technologiekonzerne mit einer Digitalsteuer belegt, mit Zöllen von 100 Prozent auf sämtliche Warenlieferungen in die USA. Für eine kleine, vom Außenhandel abhängige Volkswirtschaft wie Luxemburg ist das mehr als ein ferner Streit zweier Großmächte. Im Visier des Präsidenten stehen europäische Regierungen, die nach seiner Darstellung die "unmittelbar bevorstehende" Einführung von Abgaben auf Unternehmen wie Meta, Alphabet und Amazon erörtern. Solche Steuern seien "allesamt darauf angelegt, der amerikanischen Technologie zu schaden oder sie zu benachteiligen", schrieb Trump. Wer sie erhebe, müsse mit umfassenden Strafzöllen rechnen. Diese Erklärung möge als Beleg dafür dienen, dass jedes Land, das eine solche Steuer erhebt, umgehend mit einem Zoll von 100 Prozent auf alle und jegliche Waren belegt wird, die in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika geliefert werden. Der Zoll, so Trump weiter, würde jede bestehende Handelsvereinbarung mit dem betreffenden Land "außer Kraft setzen", "ob umgesetzt, unterzeichnet oder nicht". Wie er die Drohung durchsetzen will und ob sie alle betroffenen Länder zugleich oder nacheinander treffen würde, blieb offen. Der Streit um die Digitalsteuern Abgaben auf die Bruttoumsätze großer Online-Plattformen zählen seit Jahren zu den hartnäckigsten Reizpunkten im transatlantischen Handel. Aus gutem Grund wurden sie aus dem EU-US-Abkommen ausdrücklich ausgeklammert — gelöst ist die Frage damit nicht. Innerhalb der EU erheben bereits mehrere Mitgliedstaaten eine solche Steuer, außerhalb kommen weitere Länder hinzu: - In der EU: Frankreich, Spanien, Italien, Österreich, Dänemark, Ungarn, Polen und Portugal — mit Sätzen von 3 Prozent in Frankreich, Italien und Spanien sowie 5 Prozent in Österreich. - Außerhalb: das Vereinigte Königreich mit 2 Prozent seit 2020, dazu die Schweiz und die Türkei. Luxemburg erhebt keine Digitalsteuer und zählt damit zu den EU-Staaten, die nicht unmittelbar in Trumps Schusslinie stehen. Warum Brüssel gelassen bleibt Die EU-Kommission wies die Drohung zurück. Die Steuern seien "nichtdiskriminierend" und träfen "alle großen Unternehmen, unabhängig von ihrer Herkunft", sagte Handelssprecher Olof Gill. "Einseitige Maßnahmen, die sich gegen solche legitimen Politiken richten, sind ungerechtfertigt", erklärte Gill. "Sollten sie verfolgt werden, wird die EU rasch und entschlossen reagieren, um ihre Rechte und ihre regulatorische Autonomie zu verteidigen." Hinter der demonstrativen Ruhe steht eine rechtliche Realität. Im Februar entschied der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA mit sechs zu drei Stimmen, dass der International Emergency Economic Powers Act dem Präsidenten keine Befugnis zur Verhängung von Zöllen verleiht; die 2025 angekündigten "reziproken" Zölle wurden damit gekippt und am 24. Februar beendet. Dem Weißen Haus bleiben damit engere und langsamere Instrumente — vor allem Untersuchungen nach Section 301 und Section 232. Solche Section-301-Verfahren gegen Digitalsteuern laufen bereits, doch ein pauschaler 100-Prozent-Zoll ließe sich weit schwerer durchsetzen, als ein Beitrag in den sozialen Medien vermuten lässt. Ein Abkommen kurz vor dem Stichtag Der Zeitpunkt ist kein Zufall. Die Drohung fiel kurz vor dem 4. Juli, dem Stichtag für den Beginn der Umsetzung des Handelsabkommens, das die Zölle auf die meisten EU-Ausfuhren bei 15 Prozent deckelt. Den Rahmen vereinbarten Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen und Trump im Juli 2025; das Europäische Parlament und die Mitgliedstaaten verständigten sich am 20. Mai 2026 auf die Umsetzung. Diese Obergrenze gilt nicht für alles. Stahl, Aluminium und Kupfer sind ausgenommen und unterliegen weiterhin Zöllen von 50 Prozent nach Section 232 — ein heikler Punkt für ein Land, dessen wichtigste Warengruppe im US-Geschäft Metalle sind. Die Kommission behält sich vor, eigene Zugeständnisse bei Stahl und Aluminium auszusetzen, falls Washington bis Ende 2026 weiter Sätze über 15 Prozent auf diese Erzeugnisse anwendet. Was pauschale Zölle für Luxemburg bedeuten Die direkte Abhängigkeit Luxemburgs vom US-Markt ist überschaubar. Nach Schätzungen des Statistikamts STATEC entfallen auf die Vereinigten Staaten rund 3 Prozent der Warenausfuhren des Großherzogtums und ein ähnlicher Anteil der Einfuhren. Doch die Belastung ist konzentriert: Metalle und Metallerzeugnisse machen 30 bis 40 Prozent der Lieferungen in die USA aus und stehen für einen Exportanteil von 6 bis 7 Prozent, Textilien für rund 10 Prozent. Dienstleistungsexporte in die USA — aufgeteilt in finanzielle und nichtfinanzielle Bereiche — kommen auf weitere 4 bis 5 Prozent. Zur Einordnung: Luxemburgs Eisen- und Stahlausfuhren in die USA beliefen sich 2025 auf etwa 49,75 Millionen US-Dollar, Erzeugnisse aus Eisen oder Stahl 2024 auf rund 954,45 Millionen US-Dollar. Die größere Gefahr liegt nach Einschätzung von STATEC im Indirekten. Als eine der offensten Volkswirtschaften Europas reagiert Luxemburg empfindlich auf eine Abkühlung bei seinen Handelspartnern — allen voran Deutschland, dem wichtigsten Partner, dessen Autoindustrie bereits ins Visier der Zollpolitik geraten ist. Ein pauschaler 100-Prozent-Zoll, der das 15-Prozent-Abkommen aushebelt, würde die eng verflochtenen grenzüberschreitenden Lieferketten der Großregion durchschütteln, in denen Vorprodukte und Fertigwaren mehrfach die Grenzen zu Frankreich, Belgien und Deutschland überqueren, ehe sie auf den Exportmärkten ankommen. Das Statistikamt warnt zudem vor einem Finanzkanal: Luxemburgs riesiger Fonds- und Bankensektor wäre einer "Ansteckung über die Finanzmärkte" ausgesetzt, die eine scharfe Eskalation auslösen könnte. Vorerst bleibt die Drohung an eine Bedingung geknüpft — sie greift nur, wenn ein Staat tatsächlich eine Digitalsteuer einführt — und durch die Gerichte begrenzt. Für Luxemburg, das selbst keine Digitalsteuer erhebt, besteht die Gefahr nicht darin, gezielt herausgegriffen zu werden, sondern darin, in den Wirkungsradius eines Konflikts zwischen seinem Binnenmarkt und seinem größten externen Handelspartner zu geraten. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariffs over EU digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/us-president-donald-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-if-europe-implement-digital-services-tax - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-threatens-100-tax-on-european-imports-if-countries-impose-tax-on-digital-services - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — ABC7 News (Associated Press): https://abc7news.com/post/trump-threatens-100-tax-european-imports-countries-impose-digital-services/19390760/ - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on countries putting 'Digital Services Tax on American Companies' — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/trump-tariff-trade-tech-tax.html - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Europe if countries impose tax on US digital services — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260626-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-on-europe-if-countries-impose-tax-on-us-digital-services - Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know Now — Holland & Knight: https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-ieepa-tariffs - Supreme Court strikes down tariffs — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs/ - EU-US trade: Council and Parliament strike a deal to implement the tariff elements of the Joint Statement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/20/eu-us-trade-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-to-implement-the-tariff-elements-of-the-joint-statement/ - The EU-US trade deal: Restoring stability and predictability — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/trade/eu-us-trade-deal_en - Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/ - STATEC Warns of Indirect Risks to Luxembourg from US Tariff Policy — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/54160-statec-warns-of-indirect-risks-to-luxembourg-from-us-tariff-policy - The exposure of global and EU trade to US tariffs — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/exposure-global-and-eu-trade-us-tariffs_en --- ## Luxemburg sichert Eurovision-Teilnahme bis 2029 mit Staatsgeld - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-finanziert-eurovision-teilnahme-bis-2029 - Published: 2026-06-27T05:53:37.727+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:53:37.727+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 1c981ad9-0b37-418a-be51-61cadac6a98f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Wochen nach dem Scheitern im Halbfinale von Wien hat die Regierung die Förderung für drei weitere Ausgaben bewilligt – und verlängert ein Programm, das schon die Rückkehr 1,1 Millionen Euro kostete. ### Summary Die luxemburgische Regierung finanziert die Teilnahme am Eurovision Song Contest in den Jahren 2027, 2028 und 2029. Das verlängert ein öffentlich getragenes Kulturprojekt, das 2024 mit der Rückkehr des Großherzogtums begann. ### Key facts - RTL Luxembourg bestätigte im Juni 2026, dass die Regierung die Eurovision-Teilnahme für 2027, 2028 und 2029 finanziert. - Die Rückkehr 2024 nach 31 Jahren Abwesenheit kostete rund 1,1 Millionen Euro, vor allem für die nationale Vorentscheidung. - Den Gesamtwert des neuen Mehrjahrespakets haben weder RTL noch die Regierung veröffentlicht. - Delegationsleiter Dave Gloesener betont, die Förderung sei nicht an Platzierungen gebunden – 2026 verpasste Luxemburg erstmals seit der Rückkehr das Finale. - Der nächste Luxembourg Song Contest findet am 30. Januar 2027 in der Rockhal in Esch-Belval statt. ### FAQ **Q: Bis wann finanziert Luxemburg die Eurovision-Teilnahme?** Die Regierung hat die Förderung für die nächsten drei Ausgaben bewilligt: 2027, 2028 und 2029. Damit verlängert sie ein Programm, das ursprünglich von 2023 bis 2026 lief. **Q: Was kostete die Rückkehr Luxemburgs zum Eurovision 2024?** Rund 1,1 Millionen Euro. Der Großteil floss in die Produktion der nationalen Vorentscheidung, der Rest in Werbung, die Reise der Delegation und die Bühnenpräsentation. Erwartet wurde ein positives Ergebnis von etwa 125.000 Euro. **Q: Wie schnitt Luxemburg zuletzt beim Eurovision ab?** 2024 erreichte Tali mit „Fighter“ Platz 13 im Finale. 2026 scheiterten Eva Marija und „Mother Nature“ in Wien im Halbfinale (Platz 12 im zweiten Semifinale) – die erste Nichtqualifikation seit der Rückkehr. **Q: Wann und wo wird der nächste luxemburgische Beitrag gewählt?** Beim Luxembourg Song Contest am 30. Januar 2027 in der Rockhal in Esch-Belval. Einzelheiten zum Bewerbungsaufruf sollen im Juli 2026 folgen. ### Body Luxemburg bleibt dem Eurovision Song Contest bis zum Ende des Jahrzehnts treu – und zahlt weiter dafür. Mitte Juni bestätigte RTL Luxembourg, dass die Regierung die Finanzierung für die Teilnahme des Landes an den nächsten drei Ausgaben des Wettbewerbs bewilligt hat: 2027, 2028 und 2029. Damit wird ein staatlich getragenes Kulturprojekt fortgeschrieben, das 2024 mit der Rückkehr des Großherzogtums nach 31 Jahren Abwesenheit begann. Die Zusage beendet eine monatelange Hängepartie. Ob Luxemburg seinen Platz bei einem der größten Unterhaltungsereignisse der Welt behalten würde, hing allein an der Frage, ob der Staat die Subvention erneuert, die eine Teilnahme überhaupt möglich macht. RTL und die zuständigen Ministerien hatten sie im Frühjahr in einer gemeinsamen Arbeitsgruppe abgewogen. Der öffentlich-rechtliche Sender begrüßte die Entscheidung in einer Mitteilung. „RTL Luxembourg begrüßt die Entscheidung der Regierung, Luxemburgs Teilnahme am Eurovision Song Contest für die nächsten drei Ausgaben zu genehmigen“, erklärte der Sender. Seit der Rückkehr in den Wettbewerb 2024 habe Luxemburg „seinen Platz innerhalb eines der größten Unterhaltungsereignisse der Welt zurückgewonnen“. Eine subventionierte Rückkehr Billig war das Comeback nicht. Als das Land 2024 wieder antrat, bestätigte das Medienministerium gegenüber der Luxembourg Times und dem Luxemburger Wort ein Budget von rund 1,1 Millionen Euro. Der größte Teil floss in die Produktion der nationalen Vorentscheidung, des Luxembourg Song Contest; der Rest deckte Werbung, die Reise der Delegation und die Bühnenpräsentation des Beitrags selbst. Im Rahmen dieser Vereinbarung unterstützte die Regierung RTL bei der Produktion „zum Selbstkostenpreis“. Die Verantwortlichen rechneten mit einem moderaten positiven Ergebnis von etwa 125.000 Euro, das in das nationale Finale des Folgejahres zurückfließen sollte. Die ursprüngliche Zusage lief als Dreijahresprogramm von 2023 bis 2026; die neue Bewilligung führt es bis 2029 fort. Weder RTL noch die Regierung haben den Gesamtwert des verlängerten Mehrjahrespakets veröffentlicht. Wofür das Geld ausgegeben wird Eurovision ist keine einzelne Rechnung, sondern ein wiederkehrendes Bündel von Kosten, das ein teilnehmender Sender Jahr für Jahr trägt: - die Ausrichtung der nationalen Vorentscheidung – des Luxembourg Song Contest, dessen vierte Ausgabe für den 30. Januar 2027 in der Rockhal in Esch-Belval angesetzt ist; - die Teilnahmegebühr an die Europäische Rundfunkunion (EBU), die sich nach Größe und Wirtschaftskraft eines Landes richtet; - die Entsendung und Betreuung einer Delegation am Austragungsort sowie Investitionen in die Inszenierung des Auftritts; - Werbung im Inland und vor dem europaweiten Publikum des Wettbewerbs. Indem sie gleich drei weitere Ausgaben festschreibt, verwandelt die Bewilligung das, was als einmaliges Comeback begann, in einen dauerhaften Posten der Kulturausgaben – die Art von wiederkehrendem Soft-Power-Engagement, das kleine Staaten gegen konkurrierende Ansprüche an einen straff geführten Haushalt abwägen. Sichtbarkeit gegen Sparzwang Für ein Land mit rund 680.000 Einwohnern ist Eurovision ein seltener Moment kontinentaler Massenpräsenz, und die Regierung hat es genau so eingeordnet. Premierminister Luc Frieden sagte im Mai vor der Abgeordnetenkammer, er beabsichtige, die weitere Teilnahme zu unterstützen, und bezeichnete den Wettbewerb als Gelegenheit, Luxemburg und seine Künstler auf internationaler Bühne zu zeigen. Zugleich mahnte er, dass organisatorische, künstlerische und finanzielle Fragen von der Arbeitsgruppe noch zu klären seien. Die Delegation hat sorgfältig darauf geachtet, die Finanzierung von den Ergebnissen zu trennen. „Die Zukunft Luxemburgs beim Eurovision Song Contest wird davon abhängen, ob die Regierung beschließt, ihr Förderprogramm zu verlängern“, sagte Delegationsleiter Dave Gloesener vor der Entscheidung und betonte, die staatliche Unterstützung sei nicht an die Platzierung des Landes geknüpft. Diese Unterscheidung ist nicht ohne Grund: Die sportliche Bilanz auf der Bühne fällt gemischt aus. Tali brachte Luxemburg 2024 mit „Fighter“ zurück ins große Finale und belegte Platz 13. Doch 2026 scheiterten Eva Marija und ihr Lied „Mother Nature“ in Wien bereits im Halbfinale: Platz 12 im zweiten Semifinale, das Finale verfehlt – die erste Nichtqualifikation seit der Rückkehr des Landes. Als fünffacher Sieger, der zuletzt 1993 antrat, setzt Luxemburg darauf, dass anhaltende Präsenz statt schnellen Erfolgs sein Ansehen wieder aufbaut. Die nächste Bewährungsprobe steht bereits im Kalender. Der Eurovision Song Contest 2027 wird in Bulgarien ausgetragen, nachdem Dara den Wettbewerb 2026 in Wien mit „Bangaranga“ gewonnen hatte – mit dem größten Vorsprung der Geschichte des Wettbewerbs. Luxemburg wählt seinen Beitrag am 30. Januar in der Rockhal; Einzelheiten zum Bewerbungsaufruf werden im Juli erwartet. Das Ergebnis am Abend bleibt offen; die Zusage, dabei zu sein und dafür zu zahlen, steht nun für drei weitere Jahre fest. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Eurovision Participation Confirmed for Next Three Editions — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/06/16/luxembourg-eurovision-participation-confirmed-for-next-three-editions/ - Luxembourg government secures Eurovision participation for next three editions — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205775/luxembourg-government-secures-eurovision-participation-for-next-three-editions/ - Eurovision Luxembourg: RTL Luxembourg confirms participation at Eurovision 2027 — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205754/luxembourg-rtl-luxembourg-confirms-participation-at-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Continued Eurovision Participation Dependent on Government Funding Decision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/17/luxembourg-continued-eurovision-participation-dependent-government-funding/ - Luxembourg: Eurovision 2027 Participation Depends on Government Decision — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2026/05/luxembourg-eurovision-2027-participation-depends-on-government-decision/ - Prime Minister Frieden Confirms Luxembourg's Intention to Compete in Eurovision 2027 — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/21/prime-minister-frieden-confirms-luxembourgs-intention-to-compete-in-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Spending Over €1 Million on Return to Eurovision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/03/luxembourg-1-million-return-to-eurovision/ - Luxembourg: With a budget of more than a million euros to Eurovision 2024! — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2024/02/luxembourg-with-a-budget-of-more-than-a-million-euros-to-eurovision-2024/ - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 Set for January at Rockhal — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61849-luxembourg-song-contest-2027-set-for-january-at-rockhal - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 to take place January 30 — ESCXTRA: https://escxtra.com/2026/06/23/luxembourg-song-contest-2027-to-take-place-january-30/ - DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria — Eurovision.com (EBU): https://www.eurovision.com/stories/dara-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026-for-bulgaria/ - Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 — Eurovisionworld: https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/bulgaria-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026 - Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024 --- ## Hitzewelle drosselt Frankreichs Atomkraft – Cattenom an der Mosel läuft weiter - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/hitzewelle-frankreich-atomkraft-cattenom-mosel-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T05:41:17.891+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:41:17.891+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 41248f84-0c77-4add-a3bc-a4957eaf3fbf - Dateline: Cattenom, FR > Eine Rekordhitze zwang EDF Ende Juni, mehrere Reaktoren herunterzufahren, um überhitzte Flüsse zu schonen. Das umstrittene Grenzkraftwerk Cattenom blieb am Netz – vorerst. ### Summary Während Frankreichs Atomkraftwerke wegen der Junihitze rund 8,7 Prozent ihrer Leistung drosselten, produzierte das nur 22 Kilometer von Luxemburg entfernte Cattenom weiter. Die Hitzewelle befeuert den Dauerstreit um die Zukunft der Anlage. ### Key facts - Bis zum 26. Juni 2026 drosselte Frankreich rund 8,7 Prozent seiner Atomkraft (etwa 5,5 von 63 GW), um überhitzte Flüsse zu schonen. - Reaktoren in Golfech, Bugey und Nogent-sur-Seine gingen ganz vom Netz; Chooz, Saint-Alban und Blayais wurden gedrosselt. - Cattenom blieb am Netz und wurde von RTE sogar gebeten, am 27./28. Juni verfügbar zu bleiben – es darf die Mosel um höchstens 1,5 Grad erwärmen, der Fluss nicht über 28 Grad steigen. - Puffer wie der Lac de Mirgenbach und der Stausee Pierre-Percée verschieben eine Drosselung; Abschalten ist die letzte Stufe. - 2026 erreicht Cattenoms erster Reaktor die geplante Betriebsdauer von 40 Jahren – Luxemburg lehnt eine Laufzeitverlängerung ab, 27 Gemeinden sind im Anti-Cattenom-Bündnis. ### FAQ **Q: Wurde Cattenom wegen der Hitzewelle im Juni 2026 abgeschaltet?** Nein. Cattenom war nicht unter den gedrosselten Anlagen und produzierte weiter aus der Mosel. Der Netzbetreiber RTE bat EDF sogar, das Kraftwerk am 27. und 28. Juni 2026 verfügbar zu halten. **Q: Welche thermischen Grenzwerte gelten für Cattenom an der Mosel?** Das Kraftwerk darf die Mosel um höchstens 1,5 Grad erwärmen, und der Fluss darf flussabwärts 28 Grad nicht überschreiten. Erst wenn Puffer wie der Lac de Mirgenbach versagen, muss Cattenom drosseln oder abschalten. **Q: Warum lehnt Luxemburg Cattenom ab?** Luxemburg verweist auf Alter, wiederholte Störfälle und die grenznahe Lage. 2026 erreicht der erste Reaktor die geplante Betriebsdauer von 40 Jahren; die Regierung lehnt eine Laufzeitverlängerung ab und fordert Korrosionsprüfungen an allen vier Reaktoren. **Q: Wie viel Atomkraft drosselte Frankreich während der Hitze?** Bis zum 26. Juni 2026 fielen laut EDF rund 8,7 Prozent der Kernkraftflotte aus – etwa 5,5 der insgesamt 63 installierten Gigawatt. ### Body Wenn die Flüsse zu warm werden, gerät Frankreichs Stromversorgung an eine selbst gesetzte Grenze. Genau das geschah in der letzten Juniwoche: Eine Rekordhitze trieb die Wassertemperaturen an ihre gesetzlichen Höchstwerte – und rückte jene Kühltürme ins Blickfeld, die sich nur wenige Kilometer hinter Luxemburgs südöstlicher Grenze erheben. Statt überhitztes Wasser in die Flüsse zurückzupumpen, nahm der Staatskonzern EDF drei Reaktoren ganz vom Netz und drosselte mehrere weitere. Bis zum 26. Juni summierte sich der Ausfall nach Angaben von EDF auf rund 8,7 Prozent der Kernkraftflotte – etwa 5,5 der insgesamt 63 installierten Gigawatt. Das umstrittene Kraftwerk direkt vor Luxemburgs Haustür, Cattenom, war nicht darunter. In dieser Woche speiste es weiter Strom aus der Mosel ein – und wurde vom Netzbetreiber sogar ausdrücklich gebeten, am Netz zu bleiben. Doch dieselben thermischen Regeln, die andernorts Reaktoren stilllegten, gelten auch für Cattenom. Und die Episode hat einen jahrzehntealten Streit neu entfacht, den das Großherzogtum nie ruhen ließ. Warum EDF Reaktoren vom Netz nahm Der 24. Juni war laut Météo-France der heißeste Tag in Frankreich seit Beginn der landesweiten Aufzeichnungen 1947: Der landesweite Temperaturindikator lag nahe 30 Grad, im südwestfranzösischen Pissos wurden 44,3 Grad gemessen. Dutzende Departements – nach Angaben der Behörden 54 – standen unter der höchsten Warnstufe Rot. Frankreichs Atomkraftwerke entnehmen Flusswasser, um ihre Kondensatoren zu kühlen, und leiten es einige Grad wärmer zurück. Zum Schutz der Gewässer schreibt das Gesetz vor, wie heiß diese Einleitung – und der Fluss selbst – werden darf. Als diese Obergrenzen näher rückten, handelte EDF: Ein Reaktor in Golfech an der Garonne ging am 23. Juni vom Netz, am 25. Juni folgten Blöcke in Bugey an der Rhône und in Nogent-sur-Seine an der Seine, wo die Vorschriften ein Tagesmittel unter 28 Grad und eine Erwärmung um höchstens 3 Grad flussabwärts verlangen. Auch in Chooz, Saint-Alban und Blayais wurde die Leistung gekappt. Zusammen mit dem hohen Strombedarf der Klimaanlagen und schwachem Wind trieben die Drosselungen die Großhandelspreise auf den höchsten Stand seit Jahren. Frankreichs Atomaufsicht ASNR betonte, die Lage bleibe beherrschbar und von Notausnahmen wie in früheren Jahren weit entfernt. "Von einem Antrag auf Ausnahmegenehmigung sind wir noch weit entfernt", sagte Rémy Catteau, Leiter der Direktion für kerntechnische Anlagen der ASNR, am 26. Juni der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Das ist ein deutlicher Unterschied zum Sommer 2022, als EDF eine befristete Erlaubnis erhielt, weiterhin wärmeres Wasser einzuleiten. Cattenoms Grenze: 28 Grad in der Mosel Cattenoms vier Reaktoren mit je 1.300 Megawatt gingen zwischen 1986 und 1992 in Betrieb, rund 22 Kilometer flussaufwärts von Luxemburg. Sie entnehmen der Mosel jährlich etwa 890 Millionen Kubikmeter Wasser und unterliegen eigenen festen Grenzwerten: Die Anlage darf den Fluss um höchstens 1,5 Grad erwärmen, und die Mosel darf flussabwärts 28 Grad nicht überschreiten. Bevor EDF die Leistung kappen muss, kann der Betreiber auf zwei Puffer zurückgreifen: - den 95 Hektar großen Lac de Mirgenbach neben dem Kraftwerk, der rund 7,3 Millionen Kubikmeter fasst und im Kreislauf geführt werden kann, um die Entnahme aus dem Fluss zu verringern; - den weiter flussaufwärts gelegenen Stausee Pierre-Percée in Meurthe-et-Moselle, dessen Wasser bei Niedrigwasser abgelassen werden kann, um den Abfluss der Mosel zu stützen. Erst wenn diese Reserven versagen, muss Cattenom in Hitzespitzen die Leistung reduzieren oder abschalten – die letzte Stufe, die Luxemburgs Umweltminister Serge Wilmes im vergangenen Jahr im Parlament beschrieb. Bislang hielt dieser Spielraum. Während der Hitze des Vorjahres erreichte die Mosel am 2. Juli 2025 an der deutschen Messstation Palzem 28 Grad, ohne dass ein Cattenom-Reaktor abgeschaltet werden musste, wie die luxemburgische Regierung mitteilte. In dieser Woche ging der Netzbetreiber RTE noch weiter und forderte EDF auf, für den 27. und 28. Juni mindestens zehn Reaktoren – darunter Cattenom – verfügbar zu halten, um das Netz zu stabilisieren. RTE erklärte: "Frankreich verfügt über ausreichende Erzeugungskapazitäten, um die Stromnachfrage zu decken, auch im Fall von Ausfällen bei bestimmten Produktionsanlagen." Luxemburgs langer Kampf gegen die Anlage Für Luxemburg ist Cattenoms Hitzeresistenz nur die jüngste Front in einem Konflikt, der älter ist als die Klimadebatte. Seit Jahren setzt sich das Großherzogtum für die Stilllegung des Kraftwerks ein und verweist auf dessen Alter, wiederholte Störfälle und seine Lage an einem gemeinsamen Gewässer in kaum 20 Kilometer Entfernung. Der Streit verschärft sich, weil Cattenom auf die ursprünglich vorgesehene Betriebsdauer von 40 Jahren zusteuert – der erste Block erreicht diese Schwelle 2026. EDF will die Laufzeiten deutlich darüber hinaus verlängern. Die luxemburgische Regierung, gestützt auf ihren Strahlenschutzdienst, lehnt eine Verlängerung "hochriskanter" Anlagen wie Cattenom, Tihange und Doel offiziell ab und verlangt, alle vier Reaktoren auf Korrosion zu prüfen. Bis zum vergangenen Sommer hatten sich 27 luxemburgische Gemeinden einem Bündnis gegen das Kraftwerk angeschlossen. An der unmittelbaren Lage ändert das nichts: Durch die heißesten Tage des Junis 2026 produzierte Cattenom weiter, während andernorts in Frankreich Reaktoren stillstanden. Doch die Hitzewelle führte das Dilemma vor Augen, auf das das Großherzogtum immer wieder verweist – eine Reaktorflotte aus den 1980er-Jahren, an einem sich erwärmenden Fluss, die länger laufen soll, als ihre Konstrukteure es je für ein solches Klima vorgesehen hatten. ### Sources - La canicule réduit la production du parc nucléaire de 8,7%, indique EDF (AFP) — Connaissance des Énergies / AFP: https://www.connaissancedesenergies.org/afp/la-canicule-reduit-la-production-du-parc-nucleaire-de-87-indique-edf-260626 - France heatwave: Rising river temperatures trigger shutdown of nuclear reactors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/france-takes-nuclear-reactors-offline-amid-record-heatwave - Reactors Shut Down As France's Nuclear Output Hit By European Heatwave — NucNet: https://www.nucnet.org/news/reactors-shut-down-as-france-s-nuclear-output-hit-by-european-heatwave-6-5-2026 - 43C heat cuts 6% of French nuclear capacity, more curbs possible — Montel News: https://montelnews.com/news/71fed808-f624-4bc4-8b9b-b4db6a863f70/43c-heat-cuts-6-of-french-nuclear-capacity-more-curbs-possible - Réchauffement de la Moselle : comment la centrale nucléaire de Cattenom s'adapte ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/rechauffement-de-la-moselle-comment-la-centrale-nucleaire-de-cattenom-sadapte/ - Été chaud : la température de la Moselle est montée jusqu'à 28°C cet été — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pic-de-chaleur-la-temperature-de-la-moselle-est-montee-jusqu-a-28c-cet-ete-103429711 - Europe's extreme heat is shutting down power plants — MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/ - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattenom_Nuclear_Power_Plant - Luxembourg Voices Concerns over Potential Life Extension of Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/environment/35540-luxembourg-voices-concerns-over-potential-life-extension-of-cattenom-nuclear-power-plant - Le gouvernement confirme son opposition à la prolongation de la centrale de Cattenom — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-gouvernement-confirme-son-opposition-a-la-prolongation-de-la-centrale-de-cattenom/ - Nucléaire : 27 communes du Luxembourg veulent faire fermer Cattenom — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/nucleaire-27-communes-du-luxembourg-veulent-faire-fermer-cattenom-103399884 --- ## Börsenturbulenzen: Debatte um KI-Blase rückt Luxemburgs Fondsplatz in den Blick - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ki-boom-blase-marktbeben-luxemburger-fonds-im-fokus - Published: 2026-06-27T05:24:13.831+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:24:13.831+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: de120c72-b244-4cb2-810c-a7eb1da002d4 - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Asiens Chipwerte stürzten ab, die Speicherpreise explodierten: Eine nervöse Börsenwoche stellt die Frage, ob sich die Billioneninvestitionen in KI je auszahlen — mit Folgen für Luxemburg. ### Summary Eine turbulente Börsenwoche befeuert die Debatte um eine mögliche KI-Blase. Weil Luxemburgs Fonds schwer in US-Techkonzernen investiert sind, erreicht das Risiko auch hiesige Sparer. ### Key facts - Asiens Chipwerte brachen ein: Der Kospi verlor am 23. Juni rund 10 Prozent, der Nikkei am 26. Juni 4,15 Prozent; neun große KI-Konzerne büßten in der Woche rund 2,7 Billionen Dollar an Börsenwert ein. - Die Bewertungen sind hoch: Die zehn größten S&P-500-Konzerne machen rund 41 Prozent des Index aus, das Shiller-KGV liegt über 40 — Optimisten verweisen auf ein vorausschauendes KGV von nur rund 22. - Ein historischer Speichermangel treibt die DRAM-Preise um 80 bis 90 Prozent nach oben; Apple erhöhte am 26. Juni unter Verweis auf Bauteilkosten die Preise. - Luxemburg ist der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt (rund 7,5 Billionen Euro), dessen UCITS-Fonds schwer in US-Tech-Schwergewichten investiert sind — das KI-Risiko erreicht damit hiesige Sparer. - Der IWF betont: Da der Boom überwiegend mit Eigenkapital finanziert ist, träfe eine Korrektur eher Aktionäre als das Bankensystem. ### FAQ **Q: Steckt die KI-Branche in einer Blase?** Das ist umstritten. Pessimisten wie Owen Lamont (Acadian), Michael Burry und der IWF warnen vor Überbewertungen wie 1999 und enttäuschenden Gewinnen. Optimisten wie die Strategen von Goldman Sachs verweisen auf reales Gewinnwachstum von rund 12 Prozent und ein vorausschauendes KGV von etwa 22, das weit unter dem Dotcom-Gipfel liegt. **Q: Warum betrifft das Marktbeben Luxemburg?** Luxemburg ist nach den USA der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt mit rund 7,5 Billionen Euro an Fondsvermögen. Viele hier registrierte UCITS-Fonds sind globale Aktienfonds mit hohen Gewichtungen in US-Tech-Konzernen. Schwankungen dieser Werte erreichen damit Portfolios, Renten und Ersparnisse von Einwohnern und Grenzgängern. **Q: Warum steigen die Speicherchip-Preise so stark?** Samsung, SK Hynix und Micron lenken Waferkapazitäten auf margenstarken High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM) für KI-Beschleuniger um. Dadurch sind die DRAM-Preise in diesem Quartal um 80 bis 90 Prozent gestiegen. Intel-Chef Lip-Bu Tan erwartet vor 2028 keine Entspannung; Apple hat bereits Preiserhöhungen angekündigt. ### Body Es war eine Woche, in der das Auf und Ab an den Börsen einer einzigen Frage neue Dringlichkeit verlieh: Erleben wir bei der künstlichen Intelligenz eine echte industrielle Revolution — oder bläht sich eine Blase auf, deren Platzen schmerzhaft würde? Die Antwort betrifft längst nicht nur die Wall Street. Sie reicht bis in die Ersparnisse all jener, die ihr Geld in den von Luxemburg aus verwalteten Fonds angelegt haben. Am Dienstag, dem 23. Juni, brach Südkoreas Leitindex Kospi um rund 10 Prozent ein und löste einen sogenannten Circuit Breaker aus, der den Handel kurzzeitig stoppte — so berichten CNN Business und Bloomberg. Samsung Electronics und SK Hynix, die beiden weltgrößten Hersteller von Speicherchips, die zusammen etwa die Hälfte des Indexwerts ausmachen, verloren jeweils mehr als 12 Prozent. In New York schloss am selben Tag der Nasdaq Composite 2,2 Prozent tiefer. Verschärft wurde der Druck dadurch, dass der Indexanbieter MSCI signalisierte, Südkorea nicht in seinen Industrieländer-Index aufzunehmen, während Aufseher vor gehebelten Einzelaktien-ETFs auf Samsung und SK Hynix warnten und damit Privatanleger zu Notverkäufen zwangen. Bis Freitag hatte die Unruhe Tokio erreicht: Reuters und Nikkei Asia zufolge schloss Japans Nikkei 225 um 4,15 Prozent tiefer, rund 3.000 Punkte im Minus bei 69.360 Zählern. Die SoftBank Group sackte um 12,28 Prozent ab, nachdem berichtet worden war, der ChatGPT-Entwickler OpenAI könnte seinen Börsengang auf 2027 verschieben. Übers Woche summierten sich die Verluste: Neun der größten KI-nahen Konzerne — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, Oracle und Tesla — büßten zusammen rund 2,7 Billionen Dollar an Börsenwert ein. Anleger begannen zu fragen, ob die gewaltigen Summen, die in die KI-Infrastruktur fließen, je in entsprechende Gewinne münden werden. Hohe Bewertungen, ausufernde Ausgaben Die Zahlen hinter dem Boom sind schwindelerregend. Nvidia erreichte im Juli 2025 als erstes Unternehmen der Geschichte einen Börsenwert von 4 Billionen Dollar und überschritt im Oktober die Marke von 5 Billionen. Die zehn größten Konzerne im S&P 500 stehen inzwischen für rund 41 Prozent des Index und etwa 33 Prozent seiner Gewinne — eine Konzentration, die das Vermögen von Millionen Anlegern an wenige Titel bindet. Das zyklisch angepasste Kurs-Gewinn-Verhältnis nach Shiller, ein Langfristmaß, ist über 40 geklettert; historisch ein Niveau, das mit Börsengipfeln einherging. Die Ausgaben wachsen ähnlich rasant. Analysten schätzen, dass die Investitionen der großen Cloud-„Hyperscaler" 2026 um rund 78 Prozent steigen — von etwa 416 auf 739 Milliarden Dollar, ein Großteil davon für Rechenzentren und Chips. Skeptiker zweifeln, ob die Erlöse folgen. „Vielleicht blicken wir 2031 zurück und sehen die heutige Marktbewertung als weiteren Triumph der Theorie effizienter Märkte … Für mich aber ist der heutige Optimismus ein weiterer Beleg dafür, dass 2026 zunehmend wie 1999 aussieht", schrieb Owen Lamont, leitender Portfoliomanager bei Acadian Asset Management, zitiert von Fortune. Der Verweis auf 1999, den Vorabend des Dotcom-Crashs, bringt die Sorge der Pessimisten auf den Punkt: dass die Gewinne nach Jahren überzogener Erwartungen enttäuschen. Selbst in den Banken, die den Boom finanzieren, regen sich Zweifel. „Die Angst, etwas zu verpassen, hat sich als stärkerer Anreiz erwiesen als schwache Kursentwicklung — die Hyperscaler haben es vorgezogen, im KI-Wettrüsten dabei zu sein, statt ihren heutigen Aktionären zu dienen", sagte James Covello, Leiter des globalen Aktien-Research bei Goldman Sachs, laut Fortune. Dennoch ist die optimistische Lesart nicht zusammengebrochen. Goldman-Sachs-Strategen halten an einem konstruktiven Jahresendziel von rund 7.600 Punkten für den S&P 500 im Jahr 2026 fest. Sie argumentieren, die Rally sei von einem realen Gewinnwachstum von etwa 12 Prozent getragen, nicht von purer Spekulation, und das vorausschauende Kurs-Gewinn-Verhältnis von rund 22 liege deutlich unter den Dotcom-Höchstständen. Eine wichtige Nuance zum Systemrisiko liefert der Internationale Währungsfonds. „Das ist nicht über Schulden finanziert, und das bedeutet: Wenn es zu einer Marktkorrektur kommt, verlieren womöglich einige Aktionäre, einige Eigenkapitalgeber", sagte IWF-Chefökonom Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas vor Journalisten. „Aber das überträgt sich nicht zwangsläufig auf das breitere Finanzsystem und schädigt nicht das Bankensystem oder das Finanzsystem insgesamt." Der Engpass bei den Speicherchips Der zweite Treiber der Turbulenzen ist nicht finanzieller, sondern physischer Natur: ein historischer Mangel an Computerspeicher. Die Nachfrage nach den Chips, die KI-Rechenzentren versorgen, hat die Preise in die Höhe getrieben. Allein in diesem Quartal sind die DRAM-Preise laut Daten von Counterpoint Research, zitiert von IEEE Spectrum, um 80 bis 90 Prozent gestiegen, weil Samsung, SK Hynix und Micron ihre Waferkapazitäten auf margenstarken High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM) für KI-Beschleuniger umlenken. Micron-Chef Sanjay Mehrotra rechnet damit, dass der HBM-Markt von etwa 35 Milliarden Dollar im Jahr 2025 auf 100 Milliarden bis 2028 wächst, während Intel-Chef Lip-Bu Tan unverblümt warnte, vor 2028 sei „keine Entspannung" zu erwarten. Der Engpass erreicht bereits die Verbraucher: Am 26. Juni kündigte Apple unter Verweis auf Bauteilkosten Preiserhöhungen über weite Teile seiner Produktpalette an. Steigende Speicherpreise sind ein zweischneidiges Zeichen — Beleg echter KI-Nachfrage, aber auch einer Branche, die ihre eigenen Lieferketten überdehnt. Warum das in Luxemburg zählt Für das Großherzogtum ist dies keine ferne Wall-Street-Geschichte. Luxemburg ist nach den Vereinigten Staaten der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt: rund 7,5 Billionen Euro an domizilierten Fondsvermögen, nahezu 8 Prozent aller Fondsvermögen weltweit, so der Branchenverband EFAMA. Auf den Vertrieb über die Grenzen entfallen laut ALFI rund 48 Prozent der weltweiten Cross-Border-Fondsvermögen. Viele der hier registrierten UCITS-Fonds sind globale Aktienfonds, die — weil sie die größten börsennotierten Unternehmen abbilden oder bevorzugen — schwer in genau jenen US-Tech-Schwergewichten investiert sind, die nun unter Beobachtung stehen. Diese Konzentration bedeutet, dass die Debatte um eine KI-Blase direkt in luxemburgische Fondsportfolios fließt — und in die Renten und Ersparnisse der Grenzgänger und Einwohner, die diese Anteile halten. Die beruhigende Lesart, im Einklang mit Gourinchas, lautet: Weil der Boom überwiegend mit Eigenkapital finanziert ist, träfe eine Korrektur die Aktionäre, ohne das Bankensystem zwangsläufig zu gefährden. Die mahnende Lesart lautet: Ein Markt, der so stark von wenigen Namen abhängt, kann ebenso steil fallen, wie er gestiegen ist. - Konzentration: Die zehn größten S&P-500-Konzerne stehen für rund 41 Prozent des Index. - Bewertung: Das zyklisch angepasste KGV liegt über 40; Optimisten halten dagegen, das vorausschauende KGV von rund 22 liege weit unter dem Niveau von 2000. - Exponierung: Luxemburgs Fondsplatz mit rund 7,5 Billionen Euro leitet die globalen Tech-Gewichte in lokale Portfolios. Ob sich der Boom als nächste industrielle Revolution oder als nächstes 1999 erweist — diese Woche war eine Erinnerung daran, dass der KI-Handel zum Markt selbst geworden ist und seine Ausschläge nun direkt bei Luxemburgs Sparern landen. ### Sources - Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off. South Korean market plunges 10% — CNN Business: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/business/stock-market-kospi-dow-nasdaq-ai - Kospi Index Slides With Samsung, SK Hynix Falling on Chip Concerns — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/korean-stocks-fall-more-than-4-from-record-high-on-tech-selloff - Japan's Nikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay report — Reuters (via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L1N42Y05L:0-japan-s-nikkei-ends-4-lower-as-softbank-tanks-on-openai-s-ipo-delay-report/ - SoftBank shares slip over 12% on OpenAI IPO delay concerns — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/softbank-shares-slip-over-12-on-openai-ipo-delay-concerns - 'Yet another way in which 2026 is looking like 1999': Top analyst fears bubble popping — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/08/ai-boom-tech-stocks-bubble-fears-earnings-growth-chipmakers-ipo/ - 'FOMO has proven a stronger incentive than poor stock performance': Goldman Sachs finds insecurity is a key part of the AI boom — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/is-ai-a-bubble-goldman-sachs-skeptics-overhyped/ - IMF says AI investment bubble could burst, comparable to dot-com bubble — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/14/imf-says-ai-investment-bubble-could-burst-comparable-to-dot-com-bubble - AI Boom Fuels DRAM Shortage and Price Surge — IEEE Spectrum: https://spectrum.ieee.org/dram-shortage - AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/10/micron-ai-memory-shortage-hbm-nvidia-samsung.html - Beyond the AI Boom: Goldman Sachs Forecasts a Broadening Bull Market and 7,600 S&P Target for 2026 — FinancialContent: https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketminute-2026-1-8-beyond-the-ai-boom-goldman-sachs-forecasts-a-broadening-bull-market-and-7600-s-and-p-target-for-2026 - Luxembourg has 7.9% of worldwide investment fund assets: Efama — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-has-7-9-of-worldwide-investment-fund-assets-efama-q3-2024 - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - AI bubble — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble --- ## Rahmenabkommen in Washington: Libanon und Israel einigen sich – die Hisbollah sagt Nein - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/washington-rahmenabkommen-libanon-israel-hisbollah-ablehnung - Published: 2026-06-27T05:09:39.628+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:09:39.628+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 583d90b2-6e80-46a1-accd-8ba91627f7ca - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Im US-Außenministerium unterzeichneten Beirut, Jerusalem und Washington einen Stufenplan zur Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. Die Miliz, am Verhandlungstisch nicht vertreten, lehnt ihn rundweg ab. ### Summary Libanon, Israel und die USA haben in Washington ein trilaterales Rahmenabkommen unterzeichnet, das die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah und einen schrittweisen israelischen Rückzug vorsieht. Die Hisbollah weist die Vereinbarung zurück. ### Key facts - Libanon, Israel und die USA unterzeichneten am 26. Juni 2026 im US-Außenministerium ein trilaterales Rahmenabkommen – einen Stufenplan, keinen Friedensvertrag. - Kern ist die Entwaffnung der Hisbollah und die Zerschlagung ihrer Infrastruktur, zunächst in zwei grenznahen Pilotzonen unter Kontrolle der libanesischen Armee. - Die Reihenfolge lautet: erst Entwaffnung, dann schrittweiser israelischer Rückzug – Israel hält weiter rund ein Fünftel des libanesischen Gebiets. - Die ausgeschlossene Hisbollah lehnt das Abkommen ab; Naim Kassem fordert bedingungslosen Abzug, Hassan Fadlallah warnt vor einem Bürgerkrieg. - Für Europa stehen Migration, die EU/NATO-Südflanke und das UNIFIL-Engagement auf dem Spiel. ### FAQ **Q: Wer hat das Abkommen unterzeichnet?** Israels Botschafter in den USA, Yechiel Leiter, und die libanesische Botschafterin Nada Hamadeh unterzeichneten am Freitag, dem 26. Juni 2026, im US-Außenministerium in Washington, in Anwesenheit von US-Außenminister Marco Rubio. Es war der Abschluss von fünf US-vermittelten Verhandlungsrunden. **Q: Was sieht das Rahmenabkommen konkret vor?** Es legt einen gestaffelten Prozess fest: einen "klaren Prozess" zur Entwaffnung der Hisbollah, zwei grenznahe Pilotzonen unter Kontrolle der libanesischen Armee, eine von den USA moderierte trilaterale Militärische Koordinierungsgruppe sowie einen schrittweisen israelischen Rückzug, sobald die Bedrohung beseitigt ist. **Q: Warum lehnt die Hisbollah das Abkommen ab?** Die Hisbollah war an den Gesprächen nicht beteiligt. Ihr Chef Naim Kassem fordert einen bedingungslosen israelischen Abzug und schließt eine Normalisierung aus. Der Abgeordnete Hassan Fadlallah nennt die Vereinbarung einseitige, grundlose Zugeständnisse und warnt, sie sei nur um den Preis eines Bürgerkriegs durchsetzbar. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat das Abkommen für Europa?** Die Stabilität des Libanon beeinflusst den Migrationsdruck und die Südflanke von EU und NATO. Europäische Kontingente stellen einen erheblichen Teil der UN-Truppe UNIFIL, und die EU finanziert seit Langem die libanesische Armee sowie die Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen. ### Body WASHINGTON — Es ist ein diplomatischer Vorgang, wie ihn der östliche Mittelmeerraum seit Jahren nicht gesehen hat: Im US-Außenministerium setzten Vertreter des Libanon, Israels und der Vereinigten Staaten am Freitag ihre Unterschriften unter ein trilaterales Rahmenabkommen. Washington feierte den Akt als ersten Schritt zu einem förmlichen Frieden zwischen zwei Erzfeinden. Doch der diplomatische Glanz hielt nur wenige Stunden. Noch am selben Tag wies die Hisbollah – die schlagkräftigste bewaffnete Kraft auf libanesischer Seite und an den Gesprächen gar nicht beteiligt – die Vereinbarung in aller Schärfe zurück. Unterzeichnet wurde das Dokument von Israels Botschafter in Washington, Yechiel Leiter, und der libanesischen Botschafterin Nada Hamadeh in Anwesenheit von Außenminister Marco Rubio. Es bildete den Abschluss von fünf Verhandlungsrunden unter US-Vermittlung, deren jüngste rund vier Tage dauerte. Ein Friedensvertrag ist das Papier ausdrücklich nicht. Die Beteiligten beschrieben es als Fahrplan zur Deeskalation – nach Monaten der Kämpfe, die nach libanesischen Angaben mehr als 4.200 Menschen das Leben kosteten, und nach einer Waffenruhe vom November 2024, die immer wieder zusammenbrach. Was auf dem Papier vereinbart wurde Nach amerikanischer und israelischer Darstellung legt das Abkommen einen gestaffelten Prozess fest, keinen fertigen Frieden. Zu den Kernpunkten zählen den Parteien zufolge: - ein „klarer Prozess“, der die libanesische Souveränität wiederherstellen, die Hisbollah entwaffnen und ihre militärische Infrastruktur zerschlagen soll; - zwei Pilotzonen nahe der Grenze, in denen die libanesische Armee die Kontrolle übernimmt und die Hisbollah aufgelöst wird, bevor Wiederaufbau und die Rückkehr der Zivilbevölkerung beginnen; - eine von den USA moderierte trilaterale Militärische Koordinierungsgruppe für den Libanon, die die Umsetzung überwacht; - ein schrittweiser israelischer Rückzug – Israel will erst dann „an seine Grenzen zurückkehren“, wenn die Bedrohung seiner Bürger beseitigt ist. Eine der Zonen beschrieb Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu als vollständig südlich des Litani gelegen, dazu ein kleineres Gebiet teils nördlich des Flusses, in einer ausgeweiteten Sicherheitszone, die die israelische Armee nach eigener Aussage nicht benötigt. Die libanesische Botschafterin deutete die Unterschrift als Beginn eines langen Weges: Sie sei „ein erster Schritt auf dem Weg zur Wiederherstellung der libanesischen Souveränität und territorialen Integrität und zu einer dauerhaften, endgültigen Einstellung der Feindseligkeiten“. Rubio gab sich zurückhaltender, was tatsächlich erreicht sei. Es ist der Anfang des Anfangs. Es liegt noch viel Arbeit vor uns. — Marco Rubio, US-Außenminister Die Absage der Hisbollah Die zentrale Schwäche des Abkommens liegt darin, dass jene Gruppe, die es entwaffnen soll, ihm nie zugestimmt hat. Hisbollah-Chef Naim Kassem bestand darauf, Israel müsse sich bedingungslos zurückziehen, und schloss jede Normalisierung der Beziehungen aus. Noch deutlicher wurde der Abgeordnete Hassan Fadlallah, der warnte, die libanesische Regierung könne das Abkommen nur durchsetzen, indem sie das Land zerreiße. „Der von den libanesischen Behörden eingeschlagene Kurs läuft auf einseitige, grundlose Zugeständnisse hinaus, die das Land nur schwächen und den Interessen des israelischen Feindes dienen“, sagte Fadlallah. Durchsetzbar sei der Pakt allenfalls „mit amerikanischer Unterstützung“ – um den Preis eines „Bürgerkriegs“. Das Veto wiegt schwer, weil die Reihenfolge des Abkommens – erst Entwaffnung, dann vollständiger israelischer Abzug – darauf baut, dass die libanesische Armee einer besser bewaffneten Bewegung entgegentritt, der sie sich historisch weder stellen wollte noch konnte. Seit der Waffenruhe von 2024 ist die Armee südlich des Litani an der Seite der UN-Friedenstruppen stationiert. Sie bleibt jedoch stark von ausländischer Finanzierung abhängig und hat die Hisbollah nie zur Abgabe ihrer Waffen gezwungen. Eine brüchige Abfolge – und eine neue Ordnung Auf israelischer Seite machte Netanjahu unmissverständlich klar, dass seine Truppen so bald nicht abziehen. „Israel bleibt in der Sicherheitszone im Südlibanon. Das ist ein großer Erfolg“, sagte er und präsentierte das Rahmenwerk als Sicherheitsgewinn, nicht als Zugeständnis. Finanzminister Bezalel Smotrich signalisierte sogar eine zeitlich offene Präsenz und verwies auf die Notwendigkeit „verteidigungsfähiger Grenzen“. Noch immer kontrolliert Israel rund ein Fünftel des libanesischen Staatsgebiets. Das Abkommen ist zugleich ein Signal für eine Region im Umbruch. Ihm vorausgegangen waren der Tod des iranischen Obersten Führers Anfang dieses Jahres und ein amerikanisch-iranisches Memorandum vom 17. Juni, das ein Ende der Militäroperationen „an allen Fronten, auch im Libanon“, forderte – die diplomatische Kulisse, die einen libanesisch-israelischen Text überhaupt erst denkbar machte. Botschafter Leiter brachte Israels Lesart auf den Punkt: „Iran ist draußen, die Hisbollah ist draußen, und der Weg zum Frieden zwischen Israel und dem Libanon ist offen.“ Fadlallah deutete die Unterzeichnung in Washington dagegen als Versuch, Teherans eigenen Verhandlungsstrang zu sabotieren. Für Europa sind die Folgen greifbar. Die Stabilität des Libanon berührt unmittelbar den Migrationsdruck und die Südflanke von EU und NATO; europäische Kontingente stellen einen erheblichen Teil der UN-Friedenstruppe UNIFIL, die die Grenze überwacht. Die Europäische Union finanziert seit Langem die libanesische Armee und die Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen im Land – in der Wette, dass ein funktionierender libanesischer Staat die günstigste Versicherung gegen einen erneuten Exodus über das Mittelmeer ist. Ob dieses Rahmenwerk jenen Staat stärkt oder seinen zentralen Bruch nur übertüncht, wird sich erst in Monaten zeigen. Rubio selbst räumte das Offensichtliche ein: Der schwierige Teil – aus einer unterschriebenen Seite Entwaffnung vor Ort zu machen – hat noch nicht einmal begonnen. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon framework agreement sets process to disarm Hezbollah, Rubio says — Al-Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-sets-process-disarm-hezbollah-rubio-says - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral agreement in Washington, Friday — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1.500588290 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Deccan Chronicle: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1966551 - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260626-lebanon-israel-us-sign-framework-agreement-in-washington - Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-south-lebanon-leaflets-9.7250186 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-hezbollah - Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, warns of civil war — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/hezbollah-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-warns-civil-war - Israel, Lebanon sign framework deal for slight IDF withdrawal after days of talks in DC — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-26-2026/ - 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement --- ## Kokainproduktion auf Rekordhoch: Geldwäscherisiko für Europas Finanzplätze wächst - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/uno-weltdrogenbericht-2026-kokainrekord-geldwaesche-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-26T17:48:48.466+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:48:48.466+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 492a775d-0a64-4b7f-a1cf-e39cb62f1c62 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der Weltdrogenbericht der UNODC verzeichnet so viel Kokain wie nie und einen rasanten Aufstieg von Methamphetamin. Für Europas Häfen und Finanzzentren wächst das Geldwäscherisiko. ### Summary Die UNODC meldet im Weltdrogenbericht 2026 eine Rekordproduktion von Kokain und zweistellige Zuwächse beim Methamphetaminhandel. Für Luxemburg verschärft das vor allem die Geldwäscherisiken seines Finanzplatzes. ### Key facts - Die globale Kokainproduktion erreichte 2024 mit mehr als 4.000 Tonnen Reinware ein Allzeithoch – mehr als das Vierfache des Niveaus von vor zehn Jahren. - Rund 331 Millionen Menschen (6,2 Prozent der 15- bis 64-Jährigen) konsumierten 2024 mindestens eine Droge; der Methamphetaminhandel wächst jährlich um etwa 13 Prozent. - West- und Mitteleuropa ist nach Nordamerika der zweitgrößte Kokainmarkt der Welt; die Sicherstellungen versiebenfachten sich zwischen 2014 und 2023. - Laut Europol missbrauchen 86 Prozent der gefährlichsten kriminellen Netzwerke der EU legale Unternehmensstrukturen zur Geldwäsche. - Luxemburg stellte 2025 über 873 Kilogramm Kokain sicher und brachte am 19. Dezember 2025 eine umfassende Geldwäsche-Reform in Kraft. ### FAQ **Q: Was sind die zentralen Befunde des Weltdrogenberichts 2026?** Die UNODC verzeichnet für 2024 eine Rekord-Kokainproduktion von mehr als 4.000 Tonnen Reinware, rund 331 Millionen Drogenkonsumenten weltweit, 755 neue psychoaktive Substanzen und einen um jährlich etwa 13 Prozent wachsenden Methamphetaminhandel. **Q: Warum betrifft der Drogenhandel Luxemburg besonders?** Luxemburg ist als globaler Finanzplatz vor allem den Geldwäscherisiken aus ausländischen Vortaten ausgesetzt; zugleich werden über das Cargo Center wachsende Mengen Kokain und Cannabis abgefangen, die für die Weiterverteilung in Europa bestimmt sind. **Q: Wie reagiert Luxemburg auf diese Risiken?** Das Land legte 2025 eine neue nationale Risikoanalyse zur Geldwäsche vor; am 19. Dezember 2025 trat zudem eine umfassende Reform zur Bekämpfung der Geldwäsche in Kraft, die Empfehlungen der Financial Action Task Force umsetzt. ### Body Noch nie wurde so viel Kokain hergestellt wie heute, und der Handel mit Methamphetamin wächst im zweistelligen Bereich: Mit diesen Befunden zeichneten die Vereinten Nationen am Donnerstag das Bild eines boomenden illegalen Drogenmarktes, der zur wachsenden Bedrohung für die Sicherheit Europas und für sein Finanzsystem wird. Der Weltdrogenbericht 2026, den das Büro der Vereinten Nationen für Drogen- und Verbrechensbekämpfung (UNODC) zum Internationalen Tag gegen Drogenmissbrauch und unerlaubten Handel vorlegte, beziffert die Kokainproduktion für 2024 auf mehr als 4.000 Tonnen in reiner Form – mehr als das Vierfache des Niveaus von vor zehn Jahren und damit ein Allzeithoch. Als Treiber nennt die Behörde eine höhere Produktivität und eine wachsende Anbaufläche, während organisierte Banden über ihre etablierten Absatzgebiete in West- und Mitteleuropa, Nordamerika und Ozeanien hinausdrängen. Rund 331 Millionen Menschen konsumierten dem Bericht zufolge 2024 mindestens eine Droge – das sind 6,2 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung zwischen 15 und 64 Jahren, gegenüber 5,2 Prozent ein Jahrzehnt zuvor. Cannabis blieb mit 256 Millionen Konsumenten die mit Abstand am weitesten verbreitete Substanz, gefolgt von Opioiden (63 Millionen), Amphetaminen (32 Millionen), Kokain (rund 25 Millionen) und Ecstasy (21 Millionen). Rekorde auf dem Feld und im Labor Der Markt zersplittert nach Einschätzung der UNODC ebenso schnell, wie er wächst. Die Fachleute registrierten 2024 nicht weniger als 755 neue psychoaktive Substanzen, davon 118 erstmals, und stellten fest, dass die Vielfalt der bei Sicherstellungen auftauchenden Stoffe etwa fünfmal so groß war wie noch vier Jahre zuvor. Der an den Sicherstellungen gemessene Methamphetaminhandel legt jährlich um rund 13 Prozent zu; die Produktion breitet sich von Myanmar aus nach Nordamerika, West- und Südafrika sowie Südwestasien aus. Wir beobachten einen beispiellosen Anstieg neuartiger Drogen auf dem Markt – und besorgniserregend ist, dass einige davon stärker oder gefährlicher sind als bisher. Die Warnung stammt von Monica Juma, die 2026 die Leitung der UNODC übernommen hat. Die Behörde mahnt, dass die Schmuggler Technologie, neue Handelswege und globale Instabilität ausnutzten, um neue Substanzen schneller in frische Märkte zu schleusen, als die Behörden reagieren könnten. Europas wachsender Durst Europa steht im Zentrum dieser Ausweitung. Den UNODC-Daten zufolge ist West- und Mitteleuropa nach Nordamerika der zweitgrößte Kokainmarkt der Welt; die Sicherstellungen in der Region versiebenfachten sich zwischen 2014 und 2023. Die Containerdrehkreuze an der Nordsee, Antwerpen und Rotterdam, bleiben die wichtigsten Einfallstore – doch sowohl der Bericht als auch Europas eigene Drogenagentur beschreiben, wie sich die Händler unter dem Fahndungsdruck anpassen. Die Drogenagentur der Europäischen Union meldete in diesem Monat, dass die Kokain-Sicherstellungen in der EU 2024 auf 330 Tonnen sanken, nach einem Rekordwert von 419 Tonnen im Jahr 2023. Der Rückgang konzentrierte sich auf die klassischen Einfallstore – minus 64 Prozent in Belgien, minus 45 Prozent in Deutschland und minus 36 Prozent in den Niederlanden –, weil der Zoll seine Kontrollen verschärfte. Anderswo stiegen die Mengen: Spanien meldete 124 Tonnen, Frankreich mit 53,5 Tonnen einen Rekord. Für die Ermittler ist das eine Verlagerung, kein Rückzug: - stärkere Nutzung kleinerer Häfen und küstennaher Anlandepunkte; - Umladungen auf hoher See zwischen Schiffen, darunter halbgetauchte Boote und Drohnen; - immer raffiniertere physische und chemische Tarnung der Ware. Vom Kai in die Bilanzen Am unmittelbarsten berührt Luxemburg der Teil, der die Gewinne betrifft. Europol warnt, dass sich die organisierte Kriminalität in die legale Wirtschaft eingräbt: Die Analyse Leveraging legitimacy aus dem Jahr 2025 ergab, dass 86 Prozent der gefährlichsten kriminellen Netzwerke der EU legale Unternehmensstrukturen missbrauchen, um Geld zu waschen und ihre Geschäfte zu verschleiern. Die meisten gründen dafür eigene Firmen, unterwandern bestehende oder bestechen Schlüsselpersonen; besonders ausgesetzt sind Logistik, Bauwesen und bargeldintensive Branchen. Für ein Land, dessen Wirtschaft sich um grenzüberschreitende Finanzgeschäfte dreht, ist dieser Befund heikel. Der Organized Crime Index der Global Initiative hält fest, dass Luxemburgs Stellung als globaler Finanzplatz es „mächtigen internationalen kriminellen Netzwerken ermöglicht hat, sich in seiner Wirtschaft einzunisten“, wobei die italienische ’Ndrangheta beschuldigt wird, Erlöse über die luxemburgische Finanzinfrastruktur gewaschen zu haben. Die Gefährdung des Großherzogtums rührt vor allem von ausländischen Vortaten her – im Ausland begangene Straftaten, deren Geld im Inland Zuflucht sucht. Luxemburgs Frontlinie Auch der physische Handel ist längst keine ferne Sorge mehr. Die luxemburgischen Behörden beschlagnahmten 2025 mehr als 873 Kilogramm Kokain und über zwei Tonnen Cannabis, vieles davon im Cargo Center, weil die Schmuggler ihre Lieferungen umleiten, um den schärferen Kontrollen in den großen Seehäfen zu entgehen. Die Behörden betonen, die Drogen seien für die Weiterverteilung in ganz Europa bestimmt, nicht für den heimischen Markt. „Wir haben gezeigt, dass wir hochprofessionell arbeiten und in der Lage sind, große Mengen an Drogen aufzuspüren“, sagte Innenminister Léon Gloden zu den Sicherstellungen und fügte hinzu: „Auch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Zoll und Polizei ist sehr wichtig.“ Auf der finanziellen Seite hat die Regierung ihre Abwehr ebenfalls gestärkt. Luxemburg legte 2025 eine neue nationale Risikoanalyse zur Geldwäsche vor, und am 19. Dezember 2025 trat eine umfassende Reform des Rahmens zur Bekämpfung der Geldwäsche in Kraft, die Empfehlungen aus der jüngsten Prüfung durch die Financial Action Task Force aufgreift. Ob solche Maßnahmen mit einer Drogenwirtschaft Schritt halten können, die Rekordmengen produziert – und Rekordgewinne reinvestiert –, ist die Frage, die die UNODC über Europa schweben lässt. ### Sources - UNODC World Drug Report 2026: Global drug markets transforming rapidly as technology, novel drug types and instability present traffickers with new opportunities — UNODC: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2026/June/unodc-world-drug-report-2026_-global-drug-markets-transforming-rapidly-as-technology--novel-drug-types-and-instability-present-traffickers-with-new-opportunities.html - Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167817 - New synthetic drugs, cocaine and meth booming, warns UN — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/new-synthetic-drugs-cocaine-and-meth-booming-warns-un - Europe, the world's second-largest market for cocaine — UNRIC (United Nations Regional Information Centre): https://unric.org/en/drug-use-europe-2026/ - Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2026) — European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA): https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2026/cocaine_en - Europol analysis reveals how criminal networks exploit legal businesses to strengthen their grip on the economy – 86% of the EU's most threatening criminal networks exploit legal business structures — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-analysis-reveals-how-criminal-networks-exploit-legal-businesses-to-strengthen-their-grip-economy - Luxembourg under pressure from drug traffickers — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-under-pressure-from-drug-traffickers - The Organized Crime Index – Luxembourg — Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime: https://ocindex.net/country/luxembourg - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Ministry of Justice – Luxembourg Government: https://mj.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2020/lutte-blanchiment/nra25.html - Luxembourg: Major Reform of the AML Framework — Baker McKenzie: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/01/luxembourg-major-reform-of-the-aml-framework --- ## Lebenslang für den Attentäter vom Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/magdeburg-weihnachtsmarkt-anschlag-lebenslang-urteil-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T17:40:46.398+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:40:46.398+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > Das Landgericht Magdeburg verurteilte Taleb al-Abdulmohsen wegen sechsfachen Mordes und 338-fachen Mordversuchs. Die besondere Schwere der Schuld macht eine vorzeitige Entlassung praktisch unmöglich. ### Summary Knapp anderthalb Jahre nach der Todesfahrt über den Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt hat das Landgericht den Täter zu lebenslanger Haft mit anschließender Sicherungsverwahrung verurteilt und die besondere Schwere der Schuld festgestellt. ### Key facts - Das Landgericht Magdeburg verurteilte Taleb al-Abdulmohsen wegen sechsfachen Mordes und 338-fachen Mordversuchs zu lebenslanger Haft. - Die festgestellte besondere Schwere der Schuld und die angeordnete Sicherungsverwahrung schließen eine vorzeitige Entlassung praktisch aus. - Bei der Todesfahrt am 20. Dezember 2024 starben sechs Menschen, mehr als 300 wurden verletzt. - Die Ermittler sehen das Motiv nicht in religiöser Ideologie, sondern in persönlicher Verbitterung; ein Gutachten attestierte eine narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung. - Seit dem Anschlag wurde der Schutz an europäischen Weihnachtsmärkten verschärft – ein Thema, das auch Luxemburg und die Großregion betrifft. ### FAQ **Q: Wie lautet das Urteil gegen den Magdeburger Attentäter?** Das Landgericht Magdeburg verurteilte Taleb al-Abdulmohsen wegen sechsfachen Mordes und 338-fachen Mordversuchs sowie gefährlicher Körperverletzung zu lebenslanger Freiheitsstrafe. Es stellte die besondere Schwere der Schuld fest und ordnete anschließende Sicherungsverwahrung an. **Q: Was bedeutet die besondere Schwere der Schuld?** Diese juristische Feststellung nimmt dem Verurteilten die übliche Aussicht, nach 15 Jahren über eine Aussetzung der Reststrafe zu verhandeln. In Verbindung mit der Sicherungsverwahrung gilt eine vorzeitige Freilassung als nahezu ausgeschlossen. **Q: Welches Motiv nennen die Ermittler?** Nach Einschätzung der Ermittler handelte der Täter nicht aus religiöser oder islamistischer Ideologie, sondern aus persönlicher Verbitterung – etwa über den Ausgang eines Zivilrechtsstreits und gescheiterte Strafanzeigen. Ein Gutachten attestierte eine narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung. **Q: Welche Folgen hat der Anschlag für Weihnachtsmärkte in der Großregion?** Seit Magdeburg wurde der Schutz an Märkten verschärft: verstärkte Sperren, Betonblöcke, kontrollierte Zugänge und mehr Überwachung. Auch Luxemburg betreibt mit den Winterlights-Märkten offene Saisonmärkte; in Trier nahe der Grenze tötete 2020 ein Fahrer sechs Menschen. ### Body Gut anderthalb Jahre nach der Todesfahrt über den Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt hat das Landgericht der sachsen-anhaltischen Landeshauptstadt am Freitag ein Urteil gesprochen, das den Verurteilten aller Voraussicht nach für den Rest seines Lebens hinter Gitter bringt. Der aus Saudi-Arabien stammende Arzt Taleb al-Abdulmohsen war am Abend des 20. Dezember 2024 mit einem gemieteten Geländewagen rund 400 Meter durch die dicht gedrängte Menge gerast. Sechs Menschen starben, mehr als 300 wurden verletzt – in etwas mehr als einer Minute. Die Kammer unter dem Vorsitz von Richter Dirk Sternberg sprach den 51-Jährigen des sechsfachen Mordes und des 338-fachen versuchten Mordes schuldig, hinzu kam die gefährliche Körperverletzung. Sie verhängte lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe und stellte die besondere Schwere der Schuld fest. Diese juristische Wertung nimmt dem Verurteilten die übliche Aussicht, nach 15 Jahren über eine Aussetzung der Reststrafe zu verhandeln. Zusätzlich ordneten die Richter die anschließende Sicherungsverwahrung an – eine vorzeitige Freilassung gilt damit als nahezu ausgeschlossen. Mit dem Spruch endet einer der erschütterndsten Prozesse der jüngeren deutschen Justizgeschichte, dessen Nachhall weit über Sachsen-Anhalt hinausreichte. Eine Minute, sechs Tote, mehr als 300 Verletzte Nach Angaben der Ermittler steuerte al-Abdulmohsen einen schwarzen BMW X3 neben dem Magdeburger Rathaus in die Besucherinnen und Besucher und erreichte dabei Tempo von bis zu 48 Stundenkilometern. Unter den Toten war ein neunjähriger Junge; die fünf weiteren Opfer waren Frauen im Alter zwischen 45 und 75 Jahren. Eine von ihnen erlag ihren Verletzungen erst Wochen später, im Januar 2025. Nach dem im Verfahren zugrunde gelegten Stand wurden 309 Menschen verletzt. Der im November 2025 eröffnete Prozess versammelte zahlreiche Zeuginnen und Zeugen sowie rund 200 Nebenklägerinnen und Nebenkläger – ein Maßstab für das Ausmaß des Leids. Der Angeklagte räumte zwar ein, den Wagen gelenkt zu haben, bestritt aber, gezielt in die Menschen gefahren zu sein. Die Staatsanwaltschaft wies diese Darstellung als abwegig zurück. Ein Täter, der nicht ins Raster passte Was den Fall für viele in Deutschland zusätzlich verstörte, war das Profil des Mannes. Al-Abdulmohsen ist Psychiater und arbeitete in einer gesicherten Einrichtung für psychisch kranke Straftäter im sachsen-anhaltischen Bernburg. Er lebte seit 2006 in Deutschland, erhielt 2016 den Flüchtlingsstatus und besaß eine unbefristete Niederlassungserlaubnis. Als selbsterklärter Ex-Muslim und Islamgegner hatte er die in Teilen rechtsextreme AfD unterstützt und im Netz rechte Verschwörungserzählungen verbreitet – das genaue Gegenteil des islamistischen Tatmotivs, das in Deutschland inzwischen mit solchen Anschlägen verbunden wird. Die Ermittler kamen zu dem Schluss, dass er die Tat minutiös geplant hatte und nicht aus religiöser Ideologie handelte, sondern aus persönlicher Verbitterung: Unzufriedenheit mit dem Ausgang eines Zivilrechtsstreits – darunter eine Klage gegen eine Kölner Flüchtlingsorganisation – und das Scheitern mehrerer von ihm erstatteter Strafanzeigen. Ein psychiatrisches Gutachten attestierte ihm eine narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung. Vor Gericht hielt er eine wirre Erklärung und zeigte nach Darstellung der Anklage keinerlei Reue. Dem Angeklagten ging und geht es einzig und allein um sich selbst. Diese Einschätzung stammt von Oberstaatsanwalt Matthias Böttcher. Er sagte vor Gericht, der Angeklagte habe „weder Reue noch Bedauern noch jede Form von Selbstreflexion“ erkennen lassen, und bezeichnete dessen Behauptung, er habe nicht auf die Menge gezielt, als „abwegig“. Ein Brandbeschleuniger im Wahlkampf Die Tat traf das Land in einem politisch hochangespannten Moment. Die Koalition von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz war kurz zuvor zerbrochen – er verlor im Dezember 2024 die Vertrauensfrage –, und Deutschland steuerte auf die vorgezogene Bundestagswahl am 23. Februar 2025 zu. Die Magdeburger Bluttat, gefolgt von weiteren Gewalttaten mit Tatverdächtigen aus dem Migrationskontext, rückte die Themen Zuwanderung und innere Sicherheit ins Zentrum des Wahlkampfs. Die AfD nutzte das Geschehen umgehend, hielt wenige Tage nach dem Anschlag eine Kundgebung in Magdeburg ab und fügte die Tat in ihre Erzählung ein, Zuwanderung habe das Land unsicherer gemacht – obwohl der Täter selbst mit der Partei sympathisiert hatte. Die Behörden in Sachsen-Anhalt sahen sich derweil gezwungen, das Sicherheitskonzept des Marktes zu verteidigen, das eine vom Fahrer ausgenutzte Lücke gelassen hatte. Warum das Urteil bis in die Großregion wirkt Für Luxemburg und seine Nachbarn ist der Richterspruch mehr als eine ferne Meldung. Auch das Großherzogtum betreibt jeden Dezember offene Saisonmärkte unter freiem Himmel – die Winterlights-Weihnachtsmärkte auf den Plätzen der Hauptstadt –, und die Region trägt ihre eigene Erinnerung an Fahrzeugangriffe. Im Dezember 2020 raste ein Fahrer durch die Fußgängerzone von Trier, kaum 50 Kilometer von der luxemburgischen Grenze entfernt, und tötete sechs Menschen, darunter ein Kleinkind. Seit Magdeburg ist der Schutz der Besucherströme an Europas Weihnachtsmärkten sichtbar verschärft worden. Deutsche Behörden wiesen die Städte an, Zugänge zu sichern und die Überwachung auszuweiten. Konkret bedeutet das vielerorts: - In Magdeburg selbst öffnet der Markt nun hinter verstärkten Sperren und kontrollierten Zugangstoren. - Augsburg umstellte seinen Markt mit Hunderten Betonblöcken von je 450 Kilogramm. - Dresden investierte Millionen in die Absicherung des historischen Striezelmarkts. - Hinzu kommen Videoüberwachung sowie gemischte Streifen aus Polizei und privatem Sicherheitsdienst. Die vertrauten Betonklötze, versenkbaren Poller und Kontrollpunkte, die heute die Buden einrahmen, sind das bleibende, physische Erbe jener Minute, in der al-Abdulmohsen einen festlichen Abend in ein Massaker verwandelte. Für die Angehörigen der sechs Toten macht all das den Verlust nicht ungeschehen. Doch die festgestellte besondere Schwere der Schuld bedeutet: Der Verantwortliche wird aller Voraussicht nach nie wieder in Freiheit kommen. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Driver in 2024 Magdeburg Christmas market attack convicted of murder and given life sentence — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/driver-2024-magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-convicted-murder-134232976 - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Germany debates migration and motives after deadly Christmas market attack — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/23/germany-debates-migration-and-motives-after-deadly-christmas-market-attack - The barriers around Europe's Christmas markets — The Catholic Herald: https://thecatholicherald.com/article/the-walls-around-europes-christmas-markets - Officials defend Magdeburg security days after Christmas market attack killed five — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/23/officials-defend-magdeburg-security-days-after-christmas-market-attack-killed-five - 2020 Trier attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Trier_attack --- ## Europol: 731 kriminelle Netzwerke unterwandern Europas Wirtschaft - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/europol-731-kriminelle-netzwerke-legale-wirtschaft-geldwaesche-luxembu - Published: 2026-06-26T17:22:15.693+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:22:15.693+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 7613fed2-0cee-4ebe-be6b-ffdd866e6911 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Die neue Europol-Lagebewertung zählt über 400.000 Mitglieder aus 118 Nationalitäten und warnt, dass sich die meisten Gruppen hinter legalen Firmen verstecken – relevant auch für Luxemburg. ### Summary Europol hat 731 besonders gefährliche kriminelle Netzwerke kartiert. 85 Prozent missbrauchen legale Unternehmensstrukturen – eine Warnung, die den Finanzplatz Luxemburg unmittelbar betrifft. ### Key facts - Europol stuft 731 kriminelle Netzwerke mit über 400.000 Mitgliedern aus 118 Nationalitäten als größte Bedrohung für die innere Sicherheit der EU ein. - 85 Prozent der Netzwerke missbrauchen legale Unternehmensstrukturen, um Straftaten abzuwickeln oder zu verschleiern. - Drogenhandel bleibt das größte Geschäftsfeld, Betrug ist der am schnellsten wachsende Bereich – beschleunigt durch KI und Verschlüsselung. - Für den Finanzplatz Luxemburg ist vor allem die Wäsche im Ausland erwirtschafteter Gelder relevant; die Nationale Risikobewertung 2025 nennt Betrug, Steuerstraftaten und Korruption als Hauptgefahren. - Die EU-Kommission schlug am 24. Juni 2026 ein gestärktes Europol-Mandat vor, das den Haushalt auf rund drei Milliarden Euro verdoppeln würde. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele kriminelle Netzwerke hat Europol identifiziert?** Europol stuft in seinem zweiten Bericht 731 kriminelle Netzwerke als größte Bedrohung für die innere Sicherheit der EU ein. Sie zählen zusammen mehr als 400.000 Mitglieder aus 118 Nationalitäten. Der erste Bericht von April 2024 hatte 821 Netzwerke analysiert. **Q: Warum ist der Bericht für Luxemburg relevant?** Als großer internationaler Finanzplatz ist Luxemburg vor allem durch die Wäsche von Geldern gefährdet, die im Ausland erwirtschaftet wurden. Luxemburgs Nationale Risikobewertung 2025 nennt Betrug und Urkundenfälschung, Steuerstraftaten und Korruption als wichtigste externe Bedrohungen – dieselben Felder, die Europol hervorhebt. **Q: Was schlägt die EU-Kommission für Europol vor?** Am 24. Juni 2026 schlug die Kommission ein gestärktes Mandat vor: automatisierter Datenaustausch über einen gemeinsamen polizeilichen Datenraum, Unterstützungsbüros in den Mitgliedstaaten, ein Technologie- und Innovationszentrum und engere Zusammenarbeit mit Eurojust und der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft. Berichten zufolge würde der Haushalt auf rund drei Milliarden Euro verdoppelt. ### Body Die Grenze zwischen legaler und krimineller Wirtschaft verschwimmt. Zu diesem Schluss kommt Europol in einer neuen Lagebewertung, die 731 kriminelle Netzwerke als größte Bedrohung für die innere Sicherheit der Europäischen Union einstuft. Zusammen zählen sie mehr als 400.000 Mitglieder aus 118 Nationalitäten – und sie operieren immer seltener am Rand der Gesellschaft, sondern mitten in ihr. Die Zahlen stammen aus der zweiten Auflage des Vorzeigeberichts der Behörde, Decoding the EU's Most Threatening Criminal Networks: Issue 2 – The Blueprint of Criminal Opportunism. Vorgestellt wurde er am 26. Juni 2026 auf einer Pressekonferenz, die die zyprische EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, die Europäische Kommission und Europol gemeinsam ausrichteten. Der Bericht aktualisiert eine erste Analyse aus dem April 2024, die 821 Netzwerke untersucht und ihnen das Etikett „agil, grenzenlos, kontrollierend und zerstörerisch“ verpasst hatte. Die Netzwerke seien, so Europol, vor allem im Drogenhandel und im Betrug aktiv. Die zentrale Warnung des Berichts betrifft jedoch ihre Reichweite: 85 Prozent der Gruppen nutzen oder missbrauchen legale Unternehmensstrukturen, um ihre Geschäfte abzuwickeln oder zu verschleiern. Wo die Geschäfte gemacht werden Der Drogenhandel bleibt das mit Abstand wichtigste Tätigkeitsfeld. Doch als am schnellsten wachsenden Bereich der organisierten Kriminalität nennt Europol den – häufig online begangenen – Betrug. Die gefährlichsten Netzwerke betreiben zudem Menschenhandel, Schleusung von Migranten und Eigentumsdelikte. Sie alle eint ein Bedürfnis: Erlöse müssen bewegt und unkenntlich gemacht werden. Genau hier kommen legale Unternehmen ins Spiel. Tarnfirmen in bargeldintensiven und grenzüberschreitend tätigen Branchen erlauben es den Netzwerken, Geld zu waschen, an Aufträge zu gelangen und sich in der offiziellen Wirtschaft festzusetzen. Jürgen Ebner, der amtierende Exekutivdirektor von Europol, beschrieb einen Gegner, der einem Konzern immer ähnlicher wird. „Sie verfügen über eine sehr starke finanzielle Absicherung. Sie setzen ausgeklügelte Gegenmaßnahmen ein. Sie greifen in hohem Maße auf Korruption zurück. Es sind global vernetzte Zellen innerhalb der EU und darüber hinaus – ein internationales Unternehmen“, sagte Ebner. Korruption und digitale Werkzeuge Korruption und Technologie wirken in dem Bericht als die beiden Triebkräfte der modernen organisierten Kriminalität. Die Netzwerke bestechen Amtsträger und schüchtern ein, um Ermittlungen zu behindern. Gleichzeitig beschleunigen verschlüsselte Kommunikation, Anonymisierungswerkzeuge und zunehmend künstliche Intelligenz ihre Abläufe und erschweren die Strafverfolgung. „Jede Form von Kriminalität wird online genährt und durch KI und Technologie beschleunigt“, sagte Ebner vor Journalisten. Aus einst lokal verwurzelten Banden würden so grenzüberschreitende Unternehmen, die EU-weit und darüber hinaus rekrutieren, betrügen und koordinieren. In ihrer Analyse zur internetgestützten Kriminalität bezeichnet Europol Betrugsmaschen unterdessen als den am schnellsten wachsenden Bereich. Ein Finanzplatz in Habachtstellung Für Luxemburg trifft die Bewertung einen wunden Punkt. Als einer der größten internationalen Finanzplätze der EU ist das Großherzogtum weniger durch lokale Kriminalität gefährdet als durch die Wäsche von Geldern, die andernorts erwirtschaftet wurden – also durch genau jene grenzüberschreitenden Ströme, die Europol beschreibt. Luxemburgs eigene Nationale Risikobewertung 2025, herausgegeben vom Justizministerium und der Finanzaufsicht CSSF, gelangt zu einem ähnlichen Befund: Die Geldwäschegefahr gehe vor allem von Erträgen aus Vortaten aus, die im Ausland begangen wurden – eine Folge der Stellung des Landes als internationaler Finanzplatz. Als wichtigste externe Bedrohungen nennt sie Betrug und Urkundenfälschung, Steuerstraftaten und Korruption – dieselben Felder, die Europol ins Zentrum der gefährlichsten Netzwerke der EU rückt. Die luxemburgische Bewertung stuft das inhärente Geldwäscherisiko bei Banken, Investmentfirmen, E-Geld- und Zahlungsinstituten, Dienstleistern im Bereich virtueller Vermögenswerte sowie Lebensversicherern als „hoch“ ein, ebenso bei Rechts- und Buchhaltungsberufen. Als am stärksten exponiert gelten Rechtskonstruktionen. Durch Gegenmaßnahmen, so der Bericht, sinke das Restrisiko in den meisten Fällen auf ein mittleres Niveau. Was die Behörden antworten Europols Rezept lautet, nicht länger einzelnen Tätern hinterherzulaufen, sondern ganze Netzwerke zu zerschlagen – ihre Führung, ihre Infrastruktur und die Vermögenswerte, die sie tragen. Der Weg dorthin führe über grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit und das konsequente Verfolgen der Geldspuren. Die Stärke krimineller Netzwerke liegt in ihrer Fähigkeit, über Grenzen hinweg zu agieren. Deshalb muss unsere Stärke in unserer Fähigkeit liegen, über sie hinweg zusammenzuarbeiten. Dieser Appell von Themistos Arnaoutis, dem Chef der zyprischen Polizei, fällt mit Bestrebungen in Brüssel zusammen, der Behörde mehr Gewicht zu geben. Am 24. Juni 2026 schlug die Europäische Kommission ein gestärktes Europol-Mandat vor – darunter ein automatisierter Informationsaustausch über einen gemeinsamen polizeilichen Datenraum, Europol-Unterstützungsbüros in den Mitgliedstaaten, ein Technologie- und Innovationszentrum sowie eine engere Zusammenarbeit mit Eurojust und der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft. Berichten zufolge würde das Paket Europols Haushalt auf rund drei Milliarden Euro etwa verdoppeln. Die Vorschläge fallen in eine Phase des Führungswechsels: Catherine De Bolle schied am 1. Mai 2026 als Exekutivdirektorin aus. Ebner steht der Behörde seither kommissarisch vor – ausgerechnet in dem Moment, in dem der Bericht und mit ihm die Argumente für eine schlagkräftigere Europol den Regierungen Europas vorgelegt werden. ### Sources - The blueprint of criminal opportunism – Decoding the EU's most threatening criminal networks - Issue 2 — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publication-events/main-reports/blueprint-of-criminal-opportunism - The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dna-of-organised-crime-changing-and-so-threat-to-europe - Press conference: new edition of the Europol mapping report — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/press-conference-new-edition-of-europol-mapping-report - Europol identifies 731 organised crime networks operating across the EU — WTX News: https://wtxnews.com/europol-identifies-731-organised-crime-networks-operating-across-the-eu - Criminalità organizzata nell'UE, l'Europol registra 731 reti e 400mila affiliati — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/2026/06/26/criminalita-organizzata-europol-731-reti-400-mila-membri/ - Europol report identifies the most threatening criminal networks in the EU (821 networks, ABCD framework) — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-report-identifies-most-threatening-criminal-networks-in-eu - Commission strengthens Europol to step up the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-strengthens-europol-step-fight-against-cross-border-crime-and-terrorism-2026-06-24_en - EU proposes to double Europol budget to €3bn to boost cross-border policing — AML Intelligence: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/06/eu-double-europol-budget-3bn/ - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Government of Luxembourg / Ministry of Justice: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/05/26-evaluation-risque-blanchiment/2025-nra-vsite-internet.pdf - National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/Document/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing/ - Luxembourg Updates National Money Laundering Risk Assessment — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/legal-ip/55048-luxembourg-updates-national-money-laundering-risk-assessment --- ## Wochenlang unbemerkt: Schadsoftware drang in Luxemburgs Geräteverwaltung ein - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/schadsoftware-ctie-staatliche-mobilgeraete-luxemburg-datenleck - Published: 2026-06-26T17:11:36.832+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:11:36.832+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: a8b70fbb-c386-47c3-81cc-22b156d7af3d - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Fast einen Monat lang nistete ein speicherresidentes Programm in der Plattform, die Luxemburgs Dienst-Smartphones verwaltet. Erbeutet wurden Kontaktdaten von Beamten – aber keine Bürgerdaten. ### Summary In der Plattform zur Verwaltung der staatlichen Mobilgeräte Luxemburgs war fast einen Monat lang eine Schadsoftware aktiv. Ein Angreifer gelangte an das Verzeichnis von rund 4.850 Geräten und die beruflichen Kontaktdaten der Nutzer; Bürgerdaten waren nicht betroffen. ### Key facts - Eine speicherresidente Schadsoftware war fast einen Monat in der CTIE-Plattform aktiv, die die staatlichen Mobilgeräte verwaltet – infiziert Ende Januar, entdeckt am Abend des 26. Februar 2026. - Abgeflossen sind das Verzeichnis von rund 4.850 Smartphones und Tablets sowie Namen, dienstliche Telefonnummern und berufliche E-Mail-Adressen der Nutzer. - Inhalte auf den Geräten – Nachrichten, Kalender, Fotos – waren nicht betroffen, ebenso wenig Daten von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern. - Einfallstor war die Geräteverwaltungssoftware eines Drittanbieters rund um ein Update, nicht Phishing; betroffene Geräte wurden neu aufgesetzt, die CNPD am 27. Februar vorläufig informiert. - Laut ENISA ist die öffentliche Verwaltung mit 38 Prozent der EU-weit am stärksten angegriffene Sektor – Luxemburg erlebte bereits 2024 und 2025 DDoS-Angriffe. ### FAQ **Q: Welche Daten wurden bei dem Angriff erbeutet?** Der Angreifer erlangte Zugriff auf das Inventar der rund 4.850 vom CTIE verwalteten Smartphones und Tablets samt technischer Merkmale sowie auf die Namen, dienstlichen Telefonnummern und beruflichen E-Mail-Adressen der Bediensteten. Inhalte wie Nachrichten, Kalender oder Fotos auf den Geräten blieben unberührt. **Q: Waren Daten von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern betroffen?** Nein. Laut dem Regierungscommuniqué vom 6. März ist keine Information betroffen, die Bürgerinnen und Bürger betrifft. Der Zugriff blieb auf die administrative Verwaltungsebene der staatlichen Geräteflotte beschränkt. **Q: War es ein Phishing-Angriff?** Nein. Nach Angaben von Ministerin Stéphanie Obertin wurde das Geräteverwaltungssystem über die Software eines Drittanbieters infiziert – in den Stunden vor einem Hersteller-Update Ende Januar. Es handelte sich nicht um eine Phishing-Kampagne mit getäuschten Mitarbeitern. **Q: Blieben die staatlichen Dienste während des Vorfalls verfügbar?** Ja. Laut Obertin blieben die Dienste durchgehend erreichbar und voll funktionsfähig – über die Arbeitsplatzrechner, mit denen jeder Bedienstete standardmäßig ausgestattet ist, sowie über die Telefone dank einer Weboberfläche. Nach der Entdeckung wurde lediglich der mobile Zugang vorsorglich gekappt. ### Body Fast vier Wochen lang konnte sich eine Schadsoftware unentdeckt in jenem System einnisten, mit dem Luxemburg die Smartphones und Tablets seiner Verwaltung verwaltet. Ein externer Angreifer erlangte damit Zugriff auf ein Verzeichnis von rund 4.850 staatlichen Dienstgeräten sowie auf die Namen, dienstlichen Telefonnummern und beruflichen E-Mail-Adressen der Bediensteten, die diese Geräte nutzen. Das hat die Regierung bestätigt. Im Zentrum des Vorfalls steht das Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE), die staatliche IT-Zentrale, die den öffentlichen Sektor des Großherzogtums technisch betreibt. Nach Angaben des Ministeriums für Digitalisierung und der nationalen Stellen für Cyberabwehr griff der Angriff weder auf die Inhalte der Geräte selbst zu, noch waren Bürgerdaten betroffen. Ein leiser Eindringling, spät bemerkt Bei dem Schädling handelte es sich um die sogenannte speicherresidente Variante – ein Programm, das eine Kopie seiner selbst nicht auf der Festplatte, sondern im Arbeitsspeicher des Geräts ablegt. Das macht es erheblich schwerer aufspürbar. Nach Darstellung von Digitalisierungsministerin Stéphanie Obertin (DP) wurde die Plattform, über die der Staat seine mobile Geräteflotte einbindet und verwaltet, Ende Januar infiziert – in den Stunden, bevor der Softwarehersteller sein jüngstes Update ausspielte. Aufgefallen ist der Befall erst am Abend des Donnerstags, 26. Februar. Damit blieb die Schadsoftware nahezu einen Monat lang im Netz. Für die Öffentlichkeit entscheidend: Der Zugriff endete auf der Verwaltungsebene. Der Angreifer erreichte das Inventar der Geräte und das Verzeichnis ihrer Nutzer, nicht jedoch das, was sich auf den Geräten befindet. Die Ministerin stellte ausdrücklich klar, dass die auf den Geräten gespeicherten Inhalte verschont blieben. „Die unmittelbar auf den Telefonen oder Tablets gespeicherten Daten, etwa Nachrichten, der Kalender oder Fotos, wurden durch den Vorfall nicht beeinträchtigt“, erklärte Stéphanie Obertin vor dem Parlament. Nach Entdeckung der Schadsoftware isolierte das CTIE die betroffene Plattform vorsorglich. Dieser Schritt kappte den mobilen Zugang zu internen Staatsdiensten – darunter E-Mail und Kalender – und zwang die Bediensteten, auf ihre Arbeitsplatzrechner auszuweichen. Die separat für das Bildungswesen verwalteten Geräte, für die das CGIE zuständig ist, waren von dem Vorfall nicht betroffen. Was abfloss – und was nicht Die Darstellung der Regierung, festgehalten in einer Lageinformation vom 6. März und in Oberts späterer schriftlicher Antwort an die Abgeordneten, zieht eine klare Grenze um den Schaden. Die abgegriffenen Informationen waren administrativer, nicht sensibel-persönlicher Natur: ein Verzeichnis von Ausrüstung samt der daran geknüpften beruflichen Kontaktdaten. Im Einzelnen betroffen waren: - die Liste der rund 4.850 vom CTIE verwalteten Smartphones und Tablets samt ihrer technischen Merkmale; - die Namen der Bediensteten, denen diese Geräte zugeteilt sind; - deren dienstliche Telefonnummern und berufliche E-Mail-Adressen. Unangetastet blieb nach Betonung der Verantwortlichen alles, was die breite Bevölkerung betrifft. „Keine Information, die Bürgerinnen und Bürger betrifft, ist betroffen“, hieß es in dem Regierungscommuniqué vom 6. März. Vorsorglich wurde jedes betroffene Gerät neu aufgesetzt; die Datenschutzaufsicht CNPD erhielt am 27. Februar eine vorläufige Meldung. Zugleich bemühte sich die Ministerin, Störungen im Apparat des Staates herunterzuspielen, und beharrte darauf, dass die Unterbrechung auf den mobilen Zugang beschränkt blieb. „Die staatlichen Dienste blieben durchgehend erreichbar und voll funktionsfähig – sowohl über die Computer, mit denen jeder Bedienstete standardmäßig ausgestattet ist, als auch über die Telefone dank einer Weboberfläche“, sagte Obertin. Wie die Regierung reagierte Der Vorfall stieg rasch die Befehlskette hinauf. Nachdem neue Erkenntnisse vorlagen, trat die nationale Zelle zur Bewertung von Cyberrisiken am Abend des 5. März zusammen; am Tag darauf berief der Premierminister Fachleute ein und unterrichtete den Regierungsrat. Der kompromittierte Server wurde isoliert und durch einen neuen ersetzt, während CTIE und GovCERT.lu, das Computer-Notfallteam der Regierung, die technische Analyse gemeinsam vornahmen. Den unbefugten Zugriff hätten die Behörden binnen weniger Stunden nach der Entdeckung eingedämmt; er sei auf das Geräteverzeichnis begrenzt geblieben. Eine öffentliche Zuordnung des Angriffs gibt es bislang nicht, die Ermittlungen dauern an. Bemerkenswert ist, dass es sich gerade nicht um eine Phishing-Kampagne handelte, wie sie regelmäßig luxemburgische Banken oder die Sozialkassen nachahmt: Einfallstor war die Geräteverwaltungssoftware eines Drittanbieters selbst, infiziert rund um ein Hersteller-Update – und nicht ein getäuschter Mitarbeiter. Ein Kontinent unter Dauerdruck Die Episode ist eine empfindliche Probe für Luxemburgs Ruf als digitaler Vorreiterstaat und fügt sich in einen größeren europäischen Trend. In ihrem Bericht „Threat Landscape 2025“ stellte die EU-Cybersicherheitsagentur ENISA fest, dass die öffentliche Verwaltung zum am stärksten ins Visier genommenen Sektor der Union geworden ist: Auf sie entfielen 38 Prozent der 4.875 zwischen Juli 2024 und Juni 2025 erfassten Vorfälle. Bei staatlich gesteuerten Operationen stand der Staat ebenfalls an der Spitze – Russland zuzurechnende Akteure standen hinter 39 Prozent dieser Eingriffe, indiennahe Gruppen hinter 31,7 Prozent, chinanahe hinter 24,4 Prozent. Luxemburg hat diesen Druck bereits zu spüren bekommen. Im Frühjahr 2024 traf eine zweiwöchige Welle verteilter Überlastungsangriffe (DDoS) – reklamiert von prorussischen Gruppen – die Finanz- und Justizministerien, das Statistikamt STATEC und die Gesundheitskasse CNS. Im Januar 2025 legte ein weiterer DDoS-Schub das Bürgerportal MyGuichet und den Authentifizierungsdienst LuxTrust kurzzeitig lahm. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist der CTIE-Vorfall weniger ein isolierter Schock als ein Markstein der neuen Normalität für europäische Regierungen: hartnäckig, oft verdeckt und gezielt gerichtet auf jene Systeme, die den Staat zusammenhalten. Vorerst lautet Luxemburgs Botschaft, dass die entscheidende Linie gehalten habe – die Daten seiner 670.000 Einwohner –, auch wenn die Angreifer schon einen Fuß in der Tür hatten. ### Sources - État des lieux suite à l'incident affectant les appareils portables de l'État — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/03-mars/06-hpcn-ctie.html - 4.850 appareils mobiles de l'État touchés par un logiciel malveillant — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/4-850-appareils-mobiles-de-letat-touches-par-un-logiciel-malveillant - Les données informatiques de l'État compromises lors d'une cyberattaque — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-donnees-informatiques-de-letat-compromises-lors-dune-cyberattaque - On en sait plus sur le logiciel malveillant qui a perturbé les services de l'État — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/on-en-sait-plus-sur-le-logiciel-malveillant-qui-a-perturbe-les-services-de-letat/ - Cyberattaque sur 4 850 appareils publics du CTIE: des données exposées, mais pas de messages — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/cyberattaque-sur-4-850-appareils-publics-des-donnees-exposees-mais-pas-de-messages/ - Luxembourg: Un logiciel malveillant perturbe les appareils mobiles de l'État — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-logiciel-malveillant-sur-les-appareils-mobiles-de-l-etat-103514525 - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - ENISA 2025 Threat Landscape report highlights EU faces escalating hacktivist attacks and state-aligned cyber threats — Industrial Cyber: https://industrialcyber.co/reports/enisa-2025-threat-landscape-report-highlights-eu-faces-escalating-hacktivist-attacks-and-state-aligned-cyber-threats/ - Stéphanie Obertin — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phanie_Obertin --- ## Brüssel empfängt Taliban-Gesandte – neuer Streit um Geschlechter-Apartheid - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-taliban-gespraeche-bruessel-frauenrechte-afghanistan - Published: 2026-06-26T16:54:16.775+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:54:16.775+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 4a8b9b09-ae06-44d2-9c95-8d4c95636326 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Erstmals saßen die EU-Kommission und 15 Mitgliedstaaten mit einer Taliban-Delegation an einem Tisch. Für Luxemburg rührt das an eine Frage, die Großherzogin Maria Teresa seit Jahren umtreibt. ### Summary In Brüssel trafen EU-Kommission und 15 Mitgliedstaaten erstmals offiziell auf eine Taliban-Delegation. Menschenrechtsgruppen sprechen von einem Tabubruch – Luxemburgs Engagement für afghanische Frauen verleiht dem Streit eine vertraute Stimme. ### Key facts - Am 23. Juni 2026 trafen die EU-Kommission und 15 Mitgliedstaaten in Brüssel erstmals offiziell auf eine fünfköpfige Taliban-Delegation; den Vorsitz teilte sich die Kommission mit Schweden. - Im Zentrum standen die Rückführung von Afghanen ohne Bleiberecht; die Taliban sprachen zudem konsularische Dienste und abgelehnte Asylanträge an. - Abgeordnete, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch und Malala Yousafzai verurteilten das Treffen als Legitimierung eines Regimes der Geschlechter-Apartheid. - Befürworter wie Schwedens Migrationsminister Johan Forssell argumentieren, ohne Kanal nach Kabul seien Abschiebungen unmöglich. - Großherzogin Maria Teresa engagiert sich seit Jahren für afghanische Frauen und für die Anerkennung der Geschlechter-Apartheid als Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. ### FAQ **Q: Was geschah am 23. Juni 2026 in Brüssel?** Dienststellen der Europäischen Kommission und Vertreter von 15 EU-Mitgliedstaaten empfingen eine fünfköpfige Taliban-Delegation zu Gesprächen auf technischer Ebene. Es war das erste Mal, dass Vertreter der afghanischen De-facto-Behörden formell mit der EU-Kommission und EU-Staaten zusammenkamen. Den Vorsitz teilte sich die Kommission mit Schweden. **Q: Worum ging es bei den Gesprächen?** Im Mittelpunkt stand die Rückkehr und Rückübernahme von Afghaninnen und Afghanen ohne Bleiberecht in der EU. Die Taliban erklärten, es sei auch um die Wiederaufnahme konsularischer Dienste für Afghanen in Europa und um das Schicksal abgelehnter Asylbewerber gegangen. **Q: Warum wurde das Treffen kritisiert?** Abgeordnete des Europäischen Parlaments, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch und Malala Yousafzai warfen der EU vor, einem Regime Legitimität zu verleihen, das Frauen und Mädchen systematisch unterdrückt. In Belgien wurde eine Strafanzeige eingereicht. Befürworter wie Schweden verweisen darauf, dass Abschiebungen ohne Kontakt nach Kabul nicht möglich seien. **Q: Welche Verbindung hat Luxemburg zu dem Thema?** Großherzogin Maria Teresa setzt sich seit Jahren für afghanische Frauen ein. 2019 gründete sie die Vereinigung Stand Speak Rise Up! gegen sexualisierte Gewalt; als UNESCO-Sonderbotschafterin fordert sie, die Geschlechter-Apartheid als Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit anzuerkennen. ### Body Fünf Jahre lang hat Europa die Begegnung vermieden. Am 23. Juni saßen Beamte der Europäischen Kommission und Vertreter von 15 EU-Staaten den Gesandten der Taliban erstmals direkt gegenüber. In Brüssel empfingen sie eine fünfköpfige Delegation zu Gesprächen auf technischer Ebene – es ging um die Rückführung von Afghaninnen und Afghanen ohne Bleiberecht in der EU. Den Vorsitz teilte sich die Kommission mit Schweden. Die afghanische Seite feierte das Treffen als historisch; Menschenrechtsorganisationen verurteilten es als moralische Kapitulation. Die Zusammenkunft fand abseits der Kommissionsgebäude statt und wurde nur in groben Zügen öffentlich gemacht. Sie brachte eine Frage auf den Punkt, die der Kontinent seit der Machtübernahme der Taliban 2021 umgeht: Wie – und ob überhaupt – soll man mit einer Regierung umgehen, der die Vereinten Nationen und das Europäische Parlament eine "Geschlechter-Apartheid" gegen afghanische Frauen und Mädchen vorwerfen? Für Luxemburg hat das Dilemma einen vertrauten Klang – den der Stimme von Großherzogin Maria Teresa, der prominentesten Fürsprecherin afghanischer Frauen im Großherzogtum. Eine Premiere am Verhandlungstisch Die Kommission bestätigte das Treffen in bewusst karger Wortwahl. "Die Dienststellen der Kommission und Schweden haben heute in Brüssel gemeinsam ein Treffen auf technischer Ebene mit Vertretern der De-facto-Behörden Afghanistans geleitet, die für Rückkehr und Rückübernahme zuständig sind", erklärte ein Sprecher. Die sorgfältige Formulierung soll vermeiden, die Taliban als rechtmäßige Regierung Afghanistans anzuerkennen. Die Taliban legten die Sache breiter aus. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, Sprecher des Außenministeriums und Leiter der Delegation, nannte den Besuch historisch – es sei das erste Mal gewesen, dass afghanische Gesandte mit der Europäischen Kommission und EU-Staaten verhandelt hätten. Die Tagesordnung habe weit über Abschiebungen hinausgereicht: Es sei auch um die Wiederaufnahme konsularischer Dienste für Afghanen in Europa gegangen und um das Schicksal jener, deren Asylanträge abgelehnt wurden. "Es ist zu hoffen, dass dieser Besuch neue Wege für positive Beziehungen eröffnet", sagte Balkhi. Nach Angaben der französischen Nachrichtenagentur AFP hatten fünf Taliban-Funktionäre die Genehmigung erhalten, für die Gespräche nach Belgien einzureisen. Ein gespaltener Kontinent Vor der Kommissionszentrale protestierten Menschenrechtsaktivisten bis in den späten Nachmittag. Innerhalb der politischen Klasse Europas fiel die Reaktion noch schärfer aus. Cecilia Strada, sozialistische Abgeordnete im Europäischen Parlament, warf den EU-Regierungen vor, einer Regierung Legitimität zu verleihen, die Frauen systematisch ihre Rechte nehme. "Dies ist ein beschämendes Kapitel für Europa", sagte Cecilia Strada. Das Treffen verschaffe "einem Regime, das die Rechte von Frauen und Mädchen mit Füßen tritt und ein System der Geschlechter-Apartheid errichtet", Ansehen. Die grüne Abgeordnete Saskia Bricmont nannte es "inakzeptabel", Vertreter eines Regimes zu empfangen, "das Frauen systematisch unterdrückt, jede Opposition erstickt und grundlegende Freiheiten verweigert". Ludovic Laus von Amnesty International Belgien wurde noch deutlicher: "Wir sind jenseits des Skandals", sagte er und warf der EU vor, "mit einem völlig autoritären Regime zu paktieren, das die Menschenrechte Tag für Tag mit Füßen tritt". Die Friedensnobelpreisträgerin Malala Yousafzai zeigte sich erschüttert über den Besuch und warnte, "Europa darf ein Regime nicht legitimieren, das für eine der schlimmsten Menschenrechtskrisen verantwortlich ist". Das Europäische Parlament hatte seinen Widerstand bereits signalisiert. Im Mai verabschiedete es mit 480 zu fünf Stimmen bei 83 Enthaltungen eine Resolution, die: - das Bedauern über die EU-Entscheidung ausdrückte, die Taliban nach Brüssel einzuladen; - die Mitgliedstaaten aufforderte, an der Nicht-Anerkennung und Nicht-Normalisierung der Taliban festzuhalten; - die EU aufrief, Sklaverei, Geschlechter-Apartheid und Zwangsverheiratung von Kindern förmlich als Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit anzuerkennen. Befürworter des Dialogs halten dagegen, dass Europa abgelehnte Asylbewerber nicht zurückführen könne, ohne einen funktionierenden Kanal nach Kabul. "Es ist enorm wichtig, dass diese Kriminellen abgeschoben werden. Und das ist heute nicht möglich", sagte Schwedens Migrationsminister Johan Forssell, dessen Land den Vorsitz mitführte. Der Besuch zog zudem eine Strafanzeige bei der belgischen Bundesstaatsanwaltschaft nach sich, wie die Schweizer Tageszeitung Le Temps berichtete. Luxemburgs Stimme für die Frauen Afghanistans Keine europäische Royal hat ihren Namen enger mit der Sache der afghanischen Frauen verknüpft als Maria Teresa. Die gebürtige Kubanerin, verheiratet mit dem früheren Großherzog Henri – der im Oktober 2025 zugunsten ihres Sohnes Guillaume abdankte –, hat über Jahre Luxemburgs sichtbarste Plattform gegen die Auslöschung von Frauen unter der Taliban-Herrschaft aufgebaut. 2019 gründete sie die Vereinigung Stand Speak Rise Up!, die sich dem Kampf gegen sexualisierte Gewalt in fragilen und von Konflikten geprägten Regionen widmet – an ihrer Seite die französisch-afghanische frühere Diplomatin Chékéba Hachemi. Als langjährige UNESCO-Sonderbotschafterin dringt sie darauf, die Geschlechter-Apartheid als Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit anzuerkennen, und hat die Lage der afghanischen Frauen wiederholt als unerträglich bezeichnet. Ihr Einsatz fand international Beachtung: Pramila Patten, UN-Sonderbeauftragte gegen sexuelle Gewalt in Konflikten, lobte den "Mut" der Großherzogin, die Empörung nicht in Schweigen abgleiten zu lassen, wie die Luxemburger Tageszeitung L'essentiel berichtete. Genau dieses Prinzip stellt das Brüsseler Treffen auf die Probe. Seit ihrer Machtergreifung haben die Taliban Mädchen den Schulbesuch über die Grundschule hinaus verboten, Frauen aus den meisten bezahlten Tätigkeiten gedrängt und sie unter immer härtere Beschränkungen gestellt, die UN-Experten mit Apartheid vergleichen. Für Fürsprecherinnen, die – wie Maria Teresa – diese Frauen zu ihrer Lebensaufgabe gemacht haben, ist ein Verhandlungstisch in Brüssel keine Formalie, sondern eine Schwelle: der Moment, in dem das Steuern von Migration in der Praxis zur Normalisierung eines Regimes zu werden droht, das Europa einst nie zu legitimieren versprach. Wie die EU dieser Anklage in den kommenden Monaten begegnet, wird entscheiden, ob der 23. Juni als Pragmatismus oder als Kapitulation in Erinnerung bleibt. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - À Bruxelles, une rencontre inédite entre responsables talibans et l'UE sur l'immigration (AFP) — Orange Actualités / AFP: https://actu.orange.fr/monde/a-bruxelles-une-rencontre-inedite-entre-responsables-talibans-et-l-ue-sur-l-immigration-CNT000002q7anZ.html - EU Officials Meet Taliban In Brussels For First Time Despite Outcry From Activists — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-taliban-meeting-outcry-activists-deportations/33787206.html - European Parliament Condemns Taliban Rights Abuses, Opposes Brussels Talks — KabulNow: https://kabulnow.com/2026/05/european-parliament-condemns-taliban-rights-abuses-opposes-brussels-talks/ - La venue de talibans à Bruxelles provoque une polémique et fait l'objet d'une plainte auprès du parquet belge — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/monde/europe/la-venue-de-talibans-a-bruxelles-provoque-une-polemique-et-fait-l-objet-d-une-plainte-aupres-du-parquet-belge - Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Teresa,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg - Lutte contre les violences: L'ONU salue «l'audace» de la Grande-Duchesse — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/luxembourg/story/l-onu-salue-l-audace-de-la-grande-duchesse-29951553 --- ## Cyberangriffe legen Kartenzahlung bei Irans größten Staatsbanken lahm - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/iran-staatsbanken-cyberangriff-kartenzahlung-lahmgelegt-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T16:41:41.557+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:41:41.557+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: c18bf5a8-a276-4588-8358-0fe9bc698c9c - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Eine zweite Angriffswelle blockierte Karten- und Onlinedienste bei Bank Melli, Saderat und Tejarat – und legte die Verwundbarkeit eines durch Sanktionen geschwächten Finanzsystems offen. ### Summary Binnen zwei Wochen legten zwei Cyberangriffe die Kartenzahlung bei mehreren iranischen Staatsbanken lahm. Die Angreifer trafen ein gemeinsames Kommunikationssystem – ein Lehrstück über die Verwundbarkeit moderner Zahlungsinfrastruktur. ### Key facts - Zwei Angriffswellen im Juni 2026 setzten Karten- und Onlinedienste bei mehreren iranischen Staatsbanken außer Kraft – Melli, Saderat und Tejarat waren beide Male betroffen. - Die Angreifer trafen ein gemeinsames Kommunikationssystem der Banken statt der Abwehr einzelner Institute und legten so mehrere Häuser zugleich lahm. - Iran sprach von einem „begrenzten Cyberangriff“ ohne Datenleck; Privatbanken blieben unberührt, und die Störungen waren binnen Tagen behoben. - Die regierungskritische Gruppe Black Wolves bekannte sich; offiziell schrieb Iran die Angriffe niemandem zu, der anfängliche Verdacht gegen Predatory Sparrow wurde von Fachleuten relativiert. - Zum Vergleich: 2025 zerstörte Predatory Sparrow Daten der Bank Sepah und vernichtete über 90 Millionen Dollar bei der Kryptobörse Nobitex. ### FAQ **Q: Welche iranischen Banken waren betroffen?** Die erste Welle am 13./14. Juni 2026 störte vier Institute zugleich: Bank Melli, Bank Saderat, Bank Tejarat und die Export Development Bank of Iran. In der zweiten Welle um den 23. bis 25. Juni setzten Melli, Saderat und Tejarat ihre Kartendienste landesweit aus. Privatbanken waren nicht betroffen. **Q: Wer steckt hinter den Angriffen?** Die iranische regierungskritische Gruppe „Black Wolves“ bekannte sich auf Telegram. Die iranischen Behörden schrieben die Angriffe öffentlich keinem Staat und keiner Gruppe zu. Ein anfänglicher Verdacht gegen die israelnahe Gruppe Predatory Sparrow wurde von Fachleuten relativiert. **Q: Wie schwer war der Schaden?** Nach offiziellen Angaben wurden keine Kundendaten entwendet, die zentralen Datensätze blieben intakt. Fachleute werteten die Ausfälle als auf Sichtbarkeit und Bloßstellung angelegt, nicht auf dauerhaften Schaden. Bis zum 24. Juni galten die Störungen als behoben. **Q: Was geschah 2025 bei der Bank Sepah?** Während des zwölftägigen Iran-Israel-Krieges legte Predatory Sparrow die mit den Revolutionsgarden verbundene Bank Sepah lahm und erklärte, deren Daten „zerstört“ zu haben. Einen Tag später vernichtete die Gruppe über 90 Millionen Dollar bei der Kryptobörse Nobitex. ### Body An den Kassen im Supermarkt blieb die Karte stecken, die Banking-App zeigte nur noch Fehlermeldungen: Ende Juni erlebten viele Iranerinnen und Iraner zum zweiten Mal binnen knapp zwei Wochen, wie das Bezahlen mit Karte schlagartig unmöglich wurde. Eine neue Angriffswelle zwang drei der größten Staatsbanken des Landes – Bank Melli, Bank Saderat und Bank Tejarat – dazu, ihre kartengestützten Dienste landesweit auszusetzen. Es war der jüngste Beleg dafür, dass Finanzinfrastruktur in der Auseinandersetzung zwischen Iran und seinen Gegnern zur Frontwaffe geworden ist. Der erste Schlag traf am 13. und 14. Juni gleich vier Institute zugleich: Bank Melli Iran, Bank Saderat Iran, Bank Tejarat und die Export Development Bank of Iran. Statt die Abwehr jeder einzelnen Bank zu durchbrechen, zielten die Angreifer auf ein gemeinsames Kommunikationssystem, das die Geldhäuser miteinander verbindet – so der iranische Bankenkoordinationsrat und Recherchen der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters. Mobiles und Online-Banking fielen aus, Geldautomaten standen still, Kartenzahlungen scheiterten. In Teheran und anderswo notierten Geschäfte, Restaurants und Tankstellen Käufe von Hand, um sie später zu verrechnen. Eine geteilte Schwachstelle Was Fachleute beunruhigte, war weniger der Schaden als die Methode. Indem die Angreifer das Netz trafen, das die Staatsbanken verbindet, schalteten sie mit einem einzigen Zug mehrere Institute aus. Geteilte Infrastruktur bündelt das Risiko weit über die Bilanz einer einzelnen Bank hinaus – eine Erkenntnis, die in vielen vernetzten Volkswirtschaften gilt. „Statt jede Bank einzeln anzugreifen, scheinen es die Täter auf das gemeinsame Kommunikationsnetz abgesehen zu haben“, sagte Javvad Malik von der Sicherheitsfirma KnowBe4 dem Wirtschaftsdienst AGBI. Die Störung war sichtbar und blamabel, nach derzeitigem Kenntnisstand aber oberflächlich: Kundendaten seien nicht entwendet worden, die zentralen Datensätze blieben intakt, hieß es von offizieller Seite. Der Bankenkoordinationsrat sprach von einem „begrenzten Cyberangriff“ und betonte, es habe weder einen unbefugten Zugriff auf Kundeninformationen noch ein Datenleck gegeben. Die IT-Abteilung stellte die Abschaltung der Kartendienste als Schutzmaßnahme dar: Sie sei „darauf ausgelegt, unbefugten Zugriff zu verhindern und die Sicherheit der Vermögenswerte der Kunden zu gewährleisten“, während „Experten derzeit daran arbeiten, den Betrieb so schnell wie möglich wiederherzustellen“. Eine vorübergehende Störung, die die Öffentlichkeit an der Supermarktkasse erlebt, ist beinahe auf Sichtbarkeit und Bloßstellung optimiert – und nicht auf dauerhaften Schaden. Diese Einschätzung stammt von Alan Woodward, Professor für Cybersicherheit an der University of Surrey, der AGBI sagte, die Angriffe schienen eher darauf angelegt, das Vertrauen der Bevölkerung zu untergraben, als Daten zu zerstören. Bis zum 24. Juni meldete die Informatics Services Corporation, die einen Großteil des iranischen Zahlungsverkehrs betreibt, die Störungen seien behoben; der Bankenkoordinationsrat erklärte, Onlinetransaktionen funktionierten wieder normal. Privatbanken waren nicht betroffen. Wer hinter den Angriffen steht Eine Gruppe, die sich „Black Wolves“ nennt – ein iranisches regierungskritisches Kollektiv –, übernahm auf Telegram die Verantwortung und stellte die Aktion in einen politischen Rahmen. „Ein stiller Krieg entfaltet sich, und Iran steht unter Cyberangriff“, schrieb sie. Das fügt sich in ein Muster inländischen Hacktivismus, der das Establishment seit den Frauenrechtsprotesten von 2022 ins Visier nimmt, als Aktivisten die Zentralbank und die Überwachungskameras des Evin-Gefängnisses kompromittierten. Bemerkenswert ist, dass die iranischen Behörden die Angriffe vom Juni 2026 öffentlich keinem Staat und keiner Gruppe zuschrieben. Zunächst fiel der Verdacht auf Predatory Sparrow, die israelnahe Gruppe, die für einige der zerstörerischsten Attacken auf iranische Ziele verantwortlich gemacht wird. Doch von AGBI zitierte Fachleute widersprachen dieser Verbindung und verwiesen auf die begrenzte, umkehrbare Natur der Ausfälle. Die Uneindeutigkeit ist selbst Teil der Geschichte: In einem dichten Feld aus Hacktivisten, Kriminellen und staatlich gestützten Gruppen ist die Zuordnung langsam und umstritten. Nachhall des Krieges von 2025 Die Ausfälle treffen das Land im Schatten einer weit härteren Kampagne ein Jahr zuvor. Während des zwölftägigen Krieges zwischen Iran und Israel im Juni 2025 legte Predatory Sparrow – auf Persisch Gonjeshke Darande und weithin mit Israel in Verbindung gebracht – die Bank Sepah lahm, das Geldhaus der Iranischen Revolutionsgarden. Konten wurden unzugänglich, landesweit schlossen Filialen, einige Gehälter aus Staat und Sicherheitsapparat verzögerten sich, und die Website der iranischen Zentralbank ging offline. Die Gruppe erklärte, sie habe die „Daten zerstört“ der Bank der Revolutionsgarden, und warf dieser vor, Sanktionen zu umgehen, um die Militärprogramme des Regimes zu finanzieren. Einen Tag später entzog dieselbe Gruppe der größten Kryptowährungsbörse des Landes, Nobitex, mehr als 90 Millionen Dollar – so die Blockchain-Analysefirma Elliptic. Die Mittel wurden auf sogenannte Vanity-Adressen mit Parolen gegen die Revolutionsgarden geleitet, die praktisch nicht ausgegeben werden können – das Geld wurde als politische Botschaft vernichtet. Anschließend leakten die Angreifer den Quellcode von Nobitex. „Sie haben schwerwiegende Angriffe ausgeführt, die echtes Können und Raffinesse erkennen lassen.“ So urteilte John Hultquist, Chefanalyst der Google Threat Intelligence Group, nach dem Angriff auf die Bank Sepah über Predatory Sparrow. An diesem Maßstab gemessen wirken die Vorfälle vom Juni 2026 grobschlächtiger – genau deshalb bezweifeln Fachleute, dass hier dieselbe Hand am Werk war. Ein ohnehin überlastetes System Für Iran kommt der Zeitpunkt ungelegen. Eine Absichtserklärung zwischen den USA und Iran hat die offenen Feindseligkeiten von 2025 heruntergefahren und damit die Debatte angefacht, ob verdeckte Sabotage – darunter Cyberoperationen – wieder auf den Tisch kommt. Jeder Ausfall, so kurz er auch sein mag, trifft ein Finanzsystem, das ohnehin schon belastet ist: - jahrelange US-amerikanische und internationale Sanktionen; - ein an Wert verlierender Rial; - eine Serie wiederkehrender Einbrüche, darunter ein Angriff der Gruppe IRLeaks im Jahr 2024, der als einer der schwersten auf Irans Banken gilt. Die größere Lehre reicht weit über Teheran hinaus. Da Kartensysteme, der Nachrichtenverkehr zwischen Banken und Kryptobörsen zu Zielen geopolitischer Konflikte werden, rückt die Widerstandsfähigkeit der Zahlungsinfrastruktur – jener unsichtbaren Mechanik, die das Bezahlen mit Karte überhaupt erst ermöglicht – in den Rang einer Frage der nationalen Sicherheit, nicht bloß der IT. Irans wiederkehrende Blackouts führen früh und anschaulich vor, wie schnell eine moderne Volkswirtschaft ins Stocken gerät, wenn man diese Mechanik abschaltet. ### Sources - Cyberattack hits Iran banks as digital tensions linger — AGBI: https://www.agbi.com/analysis/cybersecurity/2026/06/iranian-banks-hit-by-cyberattack-as-digital-tensions-linger/ - Cyberattack hits four major Iranian banks, officials say — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/news/cyberattack-hits-four-major-iranian-banks/ - Cyberattack On 4 Iranian Banks Confirmed — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (via GlobalSecurity.org): https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/06/iran-260614-rferl02.htm - Cyberattack disrupts services at four major Iranian banks — The Paypers: https://thepaypers.com/fraud-and-fincrime/news/cyberattack-disrupts-services-at-four-major-iranian-banks - Cyberattack Hits State Banks in Iran — Asharq Al-Awsat: https://english.aawsat.com/world/5287824-cyberattack-hits-state-banks-iran - Cyberattack hits state banks in Iran — Oman Observer (DPA): https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191747/world/region/cyberattack-hits-state-banks-in-iran - Cyberattack disrupts banking services in Iran — Yahoo News (DPA): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cyberattack-disrupts-banking-services-iran-091127235.html - Iran's Bank Sepah disrupted by cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/ - Iran's financial sector takes another hit as largest crypto exchange is targeted — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-nobitex-cyberattack-predatory-sparrow/ - Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex hacked for over $90 million by pro-Israel group — Elliptic: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iranian-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-pro-israel-group - Pro-Israel hackers take credit after $90 million stolen from Iran's largest crypto exchange — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/middleeast/pro-israel-hackers-iran-crypto - Predatory Sparrow — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_Sparrow --- ## easyJet lehnt Castlelakes Milliardenofferte ab – und gewährt dem US-Investor doch Einblick - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/easyjet-weist-castlelake-uebernahmeofferte-zurueck-buecher-geoeffnet - Published: 2026-06-26T16:21:42.483+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:21:42.483+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 369251c4-5a7b-4093-961f-f47b1c0cb6f3 - Dateline: Luton, GB > Viermal ließ der britische Billigflieger das Minneapolis-Investmenthaus abblitzen. Nun öffnet er seine Bücher und verlängert die Frist bis zum 5. Juli – ein Signal, dass die Gespräche weitergehen. ### Summary easyJet weist eine vierte Übernahmeofferte von Castlelake über rund 4,93 Milliarden Pfund als opportunistisch zurück, gewährt dem US-Investor aber Dateneinblick und Zeit bis zum 5. Juli – ein Zeichen, dass die Gespräche nicht beendet sind. ### Key facts - easyJet wies ein viertes Castlelake-Barangebot über 650 Pence je Aktie (rund 4,93 Mrd. £ bzw. ca. 6,5 Mrd. $) am 25. Juni einstimmig als opportunistische Unterbewertung zurück. - Trotz der Absage gewährt der Vorstand „begrenzten“ Dateneinblick; das Takeover Panel verlängerte die Frist um neun Tage bis zum 5. Juli, 17 Uhr. - Die Aktie sprang am 25. Juni um bis zu acht Prozent auf rund 5,66–5,80 Pfund – höchster Stand seit fast einem Jahr, aber unter dem Gebot. - Um EU-Mehrheitsregeln zu erfüllen, hielten EU-Bürger 51 Prozent, Castlelake und Co-Investoren wie Brookfield 49 Prozent; der Vorstand hat Vorbehalte gegen die Struktur. - Gründerfamilie Haji-Ioannou hält rund 15 Prozent und die Markenrechte; Stelios schweigt bislang, seine Zustimmung gilt als nahezu unverzichtbar. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel bietet Castlelake für easyJet?** Das vierte Angebot vom 23. Juni lautet auf 650 Pence je Aktie in bar und bewertet easyJet mit rund 4,93 Milliarden Pfund (etwa 6,5 Milliarden Dollar). Zuvor hatte Castlelake 560, 600 und 625 Pence geboten – alle wurden abgelehnt. **Q: Warum lehnt der easyJet-Vorstand die Offerte ab?** Der Verwaltungsrat hält die Gebote für opportunistisch und sieht das Unternehmen sowie seine Aussichten erheblich unterbewertet, zumal die Airline durch gestiegene Kerosinpreise an einem konjunkturellen Tiefpunkt steht. Zudem bestehen Vorbehalte gegen Eigentümerstruktur, Verschuldung und Umsetzbarkeit. **Q: Ist die Übernahme damit endgültig vom Tisch?** Nein. easyJet gewährt Castlelake Einblick in begrenzte Geschäftsinformationen, und das britische Takeover Panel verlängerte die Frist bis Sonntag, 5. Juli, 17 Uhr. Bis dahin muss Castlelake ein verbindliches Gebot erklären oder sich für sechs Monate zurückziehen. **Q: Was bedeutet ein möglicher Verkauf für die Ticketpreise?** Analysten warnen, dass ein rein renditeorientierter Eigentümer Wachstum und Flottenausbau bremsen und damit den Wettbewerbsdruck der Billigflieger verringern könnte. Wertvoll sind vor allem die Start- und Landerechte, die auf rund eine Milliarde Pfund taxiert werden, etwa die Hälfte davon in Gatwick. ### Body Der britische Billigflieger easyJet hat sich gegen eine Übernahme durch den US-Finanzinvestor Castlelake gestemmt – und zugleich die Tür einen Spalt weit offengelassen. Der Verwaltungsrat wies am 25. Juni ein viertes, auf 650 Pence je Aktie aufgestocktes Barangebot als opportunistischen Versuch zurück, Europas zweitgrößte Low-Cost-Airline zu einem Schnäppchenpreis zu erwerben. Im selben Atemzug aber sicherte das Gremium dem Bieter Einblick in interne Daten zu und stimmte einer längeren Frist für ein verbindliches Gebot zu. Damit ist einer der meistbeachteten Machtkämpfe in der europäischen Luftfahrt noch lange nicht entschieden. Die am 23. Juni eingegangene Offerte bewertete easyJet mit rund 4,93 Milliarden Pfund (etwa 6,5 Milliarden Dollar). Sie war die jüngste in einer rasch aufeinanderfolgenden Reihe von Barangeboten – 560, 600 und 625 Pence je Aktie –, die der Verwaltungsrat bereits abgelehnt hatte. Castlelake, ein in Minneapolis ansässiges Haus mit rund 38 Milliarden Dollar verwaltetem Vermögen und einem Schwergewicht in der Luftfahrtfinanzierung, hatte sein 625-Pence-Angebot am 22. Juni öffentlich gemacht, nachdem sich der Vorstand nach eigener Darstellung einem Gespräch verweigert hatte. Warum der Vorstand abwinkt Die Direktoren lehnten die Vorstöße einstimmig ab. Sie spiegelten das Erholungspotenzial der Fluggesellschaft nicht wider, hieß es. Das frühere Angebot sei der Versuch, die Airline mitten in einer Branchenflaute billig einzusammeln. Der Verwaltungsrat ist der Auffassung, dass das dritte Angebot einen opportunistischen Versuch darstellt, easyJet „zum Schleuderpreis“ zu erwerben, und dass es deshalb nicht im besten Interesse der Aktionäre von easyJet liegt. Zur vierten Offerte erklärte das Gremium, sie unterbewerte das Unternehmen und seine Aussichten weiterhin erheblich und werfe nach wie vor gewichtige Fragen der Umsetzbarkeit auf. Die Direktoren äußerten zudem „erhebliche Vorbehalte“ gegen die Eigentümerstruktur, die Verschuldung und die Bedingungen des Gebots. Der Zeitpunkt steht im Zentrum des Streits. Der Aktienkurs von easyJet war gefallen und die Verluste hatten sich ausgeweitet, nachdem der Krieg im Nahen Osten die Kerosinpreise in die Höhe getrieben hatte – und damit jene Bewertung gedrückt, an der Castlelakes Aufschlag gemessen wird. Bezogen auf den Stichtag 29. Mai, vor Bekanntwerden des Interesses, entsprach das 625-Pence-Angebot laut Reuters und Euronews einer Prämie von etwa 57 bis 59 Prozent. Der Vorstand hält dem entgegen, dass diese Momentaufnahme das Gebot schmeichelhaft erscheinen lasse, weil sie die Airline an einem konjunkturellen Tiefpunkt erfasse. Eine offene Tür, kein abgeschlossener Deal Entscheidend ist: easyJet schlug die Tür nicht zu. Das Unternehmen sagte zu, Castlelake Zugang zu „begrenzten geschäftlichen Informationen“ zu gewähren, die nach eigener Einschätzung zu einem „attraktiveren Angebot“ führen könnten. Das britische Takeover Panel verlängerte die sogenannte Put-up-or-shut-up-Frist um neun Tage – vom 26. Juni bis Sonntag, den 5. Juli, 17 Uhr. Nach britischem Recht muss Castlelake bis dahin entweder eine feste Übernahmeabsicht erklären oder sich für sechs Monate zurückziehen. Die Börse wertete den Schritt als Tauwetter. Die easyJet-Aktie sprang am 25. Juni um bis zu acht Prozent auf rund 5,66 bis 5,80 Pfund – der höchste Stand seit fast einem Jahr, jedoch weiterhin deutlich unter den gebotenen 650 Pence. Diese Lücke deutet darauf hin, dass Anleger noch nicht überzeugt sind, dass ein Geschäft zu diesem Preis zustande kommt. „Die Erzählung hat sich grundlegend verändert.“ So fasste es Dudley Shanley zusammen, Analyst bei Goodbody Stockbrokers, der das Unternehmen nun faktisch in Verhandlungen sieht. Manche Aktionäre verlangen mehr: Investoren wie Oldfield Partners signalisierten, ein verbindliches Gebot müsse deutlich höher liegen – Berichten zufolge werden Forderungen um die 7 Pfund je Aktie laut. Die Konstruktion und der Gründer Um die europäischen und britischen Vorgaben zu erfüllen, wonach Fluggesellschaften mehrheitlich in der Hand von EU- oder Inlandsbürgern liegen müssen, ist das Konsortium so aufgebaut, dass EU-Staatsangehörige – darunter der irische Luftfahrtveteran Peter Bellew – 51 Prozent halten würden, während Castlelake und Co-Investoren wie Brookfield Asset Management auf 49 Prozent kämen. Die Bedenken des Vorstands gegen genau diese Konstruktion zählen zu den Hürden für eine einvernehmliche Einigung. Eine Stimme schweigt auffällig: Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, der easyJet 1995 gründete. Seine Familie ist mit rund 15 Prozent weiterhin der größte Einzelaktionär und besitzt zudem die Rechte am Markennamen easyJet – ein Hebel, der seine Zustimmung für jede Übernahme nahezu unverzichtbar machen würde. Bislang hat er sich öffentlich nicht zu den Vorstößen geäußert. Was ein Verkauf für die Ticketpreise bedeutet Für Reisende – auch für die vielen in der Großregion, die auf Kurzstreckenverbindungen quer durch Europa angewiesen sind – reicht die Bedeutung des Kampfes weit über den Sitzungssaal hinaus. Der Zugriff einer Beteiligungsgesellschaft auf eine große Billigairline würde zur Probe darauf, wie viel Konsolidierungsdruck Europas Low-Cost-Markt verträgt, ohne den Wettbewerb zu schwächen, der die Preise niedrig hält. Das Tafelsilber sind die Start- und Landerechte von easyJet, von Analysten auf rund eine Milliarde Pfund taxiert – etwa die Hälfte davon am Londoner Flughafen Gatwick, weitere Bestände in Luton, Genf, Paris und Amsterdam. Ein rational handelnder Eigentümer hätte allen Anlass, diese Vermögenswerte zu schützen, denn gestrichene Strecken mindern ihren Wert. Doch Analysten warnen: - Ein rein renditeorientierter Eigentümer könnte Wachstum und Auslieferung neuer Flugzeuge bremsen. - Damit ließe der Konkurrenzdruck nach, den Billigflieger auf die klassischen Netzcarrier ausüben. - Wettbewerbshüter würden den nächsten Rivalen, Ryanair, mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit daran hindern, die Gatwick-Rechte zu übernehmen. Der nächste Zug liegt nun bei Castlelake. Mit teils geöffneten Büchern und der bis zum 5. Juli laufenden Uhr muss das Haus entscheiden, ob es sein Angebot auf ein Niveau anhebt, das Vorstand – und Stelios – akzeptieren könnten, oder ob es sich für mindestens ein halbes Jahr zurückzieht. Der Ausgang prägt nicht nur die Eigentümerschaft von easyJet, sondern auch die größere Frage, ob über Europas Kurzstreckenhimmel eine neue Welle übernahmegetriebener Konsolidierung hereinbricht. ### Sources - EasyJet rejects $6.3-billion takeover bid from U.S. investment firm Castlelake — The Globe and Mail (Reuters): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-easyjet-rejects-takeover-bid-from-castlelake/ - EasyJet rejects €5.9bn takeover offer from US private equity firm — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/easyjet-rejects-59bn-takeover-offer-from-us-private-equity-firm - EasyJet rejects Castlelake's 4th £6.50 a share proposal — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0625/1580235-easyjet-rejects-castlelake-offer-again/ - easyJet rejects Castlelake's $6.5bn bid, hopes for more — ch-aviation: https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/168865-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-65bn-bid-hopes-for-more - Castlelake Goes Public With $6.26 Billion Bid for Budget Carrier Easyjet — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-06-22/budget-carrier-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-third-625p-a-share-proposal - easyJet board rejects Castlelake's $6.3B takeover proposal — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/easyjet-board-rejects-castlelake-takeover-proposal - EasyJet shares jump 5% as board rejects Castlelake's fourth bid, extends deadline — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/easyjet-shares-jump-5-as-board-rejects-castlelakes-fourth-bid-extends-deadline-4759880 - EasyJet Rejects Fourth Castlelake Bid, Seeks Higher Offer by July 5 — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/easyjet-rejects-sweetened-castlelake-offer-questions-ownership --- ## Luxemburg bringt Satellitentechnik in die Erdbebenregion Venezuelas - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-emergency-lu-satellitenkommunikation-erdbeben-venezuela - Published: 2026-06-26T16:12:19.726+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:12:19.726+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: dc602bf8-9e28-4a2e-beb5-eefd8d1453bd - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Zwei CGDIS-Helfer flogen am Freitagabend mit einer Maschine der Luxembourg Air Rescue ab – an Bord das System emergency.lu, das im Katastrophengebiet die Kommunikation wiederherstellen soll. ### Summary Nach den schwersten Erdbeben seit über einem Jahrhundert beteiligt sich Luxemburg mit der Satellitenplattform emergency.lu an einer EU-Mission in Venezuela. Mindestens 589 Menschen starben. ### Key facts - Zwei CGDIS-Helfer flogen am Freitagabend mit der Satellitenplattform emergency.lu von Findel in das venezolanische Erdbebengebiet. - Die Mission ist auf rund 15 Tage angelegt; die EU finanziert 75 Prozent der Kosten über ihren Katastrophenschutzmechanismus. - Luxemburg ist einer von acht EU-Staaten, die zusammen mehr als 520 Einsatzkräfte mobilisierten. - Die beiden Beben der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 forderten nach Angaben vom 26. Juni mindestens 589 Tote und nahezu 3.000 Verletzte. - emergency.lu entstand nach dem Haiti-Beben 2010 und stellt im Katastrophenfall binnen Stunden die Kommunikation wieder her. ### FAQ **Q: Was genau leistet Luxemburg in Venezuela?** Luxemburg entsendet Helfer des CGDIS und die mobile Satellitenplattform emergency.lu, die im Katastrophengebiet Sprach- und Datenverbindungen für Rettungskräfte wiederherstellt. In der EU-Aufstellung ist der Beitrag als Telekommunikations-, Unterkunfts- und Energieausrüstung verzeichnet. **Q: Wer hat den Einsatz genehmigt und wie lange dauert er?** Vize-Premierminister Xavier Bettel und Innenminister Léon Gloden autorisierten den Einsatz. Er ist auf rund 15 Tage angelegt, wobei die EU 75 Prozent der Kosten über den Katastrophenschutzmechanismus trägt. **Q: Wie viele Opfer forderten die Erdbeben?** Nach Angaben der amtierenden Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez vom 26. Juni starben mindestens 589 Menschen, nahezu 3.000 wurden verletzt. Allein in La Guaira wurden laut Al Jazeera mindestens 70.000 Familien obdachlos. Die Zahlen steigen weiter. **Q: Sind Luxemburger von dem Beben betroffen?** Das Außenministerium registrierte 22 in Venezuela lebende luxemburgische Staatsangehörige; keine hat sich bei den konsularischen Diensten gemeldet. Luxemburg hat keine Botschaft im Land und wird in Caracas von der niederländischen Botschaft vertreten. ### Body Während Venezuela die Toten der schwersten Erdbeben seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert zählt, hat sich Luxemburg am Freitagabend an der internationalen Hilfsaktion beteiligt. Statt schwerem Rettungsgerät schickt das Großherzogtum das, woran es nach jeder Katastrophe in den ersten Stunden am meisten fehlt: eine funktionierende Verbindung zur Außenwelt. Zwei Mitglieder des humanitären Einsatzteams (HIT) des Grherzoglichen Feuerwehr- und Rettungskorps (CGDIS) verließen Luxemburg am Freitag an Bord eines Flugzeugs der Luxembourg Air Rescue. Im Gepäck führten sie Komponenten der nationalen Plattform emergency.lu mit, die den Helfern vor Ort die Kommunikation zurückgeben sollen – so berichtet es die Tageszeitung L'essentiel unter Berufung auf die zuständigen Ministerien. Drei weitere HIT-Fachleute sollten am Samstag von Rom aus starten, um die Koordinierungszelle der Europäischen Union vor Ort zu verstärken. Genehmigt wurde der Einsatz von Vize-Premierminister Xavier Bettel, in dessen Zuständigkeit Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Angelegenheiten fallen, sowie von Innenminister Léon Gloden. Die Mission ist auf rund 15 Tage angelegt; 75 Prozent der Kosten trägt die Europäische Union über ihren Katastrophenschutzmechanismus. Eine Erfindung aus den Lehren von Haiti Der luxemburgische Beitrag heißt Verbindung. Die Plattform emergency.lu ist ein mobiles Satellitenkommunikationssystem, das nach dem Erdbeben in Haiti 2010 entstand – damals zeigte sich, dass zerstörte Netze die Koordination in den entscheidenden ersten Stunden lahmlegten. Betrieben wird es von der Direktion für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Hilfe im Außenministerium, als öffentlich-private Partnerschaft mit dem Satellitenbetreiber SES, dem Ingenieurunternehmen HITEC und der Luxembourg Air Rescue. Nach Angaben der Betreiber lässt sich das System binnen Stunden nach einem Alarm an jeden Ort der Welt fliegen und in Betrieb nehmen. Es stellt Sprach- und Datenverbindungen wieder her, damit sich Hilfs- und Katastrophenschutzkräfte untereinander und mit ihren Zentralen abstimmen können. Zu den Partnern zählen Organisationen der Vereinten Nationen und der Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. In der EU-Aufstellung der nationalen Angebote ist Luxemburgs Paket als „Telekommunikations-, Unterkunfts- und Energieausrüstung“ verzeichnet. Acht Staaten, eine europäische Antwort Luxemburg ist einer von acht Mitgliedstaaten, die in den ersten 48 Stunden den EU-Katastrophenschutzmechanismus aktiviert haben. Nach Angaben der Europäischen Kommission haben Tschechien, Spanien, Italien, Frankreich, Luxemburg, Deutschland, Portugal und die Niederlande zusammen mehr als 520 Einsatzkräfte mobilisiert, darunter Feuerwehrleute, Rettungshunde und medizinisches Personal. Italien entsendet ein medizinisches Team, andere Staaten stellen Such- und Rettungskapazitäten. Zugleich aktivierte die Union ihren Copernicus-Satellitendienst, um die Schäden aus dem All zu kartieren. Wir stehen in dieser Zeit großer Tragödie und Katastrophe an der Seite der Menschen in Venezuela. So formulierte es Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen, die erklärte, die Kommission koordiniere die europäische Antwort und sei bereit, weitere Hilfe zu leisten, auch medizinische. Die für Krisenmanagement zuständige EU-Kommissarin Hadja Lahbib ergänzte, sie sei „dankbar, dass immer mehr europäische Länder einspringen, um Venezuela zu helfen“. Hunderte Tote, Zehntausende ohne Obdach Die beiden Beben erschütterten am Mittwoch, dem 24. Juni, den nördlich-zentralen Teil Venezuelas. Nach Angaben des US-amerikanischen Geologiedienstes USGS folgte auf ein Vorbeben der Stärke 7,2 um 18:04 Uhr Ortszeit nur 38 Sekunden später ein Hauptbeben der Stärke 7,5 – beide flach, mit einem Epizentrum nahe San Felipe im Bundesstaat Yaracuy. Die schwersten Zerstörungen trafen den Küstenstaat La Guaira und die Hauptstadt Caracas. Eine Tsunami-Warnung für Puerto Rico, die Dominikanische Republik und die Amerikanischen Jungferninseln wurde später aufgehoben. Bis Freitag bezifferte die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez die Opferzahl auf 589 Tote und nahezu 3.000 Verletzte – Werte, die mit jeder Aktualisierung steigen, je weiter die Retter in eingestürzte Gebäude vordringen. Der Sender Al Jazeera berichtete, allein in La Guaira seien mindestens 70.000 Familien obdachlos geworden; Hunderte würden unter Trümmern vermutet. Die internationale Mobilisierung verlief umfangreich und schnell: - Die Vereinigten Staaten entsandten föderale Such- und Rettungseinheiten und sagten ein Hilfspaket von 150 Millionen Dollar zu. - Brasilien schickte ein Feldlazarett. - El Salvador, Mexiko, Kolumbien, die Türkei, Indien und die Schweiz flogen Retter und tonnenweise Ausrüstung ein. - Organisationen der Vereinten Nationen koordinieren die Bedarfsermittlung, die Internationale Föderation der Rotkreuz- und Rothalbmond-Gesellschaften gab Soforthilfemittel frei. Wenige Luxemburger in Gefahr Das luxemburgische Außenministerium erklärte, 22 Personen mit luxemburgischer Staatsangehörigkeit seien als in Venezuela lebend registriert; keine von ihnen habe sich hilfesuchend an die konsularischen Dienste gewandt. Auf der Reise-Anmeldeplattform LamA hatte niemand das Land als Ziel hinterlegt. Das Großherzogtum unterhält keine eigene Botschaft in Venezuela und wird in Caracas von der Botschaft des Königreichs der Niederlande vertreten. Für ein Land mit rund 670.000 Einwohnern ist ein solcher Einsatz weniger Ausnahme als Routine. Über emergency.lu und seine kleinen, hochspezialisierten Katastrophenschutzteams hat sich Luxemburg seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt als Anbieter des unscheinbaren Rückgrats der Katastrophenhilfe etabliert – jener Verbindung, Unterkunft und Energieversorgung, die größeren Rettungskontingenten erst ihre Arbeit ermöglichen. Am Freitagabend war dieses Rückgrat erneut in der Luft. ### Sources - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Séismes au Venezuela: au moins 589 morts après le double tremblement de terre — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-le-bilan-des-seismes-monte-a-235-morts-103590160 - About – emergency.lu — emergency.lu (Luxembourg MFA / Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs): https://emergency.lu/about/ - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 589 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: UN rapidly deploys aid and rescue teams — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167806 - The EU mobilises Civil Protection and Copernicus for Venezuela — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/25/the-eu-stands-with-venezuela-the-civil-protection-mechanism-and-satellite-monitoring-have-been-activated/ - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes death toll climbs as rescue efforts continue — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5870651/venezuela-earthquakes-caracas --- ## Luxemburger Börse trotzt der Konjunkturflaute mit Anleihen-Rekord - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburger-boerse-rekordnotierungen-anleihen-50000-listings - Published: 2026-06-26T12:54:32.116+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:54:32.116+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 1709f633-bad7-40f7-8525-3d703ab71516 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Mehr als 50.000 Notierungen, jede dritte grenzüberschreitende Neuanleihe weltweit: Während die Eurozone kaum wächst, verbucht die Luxemburger Börse das stärkste Zulassungsjahr ihrer Geschichte. ### Summary Die Luxemburger Börse hat die Marke von 50.000 Notierungen überschritten und listet weiterhin rund ein Drittel aller neuen internationalen Anleihen – mit einem Zulassungsrekord trotz schwacher Konjunktur in der Eurozone. ### Key facts - Die Luxemburger Börse hat mehr als 50.000 notierte Wertpapiere und listet rund ein Drittel aller neuen internationalen Anleihen weltweit. - 2024 wurden 15.111 neue Wertpapiere zugelassen – die höchste Zahl seit der Gründung 1928; über Neuemissionen kamen rund 1,5 Billionen Euro zusammen. - Die operativen Erträge stiegen 2024 um 9 Prozent auf 45,5 Millionen Euro; der Nettogewinn lag bei 8,1 Millionen Euro nach 10,6 Millionen wegen Einmaleffekten 2023. - Am Luxembourg Green Exchange sind über 2.400 nachhaltige Anleihen notiert – etwa 43 Prozent des Weltmarktes, mit mehr als 1,3 Billionen Euro mobilisiertem Kapital. - Das Wachstum gelingt vor schwachem Hintergrund: Die Eurozone wuchs 2025 nur um geschätzte 1,5 Prozent, die EZB erwartet 2026 lediglich 1,2 Prozent. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Wertpapiere sind an der Luxemburger Börse notiert?** Laut dem Jahresrückblick von Luxembourg for Finance auf das Jahr 2025 hat die Luxemburger Börse die Marke von 50.000 notierten Wertpapieren über ihre Märkte hinweg überschritten. Zum Ende des berichteten Geschäftsjahres 2024 waren es 44.775 Wertpapiere. **Q: Warum ist der Nettogewinn 2024 gesunken, obwohl die Erträge stiegen?** Die operativen Erträge stiegen 2024 um 9 Prozent auf 45,5 Millionen Euro. Der Nettogewinn fiel mit 8,1 Millionen Euro geringer aus als die 10,6 Millionen Euro des Vorjahres. Die Börse führt den Rückgang auf einmalige, nicht operative Erträge zurück, die bereits 2023 verbucht worden waren – nicht auf eine Schwäche des Kerngeschäfts. **Q: Was ist der Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX)?** Der LGX ist eine 2016 gegründete Plattform der Luxemburger Börse, die als weltweit erste ausschließlich grünen und nachhaltigen Wertpapieren gewidmet war. Ende 2025 waren dort über 2.400 nachhaltige Anleihen (GSSS) notiert – rund 43 Prozent des Weltmarktes, mit mehr als 1,3 Billionen Euro mobilisiertem Kapital. ### Body Während die Wirtschaft der Eurozone kaum vom Fleck kommt, baut die Luxemburger Börse (LuxSE) ihre Sonderrolle im internationalen Anleihegeschäft weiter aus. Der Handelsplatz hat die Schwelle von 50.000 notierten Wertpapieren überschritten und zieht nach wie vor etwa jede dritte neue grenzüberschreitende Anleihe an, die weltweit begeben wird. Es ist ein Geschäftsmodell, das sich von den Konjunkturzyklen seines Umfelds bemerkenswert abgekoppelt hat. Die Marke von 50.000 Notierungen geht aus dem Jahresrückblick von Luxembourg for Finance auf das Börsenjahr 2025 hervor. Sie unterstreicht, wie robust das Kerngeschäft der Börse ist – die Notierung von Anleihen und Fondsanteilen für Emittenten aus mehr als 100 Ländern –, während die gesamtwirtschaftliche Dynamik nachlässt. Die Wirtschaftsleistung der Eurozone legte im Schlussquartal 2025 laut Eurostat nur um 0,3 Prozent zu, im Gesamtjahr um geschätzte 1,5 Prozent. Die Europäische Zentralbank rechnet für 2025 mit lediglich "moderatem" Wachstum von 1,4 Prozent, das sich 2026 auf 1,2 Prozent abschwächen dürfte. Das stärkste Zulassungsjahr seit 1928 Den Maßstab, an dem sich das aktuelle Geschäft misst, setzte das zuletzt vollständig berichtete Geschäftsjahr 2024. Bei der Vorlage der Zahlen auf der Generalversammlung im Juni 2025 teilte die LuxSE mit, sie habe 2024 insgesamt 15.111 neue Wertpapiere zugelassen – ein Plus von 9 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr und die höchste Zahl in einem einzelnen Jahr seit der Gründung 1928. Über diese Neuemissionen wurden rund 1,5 Billionen Euro eingeworben, ein Anstieg um 19 Prozent. Zum Jahresende waren 44.775 Wertpapiere an den Märkten der Börse notiert, die damit einen Weltmarktanteil von 33 Prozent bei den gelisteten internationalen Anleihen hielt. - 15.111 neue Wertpapiere 2024 zugelassen, plus 9 Prozent – Rekord für ein einzelnes Jahr - 1,5 Billionen Euro über Neuemissionen eingeworben, plus 19 Prozent - 45,5 Millionen Euro operative Erträge (plus 9 Prozent) und 8,1 Millionen Euro Nettogewinn - 33 Prozent Anteil am Weltmarkt für gelistete internationale Anleihen Der Notierungsschub schlug sich in soliden, wenn auch nicht spektakulären Finanzkennzahlen nieder. Die operativen Erträge stiegen um 9 Prozent auf 45,5 Millionen Euro, der Nettogewinn fiel mit 8,1 Millionen Euro jedoch geringer aus als die 10,6 Millionen Euro des Vorjahres. Diesen Rückgang führte die Börse auf einmalige, nicht operative Erträge zurück, die 2023 verbucht worden waren – und nicht auf eine Schwäche des Kerngeschäfts. "2024 war ein ausgezeichnetes Jahr für die Luxemburger Börse, mit außergewöhnlichen Notierungszahlen und Fortschritten im Bereich Handel und Daten", sagte Julie Becker, die Generaldirektorin der Börse. Alain Kinsch, der Präsident des Verwaltungsrats, erklärte, die LuxSE habe "bedeutende Fortschritte bei ihrem vierjährigen Strategieplan erzielt und weiterhin eine entscheidende Rolle als tragende Säule des Luxemburger Finanzplatzes gespielt". Nachhaltige Anleihen als Alleinstellungsmerkmal Ein wesentlicher Teil der Eigenständigkeit der Börse beruht auf dem Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), der 2016 als weltweit erste Plattform ausschließlich für grüne und nachhaltige Wertpapiere an den Start ging. 2024 kamen 664 grüne, soziale und nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Anleihen (GSSS) hinzu, womit die Gesamtzahl auf 2.199 stieg. Über die Plattform flossen 262 Milliarden Euro in Umwelt- und Sozialprojekte – rund 42 Prozent des weltweiten Marktes für gelistete nachhaltige Anleihen. Bis Ende 2025 wuchsen diese Werte weiter. Mehr als 2.400 GSSS-Anleihen waren laut Luxembourg for Finance am LGX notiert, was etwa 43 Prozent des Weltmarktes entspricht; über die Wertpapiere der Plattform wurden mehr als 1,3 Billionen Euro mobilisiert. Damit bleibt Luxemburg im Zentrum eines Marktes für nachhaltige Finanzierungen, der andernorts angesichts höherer Zinsen und einer politischen Gegenbewegung gegen ESG-Investitionen abgekühlt ist. Ein Geschäftsmodell, das Strukturen statt Zyklen folgt Der Gegensatz zwischen dem prall gefüllten Auftragsbuch der Börse und der stagnierenden Wirtschaft der Region ist der Kern der Geschichte. Die Anziehungskraft Luxemburgs auf Anleiheemittenten ist struktureller, nicht konjunktureller Natur: Eine einzige Notierung an einer anerkannten Börse der Europäischen Union verschafft Schuldnern einen Pass zu Investoren in der gesamten Union, gestützt auf jahrzehntelange Erfahrung im Umgang mit komplexen Anleihen in mehreren Währungen. Das hat das Großherzogtum zur Standardadresse für Staaten, supranationale Emittenten wie die Europäische Investitionsbank und die Weltbank sowie große Konzerne gemacht – unabhängig davon, wo gerade Wachstum stattfindet. Der Finanzplatz insgesamt zeigte 2025 dieselbe Widerstandskraft: Das in luxemburgischen Investmentfonds verwaltete Vermögen überschritt erstmals die Marke von acht Billionen Euro und erreichte zum Jahresende 8,2 Billionen Euro. "Die anhaltende Entwicklung Luxemburgs spiegelt die Stärke seines internationalen Modells wider", sagte Tom Théobald, Generaldirektor von Luxembourg for Finance. Offen bleibt, ob die Notierungsvolumina weiter Rekorde aufstellen können, sollte das Wachstum in der Eurozone gedämpft bleiben und sich die Anleiheemission nach mehreren außergewöhnlich starken Jahren normalisieren. Vorerst legen die Zahlen nahe, dass das älteste Geschäftsfeld des Finanzplatzes – das stille Abstempeln der Pässe für die Schulden dieser Welt – zu seinen beständigsten zählt, gerade während die Wirtschaft ringsum nach neuer Dynamik sucht. ### Sources - Record listing numbers secure solid 2024 revenues for LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE): https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/Record-listing-numbers-secure-solid-2024-revenues-for-LuxSE - LuxSE sees highest number of new securities admissions in a single year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxse-sees-highest-number-of-new-securities-admissions-in-a-single-year - LuxSE Reports Record New Listings in 1 Year, €8.1m Net Profit — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/stock-exchange/55463-luxse-reports-record-new-listings-in-1-year-eur8-1m-net-profit - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - GDP up by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU (Q4 2025 flash estimate) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-30012026-ap - Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, December 2025 — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202512_eurosystemstaff~12ead61977.en.html - Overview of exchange | Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Cross-Border Listings Guide) — Baker McKenzie Resource Hub: https://resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com/en/resources/cross-border-listings-guide/europe-middle-east--africa/luxembourg-stock-exchange/topics/overview-of-exchange - Luxembourg Stock Exchange — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Stock_Exchange --- ## Grossi pocht auf Iran-Inspektionen – Teheran will sie erst nach einem Abschluss - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/grossi-iaea-inspektionen-iran-islamabad-memorandum-streit - Published: 2026-06-26T12:42:26.113+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:42:26.113+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 79f8428f-ee38-4890-ae7a-a6dc0825a01f - Dateline: Tehran, IR > IAEA-Chef Rafael Grossi sieht die Rückkehr der Inspektoren durch das neue US-iranische Memorandum als gesichert an. Teheran bestreitet den Umfang – Europa dringt auf vollen Zugang. ### Summary IAEA-Generaldirektor Grossi erklärt, die Überwachung iranischer Atomanlagen kehre unter dem Islamabad-Memorandum zurück. Teheran widerspricht beim Umfang, während die E3 vollständigen Zugang der Inspektoren verlangen. ### Key facts - IAEA-Generaldirektor Grossi erklärt, die Inspektionen iranischer Atomanlagen würden unter dem Islamabad-Memorandum wieder aufgenommen – unabhängig vom politischen Streit. - Das am 17. Juni 2026 unterzeichnete 14-Punkte-Memorandum beendete die Kämpfe, öffnete die Straße von Hormus 60 Tage gebührenfrei und stellt nukleare Anlagen unter IAEA-Aufsicht. - Teheran bestreitet den Umfang: Zugang zu den bombardierten Anlagen und Materialbeständen werde erst im Rahmen einer endgültigen Vereinbarung geregelt. - Frankreich, Deutschland und Großbritannien drängen über die Resolution GOV/2026/40 auf vollständige Rechenschaft und unverzüglichen Zugang der Inspektoren. - Die IAEA kann seit den Angriffen 2025 keine Angaben zum Verbleib von rund 440 kg auf 60 Prozent angereichertem Uran machen; vieles wird in Tunneln bei Isfahan vermutet. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist das Islamabad-Memorandum?** Eine von Pakistan vermittelte Verständigung mit 14 Punkten, die Präsident Trump und Präsident Peseschkian am 17. Juni 2026 getrennt unterzeichneten. Sie beendete die Kämpfe, öffnete die Straße von Hormus für 60 Tage gebührenfrei, hob die US-Seeblockade auf und stellt nukleare Aktivitäten unter Aufsicht der IAEA. **Q: Warum streiten Washington und Teheran über die Inspektionen?** Die USA – Vizepräsident Vance und Präsident Trump – sagen, der Iran habe Inspektionen „auf höchstem Niveau“ zugesagt. Teheran bestreitet den Umfang: Der Zugang zu den 2025 angegriffenen Anlagen und zu den Materialbeständen werde erst im Rahmen einer endgültigen Vereinbarung und gegen Sanktionserleichterungen geregelt. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Europa?** Die E3 – Frankreich, Deutschland und Großbritannien – aktivierten 2025 den Snapback-Mechanismus und brachten gemeinsam mit den USA die IAEA-Resolution GOV/2026/40 ein. EU-Vertreterin Kaja Kallas dringt auf tiefergehende Gespräche über Teherans nukleare Bestände und sieht eine konkrete Rolle der EU bei einer dauerhaften Vereinbarung. **Q: Wo befindet sich das angereicherte Uran des Iran?** Vor den Angriffen im Juni 2025 hielt der Iran rund 440 kg auf 60 Prozent angereichertes Uran. Seither kann die IAEA keine Angaben zu Größe, Zusammensetzung oder Verbleib machen; Grossi zufolge wird der Großteil in Tunneln bei Isfahan vermutet. Waffenqualität beginnt bei etwa 90 Prozent. ### Body Selten lag zwischen zwei Lesarten desselben Abkommens so viel Sprengkraft. Während Washington und Teheran einander öffentlich widersprechen, was genau sie unterschrieben haben, hat der oberste Atomkontrolleur der Vereinten Nationen so deutlich wie nie zuvor erklärt: Die internationalen Inspektoren werden an die iranischen Atomanlagen zurückkehren. Es ist die Antwort auf die folgenreichste Frage der diesjährigen Nukleardiplomatie – ob ein Programm, das zwei Angriffswellen überstanden hat und sich seit 2025 jeder Beobachtung von außen entzieht, wieder unter glaubwürdige Aufsicht gebracht werden kann. Rafael Grossi, Generaldirektor der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation (IAEA), sagte am Mittwoch, der von den Präsidenten der USA und Irans unterzeichnete Rahmen lasse bei der Überwachung keinen Spielraum für Deutungen. Bei einem Pressetermin am japanischen Kraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi betonte er, die Verifikation werde unabhängig vom politischen Lärm ringsum wieder aufgenommen. Ob das übermorgen geschieht, in einer Woche oder in zehn Tagen, ist wichtig, aber nicht entscheidend. Es wird geschehen. Für die Europäische Union steht dabei Unmittelbares auf dem Spiel. Brüssel und die sogenannten E3 – Frankreich, Deutschland und das Vereinigte Königreich – mussten 2025 dabei zusehen, wie das Atomabkommen von 2015 zerfiel und die UN-Sanktionen zurückkehrten. Die Wiederherstellung des Inspektorenzugangs ist nun der Lackmustest dafür, ob Diplomatie ein Programm noch einhegen kann, dessen Anreicherungsgrad bereits in Reichweite von Waffenfähigkeit liegt. Was im Memorandum steht Der Rahmen ist das Islamabad-Memorandum, eine Verständigung mit 14 Punkten, die US-Präsident Donald Trump und der iranische Präsident Masoud Peseschkian am 17. Juni 2026 nach pakistanischer Vermittlung getrennt unterzeichneten. Es beendete die jüngsten Kämpfe, öffnete die Straße von Hormus für 60 Tage gebührenfrei wieder für den Handelsverkehr und hob die US-Seeblockade iranischer Häfen auf. Beim Nukleardossier ist der Text laut Grossi unmissverständlich. Er besagt, nukleare Aktivitäten und materialführende Anlagen würden „von der IAEA überwacht“, und sieht vor, das angereicherte iranische Uran vor Ort unter Aufsicht der Behörde abzureichern. Die schwierigeren Fragen – welche Standorte, was genau überwacht wird und nach welchem Zeitplan – wurden in ein 60-Tage-Verhandlungsfenster verschoben, das im gegenseitigen Einvernehmen verlängert werden kann. Termine und Orte würden „in Zusammenarbeit“ mit dem Iran festgelegt, eine Entscheidung werde bald erwartet, sagte Grossi. Wo Teheran und Washington auseinandergehen Der Graben zwischen beiden Regierungen ist tief. US-Vizepräsident JD Vance erklärte zu Wochenbeginn, der Iran habe der Rückkehr der Inspektoren zugestimmt, und Trump behauptete, Teheran habe „Nuklearinspektionen auf höchstem Niveau“ akzeptiert. Iranische Vertreter widersprachen entschieden. Vize-Außenminister Kazem Gharibabadi sagte, der Zugang zu den im Krieg des Vorjahres getroffenen Anlagen und zu den Beständen an angereichertem Material werde erst „im Rahmen einer endgültigen Vereinbarung“ und im Gegenzug für Sanktionserleichterungen geregelt. Außenamtssprecher Esmail Baghaei erklärte, eine Untersuchung der bombardierten Anlagen durch UN-Inspektoren sei überhaupt nicht vorgesehen. Grossi seinerseits mahnte beide Hauptstädte, den Streit über das Abkommen nicht in der Öffentlichkeit auszutragen: Politische Erklärungen seien „Teil der Realität“, doch zähle der unterzeichnete Text. Ganz ausgesperrt ist die Behörde nicht. Nachdem das iranische Parlament die Zusammenarbeit im Juli 2025 ausgesetzt hatte und die Inspektoren abgereist waren, erlaubte ein im September vereinbarter neuer Rahmen begrenzte Besuche; im Juni 2026 prüften IAEA-Mitarbeiter das Kraftwerk Buschehr. Die Anlagen im Zentrum der Krise blieben jedoch tabu. Europas Interesse an der Verifikation Die europäische Spur verläuft durch die Gremien der Behörde. Frankreich, Deutschland und Großbritannien aktivierten im August 2025 den „Snapback“-Mechanismus des Atomabkommens; Ende September kehrten die UN-Sanktionen zurück, und der EU-Rat setzte seine eigenen Maßnahmen am 29. September 2025 wieder in Kraft. Am 10. Juni 2026 verabschiedete der Gouverneursrat der IAEA die Resolution GOV/2026/40 – eingebracht von den drei europäischen Mächten und den Vereinigten Staaten –, die vom Iran eine präzise Rechenschaft über sein Nuklearmaterial und „unverzüglich“ vollen Zugang für die Inspektoren verlangt. Die Hohe Vertreterin der EU, Kaja Kallas, beschreibt die gegenwärtige Öffnung als brüchig und unvollständig. Bei einem Besuch in Pakistan am 1. Juni würdigte sie die Vermittlung Islamabads, warnte aber, eine Waffenruhe sei noch keine Lösung. „Jede vorläufige Verständigung zwischen den USA und dem Iran muss von tiefergehenden Gesprächen über Teherans nukleare Bestände und andere kritische Fragen begleitet werden.“ Kallas ergänzte, sie sehe „eine konkrete Rolle für die EU dabei, eine etwaige Vereinbarung dauerhaft zu machen“ – ein Signal, dass Brüssel engagiert bleiben will, obwohl der Islamabad-Text weitgehend ohne die Union ausgehandelt wurde. Schon ihre frühere Erklärung zur Frühjahrs-Waffenruhe hatte betont, „Diplomatie ist der Schlüssel zur Lösung aller offenen Fragen“. Was den Inspektoren weiter verborgen bleibt Die Verifikationslücke ist alles andere als abstrakt. Vor den Angriffen im Juni 2025 hielt der Iran nach Schätzungen rund 440 Kilogramm auf 60 Prozent angereichertes Uran – nahe an Waffenqualität – sowie größere Bestände auf niedrigeren Stufen. Seit den Bombardements kann die IAEA nach eigenen Angaben „keine Informationen über die derzeitige Größe, Zusammensetzung oder den Verbleib“ dieses hochangereicherten Bestands liefern. Grossi deutete an, dass der Großteil davon in Tunneln bei Isfahan vermutet wird. - Natanz und Fordow: Die wichtigsten Anreicherungsanlagen des Iran wurden schwer beschädigt oder zerstört und gelten als wahrscheinlich nicht mehr betriebsfähig. - Isfahan: Die Tunneleingänge bleiben verfüllt und versiegelt, der Betrieb ist unbekannt. - Der Bestand: Auf 60 Prozent angereichertes Material liegt weit über zivilem Bedarf; Waffenqualität beginnt bei etwa 90 Prozent. Der Iran beteuert, er strebe keine Atomwaffen an. Darin liegen Lohn und Risiko hinter Grossis Beharren zugleich. Ohne Inspektoren vor Ort kann weder Europa noch die übrige Welt bestätigen, wo das heikelste Material des Iran liegt, oder einen heimlichen Endspurt zur Bombe ausschließen. „Um Gewissheit zu haben“, sagte Grossi in dieser Woche, „brauchen wir so bald wie praktisch möglich ein sehr starkes System der Verifikation.“ Ob Teheran es zulässt – und wie rasch –, wird darüber entscheiden, ob das Islamabad-Memorandum zu einem echten Ausweg wird oder, in der Warnung der Behörde, bloß zu dessen Trugbild. ### Sources - IAEA demands verification of Iran nuclear ambitions amid 'statement war' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iaea-demands-strong-verification-of-irans-nuclear-programme - UN nuclear chief says Iran inspections will happen, Tehran says after deal — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/un-nuclear-chief-says-iran-inspections-will-happen-tehran-says-after-deal - IAEA chief says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites 'going to happen' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/iaea-chief-says-nuclear-inspections-of-irans-enrichment-sites-going-to-happen-despite-tehr - U.N. nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran, but Iran says only after final deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/g-s1-129770/iran-nuclear-inspection - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - US-Iran peace deal: Six things we learned from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/us-iran-peace-deal-memorandum-six-things-learned - E3 joint statement on Iran: activation of the snapback — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e3-joint-statement-on-iran-activation-of-the-snapback - Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/09/29/iran-sanctions-snapback-council-reimposes-restrictive-measures/ - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/09/statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-ceasefire-agreed-by-the-united-states-and-iran/ - PM reaffirms EU ties, thanks Kallas for support for Gulf peace efforts — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2004340 --- ## VW erwägt Abbau von bis zu 100.000 Stellen und Schließung von vier Werken - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/volkswagen-stellenabbau-100000-werksschliessungen-grossregion - Published: 2026-06-26T12:20:22.525+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:20:22.525+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: b491106f-0f98-42c3-b6a1-2842e9499e98 - Dateline: Wolfsburg, DE > Berichten zufolge will Konzernchef Oliver Blume bis zu 100.000 Jobs streichen und vier deutsche Werke schließen – doppelt so viel wie im März. Die Folgen reichen bis in die Großregion. ### Summary Volkswagen plant laut Berichten den Abbau von bis zu 100.000 Stellen und die Schließung von vier Werken. Der Konzern steht im Zentrum einer Zulieferkette, die bis nach Luxemburg und in die Großregion reicht. ### Key facts - Konzernchef Oliver Blume will laut Berichten bis zu 100.000 Stellen streichen – rund 15 Prozent der weltweiten Belegschaft von mehr als 600.000 – und die Produktion an vier deutschen Standorten beenden. - Betroffen wären die VW-Werke Hannover, Zwickau und Emden sowie das Audi-Werk Neckarsulm. Der Aufsichtsrat entscheidet am 9. Juli. - Der Plan verdoppelt den im März angekündigten Abbau und stößt auf Beschäftigungsgarantien bis 2030 (VW) bzw. 2033 (Audi); Betriebsrat und IG Metall kündigen Widerstand an. - Hintergrund sind eingebrochene Gewinne, US-Zölle von rund vier Milliarden Euro pro Jahr und ein um etwa ein Fünftel geschrumpftes China-Geschäft. - Luxemburg ist über Zulieferer wie Goodyear, IEE, Cebi und BorgWarner sowie 200.000 Grenzgänger eng mit der Autoindustrie verflochten. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Stellen will Volkswagen abbauen?** Nach Berichten des Manager Magazins, bestätigt von Reuters, plant Volkswagen den Abbau von bis zu 100.000 Stellen – etwa 15 Prozent der weltweiten Belegschaft von mehr als 600.000 Beschäftigten. Das wäre rund doppelt so viel wie die im März 2026 angekündigten 50.000 Stellen. **Q: Welche Werke sollen geschlossen werden?** Den Berichten zufolge stehen die VW-Werke in Hannover, Zwickau und Emden sowie das Audi-Werk in Neckarsulm vor dem Aus, sobald die aktuellen Modelle auslaufen. Eine endgültige Entscheidung soll der Aufsichtsrat am 9. Juli treffen. **Q: Welche Folgen hätte das für Luxemburg und die Großregion?** Luxemburg ist Teil eines Automobilnetzwerks von mehr als 300 Unternehmen, das über 220.000 Arbeitsplätze in sechs Regionen trägt. Zulieferer wie Goodyear (rund 3.500 Beschäftigte), IEE, Cebi und BorgWarner sowie mehr als 200.000 Grenzgänger aus dem Saarland und Lothringen wären von einem Rückbau bei Volkswagen betroffen. **Q: Warum gerät Volkswagen so unter Druck?** 2025 brach der Nettogewinn um 44 Prozent auf 6,9 Milliarden Euro ein. US-Importzölle kosten den Konzern rund vier Milliarden Euro jährlich, das China-Geschäft schrumpfte um etwa ein Fünftel, und chinesische Hersteller stellten zuletzt fast jede zehnte Neuzulassung in der EU. ### Body Volkswagen, Europas größter Automobilkonzern, bereitet offenbar den tiefsten Einschnitt seiner 89-jährigen Geschichte vor. Nach übereinstimmenden Berichten will Vorstandsvorsitzender Oliver Blume bis zu 100.000 Stellen streichen und die Produktion an vier deutschen Standorten beenden. Zuerst hatte das Manager Magazin am 26. Juni unter Berufung auf Insider darüber berichtet; Reuters und weitere Medien bestätigten die Zahl. Sie würde den im März angekündigten Abbau von rund 50.000 Arbeitsplätzen in Deutschland bis 2030 glatt verdoppeln. Der berichtete Plan entspricht etwa 15 Prozent einer weltweiten Belegschaft von mehr als 600.000 Beschäftigten. Zugleich soll Volkswagen die geplanten Investitionen um rund 15 Prozent auf gut 130 Milliarden Euro über die kommenden fünf Jahre kürzen. Die Kernmarke VW und die Komponentensparte sollen den Berichten zufolge in eigenständige Gesellschaften ausgegliedert werden, die später an die Börse gehen könnten. Treibende Kräfte hinter dem Vorhaben sind Blume und Finanzchef Arno Antlitz. Die vier Standorte, denen nach Auslaufen der aktuellen Modelle das Aus droht, sind die VW-Werke in Hannover, Zwickau und Emden sowie das Audi-Werk im baden-württembergischen Neckarsulm. Der Vorstand befasste sich in dieser Woche mit der Strategie; der Aufsichtsrat, der das letzte Wort hat, will am 9. Juli darüber beraten. Eine Bilanz unter Druck Die Eskalation folgt auf eine schwierige Phase für den Wolfsburger Konzern. Der Nettogewinn brach 2025 um 44 Prozent auf 6,9 Milliarden Euro ein – das schwächste Ergebnis seit dem Dieselskandal von 2015. Das operative Ergebnis halbierte sich nahezu, die operative Marge sackte auf 2,8 Prozent. Eine Entspannung ist nicht in Sicht: Im ersten Quartal 2026 fiel der Nettogewinn um 28 Prozent auf 1,56 Milliarden Euro. Die US-Importzölle kosten den Konzern schätzungsweise vier Milliarden Euro pro Jahr, das Geschäft in China schrumpfte um rund ein Fünftel. In diesen Zahlen bündeln sich die drei Kräfte, die Europas Autobranche zugleich in die Zange nehmen: hartnäckig hohe Kosten am Heimatstandort, der teure und holprige Umstieg auf die Elektromobilität sowie der wachsende Druck chinesischer Hersteller. Auf sie entfiel in den ersten fünf Monaten des Jahres fast jede zehnte Neuzulassung in der Europäischen Union. Volkswagen hat mit Verkäufen gegengesteuert – darunter 7,4 Milliarden Euro aus der Veräußerung der Schiffsmotorensparte Everllence an Bain Capital –, doch das Kostenproblem bleibt der Kern. Den Konzern wollte die Zahlen nicht bestätigen. Eine Entscheidung liege allein bei den zuständigen Gremien, hieß es in einer Stellungnahme. Die maßgeblichen Sachverhalte werden in den zuständigen Gremien beraten und beschlossen. Wir greifen diesem Prozess nicht vor. Zugleich räumte das Unternehmen die Dimension der Aufgabe ein: „Der gesamte Konzern, einschließlich seiner Marken und Tochtergesellschaften, muss sich tiefgreifend wandeln.“ Gewerkschaften kündigen Widerstand an Die Berichte prallen frontal auf Zusagen, die Volkswagen seiner eigenen Belegschaft gegeben hat. Eine Vereinbarung von 2024 schließt die Schließung deutscher Werke in diesem Jahrzehnt aus; Beschäftigungsgarantien laufen bei der Marke VW bis Ende 2030 und bei Audi bis Ende 2033. Wie Werksschließungen unter geltendem Arbeits- und Tarifrecht überhaupt umzusetzen wären, bleibt damit offen. Die Arbeitnehmervertreter reagierten mit scharfer Kritik. In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung kündigten der VW-Gesamtbetriebsrat unter Vorsitz von Daniela Cavallo und die IG Metall unter Führung von Christiane Benner Widerstand an. „Sollten solche Pläne kommen, würden wir alles in unserer Macht Stehende tun, um sie zu verhindern“, erklärten sie. Ein Versuch, Werke zu schließen, dürfte eine der härtesten industriellen Auseinandersetzungen seit Jahren auslösen – die IG Metall stellt die Hälfte der Sitze im Aufsichtsrat, und das Land Niedersachsen als Großaktionär hat sich traditionell schützend vor die Beschäftigten gestellt. Warum es die Großregion trifft Die Erschütterungen aus Wolfsburg enden nicht an Deutschlands Grenzen. Volkswagen steht an der Spitze einer kontinentalen Zulieferpyramide, und Luxemburg ist Teil davon. Die staatliche Investitionsagentur des Großherzogtums beschreibt das Land als Teil eines Automobilnetzwerks von mehr als 300 Unternehmen – sieben großen Herstellerwerken, über 20 globalen Zulieferern und 15 Forschungseinrichtungen –, das mehr als 220.000 Arbeitsplätze in sechs Regionen Belgiens, Frankreichs, Deutschlands und Luxemburgs trägt. In diesem Geflecht sitzen weltweit bedeutende Arbeitgeber mit Sitz im Großherzogtum, deren Geschäft eng am Wohlergehen von Herstellern wie Volkswagen hängt: - Goodyear, dessen Forschungs- und Produktionskomplex rund um Colmar-Berg, Bissen und Düdelingen etwa 3.500 Menschen beschäftigt – der größte Standort außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten. - IEE, ein Sensorspezialist, der globale Fahrzeughersteller mit Sicherheitssystemen beliefert. - Cebi International, BorgWarner und weitere Komponenten- und Elektronikzulieferer für europäische Montagebänder. Auch menschlich ist die Abhängigkeit groß. Luxemburgs Wirtschaft stützt sich auf mehr als 200.000 Grenzgänger, viele davon aus dem deutschen Saarland und dem französischen Lothringen – beides Kernregionen der Automobilzulieferung, in denen Betriebe ihre Belegschaften bereits ausgedünnt haben, weil die Hersteller weniger bestellen. Ein Rückbau beim größten Produzenten Europas pflanzt sich bis zu den Tier-1- und Tier-2-Zulieferern fort, die diese Arbeitskräfte beschäftigen – und von dort in die regionale Wirtschaft, deren Anker Luxemburg ist. Noch ist die Zahl von 100.000 ein berichteter Plan, keine Entscheidung; die Bewährungsprobe kommt, wenn der Aufsichtsrat am 9. Juli zusammentritt. Die Richtung aber ist unverkennbar. Im März lautete die Frage, wie tief ein einzelner Hersteller schneiden würde. Im Juni geht es darum, wie weit Europas industrielles Aushängeschild – und die breite Fertigungswirtschaft, die sich auf es stützt – schrumpfen muss, um zu überleben. ### Sources - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut 100,000 jobs in major overhaul — RTÉ (Reuters): https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0626/1580471-volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-100-000-jobs-in-major-overhaul/ - Up to 100,000 jobs and four plants: Volkswagen reportedly plans radical overhaul — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/100000-jobs-and-four-plants-volkswagen-reportedly-plans-radical-overhaul - Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/volkswagen-to-axe-up-to-100000-jobs-in-sweeping-cost-cutting-drive/ - Volkswagen plans to cut 15% of its workforce and close four German plants, report says — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/volkswagen-vw-job-cuts-autos-germany.html - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in next years: report — Business Standard (Reuters): https://www.business-standard.com/industry/auto/volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-up-to-100-000-jobs-in-next-years-report-126062600489_1.html - Volkswagen slashes 50,000 jobs after profits collapse by nearly half — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/10/volkswagen-slashes-50000-jobs-after-profits-collapse-by-nearly-half - Automotive sector — Luxembourg Trade & Invest — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/business-sector/automotive-sector/ --- ## Mietenstopp für eine Million Wohnungen: New York löst Mamdanis Kernversprechen ein - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/new-york-mietenstopp-mamdani-rgb-eine-million-wohnungen - Published: 2026-06-26T12:11:30.692+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:11:30.692+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: e1e65a5f-6919-443a-a4bd-fd8ee6a32bd9 - Dateline: New York City, US > Mit 7 zu 1 Stimmen friert New Yorks Mietkommission die Mieten für rund eine Million regulierte Wohnungen ein – ein Präzedenzfall, der weit über die Stadtgrenzen hinaus Beachtung findet. ### Summary New Yorks Rent Guidelines Board hat mit 7:1 einen Mietenstopp für etwa eine Million regulierte Wohnungen beschlossen. Es ist der erste Einfrierungsbeschluss seit 2020 und der erste je für Zweijahresverträge – das Kernversprechen von Bürgermeister Zohran Mamdani. ### Key facts - New Yorks Rent Guidelines Board beschloss mit 7:1 eine Nullanpassung für Ein- und Zweijahresverträge regulierter Wohnungen. - Es ist der erste Mietenstopp in der Stadt seit 2020 und der erste je für Zweijahresverträge. - Erfasst sind rund eine Million Wohnungen – über 40 Prozent des Bestands – mit etwa zwei Millionen Bewohnern. - Der Stopp löst Bürgermeister Zohran Mamdanis zentrales Wahlversprechen ein; er könnte Mietern bis zu 6,8 Milliarden Dollar ersparen. - Eigentümer warnen vor Verfall der Gebäude und kündigen eine Klage an; eine Vertreterin der Eigentümerseite trat vor der Abstimmung zurück. ### FAQ **Q: Für welche Wohnungen gilt der Mietenstopp?** Für rund eine Million regulierte Wohnungen in New York: Einheiten in vor 1974 errichteten Gebäuden mit sechs oder mehr Wohnungen sowie Einheiten in neueren Gebäuden, die bestimmte Steuervergünstigungen oder staatliche Zuschüsse erhalten. Er betrifft Mietverhältnisse, die zwischen dem 1. Oktober 2026 und dem 30. September 2027 beginnen. **Q: Warum ist die Abstimmung historisch?** Es ist der erste Mietenstopp in New York seit 2020 und das erste Mal überhaupt, dass die Kommission auch Zweijahresverträge einfriert. Zugleich erfüllt sie damit das Kernversprechen von Bürgermeister Mamdani. **Q: Was kritisieren die Eigentümer?** Hauseigentümer und Verbände wie der Real Estate Board of New York warnen, der Stopp entziehe alternden Gebäuden die Mittel für die Instandhaltung, während Kosten für Versicherung, Brennstoff und Löhne steigen. Eine Klage gegen den Beschluss gilt als wahrscheinlich. **Q: Was hat das mit Luxemburg zu tun?** Die Bezahlbarkeit von Wohnraum ist auch in Luxemburg eine zentrale politische Frage; die Immobilienpreise zählen zu den höchsten in der EU. Eurostats Bericht Housing in Europe 2025 dokumentiert wachsende Belastungen in europäischen Städten – New Yorks Eingriff wird daher als Testfall verfolgt. ### Body In der Nacht zum Freitag hat das New Yorker Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) mit sieben zu einer Stimme beschlossen, die Mieten für rund eine Million regulierte Wohnungen einzufrieren. Damit wird jenes Versprechen Realität, das Zohran Mamdani vom aufmüpfigen Abgeordneten ins Rathaus der größten Stadt der Vereinigten Staaten getragen hat. Die Kommission legte sowohl für Ein- als auch für Zweijahresverträge eine Anpassung von null Prozent fest. Sie gilt für Mietverhältnisse, die zwischen dem 1. Oktober 2026 und dem 30. September 2027 beginnen. Erstmals friert das Gremium die Mieten auch für Zweijahresverträge ein – und es ist mehreren Berichten zufolge der erste Stopp jedweder Art in New York seit 2020. Für Mamdani, einen 34-jährigen demokratischen Sozialisten, der sein Amt am 1. Januar antrat, wird mit der Entscheidung aus einer Parole ein Beschluss. „Freeze the rent“ – die Mieten einfrieren – war der Sammelruf einer Kampagne, die im Juni 2025 Ex-Gouverneur Andrew Cuomo in der Vorwahl der Demokraten schlug und ihn bei der Hauptwahl im November erneut bezwang. In einer Erklärung nach der Abstimmung nannte der Bürgermeister das Ergebnis einen Wendepunkt für die Mieterinnen und Mieter der Stadt. Dies ist ein historischer Sieg für die Mieterinnen und Mieter New Yorks. Nach Prüfung der Daten und nach Anhörung der New Yorkerinnen und New Yorker aus der ganzen Stadt hat das unabhängige RGB einen Stopp für Einjahresverträge beschlossen – und den allerersten Stopp für Zweijahresverträge in der Geschichte unserer Stadt. Das ist die Entlastung, die die arbeitenden Menschen in unserer Stadt verdienen. Mamdani gewann die Vorwahl der Demokraten am 24. Juni 2025 mit rund 56 zu 44 Prozent in der entscheidenden Runde des Rangwahlverfahrens (573.169 zu 443.229 Stimmen). Die Hauptwahl am 4. November 2025 entschied er mit 50,78 Prozent (1.114.184 Stimmen) für sich – vor Cuomo, der als Unabhängiger antrat (41,32 Prozent), und dem Republikaner Curtis Sliwa (7,01 Prozent). Er ist der erste muslimische und erste südasiatische Bürgermeister der Stadt und ihr jüngster seit 1892. Ein Beschluss – und ein lautstarker Rücktritt Das Rent Guidelines Board ist ein neunköpfiges städtisches Gremium, das jährlich die Mietanpassungen für den regulierten Wohnungsbestand festlegt. Seine Unabhängigkeit wurde zum zentralen Streitpunkt: Sechs der neun Mitglieder hat Mamdani berufen, und Kritiker hielten das Ergebnis für ausgemacht, sobald er gewählt war. Dieser Vorwurf brach Stunden vor der Abstimmung offen auf, als Christina Smyth – Anwältin und Vertreterin der Eigentümerseite – mit sofortiger Wirkung zurücktrat. Smyth, 2022 vom früheren Bürgermeister Eric Adams berufen und am 18. Dezember 2025 erneut bestätigt, warf der Kommission vor, ihren analytischen Auftrag aufgegeben zu haben. „Das Rent Guidelines Board hat aufgehört, ein faktenfindendes Gremium zu sein. Es ist zu einem Gremium geworden, das mit einer Antwort beginnt und sich dann rückwärts eine Begründung zusammenbastelt.“ Die Vorsitzende Chantella Mitchell zeigte sich überrascht vom Rücktritt, erklärte aber, die Abstimmung werde wie geplant stattfinden. Die einzige Gegenstimme kam vom öffentlichen Vertreter Arpit Gupta. Wen der Stopp erfasst – und was er sparen soll Der Mietenstopp betrifft einen erheblichen Teil des Wohnungsbestands. Die Zahl der regulierten Einheiten liegt bei rund einer Million – in mehreren Darstellungen mehr als 40 Prozent aller Wohnungen New Yorks – und sie beherbergen etwa zwei Millionen Menschen. Wer erfasst wird, regeln die städtischen Stabilisierungsvorschriften: - Wohnungen in Gebäuden mit sechs oder mehr Einheiten, die vor 1974 errichtet wurden; - Einheiten in neueren Gebäuden, die bestimmte Steuervergünstigungen oder staatliche Zuschüsse erhalten. Der Abgeordnete der Bundesstaatsversammlung Tony Simone schätzt, dass der Stopp den Mietern über Mamdanis vierjährige Amtszeit bis zu 6,8 Milliarden Dollar ersparen könnte. Der Bürgermeister hatte mit einem Einfrieren über alle vier Jahre geworben; in der Praxis legt die Kommission die Anpassungen jedoch nur Zyklus für Zyklus fest, sodass die kommenden Jahre offen bleiben. Eigentümer warnen vor Verfall – und vor Gericht Hauseigentümer und Branchenverbände reagierten alarmiert. Ein Stopp entziehe alternden Gebäuden die Einnahmen für Instandhaltung, während die eigenen Kosten – Versicherung, Brennstoff, Löhne – weiter stiegen. James Whelan, Präsident des Real Estate Board of New York, erklärte, die Entscheidung werde genau jene Krise vertiefen, die sie zu lindern vorgebe. „Die heutige Abstimmung mag politisch populär sein, doch sie wird New Yorks Wohnungskrise verschärfen.“ Kleinere Vermieter wie Ann Korchak von der Small Property Owners of New York stimmten in die Warnung ein, und eine Klage gegen den Beschluss gilt als wahrscheinlich. Der Streit bündelt eine alte Debatte der Mietregulierung: ob Deckel verletzliche Mieter schützen oder auf Dauer Instandhaltung und Neubau jenes Wohnraums entmutigen, den alle brauchen. Ein Testfall mit Strahlkraft bis Luxemburg Die Abstimmung fällt in eine Zeit, in der die Politik der Bezahlbarkeit westliche Städte umpflügt. Mamdanis Aufstieg – ein erklärter demokratischer Sozialist, der mit dem Versprechen niedriger Mieten gewinnt und nun regiert – ist für Wohnungsaktivisten zum Bezugspunkt und für die Immobilienwirtschaft zur Warnung geworden, weit über New York hinaus. In Luxemburg klingt das besonders nach. Hier zählen die Wohnkosten zu den drängendsten politischen Fragen, und die Immobilienpreise gehören zu den höchsten in der Europäischen Union. Eurostats Übersicht Housing in Europe 2025 belegt wachsende Belastungen für die Bezahlbarkeit in europäischen Städten; in Luxemburg hat der Druck auf Mieter und Kaufwillige immer wieder die Debatte darüber befeuert, wie weit der Staat in den Markt eingreifen soll. Was New York nun erprobt, ist einer der direktesten verfügbaren Eingriffe: ein Bürgermeister, der über Berufungen in ein Regulierungsgremium die Mieten für eine Million Wohnungen flach hält. Ob das Härte mildert, ohne das Angebot abzuwürgen – die Frage, um die Vermieter und Mieter in den kommenden Monaten ringen werden –, wird man weit über die fünf Stadtbezirke hinaus verfolgen. ### Sources - Panel approves Mamdani's rent freeze for nearly 1 million NYC apartments — Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/infrastructure/4626095/mamdani-rent-freeze-new-york-city-apartments/ - Rent board owner rep quits before final vote, alleges rent freeze was predetermined — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/news/rent-board-owner-rep-quits-before-final-vote/ - Mayor Mamdani's Statement on the Rent Guidelines Board's Final Vote — Office of the Mayor of New York City: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/mayor-mamdani-s-statement-on-the-rent-guidelines-board-s-final-v - New York City rental board approves Mamdani rent freeze — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/26/New-York-City-rent-freeze-approved/3071782455355/ - 2025 New York City mayoral election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_election - Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-wins - Mamdani's Promised Rent Freeze Approved in New York: What to Know — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/new-york-rent-freeze-stabilized-apartments-zohran-mamdani-housing-promise/ - NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge — Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-rent-guidelines-board-approves-2-year-rent-freeze-fulfilling-mamdani-campaign-pledge - Housing in Europe – 2025 edition — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/housing-2025 --- ## Aus Frankreich strömen sie, aus Deutschland weniger: Luxemburgs Pendler verschieben sich - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/grenzgaenger-luxemburg-deutschland-schwaecht-frankreich-waechst-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T11:51:28.908+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:51:28.908+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 0e14872f-09a7-42a1-97c6-1ab93ec21b80 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Frankreich stellt mehr als die Hälfte der rund 233.000 Grenzgänger des Großherzogtums. Das deutsche Kontingent dagegen tritt auf der Stelle – belastet von zwei Rezessionsjahren jenseits der Mosel. ### Summary In Luxemburg arbeiten rund 233.000 Grenzgänger, doch die Herkunft verschiebt sich: Frankreich wächst kräftig, Deutschland schrumpft erstmals seit Jahren. Die Ursachen liegen in der deutschen Rezession. ### Key facts - 2025 zählte Luxemburg rund 233.260 Grenzgänger: etwa 126.600 aus Frankreich (54 %), je rund 53.300 aus Deutschland und Belgien (je ~23 %). - Das Wachstum kommt fast nur aus Frankreich (+3,5 % im Januar 2026), während das deutsche Kontingent schrumpft (-0,7 %). - Hauptursache ist die Lage in Deutschland: zwei Rezessionsjahre, über drei Millionen Arbeitslose und ein nach Kaufkraft schwindender Lohnvorsprung. - Fast die Hälfte der deutschen Grenzgänger wohnt um Trier; das deutsche Kontingent altert mit +4 Jahren am stärksten. - Grenzpendler besetzen 46 bis 47 Prozent aller Lohnstellen – nur jeder vierte Beschäftigte ist luxemburgischer Staatsbürger. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Grenzgänger arbeiten in Luxemburg?** 2025 waren es nach Daten von Les Frontaliers und AGURAM rund 233.260. Davon leben etwa 126.600 in Frankreich (54 %), 53.360 in Deutschland und 53.300 in Belgien (je rund 23 %). Sie besetzen 46 bis 47 Prozent aller Lohn- und Gehaltsstellen. **Q: Warum sinkt die Zahl der deutschen Grenzgänger?** Ausschlaggebend ist die Lage in Deutschland: 2024 schrumpfte die Wirtschaft das zweite Jahr in Folge, die Arbeitslosigkeit überschritt im August 2025 drei Millionen, und nach Kaufkraft bereinigt ist der luxemburgische Lohnvorsprung weitgehend erodiert. **Q: Welches Land wächst am stärksten?** Frankreich. Im Januar 2026 legte das französische Kontingent um 3,5 Prozent zum Vorjahr zu (rund 4.270 Personen), während Deutschland um 0,7 Prozent (etwa 330 Personen) zurückging. **Q: Warum ist das für Luxemburg ein Problem?** Das Wachstum konzentriert sich zunehmend auf ein einziges Herkunftsland. Stagnieren die deutschen und belgischen Ströme dauerhaft, wächst die Abhängigkeit von Frankreich, das bereits mehr als die Hälfte der importierten Belegschaft stellt. ### Body Wer Luxemburgs Wirtschaft am Laufen hält, wohnt zu großen Teilen gar nicht im Land. Banken, Baustellen, Krankenhäuser und Ministerien füllen sich Morgen für Morgen mit Menschen, die aus Thionville und Metz, aus Arlon oder aus Trier anreisen. Diese tägliche Bewegung der Grenzgänger ist das Rückgrat des Großherzogtums – und ihre Zusammensetzung verändert sich gerade leise, aber folgenreich für ein Land, das ohne importierte Arbeitskraft nicht wachsen kann. 2025 zählte Luxemburg nach Daten, die der Verband Les Frontaliers und die französische Planungsagentur AGURAM aus STATEC- und Sozialversicherungszahlen zusammengetragen haben, rund 233.260 Grenzgänger. Davon leben etwa 126.600 in Frankreich – gut 54 Prozent des Gesamten –, 53.360 in Deutschland und 53.300 in Belgien, jeweils nahe 23 Prozent. Grenzpendler besetzen damit geschätzt 46 bis 47 Prozent aller Lohn- und Gehaltsstellen im Land. Nur etwa jeder vierte Beschäftigte ist überhaupt luxemburgischer Staatsbürger. Frankreich zieht davon, Deutschland verharrt Hinter der runden Gesamtzahl verbirgt sich eine Spaltung. Das Wachstum geht inzwischen fast vollständig auf französische Pendler zurück, während der Zustrom aus Deutschland sich abflacht und zeitweise sogar umkehrt. Les Frontaliers meldete für Januar 2026 ein Plus von 3,5 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr bei den aus Frankreich kommenden Beschäftigten – rund 4.270 zusätzliche Menschen. Das deutsche Kontingent gab im selben Zeitraum um 0,7 Prozent nach, etwa 330 Personen. Es ist kein Ausreißer. Die Quartalszahlen von STATEC zeigen für das dritte Quartal 2025 einen Rückgang der deutschen Grenzgängerbeschäftigung um rund 0,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr, während die französischen und belgischen Ströme weiter zulegten. Erstmals sichtbar wurde das Muster bereits 2024. Das Statistikamt hielt schon in einer früheren Mitteilung fest: „Im zweiten Quartal ist die Zahl der Grenzgänger aus Deutschland (-0,3 %) und Belgien (-0,1 %) sogar zurückgegangen, anders als die Zahl der Franzosen (+0,4 %)." – STATEC, das nationale Statistikinstitut Luxemburgs. Dieser Stillstand unterbricht einen langen Aufstieg. Die Interregionale Arbeitsmarktbeobachtungsstelle (IBA·OIE) verweist darauf, dass die deutschen Zahlen über zwei Jahrzehnte so schnell stiegen, dass sie Belgien überholten: Lagen die Belgier 2004 noch um 7.000 vorn, führten die Deutschen 2023 mit rund 800. Die jüngste Abkühlung hat diesen Aufstieg eingefroren. Warum der deutsche Zustrom versiegt Die Verlangsamung hat weniger mit Luxemburg zu tun als mit den Verhältnissen auf der deutschen Seite der Grenze. Mehrere Kräfte wirken in dieselbe Richtung: - Rezession nebenan. Deutschlands Wirtschaft schrumpfte 2024 das zweite Jahr in Folge; das Bruttoinlandsprodukt sank laut der französischen Statistikbehörde Insee um 0,2 Prozent, nach einem Minus von 0,3 Prozent 2023. Eine schrumpfende Wirtschaft erzeugt weniger jener Stellenwechsel, die das grenzüberschreitende Einstellen speisen. - Ein schwächerer Arbeitsmarkt. Die deutsche Arbeitslosigkeit überschritt im August 2025 die Marke von drei Millionen – ein seit 2015 nicht mehr gesehener Stand – bei einer Quote um die 6,3 Prozent. Die deutsche Industrie strich binnen Jahresfrist rund 70.000 Stellen, bis zu 100.000 weitere gelten als gefährdet. - Ein schrumpfender Lohnvorsprung. In barem Geld bleibt Luxemburgs Gehaltsprämie real, doch nach Kaufkraft bereinigt führt Deutschland die Mindestlohn-Rangliste der Großregion an – rund 11,81 Kaufkraftstandards gegenüber etwa 11,92 für Frankreich und Belgien, wie die IBA·OIE feststellt. Für Beschäftigte in Trier ist der Pendelvorteil damit erodiert. Die Geografie verstärkt den Effekt. Fast die Hälfte der deutschen Grenzgänger wohnt in oder um Trier, sodass ein regionaler Abschwung dort unmittelbar in Luxemburgs Zustrom durchschlägt. Zudem altert die Belegschaft: Von Chronicle.lu zitierte STATEC-Daten beziffern das Durchschnittsalter der Grenzgänger 2025 auf rund 41 Jahre, wobei das deutsche Kontingent am stärksten alterte – um vier Jahre –, weil immer weniger junge Kräfte die Älteren ersetzen. Eine strukturelle Abhängigkeit Für Luxemburg ist das keine akademische Frage. Mit hartnäckig unbesetzten Stellen in Finanzwesen, IT und Ingenieurwesen und einer zu kleinen einheimischen Bevölkerung stützt sich das Land stärker auf seine Nachbarn als jede andere Region Europas. Premierminister Luc Frieden brachte das im März 2026 unverblümt auf den Punkt und warnte, der Arbeitsmarkt würde ohne seine Pendler zusammenbrechen. „Ein Arbeitsmarkt ohne die Grenzgänger, das wäre das Ende Luxemburgs", sagte Frieden vor Journalisten, wie L'essentiel berichtete. Zugleich mahnte er, „die Schwäche der europäischen und insbesondere der deutschen Wirtschaft (...) wirkt sich auf Luxemburg aus", als er 2026 zum „Jahr der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit" erklärte. Das Risiko in den Zahlen ist eines der Konzentration. Während die deutschen und belgischen Ströme stagnieren, hängt Luxemburgs Wachstum immer mehr an einem einzigen Herkunftsland. Frankreichs tiefes Arbeitskräftereservoir um Thionville und Metz hat die Lücke bislang gefüllt. Bei der Arbeitsagentur ADEM gemeldete einheimische Stellensuchende stiegen bis Ende Januar 2026 um 9,4 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr auf rund 21.255 – ein Hinweis darauf, dass sich der Markt am Rand lockert, während Fachstellen unbesetzt bleiben. Ob der deutsche Zustrom sich wieder öffnet, entscheidet sich weitgehend in Berlin. Fasst die deutsche Erholung Tritt, könnte der historische Aufwärtstrend zurückkehren; hält die Rezession an, vertieft sich Luxemburgs Angewiesenheit auf französische Pendler – schon jetzt mehr als die Hälfte seiner importierten Belegschaft. So oder so ist der Personalengpass des Großherzogtums inzwischen ebenso eng an die Konjunktur der Nachbarn gebunden wie an die eigene. ### Sources - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE (Interregional Labour Market Observatory): https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg : Boom des frontaliers français, recul des Allemands — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/luxembourg-boom-des-frontaliers-francais-recul-des-allemands/ - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 (memo transfrontalier) — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - Emploi salarié : +0,5% au troisième trimestre 2025 et +1,3% sur 12 mois — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/stn02-26-emploi-salarie.html - Au Luxembourg, le nombre de frontaliers belges et allemands baisse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-frontaliers-belges-et-allemands-baisse-103196421 - «Le Luxembourg n'est rien sans les frontaliers» : Luc Frieden appelle à des réformes urgentes — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luc-frieden-le-luxembourg-n-est-rien-sans-les-frontaliers-103522406 - Bilan économique 2024 Grand Est : l'Allemagne en récession — Insee: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8567591?sommaire=8354832 - Understanding the cross-border worker phenomenon — Delano / Paperjam: https://delano.lu/article/delano_understanding-cross-border-worker-phenomenon - Travailler en Allemagne en 2025 : le retour à 3 millions de chômeurs — Connexion-Emploi: https://www.connexion-emploi.com/fr/a/travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs-travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs - Regards 02/26 - Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Luxembourg Workforce Slowly Ageing, Driven by Seniors & Cross-Border Employees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58033-luxembourg-workforce-slowly-ageing-driven-by-seniors-cross-border-employees --- ## Brüssel will Ukraine-Schutz bis 2028 verlängern – und wehrpflichtige Männer ausschließen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-ukraine-schutz-2028-wehrpflichtige-maenner-ausschluss - Published: 2026-06-26T11:39:39.09+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:39:39.09+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: d737b65f-60d9-4184-aa34-4c5e41c1af1f - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Auf Bitten Kiews will die EU-Kommission den vorübergehenden Schutz für Geflüchtete verlängern, neu ankommende Männer zwischen 23 und 60 jedoch erstmals davon ausnehmen – mit Folgen bis nach Luxemburg. ### Summary Die EU-Kommission schlägt vor, den Schutz für Ukraine-Geflüchtete bis März 2028 zu verlängern, neu ankommende Männer im wehrpflichtigen Alter aber auszuschließen. Auch Luxemburgs rund 5.000 Schutzberechtigte sind betroffen. ### Key facts - Die EU-Kommission schlägt vor, den vorübergehenden Schutz für Ukraine-Geflüchtete bis zum 4. März 2028 zu verlängern. - Neu ankommende Männer zwischen 23 und 60 Jahren, die wegen ihrer Wehrpflicht nicht ausreisen dürfen, sollen in der Regel keinen Schutz mehr erhalten – Ausnahmen etwa für Untaugliche und Väter von drei Kindern bleiben. - Wer bereits Schutz hat, behält ihn unabhängig vom Alter; Ausgeschlossene können weiterhin einzeln Asyl beantragen. - Auslöser war Kiews Entscheidung, ab dem 28. August 2025 Männer von 18 bis 22 Jahren ausreisen zu lassen – die EU-Schutzgewährungen stiegen im September 2025 um 49 Prozent auf 79.205. - In Luxemburg leben rund 5.000 Menschen unter vorübergehendem Schutz; der Rat muss mit qualifizierter Mehrheit entscheiden. ### FAQ **Q: Bis wann soll der vorübergehende Schutz verlängert werden?** Die EU-Kommission schlägt eine Verlängerung um ein Jahr bis zum 4. März 2028 vor. Bislang läuft das Regime bis März 2027. Der Rat muss mit qualifizierter Mehrheit zustimmen – mindestens 15 der 27 Staaten, die 65 Prozent der EU-Bevölkerung vertreten. **Q: Wer wäre vom Ausschluss betroffen?** In der Regel neu ankommende Männer zwischen 23 und 60 Jahren, die das ukrainische Kriegsrecht an der Ausreise hindert. Ausgenommen bleiben unter anderem Wehruntaugliche, Väter von drei oder mehr Kindern unter 18 Jahren und Vollzeitpflegende. Wer schon Schutz hat, behält ihn. **Q: Welche Folgen hätte das für Luxemburg?** In Luxemburg leben rund 5.000 Menschen unter vorübergehendem Schutz. Ein neu ankommender Mann zwischen 23 und 60 ohne Ausreiseerlaubnis käme nicht mehr automatisch in den Schutz, sondern müsste einzeln Asyl beantragen. Bereits Geschützte sind nicht betroffen. **Q: Warum kommt der Vorschlag jetzt?** Kiew hat die EU darum gebeten, um den Personalmangel seiner Armee zu lindern. Auslöser war, dass die Ukraine ab dem 28. August 2025 Männer von 18 bis 22 Jahren ausreisen ließ, woraufhin die Schutzanträge in der EU sprunghaft anstiegen. ### Body Vier Jahre nach Kriegsbeginn rückt die Europäische Union von einem ihrer wenigen einstimmigen Versprechen ab. Die EU-Kommission schlug am Freitag vor, den vorübergehenden Schutz für Menschen aus der Ukraine bis zum 4. März 2028 zu verlängern – und zugleich erstmals eine Gruppe gezielt auszuschließen: neu ankommende Männer im wehrfähigen Alter, die ihr Land nach geltendem Recht gar nicht verlassen dürfen. Die Initiative geht auf eine Bitte aus Kiew zurück, das den Personalmangel seiner Armee lindern will. Damit verschiebt sich die Geste europäischer Solidarität in ihr fünftes Kriegsjahr – und stellt die Asylpolitik auf die Probe, bis hinunter nach Luxemburg. Konkret soll der Schutz für die rund 4,4 Millionen bereits registrierten Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer um ein Jahr verlängert werden. Neu ankommenden Personen, die von den ukrainischen Behörden wegen ihrer Wehrpflicht keine Ausreiseerlaubnis erhalten, soll er dagegen in der Regel nicht mehr gewährt werden – in der Praxis betrifft das Männer zwischen 23 und 60 Jahren, denen das ukrainische Kriegsrecht den Grenzübertritt untersagt. Was die Kommission auf den Tisch legt Rechtliche Grundlage bleibt die Richtlinie über den vorübergehenden Schutz aus dem Jahr 2001, die am 4. März 2022 zum ersten Mal überhaupt aktiviert wurde. Sie verschafft Geflüchteten einen kollektiven Aufenthaltsstatus, ohne dass jeder Einzelfall ein Asylverfahren durchlaufen muss. Der neue Text ändert nicht die Logik, wohl aber den Kreis der Berechtigten. Beschlossen ist nichts: Der Rat muss zustimmen, und zwar mit qualifizierter Mehrheit – mindestens 15 der 27 Regierungen, die zusammen 65 Prozent der EU-Bevölkerung vertreten. Mehrere Ausnahmen sollen bestehen bleiben. Berichten zufolge blieben Männer mit Behinderung oder Wehruntauglichkeit, Väter von drei oder mehr Kindern unter 18 Jahren sowie Vollzeitpflegende kranker Angehöriger anspruchsberechtigt. Wer aus dem Schutzsystem herausfällt, kann zudem weiterhin einen individuellen Asylantrag stellen. Entscheidend: Niemand, der bereits Schutz genießt, verliert ihn wegen seines Alters. Flankiert wird die Verschärfung von einem milderen Instrument – einem Pilotprogramm für freiwillige Rückkehr und Wiederaufbau, das Heimkehrwilligen bei Arbeit, Wohnung und Ausbildung in der Ukraine helfen soll. Über den Ursprung der neuen Beschränkung ließ Innenkommissar Magnus Brunner keinen Zweifel. Das ist etwas, worum uns die Ukrainer gebeten haben. Der Ansturm, der alles auslöste Der Auslöser liegt nicht in Brüssel, sondern in Kiew. Seit dem 28. August 2025 dürfen Männer zwischen 18 und 22 Jahren das Land trotz Kriegsrechts frei verlassen – eine Initiative von Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj, gedacht als Möglichkeit, im Ausland zu studieren und später für den Wiederaufbau zurückzukehren. An den EU-Außengrenzen war die Wirkung sofort spürbar. - Die Zahl der neu gewährten Schutzstatus in der EU sprang im September 2025 auf 79.205 – ein Plus von 49 Prozent gegenüber dem Vormonat und der höchste Wert seit August 2023, wie die Irish Times berichtet. - Der polnische Grenzschutz registrierte zwischen dem 28. August und dem 19. September 2025 rund 53.000 Kontrollen ukrainischer Männer im Alter von 18 bis 22 Jahren – knapp 40.000 bei der Einreise, mehr als 13.000 bei der Ausreise –, betonte aber, es handle sich um Grenzkontrollen, nicht um Einzelpersonen. - In der ersten Woche nach der Regeländerung hätten sich die Ausreisen dieser Altersgruppe mehr als verzehnfacht. Die Zahlen trafen einen wunden Punkt: Die ukrainische Armee ist zahlenmäßig unterlegen und kämpft mit Personalmangel, während die Regierung ihren jüngsten Männern zugleich die Tür öffnete. In den Hauptstädten blieb das nicht unbemerkt. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz erklärte, er habe das Thema direkt in Kiew angesprochen. „Ich habe den ukrainischen Präsidenten gebeten, dafür zu sorgen, dass insbesondere junge Männer aus der Ukraine nicht in immer größerer Zahl nach Deutschland kommen, sondern in ihrem eigenen Land Dienst tun“, sagte Merz laut Irish Times. Solidarität gegen Soldatenmangel Der Vorschlag legt eine Bruchlinie offen, die sich seit 2022 durch die europäische Politik zieht: der Reflex, Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer zu schützen, gegen die Migrationsdebatten der Mitgliedstaaten und Kiews Bedarf an Soldaten. Menschenrechtsbeobachter warnten davor, die Aufnahme zu verengen. Der Menschenrechtskommissar des Europarats, Michael O’Flaherty, hält die Bedingungen für eine sichere Rückkehr für nicht gegeben. „In der Ukraine gibt es keine sicheren Gebiete. Wir dürfen die schutzbedürftigsten Menschen nicht vergessen, und die Menschenwürde muss im Zentrum jeder Entscheidung bleiben“, sagte O’Flaherty. Eine Momentaufnahme von Eurostat verdeutlicht, worum es geht. Ende Februar 2026 hielten 4,40 Millionen Menschen in der EU einen vorübergehenden Schutzstatus – 43,5 Prozent erwachsene Frauen, 30,2 Prozent Minderjährige und 26,3 Prozent erwachsene Männer. Die meisten nahm Deutschland auf (rund 1,27 Millionen, 28,8 Prozent des EU-Gesamts), vor Polen (966.595) und Tschechien (399.630). Ukrainische Staatsangehörige stellten 98,4 Prozent aller Begünstigten. Was das für Luxemburg und die Großregion bedeutet Luxemburg ist auf dieser Karte ein kleiner, aber gefestigter Punkt. Eurostat verzeichnete im Großherzogtum im Februar 2026 einen Nettorückgang von gerade einmal fünf Begünstigten (-0,1 Prozent) – einer von nur drei Mitgliedstaaten mit einem Minus in diesem Monat – und damit eine Gemeinschaft von etwa 5.000 Menschen unter vorübergehendem Schutz. Weil das Regime EU-weit einheitlich gilt, entscheiden die in Brüssel formulierten Regeln darüber, wer sich in Luxemburg registrieren kann, wer in den angrenzenden deutschen Ländern, im belgischen Wallonien und im französischen Lothringen der Großregion – und wer stattdessen in das langsamere Einzelasylverfahren gelenkt wird. Für das Großherzogtum ist die praktische Änderung eng umrissen, aber real: Ein neu ankommender Ukrainer zwischen 23 und 60 Jahren, der ohne Ausreiseerlaubnis nach Luxemburg gelangt, würde am Schalter der Einwanderungsbehörde nicht mehr in den vorübergehenden Schutz aufgenommen, sondern müsste – sofern der Rat den Text annimmt – einen individuellen Asylantrag stellen. Wer bereits geschützt ist – die große Mehrheit der in Luxemburg angekommenen Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer, die als Frauen, Kinder und ältere Männer kamen –, bleibt unberührt; die Verlängerung bis 2028 verschafft ihnen ein weiteres Jahr Rechtssicherheit bei Aufenthalt, Arbeit und Schulbesuch. Nun liegt der Vorschlag bei den 27 Regierungen. Da eine qualifizierte Mehrheit nötig ist und Menschenrechtsgremien bereits Widerstand anmelden, werden die kommenden Wochen zeigen, ob sich das europäische Kriegsversprechen der Frontarithmetik Kiews beugt – und wie weit Luxemburgs eigenes Schutzregime diesen Weg mitgeht. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - EU to refuse refuge to military-age Ukrainian men — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580434-eu-ukraine-protection/ - Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/brussels-to-exclude-military-age-ukrainian-men-from-temporary-protection-scheme - Ukraine asks the EU to stop refuge for men aged 23-60 to ease manpower shortage — TheJournal.ie: https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-eu-refugee-protection-men-7082494-Jun2026/ - Ukraine's decision to let young men leave sparks alarm in Europe — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2025/11/14/ukraines-decision-to-let-young-men-leave-sparks-alarm-in-europe/ - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - Travel abroad for men aged 18-22: new rules from August 28, 2025 — Visit Ukraine: https://visitukraine.today/blog/6788/travel-abroad-for-men-aged-18-22-new-rules-from-august-28-2025 - Young Ukrainians are crossing the Polish border en masse: statistics from border guards — PRM.ua: https://prm.ua/en/young-ukrainians-are-crossing-the-polish-border-en-masse-statistics-from-border-guards/ - Council of Europe Commissioner: Ukrainians still need temporary protection — Ukrainian World Congress: https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/council-of-europe-commissioner-ukrainians-still-need-temporary-protection/ - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ --- ## Brüssel nimmt Sanofi wegen Grippeimpfstoffen ins Visier - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-wettbewerbshueter-sanofi-grippeimpfstoff-ermittlung - Published: 2026-06-26T11:10:18.22+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:10:18.22+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: ed2d2787-de3d-4815-8442-341d1066f721 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Die EU-Kommission prüft, ob der französische Pharmakonzern seine Marktmacht bei Grippeimpfstoffen missbraucht hat, indem er Konkurrenzpräparate schlechtredete – auch für Luxemburg relevant. ### Summary Die EU-Kommission ermittelt gegen Sanofi wegen möglichen Missbrauchs einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung bei Grippeimpfstoffen. Im Zentrum steht der Verdacht der wettbewerbswidrigen Schlechtmachung konkurrierender Präparate. ### Key facts - Die EU-Kommission führte am 29. September 2025 unangekündigte Nachprüfungen bei Sanofi in Frankreich und Deutschland durch und machte den Vorgang am 30. September öffentlich. - Im Zentrum steht der Verdacht des Missbrauchs einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung (Artikel 102 AEUV) durch wettbewerbswidrige Schlechtmachung konkurrierender Grippeimpfstoffe. - Bei einer Feststellung des Missbrauchs drohen Geldbußen von bis zu 10 Prozent des weltweiten Jahresumsatzes; eine gesetzliche Frist für den Abschluss gibt es nicht. - Als Präzedenz gilt das Rekordbußgeld von 462,6 Millionen Euro gegen Teva (2024) wegen einer systematischen Schlechtmachungskampagne. - Sanofi zeigt sich zuversichtlich, die Vorschriften einzuhalten, und sagt volle Kooperation zu; das Verfahren steht noch am Anfang. ### FAQ **Q: Was wirft die EU-Kommission Sanofi vor?** Die Kommission hat den Verdacht, dass Sanofi seine marktbeherrschende Stellung bei saisonalen Grippeimpfstoffen missbraucht haben könnte – durch sogenannte wettbewerbswidrige Schlechtmachung, also das Verbreiten falscher oder unbelegter Behauptungen über konkurrierende Präparate. Es handelt sich um eine Untersuchung nach Artikel 102 AEUV, nicht um ein Urteil. **Q: Welche Strafen drohen Sanofi?** Sollte die Kommission einen Missbrauch der Marktbeherrschung feststellen, kann sie Geldbußen von bis zu 10 Prozent des weltweiten Jahresumsatzes verhängen und die Einstellung des Verhaltens anordnen. Bislang sind jedoch keine förmlichen Vorwürfe erhoben worden. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat der Fall für Luxemburg?** Saisonale Grippeimpfstoffe werden in allen 27 Mitgliedstaaten eingesetzt. Luxemburg empfiehlt die Impfung für über 65-Jährige und Risikogruppen; die CNS erstattet den Impfstoff für Anspruchsberechtigte, und die Impfstoffe des nationalen Programms werden den impfenden Ärzten kostenlos vom Staat gestellt. Wettbewerbsverzerrungen wirken sich damit auf Preise, Versorgung und öffentliche Kassen aus. ### Body BRÜSSEL — Die Wettbewerbshüter der Europäischen Union haben ein Kartellverfahren gegen Sanofi eingeleitet. Geprüft wird, ob der französische Pharmakonzern seine starke Stellung auf dem Markt für saisonale Grippeimpfstoffe missbraucht hat, indem er irreführende Behauptungen über konkurrierende Präparate verbreitete. Öffentlich wurde der Vorgang am 30. September 2025, als die Europäische Kommission mitteilte, sie habe unangekündigte Nachprüfungen – sogenannte Dawn Raids – in den Räumlichkeiten eines nicht namentlich genannten Unternehmens aus dem Impfstoffsektor durchgeführt. Sanofi bestätigte noch am selben Tag, gemeint zu sein: Vertreter der Kommission hätten tags zuvor, am 29. September, Standorte des Konzerns in Frankreich und Deutschland aufgesucht, „im Zusammenhang mit einer Untersuchung von Verhaltensweisen im Bereich der saisonalen Grippeimpfstoffe". Begleitet wurden die Beamten von Vertretern der nationalen Wettbewerbsbehörden. Worauf der Verdacht der Kommission zielt In ihrer Mitteilung erklärte die Kommission, sie habe Bedenken, das nachgeprüfte Unternehmen könnte gegen das EU-Verbot des Missbrauchs einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung verstoßen haben – verankert in Artikel 102 des Vertrags über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union. Konkret nehme die Behörde Verhaltensweisen in den Blick, die auf eine wettbewerbswidrige Schlechtmachung hinauslaufen könnten. Gemeint ist damit, dass ein Unternehmen Wettbewerber mit falschen oder unbelegten Behauptungen über deren Produkte oder deren Ruf angreift – etwa, indem es Zweifel an der Sicherheit oder Wirksamkeit eines bereits von den Gesundheitsbehörden zugelassenen Konkurrenzimpfstoffs sät. Setzt ein marktbeherrschendes Unternehmen solche Mittel ein, um Konkurrenten zu verdrängen, wertet das EU-Recht dies als Missbrauch – und nicht als gewöhnliches Marketing. „Die Kommission hat Bedenken, dass das nachgeprüfte Unternehmen gegen die EU-Wettbewerbsregeln verstoßen haben könnte, die den Missbrauch einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung verbieten. Insbesondere untersucht die Kommission mögliche Verdrängungspraktiken, die einer wettbewerbswidrigen Schlechtmachung gleichkommen könnten." Zugleich betonte die Behörde, die Nachprüfungen seien lediglich ein erster Schritt. „Die Tatsache, dass die Kommission solche Nachprüfungen durchführt, bedeutet weder, dass sich das betreffende Unternehmen wettbewerbswidrig verhalten hat, noch greift sie dem Ausgang der Untersuchung selbst vor", hieß es. Für derartige Verfahren gibt es keine gesetzliche Frist; bis zu einem Abschluss – oder gar bis zu einer förmlichen Mitteilung der Beschwerdepunkte – können Jahre vergehen. Ein strategischer Markt, der jeden Mitgliedstaat erreicht Sanofi zählt neben dem britischen GSK und dem australischen CSL Seqirus zu den drei größten Herstellern saisonaler Grippeimpfstoffe weltweit; kleinere Anbieter sind unter anderem AstraZeneca und Daiichi Sankyo. Das europäische Sortiment des Konzerns umfasst mehrere Präparate für unterschiedliche Zielgruppen: - VaxigripTetra, ein Impfstoff in Standarddosierung für die Allgemeinbevölkerung; - Efluelda, ein hochdosierter Impfstoff, der Menschen ab 65 Jahren einen stärkeren Schutz bieten soll; - Supemtek, ein rekombinanter Impfstoff. Dieses Portfolio verleiht dem Fall sein gesundheitspolitisches Gewicht. Programme zur saisonalen Grippeimpfung laufen in allen 27 Mitgliedstaaten, und was die Wettbewerbshüter über diesen Markt entscheiden, wirkt sich unmittelbar auf Preise, Versorgung und Auswahl bei Impfstoffen aus. In Luxemburg empfehlen die Gesundheitsbehörden die jährliche Grippeimpfung für über 65-Jährige und für Angehörige von Risikogruppen; die nationale Krankenkasse, die Caisse nationale de santé (CNS), erstattet den Impfstoff für anspruchsberechtigte Versicherte, und die Impfstoffe des nationalen Programms werden den impfenden Ärzten kostenlos vom Staat zur Verfügung gestellt – die Patienten zahlen nur die Konsultation. Eine Verzerrung des Wettbewerbs zwischen den führenden Präparaten ist daher keine abstrakte Brüsseler Angelegenheit: Sie berührt die öffentlichen Kassen und den Schutz älterer und gefährdeter Menschen in der gesamten Union. Sanofis Antwort – und was auf dem Spiel steht Sanofi wendet sich weniger gegen die Nachprüfungen als gegen den Vorwurf eines Fehlverhaltens. Das Unternehmen erklärte, es sei „zuversichtlich, dass es die einschlägigen Vorschriften und Regelungen einhält, und werde uneingeschränkt mit der Europäischen Kommission zusammenarbeiten"; weitere Stellungnahmen lehnte der Konzern ab, solange das Verfahren laufe. Die möglichen Folgen sind erheblich. Stellt die Kommission am Ende einen Missbrauch der Marktbeherrschung fest, kann sie Geldbußen von bis zu 10 Prozent des weltweiten Jahresumsatzes verhängen und die Einstellung des Verhaltens anordnen. Bei einem Konzern von Sanofis Größe reicht diese Obergrenze in den Milliardenbereich – auch wenn das Höchstmaß nur selten ausgeschöpft wird. Brüssel verfügt zudem über frische Präzedenzfälle aus genau diesem Bereich. Im Oktober 2024 verhängte die Kommission gegen den israelischen Hersteller Teva eine Geldbuße von 462,6 Millionen Euro – die bislang höchste Pharmastrafe – wegen des Missbrauchs des Patentsystems und einer, wie es hieß, „systematischen Schlechtmachungskampagne" gegen ein konkurrierendes Mittel gegen Multiple Sklerose. Diese Strafe übertraf das frühere Bußgeld von 330,1 Millionen Euro gegen Servier und folgte auf eine Einigung mit dem Schweizer Konzern Vifor, den ersten Schlechtmachungsfall der Kommission überhaupt. Beide Verfahren – Teva/Copaxone und Vifor – führten die Beamten als jüngst abgeschlossene Belege dafür an, dass das Herabsetzen von Wettbewerbern mit irreführenden Aussagen als Kartellverstoß und nicht bloß als unlautere Werbung geahndet werden kann. Vorerst bleibt die Akte Sanofi eine Untersuchung und kein Urteil. Förmliche Vorwürfe wurden nicht erhoben, und für das Unternehmen gilt die Vermutung, dass es sich nichts hat zuschulden kommen lassen. Doch die Nachprüfungen bestätigen, dass die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörde bereit ist, in einen Markt einzugreifen, den Regierungen als kritische Infrastruktur behandeln – und zu prüfen, ob die Worte, die ein marktbeherrschender Arzneimittelhersteller über seine Rivalen verliert, selbst gegen das Gesetz verstoßen können. ### Sources - Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the vaccines sector — European Commission (press release IP/25/2255): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2255 - Sanofi says under investigation by European Commission over vaccines — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance Review): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/EU-ANTITRUST-VACCINE-35941fc1-ccee-4d40-baa6-0d221aa0b4ff/ - Sanofi Raided by EU in 'Disparagement' Antitrust Case — Bloomberg: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/vaccine-firm-raided-by-eu-in-disparagement-antitrust-case - Sanofi faces EU antitrust probe into vaccine business — pharmaphorum: https://pharmaphorum.com/news/sanofi-faces-eu-antitrust-probe-vaccine-business - Sanofi's German, French premises hit by EU probe amid vaccines market abuse concerns — Fierce Pharma: https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/sanofis-german-french-premises-hit-european-commission-probe-amid-market-abuse-concerns - Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the vaccines sector over anticompetitive disparagement concerns — EU Law Live: https://eulawlive.com/commission-carries-out-unannounced-inspections-in-the-vaccines-sector-over-anticompetitive-disparagement-concerns/ - Commission fines Teva €462.6 million over misuse of the patent system and disparagement to delay rival multiple sclerosis medicine — European Commission (press release IP/24/5581): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5581 - Vaccination — reimbursed benefits — Caisse nationale de santé (CNS), Luxembourg: https://cns.public.lu/en/assure/remboursements/prestations-remboursees/vaccination.html --- ## Reeves erklärt Burnham zum nächsten Premier – und lässt die eigene Zukunft offen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/reeves-stellt-sich-hinter-burnham-downing-street - Published: 2026-06-26T06:48:40.142+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:48:40.142+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: aeb7d3d6-d84d-49b9-b692-080e8d046a02 - Dateline: London, GB > Die Schatzkanzlerin erklärte Andy Burnham zum kommenden Regierungschef und betonte die Fortführung ihrer Haushaltsregeln – ob sie selbst im Finanzressort bleibt, ließ sie ausdrücklich offen. ### Summary Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves hat sich öffentlich hinter Andy Burnham als nächsten britischen Premierminister gestellt und Kontinuität in der Finanzpolitik versprochen – über ihren eigenen Verbleib im Amt schwieg sie. ### Key facts - Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves erklärte Andy Burnham am 25. Juni 2026 öffentlich zum nächsten britischen Premierminister. - Reeves betonte, Burnham bekenne sich zu ihren Haushaltsregeln – das sichere Unternehmen Stabilität zu. - Über ihren eigenen Verbleib als Schatzkanzlerin äußerte sie sich nicht; gehandelt werden unter anderem Streeting, Miliband, McFadden und Cooper. - Burnham ist der einzige erklärte Kandidat; bei freier Bahn könnte er um den 17. Juli Premier werden – der siebte binnen eines Jahrzehnts. - Das Pfund legte nach den Äußerungen rund 0,2 Prozent auf etwa 1,3200 zum Dollar zu. ### FAQ **Q: Wen unterstützt Rachel Reeves als nächsten Premierminister?** Reeves stellte sich öffentlich hinter Andy Burnham, den Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester. Sie sagte, er werde der nächste Premierminister sein und habe sich zu ihren Haushaltsregeln bekannt. **Q: Bleibt Reeves Schatzkanzlerin?** Das ließ sie offen. Sie wolle den Entscheidungen des neuen Premiers nicht vorgreifen. Medienberichten zufolge könnte sie auf einen geringeren Posten verschoben werden; als Nachfolger werden Streeting, Miliband, McFadden und Cooper genannt. **Q: Wann könnte Burnham Premierminister werden?** Die Nominierungen laufen vom 9. bis 16. Juli 2026. Als bislang einziger Kandidat könnte Burnham bei freier Bahn um den 17. Juli in die Downing Street einziehen. **Q: Warum ist der Wechsel für Luxemburg relevant?** Großbritannien ist ein wichtiger Handelspartner der EU. Für den Luxemburger Finanzplatz zählt das Signal fiskalischer Kontinuität; das Pfund legte nach Reeves' Äußerungen leicht zu. ### Body Es war eine Empfehlung mit Kalkül: Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves hat am Donnerstag den Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, zum nächsten britischen Premierminister erklärt – und seinen erwarteten Aufstieg zugleich als Garantie für wirtschaftliche Verlässlichkeit verkauft. Ob sie selbst an der Spitze des Finanzministeriums bleibt, ließ sie dabei bewusst unbeantwortet. Vor dem Kongress der British Chambers of Commerce und in einem BBC-Interview am selben Tag sagte Reeves, Burnham „wird der nächste Premierminister sein" und habe sich klar zu ihren Haushaltsregeln bekannt. Die Äußerungen, über die Reuters berichtete, fielen drei Tage nach dem Rücktrittsankündigung von Premierminister Keir Starmer – und beantworteten faktisch die Frage, wer die regierende Labour-Partei künftig führt. Reeves nutzte ihr Plädoyer, um Wirtschaft und Finanzmärkte zu beruhigen: Der Wechsel an der Spitze bedeute keinen Kurswechsel in der Wirtschaftspolitik. Burnhams Bekenntnis zu ihrem Rahmenwerk – die laufenden Ausgaben durch Steuereinnahmen zu decken und die Schuldenquote im Verhältnis zur Wirtschaftsleistung sinken zu lassen – stehe für Beständigkeit, so ihre Argumentation laut Reuters. Das ist eine gute Sache, denn es bedeutet, dass die Unternehmen hier darauf vertrauen können, dass diese Stabilität, diese Strenge in der Politikgestaltung, dieser feste Griff auf die öffentlichen Finanzen … fortgeführt wird. Klares Bekenntnis, kalkulierte Zurückhaltung Zur eigenen Person blieb Reeves auffallend vage. Medienberichten zufolge könnte sie bei einer Regierungsbildung Burnhams auf einen weniger gewichtigen Posten verschoben werden; als mögliche Nachfolger im Finanzressort kursieren die Namen Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Pat McFadden und Yvette Cooper. Auf die Spekulationen ließ sie sich nicht ein. „Ich unterstütze Andy. Ich glaube, er wäre ein großartiger Premierminister, aber das sind seine Entscheidungen, nicht meine", sagte sie dem Sender BBC. Auf die Frage, ob sie Schatzkanzlerin bleiben wolle, antwortete sie lediglich: „Ich werde den Entscheidungen, die der neue Premierminister treffen wird, nicht vorgreifen." Bemerkenswert ist, dass Reeves nicht selbst nach der Parteiführung griff. Seit Jahren enge Verbündete Starmers, stellte sie ihren Vorstoß als Frage der Stabilität dar, nicht des persönlichen Ehrgeizes – und reihte sich hinter dem klaren Favoriten ein, statt eine eigene Bewerbung zu wagen. Ein Rennen, das eine Krönung werden dürfte Burnham ist bislang der einzige erklärte Kandidat für die Starmer-Nachfolge und gilt weithin als gesetzt. Den Weg zurück ins Parlament sicherte er sich am 18. Juni mit dem Sieg bei der Nachwahl in Makerfield – rund 25.000 Stimmen, eine Mehrheit von über 9.200. Damit verfügt der langjährige Metro-Bürgermeister über den Sitz im Unterhaus, den er für eine Kandidatur braucht. Vollends frei wurde seine Bahn, als Streeting, der frühere Gesundheitsminister und einst sein wichtigster Rivale, auf eine Bewerbung verzichtete und sich seinerseits hinter Burnham stellte. Nach den Regeln Labours benötigt ein Bewerber die Nominierung von mindestens 81 Abgeordneten der Partei, um auf den Stimmzettel zu gelangen. - 22. Juni: Starmer kündigt seinen Rücktritt als Premierminister und Labour-Vorsitzender an. - 9. Juli: Die Nominierungsfrist im Rennen um den Parteivorsitz beginnt. - 16. Juli: Die Frist endet; ein konkurrenzloser Burnham könnte bestätigt werden. - Mitte Juli: Bleibt ein Herausforderer aus, könnte Burnham um den 17. Juli in die Downing Street einziehen. Sollte er das Amt übernehmen, wäre Burnham der siebte britische Regierungschef binnen eines Jahrzehnts, wie Reuters anmerkte – ein Gradmesser für die politische Unruhe, die Westminster seit dem EU-Referendum von 2016 erfasst hat. Warum der Wechsel über Großbritannien hinaus zählt Der Personalwechsel an der Spitze einer großen europäischen Volkswirtschaft hat Gewicht weit über das Vereinigte Königreich hinaus. Großbritannien bleibt einer der wichtigsten Handelspartner der Europäischen Union und ein bedeutender Markt für Investoren aus der Eurozone; abrupte Führungswechsel haben in den vergangenen Jahren wiederholt Wellen an den Devisen- und Anleihemärkten ausgelöst. Diesmal fiel die erste Marktreaktion verhalten bis positiv aus. Das Pfund legte nach Reeves' Auftritt zu und notierte im europäischen Handel gegenüber dem US-Dollar rund 0,2 Prozent höher bei etwa 1,3200, wie FXStreet berichtete – ein Zeichen, dass Anleger ihre Botschaft fiskalischer Kontinuität eher beruhigend als verunsichernd lasen. Für Luxemburg, wo der Finanzplatz und grenzüberschreitende Investoren die britische Politik genau verfolgen, zählt vor allem ein Signal: Beständigkeit. Ein neuer Premier, der sich öffentlich zu den bestehenden Haushaltsregeln bekennt, empfohlen von der Schatzkanzlerin, die sie verfasst hat. Ob diese Kontinuität eine Kabinettsumbildung übersteht – und ob Reeves selbst im Finanzministerium bleibt, um sie durchzusetzen –, ließen ihre vorsichtigen Antworten am Donnerstag bewusst offen. Starmers Rücktritt folgte auf eine quälende Phase für Labour: schwere Verluste bei den Kommunalwahlen am 7. Mai und eine Kaskade von Ministerrücktritten im Mai und Juni. Burnham, der sich als Bürgermeister mit einem Kurs links der Parteimitte und Forderungen nach mehr Regionalkompetenzen für England ein nationales Profil aufgebaut hat, steht nun an der Schwelle zu jenem Amt, das ihm seit Langem zugetraut wird. ### Sources - UK's Reeves backs Burnham for prime minister, defers on own role — Reuters (via U.S. News & World Report): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-25/uks-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister-defers-on-own-role - UK Chancellor says Burnham would provide stability as prime minister — Reuters (via Cyprus Mail): https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/25/uk-chancellor-says-burnham-would-provide-stability-as-prime-minister - Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/andy-burnham-prepares-for-a-uk-labour-leadership-contest-that-may-be-a-coronation - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - UK's Reeves: Andy Burnham will be the next Prime Minister — FXStreet: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/uks-reeves-andy-burnham-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-202606250830 - Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Burnham for Prime Minister — Eastern Eye: https://www.easterneye.biz/chancellor-rachel-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister/ - Reeves backs Burnham despite fears she could be demoted in Cabinet shake-up — London Loves Business: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/reeves-backs-burnham-despite-fears-she-could-be-demoted-in-cabinet-shake-up/ --- ## Luxemburg: Kaufpreise finden Boden, doch die Angebotsmieten ziehen weiter an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-kaufpreise-stabil-angebotsmieten-steigen-q1-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T06:39:44.228+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:39:44.228+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: 78064acb-cc5e-4ac7-9dd1-6276de6236dc - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der 25. Quartalsbericht des Observatoire de l'habitat zeigt einen Verkaufsmarkt zurück im Normalmodus – während die geforderten Mieten erneut deutlich schneller steigen als die Inflation. ### Summary Während sich Luxemburgs Kaufpreise im ersten Quartal 2026 nach Jahren der Turbulenzen stabilisieren, klettern die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen um 4,4 Prozent – fast das Dreifache der Inflation. Wer einen neuen Mietvertrag unterschreibt, trägt die Hauptlast. ### Key facts - Der hedonische STATEC-Preisindex stieg im Q1 2026 um 0,7 % zum Vorquartal und 1,7 % im Jahresvergleich – ein klares Signal der Stabilisierung nach der Korrektur von 2022 bis 2024. - Die Angebotsmieten für Wohnungen kletterten um 4,4 % binnen zwölf Monaten, fast das Dreifache der Inflation (1,6 %); möblierte Zimmer sogar +4,7 %. - Bestandsmieter sind besser geschützt: Der STATEC-Mietindex laufender Verträge stieg nur um 1,4 % – ein Mietmarkt der zwei Geschwindigkeiten. - Die Transaktionen erholten sich: bestehende Wohnungen +9,4 % (968), Häuser +11,5 % (650); Neubau-VEFA dagegen -18,2 % (207). - Befristete Steueranreize (Bëllegen Akt) und gesunkene Hypothekenzinsen (rund 3,2–3,5 % statt 4,2–4,5 %) trugen die Käuferrückkehr. ### FAQ **Q: Wie stark sind Luxemburgs Immobilienpreise im ersten Quartal 2026 gestiegen?** Der offizielle hedonische Preisindex von STATEC stieg um 0,7 % gegenüber dem Vorquartal und um 1,7 % über zwölf Monate. Nach Objektart legten bestehende Häuser um 3,0 % zu, bestehende Wohnungen und Neubauwohnungen jeweils um 0,9 %. **Q: Warum steigen die Mieten schneller als die Kaufpreise?** Die Angebotsmieten für neue Verträge stiegen um 4,4 % im Jahr – fast das Dreifache der Inflation. Haushalte, die sich trotz günstigerer Kredite keinen Kauf leisten können, bleiben Mieter, und das Bevölkerungswachstum hält die Nachfrage nach einem knappen Mietbestand hoch. **Q: Gilt der Mietanstieg von 4,4 % auch für bestehende Mietverträge?** Nein. Die 4,4 % beziehen sich auf Angebotsmieten für neue Mietverhältnisse. Der gesonderte STATEC-Mietindex für laufende Verträge stieg nur um 1,4 %, sodass die Hauptlast bei jenen liegt, die neu mieten oder umziehen. **Q: Warum melden manche Portale fallende Preise?** Das private Portal atHome.lu meldete sinkende geforderte Angebotspreise (ältere Häuser -3,3 %, ältere Wohnungen -1,4 %). Solche Angebotspreise können vom transaktionsbasierten STATEC-Index abweichen, der die offizielle Referenz ist und moderate Zuwächse zeigt. ### Body Auf dem luxemburgischen Wohnungsmarkt geht es wieder ruhiger zu – jedenfalls für jene, die kaufen wollen. Wer dagegen einen neuen Mietvertrag unterschreibt, zahlt weiterhin spürbar mehr. Das zeigen offizielle Zahlen, die Ende Juni veröffentlicht wurden und den wachsenden Abstand zwischen den Kosten des Kaufens und denen des Mietens im Großherzogtum offenlegen. Die Daten stammen aus dem 25. Quartalsanalysebericht des Observatoire de l'habitat, der im Ministerium für Wohnungsbau und Raumentwicklung angesiedelten Wohnungsmarktbeobachtungsstelle. Erstellt wurde der Bericht gemeinsam mit dem Statistikamt STATEC und der Steuerverwaltung für Eintragung, Domänen und Mehrwertsteuer (AED); er bezieht sich auf die ersten drei Monate des Jahres 2026. Beim Kauf bewegte sich der hedonische Preisindex von STATEC – er rechnet Qualitätsunterschiede zwischen Immobilien heraus und misst so die zugrunde liegende Wertentwicklung – um 0,7 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal und um 1,7 Prozent binnen zwölf Monaten nach oben. Das ist eine deutliche Beruhigung nach einem schwankungsreichen Jahr 2025 und der tiefen Korrektur der Jahre 2022 bis 2024, als gestiegene Finanzierungskosten Preise und Transaktionen einbrechen ließen. Die Regierung fasste das Quartal als Rückkehr auf einen ruhigeren Kurs zusammen. Der Wohnimmobilienmarkt scheine zu einem normaleren Rhythmus zurückgefunden zu haben, erklärte das Observatoire de l'habitat – mit Blick auf Transaktionszahlen, die sich deutlich über den Tiefständen der Flaute von 2023 bis Anfang 2024 verfestigt haben. Käufer kehren zurück, der Markt findet sein Maß Die Transaktionszahlen bestätigen die Erholung. Verglichen mit dem ersten Quartal 2025 legte der Verkauf bestehender Wohnungen um 9,4 Prozent auf 968 Abschlüsse zu – nahe am Durchschnitt vor dem Abschwung –, während der Hausverkauf um 11,5 Prozent auf 650 stieg. Die Ausnahme bildeten Neubauwohnungen, die nach dem VEFA-Verfahren noch vor Fertigstellung verkauft werden: Hier sanken die Transaktionen um 18,2 Prozent auf 207. Dieses Segment arbeitet noch die Folgen des Baustopps der vergangenen Jahre ab. Nach Objektart fiel das Preisbild über zwölf Monate durchweg moderat aus. Eine Übersicht: - Bestehende Häuser: +3,0 Prozent - Bestehende Wohnungen: +0,9 Prozent - Neubauwohnungen (VEFA): +0,9 Prozent Zwei Kräfte tragen die Belebung. Die erste ist die Politik: Ein Paket befristeter Steuermaßnahmen sollte den Markt wiederbeleben. Es hob den Steuerkredit des Bëllegen Akt auf 40.000 Euro je Käufer für den Hauptwohnsitz an, führte einen Kredit von 20.000 Euro für Mietinvestoren ein und senkte Eintragungsgebühren sowie die Besteuerung von Veräußerungsgewinnen bei begünstigten Käufen; mehrere Fristen liefen bis Mitte 2025. Die zweite Kraft ist günstigeres Geld: Die luxemburgischen Hypothekenzinsen sanken von einem Höchststand von rund 4,2 bis 4,5 Prozent im Jahr 2023 auf etwa 3,2 bis 3,5 Prozent im Jahr 2025 – im Gleichschritt mit den Zinssenkungen der Europäischen Zentralbank. Auf dem Mietmarkt wächst der Druck weiter Der Mietmarkt erzählt eine andere Geschichte. Die Angebotsmieten – also die geforderten Preise für neue Mietverhältnisse – stiegen bei Wohnungen um 0,5 Prozent im Quartal und um 4,4 Prozent im Jahresvergleich. Das ist fast das Dreifache der nationalen Inflationsrate von 1,6 Prozent im selben Zeitraum und liegt weit über dem Anstieg der Kaufpreise. Möblierte Zimmer, die laut Bericht inzwischen rund 18 Prozent des Mietangebots ausmachen, verteuerten sich mit 4,7 Prozent binnen zwölf Monaten sogar noch stärker. Entscheidend ist: Diese 4,4 Prozent gelten für neue Verträge. Bestandsmieter sind besser geschützt – der gesonderte Mietindex von STATEC, der die Mieten laufender Verträge erfasst, stieg im Jahresvergleich nur um 1,4 Prozent. Das Ergebnis ist ein Mietmarkt der zwei Geschwindigkeiten, in dem die Last am schwersten auf jenen liegt, die umziehen – darunter viele der Zugezogenen und Grenzgänger, die fortlaufend neu auf den luxemburgischen Wohnungsmarkt drängen. Die Beobachtungsstelle benannte die Spaltung unmissverständlich: Die Angebotsmieten der Wohnungen setzten ihren Anstieg „in zügigem Tempo (+4,4 Prozent über zwölf Monate)" fort. Diese Entwicklung, so der Bericht weiter, „steht im Kontrast zur relativen Stabilität der Verkaufspreise und zeugt von anhaltenden Spannungen auf dem Wohnungsmietmarkt". Warum Kaufen und Mieten auseinanderdriften Der Riss spiegelt wider, wer auf welchem Markt überhaupt handlungsfähig ist. Sinkende Hypothekenzinsen und Steueranreize haben Kaufinteressenten zurückgeholt und den Verkaufspreisen einen Boden verschafft. Haushalte aber, die Luxemburgs hohe Kaufpreise auch mit billigeren Krediten nicht stemmen können, bleiben Mieter – und das anhaltende Bevölkerungswachstum hält die Nachfrage nach einem knappen Mietbestand hoch. Das nährt den Aufwärtsdruck bei den geforderten Mieten, selbst während sich der Kaufmarkt abkühlt. Das Bild ist je nach Datenquelle nicht einheitlich. Das private Anzeigenportal atHome.lu meldete für das erste Quartal sinkende Angebotspreise bei älteren Häusern und Wohnungen – ältere Häuser minus 3,3 Prozent, ältere Wohnungen minus 1,4 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal – und beschrieb die Mieten als weitgehend stabil, gestützt jedoch durch starke Nachfrage in den begehrtesten Lagen. Angebotspreisportale können vom transaktionsbasierten Index von STATEC abweichen; dieser ist die offizielle Referenz und zeigt moderate Zuwächse statt Rückgängen. Für Einwohner, die 2026 zwischen Kauf und Miete abwägen, sind die Schlüsse eindeutig. Käufer treffen auf einen Markt, der nicht mehr fällt und auf dem die Finanzierung weniger drückt. Mieter, vor allem beim Abschluss eines neuen Vertrags, erleben das Gegenteil: Steigerungen, die weiterhin deutlich über der Inflation und über dem Preis jener Wohnungen liegen, die sie eines Tages vielleicht selbst besitzen wollen. Da Wohnen die größte Einzelbelastung der Lebenshaltungskosten in Luxemburg ist, dürfte der Abstand zwischen diesen beiden Erfahrungen das Jahr prägen. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Les loyers augmentent trois fois plus vite que les prix de vente — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-loyers-augmentent-trois-fois-plus-vite-que-les-prix-de-vente - Q1 2026: Rents under pressure and selling prices on a downward trend — atHome.lu: https://www.athome.lu/blog/en/real-estate-market/q1-2026-rents-under-pressure-and-selling-prices-on-a-downward-trend/ - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — Statistics Portal Luxembourg (STATEC): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - New arrangements for temporary tax benefits for housing — Ministry of Finance / Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/02-roth-avantages-fiscaux.html - Everything you need to know about the 2025 tax measures — KPMG Luxembourg: https://kpmg.com/lu/en/home/insights/2024/12/everything-you-need-to-know-2025.html - Current and Historical Mortgage Rates in Luxembourg — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/mortgage-interest-rate --- ## Apple verteuert Mac und iPad – der KI-Boom treibt die Speicherpreise - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/apple-mac-ipad-preiserhoehung-ki-speicher-knappheit-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-26T06:17:28.661+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:17:28.661+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 8b773f90-35d0-4799-b2d9-b89841333712 - Dateline: Cupertino, California, US > Bis zu 400 Euro mehr für ein MacBook: Apple macht eine durch den KI-Ausbau ausgelöste Knappheit bei Speicherchips für die Aufschläge verantwortlich – auch in Luxemburg. ### Summary Apple hat die Preise für Mac und iPad erhöht und verweist auf explodierende Kosten für Speicherchips infolge des KI-Datacenter-Booms. In der Eurozone, und damit auch in Luxemburg, kostet ein MacBook bis zu 400 Euro mehr. ### Key facts - Apple hat am 25. Juni mit sofortiger Wirkung die Preise für fast alle Mac- und iPad-Modelle erhöht; das iPhone blieb vorerst ausgenommen. - Als Grund nennt Apple die durch den KI-Ausbau ausgelöste Knappheit bei Speicherchips – DRAM-Vertragspreise stiegen laut TrendForce im ersten Quartal um bis zu 98 Prozent. - In der Eurozone, und damit auch in Luxemburg, werden MacBooks um 100 bis 400 Euro teurer; das Apple TV 4K legt mit plus 110 Euro um rund 58 Prozent zu. - Die Apple-Aktie verlor rund fünf Prozent, während Speicherhersteller wie Micron um etwa 15 Prozent zulegten. - Auch Microsoft, Sony und Nintendo haben ihre Preise erhöht – die Speicherknappheit dürfte laut Micron mindestens bis 2027 anhalten. ### FAQ **Q: Um wie viel werden Mac und iPad in der Eurozone teurer?** Die Aufschläge reichen von 100 bis 400 Euro. Das MacBook Neo startet nun bei 799 Euro (plus 100), das 14-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 2.199 Euro (plus 300) und das 16-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 3.399 Euro (plus 400). Das iPad Air 11 Zoll steigt um 150 Euro, das iPad Pro um 200 Euro. Da Apple im gesamten Euroraum in Euro auszeichnet, gelten diese Preise auch in Luxemburg. **Q: Warum erhöht Apple die Preise?** Apple verweist auf einen außergewöhnlichen Nachfrageschub bei Speicherchips infolge des KI-Datacenter-Booms. Die Hersteller verlagern Kapazitäten auf margenstärkere Serverchips, Cloud-Konzerne sichern sich Nachschub über langfristige Verträge. Laut TrendForce stiegen die DRAM-Vertragspreise im ersten Quartal 2026 um bis zu 98 Prozent. **Q: Wird auch das iPhone teurer?** Vorerst nicht. Das iPhone, Apples wichtigste Einnahmequelle, blieb von den aktuellen Erhöhungen ausgenommen. Analysten wie Nabila Popal von IDC erwarten jedoch, dass Apple im weiteren Jahresverlauf nachzieht – möglicherweise mit Aufschlägen von bis zu 200 Dollar beim iPhone Pro. **Q: Wie lange dürfte die Speicherknappheit anhalten?** Der Speicherspezialist Micron rechnet mit einer Knappheit mindestens bis 2027. Nennenswerte neue Fertigungskapazitäten werden nicht vor Ende 2027 erwartet, weshalb Fachleute von einem strukturell schwierigen Speichermarkt auf absehbare Zeit ausgehen. ### Body Wenn der Bau von KI-Rechenzentren bislang vor allem die Bilanzen von Cloud-Konzernen und Chipherstellern belastete, so landet ein Teil dieser Rechnung nun an der Ladentheke. Apple hat am Donnerstag die Preise für nahezu seine gesamte Mac- und iPad-Palette angehoben und teilte seinen Kunden mit, man könne die rasant gestiegenen Kosten für Speicherchips nicht länger selbst tragen. Der Schritt ist eines der deutlichsten Anzeichen dafür, dass der weltweite Wettlauf um KI-Infrastruktur inzwischen bei alltäglicher Verbraucherhardware ankommt – auch bei Käuferinnen und Käufern in Europa. Die Aufschläge gelten seit dem 25. Juni unmittelbar und betreffen fast jede Konfiguration. In den Vereinigten Staaten stieg das Einstiegsmodell MacBook Neo von 599 auf 699 Dollar, das MacBook Air mit 512 GB von 1.099 auf 1.299 Dollar und das MacBook Pro mit 1 TB von 1.699 auf 1.999 Dollar. Das iPad Air mit 128 GB kletterte von 599 auf 749 Dollar, das iPad Pro mit 256 GB (Wi-Fi) von 999 auf 1.199 Dollar. Auch HomePod und Apple TV wurden teurer. Unangetastet blieb das iPhone, Apples wichtigste Einnahmequelle – Analysten rechnen allerdings damit, dass es im weiteren Jahresverlauf nachzieht. Warum Apple die Aufschläge mit dem Bauteilemarkt begründet Der Konzern stellte die Entscheidung als Reaktion auf einen außergewöhnlichen Engpass bei den Bauteilen im Inneren seiner Geräte dar – und räumte ein, dass die Nachricht unwillkommen sei. Die rasante Expansion von KI-Rechenzentren hat zu einem außergewöhnlichen Nachfrageschub bei Arbeits- und Datenspeicher geführt. Wir haben noch nie erlebt, dass die Preise für ein Bauteil so stark und so schnell gestiegen sind. Man habe „einen Punkt erreicht, an dem wir bei einer Reihe von Produkten mit Preiserhöhungen beginnen müssen", erklärte Apple und betonte zugleich, „unermüdlich nach Lösungen" zu suchen. Die Zahlen hinter dieser Warnung sind drastisch. Das Marktforschungsunternehmen TrendForce schätzt, dass die Vertragspreise für herkömmliches DRAM – den Arbeitsspeicher in Notebooks, Tablets und Servern – im ersten Quartal 2026 um bis zu 98 Prozent gestiegen sind und in diesem Quartal um weitere 58 bis 63 Prozent zulegen dürften. Für NAND-Flash-Speicher werden Aufschläge von bis zu 75 Prozent erwartet. Die Speicherhersteller verlagern ihre Kapazitäten zunehmend auf die margenstärkeren Serverchips, die KI-Anbieter so dringend benötigen, während sich Cloud-Konzerne den Nachschub über langfristige Verträge sichern. Eine KI-Rechnung, die im Einzelhandel ankommt Der Speicherspezialist Micron hat nach eigenen Angaben langfristige Lieferzusagen über rund 22 Milliarden Dollar von Kunden eingesammelt, die sich Chips sichern wollen, und erwartet keine Entspannung der Knappheit vor 2027. Auch nennenswerte neue Fertigungskapazitäten dürften nicht vor Ende 2027 entstehen. An der Börse kam die Nachricht schlecht an. Die Apple-Aktie verlor rund fünf Prozent – der schwächste Handelstag seit mehr als einem Jahr –, während Speicherzulieferer wie Micron mit Blick auf dauerhaft hohe Preise um etwa 15 Prozent zulegten. Auch Dell gab nach. Der Druck dürfte nach Einschätzung von Fachleuten nicht von kurzer Dauer sein. „Das Speicherumfeld ist schwierig und bleibt auf absehbare Zeit strukturell schwierig", sagte Ben Bajarin, Vorstandschef des Forschungshauses Creative Strategies. Was das für Käufer in Luxemburg und der Eurozone bedeutet Für europäische Kundschaft zeigt sich dasselbe Muster, nur in Euro ausgewiesen. Nach den für europäische Märkte veröffentlichten Preisen beginnt das MacBook Neo nun bei 799 Euro (plus 100 Euro), das 13-Zoll-MacBook-Air bei 1.399 Euro (plus 200 Euro), das 14-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 2.199 Euro (plus 300 Euro) und das 16-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 3.399 Euro (plus 400 Euro). Im Einzelnen: - iPad Air 11 Zoll: von 649 auf 799 Euro (plus 150 Euro) - iPad Pro 11 Zoll: von 1.099 auf 1.299 Euro (plus 200 Euro) - Mac mini M4 Pro: von 1.699 auf 1.899 Euro - iMac: von 1.499 auf 1.799 Euro - Speicher-Upgrade pro Stufe: von 200 auf 220 Euro - Apple TV 4K (128 GB): von 189 auf 299 Euro (plus 110 Euro, rund 58 Prozent) Weil Apple diese Produkte im gesamten Euroraum in Euro auszeichnet, treffen die Aufschläge Käuferinnen und Käufer in Luxemburg in identischer Höhe. Apple steht damit nicht allein. Im selben Zeitfenster erhöhte Microsoft die Preise für die Xbox-Konsolen – die Series X steuert auf 800 Dollar zu –, Sony hob die PlayStation 5 bereits im April um 100 Euro an, auf 650 Euro für das Standardmodell, und Nintendo kündigte für die Switch 2 ab dem 1. September einen Aufschlag von über sechs Prozent an. Zusammengenommen deutet das darauf hin, dass die Speicherknappheit zu einer breiten Abgabe auf Unterhaltungselektronik wird – und nicht das Problem eines einzelnen Konzerns bleibt. Für manche Beobachter geht die Ära der kaum spürbaren, geringfügigen Preisanpassungen zu Ende. „Ich glaube, die Zeiten von Preiserhöhungen um 50 Dollar sind vorbei", sagte Nabila Popal, Analystin beim Marktforscher IDC, die im weiteren Jahresverlauf weitere Aufschläge bei Apple erwartet – möglicherweise auch beim iPhone, mit bis zu 200 Dollar. Für Luxemburger Haushalte, die ohnehin mit hohen Lebenshaltungskosten zurechtkommen müssen, lautet die Botschaft: Der Preis des KI-Booms bleibt nicht länger auf die Rechenzentren der Konzerne beschränkt – er taucht jetzt an der Kasse auf. ### Sources - Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket (Reuters) — Reuters via Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apple-raises-prices-of-macbooks-ipads-as-memory-costs-skyrocket-4760683 - Apple raises MacBook, iPad prices by hundreds of dollars as memory costs bite — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-apple-raises-macbook-ipad-prices-memory-shortage-costs/ - Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips — Associated Press via The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/apple-increases-prices-macs-ipads-blaming-shortage-memory-chips/ - AI boom sends Xbox, Mac and iPad prices soaring — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/microsoft-and-apple-raise-prices-as-ai-driven-chip-shortages-hit-xbox-macs-and-ipads - AI Server Demand to Drive Memory Contract Price Increases in 2Q26 — TrendForce: https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260331-12995.html - DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows ~95% jumps in Q1 — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 - Apple Price Hike in 2026: How Much More Expensive the MacBook, iPad and Apple TV Are Now — Basic Tutorials: https://basic-tutorials.com/news/apple-price-hike-in-2026-heres-how-much-more-expensive-the-macbook-ipad-and-apple-tv-are-now/ - Apple posts worst day in over a year after MacBook and iPad price hikes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/apple-macbook-ipad-price-hike-memory.html --- ## Doppelbeben erschüttert Venezuela: mindestens 235 Tote, Zahl dürfte weiter steigen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/venezuela-doppelbeben-yaracuy-caracas-mindestens-235-tote - Published: 2026-06-26T06:10:35.621+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:10:35.621+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 51946370-c936-484c-b08f-e6214aee2931 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Zwei Erdstöße der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 trafen den Norden Venezuelas binnen einer Minute. Es sind die schwersten Beben seit 1900. Luxemburg zählt 22 registrierte Landsleute im Krisengebiet. ### Summary Zwei nahezu gleichzeitige Erdbeben haben im Norden Venezuelas mindestens 235 Menschen das Leben gekostet und über 4.300 verletzt. Das Außenministerium in Luxemburg zählt 22 registrierte Personen im Land. ### Key facts - Zwei nahezu gleichzeitige Beben der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 trafen am 24. Juni 2026 den Norden Venezuelas – die stärksten seit 1900. - Mindestens 235 Menschen starben, über 4.300 wurden verletzt; 157 gelten offiziell als vermisst, inoffizielle Listen nennen Zehntausende. - Das Epizentrum lag in geringer Tiefe nahe San Felipe (Yaracuy), rund 160 Kilometer westlich von Caracas. - Mehr als 40 Länder boten Hilfe an; die USA, Frankreich, die Schweiz und Chile entsandten Rettungsteams – ein Zeichen diplomatischen Tauwetters. - Luxemburg zählt 22 registrierte Personen in Venezuela; keine bat um konsularische Hilfe, keine meldete sich über die Plattform LamA. ### FAQ **Q: Wie stark waren die Erdbeben in Venezuela?** Der USGS registrierte ein Vorbeben der Stärke 7,2 und rund 39 Sekunden später ein Hauptbeben der Stärke 7,5. Es war das stärkste Erdbeben in Venezuela seit 1900, als ein Beben der Stärke 7,7 das Land traf. **Q: Wie viele Opfer hat das Doppelbeben gefordert?** Nach offiziellen Angaben starben mindestens 235 Menschen, mehr als 4.300 wurden verletzt. 157 Personen gelten offiziell als vermisst; die Behörden bezeichnen die Zahlen als vorläufig und erwarten einen weiteren Anstieg. **Q: Sind Luxemburger von der Katastrophe betroffen?** Das luxemburgische Außenministerium (MAEE) zählt 22 in Luxemburg registrierte Personen in Venezuela. Bis zum Berichtszeitpunkt bat keine von ihnen um konsularische Hilfe, und niemand hatte seinen Aufenthalt über die Plattform LamA angemeldet. **Q: Wer leistet Venezuela Hilfe?** Mehr als 40 Länder boten Unterstützung an. Die USA entsandten Rettungseinheiten, Frankreich rund 85 Spezialisten, die Schweiz etwa 80 und Chile eine Such- und Rettungsmannschaft; die Vereinten Nationen koordinieren die Hilfe. ### Body Zwei schwere Erdbeben haben am Mittwochabend innerhalb einer einzigen Minute den Norden Venezuelas verwüstet und mindestens 235 Menschen getötet. Mehr als 4.300 wurden verletzt. Von dem Bundesstaat Yaracuy im Landesinneren bis in die Hauptstadt Caracas stürzten Wohnblöcke ein – es ist die schwerste Erdbebenkatastrophe des Landes seit über einem Jahrhundert. Die Behörden warnten, die Opferzahl werde weiter steigen, sobald Rettungskräfte zu jenen Gebäuden vordringen, die mit ihren Bewohnern unter sich begraben wurden. Der US-amerikanische Geologische Dienst (USGS) registrierte gegen 18.04 Uhr Ortszeit zunächst einen Vorbeben der Stärke 7,2, dem rund 39 Sekunden später ein Hauptbeben der Stärke 7,5 folgte. Seismologen sprechen bei einer solchen fast zeitgleichen Abfolge von einem „Doublet". Beide Erdstöße brachen in geringer Tiefe nahe der Ortschaft San Felipe im Bundesstaat Yaracuy, etwa 160 Kilometer westlich von Caracas. Die heftigen Erschütterungen breiteten sich über die dicht besiedelten Täler des Nordens aus. Gesundheitsminister Carlos Alvarado und der Präsident der Nationalversammlung, Jorge Rodríguez, nannten Opferzahlen, die im Laufe des Tages von anfangs 32 Toten auf 164, dann 188 und schließlich mindestens 235 anstiegen. Offiziell gelten 157 Menschen als vermisst. Zugleich füllten sich von verzweifelten Angehörigen eingerichtete inoffizielle Listen mit Zehntausenden Namen von Menschen, die nicht erreichbar waren – Angaben, die bislang nicht überprüft sind. Unter den Toten sind nach offiziellen Angaben auch ausländische Staatsbürger. 39 Sekunden Abstand – das stärkste Beben seit 1900 Laut USGS war der Stoß der Stärke 7,5 das stärkste Erdbeben in Venezuela seit 1900, als das Land von einem Beben der Stärke 7,7 getroffen wurde. Das Prognosemodell PAGER, das in den Minuten nach einem Bruch wahrscheinliche Verluste abschätzt, wies eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit für Opferzahlen im vierstelligen Bereich aus – mit einer erheblichen Chance, dass die Marke von 10.000 überschritten wird. Verantwortlich dafür sind die geringe Tiefe, die Wucht des Bebenpaars und die Dichte älterer Betonbauten in der betroffenen Region. Die nationale Erdbebenwarte Funvisis überwachte die Abfolge und die mehr als zehn registrierten Nachbeben. Die beiden Brüche folgten so dicht aufeinander, dass kaum Zeit zur Reaktion blieb. In Caracas berichteten Bewohner von einem tiefen Grollen und einem heftigen, anhaltenden Schwanken, bevor Fassaden zu bersten und einzustürzen begannen. Der Lärm war wie der einer Lokomotive, vom Staub ganz zu schweigen. So schilderte es der 60-jährige Anwohner Alejandro San Cristobal gegenüber Al Jazeera. Maria Gonzalez, 52, aus dem Stadtteil Chacao sagte, sie habe sich „am Türrahmen festgeklammert und angefangen zu beten", als ihr Gebäude wankte. Viele Menschen verbrachten die Nacht auf öffentlichen Plätzen, aus Angst, in ihre Wohnungen zurückzukehren, bevor Statiker die Standsicherheit der Häuser prüfen konnten. Eingestürzte Hochhäuser und ein Wettlauf in den Trümmern Die Schäden konzentrierten sich auf die Hauptstadt und die Karibikküste. In Caracas brachen Dutzende Gebäude zusammen, darunter ein Berichten zufolge 22-stöckiges Hochhaus im wohlhabenden Viertel Altamira; weitere Einstürze gab es in Los Palos Grandes und El Paraíso. Die Behörden schalteten die Gasversorgung der Stadt ab, um Explosionen vorzubeugen, während Helfer im Schein von Flutlichtern in den Trümmern arbeiteten. Der Küstenstaat La Guaira zwischen Hauptstadt und Meer wurde schwer verwüstet. Der internationale Flughafen Simón Bolívar, Venezuelas wichtigstes Drehkreuz, wurde beschädigt, Flüge fielen aus – was die Ankunft von Hilfsgütern erschwerte. Die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez rief den Notstand aus und mobilisierte die Sicherheitskräfte. Rettungskräfte – und vielerorts auch gewöhnliche Anwohner, die mit bloßen Händen gruben – suchten nach Überlebenden unter den zusammengesackten Geschossen. Internationale Hilfe und ein diplomatisches Tauwetter Das Ausmaß der Katastrophe löste Hilfsangebote aus mehr als 40 Ländern aus. US-Präsident Donald Trump sagte rasche amerikanische Unterstützung zu und erklärte, er habe die Bundesbehörden angewiesen, „sich bereitzuhalten, um schnell handeln zu können". „Wir werden für unsere neuen und großartigen Freunde da sein", schrieb Trump – eine bemerkenswert warmherzige Botschaft gegenüber einer Regierung, die Washington lange als Paria behandelt hatte. Das US-Außenministerium und die Entwicklungsbehörde USAID stellten ein Katastrophenhilfe-Team zusammen, und amerikanische Such- und Rettungseinheiten für urbane Gebiete – darunter die Virginia Task Force One und die California Task Force Two – wurden entsandt. Frankreich schickte rund 85 Rettungsspezialisten, die Schweiz etwa 80, Chile eine Such- und Rettungsmannschaft, während die Vereinten Nationen die Koordination der Hilfe übernahmen. Das amerikanische Angebot verdeutlicht, wie tiefgreifend sich die Beziehungen 2026 gewandelt haben. Nicolás Maduro wurde im Januar von US-Streitkräften gefasst; daraufhin erkannte Washington die Regierung Rodríguez an und eröffnete Ende März seine Botschaft in Caracas wieder. Die Annahme von US-Hilfe, vor einem Jahr noch undenkbar, ist nun Teil der Hilfsaktion. Der Blick aus Luxemburg Die Katastrophe reichte, leise, bis ins Großherzogtum. Das luxemburgische Ministerium für auswärtige und europäische Angelegenheiten (MAEE) teilte mit, dass 22 in Luxemburg registrierte Personen als in Venezuela aufhältig erfasst seien. Bis zum Berichtszeitpunkt habe sich keine von ihnen an die konsularischen Dienste gewandt, um Hilfe zu bitten, und kein luxemburgischer Staatsbürger habe seinen Aufenthalt über die Plattform LamA (Lëtzebuerger am Ausland) angemeldet, über die Bürger Auslandsreisen melden können, um in einer Krise erreichbar zu sein. Luxemburg unterhält keine diplomatische Vertretung in Venezuela und wird in Caracas durch die Botschaft des Königreichs der Niederlande vertreten, die einen konsularischen Notfall mit einem luxemburgischen Einwohner bearbeiten würde. Das Ausbleiben von LamA-Anmeldungen bedeute nicht, dass sich keine Luxemburger im Land befänden, betonten die Behörden – nur, dass niemand seine Anwesenheit über das System signalisiert habe. Da die Verbindungen in den am schwersten getroffenen Gebieten lückenhaft sind und die offizielle Vermisstenliste weit hinter den auf inoffiziellen Registern auflaufenden Namen zurückbleibt, steht die menschliche Bilanz des Doppelbebens erst am Anfang. Venezuelas Behörden bezeichneten die Zahlen als vorläufig; sie würden in den kommenden Tagen steigen, sobald die Helfer mehr der eingestürzten Gebäude erreichten. ### Sources - Powerful Venezuela earthquakes near Caracas kill at least 235 as rescue efforts underway — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela Earthquake: What we know about the biggest quake to hit Venezuela in more than a century — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - Venezuela rocked by 7.5, 7.2 earthquakes: What happened and what we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-rocked-by-7-5-7-2-earthquakes-what-happened-and-what-we-know - 'Truly terrifying': Caracas confronts the aftermath of Venezuela earthquake — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/truly-terrifying-caracas-confronts-the-aftermath-of-venezuela-earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235, injure thousands, with toll likely to rise, officials say — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - Trump offers aid after 'massive' Venezuela earthquakes: 'Early reports are not good' — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5939886-donald-trump-us-aid-deadly-venezuela-earthquakes/ - Trump pledges rapid U.S. aid for Venezuela after deadly earthquakes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/venezuela-earthquakes-casualties-trump-pledges-support-aids-oil-.html - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188, with many more feared dead — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Séismes au Venezuela : des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 - 2026 Venezuela earthquake — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kills at least 235, over 41,000 still reported missing — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900587 --- ## Luxemburgs Anne Brasseur trieb im Europarat die Reform von Infantinos Fifa voran - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/anne-brasseur-europarat-fifa-reform-infantino - Published: 2026-06-26T05:53:03.839+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:53:03.839+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 97aee3e7-2d8e-41e7-9364-c817474103f0 - Dateline: Strasbourg, FR > Während die WM 2026 in Nordamerika läuft, wirken die Mahnungen der früheren Europarats-Präsidentin Anne Brasseur an die Fifa unter Gianni Infantino erstaunlich aktuell. ### Summary Die Luxemburger DP-Politikerin Anne Brasseur trieb als Europarats-Präsidentin und Berichterstatterin jahrelang die Reform der Fifa voran. Ihr 2018 angenommener Bericht warf Gianni Infantino vor, die Unabhängigkeit der Aufsichtsgremien ausgehöhlt zu haben. ### Key facts - Die Luxemburger DP-Politikerin Anne Brasseur war 2014–2016 Präsidentin der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarats (PVER) — erst die zweite Frau in diesem Amt. - Schon im Mai 2015 forderte sie nach den Festnahmen in Zürich, die Fifa müsse „das Geschwür öffnen" und sich reformieren — noch vor Infantinos Wahl 2016. - Ihr Bericht „Good football governance" wurde am 24. Januar 2018 mit 131 zu 5 Stimmen angenommen und warf Infantino vor, die Unabhängigkeit der Aufsichtsgremien ausgehöhlt zu haben. - Brasseur verwies auf den Austausch von 13 der 15 Ethikkommissions-Mitglieder und der Vorsitzenden Eckert, Borbély und Maduro beim Kongress 2017 in Bahrain. - Die Fifa wehrte sich mit einem elfseitigen Memo, scheiterte aber; 2026 ähneln die Vorwürfe von HRW und Amnesty zur WM ihren früheren Mahnungen. ### FAQ **Q: Wer ist Anne Brasseur?** Anne Brasseur (geboren 1950 in Luxemburg-Stadt) ist eine Politikerin der Luxemburger Demokratischen Partei (DP). Sie war von 1999 bis 2004 Ministerin für Bildung, Berufsausbildung und Sport und von Januar 2014 bis Januar 2016 Präsidentin der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarats. **Q: Was warf Brasseurs Bericht von 2018 der Fifa vor?** Der Bericht „Good football governance", angenommen am 24. Januar 2018 mit 131 zu 5 Stimmen, warf Infantinos Fifa vor, die Unabhängigkeit ihrer Aufsichtsgremien — Prüf- und Compliance-Ausschuss, Ethikkommission und Governance-Ausschuss — ausgehöhlt zu haben, und verwies auf die Abberufung mehrerer Vorsitzender beim Kongress 2017 in Bahrain. **Q: Hat sich Brasseur zur Weltmeisterschaft 2026 geäußert?** Nein. Die in diesem Artikel zitierten Aussagen Brasseurs stammen aus den Jahren 2015 und 2018. Die aktuellen Bedenken zur WM 2026 stammen von Human Rights Watch und Amnesty International, nicht von Brasseur. ### Body Die Weltmeisterschaft 2026 ist erst wenige Wochen alt, und ihr Zeremonienmeister ist allgegenwärtig: Fifa-Präsident Gianni Infantino tourt durch die Stadien der Vereinigten Staaten, Mexikos und Kanadas, verteidigt das Turnier gegen Kritik an Visa-Streitigkeiten und Einreiseverweigerungen und genießt die größte Bühne des Fußballs. Doch die schärfste institutionelle Abrechnung, die seine Amtszeit je erlebt hat, trägt bis heute den Namen einer Politikerin aus Luxemburg. Anne Brasseur, langjährige Vertreterin der Demokratischen Partei (DP) des Großherzogtums und frühere Präsidentin der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarats (PVER), drängte den Weltfußballverband über Jahre zu Reformen. In einem 2018 von der Versammlung — sie vereint Abgeordnete aus den Mitgliedstaaten des Europarats — angenommenen Bericht warf sie Infantinos umgebauter Fifa vor, jener skandalumwitterten Organisation, die er abzulösen versprochen hatte, beunruhigend ähnlich zu sehen. Eine Mahnerin aus Straßburg Brasseur, 1950 in Luxemburg-Stadt geboren, war von 1999 bis 2004 Ministerin für Bildung, Berufsausbildung und Sport, ehe sie 2014 als erst zweite Frau an die Spitze der PVER rückte — jenes Straßburger Gremiums, das Demokratie, Menschenrechte und Rechtsstaatlichkeit auf dem ganzen Kontinent prüft. Ihr Engagement in der Krise des Fußball-Regierens setzte schon vor Infantino ein. Im Mai 2015, nur Tage nachdem die Schweizer Polizei in Zürich im Zuge einer von den USA angeführten Korruptionsermittlung hohe Fifa-Funktionäre festgenommen hatte, forderte Brasseur — damals PVER-Präsidentin — den Verband auf, seine Probleme offen anzugehen, statt sie zu kaschieren. Es sei „nun an der Zeit, das Geschwür zu öffnen", sagte sie und verlangte „eine reformierte Fifa, die in der Lage ist, sportliche Ethik und Menschenrechte zu wahren, angefangen bei Katar". Das war die Dämmerung der Ära Sepp Blatter. Blatter trat binnen weniger Tage zurück; Infantino, sein früherer Kollege beim europäischen Verband Uefa, wurde im Februar 2016 mit dem Versprechen eines sauberen Neuanfangs zum Fifa-Präsidenten gewählt. Brasseurs zwei Jahre später gefälltes Urteil lautete: Der Neuanfang war ausgeblieben. Der Bericht von 2018, der Infantino beim Namen nannte Als Berichterstatterin des Kulturausschusses der PVER verfasste Brasseur einen Bericht mit dem Titel Good football governance, der am 24. Januar 2018 in Straßburg debattiert wurde. Sein Kernvorwurf: Jene Gremien, die die Führung der Fifa zur Rechenschaft ziehen sollten, seien still und leise ihrer Unabhängigkeit beraubt worden — darunter der Prüf- und Compliance-Ausschuss, beide Kammern der Ethikkommission und der Governance-Ausschuss. Sie verwies insbesondere auf die abrupte Abberufung der Vorsitzenden zentraler Kontrollgremien während des Fifa-Kongresses 2017 in Bahrain: des Ethikrichters Hans-Joachim Eckert, des Ethik-Chefermittlers Cornel Borbély und des Governance-Chefs Miguel Maduro — Teil eines Kahlschlags, bei dem 13 der 15 Mitglieder der Ethikkommission ausgetauscht wurden. In ihrem Bericht schrieb Brasseur, die Unabhängigkeit der Fifa-Aufsichtsgremien scheine „nicht gesichert" zu sein, und legte das Muster nüchtern offen: In weniger als einem Jahr wurden die vier Vorsitzenden der wichtigsten Aufsichtsgremien der Fifa ausgewechselt... Der allgemeine Eindruck ist, dass der Fifa-Rat und insbesondere Herr Infantino jene Personen loswerden wollten, die ihnen hätten unangenehm werden können. Brasseur warf Infantino „Mikromanagement" vor und lenkte den Blick auf die hohe Zahl der seit seiner Wahl entlassenen Funktionäre. Ihre Empfehlungen waren konkret: - die echte Unabhängigkeit der Ethik-, Prüf- und Governance-Ausschüsse der Fifa wiederherstellen; - die Verwaltung des Sports in Demokratie, Menschenrechten und Rechtsstaatlichkeit verankern; - eine unabhängige Beobachtungsstelle schaffen, die das Fußball-Regieren überwacht, ohne den Sport selbst zu lenken. Die Fifa kämpfte gegen den Bericht — und verlor die Abstimmung Der Weltverband ließ die Kritik nicht auf sich beruhen. Vor der Debatte verteilte die Organisation ein elfseitiges Memo an die Abgeordneten mit dem Titel Good governance at FIFA: a factual account und tat einige von Brasseurs Befunden als „Gerüchte" und „persönliche Mutmaßungen" ab, Teile ihres Berichts als „unvollständig, lückenhaft oder schlichtweg falsch" — so berichteten es Inside World Football und die Beobachterorganisation Play the Game. Die Lobbyarbeit scheiterte. Die Versammlung nahm den Bericht mit 131 zu fünf Stimmen an — eines der schärfsten Urteile, das ein zwischenstaatliches Gremium über Infantinos Führung des Spiels gefällt hat. Warum die Worte zur WM nachhallen Brasseurs Vorstöße gehören in die Jahre 2015 und 2018, nicht zum Turnier, das nun läuft. Doch die Fragen, die sie aufwarf — nach Rechenschaft, Unabhängigkeit und Menschenrechten — prägen einen Großteil der Kritik, mit der sich die Fifa 2026 konfrontiert sieht. Die am 11. Juni in drei Ländern angepfiffene WM mit 48 Mannschaften rief Human Rights Watch auf den Plan, die warnte, das Ereignis werde „in einem Klima der Angst" beginnen, sowie Amnesty International mit Blick auf die Lage von Migranten, queeren Menschen und Journalisten. Infantino, der im Dezember 2025 US-Präsident Donald Trump einen erstmals vergebenen „Fifa-Friedenspreis" verlieh, widersetzt sich dem Druck, das Gewicht des Verbandes gegen die Politik der Gastgeberregierungen einzusetzen. Bei der Verteidigung der USA als Ausrichter inmitten der Visa-Streitigkeiten und Einreiseverweigerungen beharrte er darauf, die Fifa könne nicht den politischen Schiedsrichter spielen: „Wir sind nicht die Könige der Welt, die über Regierungen herrschen können", sagte er. „Wir sind eine Sportorganisation." Die Ironie entgeht den Straßburg-Beobachtern nicht. Jene Institution, die Infantino einst rügte, hat inzwischen eine Zusammenarbeit mit der Fifa im Bereich Menschenrechte angekündigt; der Fifa-Präsident traf dafür mit dem Generalsekretär des Europarats, Alain Berset, zusammen. Für Brasseur, längst aus der vordersten Reihe der Politik zurückgezogen, steht der Kern ihrer Warnung zu Protokoll: dass sich die Reformen des Weltfußballs nicht an ihrer Ankündigung messen lassen, sondern daran, ob die Wächter, die sie durchsetzen sollen, ihre Zähne behalten dürfen. ### Sources - European politicians demand radical change of sports governance — Play the Game: https://www.playthegame.org/news/european-politicians-demand-radical-change-of-sports-governance/ - FIFA lobbies new friends at PACE to kill Brasseur report but are slaughtered by the vote — Inside World Football: https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018/01/26/fifa-lobbies-new-friends-pace-kill-brasseur-report-slaughtered-vote/ - Anne Brasseur: 'To be credible, FIFA must lance the boil and overhaul its governance' — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE): https://pace.coe.int/en/news/5624/anne-brasseur-la-fifa-doit-poursuivre-les-reformes-pour-retablir-sa-credibilite- - Good football governance (report, fileid 24284) — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=24284&lang=en - Anne Brasseur: FIFA must overhaul its governance — HumanRightsEurope / Council of Europe: http://humanrightseurope.coe.int/2015/05/anne-brasseur-fifa-must-overhaul-its-governance/ - Infantino's FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics — Play the Game (Stanis Elsborg, 13 April 2026): https://www.playthegame.org/news/infantino-s-fifa-ten-years-of-power-politics-and-so-called-ethics/ - FIFA's Infantino defends US as World Cup host amid visa row, entry denials — Al Jazeera (11 June 2026): https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/11/fifas-infantino-defends-us-as-world-cup-host-amid-visa-row-entry-denials - 2026 World Cup: Tournament Will Kick Off in Climate of Fear — Human Rights Watch (27 April 2026): https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/27/2026-world-cup-tournament-will-kick-off-in-climate-of-fear - Humanity Must Win: Defending Rights, Tackling Repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — Amnesty International (2026): https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ior10/0837/2026/en/ - Anne Brasseur — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Brasseur - FIFA and the Council of Europe to promote human rights — Council of Europe (Portal): https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/fifa-and-the-council-of-europe-to-promote-human-rights --- ## Wählen mit 16: Luxemburgs Debatte und die Verfassungshürde - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/wahlalter-16-luxemburg-verfassungshuerde-2028 - Published: 2026-06-26T05:43:13.381+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:43:13.381+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: a061af9e-bed6-48e9-8ead-76f1e3b9d27c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Zehn Jahre nach dem klaren Nein im Referendum liegt das Wahlalter wieder im Parlament. Doch die Koalition hat es aus ihrem Reformpaket gestrichen – der Weg zu 2028 führt über eine Verfassungsänderung. ### Summary Der Institutionenausschuss der Abgeordnetenkammer hat das Wahlalter 16 erneut diskutiert. Eine Senkung bräuchte eine Verfassungsrevision mit Zweidrittelmehrheit – und steht gar nicht erst auf dem Reformplan der Koalition. ### Key facts - Der Institutionenausschuss der Abgeordnetenkammer diskutierte am 10. März 2025 das Wahlalter 16, im Rahmen einer breiteren Wahlrechtsreform. - Eine Senkung erfordert nach Artikel 114 eine Verfassungsrevision: zwei Abstimmungen mit Dreiviertel-Präsenz und Zweidrittelmehrheit. Das Thema steht nicht auf dem Reformplan der Koalition. - Beim Referendum 2015 lehnten 80,87 Prozent das Wahlalter 16 ab; weitere Fragen scheiterten mit 78,02 und 69,93 Prozent. - Rund 47 Prozent der Einwohner sind Ausländer (320.726 von 681.973) und dürfen bei Kammerwahlen nicht abstimmen. - Österreich (seit 2007) und Deutschland (Europawahl 2024) liefern gemischte Belege; das Jugendparlament fordert ein neues Referendum. ### FAQ **Q: Ab welchem Alter darf man in Luxemburg derzeit wählen?** Wählen darf, wer am Wahltag 18 Jahre alt ist. Für in Luxemburg ansässige Staatsbürger unter 75 Jahren besteht Wahlpflicht; bei einem ersten Verstoß drohen Geldstrafen zwischen 100 und 250 Euro. An nationalen Kammerwahlen dürfen nur luxemburgische Staatsangehörige teilnehmen. **Q: Warum lässt sich das Wahlalter nicht einfach per Gesetz senken?** Das Wahlalter ist im verfassungsrechtlichen Rahmen verankert. Eine Senkung setzt nach Artikel 114 eine Verfassungsrevision voraus – mit zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Abstimmungen in der Kammer, jeweils mindestens drei Vierteln der anwesenden Mitglieder und einer Zweidrittelmehrheit der Stimmen. **Q: Was hat das Referendum von 2015 ergeben?** Am 7. Juni 2015 lehnten 80,87 Prozent der Wähler die Senkung des Wahlalters auf 16 ab. Auch das Ausländerwahlrecht (78,02 Prozent Nein) und die Amtszeitbegrenzung für Minister (69,93 Prozent Nein) fielen durch. Die Beteiligung lag bei 86,99 Prozent. **Q: Was zeigen die Erfahrungen in Österreich und Deutschland?** Österreich erlaubt seit 2007 als erster EU-Staat das Wählen ab 16 bei nationalen Wahlen; die Beteiligung der Jüngsten schwankte (88 Prozent 2008, 63 Prozent 2013, danach wieder steigend). Deutschland senkte das Wahlalter zur Europawahl 2024 auf 16 und ließ rund 4,8 Millionen junge Menschen erstmals mitwählen. ### Body Es ist eine Frage, die Luxemburgs Wählerschaft vor zehn Jahren mit überwältigender Mehrheit verneint hat – und die nun erneut im Parlament liegt. Am 10. März 2025 erörterte der Institutionenausschuss der Abgeordnetenkammer, ob das Wahlalter von 18 auf 16 Jahre gesenkt werden soll. Eingebettet war die Debatte in eine breiter angelegte Modernisierung des Wahlrechts. Doch schon die ersten Signale deuten darauf hin, dass das Vorhaben am selben Hindernis hängt, das ihm seit jeher im Weg steht: an der Verfassung des Großherzogtums. Dem ausschusseigenen Sitzungsbericht zufolge verlief die Trennlinie wie gewohnt. Die Abgeordneten der Regierungskoalition befürworteten Reformen, die ohne einen Eingriff in die Verfassung auskommen. Die Opposition dagegen wollte gerade jene Regeln wieder öffnen, die verfassungsrechtlich festgeschrieben sind – darunter das Mindestwahlalter und die Zahl der Abgeordnetensitze. Ein Oppositionsabgeordneter sprach sich dafür aus, 16- bis 18-Jährige über ein freiwilliges statt verpflichtendes Votum teilhaben zu lassen. Namen einzelner Abgeordneter nennt die offizielle Zusammenfassung nicht. Eine Reform, die der Verfassung ausweicht Als der Ausschuss unter Vorsitz des CSV-Politikers Laurent Zeimet am 15. September 2025 seine Marschroute festlegte, einigte er sich auf drei Schwerpunkte: technische Anpassungen am Wahlablauf, die Digitalisierung der Stimmabgabe sowie neue Regeln zum Status und zur Arbeitslast der Abgeordneten. Bezeichnend ist, was mangels Mehrheit ausgeklammert blieb – die vier Wahlbezirke, die Zahl von 60 Sitzen in der Kammer und das „aktive und passive Wahlrecht". Eine weitere Mitteilung des Ausschusses vom Juni 2026 bestätigte, dass die Arbeitstexte Wählerlisten, Briefwahl und das Stimmrecht der im Ausland lebenden Staatsbürger betreffen – nicht aber das Wahlalter. Der Ausschuss steckte sein Ziel betont nüchtern ab. Es gehe darum, das Wahlrecht zu modernisieren und „die Regeln über die Organisation der Wahlen an die Realität des 21. Jahrhunderts anzupassen". Vom Wahlrecht für Jugendliche ist das ein gutes Stück entfernt. Der Grund ist ebenso verfahrenstechnischer wie politischer Natur. Eine Senkung des Wahlalters setzte eine Verfassungsrevision voraus. Nach Artikel 114 der Verfassung – deren überarbeitete Fassung am 1. Juli 2023 in Kraft trat – bedeutet das zwei aufeinanderfolgende Abstimmungen in der Kammer, jeweils mit mindestens drei Vierteln der anwesenden Mitglieder und einer Zweidrittelmehrheit der Stimmen. Da die Änderung im Koalitionspaket fehlt, sieht die Rechnung für 2028 schwierig aus. Der lange Schatten von 2015 Jede Debatte in Luxemburg beginnt beim Ergebnis vom 7. Juni 2015. Damals legte ein konsultatives Referendum der Bevölkerung drei Verfassungsfragen vor – alle drei wurden abgelehnt. Gegen die Senkung des Wahlalters auf 16 Jahre, verbunden mit einer freiwilligen Eintragung für 16- bis 18-Jährige, stimmten 80,87 Prozent mit Nein. Eine parallele Frage, ob langjährig ansässige Ausländer bei nationalen Wahlen mitstimmen dürfen, scheiterte mit 78,02 Prozent Nein, ein Vorschlag zur Amtszeitbegrenzung für Minister mit 69,93 Prozent. Die Wahlbeteiligung lag – in einem Land mit Wahlpflicht – bei 86,99 Prozent der 246.974 eingetragenen Wähler. Obwohl unverbindlich, kündigte die damalige Regierung an, das Votum zu respektieren. Diese Vorgeschichte verleiht der heutigen Debatte ihr Gewicht. Fast die Hälfte der Einwohner Luxemburgs – 320.726 von insgesamt 681.973 Menschen zu Beginn des Jahres 2025, also rund 47 Prozent – sind ausländische Staatsangehörige, die bei Kammerwahlen überhaupt nicht abstimmen dürfen. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist die Altersschwelle einer der wenigen Hebel, um die demokratische Teilhabe unter den eigenen Staatsbürgern zu erweitern. Das erklärt mit, warum gerade Jugendgremien beharrlich daran rütteln. Luxemburgs Jugendparlament hat ein neues Referendum zu der Frage gefordert. Wir wollen ein neues Referendum über das Wahlrecht ab 16 Jahren. Die Aussage, dem damaligen Präsidenten des Jugendparlaments zugeschrieben, steht für das Argument, dass der Ausschluss interessierter junger Menschen von der Wahlurne selbst ein demokratisches Versäumnis sei – und dass die Teilnahme für Unter-18-Jährige möglich, aber nicht verpflichtend sein sollte. Was der Blick über die Grenzen zeigt Befürworter verweisen gern auf die Nachbarn. Österreich wurde mit seiner Reform von 2007 zum ersten EU-Staat, der 16- und 17-Jährige bei nationalen Wahlen abstimmen ließ. Die frühen Daten machten Mut: Die Beteiligung der jüngsten Erstwähler erreichte bei der Nationalratswahl 2008 88 Prozent und lag damit auf Höhe der Gesamtbeteiligung. Doch die Begeisterung erwies sich als brüchig und fiel bis 2013 auf 63 Prozent – deutlich unter die rund 80 Prozent allgemeine Beteiligung –, ehe sie 2017 wieder anstieg. Forscher mahnen, dass dieser Ausschlag ebenso sehr mit Mobilisierungsaufwand wie mit dem Alter zu tun hat. In einer Analyse für das Elcano Royal Institute schrieben die Autoren: „Der Rückgang der Wahlbeteiligung zwischen den Nationalratswahlen 2008 und 2013 lässt sich damit erklären, dass Politik, Bildungseinrichtungen und Medien im Zuge der zweiten Wahl der Mobilisierung von Erstwählern weniger Aufmerksamkeit schenkten." Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum österreichischen Fall kommen überwiegend zu dem Schluss, dass 16- und 17-Jährige ähnlich häufig oder häufiger wählen gehen als etwas ältere Erstwähler und dass die Qualität ihrer Wahlentscheidung vergleichbar ist – mit Hinweisen darauf, dass frühes Wählen eine dauerhafte Gewohnheit ausbilden kann. Deutschland liefert einen zweiten Datenpunkt. Für die Europawahl 2024 senkte das Land das Wahlalter auf 16 und ließ damit am 9. Juni 2024 erstmals rund 4,8 Millionen junge Deutsche – dazu etwa 300.000 junge, in Deutschland lebende EU-Bürger – europaweit mitwählen. Sechs Bundesländer, darunter Brandenburg, Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, erlauben 16-Jährigen bereits die Stimmabgabe bei Landtagswahlen. Ein Prüfstein, keine Entscheidung Vorerst ist die luxemburgische Debatte genau das – eine Debatte. Die Koalition unter Premierminister Luc Frieden hat sich für eine Reform entschieden, die das verfassungsrechtliche Hindernis umgeht; die Opposition will es überwinden; und Jugendverbände wollen die Wähler erneut entscheiden lassen. Ohne einen Gesetzentwurf zur Absenkung des Alters und angesichts der Zweidrittelhürde bleibt das Wählen mit 16 eine offene Frage – und keine wahrscheinliche Änderung für 2028. Geprüft wird damit etwas Grundsätzlicheres: wie ein Land, in dem Zugewanderte schon heute manche seiner Wahlbezirke zahlenmäßig übertreffen, die Grenzen dessen zieht, wer zu seiner Demokratie gehört. ### Sources - Vers une réforme de la loi électorale (Committee on Institutions, 10 March 2025) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2858 - Une feuille de route pour réformer la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/reforme-loi-electorale-feuille-route-15092025 - Les députés travaillent sur une modernisation de la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/institutions-propositions-texte-reforme-loi-electorale-15juin2026 - 2015 Luxembourg constitutional referendum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Luxembourg_constitutional_referendum - Luxembourg: Three Referendum Questions Voted Down — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-07/luxembourg-three-referendum-questions-voted-down/ - Luxembourg denies foreigners right to vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/6/7/luxembourg-denies-foreigners-right-to-vote - Constitution of Luxembourg (revision procedure, Article 114) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Luxembourg - Youth participation in representative democracy — Luxembourg — EACEA Youth Wiki (European Commission): https://national-policies.eacea.ec.europa.eu/youthwiki/chapters/luxembourg/52-youth-participation-in-representative-democracy - Elections in Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Luxembourg - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu (citing STATEC): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - Demographics of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg - Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU? — Elcano Royal Institute: https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/voting-at-16-in-austria-a-possible-model-for-the-eu/ - Voting at 16: Intended and unintended consequences of Austria's electoral reform — Electoral Studies (ScienceDirect): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379419300551 - Voters in Germany aged 16 get to vote in European elections for the first time in 2024 — Deutschland.de (German Federal Foreign Office): https://www.deutschland.de/en/Europawahl-in-Deutschland-Wahlalter-16-Jahre - Voting in Germany — Handbook Germany: https://handbookgermany.de/en/elections - Parlement des jeunes : «On veut un nouveau référendum sur le droit de vote à 16 ans» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/parlement-des-jeunes-on-veut-un-nouveau-referendum-sur-le-droit-de-vote-a-16-ans/ --- ## Binance setzt zum 1. Juli mehrere EU-Dienste aus – MiCA-Frist verfehlt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/binance-mica-frist-eu-dienste-gestoppt-luxemburg-chance - Published: 2026-06-26T05:20:22.098+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:20:22.098+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: d740df9b-f615-4588-a289-fe7eba82a9f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Weil die weltgrößte Kryptobörse ihren griechischen Lizenzantrag zurückzog und keine MiCA-Genehmigung erhielt, stoppt sie ab 1. Juli neue Trades, Einzahlungen und Registrierungen für EU-Kunden. ### Summary Binance setzt ab dem 1. Juli zentrale Dienste für EU-Nutzer aus, nachdem die Börse keine MiCA-Lizenz erhalten und ihren Antrag in Griechenland zurückgezogen hat. Die Episode zeigt, wie sehr Europas Krypto-Regelwerk den Markt umordnet – und welche Rolle dabei der Finanzplatz Luxemburg spielt. ### Key facts - Ab 1. Juli 2026 stoppt Binance für EU-Kunden neue Spot-Orders, Einzahlungen, Registrierungen sowie Earn-, Staking- und Launchpool-Produkte; Auszahlungen und das Convert-Tool (nur Verkauf) bleiben verfügbar. - Auslöser ist die fehlende MiCA-Lizenz: Binance zog am 24. Juni seinen Antrag in Griechenland zurück und will nun in einem anderen, noch nicht genannten EU-Staat eine Zulassung beantragen. - Mit dem Ende der MiCA-Übergangsfrist am 1. Juli 2026 braucht jeder Anbieter eine nationale CASP-Lizenz, um per Passporting alle 27 EU-Staaten zu bedienen. - Bis Mitte Juni 2026 hatten laut ESMA über 200 Firmen eine CASP-Zulassung; die meisten zuvor aktiven Anbieter dürften die Hürde verfehlt haben. - Luxemburgs CSSF gilt als bevorzugter Lizenzstandort: Sie genehmigte Coinbase (2025) und gab Ripple kurz vor der Frist ein vorläufiges grünes Licht – ein Binance-Bezug zu Luxemburg besteht aber nicht. ### FAQ **Q: Welche Binance-Dienste sind für EU-Nutzer ab dem 1. Juli betroffen?** Ausgesetzt werden neue Spot-Handelsorders, Einzahlungen, neue Kontoeröffnungen sowie die Produkte Earn, Staking und Launchpool. Auszahlungen bleiben möglich, und das Convert-Werkzeug ist weiter nutzbar – allerdings nur zum Verkaufen. Bestehende Guthaben bleiben laut Binance jederzeit zugänglich. **Q: Warum verliert Binance den EU-Zugang?** Binance hat keine Lizenz nach der EU-Verordnung MiCA erhalten. Am 24. Juni zog die Börse ihren in Griechenland gestellten Antrag zurück und will nun in einem anderen, bislang nicht genannten Mitgliedstaat eine Genehmigung beantragen. Bis zum Ende der Übergangsfrist am 1. Juli fehlt ihr damit die nötige Zulassung. **Q: Was ist MiCA und was bedeutet das Passporting?** MiCA ist das EU-weite Regelwerk für Kryptowerte. Es setzt Standards für Anlegerschutz, Unternehmensführung und Geldwäscheprävention. Eine in einem Mitgliedstaat erteilte CASP-Lizenz erlaubt es einem Anbieter per Passporting, seine Dienste in allen 27 EU-Staaten und im weiteren EWR anzubieten. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg bei der Krypto-Lizenzierung?** Die luxemburgische Finanzaufsicht CSSF hat sich als bevorzugter MiCA-Standort etabliert: Sie erteilte Coinbase 2025 eine Lizenz und gab Ripple kurz vor der Juli-Frist ein vorläufiges grünes Licht. Einen Hinweis darauf, dass Binance Luxemburg ansteuert, gibt es jedoch nicht. ### Body Stichtag 1. Juli: Vom kommenden Mittwoch an wird Binance, gemessen am Handelsvolumen die größte Kryptobörse der Welt, eine Reihe von Diensten für Kundinnen und Kunden in der Europäischen Union aussetzen. Der Grund ist ein regulatorisches Versäumnis. Die Börse hat ihren Antrag auf eine Lizenz nach dem neuen europäischen Krypto-Regelwerk fallengelassen und es bis zum Ablauf einer harten Frist nicht geschafft, sich anderswo in der EU genehmigen zu lassen. Am 24. Juni bestätigte das Unternehmen, den in Griechenland gestellten Antrag nach der Verordnung über Märkte für Kryptowerte – kurz MiCA – zurückgezogen zu haben. Stattdessen wolle man eine Lizenz in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat beantragen, hieß es, ohne dass dieser benannt wurde. Wenige Tage vor dem Ende der Übergangsfrist steht Binance damit ohne jene einzelne nationale Zulassung da, die es braucht, um Kunden in allen 27 EU-Staaten weiter bedienen zu dürfen. Was sich für EU-Nutzer ändert Ab dem 1. Juli, so teilte Binance seinen Kunden mit, werde man EU-Ansässigen mehrere zentrale Funktionen nicht mehr anbieten, solange die Lizenz fehlt. Aus den Mitteilungen an die Nutzer – darunter E-Mails an französische Kunden am 25. Juni – geht hervor, dass die Einschränkungen das Neugeschäft treffen, nicht aber bestehende Guthaben. Ausgesetzt werden: - neue Kauf- und Verkaufsorders im Spothandel - Einzahlungen - neue Kontoeröffnungen und Registrierungen - die Produkte Earn, Staking und Launchpool Auszahlungen bleiben möglich, und das Convert-Werkzeug der Börse steht weiter zur Verfügung – allerdings nur zum Verkaufen, damit Anleger ihre Positionen geordnet abbauen können. „Ihre Vermögenswerte bleiben sicher und geschützt und sind jederzeit zugänglich", erklärte Binance in einer Mitteilung an die Kundschaft. Der Einschnitt ist die bislang sichtbarste Folge von MiCA für Privatanleger, aber nicht die erste. Bereits im März 2025 hatte Binance neun Stablecoins, die den MiCA-Vorgaben nicht genügen – darunter Tethers USDT, gemessen am Marktwert der größte –, für Nutzer im Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum aus dem Spothandel genommen, während konforme Token wie Circles USDC und EURI gelistet blieben. Warum Griechenland – und warum jetzt MiCA trat 2024 in Kraft, die Regeln für Kryptowerte-Dienstleister (im Fachjargon CASP) gelten seit Ende desselben Jahres. Die Verordnung setzt EU-weite Standards für Anlegerschutz, Unternehmensführung und Geldwäscheprävention und erlaubt es einem in einem Mitgliedstaat zugelassenen Unternehmen, seine Dienste über das sogenannte Passporting in der gesamten Union anzubieten. Wer bereits unter nationalem Recht aktiv war, erhielt eine Übergangsfrist, die am 1. Juli 2026 endet; danach muss jedes Unternehmen ohne Lizenz sein EU-Geschäft abwickeln. Binance begründete den Rückzug des griechischen Antrags mit einer „sorgfältigen Abwägung des aktuellen Stands und des Zeitplans des griechischen Verfahrens". Berichten zufolge stand die griechische Kapitalmarktaufsicht Hellenic Capital Market Commission kurz davor, den Antrag abzulehnen; Aufseher in Griechenland, Irland und Lettland sollen Bedenken wegen früherer Rechtsstreitigkeiten der Börse und ihrer verschachtelten Konzernstruktur geäußert haben. Die Hellenic Capital Market Commission wollte sich nicht äußern. Führende Manager stellten den Rückzug als taktischen Schritt dar. Gillian Lynch, bei Binance für Europa und das Vereinigte Königreich zuständig, sagte der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters, das Unternehmen habe keineswegs vor, die Region zu verlassen. Binance verlässt Europa nicht. Konzernchef Richard Teng schlug einen ähnlichen Ton an. „Wir halten daran fest, in den kommenden Monaten eine MiCA-Lizenz zu erlangen – und dabei für Klarheit zu sorgen, Störungen zu minimieren und die Nutzer direkt zu informieren", sagte er. Welche Jurisdiktion das Unternehmen als Nächstes ansteuern will, ließ es offen. Prüfstein für Europas Regelwerk – und eine Chance für Luxemburg Binances Stolpern zeigt, wie tief MiCA den europäischen Markt bereits umgepflügt hat. Bis Mitte Juni 2026 hatten dem Register der europäischen Wertpapieraufsicht ESMA zufolge mehr als 200 Unternehmen eine vollständige CASP-Zulassung erhalten, verteilt auf rund zwei Dutzend Mitgliedstaaten. Schätzungen aus der Branche legen jedoch nahe, dass die große Mehrheit der vor dem Stichtag aktiven Anbieter die Hürde nicht genommen hat – viele werden ihr Europageschäft also schrumpfen oder ganz aufgeben müssen. Diese Auslese hat die nationalen Aufseher zu Konkurrenten um jene Unternehmen gemacht, die die Vorgaben erfüllen können – und Luxemburg hat sich als einer der bevorzugten Standorte herausgeschält. Die Finanzaufsicht des Großherzogtums, die Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), erteilte Coinbase 2025 eine MiCA-Lizenz; die US-Börse machte Luxemburg damit als erstes Haus zu ihrem EU-Sitz. Wenige Tage vor der Juli-Frist gab die CSSF zudem Ripple ein vorläufiges „grünes Licht" für eine CASP-Lizenz. Luxemburgs Angebot ruht auf eben jenem Passporting-Mechanismus, der Binance nun fehlt: Eine einzige Zulassung der CSSF öffnet die Tür zu Kunden in allen 27 EU-Staaten und im weiteren Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum. Für einen Finanzplatz, der Fonds und Banken seit Langem mit regulatorischer Berechenbarkeit umwirbt, ist die Krypto-Lizenzierung eine naheliegende Erweiterung – und ein Geschäft, um das er aktiv wirbt. Es gibt keinerlei Hinweis, dass Binance zu den Unternehmen zählt, die nach Luxemburg blicken; die Börse hat lediglich erklärt, sie werde in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat einen Antrag stellen. Doch ihre Zwangslage führt vor Augen, worum es bei dem Lizenzwettlauf geht, auf den das Großherzogtum setzt. Vorerst sehen sich Millionen EU-Nutzer der weltgrößten Börse mit einem schmaleren Angebot konfrontiert – und mit der Erkenntnis, dass der Zugang zu Europas Kryptomarkt unter MiCA über die Genehmigung einer Aufsichtsbehörde führt. ### Sources - Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in the EU — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/24/binance-withdraws-greek-mica-bid-but-vows-to-remain-in-europe - Binance to halt crypto services across EU countries after failing to secure MiCA approval — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/25/binance-to-halt-crypto-services-across-eu-countries-after-failing-to-secure-mica-approval - Binance co-CEO remains 'committed' to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/406009/binance-ceo-remains-committed-securing-eu-license-exchange-withdraws-greece-bid - Binance to delist Tether and other non-MiCA compliant stablecoins for EEA users — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/344182/binance-delist-tether-other-non-mica-compliant-stablecoins - 'Not leaving Europe' - Binance unveils new MiCA plan after Greece exit — AMBCrypto: https://ambcrypto.com/not-leaving-europe-binance-unveils-new-mica-plan-after-greece-exit/ - Coinbase Secures MiCA Licence: A Milestone in Europe's Crypto Evolution — Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Ripple Secures Preliminary MiCA CASP License in Luxembourg — BeInCrypto: https://beincrypto.com/ripple-mica-casp-license-luxembourg-europe/ - Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica - Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA/MiCAR) — Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF): https://www.cssf.lu/en/markets-in-crypto-assets-mica-micar/ --- ## 36,3 Grad am Findel: Luxemburg erlebt heißesten Junitag seiner Messgeschichte - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/findel-36-grad-hitzerekord-juni-luxemburg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T05:12:40.658+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:12:40.658+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 72ec6957-17da-4ee9-a530-7b5df7ba4b2d - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > MeteoLux meldet vom Flughafen Findel einen neuen Junirekord. Während rote Warnstufen, gestörter Bahnverkehr und Notmaßnahmen den Kontinent prägen, bleibt die Spitze noch nicht erreicht. ### Summary Am Findel wurden am Donnerstag 36,3 Grad gemessen — der heißeste Junitag seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen 1947. Luxemburg reiht sich damit in eine kontinentweite Hitzewelle ein, die von Frankreich bis England Rekorde stürzen lässt. ### Key facts - Am Findel wurden am 25. Juni 2026 mit 36,3 Grad der heißeste Junitag seit Messbeginn 1947 erreicht — der bisherige Junirekord lag bei 35,4 Grad (2017). - Luxemburg gilt seit Montag, dem 22. Juni, die rote Warnstufe; für Samstag werden bis zu 40 Grad erwartet, bevor von Sonntag an Regen und kühlere Luft kommen. - Die Hitzewelle bricht europaweit Rekorde: Frankreich 30,0 Grad im Landesmittel, Großbritannien 36,4 Grad, Basel 38 Grad. - Ein gemeinsamer Führungsstab in Senningen koordiniert die Notmaßnahmen; die Gesundheitsdirektion empfiehlt mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser täglich. - Ein hitzebedingter Gleisschaden bei Berchem störte den Bahnverkehr Richtung Esch, Rodange und Metz bis Donnerstagmittag. ### FAQ **Q: Wie heiß wurde es in Luxemburg im Juni 2026?** Am 25. Juni 2026 meldete MeteoLux an der Wetterstation des Flughafens Findel 36,3 Grad Celsius — der heißeste Junitag seit Beginn der durchgehenden Aufzeichnungen 1947 und ein neuer Junirekord für die Station. **Q: War das der höchste je in Luxemburg gemessene Wert?** Nein. Es ist ein neuer Junirekord, liegt aber unter dem absoluten nationalen Allzeitrekord, der während der Hitzewelle im Juli 2019 aufgestellt wurde. **Q: Welche Verhaltensregeln empfiehlt die Gesundheitsdirektion?** Empfohlen werden unter anderem: in kühlen Räumen bleiben und zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr nicht ins Freie, mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser pro Tag trinken, tagsüber die Rollläden schließen und nachts lüften, leichte Kleidung, kein Alkohol und das Wohlergehen gefährdeter Angehöriger und Nachbarn im Blick behalten. **Q: Wann normalisiert sich der Bahnverkehr nach den Hitzestörungen?** Die CFL teilte mit, die hitzebedingten Störungen auf den Strecken nach Esch-sur-Alzette, Rodange, Thionville und Metz würden bis Donnerstag, den 25. Juni, um 12 Uhr andauern. ### Body So heiß war ein Junitag in Luxemburg seit fast acht Jahrzehnten nicht mehr. Am Donnerstag kletterte das Thermometer an der Wetterstation des Flughafens Findel auf 36,3 Grad Celsius — ein neuer Junirekord für die Station, an der seit 1947 ununterbrochen gemessen wird. Der nationale Wetterdienst MeteoLux bestätigte den Wert, während eine erbarmungslose Hitzewelle das Großherzogtum und weite Teile Westeuropas fest im Griff hielt. Die Marke übertraf den bisherigen Junihöchstwert von 35,4 Grad, der am 22. Juni 2017 ebenfalls am Findel gemessen worden war. Damit ordnet sich Luxemburg in ein kontinentales Ereignis ein, das von der französischen Atlantikküste bis nach Südengland Bestmarken purzeln lässt. Begonnen hatte alles am Montag, dem 22. Juni: Mittags riefen die Behörden — mitten in die Feierlichkeiten zum Nationalfeiertag hinein — die rote Warnstufe „Vigilance" aus. MeteoLux verlängerte sie später bis in das Wochenende hinein. Eine neue Bestmarke am Flughafen Als Ursache nennt MeteoLux eine hartnäckige Hochdrucklage über Mitteleuropa, die sehr heiße Luft heranführt — bei kaum nächtlicher Abkühlung und so gut wie keinem Regen. Vorbei ist der Höhepunkt nach Einschätzung der Meteorologen noch nicht: Für Samstag werden bis zu 40 Grad erwartet, ehe von Sonntag an Regen und kühlere Atlantikluft Erleichterung bringen sollen. In der Folgewoche dürften die Tageshöchstwerte wieder unter die 30-Grad-Marke fallen. Den absoluten nationalen Allzeitrekord, der während der Hitzewelle im Juli 2019 aufgestellt wurde, erreicht der Donnerstagswert nicht. Doch die Entwicklung der Juni-Extreme ist unübersehbar: Der Rekord von 2017 hatte seinerseits einen Wert von 34,3 Grad aus dem Juni 1947 abgelöst, und nun wurde die Latte binnen eines Jahrzehnts erneut angehoben. Jeder dieser Schritte fiel in ein wärmer gewordenes Grundklima. Rekorde stürzen quer durch Europa Luxemburgs Bestmarke ist nur eine von vielen. Frankreich verzeichnete in dieser Woche seinen heißesten je gemessenen Tag: Am 24. Juni lag das landesweite Mittel bei 30,0 Grad und übertraf damit die Werte vom Juli 2019 und vom August 2003. Im südwestfranzösischen Pissos wurden am 23. Juni 44,3 Grad gemessen. Rund drei Viertel des Landes standen unter roter Hitzewarnung, Hunderte Schulen blieben geschlossen, und mehrere Kernreaktoren drosselten ihre Leistung, weil sich die zur Kühlung genutzten Flüsse erwärmten. Die französischen Behörden bringen dutzende Todesfälle mit der Hitze und mit Ertrinkungsunfällen während der heißen Tage in Verbindung. Im Vereinigten Königreich brachte die Hitzewelle mit 36,4 Grad in Yeovilton in der Grafschaft Somerset den heißesten je registrierten Junitag — einen Tag, nachdem im hampshireschen Gosport 36,1 Grad gemessen worden waren. Es war erst das zweite Mal in der britischen Geschichte, dass eine rote Hitzewarnung ausgegeben wurde. In der Schweiz erreichte Basel 38 Grad und übertraf damit einen langjährigen Rekord von 36,9 Grad. In Deutschland bot die Deutsche Bahn am 25. Juni kostenlose Stornierungen von Reservierungen an und riet wegen Hitze, Waldbrand- und Unwettergefahr von Reisen ab. Diese Häufung von Rekorden trägt nach Einschätzung von Fachleuten die Handschrift einer sich erwärmenden Welt. Europa ist der am schnellsten erwärmende Kontinent der Erde — seit den 1980er-Jahren rund doppelt so stark wie der globale Durchschnitt, wie der Klimawandeldienst Copernicus der EU mitteilt. Der Klimawandel macht Hitzewellen häufiger, intensiver und lässt sie größere geografische Gebiete erfassen. Diese Einordnung stammt von Samantha Burgess, Strategic Lead for Climate beim Europäischen Zentrum für mittelfristige Wettervorhersage (ECMWF), das den Copernicus-Dienst betreibt. Luxemburg im Krisenmodus Im Inland wird die Reaktion vom Nationalen Krisenzentrum in Senningen aus gesteuert. Dort wurde ein gemeinsamer operativer Führungsstab aktiviert, der das Rettungs- und Feuerwehrkorps CGDIS, die Großherzogliche Polizei, die Gesundheitsdirektion, die Stadt Luxemburg, die Armee, das Hohe Kommissariat für nationalen Schutz und MeteoLux zusammenführt. Die Gesundheitsdirektion rief die Bevölkerung — und besonders ältere Menschen, Säuglinge, allein lebende und chronisch kranke Personen — auf, die Hitze ernst zu nehmen. Zu ihren Empfehlungen zählen: - In kühlen oder klimatisierten Räumen bleiben und sich zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr nicht im Freien aufhalten. - Regelmäßig über den Tag verteilt ausreichend Wasser trinken (mindestens 1,5 Liter pro Tag). - Tagsüber die Rollläden geschlossen halten und nachts die Fenster öffnen. - Leichte Kleidung tragen, im Freien den Kopf bedecken und auf Alkohol verzichten. - Den Körper mehrmals täglich abkühlen und nach gefährdeten Angehörigen und Nachbarn sehen. Krankenhäuser und Pflegeheime wurden in erhöhte Alarmbereitschaft versetzt und personell verstärkt; diensthabende Ärztehäuser (maisons médicales) und der Notruf 112 blieben die ersten Anlaufstellen für Erkrankte. Schutz für die Verletzlichsten Am härtesten trifft es jene, die keinen kühlen Rückzugsort haben. Das Luxemburgische Rote Kreuz, das die nationalen Notunterkünfte betreibt, hält sein Nightshelter von 19 bis 9 Uhr geöffnet und stellt tagsüber das Bistrot Social „Am Haff" für Ruhe, Mahlzeiten, Duschen und sanitäre Einrichtungen bereit — Teil eines festen Hitzeplans für obdachlose und prekär wohnende Menschen. Auch die Infrastruktur leidet unter der Hitze. Ein hitzebedingter Gleisschaden bei Berchem südlich der Hauptstadt führte am Montag, dem 22. Juni, zu schweren Störungen auf den Strecken Luxemburg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange und Luxemburg–Thionville–Metz und ließ die Zahl der Züge deutlich schrumpfen. Reparaturen waren nur nachts möglich, wenn die Temperaturen weit genug fielen, um sicher arbeiten zu können. Die nationale Bahngesellschaft CFL erklärte, die Störungen würden anhalten — bis Donnerstag, den 25. Juni, um 12 Uhr — und riet Reisenden, in der Zwischenzeit die Trinkwasserbrunnen im Luxemburger Bahnhof zu nutzen. Als der Rekord fiel, lag die ersehnte Abkühlung noch Tage entfernt. Die Verantwortlichen betonten, die Gefahr liege nicht allein im Spitzenwert, sondern in seiner Dauer: aufeinanderfolgende heiße Tage und warme Nächte, die weder Körper noch Gebäude zur Ruhe kommen lassen. Für Luxemburg waren die 36,3 Grad vom Donnerstag beides zugleich — eine Zahl in einer Statistik und eine Warnung vor den Sommern, die noch kommen. ### Sources - Canicule au Luxembourg: MeteoLux prolonge l'alerte rouge jusqu'à samedi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/meteo-au-luxembourg-l-alerte-rouge-a-la-canicule-prolongee-jusqu-a-samedi-103590120 - Europe heat wave smashes France's and Spain's hottest days, UK's hottest June day twice — The Weather Company (weather.com): https://weather.com/2026/06/23/news/weather/dangerous-record-heat-wave-europe-france-uk-forecast - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - ECMWF weather and climate experts monitor early summer European heatwave — Copernicus / ECMWF: https://climate.copernicus.eu/ecmwf-weather-and-climate-experts-monitor-early-summer-european-heatwave - CFL Announces Heatwave-Related Disruptions to Continue Until Thursday — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61974-cfl-announces-heatwave-related-disruptions-to-continue-until-thursday - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - Luxembourg Experiences Warm Summer with Hottest Ever Day for June (MeteoLux summer 2017 assessment) — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/luxembourg-experiences-warm-summer-with-hottest-ever-day-for-june - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization (WMO): https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - Heatwave Plan: Protect yourself from hot days / SALU emergency shelter — Luxembourg Red Cross: https://www.croix-rouge.lu/en/blog/heatwave-plan-protect-yourself-from-hot-days/ --- ## Luxemburg schreibt das Recht für fahrerlose Autos - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-gesetzentwurf-autonomes-fahren-rechtsrahmen-2028 - Published: 2026-06-25T17:40:37.49+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:40:37.49+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 3e9581a5-055f-41bc-a6e4-7c55f85b56b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein Gesetzentwurf soll Zulassung, Betrieb und Haftung automatisierter Fahrzeuge regeln – und das Großherzogtum zum ersten EU-Staat mit einem vollständigen Rechtsrahmen machen. ### Summary Luxemburg bereitet einen Gesetzentwurf vor, der automatisierten Fahrzeugen erstmals einen lückenlosen rechtlichen Rahmen gibt – von der Typgenehmigung bis zur Strafhaftung. Bis 2028 will das Land den EU-weit ersten kompletten Rechtsrahmen schaffen. ### Key facts - Luxemburg hat dem Mobilitätsausschuss am 25. Juni 2026 den Inhalt eines Gesetzentwurfs zum automatisierten Fahren vorgestellt; er führt 22 neue Rechtsbegriffe ein und gilt zunächst für Pkw der Klasse M1. - Der Entwurf unterscheidet bedingt automatisierte (SAE-Stufe 3) und hochautomatisierte Fahrzeuge (SAE-Stufe 4) und regelt Typgenehmigung, Zulassung, Betrieb sowie die straf- und Haftungsfrage zwischen Betreiber und Fahrer. - Das Gesetz ist das Rückgrat der Strategie „Automatiséiert Fueren 2028“, mit der Luxemburg bis 2028 der erste EU-Staat mit vollständigem Rechtsrahmen werden will. - Bislang fehlt eine EU-weite Regelung; am 8. Juni 2026 unterzeichneten 17 Mitgliedstaaten eine Erklärung für grenzüberschreitende Testkorridore und harmonisierte Regeln. - Abgeordnete warnen vor Folgen für rund 11.000 Berufskraftfahrer; eine parlamentarische Abstimmung wird für 2027 angestrebt. ### FAQ **Q: Ab wann sollen fahrerlose Autos in Luxemburg erlaubt sein?** Der Entwurf soll noch vor der Sommerpause 2026 in den Regierungsrat gehen; Ministerin Backes hofft auf eine parlamentarische Abstimmung im Jahr 2027, nachdem die vorgeschriebenen Gutachtergremien Stellung genommen haben. Ziel der Strategie ist ein vollständiger Rechtsrahmen bis 2028. **Q: Wer haftet bei einem Unfall mit einem automatisierten Fahrzeug?** Der Entwurf regelt die Verantwortung zwischen Betreiber und Fahrer und legt deren strafrechtliches Haftungsregime fest. Zugleich sieht er Pflichten zulasten des Herstellers sowie besondere Bedingungen für Typgenehmigung, Zulassung und Inbetriebnahme vor. **Q: Welche Fahrzeuge erfasst das Gesetz zuerst?** In der Anfangsphase gilt der Rahmen für Personenkraftwagen der Klasse M1 mit bis zu acht Sitzplätzen. Weitere Fahrzeugklassen sollen später per großherzoglicher Verordnung folgen. Bei Tests bleibt ein menschlicher Sicherheitsfahrer vorgeschrieben. **Q: Was unterscheidet bedingt von hochautomatisierten Fahrzeugen?** Bei bedingt automatisierten Fahrzeugen (grob SAE-Stufe 3) muss ein menschlicher Fahrer zur Übernahme bereit bleiben. Hochautomatisierte Fahrzeuge (nahe SAE-Stufe 4) können ohne Fahrer auf dem Sitz fahren, müssen aber aus der Ferne überwacht und gesteuert werden. ### Body Während Europa noch über die Regeln für das automatisierte Fahren streitet, legt Luxemburg vor. Am 25. Juni stellten ranghohe Beamte dem Ausschuss für Mobilität und öffentliche Bauten der Abgeordnetenkammer den Inhalt eines Gesetzentwurfs vor, der erstmals festlegen soll, wie automatisierte Straßenfahrzeuge im Großherzogtum genehmigt, zugelassen, gefahren, betrieben und überwacht werden – und wer haftet, wenn etwas schiefgeht. Noch handelt es sich um einen avant-projet de loi, einen frühen Entwurf, der zum Zeitpunkt der Vorstellung weder formell im Parlament hinterlegt war noch eine Nummer trug. Doch der Text gehört zu den ersten konkreten Versuchen in der Europäischen Union, ein umfassendes nationales Regelwerk für diese Technik zu schreiben, statt auf Brüssel zu warten. Nach Angaben des Parlaments führt der Entwurf 22 neue Rechtsbegriffe ein, um das Regime zu verankern. Zwei Stufen, zwei Pflichtenkataloge Der Entwurf unterscheidet automatisierte Fahrzeuge nach dem Grad ihrer Eigenständigkeit. Die erste Kategorie umfasst „bedingt automatisierte“ Fahrzeuge, bei denen weiterhin ein menschlicher Fahrer in der Pflicht steht und jederzeit zur Übernahme bereit sein muss – grob das, was die Automobilbranche als SAE-Stufe 3 einordnet. Die zweite Kategorie betrifft „hochautomatisierte“ Fahrzeuge nahe der SAE-Stufe 4, die ohne Fahrer auf dem Sitz unterwegs sein können, dafür aber aus der Ferne überwacht und gesteuert werden müssen. Über beiden Stufen steht ein Leitgedanke: Ein automatisiertes System muss sich im Verkehr verhalten wie „ein normal umsichtiger und kompetenter menschlicher Fahrer“, wie es im Entwurf heißt. In der Anfangsphase gilt der Rahmen für Personenkraftwagen der Klasse M1 – gewöhnliche Autos mit bis zu acht Sitzplätzen; weitere Fahrzeugklassen sollen später per großherzoglicher Verordnung folgen. Félicie Weycker, leitende Beamtin im Ministerium für Mobilität und öffentliche Bauten, erläuterte den Abgeordneten, dass das Gesetz nicht nur die Straße, sondern auch die Zulieferkette in den Blick nimmt. Der Gesetzentwurf sieht Pflichten zulasten des Herstellers vor sowie besondere Bedingungen für die Typgenehmigung, die Zulassung und die Inbetriebnahme. Bei der Frage, die die Technik bislang am hartnäckigsten begleitet – wer bei einem Unfall haftet –, regelt der Entwurf die Verantwortung zwischen Betreiber und Fahrer und legt deren strafrechtliches Haftungsregime fest, neben den von Weycker beschriebenen Herstellerpflichten. Der Text greift zudem die ethischen Grundsätze der deutschen Ethik-Kommission von 2017 auf: Sachschaden geht vor Personenschaden, kein Algorithmus darf zwischen Menschen unterscheiden, und das System muss das Risiko stets minimieren. Ein kleines Land wettet auf den Vorsprung Der Entwurf ist das gesetzgeberische Rückgrat einer umfassenderen Strategie, „Automatiséiert Fueren 2028“, die im Oktober 2025 von Mobilitätsministerin Yuriko Backes und Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles vorgestellt wurde. Ihr erklärtes Ziel ist für ein Land mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern bemerkenswert: Luxemburg soll bis 2028 der erste EU-Mitgliedstaat mit einem vollständigen Rechtsrahmen für den Alltagsbetrieb automatisierter Fahrzeuge sein. Die Strategie ruht auf sechs strukturellen Achsen – von der Regulierung über Kompetenzen bis zur internationalen Zusammenarbeit – und nennt fünf vorrangige Anwendungsfälle, die bis 2027 erreicht werden sollen: - Robotaxis; - automatisierte Shuttles für die letzte Meile; - Valet- und automatisiertes Parken in abgegrenzten Bereichen; - Automatisierung in der Logistik; - Fahrerassistenzsysteme für sicherere Autobahnfahrten. Die Regierung versteht ihr Vorgehen als Abfolge – regulieren, testen, zertifizieren, einsetzen – und nicht als das Umlegen eines einzigen Schalters. Das kompakte, dichte Straßennetz, die mehrsprachige Erwerbsbevölkerung und der grenzüberschreitende Verkehr mit Frankreich, Deutschland und Belgien gelten dabei als Vorteile, die das ganze Land zu einem überschaubaren Labor machen. Backes hat nie verschwiegen, dass die Chance an Bedingungen geknüpft ist. „Eine Chance für Luxemburg“, sagte sie über die Technik, „aber nur unter der Bedingung, dass die Fragen von Haftung, Sicherheit und Ethik sauber mitgedacht werden.“ Eine Lücke, die Brüssel offenlässt Ein Teil der Begründung lautet: Bislang gibt es keine EU-weite Regelung für fahrerlose Fahrzeuge – nur einen Flickenteppich aus Typgenehmigungsvorschriften und nationalen Versuchen. Luxemburg will diese Lücke füllen und seinen Rahmen zugleich mit einem künftigen europäischen Regime kompatibel halten. Dass der Entwurf an Typgenehmigung und Zulassung anknüpft, soll ihn in das bestehende Homologationssystem der Union einfügen, statt quer dazu zu liegen. Am 8. Juni unterzeichneten Backes und 16 EU-Amtskollegen eine gemeinsame Erklärung, in der sie sich zum Aufbau großräumiger grenzüberschreitender Testkorridore und zur Harmonisierung von Homologations-, Sicherheits- und Betriebsregeln verpflichteten – ein Vorhaben, das auf einen 2017 eröffneten Pionierkorridor zwischen Luxemburg, Frankreich und Deutschland zurückgeht. Die Unterzeichnung dieser Erklärung zeigt das Engagement Luxemburgs für eine innovativere, sicherere und nachhaltigere Mobilität. Am selben Tag fuhren Backes und der belgische Minister Jean-Luc Crucke in einem von Pony.ai betriebenen automatisierten Fahrzeug beim Busunternehmen Voyages Emile Weber in Canach mit. Diese Vorführung war kein Einzelfall: Im März 2025 erteilte Luxemburg Pony.ai Europe die erste Genehmigung für wissenschaftliche Tests von Fahrzeugen der Stufe 4 auf öffentlichen Straßen, gemeinsam mit Emile Weber, mit Versuchsfahrten rund um Lenningen und Canach; das Forschungszentrum SnT der Universität Luxemburg testet seit 2022 auf dem Kirchberg-Plateau. Ein menschlicher Sicherheitsfahrer bleibt in jedem Fall vorgeschrieben. Arbeitsplätze, Zeitplan und der weitere Weg Reibungslos ist der Entwurf nicht. In der Ausschusssitzung wiesen Abgeordnete auf die möglichen Folgen für rund 11.000 Berufskraftfahrer in Luxemburg hin und auf die Gefahr, dass günstige automatisierte Fahrten Fahrgäste vom öffentlichen Verkehr abziehen könnten. Backes begründet den Wandel vor allem mit der Sicherheit und verweist auf die rund 20.000 Menschen, die jedes Jahr auf den Straßen der EU ums Leben kommen. Zeitlich will die Regierung den avant-projet noch vor der Sommerpause an den Regierungsrat geben; die Ministerin hofft auf eine parlamentarische Abstimmung im Jahr 2027, sobald die vorgeschriebenen Gutachtergremien Stellung genommen haben. Hält der Kalender, könnte Luxemburg seine Regeln deutlich vor den meisten Nachbarn besitzen – und bevor die EU ihre eigenen schreibt. ### Sources - Vers un cadre légal pour la conduite automatisée — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/vers-un-cadre-legal-pour-la-conduite-automatisee - Le Luxembourg trace la voie de la mobilité autonome — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/mobilite-le-luxembourg-trace-la-voie-de-la-mobilite-autonome-103558251 - Conduite automatisée - faire du Luxembourg un laboratoire européen de la mobilité de demain — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+08-backes-conduite-auto.html - Luxembourg Unveils National Strategy for Automated Driving — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/mobility/57531-luxembourg-unveils-national-strategy-for-automated-driving - Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 — the Luxembourg Strategy for Automated Driving (brochure) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/10/23-delles-backes-conduite-automatisee/documents/brochure-automatiseiert-fueren-2028-en.pdf - Pony.ai obtains Luxembourg permit for Level 4 robotaxi testing — Just Auto: https://www.just-auto.com/news/pony-ai-luxembourg-level-4/ - Conduite autonome : le Luxembourg en route pour devenir un «leader» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/conduite-autonome-le-luxembourg-en-route-pour-devenir-un-leader/ - First autonomous cars to be tested on Luxembourg roads — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/first-autonomous-cars-to-be-tested-on-luxembourg-roads - Autonomous vehicles legislation progress — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/autonomous-vehicles-legislatio --- ## Oberstes US-Gericht entlastet Bayer im Streit um Roundup-Warnhinweise - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/us-supreme-court-glyphosat-urteil-bayer-monsanto-roundup-haftung - Published: 2026-06-25T17:19:33.32+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:19:33.32+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 21f1788b-2e4b-4ea4-a97a-1449743085d4 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mit sieben zu zwei Stimmen entschied der Supreme Court, dass Bundesrecht Klagen wegen fehlender Krebswarnung sperrt. Die Bayer-Aktie schoss in Frankfurt um bis zu 20 Prozent nach oben. ### Summary Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA hat Bayers Tochter Monsanto vor einer Welle von Roundup-Klagen geschützt. Das Urteil nimmt enormen juristischen Druck vom Leverkusener Konzern — und ließ die Aktie steil steigen. ### Key facts - Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA entschied mit 7:2, dass Bundesrecht (FIFRA) einzelstaatliche Klagen wegen einer fehlenden Krebswarnung auf dem Roundup-Etikett verdrängt. - Das Urteil hebt einen Schadensersatz von 1,25 Millionen Dollar für den Kläger John Durnell auf und verweist den Fall zurück an die Gerichte in Missouri. - Die Bayer-Aktie legte in Frankfurt um bis zu 17 bis 20 Prozent zu — der stärkste Tagesgewinn seit 2003. - Gegen Bayer stehen rund 200.000 Ansprüche; der Konzern hat über 10 Milliarden Dollar ausgegeben und Rückstellungen von bis zu 16 Milliarden Dollar gebildet. - In der EU ist Glyphosat bis Dezember 2033 zugelassen; Luxemburg stimmte 2023 gemeinsam mit Österreich und Kroatien gegen die Verlängerung. ### FAQ **Q: Was hat der US-Supreme-Court genau entschieden?** Das Gericht entschied mit sieben zu zwei Stimmen, dass das Bundesgesetz FIFRA einzelstaatliche Klagen verdrängt, die von Monsanto eine Krebswarnung auf dem Roundup-Etikett verlangen. Da die Umweltbehörde EPA eine solche Warnung nie vorgeschrieben hat, würde eine entsprechende Verpflichtung dem genehmigten Etikett widersprechen. **Q: Was bedeutet das Urteil für Bayer?** Bayer rechnet damit, dass anhängige Klagen wegen fehlender Warnhinweise abgewiesen werden. Den im Februar vorgeschlagenen Sammelvergleich über 7,25 Milliarden Dollar will der Konzern dennoch weiterverfolgen. Die Aktie sprang nach dem Urteil um bis zu 20 Prozent. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg in der Glyphosat-Debatte?** Bei der EU-Abstimmung im Oktober 2023 gehörte Luxemburg neben Österreich und Kroatien zu den nur drei Ländern, die gegen die Verlängerung der Glyphosat-Zulassung stimmten. Dennoch verlängerte die Europäische Kommission die Zulassung bis Dezember 2033. **Q: Gilt Glyphosat nun als unbedenklich?** Nein. Der wissenschaftliche Streit bleibt offen. Die US-Umweltbehörde EPA hält Glyphosat für wahrscheinlich nicht krebserregend, während die Krebsforschungsagentur IARC der WHO den Stoff 2015 als „wahrscheinlich krebserregend für den Menschen" einstufte. ### Body Der Oberste Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten hat dem Bayer-Konzern am Donnerstag in einem seiner kostspieligsten Rechtsstreitigkeiten zur Seite gestanden. Die Richter entschieden, dass amerikanisches Bundesrecht Verbraucher daran hindert, die Tochtergesellschaft Monsanto zu verklagen, weil auf dem Etikett des Unkrautvernichters Roundup ein Hinweis auf ein Krebsrisiko fehlt. Das Votum fiel mit sieben zu zwei Stimmen aus — und nahm damit eine der schwersten juristischen Hypotheken von einem der größten Unternehmen Europas. Die Entscheidung in der Sache Monsanto Co. v. Durnell hebt das Urteil einer Geschworenenjury aus dem Bundesstaat Missouri auf. Sie beantwortet zugleich eine Frage, die Bayer seit der Übernahme von Monsanto im Jahr 2018 verfolgt: Dürfen Kläger über einzelstaatliche Gerichte eine Krebswarnung erzwingen, die die amerikanische Umweltbehörde nie verlangt hat? Das von Richter Brett Kavanaugh verfasste Mehrheitsvotum kommt zu einem klaren Nein. Wenn Bundesrecht die Geschworenen überstimmt Im Kern dreht sich der Fall um den Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act — kurz FIFRA — das Gesetz, das in den USA die Zulassung und Kennzeichnung von Pestiziden regelt. Die zuständige Umweltbehörde EPA vertritt seit Langem die Auffassung, dass Glyphosat, der Wirkstoff von Roundup, bei sachgemäßer Anwendung „wahrscheinlich nicht krebserregend für den Menschen" ist. Sie genehmigte das Etikett des Mittels ohne jeden Krebshinweis. Nach Ansicht der Richter verdrängt das Bundesrecht eine auf einzelstaatlichem Recht gestützte Klage, die von Monsanto eine solche Warnung verlangt — denn diese würde eine Kennzeichnungspflicht begründen, die mit dem bundesweit genehmigten Etikett kollidiert. Da Durnells einzelstaatliche Schadensersatzklage eine Kennzeichnungspflicht für Pestizide „zusätzlich zu oder abweichend von" dem von der EPA verlangten Etikett auferlegen würde, verdrängt FIFRA Durnells Klage ausdrücklich. Dem Votum schlossen sich der Vorsitzende Richter John Roberts sowie die Richter Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan und Amy Coney Barrett an; Thomas gab zusätzlich ein zustimmendes Sondervotum ab. Das Gericht hob das Urteil aus Missouri auf und verwies den Fall zurück an die dortigen Gerichte. Ein Mann aus Missouri und sein Sprühgerät Kläger John Durnell, wohnhaft in Missouri, hatte Roundup nach eigenen Angaben rund zwei Jahrzehnte lang verwendet — zeitweise als der für das Sprühen zuständige Mann einer Nachbarschaftsvereinigung —, ehe bei ihm ein Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom diagnostiziert wurde. Er warf dem Unternehmen vor, ihn nicht vor dem Risiko gewarnt zu haben. Eine Jury gab ihm recht und sprach ihm 1,25 Millionen Dollar Schadensersatz zu. Das Berufungsgericht von Missouri wies Monsantos Einwand zurück, das Bundesrecht stehe der Klage entgegen; der Oberste Gerichtshof des Bundesstaates lehnte eine Befassung ab. Der Supreme Court nahm die Revision im Januar an und verhandelte am 27. April mündlich. Er verengte den Streit auf eine einzige Frage: ob FIFRA eine etikettbezogene Klage wegen fehlender Warnung verdrängt, wenn die EPA den Hinweis nicht vorgeschrieben hat. Die Antwort vom Donnerstag entzieht damit faktisch jene juristische Konstruktion, mit der Anwälte einige der höchsten Roundup-Urteile erstritten hatten. Milliardenrisiko und ein Kurssprung Für Bayer ging es um Milliarden. Die Roundup-Verfahren zählen zu den teuersten Rechtsdramen der jüngeren Unternehmensgeschichte und wuchsen fast vom Moment an, als der deutsche Konzern seine rund 63 Milliarden Dollar schwere Übernahme von Monsanto abschloss. Die Zahlen verdeutlichen die Dimension: - Gegen Bayer wurden rund 200.000 Roundup-bezogene Ansprüche geltend gemacht, von denen Zehntausende noch offen sind. - Der Konzern hat mehr als 10 Milliarden Dollar für Prozesse und Vergleiche aufgewendet und Rückstellungen von insgesamt bis zu 16 Milliarden Dollar gebildet. - Im Februar bot er einen Sammelklage-Vergleich über 7,25 Milliarden Dollar an, dessen Zahlungen sich über bis zu rund zwei Jahrzehnte erstrecken sollen. Die Börse wertete das Urteil als Wendepunkt. Die Bayer-Aktie schnellte in Frankfurt nach oben und legte im Tagesverlauf um bis zu 17 bis 20 Prozent zu — der stärkste Tagesgewinn seit 2003. Bayer begrüßte den Ausgang und erklärte, er solle zur Abweisung anhängiger Klagen wegen fehlender Warnung führen; den vorgeschlagenen Sammelvergleich wolle man dennoch weiterverfolgen. „Die Entscheidung des Obersten US-Gerichtshofs ist gut für die Wissenschaft, für Landwirte und für Branchen, die für Innovationen auf regulatorische Klarheit angewiesen sind", teilte das Unternehmen mit. Gegenstimmen, Kritik und der europäische Blick Einstimmig fiel das Urteil nicht. Richterin Ketanji Brown Jackson, der sich Richter Neil Gorsuch anschloss, widersprach. Die Mehrheit habe die Reichweite des Bundesgesetzes überdehnt und geschädigten Anwendern jede Möglichkeit der Wiedergutmachung genommen. „Indem das Gericht Monsantos Argumentation folgt und entscheidet, dass Durnells Klage wegen fehlender Warnung verdrängt wird, verkennt es die Anforderungen von FIFRA, missdeutet die Reichweite der durch FIFRA bewirkten Verdrängung und lässt Durnell letztlich ohne jeden Rechtsbehelf für die erheblichen Schäden, die er erlitten hat", schrieb sie. Die Anwälte der Kläger reagierten scharf. „Dieses Urteil des Obersten Gerichtshofs schlägt zu Unrecht die Tür des Gerichts vor jenen Amerikanern zu, die durch Pestizide erkrankt sind", sagte Christopher Seeger, einer der führenden Anwälte in den Verfahren. Der wissenschaftliche Streit, der die Klagen befeuerte, bleibt ungelöst: Während die EPA Glyphosat für wahrscheinlich nicht krebserregend hält, stufte die Internationale Agentur für Krebsforschung (IARC) der Weltgesundheitsorganisation den Stoff 2015 als „wahrscheinlich krebserregend für den Menschen" ein. Auch in Europa ist Glyphosat umstritten, wo es unabhängig von den USA geregelt wird — ein Umstand, der gerade Luxemburg betrifft. Im November 2023 verlängerte die Europäische Kommission die Zulassung des Wirkstoffs für weitere zehn Jahre bis Dezember 2033, nachdem die Mitgliedstaaten die nötige qualifizierte Mehrheit für eine eigene Entscheidung verfehlt hatten. In der Abstimmung sprachen sich nur drei Länder gegen die Verlängerung aus — Österreich, Kroatien und Luxemburg —, während sich mehrere andere, darunter Deutschland und Frankreich, der Stimme enthielten. Das US-Urteil berührt diese europäischen Regeln nicht, und es beendet auch nicht jedes Risiko für Bayer: Der vorgeschlagene Sammelvergleich bedarf noch der gerichtlichen Genehmigung, und Anwälte dürften andere juristische Wege erproben. Doch indem es den Weg über fehlende Warnhinweise vor amerikanischen Gerichten versperrt, nimmt das Urteil jene Bedrohung weg, die am schwersten auf der Bewertung des Konzerns lastete — und beschert dem Leverkusener Unternehmen seinen wichtigsten juristischen Sieg seit der Monsanto-Übernahme. ### Sources - Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068 (slip opinion) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf - Monsanto Company v. Durnell (24-1068) — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/monsanto-company-v-durnell/ - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision - Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in case over cancer risks from weedkiller Roundup — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-monsanto-lawsuits-roundup-cancer-warning/ - Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-thousands-of-lawsuits-against-maker-of-roundup-weedkiller - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto over Missouri man in fight over Roundup cancer claims — KCUR / NPR: https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-25/us-supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-cancer-missouri - Supreme Court limits Roundup cancer suits against Bayer's Monsanto — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/glyphosate-roundup-bayer-supreme-court-case-monsanto.html - Immediate statement: US Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in the Durnell case — Bayer: https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/immediate-statement-us-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsanto-in-the-durnell-case/ - Bayer Shares Surge After U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Company's Favour — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/bayer-shares-surge-u-supreme-court-rules-favour-company/ - Bayer Jumps 20% on Supreme Court Win Over Roundup Warnings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/supreme-court-shields-bayer-from-roundup-cancer-warning-suits - Renewal of the approval of glyphosate: Questions and Answers — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_5793 - Brussels approves use of glyphosate in EU for 10 more years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/16/brussels-allows-use-of-glyphosate-across-eu-for-10-more-years-after-member-states-fail-to- --- ## Verbrenner-Aus 2035: Frankreich und Deutschland ringen in Luxemburg um den Kurs - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/verbrenner-aus-2035-streit-eu-umweltrat-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-25T17:09:34.769+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:09:34.769+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 56c7dcbe-8a03-4e8c-8ed9-d1634d703612 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Beim Umweltrat in Luxemburg verteidigte Paris das Ende neuer Verbrenner ab 2035, während Berlin und Rom auf mehr Spielraum für E-Fuels und Hybride drängten. ### Summary Beim EU-Umweltrat in Luxemburg prallten die Positionen Frankreichs und Deutschlands zum Verbrenner-Aus 2035 aufeinander. Auf dem Tisch liegt der Brüsseler Vorschlag, das Ziel von 100 auf 90 Prozent zu lockern. ### Key facts - Beim Umweltrat in Luxemburg trafen die gegensätzlichen Positionen Frankreichs sowie Deutschlands und Italiens zum Verbrenner-Aus 2035 aufeinander. - Die EU-Kommission will das CO2-Ziel für 2035 von 100 auf 90 Prozent senken; das letzte Zehntel soll über E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffe und kohlenstoffarmen EU-Stahl ausgeglichen werden. - Berlin und Rom drängen auf mehr Flexibilität, Paris und Stockholm wollen das bestehende Ziel verteidigen. - Klimakommissar Hoekstra verweist auf „spektakuläre“ E-Auto-Verkäufe; in Polen brachen die Verkäufe zuletzt aber um 26 Prozent ein. - Die Entscheidung fällt erst im ordentlichen Gesetzgebungsverfahren von Parlament und Rat in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Was bedeutet das Verbrenner-Aus 2035?** Die 2023 beschlossene „Fit for 55“-Verordnung schreibt vor, dass neue Pkw und leichte Nutzfahrzeuge ab 2035 ihren Auspuff-CO2-Ausstoß um 100 Prozent senken müssen. Das beendet faktisch den Verkauf neuer Verbrennerautos in der EU. **Q: Was schlägt die EU-Kommission jetzt vor?** Der Vorschlag vom 16. Dezember 2025 senkt das Ziel von 100 auf 90 Prozent. Die verbleibenden zehn Prozent sollen über E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffe und kohlenstoffarmen EU-Stahl ausgeglichen werden. Plug-in-Hybride, Range Extender, Mild-Hybride und herkömmliche Verbrenner dürften auch nach 2035 verkauft werden. **Q: Warum streiten Frankreich und Deutschland?** Deutschland und Italien fordern mehr Technologieoffenheit und Spielraum für E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffe und Hybride. Frankreich und Schweden warnen, eine Aufweichung verzögere die Investitionen, die europäische Hersteller im Wettbewerb mit chinesischen und amerikanischen Anbietern bei Elektroautos benötigen. **Q: Wann fällt die Entscheidung?** In Luxemburg gab es nur eine Bestandsaufnahme. Parlament und Rat legen in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2026 ihre Positionen fest und verhandeln dann im ordentlichen Gesetzgebungsverfahren. Die zyprische Ratspräsidentschaft führt das Dossier bis Juli. ### Body In Luxemburg ist am Donnerstag sichtbar geworden, wie weit die beiden größten Volkswirtschaften der EU beim wohl folgenreichsten Vorhaben der europäischen Klimapolitik auseinanderliegen: dem geplanten Ende des Verkaufs neuer Verbrennerautos ab 2035. Beim Umweltrat unter zyprischer Ratspräsidentschaft zogen Frankreich auf der einen, Deutschland und Italien auf der anderen Seite gegensätzliche Linien – und es geht um nichts Geringeres als die Frage, ob eine der zentralen Regeln des Green Deal unverändert Bestand hat. Anlass ist der Vorschlag der EU-Kommission vom Dezember 2025, das Ziel aufzuweichen. Statt der 2023 beschlossenen vollständigen Senkung des Auspuff-CO2 um 100 Prozent ab 2035 – die neue Benziner und Diesel faktisch verbot – will die Brüsseler Behörde nun eine Reduktion um 90 Prozent. Das verbleibende Zehntel soll über E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffe und in der EU produzierten kohlenstoffarmen Stahl ausgeglichen werden. Berlin und Rom wollen weiter gehen, Paris und Stockholm wollen die Linie halten. Berlin und Rom drücken, Paris hält dagegen Deutschland und Italien nutzten das Treffen in Luxemburg, um auf zusätzliche Flexibilität zu pochen. Rom warb für eine breitere Rolle von Fahrzeugen mit Biokraftstoffen statt eines rein elektrischen Weges. Die italienische Vize-Umweltministerin Vannia Gava begründete das mit dem industriellen Risiko einer Festlegung auf eine einzige Technologie. Eine europäische Strategie, die auf eine einzige Technologie ausgerichtet ist, wird uns in Zukunft gefährden. Frankreich vertrat die Gegenposition. Monique Barbut, seit Oktober 2025 französische Ministerin für den ökologischen Wandel, warnte laut der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters, eine Verwässerung der Regeln sende ein „verheerendes Signal“ und verzögere die Investitionen, die Europas Hersteller bräuchten, um bei Elektroautos mit chinesischen und amerikanischen Wettbewerbern mitzuhalten. Paris signalisierte, bei der Abstimmung unter den Mitgliedstaaten alles zu tun, um die Lockerung zu blockieren. Schweden zählte zu den Ländern, die sich an die Seite Frankreichs stellten und die bestehende Marschroute verteidigten. Klimakommissar Wopke Hoekstra, der das Dezember-Paket als Weg beschreibt, „auf Kurs in Richtung emissionsfreier Mobilität zu bleiben“ und zugleich „einige Flexibilitäten einzuführen“, deutete an, dass die politische Begründung für einen Rückzug schwächer werde: Elektroautos verkaufen sich schneller als erwartet. Die Zahlen, so Hoekstra, seien eindrucksvoll. „Die Verkaufszahlen von Elektrofahrzeugen, besonders in den drei größten Märkten, aber auch im Gebrauchtwagenbereich, sind wirklich sehr beeindruckend“, sagte er. Der Aufschwung habe einige Regierungen und Abgeordnete zu der Frage veranlasst, ob die Aufweichung überhaupt nötig sei. Einige haben in der Tat gesagt – sowohl Mitgliedstaaten als auch das Europäische Parlament: „Ist das nicht ein Zeichen dafür, dass der Status quo bereits gut genug war?“ Das Bild bleibt allerdings uneinheitlich: In Polen brachen die Verkäufe von Elektroautos im vergangenen Monat um 26 Prozent ein – ein Hinweis darauf, wie ungleich der Wandel über die Union verteilt ist. Was die Kommission auf den Tisch gelegt hat Die am 16. Dezember 2025 als Teil eines umfassenderen „Automobilpakets“ vorgestellte Überarbeitung würde verändern, was Hersteller nach 2035 verkaufen dürfen. Die wichtigsten Bausteine: - 90 statt 100 Prozent: Neuwagen müssen ihren Auspuff-CO2-Ausstoß ab 2035 um 90 Prozent senken – kein vollständiges Verbot mehr. - Ausgleich für die letzten zehn Prozent: Der Rest kann über E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffe und kohlenstoffarmen Stahl aus EU-Produktion abgedeckt werden. - Eine Brücke für den Verbrenner: Plug-in-Hybride, Range Extender, Mild-Hybride und herkömmliche Verbrenner dürften auch nach 2035 verkauft werden – neben batterieelektrischen und Wasserstoffmodellen. - Anreize und Erleichterungen: „Superkredite“ für kleine, bezahlbare E-Autos aus EU-Fertigung, ein abgemildertes Lieferwagen-Ziel von 40 statt 50 Prozent für 2030 sowie nationale Vorgaben für grünere Firmenflotten. Befürworter in der Industrie und in Berlin nennen den Ansatz technologieoffen. Als der Vorschlag vorlag, begrüßte Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz „mehr Technologieoffenheit und mehr Flexibilität“. Umweltminister Carsten Schneider erklärte, er gebe den Herstellern „mehr Spielraum, den Übergang in die elektrische Zukunft zu gestalten“. Kritiker halten entgegen, dass das Festhalten am Verbrenner auf der Grundlage knapper und teurer synthetischer Kraftstoffe die Elektrifizierung ausbremsen könnte – ausgerechnet dann, wenn europäische Hersteller Stückzahlen zum Aufholen brauchen. Der Weg zur Abstimmung Die Sitzung in Luxemburg war eine Bestandsaufnahme, keine Entscheidung. Der Kommissionsvorschlag muss noch gemeinsam vom Europäischen Parlament und den Mitgliedstaaten im Rat im ordentlichen Gesetzgebungsverfahren beschlossen werden. Beide Institutionen legen in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2026 ihre Verhandlungspositionen fest, bevor die Gespräche zusammenlaufen. Die zyprische Präsidentschaft, die den Ratsvorsitz bis Juli innehat, steuert das Dossier seit Januar. Die Tragweite reicht weit über den Sitzungssaal hinaus. Der Ausgang prägt die Modellpaletten der europäischen Hersteller, Preis und Auswahl für die Fahrer sowie die Glaubwürdigkeit der weiteren EU-Klimaziele für 2040 und 2050, bei denen der Straßenverkehr ein hartnäckiger Posten bleibt. Vorerst hängt die meistbeachtete Frist Europas davon ab, ob sich seine beiden größten Volkswirtschaften annähern können – eine Verhandlung, die bezeichnenderweise auf luxemburgischem Boden ausgetragen wird. ### Sources - 'Spectacular' electric car sales weaken pressure to roll back combustion engine ban, EU climate chief says — Reuters via The Globe and Mail (Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-spectacular-electric-car-sales-weaken-pressure-to-roll-back-combustion/ - Environment Council, 25 June 2026 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2026/06/25/ - EU carmakers to comply with 90% emissions reduction by 2035 as full combustion engine ban scrapped — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/16/eu-carmakers-to-comply-with-90-emissions-reduction-by-2035-as-full-combustion-engine-ban-s - EU eases stance on post-2035 car emissions rules, drawing mixed reactions from Germany — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eu-eases-stance-post-2035-car-emissions-rules-drawing-mixed-reactions-germany - Commission takes action for clean and competitive automotive sector (IP/25/3051) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_3051 - Germany and Italy launch joint call to soften EU's 2035 new combustion engine car ban — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-and-italy-launch-joint-call-soften-2035-new-eu-combustion-engine-car-ban - Monique Barbut — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Barbut - Carsten Schneider — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Schneider --- ## Haftstrafe für Tankerkapitän: Europas erstes Strafurteil gegen die Schattenflotte - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/brest-kapitaen-schattenflotte-tanker-boracay-haftstrafe-russland-sankt - Published: 2026-06-25T16:54:42.531+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:54:42.531+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: a40448d6-9eb3-4140-91ed-ce9af76ee389 - Dateline: Saint-Nazaire, FR > Ein Gericht in Brest verurteilt den Kapitän des staatenlosen Tankers Boracay zu einem Jahr Haft – das erste Strafurteil in Europas Kampf gegen die Sanktionsumgehung zur See. ### Summary Erstmals in Europa ist ein Tankerkapitän strafrechtlich verurteilt worden, weil er die Kontrolle eines Schiffs der russischen Schattenflotte behinderte. Das Gericht in Brest verhängte ein Jahr Haft und 150.000 Euro Geldstrafe. ### Key facts - Das Strafgericht Brest verurteilte den Kapitän des Tankers Boracay, Chen Zhangjie, am 30. März 2026 in Abwesenheit zu einem Jahr Haft und 150.000 Euro Geldstrafe; ein Haftbefehl wurde erlassen. - Es ist das erste Strafurteil in Europa wegen Behinderung der Durchsetzung von Sanktionen gegen Russlands Schattenflotte. - Französische Marinekommandos enterten das staatenlose, EU- und britisch sanktionierte Schiff am 27. September 2025 in internationalen Gewässern vor Ouessant. - Juristischer Hebel war das Seerecht: Ein Schiff ohne nachweisbare Flagge gilt als staatenlos und darf kontrolliert werden. - Die EU hat ihre Sanktionsliste auf 557 Schattenflotten-Schiffe ausgeweitet (Stand 19. Paket), am 18. Dezember 2025 kamen 41 weitere hinzu. ### FAQ **Q: Warum durfte Frankreich den Tanker in internationalen Gewässern entern?** Nach dem Seerecht muss jedes Handelsschiff eine Flagge führen und seine Nationalität belegen können. Die Boracay führte keine Flagge und galt damit als staatenlos – ein solches Schiff verliert den Schutz eines Flaggenstaats und darf angehalten und kontrolliert werden. Die Verteidigung berief sich auf fehlende Zuständigkeit, das Gericht wies dies zurück. **Q: Was ist die russische Schattenflotte?** Es handelt sich um eine lose Flotte älterer, oft unversicherter Tanker mit Billigflaggen, mit denen Russland sein Öl um den von den G7 und der EU verhängten Preisdeckel herumtransportiert. Macron schätzt, dass sie 30 bis 40 Prozent der russischen Kriegsanstrengungen finanziert – mehr als 30 Milliarden Euro. **Q: Wird der Kapitän seine Strafe absitzen?** Vermutlich nicht. Chen Zhangjie wurde in Abwesenheit verurteilt und hatte Frankreich mit seinem Schiff bereits verlassen; die Boracay setzte ihre Fahrt um den 3. Oktober 2025 fort. Seine Anwälte kündigten Berufung an. Bedeutung hat das Urteil vor allem als Präzedenzfall persönlicher strafrechtlicher Haftung. **Q: Gibt es einen Zusammenhang mit den Drohnen am Flughafen Kopenhagen?** Die Boracay kreuzte um den 22. September 2025 vor Dänemark, als Drohnen den Flughafen Kopenhagen störten, und wurde als möglicher Startort genannt. Macron sagte, er könne einen Zusammenhang nicht ausschließen, habe aber keinen Beweis; Moskau wies jede Beteiligung zurück. ### Body Zum ersten Mal hat ein europäisches Gericht einen Tankerkapitän strafrechtlich verurteilt, weil er sich der Kontrolle eines Schiffs der russischen Schattenflotte widersetzte. Damit verschiebt sich eine Frage, die Brüssel seit Jahren umtreibt: Lassen sich die auf dem Papier immer schärferen Sanktionen gegen Moskau auch auf hoher See durchsetzen – und zwar so, dass es die Verantwortlichen persönlich trifft? Das Urteil aus der Bretagne deutet eine Antwort an. Am 30. März 2026 verurteilte das Strafgericht in Brest Chen Zhangjie, einen 39 Jahre alten chinesischen Staatsbürger und Kapitän des Tankers Boracay, zu einem Jahr Gefängnis und einer Geldstrafe von 150.000 Euro (rund 172.000 Dollar). Zugleich erließ es einen Haftbefehl. Verhandelt wurde in Abwesenheit, denn Chen hatte Frankreich längst mit seinem Schiff verlassen. Seine Anwälte kündigten Berufung an. Ein Schiff ohne Flagge vor der Bretagne Die Boracay ist ein in die Jahre gekommener Rohöltanker der Aframax-Klasse, der unter wechselnden Namen wie Kiwala und Pushpa fuhr und mehrfach umgeflaggt oder umbenannt wurde. Rund um den 20. September 2025 hatte das Schiff im baltischen Hafen Primorsk russisches Rohöl geladen, Ziel war Berichten zufolge Indien. Seit Oktober 2024 steht der Tanker auf der EU-Sanktionsliste, seit Februar 2025 auch auf der britischen – wegen des Transports von Erdöl russischen Ursprungs. Am 27. September enterten Kommandosoldaten der französischen Marine das Schiff in internationalen Gewässern vor Ouessant an der Westspitze der Bretagne. Hinweise der Nachrichtendienste hatten die Boracay mit russischer „hybrider“ Kriegsführung in Verbindung gebracht. Zum Zeitpunkt der Kontrolle führte der Tanker keine Flagge. Frankreich ließ ihn vor Saint-Nazaire ankern, nahm Kapitän und Ersten Offizier in Gewahrsam und gab das Schiff laut Schiffsverfolgungsdiensten am 3. Oktober wieder frei, sodass es seine Fahrt fortsetzen konnte. Routine sei der Zugriff keineswegs gewesen, betonte die Anklage. Die französischen Soldaten hätten sich „besonderer Feindseligkeit des Kapitäns“ ausgesetzt gesehen, sagte der stellvertretende Staatsanwalt Gabriel Rollin vor Gericht; ein Ausweichmanöver, das daraufhin nötig geworden sei, hätte einen Unfall verursachen können. Angeklagt war Chen, weil er sich den Anordnungen der französischen Behörden verweigert und die Nationalität des Schiffs nicht nachgewiesen hatte. Die Verteidigung argumentierte, die Vorgänge hätten sich in internationalen Gewässern abgespielt, weshalb Frankreich keine Zuständigkeit besitze – das Gericht wies das zurück. Der juristische Hebel Frankreich stützte sich auf einen alten Grundsatz des Seerechts: Jedes Handelsschiff muss eine Flagge führen und die Nationalität seines Registers belegen können. Ein Schiff, das dazu nicht in der Lage ist – ein staatenloses also –, verliert den Schutz, den ein Flaggenstaat gewährt, und darf angehalten und kontrolliert werden. Indem die französischen Kräfte die Boracay als flaggenlos behandelten, schufen sie sich die Rechtsgrundlage, um ein Schiff zu entern, das ihnen sonst auf hoher See entzogen geblieben wäre. Diese Unterscheidung ist für die gesamte Kampagne von Bedeutung. Die meisten Tanker der Schattenflotte fahren gerade deshalb ungehindert, weil sie zwischen obskuren Billigflaggen und undurchsichtigen Versicherern hin- und herwechseln und den europäischen Staaten kaum eine rechtliche Angriffsfläche bieten – es sei denn, sie laufen einen Hafen an. Der Fall aus Brest zeigt einen praktikablen Ansatzpunkt: Löst sich die Papierlage eines sanktionierten Schiffs auf, kann auch seine Flagge fallen. Bewährungsprobe für Brüssels Sanktionen Die Schattenflotte ist jene lose Armada älterer, oft unversicherter Tanker, mit der Russland sein Öl um den Preisdeckel der G7 und der EU herumlotst – ein Deckel, der die Energieeinnahmen des Kremls drosseln soll. Brüssel hat seine schwarze Liste Schritt für Schritt erweitert: Das 19. Sanktionspaket der EU, beschlossen am 23. Oktober 2025, nahm 117 Schiffe hinzu und brachte die Zahl der von der EU benannten Schattenflotten-Tanker auf 557. Jedes von ihnen ist von EU-Häfen und einem breiten Spektrum maritimer Dienstleistungen ausgeschlossen. Am 18. Dezember kamen weitere 41 Schiffe hinzu. Wir wollen den Druck auf Russland erhöhen, um es zur Rückkehr an den Verhandlungstisch zu bewegen. Präsident Emmanuel Macron ordnete das Vorgehen nach dem Aufbringen der Boracay in eben diesen Rahmen ein. Er schätzte, dass die Schattenflotte „30 bis 40 Prozent“ der russischen Kriegsanstrengungen finanziere – „mehr als 30 Milliarden Euro“. EU-Kommissarin Maria Luís Albuquerque begründete das jüngste Paket ähnlich: Die Union setze „ein sehr breites Spektrum zusätzlicher Maßnahmen ein, um Russlands strauchelnde Wirtschaft weiter zu schwächen“. Es geht jedoch um mehr als Moskaus Bilanz. Viele dieser Tanker sind Jahrzehnte alt und tragen keinen anerkannten Versicherungsschutz – das Risiko einer Ölpest in einigen der meistbefahrenen Gewässer Europas wächst. Hinzu kommen sicherheitspolitische Verdachtsmomente: Die Boracay kreuzte um den 22. September vor Dänemark, als Drohnen den Flughafen Kopenhagen lahmlegten, und geriet als möglicher Startort ins Visier. Einen Zusammenhang könne er nicht ausschließen, sagte Macron, einen Beweis habe er aber nicht; Moskau wies jede Beteiligung zurück. Was nun folgt Russland erklärt westliche Kontrollen für rechtswidrig. Präsident Wladimir Putin nannte die französische Aktion „Piraterie“ und sagte, der Tanker sei „in neutralen Gewässern ohne jede Rechtfertigung beschlagnahmt“ worden. Dennoch gehen immer mehr europäische Staaten – Frankreich neben den baltischen und nordischen Regierungen – beherzter gegen verdächtige Tanker in oder nahe ihren Gewässern vor. Sie setzen darauf, dass rechtliche und Reputationskosten Eigner und Besatzungen abschrecken. Das Urteil von Brest wird die Schattenflotte allein nicht stoppen. Die Boracay fuhr weiter, und ihr Kapitän dürfte seine Strafe kaum verbüßen. Doch indem Frankreich die Behinderung auf See mit persönlicher strafrechtlicher Verantwortung verknüpft, hat es ein Signal gesetzt: Künftig können auch die Männer auf der Brücke zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden – nicht nur die Schiffe und Briefkastenfirmen. Für eine EU, die ihre Sanktionen schneller schreibt, als sie sie durchsetzen kann, ist das der gewichtigere Präzedenzfall. ### Sources - France investigates suspected shadow-fleet oil tanker anchored off its coast — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251001-france-investigates-suspected-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-anchored-off-its-coast - France detains Russian 'shadow' tanker to disrupt war in Ukraine — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/france-detains-russian-shadow-tanker-to-disrupt-war-in-ukraine - Russia-linked 'shadow fleet' oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251003-russia-linked-oil-tanker-stopped-by-france-resumes-voyage-according-to-vessel-trackers - France hands captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker one-year jail sentence — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260330-france-hands-captain-of-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-one-year-jail-sentence - French Court Sentences Shadow Fleet Tanker's Captain to One Year in Prison — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-court-sentences-shadow-fleet-tanker-s-captain-to-one-year-in-prison - France Starts Trial of Shadow Tanker Captain Charged with Disobeying Orders — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/france-starts-trail-of-shadow-tanker-captain-charged-with-disobeying-orders - French court convicts Chinese captain of oil tanker linked to Russian shadow fleet — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348452/french-court-convicts-chinese-captain-oil-tanker-linked-russian-shadow-fleet - France detains sanctioned Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/france-detains-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-boracay/ - EU adopts 19th package of sanctions against Russia — European Commission: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-adopts-19th-package-sanctions-against-russia-2025-10-23_en - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Council sanctions 41 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/18/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-council-sanctions-41-vessels-of-the-russian-shadow-fleet/ - France sentences tanker captain as EU cracks down on Russian shadow fleet — E&E News / POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/france-sentences-tanker-captain-as-eu-cracks-down-on-russian-shadow-fleet/ --- ## DKV bleibt Luxemburgs Marktführer bei der Zusatzversicherung – das Expat-Geschäft gehört jetzt Foyer - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/dkv-luxemburg-marktfuehrer-zusatzversicherung-globality-foyer - Published: 2026-06-25T16:45:45.37+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:45:45.37+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: ac55f5c6-7432-4c59-8790-e33bf25be59a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Nicht DKV Luxemburg verlässt den Markt – der eigentliche Einschnitt war 2023 der Verkauf der früheren Schwesterfirma Globality an den Konkurrenten Foyer. ### Summary DKV Luxemburg ist und bleibt der führende Anbieter privater Zusatzkrankenversicherung im Großherzogtum. Der reale Eigentümerwechsel betraf das Expat-Geschäft Globality, das 2023 an Foyer ging. ### Key facts - DKV Luxemburg (LALUX-Gruppe) ist seit 1981 aktiv und bleibt Marktführer bei der privaten Zusatzkrankenversicherung – ein Marktrückzug ist nicht belegt. - Der tatsächliche Eigentümerwechsel betraf Globality S.A. (früher „DKV Globality“): Foyer unterzeichnete am 10. März 2023 die Übernahme, Abschluss im Juli 2023 nach Zustimmung des CAA. - Verkäuferin war die ERGO Reiseversicherung AG (ERGO Group / Munich Re); Foyer gliederte Globality in seine IPMI-Marke Foyer Global Health ein. - Es war eine Konsolidierung, keine Abwicklung: Vertriebs- und Servicepartnerschaft mit ERGO und DKV läuft weiter. - Der luxemburgische Zusatzmarkt teilt sich auf vier CAA-beaufsichtigte Anbieter: CMCM, DKV, Foyer und AXA. ### FAQ **Q: Zieht sich DKV aus dem luxemburgischen Markt zurück?** Nein. DKV Luxembourg S.A. ist seit 1981 aktiv, gehört seit dem 31. März 2015 zur LALUX-Gruppe und gilt als Marktführer bei der privaten Zusatzkrankenversicherung. Für 2026 wird die Produktpalette weiter vertrieben; einen Rückzug belegen weder Aufsichts- noch Unternehmensmitteilungen. **Q: Was genau hat Foyer übernommen?** Foyer übernahm 100 Prozent der Anteile an Globality S.A., dem früher als „DKV Globality“ bekannten Spezialisten für internationale Krankenversicherung (IPMI). Die Vereinbarung wurde am 10. März 2023 unterzeichnet und im Juli 2023 nach Zustimmung des CAA abgeschlossen. **Q: Wer war die Verkäuferin von Globality?** Verkäuferin war die ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, ein Teil der ERGO Group AG, die wiederum zum deutschen Rückversicherer Munich Re gehört. **Q: Welche Anbieter teilen sich den Zusatzmarkt in Luxemburg?** Im Wesentlichen vier Anbieter unter Aufsicht des CAA: die gemeinnützige Gegenseitigkeitskasse CMCM (ohne Gesundheitsfragebogen) sowie die privaten Versicherer DKV, Foyer und AXA. ### Body Kaum ein Name ist in der privaten Krankenversicherung Luxemburgs so geläufig wie DKV – und doch steht er längst nicht mehr für ein einziges Unternehmen. Hinter dem Kürzel verbergen sich heute zwei sehr unterschiedliche Häuser: zum einen DKV Luxemburg, der führende Anbieter von Zusatzkrankenversicherungen im Großherzogtum, der fest im Geschäft steht; zum anderen ein international ausgerichteter Versicherer, der einst unter der Marke „DKV Globality“ firmierte und inzwischen vollständig aus dem DKV-Umfeld herausgelöst und in die Hände des heimischen Konkurrenten Foyer übergegangen ist. Für die Haushalte ist diese Unterscheidung keineswegs nebensächlich. Die sogenannte Zusatz- oder Ergänzungsversicherung ist in Luxemburg weit verbreitet, weil sie genau jenen Teil der Behandlungskosten übernimmt, den die staatliche Gesundheitskasse nicht trägt. Jeder Eigentümerwechsel in diesem Segment wird von den Versicherten deshalb aufmerksam registriert. Die Veränderung, die tatsächlich stattgefunden hat, fällt jedoch enger aus, als das Gerücht es bisweilen nahelegt – und sie betrifft das Expatriate-Geschäft, nicht den heimischen Zusatzversicherer, den die meisten Einwohner kennen. Der Verkauf, der das Expat-Geschäft neu ordnete Am 10. März 2023 vereinbarte die Foyer S.A. – mit Gründungsjahr 1922 die größte in Privatbesitz befindliche Versicherungs- und Finanzgruppe Luxemburgs –, 100 Prozent der Anteile an der Globality S.A. zu übernehmen. Verkäuferin war laut Foyer-Mitteilung die ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, ein Teil der ERGO Group AG, die wiederum zum deutschen Rückversicherer Munich Re gehört. Die Transaktion stand unter dem Vorbehalt der Zustimmung der luxemburgischen Versicherungsaufsicht, des Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA), und wurde im Juli 2023 abgeschlossen. Globality ist kein gewöhnliches Übernahmeobjekt. Der in Luxemburg ansässige Versicherer nahm seine Geschäftstätigkeit im April 2008 auf und trat zunächst als „DKV Globality“ auf – der spezialisierte Expatriate-Krankenversicherer von Munich Health innerhalb der Munich-Re-Gruppe. Sein Geschäft ist die internationale private Krankenversicherung (IPMI): Deckung für international mobile Mitarbeiter, Auslandsentsandte und selbstständige Berufstätige, die fern der Heimat leben – nicht die Zusatzpolicen für Einwohner Luxemburgs. Foyer gliederte das Geschäft in Foyer Global Health ein, jene IPMI-Marke, die der Konzern seit 2014 aufbaut, und führte die beiden Teams zusammen, um im grenzüberschreitenden Expat-Markt zu wachsen. Entscheidend ist: Es handelte sich um eine Konsolidierung, nicht um eine Abwicklung. Foyer und ERGO vereinbarten, die seit Langem bestehende Vertriebs- und Servicepartnerschaft zwischen Globality, ERGO und DKV fortzuführen; die Produkte werden weiterhin über die internationalen Vertriebsnetze von ERGO und DKV angeboten. „Ich freue mich sehr, die Übernahme von Globality bekannt geben zu können, denn sie wird es uns zweifellos ermöglichen, unser Wachstum im Bereich der internationalen Krankenversicherung zu beschleunigen. Während wir unseren Kunden weltweit weiterhin höchste Servicequalität bieten, wird diese Gelegenheit die Marke Foyer auf internationaler Ebene weiter nach vorn bringen.“ — Marc Lauer, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Foyer S.A. DKV Luxemburg verschwindet nicht Jenes DKV, mit dem die meisten Einwohner zu tun haben, ist eine eigenständige Gesellschaft – und sie bleibt. Die DKV Luxembourg S.A. ist seit 1981 auf Zusatzkrankenversicherung, Reisekranken- und Verdienstausfallschutz spezialisiert und seit dem 31. März 2015 eine hundertprozentige Tochter der Gruppe LALUX (La Luxembourgeoise). Sie tritt heute unter dem Namen „DKV Luxembourg by LALUX“ auf und gilt nach Einschätzung unabhängiger Versicherungsvergleiche als Marktführer bei der privaten Zusatzkrankenversicherung im Großherzogtum. Ihre Produktpalette wird auch 2026 weiter vertrieben, und das Unternehmen unterliegt – wie seine Wettbewerber – der Aufsicht des CAA. Mit anderen Worten: Die beiden Arme, die sich einst den Namen DKV teilten, haben sich getrennt. Der heimische Zusatzversicherer sitzt innerhalb der LALUX-Gruppe, das internationale Expat-Geschäft innerhalb von Foyer. Weder in öffentlichen aufsichtsrechtlichen Mitteilungen noch in Unternehmensbekanntmachungen gibt es einen Hinweis auf einen Rückzug von DKV Luxemburg aus dem Markt. Wie sich die Zusatzversicherung um die CNS legt Dass all dies die Versicherten überhaupt berührt, liegt am Aufbau des luxemburgischen Gesundheitssystems. Die Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) bildet das gesetzliche Rückgrat und erstattet den Großteil der Regelversorgung – Vergleichsportale beziffern den Anteil auf rund 88 Prozent des konventionierten Tarifs bei Arztkonsultationen Erwachsener und 100 Prozent bei Kindern unter 18 Jahren. Erhebliche Kosten fallen jedoch außerhalb dieses Rahmens an, darunter Einzelzimmer im Krankenhaus, aufwendige Zahnbehandlungen, Sehhilfen und Augenlaserchirurgie. Die Zusatzversicherung existiert, um zu decken, was die CNS nicht übernimmt. Dieser Markt verteilt sich im Wesentlichen auf vier Anbieter, die allesamt der CAA unterstehen – aufgeteilt zwischen einer gemeinnützigen Gegenseitigkeitskasse und kommerziellen Versicherern: - CMCM – eine gemeinnützige Gegenseitigkeitskasse, die keinen Gesundheitsfragebogen verlangt; - DKV Luxemburg – Teil der LALUX-Gruppe, seit 1981 am Markt; - Foyer – der heimische Versicherer, dem zugleich das Expat-Geschäft Globality/Foyer Global Health gehört; - AXA – der lokale Arm des französischen Konzerns mit individueller Tarifierung. Vor diesem Hintergrund lässt sich der Deal zwischen Foyer und Globality am besten als Konsolidierung am internationalen, auf Expatriates ausgerichteten Rand des Marktes verstehen – nicht als Umwälzung der alltäglichen Zusatzdeckung, die die CNS ergänzt. Die Marke DKV hat sich aus einem Segment zurückgezogen – das grenzüberschreitende Expat-Geschäft trägt nun die Farben von Foyer –, während sie im heimischen Zusatzmarkt, den die meisten Einwohner tatsächlich abschließen, der führende Name bleibt. Für die Versicherten ist die praktische Botschaft beruhigend unspektakulär: Das Unternehmen auf Ihrem Zusatzvertrag steht aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach genau dort, wo es immer stand. ### Sources - Foyer S.A. acquires Globality S.A. (press release) — Foyer Group: https://groupe.foyer.lu/en/news/press/foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality — ITIJ: https://www.itij.com/latest/news/foyer-completes-acquisition-globality - Foyer acquires Globality, boosts position in expat market — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/foyer-acquires-globality-boost - Foyer Completes Acquisition of Globality — Global Benefits Vision: https://www.global-benefits-vision.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality/ - Foyer S.A. Acquires Globality S.A. — iPMI Magazine: https://ipmimagazine.com/medical-health-insurance/en/news/insurance-industry-mergers-acquisitions/item/6393-foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality to expand IPMI business — Health & Protection: https://healthcareandprotection.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality-to-strengthen-ipmi-business/ - Globality Health (insurer profile, formerly DKV Globality / Munich Health) — CCW Global: https://ccw-global.com/insurers/globality-health - DKV Globality: International Health Insurance Company — International Health Cover: https://www.international-health-cover.com/medical-insurance-providers/dkv-international.html - Supplémentaire Santé Luxembourg: Comparateur 2026 — CMCM, DKV, Foyer, AXA — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/health/ - DKV Luxembourg: All Health Insurance Plans in 2026 — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/companies/dkv/ - DKV in Luxembourg (insurer profile, LALUX Group, since 1981) — Boleron EU: https://boleron.eu/en/luxembourg/insurer/dkv/ - Understanding the health system in Luxembourg: mutual insurers vs insurance companies — Foyer: https://www.foyer.lu/en/blog/understanding-the-health-system-in-luxembourg-what-are-the-differences-between-mutual-insurers-and-insurance-companies/ --- ## Forscher lesen im Gravitationswellensignal die Spur eines Schwarzen Lochs - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/gravitationswellen-ligo-ereignishorizont-frame-dragging-gw250114 - Published: 2026-06-25T16:19:09.043+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:19:09.043+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: ac589661-a876-4b96-992b-a50b4d2e3a9f - Dateline: Waterloo, Ontario, CA > Im bislang klarsten je aufgezeichneten Gravitationswellensignal will ein internationales Team erstmals den Abdruck eines Ereignishorizonts nachgewiesen haben — und damit Einsteins Theorie bestätigt. ### Summary Aus dem lautesten je gemessenen Gravitationswellensignal GW250114 hat ein internationales Team eine „direkte Welle“ unmittelbar vom Ereignishorizont eines Schwarzen Lochs isoliert — und damit erstmals den Effekt des Frame-Dragging in der Ergosphäre direkt vermessen. ### Key facts - Im bislang klarsten Gravitationswellensignal GW250114 (14. Januar 2025) wollen Forscher erstmals den Abdruck eines Ereignishorizonts nachgewiesen haben. - Eine isolierte „direkte Welle“ stammt unmittelbar von außerhalb des Horizonts; ihr Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis beträgt rund 14 im LIGO-Detektor Hanford. - Frequenz und Abklingen der Welle bilden Rotation und Oberflächengravitation des Horizonts ab — ein direkter Nachweis des Frame-Dragging in der Ergosphäre. - Die Messwerte decken sich mit Einsteins Allgemeiner Relativitätstheorie und eröffnen einen neuen Kanal für künftige Tests starker Gravitation. - Es ist ein Gravitationswellen-Ergebnis von LIGO — keine Aufnahme des Event Horizon Telescope; unabhängige Bestätigung steht noch aus. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist GW250114?** Ein Gravitationswellensignal aus der Verschmelzung zweier Schwarzer Löcher, das die beiden LIGO-Detektoren in Washington und Louisiana am 14. Januar 2025 registrierten. Es ist das klarste je aufgezeichnete Signal dieser Art, rund drei- bis viermal lauter als der erste Nachweis vor einem Jahrzehnt. **Q: Was ist die „direkte Welle“ und warum ist sie wichtig?** Die direkte Welle ist ein bisher kaum verstandener Strahlungsanteil, der unmittelbar außerhalb des Ereignishorizonts entspringt. Ihre Frequenz folgt der Rotation des Horizonts (Frame-Dragging), ihr Abklingen seiner Oberflächengravitation — sie liefert damit Informationen aus größerer Horizontnähe als je zuvor. **Q: Was bedeutet das Ergebnis für Einsteins Theorie?** Die gemessenen Eigenschaften stimmen mit den Vorhersagen der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie überein. Das widerlegt Einstein nicht, sondern eröffnet einen neuen Beobachtungskanal, um die Theorie künftig in den stärksten bekannten Gravitationsfeldern noch schärfer zu prüfen. **Q: Ist das ein Bild des Event Horizon Telescope?** Nein. Es handelt sich um ein Gravitationswellen-Ergebnis von LIGO, nicht um eine Aufnahme des Event Horizon Telescope. Beide Verfahren ergänzen einander, doch hier trug das Beben der Kollision den Abdruck des Horizonts. ### Body Ein Schwarzes Loch verschluckt alles, selbst das Licht — und galt damit lange als ein Objekt, dessen Rand sich der direkten Beobachtung entzieht. Nun berichtet ein internationales Forschungsteam, es habe genau diese Grenze gelesen: den schwachen Abdruck eines Ereignishorizonts, eingeschrieben in die Erschütterungen der Raumzeit, die zwei ineinanderstürzende Schwarze Löcher nach außen schleuderten. Das Signal trägt die Bezeichnung GW250114 und wurde am 14. Januar 2025 von den beiden Detektoren des Laser-Interferometer-Gravitationswellen-Observatoriums (LIGO) im US-Bundesstaat Washington und in Louisiana registriert. Es ist das klarste bislang aufgezeichnete Gravitationswellensignal — rund drei- bis viermal lauter als der allererste derartige Nachweis vor einem Jahrzehnt. Erst diese außergewöhnliche Deutlichkeit erlaubte den Forschern, in eine Region vorzudringen, die bis dahin unerreichbar blieb. Ihre Analyse erschien in der Fachzeitschrift Nature. Getragen wird die Arbeit von einer Kooperation, die das Gravitationswellen-Zentrum OzGrav der Australian National University, das kanadische Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics sowie Kollegen in den Vereinigten Staaten und Spanien umspannt. Eine „direkte Welle“ vom Rand des Abgrunds Wenn zwei Schwarze Löcher verschmelzen, versetzt die Wucht des Zusammenpralls die umgebende Raumzeit in Schwingung — wie eine angeschlagene Glocke. Der Großteil dieses Nachklangs ist bereits gut untersucht. Verborgen darin liegt jedoch ein kleiner, bisher kaum verstandener Anteil, den das Team die direkte Welle nennt: Gravitationsstrahlung, die unmittelbar außerhalb des Horizonts des neu entstandenen Schwarzen Lochs entspringt. Indem die Wissenschaftler diesen letzten Strahlungsstoß herauslösten, gewannen sie nach eigenen Angaben Informationen aus größerer Nähe zu einem Ereignishorizont als je zuvor. Der Studie zufolge schwingt die direkte Welle mit nahezu der doppelten Rotationsfrequenz des Horizonts und klingt anschließend mit einer Rate ab, die durch die Oberflächengravitation des Horizonts festgelegt ist — ein präzises Muster, das die Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie vorhersagt und das die Daten zu bestätigen scheinen. Für die direkte Welle berichten die Forscher ein angepasstes Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis von etwa 14 im Hanford-Detektor von LIGO. Das Konzept eines Horizonts um ein Schwarzes Loch begegnet uns sonst in der Science-Fiction. Jetzt aber können wir die Region rund um den Horizont mit Gravitationsdaten tatsächlich berühren. So fasst es Sizheng Ma vom Perimeter Institute zusammen, einer der Hauptautoren der Studie. Über das Ergebnis sagt er: „Manchmal kann ich kaum glauben, dass das wirklich geschieht.“ Der Strudel in der Raumzeit Was die direkte Welle in sich trägt, ist eine der eigenwilligeren Vorhersagen der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie: das sogenannte Frame-Dragging, das Mitschleifen der Raumzeit. Ein rotierendes Schwarzes Loch ruht nicht einfach im Raum; es zerrt das Gewebe der Raumzeit mit sich herum und zwingt alles in seiner Nähe zur Mitrotation. In der innersten Zone, der Ergosphäre, kann nichts stillstehen. Neil Lu, Doktorand an der Australian National University und Mitautor, beschreibt die direkte Welle als Strahlung, „die direkt von außerhalb des Ereignishorizonts kommt, dort, wo alles, was in das Schwarze Loch fällt, dem Frame-Dragging unterliegt“ — vergleichbar mit Wasser, das in einem Strudel rotiert und Gegenstände zwingt, sich mitzudrehen. Maximiliano Isi, Gravitationswellen-Astrophysiker an der Columbia University und nicht an der Studie beteiligt, greift zu einem alltäglicheren Bild. „Das ist so, als drückte man ein Glas auf einen Tisch und drehte es, sodass sich die Tischdecke darum wickelt“, sagte er der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Die Decke ist in diesem Vergleich die Raumzeit selbst. Die Messung, so argumentieren die Autoren, kommt der ersten direkten Auslesung des Frame-Dragging in der Ergosphäre eines Schwarzen Lochs gleich — und eröffnet einen neuen Weg, die Physik der horizontnahen Region zu erforschen, in der die Schwerkraft am extremsten ist. Einstein erneut bestätigt — und ein neuer Prüfstein Sowohl Schwarze Löcher als auch das Frame-Dragging wurden von Albert Einsteins Allgemeiner Relativitätstheorie vorhergesagt, die er 1915 vollendete. Ein Jahrhundert später fügen sich die neuen Messwerte in das ein, was die Theorie erwarten lässt — eine weitere in einer langen Reihe experimenteller Bestätigungen. Die Bedeutung liegt aus Sicht der Forscher weniger darin, Einstein zu widerlegen, als darin, einen frischen Beobachtungskanal zu öffnen. Lässt sich die direkte Welle künftig bei weiteren Verschmelzungen vermessen, erhalten Physiker einen neuen Hebel, um die Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie in den stärksten bekannten Gravitationsfeldern zu prüfen — und nach möglichen Rissen zu suchen, in denen sich neue Physik verbergen könnte. Externe Fachleute mahnten die übliche Vorsicht an, die einen einzelnen Meilenstein begleitet. Der italienische theoretische Physiker Francesco Sannino nannte die Analyse „überzeugend“ und die Befunde „bemerkenswert“, betonte aber, dass es einer unabhängigen Bestätigung bedürfe, ehe die Fachgemeinde den Nachweis als gesichert ansehe. Die zentralen Aussagen der Arbeit im Überblick: - Das Ereignis: GW250114, die Verschmelzung zweier Schwarzer Löcher, von LIGO am 14. Januar 2025 erfasst — das lauteste je beobachtete Gravitationswellensignal. - Der Fund: eine „direkte Welle“, die den Abdruck des Ereignishorizonts des verbliebenen Schwarzen Lochs trägt und erstmals isoliert wurde. - Die Physik: Die Frequenz der Welle folgt der Rotation des Horizonts (Frame-Dragging), ihr Abklingen der Oberflächengravitation. - Das Urteil: Die gemessenen Eigenschaften stimmen mit der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie überein und ebnen den Weg zu schärferen Tests. Ein Detail sollte trotz mancher Schlagzeile nicht verwechselt werden: Es handelt sich um ein Gravitationswellen-Ergebnis, gewonnen aus dem „Lauschen“ von LIGO auf die Raumzeit — nicht um eine neue Aufnahme des Event Horizon Telescope. Beide Ansätze ergänzen einander: Der eine bildet die Silhouette eines Schwarzen Lochs ab, der andere spürt das Beben einer Kollision. Diesmal war es das Beben, das den Fingerabdruck des Horizonts mit sich trug. ### Sources - 'Fingerprints' of Black Hole's Event Horizon Detected for First Time — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5288082-%E2%80%98fingerprints%E2%80%99-black-hole%E2%80%99s-event-horizon-detected-first-time - 'Fingerprints' of black hole's event horizon detected for first time — Dawn (AFP): https://www.dawn.com/news/2010653/fingerprints-of-black-holes-event-horizon-detected-for-first-time - Binary black hole signal probes event horizon region for first time — Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2026-06-binary-black-hole-probes-event.html - A 'direct wave' from colliding black holes reveals signature of a whirlpool in spacetime — The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/a-direct-wave-from-colliding-black-holes-reveals-signature-of-a-whirlpool-in-spacetime-286032 - Scientists May Have Detected The First Signature of a Black Hole's Event Horizon — ScienceAlert: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-detected-the-first-signature-of-a-black-holes-event-horizon - GW250114 reveals black hole horizon signatures (preprint) — arXiv:2510.01001: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01001 - GW250114 - Wikipedia — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW250114 --- ## Oberstes US-Gericht macht Weg frei für Ende des Abschiebeschutzes von Haitianern und Syrern - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/supreme-court-tps-schutz-haiti-syrien-abschiebung - Published: 2026-06-25T16:11:35.154+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:11:35.154+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 76204c94-bbac-41d2-8b7a-288e7faf6527 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mit 6 zu 3 Stimmen entschied der Supreme Court, dass Gerichte das Aus für den Schutzstatus TPS nicht überprüfen dürfen – mehr als 350.000 Menschen droht die Abschiebung. ### Summary Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA hat den Weg freigemacht, den temporären Schutzstatus von über 350.000 Haitianern und rund 6.000 Syrern zu beenden. Gerichte dürfen die Entscheidung der Regierung Trump laut Urteil nicht prüfen. ### Key facts - Der Oberste Gerichtshof entschied mit 6 zu 3 Stimmen, dass Bundesgerichte das Ende des Schutzstatus TPS nicht überprüfen dürfen. - Betroffen sind mehr als 350.000 Haitianer und rund 6.000 Syrer, die Arbeitserlaubnis und Abschiebeschutz verlieren. - Grundlage ist das Gesetz 8 U.S.C. 1254a, das eine gerichtliche Kontrolle der TPS-Entscheidungen ausschließt; auch ein Rassismus-Vorwurf wurde verworfen. - Das Programm schützt insgesamt knapp 1,3 Millionen Menschen aus rund 17 Staaten – das Urteil dürfte auch Verfahren etwa zu Venezuela, Honduras und Somalia prägen. - Die liberale Minderheit um Richterin Kagan und Anwälte der Betroffenen warnten vor lebensbedrohlichen Folgen bei Rückführungen nach Haiti und Syrien. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist der Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?** TPS ist ein 1990 vom US-Kongress geschaffenes Programm. Es erlaubt dem Heimatschutzministerium, Angehörige bestimmter Staaten vor Abschiebung zu schützen, wenn Krieg, Katastrophen oder andere Krisen eine Rückkehr unzumutbar machen. Der Status umfasst auch eine Arbeitserlaubnis. **Q: Was hat der Supreme Court konkret entschieden?** Mit sechs zu drei Stimmen entschied das Gericht im Fall Mullin v. Doe, dass Bundesgerichte die Entscheidung der Regierung, den TPS für Haiti und Syrien zu beenden, nicht überprüfen dürfen. Damit fallen die zuvor von unteren Instanzen verhängten Stopps weg. **Q: Wie viele Menschen sind betroffen?** Unmittelbar mehr als 350.000 Haitianer und rund 6.000 Syrer. Insgesamt schützt das TPS-Programm knapp 1,3 Millionen Menschen aus etwa 17 Staaten; das Urteil dürfte auch Verfahren zu weiteren Nationalitäten beeinflussen. **Q: Welche Folgen hat der Verlust des TPS für die Betroffenen?** Sie verlieren den Schutz vor Abschiebung und ihre Arbeitserlaubnis und geraten in das reguläre Verfahren zur Außerlandesbringung. Manche können individuell Asyl oder einen anderen Schutz beantragen – ein deutlich engerer Weg als der pauschale TPS-Schirm. ### Body Hunderttausenden Migrantinnen und Migranten aus Haiti und Syrien droht in den Vereinigten Staaten der Verlust ihres Aufenthaltsrechts: Der Oberste Gerichtshof in Washington hat am Donnerstag entschieden, dass Bundesgerichte die Entscheidung der Regierung von Präsident Donald Trump, eines der wichtigsten humanitären Einwanderungsprogramme des Landes abzuwickeln, nicht überprüfen dürfen. Das Urteil im Verfahren Mullin v. Doe fiel mit sechs zu drei Stimmen und hob Anordnungen unterer Instanzen auf, die das Auslaufen des Schutzes zunächst gestoppt hatten. Damit verlieren mehr als 350.000 Haitianer und rund 6.000 Syrer absehbar ihren legalen Status, ihre Arbeitserlaubnis und den Schutz vor Abschiebung. Wie so oft in grundsätzlichen Fragen verlief die Trennlinie entlang der weltanschaulichen Lager: Die sechs konservativen Richter bildeten die Mehrheit, die drei liberalen blieben in der Minderheit. Worum es bei dem Schutzstatus geht Im Kern dreht sich der Streit um den Temporary Protected Status, kurz TPS – ein 1990 vom Kongress geschaffenes Programm. Es erlaubt dem Heimatschutzministerium, Angehörige bestimmter Staaten vor der Abschiebung zu bewahren, wenn Krieg, Naturkatastrophen oder andere Krisen eine Rückkehr unzumutbar machen. Das maßgebliche Gesetz, 8 U.S.C. Paragraf 1254a, schließt eine gerichtliche Kontrolle der Entscheidungen aus, mit denen die Ministerin einen solchen Status gewährt oder beendet. Für die Mehrheit schrieb Richter Samuel Alito, dieser Ausschluss erfasse den gesamten Fall der Kläger. Beigetreten sind ihm der Vorsitzende Richter John Roberts sowie die Richter Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh und Amy Coney Barrett. Das TPS-Gesetz schließt eine Prüfung der nicht-verfassungsrechtlichen Ansprüche der Kläger eindeutig aus. Auch den Vorwurf, hinter dem Ende des haitianischen Schutzstatus stehe eine rassistische Voreingenommenheit, wies das Gericht zurück. Die Kläger hatten sich dabei auf Äußerungen Trumps sowie auf jene von Kristi Noem berufen, die das Aus 2025 als Heimatschutzministerin angeordnet hatte. Die Mehrheit befand, die zitierten Aussagen brächten politische Positionen zum Ausdruck, die sich auch auf rassisch neutrale Erwägungen stützen ließen. Eine scharfe abweichende Meinung Richterin Elena Kagan widersprach im Namen der Minderheit, der sich die Richterinnen Sonia Sotomayor und Ketanji Brown Jackson anschlossen. Die Betroffenen verlangten keineswegs ein dauerhaftes Bleiberecht, sondern lediglich die Möglichkeit, ihr Verfahren im Land abwarten zu dürfen. Kagan formulierte es so: »Sie bitten um nur eine einzige Sache: dass sie in diesem Land bleiben dürfen, während sie ihre Ansprüche weiter gerichtlich verfolgen.« Der Schutzstatus, räumte sie ein, sei »ein vorübergehendes Programm«, das »den Klägern keinen nie endenden humanitären Schutz versprochen« habe. Dennoch verpflichte das Gesetz die Regierung, vor dessen Beendigung die vorgeschriebenen Verfahren einzuhalten. Anwälte der Migranten warnten vor schweren Folgen für Menschen, die nach Haiti zurückgeschickt würden, wo der Staat unter der Gewalt bewaffneter Banden zusammengebrochen ist, sowie für jene, die nach Syrien müssten. »Heute hat der Supreme Court der Regierung erlaubt, einen grundlegenden humanitären Schutz zu missachten«, sagte Ahilan Arulanantham, Juraprofessor an der University of California in Los Angeles, der TPS-Inhaber vertritt. Wer von dem Urteil betroffen ist Bundesrichter in Washington (für Haiti) und in New York (für Syrien) hatten das Auslaufen des Status zunächst blockiert, zwei Berufungsgerichte lehnten ein Eingreifen ab. Mit dem Wegfall dieser einstweiligen Verfügungen kann die Regierung nun fortfahren. Der Verlust des TPS bedeutet konkret: - das Ende des Abschiebeschutzes, womit die Betroffenen in das reguläre Verfahren zur Außerlandesbringung geraten; - den Wegfall der an den Status gekoppelten bundesweiten Arbeitserlaubnis; - für manche die Möglichkeit, individuell Asyl oder einen anderen Schutz zu beantragen – ein weit engerer Weg als der pauschale Schirm, den TPS bietet. Die Tragweite reicht noch deutlich weiter. Insgesamt schützt das Programm derzeit knapp 1,3 Millionen Menschen aus rund 17 Staaten. Das Urteil dürfte auch parallele Verfahren prägen, in denen die Regierung den Schutz für weitere Nationalitäten beenden will – darunter Venezolaner, Honduraner, Nicaraguaner, Südsudanesen und Somalier. Indem die Richter feststellten, dass solche Entscheidungen grundsätzlich nicht justiziabel sind, räumten sie der Exekutive einen weiten Spielraum ein, das Programm abzuwickeln. Politische und diplomatische Brisanz Für eine Regierung, die die Begrenzung der Einwanderung zu einem Kernanliegen erklärt hat, ist der Richterspruch ein gewichtiger Erfolg. Das Weiße Haus stellte TPS als eine über ihren Zweck hinaus gedehnte Vergünstigung dar. »Er war nie als Weg zu einem dauerhaften Status gedacht«, sagte Regierungssprecherin Abigail Jackson und griff damit das Argument auf, der »vorübergehende« Schutz habe sich über Jahre der Verlängerungen faktisch verfestigt. Für ein internationales Publikum trifft das Urteil beide Herkunftsländer in einer Phase äußerster Fragilität. Haiti steht weiterhin unter dem Druck bewaffneter Gruppen, die große Teile der Hauptstadt kontrollieren; Syrien durchläuft nach dem Sturz seiner früheren Regierung einen ungewissen Übergang. Eine Rückführung großer Menschengruppen in eines der beiden Länder wirft Fragen zum Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung auf – dem Verbot, Menschen in Gefahr zurückzuschicken, das weite Teile des internationalen Flüchtlingsrechts trägt. Bürgerrechtsorganisationen sprachen von einem der größten Massenverluste an legalem Aufenthaltsstatus in der jüngeren Geschichte der USA. Ursprünglich richtete sich die Klage gegen Noem; das Aktenzeichen änderte sich zu Mullin v. Doe, nachdem Markwayne Mullin im März 2026 das Heimatschutzministerium übernommen hatte. Ende April verhandelt, zählt die nun verkündete Entscheidung zu den folgenreichsten Migrationsurteilen der laufenden Sitzungsperiode. Sie verschiebt das Maß an Ermessen, das ein Präsident über das Schicksal von Gemeinschaften besitzt, die teils seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt legal in den Vereinigten Staaten leben. ### Sources - Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians and Haitians — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status-syrians-haitians/ - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end removal protections for Syrian and Haitian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-removal-protections-for-syrian-and-haitian-nati/ - Court considers whether Trump administration properly ended temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/court-considers-whether-trump-administration-properly-ended-temporary-protected-status-for-haiti/ - Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump to Dismantle TPS — NOTUS: https://www.notus.org/immigration/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians, Syrians — Spectrum News: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2026/06/25/supreme-court-decision-tps-immigration-haitians-syrians-protection-from-deportation- - Supreme Court allows Trump to end TPS for Haiti and Syria — NBC 6 South Florida: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-tps-haiti-syria-trump/3825705/ - Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5844292/supreme-court-syrian-haitian-tps - Mullin v. Doe, No. 25-1083 (opinion of the Court, June 25, 2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf - Mullin v. Doe (25-1083) — Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/25-1083 --- ## Coinbase eröffnet neues Büro in Luxemburg und baut Team aus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/coinbase-luxemburg-buero-mica-lizenz-eu-kryptozentrum - Published: 2026-06-25T12:47:02.643+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:47:02.643+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 72429c1e-c6d2-487a-9018-b3c3f780258b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Mit eigenen Räumen und neuen Mitarbeitern verwandelt die größte US-Kryptobörse ihre EU-Lizenz in einen physischen Standort – kurz vor dem Stichtag der MiCA-Verordnung. ### Summary Coinbase hat in Luxemburg-Stadt neue Büros eröffnet und stellt vor Ort ein. Aus der EU-weiten MiCA-Lizenz wird damit ein realer europäischer Hauptsitz im Großherzogtum. ### Key facts - Coinbase weihte am 24. Juni 2026 neue Büros am Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte 58 in Luxemburg-Stadt ein; das Team zählt nun 27 Beschäftigte. - Grundlage ist die MiCA-Lizenz der CSSF von Juni 2025 – Coinbase war die erste US-Kryptobörse mit einer solchen Zulassung. - Dank Passporting deckt die eine luxemburgische Lizenz alle 27 EU-Staaten und rund 450 Millionen Menschen ab. - Coinbase verlegte seinen EU-Sitz von Irland nach Luxemburg und sagte 22 zusätzliche Stellen zu (Belegschaft perspektivisch rund 50). - Die Eröffnung fällt kurz vor den MiCA-Stichtag am 1. Juli 2026 – in derselben Woche scheiterte Binance mit einem MiCA-Antrag in Griechenland. ### FAQ **Q: Wo befindet sich das neue Coinbase-Büro in Luxemburg?** Am Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte 58 in Luxemburg-Stadt, am Beginn der Route d'Arlon und neben der Tramhaltestelle Stäreplaz. Coinbase zog dorthin aus dem Bahnhofsviertel um. **Q: Was bedeutet die MiCA-Lizenz für Coinbase?** Die im Juni 2025 von der CSSF erteilte MiCA-Zulassung lässt sich per Passporting auf alle 27 EU-Mitgliedstaaten ausweiten und deckt damit einen Markt von rund 450 Millionen Menschen aus einer einzigen regulierten Einheit ab. **Q: Warum wählte Coinbase Luxemburg statt Irland?** Coinbase hatte Irland 2023 als europäischen Knotenpunkt bestimmt, verlegte seinen regulierten EU-Sitz dann aber wegen regulatorischer Klarheit, mehrerer Blockchain-Gesetze und einer ressortübergreifenden DLT-Strategie nach Luxemburg. **Q: Wie viele Stellen schafft Coinbase in Luxemburg?** Das Team umfasst derzeit 27 Beschäftigte. Zur Lizenzvergabe 2025 sagte Coinbase 22 weitere Stellen zu, womit die Belegschaft auf rund 50 Personen anwachsen würde. ### Body Coinbase verankert sich tiefer in Luxemburg. Die größte US-amerikanische Kryptobörse hat in der Hauptstadt neue Büros bezogen und baut ihr lokales Team aus – aus einer EU-Lizenz auf dem Papier wird so ein arbeitender europäischer Standort. Für das Großherzogtum ist der Schritt ein Beleg dafür, dass sich reguliertes Geschäft mit digitalen Vermögenswerten in einem Jahrzehnte alten Finanzplatz ansiedeln lässt. Am Abend des Donnerstag, 24. Juni 2026, weihte das Unternehmen seine Räume am Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte 58 ein – am Beginn der Route d'Arlon und unmittelbar neben der Tramhaltestelle Stäreplaz, wie das luxemburgische Medium Chronicle.lu berichtet. Vom Bahnhofsviertel der Stadt sei Coinbase dorthin umgezogen, ausdrücklich wegen des Wachstums. Das Luxemburger Team zählt inzwischen 27 Beschäftigte. Die Eröffnung leitete Coinbase-Chefstratege für Politik Faryar Shirzad gemeinsam mit dem luxemburgischen Finanzminister Gilles Roth. Luxemburg hat sich als führender Standort der EU für institutionelle Kryptowerte und Tokenisierung etabliert. Diese Einschätzung Shirzads erklärt, warum Coinbase seinen kontinentalen Einsatz ausgerechnet auf ein Land mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern setzt. „Heute hatte ich die Ehre, unser neues Luxemburger Büro gemeinsam mit Finanzminister Gilles Roth offiziell zu eröffnen", sagte er und verwies auf den, wie er es nannte, innovationsfreundlichen Umgang des Landes mit der Blockchain. Von der Lizenz zum Standort aus Stein Die neuen Büros geben einer Lizenz physische Gestalt, die sich Coinbase ein Jahr zuvor gesichert hatte. Im Juni 2025 erhielt das Unternehmen von der luxemburgischen Finanzaufsicht, der Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), eine Zulassung nach der EU-Verordnung über Märkte für Kryptowerte (MiCA). Damit war Coinbase nach Berichten von Cryip, BanklessTimes und Luxembourg Trade & Invest die erste US-Kryptobörse, die eine solche Genehmigung erhielt. Die Tragweite einer MiCA-Zulassung liegt im sogenannten Passporting: Eine einzige nationale Lizenz genügt, um Dienste in der gesamten Union anzubieten. Die luxemburgische Genehmigung erlaubt es Coinbase, alle 27 EU-Mitgliedstaaten – einen Markt von rund 450 Millionen Menschen – aus einer einzigen regulierten Einheit heraus zu bedienen, statt sich Land für Land eine Erlaubnis einholen zu müssen. Die Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. ist zugleich als Krypto-Dienstleister und als E-Geld-Institut registriert. Zur Markierung des Meilensteins erklärte Coinbase in den sozialen Medien: „Luxemburg ist offiziell unsere MiCA-Heimat." Man bereite sich darauf vor, Nutzer aus der gesamten Europäischen Union zu empfangen. Eine Absage an Irland Luxemburg war nicht Coinbases erste Wahl. Noch 2023 hatte das Unternehmen Irland zu seinem wichtigsten europäischen Knotenpunkt bestimmt, ehe es seinen regulierten EU-Sitz ins Großherzogtum verlegte – mit Verweis auf regulatorische Klarheit und eine wohlwollende politische Haltung. Luxemburg hat seit 2019 eine Reihe von Blockchain-Gesetzen verabschiedet und eine ressortübergreifende Strategie zur Distributed-Ledger-Technologie verfolgt; beides hat die Börse wiederholt hervorgehoben. Der Aufbau vor Ort soll weitergehen. Zum Zeitpunkt der Zulassung 2025 hatte Coinbase zugesagt, in Luxemburg 22 weitere Stellen zu schaffen – eine Verpflichtung, die die Belegschaft im Land auf rund 50 Personen anwachsen ließe. Einfach ist das Rekrutieren in einer kleinen Volkswirtschaft mit Vollbeschäftigung nicht, in der Banken, Fonds und die EU-Institutionen um dieselben Fachkräfte konkurrieren. Was das Großherzogtum davon hat Für Luxemburg ist der Gewinn strategischer Natur. Das Großherzogtum ist der größte Investmentfondsplatz der EU und weltweit die Nummer zwei hinter Irland; regulierte digitale Vermögenswerte und Tokenisierung versteht es als natürliche Verlängerung dieses Geschäfts. Ein Aushängeschild wie Coinbase als Ankermieter zu gewinnen, signalisiert, dass der Finanzplatz Kryptofirmen beherbergen kann, die innerhalb der Regeln arbeiten – und nicht an ihnen vorbei. Der Zeitpunkt ist mit Bedacht gewählt. Die Übergangsfrist von MiCA läuft bis zum 1. Juli 2026; bis dahin müssen Krypto-Dienstleister über eine Zulassung verfügen, um EU-Kunden weiter legal bedienen zu dürfen. Die Frist hat den Wettbewerb sowohl unter den Börsen als auch unter den um sie werbenden Mitgliedstaaten verschärft. In derselben Woche, in der Coinbase seine Luxemburger Eröffnung feierte, scheiterte der Rivale Binance mit einem MiCA-Antrag in Griechenland – ein Kontrast, der den Vorteil eines bereits laufenden Standorts unterstrich. Wie viel für den Finanzplatz auf dem Spiel steht, zeigt sich an den Namen, die der Vorstoß ins Land gezogen hat: Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, früherer Vorstandschef der Börse Bitstamp, ist heute Senior Country Director von Coinbase Luxembourg, während Daniel Seifert als Regional Managing Director das Geschäft des Unternehmens in Europa, dem Nahen Osten und Afrika führt. Eine Wette mit langem Atem Ob sich Luxemburgs Einsatz auszahlt, wird weniger von einem einzelnen Banddurchschnitt abhängen als davon, wie MiCA den europäischen Markt in den kommenden Jahren umformt. Indem Coinbase eine passportfähige Lizenz in Büros, Personal und eine eingetragene lokale Gesellschaft übersetzt, gibt es Luxemburg einen greifbaren Anteil an diesem Ausgang. Für einen Finanzplatz, der nach eigener Lesart über Jahrzehnte gewachsen ist, ist das Andocken an das entstehende EU-Regelwerk für Krypto das jüngste Kapitel einer alten Gewohnheit: aus Regulierung einen Vorteil zu machen. ### Sources - Coinbase Expands Luxembourg Presence with New Offices — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Coinbase opens Luxembourg MiCA hub as EU deadline nears — crypto.news: https://crypto.news/coinbase-opens-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-eu-deadline-nears/ - Coinbase Taps 450M Users With Luxembourg MiCA Hub as Binance Loses EU Bid — The Crypto Times: https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/06/25/coinbase-taps-450m-users-with-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-binance-loses-eu-bid/ - Coinbase Opens Luxembourg Office as EU MiCA Hub After Securing Crypto License — Cryip: https://cryip.co/coinbase-luxembourg-eu-mica-license/ - Coinbase Secures Luxembourg MiCA Licence to Serve All 27 EU States — BanklessTimes: https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/06/25/coinbase-secures-luxembourg-mica-licence-to-serve-all-27-eu-states/ --- ## Luxemburgs Wirtschaft tritt auf der Stelle – Eurozone rutscht ins Minus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-wirtschaft-nullwachstum-erstes-quartal-2026-statec - Published: 2026-06-25T12:40:06.07+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:40:06.07+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: d9956ee3-ff00-424c-a890-63024cff36ff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen der Statec weisen für das erste Quartal 2026 Nullwachstum aus. Luxemburg hält sich besser als der Euroraum – doch Prognose und Haushalt geraten unter Druck. ### Summary Luxemburgs reales BIP stagnierte im ersten Quartal 2026 (0,0 Prozent), während die Eurozone um 0,2 Prozent schrumpfte. Investitionen stützten die Wirtschaft, Industrie und Finanzsektor bremsten – mit Folgen für Wachstumsprognose und Staatshaushalt. ### Key facts - Luxemburgs reales BIP wuchs im ersten Quartal 2026 um 0,0 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal und um 1,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. - Die Eurozone schrumpfte um 0,2 Prozent, die EU um 0,1 Prozent – der erste Quartalsrückgang im Euroraum seit Ende 2022, stark belastet durch Irland (-12,1 Prozent). - Das verarbeitende Gewerbe und der Finanz- und Versicherungssektor bremsten am stärksten, während Investitionen und Staatskonsum die Wirtschaft stützten. - Die Statec senkte ihre Wachstumsprognose für 2026 bereits auf 1,7 Prozent; das Gesamtjahr 2025 wuchs vorläufig nur um 0,6 Prozent. - Für 2026 droht ein Haushaltsdefizit von 0,9 bis 1,2 Prozent des BIP; die nächste automatische Lohnindexierung wird im dritten Quartal 2026 erwartet. ### FAQ **Q: Wie stark ist Luxemburgs Wirtschaft im ersten Quartal 2026 gewachsen?** Das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt veränderte sich gegenüber dem Vorquartal saisonbereinigt um 0,0 Prozent. Im Vergleich zum ersten Quartal 2025 lag es um 1,6 Prozent höher. Die Zahlen stammen aus den Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen der Statec, die am 5. Juni 2026 veröffentlicht wurden. **Q: Warum stagnierte die Wirtschaft trotz positiver Beiträge?** Auf der Entstehungsseite sank die gesamte Bruttowertschöpfung um 0,3 Prozent. Das verarbeitende Gewerbe und die Finanz- und Versicherungsdienstleistungen bremsten, während Verkehr, öffentliche Verwaltung, Bildung und Bau positiv beitrugen. Investitionen und Staatskonsum stützten, doch schwächerer Privatkonsum und ein gesunkener Außenbeitrag glichen die Zuwächse aus. **Q: Welche Folgen hat das für Haushalt und Löhne in Luxemburg?** Die Statec rechnet für 2026 mit einem Defizit von rund 0,9 Prozent des BIP, die Europäische Kommission mit etwa 1,2 Prozent. Die nächste automatische Lohnindexierung (tranche indiciaire) wird im dritten Quartal 2026 erwartet. Eine anhaltende Schwäche des Finanzsektors als wichtigster Steuerquelle würde den Spielraum weiter einengen. ### Body Luxemburgs Konjunktur ist zu Jahresbeginn 2026 zum Stillstand gekommen. Das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt verharrte im ersten Quartal exakt auf dem Niveau des Vorquartals – und doch schlug sich das Großherzogtum damit besser als eine Eurozone, die erstmals seit mehr als drei Jahren wieder schrumpfte. Das geht aus den am 5. Juni veröffentlichten Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen der nationalen Statistikbehörde Statec hervor. Gegenüber den letzten drei Monaten des Jahres 2025 ergab sich saisonbereinigt eine Veränderung von 0,0 Prozent; im Vergleich zum ersten Quartal des Vorjahres lag die Wirtschaftsleistung um 1,6 Prozent höher. Trotz der Stagnation blieb das Großherzogtum damit vor dem übrigen Währungsraum: Eurostat meldete am selben Tag einen Rückgang des Euroraum-BIP um 0,2 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorquartal, in der gesamten Europäischen Union ein Minus von 0,1 Prozent. Die Zahlen für den Euroraum fielen schwächer aus als in der Schnellschätzung von Mitte Mai und markierten den ersten Quartalsrückgang seit Ende 2022. Ein Großteil der Eintrübung konzentrierte sich auf Irland, dessen von multinationalen Konzernen geprägte und notorisch schwankungsanfällige Statistik um 12,1 Prozent einbrach; Frankreich gab leicht um 0,1 Prozent nach. Wer bremste – und wer stützte Vor diesem Hintergrund kam Stillstand schon einer relativen Widerstandsfähigkeit gleich. Der Blick ins Detail offenbart jedoch eine Wirtschaft, die nach Schwung ringt. Über die Entstehungsseite gerechnet ging die gesamte Bruttowertschöpfung im Quartal sogar um 0,3 Prozent zurück – das Ergebnis weit auseinanderlaufender Branchenentwicklungen. Die stärksten Bremsspuren hinterließen laut Statec zwei tragende Säulen der luxemburgischen Wirtschaft: - das verarbeitende Gewerbe und - die Finanz- und Versicherungsdienstleistungen, jener Bereich, der die überdimensionierte Dienstleistungswirtschaft des Landes verankert. In die Gegenrichtung wirkten Verkehr und Lagerei, die öffentliche Verwaltung, das Bildungswesen und das Baugewerbe, die nach Angaben der Behörde positive Beiträge lieferten. „Die negativsten Beiträge kommen vom verarbeitenden Gewerbe sowie von den Finanz- und Versicherungsdienstleistungen“, teilte das Institut mit. Investitionen halten das Quartal über Wasser Auf der Verwendungsseite hielten Investitionen und die öffentliche Hand die Konjunktur in der Balance. Sowohl die Bruttoanlageinvestitionen als auch der Konsum des Staates trugen positiv zum Wachstum bei. Den Anstieg der Investitionen führte die Statec vor allem auf ein größeres Volumen im Nichtwohnungsbau sowie auf Käufe von Maschinen und Metallerzeugnissen zurück. Die privaten Haushalte hielten sich dagegen zurück. Ihr Konsum sank im Quartalsverlauf – die Bewohner nahmen weniger Gesundheits- und Gastronomieleistungen in Anspruch und tätigten weniger Anschaffungen rund um das Automobil. Auch der Außenbeitrag schwächte sich ab, und das in einer Volkswirtschaft, deren Handelsströme im Verhältnis zur Wirtschaftsleistung groß sind. Die Ausfuhren – sowohl von Waren als auch von Dienstleistungen – sind stärker gesunken als die Einfuhren. Diese Verschlechterung im Außenhandel reichte zusammen mit der schwächeren Nachfrage der Haushalte aus, um die Zuwächse aus Investitionen und Staatsausgaben aufzuzehren und das Gesamtwachstum bei null zu belassen. Zugleich revidierte die Statec ihre Schätzung für das Jahreswachstum des vierten Quartals 2025 nach unten – von 2,4 auf 2,1 Prozent. Schwache Serie, Prognose unter Druck Die Stagnation setzt eine Phase verhaltener Expansion fort. Nach vorläufiger Schätzung der Statec legte die Wirtschaft im Gesamtjahr 2025 nur um 0,6 Prozent zu – eine minimale Belebung gegenüber 0,1 Prozent im Jahr 2023 und 0,4 Prozent im Jahr 2024, aber nur ein Bruchteil des jährlichen Durchschnitts von rund 2,5 Prozent, den Luxemburg im Jahrzehnt von 2010 bis 2019 verzeichnete. Diese Schwächephase zwang die Statistiker, ihre Erwartungen zu dämpfen. In ihrem Konjunkturausblick vom Juni 2025 hatte die Statec für 2026 noch ein Wachstum von 2,0 Prozent veranschlagt; bis zum Conjoncture Flash im März 2026 senkte sie diesen Wert auf 1,7 Prozent und warnte, angesichts des sich verschlechternden internationalen Umfelds dürfte die Zahl weiter nach unten korrigiert werden. Der Stillstand im ersten Quartal und die Schrumpfung der Eurozone lockern diesen Druck kaum. Es geht um weit mehr als um Wachstumstabellen. Die Wirtschaftsleistung ist die Größe, auf der Luxemburgs Haushalt, sein Arbeitsmarkt und die politisch heikle Frage ruhen, wann die Löhne das nächste Mal an die Teuerung angepasst werden. Die Statec hat prognostiziert, dass die nächste automatische Indexierung – die tranche indiciaire, die Gehälter und Renten im Gleichlauf mit den Preisen anhebt – im dritten Quartal 2026 ausgelöst wird. Auch die öffentlichen Finanzen drehen. Nach einem ausgeglichenen Haushalt 2025 ging die Juni-Prognose der Statec für 2026 von einem Defizit von rund 0,9 Prozent des BIP aus, da das Einnahmenwachstum nachließ und die Ausgaben stiegen; die Frühjahrsprognose der Europäischen Kommission fiel noch düsterer aus und veranschlagte ein Minus näher an 1,2 Prozent des BIP sowie eine steigende Schuldenquote. Da ausgerechnet der Finanzsektor – die wichtigste Steuerquelle des Staates unter Finanzminister Gilles Roth – zu den größten Bremsern des Quartals zählte, würde eine länger anhaltende Nullwachstumsphase den finanziellen Spielraum genau dann verengen, wenn ringsum die Euro-Wirtschaft kippt. Vorerst können sich Luxemburgs Verantwortliche damit trösten, ihre Position gehalten zu haben, während die Nachbarn abrutschten. Ob dies der Boden einer vorübergehenden Delle oder der Auftakt zu einem längeren Plateau ist, wird sich erst zeigen, wenn die Zahlen zum zweiten Quartal später im Jahr vorliegen. ### Sources - STATEC Estimates Luxembourg GDP Growth at 0% for 1st Quarter of 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/61617-statec-estimates-luxembourg-gdp-growth-at-0-for-1st-quarter-of-2026 - GDP down by 0.2% and employment up by 0.1% in the euro area (Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-05062026-ap - GDP and employment both up by 0.1% in the euro area (flash estimate, Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-13052026-ap - STATEC Reports Luxembourg GDP Growth Slows to 0.6% in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60321-statec-reports-luxembourg-gdp-growth-slows-to-0-6-in-2025 - Conjoncture Flash March 2026: Growth remains weak in 2025… and fears loom for 2026 — STATEC (Statistics Portal, Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-03-26.html - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en --- ## Renault streicht 800 Ingenieursstellen – und richtet sich am Tempo Chinas aus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/renault-frankreich-streicht-800-ingenieursstellen-china-tempo - Published: 2026-06-25T12:21:23.926+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:21:23.926+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: e3f947c7-183d-496a-90cb-6bc16be0ec97 - Dateline: Guyancourt, FR > Bis Ende 2027 baut Renault in Frankreich rund 800 Ingenieursposten ab – ausschließlich über freiwillige Abgänge. Es ist der französische Teil eines konzernweiten Umbaus von 15 bis 20 Prozent. ### Summary Renault will bis Ende 2027 etwa 800 Ingenieursstellen in Frankreich abbauen – über freiwillige Abgänge. Der Schritt ist Teil eines Umbaus, mit dem der Konzern das Entwicklungstempo chinesischer Hersteller einholen will. ### Key facts - Renault streicht bis Ende 2027 rund 800 Ingenieursstellen in Frankreich – ausschließlich über freiwillige Abgänge, ohne betriebsbedingte Kündigungen. - Parallel will der Konzern 2.500 Beschäftigte umschulen und 150 bis 200 neue Ingenieure für Software, KI und Elektromobilität einstellen. - Der Abbau ist Teil eines weltweiten Umbaus von 15 bis 20 Prozent der Entwicklungsmannschaft – bis zu rund 2.400 von 11.000 bis 12.000 Ingenieuren. - Konzernchef François Provost will 36 neue Modelle in fünf Jahren auf einem Zwei-Jahres-Entwicklungszyklus auf den Markt bringen – halb so lang wie bisher üblich. - Auslöser ist das Tempo chinesischer Hersteller, deren Marktanteil in Europa sich binnen zwei Jahren mehr als verdreifacht hat. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Stellen streicht Renault und auf welche Weise?** Renault baut bis Ende 2027 rund 800 Ingenieursstellen in Frankreich ab, das sind etwa 15 Prozent der dortigen Entwicklungsbelegschaft von 5.500 Beschäftigten. Der Abbau erfolgt ausschließlich über freiwillige Abgänge, betriebsbedingte Kündigungen sind nicht vorgesehen. Die Zustimmung der Gewerkschaften wird für Juli 2026 erwartet, die Umsetzung beginnt im September 2026. **Q: Warum baut Renault gerade in der Entwicklung ab?** Der Schritt ist eine Reaktion auf das Entwicklungstempo chinesischer Autobauer. Technikvorstand Philippe Brunet will die Zeit bis zur Marktreife eines Autos halbieren. Als Vorbild dient der Twingo E-Tech, der in rund 21 Monaten entwickelt wurde. Konzernchef François Provost peilt einen Zwei-Jahres-Entwicklungszyklus statt der bisher üblichen vier bis fünf Jahre an. **Q: Schrumpft Renault die Entwicklung in Frankreich vollständig?** Nein. Der Kern der grundlegenden Konstruktions- und Technologiearbeit bleibt nach Konzernangaben in Frankreich konzentriert. Zudem will Renault 2.500 Beschäftigte umschulen und 150 bis 200 neue Ingenieure einstellen, vor allem für Elektroantrieb, Software und künstliche Intelligenz. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt der Wettbewerb mit China?** Chinesische Hersteller haben ihren Anteil am europäischen Markt in rund zwei Jahren mehr als verdreifacht. Im zweiten Quartal 2024 entfielen 27,2 Prozent aller in der EU verkauften Elektroautos auf in China gebaute Fahrzeuge, auf chinesische Marken allein rund 14,1 Prozent. Die EU verhängte 2024 Ausgleichszölle, geht aber seit Januar 2026 zu ausgehandelten Mindestpreisen über. ### Body Bei Renault entscheidet sich die Zukunft künftig an der Stoppuhr. Der französische Autokonzern will bis Ende 2027 rund 800 Ingenieursstellen in Frankreich streichen – nicht, weil die Bänder stillstehen, sondern weil seine chinesischen Rivalen Fahrzeuge in einem Tempo entwickeln, das die europäische Branche zu überrollen droht. Der am 24. Juni vorgestellte Abbau erfolgt nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters ausschließlich über freiwillige Abgänge, nicht über betriebsbedingte Kündigungen. Reuters berief sich dabei auf eine Präsentation des Renault-Managements. Die Entwicklungsabteilung in Frankreich beschäftigt etwa 5.500 Menschen – rund die Hälfte der weltweiten Ingenieursbelegschaft des Konzerns. Die 800 wegfallenden Stellen entsprechen damit etwa 15 Prozent dieses Pools. Sie bilden den französischen Anteil eines umfassenderen Umbaus, den Konzernchef François Provost um einen einzigen Gedanken herum aufgebaut hat: Renault müsse lernen, Autos beinahe so schnell zu konstruieren wie die chinesische Konkurrenz – oder werde aus dem eigenen Markt herauskonkurriert. Abbau und Aufbau zugleich Der Schritt ist kein pauschaler Rückzug aus der Entwicklung. Maximilien Fleury, bei Renault für das Personal in Frankreich zuständig, stellte einen Plan vor, der den Stellenabbau mit Weiterbildung und gezielter Einstellung verknüpft. Selbst während Posten verschwinden, will der Konzern in jene Kompetenzen investieren, die er heute für entscheidend hält: Software, künstliche Intelligenz und Elektromobilität. - Rund 800 Ingenieursstellen in Frankreich fallen bis Ende 2027 weg – über freiwillige Abgänge. - 2.500 Beschäftigte sollen für neue Aufgaben umgeschult werden. - 150 bis 200 neue Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure will Renault einstellen, vor allem für Elektroantrieb, Software und KI. - Die Zustimmung der Gewerkschaften zum Transformationsplan wird für Juli 2026 erwartet, die Umsetzung beginnt im September. Der französische Plan steckt in einem größeren Ziel, das Anfang des Jahres verkündet wurde: einer weltweiten Reduzierung der Entwicklungsmannschaft um 15 bis 20 Prozent binnen zwei Jahren, also um bis zu rund 2.400 von geschätzt 11.000 bis 12.000 Ingenieuren weltweit. Der Kern der grundlegenden Konstruktions- und Technologiearbeit, betont Renault, bleibe in Frankreich konzentriert. Das Maß ist die Geschwindigkeit Technikvorstand Philippe Brunet machte aus dem Umbau keine Frage des Sparens, sondern des Tempos. Sein vorrangiges Ziel sei es, die Zeit bis zur Marktreife eines Autos drastisch zu verkürzen, sagte er vor Journalisten. Die chinesischen Hersteller hätten den Takt für die gesamte Branche neu gestellt. „Alle anderen Hersteller leiden – die Koreaner, die Japaner in Europa oder andere Europäer, uns eingeschlossen. Wir müssen in der Lage sein, dagegen anzutreten." Brunet will Arbeitsschritte und Abstimmungsrunden streichen, die Fahrzeugprogramme ausbremsen. Sein Ziel fasste er in drei Worten zusammen: „Mein Thema ist die Geschwindigkeit." Als Beleg führt Renault stets den neuen Twingo E-Tech an, einen kleinen elektrischen Stadtwagen, der in rund 21 Monaten entwickelt wurde – etwa halb so lang wie frühere Renault-Programme. Maßgeblich beteiligt war das Ampere-Entwicklungszentrum des Konzerns in Shanghai, das rund 100 Ingenieure beschäftigt und seit 2024 arbeitet. Provost, der im Juli 2025 nach dem Wechsel von Luca de Meo zum Luxuskonzern Kering die Konzernführung übernahm, hat 36 neue Modelle in fünf Jahren angesetzt – jedes auf einem Entwicklungszyklus von etwa zwei Jahren statt der in Europa üblichen vier bis fünf Jahre. Dass der schwierigste Teil nicht technischer, sondern kultureller Natur ist, hat er offen eingeräumt. Das Problem ist nicht, was wir tun müssen, sondern wie wir die Denkweise unserer Ingenieure und der Organisation verändern, um so schnell zu entwickeln wie unsere chinesischen Konkurrenten. Ein Kontinent in der Defensive Renaults Schritt ist Symptom einer breiteren Bedrängnis. Chinesische Autobauer haben ihren Anteil am europäischen Markt in rund zwei Jahren mehr als verdreifacht – mit technologisch fortgeschrittenen Elektromodellen zu Preisen, mit denen europäische Marken kaum mithalten können. Im zweiten Quartal 2024 entfielen 27,2 Prozent aller in der EU verkauften Elektroautos auf in China gebaute Fahrzeuge – einschließlich ausländischer Marken, die dort produzieren. Auf chinesische Marken allein entfielen laut Branchendaten rund 14,1 Prozent. Brüssel hat versucht, diesen Vormarsch zu bremsen. Im Oktober 2024 verhängte die Europäische Kommission Ausgleichszölle zwischen 7,8 und 35,3 Prozent auf in China gefertigte Elektroautos – zusätzlich zum üblichen Einfuhrzoll von 10 Prozent auf Pkw – und verwies dabei auf staatliche Subventionen. Bis Januar 2026 ging die Kommission dazu über, diese Zölle durch mit den chinesischen Herstellern ausgehandelte Mindestpreise zu ersetzen. Das mildert die Reibung an der Grenze, schließt die zugrunde liegende Kostenlücke jedoch kaum. Genau diese Lücke formt nun Europas Fabriken und Konstruktionsbüros um. Renaults Kalkül lautet: Das Überleben hänge weniger am Schutz als am Umbau der eigenen Arbeitsweise – weniger Ingenieure, kürzere Zyklen und ein Entwicklungsmodell, das offen von genau den Rivalen entlehnt ist, die man auf Abstand halten will. Warum das zählt Ausgerechnet die Entwicklung auszudünnen – jenen Teil eines Autobauers, in dem seine langfristige Leistungsfähigkeit steckt – ist ein Maß dafür, wie ernst der Druck geworden ist. Stellen am Band zu streichen ist eine Antwort auf schwache Nachfrage; Ingenieure abzubauen signalisiert ein strukturelles Umdenken darüber, wo und wie Wert entsteht. Während der industrielle Kern Europas den Schock der chinesischen Konkurrenz verarbeitet, wettet Renault darauf, seine Entwicklungsbasis verkleinern und die Wettbewerber, die den Wandel erzwingen, dennoch im Konstruktionswettlauf übertreffen zu können. Die nächsten zwei Jahre werden zeigen, ob das ein Umbau ist – oder ein Rückzug. ### Sources - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/renault-seeks-to-cut-800-jobs-in-engineering-in-france-4758752 - Renault Plans to Cut 800 Engineering Jobs in France by 2027 — Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france/ - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Yahoo Finance (Reuters): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-173707348.html - Le groupe Renault annonce un plan de départs volontaires concernant 800 ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027 — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/automobile/renault/le-groupe-renault-annonce-un-plan-de-departs-volontaires-concernant-800-ingenieurs-en-france-d-ici-fin-2027_8078207.html - Renault cuts up to 2,400 engineers in 'China speed' campaign — Automotive World: https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/renault-cuts-up-to-2400-engineers-in-china-speed-campaign/ - Renault to cut up to 2,400 engineers amid China competition — Automotive News: https://www.autonews.com/renault/ane-renault-engineer-staff-cuts-0414/ - Renault to cut up to 20% of engineers as competition from China rises — The Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2026/04/14/renault-to-cut-up-to-20-of-engineers-as-competition-from-china-rises/89608612007/ - Renault plans to develop all European models at China speed, CEO Provost says — Automotive News Europe: https://www.autonews.com/events/congress/ane-congress-renault-provost-china-development-speed-0610/ - Renault Group appoints François Provost as Chief Executive Officer and Director — Renault Group: https://media.renaultgroup.com/renault-group-appoints-francois-provost-as-chief-executive-officer-and-director/?lang=eng - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs - EU and China take new step to resolve row over subsidised electric vehicles — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/12/eu-and-china-take-new-step-to-resolve-row-over-subsidised-electric-vehicles --- ## 3,2 Milliarden Euro für Kyjiw: EU startet Auszahlung ihres 90-Milliarden-Kredits - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-milliardenkredit-ukraine-erste-tranche-gdansk-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T12:10:53.683+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:10:53.683+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: e67d8a51-737d-4378-9e43-124646f61163 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Pünktlich zur Wiederaufbaukonferenz in Danzig überweist Brüssel die erste Rate des Stützungskredits 2026/2027 – Milliarden weitere folgen, abgesichert durch eingefrorenes russisches Vermögen. ### Summary Die EU-Kommission hat am 25. Juni 2026 eine erste Tranche von 3,2 Milliarden Euro ihres 90-Milliarden-Euro-Kredits an die Ukraine ausgezahlt. Weitere Milliarden sollen kurzfristig folgen. ### Key facts - Die EU-Kommission überwies am 25. Juni 2026 eine erste Tranche von 3,2 Milliarden Euro ihres 90-Milliarden-Euro-Kredits an die Ukraine. - Der Kredit für 2026/2027 teilt sich in rund 60 Milliarden Euro Militärhilfe und 30 Milliarden Euro Budgethilfe; etwa 45 Milliarden sollen schon 2026 zugänglich sein. - Eine zweite Tranche von rund 6 Milliarden Euro für Drohnenproduktion und Militär soll laut von der Leyen binnen Tagen folgen. - Zurückzahlen muss die Ukraine nur, wenn Russland Reparationen leistet; andernfalls kann die EU auf rund 210 Milliarden Euro eingefrorenes russisches Vermögen zugreifen. - Luxemburg haftet als EU-Nettozahler mit für die gemeinsame Kreditaufnahme und hat bilateral über 550 Millionen Euro für die Ukraine bereitgestellt. ### FAQ **Q: Wie hoch ist die erste Auszahlung und wann erfolgte sie?** Die EU-Kommission zahlte am 25. Juni 2026 eine erste Tranche von 3,2 Milliarden Euro (rund 3,6 Milliarden US-Dollar) als makrofinanzielle Hilfe an die Ukraine aus – zeitlich abgestimmt auf den Beginn der Ukraine-Wiederaufbaukonferenz in Danzig. **Q: Muss die Ukraine den Kredit zurückzahlen?** Die Ukraine muss den 90-Milliarden-Euro-Kredit nur zurückzahlen, wenn Russland nach Kriegsende Reparationen für die Kriegsschäden leistet. Moskau lehnt dies ab. Bleibt eine Entschädigung aus, kann die EU auf die eingefrorenen russischen Zentralbankguthaben von rund 210 Milliarden Euro zurückgreifen. **Q: Wie ist Luxemburg an der Ukraine-Hilfe beteiligt?** Als Nettozahler in den EU-Haushalt haftet Luxemburg mit für die gemeinsame Kreditaufnahme. Bilateral übersteigt der Beitrag laut Chronicle.lu 550 Millionen Euro, darunter 259 Millionen Euro Militärhilfe seit 2022. Ein Abkommen von Frieden und Selenskyj von 2024 sieht jährlich rund 80 Millionen Euro Verteidigungshilfe vor. ### Body Die Europäische Union hat am Donnerstag begonnen, das bislang größte Finanzpaket für die Ukraine auszuzahlen. Zum Auftakt der Ukraine-Wiederaufbaukonferenz im polnischen Danzig überwies die EU-Kommission eine erste Tranche von 3,2 Milliarden Euro (rund 3,6 Milliarden US-Dollar) nach Kyjiw. Es ist die Anzahlung auf einen Kredit über 90 Milliarden Euro, der den ukrainischen Staat handlungsfähig und seine Armee versorgt halten soll – über die Jahre 2026 und 2027 hinweg. Die Summe floss als makrofinanzielle Hilfe: kein Geld für ein einzelnes Projekt, sondern Budgetunterstützung, die direkt in den ukrainischen Haushalt fließt und dort Gehälter, Renten und den laufenden Apparat eines kriegführenden Staates mitfinanziert. Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen stellte die Überweisung ausdrücklich als Beginn eines stetigen Zuflusses dar, nicht als einmalige Geste. Heute überweisen wir die erste Tranche dieses Kredits – 3,2 Milliarden Euro an makrofinanzieller Hilfe. In den kommenden Tagen werden wir zudem mit der Auszahlung der ersten 6 Milliarden Euro für die Drohnenproduktion beginnen. Die 3,2 Milliarden Euro sind die erste von drei makrofinanziellen Zahlungen, die für dieses Jahr vorgesehen sind; insgesamt umfasst dieser Kanal 2026 ein Volumen von 8,35 Milliarden Euro. Eine weitere Tranche von rund 6 Milliarden Euro, vorgesehen für Drohnenfertigung und Militär, soll laut von der Leyen und ukrainischen Stellen binnen Tagen folgen; ukrainische Medien beziffern diese zweite Rate auf etwa 5,9 Milliarden Euro bis Ende Juni. Der Termin war bewusst gesetzt: Ein von ukrainischen Medien zitierter EU-Vertreter erklärte, die erste Zahlung sei zeitlich auf die Konferenz in Danzig abgestimmt worden, wo Regierungen und Investoren den Wiederaufbau des Landes organisieren. Wofür die 90 Milliarden gedacht sind Der Kredit für 2026 und 2027 teilt sich in rund 60 Milliarden Euro Militärhilfe und etwa 30 Milliarden Euro Budgethilfe. Allein im Jahr 2026 sollen davon rund 45 Milliarden Euro zugänglich gemacht werden – gespeist aus mehreren Kanälen, darunter die makrofinanzielle Hilfe und die separate Ukraine-Fazilität. Es handelt sich um ein eigenständiges Instrument, das nicht mit dem früheren, von den G7 koordinierten Kredit zu verwechseln ist, der aus den außerordentlichen Erträgen eingefrorener russischer Vermögenswerte bedient wird. Dieses Paket nimmt die Kommission direkt an den Kapitalmärkten auf – zu Konditionen, die günstiger sind, als die Ukraine sie allein erhalten könnte – und es ist durch Garantien der Mitgliedstaaten sowie den EU-Haushalt abgesichert. Nach Angaben von Euronews tragen die beteiligten Staaten gemeinsam jährlich Zinskosten von rund 3 Milliarden Euro. Rückzahlung hängt an russischen Reparationen Das eigentlich Bemerkenswerte am Kredit ist die Frage, ob und wie er je zurückgezahlt wird. Nach dem Beschluss der Staats- und Regierungschefs muss die Ukraine das Geld nur dann erstatten, wenn Russland nach Kriegsende für die angerichteten Schäden aufkommt. Moskau lehnt jede Reparationszahlung ab. Bleibt eine Entschädigung aus, behält sich die EU vor, auf die eingefrorenen Guthaben der russischen Zentralbank zurückzugreifen – geschätzt rund 210 Milliarden Euro, größtenteils beim Verwahrhaus Euroclear in Belgien gelagert –, um die Tilgung zu decken. Diese Konstruktion erlaubt es Brüssel, schon jetzt Geld nach Kyjiw zu leiten und die Rechnung im Grundsatz beim Angreifer zu belassen. Der Weg dorthin war politisch zäh. Der Europäische Rat verständigte sich im Dezember 2025 auf das Paket, das Europäische Parlament billigte es im Februar 2026. Ungarn unter dem damaligen Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán blockierte die endgültige Gesetzgebung jedoch monatelang. Erst nach Aufhebung des Vetos verabschiedete der Rat sie am 23. April 2026. Laut Euronews beteiligten sich Ungarn, die Slowakei und Tschechien nicht an der gemeinsamen Kreditaufnahme. Auflagen und die Ukraine-Fazilität Die makrofinanziellen Zahlungen erfolgen nicht bedingungslos. Voraussetzung sind ein unterzeichnetes Memorandum of Understanding, ein aktualisierter Ukraine-Plan und Fortschritte bei Reformen. Die Mittel sollen Kyjiw helfen, mehr eigene Einnahmen zu mobilisieren, die Qualität der öffentlichen Ausgaben zu verbessern und das Finanzmanagement zu stärken. Die Zahlung vom Donnerstag steht neben dem zweiten großen Instrument der EU, der Ukraine-Fazilität, die zwischen 2024 und 2027 bis zu 50 Milliarden Euro bereitstellen kann. Ende Mai genehmigte der Rat deren siebte Zahlung von fast 2,8 Milliarden Euro, die Anfang Juni floss und die Gesamtauszahlungen der Fazilität über 29,5 Milliarden Euro hob. Zusammengenommen markieren beide Stränge den Übergang von Zusagen zu planbarer, dauerhafter Budgethilfe. Was Luxemburg damit zu tun hat Für einen kleinen Mitgliedstaat ist Luxemburgs Beteiligung am Kredit real, wenn auch mittelbar: Als Nettozahler in den EU-Haushalt gehört das Land zu jenen, deren Garantien hinter der gemeinsamen Kreditaufnahme stehen, die nun Kyjiw erreicht. Das Großherzogtum hat den europäischen Einsatz zudem mit eigenen Mitteln flankiert. Premierminister Luc Frieden und Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj unterzeichneten am 10. Juli 2024 am Rande des NATO-Gipfels in Washington ein bilaterales Abkommen über Sicherheitskooperation und langfristige Unterstützung. Die auf zehn Jahre angelegte Vereinbarung sieht jährlich rund 80 Millionen Euro an Verteidigungshilfe vor. Laut Chronicle.lu übersteigt Luxemburgs Gesamtbeitrag für die Ukraine inzwischen 550 Millionen Euro – darunter 259 Millionen Euro Militärhilfe seit 2022, 196 Millionen Euro für Vertriebene und 96,2 Millionen Euro für humanitäre und Nahrungsmittelhilfe. Gemeinsam mit Estland führt Luxemburg die IT-Koalition der Allianz an. Bei der Unterzeichnung vor zwei Jahren brachte Selenskyj die Partnerschaft auf eine schlichte Formel. „Ich danke Luxemburg dafür, dass es sich für Gerechtigkeit und Frieden entschieden hat.“ Die 3,2 Milliarden Euro, die diese Woche in Kyjiw eintreffen, sind vorerst der deutlichste Beleg dafür, dass aus den Versprechen der EU Zahlungen geworden sind – Geld, das hilft, Löhne, Renten und das Räderwerk eines Staates im Krieg zu finanzieren. Weiteres, so die Kommission, ist unterwegs. ### Sources - Ukraine receives first tranche from €90 billion EU support loan — dpa via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/ukraine-receives-first-tranche-90-085742038.html - EU Announces First Tranche of New €3.2 Billion Loan for Ukraine — LIGA.net: https://finance.liga.net/en/state-finance/news/eu-announces-first-tranche-of-new-32-billion-loan-for-ukraine - Ukraine to receive first €3.2bn tranche of EU loan at conference in Poland — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/22/8040622/ - Ukraine to receive first EU loan tranche on June 25-26 — The New Voice of Ukraine: https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-to-receive-first-eu-loan-tranche-on-june-25-26-50618407.html - EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/23/eu-approves-90-billion-loan-for-ukraine-after-hungary-lifts-controversial-veto - Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/council-finalises-90-billion-support-loan-to-ukraine/ - EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/eu-formally-approves-90bn-euro-ukraine-loan-and-new-sanctions-on-russia - Parliament approves €90 billion Ukraine support loan package — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260206IPR33903/parliament-approves-EU90-billion-ukraine-support-loan-package - Ukraine Facility: Council approves seventh payment of nearly €2.8 billion to Kyiv — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/28/ukraine-facility-council-approves-seventh-payment-of-nearly-28-billion-to-kyiv/ - EU disburses nearly €2.8 billion to support Ukraine's financial stability and reform efforts — European Commission - Enlargement: https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-disburses-nearly-eu28-billion-support-ukraines-financial-stability-and-reform-efforts-2026-06-08_en - The Ukraine Facility — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-solidarity-ukraine/eu-assistance-ukraine/ukraine-facility_en - Ukraine and Luxembourg sign security agreement — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-luxembourg-sign-security-agreement/ - Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg — Office of the President of Ukraine: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ugoda-pro-spivrobitnictvo-u-sferi-bezpeki-ta-dovgostrokovu-p-92057 - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained --- ## Wie ukrainische Drohnen die besetzte Krim langsam vom Nachschub abschneiden - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/drohnenblockade-krim-treibstoff-wasser-strom-engpaesse - Published: 2026-06-25T11:51:00.693+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:51:00.693+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: eb73c7a0-cb84-4b76-a5e2-ec440ccf65b6 - Dateline: Simferopol, UA > Auf der annektierten Halbinsel ist der öffentliche Benzinverkauf gestoppt, Speicherseen leeren sich, und das Stromnetz fällt aus. Kiews Fernschläge treffen den russischen Nachschub tief im Hinterland. ### Summary Nach ukrainischen Schlägen gegen Raffinerien und Versorgungslinien stoppten die russischen Behörden auf der Krim den öffentlichen Benzinverkauf — nun geraten auch Wasser und Strom ins Wanken. ### Key facts - Die russischen Behörden auf der Krim stellten am 22. Juni 2026 den öffentlichen Benzinverkauf ein; Kraftstoff geht nur noch an staatliche Dienste. Eine Rationierung auf 20 Liter pro Fahrzeug lief bereits seit dem 22. Mai. - Ursache sind ukrainische Fernschläge gegen russische Raffinerien: 15 getroffene Anlagen von Januar bis Mai, Lahmlegung von rund einem Viertel der Raffineriekapazität und über 30 Prozent der Benzinproduktion. - Parallel geraten Wasser und Strom ins Wanken: Speicherseen wie Bilohirsk leeren sich, seit dem Kanal-Aus von 2014, während Netzausfälle die Pumpstationen lahmlegen. - Verteidigungsminister Fedorow nennt es Strategie: Die Krim werde „durch Drohnen isoliert“ und zur Insel; Kiew vertraglich 300 Prozent mehr Angriffsdrohnen als 2025. - Für Europa zeigt der Fall, dass Zermürbung im Hinterland mit billigen Drohnen über Geländegewinne entscheiden kann — relevant auch für kleine NATO-Staaten wie Luxemburg. ### FAQ **Q: Warum gibt es auf der Krim kein Benzin mehr für Privatpersonen?** Seit dem 22. Juni 2026 ist der öffentliche Benzinverkauf eingestellt; die Reserven sind staatlichen Diensten vorbehalten. Ursache sind anhaltende ukrainische Drohnenschläge gegen russische Raffinerien und Versorgungslinien, die nach Angaben von The Moscow Times rund ein Viertel der Raffineriekapazität Russlands lahmgelegt haben. **Q: Warum hat die Krim zugleich Wasserprobleme?** Der Nordkrimkanal lieferte bis 2014 bis zu 85 Prozent des Trinkwassers vom Dnipro. Die Ukraine staute ihn nach der Annexion ab, seither hängt die Krim an örtlichen Speicherseen wie Bilohirsk und Taigan, die laut dem Portal Intent rasch sinken und teils nahezu ausgetrocknet sind. **Q: Was meint die Ukraine mit der „Isolierung“ der Krim?** Verteidigungsminister Mychajlo Fedorow zufolge wird die Halbinsel gezielt „durch Drohnen isoliert“ und solle zur Insel werden. Kiew sperrt oder beschießt Straßenkorridore und Nachschublinien und hat 2026 unter dem Programm „Logistik-Lockdown“ 300 Prozent mehr Angriffsdrohnen unter Vertrag genommen als 2025. ### Body Russland eroberte die Krim, um von ihr aus Macht über das gesamte Schwarze Meer auszuüben. Heute fällt es den von Moskau eingesetzten Behörden zunehmend schwer, auf der Halbinsel das Alltäglichste sicherzustellen: Benzin in den Tanks, Wasser aus dem Hahn, Strom in der Leitung. Am Sonntag, dem 22. Juni 2026, stellten sie nach Wochen voller Warteschlangen und Rationierung den öffentlichen Benzinverkauf ganz ein und behielten die letzten Reserven den staatlichen Diensten vor. Wenige Tage später brachen in Teilen der Halbinsel auch Strom und Wasserversorgung zusammen — ein Beleg dafür, wie gründlich Kiews Fernschläge die russische Logistik weit hinter der Front zermürben. Die Engpässe sind keine zufälligen Pannen, sondern das Ergebnis einer gezielten Kampagne. Die Ukraine hat das Jahr 2026 damit verbracht, die Raffinerien, Lager, Terminals und Tanklastzüge zu treffen, die die besetzte Krim am Laufen halten. Zugleich rächen sich alte Schwachstellen — allen voran die gekappte Wasserader —, sobald ein weiteres System ausfällt. Vom Tankstellen-Limit zum völligen Verkaufsstopp Seit 9 Uhr am Sonntag wurde an den Tankstellen der Krim kein Benzin mehr an Privatpersonen abgegeben; die Versorgung blieb staatlichen Stellen vorbehalten, wie Euronews, Bloomberg und RFE/RL berichteten. Sergej Aksjonow, der von Russland eingesetzte Chef der Krim, erklärte, der Kraftstoff gehe nur noch an Einrichtungen, die das Funktionieren und die Sicherheit der Region gewährleisteten, und rief die Bevölkerung zur Ruhe auf. „Kraftstoff wird nur noch an staatliche Stellen verkauft, die das Funktionieren und die Sicherheit der Republik Krim gewährleisten“, sagte Aksjonow. Der Stopp war der vorläufige Höhepunkt einer Krise in Zeitlupe. Bereits am 22. Mai hatte eine Notrationierung begonnen: Pro Fahrzeug durften nur noch 20 Liter Benzin der Sorte AI-92 getankt werden, das Befüllen von Kanistern wurde verboten, um Hamsterkäufe einzudämmen, wie The Moscow Times und das ukrainische Portal UNN meldeten. TES, eine Kette mit rund 115 Tankstellen auf der Halbinsel, akzeptierte ab dem 1. Juni keine Tankgutscheine mehr. Bis zum 23. Juni räumte Oleg Krjutschkow, Berater Aksjonows, ein, es gebe keinen Termin für die Wiederaufnahme des Verkaufs; jedes Ministerium sei auf ein einziges Dienstfahrzeug beschränkt worden. Die Ursache liegt Hunderte Kilometer entfernt, in den russischen Raffinerien, die die Ukraine fortlaufend angreift. Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj erklärte, Kiew habe zwischen Januar und Mai 15 russische Ölraffinerien getroffen; die Drohnenangriffe auf solche Anlagen hätten sich seit Jahresbeginn etwa verdoppelt, so UNN. Laut The Moscow Times hat die Kampagne Anlagen lahmgelegt, die für rund ein Viertel der russischen Raffineriekapazität und über 30 Prozent der Benzinproduktion stehen. Moskau verlängerte ein landesweites Ausfuhrverbot für Benzin bis zum 31. Juli. Wasser und Strom geraten ins Rutschen Das Wasserproblem der Krim ist weit älter als die Drohnen. Der Nordkrimkanal führte einst bis zu 85 Prozent des Trinkwassers der Halbinsel vom Dnipro über das Kachowka-Reservoir heran. Doch die Ukraine staute ihn nach der russischen Annexion 2014 ab und zwang die Krim, sich auf örtliche Speicherseen zu stützen. Diese leeren sich nun. Das unabhängige Portal Intent berichtete im April, die Reservoirs von Bilohirsk und Taigan sänken rapide; der südliche Teil des Bilohirsk-Speichers sei „nahezu ausgetrocknet“, und die Vorräte würden bereits aufgezehrt, bevor die heißesten Monate überhaupt begonnen hätten. Der Strom ist zum dritten Druckpunkt geworden. Am 21. Juni kappte ein Netzausfall die Versorgung in den nordwestlichen, zentralen und südlichen Küstenbezirken der Krim. Die meisten Pumpstationen des Versorgers „Woda Kryma“ fielen aus, was die Wasserlieferung unterbrach, wie UNN berichtete. Am 24. Juni lösten ukrainische Schläge gegen Energieanlagen laut Al Jazeera erneut Stromausfälle in Sewastopol aus, während die Temperaturen auf fast 30 Grad kletterten. Michail Raswoschajew, der von Russland eingesetzte Gouverneur der Stadt, warf der Ukraine vor, sie wolle „uns normale Lebensbedingungen nehmen und Panik säen“. Moskau erklärte, in der Nacht mehr als 300 Drohnen abgeschossen zu haben. Zusammengenommen verstärken sich die drei Engpässe gegenseitig: - Kraftstoff: öffentlicher Benzinverkauf eingestellt; Rationierung und Gutscheinstopp seit Ende Mai. - Wasser: rasch sinkende Speicherseen bei längst gekappter Kanal-Zufuhr. - Strom: Netzausfälle und Schläge gegen Energieanlagen, die zugleich die Wasserpumpen lahmlegen. „Die Krim wird zur Insel“ Für die ukrainische Führung ist das Strategie, nicht Zufall. In einem am 17. Juni veröffentlichten Interview sagte Verteidigungsminister Mychajlo Fedorow, die Krim werde „durch Drohnen isoliert“ und „zu einer Insel“; für Russland kündigte er „sehr unerwartete Folgen“ an. Die Ukraine habe in den ersten vier Monaten des Jahres 2026 unter einem Förderprogramm namens „Logistik-Lockdown“ 300 Prozent mehr Mittelstrecken-Angriffsdrohnen unter Vertrag genommen als im gesamten Jahr 2025. „Für die Russen beginnt die Hölle — eine, mit der sehr schwer umzugehen ist. Die Logistik wird abgeschnitten. Die Krim wird isoliert“, sagte Fedorow. Der Atlantic Council beschrieb das Vorgehen als eine sich verengende Drohnenblockade: Jeder Straßenkorridor auf die Halbinsel sei inzwischen gesperrt oder werde wiederholt beschossen, und die Kertsch-Brücke gerate zunehmend ins Visier. Selenskyj erklärte, die Ukraine habe Ziele auf beiden Seiten der Brücke getroffen, darunter ein Öllager in Kertsch. Warum das Hinterland für Europa zählt Die langsame Strangulierung der besetzten Krim ist mehr als ein regionales Problem. Seit über drei Jahren bewegen sich die Frontlinien kaum, weshalb die Zermürbung im Hinterland — Kraftstoff, Munition, Transport und Moral — zu den wenigen Hebeln gehört, die beide Seiten noch wirksam ziehen können. Gelingt es der Ukraine, eine schwer militarisierte Region mit billigen, weitreichenden Drohnen vom Grundbedarf abzuschneiden, verändert das die Kostenrechnung der Besatzung und erschwert es Russland, Operationen von seinem wichtigsten Stützpunkt im Süden aus aufrechtzuerhalten. Das hat unmittelbare Folgen für die europäische Sicherheit. Das Drohnen- und Logistikduell über der Krim ist genau die Art der Kriegführung, auf die sich NATO-Mitglieder einstellen — auch kleine Staaten wie Luxemburg, die ihre Verteidigungsausgaben erhöht und die Unterstützung für Kiew ausgebaut haben. Dass ein Krieg einer befestigten Halbinsel Strom und Wasser entziehen kann, erinnert daran: Entschieden wird er ebenso sehr durch industrielle Ausdauer und präzise Reichweite wie durch Geländegewinne — und Europas Verwundbarkeit hat dadurch nicht abgenommen. ### Sources - Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/21/russian-occupied-crimea-suspends-petrol-sales-amid-fuel-crisis - Russia-Occupied Crimea Suspends Fuel Sales After Ukrainian Attacks — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-21/russia-occupied-crimea-halts-fuel-sales-after-ukrainian-attacks - Russian Authorities Halt Fuel Sales In Occupied Crimea — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-fuel-shortage-drone-strikes/33785662.html - Occupation authorities in Crimea admit they do not know when fuel sales will resume — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/23/8040733/ - Annexed Crimea's Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/01/annexed-crimeas-largest-gas-station-chain-suspends-fuel-vouchers-as-shortage-worsens-a92895 - Fuel shortage grows in Crimea due to strikes on refineries - intelligence reports crisis on the peninsula — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/fuel-shortage-grows-in-crimea-due-to-strikes-on-refineries-intelligence-reports-crisis-on-the-peninsula - Crimea will turn into an island, Ukraine's defence minister says in a message to Russia — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/crimea-will-turn-into-an-island-ukraines-defence-minister-says-in-a-message-to-russia - 'Hell is beginning' — Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics, Fedorov says — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/hell-for-russia-ukraine-can-isolate-occupied-crimea-as-drone-strikes-disrupt-logistics-fedorov-says/ - Ukraine attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea trigger power cuts in Sevastopol — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/ukraine-attacks-on-russian-occupied-crimea-trigger-power-cuts-in-sevastopol - In a large part of occupied Crimea, electricity and water have disappeared due to a power grid accident — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/in-a-large-part-of-occupied-crimea-electricity-and-water-have-disappeared-reportedly-due-to-a-power-grid-accident - Crimean reservoirs may run out of water by summer — Intent: https://intent.press/en/news/society/2026/crimean-reservoirs-may-run-out-of-water-by-summer/ - North Crimean Canal — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Crimean_Canal - Ukraine tightens drone blockade of Russian-occupied Crimea — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-tightens-drone-blockade-of-russian-occupied-crimea/ --- ## Fünf Bahnhofspolizisten wegen Zellengewalt und Vertuschung verurteilt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/gare-polizisten-verurteilt-zellen-misshandlung-vertuschung-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-25T11:41:32.966+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:41:32.966+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: d612922e-e6ee-437e-9370-8ca3b341b75c - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Gare district), LU > Das Bezirksgericht der Hauptstadt verhängte gegen Beamte des früheren Bahnhofskommissariats Haftstrafen von zwei und drei Jahren – teils zur Bewährung – wegen Gewalt im Gewahrsam und Vertuschung. ### Summary Die 12. Strafkammer in Luxemburg-Stadt verurteilte fünf Polizisten des früheren Gare-Kommissariats zu Haft- und Geldstrafen. Im Zentrum steht eine Misshandlung in einer Zelle im Mai 2023 – aufgedeckt durch einen jungen Beamten, der sich weigerte, einen falschen Bericht zu schreiben. ### Key facts - Die 12. Strafkammer in Luxemburg-Stadt verurteilte fünf Beamte des früheren Gare-Kommissariats zu Haftstrafen von zwei und drei Jahren sowie Geldstrafen von 2.000 und 5.000 Euro, mehrere davon zur Bewährung ausgesetzt. - Im Zentrum steht eine Misshandlung des nur als Fernando bezeichneten Mannes am 20. Mai 2023 in einer Zelle; er erlitt Augen- und Rippenverletzungen und zwei Wochen Arbeitsunfähigkeit. - Die Strafen blieben unter den Forderungen der Anklage, die für die beiden Hauptangeklagten Folter und bis zu sechs Jahre Haft verlangt hatte. - Aufgedeckt wurde der Fall durch einen jungen Rekruten, der sich weigerte, einen beschönigenden Bericht zu schreiben, und stattdessen die Gewalt meldete. - Verurteilungen aktiver Polizisten sind in Luxemburg selten; weder Polizei noch Innenministerium äußerten sich unmittelbar, eine Berufung war zunächst offen. ### FAQ **Q: Wie lauteten die verhängten Strafen?** Das Gericht verhängte laut Le Quotidien Haftstrafen von zwei und drei Jahren sowie Geldstrafen von 2.000 und 5.000 Euro. Mehrere Freiheitsstrafen wurden ganz oder teilweise zur Bewährung ausgesetzt, sodass nach dem berichteten Strafmaß keine unmittelbare Inhaftierung droht. **Q: Was war der Auslöser des Verfahrens?** Am Abend des 20. Mai 2023 wurde ein nur als Fernando bezeichneter früherer Luxair-Mitarbeiter in einer Zelle des Gare-Kommissariats festgehalten und von einem Beamten geschlagen. Ein junger Rekrut meldete die Gewalt, statt einen beschönigenden Bericht zu verfassen. **Q: Hatte die Staatsanwaltschaft härtere Strafen gefordert?** Ja. In ihren Plädoyers Anfang Mai forderte die Anklage sechs Jahre für den Hauptangeklagten und fünf Jahre für zwei weitere Beamte – darunter Folter-Vorwürfe – sowie drei Jahre für den Beamten, der den Vorfall nicht gemeldet haben soll. **Q: Ist das Urteil rechtskräftig?** Zum Zeitpunkt der Verkündung war eine Berufung nicht bestätigt. Nach luxemburgischem Verfahrensrecht können sowohl die verurteilten Beamten als auch die Staatsanwaltschaft das Urteil vor dem Berufungsgericht anfechten. ### Body Es ist ein seltener Vorgang in Luxemburg: Am Donnerstag hat die 12. Strafkammer des Bezirksgerichts Luxemburg fünf Beamte der Police Grand-Ducale verurteilt – sie alle waren dem früheren Bahnhofskommissariat im Gare-Viertel der Hauptstadt zugeordnet, das unter dem Funkrufnamen CR3 bekannt war. Verhandelt wurde über die Misshandlung eines Mannes in einer Gewahrsamszelle und über den Versuch, die Tat zu vertuschen. Das Gericht verhängte nach Angaben der Tageszeitung Le Quotidien Haftstrafen von zwei und drei Jahren sowie Geldstrafen von 2.000 und 5.000 Euro; mehrere der Freiheitsstrafen wurden ganz oder teilweise zur Bewährung ausgesetzt. Damit blieben die Richter deutlich unter den Forderungen der Staatsanwaltschaft, die für die beiden Hauptangeklagten bis zu sechs Jahre Haft verlangt hatte. Was sich in der Zelle abspielte Der Fall dreht sich um den Abend des 20. Mai 2023 – den Abend des ING Night Marathon. Gegen 21.30 Uhr wurde ein Mann, der vor Gericht nur als Fernando geführt wurde und früher bei Luxair beschäftigt war, in einer Zelle des Gare-Kommissariats festgehalten. Nach Darstellung der Anklage schlug ein 36-jähriger Beamter, im Verfahren Tom genannt, wiederholt auf Gesicht und Rippen des Mannes ein. Fernando trug Verletzungen an Auge und Rippen davon, ein Arzt bescheinigte ihm zwei Wochen Arbeitsunfähigkeit. Ein Kollege – im Prozess Joe genannt – soll auf den Festgenommenen eingetreten haben. Einem Vorgesetzten namens André wurde vorgeworfen, an einem gefälschten Bericht mitgewirkt zu haben, um den Vorfall zu verschleiern. Ein weiterer Beamter, Rick, soll über die beobachtete Gewalt geschwiegen haben. Ein junger Polizist, der die Folgen sah, schilderte die Szene mit dürren Worten. „In der Zelle war sehr viel Blut.“ – so der junge Beamte Mikeal, dessen Aussage L'essentiel wiedergab. In ihrem Plädoyer wertete die Staatsanwaltschaft den Übergriff als Folter im rechtlichen Sinne. „Folter ist Gewalt, die zu einem bestimmten Zweck eingesetzt wird – hier, um einzuschüchtern und ein Exempel zu statuieren“, erklärte der Vertreter des Parquet vor Gericht. Wie der Fall ans Licht kam Aufgedeckt wurde das Geschehen, weil ein Rekrut sich einer Anweisung widersetzte. Ein Vorgesetzter hatte den jungen Beamten angewiesen, einen für die Kollegen günstigen Vorfallbericht zu verfassen. Stattdessen hielt er fest, was er gesehen hatte – und legte damit Praktiken offen, die Ermittler und Medien als „unorthodox“ beschrieben: Gewalt sowie die Erniedrigung von Festgehaltenen und von rangniedrigen Kollegen. Die Inspection générale de la Police (IGP), die unabhängige Aufsichtsbehörde der Polizei, leitete eine Untersuchung ein und nahm im Sommer 2023 mehrere Beamte fest. Die Berichterstattung verweist auf eine über Jahre lückenhafte hierarchische Kontrolle in der Dienststelle, auf den Verdacht von Drogenkonsum unter Beamten sowie auf fragwürdige Aufnahmerituale für Neulinge. Ein Viertel im Brennpunkt Das Urteil fällt in das umstrittenste Pflaster der luxemburgischen Polizeiarbeit. Rund um den Hauptbahnhof steht das Gare-Viertel seit Jahren im Mittelpunkt der Debatte über Drogen, Straßenkriminalität und das Auftreten der dort eingesetzten Beamten. An acht Verhandlungstagen kam der vorsitzende Richter Marc Thill immer wieder auf die Frage der Aufsicht zurück. „Hätte es eine Kontrolle gegeben, säßen wir heute nicht hier“, sagte er nach Angaben von Reporter.lu. Die Einheit wird heute als „ehemaliges“ Gare-Kommissariat bezeichnet – sie wurde nach den Vorfällen umstrukturiert. In ihren Plädoyers Anfang Mai hatte die Anklage spürbar härtere Strafen gefordert. Ihre Anträge, über die L'essentiel und Reporter.lu berichteten, lauteten: - sechs Jahre Haft für den der Prügelattacke beschuldigten Beamten – wegen Folter; - jeweils fünf Jahre für den Kollegen, der auf den Festgenommenen eingetreten haben soll, und für den Vorgesetzten, dem die Fälschung des Berichts zur Last gelegt wird; - drei Jahre für den Beamten, der den Vorfall nicht gemeldet und damit die Justiz behindert haben soll. Verantwortung – und der mögliche Weg zur Berufung Strafrechtliche Verurteilungen aktiver Polizisten sind in Luxemburg ungewöhnlich. Der Fall wurde so zur Prüfung, ob die Institutionen die Police Grand-Ducale tatsächlich zur Rechenschaft ziehen können. Da ein Großteil der Haftstrafen zur Bewährung ausgesetzt wurde, droht den Beamten nach dem berichteten Strafmaß keine unmittelbare Inhaftierung; die Verurteilungen und Geldstrafen bleiben jedoch bestehen. Ob eine der Parteien in Berufung geht, war zunächst offen. Nach luxemburgischem Verfahrensrecht können sowohl die verurteilten Beamten als auch die Staatsanwaltschaft das Urteil vor dem Berufungsgericht anfechten. Weder die Police Grand-Ducale noch das für die Polizei zuständige Innenministerium äußerten sich unmittelbar zum Richterspruch; die Polizei hatte die ursprünglichen Vorwürfe an die IGP übergeben. Für den Mann im Zentrum des Verfahrens endet damit ein Kapitel, das mit einer Nacht in einer Zelle begann – und mit einem Rekruten, der lieber die Wahrheit aussagte, als einen falschen Bericht zu unterschreiben. Für die Polizei bleibt die schwierigere Frage, die der Prozess immer wieder aufwarf: Wie konnte eine Einheit, die das meistfrequentierte Viertel der Hauptstadt kontrolliert, so lange ohne die Aufsicht bleiben, die das Geschehen womöglich verhindert hätte? ### Sources - Cinq policiers de la gare condamnés pour violences — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cinq-policiers-de-la-gare-condamnes-pour-violences/ - Violences policières: jusqu'à 6 ans de prison requis contre 4 policiers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/justice-au-luxembourg-entre-trois-et-six-ans-de-prison-requis-pour-les-policiers-103557747 - Procès à Luxembourg: «Il y avait beaucoup de sang dans la cellule» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/proces-au-luxembourg-il-y-avait-beaucoup-de-sang-dans-la-cellule-103554082 - Procès pour violence policière: Compte rendu d'un échec collectif — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-pour-violence-policiere-compte-rendu-dun-echec-collectif/ - Exclusif: Les excès toxiques des policiers de la gare — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-exclusif-les-exces-toxiques-des-policiers-de-la-gare/ - Exklusiv: Die Akte Bahnhofswache — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-um-polizeigewalt-ermittlungen-igp-die-akte-bahnhofswache/ --- ## Prix Servais 2026 für Ian de Toffoli: ein Roman zwischen Klimakampf und Ölmacht - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/prix-servais-2026-ian-de-toffoli-roman-klima-oel-koch-dynastie - Published: 2026-06-25T11:20:55.497+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:20:55.497+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: c0143456-d272-4a6e-8319-5368b7709edb - Dateline: Mersch, LU > Luxemburgs renommiertester Literaturpreis geht an „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“ – ein Werk, das die Radikalisierung einer Klimaaktivistin mit dem Aufstieg einer Öldynastie verschränkt. ### Summary Ian de Toffoli erhält den Prix Servais 2026 für seinen genreübergreifenden Roman „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“, der Klimaaktivismus und die Geschichte eines Ölimperiums gegeneinanderschneidet. ### Key facts - Ian de Toffoli erhält den Prix Servais 2026 für seinen Roman „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“ (Actes Sud, 2025). - Der mit 7.500 Euro dotierte Preis wird seit 1992 für das bedeutendste literarische Werk des Vorjahres vergeben; verkündet wurde die Entscheidung am 27. April 2026. - Der Roman verschränkt die Radikalisierung der Klimaaktivistin Léa mit der Genealogie der Öldynastie Koch und greift dabei auf die reale Geschichte von Koch Industries zurück. - Die Jury unter Vorsitz von Sébastian Thiltges nannte das genreübergreifende Werk ein „Epos der Gegenwart“. - Nach Anne-Marie Reuter (2025) ist es der zweite Servais-Preisträger in Folge, der sich mit ökologischen Themen befasst. ### FAQ **Q: Wer hat den Prix Servais 2026 gewonnen?** Der luxemburgische Autor Ian de Toffoli für seinen Roman „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“, der 2025 bei Actes Sud erschien. Die Fondation Servais gab die Entscheidung am 27. April 2026 bekannt. **Q: Worum geht es in dem prämierten Roman?** Das Buch verflicht zwei Erzählstränge: den Weg der jungen Klimaaktivistin Léa, die vom Aktivismus zur Gewalt übergeht, und die Geschichte der Familie Koch an der Spitze eines weitverzweigten Ölkonzerns. Es spielt zwischen Luxemburg, den USA und darüber hinaus und greift auf die reale Geschichte von Koch Industries zurück. **Q: Was ist der Prix Servais?** Der seit 1992 von der Fondation Servais vergebene Prix Servais gilt als renommiertester Literaturpreis Luxemburgs. Er ist mit 7.500 Euro dotiert und wird jährlich für das bedeutendste literarische Werk des Vorjahres verliehen; eine unabhängige Jury schlägt den Preisträger vor. **Q: Wer ist Ian de Toffoli?** Ein 1981 in Luxemburg geborener Autor italienisch-luxemburgischer Herkunft, der vorwiegend auf Französisch schreibt. Er ist Literaturwissenschaftler an der Universität Luxemburg, Mitgründer des Verlags Hydre Éditions (2012) und seit 2022/23 assoziierter Künstler an den Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg. ### Body Der luxemburgische Autor Ian de Toffoli ist mit dem Prix Servais 2026 ausgezeichnet worden – der angesehensten literarischen Auszeichnung des Landes. Prämiert wird sein Roman Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes, ein formal kühnes Werk, das die Radikalisierung einer jungen Klimaaktivistin gegen den Aufstieg einer Öldynastie schneidet. Die Fondation Servais gab ihre Entscheidung am 27. April 2026 bekannt; die feierliche Übergabe findet am Centre national de littérature (CNL) in Mersch statt. Seit 1992 wird der Prix Servais alljährlich an das bedeutendste literarische Werk des Vorjahres vergeben und gilt weithin als Gradmesser des luxemburgischen Literaturjahres. Er ist mit 7.500 Euro dotiert, über die Vergabe entscheidet eine unabhängige Jury, in diesem Jahr unter dem Vorsitz von Sébastian Thiltges. Die Auszeichnung bestätigt de Toffoli, seit Langem einer der produktivsten Dramatiker des Landes, als eine der prägenden Stimmen in der kleinen, doch dicht vielsprachigen Literaturszene des Großherzogtums. Zwei Erzählstränge, zwei Zeitebenen Der 2025 im französischen Verlag Actes Sud erschienene Roman verflicht zwei Handlungen, die auf unterschiedlichen Zeitebenen verlaufen. Die eine folgt Léa, einer jungen Frau, die sich der Umweltsache verschrieben hat und deren Engagement vom Aktivismus in die Gewalt kippt. Die andere zeichnet die Genealogie der Familie Koch nach, an der Spitze eines weitverzweigten Ölkonzerns, dessen politische Macht zu einer – wie der Autor es zuspitzt – Ideologie der Ausbeutung erstarrt. Die Fiktion greift dabei offen auf die reale Geschichte von Koch Industries zurück. Der Schauplatz wandert zwischen Luxemburg, den Vereinigten Staaten und darüber hinaus und webt Familiensaga, Dokumentarisches, klassisches Theater und Lyrik zu einem einzigen Gewebe. In ihrer Begründung umriss die Jury den Aufbau des Buches mit klaren Worten: In „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“ verknüpft Ian de Toffoli zwei Erzählfäden mit unterschiedlichen Zeithorizonten: den initiatorischen Werdegang Léas, einer jungen Frau, die sich der Umweltsache verschrieben hat und vom Aktivismus zur Gewalt übergeht, und die Genealogie der Familie Koch an der Spitze eines tentakulären Ölkonzerns, der die Politik beherrscht und eine Ideologie der Ausbeutung errichtet. Die Jury lobte de Toffolis ausgeprägte erzählerische und stilistische Entscheidungen und nannte das Werk ein „Epos der Gegenwart“, das Dokumentarfilm, Theater, Roman, Lyrik und mündliches Erzählen ineinanderführt. Ursprünglich war der Stoff als Theaterprojekt entstanden; 2023 wurde er unter der Regie von Renelde Pierlot uraufgeführt, ehe de Toffoli ihn zu dem nun preisgekrönten Roman umarbeitete. Ein Spitzenpreis im Zeichen ökologischer Beklemmung Mit der Entscheidung rückt ein globales Leitthema – Klimawandel und die Politik der fossilen Brennstoffe – mitten ins Zentrum des luxemburgischen Literaturbetriebs. Es ist kein Einzelfall. Der Prix Servais 2025 ging an Anne-Marie Reuters M for Amnesia, den ersten englischsprachigen Titel überhaupt, der die Auszeichnung errang – ein Roman, der Gedächtnisverlust unter anderem vor dem Hintergrund von Klimawandel und sozialer Kontrolle entfaltet. Zwei aufeinanderfolgende Preisträger, die sich der ökologischen Angst widmen, deuten auf eine kleine Nationalliteratur, die sich zunehmend mit denselben Beunruhigungen befasst, die das Erzählen weltweit antreiben. Die jüngsten Preisträger zeigen, wie weit der Bogen des Preises über Sprachen und Formen hinweg spannt: - 2025 – Anne-Marie Reuter, M for Amnesia - 2024 – Samuel Hamen, Wie die Fliegen - 2023 – Jérôme Quiqueret - 2022 – Guy Helminger, Lärm - 2021 – Ulrike Bail - 2020 – Francis Kirps Diese Reihe reicht vom Französischen über das Deutsche und Luxemburgische bis nun zum Englischen – ein Beleg dafür, wie ein Land mit weniger als 700.000 Einwohnern eine Literatur trägt, die in mehreren Sprachen zugleich geschrieben wird. Ein mehrsprachiger Autor im Herzen der Szene 1981 in Luxemburg in eine italienisch-luxemburgische Familie hineingeboren, schreibt de Toffoli in mehreren Sprachen, vorwiegend jedoch auf Französisch. Er promovierte in Literaturwissenschaft an der Sorbonne (Paris IV) mit einer Arbeit über die Rezeption der Antike und des Lateinischen bei Claude Simon, Pascal Quignard und Jean Sorrente und forscht als Wissenschaftler zur luxemburgischen Literatur am Institut für luxemburgische Sprache und Literaturen der Universität Luxemburg. Seine Spuren in der kulturellen Infrastruktur des Landes reichen weiter als sein eigenes Schreiben. 2012 gründete er gemeinsam mit den Schauspielern Luc Schiltz und Pitt Simon den zweisprachigen, deutsch-französischen Verlag Hydre Éditions – ein Vorhaben, das rasch als Wegbereiter einer neuen Generation luxemburgischer Verleger galt. Seit der Spielzeit 2022/23 ist er assoziierter Künstler an den Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; seine Bühnenarbeiten – darunter Refugium, das abwechselnd auf Französisch, Deutsch und Luxemburgisch gespielt wird – wurden europaweit produziert, veröffentlicht und übersetzt. Seinen Monolog Tiamat nahm das Lesekomitee der Comédie-Française 2023 in sein Programm auf. Gegenüber dem Tageblatt erklärte de Toffoli, praktisch habe sich wenig geändert, doch seine Sichtbarkeit sei gewachsen: „Es ist nichts Weltbewegendes passiert, aber meine Arbeit ist sichtbarer als zuvor.“ Buchhändler hätten einen Roman beworben, der sich um polarisierende Themen wie die Klimakrise drehe – in einem Moment, in dem, wie er sagte, der Buchhandel selbst unter Druck stehe. Für eine literarische Kultur, die weit über die Größe ihrer Leserschaft hinaus wirkt, verankert der Prix Servais 2026 diese Beklemmung – und den Autor, der sie auf die Bühne und ins Buch brachte – im Herzen des nationalen Kanons. ### Sources - Ian de Toffoli awarded the 2026 Prix Servais — University of Luxembourg (FHSE): https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/news/ian-de-toffoli-awarded-the-2026-prix-servais/ - Ian De Toffoli Awarded Servais Prize 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/literature/60874-ian-de-toffoli-awarded-servais-prize-2026 - Ian de Toffoli erhält den 'Prix Servais' 2026 — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-de-Toffoli-erhaelt-den-Prix-Servais-2026-64077.html - Ian De Toffoli im Interview: 'Kann ich den Erfolg noch toppen?' — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-De-Toffoli-im-Interview-Kann-ich-den-Erfolg-noch-toppen-65917.html - Ian De Toffoli remporte le Prix Servais pour 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes' — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/litterature-ian-de-toffoli-remporte-le-prix-servais-pour-lea-ou-la-theorie-des-systemes-complexes/ - Prix Servais — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_Servais - Bio — Ian De Toffoli — iandetoffoli.com: https://www.iandetoffoli.com/bio - Ian de Toffoli — Wikipédia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_de_Toffoli - Anne-Marie Reuter Awarded Prix Servais 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/literature/55610-anne-marie-reuter-awarded-prix-servais-2025 --- ## 29 Milliarden Dollar: SK Hynix plant größte ADR-Platzierung der Geschichte - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/sk-hynix-nasdaq-milliardenboersengang-ki-speicher - Published: 2026-06-25T11:13:53.321+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:13:53.321+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: fdd4f2c0-adc2-4c26-9e3d-1d641c34a748 - Dateline: Icheon, KR > Der südkoreanische Speicherkonzern will an der Nasdaq bis zu 45,45 Billionen Won aufnehmen — Geld für KI-Speicherwerke und EUV-Anlagen. Der Handelsstart ist vorläufig für den 10. Juli angesetzt. ### Summary SK Hynix hat eine Zweitnotierung an der Nasdaq beantragt und will dabei bis zu rund 29 Milliarden Dollar einsammeln. Es wäre die größte ADR-Platzierung aller Zeiten — und eine Wette auf den KI-Speicherboom. ### Key facts - SK Hynix will an der Nasdaq bis zu 45,45 Billionen Won (rund 29 Mrd. Dollar) durch die Ausgabe von 17,79 Millionen neuen Stammaktien als ADS aufnehmen — Kürzel „SKHY“, vorläufiger Handelsstart 10. Juli. - Am oberen Ende der Spanne wäre es die größte ADR-Platzierung der Geschichte — vor Alibaba (rund 21,8 Mrd. Dollar, 2014) und Saudi Aramco (25,6 Mrd. Dollar, 2019). - Der Erlös fließt in das erste Werk im Cluster Yongin, eine Packaging-Fabrik in Cheongju und Fertigungsanlagen samt EUV-Lithografie. - Die Hauptnotierung bleibt in Seoul (Kospi, Code 000660); am 22. Juni 2026 überholte SK Hynix Samsung als wertvollstes börsennotiertes Unternehmen Südkoreas. - Starke Micron-Zahlen (fast 42 Mrd. Dollar Quartalsumsatz, Marge 84,9 %) untermauern den KI-Speicherboom und ließen die SK-Hynix-Aktie um über elf Prozent steigen. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel Geld will SK Hynix einnehmen und wo wird gehandelt?** Das Unternehmen will bis zu 45,45 Billionen Won (rund 29 Milliarden Dollar) durch die Ausgabe von 17,79 Millionen neuen Stammaktien als American Depositary Shares aufnehmen. Gehandelt werden sie am Nasdaq Global Select Market unter dem Kürzel „SKHY“; der vorläufige Handelsstart ist der 10. Juli 2026. **Q: Wofür wird der Erlös verwendet?** SK Hynix nennt drei Schwerpunkte: das erste Werk im Halbleiter-Cluster Yongin, eine moderne Packaging-Fabrik in Cheongju für gestapelte HBM-Speicher sowie Fertigungsanlagen, darunter EUV-Lithografiesysteme. **Q: Warum ist die Notierung für europäische Anleger relevant?** Eine in Dollar bepreiste Nasdaq-Notierung über vertraute Hinterlegungsmechaniken senkt die Hürde für internationale Fonds, die bislang an der reinen Korea-Notierung scheiterten. Luxemburg, Europas größter Fondsstandort, beherbergt zahlreiche grenzüberschreitende Fonds, die so direkter in den KI-Lieferanten investieren können. **Q: Wie groß wäre der Börsengang im historischen Vergleich?** Am oberen Ende der Spanne wäre es die größte ADR-Platzierung aller Zeiten — größer als Alibabas New-York-Debüt 2014 (rund 21,8 Mrd. Dollar) und der Börsengang von Saudi Aramco 2019 (25,6 Mrd. Dollar). ### Body Es wäre die größte Platzierung amerikanischer Hinterlegungsscheine, die je an einer US-Börse gewagt wurde: SK Hynix will mit einer Zweitnotierung an der Nasdaq bis zu 45,45 Billionen Won — umgerechnet rund 29 Milliarden Dollar — aufnehmen. Der südkoreanische Konzern, weltweit zweitgrößter Speicherhersteller und einer der entscheidenden Lieferanten für sogenannten High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM), setzt damit ein Ausrufezeichen mitten in den Boom der künstlichen Intelligenz. Laut einer Pflichtmitteilung vom Mittwoch will das Unternehmen 17,79 Millionen neue Stammaktien als American Depositary Shares (ADS) ausgeben — gehandelt am Nasdaq Global Select Market unter dem Kürzel „SKHY“. Als vorläufigen Termin für den Handelsstart nennt SK Hynix den 10. Juli, weist aber ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass sich der Zeitplan noch ändern könne. Die Platzierung begleiten BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs und J.P. Morgan. Am oberen Ende der Spanne würde das Geschäft Maßstäbe verschieben: Es übertrifft die rund 21,8 Milliarden Dollar, die Alibaba 2014 bei seinem New Yorker Debüt einnahm, ebenso wie den Börsengang von Saudi Aramco, der 2019 auf 25,6 Milliarden Dollar kam. Seine Hauptnotierung behält der Konzern in Seoul, wo die Aktie unter der Kennziffer 000660 im Kospi gelistet ist; der Nennwert je Aktie beträgt 5.000 Won. Wohin die Milliarden fließen sollen Das eingeworbene Kapital ist für jene Kapazitäten reserviert, die SK Hynix braucht, um mit der Nachfrage aus dem KI-Geschäft Schritt zu halten. In der Mitteilung benennt der Konzern drei Schwerpunkte: - das erste Werk im Halbleiter-Cluster Yongin südlich von Seoul; - eine moderne Packaging-Fabrik in Cheongju, zentral für das Stapeln der HBM-Speicher; - Fertigungsanlagen, darunter Belichtungssysteme für die extrem-ultraviolette (EUV-)Lithografie. Die Dimension zeigt, wie stark die Pläne gewachsen sind. Als SK Hynix im März vertraulich erste Schritte für eine US-Notierung einleitete, bezifferte eine mit dem Vorhaben vertraute Person den wahrscheinlichen Erlös auf höchstens 14 Milliarden Dollar. Heute ist von mehr als dem Doppelten die Rede. Der Konzern selbst begründet den Schritt damit, Anleger erreichen zu wollen, denen die reine Korea-Notierung bislang verschlossen blieb. Die ADR-Notierung wird unsere Investorenbasis verbreitern, am Ende eine angemessene Bewertung des Unternehmenswerts ermöglichen und unseren Status als globales Unternehmen stärken. Die Stellung des Konzerns hat sich im Zuge des KI-Ausbaus grundlegend gewandelt. Die Aktie ist 2026 um rund 300 Prozent gestiegen, der Börsenwert überschritt im Mai die Marke von einer Billion Dollar, und am 22. Juni zog SK Hynix an Samsung Electronics vorbei — gemessen am Wert der Stammaktien ist es seither das teuerste börsennotierte Unternehmen Südkoreas. SK Hynix liefert HBM für Nvidias KI-Systeme, darunter die kommende Plattform „Vera Rubin“. Ein Speicherzyklus auf Hochtouren Der Antrag fällt in eine Phase, in der sich die Belege für einen anhaltenden Aufschwung im KI-Speichergeschäft häufen. Der US-Rivale Micron Technology meldete einen Quartalsumsatz von fast 42 Milliarden Dollar, getrieben nahezu vollständig von der HBM-Nachfrage, und stellte für das laufende Quartal rund 50 Milliarden Dollar in Aussicht. Die bereinigte Bruttomarge erreichte mit 84,9 Prozent einen Rekordwert; die HBM-Produktion für 2026 ist nach Unternehmensangaben über mehrjährige Verträge bereits ausverkauft. Das Management erwartet, dass der HBM-Markt von etwa 35 Milliarden Dollar im Jahr 2025 auf rund 100 Milliarden Dollar bis 2028 wächst. Diese Zahlen festigten die Erwartung knapper Speicherangebote — und trieben die SK-Hynix-Aktie am Donnerstag um mehr als elf Prozent nach oben. SK-Group-Chairman Chey Tae-won warnt seit Längerem, dass die Engpässe Jahre andauern könnten. Auf der Computex-Messe Anfang Juni kündigte er an, die Gruppe werde ihre gesamte Wafer-Kapazität binnen fünf Jahren verdoppeln; derzeit fertigt SK Hynix rund 550.000 DRAM-Wafer pro Monat und peilt bis 2030/31 etwa eine Million an. „Es gibt viele Hindernisse und Hürden, aber wir werden sie überwinden und expandieren“, so formulierte es Chey vor Reportern und wiederholte zugleich seine Prognose, wonach die KI-getriebene Knappheit etwa bis 2030 anhalten dürfte. Warum das auch Europa angeht Für internationale Investoren geht es bei der Notierung weniger um das frische Kapital als um den Zugang. SK Hynix gilt als einer der reinsten börsengehandelten Stellvertreter für die KI-Speichernachfrage — doch die ausschließliche Seoul-Notierung machte das Papier für viele ausländische Fonds umständlich zu halten. Eine in Dollar bepreiste Nasdaq-Linie, abgewickelt über vertraute Hinterlegungsmechaniken, senkt diese Hürde. Analysten erwarten, dass sich dadurch der seit Langem bestehende Bewertungsabschlag gegenüber Micron verringern könnte. Es gibt eine europäische Dimension. Luxemburg, der größte Fondsstandort des Kontinents, beherbergt Tausende grenzüberschreitender Fonds, die über US- und asiatisch notierte Aktien am Halbleiterzyklus partizipieren. Ein liquider SK-Hynix-ADR eröffnet solchen Vehikeln einen direkteren Weg in ein Unternehmen, das im Zentrum der KI-Lieferkette steht. Risiken bleiben. Das Speichergeschäft ist notorisch zyklisch, und der parallele Kapazitätsausbau von SK Hynix, Micron und Samsung könnte die Nachfrage irgendwann übertreffen. Der Konzern selbst betont, dass Konditionen und Zeitpunkt der Platzierung noch nicht endgültig sind. Vorerst aber ist das knapp 30 Milliarden Dollar schwere Debüt eines Kernlieferanten der KI-Branche eines der deutlichsten Signale dafür, wohin das Kapital — und der Chipzyklus — strömt. ### Sources - South Korea's SK Hynix plans to raise $29 billion via Nasdaq listing as soon as July 10 — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-south-korea.html - S.Korea chip giant SK hynix seeks $29 bn in Nasdaq listing: regulatory filing — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/korea-chip-giant-sk-hynix-095930760.html - South Korea's SK Hynix Says to Raise $29 Billion in US ADR Listing — Reuters via U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-06-24/south-koreas-sk-hynix-says-to-raise-29-billion-in-us-adr-listing - South Korea's SK Hynix targets $29-billion U.S. listing — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-sk-hynix-targets-29-billion-us-listing/ - SK hynix Inc. - Form F-1 (FY2026) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002120882/000119312526280172/d32785df1.htm - SK hynix files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker symbol SKHY — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sk-hynix-files-for-nasdaq-ipo-under-ticker-symbol-skhy-432SI-4757660 - SK Hynix sets a $29 billion US listing that could top every ADR deal ever done — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/sk-hynix-29-billion-us-adr-listing - SK Hynix surges after Micron earnings; blockbuster Nasdaq listing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/chip-tech-stocks-sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-29-billion-ai-investment.html - SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-to-double-memory-wafer-capacity-over-five-years - Micron's revenue quadrupled as AI memory demand pushes gross margins above 81 percent — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/micron-q3-fy2026-earnings-revenue-hbm-ai-memory --- ## Trotz Reichtum: Arbeitnehmerkammer verlangt entschlossenere Armutspolitik - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/arbeitnehmerkammer-csl-fordert-mehr-armutsbekaempfung-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-25T06:53:41.99+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:53:41.99+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 3942edfc-4caa-4122-b6bc-548c6274fff8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die CSL begrüßt die geplante Reform der Familienleistungen, hält sie aber für zu zaghaft. STATEC-Zahlen offenbaren Erwerbsarmut und Wohnkostendruck in einem der reichsten EU-Staaten. ### Summary Luxemburgs Arbeitnehmerkammer (CSL) nennt die Reform der Familienleistungen und den neuen Lebenshaltungszuschlag unzureichend und fordert höhere Löhne, Renten und Familienbeihilfen gegen die hartnäckige Armut. ### Key facts - Die CSL begrüßt die einheitliche Reform der Familienleistungen und den neuen Lebenshaltungszuschlag, hält sie aber für unzureichend zur Armutsbekämpfung. - Laut STATEC waren 2025 14,8 % der Einwohner armutsgefährdet; wegen einer Methodenänderung ist dieser Wert nicht direkt mit den rund 18 % der Vorjahre vergleichbar. - Die Erwerbsarmut liegt nach CSL-Angaben bei 13,7 % der Beschäftigten — dem höchsten Wert der Eurozone. - Mieter geben rund 27 % ihres verfügbaren Einkommens für Miete aus; das Armutsrisiko erreicht bei Einelternfamilien 40,5 %. - Die CSL fordert höhere Löhne, Mindestrenten und Familienbeihilfen sowie eine automatische Indexierung der Leistungen. ### FAQ **Q: Was kritisiert die CSL an der geplanten Reform?** Die Arbeitnehmerkammer begrüßt zwar das einheitliche, vereinfachte Fördersystem mit harmonisierten Anspruchsvoraussetzungen, bemängelt aber die geringe Entlastung für Alleinstehende und Zwei-Personen-Haushalte sowie das Fehlen eigener Maßnahmen für Studierende. Insgesamt gehe das Paket nicht weit genug, um Armut zu verringern. **Q: Warum ist die Armutsquote 2025 nicht mit den Vorjahren vergleichbar?** STATEC bezog 2025 erstmals Verwaltungsdaten in die Erhebung ein und brach damit die statistische Reihe. Die neue Quote von 14,8 % lässt sich daher nicht unmittelbar mit den rund 18,1 % (2024) und 19 % (2023) nach alter Methode vergleichen; der scheinbare Rückgang spiegelt vor allem die geänderte Messung. **Q: Welche zentralen Forderungen stellt die CSL?** Strukturelle Erhöhungen der Familien- und Schulanfangsbeihilfen mit automatischer Indexierung, einen höheren Mindestlohn gemäß EU-Richtlinie, eine höhere Mindestrente, bessere Unterstützung für Pflegeheimbewohner, gezielte Hilfen für Alleinerziehende, Studierende und junge Erwachsene sowie die Angleichung an die EU-Rechtsprechung zu Kindern von Grenzgängern. ### Body Es ist ein Widerspruch, der sich kaum auflösen lässt: Luxemburg zählt zu den wohlhabendsten Staaten der Europäischen Union, und doch warnt die Vertretung seiner Beschäftigten davor, dass der Kampf gegen die Armut in der Kluft zwischen nationalem Reichtum und den Haushaltskassen der Bürger verloren zu gehen droht. Am 24. Juni 2026 äußerte sich die Arbeitnehmerkammer (Chambre des salariés, CSL) zur geplanten Neuordnung der Familienleistungen und zu einem neuen, einheitlichen Lebenshaltungszuschlag (Complément cost-of-living, CVC). Sie begrüßte zwar die Vereinheitlichung, hielt das Paket aber für zu schwach, um Menschen aus der Armut zu holen. Die CSL ist eine Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts, deren Stellungnahme bei Gesetzen eingeholt wird, die rund 600.000 Beschäftigte, Auszubildende und Rentner betreffen. Sie würdigte den Kern der Reform — ein einziges, vereinfachtes Fördersystem mit harmonisierten Anspruchsvoraussetzungen — sah dessen Wirkung jedoch durch das untergraben, was es auslässt. Kritisiert wurden die geringe Entlastung für Alleinstehende und Zwei-Personen-Haushalte sowie das Fehlen eigener Maßnahmen für Studierende. Dauerhafter Fortschritt, so das Argument, hänge weniger von der Sozialhilfe ab als von der Entlohnung selbst. Reiches Land, festgefahrene Armut Die Kammer argumentiert vor dem Hintergrund von Zahlen, die sich seit Jahren kaum bewegen. Nach Angaben des Statistikamts STATEC waren 2025 14,8 Prozent der Einwohner — etwa jeder Siebte — von Armut bedroht; das entspricht für einen Einpersonenhaushalt einem Einkommen von weniger als 2.502 Euro im Monat. Das weiter gefasste Risiko von Armut oder sozialer Ausgrenzung betraf 18,2 Prozent der Bevölkerung. Ohne Sozialtransfers, so STATEC, lägen 26,5 Prozent der Einwohner unter der Schwelle. Die Quote wirkt niedriger als die rund 18 Prozent früherer Jahre — doch STATEC warnt davor, dies als Verbesserung zu lesen. Die Erhebung 2025 bezog erstmals Verwaltungsdaten ein und brach damit die statistische Reihe, sodass sich der neue Wert nicht unmittelbar mit den Vorjahren vergleichen lässt. Nach alter Methode lag die Quote 2024 bei 18,1 Prozent und 2023 bei 19 Prozent. Die Last verteilt sich höchst ungleich. Die jüngsten STATEC-Daten beziffern das Armutsrisiko für Einelternfamilien auf 40,5 Prozent, für Paare mit drei oder mehr Kindern auf 36,7 Prozent und für Minderjährige auf 22,2 Prozent. Frauen sind mit 15,4 Prozent stärker betroffen als Männer mit 14,2 Prozent — eine Lücke, die die CSL als beunruhigende neue Konstante hervorhebt. Wenn Arbeit nicht mehr schützt Für die Kammer ist eine Kennzahl besonders entlarvend: Erwerbsarbeit schützt in Luxemburg häufig nicht vor Armut. In ihrem Panorama social 2025 beziffert die CSL die Erwerbsarmut auf 13,7 Prozent der Beschäftigten — nach ihrer Lesart der höchste Wert der Eurozone, gegenüber 4,3 Prozent in Belgien, 6,5 Prozent in Deutschland und 8,3 Prozent in Frankreich. Die Einkommensungleichheit, gemessen am Verhältnis zwischen dem reichsten und dem ärmsten Fünftel, lag 2024 bei 4,68. Am härtesten trifft der Druck beim Wohnen. Mieter wenden rund 27 Prozent ihres verfügbaren Einkommens für die Miete auf — einer der höchsten Werte im Euroraum —, und 39,5 Prozent der Haushalte berichten von schweren finanziellen Belastungen durch das Wohnen. Das von STATEC ausgewiesene anhaltende Armutsrisiko von 6,1 Prozent springt auf 26,9 Prozent, sobald feste Vorabausgaben wie die Miete herausgerechnet werden — ein Maß dafür, wie schmal die Spielräume vieler Haushalte tatsächlich sind. Auch unter älteren Menschen, so die CSL, habe sich die Armut binnen zwölf Jahren etwa verdoppelt. Die Regierung beteuert stets, die Sozialpolitik sei eine ihrer absoluten Prioritäten. Doch es gibt keine Mittel, um den Jungen, den Familien oder den arbeitenden Armen zu helfen. Diese Einschätzung von CSL- und OGBL-Präsidentin Nora Back bringt den Kernvorwurf der Kammer auf den Punkt: Den erklärten Prioritäten folge kein Geld. Was die Kammer verlangt Die CSL fordert die Regierung auf, über die verwaltungstechnische Vereinfachung hinauszugehen und den Boden unter den Haushaltseinkommen anzuheben. Zu ihren Forderungen zählen: - strukturelle Erhöhungen der Familien- und Schulanfangsbeihilfen samt automatischer Indexierung; - ein höherer Mindestlohn im Einklang mit der EU-Richtlinie über angemessene Mindestlöhne; - eine höhere Mindestrente und bessere Unterstützung für Bewohner von Pflegeheimen; - gezielte Hilfen für Alleinerziehende, Studierende und junge Erwachsene; - die Angleichung des luxemburgischen Rechts an die EU-Rechtsprechung zu den Kindern von Grenzgängern. Dem allem liegt ein strukturelles Argument zugrunde: Angemessene Löhne und Renten sollten die Abhängigkeit von bedarfsgeprüften Leistungen wie dem REVIS, Luxemburgs garantiertem Mindesteinkommen, verringern. Die automatische Lohnindexierung — die Löhne und Renten zum 1. Juni 2026 um weitere 2,5 Prozent anhob und den sozialen Mindestlohn für Ungelernte über 2.770 Euro im Monat trieb — federt die Inflation ab, schließt aber nach Ansicht der CSL nicht die Lücke zwischen niedriger und angemessener Bezahlung. Direktor Sylvain Hoffmann formulierte es so, dass die Kammer höhere Familienbeihilfen, eine höhere Mindestrente und mehr Unterstützung für Pflegeheime wolle — und nicht allein einfachere Formulare. Ein Haushaltsstreit, den man verfolgen sollte Der Konflikt ist auch ein finanzpolitischer. In ihrer Stellungnahme zum Staatshaushalt 2026 bemängelte die CSL, der Entwurf enthalte keine neuen Ausgaben zur Armutsbekämpfung, und stellte die Buchführung der Regierung infrage: Die tatsächlich sozialen Ausgaben beliefen sich auf rund 34 Prozent der Aufwendungen, nicht auf die von der Regierung genannten 46 Prozent. Dem stellte die Kammer steigende Militärausgaben gegenüber; Hoffmann nannte es „auffällig", eine solche Diskrepanz zu beobachten, auch wenn sich kein direkter ursächlicher Zusammenhang ziehen lasse. Mit dem nahenden nächsten Haushaltszyklus und den offenen Fragen zu Indexierung, Mindestlohn und Wohnkosten gibt die Kampagne der CSL den Einwohnern eine konkrete politische Auseinandersetzung an die Hand — eine, die Luxemburgs Image als Hort des Wohlstands gegen die Lebensbedingungen jener Beschäftigten, Familien und Rentner stellt, die nach Darstellung der Kammer zurückgelassen werden. ### Sources - CSL Calls for Stronger Measures to Tackle Poverty — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61972-csl-calls-for-stronger-measures-to-tackle-poverty - STATEC Survey Shows 1 in 7 Affected By Poverty in Luxembourg in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60926-statec-survey-shows-1-in-7-affected-by-poverty-in-luxembourg-in-2025 - Almost one in five people still at risk of poverty despite a slight decrease (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn08-25-silc.html - Inequalities better measured, but still persisting (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn14-26-silc.html - CSL Analysis Shows Increased Risk of Poverty, Growing Income Disparity (Panorama social 2025) — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57275-csl-analysis-shows-increased-risk-of-poverty-growing-income-disparity-across-luxembourg - CSL : « Un budget bien moins social que l'on pourrait le croire » — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/csl-un-budget-bien-moins-social-que-lon-pourrait-le-croire/ - CSL Calls for Stronger Action on Social Issues in 2026 State Budget — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/industry-associations/58053-csl-calls-for-stronger-action-on-social-issues-in-2026-state-budget - Des inégalités sociales toujours croissantes — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/news-des-inegalites-sociales-toujours-croissantes - Panorama social 2025 (full report) — Chambre des salariés (CSL): https://www.csl.lu/app/uploads/2025/10/2025-09_panorama2025_complet_web.pdf --- ## Peru: Keiko Fujimori siegt hauchdünn – Sánchez verweigert die Niederlage - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/peru-stichwahl-keiko-fujimori-knapper-sieg-sanchez-betrugsvorwurf - Published: 2026-06-25T06:39:17.42+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:39:17.42+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 077d70ea-c598-4e34-a23b-33a634f20754 - Dateline: Lima, PE > 50,1 zu 49,9 Prozent, rund 42.000 Stimmen: Nach drei verlorenen Stichwahlen liegt Keiko Fujimori vorn – doch ihr linker Rivale ruft den Widerstand aus und das Wahlgericht zögert mit der Verkündung. ### Summary Perus Wahlbehörde sieht Keiko Fujimori nach der Stichwahl vom 7. Juni mit rund 42.000 Stimmen vorn. Ihr Gegner Roberto Sánchez erkennt das Ergebnis nicht an und spricht von Wahlbetrug. ### Key facts - Keiko Fujimori führt nach der Stichwahl vom 7. Juni mit 50,1 zu 49,9 Prozent – ein Vorsprung von rund 42.000 Stimmen bei über 18 Millionen abgegebenen Voten. - Es ist Fujimoris vierte Kandidatur; zuvor verlor sie 2011, 2016 und 2021 jeweils knapp. - Verlierer Roberto Sánchez erkennt das Ergebnis nicht an, wirft Manipulation bei Auslandsstimmen vor und fordert die Annullierung der Resultate aus 119 Konsulaten. - Mehr als zwei Wochen nach der Wahl hatte das Wahlgericht JNE noch keinen Präsidenten offiziell ausgerufen. - Im neuen Zweikammerparlament hat keine Partei eine Mehrheit; Fuerza Popular ist in beiden Kammern stärkste Kraft. ### FAQ **Q: Wie knapp war das Ergebnis der Stichwahl?** Nach der ONPE-Auszählung kam Keiko Fujimori auf 9.206.241 Stimmen (50,1 %), Roberto Sánchez auf 9.164.171 (49,9 %) – eine Differenz von 42.070 Stimmen oder 0,24 Prozentpunkten. Am 23. Juni lag der Vorsprung bei rund 40.000 Stimmen. **Q: Warum ist Fujimori noch nicht offiziell zur Präsidentin erklärt worden?** Mehr als zwei Wochen nach der Wahl hatte das Nationale Wahlgericht (JNE) noch keine Verkündung vorgenommen. Sánchez erkennt das Ergebnis nicht an und verlangt die Annullierung der Stimmen aus 119 Konsulaten wegen angeblicher Manipulation. **Q: Wer ist Keiko Fujimori?** Sie ist die Tochter des früheren Präsidenten Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000) und Vorsitzende der rechtsgerichteten Partei Fuerza Popular. Mit 19 Jahren war sie First Lady Perus. Es war ihre vierte Präsidentschaftskandidatur nach drei knappen Niederlagen 2011, 2016 und 2021. **Q: Wie sind die Mehrheiten im neuen Parlament?** Keine Partei hat eine Mehrheit. In der Abgeordnetenkammer (130 Sitze) führt Fuerza Popular mit 41 Sitzen vor Juntos por el Perú (32); im Senat (60 Sitze) kommt Fuerza Popular auf 22 vor Juntos por el Perú (14). ### Body Lima – Es ist der knappste Ausgang einer Präsidentschaftsstichwahl in der jüngeren Geschichte Perus, und er stürzt das Andenland zugleich in eine Vertrauenskrise. Keiko Fujimori, die polarisierendste Figur einer ganzen politischen Generation, hat sich nach Auszählung nahezu aller Stimmen einen Vorsprung von etwa 42.000 Stimmen gesichert – bei mehr als 18 Millionen abgegebenen Voten. Nach den Zahlen des Nationalen Amtes für Wahlprozesse (ONPE) kommt die Tochter des verstorbenen Ex-Präsidenten Alberto Fujimori auf 50,1 Prozent, der linke Abgeordnete Roberto Sánchez auf 49,9 Prozent. Damit greift Fujimori nach jenem Amt, das ihr bei drei früheren Anläufen in den Jahren 2011, 2016 und 2021 jeweils nur um Haaresbreite entglitten war. Doch ein klarer Sieg sieht anders aus. Sánchez weigert sich, seine Niederlage einzuräumen, und wirft den Behörden Manipulation bei den entscheidenden Auslandsstimmen vor. Mehr als zwei Wochen nach Schließung der Wahllokale hatte das Nationale Wahlgericht (JNE) noch keinen Präsidenten offiziell ausgerufen. Ein Land, gespalten in zwei fast gleich große Hälften Nach der ONPE-Auszählung entfielen auf Fujimori von der rechtsgerichteten Partei Fuerza Popular 9.206.241 Stimmen, auf Sánchez 9.164.171 – eine Differenz von 42.070 Stimmen oder 0,24 Prozentpunkten. Beim Auszählungsstand von 99,7 Prozent am 23. Juni hatte sich der Vorsprung bei rund 40.000 Stimmen eingependelt. Beobachter zählen das Resultat zu den knappsten in der jüngeren Geschichte Lateinamerikas. Die Zahlen spiegeln ein tief zerrissenes Wählerland. Fujimori, die schon den ersten Wahlgang am 12. April mit 17,2 Prozent angeführt hatte, holte ihre Stimmen in den wohlhabenden Städten und bei den im Ausland lebenden Peruanern, wo die Diaspora klar zu ihr stand. Sánchez vom Bündnis Juntos por el Perú stützte sich auf die ärmeren, ländlichen Regionen; je mehr Stimmen von dort eintrafen, desto enger wurde das Rennen. Die Wahlbeteiligung in der Stichwahl lag bei 71,9 Prozent. Im neuen Zweikammerparlament – Perus erstem mit wiederhergestelltem Senat – verfügt keine Partei über eine Mehrheit. Nach vorläufigem Ergebnis ist Fuerza Popular in beiden Häusern stärkste Kraft, ohne durchregieren zu können: - Abgeordnetenkammer (130 Sitze): Fuerza Popular 41, Juntos por el Perú 32, Partei der guten Regierung 18, Renovación Popular 15, der Rest verteilt auf kleinere Gruppen. - Senat (60 Sitze): Fuerza Popular 22, Juntos por el Perú 14, Renovación Popular 8, Partei der guten Regierung 7. Ein Verlierer, der nicht verlieren will Sánchez, der vor dem Urnengang im Rundfunk noch versprochen hatte, das Ergebnis zu respektieren, schwenkte um, als der Abstand zu seinen Ungunsten schrumpfte. Er macht die Entscheidung der Wahlbehörde verantwortlich, die Pflicht zum Einscannen und Digitalisieren der Auszählungsprotokolle in den Auslandswahllokalen abzuschaffen – das habe der Manipulation Tür und Tor geöffnet. Er fordert das JNE auf, die Ergebnisse aus 119 Konsulaten zu annullieren. In einer Erklärung in den sozialen Medien ging er am 23. Juni über den juristischen Weg hinaus. Wir werden diese Regierung nicht anerkennen und einen Zustand des politischen und sozialen Widerstands ausrufen. Fujimori tut die Kampagne gegen das Ergebnis als Inszenierung ab. „Ich halte das für einen verzweifelten politischen Akt", sagte sie örtlichen Medien. Sie ist nicht die einzige Unterlegene, die Betrug wittert: Rafael López Aliaga, der rechtsradikale Bürgermeister von Lima, der im ersten Wahlgang als Dritter ausschied, verbreitete ebenfalls Betrugsvorwürfe, rief zu einem „Aufstand" auf und sieht sich nun einer Anklage wegen Anstiftung zu Unruhen gegenüber. Die Wahlrichter haben das Verfahren bislang gestützt; bereits im April entschieden sie, dass der erste Wahlgang nicht annulliert werde. Was eine Präsidentin Fujimori bedeuten würde Ein Sieg Fujimoris würde den Griff der Rechten nach einer der rohstoffreichsten Volkswirtschaften Südamerikas festigen und den regionalen Rechtsruck verlängern. Ihr Programm verbindet eine harte Law-and-Order-Linie – bewusst an die Anti-Terror-Kampagne ihres Vaters in den 1990er-Jahren angelehnt – mit der Verteidigung jenes marktwirtschaftlichen Modells, das Perus makroökonomische Stabilität durch Jahre des politischen Chaos und einen raschen Verschleiß an Staatschefs hindurch getragen hat. Ob sie regieren kann, ist allerdings eine andere Frage als die, ob sie gewinnen kann. Fachleute des Latin America Center am Atlantic Council halten ihre Sitzzahl für einen Schutzschild, nicht für einen Freibrief. „Fujimoris Partei hält genügend Sitze in Senat und Kongress, um eine Amtsenthebung abzuwenden, doch wirksames Regieren wird Kompromisse erfordern", sagte Martin Cassinelli, stellvertretender Direktor des Zentrums. Sein Kollege Jason Marczak erklärte, sie bringe „einen unternehmensfreundlichen Ansatz in eine Wirtschaft, die trotz beständiger politischer Umbrüche seit Langem für ihre makroökonomische Stabilität gelobt wird", und sei ein bereitwilliger Partner Washingtons im Kampf gegen kriminelle Organisationen auf dem Kontinent. Im Ringen zwischen den USA und China – Peru ist ein großer Exporteur von Kupfer, Silber und Molybdän – erwarten die Experten, dass sie pragmatisch bleibt und sich auf keine Seite schlägt. Mit der Präsidentschaft schlösse sich auch ein dynastischer Kreis. Fujimori trat mit 19 Jahren als First Lady ins öffentliche Leben, während der Regierungszeit ihres Vaters Alberto Fujimori, der das Land von 1990 bis 2000 führte, später wegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen verurteilt wurde und im September 2024 starb – ein Jahr und neun Monate nach seiner Entlassung aus der Haft. Für ihre Kritiker beschwört eine Fujimori im Regierungspalast den autoritären Schatten jener Jahre herauf; für ihre Anhänger rehabilitiert sie eine Kandidatin, die dreimal an ebenso hauchdünnen Differenzen scheiterte. Eines verspricht der Wahlausgang nach allem, was sich abzeichnet, nicht: Ruhe. Die entscheidende Auszählung ist abgeschlossen – der Streit um ihre Legitimität beginnt gerade erst. ### Sources - 2026 Peruvian general election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election - Sanchez warns he 'will not recognise' Fujimori victory in Peru election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/sanchez-warns-he-will-not-recognise-fujimori-victory-in-peru-election - Leftist Sanchez takes slim lead in Peru's presidential run-off election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/race-tied-between-left-and-right-wing-rivals-in-perus-presidential-vote - A razor-thin victory, a divided nation: What awaits Peru's next president? — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/a-razor-thin-victory-a-divided-nation-what-awaits-perus-next-president/ - Peru: Keiko Fujimori, first lady at 19, on fourth try to be president — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/americas/peru-president-election-keiko-fujimori-intl-latam - Peru Has a New President, But Fujimori's Election Lie Imperils Democracy — WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America): https://www.wola.org/analysis/peru-has-new-president-fujimori-imperils-democracy/ - Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5109052/alberto-fujimori-dead-peru-former-president - Keiko Fujimori | Biography, Politics, Fuerza Popular, & Peru Election 2026 — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keiko-Fujimori --- ## Zweite Indextranche 2026 wird unwahrscheinlich – Statec hält an Prognose für 2027 fest - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/zweite-indextranche-2026-luxemburg-statec-prognose-2027 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:20:34.667+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:20:34.667+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 1be0175d-2d3b-4418-88d3-4b12a93bf1ef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Nach dem Plus von 2,5 Prozent zum 1. Juni rechnet das Statistikamt mit der nächsten automatischen Anpassung erst im zweiten Quartal 2027 – sofern die Energiepreise gedämpft bleiben. ### Summary Das Statec hält in seiner Konjunktureinschätzung vom 24. Juni an seinem zentralen Szenario fest: Nach der Indextranche vom 1. Juni 2026 folgt die nächste Lohnanpassung voraussichtlich erst im zweiten Quartal 2027. ### Key facts - Das Statec erwartet die nächste automatische Indextranche erst im zweiten Quartal 2027 – nach der Anpassung vom 1. Juni 2026. - Die Tranche vom 1. Juni hob Löhne, Gehälter und Renten um 2,5 Prozent an; es war die erste Indexierung seit 13 Monaten. - Das Entlastungspaket Resilienzpak 2026 begrenzt den Energiepreisanstieg auf rund 2,3 statt 6,6 Prozent und drückt die Inflation um etwa 0,3 Punkte. - Die zentrale Inflationsprognose 2026 wurde auf etwa 2,2 Prozent gesenkt, das BIP-Wachstum auf rund 1,4 Prozent. - Der unqualifizierte Mindestlohn stieg auf 2.771,33 Euro, der qualifizierte auf 3.325,59 Euro im Monat. ### FAQ **Q: Kommt 2026 noch eine zweite Indextranche?** Nach der Einschätzung des Statec vom 24. Juni ist das unwahrscheinlich. Das Institut hält an seinem zentralen Szenario fest, wonach die nächste automatische Tranche erst im zweiten Quartal 2027 fällig wird – sofern kein neuer Energieschock die Inflation antreibt. **Q: Wie hoch fiel die Indexierung vom 1. Juni 2026 aus?** Die Tranche hob Löhne, Gehälter und Renten um 2,5 Prozent an. Der Referenzwert der gleitenden Lohnskala stieg von 968,04 auf 992,24 Punkte. Es war die erste Anpassung seit 13 Monaten. **Q: Wie wird eine Indextranche ausgelöst?** Steigt der gleitende Sechsmonatsdurchschnitt des nationalen Verbraucherpreisindex (NICP) um 2,5 Prozent über sein Niveau beim letzten Auslöser, wird etwa einen Monat später automatisch eine neue Tranche aktiviert. Die Mittelung glättet schwankungsanfällige Posten wie Kraftstoff. **Q: Wie hoch ist der Mindestlohn nach dem 1. Juni 2026?** Der soziale Mindestlohn für nicht qualifizierte Beschäftigte ab 18 Jahren beträgt 2.771,33 Euro im Monat, der qualifizierte Mindestlohn 3.325,59 Euro. ### Body Seit dem 1. Juni 2026 stehen den Beschäftigten und Rentnern in Luxemburg 2,5 Prozent mehr auf dem Konto – die erste automatische Indexanpassung seit 13 Monaten. Doch kaum war die Tranche ausgezahlt, beherrschte eine andere Frage die Debatte zwischen Haushalten, Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgebern: Folgt noch im selben Jahr eine zweite? Nach Einschätzung des nationalen Statistikamts lautet die Antwort nun mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit: nein. In seiner jüngsten Konjunktureinschätzung, dem am 24. Juni veröffentlichten Conjoncture Flash, bestätigte das Statec sein zentrales Szenario unverändert: Die nächste automatische Indextranche wird weiterhin erst für das zweite Quartal 2027 erwartet. Das ist eine deutliche Entspannung gegenüber dem Frühjahr, als ein Ölpreisschock infolge der Nahost-Krise die Sorge geweckt hatte, die Inflation könnte rasch genug steigen, um noch in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2026 eine weitere Tranche auszulösen – im düstersten Szenario sogar gleich drei Anpassungen zwischen Mitte 2026 und Ende 2027. Die Verschiebung wiegt schwer, denn die automatische Indexierung, im Land schlicht der Index genannt, bestimmt das Einkommen nahezu aller. Jede Tranche hebt Löhne und Gehälter im privaten wie im öffentlichen Sektor, Renten, Familienzulagen, Arbeitslosengeld und Elternurlaubsentschädigungen einheitlich um 2,5 Prozent an. Ob in einem Jahr eine oder zwei Tranchen fällig werden, zählt damit zu den folgenreichsten wirtschaftlichen Fragen des Landes. Worauf sich das Statec jetzt stützt Aus Sicht des Statec wirken die zwischen Regierung, Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgebern vereinbarten Entlastungsmaßnahmen – das sogenannte Resilienzpak 2026 – ausreichend, um den Preisauftrieb zu bremsen. Das Paket dürfte den Anstieg der Energiepreise in diesem Jahr auf etwa 2,3 Prozent begrenzen, gegenüber 6,6 Prozent ohne Eingriff, und so die Gesamtinflation um rund 0,3 Prozentpunkte drücken. Auf dieser Grundlage senkte das Institut seine zentrale Inflationsprognose für 2026 auf etwa 2,2 Prozent, nach zuvor 2,5 Prozent, und erwartet für 2027 eine Abkühlung auf 1,7 Prozent. Diese Korrektur nach unten reicht aus, damit die nächste Indexschwelle vor dem kommenden Jahr nicht überschritten wird. Zugleich betonte das Statec ausdrücklich, dass die Aussichten ungewöhnlich unsicher bleiben – abhängig von Dauer und Härte des Nahost-Konflikts. Die Zurückhaltung kommt nicht von ungefähr. Noch im Mai hatte Statec-Direktor Tom Haas dem Koordinationsausschuss der Tripartite ein weit düstereres Bild gezeichnet. Würde die Straße von Hormuz sechs Monate oder länger blockiert, warnte er, könnte die Inflation 2026 im Schnitt bei etwa 4 Prozent liegen und Spitzen nahe 6 Prozent erreichen – mit den Preisen an der Zapfsäule als sichtbarem Vorboten. Die Kraftstoffpreise an der Zapfsäule könnten bereits im Sommer die Marke von zwei Euro pro Liter überschreiten. Genau dieses Worst-Case-Szenario, das drei Tranchen aneinandergereiht hätte, gilt der neuen Prognose zufolge als abgewendet. Haas mahnte zugleich, dass der Index kein Allheilmittel sei: Zwar stiegen die Nominallöhne über die Indexierung, doch das real verfügbare Einkommen pro Kopf gerate in Phasen hoher Inflation dennoch unter Druck. Obwohl die Nominallöhne über den Index steigen würden, geriete das real verfügbare Einkommen pro Person in Phasen hoher Inflation unter negativen Druck. So funktioniert der Index Luxemburg ist eines der wenigen Länder Europas, das eine vollautomatische, gesamtwirtschaftliche Kopplung von Preisen und Löhnen beibehält. Maßstab ist der nationale Verbraucherpreisindex (NICP), den das Statec auf Basis 1. Januar 1948 berechnet. Steigt der gleitende Sechsmonatsdurchschnitt dieses Index um 2,5 Prozent über sein Niveau beim letzten Auslöser, wird etwa einen Monat später eine neue Tranche aktiviert. - Die Tranche vom Juni 2026 hob den Referenzwert der gleitenden Lohnskala (cote d'application) von 968,04 auf 992,24 Punkte. - Bestätigt wurde sie, nachdem der Sechsmonatsdurchschnitt die Schwelle von 1.038,79 Punkten überschritten und im Mai 1.041,65 erreicht hatte. - Es war die erste Anpassung seit 13 Monaten; die vorige Tranche war am 1. Mai 2025 in Kraft getreten. Die Mittelung über sechs Monate ist gewollt: Sie glättet schwankungsanfällige Posten wie Kraftstoff und saisonale Lebensmittel, sodass ein einzelner Preisausschlag die Löhne nicht im Alleingang bewegt. Nach der Juni-Erhöhung stieg der soziale Mindestlohn für nicht qualifizierte Beschäftigte ab 18 Jahren auf 2.771,33 Euro im Monat, von zuvor 2.703,74 Euro, während der qualifizierte Mindestlohn von 3.244,48 auf 3.325,59 Euro kletterte. Was das für Löhne, Renten und Haushalt bedeutet Für Beschäftigte und Rentner ist eine verschobene zweite Tranche zwiespältig. Sie signalisiert, dass der Kostenschub eingedämmt wird, bedeutet aber zugleich, dass es in diesem Jahr keine weitere flächendeckende Erhöhung gibt, falls die Preise wie prognostiziert nachlassen. Netto bleibt der Zuwachs ohnehin hinter den genannten 2,5 Prozent zurück, weil das höhere Bruttoeinkommen auf Steuerstufen und Sozialbeiträge trifft. Für Arbeitgeber und Staat ist der Aufschub eine Erleichterung. Jede Tranche schlägt unmittelbar auf die Lohnsumme des öffentlichen Dienstes, auf Renten und Sozialleistungen durch und erhöht automatisch die privaten Gehaltsabrechnungen – eine Belastung, auf die der Arbeitgeberverband UEL mit seinem Präsidenten Michel Reckinger wiederholt hingewiesen hat, wenn mehrere Tranchen dicht aufeinanderzufolgen drohen. Die gesenkte Wachstumsprognose verschärft den Druck: Das Statec kappte seine Erwartung für das Bruttoinlandsprodukt 2026 auf etwa 1,4 Prozent, bei einem prolongierten Energieschock ist sogar eine Schrumpfung möglich. Politisch steht der Mechanismus selbst nicht zur Debatte. Premierminister Luc Frieden hat unmissverständlich klargemacht, dass – welche Stützungsmaßnahmen auch immer diskutiert werden – das Prinzip der automatischen Indexierung erhalten bleibt. Der Mechanismus der Lohnindexierung bleibt unantastbar. Vorerst ist der Kalender die eigentliche Nachricht. Sofern kein neuerlicher Energieschock dazwischenkommt, ist Luxemburgs nächste automatische Lohnerhöhung für das zweite Quartal 2027 vorgemerkt – und der vielbeschworene zweite Index des Jahres 2026 erscheint zunehmend als ein Risiko, das sich nicht verwirklicht hat. ### Sources - Wage indexation on 1 June 2026 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn19-26-ipc.html - Inflation forecast: 1.8% for 2026 and 2027 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn05-previsions-inflation.html - Le Statec maintient son scénario d'index en 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-maintient-son-scenario-dindex-en-2027 - Au Luxembourg, la perspective d'un second index en 2026 s'éloigne — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-la-perspective-d-un-second-index-en-2026-s-eloigne-103589550 - Le Statec agite la menace de trois indexations d'ici fin 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-agite-la-menace-de-trois-indexations-dici-mars-2027 - Tripartite: le Statec prévoit jusqu'à 3 index en un an si la guerre dure — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-prix-en-hausse-index-en-rafale-l-inflation-menace-de-nouveau-103561838 - Luxembourg wage indexation confirmed for June — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-wage-indexation-confirmed-for-june - Indexation au 1er juin 2026: les salaires, traitements et pensions augmentent de 2,5% — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/indexation-au-1er-juin-2026-les-salaires-traitements-et-pensions-augmentent-de-25/ - When Is the Next Index in Luxembourg? What's Changing in 2026 — salary.lu: https://salary.lu/en/blog/when-is-the-next-index-in-luxembourg-what-s-changing-in-2026 - Tom Haas nommé Directeur du STATEC — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/tom-haas-nomme-directeur-du-statec.html --- ## Papst Leo XIV. feiert Messe in Metz im Zeichen der Versöhnung – nahe Luxemburg - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/papst-leo-metz-europabotschaft-grenze-luxemburg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:09:33.132+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:09:33.132+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 6da4408d-da6e-4858-bbda-d2191c673a54 - Dateline: Metz, FR > Zum Abschluss seiner viertägigen Frankreich-Reise feiert Leo XIV. am 28. September die Messe im Dom von Metz – einem Ort der deutsch-französischen Aussöhnung, gut 55 Kilometer von Luxemburg-Stadt. ### Summary Papst Leo XIV. beendet seine Frankreich-Reise am 28. September 2026 mit einer Messe im Metzer Dom. Die Etappe steht im Zeichen der europäischen Versöhnung – mitten in der Großregion und in unmittelbarer Nähe zu Luxemburg. ### Key facts - Papst Leo XIV. beschließt seine Frankreich-Reise am 28. September 2026 mit einer Messe in der Kathedrale Saint-Étienne in Metz. - Die Reise führt zuvor über Paris (25.–26. September) und Lourdes (27. September); die Metzer Etappe steht im Zeichen der deutsch-französischen Versöhnung. - Metz liegt nur gut 55 Kilometer (Luftlinie) von Luxemburg-Stadt entfernt und gehört zur Großregion. - Frankreich stellt mit 125.281 Frontaliers rund 54 Prozent der etwa 229.085 Grenzgänger Luxemburgs (STATEC, Q1 2025). - Die Symbolik knüpft an Robert Schuman an, der bei Metz begraben ist; eine eigene Bestätigung des Heiligen Stuhls stand Mitte Juni noch aus. ### FAQ **Q: Wann und wo feiert der Papst die Messe in Metz?** Papst Leo XIV. feiert die Messe am Montag, dem 28. September 2026, in der gotischen Kathedrale Saint-Étienne in Metz. Es ist die Abschlussetappe seiner viertägigen Frankreich-Reise. **Q: Wie weit ist Metz von Luxemburg entfernt?** Metz liegt rund 55 Kilometer Luftlinie beziehungsweise etwa 63 Straßenkilometer von Luxemburg-Stadt entfernt – rund 45 Minuten über die A31 und A3, mit Grenzübertritt bei Zoufftgen. Beide Städte gehören zur Großregion. **Q: Warum hat die Kirche ausgerechnet Metz gewählt?** Metz im historischen Lothringen war von 1871 bis 1918 vom Deutschen Reich annektiert und wurde später zum Sinnbild der deutsch-französischen Versöhnung. Hier wirkte der Europa-Gründervater Robert Schuman, der bei Metz begraben ist. **Q: Ist die Reise offiziell bestätigt?** Der Pariser Erzbischof Laurent Ulrich gab die Termine am 9. Juni 2026 bekannt, und die Französische Bischofskonferenz bestätigte die Teilnahme des Papstes an mehreren Großveranstaltungen. Eine eigene förmliche Bestätigung des Heiligen Stuhls stand Mitte Juni noch aus. ### Body Es ist kein Zufall, dass Papst Leo XIV. seine erste Frankreich-Reise ausgerechnet in Metz beschließt. Am Montag, dem 28. September 2026, feiert er die Messe in der gotischen Kathedrale Saint-Étienne – in einer Stadt, die wie kaum eine zweite für die deutsch-französische Aussöhnung steht. Die Hauptstadt des Departements Moselle liegt knapp 55 Kilometer von Luxemburg-Stadt entfernt und rückt damit eine päpstliche Geste an einen zerrissenen Kontinent direkt in den grenzüberschreitenden Verflechtungsraum des Großherzogtums. Die Station in Metz bildet den symbolischen Höhepunkt einer Reise, die zuvor über Paris und Lourdes führt, ehe sie die alte deutsch-französische Grenze erreicht. Die kirchlichen Organisatoren verstehen den Termin weniger als regionales Ereignis denn als eine Botschaft an Europa selbst – inszeniert in einer Stadt, deren Geschichte genau jene Kriege spiegelt, zu deren Überwindung die heutige Union gegründet wurde. Vier Tage, drei Stationen, ein Schlusspunkt an der Grenze Öffentlich gemacht hat die Termine der Pariser Erzbischof Laurent Ulrich, der die Daten am 9. Juni 2026 über seinen offiziellen Account verkündete. Die Französische Bischofskonferenz bestätigte, dass der Papst an mehreren großen Zusammenkünften teilnehmen werde. „Wir können öffentlich bestätigen, dass Paris den Heiligen Vater am 25. und 26. September empfangen wird", sagte Ulrich laut EWTN News. Nach den von OSV News, dem America Magazine und dem spanischen Portal Omnes berichteten Reiseplänen verläuft die Reise wie folgt: - Paris, 25.–26. September – Vesper in der Kathedrale Notre-Dame, eine Abendbegegnung mit jungen Menschen sowie eine Open-Air-Messe im Zentrum der Hauptstadt. - Lourdes, 27. September – Messe am Heiligtum Unserer Lieben Frau von Lourdes. - Metz, 28. September – Messe in der mittelalterlichen Kathedrale Saint-Étienne, der Abschluss der Reise. Kardinal Jean-Marc Aveline aus Marseille, Vorsitzender der Französischen Bischofskonferenz, stimmt das Programm seit April mit dem Papst ab. Mehrere logistische Details wurden Mitte Juni noch finalisiert, und eine eigene förmliche Bestätigung des Heiligen Stuhls stand zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch aus. Warum gerade Metz Die Wahl von Metz ist mit Bedacht getroffen. Die Hauptstadt des Departements Moselle im historischen Lothringen wurde von 1871 bis 1918 vom Deutschen Reich annektiert – eine Bruchlinie, die durch beide Weltkriege verlief, ehe die Stadt zum Sinnbild der deutsch-französischen Nachkriegsversöhnung wurde. Diese Symbolik ist vor allem mit einem Namen verbunden. Robert Schuman, Staatsmann mit französischen und deutschen Wurzeln und einer der Gründerväter der europäischen Einigung, lebte und ist begraben in Scy-Chazelles unweit von Metz. Seine Schuman-Erklärung vom 9. Mai 1950 gilt weithin als Gründungstext des europäischen Projekts. Schuman, der täglich die Messe besuchte, wurde am 19. Juni 2021 von Papst Franziskus zum Ehrwürdigen Diener Gottes erklärt – ein früher Schritt auf einem möglichen Weg zur Heiligsprechung. Kardinal Aveline hat den Besuch ausdrücklich in diesem Licht gedeutet. Der Papst könne, so Aveline, „auf sein Beispiel als ein dem Frieden und dem Gemeinwohl verpflichteter Christ zurückgreifen, um einen erneuerten Sinn für Europas Bestimmung zu ermutigen". Eine Botschaft an einen gespaltenen Kontinent Was Leo XIV. in der Kathedrale sagen wird, ist nicht veröffentlicht; das Thema der europäischen Versöhnung ist gesetzt, der Text der Predigt aber bleibt unbestätigt. Seine jüngsten Auftritte lassen jedoch wenig Zweifel an der Tonlage. In seiner historischen Ansprache vor einer gemeinsamen Sitzung des spanischen Parlaments am 8. Juni 2026 – der ersten eines Papstes überhaupt – warnte er einen Kontinent, den er als gefährlich polarisiert ansieht. Ich lade alle ein, die spaltenden und polarisierenden Erzählungen über Ihre gesellschaftliche Wirklichkeit und Geschichte beiseitezulegen, um durch die fruchtbare Wertschätzung der Komplexität die sterilen Vereinfachungen zu überwinden. Die Linie ist beständig. Vor der Fraktion der Europäischen Volkspartei im Europäischen Parlament sagte Leo am 25. April 2026, „die Einheit ist größer als der Konflikt", und sprach von einer Angst vor der Familiengründung, die „besonders in Europa verbreitet zu sein scheint". Zusammengenommen zeichnen die Reden in Madrid und Brüssel jenes Argument vor, das die Messe in Metz nach verbreiteter Erwartung ins Herz der Großregion tragen wird. Vor der Haustür Luxemburgs Für Luxemburg zählt der Ort ebenso sehr wie die Worte. Metz liegt rund 63 Straßenkilometer von Luxemburg-Stadt entfernt – etwa 45 Minuten über die A31 und die A3, mit Grenzübertritt bei Zoufftgen – und beide Städte gehören zur Großregion, die Luxemburg, Lothringen, das Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz und die Wallonie miteinander verbindet. Diese Nähe ist alles andere als abstrakt. Frankreich stellt den mit Abstand größten Anteil an den Grenzgängern des Großherzogtums: 125.281 französische Frontaliers, rund 54 Prozent der etwa 229.085 Grenzgänger, die das Statistikamt STATEC für das erste Quartal 2025 erfasst hat. Viele von ihnen pendeln aus den Städten der Moselle und Lothringens rund um Metz und Thionville, und die Grenzgänger zusammen stellen nahezu die Hälfte aller Arbeitsplätze in Luxemburg. Ein der europäischen Einheit gewidmeter Papstauftritt, inszeniert in genau diesem Einzugsgebiet, ist ein seltenes Ereignis für eine Region, die häufiger über Verkehrszählungen und Steuerabkommen definiert wird als über kontinentale Symbolik. Für Zehntausende Einwohner und Grenzpendler Luxemburgs wird der nächstgelegene Papst der jüngeren Erinnerung die Versöhnung eine kurze Fahrt südlich predigen – sofern der endgültige, in Rom noch zu klärende Terminplan Bestand hat. ### Sources - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — OSV News: https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-france-visit-takes-shape-with-stops-at-notre-dame-lourdes-and-metz/ - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with planned stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — America Magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/06/11/pope-leo-xiv-visit-notre-dame-lourdes-metz/ - Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo XIV's trip to France: Paris, Lourdes, and Metz — EWTN News: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/europe/itinerary-confirmed-for-pope-leo-xiv-s-trip-to-france-paris-lourdes-and-metz - The Pope's visit to France is taking shape — Omnes Magazine: https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/the-popes-visit-to-france-is-taking-shape/ - To Members of the European People's Party in the European Parliament (25 April 2026) — Holy See (vatican.va): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/april/documents/20260425-ppe.html - Pope to EU lawmakers: Seek unity, not conflict that leads to destruction — Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-to-european-people-s-party-politics-must-return-people.html - Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/07/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-end-to-polarisation-as-he-makes-the-first-papal-visit-to-spain-in-1 - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu (citing STATEC): https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Distance between Luxembourg and Metz — DistanceBetween2: https://distancebetween2.com/luxembourg/metz --- ## Verschärfter Platzverweis: Luxemburg stimmt im Juli über erweiterte Polizeibefugnisse ab - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-verschaerfter-platzverweis-gesetz-8426-abstimmung-juli - Published: 2026-06-25T05:52:23.896+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:52:23.896+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 8328bc2b-52c9-4712-8fae-fb4970d9aa82 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Innenminister Léon Gloden bringt seine Reform des Platzverweises trotz förmlicher Einwände des Staatsrats und der Menschenrechtskommission auf die Zielgerade. Am 8. Juli stimmt die Chamber ab. ### Summary Mit Gesetzentwurf 8426 will Luxemburg der Polizei erlauben, Menschen aus dem öffentlichen Raum zu verweisen — bis zu 48 Stunden und im Umkreis von einem Kilometer. Staatsrat und Menschenrechtskommission halten die Gründe für zu vage. ### Key facts - Gesetzentwurf 8426 erweitert den Luxemburger Platzverweis: Die Polizei kann Personen künftig auf deutlich mehr Gründen aus dem öffentlichen Raum verweisen. - Die Verbotszone kann bis zu einen Kilometer umfassen, die Anordnung bis zu 48 Stunden gelten; ein Verstoß kostet 250 Euro Geldbuße. - Staatsrat (2. Dezember 2025) und Menschenrechtskommission (17. April 2025) halten die Tatbestände für zu vage und warnen vor Willkür und Diskriminierung. - In der Kommissionsarbeit wurden die Bürgermeister aus der Entscheidung über das längere Aufenthaltsverbot herausgenommen — auf Druck des Abgeordneten Marc Baum (déi Lénk). - Die Plenarabstimmung in der Chamber ist für den 8. Juli 2026 angesetzt; bei intakter CSV-DP-Mehrheit gilt die Annahme als wahrscheinlich. ### FAQ **Q: Was ändert der verschärfte Platzverweis konkret?** Bisher durfte die Polizei einen Platzverweis nur gegen Personen aussprechen, die den Zugang zu öffentlich zugänglichen Gebäuden blockierten. Gesetz 8426 erweitert dies auf Verhalten, das die öffentliche Ruhe, Gesundheit oder Sicherheit stört, den Verkehr behindert oder Passanten belästigt. Die Verbotszone kann bis zu einen Kilometer betragen und die Anordnung bis zu 48 Stunden gelten. **Q: Warum kritisieren Staatsrat und Menschenrechtskommission das Gesetz?** Beide halten die Gründe für eine Wegweisung für zu allgemein und vage. Der Staatsrat warnt vor mangelnder Vorhersehbarkeit, Willkür, unverhältnismäßigen Einschränkungen und diskriminierender Wirkung auf verletzliche Menschen. Die CCDH befürchtet eine Anwendung nach Aussehen oder vermuteter Herkunft und fordert, Demonstrationen ausdrücklich auszunehmen. **Q: Wann wird über den Gesetzentwurf 8426 abgestimmt?** Die Kammerkommission für innere Angelegenheiten nahm den Bericht am 24. Juni 2026 an. Die Plenarabstimmung in der Chamber ist für den 8. Juli 2026 angesetzt. Bei intakter CSV-DP-Mehrheit gilt eine Annahme als wahrscheinlich. ### Body Selten ist ein Luxemburger Gesetz so hartnäckig von Warnungen begleitet worden wie dieses. Wenn die Chamber am 8. Juli 2026 über den verschärften Platzverweis abstimmt, liegt ein Stapel kritischer Gutachten auf dem Tisch — vom Staatsrat über die Menschenrechtskommission bis zur Generalstaatsanwaltschaft. Innenminister Léon Gloden (CSV) hält dennoch an seinem Kurs fest, und die Mehrheit der Regierung steht. Im Kern geht es um den Gesetzentwurf 8426, den Gloden am 25. Juli 2024 hinterlegte. Er ändert das Gesetz vom 18. Juli 2018 über die großherzogliche Polizei und baut den bereits 2022 eingeführten Platzverweis deutlich aus. Am 24. Juni 2026 nahm die zuständige Kammerkommission für innere Angelegenheiten den Bericht des Berichterstatters Laurent Mosar (CSV) an — damit ist der Weg zur Plenarabstimmung frei. Ein Kilometer Bannradius, 48 Stunden Frist Bislang durfte die Polizei einen Platzverweis nur gegen Personen aussprechen, die den Zugang zu öffentlich zugänglichen Gebäuden physisch blockierten. Der Entwurf 8426 erweitert diese Befugnis erheblich. Künftig sollen Beamte jemanden — notfalls unter Anwendung von Zwang — von einem Ort wegweisen können, sobald sein Verhalten unter eine deutlich längere Liste von Gründen fällt. - Neue Gründe: Verhalten, das die öffentliche Ruhe, Gesundheit oder Sicherheit stört, den Verkehr auf öffentlichen Wegen behindert oder Passanten belästigt — nicht mehr nur das Versperren eines Eingangs. - Reichweite und Dauer: Die Verbotszone kann sich auf bis zu einen Kilometer erstrecken, die Anordnung bis zu 48 Stunden gelten. - Wiederholungsfall: Wer binnen 30 Tagen erneut weggewiesen wird, dem droht ein längeres befristetes Aufenthaltsverbot — ursprünglich bis zu 30 Tage. - Durchsetzung: Ein Verstoß gegen die Anordnung wird mit einer Geldbuße von 250 Euro geahndet. In der Kommissionsarbeit wurde der Text nachgeschärft. Die Bürgermeister, die im ursprünglichen Entwurf über das längere Aufenthaltsverbot hätten entscheiden sollen, verloren diese Rolle: Der Abgeordnete Marc Baum (déi Lénk) hatte argumentiert, es sei verfassungswidrig, wenn ein gewählter Verwaltungsbeamter statt eines Richters die Bewegungsfreiheit eines Bürgers einschränke — so berichtete Le Quotidien. Zugleich präzisierte die Kommission die Tatbestände, die Kritiker als gefährlich unbestimmt angegriffen hatten. Ein zähes Ringen im Parlament Der Entwurf ist Teil des Koalitionsvertrags von CSV und DP. Einen allgemeinen Platzverweis hatte die CSV schon gefordert, als Gloden noch in der Opposition saß — gegenüber dem damaligen grünen Innenminister Henri Kox. Glatt verlief die Passage durch das Gesetzgebungsverfahren nicht. Der Staatsrat, dessen Gutachten ein Gesetz zurück an den Schreibtisch zwingen können, hielt in einem ergänzenden Gutachten vom Dienstag, dem 2. Dezember 2025, an seiner förmlichen Opposition fest. Begriffe wie die Störung von „Ruhe, Gesundheit oder öffentlicher Sicherheit" blieben zu allgemein, um die Vorhersehbarkeit zu gewährleisten, die bei einem staatlichen Eingriff in das Privatleben nötig sei. Der Rat warnte vor Willkür, unverhältnismäßigen Einschränkungen und einer diskriminierenden Wirkung auf verletzliche Menschen — bei fehlendem schnellen Rechtsschutz für die Betroffenen. In der Kommission enthielten sich die drei LSAP-Abgeordneten und ein grüner Vertreter bei der Abstimmung über den Bericht; Gegenstimmen gab es keine. Den Vorsitz führte Stéphanie Weydert (CSV). Gloden selbst gibt sich unnachgiebig. Ich bin fest entschlossen, dass dieser Gesetzentwurf verabschiedet wird, ohne dass man ihn verfälscht. Der Minister versteht die Maßnahme als Antwort auf die Erwartungen der Bevölkerung, nicht auf Lobbyarbeit. „Die Menschen erwarten von uns, dass wir die Sicherheit und das Sicherheitsgefühl verbessern", sagte er und verwies dem organisierten Widerstand gegenüber auf die „schweigende Mehrheit, die nicht laut wird". Menschenrechtler und Richter schlagen Alarm Außerhalb des Parlaments fiel die Kritik breit und scharf aus. Die Beratende Menschenrechtskommission (CCDH), Luxemburgs nationale Menschenrechtsinstitution unter Präsidentin Noémie Sadler, warnte in ihrem Gutachten vom 17. April 2025, der Entwurf erfasse eine „breite Palette vage formulierter Verhaltensweisen, die ein Risiko von Willkür, Diskriminierung und Unvereinbarkeit mit der Verfassung und der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention" berge. Polizei und Behörden könnten am Ende nach Aussehen oder vermuteter Herkunft entscheiden, mahnte die Kommission; ein subjektives Unsicherheitsgefühl dürfe keine repressiven Maßnahmen rechtfertigen. Versammlungen und Demonstrationen müssten ausdrücklich vom Anwendungsbereich ausgenommen werden. Auch die Justiz meldete Zweifel an. Die Staatsanwaltschaften in Luxemburg und Diekirch erklärten den Abgeordneten, die aufgelisteten Verhaltensweisen seien zu ungenau für eine einheitliche und objektive Anwendung; Generalstaatsanwalt Georges Oswald stellte die Verhältnismäßigkeit infrage. Die Friedensrichter argumentierten, Anordnungen, die einer Person den Aufenthalt an bestimmten Orten verbieten, müssten von einer Justizbehörde ausgehen und mit einem beschleunigten Beschwerderecht verbunden sein — Garantien, die der Entwurf nach Ansicht der Kritiker weiterhin vermissen lässt. Kritische Stellungnahmen kamen zudem von der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft, den Bezirksgerichten, der Arbeitnehmerkammer (CSL) und mehreren zivilgesellschaftlichen Kollektiven. Mehr als ein einzelnes Gesetz Der Platzverweis ist die schärfste Klinge einer breiteren Sicherheitsagenda Glodens. Seit Amtsantritt hat er in Teilen der Hauptstadt ein Bettelverbot wieder eingeführt — das nach seiner Darstellung nur „organisiertes aggressives Betteln" in bestimmten Straßen und zu festgelegten Zeiten trifft — und auf den Ausbau der Videoüberwachung sowie der automatischen Kennzeichenerkennung gedrängt. Hinzu kommt eine neue lokale Polizeieinheit innerhalb der großherzoglichen Polizei. Befürworter sehen darin gesunden Menschenverstand und eine Beruhigung für Anwohner und Kunden, die sich in Teilen der Stadt unwohl fühlen. Gegner erkennen eine stetige Ausweitung exekutiver Macht darüber, wer den öffentlichen Raum nutzen darf — und besonders über die Schwächsten. Bei intakter Regierungsmehrheit und einer zwischen Enthaltung und offener Ablehnung gespaltenen Opposition gilt die Annahme des Gesetzes 8426 am 8. Juli als wahrscheinlich. Die Fragen des Staatsrats und der CCDH nach Bestimmtheit, Verhältnismäßigkeit und der Rolle der Gerichte dürften die Abstimmung jedoch überdauern — und eines Tages erneut vor Luxemburgs Richtern landen. ### Sources - Innere Sicherheit: Ausschuss nimmt „Platzverweis renforcé" an — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-politik-parlament-innere-sicherheit-ausschuss-nimmt-platzverweis-renforce-an/ - Le Conseil d'État renouvelle son opposition au Platzverweis — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-conseil-detat-renouvelle-son-opposition-au-platzerweis - Entrave à l'accès d'un bâtiment: la CCDH monte au créneau — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/entrave-a-lacces-dun-batiment-la-ccdh-monte-au-creneau - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la CCDH s'offusque à son tour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-ccdh-soffusque-a-son-tour/ - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la justice émet d'importants doutes — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-justice-emet-dimportants-doutes/ - Les bourgmestres éloignés du Platzverweis — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/les-bourgmestres-eloignes-du-platzverweis/ - « Platzverweis », interdiction de la mendicité et création d'une unité de police locale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2052 - Quelles limites pour le « Platzverweis » ? — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/101 - La semaine du 22 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-22-juin-2026 - Réunion de commission - 24 juin 2026 (Commission des Affaires intérieures) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/meeting/1014653 - Léon Gloden: "Les gens attendent de nous que nous améliorions la sécurité" — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/interviews/2025/12-decembre/05-gloden-paperjam.html - Léon Gloden: "People expect us to improve security" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/leon-gloden-civil-society-is-on-my-side - Léon Gloden — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gloden --- ## Doppelbeben erschüttert Venezuela: Mindestens 32 Tote, Verschüttete in Caracas - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/venezuela-doppelbeben-caracas-mindestens-32-tote-notstand - Published: 2026-06-25T05:42:52.552+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:42:52.552+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 750760fc-6b08-474d-8731-678904317398 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Zwei Erdstöße der Stärke 7,2 und 7,5 trafen den Norden Venezuelas binnen einer Minute. In der Hauptstadt stürzten Gebäude ein, das Land rief den Notstand aus. ### Summary Zwei schwere Erdbeben haben am Abend des 24. Juni den Norden Venezuelas getroffen, in Caracas Gebäude einstürzen lassen und mindestens 32 Menschen das Leben gekostet. Die Behörden rechnen mit weit höheren Opferzahlen. ### Key facts - Zwei Erdbeben der Magnitude 7,2 und 7,5 erschütterten am 24. Juni binnen rund 40 Sekunden den Norden Venezuelas nahe Yumare, etwa 160 Kilometer westlich von Caracas. - Die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez meldete mindestens 32 Tote und 700 Verletzte und warnte vor steigenden Opferzahlen. - Trotz westlich gelegenen Epizentrums traf es Caracas besonders hart — Dutzende Gebäude stürzten ein, am schwersten betroffen waren Los Palos Grandes und Altamira. - Venezuela rief den landesweiten Notstand aus; Flughafen und Metro wurden geschlossen, die Gasversorgung vorsorglich abgeschaltet. - Das statistische PAGER-Modell des USGS hält eine sehr viel höhere Opferzahl für möglich; die 32 Toten sind ein vorläufiger Stand. ### FAQ **Q: Wie stark waren die Erdbeben in Venezuela?** Der US-Erdbebendienst USGS maß für den ersten Stoß eine Magnitude von 7,2 und für den zweiten, stärkeren eine von 7,5. Beide ereigneten sich binnen rund 40 Sekunden nahe Yumare im Bundesstaat Yaracuy, etwa 160 Kilometer westlich von Caracas. Es zählt zu den stärksten Beben in Venezuela seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert. **Q: Wie viele Opfer gibt es?** Die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez nannte am frühen Donnerstag mindestens 32 Tote und 700 Verletzte und warnte vor weiter steigenden Zahlen. Diese Angaben sind vorläufig, da die Such- und Bergungsarbeiten andauern. **Q: Bestand eine Tsunami-Gefahr?** Für Teile der Karibik wurde kurzzeitig eine Tsunami-Warnung ausgegeben, jedoch binnen etwa einer Stunde wieder zurückgezogen. Eine Flutwelle blieb aus. **Q: Welche Länder leisten Hilfe?** Die USA stellten ein Katastrophenhilfeteam zusammen und sagten Such- und Rettungsteams sowie medizinische und humanitäre Hilfsgüter zu. Hilfe boten zudem Argentinien, Bolivien, Brasilien, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexiko, Panama, Peru und Uruguay an. ### Body Innerhalb von rund 40 Sekunden haben am Abend des 24. Juni zwei schwere Erdbeben den Norden Venezuelas erschüttert. In der Hauptstadt Caracas stürzten Gebäude ein und begruben Bewohner unter Beton und Trümmern. Die amtierende Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez teilte am frühen Donnerstag mit, dass mindestens 32 Menschen ums Leben gekommen und 700 verletzt worden seien. Sie warnte zugleich, die Zahl der Opfer werde voraussichtlich weiter steigen, sobald die Rettungsmannschaften die eingestürzten Wohnblocks erreichten. Der US-amerikanische Erdbebendienst USGS maß für den ersten Stoß eine Magnitude von 7,2 und für den zweiten, stärkeren eine von 7,5. Beide ereigneten sich nach Angaben der Behörde nahe der Ortschaft Yumare im Bundesstaat Yaracuy, rund 160 Kilometer westlich von Caracas. Erste Meldungen hatten das erste Beben mit 7,1 angegeben, bevor sich der USGS auf 7,2 festlegte. Es handele sich um eines der stärksten Erdbeben, die Venezuela seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert getroffen hätten, berichteten Sender wie NBC News und CNBC. Das Hauptbeben lag flach unter der Oberfläche — der USGS verortete es in etwa zehn Kilometern Tiefe. Solche geringen Herdtiefen verstärken die Erschütterungen an der Oberfläche und erklären mit, warum die Zerstörung selbst weit entfernt vom Epizentrum so groß ausfiel. Zwei Stöße im Sekundentakt Anwohner schilderten zwei heftige Erdstöße in rascher Folge. In Caracas strömten die Menschen aus schwankenden Hochhäusern und blieben auf den Straßen, viele sichtlich erschüttert, während Mauern nachgaben und Staubsäulen über den Vierteln aufstiegen. Für Teile der Karibik wurde kurzzeitig eine Tsunami-Warnung ausgegeben, binnen etwa einer Stunde jedoch wieder zurückgezogen; eine Flutwelle blieb aus, wie der USGS und mehrere Sender bestätigten. Der USGS löste über sein PAGER-System zwei getrennte rote Alarmstufen aus — die höchste Kategorie, mit der die Behörde das mögliche Ausmaß einer Katastrophe signalisiert. Eine hohe Zahl an Opfern und schwere Schäden sind wahrscheinlich, und die Katastrophe dürfte sich über ein weites Gebiet erstrecken. Diese PAGER-Einschätzung ist ein statistisches Modell, keine Zählung der Toten. Sie veranschlagte die Zahl der Todesopfer am wahrscheinlichsten in einer breiten Spanne von einigen Tausend bis zu 100.000, wobei die Behörde einem Wert zwischen 10.000 und 100.000 eine erhebliche Wahrscheinlichkeit zuwies. Die bis Mittwochnacht bestätigten 32 Toten spiegeln lediglich die ersten Meldungen aus zugänglichen Gebieten wider; die tatsächliche Zahl bleibe unbekannt, solange die Such- und Bergungsarbeiten andauerten, betonten die Behörden. Die Hauptstadt trifft es am härtesten Obwohl das Epizentrum im Westen lag, erlitt die Hauptstadt einige der schwersten Schäden. Innenminister Diosdado Cabello bezeichnete die wohlhabenden Stadtteile Los Palos Grandes und Altamira als die am stärksten betroffenen Viertel. In Caracas stürzten Dutzende Gebäude ein — darunter eine Bank —, und in Teilen des Südostens wurden Hochhäuser schwer beschädigt oder zerstört. Aus den Gemeinden Baruta und Chacao wurden tödliche Einstürze gemeldet. Die Erschütterungen waren weit über die Hauptstadt hinaus zu spüren. Behörden und lokale Medien berichteten von eingestürzten Gebäuden und Opfern in mehreren Bundesstaaten: - Yaracuy, in der Nähe des Epizentrums - La Guaira an der Karibikküste, das zum Katastrophengebiet erklärt wurde - Carabobo, Aragua und Miranda im dicht besiedelten Norden - Trujillo im andinen Westen sowie Falcón, wo Menschen unter Trümmern eingeschlossen sein sollen Der wichtigste Flughafen des Landes, der Internationale Flughafen Simón Bolívar, wurde beschädigt und gesperrt, sämtliche Flüge fielen aus. Die Metro von Caracas wurde eingestellt, die Gasversorgung vorsorglich abgeschaltet, und in Teilen der Stadt brach die Telekommunikation zusammen. Notstand und ein Wettlauf um die Verschütteten In einer Fernsehansprache rief Rodríguez den landesweiten Notstand aus und kündigte die Bildung eines hochrangigen Krisenstabs zur Koordinierung der Such- und Bergungsarbeiten an. Sie appellierte an die Bevölkerung, Ruhe zu bewahren, und forderte das Gesundheitspersonal im ganzen Land auf, sich in den Krankenhäusern zur Versorgung der Verletzten zu melden. „Wir bitten unsere Bevölkerung, Ruhe zu bewahren. Wir rufen zur Geschlossenheit auf“, sagte Rodríguez. Cabello erklärte, die Rettungskräfte seien vollständig mobilisiert worden. „Feuerwehr und Polizei sind allesamt im Einsatz“, sagte er den Staatsmedien. Der Unterricht wurde abgesagt; das Bildungsministerium teilte mit, einige Schulen sollten als Notunterkünfte und Sammelstellen für Spenden an obdachlos gewordene Familien dienen. Hunderte Helfer arbeiteten die Nacht hindurch, vielerorts mit bloßen Händen und im Schein von Flutlicht, um Menschen zu erreichen, die unter eingestürzten Bauwerken vermutet wurden. Hilfsangebote aus aller Welt Schon wenige Stunden später trafen internationale Hilfsangebote ein. Die Vereinigten Staaten erklärten, sie stellten ein Katastrophenhilfeteam zusammen. Jeremy Lewin, im US-Außenministerium für Auslandshilfe zuständig, sagte, Washington werde die Unterstützung mit der venezolanischen Übergangsregierung abstimmen. „In Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Partnern in der venezolanischen Übergangsregierung werden die USA in den entscheidenden ersten Tagen nach dieser tragischen Naturkatastrophe Such- und Rettungsteams, medizinische und humanitäre Hilfsgüter sowie weitere Ressourcen entsenden“, sagte Lewin. Der stellvertretende Außenminister Christopher Landau fügte hinzu, die Vereinigten Staaten stünden „an der Seite des venezolanischen Volkes“ nach dem, was er „verheerende Erdbeben“ nannte. Auch mehrere lateinamerikanische Regierungen — darunter Argentinien, Bolivien, Brasilien, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexiko, Panama, Peru und Uruguay — boten nach Angaben der venezolanischen Behörden und internationaler Berichte Rettungspersonal und humanitäre Hilfe an. Während Nachbeben die Region weiter erschütterten und zahlreiche Gebäude einsturzgefährdet blieben, warnten die Behörden, die Lage sei nach wie vor unübersichtlich. Die bestätigten Opferzahlen sind vorläufig, die Rettungsarbeiten stehen in ihren frühesten und kritischsten Stunden, und das gesamte Ausmaß der menschlichen und baulichen Schäden des Doppelbebens wird sich erst in den kommenden Tagen abzeichnen. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela was just rocked by back-to-back earthquakes. Here's what we know — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - USGS warns up to 100,000 people may be dead after quakes hit Venezuela — Radio New Zealand (RNZ): https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/620527/usgs-warns-up-to-100-000-people-may-be-dead-after-quakes-hit-venezuela - Acting Venezuela President Rodríguez says 32 dead and 700 injured after earthquakes — Associated Press (via KVUE): https://www.kvue.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/acting-venezuela-president-rodrguez-says-32-dead-and-700-injured-after-earthquakes-with-more-casualties-expected/616-496fe1f1-68c2-478d-8127-98c0cba0cb1f - Venezuela earthquakes live: Tremors of 7.5, 7.2 kill 32, injure hundreds — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-two-powerful-quakes-shake-s-american-country - Two powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela, destroying buildings — ABS-CBN News: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/25/two-powerful-earthquakes-strike-venezuela-destroying-buildings-0822 - Two 7+ magnitude earthquakes strike Venezuela, heavy damage reported in Caracas — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - 2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, near Caracas — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Strong back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela, prompting fears of heavy casualties — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-9.7248076 - 2 powerful back-to-back earthquakes rock Venezuela, damage and injuries reported — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/strong-71-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-coast-venezuela/story?id=134185994 --- ## Brüssel zieht neue Schranken gegen Chinas Exportflut – doch die Mitgliedstaaten ringen um das Maß - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-schutzmauern-gegen-billige-china-importe-streit-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-25T05:22:52.749+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:22:52.749+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 5cb8d092-5a1a-4535-80cd-a16f375c6b99 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Von 50 Prozent Stahlzöllen bis zum Aus für zollfreie Pakete: Die EU verdichtet ihr Abwehrnetz. Doch wie weit der Schutz reichen soll, spaltet die Union – und Luxemburg sitzt zwischen den Stühlen. ### Summary Die EU verschärft Zölle auf Stahl, E-Autos und Billigpakete aus China, um umgeleitete Warenströme abzufangen. Doch die Mitgliedstaaten streiten über das Tempo – und Luxemburg ist als Stahlstandort und Handelsdrehscheibe doppelt betroffen. ### Key facts - Ab 1. Juli 2026 sinkt das zollfreie Stahlkontingent auf 18,3 Millionen Tonnen pro Jahr (rund 47 Prozent unter 2024), der Zoll über dem Kontingent verdoppelt sich von 25 auf 50 Prozent. - Die zollfreie 150-Euro-Schwelle für Pakete fällt zum 1. Juli 2026; übergangsweise gilt eine Pauschale von rund drei Euro je Warenart, ab 2028 zolltarifbasierte Abgaben. - 2024 erreichten 4,6 Milliarden Billigpakete die EU – 91 Prozent davon aus China; bis zu 65 Prozent gelten als bewusst zu niedrig deklariert. - Trotz Zöllen von bis zu rund 35 Prozent stiegen Chinas Pkw-Exporte nach Europa 2024–2025 um 26 Prozent auf fast 1,2 Millionen Fahrzeuge. - Luxemburg ist als Sitz von ArcelorMittal und als Handelsdrehscheibe doppelt betroffen und drängt bei der Zwei-Euro-Paketgebühr aufs Tempo. ### FAQ **Q: Was ändert sich ab dem 1. Juli 2026 für Pakete aus China?** Die zollfreie De-minimis-Schwelle von 150 Euro entfällt. Jedes Paket eines Verkäufers außerhalb der EU durchläuft die volle Zollbehandlung. Übergangsweise gilt eine Pauschale von etwa drei Euro je Warenart, ab 2028 sollen Abgaben auf Basis der tatsächlichen Zolltarifierung folgen. Zusätzlich ist eine Bearbeitungsgebühr von zwei Euro pro Paket geplant. **Q: Wie sehen die neuen Stahlzölle der EU aus?** Das zollfreie Einfuhrkontingent sinkt auf 18,3 Millionen Tonnen jährlich, rund 47 Prozent unter dem Niveau von 2024. Mengen darüber werden mit 50 statt bisher 25 Prozent verzollt. Eine „melt and pour"-Regel bestimmt die Herkunft nach dem Ort, an dem der Stahl zuerst erstarrte, um Umgehung über Drittländer zu unterbinden. **Q: Warum ist Luxemburg besonders betroffen?** Luxemburg beherbergt den globalen Hauptsitz von ArcelorMittal und baute seinen Wohlstand auf dem Stahl, profitiert also von Schutzmaßnahmen. Zugleich ist das Land eine der handelsabhängigsten Volkswirtschaften Europas und eine Logistik- und E-Commerce-Drehscheibe, die ein Handelskonflikt mit China empfindlich treffen würde. **Q: Warum ist sich die EU bei E-Auto-Zöllen uneinig?** Bei der Abstimmung über die Zölle auf chinesische E-Autos stimmte Deutschland als größte Autonation aus Furcht vor Vergeltung dagegen, Spanien enthielt sich, Frankreich verlangte eine härtere Linie. Diese Bruchlinie zwischen exportstarken und schutzsuchenden Ländern prägt nun alle Handelsdossiers. ### Body Was in Washington als Zollmauer beginnt, landet in Europa als Warenlawine. Weil die zweite Trump-Administration chinesische Exporte mit hohen Abgaben vom US-Markt fernhält, sucht sich ein wachsender Teil dieser Güter einen neuen Absatzweg – über die EU. Stahl, Elektroautos, Milliarden kleiner Pakete von Shein und Temu: Brüssel zieht Schranke um Schranke ein. Doch über die richtige Höhe dieser Schranken herrscht in der Union alles andere als Einigkeit, und gerade die offenen, exportabhängigen Volkswirtschaften wie Luxemburg spüren den Zielkonflikt. Das deutlichste Signal kommt vom Stahl. Auf Grundlage einer politischen Einigung zwischen Europäischem Parlament und Mitgliedstaaten vom April ersetzt die EU ihr auslaufendes Schutzregime durch weit engere Grenzen – wirksam ab dem 1. Juli 2026, dem Tag, an dem die bisherige Regelung endet. Eine Mauer aus 50 Prozent um den europäischen Stahl Die neue Maßnahme, von der Europäischen Kommission begrüßt, senkt die zollfrei einführbare Stahlmenge auf 18,3 Millionen Tonnen pro Jahr – rund 47 Prozent unter dem Niveau von 2024 – und verdoppelt den Zoll auf Einfuhren oberhalb dieses Kontingents von 25 auf 50 Prozent, über etwa 30 Produktkategorien hinweg. Eine neue „melt and pour"-Regel bestimmt den Ursprung einer Lieferung nach dem Ort, an dem der Stahl zuerst erstarrte, und soll verhindern, dass chinesisches Metall über Drittländer einsickert. Die Kommission warnt, die weltweiten Überkapazitäten könnten bis 2027 auf 721 Millionen Tonnen anwachsen; allein China erzeugt mehr als die Hälfte des Stahls weltweit. Gestalt und globaler Rang des europäischen Stahlsektors sind grundlegend für unsere strategische Autonomie und industrielle Stärke, sagte Maroš Šefčovič, EU-Kommissar für Handel und wirtschaftliche Sicherheit. Bei den Produzenten, geschwächt von Billigimporten und schwacher Nachfrage, ist die Erleichterung groß. „Im Namen aller Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter von ArcelorMittal in Europa bin ich aufrichtig erleichtert über die heute angekündigten Vorschläge zur Unterstützung der europäischen Stahlindustrie", sagte Aditya Mittal, Vorstandschef von ArcelorMittal – des größten Stahlkonzerns außerhalb Chinas, mit Hauptsitz in Luxemburg-Stadt. Die Paketflut und das Ende des zollfreien Einkaufs Die zweite Front ist der Strom kleiner E-Commerce-Sendungen. Rund 4,6 Milliarden geringwertige Pakete – etwa zwölf Millionen täglich – erreichten die EU im Jahr 2024, und 91 Prozent davon kamen aus China, wie das Europäische Parlament feststellt. EU-Beamte schätzen, dass bis zu 65 Prozent dieser Sendungen absichtlich zu niedrig deklariert werden, um Zölle zu umgehen. Um die Lücke zu schließen, schafft die Union zum 1. Juli 2026 ihre seit Langem geltende zollfreie „De-minimis"-Schwelle von 150 Euro ab. Als Notbehelf billigten die Minister eine Pauschale von etwa drei Euro je Warenart; ein dauerhaftes System auf Basis der tatsächlichen Zolltarifierung jedes Produkts soll 2028 folgen. Parallel ist eine Bearbeitungsgebühr von zwei Euro pro Paket auf dem Weg: Die Finanzminister verständigten sich im November darauf, sie ab dem 1. November 2026 einzuführen – mehreren Regierungen geht das jedoch nicht schnell genug. - Was sich ändert: Jedes Paket eines Verkäufers außerhalb der EU durchläuft die volle Zollbehandlung – das Ende des Freifahrtscheins, auf dem der Direktversand an Verbraucher beruhte. - Wer im Visier steht: Plattformen wie Shein und Temu, die ihre Preise auf der schwellenfreien Lieferung aufbauten und begonnen haben, Ware in EU-Lager zu verlagern. - Der Druck aufs Tempo: Frankreich, Belgien, Deutschland, Luxemburg und die Niederlande drängen, die Zwei-Euro-Gebühr auf den 1. Juli vorzuziehen; Italien erhebt seine eigene Zwei-Euro-Abgabe bereits ab diesem Datum. „Zu viele Waren gelangen ohne ordentliche Kontrollen auf den europäischen Markt, gefährden die Sicherheit der Verbraucher und bestrafen Unternehmen, die sich an die Regeln halten", sagte Salvatore De Meo, der italienische Europaabgeordnete, der den Bericht des Parlaments zu geringwertigen Einfuhren federführend betreute. Die Elektroautos legen den Riss offen Nirgends zeigt sich die Spaltung der EU klarer als bei den Elektroautos. Endgültige Zölle von bis zu rund 35 Prozent – aufgesetzt auf den regulären Pkw-Zoll von zehn Prozent – gelten seit Ende 2024 für in China gefertigte Batterie-Elektrofahrzeuge. Doch die Maßnahmen haben den Strom kaum gebremst: Chinas Pkw-Exporte nach Europa stiegen zwischen 2024 und 2025 um 26 Prozent auf fast 1,2 Millionen Fahrzeuge, während die Einfuhren chinesischer Hybride um 155 Prozent emporschnellten – die Hersteller wichen auf Modelle aus, die die Zölle nicht erfassen. Die Abstimmung über diese Zölle legte den Bruch offen. Deutschland, die größte Autonation der Union, stimmte aus Furcht vor Vergeltung gegen seine Exporteure in China dagegen; Spanien enthielt sich; Frankreich drängte auf eine härtere Linie. Genau diese Bruchlinie – Exporteure, die eine Eskalation fürchten, gegen importgeplagte Branchen, die Schutz verlangen – durchzieht inzwischen jedes Dossier, vom Stahl bis zum Paket. Warum Luxemburg genau hinschaut Für Luxemburg ist die Wahl zwischen Protektionismus und Offenheit keine abstrakte Frage. Das Großherzogtum beherbergt den globalen Hauptsitz von ArcelorMittal und baute seinen modernen Wohlstand auf dem Stahl – engere Importschranken stützen also eine strategische Industrie samt ihrer Lieferkette. Zugleich zählt das Land zu den handelsabhängigsten Volkswirtschaften Europas und ist eine geschäftige Logistik- und E-Commerce-Drehscheibe, verwundbar, sollte ein breiteres Hin und Her mit Peking den Welthandel abkühlen oder die Kosten für Verbraucher und Händler in die Höhe treiben. Diese doppelte Betroffenheit erklärt mit, warum Luxemburg unter den Regierungen sitzt, die beim Paketdossier aufs Tempo drücken, während sein Vorzeige-Stahlkonzern die neuen Zölle bejubelt. Brüssels Balanceakt – strategische Industrien zu schützen, ohne die offene Handelsordnung preiszugeben, auf die kleinere Volkswirtschaften angewiesen sind – wird die nächste Phase der EU-Antwort bestimmen. Solange die billigen Exporte weiter eintreffen, ist nur eines gewiss: Der unionsinterne Streit darüber, wie ihnen zu begegnen sei, ist längst nicht entschieden. ### Sources - EU doubles steel tariffs to 50% to curb surge of cheap Chinese imports — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260413-eu-doubles-steel-tariffs-50-percent-crackdown-cheap-chinese-imports - Commission welcomes political agreement on new EU steel measure — EUROMETAL / European Commission: https://eurometal.net/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-on-new-eu-steel-measure/ - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - Steel overcapacity: Council adopts mandate on new rules to protect EU steel industry from global overcapacity — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/steel-overcapacity-council-adopts-mandate-on-new-rules-to-protect-eu-steel-industry-from-global-overcapacity/ - ArcelorMittal endorses EU steel trade measures — Recycling Today / ArcelorMittal: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/arcelormittal-europe-eu-steel-tariff-quotas-proposal-cbam/ - EU targets low-value imports via e-commerce platforms — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250708STO29516/eu-targets-low-value-imports-via-e-commerce-platforms - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - EU €2 parcel customs handling fee may start July 2026 — VATCalc: https://www.vatcalc.com/eu/eu-mulls-customs-admin-tax-on-non-eu-sellers/ - Five questions (and expert answers) about the EU's divided support for tariffs on Chinese EVs — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/five-questions-and-expert-answers-about-the-eus-divided-support-for-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/ - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs --- ## Luxemburg will Essenskuriere als Beschäftigte einstufen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-essenslieferdienste-kuriere-arbeitsrecht-plattformrichtlinie - Published: 2026-06-25T05:13:00.822+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:13:00.822+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 1758b156-d449-4dd8-88f1-3dd011d8ebff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Ein Gesetzentwurf zur Umsetzung der EU-Plattformrichtlinie kehrt die Beweislast um: Kuriere von Wolt, Wedely und Co. gelten künftig als Angestellte. ITM und CNPD wachen, Bußgelder bis 25.000 Euro. ### Summary Mit dem Gesetzentwurf 8699 setzt Luxemburg die EU-Plattformrichtlinie um und vermutet für Essenskuriere künftig ein Arbeitsverhältnis. Durchsetzung durch ITM und CNPD, Bußgelder bis 25.000 Euro je Beschäftigtem. ### Key facts - Der Gesetzentwurf 8699 setzt die EU-Plattformrichtlinie 2024/2831 um und vermutet für Plattformkuriere künftig ein Arbeitsverhältnis; die Frist zur Umsetzung läuft am 2. Dezember 2026 ab. - Die Vermutung wird unwiderlegbar, sobald mindestens drei von dreizehn Kriterien für Leitung und Kontrolle durch die Plattform erfüllt sind. - Luxemburg verzichtet bewusst auf die Begrenzung der Rückwirkung, damit Kuriere nicht je nach Vertragsbeginn unterschiedlich behandelt werden. - ITM und Datenschutzbehörde CNPD setzen die Regeln durch; Bußgelder reichen von 1.000 bis 25.000 Euro je Beschäftigtem, im Wiederholungsfall verdoppelt. - Spaniens Strafe von rund 79 Millionen Euro gegen Glovo zeigt, wie kostspielig Fehleinstufungen werden können. ### FAQ **Q: Was ändert sich für Essenskuriere in Luxemburg?** Künftig gilt eine gesetzliche Vermutung, dass Kuriere von Plattformen wie Wolt oder Wedely Beschäftigte sind. Die Plattform muss das Gegenteil beweisen; sind mindestens drei von dreizehn Kriterien erfüllt, wird die Vermutung unwiderlegbar. **Q: Welche Behörden überwachen die neuen Regeln?** Die Gewerbeaufsicht ITM und die Datenschutzbehörde CNPD setzen die Vorschriften gemeinsam durch. Die CNPD wacht insbesondere über die Bestimmungen zum algorithmischen Management. **Q: Welche Strafen drohen den Plattformen?** Verwaltungsstrafen von 1.000 bis 25.000 Euro je Beschäftigtem, im Wiederholungsfall innerhalb von zwei Jahren verdoppelt. In schweren Fällen kann eine Arbeitseinstellung angeordnet werden. **Q: Bis wann muss die EU-Richtlinie umgesetzt sein?** Die Richtlinie (EU) 2024/2831 trat am 1. Dezember 2024 in Kraft und muss bis zum 2. Dezember 2026 in nationales Recht überführt werden. Der Staatsrat gab sein Gutachten im März 2026 ab. ### Body Wer in Luxemburg-Stadt eine Mahlzeit bestellt, bekommt sie häufig von einem Radkurier mit auffälliger Thermobox auf dem Rücken gebracht. Der Status dieser Kuriere soll sich nun grundlegend ändern. Die Regierung hat einen Gesetzentwurf vorgelegt, der die Fahrer von Wolt, Wedely und ihren Konkurrenten als Beschäftigte behandelt – solange die Plattformen nicht das Gegenteil beweisen. Der Text, Gesetzentwurf 8699, ändert das Arbeitsgesetzbuch zur Umsetzung der EU-Plattformrichtlinie und wurde nach Analysen der Kanzleien BSP und Lexgo am 10. Februar 2026 in der Abgeordnetenkammer eingebracht. Das Großherzogtum steht dabei unter Zeitdruck: Die Richtlinie (EU) 2024/2831 trat am 1. Dezember 2024 in Kraft und muss bis zum 2. Dezember 2026 in nationales Recht überführt sein. Der Staatsrat, Luxemburgs oberstes Rechtsberatungsgremium, legte sein Gutachten zu dem Entwurf im März 2026 vor und nahm damit eine prozedurale Hürde auf dem Weg zur parlamentarischen Abstimmung. Die Beweislast wechselt die Seite Kern des Vorhabens ist eine Umkehr der Beweislast. Bislang muss ein Kurier, der sich zu Unrecht als selbstständig eingestuft sieht, das Bestehen eines Arbeitsverhältnisses selbst erstreiten. Künftig greift eine gesetzliche Vermutung des Arbeitsverhältnisses überall dort, wo eine Plattform „Leitung“ und „Kontrolle“ über die Ausführung der Arbeit ausübt. Diese Vermutung ist widerlegbar – sie wird jedoch unwiderlegbar, sobald mindestens drei von dreizehn aufgelisteten Kriterien erfüllt sind, wie BSP und Lexgo bestätigen. Die Kriterien bilden den Alltag der App-gestützten Lieferarbeit ab. Maßgeblich ist unter anderem, ob die Plattform: - die Vergütung festlegt oder deckelt und die Zahlung des Kunden entgegennimmt; - die Qualität der Arbeit überwacht und die Leistung bewertet; - vorgibt, wie, wann und wo der Kurier seine Arbeit organisiert; - die Freiheit beschränkt, Aufträge anzunehmen oder abzulehnen oder eine Vertretung einzusetzen; - einen Arbeitenden ausschließen oder deaktivieren kann und verbindliche Verhaltensregeln vorschreibt. Bemerkenswert ist eine bewusste Entscheidung des Gesetzgebers: Luxemburg verzichtet darauf, die in der Richtlinie vorgesehene Ausnahme zu übernehmen, die die rückwirkende Geltung der Vermutung vor dem 2. Dezember 2026 begrenzt. So sollen Beschäftigte nicht unterschiedlich behandelt werden, je nachdem, wann ihr Vertrag begonnen hat. Der Entwurf übernimmt zudem die Schutzregeln zum algorithmischen Management: Kuriere erhalten das Recht auf Erläuterung automatisierter Entscheidungen, ein Überprüfungsverfahren sowie eine garantierte menschliche Kontrolle, bevor ein Konto gesperrt oder gekündigt wird. Die Durchsetzung übernehmen zwei Behörden gemeinsam – die Gewerbeaufsicht Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM) und die Datenschutzbehörde CNPD, die über die algorithmischen Bestimmungen wacht. Verstöße werden mit Verwaltungsstrafen von 1.000 bis 25.000 Euro je Beschäftigtem geahndet, im Wiederholungsfall innerhalb von zwei Jahren verdoppelt. In schweren Fällen drohen Anordnungen zur Arbeitseinstellung. Ein kleiner Markt, ein langer Streit Sichtbar wurden die Essenskuriere in Luxemburg-Stadt während der Pandemie, als sie für die internationalen Plattformen Wolt und Uber Eats sowie für heimische Dienste wie Wedely, Goosty, Foozo und MiamMiam.lu in die Pedale traten, wie der Lëtzebuerger Journal dokumentiert hat. Eine offizielle landesweite Zahl der Beschäftigten gibt es nicht; die OGBL, Luxemburgs größte Gewerkschaft, spricht von „Hunderten“ Lieferarbeitern und kämpft seit Jahren gegen das, was sie als Scheinselbstständigkeit bezeichnet. Die Gewerkschaft argumentiert, als unabhängige Auftragnehmer eingestufte Kuriere befänden sich in Wahrheit in einem Unterordnungsverhältnis: Sie stellten ihr eigenes Fahrrad, während die Plattform Vergütung und Routen festlege, ihre Leistung bewerte und sich das Recht zur Sanktion vorbehalte. In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung mit der LCGB drängte sie das Parlament zum Handeln: Die OGBL und die LCGB sind der Auffassung, dass die Abgeordnetenkammer den Gesetzentwurf der CSL erörtern und einen nationalen Rahmen für den Schutz der sozialen Rechte und der Arbeitsbedingungen der auf digitalen Plattformen Beschäftigten schaffen sollte. Die Plattformen halten dagegen, gerade die Flexibilität sei der Sinn der Sache. Wolt zufolge haben sieben von zehn seiner Kurierpartner in Luxemburg andere Jobs, 23 Prozent sind Studierende, jeder Zehnte ist im Ruhestand oder kümmert sich um den Haushalt; nach den Unternehmenszahlen liefern sie im Schnitt sieben Stunden pro Woche aus. „Sieben von zehn Kurieren sagen, dass sie es besonders schätzen, selbst zu entscheiden, wie viele Stunden sie wöchentlich ausliefern – das bekommen sie sonst nirgends“, sagte Tomás Etcheverry, General Manager von Wolt Luxemburg. Teil einer europäischen Neuvermessung Luxemburg handelt im Rahmen eines kontinentweiten Vorstoßes, der den Status von schätzungsweise 28,5 Millionen Menschen klären soll, die in der EU über digitale Plattformen arbeiten. Die umgesetzte Richtlinie soll die Vermutung eines Arbeitsverhältnisses vereinheitlichen und Fehleinstufungen schwerer haltbar machen – ein Wandel, der sich andernorts bereits als kostspielig erwiesen hat. In Spanien, dessen „Riders-Gesetz“ von 2021 den Ansatz vorprägte, verhängte die Arbeitsaufsicht gegen Glovo eine Strafe von rund 79 Millionen Euro, weil es etwa 10.614 Kuriere in Barcelona und Valencia als Selbstständige geführt hatte – so berichten Euronews und das Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Ein Urteil des niederländischen Obersten Gerichtshofs stufte 2023 Deliveroo-Fahrer als Beschäftigte ein. Die Richtlinie will diese Logik unionsweit verbreiten, indem sie die Beweislast auf die Plattformen verlagert. Luxemburgs Arbeitsminister Georges Mischo bezeichnet die Aufgabe als heikle Gratwanderung. Den EU-Text nennt er einen mühsam errungenen „compromis“, den Luxemburg gern „ambitieux“-er gehabt hätte; Ziel sei ein Ausgleich zwischen „la protection des personnes travaillant sur des plateformes et la compétitivité du Luxembourg sur le marché européen“ – dem Schutz der auf Plattformen Arbeitenden und der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Luxemburgs auf dem europäischen Markt. Wie dieser Ausgleich gelingt, betrifft weit mehr als die Kuriere selbst. Plattformarbeit zählt zu den am schnellsten wachsenden und am wenigsten regulierten Bereichen des Arbeitsmarktes. Wo Luxemburg die Grenze zwischen Angestellten und Selbstständigen zieht – und wie konsequent die ITM sie überwacht –, wird zum Maßstab dafür, wie der Staat eine neue Generation von Arbeitenden einordnet und schützt. ### Sources - Newsflash | Bill on the improvement of working conditions in the context of platform work: a legislative turning point for digital platforms — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/newsflash-i-bill-improvement-working-conditions-context - Bill on the Improvement of Working Conditions in the Context of Platform Work: A Legislative Turning Point for Digital Platforms — Lexgo: https://www.lexgo.be/en/news-and-articles/14660-bill-on-the-improvement-of-working-conditions-in-the-context-of-platform-work-a-legislative-turning-point-for-digital-platforms - Quelles règles pour le travail des plateformes au Luxembourg ? — Chambre des députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/2335 - Avis 62.300 du 10 mars 2026 — Conseil d'État du Luxembourg: https://conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/avis/2026/mars2026/10032026/62300.html - A still uncertain future for millions of platform workers — OGBL: https://www.ogbl.lu/en/communique/un-avenir-encore-incertain-pour-des-millions-de-travailleurs-des-plateformes/ - Plateformes de livraison : une loi contre l'ubérisation, et vite ! — OGBL: http://www.ogbl.lu/blog/plateformes-de-livraison-une-loi-contre-luberisation-et-vite/ - Who are the people delivering in Luxembourg? — Wolt Newsroom: https://press.wolt.com/en-LU/244409-who-are-the-people-delivering-in-luxembourg - The gig economy - a regulatory challenge — Lëtzebuerger Journal: https://journal.lu/en/gig-economy-regulatory-challenge - Spain fines delivery app Glovo €79 million for violating labour laws — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/22/spain-fines-delivery-app-glovo-79-million-for-violating-labour-laws - Spain: Delivery app Glovo fined €79 million for breaching labour law — Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/espa%C3%B1a-empresa-de-repartidores-glovo-recibe-una-multa-por-violaci%C3%B3n-de-regulaciones-laborales/ - The EU Platform Work Directive — European Trade Union Institute (ETUI): https://www.etui.org/publications/eu-platform-work-directive - EU Platform Work Directive: which countries have implemented? — Ius Laboris: https://iuslaboris.com/insights/eu-platform-work-directive-which-countries-have-implemented/ --- ## Erster Nationalfeiertag unter Großherzog Guillaume – im Bann der roten Hitzewarnung - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-nationalfeiertag-2026-grossherzog-guillaume-hitzewarnung - Published: 2026-06-24T17:50:51.969+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:50:51.969+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: fbaec17a-fa2b-42f3-8a04-6ed0c0ad8e4e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Acht Monate nach dem Thronwechsel von Henri zu Guillaume beging das Großherzogtum seinen Nationalfeiertag mit Te Deum, Militärparade und Feuerwerk – bei einer roten Hitzewarnung von MeteoLux. ### Summary Luxemburg feierte am 23. Juni den ersten Nationalfeiertag der Regentschaft von Großherzog Guillaume – mit Festakt, Parade und Te Deum, überschattet von einer beispiellosen Hitzewelle und einer landesweiten roten Warnstufe. ### Key facts - Es war der erste Nationalfeiertag der Regentschaft von Großherzog Guillaume, rund acht Monate nach dem Thronwechsel von Henri am 3. Oktober 2025. - Beim Festakt in der Philharmonie vor mehr als 1.000 Gästen wurde unter anderem Schauspielerin Vicky Krieps zum Offizier des Ordens der Eichenkrone ernannt. - Zum Programm gehörten 21 Salutschüsse, eine Militärparade auf der Avenue de la Liberté und ein Te Deum mit Vertretern mehrerer Religionen. - MeteoLux rief eine rote Hitzewarnung aus – bis zu 38 Grad im Süden; Fachleute warnten vor einer Hitzewelle schlimmer als 2003. - Der CGDIS verstärkte seine Kräfte, die Stadt sicherte kostenloses Trinkwasser zu, dennoch kamen viele Menschen zu Fakelzuch und Feuerwerk. ### FAQ **Q: Warum war der Nationalfeiertag 2026 besonders?** Es war der erste offizielle Nationalfeiertag der Regentschaft von Großherzog Guillaume. Er hatte den Thron am 3. Oktober 2025 nach der Abdankung seines Vaters Henri bestiegen und stand nun gemeinsam mit Großherzogin Stéphanie erstmals als regierendes Paar im Mittelpunkt. **Q: Welche Rolle spielte die Hitzewelle?** Der Wetterdienst MeteoLux verhängte eine rote Hitzewarnung mit bis zu 38 Grad im Süden und über 20 Grad in den Nächten. Der CGDIS verstärkte seine Kräfte, die Stadt sicherte am Glacis kostenloses Trinkwasser zu, und die Regierung koordinierte den Einsatz vom Krisenzentrum in Senningen aus. **Q: Was sagte Großherzog Guillaume in seiner ersten Ansprache?** Er betonte Institutionen, Geschichte, Symbole und Traditionen sowie die Weitergabe von Werten zwischen den Generationen. Mit Blick auf den Krieg in der Ukraine mahnte er, der Frieden in diesem Teil Europas dürfe nicht länger als selbstverständlich gelten. ### Body Mit dem ersten offiziellen Nationalfeiertag der Regentschaft von Großherzog Guillaume hat Luxemburg am Dienstag, dem 23. Juni, einen seiner wichtigsten staatlichen Festtage begangen. Pomp, Andacht und Patriotismus prägten den Tag – doch über allem lag eine außergewöhnliche Hitzewelle, für die der Wetterdienst landesweit die rote Warnstufe ausgerufen hatte. Der zentrale Feiertag des Großherzogtums trug in diesem Jahr ein besonderes Gewicht. Es war der erste Nationalfeiertag, seit der Thron von Großherzog Henri auf dessen ältesten Sohn übergegangen war: Guillaume bestieg ihn am 3. Oktober 2025, nachdem Henri – wie bereits in seiner Weihnachtsansprache vom 24. Dezember 2024 angekündigt – abgedankt hatte. Vereidigt vor der Abgeordnetenkammer und im Beisein der Königspaare der Niederlande und Belgiens, der EU-Parlamentspräsidentin Roberta Metsola und des Präsidenten des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, trat er die Nachfolge an. Sein Sohn Prinz Charles, mit damals fünf Jahren der jüngste Thronfolger der Welt, wurde Erbgroßherzog. Rund acht Monate später standen Guillaume und Großherzogin Stéphanie nun erstmals als regierendes Paar im Mittelpunkt der Feierlichkeiten, die vom Vorabend des 22. Juni bis zu den offiziellen Zeremonien des 23. reichten. Eine neue Regentschaft zeigt sich Höhepunkt war ein Festakt in der Philharmonie Luxembourg am Morgen des 23. Juni, zu dem mehr als 1.000 Gäste geladen waren – darunter Mitglieder der Abgeordnetenkammer, des Staatsrats, der Justiz und des diplomatischen Korps. Bei der Ankunft wurde das großherzogliche Paar vom Präsidenten der Abgeordnetenkammer, Claude Wiseler, von Premierminister Luc Frieden und von der Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Luxemburg, Lydie Polfer, empfangen. Ansprachen von Guillaume, Frieden und Wiseler gaben dem Vormittag den Rahmen; hinzu kam die Verleihung von Ehrenauszeichnungen für Verdienste in Bürgerschaft, Wirtschaft, Sport und Kultur. Zu den Geehrten zählte die luxemburgische Schauspielerin Vicky Krieps, die zum Offizier des Ordens der Eichenkrone ernannt wurde. Ein eigens beim Geiger und Komponisten Jean-Jacques Mailliet in Auftrag gegebenes Werk wurde während der Zeremonie uraufgeführt – musiziert vom Luxemburger Philharmonischen Orchester, dem Chœur de Chambre de Luxembourg und den Pueri Cantores. In seiner ersten Nationalfeiertagsrede stellte Guillaume Kontinuität, Jugend und demokratische Verantwortung in den Vordergrund. Die Nation, so sein Gedanke, lebe weniger vom Zeremoniell als von dem, was zwischen den Generationen weitergegeben werde. "Eine Nation lebt durch ihre Institutionen, ihre Geschichte, ihre Symbole und ihre Traditionen. Vor allem aber lebt sie durch ihr Volk und durch das, was von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben wird: ihre Werte, ihr Verantwortungsbewusstsein gegenüber unserem Land und unseren Mitbürgern und ihr Vertrauen in eine gemeinsame Zukunft." — Großherzog Guillaume in der Philharmonie Mit Blick auf die Kriege am Rand Europas mahnte der Großherzog, angesichts des Konflikts, der den Kontinent erneut erfasst habe, dürfe man "den Frieden in unserem Teil Europas nicht länger als selbstverständlich betrachten" – ein deutlicher Verweis auf die Ukraine in einer Ansprache, die ansonsten Tradition und gemeinsamer Bürgerschaft gewidmet war. Salut, Parade und ein Te Deum der Religionen Der zeremonielle Tag folgte einer seit Langem eingespielten Abfolge: - 21 Salutschüsse am Fetschenhaff gegen 11.00 Uhr zu Ehren des Großherzogs; - das Präsentieren des Gewehrs und die Militärparade auf der Avenue de la Liberté ab Mittag, befehligt von Oberst Alain Schoeben, dem Kommandeur der Streitkräfte; - ein abschließender Tiefflug mit einem Hubschrauber Airbus H145M, einem Tankflugzeug Airbus A330 MRTT und einem Airbus A400M der belgischen Luftwaffe. Die Parade vereinte Abordnungen der luxemburgischen Armee, der Großherzoglichen Polizei, des Zolls, der Gefängnisverwaltung, des Rettungsdienstes CGDIS und des Luxemburger Roten Kreuzes, ergänzt durch eine Abordnung der französischen Armee und zivile Musikgesellschaften der Union Grand-Duc Adolphe aus Käerjeng. Am späten Nachmittag wohnte das großherzogliche Paar dem traditionellen Te Deum in der Kathedrale Notre-Dame bei. Als Sinnbild der Vielfalt des Landes kamen dort Kardinal-Erzbischof Jean-Claude Hollerich, Oberrabbiner Alain Nacache, Hafiz ef. Hilmija Redžić als Vertreter der muslimischen Gemeinschaft und Volker Beba von der Protestantischen Kirche Luxemburgs zusammen. Feiern bei Rekordhitze Die Feierlichkeiten fanden bei einer der schwersten Hitzewellen seit Jahren statt. Der nationale Wetterdienst MeteoLux setzte das Land unter eine rote Hitzewarnung; tagsüber kletterten die Temperaturen in den oberen Dreißigerbereich – bis zu 38 Grad im Süden –, und auch nachts brachte die feuchtwarme Tropenluft kaum Abkühlung, mit Werten von über 20 Grad. Die Meteorologen warnten, das Ereignis könne die tödliche Hitzewelle von 2003 noch übertreffen. Der Vorabend des Nationalfeiertags am 22. Juni zog dennoch große Menschenmengen an. Nach der Wachablösung am großherzoglichen Palast – angeführt von Leutnant Lynn Hermes – zog der Fakelzuch mit rund 2.800 Teilnehmern durch die Oberstadt, ehe um 23.00 Uhr von der Adolphe-Brücke aus ein 17-minütiges Feuerwerk über dem Petrusstal gezündet wurde, untermalt von einer Originalkomposition von Erny Delosch. Zuvor hatte das großherzogliche Paar Differdingen besucht. Die Behörden stellten sich auf die Bedingungen ein. Der CGDIS verstärkte seine Kräfte landesweit und verlegte angehende Feuerwehrleute vom Paradedienst in den medizinischen Bereitschaftsdienst; die Stadt sicherte am Glacis über Brunnen und Stände kostenloses Trinkwasser zu, und die Regierung verstärkte die Einsatzkoordination vom Nationalen Krisenzentrum in Senningen aus. "Der Kontext ist außergewöhnlich, mit sehr hohen Temperaturen bei Tag und bei Nacht", sagte Cédric Gantzer, ein Sprecher des CGDIS. Mit großem Andrang in der Hauptstadt rechneten die Verantwortlichen dennoch. "Wir werden trotzdem viele Menschen hier in der Stadt haben", sagte Kommandantin Annick Baustert zu Beginn der Feierlichkeiten. Bei Einbruch der Nacht ging die Rechnung auf: Der erste Nationalfeiertag eines neuen Monarchen wurde in vollem Umfang begangen, die Menschenmengen blieben dicht und die Rituale unangetastet – auch wenn das Großherzogtum unter einem von der Hitze weiß gebleichten Himmel schwitzte. ### Sources - Ceremonies & Celebrations Highlight Luxembourg's National Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61961-ceremonies-celebrations-highlight-luxembourgs-national-day-2026 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Le grand-duc Guillaume célèbre la première fête nationale de son règne à la Philharmonie Luxembourg — Histoires Royales: https://histoiresroyales.fr/grand-duc-guillaume-celebre-premiere-fete-nationale-regne-philharmonie-luxembourg/ - Fête nationale 2026: cinq moments à ne pas manquer — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/fete-nationale-2026-cinq-moments-a-ne-pas-manquer - Les secours renforcés pour que la canicule ne gâche pas la fête — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Fête nationale 2026: le feu d'artifice illumine le ciel de Luxembourg-Ville — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/fete-nationale-2026-le-feu-d-artifice-illumine-le-ciel-de-luxembourg-ville-103588139 - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Fête nationale 2026 | Te Deum | Cour grand-ducale — Maison du Grand-Duc (monarchie.lu): https://monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/fete-nationale-2026-te-deum --- ## EU empfängt Taliban-Vertreter in Brüssel – erstmals seit der Machtübernahme 2021 - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-taliban-gespraeche-bruessel-afghanen-rueckfuehrung - Published: 2026-06-24T17:40:14.505+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:40:14.505+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: b5701087-eab0-4102-b170-3eabd2fa8df5 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Hinter verschlossenen Türen verhandelte die EU-Kommission mit 15 Mitgliedstaaten über die Rückkehr abgelehnter afghanischer Asylbewerber – und betont zugleich: Das sei keine Anerkennung des Regimes. ### Summary Die EU-Kommission und 15 Mitgliedstaaten trafen am 23. Juni 2026 in Brüssel erstmals seit 2021 eine Taliban-Delegation – im Zentrum stand die Rückführung von Afghanen ohne Bleiberecht. Menschenrechtsgruppen warnen vor einer Legitimierung des Regimes. ### Key facts - Die EU empfing am 23. Juni 2026 in Brüssel erstmals seit der Machtübernahme 2021 eine Taliban-Delegation – ein Treffen auf technischer Ebene hinter verschlossenen Türen. - Im Zentrum stand die Rückführung von Afghanen ohne Bleiberecht, vor allem von Straftätern und mutmaßlichen Sicherheitsrisiken, sowie eine mögliche konsularische Präsenz der Taliban. - Die Kommission betont, das Treffen bedeute keine Anerkennung; EU und Mitgliedstaaten verweigern diese seit 2021. Belgien erteilte fünf nur 24 Stunden gültige, auf belgisches Gebiet beschränkte Visa. - Menschenrechtsgruppen und Nobelpreisträgerin Malala Yousafzai warnen vor einer Legitimierung des Regimes und vor Rückführungen in Gefahr. - Ob Luxemburg zu den 15 teilnehmenden Staaten gehörte, ist nicht bestätigt; Afghanen erhielten Anfang 2026 in rund drei von vier Fällen Schutz in der EU. ### FAQ **Q: Bedeutet das Treffen, dass die EU die Taliban anerkennt?** Nein. Die EU-Kommission stellte ausdrücklich klar, dass das Gespräch keine formelle Anerkennung darstellt. Die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten verweigern den Taliban die Anerkennung seit 2021, und kein Mitgliedstaat unterhält förmliche diplomatische Beziehungen zum Islamischen Emirat. **Q: Worüber wurde in Brüssel konkret verhandelt?** Die Gespräche waren rein technisch und drehten sich um die Rückkehr und Rückübernahme afghanischer Staatsangehöriger ohne Bleiberecht – besonders von Straftätern und mutmaßlichen Sicherheitsrisiken –, um eine mögliche konsularische Präsenz der Taliban, die Wiederaufnahme konsularischer Dienste sowie vertrauensbildende Maßnahmen. **Q: War Luxemburg an dem Treffen beteiligt?** Das ist nicht bestätigt. Teilgenommen haben 15 der 27 EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die jedoch nicht einzeln benannt wurden. Ob Luxemburg darunter war, geht aus den vorliegenden Berichten nicht hervor. **Q: Warum kritisieren Menschenrechtsgruppen die Gespräche?** Sie warnen, jeder Kontakt legitimiere ein Regime, das Mädchen Bildung verwehrt und Frauen aus dem öffentlichen Leben drängt. Zudem könnten beschleunigte Abschiebungen Rückkehrer der Verfolgung aussetzen – im Widerspruch zum Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung. ### Body Fast fünf Jahre nach der Machtübernahme der Taliban hat die Europäische Union erstmals eine Delegation der Islamisten auf europäischem Boden empfangen. Am Dienstag, dem 23. Juni 2026, trafen Vertreter der EU-Kommission und von 15 Mitgliedstaaten in Brüssel mit fünf Abgesandten des sogenannten Islamischen Emirats zusammen – an einem nicht genannten Ort außerhalb der institutionellen Räume der Kommission, hinter verschlossenen Türen. Das beispiellose Treffen markiert eine folgenreiche und heftig umstrittene Wende im Umgang der Union mit einer Regierung, die sie weiterhin nicht anerkennt. Nach Angaben der Kommission führten ihre Dienststellen das Treffen auf technischer Ebene gemeinsam mit Schweden als Ko-Vorsitz. 15 der 27 EU-Staaten entsandten Vertreter. Es war das erste Mal seit der Machtübernahme im August 2021, dass Funktionäre der Taliban in Brüssel zugleich mit der Kommission und Regierungen der Union an einem Tisch saßen. Worum es konkret ging Sowohl die Kommission als auch das afghanische Außenministerium beschrieben die Gespräche als rein technisch – als Verständigung über Migration und die Mechanik von Rückführungen, nicht über eine politische Annäherung im weiteren Sinne. Auf der Tagesordnung standen: - die Rückkehr und Rückübernahme afghanischer Staatsangehöriger ohne Bleiberecht in der EU, mit besonderem Augenmerk auf Personen, die schwere Straftaten begangen haben oder als Sicherheitsrisiko gelten; - eine mögliche konsularische Präsenz der Taliban in der Union sowie die Wiederaufnahme konsularischer Dienste für Afghanen in Europa; - sogenannte vertrauensbildende Maßnahmen und ein von beiden Seiten als „würdevoll“ bezeichnetes Rückkehrverfahren. Kommissionssprecher Markus Lammert umriss die Begründung eng. „Die Mitgliedstaaten prüfen Möglichkeiten, Personen zurückzuführen, die schwere Straftaten begangen haben und möglicherweise eine Sicherheitsbedrohung darstellen“, sagte er. Das Treffen folgte auf eine Mission der Kommission nach Kabul im Januar – Teil einer schrittweisen, vorsichtigen Öffnung technischer Kanäle zu den faktischen Machthabern. Kontakt ist keine Anerkennung Brüssel bemühte sich nachdrücklich um die Klarstellung, dass das Gespräch am Verhandlungstisch keine Billigung der Taliban bedeute. Das Treffen sei nicht mit einer formellen Anerkennung der Regierung gleichzusetzen, betonte die Kommission; die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten verweigern diese seit 2021. Kein Mitgliedstaat unterhält förmliche diplomatische Beziehungen zum Islamischen Emirat. Migrationskommissar Magnus Brunner verteidigte den Schritt als praktische Notwendigkeit. Die Union habe kaum eine andere Wahl, als bei der Frage der Rückführungen in einen Dialog einzutreten. Es ist wichtig, mit ihnen zu sprechen – schon allein, um die Lage für die Europäer zu verbessern, aber auch für Asylantragsteller, für Asylsuchende. Wie behutsam die EU mit ihren Gästen umging, zeigte die Logistik. Belgien stellte der Delegation nach einer Sicherheitsüberprüfung fünf Visa aus – gültig für lediglich 24 Stunden und beschränkt auf belgisches Staatsgebiet, ohne Zugang zum übrigen Schengen-Raum. Der Sprecher des Taliban-Außenministeriums, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, nannte den Besuch „historisch“: Erstmals habe eine Delegation des Islamischen Emirats in Brüssel mit der EU und europäischen Regierungen verhandelt. Empörung über die Frauenrechte Das Treffen stieß bei Menschenrechtlern auf umgehende Verurteilung. Jede Normalisierung der Kontakte belohne eine Regierung, die Mädchen den Besuch weiterführender Schulen und Universitäten verbietet und Frauen aus weiten Teilen des öffentlichen Lebens verdrängt hat. Kritiker warnten, beschleunigte Abschiebungen könnten Rückkehrer der Verfolgung aussetzen – im Widerspruch zum Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung, der die Rücksendung von Menschen in ernsthafte Gefahr untersagt. Die Friedensnobelpreisträgerin Malala Yousafzai zeigte sich tief erschüttert: „Europa darf ein Regime nicht legitimieren, das für eine der schlimmsten Menschenrechtskrisen der Welt verantwortlich ist. Jeder Umgang mit den Taliban muss bei den Rechten afghanischer Frauen und Mädchen beginnen und enden.“ Die Human-Rights-Watch-Rechercheurin Fereshta Abbasi erklärte, jegliches Engagement müsse „dem Schutz der Menschenrechte und der Rechenschaftspflicht Vorrang einräumen – nicht der Abschiebung von Menschen in Gefahr“. Das UN-Flüchtlingshilfswerk warnte, aus der EU zurückgeführte Afghanen könnten Verfolgung drohen. Afghanen zählten weiterhin zu den größten Gruppen, denen in Europa Schutz gewährt wird: Nach den in Berichten zitierten Eurostat-Zahlen erhielten Anfang 2026 rund drei von vier afghanischen Antragstellern bereits in erster Instanz Schutz – etwa 24.960 Personen im ersten Quartal, knapp 29 Prozent aller Schutzgewährungen. Wo die Mitgliedstaaten – und Luxemburg – stehen Die Gespräche legen eine vertraute Bruchlinie in der Union offen: zwischen Regierungen, die auf schnellere Rückführungen abgelehnter Asylbewerber drängen, und jenen, die eine Legitimierung der Taliban oder einen Bruch von Schutzpflichten fürchten. Schwedens Rolle im Ko-Vorsitz spiegelt eine härtere Linie in Teilen Nordeuropas wider. Welche 15 Staaten teilnahmen, wurde nicht einzeln benannt; ob Luxemburg darunter war, ist nicht bestätigt. Für das Großherzogtum stellt sich – wie für jede EU-Hauptstadt – dasselbe Dilemma, mit dem die Union seit 2021 ringt: Wie lässt sich Migration und Rückführung mit einem Regime steuern, das man verurteilt, ohne ihm die Anerkennung zu verschaffen, nach der es strebt? Luxemburg, das die Taliban-Regierung wie seine Partner nicht anerkannt hat, wird jede operative Zusammenarbeit gegen eine Menschenrechtsbilanz abwägen müssen, die selbst führende EU-Politiker zu den schlimmsten der Welt zählen. Ob das Brüsseler Treffen ein einmaliger technischer Kontakt bleibt oder der erste Schritt zu einer tieferen Zusammenarbeit wird, dürfte dieses Kalkül in den kommenden Monaten prägen. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/afghan-taliban-holding-closed-door-talks-eu-deportations/ - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - EU hosts Taliban officials for talks on migrant returns — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0623/1580019-eu-taliban-meeting/ - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for E.U. meeting — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/taliban-afghanistan-european-union-visas-belgium-rcna351225 - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU migration talks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/belgium-issues-visas-to-taliban-delegation-for-eu-migration-talks --- ## Ebola erreicht erstmals Frankreich: Arzt nach Kongo-Einsatz in Paris isoliert - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/frankreich-erster-ebola-fall-arzt-kongo-paris-isoliert - Published: 2026-06-24T17:18:16.891+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:18:16.891+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 97eaf71a-c2c4-45eb-9185-2d08d22501c7 - Dateline: Paris, FR > Ein Mediziner einer Hilfsorganisation hat sich im Kongo angesteckt und liegt nun isoliert in einer Pariser Klinik. Behörden und die EU-Seuchenbehörde stufen das Risiko für Europa als sehr gering ein. ### Summary Frankreich meldet seinen ersten Ebola-Fall: Ein aus dem Kongo zurückgekehrter Arzt liegt in stabilem Zustand isoliert in einer Pariser Klinik. Für die Großregion gilt das Risiko als sehr gering. ### Key facts - Frankreich hat am 24. Juni 2026 seinen ersten Ebola-Fall bestätigt — zugleich der erste außerhalb Afrikas seit Beginn des aktuellen Ausbruchs. - Betroffen ist ein für die Hilfsorganisation ALIMA tätiger Arzt, der aus der DR Kongo zurückkehrte und nun in stabilem Zustand isoliert in einer Pariser Klinik liegt. - Das ECDC stuft das Risiko für die allgemeine europäische Bevölkerung als sehr gering ein; Ebola überträgt sich nur durch direkten Kontakt mit Körperflüssigkeiten Erkrankter. - Verursacher ist der Bundibugyo-Stamm, gegen den es keinen zugelassenen Impfstoff und keine zugelassene Therapie gibt. - Für Luxemburg und die Großregion wurden keine besonderen Maßnahmen ergriffen; der Fall liegt über 300 km entfernt unter Isolierung. ### FAQ **Q: Besteht für Luxemburg und die Großregion eine Gefahr?** Nein. Es wurden keine spezifischen Maßnahmen für Luxemburg angekündigt, und keine europäische Gesundheitsbehörde empfiehlt Reisebeschränkungen oder Grenzkontrollen. Der einzige Fall ist mehr als 300 Kilometer entfernt im Großraum Paris isoliert; das ECDC stuft das Risiko für die europäische Bevölkerung als sehr gering ein. **Q: Wie wurde der Patient in Frankreich versorgt?** Der Arzt wurde unmittelbar nach der Ankunft am Flughafen isoliert und in ein Unterdruck-Isolierzimmer (eine sogenannte chambre à double flux) verlegt. Eine epidemiologische Untersuchung läuft; ermittelte Kontaktpersonen sollen sich 21 Tage zu Hause isolieren und werden engmaschig überwacht. **Q: Warum ist dieser Ebola-Ausbruch besonders schwer zu bekämpfen?** Er wird durch die Bundibugyo-Variante des Virus verursacht. Anders als beim bekannteren Zaire-Stamm gibt es dagegen weder einen zugelassenen Impfstoff noch eine zugelassene Behandlung. Forschung und Entwicklung laufen, klinische Studien sollen beschleunigt werden. **Q: Wie viele Fälle und Todesfälle gibt es im aktuellen Ausbruch?** Nach den jüngsten offiziellen Zahlen wurden in der DR Kongo mehr als 1.000 bestätigte Fälle und 267 Todesfälle erfasst — eine Sterblichkeitsrate von rund 25 Prozent. Auch Uganda meldet Fälle (etwa 20 Fälle, zwei Todesfälle). ### Body Frankreich hat am Mittwoch seinen ersten Ebola-Fall auf eigenem Staatsgebiet bestätigt. Wie das Gesundheitsministerium mitteilte, war ein Arzt von einem humanitären Einsatz in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo zurückgekehrt und anschließend positiv auf das Virus getestet worden. Es ist das erste Mal, dass die Krankheit seit Beginn des aktuellen Ausbruchs in diesem Frühjahr außerhalb Afrikas nachgewiesen wurde. Der Patient arbeitet als Mediziner für ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action), eine internationale medizinische Hilfsorganisation. Er war in einem der Gebiete im Osten der DR Kongo im Einsatz, in denen das Virus zirkuliert, und flog nach Angaben des Ministeriums und französischer Medien am Dienstag mit einem Linienflug von Kinshasa nach Paris zurück. Inzwischen wird er in einer spezialisierten Einrichtung behandelt, sein Zustand ist stabil; die Viruslast bezeichnete das Ministerium als sehr niedrig. Vom Flughafen direkt in die Schleusenstation Beim Abflug sei der Arzt nahezu beschwerdefrei gewesen und habe lediglich über Kopfschmerzen geklagt, so das Ministerium; während des Fluges habe sich sein Zustand leicht verschlechtert. Er habe die Gesundheitsvorschriften vollständig befolgt, sei unmittelbar nach der Ankunft am Flughafen isoliert und danach in ein Krankenhaus verlegt worden — in ein Unterdruck-Isolierzimmer, eine sogenannte chambre à double flux, die verhindern soll, dass Krankheitserreger nach außen gelangen. Alle Vorsichtsmaßnahmen, insbesondere die Isolierung des Patienten, wurden unmittelbar nach seiner Ankunft ergriffen. So formulierte es das Gesundheitsministerium in seiner Mitteilung. Eine epidemiologische Untersuchung ist im Gange, um alle Personen zu ermitteln, die mit dem Arzt in Kontakt gekommen sein könnten. Die identifizierten Kontaktpersonen sollen sich für 21 Tage — die Dauer der Inkubationszeit von Ebola — zu Hause isolieren und werden engmaschig medizinisch überwacht. Die Behörden betonten ausdrücklich, dass es sich um einen importierten Fall handele und es keine Anzeichen dafür gebe, dass das Virus in Frankreich zirkuliere. Ebola wird nicht über die Luft übertragen: Eine Ansteckung erfolgt ausschließlich durch direkten Kontakt mit Körperflüssigkeiten eines Erkrankten, der bereits Symptome zeigt. Eine Weiterverbreitung in einer kontrollierten Klinikumgebung gilt daher als unwahrscheinlich. Die WHO mahnt zur Besonnenheit Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation, die den Ausbruch im Kongo am 17. Mai zur gesundheitlichen Notlage von internationaler Tragweite erklärt hat, wandte sich rasch gegen aufkommende Panik. Ihr Generaldirektor verwies darauf, dass in den vergangenen fünfzig Jahren weniger als 30 Ebola-Fälle außerhalb Afrikas registriert worden seien. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Generaldirektor der WHO, sagte vor Journalisten, das Risiko für den Rest der Welt — „ob für Frankreich oder andere Länder in Europa" — bleibe gering. „Man sollte nicht überreagieren, das ist mein Rat", erklärte er. Das Europäische Zentrum für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) kam zum selben Schluss: Es bewertete das Infektionsrisiko für Europäer, die in betroffene Gebiete reisen, als gering und für die allgemeine europäische Bevölkerung als sehr gering. Ein Ausbruch ohne zugelassenes Gegenmittel Der Fall geht auf den 17. Ebola-Ausbruch der DR Kongo zurück, der Mitte Mai nach einer Häufung ungeklärter Todesfälle in der rohstoffreichen östlichen Provinz Ituri ausgerufen wurde. Nach den jüngsten offiziellen Zahlen wurden mehr als 1.000 bestätigte Fälle erfasst, darunter 267 Todesfälle — eine Sterblichkeitsrate von rund 25 Prozent. Auch das Nachbarland Uganda hat Fälle gemeldet (etwa 20 Fälle, zwei Todesfälle). Besonders schwer zu bekämpfen ist dieser Ausbruch wegen des Virusstamms. Verursacher ist die Bundibugyo-Variante des Erregers, gegen die es — anders als beim bekannteren Zaire-Stamm — weder einen zugelassenen Impfstoff noch eine zugelassene Therapie gibt. Die WHO hat dazu aufgerufen, klinische Studien zu beschleunigen, um mögliche Wirkstoffe schneller verfügbar zu machen. - Patient: ein aus der DR Kongo zurückgekehrter ALIMA-Arzt, isoliert in stabilem Zustand in einer Klinik im Großraum Paris. - Risiko: Das ECDC stuft die Gefahr für die allgemeine europäische Bevölkerung als sehr gering ein. - Erreger: Bundibugyo-Ebolavirus — kein zugelassener Impfstoff, keine zugelassene Behandlung. - Ausbruch: mehr als 1.000 Fälle und 267 Todesfälle in der DR Kongo seit Mitte Mai. Was das für die Großregion bedeutet Für Leserinnen und Leser in Luxemburg und der grenzüberschreitenden Großregion ist der Fall vor allem eine Erinnerung daran, wie eng die öffentliche Gesundheit weltweit verflochten ist — ein Grund zur Sorge vor Ort ist er nicht. Der einzige bestätigte Fall befindet sich mehr als 300 Kilometer entfernt im Großraum Paris, unter klinischer Isolierung, und die EU-Seuchenbehörde ordnet das Risiko für die breite europäische Bevölkerung in ihre niedrigste Stufe ein. Die Reaktion wird auf europäischer Ebene koordiniert. Hadja Lahbib, EU-Kommissarin für Krisenmanagement, räumte ein, es gebe „weder einen Impfstoff noch eine zugelassene Behandlung für diesen Ebola-Stamm, doch Forschung und Entwicklung sind im Gange". In Paris erklärte das Büro des Premierministers, die Lage werde „sehr aufmerksam" verfolgt. Spezifische Maßnahmen für Luxemburg wurden nicht angekündigt, und keine der europäischen Gesundheitsbehörden hat Reisebeschränkungen oder Grenzkontrollen innerhalb der Union empfohlen. Die praktische Einordnung für die Großregion bleibt unverändert: Die Gefahr liegt in den betroffenen Regionen Zentralafrikas, nicht in Frankreichs Nachbarschaft — und ein einzelner, eingedämmter Fall in Paris ändert daran nichts. ### Sources - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo mission — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260624-france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo-mission - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo - France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak — Medical Xpress / AFP: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-france-ebola-case-africa-current.html - Un premier cas d'Ebola a ete identifie en France chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/sante/un-premier-cas-d-ebola-a-ete-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc - Epidemie d'Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Europe 1: https://www.europe1.fr/sante/epidemie-debola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc-959496 - Virus Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, le patient a ete isole depuis son retour de RDC — RTBF: https://www.rtbf.be/article/virus-ebola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-le-patient-a-ete-isole-depuis-son-retour-de-rdc-11746555 - Ebola : un tout premier cas detecte en France, la situation suivie de tres pres — Toute l'Europe: https://www.touteleurope.eu/societe/ebola-un-tout-premier-cas-detecte-en-france-la-situation-suivie-de-tres-pres/ - French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in doctor who worked in Congo — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/24/france-ebola-virus-case-congo/ - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - 2026 Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — ECDC: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda --- ## Kolumbien rückt nach rechts: De la Espriella vorn, Cepeda zweifelt Auszählung an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/kolumbien-stichwahl-de-la-espriella-vorne-cepeda-ergebnis-angefochten - Published: 2026-06-24T17:09:20.898+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:09:20.898+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: c1a2af0c-cb79-4662-a0f1-57e7dcce1ace - Dateline: Bogotá, CO > Der von Trump unterstützte Anwalt Abelardo de la Espriella führt die vorläufige Auszählung knapp an. Der Linkssenator Iván Cepeda gibt sich nicht geschlagen und ficht Zehntausende Wahllokale an. ### Summary Bei der Stichwahl in Kolumbien liegt der rechte Außenseiter Abelardo de la Espriella knapp vorn. Sein linker Rivale Iván Cepeda erkennt das vorläufige Ergebnis nicht an und verlangt die endgültige Auszählung. ### Key facts - Abelardo de la Espriella führt die vorläufige Auszählung mit 49,66 zu 48,70 Prozent an — ein Abstand von rund 250.000 Stimmen. - Iván Cepeda erkennt das Ergebnis nicht an und ficht mehr als 30.000 Wahllokale an; auch Präsident Petro hat keinen Sieger anerkannt. - Mit rund 12,9 Millionen Stimmen erzielte de la Espriella das angeblich höchste Resultat eines Präsidentschaftskandidaten in der Geschichte Kolumbiens. - Der Anwalt ohne Amtserfahrung verspricht eine harte Sicherheitspolitik, Megagefängnisse, einen kleineren Staat und enge Anbindung an die USA und Israel. - Die Vereidigung des neuen Präsidenten ist für den 7. August 2026 geplant; das Resultat markiert eine scharfe Wende nach rechts. ### FAQ **Q: Wer hat die Präsidentenstichwahl in Kolumbien gewonnen?** Nach Auszählung von etwa 99,9 Prozent der Stimmen führt Abelardo de la Espriella mit 49,66 Prozent vor Iván Cepeda mit 48,70 Prozent. Ein offizieller Sieger steht jedoch noch nicht fest, da Cepeda das Ergebnis anficht und die endgültige Auszählung aussteht. **Q: Warum erkennt Iván Cepeda das Ergebnis nicht an?** Cepeda sieht die Auszählung als noch nicht offiziell und rechtsverbindlich an. Sein Team ficht die Ergebnisse von mehr als 30.000 Wahllokalen an und wartet die endgültige Bilanz ab. Präsident Petro hatte zudem ohne Belege ein Hacken der Wahlsoftware behauptet. **Q: Wofür steht Abelardo de la Espriella politisch?** Der 47-jährige Anwalt verspricht ein Ende der Friedensverhandlungen mit bewaffneten Gruppen, eine US-gestützte Militäroffensive, Megagefängnisse nach Vorbild El Salvadors, niedrigere Steuern, einen kleineren Staat sowie engere Beziehungen zu den USA und Israel samt Botschaftsverlegung nach Jerusalem. **Q: Wann wird der neue Präsident vereidigt?** Die Amtseinführung ist für den 7. August 2026 vorgesehen. Der neue Präsident löst Gustavo Petro ab, der laut Verfassung nicht erneut antreten darf. ### Body Kolumbien steht vor einem politischen Richtungswechsel — und zugleich vor einem ungeklärten Wahlausgang. Am Montag beanspruchte Abelardo de la Espriella, ein rechtsgerichteter Anwalt und Geschäftsmann ohne jedes politische Amt, den Sieg in der Präsidentenstichwahl für sich. Doch der Vorsprung war so knapp, dass sein Gegner Iván Cepeda eine Niederlage verweigert. Nach Auszählung von rund 99,9 Prozent der am Sonntag abgegebenen Stimmen wies die vorläufige Bilanz de la Espriella 49,66 Prozent (12.959.542 Stimmen) aus, Cepeda kam auf 48,70 Prozent (12.708.712 Stimmen). Der Abstand lag bei etwa 250.000 Stimmen — weniger als ein Prozentpunkt. Die Zahlen der kolumbianischen Wahlbehörde wurden von internationalen Medien wie Al Jazeera, CBS News und CNN bestätigt. Sollte sich das Resultat bestätigen, wäre es das Ende von Kolumbiens kurzem Kapitel unter linker Führung — und der Beginn einer scharfen Wende in der Sicherheits-, Wirtschafts- und Außenpolitik. Die hauchdünne Differenz aber hält das Ergebnis vorerst formal in der Schwebe. Ein Vorsprung von 250.000 Stimmen — und ein Einspruch Cepeda, Kandidat des regierenden Bündnisses Historischer Pakt und politischer Erbe des scheidenden Präsidenten Gustavo Petro, akzeptierte die Niederlage nicht. Sein Wahlkampfteam kündigte an, die Ergebnisse von mehr als 30.000 Wahllokalen anzufechten — nach einer Zählung rund 33.000 von etwa 122.000 Urnen. Er rief seine Anhänger dazu auf, die endgültige, rechtsverbindliche Auszählung abzuwarten. Petro, dem die Verfassung eine Wiederwahl untersagt, hatte zuvor ohne Belege ein „Hacken der Wahlsoftware" behauptet und eine gründliche Überprüfung der Stimmen verlangt. Einen Sieger erkannte er nicht an; Trumps Eingreifen in den Wahlkampf wertete er als ausländische Einmischung. De la Espriella selbst schlug vor seinen Anhängern in der Karibikstadt Barranquilla versöhnliche Töne an. Ich werde für alle Kolumbianer regieren … Es wird keine Vergeltung geben, keine Verfolgung, denn in einer Demokratie gibt es keine unversöhnlichen Feinde. Auch Cepeda machte deutlich, dass er sich nicht aus dem öffentlichen Leben zurückzieht. „Wir sind offen für den Dialog. Wir sind bereit, Vereinbarungen zu treffen, solange sie respektvoll und aufrichtig sind und sich in politischem Handeln zum Wohl der Nation niederschlagen", sagte er seinen Unterstützern. Wer ist „El Tigre" Mit 47 Jahren ist de la Espriella Anwalt und Unternehmer, der nie ein gewähltes Amt innehatte. Unter dem Spitznamen „El Tigre" — der Tiger — trat er als Unabhängiger für eine Bewegung an, die sich „Verteidiger des Vaterlandes" nennt. Er inszenierte sich als starker Mann von außerhalb des politischen Establishments. Berichten zufolge besitzt er die US-amerikanische und die italienische Staatsbürgerschaft. Rückenwind erhielt sein Wahlkampf durch die offene Unterstützung Trumps, der ihm nach der Auszählung als Kolumbiens „neuem Präsidenten" gratulierte. Glückwunsch an „El Tigre" Abelardo de la Espriella, den neuen Präsidenten Kolumbiens! De la Espriella wiederum hat zugesagt, Bogotá eng an Washington heranzuführen — eine Kehrtwende nach dem frostigen Verhältnis zwischen Trump und Petro. Seine rund 12,9 Millionen Stimmen gelten als das höchste je von einem Präsidentschaftskandidaten in Kolumbien erzielte Ergebnis. Die polarisierende Stichwahl erreichte eine Wahlbeteiligung von etwa 63,6 Prozent der gut 41 Millionen Wahlberechtigten. Schon im ersten Wahlgang am 31. Mai hatte er mit rund 44 Prozent vor Cepedas etwa 41 Prozent gelegen. Was eine Präsidentschaft de la Espriellas bedeuten würde Der Wahlsieger in spe trat mit einem Programm an, das radikal mit Petros Kurs im Innern wie nach außen bricht. Zu seinen Versprechen zählen: - Sicherheit: Ende der Verhandlungen über einen „totalen Frieden" mit bewaffneten Gruppen und eine rund 90-tägige, von den USA gestützte Militäroffensive gegen kriminelle Organisationen. - Gefängnisse: Bau von etwa zehn Megagefängnissen nach dem Vorbild des harten Vorgehens in El Salvador unter Präsident Nayib Bukele. - Wirtschaft: Ausweitung der Öl- und Gasförderung, niedrigere Steuern und ein um rund 40 Prozent verkleinerter Staatsapparat — bei Beibehaltung populärer Sozialleistungen und der Mindestlohnerhöhungen. - Außenpolitik: Wiederherstellung der Beziehungen zu Israel und Verlegung der kolumbianischen Botschaft nach Jerusalem sowie eine engere Anbindung an die Trump-Regierung. In der Summe deutet das Programm auf einen Konfrontationskurs im jahrzehntelangen inneren Konflikt Kolumbiens und auf eine Neuverortung des Landes — weg von der regionalen Linken, hin zu Washington. Eine frühe Bewährungsprobe für die Institutionen Der Streit um die Auszählung wird zur ersten Bewährungsprobe für Kolumbiens Wahlinstitutionen. Der Sieger der Stichwahl soll am 7. August vereidigt werden und Petro ablösen — den ersten linken Präsidenten des Landes, dessen einzige Amtszeit nicht verlängerbar ist. Vorerst bleibt das Land mit drei offenen Fronten zurück: einem führenden Kandidaten, der das Präsidentenamt für sich reklamiert; einem Zweitplatzierten, der die endgültige Auszählung verlangt; und einem scheidenden Staatschef, der keinen Sieger anerkennt. Wie der Wettstreit ausgeht — und wie legitim derjenige regieren wird, der schließlich das Amt antritt — hängt an der amtlichen Auszählung, die noch aussteht. ### Sources - 2026 Colombian presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_election - Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/far-right-de-la-espriella-elected-colombia-president-whats-next - Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia's tight presidential race — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/colombian-right-wing-candidate-de-la-espriella-wins-tight-presidential-race - Right-wing candidate holds slim margin in Colombian presidential election, progressive challenger vows to challenge votes — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-electionn-runoff-ivan-cepeda-abelardo-de-la-espriella/ - Trump-backed de la Espriella wins preliminary count in razor-tight Colombian presidential runoff — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/americas/colombia-trump-abelardo-de-la-espriella-intl-latam - De la Espriella wins razor-thin majority in Colombia's election, Cepeda calls for final count — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260621-colombia-presidential-election-live-cepeda-de-la-espriella-face-off-in-second-round - Trump-backed De la Espriella wins Colombia runoff in preliminary count — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/nx-s1-5865676/delaespriella-colombia-election --- ## Messerattacke am Rande des City-Sounds-Festes: Mann schwebte in Lebensgefahr, zwei Festnahmen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/messerangriff-glacis-city-sounds-nationalfeiertag-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-24T16:59:48.254+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:59:48.254+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: a10217bf-54bf-426b-acab-70ba057d3b52 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg), LU > Am Limpertsberg eskalierte am Dienstagabend ein Streit zu einer blutigen Auseinandersetzung. Die Polizei warnt davor, die Tat vorschnell mit einer zweiten Messerstecherei in Clausen zu verknüpfen. ### Summary Bei einer Messerstecherei nahe den City-Sounds-Konzerten in Luxemburg-Stadt wurde am Abend des Nationalfeiertags ein Mann lebensgefährlich verletzt. Die Polizei nahm zwei Verdächtige fest; die Ermittlungen laufen. ### Key facts - Am Abend des 23. Juni wurde nahe den City-Sounds-Konzerten am Limpertsberg ein Mann durch eine Messerattacke lebensgefährlich am Hals verletzt; eine zweite Person erlitt leichte Schnitte. - Die Polizei nahm zwei Tatverdächtige fest; laut Tageblatt wurde einer auf Anordnung der Staatsanwaltschaft förmlich inhaftiert. Am Mittwoch galt das Opfer als stabil und außer Lebensgefahr. - Eine separate Messerstecherei in der Montée de Clausen am frühen Morgen führte zur Festnahme zweier weiterer Männer – die Polizei bestätigte jedoch keinen Zusammenhang zwischen den Fällen. - Über den Feiertag häuften sich weitere Übergriffe und Raubdelikte in der Hauptstadt; auch in Esch und Petingen wurden zuletzt Messerverletzungen registriert. - Bürgermeisterin Lydie Polfer verteidigte das Sicherheitskonzept, doch das Tageblatt zitierte acht Besucher, die nicht mit Metalldetektoren kontrolliert worden sein wollen. ### FAQ **Q: Was geschah am Rande der City-Sounds-Konzerte?** Gegen 22:15 Uhr am 23. Juni eskalierte auf der Allée Scheffer nördlich des Champ du Glacis ein Streit zwischen zwei Gruppen zu einer Messerattacke. Ein Mann wurde lebensgefährlich am Hals verletzt, eine zweite Person erlitt leichte Schnittwunden. **Q: Wurden Verdächtige festgenommen?** Ja. Die Polizei nahm zwei mutmaßliche Angreifer fest. Laut Tageblatt wurde einer von ihnen auf Anordnung der Staatsanwaltschaft förmlich in Haft genommen und einem Untersuchungsrichter vorgeführt. Die Ermittlungen dauern an. **Q: Besteht ein Zusammenhang mit der Messerstecherei in Clausen?** Nach Angaben der Polizei nicht bestätigt. Bei einem separaten Vorfall gegen 05:30 Uhr in der Montée de Clausen wurde ein Mann mit einer tiefen Rückenverletzung gefunden; zwei Männer wurden festgenommen. Die Polizei erklärte, ein möglicher Zusammenhang zwischen den Fällen lasse sich bei laufenden Ermittlungen nicht feststellen. **Q: Wie reagierte die Stadt auf die Sicherheitsfrage?** Bürgermeisterin Lydie Polfer verteidigte das Konzept, sprach von rund 30.000 Besuchern und betonte, die Gewalt habe sich außerhalb des Geländes ereignet. Das Tageblatt berichtete jedoch, acht Besucher hätten angegeben, nicht mit Metalldetektoren kontrolliert worden zu sein. ### Body Der Nationalfeiertag in Luxemburg ist seit jeher ein Abend der Menschenmengen, der Feuerwerke und der freien Konzerte – am Dienstag wurde er von einer Bluttat überschattet. Wenige Schritte von den City-Sounds-Bühnen entfernt geriet ein Mann nach einer Messerattacke in Lebensgefahr. Zwei Menschen wurden verletzt, zwei Tatverdächtige festgenommen, wie die großherzogliche Polizei mitteilte. Nach Angaben der Beamten ereignete sich der Vorfall gegen 22:15 Uhr am 23. Juni auf der Allée Scheffer, unmittelbar nördlich des Champ du Glacis im Stadtteil Limpertsberg. Dort hatten sich Zehntausende zu den kostenlosen Open-Air-Konzerten versammelt, mit denen die Hauptstadt den Nationalfeiertag begeht. In einer Mitteilung erklärte die Polizei: „Am heutigen Abend des 23.06.2026 kam es gegen 22:15 Uhr in der Allée Scheffer in Limpertsberg zu einem Vorfall, bei dem zwei Personen mit einer Stichwaffe verletzt wurden.“ Den Ermittlern zufolge entwickelte sich aus einem Streit zwischen zwei Gruppen eine handgreifliche Auseinandersetzung, in deren Verlauf ein Messer zum Einsatz kam. Ein Mann erlitt lebensgefährliche Verletzungen im Halsbereich – die Tageszeitung L'essentiel berichtete, er sei in die Kehle gestochen worden –, eine zweite Person trug leichtere Schnittwunden davon. Beide wurden noch vor Ort vom Rettungsdienst CGDIS versorgt und in ein Krankenhaus gebracht. Die Polizei betonte ausdrücklich, dass keiner der Verletzten zu den Verdächtigen zähle. Opfer stabilisiert, zwei Verdächtige in Gewahrsam Am Mittwoch besserte sich der Zustand des Schwerverletzten. Unter Berufung auf die Polizei meldete L'essentiel, der Mann befinde sich „in einem stabilen Zustand“ und sei „nicht mehr in Lebensgefahr“. Zwei mutmaßliche Angreifer seien festgenommen worden, so die Polizei. Laut der Tageszeitung Tageblatt wurde einer von ihnen auf Anordnung der Staatsanwaltschaft förmlich in Haft genommen und einem Untersuchungsrichter vorgeführt. Die Umstände seien weiterhin unklar; die Ermittler riefen Zeugen auf, sich über die Polizeinummer 113 zu melden. Die Staatsanwaltschaft wurde informiert, die Untersuchung dauert an. Eine zweite Tat in Clausen – ohne bestätigten Zusammenhang Bereits am frühen Morgen desselben Tages, gegen 05:30 Uhr, war die Polizei zur Montée de Clausen am östlichen Rand der Innenstadt gerufen worden. Dort fanden die Beamten einen Mann mit einer tiefen Stichverletzung im Rücken. „Vor Ort wurde ein Mann mit einer tiefen Stichverletzung im Rücken angetroffen“, hieß es von der Polizei. Die Einsatzkräfte leisteten Erste Hilfe, bis der Rettungsdienst eintraf. Die Staatsanwaltschaft ordnete die Festnahme zweier Männer an, die am Dienstagnachmittag einem Untersuchungsrichter vorgeführt wurden, wie Chronicle.lu und L'essentiel berichteten. Trotz der zeitlichen Nähe hütete sich die Polizei davor, die Fälle miteinander zu verbinden. L'essentiel berichtete, die Behörde sei nicht in der Lage gewesen anzugeben, ob zwischen den verschiedenen Vorfällen ein möglicher Zusammenhang bestehe – die Ermittlungen liefen noch. Beide Geschehnisse werden vorerst getrennt behandelt. Eine Serie von Gewalt über den Feiertag Die beiden Messerstechereien waren nicht die einzigen Zwischenfälle, die die Feierlichkeiten trübten. Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden des Dienstags meldeten Polizei und Chronicle.lu eine Reihe von Raubüberfällen und Übergriffen in der Hauptstadt: - gegen 02:00 Uhr wurde einem Mann nahe der Rue Philippe II die Armbanduhr vom Handgelenk gerissen; - gegen 03:40 Uhr wurde ein Mann im Stadtpark am Bein verletzt und seines Handys beraubt; die Täter flüchteten; - gegen 05:30 Uhr erlitt ein Mann in der Rue de l'Eau durch eine zerbrochene Glasflasche eine oberflächliche – nicht lebensbedrohliche – Halsverletzung und wurde einer Goldkette beraubt. Er wurde im Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg behandelt und noch am selben Abend entlassen. L'essentiel wies darauf hin, dass auch in den vergangenen Tagen in Esch an der Alzette und in Petingen Messerverletzungen registriert worden waren. Streit um die Sicherheit des Festes Bürgermeisterin Lydie Polfer verteidigte das Sicherheitskonzept des Festivals und betonte, die Gewalt habe sich außerhalb des Konzertgeländes ereignet, nicht inmitten der Menge. Sie bezifferte die Besucherzahl auf rund 30.000 und erklärte, auf dem Glacis-Feld selbst habe es keine nennenswerten Zwischenfälle gegeben; Polizei und CGDIS hätten sehr schnell eingegriffen. „Das geschah draußen, es handelte sich um alkoholisierte Personen, die sich geprügelt haben“, sagte Bürgermeisterin Lydie Polfer gegenüber L'essentiel. Mit Blick auf den Täter fügte sie hinzu: „Mit dem Messer wäre er nicht reingekommen.“ Polfer zufolge wurden die Konzertbesucher abgetastet und mit Metalldetektoren kontrolliert. Das Tageblatt berichtete jedoch, acht Menschen, die an jenem Abend vor Ort waren, hätten erklärt, sie seien nicht mit Metalldetektoren überprüft worden – einige seien überhaupt nicht durchsucht worden. Diese Schilderungen lassen sich mit den Beteuerungen der Bürgermeisterin nur schwer in Einklang bringen. Am Mittwoch dauerten die Ermittlungen zu beiden Messerstechereien an, und die Polizei erneuerte ihren Zeugenaufruf. Der Nationalfeiertag am 23. Juni ist Luxemburgs wichtigstes Staatsfest und lockt mit Feuerwerk, Umzügen und den City-Sounds-Konzerten große Menschenmengen in die Hauptstadt – und rückt die Sicherheit der größten öffentlichen Versammlungen des Landes erneut in den Fokus. ### Sources - City Sounds: un homme poignardé dans la gorge près du Glacis — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-grave-agression-a-la-sortie-des-city-sounds-un-homme-poignarde-103589156 - Arme blanche: un homme blessé dans le dos à Luxembourg-ville — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-autre-homme-blesse-a-l-arme-blanche-dans-la-capitale-103589416 - Police Arrest 2 Suspects After Stabbing in Luxembourg-Clausen — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61969-police-arrest-2-suspects-after-stabbing-in-luxembourg-clausen - Knife Attack & Violent Muggings Mar National Day — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61964-knife-attack-violent-muggings-mar-national-day - Messerangriff in Limpertsberg: Zwei Verletzte, ein Opfer in Lebensgefahr — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Messerangriff-in-Limpertsberg-Zwei-Verletzte-ein-Opfer-in-Lebensgefahr-65872.html - News — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale — Police Grand-Ducale (Luxembourg): https://police.public.lu/en/actualites.html - City Sounds 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-sounds-2026 --- ## EU-Steuerpaket stößt in Luxemburg auf verhaltene Resonanz - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-steuervereinfachung-luxemburg-verhaltene-resonanz-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T16:48:31.099+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:48:31.099+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: ed308df2-2768-4fdf-86cf-92d2007d9710 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die EU-Kommission verspricht bis zu acht Milliarden Euro Ersparnis pro Jahr. Doch das Kernstück – das Ende der Quellensteuer – greift erst in acht Jahren. In Luxemburg bleibt die Begeisterung aus. ### Summary Die EU-Kommission hat ein zweiteiliges Paket zur Vereinfachung der Unternehmensbesteuerung vorgelegt. In Luxemburg fällt die Reaktion verhalten aus: Der wichtigste Vorteil ist auf Jahre verschoben und an Einstimmigkeit gebunden. ### Key facts - Die EU-Kommission legte am 24. Juni 2026 ein zweiteiliges Paket zur Vereinfachung der Unternehmensbesteuerung vor – einen 'Steuer-Omnibus' und eine Neufassung der DAC-Richtlinie. - Die versprochene Ersparnis von bis zu acht Milliarden Euro pro Jahr greift nur bei einstimmiger Annahme durch alle 27 Mitgliedstaaten. - Das Kernstück – die Abschaffung der grenzüberschreitenden Quellensteuer zwischen verbundenen Unternehmen – würde erst acht Jahre nach der Annahme wirksam. - Eine gemeinsame Bemessungsgrundlage und einheitliche Steuersätze bleiben unangetastet; umstrittene Vorhaben wie 'Unshell' und DEBRA wurden auf Eis gelegt. - Luxemburgs Finanzplatz reagiert verhalten: Der Hauptgewinn ist fern und unsicher, die Belastung durch Säule zwei und Berichtspflichten bleibt bestehen. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viel will die EU-Kommission mit dem Steuerpaket einsparen?** Die Kommission schätzt die jährlichen Einsparungen bei Befolgungs- und Verwaltungskosten auf bis zu acht Milliarden Euro (rund 9,1 Milliarden Dollar). Davon entfallen etwa 5,3 Milliarden auf den Wegfall der innergemeinschaftlichen Quellensteuer und rund 3,3 Milliarden auf schlankere Berichtspflichten. Die Ersparnis tritt aber nur ein, wenn alle 27 Mitgliedstaaten zustimmen. **Q: Warum reagiert Luxemburg verhalten auf die Reform?** Der für den Finanzplatz wichtigste Vorteil – die Abschaffung der grenzüberschreitenden Quellensteuer – würde erst acht Jahre nach einer einstimmigen Annahme durch alle 27 Staaten wirksam. Rund die Hälfte der Mitgliedstaaten erhebt solche Steuern noch und ist auf die Einnahmen angewiesen. Zudem bleibt die substanzielle Befolgungslast aus Säule zwei und den Berichtspflichten bestehen. **Q: Welche Vorhaben verfolgt die EU nicht weiter?** Das Paket harmonisiert weder Bemessungsgrundlagen noch Steuersätze. Außerdem bestätigt es das Aus für die 'Unshell'-Richtlinie gegen Briefkastenfirmen, für die Eigen-/Fremdkapital-Entlastung DEBRA und für eine eigenständige Verrechnungspreis-Richtlinie. ### Body Als „größte und ehrgeizigste" Steuerreform seit Jahren hat ein EU-Beamter das Vorhaben bezeichnet. In Luxemburg, dessen Wohlstand stärker als anderswo davon abhängt, wie die Europäische Union Unternehmen besteuert, klang das Echo am Mittwoch deutlich nüchterner als die Brüsseler Ankündigung. Die Europäische Kommission stellte am 24. Juni ein zweiteiliges Paket zur Steuervereinfachung vor, das Unternehmen nach eigener Schätzung bis zu acht Milliarden Euro (rund 9,1 Milliarden Dollar) pro Jahr an Befolgungs- und Verwaltungskosten ersparen könnte – allerdings nur, wenn alle 27 Mitgliedstaaten es annehmen. Wirtschaftskommissar Valdis Dombrovskis warb für den Vorstoß als Wettbewerbsmaßnahme: Er würde Europa „zu einem attraktiveren und einfacheren Ort zum Investieren, Innovieren und Wirtschaften" machen. Zwei Säulen, ein Versprechen Das Paket ruht auf zwei Pfeilern. Der erste, ein „Steuer-Omnibus", ändert sechs EU-Richtlinien zur direkten Besteuerung gleichzeitig – darunter die Richtlinie zur Bekämpfung von Steuervermeidung (ATAD), die Mutter-Tochter-Richtlinie, die Zins- und Lizenzgebühren-Richtlinie sowie die Fusionsrichtlinie. Der zweite fasst die Richtlinie über die Zusammenarbeit der Verwaltungsbehörden (DAC) neu und gießt neun sich überschneidende Berichtspflichten in einen einzigen Text. Herzstück ist die letztliche Abschaffung der Quellensteuer auf grenzüberschreitende Dividenden, Zinsen und Lizenzgebühren zwischen verbundenen Unternehmen – eine alte Reibungsstelle im Binnenmarkt. Auf diesen Posten entfallen nach Angaben der Kommission rund 5,3 Milliarden Euro der versprochenen Ersparnis, weitere etwa 3,3 Milliarden sollen aus schlankeren Berichtspflichten kommen. In einem ersten Schritt soll die Befreiung unabhängig von der Höhe der Beteiligung gelten, die die Unternehmen verbindet. Zu den weiteren Maßnahmen zählen: - ein EU-weiter Freibetrag für Forschung und Entwicklung, der die volle Abzugsfähigkeit förderfähiger F&E-Ausgaben erlaubt; - eine Ausnahme für Konzerne, die bereits unter die globale Mindeststeuer von 15 Prozent (Säule zwei der OECD) fallen, von den überlappenden Hinzurechnungsregeln der ATAD, ergänzt um eine Befreiung für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen; - höhere Meldeschwellen für Online-Plattformen, die nach Schätzung der Kommission mehr als zehn Millionen private Verkäufer von Pflichten entlasten würden; - der Wegfall bestimmter Meldepflichten für grenzüberschreitende Gestaltungen bei Großunternehmen, die der Mindeststeuer ohnehin unterliegen. All dies ordnet die Kommission einem Ziel unter: den Melde- und Verwaltungsaufwand bis 2029 um 25 Prozent insgesamt und um 35 Prozent für KMU zu senken. Warum der Jubel ausbleibt Für Luxemburg ist Steuerpolitik der wichtigste Wettbewerbshebel. Der überdimensionierte Finanzsektor – Europas größter Standort für Investmentfonds – trägt die Volkswirtschaft, und das Großherzogtum argumentiert seit Jahren, das kumulierte Gewicht der EU- und OECD-Regeln gegen Steuervermeidung habe die Befolgungskosten für grenzüberschreitende Geschäfte in die Höhe getrieben. Ein Paket, das acht Milliarden Euro Entlastung verspricht, müsste auf dem Kirchberg also eigentlich willkommen sein. Das Problem liegt in Zeitpunkt und Ehrgeiz. Der Quellensteuer-Gewinn – jener Teil, der einem Drehkreuz für grenzüberschreitende Kapitalerträge am meisten bedeutet – würde erst acht Jahre nach der förmlichen Annahme durch die Mitgliedstaaten wirksam. Diese Annahme wiederum verlangt Einstimmigkeit aller 27 Regierungen, von denen rund die Hälfte solche Steuern noch erhebt und auf die Einnahmen angewiesen ist. Der mit Abstand größte Vorteil ist damit zugleich fern und alles andere als sicher. Europa braucht einfachere Regeln, um bessere Ergebnisse zu erzielen. So fasste es die Kommission in Dombrovskis' Worten. Die Steuerberater gaben sich zurückhaltender. Das EU Tax Centre von KPMG begrüßte zwar die Stoßrichtung, hatte aber auf eine ehrgeizigere und ganzheitlichere Reform gedrungen, die die Befolgungslast der Säule zwei frontal angeht statt nur an ihren Rändern. Das Paket strafft die Berichtspflichten und beseitigt manche Doppelung, doch die eigentliche Last, die den Klagen zugrunde liegt, nimmt es nicht. Was unangetastet bleibt Entscheidend ist: Der Plan harmonisiert weder Bemessungsgrundlagen noch Steuersätze und bringt eine gemeinsame EU-Bemessungsgrundlage nicht voran. Er bestätigt zudem das stille Beerdigen der umstritteneren Vorhaben – der „Unshell"-Richtlinie gegen Briefkastenfirmen, der Entlastung der Eigenkapital-Fremdkapital-Schieflage namens DEBRA sowie einer eigenständigen Verrechnungspreis-Richtlinie. Für Luxemburgs Berater ist dieser Rückzug eher gemischter Segen als Niederlage. Die Luxemburger Praxis von Baker McKenzie formulierte es im Leitfaden Chambers International Tax 2026 so: „Der Rückzug bestimmter Vorschläge verringert die kurzfristige Unsicherheit über große neue Regelungen auf EU-Ebene." Im Finanzplatz liest man daraus: Brüssel hat gezieltes Aufräumen der mutigen Vereinfachung vorgezogen, auf die die Branche gehofft hatte – weniger beunruhigende neue Regime am Horizont, aber kein entschiedener Schnitt beim täglichen Befolgungsaufwand. Die Kritik kommt auch von der anderen Flanke. Kämpfer für Steuergerechtigkeit und die Grünen warnten, Deregulierung als „Vereinfachung" zu verkleiden, drohe mühsam errungene Regeln gegen Steuervermeidung und für Transparenz auszuhöhlen – eine Erinnerung daran, dass jedes Zugeständnis an Luxemburg ein Parlament passieren muss, das einen Unterbietungswettlauf fürchtet. Die Vorschläge treten nun in einen wohl langen Weg durch den Rat ein, wo die Einstimmigkeit jeder Hauptstadt ein Vetorecht gibt. Für Luxemburg lautet das vorläufige Urteil: Die EU hat sich für schrittweise Entlastung statt für den strukturellen Neustart entschieden, den ihr Finanzplatz wollte – ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung, auf einem Zeitplan, der nicht in Monaten, sondern in Jahren gemessen wird. ### Sources - EU tax reform promises €8bn in savings, but shell companies untouched — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/223852/eu-tax-reform-promises-e8bn-in-savings-but-shell-companies-untouched/ - EU unveils tax reform to cut business costs by $9.1 billion — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/eu-unveils-tax-reform-to-cut-business-costs-by-91-billion-93CH-4341796 - European Commission Proposes Overhaul of EU Tax Rules for Businesses — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/eu-proposes-tax-simplification-measures-in-bid-to-boost-business - European Commission fine-tuning simplification package on direct taxation of EU businesses — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13883/23/european-commission-fine-tuning-simplification-package-on-direct-taxation-of-eu-businesses - Euro Tax Flash 577 — Tax Omnibus public consultation — KPMG EU Tax Centre: https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/eu-tax/etf-577-tax-omnibus-public-consultation.html - International Tax 2026 — Luxembourg (Trends and Developments) — Chambers and Partners / Baker McKenzie Luxembourg: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/international-tax-2026/luxembourg - Tax Omnibus I — Simplifying EU corporate taxation for 2026 — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/tax-omnibus-i-simplifying-eu-corporate-taxation-2026 - Taxation: Call for evidence on simplifying EU rules on direct taxation — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/taxation-call-evidence-simplifying-eu-rules-direct-taxation-2026-02-24_en --- ## Hohe Wohnkosten: EU-Institutionen in Luxemburg finden kaum Personal - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-institutionen-luxemburg-personalnot-wohnkosten-zulage - Published: 2026-06-24T16:25:25.364+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:25:25.364+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 225a02be-da5d-40da-aa0a-f9172bdb31fa - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > Wer für die EU nach Luxemburg geht, verdient wie in Brüssel – zahlt aber mehr fürs Wohnen. Die Personalvertretungen warnen vor wachsenden Lücken; eine neue Zulage von 500 Euro ändere daran wenig. ### Summary Gleiches Gehalt, höhere Lebenshaltungskosten: Die EU-Institutionen in Luxemburg tun sich schwer, Stellen zu besetzen. Gewerkschaften sehen in einer neuen Wohnzulage von 500 Euro nur ein Provisorium. ### Key facts - Beamte in Luxemburg erhalten dasselbe Grundgehalt wie in Brüssel, doch Luxemburg ist als einziger EU-Dienstort vom Berichtigungskoeffizienten ausgenommen. - Eine Kommissionsstudie von 2019 bezifferte die Lebenshaltungskosten in Luxemburg auf rund 10,5 Prozent über Brüssel – getrieben vor allem durch das Wohnen. - Personalvertretungen melden steigende Vakanzen, mehr Vertragsbedienstete und etwa jeden dritten Kommissionsmitarbeiter als Grenzpendler. - Seit Juli 2025 gibt es eine Wohnzulage von maximal 500 Euro (10 Mio. Euro/Jahr); Gewerkschaften hatten rund 1.000 Euro gefordert. - Ein Zwölf-Punkte-Plan von 2022 brachte laut Personal wenig Konkretes; Luxemburgs Regierung hat kaum formellen Einfluss, da die Initiative bei der Kommission liegt. ### FAQ **Q: Warum verdienen EU-Beamte in Luxemburg trotz höherer Kosten nicht mehr?** Luxemburg ist als einziger Dienstort der Union vom sogenannten Berichtigungskoeffizienten ausgenommen, der die Bezüge andernorts an die örtlichen Lebenshaltungskosten anpasst (Artikel 64 des Beamtenstatuts). Wer dorthin entsandt wird, erhält daher dasselbe Grundgehalt wie in Brüssel. **Q: Wie hoch ist die neue Wohnzulage und wer hat Anspruch?** Sie beträgt höchstens 500 Euro im Monat für die untersten Besoldungsgruppen und sinkt bis auf 352 Euro für die höchsten. Anspruch haben Beamte sowie Zeit- und Vertragsbedienstete mit einem Grundgehalt unterhalb von AD/AST 5, Stufe 5, die in Luxemburg wohnen und arbeiten. Sie wird bis zu vier Jahre gezahlt und ist nicht verlängerbar. **Q: Um wie viel höher sind die Lebenshaltungskosten in Luxemburg?** Laut einer von der Kommission beauftragten und am 24. Oktober 2019 veröffentlichten Studie lagen die Kosten für das Personal rund 10,5 Prozent über jenen in Brüssel, ganz überwiegend wegen der Wohnkosten. **Q: Kann Luxemburg die Gehaltslücke selbst schließen?** Nein. Nach den EU-Regeln sind Änderungen bei der Besoldung Sache der Kommission, nicht des Gastlandes. Die Regierung hat zwar bei der Kommission vorgesprochen und die Kostenstudie dem Parlament vorgelegt, hat aber nur begrenzten formellen Einfluss. ### Body Seit mehr als siebzig Jahren beherbergt das Großherzogtum Institutionen der Europäischen Union – und doch fällt es Luxemburg zunehmend schwer, Europas Beamtinnen und Beamte tatsächlich zum Umzug zu bewegen. Personalvertretungen, eine offizielle Studie und die internen Zahlen der Institutionen selbst zeichnen dasselbe Bild: Stellen am Standort Luxemburg lassen sich immer schwerer besetzen, ein wachsender Teil wird mit Zeit- oder Vertragsbediensteten gefüllt, und wer doch zusagt, pendelt häufig aus günstigeren Wohnorten jenseits der Grenze ein. Was nach einer rein europäischen Personalfrage klingt, ist auch eine luxemburgische. Die in Luxemburg ansässigen EU-Einrichtungen – der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union, die Europäische Investitionsbank, der Europäische Rechnungshof, große Teile der Europäischen Kommission, das Generalsekretariat des Europäischen Parlaments sowie jüngere Zugänge wie die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft – beschäftigen zusammen mehr als 14.000 Menschen, so die luxemburgische Regierung und ein Bericht von Delano. Diese Gehaltssumme und der Status als EU-Hauptstadt tragen einen Teil der Volkswirtschaft und des Selbstverständnisses des Landes. Ein Rekrutierungsproblem der Institutionen ist damit zugleich ein Problem Luxemburgs. Dasselbe Gehalt, eine viel größere Rechnung Im Kern des Ärgers steht eine Eigenheit des EU-Besoldungssystems. Wer nach Luxemburg entsandt wird, bezieht exakt dasselbe Grundgehalt wie eine Kollegin in Brüssel – denn Luxemburg ist als einziger Dienstort der Union vom sogenannten Berichtigungskoeffizienten ausgenommen, der die Bezüge andernorts an die örtlichen Lebenshaltungskosten anpasst (Artikel 64 des Beamtenstatuts). Das Ergebnis, so die Gewerkschaften: Dasselbe Gehalt kauft in einer der teuersten Städte Europas einen merklich niedrigeren Lebensstandard. Eine von der Europäischen Kommission in Auftrag gegebene Studie des Beratungshauses AIRINC, am 24. Oktober 2019 veröffentlicht, unterlegte die Lücke mit Zahlen: Die Lebenshaltungskosten für das Personal lagen in Luxemburg rund 10,5 Prozent höher als in Brüssel – ein Unterschied, der ganz überwiegend auf das Wohnen zurückgeht (Wohnungsindex 152,4 gegenüber 100 in Brüssel). Die Gewerkschaft Union Syndicale Luxembourg nennt den Ausschluss einen Verstoß gegen die Gleichbehandlung. Das ist erstens eine Ungerechtigkeit und zweitens ein schwerwiegendes Handicap für die Attraktivität des Standorts Luxemburg. Vakanzen, Vertragsbedienstete und der Weg über die Grenze Die Folgen seien in der Belegschaft sichtbar, sagen die Personalvertretungen. Die Gewerkschaft Union for Unity und der Verband Generation 2004 berichten von steigenden Vakanzquoten, einer wachsenden Abhängigkeit von Vertrags- und Zeitbediensteten anstelle fest angestellter Beamter sowie von einem stetigen Schwund der Stellen, die fest in Luxemburg verankert sind. Ihrer Schätzung nach pendelt inzwischen etwa jeder dritte Kommissionsbedienstete in Luxemburg über die Grenze aus Deutschland, Frankreich oder Belgien ein, wo die Mieten niedriger ausfallen. Die Lage schlägt sich gelegentlich in offiziellen Entscheidungen nieder. Generation 2004 verweist darauf, dass die Gesundheitsgeneraldirektion der Kommission, DG Santé, im Januar 2021 ausnahmsweise Luxemburger Stellen von jedem beliebigen Kommissionsstandort aus besetzen durfte – wegen Rekrutierungsschwierigkeiten. Es war ein stilles Eingeständnis, dass der Standort schwer zu besetzen ist. Neben dem Wohnen führen die Vertretungen auch Schulangebote, berufliches Fortkommen, Mobilität und ein Gefühl der Abgeschiedenheit als Gründe an, weshalb Kolleginnen und Kollegen vor einem Umzug oder einem Verbleib zögern. 500 Euro Zulage – und warum sie dem Personal nicht reicht Nach Jahren des Drängens einigten sich die Institutionen auf eine spezifische Wohnzulage für Luxemburg. Ihre Bedingungen sind eng gefasst: - Höhe: höchstens 500 Euro im Monat für die untersten Besoldungsgruppen, abnehmend bis auf 352 Euro für die höchsten. - Anspruch: Beamte sowie Zeit- und Vertragsbedienstete im aktiven Dienst, deren Grundgehalt unterhalb der Besoldungsgruppe AD/AST 5, Dienstaltersstufe 5 liegt und die zugleich in Luxemburg wohnen und arbeiten. - Dauer: bis zu vier Jahre, zusammenhängend oder nicht, nicht verlängerbar. - Budget: rund 10 Millionen Euro pro Jahr über die Institutionen hinweg. Auf den Gehaltsabrechnungen taucht die Zahlung seit Juli 2025 unter dem Kürzel „LUX“ auf. Die Gewerkschaften hatten jedoch ungefähr das Doppelte verlangt – etwa 1.000 Euro – ausgehend von der durchschnittlichen Mietdifferenz zwischen Brüssel und Luxemburg, und sie zweifeln offen daran, dass die Maßnahme die Rechnung eines möglichen Bewerbers verändert. Generation 2004 tut sie als „kurzfristige, vorübergehende und unvollkommene ‚Notlösung‘ für ein seit Langem bestehendes Problem“ ab und meint, sie werde für Anwerbung und Bindung von Personal wenig bewirken. Was Luxemburg und die Institutionen unternehmen Die Institutionen ignorieren das Thema nicht. Im März 2022 verabschiedete die örtliche Verwaltung der Kommission einen Zwölf-Punkte-Plan, um die „Attraktivität“ des Standorts Luxemburg zu steigern – von standortspezifischen Auswahlverfahren und einer gemeinsamen Stellenplattform bis hin zu Hilfen bei vorübergehenden Unterkünften und Arbeit für mitziehende Partner. Zwei Jahre später aber beklagten die Personalvertretungen, es gebe für vieles davon „nichts Konkretes vorzuweisen“; mehrere Maßnahmen seien ins Stocken geraten oder lediglich neu formuliert worden. Die luxemburgische Regierung wiederum hat bei der Kommission wegen der Gehaltslücke vorgesprochen und die Kostenstudie von 2019 dem auswärtigen Ausschuss des Parlaments vorgelegt. Doch ihr Einfluss ist begrenzt: Nach den Regeln der EU sind Änderungen bei der Besoldung Sache der Kommission, nicht des Gastlandes. Yves Cruchten, LSAP-Abgeordneter und Vorsitzender des Ausschusses, brachte es so auf den Punkt: „Luxemburg hat nicht viel zu sagen, denn die Initiative liegt bei der Kommission.“ Vorerst nimmt das Großherzogtum weiter Institutionen auf, während es die bestehenden kaum mit Personal füllen kann – die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft und das Supercomputing-Gemeinschaftsunternehmen EuroHPC zählen zu den jüngsten Ankömmlingen auf dem Kirchberg. Ob die Menschen, die sie führen sollen, zum Leben dort zu überzeugen sind, bleibt nach dem eigenen Eingeständnis der Institutionen eine offene Frage. ### Sources - Study on the cost of living for staff posted in Luxembourg — European Commission (DG Human Resources and Security): https://commission.europa.eu/publications/study-cost-living-staff-posted-luxembourg_en - Is Luxembourg confident over its role as an EU capital? — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/is-luxembourg-as-an-eu-capital - Cost of living and attractiveness of the Luxembourg site — Union Syndicale Luxembourg: https://uslux.eu/en/cost-of-living-and-attractiveness-of-the-luxembourg-site/ - Luxembourg housing allowance – landing in your payslip this month! — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/luxembourg-housing-allowance-landing-in-your-payslip-this-month/ - Two years on, what's happening with the 12 actions for Luxembourg? — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/two-years-on-whats-happening-with-the-12-actions-for-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg (recruitment and retention difficulties) — Union for Unity (U4U): https://u4unity.eu/en/institutions/european-commission/locations/luxembourg/ - Housing allowance for Luxembourg — TAO – The Independents: https://www.taotheindependents.eu/housing-allowance-for-luxembourd/ - Luxembourg, home of European institutions — Government of Luxembourg (luxembourg.public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/international-openness/eu-institutions.html --- ## Teheran deutet das Kriegsende als Niederlage Washingtons – doch der Streit um Inspektoren hält an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/iran-erklaert-friedensabkommen-zur-niederlage-der-usa-waffenruhe - Published: 2026-06-24T16:16:42.79+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:16:42.79+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: e3c13065-4ab3-4c07-bc87-55784452c5e3 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Irans Chefunterhändler deutet das Friedensabkommen als amerikanische Kapitulation. Zugleich offenbart ein offener Disput über Atominspektionen, wie brüchig die Waffenruhe bleibt. ### Summary Irans Parlamentspräsident Ghalibaf nennt das Islamabad-Memorandum eine „Erklärung der Niederlage Amerikas“. Während Teheran und Washington über Atominspektionen streiten, fallen die Ölpreise – und Europa atmet auf. ### Key facts - Irans Chefunterhändler Ghalibaf deutet das am 17. Juni 2026 unterzeichnete Islamabad-Memorandum öffentlich als „Erklärung der Niederlage Amerikas“ – innenpolitisch nötig, um schmerzhafte Zugeständnisse zu rechtfertigen. - Das 14-Punkte-Rahmenwerk beendet den am 28. Februar 2026 begonnenen Krieg: Iran mischt angereichertes Uran herab und öffnet die Straße von Hormus, die USA stoppen Schläge, heben die Blockade auf und setzen Ölsanktionen aus. - Die Waffenruhe bleibt brüchig: USA feiern die Rückkehr von IAEA-Inspektoren, Teheran bestreitet jede solche Vereinbarung – ohne Verifikation steht das Abkommen auf wackligem Boden. - Für Europa zählt der Ölmarkt: Brent fiel auf 77,73 Dollar (18. Juni), rund 20 Prozent unter dem Jahreshoch, nachdem es zuvor über 81 Dollar gesprungen war. - EU-Spitzen begrüßen die Deeskalation; Macron und Merz drängen auf eine dauerhafte Lösung und bringen den Libanon ins Spiel. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist das Islamabad-Memorandum?** Ein von Pakistan vermitteltes 14-Punkte-Rahmenwerk, das am 17. Juni 2026 aus der Ferne von Donald Trump (im Schloss von Versailles nach dem G7-Gipfel) und Irans Präsident Masoud Pezeshkian unterzeichnet wurde. Es beendet den Krieg, der am 28. Februar 2026 mit US- und israelischen Luftschlägen begonnen hatte. **Q: Welche Zugeständnisse machen die beiden Seiten?** Iran bekräftigt den Verzicht auf Atomwaffen, mischt angereichertes Uran unter IAEA-Aufsicht herab, friert sein Nuklearprogramm für 60 Tage ein und öffnet die Straße von Hormus. Die USA stoppen ihre Schläge sofort, heben die Seeblockade binnen 30 Tagen auf, setzen die Ölsanktionen aus (seit 21. Juni), geben eingefrorene Vermögen frei und sagen einen Wiederaufbaufonds zu. **Q: Warum gilt die Waffenruhe als fragil?** US-Vizepräsident JD Vance feierte Irans Zusage zu IAEA-Inspektionen als „großen Meilenstein“, doch Teherans Außenamtssprecher Esmaeil Baghaei bestreitet jedes Treffen mit IAEA-Chef Grossi und Inspektionspläne. Ohne Verifikation lässt sich die Eindämmung von Irans Anreicherung nicht bestätigen. **Q: Welche Folgen hat das Abkommen für die Ölpreise?** Während des Krieges sprang Brent über 81 Dollar je Barrel, die IEA schätzte das tägliche Angebotsdefizit auf rund 14 Millionen Barrel. Nach der Unterzeichnung fiel der August-Kontrakt am 18. Juni auf 77,73 Dollar, rund 20 Prozent unter dem Jahreshoch 2026. ### Body Dreieinhalb Monate nach Kriegsbeginn deutet Teheran das Abkommen, das die Kämpfe mit den Vereinigten Staaten und Israel beendet hat, zur amerikanischen Kapitulation um. Dabei widersprachen sich beide Seiten in dieser Woche offen über die Bedingungen eben jener Waffenruhe, die den Frieden zusammenhalten soll. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Präsident des iranischen Parlaments und Leiter der Verhandlungsdelegation, erklärte vor Publikum, das unter pakistanischer Vermittlung geschlossene Abkommen – das Islamabad-Memorandum – sei eine Niederlage für Washington. „Die Verständigung von Islamabad war nicht das Ergebnis von Druck und Zwang, sondern das Ergebnis des Widerstands und der Autorität der tapferen iranischen Nation“, sagte er nach Angaben der Times of Israel. Das Memorandum, so Ghalibaf weiter, sei „zu einer Erklärung der Niederlage Amerikas geworden“. Die Bemerkung fiel während eines Aufenthalts im aserbaidschanischen Baku. Diese Deutung ist für eine Führung politisch unverzichtbar, die schmerzhafte Zugeständnisse im eigenen Land verkaufen muss. Sie passt jedoch schlecht zum tatsächlichen Wortlaut des Abkommens – und zu einem öffentlich ausgetragenen Streit darüber, ob Inspektoren der Vereinten Nationen überhaupt zu Irans bombardierten Atomanlagen zurückkehren dürfen. Was im Islamabad-Memorandum tatsächlich steht Der Krieg begann am 28. Februar 2026 mit koordinierten Luftschlägen der USA und Israels gegen Iran. Tausende Menschen starben in Iran, Hunderte weitere wurden in Israel, den USA und den Golfstaaten getötet oder verletzt. Eine von Pakistan vermittelte Waffenruhe trat am 8. April in Kraft und wurde mehrfach verlängert, bevor die beiden Präsidenten – Donald Trump und Masoud Pezeshkian – den Rahmen am 17. Juni aus der Ferne unterzeichneten. Trump setzte seine Unterschrift im Schloss von Versailles nach dem G7-Gipfel; pakistanischer Chefvermittler war Premierminister Shehbaz Sharif, beteiligt waren zudem Katar, Saudi-Arabien, die Türkei und Ägypten. Das aus 14 Punkten bestehende Rahmenwerk ist ein Geflecht gegenseitiger Zugeständnisse: - Iran bekräftigt, keine Atomwaffen zu entwickeln oder zu beschaffen, willigt ein, seinen Bestand an angereichertem Uran unter Aufsicht der IAEA herabzumischen, hält sein Nuklearprogramm während eines 60-tägigen Zeitfensters auf dem Status quo und öffnet die Straße von Hormus wieder für den kommerziellen Schiffsverkehr – für 60 Tage gebührenfrei. - Die Vereinigten Staaten stellen ihre Militärschläge sofort ein, heben die Seeblockade binnen 30 Tagen auf, setzen die Sanktionen gegen Ölexporte aus – mit Wirkung vom 21. Juni – geben eingefrorene iranische Vermögenswerte frei und verpflichten sich zu einem Wiederaufbaufonds. Irans Programm für ballistische Raketen und sein regionales Netz verbündeter Milizen blieben im Dokument ausgespart und wurden auf spätere Gespräche vertagt. Das Islamabad-Memorandum ist zu einer Erklärung der Niederlage Amerikas geworden. Eine Waffenruhe, über die noch gestritten wird Der unmittelbarste Belastungstest ist die Frage der Atominspektionen – und hier erzählen die beiden Regierungen nicht einmal dieselbe Geschichte. US-Vizepräsident JD Vance bezeichnete Irans Zusage, Inspektoren der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation wieder zuzulassen, als „großen Meilenstein“. Der Sprecher des iranischen Außenministeriums, Esmaeil Baghaei, erklärte hingegen, Teheran habe sich nicht mit IAEA-Chef Rafael Grossi getroffen und plane keine Inspektionen der beschädigten Anlagen. Grossi seinerseits beharrt darauf, dass die Kontrollen stattfinden werden und seine Behörde die Modalitäten ausarbeite. Diese Lücke wiegt schwer, denn die Verifikation ist das Rückgrat des Abkommens. Ohne Zugang der IAEA lässt sich die zentrale westliche Behauptung – dass Irans Urananreicherung eingedämmt werde – nicht bestätigen, und die von Teheran ersehnte Sanktionserleichterung könnte angefochten werden. Schon vor diesem Rahmenwerk war eine frühere Waffenruhe einmal zusammengebrochen – eine Erinnerung daran, dass der Frieden eher eine Abfolge von 30- und 60-Tage-Verpflichtungen ist als eine gesicherte Ordnung. Pragmatiker gegen Hardliner Hinter der Sprache des Triumphs zeigt sich Irans Establishment sichtbar gespalten. Pezeshkian und Ghalibaf präsentieren das Abkommen als Schritt hin zu dem, was der Parlamentspräsident den „endgültigen Sieg“ nannte. Die Hardliner sehen darin eine Kapitulation. Abgeordnete der Paydari-Front, die sich als Hüterin der Revolution von 1979 versteht, verurteilten den Pakt scharf; die linientreue Tageszeitung Kayhan brandmarkte ihn als Unterwerfung. Vor dem Außenministerium versammelten sich Demonstranten aus dem Lager der Prinzipientreuen. Analysten warnen davor, den Lärm als Instabilität zu lesen. Alex Vatanka vom Middle East Institute argumentierte, die Hardliner seien laut, hätten aber schwache Argumente. Der Iran-Experte Arash Azizi sagte, die eigentliche Macht liege heute bei einer kollektiven Führung im Zentrum um Ghalibaf, die Revolutionsgarden und den Obersten Nationalen Sicherheitsrat – eine Struktur, die das Überleben des Regimes über die Ideologie stellt. Für Europa zählt vor allem: Wer das Abkommen verteidigt, kann es auch durchsetzen. Warum Europa genau hinschaut Die deutlichste europäische Dividende liegt am Ölmarkt. Auf dem Höhepunkt des Krieges löste Irans Schließung der Straße von Hormus – der Durchfahrt für einen großen Teil des seewärtigen Rohöls – das aus, was die Internationale Energieagentur auf ein tägliches Defizit von rund 14 Millionen Barrel schätzte; mehr als 500 Schiffe warteten darauf, den Golf zu verlassen. Die Sorte Brent schoss kurzzeitig über 81 Dollar je Barrel. Mit der Unterzeichnung des Rahmenwerks gaben die Preise nach: Der August-Kontrakt für Brent notierte am 18. Juni bei 77,73 Dollar, rund 20 Prozent unter dem Höchststand von 2026, und fiel weiter, nachdem Washington den Verkauf iranischen Rohöls genehmigt hatte. Dass die niedrigeren Preise noch nicht gesichert sind, mahnte Fabien Yip, Analyst bei IG: Zwischen Marktstimmung und physischem Angebot klaffe eine bemerkenswerte Lücke, das Hochfahren der Förderung und die Normalisierung der Logistik bräuchten Zeit. Die während der Kämpfe an den Rand gedrängte europäische Diplomatie stellt sich nun geschlossen hinter das Ergebnis. Die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas nannte die Waffenruhe „einen Schritt zurück vom Abgrund nach Wochen der Eskalation“; Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen begrüßte die „dringend nötige Deeskalation“. Frankreichs Emmanuel Macron und der deutsche Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz drängten auf eine dauerhafte Lösung – Paris bestand darauf, auch den Libanon, wo Israel sich Handlungsfreiheit vorbehält, in einen tragfähigen Frieden einzubeziehen. Vorerst leisten die Widersprüche das, was Mehrdeutigkeit bei Waffenruhen oft leistet: Jede Seite kann beanspruchen, was sie braucht. Teheran kann von einer Niederlage Amerikas sprechen, Washington von Abrüstung, Brüssel von Stabilität. Ob das Islamabad-Memorandum seine ersten 60 Tage übersteht, wird von etwas Nüchternerem abhängen als von Rhetorik – davon, ob die IAEA-Inspektoren tatsächlich durch die Tore von Irans Atomanlagen schreiten. ### Sources - Deal a 'declaration of US defeat,' chief Iran envoy says, as IAEA vows inspections — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat-chief-iran-envoy-says-as-iaea-vows-inspections/ - Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat' — The Standard (Hong Kong): https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/335505/Iran-says-deal-to-end-Mideast-war-declaration-of-US-defeat - Iran war live: Tehran says deal to end war a 'declaration of US defeat' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/24/iran-war-live-trump-tehran-at-odds-over-nuclear-inspections-hormuz - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/18/oil-prices-fall-stocks-rally-as-us-iran-sign-framework-to-end-war - Oil prices fall after U.S. authorizes Iranian crude sales — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-trump-iran-threat-strait-hormuz-closure.html - Iran hardliners rage over US deal, but experts say regime is closing ranks — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606158071 - World welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, urges lasting peace in the Middle East — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/world-welcomes-us-iran-ceasefire-urges-lasting-peace-in-the-middle-east - Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/contradicting-vance-iran-says-no-plans-for-iaea-inspections-of-damaged-nuclear-sites/ - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ --- ## Vor dem Gipfel in Ankara: Rutte umwirbt Trump im Weißen Haus - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/nato-rutte-trump-weisses-haus-vor-ankara-gipfel-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T12:49:06.764+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:49:06.764+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 2aa450d4-96c9-4ab8-b2bb-1fcc1f7c167d - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Zwei Wochen vor dem Treffen der Verbündeten in Ankara wirbt der Generalsekretär bei Donald Trump um Geschlossenheit – Verteidigungsausgaben, Ukraine und ein Riss seit dem Iran-Krieg stehen im Raum. Kleinstaaten wie Luxemburg trifft die Last am härtesten. ### Summary NATO-Generalsekretär Mark Rutte hat im Weißen Haus mit US-Präsident Donald Trump über Verteidigungsausgaben, die Ukraine und den Streit seit dem Iran-Krieg gesprochen. Beim Gipfel am 7. und 8. Juli in Ankara wird das 5-Prozent-Ziel auf den Prüfstand gestellt – Luxemburg steht vor dem steilsten Anstieg. ### Key facts - NATO-Generalsekretär Rutte traf am 24. Juni Trump im Weißen Haus, um das Bündnis vor dem Gipfel am 7./8. Juli in Ankara zusammenzuhalten. - Im Zentrum steht die in Den Haag beschlossene Zusage von fünf Prozent des BIP bis 2035 – 3,5 Prozent Kern plus bis zu 1,5 Prozent breitere Sicherheit; alle 32 außer Spanien tragen sie mit. - Ein US-israelischer Angriff auf den Iran am 28. Februar und ausbleibender europäischer Beistand haben den Streit verschärft; Washington prüft einen Abzug von Truppen aus Europa. - Luxemburg, lange NATO-Schlusslicht, will fünf Prozent des BNE bis 2035 erreichen – von 1,18 Milliarden Euro 2025 auf geschätzte 4,63 Milliarden Euro, bei 13,4 Milliarden Euro kumulierten Mehrkosten. - Rutte verwies auf Rekordsteigerungen: über 90 Milliarden Dollar mehr in realen Zahlen bei den europäischen Verbündeten und Kanada gegenüber dem Vorjahr. ### FAQ **Q: Wann und wo findet der NATO-Gipfel 2026 statt?** Der Gipfel der NATO-Staats- und Regierungschefs ist für den 7. und 8. Juli 2026 in Ankara in der Türkei angesetzt. Alle 32 Mitgliedstaaten nehmen teil; der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj ist als Gast eingeladen. **Q: Was bedeutet das Fünf-Prozent-Ziel der NATO?** Beim Gipfel in Den Haag im Juni 2025 verpflichteten sich die Verbündeten, bis 2035 fünf Prozent ihrer Wirtschaftsleistung für Verteidigung und verteidigungsnahe Maßnahmen auszugeben: mindestens 3,5 Prozent für militärische Kernfähigkeiten und bis zu 1,5 Prozent für Infrastruktur, Cyberabwehr, Resilienz und Rüstungsindustrie. Eine Überprüfung ist für 2029 vorgesehen. **Q: Warum misst Luxemburg seinen Beitrag am BNE statt am BIP?** Luxemburg rechnet gegen das Bruttonationaleinkommen (BNE), weil dieses wegen Grenzgängern und abfließenden Einkommen deutlich unter dem BIP liegt – das Verhältnis lag 2023 bei etwa 65 Prozent. Die NATO akzeptiert diese Methode. Luxemburg will fünf Prozent des BNE bis 2035 erreichen, von rund 1,18 Milliarden Euro 2025 auf geschätzte 4,63 Milliarden Euro. ### Body Es ist ein heikler diplomatischer Drahtseilakt, den Mark Rutte an diesem Mittwoch im Oval Office begonnen hat. Der NATO-Generalsekretär traf US-Präsident Donald Trump im Weißen Haus – zwei Wochen, bevor die Staats- und Regierungschefs der Allianz am 7. und 8. Juli in Ankara zusammenkommen. Das erklärte Ziel des Besuchs: ein öffentliches Zerwürfnis des Bündnisses zu verhindern, bevor die 32 Mitgliedstaaten in der Türkei vor die Kameras treten. An dem Treffen im Oval Office nahmen auch Außenminister Marco Rubio sowie Abgeordnete des Kongresses teil. Beobachter werteten es als Kernstück einer regelrechten Charmeoffensive. Rutte, den die kanadische Zeitung The Globe and Mail zum „Trump-Flüsterer“ erklärt hat, reiste mit jenen Zahlen an, die Washington am liebsten hört: Belege für Rekordausgaben der europäischen Verbündeten. „Die europäischen Verbündeten und Kanada legen wirklich nach, mit Rekordsteigerungen im vergangenen Jahr – über 90 Milliarden Dollar mehr in realen Zahlen als im Jahr zuvor“, sagte Rutte laut Euronews. Die Botschaft zielte unmittelbar auf einen Präsidenten, der Europa seit Langem vorwirft, sich auf Kosten der amerikanischen Schutzmacht durchzumogeln. Ein Gipfel im Zeichen der fünf Prozent Das Treffen aller 32 Mitgliedstaaten in Ankara ist vor allem eine Zwischenbilanz zu jenem Versprechen, das vor einem Jahr in Den Haag besiegelt wurde. Dort verständigten sich die Verbündeten darauf, ihre Ausgaben für Verteidigung und verteidigungsnahe Bereiche bis 2035 auf fünf Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung anzuheben. Diese Marke teilt sich auf in mindestens 3,5 Prozent für militärische Kernfähigkeiten und bis zu 1,5 Prozent für breitere Sicherheit – kritische Infrastruktur, Cyberabwehr, Resilienz und die wehrtechnische Industrie. Alle Mitglieder trugen die Zusage mit, einzig Spanien sicherte sich eine Ausnahme. Eine Überprüfung der Fortschritte ist für 2029 vorgesehen. NATO-Sprecherin Allison Hart erklärte, der Gipfel werde sich darauf konzentrieren, wie die Verbündeten die in Den Haag eingegangenen Verpflichtungen umsetzen – „einschließlich höherer Verteidigungsinvestitionen, des Ausbaus der wehrtechnischen Produktion und der fortgesetzten Unterstützung für die Ukraine“. Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj ist erneut als Gast eingeladen. Der Riss, den Trump mitbrachte Doch die wohlklingenden Ausgabenzahlen stehen gegen einen frischen, scharfen Streit. Trump zeigt sich offen verärgert über die europäische Zurückhaltung, US-Operationen zu unterstützen, nachdem ein US-israelischer Angriff auf den Iran am 28. Februar die Schifffahrt durch die Straße von Hormus gestört hatte. Mehrere Verbündete beschränkten den Zugang zu Luftwaffenstützpunkten oder ihren Luftraum; US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth brandmarkte sie als „beschämend“. Der Präsident machte aus seinem Unmut keinen Hehl. „Die Summen, die wir für die NATO ausgeben, sind so wahnsinnig, und sie waren nicht für uns da“, sagte Trump laut Stars and Stripes vor dem Treffen zu Journalisten und nahm dabei mehrere europäische Regierungen ins Visier. Die Summen, die wir für die NATO ausgeben, sind so wahnsinnig, und sie waren nicht für uns da. Für Europa geht es um mehr als Rhetorik. Hegseth hat eine sechsmonatige Überprüfung der amerikanischen Truppenpräsenz auf dem Kontinent eingeleitet – rund 80.000 US-Soldaten sind dort stationiert –, die zu Kürzungen führen könnte, nachdem zuvor bereits etwa 5.000 Soldaten aus Deutschland abgezogen worden waren. Trump hat schon früher die Beistandsgarantie nach Artikel 5 infrage gestellt und sogar über einen Austritt aus der NATO laut nachgedacht. Das verleiht Ruttes Beschwichtigungsmission eine existenzielle Dimension. Warum Luxemburg am meisten zu beweisen hat Für die kleinsten Mitglieder der Allianz ist die neue Messlatte einschüchternd hoch. Luxemburg bildete lange das Schlusslicht der NATO-Ausgabentabelle, gemessen am Volkseinkommen, und verharrte bis 2024 bei etwa 0,5 bis 0,6 Prozent des BIP. Das Großherzogtum rechnet seinen Beitrag gegen das Bruttonationaleinkommen statt gegen das BIP – eine Methode, die die NATO akzeptiert. Denn das BNE liegt wegen der Grenzgänger und abfließender Einkommen weit unter dem BIP; das Verhältnis von BNE zu BIP war bis 2023 auf rund 65 Prozent gefallen. Selbst auf dieser günstigeren Grundlage bleibt der Anstieg steil. Nach Den Haag verpflichtete sich Luxemburg, bis 2035 fünf Prozent des BNE zu erreichen – ein Kraftakt, der nach Einschätzung von Regierung und Analysten verhältnismäßig schwerer wiegt als bei den meisten Verbündeten. Der Pfad sieht so aus: - rund 1,18 Milliarden Euro im Jahr 2025, das entspricht etwa 1,3 Prozent des BNE - geschätzte 4,63 Milliarden Euro bis 2035, das entspricht fünf Prozent des BNE - kumulierte Mehrkosten von 13,4 Milliarden Euro zwischen 2025 und 2035 nach Berechnung des Conseil national des finances publiques Das frühere Koalitionsziel von zwei Prozent des BNE bis 2030 ist bereits vorgezogen worden, und Verteidigungsministerin Yuriko Backes hat das Land auf die neue Obergrenze eingeschworen. Die Regierung betont, das Geld solle Fähigkeiten kaufen – Aufklärung und Überwachung, Lufttransport, Weltraum- und Cyberkapazitäten – und nicht Schlagzeilenzahlen um ihrer selbst willen. Eine Belastungsprobe für den transatlantischen Kitt Der Gipfel in Ankara wird Europas Sicherheitsverpflichtungen in einem Moment neu justieren, in dem das Vertrauen des Kontinents in den automatischen amerikanischen Schutz ins Wanken gerät. Diese Unsicherheit hat die Debatte der Europäischen Union über „strategische Autonomie“ verschärft – den Vorstoß, Verteidigungsstrukturen weniger abhängig von Washington aufzubauen –, während die Mitglieder zugleich darum ringen, ein Ziel zu erreichen, das maßgeblich Washington zufriedenstellen soll. Für Rutte war das Treffen am Mittwoch der Versuch, beide Seiten dieses Handels zu bedienen: Trump zu zeigen, dass die Verbündeten zahlen, und die Allianz zugleich vor einem schädlichen Schlagabtausch vor laufender Kamera zu bewahren. Ob die Choreografie in Ankara hält, wird nicht nur über das nächste Jahrzehnt der NATO-Ausgaben entscheiden, sondern auch über die Glaubwürdigkeit jener Garantie, die das Bündnis im Innersten zusammenhält. ### Sources - Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/24/rutte-meets-trump-to-defuse-tensions-ahead-of-major-nato-summit - NATO Secretary-General to meet Trump, ease tensions before July summit — The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-nato-secretary-general-meet-trump-ease-tensions-july-summit-alliance/ - NATO's Rutte aims to soothe Trump on White House visit ahead of July summit — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260624-nato-rutte-soothe-trump-white-house-visit-july-summit-western-alliance-hegseth - NATO's Rutte to Meet Trump, Aiming to Ease Tensions Ahead of July Summit — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-24/natos-rutte-to-meet-trump-aiming-to-ease-tensions-ahead-of-july-summit - Ahead of NATO meeting, Trump blasts allies over Iran war — Stars and Stripes: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-06-23/trump-nato-rutte-22053163.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 - Experts react: NATO allies agreed to a 5 percent defense spending target — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/nato-allies-agreed-to-a-5-percent-defense-spending-target-in-a-low-drama-summit-now-what/ - Defence: A budget shock of €13.4 billion — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-a-budget-shock-of-eu13-4-billion - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg's new defence strategy (ÉTUDES 79, 7.2) — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/catalogue-publications/note-conjoncture/2025/ndc2-25/ndc-2-25-etude-7-2.pdf - NATO Spending by Country 2026 — World Population Review: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country --- ## Luxemburger OQ Technology koppelt Drohne im Flug an 5G-Satelliten - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/oq-technology-luxemburg-drohne-satelliten-5g-schmalband - Published: 2026-06-24T12:40:41.473+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:40:41.473+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: ae928648-30e3-4b85-bc60-59e65e987043 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Mit Airbus-Beteiligung koppelte das luxemburgische Unternehmen eine fliegende Drohne an seine Satelliten im erdnahen Orbit. Die Datenrate ist winzig — und genau das ist der Plan. ### Summary Das luxemburgische Satellitenunternehmen OQ Technology hat 2025 in mehreren Demonstrationen Drohnen direkt an seine 5G-Satelliten gekoppelt. Schmalbandig, aber robust — ein konkreter Schritt für Luxemburgs Weltraumwette. ### Key facts - OQ Technology aus Luxemburg verband 2025 mit Airbus erstmals eine fliegende Drohne über ein 5G-NTN aus dem erdnahen Orbit — die Verbindung hielt während 99,95 Prozent des Fluges, auch bei Loopings. - Die Datenrate liegt bei nur rund 5 Kilobit pro Sekunde; echtes HD-Video über Satellit bleibt erklärtes Zukunftsziel, ein Videotest gelang nur mit Komprimierung an Bord (Edge Computing). - OQ setzt auf lizenziertes S-Band und 3GPP-Standards (NB-IoT), damit Standardchips ohne Spezialhardware ins All funken — robust gegen Wetter und durch Wälder. - Im Februar 2026 erhielt OQ 25 Millionen Euro Venture-Darlehen der Europäischen Investitionsbank (InvestEU) für über 20 eigene Satelliten plus Nutzlasten auf 14 Fremdsatelliten. - OQ ist nicht Teil der EU-Konstellation IRIS², aber Teil der europäischen Bewegung für souveräne Konnektivität. ### FAQ **Q: Kann OQ Technology hochauflösendes Live-Video über Satellit übertragen?** Nein. Die Verbindung ist schmalbandig mit rund 5 Kilobit pro Sekunde. Ein Videotest gelang nur, weil das Material per Edge Computing an Bord der Drohne komprimiert wurde. Hochauflösendes Echtzeitvideo ist laut Firmengründer Omar Qaise ein erklärtes Zukunftsziel, keine vollendete Tatsache. **Q: Worin unterscheidet sich OQ Technology von Starlink?** Starlink verkauft Breitband an Verbraucher und Unternehmen über große Terminals und höhere Frequenzbänder. OQ nutzt schmalbandiges, lizenziertes S-Band und dieselben 3GPP-Mobilfunkstandards wie terrestrische Netze, sodass gewöhnliche Chips und stromsparende Geräte ohne Spezialhardware ins All funken können. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg für OQ Technology?** OQ wurde 2016 in Luxemburg gegründet und stützt sich auf die nationale Weltraum-Industriepolitik: Partnerschaft mit der ESA 2018 unter LuxIMPULSE, nationale Weltraumlizenz 2023 und im November 2025 eine Konzession für satellitengestützte 5G-IoT- und Direct-to-Device-Dienste. Luxemburg förderte zudem das Sicherheitsprojekt Sentinel mit 2,28 Millionen Euro. ### Body Eine kleine Drohne dreht Loopings und Drehungen am Himmel — und bleibt dabei nicht mit einem Mobilfunkmast verbunden, sondern mit einem Satelliten, der in einigen hundert Kilometern Höhe über sie hinwegzieht. Nach Angaben des luxemburgischen Betreibers OQ Technology hielt diese Verbindung während 99,95 Prozent des Fluges. Das Ergebnis ist bescheidener und zugleich interessanter, als der griffige Begriff „Drohnenvideo über Satellit“ vermuten lässt. OQ Technology, gegründet 2016 in Luxemburg und nach eigener Darstellung der weltweit erste Satellitenbetreiber für globale 5G-Konnektivität im „Internet der Dinge“, hat 2025 in einer Reihe von Tests Drohnen direkt an seine Konstellation gekoppelt — und in einem getrennten Versuch komprimiertes Videomaterial von einer Drohne an einen Satelliten übertragen. Die Datenraten sind nach Maßstäben des Breitbands verschwindend gering. Doch genau darin liegt nach Lesart des Unternehmens der Reiz: eine standardbasierte, stromsparende Verbindung, die dort funktioniert, wo Terminals nach Art von Starlink zu groß, zu hungrig oder schlicht nicht vorhanden sind. Was tatsächlich gezeigt wurde Das Aufsehen erregende Resultat fiel in den Juli 2025. OQ und Airbus Central Research & Technology meldeten, was sie als weltweit erste Flugdemonstration eines 5G-Non-Terrestrial-Network (NTN) aus dem erdnahen Orbit bezeichneten — mit Anschluss an Endgeräte, die auf einer fliegenden Drohne montiert waren. Der Versuch nutzte lizenziertes S-Band-Spektrum und Schmalband-IoT (NB-IoT), denselben 3GPP-Mobilfunkstandard wie terrestrische Netze. Die Verbindung habe selbst „akrobatische Manöver wie Loopings und Drehungen“ sowie beliebige Fluglagen der Drohne überstanden, so die beiden Partner. Die Zahlen sind bewusst klein gehalten: rund 5 Kilobit pro Sekunde Durchsatz, dazu die genannten 99,95 Prozent Verbindungsstabilität. Das liegt um Größenordnungen unter den Megabit-Verbindungen eines Breitband-Satellitendienstes und reicht für sich genommen bei Weitem nicht für Live-Video in hoher Auflösung. In einem separaten Versuch übertrug OQ nach eigenen Angaben dennoch Video von einer kompakten Drohne über eine solche Schmalbandverbindung — indem Edge Computing an Bord der Drohne das Material vor dem Senden komprimierte. So ließen sich die sperrigen, energiehungrigen Breitband-Terminals umgehen, die eine solche Übertragung sonst verlangt. Firmengründer und Vorstandschef Omar Qaise macht keinen Hehl daraus, dass hochauflösendes Bewegtbild über Satellit noch Ziel, nicht Wirklichkeit ist. Wir hoffen, künftig auch mit den D2D-Missionen die Übertragung hochauflösender Videos von der Drohne zum Satelliten demonstrieren zu können. Ein dritter Meilenstein folgte Ende Juli 2025: Eine bewegungsausgelöste Kamera schickte ein Standbild — von einer Modellrakete — über einen LEO-Satelliten und das Endgerät „OQ ONE“. Es sei das erste Bild gewesen, das über eine 5G-NTN-IoT-Verbindung übertragen wurde, so das Unternehmen. „Die Fähigkeit, Bilder über Satellit zu senden, macht unser 5G-Netz dramatisch leistungsfähiger“, sagte Qaise damals. „Ob Bohrinsel, Kraftwerk oder Umweltsensor mitten im Nirgendwo — man kann jetzt sehen, was passiert, nicht nur messen.“ Warum Schmalband — und warum das Militär hinschaut OQs Argument fußt auf der Wahl des S-Bands und auf lizenziertem Spektrum. Das Band sei „von Regen oder Wetterbedingungen nicht betroffen und kann Wälder durchdringen“, sagt Qaise — Vorteile gegenüber den höheren Ku- und Ka-Bändern, auf die Breitbandkonstellationen angewiesen sind. Lizenziertes Spektrum bringe zudem weniger Störungen und mehr Schutz als unlizenzierte Alternativen wie die in manchen IoT-Netzen verwendete LoRa-Technik. Dieses Profil — kleine, stromsparende Endgeräte, robuste Verbindungen, standardisierte Hardware — weckt das Interesse von Verteidigung und Sicherheit. OQ und Airbus beschrieben die Drohnenarbeit als Schritt hin zu 5G- und 6G-NTN für fliegende Plattformen in Luftfahrt, Verteidigung und sicherem IoT. Zu den vom Unternehmen genannten Anwendungsfeldern zählen: - Grenzkameras und taktische Sensoren - Überwachung von Pipelines und abgelegenen Anlagen - Bildmaterial aus Katastrophengebieten und Verkehrsüberwachung - autonome Steuerung jenseits terrestrischer Netzabdeckung Luxemburg hat OQ gesondert 2,28 Millionen Euro für das Projekt „Sentinel“ zugesprochen, das erforscht, wie sich 5G-Satellitenverbindungen gegen Störsender (Jamming) und Manipulation (Spoofing) absichern lassen — ein Verweis auf das umkämpfte Funkumfeld, dem solche Systeme im Ernstfall ausgesetzt wären. Geld, Rückhalt und die Frage der Souveränität OQ stützt sich seit jeher auf Luxemburgs gezielte Industriepolitik für den Weltraumsektor. 2018 ging das Unternehmen unter dem nationalen Programm LuxIMPULSE eine Partnerschaft mit der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation ein, 2023 erhielt es eine nationale Weltraumlizenz, und im November 2025 wurde ihm eine luxemburgische Konzession erteilt, um satellitengestützte 5G-IoT- und Direct-to-Device-Dienste aufzubauen und zu betreiben. Im Oktober 2025 betrieb OQ rund zehn Satelliten und arbeitet an einer größeren Konstellation. Das Geld folgte dem Kurs. Nach einer Series-A-Runde über 13 Millionen Euro im Jahr 2022 und späteren Finanzierungen, an denen sich der Wagniskapitalarm von Saudi Aramco und ein luxemburgischer Staatsfonds beteiligten, sicherte sich OQ im Februar 2026 ein Venture-Darlehen über 25 Millionen Euro von der Europäischen Investitionsbank, abgesichert durch das EU-Programm InvestEU. Damit sollen mehr als 20 eigene Satelliten sowie mitfliegende Nutzlasten auf 14 fremden Raumfahrzeugen finanziert werden. Wo OQ im breiteren Wettlauf um Orbital-Konnektivität steht, ist noch nicht entschieden. Anders als SpaceX' Starlink, das Breitband an Verbraucher und Unternehmen verkauft, oder der etablierte L-Band-Betreiber Iridium setzt OQ darauf, dass dieselben 3GPP-Mobilfunkstandards wie am Boden gewöhnliche Chips und Geräte ohne Spezialhardware ins All telefonieren lassen. Das Unternehmen ist weit kleiner als die EU-Vorzeigekonstellation IRIS² — ein 10,6 Milliarden Euro teures System aus rund 290 Satelliten unter Führung von SES, Eutelsat und Hispasat, das erst um 2030 voll in Betrieb gehen soll. Doch OQ ist Teil derselben europäischen Bewegung, die Abhängigkeit von Netzen außerhalb der EU bei kritischer Kommunikation zu verringern. Vorerst kann das Großherzogtum auf ein handfestes Resultat verweisen: eine Drohne, einen Satelliten und eine Verbindung, die nicht abriss. ### Sources - Airbus and OQ Technology use S-band to connect satellite to drone — Mobile Europe: https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/airbus-and-oq-technology-use-s-band-to-connect-satellite-to-drone/ - Airbus and OQ Technology conduct world's 1st demo of LEO 5G NTN connecting to a flying drone — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/07/23/airbus-and-oq-technology-conduct-worlds-1st-demo-of-leo-5g-ntn-connecting-to-a-flying-drone/ - OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/oq-technology-plans-direct-to-smartphone-demo-with-cellular-spectrum/ - OQ Technology Makes History: First-Ever Image Sent via 5G NTN IoT Over LEO Satellite — IoT Business News: https://iotbusinessnews.com/2025/07/29/91510-oq-technology-makes-history-first-ever-image-sent-via-5g-ntn-iot-over-leo-satellite/ - European financing for Luxembourgish satellite-to-smartphone connectivity pioneer OQ Technology — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2026-x072-european-financing-for-luxembourgish-satellite-to-smartphone-connectivity-pioneer-oq-technology - OQ Technology — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OQ_Technology - OQ Tech gets Luxembourg 5G-by-Sat concession — Advanced Television: https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/05/oq-tech-gets-luxembourg-5g-by-sat-concession/ - OQ Technology Granted Luxembourg Concession for Satellite-Based 5G IoT & D2D Services — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL: https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/oq-technology-granted-luxembourg-concession-for-satellite-based-5g-iot-d2d-services/ - OBSERVER: What is IRIS²? — Copernicus / European Commission: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-what-is-iris2 - A Passion for Space, A Platform for the World: The OQ Technology Story — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/news-events/news/2025/luxembourgspacesuccessstoriesoqtech.html --- ## Risse im Flügel: EASA verordnet A380-Sonderprüfung, fünf Emirates-Jets bleiben am Boden - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/easa-notanweisung-a380-fluegelholm-risse-emirates - Published: 2026-06-24T12:15:19.427+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:15:19.427+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 11aff6d5-a298-4976-8e00-2919aa701dca - Dateline: Dubai, AE > Eine seltene Notfallanweisung der EU-Behörde verpflichtet die Betreiber von 16 Superjumbos zu Inspektionen, nachdem im tragenden Mittelholm des Flügels Risse entdeckt wurden. ### Summary Nach Rissen im Flügel-Mittelholm ordnet die EASA dringende Prüfungen an 16 Airbus A380 an. Fünf Maschinen von Emirates dürfen vorerst nicht mehr mit Passagieren fliegen. ### Key facts - Die EASA erließ am 22. Juni die Notfallanweisung 2026-0119-E (gültig ab 24. Juni) und verpflichtet die Betreiber von 16 Airbus A380 zu Flügelinspektionen. - Auslöser sind Risse im Mittelholm, einem tragenden Balken im Flügelkasten, der laut Behörde die strukturelle Integrität des Flügels beeinträchtigen könnte. - 15 der Maschinen fliegt Emirates, eine Qantas. Fünf Emirates-Jets dürfen vor der Prüfung nicht mit Passagieren fliegen, elf weitere müssen binnen 25 Flugzyklen kontrolliert werden. - Die Betreiber müssen die Prüfverfahren bei Airbus anfordern und ihre Ergebnisse innerhalb von sieben Tagen melden; Maschinen mit Rissen bleiben bis zur Reparatur am Boden. - Emirates betreibt mit 116 A380 die weltgrößte Flotte – mehr als die Hälfte aller noch aktiven Superjumbos; die EASA legte nicht die gesamte Flotte still. ### FAQ **Q: Wird die gesamte A380-Flotte stillgelegt?** Nein. Die EASA-Anweisung betrifft 16 Maschinen mit bestimmten Einsatzgeschichten. Fünf Emirates-Jets dürfen vor der Inspektion nicht mit Passagieren fliegen, die übrigen elf müssen innerhalb von 25 Flugzyklen geprüft werden. Eine unmittelbare Gefahr für alle A380 sehen die Behörden nicht. **Q: Was ist der Mittelholm und warum ist er wichtig?** Der Mittelholm ist ein längs verlaufender Tragbalken im Innern des Flügelkastens. Er hilft, die im Flug entstehenden aerodynamischen Lasten zu verteilen. Risse könnten laut EASA die strukturelle Festigkeit des Flügels schwächen. **Q: Welche Airlines sind betroffen?** Von den 16 Maschinen fliegt Emirates 15, Qantas eine. Die einzige Qantas-Maschine (Kennzeichen VH-OQI) befindet sich bereits zur Grundüberholung in Dresden und ist nicht im Passagierdienst; laut Qantas hat die Anweisung keine Auswirkungen auf den Flugplan. **Q: Wie reagiert Emirates?** Emirates will die Anweisung befolgen und die Inspektionen innerhalb von 48 Stunden beginnen. Nötige Arbeiten würden abgeschlossen, bevor eine Maschine wieder in Dienst geht. Die Airline steht nach eigenen Angaben in engem Kontakt mit Airbus und den Behörden, um Störungen gering zu halten. ### Body Europas Luftfahrtbehörde hat dringende Inspektionen an 16 Airbus A380 angeordnet, nachdem in einem tragenden Bauteil des Flügels Risse gefunden wurden. Für den weltgrößten Betreiber des doppelstöckigen Riesenjets bedeutet das: Mehrere Maschinen müssen aus dem Verkehr gezogen werden, bis die Kontrollen abgeschlossen sind. Die Agentur der Europäischen Union für Flugsicherheit (EASA) erließ am 22. Juni die Notfall-Lufttüchtigkeitsanweisung 2026-0119-E, gültig ab dem 24. Juni. Auslöser waren Risse, die bei einer routinemäßigen Wartung im sogenannten Mittelholm des Flügels entdeckt wurden – einem Tragbalken im Innern des Flügelkastens, der die im Flug entstehenden aerodynamischen Lasten mitträgt. Von den 16 betroffenen Maschinen werden nach Angaben von Airbus 15 vom Dubaier Carrier Emirates und eine von der australischen Qantas geflogen. Fünf der Jets – allesamt Emirates-Maschinen – müssen vor ihrem nächsten Passagierflug überprüft werden und bleiben damit faktisch am Boden, bis die Kontrollen erledigt sind. Die übrigen elf dürfen vorerst weiterfliegen, müssen aber innerhalb von 25 Flugzyklen inspiziert werden. Die Betreiber wurden angewiesen, die Prüfverfahren direkt bei Airbus anzufordern und ihre Ergebnisse binnen sieben Tagen zu melden – unabhängig davon, ob Risse gefunden werden oder nicht. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die an bestimmten Flugzeugen entdeckten Risse die strukturelle Integrität des Flügels beeinträchtigen könnten. Eine Stilllegung der gesamten weltweiten A380-Flotte ist damit nicht verbunden, und die Behörden sehen keine unmittelbare Gefahr für sämtliche Maschinen. Doch Notfallanweisungen der EASA sind die Ausnahme; sie sind Problemen vorbehalten, die die Lufttüchtigkeit eines Flugzeugs bedrohen könnten, wenn man sie unbeachtet ließe. Der Vorgang rückt ein Vorzeigeprodukt von Airbus, Europas größtem Luftfahrtkonzern, erneut in den Fokus – und mit ihm die Sicherheit einer Flotte, die Langstrecken bedient, auf denen auch Reisende aus der Großregion unterwegs sind. Was bei den Kontrollen geschieht Der Mittelholm verläuft längs im Innern des Flügels und gehört zu den Strukturen, die die Belastungen eines Flugzeugs im Flug verteilen. Die EASA kam zu dem Schluss, dass die an einigen Maschinen festgestellten Risse den Flügel schwächen könnten, und ordnete deshalb zusätzliche, detaillierte Untersuchungen an. Jede Maschine, an der Risse gefunden werden, muss am Boden bleiben, bis die von Airbus vorgegebenen Reparaturen abgeschlossen sind. Emirates kündigte an, die Vorgaben umzusetzen und rasch zu handeln, zugleich aber die Folgen für den Flugplan begrenzen zu wollen. „Emirates wird die Anweisung befolgen und die geforderten Inspektionen gemäß der Lufttüchtigkeitsanweisung durchführen", erklärte die Fluggesellschaft. „Die Prüfungen beginnen innerhalb der nächsten 48 Stunden, und alle erforderlichen Arbeiten werden abgeschlossen, bevor die Flugzeuge wieder in den Dienst gehen. Wir stehen in engem Kontakt mit Airbus und den zuständigen Behörden, um Beeinträchtigungen des Flugbetriebs so gering wie möglich zu halten." Airbus erklärte, abhängig von den Prüfergebnissen werde man gemeinsam mit der EASA beurteilen, ob Reparaturen nötig seien oder ob die Maschinen in den Dienst zurückkehren könnten. Qantas teilte mit, die Anweisung habe keine Auswirkungen auf den eigenen Betrieb: Die einzige betroffene Maschine mit dem Kennzeichen VH-OQI befinde sich ohnehin bereits zur Grundüberholung im sächsischen Dresden und sei nicht im Passagierdienst. Warum es für Emirates und Airbus brisant ist Am meisten steht für Emirates auf dem Spiel, das sein weltweites Streckennetz um den A380 herum aufgebaut hat. Die Airline betreibt 116 dieser Jets – die größte A380-Flotte der Welt und mehr als die Hälfte aller noch fliegenden Superjumbos. Selbst eine begrenzte, auf ihre Maschinen konzentrierte Prüfrunde birgt das Risiko von Verspätungen und Ausfällen auf einigen der meistbeflogenen Interkontinentalstrecken. Für Airbus ist die Anweisung eine unbequeme Erinnerung an die technischen Herausforderungen jenes Programms, das der Konzern einst als Zukunft des Langstreckenverkehrs anpries. Der A380 ging 2007 als größtes je gebaute Passagierflugzeug in Dienst, doch schleppende Verkäufe zwangen Airbus 2021 zum Produktionsstopp. Da keine neuen Maschinen mehr gebaut werden, verlagert sich der Schwerpunkt darauf, die bestehende Flotte im Alter lufttüchtig zu halten – und strukturelle Fragen schlagen unmittelbar auf Kosten und Aufwand durch. - Bauteil: Flügel-Mittelholm, ein innenliegender Tragbalken im Flügelkasten - Betroffene Maschinen: 16 – 15 von Emirates, eine von Qantas - Sofortige Prüfung: fünf Emirates-Jets vor dem nächsten Flug - Aufgeschobene Prüfung: elf Maschinen innerhalb von 25 Flugzyklen - Meldung: Ergebnisse binnen sieben Tagen einzureichen Nicht der erste Riss im Flügel Strukturprobleme begleiten die A380-Flügel schon länger. 2012 ordnete die EASA flottenweite Inspektionen an, nachdem an den sogenannten Rippenfüßen Risse aufgetreten waren – kleinen Beschlägen, die die Flügelrippen mit der Außenhaut verbinden. Das Problem erforderte am Ende Reparaturen an der gesamten weltweiten Flotte. Spätere Prüfrunden befassten sich mit Rissen in den äußeren hinteren Holmen, zunächst an früh produzierten Maschinen. Die jüngste Anweisung verengt den Blick auf den Mittelholm und auf einen Teil der A380 mit bestimmten Einsatzgeschichten – nicht auf die gesamte Flotte. Ob es bei einer überschaubaren Wartungsaktion bleibt oder ob sie sich ausweitet, hängt davon ab, was die Inspektionen in den kommenden Wochen zutage fördern. Diese Daten müssen die Betreiber nun in engem Takt an Airbus und die EASA zurückmelden. ### Sources - Airbus under fresh scrutiny as EASA orders A380 inspections over wing cracks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/23/airbus-under-fresh-scrutiny-as-easa-orders-a380-inspections-over-wing-cracks - Emirates to urgently inspect A380 fleet after cracks found in wings — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/06/24/emirates-a380/ - Emirates to Inspect Airbus A380 Fleet After Wing Crack Alert Triggers Urgent EASA Safety Checks — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-to-inspect-a380-jets-after-airbus-wing-crack-concerns-trigger-urgent-safety-checks-1.500584887 - Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings — The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/24/companies/airbus-a380-inspection/ - EASA orders urgent checks on 16 Airbus A380s over wing spar cracks — Aerospace Global News: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/easa-airbus-a380-wing-spar-cracks/ - EASA Orders Urgent Inspections on 16 Airbus A380s After Wing Spar Cracks Found — Aviation Source News: https://aviationsourcenews.com/easa-orders-urgent-inspections-on-16-airbus-a380s-after-wing-spar-cracks-found/ - 16 Airbus A380s Need Emergency Inspections After Cracks Discovered In Wing Spars — Simple Flying: https://simpleflying.com/16-airbus-a380s-emergency-wing-inspections-cracks/ --- ## Bardella will EU-Regeln von innen brechen – Luxemburg ist besonders betroffen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/bardella-rn-eu-umbau-von-innen-luxemburg-grenzgaenger - Published: 2026-06-24T12:07:43.971+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:07:43.971+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: f7f28410-1599-4496-8d7d-1018c125aebb - Dateline: Paris, FR > Der RN-Chef würde Frankreichs EU-Beitrag halbieren und nationales Recht über europäisches stellen. Für das Großherzogtum, das von offenen Grenzen und Binnenmarkt lebt, ist das kein Gedankenspiel. ### Summary Jordan Bardella skizziert, wie eine RN-Regierung in der EU bleiben und ihre Regeln zugleich systematisch unterlaufen würde. Luxemburg ist davon so stark betroffen wie kaum ein anderer Mitgliedstaat. ### Key facts - Bardella kündigt an, Frankreichs EU-Haushaltsbeitrag zu halbieren, und nennt die heutige Summe „überzogen“. - Der RN setzt nicht mehr auf „Frexit“ oder Euro-Austritt, sondern darauf, die EU von innen umzubauen und ihre Regeln zu unterlaufen. - Ein Verfassungsreferendum soll den Vorrang des französischen Rechts vor dem EU-Recht festschreiben – vor allem in der Migration. - Vertragsänderungen wären für Freizügigkeit, Binnenmarkt und Euro nötig und an Einstimmigkeit gebunden; Analysten sehen daher eher eine schleichende Kollision als einen sauberen Austritt. - Luxemburg ist als EU-Gründungsmitglied besonders exponiert: rund 233.260 Grenzgänger 2025, davon etwa 126.600 aus Frankreich, und rund 85 Prozent des Handels innerhalb der EU. ### FAQ **Q: Will der Rassemblement National aus der EU oder dem Euro austreten?** Nein. Seit etwa 2018 hat der RN sowohl den „Frexit“ als auch einen ausdrücklichen Euro-Austritt aufgegeben. Die Partei will in der EU bleiben, sie aber von innen reformieren und ihren Regeln widersetzen – Bardellas Formel lautet, „alles zu ändern, ohne irgendetwas zu zerstören“. **Q: Was schlägt Bardella konkret beim EU-Haushalt vor?** Er will Frankreichs Beitrag halbieren. Im Politico-Interview vom 15. Juni 2026 sagte er, statt 12 oder 15 Milliarden werde der Beitrag halbiert, und kündigte an, die Kommission zur Senkung ihrer Betriebskosten zu drängen. Frankreichs Bruttobeitrag 2024 lag bei knapp 22,3 Milliarden Euro, der Nettobeitrag bei rund 5,8 Milliarden. **Q: Warum ist Luxemburg besonders betroffen?** Das Großherzogtum lebt von offenen Grenzen und dem Binnenmarkt. 2025 pendelten rund 233.260 Grenzgänger ins Land, etwa 47 Prozent der abhängig Beschäftigten, davon rund 126.600 aus Frankreich. Rund 85 Prozent des Handels laufen innerhalb der EU, und der Finanzsektor steht für etwa ein Viertel des BIP. **Q: Könnte der RN diese Pläne ohne Vertragsänderung umsetzen?** Teilweise. Vetos bei einstimmigen Beschlüssen oder die Festschreibung des Verfassungsvorrangs bräuchten keine Vertragsänderung, lösten aber Vertragsverletzungsverfahren aus. Eingriffe in Freizügigkeit, Binnenmarkt oder Euro erforderten Vertragsänderungen und Einstimmigkeit aller 27 – die andere Staaten verweigern würden. ### Body Vom Austritt spricht Jordan Bardella nicht mehr. Stattdessen beschreibt der Präsident des französischen Rassemblement National (RN) immer detaillierter, wie eine von seiner Partei geführte Regierung Mitglied der Europäischen Union bliebe – und genau jene Regeln, die diese Mitgliedschaft ausmachen, planmäßig brechen würde. Ein Kritiker hat die Linie auf eine knappe Formel gebracht: Man sagt Brüssel, dass man gehen will, ohne es auszusprechen. In einem am 15. Juni 2026 veröffentlichten Interview mit Politico nannte Bardella den bislang konkretesten Baustein dieser Strategie: Frankreich würde drastisch kürzen, was es nach Brüssel überweist. „Statt einen Beitrag zum Haushalt der Europäischen Union von 12 oder 15 Milliarden zu beschließen, nun, er wird halbiert“, sagte er, bezeichnete die heutige Summe als „überzogen“ und kündigte an, Paris werde die Europäische Kommission dazu drängen, ihre eigenen Betriebskosten zu senken. Das Gewicht dieser Sätze ergibt sich aus den Umfragen. Der RN ist klarer Favorit für die Präsidentschaftswahl 2027 und liegt im ersten Wahlgang bei rund 35 bis 37,5 Prozent. Bardella ist der designierte Kandidat seiner Partei, sollte Marine Le Pen ihr im März 2025 wegen der Veruntreuung von EU-Parlamentsgeldern verhängtes Ämterverbot nicht kippen können; der Pariser Berufungsgerichtshof will am 7. Juli 2026 entscheiden. Für einen kleinen, tief verflochtenen Mitgliedstaat wie Luxemburg, dessen Wirtschaft in den Binnenmarkt eingewoben ist und dessen Belegschaft jeden Morgen über offene Grenzen strömt, bleibt dieser Plan keine Abstraktion. Was der RN tatsächlich vorhat Seit etwa 2018 hat die Partei sowohl den „Frexit“ als auch das ausdrückliche Versprechen eines Euro-Austritts fallengelassen. Sie inszeniert sich seither als Kraft, die – in Bardellas Worten – „alles ändern will, ohne irgendetwas zu zerstören“. Das Programm, ablesbar aus seinen Aussagen sowie aus Analysen des European Council on Foreign Relations, von UnHerd und Brussels Signal, umfasst unter anderem: - Haushalt: Halbierung des französischen Beitrags und Forderung nach einem Rabatt, wie ihn Deutschland und die Niederlande genießen. - Vorrang des nationalen Rechts: ein Verfassungsreferendum, das den Vorrang der französischen Verfassung vor dem EU-Recht festschreibt, vor allem in der Migration. - Institutionen: Schrumpfung der Kommission zu einem „Sekretariat“ und Verlagerung des Gesetzesinitiativrechts an die nationalen Regierungen über den Rat. - Freizügigkeit: Neuverhandlung von Schengen, „nationale Präferenz“ für französische Staatsbürger bei Arbeit und Wohnen, Austritt aus dem EU-Migrationspakt und Ende des Geburtsortsprinzips. - Binnenmarkt und Energie: Wiederaufnahme der Binnenmarktbedingungen sowie Ausstieg aus der EU-Strompreisbildung zugunsten eines nationalen, auf Kernkraft gestützten Tarifs von rund 60 Euro je Megawattstunde. In der souveränitätspolitisch schärfsten Frage hat sich Bardella unmissverständlich festgelegt. „Ich bin ein überzeugter Republikaner und als solcher dem Vorrang der französischen Verfassung verpflichtet“, sagte er Brussels Signal – eine direkte Kampfansage an den EU-Grundsatz, dass europäisches Recht dem nationalen vorgeht. Statt einen Beitrag zum Haushalt der Europäischen Union von 12 oder 15 Milliarden zu beschließen, nun, er wird halbiert. Wie weit reicht das ohne Vertragsänderung? An dieser Frage entscheidet sich alles – und sie ist für beide Seiten unbequem. Manche Schritte bräuchten keinerlei Vertragsänderung. Frankreich könnte sein Veto bei einstimmig zu fassenden Beschlüssen einsetzen: bei der Ukraine-Hilfe, den Russland-Sanktionen, dem Haushaltsrahmen nach 2028, der Erweiterung und der institutionellen Reform. Seinen EU-Beitrag beschließt das Land ohnehin innerhalb des nationalen Budgets, eine Praxis, die geduldet wird, auch wenn sie mit dem EU-Recht nur schwer vereinbar ist. Und den Verfassungsvorrang durchzusetzen, wie es Polens Gerichte taten, verlangt allein eine innerstaatliche Entscheidung – sie zöge allerdings Vertragsverletzungsverfahren nach sich und, wie Fachleute warnen, „massive Rechtsunsicherheit“. Die kühneren Ziele stoßen an die Verträge selbst. Die Freizügigkeit neu zu schreiben, den Binnenmarkt umzubauen oder den Euro rückabzuwickeln, erforderte eine Vertragsänderung und die einstimmige Zustimmung aller 27 Mitglieder – eine Zustimmung, die die übrigen nicht geben würden. Eben deshalb argumentieren Beobachter von Wolfgang Münchau bis zum ECFR, das RN-Programm in Gänze umgesetzt führe nicht zu einem sauberen „Frexit“, sondern zu einer langsamen Kollision: Frankreich bräche so viele Regeln, dass es faktisch außerhalb jenes Klubs stünde, dem es formal weiter angehört. Die nüchternen Zahlen erschweren überdies das Haushaltsargument. Auf Eurostat-Daten gestützte Berechnungen beziffern Frankreichs Bruttobeitrag 2024 auf knapp 22,3 Milliarden Euro und den Nettobeitrag auf rund 5,8 Milliarden – deutlich unter den 19,5 Milliarden netto, die Deutschland zahlt. Warum Luxemburg nicht wegsehen kann Kein Mitgliedstaat ist diesem Experiment stärker ausgesetzt als das Großherzogtum. Als EU-Gründungsmitglied und Sitz des Gerichtshofs sowie der Europäischen Investitionsbank hat Luxemburg seinen Wohlstand auf genau jenen Freiheiten errichtet, die der RN infrage stellt. Am deutlichsten zeigt sich der Druck am Arbeitsmarkt. 2025 pendelten rund 233.260 Grenzgänger nach Luxemburg hinein – etwa 47 Prozent der abhängig Beschäftigten. Davon leben rund 126.600 in Frankreich, daneben etwa 53.360 in Deutschland und 53.300 in Belgien. Anders gesagt: Gut die Hälfte überquert täglich die französische Grenze unter den Regeln der EU-Freizügigkeit. Eine französische Regierung, die Schengen neu ordnete oder eine „nationale Präferenz“ verfolgte, griffe damit unmittelbar in den Maschinenraum der luxemburgischen Wirtschaft ein. Der Handel ist die zweite Schwachstelle. Rund 85 Prozent des luxemburgischen Handels entfallen auf andere EU-Staaten, etwa 90 Prozent des Außenhandels auf EU-Partner, mehr als die Hälfte davon auf Frankreich, Deutschland und Belgien. Der Finanzsektor, der rund ein Viertel des Bruttoinlandsprodukts erwirtschaftet, hängt am Passporting des Binnenmarkts und an der Stabilität des Euro. Ein langwieriger Konflikt zwischen Paris und Brüssel über Haushalt, Recht und Grenzen würde genau jene Regeln erschüttern, die Luxemburg als Fundament seines offenen Modells betrachtet. Noch ist nichts davon Politik; es ist das Programm einer Partei, die den Élysée nicht innehat und in Emmanuel Macron einen Türhüter vor sich hat, dessen Zustimmung jedes Verfassungsreferendum bräuchte. Doch mit einem erstarkenden RN und Le Pens Schicksal, das binnen Wochen feststeht, lautet die Frage für Luxemburg nicht länger, ob man den Entwurf ernst nehmen muss, sondern wie man sich auf ein Frankreich vorbereitet, das die Regeln der EU für verhandelbar erklären könnte – von innen. ### Sources - Bardella veut réduire de moitié la contribution de la France à l'Union européenne — Boursorama: https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-a-l-union-europeenne-984a89cf13ad80f242f310d28b392ed9 - Union européenne : Jordan Bardella veut «réduire de moitié» la contribution de la France — Le JDD: https://www.lejdd.fr/politique/union-europeenne-jordan-bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-176541 - Stay in Europe, ignore some rules: Bardella explicit RN's new EU doctrine ahead of 2027 — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/05/stay-in-europe-ignore-some-rules-bardella-explicit-rns-new-eu-doctrine-ahead-of-2027/ - How Bardella would break the EU: He won't soften like Meloni — UnHerd: https://unherd.com/2025/11/how-bardella-would-break-the-eu/ - If Bardella wins: Scenarios for a far-right presidency in France — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/publication/if-bardella-wins-scenarios-for-a-far-right-presidency-in-france/ - What a far-right government in France would mean for the EU — Der (europäische) Föderalist: https://www.foederalist.eu/2024/07/elections-france.html - Bardella Says EU 'Completely Obsolete,' Vows Nationalist Reforms — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/bardella-politico-eu-completely-obsolete-nationalist-reforms/ - EU budget: Who pays the most into the EU, and who gains the most? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/09/eu-budget-who-pays-the-most-into-the-eu-and-who-gains-the-most - Observatoire territorial transfrontalier / Chiffres-clés : frontaliers français au Luxembourg en 2025 — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/aguram/observatoire-territorial-transfrontalier-chiffres-cles-frontaliers-francais-au-luxembourg-en-2025/ - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE: https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg - Intra-EU trade: Exports (Eurostat data) — Eurostat / Trading Economics: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/intra-eu-trade-exports-eurostat-data.html - France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260113-france-le-pen-returns-to-court-with-2027-presidency-bid-on-the-line - Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/10/fact-check-has-marine-le-pens-appeal-against-her-presidential-ban-been-denied - French far-right well ahead in new poll for 2027 presidential election — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/french-far-right-well-ahead-in-new-poll-for-2027-presidential-election/781486 - Le nombre d'agents publics devenus frontaliers a doublé depuis 2019 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourggrande-region-le-nombre-d-agents-publics-devenus-frontaliers-a-double-103575845 --- ## ADR rügt Abgeordneten Weidig nach LGBTIQ-„Like“ schriftlich – Parlament verhängt keine Strafe - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/weidig-adr-parteiruege-lgbtiq-facebook-like-chamber - Published: 2026-06-24T11:52:09.017+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:52:09.017+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 6c359d69-fd5b-4b4f-8adb-cf4f380ca69e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Das Parlament verurteilte Hassrede einstimmig, verhängte aber keine eigene Strafe. Die einzige förmliche Sanktion kam von Weidigs eigener Partei – ein schriftlicher Verweis. ### Summary ADR-Abgeordneter Tom Weidig „likte“ einen Facebook-Kommentar, der zur Vernichtung von LGBTIQ-Menschen aufrief. Das Parlament blieb ohne Sanktion, die ADR sprach lediglich eine schriftliche Rüge aus. ### Key facts - ADR-Abgeordneter Tom Weidig „likte“ im Februar 2025 einen Facebook-Kommentar, der zur „Vernichtung“ von LGBTIQ-Menschen aufrief; er nannte den Klick versehentlich und entschuldigte sich. - Das Parlament verurteilte Hassrede am 12. Februar 2025 mit einer einstimmigen Resolution, verhängte aber keine eigene Sanktion gegen Weidig. - Die einzige förmliche Strafe kam von der ADR selbst: ein schriftlicher Verweis statt des möglichen Parteiausschlusses. - Rosa Lëtzebuerg erstattete Strafanzeige gegen Weidig und den Kommentarverfasser und forderte seinen Rücktritt. - Der Fall zeigt, dass der Verhaltenskodex der Kammer vor allem das Geschehen im Plenarsaal regelt, nicht Äußerungen in sozialen Medien. ### FAQ **Q: Was hatte Tom Weidig getan?** Der ADR-Abgeordnete „likte“ im Februar 2025 auf Facebook einen Kommentar mit dem Wortlaut „Wir müssen auch hier kämpfen und LGBTQ vernichten“. Wenige Tage zuvor hatte er Donald Trumps Verbot transgeschlechtlicher Athletinnen im Frauensport gelobt. Weidig nannte den Klick versehentlich und entschuldigte sich. **Q: Welche Strafe verhängte das Parlament?** Keine. Die Kammer verabschiedete am 12. Februar 2025 eine einstimmige Resolution gegen Hassrede und Diskriminierung, sprach aber keine förmliche Sanktion wie Ausschluss, Geldbuße oder Mandatsverlust gegen Weidig aus. **Q: Was beschloss die ADR?** Der Landesvorstand trat am 17. Februar 2025 zusammen und entschied sich für die mildeste Option: einen schriftlichen Verweis. Er befand, Weidig habe „niemanden vernichten wollen und auch nicht dazu aufgerufen“, verlangte aber eine Klärung seines Verhaltens in sozialen Medien. **Q: Warum konnte das Parlament nicht härter durchgreifen?** Der Verhaltenskodex der Kammer regelt vor allem das Verhalten im Plenarsaal. Da der „Like“ in den sozialen Medien und damit „außerhalb der Mauern des Parlaments“ erfolgte, sah die Kammer keine Handhabe für eine eigene Sanktion. ### Body Ein amtierender Luxemburger Abgeordneter befürwortet im Internet einen Kommentar, der die „Vernichtung“ von LGBTIQ-Menschen fordert – und bleibt am Ende mit einer schriftlichen Rüge seiner eigenen Partei davon. Das Parlament selbst verhängt keine Strafe. Der Fall Tom Weidig hat in Luxemburg eine unbequeme Frage neu aufgeworfen: Mit welchen Mitteln kann die Abgeordnetenkammer diskriminierende Äußerungen ihrer eigenen Mitglieder überhaupt ahnden? Weidig, seit Oktober 2023 für die national-konservative Alternative Demokratische Reformpartei (ADR) im Bezirk Zentrum gewählt, hatte im Februar 2025 parteienübergreifende Empörung ausgelöst. Auf Facebook „likte“ er einen Kommentar mit dem Wortlaut „Wir müssen auch hier kämpfen und LGBTQ vernichten“. Wenige Tage zuvor hatte er öffentlich das von US-Präsident Donald Trump verhängte Verbot transgeschlechtlicher Athletinnen im Frauensport gelobt. Ein Klick und seine Folgen Andere Politiker und die Presse machten den „Like“ rasch publik, der Gegenwind kam umgehend. Weidig erklärte, der Klick sei versehentlich geschehen, sein Handeln werde missverstanden – und entschuldigte sich. Rosa Lëtzebuerg, die wichtigste Interessenvertretung für LGBTIQ+ in Luxemburg, gab sich damit nicht zufrieden: Die Organisation erstattete Strafanzeige gegen Weidig und gegen den Verfasser des ursprünglichen Kommentars und forderte den Abgeordneten zum Rücktritt auf. Der Vorfall traf auf eine ohnehin aufgeheizte Debatte um LGBTIQ-Rechte. Im Hintergrund stand unter anderem eine umstrittene Petitionskampagne gegen LGBTIQ-Inhalte an Schulen, für die sich Teile der ADR-Basis stark gemacht hatten. Für die Kritiker war eine Grenze überschritten: Wer als Abgeordneter einen unmissverständlichen Aufruf zur „Vernichtung“ einer Minderheit billige, könne sich nicht auf einen Ausrutscher im Netz berufen. Einstimmige Resolution, aber keine Strafe Als das Parlament am 12. Februar 2025 zusammentrat, brachten sechs Parteien – CSV, DP, LSAP, déi gréng, die Piratenpartei und déi Lénk – gemeinsam eine Resolution ein, die „jeden Angriff auf die Menschenrechte, einschließlich Gewalttaten, Hassrede und Diskriminierung gegenüber Minderheiten, entschieden verurteilt“. Sie wurde von allen Abgeordneten angenommen, auch von den fünf ADR-Mandatsträgern. Weidig schwieg, während ihn Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus dem gesamten politischen Spektrum scharf angingen. DP-Abgeordneter Gilles Baum forderte eine klare Grenze. „Es reicht!“ rief er – und betonte, faschistisches und nationalsozialistisches Gedankengut habe weder in dieser Kammer noch in der Gesellschaft etwas zu suchen. Noch schärfer fiel Marc Baum von déi Lénk aus: Wer den Aufruf zur Vernichtung von LGBTIQ-Menschen unterstütze, so seine Botschaft an Weidig, gehöre „nicht mehr zur Demokratie“ – und der Verweis auf einen Affekt sei keine Entschuldigung. „Sie sind eine Schande für dieses Parlament!“ warf LSAP-Fraktionschefin Taina Bofferding Weidig entgegen und bezeichnete dessen Partei als „toxisch für unsere Gesellschaft“. Doch bei aller Rüge blieb die Resolution ein politisches Signal, keine Sanktion. Das Parlament verhängte keine förmliche Strafe gegen Weidig – keinen Ausschluss, keine Geldbuße, keinen Mandatsverlust. Sein Verhaltenskodex regelt vor allem das Geschehen im Plenarsaal, der beanstandete Klick aber war in den sozialen Medien erfolgt, außerhalb dieser Mauern. Die ADR entscheidet allein Weil das Parlament gegen eines seiner Mitglieder nicht vorging, blieb allein der parteiinterne Weg. Die ADR eröffnete ein Disziplinarverfahren und bezeichnete den „Like“ als „inakzeptabel“. Am Montag, dem 17. Februar 2025, trat der Landesvorstand zusammen. Das Spektrum der möglichen Sanktionen war breit: - eine einfache schriftliche Verwarnung, - härtere interne Maßnahmen oder - der Ausschluss aus der Partei. Ein Ausschluss war keine theoretische Größe: 2017 hatte die ADR Joe Thein ausgeschlossen, nachdem dieser gesagt hatte, der damalige Außenminister Jean Asselborn gehöre „auf der Straße erschossen“. Im Fall Weidig entschied sich der Vorstand für die mildeste der vorliegenden Optionen – den schriftlichen Verweis. Der Abgeordnete habe „niemanden vernichten wollen und auch nicht dazu aufgerufen“, hieß es zur Begründung; er solle künftig sein Verhalten in den sozialen Medien klären. Sein Mandat behielt er. Wo Luxemburg die Grenze zieht Der Fall legte offen, wie wenige Instrumente das Luxemburger Parlament hat, um diskriminierende Äußerungen seiner Mitglieder zu sanktionieren. Die Kammer kann debattieren, verurteilen und Resolutionen verabschieden, doch ihr Verhaltenskodex ist auf die Ordnung im Saal ausgerichtet, nicht auf das, was Abgeordnete im Netz veröffentlichen. Eine frühere Episode hatte die Lücke bereits gezeigt: Im Januar 2024, nachdem Weidig auf Facebook drohende Bemerkungen gegen einen Karikaturisten gerichtet hatte, traf ihn die Präsidentenkonferenz zwar – verhängte aber keine förmliche Strafe, weil das Verhalten „außerhalb der Mauern des Parlaments“ stattgefunden habe. Man verständigte sich lediglich darauf, den parlamentarischen Ethikkodex zu überprüfen. So entstand ein System, in dem die stärkste förmliche Reaktion auf einen Abgeordneten, der einen Aufruf zur „Vernichtung“ einer Minderheit billigte, nicht von der Institution kam, der er dient, sondern von der Partei, die ihn aufgestellt hat – und in einem Mahnschreiben bestand. Befürworter dieses Vorgehens verweisen auf den weiten Spielraum gewählter Mandatsträger und auf den Grundsatz, dass am Ende die Wähler und nicht Gremien über Politiker urteilen sollten. Kritiker halten dagegen, dass damit die Würde geschützter Gruppen vom Wohlwollen einer einzigen Partei abhänge. Für Luxemburg setzte der Fall eine Markierung. Eine einstimmige Kammer kann unmissverständlich klarstellen, dass Aufrufe zur Vernichtung einer Minderheit jenseits des Sagbaren liegen – und musste zugleich feststellen, dass sie gegen ein eigenes Mitglied, das genau das gebilligt hatte, kaum etwas in der Hand hat. ### Sources - Affaire Weidig : «Vous êtes une honte pour cette Chambre» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-weidig-vous-etes-une-honte-pour-cette-chambre/ - L'ADR adresse un avertissement à Tom Weidig — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/ladr-adresse-un-avertissement-a-tom-weidig/ - Affaire Tom Weidig : l'ADR lance une procédure de discipline — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-tom-weidig-ladr-lance-une-procedure-de-discipline/ - Nach Facebook-Like von Tom Weidig: Chamber wendet sich mit Resolution gegen ADR — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/nach-facebook-like-von-tom-weidig-chamber-wendet-sich-mit-resolution-gegen-adr/ - Transphober Post: Rosa Lëtzebuerg zeigt Tom Weidig an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/rosa-letzebuerg-adr-abgeordneter-weidig-wegen-transphobem-post-angezeigt-103278932 - Chambre : l'affaire Weidig est close — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/chambre-laffaire-weidig-est-close/ - Tom Weidig — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Weidig - Tom Weidig — deputy profile — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/deputy/1256 --- ## OECD bescheinigt Luxemburg eine fehlende Strategie gegen Korruption - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/oecd-integritaetsbericht-luxemburg-korruptionsstrategie-luecken-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T11:20:05.649+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:20:05.649+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: d405fc43-2cad-47b4-84b1-a47a2f910e2b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Der OECD-Bericht gibt dem Großherzogtum bei der Antikorruptionsstrategie null Punkte und rügt fehlende Vermögensangaben von Ministern und Richtern. Die Regierung Frieden verspricht Maßnahmen 2026. ### Summary Die OECD bewertet Luxemburgs Antikorruptionsstrategie mit null Prozent und kritisiert lückenhafte Aufsicht über Lobbying sowie fehlende Offenlegungspflichten. Die Regierung Frieden kündigt für 2026 konkrete Schritte an. ### Key facts - Die OECD bewertet im Outlook 2026 sowohl die Ausgestaltung als auch die Praxis einer luxemburgischen Antikorruptionsstrategie mit null Prozent (OECD-Schnitt: 38 % bzw. 32 %). - Über alle acht Integritätsdimensionen zeigt sich starke Regelwerke auf dem Papier, aber schwache Umsetzung – Justiz-Praxis 20 %, Staatsanwaltschaft 21 %, Beamten-Disziplinarsystem 17 %. - Das Lobbyregister besteht seit 2024, doch Sanktionen gelten nur für Abgeordnete, und keine zentrale Stelle überwacht die Transparenz. - Vermögens- und Interessenerklärungen fehlen für Regierungsmitglieder, Richter und Staatsanwälte; das Grundbuch ist nicht öffentlich einsehbar. - Die Regierung Frieden und das Komitee COPRECO unter Justizministerin Elisabeth Margue kündigten für Anfang 2026 konkrete Umsetzungsschritte an. ### FAQ **Q: Wie bewertet die OECD Luxemburgs Antikorruptionsstrategie?** Im Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 erhält Luxemburg sowohl für die Ausgestaltung als auch für die Praxis eines strategischen Rahmens jeweils null Prozent, gegenüber OECD-Durchschnittswerten von 38 beziehungsweise 32 Prozent. Eine eigene nationale Antikorruptionsstrategie existiert nicht. **Q: Welche Offenlegungspflichten fehlen in Luxemburg?** Für Regierungsmitglieder liegen keine Interessenerklärungen vor. Nationale Richter müssen ihre Interessen nicht offenlegen, Staatsanwälte weder Interessen noch Vermögen. Auch das Grundbuch und die Erklärungen der beiden obersten Verwaltungsebenen sind laut OECD nicht verfügbar. **Q: Was unternimmt die Regierung Frieden?** Laut dem EU-Rechtsstaatlichkeitsbericht vom Juli 2025 erwägt die Regierung eine förmliche Antikorruptionsstrategie. Das interministerielle Komitee COPRECO unter Vorsitz von Justizministerin Elisabeth Margue sollte Anfang 2026 konkrete Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der OECD-Empfehlungen vorlegen. **Q: Warum ist der OECD-Befund für den Finanzplatz relevant?** Luxemburgs Finanzplatz wirbt mit Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Transparenz. Die OECD misst, ob Integritätsregeln tatsächlich wirken; die Kluft zwischen guten Regeln und schwacher Praxis berührt das Vertrauen, auf dem der Standort beruht. ### Body Ein Land, dessen Finanzplatz seit Jahrzehnten mit Stabilität und Rechtsstaatlichkeit wirbt, müsste eigentlich über das gängige Instrumentarium guter Regierungsführung verfügen. Genau hier setzt die OECD den Hebel an: Luxemburg, so der Befund, fehlt eines der grundlegendsten Werkzeuge sauberer Verwaltung – eine nationale Strategie zur Bekämpfung von Korruption. Im Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026, im März in Paris veröffentlicht, erhält das Großherzogtum sowohl für die Ausgestaltung als auch für die gelebte Praxis eines strategischen Antikorruptionsrahmens jeweils null Prozent – gegenüber OECD-Durchschnittswerten von 38 beziehungsweise 32 Prozent. Die Zahlen stammen aus den Public Integrity Indicators der Organisation; die Daten wurden am 7. März 2026 erhoben. Der Bericht erscheint zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem die Qualität der Regierungsführung von außen genau beobachtet wird. Sowohl der jährliche Rechtsstaatlichkeitsbericht der Europäischen Kommission als auch GRECO, die Antikorruptionsinstanz des Europarats, drängen Luxemburg seit Jahren, Lücken bei Transparenz und Offenlegung zu schließen – ein Druck, der für eine Volkswirtschaft zählt, die auf der Glaubwürdigkeit ihrer Gerichte und Aufsichtsbehörden ruht. Gute Regeln, schwache Umsetzung Über die acht Integritätsdimensionen der OECD hinweg zeigt sich ein wiederkehrendes Muster: ein Land, das ordentlich Gesetze schreibt, sie aber ungleichmäßig anwendet. Auf dem Papier nähert sich Luxemburg häufig dem Niveau seiner Partnerstaaten; in der gemessenen „Praxis“ bleibt es immer wieder zurück. Die Integrität der Justiz wird in der Praxis mit 20 Prozent bewertet (OECD-Schnitt: 45 Prozent), jene der Staatsanwaltschaft mit 21 Prozent (52 Prozent) und das Disziplinarsystem für Beamte mit lediglich 17 Prozent – obwohl dessen Regelwerk mit 92 Prozent fast die Spitze erreicht. - Strategischer Rahmen: 0 % Regelwerk / 0 % Praxis (OECD-Schnitt 38 % / 32 %) - Lobbying: 40 % / 33 % (43 % / 38 %) - Interessenkonflikte: 67 % / 33 % (80 % / 45 %) - Integrität der Justiz: 65 % / 20 % (66 % / 45 %) - Integrität der Staatsanwaltschaft: 62 % / 21 % (66 % / 52 %) - Disziplinarsystem für Beamte: 92 % / 17 % (66 % / 22 %) Bei der zentralen Schwachstelle wird der Bericht deutlich. „Luxemburg erfüllt 0 Prozent der OECD-Kriterien für die Stärke des strategischen Rahmens und 0 Prozent in der Praxis, gegenüber dem OECD-Durchschnitt von jeweils 38 und 32 Prozent“, heißt es. Ein solcher Rahmen sei „unerlässlich, um Korruptionsrisiken im öffentlichen Sektor zu mindern“. Bereits in ihrer fünften Bewertungsrunde hatte GRECO das Fehlen einer umfassenden Präventionsstrategie moniert. Offene Flanken bei Lobbying und Offenlegung Bei der Interessenvertretung erkennt die OECD jüngste Fortschritte an: Seit 2024 führt Luxemburg ein Online-Register, das Namen, Organisationen, Tätigkeitsbereiche und Art der Aktivität von Lobbyisten ausweist. Doch die Architektur bleibt unvollständig. Sanktionen bei Verstößen greifen ausschließlich bei Abgeordneten im Rahmen ihres Verhaltenskodex, nicht bei allen Amtsträgern – und keine Stelle der Zentralregierung überwacht das System. In Luxemburg wurde keine öffentliche Stelle eingerichtet, die mit der Überwachung von Lobbytätigkeiten betraut ist. Die Offenlegung privater Interessen der Amtsträger ist die zweite augenfällige Lücke. Zwar reichten zwischen 2019 und 2024 alle Abgeordneten Interessenerklärungen ein, wie der Bericht festhält; für Mitglieder der Regierung sind vergleichbare Daten jedoch „nicht verfügbar“. Nationale Richter sind nicht verpflichtet, ihre Interessen offenzulegen, Staatsanwälte weder Interessen noch Vermögen. Zum Zugang zu Informationen stellt die OECD fest, dass das Grundbuch sowie die Vermögens- und Interessenerklärungen „der beiden obersten Ebenen der öffentlich Beschäftigten in der Exekutive und der Angehörigen der Justiz nicht verfügbar sind“. Was die Regierung entgegnet Die Befunde berühren die Reformagenda der CSV-DP-Koalition unter Premierminister Luc Frieden, der im November 2023 vereidigt wurde. Laut dem am 8. Juli 2025 veröffentlichten Rechtsstaatlichkeitsbericht der Kommission erwägt die Regierung, eine förmliche Antikorruptionsstrategie und zusätzliche Maßnahmen vorzuschlagen; das Komitee zur Verhütung von Korruption (COPRECO) – das interministerielle Gremium unter Vorsitz der Justizministerin – sollte Anfang 2026 konkrete Schritte zur Umsetzung der OECD-Empfehlungen vorlegen. Justizministerin Elisabeth Margue, seit November 2023 im Amt, führt den Vorsitz in diesem Komitee. Die Kommission verbuchte auch Fortschritte: Luxemburg habe eine Empfehlung zur Vollendung der Reform der Befugnisse seines Justizrats „vollständig umgesetzt“. Der durch das Gesetz vom 23. Januar 2023 geschaffene und seit Juli desselben Jahres tätige Nationale Justizrat ernennt, beurteilt und sanktioniert nun die Magistrate; Richter halten die Mehrheit seiner neun Sitze. Einzelne Strukturen, etwa eigene Disziplinargerichte, müssen allerdings erst noch geschaffen werden. Warum das von Bedeutung ist In Wahrnehmungsumfragen rangiert Luxemburg verlässlich unter den am wenigsten korrupten Ländern der Welt, und seine Aufsichtsbehörden ernten Lob für ihre Arbeit gegen Geldwäsche. Der Beitrag der OECD ist feinkörniger: Sie misst, ob Integritätsregeln tatsächlich wirken – und auf diesem Prüfstand zeigt sich ein Finanzdienstleistungsstandort, der die Strategie, die Aufsicht und die Offenlegungsmechanik, die seine Partnerstaaten als selbstverständlich voraussetzen, noch nicht aufgebaut hat. Für einen Standort, dessen Wettbewerbsvorteil das Vertrauen ist, lässt sich die Kluft zwischen Recht und Praxis Anlegern am schwersten erklären – und sie zu schließen, hat die Regierung Frieden versprochen, aber noch nicht eingelöst. ### Sources - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 — Luxembourg country note (PDF) — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2026/03/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026-country-notes_b1df9263/luxembourg_eb812f53/952fc8f4-en.pdf - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026: Luxembourg — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026_0c8910f8-en/luxembourg_952fc8f4-en.html - 2025 Rule of Law Report — Luxembourg country chapter (PDF, SWD(2025) 916 final) — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/38e15783-3aca-434e-83e8-26ba0a90fc7c_en?filename=20_1_63953_coun_chap_luxembourg_en.pdf - EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Luxembourg's Efforts in Digitalisation & Transparency — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55777-eu-rule-of-law-report-highlights-luxembourgs-efforts-in-digitalisation-transparency - GRECO Finds Luxembourg Making Progress on Anti-Corruption Measures — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/47855-greco-finds-luxembourg-making-progress-on-anti-corruption-measures - GRECO: Fifth-Round Evaluation Report on Luxembourg — eucrim: https://eucrim.eu/news/greco-fifth-round-evaluation-report-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Group of States against Corruption (evaluations) — Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/greco/evaluations/luxembourg - Elisabeth Margue — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Margue - Frieden-Bettel Government — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieden-Bettel_Government - Luxembourg — National Council for Justice — EJTN: https://ejtn.eu/office/luxembourg-national-council-for-justice/ --- ## Zehn Jahre Kompetenzzentren: Luxemburgs Handwerk bleibt auf Grenzgänger angewiesen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/handwerk-kompetenzzentren-luxemburg-zehn-jahre-fachkraeftemangel - Published: 2026-06-24T06:51:47.01+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:51:47.01+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 11d27a1c-92ad-45ea-a286-b8a185be419e - Dateline: Bettembourg, LU > Die Centres de Compétences haben nach eigenen Angaben in einem Jahrzehnt mehr als 90.000 Beschäftigte geschult. Den strukturellen Mangel an Fachkräften hat das Modell allein nicht behoben. ### Summary Luxemburgs Kompetenzzentren für das Bau- und Ausbauhandwerk feiern ihr zehnjähriges Bestehen mit beeindruckenden Schulungszahlen — doch die Branche rekrutiert weiter über die Grenzen hinweg. ### Key facts - Die Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR haben in zehn Jahren nach eigenen Angaben über 90.000 Beschäftigte in mehr als 17.000 Schulungen geschult; die detaillierte Bilanz nennt 84.807 Teilnehmende in 16.622 Einheiten. - Finanziert wird das Modell über eine Pflichtabgabe von 0,5 Prozent der Lohnsumme, gebündelt im Fonds Fongeco — die Weiterbildung ist für Beschäftigte beitragender Betriebe kostenlos. - Das Centre de Formation Krakelshaff in Bettemburg bildet zunehmend an Technik der Energiewende aus: Wärmepumpen, Photovoltaik, Lüftung, Thermografie und Elektromobilität. - Zum Jubiläum angekündigt: eine 500-m²-Werkstatt im Sommer 2026, ein Neubau gemeinsam mit der Chambre des Métiers und ein geplanter Standort im Norden des Landes. - Trotz aller Schulungszahlen bleibt Luxemburg auf Grenzgänger angewiesen — rund 47 Prozent der knapp 494.000 Beschäftigten pendelten Ende 2025 über die Grenze. ### FAQ **Q: Wer betreibt die Centres de Compétences und seit wann?** Die Zentren gehen auf ein interprofessionelles Abkommen vom Juli 2015 zwischen der Fédération des Artisans und den Gewerkschaften OGBL und LCGB zurück. Sie nahmen 2016 den Betrieb auf (ab 2017 vollständig) und werden von den Berufsverbänden unter dem Dach der Fédération des Artisans geführt — nicht direkt von der Chambre des Métiers. **Q: Was kostet die Weiterbildung die Handwerksbetriebe?** Beitragspflichtige Betriebe zahlen eine jährliche Pflichtabgabe von 0,5 Prozent ihrer Lohnsumme, die über den Branchenfonds Fongeco gebündelt wird. Für die Beschäftigten dieser Firmen ist die Weiterbildung dann kostenlos. **Q: Welche neuen Schulungsthemen kommen hinzu?** Die Zentren bauen ihr Angebot rund um die Energiewende aus: Wärmepumpen, Brennwertkessel, Lüftung, Wasserstoff, Photovoltaik, Gebäudethermografie, Energiemanagementsysteme (HEMS) und Elektromobilität. ### Body Wer in Luxemburg eine Wärmepumpe installiert, ein Dach deckt oder eine Aufzugsanlage wartet, hat seine Fertigkeiten mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit in einer Einrichtung aufgefrischt, die in diesem Monat erst zehn Jahre alt geworden ist. Die Centres de Compétences für das bautechnische Gewerbe (Génie Technique du Bâtiment) und das Ausbaugewerbe (Parachèvement) markierten ihr Jubiläum im Juni mit einem Abend unter dem Titel Les Maîtres du Geste, zu dem mehr als 500 Gäste aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Gewerkschaften und Handwerk kamen. Die Bilanz, die dort vorgelegt wurde, ist in absoluten Zahlen beachtlich: nach eigenen Angaben mehr als 90.000 geschulte Beschäftigte in über 17.000 Schulungseinheiten seit 2016. Hinter den gerundeten Werten steht eine genauere Abrechnung des Jahrzehnts: 84.807 Teilnehmende in 16.622 Schulungen, erbracht von rund 25 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern für einen Stamm von etwa 2.600 Handwerksbetrieben. Welche Zahl man auch heranzieht — die Kurve ist steil. Noch Mitte 2023 berichteten die Zentren von 44.000 Geschulten über sieben Jahre. Doch nach einem Jahrzehnt stellt sich eine härtere Frage als die nach dem reinen Durchsatz: Hat das Modell begonnen, den Fachkräftemangel im Handwerk zu schließen — oder hat es ihn lediglich erträglicher gemacht? Eine Umlage macht Weiterbildung zum Anrecht Die Centres de Compétences gehen auf ein interprofessionelles Abkommen zurück, das im Juli 2015 von der Fédération des Artisans und den Gewerkschaften OGBL und LCGB unterzeichnet wurde. Zwei Zentren — eines für die Gebäudetechnik, eines für den Ausbau — arbeiten gemeinsam und decken rund 30 Kompetenzfelder ab, von Elektrik, Heizung, Sanitär und Aufzügen bis zu Dachdeckerei, Fliesenlegerei und Malerarbeiten. Der eigentliche Unterschied liegt in der Finanzierung. Beitragspflichtige Handwerksbetriebe zahlen eine obligatorische Jahresabgabe von 0,5 Prozent ihrer Lohnsumme, die über den Branchenfonds Fongeco gebündelt wird — geregelt durch eine großherzogliche Verordnung, die seit November 2015 in Kraft ist. Im Gegenzug ist die Weiterbildung für die Beschäftigten der beitragenden Firmen kostenlos. Damit wird aus einer freiwilligen Ausgabe ein kollektives Anrecht — ein Konstruktionsprinzip, das gerade die kleinen Werkstätten erreichen soll, die selten ein eigenes Budget für Schulungen einplanen. Die Chambre des Métiers, die öffentlich-rechtliche Kammer des Handwerks, steht neben den Zentren, nicht über ihnen: Sie bietet ergänzende, stärker theoretisch ausgerichtete Weiterbildung an, während die Zentren auf die praktische Anwendung setzen. Die Verbindung wird enger werden — ein geplanter Neubau soll Räume beherbergen, die mit dem Service de Contrôle et de Réception du Bâtiment der Kammer geteilt werden. Eine Werkstatt für die Energiewende Das physische Herzstück ist das Centre de Formation Krakelshaff in Bettemburg, Anfang 2021 auf einem 2,45 Hektar großen Gelände eröffnet, das die Ministerien für Wirtschaft und für den Mittelstand bereitstellten. Auf rund 5.000 Quadratmetern — zwei nahezu identische Gebäude, verbunden durch eine stählerne Fußgängerbrücke, dazu zwei große Werkhallen — üben Lehrlinge und Berufstätige an real installierter Technik statt im Klassenraum. Zunehmend ist diese Technik die der Dekarbonisierung. Die Zentren haben Schulungen rund um Wärmepumpen, Brennwertkessel, Lüftungsanlagen, Photovoltaik, Gebäudethermografie, Energiemanagementsysteme für Wohngebäude und Elektromobilität aufgebaut; Wasserstoff gilt als kommendes Thema. Subventionen aus dem Klima- und Energiefonds haben geholfen, die entsprechende Ausstattung zu finanzieren. Zum Jubiläum kündigten die Zentren weitere Schritte an: - eine ausgestattete Werkstatt von 500 Quadratmetern im Sommer 2026; - der gemeinsame Neubau mit der Chambre des Métiers; - ein geplanter Standort im Norden des Landes, um Betrieben dort die Anfahrt zu verkürzen. Die Ausbildung bleibt der Schlüssel zu Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit. So fasste es Claude Schreiber zusammen, Präsident des Zentrums für Gebäudetechnik. Marc Herkes, der dem Ausbauzentrum vorsteht, würdigte die Teams, die die Lehrgänge entwickelt haben: Nichts von dem, was hier existiere — die Programme, die Modelle, die Lernwege —, würde ohne diese Teams existieren. Lücke geschlossen oder nur kaschiert? Das politische Argument für die Zentren ist das Argument für Weiterbildung überhaupt. Der Kompetenzaufbau sei „eine unverzichtbare Säule, um Beschäftigungsfähigkeit, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und sozialen Zusammenhalt zu sichern", sagte Arbeitsminister Marc Spautz vor den Gästen und rückte die kontinuierliche Bildung damit ins Zentrum von Luxemburgs Antwort auf einen rasch wechselnden Arbeitsmarkt. Der strukturelle Hintergrund ist ungewöhnlich deutlich. Luxemburg zählte Ende 2025 fast 494.000 Beschäftigte, von denen rund 47 Prozent Grenzgänger waren — etwa 229.000 Menschen, die täglich aus Frankreich, Belgien und Deutschland pendeln. Keine andere Volkswirtschaft der EU stützt sich derart stark auf Arbeitskräfte, die sie nicht selbst beherbergt; und gerade Bau, Energie und Handwerk, die die Zentren bedienen, gehören zu den Bereichen mit dem akutesten Mangel an qualifizierten Händen. An diesem Maßstab fällt das Jahrzehnturteil zwiespältig aus. Die Zentren haben das Qualifikationsniveau der bereits im Land tätigen Belegschaft nachweislich gehoben, und das umlagefinanzierte Modell hat kleinen Betrieben Schulungen zugänglich gemacht, die sie sonst nie eingekauft hätten. Was zehn Jahre nicht bewirkt haben, ist eine Lockerung der Abhängigkeit von importierten und grenzüberschreitenden Kompetenzen: Das Handwerk rekrutiert weiterhin über die Grenzen, weil das inländische Angebot die Auftragsbücher allein nicht füllen kann — und die Energiewende schafft neue Spezialisierungen schneller, als ein einzelnes Bildungssystem sie nachbilden kann. Damit stehen die Zentren in einer für luxemburgische Institutionen vertrauten Lage: unverzichtbar und für sich genommen nicht ausreichend. Sie haben dauerhafte Kapazität geschaffen, die vorhandene Belegschaft kompetent zu halten und neue grüne Anforderungen aufzunehmen. Den Mangel ganz zu beseitigen, verlangte etwas, das die Zentren nicht aus eigener Kraft liefern können: mehr Menschen, die überhaupt einen Handwerksberuf ergreifen. Vorerst ist das Modell weniger als Heilmittel zu lesen denn als das, was die Lücke davon abhält, weiter zu wachsen. ### Sources - Les Centres de Compétences de l'artisanat célèbrent une décennie à l'ouvrage — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/les-centres-de-competences-de-lartisanat-celebrent-une-decennie-a-louvrage/ - À propos — Centres de Compétences Génie Technique & Parachèvement — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/a-propos/ - Annonce Centres de compétences (décennie : 84 807 participants, 16 622 formations) — Infogreen.lu: https://www.infogreen.lu/annonce-centres-de-competences.html - Bettembourg : l'artisanat se forme à la transition énergétique — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/bettembourg-lartisanat-se-forme-a-la-transition-energetique/ - Quels sont les dispositifs de financement de la formation professionnelle continue pour les PME au Luxembourg ? — Pixie.lu: https://www.pixie.lu/corpus/rh/06-0080/quels-sont-les-dispositifs-de-financement-de-la-formation-professionnelle-continue-pour-les-pme-au-luxembourg/ - Le nouveau « Centre de Formation Krakelshaff » des Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR — Lëtzebuerger Gemengen (gemengen.lu): https://gemengen.lu/web/2021/03/12/le-nouveau-centre-de-formation-krakelshaff-des-centres-de-competences-gtb-par/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's Workforce — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in Q1 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html - La formation dans le secteur artisanal — gouvernement.lu / luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/fr/travailler-et-etudier/les-etudes-au-luxembourg/la-formation-dans-le-secteur-artisanal.html --- ## Hitzeschaden an CFL-Gleis stört Bahnverkehr im Süden Luxemburgs - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/hitzewelle-cfl-gleisschaden-berchem-grenzpendler-bahnverkehr - Published: 2026-06-24T06:42:12.213+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:42:12.213+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 74c24d66-435c-4cab-8a53-6cc4fc41135d - Dateline: Berchem, LU > Ein hitzebedingter Gleisschaden bei Berchem zwang die CFL am Montag zu Zugausfällen und Tempodrosselungen auf den südlichen Grenzstrecken. Erst am Mittwochnachmittag soll der Verkehr wieder anlaufen. ### Summary Extreme Hitze hat bei Berchem ein CFL-Gleis verformt und den grenzüberschreitenden Bahnverkehr nach Frankreich und Belgien massiv gestört. Die Beeinträchtigungen dauern bis Mittwoch an, während ganz Europa unter einer Rekordhitze ächzt. ### Key facts - Eine „leichte Absenkung des Gleises“ bei Berchem südlich von Luxemburg-Stadt zwang die CFL am Montag, 22. Juni 2026, ein Gleis komplett zu sperren. - Die RE-Züge Luxemburg–Rodange fielen aus, die TER nach Thionville–Metz fuhren ausgedünnt; die RB-Züge Luxemburg–Pétange verkehrten weiter. - MeteoLux rief ab Montagmittag die höchste Hitzewarnstufe (Vigilance rouge) aus; ab Mittwoch wurden Werte Richtung 40 Grad erwartet. - Die Reparatur konnte erst nachts beginnen; eine schrittweise Wiederaufnahme zwischen Luxemburg und Bettemburg war ab Mittwoch 15 Uhr geplant. - Rund 228.300 Grenzgänger pendeln nach Luxemburg — die betroffenen Korridore zählen zu den meistgenutzten Bahnachsen der Großregion. ### FAQ **Q: Welche CFL-Strecken sind von der Hitze betroffen?** Betroffen sind die Südstrecken Luxemburg–Esch-sur-Alzette–Rodange und Luxemburg–Thionville–Metz sowie der Abschnitt zwischen Luxemburg und Bettemburg. Die RE-Züge nach Rodange fielen aus, die TER nach Metz fuhren ausgedünnt, die RB-Züge nach Pétange verkehrten weiter. **Q: Wann soll der Bahnverkehr wieder normal laufen?** Die CFL rechnete mit einer schrittweisen Wiederaufnahme des Verkehrs zwischen Luxemburg und Bettemburg ab Mittwoch, 24. Juni 2026, 15 Uhr. Die Instandsetzung des Gleises erfolgte in der Nacht, sobald die Temperaturen ausreichend gefallen waren. **Q: Warum schadet extreme Hitze den Bahngleisen?** Lückenlos verschweißte Schienen werden unter Spannung für eine Zieltemperatur verlegt. Heizt sich der Stahl darüber hinaus auf, dehnt er sich aus und kann sich verformen. Zugleich hängt die Oberleitung durch und kann abgerissen werden — Betreiber müssen dann Tempo drosseln oder Strecken sperren. **Q: Wie war die Lage im übrigen Europa?** Die SNCF strich in Frankreich vorsorglich 71 Intercités-Verbindungen, die belgische SNCB dünnte den Berufsverkehr aus. In mehreren Ländern galten rote Hitzewarnstufen, während die Temperaturen während der Hitzewelle 2026 auf 40 Grad zustrebten. ### Body Es war die Schiene selbst, die der Rekordhitze als Erstes nachgab: Am Montag deformierte die extreme Wärme südlich der Hauptstadt ein Gleis der luxemburgischen Staatsbahn CFL — und brachte den Berufsverkehr auf zwei der meistbefahrenen Südstrecken weitgehend zum Erliegen. Betroffen waren Zehntausende Grenzpendler, die täglich aus Frankreich und Belgien ins Großherzogtum fahren. Die Störung traf das Land an einem Tag, an dem der Wetterdienst MeteoLux ab dem Mittag des 22. Juni eine Hitzewarnung der höchsten Stufe — die Vigilance rouge — über das gesamte Staatsgebiet verhängt hatte. Die Regierung sprach in einem Communiqué von einer „außergewöhnlichen Hitzewelle bis zum Wochenende“ und kündigte an, die hohen Temperaturen würden sich im Wochenverlauf weiter zuspitzen: 36 bis 38 Grad im Süden zum Wochenbeginn, ab Mittwoch Durchschnittswerte in Richtung 40 Grad, dazu drückende Nächte ohne nennenswerte Abkühlung und keine Aussicht auf Regen. Eine Absenkung im aufgeheizten Gleis Bei Berchem, einem Bahnhof an der südlichen Zufahrt nach Luxemburg-Stadt, sei eine „leichte Absenkung des Gleises“ festgestellt worden, teilte die CFL mit, nachdem sich die Schienen in der Hitze verzogen hatten. Aus Sicherheitsgründen sperrte die Bahn ein Gleis vollständig — und beschnitt damit die Kapazität der gesamten dahinterliegenden Strecken erheblich. Die Folgen für den morgendlichen und abendlichen Berufsverkehr waren sofort spürbar: - Die RE-Züge zwischen Luxemburg und Rodange über Esch-sur-Alzette fielen in beiden Richtungen zwischen Luxemburg und Rodange aus; - Die RB-Regionalzüge zwischen Luxemburg und Pétange über Esch-sur-Alzette verkehrten weiterhin in beiden Richtungen; - Die grenzüberschreitenden TER-Verbindungen zwischen Luxemburg, Thionville und Metz fuhren ausgedünnt, mit mehreren kompletten Ausfällen; die verbliebenen Züge passierten den Schadensabschnitt nur im Schritttempo. L'essentiel zählte unter anderem Ausfälle aus Metz um 06:03, 06:46 und 08:50 Uhr sowie von Luxemburg in Richtung Frankreich um 16:15, 16:44, 17:57, 18:39 und 19:15 Uhr auf. Mit der Instandsetzung konnte erst in der Nacht begonnen werden, sobald die Temperaturen weit genug gefallen waren, um den Trupps sicheres Arbeiten an der Strecke zu erlauben. Für eine schrittweise Wiederaufnahme des Verkehrs zwischen Luxemburg und Bettemburg rechnete die CFL mit Mittwoch ab 15 Uhr. „Die CFL bitten die verursachten Unannehmlichkeiten zu entschuldigen“, hieß es in der Mitteilung der Bahn, die Reisende für Alternativen auf ihre App und ihre Website verwies. Im Hauptbahnhof von Luxemburg wurden Trinkwasserbrunnen für die wartenden Fahrgäste aufgestellt. Warum Hitze der Schiene gefährlich wird Wärme ist ein alter Gegner des Stahlgleises. Lückenlos verschweißte Schienen werden unter Spannung für eine Zieltemperatur verlegt; heizt sich der Stahl weit darüber hinaus auf, dehnt er sich aus und kann sich verformen — Betreiber müssen dann Langsamfahrstellen einrichten oder die Strecke bis zur Abkühlung sperren. Hinzu kommt: Die Oberleitung hängt in der Hitze durch und kann vom Stromabnehmer eines Zuges heruntergerissen werden, während die Klimaanlagen an Bord unter Extrembedingungen an ihre Grenzen stoßen. Diese Kombination zwingt Europas Bahnen dazu, bei jedem Temperatursprung langsamer und dünner zu fahren. Ein Kontinent im Stillstand Die Luxemburger Störung war nur ein Knoten in einem europaweiten Stocken. In Frankreich strich die Staatsbahn SNCF vorsorglich Dutzende Intercités-Verbindungen — Branchenberichten zufolge insgesamt 71 — und verwies auf das Risiko ausfallender Klimaanlagen. Bahnchef Jean Castex riet gefährdeten Reisenden, ganz auf die Bahn zu verzichten. „Wir empfehlen ihnen, ihre Reise zu verschieben oder zumindest zu vermeiden, während dieser Hitzeperiode den Zug zu nehmen“, sagte Jean Castex vor Journalisten und warnte, Zwischenfälle auf dem stark beanspruchten Netz seien nicht auszuschließen. Castex verwies auf zwei schwere hitzebedingte Zwischenfälle seit Beginn der Episode — am Pariser Gare de l'Est und in Toulouse — sowie auf eine Weichenstörung auf der Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke LGV Atlantique. In Belgien dünnte die nationale Bahn SNCB den Verkehr zu den Stoßzeiten aus. In mehreren europäischen Ländern galten während der Hitzewelle 2026 rote Warnstufen, als die Temperaturen auf 40 Grad zustrebten. Wie verwundbar die Pendlerader ist Für die Großregion — den grenzüberschreitenden Arbeitsmarkt aus Luxemburg, dem französischen Lothringen, der belgischen Wallonie sowie dem Saarland und Rheinland-Pfalz — steht dabei ungewöhnlich viel auf dem Spiel. Rund 228.300 Grenzgänger zählte Luxemburg 2025 nach Angaben des Statistikamts STATEC; etwa 54 Prozent pendeln aus Frankreich, je 23 Prozent aus Belgien und Deutschland. Zusammen stellen sie nahezu die Hälfte der Erwerbstätigen des Landes. Die Achsen Esch-sur-Alzette und Thionville–Metz gehören zu den am stärksten frequentierten Bahnkorridoren, die diesen täglichen Strom tragen. Genau diese Abhängigkeit macht aus einem örtlichen Hitzeschaden ein regionales Problem. Wenn ein einziger beschädigter Abschnitt bei Berchem die Schnellverbindungen nach Rodange kappen und die Grenzzüge nach Metz ausdünnen kann, rückt nicht nur die Kapazität des Korridors in den Blick, sondern seine Widerstandsfähigkeit. Hitzebedingte Störungen sind im europäischen Bahnsommer längst kein Ausnahmefall mehr, sondern ein wiederkehrendes Muster — und jede Episode wirft aufs Neue die Frage auf, wie schnell die Infrastruktur an ein Klima angepasst wird, das ihre Grenzen inzwischen regelmäßig austestet. Für die Zehntausenden, die auf die CFL angewiesen sind, um zur Arbeit zu kommen, übersetzte der Montag eine abstrakte Klimaprognose in eine handfeste Pendlerstörung: gestrichene Züge, schleppende Fahrten und ein ungewisses Warten auf den Normalbetrieb. Da die Hitzewelle ihren Höhepunkt erst zur Wochenmitte erreichen sollte, brachten die nächtlichen Reparaturen der CFL Linderung statt Lösung — und die Erinnerung daran, dass die wichtigsten Bahnadern der Großregion einem heißer werdenden Klima ausgeliefert bleiben. ### Sources - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - CFL : la circulation des trains fortement perturbée jusqu'à mercredi — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-circulation-des-trains-fortement-perturbee-jusqua-mercredi/ - CFL : la canicule perturbe deux lignes à destination d'Esch et de Thionville-Metz — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-canicule-perturbe-deux-lignes-a-destination-desch-et-thionville-metz/ - Canicule : trains fortement perturbés sur les lignes Luxembourg – Esch/Alzette – Rodange et Luxembourg – Thionville – Metz — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/mobilite/canicule-trains-fortement-perturbes-sur-les-lignes-luxembourg-esch-alzette-rodange-et-luxembourg-thionville-metz/ - Canicule: plusieurs trains supprimés entre Luxembourg et Metz ce lundi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/canicule-plusieurs-trains-supprimes-entre-luxembourg-et-metz-lundi-103587431 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — Le Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - SNCF cancels 71 Intercités services pre-emptively amid heatwave — Trenvista: https://www.trenvista.net/en/news/flash/sncf-cancels-71-intercites-services-pre-emptively-amid-heatwave/ - Belgium Joins France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom in Drastic Rail Service Cuts as SNCB Cancels Rush Hour Trains — Travel And Tour World: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/gdgsi78clp4h/ - Canicule: la SNCF recommande aux personnes « vulnérables » d'éviter de prendre le train (Castex) — L'Info Durable: https://www.linfodurable.fr/canicule-la-sncf-recommande-aux-personnes-vulnerables-deviter-de-prendre-le-train-castex-57162 - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## Bruchlandung eines Oldtimer-Doppeldeckers legt den Findel für Stunden lahm - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/findel-doppeldecker-bruchlandung-startbahn-gesperrt-66-fluege - Published: 2026-06-24T06:20:38.829+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:20:38.829+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: e5d9a8f3-e78e-4e77-a142-1fffdd009b5c - Dateline: Findel, LU > Eine Antonow An-2 von 1968 kam am Sonntag auf Luxemburgs einziger Start- und Landebahn von der Piste ab. Alle zwölf Insassen blieben unverletzt – doch die Sperrung traf rund 5.200 Reisende. ### Summary Eine misslungene Landung eines historischen Doppeldeckers blockierte am Sonntag stundenlang den Findel. 66 Flüge wurden gestört, etwa 5.200 Passagiere waren betroffen, alle zwölf Insassen blieben unverletzt. ### Key facts - Eine Antonow An-2 von 1968 des Vereins Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg geriet am 21. Juni 2026 kurz nach 16 Uhr bei der Landung auf dem Findel ins Schleudern; ein Teil des Fahrwerks brach weg. - Alle zwölf Menschen an Bord wurden unverletzt evakuiert. - Weil der Findel nur eine Start- und Landebahn hat, stand der gesamte Betrieb still; die erste Abflüge folgten gegen 18 Uhr, der Verkehr normalisierte sich ab etwa 20 Uhr. - Insgesamt wurden 66 Flüge verspätet, umgeleitet oder gestrichen; rund 5.200 Passagiere – ein Drittel des geplanten Sonntagsverkehrs – waren betroffen. - Die Verwaltung für technische Untersuchungen (AET) hat eine Untersuchung eingeleitet; die Ursache ist noch unbekannt. ### FAQ **Q: Was geschah am 21. Juni 2026 am Flughafen Findel?** Eine historische Antonow An-2, Baujahr 1968, kam bei der Landung von der Piste ab. Laut CGDIS drehte sich die Maschine beim Aufsetzen um die eigene Achse, ein Teil des Fahrwerks brach weg, und sie blieb mit erheblichen Schäden auf der Bahn liegen. **Q: Wurde jemand verletzt?** Nein. Alle zwölf Menschen an Bord wurden unverletzt evakuiert. lux-Airport-Chef Alexander Flassak nannte dies die wichtigste Nachricht des Tages. **Q: Wie viele Flüge und Passagiere waren betroffen?** Nach Angaben von lux-Airport wurden insgesamt 66 Flüge verspätet, umgeleitet oder gestrichen. Rund 5.200 Passagiere – etwa ein Drittel des für Sonntag geplanten Verkehrs – waren betroffen. **Q: Warum legte ein einzelnes Flugzeug den gesamten Betrieb lahm?** Der Findel ist Luxemburgs einziger Verkehrsflughafen und besitzt nur eine Start- und Landebahn. Ein Hindernis auf der Piste bringt deshalb sofort jeden Start und jede Landung zum Stillstand, bis es beseitigt ist. ### Body Ein einziges festsitzendes Flugzeug genügte, um am Sonntagnachmittag den gesamten Luftverkehr über Luxemburg zum Erliegen zu bringen. Eine historische Antonow An-2 verfehlte bei der Landung auf dem Findel die saubere Aufsetzlinie, kam von der Piste ab und blieb mit erheblichen Schäden auf dem Asphalt liegen. Weil der Flughafen nur über eine einzige Start- und Landebahn verfügt, stand der Betrieb für mehrere Stunden still – ausgerechnet zum Beginn der Sommerreisesaison, in der die Maschinen ohnehin voll ausgelastet sind. Der Doppeldecker, Baujahr 1968 und betrieben vom luxemburgischen Liebhaberverein Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg, setzte kurz nach 16 Uhr am 21. Juni 2026 hart auf. Nach Angaben des Grossherzoglichen Rettungskorps CGDIS geriet die einmotorige Maschine beim Aufsetzen ins Schleudern, drehte sich um die eigene Achse, und ein Teil des Fahrwerks brach weg. An Bord waren zwölf Menschen – sie alle konnten unverletzt in Sicherheit gebracht werden. Eine Piste, kein Ausweichmanöver Der Findel ist Luxemburgs einziger Verkehrsflughafen und besitzt nur eine Bahn. Jedes Hindernis auf der Piste bringt deshalb sofort jeden Start und jede Landung zum Stillstand. In dem Moment, in dem die An-2 quer zum Stehen kam, setzten die Lotsen den Betrieb aus; der Flughafen war als An- und Abflugort faktisch geschlossen, bis die Maschine geborgen werden konnte. Das CGDIS teilte mit, das Flugzeug von 1968 habe „im Moment der Landung eine Drehung um die eigene Achse vollführt". Die luxemburgische Verwaltung für technische Untersuchungen (AET) hat eine Untersuchung eingeleitet; die Ursache ist bislang unbekannt. Auf Luftfahrt spezialisierte Medien berichteten, der Doppeldecker habe mit einer Tragfläche die Bahn berührt und das linke Hauptfahrwerk sei eingeknickt. Der Betreiber lux-Airport erklärte, die Maschine habe die Pistenoberfläche beschädigt, bevor sie zum Stehen kam; die Bahn wurde anschliessend inspiziert, gereinigt und für voll betriebsbereit erklärt. Die An-2 ist auf einem modernen Verkehrsflughafen ein ungewöhnlicher Anblick: ein stoffbespannter Doppeldecker mit Sternmotor, das grösste in Serie gebaute Flugzeug seiner Bauart weltweit, mit einem Leergewicht von rund 3.300 Kilogramm. Lokale Berichte beschrieben den Flug vom Sonntag als Rundflug mit einem Dutzend Menschen an Bord. Bergung in weniger als drei Stunden Mit blockierter Piste an einem Sommersonntag galt nur eines: so schnell wie möglich wieder öffnen. Feuerwehrleute der Wache CIS Findel, Teil des CGDIS, hoben den beschädigten Doppeldecker mit einem Containerstapler an und schafften ihn weg; die Bodenabfertigungsfirma LuxCargo Handling stellte das schwere Gerät für die Bergung bereit. Der Einsatz war in weniger als drei Stunden abgeschlossen. Gegen 18 Uhr rollten die ersten Abflüge wieder, ab etwa 20 Uhr nahm der Verkehr schrittweise wieder Fahrt auf. Alexander Flassak, Geschäftsführer von lux-Airport, hob das Zusammenspiel der verschiedenen Akteure am Flughafen hervor – betonte aber zugleich, dass der Ausgang weit schlimmer hätte ausfallen können. Die wichtigste Nachricht in einem solchen Fall ist, dass keine der zwölf Personen an Bord verletzt wurde. Die Bergung habe „klar gezeigt, wie sich die verschiedenen Akteure am Flughafen gegenseitig unterstützen", sagte Flassak und verwies ausdrücklich auf das von LuxCargo Handling geliehene schwere Gerät. Tausende Reisende sassen fest Die Folgen für den Linienverkehr waren erheblich. Nach den von Flassak genannten Zahlen wurden durch die Sperrung insgesamt 66 Flüge verspätet, umgeleitet oder gestrichen – und der Preis für die Passagiere war hoch. „Rund 5.200 Passagiere waren betroffen, was einem Drittel des ursprünglich für Sonntag geplanten Verkehrsaufkommens entspricht", so der lux-Airport-Chef. Unter den Umleitungen wurden drei nach Luxemburg eingehende Luxair-Flüge ins belgische Lüttich umgeleitet: - Flug LG5554 aus Oslo; - Flug LG9514 aus Hamburg; - Flug LG6996 aus Mailand. Die Streichungen zogen sich quer durch das europäische Streckennetz: Betroffen waren unter anderem Verbindungen nach Amsterdam, Wien, Barcelona, Paris, Frankfurt, Zürich, Warschau, München, Kopenhagen und Istanbul. Manche Reisende berichteten von langem Warten mit wenig Informationen, ehe ihre Flüge abgesagt wurden. Warum eine einzige Bahn so verwundbar macht Der Vorfall führt die strukturelle Schwäche des Findel vor Augen. Als Luxemburgs einziger Verkehrsflughafen mit nur einer Bahn besitzt er keine zweite Piste, die einen Zwischenfall auffangen könnte. Eine Blockade, die an einem Drehkreuz mit mehreren Bahnen nur örtliche Verspätungen verursachen würde, legt hier den gesamten Betrieb still. Am ersten Wochenende der Sommerferien, wenn der Urlaubsverkehr seinen Höhepunkt erreicht, genügten wenige Stunden Sperrung, um Dutzende Rotationen und Tausende Reisepläne durcheinanderzubringen. Vorerst ist die Maschine geborgen, die Bahn wieder geöffnet und der reguläre Flugplan wiederhergestellt. Die technische Untersuchung der AET soll klären, warum ein bekannter Oldtimer-Doppeldecker auf einer der meistbefahrenen Einzelbahnen Europas verunglückte. ### Sources - Findel: un avion accidenté perturbe 66 vols et 5 200 passagers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-findel-avion-de-tourisme-accidente-plus-de-5-200-passagers-impactes-103588987 - Aéroport du Luxembourg: L'avion accidenté évacué, le trafic a repris au Findel — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-un-incident-a-provoque-la-fermeture-de-la-piste-du-findel-103587565 - Findel: le CGDIS dégage un avion Antonov bloqué sur la piste en moins de 3h — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-comment-les-pompiers-ont-evacue-l-avion-de-la-piste-du-findel-103588016 - Findel : la piste fermée après l'atterrissage raté d'un petit avion privé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/findel-la-piste-fermee-apres-latterrissage-rate-dun-petit-avion-prive/ - Findel : après l'incident, la piste d'atterrissage a rouvert — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/findel-apres-lincident-la-piste-datterrissage-a-rouvert/ - Incident Antonov An-2T SP-AOO, Sunday 21 June 2026 — Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/572747 - Flights diverted at Luxembourg after small plane misses landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/flights-diverted-at-luxembourg-after-small-plane-misses-landing/ - Runway closure at Luxembourg Findel after failed light aircraft landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/runway-closure-at-luxembourg-findel-after-failed-light-aircraft-landing/ --- ## 6.000 Wohnungen pro Jahr: Luxemburg hält am Ziel fest, kennt aber seine Baukapazität nicht - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/wohnungsbau-luxemburg-6000-ziel-kapazitaet-unbekannt - Published: 2026-06-24T06:10:52.932+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:10:52.932+00:00 - Section: Wohnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: de - Translation group: b2c131a3-df93-4157-b23e-f2da35e9b2bf - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > In einer Antwort an das Parlament bekräftigt die Regierung ihr jährliches Wohnungsziel – und räumt zugleich ein, dass ihr eine belastbare Schätzung der tatsächlichen Baukapazität fehlt. ### Summary Die luxemburgische Regierung hält an ihrem Ziel von 6.000 neuen Wohnungen pro Jahr fest, gesteht aber ein, keine konsolidierte Schätzung zu besitzen, wie viele Wohnungen der Bausektor überhaupt errichten kann. ### Key facts - Am 19. Juni 2026 bekräftigte die Regierung ihr Ziel von 6.000 neuen Wohnungen pro Jahr, gestand aber ein, keine konsolidierte Schätzung der realen Baukapazität zu besitzen. - Zwischen 1970 und 2021 entstanden im Schnitt nur 2.571 Wohnungen pro Jahr – rund 43 Prozent des Ziels; die Marke von 4.000 wurde nur etwa dreimal überschritten. - Die Baugenehmigungen sanken 2024 auf rund 4.025 Wohnungen und brachen im ersten Quartal 2025 um 37,8 Prozent ein; in der Stadt Luxemburg um 95,1 Prozent. - Der Bausektor schrumpfte 2024 mit -7,2 Prozent Wertschöpfung; zwischen 2021 und 2025 gingen 712 Firmen in Konkurs und rund 4.521 Arbeitsplätze verloren. - Die Fondation IDEA warnt, die Wohnungskrise werde strukturell und das Ziel sei kurz- bis mittelfristig kaum erreichbar. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Wohnungen will Luxemburg pro Jahr bauen?** Die Regierung hält an dem im Koalitionsvertrag verankerten Ziel von 6.000 neuen Wohnungen pro Jahr fest. Premierminister Luc Frieden begründet es damit, dass das Land die rund 12.000 neuen Einwohner unterbringen müsse, die sich jedes Jahr niederlassen. **Q: Warum kann die Regierung ihre Baukapazität nicht beziffern?** In ihrer Antwort vom 19. Juni 2026 erklärten Minister Claude Meisch und Lex Delles, der Staat verfüge zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt über keine konsolidierte und aktualisierte Schätzung der tatsächlichen jährlichen Produktionskapazität im gegenwärtigen Kontext. **Q: Wie viele Wohnungen werden derzeit tatsächlich gebaut?** Zwischen 1970 und 2021 entstanden im Schnitt 2.571 Wohnungen pro Jahr. Die Baugenehmigungen lagen 2024 bei rund 4.025 und brachen im ersten Quartal 2025 um 37,8 Prozent auf 774 Einheiten ein, während sich jährlich mehr als 7.000 neue Haushalte bilden. ### Body Es ist eine der politisch heikelsten Zahlen des Landes: 6.000 neue Wohnungen pro Jahr. An diesem Ziel hält Luxemburgs Regierung fest – und gibt zugleich zu, nicht zu wissen, wie viele Wohnungen der Bausektor tatsächlich errichten kann. In einer gemeinsamen schriftlichen Antwort an das Parlament vom 19. Juni 2026 bekräftigten Wohnungsbauminister Claude Meisch und Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles, beide von der Demokratischen Partei (DP), den Anspruch, die Wohnungsproduktion deutlich anzuheben, um der strukturellen Nachfrage gerecht zu werden. Gleichzeitig hielten sie fest, dass dem Staat unter den aktuellen Bedingungen keine belastbare, aktuelle Schätzung der realen jährlichen Produktionskapazität vorliege. Über den Vorgang berichteten L'essentiel und Paperjam. Das Eingeständnis wiegt schwer, denn die 6.000 Wohnungen sind kein vager Wunsch, sondern eine im Koalitionsvertrag verankerte Größe. Premierminister Luc Frieden hat sie demografisch begründet: Das Land müsse in diesem Tempo bauen, „um die rund 12.000 neuen Einwohner angemessen unterzubringen, die sich hier jedes Jahr niederlassen“. Ein Ziel, das der Staat nennt, aber nicht beziffern kann Die Minister antworteten auf eine Anfrage der beiden Oppositionsabgeordneten der Luxemburger Sozialistischen Arbeiterpartei (LSAP), Yves Cruchten und Mars Di Bartolomeo. Diese wollten wissen, ob die Zahl von 6.000 noch realistisch sei und auf welchen Annahmen sie beruhe – mit dem Hinweis, viele Akteure der Branche hielten das Ziel für „kaum erreichbar, ja losgelöst von den aktuellen Marktrealitäten“. Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt verfügt die Regierung noch nicht über eine konsolidierte und aktualisierte Schätzung der tatsächlichen jährlichen Produktionskapazität im gegenwärtigen Kontext. Diese Offenheit legt eine Lücke zwischen politischem Bekenntnis und operativer Planung offen. Die Regierung nennt das Ziel weiterhin – und erklärt zugleich, ihr fehlten die Daten, um zu beurteilen, ob die Branche ihm überhaupt nahekommen kann. Gebaut wird weit unter dem Soll Die historische Bilanz zeigt die Dimension der Aufgabe. Zwischen 1970 und 2021 – dem jüngsten Zeitraum mit vollständigen Zahlen – entstanden in Luxemburg 133.717 Wohnungen, im Schnitt nur 2.571 Einheiten pro Jahr. Das geht aus den in der parlamentarischen Antwort genannten und von Paperjam zitierten Zahlen hervor und entspricht rund 43 Prozent des Ziels von 6.000 Wohnungen. Die Marke von 4.000 Einheiten wurde in mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert nur etwa dreimal überschritten; der Rekord lag 2008 bei 4.444 Wohnungen. Die jüngsten Daten weisen in die falsche Richtung. Das nationale Statistikamt STATEC zählte 2024 rund 4.025 Wohnungen mit Baugenehmigung, ein Minus von 8,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr – nach Rückgängen von etwa 6 Prozent 2023 und 23,4 Prozent 2022. 2025 beschleunigte sich der Einbruch: Im ersten Quartal sanken die Genehmigungen für neue Wohnungen um 37,8 Prozent auf 774 Einheiten. In der Stadt Luxemburg brachen sie um 95,1 Prozent auf nur noch 20 Wohnungen ein. Die Nachfrage hingegen wächst weiter. Schätzungen zufolge bilden sich in Luxemburg jährlich mehr als 7.000 neue Haushalte, während weniger als 4.000 Wohnungen fertiggestellt werden – ein strukturelles Defizit, das die Immobilienpreise zwischen 2010 und 2021 um rund 135 Prozent in die Höhe trieb, gegenüber etwa 42 Prozent im Euroraum. Ein Bausektor auf dem Rückzug Ein Teil des Problems liegt darin, dass ausgerechnet die Branche, die diese Wohnungen liefern soll, geschrumpft ist. Die Bruttowertschöpfung im Bau fiel im ersten Halbjahr 2024 um 7,2 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr – der stärkste Rückgang der gesamten Wirtschaft, wie STATEC berichtete. Höhere Zinsen bremsten Käufer wie Bauträger, eine Welle von Insolvenzen folgte. Zwischen 2021 und 2025 gingen rund 712 Bauunternehmen in Konkurs, etwa 4.521 Arbeitsplätze gingen in der Branche verloren, wie aus amtlichen Daten zusammengestellte Zahlen zeigen; 2025 ließen die Pleiten etwas nach. Die Anfrage der Abgeordneten listete die Hemmnisse auf, die auch die Regierung selbst anerkennt: - Arbeitskräftemangel und eine Reihe von Firmenpleiten im Bau; - die unzureichende Mobilisierung von Bauland; - komplexe und langwierige Verwaltungs- und Genehmigungsverfahren; - ein wirtschaftliches Umfeld höherer Zinsen, das Projekte verlangsamt oder gestoppt hat. Der öffentliche Wohnungsbau hat die Lücke nicht gefüllt. Die staatliche Trägergesellschaft für bezahlbares Wohnen SNHBM begann 2024 mit 301 Einheiten und stellte 250 fertig, mehr als 1.000 sind im Bau – hilfreich, aber weit vom nationalen Ziel entfernt und Ausdruck einer langfristigen Kapazität von eher 400 Wohnungen pro Jahr. Der soziale Wohnungsbau macht weiterhin rund 2 Prozent des Bestands aus, einer der niedrigsten Werte Europas. Was die Regierung unternimmt Die Minister verweisen auf eine ganze Reihe von Maßnahmen, die das Angebot beleben sollen. Der Staat hat 923 Millionen Euro für bezahlbaren öffentlichen Wohnraum 2024 bis 2026 zugesagt, kauft verstärkt Projekte im Verkauf vom Reißbrett (VEFA) auf, um Baustellen am Laufen zu halten, und treibt den Pacte Logement 2.0 voran, eine bis 2032 laufende Partnerschaft zwischen Staat und Gemeinden. Zudem sollen Genehmigungsverfahren vereinfacht werden, und eine neue Grundmobilisierungssteuer soll Eigentümer davon abhalten, unbebaute Grundstücke zu horten. Ob all dies die Distanz zu den 6.000 Wohnungen pro Jahr verringert, bleibt offen – und ist, nach eigener Auskunft der Regierung, schlicht nicht gemessen. Die unabhängige Denkfabrik Fondation IDEA warnte im März 2026, die Krise drohe dauerhaft zu werden, und das Ziel sei kurz- bis mittelfristig kaum zu erreichen. Für die Einwohner und die rund 228.000 Grenzgänger, die den Arbeitsmarkt tragen, sind die Folgen unmittelbar: Solange der Bau hinter der Haushaltsbildung zurückbleibt, steigt der Druck auf Preise und Mieten – und die Lücke, die zu schließen die Regierung versprochen hat, wird größer. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: le gouvernement maintient-il l'objectif de 6 000 unités par an? — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-maintient-il-son-objectif-de-batir-6-000-logements-par-an-103586313 - Le gouvernement vise 6.000 nouveaux logements par an… à l'aveugle — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-gouvernement-vise-6-000-logements-par-an-a-laveugle - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Luxembourg's Housing Situation: A Double Crisis or the New Normal? — Goldbridge Investment Club: https://www.goldbridge.lu/blog/article-financial-analysis-housing-crisis - Conjoncture Flash October 2024: Construction remains in critical condition — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2024/conjflash-10-24.html - Construction bankruptcies strand workers in Luxembourg — IndustryRadar: https://industryradar.com/international/construction-bankruptcies-strand-workers-in-luxembourg/ - Seulement 4.458 logements autorisés l'an passé — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/seulement-4-458-logements-autorises-lan-passe/ - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2023 — STATEC / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/documents/actualites/2024/03/27-statec-logement/logement-en-chiffres-15.pdf - Claude Meisch at the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Housing — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2024/03-mars/05-meisch-logement.html - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf --- ## Kuba öffnet die Wirtschaft: Privatbanken und große Privatfirmen erstmals erlaubt - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/kuba-marktoeffnung-176-reformen-planwirtschaft-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:54:04.767+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:54:04.767+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: fdba045a-1bd9-4363-a9e5-95c688caf222 - Dateline: Havana, CU > Havanna gibt unter dem Druck von Stromkrise und Währungsverfall tragende Säulen der Planwirtschaft auf. Das Parlament billigte 176 Maßnahmen – die tiefste Zäsur seit 1959. ### Summary Kubas Nationalversammlung hat 176 Wirtschaftsmaßnahmen beschlossen, die Privatbanken, Wechselstuben und große Privatunternehmen zulassen – die weitreichendste Abkehr vom sozialistischen Modell seit der Revolution von 1959. ### Key facts - Kubas Nationalversammlung billigte am 18. und 19. Juni 2026 ein Paket aus 176 Maßnahmen – die tiefste wirtschaftliche Zäsur seit der Revolution von 1959. - Erstmals werden Privatbanken, private Wechselstuben und große Privatunternehmen zugelassen; ausländische Investoren müssen keine Gemeinschaftsunternehmen mehr mit dem Staat bilden. - Auf dem informellen Markt kletterte der Dollar Mitte Juni 2026 auf rund 695 Pesos – der Peso hat seit 2020 mehr als 90 Prozent seines informellen Wertes verloren. - Treiber sind die schwerste Krise seit Jahrzehnten: Stromausfälle von über 20 Stunden, Treibstoffmangel und das verschärfte US-Embargo mit Ölblockade seit Januar 2026. - Ökonomen sprechen vom tiefgreifendsten Wandel seit 1959, erwarten aber wenig Wirkung, solange US-Sanktionen Investoren abschrecken. ### FAQ **Q: Was genau hat Kubas Parlament beschlossen?** Die Nationalversammlung billigte am 18. und 19. Juni 2026 ein Paket aus 176 Wirtschaftsmaßnahmen. Sie erlauben unter anderem Privatbanken, private Wechselstuben, große Privatfirmen, ausländische Beteiligungen an Staatsbetrieben sowie Im- und Exporte ohne staatliche Zwischeninstanz. **Q: Warum handelt Kuba ausgerechnet jetzt?** Das Land durchlebt seine schwerste Krise seit Jahrzehnten: Stromausfälle von über 20 Stunden, akuter Treibstoffmangel und ein verschärftes US-Embargo mit Ölblockade seit Januar 2026. Die Wirtschaft schrumpfte 2025 um etwa fünf Prozent, der Peso hat massiv an Wert verloren. **Q: Wie steht es um den kubanischen Peso?** Seit dem 18. Dezember 2025 gilt ein Devisenmarkt in drei Segmenten (24, 120 und ein schwankender Kurs je Dollar). Mitte Juni 2026 erreichte der Dollar auf dem informellen Markt rund 695 Pesos; seit 2020 büßte die Währung mehr als 90 Prozent ihres informellen Wertes ein. **Q: Werden die Reformen die Krise lösen?** Ökonomen werten sie als tiefgreifendsten Wandel seit 1959, warnen aber vor begrenzter Wirkung. Solange die US-Sanktionen gelten und Energie knapp bleibt, schrecken Investoren wegen drohender Strafen im US-Finanzsystem zurück. ### Body HAVANNA — Kuba wagt die tiefgreifendste Umgestaltung seiner Wirtschaft seit der Revolution von 1959. Mit einem Paket aus 176 Maßnahmen legalisiert die Insel Privatbanken, private Wechselstuben und große Privatunternehmen – ein Befreiungsschlag gegen einen Niedergang, der weite Teile des Landes ohne verlässlichen Strom, ohne ausreichende Lebensmittel und ohne funktionierende Währung zurückgelassen hat. Das von Ministerpräsident Manuel Marrero Cruz vorgelegte und von der Nationalversammlung am 18. und 19. Juni gebilligte Paket räumt tragende Pfeiler jenes zentral gelenkten Systems beiseite, das Kuba seit mehr als sechs Jahrzehnten bestimmt. Staatspräsident Miguel Díaz-Canel nannte die Schritte vor den Abgeordneten dringend und nicht länger aufschiebbar. Zugleich beharrte er darauf, es handele sich um eine wirtschaftliche, keine politische Entscheidung – eine Frage der Souveränität und kein Zugeständnis an Washington. Als Vorbilder verwies er auf China und Vietnam, Einparteienstaaten mit Marktwirtschaft, wie Reuters berichtete. Seine Rede beschloss er mit der Revolutionsparole „Sozialismus oder Tod!". Was sich konkret ändert Die Führung beschreibt das Paket als kontrollierte Öffnung, nicht als Sprung in den Kapitalismus. Doch seine Reichweite ist beispiellos. Zu den wichtigsten Punkten, über die unter anderem Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Euronews und Al Jazeera berichteten, zählen: - Erstmals dürfen Privatbanken, nichtbankliche Finanzinstitute und private Wechselstuben tätig werden – in einem Finanzsektor, den der Staat über Jahrzehnte allein beherrschte. - Ausländische Investoren müssen keine Gemeinschaftsunternehmen mehr mit dem Staat gründen; Kubaner wie Ausländer können Anteile an Staatsbetrieben erwerben. - Staatsbetriebe lassen sich in Aktiengesellschaften umwandeln, und große Privatunternehmen, bislang verboten, werden zugelassen. - Privatfirmen dürfen mehr als 100 Beschäftigte einstellen, Unternehmer mehrere Betriebe besitzen, und im Ausland lebende Kubaner dürfen in der Heimat investieren. - Auch private Immobilienentwicklung, Fast-Food-Ketten sowie Im- und Exporte ohne staatliche Zwischeninstanz werden möglich. Marrero mahnte, die Umsetzung werde schrittweise erfolgen. Die Regierung räumte ein, die Wirkung der Maßnahmen bleibe begrenzt, solange die Vereinigten Staaten ihr Embargo nicht aufheben: Wer mit Kuba Geschäfte macht, riskiert weiterhin Strafen im US-Finanzsystem. Eine Währung im freien Fall Die Reformen treffen auf eine ohnehin tief erschütterte Geldordnung. Am 18. Dezember 2025 führte die Zentralbank einen Devisenmarkt in drei Segmenten ein: einen festen Kurs von 24 Pesos je Dollar für unverzichtbare Geschäfte, eine zweite Stufe bei 120 Pesos und einen dritten, täglich nach Angebot und Nachfrage schwankenden Kurs, der Exporteure und Devisen zurück in die offiziellen Kanäle locken soll. Den Absturz hat das nicht gebremst. Mitte Juni 2026 war der Dollar auf dem informellen Markt auf rund 695 Pesos geklettert – Anfang des Monats waren es noch etwa 585 –, der Euro auf etwa 800 Pesos, während der offizielle Schwankungskurs bei etwa 565 Pesos verharrte. Das meldet der unabhängige Beobachter elTOQUE, zitiert von der Havana Times. 2020 kostete ein Dollar auf der Straße noch rund 42 Pesos; seither hat die Währung mehr als 90 Prozent ihres informellen Wertes eingebüßt und Löhne wie Renten ausgehöhlt. Die Zentralbank verteidigt ihren vorsichtigen, gestaffelten Kurs beim Abbau des kubanischen Wechselkurs-Wirrwarrs. Eine sofortige Vereinheitlichung des Wechselkurses ohne Übergangsphase könnte eine starke Abwertung auslösen, mit stärkeren inflationären Folgen als den jetzigen und einem weiteren Verlust der Kaufkraft der Landeswährung. — Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, Präsidentin der kubanischen Zentralbank, im Dezember Warum Havanna jetzt handelt Die Öffnung ist aus der Not geboren. Kuba durchlebt seine schwerste Krise seit Jahrzehnten. Stromausfälle dauern regelmäßig länger als 20 Stunden, mitunter mehr als 30. Der Energiekollaps zieht sich durch jeden produktiven Bereich, von den Zuckermühlen bis zu den Bäckereien. Unmittelbarer Auslöser ist der Treibstoffmangel. Die Regierung von US-Präsident Donald Trump verschärfte das seit Jahrzehnten bestehende Embargo und verhängte seit Januar 2026 – nach dem Sturz des venezolanischen Staatschefs Nicolás Maduro, des wichtigsten Öllieferanten Havannas – eine Blockade für Öllieferungen. Laut AFP legte seit Jahresbeginn nur ein einziger russischer Öltanker an. Kuba benötigt rund 100.000 Barrel Öl pro Tag, fördert aber nur etwa 40.000, wie die Americas Society/Council of the Americas berichtet. Die Engpässe bei Nahrung, Medikamenten und Trinkwasser haben sich verschärft; schätzungsweise 2,7 Millionen Kubaner sind seit 2020 ausgewandert. Wird die Wende gelingen? Ökonomen werten das Paket als echten ideologischen Rückzug – warnen aber, der Nutzen dürfte überschaubar bleiben, solange Sanktionen und Energienot anhalten. Der in London ansässige kubanische Ökonom Daniel Torralbas nannte die Reformen „die tiefgreifendsten" seit 1959. Andere deuten den Schritt eher als Zeichen der Schwäche denn des Selbstvertrauens. Michael Bustamante, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Kuba-Studien an der University of Miami, sagte der Nachrichtenagentur AFP, die Führung stehe „mit dem Rücken zur Wand wie nie zuvor". Die Zahlen unterstreichen, was auf dem Spiel steht. Das offizielle Zentrum für das Studium der kubanischen Wirtschaft schätzt den Rückgang der Wirtschaftsleistung 2025 auf rund fünf Prozent, seit 2020 auf etwa 15 Prozent. Für 2026 erwartet die UN-Kommission ECLAC ein Minus von etwa 6,5 Prozent, der Internationale Währungsfonds und die Economist Intelligence Unit rund 7,2 Prozent – während der eigene Regierungsplan ein Wachstum von einem Prozent vorsah. Der Ökonom Pedro Monreal warnte, der Einbruch könne mindestens 15 Prozent erreichen. Die Zuckerproduktion, einst das Rückgrat der Wirtschaft, fiel 2025 unter 200.000 Tonnen – der niedrigste Wert seit mehr als zwei Jahrhunderten. Ob Kubas Führung dem beschworenen asiatischen Vorbild folgen kann – Markt ohne politischen Pluralismus –, wird von der Umsetzung im Inneren und von Kräften jenseits ihrer Kontrolle abhängen. Vorerst vollzieht sich die Demontage einer der letzten Kommandowirtschaften der Welt nicht als triumphale Reform, sondern als Kampf ums Überleben. ### Sources - Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution - Cuba approves unprecedented free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse — CBS News (AFP): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-approves-free-market-reforms-in-effort-to-stave-off-economic-collapse/ - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5285978-cuba-adopts-historic-package-free-market-reforms - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Yahoo News (AFP, Clare Byrne): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cuba-leader-admits-urgent-changes-151557698.html - Cuba's Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/cubas-communist-party-approves-opening-economy-in-unprecedented-move - Cuba approves economic reforms to expand private investment — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/19/cuba-approves-economic-reforms-to-expand-private-investment - Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to privatize vast swath of economy — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-pm-economy-reforms-9.7241016 - The foreign exchange market in Cuba is undergoing transformation — Granma (official): https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2025-12-18/the-foreign-exchange-market-in-cuba-is-undergoing-transformation - Seven Charts on Cuba's Economic Woes — Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA): https://www.as-coa.org/articles/seven-charts-cubas-economic-woes - Cuba's economy fell by 5% in 2025, according to an official research center — CiberCuba (citing CEEC): https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-02-10-u1-e197721-s27061-nid320542-economia-cuba-cayo-5-2025-segun-centro-estudios - Pedro Monreal warns of a potential decline in Cuba's GDP of at least 15% in 2026 — CiberCuba: https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-10-u1-e43231-s27061-nid328752-pedro-monreal-advierte-posible-caida-pib-cubano-al - Cuba Has a New US Dollar-Peso Exchange Rate — Havana Times: https://havanatimes.org/news/cuba-has-a-new-us-dollar-peso-exchange-rate/ --- ## Funkausfall stoppt Bahnverkehr in Deutschland – Großregion von der DB abhängig - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/bahnfunk-ausfall-deutschland-grossregion-abhaengigkeit-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:40:47.343+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:40:47.343+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 6eae9adb-b33e-45b1-9f2a-f2a05cd95691 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Ein bundesweiter Ausfall des Zugfunks GSM-R legte das deutsche Schienennetz in der Nacht zum 24. Juni zweieinhalb Stunden lahm – und zeigte, wie sehr der Verkehr aus Luxemburg von der DB abhängt. ### Summary In der Nacht zum 24. Juni 2026 stoppte ein Ausfall des digitalen Zugfunks GSM-R rund zweieinhalb Stunden lang sämtliche Züge in Deutschland. Der Vorfall offenbart, wie verwundbar die Schienenverbindungen der Großregion sind. ### Key facts - Ein bundesweiter Ausfall des digitalen Zugfunks GSM-R legte den deutschen Bahnverkehr in der Nacht zum 24. Juni rund zweieinhalb Stunden lahm. - Aus Sicherheitsgründen wurden alle Züge gehalten – vom ICE über die S-Bahnen in Berlin, München und Stuttgart bis zu Betreibern wie Metronom und Erixx. - Die DB stabilisierte den Betrieb mit einem Notfallsystem; gegen 1 Uhr rollten die Züge schrittweise wieder an, Restverspätungen folgten am Tag danach. - Betroffene erhielten Taxi- und Hotelgutscheine; Deutschlandticket-Inhaber konnten bis zu 120 Euro über die Fahrgastrechte geltend machen. - Der grenzüberschreitende RE11 Luxemburg–Trier–Koblenz läuft auf deutschem Gebiet über DB-Infrastruktur und GSM-R – ein nationaler Ausfall kappt ihn automatisch. ### FAQ **Q: Was war die Ursache des Bahn-Ausfalls am 23. Juni 2026?** Ein bundesweiter Ausfall von GSM-R, dem digitalen Zugfunk, der Lokführer mit den Leitstellen verbindet. Ohne diese Funkverbindung lässt sich ein Zug nicht sicher führen, weshalb die DB aus Sicherheitsgründen alle Züge anhielt. Die DB gab an, die Ursache identifiziert, sie aber nicht öffentlich gemacht zu haben. **Q: Wie lange dauerte der Stillstand?** Rund zweieinhalb Stunden. Die Störung begann laut ZDF gegen 22:30 Uhr am Dienstag; kurz vor 1 Uhr am Mittwoch meldete die DB die Behebung, nachdem auf ein Notfallsystem umgeschaltet worden war. Der Betrieb lief danach schrittweise wieder an. **Q: Welche Folgen hatte der Ausfall für Luxemburg und die Großregion?** Der grenzüberschreitende RE11 (Luxemburg–Trier–Wittlich–Koblenz, betrieben von DB Regio Südwest und CFL) läuft auf deutschem Boden über die DB-Infrastruktur und denselben GSM-R-Funk. Ein bundesweiter Stopp kappt diese Verbindungen automatisch. Da der Ausfall nachts fiel, blieb der Schaden begrenzt, weil kaum grenzüberschreitende Züge fuhren. **Q: Welche Entschädigung gab es für betroffene Fahrgäste?** Die DB verteilte Taxi- und Hotelgutscheine und öffnete an Bahnhöfen Züge als Unterkunft. Inhaber des Deutschlandtickets konnten Taxi- oder Hotelkosten von bis zu 120 Euro über die Fahrgastrechte geltend machen. ### Body Es kommt fast nie vor, und doch geschah es in der Nacht zum Mittwoch: Über rund zweieinhalb Stunden stand der Bahnverkehr in ganz Deutschland still. Ein bundesweiter Ausfall des digitalen Funksystems, das Triebfahrzeugführer mit den Leitstellen verbindet, zwang die Deutsche Bahn dazu, jeden Zug am Bahnsteig zu halten – vom Hochgeschwindigkeits-ICE bis zu den S-Bahn-Netzen der Großstädte. Das berichten die Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press und das ZDF. Begonnen hatte die Störung am späten Dienstagabend des 23. Juni; behoben war sie kurz vor 1 Uhr in der Frühe, nachdem Techniker auf ein Ersatzsystem umgeschaltet hatten. Doch der Vorgang – ein einziger technischer Fehler legt ein ganzes nationales Netz lahm – hat alte Fragen neu gestellt: Wie belastbar ist eine Infrastruktur, auf die sich zehntausende Grenzgänger in der Großregion Tag für Tag verlassen? Ein Fehler, der reicht, um alles anzuhalten Ursache war ein Zusammenbruch von GSM-R, dem Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway, dem digitalen Funkstandard, der seit etwa dem Jahr 2000 europaweit auf der Schiene eingeführt wurde. Über ihn laufen die Sprach- und Datenverbindungen zwischen Lokführern und Fahrdienstleitern; ohne ihn lässt sich ein Zug nicht sicher führen. Deutsche Medien hielten fest, dass der Verkehr aus Sicherheitsgründen gestoppt wurde: Reißt die Funkverbindung ab, kann ein Triebfahrzeugführer weder zuverlässig Anweisungen empfangen noch Störungen melden – der sicherste Schritt ist dann der Halt. Genau deshalb konnte der Defekt in einem einzigen System die gesamte Landkarte auf einen Schlag einfrieren. Laut AP teilte die Deutsche Bahn mit, sie habe die Ursache identifiziert, machte sie jedoch nicht öffentlich. Betroffen war das ganze Land, und zwar weit über die eigenen Züge der DB hinaus: Das ZDF berichtete, in Berlin habe die komplette S-Bahn stillgestanden, in München sei die S-Bahn über Nacht nicht gefahren, und in Stuttgart seien die Züge netzweit an den Bahnsteigen festgehalten worden. Auch Betreiber, die die DB-Infrastruktur nutzen, etwa Metronom und Erixx, wurden mitgerissen. Stunden des Halts, dann ein Neustart in Etappen Die ersten Meldungen kamen am späten Dienstagabend; das ZDF nennt den Beginn der Störung gegen 22:30 Uhr, das Fachportal heise verzeichnete kurz vor Mitternacht, um 23:51 Uhr, die Meldung über den bundesweiten Stopp. Kurz vor 1 Uhr – nach AP-Angaben rund zweieinhalb Stunden, nachdem das Problem erstmals gemeldet worden war – verkündete die Deutsche Bahn, der Fehler sei behoben und die Züge rollten wieder. Der Betrieb laufe schrittweise an. DB-Vorstandsvorsitzende Evelyn Palla sagte der Zeitung „Bild", man habe „die Lage mit einem Notfallsystem stabilisieren" können – danach setzten sich die Züge wieder in Bewegung. Für die gestrandeten Fahrgäste verlief die Nacht weniger geordnet. „Wir wissen nicht, was los ist", sagte Reyna Ghoshal, eine Reisende an einem Berliner Bahnhof, der AP und schilderte verärgerte Gesichter und lange Schlangen an den Auskunftsschaltern. Die Deutsche Bahn verteilte nach eigenen Angaben Taxi- und Hotelgutscheine und öffnete, wo möglich, an den Bahnhöfen Züge, damit die Menschen einen Platz zum Sitzen hatten. Inhaber des Deutschlandtickets, so das ZDF, konnten Taxi- oder Hotelkosten von bis zu 120 Euro über die Fahrgastrechte geltend machen. Schlagartig vorbei war die Störung nicht: t-online zufolge waren am Folgetag Restverspätungen und Zugausfälle zu erwarten, während der Betrieb wieder aufgebaut wurde. Der wunde Punkt der Großregion Für Luxemburg und die weitere Großregion trifft der Ausfall einen empfindlichen Nerv. Das Aushängeschild des grenzüberschreitenden Verkehrs ist der RE11, den DB Regio Südwest und die luxemburgische CFL gemeinsam betreiben und der etwa stündlich zwischen Luxemburg, Trier, Wittlich und Koblenz verkehrt. Bahnführern und Streckendaten zufolge dauert die Fahrt von Luxemburg nach Koblenz auf den Doppelstockzügen der CFL rund zwei Stunden und 23 Minuten, mit Anschlüssen an IC- und ICE-Verbindungen in Koblenz. Zwischen Koblenz und Trier ist der RE11 häufig mit dem RE1 gekuppelt, der weiter nach Saarbrücken und Mannheim fährt. Der entscheidende Punkt für die Reisenden: Sobald diese Züge auf deutschem Boden fahren, nutzen sie das Netz der Deutschen Bahn – und damit genau jenen GSM-R-Funk, der versagte. Ein bundesweiter Stopp in Deutschland kappt die grenzüberschreitenden Verbindungen daher automatisch; auf deutschem Gleis gibt es keinen luxemburgischen Notbehelf. Diesmal milderte der Zeitpunkt den Schlag: Die Störung fiel in die Nacht, wenn kaum grenzüberschreitende Züge unterwegs sind, sodass der Schaden begrenzt blieb – verglichen mit dem, was ein Ausfall am Tag den Pendlerströmen durch Trier zugefügt hätte. - Die Achse: Luxemburg–Trier–Wittlich–Koblenz, etwa stündlich, gemeinsam betrieben von DB Regio Südwest und CFL. - Die Abhängigkeit: Auf deutschem Gebiet laufen die Züge über die DB-Infrastruktur und den GSM-R-Funk – ein landesweiter Ausfall hält sie an. - Die Verwundbarkeit: Zehntausende Pendler und Reisende der Großregion sind auf diese und benachbarte deutsche Strecken angewiesen, mit weiterführenden IC/ICE-Anschlüssen in Koblenz. Die größere Lehre handelt von einzelnen Schwachstellen, deren Ausfall das Ganze trifft. Ein modernes Bahnnetz lässt sich nicht durch Sturm oder Streik zum Erliegen bringen, sondern durch ein einziges Kommunikationssystem – und die Folgen halten sich nicht an Grenzen. Für eine Region, deren Alltag von grenzüberschreitenden Zügen zusammengehalten wird, ist ein nächtlicher Schreck in Deutschland eine Vorschau darauf, wie rasch ein gemeinsames Rückgrat nachgeben kann. Und ein Argument für die Redundanz, die es aufrecht hält. ### Sources - Trains across Germany halted for hours by communication system outage — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trains-across-germany-halted-for-hours-by-communication-system-outage - Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem — KSAT (Associated Press): https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/06/23/trains-halted-across-germany-because-of-communication-system-problem/ - Nach Ausfällen wegen Funkstörung: Zugverkehr läuft wieder an — ZDFheute: https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/bahn-zugverkehr-ausgesetzt-funk-probleme-100.html - Bahnverkehr wegen Funkstörung deutschlandweit eingestellt; UPDATE: Läuft wieder — heise online: https://www.heise.de/news/Bahnverkehr-wegen-Funkstoerung-deutschlandweit-eingestellt-11342136.html - German Rail Operator Halts Nationwide Trains After Radio System Outage — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/german-rail-halted-nationwide-services-after-radio-system-outage - Bahn-Störung: Erste Züge fahren wieder – Bahn rechnet weiter mit Ausfällen — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101309986/stoerung-bahn-stellt-zugverkehr-bundesweit-ein.html - Trains from Luxembourg to other European cities (RE11 Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz) — Seat61: https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Luxembourg.htm - Relation: RE11 Koblenz Hbf => Trier => Luxembourg — OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5738589 --- ## Nordkorea stellt atomwaffenfähigen Zerstörer in Dienst und kündigt 10.000-Tonnen-Flotte an - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/nordkorea-zerstoerer-choe-hyon-nampo-marineaufruestung - Published: 2026-06-24T05:20:31.104+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:20:31.104+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: b2f2828d-5066-4cab-9d9c-4a1edf5d32c0 - Dateline: Nampo, KP > Kim Jong Un nahm im Hafen Nampo den 5.000 Tonnen schweren Zerstörer Choe Hyon in Betrieb und versprach immer größere Kriegsschiffe – Seoul, Tokio und Washington beobachten eine wachsende Bedrohung. ### Summary Nordkorea hat seinen ersten Lenkwaffenzerstörer in Dienst gestellt und plant eine Flotte deutlich größerer, atomar bewaffneter Kriegsschiffe. Ob die Werften liefern können, gilt als offen. ### Key facts - Nordkorea hat mit der 5.000 Tonnen schweren Choe Hyon seinen ersten Lenkwaffenzerstörer offiziell in Dienst gestellt – das erste Überwasserschiff seiner Marine mit vertikalem Startsystem und Phased-Array-Radar. - Kim Jong Un kündigte den jährlichen Bau zweier größerer Kampfschiffe an, darunter Kreuzer von 10.000 Tonnen, sowie ein nuklear angetriebenes U-Boot. - Südkoreanische Stellen vermuten russische Hilfe beim Bau; Generalstabssprecher Lee Sung-jun sprach von einer 'Möglichkeit' der Unterstützung durch Moskau. - Fachleute bezweifeln die Gefechtsbereitschaft; das Schwesterschiff Kang Kon war bei seinem Stapellauf 2025 gekentert. - Kim erkennt die westliche Seegrenze zu Südkorea nicht an – Analysten warnen vor neuen Spannungen in umstrittenen Gewässern. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist die Choe Hyon?** Die Choe Hyon ist das Typschiff der ersten nordkoreanischen Lenkwaffenzerstörer-Klasse, ein rund 144 Meter langer und 5.000 Tonnen schwerer Zerstörer. Er wurde im April 2025 in Nampo zu Wasser gelassen und ist das erste Überwasserschiff der koreanischen Volksmarine mit vertikalem Startsystem (88 Zellen) und Phased-Array-Radar. Laut Staatsmedien trägt er auch atomwaffenfähige Raketen. **Q: Welche Ausbaupläne hat Kim Jong Un angekündigt?** Im Rahmen des Fünf-Jahres-Verteidigungsplans forderte Kim den jährlichen Bau zweier Überwasserkampfschiffe einer höheren Klasse als der Choe Hyon, darunter Kreuzer von 10.000 Tonnen. Das Schwesterschiff Kang Kon soll bald in Dienst gehen, zudem werde an einem nuklear angetriebenen U-Boot gebaut. **Q: Wurde das Schiff mit russischer Hilfe gebaut?** Südkoreanische Behörden und Experten halten russische Unterstützung für wahrscheinlich. Generalstabssprecher Lee Sung-jun sprach von der 'Möglichkeit', dass Technologie, Mittel oder Hilfe aus Russland geflossen seien. Berichten zufolge ähneln der Marschflugkörper der russischen Zirkon und der Radaraufbau den Korvetten der Karakurt-Klasse. **Q: Wie reagieren Südkorea, Japan und die USA?** Südkoreas Militär hält seine Bereitschaft aufrecht und tauscht sich mit den USA und Japan aus. Nach Raketenstarts Anfang 2026 protestierte Tokio, das US-Indo-Pazifik-Kommando beriet sich mit Verbündeten. Seoul und Tokio treiben zudem eigene Programme für Zerstörer einer neuen Generation voran. ### Body Nordkorea hat seinen ersten Lenkwaffenzerstörer offiziell in Dienst gestellt – und zugleich angekündigt, eine Flotte weit größerer, atomar bewaffneter Kriegsschiffe zu bauen. Es ist ein Vorhaben, das die maritime Reichweite des Landes weit über alles Bisherige hinausschieben würde. Vorausgesetzt, die Werften des abgeschotteten Staates können das Versprochene auch liefern. Machthaber Kim Jong Un nahm den 5.000 Tonnen schweren Zerstörer Choe Hyon am Dienstag bei einer Zeremonie im westlichen Hafen Nampo in den aktiven Dienst, wie die Staatsmedien tags darauf meldeten. Den Anlass nutzte er für die Skizze eines umfassenden Schiffbauprogramms: Vor den Offizieren erklärte er, die nukleare Bewaffnung seiner Marine schreite planmäßig voran und Schiffe von 10.000 Tonnen würden folgen. Darüber berichteten die Nachrichtenagenturen Associated Press, Agence France-Presse und die südkoreanische Yonhap. In Seoul, Tokio und Washington wurde die Mitteilung aufmerksam verfolgt. Behörden und Fachleute haben das vergangene Jahr damit verbracht, das Tempo der nordkoreanischen Marinemodernisierung gegen die Glaubwürdigkeit von Kims Ankündigungen abzuwägen. Ein Schiff mit strategischem Anspruch Die Choe Hyon ist das Typschiff der ersten nordkoreanischen Lenkwaffenzerstörer-Klasse. Das im April 2025 in Nampo zu Wasser gelassene, rund 144 Meter lange Schiff ist das erste Überwasserfahrzeug der koreanischen Volksmarine mit einem vertikalen Startsystem – nach offenen Quellen 88 Zellen unterschiedlicher Größe – und einem Phased-Array-Radar. Die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur KCNA erklärt, es führe Systeme zur Flugabwehr, zur Schiffs- und zur U-Boot-Bekämpfung sowie atomwaffenfähige ballistische Raketen und Marschflugkörper. Bei der Zeremonie deutete Kim die Indienststellung als Beleg dafür, dass sein maritimes Nuklearprojekt im Plan liege. "Das Programm zur Ausrüstung der Marine mit Atomwaffen verfolgt seinen vorgesehenen Kurs unbeirrt. Dies ist ein strategischer Weg von entscheidender Bedeutung, denn er wird es ermöglichen, die Nuklearstreitkraft unseres Staates für einen vielseitigen und wirksamen Einsatz bereitzuhalten." Ein Schwesterschiff, die Kang Kon, soll bald in Dienst gehen. Ihr Weg verlief weniger glatt: Der Zerstörer kenterte bei seinem Stapellauf im Mai 2025, ehe er aufgerichtet und am 12. Juni 2025 erneut zu Wasser gelassen wurde – eine Panne, die den technischen Druck des forcierten Aufbaus offenlegte. Ehrgeiz, der die Werften übersteigt Kims bemerkenswerteste Aussagen betrafen das, was als Nächstes kommen soll. Im Rahmen des Fünf-Jahres-Plans zur Verteidigungsentwicklung forderte er den jährlichen Bau zweier Überwasserkampfschiffe einer höheren Klasse als der Choe Hyon, darunter Kreuzer von 10.000 Tonnen. "Nach der Choe Hyon werden wir bald den Zerstörer Kang Kon in den Dienst übernehmen", sagte Kim laut AFP. "Danach werden wir strategische Kriegsschiffe von 10.000 Tonnen eines nach dem anderen vom Stapel lassen." Zudem werde an einem nuklear angetriebenen U-Boot gebaut. Bereits der Parteitag der Arbeiterpartei im Februar 2026 hatte maritime Fähigkeiten und unter Wasser gestartete Interkontinentalraketen zur Priorität erklärt. Der genannte Takt ist für jede Marine anspruchsvoll, erst recht für einen sanktionierten Staat mit knappen Ressourcen. Unabhängige Fachleute bezweifeln, ob selbst die Choe Hyon für den dauerhaften Einsatz tatsächlich bereit ist, und verweisen auf Nordkoreas Geschichte aufwendig inszenierter Militärschauen. Eine Auswertung von Satellitenbildern des in Seoul ansässigen Mediums Daily NK ergab, dass die 5.000-Tonnen-Flotte zwar im Bau, in ihrer Gefechtsbereitschaft aber unfertig sei. Das Kentern der Kang Kon verdeutlichte die Kluft zwischen Ankündigung und seetüchtigem Schiff. Auf dem Papier stünde das Programm für eine deutliche Verschiebung: - weg von einer Küstenmarine hin zu größeren, raketenstarken Kampfschiffen, die weiter vor der Küste operieren können; - eine Ausdehnung der von Nordkorea beanspruchten taktischen Nuklearoptionen auf den maritimen Raum; - eine Verdopplung des Bautempos, die die Überwasserflotte – sofern sie gelingt – binnen Jahren statt Jahrzehnten vergrößern würde. Russische Spuren und eine wachsame Nachbarschaft Südkoreanische Behörden und Experten gehen davon aus, dass die Choe Hyon wahrscheinlich mit russischer Hilfe gebaut wurde – vor dem Hintergrund der enger werdenden militärischen Beziehungen zwischen Pjöngjang und Moskau, seit Nordkorea Truppen und Munition für Russlands Krieg in der Ukraine liefert. Nach der Vorstellung des Zerstörers 2025 äußerte sich der Sprecher des südkoreanischen Generalstabs, Lee Sung-jun, vorsichtig, aber deutlich. "Angesichts der gezeigten Waffen und Ausrüstung halten wir es für möglich, dass sie Technologie, Mittel oder Unterstützung aus Russland erhalten haben", sagte Lee und fügte hinzu, dass der Bau von Kriegsschiffen Jahre und ihre Einsatzbereitschaft weitere Zeit erfordere. Der Sender Radio Free Asia berichtete unter Berufung auf den Abgeordneten Yu Yong-weon, der Überschall-Marschflugkörper des Schiffes ähnele der russischen Zirkon und der Radaraufbau erinnere an die russischen Korvetten der Karakurt-Klasse. Die Reaktion in der Region fiel bislang nüchtern statt alarmiert aus. Südkoreas Militär erklärt, es halte seine Bereitschaft aufrecht und tausche sich mit den USA und Japan über nordkoreanische Provokationen aus. Nach einer Welle von Raketenstarts Anfang 2026 legte Tokio Protest ein, und das Indo-Pazifik-Kommando der USA erklärte, es berate sich mit Verbündeten. Sowohl Seoul als auch Tokio treiben ihren eigenen Marineausbau voran, einschließlich Programmen für Zerstörer einer neuen Generation, während sich das Bedrohungsbild verschärft. Die strategische Brisanz liegt nah. Kim erkennt die Northern Limit Line, die faktische westliche Seegrenze zu Südkorea, nicht an. Manche Analysten warnen, Pjöngjang könnte dazu übergehen, in umstrittenen Gewässern eine eigene Seegrenze auszurufen – ein Schritt, der die Gefahr einer Konfrontation in einem der am stärksten militarisierten Meere der Welt erhöhen würde. Ob Nordkorea die versprochene Flotte bauen kann, bleibt ungewiss. Dass es den Versuch wagen will, ist nun offiziell. ### Sources - North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service — Associated Press / ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-koreas-kim-claims-progress-nuclear-armed-navy-134153016 - Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships — Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3358118/kim-says-north-korea-arm-navy-nuclear-weapons-build-bigger-warships - N. Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy — Agence France-Presse / The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10785913 - N. Korea commissions 5,000-ton destroyer; Kim expects dramatic boost in naval power — Yonhap / The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260624/n-korea-commissions-5000-ton-destroyer-kim-expects-dramatic-boost-in-naval-power - Choe Hyon-class destroyer — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Hyon-class_destroyer - North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_destroyer_Choe_Hyon - Russia May Have Helped North Korea With New Warship, Seoul Says — Agence France-Presse / The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/01/russia-helped-korea-warship/ - North Korea's reveal of new warship's weapon system hints at Russian support: expert — Radio Free Asia: https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/04/30/north-korea-new-warship-russian-support/ - North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship and claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy — Associated Press / NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/north-korean-leader-kim-inspects-new-warship-rcna261875 - Satellite analysis: North Korea's 5,000-ton destroyer fleet in construction but short on combat readiness — Daily NK: https://www.dailynk.com/english/satellite-analysis-north-koreas-5000-ton-destroyer-fleet-in-construction-but-short-on-combat-readiness/ - US Allies Ramp Up Sea Power as North Korea Threat Rises — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/south-korea-japan-news-shipbuilding-north-korea-navy-destroyer-2089147 - During inspection of his most powerful warship, Kim Jong Un denounces South Korea-U.S. military drills — Associated Press / PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/during-inspection-of-his-most-powerful-warship-kim-jong-un-denounces-south-korea-u-s-military-drills --- ## Trumps Drohung: 100 Prozent Zoll auf Frankreichs Wein - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/trump-strafzoll-franzoesischer-wein-digitalsteuer-g7 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:11:14.984+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:11:14.984+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 3608d093-4d5b-4e6a-ac27-da3d99b0fa1a - Dateline: Évian-les-Bains, FR > US-Präsident Trump knüpft Strafzölle auf Champagner und Wein an das Ende der französischen Digitalsteuer. Macron lehnt ab – und stellt den erst ein Jahr alten EU-Zollkompromiss auf die Probe. ### Summary Donald Trump droht Frankreich mit einem 100-Prozent-Zoll auf Wein und Champagner, sollte Paris seine Digitalsteuer nicht streichen. Der Streit trifft die gesamte EU – und auch das exportoffene Luxemburg. ### Key facts - Trump droht mit einem Zoll von 100 Prozent auf allen französischen Wein und Champagner, sollte Paris seine Digitalsteuer von drei Prozent nicht streichen. - Auf Wein und Spirituosen liegt bereits ein US-Zoll von 15 Prozent aus dem EU-USA-Kompromiss vom Juli 2025; ein neuer Zoll würde die Last mehr als verdoppeln. - Macron lehnt im Sender TF1 ab und beruft sich auf souveränes europäisches Recht; ein Weinzoll würde aus seiner Sicht den Pakt mit Washington brechen. - Frankreichs Wein- und Spirituosenausfuhren in die USA fielen 2025 um rund 21 Prozent auf etwa drei Milliarden Euro – die USA bleiben der größte Markt. - Handel ist EU-Zuständigkeit: Luxemburg hat keinen eigenen Zollhebel und ist als handelsoffene Wirtschaft mit kleinem Mosel-Weinsektor doppelt betroffen. ### FAQ **Q: Was verlangt Trump von Frankreich?** Trump fordert die Abschaffung der französischen Digitalsteuer – einer Abgabe von drei Prozent auf die Umsätze großer Technologiekonzerne. Andernfalls droht er mit einem Zoll von 100 Prozent auf sämtlichen französischen Wein und Champagner. **Q: Welche Zölle gelten derzeit auf französischen Wein?** Französischer und EU-Wein unterliegt bereits einem US-Zoll von 15 Prozent. Dieser Satz geht auf den Kompromiss zwischen Trump und Kommissionspräsidentin von der Leyen vom Juli 2025 zurück, der eine Obergrenze von 15 Prozent für nahezu alle EU-Waren festlegte. **Q: Warum kann Frankreich nicht allein verhandeln?** Handel ist eine ausschließliche Zuständigkeit der EU. Die Europäische Kommission verhandelt und reagiert im Namen aller 27 Mitgliedstaaten, weshalb die Drohung zum Prüfstein der kollektiven Handelsverteidigung des Blocks wird. **Q: Welche Bedeutung hat der Streit für Luxemburg?** Luxemburg hat als EU-Mitglied keinen eigenen Zollhebel und ist auf die Kommission angewiesen. Als eine der handelsoffensten Volkswirtschaften der Union wäre es von einer neuen Zollspirale stark betroffen – und es hat mit den Stillweinen und dem Crémant von der Mosel einen kleinen eigenen Weinsektor. ### Body Wenige Stunden vor dem Gipfel der sieben führenden Industrienationen, den Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron im Kurort Évian-les-Bains am Genfersee ausrichtete, hat US-Präsident Donald Trump den Gastgeber öffentlich unter Druck gesetzt: Er drohte mit einem Zoll von 100 Prozent auf sämtlichen französischen Wein und Champagner – falls Paris nicht die Steuer abschaffe, die es großen amerikanischen Technologiekonzernen auferlegt. In einem Interview mit der „New York Post" am Montag, dem 15. Juni, koppelte Trump die angedrohten Abgaben unmittelbar an die französische Digitalsteuer, jene Abgabe von drei Prozent auf Umsätze digitaler Dienste, die Washington seit Langem als Diskriminierung amerikanischer Unternehmen brandmarkt. Ich habe ihn gebeten, amerikanische Unternehmen nicht zur Kasse zu bitten, und wenn sie es doch tun, bleibt mir keine Wahl, als einen Zoll von 100 Prozent auf allen Champagner und allen Wein zu erheben, der aus Frankreich kommt. „Macron muss nur die Verkaufssteuer abschaffen, dann hätte er diesen Druck nicht", fügte Trump hinzu. Die Drohung würde die Last der französischen Exporteure mehr als verdoppeln: Auf Wein und Spirituosen zahlen sie ohnehin schon einen US-Zoll von 15 Prozent – jenen Satz, auf den sich die Europäische Union im vergangenen Jahr mit Washington geeinigt hatte. Eine Abgabe, die seit Jahren reizt Frankreich führte seine Digitalsteuer 2019 ein, und seither ist sie ein transatlantischer Dauerkonflikt. Die Regelung verbindet mehrere Merkmale: - einen Satz von drei Prozent auf die in Frankreich erzielten Erlöse aus erfassten digitalen Diensten; - einen Anwendungsbereich, der auf Konzerne mit mehr als 750 Millionen Euro weltweitem Digitalumsatz und 25 Millionen Euro in Frankreich beschränkt ist; - eine Konstruktion, die vor allem US-Gruppen wie Google, Apple, Facebook und Amazon trifft – jenes Quartett, das man in Paris spöttisch als „GAFA"-Steuer zusammenfasst. Der Konflikt reicht weit vor Trumps zweite Amtszeit zurück. Bereits 2019 eröffnete das Büro des US-Handelsbeauftragten ein Verfahren nach Abschnitt 301 und schlug Abgaben von bis zu 100 Prozent auf französische Waren im Wert von rund 2,4 Milliarden Dollar vor – von Champagner über Käse bis hin zu Handtaschen. Diese Zölle wurden später auf 25 Prozent festgesetzt, im Umfang verengt und schließlich ausgesetzt, um Raum für die globalen Steuerverhandlungen bei der OECD zu schaffen. Die jüngste Warnung lässt nun die alte Maximalforderung wieder aufleben – und trifft auf eine Pariser Debatte: Die Abgeordneten hatten Ende 2025 für eine deutliche Anhebung der Abgabe gestimmt (im Gespräch waren sechs und 15 Prozent für 2026), doch die Minderheitsregierung signalisierte, sie wolle die Erhöhung kippen. Macron bleibt hart Macron weigerte sich nachzugeben. Im Sender TF1 stellte er die Steuer als Frage souveränen europäischen Rechts dar, nicht als Verhandlungsmasse, und warnte, ein neuer Weinzoll würde den Kompromiss verletzen, den seine EU-Partner 2025 mit Washington geschlossen hatten. „Diese Digitalsteuer haben die Europäer beschlossen, und mehrere Länder haben sie umgesetzt. Sie ist Teil unseres Rechts. Es ist nicht Sache der USA, über französisches und europäisches Recht zu entscheiden." Frankreichs Winzer, ohnehin angeschlagen, riefen zur Mäßigung statt zur Eskalation auf. Der Verband der französischen Wein- und Spirituosenexporteure forderte eine „ausgewogene und konstruktive Handelsbeziehung zwischen Frankreich und den USA". Die Branche hat Grund zur Sorge: Die Ausfuhren in die Vereinigten Staaten sanken 2025 wertmäßig um rund 21 Prozent auf etwa drei Milliarden Euro. Die USA bleiben Frankreichs größter Einzelmarkt für Wein und Spirituosen und nehmen knapp ein Fünftel – mehr als 18 Prozent – aller Ausfuhren der Branche ab. Die gesamten französischen Wein- und Spirituosenexporte fielen um rund acht Prozent auf 14,3 Milliarden Euro, den tiefsten Stand seit Jahren – auch bedingt durch Zolldrohungen, darunter eine erst im Januar 2026 ins Spiel gebrachte Marke von 200 Prozent. Eine Last, die ganz Europa trägt So sehr der Blick auf Bordeaux und die Champagne fällt – Frankreich kann Trump nicht allein antworten. Nach der gemeinsamen Handelspolitik der EU ist der Handel eine ausschließliche Zuständigkeit der Europäischen Kommission, die im Namen aller 27 Mitgliedstaaten verhandelt und auch Gegenmaßnahmen ergreift. Damit wird die Weindrohung ebenso sehr zum Prüfstein der kollektiven Handelsverteidigung des Blocks wie der französischen Diplomatie. Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen hatte sich im Juli 2025 im schottischen Turnberry mit Trump auf eine Obergrenze von 15 Prozent für nahezu alle EU-Waren verständigt – jenen Pakt, den ein Weinzoll von 100 Prozent nach Macrons Lesart brechen würde. Brüssel verfügt zudem über schärfere Instrumente, darunter das 2023 beschlossene Anti-Coercion-Instrument: eine bislang ungenutzte „Handels-Bazooka", die der EU erlauben würde, US-Handel, -Dienstleistungen und den Zugang zu öffentlichen Aufträgen einzuschränken, sollte sie zu dem Schluss kommen, dass Washington mit Zöllen das nationale Recht eines Mitgliedstaats beugen will. Ein Einsatz gegen die Vereinigten Staaten wäre beispiellos und politisch heikel. Warum es Luxemburg angeht Der Streit dreht sich um französische Weinberge, doch sein Risiko verteilt sich über den gesamten Binnenmarkt – Luxemburg eingeschlossen. Als EU-Mitglied verfügt das Großherzogtum über keinen eigenen Zollhebel; es ist vollständig auf die Antwort der Kommission angewiesen, und seine Stimme läuft über den Rat in Brüssel, nicht über einen bilateralen Draht nach Washington. Das wiegt für Luxemburg schwerer als für die meisten. Das Land zählt zu den handelsoffensten Volkswirtschaften der Union, mit grenzüberschreitenden Strömen, die den eigenen Binnenmarkt weit übersteigen – eine erneute Zollspirale zwischen den USA und der EU bedroht seine Exporteure also weit über das Weinregal hinaus. Zugleich hat Luxemburg einen kleinen eigenen Anteil an dem Produkt, um das gestritten wird: Die Terrassenlagen an der luxemburgischen Mosel bringen Stillweine und Crémant hervor, eine Nische, aber ein symbolträchtiger Sektor, der wie der französische auf der falschen Seite jeder Eskalation steht. Ob Trump seine Drohung wahr macht, ist offen. Sein Muster war bisher, hohe Abgaben anzukündigen und sie dann am Verhandlungstisch wieder fallen zu lassen; Frankreichs Weinlobby setzt auf Entspannung. Doch solange der Steuerstreit ungelöst bleibt, der EU-Kompromiss erst ein Jahr alt ist und eine Kommission ängstlich über ihn wacht, ist die Champagnerflasche einmal mehr zum Faustpfand geworden – in einem Ringen darum, wie Europa amerikanische Technologie besteuert. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital services tax before G7 summit — Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-threatens-100-tariff-french-wines-over-digital-services-tax-before-g7-summit - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine and champagne over digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/15/trump-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wine-and-champagne-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over tax on US tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260615-french-wine-at-risk-trump-threatens-100-tariff-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine as Macron digs in over digital tax — BM Magazine: https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/trump-100-percent-french-wine-tariff-digital-services-tax/ - Trump says France must scrap tech 'sales tax' or face 100% wine tariffs — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/15/trump-france-tech-tax-wine-tariffs-champagne.html - Macron Brushes Off Trump's 100% Tariff Threat on French Wine — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/macron-rebuffs-trump-s-threats-of-wine-tariffs-as-g7-meets - U.S. buyers drove nearly one-fifth of French wine and spirits exports — Vinetur: https://www.vinetur.com/en/20260616102705/us-buyers-drove-nearly-one-fifth-of-french-wine-and-spirits-exports.html - French Wine and Spirits Exports Fall to 25-Year Low in 2025 — Vino Joy News: https://vino-joy.com/2026/02/24/french-wine-and-spirits-exports-fall-to-25-year-low-in-2025/ - US vows 100% tariffs on French cheese, champagne, luxury goods over digital tax — France 24 (2019): https://www.france24.com/en/20191203-usa-france-tariff-retaliation-gafa-digital-tax-champagne-cheese-handbags-luxury-goods-section-301-trade - Notice of Action in the Section 301 Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax — US Federal Register / USTR: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/16/2020-15312/notice-of-action-in-the-section-301-investigation-of-frances-digital-services-tax - Von der Leyen and Trump strike EU-US trade deal with 15% tariff for the bloc — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/27/von-der-leyen-and-trump-strike-eu-us-trade-deal-to-avert-all-out-tariff-war - The EU could respond to Trump's tariffs with a new 'anti-coercion instrument.' Here's what to know. — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-eu-could-respond-to-trumps-tariffs-with-a-new-anti-coercion-instrument-heres-what-to-know/ - EU-US tariffs: tensions, trade deal and what could change — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250210STO26801/eu-us-tariffs-tensions-trade-deal-and-what-could-change - France Raises Digital Services Tax on Tech Giants from 3% to 15% Starting 2026 — VATupdate: https://www.vatupdate.com/2025/11/04/france-raises-digital-services-tax-on-tech-giants-from-3-to-15-starting-2026/ --- ## Friedenspreis in Kirchberg: Schengen Peace Foundation ehrt fünf Preisträger - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-friedenspreis-2026-fuenf-preistraeger-kirchberg - Published: 2026-06-23T17:50:02.297+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:50:02.297+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: ca04c59b-d331-45c4-aa15-b63bc1ef65b1 - Dateline: Luxembourg-Kirchberg, LU > Die Schengen Peace Foundation zeichnete im ECCL fünf Preisträger aus – während der Global Peace Index vor 65 aktiven Konflikten weltweit warnte, so viele wie nie seit 1945. ### Summary Beim 14. Luxembourg Peace Prize in Kirchberg ehrte die Schengen Peace Foundation fünf Friedensstifter aus vier Ländern – eröffnet von einer ernüchternden Bilanz des Global Peace Index 2026. ### Key facts - Die Schengen Peace Foundation und das World Peace Forum verliehen am 19. Juni 2026 im ECCL auf dem Kirchberg die 14. Ausgabe des Luxembourg Peace Prize. - Geehrt wurden fünf Preisträger aus vier Ländern: Tom Woodhouse, Jan Banning, UNOY Peacebuilders, Initiatives of Change und Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. - Zur Eröffnung stellte das Institute for Economics and Peace den Global Peace Index 2026 vor – mit 65 aktiven Konflikten so vielen wie nie seit 1945. - Laut Index verschlechterte sich die Friedfertigkeit das zwölfte Jahr in Folge; in 99 von 163 Ländern ging sie zurück, die Gewaltkosten lagen 2025 bei 21,8 Billionen US-Dollar. - Luxemburg nutzt den Preis, um seine diplomatische Bündelungskraft in internationale Soft Power zu übersetzen. ### FAQ **Q: Wann und wo fand der 14. Luxembourg Peace Prize statt?** Die Zeremonie wurde am Freitag, dem 19. Juni 2026, im Hémicycle des European Convention Centre Luxembourg (ECCL) auf dem Kirchberg ausgerichtet. Mehr als 100 Aktivisten und Gäste nahmen vor Ort oder online teil. **Q: Wer wurde 2026 ausgezeichnet?** Geehrt wurden Dr. Tom Woodhouse (Friedenspädagogik), der Fotograf Jan Banning (Kunst), die Organisationen UNOY Peacebuilders und Initiatives of Change sowie Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (innerer Frieden). **Q: Was besagt der Global Peace Index 2026?** Laut IEP-Gründer Steve Killelea gibt es weltweit 65 aktive Konflikte – so viele wie nie seit 1945. Die Friedfertigkeit sank das zwölfte Jahr in Folge, in 99 von 163 Ländern, und die Gewaltkosten erreichten 2025 21,8 Billionen US-Dollar, 11,3 Prozent des globalen BIP. **Q: Wer organisiert den Luxembourg Peace Prize?** Der seit 2012 vergebene Preis wird von der Schengen Peace Foundation gemeinsam mit dem World Peace Forum ausgerichtet und läuft seit 2015 als eintägige Veranstaltung über dreizehn Kategorien. ### Body Ein kleines Großherzogtum wurde erneut zur Bühne für einige der bekanntesten Friedensstifter der Welt. Am Freitag, dem 19. Juni, richtete die Schengen Peace Foundation im Hémicycle des European Convention Centre Luxembourg (ECCL) auf dem Kirchberg die 14. Ausgabe des Luxembourg Peace Prize aus. Mehr als 100 Aktivisten und Gäste – vor Ort wie online zugeschaltet – verfolgten die Ehrung von fünf Preisträgern, deren Arbeit von der Bildung über die Kunst bis zur Jugendorganisation und zur spirituellen Praxis reicht. Gemeinsam mit dem World Peace Forum organisiert, begann der Abend nicht mit Feierlichkeit, sondern mit einer nüchternen Vermessung jener Welt, die er zu heilen versuchte. Das Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) stellte zur Eröffnung seinen Global Peace Index 2026 vor – und sein Gründer gab mit einer schonungslosen Zahl den Ton vor. Derzeit gibt es weltweit 65 aktive Konflikte – so viele wie nie seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Diese Einschätzung von Steve Killelea, Gründer und geschäftsführender Vorsitzender des Instituts, rahmte den Abend. Dem Index zufolge hat sich die globale Friedfertigkeit das zwölfte Jahr in Folge verschlechtert; in 99 der 163 untersuchten Länder ging sie zurück. Killelea verwies auf den zunehmenden Einsatz von Drohnen und künstlicher Intelligenz auf dem Schlachtfeld und bezifferte die ökonomischen Kosten der Gewalt für 2025 auf 21,8 Billionen US-Dollar – das entspricht 11,3 Prozent der weltweiten Wirtschaftsleistung. Eine luxemburgische Bühne für globale Stimmen Der seit 2012 in Luxemburg vergebene Preis ist für einen der kleinsten Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union zu einem Mittel geworden, Menschen zusammenzubringen, deren Einfluss weit über die Landesgrenzen hinausreicht. Vicki Hansen, Präsidentin der Schengen Peace Foundation, begrüßte Preisträger und Gäste bei der hybriden, online übertragenen Veranstaltung und unterstrich damit den Anspruch der Organisatoren, das Großherzogtum als feste Größe im internationalen Friedenskalender zu verankern. Seit 2015 läuft die Auszeichnung als eintägige Veranstaltung über dreizehn Kategorien. Die fünf diesjährigen Preisträger seien, so die Organisatoren, gerade deshalb gewählt worden, um Friedensarbeit als ein Handwerk auf allen Ebenen sichtbar zu machen – vom Klassenzimmer über die Kameralinse bis zu Basisnetzwerken und dem Innenleben des einzelnen Menschen. Fünf Preisträger, fünf Wege zum Frieden Die Geehrten des Jahres 2026 stammen aus vier Ländern und wirken auf mehreren Kontinenten: - Outstanding Peace Education – Dr. Tom Woodhouse (Vereinigtes Königreich). Der emeritierte Professor für Friedensforschung an der University of Bradford gründete 1990 das Centre for Conflict Resolution und verfasste Standardwerke, mit denen bis heute Vermittler ausgebildet werden; seine jüngere Arbeit überträgt über die Football Peace Academy Sportdiplomatie in die Praxis. - Outstanding Art for Peace – Jan Banning (Niederlande). Der Dokumentarfotograf wurde für Blood Bonds: Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda ausgezeichnet, das Porträts von Überlebenden neben jene der Täter stellt und mit persönlichen Zeugnissen verbindet. - Outstanding Peace Organisation – UNOY Peacebuilders. Das United Network of Young Peacebuilders verbindet 142 jugendgeführte Organisationen in 81 Ländern und tritt dafür ein, junge Menschen als heutige Entscheidungsträger zu behandeln, nicht als Führungskräfte im Wartestand. - Outstanding Peace Organisation – Initiatives of Change. In mehr als 60 Ländern aktiv, betreibt die vertrauensbildende Bewegung langjährige Dialogprogramme, darunter Hope in the Cities und Creators of Peace. - Outstanding Inner Peace – Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Indien). Der Gründer der Art of Living Foundation wurde für rund viereinhalb Jahrzehnte der Konfliktlösung und Traumabewältigung geehrt, die in mehr als 180 Ländern Wirkung entfaltet haben. In seiner Dankesrede argumentierte Woodhouse, dass Lehre selbst ein Friedensinstrument sei: „Friedenspädagogik vermittelt das grundlegende Wissen, das uns befähigt, eine friedlichere Welt zu denken, und lehrt das Handwerk und die Fähigkeiten, Frieden zu schaffen.“ Banning beschrieb sein Ruanda-Projekt als Studie über moralische Vielschichtigkeit statt über Katharsis: kein Buch der einfachen Antworten, sondern eines, das fragt, wie Gerechtigkeit, Verantwortung und Vergebung zugleich bestehen können. Die Vertreter von UNOY wiederum bestanden darauf, dass junge Menschen nicht bloß künftige Führungskräfte, sondern unverzichtbare Gestalter des Wandels in der Gegenwart seien. Der innere Frieden als Ausgangspunkt Der weltweit bekannteste Preisträger, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, nutzte seine Auszeichnung für das Argument, dass Diplomatie allein keine dauerhafte Ruhe schaffen könne. Frieden, so sagte er, müsse zuerst im Einzelnen kultiviert werden, bevor er zwischen Gemeinschaften oder Nationen Bestand habe. „Frieden ist nicht nur die Abwesenheit von Konflikt und Blutvergießen; er ist nichts, was sich auf dem Markt kaufen oder allein durch hochrangige Politik erreichen ließe. Er ist ein positiver Zustand unseres Daseins, den wir alle in uns nähren müssen. Es ist der innere Frieden, der Frieden in die Familie, in die Gesellschaft und schließlich in die Welt bringen kann“, sagte er. Diese Betonung des Persönlichen stand bewusst gegen das Makrobild, das der Global Peace Index zeichnete. Wo die Daten eine Welt vermaßen, die schneller aufrüstet und weniger vertraut, sollten die Preisträger die Gegenströmung verkörpern – Pädagogen, Fotografen, junge Organisatoren und spirituelle Lehrer, die, oft im Stillen, den Raum für Versöhnung erweitern. Der wiederkehrende Einsatz eines kleinen Landes Für Luxemburg ist der Preis Teil eines länger angelegten Bemühens, die eigene diplomatische Bündelungskraft in eine Soft-Power-Dividende zu übersetzen. Schon der Ort ist symbolisch: Das European Convention Centre liegt auf dem Kirchberg-Plateau inmitten der EU-Institutionen, die dem Großherzogtum sein überproportionales internationales Gewicht verleihen, und die Stiftung trägt den Namen Schengen – jenes Winzerdorfs an der Mosel, in dem 1985 das Abkommen über den Wegfall der Grenzkontrollen unterzeichnet wurde. Die Organisatoren verstanden die diesjährige Auswahl als Antwort auf einen sich verdüsternden Moment. Bei einer Zahl von Konflikten auf dem Höchststand seit 1945 sei die Ehrung von Menschen, die über Trennlinien hinweg Vertrauen aufbauen, keine zeremonielle Geste, sondern eine praktische Aussage darüber, wohin Aufmerksamkeit und Mittel fließen sollten. Wie Killelea anmerkte, gibt die Welt üppig für Sicherheit aus; die in Kirchberg geehrten Preisträger stehen für die vergleichsweise unterfinanzierte Arbeit, den Frieden selbst zu pflegen. ### Sources - Luxembourg Peace Prize Honours Global Peacebuilders at 14th Ceremony — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61911-luxembourg-peace-prize-honours-global-peacebuilders-at-14th-ceremony - Organisers Announce Details of 14th Luxembourg Peace Prize — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61489-organisers-announce-details-of-14th-luxembourg-peace-prize - 2026 Program — Luxembourg Peace Prize — Schengen Peace Foundation / Luxembourg Peace Prize: https://luxembourgpeaceprize.org/2026-program/ - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Conferred Luxembourg Peace Prize for Global Peace Efforts — The Pioneer: https://dailypioneer.com/news/slug-lite/sri-sri-receives-luxembourg-peace-prize?year=2026 - Institute for Economics and Peace — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Economics_and_Peace --- ## Rumänien ohne Regierung: Parlament lässt auch Veștea durchfallen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/rumaenien-zweite-regierung-gescheitert-veastea-parlament-blockade - Published: 2026-06-23T17:20:52.343+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:20:52.343+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: f79e865a-9abd-4a88-9ad8-42529f372405 - Dateline: Bucharest, RO > Innerhalb eines Monats verweigern die Abgeordneten dem zweiten Kandidaten das Vertrauen. Dem EU- und NATO-Land fehlt eine handlungsfähige Regierung – mitten im Streit um das Haushaltsdefizit. ### Summary Rumäniens Parlament hat den designierten Ministerpräsidenten Adrian Veștea abgelehnt. Es ist die erste formelle Niederlage in einer siebenwöchigen Blockade – und bringt Neuwahlen ein Stück näher. ### Key facts - Rumäniens Parlament verweigerte dem designierten Premier Adrian Veștea am 22. Juni 2026 das Vertrauen: 189 Stimmen statt der nötigen 233. - Es ist die erste formelle Ablehnung in einer siebenwöchigen Krise – ein weiterer Fehlschlag könnte Neuwahlen ermöglichen. - Veștea war der zweite Kandidat von Präsident Dan; der erste, Eugen Tomac, scheiterte schon an der Kabinettsbildung. - Auslöser ist ein Defizit von über 9 Prozent des BIP (2024) und ein umstrittenes Sparpaket im Umfang von rund 5 Prozent des BIP. - Bis Ende August 2026 muss Rumänien noch rund 10 Milliarden Euro an EU-Aufbaumitteln abrufen – schwierig ohne handlungsfähige Regierung. ### FAQ **Q: Warum scheiterte Adrian Veștea im Parlament?** Sein Kabinett erhielt am 22. Juni 2026 nur 189 von 233 nötigen Stimmen. Seine eigene Partei PNL und die reformorientierte USR verweigerten die Unterstützung, die AUR verließ vor der Abstimmung den Saal. Nur die PSD stand hinter ihm. **Q: Was ist die eigentliche Ursache der Krise?** Ein Streit um die Haushaltskonsolidierung. Rumänien hatte 2024 ein Defizit von über 9 Prozent des BIP – das höchste der EU. Das Sparpaket mit Steuererhöhungen sowie eingefrorenen Gehältern und Renten ließ die Koalition zerbrechen. **Q: Drohen Rumänien jetzt Neuwahlen?** Möglicherweise. Der Präsident darf das Parlament nur auflösen, wenn binnen 60 Tagen nach dem ersten Investiturantrag keine Regierung das Vertrauen erhält und mindestens zwei Kandidaten abgelehnt wurden. Veștea ist die erste Ablehnung – ein weiterer Fehlschlag könnte Neuwahlen öffnen. **Q: Welche Rolle spielen die EU-Gelder?** 2026 ist das letzte Jahr zur Umsetzung der meisten Projekte aus dem Aufbau- und Resilienzplan. Bis Ende August muss Rumänien noch rund 10 Milliarden Euro abrufen – eine geschäftsführende Regierung mit eingeschränkten Befugnissen kann das kaum fristgerecht leisten. ### Body Rumänien steckt tiefer in der Regierungskrise als je zuvor. Am Montag verweigerte das Parlament in Bukarest binnen eines Monats bereits dem zweiten Kandidaten für das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten das Vertrauen. Damit bleibt das EU- und NATO-Mitglied an der Ostflanke des Bündnisses ohne handlungsfähige Regierung – ausgerechnet, während es eines der größten Haushaltsdefizite der Union vor sich herschiebt und eine Frist für Milliarden an europäischen Aufbaugeldern verstreichen zu lassen droht. Das Kabinett des designierten Regierungschefs Adrian Veștea, eines Politikers der Nationalliberalen Partei (PNL) und Präsidenten des Kreisrats von Brașov, erhielt am 22. Juni nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press lediglich 189 Stimmen. Für die Bestätigung waren 233 nötig gewesen. 23 Abgeordnete stimmten dagegen, mehr als die Hälfte der Anwesenden enthielt sich. Es war die erste förmliche Ablehnung seit Beginn der Krise – und sie schiebt die Blockade über ihre siebte Woche hinaus. Staatspräsident Nicușor Dan, der proeuropäische frühere Bürgermeister von Bukarest, hatte Veștea am 14. Juni mit Verweis auf dessen Verwaltungserfahrung nominiert. Allerdings tat er dies, ohne die PNL-Führung zu konsultieren – und Veșteas eigene Partei versagte ihm die Gefolgschaft. Hinter dem Kabinett stand allein die stärkste Fraktion, die sozialdemokratische PSD. Auch die reformorientierte USR verweigerte die Unterstützung, und die Abgeordneten der rechtsnationalen AUR verließen vor der Abstimmung demonstrativ den Saal. Der zweite Anlauf, der zweite Fehlschlag Veștea war bereits Dans zweiter Versuch, die Pattsituation aufzulösen. Sein erster Kandidat, der Europaabgeordnete und Präsidentenberater Eugen Tomac, war am 4. Juni nominiert worden, scheiterte jedoch daran, binnen der verfassungsmäßigen Frist von zehn Tagen ein Kabinett zusammenzustellen – zu einer Abstimmung kam es nie. Tomac hatte „ein Team aus Fachleuten, eine technische Regierung, keine politische" versprochen. Die Wurzeln der Krise reichen bis zum Zerfall der proeuropäischen Koalition zurück, die im Juni 2025 unter Ministerpräsident Ilie Bolojan die Amtsgeschäfte übernommen hatte. Das Bündnis aus PSD, PNL, USR und der Vertretung der ungarischen Minderheit UDMR zerbrach, als die Sozialdemokraten Ende April ausscherten. Am 5. Mai stürzte das Parlament Bolojan mit 281 zu 4 Stimmen per Misstrauensvotum – in einer seltenen Allianz aus PSD und AUR. Seither führt Bolojan mit eingeschränkten Befugnissen geschäftsführend die Regierung. Gehalten hatte sie rund zehn Monate. Die Vorwürfe fielen scharf aus. Als sein Sturz bevorstand, forderte Bolojan seine Gegner auf, eine Alternative zu benennen. Kann irgendjemand sagen, wie Rumänien ab morgen funktionieren soll? Haben Sie einen Plan? AUR-Chef George Simion deutete die jüngste Ablehnung als weiteres Kapitel eines langen Musters von Wortbruch. „Seit 35 Jahren ist der Verrat in Rumänien an der Tagesordnung und gewissermaßen zur Gewohnheit geworden, Teil des Alltags", sagte er, bevor die Abgeordneten seiner Partei den Saal verließen. Das Defizit als eigentlicher Treiber Hinter dem politischen Tumult steht eine fiskalische Abrechnung. Rumänien wies 2024 ein Defizit von über 9 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts aus – das höchste in der EU. Der im März verabschiedete Haushalt 2026 zielt auf 6,2 Prozent, für 2027 sind rund 5,8 Prozent vorgesehen, wie Romania Insider und Prognosen der Europäischen Kommission belegen. Bolojan hatte den Bestand seiner Regierung an die Schließung dieser Lücke geknüpft und ein Konsolidierungspaket im Umfang von etwa 5 Prozent des BIP auf den Weg gebracht. Die Maßnahmen erwiesen sich als politisch toxisch: - Steuererhöhungen, darunter ein höherer Mehrwertsteuersatz; - ein nominales Einfrieren der Gehälter und Renten im öffentlichen Dienst über die Jahre 2025 und 2026; - Ausgabenkürzungen quer durch die Ministerien. Die PSD, die zuvor an Bolojans Seite regiert hatte, warf dem Reformkurs vor, es fehle ihm an Empathie für die einfachen Rumänen – und nutzte diesen Vorwurf zur Begründung ihres Ausstiegs. Der Leu fiel rund um die Mai-Abstimmung auf ein Rekordtief zum Euro, die Wirtschaft litt unter hoher Inflation und einer technischen Rezession. PSD-Chef Sorin Grindeanu beharrte selbst nach dem Sturz des eigenen Regierungschefs darauf, die Koalition lasse sich retten. „Es gibt ein Leben nach dem Misstrauensvotum. Wir wollen diese Koalition im Großen und Ganzen erhalten", sagte er – eine Aussage, die bei den Mitte-rechts-Parteien auf Befremden stößt, die unter den abgelehnten Bedingungen nicht mitregieren wollen. Was in Brüssel auf dem Spiel steht Die Tragweite reicht über Bukarest hinaus. Als EU- und NATO-Mitglied an der Ostflanke des Bündnisses, mit Grenzen zur Ukraine und zur Republik Moldau, ist Rumäniens Regierbarkeit ebenso eine Frage der regionalen Stabilität wie der Innenpolitik. Eine geschäftsführende Verwaltung mit beschnittenen Vollmachten ist kaum in der Lage, verbindliche Haushaltsentscheidungen zu treffen oder sich auf Reformen festzulegen. Der Zeitdruck ist enorm. 2026 ist das letzte Jahr, um die meisten Vorhaben aus Rumäniens Aufbau- und Resilienzplan umzusetzen; die Frist läuft Ende August ab. Laut Al Jazeera muss das Land bis dahin noch rund 10 Milliarden Euro an EU-Aufbaumitteln abrufen. Die Investitionsausgaben werden auf nahezu 8 Prozent des BIP veranschlagt, finanziert zum Großteil aus EU-Geldern – Mittel, die eine gelähmte Regierung womöglich nicht fristgerecht abrufen kann. Der Weg zu möglichen Neuwahlen Nun richtet sich der Blick zurück auf Präsident Dan, der einen dritten Kandidaten benennen muss. Nach der Verfassung darf der Präsident das Parlament nur dann auflösen und Neuwahlen ausrufen, wenn binnen 60 Tagen nach dem ersten Investiturantrag keine Regierung das Vertrauen gewinnt und das Parlament mindestens zwei Kandidaten abgelehnt hat. Veșteas Niederlage zählt als erste solche Ablehnung – ein weiterer Fehlschlag könnte also den Weg zu vorgezogenen Wahlen ebnen. Reguläre Parlamentswahlen stehen erst 2028 an. Die Mitte-rechts-Parteien haben Alternativen ins Spiel gebracht, um die Blockade zu beenden: eine von Grindeanu geführte Regierung mit ihrer parlamentarischen Unterstützung oder ein Minderheitskabinett aus PNL, USR und UDMR, das von der PSD toleriert wird; als Kandidat wurde Finanzminister Alexandru Năzare genannt. Vorerst aber bleibt das prowestliche Lager in jenem internen Streit gefangen, der die rumänische Politik seit Mai lähmt – eine Mehrheit ist nicht in Sicht. ### Sources - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — The Washington Times (AP): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/22/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government/ - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government-134113292 - Romania's government crisis deepens after Parliament rejects Veștea cabinet — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-government-crisis-deepens-after-parliament-rejects-vestea-cabinet - Romania PM Ilie Bolojan's government toppled in no-confidence vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/romania-pm-ilie-bolojans-government-toppled-in-no-confidence-vote - Romania's pro-EU coalition collapses after prime minister fails no-confidence vote — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/05/romanias-pro-eu-coalition-collapses-after-prime-minister-fails-no-confidence-vote - Romania's president nominates MEP and advisor Eugen Tomac as PM in bid to end deadlock — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/romanias-president-nominates-mep-advisor-eugen-tomac-pm-133592430 - Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominates adviser Eugen Tomac as PM — Xinhua: https://english.news.cn/20260605/13d3384b81964789bc8589592dfc8a58/c.html - Romanian government approves 2026 budget plan with 6.2% of GDP deficit — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/government-approves-budget-plan-march-2026 - Economic forecast for Romania — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en - Monitoring Romania: tackling Europe's largest deficit — ING THINK: https://think.ing.com/articles/monitoring-romania-tackling-europes-largest-deficit/ --- ## Hitzewelle in Westeuropa: Frankreich meldet Rekorde, Luxemburg aktiviert Krisenstab - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/hitzekuppel-westeuropa-frankreich-rekorde-luxemburg-krisenstab-juni-20 - Published: 2026-06-23T17:12:56.033+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:12:56.033+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 59d30780-a497-4bc6-8f38-7e3760205dcd - Dateline: Paris, FR > 54 französische Départements stehen unter höchster Warnstufe, Météo-France hält Allzeitrekorde für möglich. In Luxemburg arbeitet ein Krisenstab — den Höhepunkt erwarten die Dienste am Mittwoch. ### Summary Eine frühsommerliche Hitzewelle drückt die Temperaturen in Frankreich, Luxemburg und der Großregion gegen 40 Grad. Frankreich meldet Rekorde und mindestens 18 Hitzetote, Luxemburg aktiviert einen gemeinsamen Einsatzstab. ### Key facts - Frankreich erlebte am 22. Juni mit einem nationalen Thermalindikator von 29,2 Grad seinen heißesten Junitag seit Messbeginn; mehr als 450 lokale Rekorde fielen. - Météo-France stellte 54 Départements mit rund 39 Millionen Menschen unter rote Warnung; eine Ausweitung auf 58 am Mittwoch wurde gemeldet. - Mindestens 18 Hitzetote und mindestens 40 Ertrunkene seit Donnerstag — Premier Lecornu nannte die jungen Ertrunkenen „die ersten Opfer der Krise“. - Luxemburg verhängte eine rote MeteoLux-Warnung und aktivierte den gemeinsamen Führungsstab PCO-C in Senningen; rund 300 CGDIS-Einsätze. - Der Höhepunkt wird in Luxemburg für Mittwoch und Donnerstag erwartet — bis zu 38 Grad, örtlich nahe 40. ### FAQ **Q: Wann erreicht die Hitzewelle in Luxemburg ihren Höhepunkt?** Laut MeteoLux liegt der Höhepunkt am Mittwoch, dem 24., und Donnerstag, dem 25. Juni, mit Temperaturen bis zu 38 Grad, örtlich nahe 40 Grad. Zum Freitag, dem 26. Juni, ist mit 34 bis 36 Grad allmähliche Entspannung zu erwarten. **Q: Welche Schutzmaßnahmen empfehlen die luxemburgischen Behörden?** Täglich mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser trinken, sich zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr nicht im Freien aufhalten, Gebäude tagsüber geschlossen halten und nachts lüften sowie nach älteren oder allein lebenden Nachbarn sehen. **Q: Warum ist diese Hitzewelle so außergewöhnlich?** Eine festsitzende Hitzekuppel zieht heiße Saharaluft über Westeuropa; die Werte liegen 14 bis 18 Grad über dem jahreszeitlichen Mittel. Behörden und Meteorologen werten sie als klimagetriebenes Extremereignis rund um die Sonnenwende. **Q: Wie viele Menschen sind bislang ums Leben gekommen?** Bis zum Wochenbeginn wurden mindestens 18 Todesfälle direkt mit der Hitze in Verbindung gebracht. Hinzu kommen seit Donnerstag mindestens 40 überwiegend junge Menschen, die beim Baden in unbewachten Gewässern ertranken. ### Body Eine festsitzende Hitzekuppel, die heiße Saharaluft über den Westen des Kontinents zieht, hat Frankreich in dieser Woche eine der heißesten Phasen seiner Wettergeschichte beschert. Die Temperaturen kletterten vielerorts gegen 40 Grad, und die Vorhersagedienste mussten mehr als die Hälfte des Festlandes unter ihre höchste Warnstufe stellen. Nach Angaben von Météo-France galt am Dienstag, dem 23. Juni, in 54 Départements mit rund 39 Millionen Einwohnern die rote Warnung (vigilance rouge) — die bislang großflächigste des Sommers, einen Tag nachdem das Land seinen heißesten Junitag seit Messbeginn und seine wärmste Nacht seit 1947 erlebt hatte. Dieselbe Luftmasse hat auch Luxemburg und die übrige Großregion erfasst. Der nationale Wetterdienst MeteoLux gab eine rote Warnung aus, die Behörden aktivierten einen gemeinsamen Einsatzstab. Die Verantwortlichen rechnen damit, dass sich die Hitze ab Mittwoch zuspitzt: Vorhergesagt sind bis zu 38 Grad, örtlich nahe 40, ehe zum Wochenende Entspannung einsetzt. Für Meteorologen wie Regierungen ist das Geschehen kein gewöhnliches Sommerwetter, sondern ein klimagetriebenes Extremereignis — rund um die Sonnenwende, mit Werten 14 bis 18 Grad über dem jahreszeitlichen Mittel. Frankreich im Ausnahmezustand Der Montag, 22. Juni, war laut Euronews der heißeste Junitag seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen, gemessen am nationalen Thermalindikator, der die Tag- und Nachtwerte mittelt und bei 29,2 Grad lag — zugleich der drittheißeste je registrierte Tag des Landes überhaupt. Mehr als 450 lokale Hitzerekorde wurden gebrochen oder eingestellt. Im Dorf Châteaumeillant im Département Cher zeigte das Thermometer 43,3 Grad, Paris erreichte mit 38,4 Grad einen Junirekord, und Bordeaux, Saintes, Angers sowie Rennes überschritten allesamt die 40-Grad-Marke. Rund ein Fünftel des Landes lag über 40 Grad. Auch die Nacht brachte kaum Linderung: Die Stunden von Montag auf Dienstag waren mit einem nationalen Indikator von 21,6 Grad die heißesten seit Messbeginn 1947, wie Al Jazeera und französische Sender berichteten. Météo-France warnte, am Dienstag könnten weitere Rekorde fallen — „unabhängig von der Jahreszeit“ —, während der Großteil des Landes nahe 40 Grad erwartet wurde. Französische Medien meldeten zudem, die rote Warnung werde sich am Mittwoch auf rekordverdächtige 58 Départements ausweiten. Auf rasche Erholung deutete nichts hin. Auch der Donnerstag wird ein schwüler, glühend heißer Tag, die Temperaturen bleiben ebenso hoch. Für Freitag wird ein allmählicher Rückgang erwartet, der von der Atlantikküste ausgeht. Diese Météo-France zugeschriebene Prognose machte deutlich, wie lange die Bevölkerung der Hitze ausgesetzt bleibt. In einem Land mit wenig Klimatisierung wurden Schulen, Bahnverkehr und Sportveranstaltungen gestört; in mehreren Gebieten mit roter Warnung, darunter Paris, beschränkten oder untersagten die Behörden den Alkoholausschank bei den Feiern zur Fête de la Musique. Ein wachsender Blutzoll Die Hitze fordert Menschenleben. Bis zum Wochenbeginn wurden mindestens 18 Todesfälle mit dem Geschehen in Verbindung gebracht, darunter zwei Kleinkinder und drei alte Menschen in der Region Bordeaux; im Vaucluse wurden zudem zwei Kinder tot in einem verschlossenen Auto gefunden, wie Euronews und CBC News berichteten. Bis Dienstag waren seit Donnerstag mindestens 40 Menschen — die meisten von ihnen jung — ertrunken, als sie in unbewachten Gewässern Abkühlung suchten, meldeten Al Jazeera und CBS News. Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu sprach nach einer Krisensitzung der Regierung über die ertrunkenen jungen Menschen und nannte sie „die ersten Opfer der Krise, der wir gegenüberstehen“; die Todesfälle bezeichnete er als „tragische Geißel“. Gesundheitsministerin Stéphanie Rist mahnte, das Gesundheitssystem müsse über die gesamte Dauer der Hitzewelle standhalten, und verwies auf eine steigende Zahl von Notrufen seit Beginn des Ereignisses, wie franceinfo berichtete. Luxemburg und die Großregion unter Alarm In Luxemburg verhängte MeteoLux eine rote Hitzewarnung für das gesamte Land und mahnte, „eine längere Hitzeexposition kann selbst bei begrenzter körperlicher Betätigung zu Hitzeerschöpfung oder einem Hitzschlag führen“. Die Vorhersage zeichnet eine Woche, die sich stetig verschärft: - Dienstag, 23. Juni: 34 bis 36 Grad - Mittwoch, 24., und Donnerstag, 25. Juni: bis zu 38 Grad — der Höhepunkt des Ereignisses - Freitag, 26. Juni: 34 bis 36 Grad, wobei die Werte während der Warnphase örtlich 40 Grad erreichen können Die Behörden handelten früh. Die luxemburgische Einheit zur Bewertung von Unwetter- und Hochwasserrisiken (CERI) trat am Samstag, dem 20. Juni, zusammen und beschloss, von Montag an einen gemeinsamen operativen Führungsstab (PCO-C) im nationalen Krisenzentrum in Senningen einzurichten. Ihm gehören das Rettungs- und Feuerwehrkorps (CGDIS), die großherzogliche Polizei, die Gesundheitsdirektion, die Stadt Luxemburg, die Armee und das Hohe Kommissariat für den nationalen Schutz an, wie die Regierung mitteilte. Sie sprach von einer Hitzewelle „ungewöhnlicher Intensität und Dauer“, die Bevölkerung sowie Rettungs- und Gesundheitsdienste belasten dürfte. Der Zeitpunkt ist heikel: Die rote Warnung überschneidet sich mit den Feierlichkeiten zum luxemburgischen Nationalfeiertag am 23. Juni. Das CGDIS verstärkte sein Personal für die öffentliche Sicherheit und zählte in diesem Zeitraum rund 300 Einsätze, während die Stadt Luxemburg den Nachmittagsunterricht ausfallen ließ. Die Gesundheitsbehörden riefen dazu auf, täglich mindestens 1,5 Liter Wasser zu trinken, sich zwischen 11 und 21 Uhr nicht im Freien aufzuhalten, Gebäude tagsüber geschlossen zu halten und nachts zu lüften sowie nach älteren oder allein lebenden Nachbarn zu sehen. Ein Kontinent unter der Hitzekuppel Die Hitze hat kontinentales Ausmaß. Rote und orangefarbene Warnungen erstreckten sich über Spanien, wo örtlich 44 Grad erwartet wurden; über das Vereinigte Königreich mit 38 bis 40 Grad am Mittwoch und Donnerstag; über Italien mit Alarmstufen der höchsten Kategorie in den großen Städten; und über die Schweiz. Für Westdeutschland und die Benelux-Staaten — einschließlich der Großregion rund um Luxemburg — wurden von Dienstag bis Donnerstag Werte im hohen Dreißiger-Bereich, örtlich 40 bis 41 Grad, vorhergesagt; Belgien gab eine bis übers Wochenende laufende Hitzewarnung aus. Wissenschaftler und Meteorologen führen die zunehmende Häufigkeit und Wucht solch früher Hitzewellen wiederholt auf das sich erwärmende Klima zurück. Da die extremsten Werte über Teilen der Iberischen Halbinsel und Südfrankreichs an die 45-Grad-Marke heranreichen, dürften die Tage um die diesjährige Sonnenwende für weite Teile Westeuropas zu den heißesten der Messgeschichte zählen — und für Luxemburg steht das Schlimmste laut Prognose erst zur Wochenmitte bevor. ### Sources - Heatwave kills 18 people in France, including two children — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/heatwave-france-faces-a-historically-hot-day - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - 40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-drowning-deaths-reported-france-europe-swelters-heat-wave/ - A red alert over France, and heat that may rewrite the record books — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Canicule : voici les 54 départements placés en vigilance rouge ce mardi — CNews: https://www.cnews.fr/france/2026-06-23/canicule-voici-les-54-departements-places-en-vigilance-rouge-ce-mardi-1880031 - DIRECT - Canicule : 58 départements en vigilance rouge demain, des records absolus de température battus aujourd'hui — ICI (France): https://www.ici.fr/infos/meteo/direct-canicule-54-departements-en-vigilance-rouge-canicule-a-partir-de-midi-9767128 - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Red Weather Alert to Take Effect from Monday Due to Extreme Heat — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61927-red-weather-alert-to-take-effect-from-monday-due-to-extreme-heat - Canicule exceptionnelle et festivités dans le cadre de la Fête nationale : passage en vigilance rouge à partir du lundi 22 juin 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Canicule exceptionnelle : passage en vigilance rouge (20.06.2026) — Lëtz Prepare (HCPN): https://letzprepare.public.lu/fr/actualites/vigilance-rouge-juin-20261.html - Le Luxembourg en vigilance rouge à midi: ce que cela signifie — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-luxembourg-en-vigilance-rouge-a-midi-ce-que-cela-signifie - Fête nationale au Luxembourg: le CGDIS renforce ses secours face à la canicule — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Canicule : 'Il faut que le système de santé tienne dans la durée', prévient la ministre de la Santé — Franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/vagues-de-chaleur-canicules/canicule-il-faut-limiter-absolument-l-alcool-pendant-la-fete-de-la-musique-previent-la-ministre-de-la-sante_8071775.html - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Deadly heat wave grips Europe with red alerts and scorching records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-france-britain-drowned-record-temperatures-rcna351115 --- ## Höhere Beiträge, späterer Ruhestand: Rentenkommission legt Merz 33-Punkte-Plan vor - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/rentenkommission-uebergibt-merz-33-punkte-plan-rente-mit-70 - Published: 2026-06-23T16:57:15.713+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:57:15.713+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: c0c8d0bc-903b-495a-912d-21ec85a38916 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Eine Regierungskommission koppelt das Renteneintrittsalter an die Lebenserwartung, lenkt neue Beiträge in einen Aktienfonds und weitet die Versicherungspflicht aus. Gesetze sollen 2026 folgen. ### Summary Eine von der Bundesregierung eingesetzte Kommission empfiehlt Kanzler Friedrich Merz ein Renteneintrittsalter von bis zu 70 Jahren, einen kapitalgedeckten Fonds nach schwedischem Vorbild und eine breitere Beitragsbasis. ### Key facts - Eine Regierungskommission unter Frank-Jürgen Weise und Constanze Janda empfiehlt, das Renteneintrittsalter an die Lebenserwartung zu koppeln und bis Anfang der 2090er-Jahre in Richtung 70 anzuheben. - Die „Rente mit 63“ soll auslaufen, die Beitragsbasis um Selbstständige, Abgeordnete und Vorstände erweitert und ein Kapitalfonds nach schwedischem AP7-Vorbild eingeführt werden. - Der Beitragssatz steigt nach dem Dezember-Beschluss ab 2027 von 18,6 auf 18,8 Prozent; das Rentenniveau bleibt bis 2031 bei 48 Prozent garantiert. - Für die Großregion zählt der Bezug unmittelbar: Saarländer und Rheinland-Pfälzer sind im deutschen System versichert, rund 52.000 Deutsche pendeln täglich nach Luxemburg. - Luxemburg hob seinen Rentenbeitrag zum 1. Januar 2026 von 24 auf 25,5 Prozent an; die Reserve des allgemeinen Systems könnte um 2045 erschöpft sein. ### FAQ **Q: Auf welches Renteneintrittsalter zielt die Kommission?** Nach geltendem Recht steigt die Regelaltersgrenze bis 2031 auf 67 Jahre. Danach soll sie an die Lebenserwartung gekoppelt werden, je Jahrzehnt um rund sechs Monate steigen und bis Anfang der 2090er-Jahre etwa 70 Jahre erreichen. **Q: Was ändert sich beim Beitragssatz?** Der bereits im Dezember 2025 beschlossene Anstieg führt den Satz ab 2027 von 18,6 auf 18,8 Prozent des Bruttolohns (je 9,4 Prozent für Arbeitgeber und Beschäftigte). Zusätzlich empfiehlt die Kommission einen neuen Kapitalbeitrag von anfangs 1 Prozent, der mit der Zeit auf 2 Prozent steigt. **Q: Was bedeutet die Reform für Grenzgänger und die Großregion?** Bewohner des Saarlandes und von Rheinland-Pfalz sind im deutschen System versichert, und rund 52.000 Deutsche pendeln täglich nach Luxemburg. Nach den EU-Koordinierungsregeln bauen grenzüberschreitend Beschäftigte Rentenansprüche in mehreren Ländern auf. **Q: Wie geht es politisch weiter?** Das Arbeitsministerium unter Bärbel Bas soll die Vorschläge in Gesetzentwürfe überführen. Die Abstimmungen im Parlament werden im weiteren Verlauf des Jahres 2026 erwartet; ein harter Streit in der Koalition gilt als wahrscheinlich. ### Body BERLIN — Wer in Deutschland arbeitet, soll künftig länger einzahlen und später in Rente gehen. Eine von der Bundesregierung eingesetzte Kommission übergab Kanzler Friedrich Merz am Dienstag in Berlin einen umfassenden Plan, mit dem die Finanzen des größten Alterssicherungssystems Europas auf Dauer tragfähig gemacht werden sollen. Der Bericht umfasst 33 Punkte. Er empfiehlt, das gesetzliche Renteneintrittsalter an die Lebenserwartung zu binden und es über die kommenden Jahrzehnte schrittweise von 67 in Richtung 70 anzuheben, eine beliebte Möglichkeit des vorgezogenen Ruhestands auslaufen zu lassen, den Kreis der Beitragspflichtigen zu erweitern und eine neue, kapitalgedeckte Säule nach dem Vorbild des schwedischen Staatsfonds einzuziehen. Merz, der eine spannungsreiche Koalition aus seiner konservativen Union und der SPD führt, drängte sein Kabinett, das Paket vollständig umzusetzen. „Alle Elemente dieses Reformpakets müssen jetzt zügig umgesetzt werden“, sagte Merz. Ein Scheitern, fügte er hinzu, sei keine Option. Was die Kommission ändern will Den Vorsitz der Kommission teilen sich der frühere Chef der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Frank-Jürgen Weise, und die Rechtswissenschaftlerin Constanze Janda. Ihr Katalog soll ein System stabilisieren, in dem eine schrumpfende Erwerbsbevölkerung eine wachsende Zahl von Rentnerinnen und Rentnern trägt. Die zentralen Empfehlungen: - Ein höheres, an die Lebenserwartung gekoppeltes Eintrittsalter. Nach geltendem Recht steigt die Regelaltersgrenze bis 2031 auf 67 Jahre; danach soll sie an die Langlebigkeit gebunden werden, je Jahrzehnt um rund sechs Monate steigen und bis Anfang der 2090er-Jahre etwa 70 Jahre erreichen. - Das Aus für die „Rente mit 63“. Der abschlagsfreie Frühausstieg nach 45 Beitragsjahren soll auslaufen; die Mindestaltersgrenze steigt zunächst von 63 auf 64 Jahre. - Eine Kapitalsäule nach schwedischem Muster. Ein neuer Beitrag von anfangs 1 Prozent des Bruttolohns — je zur Hälfte von Arbeitgeber und Beschäftigten getragen — soll mit der Zeit auf 2 Prozent steigen und in einen zentral verwalteten Fonds nach dem Vorbild des schwedischen AP7 fließen. - Eine breitere Beitragsbasis. Selbstständige, Abgeordnete von Bund und Ländern sowie Vorstände börsennotierter Unternehmen sollen in die gesetzliche Versicherung einbezogen werden; die Befreiung der Minijobs entfällt. Beamte behalten ihr eigenes System, doch Neuverbeamtungen sollen deutlich verringert werden. - Strengere Teilrente. Das Alter für die Teilrente steigt von 55 auf 58 Jahre. Janda betonte, die Änderungen würden das Renteneintrittsalter nur „moderat“ verschieben. Weise stellte in Aussicht, das Zusammenspiel aus gesetzlicher, betrieblicher und privater Vorsorge solle Ruheständlern „langfristig 70 Prozent ihres letzten Nettogehalts“ sichern. Das von der Sozialdemokratin Bärbel Bas geführte Arbeitsministerium soll die Vorschläge in Gesetzentwürfe gießen; die Abstimmungen im Parlament werden noch im Lauf des Jahres 2026 erwartet. Politik und Preis der Reform Der Bericht trifft auf ein bereits umstrittenes Rentenpaket, das der Bundestag am 5. Dezember 2025 beschloss. Es garantiert das Rentenniveau bis 2031 bei 48 Prozent des Durchschnittslohns und weitet die „Mütterrente“ für ältere Mütter aus. Festgeschrieben wurde dort auch der Anstieg des Beitragssatzes von 18,6 auf 18,8 Prozent des Bruttolohns ab 2027 — paritätisch von 9,3 auf 9,4 Prozent je Seite — und damit der erste Schritt auf einem Pfad, der mit dem Renteneintritt der geburtenstarken Jahrgänge weiter steigen dürfte. Die zugrunde liegende Rechnung ist nüchtern: Immer weniger Beitragszahler müssen die Renten von immer mehr Ruheständlern finanzieren. Schon das Dezember-Paket belastete die Koalition: Es passierte den Bundestag mit 318 zu 224 Stimmen bei 53 Enthaltungen erst nach Zugeständnissen an Abweichler aus der Jungen Union, die sich an zusätzlichen Langfristkosten von rund 120 Milliarden Euro für die Jahre 2032 bis 2040 stießen. Den neuen, weit ehrgeizigeren Entwurf in Gesetze zu überführen, verspricht eine noch härtere Auseinandersetzung. Bereits beschlossen ist zudem ein staatlich finanziertes „Generationenkapital“, eine Aktienrücklage, die auf rund 150 bis 200 Milliarden Euro anwachsen soll. Ein europäisches Problem mit Luxemburger Bezug Deutschland steht damit nicht allein. Der Altenquotient in der EU — die Zahl der über 65-Jährigen im Verhältnis zu den Menschen im Erwerbsalter — stieg zum Jahresbeginn 2025 auf 34,5 Prozent, nach 33,9 Prozent im Jahr 2024; rechnerisch kommen damit gut drei Erwerbsfähige auf einen Menschen über 65. Eurostat erwartet bis 2100 einen Anstieg auf etwa 59,7 Prozent. Frankreich wiederum hat 2026 Teile seiner umstrittenen Anhebung des Eintrittsalters auf 64 Jahre auf Bitten der Gewerkschaft CFDT vorerst ausgesetzt — vor Januar 2028 soll es keine Erhöhung geben. Für die Großregion sind die Folgen unmittelbar. Deutschland ist Luxemburgs größter Nachbar und Handelspartner, und die Bewohner des Saarlandes und von Rheinland-Pfalz sind in genau jenem deutschen System versichert, das die Reform umbauen würde. Rund 52.000 Deutsche pendeln zudem täglich zur Arbeit ins Großherzogtum — Teil einer grenzüberschreitenden Erwerbsbevölkerung, die fast die Hälfte der etwa 484.000 Arbeitsplätze füllt und nach den EU-Koordinierungsregeln Rentenansprüche auf beiden Seiten der Grenze aufbaut. Die Debatte spiegelt auch Luxemburgs eigene Lage. Das Großherzogtum hat mit rund 22 Prozent den niedrigsten Altenquotienten der EU, doch sein gesetzliches System dürfte ab 2026 mehr ausgeben als einnehmen; die Reserve des allgemeinen Systems könnte um 2045 erschöpft sein. Im Dezember 2025 setzte die Regierung von Luc Frieden eine Reform durch, die den Beitragssatz zum 1. Januar von 24 auf 25,5 Prozent anhob — je 8,5 Prozent von Arbeitnehmern, Arbeitgebern und Staat —, den vorgezogenen Ruhestand verschärfte und das gesetzliche Eintrittsalter bei 65 Jahren beließ. Ein sanfteres Paket als das Berliner, doch getrieben von derselben demografischen Arithmetik, vor der heute weite Teile des Kontinents stehen. ### Sources - What Germany's planned pension reform means for you — The Local Germany: https://www.thelocal.de/20260623/what-germanys-planned-pension-reform-means-for-you - Germany's leader pledges to reform a creaking pension system and says 'failure is not an option' — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/germanys-leader-pledges-reform-creaking-pension-system-failure-134124515 - German Commission Proposes Retirement Age Hike, New Pension Fund — Reuters via Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/german-commission-proposes-older-retirement-age-state/ - Germany Bets on Sweden's Pension Model to Save Its Own — European Business Magazine: https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/germany-swedish-style-pension-fund/ - Merz vows to fully implement pension report proposing sweeping change — dpa via A News: https://www.anews.com.tr/health/2026/06/23/merz-vows-to-fully-implement-pension-report-proposing-sweeping-change - How is Germany planning to reform its ailing pension system? — IamExpat Germany: https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/how-germany-planning-reform-its-ailing-pension-system - Germany: Will pensions standoff bring Merz's government into question? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/germany-day-with-merz-will-pensions-become-the-governments-fateful-question - Merz cabinet — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merz_cabinet - Old-age dependency growing across EU regions — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20251001-2 - Population structure and ageing — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing - Luxembourg pension reforms to provide flexibility — Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE): https://www.ipe.com/news/luxembourg-pension-reforms-to-provide-flexibility/10134366.article - Pensions, health: new balances to be found — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/pensions-health-new-balances-to-be-found - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Retirement age in France should be pushed back to 67 and six months, report urges — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/retirement-age-in-france-should-be-pushed-back-to-67-and-six-months-report-urges/795666 --- ## Brüssel verhandelt mit den Taliban über Abschiebungen nach Afghanistan - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/eu-taliban-gespraeche-bruessel-rueckfuehrung-afghanen - Published: 2026-06-23T16:42:48.818+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:42:48.818+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 4ab226bb-0b51-429d-a9e4-7fd5156fc756 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Eine fünfköpfige Taliban-Delegation traf erstmals seit der Machtübernahme 2021 EU-Vertreter in Brüssel – Thema waren nicht Anerkennung, sondern die Rücknahme abgelehnter Afghanen. ### Summary Erstmals seit der Machtübernahme 2021 hat die EU eine Taliban-Delegation empfangen. Bei den vertraulichen Gesprächen in Brüssel ging es um die Rückführung ausreisepflichtiger Afghanen – Menschenrechtsorganisationen warnen vor einem Bruch des Non-Refoulement-Gebots. ### Key facts - Erstmals seit der Machtübernahme 2021 hat die EU eine fünfköpfige Taliban-Delegation empfangen – Thema waren Rückführung und Rückübernahme ausreisepflichtiger Afghanen. - Belgien stellte fünf eintägige Visa nur für belgisches Staatsgebiet aus; weder die EU noch Belgien erkennt die Taliban an, das Treffen fand auf neutralem Boden statt. - Rund 20 der 27 Mitgliedstaaten drängen auf Abschiebungen; Deutschland hat seit 2024 über 100 straffällige Afghanen abgeschoben. - Amnesty International und Human Rights Watch werfen der EU einen Verstoß gegen das Non-Refoulement-Gebot vor und verweisen auf die humanitäre Lage in Afghanistan. - Als EU-Mitglied ist Luxemburg an das neue Gemeinsame Europäische Rückkehrsystem gebunden – luxemburgische EVP-Abgeordnete hatten sich der Verordnung im März widersetzt. ### FAQ **Q: Bedeutet das Treffen eine Anerkennung der Taliban?** Nein. Sowohl Migrationskommissar Magnus Brunner als auch Belgien betonten, dass die Gespräche keiner Anerkennung oder Legitimierung des Taliban-Regimes gleichkämen. Das Treffen fand bewusst nicht in offiziellen Räumlichkeiten statt, und die Visa galten nur für belgisches Staatsgebiet. **Q: Worum ging es bei den Gesprächen konkret?** Die EU-Kommission steckte den Rahmen eng ab: die Rückkehr und Rückübernahme afghanischer Staatsangehöriger ohne Bleiberecht, zunächst mit Fokus auf wegen schwerer Straftaten Verurteilte oder als Sicherheitsrisiko Eingestufte. Die Taliban sprachen dagegen breiter von konsularischen Diensten und vertrauensbildenden Maßnahmen. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg?** Als EU-Mitglied ist Luxemburg an den gemeinsamen Rückkehrrahmen gebunden; ein mit Kabul vereinbarter Rückübernahmekanal stünde allen 27 Regierungen offen. Zugleich gehörten luxemburgische EVP-Abgeordnete im März zu den wenigen, die sich der Rückkehrverordnung im Parlament widersetzten. **Q: Warum kritisieren Menschenrechtsorganisationen die Gespräche?** Amnesty International und Human Rights Watch sehen einen Verstoß gegen das Non-Refoulement-Gebot, also das Verbot, Menschen in Gebiete mit drohendem schwerem Schaden zurückzuschicken. Sie verweisen auf rund 22 Millionen hilfsbedürftige Menschen sowie auf Unterdrückung, willkürliche Festnahmen und Folter unter den Taliban. ### Body Knapp fünf Jahre nach der Rückkehr der Taliban an die Macht in Kabul saßen sich Vertreter der Bewegung und der Europäischen Union am Dienstag erstmals an einem Tisch gegenüber – nicht in einem feierlichen Rahmen, sondern hinter verschlossenen Türen und auf neutralem Boden. Verhandelt wurde nicht über diplomatische Anerkennung, sondern über die Frage, wie Afghaninnen und Afghanen, die kein Bleiberecht in der EU haben, zurückgeschickt werden können. Es ist das erste Treffen, das die Union seit August 2021 mit der Gruppe ausrichtet – und ein Schritt, der vor einem Jahr noch undenkbar erschien. Angeführt wurde die fünfköpfige Delegation von Abdul Qahar Balchi, einem Sprecher des Außenministeriums in Kabul. Sie reiste über die Türkei in die belgische Hauptstadt, nachdem das belgische Außenministerium am Montagnachmittag nach einer Sicherheitsprüfung fünf Tagesvisa ausgestellt hatte – gültig allein für belgisches Staatsgebiet, nicht für den gesamten Schengen-Raum, wie Al Jazeera und die Nachrichtenagentur AFP berichten. Weil weder die EU noch Belgien die Taliban-Regierung anerkennen, fand das Gespräch nicht in offiziellen Räumlichkeiten statt. Wer worüber sprach Die Europäische Kommission, die das Treffen unter Migrationskommissar Magnus Brunner einberufen hatte, steckte den Rahmen eng ab: Es gehe um die „Rückkehr und Rückübernahme" afghanischer Staatsangehöriger ohne Aufenthaltsrecht, zunächst mit Blick auf wegen schwerer Straftaten Verurteilte oder als Sicherheitsrisiko Eingestufte. Kommissionssprecher Markus Lammert betonte, der Schwerpunkt der Mitgliedstaaten liege „ganz klar bei Personen, die schwere Straftaten begangen haben oder eine Sicherheitsgefahr darstellen". Die Taliban-Seite zeichnete ein deutlich weiteres Bild. In einer eigenen Erklärung, die der US-Sender NPR wiedergab, sprach die Delegation von der Wiederaufnahme „umfassender konsularischer Dienste für Afghanen im EU-Raum", von „vertrauensbildenden Maßnahmen" und einem „würdevollen Rückkehrprozess" – Formulierungen, die jene Normalisierung andeuten, nach der die Bewegung strebt und die ihr die EU nach eigenem Bekunden verweigert. Es ist keine Option, mit diesen Leuten nicht zu reden, wenn man die Lage verbessern will. So verteidigte Brunner den Schritt. Bereits Anfang des Monats hatte er Journalisten gesagt, der Austausch komme „nicht einer Anerkennung des Taliban-Regimes gleich". Belgien zog dieselbe Linie. Außenminister Maxime Prévot erklärte, die Ausrichtung des Treffens bedeute „keine Anerkennung, keine Legitimierung und auch keine Einladung der belgischen Regierung". Welche Staaten Druck machen Den Brüsseler Gesprächen ging ein Schreiben aus dem vergangenen Jahr voraus, in dem rund 20 der 27 EU-Mitgliedstaaten ihr Interesse an der Abschiebung ausreisepflichtiger Afghanen bekundeten. Zwischen 2013 und 2024 stellten Afghaninnen und Afghanen nach Zahlen, die Euronews und Al Jazeera anführen, etwa eine Million Asylanträge in der EU – rund die Hälfte davon wurde bewilligt. - Deutschland hat Abschiebungen bereits wiederaufgenommen und seit 2024 mehr als 100 straffällig gewordene Afghanen außer Landes gebracht. - Die Niederlande entsandten einen eigenen Vertreter nach Brüssel – ein Signal, dass das Land einen koordinierten EU-Kanal bilateralen Absprachen vorzieht. Die Diplomatie läuft parallel zu einer allgemeinen Verschärfung des EU-Rechts. Am 1. Juni einigten sich Rat und Europäisches Parlament politisch auf ein neues Gemeinsames Europäisches Rückkehrsystem. Es schafft eine „Europäische Rückkehranordnung", erweitert die Gründe für Haft und eröffnet die Möglichkeit von „Rückkehrzentren" außerhalb der Union. Entscheidend ist eine Passage, die Rückübernahmevereinbarungen mit „nicht anerkannten Einrichtungen von Drittstaaten" erlaubt – sie ebnet in der Praxis genau jener Kooperation den Weg, die nun mit Kabul anläuft. Der Vorwurf des Rechtsbruchs Menschenrechtsorganisationen reagierten alarmiert. Sie werfen der EU vor, gegen das Gebot der Nichtzurückweisung zu verstoßen – das völkerrechtliche Verbot, Menschen in Gebiete abzuschieben, in denen ihnen schwerer Schaden droht. „Jede Beteiligung der EU an Abschiebungen nach Afghanistan ist verantwortungslos, gefährlich und ignoriert die eigenen rechtlichen Verpflichtungen der Union", sagte Eve Geddie, Leiterin des Büros von Amnesty International bei den europäischen Institutionen. Amnesty verweist auf eine humanitäre Krise, in der rund 22 Millionen Menschen auf Hilfe angewiesen seien – das Welternährungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen beziffert die Zahl der von Ernährungsunsicherheit Betroffenen auf etwa 17 Millionen –, sowie auf die dokumentierte Unterdrückung von Frauen und Mädchen, willkürliche Festnahmen und Folter durch die Taliban. Human Rights Watch wurde ebenso deutlich. „Die EU-Staaten untergraben ihre Glaubwürdigkeit, wenn sie auf der einen Seite Übergriffe der Taliban verurteilen und Rechenschaft einfordern, auf der anderen Seite aber mit den Taliban kooperieren, um Afghanen zwangsweise zurückzuführen", sagte Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan-Expertin der Organisation. Kritiker verweisen auf den Widerspruch, mit einer Bewegung über Rückführungen zu verhandeln, deren Umgang mit Frauen die EU selbst als systematische Verfolgung bezeichnet hat. Warum es Luxemburg betrifft Für Luxemburg sind die Verhandlungen keine ferne Brüsseler Angelegenheit. Als EU-Mitglied ist das Großherzogtum an den gemeinsamen Rückkehrrahmen gebunden, der nun Gestalt annimmt; ein mit Kabul vereinbarter Rückübernahmekanal stünde grundsätzlich allen 27 Regierungen offen. Historisch zählt Luxemburg zu den eher menschenrechtsbewussten Mitgliedstaaten: Als das Parlament im März seine Position zur Rückkehrverordnung festlegte, scherten nur eine Handvoll Abgeordnete der christdemokratischen EVP – aus Luxemburg, Belgien, Irland und Finnland – aus, um dagegen zu stimmen oder sich zu enthalten. Damit steht das Land vor einem vertrauten Dilemma. Es ist rechtlich an eine Politik gebunden, die seine eigenen Vertreter infrage gestellt haben, und an einen Präzedenzfall, der jede Hauptstadt der Union erreicht: den direkten Umgang mit einem geächteten Regime im Namen der Migrationskontrolle. Das Treffen am Dienstag brachte keine förmliche Vereinbarung, und EU-Vertreter betonten, es habe sich um einen ersten, technischen Kontakt gehandelt. Doch die Schwelle ist überschritten – die EU spricht mit den Taliban über die Rückkehr von Afghanen, und der rechtliche Apparat, um aus diesen Gesprächen Taten werden zu lassen, entsteht bereits. ### Sources - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR / Associated Press: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban set for EU migration talks slammed by rights groups — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260623-afghan-taliban-set-for-eu-migration-talks-slammed-by-rights-groups - No option but to talk to Taliban about migrant returns, EU's migration commissioner says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/11/no-option-but-to-talk-to-taliban-about-migrant-returns-eus-migration-commissoner-says - EU must abandon Afghanistan deportation plans and stop readmission talks with the Taliban — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/eu-must-abandon-afghanistan-deportation-plans-and-stop-readmission-talks-with-the-taliban/ - Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers — NL Times: https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/23/dutch-official-joins-eu-talks-taliban-return-rejected-asylum-seekers - EU Parliament approves controversial bill to increase migrant returns — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/eu-parliament-approves-controversial-bill-to-increase-migrant-returns - Commission welcomes political agreement on the Return Regulation — European Commission, DG Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-return-regulation-2026-06-02_en - Council and Parliament reach deal on returns of illegally staying third-country nationals — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/01/council-and-parliament-reach-deal-on-returns-of-illegally-staying-third-country-nationals/ --- ## Paris verabschiedet sich von Palantir — und stellt Europas digitale Souveränität auf die Probe - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/frankreich-palantir-chapsvision-souveraenitaet-luxemburg-cloud - Published: 2026-06-23T16:19:21.485+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:19:21.485+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 5773ed7c-bd90-489b-909a-09ea102fd0d4 - Dateline: Paris, FR > Der französische Inlandsgeheimdienst DGSI ersetzt die US-Software Palantir durch ChapsVision. Der Schritt hallt bis nach Luxemburg nach, wo POST einen EU-Auftrag für souveräne Cloud-Dienste gewann. ### Summary Frankreichs DGSI tauscht Palantir gegen das französische ArgonOS von ChapsVision — ein Signal für Europas Streben nach technologischer Unabhängigkeit, das auch Luxemburgs Cloud-Strategie betrifft. ### Key facts - Die DGSI ersetzt Palantirs Plattform Gotham durch ArgonOS des französischen Anbieters ChapsVision — ein gestaffelter Übergang, der ein bis drei Jahre dauern soll. - Premierminister Lecornu begründet den Schritt mit dem Streben nach strategischer Unabhängigkeit; Palantir betont, sein Ende 2025 erneuerter Vertrag bleibe in Kraft. - Auch Deutschlands Verfassungsschutz wählte ChapsVision statt Palantir; in Großbritannien stehen Palantir-Verträge auf dem Prüfstand. - Die EU vergab im April einen 180-Millionen-Euro-Rahmenvertrag für souveräne Cloud-Dienste — mit Luxemburgs POST (Deep by POST) unter den Gewinnern. - Für Luxemburg als Datendrehscheibe bestätigt der Zuschlag jahrelange Investitionen in souveräne Cloud-Infrastruktur. ### FAQ **Q: Warum ersetzt Frankreich Palantir durch ChapsVision?** Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu begründet den Wechsel mit strategischer Unabhängigkeit: Frankreich wolle keine neuen Abhängigkeiten im digitalen Bereich akzeptieren und nicht riskieren, dass Partner den Zugang zu KI-Technologie einschränken. Hintergrund sind auch US-Beschränkungen für den ausländischen Zugang zu fortgeschrittener KI. **Q: Wie lange dauert der Übergang von Palantir zu ArgonOS?** Der Wechsel erfolgt gestaffelt, um eine Fähigkeitslücke zu vermeiden. Palantirs Werkzeuge bleiben im Einsatz, bis ArgonOS von ChapsVision vollständig integriert ist. Erwartet wird ein Zeitraum von einem bis drei Jahren. **Q: Was hat die Entscheidung mit Luxemburg zu tun?** Sie fällt in eine breitere EU-Initiative für technologische Souveränität. Im April gewann Luxemburgs Post Telecom über Deep by POST einen Anteil an einem EU-Rahmenvertrag über 180 Millionen Euro für souveräne Cloud-Dienste — ein Auftrag, der für die luxemburgische Datenwirtschaft von strategischer Bedeutung ist. ### Body Wer kontrolliert die Werkzeuge des Sicherheitsstaates? Frankreich beantwortet diese Frage gerade neu. Der französische Inlandsgeheimdienst bereitet sich darauf vor, die amerikanische Analysesoftware, auf die er sich seit fast einem Jahrzehnt stützt, durch eine eigene Lösung zu ersetzen — und macht damit aus der abstrakten europäischen Souveränitätsdebatte eine sehr konkrete Entscheidung. Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu gab am 16. Juni bekannt, dass die Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI) das französische Unternehmen ChapsVision ausgewählt hat. Es soll künftig die großflächige Datenauswertung übernehmen, die bislang bei Palantir Technologies liegt — jenem US-Konzern, den der Milliardär Peter Thiel mitbegründet hat. Lecornu, der die Entscheidung in einem Video über Investitionen in künstliche Intelligenz mitteilte, deutete sie als Frage der strategischen Unabhängigkeit. "Wir können keine neuen strategischen Abhängigkeiten im digitalen Bereich akzeptieren", sagte Lecornu. Frankreich wolle "echte Autonomie aufbauen" und sich nicht darauf verlassen müssen, dass Partner wohlwollend bleiben, die "den Zugang zur KI jederzeit abdrehen" könnten. Was sich ändert — und in welchem Tempo Zur Plattform Gotham von Palantir griff die DGSI erstmals 2016, in den Monaten nach den Pariser Anschlägen vom 13. November 2015. Die Dienste sahen sich damals mit einer Flut auszuwertender Daten konfrontiert, und kaum ein europäisches Werkzeug war der Aufgabe gewachsen. Der Vertrag wurde 2019 und 2022 verlängert, im Dezember 2025 schließlich um weitere drei Jahre — ein Abschluss, den Lecornus Kabinett heute als Überbrückung bezeichnet, "bis ein neues souveränes Werkzeug einsatzbereit ist". Künftig soll ArgonOS übernehmen, ein KI-gestütztes System von ChapsVision, das heterogene Datenbestände zusammenführt. Palantir widersprach. In einer Mitteilung an die Nachrichtenagentur AFP erklärte das Unternehmen, sein langfristiger Vertrag mit der DGSI, Ende 2025 erneuert, "bleibt vollumfänglich in Kraft". Lecornus Büro stellte klar, dass Palantirs Werkzeuge so lange weiterlaufen, bis ArgonOS integriert ist — um eine Fähigkeitslücke zu vermeiden. Der Übergang dürfte ein bis drei Jahre dauern. ChapsVision, 2019 von Olivier Dellenbach gegründet, hatte bereits 2024 einen Auftrag der DGSI zur Verarbeitung heterogener Daten erhalten. - Behörde: die DGSI, Frankreichs Inlandsgeheimdienst - Bisher: Palantirs Plattform Gotham, im Einsatz seit 2016 - Künftig: ArgonOS von ChapsVision - Zeithorizont: ein gestaffelter Übergang von ein bis drei Jahren Ein Muster zeigt sich in ganz Europa Frankreich steht damit nicht allein. Mitte Mai entschied sich auch das deutsche Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) für dieselbe ChapsVision-Plattform und gegen Palantir; Bedingung war ein "souveränes", abgeschottetes Umfeld ohne externen Zugriff. In Großbritannien überprüft die Regierung einen 330 Millionen Pfund schweren Datenvertrag mit Palantir für den Gesundheitsdienst NHS, während der Londoner Bürgermeister einen Polizeivertrag über rund 50 Millionen Pfund blockierte. Hinter dem Unbehagen steht das politische Klima in Washington: Europäische Vertreter verweisen auf die Unberechenbarkeit der Regierung von Präsident Donald Trump und auf jüngste US-Vorstöße, ausländischen Zugang zu fortgeschrittener KI einzuschränken. Warum das bis nach Luxemburg reicht Der Umbruch bei den Geheimdiensten fällt in eine Zeit, in der die EU ihren öffentlichen Sektor breiter von US-Technologie lösen will — und daran hat Luxemburg als Drehscheibe für grenzüberschreitende Dateninfrastruktur ein unmittelbares Interesse. Am 17. April vergab die Europäische Kommission einen auf sechs Jahre angelegten Rahmenvertrag über 180 Millionen Euro für souveräne Cloud-Dienste an vier europäische Anbieter — die erste Ausschreibung dieser Art, die ausdrücklich nach Souveränitätskriterien bewertet wurde. Unter den Gewinnern: Post Telecom, der luxemburgische Staatsbetreiber, der über seine Einheit Deep by POST gemeinsam mit den französischen Anbietern OVHcloud und Clever Cloud antrat. Bewertet wurde nach dem Cloud Sovereignty Framework der Kommission, im Oktober 2025 veröffentlicht, das Anbieter auf sogenannten SEAL-Stufen von null bis vier einordnet. Mindestens SEAL-2 war Pflicht, die meisten Bieter erreichten SEAL-3; POST wurde auf Stufe drei klassifiziert. Henna Virkkunen, geschäftsführende Vizepräsidentin der Kommission für technologische Souveränität, Sicherheit und Demokratie, versteht das Vorhaben als Stärkung der digitalen Autonomie Europas — ohne sich vom Rest der Welt abzuschotten. Für Luxemburg, wo Rechenzentren und das Hosting für den Finanzsektor tragende Säulen der Wirtschaft sind, bestätigt der Zuschlag jahrelange Investitionen. "Es ist wirklich wichtig, denn es erweckt die strategische Allianz zum Leben, die wir im vergangenen Jahr geschlossen haben, und macht sie zur Realität", sagte Sébastien Genesca, Direktor von Deep by POST. Ob das Modell Schule macht, bleibt die offene Frage. Der Wechsel der DGSI ist vorerst ebenso sehr Signal wie vollzogene Migration: Palantirs Software läuft weiter, während französische Ingenieure beweisen müssen, dass ArgonOS mithalten kann. Die Richtung aber ist unverkennbar. Gelingt es Europas Sicherheitsdiensten, sich ohne Fähigkeitsverlust von US-Software zu lösen, wird dieselbe Logik — und derselbe politische Druck — auf die Cloud- und Dateninfrastruktur durchschlagen, die Länder wie Luxemburg betreiben. Die Ablösung von Palantir ist zu einem frühen Test geworden, ob Europas strategische Autonomie bei kritischer Software eine Parole ist oder ein Plan. ### Sources - French spy service drops Palantir in favour of French company, says Lecornu — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/dgsi-drops-palantir-for-french-firm-says-sebastien-lecornu - Renseignement et IA : la DGSI rompt son contrat avec Palantir pour la pépite française ChapsVision, annonce Lecornu — Boursorama (AFP): https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/renseignement-et-ia-la-dgsi-rompt-son-contrat-avec-palantir-pour-la-pepite-francaise-chapsvision-annonce-lecornu-7583de129850845ce761f45299781e10 - ChapsVision to replace Palantir in major contract with French intelligence agency — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/chapsvision-to-replace-palantir-in-major-contract-with-french-intelligence-agency - La DGSI remplacera l'américain Palantir par le français ChapsVision — L'Informaticien: https://www.linformaticien.com/magazine/cybersecurite/64984-la-dgsi-remplacera-l-americain-palantir-par-le-francais-chapsvision.html - German intelligence agency says "no" to Palantir, picks French software instead — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/tech/germany-palantir-alternative/ - German Intelligence Agency Selects French Software ChapsVision for Data Analysis Over American Palantir — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/german-intelligence-french-chapsvision/ - Commission advances cloud sovereignty through strategic procurement — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-advances-cloud-sovereignty-through-strategic-procurement-2026-04-17_en - Sovereign cloud: EU backs strategy by Post and Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/sovereign-cloud-eu-backs-strategy-by-post-and-luxembourg - EU Commission Awards €180M Cloud Contract to European Providers — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/eu-commission-awards-180-million-euro-cloud-contract-four/ --- ## Frankreich nimmt den Historiker und Widerstandskämpfer Marc Bloch ins Panthéon auf - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/marc-bloch-historiker-resistance-pantheon-aufnahme-paris - Published: 2026-06-23T16:09:46.338+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:09:46.338+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 2bde390d-6aeb-4d34-b745-e23b84919678 - Dateline: Paris, FR > 82 Jahre nach seiner Erschießung durch die Gestapo zieht der Mitbegründer der Annales-Schule als erster Historiker der Fünften Republik in das Pariser Mausoleum ein. ### Summary Mit einer abendlichen Zeremonie unter Vorsitz von Präsident Macron würdigt Frankreich den Mediävisten, Soldaten und Résistance-Kämpfer Marc Bloch im Panthéon – ein bewusstes Bekenntnis zu Aufklärung und Widerstand. ### Key facts - Marc Bloch ist der erste Historiker, der unter der Fünften Republik ins Pariser Panthéon aufgenommen wird. - Die abendliche Zeremonie am 23. Juni 2026 leitete Präsident Macron; Bloch wurde als „Mann der Aufklärung in der Armee der Schatten“ gewürdigt. - Bloch begründete 1929 mit Lucien Febvre die Annales-Schule, die die ereignisfixierte Geschichtsschreibung überwand. - Der jüdische Gelehrte und Kriegsveteran trat der Résistance bei, wurde gefoltert und am 16. Juni 1944 von der Gestapo erschossen. - Die Särge sind Kenotaphe – Blochs Leichnam bleibt im Zentrum Frankreichs bestattet, ein Sarg für seine Frau Simonne Vidal begleitete ihn auf Wunsch der Familie. ### FAQ **Q: Warum wird Marc Bloch erst jetzt ins Panthéon aufgenommen?** Macron kündigte die Aufnahme im November 2024 bei einer Rede zum 80. Jahrestag der Befreiung Straßburgs an. Die Ehrung erfolgt 82 Jahre nach Blochs Erschießung durch die Gestapo und macht ihn zum ersten Historiker, der unter der Fünften Republik ins Panthéon einzieht. **Q: Ruhen Blochs sterbliche Überreste nun im Panthéon?** Nein. Blochs Leichnam bleibt im Zentrum Frankreichs bestattet. Die im Panthéon beigesetzten Särge sind Kenotaphe – leere Grabmäler mit symbolischen Gegenständen wie Orden, Farnzweigen und seinem geistigen Testament von 1941. **Q: Was war die Annales-Schule?** Die 1929 von Marc Bloch und Lucien Febvre mit der Zeitschrift „Annales d'histoire économique et sociale“ begründete Schule brach mit der politik- und ereignisfixierten Geschichtsschreibung und untersuchte stattdessen langfristige soziale, wirtschaftliche und mentale Strukturen. **Q: Wie kam Marc Bloch ums Leben?** Bloch wurde am 8. März 1944 in Lyon verhaftet und im Gefängnis Montluc unter Klaus Barbie gefoltert. In der Nacht zum 16. Juni 1944 wurde er bei Saint-Didier-de-Formans in Vierergruppen erschossen, im Alter von 57 Jahren. Berichten zufolge rief er „Vive la France!“. ### Body Es ist eine Ehrung, die mehr als acht Jahrzehnte auf sich warten ließ. Am Dienstagabend hat Frankreich den Mediävisten, hochdekorierten Offizier und Widerstandskämpfer Marc Bloch ins Panthéon aufgenommen und ihn damit symbolisch unter die großen Gestalten der Nation gereiht – 82 Jahre, nachdem ein Erschießungskommando der Gestapo ihn auf einer Wiese bei Lyon niederstreckte. Der Mitbegründer der Annales-Schule ist damit der erste Historiker, dem das Pariser Mausoleum unter der Fünften Republik diese Ehre erweist. Präsident Emmanuel Macron leitete die Zeremonie am 23. Juni, die erst nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit begann. In einer Prozession wurde ein Sarg mit symbolischen Gegenständen die Rue Soufflot hinaufgetragen und in die einstige Kuppelkirche geleitet – darunter Orden, Farnzweige als Anspielung auf das Familienhaus „Les Fougères“ und das geistige Testament, das Bloch 1941 verfasst hatte. Auf Wunsch der Familie begleitete ein Sarg seiner Frau Simonne Vidal den seinen, obwohl sie selbst dort nicht geehrt wird und ihre sterblichen Überreste nie gefunden wurden. Blochs eigener Leichnam bleibt im Zentrum Frankreichs bestattet; die Särge sind Kenotaphe, also leere Grabmäler. Zwischen den Säulen des Panthéon leuchtete ein riesiges Porträt des bebrillten Gelehrten auf, während Szenen aus seinem Leben gezeigt wurden, ehe Macron eine rund zwanzigminütige Ansprache hielt. Das französische Verteidigungsministerium zitierte den Präsidenten mit den Worten, Bloch sei „l'homme des Lumières dans l'armée des ombres“ gewesen – ein Mann der Aufklärung in der Armee der Schatten, jener Begriff, den die Résistance für ihre verdeckt operierenden Reihen verwendete. Auf Bitten der Familie blieben Politiker der extremen Rechten von der Gästeliste ausgeschlossen. Der Gelehrte, der die Geschichtsschreibung neu dachte Geboren am 6. Juli 1886 in Lyon, in einer jüdischen Familie elsässischer Herkunft, besuchte Bloch das Lycée Louis-le-Grand und die École normale supérieure. Als Mediävist machte er sich mit Studien wie Les Rois thaumaturges (Die wundertätigen Könige) und La Société féodale (Die Feudalgesellschaft) einen Namen. 1929 gründete er gemeinsam mit Lucien Febvre die Zeitschrift Annales d'histoire économique et sociale und begründete damit eine der einflussreichsten geschichtswissenschaftlichen Schulen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der Ansatz der Annales brach mit der ereignis- und politikfixierten Geschichtsschreibung jener Zeit und stellte stattdessen die langfristige Untersuchung ganzer Gesellschaften in den Mittelpunkt – ihrer Wirtschaft, ihrer Geografie und ihrer kollektiven Mentalitäten. Das Präsidialamt beschrieb Bloch als „Mann der Aufklärung“ und „Denker des Jahrhunderts“ und betonte, sein wissenschaftliches Werk sei nie von der Welt losgelöst gewesen. Er war ein Mann, der über die Vergangenheit nachdachte, um in der Gegenwart zu handeln. Er hatte kein statisches Bild von der Geschichte; für ihn musste sie dem Handeln im Hier und Jetzt dienen. Diese Überzeugung wurde durch die Katastrophe auf die Probe gestellt. Bloch, Veteran des Ersten Weltkriegs, Träger der Croix de Guerre und bis zum Hauptmann aufgestiegen, meldete sich 1939 erneut freiwillig. Nach dem Zusammenbruch Frankreichs im darauffolgenden Sommer schrieb er L'Étrange Défaite (Die seltsame Niederlage), eine schonungslose Augenzeugen-Analyse des politischen und militärischen Versagens hinter der Niederlage von 1940, die erst nach seinem Tod erschien. Vom Hörsaal in den Untergrund Vichys antisemitische Gesetze entzogen Bloch seine Rechte, zwangen ihn, seine Herausgeberrolle bei den Annales aufzugeben, und ließen seine Pariser Wohnung samt Bibliothek 1942 plündern. Statt ins Ausland zu fliehen, schloss er sich 1942 der Bewegung Franc-Tireur an und stieg zu einem regionalen Führungsmann der vereinigten Widerstandsbewegungen (Mouvements unis de la Résistance) für die Region Rhône-Alpes auf. Am 8. März 1944 wurde er in Lyon verhaftet und im Gefängnis Montluc gefoltert, der Verhörzentrale unter Klaus Barbie, jenem Gestapo-Offizier, der später wegen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit verurteilt wurde. In der Nacht zum 16. Juni 1944 brachte man Bloch nach Les Roussilles bei Saint-Didier-de-Formans, wo er gemeinsam mit Dutzenden Mitstreitern in Vierergruppen erschossen wurde. Überlieferungen zufolge rief er, als die Schüsse fielen: - Letzte Worte: Zeugen erinnern sich, dass Bloch „Vive la France!“ – „Es lebe Frankreich!“ – rief - Alter: Er war 57 Jahre alt - Die Gruppe: Zeitgenössische und historische Berichte beziffern die Zahl der mit ihm Getöteten auf etwa 27 bis 30 Männer Ein europäisches Ringen um das Gedächtnis Die Aufnahme ist weit mehr als eine nationale Ehrung. Indem Frankreich einen jüdischen Gelehrten und Soldaten erhebt, setzt es ein deutliches Zeichen – in einem Moment, in dem Nationalismus und Antisemitismus auf dem Kontinent wieder erstarken. Der Élysée verband Bloch ausdrücklich mit einem Verständnis von Identität im Geiste der Aufklärung, das nicht auf „identitärem Rückzug, sondern auf Offenheit gegenüber dem Anderen“ beruhe – ein bewusster Einwurf in Europas umkämpftes Gedächtnis an die Kriegsjahre. Macron hatte das Vorhaben erstmals im November 2024 angekündigt, in einer Rede zum 80. Jahrestag der Befreiung Straßburgs, jener Stadt, in der Bloch einen großen Teil seiner Laufbahn lehrte. Sein Einzug ins Panthéon, begleitet von der Ausstellung Marc Bloch, l'esprit de l'Histoire, bildet den Mittelpunkt eines Gedenkjahres. Für einen Kontinent, der noch immer darüber streitet, wer als Held des Widerstands gilt – und welchen Platz seine jüdischen Bürger in der Erzählung über sich selbst einnehmen –, ist die Wahl Blochs von tiefer Bedeutung. Ein Mann, der darauf beharrte, dass es die Aufgabe des Historikers sei, die Gegenwart durch die Vergangenheit zu verstehen, nimmt nun im Tod seinen Platz ein – in jenem Gebäude, das Frankreich den Gewissen vorbehält, an die es sich am stärksten erinnern will. ### Sources - Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — Modern Ghana / AFP: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1504809/resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters.html - Historian and Resistance hero joins France's Pantheon greats — The Local France: https://www.thelocal.fr/20260623/historian-and-resistance-hero-joins-frances-pantheon-greats - Jewish resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — European Jewish Congress / RFI: https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/france/jewish-resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters-pariss-pantheon/ - France inducts Resistance fighter, soldier, historian Marc Bloch into its Panthéon of greats — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260623-france-inducts-resistance-fighter-soldier-historian-marc-bloch-panth%C3%A9on-greats - L'historien et résistant Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — Ministère des Armées et des Anciens combattants (defense.gouv.fr): https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/lhistorien-resistant-marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — éduscol, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale: https://eduscol.education.gouv.fr/6971/marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Panthéonisation 2026 — Centre Marc Bloch — Centre Marc Bloch (Humboldt-Universität): https://cmb.hu-berlin.de/en/events-upcoming/pantheonisation-marc-bloch/ - Marc Bloch (1886-1944) — L'Étrange défaite ou la vision d'un guerrier — Herodote.net: https://www.herodote.net/L_Etrange_defaite_ou_la_vision_d_un_guerrier-synthese-2737-395.php - Marc Bloch — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bloch --- ## Luxemburgs Private-Equity-Verband wächst auf 701 Mitglieder und stellt seinen Vorstand neu auf - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/lpea-mitgliederrekord-701-vorstandswahl-2026-luxemburg - Published: 2026-06-23T12:49:53.072+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:49:53.072+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: 89aeb855-deb5-47eb-bfc3-b91d465780a7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die LPEA meldet für 2025 ein Mitgliederplus von 17,4 Prozent und bestätigt zehn Vorstandsmitglieder, während die Branche weltweit unter schwierigen Bedingungen Kapital einsammelt. ### Summary Der luxemburgische Branchenverband LPEA verzeichnete 2025 ein Mitgliederwachstum von 17,4 Prozent auf 701 und wählte zehn Vorstandsmitglieder – Zuversicht in einem global zähen Fundraising-Umfeld. ### Key facts - Die LPEA zählte Ende 2025 701 Mitglieder, ein Plus von 104 (17,4 %); am 18. Juni 2026 waren es 702. - Zehn Vertreter führender Fondshäuser wurden für drei Jahre in den rund 30-köpfigen Vorstand (wieder-)gewählt. - Präsidentin Hind El Gaidi (ICG) und Geschäftsführer Stéphane Pesch führen den Verband; eine neue Fünfjahresstrategie 2025–2030 ruht auf drei Säulen. - Global bleibt das Fundraising schwierig: Buyout-Fonds sammelten 2025 nur 395 Mrd. Dollar ein, 16 % weniger als 2024. - Luxemburg ist mit rund 7,6 Billionen Euro der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt und Domizil von 51,5 % der europäischen PE- und VC-Fonds. ### FAQ **Q: Wie viele Mitglieder hat die LPEA 2025 hinzugewonnen?** Die LPEA gewann im Jahr 2025 netto 104 Mitglieder hinzu und kam damit zum Jahresende auf 701 – ein Zuwachs von 17,4 Prozent. Unter den Neuzugängen waren 39 Investoren und Fondsmanager, darunter mehrere Family Offices. **Q: Wer führt die LPEA?** Präsidentin ist Hind El Gaidi, Leiterin des Luxemburg-Geschäfts von ICG, die 2025 auf Claus Mansfeldt folgte. Das operative Geschäft führt Geschäftsführer Stéphane Pesch, der seit September 2020 im Amt ist. **Q: Welche Rolle spielt Luxemburg im Private-Equity-Markt?** Luxemburg ist nach den USA der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt mit rund 7,6 Billionen Euro verwaltetem Vermögen (Stand August 2025) und Domizil von 51,5 Prozent aller europäischen Private-Equity- und Venture-Capital-Fonds. Es ist vor allem Verwaltungs- und Dienstleistungsstandort, nicht der Ort der Deals. **Q: Wie steht es um die globale Private-Equity-Branche?** Laut Bain & Company erholten sich 2025 die Transaktions- und Verkaufsvolumina (Buyout-Deals +44 % auf 904 Mrd. Dollar), doch das Fundraising blieb schwach: Buyout-Fonds sammelten nur 395 Mrd. Dollar ein, 16 % weniger als 2024. Die Rückflüsse an Geldgeber lagen das vierte Jahr in Folge nahe Mehrjahrzehnt-Tiefs. ### Body Während die globale Private-Equity-Branche eine der schwierigsten Phasen ihrer jüngeren Geschichte durchläuft, präsentiert sich ihr luxemburgisches Rückgrat erstaunlich robust. Bei ihrer Jahreshauptversammlung legte die Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA) diese Woche Zahlen vor, die wenig von der Flaute erkennen lassen, die das Geschäft anderswo prägt. Die Versammlung fand am 17. Juni in den Räumen von BNP Paribas in Luxemburg-Kirchberg statt. Dort stellte der Verband seinen Jahresbericht 2025 vor und wählte sein Leitungsgremium. Die wichtigste Kennzahl war die Mitgliederzahl: Zum Jahresende 2025 zählte die LPEA nach eigenen Angaben 701 Mitglieder, 104 mehr als zwölf Monate zuvor – ein Zuwachs von 17,4 Prozent. Unter den Neuzugängen waren 39 Investoren und Fondsmanager, darunter mehrere Family Offices. Damit setzt sich eine stetige Aufwärtsbewegung fort. Ein Jahr zuvor hatte der Verband, der 2025 sein 15-jähriges Bestehen feierte, 597 Mitglieder gezählt, bis Mitte des Vorjahres laut Zahlen von Paperjam rund 630. Am Tag nach der diesjährigen Versammlung lag der Stand bereits bei 702. Ein erneuerter Vorstand für die kommenden Jahre Für eine Amtszeit von drei Jahren bestätigten die Mitglieder zehn Vertreterinnen und Vertreter führender Fondshäuser in dem rund 30-köpfigen Vorstand. Die gewählten Personen sind: - Martine Kerschenmeyer (Advent International) - Jacob Bang-Olsen (Astorg) - Tudor Sambritchi (Blackstone) - Estelle Beyl Vodouhe (Carlyle) - Antoine Servais (CVC Capital Partners) - Mehdi Van Renterghem (EQT) - Bjorn Tremmerie (Europäischer Investitionsfonds) - Hans-Jürgen Schmitz (Mangrove Capital Partners) - Sophie Bajwa (Marguerite) - Claude de Raismes (Wendel) An der Spitze steht Präsidentin Hind El Gaidi, Leiterin des Luxemburg-Geschäfts des alternativen Vermögensverwalters ICG. Sie wurde 2025 als Nachfolgerin von Claus Mansfeldt gewählt. Das operative Geschäft führt weiterhin Geschäftsführer Stéphane Pesch, der seit September 2020 im Amt ist. Die Festrede hielt John Penning, Geschäftsführer der luxemburgischen Beteiligungsgesellschaft Luxempart, der auf zehn Jahre im Unternehmen und auf Fragen der Family-Office-Governance zurückblickte. Im Mittelpunkt stand zudem die neue Fünfjahresstrategie für den Zeitraum 2025 bis 2030. Sie ruht auf drei Säulen, die der Verband mit „Defend“, „Attract“ und „Educate & Connect“ überschreibt – also der Interessenvertretung in Regulierungsfragen, der Anwerbung von Managern und Investoren ins Großherzogtum sowie der Weiterbildung des heimischen Ökosystems. Die Leitkonferenz LPEA Insights zog nach Verbandsangaben mehr als 1.300 Teilnehmer an. Auf dem Weg durch das Jahr 2026 bewegt sich die Branche weiterhin in einer ausgewogenen Lage: sich der bevorstehenden Herausforderungen bewusst, zugleich aber gut gerüstet, um die Chancen eines disziplinierteren und reiferen Marktumfelds zu nutzen. Diese Einschätzung von El Gaidi bringt den vorsichtigen Optimismus des Berichts auf den Punkt. Pesch schlug einen ähnlichen Ton an: 2025 sei „von Feier, Erneuerung und Fortschritt geprägt“ gewesen, und er verwies auf „die Stärke und Widerstandsfähigkeit der luxemburgischen Private-Equity- und Venture-Capital-Gemeinschaft“. Ein großer Standort in einem harten Markt Den freundlichen Mitgliederzahlen steht ein deutlich angespannteres weltweites Umfeld gegenüber. Die Private-Equity-Branche hat einen Großteil der vergangenen drei Jahre damit verbracht, das Ende der Ära des billigen Geldes zu verdauen. Höhere Zinsen bremsten das Transaktionsgeschäft und verlangsamten das Tempo, in dem Fonds Beteiligungen verkaufen und Kapital an ihre Geldgeber zurückführen konnten. Dem Global Private Equity Report 2026 von Bain & Company zufolge erholte sich die Anlageklasse im vergangenen Jahr teilweise: Das weltweite Volumen von Buyout-Transaktionen stieg um 44 Prozent auf 904 Milliarden Dollar, der Wert der Verkäufe aus Buyout-Portfolios sprang um 47 Prozent auf 717 Milliarden Dollar. Doch die Erholung blieb schmal. Die Zahl der Transaktionen und Verkäufe ging insgesamt zurück, und die Rückflüsse an die Geldgeber – Pensionsfonds, Versicherer und Staatsfonds – verharrten im vierten Jahr in Folge nahe den niedrigsten Werten seit Jahrzehnten, bei rund 14 Prozent des Nettoinventarwerts. Der wunde Punkt blieb das Fundraising: Buyout-Fonds sammelten 2025 nur 395 Milliarden Dollar ein, 16 Prozent weniger als im Vorjahr. Bain beschreibt das Schließen eines neuen Fonds als „zähen und mühsamen Kraftakt“. Diese Enge trifft Luxemburg besonders, denn das Großherzogtum spielt im Private-Equity-Geschäft überwiegend die Rolle des Domizil-, Verwaltungs- und Dienstleistungsstandorts, weniger die des Ortes, an dem die Deals geschlossen werden. Wenn Manager Mühe haben, Kapital einzuwerben und anzulegen, bekommt das auch die nachgelagerte Arbeit zu spüren, die den Finanzplatz trägt. Warum der Standort dennoch zulegt Vorerst überwiegt offenbar die strukturelle Anziehungskraft des Standorts die konjunkturelle Abkühlung. Luxemburg ist nach den Vereinigten Staaten der zweitgrößte Fondsstandort der Welt; das in hier domizilierten Fonds verwaltete Vermögen belief sich im August 2025 auf rund 7,6 Billionen Euro, wie aus Branchenüberblicken von Chambers and Partners und Luxembourg for Finance hervorgeht. Private Equity ist zu einem der am schnellsten wachsenden Segmente dieses Marktes geworden: Es macht etwa ein Viertel der alternativen Fondsvermögen des Landes aus und legte 2024 nach Zahlen der Finanzaufsicht CSSF um rund 20 Prozent zu. Am deutlichsten ist die Vormachtstellung bei grenzüberschreitenden Strukturen. In denselben Überblicken zitierte Branchendaten weisen Luxemburg als Heimat von 51,5 Prozent aller europäischen Private-Equity- und Venture-Capital-Fonds aus sowie von 137 der weltweit 236 registrierten European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIF), Stand September 2025 – eine auch für Privatanleger zugängliche Struktur, mit der Manager zunehmend vermögende Kunden umwerben, während institutionelles Geld knapper wird. Ob sich das Mitgliederwachstum in neue Vermögen übersetzt, hängt davon ab, wie rasch sich das weltweite Tauwetter über eine Handvoll Spitzenmanager hinaus ausweitet. Die Jahresbilanz der LPEA legt jedoch nahe, dass ein Standort, der von der Bedienung der Branche lebt und nicht von der Wette auf sie, den Abschwung bislang aus einer Position der Stärke übersteht. ### Sources - LPEA Elects New Board and Reports Strong 17.4% Membership Growth at 2026 AGM — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/lpea-elects-new-board-and-reports-strong-17-4-membership-growth-at-2026-agm/ - LPEA Presents Annual Report, Elects 10 Board Members — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61879-lpea-presents-annual-report-elects-10-board-members - LPEA elects 10 new board members — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/lpea-elects-10-new-board-members-luxembourg-private-equity - Hind El Gaidi Elected as New President of LPEA — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/hind-el-gaidi-elected-as-new-president-of-lpea/ - Investment Funds 2026 - Luxembourg: Trends and Developments — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2026/luxembourg/trends-and-developments - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - Private Equity Outlook 2026: Gaining Traction (Global Private Equity Report 2026) — Bain & Company: https://www.bain.com/insights/outlook-gaining-traction-global-private-equity-report-2026/ - Bain Global Private Equity Report finds liquidity pressure rising as capital cycles grow — CFO.com: https://www.cfo.com/news/bain-global-private-equity-report-finds-liquidity-pressure-rising-as-capital-cycles-grow/813053/ --- ## Luxemburgs Arbeitslosenquote sinkt auf 6,2 Prozent – mehr Stellen gemeldet - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-arbeitslosenquote-mai-2026-adem-zahlen-rueckgang - Published: 2026-06-23T12:40:37.716+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:40:37.716+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 30e00fe5-abda-4719-9f2d-a68b1bb3258c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Die ADEM-Daten zeigen einen Rückgang gegenüber 6,3 Prozent im März; die Betriebe meldeten mehr offene Stellen. Doch die Zahl der gemeldeten Arbeitsuchenden liegt weiter 6,5 Prozent über dem Vorjahr. ### Summary Luxemburgs saisonbereinigte Arbeitslosenquote ist Ende Mai 2026 auf 6,2 Prozent gesunken. Gleichzeitig wächst die Zahl der gemeldeten Arbeitsuchenden – vor allem unter den Hochqualifizierten. ### Key facts - Die saisonbereinigte Arbeitslosenquote sank Ende Mai 2026 auf 6,2 Prozent, von 6,3 Prozent im März. - Die ADEM zählte 19.674 gebietsansässige Arbeitsuchende – 6,5 Prozent mehr als ein Jahr zuvor, am stärksten bei den Hochqualifizierten (+15,1 Prozent). - Die Betriebe meldeten im Mai 3.049 neue Stellen, ein Plus von 7,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. - Eurostats harmonisierter Wert für Luxemburg lag im April bei 7,0 Prozent – höher als der nationale Wert wegen unterschiedlicher Berechnungsmethoden. - Rund 231.000 Grenzgänger besetzen etwa 47 Prozent der Arbeitnehmerstellen, erscheinen aber nicht in den ADEM-Zahlen. ### FAQ **Q: Wie hoch ist Luxemburgs Arbeitslosenquote Ende Mai 2026?** Die saisonbereinigte, von STATEC berechnete Quote lag Ende Mai 2026 bei 6,2 Prozent, nach 6,3 Prozent Ende März. Ende Dezember 2025 hatte sie ebenfalls 6,2 Prozent betragen. **Q: Warum unterscheidet sich der Eurostat-Wert von 7,0 Prozent vom nationalen Wert?** Beide Stellen messen unterschiedlich: STATEC stützt sich auf die bei der ADEM gemeldeten Arbeitsuchenden, während Eurostat eine in allen EU-Staaten standardisierte Arbeitskräfteerhebung anwendet. Daher weist Eurostat für April 2026 7,0 Prozent aus. **Q: Sind Grenzgänger in der luxemburgischen Quote enthalten?** Nein. Die rund 231.000 Grenzgänger, die etwa 47 Prozent der Arbeitnehmerstellen besetzen, tauchen nicht in den ADEM-Statistiken auf. Bei Arbeitslosigkeit beantragen sie Leistungen in ihrem Wohnsitzland. ### Body Luxemburgs Arbeitslosenquote ist Ende Mai 2026 auf 6,2 Prozent zurückgegangen, nachdem sie im März noch bei 6,3 Prozent gelegen hatte. Das geht aus den Zahlen der nationalen Arbeitsagentur ADEM und des Statistikamts STATEC hervor. Der saisonbereinigte Wert bringt das Großherzogtum damit wieder auf das Niveau vom Jahresende 2025 – und liefert ein vorsichtig ermutigendes Signal für eine Volkswirtschaft, deren Schicksal eng mit einer lahmenden Eurozone verknüpft ist. Doch der Schlagzeilenwert verdeckt eine vielschichtigere Lage. Die Zahl der bei der ADEM gemeldeten gebietsansässigen Arbeitsuchenden ist im Jahresvergleich weiter gestiegen – und am kräftigsten ausgerechnet bei den Bestqualifizierten. Das deutet darauf hin, dass die Spannungen auf dem luxemburgischen Arbeitsmarkt ebenso strukturell wie konjunkturell bedingt sind. Was hinter der Quote steckt Zum 31. Mai 2026 zählte die ADEM 19.674 verfügbare gebietsansässige Arbeitsuchende – ein Plus von 1.205 Personen oder 6,5 Prozent gegenüber dem gleichen Monat des Vorjahres. Der Anstieg konzentrierte sich auf die am höchsten qualifizierten Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, deren Zahl binnen Jahresfrist um 15,1 Prozent zunahm. Bei den jungen Arbeitsuchenden fiel das Plus mit 2,9 Prozent deutlich moderater aus. Auf der Nachfrageseite hellte sich das Bild dagegen auf. Die Betriebe meldeten der ADEM im Mai 3.049 neue offene Stellen – 7,6 Prozent mehr als im Mai 2025. Der Bestand an verfügbaren Stellen lag zum Monatsende bei 6.928 und damit zwar noch 3,8 Prozent unter dem Vorjahreswert, signalisiert aber eine anhaltende, wenn auch ungleichmäßige Einstellungsbereitschaft. Weitere Zeichen wirkten konstruktiv. Die Zahl der gebietsansässigen Arbeitsuchenden mit vollem Arbeitslosengeldbezug sank auf 9.842 – ein Minus von 6,8 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Am stärksten wuchs die Nachfrage laut ADEM in einem breiten Spektrum von Berufen: - Sekretariat und Verwaltungsunterstützung; - Informationstechnologie; - Bankberufe; - industrielle Reinigung und Instandhaltung; - Design und Ingenieurwesen; - Lager und Logistik; - paramedizinische Versorgung. Diese Bandbreite – von Backoffice- und Finanzfunktionen über die Logistik bis hin zu Pflege und Betreuung – legt nahe, dass die Erholung bei den offenen Stellen nicht auf einen einzigen Winkel der Wirtschaft beschränkt bleibt. Ein widerstandsfähiges Modell unter Druck Die Verantwortlichen werten die Daten als Beleg dafür, dass sich Luxemburgs Wirtschaft trotz äußerer Gegenwinde behauptet – räumen zugleich aber ein, dass die Agentur Rekordzahlen an Fällen bewältigt. Ende 2025 waren mehr als 21.000 gebietsansässige Arbeitsuchende bei der ADEM gemeldet, so viele wie nie zuvor. Bei der Vorstellung des ADEM-Jahresberichts am 13. Mai verwies Arbeitsminister Marc Spautz auf die fortgesetzte Stellenschaffung als Beweis der inneren Stärke. „Die Binnenbeschäftigung ist im vergangenen Jahr weiter gewachsen, mit der Schaffung von 6.000 neuen Arbeitsplätzen – ein Zeugnis für die Widerstandskraft unseres Modells“, sagte Spautz auf Französisch. Er warnte jedoch, dass die Verschiebungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt auf tiefer liegende Herausforderungen verwiesen. „Angesichts von Entwicklungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, die Herausforderungen struktureller Natur widerspiegeln und zugleich ehrgeizige, koordinierte und nachhaltige Antworten verlangen, ist die Rolle der ADEM zentraler denn je“, so der Minister. ADEM-Direktorin Isabelle Schlesser erklärte, die Agentur setze auf digitale Werkzeuge, um die steigenden Volumina zu bewältigen. „Wir befinden uns in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel, und für die große Mehrheit der Arbeitsuchenden ist diese Digitalisierung sehr gut angenommen worden, denn 85 Prozent der Arbeitslosenanträge werden online und selbstständig gestellt“, sagte sie. Flaue Eurozone und eine geliehene Belegschaft Die luxemburgischen Zahlen treffen auf ein Umfeld in der Eurozone, das sich weder verschlechtert noch verbessert. Eurostat meldete für April 2026 eine saisonbereinigte Arbeitslosenquote von 6,3 Prozent im Euroraum – unverändert gegenüber dem März und dem Vorjahresmonat. Für die gesamte Europäische Union lag die Quote bei 6,0 Prozent. Der Arbeitsmarkt erweist sich angesichts des schwachen Wachstums bislang als bemerkenswert zäh. Grenzüberschreitende Vergleiche sind allerdings mit Vorsicht zu genießen. Eurostats harmonisierte, auf Erhebungen gestützte Messung wies Luxemburgs Quote für April mit 7,0 Prozent aus – höher als der nationale Wert von 6,2 Prozent. Der Grund liegt in der unterschiedlichen Berechnung: STATEC stützt seine Zahl auf die bei der ADEM gemeldeten Arbeitsuchenden, während Eurostat eine in allen Mitgliedstaaten standardisierte Methodik der Arbeitskräfteerhebung anwendet. Der zweite entscheidende Zusammenhang betrifft die Frage, wer die Arbeit im Großherzogtum verrichtet. Luxemburg ist in einem in Europa beispiellosen Maß auf Grenzgänger – die frontaliers – angewiesen. Rund 231.000 von ihnen pendeln täglich aus Frankreich, Deutschland und Belgien ein und besetzen knapp die Hälfte aller Arbeitnehmerstellen; der größte Anteil von etwa 126.000 kommt aus Frankreich, rund 52.000 aus Deutschland und etwa 51.000 aus Belgien. Diese Beschäftigten tauchen in den ADEM-Statistiken der gebietsansässigen Arbeitsuchenden nicht auf: Verlieren sie ihren Job, beantragen sie Arbeitslosengeld in ihrem Wohnsitzland, nicht in Luxemburg. Das macht die nationale Arbeitslosenquote zu einem nur teilweisen Gradmesser für die tatsächliche Gesundheit des Arbeitsmarkts. Eine Quote von 6,2 Prozent unter den Gebietsansässigen steht neben einer Erwerbsbevölkerung, von der fast die Hälfte jenseits der Landesgrenzen lebt – und deren eigene Arbeitsplatzsicherheit mit derselben Eurozonen-Flaute verknüpft ist, die nun auch Luxemburgs Widerstandskraft auf die Probe stellt. ### Sources - Jobseekers, Vacancies Rise in Luxembourg; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.2% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61943-jobseekers-vacancies-rise-in-luxembourg-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-2 - Face à la montée des défis liés à l'emploi, l'ADEM renforce ses actions (ADEM annual report presentation) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/05-mai/13-spautz-adem.html - Chômage au Luxembourg: le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi bondit de 6,5% sur un an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-chomeurs-s-envole-de-65-sur-un-an-en-mai-103587994 - Le taux de chômage recule légèrement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-taux-de-chomage-recule-legerement/ - Le chômage en mai : les personnes hautement qualifiées sont concernées — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/le-chomage-en-mai-les-personnes-hautement-qualifiees-sont-concernees/ - Euro area unemployment at 6.3% (April 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-01062026-ap - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg --- ## Ebola im Kongo: WHO meldet das schnellste Ausbruchstempo aller Zeiten - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/ebola-bundibugyo-ituri-ausbruch-rekordtempo-kongo - Published: 2026-06-23T12:16:35.745+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:16:35.745+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: de - Translation group: 9e218856-8f5f-45bc-be25-87e00f5d572a - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > Der Erreger vom Typ Bundibugyo, gegen den kein zugelassener Impfstoff existiert, hat in Ituri mehr als 1.000 bestätigte Fälle erreicht und Uganda erfasst. Das Risiko für die EU gilt als sehr gering. ### Summary Ein Ebola-Ausbruch im Osten der DR Kongo breitet sich laut WHO schneller aus als jeder zuvor: über 1.000 bestätigte Fälle, 254 Tote und erste Fälle im Nachbarland Uganda. Der Bundibugyo-Stamm ist nicht impfpräventabel. ### Key facts - Die WHO bezeichnet den Ebola-Ausbruch im Osten der DR Kongo als den am schnellsten wachsenden der Geschichte — mehr als 1.000 bestätigte Fälle und 254 Tote. - Verursacher ist das Bundibugyo-Virus, gegen das es weder einen zugelassenen Impfstoff noch eine spezifische Therapie gibt; die vorhandenen Mittel wirken nur gegen die Zaire-Spezies. - Ituri ist mit 916 Fällen am stärksten betroffen; Uganda meldet bereits 20 bestätigte Fälle und zwei Tote, überwiegend im Raum Kampala. - Krieg, Hunger für fast zehn Millionen Menschen und zerstörte Gesundheitseinrichtungen behindern die Eindämmung massiv. - Das ECDC bewertet das Infektionsrisiko für Menschen in der EU und im EWR als sehr gering. ### FAQ **Q: Warum gibt es gegen diesen Ebola-Ausbruch keinen Impfstoff?** Der Ausbruch wird durch das Bundibugyo-Virus verursacht. Die beiden zugelassenen Ebola-Impfstoffe (Ervebo und das Zwei-Dosen-Schema von Janssen) sowie die beiden Antikörper-Therapien sind nur gegen die Zaire-Spezies lizenziert und für Bundibugyo weder zugelassen noch in ihrer Wirksamkeit belegt. **Q: Wie viele Fälle und Todesfälle wurden bestätigt?** Nach WHO-Berichten um den 20. bis 22. Juni 2026 gab es in der DR Kongo 1.003 bestätigte Fälle und 254 Todesfälle, 365 Menschen wurden in Isolation behandelt. Uganda meldete bis zum 22. Juni 20 bestätigte Fälle und zwei Tote. **Q: Wie hoch ist das Risiko für Menschen in der EU?** Das ECDC stuft die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Infektion für Bewohner der EU und des EWR als sehr gering ein. Ebola überträgt sich nur durch direkten Kontakt mit Körperflüssigkeiten Infizierter, nicht über die Luft. ### Body Im Nordosten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo breitet sich Ebola so rasch aus wie nie zuvor in der Geschichte der Krankheit. Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zählt mehr als 1.000 bestätigte Fälle und mindestens 254 Tote — und eine Infektionskette, die bereits über die Grenze ins benachbarte Uganda reicht. Es ist der siebzehnte Ebola-Ausbruch in der Geschichte des Landes. Die kongolesischen Gesundheitsbehörden bestätigten den Ausbruch am 15. Mai in der Provinz Ituri. Zwei Tage später, am 17. Mai, erklärte der WHO-Generaldirektor die Lage zur „gesundheitlichen Notlage von internationaler Tragweite“ — der höchsten Alarmstufe der Organisation. Begründet wurde der Schritt mit einem seltenen Virusstamm, einem fragilen humanitären Umfeld und einer Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit, die jeden früheren Ausbruch übertrifft. Warum dieser Ausbruch besonders gefährlich ist Entscheidend ist das Virus selbst. Anders als bei den meisten großen Ebola-Epidemien steht hier nicht die Zaire-Spezies im Zentrum, sondern das Bundibugyo-Virus. Gegen diesen Erreger gibt es weder einen zugelassenen Impfstoff noch eine spezifische, freigegebene Behandlung — ein Umstand, der die Eindämmung erheblich erschwert. Die beiden vorhandenen Ebola-Impfstoffe — Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) sowie ein Zwei-Dosen-Schema von Janssen — und die beiden zugelassenen Antikörper-Therapien sind ausschließlich gegen die Zaire-Spezies lizenziert. Für Bundibugyo sind sie weder zugelassen noch in ihrer Wirksamkeit belegt. Ervebo lässt sich zwar im Rahmen einer sogenannten Ringimpfung einsetzen; die WHO veröffentlichte dazu Ende Mai eine Leitlinie zum Gebrauch eines zugelassenen Ebola-Impfstoffs bei Bundibugyo-Ausbrüchen. Doch wirkt der Impfstoff allein gegen Zaire. Damit sind die Einsatzkräfte weitgehend auf die klassischen, personalintensiven Instrumente der Seuchenkontrolle angewiesen: Fälle aufspüren, Erkrankte isolieren, jeden Kontakt nachverfolgen und das Vertrauen der Bevölkerung gewinnen. Die Zahlen und ihr steiler Anstieg Nach Angaben der WHO und des Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) lag die Zahl der bestätigten Fälle in der DR Kongo bis zur dritten Juniwoche bei über 1.000. Es ist damit der zweitgrößte je dokumentierte Ebola-Ausbruch — übertroffen nur von der westafrikanischen Epidemie der Jahre 2014 bis 2016. Der Stand der WHO-Berichterstattung um den 20. bis 22. Juni in der DR Kongo: - 1.003 bestätigte Fälle und 254 bestätigte Todesfälle; - 365 Menschen in Isolation stationär behandelt; - Ituri als am stärksten betroffene Provinz mit 916 bestätigten Fällen in 22 Gesundheitszonen; - Nord-Kivu mit 84 Fällen in 11 Gesundheitszonen und Süd-Kivu mit drei Fällen in einer Gesundheitszone. Jenseits der Grenze verzeichnete Uganda bis zum 22. Juni 20 bestätigte Fälle und zwei Todesfälle, die meisten davon in und um die Hauptstadt Kampala sowie im Distrikt Wakiso. Rund 15 Fälle stehen mit Reisen aus der DR Kongo in Verbindung, etwa fünf werden lokaler Übertragung zugeschrieben. Das Muster zeigt, wie leicht sich das Virus entlang der stark frequentierten Handels- und Reisewege der Region bewegt. Eine Epidemie mitten im Krieg Der Ausbruch trifft auf eines der schwierigsten Einsatzumfelder der Welt. Der Osten der DR Kongo ist von bewaffneten Konflikten zahlreicher Milizen gezeichnet; regional leiden fast zehn Millionen Menschen unter akutem Hunger. Gesundheitseinrichtungen sind beschädigt, überlastet oder geschlossen, schlechte Straßen verzögern Nachschub und den Einsatz der Helferteams. WHO-Generaldirektor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus betont, dass sich die Krise nicht allein mit medizinischen Mitteln lösen lasse. Wir können kein Vertrauen in den Gemeinden aufbauen oder Kranke isolieren, während Bomben fallen. Diese Ebola-Übertragung zu stoppen hängt vollständig vom humanitären Zugang ab. Auch das Zusammenspiel von Konflikt und Hunger verschärfe die Lage, so Tedros: „Hunger und Krankheit sind alte Weggefährten. Durch Hunger geschwächte Menschen sind weitaus anfälliger für Infektionen.“ Die Hilfsorganisation Ärzte ohne Grenzen, die in Ituri Patienten behandelt, warnt vor „gravierenden Lücken bei Überwachung, Diagnose, Kontaktnachverfolgung und Einbindung der Gemeinden“, die die Eindämmung untergrüben. Anfang Juni zählte die Organisation in der DR Kongo 381 bestätigte Fälle und 64 Tote sowie 16 Fälle und einen Toten in Uganda. Wie groß ist das Risiko für Europa? Trotz aller Alarmsignale in der Region bleibt das Risiko für Menschen fern des Ausbruchs gering. Das ECDC stuft die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Infektion für Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner der EU und des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums als „sehr gering“ ein und kündigt an, die Lage weiter zu beobachten. Diese Einschätzung spiegelt den Übertragungsweg wider: Ebola verbreitet sich durch direkten Kontakt mit Körperflüssigkeiten Infizierter, nicht durch flüchtigen Kontakt oder über die Luft. Hinzu kommt die Entfernung zwischen den betroffenen Provinzen und den großen internationalen Verkehrsknoten. Die Notlagen-Erklärung dient gleichwohl dazu, Mittel zu mobilisieren, die grenzüberschreitende Überwachung zu koordinieren und Sorglosigkeit zu vermeiden — denn dieselbe Unsicherheit, die den Einsatz im Land behindert, erschwert auch die frühe Entdeckung neuer Fälle. Die WHO erklärt, sie weite ihre Unterstützung für beide Regierungen aus und stärke Überwachung, Kontaktnachverfolgung, klinische Versorgung, Nachschub, die Einbindung der Gemeinden und die grenzüberschreitende Vorsorge. Ob das genügt, um ein Virus zu bremsen, das sich schneller bewegt als jeder Ebola-Ausbruch zuvor — in einer Region, die Krieg und Hunger bereits an ihre Grenzen bringen —, bleibt die offene Frage über dieser Antwort. ### Sources - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Ebola outbreak - DRC 2026 (situation page) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak---drc-2026 - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda - Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167592 - Ebola disease outbreak 2026: How MSF is responding — Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Bundibugyo, the rare virus causing a deadly new Ebola outbreak, has no vaccine yet — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/bundibugyo-rare-virus-causing-deadly-new-ebola-outbreak-drc-has-no-vaccine-yet - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html --- ## Starmer tritt zurück: Britischer Premier gibt Posten ab, Labour sucht Nachfolger - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/starmer-ruecktritt-labour-nachfolge-burnham-eu-gipfel - Published: 2026-06-23T11:48:06.28+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:48:06.28+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 930a430e-3e63-4c43-bb03-85ba7f5a7e4a - Dateline: London, GB > Keir Starmer führt die Amtsgeschäfte geschäftsführend weiter, bis seine Partei einen Nachfolger bestimmt hat. Als klarer Favorit gilt Ex-Bürgermeister Andy Burnham. ### Summary Premierminister Keir Starmer hat seinen Rücktritt als Labour-Chef und Regierungschef angekündigt. Die Personalie überschattet auch den für den 22. Juli geplanten EU-Gipfel in Brüssel. ### Key facts - Keir Starmer legt Parteivorsitz und Amt des britischen Premierministers nieder und bleibt geschäftsführend im Amt, bis Labour einen Nachfolger gewählt hat. - Auslöser war Andy Burnhams Sieg bei der Nachwahl in Makerfield am 18. Juni mit über 9.000 Stimmen Mehrheit, der ihm die Kandidatur eröffnete. - Bewerber brauchen die Unterstützung von 81 Abgeordneten; die Nominierung läuft vom 9. bis 16. Juli, ein neuer Chef könnte schon am 17. Juli feststehen. - Der für den 22. Juli geplante EU-Gipfel in Brüssel gilt nach dem Rücktritt als verschoben. - Anfang 2023 lebten laut STATEC 3.924 Briten in Luxemburg — rund 30 Prozent weniger als 2019. ### FAQ **Q: Warum tritt Keir Starmer zurück?** Starmer erklärte vor der Downing Street, er habe das Vertrauen der eigenen Abgeordneten verloren. Er zählte seit Monaten zu den unbeliebtesten Premierministern; bis Ende 2025 lag seine Zustimmung im Mittel bei rund minus 46 Prozent. Der Aufstand verschärfte sich nach dem Rücktritt von Gesundheitsminister Wes Streeting im Mai. **Q: Wer könnte Starmer nachfolgen?** Klarer Favorit ist Andy Burnham, früherer Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester, der bis zum 20. Juni über 200 Abgeordnete hinter sich hatte. Als weitere mögliche Bewerber gelten Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner, Darren Jones und Al Carns. **Q: Was bedeutet der Rücktritt für den EU-Gipfel?** Der für den 22. Juli in Brüssel angesetzte Gipfel zu Handel, Strommarkt-Integration und Jugendmobilität geriet ins Wanken. Die Europäische Kommission prüft eine Absage; der Termin gilt als verschoben. **Q: Wie viele Briten leben in Luxemburg?** Laut STATEC waren es Anfang 2023 noch 3.924 britische Staatsangehörige, etwa 0,59 Prozent der Bevölkerung. Das ist ein Rückgang von rund 30 Prozent gegenüber 2019, auch infolge zahlreicher Einbürgerungen. ### Body LONDON — Sir Keir Starmer hat am Montag seinen Rücktritt angekündigt: Der Brite legt den Vorsitz der Labour-Partei und das Amt des Premierministers nieder. Damit endet eine an Krisen reiche Amtszeit von kaum zwei Jahren — und ein Wettlauf um den siebten Regierungschef beginnt, den das Vereinigte Königreich binnen eines Jahrzehnts erlebt. Vor dem Amtssitz in der Downing Street Nr. 10 erklärte Starmer, er habe das Vertrauen der eigenen Abgeordneten verloren und werde sich zurückziehen, sobald die Partei einen Nachfolger gewählt habe. "Bei jeder Entscheidung, die ich getroffen habe, ging es darum, das Land, das ich liebe, an die erste Stelle zu setzen", sagte Starmer vor Anhängern und Journalisten — eben deshalb trete er nun ab. Bis Labour das Verfahren abgeschlossen hat, das frühestens Mitte Juli endet, bleibt er geschäftsführend im Amt. Als aussichtsreichster Anwärter auf seine Nachfolge gilt Andy Burnham, der frühere Bürgermeister von Greater Manchester. Erst wenige Tage zuvor war er ins Parlament zurückgekehrt; seine Bewerbung erklärte er binnen weniger Stunden nach Starmers Auftritt. Eine Nachwahl als Auslöser Unhaltbar wurde Starmers Stellung, nachdem Burnham am 18. Juni die Nachwahl im Wahlkreis Makerfield mit einer Mehrheit von mehr als 9.000 Stimmen gewonnen hatte — rund 54,8 Prozent der Stimmen entfielen auf ihn. Den Sitz hatte der Labour-Abgeordnete Josh Simons eigens geräumt, um Burnham die Kandidatur zu ermöglichen. Mit dem Wiedereinzug ins Unterhaus erfüllte Burnham die Vorgabe der Partei, wonach Bewerber um den Vorsitz der Fraktion angehören müssen. Die letzte Hürde für eine offene Herausforderung war damit gefallen. Starmer zählte seit Monaten zu den unbeliebtesten Regierungschefs der britischen Geschichte; seine Zustimmung lag bis Ende 2025 im Mittel bei rund minus 46 Prozent. Der Aufstand gegen ihn schwoll an, seit Gesundheitsminister Wes Streeting im Mai zurückgetreten war. Bis zum 20. Juni hatte sich Burnham Berichten zufolge die Unterstützung von mehr als 200 Labour-Abgeordneten gesichert; Vertraute sprachen von bis zu rund 300 der 403 Mandatsträger. Streeting, einst als sein wichtigster Rivale gehandelt, stellte sich hinter ihn. Burnham würdigte den scheidenden Parteichef: "Keir hat unserem Land enorme Dienste erwiesen, und ich möchte ihm für seine Führung und sein Engagement in einer derart schwierigen Zeit danken." So wird der Nachfolger bestimmt Nach den Statuten der Partei braucht ein Bewerber die Unterschriften von mindestens 20 Prozent der Fraktion — derzeit 81 Abgeordnete —, um auf den Wahlzettel zu gelangen. Labour hat einen straffen Fahrplan festgelegt: - Die Nominierungen beginnen am 9. Juli und enden am 16. Juli. - Qualifiziert sich nur ein einziger Bewerber, übernimmt diese Person am 17. Juli den Vorsitz und das Amt des Premierministers. - Treten mehrere Kandidaten an, läuft über den Sommer eine Urabstimmung der Mitglieder; ein neuer Vorsitzender soll bis zum 1. September feststehen. Mit Streetings Rückzug und Burnhams überwältigendem Rückhalt in der Fraktion erscheint eine Übergabe ohne Gegenkandidaten, die ihn bis Mitte Juli in die Downing Street brächte, durchaus plausibel. Im Gespräch sind allerdings auch andere Namen, darunter Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner und Darren Jones; genannt wurde zudem Al Carns. Was das für die EU — und Luxemburg — bedeutet Der Wechsel an der Spitze schlägt sofort bis nach Brüssel durch. Ein zweiter Gipfel zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und der EU nach dem Brexit, für den 22. Juli in der belgischen Hauptstadt angesetzt, geriet ins Wanken. Dort sollten Abkommen zu Handel, zur Integration der Strommärkte und zur Jugendmobilität besiegelt werden. Paula Pinho, die Chefsprecherin der Europäischen Kommission, sagte: "Wir prüfen gemeinsam mit (Europäischem Ratspräsidenten) Costa und dem Vereinigten Königreich neu, ob es sinnvoll ist, den Gipfel wie vergangene Woche angekündigt dennoch abzuhalten, und werden von dort aus weitersehen." Der Gipfel galt anschließend als verschoben. Das Treffen sollte auf dem "Neustart" aufbauen, den Starmer im Mai 2025 ausgehandelt hatte, als London und Brüssel eine Strategische Partnerschaft, eine Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspartnerschaft sowie Verständigungen über Veterinärkontrollen, verknüpfte Emissionshandelssysteme und ein Jugendaustauschprogramm vereinbarten. Im November waren diese Gespräche am britischen Zugang zum gemeinsamen EU-Programm für Verteidigungskredite ins Stocken geraten. In den Hauptstädten der Union gilt Burnham als unbekannte Größe; doch er hat erklärt, er wolle das Vereinigte Königreich noch zu seinen Lebzeiten zurück in den Binnenmarkt führen. Diplomaten erwarten, dass er auf engere Bindungen drängen könnte als sein Vorgänger. Für Luxemburg, Sitz von EU-Institutionen wie dem Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union und der Europäischen Investitionsbank, wird der Kurs der Beziehungen zwischen London und Brüssel genau verfolgt. Er berührt auch die britische Gemeinschaft im Großherzogtum. Nach Angaben von STATEC lebten Anfang 2023 noch 3.924 britische Staatsangehörige in Luxemburg — etwa 0,59 Prozent der Bevölkerung und die vierzehntgrößte ausländische Nationalität. Anfang 2019 waren es rund 5.786 gewesen, hinzu kamen 1.382 Personen mit doppelter britisch-luxemburgischer Staatsbürgerschaft. Das entspricht einem Rückgang von etwa 30 Prozent seit dem Brexit-Referendum, was zum Teil auf Einbürgerungen zurückgeht: Deren Zahl stieg von 43 im Jahr 2011 auf 399 im Jahr 2018. Eine engere Zusammenarbeit bei Mobilität, der Anerkennung von Abschlüssen und beim Reisen würde diese Gemeinschaft und die Grenzgänger zwischen beiden Rechtsräumen unmittelbar betreffen. Vorerst stellt sich vor allem eine Frage des Zeitplans: ob Großbritanniens nächster Regierungschef rasch genug feststeht, um einen neu terminierten Brüsseler Gipfel zu retten — und wie weit eine Regierung Burnham das nach dem Brexit mühsam errichtete Gefüge neu zeichnen würde, an dem Luxemburg und seine Partner seit Jahren arbeiten. ### Sources - 2026 Labour Party leadership election (UK) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK) - Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after 'broken' Starmer holds back tears as he resigns — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-andy-burnham-leadership-battle/ - Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns as Britain Prepares For Its Seventh Leader in 10 Years — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resignation-reports-burnham-leadership-potential/ - Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister, clearing the path for the country's 7th leader in a decade — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU 're-assessing' summit with UK after Keir Starmer lays out exit plan — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/eu-re-assessing-summit-with-uk-after-keir-starmer-lays-out-exit-plan - EU waits for Burnham, the unknown quantity — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0622/1579798-eu-starmer/ - UK-EU summit plans 'reassessed' after Keir Starmer announces resignation — GB News: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/uk-eu-summit-plans-reassessed-keir-starmer-resignation - Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10207/ - British nationals living in Luxembourg, January 2019 — Delano (citing STATEC): https://delano.lu/article/delano_british-nationals-living-luxembourg-january-2019 - British PM Keir Starmer resigns, opening path for leadership contest — Vatican News (Reuters wire): https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-06/britain-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resigns.html --- ## Erster Nationalfeiertag mit Großherzog Guillaume an der Spitze des Staates - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/nationalfeiertag-2026-grossherzog-guillaume-erste-truppenparade-als-st - Published: 2026-06-23T11:40:45.836+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:40:45.836+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: de - Translation group: 362c3718-67c6-48c4-8b33-d4baecff3e11 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Acht Monate nach der Thronübernahme nimmt Guillaume V. erstmals als regierender Großherzog die Parade ab – begleitet von einer Hitzewelle mit roter Warnstufe und bis zu 38 Grad. ### Summary Luxemburg hat seinen Nationalfeiertag begangen – zum ersten Mal unter Vorsitz von Großherzog Guillaume, der seit Oktober 2025 Staatsoberhaupt ist. Die Feierlichkeiten fielen mit einer Hitzewelle der höchsten Warnstufe zusammen. ### Key facts - Großherzog Guillaume leitete am 23. Juni 2026 erstmals als regierendes Staatsoberhaupt den Nationalfeiertag – acht Monate nach seinem Amtsantritt. - Guillaume wurde am 3. Oktober 2025 Großherzog, nachdem Henri die Abdankungsurkunde unterzeichnet hatte; sein Sohn Charles ist nun Thronfolger. - Das Programm umfasste eine Feierstunde in der Philharmonie, einen Salut aus 21 Schüssen am Fetschenhof, die Militärparade unter Oberst Alain Schoeben und ein Te Deum mit Kardinal Hollerich. - An der Parade auf der Avenue de la Liberté beteiligten sich luxemburgische und französische Truppen, Polizei, Feuerwehr, Rotes Kreuz sowie ein Hubschrauberüberflug und belgische Luftwaffenmaschinen. - MeteoLux gab eine rote Hitzewarnung mit bis zu 38 Grad aus; die Stadt Luxemburg ließ den Nachmittagsunterricht ausfallen. ### FAQ **Q: Warum war der Nationalfeiertag 2026 besonders?** Es war der erste Nationalfeiertag, den Großherzog Guillaume seit seinem Amtsantritt am 3. Oktober 2025 als regierendes Staatsoberhaupt leitete. Zum ersten Mal nahm er die traditionelle Militärparade als Souverän ab. **Q: Wie wurde Guillaume Großherzog?** Sein Vater Henri unterzeichnete am 3. Oktober 2025 im Großherzoglichen Palais die Abdankungsurkunde (Artikel 56 der Verfassung), gegengezeichnet von Premierminister Luc Frieden. Guillaume leistete daraufhin den Verfassungseid vor der Abgeordnetenkammer und hielt seine Thronrede. **Q: Welche Rolle spielte die Hitzewelle?** MeteoLux gab eine rote Hitzewarnung aus, die landesweit von Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, bis Mitternacht galt, mit Höchstwerten von bis zu 38 Grad im Süden. Die Stadt Luxemburg ließ den Nachmittagsunterricht ausfallen; die offiziellen Zeremonien am 23. Juni fanden dennoch statt. **Q: Was gehört zum Ablauf des Nationalfeiertags?** Eine Feierstunde um 10.00 Uhr in der Philharmonie, ein Salut aus 21 Schüssen um 11.00 Uhr am Fetschenhof, die Militärparade um 12.00 Uhr auf der Avenue de la Liberté und ein Te Deum um 16.30 Uhr in der Kathedrale Notre-Dame. ### Body Wenn in Luxemburg am 23. Juni die Truppen auf der Avenue de la Liberté aufmarschieren, ist die Choreografie seit Jahrzehnten dieselbe: Salut, Parade, Te Deum. In diesem Jahr stand jedoch eine andere Person im Mittelpunkt. Zum ersten Mal nahm Großherzog Guillaume die Parade als regierendes Staatsoberhaupt ab – acht Monate, nachdem sein Vater Henri abgedankt und ihm den Thron überlassen hatte. Der Nationalfeiertag, der seit 1961 fest auf den 23. Juni gelegt ist und offiziell den Geburtstag des regierenden Großherzogs feiert, gilt als wichtigster staatlicher Moment des Großherzogtums. 2026 trug er zusätzliches Gewicht: Es war die erste Ausgabe, die Guillaume seit seinem Amtsantritt am 3. Oktober 2025 leitete – und damit zugleich sein institutionelles Debüt vor dem ganzen Land. Ein Thronwechsel im Herbst Guillaume wurde Staatsoberhaupt, nachdem Henri am 3. Oktober 2025 im Großherzoglichen Palais die Abdankungsurkunde unterzeichnet hatte – auf Grundlage von Artikel 56 der Verfassung und gegengezeichnet von Premierminister Luc Frieden. Anschließend leistete Guillaume, wie es Artikel 57 vorschreibt, den Verfassungseid vor der Abgeordnetenkammer und hielt seine Thronrede. Damit übernahm er förmlich die Rolle des Staatsoberhaupts und Symbols der nationalen Einheit. Sein fünfjähriger Sohn Charles wurde Thronfolger. Henri, der seit dem Jahr 2000 regiert hatte, hatte seinen Rückzug bereits in der Weihnachtsansprache im Dezember 2024 angekündigt und ihn als Übergabe an eine neue Generation beschrieben. In seiner Antrittsrede umriss Guillaume, welchen Ton er seiner Regentschaft geben wollte. Ich möchte der Großherzog sein, der Brücken baut – zwischen den Generationen, zwischen Tradition und Innovation. Zugleich berief er sich auf seine Urgroßmutter, Großherzogin Charlotte, und zitierte ihr Versprechen aus dem Jahr 1919: „Ich werde das Leben meines Volkes leben, von dem mich keine Schranke trennen soll." Die Feierlichkeiten am Dienstag waren die erste vollständige Einlösung dieses Versprechens auf nationaler Bühne. Der Ablauf des Festtags Das offizielle Programm begann um 10.00 Uhr mit einer Feierstunde in der Philharmonie Luxemburg, an der das großherzogliche Paar, Abgeordnete, Regierungsmitglieder, der Staatsrat und das diplomatische Korps teilnahmen. Der Großherzog, Kammerpräsident Claude Wiseler und Premierminister Frieden ergriffen jeweils das Wort; zudem wurden Ehrenauszeichnungen verliehen. Die Regierung bestätigte, dass es die erste Nationalfeiertagszeremonie unter dem Vorsitz Guillaumes seit dessen Amtsantritt war. Um 11.00 Uhr ertönte am Fetschenhof zu Ehren des Großherzogs ein Salut aus 21 Schüssen. Zur Mittagsstunde verlagerte sich das Geschehen auf die Avenue de la Liberté, wo die traditionelle Waffenpräsentation und die Militärparade unter dem Kommando von Oberst Alain Schoeben stattfanden. Dem überlieferten Protokoll folgend schreitet der Großherzog zunächst die angetretenen Truppen ab, bevor die Abordnungen an der Ehrentribüne vorbeiziehen, auf der das Staatsoberhaupt Platz nimmt – beantwortet wird der Gruß mit einem dreifachen „Vive!". An der diesjährigen Parade nahmen unter anderem teil: - Abordnungen der luxemburgischen und der französischen Armee; - die Großherzogliche Polizei sowie das Großherzogliche Feuerwehr- und Rettungskorps; - das Rote Kreuz und weitere zivile Verbände; - ein Hubschrauberüberflug sowie Maschinen der belgischen Luftwaffe. Den Abschluss bildete um 16.30 Uhr ein Te Deum in der Kathedrale Notre-Dame, das Kardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich zelebrierte und an dem Mitglieder der großherzoglichen Familie neben Vertretern weiterer Glaubensgemeinschaften teilnahmen. Festakt bei roter Hitzewarnung Die Feierlichkeiten fielen in einen der drückendsten Junimonate seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen. Der nationale Wetterdienst MeteoLux gab eine rote Hitzewarnung aus, die landesweit von Montagmittag, dem 22. Juni, bis Mitternacht galt. Am Montag wurden im Süden des Landes Höchstwerte von 36 bis 38 Grad und im Norden von 33 bis 35 Grad erreicht. Für das Wochenende wurden erneut bis zu 38 Grad vorhergesagt. Die Hitze veränderte vor allem den Vorabend des Nationalfeiertags, weniger die offiziellen Zeremonien. Die Stadt Luxemburg ließ den Nachmittagsunterricht für Schülerinnen und Schüler ausfallen, und die Behörden mahnten wiederholt zur Vorsicht. Eine längere Hitzeexposition kann selbst bei eingeschränkter körperlicher Aktivität zu Erschöpfung oder einem Hitzschlag führen. Diese Warnung von MeteoLux begleitete ein Abendprogramm, das dennoch wie geplant stattfand. Am Montag wurde das großherzogliche Paar in Differdingen empfangen, wo Frieden die traditionelle Ansprache zum Vorabend des Nationalfeiertags hielt, bevor es nach Luxemburg-Stadt weiterreiste. Dort empfing Bürgermeisterin Lydie Polfer das Paar auf dem Place Guillaume II – vor einem Fackelzug mit rund 2.800 Teilnehmenden ab dem Place du Théâtre und einem Feuerwerk von der Adolphe-Brücke. Eine symbolische Schwelle Für das Großherzogtum lag die Bedeutung des Tages weniger in einem einzelnen Programmpunkt als in der Person in seinem Zentrum. Waffenpräsentation, Salut, Te Deum und Reden wiederholen sich Jahr für Jahr; was sich 2026 änderte, war, dass sie sich um ein neues Staatsoberhaupt entfalteten, das sie zum ersten Mal vollzog. In diesem Sinne war es der öffentliche Abschluss jenes Übergangs, der im Oktober begonnen hatte – der Moment, in dem eine Regentschaft, die mit Unterschriften und Eiden in den Institutionen der Hauptstadt ihren Anfang nahm, vor den Menschen entlang der Avenue de la Liberté zur Gänze sichtbar wurde, der Hitze zum Trotz. ### Sources - Luxembourg Announces Updated National Day 2026 Programme — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61909-luxembourg-announces-updated-national-day-2026-programme - National Day 2026: Official ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg on 23 June 2026 at 10 am − Invitation for the public — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-invitation-fete-nationale.html - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - A New Reign Begins: Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg Accedes to the Throne — The Royal Correspondent: https://royalcorrespondent.com/2025/10/05/grand-duke-guillaume-a-new-reign-begins-in-the-grand-duchy-of-luxembourg/ - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - National Day 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/national-day-2026 - Celebrate National Day: the Grand Duke's Birthday — luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/festivals-and-traditions/national-day.html --- ## Digitaler Euro vor der Schlüsselabstimmung: Europa will unabhängiger von Visa und Mastercard werden - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/digitaler-euro-entscheidende-eu-abstimmung-zahlungssouveraenitaet - Published: 2026-06-23T11:25:18.159+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:25:18.159+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 2a75f612-a5e7-474e-a401-634cde7623d7 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Das EU-Parlament beugt sich am 23. Juni über das EZB-Projekt einer eigenen Zahlungsschiene – mit unmittelbaren Folgen für Luxemburgs Banken, Fonds und Zahlungsbranche. ### Summary Der ECON-Ausschuss des Europaparlaments stimmt über den Rechtsrahmen für den digitalen Euro ab. Es geht um strategische Autonomie – und für Luxemburgs Finanzplatz um viel. ### Key facts - Der ECON-Ausschuss des EU-Parlaments stimmte am 23. Juni über den Rechtsrahmen für den digitalen Euro ab; das Plenum folgt voraussichtlich im Juli. - Treiber ist die Zahlungssouveränität: Fast zwei Drittel der Kartenzahlungen im Euroraum laufen über nichteuropäische Anbieter wie Visa und Mastercard. - Geplant sind eine Haltegrenze um 3.000 Euro ohne Verzinsung, ein „Wasserfall"-Mechanismus und Online- wie Offline-Nutzung – ein Zahlungsmittel, keine Geldanlage. - Banken warnen vor Disintermediation und Kosten: PwC schätzt 18 Milliarden Euro, die EZB nur 4 bis 5,8 Milliarden Euro. - Luxemburgs ABBL stützt ein vermitteltes Modell; parallel starten fünf Banken die europäische Wallet Wero rund um Juni 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Was hat der ECON-Ausschuss am 23. Juni entschieden?** Der Ausschuss für Wirtschaft und Währung des Europaparlaments befasste sich mit der Verordnung, die den Rechtsrahmen für einen digitalen Euro schaffen würde. Die Abstimmung über den Bericht von Berichterstatter Fernando Navarrete war für den 23. Juni angesetzt; eine Abstimmung im Plenum wird für Juli erwartet. **Q: Wann könnte der digitale Euro kommen?** Die Verordnung verpflichtet die EZB nicht zur Ausgabe, sondern schafft erst den rechtlichen Rahmen. Verabschieden die Mitgesetzgeber das Regelwerk 2026, könnte Mitte 2027 ein Pilotbetrieb beginnen; eine mögliche Ausgabe wäre für 2029 denkbar. Die endgültige Entscheidung trifft die EZB. **Q: Wie viel digitalen Euro dürfte man halten?** Für Privatpersonen ist eine Obergrenze vorgesehen – diskutiert werden rund 3.000 Euro –, ohne Verzinsung. Beträge darüber würden über einen „Wasserfall"-Mechanismus automatisch auf ein verknüpftes Geschäftskonto umgeleitet. Für Unternehmen und öffentliche Stellen gilt eine Nullgrenze. **Q: Warum ist das Thema für Luxemburg besonders wichtig?** Der Finanzplatz konkurriert über Infrastruktur, Vertrauen und die Einlagenbeziehung – genau hier setzt der digitale Euro an. Die ABBL befürwortet ein vermitteltes Modell und fordert Folgenabschätzungen. Parallel führen fünf Luxemburger Banken die europäische Wallet Wero ein. ### Body Für ein Vorhaben, über das Brüssel seit Jahren ringt, fällt diese Woche eine Vorentscheidung. Der Ausschuss für Wirtschaft und Währung (ECON) des Europäischen Parlaments befasst sich mit der Verordnung, die den rechtlichen Weg für einen digitalen Euro ebnen würde. Laut dem Gesetzgebungsregister des Parlaments und Berichten von Agence Europe war die Abstimmung über den Bericht für den 23. Juni angesetzt; das Plenum dürfte im Juli folgen. Der Vorschlag, den die Europäische Kommission am 28. Juni 2023 vorlegte, ist zum Herzstück einer Brüsseler Idee geworden, die ihre Verfechter Zahlungssouveränität nennen. Die Diagnose ist unverblümt: Europa wickelt einen zu großen Teil seines täglichen Zahlungsverkehrs über Infrastruktur ab, die ihm nicht gehört. Die Europäische Zentralbank verweist darauf, dass fast zwei Drittel aller Kartenzahlungen im Euroraum von nichteuropäischen Unternehmen verarbeitet werden – allen voran die US-Netzwerke Visa und Mastercard. Die Nachrichtenagentur AFP berichtet zudem, dass 13 der 21 Euro-Länder über kein eigenes nationales Kartensystem verfügen. Eine politische Setzung, kein Ruf des Marktes EZB-Präsidentin Christine Lagarde deutet diese Abhängigkeit als strategische Verwundbarkeit und spielt damit implizit darauf an, wie westliche Sanktionen Russland 2022 von Visa und Mastercard abschnitten. Es ist für uns wichtig, den digitalen Zahlungsverkehr unter unserer eigenen Kontrolle zu haben. Lagarde äußerte sich in The Pat Kenny Show des Senders Newstalk. Ob Europäer eine Karte oder ein Smartphone an das Terminal hielten, sagte sie, laufe die Transaktion „in der Regel über Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Alipay" – Infrastruktur mit Wurzeln in den USA oder China. Der digitale Euro, so die Befürworter, gäbe der Union eine eigene, europaweite Schiene, die Bargeld und private Lösungen ergänzt, statt sie zu ersetzen. Geteilt wird diese Logik nicht überall. Der zentristische Europaabgeordnete Gilles Boyer brachte die politische Stimmung auf den Punkt und mahnte zugleich, der Entschlossenheit folgten zu selten Taten: „Wir Europäer hatten viele Weckrufe über unsere Abhängigkeit von den USA. Wir sind jetzt hellwach, aber wir handeln nicht immer", sagte er der AFP. Worüber die Abgeordneten wirklich entscheiden Die Verordnung verpflichtet die EZB nicht, die Währung auszugeben; sie schafft erst den rechtlichen Rahmen, ohne den keine Ausgabe möglich wäre. Die zweijährige Vorbereitungsphase der EZB endete im Oktober 2025; am 30. Oktober billigte der EZB-Rat den Übergang in die nächste Stufe, die auf technische Einsatzbereitschaft und die Begleitung des Gesetzgebungsverfahrens zielt. Verabschieden die Mitgesetzgeber das Regelwerk im Laufe des Jahres 2026, könnte Mitte 2027 ein Pilotbetrieb starten, eine mögliche Ausgabe wäre für 2029 denkbar. Die Unterhändler des Parlaments unter Berichterstatter Fernando Navarrete haben sich auf ein Modell mit mehreren prägenden Merkmalen verständigt: - Online und offline. Beide Varianten werden mitgetragen; Offline-Zahlungen wären zunächst auf lokale Vorgänge begrenzt und kostenfrei. - Haltegrenze. Für Privatpersonen ist eine Obergrenze vorgesehen – diskutiert werden rund 3.000 Euro –, ohne Verzinsung der Guthaben. Der digitale Euro soll ein Zahlungsmittel sein, keine Geldanlage. - „Wasserfall"-Mechanismus. Jede Zahlung, die über die Grenze hinausginge, wird automatisch auf ein verknüpftes Geschäftskonto umgeleitet. Für Unternehmen und öffentliche Stellen gilt eine Nullgrenze, eingehende digitale Euro werden sofort in Einlagen umgewandelt. - Händlerkosten. Der Handel soll nicht mehr zahlen als heute. Die Banken rechnen nach Die zentrale Sorge der Kreditwirtschaft heißt Disintermediation: dass Haushalte ihre Einlagen in Zentralbankgeld umschichten und so die Refinanzierungsbasis schrumpft, mit der Banken Kredite vergeben. Haltegrenze, fehlende Verzinsung und Wasserfall sollen genau dieses Risiko dämpfen. Der zweite Reibungspunkt sind die Kosten. Eine von europäischen Bankenverbänden in Auftrag gegebene PwC-Studie veranschlagt den Anpassungsaufwand der Branche auf nahezu 18 Milliarden Euro, während die EZB selbst von 4 bis 5,8 Milliarden Euro ausgeht – eine Lücke, die die Fronten vor der Abstimmung verhärtet hat. Das politische Bild bleibt unscharf, weil Navarrete, ein EVP-Abgeordneter, zeitweise Sympathie für privatwirtschaftliche Lösungen erkennen ließ – der Zeitplan des Dossiers ist also umstritten, auch wenn es vorankommt. Warum Luxemburg genau hinschaut Für das Großherzogtum steht überdurchschnittlich viel auf dem Spiel. Banken und Fonds tragen eine Volkswirtschaft, deren Finanzplatz über Infrastruktur, Vertrauen und die Einlagenbeziehung konkurriert – genau das Terrain, das der digitale Euro berühren würde. Die Luxemburger Bankenvereinigung ABBL befürwortet ein vermitteltes Modell, das die Banken in der Kundenbeziehung hält, stellt den Sinn eines digitalen Euro für den Einzelhandel aber grundsätzlich infrage. Ananda Kautz, bei der ABBL zuständig für Innovation, Digital Banking und Zahlungsverkehr, sieht den Anstoß weniger im Markt als in der Politik. „Der Bedarf kommt nicht vom Markt, sondern aus einer strategischen Entscheidung der EZB." Mehr Nutzen, so Kautz, hätte die EZB womöglich gestiftet, wenn sie die Abwicklung zwischen Unternehmen – den Großkundenbereich – vorangetrieben hätte, wo sie klareren Mehrwert bei der grenzüberschreitenden Effizienz erkennt. Erfahrung hat Luxemburg dort: Bei den Eurosystem-Versuchen 2024 zur Abwicklung tokenisierter Vermögenswerte in Zentralbankgeld – einer Übung mit 64 Teilnehmern und mehr als 200 Transaktionen im Wert von rund 1,59 Milliarden Euro – erprobten unter anderem Clearstream, die Staatsbank Spuerkeess und die Luxemburger HSBC-Tochter reale Anwendungsfälle, koordiniert von der Banque centrale du Luxembourg. Zugleich steht der Markt nicht still. Fünf Luxemburger Banken führen Wero ein, die Konto-zu-Konto-Geldbörse der European Payments Initiative, die hierzulande rund um Juni 2026 starten soll – konzipiert als private europäische Antwort auf Visa, Mastercard und PayPal. Ob der digitale Euro am Ende Verbündeter oder Konkurrent solcher Systeme wird, hänge, so die ABBL, an den Haltegrenzen und Interoperabilitätsregeln, um die in Brüssel gerade gerungen wird. Die Abstimmung dieser Woche dürften Luxemburgs Banken deshalb Zeile für Zeile lesen. ### Sources - Digital euro | Legislative Train Schedule — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-an-economy-that-works-for-people/file-digital-euro - Progress on the digital euro — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/progress/html/index.en.html - Eurosystem moving to next phase of digital euro project — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr251030~8c5b5beef0.en.html - 'Europeans are fully awake': Why the EU is pushing for a new 'digital euro' — The Local (AFP): https://www.thelocal.it/20260623/europeans-are-fully-awake-why-the-eu-is-pushing-for-a-new-digital-euro/ - Luxembourg bankers sceptical about digital euro, while ECB sees upside — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-bankers-sceptical-a - Europe must end reliance on US technology - Christine Lagarde — Newstalk: https://www.newstalk.com/news/europe-must-end-reliance-on-us-technology-christine-lagarde-2150867 - Digital Euro: ECON Vote June 23 and What It Decides — Spaziocrypto: https://en.spaziocrypto.com/fintech/digital-euro-econ-vote-june-23-what-it-decides/ - European Parliament's negotiations on digital euro pave way for end-of-June committee vote — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13882/24/european-parliaments-negotiations-on-digital-euro-pave-way-for-end-of-june-committee-vote - Luxembourg banks join forces to test the ECB's digital euro for financial markets — ABBL: https://www.abbl.lu/luxembourg-banks-join-forces-to-test-the-ecbs-digital-euro-for-financial-markets/ - The digital euro in a fragmenting world: ensuring Europe's resilience and autonomy in payments — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260401~d9106c31db.en.html - EU Parliament endorses dual digital euro approach — Electronic Payments International: https://www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com/news/eu-parliament-endorses-digital-euro/ --- ## Iran verwehrt Kontrolleuren Zugang zu bombardierten Atomanlagen – trotz Annäherung an die USA - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/iran-atominspektion-fordo-natans-isfahan-gesperrt - Published: 2026-06-23T11:14:25.558+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:14:25.558+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 7f02bd9b-264f-4f78-a7e4-65bad5c62bec - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Teheran öffnet die durch Luftschläge beschädigten Anlagen Fordo, Natans und Isfahan keinen UN-Inspekteuren – obwohl Iran und die USA einen 60-Tage-Fahrplan zu einem Abkommen vereinbart haben. ### Summary Iran lässt die IAEO nicht zu den vor einem Jahr bombardierten Atomanlagen – ausgerechnet während Teheran und Washington in der Schweiz einen Fahrplan zu einem Abkommen aushandeln. Verhandelt wird über einen Uranbestand, den die Kontrolleure derzeit nicht überprüfen können. ### Key facts - Iran lässt UN-Inspekteure nicht zu den am 22. Juni 2025 bombardierten Anlagen Fordo, Natans und Isfahan zurück; nur unbeschädigte Standorte sind wieder zugänglich. - Bis Mitte Juni 2025 hatte Iran rund 440 Kilogramm auf 60 Prozent angereichertes Uran angehäuft; etwa 432 Kilogramm waren überprüft, bevor der Zugang endete. Eigentlich ist alle 30 Tage eine Kontrolle fällig. - Nach Gesprächen in der Schweiz (Ende 21. Juni 2026) vereinbarten Iran und die USA einen Fahrplan zu einem Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen – das erste Nuklearthema ist die Beseitigung des hochangereicherten Bestands. - Der IAEO-Gouverneursrat verabschiedete am 10. Juni 2026 mit 19 zu 3 Stimmen bei 11 Enthaltungen eine von den E3 eingebrachte Resolution; Russland, China und Burkina Faso stimmten dagegen. - Der Kern des Problems: Verhandelt wird über die Entsorgung eines Uranbestands, den die IAEO derzeit weder lokalisieren noch verifizieren kann. ### FAQ **Q: Warum lässt Iran keine Inspekteure zu den bombardierten Anlagen?** Teheran argumentiert, es gebe „kein Protokoll“ für die Inspektion von Anlagen, die bei Militärschlägen zerstört wurden. Atomchef Mohammad Eslami fordert, die IAEO müsse erst Regeln für die „Nachkriegssituation“ festlegen. Seit einem Parlamentsbeschluss von 2025 dürfen Inspekteure Atomanlagen zudem nur mit Zustimmung des Obersten Nationalen Sicherheitsrats betreten. **Q: Worum geht es bei den Gesprächen zwischen Iran und den USA?** Nach Verhandlungen in der Schweiz, die am 21. Juni 2026 endeten, einigten sich beide Seiten auf einen Fahrplan zu einem endgültigen Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen sowie auf einen Kommunikationskanal gegen Zwischenfälle in der Straße von Hormus. Arbeitsgruppen befassen sich mit Aufsicht, Sanktionen und Nuklearfragen; das erste Nuklearthema ist die Anreicherung und die Entsorgung des hochangereicherten Urans. **Q: Warum ist der fehlende Zugang so brisant?** Iran ist der einzige Nicht-Kernwaffenstaat, der je Uran auf 60 Prozent angereichert hat – ein kleiner technischer Schritt zu waffenfähigem Material. Da die IAEO die rund 440 Kilogramm derzeit nicht überprüfen kann, müsste jede Vereinbarung über deren Beseitigung allein auf Irans Wort beruhen statt auf unabhängiger Kontrolle. ### Body Es ist ein Widerspruch, der die gesamte Diplomatie unterläuft: Während Teheran und Washington in der Schweiz einen Fahrplan zu einem Atomabkommen aushandeln, verweigert die iranische Führung den Kontrolleuren der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation (IAEO) weiter den Zugang zu jenen drei Anlagen, die vor einem Jahr von amerikanischen Bomben getroffen wurden. Das iranische Außenministerium erklärte am 23. Juni, eine Inspektion der beschädigten Standorte sei nicht vorgesehen; ein Treffen iranischer Vertreter mit IAEO-Generaldirektor Rafael Grossi am Rande der Gespräche in der Schweiz habe nicht stattgefunden. Für die Kontrolle von Anlagen, die bei Militärschlägen zerstört wurden, gebe es „kein Protokoll“. Seinen bestehenden Verpflichtungen aus dem Atomwaffensperrvertrag (NVV) und dem Sicherungsabkommen werde Iran weiter nachkommen – doch diese reichten, so die Botschaft, nicht mehr bis zu den getroffenen Werken in Fordo, Natans und Isfahan. Neu ist diese Haltung nicht. Doch ihr Zeitpunkt verschärft den Kern des Problems: Verhandelt wird über das Schicksal des heikelsten Nuklearmaterials Irans – ausgerechnet in dem Moment, in dem die Behörde, die dieses Material überprüfen soll, von den mutmaßlichen Lagerorten ausgesperrt ist. Ein Jahr ohne Blick auf das angereicherte Uran Der Streit reicht zurück bis in den Juni 2025. Während eines zwölftägigen Krieges mit Israel bombardierten die Vereinigten Staaten am 22. Juni Fordo, Natans und Isfahan mit bunkerbrechender Munition. Binnen weniger Tage stimmte das iranische Parlament mit 221 zu 0 Stimmen dafür, die Zusammenarbeit mit der IAEO auszusetzen; Präsident Massud Peseschkian setzte das Gesetz am 2. Juli 2025 in Kraft. Seither dürfen Inspekteure Atomanlagen nur noch mit Zustimmung des Obersten Nationalen Sicherheitsrats betreten. Zu den unbeschädigten Standorten sind die Kontrolleure inzwischen zurückgekehrt – mit dem Kernkraftwerk Buschehr als wichtigster Ausnahme. Die zerstörten Anlagen aber bleiben tabu. Grossi nennt die teilweise Wiederaufnahme wichtig, aber unzureichend. Wir dürfen nur jene Standorte betreten, die nicht getroffen wurden. Im Dezember sagte Grossi der russischen Agentur RIA Nowosti, gerade Fordo, Natans und Isfahan – also die für Inspekteure unzugänglichen Anlagen – enthielten „weiterhin erhebliche Mengen an Nuklearmaterial und Ausrüstung“. Der blinde Fleck wiegt schwer. Bis Mitte Juni 2025 hatte Iran rund 440 Kilogramm auf 60 Prozent U-235 angereichertes Uran angehäuft; etwa 432 Kilogramm davon waren überprüft, bevor der Zugang beschränkt wurde. Nach dem Sicherungsabkommen müsste dieser hochangereicherte Bestand etwa alle 30 Tage kontrolliert werden – seit einem Jahr ist er weitgehend ungeprüft. Iran bleibt der einzige Nicht-Kernwaffenstaat, der je Uran auf 60 Prozent angereichert und eingelagert hat – ein technisch kleiner Schritt zu waffenfähigem Material. Verhandlungstisch und Kontrolllücke Der Stillstand bei der Überprüfung läuft der Bewegung am Verhandlungstisch direkt zuwider. Ein Memorandum von Ende Mai verlängerte eine fragile Waffenruhe um 60 Tage. Nach einer ersten Runde hochrangiger Gespräche, die am 21. Juni in der Schweiz endete, einigten sich beide Seiten nach Angaben der Vermittler auf einen „Fahrplan“ zu einem endgültigen Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen – sowie auf einen Kommunikationskanal, der „Zwischenfälle“ in der Straße von Hormus verhindern soll. Die US-Delegation führt Vizepräsident JD Vance an, unterstützt vom Sondergesandten Steve Witkoff; auf iranischer Seite leitet Außenminister Abbas Araghtschi die Verhandlungen. Pakistan und Katar vermitteln. Eingerichtet wurden drei Arbeitsgruppen: - zur Aufsicht über das Programm, - zu den Sanktionen, - zu den Nuklearfragen – wobei das erste Thema die Anreicherung und die Beseitigung des hochangereicherten Bestands ist. Genau hier liegt der Knoten. Der Fahrplan sieht vor, Material zu entfernen oder zu verdünnen, das die IAEO derzeit weder lokalisieren noch zählen noch dort bestätigen kann, wo Iran es zuletzt deklariert hat. Ohne Inspekteure an den beschädigten Standorten beruhte jede Vereinbarung über die Beseitigung des Bestands allein auf dem Wort Teherans statt auf unabhängiger Überprüfung – just jenem Prinzip, auf dem das gesamte Nichtverbreitungssystem ruht. Europa pocht – doch die Hebel sind kurz Für die europäischen Unterzeichner des Atomabkommens von 2015 – Frankreich, Deutschland und Großbritannien, die sogenannten E3 – ist die Funkstille eine akute Sorge. Am 10. Juni verabschiedete der IAEO-Gouverneursrat eine von den USA verfasste und von den E3 eingebrachte Resolution, die Iran zur unverzüglichen Wiederaufnahme der Zusammenarbeit auffordert. Sie passierte das Gremium mit 19 zu drei Stimmen bei elf Enthaltungen; Russland, China und Burkina Faso stimmten dagegen. In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung an den Rat hielten die vier Regierungen fest, Iran habe den Zugang zu seinen proliferationssensibelsten Anlagen „seit einem Jahr“ verweigert; die Behörde könne „für 2025 keine Sicherungsschlussfolgerung ziehen“. Man fordere Iran auf, „unverzüglich zur vollständigen Einhaltung seiner rechtsverbindlichen Verpflichtungen aus dem NVV-Sicherungsabkommen und den einschlägigen Resolutionen des UN-Sicherheitsrats zurückzukehren“. Iran habe Schritte unternommen, die seine Vertragsverletzung sogar vertieft hätten. Teheran zeigt sich unbeeindruckt. Mohammad Eslami, Chef der iranischen Atomenergie-Organisation, verlangt, die IAEO müsse zunächst die Regeln für die Inspektion zerbombter Anlagen definieren – faktisch die Forderung, die Behörde solle ein Verfahren für Standorte festschreiben, die unter laufender Überwachung angegriffen wurden. „Wenn es festgelegte Verfahren für die Nachkriegssituation gibt, sollte die Behörde sie bekannt geben“, sagte er im Dezember und fügte hinzu, Iran werde sich „politischem und psychologischem Druck“ nicht beugen. Die Tragweite reicht weit über den Golf hinaus. Europa, das in Reichweite jeder größeren regionalen Eskalation liegt, hat seine eigene Sicherheit an den Grundsatz geknüpft, dass Irans Programm unabhängig überwacht werden kann. Die E3 könnten den „Snapback“-Mechanismus auslösen und die UN-Sanktionen wieder in Kraft setzen – doch das könnte just jene Gespräche zum Einsturz bringen, die sie schützen wollen. Genau diese Zwickmühle lässt ihre Hebel kurz erscheinen. Vorerst bewegen sich Diplomatie und Kontrolle in entgegengesetzte Richtungen. In der Schweiz skizzieren Unterhändler einen Weg zur Beseitigung eines Bestands, den die Atominspekteure der Welt nicht mehr sehen können. Ob die Behörde wieder Zugang zu Fordo, Natans und Isfahan erhält, dürfte zur Angel werden, an der die gesamte Deeskalation hängt. ### Sources - Iran says IAEA inspections of damaged nuclear sites are not planned (liveblog, 23 June 2026) — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-23-2026/ - Iran rejects inspections of bombed nuclear sites without IAEA framework — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/iran-rejects-inspections-of-bombed-nuclear-sites-without-iaea-framework - Iran refuses inspection of nuclear sites until IAEA provides new guidelines after bombing — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/middleeast/iran-refuses-iaea-inspection-of-nuclear-sites-intl-latam - Nuclear watchdog yet to regain access to key Iranian sites, Grossi says — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512152379 - Iran president signs law suspending cooperation with IAEA — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/2/iran-president-signs-law-suspending-cooperation-with-iaea - Iran's president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/middleeast/iran-suspending-cooperation-iaea-intl - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-quad-statement-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/10/iran-nuclear-material-access-resolution-vote-iaea/533e4f5c-64de-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/us-iran-roadmap-final-deal-switzerland-talks-lebanon-deconfliction.html - US-Iran 60-day proposal: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29/us-iran-60-day-proposal-what-we-know - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations --- ## Zehn Buchstaben, ein Land: Luxemburg schärft sein Markenbild - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/luxemburg-nation-branding-zehn-buchstaben-strategie-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T07:02:54.873+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T07:02:54.873+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: fd2e1424-43c3-4f48-ae91-990c9ab474d6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Zum zehnjährigen Bestehen stellt die Markeninitiative eine Strategie entlang der zehn Buchstaben des Landesnamens vor – und plant ein größeres „Luxembourg House“. Budget: rund zwei Millionen Euro. ### Summary Luxemburgs staatliche Nation-Branding-Initiative „LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen“ wird 2026 zehn Jahre alt und richtet ihre Kommunikation neu aus – mit einer Zehn-Buchstaben-Strategie, einem neuen Schauraum und stärkerem Fokus auf Sprache und Talente. ### Key facts - Die staatliche Standortmarke „LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen“ feiert 2026 ihr zehnjähriges Bestehen und richtet ihre Kommunikation neu aus. - Kernstück ist eine Strategie entlang der zehn Buchstaben von „Luxembourg“ – beginnend mit dem „L“ für die luxemburgische Sprache. - Ein neues, größeres „Luxembourg House“ am Standort Konrodseck soll 2026 mit Weinverkostung und der „LuXembourg Collection“ eröffnen. - Die Initiative arbeitet mit rund zwei Millionen Euro Jahresbudget (ohne Gehälter) und acht Personen in sechs Abteilungen. - Leiterin Beryl Koltz wurde im Januar 2026 von Paperjam und MarkCom zur „Brand Manager of the Year“ gekürt. ### FAQ **Q: Wofür steht „LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen“?** Es ist die offizielle, staatliche Nation-Branding-Initiative Luxemburgs, angesiedelt im Wirtschaftsministerium und geleitet von Beryl Koltz. Sie koordiniert über ein interministerielles Komitee mehr als zwei Dutzend Ministerien, Agenturen, Kammern und Partner, um das Markenbild des Landes zu fördern. **Q: Was ist neu an der Strategie zum zehnjährigen Bestehen?** Ein Kommunikationskonzept entlang der zehn Buchstaben des Wortes „Luxembourg“, das jeweils eine nationale Stärke hervorhebt – beginnend mit dem „L“ für Lëtzebuergesch. Dazu kommen ein stärkerer Fokus auf Sprache, Authentizität und das Inland sowie ein neues, größeres „Luxembourg House“ in der Hauptstadt. **Q: Welche Werte und Prioritäten verfolgt die Marke?** Drei Werte – Offenheit, Dynamik und Verlässlichkeit – sowie drei Prioritäten: Kreativität (inklusive wirtschaftlicher Innovation), Vielfalt (wirtschaftlich und gesellschaftlich) und Nachhaltigkeit. Das Signet ist das rot-blaue „X“, das Luxemburg als Kreuzungspunkt zeigt. ### Body Luxemburg arbeitet daran, sich der Welt klarer zu zeigen. Wenn die staatliche Standortmarke LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen 2026 ihr zehnjähriges Bestehen feiert, präsentiert das Team dahinter eine überarbeitete Strategie, die sich an den zehn Buchstaben des Landesnamens orientiert, und bereitet einen größeren Schauraum in der Hauptstadt vor. Es ist das jüngste Kapitel eines langen Versuchs, das Großherzogtum als mehr als einen Finanzplatz zu beschreiben. Die Initiative ist im Wirtschaftsministerium angesiedelt und wird von Beryl Koltz geleitet, die in Luxemburg für die Förderung des Markenbilds verantwortlich ist. Im Januar 2026 kürten das Wirtschaftsmagazin Paperjam und der Marketingverband MarkCom sie zur „Brand Manager of the Year“ – eine Auszeichnung, die in der Kulturfabrik in Esch an der Alzette überreicht und zusammen mit Mathieu Rosan von der Konzerthalle Rockhal vergeben wurde. Die Ehrung fällt in eine Phase, in der das Team zehn Jahre Arbeit bilanziert und den Kurs für das nächste Jahrzehnt absteckt. Vom alten Streitthema zur Landesmarke Über ein koordiniertes Standortmarketing wurde in Luxemburg bereits seit den 1990er-Jahren diskutiert. Die Initiative selbst entstand 2013 im Ministerium für auswärtige und europäische Angelegenheiten. Eine neue visuelle Identität – getragen von einem markanten rot-blauen „X“, das Luxemburg als Kreuzungspunkt inszeniert – wurde in einem partizipativen Prozess entwickelt und 2016 vorgestellt. Der Regierungsrat bestätigte am 2. Juni 2021 eine erneuerte Markenstrategie, und im November 2023 wechselte die Einheit ins Wirtschaftsministerium, was sie enger mit den Zielen für Investitionen und Fachkräfte verknüpft. Heute begleitet ein interministerielles Komitee die Arbeit, das nach Angaben der Initiative mehr als zwei Dutzend Ministerien, Förderagenturen, Kammern und institutionelle Partner zusammenführt. Koltz beschreibt die Rolle ihrer Einheit zurückhaltend. Unsere Aufgabe ist es, alle, die an der Förderung beteiligt sind, zu inspirieren und zu vernetzen und Luxemburg in der ganzen Welt zu fördern. Ein Versprechen in zehn Buchstaben Im Zentrum des Jubiläums steht ein neues Kommunikationskonzept, das auf den zehn Buchstaben des Wortes „Luxembourg“ aufbaut: Jeder Buchstabe steht für eine nationale Stärke. Den Anfang macht – durchaus bewusst – das „L“ für Lëtzebuergesch, die luxemburgische Sprache, die die neue Strategie als Träger von Authentizität versteht und weit stärker betont als die frühere, international ausgerichtete Kommunikation. Diese Hinwendung nach innen hat Gewicht: Die Marke soll bei den Einwohnern ebenso ankommen wie bei ausländischen Investoren und Fachkräften. Die Initiative ordnet das Land drei Werten zu – Offenheit, Dynamik und Verlässlichkeit – und setzt drei Prioritäten: - Kreativität, einschließlich wirtschaftlicher Innovation - Vielfalt, sowohl in der Wirtschaft als auch in der Gesellschaft - Nachhaltigkeit Die Botschaft dreht sich weniger um eine einzelne Branche als um einen Ort, an dem Ideen Wurzeln schlagen können. Ein neues „Luxembourg House“ Die Strategie bekommt auch ein physisches Zuhause. Ein neues, größeres „Luxembourg House“ soll 2026 am Standort Konrodseck in der Stadt Luxemburg eröffnen, in der Nähe des früheren Maison de l'Europe und unweit des Außenministeriums. Der Raum erhält eine stärkere weintouristische Dimension samt Verkostungsbereich und zeigt weiterhin die „LuXembourg Collection“ – eine kuratierte Reihe lokaler, nachhaltiger Produkte, die jeweils eine Geschichte über das Können des Landes erzählen. Hinter den Ambitionen stehen vergleichsweise schlanke Mittel. Das Team von Koltz arbeitet mit einem Jahresbudget von rund zwei Millionen Euro – ohne Gehälter – und acht Personen, verteilt auf sechs Abteilungen. Nach eigenen Angaben bearbeitete die Einheit 2024 etwa 400 vollständige Dossiers, erreichte rund 2.500 Menschen über Präsentationen, unterstützte 21 Projekte oder Veranstaltungen finanziell und 95 weitere materiell. Zugleich wuchs die Zahl ihrer Follower in den sozialen Medien um 21 Prozent, die Bestellungen von Markenprodukten stiegen um 28 Prozent. Werbung für die Diversifizierung Das Standortmarketing lässt sich von Luxemburgs umfassenderer Wirtschaftsstrategie nicht trennen. Lange durch seinen Finanzsektor geprägt – und zuletzt durch Ambitionen in Raumfahrt und Technologie – versucht das Land seit Jahren, seine Basis zu verbreitern und jene Fachkräfte anzuziehen, die eine kleine Volkswirtschaft nicht allein hervorbringen kann. Die Gewinnung von Talenten ist zu einem Kernthema der Initiative geworden, die mit einem Hohen Komitee für Talentgewinnung verbunden ist und im Juni 2024 ihr erstes „LuXembourg Community Event“ ausrichtete. Lex Delles, der Wirtschaftsminister der Demokratischen Partei (DP), der das Ressort seit November 2023 führt, fasst diesen Anspruch bewusst weit. „Jeder Mensch, den die luxemburgische Wirtschaft braucht, ist ein Talent – unabhängig von seinem Qualifikationsniveau“, sagte er, als die Talentoffensive verstärkt wurde. Wie gut die Botschaft trägt, lässt sich schwer messen, doch die jüngsten Kampagnen des Teams fanden auch im Ausland Beachtung. Die Aktion „Oops, I stayed in Luxembourg“ aus dem Jahr 2025 erhielt eine besondere Erwähnung bei den City Nation Place Awards in London, Silber bei den Luxembourg Design Awards und eine Auszeichnung in der Kategorie „Campaign of the Year 2025“ von adada. Für Koltz lautet die Lehre des Jahrzehnts, dass das Bild eines Landes gemeinschaftlich getragen und nicht von einem Ministerium vorgegeben wird. „Die Marke LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen ist einzigartig, weil sie allen gehört“, sagte sie bei der Verleihung des Titels „Brand Manager of the Year“ – ein Satz, der zugleich als Leitidee der Einheit für ihr zweites Jahrzehnt taugt. ### Sources - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - About us — LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/about-us/ - LMIH | Luxembourg brand image promotion — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/home/ - Luxembourg Takes Next Step in Nation Branding with Let's Make it Happen Initiative — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/economics/50335-luxembourg-takes-next-step-in-nation-branding-with-lets-make-it-happen-initiative - Beryl Koltz, Brand Manager of the Year 2026: « La marque LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen est unique car elle appartient à tous » — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/01/beryl-koltz-la-marque-luxembourg-lets-make-it-happen-est-unique-car-elle-appartient-a-tous/ - Promotion of Luxembourg — Ministry of the Economy — The Luxembourg Government: https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/domaines-activites/promotion.html - Lex Delles — Biography — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex.html --- ## Auf dem Bürgenstock einigen sich USA und Iran auf 60-Tage-Fahrplan – Trump droht zugleich mit neuen Schlägen - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/buergenstock-usa-iran-60-tage-fahrplan-trump-drohung - Published: 2026-06-23T06:43:25.648+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:43:25.648+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: de - Translation group: 069cc788-501b-4c02-82a6-77178bc5232d - Dateline: Bürgenstock, Lake Lucerne, CH > In einem Schweizer Bergresort verständigten sich Washington und Teheran auf einen Weg zu einem Abkommen – während Präsident Trump mit weiteren Angriffen drohte. ### Summary Beim ersten direkten Treffen seit Kriegsbeginn vereinbarten USA und Iran auf dem Bürgenstock einen Fahrplan für ein finales Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen – begleitet von einer öffentlichen Drohung Donald Trumps. ### Key facts - USA und Iran verständigten sich auf dem Bürgenstock über dem Vierwaldstättersee auf einen Fahrplan zu einem finalen Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen. - Die Schweiz war neutrale Gastgeberin, nicht Vermittlerin; Vermittler waren Katar und Pakistan. - Vereinbart wurden vertrauensbildende Mechanismen: eine Hormus-Kommunikationslinie, eine Libanon-Deeskalationszelle, ein hochrangiger Ausschuss und die Rückkehr von IAEO-Inspektoren. - Kernfragen wie Urananreicherung, Inspektionsumfang und Sanktionsabbau blieben ungelöst. - Brent fiel bis Mitte Juni auf rund 78 Dollar – die Märkte preisen Entspannung ein, doch eine neue Eskalation an Hormus träfe Europas Energiesicherheit direkt. ### FAQ **Q: Worauf haben sich USA und Iran auf dem Bürgenstock geeinigt?** Beide Seiten verständigten sich nach Angaben der Vermittler Katar und Pakistan auf einen Fahrplan hin zu einem finalen Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen sowie auf mehrere vertrauensbildende Mechanismen – darunter eine Kommunikationslinie zur Straße von Hormus, eine Libanon-Deeskalationszelle, einen hochrangigen Ausschuss und die Rückkehr von IAEO-Inspektoren. Ein endgültiges Abkommen wurde noch nicht geschlossen. **Q: Welche Rolle spielte die Schweiz?** Die Schweiz war Gastgeberin, nicht Vermittlerin. Sie nimmt seit 1980 die US-Interessen im Iran als Schutzmacht wahr; der Bundesrat genehmigte einen Assistenzeinsatz der Armee zur Sicherung des Treffens auf dem Bürgenstock. Vermittelt haben Katar und Pakistan. **Q: Warum ist der Konflikt für Europa wirtschaftlich bedeutsam?** Durch die Straße von Hormus laufen normalerweise rund ein Viertel des seegestützten Ölhandels und etwa ein Fünftel des verschifften Flüssigerdgases. Als großer LNG-Importeur ist Europa stark exponiert: Eine dauerhafte Waffenruhe würde Strom- und Gasrechnungen entlasten, neue Angriffe an Hormus würden unmittelbar auf die Energiesicherheit durchschlagen. **Q: Welche Fragen blieben offen?** Ungelöst blieben unter anderem, ob der Iran weiter Uran anreichert, was mit den angereicherten Beständen geschieht, wie weit Inspektionen reichen, der Zeitplan für den Sanktionsabbau und die nötige Zustimmung des US-Kongresses. ### Body Hoch über dem Vierwaldstättersee, im Schweizer Bergresort Bürgenstock, ging am Montag die erste Runde direkter Verhandlungen zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und dem Iran zu Ende. Die Vermittler aus Katar und Pakistan sprachen von einem Fahrplan hin zu einem finalen Abkommen binnen 60 Tagen – und das, obwohl US-Präsident Donald Trump zur selben Zeit öffentlich drohte, den Iran erneut „sehr hart" zu treffen, während sein Vizepräsident der Delegation aus Teheran gegenübersaß. Es ist der gewichtigste direkte Kontakt zwischen Washington und Teheran seit Beginn eines Krieges, der inzwischen mehr als 100 Tage andauert. Die am Sonntag eröffneten Gespräche, so die Vermittler, hätten „ermutigende Fortschritte" gebracht; beide Seiten hätten sich auf „einen Fahrplan zur Erreichung eines endgültigen Abkommens binnen 60 Tagen" verständigt. Vorausgegangen war eine vorläufige Absichtserklärung, die Trump und der iranische Präsident Masoud Pezeshkian am 17. Juni bei einem Abendessen mit dem französischen Staatspräsidenten Emmanuel Macron im Schloss von Versailles unterzeichneten. Sie öffnete ein 60-tägiges Fenster für eine Waffenruhe und für Gespräche über das Atomprogramm, die regionalen Stellvertreter und die Sanktionen. Die Schweiz als Gastgeberin, nicht als Schlichterin Bern trat als Gastgeber auf, nicht als Vermittler. Seit 1980 nimmt die Schweiz die US-Interessen im Iran als Schutzmacht wahr – ein Kanal, der selbst die schlimmsten Phasen zwischen beiden Hauptstädten überdauert hat. Der Bundesrat genehmigte einen Assistenzeinsatz der Armee zur Sicherung des Treffens. Eine zunächst für den 19. Juni auf dem Bürgenstock geplante Unterzeichnungszeremonie war kurzfristig verschoben worden; das Weiße Haus nannte logistische Gründe, ehe Delegationen und Vermittler im Resort an der Felskante zusammenkamen. Die amerikanische Seite führte Vizepräsident JD Vance an; Berichten zufolge gehörten dem US-Team auch die Sondergesandten Steve Witkoff und Jared Kushner an. Die iranische Delegation leitete Parlamentspräsident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf als Chefunterhändler, an seiner Seite Außenminister Abbas Araghchi. Vance deutete die Begegnung als Gelegenheit, ein halbes Jahrhundert der Feindschaft hinter sich zu lassen, und fragte laut Al Jazeera: „Können wir ein neues Kapitel aufschlagen? Können wir die Beziehungen im Nahen Osten dauerhaft verändern?" Drohungen über den Verhandlungstisch hinweg Beinahe wäre die Diplomatie schon vor ihrem Beginn entgleist. Während die Unterhändler tagten, setzte Trump auf Truth Social eine Warnung ab, die das iranische Außenministerium als „beleidigende Botschaft" brandmarkte und die Teheran kurzzeitig dazu veranlasste, die Gespräche für ausgesetzt zu erklären – was US-Vertreter bestritten. Der Iran muss seine hochbezahlten STELLVERTRETER im Libanon sofort daran hindern, Ärger zu machen. Tut er das nicht, treffen wir den Iran wieder sehr hart, genau wie vergangene Woche, nur härter!!! Teheran antwortete in gleicher Münze. „Sie täten besser daran, mit ihren Äußerungen vorsichtig zu sein; unsere Streitkräfte sind zur Antwort bereit", sagte Ghalibaf. Der Schlagabtausch kam kaum eine Woche nach einer scharfen militärischen Eskalation, bei der die USA 49 Tomahawk-Marschflugkörper auf iranische Ziele abfeuerten und Trump drohte, die „totale Kontrolle" über den iranischen Öl- und Gassektor zu übernehmen – einschließlich der Insel Kharg, über deren Terminal mehr als 90 Prozent der iranischen Rohölexporte laufen. Was vereinbart wurde – und was offenblieb Nach Angaben der Vermittler und beider Delegationen brachte die erste Runde weniger einen Abschluss als ein Bündel vertrauensbildender Mechanismen: - eine eigene Kommunikationslinie zur Straße von Hormus, um „Zwischenfälle und Missverständnisse zu vermeiden", mit dem erklärten Ziel der „sicheren Passage für Handelsschiffe"; - eine Libanon-„Deeskalationszelle", die „die Einhaltung der Beendigung der militärischen Operationen im Libanon sicherstellen" soll – für Araghchi der erste echte Prüfstein des Abkommens; - ein hochrangiger Ausschuss der Chefunterhändler, der über das Atomdossier, die Sanktionen sowie über Überwachung und Streitbeilegung berichtet; - eine Einladung an die Inspektoren der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation, in den Iran zurückzukehren – für Vance „ein bedeutender Meilenstein". Die schwierigsten Fragen blieben den Fachteams überlassen: ob der Iran weiter Uran anreichert, was mit den angereicherten Beständen geschieht, wie weit die Inspektionen reichen, in welchem Zeitrahmen Sanktionen fallen und ob der US-Kongress zustimmt. Araghchi erklärte, die Sanktionen auf iranische Ölexporte seien aufgehoben und einige eingefrorene Vermögenswerte freigegeben worden; Washington bestätigte diese Angaben öffentlich nicht. Ölmärkte und Europas Verwundbarkeit Für Europa bemisst sich der Einsatz in Barrel und Schiffsladungen ebenso sehr wie in Kommuniqués. Durch die Straße von Hormus laufen normalerweise rund ein Viertel des seegestützten Ölhandels – etwa 20 Millionen Barrel pro Tag – sowie etwa ein Fünftel des weltweit verschifften Flüssigerdgases. Der Iran sperrte die Wasserstraße bereits Anfang des Jahres und erneut am 20. Juni unter Verweis auf israelische Verstöße gegen die Waffenruhe; schätzungsweise mehr als 500 Schiffe warteten darauf, den Golf zu verlassen. Die Märkte setzten gleichwohl auf Frieden. Die Sorte Brent, die im März auf etwa 126 Dollar je Barrel geschnellt und im Verlauf des Konflikts um mehr als 50 Prozent gestiegen war, fiel bis Mitte Juni auf rund 78 Dollar zurück – den tiefsten Stand seit Anfang März und etwa ein Fünftel unter den Jahreshöchstständen. „Der Rückgang des Rohöls ist vollständig stimmungsgetrieben", sagte Vandana Hari von Vanda Insights und beschrieb die Händler als Akteure, die „der möglichen Wiedereröffnung der Straße von Hormus vorgreifen". Tamas Varga von PVM Oil Associates nannte einen Brent-Rückgang von 17 Dollar binnen vier Handelstagen „ein deutliches Vertrauensvotum dafür, dass das Schlimmste, jedenfalls was Lieferausfälle betrifft, hinter uns liegt". Für die Europäische Union, einen großen LNG-Importeur, der drei Jahre lang seine Energieversorgung umgebaut hat, ist die Rechnung hart: Eine dauerhafte Waffenruhe würde den Druck auf Strom- und Gasrechnungen mindern, während neue Angriffe rund um Hormus unmittelbar auf die europäische Energiesicherheit durchschlagen würden. Mit einer nun laufenden 60-Tage-Frist und Hauptakteuren, die weiterhin Drohungen austauschen, bleibt offen, ob am Ende Gespräche oder Geschütze obsiegen – die Frage, die Preise vom Golf bis auf den Kontinent bewegen wird. ### Sources - US, Iran agree on 'roadmap' towards final deal in Switzerland talks — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/us-iran-agree-on-roadmap-towards-final-deal-in-switzerland-talks - Key outcomes of Iran-US talks in Switzerland; what next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/what-are-the-key-outcomes-of-the-iran-us-talks-in-switzerland-what-next - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet as Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' over Hezbollah — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-us-war-talks-suspended-trump-mou-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-fighting/ - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - U.S. and Iran wrap high-level talks in Switzerland after making 'encouraging progress,' mediators say — Spectrum News (AP): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/international/2026/06/22/united-states-iran-israel-lebanon-war-negotiations-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-mediators - First round of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland postponed — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/19/first-round-us-iran-talks-switzerland-postponed/ - Memorandum of Understanding between the USA and Iran — Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA): https://www.eda.admin.ch/en/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-usa-and-iran - US and Iran publicly trade threats as talks take place in Switzerland — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/us-and-iran-publicly-trade-threats-as-talks-progress-in-switzerland - Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5853882/us-strike-iran-second-day-renewed-fire --- ## China belegt 56 US-Konzerne mit Exportsperren und Vergabeverboten - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/china-exportkontrollen-vergabeverbote-56-us-firmen-pentagon-liste - Published: 2026-06-23T06:27:01.325+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:27:01.325+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: de - Translation group: c3bae2a5-5845-4f1e-a14b-598a9068c300 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > Pekings dosierte Antwort auf eine Pentagon-Liste trifft Rüstungszulieferer und zwei Seltene-Erden-Produzenten – und stellt einen brüchigen Handelsfrieden sowie Europas Lieferketten auf die Probe. ### Summary China hat am 22. Juni 2026 als Vergeltung für eine erweiterte Pentagon-Liste 56 US-Firmen mit Exportkontrollen und Vergabeverboten belegt – ein kalibrierter Schritt, der den fragilen Handelsfrieden testet und Europas verwundbare Rohstoff-Lieferketten in den Blick rückt. ### Key facts - China belegte am 22. Juni 2026 insgesamt 56 US-Firmen mit Massnahmen: zehn über eine Exportkontrollliste, 46 über ein Verbot bei öffentlichen Aufträgen. - Auslöser war die Erweiterung der Pentagon-Liste nach Abschnitt 1260H um rund 65 Einträge auf etwa 188 Firmen, darunter Alibaba, Baidu und BYD. - Erstmals trafen die Exportkontrollen auch die Seltene-Erden-Produzenten MP Materials und USA Rare Earth, die Washington gezielt aufbaut. - Fachleute werten die Schritte als kalibrierte, weitgehend symbolische Vergeltung, die den Waffenstillstand von Busan bewahren soll. - Europa und Luxemburg sind über Lieferketten exponiert: China verarbeitet rund 90 Prozent der Seltenen Erden weltweit. ### FAQ **Q: Welche US-Unternehmen hat China konkret sanktioniert?** Zehn Firmen kamen auf die Exportkontrollliste, darunter die Drohnenhersteller Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones und Jaia Robotics, der Sensorspezialist IMSAR, der Motorenbauer Aveox, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Oshkosh Defense, L3Harris Maritime Services sowie die Seltene-Erden-Produzenten MP Materials und USA Rare Earth. Weitere 46 Firmen, darunter Einheiten von Lockheed Martin, Raytheon und General Dynamics, wurden von öffentlichen Aufträgen ausgeschlossen. **Q: Was war der Auslöser für Pekings Vergeltung?** Das Pentagon hatte Anfang Juni 2026 seine Liste nach Abschnitt 1260H um rund 65 Einträge auf etwa 188 Unternehmen erweitert. Erfasst wurden bekannte chinesische Konzerne wie Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, Nio und Unitree, denen Verbindungen zum chinesischen Militär vorgeworfen werden. **Q: Warum ist der Streit für Europa und Luxemburg relevant?** China verarbeitet rund 90 Prozent der Seltenen Erden weltweit. Laut EZB sind über 80 Prozent der grossen europäischen Firmen höchstens drei Zwischenhändler von einem chinesischen Produzenten entfernt, meist ohne Vorräte. Für die kleine, offene Exportwirtschaft Luxemburgs überträgt sich die Volatilität indirekt über den EU-Binnenmarkt. ### Body Im Handelsstreit zwischen Washington und Peking ist am Montag eine neue Eskalationsstufe erreicht: China hat 56 US-amerikanische Unternehmen mit Exportbeschränkungen und Vergabeverboten belegt. Es ist die Antwort auf eine vom Pentagon erweiterte schwarze Liste chinesischer Firmen, denen die US-Regierung Verbindungen zum Militär vorwirft. Die am 22. Juni 2026 verkündeten Maßnahmen sind erkennbar so bemessen, dass sie Missfallen signalisieren, ohne den fragilen Waffenstillstand zwischen den beiden grössten Volkswirtschaften der Welt zu sprengen. Doch sie treffen Branchen – von Militärdrohnen bis zu Seltenen Erden –, deren Erschütterungen tief in die globalen Lieferketten und damit auch in offene, exportabhängige Volkswirtschaften wie die luxemburgische hineinreichen. Verhängt wurden die Sanktionen über zwei verschiedene Ministerien. Chinas Handelsministerium setzte zehn US-Firmen auf seine Exportkontrollliste und untersagt chinesischen Unternehmen damit, an sie sogenannte Dual-Use-Güter mit zivilem wie militärischem Verwendungszweck zu liefern. Davon getrennt schloss das Finanzministerium 46 amerikanische Unternehmen von öffentlichen Aufträgen in China aus und nannte dabei Tochtergesellschaften grosser Rüstungskonzerne. Wen es trifft – und auf welchem Weg Die zehn Firmen unter Exportkontrolle stammen überwiegend aus den Bereichen Militärtechnik und kritische Rohstoffe. Zu ihnen zählen die Drohnenhersteller Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones und Jaia Robotics, der Radar- und Sensorspezialist IMSAR, der Motorenbauer Aveox sowie Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Oshkosh Defense und L3Harris Maritime Services. Bemerkenswert ist, dass auf der Liste auch zwei Produzenten Seltener Erden stehen – MP Materials und USA Rare Earth –, also genau jene Unternehmen, die Washington fördert, um Chinas Vormacht bei strategischen Mineralien zu brechen. Die 46 von öffentlichen Aufträgen ausgeschlossenen Firmen sind überwiegend Rüstungszulieferer, darunter Einheiten von Lockheed Martin, Raytheon und General Dynamics. In China registrierte Unternehmen mit US-Kapital bleiben vom Vergabeverbot ausgenommen – eine Ausnahme, die den unmittelbaren wirtschaftlichen Schaden begrenzt und den Signalcharakter der Massnahmen unterstreicht. Das Handelsministerium erklärte, es habe „im Einklang mit den einschlägigen Gesetzen und Bestimmungen" gehandelt, und stellte die Exportsperren als defensiv dar. In seiner Mitteilung hiess es, das Verbot sei erlassen worden, um die nationale Sicherheit und die nationalen Interessen zu wahren und internationale Verpflichtungen wie die Nichtverbreitung von Waffen zu erfüllen. Das Vorgehen der USA bezeichnete Peking als „ungeheuerlichen Akt der Ergänzung seiner sogenannten Liste chinesischer Militärunternehmen". Der Auslöser im Pentagon Die Vergeltung antwortet auf eine US-Eskalation Anfang Juni. Am 8. Juni hatte das Pentagon seine nach Abschnitt 1260H geführte Liste „chinesischer Militärunternehmen, die in den Vereinigten Staaten tätig sind", erweitert: rund 65 neue Einträge brachten sie auf etwa 188 Unternehmen. Erfasst wurden dabei einige der bekanntesten Konzerne Chinas – der Onlinehändler Alibaba, der Suchmaschinenriese Baidu, der Elektroauto- und Batteriehersteller BYD, der Autobauer Nio und die Robotikfirma Unitree. Die nach einer Bestimmung des US-Verteidigungsgesetzes von 2021 benannte Liste verpflichtet das Pentagon, jährlich jene Firmen aufzuführen, die es als mit der Volksbefreiungsarmee oder mit Chinas Strategie der militärisch-zivilen Verschmelzung verbunden ansieht. Nach einem späteren Gesetz darf das Verteidigungsministerium ab dem 30. Juni 2026 keine direkten Verträge mit gelisteten Unternehmen mehr abschliessen oder verlängern; ein Jahr darauf folgen Beschränkungen für indirekte Aufträge. Die Einstufung ist eher ein Reputationsschaden als ein vollständiges Verkaufsverbot, wiegt bei Investoren und Partnern jedoch schwer. Die betroffenen chinesischen Firmen wiesen die Einstufung zurück. Alibaba erklärte, für die Aufnahme gebe es keine Grundlage. Alibaba ist kein chinesisches Militärunternehmen und auch nicht Teil einer Strategie der militärisch-zivilen Verschmelzung. Wir werden alle verfügbaren rechtlichen Mittel gegen Versuche ergreifen, unser Unternehmen falsch darzustellen. Ein Waffenstillstand unter Druck Das Wechselspiel aus Schlag und Gegenschlag spielt sich innerhalb einer Entspannung ab, an deren Erhalt beide Regierungen ein Interesse haben. Präsident Donald Trump und Staatschef Xi Jinping trafen sich Ende Oktober 2025 im südkoreanischen Busan und vereinbarten einen Waffenstillstand. Washington setzte daraufhin zusätzliche und verschärfte Gegenzölle bis zum 10. November 2026 aus und senkte einige Abgaben im Zusammenhang mit Fentanyl. Im Gegenzug setzte Peking die umfassenden globalen Exportkontrollen für Seltene Erden aus, die es am 9. Oktober 2025 verkündet hatte, und sagte zu, Allgemeingenehmigungen für Seltene Erden, Gallium, Germanium, Antimon und Graphit zu erteilen. Im Mai 2026 kamen beide Staatschefs erneut zusammen, diesmal in Peking. Fachleute lesen die Montagsmassnahmen als kontrollierte Reaktion – als Möglichkeit für Peking, Einspruch gegen die Pentagon-Liste zu erheben, ohne den grösseren Handel zu gefährden. Die Ausnahmen, die begrenzte wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der betroffenen Firmen und das Ausbleiben neuer Zölle deuten allesamt auf eine gesteuerte Eskalation hin, nicht auf einen Bruch. Warum Europa und Luxemburg hinsehen sollten Die Aufnahme der Seltene-Erden-Produzenten ist das Detail mit der weitesten Tragweite. China verarbeitet schätzungsweise 90 Prozent der Seltenen Erden weltweit und beherrscht die Versorgung mit verwandten strategischen Materialien – den Vorprodukten für Elektroautos, Windturbinen, Elektronik und präzisionsgelenkte Waffen. Dreht Peking diese Hähne zu, reicht der Schock weit über Washington hinaus. Europas Industrie ist hochgradig exponiert. Eine Untersuchung der Europäischen Zentralbank ergab, dass mehr als 80 Prozent der grossen europäischen Unternehmen höchstens drei Zwischenhändler von einem chinesischen Seltene-Erden-Produzenten entfernt sind – und dass die meisten keine Vorräte angelegt hatten. Die Internationale Energieagentur berichtete, dass einige Preise für Seltene Erden in der EU nach den Beschränkungen von 2025 bis zu sechsmal so hoch lagen. Die folgenden Eckpunkte umreissen die Verwundbarkeit: - China kontrolliert rund 90 Prozent der weltweiten Verarbeitung Seltener Erden. - Über 80 Prozent der grossen europäischen Firmen hängen indirekt an chinesischen Lieferanten, meist ohne Lagerbestände. - EU-Preise für Seltene Erden stiegen nach den Restriktionen von 2025 auf das bis zu Sechsfache. Mit dem Critical Raw Materials Act versucht die EU, ihre Bezugsquellen zu diversifizieren – doch Alternativen aufzubauen dauert Jahre. Für eine kleine, extrem offene Volkswirtschaft wie Luxemburg, eingebettet in die industriellen und finanziellen Wertschöpfungsketten der EU, verläuft die Übertragung indirekt, ist aber real. Ein Handelskrieg, der Lieferketten erschüttert, Vorleistungskosten in die Höhe treibt und Märkte verunsichert, macht an den Grenzen der Hauptakteure nicht halt. Jede neue Runde der Vergeltung, so symbolisch sie auch sein mag, verengt den Spielraum für jenen Waffenstillstand, der die schlimmsten Szenarien bislang verhindert hat. ### Sources - China adds 10 US firms, including rare-earth miner, to export control list — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/china-adds-10-us-firms-including-rare-earth-miner-to-export-control-list - China adds 10 US firms to export control list, restricts 46 from government procurement — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3357853/china-adds-10-us-firms-export-control-list-restricts-46-government-procurement - China announces sanctions on 10 US companies as trade tensions flare — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/china-announces-sanctions-on-10-us-companies-as-trade-tensions-flare - China imposes trade curbs on dozens of U.S. firms in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/china-trade-curbs-us-companies-export-controls-procurement-exclusion-pentagon-list-.html - Alibaba, Baidu, BYD named on Pentagon's China military list — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/alibaba-baidu-byd-named-on-pentagons-china-military-list-.html - Pentagon Adds 65 New Entities to the 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies — WilmerHale: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260611-pentagon-adds-65-new-entities-to-the-1260h-list-of-chinese-military-companies - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China — The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strikes-deal-on-economic-and-trade-relations-with-china/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliamentary Research Service (European Parliament): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2025)779220 - Global implications of export controls on rare earths (Occasional Paper Series No. 384) — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op384.en.pdf - With new export controls on critical minerals, supply concentration risks become reality — International Energy Agency: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/with-new-export-controls-on-critical-minerals-supply-concentration-risks-become-reality --- ## Explosion in katarischer Gasanlage fordert 13 Tote – Doha beruhigt Flüssiggasmärkte - URL: https://status.lu/de/article/explosion-gasanlage-barzan-katar-fluessiggas-exporte - Published: 2026-06-23T06:15:41.811+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:15:41.811+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: de - Translation group: 774dff18-4ffe-44fc-b261-0748dea73528 - Dateline: Ras Laffan, QA > Beim Wiederanfahren der Barzan-Anlage in Ras Laffan starben 13 Arbeiter, 66 wurden verletzt. QatarEnergy spricht von einem technischen Defekt – und versichert, die LNG-Ausfuhren blieben unberührt. ### Summary Eine Explosion in Katars Barzan-Gasanlage tötete 13 Arbeiter und verletzte 66. Energieminister al-Kaabi schloss einen Anschlag aus und beteuerte, die für Europa wichtigen Flüssiggas-Exporte seien nicht betroffen. ### Key facts - Bei einer Explosion in der Barzan-Gasanlage im katarischen Ras Laffan kamen 13 Arbeiter ums Leben, 66 wurden verletzt. - Energieminister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi nannte einen technischen Defekt als Ursache und schloss Sabotage oder einen feindlichen Akt ausdrücklich aus. - Die Anlage versorgt vor allem Katars Binnenmarkt; die LNG-Exporte über Ras Laffan – rund ein Fünftel des Weltangebots – seien laut Doha nicht betroffen. - Katar war 2025 mit 8,9 Prozent der drittgrößte LNG-Lieferant der Europäischen Union, hinter den USA (56,0 %) und Russland (13,9 %). - Der europäische Gas-Future TTF stieg am Montag um rund 1,75 Prozent auf etwa 49 Dollar je Megawattstunde. ### FAQ **Q: Was ist in der Barzan-Anlage in Katar passiert?** Am späten Sonntag, dem 21. Juni 2026, kam es beim Wiederanfahren der Barzan-Gasanlage im Industriekomplex Ras Laffan, rund 80 Kilometer nördlich von Doha, zu einer Explosion und einem anschließenden Brand. 13 Arbeiter starben, 66 wurden verletzt. **Q: Sind Katars Flüssiggas-Exporte nach Europa betroffen?** Nach Angaben von Energieminister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi nicht. Barzan versorgt vor allem den katarischen Binnenmarkt mit Gas für Stromerzeugung und Meerwasserentsalzung. Die LNG-Anlagen, der Hafen Ras Laffan und die Logistik seien unbeeinträchtigt, die Ausfuhren liefen weiter. **Q: Was war die Ursache der Explosion?** Al-Kaabi führte das Unglück auf einen technischen Defekt zurück und schloss Sabotage oder einen feindlichen Akt ausdrücklich aus. Eine umfassende Untersuchung wurde eingeleitet. Die Anlage war erst zwei Tage zuvor nach einer monatelangen Abschaltung wieder hochgefahren worden. **Q: Welche Folgen hat das Unglück für die Gaspreise in Europa?** Der europäische Referenzpreis TTF stieg am Montag um etwa 1,75 Prozent auf rund 49 Dollar je Megawattstunde. Analysten nannten neben dem Unglück eine europäische Hitzewelle und Spannungen rund um die Straße von Hormus als Treiber. ### Body Ein technischer Defekt, ein Feuerball in der Wüstennacht, dreizehn tote Arbeiter: Die Katastrophe in einer der wichtigsten Gasdrehscheiben der Welt hat am Wochenende nicht nur Trauer ausgelöst, sondern auch die Nervosität der europäischen Energiehändler offengelegt. Denn als am späten Sonntag eine Explosion die Barzan-Gasanlage im nordkatarischen Industriekomplex Ras Laffan erschütterte, ging es binnen Stunden um zwei Dinge zugleich – um Menschenleben und um die Frage, ob Katars Flüssiggas weiter nach Europa fließt. Die Detonation und der anschließende Brand brachen nach Angaben von QatarEnergy und katarischen Behörden am späten Sonntagabend in der Anlage aus, die zum weitläufigen Komplex Ras Laffan rund 80 Kilometer nördlich von Doha gehört. Der staatliche Produzent teilte mit, das Unglück habe sich ereignet, während Beschäftigte die Anlage nach einer monatelangen Abschaltung wieder hochfuhren. Auf einer Pressekonferenz in Doha bezifferte Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Katars Staatsminister für Energieangelegenheiten und Chef von QatarEnergy, die Zahl der Toten am Montag auf 13 und die der Verletzten auf 66. Damit korrigierte er frühere Berichte – unter anderem von CNBC und der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press –, die von 54 Verletzten und 18 Vermissten gesprochen hatten. Bei den Todesopfern handele es sich ausschließlich um indische und pakistanische Staatsangehörige; die indische Botschaft bestätigte zwölf eigene Bürger unter den Toten. Die Verletzten stammten aus mehreren Ländern und befänden sich „in medizinischer Behandlung, keiner von ihnen in Lebensgefahr“, sagte der Minister. Ein Unfall, kein Anschlag Al-Kaabi machte einen technischen Defekt für das Unglück verantwortlich und wies jede Vermutung eines Angriffs entschieden zurück – eine wichtige Klarstellung in einer Region, die seit Monaten von Konflikten und vom Säbelrasseln rund um die Straße von Hormus erschüttert wird. „Ich möchte betonen, dass dies ein Unfall war und nicht die Folge von Sabotage oder irgendeiner feindlichen Handlung“, sagte al-Kaabi. Die Behörden hätten eine umfassende Untersuchung eingeleitet, um die Ursache „dieses bedauerlichen Vorfalls“ zu klären. Die Barzan-Anlage sei seit Dezember 2025 „absichtlich und vollständig“ stillgelegt gewesen – nach Darstellung des Ministers für dringende Wartungsarbeiten – und erst zwei Tage vor der Explosion wieder ans Netz gegangen. Laut Anlagendaten, auf die sich die Associated Press beruft, kann Barzan täglich knapp 1,4 Milliarden Standardkubikfuß Verkaufsgas liefern, vor allem für die heimische Stromerzeugung und die Meerwasserentsalzung. QatarEnergy gehört die Anlage nahezu vollständig, ExxonMobil hält eine Minderheitsbeteiligung. Warum die Ausfuhren verschont blieben Entscheidend für die Weltmärkte ist, was Barzan leistet – und was nicht. Anders als Katars gewaltige LNG-„Trains“, die Gas für den Tankerexport verflüssigen, speist Barzan das heimische Netz. Genau dieser Unterschied erlaubte den Behörden die Versicherung, die Exportmaschinerie des Landes laufe weiter, während Einsatzkräfte noch gegen die Flammen kämpften. - Die LNG-Anlagen von QatarEnergy, der Hafen Ras Laffan und die übrige Logistik seien von Explosion und Brand „unbeeinträchtigt“ geblieben, sagte al-Kaabi. - „Dies wird unsere Exporte in die Welt in keiner Weise beeinträchtigen“, betonte er vor Journalisten. - Ras Laffan produziert insgesamt rund ein Fünftel des weltweiten Flüssiggases – jede Bedrohung der Exportkapazität strahlt deshalb weit über den Golf hinaus aus. Ein heikler Moment für Europa Für die europäischen Abnehmer kam die Nachricht zur Unzeit. Katar war 2025 der drittgrößte LNG-Lieferant der Europäischen Union und stand für rund 8,9 Prozent der Flüssiggas-Einfuhren der Gemeinschaft – hinter den Vereinigten Staaten (56 Prozent) und Russland (13,9 Prozent), wie EU-Handelsdaten zeigen. Während der Kontinent im Eiltempo seine nach einem harten Winter weit unter dem Fünfjahresschnitt liegenden Speicher füllt, hatten Händler fest mit steigenden katarischen Mengen gerechnet, um die Lage zu entspannen. Dennoch trieb das Unglück die Preise nach oben. Der europäische Referenz-Future TTF stieg am Montag um etwa 1,75 Prozent auf rund 49 Dollar je Megawattstunde. Analysten verwiesen laut Fachpresse für Energiemärkte auf ein Zusammenspiel aus dem Unglück in Katar, einer europäischen Hitzewelle, die den Strombedarf anhebt, und neuen Spannungen rund um die Straße von Hormus. Die vergleichsweise verhaltene Reaktion spiegelt die raschen Beteuerungen aus Doha wider, die Ausfuhren seien intakt – ein deutlicher Unterschied zu früheren Phasen des Jahres 2026, als Lieferausfälle aus Katar denselben Index hatten emporschnellen lassen. Der lange Schatten von Hormus Die Explosion führt vor Augen, wie verwundbar Europas Energiesicherheit gegenüber Ereignissen Tausende Kilometer entfernt geworden ist. Die meisten LNG-Ladungen vom Golf müssen die Straße von Hormus passieren, jene schmale Engstelle zwischen Iran und der Arabischen Halbinsel; monatelange regionale Konfrontationen haben Reedereien und Versicherer in Alarmbereitschaft gehalten. Die Zeitung The National berichtete, frühere iranische Raketenangriffe auf Ras Laffan hätten einen erheblichen Teil von Katars LNG-Kapazität lahmgelegt – und der nun erfolgte Wiederanlauf spiegele eine Entspannung der Lage wider. Für Luxemburg und seine Nachbarn, die praktisch ihr gesamtes Gas einführen und am Ende von Pipelines sitzen, die zum Teil aus seewärts angeliefertem Flüssiggas gespeist werden, ist der Vorfall eine Mahnung: Die am TTF gebildeten Preise können auf einen einzigen Unfall in der Wüste hin ausschlagen. Bewegungen auf der Großhandelsebene schlagen mit Verzögerung auf die Tarife durch, die Haushalte und Unternehmen in der Großregion zahlen. Vorerst aber wiegt die menschliche Bilanz am schwersten. Dreizehn Arbeiter – ganz überwiegend Wanderarbeiter, die die Energiewirtschaft des Golfs am Laufen halten – starben in einer Anlage, die ein halbes Jahr lang stillgestanden hatte und gerade erst wieder zum Leben erwacht war. Die Ermittler müssen nun klären, wie aus einem Routine-Wiederanlauf eine Tragödie werden konnte – während die Tanker, die Katar mit Europa verbinden, weiter in See stechen. ### Sources - Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility kills at least 13 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/22/qatar-lng-factory-explosion-injures-54-leaves-18-missing-govt-says - At least 13 killed and 66 injured in explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/06/22/qatar-says-ras-laffan-lng-complex-blast-killed-13-injured-66/ - 13 killed, dozens injured in Qatar's Ras Laffan energy site explosion — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/major-explosion-at-qatars-largest-energy-site-injures-dozens-as-18-remain-unaccounted-for - Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13, injured dozens more — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/explosion-qatar-restarts-gas-export-terminal-hurts-54-134085065 - 13 killed, 66 injured in Ras Laffan factory explosion; LNG exports remain unaffected: Al Kaabi — Qatar Tribune: https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/240626/latest-news/13-killed-66-injured-in-ras-laffan-factory-explosion-lng-exports-remain-unaffected-al-kaabi - Pakistani, Indian nationals among 13 dead after 'technical malfunction' at Qatar LNG plant — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2009790 - 54 injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/dozens-injured-and-18-missing-after-explosion-at-qatar-lng-site.html - Heatwave, Hormuz Threats and Qatar Blast Push European Gas Prices Higher — OilPrice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Heatwave-Hormuz-Threats-and-Qatar-Blast-Push-European-Gas-Prices-Higher.html - EU imports of energy products - latest developments — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_imports_of_energy_products_-_latest_developments - Indians and Pakistanis among 13 killed in explosion at Qatar's LNG factory — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/qatar/indians-and-pakistanis-among-13-killed-in-explosion-at-qatars-lng-factory-1.500582982 # Articles (Luxembourgish) --- ## Grand-Herzog Jean kritt säin Denkmal am Parc Pescatore — vum Sculpteur Jonas Ademes - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/jonas-ademes-monument-grand-duc-jean-parc-pescatore - Published: 2026-07-04T06:45:42.795+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T06:45:42.795+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 3f2554ad-7be6-4ca1-b6ad-54ba7ba01b41 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Regierung huet den däitsche Meeschter-Sculpteur ausgewielt. D'Statu weist de fréiere Souverän a Zivil, a Liewensgréisst — Aweiung fir Mëtt 2027. ### Summary De Sculpteur Jonas Ademes gëtt de Monument fir de Grand-Herzog Jean maachen: eng Statu a Zivilkleeder, a Liewensgréisst, am Parc Pescatore an der Stad, mat Aweiung Mëtt 2027. ### Key facts - D'Regierung huet den 3. Juli 2026 de däitsche Meeschter-Sculpteur Jonas Ademes ausgewielt, fir de Monument fir de Grand-Herzog Jean ze schafen. - D'Statu weist de Jean a Zivilkleeder, a Liewensgréisst an op Aenhéicht — bewosst de Mënsch an net de Monarch. - Se kënnt an de Parc Pescatore, tëscht der Fondation Pescatore an dem Panorama-Lift, mat Bléck op Kierchbierg a Mudam. - De Concours gouf am Juni 2025 lancéiert a lief a dräi Phasen; all Finalist krut 3.000 Euro fir säin Entworf. - D'Aarbecht fänkt an den nächste Méint un, d'Aweiung ass fir Mëtt 2027 geplangt; d'Gesamtkäschte goufen net matgedeelt. ### FAQ **Q: Wien ass de Jonas Ademes?** En däitsche Meeschter-Sculpteur, 1991 zu Bittburg gebuer a wunnhaft zu Aschaffenburg. Hien ass no bei der Lëtzebuerger Grenz opgewuess, seng Groussmamm koum aus Miedernach, an hie gouf an Däitschland an Italien ausgebilt. **Q: Wou kënnt de Monument ze stoen a wéini gëtt en ageweit?** Am Parc Pescatore vum Parc Édouard André an der Stad, tëscht der Fondation Pescatore an dem Panorama-Lift op d'Pafendall. D'Aweiung ass fir Mëtt 2027 virgesinn. **Q: Wéi gesäit d'Statu aus?** Si weist de Grand-Herzog Jean a Zivilkleeder, a Liewensgréisst an op Aenhéicht — bewosst als Mënsch a net als Staatschef, fir eng intim a respektvoll Begéinung. **Q: Wat huet de Projet kascht?** D'Gesamtkäschte goufen net ëffentlech gemaach. Bekannt ass just d'Pauschal vun 3.000 Euro (MwSt. abegraff), déi all Finalist fir säin Entworf krut. ### Body De Grand-Herzog Jean, deen d'Land 36 Joer laang gefouert huet a 2019 gestuerwen ass, kritt op enger vun de schéinsten Aussiichtsplazen an der Stad säin eegent Denkmal. Den 3. Juli 2026 huet d'Regierung matgedeelt, datt de Sculpteur Jonas Ademes de Concours gewonnen huet, fir de Monument ze konzipéieren, ze schafen an opzeriichten. D'Decisioun ass am Regierungsrot ënnert dem Premier Luc Frieden gefall a stellt e Schlussstréch ënnert e Concours, deen iwwer ee Joer virdru lancéiert gouf. Wat direkt opfält: D'Statu weist de Jean net an der Insignie vun engem Staatschef, mä a Zivilkleeder, a Liewensgréisst an op Aenhéicht — eng bewosst Wiel, fir de Mënsch ze weisen an net de Monarch. Ee Concours a dräi Etappen De Staat huet am Juni 2025 en ëffentlechen Opruff u Kandidate lancéiert an huet professionell bildend Kënschtler agelueden, eng Skulptur oder e Buste vum Grand-Herzog Jean (1921–2019) virzeschloen, deen tëscht 1964 an 2000 regéiert huet. De Concours war a dräi Phasen agedeelt: - an enger éischter Ronn goufen d'Kandidaturen iwwerpréift a fënnef bis zéng Kandidaten op eng Shortlist geholl; - an enger zweeter Ronn hunn dës Finalisten éischt Entworf ausgeschafft — jidderee krut eng Pauschal vun 3.000 Euro (MwSt. abegraff) fir seng Etüden- an Presentatiounskäschten — an doraus huet e Selektiounscomité de Gewënner erausgesicht; - an enger leschter Phas kommen d'Fabrikatioun an d'Opriichtung. De Projet vum Ademes, sou d'Regierung, huet sech duerch säin handwierklecht Kënnen a säi Bléck op de Mënsch ofgehuewen. An hirer Matdeelung huet d'Regierung de Projet gelueft fir: seng artistesch Qualitéit, seng grouss Trei zur Figur vum Grand-Herzog Jean an d'Fäegkeet, Traiten vu sengem Charakter iwwer de bloussen Ausgesinn eraus opzeweisen. De Jonas Ademes ass 1991 zu Bittburg gebuer, direkt iwwer der Grenz, huet also 35 Joer a wunnt zu Aschaffenburg. Hien ass no bei Lëtzebuerg opgewuess an huet e perséinleche Fuedem an d'Land: seng Groussmamm koum aus Miedernach am Zentrum vum Groussherzogtum. Ausgebilt gouf hien an Däitschland an an Italien, wou hie mat renomméierten Atelieren geschafft huet; hien huet de Meeschterbréif als Sculpteur. Net de Monarch, mä de Mënsch De Choix vum Ademes war esou vill eng Fro vum Toun wéi vun der Technik. Amplaz vun engem distanzéierten Muechtsymbol wollt d'Regierung e Wierk, dat Nootheet vermëttelt — d'Demut, d'Wuelwëllen an dee Sënn fir d'Gemeinwuel, déi vill Lëtzebuerger mam Jean verbannen. Andeem hie a ganz normale Kleeder an op mënschlecher Gréisst gewise gëtt, soll de Monument eng intim, roueg Begéinung mat senger Erënnerung erméiglechen. Dee Kader passt zum Bild vun engem Souverän, deen ee manner fir d'Zeremoniell wéi fir säin Déngscht am Kapp huet. Als jonken Ierwe huet de Jean sech am Zweete Weltkrich fräiwëlleg bei den Irish Guards vun der britescher Arméi gemellt, huet am Juni 1944 un der Landung an der Normandie deelgeholl an de 10. September 1944 bei der Befreiung vu sengem eegene Land matmarschéiert. Vun 1964 un huet hien iwwer Joerzéngten regéiert, an deenen aus Lëtzebuerg ee wuelstoend internationaalt Finanzzentrum gouf, ier hien 2000 zugonschte vu sengem Jong Henri ofgedankt huet. Wéi hien am Abrëll 2019 mat 98 Joer gestuerwen ass, hat d'Land Deeg vun nationaler Trauer. Eng Plaz mat Aussiicht De Monument gëtt an der Stad opgeriicht, am Deel Parc Pescatore vum kommunale Parc Édouard André, tëscht der Fondation Pescatore an dem glaseregen Panorama-Lift, deen an d'Pafendall erof féiert. D'Plaz ass bewosst gewielt: vun do kuckt d'Figur iwwer de Park an d'Richtung Eech, Trois Glands, Mudam an d'Kierchbierg-Platoen — dat modernt Lëtzebuerg, dat ënnert der Regentschaft vum Jean gewuess ass. An deem Choix läit nach eng weider Resonanz. D'Mudam — offiziell de Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean — dréit jo scho säin Numm, sou datt d'Statu op eng Institutioun kuckt, déi him gewidmet ass. D'Aarbecht soll an den nächste Méint ufänken, d'Aweiung ass fir Mëtt 2027 virgesinn. D'Gesamtkäschte vum Projet goufen net publik gemaach; ausser den 3.000 Euro, déi all Finalist fir säin Entworf krut, gouf keng Gesamtzomm matgedeelt. Ënnert de wéinegen a Bronze Fir e klengt Land ass Lëtzebuerg viruségtcheg, wien et a Bronze setzt, an dat neit Wierk kënnt an eng kuerz, awer bedeitend Rei vun ëffentleche Monumenter an der Stad. Am bekanntsten ass d'Gëlle Fra vun 1923 op der Konstitutiounsplaz. Am nootste steet awer d'Statu vun der Groussherzogin Charlotte — dem Jean seng Mamm, a selwer e Symbol vun der Resistenz am Krich — e Bronze vun 2,75 Meter vum franséische Sculpteur Jean Cardot, deen 1990 op der Clairefontaine-Plaz ageweit gouf. De Jean an dës Gesellschaft opzehuelen ass en iwwerluechten Akt vun nationaler Erënnerung. Seng Mamm gëtt mat engem ausgestreckten, wëllkomm-heeschenden Aarm an d'Gedächtnes geruff; de Plang fir de Jean ass méi roueg an méi geerdt — eng Figur, déi ee bal um Parkwee begéine kéint. Ob déi fäerdeg Skulptur déi Nootheet erreecht, gesäit ee réischt bei der Aweiung — mä d'Absicht, esou wéi d'Regierung se kloer formuléiert huet, ass et, eng verbanne Figur esou bescheiden ze éieren, wéi de Ruff, deen hien hannerlooss huet. ### Sources - Jonas Ademes Selected to Design Monument in Memory of Grand Duke Jean — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62171-jonas-ademes-selected-to-design-monument-in-memory-of-grand-duke-jean - Un monument en mémoire de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc Jean — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/fr/actualites/un-monument-en-memoire-de-sar-le-grand-duc-jean - Grand-Duc Jean: une statue sera inaugurée à Luxembourg-Ville en 2027 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-decouvrez-la-future-statue-en-l-honneur-du-grand-duc-jean-103595818 - Le futur monument du Grand-Duc Jean dévoilé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-futur-monument-du-grand-duc-jean-devoile/ - Appel à candidatures: conception, réalisation et pose d'un monument en mémoire de Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc Jean — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/04-appel-monument.html - Call for Artists: Design, production and installation of a monument in memory of HRH the Grand Duke Jean — ArtJobs / État du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.artjobs.com/open-calls/call-artists/luxembourg/85669/design-production-and-installation-monument-memory-his - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Grand Duchess Charlotte (statue, Place de Clairefontaine) — Luxembourg City Tourist Office: https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/place/monument/grand-duchess-charlotte --- ## Bréisseler Opsiichtsplang setzt d'Lëtzebuerger Fongsplaz ënner Drock — Iren wëllen Deal bis Oktober - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/esma-opsiicht-letzebuerger-fongsplaz-oktober-deal - Published: 2026-07-04T05:43:44.165+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:43:44.165+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: cce76f43-5c15-43fe-8ffb-0e4d7dbf5ef6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Simon Harris wëll bis Ufank Oktober en Accord fir d'ESMA mat neie Kompetenzen auszestatten — e Schrëtt, deen d'Fongsplaz Lëtzebuerg als existenziell Gefor gesäit. ### Summary Irland dréngt als EU-Ratspresidence op en Deal bis Oktober, fir d'Finanzopsiicht op déi Paräisser ESMA ze zentraliséieren — géint de Widderstand vun der Lëtzebuerger Fongsplaz mat ronn 8,2 Billiounen Euro un Verméigen. ### Key facts - De Simon Harris, Irlands Tánaiste a Finanzminister, wëll als EU-Ratspresidence en Accord iwwer d'Finanzopsiicht bis Ufank Oktober 2026. - De Bréisseler Plang géif d'Opsiicht iwwer Bourssen, Clearingstellen, CSDs a Krypto-Ubidder op déi Paräisser ESMA iwwerdroen — ënner Qualifizéiert-Majoritéit, ouni Veto fir Lëtzebuerg. - Lëtzebuerg ass no den USA déi zweetgréisst Fongsplaz vun der Welt, mat ronn 8,2 Billiounen Euro un Verméigen an engem Finanzsecteur, deen iwwer 73.000 Leit beschäftegt. - Beim parallelle Sträit ëm d'Tubaksteiere brauch et Eestëmmegkeet — do huet Lëtzebuerg e Veto, well seng Acciseeecette méi wéi 1 % vum PIB ausmaachen. - Eng Adoptioun vun der Tubaksreform gëtt net virun 2027 erwaart, mat enger Ëmsetzung op 2028. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ass d'ESMA-Reform eng Gefor fir Lëtzebuerg?** Well d'Opsiicht iwwer grouss grenziwwerschreidend Finanzakteuren vun der nationaler CSSF op déi Paräisser ESMA géif iwwergoen. Lëtzebuerg fäert, datt eng Konzentratioun zu Paräis Betriber a Poste vun der Fongsplaz ewechzéie kéint — a well d'Moossnam ënner Qualifizéiert-Majoritéit fällt, kann de Groussherzogtum se net mat engem Veto blockéieren. **Q: Wisou kann Lëtzebuerg d'Tubaksteierreform blockéieren, mä d'Opsiicht net?** Steiermoossnamen am EU-Rot brauchen Eestëmmegkeet, sou datt all Regierung e Veto huet. Den Opsiichtspaquet leeft dogéint iwwer Qualifizéiert-Majoritéit, wou eenzel Länner iwwerstëmmt kënne ginn. **Q: Wéi eng Roll spillt Irland an dësen Dossieren?** Irland huet vum Juli 2026 un d'rotéierend EU-Ratspresidence a presidéiert den Ecofin. De Finanzminister Simon Harris muss dofir tëscht de grousse Wirtschaften, déi op Zentraliséierung drécken, an de méi klenge Finanzplazen wéi Lëtzebuerg an Dublin vermëttelen. ### Body Um Kirchberg leien um Enn vun 2025 ronn 8,2 Billiounen Euro un Verméigen an Fongen, déi zu Lëtzebuerg domiciliéiert sinn — wäit méi wéi d'Halschent vun de weltwäit grenziwwerschreidende Investitiounsfongen. Genee dës Fongsplaz gesäit sech elo mat engem Bréisseler Reformplang konfrontéiert, deen d'Opsiicht iwwer grouss Deeler vun de Finanzmäert vun den nationalen Autoritéiten op déi Paräisser ESMA géif réckelen. Fir de Groussherzogtum ass d'Fro, wéi wäit dës Zentraliséierung geet, no bei enger existenzieller. Den Iren Simon Harris, deen niewent dem Finanzministère och Tánaiste — also stellvertriedende Regierungschef — ass, huet d'Finanzressort am November 2025 iwwerholl, nodeems de Paschal Donohoe zréckgetratt ass fir bei d'Weltbank ze goen. Vum Juli un huet Irland d'rotéierend EU-Ratspresidence, an domat presidéiert den Harris fir sechs Méint d'Reunioune vun den EU-Finanzminister, den Ecofin. Seng éischt Sëtzung als President steet ëm den 11. Juli un — an domat sëtzt e Vertrieder vun engem klenge Finanzstaat op der Vermëttlerplaz an engem Dossier, deen déi grouss Wirtschaftsmuechte géint déi méi kleng Finanzplazen ausspillt. ESMA soll zum "richtege europäesche Supervisor" ginn De Sträit geet op den 4. Dezember 2025 zréck, wéi d'EU-Kommissioun hire Paquet fir Maartintegratioun an Opsiicht virgestallt huet — e Versuch, déi laang blockéiert Spuer- an Investitiounsunioun, besser bekannt als Kapitalmarktunioun, erëm a Gank ze setzen. No dëse Pläng géif d'Kontroll vun den nationalen Reguléierer op d'ESMA iwwergoen fir: - déi gréisste grenziwwerschreidend Handelsplazen, also Bourssen; - systeemesch Clearingstellen (CCPs) an Zentralverwahrstellen (CSDs); - Ubidder vu Krypto-Servicer, déi an der ganzer Unioun aktiv sinn. Sechs vun de gréisste Wirtschaften — Däitschland, Frankräich, Italien, Spuenien, d'Holland an Polen — drécken drop, nach méi wäit ze goen. En Aarbechtspabeier vu Memberstaaten, datéiert op den 30. Abrëll 2026, freet, datt d'ESMA zu engem "richtege europäesche Supervisor" gëtt, mat enger stufeweiser Iwwerdroung vun de Kompetenzen an gemeinsamen Opsiichts-"Collèges" fir Verméigensverwalter. No Schätzunge géifen um Ufank ronn néng grouss Handelsgruppen ënner déi direkt Kontroll vun der ESMA falen. Well d'Moossnamen ënner d'Qualifizéiert-Majoritéit falen an net ënner d'Eestëmmegkeet, kënnen Irland a Lëtzebuerg se net einfach mat engem Veto blockéieren. "Ech mengen net, datt iergendeen Memberstaat dës Diskussioun aus enger Positioun vun Angscht oder nationale Verloscht ugoe sollt. Et geet net drëms, datt ee Memberstaat profitéiert an deen aneren net — déi ganz Europäesch Unioun verléiert, well d'Investitioune eis Unioun verloossen, an engem Moment, wou mir méi dovun brauchen." — Simon Harris D'Fongsplaz gréift sech an Lëtzebuerg ass no den USA déi zweetgréisst Fongsdomizil vun der Welt, mat Fongen, déi um Enn vun 2025 ronn 8,2 Billiounen Euro un Verméigen halen, an déi wäit méi wéi d'Halschent vun de weltwäit grenziwwerschreidende Investitiounsfongen betreien. Dës Fongen ginn vum nationale Reguléierer, der Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), autoriséiert an iwwerwaacht. De Finanzministère seet, datt de breede Finanzsecteur direkt méi wéi 73.000 Leit beschäftegt. De Groussherzogtum — grad wéi Dublin — huet Angscht, datt eng Konzentratioun vun der Opsiicht zu Paräis Betriber a Poste Richtung franséisch Haaptstad zéie kéint. De Premier Luc Frieden huet d'Lëtzebuerger Oppositioun am Mäerz 2025 kloergemaach, an de Finanzminister Gilles Roth huet se zanterhier ëmmer erëm wiederholl, zulescht am Mäerz 2026. Juristen op béide Säiten argumentéieren, datt d'EU-Prinzipie vun der Subsidiaritéit an der Proportionalitéit kënne genotzt ginn, fir de Ëmfang vum Paquet ze verklengeren, och wann e sollt duerchkommen. Déiselwecht Suerg gëtt zu Dublin gedeelt. "Wa mir de Kontrollmechanismus änneren an der ESMA méi Muecht ginn, dann destabiliséiert dat de Maart", huet d'Regina Doherty, eng Fine-Gael-Deputéiert am Europaparlament, gewarnt, an dobäi drop higewisen, datt eng Zentraliséierung d'Konkurrenzfäegkeet vun der irescher Finanzplaz ënnergrue kéint. Och d'irescht Zentralbank stellt a Fro, ob eng institutionell Ëmstellung iwwerhaapt néideg ass: de Gouverneur Gabriel Makhlouf huet argumentéiert, datt eng méi enk Zesummenaarbecht tëscht nationalen an europäesche Reguléierer — fir d'Regelen eenheetlech unzewenden — "méi effektiv a méi dauerhaft wier wéi all institutionell Ëmstrukturéierung". Parallel Sträit ëm den Tubak D'Opsiicht ass net deen eenzege Bréisseler Dossier, deen d'Lëtzebuerger Nerve bei der irescher Presidence op d'Prouf stellt. D'Kommissioun hir geplangte Reform vun der Tubaksteierrichtlinn, virgestallt den 16. Juli 2025, géif déi europäesch Mindestaccisen — zanter méi wéi engem Joerzéngt onverännert — staark eropsetzen an se un d'Kafkraaft koppelen, eng Formel, déi schwéier op dat räicht, niddregbesteiert Lëtzebuerg géif falen. Den Tubak ass fir de Groussherzogtum ongewéinlech lukrativ. D'Acciseeecetten maache méi wéi 1 Prozent vum PIB aus — vill méi wéi den EU-Duerchschnëtt (1,02 % op Basis vun den 2023er Donnéeën, respektiv 2,66 % vun de gesamte Steierrecetten) — well déi bëlleg Lëtzebuerger Präisser Grenzakeefer a passéierend Automobiliste plënneren; de gréissten Deel vun de Zigaretten, déi hei verkaf ginn, gëtt iwwer d'Grenz eraus gerauucht. De Roth huet de Plang vun der Kommissioun als iwwerdriwwen bezeechent. Hei huet Lëtzebuerg déi besser Kaarten. Am Géigesaz zum Opsiichtspaquet brauche Steiermoossnamen d'Eestëmmegkeet am Rot, sou datt all eenzel Regierung e Veto huet. Domat bleift et un Irland — dat mat ronn 10,71 Euro pro Pak déi héchst Tubaksteieren an der EU hieft an och méi strikt Sätz ënnerstëtzt — tëscht de gesondheetsgedriwwene Reformer (Frankräich, Spuenien, Däitschland, Irland, Holland) an de recette-schützende Länner (Lëtzebuerg, Zypern, Bulgarien, Kroatien) ze vermëttelen. En éischte Kompromësstext gouf ënner der däinescher Presidence am Dezember 2025 verdeelt, gefollegt vun der zypriotescher Presidence an der éischter Hallschent 2026 an der irescher an der zweeter; eng Adoptioun gëtt net virun 2027 erwaart, mat enger Ëmsetzung, déi op 2028 ugesat ass. Den Zäitdrock bis Oktober Den Harris huet sech e knappen Delai gesat. Seng éischt Ecofin-Sëtzung als Presidence-Chef leet hien Mëtt Juli of, an hie wëll den Opsiichts- a Kapitalmarktdossier bis Ufank Oktober geléist hunn, mam Argument, datt de Stëllstand déi eigentlech Gefor ass. Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Rechnung, ob et elo bei der ESMA Terrain ofginn oder d'Linn halen soll — an der Wett, datt seng Fongsplaz a säi Veto bei de Steieren him nach ëmmer Hiewel ginn an enger Unioun, déi ëmmer méi op Zentraliséierung setzt. ### Sources - Harris wants deal on contentious EU capital market reforms by October — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/02/harris-wants-deal-on-contentious-eu-capital-market-reforms-by-october/ - Big countries propose centralising powers in EU-level financial regulator, leak shows — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/05/21/big-countries-propose-centralising-powers-in-eu-level-financial-regulator-leak-shows/ - EU's six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/30/eus-six-big-economies-seek-move-on-capital-market-union-despite-irish-worries/ - Can Luxembourg and Ireland stop Esma's power grab — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/can-luxembourg-and-ireland-stop-esmas-power-grab - Simon Harris replaces Paschal Donohoe as Minister for Finance — Hot Press: https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/simon-harris-replaces-paschal-donohoe-as-minister-for-finance-23118473 - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (proposal) — European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/excise-duties/excise-duties-tobacco/revision-tobacco-taxation-directive-proposal_en - EU countries scale back tobacco tax plan — The Examination: https://www.theexamination.org/articles/eu-countries-scale-back-tobacco-tax-plan - Tobacco tax revenues exceed 1% of Luxembourg GDP — Paperjam / Delano: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tobacco-tax-revenues-exceed-1- - Cigarette Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/cigarette-taxes-europe/ - The financial sector, cornerstone of the economy — Luxembourg government (public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/invest/key-sectors/luxembourg-place-financiere.html - Proposal 52025PC0580 (Tobacco Taxation Directive revision) — EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025PC0580 --- ## Lëtzebuergs Schold steiert op déi selwer gesate 30-Prozent-Grenz zou - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerg-staatsschold-30-prozent-grenz-defizit-2026 - Published: 2026-07-04T05:14:53.294+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-04T05:14:53.294+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: bedb57d1-a495-4ec4-b435-08e759e8ff63 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Verdeedegung, Pensiounen a Steiererliichterunge belaaschten e Budget, deen zréck am Defizit ass. De IWF: d'Schold stabiliséiert sech net méi – en Test fir den AAA-Rating. ### Summary Mam Staatsbudget erëm am Defizit klëmmt d'Lëtzebuerger Schold op déi selwer gesate 30-Prozent-Grenz zou. De IWF warnt, datt se sech net méi stabiliséiert – den AAA-Rating bleift awer virun der Hand. ### Key facts - D'ëffentlech Schold louch Enn 2025 bei 26,5 Prozent vum BIP – nach ëmmer eng vun de niddregsten an der EU, mä op engem klammende Wee. - De Budgetssaldo ass vun engem Iwwerschoss vun ronn 1 Prozent (2024) op en Defizit vun 2 Prozent (2025) gekippt; de Budget 2026 gesäit 1,49 Milliarde Defizit vir. - Verdeedegung, Pensiounen a Steiererliichterunge sinn déi Haaptdreiwer; Prognosen gesinn d'Schold bis 2029 op ronn 30 Prozent klammen. - De IWF warnt, datt d'Schold sech net méi stabiliséiert, an rifft no enger Reform vun der nationaler Budgetsregel. - Trotzdeem behält Lëtzebuerg säin AAA-Rating bei alle grousse Agencen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi héich ass d'Lëtzebuerger Staatsschold am Moment?** Enn 2025 louch d'Bruttoschold vum Staat bei 26,5 Prozent vum BIP (Eurostat), erof vun engem Spëtzewäert vun 27,5 Prozent. Zum Verglach läit d'Eurozon am Duerchschnëtt bei ronn 88 Prozent. **Q: Firwat klëmmt d'Schold?** Haaptsächlech wéinst méi héijen Ausgabe fir Verdeedegung (Zil vun 2 Prozent vum BIP scho 2026), der Pensiounsreform, Steiererliichterungen a Käschte fir Energie a Klima. **Q: Wat ass déi 30-Prozent-Grenz?** Et ass eng politesch Selbstverpflichtung vun der Regierung, d'Schold ënner 30 Prozent vum BIP ze halen. Onofhängeg Prognosen gesinn d'Schold bis 2029 op ronn 30,6 Prozent klammen, also bal un déi Grenz. **Q: Ass den AAA-Rating a Gefor?** Am Moment net – Fitch, Moody's, S&P, Scope an DBRS bewäerte Lëtzebuerg all mat AAA. Mä de IWF an d'Rating-Analyste warnen, datt de Wee no uewen geet. ### Body Zanter Joerzéngte gëllt Lëtzebuerg als ee vun deene solidste Schëldner an Europa – e Land, dat sech eng eege politesch Grenz gesat huet: d'ëffentlech Schold soll ënner 30 Prozent vun der Wirtschaftsleeschtung bleiwen. Elo réckelt de Grand-Duché just op déi Zuel zou. Mam Staatsbudget erëm am Defizit an ëmmer méi héije Käschte fir Verdeedegung, Pensiounen a Steiererliichterungen, warnt den Internationale Währungsfonds (IWF), datt d'Schold net méi op de Wee zréck an d'Stabilitéit ass. De Kontrast tëscht gëschter an haut ass däitlech. No der Article-IV-Aschätzung vum IWF fir 2026 ass de Saldo vun de ëffentleche Finanzen vun engem Iwwerschoss vun ongeféier 1 Prozent vum BIP am Joer 2024 op en Defizit vun 2 Prozent am Joer 2025 gekippt – an et soll 2026 op deem Niveau bleiwen. Den Exekutivrot vum Fonds huet den 30. Juni 2026 festgehalen, datt de Budgetssaldo sech 2025 staark verschlechtert huet, well d'Ausgaben d'Recetten däitlech iwwerhol hunn. Wat de Budget 2026 verréit An europäesche Mooss bleift d'Lëtzebuerger Schold winzeg. No Eurostat-Donnéeë louch d'Bruttoschold vum Staat Enn 2025 bei 26,5 Prozent vum BIP – erof vun engem rezente Spëtzewäert vun 27,5 Prozent an nëmmen e Brochdeel vun de ronn 88 Prozent, déi d'Eurozon am Duerchschnëtt huet. De Finanzminister Gilles Roth (CSV), deen de Budget 2026 am Oktober 2025 an der Chamber deposéiert huet, hält drun, datt dat sou bleift: d'Schold soll "stabil ronn 27 Prozent vum BIP bis um Enn vun der Legislaturperiod" leien. De Budget selwer erzielt eng méi schwéier Geschicht. Fir 2026 gëtt en Zentralstaatsdefizit vun 1,49 Milliarde Euro virgesinn, mat Ausgaben, déi ëm 5,7 Prozent op 32,6 Milliarden erop ginn – méi séier wéi d'Recetten, déi ëm 4,9 Prozent op 31,1 Milliarden wuessen. Souguer d'Käschte fir d'Schold ze droen, klammen: d'Zënszuelunge sollen no de Chifferen, déi der Chamber virgeluecht goufen, vun 238 Milliounen Euro am Budget 2025 op 312 Milliounen 2026 an op ronn 585 Milliounen bis 2029 klammen. Onofhängeg Prognosen sinn zréckhalend wéi d'Ministère. Berechnungen op Basis vun Donnéeë vun der Europäescher Kommissioun an dem IWF weisen, datt d'Schold tëscht 2024 an 2029 ëm bal véier Prozentpunkten klamme kéint – op ronn 30,6 Prozent vum BIP bis um Enn vun der Dekad, an domat fir d'éischte Kéier un déi selwer gesate Plafong. Véier Ursaachen, déi op d'Schold drécken Verschidde Drock kommen zäitgläich zesummen, an déi meescht sinn net eemoleg, mä strukturell: - Verdeedegung. Lëtzebuerg huet säin Nato-Zil vun 2 Prozent virgezunn: d'Militärausgaben, déi 2021 nach bei 0,5 Prozent an 2024 bei 1,3 Prozent vum BIP louchen, ginn esou fréi wéi 2026 op 2 Prozent gehéicht – mat ronn 1,3 Milliarden am Budget, ongeféier 500 Milliounen méi wéi ee Joer virdrun – an op méi laang Siicht op 5 Prozent vum Nationaleinkommen bis 2035. Fir dat matzefinanzéieren, huet d'Regierung eng "Defence Bond" lancéiert, no eegenen Aussoen déi éischt souverän Verdeedegungsobligatioun an Europa: eng Emissioun vun 150 Milliounen iwwer dräi Joer, plus e Fonds vun 40 Milliounen bei der SNCI fir Dual-Use-Investitiounen. - Pensiounen. Eng Reform, déi den 1. Januar 2026 a Kraaft getruede ass, huet de Gesamtkotisatiounssaz vun 24 op 25,5 Prozent gehéicht (jee 8,5 Prozent fir Patron, Salarié a Staat), d'Ufuerderungen un déi fréi Pensioun verschäerft an eng "progressiv Pensioun" agefouert. Trotzdeem bleift d'demografesch Rechnung grouss: d'Pensiounskäschte solle bis 2070 op ronn 18 Prozent vum BIP klammen – de stäerkste Sprong an der ganzer Eurozon – an ouni weider Schrëtt riskéieren d'Reserven, déi haut ronn 32 Prozent vum BIP ausmaachen, ëm 2045 eidel ze lafen. De IWF nennt d'Reform "e rechtzäitegen a wëllkomme Schrëtt", mee "weider Moossname ginn néideg sinn". - Steiererliichterungen. D'Upassung vun der Steiertabell un d'Indexéierung an d'Reduktioun vun der Betribssteier huele Recetten ewech. Eleng d'Reform vun der Akommessteier kascht no der Schätzung vum IWF vun 2028 un ongeféier 1 Prozent vum BIP pro Joer. - Energie, Klima an Alterung. Investitiounen an den ekologeschen Iwwergang an ëmmer méi héich Gesondheetskäschte bréngen op mëttlerer Siicht zousätzlechen Drock, esou d'OECD an de IWF. D'Rating-Analysten hunn op de Spalt tëscht deenen offiziellen Prognosen an der wahrscheinlecher Realitéit higewisen. Morningstar DBRS huet argumentéiert, datt Lëtzebuerg genuch Spillraum huet, fir moderéiert Defiziter ze droen, ouni säin Top-Rating a Gefor ze bréngen – mä de Max Dietz, Assistant Vice President bei der Agence, huet gewarnt: "De wuessende Besoin fir Verdeedegung wäert d'Defiziter méiglecherweis méi grouss maachen an d'Scholdelaascht vu Lëtzebuerg méi héich drécken, wéi et d'Regierung de Moment virgesäit." D'Richtung geet no uewen, och wa de Startpunkt beneidenswäert niddereg ass. Den Triple-A als Anker Um Spill steet net nëmme Rechnen, mä d'Identitéit vum Land. Eng propper Bilanz ass zentral fir Lëtzebuerg säin Image als stabille Finanzplaz, an d'gënschteg Prêten hänken drun. Wéi dem Luc Frieden seng CSV-DP-Koalitioun Enn 2023 un d'Rudder koum – 35 vu 60 Sëtz – louch d'Schold bei ronn 17,2 Milliarden Euro, also ongeféier e Véierel vun der Wirtschaftsleeschtung. D'Parteien hunn et deemools explizit festgehalen: "Béid Partner wëllen den Triple-A-Rating onbedéngt erhalen a wäerten näischt maachen, wat en a Fro stelle kéint." Bis ewell sinn d'Agencë sech eens: Fitch, Moody's, S&P, Scope an DBRS bewäerte Lëtzebuerg all nach mat AAA, a keng huet e Wiessel signaliséiert. D'Land huet zanter dem Joer 2000 ni de Maastricht-Referenzwäert vun 60 Prozent vum BIP iwwerschratt, an seng Reserven – dorënner Pensiounsreserven am Wäert vun ongeféier engem Drëttel vum BIP – bleiwe kräfteg. D'Wirtschaft wiisst nëmme lues (0,6 Prozent 2025, virausgesot 1,2 Prozent 2026 an 1,7 Prozent 2027), d'Aarbechtslosegkeet läit iwwer 6 Prozent an d'Inflatioun soll 2026 bei ronn 2,6 Prozent leien. Mä de IWF dréckt op e méi fest Kader, ier den Trend sech afestegt. An senger bis elo klorster Warnung huet de Fonds drop higewisen, datt d'Scholdequote bei enger onverännerter Politik net méi op eng Stabiliséierung erausleeft. No der Basisprognos vun eise Mataarbechter gëtt net domat gerechent, datt sech d'ëffentlech Schold op mëttlerer Siicht stabiliséiert. Fir erëm en Anker ze schafen, huet de Fonds Lëtzebuerg opgefuerdert, seng national Budgetsregel z'iwwerschaffen an eng kloer Scholdenzilsetzung mat enger operationeller Grenz fir d'Ausgaben oder de Budgetssaldo ze verbannen. D'Regierung hirersäits bleift derbäi, datt hir Finanzen solide sinn an hiert Modell vun der niddereger Schold intakt. Déi nächst Budgeten – tëscht engem Verdeedegungsschub, enger alternder Bevëlkerung a verschwate Steiererliichterungen – wäerten weisen, wéi eng Liesaart vun de Chifferen richteg ass. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/06/mcs-05062026-luxembourg-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2026-article-iv-mission - IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Luxembourg — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/06/30/pr26232-luxembourg-imf-concludes-2026-aiv-consultation - Luxembourg can absorb higher defence spending without AAA risk: Morningstar DBRS — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-can-absorb-higher-defence-spending-without-aaa-risk-morningstar-dbrs - Fitch forecasts two-year rise in Luxembourg's deficit, AAA intact — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/fitch-forecasts-two-year-rise-in-luxembourgs-deficit-aaa-intact - CSV and DP agree: preserve Luxembourg's triple-A rating — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/csv-and-dp-agree-preserve-luxe - Luxembourg to launch Europe's first Defence Bond — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-to-launch-europes-first-defence-bond/ - Dépôt et présentation du projet de budget 2026 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/3203 - Budget 2026 : 1,553 milliard pour le Ministère des Finances (+7,6%) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/3230 - Gilles Roth: 'Nos finances publiques sont solides' — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/02-fevrier/03-roth-finances-publiques.html - OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — Promoting a strong and sustainable recovery — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_803b3ea1-en.html - Luxembourg: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2025/03/21/mcs-luxembourg-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2025-article-iv-mission - Information about the pension reform planned for 2026 — CNAP — Caisse nationale d'assurance pension: https://cnap.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/informationsreforme2026.html - Luxembourg: Country File, Economic Risk Analysis — Coface: https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/country-risk-files/luxembourg - Luxembourg - General gov. gross debt (Eurostat data) — Trading Economics / Eurostat: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/general-gov-gross-debt-eurostat-data.html - Luxembourg - national debt in relation to GDP 2029 — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/381142/national-debt-of-luxembourg-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ --- ## Cargolux zitt e Strach ënner d'Gabun-Afaire: 1,15 Milliounen Euro no Akkord virun der Justiz - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/cargolux-akkord-1-15-milliounen-gabun-afaire-influenzhandel - Published: 2026-07-03T17:45:46.311+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:45:46.311+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: a2214842-7d1c-4f9f-9458-97dc9653680b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Fir Aktivitéiten a Gabun tëschent 2010 an 2015 huet den national Fracht-Fliger e verhandelten Uerteel akzeptéiert – eng seelen Ofrechnung fir e Betrib, deen zum Groussdeel dem Staat gehéiert. ### Summary Cargolux bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro fir eng Afaire vun Influenzhandel a Gabun (2010–2015) ofzeschléissen. D'Firma hat sech 2015 selwer bei der Parquet gemellt; e Lëtzebuerger Geriicht huet den 1. Juli 2026 den Accord ratifizéiert. ### Key facts - D'Cargolux bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro – eng Geldstrof plus eng Konfiskatioun – fir eng Afaire vun Influenzhandel a Gabun tëschent 2010 an 2015 ofzeschléissen. - Den 1. Juli 2026 huet en Tribunal d'arrondissement zu Lëtzebuerg e verhandelten Uerteel (jugement sur accord) ratifizéiert; en betrëfft eleng d'Gesellschaft, keng eenzel Persoun. - D'Firma hat d'Saach Enn 2015 selwer bei der Parquet gemellt an huet kooperéiert – e Facteur, deen d'Justiz ausdrécklech zu hire Gonschte gewäert huet. - D'Geriicht huet verstäerkt intern Kontrollen a verbessert Compliance-Moossnamen aus méi wéi zéng Joer berécksiichtegt. - Well Lëtzebuerger ëffentlech Hänn (Luxair, BCEE, SNCI, Staat) d'Majoritéit halen, ass d'Affär e sensibelen Test fir Governance a Reputatioun. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill bezilt d'Cargolux a firwat?** Ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro, opgedeelt an eng Geldstrof an eng Konfiskatioun (de genaue Split gouf net matgedeelt). D'Zomm reegelt eng Afaire vun Influenzhandel (trafic d'influence) am Zesummenhang mat Aktivitéiten a Gabun tëschent 2010 an 2015. **Q: Sinn eenzel Persoune betraff?** Nee. De jugement sur accord vum 1. Juli 2026 betrëfft eleng d'Cargolux als juristesch Persoun. Et gëtt keng eenzel Persoun ugeklot oder genannt. **Q: Wéi ass d'Affär un d'Liicht komm?** D'Cargolux huet d'Saach Enn 2015 no enger interner Entdeckung selwer bei der Lëtzebuerger Parquet gemellt an duerno duerchgängeg kooperéiert. De Parquet an d'Geriicht hunn dës fräiwëlleg Uzeeg ausdrécklech mat an d'Wo geluecht. **Q: Huet den Uerteel en Impakt op d'Operatiounen vun der Cargolux?** No der Cargolux net. D'Firma seet, den Accord hätt keen Impakt op déi lafend Operatiounen, op d'Aktivitéite vun de Clienten oder op déi ugebuede Servicer. ### Body D'Cargolux, de gréissten Ausléisser vum Lëtzebuerger Logistikstandort a weltwäit ee vun de gréisste reng op Fracht spezialiséierte Fliger, huet accordéiert ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro ze bezuelen, fir eng Afaire mat Bezuch zu Korruptioun aus hire fréieren Aktivitéiten a Gabun ze reegelen. Fir ee vun de strategesch wichtegste nationale Champions vum Land ass sou eng geriichtlech Ofrechnung eng Rarietéit. Den 1. Juli 2026 huet den Tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg (Chamber am Strofrecht) en jugement sur accord ratifizéiert – d'Prozedur vum verhandelten Uerteel aus dem Code de procédure pénale – tëschent dem Fliger an dem Parquet vum Lëtzebuerger Staat. Den Accord schléisst eng Enquête of iwwer Influenzhandel, op Franséisch trafic d'influence genannt, mat Bezuch op Aktivitéiten, déi d'Cargolux tëschent 2010 an 2015 am zentralafrikaneschen Uelegland Gabun ausgefouert huet. Doriwwer hunn ënner anerem Paperjam, Le Quotidien, L'essentiel a Chronicle.lu bericht. D'Strof vun ongeféier 1,15 Milliounen Euro besteet aus enger Geldstrof an enger Konfiskatioun; wéi genee sech déi Zomm opdeelt, gouf net matgedeelt. Wichteg: den Uerteel betrëfft eleng d'Gesellschaft als juristesch Persoun a nennt keng eenzel Persoun. Ëm wat et an der Afaire geet De Fait, ëm deen et geet, ass Influenzhandel – eng Infraktioun mat Bezuch zu Korruptioun, déi kloer vun engem Verstouss géint Sanktiounen oder Douane z'ënnerscheeden ass. No Lëtzebuerger Recht deckt den trafic d'influence de mëssbräichlechen Asaz vun engem reellen oder ugeblëcken Afloss op en Decisiounsträger am Tosch géint e Virdeel. D'Faiten datéieren aus dem Fënster 2010 bis 2015, wou d'Cargolux a Gabun aktiv war – eng Period, déi lokal a spezialiséiert Medien mat Fracht fir d'Uelegindustrie a mat regionaler Logistik a Verbindung bréngen. De Wee bis zur Reegelung ass net onwichteg. En jugement sur accord ass zu Lëtzebuerg d'Prozedur vun der verhandelter Léisung: si erlaabt et, eng Affär ofzeschléissen, wann eng Firma d'Faiten unerkennt a mat der Justiz kooperéiert. Anescht gesot war dat kee streidege Prozess, deen an engem opgezwongenen Uerteel endet, mä e vereinbart Resultat, an deem d'Cargolux als Gesellschaft hir Verantwortung ugeholl huet. D'Roll vum Geriicht war et, déi mam Parquet ausgehandelt Konditioune vuner ze préiwen an ze bestätegen. Eng fräiwëlleg Uzeeg, déi den Ausgang gepräägt huet De markantste Punkt vun der ganzer Reegelung ass, wéi d'Affär iwwerhaapt un d'Liicht koum. D'Enquête gouf opgemaach, nodeems d'Cargolux d'Saach Enn 2015 selwer bei der Parquet gemellt hat, nodeems se se intern entdeckt hat – an de Fliger huet iwwer déi ganz Prozedur ewech kooperéiert. De Parquet an d'Geriicht hunn dës fräiwëlleg Uzeeg an d'Zesummenaarbecht ausdrécklech mat an d'Wo geluecht – e Facteur, deen d'Strofen a verhandelte Léisungen typescherweis moderéiert. D'Geriicht huet och déi Ëmsetzunge berécksiichtegt, déi d'Firma no eegenen Aussoen zanter méi wéi zéng Joer bedriwwen huet, zanterdeem d'Faiten opgetaucht sinn: verstäerkte intern Kontrollen, verbessert Compliance-Kaderen an aktualiséiert Governance-Standarden. An hirer Erklärung huet de Parquet festgehalen: Zanter der Uzeeg vun de Faiten huet d'Cargolux weiderhi zousätzlech Moossnamen ergraff, fir hir Mechanisme vun der interner Kontroll ze verstäerken. D'Cargolux hirersäits huet erkläert, si géif hir Compliance-Prozedure permanent iwwerschaffen an aktualiséieren, wat sech an engem Ausbau vun den interne Kontrollen niddersleet, an huet betount, datt den Uerteel operationell näischt ännert. Den Accord huet, sou de Fliger, „keen Impakt op déi lafend Operatiounen, op d'Aktivitéite vun de Clienten oder op d'Servicer“, déi si ubidde. E Test fir e Champion, deen um Staat hänkt D'Affär trëfft eng Firma, déi bal am Häerz vun der Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft sëtzt. 1970 gegrënnt, mam Sëtz zu Sandweiler an hirem Hub um Findel, bedreift d'Cargolux eng Flott vu Boeing-747-Frachtfliger op ronn 90 Destinatiounen a rangéiert ënner de gréisste geplangte Frachtfliger vun der Welt. D'Loftfracht ass eng vun de Kären vum Groussherzogtum senger Logistikbranche – an d'Cargolux ass hiren Emblème. Si hänkt awer och ongewéinlech no um Staat. No hirer breet bericht'er Aktionärsstruktur halen d'Luxair an d'Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment (HNCA) aus China jeeweils ronn 35 %, wärend de Rescht sech op d'Staatsspuerkeess BCEE, d'ëffentlech Investitiounsgesellschaft SNCI an de Lëtzebuerger Staat direkt opdeelt. Zesumme geholl halen d'ëffentlech Hänn zu Lëtzebuerg eng Majoritéit – an dat ass et, wat eng Reegelung mat Bezuch zu Korruptioun, och wa selwer gemellt a kooperativ, zu engem heiklen Test fir Governance a Reputatioun mécht. - Strof: ongeféier 1,15 Milliounen Euro, aus enger Geldstrof an enger Konfiskatioun. - Fait: Influenzhandel (trafic d'influence) am Zesummenhang mat Aktivitéiten a Gabun, 2010–2015. - Prozedur: en jugement sur accord, den 1. Juli 2026 vun engem Lëtzebuerger Tribunal d'arrondissement ratifizéiert. - Ëmfank: eleng d'Gesellschaft; keng eenzel Persoun genannt. - Mëllerung: fräiwëlleg Selbstuzeeg Enn 2015 an duerchgängeg Zesummenaarbecht. Fir d'Autoritéiten ass d'Léisung zugläich e Message un d'Lëtzebuerger Betriber: Firmen, déi vun eleng no vir trieden a kooperéieren, kënnen erwaarden, datt dat zu hire Gonschte zielt. Fir d'Cargolux zitt den Ausgang e Strach ënner e Verhalen, dat elo méi wéi zéng Joer al ass, wärend si mat der Erneierung vun hirer Flott virundréckt – dorënner Bestellunge vum Boeing sengem 777-8F vun der nächster Generatioun. De finanziellen Impakt ass fir e Fliger vun där Gréisst moderat; d'Signal fir d'Governance – datt och e Champion, deen zum Deel dem Staat gehéiert, net iwwer enger Ofrechnung mat der Korruptioun steet – ass dat, wat bleift. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Cargolux Confirms Luxembourg Court Judgment, Says Operations Remain Unaffected — WOF Events: https://www.wofevents.com/post/cargolux-confirms-luxembourg-court-judgment-says-operations-remain-unaffected - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Trafic d'influence au Gabon : Cargolux condamnée à une amende de 1,15 million d'euros au Luxembourg — Gabonreview: https://www.gabonreview.com/trafic-dinfluence-au-gabon-cargolux-condamnee-a-une-amende-de-115-million-deuros-au-luxembourg/ - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Deen, deen de Pegasus-Skandal opklären sollt, gouf selwer mam Pegasus ausspionéiert - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/pegasus-spionage-geint-eu-deputeierten-kouloglou-citizen-lab - Published: 2026-07-03T17:38:57.832+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:38:57.832+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: e794e7e7-f2a5-4b76-9b40-24ced8742d14 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > D'Citizen Lab huet um iPhone vum griicheschen Ex-Deputéierten a PEGA-Ausschossmember Stelios Kouloglou d'Pegasus-Spyware fonnt — matzen an der Enquête, déi genau dës Iwwerwaachung ophuewe sollt. ### Summary E forensesche Bericht vum Citizen Lab beleet, datt den EU-Deputéierten Stelios Kouloglou, deen am PEGA-Ausschoss d'Spyware-Mëssbräich ënnersicht huet, selwer op d'mannst zweemol mam NSO-Pegasus infizéiert gouf. ### Key facts - D'Citizen Lab (Rapport Nr. 194, 3. Juli 2026) sot mat grousser Sécherheet, datt dem EU-Deputéierten Stelios Kouloglou säin iPhone op d'mannst zweemol mam Pegasus infizéiert war: ëm den 21. Oktober 2022 an den 6.–7. Mäerz 2023. - Kouloglou souz am PEGA-Ausschoss, dee genau de Mëssbrauch vu Pegasus an änlecher Spyware duerch EU-Regierunge sollt opklären — d'Infektiounen falen op déi sensibelst Momenter vun der Enquête. - D'Attack gouf keng eenzeger Regierung zougeschriwwen; d'Fuerscher fanne keng Hiweiser op déi griichesch Regierung an notéieren, datt Griicheland kee bekannten NSO-Client ass. - Iwwer eng gemeinsam Kéder-E-Mail (HomeKit / PWNYOURHOME) verbanne se den Hack mat enger Kampagne 2024 géint siwen exiléiert Journalisten — also ee Pegasus-Operateur, deen iwwer méi EU-Länner ewech spionéiert. - D'Europaparlament schafft och zu Lëtzebuerg; d'Affär beréiert d'Onofhängegkeet vun der Institutioun an d'Pressefräiheet an all 27 Memberstaaten. ### FAQ **Q: Wien ass de Stelios Kouloglou?** E griichesche Recherchejournalist an Europadeputéierten tëscht 2015 an 2024 (Syriza / d'Lénk-Grupp). Hie war Suppléant am PEGA-Enquêteausschoss, deen de Mëssbrauch vu Pegasus an änlecher Spyware ënnersicht huet. **Q: Wéini gouf säin Telefon infizéiert?** D'Citizen Lab huet mat grousser Sécherheet zwou Infektiounen identifizéiert: ëm den 21. Oktober 2022 an den 6.–7. Mäerz 2023, wéi hien zu Athen an zu Bréissel war. Weider Infektiounen sinn net auszeschléissen; e puer Medien schwätze vun op d'mannst dräi Virfäll. **Q: Wien huet hannert dem Hack gestach?** Dat ass net opgekläert. D'Citizen Lab huet den Hack keng Regierung zougeschriwwen a fënnt keng Hiweiser op Griicheland. Iwwer eng gemeinsam Kéder-E-Mail verbanne d'Fuerscher den Hack mat enger 2024er-Kampagne — also ee Pegasus-Client, deen iwwer méi EU-Länner ausspionéiert. **Q: Wat ass Pegasus?** Eng zero-click-Spyware vun der israelescher NSO Group. Ouni datt d'Affer eppes uklickt, kritt den Operateur onbemierkt Zougrëff op Messagen, Fotoen, Kontakter, Kamera a Mikro vum Telefon. ### Body E Mann, deen am Häerz vun der EU d'Mëssbräich vu kommerzieller Spyware opklären sollt, ass selwer mat genau deem Instrument geknackt ginn, deen säin Ausschoss ënnert d'Lupp geholl huet. Dat geet aus engem forensesche Bericht ervir, deen d'Citizen Lab den 3. Juli publizéiert huet. Betraff ass de Stelios Kouloglou, e griichesche Recherchejournalist, deen tëscht 2015 an 2024 am Europaparlament souz. Seng Analytiker soen, säin iPhone wier op d'mannst zweemol mam Pegasus infizéiert ginn — där zero-click-Spyware, déi déi israelesch Firma NSO Group zu Herzliya baut a verkeeft — genau an där Zäit, wou hie Member vum PEGA-Enquêteausschoss war. Dee Gremium war 2022 extra geschaf ginn, fir de gesetzeswiddregen Asaz vu Pegasus an änleche Programmer duerch EU-Regierungen ze duerchleuchten. D'Citizen Lab, e Fuerschungslabo vun der Universitéit Toronto, kënnt mat „grousser Sécherheet" zur Conclusioun, datt dem Kouloglou säin Apparat de 21. Oktober 2022 (géint 10.16 Auer) an nach eng Kéier den 6. bis 7. Mäerz 2023 kompromittéiert gouf — deemools war hien zu Athen an zu Bréissel. De Rapport, säin 194., hält fest, datt weider Infektiounen net auszeschléisse sinn; verschidde Medien schwätze vun op d'mannst dräi Virfäll iwwer déi zwee Joer. Apple huet dem Kouloglou eréischt Méint duerno d'Warnungen iwwer eng staatlech gestäipt Attack geschéckt. Wéi den Enquêteur zum Zil gouf Mat Pegasus kritt en Operateur onbemierkt d'Kontroll iwwer en Handy: Messagen, Fotoen, Kontakter, Kamera a Mikro — alles läit op. D'Timing vun den Abréch, soen d'Fuerscher, passt genee op déi sensibelst Momenter vum Ausschoss: déi éischt Infektioun fällt an eng intensiv Phas vun de PEGA-Audiéiungen, ënnert anerem zu „Big Tech a Spyware" an zu Spyware an e-Privatsphär; déi zweet iwwerlappt sech mat de Beroodungen iwwer de Schlussrapport. Fir déi Leit, déi d'Enquête gefouert hunn, war d'Symbolik net z'iwwersinn. Et ass ironesch, datt e Member vun deem Ausschoss, dee mat der Ënnersichung vu Pegasus beoptraagt war, selwer mat der Pegasus-Spyware ugegraff gouf. Déi Aschätzung koum vum Ron Deibert, dem Grënner an Direkter vum Citizen Lab. De Kouloglou selwer sot der Associated Press, hie wier dovun ausgaang, seng Roll géif him e gewëssene Schutz ginn. „Ech hunn net erwaart, datt e PEGA-Member vu Pegasus ausspionéiert géif ginn", sot hien, an huet derbäigesat, hie wier net dovun ausgaang, datt deen, deen dohannert stécht, sou „liichtfankeg" wier. Op sengem Telefon, seet hien, louchen 15 Joer u Messagen a Fotoen — och Austausch mat Parteichefen a Journalisten. Wien et war — a wien et net war Entscheedend: d'Citizen Lab huet den Hack keng eenzeger Regierung zougeschriwwen. D'Fuerscher soen ausdrécklech, si hätte keng Hiweiser fonnt, datt d'griichesch Regierung verantwortlech wier, an halen fest, datt et keng Berichter gëtt, datt Griicheland Client vun der NSO Group ass oder war — eng bewosst Presiséierung, wann een un den Iwwerwaachungsskandal denkt, deen Athen selwer virun e puer Joer erschéiert huet. Amplaz hunn d'Analytiker enger technescher Spuer nogaang. De Kéder, mat deem den Exploit ausgeliwwert gouf — eng Message, déi dem Apple säi HomeKit ausnotzt, Deel vun enger Ketten, déi de Labo mat engem Exploit mam Numm PWNYOURHOME verbënnt — huet op enger E-Mailadress opgebaut, déi och an enger Kampagne am Mee 2024 géint siwe russesch- a belarussschsproocheg exiléiert Journalisten an Aktivisten an Europa opgetaucht ass. Aus där Iwwerlappung schléissen d'Fuerscher, datt ee eenzegen Pegasus-Operateur béid Operatiounen gefouert huet — also e Client, deen d'Erlaabnis huet, iwwer méi europäesch Juridiktiounen ewech ze spionéieren. Mat anere Wierder beschreift de Bericht net e Rebell, mä e Client vun engem reglementéierte kommerzielle Produkt, deen op EU-Buedem operéiert. D'NSO Group huet op Ufroe fir eng Stellungnam net reagéiert; d'Firma huet fréier gesot, si iwwerpréift hir Regierungscliente a kënnegt Kontrakter, wa Mëssbrauch beluecht gëtt. Eng Schluecht, déi d'Parlament ni ofgeschloss huet D'Enthüllung kënnt op onerleedegt Aarbecht. Den PEGA-Ausschoss huet 2022 an 2023 dokumentéiert, wéi Memberstaaten — ënnert hinne Griicheland, Polen, Ungarn a Spuenien — Spyware géint Journalisten, Oppositiounsleit an d'Zivilgesellschaft agesat hunn, an huet eng Rei Recommandatioune fir méi strikt Kontrolle formuléiert. Deputéiert, déi dobäi waren, soen, d'Europäesch Kommissioun hätt déi Virschléi gréisstendeels an der Schueff leie gelooss. Aktuell Deputéiert gesinn am neie Rapport en Ugrëff op d'Institutioun selwer. - D'Hannah Neumann, eng däitsch Gréng, déi um Ausschoss verhandelt huet: „Vill vun eis hunn erwaart, datt et wärend dem Ausschoss e puer Hacke géif ginn, mä et ass elo trotzdem frustréierend erauszefannen, datt et wierklech geschitt ass." - De John Scott-Railton, Senior-Fuerscher beim Citizen Lab a Matautor, warnt, datt d'Problem laang net agedämmt ass: „Ech weess, wat dat nächst Kapitel vun där Geschicht ass — et ginn nach méi geknackte Parlamentsmemberen, an ech géif wetten, datt haut Memberen am Europaparlament ronderëmlafen, ouni ze wëssen, datt hiren Telefon an der Täsch an e Spioun verwandelt gouf." D'Sophie in 't Veld, déi fréier hollännesch Deputéiert, déi Berichterstatterin vum Ausschoss war, huet eng Lag beschriwwen, an där Verantwortung praktesch verschwonnen ass. „Mir sinn an enger Situatioun, wou jiddereen jiddereen ausspionéiere kann", sot si der Associated Press, „a si spionéieren d'Bierger aus, d'Journalisten, d'ONGen, d'Affekoten, d'Politiker — a keen weess, wien dohannert stécht." Firwat dat och Lëtzebuerg ugeet D'Europaparlament deelt seng Aarbecht op Bréissel, Stroossbuerg a Lëtzebuerg op. D'Garantien, ëm déi et hei geet — d'Onofhängegkeet vum Parlament, d'Pressefräiheet an d'Vertraulechkeet vun de Quelle vun enger Enquête — bannen all 27 Memberstaaten, Lëtzebuerg matgezielt. En erfollegräichen Abroch bei engem Deputéierten, deen d'Iwwerwaachung kontrolléiert, trëfft d'EU un hirer eegener Fäegkeet, genau dës Iwwerwaachung zur Rechenschaft ze zéien. Ob déi lescht Beweiser Bréissel endlech vun der Recommandatioun bis zur Reglementatioun bréngen, bleift virläufeg eng oppe Fro. ### Sources - Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus — The Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ - Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/politician-who-investigated-spyware-abuses-had-his-phone-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware/ - EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/3/eu-lawmaker-investigating-surveillance-hacked-by-israeli-spyware-report-says - Someone infected a spyware probe overseer with spyware — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/pegasus-spyware-pega-committee-member-targeted/ - Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-european-parliament-pega-committee-member - Researchers Say EU Lawmaker Who Investigated Surveillance Was Hacked by Israeli Spyware — Asharq Al-Awsat (Associated Press): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5291628-researchers-say-eu-lawmaker-who-investigated-surveillance-was-hacked-israeli-spyware --- ## Litauen wëll säin Atomverbuet sträichen a méi no un d'NATO-Ofschreckung réckelen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/litauen-atomwaff-verbuet-nato-ofschrackung-baltikum - Published: 2026-07-03T17:21:30.516+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:21:30.516+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: fce4dac1-81da-46b1-b678-57e92e221b42 - Dateline: Vilnius, LT > Vilnius wëll e Verbuet aus der Verfassung huelen, deen amerikanesch Atomwaffen um eegene Buedem verhënnert – e Schrëtt, deen d'Debatt bis op Lëtzebuerg zréckwierkt. ### Summary Litauen wëll den Artikel 137 aus senger Verfassung sträichen, fir méiglecherweis US-Atominfrastruktur ze hosten. E Schrëtt, deen d'ganz NATO-Ofschreckungsdebatt nei ustécht – och zu Lëtzebuerg. ### Key facts - Litauen seng Spëtzepolitiker hu sech den 2. Juli 2026 eens ginn, den Artikel 137 vun der Verfassung ze sträichen, dee Massevernichtungswaffen an auslännesch Basen verbitt. - D'Ännerung géif Litauen keen eegent Atomarsenal ginn, mä de juristesche Wee fräimaache fir US- oder NATO-Infrastruktur mat nuklearem Bezuch. - Fir d'Verfassung z'änneren, brauch et zweemol eng Zweedrëttelmajoritéit am Seimas – op mannst 94 vun 141 Deputéierten – mat dräi Méint Ofstand. - Däitschland stationéiert seng 45. Panzerbrigade mat ronn 4.800 Zaldoten permanent zu Litauen, déi éischt däitsch Brigade am Ausland zënter 1945. - Lëtzebuerg, en net-nukleare Grënnungsmember vun der NATO, steet ënner dem nukleare Schierm an huet den Atomwaffeverbuetstraité 2017 boykottéiert. ### FAQ **Q: Kritt Litauen mat där Ännerung eegen Atomwaffen?** Nee. D'Sträiche vum Artikel 137 géif Litauen keen eegent Atomarsenal ginn. Et géif just erlaben, datt US- oder NATO-Infrastruktur mat nuklearem Bezuch am Land stationéiert gëtt, ënner der Kontroll vu Washington. **Q: Wéi eng NATO-Länner hosten haut US-Atomwaffen?** Sechs Memberen: d'Belsch, Däitschland, Italien, d'Nidderlanden, d'Tierkei a Groussbritannien. D'USA behalen d'Kontroll iwwer d'Sprengkäpp. **Q: Wéi eng Roll spillt Lëtzebuerg an där Debatt?** Lëtzebuerg huet keng Atomwaffen, steet awer ënner dem nukleare Schierm vun der NATO. Et huet den Atomwaffeverbuetstraité vun 2017 boykottéiert an sech konsequent mat der Ofschreckungspolitik vun der Allianz ausgeriicht. **Q: Wéi kéint Russland reagéieren?** Moskau gesäit nuklear Stationéierunge no bei senge Grenzen als rout Linn a kéint mat Géigemoossnamen äntwerten, zum Beispill andeems et seng Arsenaler zu Kaliningrad oder a Wäissrussland verstäerkt. ### Body E baltesche Frontstaat, deen direkt un Kaliningrad an Wäissrussland grenzt, wëll d'juristesch Mauer néierräissen, déi en zënter den 90er Joren aus den nukleare Pléng vun der NATO erausgehalen huet. Fir Litauen ass et manner eng technesch Verfassungsännerung wéi e politescht Signal: mir wëllen net déi Zone sinn, déi um Rand steet, wann d'Alliéiert iwwer d'nächst Etapp vun hirer Ofschreckung diskutéieren. Den 2. Juli hunn d'Spëtzt vum litauesche Staat – de President Gitanas Nausėda, den amtéierende Premier, de Spriecher vum Seimas an d'Verdeedegungsministère – sech eens ginn, datt den Artikel 137 vun der Verfassung soll ganz verschwannen. Dee Passage verbitt Massevernichtungswaffen an auslännesch Militärbasen um litauesche Buedem. Dat mellt de ëffentleche Sender LRT ewéi och CNBC. Ee Dag méi spéit hunn ëm déi 50 Deputéiert d'Ännerung formell agereecht. Den Nausėda huet de Passage, dee an engem ganz anere geopoliteschen Ëmfeld vun den fréien 90er geschriwwe gouf, als „iwwerholl" bezeechent an gesot, ënner de Fraktiounschefen wier d'Meenung „praktesch eestëmmeg". Fir hie geet et virun allem drëms, net vun de Partner ofgehaangen ze ginn. „Et wier wierklech onglécklech, wa mir zum schwaache Glidd oder zu enger groer Zone bannent der NATO géife ginn." Wat Vilnius wierklech wëll D'Ännerung géif Litauen keen eegent Atomarsenal ginn. Si géif just de juristesche Wee fräimaachen, fir datt d'Land US- oder NATO-Infrastruktur mat nuklearem Bezuch kéint hosten an eventuell um sougenannten Nuclear-Sharing vun der Allianz kéint deelhuelen. Eng Verfassungsännerung ass mat Fläiss schwéier: de Seimas muss d'Moossnam zweemol uneen, mat op mannst dräi Méint tëschent den zwou Ofstëmmungen, an all Kéier mat enger Zweedrëttelmajoritéit – also op mannst 94 vun 141 Deputéierten. Den Nausėda wëll, datt d'Parlament decidéiert; d'Oppositiounspartei Nemunas Dawn pléidéiert fir e Referendum. Den Ustouss koum vun engem Bericht vun der Financial Times am Juni, laut deem Washington sech opgeschloss gewisen huet, de Krees vun europäesche Staaten ze verbreedern, déi mat senger nuklearer Ofschreckung verbonne sinn. Polen an déi dräi baltesch Staaten – Estland, Lettland a Litauen – géifen sech interesséieren, Basen fir US-Fliger mat duebeler Fäegkeet ze hosten, also Jets, déi souwuel konventionell wéi och nuklear Notzlaascht droe kënnen. Litauen huet keng esou Fliger, dofir erwaarden Analysten, datt säi Bäitrag éischter beim Stationéieren, beim Loftraum a bei Ënnerstëtzungsfunktiounen géif leien wéi beim eigentlechen Ofwerfen vu Waffen. De Verdeedegungsminister Robertas Kaunas, deen zënter November 2025 am Amt ass, huet bestätegt, datt Gespréicher lafen, wollt awer net méi soen. „Gespréicher fannen tatsächlech statt. Ech wëll elo net an d'Detailer goen, well si klasséiert sinn, mä d'Gespréicher lafen a Litauen steet sécher net um Rand", sot hien de Journalisten, no Berichter vu LRT an der Associated Press. De polnesche Vize-Verdeedegungsminister Paweł Zalewski war ähnlech oppen iwwer Warschau seng Ambitiounen: „Mir schwätzen, fir besser Konditioune fir d'nuklear Ofschreckung ze schafen an datt Polen dobäi eng wichteg Roll spillt", sot hien laut der Associated Press. D'Bild an der Allianz – an d'Bundeswehr um Terrain Aktuell hosten sechs NATO-Memberen US-Atomwaffen – d'Belsch, Däitschland, Italien, d'Nidderlanden, d'Tierkei a Groussbritannien –, wärend Washington d'Kontroll iwwer d'Sprengkäpp behält. Eng Ausdehnung no Osten wier e markante Bréch, an d'USA hunn sech an der Vergaangenheet scho misstrauesch gewisen, datt Waffen no bei Russland ze provokativ kéinte wierken. Litauen steet mat sengem Virstouss net eleng do. Däitschland stationéiert seng 45. Panzerbrigade permanent am Land – déi éischt däitsch Brigade am Ausland zënter dem Zweete Weltkrich. Aktivéiert am Abrëll 2025 an am Mee mat enger Parad um Vëlniser Kathedralplaz ageweit, gëtt se op ronn 4.800 Zaldoten opgebaut, mat voller Asazfäegkeet fir 2027, laut der Bundeswehr a Berichter vu CNN. De Ploud weist, wéi wäit d'NATO scho schwéiert Truppen a Richtung engem Land verréckelt huet, dat tëschent Kaliningrad a Wäissrussland agekesselt ass. Wat aus Moskau kéint kommen Russland betruecht nuklear Stationéierunge no bei senge Grenzen als rout Linn a kéint mat eegene Géigemoossnamen äntwerten, zum Beispill andeems et seng nuklear Arsenaler zu Kaliningrad oder a Wäissrussland verstäerkt. Wéi Finnland den 2. Juli säin eegent Atomwaffeverbuet formell opgehuewen huet, huet den Aleksey Zhuravlyov, éischte Vize-Chef vum Verdeedegungscomité vun der russescher Staatsduma, gewarnt, Helsinki géif riskéieren, „en zweet Ukrain" ze ginn. Déi selwecht Rhetorik ass ze erwaarden, wann d'litauesch Ännerung virun ukënnt. Fir de Moment betounen d'Responsabel, datt näischt onmëttelbar usteet. De Bericht vun der Financial Times huet uginn, datt eng Ännerung um Hosting-Arrangement net op kuerz Frist géif geschéien, a Polen huet konkret Pläng dementéiert, tatsächlech Sprengkäpp ze lageren. Europa säin Nomm-Schutz – an de Bléck vu Lëtzebuerg Litauen seng Initiativ nährt eng méi breet Debatt doriwwer, wéi Europa sech géint Russland ofséchert, wärend Froen iwwer d'Dauerhaftegkeet vun der amerikanescher Garantie bestoe bleiwen. Am Mäerz huet de franséische President Emmanuel Macron op der U-Boot-Basis an der Bretagne eng Doktrin vun der „no vir gezuecher Ofschreckung" virgeschloen, dorënner no vir stationéiert atomfäeg Rafale-Jets a gemeinsam Manöveren, an huet de europäesche Partner e Gespréich iwwer d'franséisch Ofschreckung ugebueden. Bezeechnend war, datt déi baltesch Staaten net ënner de genannte Länner waren – d'Belsch, Groussbritannien, Dänemark, Däitschland, Griicheland, d'Nidderlanden, Polen a Schweden. Eng Lück, déi mat erkläert, firwat Vilnius elo esou oppen d'amerikanesch Piste verfollegt. D'Debatt erreecht och déi méi kleng Haaptstied. Lëtzebuerg huet keng Atomwaffen, steet awer ënner dem nukleare Schierm vun der Allianz. D'Land huet 2017 d'Verhandlungen iwwer den Traité fir d'Verbuet vun Atomwaffen boykottéiert an huet ëmmer erëm géint UN-Resolutiounen gestëmmt, déi en ënnerstëtzen, am Aklang mat der Ofschreckungspolitik vun der NATO, laut dem Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor. Wärend d'Alliéiert sech beim NATO-Sommet zu Den Haag verflicht hunn, bis 2035 5 Prozent vum PIB fir Verdeedegung a Sécherheet auszeginn, verschäerft d'Decisioun vun engem Frontstaat, déi sensibelst Fäegkeete vun der Allianz op säin Territoire ze invitéieren, d'Wahlen, déi all Member – och de klengsten – muss ofweien. ### Sources - Poland and Lithuania explore playing bigger role in NATO's nuclear deterrence — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poland-and-lithuania-explore-playing-bigger-role-in-natos-nuclear-deterrence - Lithuanian leaders back removing constitutional ban on nuclear weapons, president says — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2978183/lithuanian-leaders-back-removing-constitutional-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-president-says - Lithuania involved in discussions on possible US nuclear deployment in Europe — LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television): https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2948336/lithuania-involved-in-discussions-on-possible-us-nuclear-deployment-in-europe - Russia's neighbor Lithuania scraps constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. Here's why — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/russia-ukraine-nato-lithuania-nuclear-weapons.html - Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban, following Finland's lead — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/lithuania-moves-to-lift-nuclear-weapons-ban-following-finlands-lead - Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence — The Hill / Associated Press: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-poland-and-lithuania-confirm-exploring-a-bigger-role-in-nuclear-deterrence/ - Under my parapluie: Macron's nuclear guarantee for Europe — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/article/under-my-parapluie-macrons-nuclear-guarantee-for-europe/ - What Macron's changes to French nuclear policy mean for European security — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/what-macrons-changes-to-french-nuclear-policy-mean-for-european-security/ - 45th Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Panzer_Brigade_(Bundeswehr) - Germany deploys permanent troops to Lithuania, a move not seen since World War II — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/europe/german-military-brigade-lithuania-intl-hnk-ml - Luxembourg — Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor — Norwegian People's Aid / Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor: https://banmonitor.org/profiles/luxembourg - Robertas Kaunas new Minister of Defense in Lithuania — Table.Briefings: https://table.media/en/security/heads-en/robertas-kaunas-new-minister-of-defense-in-lithuania --- ## D'Kupferkabel geet aus: POST schalt bis 2030 déi lescht analog Leitungen of - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/post-kupfernetz-ofschalten-2030-alarm-lift-telealarme - Published: 2026-07-03T17:10:29.59+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T17:10:29.59+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 26dea631-d401-42ee-af1c-8c2a2b61b0ba - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Nach 15.500 analog Uschlëss lafen iwwer d'Kupfernetz. POST migréiert se op Glasfaser an Internet-Telefonie – a genau elo ginn Alarmanlagen, Liftrufe an Telealarm-Knäppercher zum Sträitfall. ### Summary POST schalt d'Kupfernetz bis ëm 2030 definitiv of a migréiert déi lescht analog Uschlëss op Glasfaser. Wien e Liftruf, eng Alarmanlag oder en Telealarm iwwer déi al Leitung huet, muss se virum Ofschalten ëmstellen. ### Key facts - Um Enn vun 2025 louwen nach 15.500 analog Uschlëss iwwer d'Kupfernetz; POST migréiert se op Glasfaser a Voice over Broadband, bis d'Netz ëm 2030 ganz ofgeschalt gëtt. - Jidder betraffene Client kritt mindestens sechs Méint virdrun e Bréif mat engem feste Ofschaltdatum; d'Migratioun kascht direkt näischt, an d'Nummer bleift, och beim Fournisseurwiessel. - De gréisste Risiko sinn Apparater un der ale Leitung: Telealarm-Knäppercher, Notruffer am Lift, Alarmanlagen, Faxen a Kaartelesegeräter – si brauche meeschtens eng GSM-Gateway oder eng IP-Box. - D'Glasfaser mécht scho 72,8 % vun alle festen Internetzougäng aus an ass 40 bis 60 % méi bëlleg am Ënnerhalt wéi d'Kupfer; de Kabel erreecht 90 % vun de Stéit, d'5G ronn 78,7 % vun der Bevëlkerung. - Lëtzebuerg ass Deel vun engem europäesche Réckzuch: Frankräich (Orange), d'UK (Openreach bis 2027) an d'EU-Kommissioun zilen alleguer op e Kupfer-Ausschléisse ronderëm 2030. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini gëtt d'Kupfernetz zu Lëtzebuerg ofgeschalt?** D'definitiivt Ofschalten gëtt ronderëm 2030 erwaart. Déi éischt Stéit goufe scho am Mäerz 2024 ofgeschalt, an d'Cliente ginn no an no ëmgestallt. All betraffene Client gëtt mindestens sechs Méint am Viraus mat engem feste Datum ugeschriwwen. **Q: Wat muss ech maachen, wa mäi Uschloss betraff ass?** Wann de Bréif vun Ärem Bedreiwer ukënnt, sicht Iech eng Alternativ eraus – Glasfaser, Kabel, 5G oder Satellit. D'Migratioun selwer kascht direkt näischt, an Är Telefonsnummer behält Der. Eng Verkabelung am Haus kann awer Installatiounskäschte verursaachen. **Q: Funktionéiere meng Alarmanlag, mäi Liftruff oder mäin Telealarm nach?** Net automatesch. Apparater, déi iwwer déi analog Leitung erauswielen – Alarmanlagen, Notruffer am Lift, Telealarm-Knäppercher, Faxen a Kaartelesegeräter – halen op, wann d'Leitung gekapt gëtt. Kontrolléiert virum Ofschalten alles, wat un der Leitung hänkt, a stellt et op eng GSM-Gateway oder eng Internetverbindung ëm. **Q: Firwat gëtt d'Kupfernetz iwwerhaapt ofgeschalt?** Laut ILR stéisst d'Kupfernetz un d'Grenz vu senge technesche Kapazitéiten an ass al an deelweis obsolet. D'Glasfaser ass 40 bis 60 % méi bëlleg am Ënnerhalt, méi séier a méi energieeffizient. De Kabel deckt scho 90 % vun de Stéit of, an d'5G ronn 78,7 % vun der Bevëlkerung. ### Body Zënter Generatiounen hunn d'Telefonsgespréicher a fréier och d'Internetverbindungen am Grand-Duché iwwer Kupferkabelen an der Äerd gelaf. Elo verschwënnt dës Infrastruktur roueg, Leitung fir Leitung. POST Luxembourg, als staatlechen Netzbedreiwer, féiert déi lescht analog Cliente op Glasfaser an op Telefonie iwwer den Internet – ier d'al Kupfernetz ëm 2030 definitiv ausgeschalt gëtt. Wat nach iwwreg bleift, ass kleng, mä empfindlech. No de Statistike fir 2025, déi de Regulateur ILR (Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation) publizéiert huet, louwen um Enn vum Joer nach 15.500 analog Uschlëss iwwer Kupfer. Bal all aner Festnetz-Telefonsleitung am Land ass scho op sougenannte «Voice over Broadband» geplënnert. D'Glasfaser mécht mëttlerweil 72,8 % vun alle festen Internetzougäng aus – e Plus vun 11,4 % am Laf vum Joer 2025 an 17,9 Prozentpunkten zënter 2021, ee vun den héchste Werter an Europa. Eeschthaft lassgaang ass et am Mäerz 2024, wéi déi éischt Kupferleitungen an de Stéit ofgeschalt goufen. No de Reegelen, déi den ILR iwwerwaacht, muss e Bedreiwer all betraffene Client mindestens sechs Méint virum Ofschalten uschreiwen, mat engem festen Datum an der Opfuerderung, sech eng Alternativ auszesichen – Glasfaser, Kabel, 5G oder Satellit. D'Migratioun selwer kascht direkt näischt, mä eng Verkabelung am Haus kann Installatiounskäschte mat sech bréngen. Seng Nummer behält de Client, och wann en de Fournisseur wiesselt. Eng Infrastruktur um Enn vun hirem Liewen Fir de Regulateur an d'Bedreiwer ass dee Réckbau keng Optioun, mä eng Néidegkeet. E Deel vum Kupfernetz ass Joerzéngten al, deier am Ënnerhalt an net méi gewuess enger Ekonomie, déi ëmmer méi Daten brauch. Den ILR seet, dat al Netz parallel zum landeswäite Glasfaserausbau weiderzedroen, sief «net méi relevant». POST Technologies bedreift ëmmer nach méi wéi 8.000 Kilometer Kupferkabel a wäit iwwer eng Millioun Kilometer Kupferpuren – en Ierwen aus der Zäit vun der PTT, déi 1842 gegrënnt gouf an eréischt 1963 voll automatiséiert war. D'Kupfernetz stéisst un d'Grenz vu senge technesche Kapazitéiten. D'Glasfaser ass am Verglach méi bëlleg am Ënnerhalt – d'Käschte leie laut Zuele vun der Lëtzebuerger Press 40 bis 60 % ënner deene vum Kupfer – souwéi méi séier a méi energieeffizient. De Kabel erreecht scho ronn 90 % vun de Stéit mat bis zu 1 Gbit/s, an d'5G deckt mëttlerweil ronn véier vu fënnef Awunner of. Domat huet de Regulateur d'Ersatzofdeckung, déi en néideg huet, ier de Kupferstecker gezu gëtt. Déi Apparater, déi stomm kéinte ginn Fir déi meescht Leit ass den Ëmstig onsichtbar: Internet an Telefon plënneren einfach op eng Glasfaser- oder Kabelbox. De richtege Risiko läit bei den Apparater, déi roueg un déi al Leitung ugeschloss sinn – Geräter, déi gebaut goufen, fir iwwer eng analog Leitung erauszewielen, an déi an deem Moment ophalen ze funktionéieren, wou d'Leitung gekapt gëtt. De Rot vum ILR ass kloer: virum Ofschalten alles kontrolléieren, wat un der Leitung hänkt. Ze dacks vergiess ginn: - Telealarm- an Notrufsknäppercher, déi eeler a vulnerabel Leit droen – d'Téléalarme gëtt zu Lëtzebuerg ënner anerem vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg (zënter 1987), vun der Stëftung Hëllef Doheem an dem Brinks ugebueden, an POST huet mam Alarmis säin eegenen Iwwerdroungsservice. - Notrufftelefone am Lift, déi historesch iwwer d'Telefonsnetz gelaf sinn an haut d'Sécherheetsnorm EN 81-28 erfëlle mussen; vill brauchen eng Mobilfunk-Gateway oder eng IP-Box, fir weider ze funktionéieren. - Abroch- a Brandalarmen, déi iwwer d'Telefonsleitung iwwerdroen, dorënner iwwerwaachte Servicer. - Faxgeräter a Kaartelesegeräter a Geschäfter a bei klenge Betriber. Meeschtens muss een eng GSM-Gateway derbäisetzen oder den Apparat op eng Internetverbindung ëmstellen – e mëttele Käschtepunkt, mä ee, deen ee virum Ofschalten organiséiere muss an net duerno. Genau dofir ënnersträichen de Regulateur an d'Bedreiwer de sechsméintege Bréif a betounen, datt se d'Cliente, och déi eeler, duerch d'Ëmstellung begleeden, amplaz se einfach ofzeklemmen. E kontinentale Réckzuch vum Kupfer Lëtzebuerg ass domat laang net eleng. An der ganzer EU pressen d'Bedreiwer, fir déi al analog Netzer zoumaachen an d'Investitiounen op d'Glasfaser ze konzentréieren. D'Europäesch Kommissioun dréckt d'Memberstaaten a Richtung Gigabit-Verbindungen an e Kupfer-Ausschléisse ronderëm 2030. De Branchereseau Connect Europe rechent domat, datt bis Enn vum Joerzéngt ronn 21 national PSTN-Netzer ofgeschalt ginn. Am Nopeschland Frankräich huet Orange den 31. Januar 2026 an iwwer 2.000 Gemengen ugefaang, säi Kupfernetz kommerziell zouzemaachen, mat engem komplette techneschen Ausschléisse bis 2030 – no méi wéi engem hallwe Joerhonnert Betrib. Am Vereenegte Kinnekräich schalt Openreach, den Netzaarm vun der BT, d'ëffentlecht Telefonsnetz bis den 31. Januar 2027 of – en Datum, deen extra vum Dezember 2025 no hanne geréckelt gouf, virun allem fir déi ronn 1,8 Milliounen Telealarm-Cliente ze schützen, déi nach op Kupfer-Systemer lafen. D'Erfarung vun Openreach ass eng Warnung fir déi méi kleng Lëtzebuerger Migratioun: dee schwéieren Deel ass net d'Glasfaser, mä déi fragil Liewenslinnen, déi un den ale Leitungen hänken. «Et bleift keng Zäit méi fir ze zécken», sot de James Lilley, den Direkter All-IP bei Openreach, wéi d'britesch Deadline méi no koum, an huet derbäigesat, datt e spezielle Service «Prove Telecare» opgebaut goufe wier, fir vulnerabel Cliente «sécher» ze «migréieren». Iwwer d'Netz selwer war hien nach méi däitlech: «Dat analogt PSTN-Netz ass obsolet, ëmmer méi schwéier z'ënnerhalen an däitlech méi deier am Betrib.» Fir déi 15.500 Lëtzebuerger Stéit a Betriber, déi nach op enger Kupferleitung hänken, ass d'Botschaft vum ILR: op de Bréif reagéieren, wann en ukënnt – a virun allem sécherstellen, datt d'Alarmanlag, den Notruff am Lift oder den Telealarm-Knäppchen och nach de Moie funktionéiere wou d'Kupfer stomm gëtt. ### Sources - Is your connection ready for the transition? — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/copper-phase-out/ - Questions about copper phase out (FAQ) — myILR / Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation: https://www.myilr.lu/en/your-questions/faq-copper-phase-out/questions-en/ - Remplacer le cuivre par un réseau plus fiable et moderne — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/04-avril/24-ilr-cuivre-reseau.html - Télécommunications 2025: une croissance plus modérée dans un marché en forte évolution — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / ILR: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-telecommunications-2025.html - Luxembourg regulator launches awareness campaign on copper network switch-off — Telecompaper: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/luxembourg-regulator-launches-awareness-campaign-on-copper-network-switch-off--1461249 - Le réseau cuivre disparaîtra en 2030 — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/economie/le-reseau-cuivre-disparaitra-en-2030/ - Time for a 'big switch-up' as PSTN switch-off looms — Openreach: https://www.openreach.com/news/time-for-a-big-switch-up-as-pstn-switch-off-looms/ - Fermeture du réseau cuivre : Le calendrier — Orange (Réseaux Orange): https://reseaux.orange.fr/fin-adsl-arret-cuivre/quand-calendrier-fermeture - Telephony copper plant retirement in the United Kingdom — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephony_copper_plant_retirement_in_the_United_Kingdom - Le réseau fixe / POST's fixed network — POST Technologies: https://www.posttechnologies.lu/en/technologies/decouvrez-nous/reseau-fixe - Post Luxembourg (company history and status) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Luxembourg --- ## Boeing-Satellitte mat Stéierungen: SES fuerdert bis zu 472 Milliounen Dollar - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ses-o3b-mpower-satellitten-boeing-assurance-472-milliounen - Published: 2026-07-03T16:59:50.564+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:59:50.564+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 5e58fd0a-8d88-46e5-8b27-b85148ca141f - Dateline: Betzdorf, LU > Stroumausfäll op de véier éischten O3b-mPower-Satellitte sinn zu engem zéie Sträit ginn — a beweisen, wéi vill finanziellt Risiko hannert dem Lëtzebuerger Weltraum-Wette stécht. ### Summary De Betzdorfer Betreiber SES fuerdert bis zu 472 Milliounen Dollar Assurance no engem Feeler op senge Boeing-Satellitten. D'Assureuren zéien awer d'Been an — an d'Fro, wien um Enn bezilt, ass nach net gekläert. ### Key facts - SES fuerdert bis zu 472 Milliounen Dollar (ronn 437 Mio. Euro) Assurance op déi éischt véier O3b-mPower-Satellitten — ronn 70% vun hirem versécherte Wäert vu 674 Milliounen Dollar. - E Feeler an de Stroummoduler huet all véier Satellitten am Orbit getraff an hir Kapazitéit a Liewensdauer permanent ënner déi geplangte 12 Joer erofgesat. - D'Assureuren zéien d'Been an: si weieren sech, fir zukünftege verluerene Recette ze bezuelen — e Sträit, deen um Enn bei enger Arbitrage kéint landen. - SES an d'Boeing hunn de Bauvertrag nei opgestallt: d'Konstellatioun wiisst vun 11 op 13 Satellitten, an d'Boeing huet 315 Milliounen Dollar u Käschte verbucht. - 2025 huet SES ronn 189 Milliounen Dollar (ronn 164 Mio. Euro) vun den Assureuren agesammelt; schwéier Sonnestierm an nei Maschinnen hunn d'Lag am Orbit gebessert. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat betrëfft dëse Sträit Lëtzebuerg direkt?** SES ass zu Betzdorf doheem, 1985 mat der Ënnerstëtzung vun der Lëtzebuerger Regierung gegrënnt. De Staat hält eng speziell Aktieklass mat ronn engem Drëttel vun de Stëmmrechter a bleift e groussen Aktionär, dofir wibbelt e finanzielle Réckschlag beim Betreiber och de Grand-Duché mat un. **Q: Wat ass mat de Boeing-Satellitte falsch gaang?** Vun 2023 un hunn d'O3b-mPower-Satellitte sporadesch Ofschaltunge vun de Stroummoduler gewisen, dorënner e puer net erhuelbar Fäll. Dat huet ëmmer erëm Deeler vun de Maschinnen ouni Stroum gesat an hir Kapazitéit a Liewensdauer permanent erofgesat. **Q: Wéi vill huet SES bis elo vun den Assureuren erakritt?** SES eeneegt sech mat den Assureuren een no deem aneren. Am zweete Trimester 2025 waren 58 Milliounen Dollar erwaart, bis den Hierscht ronn 87 Milliounen, an iwwer d'ganzt Joer 2025 ronn 189 Milliounen Dollar (ronn 164 Mio. Euro) — mat méi an Aussiicht. **Q: Ass de Problem am Orbit geléist?** Deelweis. Schwéier Sonnestierm 2024 hunn gehollef, geluede Partikelen ofzebauen, déi d'Feeler ausgeléist hunn, an d'Boeing huet nei entworf Satellitte mat Hardware-Korrekturen geliwwert. SES erwaart 2025 eng Kapazitéitserhéijung vu bal 30%, mä d'Assurancesfuerderung bleift op. ### Body Fir Lëtzebuerg ass SES net iergendeng Firma. Wéi de Betreiber am Dezember 2022 déi éischt véier O3b-mPower-Satellitten an de Weltraum geschoss huet, sollten dës vun der Boeing gebaute Maschinnen d'Réckgrat vun der nächster Dekad ginn — staark Satellitten, déi aus dem mëttleren Äerdorbit, ronn 8.000 Kilometer héich, Breetband op Schëffer, ofgeleeën Inselen, Minnamplaze an d'Arméien schécken. Kaum ee Joer méi spéit huet SES misse zouginn, datt d'Maschinnen op eng Aart a Weis versoen, mat där keen gerechent hat — an d'Rechnung fir de Feeler geet ëmmerhin op eng hallef Milliard Dollar zou. D'Fro, wien dës Rechnung bezilt — de Fabrikant, d'Assureuren vum Betreiber, oder SES selwer — ass zu engem vun de meescht beuechte finanzielle Sträitfäll vun der ganzer Weltraumindustrie ginn. A well SES d'Aushängeschëld vum Grand-Duché ass an de Staat zu de gréisste Aktionäre gehéiert, geet et hei och ëm de Risiko hannert der Lëtzebuerger Weltraum-Ambitioun. Eng elektresch Panne wäit ewech De Problem ass elektrescher Natur. Vun 2023 un huet SES gemellt, datt d'Maschinnen ënner "sporadeschen" Ofschaltunge vun de Stroummodulen leiden — Stéierungen, déi ëmmer erëm Deeler vun all Satellit ouni Stroum gesat hunn, dorënner, sou d'Firma, "e puer net erhuelbar Fäll". Dacks konnt een d'Panne zerécksetzen — e SES-Verantwortleche verglach dat mam Ëmleeë vun engem Sécherungsschalter doheem — mä d'Kapazitéit an d'Liewensdauer vun de Satellitte goungen dobäi permanent erof. All véier Satellitten, déi deemools am Orbit waren, waren betraff. SES huet gewarnt, datt hir Betriibsdauer an hir Breetband-Kapazitéit "wesentlech méi niddreg" wieren wéi déi ursprénglech verspriechen 12 Joer, an huet gesot, datt d'Stéierung ronn 5% vum Ëmsaz an de Kärgewënner fir 2024 kaschte géif. Gebaut goufen d'Maschinne vun der Boeing, deem seng Satellittespaart mat enger ganzer Rëtsch vu Problemprogrammer ze kämpfen hat. Amplaz direkt viru Geriicht ze zéien, huet SES fir d'éischt de Bauvertrag nei opgestallt. D'Boeing huet zougesot, fënnef vun de Satellitten, déi nach musse gebaut ginn, opzewäerten an zwee komplett nei derbäi ze setzen — sou datt d'Konstellatioun vun de geplangten 11 op 13 Maschinne wiisst — mat de zwou Firmen, déi sech d'Käschten an de Risiko deelen. E gemeinsamt Zil mat der Boeing ze fannen war entscheedend fir d'Verhandlung, bei där de Vertrag nei opgestallt gouf a béid Firmen en Deel vum Risiko iwwerholl hunn. Sou huet de Ruy Pinto, deemools Generaldirekter vu SES, den Ofkommes vun 2023 beschriwwen. D'Boeing selwer huet eng Belaaschtung vun 315 Milliounen Dollar op engem Satellittevertrag fir en net genannte Client — deen allgemeng als SES identifizéiert gëtt — ausgewisen; hire Finanzchef huet dat op zousätzlech Aarbecht un engem innovative Programm mat neier Technologie zeréckgefouert. D'Assureuren halen géint De méi groussen Ëmschloss ass mat den Ënnerschreiwer. SES huet eng Assurancesfuerderung agereecht, déi bis zu 472 Milliounen Dollar (ronn 437 Milliounen Euro) op déi éischt véier Satellitte klamme kann — ronn 70% vun hirem versécherte Wäert vu 674 Milliounen Dollar, an eng vun de gréisste Weltraum-Assurancesfuerderungen, déi je verzeechent goufen. - 472 Milliounen Dollar — d'Gréisst vun der SES-Fuerderung, ronn 70% vum versécherte Wäert vu 674 Milliounen Dollar - 315 Milliounen Dollar — d'Belaaschtung, déi d'Boeing um Vertrag verbucht huet - 4 — Satellitte vum Stroumfeeler getraff, an enger Konstellatioun, déi elo op 13 wiisst Datt d'Satellitten defekt sinn, hunn d'Assureuren net a Fro gestallt. Wat si sech laut Branchenberichter weieren ze bezuelen, ass den Ëmsaz, deen SES iwwer déi verkierzte Liewensdauer vun de Satellitten erwaart ze verléieren — amplaz vun engem Schued, dee sech haut nowäise léisst. Et ass e Sträit ëm Ursaach a Bewäertung, wéi en an der Weltraum-Assurance dacks entscheedend ass, an deen um Enn bei enger Arbitrage kéint landen. Bis dohin eeneegt sech SES mat den Ënnerschreiwer een no deem aneren. D'Firma huet gesot, si erwaart am zweete Trimester 2025 58 Milliounen Dollar anzesammelen an hat bis den Hierscht dat Joer ronn 87 Milliounen Dollar erakritt, mat méi an Aussiicht, wéi d'Gespréicher weidergoungen; iwwer d'ganzt Joer huet si gemellt, ronn 189 Milliounen Dollar (ronn 164 Milliounen Euro) vun den Assureuren agesammelt ze hunn. D'Firma geet virsiichteg mat de Suen ëm an hält fest, datt "Recette réischt verbucht gëtt, wa Fuerderunge mat den eenzelen Assureuren accordéiert an ofgerechent sinn". Firwat de Sträit Lëtzebuerg ubelaangt SES ass keen normale Kläger. 1985 mat der Ënnerstëtzung vun der Lëtzebuerger Regierung gegrënnt an zu Betzdorf am Osten doheem, ass d'Firma den Ankermieter vun engem Weltraumsecteur, deen de Grand-Duché zanter véier Joerzéngten opbaut — vum Ophuele vu Satellittebetreiber bis zum SpaceResources.lu-Gesetz vun 2017 iwwer de Weltraumbergbau. De Lëtzebuerger Staat hält weider eng speziell Aktieklass, déi him ronn en Drëttel vun de Stëmmrechter gëtt, an 2025 huet SES d'Iwwernam vu sengem historesche Konkurrent Intelsat ofgeschloss, engem weidere Betreiber mat déiwe Lëtzebuerger Wuerzelen. Domat ass d'O3b-mPower-Affär méi wéi eng Firmenpanne: si ass e Test dofir, wéi e klengt Land, dat en Deel vu senger wirtschaftlecher Identitéit un dës Industrie gebonnen huet, déi finanziell Gefore vum Weltraum verkraaft — Hardware, déi Dausende Kilometer ewech vun all Reparatur roueg degradéiere kann. Am Orbit gëtt et ëmmerhin eng deelweis Erhuelung. SES huet gesot, datt schwéier Sonnestierm 2024 gehollef hunn, en Opbau vu geluedene Partikelen ofzebauen, deen d'Feeler an de Stroummodulen ausgeléist hat, sou datt de Problem op den eelere Satellitten nogelooss huet, wärend d'Boeing nei entworf Maschinne mat Hardware-Korrekturen geliwwert huet. Nei Lancementer bréngen déi verluer Kapazitéit lues a lues zeréck. "Vu Mee un erhéije mir d'Kapazitéit vun der Konstellatioun dëst Joer ëm bal 30%", huet de Generaldirekter Adel Al-Saleh 2025 den Analyste gesot. A trotzdeem bleift d'Fuerderung op, sinn d'Eenegungen net fäerdeg — an d'Fro, wien um Enn fir eng am Orbit strauchelnd Flott bezilt, gëtt weider um Buedem verhandelt. ### Sources - Forrester's Digest: SES may not receive $472 million insurance claim — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/03/06/forresters-digest-ses-may-not-receive-472-million-insurance-claim/ - SES: O3b mPower satellites' defect to reduce performance, lifespan of first 6 satellites, cut 2024 revenue/EBITDA by ~5% — Space Intel Report: https://www.spaceintelreport.com/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-defect-to-reduce-performance-lifespan-of-first-6-satellites-cut-2024-revenue-ebitda-by-5/ - SES and Boeing to Share Risk and CapEx on 2 Additional mPOWER Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2023/10/31/ses-and-boeing-to-share-risk-and-capex-on-2-additional-mpower-satellites/ - SES Posts Stable Q1 Revenue, Expects 30% Capacity Increase from New O3b Satellites — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2025/04/30/ses-posts-stable-q1-revenue-expects-30-capacity-increase-from-new-o3b-satellites/ - SES' O3b mPower satellites will have a "significantly" shorter life after power issues — DataCenterDynamics: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ses-o3b-mpower-satellites-will-have-a-significantly-shorter-life-after-power-issues/ - SES says O3b mPower electrical issues are worse than thought — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/ses-says-o3b-mpower-electrical-issues-are-worse-than-thought/ - Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer need — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/boeing-ships-more-o3b-mpower-satellites-with-fixes-ses-might-not-need/ - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) - Shareholders — SES: https://www.ses.com/company/investors/shareholder-information/shareholders --- ## KNDS setzt Bourse-Gank op Äis — Lëtzebuerg seng Jaguar-Kommandë bleiwe stoen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/knds-borsegank-verlount-letzebuerg-jaguar-kommando-steet - Published: 2026-07-03T16:47:09.448+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T16:47:09.448+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: a658f4e2-8c04-44da-a0ce-ee497e87d896 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De franséisch-däitsche Panzerbauer verréckelt eng Noterung, déi bei ronn 12 Milliarden Euro geschat gouf. Säin Optragsbuch — mat 54 Gefierer fir d'lëtzebuergesch Arméi — wiisst weider. ### Summary KNDS, de Bauer vum Leopard 2 an dem Caesar, huet säin IPO wéinst schwaache Rüstungsaktien op Äis gesat. Lëtzebuerg seng Kommando vun 38 Jaguar an 16 Griffon bleift onberéiert. ### Key facts - KNDS huet den 1. Juli 2026 säi geplangten IPO op Äis gesat — Grond ass d'Maartvolatilitéit am europäesche Rüstungssecteur. - D'Firma huet eng Bewäertung iwwer 12 Milliarden Euro gesicht; grouss Fongen hunn ofgewénkt, obwuel d'Optragsbuch mat 33,1 Milliarden Euro op engem Rekord steet. - Lëtzebuerg seng Kommando vun 38 EBRC Jaguar an 16 Griffon (54 Gefierer) am CaMo-Programm bleift vun der Verréckelung onberéiert. - No dem Ëmbau vum Besëtz gehéiert KNDS zu 40 Prozent Frankräich, zu 40 Prozent Däitschland an zu 20 Prozent ëffentleche Investisseuren. - Lëtzebuerg wëll säin Verteidegungsbudget vu 728 Millioune (2024) op 1,461 Milliarden Euro bis 2030 verduebelen, fir 2 Prozent vum RNB ze erreechen. ### FAQ **Q: Ass Lëtzebuerg seng Panzerkommando duerch d'Verréckelung vum IPO betraff?** Neen. Lëtzebuerg seng KNDS-Kommando läit am Optragsréckstand vun der Grupp a bleift onberéiert. Am CaMo-Programm goufen am Dezember 2025 54 Gefierer bestallt: 38 EBRC Jaguar an 16 Griffon. **Q: Firwat huet KNDS säi Bourse-Gank verréckelt?** Wéinst der Maartvolatilitéit am europäesche Rüstungssecteur. D'Aktien vu Konkurrenten wéi Rheinmetall waren gefall, an d'Investisseuren hunn d'gesichte Bewäertung iwwer 12 Milliarden Euro net matgedroen. D'Aktionäre wëllen zréckkommen, wann d'Mäert sech erhuelen. **Q: Wien besëtzt KNDS no dem Ëmbau vum Besëtz?** D'Famill Wegmann geet no 144 Joer eraus. Däitschland keeft iwwer d'KfW 40 Prozent fir bis zu 7,2 Milliarden Euro, Frankräich seng GIAT hält 40 Prozent — dat verbleiwent Fënneftel war fir d'Bourse virgesinn. **Q: Fir wat déngen d'Jaguar- a Griffon-Gefierer, déi Lëtzebuerg keeft?** Si rëschten de binationalen Bataillon Guides-Chasseurs vu Lëtzebuerg an der Belsch aus, deen bis 2030 voll asazfäeg soll sinn. Lëtzebuerg schléisst sech der SCORPION-Familljen iwwer d'Belsch am NATO Defence Planning Process un. ### Body De gréisste Landrüstungskonzern vun Europa huet gezéckt. KNDS — de franséisch-däitsche Bauer vum Leopard-2-Kampfpanzer, der Caesar-Haubitz an dem EBRC Jaguar — huet den 1. Juli matgedeelt, dass e seng geplangte Bourse-Noterung verréckelt. Et wier ee vun de gréissten Debütën um europäesche Aktemaart dëst Joer ginn. An dat, obwuel d'Optragsbuch — opgeblosen duerch eng Opréschtungswell, déi bis op Lëtzebuerg reecht — op engem Rekord steet. D'Firma, déi zu Amsterdam ageschriwwen ass, huet erkläert, hir Aktionäre hätten hir matgedeelt, dass si de Bourse-Gank eréischt weiderféiere wëllen, wann d'Mäert sech erhuelen. An hiren eegene Wierder informéieren d'Aktionäre d'Firma, dass si de Prozess eréischt "beim Zréckkommen vu méi gënschtege Maartkonditiounen" nees ophuele wëllen — mat Verweis op déi "aktuell Maartvolatilitéit fir den europäesche Verteidegungssecteur". D'Noterung war fir Mëtt Juli virgesinn, als duebele Start zu Frankfurt a Paräis, mat ronn engem Fënneftel vun der Firma, dat verkaaft sollt ginn — ouni datt nei Aktien ausginn goufen. D'Aktionäre hunn d'Firma iwwer hir Absicht informéiert, de Prozess vum Bourse-Gank eréischt beim Zréckkommen vu méi gënschtege Maartkonditiounen nees opzehuelen. Dëse Réckzuch iwwerrascht, well d'Geschäfter, op dem Pabeier, seele besser gelaf sinn. KNDS huet en Optragsréckstand vun 33,1 Milliarden Euro um Enn vum 31. Dezember 2025 gemellt — e Rekord. An an hirer Matdeelung betount d'Firma, si hätt "quasi all néideg Virbereedungsphasen fir hir geplangten Noterung ofgeschloss". De Knappt louch um Präis. No Berichter vu Reuters an der Financial Times huet KNDS eng Bewäertung iwwer 12 Milliarden Euro gesicht — déi däitsch Besëtzerfamilljen sollen op op d'mannst 12,5 Milliarden bestanen hunn — wärend déi grouss Fongen bei villméi wéi 12 Milliarden ofgewénkt hunn. Fréier Erwaardunge waren esouguer bis op 15 Milliarden Euro geklommen. Firwat d'Loscht op Rüstungsaktien ofgekillt ass Zwee Joer laang hunn d'Investisseuren all Ubidder gejot, deen eppes fueren, fléien oder schéisse kann — an der Hoffnung, dass d'Regierunge Honnerte vu Milliarden an d'Opréschtung pëmpen. Bis Mëtt 2026 sinn awer Zweifel opkomm, wéi séier dës Verspriechen sech an Erträg ëmsetzen. D'Rüstungsaktien sinn däitlech vun hiren Héichten erofgaang: Rheinmetall, de méi grousse Konkurrent vun KNDS, ass um Mount ronn 13 bis 20 Prozent gefall — och well Däitschland d'Fregattenprogramm F126 annuléiert huet. E méi no leiend Warnbeispill: d'Czechoslovak Group, déi am Januar 2026 zu Amsterdam un d'Bourse gaang ass, ass ronn 44 Prozent ënner hiren Ausgabepräis gerëtscht. KNDS huet d'Dier awer net zougemaach. D'Firma huet festgehalen, si "kéint entscheeden, den IPO guer net duerchzeféieren", mä hir Aktionäre hunn signaliséiert, si géifen zréckkommen, wann d'Konditiounen et erlaben. Berlin, dat ëffentlecht Suen an de Deal gestach huet, huet séier probéiert, d'Gemidder ze berouegen. D'Bundesregierung respektéiert d'Entscheedung, den IPO ze pauséieren, huet awer weiderhin en Interessi, mat hire franséische Partner zesummenzeschaffen, fir d'Firma an eng erfollegräich Zukunft ze féieren. Wien de Panzer-Champion vun Europa besëtzt De Bourse-Gank hänkt un enger seltener Neistrukturéierung vum Besëtz. Historesch war d'Grupp 50-50 opgedeelt: op der enger Säit de franséische Staat iwwer seng Holding GIAT Industries, op der anerer d'däitsch Famill Wegmann als eenzege privaten Eegner vu Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Virum Bourse-Gank huet d'Famill Wegmann sech averstanen erkläert, hir ganz Bedeelegung ze verkafen an no 144 Joer eraus ze goen. Däitschland tratt fir d'éischte Kéier an: iwwer d'Staatsbank KfW keeft Berlin eng 40-Prozent-Bedeelegung fir bis zu 7,2 Milliarden Euro — e Kaf, deen de Budgetsausschoss vum Bundestag den 26. Juni 2026 fräiginn huet. Frankräich seng GIAT reduzéiert hir Bedeelegung vu 50 op 40 Prozent. Doraus entsteet eng symmetresch Struktur: Paräis a Berlin jeeweils 40 Prozent, dat verbleiwent Fënneftel fir ëffentlech Investisseuren. Domat bleiwen zwou Regierunge kontrolléierend Aktionäre vun der Firma, déi e groussen Deel vun der NATO hirer Ostflank beaarmt — e Beweis, datt de Staat an der Verteidegung dacks op béide Säite vum Kont steet: als Keefer an als Besëtzer. Wourun d'lëtzebuergesch Suen ausginn ginn Fir de Grand-Duché ännert d'Verréckelung näischt un der Ausrëschtung. Lëtzebuerg seng KNDS-Kommando läit am Rekord-Réckstand vun der Grupp a bleift vun der Noterungsverzögerung onberéiert. Am Kader vum belsch-franséische Programm CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) gouf am Dezember 2025 eng Kommando iwwer 269 zousätzlech Gefierer plazéiert — dorënner 54, déi fir Lëtzebuerg bestëmmt sinn: 38 EBRC Jaguar Opklärungsgefierer, all eng 25-Tonne-Maschinn op sechs Rieder mat enger 40-mm-Kanoun a MMP-Panzerofwiermrakéiten, an 16 Griffon Truppentransporter. Lëtzebuerg schléisst sech der SCORPION-Gefiererfamill iwwer d'Belsch un, am Kader vum NATO Defence Planning Process. D'Gefierer sollen de binationalen Bataillon Guides-Chasseurs vu Lëtzebuerg an der Belsch ausrëschten, deen bis 2030 voll asazfäeg soll sinn. De Bataillon spigelt déi exzellent belsch-lëtzebuergesch Zesummenaarbecht a Verteidegungsfroe erëm, a mir sinn entschloss, déi europäesch Verteidegung ze stäerken. Nieft der Kommando huet KNDS France den 17. Dezember 2025 e Memorandum mat der lëtzebuergescher Direktioun vun der Verteidegung an dem Wirtschaftsministère ënnerschriwwen, an deem versprach gëtt, lëtzebuergesch Betriber a Fuerscher an d'Maintenance an europäesch Projeten anzebannen. D'Käf passen an e séier klammende Budget. Lëtzebuerg — dat ongewéinlecherweis säin Effort net um PIB, mä um Bruttonationaleinkommen (RNB) mëfft — plangt seng Ausgaben ongeféier ze verduebelen: vu 728 Milliounen Euro am Joer 2024 op 1,461 Milliarden bis 2030, mam Zil vun 2 Prozent vum RNB. Déi Trajet leeft ënner der Verspriechung, déi um Hague-Sommet am Juni 2025 gemaach gouf, wou all NATO-Member ausser Spuenien sech eens gouf, d'Verteidegungs- a Sécherheetsausgabe bis 2035 op 5 Prozent vum PIB ze bréngen. - Wat op Äis läit: KNDS seng duebel Noterung zu Frankfurt a Paräis, gesicht iwwer enger Bewäertung vu 12 Milliarden Euro. - Wat net: d'Optragsbuch vun 33,1 Milliarden Euro, dorënner Lëtzebuerg seng 54 Jaguar- a Griffon-Gefierer. - Wien profitéiert: ab 2026 ass KNDS zu 40 Prozent franséische Staat, zu 40 Prozent däitsche Staat an zu 20 Prozent ëffentlech. D'Message vu KNDS ass, dass d'Verzögerung um Aktiepräis läit, net um Optragsfluss. Fir Lëtzebuerg bleift déi praktesch Fro onverännert: seng Opréschtungssuen sinn scho verpflicht, an eng grouss Zuel vun de Gefierer, déi se elo bezuelen, dréit e KNDS-Emblème. ### Sources - KNDS to resume its Initial Public Offering process when Capital Markets conditions are supportive (company release) — EQS News / KNDS N.V.: https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/knds-to-resume-its-initial-public-offering-process-when-capital-markets-conditions-are-supportive/bdde73c0-080f-438f-b0d4-78fe18ac7e15_en - Tank maker KNDS delays stock listing, citing defense-market volatility — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/02/tank-maker-knds-delays-stock-listing-citing-defense-market-volatility/ - European tank-maker KNDS postpones IPO due to 'market volatility' — Breaking Defense: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/european-tank-maker-knds-postpones-ipo-due-to-market-volatility/ - Tank maker KNDS postpones IPO amid market struggles for defense stocks — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/knds-ipo-postpone-defense-stocks-market.html - Tankmaker KNDS puts off IPO citing tough market condition (Reuters) — RTÉ / Reuters: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0702/1581368-tankmaker-knds-puts-off-ipo-citing-tough-market-condition/ - Germany Buys Into KNDS for First Time as KMW Family Exits Ahead of IPO — SOFX: https://www.sofx.com/germany-buys-into-knds-for-first-time-as-kmw-family-exits-ahead-of-ipo/ - Bundestag Budget Committee Clears Germany's €7.2 Billion Purchase of a 40% KNDS Stake — Grosswald: https://www.grosswald.org/germany-kfw-40-percent-knds-stake-7-2-billion-wegmann-buyout-ipo/ - Germany Expects KNDS to Pursue IPO Despite Pause in Plans — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/germany-assumes-tankmaker-knds-still-pursue-ipo-plan-despite/ - The CaMo program reaches a new milestone with the order of 269 additional vehicles — KNDS Group: https://knds.com/en/press-releases/the-ca-mo-program-reaches-a-new-milestone-with-the-order-of-269-additional-vehicles - Luxembourg Boosts Defence Cooperation with KNDS Partnership & Jaguar, Griffon Vehicle Acquisition — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58599-luxembourg-boosts-defence-cooperation-with-knds-partnership-jaguar-griffon-vehicle-acquisition - Belgium, Luxembourg Purchase CaMo Armored Vehicles From KNDS France — The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2026/02/04/belgium-luxembourg-camo-vehicles/ - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia / NATO Hague Summit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 --- ## Roth bei Reeves op Downing Street: Lëtzebuerg an d'City wëllen zéng Joer nom Brexit méi enk zesummeschaffen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/finanzmissioun-london-roth-bei-reeves-zeng-joer-brexit - Published: 2026-07-03T12:51:32.965+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:51:32.965+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 0d6c96e1-731c-48ae-a7e3-7d880e5c7e12 - Dateline: London, GB > Op enger zweedeeger Finanzmissioun huet de Gilles Roth d'britesch Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves getraff an op der ALFI-Konferenz geschwat – en neien Accord gouf et keen, d'Signal awer schonn. ### Summary De Finanzminister Gilles Roth war den 1. an 2. Juli op Finanzmissioun zu London an huet d'Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves um 11 Downing Street getraff. Zéng Joer nom Brexit wëllen déi zwou Finanzplazen hir Zesummenaarbecht verdéiwen – ouni datt en neien Accord ënnerschriwwe gouf. ### Key facts - De Gilles Roth huet den 1. an 2. Juli 2026 op enger Missioun vu Luxembourg for Finance d'britesch Schatzkanzlerin Rachel Reeves um 11 Downing Street getraff. - Et gouf keen neien Accord ënnerschriwwen – d'Gespréicher hu sech ëm méi Kooperatioun a grenziwwerschreidend Investissementer gedréint. - D'Nettoactive vun de Lëtzebuerger Fonge stoungen Enn Mee 2026 op 6.634 Milliarden Euro (CSSF) – weltwäit Plaz 2 hannert den USA. - Britesch Fongenhaiser sinn déi zweetgréisst Initiateursgrupp vu Lëtzebuerger Fongen: ronn 17 %, ëm 847 Milliarden Euro (ALFI-Zuele vun 2021). - Lëtzebuerg war 2023 mat 6,5 Milliarde Pond déi gréisst EU-Destinatioun fir britesch Finanzservicer-Exporter (TheCityUK). ### FAQ **Q: Gouf zu London en Ofkommes ënnerschriwwen?** Nee. Et ware Gespréicher iwwer méi Kooperatioun, virun allem beim grenziwwerschreidenden Investissement – keen neien Accord, kee Memorandum a keng reglementaresch Ofmaachung. **Q: Firwat ass London fir d'Lëtzebuerger Fongeplaz sou wichteg?** Britesch Gestionnairen domiciliéieren hir EU-Fongen zu Lëtzebuerg an delegéieren d'Portfoliosgestioun zréck op London. Si sinn no den USA déi zweetgréisst Initiateursgrupp, mat ronn 17 % vum Fongeverméigen (ALFI-Zuele vun 2021). **Q: Wat stoung nieft der Entrevue mat der Rachel Reeves nach um Programm?** Eng Ried op der ALFI London Conference am Convene Sancroft bei St Paul's (laut Ministère ronn 1.000 Professioneller, laut ALFI méi wéi 1.600 Umeldungen), en Aarbechtsiesse mat Assurancë- a Réassurancëvertrieder a Gespréicher mat héije britesche Finanzvertrieder. **Q: Wéi grouss ass d'Lëtzebuerger Fongenindustrie haut?** Laut CSSF stoungen d'Nettoactive Enn Mee 2026 op 6.634 Milliarden Euro; laut ALFI ass de Secteur an den zwielef Méint bis Abrëll 2026 ëm 14,55 % gewuess. Lëtzebuerg ass déi zweetgréisst Fongeplaz vun der Welt. ### Body Datt e Lëtzebuerger Finanzminister op London reest, ass fir sech keng grouss Noriicht. Datt hien dat awer genee zéng Joer nom Brexit-Referendum mécht an dobäi vun der britescher Schatzkanzlerin perséinlech um 11 Downing Street empfaange gëtt, schonn éischter. De Gilles Roth war e Mëttwoch an en Donneschdeg, den 1. an 2. Juli, op enger Finanzmissioun an der britescher Haaptstad, organiséiert vu Luxembourg for Finance an Zesummenaarbecht mam Finanzministère – mat der Entrevue mat der Rachel Reeves als Héichpunkt. Laut dem Ministère hunn déi zwee Ministeren déi enk Bezéiungen tëscht de Finanzplaze Lëtzebuerg a London ervirgestrach an doriwwer geschwat, wéi d'Kooperatioun ka verstäerkt ginn, virun allem beim grenziwwerschreidenden Investissement. Als gemeinsam Erausfuerderunge vun der EU a vum Vereenegte Kinnekräich huet de Ministère d'Finanzéierung vun der digitaler a grénger Transitioun, méi héich Verdeedegungsausgaben an d'Mobiliséiere vu privatem Kapital genannt. „Lëtzebuerg an d'Vereenegt Kinnekräich hu scho laang enk Bezéiungen, déi op enger echter Komplementaritéit am Finanzsecteur baséieren. Lëtzebuerg ass haut dem Vereenegte Kinnekräich säi wichtegste Maart an Europa fir den Export vu Finanzservicer. Zesumme kënne mir nei Wuesstemschancë schafen, d'Innovatioun fërderen an zur Kompetitivitéit vun Europa bäidroen. Zéng Joer nom Brexit-Referendum ass et méi wichteg wéi jee, dës strategesch Partnerschaft weider ze stäerken. Zum Wuel vun eise Bierger", sot de Gilles Roth. Keen neien Accord um Dësch Fir et kloer ze soen: Zu London ass keen neien Accord, kee Memorandum a keng reglementaresch Ofmaachung ënnerschriwwe ginn. Et ware Gespréicher iwwer eng bestoend Relatioun, keng Verhandlungen. Fir de gréisste Wirtschaftssecteur vum Land zielt awer och d'Signal. Dem Roth seng Wierder klénge wéi eng Suite vun deem, wat hien am Dezember 2024 um Rand vum Eurogrupp an Ecofin zu Bréissel gesot hat, nodeems hien do d'Rachel Reeves getraff hat: Den Dialog tëscht der EU an dem UK sief vital, a „le Luxembourg reste attaché à un partenariat étroit avec Londres" – Lëtzebuerg hält un enger enker Partnerschaft mat London fest. Nieft Downing Street stoung den 2. Juli d'ALFI London Conference um Programm, dëst Joer am Convene Sancroft bei St Paul's. Laut dem Ministère ware ronn 1.000 Professioneller aus der Fongenindustrie dobäi; d'ALFI selwer schwätzt vu méi wéi 1.600 Umeldungen. Den ALFI-President Jean-Marc Goy huet d'Londoner Konferenz als „déi gréisst international Outreach-Initiativ, déi d'Lëtzebuerger Fongenindustrie organiséiert" beschriwwen. De Minister war donieft op engem Aarbechtsiesse mat Vertrieder aus der Assurance an der Réassurance an huet eng Rëtsch Gespréicher mat héije britesche Finanzvertrieder iwwer den Ausbau vun hiren Aktivitéiten zu Lëtzebuerg gefouert. Fongen hei doheem, geréiert op der Themse De Modell, ëm deen et geet, ass d'Fondament vun der Finanzplaz nom Brexit: Britesch Gestionnairen domiciliéieren hir EU-Fongen zu Lëtzebuerg, vu wou se mam europäesche Passeport un Investisseuren an der ganzer Unioun verkaf kënne ginn – d'Gestioun vum Portfolio gëtt awer zréck un d'Teams zu London delegéiert. D'CSSF hat schonn 2019 confirméiert, datt dës Delegatioun un UK-Firmen och nom Brexit ka weiderlafen, ënner bestëmmte Konditiounen. Op EU-Niveau gëtt de Modell zanterhier allerdéngs méi kritesch gekuckt. D'Gréisstenuerdnunge schwätze fir sech: - Enn Mee 2026 stoungen d'Nettoactive vun de Lëtzebuerger Fongen op 6.634 Milliarden Euro, sou d'CSSF; laut ALFI-Zuelen ass de Secteur an den zwielef Méint bis Abrëll ëm 14,55 % gewuess. Lëtzebuerg bleift domat déi zweetgréisst Fongeplaz vun der Welt hannert den USA. - Britesch Fongenhaiser sinn no den amerikaneschen déi zweetgréisst Grupp vun Initiateuren vu Lëtzebuerger Fongen: ronn 17 % vum Verméigen, ëm déi 847 Milliarden Euro, no ALFI-Zuele vun 2021, déi Funds Europe zitéiert huet. - Lëtzebuerg war 2023 mat 6,5 Milliarde Pond déi gréisst EU-Destinatioun fir britesch Finanzservicer-Exporter – 6,1 % vum Total a bal duebel sou vill wéi 2016 –, no Zuele vun TheCityUK op Basis vun den offiziellen Handelsdaten. Déi Handelszuele stäipen dem Roth seng Ausso, datt de Grand-Duché dem UK säi wichtegsten europäesche Maart fir Finanzservicer ass: Vill vun deem, wat London heihinner „exportéiert", ass genee déi Portfoliosgestioun fir Fongen, déi juristesch tëscht Boulevard Royal a Kierchbierg doheem sinn. Firwat d'Rees sech trotzdeem lount Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Rechnung einfach: D'Fongenindustrie ass de wirtschaftleche Motor Nummer eent, an d'UK-Gestionnairen gehéieren zu hire wichtegste Clienten. Alles, wat hinnen den Accès op Lëtzebuerger Strukturen erliichtert – oder si berouegt, datt den Delegatiounsmodell hält –, séchert Aarbechtsplazen an der Administratioun, der Dépôtbank, dem Droit an dem Audit. Fir London bleift Lëtzebuerg ëmgedréint déi bequemst Dier bei d'EU-Investisseuren, grad an engem Moment, wou déi britesch Regierung Wuesstem sicht a méi roueg Relatioune mat Bréissel. Zanter 2016 ass d'Relatioun éischter méi enk ginn: D'Verméigen, dat vum UK aus fir Lëtzebuerger Fonge geréiert gëtt, ass duerch d'Brexit-Jore weider gewuess, an d'britesch Finanzservicer-Exporter op Lëtzebuerg hu sech tëscht 2016 an 2023 ongeféier verduebelt, no den Zuele vun TheCityUK. D'Risike lafen awer an déi zwou Richtungen: Zu Bréissel gëtt ëmmer erëm doriwwer diskutéiert, wéi vill Substanz vu Gestionnairen ze verlaangen ass, déi ausserhalb vun der EU delegéieren – all Verschäerfung vun den Delegatiounsreegele géif genee de Modell treffen, deen déi zwee Ministeren dës Woch gefeiert hunn. Dofir zielt och eng Entrevue ouni Ënnerschrëft als Noriicht: De Wuelstand vum Land hänkt zu engem ongewéinlech groussen Deel un engem Arrangement, dat zu Bréissel ausgehandelt gouf, awer all Dag tëscht Londoner Desken a Lëtzebuerger Domizillen gelieft gëtt. Den 1. an 2. Juli ass de Finanzminister bei d'Quell gaangen, fir datt dat esou bleift. ### Sources - Luxembourg, UK Discuss Cross-Border Investment & Financial Cooperation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62165-luxembourg-uk-discuss-cross-border-investment-financial-cooperation - ALFI London Conference 2026 (2 July 2026, Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-2026 - Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at 31 May 2026 (news listing) — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/news/ - Luxembourg — industry statistics (April 2026) — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/en-gb/pages/industry-statistics/luxembourg - UK-EU financial services exports: which countries are most prominent? — TheCityUK: https://www.thecityuk.com/news/uk-eu-financial-services-exports-which-countries-are-most-prominent/ - "Le dialogue entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni reste vital" — Gilles Roth aux réunions de l'Eurogroupe et du Conseil Ecofin à Bruxelles — Ministère des Finances / gouvernement.lu: https://mfin.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2024+12-decembre+10-roth-bruxelles.html - ALFI: The Luxembourg-London axis — Funds Europe: https://funds-europe.com/alfi-the-luxembourg-london-axis/ - Brexit: Delegation of investment management; temporary permissions regimes — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/2019/01/brexit-delegation-of-investment-management-temporary-permissions-regimes/ - The impact of Brexit on the Luxembourg funds industry — Linklaters: https://www.linklaters.com/-/media/files/linklaters/pdf/mkt/london/linklaters_impact_brexit_luxembourg_funds_industry.ashx - ALFI London Conference 2024 Report — ALFI: https://www.alfi.lu/events/alfi-london-conference-and-cocktail-2024/resources/alfi-london-conference-2024-report --- ## ICC-Austrëtt vu Mali, Burkina Faso an dem Niger ass elo offiziell — a Kraaft trëtt en am Summer 2027 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/sahel-junten-austrett-strofgeriichtshaff-notifikatioun-uno - Published: 2026-07-03T12:23:23.188+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:23:23.188+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 9c31f2ff-910d-4ec7-a243-82158a6a86b4 - Dateline: Bamako, ML > Déi dräi Sahel-Junten hunn hir Austrëttsnotifikatioune bei der UNO deposéiert. Domat leeft d'Joresfrist vum Roum-Statut — Mënscherechtler warne virun engem koordinéierte Réckschlag fir d'Justiz. ### Summary Mali, Burkina Faso an den Niger hunn hiren Austrëtt aus dem Internationale Strofgeriichtshaff formell bei der UNO notifiéiert. En trëtt am Juni 2027 a Kraaft — d'Timbuktu-Dossiere lafe weider. ### Key facts - Den Niger huet den 18. Juni, Burkina Faso a Mali de 24. Juni 2026 hir Austrëttsnotifikatioune beim UN-Generalsekretär deposéiert. - No Artikel 127 vum Roum-Statut gëtt den Austrëtt eréischt ee Joer duerno wierksam — am Juni 2027; bis dohi bleiwen déi dräi voll Vertragsstaaten. - D'ICC-Dossieren zu Mali — zwou Veruerteelungen an de Mandat d'arrêt géint den Iyad Ag Ghaly — bleiwe vum Austrëtt onberéiert. - Fuerscher gesinn de Schrëtt am Kontext vum Rapprochement vun den AES-Staate mat Russland, dat selwer keen ICC-Member ass. - D'Notifikatioune kënnen nach zréckgezu ginn — Gambia huet dat 2017 virgemaach; HRW fuerdert d'Afrikanesch Unioun an d'Memberstaaten op, dorop ze drécken. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini trëtt den ICC-Austrëtt vun deenen dräi Länner a Kraaft?** Genee ee Joer no der Notifikatioun, wéi den Artikel 127 vum Roum-Statut et virgesäit: den 18. Juni 2027 fir den Niger an de 24. Juni 2027 fir Burkina Faso a Mali. Bis dohi si se voll Vertragsstaaten. **Q: Wat geschitt mat de lafenden ICC-Prozeduren zu Mali?** Näischt: Den Austrëtt ännert näischt un Dossieren, déi schonn um Geriichtshaff leien, an un de Verflichtungen aus der Memberzäit. D'Reparatiounen an den Timbuktu-Fäll al-Mahdi an Al Hassan an de Mandat d'arrêt géint den Iyad Ag Ghaly bleiwe bestoen. **Q: Firwat wëllen déi dräi Staaten aus dem ICC austrieden?** Hir Junten haten den ICC am September 2025 zu Bamako als 'Instrument vun der neokolonialer Repressioun' an als 'selektiv Justiz' ugeprangert. An den Notifikatioune vum Juni 2026 schwätzt den Niger vun engem Geriichtshaff, dee 'mëssbraucht an exploitéiert' gëtt, Burkina Faso vun engem 'selektiiven a politiséierten Instrument'. **Q: Kann d'Decisioun nach réckgängeg gemaach ginn?** Jo. Eng Notifikatioun ka virum Stéchdatum zréckgezu ginn — Gambia huet 2017 säin Austrëtt vun 2016 op déi Manéier gestoppt. Den Human Rights Watch fuerdert d'Afrikanesch Unioun an d'ICC-Memberstaaten op, an dee Sënn Drock ze maachen. ### Body Den 18. Juni 2027 fir den Niger, de 24. Juni 2027 fir Mali a Burkina Faso: Vun deenen zwee Datumer u gehéieren déi dräi Sahel-Staaten net méi zum Internationale Strofgeriichtshaff (ICC) — ausser hir Militärregierungen iwwerleeën et sech bis dohin nach anescht. D'Auer dofir leeft zanter Enn Juni. Dem Human Rights Watch an der Présidence vun der Versammlung vun de Vertragsstaate vum Geriichtshaff no huet den Niger den 18. Juni seng schrëftlech Notifikatioun beim UN-Generalsekretär deposéiert; Burkina Faso a Mali sinn de 24. Juni nokomm. No Artikel 127 vum Roum-Statut, dem Grënnungstraité vum ICC, gëtt en Austrëtt genee ee Joer nom Empfang vun der Notifikatioun wierksam. Et ass de gréisste koordinéierte Réckzuch, deen de Geriichtshaff bis elo erlieft huet. Bis dohi bleiwen déi dräi Staate voll Vertragsparteien. De Statut hält ausserdeem fest, datt en Austrëtt e Staat net vun deene Verflichtungen entbënnt, déi e sech als Member zougezunn huet, an datt en näischt un den Dossieren ännert, déi schonn um Geriichtshaff leien — e Punkt, deen d'Gremie vum Geriichtshaff an d'Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen dës Woch ausdrécklech ënnerstrach hunn. Vu Bamako bis op de Büro vum UN-Generalsekretär Ugekënnegt haten déi dräi Länner — all vu Junte regéiert, déi tëscht 2020 an 2023 duerch Putschen un d'Muecht komm sinn — de Schrëtt schonn den 22. September 2025. An enger gemeinsamer Deklaratioun, zu Bamako vum malesche Generol Assimi Goïta ënnerschriwwen, dem Chef vun hirer Konfederatioun Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), gouf den ICC als "en Instrument vun der neokolonialer Repressioun an den Hänn vum Imperialismus" an als Beispill vun enger "selektiver Justiz" ugeprangert. Amplaz wëll d'Allianz eegen, "indigen" Friddens- a Justizmechanisme opbauen. An den Notifikatioune vum Juni kléngt deeselwechte Reproche méi diplomatesch: Den Niger werft dem Geriichtshaff vir, e géif "mëssbraucht an exploitéiert" ginn, a Burkina Faso gesäit an him "e selektiivt a politiséiert Instrument" entstoen, sou den Human Rights Watch. De Schrëtt passt an d'Serie vu Réckzich aus westlech gepräägten Institutiounen, zanter d'AES de 16. September 2023 gegrënnt gouf — dorënner den Austrëtt aus der westafrikanescher Gemeinschaft ECOWAS. Juristen haten iwwregens direkt drop higewisen, datt déi am September proklaméiert "direkt Wierkung" am Traité guer net virgesinn ass: D'Joresfrist huet eréischt mat den Notifikatioune vun dësem Juni ugefaangen ze lafen. Firwat virun allem Mali betraff ass Déi direktst Konsequenzen treffen Mali, wou den ICC zanter Januar 2013 enquêtéiert — op Demande vun enger fréierer malescher Regierung selwer. Aus där Enquête si bis elo zwou Veruerteelunge komm: - Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi gouf am September 2016 zu néng Joer Prisong veruerteelt, well en d'Zerstéierung vu reliéisen an historesche Monumenter zu Timbuktu dirigéiert hat; d'Reparatioune fir d'Affer sinn an der leschter Phas; - Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz gouf de 26. Juni 2024 wéinst Krichsverbriechen a Verbrieche géint d'Mënschheet zu Timbuktu veruerteelt a krut zéng Joer Prisong; iwwer d'Reparatioune gëtt nach entscheet, sou d'Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH). En drëtten Dossier ass op: Géint den Iyad Ag Ghaly, de Grënner vun Ansar Dine, deen haut d'al-Qaida-no Rebellioun JNIM ufeiert, war den 18. Juli 2017 ënner Verschloss e Mandat d'arrêt ausgestallt ginn; en ass den 21. Juni 2024 public gemaach ginn, an de Mann ass weider op fräiem Fouss. Well déi virgeworfe Verbriechen an der Zäit geschitt sinn, wou Mali Member war, behält de Geriichtshaff seng Kompetenz och nom Austrëtt. Géint Burkina Faso an den Niger leeft dogéint keng ëffentlech bekannten ICC-Enquête. Den Human Rights Watch huet allerdéngs dokumentéiert, datt Regierungstruppen an den dräi Länner massewäis Zivilisten ëmbruecht hunn; de Junte gi weider arbiträr Verhaftungen, forcéiert Deplacementer an d'Ënnerdrécke vun Oppositioun a Medie virgeworf. Moskau am Hannergrond Den Austrëtt fält an eng Phas, an där sech déi dräi Staaten ëmmer méi enk u Russland uleeën. Zanter de Putsche hu si déi franséisch an aner westlech Truppen heemgeschéckt an op russesch Sécherheetshëllef gesat — fir d'éischt iwwer d'Wagner-Grupp, där hir Roll a Mali 2025 vum Africa Corps iwwerholl gouf, enger Force ënner Kontroll vum russesche Verdeedegungsministère. Den Human Rights Watch huet Iwwergrëff op Zivilisten duerch malesch Zaldoten dokumentéiert, déi Säit u Säit mat Wagner-Kämpfer operéiert hunn. Russland selwer ass keen ICC-Member, an de President Wladimir Putin steet zanter Mäerz 2023 ënner engem Mandat d'arrêt vum Geriichtshaff. D'Fuerscherinne Catherine Maia a Pauline Equin bréngen op Justice Info, dem Portal vun der Fondation Hirondelle, den Austrëtt vun de Sahel-Staaten direkt mam Rapprochement vun der AES mat Moskau a Verbindung — och wann e Länner net virun der Kompetenz vum Geriichtshaff fir Verbrieche schützt, déi begaange goufen, soulaang den Traité gegollt huet. "Déi lescht Hoffnung" vun den Affer D'Présidence vun der Versammlung vun de Vertragsstaaten ëm hir finnesch Presidentin Päivi Kaukoranta "bedauert" d'Entwécklungen: En Desengagement "riskéiert, déi kollektiv Sich no Gerechtegkeet z'ënnergruewen". Si rifft déi dräi Regierungen op, "engagéiert Vertragsstaaten ze bleiwen", a proposéiert hinnen "e serieusen Austausch" iwwer hir Reprochen. "Den Austrëtt aus dem ICC kënnt enger iwwerstierzter Flucht vun dëse Regierunge virun hire Verflichtungen am internationale Recht an an der Justiz gläich", seet de Marceau Sivieude, Regionaldirekter vun Amnesty International fir West- an Zentralafrika. D'Liz Evenson, Direktesch fir international Justiz beim Human Rights Watch, hat schonn no der Ukënnegung gewarnt, den ICC-Austrëtt vu Burkina Faso, Mali an dem Niger "wäert d'Rechenschaftspflicht ënnergruewen an de Mënschen am Sahel eng entscheedend Schutzschicht fir hir Mënscherechter huelen, do wou national Geriichter net an der Lag sinn, der Strofflosegkeet fir déi schlëmmste Verbriechen e Rigel virzeschieben". An de Generalsekretär vun der FIDH, den Drissa Traoré, warnt: D'Decisioun "schwächt d'Positioun vun den Affer, fir déi de Geriichtshaff dacks déi lescht Hoffnung ass, fir Gerechtegkeet ze kréien". Definitiv ass nach näischt: Eng Notifikatioun ka virum Stéchdatum zréckgezu ginn — Gambia huet dat 2017 mat sengem Austrëtt vun 2016 virgemaach. Den Human Rights Watch fuerdert d'Afrikanesch Unioun an d'ICC-Memberstaaten op, genee an dee Sënn op déi dräi Regierungen anzewierken. Bleift et awer beim Plang, da verléiert de System vum Roum-Statut bis Enn Juni 2027 op ee Coup dräi Memberen — eng Première an den 28 Joer, déi et de Statut gëtt, an e Beweis dofir, wéi staark d'Architektur vun der internationaler Justiz haut a Fro gestallt gëtt. ### Sources - Sahel Countries' Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/02/sahel-countries-withdrawal-from-icc-betrays-victims - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/burkina-mali-niger/ - Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties on the withdrawals from the Rome Statute by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-presidency-assembly-states-parties-withdrawals-rome-statute-burkina-faso-mali-and - Sahel states' International Criminal Court withdrawal: A step back for victims and justice — FIDH: https://www.fidh.org/en/region/Africa/mali/sahel-states-icc-withdrawal-a-step-back-for-victims-and-justice - Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/24/sahel-countries-icc-withdrawal-endangers-civilians - Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Announcements of ICC withdrawal a serious backwards step in fight against impunity in the Sahel region and worldwide — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/burkina-faso-mali-niger-icc-withdrawal/ - Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from International Criminal Court — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250922-niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-icc-withdrawal - Sahel withdrawal from the ICC: just an illusion? — Justice Info (Fondation Hirondelle): https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/153200-sahel-withdrawal-from-the-icc-just-an-illusion.html - Situation in Mali: ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly — International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-mali-icc-unseals-arrest-warrant-against-iyad-ag-ghaly - Unity at any cost? AES states jointly leave the ICC — Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa): https://issafrica.org/iss-today/unity-at-any-cost-aes-states-jointly-leave-the-icc - ICC 'concerned' over withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — Africanews: https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/02/icc-concerned-over-withdrawal-of-mali-burkina-faso-and-niger/ - Joint communiqué of the states of the AES confederation relating to the withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies: https://www.acdhrs.org/2025/09/joint-communique-of-the-states-of-the-aes-confederation-relating-to-the-withdrawal-from-the-rome-statute-of-the-international-criminal-court/ - Russia Replaces Wagner with State-Controlled Africa Corps in the Sahel — commonspace.eu: https://www.commonspace.eu/news/russia-replaces-wagner-state-controlled-africa-corps-sahel --- ## Hëtztwell-Bilanz: Dausende Doudeger bei den Noperen – an um Findel de wäermste Juni zanter 1947 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztwell-juni-bilanz-doudeger-noperen-findel-rekord - Published: 2026-07-03T12:12:23.021+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T12:12:23.021+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: d47a733b-16b5-4f76-94d3-9ca586c5ed1f - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Éischt offiziell Zuelen: 2.025 Doudeger méi a Frankräich, 1.222 an der Belsch. MeteoLux confirméiert derweil de Rekord-Juni um Findel – an déi nächst extrem Hëtzt kéint schonn an e puer Deeg kommen. ### Summary Déi Hëtztwell, déi Lëtzebuerg de wäermste Juni zanter 1947 bruecht huet, huet a Frankräich, der Belsch an Holland op d'mannst ronn 3.700 zousätzlech Doudesfäll gefuerdert. D'Meteorologe warne schonn virun der nächster extremer Hëtzt vum 6. Juli un. ### Key facts - A Frankräich sinn an der Woch vum 22. bis 28. Juni 2.025 Leit méi gestuerwe wéi normal (+29,1 %); an der Belsch waren et 1.222 zousätzlech Doudesfäll (+39 %) tëscht dem 18. an 29. Juni. - Zesumme mat ronn 480 Hëtztdoudegen an Holland kommen déi dräi Länner op mindestens ronn 3.700 zousätzlech Doudesfäll – all Zuele si provisoresch a klamme wuel nach. - Um Findel goufen de 26. Juni 38,2 Grad gemooss – neien absolutte Juni-Rekord zanter 1947; mat 19,9 Grad am Duerchschnëtt war de Juni 2026 dee wäermste jee registréierten. - Eelef Hëtztwell-Deeg um Stéck (18.–28. Juni) a sechs tropesch Nuechte maachen et zur längster Juni-Hëtztwell an der Geschicht vum Findel. - Vum 6. Juli u kéint eng nei Hëtztwell opbauen: Modellszenarie weisen 38 bis 41 Grad fir Deeler vum Benelux tëscht dem 9. an dem 14. Juli, d'Intensitéit ass awer nach onsécher. ### FAQ **Q: Ginn et och fir Lëtzebuerg Zuele vun Hëtztdoudegen?** Nach net. Bis den 3. Juli war keng offiziell Statistik iwwer eng Iwwerstierflechkeet zu Lëtzebuerg fir dës Episod publizéiert. Déi franséisch a belsch Zuele sinn déi éischt offiziell Bilanzen aus der Regioun – a si gëllen als provisoresch. **Q: Wat huet d'Hëtztwell am Juni zu Lëtzebuerg fir Rekorder opgestallt?** 38,2 Grad um Findel de 26. Juni – den héchste Juni-Wäert zanter 1947 –, dee wäermste Juni iwwerhaapt mat 19,9 Grad am Duerchschnëtt, eelef Hëtztwell-Deeg um Stéck a sechs tropesch Nuechten, an deenen et ni ënner 20 Grad ofgekillt ass. **Q: Wéini kéint déi nächst Hëtztwell kommen?** Laut Météo-France a La Chaîne Météo baut sech vum 6. Juli u wuel déi drëtt franséisch Hëtztwell vum Joer op, déi bis Mëtt Juli kéint daueren. E puer Modeller weisen 38 bis 41 Grad fir Deeler vum Benelux tëscht dem 9. an dem 14. Juli – d'Previsiounisten warnen awer, datt d'Intensitéit nach onsécher ass. **Q: Wéi huet Lëtzebuerg op d'Hëtzt reagéiert?** Mat enger rouder Alerte vum 22. Juni un, dem Plan canicule mat Visitte bei isoléierten eelere Leit, ausgefalene Mëttescoursen an de Stater Grondschoulen den 24. a 26. Juni, Chantieren, déi schonn um 6 Auer ufänken duerften, an engem CGDIS, deen ronn 70 Prozent méi Asätz wéi am Duerchschnëtt hat. ### Body De Juni 2026 steet elo definitiv an de Lëtzebuerger Klimabicher: 38,2 Grad um Findel de 26. Juni, en neien absolutte Juni-Rekord zanter dem Ufank vun de Miessungen 1947. Mä déi selwecht Hëtztwell, déi hei am Land Rekorder gebrach huet, kritt bei eisen Noperen elo hir Rechnung a Mënscheliewe presentéiert: iwwer 2.000 zousätzlech Doudesfäll a Frankräich an enger eenzeger Woch an 1.222 an der Belsch, sou déi éischt offiziell Statistiken. A wéi wann dat net duergéif, warnen d'Meteorologen elo schonn: Déi nächst extrem Hëtzt kéint an e puer Deeg zréck sinn. D'Santé publique France huet preliminär Zuele publizéiert: An der Woch vum 22. bis den 28. Juni sinn d'Doudesfäll a Frankräich ëm 29,1 Prozent par rapport zu der Woch virdru geklommen – dat sinn 2.025 Doudeger méi wéi normal. Am haardsten huet et d'Île-de-France ronderëm Paräis getraff, mat engem Plus vu 62,8 Prozent; och d'Pays de la Loire war schwéier betraff. D'Doudesfäll doheem sinn esouguer ëm 91 Prozent an d'Luucht gaangen. D'Agence seet awer selwer derbäi: D'Zuele baséieren nëmmen op ronn 60 Prozent vun den Doudesattester – deenen, déi elektronesch agereecht goufen – a si dowéinst wuel eng Ënnerschätzung. Vun der Katastroph vum August 2003 mat hire ronn 15.000 Doudeger bleift Frankräich wäit ewech. Den Nicolas Revel, Generaldirekter vun de Paräisser AP-HP-Spideler, sot laut Euronews, déi definitiv Bilanz géif ënnert där vun 2003 leien, mä «wuel» iwwert där vun der Hëtztwell vum leschte Joer. Politesch Suitte gouf et trotzdeem direkt: Déi franséisch Gréng hunn eng Mësstrauensmotioun géint d'Regierung vum Premier Sébastien Lecornu deposéiert, well d'Land hirer Meenung no net op déi klammend Temperature preparéiert ass. An der Belsch dee gréissten Doudespic zanter der éischter Covid-Well An der Belsch huet d'Risk Management Group – op Basis vun der Stierflechkeets-Surveillance vum Gesondheetsinstitut Sciensano – tëscht dem 18. an dem 29. Juni 1.222 zousätzlech Doudesfäll registréiert, e Plus vun 39 Prozent. 530 vun den Affer waren 85 Joer al oder méi, mä 180 waren och ënner 65. No siwen tropeschen Deeg iwwer 30 Grad an ongewéinlech waarmen Nuechte schwätzt d'Grupp vun enger nach ni dogewiescht Iwwerstierflechkeet während enger Hëtztwell – mam schäerfsten deegleche Spronk vun der Mortalitéit am Land zanter der éischter Covid-19-Well. «Och wann d'Schätzunge provisoresch sinn, spigele si de bedeitenden Impakt vun der Hëtztwell erëm», sot de belsche Gesondheetsminister Frank Vandenbroucke, wéi The Brussels Times bericht. De Vandenbroucke huet d'Risk Management Group opgefuerdert, bis Ufank vun der Woch drop Recommandatiounen op den Dësch ze leeën, an den nationale Krisenzenter mat enger Evaluatioun chargéiert. Zesumme mat de ronn 480 Hëtztdoudegen, déi aus Holland gemellt goufen, kommen déi dräi Länner no den AFP-Bilanzen op mindestens ronn 3.700 zousätzlech Doudesfäll – Zuelen, déi iwwerall als provisoresch gëllen a wuel nach klammen. Eelef Deeg Hëtzt um Stéck: dem Findel säi Rekord-Mount Fir Lëtzebuerg leie bis elo keng vergläichbar Stierflechkeetszuele vir – bis den 3. Juli war keng offiziell Bilanz publizéiert. Meteorologesch ass d'Urteel dogéint kloer. Laut MeteoLux sinn déi 38,2 Grad, déi de 26. Juni op der Referenzstatioun um Findel gemooss goufen, en neien absolutte Juni-Rekord fir d'Land. Mat enger Duerchschnëttstemperatur vun 19,9 Grad war de Juni 2026 ausserdeem dee wäermste Juni, dee jee um Findel registréiert gouf. Bemierkenswäert war net nëmmen d'Spëtzt, mä virun allem d'Dauer: eelef Hëtztwell-Deeg um Stéck vum 18. bis den 28. Juni a sechs tropesch Nuechten, an deenen d'Temperatur ni ënner 20 Grad gefall ass. «Déi zweet Halschent vum Mount Juni 2026 ass déi längst Hëtztwell, déi jee an engem Juni-Mount an der Geschicht vum Findel, zanter 1947, observéiert gouf», sou de MeteoLux-Meteorolog Luca Mathias. Vun de Schoulbänke bis op de Chantier: wéi d'Land duerch d'Hëtzt komm ass Fir d'Institutiounen hei am Land war d'Episod e Stresstest a Realzäit. D'Regierung huet den 22. Juni eng rout Alerte wéinst der Hëtzt ausgeruff – mat Temperaturen tëscht 35 a 40 Grad, an de Stied an am Museldall lokal och doriwwer – déi d'Evaluatiounszell CERI duerno bis e Sonndeg de Moien ceint 7 Auer verlängert huet. E puer tropesch Nuechten no der aner mat Minima vu 24 bis 26 Grad goufen erwaart. Spideler a Fleegestrukture stoungen an erhéichter Alarmbereetschaft, an d'Santé huet de Plan canicule aktivéiert, dorënner Hydratatiouns-Visitte bei eeler Leit, déi eleng doheem sinn. - D'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet den 24. an de 26. Juni mëttes de Cours an de Grondschoulzyklen 1 bis 4 ausfale gelooss – Encadrement a Schoultransport goufen awer assuréiert. Den Athénée huet e Freideg d'Coursen um 12.40 Auer ofgebrach. - D'Chantiere kruten temporär d'Erlaabnes, schonn um 6 Auer amplaz vu 7 Auer unzefänken, fir d'Aarbechter virun der gréisster Hëtzt ze schounen. - D'Interventioune vum CGDIS louchen an der Mëtt vun der Woch ronn 70 Prozent iwwert dem Duerchschnëtt; an den Urgencë goufe méi Hëtzt-Fäll gezielt, mä d'Situatioun an de Spideler blouf laut Delano am grousse Ganzen ënner Kontroll. - Och d'Infrastruktur huet nogedoen: Zu Berchem huet en hëtztbedéngte Gleisdefekt zwou CFL-Linne gestéiert – d'Reparatur war eréischt an de méi killen Nuetsstonne méiglech. Déi nächst Well steet scho virun der Dier D'Paus dierft kuerz sinn. Météo-France an de private Service La Chaîne Météo gesinn ëm de 6. Juli erëm eng grouss Hëtztwell opbauen – déi drëtt a Frankräich dëst Joer – déi bis Mëtt Juli kéint unhalen. Dat stäerkst Hëtztsignal zitt sech vun der iberescher Hallefinsel a Frankräich a Richtung Benelux an Däitschland. Verschidde Modellszenarie weisen tëscht dem 9. an dem 14. Juli 38 bis 41 Grad fir Deeler vum Benelux a vun Däitschland, falls sech en Omega-Blockage sollt installéieren – d'Previsiounisten ënnersträichen awer, datt d'Intensitéit nach onsécher ass. «Et ass duerchaus plausibel, datt mir nei Schübb vu gliddeger Loft aus der Sahara a Richtung Frankräich gesinn», sou de Meteorolog Régis Crépét vu La Chaîne Météo. Fir Lëtzebuerg a seng Nopeschlänner ännert déi nei Doudesbilanz d'Perspektiv: Aus enger Wiedermeldung gëtt eng Gesondheetswarnung. Déi Moossnamen, déi am Juni improviséiert goufen – méi kuerz Schouldeeg, méi fréi Chantieren, Visitte bei eeler Leit – kéinte schonn a véierzéng Deeg nees gebraucht ginn. Dës Kéier mam Wëssen, wat Näischtmaachen an den offizielle Statistike kascht. ### Sources - France records nearly 30% increase in deaths during June's heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/france-records-nearly-30-increase-in-deaths-during-junes-heatwave - France: More than 2,000 additional deaths, preliminary toll from the June 2026 heatwave — Voice of Emirates (newswires): https://www.voiceofemirates.com/en/society/2026/07/03/france-more-than-2000-additional-deaths-preliminary-toll-from-the-june-2026-heatwave/ - Belgium recorded a 39% excess mortality rate during the heat wave — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2211911/belgium-recorded-a-39-excess-mortality-rate-during-the-heat-wave - Deaths in Belgium increased by 39% during June heatwave — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/deaths-in-belgium-increased-by-39-during-june-heatwave - At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium, and Netherlands — Rappler (AFP): https://www.rappler.com/world/europe/heatwave-excess-deaths-june-2026/ - 38,2 °C et onze jours de chaleur : double record historique en juin — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/382-c-et-onze-jours-de-chaleur-double-record-historique-en-juin/ - Actualités — bilan climatique juin 2026 (record de 38,2 °C au Findel; juin le plus chaud depuis 1947) — MeteoLux: https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/actualites/ - Record de juin explosé: MeteoLux enregistre 36,3°C au Findel, du jamais-vu depuis 1947 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/chaleur-au-luxembourg-record-explose-vigilance-rouge-prolongee-jusqu-a-dimanche-103590602 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Third heatwave forecast for France in early July as water shortage risk grows — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-heatwave-expected-to-hit-france-in-early-july/798463 - Second Heat Dome to Hit Europe in July 2026: Dates, Duration, 46°C Risk and Omega Block Forecast — Pogodnik (forecast analysis): https://pogodnik.com/en/news/second-heat-dome-europe-july-2026-forecast --- ## EU-Suen ënner Verdacht: EPPO léisst vum Kierchbierg aus a véier Länner perquisitionéieren - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kierchbierg-parquet-perquisitiounen-id-fraktioun-eu-suen - Published: 2026-07-03T11:51:39.452+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:51:39.452+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: d44fc93b-b079-4d55-adc0-de0e0a9f65ee - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > Wéinst presuméierten Onregelméissegkeete vu 4,33 Milliounen Euro am Budget vun der fréierer ID-Fraktioun goufe Bureauen a Wunnengen a Frankräich, Spuenien, Italien an an der Belsch duerchsicht. ### Summary Den Europäesche Parquet (EPPO) mat Sëtz um Kierchbierg huet en Dënschdeg a véier Länner perquisitionéiere gelooss. Am Viséier: de presuméierte Mëssbrauch vu 4,33 Milliounen Euro EU-Suen duerch déi fréier rietsextrem ID-Fraktioun am Europaparlament. ### Key facts - Den Europäesche Parquet (EPPO) huet en Dënschdeg, den 30. Juni, koordinéiert Perquisitiounen a Frankräich, Spuenien, Italien an an der Belsch duerchgefouert. - Et geet ëm presuméiert Onregelméissegkeete vu 4,33 Milliounen Euro am Budget vun der fréierer ID-Fraktioun (2019–2024): ronn 700.000 Euro un Donen a ronn 3,6 Milliounen Euro bei Kommunikatiounskontrakter. - Duerchsicht goufen d'Bureauen a Privatwunnenge vu Kommunikatiounsfirmen, déi fir d'Fraktioun geschafft hunn; de Jordan Bardella huet d'Aktioun a Frankräich bestätegt. - Den RN weist all Reproche zréck; keen ass bis elo ugeklot, et gëllt d'Presomption d'innocence. - Den Dossier gëtt vum EPPO-Sëtz um Kierchbierg aus gesteiert — eng Premiere: Et geet ëm d'Finanze vun enger ganzer Fraktioun, net vun engem eenzelnen Deputéierten. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ermëttelt den Europäesche Parquet géint déi fréier ID-Fraktioun?** En internen Audit vum Europaparlament hat Onregelméissegkeete vu 4,33 Milliounen Euro an de Konte vun der Fraktioun aus de Joren 2019 bis 2024 fonnt: ronn 700.000 Euro un Donen un Associatiounen ouni Bezuch zur Fraktiounsaarbecht a ronn 3,6 Milliounen Euro u Verstéiss géint d'Reegele bei Kommunikatiounskontrakter. Den EPPO huet den Dossier am Juli 2025 formell opgemaach. **Q: Wat huet Lëtzebuerg mat der Affär ze dinn?** Den EPPO huet säi Sëtz um Kierchbierg an ass do zanter Juni 2021 operationell. Vun do aus gëtt d'Enquête gesteiert, déi dës Woch zu Perquisitiounen a véier Länner gefouert huet. Gefouert gëtt d'Institutioun vun der Chef-Prokuratorin Laura Codruța Kövesi; den Andrés Ritter soll den 1. November 2026 hir Nofolleg untrieden. **Q: Wat riskéieren de Jordan Bardella an den RN?** Bis elo gouf keen ugeklot, a fir all Betraffe gëllt d'Presomption d'innocence. Den RN weist all Reproche zréck. An engem separaten Dossier war d'Marine Le Pen awer am Mäerz 2025 zu Paräis wéinst dem Mëssbrauch vun EU-Suen fir parlamentaresch Assistente veruerteelt ginn — d'Decisioun iwwer hiren Appell géint dee fënnefjärege Mandatsverbuet gëtt Ufank Juli 2026 erwaart. ### Body Vum Kierchbierg aus gouf dës Woch eng vun de gréisste koordinéierten Aktiounen an der nach jonker Geschicht vum Europäesche Parquet (EPPO) gesteiert: En Dënschdeg, den 30. Juni, goufe gläichzäiteg a Frankräich, Spuenien, Italien an an der Belsch Bureauen a Privatwunnenge perquisitionéiert. Am Viséier stoungen dobäi Kommunikatiounsfirmen, déi fir déi fréier rietsextrem Fraktioun Identitéit an Demokratie (ID) am Europaparlament geschafft hunn — an et geet ëm de presuméierte Mëssbrauch vu ronn 4,3 Milliounen Euro un EU-Suen. Den EPPO huet an engem Communiqué matgedeelt, en géif "Ermëttlungsmoossnamen a Frankräich an an anere Länner an Europa" duerchféieren, "am Kader vun enger lafender Enquête iwwer d'Benotzung vun EU-Suen duerch eng fréier politesch Fraktioun vum Europaparlament tëscht 2019 an 2024". D'Fraktioun gëtt dobäi net genannt; verschidde Medien, dorënner Euronews an d'AFP, identifizéieren se awer als ID — dee Grupp, an deem bis 2024 de franséische Rassemblement National (RN), déi italieenesch Lega an déi däitsch AfD zesummesouzen. De Jordan Bardella, President vum RN a Chef vun der Nofollegfraktioun "Patriots for Europe", déi haut déi drëttgréisst Kraaft am Europaparlament ass, huet d'Perquisitiounen a Frankräich en Dënschdeg den Owend op X bestätegt. "Zanter fréi de Moie lafe Perquisitiounen an de Bureauen an an de Privatwunnenge vu Kommunikatiounsdéngschtleeschter, déi mat eis geschafft hunn", huet de Bardella geschriwwen. Den RN weist all Feelverhalen zréck a wëll no eegenen Aussoen seng Onschold beweisen. Wéi d'Enquête am Joer 2025 bekannt ginn ass, hat de Bardella se als "eng nei Schikanéieraktioun vum Europaparlament" ofgedaan. Bis elo gouf keen ugeklot, a fir all Betraffe gëllt d'Presomption d'innocence. Donen op der enger Säit, opgeblose Kontrakter op der anerer Formell opgemaach huet den EPPO den Dossier am Juli 2025, nodeems en internen Audit vum Europaparlament d'Konte vun der ID-Fraktioun ënner d'Lupp geholl hat. Deem internen Rapport no — deen d'Zeitung Le Monde an de Fachbulletin Agence Europe deemools am Detail beschriwwen hunn — geet et ëm Onregelméissegkeete vun am Ganzen 4,33 Milliounen Euro aus de Joren 2019 bis 2024, opgedeelt an zwee Voleten: - Ronn 700.000 Euro un Donen a Subventiounen un Associatiounen, déi näischt mat der Aarbecht vun der Fraktioun oder dem Mandat vum Parlament ze dinn haten; - Ronn 3,6 Milliounen Euro u Verstéiss géint d'Marchés-publics-Reegelen bei Kommunikatiounskontrakter mat private Firmen. Euronews an den OCCRP beschreiwen d'Reprochen als opgeblosen an deels fiktive Kontrakter an als onregelméisseg Ausschreiwungen. D'Parlament sot deemools, et wier "zu dësem Zäitpunkt verfréit, ze reagéieren", an den Ofschloss vun de Konte vun der opgeléister Fraktioun wier nach amgaangen. Der AFP no behaapt eng Plainte vun der Organisatioun AC!! Anti-Corruption doriwwer eraus, mat Fraktiounssuen wier vu September 2021 un e Mediecoach bezuelt ginn, deen de Bardella op eng franséisch Presidentschaftscampagne — an net op d'Aarbecht am Europaparlament — sollt virbereeden. D'Partei bestreit och dee Reproche am Kader vun hirem generellen Dementi. D'Fraktioun gëtt et net méi — hir Parteie stinn awer weider dran Identitéit an Demokratie war no den Europawale vun 2019 als politescht Doheem vun der nationalistescher Riets gegrënnt ginn. D'AfD gouf Mëtt 2024 ausgeschloss, an no de Wale vum Juni 2024 gouf d'Fraktioun selwer opgeléist; déi meescht vun hire Parteien hu sech duerno bei de "Patriots for Europe" nei opgestallt. Well déi presuméiert Onregelméissegkeeten den eegene Budget vun der Fraktioun betreffen — Suen, déi d'Parlament de Fraktioune fir Personal, Kommunikatioun an Evenementer zoudeelt — bleiwen déi fréier Memberparteien duerch d'Enquête weider exposéiert. Besonnesch fir den RN kënnt d'Affär zu engem delikate Moment. An engem separaten Dossier hat e Paräisser Geriicht am Mäerz 2025 d'Marine Le Pen, d'Partei a méi wéi 20 Vertrauter wéinst dem Detournement vun EU-Suen fir parlamentaresch Assistente veruerteelt — mat engem fënnefjärege Verbuet fir d'Le Pen, en ëffentlecht Mandat auszeüben, géint dat si an Appell gaangen ass. D'Decisioun am Appell gëtt Ufank Juli 2026, also an deenen nächsten Deeg, erwaart. De Bardella, dee si misst ersetzen, wann d'Verbuet confirméiert gëtt, stellt déi nei Perquisitiounen als politesch getimten Drock op seng Beweegung duer — den EPPO ënnersträicht dogéint, et géing ëm d'Finanze vun der Fraktioun goen, net ëm de Walkalenner. Eng Premiere fir de Parquet um Kierchbierg Gesteiert gëtt den Dossier vu Lëtzebuerg aus, wou den EPPO zanter sengem Start am Juni 2021 säi Sëtz huet. D'Institutioun — gefouert vun der europäescher Chef-Prokuratorin Laura Codruța Kövesi, där hir Nofolleg de Conseil dem Andrés Ritter fir den 1. November 2026 uvertraut huet — ass déi éischt EU-Instanz, déi Verbrieche géint den EU-Budget selwer ermëttelen a verfollege kann, iwwer delegéiert Procureuren an deene Memberstaaten, déi matmaachen. Genee dës Architektur huet et méiglech gemaach, datt eng eenzeg Enquête dës Woch zäitgläich Perquisitiounen a véier Länner ausgeléist huet. Si mécht den ID-Dossier awer och zu engem Test bal ouni Virbild: Eng EU-Prokuratur kuckt no, wéi eng politesch Fraktioun vum Europaparlament — an net en eenzelnen Deputéierten oder eng national Partei — hir ëffentlech Suen ausginn huet, an dat zu engem Moment, wou déi betraffe Parteien a Frankräich, Italien an Däitschland an de Sondagen zu de stäerkste Kräfte gehéieren. Ob et zu enger Uklo kënnt oder den Dossier zougemaach gëtt: Un dësem Fall wäert sech weisen, wéi glafwierdeg Bréissel a Lëtzebuerg d'Finanze vun der EU-Politik iwwerwaache kënnen. En Zäitplang, bis wéini d'Enquête soll ofgeschloss sinn, huet den EPPO net genannt. ### Sources - Prosecutors conduct Europe-wide raids over alleged misuse of funds by defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/30/prosecutors-conduct-europe-wide-raids-over-alleged-misuse-of-funds-by-defunct-far-right-eu - EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud — OCCRP: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/eu-prosecutor-raids-far-right-european-parliament-group-over-alleged-fraud - EU prosecutors conduct raids in four countries over alleged misappropriation of funds by far right (AFP) — TheJournal.ie / AFP: https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-prosecutors-conduct-raids-in-four-countries-over-alleged-misappropriation-of-funds-by-far-right-7086570-Jun2026/ - Former far-right group ID is alleged to have committed irregularities in use of European funds to tune of €4.33 million — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13674/29/former-far-right-group-id-is-alleged-to-have-committed-irregularities-in-use-of-european-funds-to-tune-of-eur433-million - Raids Across Europe Targeting Alleged Embezzlement by RN — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/07/raids-in-europe-over-alleged-embezzlement-rn-is-targeted/ - Watch: Following the money — the EPPO investigation into defunct far-right EU group — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/03/watch-following-the-moneythe-eppo-investigation-into-defunct-far-right-eu-group - European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eppo/ --- ## Just ee vu fënnef Beem am Lëtzebuerger Bësch ass nach gesond - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/nemmen-ee-vun-fennef-beem-gesond-letzebuerger-beschbilan-2025 - Published: 2026-07-03T11:42:26.133+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:42:26.133+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 01f974a5-d3c2-4677-bb40-6bcc70cc4d0d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Ronn 80 % vun eise Beem weisen no Dréchent, Hëtzt a Buerekäferplo Schued — an de Staat rechent domat, datt et virun der Zäit nach schlëmmer gëtt. ### Summary Zwee offiziell Inventairen weisen: ronn 80 % vun de Lëtzebuerger Beem si beschiedegt, an de Bësch ass tëscht 2010 an 2023 vun engem CO2-Späicher zu enger CO2-Quell ginn. ### Key facts - Ronn 80 % vun de Lëtzebuerger Beem weise sichtbare Schued — nëmmen ee vu fënnef ass nach gesond. - D'Buch ass staark drun: den Undeel vun doudege Buche méi wéi verduebelt vun 7 % (2019) op 15 % (2024). - Tëscht 2010 an 2023 ass de Bësch vun engem CO2-Späicher zu enger CO2-Quell ginn. - 1.200 Hektar Fiicht goufen an zéng Joer wéinst dem Buerekäfer geschloen. - D'Opforst-Subventioune sinn vun 254.049 € (2015) op ronn 1,5 Mio € (2024) geklommen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill vun de Lëtzebuerger Beem sinn nach gesond?** No de leschten Erhiewunge just ronn ee vu fënnef, also ëm déi 20 %. Déi aner ronn 80 % weise sichtbare Schued. Am Inventaire 2023 waren nëmmen 14,5 % ganz ouni Schued (Klass 0). **Q: Firwat geet et de Beem esou schlecht?** Eng Kombinatioun vu widderholl Dréchent (2018–2022), Hëtztstress, engem Buerekäfer deen duerch mëll Wanteren proliferéiert, schlecht ugepasste Monokulturen, neie Krankheetserreeger an ze vill Stéckstoff am Buedem. **Q: Wat mécht de Staat dogéint?** 2024 goufe ronn 340 Hektar nei bepflanzt, d'Opforst-Subventioune sinn op ronn 1,5 Mio € geklommen, an et gëtt op divers, klimaresistent Aarte gesat. En neie Bëschgesetz vum August 2023 an e nationale Bëschprogramm sollen dobäi hëllefen. ### Body Vu fënnef Beem an eise Bëscher ass haut just nach ee richteg gesond. Dat ass d'nüchter Bilan aus de leschten offiziellen Erhiewungen: ronn 80 % vun de Beem weisen sichtbare Schued — d'Sputt vu widderholl Dréchentjoren, Hëtztstress am Summer an ëmmer méi grousse Buerekäferplo, déi eise Bësch geschwächt an heiansdo esouguer zum Ofstierwe bruecht hunn. D'Zuele kommen aus zwou Quellen. Op der enger Säit de jäerleche phytosanitäre Inventaire vun der Administration de la nature et des forêts (ANF), déi all Summer d'Krounen vu Beem op fest Plazen ënnersicht. Op der anerer Säit den drëtten nationale Bëschinventaire (IFN3), deen am November 2025 virgestallt gouf. Zesumme molen se d'Bild vun engem Bësch, deen zanter méi wéi fënnef Joer ëmmer méi séier ofbaut — an d'Regierung mécht keen Hiel dorobber, datt sech dat wuel net esou séier ëmdréint. E Bësch, deen net méi zur Rou kënnt D'ANF deelt all ënnersichte Bam no dorunner an, wéi staark seng Kroun ausgedënnt ass. Am Inventaire vum Summer 2023 — 1.176 Beem op 51 Parzellen, opgeholl tëscht dem 20. Juli an dem 15. August — waren nëmmen 14,5 % an der Klass 0, also ouni sichtbare Schued. Méi wéi d'Hallschent, 55 %, hate mëttel bis schwéier Schied, an 12,3 % waren am fortgeschrattenen Ofstierwen oder scho futti. An de Mëtt-1980er Jore louch den Undeel vun de gesonde Beem nach iwwer 80 %. Zanter 2019 geet et ouni Ënnerbriechung erof. E méi naasse Summer 2024 huet e liichten Otemschöpfer bruecht an den Undeel vun de gesonde Beem erëm a Richtung ee vu fënnef gehuewen. Mä d'Verbesserung ass fragil: véier vu fënnef Beem droen ëmmer nach d'Narbe vun den dréche Joren tëscht 2018 an 2022, an eng eenzeg dréche Saison kann de klenge Fortschrëtt erëm zréckdréinen. Véier vu fënnef Beem weise Schied. Déi vill Dréchenten déi lescht Jore hunn hir Spure bei ville Beem hannerlooss an hir Vitalitéit a Widderstandsfäegkeet geschwächt. Dës Ariichtung vum Ëmweltminister Serge Wilmes weist, firwat Fierschter ëmmer méi vun engem Bësch ënner Dauerstress schwätzen anstatt vun engem eenzelne schlechte Joer. Beem, déi duerch Waassermangel geschwächt sinn, ginn zur liichter Kéis fir Schädlingen a Krankheeten, déi se soss ewechstiechen. D'Buch an d'Fiicht am schlëmmsten drun De Schued ass net gläichméisseg verdeelt. Grad déi Aarten, déi eise Bësch präge, sinn am haartste getraff: - D'Buch, eise wichtegste Lafbam, ass staark ofgebaut: den Undeel vun doudege Buche méi wéi verduebelt tëscht 2019 an 2024, vun 7 % op 15 %. An der Erhiewung 2023 konnt fir d'éischte Kéier keng eenzeg ënnersicht Buch méi an d'Kategorie „ouni Schued" gesat ginn. - D'Fiicht, breet gepflanzt als Notzholz, ass duerch de Buerekäfer verwüst ginn, deen an waarmen an dréche Konditioune besonnesch gutt gedeit. An de leschten zéng Joer goufe ronn 1.200 Hektar Fiicht geschloen, fir d'Plo anzedämmen. - Eechen an aner Lafbeem stinn och ënner Drock — nëmme ronn een Zéngtel gëllt als ouni Schued. Nolzbeem, Eechen an d'Hecke vum Éislek ginn als besonnesch betraff beschriwwen. D'Fierschter féieren dat op eng ganz Rëtsch Ursaachen zréck, déi zesumme wierken: widderholl Dréchent an Hëtzt, e Buerekäfer, deen duerch méi mëll Wanteren nach besser proliferéiert, schlecht ugepasste Monokulturen, nei Krankheetserreeger an ze vill Stéckstoff am Buedem duerch Verkéier a Landwirtschaft. Kee Faktor eleng ass Schold — et ass hir Gläichzäitegkeet, déi d'Beem iwwerfuerdert. Vum Späicher zur Quell fir CO2 Den IFN3, opgebaut op 1.845 Erhiewungspunkten tëscht Januar 2023 a Juli 2024, setzt d'Gesondheetsdaten an e méi laange Bou. De Lëtzebuerger Bësch deckt ronn 92.250 Hektar, also ëm déi 35 % vum Territoire, bal genau hallef-hallef ëffentlech (49,5 %) a privat (50,5 %). D'Lafbeem maachen elo 75 % vum Bësch aus, no 66 % am Joer 2010, well beschiedegt Nolzholzbestänn ofgeholl an ersat ginn. Mä de Bësch wiisst vill méi lues wéi virdrun. De Volumewuesstum tëscht 2010 an 2023 ass am Verglach mat der Dekade virdrun staark erofgaang — ëm 21 % bei de Lafholzbestänn an ëm 32 % bei den Nolzholzbestänn — wärend d'Fläch vun de Fiichte-Kahlschléi sech méi wéi verduebelt huet, vun 850 op 2.050 Hektar. Déi opfällegst Erkenntnis: an dëser selwechter Period ass de Lëtzebuerger Bësch vun engem CO2-Späicher zu enger netto-Quell vu CO2 ginn, well Klimaschued a schädlingsbedéngt Schléi méi Kuelestoff fräisetzen, wéi d'Beem opsuckelen. D'Doudholz, e Moossstaf fir ofstierwend Bestänn, ass vu 6 op 27 Kubikmeter pro Hektar geklommen. Net eleng — a wat de Staat mécht Lëtzebuerg ass domat keen Eenzelfall. Uechter Mëtteleuropa weisen d'Bëscher déiselwecht Zeechen: an Däitschland fënnt d'bundeswäit Waldzustandserhebung och just ee vu fënnef Beem voll gesond, an d'Bëscher hu sech 2025 net erholl, mat Dréchent, Hëtzt a Buerekäfer als Ursaachen. Eise Réckgang ass d'lokal Liesart vun engem kontinentalen Trend. D'Äntwert vun der Regierung heescht Upassung. 2024 goufe ronn 340 Hektar nei bepflanzt, an d'Staatssubventioune fir d'Opforsten sinn vun ronn 254.049 Euro (2015) op ëm déi 1,5 Milliounen Euro (2024) geklommen — mat der Ënnerstëtzung geziilt op divers, klimaresistent Aarten amplaz vun de fragille Monokulture vu fréier. En neie Bëschgesetz (Code forestier) vum August 2023 an eng Bäihëllef fir Ökosystemleeschtunge solle privat Besëtzer — déi d'Hallschent vum Bësch halen — motivéieren, beschiedegt Bestänn ëmzewandelen. E nationale Bëschprogramm ass an Ausaarbechtung. D'Ministere gesinn dat als eng laangfristeg Rettung vun engem gemeinsame Gutt, net als séier Léisung. Bei der Virstellung vum nationalen Inventaire sot de Wilmes, d'Erausfuerderunge wären enorm, mä duerch e kollektive Kraaftakt kéint Lëtzebuerg seng Bëscher fir déi zukünfteg Generatiounen erhalen an hir Roll fir d'Biodiversitéit, de Klimaschutz an eng nohalteg Notzung vum Holz sécheren. Seng Virgängerin, d'Joëlle Welfring, hat et 2023 nach méi kloer gesot: „Eise Bësch brauch eis Hëllef" — „virun allem an Zäite vum Klimawandel." ### Sources - Eighty percent of Luxembourg's trees show signs of damage — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/eighty-percent-of-luxembourgs-trees-show-signs-of-damage - Pression climatique: les forêts luxembourgeoises continuent de mourir à petit feu (80% des arbres endommagés) — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pression-climatique-les-forets-luxembourgeoises-continuent-de-mourir-a-petit-feu-103393389 - Présentation du troisième Inventaire forestier national: des forêts luxembourgeoises face au défi climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et de la Biodiversité): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+11-novembre+27-wilmes-inventaire-forestier.html - Les résultats de l'inventaire phytosanitaire 2023 des forêts du Luxembourg — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois / Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/09-septembre/27-welfring-iventaire-phytosanitaire.html - L'Inventaire phytosanitaire des forêts — Portail de l'environnement (emwelt.lu) — Administration de la nature et des forêts: https://environnement.public.lu/fr/natur/forets/inventairephytosanitiaire.html - Situation actuelle et avenir de nos forêts — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://www.science.lu/fr/ziel-mir-keng-science-check/situation-actuelle-avenir-nos-forets - Wie steht es um den Wald in Luxemburg? — science.lu (Fonds National de la Recherche): https://science.lu/de/science-check/wie-steht-es-um-den-wald-luxemburg - Waldzustandsbericht: Nur jeder fünfte Baum ist gesund — LAND & FORST: https://www.landundforst.de/forst/waldoekologie/waldzustandsbericht-nur-fuenfte-baum-gesund-571384 --- ## En hallwe Kilometer Kolonialarchiv: Tervuren mécht seng geologesch Congo-Akten ëffentlech - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/tervuren-congo-archiv-rohstoffer-digitaliseierung - Published: 2026-07-03T11:24:26.013+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T11:24:26.013+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 44658f4f-2af7-42c5-b387-e454bcc4e026 - Dateline: Tervuren, BE > Den AfricaMuseum digitaliséiert Millioune Kolonialdokumenter iwwer de kongolesesche Buedem — nodeems d'Belsch enger US-Firma mat Gates- a Bezos-Suen den exklusiven Accès verweigert huet. ### Summary Den AfricaMuseum zu Tervuren digitaliséiert bannent ronn fënnef Joer säi geologeschen Archiv iwwer d'RDC. Hannert dem Projet steet e Gezerre ëm kritesch Rohstoffer tëscht EU, USA a China. ### Key facts - Den AfricaMuseum zu Tervuren digitaliséiert ronn 500 Meter geologesch Kolonialakten iwwer d'RDC a wëll se bannent ongeféier fënnef Joer ëffentlech zougänglech maachen. - Eng Offer vu KoBold Metals (USA, mat Gates- a Bezos-Kapital), den Archiv ze digitaliséieren, gouf vun der Belsch refuséiert — trotz diplomateschem Drock aus Washington. - Den 9. Juni 2026 hu Kinshasa, Brëssel an d'EU sech op eng gemeinsam Feuille de route fir Digitaliséierung a Restitutioun gëeenegt; digital Kopie ginn no an no un d'RDC geschéckt. - D'RDC stoung fir ronn 76 Prozent vun der weltwäiter Kobaltproduktioun an ass den zweetgréisste Kofferproduzent; ronn 90 Prozent vum Ënnergrond gëllen als net exploréiert. - Fir d'2030-Ziler vum Critical Raw Materials Act ass d'RDC e Schlësselpartner vun der EU — Brëssel huet 2023 eng strategesch Rohstoffpartnerschaft mat Kinshasa ënnerschriwwen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat läit an den Archive vun Tervuren?** Millioune Dokumenter aus der belscher Kolonialzäit (1885–1960) iwwer de kongolesesche Buedem: Kaarten, geologesch Relevéen, Buerprotokoller, Terrainsnotizen an Exploratiounsrapporten — zesumme bal 500 Meter Regaler. Nach emol sou vill Akte vu fréiere Minnegesellschaften leien am Staatsarchiv zu Brëssel. **Q: Firwat interesséiert sech d'Welt grad elo fir dës al Akten?** Si kéinten op nach onentdeckt Virkomme vu Koffer, Kobalt, Lithium a Coltan hiweisen — Rohstoffer fir Elektroautoen, erneierbar Energien an d'Verdeedegung. Nom Ministère fir Minnen vun der RDC si ronn 90 Prozent vum Ënnergrond vum Land net exploréiert. **Q: Kritt de Kongo d'Archiven zréck?** D'Originaler bleiwen an der Belsch, mä eng gemeinsam Feuille de route gesäit Digitaliséierung a Restitutioun vir: Digital Kopie gi schonn elo graduell un déi kongolesesch Autoritéiten iwwerreecht, an den nationale geologeschen Déngscht vun der RDC ass wëssenschaftleche Partner vum Projet. **Q: Wat huet d'EU domat ze dinn?** D'Digitaliséierung gëtt mat EU-Suen finanzéiert. D'EU brauch fir hir 2030-Ziler aus dem Critical Raw Materials Act Partner wéi d'RDC an huet am Oktober 2023 eng strategesch Rohstoffpartnerschaft mat Kinshasa ënnerschriwwen. ### Body Bal en hallwe Kilometer Regaler, vollgepaakt mat Kaarten, geologesche Relevéen, Buerprotokoller, Terrainsnotizen an Exploratiounsrapporten: Dat läit am AfricaMuseum zu Tervuren, virun den Diere vu Brëssel — a kéint de Schlëssel zu engem vun de räichste Buedemschätz vun der Welt sinn. De Musée huet sech engagéiert, säi geologeschen Archiv iwwer d'Demokratesch Republik Kongo bannent ongeféier fënnef Joer ze digitaliséieren an ëffentlech zougänglech ze maachen, wéi d'AFP e Freideg gemellt huet. Et geet ëm Millioune vun Dokumenter, entstanen tëscht 1885 an 1960, wéi de Kongo ënner belscher Herrschaft stoung. Nach emol ronn 500 Meter Akten, ierflecher vun de fréiere kolonialen Minnegesellschaften, leien am Staatsarchiv zu Brëssel. Datt dës verstëbste Pabeieren op eemol Weltpolitik sinn, huet e simple Grond: Si dokumentéieren, wéi de kongolesesche Buedem kartéiert an exploitéiert gouf — a kongolesesch Responsabel gleewen, datt se de Wee zu nach onentdeckte Virkomme vu Koffer, Kobalt, Lithium a Coltan weise kënnen, Grondstoffer fir Elektroautoen, erneierbar Energien a modern Verdeedegungssystemer. D'RDC stoung 2024 no den Donnéeë vum US Geological Survey fir ronn 76 Prozent vun der weltwäit ofgebauter Kobaltproduktioun an ass den zweetgréisste Kofferproduzent vun der Welt. De Ministère fir Minnen zu Kinshasa schätzt, datt ronn 90 Prozent vum Ënnergrond vum Land nach guer net exploréiert sinn. Bill Gates a Jeff Bezos hu matgebueden — a sinn ofblëtzt Op den Dësch komm ass d'Thema duerch eng privat Offer. KoBold Metals, eng kalifornesch Exploratiounsfirma mat Kapital vum Bill Gates a vum Jeff Bezos hannendrun, déi mat kënschtlecher Intelligenz no Mineralvirkomme sicht, huet 2025 Accorde mat der kongolesescher Regierung ënnerschriwwen an ugebueden, den Archiv vun Tervuren selwer ze digitaliséieren. Kinshasa war dofir; nom belschen ëffentleche Sender VRT huet d'Trump-Administratioun iwwer diplomatesch Kanäl Drock op d'Belsch gemaach, fir d'Firma eranzeloossen. Brëssel huet Nee gesot. "D'Belsch kann enger auslännescher Firma oder enger privater Entitéit, mat där se keng kontraktuell Relatioun huet, keen exklusiven Accès accordéieren", sot d'Florinda Baleci, Spriecherin vum belschen Ausseministère, am Mäerz zu Reuters. De Generaldirekter vum Musée, de Bart Ouvry, gouf nach méi grondsätzlech: "Mir kënnen d'Gestioun vun de Sammlungen net u privat Firmen delegéieren; dat géif géint all wëssenschaftlech an institutionell Ethik goen." Amplaz féiert de Musée elo säin eegene Programm, mat substanzieller EU-Finanzéierung an engem europäesche Prestataire; den nationale geologeschen Déngscht vun der RDC ass als wëssenschaftleche Partner mat un Bord. De Projet ass de Moment an der Preparatiounsphas. KoBold huet sech dowéinst net gebremst: D'Firma huet op enger Universitéit zu Lubumbashi ronn 170.000 Säite vu kongolesesche Regierungsakten iwwer de Biergbau digitaliséiert a féiert an der RDC en Exploratiounsprogramm fir Lithium. "Dëst Land brauch méi Investissementer an d'Exploratioun", sot de Benjamin Katabuka, Generaldirekter vu KoBold an der RDC, zu Reuters. Kopie fir Kinshasa: eng gemeinsam Feuille de route steet De Sträit huet d'Saach tëscht deenen zwou Haaptstied acceleréiert. Den 9. Juni huet de kongolesesche Minister fir Minnen, de Louis Watum Kabamba, zu Brëssel belsch an EU-Responsabel getraff. D'Säiten hu sech op eng gemeinsam Feuille de route fir d'Digitaliséierung an d'Restitutioun vun den Akte gëeenegt an eng Task Force op d'Bee gestallt, déi d'Aarbecht mat de kongolesesche Institutiounen encadréiert. Digital Kopie ginn no an no un déi zoustänneg kongolesesch Autoritéite geschéckt, sou e Spriecher vun der belscher Regierung. Fir kongolesesch Fuerscher a Responsabel geet et dobäi ëm méi wéi Prospektioun. D'Archiven dokumentéieren de Konzessiounssystem, mat deem kolonial Minnegesellschaften d'Kofferregioun vu Katanga ënnert sech opgedeelt hunn — an d'Profitter, déi no Brëssel gefloss sinn. Kinshasa argumentéiert zënter laangem, datt dës Akten, op d'mannst als Kopie, an d'Land gehéieren, dat se beschreiwen. An déi geologesch Dossiere sinn nëmmen eng Oder an engem vill méi grousse Bestand: Den Ausseministère vun der Belsch iwwerdréit zënter 2016, op Basis vum belschen Archivgesetz, seng sougenannt Afrika-Archiven — ronn 9,5 lafend Kilometer ëffentlech Akten iwwer d'Kolonisatioun vum Kongo, vu Ruanda a vu Burundi tëscht 1885 an 1962 — un de Staatsarchiv. Ronn 6,5 Kilometer si scho geplënnert; am Ganze verdeele sech ongeféier 20 Kilometer Kolonisatiounsakten op méi wéi 80 belsch Institutiounen. Europa seng Rechnung geet ouni de Kongo net op Dat Gezerre ëm d'Regaler vun Tervuren ass de Concours ëm déi kongolesesch Ressourcen am Klengformat. De Biergbau an der RDC gëtt haut vu China dominéiert, während Washington seng Partnerschaft mat Kinshasa verdéift, fir bei de Batteriematerialie manner vu Peking ofzehänken. D'Europäesch Unioun hirersäits huet sech Ziler ginn, déi ouni Länner wéi d'RDC net z'erreeche sinn: De Critical Raw Materials Act gesäit vir, datt d'EU bis 2030 zéng Prozent vun de strategesche Rohstoffer, déi se verbraucht, selwer ofbaut, 40 Prozent selwer veraarbecht a 25 Prozent recycléiert — an datt keen Drëttland eleng méi wéi 65 Prozent vun engem eenzege strategesche Rohstoff liwwert. Am Oktober 2023 huet Brëssel um Global-Gateway-Forum eng strategesch Rohstoffpartnerschaft mat Kinshasa ënnerschriwwen an ënnerstëtzt donieft den Eisebunnskorridor vu Lobito, dee kongolesesch a sambesch Metaller un den Atlantik brénge soll. Esou gesinn ass déi EU-finanzéiert Digitaliséierung Restitutioun an Industriepolitik an engem: Déiselwecht Dossieren, déi d'Ausbeutung aus der Kolonialzäit dokumentéieren, kënnen Europa — an dem Kongo — hëllefen, d'Mineralie vun der Energietransitioun ze fannen. - Déi geologesch Archive vun Tervuren fëllen ronn 500 Meter Regaler; nach emol sou vill Akte vu fréiere Minnegesellschaften leien am Staatsarchiv zu Brëssel. - D'Digitaliséierung, EU-finanzéiert an an ëffentlecher Hand, soll bis zu fënnef Joer daueren; Kopie ginn nom Fortschrëtt vun der Aarbecht u kongolesesch Autoritéiten iwwerreecht. - D'RDC stoung fir ronn 76 Prozent vun der weltwäit ofgebauter Kobaltproduktioun an ass den zweetgréisste Kofferproduzent, no den Zuele vum USGS. Ob an deene Kaarte wierklech nei Minne stiechen, mussen d'Geologe weisen. Fest steet awer schonn haut: D'Fro, wien d'Dokumentatioun vum kongolesesche Buedem liese kann, gëtt nei beäntwert — an d'Äntwert heescht, fir d'éischt zënter der Onofhängegkeet, och Kinshasa. ### Sources - Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race — AFP (via Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/belgium-opens-congo-archives-amid-051010591.html - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/04/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive/ - Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive — Reuters (via Mining Weekly): https://www.miningweekly.com/article/belgian-museum-us-mining-company-at-odds-over-colonial-era-congo-archive-2026-03-04 - AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump — VRT NWS: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/02/12/africamuseum-refuses-to-hand-over-geological-archive-on-congo-to/ - Congo, Belgium agree on transfer of colonial-era geological records — MINING.COM: https://www.mining.com/congo-belgium-agree-on-transfer-of-colonial-era-geological-records/ - The Stakes Behind Congo's Push to Recover Its Geological Archives — Ecofin Agency: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/1806-56567-the-stakes-behind-congo-s-push-to-recover-its-geological-archives - Belgium denies private access to Congo colonial mining archives — Belga News Agency: https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-denies-private-access-to-congo-colonial-mining-archives - Africa archives — FPS Foreign Affairs, Belgium: https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/archives/sections-and-collections/africa-archives - Archives related to the colonial era — State Archives of Belgium: https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=archives-related-to-the-colonial-era - European Critical Raw Materials Act — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/competitiveness/green-deal-industrial-plan/european-critical-raw-materials-act_en - Navigating Critical Mineral Supply Chains: the EU's Partnerships with the DRC and Zambia — Africa Policy Research Institute: https://afripoli.org/navigating-critical-mineral-supply-chains-the-eus-partnerships-with-the-drc-and-zambia - Cobalt — Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 — U.S. Geological Survey: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-cobalt.pdf --- ## Gréng Luucht vun der CSSF: BlackFin ass elo Majoritärsaktionär vun Arendt Investor Services - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/blackfin-arendt-investor-services-majoriteit-ofgeschloss - Published: 2026-07-03T06:53:54.907+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:53:54.907+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 809ce2cb-6583-4f24-9f2d-bab1a2d4b5c2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Paräisser Private-Equity-Investisseur huet d'Iwwerhuelung vum Fongeservice-Geschäft vun der Arendt-Grupp en Donneschdeg ofgeschloss – laut Medieberichter fir bal 500 Milliounen Dollar. ### Summary BlackFin Capital Partners ass no der Autorisatioun vun der CSSF Majoritärsaktionär vun Arendt Investor Services (AIS). D'Etude Arendt & Medernach selwer gëtt net verkaaft; d'Partner behalen eng bedeitend Minoritéitsbedeelegung. ### Key facts - BlackFin Capital Partners ass zanter dem 2. Juli 2026 Majoritärsaktionär vun Arendt Investor Services (AIS); den Third-Party-AIFM AManco ass mat am Perimeter vum Deal. - D'CSSF hat d'Transaktioun, déi de 26. November 2025 ugekënnegt gi war, virdrun approuvéiert; laut Investment Officer a Paperjam läit de Wäert bei bal 500 Milliounen Dollar. - D'Etude Arendt & Medernach gëtt net verkaaft: D'Partner behalen eng bedeitend Minoritéitsbedeelegung, de CEO Christian Heinen an d'Direktioun bleiwen op der Plaz. - BlackFin plangt international Expansioun (ë.a. Paräis, London, Dublin, Däitschland), Investitiounen an Technologie an AI souwéi geziilt Acquisitiounen. - No der Lemanik-Iwwerhuelung, finaliséiert de 28. Februar 2025, ass AIS schonn déi zweet Lëtzebuerger Plattform fir BlackFin – Zeeche vun der Konsolidéierung an de Fongenservicer. ### FAQ **Q: Gouf d'Etude Arendt & Medernach verkaaft?** Nee. Eng Etude dierf guer net un extern Investisseure verkaaft ginn. BlackFin iwwerhëlt d'Majoritéit un Arendt Investor Services (AIS), dem reguléierte Fongeservice-Beräich vun der Grupp, souwéi den Third-Party-AIFM AManco. D'Partner vun Arendt behalen eng bedeitend Minoritéitsbedeelegung. **Q: Wéi vill huet BlackFin fir AIS bezuelt?** Offiziell goufen déi finanziell Konditioune net matgedeelt. Investment Officer a Paperjam hunn awer onofhängeg vunenee vun engem Wäert vu bal 500 Milliounen Dollar bericht. **Q: Ännert sech eppes fir d'Clienten an d'Mataarbechter vun AIS?** Laut den zwou Gesellschaften net: De CEO Christian Heinen an d'Direktioun bleiwen, d'Teams an de Servicemodell änneren net, an AIS schafft weider enk mat der Etude Arendt & Medernach zesummen. **Q: Wien ass BlackFin Capital Partners?** E Private-Equity-Haus, 2009 zu Paräis gegrënnt, dat exklusiv an europäesch Finanzdéngschtleeschter investéiert. Et verwalt méi wéi 4 Milliarden Euro, huet iwwer 100 Investissementer gemaach an ass säit méi wéi zéng Joer zu Lëtzebuerg aktiv – 2025 hat et schonn d'Lemanik Asset Management iwwerholl. ### Body Eng Firma, déi bannent der gréisster Etude vum Land grouss ginn ass, gehéiert vun elo u majoritär engem franséischen Investisseur: BlackFin Capital Partners huet d'Iwwerhuelung vun der Majoritéit un Arendt Investor Services (AIS) en Donneschdeg, den 2. Juli, ofgeschloss, wéi déi zwou Gesellschafte matgedeelt hunn. Mat am Perimeter vun der Transaktioun ass och AManco, den Third-Party-AIFM vun der Arendt-Grupp. De Closing koum, nodeems d'CSSF d'Transaktioun approuvéiert hat. Ugekënnegt gi war den Deal schonn de 26. November 2025. Iwwert de Präis gouf offiziell näischt gesot – Investment Officer a Paperjam hunn awer allebéid onofhängeg vunenee vun engem Wäert vu bal 500 Milliounen Dollar bericht. Domat erreecht d'Konsolidéierungswell, déi duerch d'Lëtzebuerger Fongenservicer rullt, en neien Héichpunkt: Privaat Kapital gräift elo och no de Servicegeschäfter, déi ronderëm Arendt & Medernach entstane sinn. D'Etude selwer gëtt net verkaaft Fir d'Ordnung: D'Affekotebüro Arendt & Medernach wiesselt net de Besëtzer – eng Etude dierf guer net un extern Investisseure verkaaft ginn. Wat BlackFin iwwerhëlt, ass Arendt Investor Services, de reguléierte Serviceberäich, deen 2009 an der Grupp gegrënnt gouf. AIS beschäftegt ronn 320 Leit a positionéiert sech als One-Stop-Shop fir alternativ Asset Manager, Asset Servicers a Family Offices. D'Offer ëmfaasst: - Fongenadministratioun a Corporate Services; - Gouvernance souwéi operationell Anti-Blanchiment- a Compliance-Servicer; - Steier-Compliance; - Third-Party-AIFM an Depositaire-Servicer. D'Gesellschaft ass e PFS ënner der Opsiicht vun der CSSF an ISO-22301-zertifiéiert. Laut Paperjam läit hire Chiffre d'affaires bei ronn 70 Milliounen Euro d'Joer, no e puer Joer mat zweestellege Wuesstemsraten. Datselwecht Medium bericht, datt BlackFin véier vun de sechs Sëtzer am Verwaltungsrot kritt, während Arendt der zwee behält. Grouss Ëmwälzunge sinn awer net virgesinn: D'Partner vun Arendt behalen eng „bedeitend" Minoritéitsbedeelegung, an de Claude Niedner an de Jean-Marc Ueberecken bleiwen am Verwaltungsrot vun AIS sëtzen, niewent de Vertrieder vu BlackFin. De CEO Christian Heinen bleift op sengem Posten, d'Direktioun ännert sech net, an d'Firma wëll mat de selwechten Teams an dem selwechte Servicemodell weiderschaffen – an enker Zesummenaarbecht mat der Etude. „D'Partner vun Arendt halen weiderhin eng bedeitend Minoritéitsbedeelegung un der Gesellschaft a si un de strategeschen Decisioune bedeelegt", huet de Claude Niedner, President vun AIS a Co-Chair vun Arendt, schonn am November bei der Annonce erkläert. En Habitué vun der Lëtzebuerger Plaz BlackFin ass keen Onbekannten hei am Land. Dat 2009 zu Paräis gegrënnte Private-Equity-Haus investéiert exklusiv an europäesch Finanzdéngschtleeschter, verwalt méi wéi 4 Milliarden Euro an huet Büroen zu Paräis, Bréissel, Frankfurt, Amsterdam a London. Iwwer 100 Investissementer stinn um Konto – a säit méi wéi zéng Joer ass d'Haus och zu Lëtzebuerg aktiv. AIS ass souguer schonn den zweete Coup op der Fongeplaz bannent kuerzem: Den 28. Februar 2025 hat BlackFin d'Iwwerhuelung vu Lemanik Asset Management finaliséiert, enger Lëtzebuerger Third-Party-Manco, déi ronn 30 Milliarden Euro iwwerwaacht. D'Rezept ass ëmmer datselwecht: reguléiert Lëtzebuerger Plattforme kafen an duerno europawäit skaléieren. Genee dat ass och hei de Plang. Laut Paperjam wëll BlackFin de Lëtzebuerger Modell vun AIS an aner Fongenzentren exportéieren – Paräis, London, Dublin an Däitschland ginn als méiglech Pisten genannt –, doniewent an d'Technologie investéieren, kënschtlech Intelligenz abegraff, a geziilt weider Acquisitioune maachen. „Mir si frou, dës Transaktioun ofzeschléissen an dëst neit Kapitel zesumme mat der Direktioun vun AIS unzefänken. Eis Ambitioun ass et, de weidere Wuesstem vun der Gesellschaft z'ënnerstëtzen, andeems mer an d'Technologie investéieren, hir international Präsenz ausbauen a geziilt Acquisitiounsméiglechkeete verfollegen – an dobäi de Fokus op de Client an déi entrepreneurial Kultur erhalen, déi AIS zu esou engem Succès gemaach hunn", sot den Eric May, Founding Partner vu BlackFin Capital Partners. Ganz ähnlech huet sech de Christian Heinen um Dag vum Closing geäussert: „Andeems mer dëst neit Kapitel mat BlackFin ugoen, baue mer op dëse Fundamenter op", sot hien. „Mir wäerten dat erhalen, wat AIS erfollegräich gemaach huet, a gläichzäiteg nei Dimensiounen dobäisetzen – méi technologesch Capacitéiten, eng méi staark kommerziell Reechwäit an eng méi international Opstellung." Eng Branche am Ëmbroch D'Fongenservicer – d'Administrateuren, d'Mancoen, d'Depositairen an d'Compliance-Spezialisten, déi d'Plaz um Lafen halen – konsolidéiere sech säit Jore mat héijem Tempo: Private-Equity-Investisseure sichen no reguléierten, widderhuelende Recetten. Datt elo och e Geschäft d'Hand wiesselt, dat an der prominentster Etude vum Land grouss ginn ass, weist, wéi wäit dës Well mëttlerweil geet. Laut Paperjam hat Arendt am Virfeld méi onopgefuerdert Ufroe fir Partnerschafte kritt, éier d'Grupp sech decidéiert huet. Fir Arendt bréngt d'Konstruktioun Kapital fir eng Expansioun, déi eng Etude-Partnerschaft eleng schwéier hätt stemme kënnen – an d'Partner bleiwen iwwer hir Bedeelegung um Erfolleg bedeelegt. Fir BlackFin ass et déi zweet Lëtzebuerger Plattform bannent zwee Joer an eng Basis, fir eng nach ëmmer staark fragmentéiert europäesch Servicelandschaft weider ze konsolidéieren. Wéi grouss den Dossier war, weist och d'Lëscht vun de Beroder: Arendt gouf vun Deloitte (M&A) an – eng Rarität op der Plaz – vun der konkurréierender Etude Elvinger Hoss Prussen (juristesch) begleet; BlackFin huet op Bain & Company, PwC, Clifford Chance a Gide gesat. Bei AIS soll et no eegenen Aussoen direkt weidergoen: mat de selwechten Teams fir déi bestoend Clienten – während d'Expansiounspläng Form unhuelen. ### Sources - Arendt Completes Acquisition by BlackFin Capital Partners — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62144-arendt-completes-acquisition-by-blackfin-capital-partners - BlackFin Capital Partners Becomes Majority Stakeholder of Arendt Investor Services — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/finance-1/58195-blackfin-capital-partners-becomes-majority-stakeholder-of-arendt-investor-services - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt join forces to support the expansion of Arendt Investor Services — Arendt: https://www.arendt.com/news-insights/news/blackfin-capital-partners-and-arendt-join-forces-to-support-the-expansion-of-arendt-investor-services/ - BlackFin to become majority shareholder of Arendt — Asset Servicing Times: https://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/fundservicesarticle.php?article_id=17417 - Arendt sells majority stake in AIS to Blackfin in $500 mln deal — Investment Officer Luxembourg: https://www.investmentofficer.lu/en/news/arendt-sells-majority-stake-ais-blackfin-500-mln-deal - BlackFin to beef up Arendt Investor Services — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/blackfin-to-beef-up-arendt-investor-services - Luxembourg Law Firm Arendt Sells Majority Stake in Investment Services Business to Private Equity Firm BlackFin — Law.com International: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2025/11/26/luxembourg-law-firm-arendt-sells-majority-stake-in-investment-services-business-to-private-equity-firm-blackfin/ - BlackFin Capital Partners and Arendt Join Forces to Support the Expansion — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251126263903/en/BlackFin-Capital-Partners-and-Arendt-Join-Forces-to-Support-the-Expansion - Blackfin acquires Luxembourg manco Lemanik AM — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/blackfin-acquires-luxembourg-manco-lemanik-am - Elvinger Hoss Prussen advised Arendt on partnership with BlackFin — Elvinger Hoss Prussen: https://elvingerhoss.lu/elvinger-hoss-prussen-advised-arendt-partnership-blackfin --- ## Doha-Ronn ouni Duerchbroch: Hormus-Fro bleift op, Pëtrolspräisser sou déif wéi zanter véier Méint net méi - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/keen-accord-hormus-doha-ronn-petrolspraisser-falen - Published: 2026-07-03T06:43:41.982+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:43:41.982+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 9341943d-3096-48d9-b704-08054784f693 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Zwee Deeg indirekt Verhandlungen zu Katar: Beweegung bei den agefruerenen iranesche Gelder, awer keng Äntwert op d'Muechtfro an der Strooss vun Hormus. Weider geet et eréischt no der Khamenei-Trauer. ### Summary D'USA an den Iran hunn zwee Deeg indirekt Gespréicher zu Doha ofgeschloss — mat "positive Fortschrëtter" bei den agefruerene Gelder, awer ouni Accord iwwer d'Strooss vun Hormus. De Brent ass op den déifste Stand zanter Enn Februar gefall. ### Key facts - D'USA an den Iran hunn den 2. Juli zwee Deeg indirekt Gespréicher zu Doha ofgeschloss — Katar a Pakistan hu vermëttelt, e Face-à-face gouf et net. - Beweegung bei de Suen: Et goung ëm d'Fräiginn vu 6 Milliarden Dollar un agefruerenen iranesche Gelder; ronn 3 Milliarden zu Katar sollen iwwer d'iranesch Zentralbank fir humanitär Akeef zougänglech ginn — vun US-Säit awer net als finaliséiert bestätegt. - D'Kärfro bleift op: Den Iran wëll vu Mëtt August un Taxen an der Strooss vun Hormus erhiewen, den Trump schléisst Taxe kategoresch aus. - De Brent ass e Donneschdeg ëm 1,3 Prozent op 70,66 Dollar de Barrel gefall — den déifste Stand zanter Enn Februar, just virum Ufank vum Krich. - Déi nächst Ronn gëtt eréischt no de sechs Deeg Trauerzeremonie fir den Ali Khamenei (4.–9. Juli) festgeluecht. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat verhandelen d'USA an den Iran net direkt mateneen?** Déi zwou Delegatiounen hu sech zu Doha ni un een Dësch gesat: Katar a Pakistan hunn als Vermëttler d'Message tëscht der amerikanescher Ekipp ëm de Steve Witkoff an de Jared Kushner an der iranescher technescher Ekipp ënner dem Vize-Ausseminister Kazem Gharibabadi hin an hier gedroen. **Q: Wat steet am Islamabad-Memorandum?** De 14-Punkte-Accord vum 17. Juni gesäit en direkten Enn vun de Militäroperatiounen, eng Verhandlungsfënster vu 60 Deeg, eng taxfräi Duerchfaart duerch d'Strooss vun Hormus fir 60 Deeg, US-Ausname fir iranesch Uelegexporter, d'Fräiginn vun agefruerene Gelder an e Reconstructiounsplang vu mindestens 300 Milliarden Dollar mat regionale Partner vir. **Q: Firwat falen d'Pëtrolspräisser?** D'Mäert wetten drop, datt de Waffestëllstand hält: D'Transitter duerch Hormus sinn an der Woch vum 22. bis 28. Juni ëm iwwer 50 Prozent geklommen, a mindestens fënnef Supertankere mat 10 Millioune Barrel saudeschem Réipëtrol hunn d'Strooss verlooss. De Brent ass op 70,66 Dollar gefall, den déifste Stand zanter Enn Februar. **Q: Wéini gëtt weiderverhandelt?** Eréischt no de Begriefnesfeierlechkeete fir den Ali Khamenei, déi den 9. Juli mam Enterrement zu Mashhad ophalen. Duerno bleiwen de Negociateure knapp fënnef Wochen, ier déi taxfräi Period an der Strooss vun Hormus Mëtt August ausleeft. ### Body De Brent kascht nees manner wéi 71 Dollar — sou wéineg wéi zanter Enn Februar net méi, deemools, kuerz ier de Krich lassgaangen ass. D'Pëtrolsmäert hunn hir Conclusioun also scho gezunn, wärend d'Diplomatie nach hannendrun hänkt: Zu Doha sinn e Mëttwoch, den 2. Juli, zwee Deeg indirekt Verhandlungen tëscht den USA an dem Iran op en Enn gaangen — mat "positive Fortschrëtter", wéi d'Vermëttler soten, awer ouni Äntwert op déi Fro, un där de fragille Fridden am Golf hänkt: Wie kontrolléiert d'Strooss vun Hormus? Op ee Verhandlungsdësch koumen déi zwou Säiten ni. Katar a Pakistan hunn tëscht den Delegatiounen hin an hier vermëttelt. Op amerikanescher Säit waren de Spezialenvoyé Steve Witkoff an de Jared Kushner, dem President säi Schwoer, an der katarescher Haaptstad; si hunn ënner anerem den Emir, de Scheich Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, gesinn, wéi The National an Al Jazeera berichten. Den Iran hat just eng technesch Ekipp ënner dem Vize-Ausseminister Kazem Gharibabadi geschéckt — den Ausseminister Abbas Araghchi an de Parlamentspresident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sinn doheem bliwwen. Sechs Milliarden Dollar op der Wo Um Ordre du jour stoungen zwee vun de 14 Punkte vum Islamabad-Memorandum, dat den 17. Juni de véier Méint laange Krich vun den USA an Israel géint den Iran gestoppt huet: de kommerziellen Trafic duerch d'Strooss vun Hormus an déi finanziell Contrepartië fir Teheran. Déi méi haart Dossieren — virop den iraneschen Nuklearprogramm — bleiwe spéidere Ronne reservéiert. An enger éischter Reunioun goung et ëm behaapte Violatioune vum Memorandum; d'Parteien hu sech op e permanente Kommunikatiounskanal gëeenegt, fir Streidereien ze klären. Eng zweet Reunioun huet sech mat der Fräiginn vu 6 Milliarden Dollar un agefruerenen iranesche Gelder befaasst, sou den Al Jazeera. The National bericht vun engem méigleche Verständnes iwwer ronn 3 Milliarden Dollar, déi zu Katar leien an iwwer d'iranesch Zentralbank fir humanitär Akeef zougänglech solle ginn — US-Beamten hunn awer dementéiert, datt do eppes finaliséiert wier. "Et gouf ausgemaach, datt op Basis vun de Besoinen, déi eist Land matgedeelt huet, déi néideg Wueren agekaf an dem Iran zur Verfügung gestallt ginn", sot de Gharibabadi no der Ronn. D'Memorandum, dat den Donald Trump — deemools zu Versailles nom G7-Sommet — an den iranesche President Masoud Pezeshkian zu Teheran op Distanz ënnerschriwwen hunn, mam pakistanesche Premier Shehbaz Sharif als weiderem Signataire, gëtt de Kader vir, deen d'Ekippen zu Doha elo mat Inhalt fëlle sollen. Seng Haaptpunkten: - en direkten Enn vun de Militäroperatiounen an eng Verhandlungsfënster vu 60 Deeg fir e finalen Accord; - iranesch Garantië fir eng sécher an taxfräi Duerchfaart vun Handelsschëffer duerch d'Strooss vun Hormus, 60 Deeg laang; - amerikanesch Ausname fir iranesch Uelegexporter a Schrëtt, fir agefruere Gelder disponibel ze maachen; - e Reconstructiounsplang vu mindestens 300 Milliarden Dollar mat regionale Partner — sou den Text; den Trump huet dementéiert, datt et sech dobäi ëm US-Staatsgelder handelt. Taxen ab Mëtt August — oder guer keng? De Kär vum Problem: Wat geschitt, wann déi taxfräi 60 Deeg Mëtt August eriwwer sinn? Zwee héichrangeg iranesch Quelle soen, Teheran wëll vun deem Moment un Duerchfaartstaxen erhiewen — an déi nei Persian Gulf Strait Authority, déi den Iran de 5. Mee gegrënnt huet, reklaméiert d'Muecht, de "maritimen Transit z'autoriséieren an ze reglementéieren". Den Trump dogéint hat den 20. Juni kloergestallt: "Et wäert keng Taxe fir d'Passage duerch d'Strooss vun Hormus ginn, net wärend an net no de 60 Deeg Waffestëllstand." E fundamentalen Desaccord, deen d'Doha-Ronn net zougemaach huet. Och an der Praxis ass d'Navigatioun ëmstridden. De multinationale Joint Maritime Information Center huet de 27. Juni eng verbreedert Schëffsroute no bei der omanescher Küst annoncéiert; den Iran hat den 25. Juni d'Containerschëff Ever Lovely ënner Singapur-Fändel attackéiert an den 27. Juni den Tanker Kiku ënner Panama-Fändel mat engem Dron getraff — d'USA hunn dorop mat Schléi op iranesch Militärinstallatiounen no bei der Strooss geäntwert. Wärend de Gespréicher huet dat iranescht Militär gewarnt: Handelsschëffer mussen déi vun Teheran designéiert Routte respektéieren, soss riskéiere si "eng direkt an entschlossen Äntwert", bericht The National. D'Tankere fuere nees — an de Präis rëtscht D'Uelegmäert liesen d'Ronn als Zeechen, datt de Waffestëllstand hält. De Brent ass e Donneschdeg ëm 91 Cent oder 1,3 Prozent op 70,66 Dollar de Barrel gefall (Stand 13.16 Auer GMT), den US-Referenzwäert WTI ëm 1,04 Dollar oder 1,5 Prozent op 67,54 Dollar — fir béid den déifste Stand zanter Enn Februar, just virum Ufank vum Krich, mellt Reuters. Mindestens fënnef Supertankere mat 10 Millioune Barrel saudeschem Réipëtrol, gelueden zu Ras Tanura, hunn d'Strooss verlooss; Saudi Aramco ass op Spot-Präisser ëmgestallt, fir de Verkaf a Richtung Asien ze beschleunegen. An d'Shipping-Donnéeë weisen: An der Woch vum 22. bis 28. Juni sinn d'Transitter duerch Hormus ëm iwwer 50 Prozent an d'Luucht gaangen. "Mir gesinn hei e bësse Short-Covering", sot den John Kilduff, Partner bei Again Capital. "De Fokus ass verréckelt: vun der Fro, wéi vill Offer mir verléieren, op d'Fro, wéi vill Offer op d'Mäert kënnt." Wat um Spill steet, bleift enorm: Duerch d'Strooss vun Hormus gi normalerweis ronn e Véierel vum weltwäiten Ueleghandel iwwer Séi an e Fënneftel vum globale Flëssegg-Äerdgas (LNG); hir Spärung dëst Fréijoer gouf als déi gréisste Perturbatioun vun der Weltenergieversorgung zanter den 1970er Jore beschriwwen. Alles waart op d'Begriefnes Iwwer allem hänkt dem Iran säi Muechtwiessel. Den Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ass den 28. Februar bei den amerikanesch-israeelesche Schléi ëm d'Liewe komm; den Expertenrot huet tëscht dem 3. an dem 8. Mäerz gewielt an den 9. Mäerz säi Jong, de Mojtaba Khamenei, als drëtten ieweschte Leader vun der Islamescher Republik proklaméiert. Eréischt elo, wou d'Waffe roueg sinn, organiséiert de Staat d'Begriefnes: sechs Deeg Zeremonien, vum 4. bis den 9. Juli, iwwer Teheran, Qom a Mashhad an och déi helleg Stied Najaf a Karbala am Irak, mam Enterrement den 9. Juli am Imam-Reza-Sanktuar zu Mashhad. D'Autoritéite rechne fir den Trauerzuch den 6. Juli zu Teheran mat 15 bis 20 Millioune Leit. Den neien ieweschte Leader — laut Berichter bei de Schléi blesséiert a bis haut net ëffentlech opgetrueden — soll aus Sécherheetsgrënn net dobäi sinn, wéi säi Vertrieder an Indien, den Ayatollah Hakim Elahi, matgedeelt huet. D'Diplomatie mécht fir d'Trauer Paus. "D'Parteie sinn eens ginn, hir Gespréicher an der nächster Zäit weiderzeféieren; déi nächst Reunioun soll sou séier wéi méiglech nom Ofschloss vun den Trauerzich fir de fréieren ieweschten iranesche Leader festgeluecht ginn", sou den Ausseministère vu Katar. Den US-Vizepresident JD Vance sot op Fox News, d'Administratioun wier onofhängeg vum Ausgang "an enger exzellenter Positioun". An iwwer den Dossier, dee bewosst nach net um Dësch louch, sot en: "Natierlech maache mir eis Suerge wéinst der Nuklearfro — doriwwer fänke mir un ze schwätzen." — JD Vance, US-Vizepresident, op Fox News Vill Zäit bleift net. Wann d'Gespréicher nom 9. Juli nees ufänken, hunn d'Negociateure knapp fënnef Wochen, ier déi taxfräi Period ausleeft — deen éischten haarden Test dofir, ob eng am Juni ënnerschriwwen Deeskalatioun dem Iran säi Muechtwiessel iwwerlieft an déi wichtegst Uelegoder vun der Welt opbleift. ### Sources - US and Iran conclude round of talks in Doha, focusing on Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/02/us-and-iran-conclude-hormuz-dominated-indirect-talks-in-doha/ - US-Iran talks in Doha: What were the outcomes and what's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/us-iran-talks-in-doha-what-were-the-outcomes-and-whats-next - Oil falls to four-month low as US, Iran conclude talks in Doha — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/commodities-news/oil-falls-after-us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-4353167 - As Doha Talks Conclude, Iran Asserts Control over Strait of Hormuz — The Bridge Chronicle: https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/amp/story/news/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-control-after-doha-talks - July 2, 2026 — Iran issues fresh warning on Hormuz, Qatar talks make 'positive progress' — CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/world/live-news/iran-war-us-talks - July 1, 2026 — Meetings in Doha, Vance says talks 'going well' — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/world/live-news/iran-war-trump - US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz, frozen funds — Business Standard: https://www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-focused-on-strait-of-hormuz-frozen-funds-126070200100_1.html - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text - Iran, US presidents sign deal to extend ceasefire, reopen Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/iran-confirms-that-mou-has-been-signed-electronically-by-both-sides - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5741654/israel-iran-oil-ayatollah-successor - Ali Khamenei burial set for July 9 amid massive Iran security ops — Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/world/khamenei-body-cold-storage-feared-basij-mobilizes-historic-iran-funeral - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text) — Wikisource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum_of_Understanding_between_the_United_States_of_America_and_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran --- ## 474 Milliounen an engem Joer: Rekordausgabe fir bezuelbare Wunnraum – d'Waardelëscht gëtt awer net méi kuerz - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/logementsfong-rekord-2025-bezuelbar-wunnengen - Published: 2026-07-03T06:23:57.862+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:23:57.862+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: 29ea2b24-0dc3-4b8d-92d1-1b8085afb42a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Staatsfong fir bezuelbare Wunnraum huet seng Ausgaben 2025 méi wéi verduebelt: 5.348 Wunnenge sinn ënner Konventioun – mee fäerdeg si se net, a ronn 6.000 Stéit waarden op eng Sozialwunneng. ### Summary De Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable huet 2025 e Rekord vu 474 Milliounen Euro ausginn, méi wéi duebel sou vill wéi 2024. 5.348 Wunnenge si konventionéiert – mee grouss Projete lafen iwwer Joerzéngten, an d'Waardelëschte si bal duebel sou laang wéi 2021. ### Key facts - De Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable huet 2025 474 Milliounen Euro ausginn – méi wéi duebel sou vill wéi 2024 (224 Milliounen) an e Rekord. - Um 31. Dezember 2025 waren 5.348 Wunnengen op ronn 350 Projete konventionéiert; 1.293 Unitéite sinn 2025 dobäikomm. - Bis 2029 sollen d'Ausgaben iwwer 475 Millioune pro Joer bleiwen, mat engem Héichpunkt vu 542 Milliounen 2027; d'Engagementer leie schonn iwwer enger Milliard. - Konventionéiert heescht finanzéiert, net gebaut: Grouss Projete wéi Neischmelz zu Diddeleng (bis 2044) lafen iwwer Joerzéngten. - Ronn 6.000 Stéit waarden op eng Sozialwunneng – bal duebel sou vill wéi 2021 – während de RENLA-Register just ronn 3.500 bezuelbar Mietwunnenge kennt. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass eng "konventionéiert" Wunneng?** Eng Wunneng, fir déi eng Subventiounskonventioun mam Staat ënnerschriwwe gouf. Si ass domat finanzéiert respektiv ënner Kontrakt – mee dacks nach net gebaut: Vill Projete brauche Joren, bis d'Leit wierklech kënnen anzéien. **Q: Wat ass den Ënnerscheed tëscht de 474 Milliounen an de 480 Milliounen Euro?** Déi 474 Millioune sinn d'Ausgabe vum Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable am Joer 2025. Déi 480 Millioune sinn de Gesamtbudget vum separate VEFA-Programm, mat deem de Staat tëscht 2024 an 2027 ronn 800 Wunnengen um Plang bei private Promoteure keeft. **Q: Wien kritt d'Suen aus dem Fong?** Déi ëffentlech an Non-Profit-Bauhären, déi d'Projeten ëmsetzen: d'SNHBM, de Fonds du Logement, d'Gemengen an agrëéiert privat Non-Profit-Promoteuren. Dobäi kommen direkt Terrainsakeef vum Staat (73 Milliounen 2025) an d'Dotatiounen aus dem Pacte logement 2.0 un 98 Gemengen. **Q: Wéi laang muss een op eng Sozialwunneng waarden?** No enger Improof-Etüd stounge Mäerz 2023 méi wéi 5.500 Stéit op der Waardelëscht vum Fonds du Logement, mat enger duerchschnëttlecher Waardezäit vun 2,9 Joer. Housing Europe zielt fir 2025 ronn 6.000 Stéit – bal duebel sou vill wéi 2021. ### Body Bal eng hallef Milliard Euro an engem eenzege Joer: De Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable huet 2025 genee 474 Milliounen Euro ausginn – méi wéi duebel sou vill wéi d'Joer virdrun, wou et 224 Millioune waren, a sou vill wéi nach ni. Dat geet aus dem Joresrapport vum Fong ervir, deen de Logementsminister Claude Meisch den 2. Juli virgestallt huet. De Ministère schwätzt vun engem finanziellen Engagement op engem "historeschen Niveau". Um 31. Dezember 2025 stounge 5.348 konventionéiert Wunnengen an de Bicher – Unitéiten also, fir déi eng Subventiounskonventioun mam Staat ënnerschriwwe gouf – verdeelt op ronn 350 Projeten am ganze Land. Eleng 2025 sinn 1.293 nei Unitéiten dobäikomm, wéi L'essentiel a Paperjam op Basis vum Dokument berichten. D'Rekordzomm fält an eng Zäit, an där d'Nout um Wunnengsmarché sech weider zouspëtzt: Ronn 6.000 Stéit hunn 2025 op eng sozial Mietwunneng gewaart, bal duebel sou vill wéi 2021, sou de Rapport "State of Housing in the EU" vun Housing Europe. Wou déi 474 Millioune higinn De Spezialfong ass den Haaptinstrument, mat deem de Staat en ëffentleche Wunnengsparc opbaut. D'Suen fléissen als Aides à la pierre un déi ëffentlech an Non-Profit-Bauhären, déi d'Projeten ëmsetzen – d'SNHBM, de Fonds du Logement, d'Gemengen an agrëéiert privat Non-Profit-Promoteuren – an donieft an direkt Akeef vum Staat. No der Opschlësselung vum Paperjam sinn 2025 dovun 73 Milliounen Euro an den Akaf vun Terrainen gaangen an 25,7 Milliounen als Dotatiounen aus dem Pacte logement 2.0 un 98 Gemengen. D'Terrainsreserve vum Staat louch um Joresenn bei 1.656 Ar – Plaz fir schätzungsweis 922 weider Wunnengen. Vum konventionéierte Bestand si 64 Prozent fir de bezuelbare Locatiounsmarché virgesinn, 36 Prozent fir de Verkaf. Parallel zum Fong leeft de VEFA-Programm, mat deem de Staat Wunnengen um Plang bei private Promoteure keeft. En offiziellen Zwëschebilan vum Dezember 2025 beziffert dës separat Enveloppe op 480 Milliounen Euro fir ronn 800 Wunnengen iwwer d'Period 2024–2027; d'SNHBM an de Fonds du Logement trieden dobäi als sozial Bailleuren op. Enn 2025 hat de Staat 460 VEFA-Wunnenge kaaft, Mëtt 2026 ware méi wéi 800 kaaft oder reservéiert – e Programm, deen d'Offer méi séier vergréissert an dobäi och nach enger Baubranche an der Kris ënnert d'Äerm gräift. An deem Tempo soll et weidergoen: De Rapport gesäit bis 2029 all Joer méi wéi 475 Milliounen Euro un Ausgabe vir, mat engem Héichpunkt vu 542 Milliounen am Joer 2027. Déi finanziell Engagementer, déi schonn ageplangt sinn, leien iwwer enger Milliard Euro. "D'Zuele vun 2025 spigelen net nëmmen en aussergewéinlecht Joer erëm, mee och eng nohalteg Entwécklung", sou de Claude Meisch bei der Virstellung vum Rapport. Konventionéiert heescht nach laang net gebaut Déi grouss Zuele moossen allerdéngs finanzéiert Engagementer, keng fäerdeg Wunnengen. Eng konventionéiert Unitéit ass eng, fir déi de Kontrakt ënnerschriwwen ass – vill dovu si Joren dovun ewech, bezuge kënnen ze ginn. Genee do setzt d'Kritik un: De Paperjam hält a senger Analyse vum Rapport fest, datt de Staat sou vill investéiert wéi nach ni, mee datt d'Zäit géint hie schafft, well déi grouss ëffentlech Projeten, déi d'Pipeline droen, op Horizonter vun zéng bis zwanzeg Joer ugeluecht sinn. - Neischmelz zu Diddeleng: 1.575 Wunnengen, mat engem Zäitplang, dee bis 2044 geet. - Wunne mat der Wooltz zu Wolz: méi wéi 800 Wunnengen op ongeféier 20 Joer. - Elmen zu Kielen: och méi wéi 800 Wunnengen, etappeweis gebaut. Zum Verglach: De Rapport fir 2024 – dee réischt am September 2025 virgestallt gouf – huet 4.226 konventionéiert Unitéiten op 292 Projeten an 82 Gemenge gezielt; effektiv ausbezuelt goufen dat Joer 153,6 Milliounen Euro un déi sozial Bauhären. D'Acceleratioun 2025 ass also reell, mee si baut op engem Bestand op, dee kleng bleift: Iwwer den nationale Register RENLA hunn d'Demandeuren am Moment just Zougrëff op ronn 3.500 bezuelbar Mietwunnengen am ganze Land, wéi et op Guichet.lu heescht. D'Demande wiisst méi séier wéi d'Offer Op der anerer Säit vun der Equatioun klëmmt d'Nout weider. Eng Etüd vum Think-Tank Improof, iwwer déi de Paperjam bericht huet, koum fir Mäerz 2023 op méi wéi 5.500 Stéit – iwwer 15.400 Leit – op der Waardelëscht vum Fonds du Logement, e Plus vu ronn 40 Prozent par rapport zu 2021, bei enger duerchschnëttlecher Waardezäit vun 2,9 Joer. Housing Europe zielt fir 2025 ronn 6.000 Stéit op der Lëscht fir eng Sozialwunneng. D'Fondation IDEA huet an enger Analyse vum Mäerz 2026 mam Titel "The Permanent Housing Crisis or the Unacceptable as the Norm" argumentéiert, d'Land bräicht ronn 6.000 nei Wunnengen d'Joer – an d'Wunnengskris wier mëttlerweil strukturell, net méi just konjunkturell. De Minister selwer verstoppt net, datt et e laangen Otem brauch. "Duerch d'Mobiliséierung vum Staat, vun de Gemengen a vun all eise Partner baue mir Schrëtt fir Schrëtt e Parc vu bezuelbare Wunnengen op, dee méi grouss, méi diversifizéiert a besser verdeelt ass", sou de Meisch bei der Presentatioun vum Rapport. Schonn am September 2025, wéi hien de Bilan fir 2024 virgestallt huet, hat hien de bezuelbare Wunnraum als "eng essentiell Konditioun fir d'Stabilitéit an d'Attraktivitéit vun eisem Land" bezeechent. Op d'Fro, ob déi Wunnengen och séier genuch bei d'Leit kommen, déi haut schonn op der Lëscht stinn, gëtt de Rekordrapport keng Äntwert – déi liwweren eréischt déi nächst Bilanen. ### Sources - Au Luxembourg: L'État a mis 474 millions d'euros pour les logements abordables — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-a-mis-474-millions-d-euros-pour-les-logements-abordables-103595298 - L'État investit comme jamais, mais le temps joue contre lui — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/letat-investit-comme-jamais-mais-le-temps-joue-contre-lui - Le gouvernement renforce son engagement pour le logement abordable: 4.226 logements inscrits au Fonds spécial pour le logement abordable en 2024 — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/09-septembre/18-meisch-fsla.html - Bilan intermédiaire du programme VEFA — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire / Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+12-decembre+18-bilan-vefa.html - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Number of people waiting for social housing up by 40% — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/number-of-people-waiting-for-s - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg country profile — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf - Inscription en tant que candidat-locataire pour un logement abordable au registre national des logements abordables (RENLA) — Guichet.lu — Luxembourg government: https://guichet.public.lu/fr/citoyens/aides/logement-construction/logements-abordables/candidature-locataire.html - Logement abordable: l'inscription au RENLA désormais possible en ligne via MyGuichet.lu — Ministère du Logement / Logement.lu: https://logement.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/04/15-renla.html --- ## Staatsbegriefnes fir de Khamenei: sechs Deeg Trauer — an en Nofolger, dee kee gesäit - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/khamenei-begriefnes-sechs-deeg-trauer-mojtaba-onsiichtbar - Published: 2026-07-03T06:13:26.866+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T06:13:26.866+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 0a3b4877-c835-4704-995d-9e245ded4fe0 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Millioune sollen dem am Februar ëmbruechte Staatscheff déi lescht Éier erweisen. Säi Jong an Nofolger Mojtaba Khamenei huet sech zanter senger Ernennung net eng eenzeg Kéier ëffentlech gewisen. ### Summary Den Iran huet e Freideg sechs Deeg Staatstrauer fir den Ali Khamenei ageleet. Bis zu 20 Millioune Trauerleit ginn eleng zu Teheran erwaart — a säin Nofolger Mojtaba bleift onsiichtbar. ### Key facts - D'Trauerfeierlechkeete fir den Ali Khamenei daueren vum 3. bis den 9. Juli, mat Statiounen zu Teheran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala an der Bäisetzung zu Mashhad. - Offiziell Schätzunge ginn vu 15 bis 20 Millioune Trauerleit aus — potenziell dat gréisste Begriefnes zanter dem Khomeini sengem 1989. - Den Nofolger Mojtaba Khamenei huet sech zanter senger Ernennung am Mäerz net ëffentlech gewisen; d'Staatsmedie bestätegen, datt hie blesséiert gouf. - D'US-Iran-Gespréicher zu Doha si fir d'Begriefnes op Paus; de Brent ass ënner 71 Dollar gefall, no bei sengem Virkrichsniveau. - Den Iran mellt 3.468 Doudeger a ronn 26.500 Blesséierter am Krich, dee mam Waffestëllstand vum 8. Abrëll op en Enn gaangen ass. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou gëtt den Ali Khamenei begruewen?** Den 9. Juli am Imam-Reza-Schräin zu Mashhad, senger Gebuertsstad. Virdru gi Zeremonien zu Teheran (3.–5. Juli), Cortègen op Qom (6.–7. Juli) an un den Hellegtümer vun Najaf a Karbala am Irak (8. Juli) ofgehalen. **Q: Firwat gouf d'Bäisetzung véier Méint eraus geréckelt?** Wéinst dem Krich an aus Sécherheetsgrënn: D'Autoritéiten haten Angscht virun Attacken a virun enger Massepanik — d'Erënnerung un déi déidlech Panik beim Begriefnes vum Qasem Soleimani 2020 souz déif. **Q: Wien ass dem Khamenei säin Nofolger?** Säi Jong Mojtaba Khamenei (Joergank 1969), deen d'Expertenversammlung den 9. Mäerz mat Ënnerstëtzung vun de Revolutiounsgarde bestëmmt huet. Laut der New York Times krut hien 59 vun 88 Stëmmen; ëffentlech gewisen huet hie sech zanterhier net. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir d'Pëtrolspräisser a fir Europa?** De Brent, deen an der Hormus-Kris iwwer 120 Dollar geklomm war, ass ënner 71 Dollar gefall. Eng dauerhaft Entspanung géif den Drock op Wuesstem an Inflatioun an Europa spierbar reduzéieren. ### Body Véier Méint nodeems den Ali Khamenei an den éischte Stonne vum amerikanesch-israelesche Loftkrich ëmbruecht gouf, huet den Iran e Freideg ugefaangen, hien ze begruewen. Sechs Deeg laang zéien d'Trauerfeierlechkeete sech duerch d'Land — vun Teheran iwwer Qom bis bei déi schiitesch Hellegtümer am Irak — ier de Mann, deen d'islamesch Republik 37 Joer laang gefouert huet, den 9. Juli a senger Gebuertsstad Mashhad bäigesat gëtt. An der grousser Imam-Khomeini-Mosalla zu Teheran louch dem 86 Joer ale Revolutiounsleader seng Lued e Freideg opgebar, mam iranesche Fändel iwwerzunn. Delegatiounen aus enge 30 Länner a reliéis Perséinlechkeeten aus iwwer 90 Länner erweisen déi lescht Éier: dorënner de pakistanesche Premier Shehbaz Sharif, deen tëscht Washington an Teheran vermëttelt huet, dem Putin säi Spezialenvoyé Dmitri Medwedew, den He Wei als Vertrieder vu China, de georgesche President Mikheil Kavelashvili, den tadschikesche President Emomali Rahmon, den Taliban-Ausseminister an eng indesch Delegatioun. Westlech Staatscheffe bleiwen esou gutt wéi ganz ewech. De Programm, esou wéi d'iranesch Staatsmedien e publizéiert hunn: - 3. Juli: auslännesch Delegatiounen a reliéis Vertrieder erweisen déi lescht Éier an der Mosalla zu Teheran; - 4.–5. Juli: ëffentlech Zeremonien, d'Lued bleift an der Mosalla opgebar; - 6.–7. Juli: Trauerzich duerch Teheran an duerno an d'Geléiertestad Qom; - 8. Juli: Cortègen un de schiiteschen Hellegtümer vun Najaf a Karbala am Irak; - 9. Juli: Bäisetzung am Imam-Reza-Schräin zu Mashhad, wou de Khamenei 1939 op d'Welt komm ass. De President Masoud Pezeshkian huet d'Leit opgeruff, a Masse kucken ze kommen: dem Khamenei säi „Martyrium ass net d'Enn vum Wee, mee den Ufank vun engem neie Kapitel vun Eenheet a Widderstandskraaft", sou de Staatschef. Offiziell Schätzunge rechnen laut Gulf News mat 15 bis 20 Millioune Mënschen iwwer d'Woch; Al Jazeera bericht, datt eleng zu Teheran méi wéi 20 Milliounen erwaart ginn, an d'Organisateuren hu souguer Zuele bis 35 Milliounen an de Raum gestallt. Kéimen déi Masse wierklech, géif d'Begriefnes mat deem vum Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 1989 ëm den Titel vum gréissten an der moderner Geschicht konkurréieren. Teheran ass dofir gréisstendeels lahmgeluecht: d'Büroe bleiwe vu Samschdes bis Méindes zou, de Verkéier ass ageschränkt, an de Loftraum war e Freideg deelweis a gëtt e Méindeg komplett gespaart. Firwat den Iran véier Méint gewaart huet De Khamenei gouf den 28. Februar a sengem Komplex zu Teheran ëmbruecht, an der éischter Well vun de gemeinsamen US-israeleschen Attacken — dem Feldzuch, dee Washington „Operation Epic Fury" gedeeft huet. Mat him stierwe méi Familljememberen, dorënner laut Berichter eng Duechter, e Schwoersonn, eng Schwoerduechter an en Enkelkand. Den 1. Mäerz huet d'iranesch Regierung den Doud bestätegt. Eng Bäisetzung, déi ufanks fir den Ufank Mäerz virgesi war, gouf ëmmer nees eraus geréckelt: De Krich war a vollem Gaang, an d'Autoritéiten haten Angscht virun Attacken a virun enger Massepanik — d'Erënnerung un déi déidlech Panik beim Begriefnes vum Qasem Soleimani 2020 souz déif. An deene véier Méint huet sech d'Lag komplett verännert. Den Iran hat d'Strooss vun Hormus zougemaach — laut der Internationaler Energieagence déi gréisst Versuergungsstéierung an der Geschicht vum globale Pëtrolsmaart. Den 8. Abrëll ass e vu Pakistan vermëttelte Waffestëllstand a Kraaft getrueden, an den 14. Juni hu Washington an Teheran den „Islamabad-Memorandum" annoncéiert: e Kader mat 14 Punkten, deen d'Erëmopmaache vun der Strooss bannent 30 Deeg, d'Fräiginn vu ronn 24 Milliarden Dollar un agefruerenen iranesche Gelder, Sanktiounserliichterungen an eng 60-Deeg-Fënster fir Atomgespréicher virgesäit. Den Trump huet den 17. Juni nom G7 ënnerschriwwen, de Pezeshkian zu Teheran. Den Iran mellt 3.468 Doudeger a ronn 26.500 Blesséierter am Krich. De Parlamentspresident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, deen d'Verhandlunge mat den USA féiert, huet d'Begriefnes an engem Message iwwer d'Staatsmedien als Akt vum Trotz duergestallt: „Mir mussen opstoen an de Ruff nom Blutt vun der Natioun an d'Welt eraus droen, fir datt d'Welt weess, datt déi éierenhaft an nobel Natioun vum Iran net stëll bleift vis-à-vis vun der Ënnerdréckung … an datt si d'Blutt vun hirem Imam net lassléisst." An engem weideren Opruff sot de Ghalibaf, hie géif „all Membere vum iranesche Vollek opruffen, mat hirer beandrockender Präsenz eng glorräich Säit an der Geschicht vum islameschen Iran ze schreiwen". Wou stécht de Mojtaba Khamenei? D'Nofolleg selwer war bannent Deeg gereegelt — mee ënner aussergewéinlechem Drock. D'Expertenversammlung, dat 88-käppegt Klerikergremium, dat laut Verfassung den ieweschte Leader bestëmmt, huet vum 3. bis den 8. Mäerz getagt, wéinst der Krichsgefor deelweis mat Online-Ofstëmmungen. De Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, vun de Revolutiounsgarde gedroen, huet sech géint Kandidate wéi de fréiere President Hassan Rouhani an den Hassan Khomeini, dem Grënner vun der Republik säin Enkel, duerchgesat. Laut der New York Times krut hien 59 vun 88 Stëmmen — och wann d'offiziell Annonce vun Eestëmmegkeet geschwat huet. Dem verstuerwene Leader säin Testament soll sech esouguer géint dem Jong seng Ernennung ausgeschwat hunn, a Berichter beschreiwen Drock vun de Garden op d'Membere vun der Versammlung. Zanter der Annonce vum 9. Mäerz huet den neie Staatscheff sech net eng eenzeg Kéier ëffentlech gewisen. D'Staatsmedien hunn agestanen, datt hie bei Loftugrëffer blesséiert gouf, a seng Absence — laut IranWire esouguer beim Begriefnes vu senger eegener Fra — nährt d'Spekulatiounen doriwwer, wéi et him geet a wien am Land wierklech d'Muecht ausübt. Den israelesche Verdeedegungsminister Israel Katz huet erkläert, de Mojtaba Khamenei wier „fir den Doud markéiert"; den Ausseminister Abbas Araghchi huet doropshi gewarnt, all Menace géint d'Féierung géif eng direkt a staark Äntwert no sech zéien. Ob den neie Leader um Graf vu sengem Papp optaucht, ass vläicht déi Fro, op déi dës Woch am meeschte gekuckt gëtt. Vun 120 op 71 Dollar: den Uelegschock kléngt of Diplomatesch fält d'Begriefnes an eng sensibel Phas. D'Suitegespréicher zu Doha si fir d'Zeremonien op Paus gesat; de Katar mellt iwwer Tëschepersounen awer „positive Fortschrëtter". De Brent, deen um Héichpunkt vun der Hormus-Kris iwwer 120 Dollar d'Faass geklomm war — den amerikanesche Pëtrol louch laut CNBC nach Mëtt Mee iwwer 100 Dollar —, ass dës Woch ënner 71 Dollar gefall, den déifste Stand zanter virum Krich, well duerch d'Strooss erëm méi wéi 10 Millioune Faass den Dag fléissen. Fir Europa, dat duerch den Energieschock manner Wuesstem a méi Inflatioun matgeholl huet, géif eng dauerhaft Léisung ee vun de gréisste wirtschaftlechen a sécherheetspoliteschen Drock zanter Krichsufank entschäerfen. Opfälleg ass och den Datum: Den éischte grousse Vollekstrauerdag, de 4. Juli, fält op den 250. Onofhängegkeetsdag vun den USA — eng Koinzidenz, déi Teheran laut CNN ganz bewosst als Zeeche vun Trotz versteet. D'iranesch Militärféierung huet Washington an Israel virdru gewarnt, wärend den Zeremonien unzegräifen. Sechs Deeg laang wëll d'islamesch Republik d'Welt op d'Mënschemassen a senge Stroosse kucke loossen — an op de Message, datt de System, deen hire verstuerwene Leader 37 Joer laang opgebaut huet, ouni hie weiderfonctionéiert. ### Sources - Mapping Iran's Ali Khamenei funeral: Where mourners will gather each day — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/mapping-irans-ali-khamenei-funeral-where-mourners-will-gather-each-day - Iran war live: Tehran slams US before huge funeral for Ali Khamenei — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei - Iran sends defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/middleeast/iran-leader-funeral-trump-intl - Live updates: Khamenei's casket on display as Iran prepares for days of huge funeral processions — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump - Iran set to bury Supreme Leader Khamenei after days of funeral ceremonies — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5951099-khamenei-funeral-massive-crowds/ - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei's funeral — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-901216 - Iran Prepares Mass Funeral for Slain Supreme Leader Khamenei Amid US-Israel War and Gulf Security Tensions — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-prepares-for-mass-funeral-of-slain-supreme-leader-amid-us-security-row-1.500595299 - State funeral of Ali Khamenei — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei - 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_Supreme_Leader_election - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - After Khamenei's death, Iran faces uncertain path to new supreme leader — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/01/iran-succession-supreme-leader-khamenei/ - Who Will Be Iran's Next Supreme Leader? — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/03/iran-supreme-leader-succession-khamenei-mojtaba-arafi - After Khamenei killed, Iran set for largely opaque supreme succession — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-khamenei-killed-iran-set-for-largely-opaque-supreme-succession/ - Here's how much the Iran war cost — and how its effects will linger — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/17/nx-s1-5860739/iran-war-cost-oil-military-trade - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - U.S. crude oil tops $100 again as hope fades for a U.S.-Iran peace deal — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-trump-iran-war-hormuz.html - 2026 Iran war | Deal, Explained, United States, Israel, Strait of Hormuz — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war --- ## Wunnengskäschten dreiwen déi nei Talenter aus dem Land — de Staat baut géint d'Auer - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/wunnengskaeschten-dreiwen-nei-talenter-aus-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-07-03T05:55:04.535+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:55:04.535+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: 163d161a-1a47-4011-be48-208085472aa0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > An der LUXTALENT-Etude nennen 66% vun den Immigranten, déi 2023 komm sinn, d'Wunnengspräisser als dee Facteur, dee si am éischte fortdreift — elo, wou de Staat Rekordzomme fir de Logement ausgëtt. ### Summary Der LUXTALENT-Etude vum LISER no nennen 65,8% vun de rezenten Immigranten d'Wunnengskäschten als Haaptgrond, fir Lëtzebuerg nees ze verloossen — an d'Halschent vun den neien Aarbechtskräfte geet bannent fënnef Joer. ### Key facts - 65,8% vun den Immigranten, déi 2023 komm sinn, gesinn an de Wunnengskäschten dee Facteur, dee si am éischte géif aus dem Land dreiwen (LUXTALENT/LISER). - D'Halschent vun den neien Aarbechtskräfte verléisst Lëtzebuerg bannent fënnef Joer, ronn 30% schonn nom éischte Joer. - D'Stad ass mat 11.074 Euro de Quadratmeter déi deierst EU-Haaptstad, viru München a Paräis (Deloitte Property Index 2025). - De Spezialfong fir bezuelbare Wunnraum huet 2025 474 Milliounen Euro ausginn — mat engem Peak vu 542 Millioune viraussiichtlech 2027. - Beim RENLA stinn ronn 8.900 Locataires-Ufroe knapp 3.500 Wunnengen am Register géintiwwer. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass d'LUXTALENT-Etude?** Eng Etude vum LISER am Optrag vum Wirtschaftsministère, ënner dem Héije Comité fir d'Attraktioun, d'Retentioun an d'Entwécklung vun Talenter, presidéiert vum Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles. Déi éischt Phas (24. Mäerz 2026) analyséiert d'Flux um Aarbechtsmaart vun 2002 bis 2024; déi zweet (15. Juni 2026) baséiert op enger Ëmfro bei 3.200 Immigranten am Aarbechtsalter, déi 2023 komm sinn. **Q: Firwat verloosse sou vill nei Aarbechtskräften d'Land nees?** 65,8% nennen d'Wunnengskäschten als dee Facteur, dee si am éischte géif fortdreiwen — wäit virun der Distanz zur Famill (36%) an Opportunitéiten am Ausland (35%). Vill loosse sech dofir léiwer a Frankräich, der Belsch oder an Däitschland néier, obwuel 62% u sech gär méi laang géife bleiwen. **Q: Wat mécht d'Regierung géint d'Wunnengskris?** De Spezialfong fir bezuelbare Wunnraum huet 2025 474 Milliounen Euro ausginn, mat iwwer 475 Milliounen d'Joer bis 2029. Donieft si reforméiert Wunnhëllefen zanter dem 1. Januar 2026 a Kraaft, de RENLA gouf als eenzeg Ulafstell agefouert, an den Impatrié-Steierregime befreit 50% vu bis zu 400.000 Euro Brutto vun der Steier. ### Body D'Fro, ob nei Talenter op Lëtzebuerg kommen, stellt sech kaum — d'Fro ass, wéi laang si bleiwen. An der LUXTALENT-Etude, déi de LISER am Optrag vum Wirtschaftsministère duerchgefouert huet, nennen 65,8% vun den iwwer 3.200 befroten Immigranten tëscht 18 a 64 Joer, déi 2023 heihi komm sinn, d'Wunnengskäschten als dee Facteur, deen si am éischte géif dozou bréngen, d'Land nees ze verloossen. D'Distanz zur Famill (36%) an d'Opportunitéiten am Ausland (35%) leie wäit dohannert. Dat Resultat vun der zweeter Phas vun der Etude, publizéiert de 15. Juni, trëfft de Kär vum Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaftsmodell. 90,5% vun allen neien Aarbechtskräften, déi 2024 op de Marché komm sinn, waren am Ausland gebuer — 26.342 Persounen iwwer 20 Joer —, an no Schätzunge vun der IGSS brauch d'Land bis 2040 net manner wéi 335.000 nei Astellungen: 180.000, fir déi ze ersetzen, déi an d'Pensioun ginn, an 155.000 fir nei Posten. Déi éischt Phas, am Mäerz publizéiert, hat awer gewisen: ronn 30% vun den Neien um Aarbechtsmaart si bannent engem Joer nees fort, d'Halschent bannent fënnef Joer. Wien haut kënnt, ass muer oft nees fort Verluer gi grad déi Profiller, ëm déi international am häertste gekämpft gëtt. Ronn 80% vun deenen, déi 2023 ukomm sinn, hunn en Universitéitsdiplom, ronn 40% si keng EU-Bierger, a bal d'Halschent hat virdrun aner Destinatioune wéi d'Schwäiz, Däitschland oder Holland an d'A gefaasst. Heihi gezunn huet si virun allem eng konkret Jobaffer (45%), d'Liewensqualitéit (38%), perséinlech Kontakter (35%) an de Salaire (32%). De Paradox: déi meescht wëlle guer net fort. 62% hunn dem LISER gesot, si géife gär méi laang bleiwen, wéi se ursprénglech geplangt haten. An trotzdeem ginn der vill: aus der Kohort vun 2023 waren 34% bannent engem Joer nees fort, fir 2024 waren et 27,5%. D'STATEC-Zuele weisen datselwecht Bild vun engem Maart a permanenter Bewegung: 2024 stounge 25.725 Arrivéeën 16.444 Departure géintiwwer, an de Bevëlkerungswuesstem vun 1,5% — op 681.973 Awunner den 1. Januar 2025 — war ee vun de schwaachsten zanter engem Jorzéngt. Méi deier wéi München a Paräis Datt d'Präisser hei aus dem Rumm lafen, ass keng gefillte Wourecht, mä gemooss: Am Deloitte Property Index 2025 ass Lëtzebuerg dat deierst Land an Europa fir eng nei Wunneng, mat am Duerchschnëtt 8.760 Euro de Quadratmeter. D'Stad läit mat 11.074 Euro de Quadratmeter un der Spëtzt vun den EU-Haaptstied, viru München (10.800 Euro) a Paräis (10.760 Euro), an ass mat duerchschnëttlech 43,40 Euro de Quadratmeter de Mount och deierste Loyersmaart an Europa. An anescht wéi a Frankräich oder an Däitschland gëtt et hei keng méi bëlleg Grousstad als Alternativ: d'Ventil ass d'Grenz, an d'LISER-Fuerscher stelle fest, datt ëmmer méi Aarbechtskräfte sech dofir léiwer a Frankräich, der Belsch oder an Däitschland néierloossen. D'Patronatsvertrieder schloe scho méi laang Alarm. Am Talent4Luxembourg-Rapport, deen d'Chambre de Commerce am Dezember 2025 virgestallt huet, steet de Logement am Zentrum vun de 34 Recommandatiounen, an d'Amcham huet souguer d'Pist exploréiert, fir Memberbetriber subventionéiert Wunnengen ze bauen — fir d'éischt zu Gaasperech, duerno um Kierchbierg. "Lëtzebuerg muss e richtegen 'Talent Hub' ginn, dee fäeg ass, d'Talenter unzezéien, z'integréieren an ze halen, déi eis Wirtschaft brauch", seet d'Muriel Morbé, Direktesch fir Talents & Skills bei der Chambre de Commerce. De Logementsminister Claude Meisch gesäit d'Situatioun ähnlech dréngend. Mir musse virsiichteg sinn, datt mir déi jonk Professioneller an déi, déi geschwënn hiren Diplom an der Täsch hunn, net vu Lëtzebuerg verschrecken. "Mir musse méi Wunnengen an ëffentlecher Hand bauen, an dat méi séier", sot de Meisch dem Luxembourg Times an engem Interview, deen d'Regierung nees publizéiert huet. De Staat baut géint d'Auer Un de Suen feelt et de Moment net. De Rapport annuel vum Spezialfong fir bezuelbare Wunnraum, deen den 2. Juli publizéiert gouf, weist fir 2025 Ausgabe vu 474 Milliounen Euro — de Budget vum Fong gouf vun 220 Milliounen op ronn 470 Millioune méi wéi verduebelt. Domat ass de subventionéierte Bestand op 5.348 Wunnengen an 341 Projete geklommen, 1.293 dovu sinn eleng am leschte Joer bäikomm; 64% si fir de bezuelbare Loyer virgesinn, 36% fir de Verkaf. Bis 2029 sollen d'Ausgaben iwwer 475 Milliounen d'Joer bleiwen, mat engem Peak vu 542 Milliounen 2027 — an iwwer eng Milliard Euro un Engagementer steet nach aus. De Fonds du logement huet dem Quotidien no 1.227 Wunnengen am Bau, dorënner de Virzeigeprojet Wunne mat der Wooltz zu Wolz: 34 Hektar, op deenen op laang Siicht ronn 1.085 Wunnenge solle entstoen, mat den éischten Unitéiten — deels a modulärer Bauweis — vun dësem Joer un. Dobäi kommen Neischmelz zu Diddeleng (1.575 Wunnenge bis 2044) an den Elmen (iwwer 800). Zanter dem 1. Januar ass donieft déi reforméiert Loi iwwer d'Wunnhëllefen a Kraaft — mat vereinfachten individuellen Hëllefen an enger méi gerechter Berechnung vum Akommes —, an de RENLA, den nationale Register fir bezuelbare Wunnengen, bitt zanter dem Abrëll och iwwer MyGuichet eng eenzeg Ulafstell. Grad dem RENLA seng Zuele weisen awer d'Dimensioun vum Problem: ronn 8.900 Stéit hu sech als potenziell Locatairen ageschriwwen — fir de Moment knapp 3.500 Wunnengen am Register, ronn 4.300, wann e komplett ass. Aner Mesurë setzen um Pai un, wéi de Steierregime fir Impatriéiert mat enger Befreiung vu 50% op bis zu 400.000 Euro Brutto, fir maximal néng Joer. Den ongeléiste Problem ass den Timing: Déi meescht Effekter vun der aktueller Investitiounsstrategie si réischt an zéng oder zwanzeg Joer ze spieren — dem LISER no entscheeden déi Nei awer bannent fënnef Joer, ob si bleiwen oder ginn. ### Sources - High Housing Costs Principal Reason For Newcomers Leaving Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61793-high-housing-costs-principal-reason-for-newcomers-leaving-luxembourg - Why foreign talent is reluctant to settle in Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/why-foreign-talent-is-reluctant-to-settle-in-luxembourg - 30% of foreign workers leave Luxembourg after a year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-draws-foreign-talent-but-loses-it-fast - Publication of the results of the first part of the LUXTALENT study — LISER: https://www.liser.lu/news/LUXTALENT-first-part-results - Étude LUXTALENT — deuxième partie (communiqué du 15 juin 2026) — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/15-etude-luxtalent.html - The government is investing more than ever, but time is running out — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/the-government-is-investing-more-than-ever-but-time-is-running-out - New in 2026 — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/12-decembre/nouveautes-2026.html - Affordable housing: registration for RENLA now available online via MyGuichet.lu — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+15-meisch-renla.html - Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Presents 34 Recommendations to Boost Talent Attraction & Retention — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58272-luxembourg-chamber-of-commerce-presents-34-recommendations-to-boost-talent-attraction-retention - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (Luxembourg Times interview with Claude Meisch) — Ministry of the Economy / gouvernement.lu (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Deloitte Property Index 2025 — Overview of European Residential Markets — Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/cz-sk/en/Industries/real-estate/research/property-index.html - Europe's Property Index 2025: The most and least affordable cities to buy a home — The Superprime: https://thesuperprime.com/research/european-property-index-2025-expensive-cheapest-cities/ - Luxembourg will be most expensive country in Europe to buy new apartment in 2025 — Open4Business: https://open4business.com.ua/en/luxembourg-will-be-most-expensive-country-in-europe-to-buy-new-apartment-in-2025/ - Lower migration, low fertility: the demographic slowdown continues — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn15-population-2026.html - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Premier coup de pelle du projet « Wunne mat der Wooltz » à Wiltz — Fonds du logement: https://fondsdulogement.lu/fr/le-fonds/actualites/actualites/premier-coup-de-pelle-du-projet-de-construction-de-huit-ensembles - Luxembourg's business community explores building housing for workers — Chamber of Commerce press review (orig. Luxembourg Times): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/press-articles/detail/luxembourgs-business-community-explores-building-housing-for-workers --- ## Google verléiert definitiv um Kirchberg: Android-Amende vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro bestätegt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/google-android-amende-um-kirchberg-definitiv-bestaetegt - Published: 2026-07-03T05:44:13.33+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:44:13.33+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 6a66a6cd-e7ae-478c-b724-b6510a631955 - Dateline: Luxembourg (Kirchberg), LU > Aacht Joer no der Rekordstrof vun der EU-Kommissioun huet de Geriichtshaff um Kirchberg de leschte Pourvoi vu Google an Alphabet ofgewisen — géint déi 4,125 Milliarden Euro geet elo näischt méi. ### Summary De Geriichtshaff vun der EU huet en Donneschdeg de Pourvoi vu Google am Android-Dossier ofgewisen: D'Amende vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro ass definitiv, Alphabet haft solidaresch fir ronn 1,52 Milliarden. ### Key facts - De Pourvoi vu Google an Alphabet ass an der Affär C-738/22 P komplett ofgewise ginn — d'Uerteel vum 2. Juli 2026 ass definitiv, keng weider Instanz méiglech. - D'Amende vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro, wéi d'Geriicht vun der EU se 2022 reviséiert hat, steet; Alphabet haft solidaresch fir 1.520.605.895 Euro. - Sanktionéiert gouf d'Praxis, de Play Store nëmme mat virinstalléiertem Google Search a Chrome ze lizenzéieren an alternativ Android-Versiounen ze blockéieren. - D'Autoritéite brauche keng systematesch kontrafaktesch Analyse, fir e Mëssbrauch nozeweisen — dat stäerkt d'Kommissioun an zukünftegen Tech-Dossieren. - Tëscht 2017 an 2019 huet d'EU Google mat ronn 8,2 Milliarden Euro sanktionéiert; 2025 koumen nach 2,95 Milliarden am Adtech-Dossier derbäi. ### FAQ **Q: Kann Google nach géint d'Strof virgoen?** Neen. De Pourvoi virum Geriichtshaff war déi lescht Instanz a war op Rechtsfroe limitéiert. D'Uerteel vum 2. Juli 2026 ass definitiv. **Q: Firwat sinn et 4,125 Milliarden an net déi 4,34 Milliarde vun 2018?** D'Geriicht vun der EU huet 2022 de Volet iwwer d'Recette-Ofkommes annulléiert an d'Amende vun 4.342.865.000 Euro op 4,125 Milliarden erofgesat. Genee dee Montant huet de Geriichtshaff elo confirméiert. **Q: Wat gouf Google konkret reprochéiert?** Dräi Zorte vu Verträg: d'Flicht, Google Search a Chrome virzeinstalléieren, fir de Play Store lizenzéiert ze kréien; d'Verbuet, Apparater mat net-approuvéierten Android-Versiounen ze verkafen; a Recette-Ofkommes, déi un d'Exklusivitéit vun der Google-Sich gebonne waren. ### Body Aacht Joer laang ass iwwer d'Android-Amende gestridde ginn — en Donneschdeg ass de Sträit an de gëllenen Tierm um Kirchberg definitiv op en Enn gaangen. De Geriichtshaff vun der Europäescher Unioun huet an der Affär C-738/22 P de Pourvoi vu Google a vu senger Mammegesellschaft Alphabet komplett ofgewisen: D'Geldstrof vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro fir de Mëssbrauch vun der Android-Dominanz steet. Eng weider Instanz gëtt et net — d'Uerteel ass definitiv. De Pourvoi war nëmmen nach op Rechtsfroe limitéiert, an déi héchst EU-Riichter hu keen eenzegt Argument vum US-Konzern gëlle gelooss. Vun der Strof haft Alphabet solidaresch fir 1.520.605.895 Euro mat. "De Geriichtshaff weist de Pourvoi of, dee Google an Alphabet géint dat Uerteel vum Geriicht agereecht hunn, a confirméiert domat d'Sanktioun, sou wéi d'Geriicht se ugepasst huet, fir hir konkurrenzfeindlech Praktiken am Zesummenhang mam Android-Betribssystem", heescht et am Communiqué Nr. 93/26 vum Geriichtshaff. De Play Store nëmme mam ganze Google-Pak D'Affär geet op de Summer 2018 zréck. Mat der Decisioun C(2018) 4761 vum 18. Juli 2018 (Dossier AT.40099) hat d'EU-Kommissioun Google mat 4.342.865.000 Euro sanktionéiert — deemools déi héchst Konkurrenz-Strof an der Geschicht vun der Unioun. Bréissel hat eng "eenzeg a kontinuéierlech Verletzung" vum Artikel 102 vum EU-Traité (TFEU) festgestallt, opgebaut op dräi Zorte vu Verträg ronderëm de Betribssystem, deen op der grousser Majoritéit vun de Smartphonen op der Welt leeft: - Verdeelungsofkommes, déi d'Fabrikante verflicht hunn, Google Search an de Chrome-Browser virzeinstalléieren, fir iwwerhaapt eng Lizenz fir den onverzichtbare Play Store ze kréien; - Anti-Fragmentéierungs-Ofkommes, déi et de Konstrukteure verbueden hunn, Apparater mat Android-Versiounen ze verkafen, déi Google net ofgeseent hat; - Ofkommes iwwer d'Opdeele vu Recetten, bei deene Fabrikanten an Telefonsoperateuren en Undeel vun de Reklammerecettë kruten, wa si keng konkurréierend Sichservicer virinstalléiert hunn. Am September 2022 huet d'Geriicht vun der Europäescher Unioun, déi éischt Instanz, an der Affär T-604/18 de Kär vun där Decisioun confirméiert, awer de Volet iwwer d'Recette-Ofkommes annulléiert an d'Amende op 4,125 Milliarden Euro erofgesat — an der ursprénglecher Decisioun war Alphabet nach fir 1.921.666.000 Euro solidaresch haftbar gewiescht. Genee dee reviséierte Montant hunn déi héchst Riichter elo festgeschriwwen. Juristesch Munitioun fir déi nächst Dossieren Iwwert d'Zomm eraus huet d'Uerteel Gewiicht fir d'Zukunft. D'Riichter hu festgehalen, datt d'Autoritéiten net systematesch eng kontrafaktesch Analyse musse maachen — also duerchspillen, wéi de Maart ouni déi beanstane Praktiken ausgesinn hätt —, fir e Mëssbrauch vun enger dominanter Positioun nozeweisen. Si hunn och de Constat vun engem "Status-quo-Bias" zugonschte vu virinstalléierten Appe bestätegt: Google hat net bewisen, datt eleng d'Preferenz vun den Notzer oder d'Qualitéit vu senge Servicer d'Dominanz vu senger Sichmaschinn op den Android-Apparater erkläert. Ausserdeem hänkt e Mëssbrauch — wéinst de Besonneschkeete vun den digitale Mäert — net dovun of, ob nëmme grad esou effizient Konkurrenten aus dem Maart kéinte gedréckt ginn, e Standard, op dee Google gepocht hat. An d'Klassifikatioun als eenzeg a kontinuéierlech Verletzung blouf stoen, obwuel en Deel vun der ursprénglecher Decisioun gefall war. Bei Google ass d'Deceptioun grouss: D'Uerteel géif seng Investissementer net unerkennen, fir datt Android "oppen, interoperabel a gratis" bleift, sou de Konzern laut der AFP. "Op alle Fall hu mir eis Ofkommes schonn 2018 ugepasst, fir déi initial Decisioun ze respektéieren, a mir bleiwe voll op weider Innovatioun an Oppenheet fir eis Notzer, Partner an Entwéckler fokusséiert", sot e Spriecher vu Google, wéi Reuters bericht. Bréissels Bilan géint Google D'Android-Uerteel ass dat zweet vun den dräi grousse Google-Dossieren aus den 2010er Joren, dat de Geriichtshaff elo definitiv ofgeseent huet — a mat Ofstand dat gréisst. Tëscht 2017 an 2019 hat d'Kommissioun de Konzern an dräi Fäll mat am Ganze ronn 8,2 Milliarden Euro sanktionéiert. Am September 2024 huet de Geriichtshaff d'Shopping-Amende vun 2,4 Milliarden Euro definitiv bestätegt; puer Deeg drop huet d'Geriicht vun der EU allerdéngs d'AdSense-Strof vun 1,49 Milliarden annulléiert — Bréissel gewënnt also net all Kéier um Kirchberg. Lassgelooss gëtt trotzdeem net: Am September 2025 huet d'Kommissioun Google an engem separaten Dossier ëm seng Reklammen-Technologie mat weideren 2,95 Milliarden Euro sanktionéiert, an de Konzern steet doriwwer eraus ënner Obligatiounen a formellen Enquête vum Digital Markets Act, dem EU-Reglement fir digital "Gatekeeper". Fir d'Konsumenteschützer ass d'Uerteel "e grousse Gewënn fir Europa", sou den Agustín Reyna, Direkter general vum europäesche Konsumenteverband BEUC. "Dat haitegt Uerteel schéckt e ganz kloere Message: Dominant Entreprisen dierfen hir Muecht net benotzen, fir d'Konkurrenz auszespären an de Choix vun de Konsumenten anzeschränken", sot hien — an huet d'Autoritéite gläichzäiteg opgefuerdert, méi séier géint etabléiert Plattforme virzegoen. Finanziell huet Google de Coup laang verdaut: D'Amende war zanter Jore provisionéiert, an de Konzern seet, seng Android-Lizenzconditioune scho 2018 ugepasst ze hunn, fir konkurréierende Sichmaschinnen a Browseren eng méi fair Chance ze ginn. Wat bleift, ass de Präzedenzfall, deen e puer Kilometer vun der Stad hire Quartiere gesat gouf: Datt Standardastellungen a Virinstallatioun an digitale Mäert e Mëssbrauch duerstelle kënnen, ass elo vun der héchster Instanz ofgeseent — a genee mat dëse Critère ginn déi nächst Plattform-Konflikter gemooss, vun den App-Store bis bei d'kënschtlech Intelligenz. ### Sources - Google Android: the Court of Justice upholds Google's fine of around €4.1 billion (Press Release No 93/26, Case C-738/22 P) — Court of Justice of the European Union: https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/cp260093en.pdf - EU top court dismisses Google fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine — Reuters (via WKZO): https://wkzo.com/2026/07/02/eu-top-court-dismisses-google-fight-against-record-e4-1-billion-eu-antitrust-fine/ - EU top court upholds record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — AFP (via TechXplore): https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-eu-court-bn-euro-google-1.html - EU Court of Justice rejects Google's appeal against record €4.1 billion fine — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/eu-court-of-justice-rejects-googles-appeal-against-record-41-billion-fine - Google loses EU court fight over $4.7B Android antitrust fine — Anadolu Agency (via A News): https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/07/02/google-loses-eu-court-fight-over-47b-android-antitrust-fine - EU Court of Justice upholds €4.1 billion Google Android fine — Insight EU Monitoring: https://ieu-monitoring.com/editorial/eu-court-of-justice-upholds-e4-1-billion-google-android-fine/1244687 - BEUC welcomes EU Court antitrust ruling confirming Google used illegal practices restricting consumer choice — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/beuc-welcomes-eu-court-antitrust-ruling-confirming-google-used-illegal-practices - EU Court Annuls €1.5 Billion Fine Against Google AdSense — Goodwin: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/10/insights-technology-cldr-the-general-court-of-the-european-union - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## No engem Rekordjoer: D'Weltbank sträicht hir Klimaziler op Drock vun den USA - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/weltbank-klimaziler-gestrach-us-drock-rekordjoer - Published: 2026-07-03T05:22:01.037+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-03T05:22:01.037+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 44b1a986-da87-40b8-b768-9dfe928d0d8b - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Kaum war dat 45-Prozent-Zil fir d'éischt iwwertraff, gouf et ofgeschaaft: De gréissten Aktionär vun der Weltbank wollt d'Klimaziler ewechhunn — an Europa konnt sech net duerchsetzen. ### Summary D'Weltbank verlängert hire Klimaplang, sträicht awer d'Finanzziler vu 45 a vu 35 Prozent. D'USA haten dat verlaangt; europäesch Regierungen a bal 100 Entwécklungslänner waren dogéint. ### Key facts - De Verwaltungsrot vun der Weltbank verlängert de Klimaplang, sträicht awer d'Finanzziler vu 45 a vu 35 Prozent. - Am Geschäftsjoer 2025 hat d'Bank d'Zil fir d'éischt iwwertraff: 48 Prozent vun der Finanzéierung — ronn 50,8 Milliarden Dollar — waren dem Klima zougutt. - Den US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent hat d'Sträiche vum Zil am Abrëll verlaangt; d'USA sinn de gréissten Aktionär vun der Bank. - Europäesch Regierungen, Latäinamerika, kleng Inselstaaten a bal 100 Entwécklungslänner wollten de Plang mat sengen Ziler halen — vergeblech. - D'Paräisser Alignment an d'Publikatioun vun de Klimazuele bleiwen; en numerescht Zil gëtt et awer net méi. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet d'Weltbank genee decidéiert?** De Verwaltungsrot huet de Climate Change Action Plan, deen den 30. Juni 2026 ofgelaf wier, verlängert, mee dobäi déi explizit Klimafinanzziler ofgeschaaft: dat 45-Prozent-Zil vun 2023 an dat eelt 35-Prozent-Zil vun 2021. En neien Zuelewäert gëtt et net; d'Bank schwätzt vun engem Wiessel 'vun Inputen op Resultater'. **Q: Firwat sinn d'Ziler ewechgefall?** D'USA, de gréissten Aktionär vun der Bank, haten d'Sträiche verlaangt. Den US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent hat am Abrëll gesot, dat 45-Prozent-Zil géif Ineffizienz produzéieren, wirtschaftlech Decisioune verzerren an d'Bank vun hirer Kärmissioun ewechféieren. Nëmmen e puer Länner, dorënner Russland an d'Golfstaaten, hunn d'USA dobäi ënnerstëtzt. **Q: Wat bleift vum Klimaplang iwwreg?** D'Bank aligéiert hir Prête weider mam Paräisser Klimaaccord, publizéiert weider d'Klima-Co-Benefitten an d'Netto-Zäregasemissioune vun hirem Portfolio, bitt technesch Hëllef a Klima- an Entwécklungsanalysen un an ënnerwerft de Plang enger onofhängeger Evaluatioun, déi de Verwaltungsrot gefrot huet. **Q: Wat bedeit dat fir d'Klimafinanzéierung weltwäit?** D'Entwécklungsbanken hunn 2022 méi wéi 40 Prozent vun der ëffentlecher Klimafinanzéierung gestallt, an d'Feuille-de-route 'Baku to Belém' rechent mat hinnen, fir d'Klimafinanzéierung fir Entwécklungslänner bis 2035 op 1,3 Billiounen Dollar d'Joer ze skaléieren. Wann déi gréisst vun hinne moossbar Ziler ofschaaft, schwächt dat no Meenung vun Analysten den Ureiz an d'Transparenz. ### Body Ausgerechent an deem Joer, wou d'Weltbank hiert Klimazil fir d'éischte Kéier iwwertraff huet, gëtt et ofgeschaaft. De Verwaltungsrot vun der weltgréisster Entwécklungsbank huet decidéiert, den Zilwäert vu 45 Prozent Klimafinanzéierung aus sengem erneierte Klimaplang erauszehuelen — grad ewéi dat eelt Zil vu 35 Prozent. D'Decisioun, déi den 29. an 30. Juni matgedeelt gouf, nodeems de Verwaltungsrot d'Woch virdrun agéiert hat, koum um Enn vu Méint vun Drock aus Washington: D'Trump-Administratioun ass de gréissten Aktionär vun der Bank. Den Climate Change Action Plan, deen den 30. Juni ofgelaf wier, gouf zwar verlängert, mee ouni seng zentral Kennzuel. "Mir schafen dat 45-Prozent-Zil fir Klima-Co-Benefitten an dat 35-Prozent-Zil am (Climate Change Action Plan) of", heescht et an der Erklärung vun der Bank, déi d'AFP zitéiert. An: "Mir schléissen eise Wiessel vun Inputen op Resultater of, fir den Entwécklungsimpakt ze maximéieren." Eng Lat, déi grad eréischt geholl war Dat 35-Prozent-Zil staamt aus dem éischte Klimaplang vun 2021: Esou vill vun der Finanzéierung vun der Grupp sollt "Klima-Co-Benefitten" hunn, de Länner also hëllefen, Emissiounen erofzedrécken oder sech un d'Klimaverännerung unzepassen. 2023 gouf d'Lat ënnert dem President Ajay Banga op 45 Prozent eropgesat. D'Zuele weisen, datt d'Rechnung opgaangen ass: D'Klimafinanzéierung vun der Bank huet sech tëscht 2021 an 2025 bal verduebelt, vu ronn 21 op ronn 39 Milliarden Dollar d'Joer. Am Geschäftsjoer 2025 louch d'Grupp fir d'éischte Kéier iwwert dem Zil — 48 Prozent vun der Finanzéierung, ronn 50,8 Milliarden Dollar, waren dem Klima zougutt. Vum Plang selwer bleift trotzdem eng ganz Partie stoen. No de Rapporte vun E&E News an AFP wäert d'Bank weiderhin: - hir Prête mam Paräisser Klimaaccord aligéieren; - d'Klima-Co-Benefitten an d'Netto-Zäregasemissioune vun hirem Portfolio publizéieren; - technesch Ënnerstëtzung a Klima- an Entwécklungsanalysen op Landesniveau ubidden; - de Plang enger onofhängeger Evaluatioun ënnerwerfen, déi de Verwaltungsrot gefrot huet. Déi zukünfteg Klimaaarbecht soll "vun der Demande vun de Clientslänner gedriwwe" ginn. Domat läit d'Ambitioun net méi bei der Institutioun selwer, mee bei de Regierungen, déi bei hir léinen. Washington huet et verlaangt — a krut et Den Ustouss koum aus den USA. Den US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent hat schonn am Abrëll verlaangt, d'Bank sollt hiert "verzerrend" Klimazil opginn: Déi 45 Prozent géifen "Ineffizienz produzéieren, wirtschaftlech Decisioune verzerren an d'Bank vun hirer Kärmissioun ewechféieren", sou de Bessent deemools. Well d'USA de gréisste Kapitalundeel un der Bank halen, hat déi Fuerderung Gewiicht: No Informatioune vun E&E News huet Washington an den Negociatiounen drop bestanen, datt d'Zil verschwënnt, och wann aner Aktionären sech dofir ausgeschwat haten. Vill Alliéiert hat Washington dobäi net. No Recherchë vu Climate Home News an dem World Resources Institute (WRI) stoungen nëmmen e puer Länner, dorënner Russland, Saudi-Arabien an aner Golfstaaten, op der amerikanescher Säit. Dogéint hu sech déi europäesch Regierungen, Latäinamerika, déi kleng Inselstaaten an e Block vu bal 100 Entwécklungslänner dofir agesat, de Plang a seng Ziler ze halen — vergeblech. En Offizielle vun engem Industrieland huet dem Portal E&E News gesot, d'Resultat wier "wäit, wäit ewech vun do, wou mir bei enger responsabeler Finanzarchitektur misste stoen". "Et ass bedauerlech, datt eng kleng Zuel vun Aktionären et fäerdegbruecht huet, dëse Kader ze schwächen, andeems si säin Zil eliminéiert hunn", seet d'Melanie Robinson, Globaldirektesch fir Klima, Economie a Finanzen beim World Resources Institute. Vill Suen, manner Kontroll D'Weltbank ass déi gréisst multilateral Quell vu Klimafinanzéierung fir Entwécklungslänner, an d'Entwécklungsbanken zesummen hunn 2022 méi wéi 40 Prozent vun der ëffentlecher Klimafinanzéierung gestallt, wéi Climate Home News virrechent. Kloer Zilwäerter haten dobäi eng duebel Funktioun: Si hunn dem Personal vun der Bank en Ureiz ginn, Klimaprojeten unzestoussen, an der Ëffentlechkeet e Moossband, fir d'Institutioun un hire Verspriechen ze moossen. Analysten, déi Climate Home News zitéiert, mengen zwar, d'Klimaaarbecht vun der Bank kéint och ouni d'Zuel weidergoen — d'Projetën, d'Berichterstattung an d'Paräisser Alignment bleiwe jo —, warnen awer, datt ouni Zil souwuel den Ureiz wéi och d'Transparenz nolossen. Dat gëllt virun allem fir Adaptatiounsprojeten, déi souwisou schwéier u privat Suen kommen. De Moment kéint kaum méi onglécklech sinn. Op der COP29 zu Baku an op der COP30 zu Belém hunn d'Regierungen eng "Baku to Belém"-Feuille-de-route opgestallt, fir d'Klimafinanzéierung fir Entwécklungslänner bis 2035 op 1,3 Billiounen Dollar d'Joer ze skaléieren — an déi Architektur setzt staark op d'Entwécklungsbanken als Hiewel. Wann déi gréisst vun hinne sech grad elo vu moossbaren Engagementer verabschitt — an engem Summer, an deem iwwer Rekordhëtzt an Europa bericht gëtt —, ass dat e Signal an déi falsch Richtung. Eng Néierlag, déi och Lëtzebuerg eppes ugeet Fir déi europäesch Aktionären, déi de Kader komplett wollten erhalen, ass den Ausgang eng Defaite — an enger Institutioun, an där d'Stëmmgewiicht an net d'Unzuel vun de Länner entscheet. Europa huet zanter Joren drop gebaut, datt kredibel Ziler an Transparenz d'Kapital an déi richteg Richtung steieren: vun den EU-Reegele fir nohalteg Finanzen bis bei d'Marktinfrastruktur wéi d'LGX, déi 2016 als weltwäit éischt Plattform exklusiv fir gréng Wäertpabeieren un den Start gaangen ass. De Schwenk vun der Weltbank op eng Klimafinanzéierung "no Demande" stellt genee dës Iddi op d'Prouf. D'Bank hirersäits versteet hir Decisioun als methodesch, net inhaltlech: Resultater solle méi ziele wéi Inputen. D'Kritiker halen dogéint: Finanzéiert gëtt, wat gemooss gëtt. Wie Recht behält, weisen d'Zuele vum nächste Geschäftsjoer. ### Sources - World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan (AFP) — AFP via Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649027/world - World Bank drops climate finance target amid US pressure — E&E News by POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-amid-us-pressure/ - STATEMENT: World Bank Extends Climate Change Action Plan, But Drops Key Climate Finance Target — World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/news/statement-world-bank-extends-climate-change-action-plan-drops-key-climate-finance-target - World Bank Drops Climate Finance Target Under U.S. Pressure — ESG Today: https://www.esgtoday.com/world-bank-drops-climate-finance-target-under-u-s-pressure/ - US pressure puts World Bank's climate plan at risk (Climate Home News) — Green Central Banking / Climate Home News: https://greencentralbanking.com/2026/04/23/us-pressure-puts-world-banks-climate-plan-at-risk/ - World Bank's climate work can endure without finance target, experts say — Climate Home News: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/02/world-banks-climate-work-can-endure-without-finance-target-experts-say/ - World Bank 'retires' climate goal | Europe heatwave continues | Trump wind payoffs — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/world-bank-retires-climate-goal-europe-heatwave-continues-trump-wind-payoffs/ - World Bank Scraps Climate Financing Targets After US Criticism — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/world-bank-scraps-climate-financing-targets-after-us-criticism - COP29 and COP30 Presidents present Baku to Belém Roadmap to mobilize US$1.3 trillion in climate finance — COP30 Presidency (cop30.br): https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/cop29-and-cop30-presidents-present-baku-to-belem-roadmap-to-mobilize-us-1-3-trillion-in-climate-finance - COP30: What does the 'Baku to Belém roadmap' mean for climate finance? — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-what-does-the-baku-to-belem-roadmap-mean-for-climate-finance/ - Luxembourg Launches World's First Green Stock Exchange: LGX — Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dinamedland/2016/09/27/luxembourg-launches-worlds-first-green-stock-exchange-lgx-the-full-green-monty/ - The Luxembourg Green Exchange — UNFCCC: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/financing-for-climate-friendly-investment/luxembourg-green-exchange --- ## Gabon-Dossier zou: Cargolux bezilt 1,15 Milliounen Euro no Accord mat der Justiz - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/gabon-affaer-cargolux-accord-mat-der-justiz-ofgeschloss - Published: 2026-07-02T17:10:08.206+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T17:10:08.206+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 61c1c28d-1f9c-4d58-bdf8-c3a36d2aeaef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'23. Strofkummer huet den Accord tëscht dem Parquet an der Cargolux guttgeheescht: Trafic d'influence am Gabon tëscht 2010 an 2015 — eng Affär, déi d'Firma Enn 2015 selwer gemellt hat. ### Summary D'Cargolux bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro, nodeems d'Lëtzebuerger Geriicht den 1. Juli e „jugement sur accord" mam Parquet ratifizéiert huet — wéinst Trafic d'influence am Gabon tëscht 2010 an 2015. Nëmmen déi juristesch Persoun ass viséiert. ### Key facts - D'Cargolux bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro — eng Geldstrof plus eng Konfiskatioun, ouni publizéiert Opdeelung (an net 115 Milliounen, wéi eng zweedeiteg Zuel kéint suggeréieren). - D'23. Strofkummer vum Tribunal d'arrondissement huet den 1. Juli 2026 e „jugement sur accord" no den Artikelen 565 bis 578 vum Code de procédure pénale ratifizéiert. - D'Cargolux hat d'Affär Enn 2015 selwer beim Parquet gemellt an déi ganz Prozedur duerch kooperéiert — e Facteur, deen den negociéierten Ausgang méiglech gemaach huet. - Den Dossier viséiert exklusiv déi juristesch Persoun Cargolux; keng eenzeg natierlech Persoun gëtt verfollegt. - Am Februar 2026 war schonn d'Kartellstrof vu 79,9 Milliounen Euro aus dem Loftfracht-Dossier (1999–2006) definitiv bestätegt ginn. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat bezilt d'Cargolux 1,15 Milliounen Euro?** D'Lëtzebuerger Geriicht huet den 1. Juli 2026 en negociéiert Uerteel tëscht dem Parquet an der Cargolux ratifizéiert, wéinst Trafic d'influence am Zesummenhang mat den Aktivitéite vun der Firma am Gabon tëscht 2010 an 2015. D'Zomm besteet aus enger Geldstrof an enger Konfiskatioun. **Q: Wat ass e „jugement sur accord"?** Eng Prozedur no den Artikelen 565 bis 578 vum Code de procédure pénale: De Beschëllegten erkennt d'Fakten un a kooperéiert mat der Justiz, d'Strof gëtt tëscht dem Parquet an der Defense ausgehandelt, an d'Geriicht heescht den Accord dann gutt — ouni klassesche Prozess. **Q: Gi Persoune bei der Cargolux strofrechtlech verfollegt?** Nee. Laut dem Parquet betrëfft den Dossier exklusiv déi juristesch Persoun Cargolux Airlines International S.A. a viséiert keng eenzeg natierlech Persoun. **Q: Huet d'Uerteel Konsequenze fir de Betrib vun der Cargolux?** Laut der Firma net: Et gëtt keen Impakt op déi lafend Operatiounen, d'Aktivitéit mat de Clienten oder d'Servicer. D'Cargolux seet, si hätt hir intern Kontrollen, hire Compliance-Kader an hir Gouvernance zanterhier verstäerkt. ### Body Zéng Joer nodeems d'Cargolux sech selwer beim Parquet gemellt hat, ass de Gabon-Dossier definitiv zou: D'23. Strofkummer vum Tribunal d'arrondissement zu Lëtzebuerg huet e Mëttwoch, den 1. Juli, e sougenannte „jugement sur accord" tëscht dem Parquet an der Frachtfluchgesellschaft ratifizéiert. D'Cargolux bezilt am Ganzen ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro wéinst Trafic d'influence am Zesummenhang mat hiren Aktivitéiten am Gabon tëscht 2010 an 2015. D'Zomm setzt sech aus enger Geldstrof an enger Konfiskatioun zesummen; eng Opdeelung tëscht deenen zwee Deeler gouf net publizéiert. „D'Cargolux huet sech bereet erkläert, Strofe vun am Ganzen ongeféier 1,15 Milliounen Euro ze bezuelen", sou d'Entreprise an hirem Communiqué vum 1. Juli. Weder d'Firma nach de Parquet hunn Detailer iwwer d'Bezuelungen oder d'Beneficiairen, déi hannert dem Virworf stinn, verëffentlecht. Kee Prozess, mee en negociéiert Uerteel De „jugement sur accord" ass eng Prozedur no den Artikelen 565 bis 578 vum Code de procédure pénale: De Beschëllegten erkennt d'Fakten un a kooperéiert mat der Justiz, an am Géigenzuch gëtt d'Strof tëscht dem Parquet an der Defense ausgehandelt, éier d'Geriicht se nach muss guttheeschen. Well d'Uerteel genee déi Konditioune bestätegt, déi d'Cargolux selwer negociéiert an akzeptéiert huet, ass d'Affär domat ofgeschloss: D'Firma huet keng Absicht ugekënnegt, dogéint virzegoen, a seet, si hätt sech bereet erkläert ze bezuelen. De Parquet ënnersträicht a sengem Communiqué, deen de Quotidien zitéiert, wéi enk den Dossier gefaasst ass: „Den Dossier betrëfft exklusiv déi juristesch Persoun Cargolux Airlines International S.A. a viséiert keng eenzeg natierlech Persoun." Bemierkenswäert un der Affär: Et war d'Cargolux selwer, déi alles an d'Rulle bruecht huet. D'Firma seet, si hätt d'Feelverhalen entdeckt an Enn 2015 fräiwëlleg beim Parquet gemellt — an duerno déi ganz zéng Joer laang Prozedur duerch mat de Justizautoritéite kooperéiert. Genee dës Kooperatioun gouf, sou Lëtzebuerger Medien, als entscheedende Facteur fir den negociéierten Ausgang an d'Héicht vun der Strof gewäert. Compliance opgerëscht, Geschäft leeft weider D'Cargolux seet, d'Affär hätt zu enger nohalteger Verstäerkung vun hire Garde-fouë gefouert: Hir Compliance-Prozedure géife permanent iwwerpréift an aktualiséiert, mat verstäerkten internen Kontrollen, engem ausgebaute Compliance-Kader a Gouvernance-Standarden no internationale Best Practicen. Un d'Adress vun de Cliente riicht d'Firma eng kloer Berouegung: „Et gëtt keen Impakt op déi lafend Operatiounen, d'Aktivitéit mat de Clienten oder d'Servicer, déi de Cliente geliwwert ginn." Finanziell ass de Coup fir eng Firma vun dëser Gréisst iwwerschaubar: D'Cargolux huet fir 2025 — hiert 55. Joer — e positive Nettoresultat gemellt, trotz engem Loftfrachtmaart, deen si selwer als ugespaant a volatil beschreift. Schonn deen zweete juristesche Réckschlag 2026 Fir déi gréisst reng Frachtfluchgesellschaft an Europa ass et allerdéngs net dat éischt Uerteel an dësem Joer: De 26. Februar hat den Europäesche Geriichtshaff d'Recoursen am Loftfracht-Kartelldossier definitiv verworf an domat d'Geldstrof vu 79,9 Milliounen Euro géint d'Cargolux bestätegt — wéinst ofgeschwatenen Tanke- a Sécherheetszouschléi tëscht 1999 an 2006. An deem Dossier hat d'Europäesch Kommissioun hir éischt Decisioun schonn am November 2010 geholl (deemools ronn 790 bis 800 Milliounen Euro u Strofe) se 2017 an Héicht vu ronn 776 Milliounen Euro géint 13 Compagnien nei ugeholl. No bal zwee Joerzéngte Prozedur war domat Schluss; eenzeg d'SAS krut hir Strof erofgesat, vu ronn 70 op ronn 63 Milliounen Euro. Déi zwee Fäll hunn inhaltlech näischt mateneen ze dinn — engersäits EU-Konkurrenzrecht, anerersäits eng strofrechtlech Affär wéinst Trafic d'influence no Lëtzebuerger Recht — mee zesumme maachen si zwee laangjäreg Kapitele fir d'Compagnie definitiv zou. Eng Fluchgesellschaft an ëffentlecher Hand Datt dëst Uerteel iwwer d'Bilan vun der Firma eraus interesséiert, läit um Aktionariat: D'Cargolux, 1970 gegrënnt a mat hire Boeing 747-8F an 747-400F um Findel doheem, ass zum gréissten Deel an Lëtzebuerger ëffentlecher a para-ëffentlecher Hand: - Luxair hält 35,10 Prozent, déi chinesesch HNCA (Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment) 35,00 Prozent; - d'BCEE hält 10,90 Prozent, d'SNCI 10,67 Prozent; - de Lëtzebuerger Staat hält direkt weider 8,32 Prozent. Den Ausgang weist zugläich, wéi déi relativ jonk Prozedur vum negociéierten Uerteel geduecht ass: Eng Firma, déi sech selwer mellt, kooperéiert an hir Kontrollen an d'Rei bréngt, kann eng Strofprozedur zu engem ausgehandelte Präis ofschléissen. An deen ass an dësem Fall honnertmol méi kleng, wéi eng zweedeiteg Zuel an der Iwwerschrëft et hätt kéinte gleewe loossen: 1,15 Milliounen Euro — net 115 Milliounen. ### Sources - Cargolux statement regarding Luxembourg judgment — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/media/media-releases/2026/cargolux-statement-regarding-luxembourg-judgment/ - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Cargolux condamnée au Luxembourg pour trafic d'influence lié au Gabon — Air Journal: https://www.air-journal.fr/2026-07-02-cargolux-condamnee-au-luxembourg-pour-trafic-dinfluence-lie-au-gabon-5276023.html - Cartel du fret aérien: Cargolux devra bien régler une amende de 80 millions d'euros — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/cartel-du-fret-aerien-cargolux-devra-bien-regler-une-amende-de-80-millions-d-euros-103514299 - European Court of Justice confirms penalties in air cargo cartel case — TrasportoEuropa: https://www.trasportoeuropa.it/english/european-court-of-justice-confirms-penalties-in-air-cargo-cartel-case/ - Antitrust: Commission re-adopts decision and fines air cargo carriers €776 million for price-fixing cartel — European Commission: https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-661_en.htm - EU court largely rejects airlines' appeals in 20-year-old cargo cartel case — FlightGlobal: https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/eu-court-largely-rejects-airlines-appeals-in-20-year-old-cargo-cartel-case/166535.article - Court upholds €80m Cargolux fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/cargolux-fined-another-80m - Introducing Cargolux — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/about-us/Introducing-Cargolux --- ## Kapital ze héich ausgewisen: BIL muss 3,26 Milliounen Euro Strof un d'EZB bezuelen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ezb-geldstrof-bil-kapitalquoten-ze-heich - Published: 2026-07-02T16:53:47.531+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:53:47.531+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 856a7a72-5d84-4e56-8254-f4120887c54c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Bankenopsiicht hält der BIL fir, hir approuvéiert Risikomodeller «bewosst» net applizéiert ze hunn. D'Bank selwer schwätzt vun engem Feeler, deen se selwer fonnt a corrigéiert huet. ### Summary D'EZB huet der BIL eng Geldstrof vun 3,255 Milliounen Euro operluecht: Vum 4. Quartal 2023 bis zum 2. Quartal 2024 huet d'Bank méi héich Kapitalquote gemellt, wéi hir approuvéiert Modeller erlaabt hätten. ### Key facts - D'EZB huet der BIL eng administrativ Geldstrof vun 3,255 Milliounen Euro operluecht — de Verstouss gëllt op hirer Skala als «schwéier». - D'Bank huet vum 4. Quartal 2023 bis zum 2. Quartal 2024 méi héich Kapitalquote gemellt, wéi hir approuvéiert Modeller erlaabt hätten. - D'EZB schwätzt vun engem bewossten Net-Applizéiere vun de Modeller — d'BIL vun engem Feeler beim Rapportéieren, deen se selwer fonnt huet. - Schonn 2020 hat d'CSSF der BIL 4,6 Milliounen Euro Strof wéinst Schwächten am Anti-Blanchiment-Dispositif operluecht. - D'Spuerkeess krut 2022 an 2024 ähnlech EZB-Strofe wéinst falsch gemellte Risikoaktiva — an d'AMLA bréngt vun 2028 un nach méi EU-Opsiicht. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat krut d'BIL eng Strof vun der EZB?** Well si hir approuvéiert intern Modeller fir d'Berechnung vun den erwaarte Verloschter bei Retail- a Firmekrediter am Défaut net applizéiert huet. Doduerch huet si dräi Quartaler hannerteneen — vum 4. Quartal 2023 bis zum 2. Quartal 2024 — méi héicht Kapital a méi héich Kapitalquote gemellt, wéi si hätt dierfen. **Q: Wéi reagéiert d'BIL op d'Decisioun?** D'Bank schwätzt vun engem Feeler beim Rapportéieren, deen eng limitéiert Zuel vu Meldunge betraff hätt. Si seet, si hätt de Problem selwer fonnt, d'Donnéeë corrigéiert, d'Berichter nei publizéiert an d'Autoritéiten informéiert — a wier ëmmer iwwer de Mindestkapitalufuerderunge bliwwen. **Q: Kann d'BIL géint d'Strof virgoen?** Jo, si huet d'Recht, d'Decisioun virum Geriichtshaff vun der Europäescher Unioun unzefechten. An hirer Stellungnam huet si awer keen Appell ugekënnegt. **Q: Ass et déi éischt Strof vun dëser Zort fir eng Lëtzebuerger Bank?** Neen. D'Spuerkeess krut am Mäerz 2022 eng EZB-Strof vun 3,755 Milliounen Euro an am November 2024 nach eng Kéier 1,685 Milliounen, allebéid wéinst falsch gemellte Risikoaktiva. D'BIL selwer hat 2020 eng CSSF-Strof vu 4,6 Millioune wéinst AML-Schwächte kritt. ### Body 3.255.000 Euro — esou vill kascht d'Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) eng Affär, bei där et ëm näischt manner geet wéi ëm d'Zouverlässegkeet vun den Zuelen, mat deenen eng Bank hir eege Soliditéit beleet. D'Europäesch Zentralbank (EZB) huet e Méindeg, den 29. Juni, matgedeelt, datt si der Bank op der Route d'Esch dës administrativ Geldstrof operluecht huet: D'BIL hat hir approuvéiert intern Risikomodeller net applizéiert — an doduerch dräi Quartaler laang méi Eegekapital ausgewisen, wéi si a Wierklechkeet hat. D'Bankenopsiicht vun der EZB gëtt de Grond an hirem Communiqué kloer un: D'BIL gëtt bestrooft, well si «bewosst hir approuvéiert intern Modeller fir d'Berechnung vum erwaarte Verloscht bei Retail- a Firmekrediter am Défaut net applizéiert huet». Op der EZB-Skala mat hire fënnef Stufen — vu «geréng» bis «extrem schwéier» — gëtt de Verstouss als «schwéier» agestuuft, déi drëtt Stuf. D'Héicht vun der Strof gouf no der publizéierter EZB-Methodologie fir administrativ Geldstrofe festgeluecht. Hannert dem techneschen Décor stécht e simple Prinzip: Eng Bank, déi mat internen Modeller schafft, muss déi erwaart Verloschter, déi dës Modeller ausrechnen, mat de Provisioune vergläichen, déi si tatsächlech an de Bicher stoen huet. Si déi erwaart Verloschter méi héich, da muss den Ënnerscheed — de sougenannten IRB-Shortfall — vum Eegekapital ofgezu ginn, fir datt déi gemellte Stäerkt de reelle Risiko reflektéiert. Well d'BIL d'Rechnung net esou gemaach huet, wéi se approuvéiert war, konnt si genee dee Betrag net korrekt bestëmmen. «D'Bank huet dofir dräi Quartaler hannerteneen, vum véierte Quartal 2023 bis zum zweete Quartal 2024, méi héicht Kapital gemellt, wéi si hätt dierfen», schreift d'EZB. Doduerch waren och d'Kapitalquoten opgebloss — genee déi Kennzuelen, un deenen ofgelies gëtt, wéi vill Verloschter eng Bank ka verdroen. «Bewosst» oder «Feeler beim Rapportéieren»? Zwou Liesaarten En Dag méi spéit, den 30. Juni, huet d'BIL an enger Stellungnam eng däitlech aner Sprooch benotzt. Vun engem bewossten Net-Applizéiere vun de Modeller ass do keng Rieds: D'Bank schwätzt vun engem «Feeler beim Rapportéieren, deen eng limitéiert Zuel vu reglementaresche Meldungen» tëscht Dezember 2023 a Juni 2024 betraff hätt. No eegenen Aussoen huet d'Bank de Problem selwer entdeckt, d'Donnéeë corrigéiert, déi betraffe Quartalsberichter nei publizéiert an d'Opsiichtsautoritéiten an d'Rating-Agencen informéiert. Zanterhier hätt si hir intern Kontrollplattform an hir Prozesser weider verstäerkt. Wichteg fir d'Bank: Iwwer déi ganz Period wier si ëmmer iwwer de reglementaresche Mindestkapitalufuerderunge bliwwen. «D'Decisioun vun der EZB weist op keng Schwächt am globale Risikoprofil an an der finanzieller Stäerkt vun der BIL hin», heescht et an der Stellungnam. An: «De Problem gouf duerch den internen Kontrollsystem vun der BIL identifizéiert, wat d'Effikassitéit vun den Iwwerwaachungsmechanisme vun der Bank ënner Beweis stellt.» D'BIL huet d'Recht, d'Decisioun virum Geriichtshaff vun der Europäescher Unioun unzefechten. An hirer Stellungnam huet si awer keen Appell ugekënnegt. Net déi éischt Strof fir d'Haus vun 1856 Fir déi eelst Privatbank vum Land — den éischte Guichet gouf den 31. Juli 1856 opgemaach — ass et net déi éischt Konfrontatioun mat den Opsiichtsautoritéiten. 2020 hat d'CSSF der BIL eng Geldstrof vu 4,6 Milliounen Euro operluecht, eng vun hire schwéierste Strofen iwwerhaapt géint eng Bank, wéinst Schwächten am Anti-Blanchiment-Dispositif. Opgefall ware se bei Kontrollen op der Plaz 2017/2018, déi sech op e Grupp vu Cliente aus GUS-Staate konzentréiert haten. E Blanchiment oder eng Terrorfinanzéierung gouf deemools net festgestallt, an d'Bank hat betount, si hätt séier nogebessert — mat engem neien AML-Risiko-Appetit, méi Personal an der Compliance a méi Formatiounen. D'BIL gehéiert zanter 2018 majoritär dem chinesesche Grupp Legend Holdings (89,936 Prozent), deen deemools d'Participatioun vu Precision Capital fir 1,484 Milliarden Euro iwwerholl hat; de Lëtzebuerger Staat hält weider 9,993 Prozent. An och soss ass d'Fro, wéi korrekt d'Lëtzebuerger Banken hir Risiken un d'Opsiicht mellen, keng nei — d'Spuerkeess huet an de leschte Joren zweemol dee selwechte Wee misse goen: - Am Mäerz 2022 huet d'EZB der Spuerkeess eng Strof vun 3,755 Milliounen Euro operluecht, well se 2017 an 2018 iwwer siwe Quartaler hannerteneen d'Risikoaktiva bei Expositioune vis-à-vis vun anere Banke falsch gemellt hat — och dee Verstouss war als «schwéier» agestuuft. - Am November 2024 koumen nach eng Kéier insgesamt 1,685 Milliounen Euro derbäi, well d'Bank hir Risikoaktiva ze niddreg ausgewisen hat — bei Devisen-Expositiounen iwwer 17 Quartaler (2018–2022) a bei enger indirekter Bedeelegung (2021–2023, aacht Quartaler). D'Opsiicht gëtt éischter méi streng wéi manner De Fall weist, wéi genee Frankfurt haut op d'Zuele vun de bedeitende Banken aus der Eurozon kuckt — an et bleift net dobäi. Mat der neier europäescher Anti-Blanchiment-Autoritéit AMLA, déi och zu Frankfurt sëtzt, kënnt vun 2028 un nach eng Opsiichtsinstanz derbäi: Si soll ronn 40 grouss Finanzgruppe mat wichtegem grenziwwerschreidende Geschäft direkt iwwerwaachen. D'Methodologie fir d'Auswiel gëtt dëst Joer finaliséiert, déi éischt Selektioun leeft 2027, an am Februar huet d'Autoritéit matgedeelt, si wier bis 2028 voll operationell. Déi Zort Kontroll, déi 2020 zur CSSF-Strof gefouert huet, kënnt an Zukunft also ëmmer méi och vun EU-Niveau. (D'EZB-Strof vun dëser Woch ass dogéint eng prudentiell Sanktioun aus der Bankenopsiicht — mat Blanchiment huet si näischt ze dinn.) Finanziell dréit d'BIL déi 3,255 Milliounen Euro ouni Problem. Dat eigentlecht Signal ass en anert: Ob et ëm Blanchiment-Kontrollen oder ëm d'Integritéit vun de Kapitalzuele geet — d'Opsiichtsautoritéite si gewëllt, och déi grouss Nimm vun der Finanzplaz ëffentlech un de Pranger ze stellen. ### Sources - ECB sanctions BIL for breaching ECB decision on internal models — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ssm.pr260629~f60e0e7048.en.html - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la BIL — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/finance-la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-d-euros-a-la-bil-103593432 - BIL: la BCE inflige une amende de 3,26 millions d'euros à la banque luxembourgeoise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/banque-sanctionnee-la-solidite-financiere-de-la-bil-n-a-pas-ete-mise-en-defaut-103593515 - La BCE inflige une sanction de 3,26 millions d'euros à la Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — La Libre: https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2026/06/29/la-bce-inflige-une-sanction-de-326-millions-deuros-a-la-banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-YC4HDHNQNNER5GAQEPHB2OISEU/ - BIL reaffirms its regulatory readiness and resilience following an ECB administrative decision — Banque Internationale à Luxembourg via MarketScreener: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/banque-internationale-a-luxembourg-s-a-bil-reaffirms-its-regulatory-readiness-and-resilience-follo-ce7f5fdcdb88f521 - ECB fines BIL €3.3mn for internal model breach — Finadium: https://finadium.com/ecb-fines-bil-e3-3mn-for-internal-model-breach/ - Luxembourg bank fined by ECB over capital reporting breach — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2495320/luxembourg-bank-fined-by-ecb-over-capital-reporting-breach - La BIL lourdement sanctionnée par la CSSF — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/bil-lourdement-sanctionnee-par - CSSF issues BIL with hefty fine — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_cssf-issues-bil-hefty-fine - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital needs — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2022/html/ssm.pr220311~e9f01ac46b.en.html - ECB sanctions Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg for misreporting capital requirements — European Central Bank – Banking Supervision: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2024/html/ssm.pr241115~f2ac092d72.en.html - About AMLA — EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority: https://www.amla.europa.eu/about-amla_en - Banque Internationale à Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Internationale_%C3%A0_Luxembourg - 1856: creation of BIL and Spuerkeess — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/1856-creation-of-bil-and-spuer --- ## Merz a Klingbeil eenegen sech op grousse Reformpak: Steieren erof, Pensiounsalter no uewen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/berlin-reformpak-steieren-pensioun-krankeschain-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T16:23:34.148+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T16:23:34.148+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 8a06a7a0-0e0f-4062-aa89-2be099275aba - Dateline: Berlin, DE > D'CDU/CSU-SPD-Koalitioun zu Berlin huet en Donneschdeg hire Pak vun 34 Moossname virgestallt: 10 Milliarden Euro Steierentlaaschtung, eng Pensiounsreform a méi streng Reegele beim Krankeschäin. ### Summary Déi däitsch Regierungskoalitioun huet sech no Méint vu Sträit op 34 Reformen eens ginn: 10 Milliarden Euro Steierentlaaschtung ab 2027, e Pensiounsalter, dat no 2031 klëmmt, an d'Enn vum Krankeschäin um Telefon. ### Key facts - D'CDU/CSU-SPD-Koalitioun ënner dem Kanzler Friedrich Merz huet sech no Méint vu Sträit op 34 Reformmoossnamen eens ginn – d'„Programm fir Opschwonk a Beschäftegung“. - Ab dem 1. Januar 2027 gi kleng a mëttel Akommes ëm ronn 10 Milliarden Euro d'Joer entlaascht; Stéit bis 60.000 Euro Joresakommes spueren ongeféier 600 Euro d'Joer. - Den Héchststeiersaz klëmmt op 47 Prozent ab 280.000 Euro steierbarem Akommes; 45 Prozent gëllen ab 250.000 Euro. - D'Pensiounsalter soll no 2031 un d'Liewenserwaardung gekoppelt ginn an domat iwwer déi aktuell Grenz vu 67 Joer eraus klammen. - Ronn 50.000 Frontaliere kommen aus Däitschland – fir si a fir d'Exportwirtschaft (Däitschland hëlt 25,4 Prozent vun de Lëtzebuerger Exporter of) ass de Pak direkt relevant. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini trëtt déi däitsch Steierentlaaschtung a Kraaft?** Den 1. Januar 2027 – virausgesat, de Bundestag an de Bundesrat stëmmen zou. Stéit mat bis zu 60.000 Euro Joresakommes solle ronn 600 Euro d'Joer gewannen. **Q: Wat ännert beim Krankeschäin an Däitschland?** De Krankeschäin um Telefon gëtt ofgeschaaft. Vum éischte Krankheetsdag u brauch een an Zukunft en Attest vum Dokter. **Q: Wat bedeit de Reformpak fir déi däitsch Frontaliere zu Lëtzebuerg?** Ronn 23 Prozent vun den iwwer 220.000 Frontaliere wunnen an Däitschland, dat si ongeféier 50.000 Leit. D'Steierännerungen ab 2027 an e Pensiounsalter, dat no 2031 klëmmt, beaflossen hir Haushaltsfinanzen an hir Karriärpläng. **Q: Klëmmt d'Pensiounsalter an Däitschland elo op 70 Joer?** Net direkt. No 2031 soll et un d'Liewenserwaardung gekoppelt ginn an domat iwwer déi aktuell Grenz vu 67 klammen. Schätzungen, déi Al Jazeera zitéiert, gesinn et eréischt géint Enn vum Joerhonnert no bei 70 Joer. ### Body Eng Nuetssëtzung vum Koalitiounscomité e Mëttwoch, eng Presentatioun en Donneschdeg de Moien am Gaart vum Bundeskanzleramt zu Berlin: No Méint vun internem Gestreits, déi souguer Zweifel un der Handlungsfäegkeet vum Kanzler Friedrich Merz opkomme gelooss haten, huet déi däitsch Regierungskoalitioun aus CDU/CSU an SPD sech op e grousse Reformpak eens ginn. 34 Moossname stinn am „Programm fir Opschwonk a Beschäftegung", dat de Wuesstem an der gréisster Economie vun Europa erëm ulafe loossen – an der AfD virun de Landtagswalen am Osten am September de Wand aus de Segelen huele soll. „Mir maachen alles, wat mir kënnen, fir d'strukturell Schwächt vun eisem Land beim Wirtschaftswuesstem ze iwwerwannen", sot de Merz bei der Presentatioun. Seng Regierung stéing „vu ville Säiten ënner Drock", huet hien der AFP no zouginn. Wien elo manner bezilt – a wie méi D'Häerzstéck vum Pak ass eng Entlaaschtung vu ronn 10 Milliarden Euro d'Joer bei der Akommessteier fir kleng a mëttel Revenuen, déi den 1. Januar 2027 a Kraaft triede soll, wéi AFP a Reuters mellen. Stéit mat engem Akommes bis 60.000 Euro d'Joer behalen der AFP an t-online no ongeféier 600 Euro d'Joer méi an der Täsch. Bezuelt gëtt dat um ieweschten Enn vun der Skala: 45 Prozent Steiersaz gëllen an Zukunft ab 250.000 Euro steierbarem Akommes, an en neien Héchstsaz vu 47 Prozent grëift ab 280.000 Euro – bis elo louch déi sougenannt „Räichesteier" bei 45 Prozent, wéi t-online an d'Handelsblatt schreiwen. De Vizekanzler a Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil, Chef vun der SPD, huet dat als Fro vun der Gerechtegkeet presentéiert. „Déi héchst Akommes an dësem Land wäerten dofir e gréisseren Deel vun der Steierlaascht droen. Dat ass gerecht", sot de Klingbeil. Méi laang schaffen, méi séier bei den Dokter De Pak geet awer wäit iwwer d'Steieren eraus: - Pensiounen: D'Koalitioun wëll all 33 Recommandatioune vun hirer Pensiounskommissioun ëmsetzen; déi entspriechend Gesetzer sollen nach bis Enn 2026 duerch de Bundestag. No 2031 soll d'Pensiounsalter un d'Liewenserwaardung gekoppelt ginn an domat iwwer déi aktuell gesetzlech Grenz vu 67 Joer klammen – Schätzungen, déi Al Jazeera zitéiert, gesinn et géint Enn vum Joerhonnert no bei 70 Joer. - Krankeschäin: De Krankeschäin um Telefon gëtt ofgeschaaft; vum éischte Krankheetsdag u muss en Dokter d'Aarbechtsonfäegkeet attestéieren. - Befrist Kontrakter: CDDe ginn an Zukunft bis zu 48 Méint erlaabt – duebel sou laang wéi bis elo – mat bis zu sechs Verlängerungen; dës Reegel ass bis Enn 2030 limitéiert. - Manner Bürokratie: Manner Reportingsflichte fir d'Betriber, 8 Prozent manner Personal an de Bundesministèren duerch Digitaliséierung, en Aktiounsplang géint Sozialbedruch, virausgefëllt digital Steiererklärungen an en Dateschutz, deen op den europäesche Minimum erofgeschrauft gëtt, mat Erliichterunge fir kleng Betriber. Och Moossname fir bezuelbare Wunnraum stinn dran. Déi meescht Moossname musse fir d'éischt duerch de Bundestag; d'Steierreform brauch donieft d'Zoustëmmung vum Bundesrat, der Chamber vun den däitsche Bundeslänner. D'Regierung wëll déi wichtegst Gesetzer bis Enn vum Joer ënner Daach a Fach hunn. Luef vun den Economisten, Kritik vun de Gewerkschaften An der Wirtschaftswelt gouf den Accord als Beweis gewäert, datt d'Koalitioun, déi 2025 ugetrueden ass, nom laange Gezerre ëm Pensiounen, Sozialdepensen an Aarbechtsrecht nach liwwere kann. D'Marion Muehlberger, Senior-Economistin bei der Deutsche Bank Research, huet der AFP géintiwwer vun „engem vun de gréisste Reformpäck an Däitschland zanter Joerzéngten" geschwat. D'IG Metall, déi gréisst Industriegewerkschaft vum Land, gesäit an den Aarbechtsmoossnamen dogéint „eng Attack op d'Rechter vun den Aarbechter", wéi d'AFP mellt. An d'AfD-Fraktiounscheffen Alice Weidel an Tino Chrupalla hunn de Programm an enger Stellungnam als „eng batter Enttäuschung" fir d'Bierger an d'Wirtschaft ofgedoen. De politeschen Asaz ass héich: An e puer ostdäitsche Bundeslänner, déi am September wielen, läit d'AfD an de Sondage virun de Koalitiounsparteien. Vun Tréier bis op de Kirchbierg: wat um Spill steet Wat zu Berlin decidéiert gëtt, spiert een zu Lëtzebuerg direkt. Däitschland ass de wichtegste Maart fir d'Exporter aus dem Grand-Duché – 25,4 Prozent vun de Wuerenexporter sinn 2023 dohinner gaangen, no Handelsdaten, déi d'Lloyds Bank zesummegestallt huet. Wann den däitsche Motor erëm uspréngt, ass dat fir d'Industrie an d'Logistik hei am Land déi bescht Noriicht zanter laangem: Keng aner extern Variabel weit fir dës Secteure méi schwéier wéi déi däitsch Demande. An dann ass do de Grenzraum: Ronn 23 Prozent vun den iwwer 220.000 Frontalieren – also ongeféier 50.000 Leit – kommen aus Däitschland op Lëtzebuerg schaffen, no STATEC-Zuelen, déi Chronicle.lu opgegraff huet. D'Ännerunge bei der däitscher Akommessteier vun 2027 un, an e Pensiounsalter, dat no 2031 lues no uewe rutscht, wäerten d'Haushaltskeess an d'Karriärpläng vun Tréier iwwer Saarburg bis an dat ganzt däitscht Grenzland matbestëmmen. An eng Regierung zu Berlin, déi erëm regéiert, amplaz sech selwer ze blockéieren, bréngt och erëm méi Previsibilitéit an déi europäesch Budgets- a Wirtschaftsdebatten, un deenen eng kleng, oppen Economie wéi déi lëtzebuergesch e groussen Interessi huet. Fir d'éischt muss de Pak awer duerch d'Parlament. D'Koalitioun huet zwar eng Majoritéit am Bundestag, awer nervös Parteiflilleken a Landtagswale virun der Dier. Den Hierscht wäert weisen, ob den Duerchbroch vun en Donneschdeg e Wendepunkt war – oder just eng Paus am Sträit. ### Sources - German coalition agrees on sweeping reform package in key breakthrough — Al Jazeera (AFP): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-coalition-agrees-on-sweeping-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German coalition agrees on reform package in key breakthrough — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-german-coalition-agrees-on-reform-package-in-key-breakthrough - German ruling coalition agrees on major reform package — Yahoo Finance (AFP): https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-coalition-agrees-reform-package-082611647.html - Under-fire German ruling coalition unveils reform package — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/07/02/under-fire-german-ruling-coalition-unveils-reform-package/ - Merz's Coalition Reaches Agreement on German Reform Package — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/merz-s-coalition-reaches-agreement-on-german-reform-package - Merz unveils sweeping reform push for Germany: Tax cuts, pension overhaul and new sick leave rules — The Washington Post (AP): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/02/germany-politics-economy-reform/88b27958-75f8-11f1-b665-5f8be87f3787_story.html - Koalitionsausschuss: Die Ergebnisse – und Details zum Reformpaket — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_101323800/koalitionsausschuss-die-ergebnisse-und-details-zum-reformpaket.html - Bundesregierung: Spitzensteuersatz greift später, Reichensteuer steigt — Handelsblatt: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundesregierung-spitzensteuersatz-greift-spaeter-reichensteuer-steigt/100237306.html - Reformpaket der Koalition ist eine herbe Enttäuschung — AfD-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag: https://afdbundestag.de/reformpaket-der-koalition-ist-eine-herbe-enttaeuschung/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - STATEC Reveals Cross-Border Workers' Impact on 2022 Luxembourg Economy — Chronicle.lu (STATEC data): https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/48231-statec-reveals-cross-border-workers-impact-on-2022-luxembourg-economy - Foreign trade figures of Luxembourg — Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal: https://www.lloydsbanktrade.com/en/market-potential/luxembourg/trade-profile - Luxembourg (LUX) and Germany (DEU) Trade — Observatory of Economic Complexity: https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/lux/partner/deu --- ## Iwwer 400 Doudeger duerch Ebola am Kongo — de Krich bremst d'Hëllef - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ebola-epidemie-kongo-iberschreit-400-doudeger-krich-blockeiert-hellef - Published: 2026-07-02T12:26:01.08+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T12:26:01.08+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 03a57aa0-4e45-45ee-99a4-bd8140da3e2c - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > Am Oste vun der DR Kongo huet e Bundibugyo-Stamm scho méi wéi 1.300 Leit ugestach. Ouni zougelaassene Vaccin a mat bewaffnete Gruppen, déi den Zougang blockéieren, warnt d'WHO virun enger Ausbreedung. ### Summary D'Ebola-Epidemie am Osten vum Kongo huet iwwer 400 Doudeger gefuerdert a gëllt als drëttgréissten Ausbroch, dee jee registréiert gouf — de bewaffnete Konflikt maacht d'Bekämpfung bal onméiglech. ### Key facts - D'Ebola-Epidemie am Oste vun der DRK huet iwwer 400 Doudeger gefuerdert (1.333 Fäll, 399 Doudeger mam Stand vum 29. Juni) a gëllt als drëttgréissten Ausbroch, dee jee registréiert gouf. - Verantwortlech ass de seelene Bundibugyo-Stamm, fir deen et keen zougelaassene Vaccin a keng zougelooss Behandlung gëtt. - Méi wéi 90 % vun de Fäll leien an der Provënz Ituri; de bewaffnete Konflikt (M23, ADF, CODECO) mécht d'Iwwerwaachung an d'Bekämpfung bal onméiglech. - D'WHO an d'Africa CDC hunn e Plang vu 518 Milliounen US-Dollar iwwer sechs Méint lancéiert; Behandlungsbetter sinn op iwwer 500 an d'Testkapazitéit op iwwer 2.000 pro Dag gewuess. - D'Risiko fir eng regional Ausbreedung gëllt als héich — Uganda huet scho 20 Fäll, Frankräich een importéierte Fall. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt et géint dësen Ebola-Stamm keen Impfstoff?** D'Epidemie gëtt vum Bundibugyo-Virus verursaacht. Déi zougelaasse Vaccinen an Antikörper-Behandlungen goufen géint de méi heefege Zaire-Stamm entwéckelt, dofir gëtt et fir de Bundibugyo aktuell weder e zougelaassene Vaccin nach eng zougelooss Therapie. Fuerscher testen elo Kandidaten wéi Remdesivir a monoklonal Antikörper. **Q: Wéivill Fäll an Doudeger goufen et bis elo?** Dat kongolesescht Nationaalt Institut fir ëffentlech Gesondheet huet mam Stand vum 29. Juni 1.333 confirméiert Fäll a 399 Doudeger gezielt, mat enger Steifléckegkeet vu ronn 30 Prozent. D'Bilanz ass bannent Deeg iwwer 400 Doudeger gaangen. **Q: Besteet e Risiko fir Europa oder Lëtzebuerg?** Frankräich huet ee importéierte Fall gemellt — en Dokter, deen no engem humanitären Asaz an der DRK krank gouf. D'WHO schätzt d'Risiko virun allem fir Länner mat direkte Landgrenze bei de betraffene Regiounen als héich an; e breede Risiko fir Europa besteet aktuell net, mä d'Fäll a Frankräich an Uganda weisen, wéi séier d'Krankheet reese kann. ### Body D'Demokratesch Republik Kongo (DRK) erlieft de schlëmmsten Ebola-Ausbroch zënter Joren: méi wéi 400 Mënsche sinn dru gestuerwen, an d'Epidemie breet sech an engem Eck vum Land aus, wou de bewaffnete Konflikt d'medizinesch Äntwert bal komplett lamgeluecht huet. Dat Nationaalt Institut fir ëffentlech Gesondheet vun der DRK huet mam Stand vum 29. Juni 1.333 confirméiert Fäll a 399 Doudeger gezielt — eng Bilanz, déi bannent Deeg iwwer d'Mark vu 400 gaangen ass, well aus der Provënz Ituri nei Doudeger gemellt goufen. D'Weltgesondheetsorganisatioun (WHO) ordnet den Noutfall als den drëttgréissten Ebola-Ausbroch an, deen et je gouf — nom Epidemie a Westafrika 2014–2016 an nom Ausbroch 2018–2020 an deeselwechte Grenzregiounen am Oste vum Kongo. Wat dës Kéier anescht ass, ass de Krankheetserreger selwer. Verantwortlech ass de Bundibugyo-Virus, eng Ebola-Spezies, fir déi et — am Ënnerscheed zum vill méi verbreete Zaire-Stamm — weder e zougelaassene Vaccin nach eng zougelooss Behandlung gëtt. D'Vaccinen an d'Antikörper-Medikamenter, déi no fréieren Epidemien op Lager geluecht goufen, si géint en anere Virus entwéckelt ginn. Dofir bleift den Ekipen op der Plaz haaptsächlech d'ënnerstëtzend Fleeg, während d'Fuerscher am Eelmarsch potenziell Therapien testen. Bal alleng op der Ituri konzentréiert D'Epidemie gouf de 15. Mee vum Kongolesesche Gesondheetsministère confirméiert an zwee Deeg drop vun der WHO als «Gesondheetlechen Noutfall vun internationaler Bedeitung» ausgeruff. Et ass säit der Entdeckung vum Virus am Joer 1976 den 17. registréierten Ebola-Ausbroch am Land. Am gréisste Mooss konzentréiert d'Epidemie sech op d'Provënz Ituri, wou d'Provënzhaaptstad Bunia am schwéiersten getraff ass. No der WHO-Zielung vum 19. Juni waren 33 Gesondheetszonen an dräi Provënze betraff — 21 op der Ituri, 11 am Nordkivu an eng am Südkivu — an duerno gouf nach e Fall an der Nopeschprovënz Haut-Uélé gemellt. D'Steifléckegkeet läit ronn 30 Prozent. Déi wichtegst Zuelen: - Méi wéi 90 Prozent vun de Fäll leien op der Ituri, virun allem zu Bunia, Rwampara a Mongbwalu. - Uganda huet 20 confirméiert Fäll an zwee Doudeger gemellt, ënner anerem an der Haaptstad Kampala, mat grenziwwerschreidender Iwwerdroung verbonnen. - Frankräich huet ee Fall gemellt: en Dokter, deen no engem humanitären Asaz an der DRK krank gouf. - Bal 80 Gesondheetsaarbechter goufe laut UNO-Zuelen ugestach. Firwat d'Agrenzung net funktionéiert De Virus zirkuléiert an enger vun de geféierlechste Regioune vun der Welt. Den Osten vum Kongo gëtt zënter Joren duerch de Konflikt zerrass — mat der M23-Bewegung, déi grouss Deeler vum Südkivu kontrolléiert, an der ADF an der CODECO-Miliz. Dës Onsécherheet huet ëmmer nees d'Iwwerwaachung, d'Nofuerschung vu Kontakter an déi sécher Begriefnesser ënnerbrach, op déi all Ebola-Äntwert ugewisen ass. Behandlungszentre goufen ugegraff a vereenzelt vun Awunner ugestach, déi de baussenzege Gesondheetsekippe mësstrauen. Deeglaang Begriefnesser — bei deenen d'Trauergäscht déi héichinfektiéis Läiche beréieren — féieren ëmmer nees zu neien Ustiechketten. Grenzschléissungen a Manktem u Schutzausrëschtung bremsen d'Aarbecht zousätzlech. «Dës Zentre si scho méi wéi eemol ugegraff ginn. Si brauchen vun allem méi: Schutzausrëschtung, Medikamenter, Schnelltester a Läichesäck.» Dës Aschätzung vun der Al-Jazeera-Korrespondentin Catherine Wambua-Soi, déi aus der Regioun bericht, weist d'Kluft tëscht dem Ausmooss vun der Gefor an de Ressourcen op der Plaz. Médecins Sans Frontières, déi méi wéi 600 Leit agesat huet a Behandlungszentren zu Bunia, Mongbwalu an iwwer d'Grenz zu Kampala bedreift, warnt virun «grousse Lücken an der Iwwerwaachung, der Diagnos, der Kontaktverfollegung an der Zesummenaarbecht mat de Gemeinschaften». Eng international Äntwert am Wettlaf mam Virus D'Äntwert ass trotzdem staark eropgefuer ginn. Laut der UNO ass d'Behandlungskapazitéit vu manner wéi 10 Better op iwwer 500 an 19 Zentre gewuess, d'deeglecht Testen vun 30 Prouwen op iwwer 2.000 an néng Laboren, a méi wéi 100 Patiente sinn erëm gesond ginn. De WHO-Generaldirekter Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ass de 28. Mee an d'DRK gereest, fir den Asaz z'ënnerstëtzen. De 5. Juni hunn d'WHO an d'Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention e gemeinsame kontinentale Plang lancéiert, deen iwwer sechs Méint 518 Milliounen US-Dollar sicht, fir den Ausbroch ze bekämpfen an d'Verdeedegung an den Nopeschlänner ze stäerken. D'Fuerscher setzen entrëms drop, Kandidaten-Therapien ze testen — dorënner den antiviralen Wirkstoff Remdesivir a monoklonal Antikörper — mat experimentellen Dosen aus den USA fir déi klinesch Studien. Deen eenzege Wee, fir dësen Ausbroch ze besiegen, ass duerch eng enk Partnerschaft, andeem mer ënner der Féierung vun de betraffene Länner an engem koordinéierten Effort zesummenaarbechten, no engem einfache Prinzip: ee Plang, ee Budget, eng Ekipp. Esou huet den Tedros d'Strategie beim Lancement vum Plang beschriwwen. Säi Kolleg bei der Africa CDC, de Generaldirekter Jean Kaseya, huet d'Dringlechkeet méi direkt op de Punkt bruecht: «Ebola beweegt sech séier. Afrika muss sech nach méi séier beweegen.» Angscht viru méi enger breeder Ausbreedung Déi zentral Suerg ass elo, datt de Virus aus sengem Kärgebitt ausbrécht. D'WHO an d'Africa CDC schätzen d'Risiko fir Länner mat gemeinsame Landgrenze bei de betraffene Regiounen als héich an — wéinst der stänneger Beweegung vu Mënschen duerch grenziwwerschreidenden Handel a Biergbau. D'Ituri an den Haut-Uélé grenzen un de Süd-Sudan an d'Zentralafrikanesch Republik, an déi méi breet Regioun grenzt un Uganda a Ruanda. Grenziwwerschreidend Iwwerdroung ass an Uganda scho belut, an ee importéierte Fall huet Frankräich erreecht — e Beweis dofir, wéi séier d'Krankheet reese kann. De gemeinsame Reaktiounsplang hieft 10 prioritär Länner ervir, wou d'Iwwerwaachung an d'Bereetschaft gestäerkt ginn, falls d'Epidemie weider iwwersprénge sollt. Fir de Moment, soen d'Gesondheetsverantwortlech, hänkt de Verlaf manner vun der Wëssenschaft ronderëm Ebola of — déi gutt verstan ass — wéi dovun, ob d'Ekippen d'Kranker an engem vum Krich gepräägte Land iwwerhaapt erreeche kënnen. ### Sources - Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, DRC & Uganda — Disease Outbreak News (DON608, 19 June 2026) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON608 - Epidemic of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/05-06-2026-africa-cdc-and-who-launch-joint-continental-ebola-response-plan - Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167801 - DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/dr-congo-says-1307-ebola-cases-confirmed-including-377-deaths - 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Central_Africa_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in DR Congo: MSF response, key facts, and timeline — Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html - WHO, Africa CDC announce joint Ebola response plan — CIDRAP, University of Minnesota: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/who-africa-cdc-announce-joint-ebola-response-plan - Ebola deaths pass 400 in the DRC — World Socialist Web Site: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/02/dyae-j02.html --- ## Sauerstoff an de Flëss gëtt knapp — an d'EU-Waasserziler bleiwen ausser Reechwäit - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztwell-alzette-sauerstoff-fless-eu-waasserziler-2027 - Published: 2026-07-02T11:54:20.166+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:54:20.166+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 31855186-bef1-4132-a659-696850f05f6d - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > D'Hëtztwell vun Enn Juni huet d'Waassertemperature iwwer 25°C gedréckt an de Sauerstoff op e kriteschen Niveau gefall — an erënnert drun, wéi wäit Lëtzebuerg vu senge verbindleche Ziler ewech ass. ### Summary Wärend der Hëtztwell vun Enn Juni 2026 huet d'Waasserwirtschaftsverwaltung viru kriteschen Sauerstoffwäerter an de Flëss gewarnt. D'Episod weist op e chronescht Problem: bal keng vu Lëtzebuergs Uewerflächewaasser erreecht de gudde ekologesche Status, dee bis 2027 gefuerdert ass. ### Key facts - Den 26. Juni 2026 huet d'AGE viru kriteschen Sauerstoffwäerter an de Flëss gewarnt; an e puer Statioune louch d'Waassertemperatur iwwer 25°C, a lokaalt Fëschstierwen ass wahrscheinlech. - E landeswäit Verbuet, Waasser aus de Flëss ze zéien, kéint kommen, wann d'Niveaue weider falen; renaturéiert Flëss packen d'Hëtzt besser. - Méi wéi 90% vum Lëtzebuerger Uewerflächewaasser erreecht net de gudde ekologesche Status — ee vun den Europa schlechtste Resultater. - LIST-Fuerschung weist: 60 bis 80% vun den europäesche Flëss verfeele weider de gudden ekologeschen Zoustand, an d'Biodiversitéit follegt net ëmmer der Waasserqualitéit. - D'EU-Frist fir de gudde Status ass 2027; d'Regierung setzt op Renaturéierung an huet 2025 den éischten 'Renaturéierungsdësch' lancéiert. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt de Sauerstoff an de Flëss bei Hëtzt knapp?** Waarmt Waasser hält manner geléiste Sauerstoff wéi kaalt Waasser. Wann d'Temperatur héich ass, d'Flëss niddereg stinn an d'Sonn staark brennt, fällt de Sauerstoffgehalt op e kriteschen Niveau — wat besonnesch fir d'Fësch geféierlech ass. **Q: Wat ass de gudde ekologesche Status no der EU-Waasserrahmerichtlinn?** Et ass e verbindleche Standard, deen d'Memberstaate fir hir Flëss, Séien a Grondwaasser erreeche mussen. Zu Lëtzebuerg erreecht méi wéi 90% vum Uewerflächewaasser dëse Status net, a bal 40% läit an der schlechtster Kategorie. **Q: Wéini leeft d'EU-Frist fir dee gudde Status of?** D'Waasserrahmerichtlinn setzt eng lescht Frist op 2027, no zwou fréieren Verlängerungen. Lëtzebuerg ass de Moment nach wäit ewech vun der Konformitéit. **Q: Wat ass de Renaturéierungsdësch?** Eng national Konsultatioun, déi den Ëmweltminister Serge Wilmes an den Inneminister Léon Gloden am November 2025 am Schlass Senneng lancéiert hunn, fir d'Restauratioun vun de Flëss ze beschleunegen, veroudert Barragen ewechzehuelen an den nächste Bewirtschaftungsplang virzebereeden. ### Body Wéi d'Thermometer Enn Juni op iwwer 25°C an e puer vun eise Baachen geklommen ass, ass de Sauerstoff am Waasser geféierlech knapp ginn — a fir d'Fëscherei war dat kee guddt Zeechen. Den 26. Juni huet d'Waasserwirtschaftsverwaltung (AGE) gewarnt, datt d'Hëtzt de geléiste Sauerstoff an de Flëss op e kriteschen Niveau gedréckt huet, wat d'Waasserliewewiesen a Gefor bréngt an e lokaalt Fëschstierwe wahrscheinlech mécht, wann d'Situatioun sou weidergeet. Waarmt Waasser hält manner Sauerstoff wéi kaalt — an wann d'Flëss dobäi nach niddereg stinn an d'Sonn onbaarmhäerzeg brennt, gëtt de Spillraum fir Fësch a Kläraarte séier ganz kleng. Genee dat war dëse Summer de Fall. Wéi d'Hëtzt de Baachen d'Loft ofdréit D'AGE huet vun enger däitlecher Verschlechterung an de Waasserleef geschwat an d'Faassen op de kriteschen Offall vum Sauerstoff geluecht. D'Verwaltung huet d'Ofwaassersyndikater, d'Industrie a jiddereen, deen an d'Baachen aleet, opgeruff, mam Waasser suergsam ëmzegoen a Virbeuchungsmoossnamen ze huelen. Wann d'Niveaue weider falen, kéint souguer e vireiwwergoend Verbuet uechter d'Land kommen, fir Waasser aus de Flëss ze zéien. D'Fësch si besonnesch ufälleg, an e lokaalt Fëschstierwen ass héich wahrscheinlech, wann d'Situatioun bestoe bleift. D'Verwaltung huet dobäi ënnerstrach, datt renaturéiert Flossstrecken — mat Schied, Mäander an Iwwerschwemmungsberäicher — d'Hëtztwelle vill besser packe wéi kanaliséiert Baachen. D'Waasserniveaue kann een op inondations.lu matverfollegen. D'Episod war Deel vun enger méi breeder europäescher Hëtztwell. Lëtzebuerg stoung zënter dem 22. Juni ënner rouder Alarmstuf, mat Duerchschnëttstemperaturen tëscht 35°C an 40°C an aussergewéinlech waarmen Nuechten. Op der anerer Säit vun der Grenz huet Däitschland den 27. Juni mat 41,3°C en nationale Rekord opgestallt. E schlechte Bulletin ënner europäeschem Recht D'Hëtzt huet awer nëmmen e Problem verschäerft, deen zënter laangem besteet. No der EU-Waasserrahmerichtlinn, déi 2000 ugeholl ginn ass, mussen d'Memberstaaten hir Flëss, Séien a Grondwaasser op e gudden ekologeschen a chemesche Status bréngen. D'lescht Bericht vun der Europäescher Ëmweltagence (EEA) reit Lëtzebuerg ënner déi puer Flossgebitter, wou méi wéi 90% vum Uewerflächewaasser den datt gudde Status net erreechen — praktesch keng vun eise Flëss läit an der Kategorie "gutt" oder "héich", a bal 40% stinn an der schlechtster Klass "schlecht". Zum Verglach: an der EU-27 erreecht ronn 40% vum Uewerflächewaasser dee gudde Status. Fuerscher vum Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) hunn dee selwechte Réckstand vun ënnen erop belount. Als Deel vun enger Nature-Etude vun 2023 — The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt — hunn LIST-Ökologen 1.816 biologesch Zäitreie aus 22 europäesche Länner tëscht 1968 an 2020 analyséiert. D'Bild ass ee vu richtege Fortschrëtter, déi dono stoe bliwwe sinn: d'Séisswaasserliewen huet sech zënter den 1960er staark erholl, wéi d'Verschmotzung ugepaakt gouf, mä de gréissten Deel vun där Verbesserung ass virun 2010 geschitt — duerno ass et flaach ginn. Eng weider Analys vun de Wierbellosen a ronn 1.365 Plazen a 23 Länner, verëffentlecht am Nature Ecology & Evolution am Januar 2024, koum fir de ganze Kontinent zu engem ähnlechen Uerteel. "Och wann et Zeeche vu Fortschrëtt gëtt, ënner anerem manner Verschmotzung a Beméiungen fir Liewensraim ze restauréieren, erreechen 60 bis 80% vun den europäesche Flëss ëmmer nach net déi streng Krittäre fir e gudden ekologeschen Zoustand." Dat war d'Aschätzung vum LIST-Konservatiounsbiolog Alain Dohet, deen dorobber higewisen huet, datt Lëtzebuerg keng Ausnam ass: trotz bedeitendem Asaz fir organesch Verschmotzung ze reduzéieren — virun allem duerch besser Ofwaasserbehandlung — ass de gefuerderte gudde Status am Duerchschnëtt nach ëmmer net erreecht. A méi propper Waasser bedeit net automatesch méi Liewen am Waasser. "Just well d'Qualitéit vun de Flëss an de leschte Joerzéngte besser ginn ass, heescht dat net, datt d'Biodiversitéit iwwerall och besser gouf", esou d'LIST-Fuerscherin Sarah Vray. D'Belaaschtungen, déi eist Waasser no ënne zéien, si quer duerch Europa bekannt: - atmosphäresch Aleedung, déi ronn 59% vun de Waasserkierper betrëfft; - hydromorphologesch Verännerungen un de Flossbetter, ronn 57%; - diffus Verschmotzung aus der Landwirtschaft, ronn 32%. Pestizide an hir Ofbauprodukter sinn e besonnesche Grond, firwat d'Land de gudde chemeschen Status net erreecht. D'Deadline 2027 réckelt geféierlech no Wat déi Zuelen méi mécht wéi eng akademesch Blamage, ass de Kalenner. D'Waasserrahmerichtlinn setzt eng lescht Frist op 2027, fir datt d'Memberstaaten dee gudde Status erreechen — no zwou fréieren Verlängerungen. Sou wéi et de Moment ausgesäit, ass Lëtzebuerg — wéi e groussen Deel vun der Unioun — nach wäit ewech vun der Konformitéit, an domat riskéiert et juristeschen a politeschen Drock aus Bréissel. D'Haaptäntwert vun der Regierung ass d'Renaturéierung: d'Réckgängegmaache vun Joerzéngten un Begradegung, déi de Flëss hir natierlech Widderstandskraaft geholl huet. Am November 2025 hunn den Ëmweltminister Serge Wilmes an den Inneminister Léon Gloden am Schlass Senneng den éischten nationale "Renaturéierungsdësch" lancéiert, fir d'Restauratioun vun de Waasserleef ze beschleunegen, veroudert Barragen ewechzehuelen, d'Iwwerschwemmungsrisiko ze reduzéieren an de nächste Bewirtschaftungsplang virzebereeden. D'Ministere presentéieren dës Aarbecht esou vill als Klimaupassung wéi als Naturschutz — an d'Hëtzt vun dësem Juni, déi renaturéiert Flëss no den Ugaben vun der AGE besser gepackt hunn, huet ganz konkret gewisen, firwat. Fir de Moment ginn d'Flëss Statioun fir Statioun, Temperaturmiessung fir Temperaturmiessung, iwwerwaacht — a Fuerscher warnen, datt Summeren esou wéi deen do keng Ausnam sinn, mä eng Virschau. D'verbindlecht Zil vu Lëtzebuerg ass elo nach knapp e Joer ewech. ### Sources - Heatwave Pushes Luxembourg Rivers to Critical Oxygen Levels — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/62024-heatwave-pushes-luxembourg-rivers-to-critical-oxygen-levels - Water Quality and Biodiversity in Europe's Rivers: A Tale of Progress and Challenges — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/water-quality-and-biodiversity-in-europes-rivers-a-tale-of-progress-and-challenges - New study published in Nature shows restoration of European rivers might have lost momentum — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/media-event/news/news-detail/new-study-published-in-nature-shows-restoration-of-european-rivers-might-have-lost-momentum - Ecological status of surface waters in Europe — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Ecological status of surface waters in the EU-27 (Europe's environment 2025) — European Environment Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-environment-2025/thematic-briefings/biodiversity-and-ecosystems/state-of-europes-biodiversity/ecological-status-of-surface-waters - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Premier 'Renaturéierungsdësch': Serge Wilmes mise sur la nature pour renforcer la résilience climatique — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/11-novembre/11-wilmes-gloden-renaturation.html - Luxembourg to Strengthen Climate Resilience Through River Renaturation — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/environment/57864-luxembourg-to-strengthen-climate-resilience-through-river-renaturation --- ## 3 Euro Zoll pro Artikelzort: D'EU huet d'Fräigrenz fir kleng Pakeeten ofgeschaaft - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/temu-shein-pakeeten-3-euro-zoll-fraigrenz-fort - Published: 2026-07-02T11:45:02.659+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:45:02.659+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: b7745368-ab0c-429b-8c2f-25b390aceff9 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Zënter dem 1. Juli ass déi 150-Euro-Zollbefreiung fir Bestellunge vu baussent der EU Geschicht. Bis 2028 gi 3 Euro pro Artikelzort fälleg — meeschtens scho beim Checkout am Präis mat dran. ### Summary D'EU huet den 1. Juli 2026 d'Zollbefreiung fir Pakeeten ënner 150 Euro ofgeschaaft. Op der Plaz gëtt bis 2028 eng Pauschal vun 3 Euro pro Artikelkategorie fälleg, déi de Verkeefer oder d'Plattform iwwer den IOSS schëllt — net de Client un der Dier. ### Key facts - Zënter dem 1. Juli 2026 ass d'Zollbefreiung fir Pakeeten ënner 150 Euro aus Net-EU-Länner ofgeschaaft. - Bis den 1. Juli 2028 gëtt eng Pauschal vun 3 Euro pro Artikelkategorie fälleg — geschëllt vum Verkeefer oder der Plattform am IOSS, net vum Client un der Dier. - 2024 sinn 4,6 Milliarde esou Pakeeten an d'EU komm — 91 Prozent aus China; bis zu 65 Prozent waren ze niddreg deklaréiert. - Un der TVA ännert sech näischt: Import-TVA ass zënter 2021 op all Net-EU-Pak fälleg, an d'Verzollungsfraise vun der POST oder engem Courier bleiwen. - Vum 1. Juli 2028 u sollen iwwer den neien Customs Data Hub déi normal Zolltariffer op all Wuer gëllen, egal wéi de Wäert ass. ### FAQ **Q: Muss ech elo bei all Temu- oder Shein-Bestellung Zoll un der Dier bezuelen?** Nee. Bei Plattformen, déi am IOSS registréiert sinn — dat sinn no den Zuele vum Conseil 93 Prozent vum E-Commerce an d'EU —, schëllt de Verkeefer respektiv d'Plattform den Zoll. Fir de Client dierft en als liicht méi héije Präis beim Checkout opdauchen, net als Fraise bei der Livraisoun. **Q: Wéi gi déi 3 Euro genee gerechent?** Pro ënnerschiddlecher Artikelkategorie am Pak, festgeluecht iwwer d'Zolltarif-Ënnerpositioun — net pro Pak. D'Beispill vum Conseil: eng Seidebluse an zwou Wollblusen = zwou Kategorien = 6 Euro. **Q: Wéi laang gëllt déi nei Pauschal?** Vum 1. Juli 2026 bis den 1. Juli 2028, mat der Méiglechkeet vun enger Verlängerung. Duerno solle mam neien EU Customs Data Hub déi normal Zolltariffer vum éischten Euro un op all Wuer applizéiert ginn. **Q: Ännert sech eppes un der TVA oder un de POST-Fraisen?** Nee. Import-TVA ass schonn zënter 2021 op all Pak vu baussent der EU fälleg a gëtt bei IOSS-Verkeefer beim Checkout matbezuelt. Wann d'POST oder e Courier e Pak fir den Empfänger verzollt, kommen hir Verzollungsfraisen nach ëmmer dobäi. ### Body Op Bestellunge bei Temu, Shein oder AliExpress gëtt zënter dem 1. Juli fir d'éischte Kéier Zoll fälleg: D'EU huet d'Fräigrenz vun 150 Euro ofgeschaaft — déi Ausnam, op där d'Billeg-Plattformen hire Modell «direkt aus der Fabrick bei de Client» an Europa opgebaut haten. Op der Plaz steet elo eng Pauschal vun 3 Euro, déi op all ënnerschiddlech Zort Artikel an engem Pak ënner 150 Euro erhuewe gëtt — egal, ob d'Wuer aus China, den USA oder soss engem Drëttland kënnt. De Conseil vun der EU huet d'Reegelung den 11. Februar formell als Reglement (EU) 2026/382 ugeholl, nodeems d'Memberstaate sech den 12. Dezember 2025 politesch eens gi waren; d'Ausféierungsreegele vun der Kommissioun stinn zënter dem 8. Juni am Journal officiel. D'Pauschal ass eng Iwwergangsléisung: Si gëllt vum 1. Juli 2026 bis den 1. Juli 2028 a kann duerno verlängert ginn. Dräi Euro pro Zort — net pro Pak D'Taxe gëtt pro ënnerschiddlecher Artikelkategorie gerechent, festgeluecht iwwer d'Zolltarif-Ënnerpositioun, an net pro Pak. De Conseil selwer rechent vir: E Pak mat enger Seidebluse an zwou Wollblusen enthält zwou verschidden Tarifpositiounen — also gi 6 Euro fälleg. A wiem seng Bestellung a méi Pakeeten opgedeelt verschéckt gëtt, dee generéiert d'Taxe op all eenzelne Pak. Entscheedend fir de Client ass, wien d'Sue schëllt: net hien un der Dier, mee den Deklarant — an der Praxis de Verkeefer oder d'Plattform, déi am Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) fir d'TVA registréiert ass, oder hire Vertrieder. No den Zuele vum Conseil lafen 93 Prozent vum E-Commerce an d'EU iwwer den IOSS. Bei de groussen Apps dierft den neien Zoll also als liicht méi héije Präis beim Checkout opdauchen, net als Iwwerraschung, wann de Facteur schellt. D'Kommissioun wëll reegelméisseg préiwen, ob d'Taxe op Verkeefer ausserhalb vum IOSS ausgeweit gëtt. D'Dimensioune sinn enorm: 4,6 Milliarde Pakeeten ënner 150 Euro sinn 2024 an d'EU erakomm — ronn 12 Millioune pro Dag —, 91 Prozent dovun aus China, an d'Volumen hu sech zënter 2022 all Joer verduebelt. No Schätzunge vun der Kommissioun ware bis zu 65 Prozent vun de klenge Pakeeten ze niddreg deklaréiert, fir den Zoll z'ëmgoen. Firwat d'EU net op den Datenhub waart Datt d'Fräigrenz komplett fält, war schonn am November 2025 am Kader vun der grousser EU-Zollreform decidéiert. Den definitive System hänkt awer um neien Customs Data Hub, deen eréischt den 1. Juli 2028 soll fonctionéieren. Amplaz esou laang ze waarden, hunn d'Memberstaate sech fir déi einfach Pauschal als Tëscheléisung entscheet — wéinst der onfairer Konkurrenz fir europäesch Händler, wéinst onséchere Produkter, déi duerch d'Kontrolle rutschen, a wéinst dem ekologesche Käschtepunkt vu Milliarden eenzel verschéckte Päck. De weltwäiten E-Commerce boomt, an d'EU-Zollreegele musse matgoen. D'Ofschafe vun der vereelzter Ausnam fir kleng Pakeeten hëlleft, d'EU-Betriber z'ënnerstëtzen, a spärt onseriéise Verkeefer d'Weeër. Elo musse mer entschloss mat der grousser Zollreform virukommen — si ass e Schlësselstéck am Puzzle, fir d'EU méi kompetitiv a méi sécher ze maachen, sot de Makis Keravnos, de Finanzminister vun Zypern, am Numm vun der Conseilspresidence, wéi d'Reglement am Februar ugeholl gouf. D'dänesch Wirtschaftsministesch Stephanie Lose, déi den Accord vum November 2025 presidéiert huet, sot, si wier «immens frou» iwwer d'Eenegung, den 150-Euro-Seuil ofzeschafen: Et gëtt séchergestallt, «datt vum éischten Euro un Zoll bezuelt gëtt», et entstinn «gläich Konditioune fir europäesch Betriber», an den «Afloss vu Billegwuere gëtt limitéiert». D'Ministere ware sech deemools och eens, sou séier wéi méiglech 2026 eng temporär Léisung op d'Been ze setzen — genee déi, déi elo a Kraaft ass. D'Plattformen hunn d'Ännerung komme gesinn: Shein an Temu hu Méint virum 1. Juli grouss Stocken an EU-Fulfillment-Zentre geréckelt, fir d'Bestellunge vun do aus ze verschécken — beim Bulk-Import gëtt den Zoll bei der Entrée bezuelt, duerno kascht déi eenzel Livraisoun keng Pauschal méi. Den Handel dogéint fënnt d'Moossnamen ze mëll: De belsche Mëttelstandsverband SNI huet déi parallel geplangten Traitementstaxe vu ronn 2 Euro als «komplett onzoureechend» bezeechent, fir déi europäesch Geschäfter virun der Billegwelle ze schützen. Wat dat fir d'Akafen hei am Land heescht Fir d'Konsumenten zu Lëtzebuerg an an der Groussregioun sinn d'Effekter reell, awer haaptsächlech indirekt: - Um Präis, net um Pabeier: Bestellunge bei IOSS-registréierte Plattforme wéi Temu, Shein oder AliExpress ginn einfach e bësse méi deier beim Bezuelen — 3 Euro pro Artikelzort —, ouni nei Formalitéite bei der Livraisoun. - D'TVA bleift, wéi se ass: Import-TVA ass zënter 2021 op all Pak vu baussent der EU fälleg a gëtt bei IOSS-Verkeefer schonn direkt beim Checkout matbezuelt, wéi d'Douane et präziséiert. - Ouni IOSS bleift et deier: All Import vu baussent der EU brauch eng elektronesch Zolldeklaratioun, egal wéi vill de Pak wäert ass. A wann d'POST oder e Courier de Pak fir den Empfänger verzollt, kommen hir Verzollungsfraisen nach op all Tax dobäi — dorunner ännert dat neit Regime näischt. - Weider Käschte kënne kommen: Eng separat Taxe vu ronn 2 Euro pro Pak, déi d'Douane fir den Openthalt vun der E-Commerce-Flut entschiedege soll, gëtt nach am Kader vum gréissere Reformpak verhandelt. 2028 kënnt de richtegen Tarif Déi 3 Euro sinn ausdrécklech temporär. Vum 1. Juli 2028 un, wann den neien Datenhub vun der EU-Douane leeft, sollen déi normal Zolltariffer op all importéiert Wuer applizéiert ginn — vum éischten Euro un, egal wéi de Wäert ass. Produit-Identifikateuren op klengen Envoien, zënter dem 1. Juli fräiwëlleg, gi vum 1. November 2026 un obligatoresch, fir datt d'Douanen onsécher oder falsch deklaréiert Wuere méi liicht erkennen. D'Zollrecettë fléissen als traditionell Eegeressource an den EU-Budget; d'Memberstaate behalen en Deel als Fraise fir d'Perceptioun. Déi Milliarde Mini-Pakeeten, déi bis elo ouni ee Cent Zoll iwwer d'Grenz koumen, finanzéieren an Zukunft also — Artikel fir Artikel — grad déi Kontrollen, duerch déi se selwer musse goen. ### Sources - Council gives final green light to new customs duty rules for small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/council-gives-final-green-light-to-new-customs-duty-rules-for-small-parcels/ - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - Customs: Council takes action to tackle the influx of small parcels — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/customs-council-takes-action-to-tackle-the-influx-of-small-parcels/ - Guidance and legal text on temporary flat fee on low-value imports which will apply until 1 July 2028 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-legal-text-temporary-flat-fee-low-value-imports-which-will-apply-until-1-july-2028-2026-06-08_en - E-commerce: 150 EUR customs duty exemption threshold to be removed as of 2026 — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/e-commerce-150-eur-customs-duty-exemption-threshold-be-removed-2026-2025-11-13_en - EU slaps €3 duty fee on SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress imports — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/eu-slaps-3-duty-fee-on-shein-temu-and-aliexpress-imports - EU countries agree temporary €3 flat customs fee for small imported parcels — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/12/eu-countries-agree-temporary-3-flat-customs-fee-for-small-imported-parcels - Shein and Temu hit by new EU customs duty on cheap parcels — Retail Gazette: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/07/shein-and-temu-hit-by-new-eu-customs-duty-on-cheap-parcels/ - Tax on small parcels: EU acts, retailers criticise — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/tax-on-small-parcels-eu-acts-retailers-criticise - EU introduces EUR 3 customs duty on low-value imports from 1 July 2026 — Baker McKenzie — Global Import Blog: https://globalimportblog.bakermckenzie.com/2026/06/26/eu-eu-introduces-eur-3-customs-duty-on-low-value-imports-from-1-july-2026/ - Packages/Shipments — international trade — Administration des douanes et accises (Luxembourg): https://douanes.public.lu/fr/commerce-international/colis-envois/Packages_shipments.html - What are customs charges? — POST Luxembourg: https://www.post.lu/en/particuliers/support/colis/colis/douane/frais-de-douane - EU Customs Duty Hits Shein, Temu Parcels: 5.9 Billion Imports Now Taxed — Tech Times: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319496/20260702/eu-customs-duty-hits-shein-temu-parcels-59-billion-imports-now-taxed.htm --- ## Helsing viru Milliarderonn: Mënchner Dronebauer um Sprong zum wäertvollste Startup an Däitschland - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/muenchner-dronebauer-helsing-milliarderonn-rekordbewaertung - Published: 2026-07-02T11:23:51.266+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:23:51.266+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: c6c9c379-2420-414e-9be3-0a376e0bb1c9 - Dateline: Munich, DE > Ronn 1,2 Milliarden Dollar, ugefouert vun den US-Investisseuren Dragoneer a Lightspeed, sollen d'Dronen- a KI-Firma mat 18 Milliarden Dollar bewäerten – d'Ronn war e puer Mol iwwerzeechent. ### Summary D'Mënchner Verdeedegungsfirma Helsing steet virum Ofschloss vun enger Finanzéierungsronn vu ronn 1,2 Milliarden Dollar bei enger Bewäertung vu ronn 18 Milliarden Dollar – e Rekord fir en däitscht Startup an e Symbol vun Europas Opreschtungsboom. ### Key facts - Helsing sammelt ronn 1,2 Milliarden Dollar (ca. 1 Milliard Euro) an – d'Ronn ass laut FT e puer Mol iwwerzeechent, awer nach net offiziell ofgeschloss. - Mat enger Bewäertung vu ronn 18 Milliarden Dollar wier Helsing dat wäertvollst Startup an Däitschland; d'Firma bleift zu ronn 80 Prozent an europäescher Hand. - Europäesch Défense-, Sécherheets- a Resilienz-Startuppen hunn 2025 rekordverdächteg 8,7 Milliarden Dollar u Risikokapital ugezunn – 55 Prozent méi wéi d'Joer virdrun. - D'EIB um Kierchbierg huet hir Sécherheets- a Verdeedegungsfinanzéierung 2025 op 4 Milliarden Euro vervéierfacht. - Hannergrond: dat neit NATO-Zil vu 5 Prozent vum PIB bis 2035 an den EU-Plang ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 mat bis zu 800 Milliarden Euro. ### FAQ **Q: Ass d'Finanzéierungsronn vun Helsing schonn ofgeschloss?** Nee. D'Financial Times huet Ufank Mee als éischt iwwer d'Ronn vu ronn 1,2 Milliarden Dollar bericht, Bloomberg an TechCrunch hunn dat confirméiert. Den Timing vum Ofschloss stoung deemools nach net fest, an eng formell Annonce gouf et bis den 2. Juli net. **Q: Wat produzéiert Helsing genee?** KI-Software fir d'Militär an ëmmer méi Hardware: d'HX-2-Kampfdron, d'Loitering-Munitioun HF-1 (Dausende Stéck un d'Ukrain geliwwert), den Ënnerwaassergleiter SG-1 Fathom an den onbemannte Kampffliger CA-1 Europa, deen 2027 fir d'éischt fléie soll. **Q: Gëtt et e Lien mat Lëtzebuerg?** En direkten Investissement vun der EIB oder vu Lëtzebuerg an Helsing ass net bekannt. D'EIB um Kierchbierg huet awer hir Sécherheets- a Verdeedegungsfinanzéierung 2025 op 4 Milliarden Euro vervéierfacht an hir Verläinreegele säit 2024 op reng militäresch Projeten ausgeweit. **Q: Wien investéiert an der neier Ronn?** D'Ronn gëtt vun der San-Franciscoer Firma Dragoneer Investment Group ugefouert, mam bestoenden Investisseur Lightspeed Venture Partners als Co-Lead. Trotz den US-Leadinvestisseure bleift Helsing zu ronn 80 Prozent an europäescher Hand. ### Body Zanter datt Europa erëm eescht a seng Verdeedegung investéiert, jage sech d'Rekorder an der Défense-Tech-Branche – an néierens méi séier wéi zu München. Helsing, d'Firma, déi Kampfdronen a KI-Software fir d'Militär baut, steet no Informatioune vun der Financial Times virum Ofschloss vun enger Finanzéierungsronn vu ronn 1,2 Milliarden Dollar (ongeféier 1 Milliard Euro), déi si mat ronn 18 Milliarden Dollar bewäerte géif. Bloomberg an TechCrunch hunn d'Informatioun confirméiert. Domat wier déi eréischt 2021 gegrënnten Entreprise dat wäertvollst Startup an Däitschland. Ugefouert gëtt d'Ronn vun der Investmentfirma Dragoneer aus San Francisco, als Co-Lead ass de bestoenden Aktionär Lightspeed Venture Partners dobäi. No den Informatioune vun der FT war d'Ronn e puer Mol iwwerzeechent – d'Investisseure wollten also däitlech méi Suen dra stieche wéi dat, wat opgeholl gëtt. Offiziell ofgeschloss ass den Deal awer nach net: Den Timing stoung bei der éischter Berichterstattung Ufank Mee nach net fest, an eng formell Annonce gouf et bis elo keng. Trotz den zwee amerikanesche Leadinvestisseure bleift Helsing zu ronn 80 Prozent an europäescher Hand. Déi nei Bewäertung läit an Dollar gerechent ronn 30 Prozent iwwer där vu viru knapp engem Joer: Am Juni 2025 hat Helsing 600 Milliounen Euro bei enger Bewäertung vun 12 Milliarden Euro – deemools ronn 14 Milliarden Dollar – opgeholl, ugefouert vu Prima Materia, dem Investitiounsvehikel vum Spotify-Grënner Daniel Ek, deen och de Verwaltungsrot vun Helsing presidéiert. „Wärend Europa seng Verdeedegungskapazitéiten als Äntwert op déi geopolitesch Erausfuerderunge rasant verstäerkt, brauche mer dréngend Investitiounen an avancéiert Technologien, déi seng strategesch Autonomie a seng Sécherheetsbereetschaft garantéieren", sot den Ek deemools bei der Annonce vun där Ronn. Dronen, en Ënnerwaassergleiter an e Kampffliger ouni Pilot Gegrënnt gouf Helsing am Mäerz 2021 vum Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf an Niklas Köhler – ufanks als reng Softwarefirma. Mëttlerweil beschäftegt d'Entreprise ronn 900 Leit (Stand 2025) a baut ëmmer méi Hardware selwer: d'HX-2, eng elektresch Kampfdron a Form vun engem X mat ronn 100 Kilometer Reechwäit; d'Loitering-Munitioun HF-1, vun där Dausenden iwwer däitsch Finanzéierung un d'Ukrain geliwwert goufen; den autonomen Ënnerwaassergleiter SG-1 Fathom; an de CA-1 Europa, en onbemannte Kampffliger, deen 2027 fir d'éischt fléie soll. Derbäi komm sinn d'Iwwernam vum Fligerbauer Grob (2025) a vun der Buedemrobotik-Firma Keybotic (Januar 2026). Déi ëffentlech Commandë suivéieren dem Kapital. Am Februar huet den däitsche Verdeedegungsministère Kontrakter fir Kampfdronen un Helsing an un de Berliner Konkurrent Stark verginn – laut DroneXL mat engem initiale Volume vun 269 Milliounen Euro, dee sech iwwer siwe Joer op bis zu 1,46 Milliarden Euro belafe kann. Am Mee hunn Helsing an de Bremer Weltraumkonzern OHB dunn de Joint-Venture KIRK gegrënnt, dee KI-baséiert Satellittesystemer fir Opklärung an Zilerfaassung fir europäesch Arméie bauen soll. „De Krich an der Ukrain weist, wéi wichteg d'Zilerfaassung aus dem Weltraum ass. E weist och, datt mer keng Zäit ze verléieren hunn an integréiert Verdeedegungssystemer am Weltraum – Systemer, deenen hir Leeschtung op Software-Fäegkeete berout – sou séier wéi méiglech liwwere mussen", sot de Co-CEO Gundbert Scherf beim Start vum Joint-Venture. 5 Prozent vum PIB: d'Politik huet d'Schleisen opgemaach Datt esou vill Kapital an d'Branche fléisst, ass d'Konsequenz vun engem historesche Politikwiessel zanter dem russeschen Ugrëff op d'Ukrain 2022. Um NATO-Sommet an Den Haag am Juni 2025 hunn d'Alliéiert sech engagéiert, bis 2035 all Joer 5 Prozent vum PIB fir Verdeedegung a Sécherheet auszeginn – 3,5 Prozent fir de militäresche Kär a bis zu 1,5 Prozent fir Infrastruktur, Resilienz an d'Verdeedegungsindustrie, mat enger Revisioun 2029. „D'Alliéiert verflichte sech, bis 2035 all Joer 5 Prozent vum PIB a fundamental Verdeedegungsbedierfnesser souwéi a verdeedegungs- a sécherheetsrelevant Ausgaben z'investéieren", heescht et an der gemeinsamer Deklaratioun vun de Staats- a Regierungscheffen. D'EU wëll hirersäits mat hirem Plang ReArm Europe, mëttlerweil op Readiness 2030 ëmgedeeft, bis zu 800 Milliarden Euro mobiliséieren – dorënner den 150-Milliarden-Euro-Prêtsinstrument SAFE fir gemeinsam Akeef, dat de Conseil am Mee 2025 ugeholl huet. D'Risikokapital ouni Beréierungsängschte méi Och déi privat Investisseuren hu séier ëmgeschwenkt. Europäesch Startuppen aus Verdeedegung, Sécherheet a Resilienz hunn 2025 e Rekord vun 8,7 Milliarden Dollar u Risikokapital agesammelt – 55 Prozent méi wéi d'Joer virdrun a bal véier Mol sou vill wéi nach fënnef Joer virdrun, wéi e Rapport vun Dealroom an dem NATO Innovation Fund vum Februar weist. 44 Prozent vun deem Kapital berout op kënschtlecher Intelligenz, an dem Helsing seng Heemechtsstad München ass mat 7 Milliarden Dollar zanter 2020 den éischten Hub an Europa. Däitschland eleng koum 2025 op 2,1 Milliarden Dollar. - Quantum Systems, de bayresche Bauer vun Opklärungsdronen, huet am November 2025 180 Milliounen Euro bei enger Bewäertung vun iwwer 3 Milliarden Euro opgeholl. - Stark, viru knapp zwee Joer gegrënnt, krut 500 Milliounen Euro, ugefouert vu Sequoia a Founders Fund, bei enger Bewäertung vun iwwer 3,5 Milliarden Euro. - Den nootsten US-Pendant, Anduril, gëtt an Investisseursgespréicher mat iwwer 60 Milliarden Dollar gehandelt – eng Lück, op déi europäesch Fongen zielen, datt se méi kleng gëtt. D'EIB um Kierchbierg zitt mat Och déi ëffentlech Finanzéierer verstäerken den Trend: D'Europäesch Investitiounsbank huet hir Finanzéierunge fir Sécherheet a Verdeedegung 2025 op 4 Milliarden Euro vervéierfacht – ronn 5 Prozent vun hire Finanzéierungen an der EU, e Seuil, deen eigentlech eréischt fir 2026 virgesi war – bannent engem Rekordplaffong vun 100 Milliarden Euro, dee fir 2026 erneiert gouf. Zanter 2024 huet d'Bank hir Reegele fir d'Verléine méi wéi eng Kéier gelackert a se op reng militäresch Investissementer ausgeweit. En direkt Engagement vun der EIB oder vu Lëtzebuerg bei Helsing ass net bekannt. Fir d'Finanzwelt geet d'Botschaft iwwer eng eenzeg Firma eraus: E Secteur, ëm deen d'Venturefongen viru just fënnef Joer nach aus etheschen a Mandatsgrënn e grousse Bou gemaach hunn, absorbéiert haut e wuessenden Deel vum europäesche Risikokapital, vum Talent a vun der Industriepolitik. Ob déi 18 Milliarden Dollar fir Helsing sech als viraussiichteg oder als iwwerhëtzt erweisen – d'Richtung steet fest: Soulaang d'Regierungen hir Ausgabeverspriechen halen, ass d'Verdeedegung dat europäescht Wuesstemsthema Nummer eent. ### Sources - Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/daniel-ek-backed-defense-tech-helsing-to-raise-1-2b-at-18b-valuation/ - German Drone Startup May See $18b Valuation in Fundraising: FT — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-09/german-drone-startup-may-see-18b-valuation-in-fundraising-ft - German defense tech startup Helsing in talks over $1.2B funding round — SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/11/german-defense-tech-startup-helsing-talks-1-2b-funding-round/ - Helsing Aims For $18 Billion Valuation In $1.2 Billion Dragoneer-Led Round — DroneXL: https://dronexl.co/2026/05/09/helsing-18-billion-valuation/ - Helsing, on the cusp of a $1.2B raise, forms space JV with OHB to build AI-based targeting systems — Resilience Media: https://resiliencemedia.co/helsing-on-the-cusp-of-a-1-2b-raise-forms-space-jv-with-ohb-to-build-ai-based-targeting-systems/ - Helsing and OHB form KIRK joint venture for European tactical space-based reconnaissance system — European Defence Industry: https://defence-industry.eu/helsing-and-ohb-form-kirk-joint-venture-for-european-tactical-space-based-reconnaissance-system/ - Helsing raises €600m to invest in European technological sovereignty — Helsing (company newsroom): https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-eur600m-to-invest-in-european-technological-sovereignty - Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek's Prima Materia — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/helsing-fundraise-600m-daniel-ek - Spotify's Daniel Ek leads $694 million investment in defense startup Helsing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence investment and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - SAFE: Council adopts €150 billion boost for joint procurement on European security and defence — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/05/27/safe-council-adopts-150-billion-boost-for-joint-procurement-on-european-security-and-defence/ - ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 — European Parliament (EPRS): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2025)769566 - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European Defence, Security & Resilience Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — NATO Innovation Fund: https://www.nif.fund/news/dealroom-and-nato-innovation-fund-european-defence-security-resilience-startups-smash-record-with-8-7b-raised-in-2025/ - Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European DSR Startups Smash Record with $8.7B Raised in 2025 — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209841430/en/Dealroom-and-NATO-Innovation-Fund-European-Defence-Security-Resilience-Startups-Smash-Record-with-$8.7B-Raised-in-2025 - EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025 — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/29/eib-spending-on-security-and-defence-quadrupled-to-4bn-in-2025 - EIB Group renews record-high financing target of €100 billion to boost Europe's strategic and technological independence — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2025-528-eib-group-renews-record-high-financing-target-of-eur100-billion-to-boost-europe-s-strategic-and-technological-independence - Helsing (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsing_(company) - Once-reluctant Germany goes big on one-way attack drones — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/02/26/once-reluctant-germany-goes-big-on-one-way-attack-drones/ - Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation - German drone startup Quantum Systems nears €200M funding at $3B valuation — Tech Funding News: https://techfundingnews.com/quantum-systems-to-close-e200m-at-3b-valuation-as-german-defence-tech-booms/ --- ## Fuesent bis Allerhellgen: D'CFL erneiere bal 30 Kilometer Gleiser — an all Schoulvakanz si Strecke gespaart - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/cfl-chantierskalenner-2026-spaeren-all-schoulvakanz - Published: 2026-07-02T11:12:17.523+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T11:12:17.523+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 0bf629e0-dcb7-4ea5-906b-f849174781b2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > 2026 gëtt e Joer vum Schinnenersatzbus: D'CFL bauen an all Schoulvakanz um Netz — am Summer ass souguer d'Streck op Diddenuerch fënnef an eng hallef Woch laang zou. ### Summary D'CFL erneieren 2026 bal 30 Kilometer Gleiser a spären dofir an all Schoulvakanz Strecken, am Summer och Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuerch. Et ass dat éischt Joer vum 4,7-Milliarde-Vertrag tëscht Staat a CFL. ### Key facts - D'CFL erneieren 2026 bal 30 Kilometer Streck, mat iwwer 50.000 Schwellen a ronn 50.000 Tonne Schotter. - Gespaart gëtt an all Schoulvakanz: Fuesent, Ouschteren, Päischten, Summer an Allerhellgen. - Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuerch ass vum 16. Juli bis den 23. August zou — am Summer fuere ronn 200 Chaufferen no un 1.000 Ersatzbusfaarten den Dag. - 2026 ass dat éischt Joer vum neie Gestiounsvertrag Staat–CFL: 4,7 Milliarden Euro vun 2026 bis 2040. - Déi nei 7-Kilometer-Streck Lëtzebuerg–Beetebuerg (414 Milliounen Euro) soll am September 2027 komplett a Betrib goen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini ass d'Streck Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuerch 2026 gespaart?** Vum 16. Juli bis den 23. August 2026. An där Zäit fuere Schinnenersatzbusser, ofgestëmmt mam RGTR, dem TICE an der SNCB; d'Detailer stinn op cfl.lu an an der CFL-App. **Q: Firwat gëtt grad an de Schoulvakanze geschafft?** Well dann däitlech manner Passagéier ënnerwee sinn a well nëmmen an de Vakanze genuch Busser a Chauffere fannen, fir d'Zich z'ersetzen — sou d'Erklärung vun de CFL. **Q: Wat bréngt déi nei Streck tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Beetebuerg?** Déi siwe Kilometer laang Streck (414 Milliounen Euro laut Paperjam) trennt den nationalen, de franséischen an de Frachtverkéier um meescht iwwerlaaschten Zougank zur Stad. 2026 gi Fahrleitung a Signalisatioun installéiert, de komplette Betrib ass fir September 2027 geplangt. **Q: Wat steet am neie Vertrag tëscht Staat a CFL?** 4,7 Milliarden Euro op 15 Joer (2026–2040) fir dat nationaalt Netz, d'Eisebunnsinfrastruktur vum Mäerter Hafen an 68 Garen an Arrêten, dorënner den Ëmbau vun der Gare Lëtzebuerg, déi nei Streck op Beetebuerg, multimodal Knuetpunkten an d'Erneierung vun der Maintenance-Flott. ### Body De Chantierskalenner, deen d'CFL fir 2026 verëffentlecht hunn, liest sech wéi de Vakanzekalenner vun de Schoulen: Fuesent, Ouschteren, Päischten, Summer, Allerhellgen — an all eenzeler Vakanz gi Strecke gespaart. Dohannert stécht e Programm, dee bal keng Haaptlinn verschount: knapp 30 Kilometer Gleiser gi bis Enn vum Joer erneiert, mat iwwer 50.000 neie Schwellen a ronn 50.000 Tonne Schotter. Geschafft gëtt op der Nordstreck vu Lëtzebuerg iwwer Ettelbréck an Ëlwen a Richtung Gouvy, op de Linnen op Waasserbëlleg an Tréier, op Klengbetten an Arel souwéi op deenen op Esch-Uelzecht a Rodange. Datt d'Baumaschinnen ëmmer da fueren, wann d'Schoulen zou sinn, ass keen Zoufall: An de Vakanze si manner Passagéier ënnerwee, an nëmmen da fënnt een iwwerhaapt genuch Busser a Chauffeuren, fir d'Zich z'ersetzen. D'CFL selwer stellen d'Joer an d'Kontinuitéit: "No 254 Deeg Aarbechten, déi 2025 der Mobilitéit vu muer gewidmet waren, féieren d'CFL hiren Engagement 2026 weider", heescht et am Communiqué. 2026 ass donieft dat éischt Joer vum neie Gestiounsvertrag tëscht Staat a CFL: 4,7 Milliarden Euro op 15 Joer. Wéini wéi eng Streck zou ass Dat sinn d'Haaptspären aus dem publizéierte Programm: - Fuesent (14.–22. Februar): Lëtzebuerg–Arel a Lëtzebuerg–Beetebuerg. - Ouschteren (28. Mäerz–12. Abrëll): Lëtzebuerg–Arel, Lëtzebuerg–Ettelbréck/Dikrech, Beetebuerg–Esch-Uelzecht souwéi Esch–Audun-le-Tiche a Rëmeleng–Näerzeng. - Päischten (23.–31. Mee): Lëtzebuerg–Arel, Lëtzebuerg–Ettelbréck/Dikrech a Lëtzebuerg–Beetebuerg. - Summer (16. Juli–14. September): Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuerch vum 16. Juli bis den 23. August; Lëtzebuerg–Beetebuerg vum 16. Juli bis de 14. August; Lëtzebuerg–Esch-Uelzecht an Näerzeng–Rëmeleng vum 15. bis den 23. August; Beetebuerg–Volmerange-les-Mines vum 16. bis den 31. Juli a vum 15. bis den 30. August; Ettelbréck–Ëlwen–Gouvy, Kautebaach–Wolz an d'Streck op Tréier hannert Waasserbëlleg vum 24. August bis de 14. September. - Allerhellgen (31. Oktober–8. November): Lëtzebuerg–Bartreng-Stroossen, Lëtzebuerg–Athus/Longwy a Lëtzebuerg–Ettelbréck/Dikrech. Op der Areler Linn kommen Ufank Juli nach kuerz Ënnerbriechunge mat ugepassten Horairen derbäi, déi deelweis bis an den August gëllen. Fir all Spär fuere Schinnenersatzbusser, ofgestëmmt mam RGTR, dem TICE an der belscher SNCB: An der Summerspëtzt rechnen d'CFL mat ronn 200 Chaufferen, déi all Dag no un 1.000 Busfaarten ofdecken. D'Detailer stinn am Chantierskalenner op cfl.lu an an der CFL-App. Déi gréisste Gleisbaustell läit am Osten: Tëscht Wecker a Fausermillen ginn 5,7 Kilometer Duebelspuer komplett nei opgebaut, mat 19.000 Schwellen a 7.000 Tonne Schotter. Am Norde ginn 2,6 Kilometer tëscht Cinqfontaines an Ëlwen erneiert, dozou kommen 1,1 Kilometer tëscht Kautebaach a Paradiso an 300 Meter tëscht Léiweng a Berchem. Fënnef an eng hallef Woch ouni Zuch op Diddenuerch Fir d'Frontaliere gëtt 2026 eng Gedoldsprouf. No de STATEC-Zuele vun 2025 pendele ronn 228.300 Grenzgänger an d'Land — bal d'Halschent vun de Beschäftegten —, ongeféier d'Halschent dovun aus Frankräich, de Rescht opgedeelt op d'Belsch an Däitschland. D'Streck op Diddenuerch ass déi am stäerkste frequentéiert vun deene Korridoren, an dowéinst ass hir Summerspär vu fënnef an enger hallwer Woch dat delikatst Stéck am ganze Programm. D'Areler Linn gëtt hirersäits op Fuesent, Ouschteren, Päischten an Ufank Juli ëmmer nees ënnerbrach, an d'Streck op Tréier ass vun Enn August bis Mëtt September zou. E groussen Deel vun deem Ëmstand déngt genee deene Projeten, déi méi Kapazitéit iwwer d'Grenze solle bréngen. D'Häerzstéck ass déi nei, siwe Kilometer laang Streck tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Beetebuerg — no Paperjam-Informatiounen e Projet vu 414 Milliounen Euro —, déi um meescht iwwerlaaschten Zougank zur Stad den nationalen, de franséischen an de Frachtverkéier vunenee trennt. 2026 ginn do Fahrleitung a Signalisatioun installéiert, de komplette Betrib ass fir September 2027 geplangt. Um Houwald gëtt dëst Joer den neie Pôle d'échange fäerdeg: véier Gleiser amplaz zwee tëscht Houwald an der Gare Lëtzebuerg, mat Rulltrapen erop op den Tramsarrêt. D'Gare Beetebuerg — déi zweetgréisst-frequentéiert am Land — gëtt ëmgebaut, inklusiv engem zweete "saut-de-mouton", zu Ettelbréck lafen d'Ofschlossaarbechten, an d'Barrière vun Dummeldeng, Milbech (Enn Juli) a Colmar-Usines verschwannen. Dat éischt Joer vum 4,7-Milliarde-Vertrag Finanzéiert gëtt dat alles iwwer den neie Gestiounsvertrag fir d'Eisebunnsinfrastruktur, deen d'Mobilitéitsministesch Yuriko Backes, de President vum CFL-Verwaltungsrot Jeannot Waringo an de Generaldirekter Marc Wengler den 12. Dezember 2025 ënnerschriwwen hunn: 4,7 Milliarden Euro vum 1. Januar 2026 bis den 31. Dezember 2040, fir dat nationaalt Netz, d'Eisebunnsinfrastruktur vum Mäerter Hafen an 68 Garen an Arrêten — zwee dovun, Audun-le-Tiche a Volmerange-les-Mines, op franséischem Buedem. Nieft der neier Streck op Beetebuerg stinn dran och den Ëmbau vun der Gare Lëtzebuerg, multimodal Knuetpunkten an d'Erneierung vun der Maintenance-Flott. D'Ministesch Backes sot bei der Signature, d'Regierung géif hiert Verspriechen aus dem Koalitiounsaccord anhalen: "substantiell an ambitiéis an d'Infrastrukturen an an d'Personal z'investéieren, fir e modernt, accessibelt a fiabelt Eisebunnsnetz ze garantéieren". Duerch dëst erneiert Vertraue vun der Regierung – de Gestiounsvertrag fir d'Eisebunnsinfrastruktur – hu mir elo de Kader, d'Visibilitéit an d'Moyenen, fir den Zuch als Réckgrat vun der ëffentlecher Mobilitéit zu Lëtzebuerg an an den Nopeschregiounen ze verankeren. — Marc Wengler, Generaldirekter vun der CFL Am europäesche Verglach bleift Lëtzebuerg domat Spëtzereider: D'Allianz pro Schiene rechent fir 2024 mat 587 Euro Investitiounen an d'Schinneninfrastruktur pro Awunner — virun der Schwäiz (480 Euro) an Éisträich (352 Euro). De Grond fir deen Effort läit an den Zuelen: D'Passagéierzuelen hu sech no CFL-Aussoen a ronn 20 Joer méi wéi verduebelt, an iwwer 1.000 Passagéier- a Güterzich fueren all Dag um kompakte Netz. Fir d'Pendler heescht 2026 also: Busser, ugepassten Horairen a méi laang Reeszäiten. D'Wett hannert de 4,7 Milliarden ass, datt sech d'Gedold um Enn bezuelt mécht — mat der neier Beetebuerger Streck, engem véierspuregen Zougank vu Süden an ëmgebaute Garen. ### Sources - Nous travaillons pour votre mobilité de demain (2026 works programme) — CFL: https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb/news/detail/travaux-cfl - Les CFL prévoient de nombreuses interruptions ferroviaires en 2026 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-cfl-prevoient-deja-de-nombreux-travaux-ferroviaires-en-2026 - CFL annonce des travaux majeurs sur les voies ferrées au Luxembourg en 2026 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-les-cfl-lancent-une-nouvelle-annee-de-grands-travaux-103493788 - Travaux d'infrastructure en 2026 : une nouvelle année d'engagement des CFL — Infogreen (CFL press release): https://www.infogreen.lu/travaux-d-infrastructure-en-2026-une-nouvelle-annee-d-engagement-des-cfl.html - Luxembourg Confirms Long-Term Investment Framework for Railway Infrastructure — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/rail/58526-luxembourg-confirms-long-term-investment-framework-for-railway-infrastructure - L'État et les CFL renouvellent leurs engagements en faveur d'infrastructures ferroviaires — Gouvernement du Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/12-decembre/15-backes-cfl.html - Key questions about the CFL works — CFL Blog: https://blogcfl.lu/en/engineering-worksprojets/key-questions-about-the-cfl-works - Germany's rail investment reaches record levels, lags behind neighbours (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-rail-investment-reaches-record-levels-lags-behind-neighbours - Per capita investment in rail infrastructure in Europe (Allianz pro Schiene data) — Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414740/per-capita-investment-in-rail-infrastructure-europe/ - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's 500k Workforce in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Public transport — free since 29 February 2020 — luxembourg.public.lu (Government of Luxembourg): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/mobility/public-transport.html - Residents of Luxembourg celebrate three years of free public transport — EU Urban Mobility Observatory (European Commission): https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/residents-luxembourg-celebrate-three-years-free-public-transport-2023-04-11_en - Government renews CFL rail infrastructure management — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/the-state-renews-rail-infrastructure-management-to-cfl --- ## Bal jidderee weess Bescheed iwwer d'Risiken – awer net, wat am Krisefall ze maachen ass - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letz-prepare-emfro-kriseverhalen-resilienz-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T06:49:42.706+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:49:42.706+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: cce36ac7-106d-4653-829e-1ae98d0a22f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Déi éischt national Emfro zur Risikowahrnehmung weist e Land, dat gutt informéiert ass, mä sech nach net op eng grouss Kris virbereet huet – während d'EU op eng 72-Stonnen-Autonomie dréckt. ### Summary Eng éischt national Ilres-Emfro fir d'Regierung weist: d'Awunner fille sech informéiert, mä bal ee vun zwee weess net genee, wéi hie sech an enger Kris ze verhalen huet. D'Regierung äntwert mam Guide 'Lëtz prepare!'. ### Key facts - Bal ee vun zwee Awunner weess net genee, wéi hie sech an enger Kris ze verhalen huet – d'Kärresultat vun der éischter nationaler Ilres-Emfro bei 1.500 Leit. - D'Wahrscheinlechkeet: Cyberattacken (89 %), Iwwerschwemmungen (83 %) an extrem Wiederlagen (81 %) uewenop; als déifste Schued gëllt eng wirtschaftlech Kris (76 %). - Bei kengem Risiko wousst eng Majoritéit, wéi reagéieren – am héchsten extrem Wieder mat 41 %, am déifsten bewaffnete Konflikt mat 14 %. - 83 % vertrauen den ëffentlechen Institutiounen, 86 % géingen engem Noper hëllefen an 60 % géingen sech fräiwëlleg mellen. - D'Regierung äntwert mam Guide 'Lëtz prepare!' (2026), der 72-Stonnen-Reegel a Bonus-Subventioune fir Gemengegebaier als Schutzraim. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass d'Haaptresultat vun der Emfro?** Bal ee vun zwee Awunner (ronn d'Halschent) gëtt zou, datt en net genee weess, wéi en sech an enger Kris ze verhalen huet. D'Bevëlkerung ass gutt informéiert, mä d'konkret Virbereedung hénkt hannendrun. **Q: Wéi eng Risike gi fir am wahrscheinlechsten gehalen?** Cyberattacke stinn uewenop mat 89 %, gefollegt vun Iwwerschwemmunge mat 83 % an extreme Wiederlage mat 81 %. Beim méigleche Schued gëllt eng wirtschaftlech oder finanziell Kris (76 %) als am déifsten. **Q: Wat ass d'72-Stonnen-Reegel?** D'EU rät all Haushalt, sech am Fall vun engem Ausfall vun essenzielle Servicer op d'mannst 72 Stonne selwer ze behëllefen – mat Waasser, haltbar Iessen, Medikamenter, Taschelaamp, Pabeieren an engem Batterie-Radio. **Q: Wat mécht d'Regierung mat 'Lëtz prepare!'?** E Bierger-Guide mat praktesche Rotschléi (72-Stonnen-Kit, LU-Alert, Verhalen am Noutfall) soll 2026 an d'Haushalter kommen. Zousätzlech ginn Bonus-Subventioune fir Gemengegebaier iwwerluecht, déi Leit fir 72 Stonne kënnen ënnerbréngen. ### Body D'Awunner am Grand-Duché fille sech gutt informéiert iwwer d'Gefore, déi op d'Land duerkommen – mä wann een hinnen d'Fro stellt, wat se am Eeschtfall wierklech géife maachen, da gitt bal ee vun zwee zou, datt en et net genee wéisst. Dat ass d'Kärresultat vun der éischter nationaler Emfro zur Wahrnehmung vu Risiken a Menacen, déi den 1. Juli vum Premier Luc Frieden am Kader vun der nationaler Resilienzstrategie virgestallt gouf. D'Emfro gouf vum Fuerschungsinstitut Ilres bei engem repräsentative Sample vu 1.500 Awunner gemaach an ass vun der Regierung a Optrag ginn – vum Staatsministère, dem Inneministère, der Direktioun vun der Defense an dem Haitkommissariat fir nationale Schutz. D'Zil war ze verstoen, wéi d'Bevëlkerung d'Risiken gesäit, wéi gutt se informéiert ass a wéi wäit sech all Eenzelen op eng méiglech Kris virbereet huet. D'Bilan ass e Paradox: d'Bewosstsinn ass héich, mä d'Virbereedung hénkt hannendrun. De Frieden huet d'Resultater zesumme mam Inneminister Léon Gloden, der Verdeedegungsministesch Yuriko Backes an dem Haitkommissär fir nationale Schutz Guy Bley presentéiert. D'Emfro ass eng éischt Bestandsopnam fir eng Strategie, déi d'Regierung am Oktober 2025 ënnert der Devise „Lëtz prepare!" op de Wee bruecht huet – mam Zil, d'Verantwortung fir d'Virbereedung net just beim Staat ze loossen, mä bis an d'Stuff vun de Leit ze droen. Wourun d'Leit am meeschte denken Wann een d'Awunner no der Wahrscheinlechkeet vu verschiddene Menace freet, kommen d'Cyberattacken uewenop: 89 % halen se fir wahrscheinlech oder ganz wahrscheinlech. Duerno komme Iwwerschwemmungen mat 83 % an extrem Wiederlagen mat 81 % – Geforen, déi Lëtzebuerg an d'Groussregioun an de leschte Jore scho selwer matgemaach hunn. D'Rangfolleg verréckelt sech, wann d'Leit net d'Wahrscheinlechkeet, mä de méigleche Schued bewäerten. Eng wirtschaftlech oder finanziell Kris gëtt als deen déifste Schued gesinn, genannt vu 76 %, virun de Cyberattacke mat 71 %. En nuklearen Accident – mam Kärekraaftwierk zu Cattenom als en dauerhaaft lokaalt Suergekand – gëtt vu 69 % fir wahrscheinlech gehalen. E militäresche Konflikt an nuklear Tëschefäll gi manner wahrscheinlech agestuuft, mä als potenziell katastrophal. Informéiert, mä net gewaanpent Déi opfällegst Zuele betreffen d'Klaff tëscht Wëssen an Handelen. Ronn 85 % vun den Awunner soen, datt se sech reegelméisseg informéieren – mä bei kengem eenzege Risiko sot eng Majoritéit, datt se wéisst, wéi se reagéiere misst. Am beschten opgestallt woren d'Leit bei extreme Wiederlagen, wou 41 % mengen, datt se wéissten, wat ze dinn ass; am schlechtsten bei geopolitesche Menacen a bewaffnete Konflikter, mat just 14 %. Déi grondleeënd Virsuergen doheem sinn zwar zimlech verbreet, mä net duer fir eng grouss Kris. D'Emfro huet erausfonnt, datt 71 % vun den Haushalter e Rauchmelder hunn, mä Reserven u Iessen a Waasser, Taschelampen, Éischt-Hëllef-Formatioun a Feierläscher bleiwe vill méi seelen. D'national Warn- an Informatiounssystem LU-Alert brauch méi Siichtbarkeet, hunn d'Responsabel zouginn. D'Resilienz ass net eleng d'Aufgab vum Staat, d'Gesellschaft muss prett sinn. — Premier Luc Frieden Et goufen och berouegend Signaler. D'Vertraue an déi ëffentlech Institutiounen, fir déi essenziell Servicer um Lafen ze halen, louch bei 83 %. An d'Leit hu sech beräet gewisen unzepaken: 86 % soen, si géingen engem Noper hëllefen, an 60 % géingen iwwerleeën, sech fräiwëlleg fir eng Reserve am Zivilschutz, am Gesondheetswiesen oder beim Militär ze mellen. Europa dréckt op 72 Stonnen D'Resultater kommen an engem Moment, wou d'EU d'Bierger dozou opruff, an den éischte Stonne vun engem Noutfall méi Verantwortung fir hir eege Sécherheet ze iwwerhuelen. Am Mäerz 2025 huet d'Europäesch Kommissioun hir Strategie fir eng Preparedness Union virgestallt – e Pak vun 30 Schlësselmoossnamen –, an d'Haushalter opgeruff, sech am Fall vun engem Ausfall vun essenzielle Servicer op d'mannst 72 Stonne selwer ze behëllefen; eng Approche, déi vun den nordesche Länner inspiréiert ass. D'Hadja Lahbib, EU-Kommissärin fir Preparedness a Krisemanagement, sot beim Start, d'Virbereedung misst an d'Struktur vun eise Gesellschaften agewieft ginn – jidderee géif eng Roll spillen. Deen empfuelene 72-Stonnen-Kit enthält typescherweis Waasser, laang haltbar Iessen, Medikamenter, eng Taschelaamp, Identitéitspabeieren an e Radio op Batterien. Vun der Strategie bis an d'Sportshalen D'Äntwert vu Lëtzebuerg baséiert op der nationaler Resilienzstrategie „Lëtz prepare!". E Bierger-Guide mam selwechten Numm – mat praktesche Rotschléi fir en 72-Stonnen-Kit ze packen, LU-Alert ze verstoen an am Noutfall richteg ze handelen – soll méi spéit am Joer 2026 an d'Haushalter kommen, zesumme mat Sensibiliséierungscampagnen, déi besonnesch op verwierdbar Gruppen ausgeriicht sinn. De Gloden huet op méi konkret Hiewele gewisen, dorënner d'Belounung vu Gemengen, déi Schutzkapazitéiten an ëffentlech Gebaier abauen. Wa mir zum Beispill eng Sportshal bauen, da gëtt et Bonus-Subventiounen, wann d'Hal Leit fir 72 Stonne kann ënnerbréngen. — Inneminister Léon Gloden D'Regierung huet ausserdeem eng national Reserve u spezialiséierte Kapassitéiten an den Zivilschutz agebonnen. Bei allem Alarm ronderëm Cyberattacken, Iwwerschwemmungen a geopolitesch Onsécherheet ass d'Botschaft vun der Emfro un d'Politik méi enk a méi praktesch: d'Problem vum Land ass net Gläichgëltegkeet, mä eng Klaff am Know-how. Déi zouzemaachen, argumentéieren d'Ministeren, ass dat, wat aus enger gutt informéierter eng wierklech virbereet Bevëlkerung mécht. ### Sources - Survey Finds Nearly Half of Luxembourg Residents Unprepared for Crises — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62125-survey-finds-nearly-half-of-luxembourg-residents-unprepared-for-crises - «La résilience n'est pas le devoir seulement de l'État» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/la-resilience-nest-pas-le-devoir-seulement-de-letat/ - Conférence de presse: présentation des résultats de l'enquête nationale sur la perception des risques et menaces — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/video-conference-presse/2026/07-juillet/01-conference-presse-enquete.html - EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises — European Commission — Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-preparedness-union-strategy-prevent-and-react-emerging-threats-and-crises-2025-03-26_en - "Lëtz prepare!": Luc Frieden presents the National Resilience Strategy — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/13-frieden-strategie-nationale-resilience.html - Brussels calls for EU households to prepare 72-hour survival kits — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250327-brussels-calls-eu-households-prepare-72-hour-survival-kits-attacks-disasters-conflict --- ## Irland iwwerhëlt d'EU-Rotspresidence — a stellt seng Prioritéiten zu Lëtzebuerg vir - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/irland-eu-rotspresidence-prioriteiten-letzebuerg-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T06:38:07.534+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:38:07.534+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 02601873-c82a-4d74-a817-b268c1bdfca3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Bis Enn Dezember dirigéiert Dublin d'Berodungen iwwer de neie Laangzäitbudget, d'Erweiderung, d'Konkurrenzfäegkeet an d'Verdeedegung — Dossieren, déi Lëtzebuerg direkt betreffen. ### Summary Zënter dem 1. Juli huet Irland d'Rotspresidence vun der EU. Um éischten Dag goufen d'Prioritéiten am Foyer Européen zu Lëtzebuerg-Gare virgestallt — Budget, Erweiderung a Sécherheet stinn am Mëttelpunkt. ### Key facts - Irland huet den 1. Juli 2026 d'Rotspresidence vun der EU iwwerholl — seng aachte Kéier — a féiert se bis den 31. Dezember. - Um éischten Dag goufen d'Prioritéiten am Foyer Européen zu Lëtzebuerg-Gare virun ëm 70 Diplomaten a Vertrieder vun den EU-Institutioune presentéiert. - Dräi Piliere strukturéieren de Programm: Konkurrenzfäegkeet, europäesch Wäerter a Sécherheet. - Déi gréisst Aufgab ass de Méijärege Finanzkader 2028–2034, dee Irland idealerweis nach dëst Joer wéilt ofschléissen. - Fir Lëtzebuerg zielt virun allem de Budget, d'Grenzaarbecht (bal 494.000 Beschäftegter, ~47 % Frontalieren) an d'Finanzdossieren. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi laang huet Irland d'EU-Rotspresidence?** Sechs Méint — vum 1. Juli bis den 31. Dezember 2026. Duerno geet d'Rudder u Litauen. Et ass déi aachte iresch Presidence. **Q: Wat sinn déi Haaptprioritéiten?** Dräi Piliere: Konkurrenzfäegkeet (mat der 'One Europe, One Market'-Feuille-de-route), europäesch Wäerter a Sécherheet. Am Zentrum steet de Méijärege Finanzkader 2028–2034, dozou Erweiderung an d'Ënnerstëtzung fir d'Ukraine. **Q: Firwat betrëfft dat Lëtzebuerg direkt?** Als klenge Memberstaat a Finanzplaz ass Lëtzebuerg staark bei de Budget-, Bënnemaart- a Finanzservicer-Dossieren exposéiert. De STATEC huet Enn 2025 bal 494.000 Beschäftegter gezielt, ronn 47 % dovunner Frontalieren. **Q: Wat kascht d'iresch Presidence?** No Schätzunge vu Brussels Signal ëm déi 185 Milliounen Euro. ### Body Zënter dem 1. Juli sëtzt Irland um Steier vum Rot vun der Europäescher Unioun. Sechs Méint laang dirigéieren d'iresch Diplomaten d'Verhandlungen iwwer déi delikatst Dossieren vum Joer 2026 — vum nächste Laangzäitbudget iwwer d'Erweiderung bis bei d'Verdeedegung. An direkt um éischten Dag koum dës Agenda op Lëtzebuerg: am Foyer Européen zu Lëtzebuerg-Gare goufen d'Prioritéiten engem Publikum vun Beamten aus de verschiddenen EU-Institutiounen virgestallt. D'Presentatioun war gemeinsam vun der Vertriedung vun der Europäescher Kommissioun zu Lëtzebuerg an der iresch Ambassade organiséiert. No Informatioune vu Chronicle.lu waren ëm déi 70 Diplomaten a Vertrieder vun den EU-Institutiounen do. D'Anne Calteux, Cheffin vun der Kommissiounsvertriedung zu Lëtzebuerg, huet erkläert, wat d'Roll konkret bedeit — d'Rotssëtzunge leeden, Kompromësser tëscht de Memberstaaten aushandelen an d'Gesetzgebungsaarbecht virdreiwen. D'iresch Ambassadrice zu Lëtzebuerg, d'Jean McDonald, huet d'Programm virgestallt an dobäi vun engem "kriteschen Ament fir Europa" geschwat. Et ass déi aachte Kéier, datt Irland dës Roll iwwerhëlt. Et léist Zypern of a gëtt d'Rudder um Enn vum Joer u Litauen weider. De Slogan "Ní neart go cur le chéile" — Stäerkt duerch Eenegkeet — geet op en irescht Spréchwuert zréck. Et ass ausserdeem déi éischt iresch Presidence, an där Iresch als voll operationell offiziell EU-Sprooch fonctionéiert. Dräi Piliere fir sechs Méint Irland huet säi Programm ronderëm dräi Piliere gebaut, déi et als matenee verzahnt beschreift: Konkurrenzfäegkeet, europäesch Wäerter a Sécherheet. Um wirtschaftleche Volet setzt d'Presidence op déi "One Europe, One Market"-Feuille-de-route, déi vum Rot, der Kommissioun an dem Parlament ofgeschwat gouf — konkret geet et drëms, de Verwaltungsopwand ze reduzéieren, de Bënnemaart ze verdéiwen an d'Energietransitioun ze beschleunegen. Digitalpolitik a kënschtlech Intelligenz, mam Digital Omnibus, stinn och um Programm; Irland zielt bei Fuerschung an Innovatioun zu de fënnef stäerkste Länner vun der EU. Dës Ziler decke sech staark mat der Agenda vun der Europäescher Kommissioun a mat der Strategescher Agenda vun der EU fir 2024–2029. Dofir ass d'Aufgab vun der Presidence virun allem eng vun der Ëmsetzung: Dossieren, déi scho um Dësch leien, bis bei Entscheedungen ze bréngen. Bei der Sécherheet wëll Irland d'grenziwwerschreidend Zesummenaarbecht géint d'organiséiert Kriminalitéit forcéieren — dorënner de Mënscheschmuggel an den Handel mat Feierwaffen — souwéi d'komplett Ëmsetzung vum Pakt fir Migratioun an Asyl an eng méi enk Verdeedegungskooperatioun. Elo, wou de Startpaff geblosen ass, si mir prett, alles ze ginn. D'Wierder sinn déi vum Taoiseach — dem iresche Premier — Micheál Martin, deen d'Iwwerdroung zu Dublin nieft dem Europäesche Rotspresident António Costa markéiert huet. De Costa selwer huet vun der "richteger Presidence zur richteger Zäit" geschwat. De Sträit ëm d'Suen Déi schwéierst Aufgab vum Mandat ass d'Sue-Fro. D'Europäesch Kommissioun huet am Juli 2025 hire Virschlag fir de Méijärege Finanzkader — de Siwejärege Budget vun der EU — fir 2028 bis 2034 op den Dësch geluecht. Irland huet gesot, et wéilt dës Verhandlunge virdreiwen an "am beschte Fall" nach virun Enn vum Joer eng Eenegung tëscht de Memberstaate sécheren. Dat verlaangt, déi delikatst Fro zu Bréissel unzepaken: wéi de Budget finanzéiert gëtt a wéi wäit een op nei EU-wäit "Eegemëttelen" setzt. D'Erweiderung leeft niewenäer. Irland huet seng Ënnerstëtzung fir d'Kandidatelänner bekräftegt, mat lafende Verhandlunge fir Montenegro, Albanien, Moldawien an d'Ukraine. D'Ënnerstëtzung fir Kiew zitt sech duerch de ganze Programm. De Martin huet versprach, d'EU wéilt "onerschütterlech bei de Leit vun der Ukraine stoen, inspiréiert vun hirem Mutt an entschloss, datt si de Fridden an d'Gerechtegkeet kréien, déi si verdéngen." Firwat et fir Lëtzebuerg zielt Fir e klenge Memberstaat ass eng Presidence e bësse méi wéi Protokoll. D'Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft ass ganz besonnesch genau bei deene Dossieren exposéiert, déi Irland elo dirigéiert — a verschiddener dovunner ginn duerch Eestëmmegkeet oder haart Verhandlungen tëscht den Haaptstied entscheet, wou den Afloss vun engem klenge Land dovun ofhänkt, datt d'Agenda fair gefouert gëtt. - De Budget. Als Nettobäizueler an als Finanzplaz huet Lëtzebuerg en direkten Interessi un der Gréisst an der Finanzéierung vum Kader 2028–2034 an un all neien Eegemëttelen, déi aus dem Bënnemaart oder der Betribsbesteierung kommen. - D'Grenzaarbecht. De STATEC huet Enn 2025 bal 494.000 Beschäftegter zu Lëtzebuerg gezielt, dovunner ronn 47 % — ëm déi 231.290 Leit — Frontalieren aus Frankräich, der Belsch an Däitschland. D'Dossieren zum Bënnemaart, zur Mobilitéit an zur Steierkoordinatioun, déi op Irlands Dësch leien, beréieren dës Aarbechtskraaft direkt. - Konkurrenzfäegkeet a Finanzen. Vereinfachung, Kapitalmäert- a Finanzservicer-Mesurë, déi am Konkurrenzfäegkeets-Pilier gebündelt sinn, sinn d'Kärgeschäft fir eng Plaz, déi op der Fongsverwaltung an der grenziwwerschreidender Finanz opgebaut ass. - Sécherheet a Verdeedegung. Eng méi déif EU-Verdeedegungskooperatioun a Mesurë fir déi bannenzeg Sécherheet formen eng Unioun, an där Lëtzebuerg e klengen, awer aktive Bedeelegten ass. D'Lëtzebuerger Evenement hat och en méi liichten Toun vun de Bezéiungen, déi Dublin pflege wëll: am Kader vun der iresch County-Pairing-Initiative gouf de County Carlow mat Lëtzebuerg gepaart — e Wénk op déi historesch Verbindungen, déi iwwer Iechternach an de Willibrord zréckgoen. D'iresch Mandat kascht no Schätzunge vu Brussels Signal ëm déi 185 Milliounen Euro. Ob et bis Dezember en Accord iwwer de Budget bréngt — d'ausgeschwate Ambitioun vun der Presidence selwer — gëtt de kloersten Massstaf fir e Mandat, dat, fir Lëtzebuerg wéi fir de Rescht vun der Unioun, d'Konditioune fir déi nächst zéng Joer EU-Ausgabe festleet. ### Sources - Priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU — Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU (consilium.europa.eu): https://irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/programme/priorities-of-the-irish-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - What are Ireland's priorities for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU? — European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/07/01/what-are-irelands-priorities-for-its-upcoming-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/ - 'Ready to give our all': Ireland begins its six-month EU presidency — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ready-to-give-our-all-ireland-begins-its-six-month-eu-presidency/ - Ireland Presents Priorities for EU Council Presidency in Luxembourg — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/irish-chamber-ilcc/62126-ireland-presents-priorities-for-eu-council-presidency-in-luxembourg - The policies that will define Ireland's EU Presidency — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0628/1580550-eu-presidency-part-two/ - Irish Council Presidency includes a focus on security and migration — European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/irish-council-presidency-includes-focus-security-and-migration-2026-06-30_en - Ireland's EU presidency set to cost around €185 million — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/irelands-eu-presidency-set-to-cost-around-e185-million/ - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on 1 May — STATEC (statistiques.public.lu): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html --- ## Myanmar: Monitor zielt iwwer 100.000 Doudeger a fënnef Joer Biergerkrich - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/myanmar-biergerkrich-honnertdausend-doudeger-militaerregime - Published: 2026-07-02T06:22:11.975+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:22:11.975+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 0e658d19-f7ee-4009-a412-6533abae1774 - Dateline: Naypyidaw, MM > Fënnef Joer no der Militärputsch zielt e Konfliktmonitor méi wéi 100.000 Doudeger. Wärend d'Junta sech no enger Wal an d'Presidentschaft hievt, kuckt d'Welt gréisstendeels ewech. ### Summary E Konfliktmonitor bezifert d'Affer vum Biergerkrich zu Myanmar op iwwer 100.000 zënter der Putsch 2021 — Asiens déidlechste lafende Konflikt, deen international wéineg Opmierksamkeet kritt. ### Key facts - E Konfliktmonitor (ACLED) zielt zënter der Militärputsch am Februar 2021 méi wéi 100.000 konfliktbezunne Doudesfäll zu Myanmar — Asiens déidlechste lafende Konflikt. - D'ACLED huet méi wéi 1.200 bewaffnet Gruppen erfaasst a nennt et de fragmentéiertste Konflikt vun der Welt. - Iwwer 3,7 Milliounen Mënsche sinn am eegene Land op der Flucht; UNO a Mënscherechtsgruppe schwätze vu Loftschléi op Zivilisten a Blockade vun der Hëllef. - Nom Putschführer Min Aung Hlaing seng Vereedegung als President am Abrëll 2026 hunn de Westen an Demokratie-Iwwerwaacher d'Wal als Schäin ofgedoen. - D'EU huet den 27. Abrëll 2026 hir Sanktiounen bis 2027 verlängert — géint 105 Persounen an 22 Entitéiten. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Doudeger huet de Krich zu Myanmar bis elo gefuerdert?** No der Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) sinn zënter der Putsch am Februar 2021 100.114 konfliktbezunne Doudesfäll gezielt ginn. Eng offiziell Zuel gëtt et net, an d'Schätzunge ginn immens auserneen. **Q: Firwat gëtt d'Wal zu Myanmar international net unerkannt?** D'Wal ass a Phasen vun Enn 2025 bis Januar 2026 gelaf, ouni Ofstëmmung an Dosende vu rebellesche Gemengen, an huet der militärnoer USDP iwwer 80 Prozent vun de Sëtz bruecht. Westlech Regierungen an Demokratie-Iwwerwaacher gesinn se als Schäin, fir d'Militärherrschaft ze reinwäschen. **Q: Wéi reagéiert d'EU op d'Situatioun zu Myanmar?** Den 27. Abrëll 2026 huet de Conseil vun der EU seng restriktiv Mesuren bis den 30. Abrëll 2027 verlängert. Si zielen op 105 Persounen an 22 Entitéiten a beinhalten Verméigensafréieren, Reesverbueter, e Waffenembargo an e Verbuet vu Militärkooperatioun mat der Tatmadaw. ### Body Zënter d'Militär am Februar 2021 zu Myanmar d'Muecht u sech gerappt huet, sinn no engem féierende Konfliktmonitor méi wéi 100.000 Mënsche bei de Kämpf ëmbruecht ginn. Et ass eng Schwell, déi d'Ausmooss vun engem Krich beleet, deen d'Land zerrass huet — a mächteg vill manner international Opmierksamkeet kritt wéi anerer Konflikter. D'Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), dat Afferzuelen aus Medien- an anere Berichter zesummestellt, huet zënter der Putsch 100.114 konfliktbezunne Doudesfäll gezielt — sou d'Bilan, déi dës Woch verëffentlecht gouf. Eng offiziell Zuel gëtt et net, an d'Schätzunge ginn immens auserneen, mä Analyste gesinn dëse Krich, dee lo fënnef Joer dauert, als deen déidlechste lafende Konflikt an Asien. An d'Zuel klamme Kämpf tëscht dem regéierende Militär, bekannt als Tatmadaw, an engem breede Feld vun demokratesch orientéierte Kämpfer an alaageséissenen ethneschen Armeeën. D'ACLED seet, et hätt méi wéi 1.200 verschidde bewaffnet Gruppen erfaasst, a beschreift Myanmar als „de fragmentéiertste Konflikt vun der Welt“. D'lescht Joer huet de Monitor d'Land als dat zweetméiste vu Konflikt betraffent op der Welt gerénkt — nëmmen no de palestinenseschen Territoiren. Wéi de Krich sech iwwer d'ganzt Land geluecht huet Ugefaang huet et als Néngerschloe vu Manifestante, nodeems d'Arméi déi gewielt Regierung vun der Nobelpräisdréierin Aung San Suu Kyi ofgesat huet. Doraus ass e landeswäiten Opstand ginn. Eng Resistenz-Offensiv Enn 2023 huet grouss Gebidder erobert an d'Junta dozou bruecht, Ufank 2024 e Konskriptiounsgesetz z'aktivéieren, fir hir Rëtsche mat ronn 50.000 neie Rekrutten opzefëllen. De Sun Mon Thant, Senior-Analyst bei der ACLED, seet, d'Gewalt hätt bal all Eck vum Land erreecht. Et ass déidlech, et ass geféierlech fir Zivilisten, de Konflikt huet sech iwwer d'ganzt Land verbreet. D'Militär setzt ëmmer méi op seng Loftmuecht, fir Verloschter um Buedem ze kompenséieren. Human Rights Watch huet a sengem World Report 2026 Loftschléi iwwer d'ganzt Joer 2025 dokumentéiert, déi Schoulen, Spideeler, reliéis Versammlungen a Flüchtlingslager getraff hunn, an huet der Junta virgeworf, d'Hëllef an d'Oppositiounsgebidder ze blockéieren. Eng humanitär Katastroph, déi ëmmer méi déif gëtt De mënschleche Präis geet wäit iwwer d'Doudeger eraus. D'UNO schätzt, datt méi wéi 3,7 Milliounen Mënschen am eegene Land op der Flucht sinn, an no der AFP hunn iwwer ee vu fënnef Mënsche mëttlerweil net genuch z'iessen, well d'Wirtschaft zesummeklappt. Human Rights Watch bezifert d'Zuel vun deenen, déi ënner akutem Honger leiden, op iwwer 15 Milliounen. En Äerdbriewen vun der Stäerkt 7,7 am Mäerz 2025, dat no der UNO ronn 17 Milliounen Mënsche betraff huet, huet d'Misär nach verschäerft. Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen soen, d'Militär hätt seng Attacken weidergefouert, och wéi d'Iwwerliewend nach an de Ruinen no Vermësste gegruewen hunn. E Mënscherechtsrapport vun der UNO, deen Enn Juni verëffentlecht gouf, huet festgestallt, datt d'Militär vu Myanmar fir op d'mannst 702 zivil Doudesfäll verantwortlech ass — dorënner 224 Fraen an 153 Kanner — an de sechs Méint bis Enn Januar 2026, dem Zäitraum ronderëm déi streng kontrolléiert Walen. Loftschléi ware mat Ofstand déi meescht verbreet Doudesursaach, an d'zentral Regioun Sagaing war fir Ziviliste déi déidlechst Géigend. D'Ravina Shamdasani, Sproochesfra vum UNO-Mënscherechtsbüro, seet, d'Verantwortung läit beim Militär: „Déi 702 sinn dem Myanmar-Militär zouzeschreiwen.“ De Rapport huet gewarnt, datt déi zréckgoend international Finanzéierung fir humanitäre Schutz d'Leed nach verschäerft. Eng Wal, déi de Westen net unerkennt Och wärend de Kämpf weidergoen, huet d'Junta versicht, hir Herrschaft an e ziville Mantel ze wéckelen. Eng Parlamentswal, déi a Phasen vun Enn Dezember 2025 bis an de Januar 2026 gelaf ass — ouni Ofstëmmung an Dosende vu Gemengen a rebellescher Hand — huet der militärnoer Union Solidarity and Development Party méi wéi 80 Prozent vun de kontestéierte Sëtz bruecht. Den 10. Abrëll 2026 gouf de Putschführer Min Aung Hlaing, deen e puer Deeg virdru säin Amt als Uewerbefeelshaber ofginn hat, als President vereedegt. „Myanmar ass op de Wee vun der Demokratie zréckkomm a steiert op eng besser Zukunft zou“, huet hie verkënnegt. Demokratie-Iwwerwaacher a westlech Regierungen hunn d'Wal als Schäin ofgedoen, deen d'Militärherrschaft solle reinwäschen, an d'bewaffnet Resistenz huet geschwuer, weiderzekämpfen. Eng gedämpft international Äntwert D'international Reaktioun ass gespléckt. China a Russland hunn der Junta Militärfliger an diplomatesche Réckhalt geliwwert, a Peking huet Waffestëllstänn mat e puer ethneschen Armeeë vermëttelt — Schrëtt, déi dem Regime gehollef hunn, sech ze halen. D'Europäesch Unioun hält den Drock mat Sanktiounen oprecht. Den 27. Abrëll 2026 huet de Conseil vun der EU seng restriktiv Mesuren ëm e weidert Joer verlängert, bis den 30. Abrëll 2027, mat der Begrënnung vun der „weiderhi schwéierer Situatioun zu Myanmar, dorënner Handlungen, déi d'Demokratie ënnergruewen, souwéi schwéier Mënscherechtsverletzungen“. D'Mesuren zielen elo op 105 Persounen an 22 Entitéiten a beinhalten: - d'Afréiere vu Verméigen an EU-Reesverbueter fir déi gelëscht Persounen; - en Embargo op Waffen an Ausrëschtung, déi fir intern Repressioun kéinte benotzt ginn; - e Verbuet fir Duebelnotzungsgidder un d'Militär an d'Grenzpolice z'exportéieren; - e Verbuet vu Militärausbildung a Kooperatioun mat der Tatmadaw. D'EU huet ausserdeem Membere vun der Walkommissioun vun der Junta op eng schwaarz Lëscht gesat. Kritiker soen awer, d'Sanktiounen hätten d'Killen kaum gebremst, an d'UNO huet gewarnt virun deem, wat si als auslännesch Gläichgëltegkeet bezeechent — géintiwwer enger Kris, déi no fënnef Joer keen Enn a Siicht huet. Wéi eng Witfra der AFP no dem Doud vun hirem Mann am Krich gesot huet, ass de Schmäerz „einfach ouni Enn“. ### Sources - More than 100,000 killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup, monitor says — France 24 (AFP): https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260701-myanmar-mourns-as-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-hits-100-000 - Estimated 100,000 killed in Myanmar's five-year civil war — RTÉ (AFP): https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0701/1581192-myanmar-civil-war/ - Myanmar post-coup conflict death toll exceeds 100,000 — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/02/world/asia-oceania/myanmar-post-coup-conflict-death-toll-exceeds-100000/2376873 - 100,000 Killed in Myanmar Post-Coup Conflict: Monitor — The Defense Post (AFP): https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/01/myanmar-post-coup-casualties/ - World Report 2026: Myanmar — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/myanmar - Myanmar: Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/myanmar-foreign-indifference-compounds-suffering-civilians-un-report - Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months: UN report — Myanmar Now: https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-army-killed-over-700-civilians-in-six-months-un-report/ - Myanmar: EU restrictive measures extended until April 2027 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/27/myanmar-eu-restrictive-measures-extended-until-april-2027/ - Myanmar's coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/myanmars-coup-leader-min-aung-hlaing-sworn-in-as-president - Myanmar: Elections a Fraudulent Claim for Credibility — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/16/myanmar-elections-a-fraudulent-claim-for-credibility --- ## Iwwer 1.000 Hëtztaffer a Spuenien — datselwecht Héichdrockgebitt huet Lëtzebuerg an d'roud Warnung gedréckt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/spuenien-hetztwell-doudeger-national-feierdag-roud-warnung - Published: 2026-07-02T06:14:20.576+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T06:14:20.576+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: e9ea6afe-fe35-4a4c-aacf-a2937d4d93b9 - Dateline: Madrid, ES > De spuenesche Gesondheetsinstitut Carlos III féiert méi wéi 1.000 zousätzlech Doudesfäll op d'Hëtzt zréck. Datselwecht Wieder huet iwwer den Nationalfeierdag zu Lëtzebuerg eng roud Warnung ausgeléist. ### Summary Spuenien schreift méi wéi 1.000 zousätzlech Doudesfäll dem zweetwaarmste Juni senger Geschicht zou — datselwecht Héichdrockgebitt huet iwwer den 22. an 23. Juni eng roud Hëtztwarnung a Lëtzebuerg gedréckt. ### Key facts - Spuenien féiert méi wéi 1.000 zousätzlech Doudesfäll op d'Juni-Hëtzt zréck (1.028 an der leschter Zielung) — méi wéi duebel esou vill wéi déi 407 am Juni 2025. - Et war de zweetwaarmste Juni zënter 1961: 23,2°C am Duerchschnëtt am Festland, 3,2°C iwwer der Norm, nëmmen hannert dem Juni 2025. - Ronn 1.022 vun de Verstuerwene ware 65 Joer al oder méi; d'Doudesfäll konzentréiere sech op Kataloune an d'Baskeland. - Datselwecht Héichdrockgebitt huet zu Lëtzebuerg vum 22. Juni un eng roud Hëtztwarnung ausgeléist, mat Temperaturen lokal bis op 40°C. - Wëssenschaftler soen, d'Hëtztwell wier am Juni ouni de mënschgemaachte Klimawandel 'praktesch onméiglech' gewiescht. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Leit sinn a Spuenien un der Juni-Hëtzt gestuerwen?** D'MoMo-System vum Institut Carlos III féiert méi wéi 1.000 zousätzlech Doudesfäll op d'Hëtzt zréck — 1.028 an der leschter offizieller Zielung. Dat System certifiéiert d'Hëtzt awer net als direkt Ursaach, mä schätzt d'Iwwersterblechkeet, andeems et observéiert mat erwaarten Doudesfäll vergläicht. **Q: Firwat war zu Lëtzebuerg iwwer den Nationalfeierdag eng roud Warnung?** MeteoLux huet vum 22. Juni um 12 Auer un eng roud Hëtztwarnung am ganze Land ausgeléist, well d'Temperature lokal bis op 40°C klamme sollten (36-38°C am Süden, 33-35°C am Norden). De rouden Alarm ass mat de Feierlechkeeten zum Nationalfeierdag zesummegefall. **Q: Wat hunn d'Autoritéiten den Awunner ugeroden?** Op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag ze drénken, sech tëscht ronn 11 an 21 Auer net dobausse virun der Sonn auszesetzen, d'Wunnraim frësch ze halen a reegelméisseg no schwaache Persoune wéi eeler Leit, chronesch Kranken a klenge Kanner ze kucken. ### Body Wärend zu Lëtzebuerg iwwer den Nationalfeierdag d'Stroossen ënner enger rouder Hëtztwarnung eidel bliwwe sinn, huet datselwecht Wiederphenomen am Südweste vun Europa Doudeger gefuerdert: Spuenien féiert méi wéi 1.000 zousätzlech Doudesfäll op d'Hëtzt vum Juni zréck — dat war de zweetwaarmste Juni am Land zënter de Miessungen 1961 ugefaang hunn. D'Zuel weist wéi haart déi ëmmer méi intensiv europäesch Summeren d'Liewe menacéieren. Dat MoMo-System, dat déi iwwerzuel Doudesfäll erfaasst a vum Gesondheetsinstitut Carlos III ënnert dem spueneschen Gesondheetsministère bedriwwe gëtt, huet iwwer de ganze Mount méi wéi 1.000 Doudesfäll mat der Hëtzt a Verbindung bruecht — 1.028 an der leschter offizieller Zielung, an d'Agence Reuters mellt 1.029. Dat ass méi wéi duebel esou vill wéi déi 407 hëtztbedéngt Doudesfäll am Juni 2025, an déi zweethéchst Juni-Zuel zënter d'MoMo-Serie 2015 ugefaang huet. Déi meescht Doudesfäll sinn an enger eenzeger gliddeger Woch ronderëm den 22. bis 24. Juni gefall — méi wéi 600 an deene puer Deeg. E Juni, dee séngesgläiche sicht D'Agence Estatal de Meteorologia (AEMET) huet festgehalen, datt am spuenesche Festland am Juni am Duerchschnëtt 23,2°C gemooss goufen — 3,2°C iwwer der Norm vun 1991 bis 2020, an nëmmen hannert dem Juni 2025 mat sengen 23,6°C. Den 22. an 23. Juni waren déi zwee waarmst Juni-Deeg a Spuenien op d'mannst zënter 1950. De gréissere Bild ass nach méi kloer: déi éischt Halschent vun 2026 war déi waarmst, déi jee national gemooss gouf, 1,6°C iwwer der Norm, an d'AEMET seet, datt hir siwe waarmst éischt Halschenten all an den leschten zéng Joer louchen. Hëtztwellen kommen och méi fréi a schloen méi dacks zou. Tëscht 1975 an 2000 huet d'AEMET am Festland just zwou Juni-Hëtztwelle gezielt; tëscht 2000 an 2025 der zéng. Ongeféier d'Hallschent vun alle Juni-Hëtztwellen, déi d'Agence zënter 1975 verfollegt, sinn zënter 2015 geschitt. „Hëtztwelle kommen um Ufank vum Summer mat enger méi héijer Frequenz virun, wéi dat fréier de Fall war.“ Dës Warnung koum vum AEMET-Porte-Parole Rubén del Campo, deen erkläert huet, datt d'spuenesch Summeren sech weider verschäerfe wäerten, well de Klimawandel d'Hëtztwelle méi dacks, méi laang a méi wahrscheinlech ausserhalb vum klassesche Juli-August-Fënster mécht. Wéi een d'Doudesfäll zielt D'Doudeszuele bréngen eng wichteg Nuance mat sech. D'MoMo-System certifiéiert d'Hëtzt net als direkt Ursaach vun engem Doud; et schätzt d'Iwwersterblechkeet andeems et déi observéiert Doudesfäll mat deenen, déi fir deeselwechten Zäitraum erwaart ginn, vergläicht. De Schrëtt, dee sech am Juni opgemaach huet, gëtt der Hëtzt zougeschriwwen. D'Laascht huet ganz iwwerwältegend déi eeler Leit getraff. No den Donnéeë vum Institut waren ongeféier 1.022 vun de Verstuerwenen 65 Joer al oder méi, a ronn 720 waren 85 oder méi. D'Doudesfäll konzentréiere sech op manner un d'Hëtzt gewinnten Regiounen am Norden an um Mëttelmier, dorënner Kataloune an d'Baskeland, wou d'Wunnengen an d'Gemeinschaften manner op laangdaureg extrem Hëtzt agestallt sinn. Datselwecht Héichdrockgebitt iwwer eis Spuenien war déi déidlechst Front vun enger Hëtztwell, déi Enn Juni e groussen Deel vum Kontinent am Grëff hat. National Hëtztrekorder si gefall an Däitschland, Polen, der Tschechei, der Slowakei an Ungarn; d'Groussbritannien an d'Schwäiz hunn hir waarmst Juni-Deeg erlieft; Frankräich huet seng héchst Nuechttemperaturen jee gemooss; an Irland huet zu Athenry am County Galway 32,1°C erreecht. Fuerscher vun der Grupp World Weather Attribution hu gesot, datt dës Hëtztwell am Juni "praktesch onméiglech" gewiescht wier ouni de mënschgemaachte Klimawandel. Lëtzebuerg louch matten ënnert deemselwechten Héichdrockgebitt. MeteoLux huet vu Freideg, den 19. Juni un eng orange Hëtztwarnung erausginn an dann op eng roud Warnung eropgestuuft, déi vun Méindeg, den 22. Juni um 12 Auer un am ganze Land gegollt huet. Si gouf duerch d'ganz Woch verlängert — bis ronderëm de Freideg, de 26. Juni — well d'Temperature lokal bis op 40°C klamme sollten: 36 bis 38°C am Süden a 33 bis 35°C am Norden. De rouden Alarm ass mat de Feierlechkeeten zum Nationalfeierdag den 22. an 23. Juni zesummegefall, wou vill Leit an d'Hëtzt eraus gezunn sinn. D'Cellule d'évaluation des risques météorologiques et de crues (CERI) vun der Regierung huet gewarnt: Déi aussergewéinlech héich Temperaturen, déi fir déi ganz nächst Woch virausgesot sinn, deiten op eng Hëtztwell vun ongewéinlecher Intensitéit an Dauer hin, mat engem erwaarten Impakt op d'Bevëlkerung an op de Fonctionnement vun den Noutdéngschter a Gesondheetsservicer. D'Autoritéiten hunn d'Awunner opgeruff: - op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag ze drénken; - sech tëscht ronn 11 an 21 Auer net dobausse virun der Sonn auszesetzen; - d'Wunnraim frësch ze halen an, wou méiglech, Schied oder Klimaanlag ze notzen; - reegelméisseg no schwaache Persounen ze kucken — eeler Leit, chronesch Krank a kleng Kanner. Eng Warnung, déi net un der Grenz stoe bleift Déi spuenesch Doudeszuel ass e Virgeschmaach vun engem Risiko, deen d'Groussherzogtum elo mat deelt. D'Hëtzt, déi am Südweste méi wéi dausend Mënschen ëmbruecht huet, ass datselwecht Wiedersystem, dat zu Lëtzebuerg iwwer den Nationalfeierdag d'Stroosse geläidegt huet. Wéi de Rubén del Campo an onofhängeg Klimawëssenschaftler ënnersträichen, ass dat kee Sonderfall: méi fréi, méi laang a méi intensiv Hëtztwelle ginn e feste Bestanddeel vun den europäesche Summeren — a mat hinnen eng ëmmer méi grouss Gesondheetskris, déi wäit iwwer de Mëttelmierraum erausräicht. ### Sources - Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever — Reuters (via KELO-AM): https://kelo.com/2026/07/01/spain-attributes-over-1000-excess-deaths-to-heat-in-second-hottestjune-ever/ - Over 1,000 deaths in Spain attributed to June heatwave — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0701/1581217-spain-heatwave/ - Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260701-spain-records-more-than-1-000-excess-deaths-due-to-june-heatwave - Spain records second-hottest June on record with nearly 900 heat-related deaths — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/spain-records-second-hottest-june-on-record-with-nearly-900-heat-related-deaths - Spain's 2nd-hottest June ever blamed for over 1,000 excess deaths — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/spains-2nd-hottest-june-ever-blamed-for-over-1000-excess-deaths - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Last Day of Red Heat Warning With Up to 40°C & Storm Risk — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/62049-last-day-of-red-heat-warning-with-up-to-40degc-storm-risk --- ## Nord-Stream-Sabotage: Éischt Uklo géint Ukrainer wéinst Krichsverbriechen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/nord-stream-ukrainer-krichsverbrieche-uklo-hamburg - Published: 2026-07-02T05:50:35.607+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:50:35.607+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 89870f0f-a450-4fab-a4dd-2994aa114a46 - Dateline: Karlsruhe, DE > D'Karlsruher Bundesanwaltschaft beschëllegt en fréieren ukrainesche Militär, d'Sprengung vun de Pipelinen 2022 an der Ostséi koordinéiert ze hunn — d'éischt Uklo am Fall. ### Summary Bal véier Joer nom Ubidden op d'Nord-Stream-Pipelinen huet Däitschland déi éischt Uklo abruecht a beschëllegt en Ukrainer vu Krichsverbriechen. De Fall läit elo beim Oberlandesgericht zu Hamburg. ### Key facts - D'Karlsruher Bundesanwaltschaft huet déi éischt Uklo am Nord-Stream-Fall abruecht — géint den Ukrainer Serhii K. (Serhii Kuznietsov), engem fréieren Offizéier. - Him gëtt virgeworf, d'Sprengung vun den dräi Pipeline-Stréng den 26. September 2022 als Koordinator u Bord vun der Segeljuecht 'Andromeda' geleet ze hunn. - D'Uklo lautet ënner anerem op Krichsverbriechen no dem Völkerstrafgesetzbuch, well d'Sabotage während dem Krich tëscht Russland an der Ukrain geschitt ass. - De Bundesgeriichtshaff huet d'Immunitéits-Argument vun der Verteidegung verworf; de Fall läit elo beim Uewerlandesgeriicht zu Hamburg. - Dänemark a Schweden hunn hir Enquêtë 2024 gestoppt — Däitschland ass deen eenzege Staat, deen de Fall nach verfollegt. ### FAQ **Q: Wie gëtt an der Nord-Stream-Uklo beschëllegt?** En ukraineschen Staatsbierger, an der Prozedur als Serhii K. gefouert an a Medien als Serhii Kuznietsov genannt. Et handelt sech ëm e fréieren ukrainesche Militär, deen no Berichter ronn 50 Joer al ass an d'Operatioun als Koordinator u Bord vun der Juecht soll geleet hunn. **Q: Firwat gëtt op Krichsverbriechen ugekloot?** Well d'Sabotage no däitscher Liesart während dem aktiven internationale Konflikt tëscht Russland an der Ukrain geschitt ass an d'Pipelinen zivil Infrastruktur sinn. D'Uklo stëtzt sech dofir op d'Völkerstrafgesetzbuch, nieft der Herbeiféierung vun enger Sprengstoffexplosioun an der Zerstéierung vu Bauwierker. **Q: Wéi war de Verdächtege festgeholl ginn?** Hie gouf am August 2025 no bei Rimini an Italien festgeholl. Nom Hongerstreik an der Haft huet den italieneschen Kassatiounsgeriicht d'Ausliwwerung den 20. November 2025 fräi ginn; de 27. November 2025 gouf hien no Däitschland transferéiert. **Q: Wat seet d'Ukrain zu de Virwërf?** Kyiv bestreit all staatlech Bedeelegung. De President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sot zu Dublin, d'Ukrain hätt d'Detailer nach net offiziell kritt an et wier ze fréi fir e Kommentar. ### Body Bal véier Joer nodeems Explosiounen déi Nord-Stream-Gaspipelinen um Grond vun der Ostséi opgerappt hunn, huet Däitschland déi éischt strofrechtlech Uklo an deem Fall abruecht — a fir d'éischte Kéier engem Verdächtege säin Numm ginn. D'Bundesanwaltschaft wërft engem fréieren ukrainesche Militär Krichsverbriechen vir. Domat gëtt eng vun den déifgräifendsten Sabotageaktiounen op europäeschem Buedem zu engem Testfall dofir, wéi wäit d'Krichsvëlkerrecht reecht — och wäit ewech vun all Front. De Generalbundesanwalt zu Karlsruhe deelt mat, hie géif géint en ukraineschen Staatsbierger uklo, dee an der Prozedur als Serhii K. gefouert gëtt an a Medieberichter als Serhii Kuznietsov genannt gëtt. Et geet ëm d'Explosiounen vum 26. September 2022, déi dräi vun de véier Stréng vun Nord Stream 1 an 2 no bei der dänescher Insel Bornholm zerstéiert hunn. D'Uklo gëtt ënner dem Generalbundesanwalt Jens Rommel abruecht, deen zënter Mäerz 2024 am Amt ass. De Fall läit elo bei engem Geriicht zu Hamburg. No der Uklo soll de Verdächtegen — e fréieren Offizéier, deen no Berichter ronn 50 Joer al ass — d'Operatioun vu Bord vun enger gecharterte Segeljuecht aus geleet hunn. Hie war also den Teamchef, net ee vun den Taucher. Zënter Enn November 2025 sëtzt hien an Däitschland an Untersuchungshaft, nodeems hien an Italien festgeholl a duerno ausgeliwwert gouf. Firwat d'Anklo op Krichsverbriechen lautet No Ugab vun der Bundesanwaltschaft nennt d'Uklo dräi Delikter: den Ubidden op zivil Energie-Infrastruktur, agestuuft als Krichsverbriechen no dem Völkerstrafgesetzbuch; d'Herbeiféierung vun enger Sprengstoffexplosioun; an d'Zerstéierung vu Bauwierker no dem normale Strofgesetzbuch. Dass et ëm e Krichsverbriechen geet, hänkt un zwee Punkten: der Zäit — d'Sabotage geschitt während dem aktiven internationale bewaffnete Konflikt tëscht Russland an der Ukrain — an der Positioun vun den däitschen Enquêteuren, dass et sech bei de Pipelinen ëm zivil, net militäresch, Anlagen handelt. D'Uklo ass beim Staatsschutzsenat vum Hanseatesche Uewerlandesgeriicht zu Hamburg deposéiert ginn. Dëst muss elo entscheeden, ob et se zouléisst an e Prozess opmécht. D'Prokurateuren beschreiwen d'Beweislag als erdréckend a verweisen op Telefonsgespréicher, an deenen de Verdächtege sech selwer belaascht soll hunn — geféiert aus der italienescher Haft eraus — a virun allem op Mobilfunkdaten, déi hien um Tatuert positionéieren. Eng Segeljuecht, sechs Komplizen a gefälschte Pabeieren D'Enquêteuren hunn eng Operatioun rekonstruéiert, déi fir hir geopolitesch Wucht erstaunlech einfach opgezaimt war. No hirer Duerstellung huet eng kleng Crew eng Fräizäit-Segeljuecht — d'Andromeda — mat gefälschten Identitéitspabeieren gechartert, ass an d'Ostséi gefuer an huet Sprengstoff um Mieresgrond deposéiert. D'Team soll ronn eng hallef Dose Leit staark gewiescht sinn: - e Skipper an de Koordinator u Bord — d'Roll, déi d'Prokurateuren dem Serhii K. zeschreiwen; - en Expert fir Sprengstoff; - véier Déifséitaucher, déi d'Sprengladunge mat Zäitzënder an enger Déift vu bis zu 80 Meter un de Pipelinen befestegt hunn. Déi ganz Operatioun soll ronn 300.000 Dollar kascht hunn. De Serhii K. gouf am August 2025 no bei Rimini festgeholl an huet an engem italieneschen Héichsécherheetsgefängnes en Hongerstreik gemaach, ier den italieneschen Kassatiounsgeriicht am November d'Ausliwwerung fräi ginn huet; de 27. November 2025 gouf hien no Däitschland geflunn. Hien ass net deen eenzegen Numm an der Akte. Déi däitsch Enquêteuren hunn bis zu siwe Verdächteger identifizéiert. En zweete Mann, gefouert als Volodymyr Z., gouf a Polen festgeholl, awer erëm fräigelooss, nodeems e pollnescht Geriicht d'Ausliwwerung refuséiert huet; ee vun de méigleche Bedeelegten ass no Berichter gestuerwen. Dänemark a Schweden hunn hir eege Enquêtë 2024 zougemaach — domat bleift Däitschland deen eenzege Staat, deen de Fall nach verfollegt. D'Immunitéit als groussen Zankapel D'Verteidegung wëll de Prozess um Terrain vum Vëlkerrecht féieren. De Serhii K. seet, hie wier zu där Zäit en aktive Member vun den ukraineschen Sträitkräften a sech an der Ukrain opgehalen — eng Situatioun, déi him no senge Affekoten eng funktionell Immunitéit géint eng auslännesch Strofverfollegung soll ginn. De Bundesgeriichtshaff huet dës Argumentatioun Ufank vun dësem Joer verworf: d'Pipelinen wieren zivil Anlagen, an eng verdeckt Operatioun kéint net als legitim Kampfhandlung gëllen. Seng Affekoten weisen d'Uklo komplett zréck. „Ech mengen, dat hei ass e politesche Fall, an et gëtt kee direkte Beweis fir dem Serhii seng Bedeelegung un dëse Virfäll — a kann et och keen ginn“, sot de Mykola Katerynchuk, ee vu senge ukraineschen Affekoten. Säin italieneschen Affekot Nicola Canestrini sot no der Ausliwwerungsentscheedung: „Sou grouss d'Enttäuschung och ass, ech bleiwen zouversiichtlech, dass et no engem vollstännege Prozess an Däitschland zu engem Fräisproch kënnt.“ Wat et fir Kyiv an Europa heescht D'Ukrain huet all staatlech Bedeelegung um Ubidden ëmmer bestridden. Op enger Pressekonferenz zu Dublin op d'Uklo ugeschwat, huet de President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sech bewosst net festleeë loossen. Mir kennen nach net all d'Detailer vun dëser Prozedur. Mir hunn net offiziell all d'Detailer kritt, op d'mannst hunn ech se net gesinn. D'Uklo kënnt zu engem heikelen Zäitpunkt fir d'Bezéiungen tëscht Berlin a Kyiv — zwou Regierungen, déi duerch déi däitsch militäresch a finanziell Ënnerstëtzung fir d'Ukrain nach ëmmer enk verbonne sinn. En ëffentleche Prozess, deen ënnersicht, ob Ukrainer däitsch-russesch Infrastruktur an d'Loft gesprengt hunn, riskéiert, deenen an Däitschland Munitioun ze ginn, déi eh scho skeptesch géigeniwwer där Ënnerstëtzung sinn. Um Energiefront ass de Schued méi symbolesch wéi materiell. Keng vun de Leitunge war lafend, wéi d'Sprengung geschitt ass: Russland hat Nord Stream 1 e puer Wochen virdru bal ganz zougedréint, an Nord Stream 2 war ni zertifizéiert ginn, nodeems Däitschland d'Genehmegung de 22. Februar 2022 — zwee Deeg virun der russescher Invasioun — ausgesat hat. An awer hunn d'Explosiounen déi lescht kierperlech Verbindung vun der russesch-däitscher Gasära duerchtrennt a gewisen, wéi ugräifbar Europa seng ënnerséisch Kabelen a Pipelinen fir eng entschlossen Crew mat engem gelount Boot sinn — eng Léier, déi zënterhier d'NATO-Patrullen an der Ostséi verstäerkt an d'EU an hirem Wëllen bestäerkt huet, definitiv vum russesche Gas ewechzekommen. ### Sources - German prosecutors charge Ukrainian suspect over Nord Stream explosions — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/german-prosecutors-charge-ukrainian-suspect-over-nord-stream-explosions - Man charged with sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline in German court — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/man-charged-with-sabotage-of-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-in-german-court - Sabotage der Nord-Stream-Pipelines: Bundesanwaltschaft wirft Ukrainer offenbar Kriegsverbrechen vor — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/sabotage-der-nord-stream-pipelines-bundesanwaltschaft-wirft-ukrainer-offenbar-kriegsverbrechen-vor-15783252.html - Germany charges Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage case — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/germany-charges-ukrainian-suspect-in-nord-stream-sabotage-case/ - In Germany, Ukrainian veteran's role in Nord Stream attack tests wartime law — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/in-germany-a-ukrainian-nord-stream-suspect-becomes-a-test-for-wartime-law/ - Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/20/italy-to-extradite-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage-suspect-to-germany - Zelenskyy comments on charges against Ukrainian national in Germany over Nord Stream explosions — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/01/8041996/ - The Federal Public Prosecutor General Jens Rommel — Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/EN/FederalPublicProsecutorGeneral/attorneygeneral-node.html - Germany indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline blasts in landmark sabotage case — Crypto Briefing: https://cryptobriefing.com/germany-indicts-ukrainian-nord-stream-sabotage/ - Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 links Germany to Russia, splits Europe — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/gas-pipeline-nord-stream-2-links-germany-russia-splits-europe - 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage --- ## Streit ëm d'Del-Vecchio-Verméigen: Ray-Ban-Ierwe virun engem Lëtzebuerger Geriicht - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/del-vecchio-ierwen-delfin-holding-letzebuerger-geriicht-ray-ban - Published: 2026-07-02T05:41:08.844+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:41:08.844+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: d0bf9c9c-727a-4a85-9def-ef0e4502deb5 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Holding Delfin, mat Sëtz an der Stad, gëtt zur Arena: den Ierwe Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio wëll zwee Geschwëster erauskafen, an e Sträit iwwer d'Mehrheeten hänkt virun engem Lëtzebuerger Geriicht. ### Summary Ëm d'Kontroll iwwer d'Del-Vecchio-Holding Delfin, déi hei zu Lëtzebuerg doheem ass, gëtt virun engem Geriicht am Grand-Duché gestridden — e Milliardestreit ronderëm de Ray-Ban-Konzern EssilorLuxottica. ### Key facts - D'Holding Delfin, mat Sëtz an der Stad, kontrolléiert ronn 32 Prozent vun EssilorLuxottica (Ray-Ban, Oakley) an huet Nettoaktiva vun iwwer 55 Milliarden Euro. - De Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio (31) wëll fir ronn 10 Milliarden Euro déi 25 Prozent vu senge Geschwëster Luca a Paola kafen an domat op 37,5 Prozent klammen. - Um 27. Abrëll 2026 hunn d'Aktionäre den Transfert (6 vun 8) an eng 80-Prozent-Dividendepolitik (7 vun 8) guttgeheescht. - De Rocco Basilico kloe virun engem Lëtzebuerger Geriicht: d'Statute verlaangen iwwer 88 Prozent, net 75 Prozent, fir esou en Transfert — mat 12,5 Prozent hätt hien e blockéiere kënnen. - Den 4. Juni 2026 gouf et eng provisoresch Eenegung, fir déi géigesäiteg Kloen (Lëtzebuerg a Mailand) falen ze loossen, mä eng definitiv Ofmaachung feelt nach. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt dëse Familljestreit ausgerechent zu Lëtzebuerg ausgefochten?** Well d'Holding Delfin S.à r.l., déi d'Verméige vun der Famill Del Vecchio hält, 2006 zu Lëtzebuerg gegrënnt gouf a hire Sëtz an der Rue de la Chapelle an der Stad huet. D'Klage géint d'Aktionärsbeschléiss lafen dofir virun engem Geriicht am Grand-Duché. **Q: Ëm wat geet et bei der Klage vum Rocco Basilico?** Hie seet, d'Versammlung vum 27. Abrëll hätt den Transfert vun de 25 Prozent mat enger 75-Prozent-Mehrheet duerchgestëmmt, obwuel d'Delfin-Statute fir en Transfert un en Drëtten iwwer 88 Prozent verlaangen. Mat senge 12,5 Prozent hätt hien de Verkaf ënner där Regel blockéiere kënnen. Hien uecht och d'Dividendemesure un. **Q: Wéi steet et haut ëm de Sträit?** Den 4. Juni 2026 hunn de Leonardo Maria an de Rocco Basilico eng provisoresch Eenegung fonnt, fir hir géigesäiteg Kloen an Lëtzebuerg an zu Mailand zréckzezéien. Eng definitiv Ofmaachung ass awer nach net ënnerschriwwen, an d'Detailer sinn nach ze klären. ### Body Eng vun den déckste Familljefortunen an Europa gëtt hei zu Lëtzebuerg ausgefochten. Am Zentrum steet net eng Bank an eng Konferenzsall, mä eng Holdingsgesellschaft mat Sëtz an der Rue de la Chapelle an der Stad — an d'Fro, wien an Zukunft de Konzern hannert dem Ray-Ban-Hiersteller EssilorLuxottica kontrolléiert. D'Holding heescht Delfin, si gehéiert der italienescher Famill Del Vecchio, an e Geriicht am Grand-Duché soll elo iwwer e strëttege Plang decidéieren, deen d'Muechtverhältnisser bannent der Famill nei ordnen géif. Op der enger Säit steet de Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, e Jong vum verstuerwene Grënner. Op der anerer säin Hallefbrudder Rocco Basilico. Zënter 2022 spalt dëse Sträit d'Ierwen — an hie mécht Lëtzebuerg zum juristesche Schauplaz vun enger Ierfschaft, un där e Verméigen vun iwwer 55 Milliarden Euro hänkt. Eng Fortune mat Heemechtsrecht am Grand-Duché D'Delfin S.à r.l. ass 2006 zu Lëtzebuerg gegrënnt ginn an huet hire Sëtz an der Rue de la Chapelle. No enger Opstellung vun hire Filialen op Wikipedia ass si den Haaptaktionär vun EssilorLuxottica mat ronn 32 Prozent vun den Aktien an ongeféier 31 Prozent vun de Stëmmrechter. Doriwwer eraus hält Delfin Bedeelegungen um Mediobanca (19,74 Prozent), um Monte dei Paschi di Siena (17,5 Prozent), um Versécherer Assicurazioni Generali (ronn 10 Prozent), um Immobiliëgrupp Covivio (28 Prozent) an um UniCredit. Enn 2025 louchen d'Nettoaktiva iwwer 55 Milliarden Euro; de Leonardo Maria selwer schwätzt vu ronn 56 Milliarden. Alleng EssilorLuxottica ass op der Bourse méi wéi 100 Milliarden Dollar wäert — de Konzern hannert Ray-Ban an Oakley. Wéi de Grënner Leonardo Del Vecchio, deen d'Luxottica aus enger klenger Wierkstat zu engem Weltkonzern opgebaut hat, am Juni 2022 gestuerwen ass, huet säin Testament d'Delfin an aacht gläich Deeler vu jee 12,5 Prozent opgedeelt. D'Ierwe sinn: seng Wittfra Nicoletta Zampillo; d'Kanner Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Leonardo Maria, Luca a Clemente Del Vecchio; an de Rocco Basilico, de Jong vun der Zampillo aus enger fréierer Bestietnes. Presidéiert gëtt d'Gesellschaft vum Francesco Milleri, deen zugläich Generaldirekter vun EssilorLuxottica ass. De Kaf, deen d'Famill entzweit huet De Leonardo Maria, 31 Joer al, wëll déi 25 Prozent kafen, déi seng Geschwëster Luca a Paola zesumme halen. Domat géif seng eege Bedeelegung vu 12,5 op ronn 37,5 Prozent klammen — an hie géif zum stäerkste Eenzelaktionär vun der Delfin. D'Operatioun ass op ronn 10 Milliarden Euro geschat a soll als „leveraged buyout" opgestallt ginn, dat heescht duerch Banken finanzéiert, woubäi d'Scholde mat den Dividende vun der Delfin zréckbezuelt ginn. Ech war ëmmer ganz kloer: Ech si prett, hir Undeeler ze kafen, fir Delfins Haaptaktionär ze ginn, déi oppe Froen ëm d'Ierfschaft vu mengem Papp ofzeschléissen a säi Wëllen auszeféieren. Am Gespréich mat der Financial Times sot de Leonardo Maria, hie wier „no drun, sech op e Präis ze eenegen". Hie wéilt awer keen „Muechtcoup" maachen, mä éischter „Vertrauen opbauen no véier Joer vu Sträitereien". Dem Blat huet hie gesot, ronn 7 Milliarden Euro u Reserve kéinten eng aussergewéinlech Dividend droen, gefollegt vu jäerleche Ausschëttunge vu méi wéi enger Milliard. Op enger aussergewéinlecher Aktionärsversammlung den 27. Abrëll 2026 hunn d'Besëtzer vun der Delfin den Transfert vun de 25 Prozent op de Leonardo Maria guttgeheescht — sechs vun den aacht Aktionäre waren derfir. Getrennt dovun hunn si eng Dividendepolitik ënnerstëtzt, no där 80 Prozent vum jäerleche Reingewënn fir 2025, 2026 an 2027 ausgeschott solle ginn — do waren siwen vun den aacht derfir. Wat d'Lëtzebuerger Geriicht klären soll De Basilico, deen ewéi de Leonardo Maria 12,5 Prozent hält, huet de Sträit am Mee virun e Lëtzebuerger Geriicht bruecht an d'Annulatioun vun den Abrëll-Beschléiss gefuerdert. Säin Haaptargument ass formell, awer schwéierwiegend: - Hie seet, d'Versammlung hätt den Transfert mat enger Mehrheet vu 75 Prozent duerchgestëmmt, obwuel d'Statuten vun der Delfin fir en Transfert vun Aktien un en Drëtten iwwer 88 Prozent verlaangen. - Ënner där méi héijer Grenz hätten seng 12,5 Prozent alleng duergaangen, fir de Verkaf ze blockéieren. - Hien uecht och d'Dividendemesure un: si stoung net op der ursprénglecher Dagesuerdnung a géif d'Gesellschaft verflichten, no der Ofwécklung vum Kaf op d'mannst 80 Prozent vum Reingewënn auszeschëtten. D'Delfin bezeechent d'Kloen als onbegrënnt. Parallel dozou leeft e weidere Streitfall virun de Lëtzebuerger Geriichter: d'Fro, ob de Basilico säin Undeel voll besëtzt oder just d'blous Eegentum (d'nuda proprietà) drun huet — dovun hänkt of, ob hien d'Stëmmrechter dozou iwwerhaapt ausüben dierf. De Leonardo Maria hat säinersäits zu Mailand eng Kloe deposéiert, fir de Basilico aus dem Aktionärsregister vun der Delfin ze sträichen. Waffestëllstand, awer nach kee Fridden Den 4. Juni hunn déi zwee Hallefbridder eng provisoresch Eenegung fonnt, fir hir géigesäiteg Kloen zréckzezéien — de Basilico géif d'Lëtzebuerger Prozedur zrécksetzen, de Leonardo Maria seng Mailänner Kloe falen loossen. Dat géif de Wee fir de Kaf fräimaachen. Béid Säiten hu awer betount, datt eng definitiv Ofmaachung nach net ënnerschriwwen ass an datt nach Detailer ze klären sinn. Virun enger Generalversammlung vun der Delfin den 30. Juni huet de Basilico dem Verwaltungsrot e Géigevirschlag geschriwwen: d'Gesellschaft soll d'Undeeler vun deenen Ierwe zréckkafen, déi net méi bleiwe wëllen, a sech dofir doduerch finanzéieren, datt si e Deel vun hire Finanzbedeelegunge verkeeft. De Leonardo Maria huet et ofgeleent, EssilorLuxottica-Verméigen „ënner Wäert" ze verkafen. Egal wéi den Ausgang ass, dëse Fall weist eppes, wat soss éischter am Verbuergene bleift: Lëtzebuerg ass zënter laangem déi diskret juristesch Heemecht vu ville vun den déckste Familljefortunen an Europa, well seng Holdingstrukturen als flexibel a bestänneg gëllen. Wann eng Milliardärsdynastie sech awer zerstreit, da ginn genee déi Strukturen — an d'Geriichter, déi driwwer wachen — zur Bün, op där iwwer d'Zukunft vum Verméige entscheet gëtt. ### Sources - Ray-Ban Heir Files Legal Challenge to €10 Billion Stake Sale — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal - Ray-Ban Heir Wins Approval for €10 Billion Buyout of Siblings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/ray-ban-heir-wins-approval-for-10-billion-buyout-of-siblings - The Ray-Ban heir who wants to buy out his own family from the luxury brand — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/the-ray-ban-heir-who-wants-to-buy-out-his-own-family-from-the-luxury-brand - Ray-Ban heir mounts legal challenge to €10 billion family deal — FashionNetwork: https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Ray-ban-heir-mounts-legal-challenge-to-10-billion-family-deal,1830676.html - Ray-Ban heir Rocco Basilico files legal challenge to $11.8 billion stake sale — Crain Currency: https://www.craincurrency.com/trust-estate-planning/ray-ban-heir-rocco-basilico-files-legal-challenge-118-billion-stake-sale - Son of EssilorLuxottica founder nears deal to buy siblings' Delfin stake, FT says — Reuters (via WHBL): https://whbl.com/2026/03/05/essilorluxottica-heir-seeks-multibillion-deal-to-buy-out-siblings-ft-says/ - Delfin, agreement on reorganisation between Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio and Rocco Basilico — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/delfin-reorganisation-agreement-leonardo-maria-vecchio-and-rocco-basilico-AInkySSD - Del Vecchio Heirs Reach Provisional Deal on Inheritance Dispute — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/italys-del-vecchio-heirs-reach-provisional-agreement-settle/ - Delfin, Basilico proposes the sale of shareholdings to settle outgoing shareholders — Il Sole 24 Ore: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/basilico-delfin-to-divest-financial-holdings-and-repurchase-shares-AIJtA8uD - Delfin (holding company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfin_(holding_company) --- ## Google-Strof vu 4,1 Milliarden: um Kierchbierg fält dës Woch dat lescht Wuert - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/google-android-strof-uerteel-kirchberg-2026 - Published: 2026-07-02T05:12:20.398+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-02T05:12:20.398+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 2c10d835-83bb-4d5e-9fe8-3ec1b74c82f2 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > Den Europäesche Geriichtshaff um Kierchbierg entscheet en Donneschdeg definitiv iwwer déi 4,125-Milliarden-Strof am Android-Fall — no engem Avis, deen dem Google seng Chancë kleng gemaach huet. ### Summary De Geriichtshaff vun der EU um Kierchbierg spriecht en Donneschdeg säin definitivt Uerteel iwwer déi rekord-héich Android-Strof vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro géint de Google — eng Decisioun, géint déi et keng Berufung méi gëtt. ### Key facts - Den Europäesche Geriichtshaff um Kierchbierg spriecht en Donneschdeg, den 2. Juli 2026, säin definitivt Uerteel am Android-Fall C-738/22 P — géint déi Decisioun gëtt et keng Berufung méi. - Et geet ëm eng Strof vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro, no der ursprénglecher Rekord-Strof vu 4,34 Milliarden aus dem Joer 2018 — déi héchst Konkurrenz-Strof, déi d'EU jee géint eng eenzeg Firma verhaangen huet. - D'Generalaffekotin Juliane Kokott huet am Juni 2025 empfohl, dem Google seng Berufung komplett ofzeweisen; de Geriichtshaff follegt sou Avisen a ronn 80 % vun de Fäll. - D'Kommissioun hat 2018 dräi Mëssbräich festgestallt: illegal Kopplung vun de Appen, Exklusivitéits-Bezuelungen an d'Behënnere vu konkurréierenden Android-Versiounen (Forks). - De Fall gëtt mëttlerweil vum Digital Markets Act ergänzt, deen zanter Mäerz 2024 sou Praktiken direkt verbitt, ouni Fall-fir-Fall-Nowäis. ### FAQ **Q: Ëm wéi eng Zomm geet et bei der Google-Strof?** Ursprénglech hat d'Europäesch Kommissioun de Google 2018 mat 4,34 Milliarden Euro bestrooft. D'EU-Geriicht huet d'Strof 2022 op 4,125 Milliarden Euro erofgesat. Iwwer déi Zomm entscheet elo definitiv den Europäesche Geriichtshaff. **Q: Ka géint dëst Uerteel nach Berufung gemaach ginn?** Nee. Den Europäesche Geriichtshaff ass déi héchst Instanz an der EU. Säin Uerteel ass definitiv a ka net méi ugefochte ginn. **Q: Wat huet d'Generalaffekotin recommandéiert?** D'Juliane Kokott huet am Juni 2025 an engem net-verbindlechen Avis empfohl, dem Google seng Berufung komplett ofzeweisen an d'Strof vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro stoen ze loossen. De Geriichtshaff follegt sou Avisen a ronn 80 % vun de Fäll. **Q: Wat huet dat Ganzt mam Digital Markets Act ze dinn?** De Fall-fir-Fall-Usaz aus dem Android-Verfaren gouf vum Digital Markets Act ofgeléist, deem seng Flichten zanter dem 7. Mäerz 2024 gëllen. Den DMA verbitt Praktiken ewéi Selbstbevirdeelegung a forcéiert Kopplung direkt, ouni datt e Mëssbrauch Fall fir Fall muss nogewise ginn. Alphabet ass als Gatekeeper klasséiert. ### Body Um Kierchbierg fält en Donneschdeg de Rideau iwwer eng vun de längsten a bekanntste Konkurrenz-Sträitfäll géint eng grouss Tech-Firma. Den Europäesche Geriichtshaff, deen zu Lëtzebuerg sëtzt, spriecht säin definitivt Uerteel iwwer déi rekord-héich Strof vu 4,125 Milliarden Euro, déi de Google krut, well en seng iwwermächteg Positioun mam Betribssystem Android ausgenotzt huet. Fir eemol geet et net méi weider: d'Uerteel vum Geriichtshaff ass definitiv a ka virun der leschter Instanz an der EU net méi ugefochte ginn. Egal wéi d'Riichter decidéieren — d'Héicht vun der Strof steet duerno endgülteg fest, an domat och d'Konklusioun vun engem Verfaren, dat 2018 mat enger Decisioun vun der Europäescher Kommissioun ugefaang huet. D'Zeeche stinn awer bal all an eng Richtung. Am Juni 2025 huet d'Generalaffekotin vum Geriichtshaff, d'Juliane Kokott, de Riichter empfohl, dem Google seng Berufung komplett ofzeweisen an d'Strof stoen ze loossen. Sou en Avis ass net verbindlech, mä de Geriichtshaff follegt him a ronn véier vu fënnef Fäll — eng Quote, déi vill Affekoten am Konkurrenzrecht dovun ausgoe léisst, datt de Google verléiert. Wéi et 2018 ugefaang huet Ugefaang huet alles den 18. Juli 2018, wéi d'Kommissioun de Google mat 4,34 Milliarden Euro bestrooft huet — bis haut déi héchst Konkurrenz-Strof, déi d'EU jee géint eng eenzeg Firma verhaangen huet. D'Reguléierer sinn zur Konklusioun komm, datt de Google déi bal iwwerall present Verbreedung vun Android — dee groussen Deel vun de Smartphonen op der Welt leeft domat — genotzt huet, fir seng Sichmaschinn nach méi festzesetzen. Konkret goufen dräi Praktiken opgezielt: - de Google huet vun de Smartphone-Hiersteller verlaangt, d'Google-Sich-App an de Chrome-Browser virzeinstalléieren, als Bedingung fir de Play Store iwwerhaapt lizenzéieren ze kënnen; - e Google huet grouss Hiersteller a Mobilfunk-Netzer bezuelt, fir d'Google-Sich exklusiv virzeinstalléieren; - an e Google huet Hiersteller, déi seng Appen wollten, dorunner gehënnert, doniewent Apparater mat konkurréierenden, net-autoriséierten Android-Versiounen — sougenannte „Forks" — ze verkafen. Wéi si d'Strof deemools presentéiert huet, huet déi zoustänneg Kommissärin Margrethe Vestager de Fall als Schutz vun der Wiel vun de Konsumenten um Handysmaart duergestallt. Op déi Manéier huet de Google Android als Gefier benotzt, fir d'Dominanz vu senger Sichmaschinn ze zementéieren. Vu 4,34 op 4,125 Milliarden De Google huet d'Decisioun virum EU-Geriicht ugefochten, der ënneschter vun den zwou Lëtzebuerger Geriichtsinstanzen. Den 14. September 2022 hunn d'Riichter gréisstendeels der Kommissioun Recht ginn: si hunn d'Häerzstécker vun der Decisioun bestätegt — datt de Google seng Appen illegal zesummegekoppelt an d'Konkurrenz-Versioune vun Android behënnert huet. Un der Analyse vun den Exklusivitéits-Bezuelunge hu si awer Kritik iwwt an d'Strof op 4,125 Milliarden Euro erofgesat. Zefridde war keng vun deenen zwou Säiten. De Google huet de Fall bis virum Geriichtshaff gedroen, wou en ënner dem Numm C-738/22 P leeft, mam Argument, datt d'Strof den Erfolleg bestrofe géif an net e Feelverhalen. Op der Verhandlung huet dem Google säin Affekot Alfonso Lamadrid dem Geriicht gesot, d'Kommissioun hätt sech iwwerhuewen. „An dësem Fall huet d'Kommissioun hir Beweislaascht a hir Verantwortung net erfëllt an huet, op Basis vu multiple Rechtsfeeler, de Google fir seng iwwerleeë Meritten, seng Attraktivitéit a seng Innovatioun bestrooft", huet hie gesot. An engem anere Moment huet hien eraushuewen, déi ëmstridden Ofmaachungen „hunn d'Konkurrenz net beschränkt, si hunn se gefërdert". D'Generalaffekotin Kokott huet sech dovunner net iwwerzeegen gelooss. Si ass zur Konklusioun komm, datt de Google op e puer Mäert ronderëm Android eng dominant Positioun hat an déi ausgenotzt huet, fir d'Google-Sich ze stäerken — an huet empfohl, d'Berufung ofzeweisen. Domat war den Terrain fir dat Uerteel vun dësem Donneschdeg preparéiert. Iwwer déi dräi Fäll, déi déi éischt grouss Well vum europäesche Tech-Konkurrenzrecht markéiert hunn, huet Bréissel tëscht 2017 an 2019 méi wéi 8,2 Milliarden Euro Strofe géint de Google verhaangen. De Google huet ëmmer behaapt, Android hätt d'Wiel vergréissert, well en de Hiersteller e gratis, oppene Betribssystem an de Konsumenten méi bëlleg Apparater bitt, an datt seng Deals ganz normal Geschäftspraxis wären. Zanter 2018 huet en e puer vun den ëmstridden Appen entkoppelt an an Europa Lizenzgebühren agefouert — Ännerungen, déi laut him d'Suerge vun der Kommissioun beäntweren. Wat dat fir d'DMA-Zäit heescht D'Uerteel ass wäit méi wéi eng Fro vum Google säi Portmonni. De Android-Fall steet niewent der 2,42-Milliarden-Strof am Google-Shopping-Fall — vum Geriichtshaff am September 2024 bestätegt — an enger 1,49-Milliarden-Strof ronderëm d'Sich-Reklamm, déi d'EU-Geriicht am selwechte Mount annuléiert huet. Zesumme sinn si e Test dofir gewiescht, wéi wäit d'Kommissioun d'Konkurrenzrecht Fall fir Fall géint dominant digital Plattforme ka bréngen — an de gemëschte Bilan weist, datt d'Lëtzebuerger Riichter net all Decisioun aus Bréissel einfach ofsegnen. Dës Approche Fall fir Fall ass mëttlerweil vum Digital Markets Act (DMA) iwwerholl ginn, dem no-vir-kucke Reglement vun der EU, deem seng Flichten am Mäerz 2024 a Kraaft getruede sinn. De DMA klasséiert déi gréisste Plattformen als „Gatekeeper" — dorënner Alphabet — a verbitt Praktiken ewéi d'Selbstbevirdeelegung an d'forcéiert Kopplung einfach direkt, ouni datt d'Reguléierer, wéi beim Android-Fall, iwwer bal eng ganz Dekad e Mëssbrauch missten nowéisen. E Uerteel, dat d'Strof bestätegt, géif der Kommissioun e staarke Präzedenzfall an d'Hand ginn, elo wou si dës nei Reegele muss iwwerwaachen — als Beweis, datt hir Liesart vun Dominanz a Kopplung och op der héchster Instanz stand hält. Et géif och d'Roll vun der Lëtzebuerger Justiz ënnersträichen als de Site, wou d'Grenze vun der europäescher Tech-Offensiv um Enn festgeluecht ginn. Fir de Google, deen elo scho seng Android-Deenscht an Europa ëmbaut, fir dem DMA gerecht ze ginn, geet et manner ëm d'Suen wéi ëm déi juristesch Bestätegung, déi d'Uerteel enger ganzer Dekad Duerchsetzung géif ginn — an nodeems seng eege Generalaffekotin d'Néierlag empfohl huet, geet en als Outsider an d'Uerteel eran. ### Sources - EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-eu-top-court-to-rule-on-record-4-1-bn-euro-google-fine - EU top court to rule on €4 billion antitrust fine for Google — dpa (via Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/eu-top-court-rule-4-030438945.html - Antitrust cases against Google by the European Union — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_cases_against_Google_by_the_European_Union - Antitrust: Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices — European Commission (IP/18/4581): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4581_en.htm - Statement by Commissioner Vestager on the €4.34 billion Android fine — European Commission (STATEMENT/18/4584): https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4584_en.htm - General Court Partially Annuls European Commission Decision in Google Android — Cleary Gottlieb: https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/publication-listing/general-court-partially-annuls-european-commission-decision-in-google-android - Google fails to overturn EU's €4BN+ Android antitrust decision — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/google-eu-android-antirust-appeal-ruling/ - AG Kokott proposes that the Court dismiss the appeal and confirm the €4.124B fine (Google Android) — Concurrences: https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2025/the-eu-court-of-justice-ag-kokott-proposes-that-the-court-dismiss-a-big-tech - Google looks likely to lose appeal against record $4.7 billion EU fine — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/google-looks-likely-to-lose-appeal-against-record-4point7-billion-eu-fine.html - €4.12bn competition fine against Google to be upheld by EU's highest court — Engineering & Technology (IET): https://eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/19/eu412bn-competition-fine-against-google-set-be-upheld-eus-highest-court - Google faces legal blow as EU court adviser backs record $4.7 billion fine — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/google-faces-legal-blow-as-eu-court-adviser-backs-record-4-7-billion-fine/ - Record €4.3-billion EU antitrust fine punished Google's innovation, tech giant tells court — The Globe and Mail / Reuters: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-record-43-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-punished-googles-innovation-tech/ - ECJ's Google Shopping Judgment: The End of a Long Saga — Covington Competition: https://www.covcompetition.com/2024/09/ecjs-google-shopping-judgment-the-end-of-a-long-saga/ --- ## Kiew freet 6,6 Milliarden aus dem Friddensfong — an testt d'Eenegkeet vun de 27 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ukrain-freet-66-milliarden-aus-europaeeschem-friddensfong - Published: 2026-07-01T17:47:58.819+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:47:58.819+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: bafca690-93ea-4886-a680-e4d7afb58039 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > D'Ukrain wëll, datt d'Memberstaaten — Lëtzebuerg dorënner — 6,6 Milliarden Euro, déi scho beim Europäesche Friddensfong bereetleien, elo a Waffe leeden. ### Summary De Verdeedegungsminister Mykhailo Fedorov freet an engem Bréif un déi 27 EU-Regierunge, 6,6 Milliarden Euro aus dem Europäesche Friddensfong séier a Militärhëllef ëmzeleeden — well een enkt Zäitfenster um Schluechtfeld sech net laang oppen halen. ### Key facts - De Fedorov freet an engem Bréif vum 26. Juni, datt déi 27 EU-Regierungen 6,6 Milliarden Euro aus dem Europäesche Friddensfong direkt a Militärhëllef ëmleeden. - D'Ukrain beziffert hire gesamte Verdeedegungsbedarf 2026 op ronn 136 Milliarden Euro; den eegene Budget deckt ëm 53 Milliarden, an aus engem EU-Prêt kommen nach 28,3 Milliarden. - Den off-Budget-Fong lcount op BNA-Bäiträg an huet eng Eestëmmegkeetsregel — Ungarn hat d'Réckerstattunge méi wéi zwee Joer blockéiert, éier de Veto dëse Fréijoer soll gefall sinn. - Lëtzebuerg huet der Ukrain zanter 2022 méi wéi 550 Milliounen Euro zoukomme gelooss, dorënner 259 Milliounen u Militärhëllef. - Vun enger Drone-Tranche vu 5,9 Milliarde konnte bis den 30. Juni nëmmen 3,9 Milliarden iwwerwise ginn, well d'Kontrakter net méi ofdeckten. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass den Europäesche Friddensfong?** En ass e baussebudgetärt EU-Instrument, dat net aus dem normalen EU-Budget kënnt, mä aus separate Bäiträg vun de Memberstaaten no hirem Bruttonationalakommes. En erstat de Regierungen en Deel (no Berichter ronn 40 Prozent) vum Wäert vu Waffen a Munitioun, déi si aus hiren eegene Beständ un d'Ukrain schécken. Auszuelunge brauchen d'Zoustëmmung vun all 27 Staaten. **Q: Firwat brauch d'Ukrain elo genee dës 6,6 Milliarden?** De Fedorov argumentéiert mat engem Fenster vu sechs bis néng Méint um Schluechtfeld — ofgebremste russesch Virstéiss an ukrainesch Géigenattacken. D'Suen sinn nëmmen e Brochdeel vum Bedarf vu 136 Milliarden Euro, mä si leien scho bereet a kéinten séier ëmgesat ginn. **Q: Wéivill huet Lëtzebuerg der Ukrain bis elo ginn?** Méi wéi 550 Milliounen Euro zanter 2022: 259 Milliounen u Militärhëllef (2022–2025), 196 Milliounen fir Vertriwwener a 96,2 Milliounen humanitär Hëllef. 2025 louch d'Militärhëllef bei 155 Milliounen, dorënner 15 Milliounen fir d'PURL-Initiativ. **Q: Firwat war de Fong bis elo blockéiert?** Well Auszuelungen d'Zoustëmmung vun all 27 Regierunge brauchen, konnt Ungarn ënner dem Viktor Orbán d'Réckerstattunge méi wéi zwee Joer blockéieren. Berichter Ufanks Juni soten, d'Regierung vum Péter Magyar hätt de Veto opgehuewen, wouduerch 6,6 Milliarden entriegelt goufen — d'Kommissioun konnt dat awer net confirméieren. ### Body Um Schluechtfeld ass eng Dier fir e puer Méint opgaangen — an d'Ukrain wëll se elo mat europäeschem Geld duerchdrécken, ier se sech nees zoumécht. An engem Bréif vum 26. Juni, deen d'Agence Reuters gesinn an de 1. Juli gemellt huet, freet den ukrainesche Verdeedegungsminister Mykhailo Fedorov déi 27 EU-Regierungen, 6,6 Milliarden Euro (7,5 Milliarde Dollar), déi scho beim Europäesche Friddensfong bereetleien, direkt a Militärhëllef ëmzeleeden. De Fedorov schwätzt vun engem Fenster vun sechs bis néng Méint, dat elo genotzt muss ginn: déi russesch Virstéiss sinn ofgebremst, d'Ukrain schléit zréck, an hir Attacke mat grousser Rechwäit stéieren dem Moskau seng Nofuerung déif am russeschen Territoire. Well de Friddensfong vun all 27 Memberstaate gemeinsam finanzéiert gëtt, trëfft dës Ufro all EU-Haaptstad — Lëtzebuerg agerechent — an hëlt eng al Fro nees op: wéi séier a wéi wäit d'EU dem Kiew säi Krich weider bezuelt. Eng Ufro géint eng Lück vu 136 Milliarden Déi 6,6 Milliarde sinn nëmmen e Brochdeel vun deem, wat d'Ukrain seet ze brauchen. De Fedorov beziffert de gesamte Verdeedegungsbedarf fir dëst Joer op ronn 136 Milliarden Euro. Dovun deckt de Kiew säin eegene Budget ëm déi 53 Milliarden of, an d'Ukrain soll 2026 nach eng Kéier ronn 28,3 Milliarden Euro fir d'Verdeedegung aus engem separaten EU-Prêt vu 90 Milliarde kréien. Trotzdeem, schreift de Minister, bleiwen substanziell Finanzéierungsbedierfnesser ongedeckt — dofir de Roff no deem baussebudgetäre Friddensfong nieft dem Prêt. Hannert dem Timing stécht awer och e ganz praktesche Problem: Suen, déi scho versprach sinn, si schwéier auszeginn. Reuters huet gemellt, datt vun enger Tranche vu 5,9 Milliarden Euro, déi fir Drone geduecht war, nëmmen 3,9 Milliarden bis den 30. Juni iwwerwise konnte ginn — well d'Ukrain nëmme fir dee Betrag Beschafungskontrakter mat der europäescher Verdeedegungsindustrie ënnerschriwwen hat. Dem Fedorov säin Argument: d'Friddensfong-Milliarde musse genee do agesat ginn, wou se am séiersten ëmschloen. Dës Mëttele kéinten ee vun den impaktvollste europäesche Bäiträg zu der Verdeedegung vun der Ukrain dëst Joer ginn — awer nëmmen, wa se dohin geleet ginn, wou se de gréissten an direktste militäreschen Effet erzéngen. Déi Formuléierung aus dem Bréif ass direkt un déi Memberstaate geriicht, déi zesumme op de Sue sëtzen. Wéi de Friddensfong funktionéiert — a firwat en hänke bliwwen ass Den Europäesche Friddensfong ass e baussebudgetärt Instrument: en zitt net aus dem normalen EU-Budget, mä aus separate Bäiträg, déi all Memberstaat no sengem Bruttonationalakommes (BNA) bezilt. Säi Kär ass d'Réckerstattung — Regierungen, déi Waffen a Munitioun aus hiren eegene Beständ un d'Ukrain schécken, kréien en Deel vum Wäert erëm, no Berichter ronn 40 Prozent, wat se soll motivéieren, weider ze ginn. Seng Schwächt ass déiselwecht wéi seng Kraaft: fir eng Auszuelung brauch et d'Zoustëmmung vun all 27 Regierungen. Dat huet enger eenzeger Haaptstad e Vetorecht ginn. Ënner dem fréiere Premier Viktor Orbán huet Ungarn d'Réckerstattungen aus dem Friddensfong méi wéi zwee Joer laang blockéiert, wat grouss Spender wéi Däitschland an d'Holland rosen gemaach an d'EU gezwongen huet, alternativ Weeër ze fannen, fir d'Waffe weider ze schécken. Dëse Fréijoer huet sech d'Politik geréckelt. Ufanks Juni hunn de Kyiv Post an Euromaidan Press gemellt, d'Regierung vum Péter Magyar hätt de Veto opgehuewen an domat 6,6 Milliarden Euro u blockéierte Friddensfong-Bezuelungen entriegelt — genee de Betrag, deen elo am Zentrum vum Kiew senger Ufro steet. D'Iwwerdeckung ass opfälleg, mä déi zwou Saache sollten net verwiesselt ginn: d'EU-Kommissioun huet de 4. Juni gesot, si kéint déi gemellt Entriegelung net confirméieren, an d'Beamten hu gemengt, e fräigemaachte Réckstand géif eréischt fléissen, wann d'Regierungen sech op d'Auszuelungskritären eeneg sinn. Kloer ass: net d'Suen, mä de Konsens ass d'Nadelöhr. Lëtzebuerg — kleng, mä konstant derbäi Als Grënnungsmember an als BNA-baséierte Bäizueler hëlleft d'Groussherzogtum, de Friddensfong ze finanzéieren — an huet doduerch bei all Ausgabendecisioun matzeschwätzen. Lëtzebuerg stoung ëmmer am pro-ukrainesche Lager. Seng Gesamthëllef fir d'Ukrain iwwersteigt elo 550 Milliounen Euro, dorënner 259 Milliounen u Militärhëllef tëscht 2022 an 2025, nieft 196 Milliounen fir Vertriwwener a 96,2 Milliounen humanitär Hëllef. Dat Engagement ass 2026 weidergaangen. Dem Land seng Militärhëllef huet 2025 déi 155 Milliounen Euro erreecht, an eng Bezuelung vu 15 Milliounen un d'NATO-koordinéiert Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) huet säi Bäitrag zu där Initiativ op 30 Milliounen erophuewen. - Gesamthëllef fir d'Ukrain: méi wéi 550 Milliounen Euro zanter 2022 - Militärhëllef (2022–2025): 259 Milliounen Euro - Militärhëllef 2025: 155 Milliounen, dorënner 15 Milliounen fir PURL „Lëtzebuerg bleift solidaresch mat der Ukrain a wäert d'Land ënnerstëtzen, sou laang wéi néideg“, huet d'Verdeedegungsministesch Yuriko Backes gesot. Den Ausseminister Xavier Bettel huet e méi bedéngten Toun ugeschloen, wat d'Enn vum Krich ugeet: „Wat awer wierklech gebraucht gëtt, ass e Waffestëllstand — an dofir brauch et Vertrauen.“ Wat elo drop kënnt Dem Fedorov säi Bréif ass nëmmen ee Been vun enger breeder Sammelaktioun. Op enger Pressekonferenz de 17. Juni huet hien och 20 Milliarden Dollar zousätzlech vun der ronn 50-Natiounen-staarker Ukraine Defence Contact Group — der sougenannter „Ramstein"-Koalitioun — gefrot, uewe op déi ronn 40 Milliarden, déi scho zougesot sinn. Mä d'Friddensfong-Ufro ass déi, déi direkt op den EU-Memberstaaten — an, iwwer de BNA-Schlëssel, op hire Steierzueler — landet. Fir eng Decisioun ass nach kee Datum gesat, an d'Eestëmmegkeetsregel vum Fong bedeit, datt eng eenzeg Regierung alles ka bremsen. Fir Lëtzebuerg a seng 26 Partner ass d'Fro, déi de Kiew stellt, manner déi vun der Gréisst vum Scheck wéi déi vun der Vitesse: ob d'EU d'Sue beweegt krut, ier dat Fenster, dat de Fedorov beschreift, sech nees zougemaach huet. ### Sources - Ukraine seeks €6.6 billion from EU's peace fund for military aid — Reuters (via Internazionale): https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/07/01/ukraine-seeks-6-6-billion-from-eu-s-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Ukraine Seeks €6.6bn From EU's Peace Fund for Military Aid — Chronicle.lu (Reuters): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/international/62108-ukraine-seeks-eur6-6bn-from-eus-peace-fund-for-military-aid - Kiev seeks €6.6 bln from EU fund earmarked to compensate member states — Reuters — TASS: https://tass.com/world/2153917 - Ukraine requests $7.5B from EU peace fund to boost war efforts — Daily Sabah: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/ukraine-requests-75b-from-eu-peace-fund-to-boost-war-efforts - Hungary Drops Final Veto, Clearing €6.6B EU Air Defense Package for Ukraine — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77595 - Hungary unblocks €6.6 billion in EU arms payments after dropping two-year veto on Ukraine aid — Euromaidan Press: https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/03/hungary-unblocks-e6-6-billion-in-eu-arms-payments-after-dropping-two-year-veto-on-ukraine-aid/ - The European Commission cannot confirm reports that Hungary unblocked €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/04/8037752/ - European Peace Facility — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Peace_Facility - EU military support for Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/military-support-ukraine/ - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Announces Additional €15m Military Support for Ukraine — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/58261-luxembourg-announces-additional-eur15m-military-support-for-ukraine --- ## Photovoltaik iwwerhëlt d'Wandkraaft als gréisste eege Stroumquell zu Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/sonneenergie-greisste-stroumquell-letzebuerg-2025 - Published: 2026-07-01T17:39:27.05+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:39:27.05+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: dac5093d-30d3-4160-b952-02c7fb9df275 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > 2025 huet d'Sonnestroum fir d'éischt Kéier méi Elektresch am Land produzéiert wéi d'Wandanlagen, esou de Reguléierer ILR. Mä bal siwen op zéng Kilowattstonnen kommen nach ëmmer aus dem Ausland. ### Summary Photovoltaik ass 2025 fir d'éischt Kéier déi gréisste Quell vun der Elektresch, déi zu Lëtzebuerg selwer produzéiert gëtt — mat 627 GWh virun der Wandkraaft. Trotzdem decken Importer nach ëmmer ronn 72 Prozent vum Stroumverbrauch. ### Key facts - D'Photovoltaik huet 2025 mat 627 GWh (+74,3 %) fir d'éischt Kéier d'Wandkraaft (467 GWh) als gréisste Stroumquell am Land iwwerholl. - D'Gesamtproduktioun am Land ass ëm 20,8 % op 1.826 GWh geklommen, ronn 94 % dovun aus erneierbare Quellen. - D'installéiert Solar-Kapazitéit läit bei 746 MW (+35,8 %) mat 33.304 Anlagen; d'Batterie-Späicherung erreecht ronn 101 MWh. - Trotzdem decken Importer nach ëmmer ronn 72 % vum Stroumverbrauch — géintiwwer 80 % am Joer 2020. - D'Ziel fir 2030 ass en 37-Prozent-Undeel vun erneierbaren Energien um Bruttoendenergieverbrauch; statistesch Transferte gi wuel néideg. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ass 2025 e Meilesteen fir d'Energie zu Lëtzebuerg?** Well d'Photovoltaik mat 627 GWh fir d'éischt Kéier méi Elektresch am Land produzéiert huet wéi d'Wandanlagen (467 GWh). Domat ass d'Sonn déi gréisste Quell vun der Elektresch, déi bannent Lëtzebuergs Grenze gemaach gëtt. **Q: Ass Lëtzebuerg elo onofhängeg beim Stroum?** Nee. Trotz dem Ausbau decken Importer aus dem Ausland nach ëmmer ronn 72 % vum verbrauchte Stroum (2020 waren et 80 %). Den ILR seet, et wier schwéier virstellbar, datt Lëtzebuerg autark gëtt, well de Land wéineg Fläch fir grouss Anlagen huet. **Q: Wéi eng Ziler huet Lëtzebuerg fir 2030?** Den aktualiséierten Energie- a Klimaplang (PNEC) setzt e 37-Prozent-Undeel vun erneierbaren Energien um Bruttoendenergieverbrauch bis 2030 un — vun 14,4 % am Joer 2023. Fir d'Lück ze fëllen, rechent Lëtzebuerg wuel mat statisteschen Transferten aus anere Länner. ### Body Op den Dächer ass eppes an d'Beweegung komm, wat de ganze Stroummix vum Land ëmkrämpelt: 2025 war d'Photovoltaik fir d'éischt Kéier déi eenzel gréisste Quell vun der Elektresch, déi bannent Lëtzebuergs Grenzen produzéiert gouf. Dat huet den nationale Reguléierer, den Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR), matgedeelt. D'Solaranlagen hu iwwer d'Joer 627 Gigawattstonnen (GWh) geliwwert — e Sprong vun 74,3 Prozent géintiwwer 2024 — an domat éischtmoleg d'Wandkraaft iwwerholl. An absoluten Zuelen ass dee Wiessel bescheiden, symbolesch awer bedeitend. Zënter Joerzéngte gouf deen Deel vum Stroum, dee mir selwer maachen, vun der Wandkraaft, de Kläranlagen a Gaskraaftwierker gedroen. Elo hunn d'Solarpanneauen op den Haiser d'Spëtzt iwwerholl — e Beweis dofir, datt de Land seng Energie ëmmer méi dezentral a méi noheem produzéiert. Wéi de Stroummix nei gemëscht ass D'Gesamtproduktioun am Land ass ëm 20,8 Prozent op 1.826 GWh geklommen, esou den ILR. Opgedeelt no de Quelle gesäit d'Bild doheem esou aus: - Solar (Photovoltaik): 627 GWh, plus 74,3 Prozent am Joresverglach - Wandkraaft: 467 GWh - Holzoffall a Biomass: 398 GWh - Gaskogeneratioun: 63 GWh Waasserkraaft an aner Quelle maachen dee klengen Rescht aus. Ronn 94 Prozent vun der Elektresch, déi am Land produzéiert gouf, koum aus erneierbare Quellen, sou den ILR-Direkter Luc Tapella. De Reguléierer féiert d'Steigerung op déi wuessend Solar-, Wand- a Biomassproduktioun zréck. Fir d'éischt Kéier huet d'Produktioun vun de Solarpanneauen déi vun de Wandanlagen iwwerholl. Dës Aschätzung vum Tapella gouf vum Marc Kohll, dem Chef vun der Statistik an dem Maartiwwerwaachung beim ILR, bestätegt. „D'Produktioun ass geklommen dank der Photovoltaik, de Wandanlagen an der Biomass. Dat verstäerkt sech“, sou de Kohll op Franséisch. De Solarschwong beschreift hien als „eng gewollten Tendenz, an eise fänken elo un, hir Ausmooss ze moossen“. Den Ausbau hannert deene Zuelen ass séier gaang. D'installéiert Photovoltaik-Kapazitéit ass ëm 35,8 Prozent op 746 Megawatt geklommen, während d'Zuel vun de Solaranlagen ëm 10.694 gewuess ass — e Plus vun 47,3 Prozent — op 33.304 um Enn vum Joer. Parallel dozou huet sech d'Batterie-Späicherung verbreet: Lëtzebuerg huet 9.843 Späichersystemer mat enger gemeinsamer Kapazitéit vu ronn 101 Megawattstonnen gezielt, dovun déi allermeescht kleng Anlagen an de Stéit. E Reseau, dee weider um Ausland hänkt Bei all deem Schwong kënnt de Meilesteen mat engem groussen Awand: Lëtzebuerg bleift ee vun den importofhängegste Stroummäert an Europa. Käf aus dem Ausland hunn 2025 nach ëmmer ronn 72 Prozent vum verbrauchten Stroum gedeckt, sou den ILR — e spuerbaren Réckgang géintiwwer den 80 Prozent vun 2020, awer och eng Erënnerung, datt déi eege Produktioun just e Mindderheetsdeel vun der Nofro deckt. De Reguléierer beschreift dee Wandel als eng lues Nei-Balanséierung, net als e Broch. Den Undeel vun der doheem produzéierter Elektresch, dee vun erneierbare Quelle kënnt, ass vu 16 Prozent (2020) op 26 Prozent (2025) geklommen. E méi opschlossräicht Zeeche fir en dezentraliséiert System war d'Zuel vun der Elektresch, déi op der Plaz produzéiert an och direkt verbraucht oder lokal gedeelt gëtt, amplaz iwwer de Reseau kaaft ze ginn: déi Quantitéite si méi wéi verduebelt, ëm 122 Prozent op 444 GWh geklommen, an entspriechen elo ronn 7 Prozent vun deem, wat d'Endverbraucher benotzen. Trotzdem huet den ILR kloer op d'Grenze gewisen. Den Tapella huet gewarnt, datt et „schwéier virstellbar ass, datt Lëtzebuerg autark gëtt“, an huet op déi kleng Gréisst vun engem Land mat wéineg Fläch fir grouss Anlage higewisen. De Kohll huet Ähnleches iwwert d'Gas gesot, wou 98,5 Prozent importéiert ginn: manner ofhängeg ze ginn heescht manner ze verbrauchen, „well mir et net lokal produzéiere kënnen“. Gemooss un den Ziler fir 2030 De Solar-Meilesteen fällt an eng Zäit, an där Lëtzebuerg op verbindlech Klimaengagementer duersteiert. Den aktualiséierten nationale Energie- a Klimaplang (PNEC) setzt e Ziel vun engem 37-Prozent-Undeel vun erneierbaren Energien um Bruttoendenergieverbrauch bis 2030 — e Mooss, dat och d'Heizung an de Verkéier ëmfaasst, an e steile Wee vun de 14,4 Prozent aus 2023. D'Autoritéiten hu selwer zouginn, datt Lëtzebuerg wuel erneierbar Energie aus anere Länner iwwer sougenannt statistesch Transferte kafe muss, fir d'Lück ze fëllen, well dat eege Potenzial begrenzt ass. Virun deem Hannergrond ass de Solar-Opstig souwuel encouragéierend wéi och e Lehrstéck iwwert d'Gréissenuerdnung. D'Photovoltaik wiisst séier genuch, fir d'Rangfolleg doheem nei ze uerdnen, mä déi bedeelegt Quantitéite bleiwe kleng niewent engem nationale Verbrauch vu méi wéi 6.500 GWh d'Joer. 2025 huet sech och d'Wirtschaftlecht geännert: den duerchschnëttleche Stroumpräis fir Haushalter ass op 266,5 Euro pro Megawattstonn geklommen, vun 202,7 Euro d'Joer virdrun — eng Erhéijung, déi den ILR op méi héije Reseau-Käschten a manner Staatshëllef zréckféiert. D'Richtung ass awer net ze iwwersinn. E Reseau, deen nach viru zéng Joer bal komplett aus dem Ausland gefiddert gouf, produzéiert lues awer sécher ëmmer méi eege Stroum — an dat vu Panneauen op den Dächer amplaz vun enger Handvoll grousse Kraaftwierker. Ob dat séier genuch ass fir 2030, ass eng aner Fro. Mä 2025 war d'Joer, an deem d'Sonn un d'Spëtzt vu Lëtzebuergs eegener Produktioun geréckt ass. ### Sources - Solar Becomes Luxembourg's Largest Electricity Source in 2025, ILR Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62120-solar-becomes-luxembourgs-largest-electricity-source-in-2025-ilr-reports - L'énergie solaire, première source d'électricité produite au Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/lenergie-solaire-premiere-source-delectricite-produite-au-luxembourg - ILR: le Luxembourg produit plus d'électricité mais les prix grimpent en 2025 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-pays-produit-plus-d-electricite-le-prix-de-l-energie-augmente-103593552 - Énergie : les prix grimpent, les habitudes changent — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/energie-les-prix-grimpent-les-habitudes-changent/ - Luxembourg's integrated national energy and climate plan for the period 2021-2030 (PNEC) — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2023/2023-pnec.html - Luxembourg: National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) — Klima-Agence: https://www.klima-agence.lu/en/luxembourgs-energy-and-climate-policy-integrated-national-energy-and-climate-plan-necp --- ## Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert bleift: Ieweschte Geriicht kippt den Trump-Dekret - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ieweschte-geriicht-usa-buergerrecht-gebuert-trump-uerder-14160 - Published: 2026-07-01T17:22:35.318+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:22:35.318+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 98489a7b-3970-4a08-aa67-64d1ce423b72 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mat 6 zu 3 Stëmmen huet d'Cour Suprême am Fall Trump géint Barbara festgehalen, datt bal jiddereen, dee op amerikanesche Buedem gebuer gëtt, Bierger ass — an domat de President säin Dekret ëmgestouss. ### Summary D'Ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA huet de Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert bestätegt an dem Donald Trump säin Executive Order 14160 fir null a nichteg erkläert. D'Uerteel fällt 6 zu 3. ### Key facts - D'Ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA huet mat 6 zu 3 Stëmmen am Fall Trump géint Barbara de Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert bestätegt. - Dem Trump säin Executive Order 14160, ënnerschriwwen den 20. Januar 2025, gëtt fir null a nichteg erkläert. - De verfassungsrechtleche Kär vun der Entscheedung gëtt vu fënnef Riichter gedroen; de Kavanaugh huet nëmmen op Basis vum Bundesgesetz zougestëmmt. - Eng Etude schat, datt ronn 250.000 Puppelcher pro Joer ouni Buergerrecht gebuer gi wären, wann den Dekret a Kraaft getruede wier. - Am Géigesaz zu den USA grënnen Lëtzebuerg an déi meescht europäesch Länner d'Nationalitéit op d'Ofstamung (jus sanguinis). ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet d'Ieweschte Geriicht genau entscheet?** Mat 6 zu 3 Stëmmen huet d'Geriicht festgehalen, datt Kanner, déi an den USA gebuer ginn — och wann hir Elteren sech illegal oder temporär am Land ophalen — vun Gebuert un amerikanesch Bierger sinn no der Citizenship Clause vum 14. Amendement. Dem Trump säin Executive Order 14160 gëtt domat null a nichteg. **Q: Betrëfft dës Entscheedung Lëtzebuerg?** Direkt net. De Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert um Territoire (jus soli) ass en amerikanesche Prinzip. Lëtzebuerg an déi meescht europäesch Länner grënnen d'Nationalitéit virun allem op d'Ofstamung (jus sanguinis). **Q: Wat kann den Trump elo nach maachen?** Den Trump huet de Kongress opgeruff, ze legiferéieren. Mä fir d'Uerteel ze iwwerstëmmen, misst d'Verfassung geännert ginn — dat verlaangt Zwee-Drëttel-Majoritéiten am Kongress an d'Ratifizéierung duerch dräi Véierel vun de Bundesstaaten, e vill méi steile Wee wéi en Dekret. ### Body Wien an den USA op d'Welt kënnt, ass amerikanesche Bierger — dorunner ännert och e President näischt. Dat huet d'Ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA en Dënschdeg zu Washington kloergestallt an dem Donald Trump seng Versuch, de Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert per Dekret ofzeschafen, gestoppt. Et ass eng vun de wichtegsten Entscheedungen zu enger Verfassungsfro a senger zweeter Amtszäit — an eng seelen déifleg juristesch Néierlag fir de President op engem vu senge Kärthemen. Mat 6 zu 3 Stëmmen huet d'Geriicht am Fall Trump géint Barbara festgehalen, datt Kanner, déi an den USA gebuer ginn, och dann amerikanesch Bierger sinn, wann hir Elteren sech illegal oder nëmmen temporär am Land ophalen. Sou Kanner ënnerleien der "Juridictioun" vun den USA a kréien domat vun Gebuert un de Buergerrecht no der Citizenship Clause vum 14. Amendement. D'Entscheedung mécht den Executive Order 14160, deen den Trump un sengem éischten Dag zréck am Amt ënnerschriwwen huet, null a nichteg. De Chief Justice John Roberts huet d'Meenung vun der Majoritéit verfaasst an de Buergerrecht als e Grondrecht beschriwwen, net als e Privileg, dat d'Exekutiv einfach zréckzéie kann. De Buergerrecht war deemools an ass haut d'Recht, Rechter ze hunn — fräi un eiser politescher Gemeinschaft deelzehuelen. De Roberts huet "kaum Beleeger" fir déi nei Interpretatioun vun der Regierung fonnt, déi eng zënter méi wéi engem Joerhonnert gefestegt Regel a Fro gestallt huet. D'Citizenship Clause, sou de Roberts, hätt "d'Gewunnechtsrecht opgeholl an de Buergerrecht bal all Kand ginn, dat an den USA gebuer gëtt". Wat den Dekret wollt duerchsetzen Den Executive Order 14160 mam Titel "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" ass den 20. Januar 2025 ënnerschriwwe ginn. Hie sollt d'Bundesbehörden uweisen, de Buergerrecht net méi unzeerkennen fir Kanner vu Persoune sonder Openthaltstitel a vun Elteren op enger temporärer Visa. Automatesch de Buergerrecht hätte just nach Kanner kritt, bei deenen op d'mannst een Elterendeel amerikanesche Bierger oder legalen Daueropenthalter ass. Den Dekret ass direkt mam Text vum 14. Amendement kollidéiert, dat 1868 ratifizéiert gouf, fir déi berüchtegt Dred Scott-Entscheedung ëmzestoussen, an ochmam Uerteel vun 1898 am Fall United States géint Wong Kim Ark, dat de Buergerrecht vun engem zu San Francisco gebuerene Mann mat chineeseschen Immigrantenelteren bestätegt hat. Eng Etude vum Mee 2025 vum Migration Policy Institute an dem Population Research Institute vun der Penn State huet geschat, datt ronn 250.000 Puppelcher pro Joer an den USA ouni Buergerrecht op d'Welt komm wären, wann den Dekret a Kraaft getruede wier — sou d'Zuelen, déi CBS News an Al Jazeera bericht hunn. Eng gespléckte, awer kloer Entscheedung Och wann d'Ofstëmmung offiziell 6 zu 3 stoung, ware sech d'Riichter iwwer d'Begrënnung net eens. Fënnef Membere vun der Majoritéit — de Roberts nieft de Riichterinne Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett a Ketanji Brown Jackson — hunn den Dekret aus verfassungsrechtleche Grënn verworf. De Riichter Brett Kavanaugh war averstan, datt den Dekret ongesetzlech ass, huet säi Schluss awer op d'Bundesgesetz gestäipt an net op d'Verfassung, a bemierkt, datt de Kongress d'Immigratiounsgesetzer änneren kéint, wann hie wéilt. Domat gëtt de verfassungsrechtleche Kär vun der Entscheedung vu fënnef Riichter gedroen. Och déi dräi Géigestëmmen ware sech net eens. De Riichter Clarence Thomas, ënnerstëtzt vum Riichter Neil Gorsuch, huet argumentéiert, datt déi fréier Rechtsprechung nëmme fir Kanner vun Daueropenthalter gëlt. De Riichter Samuel Alito huet separat geschriwwen a wier nach méi wäit gaangen: hie wollt den Wong Kim Ark-Uerteel ganz ëmstoussen. De Gorsuch hätt an senger eegener Meenung den Dekret fir Kanner vun temporär presenten Elteren zougelooss. De Thomas huet seng Géigemeenung domat ugefaangen, der Majoritéit virzewerfen, si géing "de baussergewéinleche Schrëtt" maachen, dem President säin Dekret als offensichtlech verfassungswiddereg ze erklären. Reaktioune vun béide Säiten D'Kléiende goufe vun der American Civil Liberties Union vertrueden, deenen hir national Rechtsdirektesch Cecillia Wang de Fall virun de Riichter plädéiert huet. Si huet d'Uerteel als Verteidegung vun engem Verspriechen duergestallt, dat am Gründungstext vum Land verankert ass. - D'Wang huet gesot, d'Entscheedung "bestätegt e fundamentaalt amerikanescht Verspriechen erëm — wann s du hei gebuer gëss, bass du Bierger", an datt "e President d'Verfassung net per Dekret änneren kann". - Den Trump huet op senger Plattform Truth Social reagéiert, d'Resultat als "ze schlecht fir eist Land" bezeechent an de Kongress opgeruff, sech dem Thema unzehuelen. "De Kongress soll HAUT ufänken ze schaffen, fir de Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert, dee fir eist Land deier an ongerecht ass, ofzeschafen", huet hie geschriwwen. Dem President seng Opfuerderung, ze legiferéieren, weist, datt de Sträit domat wuel net eriwwer ass. Mä d'Verfassung ze änneren — de Wee, deen no ville Juriste néideg wier, fir d'Uerteel vun Dënschdeg ze iwwerstëmmen — verlaangt Zwee-Drëttel-Majoritéiten am Kongress an d'Ratifizéierung duerch dräi Véierel vun de Bundesstaaten. Dat ass e vill méi steile Wee wéi en Dekret. Firwat d'Fro och eis ugeet D'Uerteel ass e Marksteen an engem méi breede Sträit doriwwer, wéi wäit e President e laang gefestegt Recht per Dekret ëmschreiwe kann — eng Fro, déi wäit iwwer d'US-Grenzen eraus verfollegt gëtt. Et ass ze ënnerscheeden vun der Entscheedung vum Juni 2025 am Fall Trump géint CASA, déi d'Muecht vun den ënneschte Geriichter beschränkt huet, landeswäit Uerdnungen ze erloossen, ouni awer ze klären, ob déi zugrondeleiend Politik legal ass. D'Uerteel vun Dënschdeg beäntwert genau déi Fro — a géint d'Regierung. Fir eis Lieser hei zu Lëtzebuerg beliicht d'Entscheedung och, wéi ongewéinlech den amerikaneschen Usaz bleift. Automatesche Buergerrecht duerch Gebuert um Territoire — de jus soli — ass a groussen Deeler vun Amerika verbreet, mä an Europa rar. Lëtzebuerg an déi meescht Nopeschlänner grënnen d'Nationalitéit virun allem op d'Ofstamung, den jus sanguinis. Wat d'USA dës Woch diskutéiert hunn, ass e Prinzip, deen de gréissten Deel vun eisem Kontinent ni iwwerholl huet — an domat sot d'Uerteel esou vill iwwer déi amerikanesch Verfassungsidentitéit wéi iwwer d'Immigratiounspolitik. ### Sources - Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birthright-citizenship/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5839358/birthright-citizenship-decision-scotus-trump - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-decision/ - US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/us-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-order-to-end-birthright-citizenship - US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/1/us-supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-who-wins-who-loses - Trump v. Barbara — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Barbara - Groups Representing Plaintiffs Respond to Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling — American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-representing-plaintiffs-respond-to-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling - Explainer: Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara — National Immigration Forum: https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-supreme-court-reaffirms-birthright-citizenship-in-trump-v-barbara/ - Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling.html - Takeaways from the Supreme Court's rebuke of Trump on birthright citizenship — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-rebukes-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-barely --- ## Ëffentleche Wunnengsbau zitt un: Fonds du logement verduebelt d'Chantieren - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/fonds-du-logement-verduebelt-wunnengen-am-bau-2025 - Published: 2026-07-01T17:13:56.727+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T17:13:56.727+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: 16459eaa-de72-4a29-a8c1-2a81def1bcc3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Fonds du logement hat Enn 2025 der 1.227 Wunnengen am Bau, géint 638 e Joer virdrun. Mä laut STATEC bleift de private Neibau déif am Lach. ### Summary Déi ëffentlech Bauträger hunn 2025 hir Chantieren staark eropgefuer — e éischt Zeeche vum Enn vun der Baukris. Um private Marché bleift den Neibau awer blockéiert. ### Key facts - De Fonds du logement hat Enn 2025 der 1.227 Wunnengen am Bau, géint 638 e Joer virdrun — e Plus vun 92 Prozent. - D'SNHBM huet 2025 der 473 bezuelbar Wunnengen an de Bau ginn, e Rekord an e Plus vu 57 Prozent. - Um private Marché goufen am 4. Trimester 2025 just 149 nei Wunnengen op Plang verkaaft — 62 Prozent manner wéi ee Joer virdrun. - D'Präisser sinn 2025 fir d'éischt zanter zwee Joer erëm eropgaangen, ëm 1,6 Prozent. - D'Erhuelung ass laut STATEC ugelaf, mä nach onkomplett an ongläich no de Segmenter. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat huet de Fonds du logement seng Chantieren esou staark eropgefuer?** De Fonds du logement dréit op eng gewollt ëffentlech Offensiv fir bezuelbart Wunnen: en huet sech en Zil vu méi wéi 5.000 zousätzleche Wunnengen an den nächsten 20 Joer gesat. Enn 2025 hat en 1.227 Wunnengen am Bau op 63 aktive Chantieren, géint 638 e Joer virdrun. **Q: Erhëlt sech de private Wunnengsmarché zu Lëtzebuerg?** Nach net wierklech. Laut STATEC an dem Observatoire de l'Habitat bleift den Neibau de Schwaachpunkt: am 4. Trimester 2025 goufen just 149 nei Wunnengen op Plang verkaaft, 62 Prozent manner wéi ee Joer virdrun a wäit ënner der Virkris-Norm vun 714 pro Trimester. **Q: Sinn d'Wunnengspräisser 2025 nach gefall?** Nee. No engem Minus vu 9,1 Prozent 2023 an 5,2 Prozent 2024 sinn d'Präisser 2025 fir d'éischt erëm eropgaangen, ëm 1,6 Prozent iwwer d'ganzt Joer. Iwwer d'Joer bis zum 4. Trimester waren se quasi stabil. **Q: Wat sinn déi bekanntste Projete vun den ëffentleche Bauträger?** Zu de wichtege Chantiere gehéieren den Eco-Quartier Elmen zu Olm, Itzigerknupp zu Bouneweg an de Projet JFK um Kierchbierg. D'SNHBM huet eng Landreserve fir ronn 3.032 Wunnengen. ### Body D'Zuel vun de Wunnengen, déi d'Land säi gréissten ëffentleche Bauträger am Bau huet, huet sech am Laf vun 2025 méi wéi verduebelt. Dat weisen déi offiziell Zuelen — an et ass bis elo dat kloerst Zeeche, datt d'Baukris, déi Lëtzebuerg zanter 2022 am Grëff huet, sech lues lucker léist. Bei de private Promoteuren dogéint bewegt sech nach ëmmer bal näischt. De Fonds du logement, deen och de gréisste soziale Bailleur am Land ass, hat laut sengem Jooresbericht Enn 2025 der 1.227 Wunnengen am Bau — géint 638 een Joer virdrun. De Fonds huet 63 aktiv Chantieren am ganze Land an huet d'lescht Joer 116 Wunnengen fäerdeg gestallt. Deeselwechten Elan gesäit een och bei der Société Nationale des Habitations à Bon Marché (SNHBM), dem anere groussen ëffentleche Bauträger. Déi huet 2025 der 473 bezuelbar Wunnengen an de Bau ginn — e Rekord an e Plus vu 57 Prozent géintiwwer den 301 aus dem Joer virdrun, déi selwer scho vun 230 am Joer 2023 eropgaange waren. D'SNHBM huet 288 Wunnengen ofgeschloss an hat um Joresenn nach der 1.335 am Bau. De Stat schëllt d'Kaar Béid Institutioune gesinn 2025 als Wendepunkt no engem Stëllstand, deen duerch méi héich Zënsen, klammend Baukäschten an eng agebrachen Nofro ausgeléist gouf an Lëtzebuerg zanter Mëtt 2022 getraff huet. D'SNHBM schwätzt vun der héchster Zuel a senger Geschicht: 136 vun den 473 Wunnenge koumen iwwer e Staatsprogramm, mat deem Wunnengen op Plang opgekaaft goufen, de Rescht huet d'Gesellschaft selwer gebaut. Annick Rock, Presidentin vum Verwaltungsrot vun der SNHBM, sot, d'Steigerung reflektéier "d'weiderféierend Efforten vun der SNHBM, fir zu méi bezuelbare Wunnengen bäizedroen an d'national Politik vum bezuelbare Wunnen op Dauer z'ënnerstëtzen." Den Direkter general, Guy Entringer, huet d'Zesummenaarbecht mat de Gemengen ervirgehuewen: "Dank de villen Zesummenaarbechte mat de Gemenge entwéckele mir weider Projeten, déi op déi lokal Besoinen ugepasst sinn, an stäerken d'Offer u bezuelbare Wunnengen am ganze Land." De ëffentleche Kraaftakt ass gewollt. De Fonds du logement huet sech en Zil vu méi wéi 5.000 zousätzleche Wunnengen an den nächsten 20 Joer gesat, während d'SNHBM eng Landreserve fir ronn 3.032 Wunnengen huet an op mëttel Siicht ëm déi 400 Eenheeten d'Joer bauen wëll. Zu de wichtege Projete gehéieren den Eco-Quartier Elmen zu Olm, Itzigerknupp zu Bouneweg an de Projet JFK um Kierchbierg. De private Marché steet nach ëmmer D'Bild vum breede Marché ass vill méi ernüchternd. An hirer Editioun vum Mäerz 2026 vum "Logement en chiffres" mellen de STATEC an den Observatoire de l'Habitat, datt de Verkaf vun neie Wunnengen op Plang — déi sougenannt VEFA-Verträg, e Barometer fir déi privat Bauaktivitéit — de Schwaachpunkt vum Marché bleift. Am véierte Trimester 2025 goufen der just 149 esou Wunnenge verkaaft — e Réckgang vu 54 Prozent géintiwwer dem Trimester virdrun a vu 62 Prozent géintiwwer dem Joer virdrun. Virun der Kris goufen tëscht 2017 an 2021 am Duerchschnëtt 714 nei Wunnengen pro Trimester verkaaft. De Gesamtverkaf vu Wunnengen, inklusiv bestoend Objeten, ass am selwechten Trimester ëm 34 Prozent op 1.145 gefall. D'Erhuelung vum Wunnengsmarché zu Lëtzebuerg ass ugelaf, mä nach net komplett an ongläich no de verschiddene Segmenter. D'Präisser hunn dogéint opgehalen ze falen. Den allgemenge Wunnengspräisindex ass iwwer d'Joer bis zum véierten Trimester 2025 quasi stabil bliwwen an iwwer d'ganzt Joer 2025 ëm 1,6 Prozent geklommen — déi éischt Jooreshausse no engem Minus vu 9,1 Prozent 2023 an 5,2 Prozent 2024. De STATEC weist och drop hin, datt d'Zuel vun de Baugeneemegunge tëscht 2022 an 2024 ëm méi wéi en Drëttel gefall ass — genee dee Réckstau, deen de Marché vun neier Offer ausgehéngert huet. Niddreg Basis oder richteg Trendwend? Un e puer vun de spektakuläre Sprong hänkt e Warnschëld. De Verkaf vu Wunnengen op Plang huet sech am zweeten an drëtten Trimester 2025 géintiwwer dem Joer virdrun ongeféier verduebelt — mä vun engem historesch niddrege Niveau aus, an d'Hausse gouf vun Acquéreuren opgeblosen, déi séier ofschléisse wollten, éier temporär Steiervirdeeler den 30. Juni 2025 ausgelaf sinn. Wéi déi Mesuren ewech waren, ass d'Aktivitéit erëm gefall — e Beweis, wéi fragil déi privat Erhuelung nach ass. Domat läit de gréissten Deel vun der Aarbecht beim ëffentleche Secteur. D'Verduebelung vun de Chantieren ass op déi staatlech Bauträger konzentréiert, deenen hir Projeten un ëffentleche Budgeten hänken an net un den Hypothéiken- a Finanzéierungskonditiounen, déi weider op de private Bauhäre laaschten. D'Europäesch Kommissioun erwaart, datt d'Bauaktivitéit sech "lues erhuelt", mat Investitiounen an d'Wunnen, déi 2026 nëmme "liicht" undréien. Fir d'Awunner steet vill um Spill. D'Offer u Wunnengen an d'Bezuelbarkeet bleiwen dat bestëmmend Inlandsdossier vu Lëtzebuerg, a Jore vu schwaachem Bau hunn de Manktem verschäerft, deen d'Präisser an d'Loyere fir vill Leit onbezuelbar mécht. Wou de Marché Enn 2025 stoung, weisen dës Zuelen: - Fonds du logement: 1.227 Wunnengen am Bau (638 e Joer virdrun); 116 fäerdeg gestallt 2025. - SNHBM: 473 bezuelbar Wunnengen ugefaangen, e Rekord an e Plus vu 57 Prozent; 288 ofgeschloss; 1.335 am Bau. - Neibau-Wunnengen: 149 am 4. Trimester 2025, en Minus vu 62 Prozent op ee Joer a wäit ënner der Virkris-Norm vun 714 pro Trimester. - Präisser: plus 1,6 Prozent iwwer 2025 — déi éischt Jooreshausse no zwee Joer Réckgang. Ob dës ëffentlech Offensiv den Ufank vun enger breeder Trendwend ass oder just e staatlech finanzéierte Buedem ënner engem nach ëmmer blockéierte private Marché, hänkt dovun of, wéi séier d'Finanzéierungskonditioune loossloossen an d'Geneemegungen erëm undréien. No de Fakte vun 2025 ass d'Op-Damms-Zäit ugefaangen — mä se ass ongläich a laang net fäerdeg. ### Sources - Le Logement en chiffres n°19 (Mars 2026) — STATEC & Observatoire de l'Habitat: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2026/03-mars/26-logement-statec-chiffres/logement-en-chiffres-19.pdf - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - 1 227 logements en chantier : le Fonds du logement accélère son développement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/1-227-logements-en-chantier-le-fonds-du-logement-accelere-son-developpement/ - Une année record pour la mise en chantier de logements abordables — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/une-annee-record-pour-la-mise-en-chantiers-de-logements-abordables/ - SNHBM, promoteur public : 301 logements abordables mis en chantier en 2024 — SNHBM: https://snhbm.lu/news/snhbm-promoteur-public-301-logements-abordables-mis-en-chantier-en-2024/ - En 2025 au Luxembourg: 473 chantiers lancés, le nombre de logements abordables grimpe — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/en-2025-au-luxembourg-473-chantiers-lances-le-nombre-de-logements-abordables-grimpe-103566988 - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en - Luxembourg Housing Market Rebounds in Q2 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56967-luxembourg-housing-market-rebounds-in-q2-2025 --- ## Indorama mécht Steinforter Fabrik zou — ronn 100 Aarbechtsplazen a Gefor - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/indorama-steinfort-textilcord-fabrik-zoumaachen-100-aarbechtsplazen - Published: 2026-07-01T16:48:32.594+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:48:32.594+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 79d201de-ac29-4558-9785-4cfe5710942d - Dateline: Steinfort, LU > De thailännesche Konzern wëll d'Produktioun um fréiere Textilcord-Site zu Steinfort ophalen. Fir d'Gewerkschaften ass et déi gréisst Fabrikszoumaacherei zu Lëtzebuerg zënter dem TDK-Aus 2007. ### Summary Indorama Ventures wëll seng Fabrik zu Steinfort, déi Verstäerkungsgären fir Pneuen hierstellt, zoumaachen a leet e Kollektiventlooss an. Ronn 100 Aarbechtsplazen sinn a Gefor; OGBL an LCGB nennen den Entscheed "total inacceptabel". ### Key facts - Indorama Ventures wëll seng Fabrik zu Steinfort zoumaachen a leet e Kollektiventlooss an — ronn 100 Aarbechtsplazen sinn a Gefor. - D'Fabrik, fréier Textilcord Steinfort, stellt Verstäerkungsgären a -corden fir Pneuen hier; zu de Clienten gehéieren Continental, Goodyear a Michelin. - Als Grond gëtt de Domino-Effekt vun der Zoumaacherei vun der Indorama-Fabrik zu Longlaville (F) genannt, souwéi eng ze staark Ofhängegkeet vun engem eenzege Client. - OGBL an LCGB nennen den Entscheed "total inacceptabel" a schwätze vun der gréisster Industriezoumaacherei zënter dem TDK-Aus 2007. - D'Gewerkschaften ruffen d'Ministeren Lex Delles a Marc Spautz op, de Site z'erhalen oder e Sozialplang an eng Reklasséierungszell ze garantéieren. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Aarbechtsplazen sinn zu Steinfort betraff?** No de Berichter beschäftegt Indorama ronn 100 Leit um Steinforter Site, déi elo all a Gefor sinn. D'Handelskummer huet an de leschte Joren vu ronn 130 Beschäftegten aus 26 Nationalitéite geschwat. **Q: Firwat mécht Indorama de Site zou?** D'Grënn, déi ugefouert ginn, sinn den Domino-Effekt vun der Zoumaacherei vun der Indorama-Fabrik zu Longlaville a Frankräich, déi Zwëschenproduiten fir Steinfort geliwwert huet, an eng ze staark Ofhängegkeet vun engem eenzege Client fir de Groussdeel vun der Produktioun. **Q: Wat mécht d'Fabrik zu Steinfort?** Si stellt technesch Gären, Corden a Stoffer aus héichfestem Viskos, Nylon, Aramid a Polyester hier, déi Pneuen an aner Gummi- a Verbondproduiten verstäerken. D'Fabrik goung 1965 op a gouf 2017 vun Indorama iwwerholl. **Q: Wat verlaangen d'Gewerkschaften vun der Regierung?** OGBL an LCGB ruffen d'Ministeren Lex Delles a Marc Spautz op, all Optioun ze préiwen, fir de Site z'erhalen. Sollt d'Zoumaacherei kommen, verlaange si e Sozialplang an eng Reklasséierungszell am Aklang mat engem Tripartite-Accord vun Ufank Juni. ### Body De Bangkoker Petrochimie- an Textilfaser-Konzern Indorama Ventures wëll seng Fabrik zu Steinfort am Westen vum Land zoumaachen. De Betrib huet dem Personal ugekënnegt, datt d'Produktioun opgehalen an e Kollektiventlooss ("licenciement collectif") agelaascht gëtt — en Entscheed, deen ronn 100 Aarbechtsplazen a Gefor bréngt an deen no bal zwee Joerzéngten déi bedeitendst Industriezoumaacherei am Land ass. D'Direktioun huet d'Personalvertriedung op enger Informatiounsversammlung den 30. Juni iwwer d'Pläng informéiert, esou d'Gewerkschaften OGBL an LCGB, déi d'Belegschaft vertrieden. D'Fabrik gëtt vun der Entitéit Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg bedriwwen — laang bekannt als Textilcord Steinfort — an hiergestallt gi technesch Gären, Corden a Stoffer, déi Pneuen an aner Gummiproduiten verstäerken. Zu de Clienten hunn iwwer d'Joren Continental, Goodyear a Michelin gehéiert. Fir eng Uechtung, déi ëmmer erëm ëm hire Produktiounsstanduert gekämpft huet, wit dës Neiegkeet schwéier. D'Gewerkschaften betounen, datt et déi gréisst eenzel Industriezoumaacherei ass, déi d'Land zënter enger Generatioun erlieft huet. E Fall vun de Steng iwwer d'Grenz D'Gewerkschaftsvertrieder an d'lëtzebuerger Medien bréngen den Entscheed zu Steinfort direkt mat der virdrunner Zoumaacherei vun der Indorama-Fabrik zu Longlaville a Verbindung, e puer Kilometer ewech am franséischen Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle. Dee Site, deen ronn 165 Leit beschäftegt, huet Zwëschenproduiten geliwwert, op déi Steinfort ugewisen war; seng Produktioun ass Enn Juni definitiv gestoppt ginn, esou franséisch Regionalmedien. De Steinforter Betrib war zousätzlech staark vun engem eenzege Client fir de Groussdeel vu senger Produktioun ofhängeg — eng Konzentratioun, déi d'Fabrik no de Gewerkschaften geféierlech ausgesat huet. Um Konzernniveau huet Indorama d'franséisch Zoumaacherei als Äntwert op ëmmer méi haarde Concurrence — virun allem aus Asien — presentéiert, zesumme mat schrumpfende Volumen a Margen, déi de Grupp trotz Zéngmilliounen Euro un Investitiounen no eegenen Aussoen net méi hätt kënnen ëmdréinen. - 1965 gegrënnt vum belsch-amerikanesche Grupp Uniroyal Englebert, fir Nylonstoff fir Pneuskeleter ze wiewen. - Gaangen duerch Continental an de éisträichesche Glanzstoff-Grupp, ier Indorama Ventures se 2017 iwwerholl huet. - Spezialiséiert op héichfest Verstäerkung aus Viskos, Nylon, Aramid a Polyester fir Pneuen an technesch Uwendungen; d'Clientèle reecht vu Pneushiersteller bis bei ArianeGroup. - Beschäftegt huet se an de leschte Joren ronn 130 Leit vu 26 Nationalitéiten, laut der Lëtzebuerger Handelskummer. D'Gewerkschaften verlaangen, datt Alternativen ënnersicht ginn OGBL an LCGB hunn de Schrëtt als "brutal" veruerteelt an d'Fro gestallt, wéi e Grupp mat engem Joresëmsaz vu bal 12 Milliarden Euro a Produktiounssitten a méi wéi 30 Länner d'Zoumaacherei als onvermeidbar duerstelle kann. An hirer gemeinsamer Deklaratioun hunn d'Gewerkschaften den Entscheed als "total inacceptabel" bezeechent an dovru gewarnt, datt en esou vill Familljen an eng déif Onsécherheet stierzt. Et ass net acceptabel, datt eng Zoumaacherei als onvermeidbar presentéiert gëtt, ouni datt all industriell Alternativen fir d'Aktivitéit an d'Aarbechtsplazen ze erhalen eeschthaft ënnersicht goufen. D'Gewerkschaften hunn gefrot, wat an de leschte Joren gemaach gouf, fir d'Produktioun ze diversifizéieren, nei Zertifizéierungen ze kréien an d'Ofhängegkeet vun engem eenzege Client ze reduzéieren, an hunn d'Aarbechter als Affer vun "enger Logik vum globaliséierte Kapitalismus, deen d'Finanzüberleeungen iwwer alles stellt" beschriwwen. An den nächsten Deeg géifen Personalversammlungen a weider gewerkschaftlech Aktiounen kommen. "Zënter der Zoumaacherei vum TDK-Site 2007 huet Lëtzebuerg keng Fabrikszoumaacherei vun esou engem Ausmooss méi erlieft", esou déi zwou Organisatiounen. Appell un d'Regierung D'Gewerkschaften hunn de Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles an de Sozial- an Aarbechtsminister Marc Spautz opgeruff, all Optioun ze préiwen, fir de Site z'erhalen — a sollt d'Zoumaacherei awer kommen, e riichtege Sozialplang an eng Reklasséierungszell ("cellule de reclassement") ze garantéieren, déi d'Aarbechter an nei Aarbechtsplazen begleet, am Aklang mat engem Tripartite-Accord vun Ufank Juni. Weder Indorama nach d'Ministèren haten e feste Kalenner fir d'Ofwécklung festgeluecht; no lëtzebuergeschem Recht muss de Sozialplang a säin Zäitplang elo mat der Personalvertriedung ausgehandelt ginn. Deel vun engem europäesche Réckzuch D'Steinforter Zoumaacherei ass e konkreet lokaalt Zeeche vun engem méi breede Drock op Europa seng energieintensiv an exportofhängeg Industrien, déi an de leschte Joren mat méi héijen Energiekäschten, méi schwaacher Nofro an haarder Concurrence vu bëllege Produzenten aus Asien ze kämpfe haten. Indorama selwer huet weltwäit Kapazitéiten zréckgefuer — vun de franséischen a lëtzebuergesche Mobility-Fabriken bis bei d'Zoumaacherei vun enger PTA-Anlag zu Montréal-Est a Kanada. Fir d'Steinforter Aarbechter ass d'Suerg méi direkt. Eng Fabrik, déi um selwechte Site zënter sechs Joerzéngten Gär gesponn huet, steet elo virun der Fin vun der Produktioun, an eng Uertschaft am industrielle Westen vum Land verléiert e vun hire gréisste privaten Aarbechtgeber. Wat elo geschitt — ob e Keefer optaucht, ob de Staat hëllefe kann an ënner wéi enge Konditiounen d'Personal geet — gëtt an de Verhandlungen entscheet, déi elo ufänken. ### Sources - Indorama Ventures ferme son site de Steinfort et menace 100 emplois au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-groupe-industriel-indorama-quitte-le-pays-100-emplois-menaces-103594148 - Indorama ferme son site de Steinfort, une centaine d'emplois menacés — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/indorama-ferme-son-site-de-steinfort-une-centaine-demplois-menaces/ - Textilcord Steinfort – Du fil aux cordes — Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (cc.lu): https://www.cc.lu/en/all-information/news/detail/textilcord-steinfort-du-fil-aux-cordes - Textilcord Steinfort S.A. – Uniroyal – Steinfort — industrie.lu: https://industrie.lu/uniroyalsteinfort.html - Indorama Ventures Mobility Luxembourg S.A. — FEDIL: https://fedil.lu/en/members/27155bb5-ece6-e611-80f5-c4346bac8ce8/ - Indorama Ventures prépare la fermeture de son site de Longlaville : 165 emplois en jeu — Le Journal des Entreprises: https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/indorama-ventures-prepare-la-fermeture-de-son-site-de-longlaville-165-emplois-en-jeu-2138103 - Indorama Ventures veut fermer son usine de Longlaville, 164 emplois en danger — L'Usine Nouvelle: https://www.usinenouvelle.com/quotidien-des-usines/lusine-ne-tournait-qua-la-moitie-de-ses-capacites-indorama-ventures-veut-fermer-son-usine-de-longlaville-164-emplois-en-danger.WH7OL4JQVZA6XK5OPOVN7OGZHA.html - Indorama Ventures annonce son projet de fermer le site de Longlaville qui emploie 165 personnes — ICI (France 3 Grand Est): https://www.ici.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle-54/longlaville/indorama-ventures-annonce-son-projet-de-fermer-le-site-de-longlaville-qui-emploie-165-personnes-6571451 --- ## Cargolux zilt Gabun-Affär mat 1,15 Milliounen Euro of - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/cargolux-accord-justiz-gabun-afloss-1-15-milliounen - Published: 2026-07-01T16:40:14.77+00:00 - Updated: 2026-07-01T16:40:14.77+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 4702b023-e40c-4aa3-bb5f-e6d2793b1a07 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Den Uerteel op Accord tëscht der Fracht-Fluchgesellschaft an dem Parquet betrëfft nëmmen d'Gesellschaft selwer — keng Persoun gëtt beschëllegt. Cargolux hat d'Affär 2015 selwer gemellt. ### Summary D'Bezierksgeriicht Lëtzebuerg huet e verhandelten Accord vun ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro géint Cargolux ratifizéiert — wéinst Trafic d'influence a Gabun tëscht 2010 an 2015. ### Key facts - D'Bezierksgeriicht Lëtzebuerg huet den 1. Juli 2026 e jugement sur accord bestätegt: Cargolux bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro (Geldstrof plus Konfiskatioun). - D'Fakten sinn als Trafic d'influence a Gabun tëscht 2010 an 2015 qualifizéiert. D'Affär betrëfft eleng d'Gesellschaft — keng Persoun gëtt beschëllegt. - Cargolux hat d'Feelverhalen Enn 2015 selwer gemellt an huet während der ganzer Enquête matgeschafft. - Ronn zwee Drëttel vu Cargolux leien iwwer Luxair, BCEE, SNCI an déi direkt Bedeelegung an ëffentlech Lëtzebuerger Hänn. - Am Verglach mam Airbus-Accord vun 2020 (ronn 3,6 Milliarde Euro) ass d'Zomm kleng, mä bemierkenswäert fir e Stat-verbonne Champion, deen doheem gereegelt gëtt. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill bezilt Cargolux a firwat?** Cargolux bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro — eng Kombinatioun aus enger Geldstrof an enger Konfiskatioun — fir eng Strofaffär iwwer Trafic d'influence a Gabun tëscht 2010 an 2015 zouzemaachen. **Q: Ginn eenzel Persounen oder Cadre beschëllegt?** Nee. Laut dem Parquet betrëfft d'Affär ausschliisslech déi juristesch Persoun Cargolux Airlines International S.A. a keng natierlech Persoun. **Q: Wat ass e jugement sur accord?** Eng verhandelte Léisung, déi duerch d'Gesetz vum 24. Februar 2015 agefouert gouf. De Parquet an de Beschëllegten handelen se aus fir Infraktioune mat manner wéi fënnef Joer Prisong, an e Riichter muss se an enger Sëtzung validéieren. **Q: Wéini ass d'Affär un d'Liicht komm?** Cargolux huet d'Feelverhalen selwer entdeckt an et Enn 2015 der Lëtzebuerger Statsanwaltschaft gemellt. D'Enquête gouf eréischt no där fräiwëlleger Meldung opgemaach. ### Body Cargolux, déi gréisst reng Fracht-Fluchgesellschaft vun Europa an ee vun de Fläggschëffer vun der Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft, bezilt ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro fir eng Strofaffär iwwer Trafic d'influence zouzemaachen. D'Suen hänken zesumme mat fréieren Aktivitéiten a Gabun. Den 1. Juli 2026 huet d'Bezierksgeriicht Lëtzebuerg en Accord tëscht der Gesellschaft an der Statsanwaltschaft bestätegt. D'Uerteel ass an der Chambre correctionnelle vum Tribunal d'arrondissement zu Lëtzebuerg als sougenannten jugement sur accord gefall — eng verhandelte Léisung, déi tëscht der Gesellschaft an dem Parquet ausgehandelt an duerno vun engem Riichter validéiert gëtt. D'Strof kombinéiert eng Geldstrof an eng Konfiskatioun, zesumme ronn 1,15 Milliounen Euro. Wichteg: d'Affär betrëfft eleng d'Gesellschaft. Keen eenzege Cadre a keng Privatpersoun goufe beschëllegt. Wat um Dësch louch De Parquet huet d'Fakten als trafic d'influence — Afloss-Handel — qualifizéiert, am Zesummenhang mat Aktivitéiten, déi Cargolux tëscht 2010 an 2015 a Gabun ausgefouert huet. Weder d'Fluchgesellschaft nach d'Justiz hunn d'Detailer vum Mechanismus offengeluecht oder Nimm vu Partner genannt. D'Justiz huet ënnerstrach, datt d'Léisung eleng d'juristesch Persoun betrëfft: « Ce dossier concerne exclusivement la personne morale Cargolux Airlines International S.A. et ne vise aucune personne physique. » — d'Affär betrëfft ausschliisslech déi juristesch Persoun Cargolux Airlines International a keng natierlech Persoun. De jugement sur accord ass duerch d'Gesetz vum 24. Februar 2015 an de Lëtzebuerger Code de procédure pénale agefouert ginn. Dës Prozedur erlaabt et dem Parquet an engem Beschëllegten — enger Persoun oder enger Gesellschaft — eng Léisung fir Infraktiounen auszehandelen, déi mat manner wéi fënnef Joer Prisong bestrooft ginn, wann e Riichter d'Ofmaachung an enger Sëtzung validéiert. Et ass de Lëtzebuerger Pendant zu de verhandelte Firmen-Accorden, déi ëmmer méi verbreet a ganz Europa sinn, awer méi enk gefaasst wéi déi franséisch CJIP. Eng Selbstmeldung, déi d'Enn matbestëmmt huet Laut Cargolux huet d'Gesellschaft d'Feelverhalen selwer entdeckt an et Enn 2015 der Lëtzebuerger Statsanwaltschaft gemellt. Duerno huet si während der ganzer Enquête matgeschafft, déi eréischt no där fräiwëlleger Meldung opgemaach gouf. D'Fluchgesellschaft schreift: « The judgment relates only to the company and to conduct between 2010 and 2015 and does not concern any individuals. » — d'Uerteel betrëfft eleng d'Gesellschaft an d'Verhalen tëscht 2010 an 2015 a betrëfft keng eenzel Persounen. Dës fräiwëlleg Meldung an d'Zesummenaarbecht — zesumme mat engem Jorzéngt vun Ëmbau bei der Konformitéit — hunn de verhandelten Accord iwwerhaapt méiglech gemaach, wéi d'Geriicht ugedeit huet. Cargolux iwwerpréift a moderniséiert seng Konformitéitsprozeduren permanent, wat zu verstäerkten internen Kontrollen, verbessertem Konformitéitskader a Gouvernance-Standarden gefouert huet, déi mat de beschten internationale Praktiken am Aklang stinn. D'Gesellschaft huet derbäigesat, datt d'Uerteel « aucun impact sur les opérations en cours, les activités des clients ou les services qui leur sont fournis » huet — also keng Auswierkung op de lafende Betrib, d'Aktivitéite vun de Clienten oder d'Servicer, déi hinne geliwwert ginn. Si huet nach eng Kéier bekräftegt, ethesch, transparent a mat Integritéit ze schaffen. E Stat-verbonne Champion viru Geriicht Wat déi Affär besonnesch mécht, ass manner d'Zomm wéi d'Objet. Cargolux ass e Pëller vun der Lëtzebuerger Logistik — 1970 gegrënnt, um Findel doheem, mat enger reng aus Boeing 747 (747-400 an 747-8) bestehender Frachterflott op méi wéi 90 Destinatiounen. A si gëtt majoritär vum ëffentleche Secteur kontrolléiert. Laut den eegenen Ugaben vun der Fluchgesellschaft verdeele sech d'Aktien esou: - Luxair — 35,10 % (déi national Fluchgesellschaft, selwer Stat-verbonnen) - HNCA — 35,00 % (Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment, China) - BCEE — 10,90 % (d'Staatsspuerkeess) - SNCI — 10,67 % (d'Nationalt Kredit- an Investitiounsinstitut) - Lëtzebuerger Stat — 8,32 % (direkt Bedeelegung) Zesummegeholl leeën Luxair, BCEE, SNCI an déi direkt Statsbedeelegung ronn zwee Drëttel vun der Gesellschaft an ëffentlech Lëtzebuerger Hänn. Eng néng-zifferZomm ass et net — mä eng Strofaffär géint e Fläggschëff, dat de Stat de facto kontrolléiert, ass e seelene Moment vu Verantwortung fir d'Lëtzebuerger Logistikbranche. An een, deen de Parquet wuel als Beweis uféiere wäert, datt Selbstmeldung sech auszilt. Deel vun engem méi breeden Ofrechnen Den Accord kënnt an engem Jorzéngt, an deem d'Justiz op béide Säite vum Atlantik eng ganz Rei Korruptiounsaffären am Fluchsecteur ugepaakt huet — ëmmer méi dacks iwwer verhandelt Ofmaachungen amplaz vu Prozesser. D'Referenz bleift Airbus, dat am Januar 2020 ronn 3,9 Milliarden Dollar (ëm déi 3,6 Milliarden Euro) bezuelt huet, fir Uschëllegunge vun auslännescher Bestiechung ze regelen — iwwer parallel Accorden, déi vu Geriichter a Frankräich, am Vereenegte Kinnekräich an an den USA validéiert goufen. Laut dem US-Justizministère war et den héchste Firmen-Accord wéinst auslännescher Bestiechung, deen et bis elo gouf. Virun deem Hannergrond ass Cargolux seng 1,15 Milliounen bescheiden. Mä d'Muster ass d'selwecht: Verhalen op engem auslännesche Maart, eng Léisung, déi eleng d'Firma betrëfft, Unerkennung fir d'Zesummenaarbecht an d'Verspriechen vu méi staarke Kontrollen. Fir e Stat-verbonne Frachtchampion an enger vun den nach méi klengen Ekonomien vun Europa ass déi Episod eng Erënnerung, datt d'Konformitéitsuspréch, déi d'Weltloftfaart nei forméieren, elo och um Tarmac um Findel ukommen. ### Sources - Cargolux Agrees €1.15m Penalty in Gabon Case — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/62123-cargolux-agrees-eur1-15m-penalty-in-gabon-case - Trafic d'influence au Gabon: Cargolux paie 1,15 million d'euros d'amende — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-cargolux-condamnee-a-115-million-d-euros-d-amende-103594204 - Trafic d'influence : 1,15 million d'euros d'amende pour Cargolux — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/trafic-dinfluence-115-million-deuros-damende-pour-cargolux/ - Condamnée à 1,15 million d'euros, Cargolux réagit — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/condamnee-a-1-15-million-deuros-cargolux-reagit - Introducing Cargolux (shareholder structure) — Cargolux Airlines International: https://www.cargolux.com/introducing-cargolux/ - Airbus Agrees to Pay over $3.9 Billion in Global Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery and ITAR Case — U.S. Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/airbus-agrees-pay-over-39-billion-global-penalties-resolve-foreign-bribery-and-itar-case - Introduction of the Plea Bargaining Procedure in Luxembourg Law (jugement sur accord) — Lexgo.lu: https://www.lexgo.lu/en/news-and-articles/2961-introduction-of-the-plea-bargaining-procedure-in-luxembourg-law-introduction-de-la-transaction-en-matiere-penale-en-droit-luxembourgeois - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## ADA: 430.000 Mënsche weltwäit duerch Lëtzebuerger Mikrofinanz erreecht - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ada-impaktbericht-2025-430000-menschen-mikrofinanz-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-29T17:38:52.148+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:38:52.148+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 4dc4cb9e-e923-444d-8b07-87041f13ee54 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Lëtzebuerger NGO ADA setzt am Impaktbericht 2025 Zuelen op eng manner bekannt Säit vun eisem Finanzplaz: Kapital fir déi Äermst op der Welt. ### Summary D'NGO ADA huet 2025 no eegenen Aussoen iwwer hir Partner méi wéi 430.000 wirtschaftlech schwaach Mënschen an 47 Länner erreecht — finanzéiert virun allem mat Lëtzebuerger Entwécklungsgelder. ### Key facts - ADA huet 2025 no eegenen Aussoen 430.511 wirtschaftlech vulnerabel Mënschen erreecht, dovun 55% Fraen, an 47 Länner. - D'NGO léint net direkt, mä schafft iwwer 290 Partnerorganisatiounen — Finanzinstituter, Genossenschaften a kleng Betriber. - Den Haaptbailleur ass d'Lëtzebuerger Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht: 37 Milliounen Euro fir 2022-2025, ronn 59% vum Bedarf. - Lëtzebuerg ass de weltwäit féierende Standuert fir Mikrofinanzfongen (MIVen) mat iwwer 60% vun de verwaltene Verméigen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass ADA?** ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome) ass eng 1994 zu Lëtzebuerg gegrënnt NGO, déi op inklusiv Finanz spezialiséiert ass. Si léint d'Suen net direkt un déi aarm Mënschen, mä schafft iwwer lokal Finanzinstituter, Genossenschaften a kleng Betriber an Afrika, Lateinamerika an Asien. **Q: Wéi vill Mënschen huet ADA 2025 erreecht?** No hirem Impaktbericht 2025 hunn dem ADA seng Partner 430.511 wirtschaftlech vulnerabel Mënschen erreecht, déi fir d'éischte Kéier op d'mannst eng Déngschtleeschtung kruten — 55% dovu Fraen, an 47 Länner. **Q: Wéi gëtt ADA finanzéiert?** Den Haaptbailleur ass d'Lëtzebuerger Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht. Den aktuelle Mandat (2022-2025) stellt 37 Milliounen Euro zur Verfügung, ronn 59% vum geschätzte Bedarf vun 62,6 Milliounen Euro; de Rescht kënnt aus aneren ëffentlechen a private Quellen. **Q: Wat huet d'Mikrofinanz mat Lëtzebuerg ze dinn?** Lëtzebuerg ass de weltwäit féierende Standuert fir Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVen), mat iwwer 60% vun de verwaltene Verméigen am Secteur. Institutioune wéi LuxFLAG, InFiNe.lu an de Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund ënnerstëtzen dës Positioun. ### Body Hannert den Investmentfongen an de Privatbanken, fir déi de Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz bekannt ass, schafft eng aner Branche, déi seele mat Zuelen ënnerluecht gëtt: Suen, déi bei déi Äermst op der Welt geleet ginn. D'NGO ADA — Appui au Développement Autonome — huet elo an hirem Impaktbericht 2025 esou Zuele virgeluecht. No eegenen Aussoen hunn d'Partner vun der Organisatioun d'lescht Joer 430.511 wirtschaftlech vulnerabel Mënschen erreecht, déi fir d'éischte Kéier op d'mannst eng Déngschtleeschtung kruten — 55% dovu Fraen. D'Zuele kommen aus 47 Länner an Afrika, Lateinamerika an Asien an goufen och vum Newssite Chronicle.lu opgegraff. ADA, 1994 zu Lëtzebuerg vu Leit aus dem Finanzsecteur gegrënnt, léint d'Suen net direkt un déi aarm Mënschen. D'Organisatioun schafft amplaz iwwer lokal Finanzinstituter, Genossenschaften a kleng Betriber — am Ganze 290 Partnerorganisatiounen d'lescht Joer — an déngt hinne mat Kapital, technescher Formatioun a Berodung. Esou kënnen déi Partner Kreditter, Versécherungen an aner Outile bei Mënsche bréngen, déi de formelle Bankesystem soss kaum erreecht. Wat hannert der grousser Zuel stécht Déi grouss Zuel fasst verschidde Beräicher zesummen. Dem Bericht no kruten 194.373 Mënschen Zougang zu Finanzdéngschtleeschtunge wéi Kreditter a Versécherungen — dorënner 64.813 iwwer dem ADA seng Investmentberodung fir Vehikele wéi de Luxembourg Microfinance & Development Fund. Weider 204.989 kruten technesch oder entrepreneuriell Ënnerstëtzung, 64.934 hunn vu Léisunge fir den Zougang zu de Mäert profitéiert, an 2.569 Stéit kruten Zougang zu Energie oder Ausbildung. Bei ADA notze mir d'Impaktfinanz, fir d'Liewe vu Mënschen an Afrika, Lateinamerika an Asien op Daier ze veränneren. Mir hëllefe Fraen a Männer, op si zougeschnidde Finanzdéngschtleeschtungen oder Zougang zu Energie ze kréien, fir hir Betriber wuessen ze loossen an d'Onsécherheete vum Liewen unzepaken. Dat sot Laura Foschi, d'Direktesch vun ADA, déi 2025 als Wendepunkt fir d'Organisatioun beschriwwen huet. „2025 huet ADA en entscheedende Meilesteen erreecht a gouf zu enger Organisatioun, déi de Wandel net nëmmen ënnerstëtzt, mä him och aktiv matgestalt“, sot si. Eng vun den eelere groussen Initiative vun ADA ass SSNUP, e Programm fir Kleng-Baueren, deen no Aussoe vun der Organisatioun ongeféier eng Millioun Baueren a 35 Länner erreecht huet. ADA mellt, datt ronn 10 Milliounen Euro technesch Hëllef am Kader vun deem Programm gehollef hunn, ëm déi 188 Milliounen Euro un Investitiounen unzelackelen — e Beispill, wéi mat klenge Subventiounen e Villfacht u privatem an institutionellem Kapital ugezunn gëtt. Lëtzebuerger Suen, agesat am Ausland D'Aarbecht vun ADA hänkt staark un ëffentleche Suen aus dem Heemechtsland. Den Haaptbailleur ass d'Lëtzebuerger Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht, gefouert vun der Direktioun fir Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht an humanitär Aktioun am Aussen- an Europaministère. Den aktuelle Mandat, am Dezember 2021 ënnerschriwwen, leeft vu 2022 bis 2025 a stellt 37 Milliounen Euro zur Verfügung — ronn 59% vun dem geschätzten Finanzéierungsbedarf vun ADA, deen op 62,6 Milliounen Euro fir d'Period bewäert gëtt; de Rescht kënnt aus aneren ëffentlechen a private Quellen. Et ass déi véiert sou Konventioun tëscht dem Ministère an ADA zanter 2007. „D'Verlängerung vun dësem Mandat bestätegt dem ADA seng zentral Roll als Expert an der inklusiver Finanz an als Wëssenskatalysator am Kader vun der Lëtzebuerger Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht“, sot deemools de zoustännege Minister Franz Fayot bei der Ënnerschrëft. D'Ressort läit elo bei Xavier Bettel, deen am Oktober 2025 op enger Konferenz fir inklusiv Finanz an Afrika zu Nairobi war. E Finanzplaz iwwer d'Verméigesverwaltung eraus Dem ADA seng Aarbecht steet an enger méi breeder Lëtzebuerger Spezialitéit, déi liicht iwwersi gëtt. D'Groussherzogtum ass zum weltwäit féierende Standuert fir déi Fongen ginn, déi Suen an d'Mikrofinanz leeden — déi sougenannte Microfinance Investment Vehicles, kuerz MIVen. D'Lëtzebuerger Regierung seet, datt de Gros vun de MIVen am Land sëtzt a méi wéi 60% vun de weltwäit verwaltene Verméigen am Secteur ausmécht. Eng Recherche vu CGAP a Symbiotics, zitéiert vun der Promotiounsagence Luxembourg for Finance, huet de Lëtzebuerger Undeel un de MIV-Verméigen op 61% am Dezember 2015 gesat, no 44% am Joer 2006 — an enger Period, an där de globale Maart vu ronn 2 Milliarden op 11 Milliarden Dollar gewuess ass. E ganze Réckel Institutiounen ënnerstëtzt dës Positioun. Dozou gehéieren: - LuxFLAG, d'Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency, 2006 gegrënnt, hire Mikrofinanz-Label weist den Investisseuren, datt e Fong wierklech an de Secteur investéiert; - InFiNe.lu, den Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg, deen ëffentlech, privat a zivilgesellschaftlech Akteure beienee bréngt; - de Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund, d'European Microfinance Platform, de Microinsurance Network a Microlux — vill dovu gemeinsam an der Maison de la Microfinance an der Stad ënnerbruecht. Lëtzebuerg finanzéiert ausserdeem de jäerleche European Microfinance Award, deen 100.000 Euro wäert ass. Fir e Land, dat säi Finanzplaz soss a Billioune vun Euro u Verméige miesst, si d'Zuelen, déi ADA mellt, kleng. Mä si beschreiwen e Stéck vun deem Plaz, deen nëmme seele a Ziffere gefaasst gëtt — en Deel, dee Kapital bei déi Mënsche bréngen, déi am mannste wahrscheinlech jeemools an eng Privatbank trëppelen. ### Sources - ADA Helped More Than 430k Economically Vulnerable People in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62075-ada-helped-more-than-430k-economically-vulnerable-people-in-2025 - ADA's Impact report (2025 Impact Report) — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/our-impact/2025-impact-report - Luxembourg's Development Cooperation renews its support of the inclusive finance sector through ADA — ADA - Appui au développement autonome: https://adaimpact.lu/en/blog-news-ada/luxembourgs-development-cooperation-renews-its-support-inclusive-finance-sector - Finance inclusive et innovante — Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, The Luxembourg Government: https://cooperation.gouvernement.lu/en/cooperation-au-developpement/finance-inclusive-et-innovante.html - Microfinance facilitating financial inclusion — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/publication-article/microfinance-facilitating-financial-inclusion/ - Luxembourg Leading Jurisdiction for Microfinance Investment Vehicles — InFiNe.lu: https://www.infine.lu/luxembourg-leading-jurisdiction-for-microfinance-investment-vehicles/ - ADA (association) — Wikipédia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA_(association) --- ## Koedinger: Och un der Spëtzt däerf een d'Pressefräiheet net als sécher ugesinn - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/koedinger-steftung-mediefraiheet-net-selbstverstandlech - Published: 2026-06-29T17:16:39.43+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:16:39.43+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: d186be64-5349-4d38-800f-ec81df462501 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Verleeër hannert Paperjam an Delano huet am Mudam seng Stëftung lancéiert — fir d'Integritéit vun de Medien ze verdeedegen, grad an engem Land, dat an de Ranglëschten ganz uewe steet. ### Summary De Mike Koedinger huet d'Mike Koedinger Foundation lancéiert, fir d'Mediefräiheet an d'demokratesch Resilienz ze stäerken — mat der Warnung, datt och e Spëtzeland wéi Lëtzebuerg net immun ass. ### Key facts - De Mike Koedinger, Grënner vu Maison Moderne (Paperjam, Delano), huet de 25. Juni am Mudam d'Mike Koedinger Foundation lancéiert. - D'Stëftung huet hire Sëtz zu Lëtzebuerg, schafft europawäit an huet als éischt Projet e bebilderten Dictionnaire iwwer Muecht, Medien an Demokratie ugekënnegt. - Am RSF-Index ass Lëtzebuerg op déi 9. Plaz 2026 geklommen (Score 84,14), ass awer beim Sécherheetsindikator vun der éischter op déi drëtt Plaz ofgerutscht. - De Mediemaart zu Lëtzebuerg ass staark konzentréiert — dominéiert vu RTL, Mediahuis Luxembourg an Editpress — a gëtt duerch generéis Presshëllef gestäipt. - D'Medieforscherin Ayala Panievsky huet gewarnt: modern Zensur schafft indirekt, an d'Institutioune sollten ier eng Kris kënnt gestäerkt ginn. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass d'Mike Koedinger Foundation?** Eng zu Lëtzebuerg baséiert Stëftung mat europäeschem a internationale Scope, déi sech der Medienkompetenz, der Ënnerstëtzung vum onofhängege Journalismus an der Verdeedegung vun demokratesche Wäerter géint Desinformatioun, Populismus a Plattformmuecht widmet. Hire Motto: ‚Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience.' **Q: Wéi steet Lëtzebuerg am Pressefräiheets-Index?** Lëtzebuerg ass vun der 20. Plaz 2023 op déi 11. (2024) an déi 9. Plaz 2026 geklommen, mat engem Score vun 84,14. Beim Ënnerindikator fir d'Sécherheet ass et awer vun der éischter op déi drëtt Plaz ofgerutscht. **Q: Firwat gëllt de Lëtzebuerger Mediemaart als konzentréiert?** Wéinst der klenger Gréisst dominéieren dräi Gruppen: RTL (um Enn vu Bertelsmann), Mediahuis Luxembourg (Luxemburger Wort) an Editpress (Tageblatt, Le Quotidien, L'essentiel). Lëtzebuerg huet och keng national Fusiounskontroll géint Crossmedia-Konzentratioun. **Q: Wéi vill Presshëllef gëtt et?** Ubruechtbar Medien kréien e Sockel vun 200.000 Euro plus 30.000 Euro pro akkreditéierte Journalist d'Joer. 2024 huet Editpress ronn 4,4 Milliounen Euro kritt (méi wéi 40 % vum Total), Mediahuis Luxembourg ëm déi 2,5 Milliounen. ### Body Lëtzebuerg gehéiert zanter Joren zu de Länner, an deenen et de Journalisten am beschten op der Welt geet. Genee dat, seet ee vun de bekanntste Verleeër aus dem Land, ass de Grond fir net selbstgefälleg ze ginn. De 25. Juni huet de Mike Koedinger — Grënner an CEO vu Maison Moderne, dem onofhängege Medienhaus hannert Paperjam an Delano — am Mudam op Kierchbierg offiziell d'Mike Koedinger Foundation aus der Daf gehuewen. Hien huet se als bewosst Geste vun der Verdeedegung duergestallt, an engem Moment, an deem, sou seng Iwwerzeegung, glafwierdeg Informatioun an demokratesch Debatt net méi selbstverständlech sinn — och net an enger stabiller, wuelhabender Demokratie. D'Grënnung vun der Mike Koedinger Foundation ass en Akt vu Widderstand a biergerlechem Engagement an enger Zäit, an där d'Integritéit vun de Medien, dat onofhängegt Denken an den demokrateschen Dialog ënner ëmmer méi groussem Drock stinn. D'Stëftung huet hire Sëtz zu Lëtzebuerg, soll awer europawäit a sou guer international schaffen, ënner dem Motto „Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience". Hir Schwéierpunkter sinn d'Medienkompetenz, d'Ënnerstëtzung vun engem onofhängegen, entrepreneuriellen Journalismus an d'Verdeedegung vun demokratesche Wäerter géint Desinformatioun, Populismus, Klimaleegnung an d'Muecht vun den digitale Plattformen. De Grondgedanke huet de Koedinger einfach gehalen: „Eng gesond Demokratie brauch glafwierdeg Informatioun, e kriteschen Geescht an en onofhängege Journalismus." Wéi eng gutt Plaz zur Warnung gëtt De Koedinger seng Virsiicht trëfft op e Paradox. No de Chifferen ass Lëtzebuerg eng Erfollegsgeschicht vun der Pressefräiheet. Am World Press Freedom Index vu Reporter ouni Grenzen (RSF) ass d'Land vun der 20. Plaz 2023 op déi 11. Plaz 2024 an dëst Joer op déi 9. Plaz geklommen, mat engem Score vun 84,14 — kloer am Beräich, deen RSF als „gutt" bewäert, hannert dem ëmmer feschte Spëtzereider Norwegen. Mä d'Kurv geet net just no uewen, an RSF selwer warnt zanter zwee Joer, datt de Fundament brécheleg gëtt. Den Index 2025 huet d'wirtschaftlech Fragilitéit als eng vun den Haaptgefore fir d'Pressefräiheet ernannt; d'Editioun 2026 erkläert d'Pressefräiheet weltwäit op engem 25-Joers-Déifstand, mam ekonomeschen Indikator esou schlecht wéi nach ni zanter dem Ufank vun der Rangléischt — an déi global Lag fir d'éischte Mol als „schwiereg" agestuuft. Och Lëtzebuerg, dat säi Gesamtscore verbessert huet, ass beim Ënnerindikator fir d'Sécherheet vun der éischter op déi drëtt Plaz ofgerutscht — e Beweis, datt eng staark Plaz an der Tabell e méi waardelegt Terrain kann iwwerdecken. E klenge Maart a wéinegen Hänn D'strukturellt Argument léisst sech méi schwéier ewechwëschen. Lëtzebuerg huet ee vun den am meeschte konzentréierte Mediemäert an Europa — eng direkt Konsequenz vu senger klenger Gréisst. Dräi Gruppe dominéieren d'Landschaft: - RTL, den Haaptsender vum Land, deen um Enn vum däitsche Bertelsmann-Konzern kontrolléiert gëtt; - Mediahuis Luxembourg, dat déi laang dominéierend Saint-Paul-Grupp iwwerholl huet an de Luxemburger Wort erausgëtt; - Editpress, hannert dem Tageblatt, dem Quotidien an der Gratiszeitung L'essentiel. Lëtzebuerg ass och ee vun de wéinegen EU-Memberstaaten ouni national Fusiounskontroll, déi d'Konzentratioun iwwer verschidde Medien hannerlount, sou den Euromedia Ownership Monitor. De Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom bewäert de Mediepluralismus am Land als „mëttlert Risiko". De Pluralismus am gedréckte Beräich gëtt zum gréissten Deel duerch ee vun den generéiste Subventiounssystemer an Europa um Liewe gehalen. No de Reegelen, déi vun der EU-Kommissioun ofgeséent goufen, kréien ubruechtbar Medien e Sockel vun 200.000 Euro plus 30.000 Euro pro akkreditéierte Journalist d'Joer (d'EU huet e Schema vun 102,8 Milliounen Euro guttgeheescht). 2024 hunn d'Titele vun Editpress ronn 4,4 Milliounen Euro kritt — méi wéi 40 % vun der Gesamtpresshëllef — a Mediahuis Luxembourg ëm déi 2,5 Milliounen. Dëst Geld hält d'Titele liewen, mä et bënnt och eng plural Press un d'ëffentlech Finanzéierung an de politesche Wëllen — eng Ofhängegkeet, déi de Secteur, sou d'Kritiker, ugräifbar mécht, wann d'Budgeten enk ginn oder d'Politik dréit. Nach net an der Kris — an dat ass de Punkt Beim Lancement war nieft dem Koedinger d'Dr Ayala Panievsky, Medieforscherin an Auteur vum Buch The New Censorship: How the War on the Media Is Taking Us Down, am Gespréich mat der erfuerener RTL-Journalistin Caroline Mart. D'Panievsky huet argumentéiert, datt déi modern Zensur sech selten esou nennt: si schafft iwwer koordinéiert Haass am Internet, mëssbräuchlech Prozesser a Staatspropaganda, déi sech als Journalismus verkleet. „Et kann keng Demokratie ginn ouni e gemeinsame Set vu Fakten, iwwer déi mer dann diskutéiere kënnen", sot si virum Publikum. Op d'Fro, wéi eng Länner nach favorabel Konditioune fir de Journalismus bidden, huet d'Panievsky gesot, Lëtzebuerg wier „bis elo" hir Léifsten — mä si huet zugläich virun der Selbstgefällegkeet gewarnt an d'Regierunge gefuerdert, d'Institutiounen an d'Schutzmecanissmen ze stäerken, ier eng Kris kënnt, an net eréischt duerno. Genee do läit dat onbequemt Timing vum Koedinger sengem Schrëtt. Lëtzebuerg ass net Ungarn oder d'Slowakei; d'Reporter schaffen ouni Angscht virun Prisong oder Gewalt, hunn e gudden Zougang zu de Verantwortlechen a profitéiere vum verfassungsméissege Schutz vun der Pressefräiheet. D'Regierung huet zougesot, d'Presshëllef ze stäerken, den Zougang zu den Informatiounen ze verbesseren an d'Journalisten virun de sougenannte SLAPP-Prozesser ze schützen — an am Juni 2026 huet Lëtzebuerg eng Konferenz iwwer d'Sécherheet vu Journaliste accueilléiert. D'Wett hannert der neier Stëftung ass, datt de Moment, fir dës Konditiounen ze verdeedegen, grad deen ass, wou se nach gëllen — an datt e Land bei der Spëtzt am meeschten ze verléieren huet, wann et dovun ausgeet, datt et ëmmer esou bleift. ### Sources - Mike Koedinger lance une fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-lance-une-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias - Quand le journalisme se réduit au silence: le Dr Ayala Panievsky s'exprime sur la nouvelle censure (foundation launch coverage) — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/quand-le-journalisme-se-reduit-au-silence-le-dr-ayala-panievsky-sexprime-sur-la-nouvelle-censure - Mike Koedinger lance sa fondation pour l'intégrité des médias — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/mike-koedinger-lance-sa-fondation-pour-lintegrite-des-medias/ - Mike Koedinger Foundation — Safeguarding Media Integrity. Strengthening Democratic Resilience. — Mike Koedinger Foundation: https://www.mikekoedinger.com/foundation - RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/rsf-world-press-freedom-index-2025-economic-fragility-leading-threat-press-freedom - 2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low — Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-index-press-freedom-25-year-low - World Press Freedom Index (rankings tables, incl. Luxembourg 2023-2026) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index - Why Press Freedom Still Matters - in Luxembourg and Beyond — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/opinion/23159-why-press-freedom-still-matters-in-luxembourg-and-beyond - Luxembourg — Country report — Euromedia Ownership Monitor: https://media-ownership.eu/2025-edition/country-reports/luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Media Pluralism Monitor — Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (EUI): https://cmpf.eui.eu/country/luxembourg/ - In the name of media pluralism — Delano: https://delano.lu/d/detail/news/name-media-pluralism/191456 - Mike Koedinger named president of European Magazine Media Association — Paperjam (English): https://en.paperjam.lu/article/mike-koedinger-named-president - EU approves €102.8m Lux press subsidy scheme — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/delano_eu-approves-eu1028m-lux-press-subsidy-scheme --- ## Russlands Krichseconomie wackelt — awer si fält net ëm - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/russland-krichseconomie-staang-net-zesummebroch-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T17:08:10.759+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T17:08:10.759+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 19b7d627-844b-4ffa-856e-8537839a47a4 - Dateline: Moscow, RU > Schwächt Wuesstem, e wuessend Budgetlach an ënner Drock geroden Banken: D'Zuelen zeechnen eng laangfristeg Schwächt — keen direkten Zesummebroch. A Lëtzebuerg sëtzt matzendran. ### Summary D'russesch Krichseconomie weist däitlech Zeeche vu Müdegkeet — Stagnatioun, e Budgetlach an ugeschloe Banken. Mä d'Daten weisen eng laangfristeg Erosioun, kee Crash. A Lëtzebuerg, dat agefruere russesch Verméigen hält, bleift e Schlësselland an der EU-Sanktiounspolitik. ### Key facts - D'russesch Zentralbank huet den 19. Juni 2026 de Leetzëns op 14,25 % erofgesat — déi néngten Erofsetzung hannerteneen, mä méi virsiichteg ewéi erwaart. - D'Budgetlach huet säi Joresziel an dräi Méint gesprengt: 4,58 Billioune Rubel am éischte Quartal, an d'Pëtrol- a Gasrecetten sinn ëm ronn 45 % gefall. - D'schlecht Kreditter an de Banken si bis Mäerz 2026 op 6,5 % geklommen; 13 vun de 78 gréisste Betriber konnten hir Schold net méi bedéngen. - Fuerscher gesinn eng laangfristeg strukturell Erosioun, kee Crash — mat ëmmer méi déiwer Ofhängegkeet vu China (ronn 35 % vum Aussenhandel). - Lëtzebuerg hält iwwer Clearstream agefruere russesch Aktiva a muss all EU-Sanktiounspak eestëmmeg matdroen. ### FAQ **Q: Steet Russlands Economie virum Zesummebroch?** Nee. Trotz Stagnatioun, engem grousse Budgetlach a Bankerisser zeechnen d'Daten vum IWF, vu russeschen Institutiounen an onofhängege Fuerscher eng laangfristeg Schwächt an Erosioun — net en direkten Zesummebroch. Eng Erhuelung gëtt virun 2027 als onwahrscheinlech ugesinn. **Q: Wéi eng Roll spillt Lëtzebuerg an de Sanktioune géint Russland?** Lëtzebuerg muss als EU-Memberstaat all Sanktiounspak eestëmmeg matdroen. Doriwwer eraus hält Clearstream, ee vun Europas Haaptdepoten, immobiliséiert russesch Aktiva zu Lëtzebuerg. D'Land huet sech, nieft der Belsch, Frankräich an Däitschland, géint eng direkt Konfiskatioun vum russesche Staatsverméigen gestäipt. **Q: Wéi staark drécken d'Sanktiounen d'russesch Finanzen?** D'EU huet den 23. Abrëll 2026 hiren 20. Pak ugeholl (Energie, Militärindustrie, Finanzen, Krypto). Den 19. Pak hat russesch LNG-Importer verbueden an 117 Schëffer op d'Schiet-Flott-Lëscht gesat. Zesumme mat falende Pëtrolrecetten verschäerfen se de Reesch op de Budget. ### Body Wéi laang kann de Kreml seng Krichskeess nach fëllen? Op där eenzeger Fro hänkt méi fir Europa, ewéi op all aner — an d'Äntwert, déi d'Zuelen aus dem Fréijoer 2026 ginn, ass net déi, op déi vill an der EU hoffen. D'russesch Krichseconomie wackelt sécherlech: De Wuesstem ass quasi stoe bliwwen, d'Budgetlach huet säi Joresziel an dräi Méint gesprengt, d'Pëtrol-Recetten sacken of an an de Banken hënkt sech d'Schold un. Mä esou staark dee Stress och ass — d'Daten vum IWF, vu Russlands eegenen Institutiounen an onofhängege Fuerscher beschreiwen eng Economie déi wackelt, net eng déi zesummebrécht. Genee dee Manktum, tëscht "wackelen" an "ëmfalen", ass de wichtegste Pufferpunkt fir Europas Sécherheet. Hie leet fest, wéi laang Moskau säi Krich géint d'Ukrain bezuele kann — an domat och, wéi vill Drock d'Sanktiounen entwéckelen, déi d'EU, Lëtzebuerg matgerechent, weiderhin eestëmmeg muss beschléissen. De Reesch ass echt Den 19. Juni 2026 huet d'russesch Zentralbank hire Leetzëns ëm 25 Basispunkten op 14,25 % erofgesat — déi néngten Erofsetzung hannerteneen, nodeems d'Krichszënsen op den héchste Stand zënter zwou Joerzéngte gedriwwe goufen. D'Mäert haten eng méi déif Erofsetzung vun 50 Basispunkte erwaart; de virsiichtegere Schrëtt huet gewisen, datt d'Verantwortlech sech virun engem neie Präisubroch fäerten. D'Joresinflatioun louch Mëtt Juni bei 5,6 %, an d'Zentralbank rechent domat, datt se iwwert d'Joer op tëscht 4,5 % an 5,5 % zréckgeet. De Wuesstem ass praktesch verschwonnen. Den IWF huet seng Prognos fir Russland 2026 op 0,8 % erofgesat. Russlands eegent Wirtschaftsministère ass am Mee nach méi wäit gaangen an huet seng Prévisioun op just 0,4 % gekierzt, vu fréieren 1,3 %, op Basis vun engem Pëtrolpräis vu 59 Dollar de Baril an enger Inflatioun vu 5,2 %. D'real Akommes, déi 2025 nach ëm 7,7 % geklomme sinn, sollen elo nëmmen nach ëm 1,6 % klammen. Russesch Economisten selwer setzen de Minimum fir eng nohalteg Entwécklung bei ronn 3,5 % d'Joer un — wäit iwwer alles, wat um Horizont ze gesinn ass. Den haarste Befund kënnt aus de Staatsfinanzen. D'Pëtrol- a Gasrecetten sinn am éischte Quartal 2026 ëm ronn 45 % am Joresverglach gefall, gedréckt vun nidderege Präisser a vu manner Exportvolumen nodeems ukrainesch Drone d'Exportinfrastruktur getraff hunn. D'Budgetlach vum Bond koum eleng an den éischten dräi Méint op 4,58 Billioune Rubel, oder 1,9 % vum PIB — schonn iwwert dem Zil vun 3,79 Billioune fir d'ganzt Joer. Bis Enn Abrëll war et op 5,877 Billioune Rubel gewuess, oder 2,5 % vum PIB, mat 8,2 % manner Recetten an 17 % méi Ausgaben. Och d'Reserve gi knapp. D'liquid Aktiva am Nationale Verméigensfong louchen den 1. Juni 2026 bei ronn 48 Milliarde Dollar — ongeféier 1,5 % vum erwaarte PIB an, an Dollar gerechent, ronn zwee Drëttel manner ewéi de Virkrichshéichstand vun 113,5 Milliarden. D'Kiel-Institut schätzt, datt den liquiden Undeel vum Fong vu 6,5 % vum PIB beim Krichsufank op 1,8 % am Abrëll gefall ass. Risser am Bankesystem De Drock ass elo am Finanzsystem ze gesinn. Den Undeel vun de schlechte Kreditter an de russesche Bankaktiva ass vu 5,4 % am Joer 2024 op 6,5 % bis am Mäerz 2026 geklommen, an déi méi breet Problemaktiva sinn op 23,4 Billioune Rubel geklommen — ronn 11,2 % vum Total. Donnéeë vun der Zentralbank, am Mee zitéiert, hu gewisen, datt 13 vun de 78 gréisste Betriber vum Land hir Schold net méi bedéngen konnten — eng Hannerlooss vum bëllege Krichskreditt, deen elo fälleg gëtt. Analysten beschreiwen eng "Zwee-Spuren-Economie": - e Verdeedegungs- an Industriecomplex, deen am Staatsgeld schwëmmt; - e Privatsekteur, deen tëscht schwaacher Demande a strofen Zënse gequëtscht gëtt. E puer Stëmmen, dorënner en Think-Tank mat Verbindungen zum Kreml, warne virun enger méiglecher systematescher Bankekris bis Enn 2026, och wann d'Zentralbankchefin Elvira Nabiullina all direkt Gefor vun engem Bankrun erofgespillt huet. Erosioun, net Crash Wat d'Zuelen net weisen, ass eng Klipp. De Konsens ënner de Fuerscher vum Kiel-Institut, vum IISS a vum CSIS ass deen vun enger strukturueller Erosioun, net vun engem plëtzlechen Ausfall: eng Economie no bei hirer voller Produktiounskapazitéit, mat enger ausgelaaschter Aarbechtskraaft an enger ëmmer méi déiwer Ofhängegkeet vu China, dat elo fir ronn 35 % vu Russlands Aussenhandel steet. Déi grondleeënd Fundamenter vun der Economie hu sech bedeitend ofgeschwächt. D'Steierreserve si gréisstendeels opgebraucht, de Wuesstem ass stoe bliwwen, an d'Ofhängegkeet vum Land vu China gëtt ëmmer méi ausgeprägt. Dee Befund vum Kiel-President Moritz Schularick faasst de Paradox zesummen. Russland geet net esou séier d'Suen aus wéi d'Saachen, déi Suen net séier kafe kënnen. Wéi de Matthew C. Klein, Auteur vun der Krichsfinanzéierungsanalys vum Institut, et formuléiert huet: "De fundamentale Begrenzungsfaktor fir Russland haut ass net den Zougang zu Suen, mä den Zougang zu Mënschen, Technologie a Produktiounskapazitéit." Fir de Moment behält Moskau d'Mëttelen, fir weiderzekämpfen. De Reesch op de Pëtrolrecetten, esou d'Nabiullina nom Zënsentscheed vum Juni, gëtt duerch inlännesch Versuergungsproblemer verschäerft: "De rezente Sprong bei de Brennstoffpräisser wäert d'Inflatioun am Juni beaflossen. D'Regierung hëlt déi néideg Mesuren, mä et kann Zäit daueren, bis sech d'Versuergung erholt." Firwat dat Lëtzebuerg ugeet Genee dee laangsame Verschläiss ass d'Ëmfeld, an deem Sanktioune sollen Wierkung weisen. D'EU huet hiren 20. Sanktiounspak géint Russland den 23. Abrëll 2026 ugeholl, mat Zil op Energie, de militäresch-industrielle Complex, Handel, Finanzdéngschtleeschtungen a Krypto — déi gréisste Partie un individuelle Lëschten zënter zwee Joer. Den 19. Pak, am Oktober 2025 ugeholl, hat schonn d'Importer vu russeschem LNG verbueden an 117 Schëffer op d'Schiet-Flott-Blacklëscht vun der EU gesat. All Pak brauch d'Eestëmmegkeet vun all 27 Memberstaaten, Lëtzebuerg dorënner — an d'Groussherzogtum ass kee Bystaner. Clearstream, ee vun Europas Haaptdepoten fir Wäertpabéieren, deen immobiliséiert russesch Aktiva hält, sëtzt zu Lëtzebuerg, dat nieft der Belsch, Frankräich an Däitschland zu de grousse Verwierder vun agefruerene Fongen zielt. Déi véier hu sech géint eng direkt Konfiskatioun vum russesche Staatsverméigen gestäipt, aus Suerg viru juristeschen a finanziellen Risiken. Wat méi d'russesch Finanzen zoussen, wat dës Debatt méi haart gëtt. Eng Krichseconomie déi wackelt, mä net ëmfält, bitt keng séier Léisung — just e laange Konkurrenzkampf vun der Ausdauer, an deem d'Sanktiounspolitik an d'Stëmmen, déi zu Bréissel ofginn, matentscheede wäerten, wéi de Stress sech um Enn weist. ### Sources - Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Rate to 14.25% — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/19/russian-central-bank-slashes-key-rate-to-1425-a93053 - Bank of Russia cuts the key rate by 25 bp to 14.25% p.a. — Bank of Russia: https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/keypr/ - Russia Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast as Oil Revenues and Wartime Pressures Weigh on Economy — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/12/russia-cuts-2026-growth-forecast-as-oil-revenues-and-wartime-pressures-weigh-on-economy-a92733 - IMF lowers Russian 2026 GDP growth forecast from 1% to 0.8% — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/115681/ - Russia's oil and gas revenues fall 45% in first quarter as budget deficit exceeds full-year target — Meduza: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/09/russia-s-oil-and-gas-revenues-fall-45-in-first-quarter-as-budget-deficit-exceeds-full-year-target - Russia's Federal Budget Deficit Blows Past Annual Target in Just 3 Months — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/russias-federal-budget-deficit-blows-past-annual-target-in-just-3-months-a92460 - Russian federal budget deficit 5.877 trillion rubles or 2.5% of GDP in Jan-April - MinFin — Interfax: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/117487/ - Endgame: Russia's war economy hits its limits — Kiel Institute for the World Economy: https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/endgame-russias-war-economy-hits-its-limits/ - Russia's budget deficit widens as analysts warn of potential banking crisis in 2026 — bne IntelliNews: https://www.intellinews.com/russia-s-budget-deficit-widens-as-analysts-warn-of-potential-banking-crisis-in-2026-416617/ - Russia's national wealth fund liquid assets down to $48.05 bln as of June 1 — Reuters / TradingView: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_R4N423014:0-russia-s-national-wealth-fund-liquid-assets-down-to-48-05-bln-as-of-june-1/ - Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: 20th round of stern EU sanctions — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-20th-round-of-stern-eu-sanctions-hits-energy-military-industrial-complex-trade-and-financial-services-including-crypto/ - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Where are the Russian assets? Nobody, except Belgium, wants to say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/06/where-are-the-russian-immobilised-assets-nobody-except-belgium-wants-to-say - Luxembourg freezes €2.5bn over Russia sanctions — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/russia-sanctions-lead-to-2-5bn --- ## Hisbollah refuséiert Entwaffnung – Libanon steet virun enger interner Zerräissprouf - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/libanon-hisbollah-entwaffnung-accord-washington-spannungen - Published: 2026-06-29T16:52:04.977+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:52:04.977+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: c07a41ea-4f0d-485a-a516-f4fcf2fad6cf - Dateline: Beirut, LB > En Accord aus Washington koppelt den israeleschen Réckzuch un d'Ofrëschtung vun der Hisbollah. D'Miliz schwätzt vun enger Kapitulatioun – en Deputéierte rifft scho mam Biergerkrich. ### Summary Den US-vermëttelten 14-Punkte-Accord tëscht dem Libanon an Israel mécht den israeleschen Réckzuch ofhängeg vun der Entwaffnung vun der Hisbollah. D'Miliz weist d'Fuerderung zréck a spréngt domat eng déif intern Spaltung op. ### Key facts - En 14-Punkte-Kader, deen den 26. Juni zu Washington ënnerschriwwe gouf, mécht den israeleschen Réckzuch ofhängeg vun der kontrolléierter Entwaffnung vun der Hisbollah. - D'Hisbollah weist d'Fuerderung als Kapitulatioun zréck; en Deputéierte warnt souguer virum Biergerkrich. - De leschte Krich huet méi wéi 4.200 Doudeger an iwwer 1,2 Milliounen Vertriwwener gefuerdert – iwwer e Fënneftel vun der Bevëlkerung. - Analysten halen e komplette Biergerkrich op kuerz Siicht fir onwahrscheinlech, mä rechne mat anhalende Onrouen; d'libanesch Arméi gëllt als zentrale Stabilisator. - De Widderopbau gëtt op ronn 11 Milliarden Dollar geschat; auslännesch Hëllef ass un d'Entwaffnung gekoppelt, an d'UNIFIL fiert bis 2027 erof. ### FAQ **Q: Wat steet am Accord vu Washington?** En 14-Punkte-Kader, deen de Regierunge vum Libanon an Israel den 26. Juni 2026 ënnerschriwwen hunn. Hie koppelt all etappeweisen israeleschen Réckzuch aus dem Süde vum Libanon un déi kontrolléiert Entwaffnung vun der Hisbollah an aneren net-staatleche bewaffnete Gruppen. Israel soll sech iwwer zwou éischt Pilotzonen zréckzéien; en detailléierte Sécherheetsannex gouf net publik gemaach. **Q: Firwat refuséiert d'Hisbollah?** De Generalsekretär Naim Qassem bezeechent et als erniddregend an als e Verkaf vun der Souveränitéit a seet, de Waffestëllstand gëlt nëmme südlech vum Litani-Floss. D'Miliz weigert sech, Waffe weider am Norden erauszeginn. **Q: Wéi grouss ass d'Gefor vun engem Biergerkrich?** D'ACLED bewäert en oppene Biergerkrich als wäit ewechleien, mä net auszeschléissen; anhalend Onroue gëlle méi wahrscheinlech. D'libanesch Arméi gëllt als wichtegste Stabilisator, mä eng Spaltung an hire Reie bei engem Virgoe géint d'Hisbollah-Waffe bleift e Risiko. **Q: Wat huet dat mat Europa ze dinn?** E neie Kollaps am Libanon géif d'Sécherheets- a Migratiounslag an Europa beaflossen. Westlecht a Gold-Widderopbau-Geld ass un d'Entwaffnung gekoppelt, an d'UNO-Missioun UNIFIL fiert bis 2027 erof – Frankräich an Italien préiwen eng Nofolg-Koalitioun. ### Body BEIRUT — Wat als Schlussstréch ënner de leschte Krich am Libanon geduecht war, huet amplaz déi déifst intern Spaltung vun enger ganzer Generatioun bloussgeluecht. De 14-Punkte-Kader, deen den 26. Juni zu Washington ënnerschriwwe gouf, mécht all israeleschen Réckzuch aus dem Süde vum Land ofhängeg vun der kontrolléierter Entwaffnung vun der Hisbollah. Genau dës Fuerderung weist déi vun Iran ënnerstëtzte Miliz komplett zréck – an op eemol steet d'Méiglechkeet vun enger direkter Konfrontatioun tëscht der bewaffneter Grupp an dem libanesesche Staat am Raum. Den Text verflicht d'Regierung op e „rigoréisen, leeschtungsbaséierte Programm", deen et der libanesescher Arméi (LAF) erméiglecht, déi voll militäresch Kontroll iwwerzehuelen an d'Grupp ausserhalb vum Staat z'entwaffnen. Am Géigenzuch géif Israel sech etappeweis iwwer zwou éischt „Pilotzonen" zréckzéien, mat engem geheime Sécherheetsannex, deen den Oflaf reegelt. D'Spëtzt vun der Hisbollah huet den Accord als Kapitulatioun bezeechent; hir Unhänger sinn an de südleche Viruerter vu Beirut op d'Strooss gaangen. E Land, dat nach an de Knéien läit De Kader trëfft op e Land, dat sech vum Krich nach laang net erholl huet. D'Kämpf sinn den 2. Mäerz 2026 nei opgeflaakert – just Deeg nodeem den iraneschen Uewerschten Leader ëmbruecht gi war – wéi d'Hisbollah Projektiller op den Norden Israels ofgeschoss huet an Israel mat enger breeder Loft- a Buedemoffensiv geäntwert huet. Bis de vun de USA ugekënnegte Waffestëllstand den 16. Abrëll a Kraaft getrueden ass, ware méi wéi 4.200 Mënschen ëmbruecht a méi wéi 1,2 Milliounen op der Flucht – iwwer e Fënneftel vun der Bevëlkerung – esou d'libanesch Gesondheetsautoritéiten an d'Zifferen, déi international Medien zesummegestallt hunn. De President Joseph Aoun, fréiere Generol vun der Arméi, deen seng Amtszäit ganz op d'Rëckkéier vun der Staatsautoritéit gesat huet, huet den Accord als „den éischte Schrëtt op deem Wee zréck zur Souveränitéit vum Libanon" gelueft. De Premier Nawaf Salam sot, et géif drëms goen, den israeleschen Réckzuch aus dem ganze libanesesche Gebitt ze sécheren. D'Hisbollah huet d'Saach ganz anescht gesinn. „Den israeleschen Réckzuch un d'Entwaffnung vum Widderstand am ganze Libanon ze koppelen, ass e ganz geféierleche Virschlag, deen all rout Linnen iwwerschreift." — Naim Qassem, Generalsekretär vun der Hisbollah De Qassem huet de Washington-Kader als „erniddregend, schimmlech an e Verkaf vun der Souveränitéit" bezeechent an hien aus der Siicht vu senger Beweegung fir „inexistent" erkläert. Nach méi onheemlech: den Hisbollah-Deputéierte Hassan Fadlallah huet gewarnt, datt d'Autoritéite den Accord nëmmen duerchsetze kéinten, wa se prett wieren, „an de Biergerkrich ze goen" – eng direkt Uspillung op de Konflikt vun 1975 bis 1990, deen d'Land bis haut zeechent. Geschwächt, mä net gewëllt, d'Waffen néierzeleeën D'Hisbollah geet materiell geschwächt an dëse Bruchkampf. Zwee Krichsronnen mat Israel – 2024 an elo dëse Fréijoer – hu vill vun hire Kommandanten d'Liewe kascht, an de Fall vum Bashar al-Assad a Syrien Enn 2024 huet hire wichtegste Waffekorridor aus Iran ofgeschnidden. Den Doud vum iraneschen Uewerschten Leader am Februar huet d'Netz vun der Ënnerstëtzung, déi se laang gedroen huet, weider erschüttert. Mä geschwächt heescht net erleedegt. D'Grupp bleift den am schwéiersten bewaffneten Acteur am Land an huet eng diszipléiéiert Basis. D'libanesch Arméi huet gemellt, datt si déi éischt Etapp vun der Entwaffnung südlech vum Litani-Floss ofgeschloss hätt, mä d'Hisbollah bestoung drop, datt de Waffestëllstand nëmmen do gëlt, a refuséiert, Waffe méi am Norde erauszeginn. D'Regierung zu Beirut, déi d'militäresch Aktivitéite vun der Grupp formell verbueden huet, muss elo eng vill méi schwéier zweet Etapp duerchsetzen, déi de Kabinett selwer op mindestens véier Méint geschat huet. Wéi no läit de Krich? Trotz all der Alarmstëmmung schätze meescht Analysten an Konfliktbeobachter e komplette Réckfall an de Biergerkrich op kuerz Siicht weiderhin als onwahrscheinlech an. D'Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) bewäert en oppene Biergerkrich als „wäit ewechleien" Perspektiv, déi een awer „net ausschléisse kann", a warnt, datt anhalend Onrouen – Protester, Krawalle a lokal Zesummestéiss – dat méi wahrscheinlecht Szenario sinn. De gréisste stabiliséierende Facteur, do si sech d'Analysten eens, ass d'LAF: eng seele konfessiounsiwwergräifend national Institutioun, déi am Vollek a beim Ausland Vertraue genéisst. D'Bruchlinne bleiwen awer real: - Konfessionell: d'Verdreiwung vu schiitesche Gemeinschaften a gemëschte Géigenden, zesumme mam Verbuet vum militäresche Flilll vun der Hisbollah, huet d'Spannungen zu Beirut, an der Bekaa-Ebene a ronderëm Sidon verschäerft. - Institutionell: all Schrëtt vun der LAF, fir Hisbollah-Waffen ze beschlagnamen, dréit d'Gefor vu Zesummestéiss – a souguer vu Spaltungen an enger Arméi, an där och schiitesch Zaldoten déngen, déi mat der Grupp sympathiséieren. - Ekonomesch: e Staat, deen zënter dem Finanzkollaps vun 2019 bankrott ass, kann e Widderopbau, deen d'Weltbank op ronn 11 Milliarden Dollar geschat huet, net finanzéieren – sou datt rivaliséierend auslännesch Geldgeber sech Trei kafe kënnen. „Et wier e schwéiere Feeler, unzehuelen, datt d'Hisbollah erleedegt ass", huet de Michael Young vum Carnegie Middle East Center gewarnt, deen awer mengt, datt Erschäpfung an iranesch Zréckhalung en interne Krich fir de Moment onwahrscheinlech maachen. Firwat och Lëtzebuerg matgesäit D'Kris huet direkt Konsequenze fir den Norduewer vum Mëttelmier. Gold- a westlecht Widderopbau-Geld gëtt ausdrécklech un d'Bedingung gekoppelt, datt keng Suen un d'Hisbollah kommen – de Kader verflicht Beirut a Washington, d'Finanzéierung vu bewaffnete Gruppen ausserhalb vum Staat ze blockéieren – wouduerch d'Hëllef souwuel zum Hiewel wéi och zum potenzielle Ziler gëtt. Zur selwechter Zäit fiert d'UNO-Friddensmissioun UNIFIL, déi de Süde säit 1978 iwwerwaacht, erof: de Sécherheetsrot huet hire Mandat op de 31. Dezember 2026 festgeluecht, mat engem Réckzuch, deen sech bis 2027 zéie wäert. Frankräich an Italien préiwen eng Nofolg-Koalitioun, fir d'Lück ze fëllen. E neie Kollaps am Libanon géif sech an der Sécherheets- a Migratiounsrechnung vun Europa nidderschloen, mat neie Fluchtbeweegungen, déi op e Kontinent drécken, deen scho gespaant ass. Fir de Moment sëtzt d'Land an engem onbequemen Tëschestand – ze midd fir de Krich, ze gespléckt fir de Fridden – mat enger tickender Entwaffnungsauer a kenger Fraktioun, déi als éischt wëll noginn. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon deal ties ceasefire to Hezbollah disarmament: Will it work? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/27/israel-lebanon-deal-ties-ceasefire-to-hezbollah-disarmament-will-it-work - In Lebanon, framework agreement signed with Israel spurs protest, criticism — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/28/in-lebanon-framework-agreement-signed-with-israel-spurs-protest-criticism - Hezbollah demands Israel leave Lebanon 'unconditionally' amid talks in US — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/hezbollah-demands-israel-leave-lebanon-unconditionally-as-us-talks-extend - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/lebanons-deal-with-israel-requires-hezbollah-to-disarm-that-might-be-difficult - Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/27/lebanons-deal-israel-requires-hezbollah-disarm-might-difficult/ - Is civil unrest poised to escalate in Lebanon? — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project): https://acleddata.com/report/civil-unrest-poised-escalate-lebanon - A new Lebanese civil war is unlikely, despite how things may look now — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/04/08/lebanon-civil-war-unlikely/ - 2026 Lebanon war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war - Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmament — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/lebanon-says-four-months-needed-for-second-phase-of-hezbollah-disarmament - Lebanon army says phase one of disarming non-state groups in south complete — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/lebanons-army-says-phase-one-of-hezbollah-disarmament-in-south-completed - Lebanon and the end of UNIFIL's mandate in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10348/ - UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/un-security-council-renews-unifil-mission-in-lebanon-until-end-of-2026 - Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help. — Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/08/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-litani-disarmament/ --- ## Blutspende: Gesetzprojet soll d'Ausschloss vu schwule Männer ophiewen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/blutdon-homosexuell-maenner-gesetzprojet-8738-chamber - Published: 2026-06-29T16:42:18.938+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:42:18.938+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: e1869a8d-416b-416f-9b94-0afa6cea5a95 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Gesondheetskommissioun huet e Projet vun der LSAP-Deputéiert Paulette Lenert ënnert d'Lupp geholl, deen d'Tauglechkeet zur Blutspende un d'individuellt Risiko bannen, net un d'sexuell Orientéierung. ### Summary D'Chamber huet de Gesetzprojet 8738 a Kommissioun beroden: hie soll all Ausschloss vun der Blutspende op Basis vun der sexueller Orientéierung verbidden a sech um individuelle Risiko orientéieren. ### Key facts - D'Gesondheetskommissioun vun der Chamber huet den 29. Juni 2026 de Gesetzprojet Nr. 8738 zur Blutspende beroden. - Den Text vun der LSAP-Deputéiert Paulette Lenert wëll all Ausschloss op Basis vun der sexueller Orientéierung verbidden an de Risiko individuell bewäerten. - Aktuell dierf e Mann, deen an de leschten 12 Méint Sex mat engem anere Mann hat, kee Vollblutt ginn — mä Plasma jo. - De Projet ass eréischt a Kommissioun a brauch nach e Vott am Plenum; en Datum fir d'Inkraafttriede gëtt et net. - Frankräich (2022), Däitschland (2023) an d'Belsch sinn scho vun orientéierungsbaséierten Ausschlëss op Risikomodeller iwwergaang. ### FAQ **Q: Dierfe schwul Männer zu Lëtzebuerg haut Blutt spenden?** E komplette Verbuet gëtt et net méi. E Mann, deen an de leschten zwielef Méint Sex mat engem anere Mann hat, dierf awer kee Vollblutt ginn. Hie ka stattdessen Plasma spenden, dat agefruer an virun der Notzung getest gëtt. **Q: Wat géif de Gesetzprojet 8738 änneren?** Hie géif d'Gesetz vum 15. Mäerz 1979 iwwer d'Bluttransfusioun änneren, sou datt d'Tauglechkeet eleng op enger individueller medezinescher Bewäertung vum Risikoverhalen berout an net op der sexueller Orientéierung. **Q: Ass d'Gesetz scho gestëmmt?** Nee. De Projet ass eréischt am Kommissiounsstadium a muss nach am Plenum vun der Chamber gestëmmt ginn. En Datum fir d'Inkraafttriede gëtt et nach net. **Q: Wie bedreift d'Blutsammelen zu Lëtzebuerg?** De Centre de Transfusion Sanguine vun der Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise. D'Rout Kräiz an de Gesondheetsministère hu schonn doriwwer diskutéiert, dës Aktivitéiten op eng ëffentlech Struktur ze iwwerdroen. ### Body Schwul a bisexuell Männer, déi sexuell aktiv sinn, dierfe zu Lëtzebuerg bis haut kee Vollblutt spenden. Dës Regel kéint elo falen. De Méindeg huet d'Gesondheetskommissioun vun der Chamber e Gesetzprojet ënnert d'Lupp geholl, deen d'Tauglechkeet zur Blutspende net méi un d'sexuell Orientéierung wëll knëppen, mä eleng un d'perséinlecht Risikoverhalen. D'Commission de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale huet de Projet vu Gesetz Nr. 8738 den 29. Juni 2026 beroden. Den Text war den 28. Abrëll vun der LSAP-Deputéiert an Ex-Gesondheetsministesch Paulette Lenert deposéiert ginn. Hie wëll d'Basisgesetz vum 15. Mäerz 1979 iwwer d'Bluttransfusioun änneren, sou datt all Ausschloss vun der Blutspende op Grond vun der sexueller Orientéierung vun engem Spender verbueden ass. D'Taina Bofferding, Cheffin vun der LSAP-Fraktioun, gouf als Rapporteur ernannt. No der Zesummefaassung vun der Chamber selwer géif de Projet de Prinzip am Gesetz festschreiwen, datt d'Krittäre fir d'Tauglechkeet "eleng op enger individualiséierter medezinescher Bewäertung vun de Risikoverhalen berouen, an net op der sexueller Orientéierung vum Spender". D'Initiateuren stellen d'Ännerung als duebele Gewënn duer: méi Spender fir déi knapp Reserven, an d'Enn vun deem, wat Aktivisten zënter Joren als Diskriminatioun bezeechnen. De Projet ass eréischt am Kommissiounsstadium a brauch nach e Vott am Plenum; en Datum fir d'Inkraafttriede gëtt et net. Eng Spär, déi déi lescht Reform iwwerlieft huet E komplette Verbuet ass et zu Lëtzebuerg net méi, mä eng Spär ass bliwwen. Bis 2021 huet de Spenderfragebogen direkt no der sexueller Orientéierung gefrot an huet Männer, déi Sex mat Männer hunn, ausgeschloss. Déi Fro gouf Ufanks 2021 erausgeholl an duerch eng Fro nom rezente Verhalen ersat. Trotzdeem dierf e Mann, deen an de leschten zwielef Méint Sex mat engem anere Mann hat, weiderhi kee Vollblutt ginn. Hie ka stattdessen Plasma spenden, dat agefruer an viru senger Notzung getest gëtt. "Mir froen e Spender net méi, ob en homosexuell ass oder net. Dat interesséiert eis net. Et zielt, wat e mécht, net wat en ass." — Anne Schumacher, medezinesch Biologin an medezinesch Direktesch vum Transfusiounszentrum vun der Stad, 2022 D'Blutsammelen am Grand-Duché leeft iwwer de Centre de Transfusion Sanguine vun der Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise. D'Rout Kräiz an de Gesondheetsministère hu schonn doriwwer geschwat, d'Aktivitéite vum Zentrum op eng ëffentlech Struktur ze iwwerdroen — och fir d'Ausschlosskrittäre méi einfach ze iwwerschaffen an op eng individuell Risikobewäertung ze setzen. Eng Regierung, déi schonn Ännerung versprach huet De Gesetzprojet kënnt no méi wéi engem Joer Drock op d'Regierungskoalitioun. Op eng parlamentaresch Fro vum Piraten-Deputéierte Sven Clement Ufanks 2025 huet d'Gesondheetsministesch Martine Deprez (CSV) zouginn, datt d'Reglement nei beliicht géif ginn. De Clement hat argumentéiert, datt "déi aktuell Praxis vun engem kategoreschen Ausschloss vu Männer, déi Sex mat Männer hunn, als Diskriminatioun ugesi ka ginn". D'Deprez huet sech opmierksam fir eng Reform gewisen, mä sech op kee Kalenner festgeluecht. Si huet de Verdeputéierten erkläert, d'Thema géif direkt mam Rout Kräiz ugepaakt ginn: "Dëst Thema wäert ee vun den Diskussiounspunkte sinn, déi mer am Detail mam Responsabele vum Rout Kräiz vum Januar un ugoen." Schonn am Dezember 2024 hat d'Ministesch der Chamber gesot, datt schwul Männer iergendwann Blutt spenden dierfen, a vun engem Reglement geschwat, dat amgaang wier validéiert ze ginn. Den Débat leeft virum Hannergrond vu widderholten Appeller vum Rout Kräiz iwwer ze niddreg Blutreserven. Am Tak mat engem europäeschen Ëmschwong Wann de Projet ugeholl gëtt, géif Lëtzebuerg sech bei seng Noperen areien, déi d'Orientéierung als Krittär scho fale gelooss hunn: - Frankräich huet d'Krittäre fir Männer, déi Sex mat Männer hunn, den 16. Mäerz 2022 mat deenen aus dem Rescht vun der Bevëlkerung uginäichgesat an all Abstinenzfrist ofgeschaaft, nodeems d'Spär 2020 op véier Méint reduzéiert gi war. Zënter 1983 waren dës Männer do ausgeschloss. - Däitschland ass 2023 op e System ëmgeklommen, deen sech um individuelle sexuelle Verhalen orientéiert an net méi un der Orientéierung. - Belsch an e puer aner Staaten hunn eng Spär vu véier Méint als Zwëschenetapp ageféiert. De roude Fuedem duerch all dës Reformen ass d'Avéck vu pauschalen Ausschlëss, déi un dat hänken, wat e Spender ass, hin zu Froen iwwer konkret rezent Verhalen, dat e Infektiounsrisiko mat sech bréngt — genee de Prinzip, deen de Lenert säi Projet am Lëtzebuerger Gesetz verankere wëll. D'Ënnerstëtzer soen, d'Wëssenschaft an d'Versuergungslag weisen elo an déiselwecht Richtung: all potenzielle Spender, deen duerch eng kategoresch Regel verluer geet, ass eng Eenheet Blutt, déi sech e klengt Land mat dënnen Reserven net leeschte kann. Ob de Projet duerch de Plenum kënnt, an ënner wéi enge genaue Konditiounen, ass nach net entscheet. Bis op Weideres bleift d'Spär am Gesetz stoen — mä si steet, fir d'éischte Mol, offiziell op der parlamentarescher Agenda fir ofgeschaaft ze ginn. ### Sources - Des propositions de loi sur l'indemnité de maternité, la couverture universelle de santé et l'accès au don de sang — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3779 - La semaine du 29 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-29-juin-2026 - Le don du sang bientôt ouvert sans condition aux homosexuels ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-don-du-sang-bientot-ouvert-sans-condition-aux-homosexuels/ - Don du sang pour les homosexuels : le Luxembourg tempère — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/don-du-sang-pour-les-homosexuels-le-luxembourg-tempere/ - Ouverture du don de sang aux homosexuels au Luxembourg en 2025 — Tout sur la transfusion: https://www.toutsurlatransfusion.com/actualite-transfusion-et-don-du-sang/ouverture-du-don-de-sang-aux-homosexuels-au-luxembourg.php - Discrimination against homosexuals when donating blood (parliamentary question) — Demokratesch Partei (DP): https://www.dp.lu/discrimination-against-homosexuals-when-donating-blood/?lang=en - Martine Deprez - Le gouvernement luxembourgeois — Government of Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/martine-deprez.html - Martine Deprez — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Deprez - Taina Bofferding mènera les socialistes à la Chambre — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/taina-bofferding-menera-les-socialistes-a-la-chambre-des-deputes-253768449684 - Les critères de don du sang par les HSH alignés sur le reste de la population mi-mars — APMnews: https://www.apmnews.com/freestory/10/377533/les-criteres-de-don-du-sang-par-les-hsh-alignes-sur-le-reste-de-la-population-mi-mars - Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_donation_restrictions_on_men_who_have_sex_with_men --- ## Schéisserei a Mamm-Kand-Heem zu Stade: Sechs Doudeger an Norddäitschland - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/stade-doudeg-scheisserei-mamm-kand-heem-niddersaachsen - Published: 2026-06-29T16:22:56.474+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:22:56.474+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 616faa88-8d51-4434-a3e3-d86ae2b0bada > An enger Jugendhëllef-Astellung zu Stade an Niddersaachse sinn no Polizeiangaben sechs Mënsche gestuerwen. Ee Haapttäter ass festgeholl, zwou weider Persoune sinn an der Hand vun der Police. ### Summary Bei enger Schéisserei an engem Mamm-Kand-Heem zu Stade an Norddäitschland sinn de 29. Juni sechs Mënsche gestuerwen. D'Police schwätzt vun enger "erweiderter Familljentragödie". ### Key facts - Bei enger Schéisserei an engem Jugendhëllef-Heem zu Stade (Niddersaachsen) sinn de 29. Juni sechs Mënsche gestuerwen — fënnef um Plaz, eng sechst Persoun méi spéit am Spital. - Den Heem huet Mamm-Kand-Wunngruppen ënnerbruecht, also eng Ënnerkonft fir schwanger Fraen a jonk Mammen mat hire Kanner. - Ee Haapttäter ass festgeholl, zwou weider Persoune sinn an der Hand vun der Police; laut Berichter ass eng dovun eng Fra. - D'Police schwätzt vun enger "erweiderter Familljentragödie" a schléisst Femizid, politeschen Extremismus an organiséiert Kriminalitéit aus. - Massendoten mat Schosswaffe bleiwen an Däitschland seelen; de Fall zielt zu den déidlechste Schéissereien vun de leschte Joren. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass zu Stade geschitt?** De 29. Juni 2026 ass an enger Jugendhëllef-Astellung an der Dankersstraße zu Stade geschoss ginn. Fënnef Mënsche sinn um Plaz gestuerwen, eng sechst Persoun ass méi spéit am Spital un hire Verletzungen erlee. D'Police gouf géint 12.10 Auer alarméiert. **Q: Wéi vill Verdächteg goufe festgeholl?** D'Polizeidirektioun Lüneburg huet ee Haapttäter festgeholl an zwou weider Persounen an d'Hand geholl, laut Berichter dorënner eng Fra. Déi Bedeelegt sollten no Medieninformatioune mam Auto flüchten a goufe gestoppt, nodeems d'Police e Pneu beschoss huet. **Q: Wat war de Motiv?** D'Police bezeechent de Fall als "erweiderte Familljentragödie" a gesäit den Hannergrond am direkten Ëmfeld vum Heem. Femizid, e politeschen Hannergrond an organiséiert Kriminalitéit goufen ausgeschloss. De ganzen Hannergrond gëtt nach opgekläert. **Q: Huet d'Dot eng Gefor fir Lëtzebuerg duergestallt?** Nee. Stade läit am Norden vun Däitschland, no bei der Nordséi an honnerte Kilometer vu Lëtzebuerg ewech. D'Police huet betount, datt fir d'Bevëlkerung viru Plaz keng Gefor besteet. ### Body An der norddäitscher Stad Stade sinn e Méindeg sechs Mënschen ëm d'Liewe komm, nodeems an enger Jugendhëllef-Astellung geschoss ginn ass. Dat ass eng vun den déidlechsten Doten an Däitschland an de leschte Joren. Fënnef Affer sinn um Plaz gestuerwen, eng sechst Persoun ass méi spéit am Spital un hire Verletzungen erlee — domat klomm d'Zuel vun de bestätegten Doudegen op sechs. D'Affer waren an engem Heem ënnerbruecht, deen erëm Mamm-Kand-Wunngruppen opgeholl huet — also eng zäitweileg Ënnerkonft fir schwanger Fraen a jonk Mammen mat hire Kanner. Genee op enger Plaz, déi de Schwächsten Schutz bidde sollt, ass et zu der Bluttdot komm. Wat d'Police bestätegt huet D'Polizeidirektioun Lüneburg, déi den Asaz féiert, huet matgedeelt, datt ee Haapttäter festgeholl gouf an zwou weider Persounen an d'Hand vun der Police geholl goufen. D'Beamte hunn ënnerstrach, datt fir d'Bevëlkerung keng Gefor méi besteet. D'Zuele waren am Laf vum Dag nach virleefeg a sinn eropgaangen; d'Ëmstänn wären nach amgaang opgekläert ze ginn. An hiren éischten Aussoen huet d'Lüneburger Police matgedeelt, datt an enger Jugendhëllef-Astellung geschoss gouf an datt e puer Mënsche schwéier verletzt a getéit goufen. "Es besteht keine Gefahr für die Bevölkerung" — et besteet keng Gefor fir d'Bevëlkerung — huet d'Police gesot a gefrot, fir aus Sécherheetsgrënn de ofgespaarte Beräich ze meiden. An engem spéideren Update huet d'Police d'Bilan kloer zesummegefaasst. No aktuellem Stand sinn um Plaz fënnef Persoune gestuerwen, eng sechst Persoun ass am Spital un de Verletzungen erlee. — Polizeidirektioun Lüneburg D'Police huet gesot, datt all déi Doudeg Erwuessene waren. De Sender NDR, op deen aner Medien sech beruff hunn, huet bericht, datt déi fënnef, déi um Plaz gestuerwe sinn, véier Fraen an ee Mann waren — eng offiziell Bestätegung vun där Opdeelung gouf et um Dag awer net, sou datt dës Detailer als virleefeg ze behandele sinn. E puer weider Mënsche goufe blesséiert, e Deel schwéier; den NDR huet d'Zuel vun de Verletzten op manner wéi zéng beziffert. Wat d'Verdächteg ugeet, huet d'Police gesot, datt ee Haapttäter festgeholl gouf, während zwou weider Persounen ënner polizeileche Mesüre bleiwen — laut däitsche Berichter ass eng dovun eng Fra. Méi Medien hunn doriwwer geschriwwen, datt déi Bedeelegt mam Auto flüchte wollten an eréischt gestoppt goufen, nodeems d'Beamten e Pneu beschoss hunn. Police schwätzt vun enger Familljendot D'Ermëttler hunn séier ugefaang, de méigleche Motiv anzegrenzen. D'Police huet de Fall als eng "erweiderte Familljentragödie" bezeechent a gesot, datt den Hannergrond éischter am direkten Ëmfeld vum Heem ze sichen ass an net an enger gréisserer Kriminalitéit oder Ideologie, sou bericht den Tagesspiegel. E Spriecher vun der Lüneburger Police huet der franséischer Pressagence AFP gesot, datt déi éischt Hiweiser "nicht in Richtung Femizid oder auch politischer Hintergrund" weisen — also net a Richtung Femizid oder e politeschen Hannergrond. D'Beamte hunn betount, datt si nach amgaange wären, genee erauszefannen, wat geschitt ass a firwat. No deem, wat bis elo bekannt ass, hunn si organiséiert Kriminalitéit a politeschen Extremismus ausgeschloss. Fir den Owend war eng Pressekonferenz am Kreeshaus zu Stade ugesat, mat Police, Staatsuwaltschaft, Vertrieder vum Krees an der niddersächsescher Inneministerin Daniela Behrens vun de Sozialdemokraten. Bis an den Nomëtteg gouf et weder Nimm vun den Affer nach vun de Verdächtegen — am Aklang mat den däitsche Reegelen zum Schutz vun der Privatsphär bei lafenden Ermëttlungen. Eng Sältenheet an engem Land mat strenge Waffegesetzer Massendoten mat Schosswaffe bleiwen an Däitschland seelen. D'Land huet mat zu de strengste Waffereegelen an Europa — mat Lizenzen, Iwwerpréiwungen an dem Beweis vun engem Besoin, fir iwwerhaapt eng Waff besëtzen ze dierfen. Genee dës Sältenheet mécht d'Dot vu Méindeg esou erschütternd a setzt Stade ënnert déi déidlechst Schéissereien, déi d'Land an de leschte Joren erlieft huet. Fir de Lieser hei am Land ass et e wäit ewechte Schauplaz — Stade läit no bei der Nordséi, honnerte Kilometer vu Lëtzebuerg ewech. Mä de Schock trëfft eise gréissten Noper schwéier. Däitschland huet an de leschte Joren eng ganz Rei vun openfälleg gewuerene Doten erlieft, déi eng opgehëtzten Debatt iwwer ëffentlech Sécherheet, Police a Waffen ugedriwwen hunn. Wat nach net bestätegt ass - Identitéiten: Bis an den Nomëtteg waren weder Nimm vun den Affer nach vun de Festgehollenen ëffentlech. - Genee Afferzuelen: D'Doudeszuel ass am Laf vum Dag vu fënnef op sechs geklommen; d'Zuel vun de Verletzte gouf net offiziell festgehalen. - Waff: D'Police huet net präziséiert, wéi eng Schosswaff benotzt gouf. - Genaue Motiv: D'Ermëttler schwätze vun enger Familljendot, mä de ganzen Hannergrond géif nach opgekläert ginn. D'Police huet ugekënnegt, weider Informatiounen ze ginn, an d'Owend-Pressekonferenz sollt offiziell Detailer derbäibréngen. Wéi bei all séier sech entwéckelnder Lag kënne fréi Zuelen an Aussoe sech nach änneren. ### Sources - Six killed in shooting at German youth facility, police say — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/europe/stade-germany-shooting-intl - Five killed in shooting at youth welfare centre in Germany's Stade — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/five-killed-in-shooting-at-youth-welfare-centre-in-germanys-stade - At least five people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/29/at-least-five-people-killed-in-shooting-in-northern-germany-police-say - Police say 5 people have died in a shooting in Stade in northern Germany — Associated Press (via KHON2): https://www.khon2.com/international/ap-police-say-5-people-have-died-in-a-shooting-in-stade-in-northern-germany/ - POL-LG: Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung in Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304697 - POL-LG: Erstes Update zu Tötungsdelikt in Jugendhilfeeinrichtung Stade — Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (Presseportal): https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/56836/6304739 - Polizei spricht von „erweiterter Familientragödie": Sechstes Todesopfer nach Schüssen in Stade — Der Tagesspiegel: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/panorama/polizei-spricht-von-erweiterter-familientragodie-sechstes-todesopfer-nach-schussen-in-jugendhilfeeinrichtung-in-stade-bei-hamburg-15773451.html - 2026 Stade shooting — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stade_shooting - Shooting at Germany youth center leaves 5 dead, police say, with 2 people taken into custody — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-shooting-stade-youth-center/ --- ## Uewescht Geriicht stäerkt dem Trump seng Entloossungsmuecht — schount awer d'Fed - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/uewescht-geriicht-usa-trump-entloossungsrecht-fed-geschount - Published: 2026-06-29T16:15:05.343+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T16:15:05.343+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 9773ac94-ffbf-41bc-a3ef-fc6e903dbdfc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mat 6 zu 3 huet de Supreme Court e Präzedenzfall vu 1935 ëmgehäit. Eng zweet Entscheedung mat 5 zu 4 léisst awer d'Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook am Amt — d'Zentralbank kritt eng Sonderstellung. ### Summary De Supreme Court gëtt dem President Donald Trump d'Recht, d'Spëtzten onofhängeger Agencen z'entloossen, schount awer ausdrécklech d'US-Zentralbank Federal Reserve — mat Follegen, déi bis op de Lëtzebuerger Fongeplaz duerchschloen. ### Key facts - Mat 6 zu 3 huet de Supreme Court an der Affär Trump géint Slaughter den Humphrey's-Executor-Präzedenzfall vu 1935 ëmgehäit an dem Trump seng Entloossung vun der FTC-Kommissärin Rebecca Slaughter bestätegt. - Eng zweet Entscheedung mat 5 zu 4 léisst d'Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook am Amt, well den Trump hir net de gesetzlech virgeschriwwene faire Verfahren gestat huet. - D'Geriicht behandelt d'Federal Reserve als eng 'eenzegaarteg strukturéiert, hallef-privat Entitéit' a setzt se domat vun de normalen Exekutivagencen of. - D'Slaughter-Urteel betrëfft méi wéi zwee Dutzend Bundesagencen, ënner anerem den NLRB, de MSPB an d'CPSC. - Mat engem Gesamtnettovermégen vu ronn 6.436 Milliarden Euro (CSSF, 30. Abrëll 2026) ass de Lëtzebuerger Fongeplaz staark un d'Glafwierdegkeet vun der US-Geldpolitik gebonnen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet de Supreme Court an der Affär Trump géint Slaughter entscheet?** Mat 6 zu 3 huet d'Geriicht festgehalen, datt de Schutz virun enger Entloossung 'ouni triftege Grond', deen de Kongress de FTC-Membere zougestanen hat, géint d'Gewaltentrennung verstéisst. Domat ass dem Trump seng Entloossung vun der demokratescher Kommissärin Rebecca Kelly Slaughter am Mäerz 2025 bestätegt an de Präzedenzfall Humphrey's Executor vu 1935 ëmgehäit. **Q: Firwat bleift d'Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook am Amt?** An enger getrennter Entscheedung mat 5 zu 4 huet d'Geriicht befonnt, datt den Trump der Cook net de gesetzlech virgeschriwwene faire Verfahren gestat huet — eng Erklärung vun de Beweiser, e Wee fir ze äntweren an eng Frist. Si bleift am Amt, soulaang hir Klo leeft. **Q: Wat heescht d'Urteel fir de Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz?** D'Fed setzt de Präis fir den Dollar an d'global Käschte vum Kapital. Mat engem Gesamtnettovermégen vu ronn 6.436 Milliarden Euro (CSSF, 30. Abrëll 2026), vill dovun an Dollar-Aktien an -Obligatiounen, ass de Lëtzebuerger Fongeplaz sensibel fir all Schwächung vun der US-Geldpolitik. D'Onofhängegkeet vun der EZB ass dogéint duerch Artikel 130 AEUV geschützt. ### Body WASHINGTON — Den ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA huet e Méindeg dem President Donald Trump e wäitreechend Recht ginn, fir d'Leedung vun onofhängege Bundesagencen ze entloossen. D'Riichter hunn dofir e Präzedenzfall vu virun 90 Joer ëmgehäit, deen d'Reguléierer virun enger Entloossung no Belieft geschützt hat. Eng eenzeg Institutioun hu si awer bewosst dovun ausgeholl: d'Federal Reserve, déi Zentralbank, op déi d'Mäert weltwäit am genausten oppassen. An der Affär Trump géint Slaughter huet déi konservativ Majoritéit mat 6 zu 3 Stëmme festgehalen, datt de Schutz, deen de Kongress de Membere vun der Federal Trade Commission (FTC) virun enger Entloossung "ouni triftege Grond" zougestanen hat, géint d'Verfassung ass. Domat ass dem Trump seng Entloossung vun der demokratescher Kommissärin Rebecca Kelly Slaughter am Mäerz 2025 bestätegt — zur selwechter Zäit war och den demokratesche Kommissär Alvaro Bedoya ofgesat ginn. Den nämmlechten Dag huet d'Geriicht awer mat 5 zu 4 refuséiert, datt de President d'Fed-Gouverneurin Lisa Cook entléisst; si bleift am Verwaltungsrot vun der Zentralbank, soulaang hir Klo leeft. E Schutz, deen zënter 1935 gehalen huet D'Urteel verworft Humphrey's Executor géint d'Vereenegt Staate vu 1935. Deemools hat de Supreme Court dem Kongress erlaabt, méikäppeg Reguléierungsgremien dergéint ofzeschiermen, datt hir Membere just nach "ouni triftege Grond" konnten entlooss ginn. Dem FTC säi Grënnungsgesetz vun 1914 hat eng Entloossung op Fäll vun "Ineffizienz, Verwarloosung vun der Flicht oder Amtsmëssbrauch" begrenzt. D'Majoritéit huet entscheet, datt esou Aschränkungen an d'verfassungsméisseg Kontroll vum President iwwer d'Exekutiv agräifen. De President vum Geriicht, John Roberts, deen d'Majoritéitsurteel verfaasst huet, huet d'Fro op d'Vertrauen an d'Verantwortung vum President erofgebrach. De President muss op Beamten zielen kënnen, deenen hie vertraue kann. Et ass um Senat ze decidéieren, ob en déi confirméiert, mat deenen de President léiwer schaffe géif, mä weder de Kongress nach d'Geriichter däerfen him Leit opzwéngen, mat deenen hien net schaffe kann. D'Urteel geet wäit iwwer d'FTC eraus. De Kongress huet méi wéi zwee Dutzend méikäppeg Agencë geschaf, deenen hir Spëtzte bis ewell just nach "ouni triftege Grond" konnten entlooss ginn. Elo betraff sinn ënner anerem: - de National Labor Relations Board, deen Sträit ëm Gewerkschaften an um Aarbechtsplaz reglementéiert; - de Merit Systems Protection Board, deen iwwer Fäll vu Bundesbeamten urteelt; - d'Consumer Product Safety Commission, déi iwwer d'Produktsécherheet wëscht. D'Riichterin Sonia Sotomayor huet hir Géigemeenung vun der Bänk eraus virgelies — eng seele Geste vum Protest — zesumme mat den Däumesch Elena Kagan a Ketanji Brown Jackson. "Kuerz gesot, d'Majoritéit baut haut eise Staat ëm", huet d'Sotomayor geschriwwen. "Dosende vun onofhängege Kommissioune ginn elo héchstwahrscheinlech reng Exekutivagencen, an dat verréckelt enorm Muecht iwwer grouss Beräicher vum amerikaneschen Alldag an d'Hänn vum President." Firwat d'Fed ausgeholl gouf Déiselwecht Majoritéit huet ëm d'Zentralbank eng kloer Linn gezunn. D'Geriicht beschreift d'Federal Reserve als eng "eenzegaarteg strukturéiert, hallef-privat Entitéit", déi "an der besonneger historescher Traditioun vun der Éischter an Zweeter Bank vun den USA" steet — eng Hierkonft, mat där d'Riichter d'Geldpolitik vun de normalen Exekutivagencen ofgrenzen. An der Affär Cook huet de Roberts fir eng Majoritéit vu 5 zu 4 geschriwwen, zu där de Riichter Brett Kavanaugh an déi dräi liberal Riichter gehéiert hunn. D'Geriicht huet net entscheet, ob den Trump um Enn en triftege Grond hat, fir d'Gouverneurin ze entloossen; et huet festgehalen, datt hien hir net déi Prozedur gestat huet, déi d'Gesetz virun enger Entloossung verlaangt. Den Trump hat am August 2025 ugefaangen, d'Cook ofzesetzen, a beruff sech op behaapt falsch Uginn op Hypothéikspabeieren fir Immobilien zu Michigan an a Georgia, déi virun hirer Bestätegung 2021 gemaach goufen. D'Cook bestreit all Feeler a gouf strofrechtlech net ugeklot. D'Geriicht huet befonnt, datt hatt en elementart Recht op e faire Verfahren verweigert krut. "Op d'mannst hat d'Cook e Recht op eng gewësse Erklärung vun de strëttegen Beweiser, op e Wee fir ze äntweren an op eng Frist, bis zu där eng Äntwert fälleg wier", huet de Roberts geschriwwen. D'Mäert liesen e Brandschott, deen nach steet Fir d'Investisseure war d'Ausnam fir d'Fed d'Haaptsaach. D'US-Bourse sinn e Méindeg geklommen: den techlasteg Nasdaq Composite ëm ronn 1,2 %, de S&P 500 ëm ronn 0,7 % an den Dow Jones Industrial Average ëm ronn 0,4 %. Gehollef hunn dobäi souwuel d'Sonderstellung vun der Zentralbank wéi och Berichter, datt Washington an Teheran sech eens gi sinn, hir géigesäiteg Attacken ze stoppen. D'Logik ass einfach. Eng Zentralbank, déi en amtéierende President no Belieft kéint ëmbauen, ass an den Aen vun de Mäert eng Zentralbank, deenen hir Zënsentscheedunge sech um politesche Kalenner kéinten orientéieren. Esou eng Aussiicht dréckt d'laangfristeg Prêtskäschten an d'Luucht a wibbelt op enger Wärung. Andeems d'Geriicht d'Cook am Amt léisst an d'Fed als Sonderfall behandelt, bleift d'Erwaardung vun enger onofhängeger US-Geldpolitik — fir d'Éischt — stoen. D'Erliichterung ass nëmmen hallef. D'Geriicht huet d'Affär Cook aus prozeduralen Grënn geléist an déi méi déif Fro op eng aner Kéier verluecht: ob de Kënnegungsschutz vun der Fed selwer verfassungskonform ass. D'Ausnam ass e staarkt Signal, keng festgeluechte Doktrin. Wat um Spill steet fir Lëtzebuerg an den Euro D'Welle bleiwen net un der US-Grenz stoen. D'Federal Reserve setzt de Präis fir d'Reservewärung vun der Welt; hir Glafwierdegkeet ënnermauert den Dollar, d'US-Staatsobligatiounen an d'global Käschte vum Kapital. All Ofschwächung vun hirer Onofhängegkeet géif duerch all Finanzplaz lafen — och deen zu Lëtzebuerg. D'Groussherzogtum ass deen gréisste Fongeplaz vun Europa: d'CSSF huet als de 30. Abrëll 2026 e Gesamtnettovermégen vu ronn 6.436 Milliarden Euro gemellt — e Plus géintiwwer de 6.208 Milliarde vum 31. Mäerz. Vill dovun stécht an Aktien an Obligatiounen op Dollarbasis, deenen hir Bewäertung mat den US-Zënsen ophëlt an erofgeet. Lëtzebuerg ass och eng féierend Plaz fir d'Kotéierung vun internationale Obligatiounen, e Maart, deen extrem sensibel op Verännerunge vun der amerikanescher Geldpolitik reagéiert. An Europa ass déi eege Zentralbank méi explizit ofgeschiermt: d'Onofhängegkeet vun der Europäescher Zentralbank steet an den EU-Verträg (Artikel 130 AEUV), déi der EZB an den nationalen Zentralbanke verbidden, Instruktioune vu Regierungen ze sichen oder unzehuelen. D'Urteeler vu Méindeg ënnersträichen, firwat dee Brandschott zielt — a firwat e Fall iwwer d'Fro, wien e Reguléierer däerf entloossen, vu Kierchbierg bis Frankfurt genau gelies gëtt. ### Sources - Trump v. 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Juni zu Doha iwwer d'Strooss vun Hormuz verhandelen — eng Erliichterung fir d'Ueleg­mäert an d'europäesch Diplomatie. ### Summary E ranke US-Beamten seet, d'USA an den Iran hätten sech drop gëeenegt, sech géigesäiteg net méi unzegräifen an erëm ze verhandelen. Béid Säite wëllen den 30. Juni zu Doha iwwer d'Strooss vun Hormuz schwätzen. ### Key facts - E ranke US-Beamten seet, d'USA an den Iran hätten sech drop gëeenegt, sech net méi unzegräifen an erëm ze verhandelen; e Treffen ass fir den 30. Juni zu Doha geplangt. - D'Gespréicher solle sech fir d'éischt op d'Strooss vun Hormuz konzentréieren; d'Atomfro — Ureecherung, Uran-Stocken an IAEA-Inspektiounen — bleift ongeléist. - Reuters konnt d'Noriicht net direkt confirméieren an den Iran huet d'Konditiounen net ëffentlech bestätegt. - De Brent-Ueleg ass den 17. Juni op 78,24 Dollar de Faass gefall, säin nidregsten Niveau zanter Ufanks Mäerz, bleift awer ronn 7% iwwer dem Niveau vrun dem Krich. - D'EU dréckt op d'Fräiheet vun der Navigatioun duerch Hormuz; europäesch Beamten hunn ugedeit, si kéinte Marinemëttele bäidroen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou solle d'USA an den Iran nees verhandelen?** Béid Säite plangen, sech den Dënschdeg, den 30. Juni 2026, zu Doha am Katar ze treffen, fir hire Sträit iwwer d'Strooss vun Hormuz ze léisen. **Q: Firwat ass d'Strooss vun Hormuz esou wichteg?** Duerch dës Mieresengt gëtt ronn e Fënneftel vum Welt-Ueleg transportéiert. Um Héichpunkt vun der Kris war den Trafic op e Rinnsaal reduzéiert, mat méi wéi 500 Schëffer, déi op d'Ausfaart aus dem Golf gewaart hunn. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir Lëtzebuerg?** Eng Wirtschaft wéi déi lëtzebuergesch hänkt vun Energie-Importer an der Fräiheet vun der Navigatioun of. Eng Erëmöffnung vun der Mieresengt entlaascht d'Ueleg­präisser an de Risiko fir den europäeschen Handel. **Q: Ass d'Atomfro domat geléist?** Nee. D'Gespréicher konzentréiere sech fir d'éischt op d'Mieresengt. De Grad vun der Uranureecherung, d'Uran-Stocken an d'international Inspektioune bleiwe weider ongeléist. ### Body D'USA an den Iran hu sech laut engem ranke Beamten zu Washington dorop gëeenegt, sech géigesäiteg net méi unzegräifen an un den Verhandlungsdësch zréckzekommen. Et ass eng abrupt Deeskalatioun, no Deeg vu Schléi, déi e Waffestëllstand vu just zwou Woche bal zum Asturz bruecht haten. Béid Regierunge wëllen den Dënschdeg, den 30. Juni, zu Doha zesummekommen, fir hire Sträit iwwer d'Strooss vun Hormuz ze léisen — déi Mieresengt, duerch déi ronn e Fënneftel vum Welt-Ueleg transportéiert gëtt. D'Noriicht ass fir d'éischt vum Medium Axios gemellt ginn an dunn vun Nikkei Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an anere Medien opgegraff ginn, ënner Beruff op een net genannten amerikaneschen Beamten. Reuters huet matgedeelt, et kéint d'Informatioun net direkt confirméieren, an den Iran huet d'Konditioune net ëffentlech bestätegt — e Beweis, datt d'Arrangement sech fir de Moment just op d'Wuert vun enger Säit stäipt. "Technesch Gespréicher sollen op alle Beräicher vum MOU virugoen. Béid Säite leeën elo emol roueg, an d'Schëffer kënne sech fräi beweegen", sou de Beamten, mat Bezuch op d'Memorandum of Understanding, dat déi zwou Regierunge den 17. Juni ënnerschriwwen hunn. Datselwecht beschriwwen de Beamten erkläert, béid Säiten hätten décidéiert, "all kinetesch Aktivitéit anzestellen" — de militäresche Begrëff fir Schléi. Vu Krich zu engem briichlege Friddenszoustand De Konflikt ass den 28. Februar ausgebrach. Pakistan huet Ufanks Abrëll een éischte Waffestëllstand vun zwou Woche vermëttelt, deen duerno verlängert gouf, wärend eng US-Marineblockad weiderbestoung. Den 17. Juni hunn de President Donald Trump an den iranesche President Masoud Pezeshkian aus der Distanz e 14-Punkte-Memorandum of Understanding ënnerschriwwen, dat e Fënster vu 60 Deeg fir en definitiven Accord opgemaach huet an den Iran dozou verflicht, d'Strooss vun Hormuz erëm opzemaachen, am Tousch fir d'Ophiewe vun der Blockad. Dee Waffestëllstand huet awer bannent Deeg ugefaang ze briichelen. Béid Regierungen hunn sech géigesäiteg Verletzunge virgehäit, nodeems en iranescht Projektil den Donneschdeg e Frachtschëff an der Mieresengt getraff huet, wat zu Schléi a Géigeschléi gefouert huet. Eng Verhandlungsronn an der Schwäiz — op US-Säit gefouert vum Vizepresident JD Vance an op iranescher Säit vum Parlamentspresident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — war verluecht ginn. D'Wäisst-Haus-Emissären Steve Witkoff a Jared Kushner, zesumme mam iraneschen Aussweminister Abbas Araghchi, stinn am Zentrum vun der Diplomatie. D'US- an d'iranesch Militärer hunn enn vergaanger Woch zu Doha och en Koordinatiounszentrum opgeriicht, fir Tëschefäll ze geréieren. D'Atomfro bleift op D'nei Gespréicher solle sech fir d'éischt op d'Mieresengt konzentréieren, an net op dee Sträitpunkt, deen d'Verhandlungen iwwerhaapt ausgeléist huet: dem Iran säin Atomprogramm. Déi schwéiersten Themen — de Grad vun der Uranureecherung, de Sort vum héich ugereechertem Uran vum Iran an d'Konditioune fir international Inspektiounen — bleiwe weider ongeléist. Nach den 23. Juni huet e Sträit iwwer den Zougang vun der Internationaler Atomenergie-Organisatioun (IAEA) d'Efforte fir e krichsbeendegenden Accord beschiicht, laut NPR. Laut Berichter iwwer de Kader géif dat breet Pak, dat diskutéiert gëtt, och Sanktiounserliichterungen an déi méiglech Fräiginn vun agefruerenen iranesche Verméigen ofdecken — och wann dës Konditiounen vu kenger vun den zwou Regierunge confirméiert sinn. Diplomate maache opmierksam, datt eng dauerhaft Léisung vum Atomdossier ofhänkt, an net vun de Schëfffaartsweeër. D'Ueleg­mäert otmen op De Réckzuch op militärescher Säit huet e staarken Réckgang vun den Energiepräisser verstäerkt. De Brent-Ueleg ass den 17. Juni op 78,24 Dollar de Faass gefall, säin nidregsten Niveau zanter Ufanks Mäerz, no engem Réckgang vun ongeféier 17 Dollar iwwer véier Handelssessiounen, laut Al Jazeera. D'Präisser bleiwen awer ëm déi 7% iwwer hirem Niveau vrun dem Ausbroch vum Krich enn Februar. D'Erliichterung kënnt no enger aussergewéinlecher Knappheet. Um Héichpunkt vun der Kris war den Trafic duerch Hormuz duerch d'Bedrohung vun iranesche Rakéiten, Drohnen a Minnen op e Rinnsaal reduzéiert. D'Internationaler Energieagentur (IEA) huet d'Episod als ee vun de gréisste Versuergungsënnerbriechungen an der Geschicht vum globale Ueleg­maart bezeechent, a méi wéi 500 Schëffer sollen op d'Ausfaart aus dem Golf gewaart hunn. Analyste warnen awer, datt d'Erhuelung vun der Stëmmung gedroe gëtt an ëmkippe kann. "Déi direkt Prognos schéngt optimistesch ze sinn an geet vu kenge wesentleche Réckschléi aus", sou den Tamas Varga vu PVM Oil Associates. D'Raumen vu Minnen an e Stau vu festgesate Schëffer bedeiten, datt eng komplett Réckkéier zu engem normale Schëfffaartsbetrib Wochen daueren kéint. Wat fir Lëtzebuerg um Spill steet Fir d'Europäesch Unioun — an domat och fir eng Wirtschaft wéi déi lëtzebuergesch, déi vun Energie-Importer ofhänkt — réiert d'Noriicht zwee nervös Punkten zugläich un: de Präis vum Ueleg an d'Sécherheet vun engem Nadelöhr, vun deem den europäeschen Handel ofhänkt. D'EU hat den éischte Waffestëllstand vum Abrëll begréisst an huet ëmmer erëm op d'Fräiheet vun der Navigatioun duerch Hormuz gedréckt — "am Aklang mam Vëlkerrecht, sou wéi et an der UNCLOS festgehale gëtt", an de Wierder vun der Héijer Vertriederin Kaja Kallas. D'Kallas huet d'Diplomatie als deen eenzege gangbare Wee duergestallt. "Et ass elo Zäit, eng ëmfaassend Strategie fir e dauerhafte Fridden am ganzen Mëttleren Osten ze entwéckelen", sou si. Si huet och drop bestanen, datt all atomaren Accord rigoréis muss sinn, a gewarnt, datt d'Muechten ouni "Atomexperten ronderëm den Dësch" Gefor lafen, "en Accord ze kréien, dee méi schwaach ass wéi de JCPOA" — den Accord vun 2015. D'EU huet hire Wierder Mesuren nogesat: den 8. Juni huet si Persounen an eng Entitéit op eng Lëscht gesat wéinst Handlungen, déi d'Navigatioun an der Mieresengt behënneren, an d'Conclusioune vum Europäesche Rot am Mäerz hunn d'Efforte vum UN-Sécherheetsrot fir d'Ofsécherung vun der Waasserstrooss ënnerstëtzt. Europäesch Beamten hunn ugedeit, si kéinte Marinemëttele bäidroen, fir eng erëm opgemaach Mieresengt mat ofzesécheren — e Schratt, deen Washington zanter laangem vu senge Verbënnte verlaangt. Ob dat alles realiséiert gëtt, hänkt dovun of, ob den Treffe zu Doha hält — an ob e Waffestëllstand hält, deen, wéi déi lescht Deeg gewisen hunn, an engem Nomëtteg ka briechen. Trump hat d'Insätz mat enger typescher Drohung ënnerstrach, ier d'Lag sech opgewiermt huet, andeems hie geschriwwen huet, datt, falls den Iran d'Feindlechkeeten erëm ophuelt, "d'Islamesch Republik Iran net méi existéiere wäert!" ### Sources - Iran and America agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/iran-and-america-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-us-official-says - US, Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, American official says — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-strikes-and-meet-this-week-us-official-says - Iran and U.S. agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports — The Spokesman-Review (Reuters): https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/27/iran-and-us-agree-to-halt-attacks-and-renew-talks-/ - 'Both Sides Will Stand Down For Now' Ahead Of Technical Talks — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - A U.S.-Iran dispute over nuclear inspections clouds work to finalize a war-ending deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5867322/us-iran-finalize-war-ending-deal - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Brent rises after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the EU / GlobalSecurity.org: https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/04/iran-260409-ec01.htm - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ - Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz: EU lists two individuals and one entity — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/08/freedom-of-navigation-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-eu-lists-two-individuals-and-one-entity/ --- ## Hëtztwell brécht a Westeuropa Rekorder: iwwer 1.300 Doudeger, roude Alarm zu Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztwell-europa-rekorder-letzebuerg-roude-alarm-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T12:41:55.238+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:41:55.238+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 726f32f6-c95f-4924-81e2-a214777aea18 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eng Fréisummer-Hëtzt huet a ganz Westeuropa Rekorder gebrach an ass mat iwwer 1.300 Doudegen a Verbindung bruecht ginn — Lëtzebuerg an d'Groussregioun stoungen deeglaang ënner roudem Alarm. ### Summary Eng historesch Hëtztwell huet Enn Juni 2026 Europa am Grëff gehat: méi wéi 1.300 Doudeger, Frankräich riicht mat ronn 1.000 Affer, an a Lëtzebuerg roude Warnung mat verstäerkter CGDIS-Mobiliséierung. ### Key facts - D'WHO huet zënter dem 21. Juni europawäit méi wéi 1.300 zousätzlech Doudesfäll mat der Hëtzt a Verbindung bruecht — ronn 85 % betreffen Leit vu 65 Joer un. - Lëtzebuerg stoung deeglaang ënner roudem Alarm vu MeteoLux, mat Spëtzte ronderëm 40 Grad an e puer Tropennächten hannereneen. - D'Regierung huet d'CGDIS landeswäit mobiliséiert an e Kommandoposten zu Senneng opgestallt; Schoulen, Baustellen an d'CFL hu sech missen upassen. - Frankräich huet säin hëtzste Dag iwwerhaapt gemooss, a Spuenien, Däitschland, Dänemark an Tschechien hunn nei Rekorder gemellt. - Fuerscher (World Weather Attribution) gesinn d'Hëtztwell als déi schwéierst, déi jee gemooss gouf, an als kloer Konsequenz vum mënschgemaachte Klimawandel. ### FAQ **Q: Bis wéini huet de roude Alarm zu Lëtzebuerg gegollt?** En éischte roude Alarm ass e Méindeg, den 22. Juni um Mëtteg a Kraaft getrueden. Eng nei roude Warnung huet vun de fréie Stonnen e Donneschdeg, den 25. Juni bis e Samschdeg, den 27. Juni um 7 Auer gegollt, fir d'ganzt Land. **Q: Wéi soll een sech bei esou enger Hëtzt verhalen?** D'Autoritéiten hunn ugeroden: mindestens 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag drénken, tëscht 11 an 21 Auer doheem bleiwen, dagsiwwer d'Lueden zoumaachen an nuets lëften, an op Alkohol verzichten. **Q: Wat gouf zu Lëtzebuerg konkret ëmgestallt?** D'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet de Mëttesunterrecht an der Grondschoul den 24. an den 26. Juni ausgesat, d'ITM huet Baustellen am Fräie fréier starten gelooss, an eng hëtztbedéngt Geleispann zu Berchem huet d'Zuchlinnen Richtung Esch/Rodange a Metz gestéiert. ### Body Et war eng Woch, an där een d'Klimakrise net op enger Grafik, mä op der eegener Haut gespuert huet. Eng aussergewéinlech Fréisummer-Hëtzt huet Enn Juni 2026 a ganz West- an Zentraleuropa Temperaturrekorder gebrach — an déi mënschlech Bilanz gëtt ëmmer méi schwéier. D'Weltgesondheetsorganisatioun (WHO) huet den 28. Juni matgedeelt, datt zënter dem 21. Juni europawäit méi wéi 1.300 zousätzlech Doudesfäll mat den héijen Temperaturen a Verbindung bruecht ginn; ronn 85 % betreffen Leit vu 65 Joer un. Eleng a Frankräich rechent d'national Gesondheetsagence Santé publique France mat ëm déi 1.000 zousätzlech Doudeger. D'Hëtzt huet och bei eis duerchgeschloen. Lëtzebuerg stoung gréisstendeels ënner roudem Alarm vu MeteoLux, d'Regierung huet hire Canicule-Plang aktivéiert, a Schoulen, Baustellen an d'Eisebunn hu sech missen upassen. Fir d'Meteorologe war dat manner e Summer-Spektakel wéi eng weider Beweisstéck dofir, datt eng wärmer Welt eis Summeren ëmschreift. Eng ganz Karte voll Rekorder Hannert der Episod stoung en Héichdrockgebitt, dat waarm Loft aus Nordafrika no Norden zitt an iwwer dem Kontinent stoe gelooss huet — am intensivste tëscht ongeféier dem 22. an dem 28. Juni. Frankräich huet säin hëtzste Dag iwwerhaapt gemooss, mat engem nationalen 24-Stonnen-Duerchschnëtt ëm 30 Grad an lokale Spëtzten iwwer 43 Grad; Météo-France huet Dosende Departementer op roude Alarm gesat. Méi wéi 2.000 Schoule sinn zougemaach oder ëmorganiséiert ginn, den Eiffeltuerm an de Louvre hunn hir Besuchszäite limitéiert, an e puer Departementer hunn ëffentlechen Alkohol a Sport am Fräien zur héchster Hëtzt verbueden. An Andalusien huet déi spuenesch Wiederagence AEMET ëm 45 Grad gemooss — déi héchst Juni-Wäerter an hire Statistiken; den 22. an den 23. Juni waren déi zwee hëtzst Juni-Deeg um spuenesche Festland zënter mindestens 1950. Portugal ass op 45 Grad zougaangen, an an de leschte Deeg vum Mount sinn an Däitschland, Dänemark an Tschechien all-Zäit-Rekorder gefall. D'Holland huet säin éischte roude Hëtztalarm iwwerhaapt erausginn. D'Last vun der Hëtzt huet virun allem déi al Leit getraff. D'WHO seet, datt ronn 85 % vun den zousätzlechen Doudesfäll Leit vu 65 Joer un betreffen. Santé publique France beschreift seng ronn 1.000 als nach net konsolidéiert a méiglecherweis nach steigend, soubal d'Donnéeën aus de Wunnengen an de Fleegestrukturen erakommen. "Déi europäesch Haiser, Aarbechtsplazen a Schoule waren net fir esou Temperature gebaut." Déi Warnung kënnt vum WHO-Generaldirekter Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus an triff e Punkt, deen sech duerch déi ganz Woch zitt: vill vun Europa sengem Bestand u Wunnenge an Infrastruktur ass fir e méi kille Klima konzipéiert ginn, wéi d'Leit en haut erliewen. Wéi Lëtzebuerg duerch d'Woch koum Hei doheem huet MeteoLux seng Warnunge vu giel op orange an dann op rout eropgesat. En éischte roude Alarm ass e Méindeg, den 22. Juni um Mëtteg a Kraaft getrueden, an eng nei roude Warnung huet vun de fréie Stonnen e Donneschdeg, den 25. Juni bis e Samschdeg, den 27. Juni um 7 Auer gegollt — fir d'ganzt Land. D'Meteorologen hunn Spëtzten no oder lokal iwwer 40 Grad erwaart, virun allem an de Stied an am Musseldall, mat e puer Tropennächten hannerteneen, an deenen d'Temperaturen nëmme knapp ënner d'Mëtt-20-Grad gefall sinn. MeteoLux huet gewarnt, datt Hëtzterschäppung an Hëtztschlag wahrscheinlech wieren "och no nëmme begrenzter Beliichtung oder bei liichter kierperlecher Aktivitéit", a mat kenger spierbarer Erliichterung iwwer mindestens dräi Deeg hannereneen. D'Regierung huet eng verstäerkten Äntwert opgestallt: e gemeinsamen operationelle Kommandoposten am Nationale Kriseszentrum zu Senneng, de Rettungscorps CGDIS landeswäit mobiliséiert, an d'Spideeler an d'Fleegeheemer an Alarmberäitschaft. D'Awunner goufe gebieden, mindestens 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag ze drénken, tëscht 11 an 21 Auer doheem ze bleiwen, dagsiwwer d'Lueden zouzemaachen an nuets ze lëften, an op Alkohol ze verzichten. D'Stéierunge ware konkret. D'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet de Mëttesunterrecht an der Grondschoul (Zyklen 1-4) den 24. an den 26. Juni ausgesat, huet awer d'Iwwerwaachung, den Transport an d'Kannerbetreiung lafe gelooss; den Athénée huet e Freideg fréizäiteg opgehalen. D'Aarbechtsinspektioun ITM huet erlaabt, datt Baustellen am Fräie wärend dem roude Alarm scho moies um 6 Auer amplaz um 7 Auer ufänken. Op der Schinn huet eng hëtztbedéngt Pann zu Berchem — eng liicht Bockung vum Geleis — vu Méindeg un d'Linnen Lëtzebuerg–Esch/Uelzecht–Rodange an Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuewen–Metz gestéiert; d'Reparature konnten eréischt gemaach ginn, wéi d'Nuetstemperaturen däitlech genuch gefall waren, an de Verkéier ass eréischt ronderëm e Donneschdeg Mëtteg erëm normal gelaf. - Schoul: Mëttesunterrecht an der Grondschoul an der Stad de 24. an de 26. Juni ausgesat, Iwwerwaachung an Transport bleiwen. - Aarbecht: Baustellen am Fräien dierfen am roude Alarm eng Stonn méi fréi ufänken. - Transport: grenziwwerschreidend an national Zuchlinne gestéiert duerch e gebuckelt Geleis zu Berchem. - Rettungsdéngscht: CGDIS-Asätz e Mëttwoch ronn 70 % iwwer dem Duerchschnëtt. Net e Betrib vun der Natur, mä eng nei Normalitéit D'Wëssenschaftler hunn d'Hëtztwell séier an eng méi laang Linn agereiht, anstatt se als Eenzelfall ze behandelen. D'Grupp World Weather Attribution koum an enger Analys vum 26. Juni zur Conclusioun, datt et déi schwéierst Hëtztwell war, déi jee gemooss gouf, an datt deeselwechte Wiederschema haut vill méi héich Temperature liwwert, well d'Klima-Basislinn waarm ginn ass. De Copernicus-Klimadéngscht huet drun erënnert, datt de Mee 2026 weltwäit scho den zweetwäermste Mee jee war, an datt ongewéinlech waarm Mierer ronderëm Westeuropa d'Hëtzt nuets nach verstäerkt kéinten hunn. D'Weltorganisatioun fir Meteorologie (WMO) huet d'Episod als Deel vun engem kloere Muster op deem agereit, wat se de séierst-wäermste Kontinent nennt. "Hëtztwellen esou wéi déi do sinn dat, wat mir an engem Klima am Wandel erwaarden." Déi Aschätzung kënnt vum John Kennedy, beim WMO Chef fir Klima-Informatioun, deen drop higewisen huet, datt Europa sech an de 50 Joer zënter der historescher Hëtztwell vun 1976 ëm ronn zwee Grad opgewäermt huet. Seng Kollegen hunn ënnerstrach, datt d'Gefor net nëmmen an den Dagesspëtzte läit, mä an den Nächt, déi net méi ofkillen. "Eng laangzäiteg Beliichtung iwwer e puer Deeg, virun allem wann d'Temperaturen nuets héich bleiwen, heescht, datt de Kierper an all neien Dag scho gestresst eragoung", seet de Lachlan McIver vum gemeinsame Klima- a Gesondheetsbüro vu WHO a WMO — eng Warnung, déi grad fir Lëtzebuerg gëllt, wou d'Tropennächt zu de markantste Featuren vum Alarm gehéiert hunn. Bis um Weekend hunn d'Meteorologen erwaart, datt d'Hëtzt mat méi killer Loft vum Atlantik géif noloossen. D'Bilanz gëtt awer méi laang daueren: d'Stierflechkeetszuele vu Frankräich gi nach konsolidéiert, an d'Gesondheetsagencen an der ganzer Regioun fänken eréischt un, déi voll Käschte vun enger Hëtztwell ze zielen, déi fréi koum, laang blouf an op hirem Wee Rekorder gebrach huet. ### Sources - Europe sees more than 1,300 excess deaths amid brutal heatwave, WHO says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-sees-around-1000-excess-deaths-during-brutal-heatwave - European heatwave linked to 1,000 excess deaths in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/european-heatwave-causes-1000-excess-deaths-in-france - France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/france-records-excess-deaths-record-breaking-heatwave-rcna352098 - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Spain's heatwave has smashed multiple June temperature records — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/heat-records-tumble-spain-breaks-two-june-records - Copernicus: Second-highest surface air and sea surface temperatures for May globally, exceptional heatwave in western Europe — Copernicus Climate Change Service: https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-second-highest-surface-air-and-sea-surface-temperatures-may-globally-exceptional - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Heat Warning Issued for Luxembourg Until Saturday Morning — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61998-red-heat-warning-issued-for-luxembourg-until-saturday-morning - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - School closures, alcohol bans and slow trains: How Europe's heatwave is shutting down daily life — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/school-closures-alcohol-bans-and-slow-trains-how-europes-heatwave-is-shutting-down-daily-l --- ## Tierkei kläppt un d'Dier vum 150-Milliarde-Fong vun der EU — d'Memberstaate sinn zerstridden - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/tierkei-safe-eu-opreschtungsfong-blocage-griicheland-zypern - Published: 2026-06-29T12:22:57.498+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:22:57.498+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: e01a48f0-edad-4309-af2f-480d0c9b8587 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Ankara wëll an de SAFE-Fong vun 150 Milliarden Euro an a säi gemeinsamen Akafskanal. Griicheland an Zypern stellen sech queesch, wärend Däitschland, Italien a Spuenien d'Tierkei méi no wëllen. ### Summary D'Tierkei dréckt fir an d'EU-Verdeedegungsfinanzéierung SAFE eranzekommen, mä Griicheland an Zypern blockéieren — eng Fro, déi och fir Lëtzebuerg mat sengem wuessende Verdeedegungsbudget zielt. ### Key facts - SAFE ass en EU-Fong vu bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro u Prête fir gemeinsamen Verdeedegungsakaf, ugeholl de 27. Mee 2025. - Nëmmen EU-Memberstaate kënne léinen; Net-EU-Länner brauchen e bilateralen Accord mat eestëmmegem Jo vun alle 27 Staaten. - Griicheland an Zypern blockéieren d'tierkesch Demande iwwer hiert Vetorecht; Däitschland, Italien a Spuenien wëllen d'Tierkei méi no. - De 11. Februar 2026 huet de Conseil eng éischt Tranche vu ronn 38 Milliarden Euro fir aacht Staate fräiginn — Lëtzebuerg war net derbäi. - Lëtzebuerg wëll seng Verdeedegungsausgaben bis 2030 op 2 % vum BNI hiewen — vun 696 Mio. € (2024) op ronn 1,46 Milliarden. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass SAFE?** SAFE (Security Action for Europe) ass en EU-Instrument, dat bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro u gënschtege, vun der EU ofgeséchterte Prêten un d'Memberstaate fir gemeinsamen Verdeedegungsakaf zur Verfügung stellt. Et gouf de 27. Mee 2025 als Deel vum ReArm-Europe-Plang / Readiness 2030 ugeholl. **Q: Firwat kann d'Tierkei net einfach matmaachen?** Net-EU-Länner kënnen nëmmen un de SAFE-finanzéierten Akeef deelhuelen, wann hir Regierung e bilateralen Accord mat der EU ofschléisst — an dat brauch d'eestëmmegt Jo vun alle 27 Memberstaaten. Griicheland an Zypern hunn ee Veto a stellen sech queesch. **Q: Huet Lëtzebuerg SAFE-Prête kritt?** Nee. Lëtzebuerg war net bei deenen éischten aacht Staaten (Belsch, Bulgarien, Dänemark, Spuenien, Kroatien, Zypern, Portugal, Rumänien), fir déi de Conseil de 11. Februar 2026 ronn 38 Milliarden Euro fräiginn huet. **Q: Wéi eng Net-EU-Länner sinn schonn dobäi?** Kanada ass dat éischt Net-EU-Land, dat duerchkomm ass: d'Memberstaaten hunn den Accord am Dezember 2025 ënnerstëtzt, an de Conseil huet en de 15. Juni 2026 ofgeschloss. ### Body D'Tierkei mécht de Moment hire bis elo entschloostenste Versuch fir an d'EU säi neie Verdeedegungs-Finanzéierungssystem erakommen — an dee Versuch weist, wéi schwéier et engem opréschtenden Europa fält, seng Industrie fir e mächtegen, mä politesch onbequeme Partner an der NATO opzemaachen. Am Zentrum vum Sträit steet SAFE — Security Action for Europe —, den EU-Fong vu 150 Milliarden Euro u gënschtege Prêten fir gemeinsamen Waffenakaf, an d'Fro, ob d'Dronebauer an d'Schëffswerften aus der Tierkei do drukommen. Wat op der Spillplatz steet, geet wäit iwwer den ëstleche Mëttelmierraum eraus. Mat SAFE leent d'EU fir d'éischte Kéier kollektiv Suen op fir Militärausgaben ze decken, an d'Reegele driwwer, wien an d'Akafskanäl liwwere kann, ginn zu engem Schlësseltest fir d'europäesch Sécherheetsstrategie no der Ukraine. Op e Land wéi d'Tierkei — NATO-Member, mä net an der EU — un dës Suen erukënnt, betrëfft direkt, wéi de Kontinent — och kleng Staaten ewéi Lëtzebuerg, déi hir eege Verdeedegungsbudgeten elo eropfueren — eng Opréschtung organiséiert, déi um Pabeier méi wéi 800 Milliarden Euro schwéier ass. Wat Ankara um Dësch leeën D'tierkesch Spëtzt huet hir Fuerderung ëmmer erëm an ëffentlech virgedroen. De President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seet, europäesch Sécherheet wier ouni säi Land net ze denken, an den Aussenminister Hakan Fidan huet am November 2025 erkläert, d'Tierkei leeschte als NATO-Partner "e kriteschen Bäitrag zu der Sécherheet vun Europa" a misst an d'EU-Verdeedegungsinitiativen abezu ginn, "abegraff de SAFE-Mechanismus". Et ass schonn laang un der Zäit, datt Europa d'Tierkei a säi bestoende Verdeedegungs- a Sécherheetsmechanismus ophëlt. Konkret wëll Ankara zwou Saachen: Zougang zu de SAFE-finanzéierten Akeef, fir datt tierkesch Betriber an d'EU-Kanäl liwwere kënnen, an eng méi breet Plaz an der Verdeedegungsplanung vun der Unioun. D'Tierkei ass laang net méi nëmmen Akeefer vu Waffen. Hir Industrie ass zu engem eeschten Exporteur vu bewaffneten Dronen, gepanzerte Gefierer a Krichsschëffer ginn — a méi wéi eng EU-Regierung gesäit doranner eng Kapazitéit, déi se net esou séier selwer opbaue kann. Wéi de Fong tatsächlech funktionéiert SAFE, ugeholl de 27. Mee 2025, erlaabt der EU-Kommissioun bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro um Kapitalmarché géint den EU-Budget opzehuelen an déi un d'Regierunge fir gemeinsam Verdeedegungsprojeten weiderzeléinen. D'Reegele si bewosst eng vun enker: - Nëmmen EU-Memberstaate kënne sech ënner SAFE Suen léinen. 19 hunn ugefrot, an de 11. Februar 2026 huet de Conseil eng éischt Tranche vun ongeféier 38 Milliarden Euro fir aacht dovun fräiginn — Belsch, Bulgarien, Dänemark, Spuenien, Kroatien, Zypern, Portugal a Rumänien. - D'Ausrëschtung, déi mat de Prête kaf gëtt, muss gréisstendeels europäesch sinn: net méi wéi 35 % vun de Komponentekäschte vun engem Produkt däerfen aus Länner ausserhalb vun der EU, dem EWR-EFTA-Raum oder der Ukraine kommen. - Betriber aus anere Net-EU-Länner kënnen nëmmen ënner deene selwechte Konditioune matmaachen, wann hir Regierung en bilateralen Deelnamen-Accord mat der EU ofschléisst — an dat brauch souwuel eng Sécherheets- a Verdeedegungspartnerschaft wéi och d'eestëmmegt Jo vun alle 27 Memberstaaten. Genee bei där leschter Hürd ass d'tierkesch Demande hänke bliwwen. Kanada war dat éischt Net-EU-Land, dat duerchkomm ass: d'Memberstaaten hunn am Dezember 2025 den Accord ënnerstëtzt, an de Conseil huet en de 15. Juni 2026 ofgeschloss. D'Tierkei huet engem verstäerkten Zougang nogefrot, mä d'Kommissioun huet gesot, si kéint d'Demande vun Ankara — zesumme mat där vu Südkorea — net virum Délai bearbecht ginn, an d'Tierkei ass ni invitéiert ginn ze verhandelen. Analyste vum IISS a vum griicheschen Think-tank ELIAMEP weisen drop hin, datt Bréissel, fir keng spaltend Ofstëmmung ze forcéieren, d'tierkesch Demande effektiv guer net virgeluecht huet, fir d'Eenegkeet beim Start vu SAFE ze halen. Eng Unioun, déi sech net eens gëtt D'Blockad hänkt am Grond un der Eestëmmegkeetsregel vun der EU, déi Griicheland an Zypern e faktescht Vetorecht iwwer all tierkeschen Accord gëtt. De griichesche Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis huet all Zougang dovun ofhängeg gemaach, datt Ankara fir d'éischt déi parlamentaresch Resolutioun vu 1995 zréckzitt, déi mat Krich dréngt, falls Griicheland seng territorial Gewässer an der Ägäis erweidert. "Wann d'Tierkei wëll an d'Finanzéierungsinstrumenter vun der EU erakommen, da mussen d'Bedenke vu Griicheland an Zypern berücksichtegt ginn", sou de Mitsotakis. "Drësseg Joer duerno muss de Casus belli vum Dësch." Zypern, dat seet, seng Positioun wier am Oktober 2025 formell vun der EU iwwerholl ginn, begrënnt säin Aspruch mat der dauerhafter militärescher Präsenz vun der Tierkei am Norden vun der Insel. De President Nikos Christodoulides huet erkläert, kee "Drëttland, dat Territoirë besat oder d'Sécherheet vu Memberstaate menacéiert", kéint ënner kengen Ëmstänn un den EU-Verdeedegungsinstrumenter deelhuelen. Och Frankräich ass zréckhalend. Aner Haaptstied zéie genee an déi aner Richtung. Däitschland, Italien, Spuenien a Finnland sinn fir eng méi déif industriell Zesummenaarbecht — a wou SAFE blockéiert ass, ginn d'Regierunge ronderëm. Groussbritannien huet sech Enn 2025 mat der Tierkei eens ginn iwwer de Verkaf vun 20 Eurofighter Typhoon; am Abrëll 2026 hunn Airbus an Turkish Aerospace Industries en Accord ënnerschriwwen, fir Spuenien Hürjet-Trainingsfligeren ze liwweren. D'Tierkei ass och bei der däitsch gefouter European Sky Shield Initiative dobäi — sou datt se faktesch an d'europäesch Opréschtung agewoben ass, och wa se vun der Finanzéierung ausgespaart ass. Ankara sengersäits fänkt un d'Ofweisung kleng ze schreiwen. De Verdeedegungsminister Yaşar Güler huet op enger Evaluatiounssëtzung am Dezember 2025 gesot, d'Tierkei géif "net vill Wäert" drop leeën, ob se bei SAFE matmécht, an huet virausgesot, datt déi munitiounsaarm europäesch Staaten esou oder esou ukloppe géifen. Firwat dat och Lëtzebuerg ugeet Fir déi méi kleng Memberen ass de Sträit alles anescht wéi abstrakt. Lëtzebuerg huet sech engagéiert, seng Verdeedegungsausgaben bis 2030 op 2 % vum Bruttonationaleinkommen ze hiewen — vun 696 Milliounen Euro 2024 op ronn 1,46 Milliarden — a war net bei deenen éischten aacht SAFE-Léinnehmer. Wéi seng Partner muss et entscheeden, wou d'Ausrëschtung hierkënnt, déi et keeft, an ob "Buy European" Europa eleng heescht oder e méi breede Krees u vertrauenswürdege Liwweranten. Dat ass déi déif Fro, déi SAFE op den Dësch bréngt. En opréschtend Europa brauch Volumen, Tempo an industriell Déift, déi et nach net huet. D'Tierkei bitt en Deel dovun — mä ënner Konditiounen, op déi eng gespléckt Unioun sech bis elo net huet kënnen eenegen. Wéi Bréissel de Konflikt tëscht strateegeschem Bedierfnes a politeschem Grimm léist, prägt net nëmme säi Verhältnis zu Ankara, mä d'Architektur vun der europäescher Verdeedegung fir Joren. ### Sources - What is Security Action for Europe (SAFE)? — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/safe/ - SAFE | Security Action for Europe — European Commission, Defence Industry and Space: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/safe-security-action-europe_en - EU approves €38bn in first defence investments under €150bn SAFE scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/11/eu-approves-38bn-in-first-defence-investments-under-150bn-safe-scheme - SAFE: Council clears path for financial assistance to eight member states and concluding the Canada agreement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/11/safe-council-clears-path-for-financial-assistance-to-eight-member-states-and-concluding-the-canada-agreement/ - SAFE: Council concludes agreement with Canada — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/safe-council-concludes-agreement-with-canada/ - Commission approves first wave of defence funding for eight Member States under SAFE — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_111 - Time for EU to include Türkiye in security mechanisms: Erdogan — Hürriyet Daily News: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/time-for-eu-to-include-turkiye-in-security-mechanisms-erdogan-219068 - Türkiye's full inclusion in EU defense efforts vital for Europe's peace, security: President Erdogan — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkiyes-full-inclusion-in-eu-defense-efforts-vital-for-europes-peace-security-president-erdogan/3387489 - Turkey Pushes To Join EU Defence Fund, Greece Threatens Veto — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/turkey-pushes-to-join-eu-defence-fund-greece-threatens-veto/ - Turkish defense minister downplays SAFE bid, says Europe will turn to Türkiye when needed — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/turkish-defense-minister-downplays-safe-bid-says-europe-will-turn-to-turkiye-when-nee-3211649 - Mitsotakis on Turkey: You Can't Vie for SAFE Funding While Threatening an EU Member — To Vima: https://www.tovima.com/politics/mitsotakis-on-turkey-you-cant-vie-for-safe-funding-while-threatening-an-eu-member/ - Cyprus' position on Turkish involvement in Safe programme 'adopted' by EU, Christodoulides says — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/23/cyprus-position-on-turkish-involvement-in-safe-programme-adopted-by-eu-christodoulides-says - Turkey Set to Miss Deadline for Inclusion in EU's SAFE Defense Mechanism — Greek City Times: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/29/turkey-miss-eu-safe-defense-mechanism-deadline/ - Turkey pushes for larger role in Europe's defense as Trump questions NATO — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/13/turkey-pushes-for-larger-role-in-europes-defense-as-trump-questions-nato/ - Turkey's Defence Industry and the EU SAFE Regulation — ELIAMEP: https://www.eliamep.gr/en/turkeys-defence-industry-and-the-eu-safe-regulation/ - The SAFE Regulation and Its Implications for Non-EU Defence Suppliers — IISS: https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/12/the-safe-regulation-and-its-implications-for-non-eu-defence-suppliers/ - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Bauen am Land gëtt ëmmer méi deier: Käschte fir Neibauten an zéng Joer ëm 54,5 % geklommen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/baukaschten-letzebuerg-54-prozent-zeng-joer-eurostat - Published: 2026-06-29T12:13:00.099+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T12:13:00.099+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: 9cdcdef3-5a1f-4851-9e89-b9afe7518c7c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Tëscht 2015 an 2025 sinn d'Präisser fir nei Wunngebaier am Groussherzogtum ëm 54,5 % an d'Luucht gaangen — méi staark wéi am EU-Schnëtt, an dat zu enger Zäit, an där ëmmer manner gebaut gëtt. ### Summary No Eurostat-Zuelen sinn d'Käschte fir nei Wunngebaier zu Lëtzebuerg tëscht 2015 an 2025 ëm 54,5 % geklommen — iwwer dem EU-Schnëtt vun 48,2 %. Parallel dozou stockt de Wunnengsbau. ### Key facts - D'Präisser fir nei Wunngebaier zu Lëtzebuerg sinn tëscht 2015 an 2025 ëm 54,5 % geklommen — iwwer dem EU-Schnëtt vun 48,2 % (Eurostat). - De gréissten Deel vun der Hausse koum 2021–2023, ausgeléist duerch d'Covid-Pandemie an de Krich an der Ukrain (Material, Pëtrol, Léin). - Den allgemenge Bauindex vum Statec ass um Héichpunkt 2022 ëm 8,6 % an engem Hallefjoer geklommen — d'Joeresvariatioun beim Wunnbau bei 13,9 %, déi héchst zanter 1975. - D'Hausse huet sech zanter 2024 berouegt (+1,3 % iwwer e Hallefjoer), mä d'absolut Käschte bleiwe wäit iwwer 2015. - D'Bauerlaabnisser falen zanter dräi Joer; d'Zil vu 6.000 neie Wunnenge pro Joer gëllt als kaum z'erreechen (IDEA). ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill sinn d'Baukäschten zu Lëtzebuerg an zéng Joer geklommen?** No Eurostat sinn d'Präisser fir nei Wunngebaier tëscht 2015 an 2025 ëm 54,5 % geklommen, iwwer dem EU-Schnëtt vun 48,2 %. Den nationale Statec-Index koum am Oktober 2025 op 1.173,24 Punkten. **Q: Firwat sinn d'Präisser esou staark geklommen?** De Statec féiert d'Hausse op d'Covid-19-Pandemie an de Krich an der Ukrain zréck, déi d'Präisser fir Baumaterial (Holz, Sand, Eisen, Isolatioun) a Pëtrolsprodukter an d'Luucht gedriwwen hunn. Dobäi koum d'automatesch Indexéierung vun de Léin. **Q: Geet d'Hausse weider?** Si huet sech berouegt: den allgemengen Index ass tëscht Oktober 2024 an Abrëll 2025 just ëm 1,3 % geklommen. Mä d'absolut Käschte bleiwe wäit iwwer dem Niveau vun 2015, an de Wunnengsbau stockt. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir de Wunnengsmaart?** D'Bauerlaabnisser falen zanter dräi Joer, d'VEFA-Verkeef sinn am éischte Quartal 2026 ëm 18,2 % zréckgaangen an d'Loyere klamme weider (+4,4 % bei Appartementer). D'Zil vu 6.000 neie Wunnenge pro Joer gëllt als kaum z'erreechen. ### Body En Haus oder eng Wunneng bauen ass am Groussherzogtum an de leschte zéng Joer däitlech méi deier ginn. No den Zuelen vun der europäescher Statistikbehörd Eurostat sinn d'Präisser fir nei Wunngebaier tëscht 2015 an 2025 ëm 54,5 % geklommen — méi séier wéi am Duerchschnëtt vun der ganzer EU, an e zousätzleche Drock op engem Wunnengsmaart, dee souwisou zu de meeschtbelaaschten an Europa gehéiert. Déi Zuel, déi op dem Bau-Käschtenindex vun Eurostat berout an déi d'Lëtzebuerger Zeitung L'essentiel den 29. Juni opgegraff huet, läit iwwer der EU-wäiter Hausse vun 48,2 % iwwer déiselwecht Period. A si kënnt zu engem Moment, wou ëmmer manner nei Wunnenge geschaf ginn — vill manner, wéi d'Land no Aschätzunge bräicht. Wou Lëtzebuerg am europäesche Verglach steet Eurostat huet den 25. Juni gemellt, datt d'Baukäschte fir nei Wunngebaier an der ganzer EU tëscht 2015 an 2025 ëm 48,2 % geklommen sinn. Déi stäerkst Erhéijunge goufen am Osten an am Zentrum vun Europa gemooss: Bulgarien féiert mat 166,1 %, gefollegt vun Ungarn mat 155,4 % a Rumänien mat 130,7 %. Am wéinegsten an d'Luucht gaange sinn d'Präisser an Italien (ronn 17 %), a Griicheland (17,3 %) an a Finnland (22,1 %). Lëtzebuerg läit mat sengen 54,5 % iwwer dem EU-Schnëtt, awer wäit ewech vun der Spëtzt vun der Tabell. E groussen Deel vun dëser Klamm huet sech op e kuerzen, hefteg Zäitraum konzentréiert. D'Joeresvariatioun an der EU louch 2021 bei +5,8 %, 2022 bei +12,2 % an 2023 bei +6,9 %, ier se sech 2024 op +2,3 % an 2025 op +1,3 % berouegt huet. Eurostat seng Quartalsserie fir Lëtzebuerg, mat 2021 als Basis op 100, stoung am leschte Quartal 2025 bei 131,4 — also méi wéi 30 % iwwer dem Niveau vun 2021. L'essentiel beziffert d'Erhéijung zanter 2021 op ronn 30,6 %. De Statec, den nationale Statistiksinstitut, weist déiselwecht Tendenz iwwer säin eegene Moossstaf. Dee Bau-Käschtenindex, deen op enger Basis vun 100 am Joer 1970 berout an deen ënner anerem gebraucht gëtt, fir d'Brandversécherungskontrakter an d'VEFA-Präisser unzepassen, koum am Oktober 2025 op 1.173,24 Punkten. Firwat d'Präisser esou an d'Luucht gaange sinn Déi Klamm iwwer zéng Joer ass manner op eng roueg Inflatioun zréckzeféieren wéi op d'Versuergungsschocken an den Ufanksjoere vun den 2020er. De Statec verbënnt d'Hausse mat der Covid-19-Pandemie a mam Krich an der Ukrain, déi d'Präisser fir Material a Brennstoffer quasi gläichzäiteg an d'Luucht gedriwwen hunn. Um Héichpunkt 2022 ass den allgemengen Index vum Statec an engem eenzege Hallefjoer ëm 8,6 % geklommen, an d'Joeresvariatioun bei de Wunnbaupräisser louch bei 13,9 % — déi héchst Rate zanter dem Abrëll 1975. Dës nei aussergewéinlech an allgemeng Erhéijung, déi all Gewerker betrëfft, erkläert sech haaptsächlech duerch d'Beschleunegung vun de Präisser vu ville Baumaterialien a vu Pëtrolsprodukter. — Statec De Käschtendrock huet sech duerch all Beruff gezunn. Zu de Faktoren, déi de Statec ernimmt, gehéieren: - Material — Sand, Eisen, Maurerwierk an Isolatioun, mat engem staarke Sprong bei den Holzpräisser 2021 an 2022; - Energie — Pëtrolsprodukter, déi d'Äerdaarbechten, den Transport an d'Maschinnen um Chantier méi deier gemaach hunn; - Léin — den automateschen Indextranche (zum Beispill deen 1. Abrëll 2022), deen d'Léin am ganze Secteur eropgesat huet; - Spezifesch Gewerker — d'Dachdecker, wou d'Präisser tëscht 2020 an dem Abrëll 2025 ëm 45,5 % geklommen sinn. Mëttlerweil huet sech d'Hausse berouegt. De Statec huet säin allgemengen Index tëscht dem Oktober 2024 an dem Abrëll 2025 ëm 1,3 % an iwwer d'Joer ëm 1,5 % an d'Luucht goe gesinn, während de Rouhbau am Hallefjoer drop just ëm 0,6 % geklommen ass — no beim Joeresschnëtt vun 1,0 %, deen tëscht 2010 an 2019 gemooss gouf. Mä dës Berouegung kënnt uewen op zéng Joer cumuléiert Erhéijungen, sou datt d'absolut Käschte fir ze bauen nach ëmmer wäit iwwer deem leien, wat se 2015 waren. Manner gebaut, méi deier gewunnt Déi méi héich Käschte sinn op eng staark Ofkillung vun der Aktivitéit gestouss. D'Bauerlaabnisser ginn zanter dräi Joer hannerteneen zréck: 2024 goufe ronn 4.025 Wunnengen approuvéiert, en Réckgang vun 8,6 % iwwer d'Joer, no -23,4 % am Joer 2022 a -6 % am Joer 2023. Am éischte Quartal 2025 ass d'Zuel vun de Wunnengen an Wunngebaier mat Erlaabnis ëm 37,8 % op 774 gefall. D'Fondatioun IDEA, eng onofhängeg Denkfabrik, warnt, datt d'Zil vun ronn 6.000 neie Wunnenge pro Joer kaum z'erreeche wäert sinn — och wann d'Land no Schätzungen tëscht 5.600 an 7.500 nei Eenheete pro Joer bräicht. Besonnesch fragil ass de Segment vum Neibau. D'VEFA-Transaktiounen (Verkaf op Plang) sinn am éischte Quartal 2026 ëm 18,2 % iwwer d'Joer zréckgaangen, op 207 Verkeef, nodeems de Statec scho Enn 2025 op déi strukturell Schwächt higewisen hat — am leschte Quartal 2025 goufen nëmme 149 Appartementer op Plang verkaaft, géint 326 am Quartal virdrun. D'Haaptpräisser, déi 2023 ëm 9,1 % an 2024 ëm 5,2 % gefall waren, sinn 2025 mat +1,6 % erëm liicht geklommen an am éischte Quartal 2026 ëm 1,7 % iwwer d'Joer — also eng Stabiliséierung op héijem Niveau, kee Réckgang. D'Loyere klamme weider: déi annoncéiert Loyere fir Appartementer louchen +4,4 % iwwer d'Joer, déi fir mébléiert Zëmmeren +4,7 %. Fir d'Economisten houwt dee Krämp eng onbequem Fro op: Wie kann sech et iwwerhaapt nach leeschten, hei ze wunnen? De Michel-Edouard Ruben, Senior-Economist bei der Fondatioun IDEA, huet d'Dilemma direkt formuléiert: "D'Recht op Wunnen? Natierlech. Mä dat heescht net onbedéngt, datt een zu Lëtzebuerg muss wunnen", sot hien. D'Käschtendaten zoussele dës Debatt nach un. Mat engem Bau, deen haut méi wéi d'Halschent méi deier ass wéi virun zéng Joer, ass d'Lück tëscht deem, wat e Promoteur muss ausginn, an deem, wat Keefer a Locatairen sech leeschte kënnen, zu enger vun den definéierende Spannungen um Lëtzebuerger Wunnengsmaart ginn. D'Ministère plafonéiert iwwregens d'unrechelech VEFA-Baukäschten op 7.000 Euro de Quadratmeter (ouni Terrain). An eng Berouegung vun der Inflatioun alleng wäert dës Lück kaum zoumaachen. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: +54% en dix ans: les prix de la construction ont bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/logements-au-luxembourg-54-en-dix-ans-les-prix-de-la-construction-ont-bondi-103592703 - Residential buildings construction price +48% since 2015 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/wdn-20260625-1 - Bulgaria Records Highest Increase of Residential Buildings Construction Prices in EU for 2015-2025 — Bulgarian News Agency (BTA): https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/1154959-bulgaria-records-highest-increase-of-residential-buildings-construction-prices-i - STATNEWS - Tendance croissante des prix dans la construction résidentielle (octobre 2025) — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/actualite/2026/stn03-ipc-construction/statnews-ipcons-octobre2025.pdf - Construction prices are back on the rise, says Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/construction-prices-are-back-on-the-rise-says-statec - STATEC: Luxembourg Construction Prices Skyrocketing — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/construction/41830-statec-luxembourg-construction-prices-skyrocketing - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026 — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistiques Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Construction cost of new residential buildings (teiis510) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/teiis510/default/table?lang=en - Luxembourg Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2025 — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/price-history --- ## Heeschlech Gewalt: Méi Affer mellen sech — mä d'Foyersplaze feelen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/heeschlech-gewalt-letzebuerg-2025-rapport-police-asylplazen - Published: 2026-06-29T11:51:34.413+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:51:34.413+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 683ecede-66d6-4fa7-ae70-03d9ba2d2c2c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Police ass 2025 bal 1.300 Mol agegraff, an d'Parquetë hunn esou vill Wegweisunge ugeuerdnet wéi nach ni. Doniewent waarden ëm déi 60 Frae mat hire Kanner op eng Plaz an engem Foyer. ### Summary De Joresrapport vum Comité de coopération weist 1.297 Policeasätz géint heeschlech Gewalt am Joer 2025 (+10,1%) a 334 Wegweisungen. D'SAVVD warnt: d'Mangel u Plazen an de Fraëfoyere léisst d'Affer am Reen stoen. ### Key facts - D'Police ass 2025 1.297 Mol bei heeschlecher Gewalt agegraff — eng Hausse vun 10,1% géintiwwer 2024. - Et goufe 2.802 presuméiert Affer identifizéiert: 58% Fraen, 42% Männer, an 29% Kanner. - D'Parquetë hunn 334 Wegweisunge bei den Täter ugeuerdnet — esou vill wéi nach ni (+16,4%). - Ronn 60 Frae mat hire Kanner stoungen op der Waardelëscht fir eng Plaz an engem Fraëfoyer; e neie Foyer zu Rëmeleng bréngt bis Enn 2026 28 weider Betten. - D'Verantwortlech féieren en Deel vun der Hausse op d'Sensibiliséierung zréck, warne mä, datt den Trend net an déi richteg Richtung geet. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Mol ass d'Police 2025 wéinst heeschlecher Gewalt agegraff?** 1.297 Mol — am Schnëtt ronn 108 Interventiounen de Mount an eng Hausse vun 10,1% géintiwwer de 1.178 Asätz vun 2024. **Q: Wat ass eng Wegweisung a wéi dacks gouf se 2025 ugeuerdnet?** Eng Wegweisung ass eng Uerdnung vum Parquet, déi e presuméierten Täter aus der gemeinsamer Wunneng wist. 2025 goufen der 334 ugeuerdnet (vun 287 erop, +16,4%), an 130 dovu goufe verlängert. 87,7% vun de Wegewise Persoune ware Männer. **Q: Wéi eng Hëllef gëtt et fir Affer vun heeschlecher Gewalt zu Lëtzebuerg?** Affer an Zeie kënne vertraulech Hëllef iwwer de Service SAVVD an iwwer dat national Portal violence.lu kréien. D'Land huet siwe Fraëfoyere mat 166 Noutbetten an 17 Betten fir vulnérabel Männer; e neie Foyer zu Rëmeleng kënnt bis Enn 2026 dobäi. ### Body D'Zuel vun den Asätz, déi d'lëtzebuergesch Police am Beräich vun der heeschlecher Gewalt verbucht, klëmmt weider — an d'Servicer, déi d'Affer begleeden, soen, datt sech ëmmer méi Leit traue Hëllef ze sichen, och wann et ëmmer méi schwéier gëtt, fir hinnen eng sécher Bleif ze fannen. D'Groussherzoglech Police ass d'lescht Joer 1.297 Mol bei Fäll vun heeschlecher Gewalt agegraff — eng Hausse vun 10,1% géintiwwer de 1.178 Asätz vun 2024, an am Schnëtt ronn 108 Interventiounen de Mount. Dat geet aus dem Joresrapport vum Comité de coopération entre les professionnels dans le domaine de la lutte contre la violence ervir. D'Ministesch fir Gläichstellung tëscht Fraen a Männer an Diversitéit, Yuriko Backes, huet dës Zuelen den 26. Juni 2026 der zoustänneger Chamberkommissioun virgestallt. D'Donnéeë kommen vun de Parquetë vu Lëtzebuerg an Dikrech, vun der Police, vun den Afferservicer SAVVD, PSYea an ALTERNATIVES souwéi vum Service Riicht Eraus, dee mat den Täter schafft. Bei dësen Asätz goufen 2.802 presuméiert Affer identifizéiert — 58% Fraen an 42% Männer — wougéint Kanner 29% vun den Betraffene representéieren. Déi grouss Majoritéit vun de Fäll spillt sech am Koppelkontext of: ronn 84% vun den Affer ware mat Gewalt konfrontéiert, déi vun engem aktuelle respektiv fréiere Partner oder Conjoint ausgaangen ass. Bal véier vu fënnef Affer hu kierperlech Gewalt erlieft, esou de Rapport. Esou vill Wegweisunge wéi nach ni D'Parquetë hunn 2025 334 Mol ugeuerdnet, datt e presuméierten Täter aus der gemeinsamer Wunneng gewise gëtt — eng Hausse vu 16,4% géintiwwer den 287 Uerdnunge vum Joer virdrun, also ronn 28 Wegweisunge de Mount oder ongeféier eng pro Dag. 130 vun dëse Mesuren goufe verlängert. 87,7% vun de Wegewise Persoune ware Männer; an dëse Fäll waren 81,6% vun den Affer Fraen. De Comité huet och op d'Hartnäckegkeet vun de Réckfäll higewisen. Ronn ee Fënneftel vun de Wegweisunge betrëfft en Täter, dee schonn aktenkonneg war, a méi wéi d'Hallschent vun dëse Wuattäter sinn net bei Riicht Eraus opgetaucht, dem Berodungsservice, un deen se verwise ginn. Iwwert d'ganzt Joer hunn d'Geriichter 201 Uerteeler am Zesummenhang mat heeschlecher Gewalt gesprach. Méi Plaintë oder méi Gewalt? Eng zentral Fro, déi iwwer dëse Chifferen hänkt, ass, ob se eng tatsächlech Zunahm vun der Gewalt weisen oder eng wuessend Bereetschaft, sech ze mellen. D'Verantwortlech tendéieren zu der zweeter Erklärung: Joren u Sensibiliséierungskampagnen a méi kloer Weeër, fir sech ze mellen, hätten — esou d'Argument — méi Affer an Zeie bewogen, d'Police ze ruffen, anstatt ze schweigen. Wéi de Rapport vum virege Joer 2025 virgestallt gouf, huet d'Backes en Deel vun der Hausse géintiwwer 2023 op dës Sensibiliséierungsmesuren an op eng méi grouss Reaktivitéit vun de Bierger zréckgefouert. Trotzdeem huet d'Ministesch sech gehitt, d'Zuelen als gutt Noriicht ze presentéieren. Den Trend bei de Policeasätz a bei de Placementen ausserhalb vum Familljedoheem geet net an déi richteg Richtung. De Rapport weist op Forme vu Gewalt hin, déi eréischt viru kuerzem an de Fokus geréckt sinn. Den Nationale Centre fir Affer vu Gewalt (CNVV) huet vum Enn Abrëll 2025 bis Enn Abrëll 2026 423 Affer begleet, dorënner 29 Fäll, déi als ekonomesch Gewalt agestuuft goufen — wann en Täter d'Suen vum Partner kontrolléiert — an zwee Affer vu sougenannter chemescher Ënnerwerfung. Ekonomesch Gewalt huet ronn 7% vun de Fäll ausgemaach, déi bei de Policeasätz verbucht goufen. D'Foyere stoussen un hir Grenzen De schäerfste praktesche Flaschenhals ass d'Logement. D'Olga Strasser, déi de Afferservice SAVVD vun der ONG Femmes en détresse leet, huet der Kommissioun gesot, datt et eng widderhuelend Hürd ass, eng Bleif ze fannen, fir Affer, déi e gewalttäteg Doheem verloosse wëllen — an datt ronn 60 Frae mat hire Kanner op enger Waardelëscht fir eng Plaz an engem Fraëfoyer stoungen. Lëtzebuerg bedreift de Moment siwe Fraëfoyere mat 166 Noutbetten, niewent 17 Betten, déi fir vulnérabel Männer reservéiert sinn. E neie Foyer soll bis Enn vum Joer zu Rëmeleng opmaachen an domat 28 weider Betten dobäisetzen. D'Begleedungspersonal warnt, datt den Ofstand tëscht der Demande an der Kapazitéit Affer dozou zwénge kann, beim Täter ze bleiwen oder zréck bei hien ze goen. - 1.297 Policeasätz 2025 (+10,1%) - 2.802 presuméiert Affer; 58% Fraen, 42% Männer - 334 Wegweisungen, vun 287 erop (+16,4%) - ~60 Frae mat Kanner op der Waardelëscht fir e Foyer D'Äntwert vun der Politik D'Regierung stellt hir Strategie als national Prioritéit duer. En nationalen Aktiounsplang géint geschlechtsbaséiert Gewalt, deen d'Backes Mëtt 2025 virgestallt huet, listet 62 Mesuren op; laut Paperjam si 40 dovun um Lafen a véier ofgeschloss. De Budget vum Ministère fir Gläichstellung an Diversitéit ass zanter 2024 ëm ronn ee Véierel geklommen, mat ongeféier zwee Drëttel vun de Mëttelen, déi an de Kampf géint d'Gewalt fléissen. D'Backes huet hir Approche esou resüméiert, datt se sech net eleng op d'Repressioun verléisst. "Am Kampf géint déi heeschlech Gewalt setze mir weiderhin op eng multidimensional Approche, déi de Schutz vun den Affer, d'Begleedung vun den Täter an d'Sensibiliséierung verbënnt", sou d'Ministesch a Wierder, déi op Franséisch gefall sinn. Affer an Zeien zu Lëtzebuerg kënne vertraulech Hëllef iwwer de Service SAVVD an iwwer dat national Informatiounsportal violence.lu kréien, dat d'Weeër fir eng Plainte, de juristesche Schutz an d'Noutënnerkonften erkläert. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Violences domestiques au Luxembourg: expulsions et interventions en forte hausse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue - le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national 'Violences fondées sur le genre' et le rapport du Comité de coopération — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/30-backes-rapport-violence.html --- ## Iran verlaangt bis zu zwou Milliounen Dollar fir d'Duerchfaart duerch d'Hormuz-Strooss - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hormuz-strooss-iran-transitgebueren-uelegpraisser-seerecht - Published: 2026-06-29T11:43:55.237+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:43:55.237+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 7aedb608-6fc9-428a-8e71-87417d757fe4 - Dateline: Strait of Hormuz, IR > Den Teheran huet Tanker bis zu zwou Milliounen Dollar fir d'Duerchfaart verlaangt an nennt dat "Servicegebueren" — och elo, wou e vun de USA vermëttelte Waffestëllstand d'Waasserstrooss erëm opmécht. ### Summary Véier Méint laang konnt een déi schmuel Hormuz-Strooss kaum passéieren. Elo dréint sech d'Konfrontatioun ëm eng juristesch Fro: Däerf en Iran d'Welt fir d'Recht op d'Duerchfaart bezuele loossen? ### Key facts - D'Hormuz-Strooss ass knapp 33 km breet a leet ronn ee Fënneftel vum Schëffeueleg op der Welt duerch — zënter dem 28. Februar 2026 war se bal zou. - D'iranesch Revolutiounsgaarde hunn eng Zort Zollkontroll um Mier opgebaut a Tanker bis zu zwou Milliounen Dollar pro Duerchfaart verlaangt; op d'mannst zwou Bezuelunge goufen a Yuan ofgewéckelt. - Den Teheran nennt et 'Servicegebueren'; d'IMO an d'UNCLOS soen, et däerf keng Maut fir d'Duerchfaart duerch international Stroosse ginn. - De Brent-Uelegpräis ass op bal 120 Dollar geklommen a no der Verständegung vum 17. Juni erëm ënner 73 Dollar gefall. - No der vun de USA vermëttelter Verständegung gëllt d'Gebuerefräiheet just 60 Deeg — wat duerno geschitt, ass net geléist. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ass d'Hormuz-Strooss esou wichteg?** Duerch déi knapp 33 km breet Strooss tëscht dem Iran an dem Oman muss ronn ee Fënneftel vum gesamte Schëffeueleg op der Welt an e vergläichbaren Deel vum Flëssegerdgas. Eng Blockad do dréckt direkt op d'Energiepräisser weltwäit. **Q: Wéi vill huet den Iran fir d'Duerchfaart verlaangt?** No Rapporte vu Bloomberg an NBC News bis zu zwou Milliounen Dollar pro Tankerduerchfaart. Op d'mannst zwou Bezuelunge goufen no Lloyd's List Intelligence a chineesesche Yuan ofgewéckelt. **Q: Däerf en Iran iwwerhaapt esou Gebueren huelen?** D'UNO-Seerechtskonventioun garantéiert d'Recht op 'Transitduerchfaart' duerch international Stroossen a verbitt, dofir ze bezuelen. Den Teheran nennt et 'Servicegebueren', mä d'IMO seet, et gëtt keen internationalen Accord, deen esou Mauten erlaabt. **Q: Ass de Sträit elo geléist?** Nëmme provisoresch. D'Verständegung vum 17. Juni garantéiert eng gebuerefräi Duerchfaart fir just 60 Deeg. Den Trump seet, d'Strooss bleift 'fir ëmmer mautfräi', mä den Iran wëll d'Gebueren duerno erëm erhiewen. ### Body Eng schmuel Waasserstrooss, knapp 33 Kilometer breet op hirer schmuelster Plaz, tëscht dem Iran an dem Oman: duerch d'Hormuz-Strooss muss ronn ee Fënneftel vum gesamte Schëffeueleg op der Welt an e vergläichbaren Deel vum Flëssegerdgas. Véier Méint laang war dat déi geféierlechst Plaz um Mier — an no dem Waffestëllstand ass se elo zum Testlabo fir eng vun den ëmstriddenste Froen am internationale Recht ginn: Däerf e Staat, deen op enger weltwäiter Nolstell sëtzt, de Rescht vun der Welt fir d'Recht op d'Duerchfaart eng Rechnung schreiwen? Zënter dem 28. Februar 2026, wéi d'USA an Israel Loftugrëffer géint den Iran geflunn hunn, hunn d'Revolutiounsgaarde (IRGC) d'Strooss bal komplett zougemaach: si hunn Schëffer ewechgejot, Frachtschëffer geentert an attackéiert a Mineselagt. Elo, wou eng brécheleg, vun de USA vermëttelt Verständegung d'Waasserstrooss erëm opmécht, ass de Sträit vun de Kanounebooter op d'Rechnungen iwwergaang. Eng Mautstatioun op der Liewensoder vum Uelegmarché Amplaz de Verkéier just ze blockéieren, hunn d'Revolutiounsgaarde dat opgebaut, wat d'Reeder als eng Zollkontroll um héije Mier beschreiwen. Wien duerchfuere wollt, huet missen seng IMO-Nummer, de Frachtmanifest, d'Crewlëscht, d'Besëtzverhältnisser an d'Destinatioun bei zougelossenen Tëschehändler ofginn, ier d'Schëff fräigi gouf — an a ville Fäll och bezuelen. Tanker hunn no Rapporte vu Bloomberg an NBC News bis zu zwou Milliounen Dollar fir eng eenzeg Duerchfaart bezuelt; op d'mannst zwou Bezuelunge goufen no Lloyd's List Intelligence a chineesesche Yuan ofgewéckelt. Am Mee huet den Iran d'Saach formaliséiert an eng "Persesch-Golf-Stroossebehörd" geschaf, déi d'Beweegunge préift a lizenzéiert. D'iranesch Verantwortlech ware bei der Begrënnung ongewéinlech oppen. Well de Krich elo Käschte verursaacht, musse mir natierlech esou virgoen an Transitgebuere vun de Schëffer huelen, déi duerch d'Hormuz-Strooss fueren. Dat huet den Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Member vun der Kommissioun fir national Sécherheet am iraneschen Parlament, géintiwwer Iran International bestätegt. Wien bezilt a wien duerchgewénkt gëtt, leeft selektiv of — Ausnamen sollen u chineesesch, indesch a russesch Fracht gaange sinn —, an dat dréit no den Analysten d'Handschrëft vun engem Drockmëttel: déi Folgsam belounen, de Rescht zwécken. "Gebueren, keng Maut": e Sträit ëm d'Seerecht Den Teheran insistéiert, et géif keng Maut verlaangen. "Mir huelen keng Maut", sot de Spriecher vum Ausseministère, Esmail Baghaei, an huet d'Suen amplaz als Bezuelung fir Navigatiouns-, Sécherheets- an Ëmweltservicer duergestallt, déi am Kader vun engem gemeinsame Mechanismus mam Oman geleescht ginn. D'Seerechtsjuristen an d'Reguléierer loossen dës Ënnerscheedung net gëllen. D'UNO-Seerechtskonventioun (UNCLOS) garantéiert de Schëffer d'Recht op "Transitduerchfaart" duerch international Stroossen a verbitt den Uleegerstaaten, dëst ze behënneren. Den Arsenio Dominguez, Generalsekretär vun der Internationaler Seeschëffersorganisatioun (IMO), sot, et géif "keen internationalen Accord, an deem Mauten fir d'Duerchfueren duerch international Stroosse kéinten agefouert ginn". Déi dacks zitéiert Géigebeispiller halen net: De Suez- an de Panamakanal sinn vu Mënschenhand gebaute Kanäl duerch souverän Territoire, an d'türkesch Stroosse fonctionéieren ënner hirem eegene Vertragsregime — keng vun hinnen ass eng oppen international Strooss wéi Hormuz. Europa, dat staark vum Golf-Ueleg a vum katareschen Gas ofhängeg ass, huet d'Prinzip esou eescht geholl wéi de Präis. D'EU huet den Iran opgefuerdert, d'Gebueren ze loossen, an huet eng zu Washington an d'Spill bruechte "Joint Venture" zur Opdeelung vun den Einnamen ofgeleent. Den 22. Mee huet den EU-Rot säi juristesche Kader erweidert, fir déi ze sanktionéieren, déi déi legal Transitduerchfaart an d'Fräiheet vun der Navigatioun behënneren; an d'EU-Aussebeoptraagt Kaja Kallas huet d'Méiglechkeet opgeworf, d'Marinemissiounen Aspides an Atalanta auszebauen, fir d'Strooss matzesécheren. Wat dat fir d'Tankstell a fir Lëtzebuerg heescht De finanzielle Schock war direkt do. De Brent-Uelegpräis ass vun ronn 65 Dollar virum Krich op bal 120 Dollar de Faass op sengem Héichpunkt geklommen an huet am fréie Mäerz fir d'éischte Kéier zënter véier Joer d'Mark vun 100 Dollar iwwerschratt. D'Tankerwirtschaft ass agebrach: De Referenztarif, fir zwou Milliounen Faass vum Mëttleren Osten a China ze bréngen, huet no LSEG-Donnéeën en Allzäitrekord vun ronn 423.736 Dollar den Dag erreecht, an d'Kricheresikoversécherunge sinn esou staark an d'Luucht gaang, datt d'Assureure muncher Kéier guer keng Deckung méi fir d'Duerchfaart ugebueden hunn. Fir d'Stuff hei doheem heescht dat ëmgerechent: wann den Uelegpräis sou an d'Luucht geet, da kënnt dat fréier oder spéider un der Pompel an um Mazout-Devis un — och wann d'Käschte fir d'Strooss zu Teheran festgesat ginn. Den diplomateschen Duerchbroch koum den 17. Juni, wéi de President Donald Trump a säin iraneschen Homolog Masoud Pezeshkian e Memorandum ënnerschriwwen hunn, dat déi duebel Blockad ofgeschloss huet. Den Text verlaangt vum Iran, "mat senge beschte Beméiungen Arrangementer fir déi sécher Duerchfaart vu Handelsschëffer ouni Gebuere fir nëmmen 60 Deeg" ze treffen, vum Persesche Golf an d'Oman-Mier. Mat erëm ulafendem Tankerverkéier a mat enger ofschwächender Nofro ass de Brent bis Enn Juni erëm ënner 73 Dollar gefall — also ongeféier do, wou e den 27. Februar stoung, um Virowend vum Krich. Wat geschitt, wann déi 60 Deeg ofgelaf sinn, ass de net geléiste Kär vum Sträit. Den Trump seet, d'Strooss bleift "fir ëmmer mautfräi", a Vizepresident JD Vance huet versprach, et bleift "op laang Siicht" esou; den Teheran léisst awer duerchblécken, datt en d'Gebueren erëm wëll erhiewen. D'Reeder huelen dat villäicht net of: Vill wäerten, esou de Farzin Nadimi vum Washington Institute, éischter "Widderstand leeschten, iwwer d'Kap vun der Gudder Hoffnung ëmleeden oder d'Quantitéite reduzéieren, anstatt matzemaachen". Esou e Réckzuch géif d'Reesen verlängeren, d'Frachtkäschten an d'Luucht dreiwen an op alles ofstralen, vum Benzin bis bei d'Plastik. D'Bedeitung geet iwwer den Uelegpräis vun dësem Trimester eraus. Wann e Staat d'Kontroll iwwer eng Nolstell mat Gewalt an e Cash-Stroum ëmwandele kann, da kréien d'meescht befuere Energiekorridoren op der Welt eng nei a geféierlech Hiewelkraaft — eng, déi déi nächst Konfrontatioun, op Hormuz oder soss anzwousch, gezielt ausnotze kéint. ### Sources - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Charging fees for passage through Strait of Hormuz 'could drive global inflation surge' — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/06/26/charging-fees-for-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-could-drive-global-inflation-surge/ - Iran demands 'service fees' for vessels in Strait of Hormuz ahead of potential US deal — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/25/iran-demands-service-fees-for-vessels-in-hormuz-ahead-of-potential-us-deal/ - Iran to Charge Fees on Strait of Hormuz Even after Deal — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/did-iran-just-get-tolls-for-strait-hormuz-12090257 - Iran's 'Tehran toll booth' forces some tankers to pay millions to leave Strait of Hormuz — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/irans-tehran-toll-booth-forces-tankers-pay-millions-leave-strait-hormu-rcna265258 - Iran is already charging a toll, in Yuan, for oil sold through Strait of Hormuz — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/iran-toll-strait-of-hormuz-oil-paid-in-yuan/ - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-peace-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - Ships face 4,000-times higher insurance costs to cross Strait of Hormuz — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/06/03/hormuz-shipping-trade-iran-war/ - EU rejects Trump's 'joint venture' with Iran to charge ships through Strait of Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/09/eu-rejects-trumps-joint-venture-to-charge-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz - Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran's actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/22/middle-east-council-extends-eu-legal-framework-to-target-those-involved-in-iran-s-actions-impeding-lawful-transit-passage-and-freedom-of-navigation/ - Iran wants to charge 'fees' on Hormuz passage. What impacts could that have? — Geneva Solutions: https://genevasolutions.news/peace-humanitarian/iran-wants-to-charge-fees-on-hormuz-passage-what-impacts-could-that-have - A timeline of how the Iran war shook oil prices — and what comes next — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/oil-price-iran-war-middle-east.html --- ## Südkorea wett bal 1,2 Billiounen Dollar op Chips an AI — vill méi wéi den EU-Chips-Act - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/suedkorea-1200-milliarden-chips-ai-offensiv-europa-ofgehaangt - Published: 2026-06-29T11:20:37.692+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:20:37.692+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 669b6b6b-5be7-4304-9de4-038cf4ef9a9c - Dateline: Seoul, KR > De President Lee Jae-myung an d'Chefe vu Samsung an SK Hynix wëllen ee vun de gréissten Industriepäck vum AI-Zäitalter stäipen — eng Zomm, déi den europäesche Chips Act zwergt. ### Summary Südkorea huet zu Seoul Investitioune vu bal 1,2 Billiounen Dollar fir Hallefleiter, kënschtlech Intelligenz an Datenzentren ugekënnegt. Eng eenzeg koreanesch Firmenzo iwwertrëfft de ganzen ëffentleche Budget vum EU-Chips-Act ëm méi wéi dat zéngfacht. ### Key facts - Südkorea huet Investitioune vu bal 1,2 Billiounen Dollar fir Hallefleiter, AI an Datenzentren ugekënnegt — gedroe vu Samsung an SK Hynix. - D'Suen sinn iwwerwältegend privat: ~800 Billiounen Won (518 Mrd. $) fir véier nei Fabriken, plus iwwer 1.000 Billiounen Won fir AI-Datenzentren bis 2035. - De Staat koordinéiert: en neit Spezialgesetz (11. August) a Steiergutschrëfte vu bis zu 20 % (30 % fir KMUen) plus Stroum, Waasser an Infrastruktur. - Eng eenzeg koreanesch Firmenzo (~518 Mrd. $) iwwertrëfft den ëffentleche Budget vum EU-Chips-Act (43 Mrd. €) ëm méi wéi dat zéngfacht. - D'Mäert reagéiere skeptesch: Samsung-Aktie -4,86 %, SK Hynix -1,68 %, mat Warnunge virun enger Iwwerproduktioun um Memory-Maart. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill investéiert Südkorea genee?** D'Gesamtsumm gëtt op no bei 1,2 Billiounen Dollar bezifferét (AFP); Reuters rechent d'Chip-an-AI-Offensiv op méi wéi 576 Milliarden Dollar. D'Kär-Pilieren si ~800 Billiounen Won (518 Mrd. $) fir nei Chip-Fabriken an iwwer 1.000 Billiounen Won (648 Mrd. $) fir AI-Datenzentren bis 2035. **Q: Kënnt d'Geld vum Staat oder vu Privatfirmen?** Iwwerwältegend vu Privatfirmen. Samsung Electronics an SK Hynix droen mat hire Fournisseuren d'Investitiounen; de Staat koordinéiert iwwer en neit Spezialgesetz, Steiergutschrëften a Garantië fir Stroum, Waasser an Infrastruktur. **Q: Firwat ass dat fir Europa relevant?** Eng eenzeg koreanesch Firmenzo fir Memory-Fabriken (~518 Mrd. $) iwwertrëfft de ganzen ëffentleche Budget vum EU-Chips-Act (43 Mrd. €) zéngfach. Europa hänkt staark vun der HBM-Memory vu SK Hynix a Samsung of, déi d'AI-Beschleuniger fiddert. **Q: Wou ginn déi nei Fabrike gebaut?** Am südwestlechen Honam-Gebitt. Samsung huet Gwangju ausgewielt; SK Hynix huet gesot, et bräicht nach Zäit, fir e Standuert an d'Infrastruktur festzeleeën. D'Regierung wëll den zweete Cluster nach am Laf vum President Lee senger fënnefjäreger Amtszäit ofschléissen. ### Body Eng eenzeg Investitiounszo vun engem koreanesche Chip-Konzern iwwertrëfft de ganzen ëffentleche Budget vum europäesche Chips Act ëm méi wéi dat zéngfacht. Dës eng Zuel faasst zesummen, wat Südkorea e Méindeg zu Seoul virgestallt huet — an si erkläert, firwat een an de Bréisseler Büroen mat gemëschte Gefiller op Asien kuckt. De südkoreanesche President Lee Jae-myung huet den 29. Juni am Presidentebüro zesumme mam Samsung-Patron Lee Jae-yong an dem SK-Group-Chef Chey Tae-won e Pak ugekënnegt, dat iwwer dat nächst Joerzéngt no bei 1,2 Billiounen Dollar un Investitioune fir Hallefleiter, kënschtlech Intelligenz an Datenzentren virgesäit. D'Agence France-Presse huet d'Gesamtsumm op bal 1,2 Billiounen Dollar bezifferté; Reuters huet d'Chip-an-AI-Offensiv op méi wéi 576 Milliarden Dollar gerechent. Esou oder esou loossen dës Zuelen d'ëffentlech Finanzéierung vu vergläichbare westleche Programmer al ausgesinn. De Lee huet d'Initiativ als e grousse Sprong no vir op enger "Tripel-Achs" vu Hallefleiter, kierperlecher AI an Datenzentren beschriwwen, an se mat der Verspriechung verbonnen, d'Regiounen ausserhalb vum Grousseseouler Raum erëm opliewen ze loossen. Nëmmen e Wettlaf ëm d'Schnellegkeet ass de Wee fir ze iwwerliewen. Mir mussen déi zentral Elementer vun der kënschtlecher Intelligenz méi séier wéi all anert Land sécheren. Esou huet de President Lee laut der Korea Herald op enger Manifestatioun geschwat, op där hien d'Patronen Lee Jae-yong a Chey Tae-won och als "national Helden, oder Helden vum koreanesche Vollek" bezeechent huet. Staatlech ugestouss, mä mat privatem Sue gefiddert Trotz der offizieller Inzenéierung kënnt d'Kapital bal ganz aus der Privatwirtschaft. Samsung Electronics an SK Hynix — déi zwee gréisste Memory-Chip-Hiersteller op der Welt — investéieren zesumme mat hire Fournisseuren 800 Billiounen Won (518 Milliarden Dollar), fir am südwestlechen Honam-Gebitt jee zwou nei Fabrikatiounsanlagen ze bauen, also véier am Ganzen. Laut der Korea Herald deelt sech dat op a ronn 425 Billiounen Won vu Samsung an 400 Billiounen Won vu SK. D'Roll vum Staat ass et, ze koordinéieren an d'Risiken ze drécken, net d'Schecken ze schreiwen. D'Ministère fir Industrie, Wëssenschaft, Raumuerdnung an Energie hu Stroum, Waasser an Infrastruktur zougesot, an en neit Spezialgesetz iwwer d'Hallefleiterindustrie trëtt den 11. August a Kraaft — opbauend op Steiergutschrëften vu bis zu 20 Prozent fir d'Anlageninvestitioune vu grousse Betriber (30 Prozent fir KMUen). D'Regionalregierunge vu Gwangju a Süd-Jeolla bedeelegen sech mat tëscht 5 a 20 Billiounen Won. Déi wichtegst Bestanddeeler, esou wéi se vun de Beamten dargestallt an a koreaneschen an internationale Medie beschriwwe goufen, sinn: - ~800 Billiounen Won (518 Mrd. $) fir véier nei Fabrike vu Samsung an SK Hynix am südwestlechen Honam-Gebitt. - ~550 Billiounen Won bis 2029, déi bis 2035 op iwwer 1.000 Billiounen Won (648 Mrd. $) klammen fir AI-Datenzentren mat SK, dem GS Group an dem Internetportal Naver — d'Kapazitéit klëmmt vun 8,4 op 18,4 Gigawatt. - 81 Billiounen Won (52,5 Mrd. $) fir e Cluster fir fortgeschratt Chip-Packaging an der Chungcheong-Regioun bei Seoul. De Samsung-Chef Lee Jae-yong sot, säi Konzern hätt Gwangju fir säin neie Cluster ausgewielt. De Chey Tae-won vu SK Hynix war virsiichteg: säi Betrib bräicht nach Zäit, fir e Standuert festzeleeën an d'Infrastruktur ze sécheren — eng Warnung, déi op Erfarung berout. "Mir hu néng Joer gebraucht, fir zu Yongin e Cluster opzebauen. An eng Chipsfabrik brauch enorm vill Terrain, Stroum, Waasser an Talenter", sot hien. D'Mäert ware net iwwerzeegt, datt méi automatesch besser ass. D'Aktie vu Samsung Electronics huet e Méindeg 4,86 Prozent verluer, déi vu SK Hynix 1,68 Prozent — e puer Analyste warnen, datt eng Welle vun neie Kapazitéiten de Memory-Maart an eng Iwwerproduktioun kéint kippen. Wat dat fir d'europäesch Chip-Pläng heescht D'Gréisst vum Seouler Engagement stellt Europa seng eege Ambitiounen a schaarfe Kontrast. Den europäesche Chips Act gesäit méi wéi 43 Milliarden Euro un ëffentlechen Investitiounen a méi wéi 100 Milliarden Euro u politesch ugestoussenen ëffentlechen a private Sue bis 2030 vir — mam erkläerten Zil, den Undeel vun der EU um globalen Hallefleitermaart bis Enn vum Joerzéngt vu ronn 10 op 20 Prozent ze verduebelen. Un dëser Mooss gemooss iwwertrëfft eng eenzeg koreanesch Firmenzo fir Memory-Fabriken — ronn 518 Milliarden Dollar — de ganzen ëffentleche Chips-Act-Pak vun der EU (43 Mrd. €) ëm méi wéi dat zéngfacht. Institutionell Berichter hu widderholl gewarnt, datt Europa säin Zil fir 2030 verfeele kéint, an de Branchverband SEMI huet d'Memberstaaten opgeruff, hir Finanzéierung ze vervéierfachen. E grousse Stéck vun Europa senger Ofhängegkeet leeft iwwer fortgeschratte Memory: déi sougenannten High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM), déi d'AI-Beschleuniger fiddert, gëtt vu SK Hynix a Samsung dominéiert, wat europäesch Cloud-Betreiber, Automobilhiersteller an Industriefirme vu Liwwerketten an Asien ofhängeg léisst. E Wettlaf, deen d'Versuergungskette nei mëscht Südkorea säi Schrëtt fält an e globale Concours, deen elo schonn duerch d'Subventiounen an d'Reshoring vu Washington an d'Onofhängegkeetsstriewen vu Peking gepräägt ass. Andeem et Fabriken, Packaging an Datenzentren am eegene Land konzentréiert — a versprécht, den zweete Mega-Cluster nach am Laf vum Lee senger fënnefjäreger Amtszäit ofzeschléissen — wett Seoul drop, datt d'Kontroll iwwer déi physesch Infrastruktur vun der AI dauerhaft strategesch Muecht bréngt. D'Risike sinn awer grad esou konkret. Dem Chey seng Virsiicht beim Terrain, Stroum, Waasser an Talent weist op déi praktesch Grenze beim Bau vun Datenzentren am Gigawatt-Format a méi Fabriken an engem geknappten Zäitplang. De Bürochef Kang Hoon-sik huet et esou formuléiert: "Mir wäerten eis der Erausfuerderung stellen, d'Projet während dëser Regierung ofzeschléissen." Fir Wirtschaften, déi op déi koreanesch Chips ugewise sinn, ass d'Message awer kloer: dat Land, dat e groussen Deel vum fortgeschrattene Memory vun der Welt liwwert, wëll säi Virsprong verbreeden, net verkierzen — an Europa seng Äntwert vu ronn 43 Milliarden Euro wierkt doniewent ëmmer méi bescheiden. ### Sources - South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/29/south-korea-announces-more-than-1-trillion-ai-chip-investment-drive - South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260629-south-korea-to-invest-nearly-1-2-tn-in-chips-ai-data-centres - South Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576-billion AI chip drive to cement global leadership — Rappler / Reuters: https://www.rappler.com/technology/south-korea-samsung-sk-hynix-ai-chip-drive-june-29-2026/ - Korea to power regional growth with AI, chip 'megaprojects' — The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10791790 - South Korea unveils $576 billion AI-chip investment powered by Samsung, SK Hynix — Yahoo Finance / Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/south-korean-president-unveil-massive-010700391.html - Samsung, SK hynix unveil $519 bil. investment for semiconductor complex in southwestern region — The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region - Samsung, SK Reportedly to Invest $1.3 Trillion Over 10 Years — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-28/samsung-sk-reportedly-to-invest-1-3-trillion-over-10-years - South Korea says Samsung and SK Hynix investing in AI, semiconductor mega-projects — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/samsung-sk-hynix-reported-1point3-reported-trillion-spending-plans.html - Chips Act - Shaping Europe's digital future — European Commission: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/chips-act --- ## HIV-Neiinfektioune sou niddreg wéi laang net méi — mä Syphilis klëmmt ëm 35 Prozent - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hiv-rebound-syphilis-gonorrho-klammen-letzebuerg-2024 - Published: 2026-06-29T11:10:42.61+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T11:10:42.61+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: ca2c74df-f3fb-42d3-bca6-bb0595143439 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Déi nei Iwwerwaachungszuele fir 2024 weisen 39 nei HIV-Infektiounen — e Réckgang vu 24 Prozent —, während Syphilis, Gonorrhö an aner sexuell iwwerdroe Krankheete weider an d'Luucht ginn. ### Summary 2024 sinn d'HIV-Neiinfektiounen zu Lëtzebuerg op 39 Fäll gefall, de niddregste Wäert zënter Joren. Gläichzäiteg klammen awer Syphilis, Gonorrhö an aner STI weider — e gespléckt Bild fir d'sexuell Gesondheet am Land. ### Key facts - 2024 goufen zu Lëtzebuerg 39 nei HIV-Infektiounen agedroen — 24 % manner wéi 2023 an de niddregste Wäert zënter Joren. - Gläichzäiteg klëmmt d'Syphilis ëm 35 % (147 Fäll) an d'Gonorrhö ëm 14 % (689 Fäll); d'Chlamydien bleiwe stabil bei 1.619 Fäll. - D'STI treffe virun allem Männer tëscht 20 a 39 Joer (78 % vun de Gonorrhö-Fäll, 77 % vun de Syphilis-Fäll). - De HIV-Réckgang gëtt op méi Schutz, d'PrEP an d'Behandlung als Präventioun (U=U) zréckgefouert — déi schütze laanscht net géint bakteriell STI. - Gratis, anonym Tester ginn et bei den European Testing Weeks; ronn 1.500 Leit liewen am Land mat HIV, dovu ronn 60 net diagnostizéiert. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill nei HIV-Infektioune goufen et 2024 zu Lëtzebuerg?** 39 nei HIV-Infektioune sinn am epidemiologesche Bericht 2024 vun der Direction de la santé agedroen — e Réckgang vu 24 % géintiwwer den 53 Fäll vun 2023 an de niddregste Wäert zënter Joren. **Q: Firwat klammen d'Syphilis an d'Gonorrhö, wann HIV erofgeet?** D'PrEP an d'antiretroviral Behandlung schützen net géint bakteriell Infektiounen. Datt manner Kondomer benotzt ginn an datt méi dacks getest gëtt, dréit zum Klamm vu 35 % bei der Syphilis a vu 14 % bei der Gonorrhö bäi. **Q: Wou kann ee sech zu Lëtzebuerg gratis op HIV an STI testen?** Gratis, anonym an ouni Verschreiwung am Kader vun den European Testing Weeks (Mee an November 2025), beim Roude Kräiz a bei Partnerlaboen ewéi Ketterthill, Bionext a Laboratoires Réunis. Et gëtt och HIV-Selbsttester. **Q: Wat ass d'PrEP a wéi kënnt ee se?** D'PrEP ass eng antiretroviral Medikatioun, déi HIV-negativ Leit huele fir sech virun enger Infektioun ze schützen. Si gëtt iwwer de Service national des maladies infectieuses am CHL ofginn an iwwer d'CNS rembourséiert; géint bakteriell STI schützt se awer net. ### Body Bei der sexueller Gesondheet zu Lëtzebuerg gi gläichzäiteg zwou Geschichten an entgéintgesate Richtungen: D'HIV-Neiinfektioune si 2024 op de niddregste Wäert zënter Joren gefall, während Syphilis, Gonorrhö an aner sexuell iwwerdroe Krankheeten ëmmer méi héich klammen. Fir d'Gesondheetsfachleit ass dee Kontrast op eemol e Beweis, datt d'Aarbecht géint HIV wierkt — an e Warnzeechen, datt de Schutz géint déi aner Infektiounen ofbréckelt. D'Zuele kommen aus dem epidemiologesche Bericht 2024 iwwer iwwerdrobar Krankheeten, deen d'Direction de la santé den 19. September 2025 publizéiert huet. Doranner sinn 39 nei HIV-Infektioune fir d'ganzt Joer agedroen, 24 Prozent manner wéi 2023 — gläichzäiteg awer e Sprong vu 35 Prozent bei der Syphilis an e weidere Klamm bei der Gonorrhö. Wéi déi zwou Kurven auserneeleefen Déi 39 nei HIV-Fäll vun 2024 sinn e kloere Réckgang am Verglach mat de leschte Joren. Déiselwecht Iwwerwaachungsrei huet 2022 nach 67 nei Infektiounen an 2023 der 53 gezielt, an ronn 49 d'Joer virun der Pandemie. Domat ass d'Zuel vun 2024 déi niddregst, déi an de leschte Jore festgehale gouf. D'bakteriell Infektioune lafen an déi aner Richtung. De Bericht huet 147 Syphilis-Fäll gezielt, 35 Prozent méi wéi d'Joer virdrun, an 689 Gonorrhö-Fäll, e Plus vu 14 Prozent. D'Chlamydien, déi heefegst vun den dräi, bleiwe mat 1.619 Fäll bal stabil, géintiwwer 1.635 am Joer 2023. D'Belaaschtung trëfft virun allem Männer tëscht 20 a 39 Joer: ronn 78 Prozent vun de Gonorrhö-Fäll a 77 Prozent vun de Syphilis-Fäll betreffe Männer. D'Direction de la santé hält fest, datt d'Syphilis ëmmer méi eng jonk Populatioun a prekärer Situatioun erreecht. Dee Phenomen ass net eleng op Lëtzebuerg begrenzt, mä d'Grand-Duché steet eraus: Europäesch Donnéeën hunn d'Land ëmmer erëm bei deene Länner an der EU an am EWR mat den héchste Syphilis-Meldungsraten agereit, mat ronn 23 Fäll pro 100.000 Awunner an de leschte Joren. Wat hannert dem HIV-Réckgang stécht D'Autoritéiten an d'Präventiounsservicer féieren de Réckgang bei HIV op eng Kombinatioun zréck: méi Schutz, ëmmer méi Leit, déi d'PrEP huelen, an d'Logik vun der Behandlung als Präventioun. D'PrEP — antiretroviral Medikamenter, déi HIV-negativ Persoune huele fir sech virun enger Infektioun ze schützen — gëtt iwwer de Service national des maladies infectieuses am CHL ofginn an iwwer d'CNS rembourséiert. D'Laurence Mortier, Direktesch vum HIV-Berodungsservice vum Lëtzebuerger Rouden Donneschdeg — der HIV Berodung vum Roude Kräiz —, bréngt de Réckgang mat "enger méi groussen Protektioun" an der Ukunft vun der PrEP a Verbindung. De zweete Pilier ass d'Behandlung selwer: Leit ënner enger wierksamer antiretroviraler Therapie, déi eng net méi messbar Viruslaascht erreechen, kënnen de Virus net méi weiderginn — d'Prinzip, dat als "Net messbar = Net iwwerdrobar" (U=U) zesummegefaasst gëtt. Lëtzebuerg seng Versuergungskaskad kënnt no bei den 95-95-95-Ziler vun UNAIDS: ronn 85 Prozent vun de Mënsche mat HIV sinn diagnostizéiert, 89 Prozent dovu sinn a Behandlung, an 95 Prozent vun deenen a Behandlung hunn eng net messbar Viruslaascht. Ëm déi 1.500 Persoune liewen am Land mat HIV, dovunner ronn 60, déi schätzungsweis nach net diagnostizéiert sinn — genau d'Lück, déi d'Test-Campagne wëlle zoumaachen. Firwat Syphilis a Gonorrhö net ophalen ze klammen Déiselwecht Mechanismen, déi HIV erofdrécken, hëllefe bei de bakteriellen Infektiounen näischt. D'PrEP an d'antiretroviral Behandlung schütze weder géint Syphilis nach géint Gonorrhö oder Chlamydien, an datt e Deel vun de Leit manner Kondomer benotzt, léisst déi Infektioune fräi zirkuléieren. Doriwwer eraus deckt méi breet a méi dacks Testen och méi Fäll op, déi fréier ënnert de Radar gefall wären — also spigelt en Deel vum Klamm éischter eng besser Iwwerwaachung wéi nëmme méi Iwwerdroungen erëm. Vill vun deenen Infektioune bleiwen iwwer laang Zäit ouni Symptomer, riichten awer trotzdeem Schued un a ginn ënnerdessen weider. Dofir drécken d'Autoritéiten op reegelméisseg Tester fir Leit mat méi Partner. Tester sinn, esou d'Gesondheetsministère, de wierksamste Wee fir eng Infektioun ze erkennen, déi heiansdo jorelaang stomm bleift an dem Kierper ënnerdessen onëmkéierbar Schued zoufüügt. Wéi d'Präventioun am Land sech upasst D'Äntwert vum Land ass et, d'Testen méi einfach an d'Präventioun méi breet ze maachen. Gratis, anonym an ouni Verschreiwung kann ee sech op HIV an STI testen am Kader vun den European Testing Weeks — am Mee an am November 2025 —, an de Kliniken, beim Roude Kräiz a bei Partnerlaboen ewéi Ketterthill, Bionext a Laboratoires Réunis. HIV-Selbsttester, d'Verdeele vu Kondomer an d'Impfung géint HPV an Hepatitis B vervollstännegen d'Palett, niewent der PrEP an der Behandlung no enger méiglecher Expositioun. Eng national Sensibiliséierungscampagne fir déi 15- bis 25-Järeg, koordinéiert vum ANIJ op jugendinfo.lu, ass 2025 iwwer soziaal Medien, Schoulmaterial a Veranstaltungen an de Jugendhaiser gelaf — do, wou sech déi nei Infektioune konzentréieren. D'Gesondheetsministesch Martine Deprez stellt d'Testen net als individuell Risikorechnung duer, mä als eng gemeinsam Flicht. "Den Depistage ass en Akt vu Fleeg a vu Verantwortung sech selwer, senge Partner a sengen Noosten ze gud", sou d'Martine Deprez, Lëtzebuerger Ministesch fir Gesondheet a sozial Sécherheet. Fir de Moment erzielen d'Iwwerwaachungszuelen also eng zweesäiteg Geschicht: eng Strategie fir sexuell Gesondheet, déi siichtbar géint HIV wierkt, an eng Rei bakteriell Infektiounen, déi der weider dervulafen. D'Erausfuerderung fir d'Lëtzebuerger Präventioun ass, déi Gewënner, déi een géint ee Virus gemaach huet, an de Kampf géint déi aner ze droen. ### Sources - Publication du rapport épidémiologique 2024 — bilan des maladies infectieuses au Luxembourg — Direction de la santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://dirsante.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+09-septembre+19-rapport-maladies-infectieuses.html - Protégez-vous: le nombre de cas de syphilis a bondi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/infections-au-luxembourg-protegez-vous-le-nombre-de-cas-de-syphilis-a-bondi-103452602 - Au Luxembourg, se faire dépister du VIH «ça ne coûte rien et c'est important» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-se-faire-depister-du-vih-ca-ne-coute-rien-et-c-est-important-103459517 - Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in Luxembourg Drop to 53 in 2023 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/medical/52466-newly-diagnosed-hiv-cases-in-luxembourg-drop-to-53-in-2023 - Présentation du Rapport d'activité 2023 du Comité de Surveillance du SIDA: Baisse des nouvelles infections au VIH! — Portail Santé / Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://santesecu.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/09/presentation-rapport-comite-sida.html - Campagnes de prévention et de dépistage contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+05-mai+12-campagnes-prevention-depistage.html - Annual epidemiological report for 2023 — Syphilis — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/SYPH_AER_2023_Report.pdf - Luxembourg on the road to ending the HIV epidemic — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/society-en/luxembourg-on-the-road-to-ending-the-hiv-epidemic --- ## 40 Joer Kino ënner de Stären: City Open Air Cinema kënnt elo och op de Bouneweg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/open-air-kino-knuedler-40-joer-bouneweg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:47:01.114+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:47:01.114+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: e32d4bd4-1169-4723-baf1-22d53e823421 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Cinémathèque feiert dëse Summer déi 40. Editioun vun hirem gratis Open-Air-Kino um Knuedler — a fiert fir d'éischte Kéier mat dräi Owender op de Bouneweg. ### Summary D'City Open Air Cinema vun der Cinémathèque feiert 2026 säi 40. Gebuertsdag: sechs Owender um Knuedler am Juli a fir d'éischt dräi Owender um Bouneweg am August — alles gratis a bei all Wieder. ### Key facts - D'City Open Air Cinema vun der Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg feiert 2026 säi 40. Joer (zënter 1986). - Um Knuedler ginn et sechs Owender (23. bis 28. Juli, géint 21.30 Auer), um Bouneweg fir d'éischt dräi (6. bis 8. August, géint 21.15 Auer). - Den Entrée ass op béide Plazen gratis, ouni Reservatioun; Stillen ginn opgestallt, eege Still oder Decken sinn erlaabt. - All d'Filmer lafen an der Originalversioun mat FR- oder EN-Ënnertitelen; gespillt gëtt bei all Wieder. - Et geet vun 20.30 Auer mat engem 'Apéro Time' lass, d'Filmer fänke mam Sonnenënnergang un; d'ganzt Programm steet Ufank Juli op cinematheque.lu. ### FAQ **Q: Muss een en Ticket reservéieren?** Nee. Den Entrée ass gratis a ganz ouni Reservatioun. D'Stille ginn opgestallt no der Reegel 'wien als éischt do ass'; jiddereen däerf och seng eege Still oder eng Decken matbréngen. **Q: Wéini a wou fannen d'Virstellunge statt?** Um Place Guillaume II (Knuedler) vum 23. bis 28. Juli 2026 (Start géint 21.30 Auer) an um Place Léon XIII um Bouneweg vum 6. bis 8. August 2026 (Start géint 21.15 Auer). D'Lieit si vun 20.30 Auer un op den Apéro Time gelueden. **Q: Wat ass dëst Joer nei?** D'City Open Air Cinema kënnt fir d'éischte Kéier op de Bouneweg, mat dräi Owender um Place Léon XIII vum 6. bis den 8. August. Lescht Joer war d'Cinémathèque zu Pafendall. **Q: Gëtt och bei schlechtem Wieder gespillt?** Jo. D'Virstellunge fanne bei all Wieder statt. D'ganzt detailléiert Programm mat den Ënnertitel-Versiounen a Spilllängte steet Ufank Juli op www.cinematheque.lu. ### Body Et gehéiert zu de waarme Owender an der Stad ewéi den Apéro um Trottoir: e grousse Leinwand, Klappstillen ënner fräiem Himmel an e Film, deen ufänkt, wann d'Sonn ënnergeet. Dëse Summer gëtt et déi 40. Editioun vun dëser Traditioun — an d'Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg packt hire Leinwand fir d'éischte Kéier och an engem Wunnquartier wäit ewech vun der Uewerstad op: um Bouneweg. Lass geet et um zentrale Place Guillaume II — fir jiddereen einfach de Knuedler — mat sechs Owender hannerteneen, vun Donneschdeg den 23. bis Dënschdeg den 28. Juli. Duerno réckelt d'Evenement am August op de Süden vun der Stad: dräi weider Owender um Place Léon XIII um Bouneweg, vun Donneschdeg de 6. bis Samschdeg den 8. August. Op béide Plazen ass den Entrée gratis, ouni Reservatioun. Ëmsoss, ouni Reservatioun — esou leeft en Owend of D'Formel huet sech an de Joerzéngte kaum geännert, an dat ass och en Deel vum Charme. D'Cinéphile si vun 20.30 Auer un op en "Apéro Time" mat Patt a Knabbereie gelueden, ier d'Filmer mam Sonnenënnergang ufänken — ronderëm 21.30 Auer um Knuedler an esou géint 21.15 Auer um Bouneweg, soubal et däischter genuch ass fir de Leinwand. Stillen ginn opgestallt, mä jiddereen däerf och seng eege Still oder eng Decken matbréngen; wien als éischt do ass, sëtzt vir. Virun all Film gëtt et eng kuerz Aféierung, ganz am Sënn vun der Aarbecht vun enger Cinémathèque, déi de Kino am Kontext weist. An — eppes, wourop een hei am Land zielt — gespillt gëtt bei all Wieder, och wann et reent. All d'Filmer lafe an der Originalversioun mat franséischen oder engleschen Ënnertitelen (vostFR/vostEN). De Bouneweg ass dëst Joer dobäi Den Ausbau op de Bouneweg ass déi grouss Neiegkeet vun dësem Joer, an d'Organisateuren hunn doraus keng Geheimnes gemaach. D'Cinémathèque gehéiert zu der Stad Lëtzebuerg, an a leschte Summeren huet si ugefaang, hire Leinwand iwwer den historeschen Zentrum eraus an d'Wunnquartiere ze droen. "No engem Halt zu Pafendall leschte Summer kënnt d'Cinémathèque och méi no bei d'Awunner vum Bouneweg. Fir dräi gemittlech Owender iwwerhëlt eise grousse Leinwand de charmante Place Léon XIII." Et ass eng bewosst Strategie: de Kino dohinner ze bréngen, wou d'Leit wunnen, anstatt drop ze waarden, datt si bei de Kino kommen. "Nei dëst Joer: d'Cinémathèque mécht och Halt um Bouneweg", esou d'Organisateuren. "D'City Open Air Cinema iwwerhëlt de charmante Place Léon XIII fir dräi Owender, vum 6. bis den 8. August 2026." Vu Marilyn Monroe bis Whiplash — d'Programm D'Auswiel mëscht restauréiert Klassiker, Frësch vun de Präisverleeungen a Publikumslieblingen. Esou gesäit d'Programm um Knuedler aus: - 23. Juli — Romeo + Juliet, dem Baz Luhrmann seng Versioun vun 1996 mam Leonardo DiCaprio (120 Min., 12+) - 24. Juli — The NeverEnding Story (1984, 102 Min., 6+) - 25. Juli — Niagara (1953, 88 Min., 6+) mat der Marilyn Monroe - 26. Juli — The General, dem Buster Keaton seng Stommfilm-Komedie vun 1926 (79 Min., fir all Alter), gespillt mat Live-Piano vum Hughes Maréchal - 27. Juli — Whiplash (2014, 107 Min., 12+) - 28. Juli — Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 102 Min., 6+) D'Owender um Bouneweg geheien éischter a Richtung europäesch a Feel-Good-Filmer: dem Sophie Marceau säin Hit La Boum (1980, 115 Min., 6+) de 6. August, den däitschen Thriller Lola rennt (Run Lola Run, 1998, 80 Min., 12+) de 7. August an d'Romanze Roman Holiday (1953, 118 Min., fir all Alter) mat der Audrey Hepburn an dem Gregory Peck den 8. August. Dass The General mat Live-Musek begleet gëtt, ass eng kleng Hommage un d'Ufäng vum Kino — an eng Erënnerung, datt hei en Archiv kuréiert a kee Multiplex. D'Organisateuren beschreiwen hir Auswiel a poetesche Wierder: "E suergfälteg zesummegestallt Programm mat eppes fir jiddereen, vu waarmhäerzege Klassiker bis spannende Blockbusteren. Eng Rees, déi vu Meeschterwierker vum Kino markéiert ass – al wéi nei – an déi d'Konscht vum Geschichtenerzielen ënner de Stäre feiert…" Véier Joerzéngte Summerkino D'City Open Air Cinema geet bis op 1986 zréck, an iwwer d'Joren huet säi Leinwand op e puer vun de schéinste Plazen an der Stad gestanen: am Haff vum Théâtre des Capucins (Cour des Capucins), virum Grand-Ducal Palais, um Glacis als Drive-in an op de Rotondes. Wat als Neiegkeet ugefaang huet, ass haut eng Institutioun — e gratis Rendez-vous, dat ouni grouss Reklamm auskënnt, just mam Mond-zu-Mond an engem kloren Owendhimmel. Genau dës Längegkeet mécht aus der 40. Editioun méi wéi eng ronn Zuel. Andeems d'Cinémathèque op de Bouneweg geet — e Quartier wäit ewech vun de Postkaart-Plazen — weist si, datt déi nächst Joerzéngte vläicht manner ewéi eng eenzeg grouss Bün ausgesinn an éischter ewéi e Leinwand, deen op Tour geet a vun engem Quartier an den nächste réckelt. Fir eng Stad, déi zu den internationaalste vun Europa gehéiert, bleift e gratis Sëtz ënner de Stären eng vun den einfachste Manéieren, fir en Owend am Summer matenee ze deelen. D'ganzt, detailléiert Programm — mat den Ënnertitel-Versiounen an den exakte Spilllängten — gëtt Ufank Juli op www.cinematheque.lu publizéiert. Froen iwwer cinematheque@vdl.lu oder 4796-2644. ### Sources - City Open Air Cinema Marks 40th Edition, Expands to Bonnevoie — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61989-city-open-air-cinema-marks-40th-edition-expands-to-bonnevoie - City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-open-air-cinema-0 - City Open Air Cinema — Visit Luxembourg City (luxembourg-city.com): https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/what-s-on/event/city-open-air-cinema - Une dizaine de films projetés : le City Open Air Cinema dévoile sa programmation — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/une-dizaine-de-films-projetes-le-city-open-air-cinema-devoile-sa-programmation/ - Programme — City Open Air Cinema — Ville de Luxembourg (vdl.lu): https://www.vdl.lu/en/visiting/art-and-culture/cultural-institutions/film/cinematheque/city-open-air-cinema/programme --- ## Cyberattack op Staatscomputeren: D'Cyberzell CERC zitt sech zesummen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/spear-phishing-staatsinformatik-cyberzell-cerc-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-29T06:38:56.402+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:38:56.402+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 505cd401-1bb8-4c40-b78e-6c9064c47754 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eng geziilt Phishing-Attack huet de 23. Juni Aarbechtsplaze vum Staat getraff. D'Autoritéiten soen, datt bis elo kee gréissere Schued festgestallt gouf — d'technesch Analyse leeft awer weider. ### Summary No enger geziilter Spear-Phishing-Attack op Staatscomputeren de 23. Juni 2026 huet d'Cyberzell CERC sech zesummegezunn. Bis elo gouf laut Regierung kee gréissere Schued festgestallt, d'Analysen lafen awer weider. ### Key facts - Eng geziilt Spear-Phishing-Attack huet de 23. Juni 2026 de Moies Aarbechtsplaze vum Staat getraff an d'Informatiounssystem vum Staat betraff. - D'Cyberzell CERC ass de 26. Juni zesummekomm; laut Regierung gouf bis elo kee gréissere Impakt fir d'Benotzer festgestallt. - Keen Ugräifer gouf nominéiert a keng Quell huet en Datendéifschtall offengeluecht; d'technesch Analyse leeft weider. - Et ass deen zweete grousse Virfall 2026, no der Malware-Infektioun vu dausende ëffentleche Geräter am Februar. - ENISA: déi ëffentlech Verwaltung war 2025 mat 38,2 % de meescht-attackéierte Secteur an der EU, Phishing den Aweenistveg an ronn 60 % vun de Fäll. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass de 23. Juni 2026 geschitt?** De Moies huet eng geziilt Spear-Phishing-Attack Aarbechtsplaze vum Staat getraff an duerno d'Informatiounssystem vum Staat betraff. D'Autoritéiten hu direkt Préventiounsmoossnamen ëmgesat, fir den Impakt anzegrenzen. **Q: Wat ass d'Cyberzell CERC?** D'Cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber bréngt déi zoustänneg Sécherheets-, Geheimdéngscht- an technesch Acteure ronderëm een Dësch, wann e Cyber-Tëschefall d'Staatsapparat queesch trëfft. Si ass de 26. Juni 2026 de Nomëtteg zesummekomm. **Q: Goufen Daten geklaut?** Bis zur Verëffentlechung huet keng Quell e Schëllegen nominéiert oder offengeluecht, ob Daten consultéiert oder erausgezu goufen. Laut Regierung gouf bis elo kee gréissere Impakt fir d'Benotzer festgestallt. **Q: War dat deen éischten Tëschefall dëst Joer?** Nee. Am Februar 2026 goufen dausende vun ëffentleche Geräter mat Malware infizéiert fonnt, déi op de System fir d'mobil Geräter vum Staat (CTIE) zougegraff hat. Déi betraffe Geräter goufen duerno aktualiséiert a geséchert. ### Body D'Lëtzebuerger Regierung huet d'lescht Woch hire héchste Cyber-Kriseméchanismus a Gang gesat, nodeem eng geziilt Phishing-Attack Staatscomputeren ugegraff hat. Et ass eng Andréngung, déi laut den Autoritéiten bis elo kee bestätegte gréissere Schued ugeriicht huet, déi awer nach ëmmer technesch ënnersicht gëtt. No engem Communiqué vun der Regierung huet de Virfall en Dënschdeg, de 23. Juni 2026, de Moies ugefaangen, wéi eng Spear-Phishing-Attack Aarbechtsplaze vum Staat geziilt huet an duerno d'Informatiounssystem vum Staat betraff huet. Soubal d'Attack festgestallt gouf, hunn d'kompetent Autoritéite laut Regierung direkt verschidde Préventiounsmoossnamen ëmgesat, fir den Impakt anzegrenzen. E Freideg, de 26. Juni, de Nomëtteg, huet d'Cellule d'évaluation du risque cyber — bekannt ënner der franséischer Ofkierzung CERC — sech zesummegezunn, fir de Bilan vum Virfall ze zéien. Dës Zell ass de Forum, deen déi zoustänneg Sécherheets-, Geheimdéngscht- an technesch Acteure ronderëm een Dësch bréngt, wann e Cyber-Eventuell d'Staatsapparat queesch trëfft. Wat eng geziilt Attack vun engem normale Spam ënnerscheet Spear-Phishing ass d'Präzisiounsversioun vum klassesche Mail-Bedruch: amplaz Honnertdausende vu genereschen Ködere blann eraus ze schécken, schneit den Ugräifer seng Noriicht op eng konkret Persoun oder Organisatioun zou, fir se méi iwwerzeegend ze maachen an d'Chancen ze erhéijen, sensibel Informatiounen oder Zougangsdaten erauszekréien. Hei waren d'Aarbechtsplaze vu Staatsbeamten d'Zil. D'Kärbotschaft vun der Regierung war eng vun der Andämmung. An hirer Stellungnam huet d'Administratioun erkläert, datt zu dësem Zäitpunkt kee gréissere Impakt fir d'Benotzer festgestallt gouf. Zu dësem Zäitpunkt gouf kee gréissere Impakt fir d'Benotzer festgestallt. Déi virsiichteg formuléiert Wieder hu wäit dovun ewech gehale festzestellen, datt d'Saach erleedegt wier. D'Verantwortlech soten, d'Aarbecht géif weidergoen, well d'Analyste sech nach ëmmer duerch de Virfall schaffen an ofweien, ob nach méi Schutzschrëtt néideg sinn. "Déi kompetent Servicer féiere weider hir technesch Analyse vum Virfall a préiwen och, ob zousätzlech Virsiichtsmoossname néideg sinn", huet d'Regierung an enger Stellungnam gesot, déi vu Chronicle.lu gemellt gouf. Bis zur Verëffentlechung huet keng Quell e méigleche Schëllegen nominéiert, an d'Autoritéiten hunn net offengeluecht, ob iergendwellech Daten consultéiert oder erausgezunn goufen. Spear-Phishing-Campagne sinn en typeschen Ouverturezuch souwuel fir finanziell motivéiert Krimineller wéi och fir staatsno Spionagegruppen — ouni offiziell Attributioun bleift awer all esou Verbindung ongesot. Vu Police bis Arméi: wien um Dësch souz D'Breet vun der CERC-Reunioun ass selwer e Mooss dofir, wéi eescht de Staat den Tëschefall geholl huet. Laut der Regierung huet d'Zell Vertrieder vu folgenden Acteuren zesummebruecht: - HCPN/GOVCERT, de Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale an d'Equipe fir d'Reaktioun op Tëschefäll; - den Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR) an d'Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF); - de Centre des technologies de l'information de l'Etat (CTIE) an de Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL); - d'Police grand-ducale an de Service de Renseignement de l'Etat (SRE); - d'Lëtzebuerger Arméi an d'Direction de la défense; - de Ministère d'Etat, de Ministère vun den Auswäertegen an Europäeschen Affären an der Verdeedegung, an de Ministère fir d'Digitaliséierung. Dës Lëscht reecht vu Cyberverdeedegung iwwer Police a Geheimdéngscht bis an den politeschen Zentrum vun der Regierung. Si weist eng Haltung, an där eng Phishing-Mail um Bildschierm vun engem Beamten als eng Fro vun nationaler Resilienz behandelt gëtt — net als en alldeeglechen IT-Ticket. Net deen éischte Schreck dëst Joer Den Episod vum Juni kënnt no engem fréiere — a no de verfügbaren Indicen — méi schwéierwiegenden Tëschefall. Am Februar 2026 goufen dausende vun ëffentleche Geräter zu Lëtzebuerg mat Malware infizéiert fonnt. D'Infektioun gouf den 26. Februar entdeckt an den Dag drop bestätegt, a si war no Berichter scho bal e Mount aktiv. D'Ministesch fir d'Digitaliséierung, d'Stephanie Obertin, huet d'Affär an enger Äntwert op eng parlamentaresch Fro vum LSAP-Deputéierte Ben Polidori offengeluecht. No engem Bericht vu DataBreaches.net hat sech déi "memory resident" Malware op de System gesat, deen d'mobil Geräter vum Staat — Smartphonen an Tabletten, bedriwwe vum CTIE — geréiert. Si hat Zougang zur Lëscht vun dëse Geräter souwéi zu den Daten iwwer d'Geräter an hir Benotzer kritt. Déi betraffe Geräter goufen duerno aktualiséiert a geséchert. Zesummegeholl zeechnen déi zwee Evenementer eng ëffentlech Verwaltung, déi ëmmer erëm sondéiert gëtt an — no hirer eegener Duerstellung — Andréngunge fänkt an andämmt, wann och net ëmmer ier se sech festsetzen. E Muster, dat ganz Europa betrëfft D'Lëtzebuerger Erfarung passt an en Trend, deen de ganze Kontinent betrëfft. An hirem Bericht Threat Landscape 2025 huet d'EU-Agence fir Cybersécherheet (ENISA) festgestallt, datt déi ëffentlech Verwaltung de meescht-attackéierte Secteur an der Unioun war — mat 38,2 % vun deenen ongeféier 4.900 verifizéierten Tëschefäll, déi tëscht Juli 2024 a Juni 2025 registréiert goufen. Phishing war de wichtegsten Aweenistveg, agesat a ronn 60 % vun de Fäll, virun der Ausnotzung vu Software-Schwächten mat 21,3 %. ENISA huet och bemierkt, datt staatsno Gruppen hir Cyber-Spionage géint Regierungsorganer kontinuéierlech verstäerkt hunn. Lëtzebuerg investéiert sichtbar a seng Verdeedegung. Méi fréi am Juni huet d'Groussherzogtum un der Cyber Europe 2026 deelgeholl, der grousser pan-europäescher Übung vun der ENISA, déi national vum HCPN koordinéiert gouf. D'Regierung huet hir Participatioun als "e fortlafend Engagement, fir d'national Resilienz ze stäerken an aktiv zur kollektiver europäescher Sécherheet bäizedroen, am Ugesiicht vun ëmmer méi grousse digitale Menacen" beschriwwen. Fir e Staat, deen seng Moderniséierung op digital ëffentlech Servicer gebaut huet, ass d'Prouf vun der Attack vum 23. Juni genau déi, déi esou Übunge proben: ob eng eenzeg trügeresch Mail erwëscht, andämmt an opgekläert ka ginn, ier se un d'Daten vun den Awunner kënnt, déi d'Regierung bedéngt. No der bis elo bekannter Duerstellung vun den Autoritéite war dat de Fall. Déi technesch Analyse, déi dës Conclusioun bestätege wäert oder komplizéiere kéint, leeft nach ëmmer. ### Sources - Reunion d'une Cellule d'evaluation du risque cyber (CERC) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/26-cerc-cyber.html - No Major Impact Confirmed Spear Phishing Attack on Government IT System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62041-no-major-impact-confirmed-spear-phishing-attack-on-government-it-system - Spearphishing au Luxembourg: des postes de l'Etat cibles le 23 juin — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/phishing-au-luxembourg-des-ordinateurs-de-l-etat-cibles-par-des-hackers-103591190 - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - Luxembourg participates in the pan-European cybersecurity exercise Cyber Europe 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-exercice-cyber-europe.html --- ## Starmer-Réckzuch stellt d'EU-Annäherung vu London a Fro - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/brexit-annaeherung-bruessel-starmer-demissioun-reset-gefor - Published: 2026-06-29T06:21:58.96+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:21:58.96+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 56b6d77d-d8df-48bb-aa35-e8fea4bcd58b - Dateline: London, GB > Zënter 2025 hu London a Bréissel hir Bezéiungen Accord fir Accord nei opgebaut. Mam Demissioun vum Keir Starmer an enger verréckelter Spëtzaarbecht steet elo d'Fro, ob dës Annäherung him iwwerlieft. ### Summary No bal zwee Joer vu lauter technesche Accorden tëscht der EU a Groussbritannien bréngt de Réckzuch vum Premier Keir Starmer de sougenannte „Reset" an d'Wackelen — mat direkten Aklang fir de Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz. ### Key facts - Zënter dem Sommet vum 19. Mee 2025 hunn d'EU a Groussbritannien hir Bezéiungen Accord fir Accord nei opgebaut — Fëscherei, Liewensmëttel, CO2, Energie a Jugendmobilitéit. - Vill vun dëse Accorde verlaangt eng dynamesch Ausriichtung op d'EU-Regelen, mä Bannemaart, Douaneunioun a Fräizügegkeet bleiwen ausgeschloss. - Den 22. Juni 2026 huet de Premier Keir Starmer säi Réckzuch ugekënnegt; d'EU huet d'Spëtzeronnerie vum 22. Juli verréckelt an d'Accorden iwwer Liewensmëttel, CO2 a Jugend bleiwen onënnerschriwwen. - Lëtzebuerg profitéiert dovun, datt d'Finanzdéngschtleeschtungen aus dem Reset erausgehale goufen — de Finanzplaz konkurréiert direkt mat London. - Parallel vertéift d'EU hire Bannemaart (Spuer- an Investitiounsunioun bis 2027), wat Lëtzebuergs Fongs- a Bankesecteur direkt beréiert. ### FAQ **Q: Bedeit de Reset, datt Groussbritannien erëm an d'EU geet?** Nee. Et gëtt keng Demande fir nees bäizetrieden, kee Bannemaart, keng Douaneunioun a keng Fräizügegkeet. Et handelt sech ëm eng Rei vun eenzelne technesche Accorden, net ëm e formelle Wiederbäitrëtt. **Q: Firwat ass dat fir Lëtzebuerg wichteg?** De Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz konkurréiert direkt mat London ëm Fongsverwaltung a Bankegeschäft. Well d'Finanzdéngschtleeschtungen aus dem Reset erausgehale goufen, bleift de Status quo no dem Brexit erhalen, vun deem d'EU-Plazen — Lëtzebuerg dobäi — profitéieren. **Q: Wat geschitt elo no dem Réckzuch vum Starmer?** D'EU huet d'Spëtzeronnerie vum 22. Juli verréckelt. De President vum Europäesche Rot, António Costa, wëll waarden, bis e stabille Nofolger do ass. Bis dohinner bleiwen d'Accorden iwwer Liewensmëttel, CO2 a Jugendmobilitéit onënnerschriwwen. ### Body Bal zwee Joer laang huet Groussbritannien sech roueg erëm un d'Europäesch Unioun ugenähert, ouni et laut auszespriechen. Et gouf keng Demande fir nees bäizetrieden, kee Referendum, kee Retour an de Bannemaart. Amplaz dovun hunn London a Bréissel hir Relatioun Stéck fir Stéck nei zesummegeflickt — bei Liewensmëttelstandarden, CO2-Mäert, Fëscherei a Verteidegung. Frënn wéi Géigner vun dëser Démarche schwätze mëttlerweil vun enger „De-Brexitéierung". Dës Annäherung an dräi Schrëtt steet elo virun hirem éischte richtege Stresstest. Den 22. Juni 2026, bal op den Dag zéng Joer no der Brexit-Ofstëmmung, huet de Premierminister Keir Starmer ugekënnegt, hie géif zerécktrieden. Domat ass den Zäitplang vum sougenannte „Reset" op eemol onkloer ginn, an d'EU huet eng Spëtzeronnerie verréckelt, déi fir den 22. Juli virgesi war. E Reset, deen Accord fir Accord gewuess ass Lass gaangen ass et richteg um éischten EU-Groussbritannien-Sommet zënter dem Brexit, deen den 19. Mee 2025 zu London ofgehale gouf. Do hunn de Starmer, d'Kommissiounspresidentin Ursula von der Leyen an de President vum Europäesche Rot António Costa eng nei strategesch Partnerschaft, eng Partnerschaft fir Sécherheet a Verteidegung an e gemeinsamt Verständnes iwwer eng breet Palette vu Politikberäicher virgestallt. Déi konkret Resultater hu sech zënterhier opgehaeft: - Fëscherei: de géigesäitegen Zougang zu den Tërme vun den zwou Säiten gouf bis den 30. Juni 2038 verlängert — en Accord iwwer zwielef Joer an déi Haaptfuerderung vun der EU, finaliséiert den 19. Juni 2025. Groussbritannien behält d'25-Prozent-Erhéijung vu senge Quoten, déi um Brexit verhandelt gouf an 2025 op ronn 175 Milliounen Pond geschat gëtt. - Liewensmëttel a Landwirtschaft: déi zwou Säite wëllen e gemeinsamen sanitäre a phytosanitäre Raum opbauen, fir d'Majoritéit vun den Zertifikater an den Douane-Kontrolle bei Agrar- a Liewensmëttelhandel ofzeschafen — eng Erspuernes vu ronn 200 Pond pro Liwwerung. D'EU huet de Verhandlungsmandat am November 2025 erdeelt, d'Ëmsetzung ass fir Mëtt 2027 virgesinn. - CO2-Mäert: Groussbritannien an d'EU wëllen hir Emissiounshandelssystemer verbannen, wat de britesche Betriber bis 2030 geschate 800 Millioune Pond u Käschten un der CO2-Grenz erspuere géif. - Energie: de Energiekapitel vum Handels- a Kooperatiounsofkommes gouf op eng méi dauerhaft Basis gestallt, an d'Britten ënnersichen eng Bedeelegung um EU-Stroumhandel. - Mobilitéit: Gespréicher hu sech opgemaach iwwer e plafonéiert, zäitlech limitéiert „Jugend-Erfarungsschema" an iwwer d'Notzung vun den EU-E-Gates duerch britesch Passhalter. De Präis fir vill dovun ass eng reglementaresch Neiausriichtung. Besonnesch den Accord iwwer Liewensmëttel verlaangt, datt Groussbritannien d'EU-Regele dynamesch matmécht — also d'Bréisseler Standarden iwwerhëlt, esou wéi se sech entwéckelen. Genau dee Verloscht un Autonomie, deen de Brexit eigentlech ëmdréine sollt. Wat et net ass Trotz all dem Élan geet de Reset wäit ënner enger Ëmkéierung vum Brexit. De Starmer huet ëmmer erëm dräi rout Linnen ënnerstrach, esou och um Sommet am Mee 2025. Kee Wiederbäitrëtt zum Bannemaart, kee Wiederbäitrëtt zur Douaneunioun a kee Retour zur Fräizügegkeet. Hien huet de Paquet als pragmatesch duergestallt an net als ideologesch — „Groussbritannien ass zréck op der Weltbün", huet hien um Sommet gesot an den Accord als „Gewënn fir all Säiten" bezeechent. Am Januar 2026 sot hien, all weider Annäherung géif „Thema fir Thema, Secteur fir Secteur" entscheet ginn, an datt Groussbritannien „besser op de Bannemaart wéi op d'Douaneunioun" kucke géif. Entscheedend: seng Regierung huet d'Finanzdéngschtleeschtungen ganz aus dëser Ausriichtung erausgehalen an e Retour zum EU-Reegelwierk fir d'City vu London ausgeschloss. Net alles ass no de Wënsch vu London gelaf. Am November 2025 huet d'Regierung agestanen, datt si keng Konditioune fir eng britesch Bedeelegung um EU-Verteidegungsfong SAFE vun 150 Milliarden Euro fonnt hätt, well se kee Accord am nationalen Interêt ofschléisse kéint. De Kanada huet duerno seng eege Vereenbarung kritt. Politesch Onrou zu London De Réckzuch vum Starmer — no enger Néierlag bei de Lokalwalen am Mee an dem Opstig vum Reform UK ënnert dem Nigel Farage — léisst déi delikatst Accorden iwwer Liewensmëttel, CO2 a Jugendmobilitéit onënnerschriwwen. De Favorit fir seng Nofolleg ass den Andy Burnham, de Buergermeeschter vu Greater Manchester, deen elo erëm an d'Parlament gewielt gouf. Domat hätt Groussbritannien a siwe Joer säi sechste Premierminister. Bréissel huet signaliséiert, datt et léiwer waart wéi datt et iwwerhaascht. De Costa sot, d'Versammlung am Juli misst verréckelt ginn, mä huet derbäigesat: Mäi Wonsch ass, datt säin Nofolger op dëser Spuer Kontinuitéit gëtt, fir eis Relatioun mat Groussbritannien nei opzesetzen. D'Noriicht war kloer: d'EU wëll d'Accorde weiderhin, mä waart léiwer op e stabille Partner, wéi datt si mat enger Regierung um Wee eraus verhandelt. Firwat Lëtzebuerg genau hikuckt Fir Lëtzebuerg sinn d'Asätz handfest. De Finanzplaz vum Grand-Duché konkurréiert direkt mat London ëm d'Fongsverwaltung an d'Bankegeschäft, an d'Decisioun vu London, d'Finanzdéngschtleeschtungen aus dem Reset erauszehalen, hält e groussen Deel vum Status quo no dem Brexit, vun deem d'EU-Plazen — Lëtzebuerg dobäi — profitéiert hunn. Eng méi enk Zesummenaarbecht bei der techescher Infrastruktur vun de Mäert gëtt ënnersicht, mä ouni e Retour zu enger géigesäiteger reglementarescher Unerkennung. De Reset spillt sech zudeem of, wärend d'EU hire eegene Bannemaart vertéift. De Paquet fir Maartintegratioun an Iwwerwaachung vun der Europäescher Kommissioun, deen am Dezember 2025 publizéiert gouf, an eng Roadmap fir eng „Spuer- an Investitiounsunioun" bis Enn 2027 gräifen an d'Banken, d'Verbrievung, den digitale Bezuelverkéier an d'Reegele fir d'Entsendung vun Aarbechter — Beräicher, an deenen Lëtzebuerg als offen Ekonomie, déi op grenziwwerschreidend Finanzen an Aarbechtskräften ugewise ass, besonnesch ausgesat ass. E Groussbritannien, dat sech — och informell — erëm a Richtung Bréissel beweegt, zeechent d'Konkurrenzkaart ronderëm de Grand-Duché nei a beréiert de Zesummenhalt vun engem Bannemaart, op deen Lëtzebuerg säi Wuelstand gebaut huet. Fir de Moment weist d'Richtung op Bréissel. Ob et esou bleift, hänkt dovun of, wien als Nächst an d'Downing Street geet — an ob deen oder déi datselwecht Loscht huet wéi de Starmer, fir Accord fir Accord erëm opzebauen, wat de Referendum eemol opgerappt huet. ### Sources - The UK–EU reset: Next steps after the May 2025 summit — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10312/ - UK-EU Summit Explainer (HTML) — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-summit-key-documentation/uk-eu-summit-explainer-html - The UK-EU reset six months after the summit: Where are we? — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-uk-eu-reset-six-months-after-the-summit-where-are-we/ - EU-UK relations: Council greenlights negotiations on agri-food deal and linking emissions trading systems — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/13/eu-uk-relations-council-greenlights-negotiations-on-agri-food-deal-and-linking-emissions-trading-systems/ - 'Britain is back on the world stage' — Keir Starmer's UK-EU summit remarks in full — Politics.co.uk: https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/britain-is-back-on-the-world-stage-keir-starmers-uk-eu-summit-remarks-in-full/ - Will Keir Starmer's 'EU reset' deliver in 2026? — Institute for Government: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir-starmers-eu-reset-deliver-2026 - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU-UK July 22 summit postponed following Starmer's resignation announcement — MLex: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2492176/eu-uk-july-22-summit-postponed-following-starmer-s-resignation-announcement - EU's Costa sees need to postpone EU-UK summit after Starmer's resignation — Devdiscourse (Reuters): https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3938761-eus-costa-sees-need-to-postpone-eu-uk-summit-after-starmers-resignation - Luxembourg faces 2027 deadline as EU pushes single market reset — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-faces-2027-deadline-as-eu-pushes-single-market-reset - The UK-EU reset and financial services — UK in a Changing Europe: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-eu-reset-and-financial-services/ --- ## Israel unerkennt fir d'éischt de Genozid un den Armenier - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/israel-regierung-unerkennt-armenesche-genozid-spaennungen-tierkei - Published: 2026-06-29T06:09:22.245+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T06:09:22.245+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 4cc2e3ad-aa1a-4cc2-8555-c6f3398f15c8 - Dateline: Jerusalem, IL > No iwwer honnert Joer Schweigen huet d'israelescht Kabinett e Sonndeg eestëmmeg den Armenier-Genozid vun 1915 unerkannt — e Schratt, deen de Rëss mat der Tierkei virum NATO-Sommet zu Ankara verdéift. ### Summary Dem israeleschen Kabinett seng eestëmmeg Decisioun mécht d'Unerkennung vum Armenier-Genozid fir d'éischt zu offizieller Staatspolitik a verschäerft d'Spannungen mat der Tierkei kuerz virum NATO-Sommet zu Ankara. ### Key facts - Israels Kabinett huet e Sonndeg 28. Juni 2026 zu Jerusalem eestëmmeg den Armenier-Genozid vun 1915 unerkannt — den éischte formelle Staatsakt; d'Resolutioun geet elo un d'Knesset. - Den Ausseminister Gideon Sa'ar huet de Schratt virugedriwwen an nennt d'Unerkennung eng 'moralesch an historesch Flicht'; Israel beruff sech op 1,5 Milliounen Affer. - D'Tierkei huet d'Decisioun als 'politesch' veruerteelt a verweist op de Genozid-Verfaren géint Israel virum Internationale Geriichtshaff wéinst Gaza. - Aserbaidschan — Liwwerant vu 40 bis 60 % vum israelesche Rueböl — hat d'Unerkennung laang blockéiert; trotzdeem huet d'Kabinett elo gehandelt. - D'Timing fällt op: just e puer Deeg ier d'Tierkei den 7. a 8. Juli 2026 den NATO-Sommet zu Ankara ausriicht. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet Israel genee decidéiert?** D'israelescht Kabinett huet e Sonndeg den 28. Juni 2026 zu Jerusalem eestëmmeg eng Resolutioun ugeholl, déi de Genozid un den Armenier vun 1915 formell als sou unerkennt. Et ass den éischten offizielle Staatsakt vun där Aart; d'Resolutioun geet elo un d'Plenum vun der Knesset fir eng parlamentaresch Ofstëmmung. **Q: Firwat huet Israel sou laang gewaart?** Bis 2026 huet Israel de Genozid weder formell unerkannt nach geleegnet. Dës Zréckhaalung gouf laang aus Suerg ëm d'Bezéiunge mat der Tierkei an Aserbaidschan gehalen — zwee Länner, déi den Term zréckweisen oder strategesch wichteg fir Israel sinn. **Q: Wéi huet d'Tierkei reagéiert?** D'tierkescht Ausseministère huet d'Decisioun als 'politesch' veruerteelt a behaapt, Israel probéiert seng eege Verbrieche ze verdecken, mat Verweis op de Genozid-Verfaren géint Israel virum Internationale Geriichtshaff wéinst Gaza. D'Tierkei weist de Begrëff Genozid weiderhin zréck. **Q: Wéi eng Roll spillt Aserbaidschan?** Aserbaidschan ass e strategesche Partner vun Israel, liwwert geschätzt 40 bis 60 % vum israelesche Rueböl, an de bilateralen Handel louch 2024 bei ronn 1,4 Milliarde Dollar. Awänn aus Baku haten d'Unerkennung laang blockéiert; Israel hat Aserbaidschan 2023 bei der Aféierung vun Nagorno-Karabach mat Waffe beliwwert. ### Body Et war eng Decisioun, op déi d'Armenier méi wéi e Joerhonnert gewaart hunn: E Sonndeg huet d'israelescht Kabinett zu Jerusalem eestëmmeg dofir gestëmmt, de Genozid un den Armenier vun 1915 als sou unzeerkennen. Fir d'éischte Kéier mécht den israelesche Staat domat e formelle Schratt, no méi wéi engem Joerhonnert vu virsiichtegem Schweigen. D'Decisioun, déi vum Ausseminister Gideon Sa'ar virugedriwwe gouf, mécht aus enger politesch heikeler Geschichtsfro en Akt vun der Regierungspolitik — a verschäerft e scho biddere Sträit mat der Tierkei, just e puer Deeg ier Ankara en NATO-Sommet ausriicht. D'Resolutioun, déi op der wéchentlecher Kabinettssëtzung ouni eng eenzeg Géigestëmm ugeholl gouf, hält fest datt Israel d'systematesch Vernichtung vun den osmaneschen Armenier am Éischte Weltkrich als Genozid unerkennt a Versich, dat ze leegnen, zréckweist. D'Resolutioun geet elo un d'Plenum vun der Knesset fir eng parlamentaresch Ofstëmmung. Bis dëst Joer hat Israel d'Massaker weder formell unerkannt nach geleegnet — eng bewosst Zweedäitegkeet, déi laang aus Suerg ëm d'Bezéiunge mat der Tierkei an Aserbaidschan gehale gouf. E Schratt mat schwéierem geopoliteschen Ballast De Sa'ar hat seng Absicht ufanks der Woch ugekënnegt a säi Choix moralesch begrënnt, mat Wuerzelen an der jüddescher Geschicht. Hien huet vun 1,5 Millioune armenesche Doudeger geschwat — der Zuel, déi Armenien selwer benotzt — a gesot, de Genozid wier d'Zil vun enger institutionaliséierter Leegnungskampagne bliwwen. D'Unerkennung vum Genozid, deen un den armenesche Vollek an de leschte Joren vum Osmanesche Räich begaange gouf, ass souwuel eng moralesch wéi och eng historesch Flicht. "Et ass ni ze spéit, fir dat Richtegt ze maachen", huet de Sa'ar derbäigesat. D'Schätzunge vun den Historiker iwwer d'Zuel vun den Doudegen ginn auserneen: Euronews setzt d'Spann tëscht ongeféier 664.000 an 1,2 Millioune Mënschen, déi tëscht dem Fréijoer 1915 an dem Hierscht 1916 ëmbruecht goufen, wéi armenesch Gemeinschaften an ganz Anatolien deportéiert a massakréiert goufen. D'Ofstëmmung baut op enger perséinlecher Kéier vum Premierminister Benjamin Netanyahu op. Am August 2025 war den Netanyahu an engem Podcast-Interview den éischten amtéierenden israelesche Premier, deen d'Wuert Genozid benotzt huet, fir d'Evenementer ze beschreiwen — eng perséinlech Ausso, déi awer keng offiziell Politik war. D'Kabinettsdecisioun vu Sonndeg zoumécht dës Lück a mécht aus enger eenzelner Unerkennung eng Positioun vun der israelescher Regierung. Ankara schwätzt vun enger "politescher" Decisioun D'tierkesch Reaktioun war voller Roserei. D'Tierkei, déi de Begrëff Genozid zréckweist a behaapt, d'Doudeg wieren am Chaos vum Krich geschitt, huet d'Unerkennung als zyneschen an eegennëtzegen Akt veruerteelt. An engem Communiqué huet d'tierkescht Ausseministère gesot, Israel probéiert "seng eege Verbrieche mat der politescher Decisioun ze verdecken, déi et zu den Evenementer vun 1915 ugeholl huet", a verweist op de Verfaren, dat virum Internationale Geriichtshaff géint Israel wéinst sengem Verhalen zu Gaza leeft. De Ministère huet Israel virgeworf, et hätt "de palestinensesche Vollek viru den Ae vun der ganzer Welt systematesch verfollegt". D'Bezéiungen tëscht den zwee fréiere Partner sinn agebrach, zanterdeem de Gaza-Krich no der Hamas hirem Ugrëff vum 7. Oktober 2023 op Israel ausgebrach ass. De President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan huet d'israelesch Offensiv mat där vun Nazi-Däitschland verglach, den eemols robusten Handel bal komplett ofgebrach a seng Rhetorik géint d'israelesch Regierung verschäerft. D'Unerkennung vum Genozid ass de leschten an deftegste Schlag — si trëfft eng historesch Fro, déi d'Tierkei als rout Linn vun hirer nationaler Identitéit behandelt. De Berechnungsfaktor Aserbaidschan Joerelaang war de stäerkste Brems op enger israelescher Unerkennung manner d'Tierkei wéi Aserbaidschan, e proche strategesche Partner, deen un den Iran grenzt. D'Relatioun ass déif a materiell: - Aserbaidschan liwwert geschätzt 40 bis 60 Prozent vum israelesche Rueböl. - De staatlechen Energiekonzern SOCAR huet Ufank 2025 eng Bedeelegung vun ongeféier 10 Prozent um israelesche Gasfeld Tamar erkaaft. - De bilateralen Handel huet 2024 ronn 1,4 Milliarde Dollar erreecht, gedroe vu groussen Affekäschäfter. Dës Verbindunge hate fir d'Armenier hire Präis. Israel huet Aserbaidschan während senger Offensiv vun 2023 mat Waffe beliwwert, déi Nagorno-Karabach zréckgeholl an iwwer 100.000 ethnesch Armenier op d'Flucht gezwongen huet. Awänn aus Baku, nieft deenen aus Ankara, haten d'Unerkennung an der Knesset ëmmer erëm gebremst. Datt d'Kabinett elo trotzdeem gehandelt huet, weist, wéi wäit sech de strategesche Kalkül verréckelt huet — eng joerhonnertaal Fro vun der historescher Wourecht, déi um Schluss um Buedem vun der haiteger Géopolitik entscheet gëtt. Eng Prouf um Virowend vum NATO-Sommet D'Timing ass opfälleg. D'Tierkei riicht den 7. an 8. Juli den NATO-Sommet 2026 zu Ankara aus a versammelt Dosende vu Staats- a Regierungscheffen am Beştepe-Presidentepalais — fir réischt déi zweete Kéier datt en NATO-Sommet op tierkeschem Buedem stattfënnt. Israels Unerkennung kënnt, just wéi den Erdoğan sech preparéiert, fir de Gastgeber vun der Allianz ze spillen — eng onbequem Kuliss fir e Staatschef, deen sech als de schäerfste Kritiker vun Israel an der muslimescher Welt opgeworf huet. De Schratt setzt Israel op eng Linn mat méi wéi 30 UNO-Memberstaaten — ënner hinnen d'USA, Frankräich, Däitschland, Kanada a Russland —, déi de Genozid formell unerkennen. Fir Armenien, dat sech laang iwwer Israels Zréckhaalung geiergert huet, ass et e symbolesche Sieg, och wann armenesch Affekaten drun erënneren, datt dës Unerkennung niewent dem Waffegeschäft tëscht Israel an Aserbaidschan besteet. Fir d'Tierkei ass et eng frësch Wonn an enger Relatioun, déi schonn um Rand vum Bréch steet. A fir d'ganz Regioun ass et eng Erënnerung, datt d'Politik vun der Erënnerung, e Joerhonnert no de Fakten, ëmmer nach op d'Allianze vun haut äntwert. ### Sources - Israel formally recognises Armenian World War I 'genocide' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/28/israels-government-formally-recognises-the-armenian-genocide-committed-during-world-war-i - Israel recognizes Armenian genocide, amid frosty ties with Turkey — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-unanimously-recognizes-armenian-genocide-amid-frosty-ties-with-turkey/ - Turkey denounces Israel's 'political' recognition of Armenian genocide — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/turkey-denounces-israels-political-recognition-of-armenian-genocide/ - Israeli government votes unanimously to recognize Armenian genocide, risking new tensions with Turkey — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hktctpagfl - 'Not an act of retaliation against Turkey': Israeli gov't approves Armenian Genocide recognition pending Knesset vote — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2026-06-28/ty-article/.premium/israeli-cabinet-unanimously-approves-armenian-genocide-recognition/0000019f-0d90-db84-a1df-9fbf5a010001 - Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty' — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900588 - Israel Moves to Formally Recognize Armenian WWI Deaths as a Genocide — U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-28/israel-moves-to-formally-recognize-armenian-wwi-deaths-as-a-genocide - In a first for an Israeli leader, Netanyahu says he recognizes the Armenian genocide — Jewish Telegraphic Agency: https://www.jta.org/2025/08/27/israel/in-a-first-for-an-israeli-leader-netanyahu-says-he-recognizes-the-armenian-genocide - Israel recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-recognises-armenian-genocide-rebuke-turkey - Türkiye to host 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, 7-8 July 2026 — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2025/08/20/turkiye-to-host-2026-nato-summit-in-ankara --- ## Lëtzebuerg schéckt CGDIS-Team a Satellitentechnik an d'Äerdbiewenzon a Venezuela - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerg-cgdis-emergency-lu-aerdbiewen-venezuela-hellef - Published: 2026-06-29T05:43:20.86+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:43:20.86+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 47da58c1-cbfd-42dc-be59-b54073051cd9 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy, VE > Nodeems zwee schwéier Äerdbiewen iwwer 1.430 Doudeger gefuerdert hunn, deplacéiert d'Groussherzogtum HIT-Experten an d'emergency.lu-System. 22 Matrikele sinn a Venezuela registréiert. ### Summary Lëtzebuerg bedeelegt sech un der internationaler Hëllefsaktioun a Venezuela: CGDIS-Saachverständeger an d'emergency.lu-Satellitesystem ginn an d'Katastrophegebitt, wou d'Telefon- a Stroumnetzer zesummegebrach sinn. ### Key facts - Zwee Äerdbiewen (Magnitude 7,2 an 7,5) hunn den 24. Juni de Nordweste vu Venezuela getraff; bis den 27. Juni iwwer 1.430 Doudeger a bal 4.000 Blesséierter. - Lëtzebuerg schéckt zwee CGDIS-HIT-Memberen an d'emergency.lu-Satellitesystem, fir d'Kommunikatioun am Katastrophegebitt erëm hierzestellen. - Dräi weider HIT-Experte verstäerken d'Koordinatiounsequipe vun der Europäescher Kommissioun; d'Missioun gëtt zu 75 % vun der EU cofinanzéiert. - 22 Persoune mat enger lëtzebuergescher Matrikel sinn a Venezuela registréiert; keng huet bis ewell d'Konsularservicer ëm Hëllef gefrot. - Aacht EU-Staate mobiliséieren iwwer 520 Rettungsleit iwwer de Mécanisme de protection civile; weltwäit hëllefe vill Länner an d'UNO. ### FAQ **Q: Wat schéckt Lëtzebuerg konkret a Venezuela?** Lëtzebuerg deplacéiert zwee Member vum CGDIS-HIT mam emergency.lu-Satellitesystem, fir d'Kommunikatioun virun Uert erëm hierzestellen, plus dräi weider HIT-Experte fir d'EU-Koordinatiounsequipe, souwéi Material fir Telekommunikatioun, Ënnerdaach an Energieversuergung. **Q: Si lëtzebuergesch Bierger vum Äerdbiewen betraff?** Den Ausseministère huet matgedeelt, datt 22 Persoune mat enger lëtzebuergescher Matrikel a Venezuela registréiert sinn. Bis ewell huet keng vun hinnen d'Konsularservicer ëm Hëllef gefrot, an et goufe keng lëtzebuergesch Affer gemellt. **Q: Wéi héich ass de Bilan vum Äerdbiewen?** Bis den 27. Juni läit déi offiziell Doudebilanz bei iwwer 1.430, e puer Zielunge ginn ronn 1.450 un. Bal 4.000 Persoune si blesséiert, an no UNO-Schätzunge sinn Zéngdausende vermësst. De Schued gëtt op 4,7 bis 8,7 Milliarde Dollar geschat. **Q: Iwwer wéi ee Kanal leeft d'lëtzebuergesch Hëllef?** D'Hëllef leeft iwwer de Mécanisme de protection civile vun der Europäescher Unioun. Lëtzebuerg ass ee vun aacht EU-Staaten, déi sech bedeelegen, mat zesumme méi wéi 520 mobiliséierte Rettungsleit. ### Body Wann d'Kommunikatiounsnetzer ausfalen, da gëtt aus enger fernerer Katastroph op eemol eng lëtzebuergesch Affär. A Venezuela, wou zwee openenerfolgend Äerdbiewen méi wéi 1.430 Mënschen d'Liewe kascht hunn an Zéngdausenden vermësst sinn, huet d'Groussherzogtum een Equipe vu Saachverständegen an e Satellitekommunikatiounssystem an eng Zon geschéckt, an där d'Telefon- a Stroumnetzer komplett zesummegebrach sinn. De lëtzebuergesche Bäitrag — Material fir Telekommunikatioun, Ënnerdaach an Energieversuergung, zesumme mat Personal vum Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS) — leeft iwwer de Mécanisme de protection civile vun der Europäescher Unioun, dee Kader, iwwer deen d'EU-Staaten hir Noutfallhëllef bündelen. Getrennt dovun huet den Ausseministère matgedeelt, datt 22 Persounen, déi am Land registréiert sinn, als a Venezuela wunnend gefouert ginn, an datt bis ewell keng vun hinnen de Konsularservicer kontaktéiert huet, fir Hëllef ze froen. Zwee Stéiss an 39 Sekonnen D'Katastroph huet sech den 24. Juni um Owend ofgespillt. Géint 18.04 Auer Lokalzäit huet en Äerdbiewen vun der Magnitude 7,2 den Nordweste vu Venezuela getraff. 39 Sekonne méi spéit ass e méi staarke Stéiss vun der Magnitude 7,5 nogefollegt, mat béiden Epizentren no bei der Stad San Felipe am Bundesstaat Yaracuy, esou de Geologeschen Déngscht vun de Vereenegte Staaten (USGS). D'Rëselen, dat bis zu zwou Minutten gedauert huet, huet Honnerte vu Gebaier a verschiddene Bundesstaaten zum Astierze bruecht a war am ganzen Norde vu Südamerika an an der Karibik ze spieren. Eng Tsunami-Warnung fir d'Dominikanesch Republik, Puerto Rico an d'amerikanesch Jongferninselen ass duerno erëm opgehuewe ginn. Bis den 27. Juni ass déi offiziell Doudebilanz op iwwer 1.430 geklommen, mat bal 4.000 Blesséierten, esou d'venezuelanesch Autoritéiten an international Pressagencen; e puer Zielungen ginn de Bilan op ronn 1.450 Doudeger un. D'Rettungsekippe sicheren nach an de gestäerzte Gebaier no Iwwerliewenden, an d'UNO huet matgedeelt, datt Zéngdausende Leit nach vermësst sinn, mat enger Schätzung, déi déi Vermësst no bei 50.000 plazéiert — eng Zuel, déi d'Regierung an Fro stellt. Déi éischt Aschätzung vun der UNO bewäert de Schued op tëschent 4,7 a 8,7 Milliarde US-Dollar, wat ongeféier 4 bis 8 Prozent vun der jäerlecher Wirtschaftsleeschtung vu Venezuela entsprécht. Déi geschäftsféierend Presidentin Delcy Rodríguez huet den Ausnamezoustand ausgeruff an de Küstebundesstaat La Guaira als am schlëmmste betraff erausgehuewen. „Mir kënne soen, datt de Bundesstaat La Guaira eng richteg Tragödie erlieft a sech zu enger Katastrophenzon entwéckelt huet", sot si. Den Tom Fletcher, den UNO-Chef fir humanitär Affären, huet drun erënnert, datt d'Biewen e Land getraff hunn, dat schonn ënner enger schwéierer Belaaschtung stoung: scho virum Äerdbiewen hu bal 8 Milliounen Venezuelaner humanitär Ënnerstëtzung gebraucht. Wat Lëtzebuerg op de Wee bréngt De Vize-Premier Xavier Bettel, deen de Ressort Kooperatioun an humanitär Aktioun ënner sech huet, an den Inneminister Léon Gloden hunn entscheet, emergency.lu ze deplacéieren — déi lëtzebuergesch Satellitteplattform, déi genee fir Kriste konzipéiert ass, an deenen déi lokal Kommunikatioun ausfält. De Pak, deen d'Land geschéckt huet, ëmfaasst: - Zwee Member vum humanitären Interventiounsteam (HIT) vum CGDIS, déi mat enger Maschinn vun der Luxembourg Air Rescue an dem emergency.lu-System fortgefluen sinn, fir d'Kommunikatioun virun Uert erëm hierzestellen; - Dräi weider HIT-Experten, fir d'Koordinatiounsequipe vun der Europäescher Kommissioun ze verstäerken — si reesen iwwer Roum, ier en EU-charterte Fluch se weiderbréngt; - Material fir Telekommunikatioun, Noutënnerdaach a Stroumversuergung, wouvun d'Missioun zu 75 Prozent vun der EU an zu 25 Prozent vun der lëtzebuergescher Direktioun fir Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht an humanitär Aktioun cofinanzéiert gëtt. Eng Kommunikatiounsverbindung erëm hierzestellen, gehéiert bei enger grousser Katastroph zu den éischte Prioritéiten: eréischt dann kënnen d'Rettungsequipen sech ofstëmmen an Iwwerliewend hir Familljen erreechen. Genee an deem Sënn huet de Bettel den Asaz erkläert. Et ass wesentlech, datt d'Rettungsequipen ënnerenee kommunizéiere kënnen an datt d'Bevëlkerung iwwer Kommunikatiounsmëttel verfügt. Eng vun de gréissten Aengschten an esou Situatiounen ass et, ouni Noriicht vun de Léifsten ze bleiwen. 22 Matrikelen — kee Rufft no Hëllef D'Zuel vun de Persoune mat enger lëtzebuergescher Verbindung weist, wéi dënn d'Diaspora vum Groussherzogtum a Venezuela gestreet ass. 22 Leit, déi „iwwer eng Matrikel zu Lëtzebuerg verfügen", sinn als do wunnend registréiert, esou den Ausseministère donneschdes no de Biewen, an et hätt bis ewell keng vun hinnen de Konsularservicer kontaktéiert, fir iergendeng Form vun Hëllef ze froen. D'Zuel berout op enger fräiwëlleger Aschreiwung an net op enger bestätegter Zielung, an de Ministère huet keng lëtzebuergesch Affer ënnert den Doudegen oder Blesséierte gemellt. Verschidde aner Regierunge konträr hunn auslännesch Staatsbierger ënnert den Affer bestätegt. Europäesch a weltwäit Mobilisatioun Lëtzebuerg ass ee vun aacht EU-Memberstaaten, déi Hëllef iwwer de Mécanisme de protection civile lafe loossen, nieft Tschechien, Spuenien, Italien, Frankräich, Däitschland, Portugal an den Nidderlanden. Méi wéi 520 Rettungsleit goufen iwwer déi aacht Länner mobiliséiert, esou d'Europäesch Kommissioun, mat enger medezinescher Equipe aus Italien an dem EU-Satellitteservice Copernicus, deen op den Noutfall-Karteleeungsmodus ëmgestallt gouf, fir den Asaz ze leeden. D'Hadja Lahbib, d'EU-Kommissärin fir Krisevirbereedung a Krisemanagement, huet déi ëmmer méi breet Aktioun begréisst an erkläert, datt d'EU „iwwer 520 Rettungsleit" aus de bedeelegte Staate mobiliséiert hätt, „medezinescht Personal aus Italien & Telekommaterial aus Lëtzebuerg". Iwwer Europa eraus hunn Regierungen op dem amerikanesche Kontinent — dorënner Brasilien, Kanada, Mexiko, Kolumbien, El Salvador, Kuba an d'USA — souwéi d'UNO Sich- a Rettungsequipen an humanitäre Material geschéckt, an enger vun de gréisste Katastropheaktiounen, déi d'Regioun zënter Joren erlieft huet. Fir Lëtzebuerg gëtt aus enger wäiter Katastroph eng direkt Heemaffär: e puer Bierger am Ausland, en nationale Rettungscorps Dausende vu Kilometer ewech am Asaz, an e Satellitesystem, dee gréisstendeels am Groussherzogtum entwéckelt gouf an elo d'Stëmme vun Iwwerliewenden an enger zerstéierter venezuelanescher Stad dréit. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188 people, injure 1,520 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-struck-by-back-to-back-earthquakes-high-casualties-feared - Venezuela earthquakes updates: Rescue efforts on as death toll hits 235 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-at-least-188-dead-as-rescue-efforts-intensify - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 1,450 as searches continue — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,430 as searches continue for survivors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/searches-continue-for-venezuela-earthquake-survivors - Live updates: Venezuela earthquakes, rescue and aid — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - Assistance du Luxembourg au Venezuela (communiqué Bettel-Gloden) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+26-bettel-gloden-assistance-venezuela.html - Venezuela: le Luxembourg envoie un satellite et des experts après le séisme — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seisme-meurtrier-satellite-experts-comment-le-luxembourg-aide-le-venezuela-103591687 - Séismes au Venezuela: des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 --- ## VR-Stéck mat lëtzebuergescher Bedeelegung gewënnt zu Annecy den Immersiv-Cristal - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/a-long-goodbye-cristal-annecy-tarantula-velvet-flare-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-29T05:18:15.978+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:18:15.978+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 1ba010d8-b1ac-49d0-87ae-aa072e2504a5 - Dateline: Annecy, FR > 'A Long Goodbye', eng Koproduktioun vun Tarantula Luxembourg mat Animatioun aus dem Studio Velvet Flare, huet um gréisste Festival vun der Branche déi héchst Immersiv-Auszeechnung kritt. ### Summary D'VR-Wierk 'A Long Goodbye' iwwer eng Pianistin mat Demenz — koproduzéiert zu Lëtzebuerg vun Tarantula a mat Animatioun vu Velvet Flare — huet zu Annecy de Cristal fir d'bescht immersivt Wierk gewonnen. ### Key facts - D'VR-Wierk 'A Long Goodbye' huet zu Annecy 2026 de Cristal fir d'bescht immersivt Wierk gewonnen, mam Resultat verkënnegt den 27. Juni. - Et ass eng Koproduktioun vun der Belsch, Lëtzebuerg an den Néierlanden, mat Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) als Lëtzebuerger Koproduzent an Animatioun vum Studio Velvet Flare. - D'Stéck dauert ronn 30 Minutten an erzielt vun der Ida, enger 72 Joer aler Pianistin mat Demenz, an deenen hir Wunneng de Spectateur erageet. - Et krut Ënnerstëtzung vum Film Fund Luxembourg an dem Fonspa, nieft Flandern, den Néierlanden a Creative Europe MEDIA. - Lëtzebuerg war mat aacht Produktiounen a Koproduktiounen op Annecy 2026 vertrueden; 'A Long Goodbye' hat 2025 schonn de Venice Immersive Achievement Prize gewonnen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass 'A Long Goodbye' an iwwer wat geet et?** Et ass eng interaktiv VR-Animatioun vu ronn 30 Minutten am gemoolten, mat der Hand gezeechente Stil. De Spectateur beweegt sech duerch d'Wunneng vun der Ida, enger 72 Joer aler Pianistin mat Demenz, hëlt Objeten an d'Hand a lauschtert Bandopname vun hirem Mann Daniel no. **Q: Wéi eng Roll huet Lëtzebuerg an der Produktioun gespillt?** Tarantula Luxembourg ënner dem Donato Rotunno war de Lëtzebuerger Koproduzent, an de Studio Velvet Flare huet déi 2D- an 3D-Computeranimatioun gemaach. Finanzéiert gouf et ënner anerem vum Film Fund Luxembourg an dem Fonspa. **Q: Wien huet 'A Long Goodbye' realiséiert?** Déi belsch Filmemécher Kate Voet a Victor Maes. D'Wierk ass aus enger perséinlecher Erfarung entstanen — dem Maes säi Grousspapp hat Alzheimer. **Q: Wat huet d'Wierk virun Annecy scho gewonnen?** 2025 huet et um 82. Festival vu Venedeg de Venice Immersive Achievement Prize kritt, an am Mäerz 2026 war et um Luxembourg City Film Festival ze gesinn. ### Body Eng 72 Joer al Konzertpianistin, déi lues a lues an d'Demenz erafält — dat ass de Mëttelpunkt vun A Long Goodbye, engem Wierk a virtueller Realitéit, dat dem lëtzebuergesche Filmsecteur eng vu senge meeschtbeuechte Festivalsauszeechnunge vum Joer bréngt. Op den Annecy International Animation Film Festival, dem weltwäit wichtegste Schaufënster fir Animatioun, gouf den 27. Juni verkënnegt, datt d'Stéck de Cristal fir d'bescht immersivt Wierk kritt. Zu Lëtzebuerg gouf et koproduzéiert vun Tarantula Luxembourg, an d'Animatioun koum aus dem Studio Velvet Flare. Hannert dem Wierk stinn déi belsch Filmemécher Kate Voet a Victor Maes. Et ass eng Koproduktioun tëscht der Belsch, Lëtzebuerg an den Néierlanden. Eng Dag drop huet d'Lëtzebuerger Regierung de Succès gefeiert an als nei Beleeg fir d'Plaz vum Land an der Animatioun an am immersiven Erzielen agestuuft. Wann d'Erënnerung lues verschwënnt Mat ronn enger hallwer Stonn Dauer ass A Long Goodbye eng interaktiv VR-Erfarung am gemoolten, mat der Hand gezeechente Stil. De Spectateur fënnt sech an der Wunneng vun der Ida erëm, enger eelerer Pianistin, déi hir Realitéit verléiert. Wéi een d'Objete an d'Hand hëlt an de Bandopname vun hirem Mann Daniel nolauschtert, flackert déi gemoolte Welt tëscht Kloerheet a Verwirrung — e Versuch, vun bannen ze weisen, wéi sech Demenz ufillt. De Festival lëscht et als kuerzt VR-Stéck vu ronn 30 Minutten, gemaach mat enger Mëschung aus 2D- an 3D-Computeranimatioun. D'Regisseure soten, datt d'Wierk aus enger perséinlecher Erfarung erausgewuess ass: de Maes huet matgekuckt, wéi säi Grousspapp séier mat der Alzheimer-Krankheet ofgebaut huet. Erauskomm ass manner eng klinesch Studie vun enger Krankheet wéi e Portrait vum Band, deen och dat duerchhält. A Long Goodbye ass zugläich eng perséinlech an eng universell Geschicht iwwer mënschlech Verbindung. Et erënnert eis drun, datt e Mënsch ëmmer vill méi ass wéi seng Krankheet. Amplaz eis op dat ze konzentréieren, wat verluer geet, musse mir no bleiwen an un déi gemeinsam Zoun festhalen. Dës Erklärung vun de Regisseure Voet a Maes huet d'Wierk schonn op senge fréiere Festivalsstatiounen begleet. D'Haaptproduktioun läit bei der belscher Boîte Cassette for Timescapes (Emmy Oost an An Oost), nieft Valk Productions aus den Néierlanden, mat enger Originalmusek vum néierlännesche Komponist Joep Beving. Wat Lëtzebuerg bäigedroen huet Tarantula Luxembourg, ënner der Leedung vum Produzent Donato Rotunno, war de Koproduzent am Grand-Duché, wärend de Lëtzebuerger Studio Velvet Flare déi 2D- an 3D-Computeranimatioun gemaach huet, déi dem Stéck säin tastbare, gemoolte Look gëtt. D'Projet huet ëffentlech Ënnerstëtzung vum Film Fund Luxembourg an dem Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle (Fonspa) kritt — Deel vun engem méi breede Finanzéierungspak, deen och Hëllef aus Flandern, den Néierlanden an dem EU-Programm Creative Europe MEDIA matgebruecht huet. De Guy Daleiden, Direkter vum Film Fund Luxembourg, sot an der franséischsproocheger Matdeelung vun der Regierung, déi Auszeechnung weist "d'Qualitéit an d'Ambitioun vun den immersive Wierker, déi vum Film Fund Luxembourg begleet ginn, souwéi d'Pertinenz vun den Investitiounen, déi zugonschte vun neie Forme vum Erzielen an hirer internationaler Ausstralung gemaach goufen". De Cristal ass den Haaptpräis am Immersiv-Concours vun Annecy. E Secteur, deen sech e Festivals-Palmarès opbaut De Präis vun Annecy kréint e staarke Parcours fir d'Wierk a fir déi lëtzebuergesch Immersiv-Zeen. A Long Goodbye hat schonn 2025 um 82. Festival vu Venedeg de Venice Immersive Achievement Prize gewonnen, an am Mäerz 2026 war et um Luxembourg City Film Festival ze gesinn. Mam Cristal vun Annecy kënnt elo déi héchst gefrote Immersiv-Auszeechnung vun der Animatiounswelt dobäi. Fir e Land mat manner wéi 700.000 Awunner ass Lëtzebuerg zu enger däitlecher Presenz um Festival ginn. Mat aacht Produktiounen a Koproduktiounen war d'Land op Annecy 2026 vertrueden, iwwer Concours- a Showcase-Strecke verdeelt, an de Film Fund huet eng Presentatioun "Animated Luxembourg — Coming Next" an e Stand um MIFA, dem Industriemarché vum Festival, gemaach. Schonn 2025 hat de Grand-Duché aacht Filmer an der offizieller Selektioun vun Annecy, an 2024 hunn VR-Wierker wéi Oto's Planet a Mamie Lou matgemaach — e Beweis, datt immersiv Formater, net nëmme klassesch Zeechentrickfilmer an CGI, Deel vun der nationaler Strategie ginn sinn. - Präis: Cristal fir d'bescht immersivt Wierk, Annecy 2026 - Lëtzebuerger Koproduzent: Tarantula Luxembourg (Donato Rotunno) - Animatiounsstudio: Velvet Flare (Lëtzebuerg) - Ëffentlech Ënnerstëtzung: Film Fund Luxembourg, Fonspa, Creative Europe MEDIA - Fréier Auszeechnung: Venice Immersive Achievement Prize, 2025 Den héchste Präis fir e Laangfilm op Annecy dëst Joer, de Cristal fir de beschte Laangfilm, ass un The Violonist vum Ervin Han a Raúl García gaangen, eng Koproduktioun tëscht Singapur, Spuenien an Italien. Fir Lëtzebuerg awer war de groussen Numm den Immersiv-Cristal — eng Kategorie, an där e klengt Land mat enger reife Animatiounsindustrie roueg zu enger Kraaft ginn ass. ### Sources - Le Luxembourg primé à Annecy avec l'oeuvre immersive A Long Goodbye — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/28-fonspa-annecy.html - A Long Goodbye - Oeuvres immersives 2026 — Annecy Festival: https://www.annecyfestival.com/le-festival/selection-officielle/oeuvres-immersives-2026/long-goodbye - 'The Violonist', 'Paper Trail' Take Top Annecy Festival Prizes: All Winners — Zippy Frames: https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/annecy-winners-2026 - Annecy Winners: 'The Violinist' Takes Top Prize, 'Iron Boy' Sweeps Three Awards — Variety: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/annecy-top-winners-the-violinist-iron-boy-don-hertzfeldt-1236796087/ - Annecy film festival unveils 2026 winners — Screen Daily: https://www.screendaily.com/news/annecy-film-festival-unveils-2026-winners/5218099.article - 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Annecy_International_Animation_Film_Festival - A Long Goodbye wins the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize at the Mostra de Venice — Film Fund Luxembourg: https://filmfund.lu/en/news/a-long-goodbye-wins-the-venice-immersive-achievement-prize-at-the-mostra-de-venice-luxembourg-wins-again/ - Luxembourg crowned at Venice Film Festival with 'A Long Goodbye' — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-crowned-at-venice-film-festival-with-a-long-goodbye - 8 Luxembourg Productions, Co-Productions Selected for Annecy 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/film-festivals/61558-8-luxembourg-productions-co-productions-selected-for-annecy-2026 - A Long Goodbye - Venice Immersive 2025 — La Biennale di Venezia: https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/venice-immersive/long-goodbye --- ## Bruxelles empfänkt Chinas Handelsminister, wärend d'Spannunge wuessen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/china-handelsminister-bruxelles-spannungen-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-29T05:10:41.836+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-29T05:10:41.836+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: a7284b8d-5e26-4bf7-96ef-d3777e293df1 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > De Wang Wentao trëfft zwee Deeg laang den EU-Handelschef Maroš Šefčovič — am Sträit ëm Elektroautoen, seele Äerden an e Rekorddefizit vu 360 Milliarden Euro. ### Summary Chinas Handelsminister Wang Wentao ass zu Bruxelles fir zwee Deeg Gespréicher mam EU-Handelschef Šefčovič — am Schiet vun engem Rekord-Handelsdefizit a Sträit ëm seele Äerden an Elektroautoen. ### Key facts - Den EU-Handelsdefizit bei de Wuere mat China huet 2025 e Rekord vu ronn 360 Milliarden Euro erreecht (359,9 Mrd. laut Euronews). - Seele Äerden an Elektroautoe stinn am Mëttelpunkt: bis Mëtt September waren manner wéi e Véierel vu 140+ Lizenzufrooe genehmegt; chineesesch Autosexporter sinn 2025 trotz Zëll ëm 26 % geklommen. - D'EU baut un méi haarde Moossnamen — vun engem Anti-Iwwerkapazitéits-Instrument bis zu enger Reduktioun vun de Stolquote ëm 47 % ab Juli. - Déi 27 Memberstate sinn sech net eens: Frankräich, Italien, Spuenien, d'Nidderlanden a Litauen wëllen méi séier Zëll, Däitschland wëll de Maartzougang fir seng Autosbauer schützen. - Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 fir 922 Mio. € chineesesch Wueren importéiert; China huet 20 % vun den Importer un elektreschem, Audio- a Videomaterial geliwwert, géint 3 % ee Joer virdrun. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ass de chineeseschen Handelsminister zu Bruxelles?** De Wang Wentao verhandelt den 29. an 30. Juni 2026 mam EU-Handelschef Maroš Šefčovič — e Verhandlungsdag mat engem Aarbechtsiessen, ier hien op London weiderreest. D'EU-Cheffen haten d'Kommissioun gefuerdert, de Dialog mat Peking ze sichen an deeselwechten Ament méi haart Schutzmoossnamen virzebereeden. **Q: Ëm wat geet de Sträit haaptsächlech?** Ëm zwee Punkten: Chinas Exportkontrollen op seele Äerden, déi onverzichtbar si fir Elektromotoren, Wandturbinnen a Waffesystemer, an d'EU-Anti-Subventiounszëll op chineesesch Elektroautoen (bis iwwer 35 % op SAIC). Am Hannergrond steet e Rekord-Handelsdefizit vu ronn 360 Milliarden Euro. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir Lëtzebuerg?** Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 fir 922 Mio. € chineesesch Wueren importéiert an fir 346 Mio. € exportéiert (haaptsächlech Ventiler a Kofferfolie). China mécht just ronn 3 % vun den Importer aus, mä huet 20 % vum elektreschen, Audio- a Videomaterial geliwwert — e staarken Opstig vu 3 % ee Joer virdrun. Als oppe Wirtschaft ass d'Land empfindlech fir eng Zollspiral wéi och fir Liwwerschocken. ### Body Chinas Handelsminister Wang Wentao ass e Méindeg zu Bruxelles ukomm, fir zwee Deeg mam EU-Handelschef Maroš Šefčovič ze verhandelen. D'Treffe fält an eng Phas, an där d'Bezéiunge tëscht der Europäescher Unioun an hirem zweetgréissten Handelspartner bei de Wueren esou ugespaant si wéi laang net méi. D'Europäesch Kommissioun huet d'Rendez-vous den 22. Juni bestätegt, an d'South China Morning Post hat als éischt gemellt, dass de Wang den 29. an 30. Juni an der belscher Haaptstad wier — e Verhandlungsdag, dono en Aarbechtsiessen, an um Enn weider op London. Manner wéi zwou Woche virdru haten d'EU-Staats- a Regierungscheffe vun der Kommissioun gefuerdert, de Dialog mat Peking ze sichen an deeselwechten Ament méi haart Schutzmoossnamen virzebereeden, esou d'Agence France-Presse. Den Hannergrond ass en Ongläichgewiicht ouni Virbild. Den EU-Defizit bei de Wuere mat China huet 2025 ronn 360 Milliarden Euro erreecht — laut Euronews ganz genee 359,9 Milliarden. Bruxelles mécht eng Welle vu staatlech subventionéierten chineesesche Exporter dofir verantwortlech. D'AFP, déi sech op wirtschaftlech Fuerschung beruff, weist drop hin, dass chineesesch Entreprisen tëscht 2005 an 2024 ronn dräi- bis aachtmol méi staatlech Ënnerstëtzung kruten wéi Betriber an den OECD-Länner. Seele Äerden an Elektroautoe stinn am Mëttelpunkt Zwee Sträitfäll dominéieren. Den éischten ass Chinas ëmmer méi straffe Grëff op déi seele Äerden — d'Metaller, déi onverzichtbar si fir Elektromotoren, Wandturbinnen, Fligermotoren a Waffesystemer. De Fuerschungsdéngscht vum Europaparlament hält fest, dass Peking am Abrëll an am Oktober 2025 zwou Welle vun Exportkontrolle verhaangen huet; déi zweet ass bis November 2026 ausgesat. Europäesch Fabrikanten beschwéiere sech iwwer lähmend Verzögerungen: Branchegruppen, déi vun der EU-Handelskummer a China verfollegt ginn, hu gemellt, dass bis Mëtt September manner wéi e Véierel vu méi wéi 140 Lizenzufroe genehmegt waren. De Šefčovič huet d'Restriktiounen als Test fir d'Vertrauen bezeechent. Dës Situatioun wërft e Schiet op eis Bezéiung. Dofir ass eng séier Léisung onerlässlech. — Maroš Šefčovič, Vizepresident vun der Europäescher Kommissioun fir den Handel Den zweete Brennpunkt sinn d'Elektroautoen. D'EU huet 2024 zousätzlech Anti-Subventiounszëll verhaangen — ronn 17 Prozent op BYD, 18,8 Prozent op Geely a méi wéi 35 Prozent op SAIC, uewen op den normalen Autoszoll vun 10 Prozent, esou den Atlantic Council. Vill bruecht hunn d'Moossname kaum: déi chineesesch Autosexporter an Europa sinn tëscht 2024 an 2025 trotzdeem ëm 26 Prozent op bal 1,2 Millioune Gefierer geklommen; d'Importer vun Hybridmodeller sinn ëm 155 Prozent an d'Luucht geschoss. Am Januar 2026 huet d'Kommissioun eng Richtlinn erausginn, fir d'Zëll duerch Mindestimportpräisser ze ersetzen — sougenannt „Präisverpflichtungen". Beamten ginn awer zou, dass sou Präisbuedeme bei fäerdege Gefierer vill méi schwéier ze kontrolléiere si wéi bei Rohmaterialien. Eng Unioun, déi sech net eens ass, wéi haart se soll virgoen Bruxelles baut un engem méi haarde Wierkzeegkëscht, och wärend nach geschwat gëtt. Beamten hunn en neit Instrument géint „Iwwerkapazitéit" respektiv fir d'Diversifizéiere vu Liwweranten an d'Spill bruecht, fir Chinas Grëff op Chips a kritesch Mineralien ze léisen. An ab Juli reduzéiert d'EU hir zollfräi Stolquoten ëm 47 Prozent (vu 33 op 18,3 Milliounen Tonnen) a verduebelt d'Zëll iwwer der Quot op 50 Prozent bis 2031, esou den Atlantic Council. Verschäerft goufen d'Spannungen duerch de Fall Nexperia, dee chineesesch-bezuene Chiphiersteller, deem seng hollännesch Aktivitéiten ënner staatlech Kontroll gestallt goufen — woropshin Peking e puer Chip-Liwferungen agestallt huet. Mä déi 27 Memberstate sinn sech net eens, wéi aggressiv ze sinn. E gemeinsamt Pabeier vu Frankräich, Italien, Spuenien, den Nidderlanden a Litauen huet zu engem méi séieren Asaz vu Zëll a Quoten opgeruff, esou Euronews — wärend Däitschland, deem seng Autosbauer op d'chineesescht Geschäft ugewise sinn, sech den Zougang zu deem Maart wëll erhalen. China selwer huet ugedeit, dass et sech géint Moossname revanchéiert, déi et als ongerecht ugesäit, an huet schonn europäesche Cognac, Schwéngsfleesch a Mëllechprodukter an de Viséier geholl. De chineeseschen EU-Botschafter Cai Run huet zu Méissegung opgeruff a virun engem Bréisseler Publikum gesot, déi zwou Säite wieren „Partner, net Rivalen, a schonn guer net Feinden". Firwat eng kleng, oppe Wirtschaft wéi Lëtzebuerg genee oppasst Fir e klengt, handelsofhängegt Land wéi Lëtzebuerg sinn d'Asätz ganz konkret. De Statistikinstitut STATEC huet a senger Conjoncture Flash vum Januar 2026 gemellt, dass d'Groussherzogtum 2025 fir 922 Milliounen Euro chineesesch Wueren importéiert an fir 346 Milliounen exportéiert huet — virun allem industriell Ventiler a Kofferfolie. China mécht knapps 3 Prozent vun de Lëtzebuerger Importer no Wäert aus, mä säi Gewiicht a strateegesche Kategorien klëmmt séier: an den éischten zéng Méint vun 2025 koumen 20 Prozent vun den Importer un elektreschem, Audio- a Videomaterial aus China — géint nach 3 Prozent ee Joer virdrun, esou de STATEC. Dës Ofhängegkeet schneit no zwou Säiten. Als oppe Wirtschaft, déi vu reibungslosem Handel an Investitioune vun aussen lieft, huet Lëtzebuerg vill ze verléiere bei enger Zollspiral no dem Prinzip „Aag ëm Aag" — mä och bei Liwwerschocken bei de seele Äerden a Komponenten, op déi d'Fabriken an der Groussregioun ugewise sinn. D'Kommissioun huet gesot, all nei Moossname kéinten am Hierscht de Spëtzevertrieder virgeluecht ginn, wouropshin Beamten op konkret Schrëtt bis Oktober higewisen hunn. D'Treffen e Méindeg zu Bruxelles war bis elo den däitlechsten Test, ob d'Verhandlunge eng méi breet Konfrontatioun nach kënnen ofwennen. ### Sources - EU, China trade tensions loom over minister visit — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/eu-china-trade-tensions-loom-022458799.html - China's commerce chief Wang Wentao expected in Brussels on June 29 and 30: sources — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354481/chinas-commerce-chief-wang-wentao-expected-brussels-june-29-and-30-sources - EU trade chief to meet China envoy amid heated trade tensions — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/03/eu-trade-chief-to-meet-china-envoy-amid-heated-trade-tensions - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2025/11/24/chinas-rare-earth-export-restrictions/ - Commission issues Guidance Document on submission of price undertaking offers for battery electric vehicles from China — European Commission, DG Trade: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-issues-guidance-document-submission-price-undertaking-offers-battery-electric-vehicles-2026-01-12_en - Conjoncture Flash January 2026: Record trade surplus for China in 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg statistics portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-01-26.html - Chinese commerce minister to visit Brussels in 'coming days' to discuss rare earths: European trade commissioner — Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/chinese-commerce-minister-to-visit-brussels-in-coming-days-to-discuss-rare-earths-european-trade-commissioner/3723144 - China threatens retaliation over new EU tool to curb Chinese 'overcapacity' — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/218003/china-threatens-retaliation-over-new-eu-tool-to-curb-chinese-overcapacity/ - China agrees to crisis talks in Brussels as rare earth and Nexperia sagas boil over — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329855/china-agrees-crisis-talks-brussels-rare-earth-and-nexperia-sagas-boil-over --- ## D'EU hält un der Dräi-Stonnen-Regel: wat sech fir d'Reesend um Findel ännert - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-fluchgaascht-rechter-drai-stonnen-regel-findel-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T17:51:52.055+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:51:52.055+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 5db827f4-12f3-4dc9-a8cb-738bdba0510d - Dateline: Luxembourg (Findel), LU > No 13 Joer Stëllstand hu sech d'EU-Negociateuren op nei Regele fir Verspéidungen, Annulatiounen an Iwwerbuchungen eens ginn — d'Schwell vun dräi Stonne bleift. ### Summary D'EU-Parlament an de Rot hu sech den 15. Juni op eng Reform vun de Fluchgaaschtrechter geeenegt. D'Dräi-Stonnen-Schwell fir d'Entschiedegung bleift — wichteg fir all Depart vum Findel. ### Key facts - D'Dräi-Stonnen-Schwell fir d'Cashentschiedegung bleift — d'Memberstaaten wollten se op 4 bis 6 Stonnen erophiewen. - D'Zomme bleiwe gestaffelt: 250 € bis 1.500 km, 400 € bis 3.500 km, 600 € iwwer 3.500 km. - Fluchgesellschafte mussen elo bannent 96 Stonnen iwwer d'Rechter informéieren a bannent 30 Deeg op eng Fuerderung äntweren. - E perséinleche Géigestand bleift gratis, mä e gréissere Kabinnekoffer net — säi Präis muss awer beim Buche gewise ginn. - D'Regele gëlle fir all Depart vum Findel an betreffen och d'Frontalieren, déi vu Frankfurt, Bréissel, Saarbrécken a Paräis fléien. ### FAQ **Q: Vu wéini un gëllen déi nei Regele fir d'Reesend?** Nach net direkt. No der provisorescher Eenegung brauch et eng juristesch-sproochlech Iwwerschaffung an déi formell Zoustëmmung vu Parlament a Rot, mat enger Ofstëmmung ëm de Juli 2026. D'Rechter ginn 12 Méint nodeem d'Reegele a Kraaft trieden ugewannt — also wahrscheinlech net virun 2027. **Q: Wéi vill Entschiedegung kann ech bei enger Verspéidung kréien?** 250 € fir Flich bis 1.500 km, 400 € fir 1.500 bis 3.500 km a 600 € fir iwwer 3.500 km. Et muss eng Verspéidung vun dräi Stonnen oder méi um Arrivée sinn, eng Annulatioun manner wéi 14 Deeg am Viraus, oder verweigert Boarding. **Q: Gëllen déi Regele fir Flich vum Findel?** Jo. D'Reglement gëllt fir all Fluch, deen op engem EU-Fluchhafen offlitt — egal mat wéi enger Fluchgesellschaft. Dat ëmfaasst all Depart vum Findel a Flich, déi mat enger EU-Compagnie an d'EU erakommen. **Q: Ass de Kabinnekoffer elo gratis?** Just ee klenge perséinleche Géigestand, deen ënner de Sëtz passt, ass gratis. E gréissere Kabinnekoffer ass net garantéiert ëmsoss, mä säi Präis muss beim Buchen direkt ugewise ginn. ### Body Wien dëst Joer e Fluch um Findel geholl huet, kennt d'Szenario: en Tableau voller roueder Verspéidungen, eng Ëmsteigung déi futti ass, oder e Sëtz deen iwwerbucht ass. Wat eng Fluchgesellschaft engem an esou engem Fall schëlleg ass, gëtt elo nei gereegelt — awer vill manner drastesch, wéi d'Compagnien et sech gewënscht haten. Den 15. Juni hu sech d'Negociateure vum Europaparlament an dem Rot vun der EU op eng provisoresch Eenegung geeenegt, fir d'Reglement 261/2004 — d'EU-Gesetz iwwer d'Fluchgaaschtrechter, dat iwwer zwanzeg Joer al ass — grondsätzlech ze iwwerschaffen. Domat geet e Stëllstand op en Enn, deen d'Reform ronn 13 Joer laang blockéiert huet. De wichtegste Punkt ass dat, wat net geännert huet. D'Schwell vun dräi Stonne Verspéidung, déi eng Cashentschiedegung ausléist, bleift bestoen. D'Memberstaaten, mat der Ënnerstëtzung vun de Fluchgesellschaften, wollten dës Schwell op véier oder souguer sechs Stonnen erophiewen — jee no Distanz. Verbraucherorganisatiounen hu gewarnt, datt esou e Schratt der Majoritéit vun de Reesenden, déi haut Recht op eng Entschiedegung hunn, dëst Recht ewechgeholl hätt. D'Parlament, dat seng Verhandlungspositioun am Januar ugeholl huet, huet dat refuséiert. De Kompromëss hält souwuel den aktuellen Ausléiser wéi och déi aktuell Zomme bäi. Iwwer en Joerzéngt Sträit ass eriwwer D'Europäesch Kommissioun hat schonn 2013 virgeschloen, d'Reglement 261 ze aktualiséieren, mä d'Dossier louch agefruer, well ee sech net eens gouf, wéi grafféiseg d'Regele solle sinn. Den Duerchbroch koum ënner der zyprioutescher Presidence vum Rot. Den zyprioutesche Transportminister Alexis Vafeades huet d'Eenegung als Succès gefeiert no méi wéi engem Joerzéngt Gespréicher. No der Eenegung bleift d'Entschiedegung no Distanz gestaffelt: 250 € fir Flich bis 1.500 km, 400 € fir 1.500 bis 3.500 km an 600 € fir Reesen iwwer 3.500 km. D'Reesend kënne bei enger Verspéidung vun dräi Stonnen oder méi um Arrivée, bei enger Annulatioun déi manner wéi zwou Wochen am Viraus matgedeelt gëtt, oder bei verweigertem Boarding eng Fuerderung stellen. Bei de längste Flich däerfen d'Compagnien d'Zomm ëm d'Halschent reduzéieren, wa se d'Reesend esou ëmleeden, datt d'Verspéidung um Arrivée bannent véier Stonne bleift. Déi bekannten Ausnamen vu "baussergewéinlechen Ëmstänn" — schlecht Wieder, Sträiken an der Fluchsécherung, Sécherheetsmenacen — bleiwen erhalen. "D'Eenegung vun haut ass e grousse Schratt no vir fir d'europäesch Passagéier a fir den europäeschen Loftfaartsecteur. Si bréngt méi staark a méi kloer Passagéiersrechter an der Praxis, verbessert d'Transparenz a schaaft Rechtssécherheet fir d'Fluchgesellschaften an d'Autoritéiten. Mir hu déi richteg Balance fonnt: Europas weltwäit féierende Passagéiersschutz erhalen an zugläich e fairen, virausgesungen a maachbare Kader fir d'Loftfaartindustrie schafen", sot den Apostolos Tzitzikostas, den europäesche Kommissär fir nohalteg Transport an Tourismus. Dat gëllt, wann Äre Fluch gestéiert ass Wärend d'Rechnung bei der Entschiedegung gréisstendeels gläich bleift, zitt de Paquet d'Flichten ronderëm un — direkt geziilt op d'Lück tëscht de Rechter um Pabeier an dem Suen am Portmonni. Déi wichtegst Ännerungen: - Aktiv Informatioun: d'Fluchgesellschafte mussen d'Reesend bannent 96 Stonnen (véier Deeg) no enger Stéierung elektronesch iwwer hir Rechter an iwwer d'Fuerderungsprozedur informéieren. - Méi séier Äntwerten: d'Compagnie muss eng Fuerderung bestätegen a bannent 30 Deeg äntweren — entweder bezuelen oder eng begrënnt Refus ginn. D'Reesend hunn no Berichter néng Méint Zäit, fir eng Fuerderung anzereechen. - Selwer ëmleeden: bitt eng Fluchgesellschaft net bannent dräi Stonnen eng Alternativ un — och iwwer eng aner Compagnie oder en anert Transportmëttel — da kënnen d'Reesend selwer eng organiséieren a bis zu 400 % vum Bilietspräis zréckfuerderen. - Betreiung beim Waarden: Erfrëschungen all zwou Stonnen, Iesse no dräi Stonnen a gratis Hotelübernuechtung mat Transport bei Stéierungen iwwer Nuecht. - Keen No-Show-Verbuet: eng Compagnie däerf de Réckfluch net méi annuléieren, just well de Reesenden den Hifluch net geholl huet, an däerf näischt verlaangen, fir kleng Feeler an den Donnéeën ze korrigéieren. - Familljen a reduzéiert Mobilitéit: gratis Sëtzer niewenteneen fir Kanner ënner 14 mat enger Begleetpersoun, plus méi staark Garantië fir Assistenz. Beim Handgepäck — engem éiwege Sträitpunkt — bleift d'Eenegung hannert deem, wat d'Verbraucherschützer wollten. Ee perséinleche Géigestand, deen ënner de Sëtz passt, ass gratis, mä e gréissere Kabinnekoffer ass net garantéiert ëmsoss. Säi Präis muss awer beim Buchen direkt ugewise ginn, an d'Fluchgesellschafte kënnen weiderhin Tariffer ouni Kabinnekoffer verkafen. Den Agustín Reyna, Generaldirekter vun der Verbraucherorganisatioun BEUC, huet de Paquet zréckhalend begréisst. "D'Konsumente kënne mat dëser Reform am Groussen a Ganzen zefridde sinn. D'Eenegung verankert wichteg Fluchgaaschtrechter am Gesetz a setzt zum Gléck onfaire Praktiken en Enn, wéi zum Beispill datt engem Reesenden de Réckfluch verweigert gëtt, well en den éischten Deel vun enger Rees mat méi Etappen net geholl huet", sot hien. Hie warnt awer, datt d'Duerchsetzung dee schwaache Punkt bleift: "Elo musse mir sécherstellen, datt dës Rechter respektéiert ginn an datt d'Konsumenten Zougang zu Recours hunn, well haut maachen nëmmen 38 % vun de berechtegte Passagéier hir Rechter geltend." Wat dat um Findel an an der Groussregioun heescht D'Reegele betreffe Lëtzebuerg direkt. De Findel huet 2024 mat 5.147.854 Passagéier e Rekord opgestallt, no 4,79 Millioune d'Joer virdrun. D'Reglement gëllt fir all Fluch, deen op engem EU-Fluchhafen offlitt — egal mat wéi enger Compagnie — souwéi fir Flich, déi mat enger EU-Fluchgesellschaft an d'EU erakommen. Dat ëmfaasst de Luxair, Easyjet, Ryanair an déi aner Gesellschaften, déi de Grand-Duché ubannen. Et betrëfft och déi vill Frontalieren aus der Groussregioun, déi net nëmme vum Findel, mä och vu Frankfurt, Bréissel, Saarbrécken a Paräis fléien — alleguer ënner deemselwechte EU-Kader. Fir si kënnen déi méi kloer Delaie fir d'Informatioun an d'Fuerderunge den Ënnerscheed maachen tëscht enger Stéierung, fir déi keen eppes kritt, an enger richteger Erstattung. Nach ass näischt vun deem Gesetz. D'provisoresch Eenegung brauch nach eng juristesch-sproochlech Iwwerschaffung an déi formell Zoustëmmung vun der Plenière vum Parlament — eng Ofstëmmung gëtt ëm de Juli erwaart — an dem Rot, ier se am Amtsblat publizéiert gëtt. Déi nei Rechter géifen dann 12 Méint nodeem d'Reegele a Kraaft trieden ugewannt ginn, wat heescht datt d'Reesend d'Ännerunge wahrscheinlech net virun 2027 ze spiere kréien. ### Sources - Commission welcomes landmark agreement on revised air passenger rights — European Commission – Mobility and Transport: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commission-welcomes-landmark-agreement-revised-air-passenger-rights-2026-06-15_en - Council and Parliament reach landmark agreement on stronger EU air passenger rights — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/council-and-parliament-reach-landmark-agreement-on-stronger-eu-air-passenger-rights/ - European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260116IPR32442/european-parliament-stands-behind-air-passenger-rights - EU lawmakers agree to improve air passenger rights: clearer skies ahead — BEUC: https://www.beuc.eu/press-releases/eu-lawmakers-agree-improve-air-passenger-rights-clearer-skies-ahead - Deal on EU air passenger rights: What changes for travellers? — The Brussels Times: https://www.brusselstimes.com/2194805/deal-on-eu-air-passenger-rights-what-changes-for-travellers - What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you — The Local: https://www.thelocal.at/20260616/what-europes-new-deal-for-airline-passenger-rights-means-for-you/ - Cyprus helps steer landmark EU air passenger rights deal — Cyprus Mail: https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/16/cyprus-helps-steer-landmark-eu-air-passenger-rights-deal - Luxembourg Airport — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Airport --- ## Kap Verde an d'Nopeschlänner: déi 32 Equipen, déi an der vergréisserter WM weiderkommen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/weltmeeschterschaft-2026-48-equipen-aachtelsfinale-rekord - Published: 2026-06-28T17:42:19.75+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:42:19.75+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 3c187b7e-ca5a-4872-b0cd-16e0867b1a93 - Dateline: East Rutherford, New Jersey, US > Déi éischt WM mat 48 Equipen huet ee Publikumsrekord gebrach an d'Debütanten aus Kap Verde an d'K.-o.-Phas gedroen. Däitschland, Frankräich a Belsch hunn all hir Gruppe gewonnen. ### Summary Déi nei Ronn vun de leschten 32 huet de 28. Juni ugefaangen. Kap Verde schreift Geschicht, an d'Lëtzebuerger Nopeschlänner sti virun den entscheedende Matcher. ### Key facts - Déi WM 2026 ass déi éischt mat 48 Equipen: 104 Matcher amplaz 64, an eng nei Ronn vun de leschten 32, déi de 28. Juni ugefaangen huet. - Mat enger kumuléierter Zuschauerzuel vu 3.605.357 ass de 25. Juni de Rekord vun 1994 (3.587.538) gefall — wärend Ecuador 2:1 géint Däitschland gewonnen huet. - Kap Verde, mat ronn 525.000 Awunner, ass dat klengst Land, dat jeemools d'K.-o.-Phas vun enger Männer-WM erreecht huet, an trëfft de 3. Juli op Argentinien. - Lëtzebuergs Nopeschlänner Däitschland, Frankräich a Belsch hunn all hir Gruppe gewonnen a stinn an de leschten 32. - Eendagsrekord: 281.223 Fans de 16. Juni iwwer véier Gruppematcher verdeelt. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat stinn elo 32 Equipen an der K.-o.-Phas?** Well d'WM 2026 op 48 Equipen erweidert gouf. Déi éischt zwou aus all eenzel vun den 12 Gruppe komme weider, plus déi aacht bescht Drëttplazéiert — dat ergëtt 32 Mannschaften, also zwee Drëttel vun den Deelnehmer. **Q: Wéini ass Lëtzebuerg bei der WM dobäi?** Lëtzebuerg huet sech nach ni fir eng Weltmeeschterschaft qualifizéiert. Bei der Editioun 2026 sti vun de Nopeschlänner awer Däitschland, Frankräich a Belsch an de leschten 32, all dräi als Gruppegewënner. **Q: Wat mécht d'Geschicht vu Kap Verde esou besonnesch?** Kap Verde spillt seng éischt WM iwwerhaapt a gëtt mat ronn 525.000 Awunner dat klengst Land, dat jeemools d'K.-o.-Phas vun enger Männer-WM erreecht huet — manner Awunner wéi all US-Bundesstaat. **Q: Wéi gëtt an der K.-o.-Phas gespillt, wann et nom 90 Minutten gläich steet?** An der K.-o.-Phas gëtt bis zur Decisioun gespillt: no de 90 Minutte kënnt 30 Minutte Verlängerung, an, wann et dann nach ëmmer gläich steet, en Eelefmeterschéissen. ### Body De gréisste Weltpokal, deen et jeemools gouf, ass de 28. Juni an seng entscheedend Phas gaangen. An deenen USA, a Kanada an a Mexiko huet d'Ronn vun de leschten 32 ugefaangen — eng komplett nei K.-o.-Ronn, déi et an deer Form virdrun nach ni gouf. D'FIFA hir éischt WM mat 48 Equipen huet d'Rekordbicher vum Turnéier scho komplett nei geschriwwen an huet eng Natioun mat ronn 525.000 Awunner an d'lescht 32 gedroen — éier iwwerhaapt ee Match op Liewen an Doud gespillt gouf. D'Gruppephas, déi vum 11. bis de 27. Juni gedauert huet, huet d'Feld vu 48 op 32 Equipen reduzéiert. Déi éischt zwou Mannschafte vun all eenzel vun den 12 Gruppe si automatesch weiderkomm, zesumme mat den aacht beschten Drëtte vun de Gruppen — dat heescht, zwee Drëttel vun den Deelnehmer hunn déi éischt Ronn iwwerlieft. Vun elo un gëtt bis zur Decisioun gespillt: 90 Minutten, da 30 Minutte Verlängerung, an, wann néideg, Eelefmeterschéissen. Méi Equipen, méi Matcher, eng zousätzlech Ronn D'Editioun 2026 ass déi éischt, déi vu 32 op 48 Equipe vergréissert gouf — eng Ännerung, déi d'FIFA guttgeheescht huet, fir hire wichtegste Concours weltwäit méi breet ze maachen. Doduerch klëmmt d'Zuel vun de Matcher vu 64 op 104, an et kënnt d'Ronn vun de leschten 32 derbäi, eng Phas, déi et bei de fréiere Weltmeeschterschaften net gouf, wou d'Equipe direkt vun de Gruppen an d'Aachtelsfinale gerullt sinn. Organiséiert vun eelef US-Stied, dräi mexikanesche Stied an zwou kanadesche Stied, leeft den Turnéier bis zur Finall am MetLife Stadium zu East Rutherford, New Jersey, den 19. Juli. All dräi Gaaschtlänner hunn et an d'K.-o.-Phas gepackt: Mexiko an d'USA hunn hir Gruppe gewonnen, Kanada ass als Zweetplazéierten weiderkomm. Eng vun den éischte Partie vun deer neier Ronn huet Südafrika — fir d'éischte Kéier iwwerhaapt esou wäit — géint Kanada gefouert. Rekorder um Terrain an op den Tribünen D'Dimensiounen vun dësem Turnéier hu sech am däitlechsten op den Tribünen gewisen. De 25. Juni ass d'kumuléiert Zuschauerzuel op 3.605.357 geklommen — méi héich wéi déi 3.587.538 vun der WM 1994, déi och an deenen USA stattfonnt huet an eng Mark war, déi 32 Joer laang gehalen huet. De Rekord ass gefall, wéi Ecuador am Gruppematch 2:1 géint Däitschland am MetLife Stadium gewonnen huet — an dat mat nach Dosende vu Matcher virun der Dier. Schonn am Virfeld hat d'FIFA en Eendagsrekord vun 281.223 Fans de 16. Juni gemellt, verdeelt op véier Gruppematcher. "Wow! 281.223 Fans haut an de Stadie vun der FIFA-Weltmeeschterschaft — den Dag mat der héchster Zuschauerzuel an der Geschicht vum Concours!", huet de FIFA-President Gianni Infantino geschriwwen. Dee Succès vun Ecuador war ee vun den héichaktive Resultater vun der Gruppephas. De Leroy Sané huet Däitschland fréi a Féierung bruecht, ier den Nilson Angulo no néng Minutten ausgeglach huet, an de Gonzalo Plata huet an der 77. Minutt de Gewënnertreffer markéiert — domat ass Ecuador als Drëttplazéierten weiderkomm, hir éischt K.-o.-Participatioun zanter 2006. Däitschland, deen Owend geschloen, huet trotzdeem seng Grupp als Éischten ofgeschloss. Kap Verde dréit d'Geschichtsbicher ëm Keng Geschicht weist d'Verspriechen vum opgeblosene Format esou kloer wéi déi vu Kap Verde. Den atlanteschen Archipel, deen seng éischt WM iwwerhaapt spillt, ass dat klengst Land no Awunnerzuel ginn, dat jeemools d'K.-o.-Phas vun enger Männer-WM erreecht huet. Mat ronn 525.000 Awunner — manner wéi all eenzelen US-Bundesstaat — hunn d'Insulaner hir Grupp ongeschloen als Zweet ofgeschloss: 0:0 géint de Mitfavorit Spuenien, 2:2 géint Uruguay an 0:0 géint Saudi-Arabien. "Et ass vill Qualitéit an eiser Nationalequipe. Vläicht denkt vill vun iech, datt de kapverdesche Spiller net gutt genuch ass. Mä mir si komm fir ze weisen, datt mir vill Qualitéit hunn." Esou huet de Gardien Vozinha no der Qualifikatioun geschwat. Als Belounung kritt Kap Verde de 3. Juli zu Miami Gardens den amtéierende Weltmeeschter Argentinien. Hire Coach Bubista huet sech trotzeg gewisen: "Mir si kleng ... Mä mir hu grouss Häerzer a mir si Kämpfer." D'lescht 32 — mat enger Grande-Région-Note Fir d'Lëtzebuerger Lieser — deenen hir Nationalequipe ni eng WM erreecht huet — läit ee groussen Deel vum Interêt bei den Nopeschlänner vum Grand-Duché, déi all hir Gruppe gewonnen hunn. Déi 32 Equipen, déi an der K.-o.-Phas stinn, sinn: - Gruppegewënner: Mexiko, Schwäiz, Brasilien, USA, Däitschland, Holland, Belsch, Spuenien, Frankräich, Argentinien, Kolumbien an England. - Zweetplazéiert: Südafrika, Kanada, Marokko, Australien, Côte d'Ivoire, Japan, Egypten, Kap Verde, Norwegen, Éisterräich, Portugal a Kroatien. - Bescht Drëttplazéiert: Bosnien-Herzegowina, Paraguay, Ecuador, Schweden, Senegal, Algerien, Ghana an d'DR Kongo. D'Ronn bréngt direkt e puer Knëppelpartien, ënner anerem Portugal géint Kroatien zu Toronto an d'USA géint Bosnien-Herzegowina zu Santa Clara, ier Argentinien géint Kap Verde de 3. Juli den Ofschloss mécht. Mat Däitschland, Frankräich a Belsch, déi all als Gruppegewënner weiderkomm sinn, a 16 Natiounen, déi schonn ausgeschloss sinn, trëtt déi éischt 48er-WM elo an déi Phas, déi och de Geleeënheetszuschauer matrappt — eenzel Matcher, keng zweet Chance, bis zum MetLife den 19. Juli. ### Sources - 2026 FIFA World Cup — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup - 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage - Which teams have qualified for last 32 of the 2026 World Cup? — NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/which-teams-have-qualified-for-last-32-of-the-2026-world-cup-who-is-in-the-knockout-rounds - Which teams have qualified for the World Cup 2026 knockouts, round of 32? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/28/which-teams-have-qualified-for-the-world-cup-2026-knockouts-round-of-32 - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49179704/ecuador-germany-fifa-world-cup-2026-knockout-stage-group-e - Ecuador v Germany 2-1 | Result, Stats & Highlights — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021466 - FIFA World Cup 2026 sets new daily attendance record — FIFA: https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/world-cup-2026-sets-new-daily-attendance-record - Plata's late winner sends Ecuador to Round of 32 in 2-1 triumph over Germany — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/sports/world-cup-ecuador-germay-6-25-26/ - FIFA World Cup 2026 breaks all-time attendance record with 3,605,357 spectators — WION: https://www.wionews.com/sports/fifa-world-cup-2026-breaks-all-time-attendance-record-with-3-605-357-spectators-surpasses-1994-mark-1782470592027 - 3.6 million soccer fans have attended this year's World Cup matches, setting a record — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/36-million-soccer-fans-attended-years-world-cup-matches-setting-new-re-rcna351442 - Saudi Arabia exits World Cup as Cape Verde makes history — Saudi Gazette: https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662519 --- ## Frieden éiert zu Lëtzebuerg d'Affer vu Srebrenica, 31 Joer no de Massakeren - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/frieden-gedenkfeier-srebrenica-genozid-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-28T17:19:49.071+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:19:49.071+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: c1415201-ddbf-4079-bc5b-934786ee90d7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Premier huet zesumme mam bosneschen Aussminister an de "Mammen vu Srebrenica" un déi méi wéi 8.000 ëmbruecht Bosniaken erënnert – zwou Wochen virum offiziellen Gedenkdag. ### Summary De Premier Luc Frieden huet e Sonndeg zu Lëtzebuerg un de Genozid vu Srebrenica erënnert – 31 Joer no der Ermuerdung vu méi wéi 8.000 Bosniaken. ### Key facts - De Premier Luc Frieden huet e Sonndeg, den 28. Juni 2026, zu Lëtzebuerg un de Genozid vu Srebrenica erënnert, zesumme mam bosneschen Aussminister Elmedin Konaković an de "Mammen vu Srebrenica". - Am Juli 1995 hunn bosnesch-serbesch Truppen ënner dem Ratko Mladić méi wéi 8.000 bosniakesch Männer a Jongen ëmbruecht – déi schlëmmst Massendéidung an Europa zënter 1945. - Lëtzebuerg war Matsponsor vun der UNO-Resolutioun 78/282 (23. Mee 2024), déi den 11. Juli zum Internationale Gedenkdag fir de Genozid mécht. - Bosnien ass EU-Kandidat, mä de politesche Krees ëm de Milorad Dodik, deen de Genozid bestreit, bréngt de Bäitrëttswee a Gefor. - Eng "Blumm vu Srebrenica"-Gedenkplaz gouf 2025 zu Lëtzebuerg a Kooperatioun mat de Stadautoritéiten opgestallt. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass den 28. Juni 2026 zu Lëtzebuerg geschitt?** De Premier Luc Frieden huet zesumme mam bosneschen Aussminister Elmedin Konaković an de "Mammen vu Srebrenica" un de Genozid vu Srebrenica erënnert, op enger Feier, déi de Comité Srebrenica Luxembourg organiséiert huet. De Frieden sollt e Konschtwierk iwwerreecht kréien, dat d'Roll vu Lëtzebuerg bei der UNO-Resolutioun unerkennt. **Q: Firwat ass de 11. Juli wichteg?** D'UNO-Resolutioun 78/282 vun 2024, déi Lëtzebuerg matsponsoréiert huet, huet den 11. Juli zum Internationale Gedenkdag fir de Genozid vu 1995 zu Srebrenica gemaach. **Q: Wéi vill Affer hat de Genozid vu Srebrenica?** Am Juli 1995 goufe méi wéi 8.000 bosniakesch Männer a Jongen ëmbruecht. Souwuel den ICTY wéi och den Internationale Geriichtshaff hunn d'Déidungen als Genozid agestuuft. ### Body De Premierminister Luc Frieden huet e Sonndeg zu Lëtzebuerg un de Genozid vu Srebrenica erënnert – zesumme mam Ausse- an Europaminister vu Bosnien an Herzegowina, Elmedin Konaković. Bei der Gedenkfeier am Grand-Duché gouf un déi méi wéi 8.000 bosniakesch Männer a Jongen geduecht, déi am Juli 1995 ëmbruecht goufen, bei der schlëmmster Massendéidung op europäeschem Buedem zënter dem Zweete Weltkrich. D'Zeremonie vum 28. Juni gouf vum Comité Srebrenica Luxembourg organiséiert an huet héich Beamten an d'Vertriederinne vun de "Mammen vu Srebrenica" zesummebruecht – d'Associatioun vun Iwwerliewenden a Familljememberen, déi zënter dräi Joerzéngten d'Erënnerung un d'Affer wakreg hält a fir Gerechtegkeet kämpft, sou de Premierministère. De Frieden sollt e handgemaachte Konschtwierk iwwerreecht kréien, dat d'Roll vu Lëtzebuerg als Matsponsor vun der UNO-Resolutioun vun 2024 unerkennt, déi en internationalen Gedenkdag fir de Genozid geschaf huet. D'Versammlung fënnt zwou Wochen virum 11. Juli statt, deen Dag, deen elo offiziell weltwäit begaange gëtt, an 31 Joer no de Massakeren. Eng UNO-"Schutzzon", déi zur Doudesfal gouf Am Juli 1995 hunn d'bosnesch-serbesch Truppen ënner dem General Ratko Mladić Srebrenica iwwerrannt – eng Enklav am Osten, déi de UNO-Sécherheetsrot als geschützte "safe area" deklaréiert hat a wou liicht bewaffnete hollännesch Blo-Helme stationéiert waren. Iwwer e puer Deeg goufen d'Männer an d'Jongen vun hire Familljen getrennt, higeriicht an a Massegriewer begruewen; de Rescht vun der Bevëlkerung gouf vertriewen. Zwee international Geriichter hunn d'Déidungen zënterhier als Genozid agestuuft. Souwuel den Internationale Strofgeriichtshaff fir d'fréiert Jugoslawien (ICTY) wéi och den Internationale Geriichtshaff hunn festgehalen, datt zu Srebrenica e Genozid begaange gouf. De Mladić gouf 2017 zu liewenslaanger Prisongsstrof veruerteelt, sou Human Rights Watch, an de bosnesch-serbesche Krichszäitleader Radovan Karadžić – 2016 wéinst dem Genozid vu Srebrenica veruerteelt – krut seng Strof 2019 an der Appellatioun op liewenslang erhéicht. Wéi Lëtzebuerg sech positionéiert huet Lëtzebuerg war Matsponsor vun der Resolutioun 78/282 vun der UNO-Generalversammlung, déi den 23. Mee 2024 ugeholl gouf an den 11. Juli zum Internationale Gedenkdag fir de Genozid vu 1995 zu Srebrenica erkläert huet. Den Text, agebruecht vun Däitschland a Ruanda mat méi wéi 30 Matsponsoren, gouf mat 84 Stëmme fir, 19 dergéint an 68 Enthalungen ugeholl, an huet all Verleugnung vum Genozid als historescht Fakt veruerteelt. D'Ofstëmmung huet gewisen, wéi ëmstridden d'Erënnerung bleift: Serbien an d'bosnesch-serbesch Leedung hunn intensiv dergéint lobbyéiert an d'Mesure als spalterësch duergestallt. Den UNO-Héichkommissär fir d'Mënscherechter, Volker Türk, huet deemools en aneren Akzent gesat. D'Resolutioun ass ëmsou méi wichteg ugesiichts vum hartnäckege Revisionismus, der Verleugnung vum Genozid vu Srebrenica an der Haassried vu héije politesche Leadere a Bosnien an Herzegowina, souwéi an de Nopeschlänner. Fir Lëtzebuerg, e klenge Grënnungsmember vun der Europäescher Unioun, war d'Matsponsoréiere e bëllegt, awer kloert Signal: eng Stëmm op der Säit vu geriichtlech etabléierte Fakten, an engem Moment, wou genau déi Fakten an Deeler vun Europa oppe bestridden ginn. Eng "Cvijet Srebrenice" – d'"Blumm vu Srebrenica", dat wäiss-grénge Symbol vum Genozid – gouf 2025 a Kooperatioun mat de Stadautoritéiten am Land opgestallt. Firwat d'Erënnerung politesch bleift Dräi Joerzéngten duerno bleift Srebrenica manner en ofgeschlossent Kapitel vun der Geschicht wéi en aktuellen Teschtfall fir d'Glafwierdegkeet vun der EU um Westbalkan. Bosnien ass offiziell Kandidat fir d'Memberschaft; d'EU-Leadere hunn am Mäerz 2024 decidéiert, d'Bäitrëttsverhandlungen opzemaachen, soubal d'Land Reformen u senge Institutiounen, dem Rechtsstaat an de Grondrechter ëmsetzt. Gläichzäiteg huet Bréissel gewarnt, datt déi politesch Tumulter an der Republika Srpska, der Entité mat enger serbescher Majoritéit, dee Wee a Gefor bréngen. Am Zentrum vun den Tumulter steet de Milorad Dodik, de laangjärege Leader vun der Entité, deen ëmmer erëm bestridden huet, datt d'Déidungen e Genozid waren, an deen och veruerteelt Krichsverbriecher verherrlecht huet. Am Februar 2025 huet e bosnescht Geriicht hie veruerteelt, well hie sech géint den internationalen Héije Vertrieder gestallt hat; seng Prisongsstrof vun engem Joer gouf an eng Geldstrof ëmgewandelt, an hie krut e Verbuet vu sechs Joer, fir e Mandat auszeüben. Am September huet hien ugekënnegt, datt hien zrécktrëtt. D'Episod huet ënnerstrach, wéi d'Verleugnung an de sezessionisteschen Drock weider iwwer Bosnien seng europäesch Perspektiv schweewen. D'Presidentin vun der Europäescher Kommissioun, Ursula von der Leyen, huet dee Lien explizit gemaach, wéi si 2025 un den 30. Anniversaire erënnert huet, andeems si Versich, d'Vergaangenheet ëmzeschreiwen, veruerteelt an d'Erënnerung mat der Erweiderung verbonnen huet: "Mir refuséieren a veruerteelen entschloss all Verleugnung, Verfälschung oder Verharmlosung vum Genozid vu Srebrenica, wéi och d'Verherrlechung vu Krichsverbriecher", sot si, ier si sech direkt un d'Bosnier geriicht huet: "D'Europäesch Unioun steet un ärer Säit. Mir bleiwen voll engagéiert, fir äert Land op sengem Wee Richtung EU-Memberschaft z'ënnerstëtzen." D'Signal vun engem klenge Staat Fir e Grand-Duché mat manner wéi 700.000 Awunner ass et eng bescheide Geste mat gewollte Gewiicht, de Spëtzendiplomat vu Bosnien an d'Mammen vu Srebrenica z'empfänken. Andeems et en amtéierende Premierminister bei d'Gedenkfeier setzt, gëtt Lëtzebuerg sengem Numm un d'Iwwerzeegung, datt d'Erweiderungsverspriechen vun der EU an hir Fuerderung no Verantwortung net vunenee ze trennen sinn – an datt d'Liéeren aus 1995 nach ëmmer fir d'europäesch Sécherheet vun haut zielen. Déi alljährlech Versammlung vum Comité Srebrenica Luxembourg, eng Kéier eng Saach vun der Diaspora, ass zu engem feste Bestanddeel vum offizielle Kalenner ginn – genau well d'Froen, déi se opwerft, um Balkan onbeäntwert bleiwen. ### Sources - Luc Frieden à la commémoration en mémoire des victimes du génocide de Srebrenica — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/gouvernement/luc-frieden/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+agenda+2026+06-juin+25-frieden-srebrenica.html - U Luksemburgu komemorativni skup povodom 31. godišnjice genocida u Srebrenici — Times.ba: https://www.times.ba/28/06/2026/191151/ - Statement by President von der Leyen marking 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide — European Commission (DG Enlargement): https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-marking-30-years-srebrenica-genocide-2025-07-11_en - UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150156 - General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide, Designating International Day of Reflection, Commemoration — United Nations Meetings Coverage: https://press.un.org/en/2024/ga12601.doc.htm - United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_78/282 - These Countries voted for the Resolution on the Srebrenica genocide in the UN General Assembly — Sarajevo Times: https://sarajevotimes.com/these-countries-voted-for-the-resolution-on-the-srebrenica-genocide-in-the-un-general-assembly/ - ICTY/Bosnia: Karadzic Convicted for Srebrenica Genocide — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/24/icty/bosnia-karadzic-convicted-srebrenica-genocide - ICTY/Bosnia: Life Sentence for Ratko Mladic — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/22/icty/bosnia-life-sentence-ratko-mladic - Bosnia and Herzegovina: secessionism in the Republika Srpska — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10013/ --- ## Longwy wëll Suen aus dem Grand-Duché fir seng Schoulen a Crèchen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/longwy-fuerdert-grad-duche-cofinanzeiert-grenzganger-servicer - Published: 2026-06-28T17:09:57.709+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T17:09:57.709+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: cab7ac9a-ee63-4da5-b53d-b5ab8a22af5e - Dateline: Longwy, FR > D'Stad Longwy, wou ronn 43% vun de Beschäftegten am Grand-Duché schaffen, verlaangt eng direkt finanziell Kompensatioun vu Lëtzebuerg — an hëlt domat eng al Sträitfro nees op. ### Summary De Buergermeeschter vu Longwy, Vincent Hamen, fuerdert vu Lëtzebuerg eng direkt Kompensatioun fir Schoulen, Crèchen an Transport. Lëtzebuerg wëll léiwer konkret Projeten cofinanzéieren amplaz fester Réckiwwerweisungen. ### Key facts - Longwy (ronn 15.600 Awunner, ~43% schaffen am Grand-Duché) verlaangt vu Lëtzebuerg eng direkt finanziell Kompensatioun fir Schoulen, Crèchen an Transport. - De Generalrot vun der Meurthe-et-Moselle huet den 27. November 2025 e Manifest ugeholl, dee sech um Genfer Modell orientéiert an en interministerielle Beoptraagte fuerdert. - 2025 sinn 126.600 Grenzgänger aus Frankräich op Lëtzebuerg schaffe gefuer — ronn 55% vun den 233.260 Grenzgänger am Ganzen. - Lëtzebuerg wëll léiwer konkret Projete cofinanzéieren (z.B. de P+R Longwy, 633 Plazen, 50% bezuelt) amplaz fester Réckiwwerweisungen. - Mat der Belsch (~48 Mio. € 2025) an dem Genfer Modell (3,5% zënter 1973) ginn et scho Beispiller fir esou Kompensatiounen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat fuerdert d'Stad Longwy genau vu Lëtzebuerg?** Eng direkt finanziell Kompensatioun fir déi ëffentlech Servicer (Schoulen, Crèchen, Transport, Infrastruktur), déi vun de Grenzgänger genotzt ginn, geréiert op Reieren tëscht Staaten — plus en interministerielle Beoptraagten op franséischer Säit, dee mat Lëtzebuerg verhandelt. **Q: Firwat seet Longwy, datt et net duergeet, wat Lëtzebuerg scho mécht?** Longwy unerkennt Gesten ewéi d'Cofinanzéiere vum P+R, mä de Buergermeeschter Vincent Hamen seet, d'Stad muss hir Servicer ausbauen a méi wäit goe kënnen wéi just d'Finanzéierung vun engem Parking. D'Akommessteier vun de Grenzgänger gëtt zu Lëtzebuerg erhuewen, net a Frankräich. **Q: Wéi vill kéint Longwy nom Genfer Modell kréien?** No de Berechnunge vun de Grenzverantwortleche kéint Longwy alleng tëscht 2,8 an 3,6 Milliounen Euro d'Joer kréien. Fir ganz Frankräich géif d'Total tëscht 192 an 247 Milliounen Euro d'Joer leien. **Q: Wat ass d'Positioun vu Lëtzebuerg?** Lëtzebuerg léint fest Réckiwwerweisungen of a wëll léiwer konkret, nëtzlech Projeten (haaptsächlech Transport) cofinanzéieren. D'Finanzministère verweist op 120 Mio. € (2018), plus 110 Mio. € (2021) fir de Schinneverkéier, an aacht bilateral Ofkommes. ### Body Op der anerer Säit vun der Grenz, just e puer Kilometer vum Grand-Duché ewech, gëtt et eng Stad déi sech als Affer vun eisem Aarbechtsmaart gesäit. Longwy, am Pays-Haut tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Belsch geklemmt, verlaangt vu Lëtzebuerg, datt et matbezilt fir Schoulen, Crèchen an Transport, op déi seng Awunner ugewise sinn — mä wou vill vun hinnen hir Steiere laang net méi doheem bezuelen. Bei ronn 43% vun de berufstäteg Awunner, déi am Grand-Duché schaffen, seet de Buergermeeschter Vincent Hamen, datt dës Situatioun fir eng Stad mat ëm déi 15.600 Awunner net méi ze droen ass: de Budget wiisst net mat de Léin, déi seng Leit am Ausland verdéngen. D'Reklamatioun ass net nei, mä si ass elo zu enger formeller politescher Fuerderung ginn. Den 27. November 2025 huet de Generalrot vun der Meurthe-et-Moselle — wou den Hamen Vizepresident fir Grenziwwergräifend Affären ass — e Manifest ugeholl. Dat verlaangt vum franséische Staat a vu Lëtzebuerg eng "méi gerecht" Kompensatioun fir d'Grenzgebidder, e verbindleche Verhandlungskalenner an d'Nominéierung vun engem franséischen interministerielle Beoptraagten, deen als eenzegen, handlungsfäegen Uspriechpartner mat Lëtzebuerg verhandele soll. Eng Stad, déi d'Grenz nei geformt huet D'Wirtschaft vu Longwy ass vun der Unzéiungskraaft vum Grand-Duché ëmgekrämpelt ginn. Aus ganz Frankräich sinn 2025 ronn 126.600 Awunner op Lëtzebuerg schaffe gefuer — no Zuelen, déi aus IGSS- a STATEC-Donnéeë berechent goufen, ëm 3.245 méi wéi d'Joer virdrun. Domat sinn d'Fransousen mat ronn 55% déi gréisste Grupp vun de 233.260 Grenzgänger zu Lëtzebuerg, virun den Däitschen (53.360) an de Belsch (53.300). Dës Schwéierkraaft belaascht d'lokal Servicer op eng Manéier, déi sech net als Wuesstem weist. Den Hamen weist op d'Crèchen an d'Maison-relais-Strukturen, déi musse gréisser ginn, och wann d'Schülerzuelen sech verréckelen: fir d'Schouljoer 2025 huet d'Stad 75 Schüler manner gezielt, mä eng Hausse vu ronn 30% bei der Demande no Betreiung nom Schoulënterrecht. D'Akommessteier, déi normalerweis géif hëllefen, dat ze bezuelen, gëtt zu Lëtzebuerg erhuewen, do wou d'Leit schaffen — net a Frankräich, wou se schlofen, hir Kanner grouss ziwwen an d'Stroossen notzen. Wat Longwy op den Dësch leet D'Haaptfuerderung vum Hamen ass eng direkt finanziell Kompensatioun vu Lëtzebuerg fir déi ëffentlech Servicer, op déi seng Grenzgänger ugewise sinn — a war geréiert op Reieren tëscht Staaten, net iwwerlooss un eng eenzel Gemeng. Fréier Gesten aus Lëtzebuerg, wéi d'Cofinanzéiere vun engem Park-and-Ride, sinn him willkomm, mä bei wäitem net genuch. Mir mussen eis Servicer kënnen ausbauen a méi wäit goen wéi just d'Finanzéierung vun engem Parking. De Manifest geet nach weider a beruff sech ausdrécklech op de franséisch-schwäizeschen Modell. "Et presséiert, op d'Erwaardunge vun eise Matbierger anzegoen", sou den Hamen, dee vum franséische Staat "gerecht finanziell Kompensatiounen, nom Modell vun den Accorden tëscht Frankräich an dem Kanton Genf an der Schwäiz" verlaangt. No de Berechnunge vun de Grenzverantwortleche kéint Longwy alleng, op enger Formel am Genfer Stil, tëscht 2,8 an 3,6 Milliounen Euro d'Joer kréien. Hir méi breet Schätzungen: - Frankräich am Ganzen: 192 bis 247 Milliounen Euro d'Joer - Thionville: 8,1 bis 10,5 Milliounen Euro - Metz: 5 bis 6,4 Milliounen Euro - Villerupt: 3 bis 3,9 Milliounen Euro - Däitschland am Ganzen: 100 bis 128 Milliounen Euro Lëtzebuergs Géigeufro: Projeten amplaz Schecken Lëtzebuerg huet sech ëmmer géint eng fest Réckiwwerweisung gewiert an argumentéiert, datt et schonn iwwer geziilten Investitiounen säin Deel bäidréit, amplaz iwwer onbegrenzten Transferten. D'Finanzministère huet op fréier Grenzfuerderunge geäntwert, datt de Grand-Duché "iwwer seng Grenzen eraus scho bei der Finanzéierung vun Infrastrukture matdréit, déi nëtzlech a virdeelhaft fir den Alldag vun de Grenzgänger sinn". D'Regierung verweist op e bilateralt Transportpäckel: 120 Milliounen Euro, déi 2018 ofgemaach goufen, plus weider 110 Milliounen Euro am Oktober 2021 fir de Schinneverkéier, niewent aacht bilateralen Zesummenaarbechtsofkommes mat Frankräich. Dat sichtbaarst rezent Beispill steet zu Longwy selwer: den 1. August 2025 huet d'Mobilitéitsministesch Yuriko Backes deen neie Park-and-Ride mat 633 Plazen ageweit, gebaut ënner dem Paräisser Accord vun 2018 a sengem Avenant vun 2021. Lëtzebuerg huet 50% vun de Käschte vu 4,3 Milliounen Euro (ouni Tva) bezuelt — ronn 2,15 Milliounen. Fir den Hamen ass dat och e Beweis, datt de Grand-Duché bezuele kann, an datt et elo just nach ëm d'Gréisstuerdnung an d'Form geet, net ëm d'Prinzip. E Modell beim Noper — an een zu Genf Wat de franséische Frust verschäerft, ass datt Lëtzebuerg fir ee Noper schonn (bal) genau dat mécht, wat Longwy verlaangt. Op Basis vun engem laangjäregen Arrangement bezilt et de belsche Gemengen e Kompensatiounsfong vu ronn 48 Milliounen Euro 2025, opgedeelt op 553 Gemengen a soll bis 2031 op ronn 72 Milliounen klamme; Arel kritt de gréissten Deel, ronn 8,66 Milliounen. Frankräich, dat vill méi Grenzgänger schéckt, kritt näischt Vergläichbares. De Genfer Modell, op deen de Manifest sech beruff, ass nach méi al: zënter 1973 gëtt de Schwäizer Kanton 3,5% vun de Bruttoléin vun de Grenzgänger un déi ugrenzend franséisch Departementer zréck — ronn 250 Milliounen Euro d'Joer. Franséisch Analyste schätzen, datt déi lothrengesch Grenzgebidder zesummen ëm déi 1,7 Milliarden Euro d'Joer un Akommessteier verléieren, déi amplaz op Lëtzebuerg fléissen. Well de Drock elo och vun däitsche Grenzverantwortlechen an der Generalrotspresidentin Chaynesse Khirouni mat gedroe gëtt, ass aus der Klo vun engem eenzege Buergermeeschter eng Bréchlinn an der Groussregioun ginn. Bis 2035 ginn et ronn 50.000 Grenzgänger méi erwaart. Wéi d'Grenzrechnung opgedeelt gëtt — Projeten, Bezuelungen oder e Beoptraagten, dee béides verhandele kann — bleift, fir de Moment, oppen. ### Sources - Frontaliers: Longwy réclame au Luxembourg un financement de ses services publics — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/frontaliers-longwy-veut-que-le-luxembourg-finance-ses-services-publics-103592247 - Des élus frontaliers demandent des millions de rétrocession — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/elus-frontaliers-demandent-mil - France-Luxembourg : un plaidoyer pour en finir avec les inégalités transfrontalières — Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (MOT): https://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/france-luxembourg-un-plaidoyer-pour-en-finir-avec-les-inegalites-transfrontalieres/ - Inauguration du nouveau P+R de Longwy — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+08-aout+01-backes-pr-longwy.html - Rétrocession fiscale: L'urgence d'un chantier en friche — Forum.lu: https://www.forum.lu/article/retrocession-fiscale-lurgence-dun-chantier-en-friche/ - Ils réclament des millions au Luxembourg, le ministère leur répond — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/ils-reclament-des-millions-au-luxembourg-le-ministere-leur-repond-989199165430 - 48M€ du Luxembourg pour 553 communes belges — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/voici-ce-que-percevront-commun - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 — AGURAM (Observatoire territorial transfrontalier): https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - 3 245 frontaliers français de plus et 287 Allemands de moins au Luxembourg — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-3-245-frontaliers-francais-de-plus-et-287-allemands-de-moins-103482579 --- ## Festnamen a Protestverbuet zu Ankara virum NATO-Gipfel - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/tierkei-festname-virum-nato-gipfel-ankara-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T16:47:54.194+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:47:54.194+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: dc118504-680e-4d75-b2fd-18761c12385a - Dateline: Ankara, TR > Zwou Wochen virum NATO-Gipfel zu Ankara sëtzen Affekoten, Journalisten an Aktivisten hannert Gitteren — eng Epreuve fir e Bündnis, dat sech op e schwierege Partner verléisst. ### Summary Virum NATO-Gipfel den 7. an 8. Juli zu Ankara huet d'Tierkei iwwer 200 Leit festgeholl an all Protest am Land verbueden. Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen schwätze vun engem Versuch, d'Kritik mat ze brénge. ### Key facts - An de Razzien vum 23. Juni 2026 huet d'Tierkei zu Ankara iwwer 200 Leit festgeholl; Geriichter hunn 103 Leit an Untersuchungshaft geholl an 26 ënner Hausarrest gestallt. - D'Gouvernement vun Ankara huet vum 28. Juni bis den 10. Juli all Demonstratioun, Flugblietverdeelung a Bannieren an der ganzer Provënz verbueden. - Ënner de Festgeholltene sinn Akademiker, Affekoten, Gewerkschaftler an e bekannten LGBTI+-Aktivist — Leit ouni plausibel Terror-Verbindung, soe Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen. - De 36. NATO-Gipfel ass fir den 7.-8. Juli 2026 am Presidentepalais zu Ankara geplangt, mat all 32 Memberstaaten, dem Mark Rutte an agelueden Partner. - D'EU steet an enger Zwéckmillen: si kritiséiert d'Mënscherechtslag, brauch d'Tierkei awer als Migratiounspartner mat ronn dräi Milliounen Flüchtlingen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou fënnt den NATO-Gipfel 2026 statt?** De 36. NATO-Gipfel ass fir den 7. an 8. Juli 2026 am Presidentepalais zu Ankara geplangt. Et ass nom Istanbuler Treffen vun 2004 eréischt deen zweete Gipfel, deen d'Tierkei ausriicht. **Q: Wéi vill Leit goufe virum Gipfel festgeholl?** An de Razzien vum 23. Juni 2026 goufen no Offiziellen 209 vun 241 gesichte Verdächtege festgeholl; Amnesty an d'Medium Bianet schwätze vu 225. Geriichter hunn 103 an Untersuchungshaft geholl an 26 ënner Hausarrest gestallt. **Q: Firwat ass d'EU an enger schwiereger Positioun géigeniwwer der Tierkei?** D'Tierkei bleift formell EU-Kandidat, mä d'Bäitrëttsgespréicher si säit 2018 agefruer. D'EU kritiséiert d'Mënscherechtslag, ass awer ofhängeg vun der Tierkei als Migratiounspartner, déi ronn dräi Milliounen Flüchtlingen ophält. ### Body Wann d'Cheffen vun de 32 NATO-Memberstaaten den 7. an 8. Juli an d'tierkesch Haaptstad kommen, da fanne se eng Stad vir, an där d'Stroossen eidel gefeegt sinn. An de fréie Moiesstonne vum 23. Juni hu Police a Gendarmerie zu Ankara an an der Ëmgéigend méi ewéi 200 Leit festgeholl. Kuerz drop huet de Gouverneur all ëffentlech Versammlung fir bal zwou Woche verbueden. Fir Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen huet déi Operatioun manner mat Sécherheet ze dinn ewéi mat dem Wëllen, d'Kritik kuerz virun engem vun de gréissten internationale Rendez-vouse op tierkeschem Buedem rouëg ze stellen. De 36. NATO-Gipfel ass fir den 7. an 8. Juli 2026 am Presidentepalais zu Ankara geplangt — et ass nom Istanbuler Treffen vun 2004 eréischt deen zweete Gipfel, deen d'Tierkei ausriicht. All 32 Memberstaaten ginn erwaart, dobäi och Generalsekretär Mark Rutte an agelueden Partner ewéi d'Europäesch Unioun an d'Ukrain. Um Programm stinn d'Verdeedegungsausgaben an déi weider Ënnerstëtzung fir Kyiv. D'Biller, déi vun deenen Deeg bleiwen, kéinten awer éischter vun deem gepräägt sinn, wat virun den Dieren vum Palais geschitt. Eng Welle vu Festnamen am richtege Moment D'tierkesch Justiz huet Untersuchungsbefeeler fir 241 Verdächteg ausgestallt; 209 sinn no Informatioune vum Generalstaatsuwalt, déi vun der Associated Press zitéiert ginn, festgeholl ginn. Amnesty International an d'onofhängegt Medium Bianet schwätze vun 225 Festgehollenen an de Razzien am Moriesgroutt. Ënner de Festgehollene wieren no offiziellen Aussoen 56 mutmaasslech Membere vum sougenannten Islamesche Staat an 35 Memberen vun der lénksextremer DHKP/C. Geriichter hunn duerno 103 Persounen an Untersuchungshaft geholl an 26 ënner Hausarrest gestallt. Mënscherechtsbeobachter an tierkesch Journaliste betounen awer, datt an deem Net och Regierungskritiker hänke bliwwe sinn, déi keng plausibel Verbindung mam Terrorismus hunn. Ënner de Festgeholltene sinn: - d'Emel Memiş, associéiert Professesch fir Ekonomie op der Universitéit Ankara; - de Yıldız Tar, Journalist a bekannten LGBTI+-Rechtsaktivist; - e Vertrieder vun der Ëmweltstëftung TEMA, e Gewerkschaftsspriecher a Member vum Verband vun de progressiven Affekoten. D'Uklobehörd vun Ankara huet erkläert, d'Operatioun sollt "d'Aktiounen an d'Aktivitéite vun terroristeschen Organisatioune entschlësselen", a bréngt d'Festgehollen a Verbindung mam IS a mat revolutionäre lénke Gruppen — ouni konkret virgeworf Doten ze nennen. Separat huet d'Gouvernement vun Ankara all Demonstratioun, Flugblietverdeelung a Bannieren an der ganzer Provënz vum 28. Juni bis den 10. Juli verbueden, mam Verweis op d'national Sécherheet ëm de Gipfel. De Mëssbrauch vun den Terrorgesetzer, fir Massefestnamen ze maachen a Leit am Virfeld vun engem NATO-Gipfel mat ze brénge, widderspréngt de Grënnungswäerter vun der Allianz. Esou huet de Benjamin Ward, stellvertriedenden Direkter fir Europa a Zentralasien bei Human Rights Watch, d'Lag bewäert. D'Organisatioun huet d'Razzien dokumentéiert. Och d'Esther Major vun Amnesty International, stellvertriedend Fuerschungsdirektesch fir Europa, ass däitlech: "Dat pauschaalt Verbuet vun alle Protester zu Ankara muss zréckgezunn ginn, an all Persoun, déi am Zesummenhang mam NATO-Gipfel willkürlech am Prisong oder ënner Hausarrest sëtzt, muss fräigelooss ginn." Keen eenzelne Virfall D'Festnamen passen an eng Entwécklung, déi sech zënter dem Mäerz 2025 verschäerft huet. Deemools hunn d'Autoritéiten den Istanbuler Buergermeeschter Ekrem İmamoğlu festgeholl — de gréisste Rival vum President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan an de Presidentschaftskandidat vun der Oppositioun — an him e Prozess gemaach, wat hien praktesch aus dem politesche Liewen erausgeholl huet. Seng Festnam huet déi gréisst Stroosseprotester ausgeléist, déi d'Tierkei zënter méi ewéi engem Joerzéngt erlieft huet. Parallel ass de Spillraum fir d'Press méi enk ginn. No Human Rights Watch sëtzen am Moment op d'mannst 21 Reporter a Medienschaffend an der Tierkei am Prisong. Dee Drock geet bis op de Gipfel selwer: D'NATO huet enger Rei tierkesch Journalisten an Medien d'Akkreditéierung verweigert, ënner anerem den Deeszeitungen Cumhuriyet a Sözcü an den Online-Redaktiounen ANKA, T24 a Medyascope — fir Amnesty "e Schlag géint d'Pressefräiheet". De Präis vun der Allianz Déi haart Hand weist eng onbequem Ofhängegkeet. D'Tierkei stellt déi zweetgréissten Arméi vun der NATO, kontrolléiert ënner der Montreux-Konventioun de Bosporus an d'Dardanellen a läit op der südlecher Flank vun der Allianz, mat Bléck op Syrien, den Irak an d'Schwaarzt Mier. Dee strategesche Gewiicht huet d'Kritik aus dem Westen un der Innepolitik vun Ankara laang ofgeschwächt. Fir d'Europäesch Unioun ass d'Zwéckmillen nach méi grouss. D'Tierkei bleift offiziell EU-Kandidat, och wann d'Bäitrëttsgespréicher zënter 2018 praktesch agefruer sinn. No der Festnam vum İmamoğlu hunn d'Héich Vertriederin Kaja Kallas an d'Erweiderungskommissärin Marta Kos an enger gemeinsamer Erklärung gewarnt, datt d'Festnamen "Froen iwwer d'Anhalen vun der laang etabléierter demokratescher Traditioun vun der Tierkei" opwerfen, a bäigesat: "Als EU-Kandidatland a laangjäerege Member vum Europarot gëtt vun der Tierkei erwaart, datt si déi héchst demokratesch Standarden a Praktiken applizéiert." Am Juni 2026 hu Memberen vum Europaparlament op méi schaarf Formuléierungen iwwer d'Mënscherechtslag an der Tierkei am Joresbericht gedréckt. Mä Bréissel brauch Ankara och. Ënner der EU-Tierkei-Erklärung vum Mäerz 2016 huet d'EU 6 Milliarde Euro zougesot, fir datt d'Tierkei déi irregulär Migratioun eroffäert; d'Europäesch Kommissioun seet, datt si zënter 2011 bal 12,4 Milliarden Euro u Flüchtlingen an Operhuelegemeinschaften an der Tierkei verdeelt huet. D'Tierkei hält ronn dräi Milliounen Flüchtlingen op — déi gréisst sou Populatioun op der Welt. Deen Hiewel huet d'Reaktioun vun der EU op d'Politik vum Erdoğan ëmmer erëm gemëllert. Wärend d'Staatscheffen sech op eng Haaptstad virbereeden, déi Kritiker als fakteschen Ausnamenzoustand beschreiwen, gëtt de Gipfel zur Epreuve: Kann e Bündnis, dat op demokratesche Wäerter opgebaut ass, déi Wäerter mat der Ofhängegkeet vu sengem Gaaschtland an Aklang bréngen? Fir den Ament sinn d'Stroossen vun Ankara eidel — an d'Äntwert opgeschuewen. ### Sources - Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO Summit — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/25/turkiye-crackdown-ahead-of-nato-summit - Türkiye: Authorities must lift blanket protest ban ahead of NATO Summit and release scores of arbitrarily detained people — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/turkiye-authorities-must-lift-blanket-protest-ban-ahead-of-nato-summit-and-release-scores-of-arbitrarily-detained-people/ - Ankara court remands over 100 including academic, journalist ahead of NATO summit — Bianet: https://bianet.org/haber/ankara-court-remands-over-100-including-academic-journalist-ahead-of-nato-summit-320936 - Rights groups criticise Turkey protest ban ahead of Nato summit — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rights-group-criticise-turkey-protest-ban-ahead-nato-summit - Turkey detains 209 in raids in the capital ahead of July's NATO summit — The Washington Times / Associated Press: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/turkey-detains-209-people-raids-capital-ahead-julys-nato-summit/ - Overview - 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/2026/07/overview---2026-nato-summit-in-ankara- - 2026 Ankara NATO summit — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ankara_NATO_summit - Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas with Commissioner Kos on the recent events concerning Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-statement-high-representative%C2%A0kallas-commissioner-kos-recent-events-concerning-istanbul-mayor_en - Towards NATO's 2026 Ankara Summit — European Parliament Research Service: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/cs/document/EPRS_BRI(2026)789355 - The EU-Turkey Deal, Five Years On: A Frayed and Controversial but Enduring Blueprint — Migration Policy Institute: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/eu-turkey-deal-five-years-on --- ## Eelef Doudeger bei Fligerongléck virun engem Fallschiermsprong bei Nancy - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eelef-doudeg-fligerongleck-fallschiermsprong-nancy-tomblaine - Published: 2026-06-28T16:38:11.397+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:38:11.397+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 153d012c-362c-457a-aa62-4a6ffa3de4ca - Dateline: Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR > E klenge Pilatus PC-6 mat fënnef Instrukteuren, fënnef Ufänger an dem Pilot ass e Sonndeg zu Tomblaine Sekonne nom Start erofgefall — knapp 100 km vun der Lëtzebuerger Grenz. ### Summary Bei engem Fligerongléck op engem klenge Fluchhafe bei Nancy si Sonndeg eelef Leit ëm d'Liewe komm. D'Maschinn, déi Fallschiermspringer an d'Luucht bruecht huet, ass Sekonne nom Start erofgestierzt — eng vun de schwéiersten zivilen Loftfaartkatastrophen a Frankräich zënter Joren. ### Key facts - Eelef Leit — d'Pilot, fënnef Instrukteuren a fënnef Ufänger — sinn e Sonndeg, den 28. Juni, ëm d'Liewe komm. - D'Maschinn, e Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, ass Sekonne nom Start zu Tomblaine bei Nancy erofgestierzt. - Um Buedem ass kee verletzt ginn; d'Ursaach vum Ongléck steet nach net fest. - D'BEA huet eng technesch Enquête lancéiert, parallel zu enger geriichtlecher Enquête vum Parquet vun Nancy. - Nancy läit ronn 100 km vu Lëtzebuerg ewech, bannent der Groussregioun; keng Lëtzebuerger Affer bestätegt. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass zu Tomblaine bei Nancy geschitt?** E klenge Fliger mat engem Motor, deen Fallschiermspringer an d'Luucht bruecht huet, ass den 28. Juni géint 11 Auer Sekonne nom Start ofgestierzt. All eelef Leit u Bord — d'Pilot, fënnef Instrukteuren a fënnef Schüler — sinn ëm d'Liewe komm. **Q: Wéi eng Maschinn war et an wie war u Bord?** Et war e Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter mam däitsche Kennzeechen D-FIPS, deen den Tandemotion-Veräin um Aérodrome Nancy-Essey genotzt huet. U Bord waren d'Pilot a 10 Passagéier, dorënner fräiberufflech Infirmièren aus dem Departement. **Q: Wat ass d'Ursaach vum Ongléck?** D'Ursaach steet nach net fest. De Fliger soll nom Start liicht no lénks ofgedriff a beim Steigfluch op eemol erofgefall sinn. D'BEA an de Parquet vun Nancy féieren parallel Enquêten; et kéint Deeg oder Woche daueren. **Q: Goufen et Lëtzebuerger ënnert den Affer?** Zum Zäitpunkt vum Schreiwen ass keen Awunner aus Lëtzebuerg ënnert den Affer bestätegt. Nancy läit awer ronn 100 km vu Lëtzebuerg ewech, bannent der Groussregioun. ### Body Op engem klenge Fluchhafe beim Rand vun Nancy sinn e Sonndeg eelef Leit ëm d'Liewe komm, wéi e Liichtfliger Sekonne nom Start ofgestierzt ass. U Bord waren d'Pilot an zéng Passagéier, déi fir e Fallschiermsprong an d'Luucht solle bruecht ginn — eng vun de schwéiersten zivilen Loftfaartkatastrophen a Frankräich zënter Joren, a geschitt direkt um Südrand vun der Groussregioun. De Fliger mat engem eenzege Motor ass den 28. Juni géint 11 Auer Lokalzäit zu Tomblaine erofgefall, enger Gemeng, déi direkt un Nancy am Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle am Nordoste vu Frankräich grenzt. No Al Jazeera an Euronews ass d'Maschinn op enger Wis a kuerzer Distanz vun der Pist vum Aérodrome Nancy-Essey bliwwe leien, no bei engem Wunngebitt an zwou Stroossen. Um Buedem ass kee verletzt ginn. Ëm d'Liewe komm sinn d'Pilot a 10 Passagéier — fënnef Fallschiermspréng-Instrukteuren a fënnef Schüler — esou Al Jazeera, déi sech op d'lokal Autoritéiten beruff. Franséisch Medie beriichten, datt d'Grupp fir en baptême de parachutisme, also en Erschtsprong fir Ufänger, komm wier, an datt ënnert de Schüler och fräiberufflech Infirmièren aus dem Departement waren. E Fluch, dee just e puer Sekonne gedauert huet De Fliger war just vum Buedem fortgaangen. Den Hervé Féron, de Buergermeeschter vun Tomblaine, sot, d'Maschinn wier nach am Steigfluch gewiescht, wéi se ouni Virwarnung erofgefall ass. Den Inneminister Laurent Nuñez huet de Stuerz no franceinfo als «tombé subitement» beschriwwen — also op eemol erofgefall — kuerz nom Start. De Spezialiséierte Loftfaart-Site AeroTime mellt, datt de Fliger nom Start liicht no lénks ofgedriff ass, an eng Lénkskéier gaangen ass an direkt baussent dem Fluchhafeperimeter no bei engem Gewerbegebitt opgeschloen huet. En Awunner, deen niewendrun wunnt, huet Al Jazeera erzielt, hien hätt „e Geräisch héieren, wéi wann de Motor matzen an der Loft ausgaange wier“, gefollegt vun engem haarde Knuppen. D'Ursaach vum Ongléck steet nach net fest, an d'Autoritéite warnen, datt et Deeg oder Woche kéint daueren, bis de genauen Oflaf verstane gëtt. Et gouf kee Kollateralschued, mä bedauerlecherweis sinn all d'Leit, déi dobannen waren, ëm d'Liewe komm. Dës Aschätzung vum Buergermeeschter Féron gouf vun der Préfecture vu Meurthe-et-Moselle bestätegt, déi gesot huet, et hätt um Buedem keng Affer ginn. De Fliger an de Veräin hannert dem Sprong Bei der Maschinn handelt et sech ëm e Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, e Schwäizer Turboprop mat engem Motor an héich uleenende Flilleken, deen op der ganzer Welt e Schaffpäerd vun de Fallschiermsprong-Veräiner ass — wéinst senger Fäegkeet, op kuerze Pisten ofzehiewen an eng Grupp Springer séier op Héicht ze bréngen. AeroTime an de franséische Spezialsite Avions Légendaires hunn d'Maschinn als en däitsch immatrikuléierte PC-6 mam Kennzeechen D-FIPS identifizéiert, deen den Tandemotion-Veräin um Fluchhafe genotzt huet. No Avions Légendaires staamt de Fliger aus den ufanks 90er Joren; dës Detailer iwwer d'Geschicht vum Apparat hu sech net onofhängeg confirméiere gelooss a si fir den Ënnergang net entscheedend. Ënnert den Doudegen waren d'Instrukteuren, déi sou Erschtspréng begleeden, an d'Ufänger, déi sech dofir ageschriwwen haten — e Profil, deen d'Ongléck wäit iwwer d'Loftfaartkreesser eraus beréiert. De franséische Verkéiersminister Philippe Tabarot huet et eng schrecklech Tragedie genannt a gesot, esou e schwéiert Fallschiermsprong-Ongléck hätt et zënter ronn drësseg Joer net méi ginn. Wéi d'Enquêten elo weidergoen Frankräich huet parallel Enquêten opgemaach. D'BEA — de Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses, déi franséisch Behörd fir d'Sécherheet vun der ziviler Loftfaart — huet eng technesch Enquête lancéiert an en Team op d'Plaz geschéckt. Eng separat geriichtlech Enquête läit beim Parquet vun Nancy, deen zesumme mat de Loftfaart-Enquêteure vun der Gendarmerie schafft. D'Enquêteure wäerten sech viraussiichtlech op eng bekannt Lëscht u Froen no engem Kontrollverloscht kuerz nom Start konzentréieren: - de Fluchwee an d'Fro, ob d'Maschinn am Steigfluch ofgerass ass; - den technesche Zoustand vum Motor an dem Apparat an d'Wartungshistorie; - d'Belaaschtung an d'Gewiichtsverdeelung vum Fliger; - d'Wieder zum Zäitpunkt vum Ongléck; an - d'Zeienaussoen an eventuell opgeholl Fluchdaten. Franséisch Verantwortlech hunn de Stuerz als déi schwéierst zivil Loftfaartkatastroph a Frankräich ausserhalb vum Militär an dem kommerziellen Transport bezeechent — e Mooss dofir, wéi seele Verloschter an deem Ausmooss an der Fräizäitfliegerei sinn. E Drama virun eiser Hausdier Fir eis hei am Land ass d'Géografie frappant. Nancy läit ronn 100 km südlech vum Grand-Duché — ëm déi 102 km Loftlinn vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg an e bësse manner wéi 120 km iwwer d'Autobunn — an engem Eck vu Lothréngen, dat bannent der grenziwwergräifender Groussregioun läit. Et ass eng Géigend, déi vill Frontalieren a Weekend-Reesender gutt kennen, och wann et keen Indiz dofir gëtt, datt Awunner aus Lëtzebuerg ënnert den Affer waren. Déi Géigléchkeet erënnert drun, wéi enk de Grand-Duché mam Liewe vu sengem franséischen Noper verwuess ass. D'Groussregioun — déi Lëtzebuerg, Lothréngen, d'Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz a Wallounien ëmfaasst — funktionéiert als ee gemeinsame Schaffsmaart a Reesraum, an esou en Ongléck zu Meurthe-et-Moselle ass op béide Säite vun der Grenz eng lokal Noriicht. Wéi e Sonndeg den Owend erakoum, gouf d'Wrack zu Tomblaine ofgespaart, an déi méisseleg Aarbecht, fir d'Affer z'identifizéieren an de Fluch ze rekonstruéieren, huet ugefaang. Fir d'Familljen vun den Instrukteuren an den Ufänger, déi sech op e kloeren Himmel iwwer Lothréngen agestallt haten, kënnen d'Äntwerten net séier genuch kommen. ### Sources - At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/at-least-11-dead-in-civilian-plane-crash-in-eastern-france-authorities - France: 11 killed in civilian plane crash near Nancy — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/france-11-killed-in-civilian-plane-crash-near-nancy - Pilatus PC-6 carrying skydivers crashes in France, 11 killed — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/pilatus-pc-6-carrying-skydivers-crashes-in-france-11-killed - Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : 11 morts, les victimes étaient venues pour un baptême de parachutisme — France 3 Grand Est / franceinfo: https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle/nancy/un-avion-s-est-crashe-a-la-mi-journee-a-tomblaine-pres-de-nancy-le-risque-d-explosion-est-important-le-bilan-humain-pourrait-etre-tres-lourd-3377182.html - DIRECT. Crash d'un avion près de Nancy : l'appareil est «tombé subitement» après son décollage, déclare le ministre de l'Intérieur Laurent Nuñez — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/accident/crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy/direct-crash-d-un-avion-pres-de-nancy-l-appareil-est-tombe-a-pic-alors-qu-il-etait-en-phase-ascensionnelle-selon-le-maire-de-tomblaine_8083790.html - Crash mortel d'un Pilatus PC-6B dans la banlieue de Nancy — Avions Légendaires: https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2026/06/actu/crash-mortel-dun-pilatus-pc-6b-dans-la-banlieue-de-nancy/ - Accident d'avion lors d'un baptême de parachutisme près de Nancy : onze morts — La DH/Les Sports+: https://www.dhnet.be/dernieres-depeches/2026/06/28/accident-davion-lors-dun-bapteme-de-parachutisme-pres-de-nancy-onze-morts-4WH7TLSMYBHUBFQTUJ2OVVES6U/ - Skydiving plane crashes in eastern France, killing all 11 on board — Türkiye Today: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/skydiving-plane-crashes-in-eastern-france-killing-all-11-on-board-3222820 --- ## Asteroid Day um Cercle Cité: Lëtzebuerg zitt no zéng Joer Bilanz iwwer seng Weltraumwette - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/asteroid-day-cercle-cite-zeng-joer-weltraumwette - Published: 2026-06-28T16:11:08.425+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T16:11:08.425+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 29b1a331-00ab-413d-bdfb-8cb482170892 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Um Festival an der Stad waren dëse Weekend dräi fréier Raumfuerer ze Gaascht, während d'Land op eng Dekuad pionéierhaft Wette mam Weltraumberäich zréckkuckt. ### Summary De Asteroid Day Festival huet de 26. an 27. Juni um Cercle Cité stattfonnt, mat fréiere Raumfuerer wéi de NASA-Veteran Mike Foreman — an enger Bilanz vu Lëtzebuerg senger zéng Joer aler Wette op Weltraumressourcen. ### Key facts - De Asteroid Day Festival ass de 26. an 27. Juni gratis um Cercle Cité an der Stad gelaf, mat Virträg, Atelieren a Planéitverdeedegungs-Demoen. - Dräi fréier Raumfuerer ware Gäscht: de NASA-Veteran Mike Foreman, déi kanadesch Astronautin Julie Payette an de rumänesche Kosmonaut Dorin Prunariu. - 2016 huet Lëtzebuerg SpaceResources.lu lancéiert; d'Gesetz vum 20. Juli 2017 (55 géint 2 Stëmmen) huet d'Land zum éischten an Europa gemaach, dat Firmen d'Recht op Weltraumressourcen ginn huet. - Den Ökosystem zielt 80+ Entreprisë (Luxembourg Trade & Invest) respektiv 60+ Firmen mat ronn 1.000 Beschäftegten (Deloitte). - Den Anker bleift SES, dee säit der Intelsat-Iwwernahm vu Juli 2025 de gréisste kombinéierte GEO/MEO-Bedreiwer op der Welt ass. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou war de Asteroid Day Festival 2026?** De 26. an 27. Juni 2026 um Cercle Cité, 2 Rue Genistre, an der Stad Lëtzebuerg. De Freideg den Owend war d'Ouverture (19:30-22:00), de Samschdeg den ëffentlechen Dag vu 10 bis 18 Auer. Den Entrée war gratis, mä mat verflichtender Umeldung well d'Plaze limitéiert waren. **Q: Wien ass de Mike Foreman?** E pensionéierte Kapitän vun der US-Marine, deen 1998 vun der NASA ausgewielt gouf. Hien huet d'Missioune STS-123 (2008) an STS-129 (2009) geflunn a fënnef Weltraumspadséiergäng vun am Ganzen 32 Stonnen an 19 Minutte gemaach. 2018 gouf hie Buergermeeschter vu Friendswood, Texas. **Q: Wat ass Lëtzebuerg seng Roll am Beräich Weltraumressourcen?** Mam Gesetz vum 20. Juli 2017 ass Lëtzebuerg dat éischt Land an Europa an dat zweet op der Welt ginn, dat Firmen d'Recht op Ressourcen aus Himmelskierper ginn huet. D'Initiativ SpaceResources.lu vu 2016 huet dëst Joer hiren zéngten Anniversaire. ### Body En NASA-Raumfuerer, deen iwwer 32 Stonnen ausserhalb vun der Internationaler Raumstatioun am All geschafft huet, war ënnert de Gäscht, wéi den Asteroid Day dëse Weekend zréck an d'Stad komm ass. Déi vun de Vereenten Natioune gestäipt Sensibiliséierungscampagne gëtt aus Lëtzebuerg geleet — an hire Festival ass zugläich e Schaufënster fir d'Land seng zéng Joer al Wette op eng Weltraumwirtschaft. De Asteroid Day Festival ass den 26. an 27. Juni um Cercle Cité matzen an der Stad gelaf. No Informatioune vun der organiséierender Asteroid Foundation an dem Programm vum Haus war de Samschdeg en ëffentlechen Dag mat Virträg, Atelieren, Ausstellungen an Demonstratioune vun der Planéitverdeedegung — gratis a fir jiddereen op. Op der Spëtzt vun engem Lineup u Raumfuerer-Veterane stoungen de pensionéierten NASA-Astronaut Mike Foreman, déi fréier kanadesch Astronautin Julie Payette an de rumänesche Kosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu. E Raumfuerer mat fënnef Spadséiergäng am All De Foreman, e pensionéierte Kapitän vun der US-Marine, ass 1998 vun der NASA ausgewielt ginn an huet zwou Navette-Missioune geflunn — STS-123 mat der Endeavour am Mäerz 2008 an STS-129 mat der Atlantis am November 2009. Laut der NASA huet hie fënnef Weltraumspadséiergäng gemaach, déi zesummen 32 Stonnen an 19 Minutten gedauert hunn. Hie war méi wéi 26 Deeg an der Ëmlafbunn an huet iwwer 7.000 Flugstonnen op ronn 50 verschiddenen Zorten Fliger gesammelt, ier hien d'Agence 2015 verlooss huet. Bei senger Pensioun huet den deemolegen NASA-Chefastronaut Chris Cassidy iwwer hien gesot, hie wier "e groussen Amerikaner, deen 35 Joer laang eisem Land gedéngt huet". De Festival ass de Freideg den Owend opgaangen mat enger Live-Trivia-Sessioun an enger Stärekuck-Erfarung "Astronom fir eng Nuecht", déi vum italieneschen Astronom Gianluca Masi geleet gouf. De Samschdeg ass de Programm vu 10 bis 18 Auer gelaf — mat Atelieren zum Uschaffen, Robotik- a Mars-Rover-Demonstratiounen, engem temporäre Planetarium a Statioune mat virtueller Realitéit, déi mat der Hera-Missioun vun der Europäescher Weltraumorganisatioun ESA verbonne waren. Den Entrée war gratis, awer d'Plaze ware limitéiert, an e puer Sessiounen goufen am Livestream iwwerdroen. Den Asteroid Day ass 2014 matgegrënnt ginn — vum Queen-Gittarist an Astrophysiker Brian May, dem Apollo-9-Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, dem Filmemécher Grig Richters an der B612-Foundation-Presidentin Danica Remy. D'UN-Generalversammlung huet am Dezember 2016 den 30. Juni als Internationalen Asteroid Day ausgeruff — en Datum, deen un den Tunguska-Aschlag vun 1908 a Sibirien erënnert. Lëtzebuerg organiséiert d'Programmatioun vun der Campagne zënter Joren a mécht doraus eng vu senge markante Beiträg zur Wëssenschaftsdiplomatie. Zéng Joer Wette op Weltraumressourcen De Festival kënnt zu engem Moment, wou Lëtzebuerg Bilanz iwwer eng Wette zitt, déi virun enger Dekuad agaangen ass. 2016 huet d'Wirtschaftsministère d'Initiativ SpaceResources.lu lancéiert, a mam Gesetz vum 20. Juli 2017 — an der Chamber mat 55 géint 2 Stëmmen ugeholl an zënter dem 1. August dee Joer a Kraaft — ass Lëtzebuerg dat éischt Land an Europa an dat zweet op der Welt no den USA ginn, dat de Betriber d'Recht ginn huet op Ressourcen, déi se aus Asteroiden an aneren Himmelskierper eraushuelen. Dat hu SpaceNews an d'Regierung confirméiert. Dee Kader sollt Weltraumminning-Entreprisë ulackelen an eng Wirtschaft diversifizéieren, déi laang vu Finanzplaz a Stol ofhängeg war. Déi spekulativ Start-ups, déi um Ufank ukomm sinn, hu sech zënterhier nei orientéiert oder sinn verschwonnen — mä Lëtzebuerg huet d'Agenda Richtung Fuerschung, Infrastruktur a Standarde gedréint. Am Mee huet d'Space Resources Week 2026 den zéngte Gebuertsdag vun der Initiativ SpaceResources.lu an de fënnefte vum European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) markéiert. Mat méi wéi 490 ageschriwwene Participanten aus 35 Länner war et déi gréissten Editioun bis elo. "D'Space Resources Week verkierpert voll a ganz d'Ambitioun vu Lëtzebuerg, sech un der Spëtzt vun engem pionéierhaften an nohaltege Weltraumsecteur ze positionéieren", huet de Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles gesot. Wou de Secteur no zéng Joer steet D'Wette huet en Ökosystem opgebaut, keen Goldrausch. Luxembourg Trade & Invest zielt méi wéi 80 Entreprisen a Fuerschungslaboen am Secteur; d'Beruedungsfirma Deloitte schwätzt vu méi wéi 60 Firmen, déi ronn 1.000 Leit beschäftegen. No Aussoe vun de Responsabele gehéiert de Bäitrag vum Weltraum zum PIB zu deenen héchste Quoten an Europa. D'Luxembourg Space Agency, déi 2018 gegrënnt gouf, ass bewosst méi op d'Geschäft wéi op d'Fuerschung ausgeriicht: si leet Sue iwwer dat national Programm LuxIMPULSE an eng eege Fit-4-Start-Schinn an organiséiert den Zougang zu ESA- an EU-Programmer. De Pilier bleift SES, den 1985 gegrënnte Satellittebedreiwer mat Sëtz um Schlass Betzder, deem säin Hiwwel mat ronn 100 wäisse Schësselen zougebaut ass. Am Juli 2025 huet SES d'Iwwernahm vun Intelsat ofgeschloss a gouf domat de gréissten kombinéierte Bedreiwer vu geostationären a mëttelhéijen Ëmlafbunnen op der Welt — mat ëm déi 90 Satellitten an der geostationärer Ëmlafbunn an ongeféier 120 iwwer béid Bunnen. ESRIC bedreift derweil dat, wat et als d'éischt Inkubatiounsprogramm op der Welt presentéiert, dat sech voll op d'Notze vu Weltraumressourcen konzentréiert, a schafft mat der ESA an dem Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology zesummen. D'Zuelen ënnersträichen Ambitioun a Risiko zugläich: e klenge Staat huet eng ongewéinlech grouss Tranche vu senger Wirtschaftsleeschtung op eng eenzeg, kapitalintensiv Grenzfront konzentréiert. D'Direktesch vun ESRIC, Kathryn Hadler, huet d'Attraktivitéit no der Versammlung am Mee méi nüchtern op de Punkt bruecht. "Mir ware ganz frou, fir nach eng Kéier déi global Gemeinschaft vu Weltraumressourcen op Lëtzebuerg ze bréngen", huet si gesot. Fir d'Familljen, déi dëse Weekend duerch de Cercle Cité gaange sinn, waren d'Astronauten an d'Rover den Ënnerhalt. Fir d'Regierung ass de Festival eng Erënnerung drun, datt eng Wette vu virun zéng Joer — zu gläichen Deeler Wëssenschaft, Diplomatie a wirtschaftlech Diversifizéierung — sech nach ëmmer muss auszuelen. ### Sources - Asteroid Day Luxembourg — Asteroid Foundation: https://asteroidfoundation.org/asteroid-day-luxembourg/ - Asteroid Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/event/14284-asteroid-day-2026 - Le Festival Asteroid Day fait décoller Luxembourg vers les étoiles — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/luxembourg/le-festival-asteroid-day-fait-decoller-luxembourg-vers-les-etoiles/ - Space Resources Week 2026 Concludes: Celebrating a Decade of Leadership and Innovation — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+05-mai+07-delles-lsa.html - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Veteran NASA Astronaut and Spacewalker Michael Foreman Retires From NASA — NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/veteran-nasa-astronaut-and-spacewalker-michael-foreman-retires-from-nasa/ - Michael Foreman (astronaut) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(astronaut) - Asteroid Day — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_Day - Space — Discover Luxembourg's business sectors — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/choose-luxembourg/discover-luxembourg-s-business-sectors/space - Our Headquarters — SES: https://www.ses.com/about-us/our-presence/our-headquarters - SES (company) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_(company) --- ## 8,77 Milliarden u Cotisatiounen: D'Sozialkees brécht 2025 e Rekord — mä d'Pensiounslaascht wiisst - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ccss-sozialversecherung-877-milliarden-cotisatiounen-2025 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:46:26.442+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:46:26.442+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 75a3d968-c7d6-4fba-ab9c-87e3de80a764 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De CCSS-Joresbericht weist 6,7 Prozent méi Recetten, gedroe vun engem gutt bezuelte Personalbestand an de Grenzgänger, déi bal d'Halschent vum System finanzéieren — wärend d'Pensiounslaascht wiisst. ### Summary D'Sozialversécherung zu Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 8,77 Milliarden Euro u Cotisatiounen agesammelt, 6,7 Prozent méi wéi 2024. De CCSS-Joresbericht weist e gesonde Personalbestand, mä och wuessenden Drock op d'Pensiounskees. ### Key facts - De CCSS huet 2025 8,77 Milliarden Euro u Sozialcotisatiounen agesammelt — 6,7 Prozent méi wéi déi 8,21 Milliarde vu 2024. - 10,19 Milliounen Loundeklaratiounen (+5,0 %) a 509.072 ageschriwwe Salariéen (+1,0 %): d'Deklaratiounen wuessen méi séier wéi d'Beschäftegung, well d'Léin un d'Inflatioun gekoppelt sinn. - D'Grenzgänger maachen ronn 47 Prozent vum Salariat aus (méi wéi 228.000 Leit) — 54 % aus Frankräich, je 23 % aus der Belsch an Däitschland. - De globale Pensiounsbäitrag klëmmt vun 2026 un vu 24 op 25,5 Prozent, opgedeelt tëscht Salarié, Patron a Staat. - D'OECD erwaart, datt d'Verhältnis vu Bäitragszueler zu Pensionéierten vun 2,3 (2022) op just ënner 1 (2070) fält — ee vun de stäerksten Réckgäng an der EU. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Sozialcotisatiounen huet de CCSS 2025 agesammelt?** De Centre commun de la sécurité sociale huet 2025 8,77 Milliarden Euro u Cotisatiounen agesammelt, 6,7 Prozent méi wéi déi 8,21 Milliarden am Joer 2024. **Q: Wéi eng Branche kritt de gréissten Deel vun de Cotisatiounen?** D'Pensiounsversécherung ass déi gréisste Plaz. Si gëtt mat 8 Prozent vum Salarié, 8 Prozent vum Patron an 8 Prozent vum Staat gespeist — zesumme 24 Prozent, déi vun 2026 un op 25,5 Prozent klammen. **Q: Firwat steet d'Pensiounskees ënner Drock?** Vun 2025 un sollen d'Cotisatiounen net méi duergi fir d'Pensiounsausgaben ze decken. D'IGSS an d'EU erwaarden, datt de Reservefong ëm 2041 ënner déi gesetzlech Schwell fält an tëscht 2045 an 2047 opgebraucht ass — well grouss Generatioune vu Grenzgänger an d'Pensioun ginn. ### Body D'Sozialversécherung zu Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 esou vill Suen agesammelt wéi nach ni: 8,77 Milliarden Euro u Cotisatiounen, 6,7 Prozent méi wéi d'Joer virdrun. Dat geet aus dem Joresbericht ervir, deen de Centre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS) den 25. Juni 2026 virgestallt huet — déi Institutioun, déi d'Sozialbäiträg am ganze Land asammelt an se duerno weiderverdeelt. Dës Recetten sinn d'Réckgrat vun de Pensiouns-, Gesondheets- a Fleegeversécherungen — a si si gläichzäiteg e bal liewege Spigel vun deem Aarbechtsmaart, deen se finanzéiert. De Total vu 2025 ass eng kloer Beschleunegung géintiwwer 2024, wéi d'Cotisatiounen op 8,21 Milliarden geklomme waren, vun 8,18 Milliarden am Joer virdrun. Méi Deklaratiounen, méi gutt bezuelt De CCSS huet 2025 10,19 Milliounen Loundeklaratiounen behandelt, 5,0 Prozent méi, wärend d'Zuel vun den ageschriwwene Salariéen ëm 1,0 Prozent op 509.072 geklommen ass. Datt d'Deklaratiounen fënnefmol méi séier wuessen ewéi d'Käpp, weist datt net just méi Leit schaffen, mä datt och d'Léin klammen: zu Lëtzebuerg sinn d'Léin an d'Pensiounen un d'Inflatioun gekoppelt, an all Indextranche hieft d'Basis op deenen d'Cotisatioune berechent ginn. De Bericht zielt ausserdeem 23.708 fräiwëlleg Versécherter, e Plus vun 8,5 Prozent. D'Digitaliséierung geet weider virun: d'Zuel vun de monatleche Konteauszüg iwwer de Portail MyGuichet.lu ass ëm 27,5 Prozent op 9.668 geklommen, an d'Patronen hu fir d'éischt en eegene Business-Portal zur Verfügung. Bal d'Halschent kënnt iwwer d'Grenz E groussen Deel vun deene Suen gëtt vu Leit verdéngt, déi net hei am Land wunnen. D'Grenzgänger maachen no Zuele vun der STATEC ronn 47 Prozent vum Salariat aus — méi wéi 228.000 Persounen, déi all Aarbechtsdag op Lëtzebuerg pendelen. Eleng aus Frankräich kommen der ongeféier 54 Prozent, aus der Belsch an aus Däitschland jeeweils ronn 23 Prozent. Um Enn vu 2025 louch de ganze Salariat bei ronn 494.000 Leit. Dës Ofhängegkeet ass awer och e strukturellt Risiko. D'OECD huet a senger Wirtschaftsuntersuchung 2025 gewarnt, datt "d'Pensionéierung vun den Immigranten an de Grenzgänger, déi zënter Enn vun den 1980er Joren d'Beschäftegung séier an d'Luucht gedriwwen hunn, d'Nohaltegkeet vum Lëtzebuerger Pensiounssystem a Fro stellt". Wéi d'Suen opgedeelt ginn Déi 8,77 Milliarde verdeele sech op déi eenzel Branchen, déi de CCSS verwalt, all gespeist vun engem fixen Undeel vum Bruttoloun: - Pensiounsversécherung, déi gréisste Plaz am System, mat 8 Prozent vum Salarié an 8 Prozent vum Patron (an 8 Prozent vum Staat — zesumme 24 Prozent), an 2026 weider klammend; - Kranke- a Mutterschaftsversécherung, mat ronn 2,80 Prozent op all Säit, plus eng kleng Ofgab fir d'Cashleeschtungen am Krankheetsfall; - Fleegeversécherung (Dependenzversécherung), mat 1,40 Prozent, déi eleng de Salarié dréit; - Accidentsversécherung an aner Patronsofgaben, ënner anerem d'Mutualité des employeurs an d'Gesondheet um Aarbechtsplaz. De CCSS funktionéiert als eenzeg Sammelplaz an dréit d'Recetten duerno un d'Pensiounskees (CNAP), un d'Gesondheetskees (CNS) an aner Organismen weider. U sengem Kapp steet de President Claude Seywert. Haut Iwwerschoss, muer Spannung Fir de Moment huet de System nach e décke Polster: Joerzéngte laang sinn d'Cotisatiounen iwwer d'Leeschtunge gaangen an hunn e Pensiounsreservefong opgebaut, dee méi wéi véiermol esou héich ass wéi déi jäerlech Pensiounsausgaben — ronn 31 Prozent vum PIB, wäit iwwer der gesetzlecher Schwell vun 1,5 Joer u Leeschtungen. Mä de Stroum dréit sech. D'IGSS an d'Europäesch Kommissioun erwaarden, datt d'Cotisatiounen am allgemenge Pensiounsregime vun 2025 un net méi duergi fir d'Pensiounsausgaben ze decken, sou datt d'Reserven no an no opgebraucht ginn. No deene Prognose géif de Reservefong ëm 2041 ënner déi gesetzlech Schwell falen an tëscht 2045 an 2047 ganz opgebraucht sinn. Fir dee Réckgang ze bremsen, klëmmt de globale Pensiounsbäitrag vun 2026 un vu 24 op 25,5 Prozent, mat der Méikäschten opgedeelt tëscht Salariéen, Patronen a Staat. Op laang Siicht ass d'Rechnung nach méi däitlech. "De Verhältnis vun de Bäitragszueler zu de Pensionéierten dierft vun 2,3 am Joer 2022 op just ënner 1 am Joer 2070 falen — ee vun de stäerksten Réckgäng an der ganzer Europäescher Unioun." — OECD, Wirtschaftsuntersuchung iwwer Lëtzebuerg 2025 De CCSS selwer beschreift déi lescht Joren als Konsolidéierung. Am Virwuert zum Bericht vu 2024 huet de President Claude Seywert geschriwwen, d'Joer wier "geprägt gewiescht vun engem staarken Engagement fir d'Effizienz, d'Proximitéit an d'Qualitéit vun eise Servicer ze verbesseren". D'Editioun 2025 bréngt nieft de Rekordrecetten och eng organisatoresch Ëmstellung mat sech: de Service salaires gouf an eng national an eng international Eenheet opgespléckt, an de Service recouvrement judiciaire ëmbenannt op Service contentieux. D'Suen, déi erakommen, klammen also — mä d'Rechnung, déi se enges Daags musse begläichen, klëmmt mat. ### Sources - CCSS Annual Report Highlights €8.77bn in Social Security Contributions — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62050-ccss-annual-report-highlights-eur8-77bn-in-social-security-contributions - Social Security Contributions Rise to €8.21bn in 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55800-social-security-contributions-rise-to-eur8-21bn-in-2024 - Annual report 2024 of the Social Security Centre — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/07-juillet/16-rapport-annuel-ccss.html - Securing the pension system for future generations — OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2025 — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2025/04/oecd-economic-surveys-luxembourg-2025_3eb782b5/full-report/securing-the-pension-system-for-future-generations_cc54d632.html - Luxembourg pension balance could turn negative in 2025: EU projection — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-pension-balance-cou - Regards 02/26 — Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Annual report 2025 of the CCSS (publications) — CCSS (ccss.public.lu): https://ccss.public.lu/fr/publications/rapports/rapport-annuel-2025.html --- ## Däitschland baut seng Arméi op Fräiwëlleg — d'Wehrpflicht bleift an der Reserv - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/daitschland-fraiwelleg-zaldoten-wehrpflicht-reserv-bundeswehr-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:21:49.038+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:21:49.038+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 6cd18f30-0e31-4a12-8f65-278d11fcdda2 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Säit Januar gëlt zu Berlin e moderniséiert Gesetz: et setzt op Fräiwëlleg an eng Pflicht-Umeldung — mat engem séieren Hiewel zréck zur Wehrpflicht, falls d'Zuelen net duerginn. ### Summary Däitschland setzt fir den Opbau vu senger Arméi op Fräiwëlleg, huet awer e séiere Wee zréck zur Wehrpflicht am Gesetz festgehalen. Och Lëtzebuerg muss seng Verdeedegungsausgabe staark eropschrauwen. ### Key facts - D'Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz ass de 1. Januar 2026 a Kraaft getrueden a setzt op fräiwëlleg Rekruten, net op en automatesche Zwang. - Vun 2026 un mussen all 18-järeg Männer e Froebou ausfëllen; vum 1. Juli 2027 un gëtt d'medezinesch Musterung erëm Flicht fir Männer, déi 2008 oder méi spéit gebuer sinn. - Fräiwëlleg kréien ronn 2.600 Euro de Mount; d'Zil ass bis zu 470.000 Zaldoten bis 2035 (270.000 aktiv, 200.000 Reservisten). - De Bundestag kann d'Wehrpflicht iwwer e separate Vott aktivéieren, falls d'Rekrutéierung net duergeet oder d'Sécherheetslag sech verschlechtert. - Lëtzebuerg klëmmt vu ronn 750 Milliounen Euro 2025 op iwwer eng Milliard 2026 a zielt op 2% vum BNE bis 2030. ### FAQ **Q: Gëtt elo zu Däitschland erëm jiddereen agezunn?** Nee. De Kär vum Modell bleift fräiwëlleg. Däitschland huet d'Wehrpflicht 2011 ausgesat, an dat neit Gesetz féiert se net automatesch erëm an. Et erstellt awer eng Pflicht-Registréierung an en Hiewel, mat deem de Bundestag d'Wehrpflicht iwwer e separate Vott aktivéiere kann. **Q: Wat ass fir d'Jonker elo verbindlech?** Vun 2026 un mussen all däitsch Männer, déi 18 ginn, e Froebou iwwer Gesondheet, Ausbildung a Bereetschaft ausfëllen (Fraen fräiwëlleg). Vum 1. Juli 2027 un gëtt eng medezinesch Musterung erëm Flicht fir Männer, déi 2008 oder méi spéit gebuer sinn. **Q: Wéi steet Lëtzebuerg mat senge Verdeedegungsausgaben do?** Lëtzebuerg war laang den NATO-Member mat den niddregsten Ausgaben (ënner 0,6% vum PIB). 2025 sinn d'Ausgaben op ronn 750 Milliounen Euro geklommen, 2026 solle se iwwer eng Milliard klammen, an d'Zil ass 2% vum Bruttonationaleinkommen (ronn 1,46 Milliarden Euro) bis 2030. ### Body Däitschland huet sech entscheet, seng Arméi mat Fräiwëllegen opzebauen anstatt mat engem Zwang — mä fir de Fall, datt dës Wett net opgeet, ass e séieren Hiewel zréck zur Wehrpflicht direkt mat am Gesetz festgehalen. D'Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz, dat den Däitsche Bundestag de 5. Dezember 2025 gestëmmt huet an dat de Bundesrot nach am selwechte Mount duerchgewénkt huet, ass de 1. Januar 2026 a Kraaft getrueden. D'Zil ass kloer: d'Reie vun der Bundeswehr séier genuch opfëllen, fir d'Fäegkeetszieler ze erreechen, déi d'NATO haut vu senge Memberen erwaart. D'Reform geet net esou wäit, datt se déi obligatoresch Wehrpflicht erëm aféiert, déi Däitschland 2011 ausgesat hat. Amplaz baut se en Hybridmodell op: e besser bezuelte fräiwëllege Wee, e Pflicht-Registréierungssystem, fir z'erfaassen, wien iwwerhaapt déngen kéint, an en Ausléiser am Gesetz, mat deem de Parlament d'Wehrpflicht erëm aschalten kann, wann d'Zuelen net stëmmen. Fräiwëlleg dingen — mam Zwang an der Hannerhand Vun 2026 un kritt all Däitschen, deen 18 Joer al gëtt, e Froebou iwwer seng Gesondheet, seng Ausbildung a seng Bereetschaft fir ze déngen. Männer si gesetzlech verflicht, en auszefëllen; Fraen däerfe fräiwëlleg äntweren. Vum 1. Juli 2027 un gëtt eng medezinesch Musterung erëm Flicht fir all Männer, déi 2008 oder méi spéit gebuer sinn — den éischte Pflichtschrëtt zréck Richtung allgemeng Erfaassung, zanterdeem den Déngscht ausgesat gouf. D'Regierung wett drop, datt d'Pai an déi modern Konditiounen de Rescht maachen. Fräiwëllege Rekrute kréien e Mountsloun vu ronn 2.600 Euro ugebueden, an de Verdeedegungsminister Boris Pistorius huet sech d'Zil gesat, ëm déi 30.000 zousätzlech Rekruten d'Joer unzezéien. D'Gesetz verflicht d'Bundeswehr awer op eng vill méi grouss Ambitioun: - bis zu 470.000 Zaldoten am Ganzen bis 2035, - dovu 270.000 am aktiven Déngscht, - an 200.000 als Reservisten. No Zuele vun Defense News huet d'Truppe beim Vott am Dezember ronn 184.000 aktiv Zaldoten gezielt. Wann d'Fräiwëlleg net duerginn, behält de Staat e Schalter. D'Gesetz enthält eng Reegel vun der Wehrpflicht op Ufro: de Bundestag kann eng bedarfsofhängeg Aféierung aktivéieren — mä nëmme mat engem separate Vott, an nëmme wann d'Rekrutéierung hannendru bleift oder d'Sécherheetslag sech verschlechtert. Wa méi jonk Leit a Fro kommen, ewéi gebraucht ginn, kéint d'Auswiel iwwer eng Tirage falen, eng Iddi, déi vun Dänemark iwwerholl gouf. Eng automatesch Tirage gouf bei de Koalitiounsverhandlungen aus dem Gesetzestext erausgeholl. "Wann dat net duergeet, da bleift eis keng aner Wiel, ewéi eng deelweis Wehrpflicht anzeféieren", sot de Pistorius virun den Deputéierten, a fügt derbäi: "Am Fall vun engem Verdeedegungsfall, deen mir op alle Fall verhënnere wëllen, muss de Staat wëssen, wien asazfäeg ass." Wéi d'Koalitioun zu hirem Kompromëss komm ass D'Gesetz war d'Resultat vun engem haarde Gerangels an der Koalitioun vum Kanzler Friedrich Merz, tëscht der konservativer CDU/CSU an de Sozialdemokraten (SPD) vum Pistorius. De Pistorius, deen sech um schwedesche Modell orientéiert, huet drop bestanen, datt de System am Kär fräiwëlleg bleift, an huet sech géint all automatesch Tirage gestäipt; seng Iddi war, datt d'Rekruten no Fäegkeet a Kompetenz erausgesicht ginn. D'CDU/CSU hir Säit huet op méi fest Zwangsmechanismen a konkret Personalzieler gedréckt, fir der NATO gerecht ze ginn. D'Resultat deelt den Ënnerscheed: Fräiwëllegkeet elo, mat der Maschinerie fir den Zwang prett fir aschalten. Kritiker op béide Säite ware wéineg begeeschtert. De Militärhistoriker Sönke Neitzel huet en eelere Virschlag als "nach en Dokument vum Zécken an Eraushaalen" ofgedoen, während Géigner gewarnt hunn, datt d'Registréierungsflichten op eng Wehrpflicht duerch d'Hannerdier eraus géife komme. Wat dat fir Lëtzebuerg heescht D'Däitsch Debatt iwwer Zaldote ass nëmmen ee Front an engem breede Wettlaaf vun Europa, fir sech géint d'Menace vu Russland nei opzerëschten. Bei hirem Sommet zu Den Haag den 24. an 25. Juni 2025 hunn d'NATO-Cheffe sech eens ginn, d'Verdeedegungsrelatéiert Ausgaben bis 2035 op 5% vum PIB ze hiewen — op d'mannst 3,5% fir d'Kärverdeedegung an bis zu 1,5% fir Infrastruktur, Resilienz an Industrie — mat enger Iwwerpréiwung am Joer 2029. All Verbündete sinn derbäi, ausser Spuenien, dat eng Ausnam erausgehandelt huet. Fir e kléngt Land ewéi Lëtzebuerg ass den Ëmschwong drastesch. Laang war d'Groussherzogtum déi NATO-Member mat de niddregsten Ausgaben — am Schnëtt ënner 0,6% vum PIB iwwer déi lescht zéng Joer. 2025 sinn d'Militärausgaben op ronn 750 Milliounen Euro geklommen, e Plus vun ëm déi 24% am Verglach zum Joer virdrun, an 2026 solle se fir d'éischt iwwer eng Milliard Euro klammen. D'Verdeedegungsministesch Yuriko Backes hält um Fahrplang vun der Regierung fest: 2% vum Bruttonationaleinkommen bis 2030, wat ronn 1,46 Milliarden Euro entsprécht. "De Fahrplang, deen d'Regierung am Juni 2024 festgeluecht huet, bleift a Kraaft: 2% vum Bruttonationaleinkommen am Joer 2030", huet d'Backes gesot. D'Regierung huet net ausgeschloss, dat Tempo nach ze beschleunegen — Lëtzebuerg, dat komplett vu méi groussen Alliéierten ëmginn ass, weit of, wéi séier et Richtung déi nei Zieler eropklammt. Genee dofir hunn d'Entscheedungen aus Berlin Echo wäit iwwert d'Däitsch Grenzen eraus. Als bevëlkerungsräichste a räichste europäesche NATO-Member soll Däitschland d'Allianz hir Opstellung un der Ostflank verankeren an d'Verdeedegung vu senge méi klenge Noperen ënnermaueren. Ob et awer och d'Zaldote opbréngt, fir mat senge Budgeten ze passen — duerch Iwwerzeegung oder, wann et néideg ass, duerch Zwang — wäert matentscheeden, wéi sécher sech déi ganz Regioun an deenen nächste Joren fillt. ### Sources - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised / new draft military service law — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - Bundestag approves law for new military service — deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/news/bundestag-approves-law-for-new-military-service - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches close to agreement on contentious military service but questions remain — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/germany-inches-close-to-agreement-on-contentious-military-service-bill-but-questions-remai - Germany's military service reform: voluntarism at its core — OSW Centre for Eastern Studies: https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2025-12-10/germanys-military-service-reform-voluntarism-its-core - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress, Global Legal Monitor: https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO (official text): https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake --- ## Roude Hëtztalarm zu Lëtzebuerg erofgesat, wärend d'Hëtztewell Europa weider am Grëff hält - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetzt-roude-alarm-letzebuerg-erliichterung-europa-2026 - Published: 2026-06-28T12:12:01.156+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T12:12:01.156+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 80000e29-08fa-47da-a1f6-3633ab97ddd6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > No bal enger Woch um héchsten Niveau huet de Grand-Duché säi roude Wieralarm Sonndeg de Moie gestoppt — a Frankräich säin hëtzste Dag iwwerhaapt gemooss huet a Spuenien Honnerte Doudeger zielt. ### Summary Lëtzebuerg huet säi roude Hëtztalarm Sonndeg de Moie ofgesat, no enger aussergewéinlech laanger Aktivatioun iwwer Nationalfeierdag. Frankräich huet säin hëtzste Dag zanter 1947 gemooss, Spuenien zielt op d'mannst 212 Hëtztdoudeger. ### Key facts - MeteoLux hat de Grand-Duché vu Méindeg 22. Juni Mëtteg bis Sonndeg 28. Juni um 7 Auer um héchsten (roude) Hëtztniveau gehalen — iwwer den Nationalfeierdag. - D'Spëtzewäerter louchen no bei oder iwwer 40°C, géint e normale Juni-Maximum vun ronn 22°C um Findel; d'Musel-Dall war den hëtzsten Eck. - D'CGDIS-Asätz waren bis an d'Mëtt vun der Woch ëm bal 70% iwwer dem saisonale Duerchschnëtt. - Frankräich huet säin hëtzste Dag zanter 1947 gemooss (44,3°C zu Pissos); Spuenien zielt op d'mannst 212 Hëtztdoudeger. - D'Gesondheetsdirektioun rät: op d'mannst 1,5 L Waasser, kéil Plazen tëscht 11 an 21 Auer, an op vulnerabel Noperen oppassen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini gouf de roude Hëtztalarm zu Lëtzebuerg ofgesat?** De roude Alarm gouf Sonndeg, den 28. Juni 2026 um 7 Auer moies ofgesat. MeteoLux hat de Grand-Duché zanter Méindeg, den 22. Juni Mëtteg um héchsten Niveau gehalen; d'CERI-Kriisenzell hat den Alarm bis Sonndeg verlängert. **Q: Wéi waarm ass et zu Lëtzebuerg während der Hëtztewell ginn?** MeteoLux huet Spëtzewäerter no bei oder iwwer 40°C virausgesot, géint e normale Juni-Maximum vun ongeféier 22°C um Findel. Am hëtzsten war et an de Stied an an der Musel-Dall, mat e puer tropeschen Nuechten hannereneen. **Q: Wéi soll ee sech bei extremer Hëtzt schützen?** D'Gesondheetsdirektioun rät, op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser am Dag ze drénken, Alkohol ze vermeiden, sech tëscht 11 an 21 Auer a kile oder klimatiséierte Plazen opzehalen, kierperlech Uschtrengung ze limitéieren an op eeler oder isoléiert Noperen oppassen. ### Body Sonndeg de Moie um 7 Auer huet MeteoLux de roude Hëtztalarm fir de Grand-Duché ofgesat an domat den haartste Stéck vun enger Hëtztewell ofgeschloss, déi de Westen an de Mëttelpunkt vun Europa zanter méi wéi enger Woch am Grëff hält, Honnerte Mënschen d'Liewe kascht huet a Rekorder vun der Atlantikküst bis an d'Musel-Dall ëmgehäit huet. De nationale Wiederdéngscht hat de Grand-Duché vu Méindeg 22. Juni Mëtteg bis Sonndeg de Moie um 7 Auer um héchsten Niveau gehalen — eng ongewéinlech laang Aktivatioun, déi mat de Festlechkeete vum Nationalfeierdag zesummegefall ass an d'Rettungsdéngschter bis un hir Grenze gefuerdert huet. Roude Alarm iwwer Nationalfeierdag De Warnung ass a Stufe geklommen. MeteoLux huet als éischt vu Freideg 19. Juni un orange Alarm ausgeruff — deen Niveau gëtt ausgeléist, wann den duerchschnëttlechen Universal Thermal Climate Index op d'mannst zwee Deeg hannereneen op oder iwwer 24°C virausgesot gëtt. Wéi d'Loft nach méi waarm gouf, huet de Wiederdéngscht d'Warnung vu Méindeg Mëtteg un op rout gesat a Spëtzewäerter no bei oder iwwer 40°C virausgesot — géint e normale Juni-Maximum vun ongeféier 22°C um Findel — mat der Musel-Dall als hëtzsten Eck vum Land an e puer "tropeschen" Nuechten ouni vill Ofkillung. D'CERI-Kriisenzell huet de roude Alarm duerno bis Sonndeg de Moie verlängert. De CGDIS huet matgedeelt, datt en d'Personal um ganzen Territoire souwuel fir d'Feierlechkeeten ewéi fir d'Hëtzt verstäerkt hat. Bis an d'Mëtt vun der Woch waren d'Asätz ëm bal 70% iwwer dem saisonale Duerchschnëtt geklommen, esou de Corps, wärend d'Urgencen an de Spideeler méi hëtztbedéngt Visiten verzeechent hunn — och wann de breede Gesondheetssystem am Grousse Ganzen ënner Kontroll bliwwen ass. D'Autoritéiten hunn den Alldag ëm d'Hëtzt erëm ëmgebaut. D'Ëmweltministère huet erlaabt, datt d'Baustellen um 6 Auer amplaz um 7 Auer ufänken, fir d'Aarbechter virun der schlëmmster Nomëtteshëtzt ze verschounen; d'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet de 24. an de 26. Juni d'Nomëttescoursë fir hir jéngste Primärschüler (Zyklen 1 bis 4) ausgesat; an den Athénée de Luxembourg huet seng Schüler e Freideg méi fréi heemgeschéckt. Frankräich zielt seng Doudeger Wann den Noutfall zu Lëtzebuerg gehalen huet, sou huet d'Nopeschland Frankräich de schwéiersten mënschleche Pris vun der Hëtztewell gedroen. Météo-France huet matgedeelt, datt d'Land säin hëtzste Dag zanter dem Ufank vun den nationale Statistiken am Joer 1947 gemooss huet: säin thermeschen Indikateur, e Mëttelwäert vun 30 Referenzstatiounen, huet 29,8°C erreecht, wärend zu Pissos am Südwesten e Spëtzewäert vun 44,3°C registréiert gouf — esou NPR an Euronews. Deeler vu West-Frankräich sinn iwwer 40°C geklommen. Bis den 25. Juni hat Météo-France bis zu 72 vun de Festlanddeparteme ënner roude canicule-Alarm gesat — e Rekord —, wat méi wéi 50 Milliounen Awunner an engem Land mat wéineg Klimaanlag betrëfft. Déi franséisch Autoritéite mellen, datt Dosende Mënschen erdronk sinn, op d'mannst 40 bis den 24. Juni, vill dovun an onbeschützte Flëss a Séien, fir der Hëtzt z'entkommen; d'Notrufer sinn ëm 61% géigeniwwer der Vorwoch geklommen. Zéngdausende Stéit am Finistère hunn no enger hëtztbedéngter Transformator-Pann kuerz de Stroum verluer. De Bilan ass wäit iwwer Frankräich erausgaangen. A Spuenien huet d'Carlos-III-Gesondheetsinstitut op d'mannst 212 Doudesfäll tëscht dem 21. an dem 24. Juni op d'Hëtzt zréckgefouert, an d'Wiederagencen hunn a Spuenien, Italien an Deeler vu Groussbritannien roude Warnungen erausginn, wou Groussbritannien op zwee Deeg hannereneen säi Juni-Temperaturrekord gebrach huet. Wat de Leit geroden gëtt D'Gesondheetsdirektioun huet d'Awunner opgefuerdert, op déi am meeschte gefuerdert Persounen z'oppassen — eeler Leit, isoléiert Awunner, kleng Kanner, Mënschen a prekärer Situatioun a Persoune mat chronesche Krankheeten — an huet detailléiert Rotschléi fir d'Deeg vun der extremer Hëtzt erausginn: - Op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser am Dag drénken an Alkohol vermeiden, well en d'Austrocknung beschleunegt. - Sech an de waarmste Stonnen, ronn vun 11 bis 21 Auer, a kille oder klimatiséierte Gebaier ophalen — Akafszentren, Kinoen oder ëffentlech Bibliothéiken. - Kierperlech an Outdoor-Uschtrengung limitéieren; d'Direktioun warnt, datt verschidde Medikamenter d'Austrocknung verschäerfe, d'Temperaturreguléierung stéieren oder d'Empfindlechkeet géint d'Sonn erhéije kënnen. - Reegelméissege Kontakt mat eelere oder isoléierten Noperen halen, deenen hir Gefor nach e puer Deeg nom Héichpunkt klamme kann. Fir d'Aarbechter um Bau an am Fräien — déi am meeschte exposéiert sinn — huet MeteoLux gewarnt, datt "eng laang Belaaschtung duerch d'Hëtzt zu Hëtzterschäpfung oder engem Hëtztschlag féiere kann, och bei limitéierter kierperlecher Aktivitéit". E Virgeschmaach op d'Normalitéit vu muer D'Wëssenschaftler hunn d'Episode séier mat engem méi waarme Klima a Verbindung bruecht. D'Meteorologen hunn d'Hëtzt op e blockéiert Héichdrockgebitt zréckgefouert — e sougenannten "Omega-Block" —, dat waarm Loft iwwer dem Kontinent parkéiert huet, wärend méi kal Loft ronderëm seng Ränn ofgegleeden ass. D'Weltorganisatioun fir Meteorologie (WMO) huet matgedeelt, datt a méi Länner Rekorder gefall sinn, an d'Grupp World Weather Attribution huet bericht, datt d'Stied, déi se zu Lëtzebuerg, an Tschechien an a Litauen ënnersicht huet, all noch ni do gewiescht Spëtzewäerter gesinn hunn. "Hëtztewellen ewéi déi do si genau dat, wat mir an engem Klima am Wandel erwaarden", sot de John Kennedy, Klimawëssenschaftler bei der Weltorganisatioun fir Meteorologie. "An de 50 Joer zanter der historescher Hëtztewell vun 1976 ass Europa als Ganzt ëm ongeféier zwee Grad méi waarm ginn." Fir Lëtzebuerg huet sech den direkten Noutfall Sonndeg mat méi kühler Loft entspaant. Mä well de Grand-Duché zu deenen am séierste opwiermen Eecker vum am séierste opwiermen Kontinent gehéiert, hunn d'Verantwortlech kloergemaach, datt d'Belaaschtung vun där Woch fir d'Spideeler, d'Schoulen an d'Rettungsdéngschter manner eng Ausnam war ewéi e Virgeschmaach. ### Sources - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/18-chaleur-vigilance-orange.html - Heat Warning – Orange Alert Level announced from Friday, 19 June — Lëtz prepare (public.lu): https://letzprepare.public.lu/en/actualites/orange-alert-june.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/red-heatwave-alerts-spread-across-europe-with-hottest-day-ever-in-france-and-40-deaths-fro - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - What to Know About Europe's Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/ - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves --- ## Starmer mécht de Wee fräi: Andy Burnham steiert op Downing Street zou - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/starmer-trett-zreck-burnham-favorit-downing-street - Published: 2026-06-28T11:48:47.009+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:48:47.009+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 99a20578-6c1b-47d2-a1e3-d916643cf771 - Dateline: London, GB > No der Demissioun vum Keir Starmer gëtt de Buergermeeschter vu Groussmanchester de Favorit fir d'Labour-Féierung — mat engem Programm vu méi Selbstverwaltung an enger roueger Linn géintiwwer der EU. ### Summary De Keir Starmer demissionéiert als Premier a Labour-Chef. Den Andy Burnham, just erëm an d'Ënnerhaus gewielt, ass de kloere Favorit fir d'Nofolleg — wat och Lëtzebuerg an d'Stad London ugeet. ### Key facts - De Keir Starmer huet den 22. Juni säi Réckzuch als Premier a Labour-Chef ugekënnegt, no de schwéiere Verloschter bei de Lokalwalen am Mee. - Den Andy Burnham huet de 18. Juni d'Nowal zu Makerfield mat 54,8 Prozent gewonnen an ass zréck am Ënnerhaus — domat ass de Wee fräi fir seng Kandidatur. - D'Kandidaturen lafe vum 9. bis de 16. Juli; bis ewell ass de Burnham deen eenzege Kandidat an domat de kloere Favorit. - Säi Programm — de „Manchesterismus“ — verbënnt wirtschaftlecht Wuesstem mat méi ëffentlecher Kontroll a méi Selbstverwaltung fir d'Regiounen. - Fir Lëtzebuerg zielt virun allem d'Kontinuitéit vis-à-vis vun der EU: 3.924 Briten hunn Ufank 2023 am Grand-Duché gewunnt. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat trëtt de Keir Starmer zréck?** No méintelaangem Drock a senger Partei, deen duerch déi schwéier Labour-Verloschter bei de Lokalwalen am Mee 2026 (ronn 1.496 verluere Gemengesëtzer) an den Opstig vun der Reform UK verstäerkt gouf, huet en den 22. Juni 2026 seng Demissioun ugekënnegt. E bleift Premier, bis e Successeur gewielt ass. **Q: Ass den Andy Burnham elo automatesch Premierminister?** Nach net. D'Kandidaturen fir d'Labour-Féierung lafe vum 9. bis de 16. Juli 2026. De Burnham ass bis ewell deen eenzege gemellte Kandidat; wann keen anere kandidéiert, kann e bannent e puer Woche an d'Amt kommen, ier d'Parlament am September erëm zesummekënnt. **Q: Wat bedeit e Premier Burnham fir Lëtzebuerg?** Virun allem Kontinuitéit. De Burnham hält sech un dem Starmer seng Linn — kee Retour an de Bannemaart oder d'Zollunioun, awer eng schrëttweis Annäherung un d'EU. Dat gëtt de ronn 3.924 Briten am Grand-Duché an dem Finanzplaz, deen enk mat der City of London verbonnen ass, eng gewëss Berechenbarkeet. ### Body Groussbritannien kritt an dësem Joerzéngt säi siwente Premierminister. De Keir Starmer huet den 22. Juni ugekënnegt, datt e säin Amt als Labour-Chef a Regierungschef néierleet. Domat geet e méintelaange Sträit a senger Partei zu Enn — an de Wee gëtt fräi fir den Andy Burnham, de Buergermeeschter vu Groussmanchester, deen véier Deeg virdru erëm an d'Ënnerhaus gewielt gouf. Den Burnham, mat Ofstand de Favorit fir d'Nofolleg, huet net laang gewaart, fir d'Prioritéiten ze setzen vun enger Regierung, déi en nach guer net féiert. De Starmer huet seng Decisioun virum Sëtz vun der Regierung um Downing Street matgedeelt. En huet domat dem Drock noginn, deen zënter de schwéiere Labour-Verloschter bei de Lokalwalen am Mee an dem Opstig vun der Reform UK ëm de Nigel Farage ëmmer méi staark ginn ass. Bis d'Partei e Successeur gewielt huet, bleift e Premierminister. Ech hunn d'Äntwert vu menge Parteikolleegen am Parlament héieren, an ech huelen déi Äntwert mat Anstand un. Eng Nowal, déi alles ausgeléist huet Den Ausléiser war eng Nowal. Den 18. Juni huet de Burnham de Wahlkrees Makerfield zu Groussmanchester mat 54,8 Prozent vun de Stëmmen gewonnen — e Virsprong vu méi wéi 9.200 Stëmmen op d'Reform UK, méi staark wéi d'Ëmfroe virausgesot haten, bei enger Walbedeelegung vun 58,8 Prozent, der héchster bei enger Nowal zënter 2019. D'Walen waren extra fir hie geriicht ginn: den deemolege Labour-Deputéierten Josh Simons huet säi Sëtz fräi gemaach, fir datt de Burnham, deen am Parlament keen eegene Sëtz hat, erëm an d'Ënnerhaus konnt a sech fir d'Parteiféierung qualifizéieren. No engem Zäitplang vum nationalen Exekutivkomitee vu Labour fänken d'Kandidaturen den 9. Juli un a lafen de 16. Juli aus. Eng nei Chefin oder en neie Chef soll am Amt sinn, ier d'Parlament am September erëm zesummekënnt. Bis ewell ass de Burnham deen eenzege gemellte Kandidat; säi prominentste méigleche Konkurrent, den ale Gesondheetsminister Wes Streeting, huet gesot, datt en net untrëtt. Wann keen anere kandidéiert, kann de Burnham bannent e puer Woche an d'Amt kommen. „Ech wäert mech am Kader vun dësem Prozess zur Verfügung stellen“, huet en op Sky News gesot. Wat eng Regierung Burnham géif maachen De Burnham, 56 Joer al, ass keen Onbekannten an der britescher Politik. Vun 2001 bis 2017 war en Deputéierte fir Leigh, ënner dem Gordon Brown war e Gesondheetsminister, a säit 2017 féiert e Groussmanchester, no dräi gewonnene Buergermeeschterwalen. Zweemol — 2010 an 2015 — huet en ëm d'Labour-Féierung gekämpft a béid Mol verluer. Säi Konzept baséiert op deem, wat e selwer „Manchesterismus“ nennt: d'Iddi, datt dat dezentraalt, regional verankert Modell, dat e zu Groussmanchester opgebaut huet, soll op d'ganzt Land iwwerdroe ginn. Beobachter a seng eege Schrëfte beschreiwen e Programm, deen op wirtschaftlecht Wuesstem mat méi ëffentlecher Kontroll iwwer wichteg Servicer setzt. Zu senge genannte Prioritéite gehéieren: - de wirtschaftlechen Opschwong an d'Erëmopbaue vum Vertraue an d'Politik; - méi Muecht a méi Suen, déi vu London un d'Regiounen ofginn ginn; - méi ëffentlech Bedeelegung u Wunnraum, Energie, Waasser an Transport; - eng Verfassungsreform, dorënner d'Ersetze vum Owerhaus duerch eng gewielte Chamber vun de Natiounen a Regiounen. En huet de Moment och kloer wëlle stellen an dovrun gewarnt, datt eng verfeelt Erëmopbaue vum Vertrauen zu enger méi gespléckter Politik féiere kéint. „D'Politik gëtt ëmmer méi polariséiert“, huet e gesot a gewarnt, datt Groussbritannien Gefor leeft, op „d'Politik vun de Vereenegte Staate vun Amerika“ ofzedreiwen. De Farage, deem seng Partei zu Makerfield Zweete gouf, huet d'Aart a Weis vum wahrscheinlechen Opstig vum Burnham ofgekanzelt: eng eenzeg Nowal géif him kee Mandat ginn, fir d'Land ze féieren. Wat dat fir Europa — a fir Lëtzebuerg — heescht Fir d'Europäesch Unioun, a fir d'Leit zu Lëtzebuerg, déi mat Groussbritannien ze dinn hunn, ass dat wichtegst Signal d'Kontinuitéit. De Burnham ass vu fréiere Aussoen ofgaangen, an deenen e fir eng EU-Memberschaft plädéiert hat; am Mee huet e gesot, datt en net virschléit, datt Groussbritannien erëm bäitrëtt — am Aklang mat der Linn vum Starmer, datt d'Land net erëm an de Bannemaart oder d'Zollunioun zréckgeet. Analyste rechnen domat, datt e mat der schrëttweiser Annäherung, déi schonn am Gaang ass, weiderfiert — en Accord iwwer Veterinär- an Agraralimentaire-Froen, méi enk Zesummenaarbecht um Stroum- a CO2-Maart, a reegelméisseg Présence op de Sommete vun der Europäescher Politescher Gemeinschaft — éischter wéi datt en de Brexit-Ofkommes nei opmécht. Dës virsiichteg Linn zielt zu Lëtzebuerg, wou de Finanzsecteur enk mat der City of London verbonnen ass an eng al britesch Communautéit doheem ass. Offiziell Statistike weisen 3.924 britesch Bierger, déi Ufank 2023 am Grand-Duché gewunnt hunn — eng Zuel, déi niddreg gehale gëtt duerch déi vill Briten, déi no dem Brexit d'Lëtzebuerger Nationalitéit ugeholl hunn. Eng Regierung, déi weiderverhandelt, awer net an déi eng oder aner Richtung ausschléit, gëtt den Auslänner an de Betriber, déi Geschäfter iwwer de Kanal hin a hier maachen, eng gewëss Berechenbarkeet — och wann déi grouss Fro vu Groussbritanniens laangfristege Plaz an Europa weider op ass. Fir de Moment kommen awer d'Formalitéiten als éischt. Bis Labour säi Concours ofgeschloss huet, bleift de Starmer Premierminister an de Burnham en Deputéierten, deen et eréischt e puer Deeg ass — e Chef am Waardestand, deen e Programm presentéiert, fir deen e d'Muecht eréischt nach an d'Hand gedréckt kréie muss. ### Sources - Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/why-has-keir-starmer-resigned-as-uk-prime-minister-and-who-will-take-over - Keir Starmer resignation, UK to get seventh PM in a decade, as Andy Burnham likely to replace him (live) — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/world/live-news/keir-starmer-uk-pm - Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister; Andy Burnham expected to be next U.K. leader — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British PM Keir Starmer after his resignation? — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-who-is-andy-burnham-likely-next-uk-prime-minister/ - How Will the New Prime Minister Be Chosen—and How Soon Could They Be in Downing Street? — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/how-will-new-uk-prime-minister-be-chosen-timeline-leadership-contest-burnham/ - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - 2026 Makerfield by-election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election - Andy Burnham — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham - Britain poised for 'Manchesterism' under presumptive next PM Andy Burnham — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/23/andy-burnham-manchesterism-prime-minister-starmer-labour/ - More integration? What an Andy Burnham premiership might do to EU–UK relations — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/06/andy-burnham-premiership-eu-uk-relations/ - Andy Burnham's Brexit gamble — New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/andy-burnhams-brexit-gamble - Demographics of Luxembourg (UK nationals resident, 1 Jan 2023) — Wikipedia / STATEC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg --- ## D'Wunnengspraisser klamme rëm — mä d'Loyere lafen de Stéit dervun - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/wunnengspraisser-letzebuerg-q1-2026-erhuelung-loyeren - Published: 2026-06-28T11:38:12.416+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:38:12.416+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: 06e00f77-f79e-4bb3-b080-e868cdab8473 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Nom déifste Réckgang zënter Joerzéngten zeie nei offiziell Zuelen am éischte Quartal e virsiichtegt Plus. Mä bei de Locatairen geet de Stress weider — d'Loyere klamme méi séier wéi d'Léin. ### Summary D'Observatoire de l'Habitat mellt fir den éischte Quartal 2026 e Plus vu 1,7% bei de Wunnengspraisser iwwer ee Joer. D'Verkeef ginn erëm méi rar, mä d'Loyere klamme mat 4,4% wäit iwwer d'Inflatioun. ### Key facts - D'Wunnengspraisser sinn am éischte Quartal 2026 ëm 0,7% an iwwer d'Joer ëm 1,7% geklommen — d'Erhuelung no zwee Joer Réckgang ass bestätegt. - D'al Maisone féieren de Maart un (+3,0% iwwer d'Joer), wäit virun den ale Wunnengen a VEFA-Wunnengen (jee +0,9%). - D'Verkeef zéien un: +9,4% bei den ale Wunnengen a +11,5% bei den Haiser, mä de Bau bleift schwaach (-18,2% bei VEFA). - D'ugekënnegt Loyere klammen ëm 4,4% iwwer d'Joer — kloer méi séier wéi d'Inflatioun (1,6%) an d'Verkafspräisser. - Mat Hypothéikzënsen ëm 3,2% a fiskalesche Mesuren wéi dem Bëllegen Akt sinn d'Käfer zréck op e Maart mat enker Offer. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill sinn d'Wunnengspraisser zu Lëtzebuerg am Q1 2026 geklommen?** Den hedonesche Präisindex vum STATEC ass ëm 0,7% am Quartal an ëm 1,7% iwwer déi lescht zwielef Méint geklommen. Dat läit ongeféier um Niveau vun der nationaler Inflatioun (1,6%). **Q: Firwat klammen d'Loyere méi séier wéi d'Verkafspräisser?** D'ugekënnegt Loyere fir Wunnenge sinn ëm 4,4% iwwer d'Joer geklommen, well vill Leit, déi sech keng Wunneng kënne leeschten, an d'Locatioun gedréckt ginn — wou d'Offer rar bleift an d'Präisser weider klammen. **Q: Ass dee grousse Réckgang um Immobilljemaart eriwwer?** De Maart huet opgehalen ze falen. No engem Réckgang vu ronn 16,3% tëscht dem drëtte Quartal 2022 an Ufank 2024 koum déi éischt jäerlech Hausse Enn 2024, an d'Observatoire schwätzt elo vun enger Stabiliséierung, net vun engem neie Boom. **Q: Wat seet de Wunnengsminister Claude Meisch zu der Kris?** De Meisch féiert d'Kris op en Ongläichgewiicht tëscht Bevëlkerungswuesstem a Bau zeréck: 'Mir brauche méi Wunnengen, dat ass eng einfach arithmetesch Wourecht.' Säi Ziel ass, datt sech jiddereen am Land eng Wunneng ka leeschten. ### Body De Maart fir Wunnenge stabiliséiert sech — an dat ass fir vill Leit am Land méi wéi just eng Statistik. No zwee Joer mat falende Präisser weisen déi offiziell Zuelen, déi den 25. Juni publizéiert goufen, datt d'Wunnengspraisser am éischte Quartal 2026 ëm 0,7% an iwwer déi lescht zwielef Méint ëm 1,7% geklommen sinn. Domat ass dee schäerfste Réckgang um Lëtzebuerger Immobilljemaart zënter Joerzéngten zu enger virsiichteger Erhuelung ginn. D'Zuele kommen aus dem hedonesche Präisindex vum STATEC a goufen am 25. trimestrielle Bericht vum Observatoire de l'Habitat — der Wunnengsstell vun der Regierung — analyséiert. Si zeechnen e Bild vun engem Maart, deen no zwee Joer Pessimismus erëm e fest Tempo fonnt huet. Dat jäerlecht Plus vu 1,7% läit elo ongeféier um Niveau vun der nationaler Inflatioun, déi an der selwechter Period bei 1,6% louch. D'Haiser zéien de Maart no uewen D'Erhuelung ass awer net iwwerall d'selwecht. Bei den ale Maisone sinn d'Präisser ëm 3,0% iwwer d'Joer geklommen — kloer méi staark wéi déi 0,9% bei den ale Wunnengen an déi 0,9% bei de Wunnenge bei der Plang (VEFA). Och d'Zuel vun de Verkeef weist eng Normaliséierung. Am Verglach mam éischte Quartal 2025 sinn d'Transaktioune bei den ale Wunnengen ëm 9,4% an bei den Haiser ëm 11,5% an d'Luucht gaangen. Konkret: - 968 al Wunnenge sinn de Besëtzer gewiesselt — no um Duerchschnëtt vu virum Réckgang. - 650 Haiser goufe verkaaft. - Just 207 VEFA-Wunnenge sinn ofgesat ginn — e Minus vu 18,2% géintiwwer dem Joer virdrun. De Bau bleift also d'Suergekand: déi nei Wunnengen, déi nach am Bau sinn, kommen net vun der Plaz. Den Observatoire hält fest, datt d'Volumen sech op engem Niveau stabiliséiert hunn, deen däitlech méi héich läit wéi an der schäerfster Phas vum Ofschwong tëscht 2023 an Ufank 2024. Vu Kris zu Stabiliséierung Dës Erhuelung kënnt no engem schmäerzhafte Réckgang. De laangen Immobiljeboom ass Mëtt 2022 gestoppt, wéi d'Europäesch Zentralbank d'Zënse séier eropgesat huet, fir d'Inflatioun ze bekämpfen — vu engem Dag op deen aneren waren der vill Kéifer dobaussen. Vum Héichpunkt am drëtte Quartal 2022 bis zum Déifpunkt Ufank 2024 sinn d'Präisser ëm ronn 16,3% gefall, esou d'Zuele vum Observatoire. Mëtt 2023 louch de jäerleche Réckgang esouguer am zweestellege Beräich. Déi éischt jäerlech Hausse zënter Enn 2022 koum am leschte Quartal 2024 (+1,4%). 2025 huet d'Erhuelung dunn u Fahrt opgeholl — gehollef vun temporäre fiskalesche Mesuren wéi dem reduzéierten Enregistrement an dem Bëllegen Akt, déi vill Käfer no vir gezunn hunn. De Wee vu Quartal zu Quartal war awer onroueg: +4,4% am zweete Quartal 2025, dann -3,5% am drëtten an +0,4% am véierten. Mat der ECB, déi d'Zënse lackert, an Hypothéikzënsen, déi sech bei ronn 3,2% agruewen hunn, sinn d'Finanzéierungskonditioune genuch besser ginn, fir d'Käfer erëm op e Maart ze lackelen, wou d'Offer strukturell knapp bleift. Déi nei Donnéeën deiten drop hin, datt d'Onroue ofhëlt. Den Observatoire schwätzt vun engem Maart, deen erëm zu engem méi normalen Rhythmus fonnt huet — net vun engem neie Boom. D'Locataire bleiwen op der Streck Wann d'Käfer rëm Loft kréien, da gëllt dat fir d'Locataire net. D'ugekënnegt Loyere fir Wunnenge sinn ëm 0,5% am Quartal an ëm 4,4% iwwer d'Joer geklommen — wäit méi séier wéi d'Inflatioun an d'Verkafspräisser. Bei den ageriichte Zëmmere louch d'Hausse souguer bei 4,7% iwwer zwielef Méint, während de STATEC-Index vun de Loyeren, déi tatsächlech bezuelt ginn, méi moderat ëm 1,4% geklommen ass. D'ugekënnegt Loyere fir Wunnenge maache mat engem séiere Tempo weider (+4,4% iwwer zwielef Méint), kloer iwwer der Inflatioun. Genau dee Spalt — e Verkafsmaart, deen sech erfänkt, géint e Locatiounsmaart, deen ëmmer méi enk gëtt — ass de Kär vum Lëtzebuerger Wunnengsproblem. Wie sech keng Wunneng ka leeschten, gëtt an d'Locatioun gedréckt, wou d'Offer rar ass an d'Präisser net ophalen ze klammen. Wat dat fir Käfer a Locataire heescht Fir potenziell Käfer sinn d'Zuelen zweeschneideg. D'Präisser falen net méi, also lount et sech kaum nach, op e bëllegere Maart ze waarden. Mä well d'Präisser nëmmen am Tempo vun der Inflatioun klammen an d'Zënsen erof si vun hirem Spëtzeniveau, ass d'Panik vum Schock vun 2022 verflunn. Fir d'Locataire an d'Stéit mat méi klengem Akommes ass d'Bild méi däischter, well d'ugekënnegt Loyere de Léin dervunlafen. D'Zuele falen an eng laang politesch Debatt iwwer de Manktem un Offer. De Wunnengsminister Claude Meisch huet d'Kris ëmmer rëm op en einfacht Ongläichgewiicht zeréckgefouert: tëscht dem Bevëlkerungswuesstem an deem, wat gebaut gëtt. "Mir brauche méi Wunnengen, dat ass eng einfach arithmetesch Wourecht, well méi Leit op Lëtzebuerg geplënnert sinn, wéi mir Wunnenge gebaut hunn", sot de Meisch 2024 an engem Interview mat der Luxembourg Times. Et géif drëms goen, "dofir ze suergen, datt schlussendlech jiddereen zu Lëtzebuerg eng Wunneng fënnt, déi e sech ka leeschten — wat haut net de Fall ass". De offizielle Fazit ass also ee vu Stabiliséierung: e Maart, deen opgehalen huet ze falen, deen erëm verkeeft a liicht no uewe krabbelt — mä deen fir vill Leit am Land hartnäckeg onerschwénglech bleift. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (Le gouvernement luxembourgeois): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2025 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Luxembourg Housing Prices Drop by 16.3% between Q3 2022, Q1 2024 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57270-luxembourg-housing-prices-drop-by-16-3-between-q3-2022-q1-2024 - Luxembourg has "some catching up to do" on affordable housing (interview with Claude Meisch) — Luxembourg Times / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/de/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+en+actualites+toutes_actualites+interviews+2024+09-septembre+19-meisch-luxembourg-times.html - Renewed momentum on the Luxembourg property market? — Spuerkeess: https://www.spuerkeess.lu/en/blog/housing/renewed-momentum-on-the-luxembourg-property-market/ --- ## No der Hëtzt kënnt d'Dréchent: Wéi Lëtzebuerg säi Klima ëmkippt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztwell-list-klimawandel-waasser-letzebuerg-mei-drechen-summeren - Published: 2026-06-28T11:21:33.366+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:21:33.366+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: acc83fe3-9eed-46ec-8610-a748fddf3948 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Rekordhëtzt vun dëser Woch geet eriwwer — mä de Hydro-Klimatolog Laurent Pfister vum LIST gesäit Lëtzebuerg op méi waarm, méi dréchen Summeren a brutal Gewidderer fixéiert, mat Suergen ëm Waasser, Landwirtschaft an d'Schinn. ### Summary De Laurent Pfister vum LIST warnt, datt Lëtzebuerg säi gemittlecht Klima verléiert: méi waarm, méi dréchen Summeren, ënnerbrach vu gewaltsamen Onwiederer — mat dauerhafte Risiken fir d'Drénkwaasser, d'Baueren an d'Infrastruktur. ### Key facts - Net méi oder manner Reen, mä eng Intensivéierung vum Waasserkreeslaf: déiselwecht jäerlech Mass, mä laang Dréchenten ënnerbrach vu gewaltsamen Béien. - Lëtzebuerg zitt ~45% vu sengem Drénkwaasser aus Grondwaasserquellen an ~55% aus dem Stauséi vun der Uewersauer iwwer d'SEBES. - D'deeglech Ofschäpfung läit bei ~130.000 m³ (~180 l pro Persoun); de Verbrauch huet sech an 15 Joer verduebelt; ~100 vun 250 Grondwaasserressourcen sinn duerch Belaaschtung onbenotzbar. - Bis Enn vum Joerhonnert kéint d'Joerestemperatur ëm 2–4°C klammen, de Summerreen ëm 10–20% erofgoen an d'Wanteren 5–15% méi naass ginn. - D'national Adaptatiounsstrategie zielt 131 Mesuren op, fir Waasser, Landwirtschaft an Infrastruktur ze schützen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat heescht 'Intensivéierung vum Waasserkreeslaf'?** Laut dem Laurent Pfister vum LIST bleift déi total jäerlech Reemenge ongeféier gläich, mä seng Verdeelung an Heftegkeet änneren sech: laang dréchen Phasen, déi vun extreme Reebéien ënnerbrach ginn, amplaz vun engem konstanten Reen iwwert d'Joer. **Q: Firwat ass d'Drénkwaasser zu Lëtzebuerg betraff?** D'Land hänkt vum Stauséi vun der Uewersauer (~55%) a vu Grondwaasserquellen (~45%) of; d'Haaptstad zitt ronn d'Halschent vun engem Sandstee-Aquifer. Eng laang Dréchent setzt béid ënner Drock, an d'Reserv ass déift Grondwaasser, dat Joerdausende brauch fir sech opzelueden. **Q: Wéi vill méi waarm soll et zu Lëtzebuerg ginn?** D'Weltbank prognostizéiert bis Enn vum Joerhonnert ënner héijen Emissiounen ronn 2–4°C méi, mat nationalen Estimatioune vun ~+1,1°C bis Mëtt vum Joerhonnert. De Summerreen kéint ëm 10–20% erofgoen, d'Wanteren 5–15% méi naass ginn. ### Body D'Thermometeren, déi Lëtzebuerg dës Woch Richtung 40°C gedriwwen hunn — mat enger rouder Alert, ofgesote Nomëttesschoulen an esouguer enger Schinn, déi sech bei der Hëtzt zu Berchem verbéit huet — falen erëm. D'Konditiounen, déi se erbäigefouert hunn, fale laut den Hydrologen net erëm. Fir de Laurent Pfister, den Hydro-Klimatolog, deen d'Environmental Sensing and Modelling-Unitéit um Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) zu Belval leet, ass d'Hëtzt vun Enn Juni net e Wiederausrutscher, mä e Symptom vun engem méi déiwe, strukturelle Wandel. Dem Land säi gemittlecht Klima, mat Reen iwwert d'ganzt Joer verdeelt, kippt an eppes ëm, fir dat d'Land net gebaut ass: méi waarm, méi dréchen Summeren, ënnerbrach vu plötzlechen, gewaltsamen Onwiederer. E Waasserkreeslaf, deen ëmmer méi haart schléit Dem Pfister säi Punkt ass net einfach, datt et hei am Duerchschnëtt méi naass oder méi dréche gëtt. Dem LIST seng Projektiounen weisen, datt déi total jäerlech Nidderschlagsmenge ongeféier d'selwecht bleift. Wat sech ännert, ass d'Verdeelung — an d'Gewalt: laang Dréchenten, ënnerbrach vun extreme Reebéien. "On parle surtout d'une intensification du cycle hydrologique" — "Mir schwätzen virun allem vun enger Intensivéierung vum Waasserkreeslaf", sou de Pfister géintiwwer dem Lëtzebuerger Medium Infogreen, fir de Wee ewech vun engem konstanten, gläichméissege Reen iwwert d'Joer ze beschreiwen. Dëse Wiessel verstäerkt sech selwer, erkläert hien. Bei engem staarke Reen ass den ausgedréchente Buedem an e puer Minutten gesättegt, d'Waasser leeft iwwert d'Uewerfläch of a schleeft Schuedstoffer a Bakterien a Flëss a Reservoiren; eng laang Dréchent dergéint baakt de Buedem haart an dicht, sou datt en de Reen, wann en endlech kënnt, net méi opsaugt. Erauskomme leeft op e Circle vicieux aus Iwwerschwemmung an Dréchent eraus — net op e gemittlecht Mëttelfeld. Well d'Reegele vun haut op engem Klima vum 20. Joerhonnert berouen, dat ee fir stabil gehalen huet, verléiere se hir Gëltegkeet. "Le climat change en raison de l'activité humaine, ce qui implique qu'il faut revoir progressivement tous nos modèles statistiques" — d'Klima ännert sech duerch d'mënschlech Aktivitéit, wat heescht, datt mir all eis statistesch Modeller no an no muss iwwerschaffen, sou de Pfister. Lëtzebuerg seng systematesch Temperaturopzeechnunge ginn nëmme bis ongeféier 1838 zréck an déi vum Reen bis 1854 — eng kuerz Erënnerung un dat, wat d'Wieder ka maachen. E Waassersystem, dee fir e méi naasst Land geduecht ass Um kloersten ass den Asaz um Krunn. Lëtzebuerg zitt ongeféier 45% vu sengem Drénkwaasser aus Grondwaasserquellen an ongeféier 55% aus enger eenzeger Uewerflächequell — dem Stauséi vun der Uewersauer zu Esch-Sauer, deen d'SEBES opbereet a verdeelt. D'Haaptstad hänkt fir ongeféier d'Halschent vun hirem Waasser um Lëtzebuerger Sandstee, dem Grès de Luxembourg. Eng laang Dréchent setzt béid ënner Drock — an d'Reserv ass déift Grondwaasser, dat Joerdausende brauch fir sech erëm opzelueden. Den Drock ass schonn an de Zuelen ze gesinn, déi Fuerscher an de Waassersecteur uginn: - D'deeglech Ofschäpfung läit bei ongeféier 130.000 m³, ronn 180 Liter pro Awunner, an de Gesamtverbrauch huet sech an 15 Joer ongeféier verduebelt. - D'Stéit maachen ongeféier 60% vum Verbrauch aus, d'Industrie 23% an d'Landwirtschaft 8%, mat ronn 9%, déi duerch Lecken verluer ginn. - Ongeféier 100 vun de 250 Grondwaasserressourcen am Land sinn elo schonn onbenotzbar duerch Nitrat-, Pestizid- a Phosphatbelaaschtung. - Modeller vun der Uni Lëtzebuerg warnen, datt d'Disponibilitéit vu Waasser no 2023–2029 zu enger Brems fir d'Bevëlkerungswuesstem ka ginn, wann net gespuert gëtt. Wat d'Projektioune weisen Den Trend ass net hypothetesch. De Climate Change Knowledge Portal vun der Weltbank prognostizéiert, datt déi mëttler Joerestemperatur zu Lëtzebuerg bis Enn vum Joerhonnert ënner héijen Emissiounen ëm ronn 2–4°C oder méi klëmmt, mat nationalen Estimatioune vun ongeféier +1,1°C bis Mëtt vum Joerhonnert. De Summerreen (Juni–August) kéint bis 2100 ëm 10–20% erofgoen, och wann d'Wanteren 5–15% méi naass ginn, an d'Land kéint bis 2050 bis zu fënnef extrem waarm Deeg d'Joer gesinn. D'Landwirtschaft steet matzen am Schussfeld. D'Baueren an d'Wënzer am Musseldall pendelen elo schonn tëscht hartnäckeger Dréchent, schiedleche Reebéien an onzäitege Fréschten, während méi waarm, méi dréchen Summeren d'Risike vu Bëschbränn klamme loossen. D'Infrastruktur ass och ausgesat: dës Woch huet d'Setzen vun der Schinn bei Berchem gewisen, wéi d'Hëtzt d'Schinnennetz op d'Prouf stellt, während méi staarke Wanterreen d'Iwwerschwemmungsrisiken hieft, déi bis bei d'Stroumnetz erareeche kënnen. Lëtzebuerg seng national Adaptatiounsstrategie zielt mëttlerweil 131 Mesuren op, fir genau dofir gewoppent ze sinn. Eng Groussregioun ënner deemselwechten Himmel Lëtzebuerg seng Lag gëtt iwwert d'Grenzen gedeelt. Während déiselwecht Hëtztwell huet Frankräich de 23. Juni 44,3°C zu Pissos gemooss an Däitschland huet de 27. Juni mat 41,5°C en nationale Rekord opgestallt — Deel vun enger europäescher Episod, déi mat méi wéi 500 Doudegen a Verbindung bruecht gëtt. D'Häff, d'Flëss an d'Stied vun der Groussregioun erwiermen sech zesummen, a Waasser gëtt ëmmer méi eng grenziwwerschreidend Fro. Dem Pfister säi Rezept ass, déif an d'Vergaangenheet ze kucken, fir sech op d'Zukunft virzebereeden — al Iwwerschwemmungen an Dréchenten aus Bamréng, Sedimenter an Archiver rekonstruéieren, fir eng Opzeechnung ze verlängeren, déi d'Apparater eleng net hierginn. "Andeems mir vergaange Extremereegnisser mat deenen verbannen, déi mir haut beobachten, kënne mir den Impakt vun de mënschlechen Aktivitéite besser aschätzen an déi zukünfteg Entwécklung vum Klima an den hydrologesche Phänomener méi genee viraussoen", seet hien. D'Hëtztwell geet eriwwer. D'Froen, déi se iwwert Waasser, Landwirtschaft an Infrastruktur opwerft, bleiwen, soen d'Wëssenschaftler. ### Sources - À quoi doit s'attendre le Luxembourg alors que le climat se détracte — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/fr/media/presse/a-quoi-doit-sattendre-le-luxembourg-alors-que-le-climat-se-detracte/ - « Le changement climatique a intensifié le cycle de l'eau » — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/le-changement-climatique-a-intensifie-le-cycle-de-l-eau.html - Climate and rivers: when the past sheds light on the future — Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): https://www.list.lu/en/news/climate-and-rivers-when-the-past-sheds-light-on-the-future/ - À l'écoute du changement climatique, à travers météo et hydrologie — ingsci.lu (Ingénieurs et Scientifiques du Luxembourg): https://ingsci.lu/en/a-lecoute-du-changement-climatique-a-travers-meteo-et-hydrologie/ - Research trends: New models for extreme weather — Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR): https://www.fnr.lu/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight/research-trends-pfister/ - Luxembourg – Mean Projections (CMIP6) — World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal: https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/luxembourg/climate-data-projections - State of Luxembourg's water supply — Sustainability Mag: https://sustainabilitymag.lu/en/nature/la-crise-de-lor-bleu/state-luxembourgs-water-supply - Luxembourg's heatwave becomes a live stress test — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourgs-heatwave-becomes-a-live-stress-test - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Climate and weather in Luxembourg — Luxtoday: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/the-climate-in-luxembourg --- ## BIS warnt virun engem Mix u Risiken fir d'Weltwirtschaft — Lëtzebuergs Fongsplaz betraff - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/bis-joresbericht-2026-risiken-fongsplaz-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-28T11:08:41.796+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T11:08:41.796+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: bc2b963d-5099-457a-8392-a4f8e8b042cd - Dateline: Basel, CH > D'BIS warnt virun engem geféierleche Mix aus héije Schold, zéier Inflatioun an iwwerteierte Mäert — Kanäl, déi direkt an de 8.200 Milliarden Euro schwéiere Fongsmotor vu Lëtzebuerg féieren. ### Summary An hirem Joresbericht 2026 warnt d'BIS zu Basel, datt sech eng Rëtsch Risiken zur selwechter Zäit opbauen — héich Staatsschold, Inflatiounsgefor an opgeblosen Aktiekuren. Fir d'Fongsplaz Lëtzebuerg ass dat keng abstrakt Warnung, mä eng Beschreiwung vum eegene Risikoprofil. ### Key facts - D'BIS warnt an hirem Joresbericht 2026 (133 Säiten, e Sonndeg virgestallt), datt sech fënnef Drockpunkten zur selwechter Zäit opbauen: héich Staatsschold, Inflatiounsgefor, Handelszerstécklung, iwwerteiert Aktiekuren a fragil Obligatiounsmäert. - Nei am Bericht ass de Begrëff vum 'fiskalesch-finanziellt Stabilitéitsverhältnes': Net-Bank-Akteuren wéi Hedgefongen halen ëmmer méi Staatsschold, finanzéiert iwwer kuerzfristeg Mäert. - Fir Lëtzebuerg — weltwäit zweetgréisste Fongsstanduert mat 8,2 Billiounen Euro um Enn 2025 — sinn dat genee d'Risikokanäl, déi direkt op d'lokal Wirtschaft duerchschloen. - Alternativ Fongen maachen ronn 35 % aus, ETF-Verméigen läit bei 531,8 Mrd Euro (+19,5 %), a PwC erwaart 10,4 Billiounen Dollar bis 2030. - Vu Mëtt 2026 u begrenzen nei EU-Reegele fir kredittvergebend Fongen d'Hiewelwierkung op 175 % (oppe) respektiv 300 % (zou). ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass d'BIS an firwat ass hire Joresbericht wichteg?** D'Bank fir Internationalen Zuelungsausgläich zu Basel ass d'Bank vun de Zentralbanken. Hire Joresbericht 2026, e Sonndeg de 28. Juni virgestallt, leeft 133 Säiten a warnt, datt eng Rëtsch Risiken zesummekommen an d'Weltwirtschaft géint de nächste Choc schlecht ofschiermen. **Q: Firwat betrëfft dës Warnung Lëtzebuerg besonnesch?** Lëtzebuerg ass den zweetgréisste Fongsstanduert vun der Welt an eng grouss Net-Bank-Finanzplaz. D'Risiken, déi d'BIS nennt — Zënsbeweegungen, Nei-Bewäerte vu Staatsschold a Maartliquiditéit — schloen direkt op d'Fongen, d'Aarbechtsplazen an d'Steierrecetten zu Lëtzebuerg duerch. **Q: Wat empfeelt d'BIS der Politik?** Prioritéit op d'Präisstabilitéit, d'Schold erofbréngen an d'ëffentlech Finanzen solid maachen, d'Iwwerwaachung iwwer d'Banken eraus op d'Net-Bank-Akteuren ausdeenen, strukturell Reformen an eng besser Ofstëmmung vun de Moossnamen. **Q: Wat ännert sech vu Mëtt 2026 u fir Fongen zu Lëtzebuerg?** Nei EU-Reegele fir kredittvergebend Fongen begrenzen d'Hiewelwierkung op 175 % bei oppene a 300 % bei zoue Fongen — en Agestoe vun der Tatsaach, datt privat Kreditt a Leverage zentral fir d'Lëtzebuerger Geschäft gi sinn. ### Body D'Bank, déi de Zentralbanken op der ganzer Welt als hir eege Bank déngt, huet e Sonndeg en ongewinnt däitleche Saz geschriwwen: déi Rou, déi un der Uewerfläch vun der Weltwirtschaft hänkt, verstoppt e Risiko, deen drënner ëmmer méi grouss gëtt. An hirem Joresbericht schreift d'Bank fir Internationalen Zuelungsausgläich (BIS) zu Basel, datt eng Rei vu "Drockpunkten" — héich Staatsschold, d'Gefor vun enger neier Inflatiounswell, en zerstéckelt Handelssystem an iwwerteiert Verméigenswäerter — zur selwechter Zäit zesummekommen an d'Weltwirtschaft schlecht géint de nächste Choc ofschiermen. De Bericht, 133 Säiten ddéck an um Joreskongress vun der Institutioun virgestallt, leeft ënnert dem Motto "Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline" — globale Drockpunkten, déi Disziplin an der Politik verlaangen. De Kär vun der Warnung: datt d'Wirtschaft bis elo widderstandsfäeg war, heescht net, datt se sécher ass — an de Spuert, fir op eng Kris ze reagéieren, ass enk ginn. "D'Politik muss elo handelen", sot de BIS-Generaldirekter Pablo Hernández de Cos, deen den Amt den 1. Juli 2025 vum spueneschen Zentralbankchef-Posten hir iwwerholl huet. "All Zécken mécht déi néideg Upassunge just méi deier." Wou de Schong dréckt De Bericht nennt eng Réi Schwachstellen, déi eenzel nach ze handhabe sinn, mä am Verbond geféierlech ginn. Laut der BIS: - Eng Staatsschold no bei engem Rekordniveau a sträng ëffentlech Finanzen, déi keng Loft loossen, fir den nächsten Ofschwong ze fëllen. - D'Gefor vun enger neier Welle vun zéier héijer Inflatioun, mat nach ëmmer offene Versuergungschocken an dem Risiko, datt d'Präiserwaardunge sech ofléisen. - Handelszerstécklung a geopolitesch Spannungen, déi de globale Versuergungssystem manner beweeglech maachen. - Iwwerteiert Aktiekuren an d'Suergloosegkeet vun den Investisseuren, mat besonnescher Onrou iwwer d'Präisser am Beräich vun der kënschtlecher Intelligenz. - Eng zerbriechlech Liquiditéit um Obligatiounsmaart a verstoppte Schold, déi iwwer Net-Bank-Finanzakteuren opgebaut gouf. Beim Boom ronderëm d'KI bleift d'BIS virsiichteg amplaz triumphal. Och wann d'Technologie d'Vertraue gehuewen an d'Wuesstem ënnerstëtzt huet — an der Hoffnung op méi Produktivitéit — warnt d'Bank, datt Engpäss an der Versuergung an e schaarfe Concurrence den Opschwong an déi Aart vun Iwwerinvestissement kéinte kippe loossen, déi een aus fréiere Boom-a-Bust-Zyklen kennt — esouguer wann en zur selwechter Zäit d'Angscht ëm d'Aarbechtsplazen ufeiert. Wann de Staat zum Schëldner vun de Fongen gëtt Den originellsten Deel vun der Diagnos ass dat, wat d'BIS en neit "fiskalesch-finanziellt Stabilitéitsverhältnes" nennt. Wéi d'Staaten ëmmer méi léinen, huet de globale Finanzsystem sech vun der Finanzéierung vun der Privatwirtschaft ewech an Direktioun vun der Finanzéierung vum Staat verlagert — an en ëmmer méi groussen Deel vun där Schold läit elo bei Net-Bank-Akteuren wéi Hedgefongen a Verméigensverwalter, dacks finanzéiert iwwer kuerzfristeg Mäert, déi et erlaben, datt sech Hiewelwierkung (Leverage) ophëlt. Domat ginn d'Obligatiounsmäert vun de Staaten, déi laang als de Fundament vum Finanzsystem gegollt hunn, zu engem méigleche Kanal, iwwer deen de Stress sech verbreet. "Dat neit fiskalesch-finanziellt Stabilitéitsverhältnes kéint heeschen, datt d'Wäerter vu Staatsobligatiounen méi dacks a méi schaarf falen", sot de Frank Smets, geschäftsféierende Chef vun der Geld- a Wirtschaftsofdeelung vun der BIS — Schwankungen, déi d'Finanzéierungsbedéngunge ganz séier kéinten zoudréinen. D'Empfehlunge fanne sech logesch aus der Diagnos. D'BIS rifft d'Regierungen an d'Zentralbanken op, der Präisstabilitéit Prioritéit ze ginn, d'ëffentlech Finanzen nees op e solidde Fong ze stellen andeems een d'Schold erofbréngt, d'Iwwerwaachung vun der Finanzstabilitéit iwwer de Bankesecteur eraus op déi séier wuessend Net-Bank-Welt auszedeenen, strukturell Reformen unzepaken an d'Moossnamen esou openee mat ofzestëmmen, datt se sech géigesäiteg verstäerken amplaz géigeneneen ze schaffen. Firwat dat Lëtzebuerg méi ugeet wéi anerer Fir déi meescht Lieser bleift de Bericht eng Abstraktioun. Fir Lëtzebuerg ass en bal eng Beschreiwung vum lokale Risikoprofil. Den Däitlechen ass dee weltwäit zweetgréisste Standuert fir Investitiounsfongen no den USA an déi féierend grenziwwerschreidend Fongsplaz vun Europa — genee deen Net-Bank-Finanzmotor, deen d'BIS d'Iwwerwaachungsbehörden elo opfuerdert, méi no am A ze behalen. D'Gréissten ass beandrockend fir e Land mat manner wéi 700.000 Awunner. D'Verméigen, dat a Fongen mat Sëtz zu Lëtzebuerg verwalt gëtt, huet fir d'éischt d'Mark vun 8 Billioune Euro iwwersprongen an um Enn 2025 ronn 8,2 Billioune Euro erreecht, no Zuele vu Luxembourg for Finance — méi wéi d'Halschent méi vill wéi viru fënnef Joer. Alternativ Fongen maache mëttlerweil ronn 35 Prozent vun deem Total aus, an d'Beruedungsfirma PwC schätzt, datt d'Branche bis 2030 op 10,4 Billiounen Dollar kéint klammen. Eleng am ETF-Beräich louch d'Verméigen bei 531,8 Milliarden Euro, e Plus vu 19,5 Prozent am Joresvergläich. Well esou vill vun deem Suen an Obligatiounen an aner global gehandelt Aktiven investéiert ass, ginn d'Kanäl, déi d'BIS markéiert — Beweegungen bei den Zënssätz, en abrupt Nei-Bewäerte vu Staatsschold a Lächer an der Liquiditéit um Maart — direkt op d'Fongen zu Lëtzebuerg an op d'Gebührenakommes, d'Aarbechtsplazen an d'Steierrecetten iwwer, déi dovunner ofhänken. E schaarfe Fall vun den Obligatiounswäerter, esou wéi d'BIS e beschreift, géif als éischt an deem Typ vu Portfeien ze spiere sinn, deen den Däitlechen am Numm vun Investisseuren aus der ganzer Welt verwalt. An de Risiko klëmmt am selwechte Schrëtt wéi d'Exposéierung. Nei EU-Reegele fir kredittvergebend Fongen, déi vu Mëtt 2026 u gëllen, begrenzen d'Hiewelwierkung op 175 Prozent bei oppene Fongen an op 300 Prozent bei zoue Fongen — en implizit Agestoe vun der Tatsaach, datt privat Kreditt a Leverage, zwou vun de Suerge vun der BIS, zentral fir d'Geschäft gi sinn, dat Lëtzebuerg hébergéiert. De Cos koum ëmmer nees op d'Thema vun der Schold zréck. "D'Schold ass haut héich, an se gëtt iwwer Net-Bank-Finanzintermédiäre finanzéiert", sot hien. Seng Botschaft un d'Finanzminister an d'Zentralbanker, déi zu Basel zesummekomm sinn: d'Fënster, fir schwaach Fundamenter ze flécken, ass elo op — mä se bleift net éiweg op. Fir eng Wirtschaft, déi dovunner lieft, d'Ersparnisser vun der Welt ze verwalten, ass dat manner eng wäit Warnung wéi eng Prognos fir hir eege Bilanz. ### Sources - Annual Economic Report 2026 — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e.htm - Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline (press release, 28 June 2026) — Bank for International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/press/p260628.htm - Rising debt, AI boom and financial fragilities raise global risks: BIS — Business Standard (Reuters wire): https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/rising-debt-ai-boom-and-financial-fragilities-raise-global-risks-bis-126062800378_1.html - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — ETF Express: https://etfexpress.com/2026/03/26/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Luxembourg Fund Assets Could Reach $10.4trn by 2030, PwC Reports — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61838-luxembourg-fund-assets-could-reach-10-4trn-by-2030-pwc-reports - Luxembourg tops Europe in sustainable fund assets — IFC Review: https://www.ifcreview.com/news/2026/march/luxembourg-luxembourg-tops-europe-in-sustainable-fund-assets/ --- ## Éischte Master fir kënschtlech Intelligenz an der Gesondheet kënnt op Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eischte-master-ki-gesondheet-csl-lllc-utbm-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-28T06:49:52.108+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:49:52.108+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 653901e3-daa5-460d-bc7d-16f51112bfb0 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Chambre des salariés bréngt am Hierscht en éischte Master fir KI an der Gesondheet op Lëtzebuerg – just wéi d'EU hir Reegele fir medizinesch KI verschäerft. ### Summary D'CSL bréngt zesumme mat der UTBM an dem CFPC DeWidong en éischte Master fir kënschtlech Intelligenz an der Gesondheet op Lëtzebuerg. Lass geet et am Oktober 2026, 66 ECTS iwwer 12 Méint, fir Beruffsleit aus der Pfleeg an der IT. ### Key facts - D'CSL bréngt am Oktober 2026 en éischte Master fir KI an der Gesondheet op Lëtzebuerg – 66 ECTS iwwer 12 Méint. - Den Diplom kënnt net vun der Uni Lëtzebuerg, mä vun der franséischer UTBM, lokal ugebuede vum LLLC an dem CFPC DeWidong. - Geriicht u Beruffsleit aus der Pfleeg an der IT: Coursen owes an de Samschdeger, ronn 75% a Presenz, 25% iwwer Distanz. - Cours op Franséisch, Englesch B1 néideg, Studiegebühren 7.900 Euro, Umeldunge bis September 2026. - Den Akzent läit op Gouvernance, Ethik an dem EU AI Act, deem seng Fristen op 2027 an 2028 verréckelt goufen. ### FAQ **Q: Wien deelt den Diplom aus?** Den Diplom – e Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé – gëtt vun der Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) a Frankräich vergi. Zu Lëtzebuerg gëtt en duerch de LLLC vun der CSL zesumme mam CFPC DeWidong asbl ugebueden. D'Uni Lëtzebuerg ass net mat un Bord. **Q: Fir wie ass de Master geduecht a wéi eng Konditioune muss een erfëllen?** E riicht sech u Gesondheetsberuffsleit (Klinikpersonal, Responsabel, Qualitéits- a Koordinatiounsspezialisten) an un IT-/Digital-Spezialisten. Fir era ze kommen, brauch een en éischt Masterjoer oder bac+4 (240 ECTS); eng Validatioun vun der beruflecher Erfarung (VAP) ass och méiglech. **Q: Wat kascht et a bis wéini ka ee sech umellen?** D'Studiegebühren leie laut der CSL-Programmsäit bei 7.900 Euro. D'Umeldunge lafe bis September 2026, an d'Ausbildung fänkt am Oktober 2026 un a leeft 12 Méint laang. **Q: A wéi enger Sprooch leeft d'Ausbildung?** De Cours gëtt op Franséisch ofgehalen. Fir den Diplom ze kréien, brauch ee Englesch op B1-Niveau. Ronn 75% lafen a Presenz zu Lëtzebuerg of, ongeféier 25% iwwer Distanz, owes an de Samschdeger. ### Body Lëtzebuerg kritt am Hierscht säin éischte Master, deen ganz der kënschtlecher Intelligenz an der Gesondheet gewidmet ass. Dat huet d'Chambre des salariés (CSL) den 26. Juni matgedeelt – e Programm, dee sech un d'Beruffsleit riicht an dee genee dann ukënnt, wou d'europäesch Regulateuren d'Reegele fir KI an der Medezin méi streng maachen. D'CSL beschreift d'Ausbildung als eng national Première. Si ass net fir Schoulofgänger geduecht, mä fir Leit, déi scho schaffen: Klinikpersonal, Responsabel am Gesondheetswiesen an d'IT-Spezialisten, déi d'Spidolssoftware bauen a betreiwen. D'Coursë fänken am Oktober 2026 un a lafe 12 Méint laang, ofgehale wäerteg owes an de Samschdeger, sou datt d'Participanten hire Beruff weider ausüben kënnen. Ee Punkt mécht d'Riedevun der "Lëtzebuerger Première" awer méi komplex. Den Diplom gëtt net vun der Universitéit Lëtzebuerg vergi – déi ass guer net mat un Bord. Et handelt sech ëm e Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé, also e Master an der Informatik mat enger Spezialiséierung op KI a Gesondheet, dee vun der Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) a Frankräich vergi gëtt. Hei am Land gëtt en duerch de Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre (LLLC) vun der CSL zesumme mam Weiderbildungsorganisme CFPC DeWidong asbl ugebueden. An där Konstellatioun këmmert d'UTBM sech ëm d'akademesch Begleedung an de Diplom selwer; de LLLC iwwerhëlt d'Organisatioun an d'Zougänglechkeet fir d'Beruffsleit; an d'DeWidong baut d'Bréck tëscht dem akademesche Programm an der deeglecher Realitéit am Pfleegsektor. Wat um Programm steet D'Ausbildung ëmfaasst 66 ECTS-Punkten, opgedeelt op siwen Enseignementsunitéiten, déi ënner fënnef Themen zesummegefaasst sinn – an déi sech mannst esou staark op d'Gouvernance wéi op d'Technologie selwer stäipen: - Ethik, Recht a Regulatioun - KI verstoen an Transparenz, abegraff d'Problemer ronderëm Bias an d'"Erklärbarkeet" vu klineschen Algorithmen - Gouvernance an Ëmsetzung am Gesondheetsberäich - Praktesch Uwendungen a konkret Notzungsfäll - Methodologie a Projetsmanagement Geléiert gëtt op Franséisch, mat Englesch op B1-Niveau, deen néideg ass fir den Diplom ze kréien. De gréissten Deel vum Cours leeft a Presenz zu Lëtzebuerg of, e Véirel iwwer Distanz. Fir era ze kommen, brauch een en éischt Masterjoer oder eng gläichwäerteg véierjäreg Qualifikatioun (bac+4, 240 ECTS), mä Kandidaten kënne sech och iwwer eng Validatioun vun der beruflecher Erfarung (VAP) qualifizéieren. D'Studiegebühren leien laut der CSL-Programmsäit bei 7.900 Euro, an d'Umeldunge lafe bis September 2026. Den Akzent ass bewosst gesat. Amplaz d'Leit auszebilden, fir vun Null un Machine-Learning-Code ze schreiwen, riicht de Master sech un déi, déi musse entscheeden, ob a wéi e Algorithmus an d'Klinik dierf – an déi d'Verantwortung droen, wann en eng Décisioun mëttréit. D'Erausfuerderung ass net just technologesch: et geet drëm, en verantwortungsvollen Iwwergang ze garantéieren am Déngscht vun der Qualitéit vun der Pfleeg, der Sécherheet vun de Patienten an der zentraler Roll vum Mënsch bei de Décisiounen am Gesondheetswiesen. Déi Aschätzung vun der CSL geet an déiselwecht Richtung wéi d'Reegelen an der Europäescher Unioun, wou d'mënschlech Iwwerwaachung vu medizinescher KI méi a méi eng gesetzlech Flicht gëtt anstatt nëmmen e Sproch. E Pari op d'Kompetenze vu muer De Master ass e klengt, awer geziilt Stéck vun enger gréisserer nationaler Strategie, fir Lëtzebuergs Aarbechtswelt op d'KI virzebereeden. De Stat bitt e gratis Aféierungscours un, "Elements of AI Luxembourg", deem seng fënneft Editioun am Mäerz 2026 ugelaf ass; méi wéi 5.300 Awunner hunn e schonn ofgeschloss, an d'Autoritéiten hu sech als Zil gesat, bis 2030 1 Prozent vun der Bevëlkerung auszebilden. Dës Initiativ gëtt vun der Delegéierter Ministesch Elisabeth Margue, déi fir Medien a Konnektivitéit zoustänneg ass, begleet. D'Gesondheet ass ee vun de Beräicher, wou Lëtzebuerg – wéi seng Noperen – domat rechent, datt d'KI am stäerksten zougräift: bei der diagnostescher Biller-Auswäertung, der Iwwerwaachung vu Patienten, der administrativer Triage an dem Management vu Pfleegparcouren. D'CSL seet, datt den neie Master genau ronderëm sou Situatioune gebaut ass, mat Modulen iwwer klinesch KI an iwwer d'Steiere vun der KI bannent de Pfleegparcouren, niewent den Inhalter zur Bioethik an der Konformitéit. Dee flexibele Format ass, esou d'Chamber, en Deel vun der Iddi. "De Programm bitt en flexibelen Zäitplang, deen am Mooss vum Méigleche soll hëllefen, d'Beruffsaktivitéit, d'Privatliewen an d'Weiderbildung ënnert een Hutt ze kréien", sou d'CSL. Op den Ament, wou Europa seng Reegelen ëmschreift Den Zäitpunkt ass kee Zoufall. Ënner dem KI-Reglement vun der EU (AI Act) gëtt KI, déi an engem medizineschen Apparat agebaut ass oder selwer als esou ee funktionéiert – a schonn ënner der Medical Device Regulation (MDR) an hirem Pendant fir In-vitro-Diagnostik (IVDR) reglementéiert ass – automatesch als "héich risikoräich" agestuuft. Déi Klassifikatioun léist eng ganz Rei Flichten aus: Risikomanagement-Systemer, héichwäerteg a gutt verwalte Trainingsdaten, Transparenz fir d'Notzer, eng nowäisbar mënschlech Iwwerwaachung a Konformitéitsbewäertungen – alles uewen op déi bestoend Reegele fir Apparater drop. Déi Ufuerderunge kommen no an no a Kraaft. D'EU-Instituiounen hu verschidde Fristen no hanne geréckelt: eegenstänneg héichrisiko KI-Systemer mussen elo bis den 2. Dezember 2027 konform sinn, an héichrisiko KI, déi a reglementéiert Produkter wéi medizinesch Apparater agebaut ass, bis den 2. August 2028. D'Europäesch Kommissioun féiert ausserdeem dedizéiert Aarbecht zur KI an der Gesondheet, wat weist, wéi zentral dëse Sektor fir d'digital Ambitiounen – an d'Suergen – vun der Unioun ginn ass. Fir d'Spideeler an d'Gesondheetsbetriber bedeit déi Konformitéitslaascht eng Nofro no Leit, déi béid Sproochen schwätzen – déi klinesch an déi computationell – an déi de juristesche Kader drëm erëm verstinn. E Master, dee genee esou vill Zäit op Gouvernance, Ethik an den AI Act setzt wéi op d'Algorithmen, ass am Fong e Pari: datt déi rar Kompetenz an der medizinescher KI net dat Bauen vun de Modeller wäert sinn, mä se sécher anzesetzen. Ob 7.900 Euro an e Joer vun Owender fir Lëtzebuergs ugespaanten Gesondheetspersonal e verlackend Ugebot sinn, wäert sech weisen, wann déi éischt Promotioun am Oktober zesummekënnt. Wat de Start awer kloer mécht: e klengt Land positionéiert seng Kompetenzen um ëmkämpfte Kräizpunkt vu Medezin, Daten a Regulatioun. ### Sources - Luxembourg to Launch 1st Master's Degree in AI & Healthcare — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/62048-luxembourg-to-launch-1st-masters-degree-in-ai-healthcare - Master Intelligence Artificielle et Santé (Master 2 Informatique – Parcours : IA et Santé) — Chambre des salariés / LLLC (csl.lu): https://www.csl.lu/fr/lllc/formations-universitaires/masters/master-intelligence-artificielle-et-sante/ - Le Luxembourg poursuit la formation de sa population à l'intelligence artificielle — Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+01-janvier+16-margue-intelligence-artificielle.html - Artificial Intelligence in healthcare — European Commission – Public Health: https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/artificial-intelligence-healthcare_en - EU Commission drafts guidelines on classifying high-risk systems under the AI Act — Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS): https://www.raps.org/resource/eu-commission-drafts-guidelines-on-classifying-high-risk-systems-under-the-ai-act.html --- ## Israel a Libanon ënnerschreiwen zu Washington e Kaderaccord — ouni feste Fahrplang - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/israel-libanon-kaderaccord-washington-hezbollah-ofreschtung - Published: 2026-06-28T06:39:53.22+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:39:53.22+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 9898bf60-f43f-4393-94f5-0099079adb3f - Dateline: Southern Lebanon (Litani River), LB > No véier Deeg Gespréicher zu Washington steet en trilateralen Text: e gestaffelte Réckzuch vun Israel, gekoppelt un d'Ofrëschtung vum Hezbollah — déi schwéierste Froen awer bleiwen op. ### Summary Israel a Libanon hunn de 26. Juni zu Washington e vun den USA vermëttelte Kaderaccord ënnerschriwwen, deen e konditionéierten Wee aus dem Konflikt zeechent — ouni Friddensvertrag, ouni Zäitplang an ouni Hezbollah um Dësch. ### Key facts - De 26. Juni 2026 hunn Israel a Libanon zu Washington um Botschafter-Niveau en trilateralen Text mat 14 Punkten ënnerschriwwen, vermëttelt vun den USA mam Marco Rubio. - Den Accord koppelt all Réckzuch vun Israel un déi verifizéiert Ofrëschtung vum Hezbollah — éischt an zwou Pilotzonen ronderëm de Litani, dann am ganze Libanon. E feste Zäitplang gëtt et net. - Eng nei trilateral „Military Coordination Group for Lebanon“ iwwerwaacht d'Ëmsetzung; d'USA verspriechen 100 Milliounen Dollar humanitär Hëllef plus (laut Al Jazeera) 30 Milliounen fir d'libanesch Arméi. - Israel hält ëmmer nach ronn ee Fënneftel vum Libanon a behält operationell Fräiheet — e komplette Réckzuch, Prisonéier an Normaliséierung bleiwen ausgespuert. - Den Hezbollah, deen net mat verhandelt huet, refüséiert den Accord: Israel misst bedingungslos fortgoen, et dierft keng Normaliséierung ginn. ### FAQ **Q: Ass dat e Friddensvertrag tëscht Israel a Libanon?** Nee. Et ass e Kaderaccord, deen d'Absicht festhält, de Konflikt definitiv ze beenden, mä et gëtt kee Friddensvertrag, keng Normaliséierung a kee feste Fahrplang. Déi zwee Staate bleiwe formell am Krich. **Q: Wat misst geschéien, fir datt Israel sech zréckzitt?** De Réckzuch ass un d'Ofrëschtung vum Hezbollah gekoppelt. Eréischt nodeems d'libanesch Arméi den Hezbollah nowäisbar ofgerëscht huet — fir d'éischt an zwou Pilotzonen ronderëm de Litani, dann am ganze Land — wëll Israel sech no a no nei opstellen. **Q: Firwat refüséiert den Hezbollah den Accord?** Generalsekretär Naim Qassem freet, datt Israel bedingungslos fortgeet, an refüséiert all Normaliséierung. Den Hezbollah souz net mat um Dësch a bezeechent de Kurs vun de libanesche Autoritéiten als eesäiteg Konzessiounen. ### Body Zwee Staaten, déi ni e Friddensvertrag ënnerschriwwen hunn an déi formell nach ëmmer am Krich sinn, hunn hir Nimm ënner e selwecht Dokument gesat. De 26. Juni hunn Israel a Libanon zu Washington e vun den USA vermëttelte Kaderaccord ugeholl, deen e konditionéierte Wee fir d'Enn vun hirem Konflikt zeechent — déi explosiivst Punkten awer op méi spéit verréckelt. Ënnerschriwwe gouf den trilateralen Text am amerikanesche Staatsdepartement, no véier Deeg Verhandlungen an als Schlusssteen vun engem Negociatiounsprozess, deen am Abrëll ugefaang hat. Et ass um Niveau vun de Botschafter geschitt — den israeleschen Vertrieder zu Washington Yechiel Leiter an d'libanesch Botschafterin Nada Hamadeh hunn ënnerschriwwen, mam US-Aussesposchef Marco Rubio als Virsëtzenden, dee fir d'USA matgezeechent huet. Den Hezbollah, déi vum Iran ënnerstëtzte Bewegung, ëm deenen hir Waffen sech de ganzen Accord dréit, souz net mat um Dësch. De Rubio huet d'Erwaardungen bewosst niddreg gehalen. „Et ass den Ufank vum Ufank“, sot hien op der Zeremonie, an huet derbäigesat, den Accord „etabléiert e kloeren a strukturéierte Prozess, fir dem Libanon seng Souveränitéit erëmzestellen, den Hezbollah ofzerëschten a seng terroristesch Infrastruktur ofzebauen“. Ofrëschten zéiert, da réckelt sech eppes Den Text vu 14 Punkten hält d'Absicht vun de Parteie fest, „de Konflikt definitiv ze beenden“ iwwer e „reziproke, gestaffelte Prozess mat kloere Konditiounen“, esou d'Berichter vu CNN an Al Jazeera. An der Praxis heescht dës Staffelung: éischt ofrëschten, dann eréischt zréckzéien. De Kärmechanismus sinn zwou „Pilotzonen“, an deenen d'libanesch Arméi déi exklusiv Kontroll iwwerhëlt — ënner Ausschloss vun alle net-staatlechen Akteuren. Premier Benjamin Netanyahu sot, déi zwou Zonen wieren op Recommandatioun vun der israelescher Arméi gewielt ginn: eng südlech vum Litani-Floss, déi aner nërdlech vum Litani bannent enger erweiderter israelescher Sécherheetszon. D'libanesch Arméi soll all Zon eréischt iwwerhuelen, nodeems dem Hezbollah seng Infrastruktur do ofgebaut a verifizéiert ass. Den Accord setzt och eng dauerhaft Struktur op, fir de Prozess ze iwwerwaachen: - Eng trilateral „Military Coordination Group for Lebanon“ (MCG4L), vun den USA begleet, déi d'Ëmsetzung iwwerwaacht an d'libanesch Arméi ausbilde a stäerke soll. - Eng „direkt“ US-Zouso vu 100 Milliounen Dollar u humanitärer Hëllef, koordinéiert mat den Vereenten Natiounen. - Eng separat 30 Milliounen Dollar, vun Al Jazeera bericht, fir der libanescher Arméi hir Käschte fir d'Ënnerstëtzung vum Fridden zréckzebezuelen. E Réckzuch, deen echt ass, awer kleng Trotz all der Ried vum Enn vum Konflikt léisst de Kader den israelesche Foussofdrock gréisstendeels onberéiert. D'israelesch Truppe behalen hir Sécherheetszon laanscht déi sougenannt „giel Linn“ a behalen, wat d'Verantwortlech als operationell Fräiheet beschreiwen, fir géint Bedroungen ze handelen. Eréischt nodeems den Hezbollah nowäisbar ofgerëscht ass — fir d'éischt an de Pilotzonen, da südlech vum Litani an um Enn am ganze Libanon — wäert Israel sech „no a no nei opstellen“. E feste Zäitplang gëtt et net, an no Al Jazeere senger Schätzung hält Israel ëmmer nach ronn ee Fënneftel vum libanesche Territoire. Dat Wichtegst ass virun allem, datt Israel an der Sécherheetszon am Süde vum Libanon bleift. Dat ass eng grouss Erréchung, an déi hale mer sou laang opriicht, wéi den Hezbollah net ofgerëscht ass. — Benjamin Netanyahu, Premier vun Israel Genee dës Konditionalitéit ass dat, wat den Accord ausmécht. Israel kritt eng schrëftlech, vun den USA ënnerstëtzte Zouso fir d'Ofrëschtung vum Hezbollah, ouni säin Drockmëttel — d'Bléiwen am Land — opzeginn. De Libanon kritt e Wee, fir säi Süde rëmzekréien, ouni e soforte Réckzuch, deen en eh net erzwénge kéint. Beirut gesäit en éischte Schrëtt, den Hezbollah refüséiert D'libanesch Féierung huet d'Ënnerschrëft als Ufank presentéiert, net als Reglement. President Joseph Aoun nannt et „den éischte Schrëtt um Wee, fir dem Libanon seng Souveränitéit iwwer säi ganzen Territoire rëmzestellen, ouni de geréngste Kompromëss“, an huet op eng Zukunft „fräi vu Besatzung, Prisonéier an auslännescher Vormundschaft“ gehofft. Premier Nawaf Salam sot, de Kader géif drop ofzilen, „den totale Réckzuch vun Israel aus allem libaneschen Territoire ze erreechen, dem Staat seng Souveränitéit rëmzestellen an d'Réckkéier vu senge Bierger ze erméiglechen“ — verankert an der UN-Resolutioun 1701, am Taif-Accord an an der Deklaratioun iwwer d'Astelle vun de Feindlechkeete vun 2024. Den Hezbollah huet keng Mëtt gemaach. Generalsekretär Naim Qassem sot, „Israel muss bedingungslos fortgoen“, an huet all Normaliséierung vun de Bezéiunge refüséiert. Den Hezbollah-Deputéierten Hassan Fadlallah huet der Regierung virgeworf, hire Kurs lafe op „eesäiteg, ëmsoss Konzessiounen eraus, déi d'Land just schwächen“. Dës Oppositioun wit: de Kader freet de libanesche Staat, eng Grupp z'ofrëschten, déi bewaffnet a politesch déif verwuerzelt bleift — an déi vun de Gespréicher, déi de Plang erstallt hunn, ausgeschloss war. Wat wierklech nei ass — a wat nach net D'Neiegkeet ass real. Fir d'éischte Mol hunn Israel a Libanon e gemeinsamt Dokument ënnerschriwwen, konkret Pilotzone benannt, e gemeinsame Koordinatiounsmechanismus ënner US-Féierung opgeriicht a sech um Pabeier op eng Sequenz vun éischt-ofrëschten-da-zréckzéien festgeluecht, ënnerstëtzt vun amerikanesche Suen. No engem Joer Krich an enger ongemittlecher Rou ass dat eng bedeitend Verännerung an der Form. D'Grenze sinn genee esou real. Et gëtt kee Friddensvertrag, keng Normaliséierung, kee Fahrplang a kee komplette Réckzuch — just e konditionéierten, deelweise Réckzuch, deen un eng Ofrëschtung gebonnen ass, déi den Hezbollah ze bekämpfe geschwuer huet. Prisonéier an en totale Réckzuch vun Israel bleiwen Hoffnungen aus Beirut, net Engagementer am Text. Wéi de Rubio selwer zouginn huet, fänkt d'Aarbecht eréischt un. Ob aus dem Kader e Wendepunkt gëtt oder just nach e weidere net ëmgesate Plang, dat entscheet sech net am Ënnerschrëftssall zu Washington, mä laanscht de Litani. ### Sources - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/middleeast/israel-and-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-latam-intl - Israel and Lebanon ink framework deal for ending conflict, including minor IDF withdrawal — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-lebanon-ink-framework-deal-for-minor-idf-withdrawal-after-4-days-of-dc-talks/ - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/israel/israel-lebanon-sign-framework-agreement-us-first-step-peace-rubio-says-rcna351973 - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework agreement aimed at dismantling Hezbollah — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework deal, paving way for future peace talks — Ynetnews: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bymj7vnmml - Lebanese Leaders Outline Framework Agreement Goals Following U.S.-Brokered Deal — Profile News: https://www.profilenews.com/en/framework-agreement-lebanon-israel/ - Joint Statement of the United States, Republic of Lebanon, and State of Israel on the Latest High-Level Trilateral Meeting — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-of-the-united-states-of-america-republic-of-lebanon-and-state-of-israel-on-the-latest-high-level-trilateral-meeting - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks --- ## Mat 'PRETT' a Christine Majerus: Wéi Lëtzebuerg ëm fräiwëlleg Zaldote wäibelt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerger-armee-prett-campagne-majerus-fraiwelleger - Published: 2026-06-28T06:24:15.245+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:24:15.245+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: e3572bb8-cb0e-4de3-b441-749153fb7d99 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Wärend d'Noperen erëm op d'Conscriptioun setzen, probéiert d'Groussherzogtum mat enger schicker Campagne an enger bekannter Sportlerin an Uniform nei Fräiwëlleger ze gewannen. ### Summary D'Lëtzebuerger Arméi sicht mat der PRETT-Campagne an dem fréiere Cyclissstar Christine Majerus nei Fräiwëlleger — eng Wett op Iwwerzeegung, wärend Däitschland a Polen erëm Richtung Verflichtung goen. ### Key facts - Christine Majerus, fréier Spëtzecyclistin, ass zanter Ufank 2025 Premier-Lieutenant am Rekrutéierungsbüro an d'Gesiicht vun der PRETT-Campagne. - D'Lëtzebuerger Arméi zielt ronn 1.128 Zaldoten (ronn 12 % Fraen) a wëll bis 2035 ronn 650 Posten derbäisetzen, fir d'NATO-Ziler ze erfëllen. - Den 17. Dezember 2025 huet d'Regierung d'Pai an d'Konditioune verbessert: +23 Indexpunkten, nei Primen an déi aktiv Phas vu 4 op 5 Joer verlängert. - D'Verdeedegungsausgab klëmmt vun 2 % (2025) op 3,5 % vum Bruttonationalakommes bis 2035. - Wärend Däitschland mam Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz a Polen Richtung Verflichtung goen, bleift Lëtzebuerg bei enger reng fräiwëlleger Arméi. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi eng Roll spillt Christine Majerus bei der Arméi?** Déi fréier Profi-Cyclistin huet 2024 hir Sportkarriär ofgeschloss an ass zanter Ufank 2025 Premier-Lieutenant am Rekrutéierungs- an Informatiounsbüro vun der Arméi. Si ass d'ëffentlecht Gesiicht vun der PRETT-Campagne. **Q: Wat bedeit „PRETT“?** PRETT heescht „prett“ op Lëtzebuergesch a steet am Mëttelpunkt vun der Rekrutéierungscampagne 2026 vun der VOUS Agency. D'Wuert soll esou breet sinn, datt all Kandidat seng eege Motivatioun — Technologie, Déngscht oder perséinlech Entwécklung — dran erkennt. **Q: Bleift den Arméidéngscht zu Lëtzebuerg fräiwëlleg?** Jo. D'Conscriptioun gouf 1967 ofgeschaaft, an d'Arméi baséiert zanterhier eleng op Fräiwëlleger. Dofir steet d'Rekrutéierung am Zentrum vun der Verdeedegungspolitik. **Q: Wéi vill verdéngt en Zaldot am éischte Joer no der Reform?** Duerch d'Erhéijung vun 23 Indexpunkten klëmmt d'Pai am éischte Joer vu ronn 2.166 € op ronn 2.719 € de Mount, plus Primen wéi déi fir operationell Disponibilitéit an d'Demobiliséierung. ### Body Wärend an Däitschland an a Polen erëm iwwer eng Verflichtung zum Militärdéngscht diskutéiert gëtt, setzt Lëtzebuerg op eppes anescht: Iwwerzeegung. An d'Gesiicht vun dëser Strategie ass eng Persoun, déi vill Leit am Land scho gutt kennen — Christine Majerus. D'fréier Spëtzecyclistin, déi 2024 hir Karriär op der Strooss an am Cyclo-cross ofgeschloss huet, dréit zanter Ufank 2025 eng aner Uniform: si ass Premier-Lieutenant am Rekrutéierungs- an Informatiounsbüro vun der Arméi an hëlleft, déi al Klischeeën iwwer den Zaldotemetier ofzebauen. Hir Botschaft ass kloer: d'Bild, dat vill Leit nach vun der Arméi hunn, ass zanter Joerzéngten iwwerhol. Et géif net méi just ëm Stiwwelen a Gewierer goen, mä ëm Techniker, Spezialisten a Karriären, déi méi no um ziville Aarbechtsmaart sinn, wéi mancher mengt. „Vill Leit hunn nach ëmmer e komplett falscht Bild vun der Arméi“, sot Majerus géigeniwwer dem L'essentiel. „D'Realitéit gesäit haut ganz anescht aus.“ Eng kleng Truppe mat grousse Pläng Lëtzebuerg ass ee vun de wéinegen europäesche Länner, dat ni gezéckt huet, wat d'Ofschafe vun der Conscriptioun ugeet: zanter 1967 baséiert d'Arméi eleng op Fräiwëlleger. Domat ass d'Rekrutéierung net e politeschen Nieweschauplaz, mä de Fundament vun der ganzer Verdeedegung. D'Truppe selwer bleift, wéi een et och dréit a wennt, kleng. Laut Zuele vum spezialiséierte Medium Luxtoday zielt d'Arméi ronn 1.128 Zaldoten — bal 200 méi wéi de laangjärege Schnëtt vu ronn 900, mä am Verglach mat de Noperen ëmmer nach winzeg. Ronn 12 % vun de Membere si Fraen, eng Quote, déi d'Cheffe selwer offen als ze niddreg bezeechnen. An si wëll méi grouss ginn. Fir d'Fäegkeetszieler, déi mat der NATO ofgemaach goufen, plangt d'Arméi bis 2035 ronn 650 zousätzlech Posten, esou de L'essentiel. De Generol Steve Thull, de Chef vun der Verdeedegung, ass awer kloer iwwer d'Hürden: de Metier zitt net genuch Leit un, an déi, déi ënnerschreiwen, ginn dacks erëm fort, ier hir deier Ausbildung voll genotzt ka ginn — och wann d'Missioune méi zuelräich an méi technesch ginn. „PRETT“ — ee Wuert, vill Motivatiounen D'Rekrutéierungscampagne 2026 huet elo eng Mark. Si gouf vun der Lëtzebuerger Kommunikatiounsagentur VOUS Agency entwéckelt, mat Filmer vu MOAST, an dréit sech ëm ee eenzegt Wuert: PRETT. D'Iddi dohannert: jiddereen soll seng eege Motivatioun dran erkennen — Technologie, den Déngscht fir aner, oder déi perséinlech Weiderentwécklung. D'Campagne leeft iwwer Film, Affichage, Press an digital Kanäl. De Pitch ass bewosst breet gehalen. D'Rekruteure betounen, datt d'Arméi net just Zaldote sicht, mä och Caporaux, Ënneroffizéier, Offizéier an zivil Spezialisten — an Beräicher wéi Cybersécurité, Satellittekommunikatioun a modern Informatiounssystemer. Fir d'Agence geet et virun allem drëm, eng Lück tëscht Bild a Realitéit zouzemaachen. „D'Erausfuerderung war, den Ofstand tëscht dem traditionnelle Bild vun der Arméi an der Realitéit vun hiren Opportunitéiten ze verréngeren“, sou de André Hesse, de CEO vun der VOUS Agency. Méi Pai an e méi laangen Engagement E schéint Bild eleng fëllt awer keng Reien, an dofir huet d'Regierung och de Portemonnaie gezunn. Den 17. Dezember 2025 huet de Regierungsrot e Paket u Mesuren ugeholl, fir d'Arméi, an de Wierder vun der Verdeedegungsministesch Yuriko Backes, zu engem „attraktiven a moderne Patron“ ze maachen. Laut Chronicle.lu gesinn d'Reforme Folgendes vir: - Eng Erhéijung vun der Basispai vun de fräiwëllegen Zaldote vun 23 Indexpunkten — mindestens ronn 530 € de Mount —, wat d'Pai vun engem Zaldot am éischte Joer vu ronn 2.166 € op 2.719 € hieft. - Eng Prime fir operationell Disponibilitéit vun ëm déi 532 € de Mount, plus eng Demobiliséierungsprime vu méi wéi 14.000 € no 48 Méint Déngscht. - Eng Verlängerung vun der initialer aktiver Phas vu véier op fënnef Joer, souwéi nei temporär Lafbunne fir Offizéier an Ënneroffizéier. - D'Méiglechkeet fir net-resident EU-Bierger, sech ze mellen, mat Ausnamen op d'Franséisch- oder Däitschkenntnisser — d'Lëtzebuergescht bleift awer obligatoresch. „Eis Leit stinn am Zentrum vun all eisen Efforten“, sou d'Backes. „Hiren Engagement fir eis Sécherheet muss uerdentlech entschiedegt ginn.“ De Budget dohannert klëmmt séier: 2025 louch d'Verdeedegungsausgab bei 2 % vum Bruttonationalakommes, bis 2035 soll si op 3,5 % klammen. Géint de Stroum vun de Noperen Lëtzebuergs Wett op Iwwerzeegung fält grad dofir op, well vill an Europa de Géigendeel maachen. Zanter dem russesche Vollkrich géint d'Ukrain ass d'Conscriptioun erëm op den Agenda gekrasch. Litauen a Schweden hunn e limitéierten Déngscht erëm agefouert, a Lettland huet 2023 seng Wieleflicht erëm a Kraaft gesat. De klorste Kontrast läit direkt niewendrun. Däitschlands Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz ass den 1. Januar 2026 a Kraaft getrueden. Den Déngscht bleift fir d'Éischt fräiwëlleg, mä all 18 Joer ale Mann muss e Froebou iwwer seng Gesondheet a seng Bereetschaft ausfëllen, mat enger medizinescher Untersuchung vu Mëtt 2027 un. Falls net genuch Fräiwëlleger zesummekommen, ass eng „bedarfsgerecht“ Conscriptioun virgesinn — méiglecherweis per Lous. De Verdeedegungsminister Boris Pistorius wëll 30.000 Fräiwëlleger d'Joer, gelackt mat enger Pai vu ronn 2.600 € de Mount. A Polen huet de Premier Donald Tusk versprach, all erwuessene Mann fit fir de Krichsfall ze maachen. Virun dësem Hannergrond setzt Lëtzebuerg drop, datt eng gutt bezuelten, modern Fräiwëllegenarméi — verkaaft vun engem vertraute Sportgesiicht an net vun engem Asazbescheed — nach ëmmer genuch Leit fënnt, déi wëlle déngen. Ob bis 2035 wierklech 650 nei Rekrute kommen, wäert dës Wett op d'Prouf stellen. Fir de Moment setzt d'Groussherzogtum op Iwwerzeegung, wärend vill vu senge Partner — wéi ongär och ëmmer — op den Zwang zeréckgräifen. ### Sources - Luxemburger Armee rekrutiert: Oberleutnantin Majerus räumt mit Klischees auf — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/luxemburg-rekrutiert-oberleutnantin-majerus-raeumt-mit-armee-klischees-auf-103584147 - Government Introduces New Measures to Strengthen Army Recruitment & Career Opportunities — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/58595-government-introduces-new-measures-to-strengthen-army-recruitment-career-opportunities - Luxembourg's armed forces: army composition, recruitment and salaries — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/luxembourg-army - L'Armée luxembourgeoise prête à recruter avec VOUS Agency — Adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/06/larmee-luxembourgeoise-prete-a-recruter-avec-vous-agency/ - Christine Majerus — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Majerus - Luxembourg Armed Forces — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Armed_Forces - BACKES Yuriko — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/yuriko-backes.html - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — German Federal Government (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - The return of conscription? EU countries debate bringing back military service — European Newsroom: https://europeannewsroom.com/the-return-of-conscription-eu-countries-debate-bringing-back-military-service/ --- ## Liewenslang hannert Gitter: Urteel am Prozess ëm den Doudesfaart zu Magdeburg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/magdeburg-attentat-chreschtmaart-liewenslang-strof-urteel - Published: 2026-06-28T06:08:57.078+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T06:08:57.078+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > D'Landgericht Magdeburg huet den Taleb al-Abdulmohsen zu liewenslang verurteelt. Mat der „besonnescher Schwéier vun der Schold“ a Sécherungsverwahrung ass eng Fräiloossung bal ausgeschloss. ### Summary De Mann, deen am Dezember 2024 mat engem SUV an de Chrëschtmaart vu Magdeburg gefuer ass a sechs Mënschen ëmbruecht huet, ass zu liewenslanger Haft verurteelt ginn — e Fall, deen och d'Sécherheetsfro fir d'Wantermäert an der Groussregioun nei stellt. ### Key facts - D'Landgericht Magdeburg huet den Taleb al-Abdulmohsen de 26. Juni 2026 zu liewenslanger Haft verurteelt — wéinst sechsfachem Mord a 338 Fäll vu versuchtem Mord. - Mat der „besonnescher Schwéier vun der Schold“ an enger ugeuerdneter Sécherungsverwahrung ass eng Fräiloossung no 15 Joer bal ausgeschloss. - Bei der Attack den 20. Dezember 2024 sinn sechs Mënschen ëmkomm (dorënner e néng Joer ale Bouf) an 309 blesséiert ginn. - E psychiatreschen Expert huet eng narzisstesch Perséinlechkeetsstéierung diagnostizéiert, den Täter awer als voll schëllegfäeg a geféierlech agestuuft. - Eng Expertise vum August 2025 huet d'Attack als verhënnerbar bezeechent — eng Lektioun, déi och d'Wantermäert an der Groussregioun betrëfft. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi eng Strof huet den Täter vu Magdeburg kritt?** D'Landgericht Magdeburg huet den Taleb al-Abdulmohsen zu liewenslanger Haft verurteelt. Doriwwer eraus huet d'Geriicht déi „besonnesch Schwéier vun der Schold“ festgestallt an Sécherungsverwahrung ugeuerdnet, wat eng Fräiloossung no der üblecher Iwwerpréiwung no 15 Joer ganz onwarscheinlech mécht. **Q: Wéi vill Affer huet d'Attack op de Chrëschtmaart gefuerdert?** Bei der Attack den 20. Dezember 2024 sinn sechs Mënschen ëmkomm — e néng Joer ale Bouf a fënnef Fraen tëscht 45 a 75 Joer, wouvun eng am Januar 2025 u senge Verletzunge gestuerwen ass. Am Ganze sinn 309 Leit blesséiert ginn. **Q: Wat heescht d'Urteel fir d'Sécherheet op de Mäert an der Groussregioun?** Eng Expertise vum August 2025 huet d'Attack als verhënnerbar agestuuft. Zënterhier hunn d'Mäert a Däitschland an den Noperlänner mat zertifizéierte Barrièren, Stol-Poller a méi Police a Videoiwwerwaachung geschafft — relevant fir déi vill Awunner aus Lëtzebuerg, déi esou Eventer iwwer d'Grenz a doheem besichen. ### Body D'Landgericht Magdeburg huet en Freideg, de 26. Juni 2026, den Taleb al-Abdulmohsen zu liewenslanger Haftstrof verurteelt. De 51 Joer ale Mann ass wéinst sechsfachem Mord, 338 Fäll vu versuchtem Mord a geféierlecher Kierperverletzung schëlleg gesprach ginn, well hien am Dezember 2024 mat engem gelounten SUV an de Chrëschtmaart vu Magdeburg gefuer ass. Bei der Attack si sechs Mënschen ëmkomm a méi wéi 300 blesséiert ginn, esou Euronews an The Local. D'Geriicht huet déi „besonnesch Schwéier vun der Schold“ festgestallt an doriwwer eraus Sécherungsverwahrung ugeuerdnet, fir weider Doten ze verhënneren. Déi Kombinatioun mécht et ganz onwarscheinlech, datt de Mann no der üblecher Iwwerpréiwung no 15 Joer fräikënnt. Den al-Abdulmohsen, e Psychiater, deen 2006 a Saoudi-Arabien gebuer an 2016 als Asylberechtegten unerkannt gouf, huet d'Urteel aus enger kugelsécherer Glaskabinn matkritt — d'Häng a Fesselen, esou Reuters. Wat den 20. Dezember 2024 geschitt ass Kuerz no 19 Auer ass e schwaarzen BMW X3 an d'Leit am Maart an der Magdeburger Altstad gefuer. Iwwer ronn eng Minutt ass de Won ëm déi 400 Meter wäit gefuer, mat enger Vitess vu bis zu ronn 48 km/h, esou de Fallrekord, deen Wikipedia aus den Aussoe vun den Enquêteuren zesummegestallt huet. Sechs Mënsche sinn ëmkomm: e néng Joer ale Bouf a fënnef Fraen am Alter tëscht 45 a 75 Joer. Eng sechsten Affer ass am Januar 2025 u senge Verletzunge gestuerwen. Am Ganze sinn 309 Leit blesséiert ginn. Am Prozess, deen den 10. November 2025 um Landgericht Magdeburg ugefaangen huet, huet den Ugekloten zouginn, datt hien duerch d'Leit gefuer ass, mä huet bestridden, bewosst Mënschen iwwerfuer ze hunn. D'Staatsuwaltschaft huet déi Versioun als absurd zréckgewisen, esou déi South China Morning Post. Motiv an de psychesche Zoustand E geriichtlech bestallte psychiatreschen Expert huet beim al-Abdulmohsen eng narzisstesch Perséinlechkeetsstéierung an en iwwerméissege Bedierfnes no Opmierksamkeet diagnostizéiert, awer festgehalen, datt hien voll schëllegfäeg an nach ëmmer geféierlech sief, esou The Local an d'SCMP. D'Geriicht huet d'Attack net als jihadisteschen Terror agestuuft; d'Police hat awer eng staark anti-islamesch Astellung an eng Affinitéit fir riets-extrem Verschwörungstheorien dokumentéiert, dorënner Sympathie fir d'AfD. De Chefuwalt Matthias Böttcher huet d'Doudesfaart mat der Wuet vum Ugekloten op eng Flüchtlingsorganisatioun zu Köln verbonnen, nodeems hien e Ziviilprozess verluer hat, an och mat sengem Honger no ëffentlecher a medialer Opmierksamkeet, esou eng AFP-Beschreiwung an der Manila Times. No der Iwwersetzung vun Euronews huet de Böttcher gesot, datt d'Ausmooss vun der Gewalt „all mënschlech faassbar Dimensioun gesprengt“ hätt, an huet dem Geriicht erkläert, datt den Ugekloten „weder Rei, nach Bedaueren, nach iergendeng Form vu Selbstkritik gewisen huet“. Den Thomas Klaus, en Affekot, dee méi wéi 100 vun den Affer vertrueden huet, huet no dem Urteel gesot, hie ginn dovun aus, datt den Ugekloten „dës Strof tatsächlech fir de Rescht vu sengem Liewen ofsëtze wäert“, esou d'AFP. D'Sécherheetsfro fir d'Wantermäert D'Urteel schléisst de Strofprozess of, mä net d'Debatt iwwer d'Verhënnerung vun esou Attacken. Eng Expertise, déi vum Magdeburger Stadrot in Optrag ginn an am August 2025 vum Bundesverband für Veranstaltungssicherheit ausgeschafft gouf, koum zum Schluss, datt d'Attack ze verhënnere gewiescht wier, esou de Brussels Signal. De Rapport huet kritiséiert, datt de Maart sech op „verâlt, net zertifizéiert a potenziell geféierlech“ Betongsblécke verlooss hat, datt d'Zougängseweeër op a schlecht geséchert waren, an datt et keen zertifizéierte Schutzparameter a keen organiséierten Noutfallplang gouf. D'Auteure vun der Expertise hu kloer geschriwwen, wat deemools schonn um Maart gestanen hätt: Et gouf gepréift a breet verfügbar Systemer, déi d'Erafueren vum Fahrzeug vum Täter verhënnert hätten Dee Befund huet zu enger breeder Verschäerfung vun de Sécherheetsmoossnamen gefouert. A ganz Däitschland an de Noperlänner an der EU hunn d'Chrëschtmäert am Joer 2025 hannert verstäerkten Aklangskontrollen, zertifizéierte Betongsbarrièren, Stol-Poller, ausgebauter Videoiwwerwaachung a gemëschte Stréifen aus Police a private Wiichter funktionéiert, esou Courthouse News. Ënner de Mäert, déi den Zougang verschäerft hunn, ware grouss Plazen zu Köln, Frankfurt, Nürnberg a Leipzig. Munch Visiteuren hunn d'Sécherheetsgürtele mat enger Festung verglach, an d'Organisateuren hu virun de klammende Käschte gewarnt. Fir d'Groussregioun ass dat net bloss eng abstrakt Iwwerleeung. Vill Awunner aus Lëtzebuerg fuere reegelméisseg iwwer d'Grenz op déi däitsch Mäert a besichen doheem a ronderëm an der Regioun Open-Air-Eventer am Wanter, wou sech elo déiselwecht Froen no Barrièren, Zougangskontroll a Police stellen. D'Magdeburger Urteel — de bluddegste Fall vu senger Aart, deen an der rezenter däitscher Erënnerung virun e Geriicht koum — wäert mat präge, wéi esou Eventer an den nächste Saisone geséchert ginn. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - German court to deliver verdict in Christmas market car attack — The Manila Times (AFP): https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/27/world/americas-emea/german-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-christmas-market-car-attack/2373803 - Saudi Doctor Given Life Sentence for Deadly Car Rampage on German Christmas Market — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/saudi-doctor-given-life-sentence-for-deadly-car-rampage-on-german-christmas-market - German court hands life term to Christmas market car attacker — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/german-court-hands-life-term-to-christmas-market-car-attacker/ - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Terror attack on Magdeburg Christmas market was 'preventable', report finds — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/08/terror-attack-on-magdeburg-christmas-market-was-preventable-report-finds/ - Heightened security doesn't faze revelers at German Christmas markets, but organizers feel the pinch — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/heightened-security-doesnt-faze-revelers-at-german-christmas-markets-but-organizers-feel-the-pinch/ --- ## Tëschent Washington an Teheran: D'Golfmonarchien als ëmkämpften Zwëscheraum - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/golfmonarchien-teschent-washington-an-teheran-hormuz - Published: 2026-06-28T05:43:39.128+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:43:39.128+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 44c42671-2912-4bb7-9fbf-144a49569cb0 - Dateline: Doha, QA > Wärend de fragile Waffestëllstand tëscht den USA an dem Iran an der Strooss vun Hormuz brécht, lavéieren Katar, Saudi-Arabien an d'Emiraten tëscht béide Säiten — mat der weltwäiter Energieversuergung um Spill. ### Summary Eng Dron huet en Tanker an der Strooss vun Hormuz getraff a Washington huet zréckgeschloen. D'sechs Golfmonarchien sti mëttendran — ëmworwen, beschoss an direkt vun de Konsequenze betraff, mat Folge bis op d'Tankstell zu Lëtzebuerg. ### Key facts - E 27. Juni huet eng One-Way-Dron den Tanker Kiku mat iwwer zwou Milliounen Barrele Rueluelweg bei der Strooss vun Hormuz getraff; d'US-Arméi huet mat Schléi op iranesch Ziler geäntwert. - E Memorandum vum 17. Juni mat 14 Punkten huet de Waffestëllstand ëm 60 Deeg verlängert an d'Strooss zollfräi erëm opgemaach — mä béid Säiten werfe sech vir, sech net drun ze halen. - Déi sechs Golfmonarchien hale sech aus dem direkte Kampf eraus, gi vun de USA an dem Iran ëmworwen a versichen e Spagat tëscht béide Mächten. - Duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz lafen ronn e Fënneftel vum weltwäiten Uelweg an esou 20 % vum Flëssegerdgas; de Brent-Präis ass an der Krich bis op 126 Dollar de Barrel geklommen. - Fir eng importofhängeg Wirtschaft wéi Lëtzebuerg schloen d'Präisser op der Tankstell an op der Stroumrechnung direkt op dee Konflikt zréck. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat sti grad d'Golfmonarchien am Zentrum vun dësem Konflikt?** Den Iran ass hire direkten Noper an d'Strooss vun Hormuz, déi hire Räichtum op de Maart bréngt, leeft laanscht seng Küst. Si gi vun de USA an dem Iran ëmworwen, sinn awer scho vun iraneschem Feier getraff ginn — zu Kuwait, Manama, Abu Dhabi a Riyadh — a mussen dofir tëscht béide Säiten lavéieren. **Q: Wéi eng Roll huet Katar an der Vermëttlung?** Katar huet, zesumme mat Ägypten an der Tierkei, bei de Friddensgespréicher vermëttelt — obwuel et selwer iranescht Feier ofkrut. Zu Doha solle laut dem US-Vizepresident JD Vance souguer Vertrieder vun den iranesche Revolutiounsgarden an dem US Central Command zesummesetzen. **Q: Wéi eng Konsequenzen huet de Konflikt fir Lëtzebuerg?** Duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz lafen ronn e Fënneftel vum weltwäiten Uelweg an esou 20 % vum Flëssegerdgas. Eng Stéierung do dréckt d'Uelweg- a Gaspräisser no uewen — wat sech direkt op d'Präisser op der Tankstell an op de Stroumrechnungen zu Lëtzebuerg auswierkt. ### Body E Mëttwoch huet eng Attack-Dron en Uelegtanker an der Strooss vun Hormuz getraff, an d'amerikanesch Arméi huet kuerz drop zréckgeschloen. Et ass den nächste Réckschlag fir e Waffestëllstand, dee genau esou Virfäll verhënnere sollt — an et weist erëm, wéi déi sechs arabesch Monarchien um Persesche Golf an d'Mëtt vun engem Konflikt geroden sinn, deen net hiren ass. Si gi vu béide Säiten ëmworwen, vun enger beschoss, an droe sou oder sou d'Konsequenzen. De 27. Juni gouf den Tanker Kiku ënner panamaescher Fändel, mat méi wéi zwou Milliounen Barrele Rueluelweg un Bord, no bei der Strooss vun engem One-Way-Drone getraff. D'Bréck vum Schëff gouf beschiedegt, d'Equipage blouf onverletzt an et gouf keen Auslafe vun Uelweg — esou d'Berichter vu CNBC a Bloomberg. D'US Central Command huet mat Schléi op iranesch Iwwerwaachungs-, Loftofwier- an Dronelageranlagen geäntwert, déi lescht Episod an engem Krich, dee säit Enn Februar leeft. De Virfall huet d'Grenze vun engem Accord blouschtgeluecht, deen esou eppes verhënnere sollt. De 17. Juni hunn de President Donald Trump an den iranesche President Massoud Pezeschkian e Memorandum mat 14 Punkten ënnerschriwwen: e Waffestëllstand fir 60 Deeg verlängert, d'Strooss vun Hormuz fir den Handelsverkéier zollfräi erëm opgemaach an d'amerikanesch Marineblockad vun den iranesche Häfen opgehuewen. Elo werft jiddwer Säit der anerer vir, sech net drun ze halen. De Golf als Schluechtfeld Fir d'Monarchien ass d'Gefor net abstrakt. Säit dem Ufank vum amerikanesch-israelesche Loftkrich géint den Iran den 28. Februar hunn iranesch Rakéiten an Droune ëmmer erëm Golfterritoire getraff. Den 3. Juni hunn iranesch Droune en Passagéiersterminal um Kuwait International Airport getraff, eng Persoun ëmbruecht — en indeschen National — an 63 verwonnt, esou NPR an Al Jazeera. Amerikanesch a bahreinesch Truppen hunn Rakéiten an Droune ofgefaangen, déi op Bahrain geziilt waren, wou d'5. Flott vun der US-Marine stationéiert ass. Am Laf vum Krich huet iranescht Feier Manama, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh an d'uelegräich Ostprovënz vu Saudi-Arabien erreecht. An dach huet de Golf-Kooperatiounsrot — Saudi-Arabien, d'Vereenegt Arabesch Emiraten, Katar, Kuwait, Bahrain an den Oman — sech aus dem direkte Kampf erausgehalen. Hir Rechnung ass sou geografesch wéi politesch: den Iran ass an a bleift en Noper, an d'selwecht Waasserstrooss, déi hire Räichtum op de Maart bréngt, leeft laanscht seng Küst. E Spagat tëscht zwou Mächt Dat huet d'Monarchien an e komplizéierte Gläichgewiichtsakt gedréckt — si ënnerstëtzen d'US-Diplomatie, hale awer d'Dieren Richtung Teheran op. Katar, obwuel et selwer iranescht Feier ofkritt huet, huet bei de Gespréicher zesumme mat Ägypten an der Tierkei vermëttelt. Wéi wäit d'Deeskalatioun haut iwwer de Golf leeft, weist eng ongewéinlech Geste: De Vizepresident JD Vance huet matgedeelt, datt an engem US-iraneschen Deconflictiounskanal Vertrieder vun den iranesche Revolutiounsgarden (IRGC) an dem US Central Command zu Doha zesummesetze wäerten — e bemierkenswäerte Schrëtt, well Washington d'IRGC weiderhin als Terrororganisatioun aschätzt. D'Monarchien drécke bei dem Ganzen och hir eege Konditiounen duerch. Bei engem Ministertreffen den 25. Juni zu Manama, ënner der Co-Leedung vum US-Aussenminister Marco Rubio an dem bahreineschen Aussenminister, hunn de Golfrot a Washington erkläert, datt e dauerhaften Fridden d'iranesch ballistesch Rakéiten, Droune a regional Proxien upake misst, an datt all Handel an Investitioun mam Iran "konditionéiert an ëmkéierbar" bleift. Teheran huet d'Erklärung als Amëschung zréckgewisen. Et kënnen de Golfstaaten keng nei geopolitesch Realitéite opgezwonge ginn op Basis vun enger verréidereger Aggressioun géint si. Dës Warnung vum Anwar Gargash, diplomatesche Beroder vum Emirate-President, bréngt d'Haltung um Golf op de Punkt: sech vu kenger Säit eppes diktéiere loossen, awer roueg drop bestoen, datt all nei Uerdnung iwwer d'Strooss vun Hormuz si abezitt. "Dem Iran seng national Sécherheet a Wierdegkeet sinn Themen, déi keen Kompromëss a keng Bedéngung zouloossen", huet e Spriecher vum iraneschen Aussenministère entgéint gehalen an all Beschränkung vu senge Rakéiten a senger Verteidegung refuséiert. Trotz all der Reiwung gesinn d'Monarchien d'Diplomatie als dat manner schlëmmt Risiko. Analyste soen, datt d'Golfstaaten sech bewosst an d'Mëtt vun de Verhandlunge positionéiert hunn — genau fir datt iwwer hir gemeinsam Waasserstrooss keen Accord ouni si kann zustane kommen. Firwat dat Lëtzebuerg ugeet De Grond, firwat d'Entscheedunge vum Golf wäit iwwer d'Regioun eraus zielen, läit an der Strooss selwer. Ongeféier e Fënneftel vum weltwäiten Uelweg — ronn e Véierel vum Uelweg, deen iwwer d'Mier transportéiert gëtt — an esou 20 Prozent vum Flëssegerdgas lafen normalerweis duerch dee schmuele Kanal tëscht dem Iran an dem Oman. Eng Stéierung do bewegt d'Präisser iwwerall. Dat huet se scho gemaach. De Brent-Rueluelweg, deen virum Krich no bei 80 Dollar de Barrel gehandelt gouf, ass Ufank Mäerz fir d'éischte Kéier zanter véier Joer iwwer 100 Dollar geklommen an huet bei 126 Dollar säi Spëtzwäert erreecht — e Plus vu ronn 65 Prozent iwwer de Mount, de gréisste Mountszomm, deen jee gemooss gouf, esou d'Weltbank, déi vun engem vun de gréissten Uelegmaart-Schocks an der Geschicht schwätzt. D'Bank beziffert de Verloscht u weltwäiter Versuergung am Mäerz op ronn 10 Milliounen Barrele pro Dag a warnt virun engem weidere Risiko Richtung 95 bis 115 Dollar de Barrel, falls de Krich nei eskaléiert. Europa, ouni eege Reserven am Format vum Golf, ass direkt betraff. D'Grousshandelspräisser fir Gas um Kontinent hu sech an den éischten Deeg vum Krich bal verduebelt, an eng laangfristeg Spär vun Hormuz géif direkt op d'europäesch Inflatioun an d'Energiesécherheet duerchschloen — an engem Moment, wou d'EU sech nach ëmmer vu bëllegem Brennstoff lassléist. Fir eng kleng, op, importofhängeg Wirtschaft wéi Lëtzebuerg ass d'Iwwerdroung direkt: de Präis op der Tankstell an op der Stroumrechnung hänkt vun enger Waasserstrooss of, déi e puer dausend Kilometer ewech läit. D'Golfproduzenten hu probéiert, sech ofzeschiermen — Saudi-Arabien leet säin Uelweg westlech Richtung Rout Mier ëm, d'Emiraten pompelen op Fujairah hannert der Strooss — mä keng vun de Pipelinen kann Hormuz bei voller Laascht ersetzen. Soulaang de Waffestëllstand nëmme stoussweis hält, bleiwen d'Monarchien, déi dëse Krich am mannsten wollten, seng wichtegst Vermëttler — a seng meeschtexponéiert Zuschauer. ### Sources - Iran, US Exchange Attacks As Tensions In Gulf Rise — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-united-states-drone-attacks-kuwait-peace-talks/33771717.html - Hard-headed pragmatism: Israel's war backfires as Gulf backs US-Iran MoU — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/25/hard-headed-pragmatism-israels-war-backfires-as-gulf-backs-us-iran-mou - Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/27/tanker-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-tensions-escalate.html - Tanker Struck in Hormuz as Navies Lift Threat Level to Ships — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-27/ship-struck-in-hormuz-as-naval-authorities-raise-threat-level - Second ship hit in Hormuz Strait after Trump slams 'foolish' attack — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/why-iran-still-attacking-ships-in-strait-hormuz-12124424 - Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/g-s1-125566/iran-war-updates - Iranian drone attack kills Indian citizen in Kuwait after US strikes Qeshm — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/iranian-drone-hits-kuwaits-main-airport-after-us-strikes-qeshm-island - Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — U.S. Department of State: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-following-the-ministerial-meeting-of-the-united-states-and-the-gulf-cooperation-council-gcc - Iran slams the GCC and the US for 'interventionist' statement: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iran-slams-the-gcc-and-the-us-for-interventionist-statement-what-we-know - Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/gulf-states-weigh-living-side-by-side-with-iran-as-tehran-weaponises-hormuz - Vance: US-Iran deconfliction cell has IRGC, CENTCOM reps 'hanging out' in Doha — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-us-iran-deconfliction-cell-has-irgc-centcom-reps-hanging-out-in-doha/ - Strait of Hormuz disruption sends oil prices surging — World Bank Blogs: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/strait-of-hormuz-disruption-sends-oil-prices-surging - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire --- ## De gréisste Beschleuniger vun der Welt geet bal véier Joer aus dem Verkéier - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/cern-lhc-veier-joer-pause-heich-luminositeit-upgrade - Published: 2026-06-28T05:19:11.537+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:19:11.537+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 9826b6db-f923-4d4b-a645-3e72d75ca75b - Dateline: Meyrin, Geneva, CH > Am Juli stoppt de CERN säi Large Hadron Collider bei Genf fir den ambitiéissten Ëmbau a senger Geschicht — mat dem Pari, zéngmol méi Daten ze sammelen. ### Summary De Large Hadron Collider beim CERN gëtt am Juli fir bal véier Joer ofgeschalt, fir op den High-Luminosity LHC opgerëscht ze ginn. Den Neustart ass elo fir Juni 2030 geplangt. ### Key facts - De Large Hadron Collider gëtt am Juli 2026 fir bal véier Joer ofgeschalt — den drëtte laange Shutdown (LS3). - Den Neustart als opgerëschten High-Luminosity LHC (Run 4) ass elo fir Juni 2030 geplangt, ongeféier ee Joer méi spéit wéi virgesinn. - Den Ëmbau soll d'Datemenge ëm ongeféier de Faktor zéng erhéijen, mat 140 bis 200 Kollisiounen pro Pakéitkräizung géint ongeféier 60 haut. - Nei Niob-Zinn-Magnéiten an ongeféier 16 Crab-Cavitéite gehéieren zu den Haaptkomponenten; nëmmen ongeféier 1,2 km vum 27-km-Rank gi nei gebaut. - Den HL-LHC soll op d'mannst 15 Milliounen Higgs-Bosonen d'Joer produzéieren an d'Sich no donkeler Matière schäerfen. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt de LHC ofgeschalt?** De Beschleuniger gëtt op den High-Luminosity LHC opgerëscht. Dofir installéiert de CERN nei Fokusséierungsmagnéiten, Crab-Cavitéiten an e verstäerkte Schutzsystem, fir d'Zuel vun de Kollisioune staark ze erhéijen. Dëse grousse Ëmbau brauch bal véier Joer. **Q: Wéini leeft de Beschleuniger erëm?** Den Neustart als opgerëschte Run 4 ass fir Juni 2030 geplangt — ongeféier ee Joer méi spéit wéi am viregte Plang. D'Aarbechten un den Injektoren fänken am September 2026 un, mat engem stafelweisen Neustart vum Betrib am Joer 2028. **Q: Firwat huet sech den Zäitplang verspéit?** Haaptsächlech wéinst Schwieregkeete beim Bau vun den neien ATLAS- a CMS-Detekteren, déi d'Zäitreserv opgefriess hunn. Dobäi koumen d'Covid-19-Pandemie, d'Konsequenze vum russeschen Iwwerfall op d'Ukrain an Déifbau-Aarbechten. **Q: Wat soll den HL-LHC fir d'Physik bréngen?** Vill méi Daten, fir den Higgs-Boson nach méi genau ze ënnersichen an no raren Phenomener ze sichen. Erwaart ginn op d'mannst 15 Milliounen Higgs-Bosonen d'Joer, an de CERN hofft op nei Hiwäiser zu Froe wéi Supersymmetrie, zousätzlech Dimensiounen an donkel Matière. ### Body Iergendwann am Juli leeën d'Ingenieuren um CERN dat mächtegst Forschungsinstrument vun Europa roueg. No enger leschter, zesummegedréckter Ronn vu Protoune-Kollisioune geet de Large Hadron Collider — dee 27 Kilometer laange Rank, deen ongeféier 100 Meter ënner der Äerd op der franséisch-schwäizerescher Grenz bei Genf léit — fir bal véier Joer aus dem Betrib. Et ass déi déifgräifendst Paus an der Geschicht vun der Maschinn, an d'Laboratoire setzt se op eng vun de schwéiersten Froe vun der Physik. D'Ofschalten mécht de Wee fräi fir den High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), en ëmfaassende Modernisatiounsprojet, dee virgesäit, den Daten-Output vum Beschleuniger ëm ongeféier de Faktor zéng ze multiplizéieren. Et geet net ëm e méi staarke Strahl, mä ëm e vill méi intensiven: vill méi Kollisiounen, méi fein opgezeechent, fir datt d'Physiker den Higgs-Boson nach méi genau ënnersiche kënnen a rar Phenomener nogoe kënnen, déi déi haiteg Maschinn ze seele produzéiert. Doënner och méiglech Spueren vun der donkeler Matière, déi onsiichtbar Substanz, déi den allergréissten Deel vun der Mass am Universum ausmaache soll. "Ech mengen, et ass net méiglech, d'Wichtegkeet an d'Begeeschterung iwwer den High-Luminosity LHC ze iwwerdreiwen — et ass dee gréisste Projet, deen de CERN an de leschten 20 Joer ënnerholl huet", sot den CERN-Generaldirekter Mark Thomson, wéi d'Laboratoire am Februar mat de Komplettsystemtester vun der neier Hardware ugefaang huet. Eng kuerz, intensiv Ronn — duerno bleift et donkel Déi aktuell Betribsphase, bekannt als Run 3, gouf bis Juli 2026 verlängert, fir nach eng lescht Partie Daten erauszehuelen, ier d'Maschinn opgemaach gëtt. De CERN beschreift dës Saison als kuerz, mä intensiv. Soubal se eriwwer ass, fänkt den drëtte laange Shutdown (LS3) vum Laboratoire un. Den Zäitplang ass gerutscht. De LS3 fänkt elo ongeféier siwen an en halleft Méint méi spéit un wéi ufanks geplangt, an de Shutdown selwer ass ëm ongeféier véier Méint verlängert ginn. Doduerch ass den Neustart vum opgerëschte Beschleuniger — Run 4 — elo fir Juni 2030 virgesinn, ongeféier ee Joer méi spéit wéi am viregte Plang. D'Aarbechten un der Kette vun den Injektor-Beschleuniger fänken am September 2026 un, mat engem stafelweisen Neustart vum Betrib am Joer 2028. D'Decisioun, den Ufank vum HL-LHC ëm ongeféier ee Joer ze verréckelen an d'Dauer vum Shutdown ze verlängeren, spigelt e Konsens erëm, deen vun eise wëssenschaftleche Comitéë gedroe gëtt. Dës Aschätzung koum vum Mike Lamont, dem CERN-Direkter fir Beschleuniger an Technologie. D'Verspéidung, esou de CERN an d'Fachzäitschrëft CERN Courier, läit haaptsächlech un der Schwieregkeet, déi nei Generatioun vun den ATLAS- a CMS-Detekteren ze bauen — gewalteg Upgrades vun den Tracker a Kalorimeter vun den Experimenter, déi d'Zäitreserv opgefriess hunn. Dobäi koumen d'Stéierunge vun der Covid-19-Pandemie, d'Konsequenze vum russeschen Iwwerfall op d'Ukrain an Déifbau-Aarbechten, fir nei ënnerierdesch Galerien un den Tunnel unzeschléissen. Wat den Ëmbau wierklech ännert Nëmmen ongeféier 1,2 Kilometer vum 27-Kilometer-Rank ginn nei gebaut, mä déi nei Komponenten gehéieren zum Anspruchsvollsten, wat d'Laboratoire jeemools ugepaakt huet. Ronderëm déi zwee grouss Universal-Experimenter, ATLAS a CMS, installéieren d'Equippen: - Nei Fokusséierungsmagnéiten aus Niob-Zinn, engem spréide Supraleeder, deen e Spëtzemagnéitfeld erméiglecht, dat ongeféier 50 % méi staark ass wéi déi aktuell Niob-Titan-Magnéiten — sou ginn d'Strahlen un de Kollisiounspunkten méi enk zesummegedréckt. - Crab-Cavitéiten — ongeféier 16 kompakt supraleitend Radiofrequenz-Cavitéiten, déi d'Protoune-Pakéiter just virum Zesummestouss këppen, sou datt se sech méi komplett iwwerlapen a méi Kollisioune produzéieren. - E verstäerkte Schutzsystem an innovativ supraleitend Stroumleitungen, plus nei Kavernen a Servicegalerien op de Standuerter vun den Experimenter. De Gewënn ass d'Luminositéit — d'Rate vun de Kollisiounen. De CERN erwaart, datt den Ëmbau déi integréiert Luminositéit ëm ongeféier de Faktor zéng iwwer dem urspréngleche Designwäert eropsetzt, mat 140 bis 200 Kollisiounen, déi an all Pakéitkräizung gepackt ginn — géint ongeféier 60 haut. Am Februar huet d'Laboratoire e komplette Nobau vun engem opgerëschte Sträifen, de sougenannten "IT String", a Betrib geholl, fir ze testen, ob d'Magnéiten, d'Cavitéiten an d'Killsystemer zesummeschaffen, ier se an den Tunnel kommen. "All d'Systemer goufe schonn eenzel getest", sot den Oliver Brüning, eng féierend Figur am HL-LHC-Projet. "D'Zil vum IT String ass et, hir Integratioun an hir gemeinsam Leeschtung ënner Betribsbedingungen ze validéieren." D'Physik: méi Higgs an eng Chance op donkel Matière Méi Kollisioune bedeiten méi vun den allerrarste Phenomener. De CERN schätzt, datt déi opgerëscht Maschinn op d'mannst 15 Milliounen Higgs-Bosonen d'Joer generéiere wäert — géint ongeféier dräi Milliounen, déi de LHC 2017 produzéiert huet — an an der Gréissteruerdnung vu 380 Milliounen iwwer hir ganz Liewensdauer, am Verglach mat ongeféier 55 Milliounen, déi zënter dem Start vum urspréngleche Beschleuniger entstane sinn. Dës statistesch Schlagkraaft erlaabt et de Physiker, mat vill méi grousser Präzisioun ze moossen, wéi den Higgs mat anere Partikelen interagéiert — en Test, ob d'Standardmodell hält oder Rësser kritt. Et schäerft och d'Sich nom Onbekannten. De CERN versteet de LHC als Instrument, fir e puer vun den déifste oppene Froen am Fach ze ënnersichen: ob d'Theorie vun der Supersymmetrie existéiert, ob et zousätzlech raimlech Dimensioune gëtt, an d'Natur vun der donkeler Matière. Bis elo huet sech keng dovunner gewisen; de Pari ass, datt e vill méi groussen Datesaz d'Chancë verbessert, e schwaacht, raart Signal ze erwëschen — oder Méiglechkeeten auszeschléissen. Eng Rechnung, déi e ganze Kontinent betrëfft De Materialbudget vum Beschleuniger-Upgrade beleeft sech op ongeféier 950 Milliounen Schwäizer Franken iwwer d'Period vu 2015 bis 2026, wouubäi dat méi breet Programm, inklusiv den Ëmbau vun den Detekteren, däitlech méi kascht. Ongeféier een Zéngtel vum Budget kënnt als Sachleeschtungen vu Partnerlaboratoiren: d'HiLumi-Kollaboratioun ëmfaasst bal 50 Institutiounen a méi wéi 20 Länner, déi meescht an Europa, mä se reecht bis an d'USA, Japan, Kanada a China. Dës international Aarbechtsdeelung gesäit een an der Hardware selwer. Dat amerikanescht Fermilab bei Chicago huet fënnef vun den Niob-Zinn-Fokusséierungsmagnéite gebaut a geliwwert, mat fënnef weidere Baugruppen, déi bis Mëtt 2027 ukomme sollen. Fir eng Maschinn, déi Joerzéngten an e ganze Kontinent gebraucht huet fir gebaut ze ginn, ass déi kommend Rou ënner der Äerd kee Schluss, mä e laangen, deiere Otemzuch virum nächste Versuch, dat Klenggedréckt vum Universum ze liesen. ### Sources - Updated schedule for CERN's accelerators — CERN: https://home.cern/news/opinion/accelerators/updated-schedule-cerns-accelerators - Revised schedule for the High-Luminosity LHC — CERN Courier: https://cerncourier.com/a/revised-schedule-for-the-high-luminosity-lhc/ - Accelerator Report: The 2026 run will be short but intense — CERN: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/accelerator-report-2026-run-will-be-short-intense - HiLumi LHC — CERN: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/hilumi-lhc/ - The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (media kit) — CERN: https://home.cern/press/media-kits/hl-lhc/ - HiLumi LHC: full-scale tests start — Fermilab Newsroom: https://news.fnal.gov/2026/02/hilumi-lhc-full-scale-tests-start/ - LS3 schedule change — CERN High Luminosity LHC Project: https://hilumilhc.web.cern.ch/article/ls3-schedule-change - Updated Schedule For CERN's Accelerators — Mirage News (republishing CERN): https://www.miragenews.com/updated-schedule-for-cerns-accelerators-1330792/ --- ## Schadsoftware am Staats-IT: Donnéeën iwwer Beamten-Apparater opgedeckt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/schadsoftware-ctie-staats-apparater-donneeen-opgedeckt - Published: 2026-06-28T05:10:49.608+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-28T05:10:49.608+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: e9fcf454-550a-4094-8b80-40512bf94e2f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eng Schadsoftware um CTIE huet engem externen Akteur den Zougrëff op Nimm, Telefonsnummeren a berufflech Mailadresse vu Staatsbeamten erlaabt. D'Regierung betount: keng Bierger-Donnéeë betraff. ### Summary Eng Schadsoftware huet sech ronn ee Mount laang am Apparate-Geréiersystem vum CTIE verstoppt. Opgedeckt goufen Nimm, Nummeren a Mailadressen vu Beamten — d'Bierger-Donnéeë bloufen onberéiert. ### Key facts - Eng Schadsoftware huet sech ronn ee Mount laang am Apparate-Geréiersystem vum CTIE verstoppt an ass den 26. Februar 2026 opgefall. - Opgedeckt goufen Nimm, Telefonsnummeren, berufflech Mailadressen an technesch Charakteristike vun de Staats-Laptopen — keng Bierger-Donnéeën. - Den Zougrëff gouf bannent e puer Stonnen agedämmt; de befallene Server gouf isoléiert an duerch en neie ersat. - D'Cellule d'évaluation koum de 5. Mäerz zesummen, an de Premier Luc Frieden huet de 6. Mäerz de Regierungsrot briefe gelooss. - De Virfall ass keng DDoS-Attack a gouf vu kenger Grupp reklaméiert, läit awer am selwechte Klima vu verschäerften Ugrëffer op europäesch Verwaltungen. ### FAQ **Q: Waren d'Donnéeë vun de Bierger betraff?** Nee. De Ministère fir Digitaliséierung huet kloergestallt, datt keng Informatioune mat Bezuch op d'Bierger betraff waren. Opgedeckt goufen Apparate-Gestiounsdaten vu Staatsbeamten — Nimm, Telefonsnummeren, berufflech Mailadressen an technesch Apparate-Charakteristiken. **Q: Waren d'ëffentlech Online-Servicer eraus?** Nee. Servicer, déi iwwer den Ordinateur erreecht ginn, hunn duerchgängeg funktionéiert. Limitéiert gouf nëmmen den Zougrëff op intern Staatsservicer iwwer déi vum CTIE geréiert Smartphones an Tabletten. **Q: Wéi laang war d'Schadsoftware onentdeckt?** Laut dem Paperjam huet sech d'Schadsoftware ëm Enn Januar 2026 agenist a war ronn ee Mount laang onentdeckt, bis se den Owend vum 26. Februar opgefall ass. **Q: War dat eng DDoS-Attack oder Ransomware?** Weder nach. Et war eng Intrusioun mat Schadsoftware, déi op den Zougrëff op Donnéeë geziilt war — keng DDoS-Iwwerflutung a keng Léisegeld-Fuerderung. Keng Grupp huet de Virfall fir sech reklaméiert. ### Body Et war keng futtikomm Websäit a kee Léisegeld-Erpressung, déi de Staat dës Kéier an d'Bedrängnis bruecht huet, mä eppes vill Méi Roueges: e Stéck Schadsoftware, dat sech ronn ee Mount laang onbemierkt an engem vun de zentrale Systemer vun der ëffentlecher Verwaltung verstoppt huet. Eréischt den Owend vum Donneschdeg, den 26. Februar 2026, ass de Problem opgefall — an du goung et séier. Betraff war de Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE), also d'Haus, dat d'IT vun der Regierung opbaut, bedreift a séchert. Den Ugrëff huet sech op de System geriicht, mat deem de CTIE d'mobil Apparater vum Staat — Smartphones an Tabletten — geréiert. Vun deem Owend un huet de CTIE den Zougrëff op intern Staatsservicer iwwer dës mobil Apparater ageschränkt an eng Enquête lancéiert, déi bannent e puer Deeg bis an de Regierungsrot géif geroden. Laut dem Paperjam huet sech d'Schadsoftware ëm Enn Januar agenist — just e puer Stonne virum Fournisseur säin Update — an ass dorop ronn ee Mount laang onentdeckt bliwwen. D'DataBreaches.net huet d'Zäitspann an enger spéiderer Headline op de Punkt bruecht: bal ee Mount aktiv. Wat opgedeckt gouf — a wat net D'technesch Analyse vum CTIE an dem Regierungsteam GOVCERT.LU huet erginn, datt en Ugrëffer op eng konkret Lëscht zougegraff huet, déi fir d'Geréiere vun de Staats-Laptopen genotzt gëtt. An enger gemeinsamer Matdeelung hunn de Ministère fir Digitaliséierung an den Haut-Commissariat à la protection nationale erkläert: En externen Akteur konnt op eng Lëscht mat Informatiounen zougräifen, déi fir d'Geréiere vun de vum CTIE administréierte Laptop-Apparater néideg sinn. Op där Lëscht stoungen Apparate-Gestiounsdaten, net den Inhalt vu Fichieren. Konkret opgedeckt goufen: - d'Nimm vun den Inhaber vun den Apparater; - hir Telefonsnummeren a berufflech E-Mail-Adressen; - déi technesch Charakteristike vun den Apparater selwer. Zwou Grenze hunn entscheet, wéi schwéier de Virfall agestuuft gouf. Fir d'éischt war d'Räichwäit limitéiert. „D'Servicer vum CTIE hunn den onerlaabten Zougrëff bannent e puer Stonnen agedämmt an op d'Lëscht vun de vum CTIE geréierte Laptops limitéiert", sou de Ministère fir Digitaliséierung. Fir d'zweet — an dat huet d'Regierung am meeschten ënnerstrach — waren d'Donnéeë vun den normale Bierger net betraff: „Keng Informatioune mat Bezuch op d'Bierger ware betraff." Och d'mobil Apparater am Schoulberäich, déi getrennt vum CGIE geréiert ginn, bloufen onberéiert. D'Servicer fir d'Bierger sinn online bliwwen Fir d'Beamte war d'Stéierung awer ganz reell. Vum Owend vum 26. Februar un waren d'intern Staatsservicer — Mail a Kalenneren dorënner — net méi iwwer déi vum CTIE geréiert Handyen an Tabletten erreechbar, an d'Mataarbechter hunn op hir Aarbechtscomputeren zréckgegraff, déi normal weidergelaf sinn. Fir d'Publik war d'praktesch Noriicht: Servicer, déi iwwer den Ordinateur leeft, hu funktionéiert. Den Ugrëff huet déi intern Apparate-Gestioun getraff, net d'Bierger-Portaler, iwwer déi een seng Steiererklärung oder seng Demarchë mécht. Eropgeklomm bis an de Regierungsrot De CTIE huet de befallene Server isoléiert an e komplett neie Server opgesat. Duerno ass d'Affär duerch d'Kriseméchanik vum Land eropgeklommen. D'Cellule d'évaluation, also d'Risiko-Evaluatiounszell vum Land, ass den Owend vum Donneschdeg, de 5. Mäerz, zesummekomm, an de Premier Luc Frieden huet Experten zesummegeruff, fir de Regierungsrot den Dag drop, e Freideg, de 6. Mäerz, ze briefen. Déi Persounen, deenen hir Donnéeën op der Lëscht stoungen, goufe verständegt a gebieden, opmierksam ze bleiwen. Datt eng Apparate-Lëscht — a keng Sammlung vu Bierger-Donnéeën — eng Reunioun um Niveau vum Regierungsrot ausgeléist huet, weist, wéi eescht esou Virfäll haut geholl ginn. Genau esou Metadaten, vu beruffleche Mailadressen iwwer Apparate-Spezifikatiounen, sinn de Rohmaterial, mat deem méi spéit Phishing oder geziilten Ugrëffer op ëffentlech Responsabel preparéiert kënne ginn. Deel vun engem europäeschen Drock De Virfall um CTIE steet net eleng. Lëtzebuerg huet an de leschte Joren eng Rei Cyber-Virfäll matgemaach: am Januar 2025 huet eng kuerz DDoS-Episod Regierungssäiten erwëscht; am Fréijoer 2024 huet eng zweewächeg DDoS-Welle, déi vu pro-russeschen Hacker fir sech reklaméiert gouf, Ministèren a Verwaltunge gestéiert; an am Juli 2025 huet eng Zero-Day-Schwachstell an engem Huawei-Router d'Telekomsnetz vu POST Luxembourg ofstierze gelooss, esou The Record. Iwwerall an Europa stinn ëffentlech Verwaltunge ënner Drock. De pro-russeschen Hacktivisten-Kollektiv NoName057(16) huet tëscht Enn Oktober 2025 a Mëtt Mäerz 2026 ronn 1.530 Operatioune fir sech reklaméiert — ongeféier 300 de Mount, wougréng Regierungssäiten ëm e Drëttel vun den Ziler ausgemaach hunn — esou eng Enquête vun The Moscow Times an dem Medium Vot Tak. Europol an Eurojust hunn international Operatioune gefouert, fir dëst Netz ze stéieren. Den Androck um CTIE ass eng aner Zort Béischt wéi déi haarmoosseg DDoS-Kampagnen — keng Grupp huet en fir sech reklaméiert, a säin Zil war den Zougrëff, net d'Stéierung — mä e läit am selwechte Klima vu sech verschäerfenden Ugrëffer op europäesch Staaten. Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Episod manner e spektakuläre Panne wéi e Belaaschtungstest fir d'Resilienz: d'Schadsoftware gouf gefaangen, de Schued blouf agegrenzt an d'Bierger-Donnéeë goufe verschount — awer eréischt, nodeems en Androcker bal ee ganze Mount laang an der Mechanik vun der Regierung gesiess huet. ### Sources - Access to State IT System Restricted After Malware Detected — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59785-access-to-state-it-system-restricted-after-malware-detected - Investigation Confirms Malware Accessed Personal Information on Government System — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/ict/59954-investigation-confirms-malware-accessed-personal-information-on-government-system - State IT device data compromised in Luxembourg cyberattack — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/state-it-device-data-compromised-in-luxembourg-cyberattack - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - Malware on Luxembourg public sector devices was active for almost a month — DataBreaches.Net: https://databreaches.net/2026/03/25/malware-on-luxembourg-public-sector-devices-was-active-for-almost-a-month/ - Luxembourg Investigates Cyber Incident Affecting State Devices — Luxembourg Expats: https://www.luxembourgexpats.lu/stories/news/luxembourg-investigates-cyber-incident-affecting-state-devices - Pro-Russian Hacker Group Gamifies Cyberattacks on Europe With Crypto Rewards – Investigation — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/29/pro-russian-hacker-group-gamifies-cyberattacks-on-europe-with-crypto-rewards-investigation-a92634 - Global operation targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-operation-targets-noname05716-pro-russian-cybercrime-network - Huawei zero-day attack behind last year's crash of Luxembourg's entire telecoms network — The Record (Recorded Future News): https://therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage --- ## China placéiert Rekord-Obligatioun vu 5 Milliarden Euro op der Bourse Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/china-5-milliarden-euro-staatsobligatioun-bourse-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-27T17:48:38.94+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:48:38.94+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 5e6d2f37-f973-4fe3-8900-6f51b30bd5b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Pekinger Staatsobligatioun an dräi Tranchen huet 24,8 Milliarden Euro un Demande ugezunn — bal fënnef Mol méi wéi ugebuede gouf — a confirméiert d'Bourse als Drécksetter fir international Schold. ### Summary China huet déi gréisst Euro-Obligatioun, déi seng Finanzministère je verkaaft huet, op der Bourse Lëtzebuerg gelëscht: 5 Milliarden Euro an dräi Tranchen, bal fënnef Mol iwwerzeechent. ### Key facts - China huet déi gréisst Euro-Obligatioun verkaaft, déi seng Finanzministère je begeven huet — 5 Milliarden Euro, gelëscht um Euro-MTF-Marché vun der Bourse Lëtzebuerg. - D'Emissioun an dräi Tranchen (2,5 Mrd. op 5 Joer, 1,5 Mrd. op 8 Joer, 1,0 Mrd. op 12 Joer) gouf bal fënnef Mol iwwerzeechent, mat engem Bestellbuch vu 24,8 Milliarden Euro. - D'Coupon-Tauxen louchen tëscht 2,768 % an 3,212 %; d'Deutsche Bank schwätzt vun den enkste Spreads je fir en asiatesche Staat an Euro. - Et ass déi zweet Euro-Staatsemissioun vu China zu Lëtzebuerg an engem Joer — no de 4 Milliarden Euro am November 2025 mat engem Bestellbuch vu ronn 100 Milliarden Euro. - Peking baut esou no an no eng Euro-Zënskéier op, déi chinesesch Banken a Betriber als Referenz fir hir eege Schold an Europa notze kënnen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi grouss war d'Demande no der chinesescher Obligatioun?** D'Bestellunge vun den Investisseure sinn op 24,8 Milliarden Euro geklommen, eng Iwwerzeechnung vu bal fënnef Mol par rapport zu de 5 Milliarden Euro, déi ugebuede goufen. **Q: Wéi gesi d'dräi Tranchen aus?** 2,5 Milliarden Euro op fënnef Joer mat 2,768 % Coupon, 1,5 Milliarden Euro op aacht Joer mat 2,966 %, an 1,0 Milliard Euro op zwielef Joer mat 3,212 %. **Q: Firwat huet China grad d'Bourse Lëtzebuerg gewielt?** D'Bourse ass weltwäit féierend fir international Schëldpabeieren, China lëscht do säit 1994, an de Choix hëlleft Peking, no an no eng Euro-Referenzkéier opzebauen an d'Friemwährungsschold ewech vum Dollar ze diversifizéieren. **Q: Wien huet den Deal geleet?** D'Bank of China, d'Bank of Communications an d'Crédit Agricole CIB hunn als Joint Lead Managers gehandelt. ### Body De chinesesche Staat ass dës Woch op d'Bourse Lëtzebuerg zréckkomm — a wéi: mat der gréisster Euro-Obligatioun, déi d'Land je verkaaft huet. Déi 5 Milliarden Euro schwéier Emissioun huet bal fënnef Mol méi Bestellunge ugezunn, wéi et iwwerhaapt Pabeieren ze kafe gouf, an confirméiert d'Groussherzogtum als bevorzugt europäesch Adress fir d'Friemwährungsschold vu Peking. De Finanzministère vun der Volleksrepublik China huet den Deal den 25. Juni gepräist an um Euro-MTF-Marché vun der Bourse lëschten, sou d'Bourse selwer. Mat engem Géigewäert vun ongeféier 5,7 Milliarden Dollar ass et déi gréisst Euro-Obligatioun, déi de Ministère je begeven huet — an no Ausso vun de Banker, déi um Geschäft bedeelegt waren, och déi gréisst Euro-Emissioun vun engem asiatesche Staat iwwerhaapt. Total sinn d'Bestellunge vun den Investisseuren op 24,8 Milliarden Euro geklommen, eng Iwwerzeechnung vu bal fënnef Mol. Dräi Lafzäiten, dräi Coupon-Tauxen D'Schold gouf op dräi Lafzäiten opgedeelt, fir den internationalen Investisseuren eng méi vollstänneg Kéier vu chinesesche Euro-Risiko ze bidden. No de Chifferen, déi China Daily an d'International Business Times publizéiert hunn, hu sech d'Tranchen esou opgedeelt: - 2,5 Milliarden Euro op fënnef Joer mat engem Coupon vu 2,768 %; - 1,5 Milliarden Euro op aacht Joer mat 2,966 %; - 1,0 Milliard Euro op zwielef Joer mat 3,212 %. D'Pabeiere goufe lait Berichter ufanks mat enger Indikatioun vun ongeféier 15, 22 a 33 Basispunkten iwwer de Mid-Swaps fir déi fënnef-, aacht- an zwielefjäreg Tranche vermaart, ier déi staark Demande et dem Emittent erlaabt huet, de Präis enker ze ziddelen. D'Bank of China, d'Bank of Communications an d'Crédit Agricole CIB hunn als Joint Lead Managers gehandelt, sou Chronicle.lu. Datt déi gréisst Euro-Emissioun je fir en asiatesche Staat zu den enkste Spreads je verschafft gouf, an dat an engem schwéiere Marché, weist d'Weltgeltung vum Emittent. Esou de Samuel Fischer, Chef vun de China-Onshore-Schold-Kapitalmäert bei der Deutsche Bank, zitéiert vu China Daily. Den Tim Huang vu JPMorgan sot, d'Demande "weist d'Vertrauen vun den internationalen Investisseuren an d'Bonitéit vum chinesesche Staat an a seng laangfristeg wirtschaftlech Perspektiven." Firwat just zu Lëtzebuerg D'Wiel vu Lëtzebuerg ass un sech schonn eng Ausso. D'Bourse bezeechent sech als weltwäit féierende Lëschtungsplaz fir international Schëldpabeieren, mat iwwer 37.000 Wäertpabeieren vu méi wéi 1.700 Emittenten aus ronn 100 Länner. Staatleche Schëldner aus Dosende vu Länner notzen se grad wéinst där Déift — an well se déi grouss Majoritéit vun neie Pabeieren bannent zwee Deeg no der Demande lëscht. D'Verbindung vu China zu der Bourse ass ongewéinlech al. Seng éischt international Staatsobligatioun gouf 1994 zu Lëtzebuerg gelëscht, an deen elozege Geschäft baut direkt op senger Euro-Staatspremière op der Bourse am November 2025 op — eng Emissioun vu 4 Milliarden Euro an zwou Tranchen, déi e Wahnsinns-Bestellbuch vu ronn 100 Milliarden Euro ugezunn huet. Andeems Peking ëmmer erëm Euro-Geschäfter op déiselwecht Plaz bréngt, baut et no an no eng Euro-Zënskéier op, déi chinesesch Banken a Betriber als Referenz notze kënnen, wa se selwer Schold op den europäesche Mäert ophuelen. Fir d'Bourse ass dat widderhuelt Geschäft eng Aushängeschëld-Bestätegung, an engem Moment, wou d'Lëschtungsplaze sech haart ëm staatlech Mandater kämpfen, déi fréier éischter op London oder Hong Kong gefall sinn. Mir si geéiert, d'Volleksrepublik China mat dëser neier Staatsemissioun erëm op der LuxSE ze begréissen. Esou d'Wierder vum Pierre Schoonbroodt, stellvertriedende Generaldirekter a Finanzchef vun der Bourse Lëtzebuerg, zitéiert vu Chronicle.lu, wéi d'Lëschtung confirméiert gouf. Geopolitik trëfft op d'Finanzplaz Hannert der Mechanik läit eng méi breet strategesch Verréckelung. Andeems China Suen an Euro amplaz an Dollar ophëlt, diversifizéiert et seng Friemwährungsschold ewech vun den USA — an dat zu engem Moment, wou d'Handelsbezéiungen tëscht deenen zwou Wirtschaften ugespaant sinn. Den Euro huet ausserdeem an de leschte Phase vu Maartstress als séchere Hafe gegollt, mat netto auslännesche Portfolio-Zoufloss an den Euroraum vun iwwer 850 Milliarden Euro am Joer 2025 — Bedingungen, déi China gehollef hunn, laangfristeg Finanzéierung zu feinen Niveauen ze kréien. Op der chinesescher Säit war de diplomateschen Toun ausdrécklech. De Song Qichao, Vize-Finanzminister, huet d'Emissioun als Bausteen vun der Bezéiung tëscht Peking a Bréissel duergestallt. Ech sinn iwwerzeegt, datt China a Lëtzebuerg weider Hand an Hand virugi wäerten, Brécke fir den Dialog tëscht China an Europa bauen an zesummen e neit Kapitel an der chinesesch-europäescher Finanzkooperatioun schreiwen. Fir e Land mat manner wéi 700.000 Awunner ass esou en Deal eng Erënnerung drun, wéi wäit d'Finanzplaz iwwer d'Gréisst vum Groussherzogtum erausschléit. Een eenzege Ministère zu Peking ka 5 Milliarden Euro Staatsschold iwwer d'Bourse leeden, se un d'europäesch Kapitalmäert uschléissen an en weidere Referenzpunkt op enger chinesescher Euro-Kéier bäisetzen — alles bannent engem Marché, dee bal kee Spuerer um Kontinent jee direkt gesäit. D'Transaktioun bënnt d'Weltgeopolitik direkt un d'Haus um Boulevard Joseph II, a weist, datt Lëtzebuerg — egal wou d'Emittenten driwwer nodenken ze lëschten — virun an der Schlaang bleiwe wëll. ### Sources - China Issues €5bn Sovereign Bond to Be Listed on LuxSE — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business-1/62042-china-issues-eur5bn-sovereign-bond-to-be-listed-on-luxse - China's record 5b euro bond sale draws nearly five times in investor orders — China Daily: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/26/WS6a3e79e5a310986e2b4622c6.html - China Boosts Euro Funding Ambitions With Biggest Bond Deal Since Reentering Market — International Business Times (Singapore): https://www.ibtimes.sg/china-boosts-euro-funding-ambitions-biggest-bond-deal-since-reentering-market-88545 - China issues 5 billion euros of sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — Bastille Post: https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5968587-china-issues-5-billion-euros-of-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China Markets Record $5.7 Billion Euro Sovereign Bonds to Investors — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/china-starts-marketing-record-5-7-billion-euro-sovereign-bonds - The People's Republic of China brings EUR-denominated sovereign bond to LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/The-People-s-Republic-of-China-brings-EUR-denominated-sovereign-bond-to-LuxSE - Ministry of Finance issues EUR 4 billion sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — A&O Shearman: https://www.aoshearman.com/en/news/ministry-of-finance-issues-eur4-billion-sovereign-bonds-in-luxembourg - China issues 4-bln-euro sovereign bonds in Luxembourg — The State Council of the PRC (gov.cn): https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202511/19/content_WS691daf44c6d00ca5f9a07abb.html - The leading exchange for listing international debt securities — Luxembourg Stock Exchange: https://www.luxse.com/listing --- ## Fliger rennt an de héchsten Tuerm vu Peking — Pilot dout, 13 Blesséierter - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/fligger-an-hechsten-tuerm-peking-pilot-dout-13-blesseierter - Published: 2026-06-27T17:40:53.055+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:40:53.055+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 86e13dfc-9aab-4a59-be84-1c2de289f282 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > E klenge Fliger ass freideschowes an de 528 Meter héije CITIC Tower geknallt. Wéi en an de gespaarte Loftraum koum, bleift onkloer — a chinesesch Plattformen hunn d'Biller direkt geläscht. ### Summary E klenge Sportfliger ass freideschowes an de CITIC Tower, dee héchsten Tuerm vu Peking, geknallt. De Pilot ass ëmkomm, 13 Leit goufe blesséiert — a chinesesch Plattformen hunn d'Opnamen no kuerzer Zäit geläscht. ### Key facts - E klenge Sportfliger mat engem Motor an zwou Plazen ass den 26. Juni géint 17.55 Auer an de 528 Meter héije CITIC Tower zu Peking geknallt. - De Pilot, deen eenzege Mënsch un Bord, ass ëmkomm; 13 Leit goufen op der Plaz blesséiert. - D'Regierung vu Chaoyang huet den Doudesfall a Blesséierter bestätegt, awer weder Gebai, Pilot nach Ursaach genannt — eng Enquête ass am Gaang. - Wéi de Fliger an de strikt gespaarte Loftraum iwwer Peking koum, bleift eng oppe Fro. - Videoen a Biller vum Crash goufe séier vu chinesesche Plattforme geläscht; Opnamen hunn nëmme baussent China iwwerlieft. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass freideschowes zu Peking geschitt?** E klenge Sportfliger mat engem Motor an zwou Plazen ass den 26. Juni géint 17.55 Auer Lokalzäit an de CITIC Tower geknallt, dee héchsten Tuerm vu Peking. De Pilot ass ëmkomm, 13 Leit goufe blesséiert. **Q: Weess een d'Ursaach vum Crash?** Nee. D'Autoritéiten hunn keng Ursaach genannt an net gesot, ob et sech ëm en Accident oder eng gewollt Aktioun handelt. Eng Enquête ass laut der Regierung vu Chaoyang am Gaang. **Q: Wat weess een iwwer de Fliger?** Net offiziell bestätegt. Medien wéi Newsweek, d'South China Morning Post an The Times bericht, op der Basis vu Registréierungszeechen a Flightracking-Donnéeën, et géif sech ëm e Sunward SA60L Aurora handelen. D'chinesesch Regierung huet dat net confirméiert. **Q: Firwat sinn d'Biller vum Crash verschwonnen?** Laut CNN, NBC an The Washington Post goufen Videoen, Fotoen a Sichresultater op chinesesche Plattformen wéi Weibo a Xiaohongshu geläscht. D'Opnamen hunn haaptsächlech baussent der chinesescher Internet-Spär iwwerlieft, zum Beispill op X. ### Body Eng vun de meeschtgespaarte Zonen am chinesesche Loftraum gouf freideschowes op eemol zum Schauplaz vun engem Ongléck: E klenge Fliger ass an de CITIC Tower zu Peking geknallt, dee héchsten Tuerm vun der Stad. De Pilot, deen eenzege Mënsch un Bord, ass dobäi ëmkomm, an 13 Leit goufe blesséiert. Et ass ee vun de spektakulärsten Andréngen an deen uerg iwwerwaachte Loftraum vun der chinesescher Haaptstad zënter Joeren. De Sportfliger mat engem Motor an zwou Plazen ass géint 17.55 Auer Lokalzäit, also den 26. Juni, an de 528 Meter héije Wolkekratzer geknallt — vu villen Awunner just "China Zun" genannt. Dat huet d'Regierung vum Bezierk Chaoyang matgedeelt, wou den Tuerm steet. Videoen, déi international Medien iwwerpréift hunn an déi ausserhalb vu China zirkuléieren, weisen, wéi de Fliger an eng héich Etage prallt, an d'Trudele kënnt an dann no beim Agank vum Gebai um Buedem opschléit. Trëmmer louchen op der Strooss, wärend d'Leit fortgelaf sinn. Wat offiziell bestätegt ass An enger kuerzer Matdeelung um Messagerersdéngscht WeChat huet d'Regierung vu Chaoyang e Samschdeg geschriwwen, dass e Sportfliger mat engem Motor an zwou Plazen an en Héichhaus geknallt wier an dass de Pilot deen eenzege Mënsch un Bord gewiescht wier. Déi eenzeg Persoun un Bord war de Pilot, deen ëmkomm ass, an 13 Leit goufen op der Plaz blesséiert. D'Matdeelung, iwwer déi d'South China Morning Post bericht huet an déi vun The Associated Press an der Agence France-Presse bestätegt gouf, huet weder den Numm vum Gebai nach deen vum Pilot genannt, huet keng Ursaach uginn an huet just gesot, dass eng Enquête am Gaang wier. D'Autoritéiten hunn net gesot, ob si vun engem Accident oder vun enger gewollter Aktioun ausginn. De CITIC Tower, deen 2018 fäerdeg gouf, ass an der Geschäftsvéierel am Zentrum vu Peking an zielt zu den zéng héchsten Gebaier vun der Welt. Seng Form erënnert un en aalt chinesescht Ritualgefäss fir Wäin, mat enger schmueler Taille an engem opgeflaartem Kapp a Fouss. Hien ass de Sëtz vun der CITIC Group, engem vun de gréisste staatleche Konglomerater vum Land, an hierbergt och Büroen, Luxusappartementer an en Hotel. Op Fotoen, déi nom Crash verëffentlecht goufen, gesäit een zerbrach Glas an e Lach an der ieweschter Fassad. De Fliger an d'Fro vum Loftraum D'chinesesch Autoritéiten hunn de Fliger net identifizéiert. Op der Basis vun Immatrikulatiounszeechen op Online-Biller a vu Flightracking-Donnéeën hu verschidde Medien — dorënner Newsweek, d'South China Morning Post an The Times zu London — bericht, dass et sech ëm e Sunward SA60L Aurora handele géif, e Sportfliger, dee a China vun der Firma Starair Aircraft Co. gebaut a vun enger lokaler Loftfaartgesellschaft bedriwwe gëtt. Déi Detailer sinn awer net vun der chinesescher Regierung bestätegt a si mat Virsiicht ze behandelen. Den Ian Petchenik, e Spriecher vum Flightracking-Déngscht Flightradar24, huet The Times gesot, dass de Fliger normalerweis fir d'Pilotenausbildung ëstlech vu Peking benotzt gëtt an dass de Fluch e Freideg net dem gewinnte Muster entsprach. "Ech mengen net, dass mer op dësem Punkt iergendeppes ausschléisse kënnen", sou de Petchenik. Grad d'Plaz vum Ongléck mécht d'Saach esou heikel. De Loftraum iwwer Peking ass ee vun deenen, deen am stäerkste kontrolléiert gëtt a ganz China: - Fluch mat klenge Privatfligeren iwwer dem Stadkär ass am Prinzip verbueden. - Fir ze fléien brauch een normalerweis eng Autorisatioun vun der ziviler Loftfaartverwaltung an och vun der Loftwaff vun der Volleksbefreiungsarméi. - D'Autoritéiten haten d'Reegelen fir Fräizäitflich a fir Konsumentendrohnen viru kuerzem méi streng gemaach. Wéi e klenge Fliger iwwer d'Geschäftsvéierel am Häerz vun der Haaptstad koum — net wäit vu wou e groussen Deel vun der Féierung vun der Kommunistescher Partei wunnt a schafft — ass eng vun den zentrale Froen, op déi et bis elo keng Äntwert gëtt. E Crash, deen aus dem Internet verschwonnen ass Bal esou séier wéi d'Biller opgetaucht sinn, hu se ugefaang ze verschwannen. Videoen, Fotoen a Sichresultater iwwer de Crash goufen op chinesesche Plattformen wéi Weibo a Xiaohongshu (och Red Note genannt) geläscht, esou d'Recherche vu CNN, NBC News an The Washington Post. Wien op e puer Apps den Numm vum Gebai gesicht huet, krut just Bäiträg ze gesinn, déi viru bezeechent waren. D'Opname sinn haaptsächlech dofir iwwerlieft, well Kopien op Plattformen ausserhalb vun der chinesescher Internet-Spär gedeelt goufen, wéi zum Beispill X. Zeie beschreiwen, wéi d'Police Passanten dovun ofgehalen huet ze fotograféieren an e puer Leit gedréckt huet, scho gemaachte Biller vun hiren Handyen ze läschen. Eng Awunnerin aus engem noeleegene Gebai, déi just mam Familljennumm Lin genannt gouf, huet vun enger hektescher Evakuéierung erzielt. "Ech sinn erausgelaf ouni meng Identitéitskaart oder meng Täsch", sou d'Lin. Spéider deen Owend, esou CNN, war d'Géigend ëm den Tuerm erëm sou gutt wéi normal — mat kaum engem Zeeche vun deem, wat e puer Stonne virdru geschitt war. Wat nach onkloer bleift Déi wichtegst Froe sti nach ëmmer op. D'Ursaach vum Crash ass net geklärt, an d'Autoritéiten hunn keng Erklärung gebueden, wéi de Fliger bis an d'Häerz vun der Haaptstad koum. De Pilot gouf net ëffentlech identifizéiert, an et gëtt kee Motiv genannt. De genaue Modell, d'Immatrikulatioun an de Bedreiwer vum Fliger — an d'Ausmooss vun de baulesche Schied um Tuerm — sinn net offiziell bestätegt. A wéi schwéier déi 13 Blesséierter drun sinn, gouf net matgedeelt. Sécher steet fir de Moment just dëst: E klenge Fliger ass an der Stousszäit an de héchsten Tuerm vu Peking geknallt, ee Mënsch ass dout an 13 sinn blesséiert — an d'Autoritéiten soen ganz wéineg, wärend si séier handelen, fir ze kontrolléieren, wat d'Ëffentlechkeet ze gesinn kritt. ### Sources - Small plane crash at Beijing high-rise kills the pilot and injures 13, authorities say — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/small-plane-crash-beijing-high-rise-kills-pilot-134267955 - Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, killing pilot and injuring 13 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/aircraft-crashes-beijings-tallest-building-rcna351928 - Small aircraft hits Beijing's tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358555/small-aircraft-hits-beijings-tallest-skyscraper-prompting-evacuations - China confirms death of pilot in Citic Tower plane crash — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3358600/china-confirms-death-pilot-citic-tower-plane-crash - Pilot dies after small plane crashes into China high-rise — RTÉ / Agence France-Presse: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0627/1580632-beijing-plane/ - Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building; damage reported — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130388/beijings-tallest-building-is-damaged-after-small-airplane-reportedly-crashed-into-it - Video Shows Plane Crash into Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/aircraft-crashes-into-one-of-chinas-tallest-buildings-what-to-know-12126043 - A small plane slammed into the tallest skyscraper in China's capital. Hours later, it was like nothing had happened. — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/china/beijing-plane-crash-citic-tower-censorship-china-intl-hnk - Plane That Crashed Into Beijing's Tallest Building Usually Used For Pilot Training, Report Says — Yahoo News / The Times: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/plane-crashes-beijing-tallest-building-141904842.html - China Zun (CITIC Tower) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Zun --- ## Kap Verde: Inselstaat mat 525.000 Awunner steet an der WM-Ronn vun de leschten 32 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kap-verde-historesche-coup-aachtelfinall-geint-argentinien - Published: 2026-06-27T17:19:50.4+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:19:50.4+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: e5e8e222-71b3-4d5f-8e3e-19d3129da4f6 - Dateline: Praia, CV > Dräi Remisen, keng Néierlag: déi klengst Natioun, déi jee an enger Männer-WM d'Gruppephase iwwerstanen huet, dréckt elo géint d'Argentinien vum Lionel Messi. ### Summary Kap Verde huet mat engem 0:0 géint Saudi-Arabien d'Aachtelfinall vun der WM 2026 erreecht a gëtt domat zum klengste Land, dat jee an enger Männer-WM weiderkomm ass — den nächste Géigner ass de Weltmeeschter Argentinien. ### Key facts - Kap Verde steet no dräi Remisen (0:0 géint Spuenien, 2:2 géint Uruguay, 0:0 géint Saudi-Arabien) als Zweeten an der Grupp H an der Aachtelfinall — ongeschloen op 3 Punkten. - Mat ronn 525.000 Awunner ass Kap Verde déi klengst Natioun, déi jee d'Gruppephase vun enger Männer-WM iwwerstanen huet. - D'Weiderkommen gouf de 26. Juni zu Houston fixéiert; Spuenien huet duerch e 1:0 géint d'Uruguay d'Grupp gewonnen an esou de Wee fir Kap Verde fräi gemaach. - Den nächste Géigner an der Ronn vun de leschten 32 ass de reegéierende Weltmeeschter Argentinien mam Lionel Messi — den 3. Juli zu Miami Gardens. - D'WM 2026 ass déi éischt mat 48 Ekippen: 12 Gruppen, 104 Matcher, an eng zousätzlech K.-o.-Ronn, déi méi klenge Natiounen e Wee opmécht. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat steet Kap Verde an der Aachtelfinall, obwuel se kee Match gewonnen hunn?** Am neie 48er-Format kommen déi éischt zwee aus all Grupp weider. Kap Verde huet mat dräi Remisen 3 Punkten gesammelt an ass an der Grupp H als Zweeten hannert Spuenien fäerdeg ginn — ongeschloen, an domat direkt weider an d'Ronn vun de leschten 32. **Q: Géint wie spillt Kap Verde an der Aachtelfinall?** Géint de reegéierende Weltmeeschter Argentinien mam Lionel Messi. De Match ass den 3. Juli 2026 zu Miami Gardens a Florida. **Q: Firwat ass de Resultat e Rekord?** Mat ronn 525.000 Awunner ass Kap Verde déi klengst Natioun no Bevëlkerung, déi jee d'K.-o.-Phase vun enger Männer-WM erreecht huet. Island a Curaçao si méi kleng, goufen awer op hiren eenzege WM-Optrëtter an der Gruppephase eliminéiert. ### Body Néng Vulkaninselen am Atlantik, ronn 525.000 Awunner — manner Leit, wéi an deene meeschte gréissere Stied vun Europa wunnen. Op dem Pabeier hat eng Fussball-Weltmeeschterschaft fir Kap Verde laang wéi e Ding aus enger anerer Welt ausgesinn. Säit Freideg ass dat Ding Realitéit: déi sougenannten Tubarões Azuis, déi "Blo Haien", stinn an der Ronn vun de leschten 32. E 0:0 géint Saudi-Arabien zu Houston de 26. Juni huet de WM-Debütant op den zweete Plaz an der Grupp H bruecht — an domat an déi nei Aachtelfinall vun engem Tournoi, deen dëst Joer fir d'éischt mat 48 Ekippe gespillt gëtt. Méi kleng war nach ni eng Natioun, déi an enger Männer-WM esou wäit komm ass. D'Belounung ass e Plakat fir d'Geschichtsbicher: de 3. Juli geet et zu Miami Gardens a Florida géint de reegéierende Weltmeeschter Argentinien. Net gewonnen — a trotzdeem weider Virum Ufank stoung Kap Verde op der 67. Plaz vun der Weltranglëscht, an an der Gruppephase huet d'Ekipp keen eenzegt Match gewonnen. Néideg war et och net. Géint déi spuenesch Equipe, Weltmeeschter vun 2010, gouf et zum Optakt e 0:0. Duerno e 2:2 géint d'Uruguay, zweefache Weltmeeschter a Gewënner vun der alleréischter WM 1930. A schliisslech nach eng Kéier null géint null géint Saudi-Arabien. Ënnerm Stréch: dräi Remisen, dräi Punkten, keng Néierlag — a genee déi knapp Margen, fir déi dat opgeblosent Format gemaach ass. E Stéck wäit gouf d'Schicksal vu Kap Verde op engem anere Terrain entscheet. Wéi d'Schlusspéifen no koumen, stoungen d'Spiller mam Handy an der Hand um Terrain a gehéicht, datt Spuenien d'Uruguay packt. Spuenien huet 1:0 gewonnen, Kap Verde gouf hannert dem Gruppegewënner Zweeten — an e Land, dat eréischt 1975 onofhängeg vu Portugal gouf, war an de leschten 32. Domat ass Kap Verde den éischte WM-Debütant zënter der Slowakei 2010, deen d'K.-o.-Phase erreecht — an déi éischt Neilinger zënter dem Senegal 2002, déi d'Gruppephase ongeschloen iwwerstinn. Méi kleng wéi de Bundesstaat Wyoming Mat ronn 525.000 Awunner liewen a Kap Verde manner Leit wéi am US-Bundesstaat Wyoming (ëm déi 576.000). An de Rekordbicher schéckt dee klengen Inselstaat domat all fréiere Mini-Favoritt op d'Reserveband. Island a Curaçao sinn nach méi kleng, mä si goufen op hiren eenzege WM-Optrëtter all zwee an der Gruppephase eliminéiert. Keng vun de klassesche Fussballgeschichten iwwer den Decken huet déi éischt Hürd geholl — bis elo. "Mir si kleng, mä mir hu grouss Häerzer a mir si Kämpfer", sot de 40 Joer ale Gardien Vozinha, deem seng Parraden géint Spuenien den Toun fir d'ganz Campagne gesat hunn. Den Trainer Bubista, no der Schlusspéif an d'Nationalfändel agewéckelt, huet de Coup als Beweis fir eng al Iddi doheem beschriwwen. "Jiddereen huet d'Recht ze dreemen an näischt ass onméiglech", sot hien. "Déi éischt Phase ofzeschléissen, ouni een eenzege Match ze verléieren — do musse mer frou sinn." E Format, dat fir d'Aussesäiter gebaut ass De Wee vu Kap Verde ass e Stéck wäit och eng Konsequenz vun der Reform vun dësem Tournoi. D'Editioun 2026, ausgedroe an den USA, a Kanada an a Mexiko, ass déi éischt mat 48 amplaz 32 Ekippen — an doduerch geet d'Dier fir méi kleng Fussballnatiounen e ganzt Stéck méi wäit op: - Déi 48 Ekippe ginn op 12 Gruppe mat véier Equipe verdeelt. - Déi éischt zwee aus all Grupp kommen weider, dobäi déi aacht bescht Drëttplazéiert — alles an allem 32 Ekippen. - Doduerch koum eng zousätzlech K.-o.-Ronn derbäi, d'Ronn vun de leschten 32, an de Spillplang ass vu 64 op 104 Matcher gewuess. - D'Zuel vun de séchere Plazen fir Afrika ass entspriechend geklommen — wat enger Federatioun wéi déi vu Kap Verde eréischt e realistesche Wee bei d'Endronn gëtt. Kritiker soen, méi Ekippe géifen d'Spannung an der Gruppephase verwässeren. Déi dräi virsiichteg Remisen vu Kap Verde — an dat nervéist Eropkucken op aner Resultater — sinn nawell genee déi Zort kontrolléierte Fussball, deen esou e Format begënschtegt. Mä d'Géigeargument koum an där selwechter Woch: eng Ekipp, déi virun zwee Joerzéngten um internationale Kalenner kaum eng Roll gespillt huet, bereet sech elo dorop vir, géint de Weltmeeschter um Terrain ze stoen. An elo de Weltmeeschter D'Argentinien, ugedriwwe vum Lionel Messi, geet als kloeren Favorit an d'Aachtelfinall. Mä Kap Verde huet et dëse Mount zur Gewunnecht gemaach, Favoritte wéi schlobar ze behandelen: zwee fréier Weltmeeschter op e Remis gehalen, an iwwer dräi Matcher just zwee Goler kasséiert. Déi defensiv Stabilitéit, déi d'Ekipp aus der Grupp gedroen huet — ronderëm de Routinier Vozinha an eng gutt organiséiert Hannermannschaft — gëtt elo vum bestbestëckten Ugrëff vum Tournoi op d'Prouf gestallt. Fir d'Insele selwer ass de Moment elo schonn historesch, egal wat zu Florida geschitt. Eng Federatioun, déi hir Spiller staark aus enger weltwäiter Diaspora hëlt — Nofahre vu Kapverdianer a Portugal, an Holland, a Frankräich an doriwwer eraus — huet verspreete Talenter zu enger Ekipp gemaach, iwwer déi sech elo de Rescht vun der Welt schlau mécht. De Bubista seng Equipe reest mat den Erwaardunge vun engem Land op Miami Gardens, dat säi ganzt Bestoe laang op eng Nuecht wéi den 3. Juli gewaart huet. "D'Ekipp wollt onbedéngt dat hei der ganzer Welt weisen", sot den Trainer. Genee dat hu si gemaach — a fäerdeg si si nach laang net. ### Sources - Cape Verde qualify for World Cup Round of 32, set up date with Argentina — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-qualify-for-world-cup-round-of-32-set-up-date-with-argentina - Cape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockouts — ESPN: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49192570/cape-verde-w2026-world-cup-knockout-stage-smallest-nation - Cape Verde break record as smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/27/cape-verde-break-record-as-smallest-nation-to-reach-world-cup-knockouts - Coach Bubista Hails Cape Verde's Fearless Dreamers After World Cup Leap — Asharq Al-Awsat (Reuters): https://english.aawsat.com/sports/5289099-coach-bubista-hails-cape-verde%E2%80%99s-fearless-dreamers-after-world-cup-leap - How the FIFA World Cup 26 will work with 48 teams — FIFA: https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/article-fifa-world-cup-2026-mexico-canada-usa-new-format-tournament-football-soccer - 'Fighters with big hearts!' - Vozinha and Cape Verde gunning for Lionel Messi — Goal.com: https://www.goal.com/en-ca/lists/cape-verde-vozinha-lionel-messi-argentina-world-cup-knockout/blt2ea563394437e275 --- ## Schutz fir d'Ukrainer: D'EU-Kommissioun wëll bis 2028 verlängeren - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/temporaere-schutz-ukrainer-eu-verlaengerung-2028-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-27T17:10:21.907+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T17:10:21.907+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 9f086b62-4d3b-4193-b59a-1dffb720a117 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > D'Europäesch Kommissioun proposéiert, den temporäre Schutz bis den 4. Mäerz 2028 ze verlängeren — fir ronn 4,4 Millioune Ukrainer, e puer dausend dovun zu Lëtzebuerg. ### Summary D'EU-Kommissioun wëll den temporäre Schutz fir Ukrainer ëm e Joer bis 2028 verlängeren — mat enger neier Bedéngung fir Neiukomm. Lëtzebuerg hält e puer dausend Beneficiairen op. ### Key facts - D'EU-Kommissioun wëll den temporäre Schutz fir Ukrainer ëm e Joer bis den 4. Mäerz 2028 verlängeren. - Eng nei Bedéngung: Neiukommer, déi d'Ukrain ënnert de Mobiliséierungsreegelen net dierfe verloossen, kréien de Schutz an der Reegel net — déi scho registréiert Beneficiairen sinn net betraff. - EU-wäit profitéiere ronn 4,37 Millioune Mënschen; Däitschland (1,28 Mio.), Polen an Tschechien hale am meeschten op. - Lëtzebuerg huet säin Dispositif scho bis den 4. Mäerz 2027 verlängert; 2026 ware 334 nei Zouwennungen a 3.583 Erneierungen. - De Virschlag muss nach vum Conseil mat qualifizéierter Majoritéit ugeholl ginn — wahrscheinlech am Juli oder September 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Bis wéini soll den temporäre Schutz lafen?** D'Kommissioun proposéiert eng Verlängerung bis den 4. Mäerz 2028. De Moment leeft de Statut den 4. Mäerz 2027 aus. De Virschlag muss awer nach vum Conseil ugeholl ginn. **Q: Ännert sech eppes fir d'Beneficiairen, déi schonn zu Lëtzebuerg sinn?** Nee. Déi nei Restriktioun trëfft eleng Persounen, déi d'Ukrain no der Inkraafttriede vun der Decisioun verloossen. Déi scho registréiert Beneficiairen behalen hir Rechter — ze bleiwen, ze schaffen an op materiell Hëllef. **Q: Wéi vill Ukrainer hält Lëtzebuerg op?** Säit 2022 hunn 4.123 Persounen temporäre Schutz kritt. 2026 (bis Mee) goufen 3.953 Decisioune getraff, dorënner 334 nei Zouwennungen an 3.583 Erneierungen. **Q: Wat gëtt aus de Leit, déi zréck an d'Ukrain wëllen?** D'Kommissioun huet e Pilotprogramm fir fräiwëllege Retour an Erhuelung virgeschloen, mat Hëllef bei Aarbecht, Logement an Ausbildung. E permanente Kader fir d'Zäit nom Krich gëtt et awer nach ëmmer net. ### Body Den temporäre Schutz, deen zënter 2022 Millioune Ukrainer an der Europäescher Unioun e séchere legale Buedem gëtt, gëtt nach ëmmer Joer fir Joer erneiert — an elo soll en eng weider Kéier verlängert ginn. D'Europäesch Kommissioun huet den 26. Juni proposéiert, de Statut bis den 4. Mäerz 2028 lafen ze loossen. Domat bleift den direkten Zougang zu Openthalt, Aarbecht, Schoul, Gesondheetsversuergung a sozialer Hëllef fir ronn 4,4 Millioune Mënschen erhalen — e puer dausend dovun zu Lëtzebuerg. De Virschlag, zu Bréissel vum Magnus Brunner, dem EU-Kommissär fir Bannenugeleeënheeten a Migratioun, virgestallt, géif eng Frist verréckelen, déi de Moment op den 4. Mäerz 2027 fixéiert ass. Ouni dës Verlängerung géifen de Schutz an all d'Rechter, déi domat verbonne sinn, nächst Fréijoer auslafen. Ee Joer méi, mä mat enger neier Bedéngung Den temporäre Schutz baséiert op der Temporary Protection Directive vun 2001 — engem Instrument, dat no de Balkankricher geschafe gouf, mä ni applizéiert war, bis d'EU et den 4. Mäerz 2022, e puer Deeg no der russescher Grossinvasioun, fir d'éischte Kéier iwwerhaapt ausgeléist huet. Hie gëtt de Vertribene e kollektivt Recht ze bleiwen, ouni dass all eenzelen en individuellen Asyldossier muss aklären, a gouf zënterhier all Joer verlängert. De Virschlag vun dësem Joer bréngt eng bedeitend Neierung mat sech. Als Reegel, esou d'Kommissioun, géif de Schutz net méi de Persoune zougestane ginn, déi d'Ukrain no der Inkraafttriede vun der Decisioun verloossen, wann Kiew hinnen dat ënnert de Reegele vun der militärescher Mobiliséierung net erlaabt. D'Restriktioun trëfft eleng nei Arrivéen; déi Millioune scho registréiert Leit sinn net betraff, hire Statut leeft onofhängeg vum Alter weider. Eise Virschlag gesäit vir, datt den temporäre Schutz net soll un nei ukomm Persoune ginn, déi d'Ukrain wéinst hire militäresche Verflichtungen net dierfe verloossen. De Brunner huet dës Ausnam als eng Demande vu Kiew duergestallt an de Journalisten erkläert, de Plang «hält de wuessende Verdeedegungsbedierfnesser vun der Ukrain Rechnung». D'Kommissioun selwer stellt déi méi breet Verlängerung als eng Fro vu juristescher Sécherheet duer an argumentéiert, datt de Besoin un Schutz weiderhin kloer ass. D'Zuelen ënnersträichen d'Dimensioun. Laut Eurostat haten Enn Abrëll 2026 4,37 Milliounen Mënschen temporäre Schutz an der EU (Enn Februar waren et nach 4,40 Milliounen). Däitschland hält mat Ofstand déi meescht op, ronn 1.279.660 (29,3%), gefollegt vu Polen mat 971.255 (22,2%) an Tschechien mat 384.435 (8,8%). Am EU-Duerchschnëtt si 9,7 Beneficiairen op 1.000 Awunner. De Virschlag ass nach net Gesetz. Hie muss vum Conseil vun der Europäescher Unioun ugeholl ginn, wou eng qualifizéiert Majoritéit néideg ass — op mannst 15 vun den 27 Memberstaaten, déi zesummen 65% vun der EU-Bevëlkerung representéieren. D'Ministere solle sech d'Saach am Juli virhuelen, och wann eng definitiv Decisioun bis September kéint rëtschen. Wat dat fir Lëtzebuerg heescht Fir d'Grand-Duché ass de Choix konkret. Lëtzebuerg huet säin eegene Schema scho bis den 4. Mäerz 2027 verlängert: den 13. Februar 2026 hunn de Ministère fir Bannenugeleeënheeten an d'Direction générale de l'immigration d'Erneierung confirméiert an ugefaang, déi biometresch Openthaltskaarten nei auszestellen, déi de Beneficiairen d'Recht ze bleiwen, ze schaffen an op materiell Hëllef sécheren. Eng Bréisseler Verlängerung bis 2028 géif den nächsten Horizont festleeën. Guichet.lu, den Informatiounsservice vun der Regierung, hat dozou geschriwwen: «D'Beneficiaire vum temporäre Schutz hunn de Moment eng biometresch Kaart, déi bis den 4. Mäerz 2026 gülteg bleift, an an den nächste Woche kréie se e Bréif, deen d'Prozedure beschreift, fir de Statut vum temporäre Schutz ze erneieren an eng nei biometresch Kaart ze kréien.» Lëtzebuerg huet zënter 2022 eng stänneg Charge gedroen. Zuelen, déi Chronicle.lu zitéiert, weisen: - 4.123 Persounen, déi säit dem Ufank vum Krich temporäre Schutz kritt hunn; - 1.480 Mënschen, déi an 12 Opnamestrukture vum Office national de l'accueil (ONA) ënnerbruecht sinn; - 1.296 Schüler, déi an de Lëtzebuerger Schoulen ënnerriicht ginn, mat 29 Milliounen Euro, déi fir hir Schoulung virgesi sinn; - 3,67 Milliounen Euro, déi tëscht 2022 an 2024 fir medezinesch Hëllef ausginn goufen. De Flux huet sech zënterhier vun Neiarrivéen op Erneierunge verlagert. An den éischte fënnef Méint vum Joer 2026 huet Lëtzebuerg 3.953 Decisioune fir temporäre Schutz getraff — just 334 dovun nei Zouwennungen, géint 3.583 Erneierungen. Vun den 391 Demanden tëscht Januar a Mee 2026 koumen 375 (95,9%) vun Ukrainer. Dat ass e Zeeche, datt déi Populatioun, fir déi d'EU elo legiferéiert, gréisstendeels néiergelooss ass — an Doheemer, a Klasseraim an a Beruffer. Nach ëmmer kee Kader fir d'Zäit nom Krich Wat d'Verlängerung net bitt, ass eng dauerhaft Léisung. Méi wéi véier Joer nodeems d'Direktive fir d'éischt ausgeléist gouf, erneiert d'EU de Schutz nach ëmmer an Tranche vun engem Joer, amplaz de Vertribene Ukrainer e permanente legale Wee unzebidden. Bréissel huet ugefaang den Ausstig ze skizzéieren: parallel zu sengem Virschlag huet d'Kommissioun eng koordinéiert «Transitioun» an e Pilotprogramm fir fräiwëllege Retour an Erhuelung virgeschloen, deen praktesch Hëllef bei Aarbecht, Logement an Ausbildung fir déi bitt, déi zréck an d'Heemecht wëllen. De Conseil hat de 16. September 2025 scho eng Recommandatioun zum Ausstig aus dem temporäre Schutz ugeholl. Fir de Moment bleift dës Zukunft un e Krich gebonnen, deen net eriwwer ass. D'Kommissioun huet ugedeit, datt se de Schutz fréier kéint ophiewen, wann sech d'Situatioun um Terrain ännert — mä si huet och d'Dier fir eng weider Erneierung opgelooss. Bis e Friddensaccord an e permanente Statut do sinn, gëtt d'legaalt Liewe vu Millioune Ukrainer — och vun deenen, déi zu Lëtzebuerg en neit opgebaut hunn — weider Joer fir Joer gemooss. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission - Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year (press release IP/26/1462) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1462 - Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision extending temporary protection until 4 March 2028, COM(2026) 345 final — European Commission: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0f5fd553-49bd-4c39-bf97-2199a3c2b111_en?filename=Proposal+for+a+decision+extending+temporary+protection+until+4+Mar+2028.pdf - 4.37 million under temporary protection in April 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260610-1 - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ - European Commission seeks to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians, but not newly arrived military-age men — European Pravda: https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/26/7240454/ - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028, With Limits for Military-Age Men — Outlook India (Reuters): https://www.outlookindia.com/international/eu-proposes-extending-protection-for-ukrainians-until-2028-with-limits-for-military-age-men - EU Proposes Extending Protection for Ukrainians Until 2028 – But Not for Draft Evaders — Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79046 - EU proposes to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2028 — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/26/european-commission-proposes-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2028/ - Luxembourg Extends Temporary Protection Scheme for Ukrainian Refugees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/59544-luxembourg-extends-temporary-protection-scheme-for-ukrainian-refugees - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained - Luxembourg Receives 110 Asylum, 74 Temporary Protection Applications in May — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61807-luxembourg-receives-110-asylum-74-temporary-protection-applications-in-may - Requesting temporary protection — Guichet.lu (Luxembourg Government): https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/ukraine/protection-temporaire-ukraine/protection-temporaire.html --- ## Urteel géint Traversini setzt nei Mooss fir Interessekonflikter an de Gemengen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/traversini-urteel-interessekonflikt-gemengepolitiker-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:51:04.854+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:51:04.854+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 1722f76a-e036-4319-aad9-ccd7036342d3 - Dateline: Differdange, LU > De fréiere Buergermeeschter vu Déifferdeng kritt eng Prisongsstrof op Bewährung an eng fënnefjäreg Spär. D'Urteel weist, wéi wäit d'perséinlech Verantwortung vun engem gewielte Mandatär geet. ### Summary D'Bezierksgeriicht zu Lëtzebuerg huet de Roberto Traversini, fréiere Buergermeeschter vu Déifferdeng, zu dräi Joer Prisong op Bewährung, 10.000 Euro Geldstrof an enger fënnefjäreger Spär verurteelt — e Sproch, deen d'Reegele fir Interessekonflikter vu Gemengepolitiker verschäerft. ### Key facts - De Roberto Traversini, fréiere Buergermeeschter vu Déifferdeng, krut dräi Joer Prisong op Bewährung, 10.000 Euro Geldstrof an eng fënnefjäreg Spär vu Wielbarkeet an ëffentlechem Amt. - Hie gouf wéinst illegaler Interessennahm, Veruntreiung vun ëffentleche Gelder a Fälschung schëlleg gesprach — fir Akte tëscht November 2016 a Juli 2019. - Den zentrale Punkt war säi Matvott iwwer de PAG 2019, deen e geierfte Stéck Land zu Nidderkuer vun der Gaardenzon an d'Wunnzon 1 ëmgewidmet huet. - No dem Strofgesetzbuch geet et duer, dass eng ëffentlech Flicht mat engem private Interêt — finanziell oder moralesch — kollidéiert; eng Absicht oder eng Beräicherung ass net néideg. - D'Urteel ass net definitiv: d'Parteie hu 40 Deeg, fir Appel anzeleeën. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi eng Strof huet den Traversini krut?** D'7. Stralkummer vum Bezierksgeriicht huet hien zu dräi Joer Prisong ganz op Bewährung, enger Geldstrof vun 10.000 Euro an enger fënnefjäreger Spär vun der Wielbarkeet an dovun, en ëffentlecht Amt ze halen, verurteelt. D'Parquet hat véier Joer op Bewährung gefuerdert. **Q: Firwat war e PAG-Vott strofbar, wann näischt u Suen geflasst ass?** No dem Lëtzebuerger Strofgesetzbuch ass d'illegal Interessennahm dann erfëllt, soubal d'ëffentlech Flicht vun engem Mandatär mat engem private Interêt — finanziell oder nëmme moralesch — kollidéiert. Eng Absicht oder e konkrete Virdeel sinn dofir net néideg. **Q: Ass d'Urteel definitiv?** Nee. Et ass en éischtinstanzlechen Urteel; d'Parteien hunn 40 Deeg Zäit, fir Appel anzeleeën. Wat mam Präzedenzfall geschitt, hänkt vun den Appelsgeriichter of. **Q: Wat huet d'Affär mam 'Gaardenhäischen' ze dinn?** De Fall ass aus der 'Gaardenhäischen'-Kontrovers entstanen — engem Gaardenchalet an enger geschützter Bëschzon —, déi den Traversini am September 2019 als Buergermeeschter zum Récktrëtt gezwongen huet. Deen engere Dossier gouf ouni Uklo zougemaach, mä déi breet Enquête huet zu de Verurteelunge gefouert. ### Body De Roberto Traversini, fréiere Buergermeeschter vun der Stad Déifferdeng, ass de 27. Juni 2026 net méi en onbeschwéierte Mann: d'7. Stralkummer vum Bezierksgeriicht zu Lëtzebuerg huet hien zu dräi Joer Prisong verurteelt — ganz op Bewährung —, dozou eng Geldstrof vun 10.000 Euro an eng fënnefjäreg Spär, sech ze presentéieren oder en ëffentlecht Amt auszeüben. Domat geet ee vun de meeschtbeuechte politesche Prozesser am Land op en éischt Enn — an et steet eng nei Mooss am Raum, wéi wäit déi perséinlech strofrechtlech Verantwortung vun engem gewielte Mandatär haut geet. Den éischtinstanzlechen Urteel ass de 12. Mäerz 2026 gefall, no engem Prozess, dee sech am Januar iwwer fënnef Sëtzungen gezunn huet. Den Traversini, deemools Member vun déi gréng an deen och säi Sëtz an der Chamber opginn huet, gouf wéinst illegaler Interessennahm — prise illégale d'intérêts — souwéi wéinst Veruntreiung vun ëffentleche Gelder a Fälschung schëlleg gesprach, fir Akte tëscht November 2016 a Juli 2019. An anere Punkten gouf hie fräigesprach. D'Urteel ass net definitiv: d'Parteie hu 40 Deeg Zäit, fir Appel anzeleeën. Wat um Dësch louch Am Mëttelpunkt vum Dossier stoung en Vott, deen um Pabeier ganz banal ausgesinn huet. Am Juni 2019 huet de Déifferdenger Gemengerot den neie Plan d'aménagement général (PAG) ugeholl; den Traversini huet matgestëmmt, obwuel domat e Stéck Land mat Haus a Gaart, dat hie kuerz virdru zu Nidderkuer geierft hat, vun enger Gaardenzon (zone de jardins ) an d'Wunnzon 1 (zone d'habitation 1) ëmgewidmet gouf — eng Ännerung, déi no der Parquet de Wäert vun der Immobilie an d'Luucht gedriwwen huet. Him gouf doriwwer eraus virgehäit, hien hätt Ressource vun der Gemeng a Stagiairë vun der lokaler Beschäftegungsinitiativ CIGL, där hie virstoung, fir Aarbechten a Pläng op senge private Better agesat. D'Riichter hunn hien op de Kärpunkten verurteelt an op verschiddenen anere fräigesprach. D'Parquet hat véier Joer op Bewährung gefuerdert; d'Geriicht ass bei dräi bliwwen. Konkret goufen dës Strofe verhängt: - dräi Joer Prisong, ganz op Bewährung; - eng Geldstrof vun 10.000 Euro; - eng fënnefjäreg Spär vun der Wielbarkeet — dem Recht, sech ze presentéieren — an dovun, en ëffentlecht Amt ze halen. No Informatioune vum Quotidien gouf seng Partnerin zu 5.000 Euro verurteelt, während en Employé vum technesche Service vun der Gemeng fräigesprach gouf. Dem Traversini säin Affekot, de Rosario Grasso, huet drop higewisen, dass d'Geriicht no bei der gesetzlecher Mindeststrof bliwwen ass an dass säi Mandant a ville Punkte fräigesprach gouf. E Verstouss „brutal an erbaarmungslos" D'Bedeitung vum Urteel läit manner an der Strof op Bewährung wéi am Prinzip, deen et bestätegt. No dem Lëtzebuerger Strofgesetzbuch ass de Verstouss vun der prise illégale d'intérêts dann erfëllt, soubal d'ëffentlech Flicht vun engem Amtsdréier mat engem privaten Interêt — egal ob finanziell oder nëmme moralesch — an de Konflikt kënnt. Ob iergendeng Virdeel iwwerhaapt erreecht gouf, ob et eng Absicht gouf oder eng perséinlech Beräicherung — dat spillt, no dëser Liesart, keng Roll. De Staatsaffekot Stéphane Decker huet genau dës Interpretatioun vertrueden an de Paragraf als brutal et impitoyable — „brutal an erbaarmungslos" — beschriwwen, an domat och dem gutt gemengten Mandatär kee Spillraum gelooss, deen eng Ofkürzung hëlt. „Et gëtt keng Gläichheet an der Illegalitéit", huet den Decker dem Geriicht gesot, an dobäigesat, de Fall „soll all eenzelnem als Warnung déngen." Den Traversini huet bestridden, aus Egeninteresse gehandelt ze hunn, an huet säi Verhalen als deen direkten, ugepaakten Stil vun engem Kommunalpolitiker duergestallt, dee mat de Féiss um Buedem steet. „Ech sinn zimlech pragmatesch, ech wëll Problemer léisen an net nei schafen", huet hien dem Geriicht erkläert. Firwat et an de Gemengen onroueg gëtt Et ass genau dës Breet, déi an de Gemengen Onrou ausléist. A klenge Gemengen stëmmen Buergermeeschteren a Conseilleren am Dauerlaf iwwer Bebauungspläng, Marchéen a Subside mat, déi Terrainen, Betriber oder Veräiner aus hirem Ëmfeld beréieren — an den Urteel ënnersträicht, dass e Vott zu enger Strooftat ka ginn, och wann näischt u Suen de Besëtzer wiesselt. Beobachter, déi de Prozess verfollegt hunn, ginn dervun aus, dass vill Mandatären nach ëmmer ënnerschätzen, wou d'Grenz leeft — an dass de Fall d'Vertraue vun de Bierger an hir gewielte Vertrieder beschiedegt huet. D'Affär ass aus der sougenannter „Gaardenhäischen"-Kontrovers entstanen — engem Gaardenchalet, dat den Traversini an enger geschützter Bëschzon gebaut hat — déi hien am September 2019 als Déifferdenger Buergermeeschter zum Récktrëtt gezwongen huet a spéider de politesche Stuerm gefiddert huet, deen 2022 d'Karriär vun der Ëmweltministesch Carole Dieschbourg beendegt huet. Deen engere Dossier gouf ouni Uklo zougemaach, mä déi breet Enquête huet zu de Verurteelunge vum Mäerz gefouert. D'Reaktiounen hu sech zënterhier méi op d'Verhënnerung wéi op d'Bestrofung konzentréiert. E Code de déontologie fir Gemengepolitiker ass an Aarbecht, an de Syvicol, de Syndikat vun de Stied a Gemengen, huet sech derfir staark gemaach, dass d'Mandatäre Cadeauen an Interêten an engem ëffentleche Register uginn — eng moosshalteg Schutzmoossnam, sou hir Kritiker um Pressebänk, géint genee déi verschwomme Grenz, déi den Traversini ze Fall bruecht huet. Ob de Präzedenzfall sech verhäert oder ofschwächt, hänkt elo vun den Appelsgeriichter of — falls den Traversini decidéiert, weiderzekämpfen. ### Sources - Roberto Traversini reconnu coupable de détournement de fonds publics — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/roberto-traversini-reconnu-coupable-de-detournement-de-fonds-publics/ - Ex-Grünen-Politiker: Bewährungsstrafe für Roberto Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-politik-bewaehrungsstrafe-fuer-roberto-traversini/ - Les leçons à tirer de l'affaire Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-prise-illegale-dinterets-les-lecons-a-tirer-de-laffaire-traversini/ - Roberto Traversini muss sich vor Gericht verantworten — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/roberto-traversini-muss-sich-vor-gericht-verantworten/ - Was von der Affäre Traversini bleibt — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-gegen-ex-buergermeister-was-von-der-affaere-traversini-bleibt/ - Podcast: D'Léieren aus der Affär Traversini — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/podcast-on-the-record-dleieren-aus-der-affaer-traversini/ - Former Differdange Mayor Banned From Holding Political Office for Five Years (aggregating RTL, Luxembourg Times, Wort, Virgule) — Ground News: https://ground.news/article/former-differdange-mayor-roberto-traversini-sentenced-in-first-instance-to-three-years-in-prison-with-full-suspension - L'affaire Dieschbourg-Traversini est close sans inculpation — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/affaire-dieschbourg-traversini --- ## Iwwer 900 Doudeger no Äerdbiewen a Venezuela – Lëtzebuerg schéckt HIT-Equipe - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/aerdbiewen-venezuela-lonly-hit-equipe-emergency-lu-hellef - Published: 2026-06-27T16:41:37.027+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:41:37.027+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: e20eb784-6b82-489b-9e66-058c95c2a228 - Dateline: San Felipe, Yaracuy State (epicentre); damage centred on Caracas and La Guaira, VE > Zwee Biewe vu Stäerkt 7,2 a 7,5 hunn de 24. Juni Gebaier zu Caracas an zu La Guaira ageschloen. Lëtzebuerg schéckt eng HIT-Equipe an de Satellittesystem emergency.lu fir d'Kommunikatioun. ### Summary No de schwéiersten Äerdbiewen a Venezuela zanter 1900 si méi wéi 900 Mënschen ëm d'Liewe komm. Lëtzebuerg schéckt eng HIT-Equipe vum CGDIS an de Satellittesystem emergency.lu an d'Katastropheregioun. ### Key facts - Zwee Biewe vu Stäerkt 7,2 a 7,5 hunn de 24. Juni d'nordzentral Küst vu Venezuela getraff – dat stäerkst Äerdbiewen am Land zanter 1900. - Bis den 26. Juni waren iwwer 920 Doudeger a ronn 3.000 bis 4.500 Blesséierter gemellt; d'UNO schwätzt vu bal siwe Millioune betraffene Mënschen. - Zu Caracas an zu La Guaira sinn Héichhaiser zesummegefall; den Inneminister huet vun iwwer 100 zerstéierte Gebaier zu La Guaira a ronn 70.000 betraffene Familljen geschwat. - Lëtzebuerg schéckt eng zweeköpfeg HIT-Equipe vum CGDIS an de Satellittesystem emergency.lu, plus dräi weider Experten fir d'EU-Koordinatioun. - Aacht EU-Memberstaaten mobiliséieren iwwer 520 Retter; d'EU huet fir 2026 scho 52 Milliounen Euro fir Venezuela virgesinn. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi staark waren d'Äerdbiewen a Venezuela?** De 24. Juni 2026 huet en éischt Biewe vu Stäerkt 7,2 zougeschloen, gefollegt ronn 39 Sekonne méi spéit vun engem Haaptbiewe vu Stäerkt 7,5. Béid waren uewerflächlech Briech um Stéierungssystem vu San Sebastián, mam Epizentrum bei San Felipe am Bundesstaat Yaracuy. Et ass dat stäerkst Äerdbiewen a Venezuela zanter 1900. **Q: Wat schéckt Lëtzebuerg an d'Katastropheregioun?** Lëtzebuerg schéckt eng zweeköpfeg Equipe vum Humanitarian Intervention Team (HIT) vum CGDIS zesumme mam Satellittesystem emergency.lu, fir d'Telekommunikatioun an der betraffer Regioun erëm flottzekréien. Dräi weider HIT-Experten verstäerken d'Koordinatiounsequipe vun der Europäescher Kommissioun. Den Asaz dauert am Ufank ronn zwou Wochen a gëtt zu 75 % vun der EU an zu 25 % vu Lëtzebuerg finanzéiert. **Q: Wéi vill EU-Länner hëllefen, a wat ass den emergency.lu?** Aacht EU-Memberstaaten – Tschechien, Spuenien, Italien, Frankräich, Lëtzebuerg, Däitschland, Portugal an d'Nidderlanden – stellen iwwer den EU-Zivilschutzmechanismus Personal a Material, mat méi wéi 520 Retter. Den emergency.lu ass eng Lëtzebuerger ëffentlech-privat Initiativ, déi an Katastropheregioune mat ausgefallenen Netzer eng funktionéierend Kommunikatiounsstruktur ophëlt. ### Body An der nordzentraler Küstregioun vu Venezuela, enger vun de bevëlkerungsräichste Géigende vum Land, sinn no zwee gewaltege Biewen iwwer 900 Doudeger bestätegt. An der Haaptstad Caracas si ganz Appartementstierm zesummegefall, an et huet eng vun de gréissten internationaler Rettungsaktiounen ausgeléist, déi d'Regioun an de leschte Joren erlieft huet. Lëtzebuerg ass ënner deene europäesche Länner, déi elo Hëllef schécken: eng spezialiséiert Equipe an e mobille Satellittekommunikatiounssystem ginn an d'Katastropheregioun verluecht. Dat éischt Biewe vu Stäerkt 7,2 huet de 24. Juni um 18.04 Auer Aueszäit (Lokalzäit) zougeschloen, dat schreift den US-geologeschen Déngscht (USGS). Ronn 39 Sekonne méi spéit ass den Haaptbiewe vu Stäerkt 7,5 gefollegt. Béid waren uewerflächlech Briech um Stéierungssystem vu San Sebastián, mam Epizentrum bei San Felipe am Bundesstaat Yaracuy, westlech vun der Haaptstad. Seismologe gesinn doran dat stäerkst Äerdbiewen, dat zanter 1900 a Venezuela registréiert gouf. Eng Bilanz, déi vun Dag zu Dag klëmmt D'Zuel vun den Affer ass am Laf vun der Woch staark an d'Luucht gaangen. De 25. Juni hunn d'Autoritéiten op d'mannst 188 Doudeger gemellt; bis den 26. Juni huet de President vun der Nationalversammlung, de Jorge Rodríguez, vu méi wéi 920 Doudegen a ronn 3.000 Blesséierte geschwat, wärend aner Zuelen iwwer 4.500 Blesséierter ugesat hunn. An den éischten Aschätzungen ware Zéngdausende vu Mënschen als vermësst gemellt, och wann d'Autoritéiten déck méi niddreg Zuele ginn hunn. Rettungsequippe soten, datt och bal dräi Deeg no de Biewen nach Honnerte ënner de Bockele agespaart waren. D'UNO huet geschat, datt bal siwe Millioune Venezolaner betraff sinn. D'Zerstéierung war op Caracas an de Küstebundesstaat La Guaira konzentréiert. An de Quartiere vun Altamira a Los Palos Grandes an der Haaptstad si verschidde Héichhaiser zesummegefall. Den Inneminister vu Venezuela, den Diosdado Cabello, sot, datt eleng zu La Guaira méi wéi 100 Gebaier zesummegefall sinn an datt ronn 70.000 Familljen dovu betraff sinn. Den Haaptfluchhafen, de Simón Bolívar International Airport, gouf schwéier beschiedegt, de Metro vu Caracas gouf gestoppt an d'Schoule blouwe zou. D'amtéierend Presidentin, d'Delcy Rodríguez, huet den Noutstand ausgeruff an La Guaira zur Katastropheregioun erkläert. „Un d'venezolanescht Vollek, un déi, deenen hir Léifsten ënner de Bockele leien: wësst, datt mir entschloss sinn, datt d'Hëllef bei iech ukënnt.“ Dës Botschaft koum vum Tom Fletcher, dem humanitäre Chef vun den Natiounen, wéi d'UNO-Agencen ugefaang hunn Hëllef a Rettungsspezialisten ze schécken. D'Rettungsaarbecht gouf ëmmer erëm vun Nobiewen ënnerbrach, ënner anerem vun engem Biewe vu Stäerkt 4,9 den 26. Juni, dat d'Operatiounen a verschiddene Géigenden zäitweileg gestoppt huet. Hëllef aus dräi Kontinenter Bannent 48 Stonne sinn aus ganz Amerika an Europa Rettungsequipen a Richtung Venezuela ënnerwee gewiescht. Equipe sinn aus Chile, Kolumbien, Ecuador, Mexiko, Brasilien an den USA ukomm, wou d'Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Sichtrupp fir urban Rettung geschéckt huet. Frankräich huet 85 Retter geschéckt, wärend Spuenien, d'Schwäiz an d'Vereenegt Kinnekräich Spezialisten a Spierhondsequippe bäigesteiert hunn. E groussen Deel vun der europäescher Hëllef leeft iwwer den EU-Zivilschutzmechanismus, deen aktivéiert gouf, fir d'Ënnerstëtzung ze koordinéieren. Laut der Europäescher Kommissioun stellen aacht Memberstaaten Personal a Material: Tschechien, Spuenien, Italien, Frankräich, Lëtzebuerg, Däitschland, Portugal an d'Nidderlanden – mat méi wéi 520 mobiliséierte Retter. D'Kommissioun huet matgedeelt, datt d'EU fir 2026 scho 52 Milliounen Euro fir d'humanitär Besoine vu Venezuela virgesinn huet. D'Presidentin vun der Europäescher Kommissioun, d'Ursula von der Leyen, huet d'Solidaritéit vun der EU ënnerstrach. „Mir stinn an dëser Zäit vun enger grousser Tragedie a Katastroph un der Säit vum venezolanesche Vollek.“ Wat Lëtzebuerg bäisteiert Den 26. Juni huet Lëtzebuerg säin eegenen Asaz ugekënnegt. De Vize-Premier Xavier Bettel, dee fir d'Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht an d'humanitär Affäre responsabel ass, an den Inneminister Léon Gloden hunn d'Schécke vun enger zweeköpfeger Equipe vum Humanitarian Intervention Team (HIT) vum Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS) autoriséiert – zesumme mam Lëtzebuerger Satellittekommunikatiounssystem emergency.lu. Déi Equipe soll an enger Regioun, wou déi normal Netzer ausgefall sinn, eng funktionéierend Kommunikatiounsstruktur fir d'Hëllefsorganisatiounen opbauen. An engem Communiqué huet d'Regierung d'Missioun kloer beschriwwen: Hir Missioun ass et, d'Telekommunikatiounsdéngschter an der betraffer Regioun erëm flottzekréien, sou datt d'humanitär Organisatiounen hir Aarbecht maache kënnen. Lëtzebuerg huet matgedeelt, datt nach dräi weider HIT-Experten d'Koordinatiounsequipe vun der Europäescher Kommissioun viru Plaz verstäerken. D'Asätz, déi gemeinsam vun der Direktioun fir Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht an humanitär Affären, dem Inneministère an dem Ausseministère ugekënnegt goufen, sollen am Ufank ronn zwou Wochen daueren a ginn zu 75 % vun der Europäescher Unioun an zu 25 % vu Lëtzebuerg cofinanzéiert. Wéi et weidergeet Mat dem zoulafende Zäitfënster, an deem nach Iwwerliewender fonnt kënne ginn, verréckelt sech de Fokus elo vun der Rettung op d'Versuergung vun deenen Honnertdausenden, déi hiren Doheem verluer hunn oder verluecht goufen. D'Kommunikatioun, de Stroum an Ënnerdaach an deene schlëmmst getraffene Küstegéigende erëm op d'Been ze kréie gëtt an deenen nächsten Deeg eng zentral Erausfuerderung – an déi spezifesch Roll, déi Lëtzebuerg iwwerholl huet, nämlech d'Hëllefsorganisatiounen verbonnen ze halen, dierft och nach laang no der éischter Noutphas wichteg bleiwen. Déi voll mënschlech Bilanz, sou d'Autoritéiten, gëtt eréischt bekannt sinn, wann d'Sichequippe bei all zesummegefallent Gebai komm sinn. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 920 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - June 26, 2026 — Over 900 killed in Venezuela earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/world/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-hnk - Venezuela earthquakes live updates: Death toll rises to at least 920 as search nears 72 hours — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-earthquakes-updates/?id=134196335 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167815 - Luxembourg Deploys Humanitarian Team to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/62032-luxembourg-deploys-humanitarian-team-to-earthquake-hit-venezuela - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Commission (DG ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - M 7.5 - 16 km SW of Morón, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zp - M 7.2 - 24 km ENE of San Felipe, Venezuela — USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zc/executive - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes --- ## Zu Budapest gëtt d'Pride fräi ofgehalen — eng Demonstratioun ouni Verbuet - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/budapest-pride-2026-frai-marsch-no-orban-an-eu-uerteel-zu-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:19:14.021+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:19:14.021+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 0ea05c29-cb29-4de5-9e37-86b2be933888 - Dateline: Budapest, HU > Een Joer nodeem Ungarn d'Pride wollt verbidden, ass d'Defilee zu Budapest legal duerch d'Stad gezunn — déi éischte séit dem Machtwiessel an dem Uerteel vum EU-Geriicht zu Lëtzebuerg. ### Summary Op d'mannst 100.000 Leit sinn zu Budapest legal an der Pride matgaang — déi éischte séit dem Fall vum Viktor Orbán an dem Uerteel vum EU-Geriicht. Lëtzebuerg war ee vun de 16 Staaten, déi géint Ungarn interveléiert hunn. ### Key facts - Op d'mannst 100.000 Leit sinn e Samschdeg, den 27. Juni 2026, laanscht d'Andrássy-Avenue gaang — déi éischt Budapest Pride ouni Regierungsverbuet séit dem Verbuet vu 2025. - D'Police huet keng Grënn fir e Verbuet fonnt; dem Péter Magyar seng nei Regierung huet d'Versammlung net wëlle verhënneren. - Den 21. Abrëll 2026 huet den EU-Geriichtshaff zu Lëtzebuerg an der Plenum-Formatioun festgehalen, datt Ungarns 'Kannerschutz'-Gesetz vun 2021 d'Grondwäerter vun der Unioun verletzt. - Lëtzebuerg war ee vun de 16 Memberstaaten, déi sech hannert d'Kommissioun gestallt hunn — déi gréisst sou eng Interventioun an der EU-Geschicht; kee Land stoung op Ungarns Säit. - D'Ännerungen, déi d'Pride-Participatioun kriminaliséieren an d'Gesiichtserkennung erlaben, stinn formell nach ëmmer am ungaresche Gesetz. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat konnt d'Budapest Pride 2026 legal stattfannen?** D'Organisateuren hunn d'Police Enn Mee 2026 ënner dem ungaresche Versammlungsgesetz informéiert, an d'Beamten hu festgestallt, datt et keng Grënn fir e Verbuet gëtt. Dem Péter Magyar seng nei Regierung huet gesot, d'Rechtslag wier kloer an datt keen d'Versammlung wéilt verhënneren. **Q: Wéi eng Roll huet Lëtzebuerg an dëser Saach gespillt?** Lëtzebuerg war ee vun de 16 EU-Memberstaaten, déi formell zugonschte vun der Europäescher Kommissioun an der Saach C-769/22 géint Ungarn interveléiert hunn. Den Ausseminister Xavier Bettel war ee vun de konstantste Stëmmen am Rechtsstaatsstreit mat Budapest. **Q: Wat huet den EU-Geriichtshaff entscheet?** Den 21. Abrëll 2026 huet den Europäesche Geriichtshaff zu Lëtzebuerg an der Formatioun mat alle 27 Riichter festgehalen, datt Ungarns 'Kannerschutz'-Gesetz vun 2021 ënner anerem den Artikel 2 vum EU-Vertrag an den Artikel 1 vun der Grondrechtecharta zur Mënschewürd verletzt. **Q: Sinn d'Anti-LGBT-Gesetzer zu Ungarn elo ofgeschaaft?** Nee. No EUobserver bleiwen d'Ännerungen, déi d'Pride-Participatioun kriminaliséieren an d'Gesiichtserkennung erlaben, formell a Kraaft. Och d'Verbuet vu 2020 fir säi gesetzleche Geschlecht z'änneren an d'Beschränkung vun der Adoptioun op bestuete Koppele bestinn weider. ### Body Op d'mannst honnertdausend Leit sinn e Samschdeg laanscht d'Andrássy-Avenue an der Mëtt vu Budapest gezunn — fir d'éischte Kéier zanter enger Generatioun ouni d'Gefor, datt d'Police d'Defilee verbitt. Et war manner eng Provokatioun ewéi eng Erliichterung: déi éischt Budapest Pride, séitdeem de Viktor Orbán no 16 Joer un der Muecht aus der Regierung ass. E Fotograf vun der AFP, deen op der Plaz war, huet d'Zuel op op d'mannst 100.000 Participanten geschat, déi sech laanscht déi grouss Boulevard erofgeschwemmt hunn, déi de Marsch zanter dräi Joerzéngte traagen. Domat blouf d'Zuel ënner dem Rekord vum leschte Joer — wéi tëscht 100.000 an 200.000 Leit engem komplette Verbuet getrotzt hunn — mä d'Stëmmung war eng aner. Wéi d'Wieler an d'Riichter d'Verbuet ëmgehäit hunn Den Ëmschwong baséiert op zwee Evenementer, déi an e puer Wochen Ungarns Politik ëmkrämpelt hunn. Den 12. Abrëll 2026 huet dem Orbán seng Fidesz d'Parlamentswalen géint dem Péter Magyar seng zentrumriets, pro-europäesch Tisza-Partei verluer. D'Tisza krut 138 vun de 199 Sëtz mat 53,6 Prozent vun de Stëmmen, géint 37,8 Prozent fir d'Fidesz, bei enger Rekordwalbedeelegung vu méi wéi 77 Prozent. De Magyar, fréier selwer en Insider bei der Fidesz an dunn dem Orbán säi gréisste Rival, huet de Mount drop d'Amt iwwerholl. Néng Deeg no de Walen, den 21. Abrëll, huet den Europäeschen Geriichtshaff — dee jo zu Lëtzebuerg sëtzt — säin Uerteel an der Saach Kommissioun géint Ungarn (C-769/22) verkënnegt. An der Plenum-Formatioun mat alle 27 Riichter, déi nëmme fir Saache mat aussergewéinlecher Wichtegkeet reservéiert ass, huet d'Geriicht festgehalen, datt Ungarns "Kannerschutz"-Gesetz vun 2021 d'Grondwäerter vun der Unioun verletzt. D'Riichter hunn den Artikel 2 vum EU-Vertrag an den Artikel 1 vun der Grondrechtecharta zur Mënschewürd ugefouert. Genee déiselwecht juristesch Konstruktioun war am Mäerz 2025 benotzt ginn, fir d'Pride ze verbidden. D'Saach huet eng Interventioun ausgeléist, déi et an der Geschicht vun der EU sou nach ni gouf: 16 Memberstaaten — dorënner Lëtzebuerg — hu sech hannert d'Europäesch Kommissioun gestallt, d'Europaparlament ass als Partei dobäikomm, an net ee Land huet sech op Ungarns Säit gestallt. Fir déi nei Regierung koum d'Entscheedung vun der Police séier: d'Organisateuren hunn d'Autoritéiten Enn Mee informéiert, an d'Beamten hu festgestallt, datt et keng Grënn gëtt fir d'Versammlung ze verbidden. Dëst Uerteel ass e Meilesteen, deen däitlech mécht, datt Ungarns Anti-LGBT-Gesetz keng Plaz an der Europäescher Unioun huet a soll ofgeschaaft ginn. Dës Aschätzung koum vun der Lydia Gall, leitend Fuerscherin fir Europa an Zentralasien bei Human Rights Watch, no dem Uerteel am Abrëll. De Buergermeeschter, dee sech selwer "e stolzen Ugeklotenen" genannt huet Kee verkierpert d'Wende vun dësem Joer méi wéi de Budapester Buergermeeschter Gergely Karácsony. Wéi dem Orbán seng Regierung 2025 de Marsch verbueden huet, huet de Karácsony en zu enger kommunaler Feierlechkeet deklaréiert, déi keng Police-Erlaabnes brauch — an de Marsch ass den 28. Juni 2025 ofgehale ginn, ouni datt ee Participant festgeholl oder mat enger Geldstrof beluecht gouf. Dofir hunn d'Procureuren hien am Januar 2026 ugeklot, eng illegal Versammlung trotz engem Verbuet organiséiert ze hunn. Hien huet sech selwer "e stolzen Ugeklotenen" genannt. "Et schéngt, datt een an dësem Land dëse Präis bezilt, wann ee fir seng Fräiheet asteet", huet de Karácsony no senger Uklo gesot, esou d'Associated Press. Den 4. Juni 2026 huet d'Generalstaatsanwaltschaft vu Budapest d'Verfaren agestallt, mat Verweis op d'Uerteel vum EU-Geriichtshaff, datt d'Gesetz hannert der Uklo net mat de Wäerter vun der EU vereenbar ass. Wat iwwer de Participanten hänke bleift D'Feier war net ouni Schied. D'Ännerungen, déi d'Participatioun un der Pride kriminaliséiert hunn an d'Police erméiglecht hunn, Kameraen mat Gesiichtserkennung géint d'Participanten anzesetzen, stinn formell nach ëmmer am Gesetzbuch — vu weeder Parlament nach Geriicht ofgeschaaft. EUobserver huet bericht, datt deen Iwwerwaachungsapparat, dee fir d'Ofschreckung vun de Participanten opgebaut gouf, am ungaresche Recht verankert bleift, och wann d'Strofverfollegung gestoppt ass. Och aner diskriminéierend Mesuren hunn de Regierungswiessel iwwerlieft: - e Verbuet vu 2020, säi gesetzleche Geschlecht op offiziellen Dokumenter z'änneren; - Restriktiounen, déi d'Adoptioun op bestuete Koppele beschränken. Fir vill an der Mass huet d'Richtung méi gewien ewéi déi nach onfäerdeg juristesch Opraumaarbecht. "Ech mengen, d'Situatioun gëtt ëmmer méi besser, virun allem wéinst dem Regierungswiessel", sot d'Petra Toth, eng 18 Joer al Participantin, déi vun der AFP zitéiert gouf. Firwat Lëtzebuerg dat genee verfollegt Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Bild aus Budapest méi wéi eng wäit Schlagzeil aus engem Kulturkampf. D'Groussherzogtum war ee vun de 16 Regierungen, déi sech formell hannert d'Klo vun der Kommissioun géint Ungarn gestallt hunn — Deel vun engem jorelaangen Asaz vu Lëtzebuerger Ministeren an Europadeputéierten, fir datt d'EU d'LGBTQ-Rechter als eng Saach vum Europarecht verteidegt an net als national Preferenz. De Lëtzebuerger Ausseminister Xavier Bettel, dee vu 2013 bis 2023 Premier war an ee vun de wéinegen oppe schwule Regierungschefen an der EU ass, war eng vun de konstantste Stëmmen fir dës Haltung. Den Asaz, esou wéi Lëtzebuerg et zanter laangem argumentéiert, geet wäit iwwer ee Marsch eraus. D'Fro, déi de Fall Budapest stellt, ass, ob d'Rechter, déi an den EU-Verträg festgeschriwwe sinn, an engem Memberstaat nach gëllen, deem seng Regierung se eemol wollt ausser Kraaft setzen. E Samschdeg, mat de gehuewene Fändelen an ouni Police-Ketten, gesäit d'Äntwert — fir de Moment — no engem Jo aus. ### Sources - Hungarian Pride parade ban — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Pride_parade_ban - Tens of thousands in Hungary defy ban to march at Budapest Pride — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/28/record-attendance-expected-at-budapest-pride-march-despite-orban-warning - Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5449685/hungary-budapest-pride-defies-ban - Peter Magyar wins Hungary election, unseating Viktor Orban after 16 years — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/hungary-election-early-results-show-magyars-tisza-ahead-of-orbans-fidesz - Hungary election 2026 results: Peter Magyar wins, Viktor Orban concedes landmark defeat — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/world/live-news/hungary-election-orban-magyar - Commission v Hungary (C-769/22) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_v_Hungary_(C-769/22) - Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful — Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/22/hungary-top-eu-court-rules-anti-lgbt-law-unlawful - Judgment: C-769/22 Commission v Hungary — Court of Justice of the European Union (curia.europa.eu): https://curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/p1_1000082657/en/judgment-c-769/22-commission-v-hungary - Hungary's anti-LGBTI law and EU values: the CJEU's landmark Article 2 TEU judgment — European Parliament (EPRS): https://epthinktank.eu/2026/05/07/hungarys-anti-lgbti-law-and-eu-values-the-cjeus-landmark-article-2-teu-judgment/ - Charges against Budapest mayor for organizing Pride march dropped — Washington Blade: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/04/charges-against-budapest-mayor-for-organizing-pride-march-dropped/ - Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/hungary-charges-budapest-mayor-for-allowing-banned-pride-march - Budapest Pride 2026: Major road closures and public transport changes announced for Saturday — Daily News Hungary: https://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-pride-2026-road-transport-changes/ - Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban — AFP via France 24 / Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/budapest-pride-push-equality-reversed-052718810.html - Budapest free to celebrate Pride again, but Orban-surveillance machine still in place — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/224022/budapest-free-to-celebrate-pride-again-but-orban-surveillance-machine-still-in-place/ - Infringement ruling tests whether Magyar will put pro-EU commitments into practice — ILGA-Europe: https://www.ilga-europe.org/press-release/infringement-ruling-tests-whether-magyar-will-put-pro-eu-commitments-into-practice/ --- ## "Net dout, mä ëmgebaut": Den IWF-Cheféconomist iwwer d'Zukunft vun der Globaliséierung - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/iwf-chefekonomist-gourinchas-globaliseierung-emgebaut-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-27T16:09:15.743+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T16:09:15.743+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 1f55acde-0aab-403c-83bb-30726b78854f - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > De Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas verléisst den IWF mat enger kloerer Botschaft: Zëll a Konkurrenzblocs verdroe den Handel, si schafen en net of. Fir Lëtzebuerg ass dat alles anescht wéi eng Klengegkeet. ### Summary Beim Ofschied vum IWF seet de Cheféconomist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, d'Globaliséierung ginn net ofgewéckelt, mä ëmgebaut – eng Ënnerscheedung, déi fir d'oppent Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft schwéier wit. ### Key facts - De scheedende IWF-Cheféconomist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas seet, d'Globaliséierung wier net dout, mä ginn transforméiert – Handel ëmleet ronderëm Zëll, anstatt sech opzeléisen. - Hien hält Zëll op laang Siicht fir wierkungslos: betraffe Länner géifen ëmgoen, innovéieren oder nei Handelsbezéiunge knëppen. - D'EU huet bannent engem Joer Accorden mam Mercosur (17. Januar 2026) a mat Indien (27. Januar 2026) ofgeschloss – allebéid ouni d'USA. - Den IWF rechent fir 2026 mat 3,1 % Wuesstem (erof vu 3,3 %) a Risiken, déi Richtung 2,5 % oder manner weisen; den Dollar bleift laut Gourinchas fest am Zentrum. - Fir Lëtzebuerg – déi oppenst Wirtschaft op der Welt, mat 7,6 Billiounen Euro Fongsverméigen an 229.000 Frontalieren – steet besonnesch vill um Spill. ### FAQ **Q: Wat mengt de Gourinchas mat 'transforméiert' anstatt 'ofgeschaaft'?** Hie seet, den internationalen Handel zerfält net, mä passt sech un. Wann Zëll oder Restriktioune kommen, sichen d'Liwwerketten nei Weeër – nei Akteuren wéi Mexiko a Vietnam sprénge an, an nei Handelsblocs bilden sech, ouni datt d'Verflechtung selwer verschwënnt. **Q: Wat seet den IWF iwwer de Wuesstem fir 2026?** Den IWF-Weltwirtschaftsausbléck vum Abrëll 2026 prognostizéiert 3,1 % weltwäit Wuesstem fir 2026 an 3,2 % fir 2027, mat ronn 4,4 % Inflatioun – eng Verschlechterung géigeniwwer den 3,3 %, déi am Januar virausgesot goufen, virun allem wéinst dem Konflikt am Mëttleren Osten. **Q: Firwat ass dat besonnesch wichteg fir Lëtzebuerg?** Lëtzebuerg ass déi oppenst Wirtschaft op der Welt (Handelsoppenheet ronn 394 % vum PIB am 2023), déi zweetgréisst Fongsdomizil mat ronn 7,6 Billiounen Euro Verméigen, an hänkt vun ëm 229.000 Frontalieren of. Eng méi fragmentéiert Welt géif dee grenziwwerschreidende Geschäftsmodell direkt menacéieren. ### Body Wann eng Wirtschaft op der Welt ganz besonnesch genau nokucke muss, wat de scheedende Cheféconomist vum Internationale Währungsfong (IWF) iwwer den Handel vu muer seet, dann ass et eis. Wéineg Länner hänken esou staark um Floss vu Kapital, Servicer a Mënschen iwwer Grenze ewech wéi d'Groussherzogtum – an dofir ass de Constat vum Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas méi wéi eng akademesch Iwwerleeung. Den IWF-Cheféconomist, deen de Fong de 1. Juli no véier Joer verléisst fir op d'Universitéit California zu Berkeley zréckzegoen, huet den 26. Juni am Washingtoner Haaptsëtz vum Fong eng kloer Linn gezunn. Zëll a Handelskricher géifen d'Verflechtung vun de leschten Joerzéngten net réckgängeg maachen, seet hien. "Et ass mat Sécherheet net dout", esou de Gourinchas iwwer d'Globaliséierung géigeniwwer der AFP. "Mir hunn keng Entglobaliséierung erlieft. Mir hunn erlieft, datt si transforméiert gëtt." Fir e Land, dat säi Wuelstand net mat Wueren duerch Häfen, mä mam Verschiebe vu Suen, Déngschtleeschtungen a Kompetenze laanscht Grenze opgebaut huet, ass d'Fro existenziell: Zerfält d'Welt a fest ofgeschott Blocs, oder ëmleet den Handel just ronderëm d'Hindernisser? Vun där Äntwert hänken d'Fongeplaz, d'Exporteuren an déi Zéngdausende vu Frontalieren of. Wéi de Commerce sech nei Weeër sicht De Kär vu senger These: den Handel passt sech un, anstatt zesummenzefalen. Wéi Washington d'Zëll erhéicht an de bilateralen Handel mat China gedréckt huet, hunn sech nei Kanäl opgemaach. "Aner Akteuren si agesprongen. D'Liwwerketten hu sech ugepasst, d'Mexikoen, d'Vietnamen vun der Welt si agesprongen", sot hien der AFP. Datt Zëll op Dauer eppes bréngen, dovun ass hien net iwwerzeegt. "Op kuerz Sicht hutt der e Liewel, an dann reagéieren d'Akteuren op der anerer Säit", sot hien zu Reuters. Betraffe Länner géifen "Weeër fannen, fir entweder ze ëmgoen, hir eege Innovatioun ze beschleunegen oder nei Handelsbezéiungen opzebauen." Op méi laang Siicht géifen esou Instrumenter "bal ni funktionéieren." Säi staarkste Beweis ass d'Tempo, mat deem aner Muechten sech nei zesummedinn. D'EU huet den 17. Januar 2026 e Partnerschaftsaccord mam südamerikanesche Mercosur-Bloc ënnerschriwwen – no enger politescher Eenegung am Dezember 2024 – an zéng Deeg méi spéit, den 27. Januar, een laang blockéierte Fräihandelsofkommes mat Indien ofgeschloss. Béid Accorden loossen d'USA baussent vir. "Op eemol, an manner wéi engem Joer, si béid ënnerschriwwen. Dat ass kee Zoufall." Genau do läit de Käer vum Gourinchas senger Iwwerleeung, déi hien iwwer säi ganzt Mandat entwéckelt huet: dat Nokrichshandelssystem gëtt net ofgeschaaft, mä op eng méi multipolar, vu Blocs gepräägt Form zréckgesat. Den IWF-Weltwirtschaftsbericht vum Abrëll 2025 dorf net ëmsoss "Globalization Reconfigured" – Globaliséierung nei gestréckt – geheescht. Eng méi däischter Konjunktur am Hannergrond Dëse Rebau geschitt virum Hannergrond vun enger Konjunktur, déi sech ofschwächt. A sengem Weltwirtschaftsausbléck vum Abrëll 2026, mam Ënnertitel "Global Economy in the Shadow of War", huet den IWF e weltwäit Wuesstem vun 3,1 % fir 2026 an 3,2 % fir 2027 prognostizéiert, mat enger Gesamtinflatioun ronderëm 4,4 % dëst Joer. Dat war eng Verschlechterung géigeniwwer den 3,3 %, déi de Fong am Januar virausgesot hat – haaptsächlech wéinst dem Ausbroch vum Konflikt am Mëttleren Osten an der Gefor vun engem Energiepräis-Schock. Den IWF huet kloer gemaach, datt de Schued politesch gemaach an net onvermeidlech ass. Ouni de Krich, esou de Fong, hätt en d'Wuesstemsprognos fir 2026 op 3,4 % erop revidéiert – gehollef vun engem Technologie-Investitiounsboom, méi nidderegen Zënsen an US-Zëll, déi méi niddereg ausgefall sinn ewéi ugekënnegt. De Gourinchas huet gewarnt, datt d'Risiken no ënnen weisen: - Referenzszenario: 3,1 % Wuesstem, ronn 4,4 % Inflatioun fir 2026 - Negativt Szenario: 2,5 % Wuesstem, 5,4 % Inflatioun - Schwéiert Szenario: ronn 2 % Wuesstem, Inflatioun iwwer 6 % "Ech géif soen, datt mir iergendwou tëscht dem Referenzszenario an dem negative Szenario stinn", sot hien am Abrëll a warnt, datt "all Dag dee vergeet... mir méi no un dat negativt Szenario driften." Eng Sail wier awer net beweegt ginn, huet hien insistéiert: den Dollar. "Mir si ganz fest an enger Dollar-zentréierter Welt", sot de Gourinchas de Journalisten. Den IWF géif "ganz, ganz wéineg" gesinn, wat drop hindeit, datt de Grëff vun der Wärung op Handel, Bankewiesen a Reserven loosse géif – och wann sech d'Handelsweeër ronderëm si verréckelen. Firwat um Spill méi grouss ass fir Lëtzebuerg Wéineg Wirtschaften si sou staark dëse Stréimungen ausgesat wéi Lëtzebuerg. Op der Standardmoossnam fir Handelsoppenheet – Exporter plus Importer am Verhältnis zum PIB – ass d'Groussherzogtum déi oppensten Economie op der Welt, mat ronn 394 % am Joer 2023 no Weltbank-Donnéeën, géint e weltwäiten Duerchschnëtt ënner 100 %. D'Finanzplaz konzentréiert dës Ofhängegkeet. Lëtzebuerg ass nom USA déi zweetgréisst Fongsdomizil op der Welt, mat Fongsverméigen vun ongeféier 7,6 Billioune Euro am August 2025 a bal der Halschent vun der weltwäiter grenziwwerschreidender Fongsverdeelung, esou d'Branchenorganisatiounen. Dës Fongen ginn an Dosende vu Juridictioune verkaaft; eng méi fragmentéiert, op Blocs opgebaut Welt – mat ënnerschiddleche Reegelen, Bezuelsystemer a Maartzougäng – ass eng direkt Gefor fir e Geschäftsmodell, dee genee op friktiounslose grenziwwerschreidende Reechwäit baut. Eng nach ëmmer Dollar-zentréiert Uerdnung ass dogéint éischter berouegend fir e Finanzzentrum, deen d'Weltspuergelder vermëttelt. D'mënschlech Ofhängegkeet ass grad esou kloer. Am éischte Quartal 2025 sinn ëm déi 229.000 Frontalieren op Lëtzebuerg schaffe komm – ronn 54 % aus Frankräich, 23 % aus der Belsch an 23 % aus Däitschland – bal d'Halschent vun all de salariéierten Aarbechtsplazen, esou de Statistikamt STATEC. Dee Aarbechtsmaart hänkt vun oppene Grenzen an enger gesonder Grouss-Regioun of – béid empfindlech dofir, wéi den Handel an d'Investitiounsflëss an Europa nei organiséiert ginn. De Gourinchas iwwergëtt un en Nofolger, deen nach net benannt ass, wann hien de 1. Juli op Berkeley zréckgeet. Säi Schlusswuert – ëmgebaut, net pensionéiert – ass fir Lëtzebuerg manner eng Berouegung wéi en Optrag: d'Fro ass net, ob d'Globaliséierung iwwerlieft, mä op wiem senge Konditioune se nei opgebaut gëtt. ### Sources - Outgoing IMF chief economist sees risks, shifting trade ties and continued uncertainty on global outlook — Reuters / Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/outgoing-imf-chief-economist-sees-risks-shifting-trade-ties-and-continued-uncertainty-on-global-outlook-4763560 - Globalization isn't dead, just 'transformed,' says IMF chief economist — AFP / Digital Journal: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/globalization-isnt-dead-just-transformed-says-imf-chief-economist/ - IMF chief economist Gourinchas says global economy remains firmly 'dollar-centered' — Reuters / Yahoo Finance: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-chief-economist-gourinchas-says-170657368.html - World Economic Outlook, April 2026: Global Economy in the Shadow of War — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026 - IMF cuts the outlook for global growth in the fallout from the Iran war — PBS NewsHour / AP: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/imf-cuts-the-outlook-for-global-growth-in-the-fallout-from-from-iran-war - Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas to Step Down as IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department — International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/01/pr26133-pierre-olivier-gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-economic-counsellor-and-director-of-res-dep - Gourinchas to step down as IMF chief economist — Central Banking: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/people/7975739/gourinchas-to-step-down-as-imf-chief-economist - EU-Mercosur: Council greenlights signature of the comprehensive partnership and trade agreement — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/01/09/eu-mercosur-council-greenlights-signature-of-the-comprehensive-partnership-and-trade-agreement/ - EU and India conclude landmark Free Trade Agreement — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_184 - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - Investment Funds 2025 – Luxembourg — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2025/luxembourg - Luxembourg Trade openness – data, chart — TheGlobalEconomy.com (World Bank data): https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Luxembourg/trade_openness/ - Domestic payroll employment: Q1 2025 — STATEC (Luxembourg Statistics Portal): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## UNO-Mënscherechtschef freet onofhängeg Enquêten zu den Doudesfäll an den US-Migratiounslager - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/uno-menscherechter-chef-ice-doudesfall-onofhangeg-enqueten - Published: 2026-06-27T12:51:13.927+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:51:13.927+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: de9a3ffb-3748-4e54-8f55-e7e929e48ffc - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Volker Türk schwätzt vu mindestens 52 Doudesfäll an der ICE-Haft zanter 2025 a verlaangt séier, onparteiesch Untersuchungen — Washington bestreit, datt et eng Häufung gëtt. ### Summary De UN-Héichkommissär fir Mënscherechter Volker Türk freet onofhängeg Enquêten zu de Stierffäll an der US-Migratiounshaft, wou zanter 2025 op d'mannst 52 Mënsche gestuerwe sinn. ### Key facts - De UN-Héichkommissär Volker Türk freet séier, onofhängeg an onparteiesch Enquêten zu all den Doudesfäll an der US-Migratiounshaft. - Zanter Ufank 2025 sinn op d'mannst 52 Mënschen an der ICE-Haft gestuerwen; 33 am Joer 2025, 11 am Joer 2024 an 18 an den éischte fënnef Méint vun 2026. - Fënnef vun de Fäll vun dësem Joer goufen offiziell als Suiziden agestuuft. - D'ICE hat méi wéi 60.000 Mënschen a Gewuersam a wëll d'Kapazitéit bis Enn 2026 op 90.000 erhéijen. - Washington bestreit eng Häufung, mä de DHS-Generalinspekter huet zwou Iwwerpréifungen ugekënnegt — d'Stierfquot louch 2026 bei 72,32 pro 100.000. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet de Volker Türk genee gefuerdert?** Hien huet séier, onofhängeg, onparteiesch an effektiv Untersuchungen zu all den Doudesfäll an der ICE-Haft gefuerdert, souwéi dréngend Mesuren, fir weider Stierffäll ze verhënneren. Hien huet och betount, datt d'Verantwortlech zur Rechenschaft gezunn musse ginn. **Q: Wéivill Mënsche sinn an der ICE-Haft gestuerwen?** No de Zuele vum Büro vum Héichkommissär sinn zanter Ufank 2025 op d'mannst 52 Mënschen an der ICE-Haft gestuerwen: 11 am Joer 2024, 33 am Joer 2025 an 18 an den éischte fënnef Méint vun 2026, mat engem weidere Fall de 4. Juni. **Q: Wéi huet d'US-Regierung reagéiert?** E Spriecher vum Departement fir Bannenheemschutz (DHS) sot, et hätt keng Häufung vun Doudesfäll ginn an d'ICE-Ariichtunge géifen reegelméisseg auditéiert. Trotzdem huet de DHS-Generalinspekter zwou Iwwerpréifungen ugekënnegt. **Q: Wat huet dat mat Europa ze dinn?** Datselwecht Vëlkerrecht, op dat den Türk sech beruff, ënnerleet och der Asyl- a Réckféierungspolitik vun der EU. Eng formell UNO-Rüg vun den US-Praktiken verschäerft eng al Debatt iwwer Rechtsstaat, Migratioun an de Verhalen géigeniwwer Inhaftéierten. ### Body De héchste Mënscherechtsvertrieder vun de Vereenten Natiounen huet d'USA opgefuerdert, séier an onofhängeg Enquêten zu enger ëmmer méi laanger Lëscht vu Stierffäll an der amerikanescher Migratiounshaft anzeleeden. Datt d'Genfer Büro esou direkt op e westleche Partner zielt, ass seelen — an et stellt d'Verschäerfung vun der US-Migratiounspolitik direkt géint déi international Mënscherechtsnormen. An enger Erklärung vu Freideg, den 26. Juni 2026, sot de UN-Héichkommissär fir Mënscherechter Volker Türk, hie wier alarméiert iwwer d'Doudesfäll an der Obhut vun der amerikanescher Migratiounsbehörd Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an hie freet vun der US-Regierung dréngend Mesuren, fir esou Fäll ze verhënneren. Säi Büro deelt mat, datt zanter Ufank 2025 — wéi de President Donald Trump erëm un d'Muecht komm ass an d'Ëmsetzung vun der Migratiounspolitik staark verschäerft huet — op d'mannst 52 Mënschen an der ICE-Haft gestuerwe sinn. Ech freeë séier, onofhängeg, onparteiesch an effektiv Untersuchungen zu all den Doudesfäll an der ICE-Haft. Den Türk sot, an den éischte fënnef Méint vun 2026 wieren 18 Mënschen gestuerwen, mat engem weidere Stierffall, dee fir de 4. Juni gemellt gouf. Zum Verglach: am ganze Joer 2025 goufen 33 Doudesfäll registréiert an 2024 der 11, no de Zuelen, déi säi Büro nennt. Fënnef vun de Fäll vun dësem Joer goufen offiziell als Suiziden agestuuft. E System, deen méi séier wiisst wéi seng Kontroll D'Stierffäll falen an eng Period, an där den amerikaneschen Haftsystem rapidd gewuess ass. D'ICE hat méi wéi 60.000 Mënschen a Gewuersam, géint ronn 40.000 Ufank 2025, an huet Pläng, d'Kapazitéit bis Enn 2026 op 90.000 ze erhéijen, esou de Büro vum Héichkommissär. Dës Ausweidung baut op engem Netz vu private Betreiber op an op enger Finanzéierungsspritz vu ronn 70 Milliarden Dollar fir d'Migratiouns- a Grenzkontroll. Den Türk huet op eng Rei Konditioune verwisen, déi seriö Froen opwerfen, ob verschidde vun den Doudesfäll net hätte verhënnert kënne ginn. Säi Büro nennt: - besuergniserreegend Virwërf zum Asaz vu Gewalt; - de gemellten Asaz vun Isolatiounshaft — wat d'UNO no 15 Deeg als eng Form vu Folter ugesäit an wat d'Suizidrisiko erhéicht; - "inhuman Konditiounen", dorënner ongenügend medizinesch Versuergung an Iessen souwéi d'Aussetzung u Krankheeten. Hien huet och gewarnt, datt e Mangel u Transparenz iwwer d'Ëmstänn vun den Doudesfäll d'Rechenschaftsflicht ënnergréift. D'Autoritéite sollten Alternativen zur Haft prioritär behandelen, virun allem fir schwanger Fraen, Mënsche mat schwéiere medizineschen oder psychesche Problemer a Kanner. All dës Faktore verschäerfen d'Vulnerabilitéit a werfen seriö Froen op, ob verschidde vun dësen Doudesfäll an der ICE-Haft net hätte kënne verhënnert ginn. Eng Erënnerung un d'Vëlkerrecht De Türk huet seng Appel net als diplomatesch Besuergnes formuléiert, mä als verbindlech Verflichtung: Regierunge mussen d'Recht op Liewe vu jiddwerengem schützen, deen a Gewuersam ass. Hien huet drop bestanen, datt d'Haftariichtungen déi international Mënscherechtsstandarden anhalen, an huet de Prinzip vun der Net-Zeréckweisung (non-refoulement) ervirgehuewen — d'Verbuet, Mënschen un en Uert zeréckzeschécken, wou si schwéiere Schued riskéieren. Fir den Héichkommissär muss d'Rechenschaft och d'Famille vun de Verstuerwenen erfaassen. Déi, déi fir Verstéiss géint d'Gesetz verantwortlech sinn, mussen zur Rechenschaft gezunn ginn, an d'Rechter vun de Familljë vun den Affer op Wourecht, Gerechtegkeet a Widdergutmaachung souwéi Garantien, datt sou eppes net méi geschitt, mussen gewaart ginn. Washington weist d'Virwërf zeréck D'US-Autoritéiten hunn d'Iddi vun enger sech verschäerfender Kris zeréckgewisen. E Spriecher vum Departement fir Bannenheemschutz (DHS), deen d'ICE iwwerwaacht, sot dem Sender NBC News, et hätt "keng Häufung vun Doudesfäll" ginn, an d'ICE "gëtt reegelméisseg vun externen Agencen auditéiert an inspektéiert, fir sécherzestellen, datt all d'ICE-Ariichtungen déi leeschtungsbaséiert national Haftstandarden anhalen". Dës Verteidegung passt schlecht zu anere offiziellen Donnéeën. De Generalinspekter vum DHS huet zwou Iwwerpréifungen ugekënnegt: eng zu den Doudesfäll an der ICE-Haft tëscht Oktober 2021 a Mäerz 2026, an eng zum Asaz vu Gewalt an der Haft. D'Kontrollinstanz sot, si hätt gehandelt, well d'Zuel vun den Doudesfäll zanter 2022 an all Haushaltsjoer geklommen ass. No Zuelen, déi d'Agence Associated Press mellt, ass d'Stierfquot an der Haft 2026 op 72,32 pro 100.000 Inhaftéierten geklommen — géint 13,29 pro 100.000 am Joer 2022. D'Iwwerpréifung zum Gewaltasaz follegt op e fréiere Bericht vum Inspekter, dee Verstéiss an enger Ariichtung zu Louisiana dokumentéiert huet, dorënner e verbuede Wirgegrëff an e Wiechter, deen e Stëft benotzt huet, fir en Inhaftéierten ze stiechen. Och Konditiounen an eenzelen Zentre sollen zu Onrouen gefouert hunn: zu Delaney Hall, enger ICE-Ariichtung zu Newark am New Jersey, gouf et dëst Joer Honger-Streik-Protester vun Inhaftéierten. An den Türk sengem Statement selwer gouf keng eenzel Ariichtung mam Numm genannt. Firwat dat zielt D'UNO-Interventioun bréngt eng Spannung am Häerz vun der Trump-Administratioun hirer Migratiounspolitik op de Punkt: en Haftapparat, deen däitlech méi séier opgebaut gouf wéi d'Schutzmechanismen, déi e géife regéieren. Ob Washington déi onofhängeg Enquêten ëffnet, déi den Türk freet — oder weiderhin drop bestoe bleift, datt säi System seng eege Standarden erfëllt — gëtt en Test dofir, wéi wäit eng etabléiert Demokratie bereet ass, hire Verwaltungsapparat enger externer Kontroll z'ënnerwerfen, a wéi vill Gewiicht déi international Mënscherechtsnormen nach hunn, wa se op e stänneg Member vum UN-Sécherheetsrot ugewannt ginn. ### Sources - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action — OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/us-turk-alarmed-deaths-ice-custody-calls-urgent-preventive-action - Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816 - US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action (mirror) — GlobalSecurity.org / OHCHR: https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2026/06/sec-260626-ohchr01.htm - UN rights chief calls for probe into migrant deaths in US detention centres — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-into-migrant-deaths-in-us-detention-centres - UN rights chief calls for independent investigations into ICE detention deaths — JURIST: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/un-rights-chief-calls-for-independent-investigations-into-ice-detention-deaths/ - UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260626-un-demands-probes-into-us-ice-custody-deaths - DHS watchdog to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-watchdog-announces-new-ice-reviews-rcna351729 - DHS inspector general to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force — Associated Press via WBIR: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-world/dhs-review-ice-detainee-deaths-use-of-force/507-199a6d68-54ee-428e-991d-22e4fffea283 - How understaffing and DHS policy drives rising deaths in ICE detention centers — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/ice-immigration-detention-centers-medical-care-deaths-invs-vis --- ## Sonnestuerm-Warnung aus dem Orbit: Mission Space gëtt zum Test fir Lëtzebuergs Weltraumpari - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/mission-space-zohar-sonnestuerm-wieder-letzebuerg-weltraumstrategie - Published: 2026-06-27T12:42:37.821+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:42:37.821+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 51394bf4-138b-4695-8ad1-840425dff7e8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Start-up mat israeleschen Grënner an enger Lëtzebuerger Verankerung huet säi éischte Zohar-Sensor am Orbit a plangt eng Konstellatioun vu ronn 24 Knätsch — e Mooss, ob d'Strategie vum Land opgeet. ### Summary Mission Space, eng Firma fir d'Virausso vu Weltraumwieder, déi am Verzeechnes vun der Luxembourg Space Agency steet, huet 2025 hire éischte Sonnestuerm-Sensor an de Weltraum bruecht — e gräifbaren Test fir d'Fro, ob Lëtzebuergs joerzéngtelaang Weltraumpolitik wierklech Firmen a Technologie hierféiert. ### Key facts - Mission Space huet 2025 säi éischte Zohar-Sensor mat SpaceX an den Orbit bruecht a plangt ronn 24 Sensoren op zwou Ëmlafbunnen bis 2027. - De Zohar-Sensor verbënnt e Spektrometer an en Cherenkov-Detekter, mécht ëm 1.000 Moossungen an der Sekonn an deet bis zu véier Deeg am Viraus virun schwéiere Sonnestuerm warnen. - D'Firma mat israeleschen Grënner ass am Verzeechnes vun der Luxembourg Space Agency a féiert eng dräijähreg Fuerschungspartnerschaft mam SnT vun der Universitéit Lëtzebuerg. - De Weltraumsekteur mécht ronn 2 % vum BIP aus (ëm 70 Firmen, 1.400 Aarbechtsplazen, 2023); d'Regierung wëll dee Bäitrag bis 2027 op 4 % verduebelen. - D'Virbehalter sinn echt: nëmmen ee Sensor am Orbit, bescheiden Finanzéierung (ronn 2,5 Mio. Dollar) an eng international verdeelt Struktur. ### FAQ **Q: Wat mécht Mission Space genee?** D'Firma seet Weltraumwieder viraus — d'Stralung a geluedene Partikelen aus Sonnenausbréch. Mat hire Zohar-Sensoren a Maschinneléier-Modeller wëll se de Clienten, wéi Satellittebedreiwer a Baueren, bis zu véier Deeg am Viraus virun schwéiere Sonnestuerm warnen, mat Prognosen, déi op bestëmmten Uerter zougeschnidde sinn. **Q: Wéi eng Verbindung huet d'Firma mat Lëtzebuerg?** Och wann d'Grënner Israeli sinn an d'kommerziell Basis an den USA sëtzt, ass Mission Space am Verzeechnes vun der Luxembourg Space Agency a féiert eng dräijähreg Fuerschungspartnerschaft mam SnT vun der Universitéit Lëtzebuerg ënner Prof. Andreas Hein an Dr. Maxime Cordy. **Q: Firwat ass dës Firma e Mooss fir Lëtzebuergs Weltraumstrategie?** Lëtzebuerg huet zënter Joerzéngten ëffentlecht Geld an de Weltraum gestach, vun SES iwwer SpaceResources.lu bis bei d'Artemis Accords. Mission Space ass e konkrete Beispill, fir ze kucken, ob déi Strategie wierklech funktionéierend Firmen an Technologie hierféiert — net just Pressecommuniquéen. ### Body Zënter bal engem Joerzéngt gëtt zu Lëtzebuerg ëffentlecht Geld an d'Hand geholl, fir e Land vu ronn 670.000 Awunner zu engem feste Punkt an der weltwäiter Weltraumbranche ze maachen. Eng kleng Start-up mat israeleschen Grënner liwwert elo e ganz konkrete Wee, fir nozekucken, ob dee Pari opgeet. Mission Space, eng Firma déi sech op d'Virausso vu Weltraumwieder spezialiséiert huet a am offizielle Verzeechnes vun der Luxembourg Space Agency steet, huet 2025 hire éischte Warnsensor an den Orbit bruecht — an hält op eng ganz Rëtsch vu ronn zwee Dose Sensoren un. D'Firma verkeeft weder Rakéiten nach Mound-Lander, mä Zäit fir ze reagéieren. Weltraumwieder — d'Stéiss vu Stralung a geluedene Partikelen, déi bei Sonnenausbréch a koronale Massenauswërf fräiginn — kann Satellitten duercherneebréngen, de GPS verschlechteren, d'Stroumnetzer ënner Drock setzen a Fligerpersonal a spéider Astronauten geféierleche Dosen aussetzen. Mission Space seet, datt hir Sensoren a Maschinneléier-Modeller de Clienten bis zu véier Deeg am Viraus virun engem schwéiere Sonnestuerm warne sollen — a wuel mat Prognosen, déi op bestëmmten Uerter zougeschnidde sinn, net op de ganze Planéit. “Eist Zil ass et, de Clienten Prognosen ze ginn, mat deenen se eppes ufänke kënnen”, sot de President an Matgrënner Alex Pospekhov dem Refresh Miami. “Satellittebedreiwer kënnen zum Beispill hir Ëmlafbunnen upassen, a Baueren kënne sech ëm méiglech wieder-bedéngte Stéierungen erëm organiséieren.” Vum Matfluch zur Rëtsch am Himmel De éischte Sensor vu Mission Space, mam Numm Zohar, ass am Mäerz 2025 op der Transporter-13-Rideshare-Missioun vu SpaceX vu Vandenberg Space Force Base a Kalifornien gestart, esou de SpaceNews an d'Fachpress iwwer dee Fluch. D'Instrument — vun der Firma als en eegene Pak beschriwwen, deen e Spektrometer an en Cherenkov-Detekter verbënnt an ëm déi 1.000 Moossungen an der Sekonn maache kann — gëtt vun DPhi Space an enger niddreger Ëmlafbunn gehost a bedriwwen. Déi éischt Notzlaascht ass nëmmen eng Untriedszuel op eppes Méi Grousses. D'Firma wëll ronn 24 Zohar-Sensoren op zwou Ëmlafbunnen ausbréngen — esou opgestallt, datt all ronn eng Stonn ee Knätsch duerch d'Polarkuspp leeft, eng Géigend an der Magnetosphär, déi besonnesch empfindlech op Sonnenaktivitéit reagéiert. Mission Space huet ugekënnegt, datt déi komplett Konstellatioun bis 2027 a Betrib soll sinn. Den Éiergäiz ass bewosst méi wäit gefaasst wéi just d'Äerdëmlafbunn. Stralung ass déi zentral Gefor fir all dauerhaft mënschlech Präsenz um Mound oder fir eng Rees op de Mars, an de Pospekhov stellt seng Firma als Liwwerant vun där Sécherheetsschicht duer. “Wa mir op de Mars ginn, ass et entscheedend, d'Stralung ze verstoen”, sot hien dem Refresh Miami. “Mission Space wäert d'Firma sinn, déi den Astronauten hëlleft, sech duerch dës Risiken ze navigéieren.” Firwat grad zu Lëtzebuerg D'Wuerzele vu Mission Space sinn international — d'Grënner sinn Israeli an d'kommerziell Basis sëtzt an den USA — an dach huet d'Firma hir Prognose-Ambitioune am Grand-Duché verankert. Si steet am Verzeechnes vun der Luxembourg Space Agency a féiert eng dräijähreg Fuerschungspartnerschaft mat dem Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) vun der Universitéit Lëtzebuerg, ënner der Leedung vum Prof. Andreas Hein an dem Dr. Maxime Cordy, fir d'Maschinneléier-Modeller hannert hire Prognosen ze bauen. Et ass genee esou e Fang, fir deen d'Lëtzebuerger Strategie konzipéiert gouf. D'Land geet zënter véier Joerzéngten zilstrieweg mam Thema Weltraum ëm: - 1985 huet et säin Weltraum-Abenteuer mam Satellittebedreiwer SES ugefaangen, haut e Weltleader an der Satellittekommunikatioun, an 2005 ass et der Europäescher Weltraumorganisatioun bäigetrueden. - Am Juli 2017 ass et dat éischt europäescht Land ginn, dat e Gesetz iwwer d'Exploratioun an d'Notzung vu Weltraumressourcen ugeholl huet — den juristesche Kär vun der Initiativ SpaceResources.lu, ënnerluecht mat engem Engagement vu ronn 200 Milliounen Euro. - 2018 huet et d'Luxembourg Space Agency gegrënnt a féiert dat nationaalt Programm LuxImpulse, fir Firmeprojeten zesumme mat der ESA matzefinanzéieren. - 2019 huet et e Memorandum of Understanding iwwer d'Zesummenaarbecht um Mound mat der NASA ënnerschriwwen an 2020 war et en Ursprongsënnerzeechner vun den Artemis Accords. D'Grënner gesinn hir Aarbecht als en Deel vun dëser Agenda. D'Entwécklung vun dëser Technologie wäert Lëtzebuerg als globalen Drëckpunkt fir d'Studie vum Weltraumwieder positionéieren. Dee Saz, vum Pospekhov a sengem Matgrënner Alexey Shirobokov, esou wéi en Paperjam bericht huet, beschreift den Deal, dee ronderëm läit: e klenge Staat liwwert juristesch Sécherheet, Matfinanzéierung a Fuerschungskraaft, a kritt dofir e Sëtz un engem Dësch — vun der niddreger Äerdëmlafbunn bis eraus an d'cislunar Wirtschaft — dee vill méi grouss ass, wéi seng Gréisst et erwaarde léisst. De Pari op der Wo No de Zuele vun der Luxembourg Space Agency selwer mécht de Weltraumsekteur haut ronn 2 % vum nationale Bruttoinlandsprodukt aus, ëm déi 70 Firmen a ronn 1.400 Aarbechtsplazen (2023) — an d'Regierung huet sech als Zil gesat, dee Bäitrag bis 2027 op ronn 4 % ze verduebelen. Esou en Zil gëtt mat konkrete, funktionéierende Firmen erreecht, net mat Ukënnegungen — a Mission Space ass ee vun de gräifbaarsten Teschtfäll. D'Virbehalter sinn echt. Bis elo ass nëmmen ee Zohar-Sensor am Orbit bestätegt; déi voll Konstellatioun vu 24 Knätsch bleift e Plang. D'offiziell uginn Finanzéierung ass no de Mooss vun der Weltraumbranche bescheiden — eng Pre-Seed-Ronn vu ronn 1,1 Milliounen Dollar an eng deelweis opbruechte Seed-Ronn, mat enger gesamter Finanzéierung, déi op ronn 2,5 Milliounen Dollar bezifferte gëtt — an hir Präsenz ass wierklech verdeelt, net reng Lëtzebuergesch. Ob d'Firma sech zu engem dauerhafte Prognosedéngscht eropschafft oder eng villverspriechend Fréiphase-Wett bleift, ass nach eng oppe Fro. Mä grad dofir ass se wichteg fir all deen, deen de Weltraumpari vum Grand-Duché afschaffe wëll. Lëtzebuergs Wett war ëmmer, datt e klengt Land sech Relevanz an enger Pionéierbranche kafe kann, andeems et fréi drun ass, juristesch kloer steet a bereet ass, Suen anzesetzen. Mission Space ass ee vun den Uerter, wou dës Wett gemooss gëtt — net an engem glänzege Strategiepabeier, mä un Hardware, déi schonn ëm d'Äerd kreest. ### Sources - Mission Space to launch first sensors for space-weather constellation — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/mission-space-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation/ - Mission Space Set To Launch First Sensors For Space Weather Constellation Aboard SpaceX Transporter-13 — TLP Network: https://tlpnetwork.com/news/america/mission-space-set-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation-aboard-spacex-transporter-13 - Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage — Terra Daily / Space Daily: https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Zohar_rides_with_SpaceX_to_enhance_real_time_space_weather_coverage_999.html - SpaceX Launches 74 Payloads on the Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission — Via Satellite: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2025/03/17/spacex-launches-74-payloads-on-the-transporter-13-rideshare-mission/ - Mission Space to launch satellite network in 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/mission-space-to-launch-satell - Developing space weather forecasting in Luxembourg — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/developing-space-weather-forec - From Miami to Mars, Mission Space is safeguarding life on Earth and beyond — Refresh Miami: https://refreshmiami.com/news/from-miami-to-mars-mission-space-is-safeguarding-life-on-earth-and-beyond/ - Mission Space Develops Zohar Detector for Real-Time Orbital Radiation Monitoring — SatNow: https://www.satnow.com/news/details/5204-mission-space-develops-zohar-detector-for-real-time-orbital-radiation-monitoring - Mission Space — Space Directory — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/expertise/space-directory/missionspace.html - Mission Space (Luxembourg) Funding profile — Space-Startups.org: https://www.space-startups.org/startup/missionspace/ - Luxembourg Space Agency — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Space_Agency - Luxembourg: Law on Use of Resources in Space Adopted — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2017-08-22/luxembourg-law-on-use-of-resources-in-space-adopted/ - Luxembourg adopts space resources law — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-adopts-space-resources-law/ - Law of July 20th 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/agency/legal-framework/law_space_resources_english_translation.html - ispace-EUROPE Secures First-Ever Mission Authorization Under Luxembourg's Space Resources Law — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/ispace-europe-secures-first-ever-mission-authorization-under-luxembourg%E2%80%99s-space-resources-law --- ## Kilometergroussen Asteroid fléckt e Samschdeg sécher un der Äerd laanscht - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/asteroid-1997-nc1-no-erdvirbaiflug-radar-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T12:20:00.857+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:20:00.857+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 6fea9ef8-accb-4b00-893a-5e07e629df46 - Dateline: Frascati, IT > Den Asteroid 1997 NC1, bis zu 1,6 km grouss, kënnt e Samschdeg um 13.14 Auer Lëtzebuerger Zäit méi no bei d'Äerd ewéi zënter ronn 400 Joer méi — op enger sécherer Distanz vu 2,56 Milliounen Kilometer. ### Summary E kilometergroussen Asteroid zitt e Samschdeg de Mëtteg an enger Distanz vun 2,56 Milliounen Kilometer un der Äerd laanscht — ouni all Risiko. Et ass säin noosten Virbäiflug zënter ëm 1600. ### Key facts - Den Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 kënnt de 27. Juni 2026 um 13.14 Auer Lëtzebuerger Zäit op 2.559.461 km un d'Äerd — 6,66 Mol d'Distanz Äerd–Mound. - Et ass säin noosten Virbäiflug zënter ëm d'Joer 1600; eng vergläichbar Approche steet eréischt erëm fir 2133 um Programm. - Mat 750 bis 1.650 Meter Duerchmiesser ass en als potenziell geféierlechen Asteroid agereift — d'Aschlagsrisiko läit awer praktesch bei null. - Déi NASA-Radaranlag Goldstone observéiert de Brocken de 24., 25. an 27. Juni — déi éischte Radarbeobachtunge vun dësem Objet iwwerhaapt. - Lëtzebuerg ass zënter 2005 Vollmember vun der ESA an hëlleft d'Programmer matfinanzéieren, ënner deenen d'NEO Coordination Centre leeft. ### FAQ **Q: Besteet eng Gefor fir d'Äerd?** Nee. Den Asteroid bleift op 2.559.461 km Distanz — ronn 6,66 Mol esou wäit wéi de Mound. D'Bunn ass iwwer ronn 40 Virbäifligg präzis bekannt an d'Aschlagsrisiko läit praktesch bei null. **Q: Kann een den Asteroid mat bloussem A gesinn?** Nee. Mat enger Hellegkeet vu ronn Magnitude 10 ass en ze schwaach fir d'A. Mat engem Teleskop vu 15 cm oder méi léisst en sech tëscht dem 26. an 28. Juni als stäreähnleche Punkt erkennen, deen lues virum Stärenhannergrond verréckelt. **Q: Wéi grouss ass 1997 NC1?** D'ESA schätzt den Duerchmiesser tëscht 750 an 1.650 Meter. Dacks gëtt e ronn ee Kilometer breet beschriwwen — déi breet Spanck kënnt dohier, datt nach net genau bekannt ass, wéi staark seng Uewerfläch d'Liicht reflektéiert. **Q: Wat huet Lëtzebuerg mat dësem Virbäiflug ze dinn?** Lëtzebuerg ass zënter 2005 Vollmember vun der ESA an hëlleft, dem gemeinsame Space-Safety-Programm Sue ginn, ënner deem d'NEO Coordination Centre leeft. Eng eege Lëtzebuerger Iwwerwaachungsanlag ass bei dëser Begéignung net am Spill. ### Body E Samschdeg fréi um Nomëtteg zitt e bal-Äerd-Asteroid vu bis zu 1,6 Kilometer Duerchmiesser un eisem Planéit laanscht — en Eventualitéit, déi d'Stäregekuckerten zënter Joren op der Rechnung hunn an déi keng Gefor mat sech bréngt. De Brocken (152637) 1997 NC1 erreecht säin noosten Punkt zur Äerd e Samschdeg, den 27. Juni, um 11.14 Auer UTC — also um 13.14 Auer bei eis zu Lëtzebuerg — esou d'Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre vun der Europäescher Weltraumorganisatioun ESA. An deem Moment ass den Asteroid 2.559.461 Kilometer ewech, op e puer Kilometer no, esou d'ESA. Dat sinn ongeféier 6,66 Mol d'Duerchschnëttsdistanz tëscht der Äerd an dem Mound — vill ze wäit fir iergendeng Bedrohung, awer no genuch fir de kilometergroussen Steen zu engem éischtrangege Beobachtungsziel ze maachen. Esou no wéi zënter dem Joer 1600 net méi No de Moossstäbe vu bal-Äerd-Begéignungen ass dat een Outraen. D'ESA an onofhängeg Astronomen beschreiwen et als den noosten Virbäiflug vun dësem Asteroid zënter ëm d'Joer 1600 — an eng vergläichbar no Approche steet eréischt erëm fir 2133 um Programm. Trotz dem Rekord ass d'Bunn bis an den Detail kartéiert: 1997 NC1 ass an iwwer dräi Joerzéngte vu Beobachtungen ronn 40 Mol bei der Äerd laanschtgezunn, sou datt seng Streck mat héijer Präzisioun bekannt ass an d'Chance op en Aschlag praktesch null läit. De Brocken gehéiert zu deem, wat d'Astronomen en Asteroid vum Aten-Typ nennen: seng Bunn hält e meeschtens méi no bei der Sonn ewéi d'Äerd, an hie braucht ronn 294 Deeg fir eemol ronderëm eise Stär. D'NASA reift en als potenziell geféierlechen Asteroid an — eng formell Kategorie no Gréisst a Bunn, net no enger akuter Gefor. D'ESA schätzt säin Duerchmiesser tëscht 750 an 1.650 Meter; déi breet Spanck weist, wéi vill nach onbekannt ass, wéi staark seng Uewerfläch d'Liicht reflektéiert. Dacks gëtt e schlëssendlech als ongeféier ee Kilometer breet beschriwwen — also ronn 50 bis 60 Mol esou breet wéi de klenge Steen, deen 2013 iwwer Tscheljabinsk a Russland explodéiert ass. De Gianluca Masi, den Astrophysiker, dee Spëtzt vum Virtual Telescope Project ass an den Asteroid bei senger Approche fotograféiert huet, huet d'Sécherheetsfro kuerz a knapp beäntwert: Et besteet selbstverständlech guer kee Risiko fir eise Planéit. Fir d'Hobby-Stäregekuckerten ass den Asteroid e schwaacht Ziel. Mat enger Hellegkeet vu ronn Magnitude 10 ass en net mat bloussem A ze gesinn, mä e léisst sech mat engem Teleskop vu sechs Zoll (15 Zentimeter) oder méi als stäreähnleche Punkt erkennen, deen iwwer e puer Minutten miessbar virum Stärenhannergrond verréckelt — am beschten tëscht dem 26. an dem 28. Juni. Wéi d'Fuerscher de Brocken am Vizéier hunn Den Asteroid gouf den 5. Juli 1997 zum éischte Mol vum Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking-Programm vun der NASA um Haleakala op Hawaii entdeckt a gëtt zënterhier optesch verfollegt. Den Iwwerflug vun dëser Woch bréngt awer eppes Neies: déi éischt Radarbeobachtungen an der dokumentéierter Geschicht vun dësem Objet. D'Goldstone Solar System Radar vun der NASA an der Mojave-Wüst a Kalifornien schéckt de 24., 25. an 27. Juni Radiowellen op den Asteroid. Radar-Echoen kënnen d'Schätzunge vu Gréisst, Form, Rotatioun an exakter Bunn schäerfen — genau déi Lücken, déi optesch Beobachtungen oppe gelooss hunn. De Lance A. M. Benner, Planéitenradar-Wëssenschaftler um Jet Propulsion Laboratory vun der NASA, huet den Opbau beschriwwen: „Dësen Objet gouf bis elo nach ni mat Radar beobachtet. Mir setzen déi 34 Meter grouss DSS-26-Antenn als Sender (7190 MHz) an déi 34 Meter grouss DSS-13-Antenn als Empfänger an, fir dësen Asteroid den 24., 25. an 27. Juni ze beobachten.“ D'Zil, sou de Benner, ass et, "verschidden Onstëmmegkeeten beim Duerchmiesser, bei der Spektralklass an dem optesche Albedo" ze klären — also genau déi Onsécherheeten, déi senger Gréisst esou eng breet Spanck ginn. Niewent der Radaraarbecht hunn robotiséiert Teleskopen den Iwwerflug ofgelichtert; de Virtual Telescope Project huet en de 24. Juni aus der Atacama-Wüst a Chile festgehalen, wéi den Asteroid nach ronn 3,5 Milliounen Kilometer ewech war an als Strich duerch en Stärenfeld erschéngt ass. Europa hält en A op den Himmel — Lëtzebuerg mat dobäi D'Begéignung ass och e Bléck dorop, wéi Europa no de Brocken oppasst, déi sech d'Bunn mat der Äerd deelen. D'Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre vun der ESA, am Sëtz vun der Agence zu Frascati an Italien, huet e detailléierte Faktebliet zum Virbäiflug vun 1997 NC1 publizéiert a féiert déi lafend Risikolëscht, op där d'europäesch Planéiteverdeedegung opbaut. D'Zentrum läit am Space-Safety-Programm vun der ESA an ënnersteet dem Planetary Defence Office vun der Agence, dat déi europäesch Iwwerwaachung an Analys koordinéiert an an déi international Warnungsnetzwierker mat der NASA an Observatoiren ronderëm d'Welt afléisst. Déi Aarbecht ass eng kollektiv Saach vun alle ESA-Memberstaaten — Lëtzebuerg dorënner, dat zënter 2005 Vollmember vun der Agence ass an d'gemeinsam Programmer matfinanzéiert. Keng eenzel national Anlag steet bei dësem Virbäiflug am Zentrum; et ass éischter dat gebéndelt Netz vun Teleskopen a Radaren — vun Hawaii iwwer Kalifornien bis bei d'Datendëscher zu Frascati —, dat aus engem wäit ewechen Tippelchen e präzis kartéierte Besuch mécht. Fir d'Allgemengheet ass d'Fazit berouegend gewéinlech. E kilometergroussen Asteroid zitt méi no laanscht ewéi zënter véier Joerhonnerte méi — an d'Systemer, déi gebaut goufen, fir esou Objeten ze fannen, hu se Joerzéngten am Viraus kommen gesinn, se de ganze Wee laang verfollegt a bestätegt, datt et ni eppes ze fäerten gouf. Wann 1997 NC1 dat nächst Mol esou no kënnt, 2133, da wäerten déi Systemer nach méi schaarf sinn — net zulescht duerch d'Moossungen, déi dëse Weekend zesummekommen. ### Sources - Close approach of asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 — European Space Agency: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Close_approach_of_asteroid_152637_1997_NC1 - Close Approach Fact Sheet for (152637) 1997 NC1 — ESA NEO Coordination Centre: https://neo.ssa.esa.int/documents/d/guest/close-approach-fact-sheet-for-asteroid-152637-1997nc1-version-1-0- - Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27 — EarthSky: https://earthsky.org/space/large-asteroid-visible-telescopes-pass-earth-june-27-2026/ - Reasons to Approve of the June 27 Flyby of Asteroid 1997 NC1 — Universe Magazine: https://universemagazine.com/en/reasons-to-approve-of-the-june-27-flyby-of-asteroid-1997-nc1/ - Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image - 24 June 2026 — The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/25/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-24-june-2026/ - Asteroid 152637 (1997 NC1) | Space Reference — Space Reference: https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/152637-1997-nc1 --- ## Siwe Joer Prisong fir d'fréier First Lady vu Südkorea wéint Korruptioun - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kim-keon-hee-siwe-joer-prisong-korruptioun-seoul - Published: 2026-06-27T12:11:43.66+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T12:11:43.66+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 47f1cd77-e04f-4829-bca1-0d379b30593a - Dateline: Seoul, KR > E Geriicht zu Seoul huet Kim Keon-hee veruerteelt, well si hir Positioun als Fra vum President benotzt huet fir Posten an Affären ze vermëttelen — am Tausch fir Bijouen, Konscht an eng Designer-Täsch. ### Summary Kim Keon-hee, d'fréier First Lady vu Südkorea, krut siwe Joer Prisong wéint Korruptioun — hir zweet Veruerteelung an zwee Méint, no der Chute vun hirem Mann Yoon Suk-yeol. ### Key facts - De Seoul Central District Court huet d'fréier First Lady Kim Keon-hee zu siwe Joer Prisong an enger Geldstrof vu 64,8 Milliounen Won veruerteelt; d'Geschenker ginn agezunn. - Si soll Geschenker am Wäert vu ronn 300 Milliounen Won ugeholl hunn — Bijouen, eng Dior-Täsch, eng Luxusauer a Konscht — fir Posten an Affärevirdeeler ze vermëttelen. - Et ass Kim hir zweet Veruerteelung an zwee Méint: am Abrëll krut si scho véier Joer am Deutsch-Motors-Aktieskandal. - Hir Affekoten kritiséieren eng 'locker Interpretatioun' vun net duergaangene Beweiser a wëllen an d'Appell. - Fir d'éischte Kéier an der Geschicht vu Südkorea sëtzen e fréieren President a seng Fra gläichzäiteg am Prisong. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gouf d'Kim Keon-hee veruerteelt?** Si gouf schëlleg gesprach, Bestiechungen ze vermëttelen: si soll hir Statur als Fra vum President genotzt hunn, fir Personalentscheedungen an Affärevirdeeler ze vermëttelen, am Tausch fir Bijouen, eng Designer-Täsch a Konscht am Wäert vu ronn 300 Milliounen Won. **Q: Ass d'Uerteel definitiv?** Nee. D'siwe-Joer-Strof ass net definitiv. Kim hir Affekoten hunn ugekënnegt, datt si an d'Appell ginn, sou datt de Fall un eng méi héich Instanz geet — e Prozess, deen e puer Méint dauere wäert. **Q: Wat huet et mat der zweeter Veruerteelung op sech?** Am Abrëll 2026 hat eng Appellsinstanz d'Kim scho zu véier Joer Prisong an enger Geldstrof vu 50 Milliounen Won veruerteelt am Deutsch-Motors-Aktiemanipulatiounsskandal a wéinst Geschenker, déi mat der Vereenegungskierch verbonne sinn. **Q: Wéi hänkt dat mat hirem Mann Yoon Suk-yeol zesummen?** De Yoon Suk-yeol gouf 2025 vum Amt ofgesat a krut am Februar 2026 liewenslaang Prisong wéinst Operstand no senger Ausruffung vum Krichsrecht am Dezember 2024. Et ass d'éischte Kéier an Südkorea, datt e fréiere President a seng Fra gläichzäiteg am Prisong sëtzen. ### Body Et ass eng Ofrechnung, déi an Südkorea kee méi verschount — och net déi, déi laang als onberéierbar gellen: De Seoul Central District Court huet e Freideg d'fréier First Lady Kim Keon-hee zu siwe Joer Prisong veruerteelt. D'Geriicht huet befonnt, datt si hir Statur als Fra vum deemolege President Yoon Suk-yeol genotzt huet, fir Personalentscheedungen an Affärevirdeeler ze vermëttelen — am Tausch fir Bijouen, eng Designer-Handtäsch a wäertvoll Konscht. D'Riichter hunn d'Kim schëlleg gesprach, Bestiechungen ze vermëttelen, am Verstouss géint d'Gesetz iwwer déi verschäerfte Bestrofung vu bestëmmten Wirtschaftsdelikter. Si krut zousätzlech eng Geldstrof vu 64,8 Milliounen Won (ëm déi 42.000 Dollar), an d'Geschenker, déi si ugeholl huet, ginn agezunn. D'Procureuren haten siwe Joer a sechs Méint gefuerdert. D'Uerteel, geschwat vun engem Dräi-Riichter-Panel ënner der Leedung vum Riichter Jo Soon-pyo, ass scho Kim hir zweet strofrechtlech Veruerteelung an zwee Méint. Eng Lëscht vu Luxusgeschenker No de Procureuren huet d'Kim Geschenker am Wäert vu ronn 300 Milliounen Won (ëm déi 200.000 Dollar) ugeholl — vu Geschäftsleit, engem Paschtouer a Beamten, déi sech, soulaang hire Mann am Amt war, Posten oder kommerziell Gefälegkeeten erhofft hunn. D'Geriicht huet eng ganz Rei Géigestänn opgelëscht, vun deenen e puer agezu ginn: - Eng Diamantkette vu Van Cleef & Arpels souwéi eng Tiffany-Brosch a Graff-Ouerréng vum Lee Bong-kwan, Chef vum Bauunternehmen Seohee Construction; - E Bild vum renomméierte koreanesche Kënschtler Lee Ufan, geschat op ronn 140 Milliounen Won, vum Kim Sang-min, engem fréieren héije Procureur; - Eng Dior-Handtäsch a weider Géigestänn vum Paschtouer Choi Jae-young; - Eng Luxusauer (Vacheron Constantin, 39,9 Milliounen Won) vum Geschäftsmann Seo Seong-bin; - Eng gëllen Schildkröt-Figur an eng Replica vun engem traditionelle Bild vum Lee Bae-yong, dem fréiere Chef vun der Nationaler Bildungskommissioun. No der Zeitung Seoul Economic Daily huet d'Geriicht de Gesamtwäert vun de Geschenker op ronn 292 Milliounen Won bezifferte. Och e puer Matugeklotene goufe veruerteelt: De Bauchef krut ee Joer Prisong op zwee Joer ausgesat, de Geschäftsmann Seo zéng Méint op zwee Joer ausgesat, an de Paschtouer Choi krut eng Geldstrof vun aacht Milliounen Won. Wéi staatlech Entscheedungen zu Wuer goufen An hirem Uerteel huet d'Geriicht festgehalen, datt d'Kim dat ëffentlecht Vertrauen, dat eng Presidentefra eigentlech misst schützen, ënnergruewen huet, andeems si déi staatlech Hiewele fir hire perséinleche Virdeel agesat huet. Wéinst der Natur vun där Positioun muss d'Fra vun engem President e Maximum u Selbstbeschränkung a Wuelsam un den Dag leeën. Trotzdeem huet d'Beschëllegt Kim Keon Hee déi gesellschaftlech Verantwortung vernoléissegt an ëmmer erëm Wäertgéigestänn ugeholl, andeems si hiren Afloss als Mëttel zum Vermëttele vu Gefälegkeeten ausgenotzt huet. "Ëffentlech Entscheedungen, déi fair an transparent solle geholl ginn, goufen zu engem Handelsobjet fir perséinleche Gewënn degradéiert", sou d'Geriicht laut der Seoul Economic Daily. Hir Affekoten halen un d'Appell D'Kim, déi an engem groe Kostüm an enger wäisser Mask op der Verhandlung erschéngt ass an de Kapp gesenkt nogelauschtert huet, huet während dem ganze Prozess all Schold ofgestridden. Hir Affekoten hunn ugekënnegt, datt si an d'Appell ginn, an hunn d'Uerteel kritiséiert, et baséier op enger "lockerer Interpretatioun" vun net duergaangene Beweiser; d'Geschenker wieren keng Bestiechungen. Mam Appell geet de Fall un eng méi héich Instanz, e Prozess, deen e puer Méint dauere wäert. Eng Ofrechnung, déi ëmmer méi wäit zitt D'Veruerteelung vertéift e bemierkenswäert Kapitel an der südkoreanescher Politik: Fir d'éischte Kéier an der Geschicht vum Land sëtzen e fréieren President an eng fréier First Lady zur selwechter Zäit am Prisong. D'Kim gouf am August 2025 festgeholl, nodeems e Geriicht e Mandat ausgestallt hat wéinst der Gefor, datt si Beweiser kéint manipuléieren. E puer Deeg drop gouf si vun engem spezielle Procureurs-Team ugeklot, dat de liberale President Lee Jae-myung agesat huet, fir d'Yoon-Administratioun no senger Amtsiwwernam ënnert d'Lupp ze huelen. Schonn am Abrëll hat eng aner Appellsinstanz d'Kim zu véier Joer Prisong veruerteelt an hir eng Geldstrof vu 50 Milliounen Won opgebrommt — am sougenannte Deutsch-Motors-Skandal ëm Aktiemanipulatioun a wéinst Geschenker vu Persounen, déi mat der Vereenegungskierch verbonne sinn. D'Geriicht hat befonnt, datt si als Mat-Haaptdäterin agéiert huet an net als passiv Investorin. De Fall vum Yoon selwer ass nach méi déif. No senger Ofsetzung am Joer 2025, wéi d'Verfassungsgeriicht seng Amtsenthiewung bestätegt hat, gouf hie schëlleg gesprach wéinst Operstand a krut am Februar 2026 liewenslaang Prisong fir seng kuerzlieweg Ausruffung vum Krichsrecht am Dezember 2024 — d'Procureuren haten d'Doudesstrof gefuerdert. Och e puer vu senge Matverschwierer goufe veruerteelt, dorënner de fréiere Verteidegungsminister Kim Yong-hyun, deen 30 Joer krut. D'Uerteel vu Freideg ass net definitiv, an d'juristesch Schluechte ronderëm dem Yoon säi kuerzen Ëmgang mat Noutstandsmuechte wäerten nach jorelaang lafen. Mä fir eng Demokratie, déi hir Leadere schonn ëmmer erëm viru Geriicht bruecht huet, war d'Veruerteelung vun enger First Lady aus der Amtszäit e seele kloert Zeechen: Noosheet zur Muecht mécht net immun virun hirer Kontroll. ### Sources - South Korean court jails former first lady for seven years in bribery case — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/south-korean-court-jails-former-first-lady-for-seven-years-in-bribery-case - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/g-s1-130372/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal — KPBS (Associated Press): https://www.kpbs.org/news/international/2026/06/26/south-korean-ex-first-lady-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scandal - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to 7 Years for Influence Peddling — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/06/26/kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-for-influence-peddling - South Korea Court Gives Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-Year Jail Term for Bribery — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-26/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-7-years-in-jail-for-bribery - Kim Keon-hee Sentenced to Four Years in Deutsch Motors Stock Manipulation Appeal — Seoul Economic Daily: https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/04/28/breaking-news-kim-keon-hee-sentenced-to-4-years-in-deutsch - Appeals court increases sentence for ex-first lady to 4 years for corruption — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/28/korea-Kim-Keon-Hee-appeals-court-increases-sentence-4-years-corruption/5811777364815/ - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/asia/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-verdict-insurrection-intl-hnk - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/asia/south-korea-former-first-lady-indicted-bribery-intl-hnk --- ## Süd-Syrien: Diplomaten warne virun engem neie Front no beim Golan - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/sued-syrien-neie-konfliktherd-naost-europa-druze - Published: 2026-06-27T11:54:17.152+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:54:17.152+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 6f5ea09a-ffcd-48a2-902d-ec3115f2f60d - Dateline: As-Suwayda, SY > Trotz dem Waffestëllstand tëschent Israel an Iran warne Diplomaten a Beobachter, datt déi israelesch Präsenz am Süde vu Syrien an d'Druze-Kris en neie Front opmaache kéinten — mat Risiken fir Europa. ### Summary Süd-Syrien gëtt vun Officielen an Analysten als de geféierlechste neie Konfliktherd am Noen Osten gesinn. En neie Front hätt fir d'EU dräi Negfolge: Migratioun, Energie a Sécherheet. ### Key facts - Süd-Syrien (Quneitra, Daraa, As-Suwayda) gëllt elo als de geféierlechste potenziellen neie Konfliktherd am Noen Osten — getrennt vun den Iran- a Libanon-Dossieren. - Israel kontrolléiert no syreschen Angaben ronn 235 km² an enger net deklaréierter Pufferzon mat néng feste Posititioune, ageriicht zanter dem Fall vum Assad am Dezember 2024. - Am Juni 2026 goufen weider Buedem-Aktiounen dokumentéiert, ënner anerem zu Al-Asbah (18.-19. Juni) a bei Ghadir al-Bustan (24. Juni). - D'UNO zielt méi wéi 350 israelesch Schléi op syreschem Territoire zanter dem Fall vum ale Regime; de Sondergesandte Pedersen huet se als inakzeptabel veruerteelt. - Fir d'EU stinn dräi Risiken um Spill: Migratioun (iwwer 390.000 Réckkehrer aus dem Libanon), Energie a regional Sécherheet. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt grad de Süde vu Syrien als neie Konfliktherd gesinn?** Well do eng ëmmer méi grouss israelesch Militärpräsenz südlech vun der Trennungslinn vun 1974 op eng ongeléist Druze-Kris trëfft. Eng net deklaréiert Pufferzon, bal deeglech Buedem-Aktiounen an d'Spannungen ronderëm Suwayda halen d'Regioun no bei enger gréisserer Konfrontatioun. **Q: Wat kontrolléiert Israel am Süde vu Syrien?** No Angabe vun der syrescher Iwwergangsregierung kontrolléiert Israel ronn 235 Quadratkilometer an a ronderëm eng net deklaréiert Pufferzon, mat néng feste Militärposititiounen, déi zanter Dezember 2024 ageriicht goufen. Damaskus seet, dat verletze den Ofkommes vun 1974 a fuerdert e Réckzuch. **Q: Wéi eng Negfolge hätt eng Eskalatioun fir Europa?** Dräi: Migratioun — en neie Krich kéint déi méi wéi 390.000 Réckkehrer aus dem Libanon réckgängeg maachen an nei Fluchtbeweegunge Richtung Europa ausléisen; Energie — eng Eskalatioun kéint d'Uelegmäert an d'Schëfffaartsweeër stéieren; a Sécherheet — si géif d'EU-Diplomatie a regional Stabilitéit ënnergruewen. **Q: Wat seet d'EU dozou?** D'EU huet den 11. Mee 2026 säi vollen Kooperatiounsofkommes mat Damaskus erëm a Kraaft gesat. D'Héich Vertriederin Kaja Kallas huet gewarnt, datt israelesch Schléi a Syrien an de Libanon d'Gefor vun enger Eskalatioun mat sech bréngen an datt all militäresch Reaktioun proportionéiert muss sinn. ### Body Wärend eng fragil Verständigung de Krich tëschent Israel an Iran fir de Moment opgehale kritt, riicht eng wuessend Zuel vun Diplomaten an Analysten de Bléck op eng aner Géigend op der Kaart: de Süde vu Syrien. Do, an de Gouvernoraten Quneitra, Daraa an dem Druze-Häerzland As-Suwayda, hält eng ëmmer méi grouss israelesch Militärpräsenz d'Regioun no bei engem Punkt, op deem en eenzegen Tëschefall an eng grouss Konfrontatioun ëmschloe kéint. Den Drock hält net op. Den 18. an 19. Juni sinn néng israelesch Militärgefierer an d'Duerf Al-Asbah am Quneitra-Land gefuer, hunn Haiser duerchsicht a sech duerno erëm zréckgezunn — dat hu syresch Staatsmedien an d'Associated Press gemellt. E puer Deeg méi spéit, den 24. Juni, huet eng méi kleng Patrull bei Ghadir al-Bustan e provisoresche Checkpoint opgeriicht an en Eenzele festgeholl, sou d'Beobachtungsplattform Enab Baladi. Esou Aktiounen sinn zur Routine ginn: Mënscherechtsbeobachter hunn eleng am Mee Dosende vun esou Buedem-Aktioune gezielt. Eng Wonn, déi ni richteg zougaangen ass D'Gefor wuerzelt an enger Kris, déi virun engem Joer ausgebrach ass. Am Juli 2025 si Kämpf tëschent Druze-Milizen a Beduinestämm ronderëm Suwayda an deeglaang Massaker ofgegliddert — an de véier éischten Deeg si Honnerte ëmkomm, laut der Konfliktbeobachtungsgrupp ACLED. Israel huet domools mat Loftschléi agegraff, déi et als Schutz vun den Druze duergestallt huet, an huet d'syrescht Verdeedegungsministère zu Damaskus bombardéiert. Am Mäerz 2026 ass d'Gewalt nees opgeflaakert, wéi Israel südlech syresch Arméiposititioune getraff huet, nodeems et — no senger eegener Ausso — Attacken op Druze-Zivilisten ginn hätt. D'israelescht Militär wäert net zouloossen, datt den Druze a Syrien e Leed geschitt, an et wäert weiderhi fir hire Schutz handelen. Dës Erklärung, déi d'israelescht Militär den 20. Mäerz erausginn huet, beschreift eng Doktrin, déi Damaskus kategoresch refuséiert. Dem syresche Baussenministère no waren d'Schléi en Ugrëff op d'Souveränitéit an d'territorial Integritéit vum Land, an d'israelesch Begrënnung gouf als blousse Virwand ofgedoen. De President Ahmed al-Sharaa, dee no dem Fall vum Bashar al-Assad am Dezember 2024 un d'Muecht koum, probéiert Rou auszestralen an insistéiert, datt Syrien haut "am Aklang mat alle Nopeschlänner regional an international" wier — och wann sech israelesch Truppen op syreschem Buedem festkrallen. Eng wuessend Pufferzon, ëmmer manner Spillraum Zanter d'Assad-Regierung zesummegebrach ass, huet Israel am Süde vu Syrien dat opgeriicht, wat syresch Officieller a regional Medien als eng net deklaréiert Pufferzon beschreiwen. Berichter vun Asharq Al-Awsat an Arab News, déi sech op syresch Regierungsangaben stäipen, zeechnen d'Ausmooss no: - ronn 235 Quadratkilometer syrescht Land, dat an a ronderëm d'Zon kontrolléiert gëtt, sou déi syresch Iwwergangsregierung; - néng fest israelesch Militärposititioune, déi zanter Dezember 2024 ageriicht goufen; - bal deeglech Buedem-Aktiounen, Checkpoints a Wafferaziaen iwwer Quneitra an Daraa. Damaskus seet, datt dës Stationéierungen den israelesch-syreschen Trennungsofkommes vun 1974 verletzen, a fuerdert ëmmer erëm en Réckzuch. De Sondergesandte vun de Vereenten Natiounen fir Syrien, Geir Pedersen, huet d'Schléi veruerteelt a gewarnt, datt "esou Aktiounen inakzeptabel sinn an d'Gefor mat sech bréngen, eng schonn elo fragil Situatioun nach weider ze destabiliséieren". Hien huet all Säiten opgefuerdert, d'Souveränitéit, d'Eenheet, d'Onofhängegkeet an d'territorial Integritéit vu Syrien ze respektéieren. No der lafender Zielung vun der UNO huet Israel zanter dem Fall vum ale Regime méi wéi 350 Schléi op syreschem Territoire gefouert. Firwat Lëtzebuerg an Europa genee hikucken Fir d'Europäesch Unioun bréngt en neie Front am Süde vu Syrien dräi matenee verwoben Risiken — Migratioun, Energie a Sécherheet — an dat genee zu engem Moment, wou d'EU eréischt ugefaang huet, sech nees mam neie Syrien anzeloossen. Bréissel huet den 11. Mee säi vollen Kooperatiounsofkommes mat Damaskus erëm a Kraaft gesat an am selwechte Mount en héichrangege politeschen Dialog gefouert — an der Iwwerzeegung, datt e stabiliséierte Syrien den europäeschen Interessen déngt. E breede Krich géif dës Wett a Fro stellen. Déi kloerst Expositioun ass d'Migratioun. Zanter Ufank Mäerz 2026 sinn no UNO-Zuelen, déi de Security Council Report zitéiert, méi wéi 390.000 Mënschen aus dem Libanon zréck a Syrien gaangen — eng ëmgedréit Beweegung, déi en neie Konflikt brutal réckgängeg maache kéint. Domat géif erëm déi Zort vu Vertreiwung opliewen, déi virun engem Joerzéngt d'europäesch Politik geprägt huet. D'Mënscherechtsbüro vun der UNO huet op "wuessend Schutzbedenke fir Zivilisten am Süde vu Syrien" higewisen, wou ëmmer méi grouss israelesch Operatiounen Liewen a Gefor bréngen. D'Energie-Dimensioun ass manner direkt, awer reell. De Krich tëschent Israel an Iran 2026 huet den Handel gestéiert, Flich um Buedem gehalen an d'Schëfffaart gezwongen, ronderëm d'Strooss vun Hormuz an d'Rout Mier ze faueren — bis e vun den USA vermëttelt Memorandum, ënnerschriwwen den 17. Juni, e Wee vu 60 Deeg festgeluecht huet, fir d'Kämpf zu engem Enn ze bréngen. Eng nei Eskalatioun a Syrien, warne Beobachter, kéint genee de regionale Konflikt nees ufänken ze maachen, deen d'Uelegmäert fäerten. Déi héichste Diplomatin vun der EU, d'Kaja Kallas, huet ëmmer erëm gewarnt, datt israelesch Schléi a Syrien an de Libanon d'Gefor vun enger weiderer Eskalatioun mat sech bréngen an datt all militäresch Reaktioun proportionéiert muss sinn — dobäi huet si betount, datt Europa e stabilt Syrien brauch. De diplomateschen Test Näischt dovun mécht e breede Krich onausweichlech. Israel stellt seng Operatiounen als Schutz vun den Druze an als Opbau vu strategescher Déift duer, fir de Golan an d'Galiläa ze schützen; déi syresch Iwwergangsregierung, déi op alle Fronten iwwerfuerdert ass an ëm westlech Unerkennung bemüht, huet bis elo eng direkt militäresch Äntwert vermidden. Mä de Süden ass dicht mat sech iwwerschneidenden Interessen — israeleschen, syreschen, tierkeschen an de Rescht vun iranesch ausgeriichten Netzwierker — a knapp un Schutzgeleieder. Déi Trennungslinn vun 1974, déi de Front laang roueg gehalen huet, hält an der Praxis net méi. Fir d'Lieser vu Status sinn d'Asätz konkret. E breede Konflikt esou no bei der europäescher Peripherie géif zur selwechter Zäit d'Energie-Versuergungsweeër, d'Migratiounspolitik an déi nach jonk Syrien-Diplomatie vun der EU op d'Prouf stellen. D'Fro, déi sech Diplomaten am Stëlle stellen, ass net, ob de Süde vu Syrien geféierlech ass, mä wéivill Spillraum nach iwwreg bleift, ier den nächsten Tëschefall deen ass, deen net méi anzedämmen ass. ### Sources - Israel says it hit Syrian army camps in the south after Druze 'attacked' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/20/israel-says-it-hit-syrian-army-camps-in-the-south-after-druze-attacked - IDF Says It Struck Syrian Government Sites in Response to Attacks on Syrian Druze — Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/2026-03-20/ty-article/.premium/idf-says-it-struck-syrian-government-sites-in-response-to-attack-on-syrian-druze/0000019d-0ad6-da5c-a3bd-0ed6b32a0000 - Israel struck Syrian army camps after Druze 'attacked' — Al Arabiya English: https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2026/03/20/israel-struck-syrian-army-camps-after-druze-attacked- - Israel launches strikes against Syria after alleged attacks on Druze minority members — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/20/israel-launches-strikes-syria-alleged-attacks-druze-minority-members/ - Israel's campaign in Syria enters new phase amid al-Suwayda escalation — Expert Comment — ACLED: https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/israels-campaign-syria-enters-new-phase-amid-al-suwayda-escalation-expert-comment - Syria, June 2026 Monthly Forecast — Security Council Report: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-06/syria-92.php - Syria reports new Israeli incursion into Quneitra village amid ongoing border tensions — Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2647777/middle-east - Israel Imposes 'Undeclared Buffer Zone' in Southern Syria — Asharq Al-Awsat (English): https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5279543-israel-imposes-undeclared-buffer-zone-southern-syria - Quneitra: Israel Detains Man, Bulldozes Buffer Zone Land — Enab Baladi: https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2026/06/quneitra-israel-detains-man-bulldozes-buffer-zone-land/ - UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160786 - Israel: remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the joint press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar — European External Action Service (EEAS): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israel-remarks-high-representativevice-president-kaja-kallas-joint-press-conference-minister-foreign_en - Buffering The South: Israel's Multi-Track Strategy In Syria – Analysis — Eurasia Review: https://www.eurasiareview.com/30122025-buffering-the-south-israels-multi-track-strategy-in-syria-analysis/ --- ## Kindy Fritsch dréit der Stad Esch mat enger Klo iwwer 130 Milliounen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kindy-fritsch-130-millioune-klo-escher-gemeng-portal-eent - Published: 2026-06-27T11:40:22.424+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:40:22.424+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: ecb16d83-6e62-46be-bd9e-8ce3d9b2df38 - Dateline: Esch-sur-Alzette, LU > De Promoteur, deem säi Grupp pleite gaangen ass an deen elo am Viséier vun der Justiz steet, beschëllegt d'Escher Gemeng, säi Wunnprojet bewosst saboteiert ze hunn. D'Stad huet net reagéiert. ### Summary De Kindy Fritsch wëll d'Stad Esch op 130 Milliounen Euro verklot, well se laut him säi Projet Portal eent zerstéiert huet. Bis ewell ass et eng Ukënnegung op LinkedIn — keng Klo bei Geriicht. ### Key facts - De Kindy Fritsch huet op LinkedIn ugekënnegt, d'Stad Esch op 130 Milliounen Euro verklot ze wëllen — bis ewell eng Ukënnegung, keng Klo bei Geriicht. - Et geet ëm de Wunnprojet Portal eent um fréiere Garage-Losch-Terrain, deen ni gebaut gouf an als verlooss Baugruef blouf. - Eng Konventioun vun 2020 huet virgesinn, datt d'Verflichtunge bannent fënnef Joer ervalen, wann net wesentlech gebaut gëtt — déi Frist ass ofgelaf. - De Fritsch behaapt, d'Stad hätt iwwer de verhënnerte cadastre vertical de Virverkaf vun den Appartementer onméiglech gemaach. - Parallel steet de Fritsch am Mëttelpunkt vun enger strofrechtlecher Enquête iwwer e behaapte Schued vu méi wéi 200 Milliounen Euro; säin Affekot weist d'Virwërf zréck. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill wëll de Kindy Fritsch vun der Stad Esch fuerderen?** Hie schwätzt vun 130 Milliounen Euro Schuedenersatz. Dës Zomm ass dem Fritsch seng eege Rechnung aus engem LinkedIn-Post a gouf net onofhängeg bestätegt. **Q: Ass d'Klo schonn agereecht?** Nee. No de Méiglechkeeten, déi den Tageblatt mellt, war d'Klo um Weekend ugekënnegt, mä nach net formell bei Geriicht agereecht. D'Stad Esch hat sech ëffentlech net dozou geäussert. **Q: Wat war Portal eent fir e Projet?** E Wunnprojet um fréiere Garage-Losch-Terrain am Zentrum vun Esch. No der Verwerfung vun engem Tuerm mat iwwer 120 Appartementer war eng méi kleng Versioun mat 78 Appartementer, 40 Studentechamberen an 11 Eefamilljenhaiser geplangt. Gebaut gouf näischt. **Q: Wat huet d'Klo mat der Enquête géint de Fritsch ze dinn?** Si lafen parallel. Mëtt Juni 2026 hunn d'Autoritéiten am Kader vun enger Bedruchsenquête Perquisitioune bei Strukture vum Fritsch gemaach. Säin Affekot weist déi Virwërf als 'ouni all Fundament' zréck. D'Escher Fuerderung gesäit de Fritsch als Deel vu senger Géigeoffensiv. ### Body De Promoteur Kindy Fritsch wëll d'Stad Esch-Uelzecht op 130 Milliounen Euro Schuedenersatz verklot. Hie werft der zweetgréisster Gemeng vum Land vir, ee vu senge Wunnprojeten bewosst saboteiert ze hunn. Bemierkenswäert ass net just d'Zomm — déi zu de gréisste private Fuerderunge géint eng Lëtzebuerger Gemeng iwwerhaapt géif zielen — mä och de Wee, op deem se bekannt ginn ass: net an enger Geriichtssall, mä an engem Post op senger LinkedIn-Säit e Freideg. Et geet ëm Portal eent, e Wunnprojet, deen zënter Joren op enger gudder Plaz am Häerz vun Esch blockéiert ass. D'Fuerderung leeft iwwer dem Fritsch seng Gesellschaft Portal eent S.à r.l., wéi den Tageblatt, dat d'Ukënnegung gemellt huet, schreift. Um Weekend war d'Klo ugekënnegt, mä nach net formell agereecht, an d'Stad hat sech ëffentlech net dozou geäussert. D'Eskalatioun kënnt zu engem heikele Moment fir de Fritsch, en Nokomm vun der Cactus-Famill, deem säi Promoteursgrupp an de Konkurs gerëtscht ass an deen elo am Mëttelpunkt vun enger breeder strofrechtlecher Enquête zu Lëtzebuerg steet. Wat aus dem Garage Losch hätt solle ginn De Projet war fir d'Terrain vum fréiere Garage Losch geplangt, eng grouss Parzell no beim Zentrum vun Esch. Eng éischt Versioun mat engem Tuerm vu ronn 19 Stäck a méi wéi 120 Appartementer huet d'Gemeng refuséiert. Duerno gouf eng méi kleng Versioun ausgeschafft, déi virgesinn huet: - 78 Appartementer - 40 Studentechamberen - 11 Eefamilljenhaiser, déi d'Stad am Kader vun hirem logement abordable hätt solle kafen Gebaut gouf näischt. Do, wou d'Appartementer hätte solle wuessen, ass d'Terrain eng verlooss Baugruef bliwwen — ee vu méintere brooch leiende Fritsch-Terrainen, déi den Tageblatt zu Esch opgelëscht huet. D'Basis vum Sträit ass eng Konventioun, déi Portal eent S.à r.l. an d'Gemeng 2020 ënnerschriwwen hunn. Si huet festgehalen, datt déi géigesäiteg Verflichtungen ervalen, wann net bannent fënnef Joer wesentlech Bauaarbechte ufänken — eng Frist, déi elo ofgelaf ass. De Fritsch behaapt, d'Stad hätt de Projet op administrativem Niveau blockéiert, virun allem andeems se de cadastre vertical verhënnert huet, dee vertikale Kadaster, deen néideg ass fir eenzel Eenheeten ze registréieren a virzeverkafen. Ouni dee, seet hien, hunn d'Appartementer net op Plang verkaaft kënne ginn, a Reservatioune goufen um Enn annuléiert. "D'Gemeng huet hiren Deel bewosst net erfëllt. D'Resultat: eng Klo iwwer 130 Milliounen Euro. Steiergeld a Gefor. Net ee eenzegt Appartement gebaut", huet de Fritsch op Däitsch op LinkedIn geschriwwen. Eng Fuerderung — nach kee Prozess Bis ewell ass déi Zomm vun 130 Milliounen dem Fritsch seng eege Rechnung, dargeluecht an engem Post op de soziale Medien an net vun engem Geriicht gepréift. Den Tageblatt huet d'Klo als ugekënnegt, net agereecht, beschriwwen, an d'Gemeng hat keng Stellungnam ofginn, wéi dësen Artikel verëffentlecht gouf. D'Zomm gouf net onofhängeg bestätegt, an d'Stad hat nach keng Geleeënheet, hir Versioun vun der Geschicht festzehalen. Esch-Uelzecht gëtt zënter Dezember 2023 vum Buergermeeschter Christian Weis (CSV) geleet, deem säi Ressort ënner anerem Finanzen a Wunnengsbau ëmfaasst. De Weis huet schonn am Viraus säi Mësserfolleg iwwer déi blockéiert Fritsch-Terrainen an der Stad gewisen. Iwwer en anere stoppte Fritsch-Projet zu Esch huet hien dëse Mount dem Tageblatt gesot: "Et ass wichteg, datt dëse Projet endlech fäerdeg gëtt." De Fall réiert eng sensibel Fro un, déi all Lëtzebuerger Gemeng betrëfft: si hu breet Muecht iwwer d'Bebauungspläng, d'Bauerlaabnëssen an d'Registréiere vun Immobilien. Dem Fritsch säin Argument — datt eng Gemeng finanziell hafte kann dofir, wéi se déi Muecht ausübt — wier, wann en et duerchféiert a gewënnt, en opfällege Test fir d'Grenze vun där kommunaler Planungshuewecht. E Promoteur ënner wuessendem Drock D'Escher Fuerderung kënnt, während de Fritsch op verschiddene Fronte kämpft. Säi Flaggschëff, Greenfinch Capital Management — eemol mat méi wéi 300 Milliounen Euro un Aktiva zitéiert — ass an de Konkurs gefall, a säi gréisste Projet, de Komplex Connection zu Hamm um Rand vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg, ass schwéier an de Réckstand geroden. Mëtt Juni 2026 hunn d'Lëtzebuerger Autoritéiten eng vun de méi groussen Operatioune géint Wirtschaftskriminalitéit vun de leschte Jore gefouert. Laut L'essentiel a Le Quotidien hu Perquisitioune tëscht dem 10. an dem 15. Juni sechs Persounen an 27 Gesellschaften, déi mat de Fritsch-Strukturen verbonne sinn, viséiert. Ronn 60 Poliziste a siwen Agente vum Büro fir d'Verwaltung vu sequestréierte Verméigen (AGE) waren am Asaz, mat Operatiounen, déi bis a Monaco, an d'Schwäiz an a Belsch gaange sinn, a Saiseementer vu beweeglechem an onbeweeglechem Verméigen. D'Parquet huet gesot, d'Enquête betreff e behaapte Schued vu méi wéi 200 Milliounen Euro fir e Lëtzebuerger Investmentfong, an datt géint d'Verdächteg ënner anerem wéinst Mëssbrauch vu Gesellschaftsverméigen, betrügeresche Konkurs, Bedruch, Vertrauensbroch, Fälschung a Geldwäsch ermëttelt gëtt. D'Banken, wou Ermëttlungsmoossnamen duerchgefouert goufen, sinn net selwer am Viséier vun de Verdächtegungen. De Fritsch streit all Schold of. Säin Affekot, de Philippe Penning, huet déi strofrechtlech Beschëllegungen als "ouni all Fundament" zréckgewisen. Si géifen vun engem eenzege Minoritéitsinvestor kommen, deen nëmme 800.000 Euro agezuelt huet; säi Mandant hätt e propere Strofregëster a wéilt selwer Géigekloen erareechen. D'Ukënnegung vu Portal eent, déi de Fritsch als Verdeedegung vun de Steierzueler an de Wunnengskeefer duerstellt, schéngt en Deel vun där méi breeder Géigeoffensiv ze sinn. Ob déi 130-Milliounen-Fuerderung jeemools virun engem Riichter landt — a wéi Esch reagéiert, wann et esou wäit kënnt — gëtt déi nächst Fro. Bis ewell ass de leeschte Beweis an dësem Sträit d'Rou vun der eidler Gruef matten an der Stad. ### Sources - 130-Millionen-Euro-Klage: Kindy Fritsch wirft Escher Gemeinde Sabotage vor — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/130-Millionen-Euro-Klage-Kindy-Fritsch-wirft-Escher-Gemeinde-Sabotage-vor-65965.html - Verbaute Chancen: Wie Kindy Fritschs Versagen Esch in eine Ruinenlandschaft verwandelt — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Wie-Kindy-Fritschs-Versagen-Esch-in-eine-Ruinenlandschaft-verwandelt-65774.html - Scholesch Eck: le coup de poker du promoteur a Esch — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-esch-sur-alzette-scholesch-eck-le-coup-de-poker-du-promoteur-a-esch/ - Kindy Fritsch: L'heure des comptes pour un promoteur systemique — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxembourg-groupe-de-kindy-fritsch-lheure-des-comptes-pour-un-promoteur-systemique/ - Affaires au Luxembourg: Perquisitions en serie, un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/affaires-au-luxembourg-perquisitions-en-serie-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise-103583360 - Des perquisitions de grande ampleur et un promoteur luxembourgeois vise — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/des-perquisitions-de-grande-ampleur-et-un-promoteur-luxembourgeois-vise/ - Christian Weis devient officiellement bourgmestre d'Esch-sur-Alzette — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/politique-societe/christian-weis-devient-officiellement-bourgmestre-desch-sur-alzette/ - Es ist wichtig, dass dieses Projekt endlich fertig wird (Christian Weis) — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Es-ist-wichtig-dass-dieses-Projekt-endlich-fertig-wird-65652.html - Esch-sur-Alzette — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esch-sur-Alzette --- ## Wunnengsmaart fënnt e Buedem – mee d'Locatioune klammen ëmmer méi staark - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/wunnengspraisser-stabiliseieren-mee-locatioune-klammen-weider-2025 - Published: 2026-06-27T11:22:20.22+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:22:20.22+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: dc7a6043-ccec-40aa-9685-88a9cd262f8f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > No zwee Joer mat falende Präisser an engem steierbedéngte Sprong hunn d'Verkafspräisser sech um Enn vu 2025 stabiliséiert – wärend d'Mietpräisser fir nei Locatairen ëmmer méi an d'Luucht ginn. ### Summary Offiziell Zuele vu STATEC an dem Observatoire de l'Habitat weisen d'Verkafspräisser um Enn vu 2025 quasi onverännert, wärend d'ausgeschriwwe Locatioune mat +3,0% méi séier klammen an d'Locatairen ënner Drock setzen. ### Key facts - Den allgemengen Index vun de Verkafspräisser ass am véierte Quartal 2025 just ëm 0,4% geklommen an iwwert d'Joer quasi onbeweegt bliwwen (+0,1%) – e Buedem no -9,1% (2023) an -5,2% (2024). - En temporäre Steiereffekt huet d'Präisser am zweete Quartal ëm 4,4% an d'Luucht gedréckt, ier de hedonesche Verkafsindex vu STATEC am drëtte Quartal ëm 3,1% gefall ass. - D'ausgeschriwwen Appartementslocatioune sinn ëm 3,0% iwwert d'Joer geklommen, no bei der Inflatioun vu 2,9%, wärend de STATEC-Index fir bestoend Bailen nëmmen ëm 1,4% geklommen ass. - Nei Locatairen, Frontalieren an Stéit, déi ëmplënnere mussen, droen den Drock – etabléiert Locatairë si méi geschützt. - Ënner dem Minister Claude Meisch weit d'Regierung eng Reform vun der Mietreglementatioun of, mat engem geplangte Loyerkadaster, deen 30.000 Multi-Proprietären erfaasst huet. ### FAQ **Q: Sinn d'Wunnengspräisser zu Lëtzebuerg 2025 erëm geklommen?** Iwwert d'ganzt Joer war den allgemengen Index quasi onbeweegt (+0,1% am Verglach mat 2024). Géint de véierte Quartal sinn d'Präisser fir bestoend Appartementer liicht ëm 0,2% geklommen, d'Appartementer am Bau ëm 2,0%, wärend d'bestoend Haiser ëm 1,0% gefall sinn. **Q: Firwat ware d'Verkafspräisser am Laf vu 2025 esou onbestänneg?** Eng temporär Reduktioun vun den Enregistrementsfraisen op 3,5%, déi Enn Juni 2025 ausgelaf ass, huet d'Keefer derzou bruecht, hir Akäf no vir ze zéien. Dat huet d'Präisser am zweete Quartal ëm 4,4% an d'Luucht gedréckt, ier se am drëtte Quartal nees ëm 3,1% (hedonesche STATEC-Index) gefall sinn. **Q: Wéi vill klammen d'Locatiounen?** Déi ausgeschriwwen Appartementslocatioune sinn iwwert d'Joer bis zum véierte Quartal 2025 ëm 3,0% geklommen, no bei der Inflatioun vu 2,9%. De STATEC-Loyerindex fir bestoend Bailen ass just ëm 1,4% geklommen, sou datt virun allem nei Locatairen den Drock spieren. **Q: Wat plangt d'Regierung bei der Mietreglementatioun?** Ënner dem Wunnengsminister Claude Meisch weit d'Regierung Reformen of vum System, deen d'Locatioune bei 5% vum revaloriséierten investéierte Kapital plafonéiert, dorënner eng méiglech jäerlech Variatiounsgrenz. Eng Ëmfro fir e geplangte Loyerkadaster huet scho 30.000 Multi-Proprietären erfaasst. ### Body De Lëtzebuerger Wunnengsmaart huet d'Joer 2025 op engem onsécheren Niveau ofgeschloss. No zwee Joer, an deenen d'Verkafspräisser gefall sinn, an engem schaarfe Hin an Hier an der Mëtt vum Joer, dat duerch d'Steierpolitik ausgeléist gouf, weisen déi offiziell Zuelen de Wäert vu Wunnengen elo am Groussen a Ganzen onverännert. Gläichzäiteg sinn d'Käschte fir ze lounen weidergeklommen – an dat setzt virun allem déi Stéit ënner Drock, déi sech keng eege Wunneng leeschte kënnen. De leschte Quartalsbericht vu STATEC an dem Observatoire de l'Habitat huet erginn, datt den allgemengen Index vun de Verkafspräisser am véierte Quartal 2025 nëmmen ëm 0,4% geklommen ass an iwwer d'ganzt Joer quasi onbeweegt bliwwen ass – just +0,1% am Verglach mam selwechte Quartal vu 2024. Fir e Maart, deen 2023 ëm 9,1% an 2024 nach eng Kéier ëm 5,2% gefall ass, ass dës Zuel no bei Null éischter en zaghaftege Buedem wéi eng richteg Erhuelung. Präisser fanne nees e Boden no engem turbulente Joer Déi rouïg Iwwerschrëft verstoppt zwielef onroueg Méint. D'Verkafspräisser sinn am zweete Quartal ëm 4,4% an d'Luucht gesprongen, well d'Keefer hir Akäf wollten ofschléissen, ier déi temporär Reduktioun vun den Enregistrementsfraisen – erofgesat op 3,5% – Enn Juni 2025 ausgelaf ass. Dës Fënster huet d'Nofro no vir gezunn an d'Keefer derzou bruecht, méi héich Präisser ze akzeptéieren. Wéi se zougaangen ass, huet de Maart e groussen Deel dovun erëm zréckginn: de hedonesche Verkafspräisindex vu STATEC ass am drëtte Quartal ëm 3,1% gefall, mat Réckgäng an all Segment. Bis zum Enn vum Joer hunn déi staark Schwankungen sech ausgeglach. No der staarker Hausse am zweete Quartal 2025 (+4,4% am Verglach zum virege Quartal), an dem duerno folgende Réckgang am drëtte Quartal (-3,5%), bestätegt d'Tendenz vun de Wunnengspräisser am véierte Quartal 2025 eng Period vu Stabiliséierung. D'Bild ass net fir all Zort vu Wunneng d'selwecht. Iwwert d'Joer bis zum véierte Quartal sinn d'Präisser fir bestoend Appartementer liicht ëm 0,2% geklommen an d'Appartementer am Bau ëm 2,0%, wärend d'bestoend Haiser ëm 1,0% no ënnen gerutscht sinn. Iwwert déi ganz Korrektur zënter 2022 hält den Observatoire fest, datt d'Präisser fir bestoend Appartementer an der Stad Lëtzebuerg ëm ronn 11% gefall sinn an an e puer Gemenge bis zu 18% – e bedeitende Réckgang, och wann d'Wäerter weiderhin zu deenen héchsten an Europa zielen. D'Keefer si komm – an dann erëm zréckgetrueden D'Zuel vun den Transaktiounen erzielt déiselwecht Geschicht vu Stop a Lass. Den drëtte Quartal huet eng Welle vun Aktivitéit gesinn: 1.052 bestoend Appartementer hunn de Besëtzer gewiesselt, +5,6% méi wéi e Joer virdrun an no bei den Niveauen virun der Kris, wärend de Verkaf vu bestoenden Haiser ëm 27,7% an d'Luucht gaangen ass an déi nei Appartementer am Plang – hei am Land als VEFA bekannt – sech mat +125% méi wéi verduebelt hunn. E groussen Deel dovun huet d'Course géint d'Steierdeadline reflektéiert an net eng dauerhaft Erhuelung vum Vertrauen. Wéi den Steiervirdeel ausgelaf ass, ass de Schwong verbla. D'Aktivitéit ass am véierte Quartal nees zréckgaangen, mam Verkaf vun neie Appartementer, dee vun 326 am drëtte Quartal op 149 erofgefall ass. Den Observatoire huet de Maart fir bestoend Immobilie als méi robust beschriwwen, mee d'Gesamtbild war dat vun engem Maart, dee weiderhin no festem Buedem sicht. Locatioune klammen – den Drock verréckelt sech op d'Locatairen Wärend d'Verkafspräisser flaach bliwwe sinn, sinn d'Locatioune an déi aner Richtung gaangen. D'ausgeschriwwen Appartementslocatioune sinn iwwert d'Joer bis zum véierte Quartal ëm 3,0% geklommen, eng liicht Beschleunegung, déi se no bei d'national Inflatioun vu 2,9% bruecht huet. Am véierte Quartal 2025 sinn déi annoncéiert Locatioune fir Appartementer iwwer zwielef Méint weidergeklommen, mat enger Hausse vun +3,0% am Verglach zum véierte Quartal 2024. D'Belaaschtung verdeelt sech net gläich. De Loyerindex vu STATEC – deen dat moosst, wat d'Locatairë mat bestoende Bailë tatsächlech bezuelen – ass an der selwechter Period nëmmen ëm 1,4% geklommen, däitlech ënner souwuel den ausgeschriwwene Locatiounen wéi der Inflatioun. Dee Schrëtt weist eng bekannte Fal: déi etabléiert Locatairë si méi oder manner geschützt, mee jiddwereen, deen op de fräie Maart muss – sief et en Neiukömmling, e Frontalier oder e Stot, deen ëmplënnere muss – steet viru Präisser, déi vill méi séier klammen. - Ausgeschriwwen Appartementslocatioune: +3,0% iwwert d'Joer, géint +1,2% e Quartal virdrun - STATEC-Loyerindex (bestoend Bailen): +1,4% iwwert d'Joer - National Inflatioun vun de Konsumpräisser: +2,9% - Verkafspräisindex: +0,1% iwwert d'Joer Firwat dës Spaltung wichteg ass D'Wunne bleift dee gréisste Käschtefacteur fir d'Stéit hei am Land, esou fir d'Awunner wéi fir déi ronn 200.000 Frontalieren, déi all Dag aus Frankräich, der Belsch an Däitschland pendelen. E Verkafsmaart, deen sech stabiliséiert, bréngt der Accessibilitéit wéineg, wann d'Leit einfach an enger Locatioun mat klammende Präisser blockéiert bleiwen. Dës Spannung dréit elo d'Politik un. Den Observatoire, deen dokumentéiert huet, wéi d'Lëtzebuerger Wunnengspräisser zënter 1974 ëm méi wéi den 29-Fache nominal geklommen sinn, huet eng nei Rëtsch vun Etüden iwwer d'Mietreglementatioun publizéiert, déi op engem Seminaire am Juni 2026 presentéiert goufen. Ënner dem Wunnengsminister Claude Meisch weit d'Regierung Reformen of vum System, deen d'Locatioune bei 5% vum revaloriséierten investéierte Kapital plafonéiert, dorënner eng proposéiert Grenz, ëm wéi vill d'Loyere pro Joer däerfe variéieren. Eng Ëmfro fir e geplangte Loyerkadaster huet scho 30.000 Multi-Proprietären erfaasst. Fir de Moment loossen d'Zuelen d'Lëtzebuerger Stéit an enger onbequemer Tëschesituatioun: d'Präisser falen net méi séier genuch, fir d'Eegentum a Reechwäit ze bréngen, an d'Locatioune klammen séier genuch, fir den Drock oprechtzeerhalen. Ob d'Rou bei de Verkafspräisser um Enn vu 2025 sech zu engem richtege Buedem festegt – oder sech als nach eng Paus virum nächste Schratt erweist – wäert d'Wiel matbestëmmen, virun där d'Keefer an d'Locatairen 2026 stinn. ### Sources - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - Housing figures for the second quarter of 2025 — STATEC / Observatoire de l'Habitat (Statistics Portal Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2025/logement-02-25.html - House prices down 3.1% in the third quarter — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/3-1-house-prices-fall-in-the-third-quarter - Luxembourg Housing Market Slows in Q3 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58624-luxembourg-housing-market-slows-in-q3-2025 - Luxembourg Housing Market Sees Continued Decline in Q4 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60351-luxembourg-housing-market-sees-continued-decline-in-q4-2025 - Réforme du bail à loyer: l'Observatoire de l'habitat publie trois nouvelles études sur la régulation des loyers au Luxembourg — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/claude-meisch/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+04-avril+17-meisch-bail-loyer.html - Luxembourg Property Market Q3 2025: What the STATEC Data Actually Shows — Zeas.immo: https://zeas.immo/en/luxembourg-property-market-q3-2025/ --- ## Däitschland leet de juristesche Wee zréck zum Wehrdéngscht — och Lëtzebuerg muss däif an d'Täsch - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/daitschland-zrek-zum-zwangsdengscht-bundeswehr-opbau-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T11:12:19.136+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T11:12:19.136+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: f2a46fcf-5106-4038-8710-236ac1a87531 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > E Gesetz, dat zënter Januar a Kraaft ass, hält den Déngscht fir d'éischt fräiwëlleg — schreift awer en Hiewel an, fir d'Verpflichtung anzeschalten, wann net genuch Fräiwëlleg kommen. ### Summary Däitschland huet de juristeschen Apparat opgebaut, fir d'Wehrpflicht erëm anzeféieren, falls net genuch jonk Leit fräiwëlleg kommen. Och Lëtzebuerg, dat seng 2 Prozent vum RNB bis 2030 wëll erreechen, kënnt ënner Drock. ### Key facts - D'Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz ass den 1. Januar 2026 a Kraaft getrueden a hält den Déngscht fir d'éischt fräiwëlleg, schreift awer en Hiewel fir eng obligatoresch Wehrpflicht an. - Zënter Januar muss all Mann, deen 18 gëtt (Joergäng ab 2008), e Questionnaire ausfëllen; vum 1. Juli 2027 un kënnt eng obligatoresch Musterung. - Den Déngscht dauert sechs bis eelef Méint mat ronn 2.600 Euro brutto de Mount; d'Zil sinn 30.000 Rekruten d'Joer. - D'Bundeswehr (haut ~184.000 aktiv) soll bis Mëtt vun den 2030er op ronn 260.000 aktiv plus 200.000 Reserviste wuessen. - D'NATO huet zu Den Haag 5 Prozent vum PIB bis 2035 festgeluecht; Lëtzebuerg hält um Zil vun 2 Prozent vum RNB bis 2030 fest. ### FAQ **Q: Ass de Wehrdéngscht an Däitschland elo nees obligatoresch?** Nee, fir d'éischt bleift en fräiwëlleg. Mä d'neit Gesetz schreift en Hiewel an, deen et dem Bundestag erlaabt, eng obligatoresch Wehrpflicht iwwer en separaten Gesetz anzeschalten, wann net genuch Fräiwëlleg kommen oder d'Sécherheetslag sech verschlechtert. **Q: Wéi eng Flichten hunn déi 18 Joer al Männer zënter 2026?** Zënter dem 1. Januar 2026 muss all Mann, deen 18 gëtt (ugefaangen mat de Joergäng 2008), e Questionnaire iwwer Gesondheet, Ausbildung a Bereetschaft ausfëllen. Vum 1. Juli 2027 un kënnt eng obligatoresch medezinesch Musterung. **Q: Wat heescht den NATO-Beschloss fir Lëtzebuerg?** D'NATO huet zu Den Haag 5 Prozent vum PIB bis 2035 festgeluecht. Lëtzebuerg rechent um RNB of, huet 2024 ronn 728 Milliounen Euro ausginn an hält um Zil vun 2 Prozent vum RNB bis 2030 fest — ee vun de stäilsten Opstigen ënner all Alliéiert. ### Body Fofzéng Joer nodeems d'Bundeswehr d'Musterung un d'Säit geluecht hat, huet Däitschland de juristeschen Apparat opgestallt, fir den obligatoresche Wehrdéngscht erëm anzeféieren. D'gréisst Wirtschaft vun der EU mécht sech drun, hir Arméi nei opzebauen — eng Arméi, déi se elo, géint d'Geforen aus Russland, als geféierlech ënnerbesat ugesäit. Den 1. Januar 2026 ass d'Wehrdienstmodernisierungsgesetz a Kraaft getrueden, nodeems de Bundestag et de 5. Dezember 2025 ugeholl hat. Fir d'éischt bleift den Déngscht fräiwëlleg. Mä d'Gesetz schreift och en Mechanismus fest, deen et dem Parlament erlaabt, eng sougenannten "bedarfsorientéiert" Wehrpflicht anzeschalten, wann ze wéineg jonk Däitsch sech mellen — sou gëtt aus engem Programm, deen d'Regierung als Ureiz duerstellt, potenziell eng Aushiewung. Déi éischt konkret Flichten lafen elo. Zënter Januar muss all Mann, deen 18 gëtt — ugefaangen mat de Joergäng 2008 —, e formelle Questionnaire iwwer seng Gesondheet, seng Ausbildung an seng Bereetschaft fir den Déngscht ausfëllen; Fraen däerfen äntweren, mussen awer net. Vum 1. Juli 2027 un kommen déiselwecht Joergäng op eng obligatoresch medezinesch Untersuchung, d'Musterung, an engem vun 24 Zenter, déi d'Verteidegungsministère opbaut. D'System soll Mëtt 2027 voll funktionéieren. "Wann dat net duergeet, da bleift eis näischt anescht iwwreg, wéi eng partiell Wehrpflicht anzeféieren", sou de Verteidegungsminister Boris Pistorius, deem säi fräiwëllege Modell ronn 30.000 Rekruten d'Joer soll undréchen. Fräiwëlleg — bis op Weideres D'Regierung ënnersträicht, datt d'System "esou laang wéi méiglech" op Fräiwëlleger soll opbauen. Fir d'Aschreiwung méi attraktiv ze maachen, déngen d'Rekruten tëscht sechs an eelef Méint a verdéngen ongeféier 2.600 Euro de Mount brutto, mat der Méiglechkeet, ze bleiwen. Zivildéngscht-Alternativen ginn et nach ëmmer, a Fraen kënnen matmaachen, däerfen awer net dozou gezwonge ginn. Wat dëst Gesetz vun enger einfacher Rekrutéierungskampagne ënnerscheet, ass den agebauten Hiewel. Wann d'Zuel vun de Fräiwëllegen hannert den NATO-Ufuerderunge bleift, kënnen d'Deputéiert d'Verpflichtung aschalten — mä nëmmen iwwer en neit Gesetz am Bundestag, also eng bewosst politesch Brems an net en automatesche Schalter. Konservativ Stëmmen an der Regierungskoalitioun, dorënner de CDU/CSU-Fraktiounschef Jens Spahn, hunn op e verbindleche "Wuesstemspad" mat reegelméisseger Bericht-Erstattung gedréckt, sou datt e Manktem fréi opfält. Sollt Däitschland ugegraff ginn, erlaabt d'Gesetz, datt déi voll Wehrpflicht direkt erëm a Kraaft trëtt. D'Kritik kënnt vu béide Säiten: déi eng warnen, datt déi hallef Mossnam net séier genuch Zaldoten bréngt, déi aner sinn dergéint, eng Generatioun ze zwéngen, déi nëmmen eng Beruffsarméi kennt. Däitschland hat den Zwangsdéngscht a Friddenszäiten 2011 ausgesat, an eng ganz Generatioun jonk Erwuessener ass ouni de Gedanke un eng Kasär grouss ginn. D'Rechnung hannert der Eil D'Zuele si kloer. Enn 2025 louch d'aktiv Truppestäerkt bei ronn 184.000 Zaldoten — wäit ënner deem, wat d'Kommandanten elo vun der Alliéiert verlaangt gesinn. - Bis Mëtt vun den 2030er Joren soll d'Bundeswehr op ronn 260.000 aktiv Zaldoten plus ëm déi 200.000 Reservisten wuessen, e puer Pläng ginn nach méi héich. - De Pistorius huet gesot, Däitschland brauch geschat 60.000 bis 100.000 zousätzlech Zaldoten, fir d'NATO-Ziler ze erreechen an d'Arméi krichstüchteg ze maachen. - De fräiwëllege Programm soll ronn 30.000 Rekruten d'Joer bréngen — d'Schwell, déi, wann se verfeelt gëtt, de Wehrpflicht-Hiewel an d'Spill bréngt. Dee Rhythmus gëtt vun enger ëmmer méi haarder Aschätzung vu Russland gedriwwen. Däitsch an alliéiert Planer hunn ëmmer erëm gewarnt, datt Moskau bannent e puer Joer fäeg kéint sinn, e grousse Stéik op NATO-Territoire ze maachen — an hunn 2029 als Datum gesat, bis wéini d'Bundeswehr muss prett sinn ze kämpfen, wann d'Ofschreckung net hält. Wat dat fir d'Groussregioun heescht De Schrëtt vu Berlin ass dat gewiichtegst Stéck vun engem Ëmschwong, deen de ganze Kontinent erfaasst. Op hirem Sommet zu Den Haag de 25. Juni 2025 hunn d'NATO-Cheffe sech op e neie Ausgabe-Mooss verständegt an dobäi "déi laangfristeg Gefor, déi Russland fir d'euro-atlantesch Sécherheet duerstellt", zitéiert. "D'Alliéiert verflichte sech, bis 2035 all Joer 5 Prozent vum PIB an d'Kär-Verteidegungsbedürfnisser souwéi an d'Verteidegungs- a sécherheetsbezunn Ausgaben ze investéieren", heescht et an der Den-Haag-Deklaratioun vun de Staats- a Regierungscheffen. Dovunner gi mindestens 3,5 Prozent op d'militäresch Kärbedürfnisser wéi Truppen, Ausrüstung an Asazbereetschaft, an nach bis zu 1,5 Prozent op Infrastruktur, Cyberverteidegung a Resilienz. Den Trajet soll 2029 nei iwwerpréift ginn. Fir Lëtzebuerg ass dat Zil eng riseg Erausfuerderung. D'Land rechent säi Bäitrag um Bruttonationaleinkommen (RNB) of an net um PIB — wéinst dem grousse Gewiicht vum Finanzsekteur — an huet 2024 ronn 728 Milliounen Euro fir d'Verteidegung ausginn. D'Roadmap vun der Regierung zielt nach ëmmer op 2 Prozent vum RNB bis 2030, also no bei 1,5 Milliarden Euro, och wann dat neit 5-Prozent-Zil bis 2035 fir d'Groussherzogtum ee vun de stäilsten Opstigen ënner all Alliéiert bedeit. "Aktuell ass d'Roadmap, déi d'Regierung am Juni 2024 festgeluecht huet, nach ëmmer a Kraaft: 2 Prozent vum Bruttonationaleinkommen (RNB) am Joer 2030", huet de Büro vun der Verteidegungsministesch Yuriko Backes matgedeelt — a gläichzäiteg ugedeit, datt Lëtzebuerg iwwerleet, ob et beschleunege soll. D'Noricht aus Berlin ass kloer: d'Rechnung fir d'europäesch Sécherheet klëmmt séier — an och déi klengst Memberen vun der Alliéiert ginn ëm e Bäitrag gefrot, deen se zënter enger Generatioun net méi hu missen an d'A faassen. ### Sources - German parliament approves conscription scheme to boost the Bundeswehr — Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/12/05/german-parliament-approves-conscription-scheme-to-boost-the-bundeswehr/ - German Parliament Backs Controversial Military Service Law Amid Russian Threat — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/german-parliament-backs-controversial-military-service-law-amid-russian-threat - Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/germany-inches-closer-to-bringing-back-mandatory-military-service - Germany: Act to Modernize Military Service Enters into Force — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-28/germany-act-to-modernize-military-service-enters-into-force/ - New draft military service law / Federal Cabinet: Military service modernised — Federal Government of Germany (bundesregierung.de): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962 - Military service returns to Germany: the most important rules — Deutschland.de: https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/politics/new-military-service-bundeswehr - The Hague Summit Declaration (official text) — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg Details Plans to Raise Defence Spending to 2% of GNI by 2030 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/50197-luxembourg-details-plans-to-raise-defence-spending-to-2-of-gni-by-2030 --- ## Méi wéi dräimol den Dag: 1.297 Policeasätz wéint haislecher Gewalt 2025 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/haislech-gewalt-letzebuerg-1297-policeasaetz-2025 - Published: 2026-06-27T06:54:32.646+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:54:32.646+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: e3563138-176c-40d5-8163-9f809607a56f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Policeasätz si ronn 10 % an d'Luucht gaangen, op den héchste Stand zënter zéng Joer, an d'Parquete hunn 334 Ausweisungen ugeuerdent — wärend de Foyere-Système un seng Grenze stéisst. ### Summary Mat 1.297 Policeinterventiounen an 334 Ausweisungen huet haislech Gewalt 2025 zu Lëtzebuerg e Rekord erreecht — wärend den Hëllefssystem un seng Grenze stéisst. ### Key facts - 1.297 Policeinterventiounen wéint haislecher Gewalt 2025 — +10,1 % a Rekord zënter zéng Joer. - 334 Mol huet de Parquet de Täter aus dem Stot ewechgeholl, +16 % géintiwwer 2024 — bal eng Ausweisung pro Dag. - 2.802 Affer, dorënner bal 80 % Fraen a ronn 29 % Kanner; 2.075 mutmaasslech Täter, 63,5 % Männer. - 21,5 % vun den ausgewisenen Täter ware Récidivisten — méi wéi d'Hallschent dovun ass net bei Riicht Eraus opgetaucht. - Waardelëscht vu 50 bis 60 Frae fir e Foyer; de MEGA-Budget ass zënter 2024 ëm e Véierel eropgaangen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéivill Policeinterventiounen wéint haislecher Gewalt goufen et 2025 zu Lëtzebuerg?** 1.297 — ronn 108 pro Mount an esou vill wéi zënter zéng Joer net méi, e Plus vun 10,1 % géintiwwer den 1.178 vun 2024. **Q: Wat ass eng Ausweisung a wéi laang dauert se?** D'Police kann e gewalttätege Partner op Uerder vum Parquet fir d'éischt 14 Deeg aus dem gemeinsame Stot ewechhuelen. 2025 goufen 334 sou Mesuren ugeuerdent an 130 Mol verlängert. **Q: Wien ass meeschtens Affer a wien Täter?** Bei den Affer sinn ronn aacht vun zéng Fraen a no bei dräi vun zéng Kanner; bei de 2.075 mutmaassleche Täter sinn 63,5 % Männer. ### Body Méi wéi dräimol pro Dag ass d'Police 2025 ausgeréckelt, well doheem geschloen, gestouss oder bedroht gouf. Mat 1.297 Interventiounen wéint haislecher Gewalt huet d'lescht Joer e Stand erreecht, deen esou héich war wéi zënter zéng Joer net méi. D'Zuelen — virgestallt Enn Juni 2026 vun der Yuriko Backes (DP), der Ministesch fir d'Gläichstellung tëscht de Fraen an de Männer an d'Diversitéit — entspriechen am Schnëtt 108 Asätz pro Mount. 2024 hat d'Police 1.178 Interventiounen gezielt, 2023 der 1.057; déi 1.297 vum leschte Joer bedeiten also e Plus vun 10,1 Prozent an de Rekord vun der ganzer Dekade. Wien Affer ass — a wien d'Gewalt ausüübt De Bericht bündelt d'Donnéeë vun de Parquete vu Lëtzebuerg an Dikrech, vun der Police grand-ducale, vun den Afferhëllefsservicer SAVVD, PSYea an ALTERNATIVES esou wéi vum Riicht Eraus, deen mat den Täter schafft. Insgesamt goufen 2.802 Mënschen am eegene Stot Affer vu Gewalt: a bal aacht vun zéng Fäll waren et Fraen, an no bei dräi vun zéng Fäll Kanner. Ronn 80 Prozent vun de Virfäll spillte sech bannent engem Koppel of. D'Ënnersicher hunn 2.075 mutmaasslech Täter identifizéiert, 63,5 Prozent dovun Männer. Bei de Gewaltformen iwwerweegt déi kierperlech mat 79,1 Prozent, virun der ekonomescher (7 Prozent) an der sexueller Gewalt (5,5 Prozent). D'Verantwortlech warnen awer dovrun, d'Hausse eleng als méi Gewalt ze liesen. E groussen Deel, soe si, hänkt domat zesummen, datt d'Leit méi bereet sinn, Fäll ze mellen, an datt d'Ëffentlechkeet opmierksamer op Warnzeechen ass. „Et stellt ee fest: ëmmer méi Leit aus dem Ëmfeld — Noperen, Frënn, Familljemembere — mellen eis potenziell Gewaltfäll", sot d'Kristin Schmit, Zentraldirektesch vun der Police judiciaire, dem Quotidien. Bal all Dag eng Persoun aus der Wunneng An 334 Fäll hunn d'Parquete ugeuerdent, datt de mutmaassleche Täter d'Wunneng muss verloossen — 47 méi wéi 2024 an e Plus vu 16 Prozent. Dat sinn am Schnëtt 28 Ausweisunge pro Mount, bal eng pro Dag. No der Lëtzebuerger Gesetzgebung kann d'Police e gewalttätege Partner op Uerder vum Parquet fir d'éischt 14 Deeg aus dem gemeinsame Stot ewechhuelen — eng Mesure, déi dem Affer Loft soll ginn, ouni datt et selwer muss flüchten. Dës Uerdere goufen 2025 nach 130 Mol verlängert. D'Bild, wien ewechgeholl gëtt a wie geschützt gëtt, ass duerchgängeg kloer: - 87,7 Prozent vun de Persounen, déi ausgewise goufen, waren Männer; - 81,6 Prozent vun den Affer, déi duerch eng Ausweisung geschützt goufen, waren Fraen; - ongeféier eng vu fënnef Ausweisunge betraf e Widderhuelungstäter. Wou de System un seng Grenze stéisst Hannert de groussen Zuele weist de Bericht op Schwaachstellen. Vun den Täter, déi 2025 ausgewise goufen, waren 21,5 Prozent Récidivisten — a 55,6 Prozent vun dëse Widderhuelungstäter sinn net op déi obligatoresch Rendez-vouse bei Riicht Eraus gaangen, déi hiert Verhalen sollen oparbechten. Eng Lück, vun där de Ministère selwer zougëtt, datt se de System schwächt, fir Gewaltspiralen ze briechen. D'Backes huet matgedeelt, datt d'Regierung eng Etüd a Optrag ginn huet, fir d'Profile vun de récidivisteschen Täter ze erfaassen an d'Lëtzebuerger Äntwert mat anere Länner ze verglächen; operationell Empfeelunge gi spéider am Joer 2026 erwaart. Och um anere Enn vum System ass et enk. D'Hëllefsservicer hu vun enger Waardelëscht vu ronn 50 bis 60 Frae bericht, dacks mat hire Kanner, déi e Plaz an engem Foyer sichen — e Réckstau, vun deem Fachleit ëmmer erëm warnen, datt en d'Affer am geféierlechste Moment ausgesat léisst, nämlech wa si probéieren ze goen. Den nei geschafenen Nationale Centre fir Affer vu Gewalt (CNVV) huet a sengem éischte Betribsjoer e puer honnert Persoune begleet. D'Äntwert vun der Regierung D'Backes huet d'Zuele manner als geléiste Problem presentéiert wéi als ee, deen d'Land méi oppe ugeet — an huet ugedeit, datt d'Tendenz bei den Interventiounen an Ausweisungen nach net an déi richteg Richtung leeft. „Am Kampf géint haislech Gewalt setze mir weider op eng méi-dimensional Approche, déi de Schutz vun den Affer, d'Begleedung vun den Täter·innen an d'Sensibiliséierung verbënnt", sot d'Ministesch bei der Virstellung vum Bericht. D'Regierung huet dës Aarbecht an en nationale Aktiounsplang géint geschlechtsbaséiert Gewalt agebonnen, deen Dosende Projete quer duerch d'Ministèrë verbënnt. Virun enger parlamentarescher Kommissioun huet d'Backes erkläert, datt de Budget vun hirem Ministère zënter 2024 ëm ronn e Véierel gewuess ass, wouvun de gréissten Deel an d'Preventioun fléisst. Wat d'Récidive ugeet, war si däitlech iwwert d'Zil vun der neier Etüd: „Mir wëlle verstoen, wou d'Problemer leien a wat een an Zukunft an der Betreiung vu récidivisteschen Täter verbessere kann", sot si. Fir de Moment hannerléisst de Bericht eng nüchtern Bilanz: méi wéi dräi Policeinterventiounen den Dag, a bal all Dag een Täter, dee per Uerder aus enger Wunneng ewechgewise gëtt — an engem vun de räichsten a klengste Länner vun Europa. ### Sources - Luxembourg Records 1,297 Domestic Violence Police Interventions in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/62030-luxembourg-records-1-297-domestic-violence-police-interventions-in-2025 - Les interventions pour violence conjugale ont augmenté de 10% en 2025 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-interventions-pour-violence-conjugale-ont-augmente-de-10-en-2025 - Au Luxembourg, violences domestiques: davantage d'interventions et d'expulsions — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-violences-domestiques-davantage-d-interventions-et-d-expulsions-103591029 - Violences intrafamiliales en hausse: plus de trois interventions policières chaque jour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/violences-intrafamiliales-en-hausse-plus-de-trois-interventions-policieres-chaque-jour/ - La lutte contre la violence domestique continue — le rapport 2025 — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3758 - Yuriko Backes présente le Plan d'action national « Violences fondées sur le genre » et le rapport du Comité de coopération (rapport 2024) — Ministère de l'Égalité des genres et de la Diversité / gouvernement.lu: https://mega.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2025+06-juin+30-backes-rapport-violence.html - Domestic violence — Victim support (legal framework: 14-day police eviction) — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale: https://police.public.lu/en/aide-aux-victimes/violence-domestique.html --- ## Findel mat 36,3°C-Rekord: Juni-Hëtzt ouni Klimawandel net méiglech, seet WWA - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztwell-juni-2026-klimawandel-rekord-letzebuerg-roude-alarm - Published: 2026-06-27T06:44:17.291+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:44:17.291+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 2617388a-6a24-40bd-ada8-93131f5404a1 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eng nei WWA-Analyse weist: déi fossil befeierte Erderwiermung huet d'Enn-Juni-Hëtzt bis zu 3,5°C méi waarm gemaach – an zu Lëtzebuerg huet all ënnersichte Stad säi Rekord gebrach. ### Summary D'World Weather Attribution-Netzwierk hält fest, datt déi aktuell Hëtztwell a Westeuropa ouni de mënschgemaachte Klimawandel "praktesch onméiglech" gewiescht wier – mat Lëtzebuerg als ee vun den am schwéiersten betraffene Länner. ### Key facts - Eng WWA-Analyse vum 26. Juni 2026 hält fest, datt déi aktuell westeuropäesch Hëtztwell ouni de mënschgemaachte Klimawandel "praktesch onméiglech" gewiescht wier. - D'Dagestemperaturen waren ëm ronn 3,5°C méi héich wéi e gläiche Wiederlag virun 50 Joer bruecht hätt, d'Nuechten ëm 2,4°C méi waarm. - Zu Lëtzebuerg huet all ënnersichte Stad en ni dogewiesenen Hëtztstress-Rekord erreecht – grad wéi an der Tschechei a Litauen. - De Findel huet den 25. Juni 36,3°C gemooss – den héchste Juni-Wäert zënter dem Ufank vun de Miessungen 1947. - WWA zitéiert ronn 2.300 Hëtzt-Doudeger an 12 europäesche Stied eleng während der éischter Juni-Hëtztwell 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat war déi Hëtzt ouni Klimawandel "praktesch onméiglech"?** Laut der WWA-Analyse huet déi fossil befeierte Erderwiermung d'Dagestemperaturen ëm ronn 3,5°C méi héich gemaach wéi e gläiche Wiederlag virun 50 Joer. Sou eng Hëtzt ass haut zéng bis honnertmol méi wahrscheinlech a virun 50 Joer wier se praktesch onméiglech gewiescht. **Q: Wéi en Hëtzt-Rekord huet Lëtzebuerg gebrach?** De Findel-Fluchhafen huet den 25. Juni 2026 36,3°C gemooss – déi héchst Juni-Temperatur, déi zu Lëtzebuerg zënter dem Ufank vun de Miessungen 1947 opgeschriwwe gouf, virun deem fréiere Rekord vun 2017. **Q: Wat empfeelen d'Autoritéite bei der rouder Hëtztwarnung?** Op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag drénken, tëschent 11 an 21 Auer net an d'Sonn goen, d'Wunneng frësch halen, Alkohol vermeiden a no eelere Leit, isoléierte Persounen a ganz klenge Kanner kucken. ### Body Den 23. Juni, op eisem Nationalfeierdag, stoung d'ganzt Land ënner enger rouder Hëtztwarnung – an zwee Deeg duerno huet de Findel mat 36,3°C den héchste Juni-Wäert gemooss, deen zu Lëtzebuerg jee opgeschriwwe gouf. Datt dat keng Lëns vun engem normale Summer ass, sondern d'Resultat vu mënschgemaachtem Klimawandel, weist elo eng schnell wëssenschaftlech Analyse, déi den 26. Juni publizéiert gouf. D'Netzwierk World Weather Attribution (WWA), dat um Grantham Institute vum Imperial College London ugesidelt ass, kënnt zur Konklusioun, datt déi aktuell Hëtzt déi schlëmmsten an déi am meeschte verbreet ass, déi op eisem Kontinent jee gemooss gouf. D'Fuerscher hunn d'Period vum 18. bis 29. Juni a Frankräich, Däitschland, Italien, Spuenien an am Süden vun England ënnersicht. Hir Erkenntnes: D'Dagestemperaturen waren ëm ronn 3,5°C méi héich, wéi e gläiche Wiederlag virun ongeféier 50 Joer bruecht hätt, an ëm zirka 2°C méi héich wéi 2003. Och d'Nuechte ginn net méi richteg kal: si waren ëm 2,4°C méi waarm wéi 1976 an ëm 1,3°C méi waarm wéi 2003. D'Folleg ass, datt de Kierper guer keng Chance méi huet, sech iwwer Nuecht z'erhuelen. Europa seng waarmsten Deeg erwiermen sech haut ongeféier dräimol méi séier wéi de globale Schnëtt, d'Nuechten ongeféier duebel sou séier. "Dëst Evenement wier am Juni ouni de Klimawandel net méiglech gewiescht", sot den Theodore Keeping, Fuerscher um Imperial College London an Haaptauteur vun der Analyse. Vun zéng bis honnertmol méi wahrscheinlech D'Bild, dat d'Wëssenschaftler zeechnen, ass dat vun engem Risiko, deen rasant klëmmt. Hëtzt vun där Intensitéit ass haut "zéng bis honnertmol méi wahrscheinlech" wéi nach virun enger Generatioun – a virun 50 Joer wier se praktesch onméiglech gewiescht. Extrem Nuechtwäerter sinn ëm ronn 100-mol méi wahrscheinlech wéi während der déidlecher Hëtztwell vun 2003, d'Dagesspëtzten ëm ongeféier zéngmol. Fir ze moossen, wéi staark de mënschleche Kierper belaascht gëtt, hunn d'Fuerscher den esougenannte Feuchtkugel-Globustemperatur analyséiert – en Hëtztstress-Index, deen Temperatur, Loftfiichtegkeet, Wand an direkt Sonn kombinéiert – iwwer 854 Stied an 30 europäesche Länner. Ongeféier 45% hunn zënter dem 18. Juni hire Juni-Allzäitrekord beim Hëtztstress gebrach oder waren um Wee, en ze briechen. An dräi Länner war d'Bild absolut: an der Tschechei, a Litauen an zu Lëtzebuerg huet all eenzel ënnersichte Stad ni dogewiescht Wäerter erreecht. D'Friederike Otto, Klimawëssenschaftlerin um Imperial College London a Matgrënnerin vu WWA, freet et kloer: "De Wiederlag selwer ass net besonnesch ongewéinlech, mä d'Temperaturen sinn et – oder zumindest waren se et ouni de mënschgemaachte Klimawandel." Mat enger Erderwiermung vun haut ronn 1,4°C iwwer dem virindustrielle Niveau, warnt d'Analyse, kënnt extrem Hëtzt séier un d'Grenze vun deem, fir wat eis Gesellschaften iwwerhaapt gebaut sinn. Roude Alarm um Nationalfeierdag Fir Lëtzebuerg war dat keng Abstraktioun, mä geliefte Realitéit. MeteoLux huet d'ganzt Land vu méindes, dem 22. Juni, 12 Auer un ënner eng rout Hëtztwarnung gesat – déi héchst Stuf – an se duerno bis Enn vun der Woch verlängert. Virausgesot ware Spëtzten tëschent 36°C an 38°C am Süden, lokal bis bei 40°C, mat ganz wéineg Ofkillung an der Nuecht a kengem nennenswäerte Reen. Datt déi rout Warnung ausgerechent um Nationalfeierdag louch, huet d'Saach besonnesch zougespëtzt. Zwee Deeg duerno koum dann de Rekord vu 36,3°C um Findel – déi héchst Juni-Temperatur, déi zu Lëtzebuerg zënter dem Ufank vun de Miessungen 1947 opgeschriwwe gouf, virun deem fréiere Juni-Rekord vun 2017. Lëtzebuerg stoung niewent Groussbritannien, Däitschland, Frankräich, Spuenien an der Schwäiz, déi all hir héchst Alarmstuf erausginn hunn, wärend uechtert de Kontinent d'Rekorder gefall sinn. D'Autoritéiten hunn dëse Verhalensrot ginn: - op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag drénken; - tëschent 11 an 21 Auer net an d'Sonn goen; - d'Wunneng frësch halen an Alkohol vermeiden; - no eelere Leit, isoléierte Persounen a ganz klenge Kanner kucken – déi Gruppen, déi d'Hëtzt als éischt dréit. Eng ëmmer méi héich Afferzuel Déi Warnungen hunn e bedréckende Fong. D'WWA-Equipe zitéiert ronn 2.300 Doudeger an 12 europäesche Stied eleng während der éischter Juni-Hëtztwell vun 2026. Wann ee méi wäit zréckkuckt: am Summer 2022 sinn an Europa schätzungsweis méi wéi 60.000 Mënschen un der Hëtzt gestuerwen, am Joer drop méi wéi 47.000. Domat zielt extrem Hëtzt zu de gefäerlechsten Naturrisiken vun eisem Kontinent – och wann se am Verglach mat Iwwerschwemmungen oder Stuerm méi onsichtbar bleift. Fachleit aus dem Gesondheetsberäich ënnersträichen, datt d'Bewosstsinn besser gouf, mä de Schutz net mathält. "D'Leit an Europa si sech vill méi bewosst iwwer d'Risike vun der Hëtzt wéi fréier, mä d'Bewosstsinn eleng duergeet net", sot d'Carolina Pereira Marghidan, Expertin fir Hëtzt a Gesondheet beim Climate Centre vum Roude Kräiz. D'Wëssenschaftler sinn iwwer d'Léier ganz däitlech: All Zéngtel Grad méi Erwiermung, virun allem ugedriwwen duerch d'Verbrenne vu Kuel, Ueleg a Gas, verréckelt d'Chancen ëmmer méi a Richtung Hëtztwellen, déi am Juni fréier ondenkbar waren. Fir Lëtzebuerg a seng Noperen an der Groussregioun heescht dat: esou eng Woch ass keng Ausnam, déi een duerchsteet a vergësst, mä e Virgeschmaach op d'Summere vu muer – ausser d'Emissioune falen. ### Sources - Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades — World Weather Attribution: https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/ - Heatwave in Europe is the most severe ever recorded - study — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580410-europe-heatwave-environment/ - Climate change the culprit for Europe's 'most severe' heatwave: Report — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/climate-change-the-culprit-for-europes-most-severe-heatwave-report - Europe's record-shattering heat wave would have been 'virtually impossible' just a few decades ago — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/climate/european-heat-wave-impossible-global-warming - Europe's record heatwave: does the continent have a new climate? — Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02046-x - Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe's record-breaking June heat — Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-how-climate-change-intensified-europes-record-breaking-june-heat/ - Ongoing European Heatwave 'Virtually Impossible' 50 Years Ago — Earth.org: https://earth.org/ongoing-european-heatwave-most-severe-ever-recorded-virtually-impossible-50-years-ago-study/ - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Unprecedented June heat grips Europe this week — Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/unprecedented-june-heat-grips-europe-this-week/ - Luxembourg Record High and Low Temperature Map and List — Plantmaps: https://www.plantmaps.com/en/lu/climate/extremes/c/luxembourg-record-high-low-temperatures - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization: https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe --- ## Kerosin gëtt knapp: Europa warnt virun engem Engpass an der Héichsaison – och de Findel am Bléck - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kerosin-knappheet-europa-fluchhafen-findel-cargolux-summer-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T06:19:16.628+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:19:16.628+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: ab563f26-4187-48a0-a821-34405a805d04 - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > Fluchhafen- an Energieverbänn warnen, datt eng Kerosin-Klemm ronderëm d'Strooss vun Hormuz d'Flich bis an den August ënner Drock setze kéint – kleng Drëtt wéi de Findel besonnesch am Bléck. ### Summary Europäesch Loftfaart- an Energieverbänn warnen virun engem Kerosin-Manktem bis spéiden Summer, ausgeléist duerch d'Stéierungen un der Strooss vun Hormuz. Och de Findel mat Luxair a Cargolux steet am Bléck, och wann de neie Brennstoffdepot eréischt 2028 fäerdeg ass. ### Key facts - ACI Europe warnt virun engem systemesche Kerosin-Manktem an der EU, wann d'Strooss vun Hormuz net bannent dräi Wochen erëm stabil opgeet – ronn 100 Drëtt an 170 Milliounen Summer-Reesend wieren betraff. - Goldman Sachs gesäit d'EU-Kerosinbestänn am Juni ënner d'23-Deeg-Schwell vun der IEA falen, mat Risiko op 20 Deeg am Juli a 15 am August; d'Präisser sinn zënter Enn Februar ëm ronn 95 Prozent geklommen. - Fluchgesellschaften reagéieren: Lufthansa sträicht ronn 20.000 Summerflich, KLM ronn 80, SAS ronn 1.000 a United schrauft d'Kapazitéit ëm ronn 5 Prozent zréck. - De Findel ass als eenzege Fluchhafen vum Land an Heembasis vu Cargolux a Luxair besonnesch exposéiert; kleng a sekundär Drëtt si relativ méi a Gefor. - Den neie Brennstoffdepot um Findel (bis zu sechs Tanken, 106,5 Milliounen Euro, +275 Prozent Kapazitéit) ass eréischt 2028 fäerdeg an hëlleft dëse Summer nach net. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass de Grond fir de Kerosin-Manktem an Europa?** D'Stéierung vun der Strooss vun Hormuz no de Schléi op den Iran Enn Februar 2026 huet d'Versuergung gedrosselt. Iwwer dës Strooss leeft ronn e Fënneftel vum gehandelten Uelegfléisst, an de Golf liwwert e grousse Stéck vum Kerosin, dee d'EU importéiert. D'EU raffinéiert ronn 70 Prozent vu sengem Kerosin selwer an importéiert de Rescht. **Q: Wéi ass de Findel betraff?** De Findel ass deen eenzegen internationale Fluchhafen vum Land an d'Heembasis vu Luxair a vu Cargolux, där gréisster reiner Frachtfluchgesellschaft an Europa. Analysten soen, datt méi kleng a sekundär Drëtt relativ méi exposéiert si wéi déi grouss Hubs, well se manner staark Pipeline- a Lagerverbindungen hunn. **Q: Léist den neie Brennstoffdepot um Findel d'Problem?** Net dëse Summer. D'Anlag (bis zu sechs Tanke vu 5.000 Kubikmeter, 106,5 Milliounen Euro, +275 Prozent Lagerkapazitéit) gouf am Oktober 2025 ugefaang, nach virun der Kris, an ass eréischt fir 2028 fäerdeg. Si ass op Robustheet ausgeluecht, mat Camionsliwwerungen als Réckfall a Kompatibilitéit mat SAF. ### Body Wann d'Vakanzefliger an d'Frachtmaschinnen dëse Summer am dichtsten um Himmel sinn, da steet d'europäesch Loftfaart ënner engem ongewinnten Drock: ëmmer méi dréngend Warnungen, datt de Kerosin knapp gëtt. Verbänn aus der Loftfaart an der Energie soen, datt d'Versuergung vun der EU duerch d'Stéierungen un der Strooss vun Hormuz – do, wou normalerweis ronn e Fënneftel vum gehandelten Uelegfléisst – immens ënner Drock geroden ass. Déi schäerfste Warnung koum vun ACI Europe, dem Daachverband vu méi wéi 600 europäesche Fluchhäfen. An engem Bréif vum 9. Abrëll un den EU-Transportkommissär Apostolos Tzitzikostas huet de Generaldirekter Olivier Jankovec et net beschéinegt. "Wann d'Passage duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz net bannent de nächsten dräi Wochen op eng bedeitend a stabil Manéier erëm opgeet, da gëtt e systemesche Kerosin-Manktem fir d'EU zur Realitéit", huet den Olivier Jankovec, Generaldirekter vun ACI Europe, an engem Bréif un d'Europäesch Kommissioun geschriwwen. ACI Europe schat, datt ronn 100 grouss EU-Drëtt an eppes wéi 170 Milliounen Summer-Reesend dovunner betraff wieren – bei e puer Fluchhäfen sollen d'Reserven nëmmen nach aacht bis zéng Deeg duerge. De Chef vun der Internationaler Energieagentur, de Fatih Birol, huet Mëtt Abrëll gewarnt, Europa hätt bei deemoolege Verbrauch "vläicht nach sechs Wochen" Kerosin. D'Europäesch Kommissioun bleift virsiichteg: hir Sproochfra Anna-Kaisa Itkonen huet bestätegt, de Maart wier zwar gespaant, mä "et gëtt de Moment keng Brennstoff-Manktemer". Firwat d'Klemm ëmmer méi enk gëtt De Grond ass d'Geographie. De Golf liwwert e grousse Stéck vum importéierte Kerosin vun der EU, an d'Stéierung un der Strooss vun Hormuz huet dëse Flux zënter dem Fréijoer gedrosselt. D'EU raffinéiert ronn 70 Prozent vu sengem Kerosin selwer an importéiert de Rescht – wat se empfindlech mécht fir all längere Stëllstand. No Zuelen, déi Euronews zitéiert, sinn d'Kerosinpräisser an de Wochen no de Schléi op den Iran Enn Februar ëm ronn 95 Prozent eropgaang. Déi europäesch Raffinerien – haaptsächlech an Däitschland, Italien, Spuenien an den Nidderlanden – hunn op Kerosin ëmgestallt. Den TotalEnergies-Chef Patrick Pouyanne huet d'Uerder mat "max jet first" zesummegefaasst. Mä eng Raffinerie kann hire Kerosin-Undeel nëmme bescheide klammen – vu ronn engem Zéngtel vun hirer Produktioun op vläicht 13 Prozent, net verduebelen. An d'Lager hëlleft just begrenzt: déi lescht 15 bis 20 Prozent vun engem Tank kann ee net méi sécher erauszéien. De Kalenner mécht d'Saach nach méi schlëmm. D'Nofro erreecht hire Peak am August a September – do läit de Verbrauch däitlech iwwer dem vum Fréijoer (am August soll en ronn 40 Prozent iwwer dem Mäerz leien), grad wann d'Bestänn dënn ginn. Goldman Sachs huet prognostizéiert, datt déi kommerziell EU-Kerosinbestänn am Juni ënner déi unerkannten 23-Deeg-Schwell vun der IEA falen, mam Risiko op ronn 20 Deeg am Juli a 15 am August. Um Handelsplaz Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerpen (ARA) sollen d'Bestänn zënter Enn Februar ëm ronn d'Halschent erofgaang sinn. "Mir schlofwandelen ëmmer nach an dës ukommend Katastrof eran", huet de Claudio Galimberti, Chefekonomist bei Rystad Energy, gesot. D'Fluchgesellschaften zécken hir Pläng zesummen D'Carrieren hunn reagéiert andeems se hir Summerprogrammer ausdënnen, fir de Brennstoff ze strecken an hir wäertvollst Streckenen ze schützen. Ënner de Schrëtt, déi an der Branche bekannt ginn: - D'Lufthansa Group huet ronn 20.000 Summerflich gestrach a sech als Zil ronn 40.000 Tonne gespuerte Brennstoff gesat, dobäi nach Fligeren aus der Flott geholl. - KLM huet am Mee ronn 80 Flich vu Amsterdam-Schiphol geuechen an huet weider Annulatiounen am Europaverkéier ugekënnegt. - SAS huet am Abrëll ronn 1.000 Flich reduzéiert, an United huet seng Kapazitéit am zweeten an drëtte Quartal ëm ronn 5 Prozent zréckgeschrauft. Analysten warnen, datt méi kleng a sekundär Fluchhäfen relativ méi exposéiert sinn wéi déi grouss Drëtt, déi op méi staarke Pipeline- a Lagerverbindunge sëtzen. Fir d'Knappheet ze managen, hunn d'EU-Energieminister bei hirem Treffen Enn Juni eng koordinéiert Fräiloossung vu strategesche Reserven a Moossnamen zur Nofro-Steierung ofgewien, während de Loftfaartverband IATA Bréissel gedréckt huet, fir d'"Anti-Tankering"-Reegelen ze suspendéieren, déi limitéieren, wéi vill Brennstoff e Fliger tëscht Fluchhäfen mat sech féiert. Wou de Findel an d'Bild passt De Findel ass deen eenzegen internationale Fluchhafen vum Land an d'Heembasis vu Luxair a Cargolux – där gréisster reiner Frachtfluchgesellschaft an Europa, déi mat enger Flott vu Boeing-747-Frachter ronn eng Millioun Tonne Fracht d'Joer iwwer ee vun de gefrotste Cargo-Drëtt vum Kontinent bewegt. Eng Kerosin-Klemm bedroht also net nëmmen d'Vakanzeflich, mä och déi Frachtschlagoder, déi duerch d'Grand-Duché leeft. De Findel verkierpert grad déi Eenzelquell-Schwächt, virun déi Analysten warnen – mä de Fluchhafen huet seng Versuergung scho ugefaang ofzehäerten. Am Oktober 2025, nach virun der aktueller Kris, huet lux-Airport den éischte Spuetestéch fir en neie Brennstoffdepot gesat: bis zu sechs Tanke vu jeeweils 5.000 Kubikmeter, fir e Käschtepunkt vu ronn 106,5 Milliounen Euro (eppes wéi 125 Milliounen Dollar), wat d'Lagerkapazitéit op der Plaz ëm ronn 275 Prozent erophiewt. D'Anlag soll 2028 fäerdeg sinn an ass op Robustheet ausgeluecht – mat Camionsliwwerungen als Réckfalloptioun a Kompatibilitéit mat nohaltegem Loftfaartbrennstoff (SAF). "Andeem mir d'Kapazitéit vum Brennstoffdepot moderniséieren an ausbauen, erreeche mir eng méi grouss Versuergungssécherheet a Reservekapazitéit fir e wuessenden Loftverkéier", sou den Alexander Flassak, CEO vu lux-Airport, beim Spuetestéch. D'Mobilitéitsministesch Yuriko Backes huet gesot, d'Projet géif d'Versuergungssécherheet an d'Effizienz vum Fluchhafen erhéijen. Déi Investitioun ass dëse Summer nach net um Netz. Bis op Weideres hänkt de Reese- a Frachtverkéier vun Europa an der Héichsaison dovun of, ob d'Versuergung aus dem Golf sech stabiliséiert, ob d'Raffinerien an d'Importeuren mat der Augustnofro Schrëtt halen, an ob d'Reserven an d'Noutmoossname vun der Kommissioun duergeneen, fir de Kerosin um Fléissen ze halen. ### Sources - Airports could face a jet fuel crunch within 3 weeks, industry warns — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/jet-fuel-shortage-european-airports-strait-of-hormuz.html - Europe's summer travel is on the line as airlines' jet fuel supply dwindles — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/europe-jet-fuel-shortage-airlines-cut-flights.html - EU energy ministers eye jet fuel reserves as Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens supply — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/12/eu-energy-ministers-eye-jet-fuel-reserves-as-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-threatens-supply - EU downplays jet fuel shortage risks despite IEA warning — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/eu-downplays-jet-fuel-shortage-risks-despite-iea-warning - Europe's jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/europe-jet-fuel-fall-below-23-day-shortage-threshold/ - Europe braces for severe jet fuel crunch before summer rush — Cirium: https://www.cirium.com/thoughtcloud/europe-braces-for-severe-jet-fuel-crunch-before-summer-rush/ - Jet fuel uncertainty puts Europe under pressure as Brussels prepares guidance for airlines — EU Perspectives: https://euperspectives.eu/2026/05/jet-fuel-measures-shortage-european-commission/ - Airports Council International warns ~100 EU airports face jet fuel shortage without Hormuz — VisaVerge: https://www.visaverge.com/news/airports-council-international-warns-100-eu-airports-face-jet-fuel-shortage-without-hormuz/ - Europe risks jet fuel shortages if Hormuz disruption persists, ACI says — Gulf Business: https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2026/aviation/europe-risks-jet-fuel-shortages-if-hormuz-disruption-persists-aci/ - Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks' of jet fuel left, energy agency head warns — ITV News: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-16/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-warns - Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — lux-Airport: https://www.lux-airport.lu/luxembourg-airport-begins-construction-of-state-of-the-art-fuel-farm-to-meet-21st-century-supply-demands/ - Major Infrastructure Upgrade: Luxembourg Airport Begins Construction of State-of-the-Art Fuel Farm — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/10-octobre/02-backes-aeroport.html - Luxembourg Airport Begins Building $125M Fuel Farm — Aviation Week: https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/luxembourg-airport-begins-building-125m-fuel-farm - Cargolux — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux --- ## Trump dreet mat 100 % Zoll wéinst Digitalsteieren — Lëtzebuergs Stolexport am Viséier - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/trump-100-prozent-zoll-digitalsteier-luxemburg-export-stol - Published: 2026-06-27T06:09:36.346+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T06:09:36.346+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: d34cc4f5-e8e0-46a3-a39f-584bd7dfe2ea - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Washington dreet, Länner mat Digitalsteier mat 100 % Zoll ze beleeën — e puer Deeg ier den EU-US-Handelsdeal a Kraaft trëtt. Lëtzebuerg hieft keng esou Steier, ass awer iwwer de Metallexport ofhängeg. ### Summary Den US-President Donald Trump dreet mat 100 % Zoll op Wuere vu Länner, déi US-Techkonzerner besteieren. Lëtzebuerg huet keng Digitalsteier, mä säin exportstaarke Metallsecteur an déi enk Verflechtung mat Däitschland maachen d'Land mëttelbar verwundbar. ### Key facts - Den Trump dreet mat 100 % Zoll op Wuere vun all Land, dat US-Techfirmen wéi Meta, Alphabet an Amazon besteiert. - Lëtzebuerg hieft keng Digitalsteier; an der EU hunn ënner anerem Frankräich, Italien a Spuenien (3 %) an Éisträich (5 %) esou eng Ofgab. - Den Zoll soll all Handelsdeal ausstiechen — och deen, deen d'EU-Exporter bei 15 % deckelt an de 4. Juli a Kraaft trëtt. - Stol, Aluminium a Koffer si vum 15-Prozent-Plafong ausgeschloss a bleiwen ënner Section 232 mat 50 % belaascht. - De STATEC gesäit déi gréisst Gefor mëttelbar: e Réckgang bei Handelspartner wéi Däitschland an eng Ustiechung iwwer d'Finanzmäert. ### FAQ **Q: Ass Lëtzebuerg direkt vun der Drohung betraff?** Net direkt: Lëtzebuerg hieft keng Digitalsteier, sou datt et net am Viséier vum Trump senger Drohung steet. D'Risiko ass mëttelbar — iwwer säi Metallexport an d'enk Verflechtung mat Handelspartner wéi Däitschland. **Q: Wéi vill mécht den US-Maart fir Lëtzebuerg aus?** Dem STATEC no maachen d'USA ronn 3 % vun de Wuereexporter an e ähnlechen Undeel vun den Importer aus. Metaller sinn awer 30 bis 40 % vun de Wueren, déi an d'USA ginn, an domat besonnesch ofhängeg. **Q: Firwat sinn d'Mäert roueg bliwwen?** Den US-Supreme-Court huet am Februar mat 6 zu 3 entscheet, datt den IEEPA dem President net d'Recht gëtt, Zëll ze verhänken. Dem Weisse Haus bleiwen nëmmen méi enk Instrumenter wéi Section 301 a 232, déi méi lues a juristesch méi enk sinn. **Q: Wat huet d'EU op d'Drohung geäntwert?** D'Kommissioun huet eesäiteg Moossnamen als 'ongerechtfäerdegt' bezeechent a gesot, d'EU géif 'séier an entschloss' reagéieren. Hire Riedaussprooch Olof Gill huet betount, d'Digitalsteiere wieren net-diskriminéierend a géifen op all grouss Firmen applizéieren. ### Body E Message op Truth Social, e puer Sätz laang — an d'Onsécherheet ass erëm zréck an enger Economie, déi vum oppenen Handel lieft. Den US-President Donald Trump huet e Freideg gedréit, all Land mat 100 % Zoll ze beleeën, dat US-Technologiekonzerner besteiert. Eng Ukënnegung, déi de frësch ausgehandelten Handelsdeal tëscht der EU an de Vereenegte Staaten iwwerschreiwe géif — just e puer Deeg ier en a Kraaft trëtt. An sengem Post huet den Trump europäesch Regierungen ugezielt, déi laut him iwwer eng "imminent" Aféierung vun Digitalsteiere géint Firme wéi Meta, Alphabet an Amazon diskutéieren. Esou Ofgaben, sou de President, wieren "all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology" — also alleguer dofir geduecht, der amerikanescher Technologie ze schueden oder se ze diskriminéieren. Wien esou eng Steier ulee géif, misst mat ëmfaassenden Zëll op alles rechnen, wat an d'USA verschéckt gëtt. Loosst dës Erklärung als Zeechen dofir gëllen, datt all Land, dat esou eng Steier erhieft, direkt mat engem Zoll vun 100 % op all an iergendwellech Wueren, déi an d'Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika geschéckt ginn, konfrontéiert gëtt. Den Trump huet derbäigesat, datt den Zoll all Handelsofkommes mam betraffene Land "supersede" — also ausstiechen — géif, "egal ob ëmgesat, ënnerschriwwen oder net". Wéi hien d'Drohung duerchsetze wëll, oder ob se fir all Land op eemol oder ee no deem aneren gëllt, blouf onkloer. Wou de Sträit hierkënnt Digitalsteieren — Ofgaben op de Bruttoëmsaz, deen déi grouss Tech-Plattformen an engem Land maachen — zielen zënter Joren zu de gréissten Dären am transatlanteschen Handel. Si goufe bewosst aus dem EU-US-Handelsofkommes erausgehalen a bleiwen ongeléist. An der EU hunn der Tax Foundation no Frankräich, Spuenien, Italien, Éisträich, Dänemark, Ungarn, Polen a Portugal scho schonn eng Digitalsteier: - 3 % a Frankräich, Italien a Spuenien - 5 % an Éisträich - Ausserhalb der EU: 2 % am Vereenegte Kinnekräich zënter 2020, plus d'Schwäiz an d'Tierkei Lëtzebuerg hieft keng esou Steier — an domat steet d'Grand-Duché net direkt am Schoss vum Trump. Firwat Bréissel roueg bleift D'Europäesch Kommissioun huet d'Drohung zréckgewisen. De Riedaussprooch fir den Handel, den Olof Gill, huet betount, d'Steiere wieren "non-discriminatory" a géifen op "all large companies, regardless of their origin" applizéiert — also op all grouss Firmen, egal vu wou se kommen. "Eesäiteg Moossnamen, déi sech géint esou legitim Politik riichten, sinn ongerechtfäerdegt", sou de Gill. "Wann se verfollegt ginn, wäert d'EU séier an entschloss reagéieren, fir hir Rechter an hir regulatoresch Autonomie ze verdeedegen." Datt d'Mäert roueg bliwwe sinn, huet e konkrete juristesche Grond. Am Februar huet den US-Supreme-Court mat 6 zu 3 entscheet, datt den International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) dem President net d'Recht gëtt, Zëll ze verhänken. Domat sinn déi "reciprocal" Zëll, déi den Trump 2025 ugekënnegt hat, gefall a den 24. Februar ofgeschaaft ginn. Dem Weisse Haus bleiwen elo just méi enk Instrumenter — virun allem Enquêten no Section 301 a Section 232 — déi méi lues sinn a juristesch méi enk gefaasst. Washington huet zwar Section-301-Enquête zu den Digitalsteieren opgemaach, mä en Zoll vun 100 % iwwer d'Bunn ze bréngen, ass vill méi schwéier wéi e Social-Media-Post et virgaukelt. E Pakt e puer Deeg viru senger Geltung D'Timing ass net zoufälleg. D'Drohung koum just virum 4. Juli, dem Datum, op deem d'EU an d'USA hiren Handelsdeal ëmzesetzen ufänken — en Deal, deen d'Zëll op déi meescht EU-Exporter bei 15 % deckelt. De Kader gouf am Juli 2025 tëscht der Kommissiounspresidentin Ursula von der Leyen an dem Trump ausgehandelt; d'EU-Parlament an d'Memberstaaten hunn d'Ëmsetzungsgesetzgebung den 20. Mee 2026 ugeholl. Dee 15-Prozent-Plafong deckt awer net alles. Stol, Aluminium a Koffer sinn ausgeschloss a bleiwen ënner Section 232 mat 50 % belaascht — eng direkt Suerg fir e Land, dat säi gréisste Wueregrupp an d'USA grad bei de Metaller huet. D'Kommissioun huet sech d'Recht virbehalen, hir eege Konzessiounen op Stol an Aluminium ze suspendéieren, wann Washington bis Enn 2026 nach ëmmer iwwer 15 % op dës Produkter applizéiert. Wat e Pauschalzoll fir Lëtzebuerg géif heeschen Lëtzebuergs direkt Ofhängegkeet vum US-Maart ass moderat. De STATEC schätzt, datt d'USA ronn 3 % vun de Wuereexporter vun der Grand-Duché ausmaachen an e ähnlechen Undeel bei den Importer. Mä d'Ofhängegkeet ass konzentréiert: Metaller a Metallprodukter maachen 30 bis 40 % vun de Wueren aus, déi Lëtzebuerg an d'USA schéckt, an hunn en Exportundeel vu 6 bis 7 %; Textilien sinn ronn 10 %. Servicer-Exporter an d'USA — opgedeelt tëscht finanziellen an net-finanziellen Aktivitéiten — kommen nach mat 4 bis 5 % derbäi. Déi méi grouss Gefor, esou waarnt de STATEC, ass mëttelbar. Als eng vun den oppensten Economien Europas ass Lëtzebuerg ganz empfindlech, wann seng Handelspartner schwächeln — virun allem Däitschland, säi gréisste Partner, deem seng Autosindustrie schonn am Viséier vun de Zëll war. E Pauschalzoll vun 100 %, deen de 15-Prozent-Deal iwwerschreiwe géif, géif sech duerch déi enk verflochte grenziwwerschreidend Liwwerketten an der Groussregioun zéien, wou Deeler a fäerdeg Wuere mat Frankräich, der Belsch an Däitschland hin- an hierfueren, ier se op den Exportmaart kommen. De STATEC huet och e finanzielle Kanal markéiert: dem Land säi grousse Fongs- a Bankesecteur ass enger eventueller "Ustiechung iwwer d'Finanzmäert" ausgesat, déi eng staark Eskalatioun ausléise kéint. Fir de Moment bleift d'Drohung bedéngt — si gräift nëmmen, wann eng Regierung effektiv eng Digitalsteier aféiert — a vun de Geriichter ageschränkt. Mä si erënnert drun, wéi ofhängeg eng kleng, handelsorientéiert Economie vun Entscheedungen ass, déi zu Washington geholl ginn. Fir Lëtzebuerg, dat selwer keng Digitalsteier hieft, läit d'Risiko net doranner, eraus gepickt ze ginn. Et läit doranner, an de Wirkungskrees vun engem Sträit tëscht sengem Bannemaart a sengem gréissten externen Handelspartner ze geroden. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariffs over EU digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/us-president-donald-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-if-europe-implement-digital-services-tax - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-threatens-100-tax-on-european-imports-if-countries-impose-tax-on-digital-services - Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services — ABC7 News (Associated Press): https://abc7news.com/post/trump-threatens-100-tax-european-imports-countries-impose-digital-services/19390760/ - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on countries putting 'Digital Services Tax on American Companies' — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/trump-tariff-trade-tech-tax.html - Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Europe if countries impose tax on US digital services — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260626-trump-threatens-100-tariffs-on-europe-if-countries-impose-tax-on-us-digital-services - Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know Now — Holland & Knight: https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-ieepa-tariffs - Supreme Court strikes down tariffs — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs/ - EU-US trade: Council and Parliament strike a deal to implement the tariff elements of the Joint Statement — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/20/eu-us-trade-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-to-implement-the-tariff-elements-of-the-joint-statement/ - The EU-US trade deal: Restoring stability and predictability — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/trade/eu-us-trade-deal_en - Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2026 — Tax Foundation Europe: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/ - STATEC Warns of Indirect Risks to Luxembourg from US Tariff Policy — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/54160-statec-warns-of-indirect-risks-to-luxembourg-from-us-tariff-policy - The exposure of global and EU trade to US tariffs — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/exposure-global-and-eu-trade-us-tariffs_en --- ## Eurovision: Staat bezilt d'Lëtzebuerger Participatioun bis 2029 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eurovision-staatsgeld-bis-2029-rockhal-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-27T05:53:39.114+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:53:39.114+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 1c981ad9-0b37-418a-be51-61cadac6a98f - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > No der verpasster Finall 2026 huet d'Regierung gréng Luucht gi fir dräi weider Editiounen — eng Subventioun, déi 2024 e Comeback fir 1,1 Milliounen Euro bezuelt huet. ### Summary D'Regierung finanzéiert d'Lëtzebuerger Eurovision-Participatioun fir 2027, 2028 an 2029. Den nächste Luxembourg Song Contest ass den 30. Januar 2027 op der Rockhal. ### Key facts - RTL Lëtzebuerg huet am Juni 2026 confirméiert, datt d'Regierung d'Finanzéierung fir d'Editiounen 2027, 2028 an 2029 guttgeheescht huet. - De Retour vu Lëtzebuerg 2024, no 31 Joer Absenz, hat e Budget vu ronn 1,1 Milliounen Euro, mam gréissten Deel fir d'national Virausscheedung. - De véierte Luxembourg Song Contest ass den 30. Januar 2027 op der Rockhal zu Esch-Belval; den Opruff fir Kandidaturen kënnt am Juli. - 2026 ass d'Eva Marija mat "Mother Nature" zu Wien an der Hallefinall hänke bliwwen — déi éischt Net-Qualifikatioun zanter dem Retour. - Delegatiounschef Dave Gloesener ënnersträicht, datt d'Finanzéierung net un d'Resultater um Concours gebonnen ass. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi laang finanzéiert d'Regierung d'Lëtzebuerger Eurovision-Participatioun?** D'Regierung huet d'Finanzéierung fir déi nächst dräi Editiounen guttgeheescht — 2027, 2028 an 2029. Domat geet den ursprénglechen Engagement vun 2023 bis 2026 weider bis 2029. **Q: Wéini an wou ass den nächste Luxembourg Song Contest?** De véierten Optrëtt vun der nationaler Virausscheedung ass de Samschdeg, den 30. Januar 2027 op der Rockhal zu Esch-Belval. D'Detailer vum Opruff fir Kandidaturen sinn op de Juli 2026 ugekënnegt. **Q: Wat huet de Comeback vu Lëtzebuerg 2024 kascht?** De Medienministère huet e Budget vu ronn 1,1 Milliounen Euro confirméiert, mam gréissten Deel fir d'Produktioun vum Luxembourg Song Contest. D'Regierung huet e positive Retour vu ronn 125.000 Euro virausgesinn. **Q: Wéi huet Lëtzebuerg 2026 ofgeschnidden?** D'Eva Marija mat "Mother Nature" ass an der zweeter Hallefinall zu Wien op der 12. Plaz hänke bliwwen, 62 Punkte vun der Qualifikatioun ewech — déi éischt Net-Qualifikatioun zanter dem Retour 2024. ### Body Lëtzebuerg bleift bis op d'mannst Enn vum Joerzéngt um Eurovision Song Contest dobäi — an de Staat leet weider d'Sue dofir um Dësch. Am Juni huet RTL Lëtzebuerg confirméiert, datt d'Regierung d'Finanzéierung fir d'Land seng Participatioun un den nächsten dräi Editiounen — 2027, 2028 an 2029 — guttgeheescht huet. Domat geet e Kulturprojet weider, deen 2024 mam Retour vum Grand-Duché an d'Konkurrenz ugefaang huet, no 31 Joer Absenz. Déi Decisioun mécht e Schlussstréch ënner Méint vun Onsécherheet. Ob Lëtzebuerg seng Plaz an Europa sengem meeschtgekuckten Live-Spektakel behält, hat doru gehaang, ob de Staat déi Subventioun erneiert, déi d'Matmaache iwwerhaapt méiglech mécht — eng Fro, déi RTL an d'Ministèren am Fréijoer an enger gemeinsamer Aarbechtsgrupp opgeschafft hunn. De Sender huet d'Resultat an enger Matdeelung begréisst. "RTL Lëtzebuerg begréisst d'Decisioun vun der Regierung, d'Participatioun vu Lëtzebuerg um Eurovision Song Contest fir déi nächst dräi Editiounen guttzeheessen", huet de Sender geschriwwen, a bäigesat, datt "Lëtzebuerg zanter sengem Retour an d'Konkurrenz 2024 seng Plaz an engem vun de gréissten Ënnerhalungsevenementer vun der Welt erëmfonnt huet". E Comeback op Pouf vum Steierzueler Dee Retour war net bëlleg. Wéi d'Land 2024 erëm an de Concours agestige war, huet de Medienministère géintiwwer dem Luxembourg Times an dem Luxemburger Wort bestätegt, datt de Comeback e Budget vu ronn 1,1 Milliounen Euro hat. De gréissten Deel ass an d'Produktioun vun der nationaler Virausscheedung gaang, de Luxembourg Song Contest, de Rescht an d'Promotioun, d'Reese vun der Delegatioun an d'Inszenéierung vum Bäitrag selwer. An deem Kader huet d'Regierung RTL ënnerstëtzt fir den Evenement "zum Käschtepräis" ze produzéieren, an d'Verantwortlech hunn e liichte positive Retour vu ronn 125.000 Euro virausgesinn, deen erëm an d'national Finall vum nächste Joer fléisse soll. Den ursprénglechen Engagement war e Programm vun dräi Joer, vun 2023 bis 2026; déi nei Guttheessung dréit en elo bis 2029 weider. Weder RTL nach d'Regierung hunn de Gesamtwäert vun där erneierter Méijoresenveloppe verëffentlecht. Wat d'Suen alles decken Eurovision ass keng eenzeg Rechnung, mä e ganze Bündel u Käschten, déi e Sender all Joer matdréit: - d'Organisatioun vun der nationaler Virausscheedung — de Luxembourg Song Contest, deem säi véierten Optrëtt den 30. Januar 2027 op der Rockhal zu Esch-Belval virgesinn ass; - de Participatiounsbäitrag un d'Europäesch Rundfunkunioun (EBU), deen no der Gréisst an der Wirtschaft vun engem Land berechent gëtt; - d'Reese vun enger Delegatioun op de Site vum Gaaschtland an d'Ënnerstëtzung dohannen, plus d'Inszenéierung vum Optrëtt op der Bün; - d'Promotioun doheem an iwwer dat ganzt europäescht Publikum vum Concours. Andeems d'Regierung op eemol dräi weider Editiounen festleet, gëtt aus deem, wat als eenzelt Comeback ugefaang huet, eng stänneg Linn an de Kulturausgaben — déi Zort vu widderkéierendem Soft-Power-Engagement, dat e kléngt Land géint aner Prioritéiten an engem enk gehalene Budget ofweie muss. Soft Power, mä ënner Oplo Fir e Land vu ronn 680.000 Awunner ass den Eurovision e seele Moment vu groussflächeger kontinentaler Sichtbarkeet, an d'Regierung huet en och esou erkläert. De Premierminister Luc Frieden huet der Chamber am Mee gesot, datt hie weider Participatioun ënnerstëtze wéilt, an huet de Concours als eng Chance bezeechent, fir Lëtzebuerg a seng Kënschtler op enger internationaler Bün ze weisen — bei alldeem huet hie gewarnt, datt organisatoresch, kënschtleresch a finanziell Froen nach an der Aarbechtsgrupp ze klären sinn. D'Delegatioun huet drop opgepasst, d'Finanzéierung vun de Resultater ze trennen. "D'Zukunft vu Lëtzebuerg um Eurovision Song Contest wäert dovun ofhänken, ob d'Regierung decidéiert, säi Finanzéierungsprogramm ze verlängeren", huet den Delegatiounschef Dave Gloesener virum Accord gesot — an dobäi ënnerstrach, datt d'Ënnerstëtzung vum Staat net drun hänkt, wéi gutt d'Land ofschneit. Déi Ënnerscheedung huet hir Wichtegkeet, well d'Bilanz op der Bün gemëscht ass. D'Tali huet Lëtzebuerg 2024 mat "Fighter" zréck an d'grouss Finall bruecht a sech do op der 13. Plaz mat 103 Punkten klasséiert. Mä 2026 sinn d'Eva Marija an hire Lidd "Mother Nature" zu Wien an der Hallefinall hänke bliwwen: déi 12. Plaz an der zweeter Hallefinall, 62 Punkte vun der Qualifikatioun ewech — déi éischte Kéier, datt d'Land zanter sengem Retour net an d'Finall koum. Als fënnefmolege Gewënner, dee fir d'lescht 1993 ugetruede war, wett Lëtzebuerg dorop, datt eng dauerhaft Präsenz — net e sofortegen Erfolleg — säi Stellewäert erëm opbaut. Déi nächst Epreuve steet schonn um Kalenner. Den Eurovision 2027 gëtt a Bulgarien organiséiert, nodeem d'Dara de Concours 2026 zu Wien mat "Bangaranga" gewonnen huet — mam gréissten Avantage an der Geschicht vum Concours, 516 Punkten. Lëtzebuerg wielt säi Bäitrag den 30. Januar op der Rockhal, d'Detailer vum Opruff fir Kandidaturen kommen am Juli. D'Resultat um Owend selwer ass net sécher; den Engagement, fir do ze sinn an et ze bezuelen, ass elo fir dräi weider Joer festgemaach. ### Sources - Luxembourg: Eurovision Participation Confirmed for Next Three Editions — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/06/16/luxembourg-eurovision-participation-confirmed-for-next-three-editions/ - Luxembourg government secures Eurovision participation for next three editions — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205775/luxembourg-government-secures-eurovision-participation-for-next-three-editions/ - Eurovision Luxembourg: RTL Luxembourg confirms participation at Eurovision 2027 — ESCToday: https://esctoday.com/205754/luxembourg-rtl-luxembourg-confirms-participation-at-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Continued Eurovision Participation Dependent on Government Funding Decision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/17/luxembourg-continued-eurovision-participation-dependent-government-funding/ - Luxembourg: Eurovision 2027 Participation Depends on Government Decision — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2026/05/luxembourg-eurovision-2027-participation-depends-on-government-decision/ - Prime Minister Frieden Confirms Luxembourg's Intention to Compete in Eurovision 2027 — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/21/prime-minister-frieden-confirms-luxembourgs-intention-to-compete-in-eurovision-2027/ - Luxembourg: Spending Over €1 Million on Return to Eurovision — Eurovoix: https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/03/luxembourg-1-million-return-to-eurovision/ - Luxembourg: With a budget of more than a million euros to Eurovision 2024! — EurovisionFun: https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2024/02/luxembourg-with-a-budget-of-more-than-a-million-euros-to-eurovision-2024/ - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 Set for January at Rockhal — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/culture/61849-luxembourg-song-contest-2027-set-for-january-at-rockhal - Luxembourg Song Contest 2027 to take place January 30 — ESCXTRA: https://escxtra.com/2026/06/23/luxembourg-song-contest-2027-to-take-place-january-30/ - DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria — Eurovision.com (EBU): https://www.eurovision.com/stories/dara-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026-for-bulgaria/ - Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 — Eurovisionworld: https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/bulgaria-wins-the-eurovision-song-contest-2026 - Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024 --- ## Hëtztwell drosselt Frankräichs Atomstrom — mä Cattenom leeft op der Musel weider - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/cattenom-leeft-weider-hetztwell-franseisch-akw-gedrosselt-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T05:41:19.642+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:41:19.642+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 41248f84-0c77-4add-a3bc-a4957eaf3fbf - Dateline: Cattenom, FR > Eng Rekordhëtzt huet EDF gezwongen, Reakteren a ganz Frankräich erofzefueren, fir d'Flëss ze schounen. Op der Lëtzebuerger Grenz blouf Cattenom — fir d'éischt — um Netz. ### Summary Wärend der Rekordhëtzt vu Enn Juni 2026 huet EDF dräi franséisch Reakteren ofgeschalt an der weiderer gedrosselt, fir d'Flëss net ze iwwerhëtzen. Cattenom op der Musel ass dogéint weiderhin gelaf. ### Key facts - Bis den 26. Juni 2026 waren ronn 8,7 % vum franséischen Atompark gedrosselt — ëm 5,5 GW vu 63 GW. - EDF huet d'Reakteren zu Golfech, Bugey an Nogent-sur-Seine ofgeschalt, fir d'Flëss net ze iwwerhëtzen. - Cattenom op der Musel ass weiderhin gelaf; RTE huet EDF souguer gebieden, d'Anlag verfügbar ze halen. - Cattenom däerf d'Musel net ëm méi wéi 1,5°C ophëtzen; de Floss däerf flossofwäerts net iwwer 28°C kommen. - Lëtzebuerg ass formell géint d'Liewensdauerverlängerung; bis August 2025 waren 27 Gemengen an enger Allianz géint d'Anlag. ### FAQ **Q: Ass Cattenom an der Hëtztwell vu Juni 2026 ofgeschalt ginn?** Nee. Wärend der Hëtzt huet EDF anzwousch anescht a Frankräich Reakteren ofgeschalt oder gedrosselt, mä Cattenom ass op der Musel weiderhin gelaf. RTE huet de Konzern souguer gebieden, d'Anlag den 27. an 28. Juni verfügbar ze halen. **Q: Wéi waarm däerf d'Musel duerch Cattenom maximal ginn?** D'Anlag däerf de Floss net ëm méi wéi 1,5°C ophëtzen, an d'Musel däerf flossofwäerts net iwwer 28°C kommen. Den 2. Juli 2025 koum d'Musel zu Palzem op 28°C, ouni datt e Reakter huet missen ofgeschalt ginn. **Q: Wat reservéiert Cattenom huet, fir bei Hëtzt ze killen?** De Lac de Mirgenbach (95 ha, ronn 7,3 Mio. m³) gëtt ëmgewälzt, fir manner Waasser aus dem Floss ze zéien, an de Pierre-Percée-Stauséi ka bei Nidderwaasser ofgelooss ginn, fir den Duerchfloss vun der Musel ze stäerken. **Q: Firwat ass Lëtzebuerg géint Cattenom?** Lëtzebuerg verlaangt zanter Joren d'Zoumaache wéinst dem Alter, de widderholten Tëschefäll an der Lag op der Musel. Dee éischte Reakter erreecht 2026 déi 40 Joer, fir déi en konzipéiert war; d'Regierung ass formell géint d'Verlängerung vun der Liewensdauer. ### Body Wann d'Temperaturen an de leschten Deeg vu Juni op Rekordhéichten geklommen sinn, dann huet sech d'Opmierksamkeet zu Lëtzebuerg erëm op déi véier Killtierm geriicht, déi knapp 22 Kilometer flossopwäerts op der franséischer Säit vun der Musel an d'Luucht steigen. Cattenom ass nees an de Schlagzeilen — dës Kéier net wéinst engem Tëschefall, mä wéinst der Hëtzt. An der grousser Hëtztwell huet d'Temperatur a ville franséische Flëss un hir reglementaresch Grenze gestouss. Fir net méi waarmt Waasser an d'Flëss zréckzepompelen, huet de Stroumkonzern EDF dräi Reakteren ganz ofgeschalt a verschidde weiderer erofgefuer. Bis den 26. Juni waren et ronn 8,7 Prozent vum ganzen Atompark, sou EDF — also ëm déi 5,5 Gigawatt vun de 63 GW, déi am Land installéiert sinn. D'Anlag direkt virun der Lëtzebuerger Dier war net dorënner. Cattenom huet déi Woch weider Stroum op der Musel produzéiert — an de Reseausbedreiwer huet de Konzern souguer gebieden, um Netz ze bleiwen. Mä déiselwecht thermesch Reegelen, déi anzwousch anescht Reakteren ausgeschalt hunn, hänken och iwwer Cattenom. An d'Episod huet eng joerzéngtelaang Diskussioun nei opliewe gelooss. Firwat EDF Reakteren eroffuere muss De 24. Juni war den heetsten Dag a Frankräich zanter dem Ufank vun den nationalen Opzeechnungen 1947: den nationale Mëttelwäert louch bei knapp 30°C (29,8°C), an zu Pissos am Südweste goufen 44,3°C gemooss, esou d'Zuele vu Météo-France, déi ënner anerem vun Al Jazeera opgegraff goufen. Dosende vun Departementer stoungen ënner der héchster, der „rouder" Hëtztwarnung — 54 der. Franséisch Atomkraaftwierker zéien Flosswaasser, fir hir Kondensatoren ze killen, a ginn et e puer Grad méi waarm zréck. Fir d'Liewen am Waasser ze schützen, leet d'Gesetz fest, wéi waarm dëst Ofwaasser — an de Floss selwer — héchstens däerf ginn. Wéi déi Grenzen no kéimen, huet EDF gehandelt: e Reakter zu Golfech op der Garonne ass den 23. Juni vum Netz gaang, den 25. Juni sinn d'Anlagen zu Bugey um Rhône an zu Nogent-sur-Seine op der Seine gefollegt. Zu Nogent muss d'Seine am Duerchschnëtt ënner 28°C bleiwen an däerf flossofwäerts net méi wéi 3°C méi waarm ginn. Och zu Chooz, Saint-Alban a Blayais ass d'Leeschtung gedrosselt ginn. Zesumme mat der héijer Demande no Klimaanlagen a wéineg Wandstroum hunn dës Drosselungen d'Groussmaartpräisser fir Stroum op de héchste Stand zanter Joren gedréckt. D'franséisch Atomopsiichtsbehörd ASNR huet betount, datt d'Lag beherrschbar bleift a wäit ewech vun den Ausnamegenehmegunge vu fréier ass. „Mir si nach wäit vun engem Demande no enger Derogatioun ewech", sot de Rémy Catteau, Chef vun der Direktioun fir Atomanlagen, den 26. Juni géintiwwer der Agence France-Presse — am Géigesaz zum Summer 2022, wéi EDF eng temporär Erlaabnes krut, fir méi waarmt Waasser ofzeleeden. Déi 28-Grad-Grenz op der Musel Déi véier 1.300-Megawatt-Reakteren zu Cattenom, déi tëscht 1986 an 1992 a Betrib gaange sinn, zéien all Joer ronn 890 Millioune Kubikmeter Museler Waasser. Si lafen ënner hiren eegene strenge Limitten: d'Anlag däerf de Floss net ëm méi wéi 1,5°C ophëtzen, an d'Musel däerf flossofwäerts net iwwer 28°C kommen. Wann de Floss ze waarm gëtt, huet EDF e puer Reserven, ier d'Leeschtung muss erofgoen: - de 95 Hektar groussen Lac de Mirgenbach nieft der Anlag, deen ronn 7,3 Milliounen Kubikmeter faasst, déi ëmgewälzt kënne ginn, fir manner Waasser aus dem Floss ze zéien; - de Pierre-Percée-Stauséi méi wäit flossopwäerts a Meurthe-et-Moselle, deen ofgelooss ka ginn, fir bei Nidderwaasser den Duerchfloss vun der Musel ze stäerken. Eréischt wann déi alleguer net duergräifen, muss Cattenom bei Hëtztspëtzten d'Leeschtung eroffueren oder ofschalten — déi lescht Etapp, déi den Ëmweltminister Serge Wilmes d'lescht Joer an enger parlamentarescher Äntwert beschriwwen huet. Bis elo huet dee Sécherheetsmargin gehalen. Och am Summer virdrun, den 2. Juli 2025, koum d'Musel un der däitscher Moosstatioun zu Palzem op 28°C, ouni datt e Cattenom-Reakter huet missen ofgeschalt ginn, sou d'Lëtzebuerger Regierung. Dës Woch ass de Reseausbedreiwer RTE nach méi wäit gaang an huet EDF gebieden, ze garantéieren, datt op d'mannst zéng Reakteren — Cattenom dorënner — den 27. an 28. Juni verfügbar bleiwen, fir d'Netz ze stabiliséieren. „Frankräich huet genuch Produktiounskapazitéit, fir d'Stroumnofro ze decken, och am Fall vun Ausfäll bei gewësse Produktiounsanlagen", sou RTE. Lëtzebuergs aalt Sträit mat der Anlag Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Fro, wéi gutt Cattenom der Hëtzt widderstoe kann, just dee leschten Front an engem Konflikt, dee méi al ass wéi d'Klimadebatt. D'Land kämpft zanter Joren fir d'Zoumaache vun der Anlag — wéinst dem Alter, de widderholten Tëschefäll an hirer Lag op engem gemeinsame Floss. De Sträit gëtt méi schaarf, well Cattenom op déi 40 Joer duergeet, fir déi d'Reakteren ursprénglech konzipéiert waren — dee éischte Block erreecht dee Punkt 2026. EDF wëll d'Liewensdauer däitlech verlängeren; d'Lëtzebuerger Regierung, op Rot vun hirer Strahleschutzdivisioun, huet sech formell géint d'Verlängerung vun „héich-risikoräiche" Anlagen wéi Cattenom, Tihange an Doel ausgeschwat, a verlaangt, datt all véier Reakteren op Korrosioun gepréift ginn. Bis am August 2025 hate sech 27 Lëtzebuerger Gemengen enger Allianz géint d'Anlag ugeschloss. Un der direkter Lag ännert dat näischt: duerch déi heetst Deeg vum Juni 2026 huet Cattenom weider Stroum produzéiert, wärend anzwousch anescht a Frankräich Reakteren ausgaange sinn. Mä d'Hëtztwell huet de Knuet, op deen Lëtzebuerg ëmmer erëm weist, kloer gemaach — eng Reakterfloott aus den 1980er, op engem Floss, deen ëmmer méi waarm gëtt, déi méi laang lafe soll an engem Klima, dat hir Konstrukteuren ni virgesinn haten. ### Sources - La canicule réduit la production du parc nucléaire de 8,7%, indique EDF (AFP) — Connaissance des Énergies / AFP: https://www.connaissancedesenergies.org/afp/la-canicule-reduit-la-production-du-parc-nucleaire-de-87-indique-edf-260626 - France heatwave: Rising river temperatures trigger shutdown of nuclear reactors — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/france-takes-nuclear-reactors-offline-amid-record-heatwave - Reactors Shut Down As France's Nuclear Output Hit By European Heatwave — NucNet: https://www.nucnet.org/news/reactors-shut-down-as-france-s-nuclear-output-hit-by-european-heatwave-6-5-2026 - 43C heat cuts 6% of French nuclear capacity, more curbs possible — Montel News: https://montelnews.com/news/71fed808-f624-4bc4-8b9b-b4db6a863f70/43c-heat-cuts-6-of-french-nuclear-capacity-more-curbs-possible - Réchauffement de la Moselle : comment la centrale nucléaire de Cattenom s'adapte ? — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/rechauffement-de-la-moselle-comment-la-centrale-nucleaire-de-cattenom-sadapte/ - Été chaud : la température de la Moselle est montée jusqu'à 28°C cet été — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/pic-de-chaleur-la-temperature-de-la-moselle-est-montee-jusqu-a-28c-cet-ete-103429711 - Europe's extreme heat is shutting down power plants — MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/ - France records hottest-ever day as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattenom_Nuclear_Power_Plant - Luxembourg Voices Concerns over Potential Life Extension of Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/environment/35540-luxembourg-voices-concerns-over-potential-life-extension-of-cattenom-nuclear-power-plant - Le gouvernement confirme son opposition à la prolongation de la centrale de Cattenom — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-gouvernement-confirme-son-opposition-a-la-prolongation-de-la-centrale-de-cattenom/ - Nucléaire : 27 communes du Luxembourg veulent faire fermer Cattenom — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/nucleaire-27-communes-du-luxembourg-veulent-faire-fermer-cattenom-103399884 --- ## KI-Aktien agebrach: d'Bösswoch trëfft och Lëtzebuerger Fongen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ki-boom-blos-marcheturbulenzen-letzebuerg-fongen-2026 - Published: 2026-06-27T05:24:15.621+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:24:15.621+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: de120c72-b244-4cb2-810c-a7eb1da002d4 - Dateline: Luxembourg, LU > Asiatesch Chip-Aktien sinn agebrach an d'Späicherpräisser explodéiert, well d'Investisseuren un de Billioune fir d'KI zweifelen — eng Debatt, déi bis op d'Spuergelder am Lëtzebuerger Fongsplaz reecht. ### Summary Eng Woch mat staarken Aschléi op de Weltbösse stellt d'Fro, ob d'KI-Boom eng Industrierevolutioun oder eng Blos ass — mat direktem Echo op déi rar 7,5 Billioune Euro u Fongsverméigen, déi zu Lëtzebuerg domiciliéiert sinn. ### Key facts - De Kospi ass den 23. Juni ëm ronn 10% gefall an huet e Circuit Breaker ausgeléist; Samsung a SK Hynix hu méi wéi 12% verluer. - Néng grouss KI-Aktien hunn iwwer d'Woch ronn 2,7 Billioune Dollar u Marchéwäert verluer; den Nikkei huet e Freideg 4,15% verluer. - D'DRAM-Präisser sinn dëst Quartal ëm 80–90% geklommen, well d'Hiersteller op HBM-Späicher fir KI ëmstellen. - Lëtzebuerg ass mat ronn 7,5 Billioune Euro déi zweetgréisst Fongsplaz vun der Welt — d'US-Tech-Konzentratioun fléisst direkt an d'lokal Portfolioen. - Den IWF ënnersträicht, datt de Boom haaptsächlech iwwer Eegekapital finanzéiert ass, sou datt eng Korrektur d'Aktionären trëfft, mä net onbedéngt de Bankesystem. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat geet eng KI-Blos op der Wall Street d'Spuerer zu Lëtzebuerg eppes un?** Well Lëtzebuerg no den USA déi zweetgréisst Fongsplaz vun der Welt ass, mat ronn 7,5 Billioune Euro u Verméigen. Vill UCITS-Fongen hei halen schwéier US-Technologiesriesen, sou datt eng Korrektur direkt op d'Pensiounen a Spuergelder vun de Resident a Frontalieren duerchschléit. **Q: Sinn d'Experten eens, datt et eng Blos ass?** Nee. Pessimisten wéi den Owen Lamont vergläichen d'Lag mat 1999. D'Strategen vu Goldman Sachs bleiwen awer konstruktiv mat engem S&P-500-Ziel vu ronn 7.600, well d'Gewënner ëm ronn 12% wuessen an de viraussiichtleche Kurs-Gewënn-Verhältnis vu ronn 22-mol wäit ënner de Dotcom-Spëtzte läit. **Q: Firwat klamme grad elo d'Späicherpräisser esou staark?** D'KI-Datenzentren brauchen immens vill Späicher, sou datt Samsung, SK Hynix a Micron hir Kapazitéit op héichmargeg HBM-Chippen ëmleeden. D'DRAM-Präisser sinn dëst Quartal ëm 80–90% geklommen, an Apple huet den 26. Juni Präiserhéijunge mat de Komponentekäschte begrënnt. ### Body Wann en Trader an Asien d'lescht Woch op de Bildschierm gekuckt huet, huet en eng Faarf gesinn, déi en zënter Joren net méi an deem Mooss kannt huet: Rout, op bal alle Linnen. Hannert deem Aschlag steet eng eenzeg Fro, déi d'ganz Finanzwelt erëm beschäftegt: Ass de Boom ronderëm d'kënschtlech Intelligenz eng richteg Industrierevolutioun — oder eng Blos, déi sech ophëtzt bis se schmäerzhaft platzt? D'Äntwert ass net just eng Saach fir d'Wall Street. Si reecht bis op d'Spuergelder vun all deem, deen eppes an de Fongen huet, déi aus Lëtzebuerg eraus geréiert ginn. Den Dënschdeg, den 23. Juni, ass de südkoreanesche Kospi-Index ëm ronn 10% gefall an huet domat e Circuit Breaker ausgeléist, deen den Handel kuerz gestoppt huet — esou CNN Business a Bloomberg. Samsung Electronics a SK Hynix, déi zwee gréisste Späicherchip-Hiersteller vun der Welt, déi zesummen ronn d'Halschent vum Marchéwäert vum Index ausmaachen, sinn allebéid méi wéi 12% gefall. Zu New York huet den Nasdaq Composite deeselwechten Dag mat engem Minus vun 2,2% zougemaach. Bis e Freideg war d'Onrou zu Tokyo ukomm: Reuters an Nikkei Asia hu gemellt, datt den japaneschen Nikkei 225 4,15% méi déif zougemaach huet — ronn 3.000 Punkten erof op 69.360 — wärend d'SoftBank Group 12,28% verluer huet, nodeems Berichter erauskoumen, datt den ChatGPT-Hiersteller OpenAI säi Börsegang op 2027 verréckele kéint. Iwwer d'ganz Woch hu néng vun de gréisste KI-verbonnenen Entreprisen — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, Oracle an Tesla — zesummen ëm d' 2,7 Billioune Dollar u Marchéwäert verluer, well d'Investisseuren ugefaangen hunn ze froen, ob déi enorm Zomme, déi an d'KI-Infrastruktur geheit ginn, sech jeemools an entspriechende Gewënner ëmsetzen. Wäerter um Sprong, Ausgaben am Galopp D'Zuelen hannert dem Boom maachen schwindeleg. Nvidia ass am Juli 2025 als éischt Entreprise an der Geschicht op 4 Billioune Dollar Marchéwäert geklommen, an huet am Oktober déi 5 Billioune iwwerschratt. Déi 10 gréisst Entreprisen am S&P 500 maachen elo ronn 41% vum Index aus — domat hänkt d'Verméigen vu Millioune Spuerer un enger Handvoll Aktien. De konjunkturell ugepasste Kurs-Gewënn-Verhältnis, e laangfristege Mooss, ass iwwer 40 geklommen — e Niveau, deen historesch mat Maartspëtzte verbonnen ass. D'Ausgaben klamme grad esou séier. Analysten schätzen, datt d'Investitiounen vun de groussen Cloud-„Hyperscaler“ 2026 ëm ronn 78% an d'Luucht ginn — vu ronn 416 op 739 Milliarde Dollar, e gudden Deel dovun fir Datenzentren a Chippen. Skeptiker froen, ob d'Recetten dohannert kommen. „Vläicht kucke mer 2031 zréck a gesinn de Maartwäert vun haut als e weideren Triumph vun der Theorie vun den effiziente Mäert … Mä fir mech ass den Optimismus vun haut nach e Wee, wéi 2026 ëmmer méi no 1999 ausgesäit“, huet den Owen Lamont, Senior-Portfoliomanager bei Acadian Asset Management, geschriwwen, esou zitéiert vu Fortune. De Verweis op 1999 — d'Virowend vum Dotcom-Crash — bréngt d'Kärsuerg vun de Pessimisten op de Punkt: datt d'Gewënner enttäusche kéinten no Joren u groussen Erwaardungen. Och bannent de Banken, déi de Boom matfinanzéieren, kommen Zweiwel op. „FOMO huet sech als e méi staarken Ureiz erwisen wéi schlecht Aktieleeschtung, well d'Hyperscaler et virgezunn hunn, am KI-Wettrëschten dobäi ze sinn, amplaz un hir aktuell Aktionären ze denken“, sot den James Covello, Chef vun der globaler Aktiefuerschung bei Goldman Sachs, an Aussoen, déi Fortune opgegraff huet. An awer ass den optimisteschen Argumentstrang net zesummegefall. D'Strategen vu Goldman Sachs halen e konstruktivt Joresziel fir de S&P 500 vu ronn 7.600 fir 2026 — mat der Begrënnung, datt d'Rally op engem richtege Gewënnwuesstem vun ronn 12% berout an net op purer Spekulatioun, an datt de viraussiichtleche Kurs-Gewënn-Verhältnis vu ronn 22-mol wäit ënner de Spëtzten aus der Dotcom-Zäit läit. Den Internationale Wärungsfong setzt een entscheedenden Nuance bei der Fro vum systemesche Risiko. „Dëst ass net mat Scholde finanzéiert, an dat heescht, datt bei enger Maartkorrektur e puer Aktionären, e puer Eegekapitalgeber, Verloschter maache kënnen“, sot de Chefekonomist vum IWF, de Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, virun de Journalisten. „Mä et iwwerdréit sech net onbedéngt op de breede Finanzsystem an erstellt keng Schied am Bankesystem oder am Finanzsystem am Allgemengen.“ De Knuet beim Späicherchip Den zweete Motor vun der Onrou vun dëser Woch ass kierperlech, net finanziell: e historesche Manktem u Computerspäicher. D'Nofro no de Chippen, déi d'KI-Datenzentren fidderen, huet d'Präisser an d'Luucht gedriwwen. D'DRAM-Präisser sinn eleng dëst Quartal ëm 80% bis 90% geklommen — esou Donnéeë vu Counterpoint Research, déi IEEE Spectrum zitéiert — well Samsung, SK Hynix a Micron hir Wafer-Kapazitéiten op déi héichmargeg High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM) fir KI-Beschleuniger ëmleeden. De Chef vu Micron, de Sanjay Mehrotra, rechent domat, datt den HBM-Maart vu ronn 35 Milliarde Dollar 2025 op 100 Milliarden 2028 wiisst, wärend den Intel-Chef, de Lip-Bu Tan, kloer gewarnt huet, et géif „keng Entlaaschtung bis 2028“ ginn. De Knuet erreecht scho elo de Konsument: den 26. Juni huet Apple Präiserhéijungen iwwer e groussen Deel vu sengem Hardware-Sortiment ugekënnegt a sech op d'Käschte vun de Komponenten beruff. Déi klammende Späicherpräisser sinn en zweeschneidegt Zeechen — e Beweis fir eng richteg KI-Nofro, mä och fir eng Industrie, déi hir eege Liwwerketten un d'Grenz dréckt. Firwat dat hei am Land zielt Fir d'Groussherzogtum ass dat keng wäit Wall-Street-Geschicht. Lëtzebuerg ass no den USA déi zweetgréisst Domiciliéierungsplaz fir Investmentfongen op der Welt, mat ronn 7,5 Billioune Euro u Fongsverméigen a bal 8% vun all de Fongsverméigen weltwäit, esou den Industrieverband EFAMA. Vill vun de UCITS-Fongen, déi hei registréiert sinn, sinn global Aktiefongen, déi — well se déi gréisst kotéiert Entreprisen ofbilden oder bevirzegen — schwéier an genee deenen US-Technologiesriesen investéiert sinn, déi elo am Viséier stinn. Dës Konzentratioun heescht, datt d'Debatt iwwer eng KI-Blos direkt an d'Portfolioen, déi zu Lëtzebuerg domiciliéiert sinn, eraflëisst — an an d'Pensiounen an d'Spuergelder vun de Frontalieren a Resident, déi se halen. D'berouegend Liesart, am Sënn vum Gourinchas, ass, datt eng Korrektur — well de Boom haaptsächlech iwwer Eegekapital finanzéiert ass — d'Aktionären zwar trëfft, mä net onbedéngt de Bankesystem bedroht. D'warnend Liesart ass, datt e Maart, deen esou staark vun e puer Nimm ofhängt, esou séier ka falen, wéi en eropgaang ass. - Konzentratioun: déi 10 gréisst S&P-500-Entreprisen sinn ronn 41% vum Index. - Bewäertung: de konjunkturell ugepasste Kurs-Gewënn-Verhältnis huet d'40 iwwerschratt; d'Optimisten halen entgéint, datt déi viraussiichtlech ronn 22-mol wäit ënner 2000 läit. - Risikoexpositioun: de Lëtzebuerger Fongsplaz mat ronn 7,5 Billioune Euro féiert global Tech-Gewiichter an d'lokal Portfolioen. Egal ob de Boom sech als déi nächst Industrierevolutioun oder als dat nächst 1999 erweist — dës Woch war eng Erënnerung drun, datt de KI-Handel selwer zum Maart ginn ass. A datt seng Aschléi elo direkt um Lëtzebuerger Spuerer landen. ### Sources - Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off. South Korean market plunges 10% — CNN Business: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/business/stock-market-kospi-dow-nasdaq-ai - Kospi Index Slides With Samsung, SK Hynix Falling on Chip Concerns — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/korean-stocks-fall-more-than-4-from-record-high-on-tech-selloff - Japan's Nikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay report — Reuters (via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L1N42Y05L:0-japan-s-nikkei-ends-4-lower-as-softbank-tanks-on-openai-s-ipo-delay-report/ - SoftBank shares slip over 12% on OpenAI IPO delay concerns — Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/softbank-shares-slip-over-12-on-openai-ipo-delay-concerns - 'Yet another way in which 2026 is looking like 1999': Top analyst fears bubble popping — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/06/08/ai-boom-tech-stocks-bubble-fears-earnings-growth-chipmakers-ipo/ - 'FOMO has proven a stronger incentive than poor stock performance': Goldman Sachs finds insecurity is a key part of the AI boom — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/is-ai-a-bubble-goldman-sachs-skeptics-overhyped/ - IMF says AI investment bubble could burst, comparable to dot-com bubble — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/14/imf-says-ai-investment-bubble-could-burst-comparable-to-dot-com-bubble - AI Boom Fuels DRAM Shortage and Price Surge — IEEE Spectrum: https://spectrum.ieee.org/dram-shortage - AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/10/micron-ai-memory-shortage-hbm-nvidia-samsung.html - Beyond the AI Boom: Goldman Sachs Forecasts a Broadening Bull Market and 7,600 S&P Target for 2026 — FinancialContent: https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketminute-2026-1-8-beyond-the-ai-boom-goldman-sachs-forecasts-a-broadening-bull-market-and-7600-s-and-p-target-for-2026 - Luxembourg has 7.9% of worldwide investment fund assets: Efama — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-has-7-9-of-worldwide-investment-fund-assets-efama-q3-2024 - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - AI bubble — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble --- ## Libanon, Israel an d'USA ënnerschreiwen zu Washington — d'Hezbollah seet Neen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/washington-kadervertrag-libanon-israel-hezbollah-refuseiert - Published: 2026-06-27T05:09:41.401+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-27T05:09:41.401+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 583d90b2-6e80-46a1-accd-8ba91627f7ca - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > E vun de USA vermëttelte Kadervertrag soll d'Hezbollah entwaffnen an israelesch Truppen zréckzéien. Mä déi bewaffnet Miliz war net um Dësch — a refuséiert alles. ### Summary Libanon, Israel an d'USA hunn zu Washington e Kadervertrag ënnerschriwwen, deen e Wee zur Entwaffnung vun der Hezbollah soll opweisen — mä d'Miliz refuséiert d'Ofkommes komplett, wat seng Dauerhaftegkeet a Fro stellt. ### Key facts - Libanon, Israel an d'USA hunn de 26. Juni 2026 zu Washington en trilaterale Kadervertrag ënnerschriwwen — no fënnef Verhandlungsronnen. - De Vertrag ass keen definitive Fridde, mä e geriichte Prozess: fir d'éischt d'Hezbollah entwaffnen, eréischt duerno gestaffelte israeleschen Réckzuch. - Zwou Pilotzonen no bei der Grenz solle vun der libanesescher Arméi iwwerholl ginn, ier de Widderopbau ufänkt. - D'Hezbollah, vun de Gespréicher ausgeschloss, refuséiert alles — de Chef Naim Qassem fuerdert en onbedéngten israeleschen Ofzuch. - Fir Europa geet et ëm Migratioun, d'UNIFIL-Missioun an d'Finanzéierung vun der libanesescher Arméi. ### FAQ **Q: Wat steet am Kadervertrag vu Washington?** En trilaterale Kader, deen e geriichte Prozess festleet: e kloere Wee fir d'libanesesch Souveränitéit erëmzestellen, d'Hezbollah ze entwaffnen, zwou Pilotzonen no bei der Grenz fir d'libanesesch Arméi, eng vun den USA vermëttelt militäresch Koordinatiounsgrupp an e gestaffelten israeleschen Réckzuch. Et ass keen definitive Friddensvertrag. **Q: Firwat refuséiert d'Hezbollah d'Ofkommes?** D'Hezbollah war net un de Verhandlungen bedeelegt. De Chef Naim Qassem fuerdert en onbedéngten israeleschen Ofzuch a schléisst eng Normaliséierung aus. Den Deputéierten Hassan Fadlallah schwätzt vun eesäitege Konzessiounen, déi nëmmen Israel déngen. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir Israel?** De Premier Netanyahu seet, israelesch Truppe bleiwen an der südlecher Sécherheetszon, bis d'Hezbollah entwaffnet ass, an nennt et e groussen Erfolleg. Israel hält aktuell ronn ee Fënneftel vum libanesesche Gebitt. **Q: Firwat ass de Konflikt fir Europa wichteg?** D'Stabilitéit vum Libanon hänkt mat Migratiounsdrock an der Südflank vun der EU an der NATO zesummen. Europäesch Soldaten maachen e wesentlechen Deel vun der UNIFIL-Missioun aus, an d'EU finanzéiert zanter laangem d'libanesesch Arméi an d'Flüchtlingsversuergung. ### Body WASHINGTON — Et war en Ënnerschrëft, déi virun e puer Joer nach onvirstellbar gewiescht wier: Freideg den 26. Juni hunn de Libanon, Israel an d'USA am amerikanesche Staatsdepartement zu Washington en trilaterale Kadervertrag ënnerschriwwen. Washington huet et als éischte Schrëtt op de Wee zu engem formelle Fridde tëscht zwee laangjärege Feinde duergestallt. Just e puer Stonne méi spéit ass deen Optimismus awer un d'Realitéit gestouss: d'Hezbollah, déi stäerkst bewaffnet Kraaft op der libanesescher Säit a vun de Gespréicher ausgeschloss, huet d'Ofkommes glat refuséiert. Ënnerschriwwen hunn den israeleschen Ambassadeur an den USA, Yechiel Leiter, an déi libanesesch Ambassadeurin Nada Hamadeh, am Bäisinn vum US-Ausseminister Marco Rubio. D'Ënnerschrëft krount fënnef Ronnen US-vermëttelt Gespréicher zu Washington, déi lescht knapp véier Deeg laang. De Vertrag mécht de Konflikt net eriwwer; d'Verantwortlech beschreiwen en éischter als Fahrplang fir d'Deeskalatioun — no Méint vu Kämpf, déi no libanesesche Schätzunge méi wéi 4.200 Doudeger gefuerdert hunn, an no engem Waffestëllstand vu November 2024, deen ëmmer erëm zesummegebrach ass. Wat um Pabeier steet Laut amerikanesche an israeleschen Erklärunge leet den Text e geriichte Prozess fest — keng fäerdeg Friddenléisung. Déi zentral Punkten, esou wéi se vun de Parteie beschriwwe ginn: - e “kloere Prozess”, fir d'libanesesch Souveränitéit erëmzestellen, d'Hezbollah ze entwaffnen a hir militäresch Infrastruktur ofzebauen; - zwou Pilotzonen no bei der Grenz, wou d'libanesesch Arméi d'Kontroll iwwerhëlt an d'Hezbollah ofgebaut gëtt, ier de Widderopbau ufänkt an d'Ziviliste kënne zréckkommen; - eng trilateral militäresch Koordinatiounsgrupp fir de Libanon, vun den USA vermëttelt, fir d'Ëmsetzung ze iwwerwaachen; - e gestaffelten israeleschen Réckzuch — Israel seet, et géif eréischt dann “op seng Grenzen zréckkommen”, wann d'Gefor fir seng Bierger ewech ass. D'libanesesch Ambassadeurin huet d'Ënnerschrëft als Ufank vun engem laange Wee bezeechent. Si nennt en “en éischte Schrëtt op dem Wee, fir d'libanesesch Souveränitéit an territorial Integritéit erëmzestellen an eng permanent a definitiv Ënnerbriechung vun de Feindlechkeeten ze séchderen.” De Rubio war méi virsiichteg, wat den eigentlech erreechte Fortschrëtt ugeet. Et ass den Ufank vum Ufank. Et läit nach vill Aarbecht virun eis. — Marco Rubio, US-Ausseminister Firwat d'Neen vun der Hezbollah alles a Fro stellt Déi grouss Schwachstell vum Vertrag: déi Grupp, déi en entwaffne soll, huet ni zougestëmmt. Den Hezbollah-Chef Naim Qassem huet drop bestanen, datt Israel onbedéngt an ouni Bedingunge muss ofzéien, an huet eng Normaliséierung vun de Bezéiungen ausgeschloss. Den Deputéierte vun der Bewegung, Hassan Fadlallah, war nach méi däitlech a warnt, datt d'libanesesch Regierung d'Ofkommes net duerchsetze kéint, ouni d'Land ze zerräissen. “De Wee, deen déi libanesesch Autoritéiten ageschloen hunn, leeft op eesäiteg, gratis Konzessiounen eraus, déi d'Land nëmme schwächen an den Interessen vum israelesche Feind déngen,” sot de Fadlallah. Duerchsetze géif een esou en Accord nëmmen “mat amerikanescher Ënnerstëtzung” — andeems een de Libanon an e “Biergerkrich” stierzt. Dat Neen weit, well d'Reiefolleg vum Vertrag — fir d'éischt entwaffnen, eréischt duerno de komplette israelesche Réckzuch — drop baut, datt déi libanesesch Arméi enger besser bewaffnter Miliz d'Stier bitt, déi se historesch weder wollt nach konnt erausfuerderen. Zanter dem Waffestëllstand vun 2024 ass d'Arméi südlech vum Litani-Floss niewent UN-Blohelmen am Asaz, mä si bleift staark vun auslännesche Suen ofhängeg an huet d'Hezbollah net dozou bruecht, hir Waffen ofzeginn. E fragille Plang an eng nei regional Uerdnung Op der israelescher Säit huet de Premierminister Benjamin Netanyahu kloergemaach, datt seng Truppe sou séier net fortginn. “Israel bleift an der Sécherheetszon am Süde vum Libanon. Dat ass e groussen Erfolleg,” sot hien an huet de Vertrag als Sécherheetsgewënn duergestallt, net als Zougeständnes. De Finanzminister Bezalel Smotrich huet eng oppen Präsenz uginn an argumentéiert, Israel brauch “verdeedegbar Grenzen.” Israelesch Truppen halen nach ëmmer ronn ee Fënneftel vum libanesesche Gebitt. D'Ofkommes ass och e Schëld fir eng Regioun am Ëmbroch. Et koum no dem Doud vum iranesche Revolutiounsféierer fréi am Joer an no engem US-iranesche Memorandum vum 17. Juni, dat e Schluss vu Militäroperatiounen “op alle Fronten, abegraff am Libanon” gefuerdert huet — den diplomateschen Hannergrond, deen e libanesesch-israeleschen Text iwwerhaapt méiglech gemaach huet. De Leiter huet d'israelesch Liesaart op de Punkt bruecht: “Den Iran ass dobaussen, d'Hezbollah ass dobaussen, an de Wee zum Fridde tëscht Israel an dem Libanon ass do.” De Fadlallah seng Säit gesäit d'Ënnerschrëft am Géigendeel als Versuch, Teheran säin eegene Verhandlungswee ze sabotéieren. Firwat Europa do matschwätzt Fir Europa stinn handfest Saachen um Spill. D'Stabilitéit vum Libanon hänkt direkt mat Migratiounsdrock zesummen an domat mat der Südflank vun der EU an der NATO. Europäesch Kontingenter maachen e wesentlechen Deel vun der UN-Friddensmissioun UNIFIL aus, déi d'Grenz iwwerwaacht. D'EU finanzéiert zanter laangem d'libanesesch Arméi an d'Versuergung vu Flüchtlingen am Land — mat der Wett, datt e funktionéierende libanesesche Staat déi bëllegst Versécherung géint en neien Exodus iwwer d'Mëttelmier ass. Ob dëse Kader dee Staat stäerkt oder seng zentral Spléckung nëmmen iwwerplakelt, weist sech eréischt a Méint. De Rubio selwer huet dat Offensichtlecht zouginn. Den haarden Deel — eng ënnerschriwwe Säit a richteg Entwaffnung um Terrain ze maachen — huet nach guer net ugefaang. ### Sources - Israel-Lebanon framework agreement sets process to disarm Hezbollah, Rubio says — Al-Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-sets-process-disarm-hezbollah-rubio-says - US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral agreement in Washington, Friday — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900621 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1.500588290 - Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington — Deccan Chronicle: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/lebanon-israel-us-sign-trilateral-framework-agreement-in-washington-1966551 - What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/what-is-the-framework-agreement-signed-by-israel-and-lebanon - US announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framework-agreement-between-israel-and-lebanon - Middle East war: Lebanon, Israel and US sign framework agreement in Washington — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260626-lebanon-israel-us-sign-framework-agreement-in-washington - Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-south-lebanon-leaflets-9.7250186 - Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement — Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-hezbollah - Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, warns of civil war — The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/news/hezbollah-rejects-lebanon-israel-deal-warns-civil-war - Israel, Lebanon sign framework deal for slight IDF withdrawal after days of talks in DC — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-26-2026/ - 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement --- ## UNO-Bericht: Kokainproduktioun op Rekord, duebel Gefor fir Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kokain-rekord-uno-bericht-2026-letzebuerg-drogegeld - Published: 2026-06-26T17:48:50.069+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:48:50.069+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 492a775d-0a64-4b7f-a1cf-e39cb62f1c62 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De neie UNO-Bericht weist eng nei Spëtzt bei der Kokainproduktioun an eng rasant Ausbreedung vu Methamphetamin – mat Konsequenzen fir d'Sécherheet an de Finanzplaz vun Europa. ### Summary D'UNODC mellt fir 2024 méi wéi 4.000 Tonne Kokain a 331 Milliounen Konsumenten. Fir Lëtzebuerg geet et ëm zwou Froen: d'Drogen um Cargo-Center an d'Wäschen vu kriminelle Suen iwwer de Finanzplaz. ### Key facts - D'Kokainproduktioun ass 2024 op méi wéi 4.000 Tonne geklommen – e Rekord a méi wéi véiermol esou vill wéi virun zéng Joer. - 331 Milliounen Mënschen hunn 2024 eng Droge geholl; Cannabis (256 Mio.) bleift am meeschte verbreet. - West- a Mëtteleuropa ass nom Nordamerika den zweetgréisste Kokainmarché; d'Saisien sinn tëscht 2014 an 2023 op dat Siwefacht geklommen. - Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 méi wéi 873 Kilo Kokain ofgefaangen, vill dovun um Cargo-Center, fir d'Redistributioun an Europa. - 86 % vun den geféierlechste kriminelle Réseaue vun der EU notzen legal Firmen, fir Suen ze wäschen – eng heikel Diagnos fir e Finanzplaz. ### FAQ **Q: Wat seet de Welt-Drogebericht 2026 ëmt d'Kokainproduktioun?** D'UNODC mellt fir 2024 eng Produktioun vu méi wéi 4.000 Tonne Kokain a rengem Stoff – méi wéi véiermol esou vill wéi virun zéng Joer an deen héchsten Niveau, deen je gemiess gouf. **Q: Wéi vill Droge gouf 2025 zu Lëtzebuerg ofgefaangen?** D'Autoritéiten hunn 2025 méi wéi 873 Kilo Kokain a méi wéi zwou Tonne Cannabis ofgefaangen, vill dovun um Cargo-Center. Déi Droge waren fir d'Redistributioun an Europa geduecht, net fir den heemesche Marché. **Q: Firwat ass de Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz e Risiko?** No dem Organized Crime Index huet de Status als globale Finanzplaz international kriminelle Réseauen erlaabt, sech anzeniischten – ënner anerem déi italienesch 'Ndrangheta. D'Risiko kënnt virun allem aus auslännesche Virtaten, deenen hir Suen heiheem gewäsch ginn. **Q: Wat huet Lëtzebuerg géint d'Geldwäsch gemaach?** Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 eng nei Nationaal Risiko-Analys zum Suewäschen publizéiert, an eng breet Reform vum AML-Kader ass den 19. Dezember 2025 a Kraaft getrueden, fir d'Recommandatioune vun der FATF-Evaluatioun ëmzesetzen. ### Body Fir Lëtzebuerg huet d'Drogenwelt zwee Gesiichter. Dat eent leit um Findel, wou d'Douane d'lescht Joer méi wéi 873 Kilo Kokain ofgefaangen huet. Dat anert läit an de Konten, Gesellschaften a Strukture vum Finanzplaz, wou international Banden hir Gewënner verstoppe wëllen. Béid Gefore stinn am neie Welt-Drogebericht, deen d'UNO-Büro géint Droge a Kriminalitéit (UNODC) en Donneschdeg, um Internationalen Dag géint de Mëssbrauch vun Droge, virgestallt huet. D'Zuelen am Welt-Drogebericht 2026 si rekordverdächteg. D'Kokainproduktioun ass 2024 op méi wéi 4.000 Tonnen a rengem Stoff geklommen – méi wéi véiermol esou vill wéi virun zéng Joer, an no der UNODC en absolutten Héichpunkt. D'Agence féiert dat op eng méi héich Produktivitéit an eng méi grouss Ufläch fir den Ubau vu Coca zréck, well d'organiséiert Kriminalitéit iwwer hir traditionnell Mäert an Westeuropa, Nordamerika an Ozeanien erausdréckt. Ronn 331 Milliounen Mënschen hunn 2024 eng Droge geholl, dat sinn 6,2 Prozent vun den 15- bis 64-Järegen op der Welt, géint 5,2 Prozent virun zéng Joer. Cannabis bleift mat 256 Milliounen Notzer am meeschte verbreet, gefollegt vun Opioiden (63 Milliounen), Amphetaminen (32 Milliounen), Kokain (ëm déi 25 Milliounen) an Ecstasy (21 Milliounen). Méi Substanzen, méi geféierlech D'UNODC warnt, datt de Marché esou séier zerfällt, wéi en wiisst. D'Fuerscher hunn 2024 net manner wéi 755 nei psychoaktiv Substanzen identifizéiert, 118 dovun fir d'éischte Kéier. D'Villfalt vun de Stoffer, déi bei Saisien optauchen, war ronn fënnefmol esou grouss wéi véier Joer virdrun. Den Handel mat Methamphetamin – gemiess un de Beschlagnahmungen – wiisst ëm ronn 13 Prozent d'Joer, mat enger Produktioun, déi sech vu Myanmar a Richtung Nordamerika, West- a Südafrika a Südwestasien ausbreet. Mir hu sou eng beispilllos Welle vun neien Drogenzorten um Marché gesinn, an, wat beonrouegt, der ginn der, déi méi staark oder méi geféierlech si wéi virdrun. Dat huet d'Monica Juma gesot, déi 2026 d'Direktioun vun der UNODC iwwerholl huet. D'Agence warnt, datt d'Trafikanten Technologie, nei Handelsweeër an d'global Instabilitéit notzen, fir nei Droge méi séier op nei Mäert ze bréngen, wéi d'Autoritéiten dorop reagéiere kënnen. Europa als Zilmaart Nummer zwee Europa steet am Zentrum vun dëser Ausbreedung. No den UNODC-Donnéeën ass West- a Mëtteleuropa nom Nordamerika de zweetgréisste Kokainmarché vun der Welt, mat Saisien, déi tëscht 2014 an 2023 op dat Siwefacht geklommen sinn. D'Container-Häfen Antwerpen a Rotterdam bleiwen déi grouss Andréngeporten, mä d'Trafikanten passe sech un den Drock un. D'Europäesch Drogenagence huet dëse Mount gemellt, datt d'Kokainsaisien an der EU 2024 op 330 Tonne gefall sinn, no engem Rekord vu 419 Tonnen 2023. De Réckgang konzentréiert sech op déi klassesch Andréngeporten – minus 64 Prozent a Belsch, minus 45 Prozent an Däitschland a minus 36 Prozent an Holland – nodeems d'Douane d'Kontrolle verschäerft huet. Anzwousch sinn d'Zuelen geklommen: Spuenien mellt 124 Tonnen, Frankräich e Rekord vun 53,5 Tonnen. D'Enquêteure gesinn doran net e Réckzuch, mä eng Verlagerung: - méi Notzung vu klenge Häfen a Landungsplazen un der Küst; - Transferen op héijer Mier tëscht Schëffer, dorënner Hallef-U-Booter an Drohnen; - ëmmer méi raffinéiert kierperlech a chemesch Verstecker. Vum Hafen an d'Konten De Beräich, deen Lëtzebuerg am direktsten ugeet, sinn d'Gewënner aus dësem Geschäft. Europol huet gewarnt, datt d'organiséiert Kriminalitéit sech an déi legal Wirtschaft afrësst. Hir Analys vu 2025, Leveraging legitimacy, huet erausfonnt, datt 86 Prozent vun den geféierlechste kriminelle Réseaue vun der EU legal Geschäftsstrukturen notzen, fir Suen ze wäschen an hir Operatiounen ze tarnen. Déi meescht maachen dat, andeems se eege Firme grënnen, bestoend Firmen infiltréieren oder Insider bestiechen – mat der Logistik, dem Bau a baargeldintensive Secteure besonnesch ausgesat. Fir e Land, deem seng Wirtschaft op grenziwwerschreidend Finanz baséiert, ass dat eng heikel Diagnos. Den Organized Crime Index hält fest, datt de Status vu Lëtzebuerg als globale Finanzplaz et "mächtegen internationale kriminelle Réseaue méiglech gemaach huet, sech an d'Wirtschaft anzeniischten", wougréer déi italienesch 'Ndrangheta beim Wäsche vu Suen iwwer Lëtzebuerger Finanzstrukturen implizéiert ass. D'Risiko kënnt virun allem aus auslännesche Virtaten – Verbriechen, déi am Ausland begaange ginn, an deenen hir Suen heiheem Ënnerdaach sichen. D'Lëtzebuerger Front Och de kierperlechen Handel ass keng wäit Suerg méi. D'Lëtzebuerger Autoritéiten hunn 2025 méi wéi 873 Kilo Kokain a méi wéi zwou Tonne Cannabis ofgefaangen, vill dovun um Cargo-Center, well d'Trafikanten hir Liwwerungen ëmleeden, fir de méi strenge Kontrollen an de grousse Séihäfen auszewäichen. D'Verantwortlech ënnersträichen, datt déi Droge fir d'Redistributioun an Europa geduecht sinn an net fir den heemesche Marché. Am Mäerz 2026 koumen nach 88 Kilo Kokain (31. Mäerz) a méi wéi 123 Kilo Cannabis (26. Mäerz) derbäi. "Mir hu beweisen, datt mir héich professionell sinn an a Stand, grouss Quantitéite vun Droge z'entdecken", huet den Inneminister Léon Gloden zu de Saisie gesot, a bäigefüügt, datt "d'Zesummenaarbecht tëscht Douane a Police och ganz wichteg ass". D'Regierung huet och op der finanzieller Säit nogerëscht. Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 eng nei Nationaal Risiko-Analys zum Suewäschen verëffentlecht, an eng breet Reform vum Kader géint d'Geldwäsch ass den 19. Dezember 2025 a Kraaft getrueden, fir d'Recommandatioune vun der leschter FATF-Evaluatioun ëmzesetzen. Ob esou Mesuren mat enger Drogenwirtschaft mathale kënnen, déi Rekordmenge produzéiert – a Rekordgewënner nei investéiert –, ass d'Fro, déi d'UNODC iwwer Europa hänke léisst. ### Sources - UNODC World Drug Report 2026: Global drug markets transforming rapidly as technology, novel drug types and instability present traffickers with new opportunities — UNODC: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2026/June/unodc-world-drug-report-2026_-global-drug-markets-transforming-rapidly-as-technology--novel-drug-types-and-instability-present-traffickers-with-new-opportunities.html - Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167817 - New synthetic drugs, cocaine and meth booming, warns UN — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/new-synthetic-drugs-cocaine-and-meth-booming-warns-un - Europe, the world's second-largest market for cocaine — UNRIC (United Nations Regional Information Centre): https://unric.org/en/drug-use-europe-2026/ - Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2026) — European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA): https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2026/cocaine_en - Europol analysis reveals how criminal networks exploit legal businesses to strengthen their grip on the economy – 86% of the EU's most threatening criminal networks exploit legal business structures — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-analysis-reveals-how-criminal-networks-exploit-legal-businesses-to-strengthen-their-grip-economy - Luxembourg under pressure from drug traffickers — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-under-pressure-from-drug-traffickers - The Organized Crime Index – Luxembourg — Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime: https://ocindex.net/country/luxembourg - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Ministry of Justice – Luxembourg Government: https://mj.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2020/lutte-blanchiment/nra25.html - Luxembourg: Major Reform of the AML Framework — Baker McKenzie: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/01/luxembourg-major-reform-of-the-aml-framework --- ## Liewenslaang hannert Gitteren: Urteel am Attentat vum Chrëschtmaart zu Magdebourg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/magdebourg-chreschtmaart-attentat-liewenslaang-haft-urteel - Published: 2026-06-26T17:40:48.153+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:40:48.153+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 22f34ea3-7d09-4960-8817-d2c22124487f - Dateline: Magdeburg, DE > D'Landgericht Magdebourg huet den Dokter Taleb al-Abdulmohsen wéinst sechsfache Mord a 338 Fäll vu versichten Mord zu liewenslaanger Haft verurteelt — eng Fräiloossung ass praktesch ausgeschloss. ### Summary Méi wéi anerhalleft Joer nom déidlechen Ugrëff op de Magdebourger Chrëschtmaart fält d'Urteel: liewenslaang Haft a besonnesch Schwéier vun der Schold fir den Doter, deen am Dezember 2024 sechs Mënschen ëmbruecht huet. ### Key facts - D'Landgericht Magdebourg huet den Taleb al-Abdulmohsen (51) zu liewenslaanger Haft verurteelt — sechsfache Mord an 338 Fäll vu versichtem Mord. - D'Geriicht huet eng besonnesch Schwéier vun der Schold festgestallt, wat eng Fräiloossung no 15 Joer ausschléisst, plus uschléissend Sécherungsverwarung. - Den Doter, e Psychiater mat Asylstatut, war kee Jihadist: d'Motiv war perséinleche Grujel iwwer verluere Prozesser, net Ideologie. - D'Attack vum 20. Dezember 2024 huet sechs Mënschen d'Liewe kascht — dorënner e néngjärege Jong — a méi wéi 300 blesséiert. - Zënter dem Attentat goufen d'Chrëschtmäert a ganz Europa — och relevant fir d'Winterlights an der Stad — staark mat Barrièren a Kontrolle geséchert. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Joer kritt den Doter effektiv?** Hie kritt liewenslaang Haft. Well d'Geriicht eng besonnesch Schwéier vun der Schold festgestallt huet, fält déi normalerweis no 15 Joer méiglech Aussiicht op eng virzäiteg Fräiloossung ewech. Dobäi koum eng uschléissend Sécherungsverwarung, sou datt eng Entloossung extrem onwarscheinlech ass. **Q: Wat war d'Motiv vum Doter?** No den Ermëttler huet hien net aus reliéiser oder islamistescher Iwwerzeegung gehandelt. Hie war onzefridden mam Ausgang vu Zivilprozesser — dorënner eng Klo géint eng Kölner Flüchtlingsorganisatioun — a mam Scheedere vu Strofuziichten. E Gutachten huet eng narzisstesch Perséinlechkeetsstéierung zitéiert. **Q: Wat huet déi Dot mat Lëtzebuerg ze dinn?** Lëtzebuerg organiséiert all Dezember déi selwecht oppe Mäert (Winterlights). An d'Groussregioun huet eng eege Erënnerung: 2020 ass zu Tréier, knapp 50 km vun der Grenz, en Auto duerch d'Foussgängerzon gerannt a sechs Mënsche sinn ëmkomm. ### Body Anerhalleft Joer no engem vun den iergsten Attentater an der rezenter däitscher Geschicht ass d'Urteel gefall: D'Landgericht Magdebourg huet e Freideg den Taleb al-Abdulmohsen zu liewenslaanger Haft verurteelt. De 51 Joer ale Mann, e Saudi-gebuerenen Dokter, war den 20. Dezember 2024 mat engem gelounten Auto an d'Vollek vum Magdebourger Chrëschtmaart gerannt. Sechs Mënsche koumen ëm d'Liewen, méi wéi 300 goufe blesséiert — an dat an enger Attack, déi just e bësse méi laang wéi eng Minutt gedauert huet. De Geriicht ënner dem virsëtzende Riichter Dirk Sternberg huet den Ugekloten an a sechs Fäll vu Mord, 338 Fäll vu versichtem Mord a wéinst schwéierer Kierperverletzung schëlleg gesprach. Entscheedend: D'Riichter hunn eng besonnesch Schwéier vun der Schold festgestallt. Dës Bewäertung hëlt dem Verurteelten déi normalerweis no 15 Joer méiglech Aussiicht op eng virzäiteg Fräiloossung ewech a mécht eng spéider Entloossung extrem onwarscheinlech. Doriwwer eraus huet d'Geriicht eng uschléissend Sécherungsverwarung ugeuerdent. Eng Minutt, déi alles verännert huet De 20. Dezember 2024, géint 19.04 Auer, ass den al-Abdulmohsen mat engem schwaarze BMW X3 ronn 400 Meter wäit duerch d'Mass um Maart niewent dem Magdebourger Rothaus gefuer. No den Ermëttler huet hien dobäi bis zu 48 km/h erreecht. Ënnert de sechs Doudegen war e néngjäregen Jong, den André Gleissner, an dann nach fënnef Frae tëscht 45 a 75 Joer — eng vun hinnen ass eréischt am Januar 2025 un hire Blessuren gestuerwen. Vun de méi wéi 300 Blesséierten huet de Prozess mat enger Zuel vun 309 geschafft. De Prozess, dee am November 2025 ugefaangen huet, huet Dosende vun Zeien an ongeféier 200 Niewekläger an de Saal bruecht — e Beleeg fir d'Ausmooss vum Leed. Den Ugekloten huet zougi, datt hien den Auto gefuer huet, mee bestridden, datt hien d'Leit bewosst iwwerfuer hätt. D'Staatsaffekoten hunn dës Versioun komplett zréckgewisen. E Doter, dee net an d'Schéma passt Wat de Fall sou veronséchert huet, war ënner anerem, datt den Doter guer net dem Bild entsprach, dat vill am Kapp haten. Den al-Abdulmohsen war selwer Psychiater an huet an enger geséchterter Klinik fir psychesch krank Strooftäter zu Bernburg, an Sachsen-Anhalt, geschafft. Hie wunnt zënter 2006 an Däitschland, krut 2016 den Asylstatut a souz am Besëtz vun enger onbefristeter Néierloossungserlabnis. Hie bezeechent sech selwer als Ex-Mussulman an Anti-Islam-Aktivist, huet sech ëffentlech fir d'AfD ausgeschwat a rietsextrem Verschwörungstheorien am Internet verbreet — also genau d'Géigendeel vum islamisteschen Tatmotiv, dat een an Däitschland mat esou Attacke verbënnt. D'Ermëttler sinn zum Schluss komm, datt hien d'Dot ganz genee geplangt huet an net aus reliéiser Iwwerzeegung gehandelt huet, mä aus perséinlechem Grujel: Onzefriddenheet mam Ausgang vun engem Zivilprozess — dorënner eng Klo géint eng Kölner Flüchtlingsorganisatioun — an d'Scheedere vu enger ganzer Rei Strofuziichten. E psychiatresche Gutachten huet eng narzisstesch Perséinlechkeetsstéierung zitéiert. Virum Geriicht huet hien an enger ronn 90 Minutte laanger, zesummenhangsloser Ausso geschwat — Rou huet hie keng gewisen. Dem Ugekloten ass et nëmmen ëm sech selwer gaangen — an dat bleift och esou. Dës Aschätzung koum vum Uewerstaatsaffekot Matthias Böttcher. Hien huet dem Geriicht gesot, den Ugekloten hätt "weder Rou, Bedaueren nach eng Spuer vu Selbstkritik" gewisen, an huet seng Behaaptung, hien hätt net bewosst an d'Mass gezilt, als "absurd" ofgedoen. Mëtt an der Migratiounsdebatt D'Attack ass an engem héich opgelueden Moment komm. D'Koalitioun vum Kanzler Olaf Scholz war just zesummegebrach — hien hat am Dezember 2024 d'Vertrauensfro verluer — an Däitschland ass op Neiwalen den 23. Februar 2025 zougefuer. D'Doudeger vu Magdebourg, gefollegt vu weideren Attacke mat Asyl- oder Migratiounsbezuch, hunn d'Migratioun an déi bannenzeg Sécherheet an d'Mëtt vum Walkampf geréckelt. D'AfD huet d'Bluttdot direkt politesch ausgeschluecht an e puer Deeg duerno zu Magdebourg eng Versammlung organiséiert — och wann erauskoum, datt den Doter selwer mat der Partei sympathiséiert hat. D'Verantwortlecher zu Sachsen-Anhalt hunn deweil missen d'Sécherheetskonzept vum Maart verdeedegen, dat eng Lück gelooss hat, déi den Doter ausgenotzt huet. Firwat dat och eis hei beréiert Fir Lëtzebuerg an d'Groussregioun ass dat net just eng wäit Noriicht. Och hei stinn all Dezember déi selwecht oppe Mäert um Programm — d'Winterlights mat hire Buden op de Plazen an der Stad. An d'Regioun huet hir eege Erënnerung un esou Attacken: Am Dezember 2020 ass zu Tréier, knapp 50 Kilometer vun der Grenz, en Auto duerch d'Foussgängerzon gerannt a sechs Mënsche koumen ëm — dorënner e Puppelchen. Zënter Magdebourg ass de Schutz op den europäesche Chrëschtmäert sichtbar verstäerkt ginn. D'Behörden hunn d'Stied opgefuerdert, d'Zougäng ze séchmaachen an d'Iwwerwaachung auszebauen: - Den Maart zu Magdebourg selwer leeft elo hannert verstäerkte Barrièren a kontrolléierten Zougangsporten. - Augsburg huet säi Maart mat Honnerte vu 450-Kilo-Bëtongsbléck ëmrëngelt. - Dresden huet Milliounen an d'Séchung vu sengem historesche Striezelmarkt gestach. Dës Bëtongsbléck, versenkbar Poller a gemëschte Streifen aus Police a privatem Sécherheetsdéngscht, déi elo d'Buden encadréieren, sinn den hierte, kierperleche Verméchtnis vun där Minutt, an där den al-Abdulmohsen en festlechen Owend an e Massaker verwandelt huet. Fir d'Familljen vun de sechs Doudegen huet keen Urteel d'Verloscht erëm gutt. Mä d'Feststellung vun der besonnescher Schwéier vun der Schold heescht: De Mann, dee verantwortlech ass, kënnt méiglecherweis ni méi op fräie Fouss. ### Sources - Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/life-sentence-for-magdeburg-attacker - Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison — The Local (Germany): https://www.thelocal.de/20260626/magdeburg-christmas-market-car-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison - Driver in 2024 Magdeburg Christmas market attack convicted of murder and given life sentence — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/driver-2024-magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-convicted-murder-134232976 - Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3358564/germany-christmas-market-attacker-saudi-psychiatrist-sentenced-life - 2024 Magdeburg car attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Magdeburg_car_attack - Germany debates migration and motives after deadly Christmas market attack — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/23/germany-debates-migration-and-motives-after-deadly-christmas-market-attack - The barriers around Europe's Christmas markets — The Catholic Herald: https://thecatholicherald.com/article/the-walls-around-europes-christmas-markets - Officials defend Magdeburg security days after Christmas market attack killed five — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/23/officials-defend-magdeburg-security-days-after-christmas-market-attack-killed-five - 2020 Trier attack — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Trier_attack --- ## Europol: 731 kriminell Netzwierker verstoppe sech an der legaler Wirtschaft - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/europol-731-netzwierker-legal-wirtschaft-finanzplaz-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-26T17:22:17.371+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:22:17.371+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 7613fed2-0cee-4ebe-be6b-ffdd866e6911 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Déi nei Bedrohungsanalyse vun Europol zielt méi wéi 400.000 Memberen aus 118 Natiounen — a warnt, datt déi meescht Grupp sech hannert legale Firmen verstoppen. E Risiko fir de Finanzplaz Lëtzebuerg. ### Summary Europol huet 731 héich geféierlech kriminell Netzwierker an der EU kartéiert: 85 % notze legal Geschäftsstrukturen, fir hir Aktivitéiten ze verschleieren — e Punkt, deen direkt op de Finanzplaz Lëtzebuerg zielt. ### Key facts - Europol stuuft 731 kriminell Netzwierker als héchst Bedrohung fir d'EU an — zesumme méi wéi 400.000 Memberen aus 118 Nationalitéiten. - 85 % vun dëse Grupp notze legal Geschäftsstrukturen, fir hir Aktivitéiten ze verschleieren; Drogentrafic bleift dat gréisste Geschäft, Betrug wiisst am séiersten. - Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Wäsche vu Suen aus dem Ausland — Betrug, Steierdelikter, Korruptioun — d'Haaptrisiko, sou och d'Nationaalt Risikobewäertung 2025. - Europol fuerdert, ganz Netzwierker, hir Féierung an hir Verméigen ze zerschloen — net just Eenzeltäter. - D'EU-Kommissioun huet den 24. Juni 2026 e gestäerkte Mandat fir Europol virgeschloen, dee säi Budget op ronn 3 Milliarden Euro verduebele géif. ### FAQ **Q: Wat seet den neie Europol-Bericht ganz konkret?** Europol huet 731 kriminell Netzwierker identifizéiert, déi déi héchst Bedrohung fir d'EU-Sécherheet duerstellen, mat iwwer 400.000 Memberen aus 118 Nationalitéiten. Si sinn haaptsächlech am Drogentrafic an am Betrug aktiv, an 85 % notze legal Firmen, fir hir Aktivitéiten ze verstoppen. **Q: Firwat ass dat fir Lëtzebuerg relevant?** Als groussen internationale Finanzplaz ass Lëtzebuerg manner duerch lokal Kriminalitéit gefuerdert wéi duerch d'Wäsche vu Suen, déi am Ausland generéiert goufen. D'Nationaalt Risikobewäertung 2025 nennt Betrug, Steierdelikter a Korruptioun als d'Haaptrisiken an stuuft Banken, juristesch a Comptabilitéits-Beruffer wéi och juristesch Konstruktiounen als héich exposéiert an. **Q: Wéi soll géint dës Netzwierker virgaange ginn?** Europol fuerdert, net méi just eenzel Täter ze verfollegen, mä ganz Netzwierker, hir Féierung an hir Verméigen ze zerschloen — duerch grenziwwergräifend Zesummenaarbecht an andeems een de Sue follegt. D'EU-Kommissioun huet den 24. Juni 2026 e gestäerkte Mandat fir Europol virgeschloen. ### Body Net méi just op der Strooss, mä matzen an de Büroen, op de Konten an an de Firmen: déi geféierlechst kriminell Organisatiounen an der EU operéiere ëmmer méi vun an enger ganz normaler, legaler Geschäftswelt eraus — net méi just um Rand dovun. Dat ass de Kär vun engem neie Bericht vun Europol, deen e Freideg, den 26. Juni 2026, zu Bréissel virgestallt gouf. D'EU-Police-Agentur huet 731 kriminell Netzwierker identifizéiert, déi déi héchst Bedrohung fir d'bannenzeg Sécherheet vun der Europäescher Unioun duerstellen. Zesumme komme se op méi wéi 400.000 Memberen aus 118 Nationalitéiten — dat entsprécht ronn 60 % vun alle Nationalitéite weltwäit. D'Zifferen stamen aus der zweeter Editioun vun der grousser Kartéierung Decoding the EU's Most Threatening Criminal Networks: Issue 2 – The Blueprint of Criminal Opportunism, déi zesumme mat der zypriotescher Ratspresidentschaft an der Europäescher Kommissioun presentéiert gouf. Déi éischt Editioun aus dem Joer 2024 hat 821 Netzwierker analyséiert an hinnen e Rumm ginn, dee se als agil, grenzeniwwergräifend, kontrolléierend a zerstéieresch beschriwwen huet. Déi nei Analyse setzt do un — a warnt virun allem virun engem Punkt: 85 % vun dëse Grupp notzen oder mëssbrauchen legal Geschäftsstrukturen, fir hir Aktivitéiten ze erliichteren an ze verstoppen. D'Linn tëscht der kriminneller an der legaler Wirtschaft verschwënnt ëmmer méi. Drogen a Betrug als Haaptgeschäft Den Drogentrafic bleift dat gréisste Geschäftsfeld. Mä Europol bezeechent de Betrug — vill dovun online — als dee Beräich vun der organiséierter Kriminalitéit, dee mat Ofstand am séierste wiisst. Doniewent verdéngen déi geféierlechst Netzwierker hir Suen mat Mënschenhandel, der Schleisung vu Migranten a mat Eegentumsdelikter. Si hunn all dee selwechte Besoin: déi krummte Suen ze beweegen an se ze tarnen. Genee do kommen d'legal Firmen an d'Spill. Tarnfirmen a Secteuren mat vill Boergeld a vill grenziwwergräifendem Trafic erméiglechen et, Suen ze wäschen, Optragen ze kréien a sech an déi formell Wirtschaft anzeniseren. De Jürgen Ebner, den amtéierenden Exekutivdirekter vun Europol, beschreift e Géigner, dee sech ëmmer méi wéi e Betrib opstellt. „Si hunn eng ganz staark finanziell Ënnerstëtzung. Si benotze raffinéiert Géigemoossnamen. Si benotzen e héije Grad u Korruptioun. Et sinn international vernetzten Zellen an der ganzer EU an doriwwer eraus — also eng international Entreprise“, sou den Ebner. Korruptioun an Technologie als Beschleuneger De Bericht stellt Korruptioun an Technologie als déi zwee zentral Hëllefsmëttele vun der moderner organiséierter Kriminalitéit duer. D'Netzwierker bestiechen Beamten an asservéiere fir Enquêten ze blockéieren, während verschlësselte Kommunikatioun, Anonymiséierungstools an ëmmer méi och kënschtlech Intelligenz hir Aktivitéite beschleunegen an d'Aarbecht vun de Strofverfolger erschwéieren. „All Form vu Kriminalitéit gëtt online genéiert a gëtt duerch KI an Technologie beschleunegt“, sou den Ebner virun de Journalisten. Genee dës Verännerung mécht aus fréier lokale Bande grenziwwergräifend Entreprisen, déi iwwer d'EU eraus rekrutéieren, bedréien a koordinéiere kënnen. Wat dat fir de Finanzplaz Lëtzebuerg heescht Fir Lëtzebuerg trëfft dës Analyse e wonnde Punkt. Als ee vun de gréissten internationale Finanzzentere vun der EU ass d'Land manner duerch lokal Kriminalitéit gefuerdert wéi duerch d'Wäsche vu Suen, déi anzwousch anescht generéiert goufen — also genee déi grenziwwergräifend Flëss, déi Europol beschreift. Lëtzebuergs eegen Nationaalt Risikobewäertung 2025, erausginn vum Justizministère an der Finanzopsiicht CSSF, kënnt zu enger paralleler Conclusioun: d'Geldwäsch-Risiken kommen haaptsächlech aus den Erléis vu Strofdoten, déi am Ausland begaange goufen — eng Konsequenz vun der Roll vum Land als internationale Finanzplaz. Als gréisst extern Bedrohunge gi Betrug a Fälschung, kriminell Steierdelikter a Korruptioun genannt — déiselwecht Mäert, déi Europol an de Mëttelpunkt vun den heefegste geféierleche Netzwierker stellt. D'Bewäertung schätzt e ganz Deel vum Lëtzebuerger Finanzsecteur als héich exposéiert an: - Banken, Investitiounsgesellschaften an Zalungs- an E-Geld-Institutiounen; - Déngschtleeschter fir virtuell Verméigenswäerter (Krypto) an d'Liewensversécherung; - juristesch a Comptabilitéits-Beruffer, mat de juristesche Konstruktiounen (z. B. Trusten a Gesellschaftsstrukturen) als am meeschten exposéiert vun allen. Laut dem Rapport bréngen d'Mesuren géint d'Risiken déi meescht Restrisiken erëm op e mëttlere Niveau erof. D'Donnéeën vun der Analyse ginn awer just bis Enn 2023. Ganz Netzwierker zerschloen — net just Eenzeltäter D'Rezept vun Europol ass kloer: net méi nëmmen eenzel Täter no, mä ganz Netzwierker zerschloen — hir Féierung, hir Infrastruktur an d'Verméigen, dat se um Liewen hält — duerch grenziwwergräifend Zesummenaarbecht an andeems een de Suen no geet. D'Stäerkt vun de kriminellen Netzwierker läit an hirer Fäegkeet, iwwer Grenzen ze schaffen. Dofir muss eis Stäerkt doranner leien, datt mir iwwer dës Grenzen eweg zesummeschaffen. Dee Appel vum Themistos Arnaoutis, Chef vun der zypriotescher Police, passt zu engem Push zu Bréissel, fir der Agentur méi Muskelen ze ginn. Den 24. Juni 2026 huet d'Europäesch Kommissioun e gestäerkte Mandat fir Europol virgeschloen — dorënner en automatiséierten Informatiounsaustausch iwwer en „Police Shared Data Space“, Europol-Support-Büroen an de Memberstaaten, en Technologie- an Innovatiounshub an eng méi enk Zesummenaarbecht mat Eurojust an der Europäescher Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO). No Berichter iwwer de Paquet géif dat Europols Budget ronn verduebelen, op ëm déi 3 Milliarde Euro. D'Propositiounen treffen an enger Iwwergangsphase un der Spëtzt vun der Agentur an: D'Catherine De Bolle ass de 1. Mee 2026 als Exekutivdirektesch zréckgetrueden, sou datt den Ebner d'Agentur amtéierend féiert, just wéi de Bericht — an d'Argument fir e méi staarken Europol — de Regierunge vun Europa virgeluecht goufen. ### Sources - The blueprint of criminal opportunism – Decoding the EU's most threatening criminal networks - Issue 2 — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publication-events/main-reports/blueprint-of-criminal-opportunism - The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dna-of-organised-crime-changing-and-so-threat-to-europe - Press conference: new edition of the Europol mapping report — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/press-conference-new-edition-of-europol-mapping-report - Europol identifies 731 organised crime networks operating across the EU — WTX News: https://wtxnews.com/europol-identifies-731-organised-crime-networks-operating-across-the-eu - Criminalità organizzata nell'UE, l'Europol registra 731 reti e 400mila affiliati — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/2026/06/26/criminalita-organizzata-europol-731-reti-400-mila-membri/ - Europol report identifies the most threatening criminal networks in the EU (821 networks, ABCD framework) — Europol: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-report-identifies-most-threatening-criminal-networks-in-eu - Commission strengthens Europol to step up the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-strengthens-europol-step-fight-against-cross-border-crime-and-terrorism-2026-06-24_en - EU proposes to double Europol budget to €3bn to boost cross-border policing — AML Intelligence: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/06/eu-double-europol-budget-3bn/ - 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering — Government of Luxembourg / Ministry of Justice: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/05/26-evaluation-risque-blanchiment/2025-nra-vsite-internet.pdf - National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing — CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/Document/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing/ - Luxembourg Updates National Money Laundering Risk Assessment — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/legal-ip/55048-luxembourg-updates-national-money-laundering-risk-assessment --- ## Spiounsoftware souz bal ee Mount op de Staatshandyen vum CTIE - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ctie-staatshandyen-spioun-software-bal-ee-mount-onerkannt - Published: 2026-06-26T17:11:38.346+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T17:11:38.346+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: a8b70fbb-c386-47c3-81cc-22b156d7af3d - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > E Schiedprogramm, deen sech am Aarbechtsspäicher verstoppt huet, koum un d'Lëscht vu ronn 4.850 Staatsapparater an d'Kontaktdate vun den Agenten — Biergerdate sinn der Regierung no net betraff. ### Summary D'Regierung confirméiert: e memory-resident Schiedprogramm souz bal ee Mount um System, deen d'Staatshandyen verwalt, an huet engem externen Acteur d'Lëscht vu ronn 4.850 Apparater an d'professionnell Kontaktdate vun den Agente preisgaben. Biergerdate waren net betraff. ### Key facts - E memory-resident Schiedprogramm souz bal ee Mount (Enn Januar bis 26. Februar 2026) um CTIE-System fir d'Staatshandyen. - Preisgi goufen d'Lëscht vu ronn 4.850 Apparater an d'Nimm, déngschtlech Telefonsnummeren an E-Mail-Adresse vun den Agenten. - D'Donnéeën op den Apparater selwer (Messagen, Kalenner, Fotoen) an all Biergerdate ware net betraff. - Den Aganks war net Phishing, mä d'Verwaltungssoftware vun engem Drëttubidder, infizéiert ronderëm eng Liwwerant-Aktualiséierung. - D'Déngschter sinn iwwer d'Computeren an e Web-Interface operationell bliwwen; betraff Apparater goufen nei opgesat. ### FAQ **Q: Wat fir Donnéeë sinn um CTIE-System preisgi ginn?** En externen Acteur huet Zougang kritt zu der Lëscht vu ronn 4.850 Staatsapparater mat hiren technesche Charakteristiken an zu den Nimm, déngschtlechen Telefonsnummeren a professionnellen E-Mail-Adresse vun den Agenten. D'Donnéeën, déi direkt op den Telefoner gespäichert waren, wéi Messagen, Kalenner oder Fotoen, ware net betraff. **Q: Sinn Biergerdate vum Tëschefall betraff?** Nee. D'Regierung huet an hirem Communiqué vum 6. Mäerz 2026 betount: «Keng Informatioun, déi d'Bierger betrëfft, ass concernéiert.» Den Ugrëff ass bei der Verwaltungsschicht stoe bliwwen. **Q: War et eng Phishing-Attack?** Nee. Laut der Ministesch Stéphanie Obertin ass d'Verwaltungssoftware (MDM) vun engem Drëttubidder infizéiert ginn — e puer Stonne virun enger Liwwerant-Aktualiséierung Enn Januar — an net iwwer e gefuppte Mataarbechter. **Q: Sinn d'Staatsdéngschter wärend dem Tëschefall ausgefall?** Nee. D'Déngschter sinn operationell bliwwen iwwer d'Computeren, mat deenen all Agent par défaut equipéiert ass, an iwwer d'Telefoner dank engem Web-Interface. Nëmmen de mobillen Zougang gouf virsiichtshalber ofgeschnidden. ### Body E Schiedprogramm huet sech bal ee Mount laang am System ageniischt, mat deem de Lëtzebuerger Staat seng déngschtlech Smartphone an Tabletten verwalt. Domat huet en externen Ugräifer Zougang kritt zu enger Lëscht vu ronn 4.850 Staatsapparater an zu den Nimm, déngschtlechen Telefonsnummeren a professionnellen E-Mail-Adresse vun den Agenten, déi se droen. Dat huet d'Regierung confirméiert. Am Mëttelpunkt steet de Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État (CTIE), deen d'Informatik vum ëffentlechen Secteur am Grand-Duché bedreift. Den Ugrëff ass laut dem Ministère fir Digitaliséierung an den nationale Cybersécherheetsinstanzen net bis un den Inhalt op den Apparater selwer komm — a keng Biergerdate waren involvéiert. Ee Mount onbemierkt am Netz De Schiedprogramm war vun der «memory-resident» Zort: en installéiert eng Kopie vu sech am Aarbechtsspäicher (RAM) vun engem Apparat amplaz op der Festplack, wat en immens vill méi schwéier opzespüren mécht. Laut der Digitaliséierungsministesch Stéphanie Obertin (DP) ass d'Plattform, déi déngschtlech mobil Apparater aschreift a verwalt, Enn Januar infizéiert ginn — e puer Stonne virum déi lescht Aktualiséierung vum Software-Liwwerant ausgespillt gouf. Opgefall ass et eréischt den Owend vum Donneschdeg, den 26. Februar. Domat souz de Programm fir bal ee ganze Mount um Netz. Fir d'Public ass entscheedend, datt den Ugrëff bei der Verwaltungsschicht stoe bliwwen ass. Den Acteur ass un de Verzeechnes vun den Apparater an un d'Lëscht komm, wien se huet — net awer un dat, wat op den Handye läit. D'Ministesch war do ganz kloer. «D'Donnéeën, déi direkt op den Telefoner oder Tabletten gespäichert sinn, wéi d'Messagen, de Kalenner oder d'Fotoen, sinn net vum Tëschefall betraff ginn», sou d'Stéphanie Obertin virun der Chamber. Wéi de Schiedprogramm fonnt gouf, huet de CTIE déi betraff Plattform virsiichtshalber isoléiert. Dëse Schrëtt huet de mobillen Zougang zu den internen Déngschter ofgeschnidden — ënner anerem E-Mail a Kalenner — sou datt d'Beamten op hir Büroscomputeren zréckgräife mussten. Apparater, déi getrennt fir den Educatiounssecteur vum CGIE verwalt ginn, ware vum Tëschefall net betraff. Wat preisgi gouf — a wat net D'Versioun vun der Regierung, festgehale an enger Statusnotiz vum 6. Mäerz an an der spéiderer schrëftlecher Äntwert vun der Obertin un d'Deputéiert, zitt eng kloer Linn ëm de Schued. D'Informatiounen, op déi zougegraff gouf, ware verwaltungstechnesch a keng sensibel Privatdaten: e Verzeechnes vum Material an déi professionnell Kontaktdaten, déi drun hänken. - D'Lëscht vu ronn 4.850 Smartphone an Tabletten, déi de CTIE verwalt, mat hiren technesche Charakteristiken; - D'Nimm vun den Agenten, déi dës Apparater kritt hunn; - Hir déngschtlech Telefonsnummeren an Aarbechts-E-Mail-Adressen. Net ugerommt gouf, sou betounen d'Verantwortlech, eppes, wat dem breede Public gehéiert. «Keng Informatioun, déi d'Bierger betrëfft, ass concernéiert», huet d'Regierung an hirem Communiqué vum 6. Mäerz geschriwwen. Virsiichtshalber ass all betraffenen Apparat nei opgesat ginn, an d'Datenschutzkommissioun CNPD huet den 27. Februar eng provisoresch Notifikatioun kritt. D'Ministesch huet och probéiert, d'Stéierung um Funktionéiere vum Staat ze relativéieren, andeems si betount huet, datt den Ënnerbroch op de mobillen Zougang begrenzt war. «D'Déngschter vum Staat sinn permanent zougänglech a voll operationell bliwwen, souwuel iwwer d'Computeren — mat deenen all Agent par défaut equipéiert ass — wéi och iwwer d'Telefoner dank engem Web-Interface», sou d'Obertin. Wéi d'Regierung reagéiert huet Den Tëschefall ass séier d'Kommandokette eropgeklommen. Nodeems nei Erkenntnisser opgetaucht sinn, ass d'national Zell fir d'Bewäertung vum Cyberrisiko den Owend vum 5. Mäerz zesummekomm; den Dag drop huet de Premier Experten zesummegeruff an de Regierungsrot informéiert. De kompromittéierte Server gouf isoléiert an en Ersatz opgesat, während d'technesch Analyse gemeinsam vum CTIE a vu GovCERT.lu, dem Cyber-Noutfallteam vun der Regierung, gemaach gouf. Den onerlaabten Zougang sief laut den Autoritéiten an e puer Stonnen no der Entdeckung agedämmt ginn an op de Apparate-Verzeechnes begrenzt bliwwen. D'Autoritéite hunn d'Attack net ëffentlech engem Acteur zougeschriwwen, an d'Enquête leeft weider. Bemierkenswäert: et war keng Phishing-Campagne vun där Zort, déi reegelméisseg Lëtzebuerger Banken oder d'Sozialversécherung imitéiert. Den Aganks war d'Verwaltungssoftware vun engem Drëttubidder selwer, infizéiert ronderëm eng Liwwerant-Aktualiséierung — net e gefuppte Mataarbechter. E Kontinent ënner Drock Den Episod ass eng spëtz Prouf fir de Ruff vu Lëtzebuerg als digitale Virreider — an en passt an en europäeschen Trend. An hirem Bericht «Threat Landscape 2025» huet d'EU-Cybersécherheetsagentur ENISA festgestallt, datt déi ëffentlech Verwaltung de meescht-attackéierte Secteur an der Unioun ginn ass: 38 % vun de 4.875 Tëschefäll, déi si tëscht Juli 2024 a Juni 2025 erfaasst huet. Speziell bei staatlech gestäipten Operatioune war d'Verwaltung erëm dat Haaptziel — Acteure mat russeschem Hannergrond stoungen hannert 39 % vun deenen Androngen, sou mat Indien verbonne Gruppen hannert 31,7 % a mat China verbonne Gruppen hannert 24,4 %. Lëtzebuerg huet dee Drock scho gespuert. Am Fréijoer 2024 huet eng zweewächeg Well vun DDoS-Attacken — vu pro-russesche Gruppe reklaméiert — d'Finanz- a Justizministèren, d'Statistikagence STATEC an d'Gesondheetskeess CNS getraff. Am Januar 2025 huet eng weider DDoS-Salve d'Bierger-Portal MyGuichet an den Authentifikatiounsdéngscht LuxTrust kuerz lahmgeluecht. Virun deem Hannergrond ass de CTIE-Tëschefall manner en isoléierte Schock wéi e Marker fir déi nei Normalitéit fir europäesch Regierungen: hartnäckeg, dacks onopfälleg, a geziilt op d'Systemer, déi de Staat zesummenhalen. Fir de Moment ass d'Botschaft vu Lëtzebuerg, datt d'Verteidegung do gehalen huet, wou et am meeschten zielt — bei den Donnéeë vun de ronn 670.000 Awunner — och wann d'Ugräifer eng Kéier d'Dier eran waren. ### Sources - État des lieux suite à l'incident affectant les appareils portables de l'État — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/03-mars/06-hpcn-ctie.html - 4.850 appareils mobiles de l'État touchés par un logiciel malveillant — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/4-850-appareils-mobiles-de-letat-touches-par-un-logiciel-malveillant - Les données informatiques de l'État compromises lors d'une cyberattaque — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-donnees-informatiques-de-letat-compromises-lors-dune-cyberattaque - On en sait plus sur le logiciel malveillant qui a perturbé les services de l'État — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/on-en-sait-plus-sur-le-logiciel-malveillant-qui-a-perturbe-les-services-de-letat/ - Cyberattaque sur 4 850 appareils publics du CTIE: des données exposées, mais pas de messages — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/cyberattaque-sur-4-850-appareils-publics-des-donnees-exposees-mais-pas-de-messages/ - Luxembourg: Un logiciel malveillant perturbe les appareils mobiles de l'État — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-logiciel-malveillant-sur-les-appareils-mobiles-de-l-etat-103514525 - Luxembourg government mobiles cut off after malware alert — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-government-mobiles-cut-off-after-malware-alert - ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2025 - ENISA 2025 Threat Landscape report highlights EU faces escalating hacktivist attacks and state-aligned cyber threats — Industrial Cyber: https://industrialcyber.co/reports/enisa-2025-threat-landscape-report-highlights-eu-faces-escalating-hacktivist-attacks-and-state-aligned-cyber-threats/ - Stéphanie Obertin — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phanie_Obertin --- ## EU sëtzt zu Bréissel mat den Taliban um Dësch — an d'Fro no de Frae steet erëm am Raum - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-taliban-breissel-treffen-fraerechter-maria-teresa - Published: 2026-06-26T16:54:18.855+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:54:18.855+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 4a8b9b09-ae06-44d2-9c95-8d4c95636326 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Fir d'éischt hunn d'EU-Kommissioun an 15 Memberstaaten eng Taliban-Delegatioun zu Bréissel empfaangen. Eng moralesch Zerrappung, déi och zu Lëtzebuerg widderhuet. ### Summary Zu Bréissel hunn EU-Servicer an 15 Memberstaaten fir d'éischte Kéier eng Taliban-Delegatioun empfaangen. D'Reaktioune reegele vu "Schan fir Europa" bis zu engem nüchteren Argument iwwer Réckféierungen — eng Debatt, déi d'Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa zënter Joren begleet. ### Key facts - Den 23. Juni 2026 hunn d'EU-Kommissioun an 15 Memberstaaten fir d'éischte Kéier eng fënnefkäppeg Taliban-Delegatioun zu Bréissel empfaangen, ënner Mat-Presidence vu Schweden. - Et goung offiziell ëm technesch Froen ronderëm d'Réckféierung vun Afghanen ouni Bleiwerecht; d'Taliban wollten och iwwer konsularesch Servicer schwätzen. - Deputéiert, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch a Malala Yousafzai hunn d'Treffen schaarf kritiséiert; eng Plainte gouf bei der belscher Bundesstaatsanwaltschaft agereecht. - D'Verteideger, dorënner dem Schweden säi Migratiounsminister, halen dogéint, datt ofgewise Asylsucher ouni Kanal op Kabul net zréckgefouert kënne ginn. - D'Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa engagéiert sech zënter Joren fir d'afghanesch Fraen an fir d'Unerkennung vun der Geschlechter-Apartheid als Verbriechen géint d'Mënschheet. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass den 23. Juni 2026 zu Bréissel geschitt?** D'Servicer vun der Europäescher Kommissioun an Vertrieder vu 15 EU-Memberstaaten hunn eng fënnefkäppeg Taliban-Delegatioun empfaangen — fir d'éischte Kéier zënter 2021. Schweden huet dat technescht Treffen mat-presidéiert, virun allem iwwer d'Réckféierung vun Afghanen ouni Bleiwerecht an Europa. **Q: Firwat ass d'Treffen esou ëmstridden?** D'UNO an d'Europaparlament beschëllegen d'Taliban, eng Geschlechter-Apartheid géint Fraen a Meedercher ze erzwéngen. Kritiker mengen, datt en offiziellt Treffen dem Regime Legitimitéit gëtt; d'Verteideger soen, ouni Kanal op Kabul kéint een ofgewise Asylsucher net zréckféieren. **Q: Wat huet d'Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa mat dëser Fro ze dinn?** Si setzt sech zënter Joren fir d'afghanesch Fraen an. 2019 huet si d'Associatioun Stand Speak Rise Up! lancéiert a si fuerdert, datt Geschlechter-Apartheid als Verbriechen géint d'Mënschheet unerkannt gëtt. Eng spezifesch Ausso vun hir zu dësem Treffe vum 23. Juni läit net vir. ### Body Et war eng Première, déi laang ondenkbar geschéngt huet: Den 23. Juni hunn d'Servicer vun der Europäescher Kommissioun zesumme mat Vertrieder vu 15 EU-Memberstaaten zu Bréissel eng fënnefkäppeg Taliban-Delegatioun empfaangen. Et war dat éischt Mol zënter der Machtiwwernahm an Afghanistan am Joer 2021, datt Vertrieder vun de faktesche Muechthaber an Afghanistan offiziell mat der EU um selwechten Dësch souzen. Schweden huet d'Treffen mat-presidéiert, et goung ëm technesch Froen — virun allem ëm d'Réckféierung vun Afghanen, déi keng legal Berechtegung méi hunn, an Europa ze bleiwen. Fir d'afghanesch Säit war et e "historeschen" Dag. Fir Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen war et eng moralesch Kapitulatioun. An tëscht deenen zwou Liesarten läit eng Fro, déi Europa zënter bal fënnef Joer ëmgangen ass — wéi a wéi wäit een iwwerhaapt mat enger Regierung schwätzt, déi d'UNO an d'Europaparlament beschëllegen, eng "Geschlechter-Apartheid" géint Fraen a Meedercher ze erzwéngen. Wéineg Wierder vu Bréissel, vill vun de Taliban D'Kommissioun huet d'Treffen bewosst nüchtern bestätegt. "D'Servicer vun der Kommissioun an Schweden hunn haut zu Bréissel e Treffen op techneschem Niveau mat-presidéiert, mat technesche Vertrieder vun de faktesche Muechthaber an Afghanistan, déi fir Réckkéier a Réckiwwernahm zoustänneg sinn", huet e Sproochrouer gesot. Et ass déi virsiichteg Formuléierung, mat där Bréissel vermeit, d'Taliban als legitim Regierung vun Afghanistan unzeerkennen. D'Treffen huet net an de Geschäftsgebaier vun der Kommissioun stattfonnt, an d'Detailer ware nëmmen am Ëmrëss bekannt. D'Taliban hunn et méi breet duergestallt. Den Abdul Qahar Balkhi, Sproochrouer vum Ausseministère an Delegatiounschef, huet de Besuch als historesch bezeechent. Hie sot, et géif net nëmmen ëm Ofschiebunge goen, mä och ëm d'Erëmopnam vu konsularesche Servicer fir Afghanen an Europa an ëm d'Schicksal vun deenen, déi en Asylrefus kruten. "Et besteet d'Hoffnung, datt dëse Besuch nei Weeër fir positiv Interaktiounen opmécht", sot den Abdul Qahar Balkhi. No der franséischer Pressagence AFP hate fënnef Taliban-Vertrieder eng Erlabnis kritt, fir an d'Belsch eranzekommen. E Kontinent, deen sech net eens ass Virum Sëtz vun der Kommissioun hunn Mënscherechtsaktivisten bis an de spéiden Nomëtteg protestéiert. An der europäescher Politik war den Toun nach méi schaarf. D'Cecilia Strada, sozialistesch Deputéiert am Europaparlament, huet d'EU-Regierunge virgehäit, engem Regime Legitimitéit ze ginn, dee systematesch de Fraen hir Rechter ofhëlt. Si huet d'Treffen eng "Schan fir Europa" genannt an dem Regime virgehäit, datt en "d'Rechter vu Fraen a Meedercher mat de Féiss trëppelt an e System vun der Geschlechter-Apartheid duerchsetzt". D'gréng Deputéiert Saskia Bricmont huet et "inakzeptabel" genannt, Vertrieder vun engem Regime z'empfänken, "deen systematesch Fraen ënnerdréckt, all Oppositioun ënnerbënnt a Grondfräiheeten ofstreit". Den Ludovic Laus vun Amnesty International Belsch huet et nach méi direkt gesot: "Mir si jenseits vu Skandal ... d'EU mécht Kompromësser mat engem komplett autoritäre Regime, deen all Dag d'Mënscherechter mat de Féiss trëppelt", sot den Ludovic Laus. D'Friddensnobelpräisdréierin Malala Yousafzai sot, si wier vum Besuch erschüttert, an huet gewarnt, datt "Europa e Regime net däerf legitiméieren, dat fir eng vun de schlëmmste Mënscherechtskrise verantwortlech ass". D'Fereshta Abbasi vun Human Rights Watch sot, all Engagement mat den Taliban misst de Schutz vu Mënscherechter an d'Rechenschaftspflicht prioritär stellen — net d'Leit an d'Gefor ofschiben. Eng juristesch Plainte iwwer de Besuch gouf bei der belscher Bundesstaatsanwaltschaft agereecht. D'Europaparlament hat scho viru kuerzem seng Positioun kloergemaach. Am Mee huet et eng Resolutioun mat 480 Stëmme géint fënnef, bei 83 Enthalungen, ugeholl, déi: - de Bedaueren iwwer d'Decisioun vun der EU ausgedréckt huet, d'Taliban op Bréissel anzelueden; - d'Memberstaaten opgefuerdert huet, un der Net-Unerkennung an der Net-Normaliséierung vun den Taliban festzehalen; - d'EU opgeruff huet, Sklaverei, Geschlechter-Apartheid an Zwangskannerhochzäiten offiziell als Verbriechen géint d'Mënschheet unzeerkennen. D'Verteideger vum Dialog halen dogéint, datt Europa ofgewise Asylsucher net zréckféiere kann ouni e funktionnéierende Kanal op Kabul. "Et ass onheemlech wichteg, datt dës Kriminell ofgeschoss ginn. An dat ass haut net méiglech", sot dem Schweden säi Migratiounsminister Johan Forssell, deem säi Land d'Treffen mat-presidéiert huet. Lëtzebuergs Stëmm fir d'afghanesch Fraen Keng europäesch Monarchin huet hiren Numm méi enk un d'Saach vun den afghanesche Fraen gebonnen ewéi d'Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa. Zënter Joren huet si zu Lëtzebuerg déi sichtbarst Plattform géint d'Ausléschen vun de Frae lass dem Taliban-Regime opgebaut. Si gouf zu Marianao bei Havanna gebuer, huet den (deemolege) Grand-Duc Henri bestuet — deen am Oktober 2025 zugonschte vun hirem Jong Guillaume ofgedankt huet. 2019 huet si d'Associatioun Stand Speak Rise Up! lancéiert, déi sech géint sexuell Gewalt a fragille a Konfliktsituatioune wiert, mat-gegrënnt mat der franséisch-afghanescher fréierer Diplomatin Chékéba Hachemi. Als laangjäreg UNESCO-Goodwill-Ambassadeurin huet si sech derfir agesat, datt Geschlechter-Apartheid als Verbriechen géint d'Mënschheet unerkannt gëtt, an huet d'Lag vun den afghanesche Fraen ëmmer erëm als onerdréiglech bezeechent. D'UN-Sonderbeoptraagt fir sexuell Gewalt a Konflikter, Pramila Patten, huet d'"Audace" vun der Grande-Duchesse gelueft — hir Weigerung, d'Empörung an d'Stëllschwäigen iwwergoen ze loossen, wéi de Lëtzebuerger Quotidien L'essentiel bericht huet. Genee dee Prinzip stellt dat Bréisseler Treffen op d'Prcouf. Zënter der Machtiwwernahm hunn d'Taliban d'Meedercher iwwer d'Primärschoul eraus aus dem Schoulsystem ausgeschloss, d'Fraen aus de meeschte bezuelten Aarbechte gedréckt an hinnen ëmmer méi Restriktiounen opgezwong, déi UN-Expert mat Apartheid vergläichen. Fir Leit, déi — wéi d'Maria Teresa — dës Fraen zu hirer Liewensaufgab gemaach hunn, ass en Dësch zu Bréissel keng Formalitéit, mä eng Schwell. De Moment, an deem d'Managen vu Migratioun a Praxis zur Normaliséierung vun engem Regime ka ginn, dee festze leeën fir d'éischt geschwuer huet. Wéi d'EU op dee Reproche an de kommende Méint äntwert, gëtt entscheeden, ob den 23. Juni als Pragmatismus oder als Kapitulatioun a Erënnerung bleift. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - À Bruxelles, une rencontre inédite entre responsables talibans et l'UE sur l'immigration (AFP) — Orange Actualités / AFP: https://actu.orange.fr/monde/a-bruxelles-une-rencontre-inedite-entre-responsables-talibans-et-l-ue-sur-l-immigration-CNT000002q7anZ.html - EU Officials Meet Taliban In Brussels For First Time Despite Outcry From Activists — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-taliban-meeting-outcry-activists-deportations/33787206.html - European Parliament Condemns Taliban Rights Abuses, Opposes Brussels Talks — KabulNow: https://kabulnow.com/2026/05/european-parliament-condemns-taliban-rights-abuses-opposes-brussels-talks/ - La venue de talibans à Bruxelles provoque une polémique et fait l'objet d'une plainte auprès du parquet belge — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/monde/europe/la-venue-de-talibans-a-bruxelles-provoque-une-polemique-et-fait-l-objet-d-une-plainte-aupres-du-parquet-belge - Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Teresa,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg - Lutte contre les violences: L'ONU salue «l'audace» de la Grande-Duchesse — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/luxembourg/story/l-onu-salue-l-audace-de-la-grande-duchesse-29951553 --- ## Cyberattacken leeën d'Kaartenzuelung bei den Iraneschen Staatsbanken lahm - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/iran-staatsbanken-cyberattack-kaartenzuelung-blockeiert-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T16:41:43.267+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:41:43.267+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: c18bf5a8-a276-4588-8358-0fe9bc698c9c - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Eng zweet Welle vun Attacken huet d'Kaarten- an Online-Servicer bei de Banke Melli, Saderat an Tejarat blockéiert a weist, wéi fragil dat sanktionéiert Finanzsystem nom Israel-Krich vun 2025 ass. ### Summary Eng nei Cyberattack huet Enn Juni d'Kaartenzuelung bei dräi vun den Iraneschen Staatsbanken am ganze Land lahmgeluecht — déi zweet Attack op d'Bankennetz a manner wéi zwou Wochen. ### Key facts - Eng Cyberattack vum 13.-14. Juni 2026 huet véier iranesch Staatsbanke gläichzäiteg getraff, andeems se e gemeinsamt Kommunikatiounssystem ugegraff huet, net all Bank eenzel. - Eng zweet Welle ronderëm den 23.-25. Juni huet d'Kaartenservicer bei der Melli, Saderat an Tejarat am ganze Land ausgesat; bis den 24. Juni waren d'Stéierunge behuewen. - D'iranesch Autoritéite sproochen vun enger 'limitéierter Cyberattack' a soten, et géifen keng Clientsdate geklaut ginn; d'Privatbanke waren net betraff. - D'reegierungskrittesch Grupp 'Black Wolves' huet d'Verantwortung um Telegram iwwerholl; eng offiziell Zouuerdnung gouf et net, an d'Experte bezweiwele e Link zu Predatory Sparrow. - D'Attacke koumen e Joer no de vill méi schwéieren Predatory-Sparrow-Attacken op d'Bank Sepah an d'Krypto-Bourse Nobitex während dem Krich vun 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi eng Banke waren am Juni 2026 betraff?** An der éischter Welle (13.-14. Juni) d'Bank Melli Iran, d'Bank Saderat Iran, d'Bank Tejarat an d'Export Development Bank of Iran. An der zweeter Welle ronderëm den 23.-25. Juni d'Melli, d'Saderat an d'Tejarat. D'Privatbanke waren net betraff. **Q: Wie stécht hannert den Attacken?** Eng iranesch reegierungskrittesch Grupp mam Numm 'Black Wolves' huet d'Verantwortung um Telegram iwwerholl. D'iranesch Autoritéiten hunn d'Attacke net ëffentlech zougeschriwwen. De Verdacht op d'pro-israelesch Predatory Sparrow gouf duerch Expertenanalysen a Fro gestallt. **Q: Wat ass de Link zum Krich tëschent Iran an Israel vun 2025?** Am Juni 2025 huet d'Predatory Sparrow, déi mat Israel a Verbindung bruecht gëtt, d'Bank Sepah lahmgeluecht a méi wéi 90 Milliounen Dollar vun der Krypto-Bourse Nobitex zerstéiert. D'Attacke vun 2026 wierken am Verglach méi roueg, wat d'Experten un enger gemeinsamer Hierkonft zweiwele léisst. ### Body Wien Enn Juni am Iran wollt mat der Kaart bezuelen, ass virun engem doudege Bildschierm gestanen: D'Bankenappen hunn net méi reagéiert, an d'Kaartelieser an de Geschäfter waren ausser Betrib. Eng nei Cyberattack huet d'Kaartenservicer bei dräi vun de gréisste Staatsbanken am ganze Land lahmgeluecht — déi zweet Attack op d'Bankennetz a manner wéi zwou Wochen, an e weidert Zeechen, datt d'Finanzinfrastruktur an der Konfrontatioun tëschent dem Iran a senge Géigner zur Fronts-Waff gi ass. Déi éischt Welle, vum 13. bis 14. Juni, huet véier Instituter op eemol getraff: d'Bank Melli Iran, d'Bank Saderat Iran, d'Bank Tejarat an d'Export Development Bank of Iran. D'Ugräifer hunn net d'Verteidegung vun all eenzelner Bank duerchbrach, mä e gemeinsamt Kommunikatiounssystem getraff, dat d'Instituter matenee verbënnt — esou den iranesche Bankekoordinatiounsrot a Berichter vun der Reuters. Mobil- an Online-Banking, Bankautomaten a Kaartenzuelung sinn ausgefall; a Geschäfter, Restauranten an Tankstellen zu Teheran an doriwwer eraus hu se d'Akeef mat der Hand opgeschriwwen, fir se herno ofzerechnen. Bis den 23. an 24. Juni haten dräi vun deene selwechte Banken — Melli, Saderat an Tejarat — d'Kaartenservicer am ganze Land erëm ausgesat. D'Informatics Services Corporation, déi e grousse Stéck vun der iranescher Zuelungsinfrastruktur bedreift, huet den 24. Juni gemellt, datt d'Stéierunge behuewe wieren, an de Bankekoordinatiounsrot huet matgedeelt, datt d'Online-Transaktioune erëm normal funktionéieren. D'Privatbanke waren net betraff. Eng gemeinsam Schwachstell Wat d'Experte beonrouegt huet, war manner de Schued wéi d'Method. Andeems d'Ugräifer dat Netz getraff hunn, dat d'Staatsbanke matenee verbënnt, hu se mat engem eenzege Schlag e ganze Koup Instituter ausgeschalt — e Beweis dofir, datt eng gemeinsam Infrastruktur d'Risiko wäit iwwer d'Bilanz vun enger eenzeger Bank eraus konzentréiert. "Anstatt all Bank eenzel unzegräifen, schéngen d'Ugräifer dat gemeinsamt Kommunikatiounsnetz an d'Viséier geholl ze hunn", sot de Javvad Malik vun der Sécherheetsfirma KnowBe4 dem Wirtschaftsmedium AGBI. D'Stéierung war siichtbar a peinlech, mä no de bisheregen Informatioune flaach: No offiziellen Aussoe goufe keng Clientsdaten geklaut, an d'Kärdate sinn intakt bliwwen. Den iranesche Bankekoordinatiounsrot huet d'Geschicht als "limitéiert Cyberattack" bezeechent a gesot, et hätt keen onerlaabten Zougrëff op Clientsinformatiounen a keng Datelek ginn. Seng IT-Ofdeelung huet d'Ofschalte vun de Kaartenservicer als Schutzmoossnam beschriwwen: Si wier "geduecht, fir onerlaabten Zougrëff ze verhënneren an d'Sécherheet vun de Verméigen vun de Clienten ze garantéieren", woubäi "Experten am Moment drun schaffen, fir den Déngscht esou séier wéi méiglech erëm an d'Rei ze bréngen". Eng kuerzlieweg Ausfall, déi d'Leit un der Keess am Supermarché matkréien, ass quasi op Siichtbarkeet a Beschämung optiméiert — net op dauerhaften Schued. Déi Aschätzung koum vum Alan Woodward, Professer fir Cybersécherheet op der University of Surrey, deen der AGBI sot, d'Attacke géife schéngen drop ausgeluecht ze sinn, d'Vertraue vun der Bevëlkerung ze ënnergruewen, anstatt Daten ze zerstéieren. Wie stécht dohannert? Eng Grupp, déi sech "Black Wolves" nennt — e iranescht reegierungskrittescht Kollektiv — huet d'Verantwortung um Telegram iwwerholl an d'Aktioun politesch ageuerdent. "E rouege Krich entfalt sech, an den Iran ass ënner Cyberattack", huet se geschriwwen. Dat passt an e Muster vun heemeschem Haktivismus, dee säit de Protester fir d'Fraerechter vun 2022 géint den Establishment virgeet — domools hunn Aktivisten an d'Zentralbank an an d'Iwwerwaachungskamerae vum Evin-Prisong agedrongen. Bemierkenswäert ass, datt déi iranesch Autoritéiten d'Attacke vum Juni 2026 net ëffentlech engem Staat oder enger Grupp zougeschriwwen hunn. De Verdacht ass am Ufank op d'Predatory Sparrow gefall, déi pro-israelesch Grupp, déi fir e puer vun den zerstéierendsten Attacken op iranesch Ziler verantwortlech gemaach gëtt. Mä eng Expertenanalyse, déi d'AGBI zitéiert, huet dee Link a Fro gestallt a verwisen op de limitéierten an ëmkéierbare Charakter vun den Ausfäll. D'Ondäitlechkeet ass selwer en Deel vun der Geschicht: An engem Krunn vun Haktivisten, Krimineller a staatlech ënnerstëtzte Gruppen ass d'Zouuerdnung lues an ëmstridden. D'Echoe vum Krich vun 2025 D'Ausfäll falen an de Schiet vun enger vill méi haarder Kampagne e Joer virdrun. Während dem zwielef Deeg laange Krich tëschent dem Iran an Israel am Juni 2025 huet d'Predatory Sparrow — op Persesch Gonjeshke Darande genannt a wäit mat Israel a Verbindung bruecht — d'Bank Sepah lahmgeluecht, dat Institut, dat mat de Revolutiounsgaarden (IRGC) verbonnen ass. Konte waren net méi zougänglech, Filiale sinn am ganze Land zougaangen, e Puer Léin vu Reegierung a Sécherheetskräfte koumen ze spéit, an d'Websäit vun der iranescher Zentralbank ass offline gaangen. D'Grupp huet gesot, si hätt d'"Date zerstéiert" vun der IRGC-Bank, an huet hir virgeworf, Sanktiounen ze ëmgoen, fir d'Militärprogramme vum Regime ze finanzéieren. Een Dag drop huet déi selwecht Grupp méi wéi 90 Milliounen Dollar vun der Nobitex ofgezunn, der gréisster Krypto-Bourse vum Iran, sou d'Blockchain-Analysefirma Elliptic. D'Summe goufen op sougenannte Vanity-Adresse mat Anti-IRGC-Sloganen ëmgeleet, déi praktesch onméiglech auszeginn sinn — d'Suen goufen also als politescht Statement zerstéiert —, ier d'Ugräifer de Quellcode vun der Nobitex publik gemaach hunn. Si hu seriös Attacken duerchgefouert, déi richteg Kënnen a Raffinesse weisen. Dat Uerteel iwwer d'Predatory Sparrow koum vum John Hultquist, Chefanalyst bei der Google Threat Intelligence Group, no der Attack op d'Bank Sepah. Géint dee Mooss gemooss, gesi d'Virfäll vum Juni 2026 méi roueg aus — an dat ass genee de Grond, firwat d'Experten dru zweifelen, datt déiselwecht Hand am Spill war. E System, deen ënner Drock ass Fir den Iran kënnt den Timing ongeleeën. E Memorandum of Understanding tëschent de USA an dem Iran huet déi oppe Feindlechkeete vun 2025 erofgefuer, wat d'Debatt ausgeléist huet, ob verdeckte Sabotage — Cyberoperatiounen dorënner — erëm op den Dësch kënnt. All Ausfall, sou kuerz e och ass, trëfft e Finanzsystem, dat scho säit Joren duerch US- an international Sanktiounen, e Rial, dee säi Wäert verléiert, a widderhuelt Abréch ënner Drock steet; eng Attack vun der Grupp IRLeaks vun 2024 gouf als eng vun de schlëmmsten op iranesch Banke jee beschriwwen. D'Léier dervu geet wäit iwwer Teheran eraus. Wann Kaartennetzer, Tëschebanke-Messagerie a Krypto-Boursen zu Ziler an engem geopolitesche Konflikt ginn, da gëtt d'Robustheet vun der Zuelungsinfrastruktur — déi onsiichtbar Mechanik, déi engem Client iwwerhaapt eréischt erlaabt, mat der Kaart ze zuelen — eng Fro vun der nationaler Sécherheet, net just vun der IT. D'widderhuelt iranesch Blackoutsinn e fréit a krasst Beispill dofir, wéi séier eng modern Wirtschaft staagnéiert, wann een dës Mechanik ofschalt. ### Sources - Cyberattack hits Iran banks as digital tensions linger — AGBI: https://www.agbi.com/analysis/cybersecurity/2026/06/iranian-banks-hit-by-cyberattack-as-digital-tensions-linger/ - Cyberattack hits four major Iranian banks, officials say — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/news/cyberattack-hits-four-major-iranian-banks/ - Cyberattack On 4 Iranian Banks Confirmed — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (via GlobalSecurity.org): https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/06/iran-260614-rferl02.htm - Cyberattack disrupts services at four major Iranian banks — The Paypers: https://thepaypers.com/fraud-and-fincrime/news/cyberattack-disrupts-services-at-four-major-iranian-banks - Cyberattack Hits State Banks in Iran — Asharq Al-Awsat: https://english.aawsat.com/world/5287824-cyberattack-hits-state-banks-iran - Cyberattack hits state banks in Iran — Oman Observer (DPA): https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191747/world/region/cyberattack-hits-state-banks-in-iran - Cyberattack disrupts banking services in Iran — Yahoo News (DPA): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cyberattack-disrupts-banking-services-iran-091127235.html - Iran's Bank Sepah disrupted by cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/ - Iran's financial sector takes another hit as largest crypto exchange is targeted — CyberScoop: https://cyberscoop.com/iran-nobitex-cyberattack-predatory-sparrow/ - Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex hacked for over $90 million by pro-Israel group — Elliptic: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iranian-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-pro-israel-group - Pro-Israel hackers take credit after $90 million stolen from Iran's largest crypto exchange — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/middleeast/pro-israel-hackers-iran-crypto - Predatory Sparrow — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_Sparrow --- ## easyJet seet véiermol Neen zu Castlelake — léisst awer d'Dier en Spalt op - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/easyjet-iwwerhuelung-castlelake-verworf-bicher-op - Published: 2026-06-26T16:21:44.013+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:21:44.013+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 369251c4-5a7b-4093-961f-f47b1c0cb6f3 - Dateline: Luton, GB > D'Direktioun vum Billegflieger refuséiert eng Offert vu ronn 4,9 Milliarde Pond, gëtt der US-Investmentsfirma awer Asiicht an d'Bicher a verlängert d'Frist bis den 5. Juli. ### Summary easyJet huet eng véiert Iwwerhuelungsoffert vum US-Investeur Castlelake refuséiert, mécht awer d'Bicher op a léisst eng Frist bis den 5. Juli lafen — e Sign datt d'Gespréicher nach net eriwwer sinn. ### Key facts - easyJet huet eng véiert Offert vu Castlelake (650 Pence pro Aktie, ronn 4,93 Milliarde Pond) den 25. Juni eestëmmeg verworf. - De Verwaltungsrot nennt d'Offerten 'opportunistesch' an seet, si géifen de Wäert vun der Firma 'wesentlech ënnerbewäerten'. - Trotzdem kritt Castlelake Asiicht an d'Bicher, an d'Frist fir e festen Ugebot gouf bis de 5. Juli verlängert. - D'Aktie ass den 25. Juni bis zu 8 % geklommen, op ronn 5,66–5,80 Pond, awer ëmmer nach ënner der Offert. - De Grënner Stelios Haji-Ioannou (Famill ~15 %, Besëtzer vun de Markenrechter) huet sech ëffentlech net geäussert — seng Zoustëmmung gëllt als onverzichtbar. ### FAQ **Q: Wéivill huet Castlelake fir easyJet gebueden?** Castlelake huet véier Offerten a Cash gemaach: 560, 600, 625 an zulescht 650 Pence pro Aktie. Déi lescht Offert bewäert easyJet op ronn 4,93 Milliarde Pond (ëm 6,5 Milliarde Dollar). All véier goufen vum Verwaltungsrot verworf. **Q: Firwat huet easyJet d'Offert refuséiert, awer trotzdem d'Bicher opgemaach?** De Verwaltungsrot hält d'Offerten fir opportunistesch an ze niddreg, well d'Aktie no de méi héije Spritpräisser duerch de Konflikt am Mëttleren Osten gefall war. Hien huet awer Castlelake limitéiert Asiicht zougesot, an der Hoffnung op eng besser Offert, an d'Frist gouf bis den 5. Juli verlängert. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir d'Reesend an der Groussregioun?** E Kaf duerch e Finanzinvesteur kéint laut Analyste d'Wuesstem an nei Fliger-Liwwerunge bremsen an de Wettbewerbsdrock op de Präisser reduzéieren. easyJet hält wäertvoll Start- a Landeschlitzer zu Gatwick, Luton, Genf, Paräis an Amsterdam. ### Body Et ass eng vun deenen Iwwerhuelungsschluechten, déi d'europäesch Loftfaart de Moment am genausten observéiert — an si ass laang net entscheet. easyJet, no Ryanair den zweetgréisste Billegflieger op de Kontinent, huet eng véiert Offert vum US-Investmentshaus Castlelake zréckgewisen, déi 650 Pence pro Aktie a Cash op den Dësch geluecht hat. Dat entsprécht engem Bewäertung vu ronn 4,93 Milliarde Pond (ëm déi 6,5 Milliarde Dollar). Am selwechte Otem huet de Verwaltungsrot awer eppes Iwwerraschendes gemaach: hien huet zougesot, dem Bidder Asiicht an d'Bicher ze ginn an d'Frist fir e festen Ugebot ze verlängeren. D'Offert vum 23. Juni, déi den 25. Juni refuséiert gouf, war net déi éischt. Castlelake — eng Firma aus Minneapolis, déi ronn 38 Milliarde Dollar verwalt an am Beräich vun der Loftfaartfinanzéierung e schwéiert Gewiicht ass — hat virdru schonn 560, 600 an 625 Pence gebueden. Den drëtte Versuch, déi 625 Pence, huet d'Firma den 22. Juni ëffentlech gemaach, nodeems den easyJet-Verwaltungsrot, no hirer Liesaart, sech net wollt op Gespréicher aloossen. Firwat d'Direktioun ofgeblockt huet D'Direkter hunn d'Approchen eestëmmeg verworf. Hir Begrënnung: d'Offerten ënnerschätzen de Wäert vun der Fluchgesellschaft an hir Chancen op eng Erhuelung. Den Zäitpunkt ass dobäi zentral. No der Eskalatioun am Mëttleren Osten ware d'Spritpräisser fir Kerosin an d'Luucht gaang, d'Aktie war gefall an d'Verloschter hu sech vergréissert — genau op deem nidderegen Niveau wëll Castlelake elo zougräifen. De Verwaltungsrot ass der Meenung, datt déi drëtt Offert e opportunistesche Versuch duerstellt, easyJet "bëlleg" ze kafen, an datt si dofir net am beschten Interêt vun den easyJet-Aktionären ass. Zur véierter Offert sot de Verwaltungsrot, si géif d'Firma an hir Perspektiven "wesentlech ënnerbewäerten an doriwwer eraus bedeitend Froen iwwer d'Realiséierbarkeet opwerfen". D'Direkter hunn ausserdeem "betruechtlech Reserven" iwwer d'Eegentumsstruktur, d'Schuldelaascht an d'Konditiounen vum Deal geäussert. Op der Referenzbasis vum 29. Mee — also virun der Offenbarung vum Interêt — louch d'625-Pence-Offert ëm 57 bis 59 Prozent iwwer dem deemolege Kuers. Eng Dier, déi net zougeschloen ass Trotz dem Neen huet easyJet awer kee Schlussstréch gezunn. D'Firma huet zougesot, Castlelake Zougang zu "limitéierten kommerziellen Informatiounen" ze ginn, déi laut Verwaltungsrot zu engem "méi attraktiven Ugebot" féiere kéinten. Parallel huet d'britescht Takeover Panel d'sougenannte "put up or shut up"-Frist ëm néng Deeg verlängert — vu fréier dem 26. Juni bis op de Sonndeg, den 5. Juli um 17 Auer. Bis dohinner muss Castlelake no britesche Regele entweder eng fest Iwwerhuelungsabsicht ukënnegen oder sech fir sechs Méint zréckzéien. D'Maartreaktioun war däitlech. D'easyJet-Aktie ass den 25. Juni bis zu 8 Prozent geklommen, op ronn 5,66 bis 5,80 Pond — esou héich wéi zanter bal engem Joer net méi, awer ëmmer nach kloer ënner de gebuedene 650 Pence. Dës Lück weist, datt d'Investisseuren nach net iwwerzeegt sinn, datt en Deal op deem Niveau zustane kënnt. "D'Erzielung huet sech definitiv geännert." Esou huet den Dudley Shanley, Analyst bei Goodbody Stockbrokers, d'Lag aschätzt — fir hien ass d'Firma elo de facto an de Verhandlungen. Munch Aktionäre wëllen awer méi: Investisseuren dorënner Oldfield Partners hunn signaliséiert, datt all fest Offert "wesentlech méi héich" muss leien, mat Riicht op Fuerderungen ëm 7 Pond pro Aktie. D'Struktur an de Grënner, deen schweigt Fir déi europäesch a britesch Reegelen ze respektéieren, no deenen Fluchgesellschafte mehrheetlech am Besëtz vun EU- oder Inlännesch Staatsbierger musse sinn, ass d'Konsortium gestaffelt: EU-Bierger — dorënner de Peter Bellew an de Mark Breen — géifen 51 Prozent halen, Castlelake an Co-Investisseuren wéi Brookfield Asset Management déi reschtlech 49 Prozent. Genau dës Konstruktioun gehéiert zu de Punkten, déi de Verwaltungsrot skeptesch maachen. Eng Stëmm bleift dobäi opfälleg roueg: de Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, deen easyJet 1995 gegrënnt huet. Seng Famill ass mat ronn 15 Prozent ëmmer nach den eenzele gréisste Aktionär a besëtzt zousätzlech d'Rechter um Markennumm easyJet — e Pond, dat seng Zoustëmmung fir bal all Iwwerhuelung onverzichtbar mécht. Bis elo huet hien sech ëffentlech net zu den Approche geäussert. Wat eng Iwwerhuelung fir d'Präisser géif heeschen Och fir d'Leit hei aus der Groussregioun, déi op kuerz Verbindungen duerch Europa ugewisen sinn, geet et bei dëser Schluecht ëm méi wéi nëmmen ëm d'Chefetage. E Kaf vun engem groussen Billegflieger duerch e Finanzinvesteur géif testen, wéivill Konsolidéierungsdrock den europäesche Maart vertroe kann, ouni datt de Wettbewerb, deen d'Tickete bëlleg hält, drënner leit. D'Kruewjuwele si laang net just d'Fliger, mä d'Start- a Landeschlitzer vun easyJet — vun Analyste op ronn 1 Milliard Pond geschat, dovun ongeféier d'Hallschent zu London Gatwick, dozou Schlitzer zu Luton, Genf, Paräis an Amsterdam. - E vernünftege Besëtzer hätt all Interêt, dës Aktiven ze schützen, well gestrach Strecke se manner wäert maachen. - Analyste warnen awer, datt e renge Renditen-orientéierten Eegentümer d'Wuesstem an nei Fliger-Liwwerunge kéint zréckschrauwen. - D'Konkurrenzbehörde géifen den nootste Rivale Ryanair quasi sécher dovun ofhalen, d'Gatwick-Schlitzer ze iwwerhuelen. De nächste Schrëtt läit elo bei Castlelake. Mat hallef opene Bicher an där Auer, déi bis den 5. Juli leeft, muss d'Firma decidéieren: d'Offert op e Niveau ze hiewen, deen de Verwaltungsrot — an de Stelios — kéinten unhuelen, oder sech fir mindestens sechs Méint zréckzéien. D'Resultat wäert net nëmme festleeën, wiem easyJet gehéiert, mä och, ob de Kuerzstreckenhimmel iwwer Europa virun enger neier Welle vun Iwwerhuelunge steet. ### Sources - EasyJet rejects $6.3-billion takeover bid from U.S. investment firm Castlelake — The Globe and Mail (Reuters): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-easyjet-rejects-takeover-bid-from-castlelake/ - EasyJet rejects €5.9bn takeover offer from US private equity firm — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/easyjet-rejects-59bn-takeover-offer-from-us-private-equity-firm - EasyJet rejects Castlelake's 4th £6.50 a share proposal — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0625/1580235-easyjet-rejects-castlelake-offer-again/ - easyJet rejects Castlelake's $6.5bn bid, hopes for more — ch-aviation: https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/168865-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-65bn-bid-hopes-for-more - Castlelake Goes Public With $6.26 Billion Bid for Budget Carrier Easyjet — U.S. News & World Report (Reuters): https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-06-22/budget-carrier-easyjet-rejects-castlelakes-third-625p-a-share-proposal - easyJet board rejects Castlelake's $6.3B takeover proposal — AeroTime: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/easyjet-board-rejects-castlelake-takeover-proposal - EasyJet shares jump 5% as board rejects Castlelake's fourth bid, extends deadline — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/easyjet-shares-jump-5-as-board-rejects-castlelakes-fourth-bid-extends-deadline-4759880 - EasyJet Rejects Fourth Castlelake Bid, Seeks Higher Offer by July 5 — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/easyjet-rejects-sweetened-castlelake-offer-questions-ownership --- ## Lëtzebuerg schéckt emergency.lu an d'Äerdbiewegebitt vu Venezuela - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerg-emergency-lu-satellitennetz-aerdbiewen-venezuela - Published: 2026-06-26T16:12:21.353+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T16:12:21.353+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: dc602bf8-9e28-4a2e-beb5-eefd8d1453bd - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Zwee CGDIS-Spezialisten si Freideg mat dem Satellittennetz emergency.lu fortgeflunn — Deel vun engem EU-Asaz vun aacht Länner no zwee Äerdbiewen, déi op d'mannst 589 Mënsche d'Liewe kascht hunn. ### Summary No de schwéiersten Äerdbiewen zu Venezuela zënter méi wéi engem Joerhonnert huet Lëtzebuerg zwee CGDIS-Hëllefskräften an d'mobillt Satellittensystem emergency.lu Richtung Katastrophegebitt geschéckt. ### Key facts - Zwee CGDIS-Hëllefskräften sinn Freideg den Owend vum Findel mat der Satellittenplattform emergency.lu Richtung Venezuela fortgeflunn; dräi weider Experte sollten e Samschdeg vu Roum aus follegen. - Den Asaz ass vum Xavier Bettel a Léon Gloden autoriséiert, soll ronn 15 Deeg daueren an d'EU finanséiert 75 Prozent iwwert de Mécanisme de protection civile mat. - emergency.lu ass no dem Äerdbiewen zu Haiti 2010 entstanen a gëtt als Partnerschaft mat SES, HITEC an der Luxembourg Air Rescue bedriwwen. - Aacht EU-Länner hunn de Protection-civile-Mécanisme ausgeléist a méi wéi 520 Asazkräfte mobiliséiert. - Bis e Freideg waren 589 Doudeger a knapps 3.000 Blesséierter gemellt; eleng zu La Guaira hu 70.000 Famillen hir Heem verluer. ### FAQ **Q: Wat dréit Lëtzebuerg konkret zur Hëllef zu Venezuela bäi?** Lëtzebuerg schéckt zwee (an duerno dräi weider) CGDIS-Spezialisten an d'mobillt Satellittensystem emergency.lu, fir d'Kommunikatioun fir d'Hëllefskräften am Katastrophegebitt erëm op d'Bee ze setzen. An der EU-Oplëschtung steet de Bäitrag als Telekommunikatioun, Ënnerkonft an Energieequipement. **Q: Wat ass emergency.lu?** Et ass e mobillt Satellitten-Telekommunikatiounssystem, deen no dem Äerdbiewen zu Haiti 2010 entstanen ass. Hie gëtt vun der Direktioun fir Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht um Ausseministère an enger Partnerschaft mat SES, HITEC an der Luxembourg Air Rescue bedriwwen a ka a Stonnen iwwerall op der Welt agesat ginn. **Q: Wéi vill Lëtzebuerger sinn zu Venezuela betraff?** 22 Persoune mat der Lëtzebuerger Nationalitéit sinn als zu Venezuela wunnend ageschriwwen. Keen huet sech un d'Konsularservicer gewannt an op der LamA-Plattform hat keen d'Land deklaréiert. Lëtzebuerg gëtt zu Caracas vun der Nidderlännescher Ambassade vertrueden. **Q: Wéi grouss waren d'Äerdbiewen?** E Mëttwoch, den 24. Juni huet en éischt Biewe mat der Magnitude 7,2 d'Land getraff, 38 Sekonne méi spéit gefollegt vun engem Haaptbiewe mat der Magnitude 7,5, mam Epizenter no bei San Felipe. Et sinn déi schwéiersten Äerdbiewen zu Venezuela zënter méi wéi engem Joerhonnert. ### Body Wärend Venezuela seng Doudegen zielt no de schwéiersten Äerdbiewen, déi d'Land zënter méi wéi engem Joerhonnert getraff hunn, huet sech Lëtzebuerg Freideg den Owend un d'international Hëllefsoperatioun bedeelegt. Vum Findel aus ass eng kleng Equipe vun humanitäre Spezialisten an e mobillt Satellittensystem Richtung Katastrophegebitt fortgeflunn. Zwee Membere vum Humanitarian Intervention Team (HIT) vum CGDIS, dem Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours, sinn um Bord vun engem Fliger vun der Luxembourg Air Rescue fortgaangen. Si hunn Elementer vun der nationaler Plattform emergency.lu mat, fir d'Kommunikatioun fir d'Hëllefskräften am Asazgebitt erëm op d'Bee ze setzen — dat schreift L'essentiel mat Beruff op déi zoustänneg Ministèren. Dräi weider HIT-Experte sollten e Samschdeg vu Roum aus fortfléien, fir d'Koordinatiounszell vun der Europäescher Unioun virun Uert ze verstäerken. Den Asaz ass vum Vize-Premier a Minister fir Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht an humanitär Affären Xavier Bettel an dem Inneminister Léon Gloden autoriséiert ginn. D'Missioun soll ronn 15 Deeg daueren, wouubäi d'EU 75 Prozent vun de Käschten iwwert de Mécanisme de protection civile matfinanséiert. E Liewensader, gebuer no Haiti Wat Lëtzebuerg bäidréit, ass virun allem Kommunikatioun. D'Plattform emergency.lu ass e mobillt Satellitten-Telekommunikatiounssystem, deen no dem Äerdbiewen zu Haiti am Joer 2010 entstanen ass — deemools hu Hëllefsequippen erfaror, datt zerstéiert Netzer d'Koordinatioun an den entscheedend éischte Stonnen lamgeluecht hunn. Bedriwwe gëtt et vun der Direktioun fir Entwécklungszesummenaarbecht an humanitär Affären um Ausseministère, an enger ëffentlech-privater Partnerschaft mam Satellittebedreiwer SES, der Ingenieursfirma HITEC an der Luxembourg Air Rescue. No Aussoe vu sengen Operateuren ka de System a quasi all Eck vun der Welt geflu ginn an a Stonne no engem Alarm betribsbereet gemaach ginn. Hie stellt Sprooch- an Datenverbindungen erëm hier, sou datt humanitär a Protection-civile-Equippe matenee an mat hire Zentrale schwätze kënnen. Geschafft gëtt zesumme mat UNO-Agencen an dem Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. An der Oplëschtung vun den nationale Bäiträg vun der EU steet de Lëtzebuerger Päckelchen als „Telekommunikatioun, Ënnerkonft an Energieequipement“. Eng europäesch Äntwert vun aacht Länner Lëtzebuerg ass ee vun aacht Memberstaaten, déi an den éischten 48 Stonnen de Mécanisme de protection civile vun der EU ausgeléist hunn. D'Europäesch Kommissioun huet matgedeelt, datt Tschechien, Spuenien, Italien, Frankräich, Lëtzebuerg, Däitschland, Portugal an d'Nidderlänner zesumme méi wéi 520 Asazkräfte mobiliséiert hunn — dorënner Pompjeeën, Rettungshënn a medezinescht Personal. Italien schéckt eng medezinesch Equipe; aner Staate stelle Sich- a Rettungskapazitéiten. Doniewent huet d'EU hire Copernicus-Satellittendéngscht aktivéiert, fir d'Schied aus dem All ze kartéieren. Mir stinn an dëser Zäit vu grousser Tragédie a Katastroph un der Säit vun de Mënschen zu Venezuela. Dat huet d'Kommissiounspresidentin Ursula von der Leyen gesot. Si huet betount, datt d'Kommissioun déi europäesch Äntwert koordinéiert a bereet ass, méi ze ginn, ënner anerem medezinesch Hëllef. D'EU-Kommissärin fir Krisemanagement, Hadja Lahbib, huet derbäigesat, si wier „frou ze gesinn, datt ëmmer méi europäesch Länner Venezuela ze Hëllef kommen“. Honnerte vun Doudegen, Zéngdausende vun Obdachlosen Déi zwee Äerdbiewen hunn den Norden a Mëtt vu Venezuela e Mëttwoch, den 24. Juni getraff. No der amerikanescher Geologiebehörde USGS koum ëm 18.04 Auer Ortszäit en éischt Biewen mat der Magnitude 7,2, gefollegt 38 Sekonne méi spéit vun engem Haaptbiewe mat der Magnitude 7,5 — béid flaach, mam Epizenter no bei San Felipe am Bundesstaat Yaracuy. Déi schwéierst Zerstéierungen hunn de Küstebundesstaat La Guaira an d'Haaptstad Caracas getraff. E Tsunami-Avis fir Puerto Rico, d'Dominikanesch Republik an d'amerikanesch Jongfraueninsele gouf duerno erëm opgehuewen. Bis e Freideg huet d'amtéierend Presidentin Delcy Rodríguez d'Bilanz op 589 Doudeger a knapps 3.000 Blesséierter beziffert — Zuelen, déi mat all Aktualiséierung klamme, well d'Rettungskräften ëmmer méi an agestierzt Gebaier kommen. Al Jazeera huet bericht, datt eleng zu La Guaira op d'mannst 70.000 Famillen hir Heem verluer hunn, an datt Honnerte ënner de Trëmmer agespaart sollte sinn. - D'USA hunn federaal Sich- a Rettungsequippe geschéckt an en Hëllefspaket vu 150 Milliounen Dollar zougesot. - Brasilien huet en Feldspidol opgestallt; El Salvador, Mexiko, Kolumbien, d'Tierkei, Indien an d'Schwäiz hunn Rettungskräften an Tonne vu Material agefluen. - UNO-Agence koordinéieren d'Bedarfsanalysen, an d'Internationaalt Rout-Kräiz huet Noutfongen ausgeléist. Wéineg Lëtzebuerger an der Geforenzone De Lëtzebuerger Ausseministère huet matgedeelt, datt 22 Persoune mat der Lëtzebuerger Nationalitéit als zu Venezuela wunnend ageschriwwe sinn, an datt sech keen un d'Konsularservicer gewannt huet. Och op der LamA-Reesplattform hat keen d'Land als Destinatioun deklaréiert. D'Groussherzogtum huet keng Ambassade zu Venezuela a gëtt zu Caracas vun der Kinneklech Nidderlännescher Ambassade vertrueden. Fir e Land mat ronn 670.000 Awunner ass esou eng Missioun keng Ausnam, mä eng vertraut Roll. Iwwert emergency.lu a seng kleng, awer spezialiséiert Protection-civile-Equippen huet sech Lëtzebuerg zënter méi wéi enger Decennie als Liwwerant vun deem onopfällege Réckgrat vun der Katastrophenhëllef positionéiert — d'Verbindung, d'Ënnerkonft an de Stroum, déi méi grousse Rettungscontingenter eréischt hir Aarbecht erméiglechen. Freideg den Owend war dëst Réckgrat erëm an der Loft. ### Sources - EU deploys emergency assistance to Venezuela following earthquakes — European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO): https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-emergency-assistance-venezuela-following-earthquakes-2026-06-26_en - Séismes au Venezuela: au moins 589 morts après le double tremblement de terre — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-le-bilan-des-seismes-monte-a-235-morts-103590160 - About – emergency.lu — emergency.lu (Luxembourg MFA / Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs): https://emergency.lu/about/ - World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 589 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235 - Which countries have pledged aid to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/which-countries-have-pledged-aid-to-venezuela-after-powerful-earthquakes - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: UN rapidly deploys aid and rescue teams — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167806 - The EU mobilises Civil Protection and Copernicus for Venezuela — Eunews: https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/06/25/the-eu-stands-with-venezuela-the-civil-protection-mechanism-and-satellite-monitoring-have-been-activated/ - June 24-25, 2026 — Venezuela rocked by 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami - Venezuela earthquakes death toll climbs as rescue efforts continue — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5870651/venezuela-earthquakes-caracas --- ## Iwwer 50.000 Notéierungen: D'Lëtzebuerger Bourse trotzt der laascher Konjunktur - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerger-bourse-50000-noteierungen-rekordjoer-wirtschaft-flaut - Published: 2026-06-26T12:54:33.784+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:54:33.784+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 1709f633-bad7-40f7-8525-3d703ab71516 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'LuxSE huet d'Mark vu 50.000 Notéierungen iwwersprongen an dréit nach ëmmer ronn een Drëttel vun den neie internationale Obligatiounen — ee Rekordjoer trotz schwaachem Wuesstem an der Eurozon. ### Summary D'Lëtzebuerger Bourse huet 50.000 Notéierungen iwwersprongen an hält hire Plaz als Weltleader fir international Obligatiounen — och wann d'Wirtschaft ronderëm just nach knapp wiisst. ### Key facts - D'Lëtzebuerger Bourse (LuxSE) huet d'Mark vu 50.000 Notéierungen op hire Mäert iwwersprongen a fänkt weiderhin ronn ee Drëttel vun den neie internationalen Obligatiounen weltwäit fir sech un. - 2024 goufen 15.111 nei Titelen zougelooss (+9 %) — Rekord an engem eenzege Joer zanter der Grënnung 1928; doriwwer goufen ronn 1,5 Billiounen Euro opbruecht. - De betribleche Chiffre d'affaires ass op 45,5 Milliounen Euro geklommen (+9 %); de Reségewënn vun 8,1 Milliounen Euro louch ënner deem vu 2023 wéinst eenmolege Gewënner, déi deemools verbucht goufen. - Um Luxembourg Green Exchange waren Enn 2025 iwwer 2.400 nohalteg Obligatiounen notéiert — ronn 43 % vum Weltmaart, mat iwwer 1,3 Billiounen Euro opbruecht. - D'Wirtschaft an der Eurozon ass 2025 just ronn 1,5 % gewuess (Eurostat); d'EZB rechent mat engem bescheidene Wuesstem vun 1,4 % 2025 an 1,2 % 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Notéierungen huet d'Lëtzebuerger Bourse?** No dem Iwwerbléck vu Luxembourg for Finance huet d'LuxSE Enn 2025 d'Mark vu 50.000 Notéierungen op hire Mäert iwwersprongen. Um Enn vum Joer 2024 waren et 44.775 Titelen. **Q: Wat ass de Marktundeel vun der LuxSE bei internationalen Obligatiounen?** D'Bourse hält ronn 33 % vum weltwäite Maart fir notéiert international Obligatiounen — also gëtt ongeféier all drëtt nei international Obligatioun zu Lëtzebuerg notéiert. **Q: Wat war de finanzielle Resultat fir 2024?** De betribleche Chiffre d'affaires ass ëm 9 % op 45,5 Milliounen Euro geklommen. De Reségewënn louch bei 8,1 Milliounen Euro, manner wéi déi 10,6 Milliounen Euro vu 2023 — wéinst eenmolege, net-betribleche Gewënner, déi 2023 verbucht goufen. **Q: Wat ass de Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX)?** De LGX ass eng 2016 lancéiert Plattform fir gréng an nohalteg Titelen. Enn 2025 waren do iwwer 2.400 nohalteg Obligatiounen notéiert, ronn 43 % vum Weltmaart, mat iwwer 1,3 Billiounen Euro opbruecht. ### Body Wärend d'Wirtschaft an der Eurozon just nach op der Plaz trëppelt, leeft d'Geschäft op der Lëtzebuerger Bourse (LuxSE) weider op Héichtouren. D'Bourse huet d'Mark vu 50.000 Notéierungen op hire Mäert iwwersprongen a fänkt nach ëmmer ronn all drëtt nei international Obligatioun, déi weltwäit emittéiert gëtt, fir sech un. Dës Zuel geet aus dem Iwwerbléck vu Luxembourg for Finance iwwer d'Joer 2025 vun der Finanzplaz ervir. Si weist, wéi robust de Kärgeschäft vun der Bourse — d'Notéierung vu grenziwwerschreidenden Obligatiounen an Investmentfongs-Titel fir Emittenten aus iwwer 100 Länner — bleift, och wann de wirtschaftleche Schwong noléisst. No Eurostat ass d'Wirtschaftsleeschtung an der Eurozon am leschte Trimester 2025 just ëm 0,3 % geklommen, an iwwer dat ganzt Joer ëm geschate 1,5 %. D'Europäesch Zentralbank rechent fir 2025 mat engem "bescheidenen" Wuesstem vun 1,4 %, dee 2026 op 1,2 % zréckgeet. E Rekordjoer bei den Zouloossungen De Mooss, op deem de Kärgeschäft elo opbaut, koum aus de leschte verëffentlechte Joreszuelen — déi fir 2024. Bei der Generalversammlung am Juni 2025 huet d'LuxSE matgedeelt, datt 2024 ganzer 15.111 nei Titelen zougelooss goufen — 9 % méi wéi d'Joer virdrun an d'héchste Zuel an engem eenzege Joer zanter der Grënnung 1928. Iwwer dës nei Notéierunge goufen ronn 1,5 Billiounen Euro un Kapital opbruecht, e Plus vu 19 %. Um Enn vum Joer waren 44.775 Titelen op de Mäert vun der Bourse notéiert. - 15.111 nei Titelen am Joer 2024 zougelooss, +9 % — Rekord an engem eenzege Joer - 1,5 Billiounen Euro un Kapital iwwer nei Notéierungen, +19 % - 45,5 Milliounen Euro betribleche Chiffre d'affaires (+9 %) an 8,1 Milliounen Euro Reségewënn - 33 % Marktundeel weltwäit bei notéierten internationalen Obligatiounen De Boom bei den Notéierungen huet sech an uerdentleche Finanzzuele néiergeschloen. De betribleche Chiffre d'affaires ass ëm 9 % op 45,5 Milliounen Euro geklommen, de Reségewënn louch bei 8,1 Milliounen Euro — manner wéi déi 10,6 Milliounen Euro vum Joer virdrun. Dëse Réckgang féiert d'Bourse op eenmoleg, net-betribleche Gewënner zréck, déi 2023 verbucht goufen, an net op eng Schwächt am eigentleche Geschäft. "2024 war en exzellent Joer fir d'Lëtzebuerger Bourse, mat aussergewéinleche Notéierungszuelen a Fortschrëtter am Beräich vum Handel an den Donnéeën", sot d'Julie Becker, Generaldirektesch vun der Bourse. Den Alain Kinsch, President vum Verwaltungsrot vun der Bourse, huet ënnerstrach, datt d'LuxSE "wesentlech Fortschrëtter op hirem 4-Joresstrategieplang gemaach huet a weider eng zentral Roll als ee vun de Grondpfeiler vun der Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz gespillt huet". Nohalteg Obligatiounen als Ënnerscheedungsmerkmal E groussen Deel vum Eegeprofil vun der Bourse hänkt um Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), der Plattform, déi 2016 als éischt fir gréng an nohalteg Titelen lancéiert gouf. 2024 koumen do 664 nei gréng, sozial an nohalteg Obligatiounen (sougenannte GSSS-Obligatiounen) derbäi, sou datt den Total op 2.199 geklommen ass. Doriwwer goufen 262 Milliarden Euro a Projeten am Ëmwelt- a Sozialberäich gelenkt — ronn 42 % vum weltwäite Maart fir notéiert nohalteg Obligatiounen. Bis Enn 2025 sinn dës Zuele weider gewuess. No Luxembourg for Finance waren iwwer 2.400 GSSS-Obligatiounen um LGX notéiert, wat ronn 43 % vum weltwäite Maart entsprécht, mat iwwer 1,3 Billiounen Euro, déi iwwer d'Titele vun der Plattform opbruecht goufen. Domat bleift Lëtzebuerg am Zentrum vun engem Maart fir nohalteg Finanzéierung, deen anzwousch — wéinst méi héijen Zënsen an engem politesche Géigewand géint ESG-Investitiounen — ofgekillt ass. Stabilitéit a schwaachem Ëmfeld De Kontrast tëscht dem voll gefëllten Optragsbuch vun der Bourse an der flaacher Wirtschaft an der Regioun ass de Kär vun der Geschicht. D'Attraktivitéit vu Lëtzebuerg fir Obligatiounsemittenten ass strukturell an net konjunkturell: eng eenzeg Notéierung op enger unerkannter EU-Bourse gëtt de Prêtnehmer en Zougang zu Investisseuren an der ganzer Unioun, gestäipt op Joerzéngten Erfarung mat komplexer Scholden a verschiddene Wärungen. Dat huet d'Groussherzogtum zur éischter Adress fir Staaten, fir supranational Institutiounen wéi d'Europäesch Investitiounsbank an d'Weltbank a fir grouss Betriber gemaach — egal, wou de Wuesstem grad ass. D'Finanzplaz am Ganzen huet 2025 déiselwecht Robustheet gewisen: d'Verméigen, dat an de Lëtzebuerger Investmentfongen verwalt gëtt, huet fir d'éischte Kéier d'Mark vun 8 Billiounen Euro iwwersprongen an um Enn vum Joer 8,2 Billiounen Euro erreecht. "D'kontinuéierlech Entwécklung vu Lëtzebuerg weist d'Stäerkt vu sengem internationale Modell", sot den Tom Théobald, Generaldirekter vu Luxembourg for Finance. Oppe bleift d'Fro, ob d'Notéierungsvolume weider Rekorder opstelle kënnen, wann de Wuesstem an der Eurozon gedämpft bleift an d'Emissioun vun Obligatiounen no e puer aussergewéinlech staarke Joren erëm zur Normalitéit zréckfënnt. Fir de Moment deiten d'Zuelen drop hin, datt dee eelste Geschäftszweig vun der Finanzplaz — dee roueg de Schoulden vun der Welt säi Stempel opdréckt — zu de robuststen zielt, och wann d'Wirtschaft, an där en agebett ass, no Schwong sicht. ### Sources - Record listing numbers secure solid 2024 revenues for LuxSE — Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE): https://www.luxse.com/about-us/press-centre/Record-listing-numbers-secure-solid-2024-revenues-for-LuxSE - LuxSE sees highest number of new securities admissions in a single year — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxse-sees-highest-number-of-new-securities-admissions-in-a-single-year - LuxSE Reports Record New Listings in 1 Year, €8.1m Net Profit — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/stock-exchange/55463-luxse-reports-record-new-listings-in-1-year-eur8-1m-net-profit - Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025 — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/luxembourg-financial-centre-records-strong-growth-across-sectors-in-2025/ - GDP up by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU (Q4 2025 flash estimate) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-30012026-ap - Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, December 2025 — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202512_eurosystemstaff~12ead61977.en.html - Overview of exchange | Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Cross-Border Listings Guide) — Baker McKenzie Resource Hub: https://resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com/en/resources/cross-border-listings-guide/europe-middle-east--africa/luxembourg-stock-exchange/topics/overview-of-exchange - Luxembourg Stock Exchange — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_Stock_Exchange --- ## Atomkontrollen am Iran: Grossi seet, d'Inspektioune lafen erëm — Teheran bestreit den Ëmfang - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/iaea-grossi-iran-kontrollen-islamabad-memorandum-streit - Published: 2026-06-26T12:42:27.758+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:42:27.758+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 79f8428f-ee38-4890-ae7a-a6dc0825a01f - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Den IAEA-Chef Rafael Grossi seet, d'Inspektioune vun den iranesche Atomanlage géifen erëm lafen — Teheran widdersprécht beim Ëmfang, an Europa dréckt op e vollen Zougang fir d'Inspekteuren. ### Summary Rafael Grossi vun der IAEA verséchert, datt d'Iwwerwaachung vun den iranesche Atomanlage ënnert dem neie Memorandum tëscht den USA an dem Iran erëm kënnt — mä Teheran bestreit de Geltungsberäich, während d'EU op e vollen Inspekteurszougang dréckt. ### Key facts - De Grossi seet, d'Inspektioune vun den iranesche Atomanlage kommen ënnert dem Islamabad-Memorandum erëm — onofhängeg vum politesche Sträit. - Teheran widdersprécht: den Zougang zu de bombardéierte Site géif eréischt mat engem finalen Ofkommes a géint Sanktiounsofbau gereegelt ginn. - Den Islamabad-Memorandum mat 14 Punkten gouf den 17. Juni 2026 ënnerschriwwen, vermëttelt vu Pakistan, an huet d'Kämpf gestoppt an d'Strooss vun Hormuz erëm opgemaach. - Frankräich, Däitschland a Groussbritannien (E3) hunn d'Resolutioun GOV/2026/40 mat gedroen, déi e vollen Inspekteurszougang 'ouni Verzécht' verlaangt. - Säit de Schléi vu 2025 weess d'IAEA net, wou dem Iran säin op 60 % ugereechert Uran (ronn 440 kg) läit — wuel a Tunnelen zu Isfahan. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass den Islamabad-Memorandum?** Eng Versteesdemech mat 14 Punkten, déi den US-President Trump an den iranesche President Pezeshkian den 17. Juni 2026 ënnerschriwwen hunn, vermëttelt vu Pakistan. Hien huet d'Kämpf gestoppt, d'Strooss vun Hormuz fir 60 Deeg maufräi fir d'Handelsschëffer opgemaach an d'US-Marineblockad opgehuewen. Beim Atomvolet ass virgesinn, datt d'IAEA d'Anlagen iwwerwaacht. **Q: Firwat sinn sech d'USA an den Iran net eens?** Washington seet, den Iran hätt Inspektioune vum héchsten Niveau akzeptéiert. Teheran widdersprécht beim Ëmfang: de stellvertriedenden Ausseminister Gharibabadi seet, den Zougang zu de getraffene Site géif eréischt am Kader vun engem finalen Ofkommes a géint Sanktiounsofbau gereegelt ginn. **Q: Wat weess d'IAEA nach iwwer dem Iran säin ugereechert Uran?** Virun de Schléi vu Juni 2025 huet den Iran ronn 440 kg Uran op 60 % gehat. Säit de Bombardementer seet d'Agentur, si kann keng Informatioun iwwer Gréisst, Zesummesetzung oder Opbewahrungsplaz ginn; de Grossi mengt, datt déi meescht dovu a Tunnelen zu Isfahan vergruewe sinn. ### Body Eng eenzeg Fro entscheet dëst Joer iwwer d'Atomdiplomatie mam Iran: kann ee Programm, dee vun zwou Welle vu Loftschléi getraff a säit 2025 virun den Aen vun der Welt verstoppt ass, erëm ënnert eng glafwierdeg international Kontroll bruecht ginn? De Rafael Grossi, de Generaldirekter vun der Internationaler Atomenergie-Agentur (IAEA), huet d'lescht Woch sou kloer wéi nach ni gesot, datt d'Inspekteuren erëm an den Iran zréckkommen — och wann Teheran a Washington sech net eens sinn, wat se iwwerhaapt ënnerschriwwen hunn. De Grossi huet sech e Mëttwoch beim japaneschen Atomkraaftwierk Fukushima Daiichi virun de Presseleit geäussert. Säi Message: de Kader, deen den amerikaneschen an den iranesche President ënnerschriwwen hunn, léisst beim Iwwerwaache keen Zweiwel op. D'Verifikatioun géif erëm lafen, egal wéi vill politescht Theater dorëm gespillt gëtt. Ob dat iwwermar geschitt oder an enger Woch oder an zéng Deeg, dat ass wichteg, mä net entscheedend. Dat hei gëtt geschéien. Fir d'Europäesch Unioun ass d'Saach direkt vu Belaang. Bréissel an déi sougenannt E3 — Frankräich, Däitschland a Groussbritannien — hu 2025 nogekuckt, wéi den Atomofkommes vun 2015 zesummegebrach ass, wat zur Erëmaféierung vun den UNO-Sanktiounen gefouert huet. De Inspekteurszougang erëm hierzestellen ass elo den Test, ob d'Diplomatie nach ëmmer ee Programm anhale kann, dee bis op kuerz un d'Waffequalitéit ugereechert ass. Wat am Memorandum steet De Kader heescht den Islamabad-Memorandum, eng Versteesdemech mat 14 Punkten, déi den US-President Donald Trump an den iranesche President Masoud Pezeshkian den 17. Juni 2026 getrennt ënnerschriwwen hunn, no enger Vermëttlung duerch Pakistan. Hien huet déi lescht Kämpf gestoppt, d'Strooss vun Hormuz fir 60 Deeg ouni Maut fir d'Handelsschëffer erëm opgemaach an d'US-Marineblockad vun den iranesche Häfen opgehuewen. Beim Atomvolet, sou de Grossi, ass den Text däitlech. Et heescht, datt nuklear Aktivitéiten an Anlage mat Material "vun der IAEA iwwerwaacht" ginn, an et ass virgesinn, dem Iran säin ugereechert Uran "um Site ënnert der Opsiicht vun der IAEA" erofzemëschen. Déi méi haart Froen — wéi eng Site, wat genee kontrolléiert gëtt a no wéi engem Zäitplang — goufen op e Verhandlungsfënster vu 60 Deeg verréckelt, dat mat géigesäitegem Averständnis verlängert ka ginn. De Grossi sot, Datumer an Uerter géifen "an Zesummenaarbecht" mam Iran festgehale ginn, an eng Entscheedung géif geschwë falen. Wou Teheran a Washington auserneegoen De Spalt tëscht de béide Regierunge ass breet. Den US-Vizepresident JD Vance huet fréi an der Woch gesot, den Iran hätt zougestëmmt, d'Inspekteuren erëm eranzeloossen, an den Trump huet behaapt, Teheran hätt "Atominspektioune vum héchsten Niveau" akzeptéiert. Déi iranesch Responsabel hunn dat staark zréckgewisen. De stellvertriedenden iraneschen Ausseminister Kazem Gharibabadi sot, den Zougang zu de Site, déi am Krich vu lescht Joer getraff goufen, an zu de Bestänn u ugereecherte Material géif eréischt "am Kader vun engem finalen Ofkommes" gereegelt ginn — a géint en Ofbau vun de Sanktiounen. De Spriecher vum Ausseministère Esmail Baghaei sot, et wier guer net virgesinn, datt UNO-Inspekteuren déi bombardéiert Anlagen ënnersichen. De Grossi seng Säit huet béid Haaptstied opgeruff, opzehéieren, den Ofkommes ëffentlech ze verhandelen: politesch Aussoe wieren "Deel vun der Realitéit", mä entscheedend wier den ënnerschriwwenen Text. D'Agentur ass net komplett ausgespaart. Nodeem dat iranescht Parlament am Juli 2025 d'Zesummenaarbecht ausgesat hat an d'Inspekteuren d'Land verlooss haten, huet ee neie Kader am September limitéiert Visitten erëm erlaabt; IAEA-Leit hunn am Juni 2026 d'Atomkraaftwierk Bushehr inspizéiert. Mä d'Site am Zentrum vun der Kris bleiwen zou. Firwat d'Verifikatioun Europa ugeet Den europäeschen Hiewel leeft iwwer d'Gremie vun der Agentur. Frankräich, Däitschland a Groussbritannien hunn am August 2025 de "Snapback" vum JCPOA ausgeléist, an Enn September goufen d'UNO-Sanktiounen erëm agefouert, ier den EU-Conseil den 29. September 2025 seng eege Mesuren erëm a Kraaft gesat huet. Den 10. Juni 2026 huet de Gouverneursrot vun der IAEA d'Resolutioun GOV/2026/40 ugeholl — agebruecht vun den dräi europäesche Mächten an den USA —, déi vum Iran verlaangt, eng präzis Ofrechnung vu sengem nuklearem Material erauszeginn an den Inspekteuren "ouni Verzécht" e vollen Zougang ze ginn. D'Héich Vertriederin vun der EU, Kaja Kallas, beschreift déi aktuell Ouverture als fragil an onkomplett. Bei engem Besuch a Pakistan den 1. Juni huet si d'Vermëttlung vun Islamabad gelueft, awer gewarnt, datt e Waffestëllstand nach kee Reglement ass. "All temporär Versteesdemech tëscht den USA an dem Iran muss vu méi déiwe Gespréicher iwwer dem Teheran säin nuklearen Bestand an aner kritesch Froen gefollegt ginn." D'Kallas huet derbäigesat, datt si "eng konkret Roll fir d'EU" gesäit, fir datt en eventuellt Ofkommes vu Dauer ass — e Signal, datt Bréissel engagéiert bleiwe wëll, och wann den Islamabad-Text gréisstendeels ouni se verhandelt gouf. An hirer fréierer Erklärung, an där si de Waffestëllstand am Fréijoer begréisst huet, huet d'EU ënnerstrach, datt "d'Diplomatie de Schlëssel ass, fir all offestoend Froen ze léisen". Wat d'Inspekteuren nach ëmmer net gesinn D'Verifikatiounslück ass net abstrakt. Virun de Schléi vum Juni 2025 huet den Iran no Schätzunge ronn 440 Kilogramm Uran gehat, dat op 60 % ugereechert war — no un der Waffequalitéit —, dozou méi grouss Bestänn op nidderegem Niveau. Säit de Bombardementer seet d'IAEA, si "kann keng Informatiounen iwwer déi aktuell Gréisst, Zesummesetzung oder Opbewahrungsplaz" vun deem héich ugereecherte Bestand ginn. De Grossi huet ugedeit, datt deen Deel meeschtens an Tunnelen zu Isfahan vergruewe gëtt. - Natanz a Fordow: dem Iran seng Haaptureechungsanlage goufe schwéier beschiedegt oder zerstéiert a ginn als wuel net méi betribsfäeg agestuuft. - Isfahan: d'Tunneleingäng bleiwen zougeschott a versigelt, mat onbekanntem Betrib. - De Bestand: Material op 60 % läit wäit iwwer dem zivile Bedarf; d'Waffequalitéit läit bei ronn 90 %. Den Iran hält drun fest, datt hien keng Atomwaffen ustrieft. Dat ass d'Beloununng — an d'Risiko — hannert dem Grossi senger Insistenz. Ouni Inspekteuren um Terrain kann weder Europa nach de Rescht vun der Welt bestätegen, wou dem Iran säin empfindlechst Material läit, oder e geheimen Spurt zur Bomm ausschléissen. "Fir Sécherheet ze hunn," sou de Grossi d'lescht Woch, "brauche mir esou séier wéi méiglech e ganz staarkt System vu Verifikatioun." Ob Teheran et zouléisst — a wéi séier —, entscheet, ob den Islamabad-Memorandum eng richteg Aussfaart gëtt oder, sou d'Warnung vun der Agentur selwer, just der Illusioun vun enger. ### Sources - IAEA demands verification of Iran nuclear ambitions amid 'statement war' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iaea-demands-strong-verification-of-irans-nuclear-programme - UN nuclear chief says Iran inspections will happen, Tehran says after deal — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/un-nuclear-chief-says-iran-inspections-will-happen-tehran-says-after-deal - IAEA chief says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites 'going to happen' — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/iaea-chief-says-nuclear-inspections-of-irans-enrichment-sites-going-to-happen-despite-tehr - U.N. nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran, but Iran says only after final deal — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/g-s1-129770/iran-nuclear-inspection - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - US-Iran peace deal: Six things we learned from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/us-iran-peace-deal-memorandum-six-things-learned - E3 joint statement on Iran: activation of the snapback — GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e3-joint-statement-on-iran-activation-of-the-snapback - Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/09/29/iran-sanctions-snapback-council-reimposes-restrictive-measures/ - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/09/statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-ceasefire-agreed-by-the-united-states-and-iran/ - PM reaffirms EU ties, thanks Kallas for support for Gulf peace efforts — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2004340 --- ## VW iwwerleet 100.000 Stellen ze sträichen — d'Grenzregioun zitt mat - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/volkswagen-100000-stellen-streiche-grenzregioun-zoulifferer - Published: 2026-06-26T12:20:24.182+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:20:24.182+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: b491106f-0f98-42c3-b6a1-2842e9499e98 - Dateline: Wolfsburg, DE > Beriichter zielen dovun, datt VW-Chef Oliver Blume bis zu 100.000 Aarbechtsplaze sträiche an véier Däitsch Wierker zoumaache wëll — duebel sou vill wéi am Mäerz ugekënnegt. ### Summary Volkswagen plangt laut Beriichter bis zu 100.000 Stellen ze sträichen an véier Wierker zouzemaachen. Eng Erschütterung, déi bis op d'Lëtzebuerger Zoulifferer an d'Grenzregioun duerchschléit. ### Key facts - Laut Manager Magazin a Reuters wëll VW-Chef Oliver Blume bis zu 100.000 Stellen (ronn 15 % vum weltwäite Personal) sträichen a véier Däitsch Wierker zoumaachen — duebel sou vill wéi am Mäerz. - Bedraf wieren d'VW-Wierker zu Hannover, Zwickau an Emden plus d'Audi-Wierk zu Neckarsulm; den Opsiichtsrot decidéiert den 9. Juli. - VW-Garantië verbidde Schléissunge bis Enn 2030 (VW) respektiv 2033 (Audi); IG Metall an de Betribsrot hu Widderstand ugekënnegt. - D'Geschäftszuele si schlecht: 2025 Reinprofit -44 % op 6,9 Mrd. €, Q1 2026 -28 %; US-Zëll kaschten ~4 Mrd. € d'Joer, China-Verkeef -20 %. - Lëtzebuerg hänkt mat: Goodyear (~3.500 Leit), IEE, Cebi, BorgWarner a Webasto an iwwer 200.000 Grenzgänger aus engem Autosnetzwierk mat 220.000 Aarbechtsplazen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Stelle wëll VW sträichen?** Laut Beriichter vum Manager Magazin, bestätegt vu Reuters, bis zu 100.000 — ongeféier 15 % vun engem weltwäite Personalstamm vu méi wéi 600.000 Leit. Dat ass quasi duebel sou vill wéi déi 50.000 Stellen, déi VW am Mäerz 2026 ugekënnegt hat. **Q: Wéi eng Wierker wiere vun enger Schléissung bedreet?** D'VW-Wierker zu Hannover, Zwickau an Emden souwéi d'Audi-Wierk zu Neckarsulm a Baden-Württemberg — eréischt no Auslafe vun den aktuelle Modeller. Den Opsiichtsrot soll den 9. Juli decidéieren. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir Lëtzebuerg an d'Grenzregioun?** Lëtzebuerg ass Deel vun engem Autosnetzwierk mat méi wéi 300 Betriber an 220.000 Aarbechtsplazen. Zoulifferer wéi Goodyear (~3.500 Leit), IEE, Cebi, BorgWarner a Webasto hänken un der Gesondheet vun Autosbauer wéi VW, an iwwer 200.000 Grenzgänger kommen aus dem Saarland an der Lorraine. ### Body Wat sech an de leschten Deeg ronderëm Wolfsburg ofzeechent, wier de gréissten Ëmbau an der 89-järeger Geschicht vu Volkswagen — an et wier eppes, wat een och hei am Land mierke géif. No Beriichter wëll de Konzernchef Oliver Blume bis zu 100.000 Aarbechtsplaze sträichen an d'Produktioun a véier Däitsche Wierker beennen. D'Zuel huet als éischt d'Däitscht Wirtschaftsmagazin Manager Magazin den 26. Juni gemellt, ënner Beruff op Insider; Reuters an aner Medie hunn et duerno bestätegt. Domat géif sech beim gréissten Autosbauer vun Europa déi Spuerung quasi verduebelen, déi de Konzern eréischt am Mäerz festgehalen hat — deemools war vun ronn 50.000 Stellen an Däitschland bis 2030 d'Riets. Déi gemellten 100.000 Stelle entspriechen ongeféier 15 Prozent vun engem Personalstamm vu méi wéi 600.000 Leit weltwäit. Parallel dozou géif VW seng geplangten Investitiounen ëm ronn 15 Prozent op just iwwer 130 Milliarde Euro iwwer fënnef Joer erofschrauwen, an d'Kärmark VW souwéi d'Komponentespart an eegestänneg Eenheeten ausgliederen, déi spéider eventuell un d'Bourse kéimen. Hannert dem Plang stinn de Blume an de Finanzchef Arno Antlitz. Déi véier Standuerten, déi laut de Beriichter no Auslafe vun den aktuelle Modeller virum Aus stinn, sinn d'VW-Wierker zu Hannover, Zwickau an Emden plus d'Audi-Wierk zu Neckarsulm a Baden-Württemberg. De Konzernvirstand huet d'Strategie dës Woch beschwat; den Opsiichtsrot, deen d'lescht Wuert huet, soll sech den 9. Juli domat befaassen. Eng Bilanz, déi laang gedréckt huet D'Verschäerfung kënnt no enger biller Phas fir de Konzern. 2025 ass de Reinprofit ëm 44 Prozent op 6,9 Milliarden Euro gefall — dat schlechtst Resultat zanter dem Dieselskandal vun 2015 — wärend de Bedreifsgewënn quasi op d'Halschent erofgaang ass an d'Bedreifsmarge op 2,8 Prozent ofgeséckert ass. Den Drock léisst net no: am éischte Quartal 2026 ass de Reinprofit ëm 28 Prozent op 1,56 Milliarden Euro gefall. D'US-Importzëll kaschten de Konzern geschat 4 Milliarden Euro d'Joer, an d'Verkeef a China sinn ëm ongeféier ee Fënneftel zréckgaangen. Déi Zuele weisen déi dräi Kräften, déi d'europäesch Autosindustrie zur selwechter Zäit zesummedrécken: héich Käschten doheem, den deieren an ongläichmäissegen Ëmstig op den elektreschen Undriff, an ëmmer méi staark Concurrence vun de chinesesche Fabrikanten, déi an den éischte fënnef Méint vum Joer bal eng vun zéng Neiwagen-Umeldungen an der EU ausgemaach hunn. VW huet mat Verkeef vu Filialen reagéiert — dorënner 7,4 Milliarden Euro fir den Ofstouss vu senger Schëffsmotorespart Everllence un Bain Capital — mä d'Käschtebleiwen dat zentralt Problem. An engem Communiqué wollt Volkswagen d'Zuelen net confirméieren an huet just betount, datt all Decisioun bei de zoustännegen Organer läit. Déi relevant Fakten am Dossier ginn an den zoustännegen Organer diskutéiert a guttgeheescht. Mir gräifen dësem Prozess net vir. An engem zweete Statement huet de Konzern d'Gréisst vun der Erausfuerderung ënnerstrach: „De ganze Konzern, mat senge Marken an Duechtergesellschaften, muss en déiftgräifende Wandel duerchmaachen." D'Gewerkschafte kënnegen Widderstand un D'Beriichter stoussen direkt op Versprieche, déi VW senger eegener Belegschaft gemaach huet. Eng Vereenbarung vun 2024 verbitt Wierksschléissungen an Däitschland dëst Joerzéngt, an d'Aarbechtsplazgarantië lafe bei der Mark VW bis Enn 2030 an bei Audi bis Enn 2033 — esou datt onkloer ass, wéi Schléissungen ënner dem Däitschen Aarbechts- a Tarifrecht iwwerhaapt méiglech wieren. D'Aarbechtnehmervertrieder hu rosen reagéiert. An engem gemeinsamen Statement hunn de Konzernbetribsrot vu VW, dee vun der Daniela Cavallo presidéiert gëtt, an d'Metallergewerkschaft IG Metall ënner der Christiane Benner gewarnt, datt si sech wieren. „Sollten esou Pläng tatsächlech kommen, da géife mir alles an eiser Muecht maachen, fir se ze verhënneren", hunn si gesot. E Schrëtt fir Wierker zouzemaache géif quasi sécher eng vun de bittersten Aarbechtskämpf ausléisen, déi Däitschland zanter Joren erlieft huet — d'IG Metall huet d'Halschent vun de Sëtz am VW-Opsiichtsrot, an d'Land Nidderséksen als grousse Sharehâlder huet d'Aarbechtsplaze schonn ëmmer geschützt. Firwat et bis bei eis schléit D'Schockwellen aus Wolfsburg bleiwen net un der Däitscher Grenz stoen. Volkswagen sëtzt uewen op enger kontinentaler Zoulifferer-Pyramid, an de Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaftsstanduert ass dora verfliechtegt. Lëtzebuergs offiziell Investitiounsagence beschreift d'Land als Deel vun engem Autosnetzwierk vu méi wéi 300 Betriber — siwe grouss OEM-Wierker, méi wéi 20 global Zoulifferer a 15 Fuerschungsorganisatiounen — dat méi wéi 220.000 Aarbechtsplazen iwwer sechs Regiounen a Belsch, Frankräich, Däitschland a Lëtzebuerg dréit. An deem Netz sëtzen Aarbechtgeber vu weltwäiter Bedeitung mat Sëtz am Grand-Duché, deenen hir Lag mat der Gesondheet vun Autosbauer wéi VW geet: - Goodyear, deem säi Fuerschungs- a Produktiounskomplex ronderëm Colmar-Bierg, Biissen an Diddeleng ongeféier 3.500 Leit beschäftegt — déi gréisst Presenz vum Konzern ausserhalb vun den USA. - IEE, e Sensorespezialist, dee Sécherheetssystemer u global Autosbauer liwwert. - Cebi International, BorgWarner a Webasto souwéi aner Komponenten- an Elektronikzoulifferer, déi europäesch Montagelinne bedéngen. D'Ofhängegkeet ass och eng mënschlech. Lëtzebuergs Wirtschaft baut op méi wéi 200.000 Grenzgänger, vill dovu vum Saarland an aus der Lorraine — zwou Regiounen, déi déif an der Autoszoulifferketten hänken an an deenen d'Zoulifferer schonn ugefaang hu Personal ofzebauen, well d'Autosbauer hir Bestellungen erofschrauwen. E Réckgang beim gréisste Fabrikant vun Europa schléit op d'Tier-1- an Tier-2-Zoulifferer duerch, déi dës Leit beschäftegen — a vun do op déi regional Wirtschaft, déi Lëtzebuerg uechthält. Bis ewell bleift d'Zuel vun 100.000 e gemellte Plang, keng Decisioun; déi richteg Prouf kënnt, wann den VW-Opsiichtsrot den 9. Juli zesummekënnt. Mä d'Richtung ass net ze verkennen. Am Mäerz war d'Fro nach, wéi déif een eenzelen Autosbauer wéilt schneiden. Am Juni ass doraus d'Fro ginn, wéi staark Europas industrielle Fändelschëff — an déi méi breet Produktiounswirtschaft, déi sech drop stäipt — muss zesummeschrumpfen, fir ze iwwerliewen. ### Sources - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut 100,000 jobs in major overhaul — RTÉ (Reuters): https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0626/1580471-volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-100-000-jobs-in-major-overhaul/ - Up to 100,000 jobs and four plants: Volkswagen reportedly plans radical overhaul — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/100000-jobs-and-four-plants-volkswagen-reportedly-plans-radical-overhaul - Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/volkswagen-to-axe-up-to-100000-jobs-in-sweeping-cost-cutting-drive/ - Volkswagen plans to cut 15% of its workforce and close four German plants, report says — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/volkswagen-vw-job-cuts-autos-germany.html - Volkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in next years: report — Business Standard (Reuters): https://www.business-standard.com/industry/auto/volkswagen-ceo-aims-to-cut-up-to-100-000-jobs-in-next-years-report-126062600489_1.html - Volkswagen slashes 50,000 jobs after profits collapse by nearly half — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/10/volkswagen-slashes-50000-jobs-after-profits-collapse-by-nearly-half - Automotive sector — Luxembourg Trade & Invest — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/business-sector/automotive-sector/ --- ## New York fréiert d'Loyere fir eng Millioun Wunnengen — Mamdani léist säi Kärversprieche an - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/new-york-mietprais-afreieren-mamdani-stabiliseiert-wunnengen - Published: 2026-06-26T12:11:32.323+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T12:11:32.323+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: e1e65a5f-6919-443a-a4bd-fd8ee6a32bd9 - Dateline: New York City, US > D'Rent Guidelines Board huet mat 7 géint 1 Stëmme keng Erhéijung fir ronn eng Millioun loyerstabiliséiert Wunnengen decidéiert — an domat de Kärversprieche vum neie Buergermeeschter ëmgesat. ### Summary A New York gëtt de Loyer fir ëm déi eng Millioun stabiliséiert Wunnengen agefruer. Et ass dat éischt Mol zanter 2020 a fir Mamdani de Beweis, datt säi Walversprieche kann agehale ginn. ### Key facts - D'Rent Guidelines Board huet mat 7 géint 1 Stëmme eng 0-Prozent-Upassung fir ronn eng Millioun loyerstabiliséiert Wunnengen decidéiert — fir Verträg iwwer ee Joer an iwwer zwee Joer. - Et ass dat éischt Mol, datt Zweejoresverträg agefruer ginn, an dat éischt Afréiere vu New York zanter 2020. - Mamdani, deen am Januar 2026 ugetrueden ass, huet sechs vun den néng Board-Memberen ernannt — wat Kritik iwwer d'Onofhängegkeet vum Gremium ausgeléist huet. - Den Tony Simone schat, d'Mesure kéint de Locatairen iwwer véier Joer bis zu 6,8 Milliarden Dollar erspueren. - Proprietäre warne virum Verfall vun ale Gebaier a rechne mat enger Klo viru Geriicht. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi eng Wunnengen sinn vum Afréiere betraff?** Et geet ëm ronn eng Millioun stabiliséiert Wunnengen — méi wéi 40 Prozent vun alle Wunnengen a New York. Drënner falen Eenheeten a Gebaier mat sechs oder méi Wunnengen, déi virun 1974 gebaut goufen, plus méi nei Gebaier mat gewësse Steiererliichterungen oder Subventiounen. **Q: Vu wéini un a wéi laang gëllt d'Afréieren?** D'0-Prozent-Upassung gëllt fir Locatiounsverträg, déi den 1. Oktober 2026 oder duerno an spéitstens den 30. September 2027 ufänken. De Board leet d'Upassung just fir ee Cycle fest, sou datt déi nächst Jore getrennt decidéiert ginn. **Q: Firwat ass d'Decisioun ëmstridden?** Mamdani huet sechs vun den néng Board-Memberen ernannt, an Kritiker soen, d'Resultat wier festgestanen. D'Proprietäresvertriederin Christina Smyth ass e puer Stonne virun der Ofstëmmung demissionéiert. Proprietäre warne virum Verfall vun ale Gebaier a rechne mat enger Klo. **Q: Wat huet dat mat Lëtzebuerg ze dinn?** D'Bezuelbarkeet vum Wunnraum ass och zu Lëtzebuerg eng zentral politesch Fro, mat e puer vun den héchste Wunnengspräisser an der EU. New York testt eng vun den direktsten Interventiounen — en Argument, dat och hei an der Wunnengsdebatt matschwätzt. ### Body Et war kuerz no Mëtternuecht, wéi d'Rent Guidelines Board zu New York en Donneschdeg an der Nuecht mat siwe géint eng Stëmm decidéiert huet, de Loyer fir ronn eng Millioun loyerstabiliséiert Wunnengen anzefréieren. Fir Zohran Mamdani, deen am Januar als Buergermeeschter ugetrueden ass, ass dat de Beweis, datt deen ee Sazz, op deem seng ganz Kampagne opgebaut war — "freeze the rent" — net just e Walslogan bliwwen ass. De Comité huet eng Upassung vun 0 Prozent festgeluecht, a queesch fir Locatiounsverträg iwwer ee Joer wéi och iwwer zwee Joer, déi den 1. Oktober 2026 oder duerno an de spéitstens den 30. September 2027 ufänken. Et ass dat éischt Mol, datt de Board d'Loyere fir Zweejoresverträg afréiert — an no méi Berichter iwwer d'Ofstëmmung iwwerhaapt dat éischt Afréiere vu New York zanter 2020. Fir de 34 Joer alen demokratesche Sozialist gëtt domat aus engem Verspriechen eng Politik. Hien hat de "freeze the rent" zur zentraler Fuerderung vun enger Kampagne gemaach, déi am Juni 2025 den fréiere Gouverneur Andrew Cuomo an der demokratescher Primärwal an dann nach eng Kéier an de generelle Walen am November geschloen huet. An enger Matdeelung no der Ofstëmmung huet de Buergermeeschter d'Resultat als Wendepunkt fir d'Locatairë vun der Stad bezeechent. Dat ass e historesche Sieg fir d'Locatairë vu New York City. Nodeems déi onofhängeg RGB d'Donnéeë gepréift an de Leit aus der ganzer Stad nogelauschtert huet, huet si en Afréiere fir Eejoresverträg bruecht — an dat éischt Afréiere fir Zweejoresverträg an der Geschicht vun eiser Stad. Dat ass d'Erliichterung, déi d'schaffend Leit an eiser ganzer Stad verdéngen. E Comité, deen ëm Onofhängegkeet kämpft D'Rent Guidelines Board ass e kommunaalt Gremium mat néng Memberen, dat all Joer d'Loyer-Upassunge fir de stabiliséierte Wunnraum vun der Stad festleet. Genee dës Onofhängegkeet ass an dësem Cycle zum gréissten Sträitpunkt ginn: Mamdani huet sechs vun de néng Memberen ernannt, an Kritiker hu virgehäit, d'Resultat wier scho festgestanen, vun deem Moment un, wou hie gewonnen huet. Dee Virworf ass e puer Stonne virun der Ofstëmmung op den Dësch komm, wéi d'Christina Smyth, eng Affekotin, déi d'Proprietären am Board vertrueden huet, mat sofortiger Wierkung demissionéiert huet. D'Smyth, fir d'éischt 2022 vum fréiere Buergermeeschter Eric Adams ernannt an am Dezember 2025 erëm bestätegt, huet dem Comité virgeworf, säin analyteschen Optrag opzeginn: "D'Rent Guidelines Board ass kee Gremium méi, dat Fakte sicht. Et ass e Gremium ginn, dat mat enger Äntwert ufänkt an sech dann no hannen zesummebastelt fir se ze rechtfäerdegen." D'Virsëtzend vum Board, d'Chantella Mitchell, huet gesot, si wier vun der Demissioun iwwerrascht, mä d'Ofstëmmung géif wéi virgesinn ofgehale ginn. Déi eenzeg Géigestëmm koum vum ëffentleche Vertrieder Arpit Gupta. Wien dovunner profitéiert — a wéivill et späert D'Afréiere betrëfft e groussen Deel vum Wunnraum vun der Stad. Et gëtt ronn eng Millioun stabiliséiert Wunnengen — a verschiddene Berichter als méi wéi 40 Prozent vun alle Wunnengen a New York beschriwwen — an doranner wunne ronn zwou Milliounen Leit. Wéi eng Wunnengen drënner falen, ass an de Reegele vun der Stad festgehalen: - Wunnengen a Gebaier mat sechs oder méi Eenheeten, déi virun 1974 gebaut goufen; - Eenheeten an méi neie Gebaier, déi gewësse Steiererliichterungen oder staatlech Subventioune kréien. De State Assembly Member Tony Simone huet geschat, datt d'Afréiere de Locatairen iwwer dem Mamdani seng véier Joer Mandat bis zu 6,8 Milliarden Dollar erspueren kéint. De Buergermeeschter hat am Wahlkampf en Afréiere fir all véier Joer versprach; an der Praxis leet de Board d'Upassunge just ëmmer fir ee Cycle no deem aneren fest, sou datt déi nächst Jore nach offen sinn. D'Proprietäre warne virum Verfall — a wëllen viru Geriicht D'Wunnengsbesëtzer an d'Verbänn vun der Branche hu mat Alarm reagéiert. Si argumentéieren, datt en Afréiere al Gebaier vun den Akommessen ofschneit, déi fir Reparature gebraucht ginn, wärend hir eege Käschte — Versécherung, Brennstoff, Aarbecht — weider an d'Luucht ginn. De James Whelan, President vum Real Estate Board of New York, huet gesot, d'Decisioun géif genee déi Kris verdéiwen, déi se ze léise virgëtt: "D'Ofstëmmung vun haut den Owend mag politesch populär sinn, mä si wäert d'Wunnengskris vu New York méi schlëmm maachen." Méi kleng Proprietären hunn déiselwecht Warnung widderholl, an et gëtt allgemeng domat gerechent, datt d'Decisioun viru Geriicht ufgefält gëtt. De Sträit bréngt en aalt Argument an der Loyer-Reglementatioun op de Punkt: ob Plafongen déi schwaach Locatairë schützen, oder mat der Zäit den Ënnerhalt an de Bau vum Wunnraum, deen all Mënsch brauch, ofschrecken. Wat New York fir Lëtzebuerg bedeit D'Ofstëmmung ass e geziilt Experiment matzen an där Affordabilitéits-Politik, déi de Moment d'westlech Stied ëmkrämpelt. Dem Mamdani säin Opstig — e selwer ernannten demokratesche Sozialist, dee mat engem Versprieche fir niddreg Loyeren gewonnen huet an elo regéiert — ass fir Wunnengs-Aktivisten zu engem Referenzpunkt an fir d'Immobiliëinteressen zu enger Warnung ginn. Och hei am Land hëlt een esou eppes mat. D'Käschte vum Wunnen sinn an Lëtzebuerg eng vun den heeschten politesche Froen, an d'Wunnengspräisser zielen zu deenen héchsten an der Europäescher Unioun. Dem Eurostat säi Bericht Housing in Europe 2025 dokumentéiert, wéi den Drock op d'Bezuelbarkeet a ville europäesche Stied klëmmt — an hei doheem huet de Knäppchen op de Locatairen an déi, déi gäre kafe géifen, ëmmer erëm zu Debatten driwwer gefouert, wéi wäit de Staat soll an de Maart agräifen. Wat New York elo getest huet, ass eng vun den direktsten Interventiounen, déi et iwwerhaapt gëtt: e Buergermeeschter, deen iwwer Ernennungen an e Reglementéierungsgremium d'Loyere fir eng Millioun Wunnengen flaach hält. Ob dat den Drock erofhëlt, ouni d'Offer ofzewürgen — déi Fro, ëm déi sech Proprietären a Locatairen an de kommende Méint streide wäerten — gëtt wäit iwwer déi fënnef Boroughe vu New York eraus observéiert. ### Sources - Panel approves Mamdani's rent freeze for nearly 1 million NYC apartments — Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/infrastructure/4626095/mamdani-rent-freeze-new-york-city-apartments/ - Rent board owner rep quits before final vote, alleges rent freeze was predetermined — amNewYork: https://www.amny.com/news/rent-board-owner-rep-quits-before-final-vote/ - Mayor Mamdani's Statement on the Rent Guidelines Board's Final Vote — Office of the Mayor of New York City: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/mayor-mamdani-s-statement-on-the-rent-guidelines-board-s-final-v - New York City rental board approves Mamdani rent freeze — UPI: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/26/New-York-City-rent-freeze-approved/3071782455355/ - 2025 New York City mayoral election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_election - Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-wins - Mamdani's Promised Rent Freeze Approved in New York: What to Know — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/new-york-rent-freeze-stabilized-apartments-zohran-mamdani-housing-promise/ - NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge — Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-rent-guidelines-board-approves-2-year-rent-freeze-fulfilling-mamdani-campaign-pledge - Housing in Europe – 2025 edition — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/housing-2025 --- ## Ëmmer méi Frontalieren aus Frankräich — Däitschland stagnéiert - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/frontalieren-frankraich-zitt-un-daitschland-bleift-hanken-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T11:51:30.688+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:51:30.688+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 0e14872f-09a7-42a1-97c6-1ab93ec21b80 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Frankräich stellt mëttlerweil méi wéi d'Halschent vun de 233.000 Frontalieren am Grand-Duché. Den däitsche Kontingent bleift wéinst zwee Joer Rezessioun op der anerer Säit vun der Grenz op der Plaz. ### Summary D'Zesummesetzung vun de Frontalieren am Grand-Duché verréckelt sech: Frankräich zitt staark un, während d'Zuel vun den däitsche Pendler stagnéiert oder zréckgeet — eng Suite vun der Rezessioun an der Aarbechtsmaartkris an Däitschland. ### Key facts - 2025 huet Lëtzebuerg ronn 233.260 Frontalieren gezielt: 126.600 aus Frankräich (54%), 53.360 aus Däitschland a 53.300 aus der Belsch (jee ~23%). - Am Januar 2026 ass d'Zuel vun de franséische Pendler ëm 3,5% (+4.270) geklommen, während déi däitsch ëm 0,7% (-330) zréckgaang ass. - Den däitsche Réckgang hänkt mat zwee Joer Rezessioun, méi wéi 3 Millioune Chômeuren am August 2025 an engem méi klenge Pai-Ënnerscheed zesummen. - Bal d'Halschent vun den däitsche Frontalieren wunnt zu Tréier oder ronderëm — eng Regioun, déi besonnesch ënner dem Ofschwong leit. - De Premier Luc Frieden huet 2026 zum 'Joer vun der Konkurrenzfäegkeet' deklaréiert a virun enger ze grousser Ofhängegkeet vun engem eenzege Quelleland gewarnt. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Frontalieren schaffen am Grand-Duché?** 2025 waren et ronn 233.260 Frontalieren. Dovun kommen ongeféier 126.600 aus Frankräich (54%), 53.360 aus Däitschland a 53.300 aus der Belsch (jee no bei 23%). Si fëllen ëm déi 46 bis 47% vun all de Salariésplazen. **Q: Firwat geet d'Zuel vun den däitsche Frontalieren zréck?** Däitschland ass 2024 dat zweet Joer hannereneen an d'Rezessioun gerutscht, d'Chômage ass am August 2025 iwwer 3 Milliounen geklommen, an de Pai-Virdeel par rapport zu Lëtzebuerg ass, op d'Kafkraaft ëmgerechent, méi kleng ginn. Zesumme bremsen dës Krafte d'Astellungen. **Q: Wat heescht dës Entwécklung fir Lëtzebuerg?** De Grand-Duché hänkt ëmmer méi vun engem eenzege Quelleland — Frankräich — of, well d'däitsch an d'belsch Flëss stagnéieren. Dat erhéicht d'Konzentratiounsrisiko op engem Aarbechtsmaart, dee schonn haut bal zur Halschent op Frontalieren opgebaut ass. ### Body 3,5 Prozent méi op der enger Säit, 0,7 Prozent manner op der anerer: am Januar 2026 ass d'Schéier tëscht de franséischen an den däitsche Frontalieren esou wäit opgaang wéi laang net méi. No de Chifferen vun de Frontaliers huet Frankräich ronn 4.270 zousätzlech Pendler an de Grand-Duché geschéckt, während aus Däitschland der ëm déi 330 manner komm sinn. Eng eenzel Statistik ass nach kee Trend — mä dës hei steet net eleng do. 2025 huet Lëtzebuerg ronn 233.260 Frontalieren gezielt, esou d'Zuelen, déi vun de Frontaliers an der franséischer Planungsagence AGURAM aus STATEC- a Sozialversécherungsdaten zesummegestallt goufen. Dovun wunnen der ongeféier 126.600 a Frankräich — eppes wéi 54 Prozent — géint 53.360 an Däitschland a 53.300 a Belsch, all zwee no bei 23 Prozent. D'Pendler fëllen elo geschat 46 bis 47 Prozent vun all de Salariésplazen am Land, an nëmme grad eng Persoun op véier, déi hei schafft, ass och Lëtzebuerger. Frankräich zitt un, Däitschland trëppelt op der Plaz Hannert dem globalen Zouwuess stécht eng Spaltung. Bal de ganze rezenten Zouwuess kënnt aus Frankräich, während den däitsche Reservoir flaach gouf an heiansdo souguer zréckgaang ass. D'STATEC-Quartalsdaten weisen, datt d'däitscht Frontalierebeschäftegung am drëtte Quartal 2025 ëm ronn 0,6 Prozent par rapport zum Joer virdru geschrumpft ass — wärend d'franséisch an d'belsch Flëss weider an d'Luucht gaange sinn. Déi Entwécklung huet sech schonn 2024 ofgezeechent. Esou huet d'Statistikamt et an enger fréierer Matdeelung formuléiert: "Am zweete Quartal ass d'Zuel vun de Frontalieren aus Däitschland (-0,3%) an aus der Belsch (-0,1%) souguer zréckgaang, am Géigesaz zu der Zuel vun de Fransousen (+0,4%)." — STATEC, dat nationaalt Statistikinstitut Dës Stagnatioun ënnerbrécht en laangen Opstig. D'Interregional Aarbechtsmaartobservatoire (IBA·OIE) erënnert drun, datt déi däitsch Zuelen iwwer zwee Joerzéngten esou séier gewuess sinn, datt se d'Belsch iwwerholl hunn: wou 2004 d'Belschen d'Däitsch nach ëm 7.000 iwwertraff hunn, louchen d'Däitsch 2023 ëm ongeféier 800 vir. Déi rezent Ofkillung huet deen Opstig agefruer. Firwat den däitsche Krunn zoudréit D'Ofschwächung huet manner mat Lëtzebuerg ze dinn ewéi mat de Konditiounen op der däitscher Säit vun der Grenz. Méi Krafte ziilen an déiselwecht Richtung: - Rezessioun beim Noper. Däitschlands Wirtschaft ass 2024 dat zweet Joer hannereneen zréckgaang, mat engem PIB-Réckgang vun 0,2 Prozent no engem Minus vun 0,3 Prozent 2023, sou d'franséisch Insee. Eng Wirtschaft, déi schrumpft, generéiert manner vun deene Jobwiessel, déi d'grenziwwerschreidend Astellunge fidderen. - E méi schwaachen Aarbechtsmaart. Am August 2025 ass d'Chômage an Däitschland iwwer dräi Milliounen geklommen — e Niveau, dee säit 2015 net méi erreecht gouf — mat enger Chômagequote vu ronn 6,3 Prozent. Déi däitsch Industrie huet bannent engem Joer eppes wéi 70.000 Plazen ofgebaut, mat bis zu 100.000 weidere Plazen a Gefor. - E Pai-Ënnerscheed, dee méi kleng gëtt. An direkten Zuelen ass d'Lëtzebuerger Pai-Primm reell, mä d'IBA·OIE stellt fest, datt Däitschland, eemol op d'Kafkraaft ëmgerechent, am Spëtzefeld vum Mindestloun an der Groussregioun läit (ronn 11,81 KKS géint ëm déi 11,92 a Frankräich an der Belsch). Fir e Schaffenden aus Tréier ass de Virdeel vum Pendelen no Ofzuch vun de Käschten ofgebrëckelt. D'Geografie verstäerkt den Effet. Bal d'Halschent vun den däitsche Frontalieren wunnt zu Tréier oder ronderëm, sou datt e regionalen Ofschwong do direkt op dat zoufléisst, wat de Grand-Duché kritt. De Reservoir gëtt och méi al: no STATEC-Daten, déi Chronicle.lu zitéiert, louch den Duerchschnëtt vun de Frontalieren 2025 bei ronn 41 Joer, mam däitsche Kontingent, dat am séiersten eelert ass (plus véier Joer), virum belsche (+3,2) a franséische (+2,7). D'Weeër sinn iwwregens laang: ronn 44,7 km bei de Fransousen, 48 km bei den Däitschen an 53,9 km bei de Belschen — géint 16,7 km bei den Awunner. Eng strukturell Ofhängegkeet Fir Lëtzebuerg ass dat keng akademesch Fro. Mat permanente vakante Plazen an der Finanz, an der IT an am Ingenieurswiesen an enger Resident-Populatioun, déi ze kleng ass fir se ze fëllen, hänkt d'Land méi staark u senge Noperen ewéi all aner Regioun an Europa. De Premier Luc Frieden huet dat am Mäerz 2026 ouni Ëmschwécher gesot: "De Marché vun der Aarbecht ouni d'Frontalieren, dat wier d'Enn vu Lëtzebuerg", huet de Frieden virun de Journalisten erkläert, an Aussoen, déi vum L'essentiel berriicht goufen. Hien huet och gewarnt, datt "d'Schwächt vun der europäescher Wirtschaft, an virun allem vun der däitscher (...), en Impakt op Lëtzebuerg" huet — wéi hien 2026 zum "Joer vun der Konkurrenzfäegkeet" deklaréiert huet. D'Risiko an den Zuelen ass eent vun der Konzentratioun. Wärend d'däitsch an d'belsch Flëss op der Plaz bleiwen, hänkt de Lëtzebuerger Zouwuess ëmmer méi vun engem eenzege Quelleland of. De grousse franséische Reservoir ronderëm Diddenuewen a Metz huet bis elo de Mangel opgefaangen, an d'Zuel vun de Resident-Aarbechtssichenden, déi bei der ADEM ageschriwwe sinn, ass bis Enn Januar 2026 ëm 9,4 Prozent op ronn 21.255 geklommen — e Beweis, datt de Maart sech um Rand opmaacht, och wann d'spezialiséiert Vakanze bleiwen. Ob den däitsche Krunn erëm opgeet, hänkt haaptsächlech vu Berlin of. Hëlt d'däitsch Erhuelung un, kéint deen historeschen Opwäertstrend erëm ufänken; hält d'Rezessioun un, da gëtt d'Lëtzebuerger Ofhängegkeet vun de franséische Pendler — déi schonn elo méi wéi d'Halschent vun der importéierter Ma-d'œuvre ausmaachen — nëmmen nach méi déif. Esou oder esou: de Lëtzebuerger Astellungsdrock ass elo esou enk un d'Gesondheet vun de Wirtschaften vun de Noperen gebonnen wéi un déi eegen. ### Sources - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE (Interregional Labour Market Observatory): https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg : Boom des frontaliers français, recul des Allemands — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/luxembourg-boom-des-frontaliers-francais-recul-des-allemands/ - 126 600 travailleurs frontaliers du Luxembourg résidant en France en 2025 (memo transfrontalier) — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_transfrontalier_memo_04.pdf - Emploi salarié : +0,5% au troisième trimestre 2025 et +1,3% sur 12 mois — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2026/stn02-26-emploi-salarie.html - Au Luxembourg, le nombre de frontaliers belges et allemands baisse — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-frontaliers-belges-et-allemands-baisse-103196421 - «Le Luxembourg n'est rien sans les frontaliers» : Luc Frieden appelle à des réformes urgentes — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luc-frieden-le-luxembourg-n-est-rien-sans-les-frontaliers-103522406 - Bilan économique 2024 Grand Est : l'Allemagne en récession — Insee: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8567591?sommaire=8354832 - Understanding the cross-border worker phenomenon — Delano / Paperjam: https://delano.lu/article/delano_understanding-cross-border-worker-phenomenon - Travailler en Allemagne en 2025 : le retour à 3 millions de chômeurs — Connexion-Emploi: https://www.connexion-emploi.com/fr/a/travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs-travailler-en-allemagne-en-2025-que-signifie-le-retour-a-3-millions-de-chomeurs - Regards 02/26 - Panorama of the Luxembourg labour market on May 1st — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/regards/2026/regards-02-26.html - Luxembourg Workforce Slowly Ageing, Driven by Seniors & Cross-Border Employees — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/58033-luxembourg-workforce-slowly-ageing-driven-by-seniors-cross-border-employees --- ## EU wëll Ukrainer am Wieferalter net méi automatesch ënner Schutz huelen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/temporaere-schutz-ukrain-mannercher-armee-eu-2028-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-26T11:39:40.694+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:39:40.694+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: d737b65f-60d9-4184-aa34-4c5e41c1af1f - Dateline: Brussels, BE > D'EU-Kommissioun verlängert de Schutz fir Ukrainer bis 2028, mécht awer d'Dier zou fir nei ukomm Männer tëscht 23 a 60 — op Wonsch vu Kiew. Och Lëtzebuerg ass betraff. ### Summary D'EU-Kommissioun proposéiert, den temporäre Schutz fir Ukrainer ëm e Joer bis de 4. Mäerz 2028 ze verlängeren, awer nei ukomm Männer am Wieferalter auszeschléissen. Och d'Lëtzebuerger Reegelung, déi ronn 5.000 Mënschen betrëfft, hänkt drun. ### Key facts - D'EU-Kommissioun wëll den temporäre Schutz fir Ukrainer ëm e Joer bis de 4. Mäerz 2028 verlängeren. - Nei ukomm Männer tëscht 23 a 60 Joer, déi d'Ukrain wéinst hire militäresche Flichten net dierfe verloossen, kréien net méi automatesch Schutz — op Ufro vu Kiew. - Ausnamen: Männer mat Handicap oder net dengschtfäeg, Pappe vun dräi+ Kanner ënner 18, a Vollzäit-Fleeger. Wie schonn ënner Schutz steet, behält en. - Lëtzebuerg huet am Februar 2026 e Réckgang vu fënnef Beneficiairen (-0,1 %) gemellt — ronn 5.000 Mënschen am Ganzen ënner temporäre Schutz. - De Conseil muss mat qualifizéierter Majoritéit decidéieren; Mënscherechtler stelle sech dergéint. ### FAQ **Q: Bis wéini soll den temporäre Schutz fir Ukrainer verlängert ginn?** D'EU-Kommissioun proposéiert, en ëm e Joer bis de 4. Mäerz 2028 ze verlängeren. Aktuell leeft d'Reegelung bis Mäerz 2027. Si baséiert op der Direktiv vun 2001, déi de 4. Mäerz 2022 ausgeléist gouf. **Q: Wie géif vum neie Schutz ausgeschloss ginn?** Nei ukomm Männer tëscht 23 a 60 Joer, déi ënner dem ukraineschen Krichsrecht d'Land net dierfe verloossen, kréien net méi als Regel temporäre Schutz. Si kënnen awer nach ëmmer en eenzelnen Asylantrag stellen. Ausnamen ginn et ënner anerem fir Männer mat Handicap a Pappe vun dräi oder méi Kanner. **Q: Wat ännert sech konkret fir Lëtzebuerg?** En nei ukommen ukrainesche Mann tëscht 23 a 60 ouni Ausreesgenehmegung géif net méi automatesch temporäre Schutz kréien, mä misst Fall fir Fall Asyl ufroen. Déi ronn 5.000 Mënschen, déi schonn ënner Schutz stinn, wieren net betraff. **Q: Firwat huet d'Ukrain dës Ännerung gefrot?** Kiew wëll der Arméi an hirer Personalnout hëllefen, elo wou de Krich an säi fënneft Joer geet. Nodeems d'Ukrain vum 28. August 2025 un Männer tëscht 18 a 22 fräi ausreese gelooss huet, ass d'Zuel vun den temporäre Schutzgewährungen an der EU am September 2025 ëm 49 % op 79.205 geklommen. ### Body D'EU-Kommissioun huet e Freideg virgeschloen, de Schutz, deen d'Europäesch Unioun zënter dem Ufank vum Krich u Mënschen aus der Ukrain gëtt, bis Mäerz 2028 ze verlängeren — an dobäi fir d'éischte Kéier eng ganz bestëmmte Grupp auszeschléissen: nei ukomm Männer am Wieferalter, déi hiert Land aus rechtleche Grënn guer net dierfe verloossen. De Plang, deen op Ufro vu Kiew zréckgeet, fir der ukrainescher Arméi an hirer Personalnout ze hëllefen, gëtt der Solidaritéitsgest vun der EU eng nei Form, elo wou de Krich an säi fënneft Joer geet. A Lëtzebuerg krut sech d'Reegelung och ze spieren. No der Propositioun géif den temporäre Schutz ëm e Joer bis de 4. Mäerz 2028 verlängert ginn — fir déi ronn 4,4 Milliounen Ukrainer, déi en haut schonn hunn. Hien géif awer, esou d'Kommissioun, net méi als Regel u Leit ginn, déi nei ukommen an déi vun den ukraineschen Autoritéiten wéinst hire militäresche Flichten net dierfen ausreesen — an der Praxis Männer tëscht 23 a 60 Joer, déi ënner dem Krichsrecht net iwwer d'Grenz dierfen. Wat zu Bréissel um Dësch läit De Mechanismus leeft iwwer d'Direktiv iwwer den temporäre Schutz vun 2001, déi de 4. Mäerz 2022 fir d'éischte Kéier ausgeléist gouf, fir den Ukrainer e kollektive Schutz ze ginn, ouni datt jiddwereen eenzel en Asylantrag stelle muss. Den Text vun der Kommissioun änert, wien Usproch huet — d'Reegelung muss awer nach vun de Memberstaaten am Conseil mat qualifizéierter Majoritéit ugeholl ginn, also mat op d'mannst 15 vun de 27 Regierungen, déi zesummen 65 % vun der EU-Bevëlkerung duerstellen. E puer Ausnamen bleiwen. Esou wéi a Berichter iwwer d'Propositioun beschriwwen, kéinten Männer mat engem Handicap oder déi net dengschtfäeg sinn, Pappe vun dräi oder méi Kanner ënner 18 Joer, an Leit, déi sech vollzäiteg ëm krank Familljemembere këmmeren, weiderhin Usproch hunn. Männer, déi vum System ausgeschloss sinn, kënnen och nach ëmmer en eenzelnen Asylantrag stellen. Wichteg: kee verléiert säi Schutz wéinst sengem Alter, wann en e schonn huet. D'Kommissioun huet d'Restriktioun mat engem méi mëllen Instrument kombinéiert: e Pilotprogramm fir fräiwëlleg Heemrees a Wiederopbau, deen Ukrainer, déi heemwëlls wëllen, bei Aarbecht, Wunneng an Ausbildung soll ënnerstëtzen. De Kommissär fir Bannenzeg Affären a Migratioun, Magnus Brunner, war kloer iwwer den Ursprong vun der Ausgrenzung. Dat ass eppes, wat d'Ukrainer eis gefrot hunn ze maachen. De Sprong an den Zuelen, deen alles ausgeléist huet Den Ausléiser läit zu Kiew, net zu Bréissel. Vum 28. August 2025 un huet d'Ukrain Männer tëscht 18 a 22 Joer fräi aus dem Land geloss, trotz Krichsrecht — eng Initiativ vum President Wolodymyr Zelensky, déi als Méiglechkeet fir jonk Ukrainer presentéiert gouf, am Ausland ze studéieren an dann zréckzekommen, fir matzehëllefen, d'Land erëm opzebauen. D'Auswierkung op d'EU-Grenze koum direkt. - D'EU huet am September 2025 79.205 Mol temporäre Schutz zougestanen, e Plus vu 49 % am Verglach mam Mount virdrun an déi héchst Zuel zënter August 2023, no Zuelen, déi d'Irish Times zitéiert. - De polnesche Grenzschutz huet tëscht dem 28. August an dem 19. September 2025 ronn 53.000 Kontrolle vun ukrainesche Männer tëscht 18 a 22 Joer registréiert — bal 40.000 bei der Arees a méi wéi 13.000 bei der Ausrees — huet awer betount, datt et sech ëm Grenzkontrollen handelt, net ëm eenzel Persounen. - D'Departe vun där Altersgrupp wieren an der éischter Woch no der Ännerung ëm méi wéi dat Zéngfacht geklommen, esou de Grenzschutz. D'Zuele koumen an eng penibel Debatt eran: der ukrainescher Arméi feele Soldaten, an dat grad an deem Moment, wou d'Regierung d'Dier fir hir jéngste Männer méi wäit opgemaach huet. An den Haaptstied ass dat opgefall. Den däitsche Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz huet gesot, datt hien d'Thema direkt zu Kiew ugeschwat huet. "Ech hunn de President vun der Ukrain gefrot, derfir ze suergen, datt virun allem jonk Männer aus der Ukrain net a méi a méi groussen Zuelen op Däitschland kommen, mä éischter an hirem eegene Land Déngscht maachen", esou de Merz, no Aussoen, déi d'Irish Times zitéiert. Solidaritéit géint d'Personalnout D'Propositioun weist eng Spaltung, déi zënter 2022 duerch d'europäesch Politik geet: den Instinkt vun der EU, den Ukrainer Schutz ze ginn, géint d'Migratiounspolitik vun de Memberstaaten an d'Noutwennegkeet vu Kiew, seng Männer am Uniform ze halen. Mënscherechtler hu virun engem méi engen Empfank gewarnt. De Mënscherechtskommissär vum Europarot, Michael O'Flaherty, mengt, datt et keng Konditioune fir eng sécher Heemrees gëtt. "Et gëtt keng sécher Géigenden an der Ukrain. Mir däerfen déi verletzlechst Mënschen net vergiessen, an d'Mënschewürd muss am Mëttelpunkt vu all Decisioun bleiwen", sou den O'Flaherty. D'Momentopnam vun Eurostat ënnersträicht, wat um Spill steet. Enn Februar 2026 haten 4,40 Milliounen Mënschen temporäre Schutz an der EU — 43,5 % erwuesse Fraen, 30,2 % Mannerjäreger an 26,3 % erwuesse Männer. Däitschland huet déi meeschten opgeholl (ronn 1,27 Milliounen, 28,8 % vum EU-Total), gefollegt vu Polen (966.595) an Tschechien (399.630). D'Ukrainer hu 98,4 % vun all de Beneficiairë gemaach. Wat dat fir Lëtzebuerg an d'Groussregioun heescht Lëtzebuerg ass e klengen, awer fest verankerten Deel vun där Kaart. Eurostat huet am Februar 2026 am Groussherzogtum e Netto-Réckgang vun nëmme fënnef Beneficiairen (-0,1 %) festgehalen — ee vun dräi Memberstaaten, wou d'Zuel deen Mount erofgaang ass — wat op eng Communautéit vu ronn 5.000 Mënschen ënner temporäre Schutz hindeit. Well d'Reegelung fir d'ganz EU déi selwecht ass, leet déi zu Bréissel geschriwwe Reegel fest, wien sech zu Lëtzebuerg umelle kann, wien sech an den däitsche Länner, an der belscher Wallounie an am franséische Lothréngen — de Rescht vun der Groussregioun — umelde kann, a wie an d'méi langsamt, eenzelt Asylsystem rëmgeleet gëtt. Fir d'Groussherzogtum ass d'Ännerung an der Praxis schmuel, awer reell: en nei ukommen ukrainesche Mann tëscht 23 a 60 Joer, deen ouni Ausreesgenehmegung op Lëtzebuerg koum, géif, wann de Conseil den Text unhëlt, net méi um Immigratiounsschalter an den temporäre Schutz duerchgewénkt ginn, mä misst Fall fir Fall Asyl ufroen. Déi, déi schonn ënner Schutz stinn — déi grouss Majoritéit vun de Lëtzebuerger Ukrainer, déi als Fraen, Kanner an eeler Männer komm sinn — wieren net betraff, an d'Verlängerung bis 2028 gëtt hinnen e weidert Joer rechtlech Sécherheet iwwer Openthalt, Aarbecht a Schoul. D'Propositioun geet elo bei déi 27 Regierungen. Mat enger qualifizéierter Majoritéit, déi gebraucht gëtt, an de Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen, déi schonn dergéint stellen, weisen déi nächst Wochen, ob d'Krichsversprieche vun der EU sech un d'Schluechtfeld-Rechnung vu Kiew upasst — a wéi wäit d'Lëtzebuerger Schutzreegelung domat matgeet. ### Sources - Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year — European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-extend-temporary-protection-people-fleeing-ukraine-additional-year-2026-06-26_en - EU to refuse refuge to military-age Ukrainian men — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0626/1580434-eu-ukraine-protection/ - Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/brussels-to-exclude-military-age-ukrainian-men-from-temporary-protection-scheme - Ukraine asks the EU to stop refuge for men aged 23-60 to ease manpower shortage — TheJournal.ie: https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-eu-refugee-protection-men-7082494-Jun2026/ - Ukraine's decision to let young men leave sparks alarm in Europe — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2025/11/14/ukraines-decision-to-let-young-men-leave-sparks-alarm-in-europe/ - Temporary protection for 4.40 million in February 2026 — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260414-1 - Travel abroad for men aged 18-22: new rules from August 28, 2025 — Visit Ukraine: https://visitukraine.today/blog/6788/travel-abroad-for-men-aged-18-22-new-rules-from-august-28-2025 - Young Ukrainians are crossing the Polish border en masse: statistics from border guards — PRM.ua: https://prm.ua/en/young-ukrainians-are-crossing-the-polish-border-en-masse-statistics-from-border-guards/ - Council of Europe Commissioner: Ukrainians still need temporary protection — Ukrainian World Congress: https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/council-of-europe-commissioner-ukrainians-still-need-temporary-protection/ - EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine — Council of the European Union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/13/eu-member-states-agree-to-extend-temporary-protection-for-refugees-from-ukraine/ --- ## Bréissel iwwerpréift Sanofi wéinst méiglechem Marktmëssbrauch bei de Gripp-Impfungen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/sanofi-breissel-onsicht-gripp-impfung-konkurrenz - Published: 2026-06-26T11:10:19.984+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T11:10:19.984+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: ed2d2787-de3d-4815-8442-341d1066f721 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > D'EU-Kommissioun verdächtegt de franséische Pharmakonzern, seng dominant Positioun bei de Saisonsgripp-Impfungen mëssbraucht ze hunn, andeems hien d'Konkurrenzprodukter schlechtgeschwat huet. ### Summary D'EU-Kommissioun ënnersicht, ob Sanofi seng Marktdominanz bei de Saisonsgripp-Impfungen mëssbraucht huet, andeems en irféierend Aussoen iwwer Konkurrenz-Vakzinn verbreet huet. D'Enquête betrëfft e Marché, deen all 27 Memberstaaten ubelaangt, Lëtzebuerg abegraff. ### Key facts - Den 30. September 2025 huet d'EU-Kommissioun onaangekënnegt Inspektioune bei Sanofi zu Frankräich an an Däitschland duerchgefouert; et geet ëm de Marché vun de Saisonsgripp-Impfungen. - De Verdacht: Sanofi kéint seng dominant Marktpositioun mëssbraucht hunn andeems en d'Konkurrenzprodukter schlechtgeschwat huet — eng konkurrenzwiddreg Verleumdung am Sënn vum Artikel 102 TFUE. - Eng Inspektioun ass nëmmen e fréie Schrëtt a presuméiert keng Schold; et gëtt keng gesetzlech Frist fir d'Enquête ofzeschléissen. - Bei engem Mëssbrauch dreeë Boussen bis zu 10 Prozent vum weltwäiten Joresëmsaz — bei Sanofi wieren dat Milliarden. - Lëtzebuerg recommandéiert d'Gripp-Impfung fir iwwer 65-Järeger a Risikogruppen; d'CNS rembourséiert, an d'Vakzinn aus dem nationale Programm si gratis fir d'impfend Dokteren. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ënnersicht d'EU-Kommissioun Sanofi?** D'Kommissioun huet Bedenken, datt Sanofi seng dominant Positioun um Marché vun de Saisonsgripp-Impfunge mëssbraucht huet, andeems en irféierend oder net belaten Aussoen iwwer Konkurrenz-Vakzinn verbreet huet — eng sougenannt konkurrenzwiddreg Verleumdung. Dat ass am Artikel 102 TFUE verbueden. **Q: Heescht eng dawn raid, datt Sanofi schëlleg ass?** Nee. D'Kommissioun betount, datt esou Inspektiounen e fréie Schrëtt sinn an näischt iwwer d'Schold vun der Firma soen. Sanofi seet sech iwwerzeegt, datt et d'Reegelen respektéiert, a wëll voll mat der Kommissioun kooperéieren. **Q: Wat heescht dës Affär fir d'Impfung zu Lëtzebuerg?** Direkt ännert sech näischt. Lëtzebuerg recommandéiert d'Gripp-Impfung fir Leit iwwer 65 Joer a Risikogruppen, d'CNS rembourséiert se fir berechtegt Versécherten, an d'Vakzinn aus dem nationale Programm gi gratis un d'Dokteren. Konkurrenz um Marché beaflosst awer laangfristeg de Präis, d'Offer an d'Choix. **Q: Wéi héich kéint d'Strof ginn?** Sollt d'Kommissioun e Mëssbrauch feststellen, kann si Bouss vu bis zu 10 Prozent vum weltwäiten Joresëmsaz verhänken. 2024 huet si Teva mat 462,6 Milliounen Euro bestrooft an enger ähnlecher Verleumdungs-Affär. ### Body D'Konkurrenzwiechter vun der Europäescher Unioun hunn eng Enquête géint Sanofi opgemaach. Et geet ëm d'Fro, ob de franséische Pharmakonzern seng iwwerleeë Positioun um Marché vun de Saisonsgripp-Impfungen mëssbraucht huet, andeems en irféierend Aussoen iwwer d'Produkter vun der Konkurrenz an Ëmlaf bruecht huet. D'Saach koum den 30. September 2025 un d'Liicht, wéi d'Europäesch Kommissioun matgedeelt huet, datt si onaangekënnegt Visitten — am Fachjargon dawn raids genannt — bei engem net genannten Entreprise aus dem Impfstoff-Secteur duerchgefouert hat. Sanofi huet nach deeselwechten Dag confirméiert, datt et selwer betraff war: Vertrieder vun der Kommissioun hätten den Dag virdrun, den 29. September, Standuerter zu Frankräich an an Däitschland opgesicht, "am Kader vun enger Enquête iwwer d'Verhalen um Marché vun de Saisonsgripp-Impfungen". D'Beamten aus Bréissel goufen dobäi vun de nationale Konkurrenzautoritéite begleet. Wat Bréissel der Firma virwërft An hirer Stellungnam huet d'Kommissioun geschriwwen, si hätt Bedenken, datt déi kontrolléiert Firma géint d'EU-Reegelen verstouss kéint hunn, déi de Mëssbrauch vun enger dominanter Marktpositioun verbidden — festgehalen am Artikel 102 vum Vertrag iwwer d'Funktionéiere vun der Europäescher Unioun. Ganz konkret kuckt d'Kommissioun e Verhalen un, dat op eng konkurrenzwiddreg Verleumdung erauslafe kéint. Domat ass gemengt, datt eng Firma hir Konkurrenten mat falschen oder net belaten Aussoen iwwer hir Produkter oder hire Ruff attackéiert — zum Beispill andeems si Zweiwel séit un der Sécherheet oder der Wierksamkeet vun engem Konkurrenz-Vakzinn, dat d'Gesondheetsautoritéiten awer schonn zougelooss hunn. Wann eng marktdominéierend Firma esou Mëttelen asetzt fir d'Konkurrenz aus dem Marché ze drécken, da gëtt dat vum EU-Recht net als normaalt Marketing, mä als Mëssbrauch gewäert. "D'Kommissioun huet Bedenken, datt déi kontrolléiert Firma géint d'EU-Kartellreegele verstouss kéint hunn, déi de Mëssbrauch vun enger dominanter Marktpositioun verbidden. Besonnesch ënnersicht d'Kommissioun méiglech Ausschloss-Praktiken, déi op eng konkurrenzwiddreg Verleumdung erauslafe kéinten." D'Kommissioun huet ënnerstrach, datt déi Visitten nëmmen e fréien Schrëtt waren. "Datt d'Kommissioun esou Inspektioune mécht, heescht net, datt déi betraffe Firma sech konkurrenzwiddreg behuelen huet, an et nëmmt och d'Resultat vun der Enquête selwer net virewech", esou de Communiqué. Esou Enquêten hunn keng gesetzlech Frist, dofir kéint eng Konklusioun — net ze schwätze vun engem formelle Virworf, der sougenannter Beschwerdepunkter-Lëscht — nach Joren op sech waarde loossen. E strategesche Marché, dee bis op Lëtzebuerg duerchgräift Sanofi ass ee vun de weltwäit dräi gréisste Fabrikante vu Saisonsgripp-Impfungen, nieft dem britesche GSK an dem australesche CSL Seqirus, mat méi klenge Liwweranten ewéi AstraZeneca an Daiichi Sankyo. Seng europäesch Palette ëmfaasst e puer Produkter fir verschidde Gruppen: - VaxigripTetra, en Impfstoff a Standarddosis fir déi breet Bevëlkerung; - Efluelda, eng héichdoséiert Variant, déi de Leit iwwer 65 Joer e méi staarke Schutz soll ginn; - Supemtek, en rekombinante Vakzinn. Genau dës Produktpalette gëtt der Affär hir gesondheetspolitesch Schwéiert. Saisonsgripp-Impfkampagne lafen an alle 27 Memberstaaten, an dat, wat d'Konkurrenzwiechter iwwer dëse Marché entscheeden, schléit direkt op de Präis, d'Offer an d'Choix vun den Impfstoffer duerch. Hei am Land recommandéieren d'Gesondheetsautoritéiten all Joer eng Gripp-Impfung fir d'Leit iwwer 65 Joer a fir d'Risikogruppen; d'Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) rembourséiert d'Impfung fir déi berechtegt Versécherten, an d'Vakzinn aus dem nationale Programm gi vum Staat gratis un déi impfend Dokteren geliwwert, sou datt d'Patiente just nach d'Konsultatioun bezuelen. Eng Verzerrung dovun, wéi déi féierend Impfstoffer matenee konkurréieren, ass dofir net just eng abstrakt Bréisseler Saach — si beréiert d'ëffentlech Keese an de Schutz, deen eeleren a vulnerabele Mënschen an der ganzer Unioun ugebuede gëtt. Sanofi seet sech sécher — a wat um Spill steet Sanofi huet net esou vill d'Inspektiounen ugefecht, mä éischter de Verdacht vun engem Feelverhalen. D'Firma huet matgedeelt, si sief "iwwerzeegt, datt si déi relevant Reegelen a Reglementer respektéiert, a wäert voll mat der Europäescher Kommissioun kooperéieren". Wärend d'Enquête lafe ass, wëll Sanofi sech net méi wäit ausschwätzen. D'Asaz ass héich. Sollt d'Kommissioun um Enn e Mëssbrauch vun enger dominanter Positioun feststellen, da kann si Bouss vu bis zu 10 Prozent vum jährlechen weltwäiten Ëmsaz vun enger Firma verhänken an d'Aastelle vum Verhalen uerderen. Bei engem Konzern vun der Gréisst vu Sanofi geet dës Plaffong an d'Milliarden Euro, och wann d'Strofe selten d'Maximum erreechen. Bréissel huet bei genau esou Affäre frësche Virgang. Am Oktober 2024 huet d'Kommissioun déi israelesch Teva mat 462,6 Milliounen Euro bestrooft — bis elo hir héchst Pharma-Strof — wéinst Mëssbrauch vum Patentsystem an enger, wéi si et nennt, "systematescher Verleumdungskampagne" géint e Konkurrenzmedikament géint multiple Sklerose (Copaxone, Affär AT.40588). Dës Strof huet déi vu 330,1 Milliounen Euro géint Servier iwwertraff. Si koum nom Reglement mam Schwäizer Grupp Vifor (AT.40577), der éischter Affär, déi d'Kommissioun op enger Verleumdung opgebaut huet. D'Beamten hunn op béid Fäll als Beweis verwisen, datt een d'Schlechtmaache vu Konkurrenten mat irféierend Aussoe kann als Kartellverstouss verfollegen, an net just als onlauter Reklamm. Fir de Moment bleift den Dossier Sanofi eng Enquête a kee Verdikt. Et goufe keng formell Virworf erhuewen, an d'Firma huet d'Recht op d'Vermutung, datt si näischt Falsches gemaach huet. Mä déi Visitte weisen, datt d'EU-Konkurrenzbehörd bereet ass, sech an e Marché eranzemëschen, dee Regierunge wéi eng kritesch Infrastruktur behandelen — an ze testen, ob d'Wierder, déi eng dominéierend Pharmafirma iwwer hir Konkurrenten benotzt, selwer d'Gesetz briechen. ### Sources - Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the vaccines sector — European Commission (press release IP/25/2255): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2255 - Sanofi says under investigation by European Commission over vaccines — Reuters (via Global Banking & Finance Review): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/EU-ANTITRUST-VACCINE-35941fc1-ccee-4d40-baa6-0d221aa0b4ff/ - Sanofi Raided by EU in 'Disparagement' Antitrust Case — Bloomberg: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/vaccine-firm-raided-by-eu-in-disparagement-antitrust-case - Sanofi faces EU antitrust probe into vaccine business — pharmaphorum: https://pharmaphorum.com/news/sanofi-faces-eu-antitrust-probe-vaccine-business - Sanofi's German, French premises hit by EU probe amid vaccines market abuse concerns — Fierce Pharma: https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/sanofis-german-french-premises-hit-european-commission-probe-amid-market-abuse-concerns - Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the vaccines sector over anticompetitive disparagement concerns — EU Law Live: https://eulawlive.com/commission-carries-out-unannounced-inspections-in-the-vaccines-sector-over-anticompetitive-disparagement-concerns/ - Commission fines Teva €462.6 million over misuse of the patent system and disparagement to delay rival multiple sclerosis medicine — European Commission (press release IP/24/5581): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5581 - Vaccination — reimbursed benefits — Caisse nationale de santé (CNS), Luxembourg: https://cns.public.lu/en/assure/remboursements/prestations-remboursees/vaccination.html --- ## Reeves stellt sech hannert Burnham — a léisst hir eege Plaz oppen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/reeves-stellt-sech-hannert-burnham-grouss-britannien-premier - Published: 2026-06-26T06:48:41.532+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:48:41.532+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: aeb7d3d6-d84d-49b9-b692-080e8d046a02 - Dateline: London, GB > D'Finanzministesch nennt Andy Burnham de nächste Premier a versprécht den Investisseuren, datt hir Budgetsreegelen bleiwen — dräi Deeg nom Récktratt vum Keir Starmer. ### Summary Rachel Reeves ënnerstëtzt den Andy Burnham als nächste britesche Premier a betount d'Kontinuitéit vun hirer Budgetspolitik, léisst awer offen, ob si selwer um Finanzministère bleift. ### Key facts - Rachel Reeves nennt den Andy Burnham de nächste britesche Premier, stellt sech awer net selwer fir de Parteivirsëtz op. - Hir Haaptbotschaft: budgetär Kontinuitéit — de Burnham hält sech un hir Reegelen (laafend Ausgabe am Gläichgewiicht, Scholden erof). - De Burnham ass deen eenzege gemellte Kandidat; gewënnt hien d'Nowahl zu Makerfield (25.000 Stëmmen, Majoritéit iwwer 9.200) huet hien e Sëtz am Ënnerhaus. - Falls onbestridden, kéint hien ëm den 17. Juli Premier ginn — de siwente Regierungschef an zéng Joer. - D'Pond ass no hire Wieder ronn 0,2 % geklommen, op bei 1,3200 géint den Dollar (FXStreet). ### FAQ **Q: Wéini kéint de Burnham Premier ginn?** D'Nominatioune ginn de 9. Juli op a ginn de 16. Juli zou. Falls de Burnham onbestridden ass, kéint hien ëm den 17. Juli, also Mëtt Juli, an d'Downing Street zéien. **Q: Bleift d'Reeves Finanzministesch?** Si huet et offen gelooss. Op d'Fro sot si nëmmen, datt si den Entscheedungen vum neie Premier net virgräife wäert. Medien handele Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Pat McFadden an Yvette Cooper als méiglech Nofolger. **Q: Firwat ass dat fir Lëtzebuerg relevant?** Groussbritannien bleift e wichtegen Handelspartner vun der EU. Fir de Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz a grenziwwerschreidend Investisseuren ass d'Signal vu budgetärer Kontinuitéit — en neie Premier, deen sech un déi bestoend Budgetsreegele bekennt — déi zentral Berouegung. **Q: Firwat ass de Starmer zerécktrueden?** Säi Réck­tratt de 22. Juni koum no enger schwéierer Phase fir Labour, dorënner schwéier Verloschter bei de Lokalwahle vum 7. Mee an enger Welle vu Ministerdemissiounen am Mee a Juni. ### Body D'britesch Finanzministesch Rachel Reeves huet sech en Donneschdeg kloer hannert den Andy Burnham gestallt, fir nächste Premierminister vu Groussbritannien ze ginn. Si huet säi quasi sécheren Opstig als Garantie fir wirtschaftlech Kontinuitéit duergestallt — wollt awer net soen, ob si selwer hire Posten um Schatzministère behält. Op enger Konferenz vun de British Chambers of Commerce, an an engem BBC-Interview deeselwechten Dag, sot d'Reeves, datt de Burnham, de Buergermeeschter vum Grand Manchester, „de nächste Premierminister wäert sinn“ a kloer gemaach huet, datt hien hire Budgetsreegelen verbonne bleift. D'Aussoen, déi Reuters bericht huet, koumen dräi Deeg nodeems de Premierminister Keir Starmer säi Réck­tratt ugekënnegt hat — a si hunn d'Fro, wien d'regéierend Labour-Partei elo féiert, esou gutt wéi zougemaach. D'Reeves huet dës Ënnerstëtzung benotzt, fir d'Betriber an d'Finanzmäert ze berouegen: de Wiessel un der Spëtzt bedeit kee Wiessel um wirtschaftleche Cours. Laut Reuters huet si argumentéiert, datt dem Burnham seng Verbindung zu hirem Budgetskader — d'laafend Ausgabe mat den Steiernamen am Gläichgewiicht halen an d'Scholden am Verhältnis zur Wirtschaftsleeschtung erofbréngen — bedeit, datt d'Politik net iwwer den Hafe geworf gëtt. Dat ass eng gutt Saach, well et bedeit, datt d'Betriber hei zouversiichtlech kënne sinn, datt déi Stabilitéit, déi Strengheet an der Politik, dee festen Grëff op d'ëffentlech Finanzen … weidergefouert ginn. Eng kloer Usso — an eng virsiichteg Auswiechtung Op hir eege Plaz ugeschwat, blouf d'Reeves bewosst onverbindlech. Medieberichter loossen ze verstoen, datt si op e méi nidderege Posten verschuewe kéint ginn, falls de Burnham eng Regierung bilt. Als méiglech Nofolger um Schatzministère ginn ënner anerem de Wes Streeting, den Ed Miliband, de Pat McFadden an d'Yvette Cooper gehandelt. Si wollt sech op dës Spekulatioune net aloossen. „Ech ënnerstëtzen den Andy. Ech mengen, hie wier e groussaartege Premierminister, mä dat sinn seng Entscheedungen, net meng“, sot si der BBC, laut de Medien, déi d'Interview opgegraff hunn. Op d'Fro, ob si Finanzministesch bleiwe wëll, sot si just: „Ech wäert den Entscheedungen, déi den neie Premierminister hëlt, net virgräifen.“ Bemierkenswäert: d'Reeves huet sech selwer net fir de Parteivirsëtz an d'Spill bruecht. Si ass zënter Joren eng enk Verbündegt vum Starmer a stellt hiren Asaz als eng Fro vu Stabilitéit duer, net vu perséinlechem Éiergäiz — si stellt sech hannert de kloere Favorit, anstatt selwer unzetrieden. E Concours, deen eng Kréinung ka ginn De Burnham ass am Moment deen eenzege gemellte Kandidat, fir de Starmer ze ersetzen, a soll no allgemenger Erwaardung ouni Kampf agesat ginn. Hien huet sech de 18. Juni de Wee zréck an d'Parlament geséchert, andeems hien d'Nowahl zu Makerfield mat ronn 25.000 Stëmmen an enger Majoritéit vu méi wéi 9.200 gewonnen huet. Dat huet dem laangjärege Metro-Buergermeeschter de Sëtz am Ënnerhaus bruecht, deen hie brauch fir unzetrieden. Säi Wee gouf nach méi fräi, wéi de Streeting, deen ex-Gesondheetsminister, deen eemol als säi Haaptrivale gegollt huet, ugekënnegt huet, datt hien net untrëtt a stattdeessen de Burnham ënnerstëtzt. No de Reegele vu Labour brauch e Bewerber Nominatioune vu mindestens 81 Deputéierte vun der Partei, fir um Stëmmziedel ze stoen. - 22. Juni: De Starmer kënnegt un, datt hien als Premier an als Labour-Chef zerécktrëtt. - 9. Juli: D'Nominatioune fir de Parteivirsëtz ginn op. - 16. Juli: D'Nominatioune ginn zou; en onbestriddene Burnham kéint bestätegt ginn. - Mëtt Juli: Falls keen Erausfuerderer optaucht, kéint de Burnham ëm den 17. Juli an d'Downing Street zéien. Wann hien d'Amt iwwerhëlt, wier de Burnham de siwente Regierungschef vu Groussbritannien an zéng Joer, esou Reuters — e Mooss fir d'politescht Gerudders, dat Westminster zënter dem EU-Referendum vun 2016 am Grëff huet. Firwat dat och fir Lëtzebuerg zielt De Wiessel un der Spëtzt vun enger grousser europäescher Wirtschaft huet wäit iwwer Groussbritannien eraus Gewiicht. D'Land bleift ee vun de gréissten Handelspartner vun der EU an e wichtege Maart fir Investisseuren aus der Euro-Zon, a brutto Féierungswiessele hunn an de leschte Jore widderholl d'Devisen- an d'Obligatiounsmäert duercherneegeruff. Dës Kéier war déi éischt Reaktioun um Maart verhalen bis positiv. D'Pond ass no de Wieder vum Reeves méi staark ginn: et notéiert ronn 0,2 % méi héich géint den US-Dollar, no bei 1,3200 während den europäeschen Handelsstonnen, laut FXStreet — en Zeechen, datt d'Investisseuren hir Botschaft vu budgetärer Kontinuitéit éischter berouegend wéi destabiliséierend gelies hunn. Fir Lëtzebuerg, wou de Finanzplaz an d'grenziwwerschreidend Investisseuren d'britesch Politik genee verfollegen, ass d'Signal, dat zielt, d'Kontinuitéit: en neie Premier, deen sech ëffentlech zu de bestoende Budgetsreegele bekannt huet, ënnerstëtzt vun där Finanzministesch, déi se geschriwwen huet. Ob déi Kontinuitéit eng Regierungsëmbildung iwwerlieft — an ob d'Reeves selwer um Schatzministère bleift, fir se duerchzesetzen — ass d'Fro, déi hir virsiichteg Äntwerten en Donneschdeg bewosst oppe gelooss hunn. Dem Starmer säi Réck­tratt koum no enger schwéierer Phase fir Labour, dorënner schwéier Verloschter bei de Lokalwahle vum 7. Mee an enger Welle vu Ministerdemissiounen am Mee a Juni. De Burnham, deen sech als Buergermeeschter e nationaalt Profil opgebaut huet, andeems hie sech lénks an der Partei positionéiert a fir méi Autonomie fir Englands Regiounen agesat huet, steet elo virun der Dier vun engem Amt, fir dat hie laang gehandelt gouf. ### Sources - UK's Reeves backs Burnham for prime minister, defers on own role — Reuters (via U.S. News & World Report): https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-25/uks-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister-defers-on-own-role - UK Chancellor says Burnham would provide stability as prime minister — Reuters (via Cyprus Mail): https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/06/25/uk-chancellor-says-burnham-would-provide-stability-as-prime-minister - Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/andy-burnham-prepares-for-a-uk-labour-leadership-contest-that-may-be-a-coronation - 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis - UK's Reeves: Andy Burnham will be the next Prime Minister — FXStreet: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/uks-reeves-andy-burnham-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-202606250830 - Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Burnham for Prime Minister — Eastern Eye: https://www.easterneye.biz/chancellor-rachel-reeves-backs-burnham-for-prime-minister/ - Reeves backs Burnham despite fears she could be demoted in Cabinet shake-up — London Loves Business: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/reeves-backs-burnham-despite-fears-she-could-be-demoted-in-cabinet-shake-up/ --- ## Kafpräisser stabiliséiere sech, d'Loyere klamme weider em 4,4% - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/wunnengsmaart-loyere-klammen-44-kafpraisser-stabil-trimester-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T06:39:45.637+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:39:45.637+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: 78064acb-cc5e-4ac7-9dd1-6276de6236dc - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Déi éischt Zuele vum Observatoire de l'habitat weisen e Verkeefsmaart, deen erëm zur Normalitéit fënnt, während déi annoncéiert Loyere méi séier klamme wéi d'Inflatioun an d'Mieter belaaschten. ### Summary Den Observatoire de l'habitat mellt fir d'éischt Trimester 2026 e stabiliséierte Verkeefsmaart (Präisser +1,7% iwwer 12 Méint), mä annoncéiert Loyere klamme weider em 4,4% a belaaschten d'Mieter méi staark wéi d'Käfer. ### Key facts - Den hedonesche Präisindex vum STATEC ass em 0,7% iwwer d'Trimester an em 1,7% iwwer zwielef Méint geklommen — eng Berouegung nom turbulente 2025. - D'annoncéiert Loyere fir Appartementer sinn em 4,4% iwwer d'Joer geklommen, bal dräimol esou vill wéi d'Inflatioun (1,6%); mébléiert Zëmmeren souguer +4,7%. - Transaktiounen erholen sech: bestoend Appartementer +9,4% (968), Haiser +11,5% (650), mä VEFA-Neibau -18,2% (207). - Mieter mat bestoende Verträg ware besser geschützt: de STATEC-Loyerindex ass nëmmen em 1,4% geklommen. - Bëllegen-Akt-Steierkrediter a falend Hypothéikenzënse (vun ~4,2–4,5% op ~3,2–3,5%) hunn d'Käfer zréckbruecht. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill sinn d'Wunnengspräisser zu Lëtzebuerg am éischten Trimester 2026 geklommen?** Den hedonesche Präisindex vum STATEC ass em 0,7% am Verglach zum viregten Trimester an em 1,7% iwwer zwielef Méint geklommen. Bestoend Haiser hunn 3,0% gewonnen, bestoend an Neibau-Appartementer jeeweils 0,9%. **Q: Firwat klammen d'Loyere méi séier wéi d'Kafpräisser?** Falend Zënsen a Steieravantagen hunn d'Käfer zréckbruecht an d'Verkeefspräisser stabiliséiert, mä Stéit, déi sech keen Kaf leeschte kënnen, bleiwe Mieter. Mat anhaltendem Bevëlkerungswuesstem bleift d'Nofro no Locatiounswunnenge ganz héich, wat d'annoncéiert Loyere weider no uewen dréckt. **Q: Stëmmt et, datt d'Immobiliëpräisser zu Lëtzebuerg falen?** Dat hänkt vun der Quell of. De private Portal atHome.lu huet falend annoncéiert Käschtepräisser gemellt (al Haiser -3,3%, al Wunnengen -1,4% iwwer d'Trimester), mä den offiziellen transaktiounsbaséierten STATEC-Index weist eng moderat Hausse, keen Réckgang. ### Body Wien an dësem Joer zu Lëtzebuerg eng Wunneng kafe wëll, fënnt e Maart, deen no Joere vun Onrou erëm méi roueg gëtt. Wien awer en neie Mietvertrag ënnerschreift, bezilt weider däitlech méi. Dat ass de roude Fuedem vun de leschten offiziellen Zuelen, déi Enn Juni publizéiert goufen an de wuessenden Ënnerscheed tëscht de Käschte fir ze kafen an déi fir ze lounen däitlech maachen. D'Donnéeë kommen aus dem 25. trimestrielle Analysebericht vum Observatoire de l'habitat, der Wunnengsobservatoire am Logementsministère, deen zesumme mam Statistiksinstitut STATEC an der Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED) erstallt gëtt. De Rapport deckt déi éischt dräi Méint vun 2026 of. Op der Säit vun de Verkeefspräisser ass den hedonesche Präisindex vum STATEC — deen d'Ënnerscheeder tëscht de Wunnengen erausrechent, fir déi richteg Wäertentwécklung ze moossen — em 0,7% am Verglach zum viregten Trimester an em 1,7% iwwer zwielef Méint geklommen. Dat ass eng kloer Berouegung no engem onbestännegen 2025 an der méi déiwer Korrektur vun 2022 bis 2024, wéi déi héich Zënsen d'Präisser an d'Transaktiounen erofgezunn haten. D'Regierung huet d'Trimester als eng Réckkéier op e méi normale Wee beschriwwen — eng „liicht Präishausse". De residentielle Immobiliëmaart schéngt erëm en normalere Rhythmus fonnt ze hunn, sou den Observatoire de l'habitat, deen op Transaktiounsvolumen hiweist, déi sech kloer iwwer den Déiwpunkten vum Asaz 2023 bis Ufank 2024 stabiliséiert hunn. Käfer kommen zréck op de Maart D'Transaktiounsaktivitéit bestätegt déi Erhuelung. Am Verglach mam éischten Trimester 2025 sinn d'Verkeef vu bestoenden Appartementer em 9,4% op 968 Ofschlëss geklommen — no beim Duerchschnëtt vu virun der Kris —, während d'Haisverkeef em 11,5% op 650 geklommen sinn. D'Ausnam waren d'Neibau-Appartementer, déi nom VEFA-System op Plang verkaaft ginn: do sinn d'Transaktiounen em 18,2% op 207 gefall, e Segment, dat nach ëmmer un de Suitte vun der gebremster Baukonjunktur leid. No Wunnengstyp war d'Präisbild iwwer zwielef Méint iwwerall moderat: bestoend Haiser hu 3,0% gewonnen, bestoend Appartementer an Neibau-Appartementer jeeweils 0,9%. Zwou Kräfte stinn hannert dëser Erhuelung. Déi éischt ass d'Politik: e Pak vun temporäre Steiermesuren, deen agefouert gouf fir de Maart erëm unzedreiwen, huet de Steierkredit vum Bëllegen Akt op 40.000 Euro pro Persoun fir eng Haaptwunneng eropgesat (80.000 Euro fir e Koppel), en Investisseurs-Kredit vun 20.000 Euro pro Persoun derbäigesat, d'Steierbasis fir Locatiounskäf em 50% reduzéiert, eng beschleunegt Ofschreiwung vu 4% fir Neibau-Investitioune erlaabt an d'Plus-value just nach mam Véierel vum normalen Taux besteiert; verschidde Fënstere louwen tëscht 2024 an der Mëtt vun 2025. Déi zweet ass de bëllegere Kredit: d'Lëtzebuerger Hypothéikenzënse sinn no de Bäissreduktioune vun der Europäescher Zentralbank vun engem Héichpunkt vun ëm 4,2% bis 4,5% am Joer 2023 op ronn 3,2% bis 3,5% am Joer 2025 erofgaangen, wat de Käfer erëm méi Kafkraaft gëtt. Mieter droe weider déi gréisste Laascht De Locatiounsmaart erzielt eng ganz aner Geschicht. D'annoncéiert Loyeren — d'Präisser, déi fir nei Locatioune gefrot ginn — sinn iwwer d'Trimester em 0,5% an iwwer d'Joer em 4,4% bei den Appartementer geklommen, bal dräimol esou vill wéi déi national Inflatioun vun 1,6% an der selwechter Period a wäit virun der Entwécklung vun de Verkeefspräisser. Mébléiert Zëmmeren, déi laut Bericht haut ëm 18% vun der Locatiounsofferte ausmaachen, sinn nach méi séier geklommen, em 4,7% iwwer zwielef Méint. Entscheedend ass: déi 4,4% gëllen fir nei Verträg. Mieter, déi schonn an enger Wunneng wunnen, waren besser geschützt — den eegene Loyerindex vum STATEC, deen d'Loyeren ënner bestoende Verträg moosst, ass nëmmen em 1,4% iwwer d'Joer geklommen. D'Resultat ass e Locatiounsmaart mat zwou Vitessen, wou d'Laascht am schwéiersten op déi fält, déi ëmplënneren — dorënner vill vun den Neiukëmmlingen an de Frontalieren, déi stänneg op de Lëtzebuerger Wunnengsmaart kommen. Den Observatoire huet dës Spaltung kloer beschriwwen an drop higewisen, datt déi annoncéiert Loyere fir Appartementer weider an engem geschwënnem Tempo klammen (+4,4% iwwer zwielef Méint), an datt dëst am Kontrast steet zur relativer Stabilitéit vun de Verkeefspräisser an op persistent Spannungen um residentielle Locatiounsmaart hiweist. Firwat Kafen a Lounen ëmmer méi auserneen drëften Dës Divergenz reflektéiert, wien op all Maart handele kann. Déi falend Hypothéikenzënsen an d'Steieravantagen hunn potenziell Käfer zréckbruecht an de Verkeefspräisser gehollef e Buedem ze fannen. Mä Stéit, déi de Lëtzebuerger héije Kafpräisser nach ëmmer net iwwerbrécke kënnen — och mat bëllegere Prête net —, bleiwe Mieter, an dat anhalend Bevëlkerungswuesstem hält d'Nofro no engem limitéierte Bestand u Locatiounswunnengen héich. Dat hält den Drock op d'gefrote Loyeren um Klammen, och wann de Verkeefsmaart sech ofkillt. D'Bild ass net bei all Datequell d'selwecht. De private Annoncëportal atHome.lu huet gemellt, datt déi annoncéiert Käschtepräisser fir méi al Haiser a Wunnengen am éischten Trimester erofgaange sinn — al Haiser em 3,3% an al Wunnengen em 1,4% iwwer d'Trimester — an huet d'Loyeren als breet stabil beschriwwen, mä gestäipt vun enger staarker Nofro an de gefrotste Géigenden. Esou Annoncë-Portaler kënne vum transaktiounsbaséierten Index vum STATEC ofweichen, deen déi offiziell Referenz ass an deen eng moderat Hausse weist, keen Réckgang. Fir d'Awunner, déi 2026 ofweie, ob se kafen oder lounen, sinn d'Schlussfolgerunge kloer. Käfer treffen op e Maart, deen opgehalen huet ze falen, a wou d'Finanzéierung manner pénibel gouf. Mieter, virun allem déi, déi en neie Vertrag ënnerschreiwen, treffen op de Géigendeel: Hausse, déi weider wäit virun der Inflatioun an och virun de Präisser vun de Wunnenge leien, déi se enges Daags hoffen ze besëtzen. Well d'Wunne fir d'Liewenskäschte zu Lëtzebuerg de gréissten eenzelen Drockfaktor ass, wäert den Ënnerscheed tëscht dëse béiden Erfarungen d'Joer markéieren. ### Sources - Le marché immobilier résidentiel au 1er trimestre 2026: retour à la normale de l'activité, légère hausse des prix et tensions persistantes sur le marché locatif — Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire (gouvernement.lu): https://mlogat.gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+25-rapport-analye-25.html - Luxembourg Housing Market Stabilises in Q1 2026, Rents Up 4.4% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/62000-luxembourg-housing-market-stabilises-in-q1-2026-rents-up-4-4 - Les loyers augmentent trois fois plus vite que les prix de vente — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/les-loyers-augmentent-trois-fois-plus-vite-que-les-prix-de-vente - Q1 2026: Rents under pressure and selling prices on a downward trend — atHome.lu: https://www.athome.lu/blog/en/real-estate-market/q1-2026-rents-under-pressure-and-selling-prices-on-a-downward-trend/ - Housing in figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 — Statistics Portal Luxembourg (STATEC): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/logement-chiffres/2026/logement-01-26.html - New arrangements for temporary tax benefits for housing — Ministry of Finance / Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2025/06-juin/02-roth-avantages-fiscaux.html - Everything you need to know about the 2025 tax measures — KPMG Luxembourg: https://kpmg.com/lu/en/home/insights/2024/12/everything-you-need-to-know-2025.html - Current and Historical Mortgage Rates in Luxembourg — Global Property Guide: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/europe/luxembourg/mortgage-interest-rate --- ## Apple dréit un de Präisser: Mac an iPad ginn deierer wéinst dem KI-Honger no Späicher - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/apple-mac-ipad-deierer-ki-erhuel-luxquerg-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T06:17:30.078+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:17:30.078+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 8b773f90-35d0-4799-b2d9-b89841333712 - Dateline: Cupertino, California, US > Bei e puer MacBooks geet de Präis bis zu 400 Euro erop. Den Iwwerland un Datenzentren fir kënschtlech Intelligenz dréckt elo direkt op de Portmonni vum Endkonsument. ### Summary Apple huet d'Präisser fir all seng Mac- an iPad-Modeller erhéicht a mécht de Mangel u Späicherchips, deen duerch de KI-Boom entstanen ass, dofir verantwortlech. Den iPhone bleift fir de Moment onberéiert. ### Key facts - Apple huet den 25. Juni d'Präisser fir all Mac- an iPad-Modeller erhéicht; den iPhone bleift fir de Moment onberéiert. - Am Euroraum — also och zu Lëtzebuerg — geet et bei e puer MacBooks bis zu 400 Euro erop; d'Apple TV 4K klëmmt ëm ronn 58 Prozent op 299 Euro. - Grond ass de KI-Boom: DRAM-Präisser sinn am Q1 2026 bis zu 98 Prozent geklommen, NAND-Flash bis zu 75 Prozent am Q2. - D'Apple-Aktie ass ronn 5 Prozent gefall, wärend de Späicherhiersteller Micron eng 15 Prozent geklommen ass. - Och Microsoft, Sony an Nintendo erhéijen d'Präisser — de Mangel u Späicher gëtt eng breet Steier op d'Konsumelektronik. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt Apple-Hardware deierer?** Apple mécht de Mangel u Späicherchips dofir verantwortlech. Duerch de Boom vun der kënschtlecher Intelligenz ginn d'Späicherhiersteller hir Kapasitéit op méi rentabel Serverchips ëm, esou datt DRAM- an NAND-Späicher staark méi deier ginn — Käschten, déi Apple no eegenen Aussoe net méi selwer ka schlucken. **Q: Wéi vill méi musse Keefer zu Lëtzebuerg bezuelen?** Well Apple am ganzen Euroraum an Euro auszeechent, gëllen déiselwecht Erhéijungen och hei am Land. De MacBook Neo fänkt elo bei 799 Euro un (plus 100), de 16-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 3.399 Euro (plus 400) an d'Apple TV 4K bei 299 Euro (plus 110). **Q: Gëtt den iPhone och deierer?** Fir de Moment net — den iPhone, dee Apple de meeschten Ëmsaz bréngt, bleift onberéiert. Analysten ewéi d'Nabila Popal vun IDC erwaarden awer, datt Apple nach am Laf vum Joer 2026 weider Erhéijungen duerchsetzt, méiglecherweis och beim iPhone. **Q: Ass nëmmen Apple betraff?** Nee. An deemselwechten Zäitraum huet Microsoft d'Xbox-Präisser erhéicht, Sony huet d'PlayStation 5 ëm 100 Euro deierer gemaach an Nintendo huet eng Erhéijung vu méi wéi 6 Prozent bei der Switch 2 ugekënnegt. ### Body Wien an de leschten Deeg mam Gedanke gespillt huet, sech e neie MacBook oder en iPad ze kafen, sollt elo eng Kéier ganz genau op de Präisschëld kucken. Den Donneschdeg, de 25. Juni, huet Apple seng Tariffer fir d'ganz Mac- an iPad-Palette no uewen gesat — a war direkt a Kraaft. D'Begrënnung vum Konzern: D'Käschte fir d'Späicherchips, déi an de Geräter stiechen, wieren duerch de Boom vun der kënschtlecher Intelligenz esou an d'Luucht geschoss, datt een se net méi selwer ka schlucken. Et ass eng vun den däitlechste Spueren, datt de weltwäite Wettlaf ëm KI-Datenzentren elo bei den normale Clienten ukënnt — och bei eis am Euroraum. Bal all Konfiguratioun ass betraff. An den USA klëmmt de Basis-MacBook Neo vu 599 op 699 Dollar, de MacBook Air mat 512 GB vun 1.099 op 1.299 Dollar an de MacBook Pro mat 1 TB vun 1.699 op 1.999 Dollar. Den iPad Air mat 128 GB sprangt vu 599 op 749 Dollar, den iPad Pro (256 GB, Wi-Fi) vu 999 op 1.199 Dollar. Och den HomePod an d'Apple TV ginn deierer. Eleng den iPhone, dee Apple de meeschten Ëmsaz bréngt, bleift onberéiert — mä Analysten erwaarden, datt deen am Laf vum Joer nokënnt. Wat hannert der Erhéijung stécht Apple stellt d'Decisioun als Äntwert op eng aussergewéinlech Klemm bei de Bauteeler duer an huet zouginn, datt d'Noriicht net gär gesi gëtt. Déi rapid Expansioun vun de KI-Datenzentren huet eng aussergewéinlech Welle vun Demande no Aarbechts- a Späichermemory ausgeléist. Mir hu nach ni gesinn, datt e Bauteel esou vill an esou séier méi deier gëtt. De Konzern schreift, et wier elo „e Punkt erreecht, wou mir bei enger Rei vu Produiten d'Präisser musse fänken eropzesetzen", betount awer, datt een „ouni Ënnerbriechung u Léisunge schafft". D'Zuelen hannert där Warnung sinn dréchen. D'Marktfuerschungshaus TrendForce schätzt, datt d'Kontraktpräisser fir klassesche DRAM — den Aarbechtsspäicher an Laptopen, Tabletten a Serveren — am éischte Quartal 2026 bis zu 98 Prozent an d'Luucht gaange sinn, an datt se an dësem Quartal nach eng Kéier 58 bis 63 Prozent klammen. Bei der NAND-Flash-Späichere gëtt e Plus vu bis zu 75 Prozent erwaart. D'Späicherhiersteller hunn hir Kapasitéit op déi méi rentabel Serverchips ëmgeleet, déi d'KI-Ubidder onbedéngt wëllen, an d'Cloud-Konzerner schloen sech mat laangfristege Kontrakter d'Versuergung ënnert den Nol. Eng KI-Rechnung, déi an der Vitrinn ukënnt Déi lescht zwee Joer waren d'Käschte vum KI-Ausbau virun allem an de Bilanzen vun de grousse Cloud-Konzerner an de Chipsfabrikanten ze gesinn. Mat dësem Schrëtt rëtscht en Deel vun där Rechnung op de gewéinleche Keefer. De Späicherspezialist Micron seet, en hätt ronn 22 Milliarde Dollar u laangfristege Liwwerzousoe vu Cliente festgemaach, déi sech Chips wëlle sécheren, an erwaart net, datt de Mangel virun 2027 nolëisst. D'Investisseuren hunn d'Noriicht schlecht opgeholl. D'Apple-Aktie ass ëm ronn 5 Prozent gefall — de schlechtsten Dag zënter méi wéi engem Joer — wärend Späicherliwweranten ewéi Micron eng 15 Prozent an d'Luucht gesprongen sinn, well d'Aussiicht op dauerhaft héich Präisser hinnen an de Krom passt. Analysten erwaarden net, datt den Drock séier nolëisst. „D'Späicherëmfeld ass haart a bleift strukturell haart op absoulech net ofzeschätzen Zäit", seet de Ben Bajarin, Chef vum Fuerschungshaus Creative Strategies. Wat dat fir Keefer zu Lëtzebuerg heescht Hei am Land kritt een datselwecht Bild — just an Euro gerechent. No de Präisser, déi fir d'europäesch Mäert publizéiert goufen, fänkt de MacBook Neo elo bei 799 Euro un (plus 100 Euro), de 13-Zoll-MacBook-Air bei 1.399 Euro (plus 200), de 14-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 2.199 Euro (plus 300) an de 16-Zoll-MacBook-Pro bei 3.399 Euro (plus 400). Den 11-Zoll-iPad-Air klëmmt ëm 150 Euro op 799 Euro, den iPad Pro ëm 200 Euro. Eng eenzeg Stuff méi Späicher kascht elo 220 amplaz 200 Euro. Prozentual ass d'Apple TV 4K ee vun de gréisste Sprong: plus 110 Euro op 299 Euro. Well Apple seng Produiten am ganzen Euroraum an Euro auszeechent, kréien d'Keefer zu Lëtzebuerg genee déiselwecht Erhéijungen. Apple steet net eleng do. An deemselwechten Zäitraum huet Microsoft d'Präisser fir d'Xbox-Konsole no uewen gesat — d'Series X geet a Richtung 800 Dollar — Sony huet d'PlayStation 5 am Abrëll ëm 100 Euro deierer gemaach (d'Standardmodell läit elo bei 650 Euro), an Nintendo huet eng Erhéijung vu méi wéi 6 Prozent bei der Switch 2 ugekënnegt. Zessummen weisen se, datt de Späichermangel net e Problem vun engem eenzege Konzern ass, mä eng breet Steier op d'Konsumelektronik gëtt. Fir e puer Analysten ass d'Ära vun de klengen, kaum spierbare Präiskorrekturen eriwwer. „Ech mengen, d'Zäite vu 50-Dollar-Erhéijunge sinn eriwwer", seet d'Nabila Popal, Analystin beim Fuerschungshaus IDC, déi erwaart, datt Apple nach am Laf vum Joer weider Erhéijungen — eventuell beim iPhone — duerchsetzt. Fir d'Stéit hei am Land, déi souwisou scho mat héije Liewenskäschten ze kämpfen hunn, ass d'Botschaft kloer: De Präis vum KI-Boom bleift net méi an den Datenzentren vun de Konzerner agespaart — en taucht elo un der Keess op. ### Sources - Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket (Reuters) — Reuters via Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apple-raises-prices-of-macbooks-ipads-as-memory-costs-skyrocket-4760683 - Apple raises MacBook, iPad prices by hundreds of dollars as memory costs bite — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-apple-raises-macbook-ipad-prices-memory-shortage-costs/ - Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips — Associated Press via The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/apple-increases-prices-macs-ipads-blaming-shortage-memory-chips/ - AI boom sends Xbox, Mac and iPad prices soaring — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/microsoft-and-apple-raise-prices-as-ai-driven-chip-shortages-hit-xbox-macs-and-ipads - AI Server Demand to Drive Memory Contract Price Increases in 2Q26 — TrendForce: https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260331-12995.html - DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows ~95% jumps in Q1 — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 - Apple Price Hike in 2026: How Much More Expensive the MacBook, iPad and Apple TV Are Now — Basic Tutorials: https://basic-tutorials.com/news/apple-price-hike-in-2026-heres-how-much-more-expensive-the-macbook-ipad-and-apple-tv-are-now/ - Apple posts worst day in over a year after MacBook and iPad price hikes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/apple-macbook-ipad-price-hike-memory.html --- ## Duebelt Äerdbiewen a Venezuela: op d'mannst 235 Doudeger, 22 Lëtzebuerger am Land gemellt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/venezuela-aerdbiewen-doublet-caracas-22-letzebuerger - Published: 2026-06-26T06:10:37.097+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T06:10:37.097+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 51946370-c936-484c-b08f-e6214aee2931 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Bannent enger eenzeger Minutt hu sech am Norde vu Venezuela zwee schwéier Äerdbiewen — 7,2 an 7,5 — ofgespillt. D'Lëtzebuerger Ausseministère mellt 22 Persoune mat enger Lëtzebuerger Umeldung am Land. ### Summary Zwee bal gläichzäiteg Äerdbiewen am Norde vu Venezuela hunn op d'mannst 235 Mënschen d'Liewe kascht. D'MAEE mellt 22 Persoune mat Lëtzebuerger Umeldung am Land, vun deenen sech bis ewell keng beim Konsulat gemellt huet. ### Key facts - Zwee bal gläichzäiteg Biewe vun 7,2 an 7,5 (e "Doublet") hunn am Norde vu Venezuela op d'mannst 235 Doudeger a méi wéi 4.300 Blesséierter verursaacht. - Dat 7,5er Biewe ass dat stäerkst a Venezuela zënter 1900; de USGS hält e Bilan vu méi wéi 10.000 Doudegen fir méiglech. - Zu Caracas an op der Küst zu La Guaira sinn Dose Gebaier agestierzt; den Noutstand gouf ausgeruff. - Méi wéi 40 Länner hunn Hëllef ugebueden; d'USA, Frankräich, d'Schwäiz an d'Chile hu Rettungsequippe geschéckt. - D'Lëtzebuerger Ausseministère mellt 22 Persoune mat Lëtzebuerger Umeldung am Land; keng huet sech bis ewell beim Konsulat gemellt. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi staark waren d'Biewen a wou hu se sech ofgespillt?** De USGS huet en éischt Biewe vun der Magnitude 7,2 registréiert, gefollegt ronn 39 Sekonne méi spéit vun engem Haaptbiewe vun 7,5. Béid sinn a klenger Déift bei San Felipe am Staat Yaracuy ausgebrach, ongeféier 160 Kilometer westlech vu Caracas. **Q: Wéi vill Affer ginn et?** Op d'mannst 235 Mënsche sinn dout a méi wéi 4.300 blesséiert. Offiziell sinn 157 Persoune verschwonnen, wärend informell Familljelëschten zéngdausende onbestäteg Nimm enthalen. D'Autoritéiten erwaarden, datt d'Zuele weider klammen. **Q: Si Lëtzebuerger betraff?** Den Ausseministère mellt 22 Persoune mat enger Lëtzebuerger Umeldung a Venezuela. Bis ewell huet sech keng vun hinne bei de konsularesche Servicer gemellt, an et hätt sech keng op der LamA-Plattform ageschriwwen. Lëtzebuerg gëtt zu Caracas vun der hollännescher Ambassade vertrueden. ### Body Op d'mannst 235 Mënsche sinn dout a méi wéi 4.300 blesséiert, nodeems Mëttwoch den Owend am Norde vu Venezuela bannent enger eenzeger Minutt zwee mächteg Äerdbiewen d'Land erschüttert hunn. Vum Bannelandsstaat Yaracuy bis an d'Haaptstad Caracas si ganz Wunnblocken zesummegefall — et ass déi déidlechst Äerdkatastroph am Land zënter méi wéi engem Joerhonnert. D'Autoritéiten hunn dovru gewarnt, datt d'Bilan weider klamme géif, soubal d'Rettungsequippen un déi agestierzte Gebaier kommen, an deenen nach Bewunner agespaart sinn. De geologeschen Déngscht vun den USA (USGS) huet géint 18.04 Auer Ortszäit en éischt Biewe mat der Magnitude 7,2 registréiert, gefollegt ronn 39 Sekonne méi spéit vun engem Haaptbiewe mat der Magnitude 7,5. Dëse bal gläichzäitege Pair gëtt vu Seismologen e "Doublet" genannt. Béid sinn a klenger Déift bei der Stad San Felipe am Staat Yaracuy ausgebrach, ongeféier 160 Kilometer westlech vu Caracas, an hunn duerch déi dichtbevëlkert Däller vum Norden e brutaalt Réckele geschéckt. De venezolaneschen Gesondheetsminister Carlos Alvarado an de President vun der Nationalversammlung Jorge Rodríguez hunn am Laaf vum Dag Zuele genannt, déi vun ufanks 32 Doudegen op 164, dann 188 an op d'mannst 235 geklommen sinn. Offiziell gëtt d'Zuel vun de Verschwonnenen op 157 ugesat — wärend informell Lëschten, déi vu verzweifelte Familljememberen opgesat goufen, sech mat zéngdausende Nimm vu Leit gefëllt hunn, déi net z'erreeche waren. Dës Zuele bleiwen onbestätegt. Ënnert den Doudege sinn no offiziellen Ugaben och auslännesch Stcaatsbierger. E Pair an 39 Sekonnen — sou staark wéi zënter 1900 net méi De USGS huet matgedeelt, datt dat 7,5er Biewe dat stäerkst zënter 1900 ass, wéi e Biewe mat der Magnitude 7,7 d'Land getraff huet. D'PAGER-Modell vun der Agence, dat an de Minute no engem Biewe wahrscheinlech Verloschter ofschätzt, huet eng héich Wahrscheinlechkeet vun e puer Dausend Doudegen uginn — mat enger bedeitender Chance, datt d'Zuel iwwer 10.000 klëmmt. Dat reflektéiert déi geréng Déift, d'Kraaft vum Pair an déi vill al Bétongsbauten an der betraffener Regioun. D'national seismesch Agence Funvisis huet d'Bievesequenz an déi Dose vun Nobiewen iwwerwaacht, déi duerno koumen. Well déi zwee Biewe sou no beieneen waren, blouf engem kaum Zäit fir ze reagéieren. Zu Caracas hunn d'Awunner vun engem déiwe Grommele geschwat an engem hefteg, ouni Enn schwankende Beewen, ier d'Fassaden ugefaangen hunn ze rappen an erofzefalen. De Kaméidi war wéi deen vun enger Lokomotiv — vum Stëbs guer net ze schwätzen. Dës Beschreiwung koum vum Alejandro San Cristobal, engem 60 Joer alen Awunner aus dem Sucre-Quartier, am Gespréich mat Al Jazeera. D'Maria Gonzalez, 52, aus dem Chacao-Quartier, sot, si hätt sech "un den Dierkader gekrallt an ugefaangen ze bieden", wéi hiren Haus geziddert huet. Vill Bewunner hunn d'Nuecht op ëffentleche Plazen verbruecht, well se Angscht haten, eran ze goen, ier Ingenieuren d'Stabilitéit vun hire Wunnenge kéinte préiwen. Agestierzten Tierm an e Wettrenne mat der Zäit D'Schied hu sech op d'Haaptstad an op d'Karibikküst konzentréiert. Zu Caracas sinn Dose Gebaier zesummegefall, dorënner no Berichter en 22-stäckegt Gebai am wuelhabende Quartier Altamira, mat weidere Stäerzen zu Los Palos Grandes an El Paraíso. D'Autoritéiten hunn d'Gasversuergung vun der Stad ofgestallt, fir Explosiounen ze verhënneren, wärend d'Equippen ënner Scheinwerfer duerch d'Trëmmer geschafft hunn. De Küstestaat La Guaira, tëscht der Haaptstad an dem Mier, gouf schwéier verwüst. De Simón-Bolívar-Fluchhafen, dat wichtegst Dingdoun vum Land, gouf beschiedegt a Flich goufen annuléiert, wat d'Ukomme vun der Hëllef erschwéiert huet. Déi geschäftsféierend Presidentin Delcy Rodríguez huet den Noutstand ausgeruff an d'Sécherheetskräfte mobiliséiert, wärend Rettungsequippen — an op villen Plazen einfach Awunner, déi mat de Hänn gegruewen hunn — no Iwwerliewenden ënner den zesummegefalene Stäck gesicht hunn. Internationally Hëllef an en diplomateschen Tau D'Ausmooss vun der Katastroph huet Hëllefsugeboter vu méi wéi 40 Länner ausgeléist. De President Donald Trump huet eng séier US-Hëllef zougesot a gesot, hien hätt d'Bundesagencen ugewisen, sech "bereet ze maache fir séier ze handelen". "Mir wäerte fir eis nei a grouss Frënn do sinn", huet den Trump geschriwwen — eng Noricht, déi duerch hir Wäermt vis-à-vis vun enger Regierung opfält, déi Washington laang als Paria behandelt huet. Den US-Aussenministère an USAID hunn eng Equippe fir Katastrophenhëllef mobiliséiert, an amerikanesch Sich- a Rettungseenheete fir de Stadberäich — dorënner Virginia Task Force One a California Task Force Two — goufen entsent. Frankräich huet ronn 85 Rettungsspezialiste geschéckt, d'Schwäiz ronn 80, an d'Chile eng Sich- a Rettungsequippe, wärend d'UNO sech drun gemaach huet, déi méi breet Reaktioun ze koordinéieren. D'US-Ugebot huet ënnerstrach, wéi schaarf sech d'Bezéiungen 2026 verännert hunn. De Nicolás Maduro gouf am Januar vun den US-Kräfte gefaangen, duerno huet Washington d'Regierung vu Rodríguez unerkannt a Enn Mäerz seng Ambassade zu Caracas erëm opgemaach. Eng Unhuele vun US-Hëllef, déi virun engem Joer onvirstellbar gewiescht wier, ass elo Deel vun der Rettungsaktioun. Wat dat fir Lëtzebuerg heescht D'Katastroph reecht, roueg, bis an d'Groussherzogtum eran. Den Ausseministère (MAEE) huet matgedeelt, datt 22 Persoune mat enger Lëtzebuerger Umeldung als am Land aushälteg gemellt sinn. Zum Zäitpunkt vun de Berichter, sou de Ministère, hätt sech keng vun hinne bei de konsularesche Servicer gemellt fir Hëllef ze froen, an et hätte sech keng Lëtzebuerger op der Plattform LamA (Lëtzebuerger am Ausland) ageschriwwen, déi et de Bierger erméiglecht, e Openthalt am Ausland ze mellen, fir an enger Kris erreechbar ze sinn. Lëtzebuerg huet keng diplomatesch Vertriedung a Venezuela a gëtt zu Caracas vun der Kinneklecher Hollännescher Ambassade vertrueden, déi all konsulareschen Noutfall mat engem Lëtzebuerger Awunner iwwerhuele géif. D'Autoritéiten hunn drun erënnert, datt feelend LamA-Umeldungen net heeschen, datt keng Lëtzebuerger am Land sinn — just datt keng hir Präsenz iwwert de System gemellt hunn. Mat enger lëckenhafter Kommunikatioun an de schlëmmste betraffene Regiounen an enger offizieller Lëscht vu Verschwonnenen, déi vill méi kleng ass wéi déi Nimm, déi sech op den informelle Lëschten ophiewen, fänkt déi mënschlech Bilanz vun den Duebelbiewe réischt un. Déi venezolanesch Autoritéiten hunn ënnerstrach, datt d'Zuele provisoresch sinn a weider klamme géifen, soubal d'Rettungsequippen an deenen nächsten Deeg méi vun den agestierzte Gebaier erreechen. ### Sources - Powerful Venezuela earthquakes near Caracas kill at least 235 as rescue efforts underway — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701 - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, killing at least 188 — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela Earthquake: What we know about the biggest quake to hit Venezuela in more than a century — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - Venezuela rocked by 7.5, 7.2 earthquakes: What happened and what we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/venezuela-rocked-by-7-5-7-2-earthquakes-what-happened-and-what-we-know - 'Truly terrifying': Caracas confronts the aftermath of Venezuela earthquake — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/truly-terrifying-caracas-confronts-the-aftermath-of-venezuela-earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235, injure thousands, with toll likely to rise, officials say — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - Trump offers aid after 'massive' Venezuela earthquakes: 'Early reports are not good' — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5939886-donald-trump-us-aid-deadly-venezuela-earthquakes/ - Trump pledges rapid U.S. aid for Venezuela after deadly earthquakes — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/venezuela-earthquakes-casualties-trump-pledges-support-aids-oil-.html - Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188, with many more feared dead — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Séismes au Venezuela : des Luxembourgeois pourraient se trouver sur place — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/seismes-au-venezuela-des-luxembourgeois-pourraient-se-trouver-sur-place-103590160 - 2026 Venezuela earthquake — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquake - Venezuela earthquakes kills at least 235, over 41,000 still reported missing — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-900587 --- ## Wéi d'Lëtzebuergerin Anne Brasseur dem Infantino seng FIFA virum Europarot zur Rieds gestallt huet - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/anne-brasseur-europarot-fifa-infantino-gutt-gouvernance - Published: 2026-06-26T05:53:05.329+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:53:05.329+00:00 - Section: Sport - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 97aee3e7-2d8e-41e7-9364-c817474103f0 - Dateline: Strasbourg, FR > Wärend d'Weltmeeschterschaft a Nordamerika leeft, kréien d'Warnungen vun der fréierer Presidentin vun der Europarots-Versammlung iwwer d'FIFA ënner Gianni Infantino erëm en aktuellen Toun. ### Summary D'DP-Politikerin Anne Brasseur huet als Presidentin a Berichterstatterin am Europarot d'FIFA-Féierung ënner Gianni Infantino frontal kritiséiert — eng Resolutioun, déi 2018 mat 131 géint 5 Stëmme ugeholl gouf an haut nach nokléngt. ### Key facts - Anne Brasseur (DP), fréier Sportministesch a PACE-Presidentin (2014–2016), huet de Weltfussballverband joerelaang op Reforme gedréckt. - Schonn am Mee 2015 huet si als PACE-Presidentin gefuerdert, d'FIFA misst „den Áiter erausdrécken" — nach virum Infantino senger Wal. - Hire Bericht „Good football governance" vun 2018 huet dem Infantino virgehäit, déi onofhängeg Iwwerwaachungsgremien vun der FIFA hir Onofhängegkeet ze beraaben. - Trotz engem 11-Säite-Memo, mat deem d'FIFA lobbéiert huet, gouf d'Resolutioun mat 131 géint 5 Stëmmen ugeholl. - D'Froen iwwer Rechenschaft a Mënscherechter ramme weider d'WM 2026, déi HRW an Amnesty kritiséieren. ### FAQ **Q: Wien ass d'Anne Brasseur?** Eng lëtzebuergesch DP-Politikerin, 1950 zu Lëtzebuerg-Stad gebuer. Si war vun 1999 bis 2004 Ministesch fir Educatioun, Beruffsausbildung a Sport an huet vun 2014 bis 2016 als eréischt zweet Fra iwwerhaapt d'Parlamentaresch Versammlung vum Europarot presidéiert. **Q: Wat huet hire Bericht vun 2018 der FIFA virgehäit?** Dass d'Iwwerwaachungsgremien, déi d'FIFA-Féierung sollte kontrolléieren — d'Audit- a Compliance-Kommissioun, déi béid Chambere vun der Ethikkommissioun an d'Gouvernance-Kommissioun — hir Onofhängegkeet verluer hunn. Si huet dem Infantino „Mikro-Management" virgehäit. **Q: Wéi ass d'Ofstëmmung am Europarot ausgaangen?** D'Parlamentaresch Versammlung huet de Bericht den 24. Januar 2018 mat 131 géint 5 Stëmmen ugeholl (Resolutioun 2199), trotz engem 11-Säite-Memo, mat deem d'FIFA dogéint lobbéiert huet. **Q: Wat huet dat mat der WM 2026 ze dinn?** D'Brasseur hir Warnunge sinn aus 2015 an 2018, awer déiselwecht Froen iwwer Rechenschaft a Mënscherechter ramme d'WM 2026, déi Human Rights Watch an Amnesty International kritiséieren. ### Body D'Weltmeeschterschaft 2026 ass eréischt e puer Wochen al, an hire Showmeeschter — de FIFA-President Gianni Infantino — ass iwwerall present: vu Stadion zu Stadion an den USA, a Mexiko an a Kanada, verteidegt d'Turnéier géint d'Kritik un de Visa-Sträitfäll an den ofgewisenen Aräisen, a baadt sech am gréisste Liicht vum Weltfussball. An awer dréit déi schäerfst institutionell Erausfuerderung, déi seng Presidence jeemools erlieft huet, ëmmer nach den Numm vun enger Politikerin aus Lëtzebuerg. Anne Brasseur, eng laangjäreg Stëmm vun der Demokratescher Partei a fréier Presidentin vun der Parlamentarescher Versammlung vum Europarot (PACE), huet joerelaang um Weltfussballverband gedréckt, fir datt en sech reforméiert. An engem Bericht vun 2018, deen d'Versammlung ugeholl huet, an där d'Parlamentarier vun de Memberstaate vum Europarot zesummekommen, huet si dem Infantino seng nei opgestallt FIFA virgehäit, datt si onheemlech no där skandalgeplote Organisatioun ausgesäit, déi hie versprach hat ofzeléisen. Eng Reformerin huet zu Stroossbuerg Alarm geschloen D'Brasseur, 1950 zu Lëtzebuerg-Stad gebuer, war vun 1999 bis 2004 Ministesch fir Educatioun, Beruffsausbildung a Sport, ier si 2014 als eréischt zweet Fra iwwerhaapt un d'Spëtzt vun der PACE koum — déi Stroossbuerger Instanz, déi iwwer ganz Europa d'Demokratie, d'Mënscherechter an de Rechtsstaat ënnert d'Lupp hëlt. Hiren Asaz an der Gouvernance-Kris vum Fussball ass méi al wéi den Infantino selwer. Am Mee 2015, e puer Deeg nodeem d'Schwäizer Police héichrangeg FIFA-Funktionären zu Zürich am Kader vun enger US-gefouerter Korruptiounsenquête festgeholl hat, huet d'Brasseur — deemools PACE-Presidentin — d'Organisatioun opgefuerdert, hir Problemer unzepaken anstatt se ze verstoppen. Et wier elo Zäit, „den Áiter erauszedrécken", sot si, an huet „eng reforméiert FIFA gefuerdert, déi am Stand ass, d'Sportethik an d'Mënscherechter héichzehalen, ugefaange mat Katar." Dat war den Owend vun der Ära Sepp Blatter. De Blatter ass e puer Deeg drop zréckgetrueden; den Infantino, säi fréiere Kolleg beim europäesche Verband UEFA, gouf am Februar 2016 zum FIFA-President gewielt — mam Verspriechen vun engem propperen Neiufank. D'Brasseur hir Urteel, zwee Joer drop, war: dee Neiufank wier net komm. De Bericht vun 2018, deen den Infantino beim Numm genannt huet Als Berichterstatterin vun der PACE-Kulturkommissioun huet d'Brasseur e Bericht mam Titel Good football governance verfaasst, deen den 24. Januar 2018 zu Stroossbuerg debattéiert gouf. De zentrale Virworf: déi Gremien, déi d'FIFA-Féierung sollte rechenschaftspflichteg halen, wieren stëll a leis hir Onofhängegkeet beraabt ginn — dorënner d'Audit- a Compliance-Kommissioun, déi béid Chambere vun der Ethikkommissioun an d'Gouvernance-Kommissioun. Si huet besonnesch op déi abrupt Ofsetzung wärend dem FIFA-Kongress 2017 zu Bahrain higewisen — wou d'Chefe vun de Schlësselgremie geflunn sinn: den Ethikriichter Hans-Joachim Eckert, den Ethik-Enquêteur Cornel Borbély an de Gouvernance-Chef Miguel Maduro, am Kader vun engem Oprëmmen, bei deem 13 vun de 15 Memberen vun der Ethikkommissioun erausgeflunn sinn. An hirem Bericht huet d'Brasseur geschriwwen, d'Onofhängegkeet vun de FIFA-Iwwerwaachungsorganer „schéngt net geséchert ze sinn", an huet de Muster kloer beschriwwen: An manner wéi engem Joer goufen déi véier Virsëtzer vun de FIFA-Schlësselgremien ausgetosch... de generelle Androck ass, datt de FIFA-Conseil an den Här Infantino am Besonneschen sech vu Persoune wollte lass maachen, déi hinne kéinte peinlech ginn. D'Brasseur huet dem Infantino „Mikro-Management" virgehäit an huet op déi héich Zuel vun de Funktionären opmierksam gemaach, déi zanter senger Wal entlooss goufen. Hir Empfehlunge waren konkret: - déi richteg Onofhängegkeet vun de FIFA-Ethik-, Audit- a Gouvernance-Kommissiounen erëmhierstellen; - d'Sport-Gouvernance an der Demokratie, an de Mënscherechter an am Rechtsstaat verankeren; - en onofhängegt Observatoire schafen, dat d'Fussball-Gouvernance iwwerwaacht, ouni de Sport selwer ze regéieren. D'FIFA huet géint de Bericht gekämpft — an d'Ofstëmmung verluer D'FIFA huet d'Kritik net roueg higeholl. Virum Debat huet d'Organisatioun e 11 Säite laange Memo un d'Parlamentarier verdeelt, mam Titel Good governance at FIFA: a factual account, an huet eng Rëtsch vun de Befunde vun der Brasseur als „Rumeuren" an „perséinlech Vermutungen" ofgedoen, an Deeler vun hirem Bericht als „onvollstänneg, feelend oder schlechtweg falsch" — esou no Berichter vun Inside World Football a vum Watchdog Play the Game. D'Lobby-Aarbecht ass net opgaangen. D'Versammlung huet de Bericht mat 131 géint fënnef Stëmmen ugeholl — eent vun den décksten Urteeler, déi eng zwëschestaatlech Instanz iwwer dem Infantino seng Féierung vum Fussball ofginn huet. Firwat et wärend der WM nokléngt D'Brasseur hir Interventioune gehéieren an d'Joer 2015 an 2018, net an d'Turnéier, dat elo leeft. An awer ramme just déi Froen, déi si opgeworf huet — iwwer Rechenschaft, Onofhängegkeet a Mënscherechter — vill vun deem, wat d'FIFA 2026 ënner Drock setzt. Déi 48-Equipen-WM, déi den 11. Juni an dräi Länner ugefaang huet, huet Warnunge vu Human Rights Watch ausgeléist — d'Turnéier géif „an engem Klima vun Angscht ufänken" — an och vun Amnesty International iwwer de Behandele vu Migranten, LGBT-Leit a Journalisten. Den Infantino, deen am Dezember 2025 dem US-President Donald Trump een éischte „FIFA Peace Prize" verlount huet, huet sech géint den Drock gewiert, d'FIFA hir Hiewelwierkung op d'Politik vun de Gaaschtlänner ze benotzen. Wéi hien d'USA als Gaaschtland verteidegt huet, matzen an de Visa-Sträitfäll an den ofgewisenen Aräisen, huet hien insistéiert, d'FIFA kéint net de politesche Schiddsriichter spillen: „Mir sinn net d'Kinneke vun der Welt, déi iwwer Regierunge kënne herrschen", sot hien. „Mir sinn eng Sportorganisatioun." D'Ironie entgeet de Stroossbuerg-Beobachter net. D'Institutioun, déi den Infantino fréier zur Rieds gestallt huet, huet zanterhier eng Kooperatioun mat der FIFA op dem Gebitt vun de Mënscherechter ugekënnegt — de FIFA-President huet de Generalsekretär vum Europarot, den Alain Berset, getraff. Fir d'Brasseur, déi schonn laang aus der éischter Linn vun der Politik zréckgetruede ass, steet d'Substanz vun hirer Warnung an den Akten: datt d'Reformen am Weltfussball net no hirer Ukënnegung géife beuurteelt ginn, mä dorop, ob d'Iwwerwaachungsgremien, déi se solle duerchsetzen, hir Zänn dierfte behalen. ### Sources - European politicians demand radical change of sports governance — Play the Game: https://www.playthegame.org/news/european-politicians-demand-radical-change-of-sports-governance/ - FIFA lobbies new friends at PACE to kill Brasseur report but are slaughtered by the vote — Inside World Football: https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018/01/26/fifa-lobbies-new-friends-pace-kill-brasseur-report-slaughtered-vote/ - Anne Brasseur: 'To be credible, FIFA must lance the boil and overhaul its governance' — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE): https://pace.coe.int/en/news/5624/anne-brasseur-la-fifa-doit-poursuivre-les-reformes-pour-retablir-sa-credibilite- - Good football governance (report, fileid 24284) — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=24284&lang=en - Anne Brasseur: FIFA must overhaul its governance — HumanRightsEurope / Council of Europe: http://humanrightseurope.coe.int/2015/05/anne-brasseur-fifa-must-overhaul-its-governance/ - Infantino's FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics — Play the Game (Stanis Elsborg, 13 April 2026): https://www.playthegame.org/news/infantino-s-fifa-ten-years-of-power-politics-and-so-called-ethics/ - FIFA's Infantino defends US as World Cup host amid visa row, entry denials — Al Jazeera (11 June 2026): https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/11/fifas-infantino-defends-us-as-world-cup-host-amid-visa-row-entry-denials - 2026 World Cup: Tournament Will Kick Off in Climate of Fear — Human Rights Watch (27 April 2026): https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/27/2026-world-cup-tournament-will-kick-off-in-climate-of-fear - Humanity Must Win: Defending Rights, Tackling Repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — Amnesty International (2026): https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ior10/0837/2026/en/ - Anne Brasseur — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Brasseur - FIFA and the Council of Europe to promote human rights — Council of Europe (Portal): https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/fifa-and-the-council-of-europe-to-promote-human-rights --- ## Wiele mat 16: déi al Fro ass zréck an der Chamber — mä d'Verfassung steet am Wee - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/wiele-mat-16-letzebuerg-verfassung-2028-debatt - Published: 2026-06-26T05:43:15.129+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:43:15.129+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: a061af9e-bed6-48e9-8ead-76f1e3b9d27c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Zéng Joer nodeem d'Wieler d'Iddi mat véier géint eent ofgeleent hunn, ass d'Walalter erëm an der Chamber. D'Koalitioun hält et aus hirem Reformpak — Éisträich an Däitschland weisen e gemëschte Bilan. ### Summary Zéng Joer nom kloren Nee am Referendum ass d'Wiele mat 16 erëm an der Chamber — mä d'Verfassung an d'Koalitioun stelle sech an de Wee. ### Key facts - D'Commissioun vun den Institutiounen huet d'Walalter 18→16 den 10. Mäerz 2025 diskutéiert, mä d'Koalitioun huet et aus hirem Reformpak erausgehalen. - Eng Erofsetzung bräicht eng Verfassungsännerung: zwou Ofstëmmungen, jee dräi Véierel present an eng Majoritéit vun zwee Drëttel. - 2015 hunn 80,87% géint d'Wiele mat 16 gestëmmt, bei enger Bedeelegung vu 86,99% ënner der Walflicht. - Bal 47% vun den Awunner (320.726 vu 681.973) sinn Auslänner ouni Walrecht op nationalem Niveau. - Éisträich (zënter 2007) an Däitschland (Europawale 2024) weisen e gemëschte Bilan iwwer d'Jugendbedeelegung. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini kéint d'Wiele mat 16 zu Lëtzebuerg kommen?** Net fir 2028 virgesinn. D'Ännerung steet net am Reformpak vun der Koalitioun, an si bräicht eng Verfassungsännerung mat zwou Ofstëmmungen an enger Zwee-Drëttel-Majoritéit. **Q: Wat huet de Referendum vun 2015 ginn?** D'Wieler hunn all dräi Froen ofgeleent. Géint d'Wiele mat 16 waren 80,87%, bei enger Bedeelegung vu 86,99%. **Q: Wien dierf haut bei de Chamberwale wielen?** Just Lëtzebuerger Bierger ab 18 um Waldag. Fir Resident ënner 75 ass d'Wiele Flicht, mat enger Geldstrof vu 100 bis 250 Euro beim éischte Verstouss. ### Body Bal d'Halschent vun de Leit, déi zu Lëtzebuerg wunnen, dierfe bei de Chamberwale guer net matstëmmen — well se keng Lëtzebuerger Nationalitéit hunn. Fir d'Bierger selwer bleift d'Alter eng vun de wéinege Schrauwen, un deenen ee nach kéint dréinen, fir d'demokratesch Participatioun ze verbreedern. Genau dofir ass d'Fro vum Wiele mat 16 erëm an der Chamber gelant — knapp zéng Joer nodeem d'Wieler se mat véier géint eent ofgeleent haten. Den 10. Mäerz 2025 huet d'Commissioun vun den Institutiounen doriwwer diskutéiert, d'Walalter vu 18 op 16 erofzesetzen, am Kader vun enger méi breeder Moderniséierung vum Walgesetz. Mä déi éischt Zeeche weisen, datt d'Iddi op deeselwechten Hindernis stéisst wéi ëmmer: d'Lëtzebuerger Verfassung. No der eegener Versioun vun der Commissioun iwwer d'Versammlung sinn d'Deputéiert laanscht eng bekannte Linn auserneegaang. D'Vertrieder vun der Regierungskoalitioun hu Reforme bevirzugt, déi net un d'Verfassung réieren — wärend d'Oppositioun drop gedréckt huet, Reegelen erëm opzemaachen, déi an der Verfassung festgeschriwwe sinn, dorënner d'Mindestwalalter an d'Zuel vun de Sëtz an der Chamber. Een Oppositiounsdeputéierten huet plädéiert, d'16- bis 18-Järeger iwwer e fräiwëllegt, also net obligatorescht Wielen, matmaachen ze loossen. Den offiziellen Resumé huet keen eenzelnen Deputéierte mam Numm genannt. D'Verfassung schéift de Riegel vir Wéi d'Commissioun — ënner dem Virsëtz vum Laurent Zeimet (CSV) — den 15. September 2025 hir Feuille de route festgeluecht huet, huet si dräi Prioritéite gesat: technesch Upassunge bei der Organisatioun vun de Walen, d'Digitaliséierung vum Vote an nei Reegele fir de Statut vun den Deputéierten. Bewosst huet si e puer gréisser Froen niewedrun gelooss, well et keng Majoritéit gouf — dorënner déi véier Walbezierker, déi 60 Sëtz an der Chamber an d'„aktivt a passivt Walrecht". En Update vun der Commissioun am Juni 2026 huet bestätegt, datt déi aktuell Aarbechtstexter sech ëm d'Wallëschten, de Bréifvote an d'Rechter vun de Bierger am Ausland dréinen — net ëm d'Walalter. D'Commissioun selwer beschreift hir Aufgab zréckhalend. Si setzt sech als Zil, „d'Walgesetz ze moderniséieren an d'Reegele fir d'Organisatioun vun de Walen un d'Realitéit vum 21. Joerhonnert unzepassen". Dat ass nach e gutt Stéck ewech dovun, Jugendleche fréizäiteg d'Walrecht ze ginn. De Grond ass esou prozedural wéi politesch. Fir d'Walalter erofzesetzen, bräicht et eng Verfassungsännerung — an no Artikel 114, deem säin iwwerschafften Text de 1. Juli 2023 a Kraaft getrueden ass, heescht dat zwou openeranerfollgend Ofstëmmungen an der Chamber, jee mat op d'mannst dräi Véierel vun de Memberen present an enger Majoritéit vun zwee Drëttel. Well d'Ännerung am Reformpak vun der Koalitioun feelt, gesäit d'Rechnung fir 2028 schwéier aus. 2015 hänkt nach ëmmer no All Debatt zu Lëtzebuerg fänkt beim Resultat vum 7. Juni 2015 un. Deemools huet e konsultative Referendum dräi Verfassungsfroen un d'Vollek gestallt — an d'Wieler hu se all dräi ofgeleent. Beim Erofsetze vum Walalter op 16, mat enger fakultativer Aschreiwung fir déi 16- bis 18-Järeg, hunn 80,87% Neen gestëmmt. Eng parallel Fro, fir laangjäregen auslännesche Resident d'Walrecht op nationalem Niveau ze ginn, gouf mat 78,02% ofgeleent, an eng Propos fir d'Begrenzung vun de Regierungsmandater mat 69,93%. D'Bedeelegung — an engem Land mat Walflicht — louch bei 86,99% vun den 246.974 ageschriwwene Wieler; 214.836 Stëmme goufen ofginn. Och wann de Vote net bindend war, huet d'Regierung deemools gesot, si géif d'Resultat respektéieren. Déi Geschicht gëtt der haiteger Debatt hiert Gewiicht. Den 1. Januar 2025 waren 320.726 vun de 681.973 Awunner — ronn 47% — Auslänner, déi bei de Chamberwale guer net dierfe matstëmmen. Virun deem Hannergrond ass d'Altersgrenz eng vun de wéinege Hiewelen, fir d'national Participatioun ënnert de Bierger ze verbreedern — wat e Grond ass, firwat d'Jugendgremien dorop drécken. D'Jugendparlament huet eng nei Vollekbefroung zu der Fro gefuerdert. Mir wëllen en neie Referendum iwwer d'Walrecht mat 16. — Jugendparlament, zougeschriwwen sengem deemolege President Sam Elsey D'Ausso reflektéiert d'Iddi, datt et selwer e demokrateschen Defizit ass, interesséiert jonk Leit vum Vote auszeschléissen, an datt d'Participatioun fir Ënner-18-Järeg méiglech, mä net obligatoresch soll sinn. Wéi Éisträich an Däitschland et virmaachen D'Befürworter weisen iwwer d'Grenzen. Éisträich ass mat senger Reform vun 2007 dee éischten EU-Staat ginn, deen 16- a 17-Järeger op nationalem Niveau wiele léisst — an d'Ufanksbilanz war encouragéierend: d'Bedeelegung vun de jéngsten Éischtwieler huet bei de Wale vun 2008 88% erreecht an domat de Gesamtschnëtt egaliséiert. Mä d'Begeeschterung war fragil a si ass bis 2013 op 63% gefall — wäit ënner de ronn 80% allgemeng Bedeelegung — ier se 2017 erëm an d'Luucht gaang ass. Fuerscher warnen, datt dee Schwonk esou vill mam Asaz wéi mam Alter ze dinn huet. An enger Analys fir d'Elcano Royal Institute schreiwen d'Autoren, datt „de Réckgang vun der Walbedeelegung tëscht de Wale vun 2008 an 2013 domat kann zesummenhänken, datt am Laf vun der zweeter Wal d'Politik, d'Bildungsariichtungen an d'Medien manner Opmierksamkeet op d'Mobiliséiere vun den Éischtwieler geluecht hunn". Akademesch Studien iwwer den éisträichesche Fall fannen allgemeng, datt 16- a 17-Järeger op ähnlechen oder méi héijen Niveauen ofstëmme wéi e bësse méi al Éischtwieler, an datt d'Qualitéit vun hire Walentscheedunge vergläichbar ass — mat e puer Zeechen, datt fréit Wielen eng dauerhaft Gewunnecht ka bilden. Däitschland liwwert en zweeten Datepunkt. Fir d'Europawale 2024 huet et d'Walalter op 16 erofgesat an esou ronn 4,8 Milliounen jonk Däitschen — plus ronn 300.000 jonk EU-Bierger, déi am Land wunnen — de 9. Juni 2024 fir d'éischt bei engem europawäite Vote matstëmme gelooss. Sechs Bundeslänner, dorënner Brandenburg, Hamburg a Schleswig-Holstein, loossen 16-Järeger schonn an hire Landtagswale matwielen. Eng oppe Fro, keng Decisioun fir 2028 Fir d'Moment ass d'Lëtzebuerger Debatt genau dat — eng Debatt. D'Koalitioun ënner dem Premier Luc Frieden (CSV), mam Xavier Bettel (DP) als Vize-Premier, huet eng Reform gewielt, déi laanscht d'Verfassungshürd geet; d'Oppositioun wëll se iwwerwannen; an d'Jugendorganisatioune wëllen, datt d'Wieler nach eng Kéier entscheeden. Ouni Gesetzprojet fir d'Erofsetze vum Alter um Dësch an enger Zwee-Drëttel-Hürd, déi ze huelen ass, bleift d'Wiele mat 16 eng lieweg Fro éischter wéi eng wahrscheinlech Ännerung fir 2028. Wat domadder op de Prüfstand kënnt, ass méi breet: wéi e Land, wou bal d'Halschent vun den Awunner net mat dierf wielen, d'Grenze festléet vun deem, deen zu senger Demokratie gehéiert. ### Sources - Vers une réforme de la loi électorale (Committee on Institutions, 10 March 2025) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2858 - Une feuille de route pour réformer la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/reforme-loi-electorale-feuille-route-15092025 - Les députés travaillent sur une modernisation de la loi électorale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/institutions-propositions-texte-reforme-loi-electorale-15juin2026 - 2015 Luxembourg constitutional referendum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Luxembourg_constitutional_referendum - Luxembourg: Three Referendum Questions Voted Down — Library of Congress (Global Legal Monitor): https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-07/luxembourg-three-referendum-questions-voted-down/ - Luxembourg denies foreigners right to vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/6/7/luxembourg-denies-foreigners-right-to-vote - Constitution of Luxembourg (revision procedure, Article 114) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Luxembourg - Youth participation in representative democracy — Luxembourg — EACEA Youth Wiki (European Commission): https://national-policies.eacea.ec.europa.eu/youthwiki/chapters/luxembourg/52-youth-participation-in-representative-democracy - Elections in Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Luxembourg - Luxembourg Population Growth Slows; Reaches 681,973, Driven by Migration — Chronicle.lu (citing STATEC): https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/56922-luxembourg-population-growth-slows-reaches-681-973-driven-by-migration - Demographics of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Luxembourg - Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU? — Elcano Royal Institute: https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/voting-at-16-in-austria-a-possible-model-for-the-eu/ - Voting at 16: Intended and unintended consequences of Austria's electoral reform — Electoral Studies (ScienceDirect): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379419300551 - Voters in Germany aged 16 get to vote in European elections for the first time in 2024 — Deutschland.de (German Federal Foreign Office): https://www.deutschland.de/en/Europawahl-in-Deutschland-Wahlalter-16-Jahre - Voting in Germany — Handbook Germany: https://handbookgermany.de/en/elections - Parlement des jeunes : «On veut un nouveau référendum sur le droit de vote à 16 ans» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/parlement-des-jeunes-on-veut-un-nouveau-referendum-sur-le-droit-de-vote-a-16-ans/ --- ## Binance stoppt vum 1. Juli un eng Rëtsch Servicer fir EU-Clienten - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/binance-stoppt-eu-servicer-mica-lizenz-juli-2026 - Published: 2026-06-26T05:20:23.72+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:20:23.72+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: d740df9b-f615-4588-a289-fe7eba82a9f4 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Déi gréisst Krypto-Bourse vun der Welt huet hir Lizenzufro a Griicheland zréckgezunn an dréit fir EU-Awunner vum 1. Juli un nei Trades, Depoten an Umeldungen of. ### Summary Binance huet keng MiCA-Lizenz méi virum Deadline vum 1. Juli an dréit doduerch eng Rëtsch Servicer fir EU-Clienten of — Retraite vu Suen a bestoend Avoiren bleiwen awer accessibel. ### Key facts - Binance setzt vum 1. Juli 2026 un nei Trades, Depoten, Kontoumeldungen an d'Produiten Earn, Staking a Launchpool fir EU-Clienten op Paus. - Retraite vu Suen, den Outil Convert (just verkafen) a bestoend Avoiren bleiwen accessibel. - D'Firma huet de 24. Juni hir MiCA-Ufro a Griicheland zréckgezunn a wëll an engem anere — net genannten — EU-Land areechen. - D'Iwwergangsfrist vu MiCA leeft de 1. Juli 2026 of; ouni national CASP-Lizenz däerf keng Firma méi an der EU bedéngen. - Lëtzebuerg huet sech mat CSSF-Lizenze fir Coinbase a Ripple als beléiften MiCA-Hub profiléiert — vu Binance gëtt et awer keen Hiweis op Lëtzebuerg. ### FAQ **Q: Wat passéiert mat menge Suen, déi schonn op Binance leien?** Laut Binance bleiwen är Avoiren a Suen accessibel. Retraite si weiderhin méiglech an den Outil Convert bleift op enger Just-verkafen-Basis disponibel, sou datt ee Positiounen geuerdent ofbaue kann. Just nei Trades, Depoten an Umeldunge falen ewech. **Q: Firwat huet Binance keng Lizenz an der EU kritt?** Binance huet hir MiCA-Ufro a Griicheland de 24. Juni zréckgezunn, no enger Iwwerleeung vum Stand a Zäitplang vum griichesche Prozess. Berichter zielen, datt Reguléierer Bedenken iwwer fréier juristesch Problemer an déi komplex Firmestruktur haten. **Q: Wat ass MiCA an firwat ass de 1. Juli wichteg?** MiCA (Veruerdnung EU 2023/1114) ass de gemeinsame Krypto-Reglementskader vun der EU. D'Iwwergangsfrist fir aler Operateuren leeft de 1. Juli 2026 of — duerno brauch eng Firma eng national CASP-Lizenz fir Clienten ze bedéngen an iwwer all 27 Staaten ze passportéieren. **Q: Wëll Binance eng Lizenz zu Lëtzebuerg ufroen?** Et gëtt keen Hiweis dorop. Binance huet just gesot, si géif an engem anere — net genannten — Memberstaat areechen. Lëtzebuerg ass awer mat de CSSF-Lizenze fir Coinbase a Ripple zu engem gefroten MiCA-Standuert ginn. ### Body Wien an der EU Kryptoë bei Binance handelt, kritt vum 1. Juli un eng zimmlech méi kuerz Lëscht u Servicer ze gesinn. Déi no Handelsvolumen gréisst Krypto-Bourse vun der Welt setzt fir hir Clienten an der ganzer Europäescher Unioun eng ganz Rëtsch Funktiounen op Paus — well d'Firma et net fäerdeg bruecht huet, virum haarden Deadline eng Lizenz no den neie europäesche Krypto-Reegelen ze kréien. De 24. Juni huet Binance confirméiert, datt si hir Ufro, déi a Griicheland ënner der Markets-in-Crypto-Assets-Reegelung (MiCA) gestallt gouf, zréckgezunn huet. Amplaz wëll d'Firma elo an engem anere Memberstaat eng Lizenz sichen — wéi engem, hu si net gesot. Mat just nach e puer Deeg bis d'Iwwergangsperiod ofleeft, steet Binance domat ouni déi eenzeg national Autorisatioun do, déi néideg ass fir d'Clienten an alle 27 EU-Länner weider ze bedéngen. Wat fir d'Clienten an der EU konkret ännert Binance huet hire Cliente matgedeelt, datt vum 1. Juli un eng Partie Kärservicer fir EU-Awunner ewechfalen, soulaang d'Firma keng Lizenz huet. Laut den Noriichten un d'Benotzer — ënner anerem eng E-Mail un déi franséisch Clienten den 25. Juni — zilen d'Aschränkungen op nei Aktivitéiten, net op dat, wat ee schonn um Kont huet. Op Paus gesat ginn: - Nei Spot-Trading-Operden - Depoten - Nei Kontoumeldungen an Inscriptiounen - D'Produiten Earn, Staking a Launchpool Retraite vu Suen bleiwe weiderhin méiglech, an den Outil Convert bleift op enger Just-verkafen-Basis disponibel, sou datt d'Benotzer hir Positiounen geuerdent ofbaue kënnen. „Är Avoiren bleiwe sécher a gebuergen, a sinn zu all Moment accessibel“, huet Binance an enger Matdeelung un d'Clienten geschriwwen. Et ass net dat éischt Mol, datt MiCA Binance-Benotzer direkt spiert. Schonn am Mäerz 2025 hat d'Bourse néng Stablecoins, déi d'MiCA-Reegele net erfëllen — dorënner den Tether (USDT), no Maartwäert dee gréissten — aus dem Spot-Handel fir Benotzer am Europäesche Wirtschaftsraum geholl, wärend konform Token wéi den USDC vu Circle an den EURI bliwwe sinn. Firwat Griicheland — a firwat elo MiCA ass 2024 a Kraaft getrueden, an d'Reegele fir d'Krypto-Déngschtleeschter (CASP) gëllen zanter Enn vun deem Joer. D'Reegelung leet EU-wäit Standarden fir den Investorenschutz, d'Gouvernance an d'Bekämpfung vun der Geldwäsch fest, an erlaabt et enger Firma, déi an engem Land autoriséiert ass, hir Servicer an der ganzer Unioun ze „passportéieren“. Operateuren, déi virdru schonn ënner nationale Reegelen aktiv waren, kruten eng Iwwergangsfrist, déi de 1. Juli 2026 ofleeft — duerno muss all Firma ouni Lizenz hir EU-Aktivitéit ofbauen. Binance huet gesot, si hätt hir griichesch Ufro „no enger suergfälteger Iwwerleeung vum aktuelle Stand an dem Zäitplang vum griichesche Prozess“ zréckgezunn. Berichter ronderëm de Réckzuch hunn drop higewisen, datt déi griichesch Hellenic Capital Market Commission amgaang war, d'Ufro ofzeleenen, an datt d'Reguléierer a Griicheland, an Irland an a Lettland Bedenken iwwer déi fréier juristesch Problemer an déi komplex Firmestruktur vun der Bourse gemellt haten. D'Hellenic Capital Market Commission wollt sech net dozou äusseren. Héich Cadre vu Binance hunn drop bestanen, datt de Réckzuch eng taktesch Saach wier. D'Gillian Lynch, Chefin vu Binance fir Europa a Groussbritannien, sot zu Reuters, d'Firma hätt net virgehat, d'Regioun ze verloossen. Binance verléisst Europa net. De Generaldirekter Richard Teng huet an déiselwecht Kläng geschloen: „Mir bleiwen engagéiert fir an deenen nächste Méint eng MiCA-Lizenz ze kréien, wärend mir Kloerheet schafen, d'Stéierungen op e Minimum reduzéieren an d'Benotzer direkt um Lafenden halen.“ Wéi ee Land d'Firma als nächst wëll ufroen, huet si net gesot. En Test fir Europa — an eng Chance fir Lëtzebuerg De Patsch vu Binance weist, wéi staark MiCA de europäesche Maart schonn ëmgemoddelt huet. Bis Mëtt Juni 2026 haten der iwwer 200 Firmen eng voll CASP-Autorisatioun, laut dem Register vun der europäescher Marktopsiichtsbehörd ESMA, verdeelt iwwer ronn zwee Dose Memberstaaten. Schätzungen aus der Branche loosse awer drop schléissen, datt déi grouss Majoritéit vun den Operateuren, déi virum Deadline aktiv waren, d'Lat net iwwersprongen hunn — vill mussen also hir europäesch Präsenz verklengeren oder ganz fortgoen. Dëse Filter huet d'national Reguléierer zu Konkurrente gemaach fir déi Firmen, déi konform sinn — an Lëtzebuerg huet sech als ee vun de beléiften Adresse profiléiert. D'CSSF huet der Coinbase 2025 eng MiCA-Lizenz erdeelt, wouduerch déi amerikanesch Bourse als éischt Lëtzebuerg als hiren EU-Sëtz designéiert huet. E puer Deeg virum Deadline vun dësem Juli huet d'CSSF dem Ripple e virleefege „gréngt Luucht“ fir eng CASP-Lizenz ginn. D'Argument vu Lëtzebuerg baséiert op genau deem Passporting-Mechanismus, dee Binance elo feelt: eng eenzeg Autorisatioun vun der CSSF mécht d'Dier op zu de Cliente vun alle 27 EU-Staaten an dem ganzen Europäesche Wirtschaftsraum. Fir e Finanzplaz, deen de Fongen a Banke laang reglementaresch Beruegung verkaaft huet, ass d'Krypto-Lizenzéierung eng natierlech Verlängerung — an e Geschäft, ëm dat ee sech aktiv beméit. Et gëtt keen Hiweis, datt Binance zu de Firmen zielt, déi op Lëtzebuerg lauschteren; d'Bourse huet just gesot, si géif an engem anere Memberstaat areechen. Mä hir Situatioun weist, wat um Spill ass beim Lizenz-Wettrennen, op dat de Grand-Duché setzt. Fir d'Éischt hu Millioune EU-Benotzer vun der gréisster Bourse vun der Welt eng méi enk Auswiel u Servicer — an eng Erënnerung, datt ënner MiCA den Zougang zum europäesche Krypto-Maart iwwer d'Plazet vun engem Reguléierer leeft. ### Sources - Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in the EU — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/24/binance-withdraws-greek-mica-bid-but-vows-to-remain-in-europe - Binance to halt crypto services across EU countries after failing to secure MiCA approval — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/25/binance-to-halt-crypto-services-across-eu-countries-after-failing-to-secure-mica-approval - Binance co-CEO remains 'committed' to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/406009/binance-ceo-remains-committed-securing-eu-license-exchange-withdraws-greece-bid - Binance to delist Tether and other non-MiCA compliant stablecoins for EEA users — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/344182/binance-delist-tether-other-non-mica-compliant-stablecoins - 'Not leaving Europe' - Binance unveils new MiCA plan after Greece exit — AMBCrypto: https://ambcrypto.com/not-leaving-europe-binance-unveils-new-mica-plan-after-greece-exit/ - Coinbase Secures MiCA Licence: A Milestone in Europe's Crypto Evolution — Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Ripple Secures Preliminary MiCA CASP License in Luxembourg — BeInCrypto: https://beincrypto.com/ripple-mica-casp-license-luxembourg-europe/ - Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica - Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA/MiCAR) — Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF): https://www.cssf.lu/en/markets-in-crypto-assets-mica-micar/ --- ## 36,3 Grad um Findel: Lëtzebuerg erlieft säi waarmste Juni-Dag zënter 1947 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/findel-36-grad-hetztrekord-juni-2026-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-26T05:12:42.372+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-26T05:12:42.372+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 72ec6957-17da-4ee9-a530-7b5df7ba4b2d - Dateline: Findel (Luxembourg Airport), LU > MeteoLux huet en Donneschdeg 36,3°C um Findel gemooss — en neie Juni-Rekord. Mam rouden Alarm bis Samschdeg, Stéierungen am Zuchverkéier an enger Krisenzell zu Senningen reagéiert d'Land op d'Hëtzt. ### Summary Den 25. Juni 2026 huet MeteoLux um Findel 36,3°C gemooss — en absolute Juni-Rekord fir d'Statioun. D'Hëtztwell, déi ganz Westeuropa am Grëff huet, féiert zu engem rouden Alarm an enger gemeinsamer Krisenzell. ### Key facts - Mat 36,3°C um Findel den 25. Juni huet Lëtzebuerg säi waarmste Juni-Dag zënter dem Ufank vun de Moossungen 1947 erlieft. - De Wäert läit iwwer dem leschten Juni-Rekord vu 35,4°C (2017), mä ënner dem nationale Spëtzewäert aus der Hëtztwell vum Juli 2019. - D'Autoritéiten hunn e rouden Alarm vum 22. Juni un ausgeruff a bis Samschdeg verlängert — fir e Samschdeg ginn bis zu 40°C erwaart, ier vu Sonndeg un Reen Erliichterung bréngt. - Eng gemeinsam Krisenzell zu Senningen koordinéiert CGDIS, Police, Santésdirektioun, Arméi a MeteoLux; Spideeler a Fleegeheemer si verstäerkt. - D'Hëtztwell trëfft ganz Westeuropa: Frankräich, Groussbritannien an d'Schwäiz mellen all nei Rekorder. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi waarm war et um Findel an ass dat e Rekord?** MeteoLux huet den 25. Juni 2026 um Findel 36,3°C gemooss. Dat ass en neien absolute Juni-Rekord fir d'Statioun, déi zënter 1947 ouni Ënnerbriechung mësst. De leschte Juni-Rekord louch bei 35,4°C (22. Juni 2017). **Q: Wéi laang dauert d'Hëtztwell nach?** De roude Alarm leeft bis Samschdeg, fir deen MeteoLux bis zu 40°C virgesäit. Vu Sonndeg un solle Reen a méi kill Atlantikloft Erliichterung bréngen, mat Daagshéichstwäerter, déi déi nächst Woch erëm ënner 30°C falen. **Q: Wat empfeelt d'Santésdirektioun bei der Hëtzt?** Op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag drénken, an killen Raim bleiwen an tëscht 11.00 an 21.00 Auer net erausgoen, Rulloe bei Dag zou a Fënstere bei Nuecht op, liicht Kleeder, op Alkohol verzichten a no schwaache Leit kucken. Am Noutfall: 112. **Q: Firwat waren d'Zich gestéiert?** E hëtztbedéngte Feeler op de Gleiser zu Bäerchem huet den 22. Juni grouss Stéierungen op de Linnen Lëtzebuerg–Esch–Rodange a Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuewen–Metz verursaacht. D'CFL huet gemellt, datt d'Stéierunge bis Donneschdeg de Mëtteg weiderbestoen. ### Body Den Donneschdeg, den 25. Juni, ass de Quecksëlwer um Findel op 36,3°C geklommen — sou waarm war en Juni-Dag hei am Land net méi zënter d'Wiederstatioun um Fluchhafen 1947 ugefaang huet, ouni Ënnerbriechung ze moossen. Domat hält MeteoLux en neien absolute Juni-Rekord fir d'Statioun fest, an d'Land reift sech an eng kontinental Hëtztwell an, déi vun der franséischer Atlantikküst bis an de Süde vun England Rekorder ëmgehäit. De Wäert läit liicht iwwer dem leschten Juni-Héichstwäert vu 35,4°C, dee den 22. Juni 2017 gemooss gi war. Hie koum während engem rouden Alarm, deen d'Autoritéiten den 22. Juni um Mëtteg ausgeruff hunn — just op den Nationalfeierdag — a spéider bis an de Weekend verlängert hunn. Wéi de Rekord um Findel gefall ass MeteoLux mécht eng hartnäckeg Héichdrocklag iwwer Mëtteleuropa fir d'Hëtzt verantwortlech: si zitt ganz waarm Loft un, mat kaum Ofkillung an der Nuecht a praktesch ouni Reen. D'Wiederdéngscht warnt, datt de Sommet nach net erreecht ass, a rechent fir e Samschdeg mat bis zu 40°C. Eréischt vun e Sonndeg un soll Reen a méi kill Atlantikloft Erliichterung bréngen, mat Daagshéichstwäerter, déi déi nächst Woch erëm ënner 30°C falen. De Rekord vun Donneschdeg läit nach ëmmer ënner dem absoluten nationale Héichstwäert, deen während der Hëtztwell am Juli 2019 opgestallt gouf. Mä d'Tendenz bei de Juni-Extremer ass kloer: de Rekord vu 2017 hat selwer e Wäert vu 34,3°C aus dem Juni 1947 ofgeléist, an elo, manner wéi zéng Joer méi spéit, ass d'Lat erëm méi héich. All Etapp koum an engem méi waarme Klima zustanen. Rekorder, déi quer duerch Europa falen De Wäert vu Lëtzebuerg ass nëmmen ee vu villen. Frankräich huet dës Woch säi waarmste Dag iwwerhaapt verzeechent, mat enger nationaler Duerchschnëttstemperatur vun 30,0°C den 24. Juni — méi héich wéi d'Marken aus dem Juli 2019 an dem August 2003. Zu Pissos am Südweste goufen den 23. Juni 44,3°C gemooss. Ronn dräi Véierel vum Land stoungen ënner rouden Alarm, Honnerte vu Schoulen hunn zougemaach a verschidde Kärekraaftwierker hunn hir Produktioun gedrosselt, well d'Flëss, déi se kille sollen, ze waarm goufen. D'franséisch Autoritéite bréngen Dosende vun Doudesfäll mat der Hëtzt an Erdrénke wärend där Period a Verbindung. A Groussbritannien huet d'Hëtztwell de waarmste Juni-Dag bruecht, dee jee gemooss gouf — 36,4°C zu Yeovilton an der Grofschaft Somerset en Donneschdeg, een Dag nodeems zu Gosport an Hampshire 36,1°C registréiert gi waren. Et war eréischt dat zweet Mol an der britescher Geschicht, datt e rouden Hëtztalarm ausgeruff gouf. An der Schwäiz huet Basel 38°C erreecht an domat e laangjärege Rekord gebrach, an an Däitschland huet d'Deutsche Bahn gratis Annulatioune ugebueden a vu Reesen ofgeroden — wéinst der Hëtzt souwéi der Gefor vu Bränn a Stuerm. Fuerscher soen, datt sou eng Häifung vu Rekorder de Fangerofdrock vun enger waarmer Welt ass. Europa ass dee Kontinent, deen am séierste waarm gëtt — zënter den 1980er ronn duebel sou séier wéi de globalen Duerchschnëtt, laut dem Copernicus-Klimadéngscht vun der EU. De Klimawandel mécht Hëtztwellen méi heefeg, méi intensiv, an hir Auswierkungen treffe gréisser Géigenden. Dës Aschätzung kënnt vun der Samantha Burgess, der strateegescher Verantwortlecher fir Klima beim Europäeschen Zentrum fir mëttelfristeg Wiederviraussoen (ECMWF), dat de Copernicus-Déngscht bedreift. Lëtzebuerg an Alarmberäitschaft Heiheem gëtt d'Reaktioun vum nationale Krisenzentrum zu Senningen aus geleet, wou eng gemeinsam operationell Kommandozell aktivéiert gouf. Si bréngt de Rettungsdéngscht CGDIS, d'Police, d'Santésdirektioun, d'Stad Lëtzebuerg, d'Arméi, den Haut-Commissariat fir nationale Schutz a MeteoLux zesummen. D'Santésdirektioun rifft d'Awunner — a virun allem eeler Leit, Puppelcher, eleng Leit a chronesch Krank — op, d'Hëtzt eescht ze huelen. Hir Empfehlungen: - An killen oder klimatiséierte Raim bleiwen an tëscht 11.00 an 21.00 Auer net erausgoen. - Reegelméisseg iwwer den Dag verdeelt vill Waasser drénken (op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag). - D'Stoumarulloe bei Dag zou loossen an d'Fënstere bei Nuecht opmaachen. - Liicht Kleeder undoen, de Kapp dobaussen ofdecken an op Alkohol verzichten. - De Kierper e puermol den Dag ofkillen a no schwaache Familljemembere wéi Noperen kucken. Spideeler a Fleegeheemer goufen an héich Alarmberäitschaft gesat a perséinlech verstäerkt, wärend d'Maisons médicales am Gardesystem an d'Noutnummer 112 déi éischt Uleefstelle fir Krank bleiwen. Schutz fir déi, déi um meeschten ausgesat sinn Fir Leit, déi keng kill Plaz hunn, fir sech zréckzezéien, ass d'Belaaschtung am gréissten. D'Lëtzebuerger Rout Kräiz, dat d'Noutënnerkonften am Land bedreift, hält säin Nightshelter vun 19.00 bis 09.00 Auer op an dee Bistrot Social "Am Haff" iwwer Dag fir Rou, Iessen, Duschen a sanitär Anlagen op — als Deel vun engem stännegen Hëtztwellplang fir Obdachloss a Leit a prekärer Wunnsituatioun. D'Hëtzt huet och d'Infrastruktur ugepaakt. E Feeler op de Gleiser zu Bäerchem südlech vun der Haaptstad huet den 22. Juni grouss Stéierungen op de Linnen Lëtzebuerg–Esch–Rodange a Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuewen–Metz verursaacht an d'Zuel vun den Zich staark reduzéiert. Reparature konnten nëmmen nuets gemaach ginn, wann d'Temperaturen erofgaange waren. D'CFL huet matgedeelt, datt d'Stéierunge weiderbestoe bis Donneschdeg de Mëtteg, an huet d'Reesenden agelueden, an der Tëschenzäit d'Drénkwaasserbrunne beim Lëtzebuerger Gare ze notzen. Och wéi de Rekord gefall ass, war Erliichterung nach Deeg ewech, an d'Verantwortlech hunn ënnerstrach, datt d'Gefor net nëmmen am Spëtzewäert läit, mä virun allem an hirer Daier — een heesen Dag nom aneren a waarm Nuechten, déi weder de Kierper nach d'Gebaier ofkille loossen. Fir Lëtzebuerg waren déi 36,3°C vun Donneschdeg net nëmmen eng Zuel um Graf, mä och eng Warnung fir d'Summeren, déi kommen. ### Sources - Canicule au Luxembourg: MeteoLux prolonge l'alerte rouge jusqu'à samedi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/meteo-au-luxembourg-l-alerte-rouge-a-la-canicule-prolongee-jusqu-a-samedi-103590120 - Europe heat wave smashes France's and Spain's hottest days, UK's hottest June day twice — The Weather Company (weather.com): https://weather.com/2026/06/23/news/weather/dangerous-record-heat-wave-europe-france-uk-forecast - Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/europe-faces-another-day-of-extreme-heat-after-more-temperature-records-set - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Exceptional heatwave and National Day celebrations: red alert in effect from 12.00 on Monday 22 June 2026 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - ECMWF weather and climate experts monitor early summer European heatwave — Copernicus / ECMWF: https://climate.copernicus.eu/ecmwf-weather-and-climate-experts-monitor-early-summer-european-heatwave - CFL Announces Heatwave-Related Disruptions to Continue Until Thursday — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61974-cfl-announces-heatwave-related-disruptions-to-continue-until-thursday - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - Luxembourg Experiences Warm Summer with Hottest Ever Day for June (MeteoLux summer 2017 assessment) — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/luxembourg-experiences-warm-summer-with-hottest-ever-day-for-june - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe — World Meteorological Organization (WMO): https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe - Heatwave Plan: Protect yourself from hot days / SALU emergency shelter — Luxembourg Red Cross: https://www.croix-rouge.lu/en/blog/heatwave-plan-protect-yourself-from-hot-days/ --- ## Reegele fir den Auto ouni Chauffer: Lëtzebuerg mécht den éischte Schrëtt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerg-gesetz-fir-selbstfueren-autoen-2028 - Published: 2026-06-25T17:40:39.11+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:40:39.11+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 3e9581a5-055f-41bc-a6e4-7c55f85b56b3 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > E neie Gesetzprojet soll festleeën, wéi automatiséiert Gefierer am Grand-Duché getest, zougelooss an agesat ginn — vun der Haftung bei engem Accident bis bei d'Aschreiwung. ### Summary Lëtzebuerg schafft un engem avant-projet de loi, deen automatiséierte Gefierer fir d'éischte Kéier e komplette gesetzleche Kader gëtt — an d'Land wëll domat bis 2028 als éischt an der EU do sinn. ### Key facts - De Gesetzprojet gëtt automatiséierte Gefierer fir d'éischte Kéier e komplette gesetzleche Kader — vun der Zoulassung bis bei d'strofrechtlech Haftung — a féiert 22 nei juristesch Definitiounen an. - Den Text ënnerscheet zwou Klassen: konditionéiert automatiséiert (SAE-Niveau 3, mat Chauffer) an héich automatiséiert (SAE-Niveau 4, mat Ferniwwerwaachung). - Den avant-projet soll virun der Summerpaus an de Regierungsrot; d'Yuriko Backes hofft op eng Ofstëmmung an der Chamber 2027. - D'Deputéiert hunn d'Suerg ëm ronn 11.000 Beruffschaufferen an de Risiko vun engem Réckgang beim ëffentlechen Transport opgeworf. - Lëtzebuerg wëll bis 2028 dat éischt EU-Land mat engem komplette Kader fir den alldeegleche Gebrauch vun automatiséierte Gefierer ginn. ### FAQ **Q: Fir wéi eng Gefierer gëllt de neie Kader fir d'éischt?** An der éischter Phas zielt de Gesetzprojet op d'Pkw vun der Klass M1, also Gefierer mat bis zu aacht Sëtzplazen. Aner Kategorie sollen duerno per groussherzoglecht Reglement derbäikommen. **Q: Brauch een nach e Chauffer, wann automatiséiert Autoen zu Lëtzebuerg getest ginn?** Jo. Bei den aktuellen Tester um ëffentleche Stroossennetz — zum Beispill déi vu Pony.ai mam Emile Weber ronderëm Lenneng a Kanech — bleift e mënschleche Sécherheetschauffer an all Fall obligatoresch. **Q: Wéini kéint d'Gesetz a Kraaft trieden?** D'Regierung wëll den avant-projet virun der Summerpaus 2026 an de Regierungsrot schécken. D'Ministesch hofft op eng Ofstëmmung an der Chamber 2027, soubal déi néideg Gutachte virleien. ### Body Den 25. Juni hunn héich Beamten an der Chamber-Kommissioun fir Mobilitéit an ëffentlech Aarbechten den Inhalt vun engem Gesetzprojet virgestallt, deen dem selbstfueren Auto eppes gi soll, wat en bal néierens an Europa huet: e kloere Plaz am Gesetz. Den Text leet fir d'éischte Kéier fest, wéi automatiséiert Gefierer am Grand-Duché zougelooss, ageschriwwen, gefuer, exploitéiert an iwwerwaacht kënne ginn — a virun allem, wien dofir gerullt steet, wann eppes schifgeet. Et handelt sech bis ewell ëm en avant-projet de loi, also en éischten Entworf, deen nach net offiziell an der Chamber deposéiert war an och nach keng Nummer krut, wéi en de Deputéierte presentéiert gouf. Trotzdeem ass et ee vun den éischte konkrete Versich an der Europäescher Unioun, en ëmfaassend nationaalt Reegelwierk fir dës Technologie ze schreiwen, anstatt op Bréissel ze waarden. No den Aussoe vun der Chamber selwer féiert den Entworf 22 nei juristesch Definitiounen an. Zwou Klassen, zwee Reegelwierker De Projet deelt déi automatiséiert Gefierer an zwou Kategorien op, jee no deem, wéi vill se ouni Mënsch maache kënnen. Déi éischt betrëfft d'«konditionéiert automatiséiert» Gefierer, bei deenen ee mënschleche Chauffer Flichten behält an all Moment muss kënne d'Kontroll erëm iwwerhuelen — ongeféier dat, wat d'Autosindustrie als SAE-Niveau 3 klasséiert. Déi zweet betrëfft déi «héich automatiséiert» Gefierer, méi no beim SAE-Niveau 4, déi ouni Chauffer um Sëtz fuere kënnen, awer iwwer eng Fernsteierung musse begleet an iwwerwaacht ginn. Iwwer béid Klassen leeft ee Prinzip: e automatiséiert System muss sech op der Strooss esou behuelen wéi «en normalt virsiichtegen a kompetente mënschleche Chauffer», sou wéi et am Entworf heescht. An der éischter Phas zielt de Kader op d'Gefierer vun der Klass M1 — also gewéinlech Pkw mat bis zu aacht Sëtzplazen — wärend aner Kategorien duerno per groussherzoglecht Reglement derbäikommen. D'Félicie Weycker, héich Beamtin am Ministère fir Mobilitéit an ëffentlech Aarbechten, huet de Deputéierten erkläert, datt d'Gesetz net nëmmen d'Strooss, mä och d'Produktiounskette betrëfft. De Gesetzprojet gesäit Flichten zu Laaschte vum Konstrukteur vir, souwéi spezifesch Konditiounen, wat d'Réceptioun, d'Immatrikulatioun an d'Mise en circulation ugeet. Bei där Fro, déi d'Technologie ëmmer begleet huet — wien bei engem Accident haftet —, klärt de Projet d'Verantwortung tëscht dem Exploitant an dem Chauffer a leet hir strofrechtlech Haftung fest, nieft de Flichten, déi d'Weycker beschriwwen huet. Den Text hëlt och d'ethesch Prinzipie vun der däitscher Expertekommissioun aus 2017 op: Sachschued geet virum Personeschued, kee Algorithmus dierf tëscht Mënschen ënnerscheeden, an de System muss ëmmer d'Risiko esou kleng wéi méiglech halen. E klengt Land, dat als éischt do wëll sinn De Gesetzprojet ass d'Réckgrat vun enger méi breeder Strategie, «Automatiséiert Fueren 2028», déi am Oktober 2025 vun der Mobilitéitsministesch Yuriko Backes an dem Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles virgestallt gouf. D'Ambitioun ass: Lëtzebuerg soll bis 2028 dat éischt EU-Land mat engem komplette gesetzleche Kader fir den alldeegleche Gebrauch vun automatiséierte Gefierer ginn. D'Strategie baut op sechs strukturellen Achsen op a setzt fënnef prioritär Awendungsfäll, déi bis 2027 erreecht solle ginn: - Robotaxien; - automatiséiert Navetten fir déi lescht Kilometeren; - Valet- an automatiséiert Parken an ofgegrenzten Zonen; - Automatiséierung an der Logistik; - Fueras­sistenz-Systemer fir méi sécher um Autobunn ënnerwee ze sinn. D'Regierung beschreift hir Method als eng Suite — reglementéieren, testen, certifizéieren, asetzen — an net als ee Schalter, deen ee mol ëmluecht. Lëtzebuergs kompakt an dicht Stroossennetz, seng méisproocheg Belegschaft a säi grenziwwerschreidende Verkéier mat Frankräich, Däitschland a Belsch ginn als Virdeeler verkaaft, déi d'ganzt Land an e iwwersiichtleche Labo verwandelen. D'Backes huet ni verschwitt, datt déi Chance Konditioune mat sech bréngt. «Eng Chance fir Lëtzebuerg», sou huet si iwwer d'Technologie gesot, «mä just ënner der Konditioun, datt d'Froe vun der Verantwortung, der Sécherheet an der Ethik richteg agebaut ginn.» Eng Lück, déi Bréissel nach net gefëllt huet En Deel vun der Begrënnung ass, datt et bis elo keng EU-wäit Reglementatioun fir selbstfueren Gefierer gëtt — just e Fléckwierk vu Réceptiounsreegelen an nationalen Experimenter. Lëtzebuerg probéiert dës Lück ze fëllen an dobäi säi Kader mat engem zukünftegen europäesche Regime kompatibel ze halen. Den Entworf baut bewosst op d'Réceptioun an d'Immatrikulatioun, fir mam bestoenden europäesche System fir d'Homologatioun vu Gefierer ze passen, anstatt en ze duerchkräizen. Den 8. Juni hunn d'Backes a 16 EU-Kolleegen eng gemeinsam Deklaratioun ënnerschriwwen, fir grenziwwerschreidend Testkorridoren am grousse Stil opzebauen an d'Régele fir Homologatioun, Sécherheet a Betrib ze harmoniséieren — eng Demarche, déi op e Pionéier-Testkorridor tëscht Lëtzebuerg, Frankräich an Däitschland zréckgeet, deen 2017 opgemaach gouf. D'Ministesch huet de Schrëtt als Signal gewäert: «D'Ënnerschrëft vun dëser Deklaratioun illustréiert dat Engagement vu Lëtzebuerg fir eng méi innovativ, sécher an nohalteg Mobilitéit.» Deeselwechten Dag sinn d'Backes an de belschesche Minister Jean-Luc Crucke an engem automatiséierte Gefier vu Pony.ai bei der Busfirma Voyages Emile Weber zu Kanech matgefuer. Dës Demonstratioun war keen Eenzelfall. Am Mäerz 2025 huet Lëtzebuerg dem Pony.ai Europe seng éischt Erlaabnis fir wëssenschaftlech Tester vu Niveau-4-Gefierer um ëffentleche Stroossennetz ginn, a Partnerschaft mam Emile Weber, mat Versich ronderëm Lenneng a Kanech; de Fuerschungszentrum SnT vun der Uni Lëtzebuerg testt zënter 2022 um Kierchbierg. E mënschleche Sécherheetschauffer bleift an all Fall obligatoresch. 11.000 Chaufferen an d'Fro vun der Zäit De Projet ass net ouni Reibung. Wärend der Kommissiounssëtzung hunn d'Deputéiert op d'méiglech Auswierkungen op ronn 11.000 Beruffschaufferen zu Lëtzebuerg higewisen, an op d'Risiko, datt bëlleg automatiséiert Fuerten d'Leit vum ëffentlechen Transport ewechzéie kéinten. D'Backes huet d'Argument fir de Wandel an der Sécherheet verankert an op déi ronn 20.000 Doudeger pro Joer op den europäesche Stroossen higewisen. Wat den Timing ugeet, wëll d'Regierung den avant-projet nach virun der Summerpaus an de Regierungsrot schécken, wärend d'Ministesch op eng Ofstëmmung an der Chamber 2027 hofft, soubal déi néideg Gutachte virleien. Wann de Kalenner hält, kéint Lëtzebuerg seng Reegelen hunn, laang ier seng Noperen — an ier d'EU hir eege schreift. ### Sources - Vers un cadre légal pour la conduite automatisée — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/vers-un-cadre-legal-pour-la-conduite-automatisee - Le Luxembourg trace la voie de la mobilité autonome — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/mobilite-le-luxembourg-trace-la-voie-de-la-mobilite-autonome-103558251 - Conduite automatisée - faire du Luxembourg un laboratoire européen de la mobilité de demain — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+08-backes-conduite-auto.html - Luxembourg Unveils National Strategy for Automated Driving — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/mobility/57531-luxembourg-unveils-national-strategy-for-automated-driving - Automatiséiert Fueren 2028 — the Luxembourg Strategy for Automated Driving (brochure) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/10/23-delles-backes-conduite-automatisee/documents/brochure-automatiseiert-fueren-2028-en.pdf - Pony.ai obtains Luxembourg permit for Level 4 robotaxi testing — Just Auto: https://www.just-auto.com/news/pony-ai-luxembourg-level-4/ - Conduite autonome : le Luxembourg en route pour devenir un «leader» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/conduite-autonome-le-luxembourg-en-route-pour-devenir-un-leader/ - First autonomous cars to be tested on Luxembourg roads — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/first-autonomous-cars-to-be-tested-on-luxembourg-roads - Autonomous vehicles legislation progress — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/autonomous-vehicles-legislatio --- ## Ieweschte Geriicht an den USA hëlt Bayer eng Milliardelaascht ëm de Roundup of - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/bayer-monsanto-uschot-cour-supreme-roundup-glyphosat - Published: 2026-06-25T17:19:34.805+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:19:34.805+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 21f1788b-2e4b-4ea4-a97a-1449743085d4 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mat 7 zu 2 Stëmme entscheet d'ieweschte Geriicht datt d'US-Pestiziderecht d'Klage géint de Kriibswarnungs-Mangel um Roundup blockéiert — d'Bayer-Aktie klëmmt esou staark wéi zënter 2003 net méi. ### Summary De Supreme Court an den USA huet de Bayer-Konzern a seng Monsanto-Tochter virun enger Well vu Roundup-Kriibsklage geschützt. D'Aktie sprang zu Frankfurt bis zu 17 bis 20 Prozent erop. ### Key facts - Den ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA huet mat 7 zu 2 Stëmmen entscheet datt d'Bundesgesetz FIFRA d'Klage wéinst feelender Kriibswarnung um Roundup blockéiert. - D'Uerteel stéisst e Geschworenenuerteel aus Missouri ëm, dat dem John Durnell 1,25 Milliounen Dollar Schuedenersatz zougesprach hat. - D'Bayer-Aktie ass zu Frankfurt bis zu 17 bis 20 Prozent an d'Luucht gaangen — de stäerksten Deeg zënter 2003. - Bayer huet méi wéi 10 Milliarde Dollar fir d'Prozesser ausginn an am Februar e Klassevergläich vu 7,25 Milliarde Dollar virgeschloen. - Lëtzebuerg war 2023 ee vun nëmmen dräi Länner, déi an der EU géint d'Verlängerung vun der Glyphosat-Zoulossung gestëmmt hunn. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet den ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA genee entscheet?** Mat 7 zu 2 Stëmmen huet d'Geriicht entscheet datt d'Bundesgesetz FIFRA d'Klage no Bundesstaatsrecht verdrängt, déi vu Monsanto eng Kriibswarnung um Roundup-Etikett verlaangt hätt, well d'EPA esou eng Warnung ni gefuerdert huet. D'Uerteel aus Missouri gouf ëmgestouss. **Q: Wat bedeit d'Uerteel fir Bayer?** Bayer seet d'Entscheedung soll dozou féieren datt déi lafend Klage wéinst feelender Warnung ofgewise ginn. De Konzern hat ronn 200.000 Klage um Hals a wëll de virgeschloene Klassevergläich vu 7,25 Milliarde Dollar awer trotzdem weiderféieren. D'Aktie ass staark geklommen. **Q: Wéi eng Positioun huet Lëtzebuerg beim Glyphosat?** Beim EU-Vote vum 13. Oktober 2023 war Lëtzebuerg ee vun nëmmen dräi Länner — nieft Éisträich a Kroatien — déi géint d'Verlängerung vun der Glyphosat-Zoulossung gestëmmt hunn. D'Kommissioun huet de Stoff awer bis den 15. Dezember 2033 erëm zougelooss. **Q: Ass de wëssenschaftleche Sträit ëm de Glyphosat domat geléist?** Nee. D'amerikanesch Ëmweltbehörd EPA hält de Glyphosat fir wahrscheinlech net kriibserzeegend, wärend d'IARC vun der Weltgesondheetsorganisatioun de Stoff 2015 als 'wahrscheinlech kriibserzeegend fir de Mënsch' agestuuft huet. ### Body Fir de Bayer-Konzern ass den Donneschdeg ee vun deenen dengsten Donnerwölleke verschwonnen, déi zënter dem Kaf vu Monsanto iwwer dem Leverkusener Pharma- a Chemiekris hänken. Den ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA huet mat siwe Stëmme géint zwou entscheet datt d'amerikanescht Pestiziderecht et de Konsumente verbitt, géint de Feele vun enger Kriibswarnung um Etikett vum Onkrautvernichter Roundup ze klagen. Domat fält déi juristesch Theorie ewech, op déi sech d'Affekoten an de meeschte grousse Prozesser gestäipt hunn. D'Reaktioun op der Bourse war direkt a brutal: D'Bayer-Aktie ass zu Frankfurt am Laaf vum Dag bis zu 17 bis 20 Prozent an d'Luucht gaangen — de stäerksten Deeg zënter 2003. Fir e Konzern, deem säi Cours joerelaang ënner der Last vun deenen amerikanesche Prozesser gestéckt huet, ass d'Uerteel am Fall Monsanto Co. géint Durnell deemno de wichtegste juristesche Succès zënter dem Monsanto-Deal vu 2018, deen ronn 63 Milliarde Dollar kascht huet. Bundesrecht steet iwwer dem Geschworenegeriicht Am Häerz vum Sträit steet de Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, kuerz FIFRA — d'amerikanescht Gesetz dat reegelt wéi Pestizide registréiert an etikettéiert ginn. D'Ëmweltbehörd EPA, déi dat Gesetz uwennt, hält zënter laangem fest datt de Glyphosat, den Aktivstoff vum Roundup, bei reglementärem Gebrauch "net wahrscheinlech kriibserzeegend fir de Mënsch" ass, an huet d'Etikett ouni Kriibswarnung guttgeheescht. D'Riichter hunn entscheet datt de FIFRA eng Klo no Bundesstaatsrecht ausdrécklech verdrängt, déi vu Monsanto verlaangt hätt esou eng Warnung dobäizesetzen, well dat eng Etikettéierungsflicht géif schafen, déi am Géigesaz zum federal guttgeheesenen Etikett steet. Den Texte vum Uerteel huet de Riichter Brett Kavanaugh geschriwwen. Well dem Durnell seng Klo no Bundesstaatsrecht eng Etikettéierungsflicht "zousätzlech zu oder anescht wéi" déi vun der EPA gefuerdert Etikett géif imposéieren, verdrängt de FIFRA dem Durnell seng Klo ausdrécklech. Dem Kavanaugh hu sech den Uewerriichter John Roberts an d'Riichter Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan an Amy Coney Barrett ugeschloss; den Thomas huet doriwwer eraus eng eege Begrënnung hannerluecht. D'Geriicht huet d'Uerteel aus dem Bundesstaat Missouri ëmgestouss an de Fall do zréckverwisen. E Mann aus Missouri an 20 Joer Spritzaarbecht Hannert dem dréchene Numm vum Fall steet de John Durnell, e Mann aus Missouri, deen no eegenen Aussoen ronn 20 Joer laang Roundup benotzt huet — eng Zäit laang als deen designéierte "Spritzmann" vu senger Quartiersassociatioun — ier hien u kengem Hodgkin-Lymphom erkrankt ass. Hie sot de Konzern hätt hien iwwer d'Risike musse warnen. D'Geschworen hunn him Recht ginn an him 1,25 Milliounen Dollar Schuedenersatz zougesprach, an d'Berufungsgeriicht vu Missouri huet d'Argument vu Monsanto refuséiert, datt d'Bundesrecht d'Klo géif blockéieren. Den ieweschte Geriicht vum Bundesstaat wollt net agräifen. De Supreme Court huet d'Berufung am Januar ugeholl an de 27. Abrëll d'Plädoyere héieren, an huet de Sträit op eng eenzeg Fro reduzéiert: ob de FIFRA eng etikettsbaséiert Klo wéinst feelender Warnung verdrängt, do wou d'EPA déi Warnung ni gefuerdert huet. D'Äntwert vum Donneschdeg hëlt de Plaintiffs-Affekoten an der Praxis hir zentral juristesch Waff aus der Hand. Milliardelaascht — an déi europäesch Säit vun der Geschicht Fir Bayer goung et ëm Milliarden. D'Roundup-Prozesser sinn zu enger vun de geieregsten juristesche Sagaen aus der Wirtschaftswelt vun de leschte Joren ginn, déi quasi vum Moment u gewuess sinn, wou de Konzern de Monsanto-Kaf ofgeschloss huet. E puer Zuele weisen d'Dimensioun: - Ronn 200.000 Roundup-Klage si géint Bayer agereecht ginn, vun deenen Zéngdausende nach ëmmer net erleedegt sinn. - De Konzern huet méi wéi 10 Milliarde Dollar fir de Kampf an d'Vergläicher ausginn an huet bis zu 16 Milliarde Dollar u Réckstellungen zréckgeluecht. - Am Februar huet hien e Klassevergläich vu 7,25 Milliarde Dollar virgeschloen, mat Bezuelungen iwwer bis zu ongeféier zwou Joerzéngten. Bayer huet d'Uerteel begréisst a seet et soll dozou féieren, datt déi lafend Klage wéinst feelender Warnung ofgewise ginn, wärend de Konzern de virgeschloene Klassevergläich weiderféiert. "D'Entscheedung vum ieweschte Geriicht vun den USA ass gutt fir d'Wëssenschaft, fir d'Baueren a fir d'Industrien, déi op reglementär Klarheet fir d'Innovatioun ugewise sinn", huet de Konzern an enger Stellungnam matgedeelt. Dissens, Kritik an de Bléck op Lëtzebuerg D'Uerteel ass net eestëmmeg gefall. D'Riichterin Ketanji Brown Jackson huet, zesumme mam Riichter Neil Gorsuch, dergéint gestëmmt an argumentéiert d'Majoritéit hätt d'Räichwäit vum Bundesgesetz iwwerdehnt a verletzte Benotzer ouni all Recours gelooss. "Andeems d'Geriicht dem Monsanto säin Argument unhëlt an entscheet datt dem Durnell seng Klo wéinst feelender Warnung verdrängt ass, versteet d'Geriicht d'Ufuerderunge vum FIFRA falsch, interpretéiert de Frrange vun der FIFRA-Verdrängung falsch, a léisst de Durnell um Enn ouni Reparatioun fir déi schwéier Schied, déi hien erlidden huet", huet si geschriwwen. D'Plaintiffs-Affekote ware méi däitlech. "Dëst Uerteel vum ieweschte Geriicht klappt zu Onrecht den Dier vum Geriicht zou fir Amerikaner, déi duerch Pestiziden krank gi sinn", sot de Christopher Seeger, ee vun den haaptaffekote vun de Prozesser. De wëssenschaftleche Sträit bleift onerleedegt: Wärend d'EPA de Glyphosat als wahrscheinlech onschiedlech ageschat huet, huet d'Krebsfuerschungsagentur IARC vun der Weltgesondheetsorganisatioun e 2015 als "wahrscheinlech kriibserzeegend fir de Mënsch" agestuuft. An Europa, wou de Glyphosat getrennt vun den USA geregelt gëtt, ass de Stoff och ëmstridden — an do huet Lëtzebuerg eng kloer Positioun bezunn. Am November 2023 huet d'Europäesch Kommissioun d'Zoulossung vum Glyphosat fir zéng weider Joer, bis den 15. Dezember 2033, verlängert, nodeems d'Memberstaate keng qualifizéiert Majoritéit fonnt haten. Beim Vote vum 13. Oktober 2023 hunn nëmmen dräi Länner géint d'Verlängerung gestëmmt — Éisträich, Kroatien a Lëtzebuerg — wärend der sechs, dorënner Däitschland a Frankräich, sech enthalen hunn. Un deenen europäesche Reegele réckelt dat amerikanescht Uerteel näischt, an et beendegt och dem Bayer säi Risiko net ganz: De virgeschloene Klassevergläich brauch nach d'Zoustëmmung vum Geriicht, an d'Affekote wäerten héchstwahrscheinlech aner juristesch Weeër ausprobéieren. Mä andeems de Wee iwwer d'feelend Warnung an den amerikanesche Geriichter zou ass, fält genee déi Gefor ewech, déi am stäerksten op der Bewäertung vu Bayer gewien huet. ### Sources - Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068 (slip opinion) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf - Monsanto Company v. Durnell (24-1068) — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/monsanto-company-v-durnell/ - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision - Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in case over cancer risks from weedkiller Roundup — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-monsanto-lawsuits-roundup-cancer-warning/ - Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller — PBS NewsHour / Associated Press: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-thousands-of-lawsuits-against-maker-of-roundup-weedkiller - U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto over Missouri man in fight over Roundup cancer claims — KCUR / NPR: https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-25/us-supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-cancer-missouri - Supreme Court limits Roundup cancer suits against Bayer's Monsanto — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/glyphosate-roundup-bayer-supreme-court-case-monsanto.html - Immediate statement: US Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in the Durnell case — Bayer: https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/immediate-statement-us-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsanto-in-the-durnell-case/ - Bayer Shares Surge After U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Company's Favour — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/bayer-shares-surge-u-supreme-court-rules-favour-company/ - Bayer Jumps 20% on Supreme Court Win Over Roundup Warnings — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/supreme-court-shields-bayer-from-roundup-cancer-warning-suits - Renewal of the approval of glyphosate: Questions and Answers — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_5793 - Brussels approves use of glyphosate in EU for 10 more years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/16/brussels-allows-use-of-glyphosate-across-eu-for-10-more-years-after-member-states-fail-to- --- ## Sträit ëm d'Verbrennungsmotor-Enn 2035: Paräis géint Berlin zu Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/verbrennungsmotor-2035-streit-paris-berlin-zu-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-25T17:09:36.226+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T17:09:36.226+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 56c7dcbe-8a03-4e8c-8ed9-d1634d703612 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Beim Ëmweltrot zu Lëtzebuerg huet Frankräich um 2035-Enn vum neie Verbrennungsauto festgehalen, während Däitschland an Italien op méi Spillraum fir E-Fuels an Hybriden gedréckt hunn. ### Summary Beim Ëmweltrot an der Stad sinn d'EU-Ministeren am Sträit iwwer d'Enn vum neie Verbrennungsauto vun 2035 un. Paräis verdeedegt d'Reegel, Berlin an Roum wëllen se ophuelen. ### Key facts - Beim Ëmweltrot an der Stad sinn d'EU-Ëmweltministeren am Sträit iwwer d'Enn vum neie Verbrennungsauto vun 2035 un. - D'Kommissioun wëll dat 2035-Zil vu 100 % op 90 % CO2-Reduktioun ofschwächen; déi lescht 10 % iwwer E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffer a CO2-aarme Stol. - Däitschland an Italien drécken op méi Flexibilitéit; Frankräich a Schweden verdeedegen d'Verbuet. - De Klimakommissär Hoekstra seet, déi staark Elektroauto-Verkeef schwächen d'Argument fir e Réckzuch of. - De Virschlag muss nach vum Europaparlament a vum Rot ugeholl ginn — d'Positioune ginn an der éischter Halschent vun 2026 festgeluecht. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ännert de Virschlag vun der Kommissioun um 2035-Zil?** Amplaz 100 % manner CO2 um Auspuff vun 2035 un sollen et nach 90 % sinn. Déi lescht 10 % kënne mat E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffer a CO2-aarme Stol aus der EU ausgeglach ginn, an Hybriden a Verbrennungsautoe kéinte weider verkaaft ginn. **Q: Firwat war d'Reunioun zu Lëtzebuerg?** De Rot vun der EU dréit dräimol am Joer — am Abrëll, am Juni an am Oktober — zu Lëtzebuerg zesummen. Den Ëmweltrot huet do de Bilan iwwer d'CO2-Reegele fir Autoe gemaach, ënner der zypriotescher Ratspresidence. **Q: Wéini gëtt iwwer d'Reegel decidéiert?** D'Sëtzung war eng Bestandsopnam, keng Decisioun. De Virschlag muss vum Europaparlament a vun de Memberstaaten am Rot ugeholl ginn; béid Institutioune leeën hir Positioun an der éischter Halschent vun 2026 fest. ### Body Dräimol am Joer kënnt de Rot vun der EU op Lëtzebuerg — am Abrëll, am Juni an am Oktober. Den Donneschdeg war et erëm sou wäit, an um Ëmweltrot an der Stad ass eng Bréch tëscht de Paräis a Berlin opgaangen, déi iwwer ee vun de wuchtegste Klimaprojete vun der Unioun decidéiere wäert: d'geplangt Enn vum Verkaf vun neie Verbrennungsmotoren am Joer 2035. Op der Agenda stoung de Bilan iwwer d'Iwwerschaffe vun de CO2-Reegele fir Autoen a Camionnetten. D'Kommissioun hat de 16. Dezember 2025, am Kader vun hirem "Automotive-Pak", proposéiert, dat Zil ofzeschwächen. Amplaz vun de 100 % manner CO2 um Auspuff vun 2035 un, déi 2023 ënner "Fit for 55" beschloss goufen an de Verkaf vun neie Benzin- an Dieselween de facto verbidden, wëll d'Exekutiv elo nach 90 %. De leschten Zéngtel soll iwwer E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffer a CO2-aarme Stol aus der EU ausgeglach ginn. Geleet gëtt d'Reunioun ënner der zypriotescher Ratspresidence, déi an der éischter Halschent vun 2026 um Steier sëtzt. Zwou Wirtschaftsmuechten, zwou Richtungen Däitschland an Italien hunn d'Reunioun an der Stad genotzt, fir op nach méi Flexibilitéit ze drécken. Roum wëll engem méi breede Plaz fir Gefierer mat Biokraftstoff ginn, amplaz nëmmen op de réng elektresche Wee ze setzen. D'italienesch Vize-Ëmweltministerin Vannia Gava huet d'Sak als en industrielle Risiko duergestallt. Eng europäesch Strategie, déi op eng eenzeg Technologie fokusséiert ass, wäert eis an Zukunft a Gefor bréngen. Frankräich huet d'Géigendeel verdeedegt. D'Monique Barbut, zanter Oktober 2025 franséisch Ministesch fir d'ekologesch Transitioun, huet gewarnt, datt eng Verwässerung vun de Reegelen e schlecht Signal géif schécken an d'Investitiounen ophale géif, déi d'europäesch Konstrukteuren brauchen, fir mat de chineseschen an amerikanesche Konkurrenten beim Elektroauto matzehalen — dat schreift d'Agence Reuters. Paräis huet ugedeit, alles ze maachen, fir d'Ofschwächung bei der Ofstëmmung tëscht de Memberstaaten ze blockéieren. Schweden war ënner deene Länner, déi sech op d'Säit vu Frankräich gestallt hunn. De Klimakommissär Wopke Hoekstra, dee säi Dezember-Pak als e Wee bezeechent huet, fir "um Kurs Richtung Null-Emissiouns-Mobilitéit ze bleiwen", awer "e puer Flexibilitéiten anzeféieren", huet ugedeit, datt d'politescht Argument fir e Réckzuch ëmmer méi schwaach gëtt, well sech d'Elektroautoe méi séier verkafen wéi erwaart. "D'Zuele sinn tatsächlech spektakulär. De Verkaf vun Elektrogefierer, virun allem op den dräi gréisste Mäert, awer och Occasiounen, ass wierklech ganz beandrockend." Den Hoekstra huet zouginn, datt dee Schub e puer Regierungen an Deputéiert dozou bruecht huet, sech ze froen, ob d'Ofschwächung iwwerhaapt néideg wier. "E puer hunn tatsächlech gesot, souwuel Memberstaaten wéi och d'Europaparlament: 'Ass dat net e Zeechen, datt de Status quo scho gutt genuch war?'", sou de Kommissär laut Reuters. D'Bild ass awer net iwwerall d'selwecht: zu Polen ass de Verkaf vun Elektroautoe leschte Mount ëm 26 % erofgaangen. Wat d'Kommissioun op den Dësch geluecht huet D'Revisioun, déi de 16. Dezember 2025 virgestallt gouf, géif ëmkrämpelen, wat d'Konstrukteuren no 2035 nach verkafe kënnen. Déi wichtegst Elementer sinn: - 90 % amplaz 100 %: nei Autoe mussen hire CO2 um Auspuff vun 2035 un ëm 90 % reduzéieren, net méi voll ofschafen. - Ausgläich fir déi lescht 10 %: dee Rescht ka mat E-Fuels, Biokraftstoffer a CO2-aarme Stol aus der EU gedeckt ginn. - Eng Rettungsläin fir de Motor: Plug-in-Hybriden, Range-Extender, Mild-Hybriden a klassesch Verbrennungsautoe kéinten no 2035 weider verkaaft ginn — nieft Batterie- a Waasserstoffgefierer. - Hëllefen op anere Plazen: "Super-Credits" fir kleng, bezuelbar Elektroautoe vun an der EU, e méi mëllt Camionnette-Zil fir 2030 (40 % amplaz 50 %) an national Ziler fir méi gréng Firmeflotten. D'Vertrieder vun der Industrie a vu Berlin nennen dee Wee technologie-neutral. Wéi de Virschlag koum, huet de Bondeskanzler Friedrich Merz "méi Offenheet fir Technologie a méi Flexibilitéit" begréisst, an den Ëmweltminister Carsten Schneider huet gesot, hie géif de Konstrukteuren "méi Spillraum ginn, fir den Iwwergank an d'elektresch Zukunft ze steieren". D'Kritiker halen dogéint, datt een, wann ee Verbrennungsmotore mat der Verspriechen op rar an deier syntheetesch Brennstoffer am Liewe behält, riskéiert d'Elektrifizéierung ze bremsen — grad an deem Moment, wou d'europäesch Produzenten d'Skala brauchen, fir opzehuelen. De Wee bis bei d'Ofstëmmung D'Sëtzung den Donneschdeg an der Stad war eng Bestandsopnam, keng Decisioun. De Virschlag muss nach gemeinsam vum Europaparlament a vun de Memberstaaten am Rot ugeholl ginn. Béid Institutioune leeën hir Verhandlungspositioun an der éischter Halschent vun 2026 fest, ier d'Gespréicher zesummekommen. D'zypriotesch Presidence, déi de Rot bis Juli féiert, betreit den Dossier zanter Januar. Schonn an der ursprénglecher Reegel war fir 2026 eng Iwwerpréiwung virgesinn. Et geet ëm vill méi wéi den Inhalt vun engem Sëtzungssall. D'Resultat wäert d'Modellpalett vun den europäesche Konstrukteuren, de Präis an d'Wiel fir d'Automobiliste an d'Glafwierdegkeet vun den EU-Klimaziler fir 2040 a 2050 matbestëmmen — de Stroossentransport ass do en hartnäckege Brocken. Fir de Moment hänkt ee vun de meeschtbeuechte Stéchdeeg vun der Unioun dovun of, ob déi zwou gréisste Wirtschaftsmuechte sech eens ginn — eng Verhandlung, déi, passenderweis, op Lëtzebuerger Buedem ausgefacht gëtt. ### Sources - 'Spectacular' electric car sales weaken pressure to roll back combustion engine ban, EU climate chief says — Reuters via The Globe and Mail (Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-spectacular-electric-car-sales-weaken-pressure-to-roll-back-combustion/ - Environment Council, 25 June 2026 — Council of the European Union (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2026/06/25/ - EU carmakers to comply with 90% emissions reduction by 2035 as full combustion engine ban scrapped — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/16/eu-carmakers-to-comply-with-90-emissions-reduction-by-2035-as-full-combustion-engine-ban-s - EU eases stance on post-2035 car emissions rules, drawing mixed reactions from Germany — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eu-eases-stance-post-2035-car-emissions-rules-drawing-mixed-reactions-germany - Commission takes action for clean and competitive automotive sector (IP/25/3051) — European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_3051 - Germany and Italy launch joint call to soften EU's 2035 new combustion engine car ban — Clean Energy Wire: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-and-italy-launch-joint-call-soften-2035-new-eu-combustion-engine-car-ban - Monique Barbut — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Barbut - Carsten Schneider — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Schneider --- ## Brest veruerteelt Tankerkapitän — éischte Strofprozess géint Russlands Schiedeflott - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/boracay-kapitan-zu-brest-veruerteelt-russesch-schiedeflott - Published: 2026-06-25T16:54:44.007+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:54:44.007+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: a40448d6-9eb3-4140-91ed-ce9af76ee389 - Dateline: Saint-Nazaire, FR > D'Geriicht zu Brest huet de Kapitän vum staatelosen Tanker Boracay zu engem Joer Prisong veruerteelt — déi éischte Strof an Europa fir d'Behënnerung vun de Kontrollen op der russescher Schiedeflott. ### Summary E franséischt Geriicht huet als éischt an Europa de Kapitän vun engem Tanker aus der russescher Schiedeflott zu Prisong a Geldstrof veruerteelt — e Präzedenzfall fir d'Duerchsetzung vun den EU-Sanktiounen op See. ### Key facts - Den 30. Mäerz 2026 huet d'Geriicht zu Brest de Kapitän Chen Zhangjie an Ofwiesenheet zu engem Joer Prisong an enger Geldstrof vu 150.000 Euro veruerteelt. - Et ass déi éischte strofrechtlech Veruerteelung an Europa fir d'Behënnerung vun de Kontrollen op der russescher Schiedeflott. - D'franséisch Marine ass de 27. September 2025 un de staatelosen Tanker Boracay gaangen, dee russescht Ueleg vu Primorsk no Indien transportéiert hätt. - Juristesch Basis war d'Séirecht (UNCLOS): E Schëff ouni Fändel verléiert de Schutz vun engem Fändelstaat a ka kontrolléiert ginn. - Mam 19. Pak (557 Schëffer am ganzen) an 41 weidere Schëffer am Dezember verschäerft d'EU de Krackdown op d'Schiedeflott. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat huet Frankräich de Boracay dierfen un d'Bord goen, obwuel en an internationale Gewässer war?** Well den Tanker zu deem Moment guer kee Fändel gefouert huet. No der Séirechtskonventioun UNCLOS muss all Schëff seng Nationalitéit kënne beleeën; e staatelost Schëff verléiert de Schutz vun engem Fändelstaat a ka fir eng Fändelskontroll gestoppt ginn. D'Geriicht huet d'Argument vun der Verteidegung, Frankräich hätt keng Juridictioun, ofgewisen. **Q: Wat ass d'russesch Schiedeflott?** Eng locker Flott vun eelere, dacks net versécherten Tanker mat Gefällegkeetsfändelen, mat deenen Russland säin Ueleg ëm de Präisdeckel vun de G7 an der EU erëmschëfft. De Macron schat, datt si 30 bis 40 Prozent vum russesche Krichseffort finanzéiert — méi wéi 30 Milliarde Euro. **Q: Wat ass mam Kapitän an dem Schëff geschitt?** De Boracay gouf ëm den 3. Oktober 2025 erëm fräiginn an huet seng Rees fortgesat. De Kapitän gouf an Ofwiesenheet veruerteelt an et besteet en Haftbefehl géint hien, mä e wäert seng Strof kaum ofsëtzen. Seng Affekoten wëllen an d'Berufung goen. ### Body Et ass eng Saach, op Pabeier ëmmer méi laang Lëschte vu sanktionéierte Schëffer ze féieren — eng aner, dës Sanktiounen och um Mier duerchzesetzen. Mat engem Uerteel zu Brest huet Frankräich elo bewisen, datt et net bei der Pabeierform bleift: e Geriicht an der Bretagne huet de Kapitän vun engem Ueltanker veruerteelt, deen d'franséisch Marine-Kommandoen am leschten Hierscht virun der Küst gebuede haten. Et ass déi éischte strofrechtlech Veruerteelung an Europa, déi aus dem Kampf géint déi sougenannte russesch Schiedeflott erauswiisst. Den 30. Mäerz 2026 huet de Correctionnel-Tribunal zu Brest de Chen Zhangjie — e 39 Joer ale chineesesche Staatsbierger, dee de Tanker Boracay kommandéiert huet — zu engem Joer Prisong an enger Geldstrof vu 150.000 Euro (ronn 172.000 Dollar) veruerteelt an en Haftbefehl ausgestallt. De Prozess ass an Ofwiesenheet gelaf, well de Kapitän mat sengem Schëff Frankräich verlooss hat. Seng Affekoten hunn ugekënnegt, datt si an d'Berufung ginn. Vun engem Schëff ouni Fändel De Boracay ass en eelere Crude-Carrier vun der Aframax-Klass, dee schonn ënner de Nimm Kiwala a Pushpa ënnerwee war an ëmmer erëm nei umellt oder ëmgetaaft gouf. Ëm den 20. September 2025 hat en am baltesche Hafe Primorsk russescht Ueleg gelueden, no Berichter mat Kurs op Indien. Säit Oktober 2024 ënnerläit d'Schëff EU-Sanktiounen, säit Februar 2025 och briteschen — well et Pëtrol russeschen Urspronks transportéiert. Den 27. September sinn d'Marine-Kommandoen, op Basis vun Erkenntnesser, déi d'Schëff mat russescher "hybrider" Aktivitéit a Verbindung bruecht hunn, an internationale Gewässer virun Ouessant un d'Bord gaangen — um westlechen Zipfel vun der Bretagne. Den Tanker huet zu deem Moment guer kee Fändel gefouert. Frankräich huet en op der Rees virun Saint-Nazaire op Anker geluecht, de Kapitän an de Premier-Officier festgeholl an d'Schëff dunn ëm den 3. Oktober erëm fräiginn, sou datt et seng Rees laut Schëffstracker konnt fortsetzen. D'Stéchwuert vun der Uklo war alles anescht wéi Routine. D'franséischt Personal hätt sech "mat besonnescher Feindlechkeet vum Kapitän" konfrontéiert gesinn, sou de stellvertriedenden Procureur Gabriel Rollin viru Geriicht — eppes, wat zu engem geféierleche Manöver gezwongen hätt. De Kapitän gouf ugeklot, well en sech de Befeeler vun de franséischen Autoritéiten widdersat huet a well en d'Nationalitéit vum Schëff net konnt nowäisen. D'Verteidegung huet argumentéiert, d'Geschéien hätt sech an internationale Gewässer ofgespillt an Frankräich hätt dofir keng Juridictioun — eng Siicht, déi d'Geriicht ofgewise huet. Wisou e Fändel iwwer alles entscheet Frankräich huet sech op e ale Grondsaz vum Séirecht gestäipt: all Handelsschëff muss e Fändel féieren a muss d'Nationalitéit vu sengem Register kënne beleeën. E Schëff, dat dat net ka — also e staatelost Schëff — verléiert de Schutz, deen e Fändelstaat soss garantéiert, a ka gestoppt an inspizéiert ginn. Andeems d'franséisch Kräften de Boracay als fändellos behandelt hunn, hu si sech eng legal Basis ginn, fir e Schëff un d'Bord ze goen, dat soss an internationale Gewässer ausserhalb vun hirer Räichwäit gelee wier. Dës Ënnerscheedung huet Gewiicht fir de ganze Kampf. Déi meescht Tanker vun der Schiedeflott fueren just dofir weider, well se vun engem obskuren Gefällegkeetsfändel zum nächste sprangen a sech hannert intransparente Versécherer verstoppen — wat den europäesche Staaten ausser bei engem Hafenufankel kaum eng legal Handhab léisst. De franséische Fall weist e Wee: Wann d'Pabeieren vun engem sanktionéierte Schëff zerfalen, ka säi Fändel et och. E Beleidstest fir d'EU-Sanktiounen D'Schiedeflott ass déi locker Armada vun eelere, dacks net versécherten Tanker, mat deenen Russland säin Ueleg ëm de Präisdeckel vun de G7 an der EU erëmschëfft — e Deckel, deen d'Energie-Recetten zu Moskau dréchen leeë soll. Bréissel huet seng schwaarz Lëscht no an no erweidert: Dat 19. Sanktiounspak vun der EU, ugeholl den 23. Oktober 2025, huet 117 Schëffer dobäigesat an d'Gesamtzuel vun den EU-designéierte Schiedeflott-Schëffer op 557 bruecht — all eenzelt aus den EU-Häfen an aus enger breeder Palette vu maritime Servicer verbannt. Den 18. Dezember koumen nach eng Kéier 41 Schëffer derbäi. Mir wëllen den Drock op Russland erhéijen, fir et dovun ze iwwerzeegen, un den Verhandlungsdësch zréckzekommen. De President Emmanuel Macron, deen no der Interceptioun vum Boracay geschwat huet, huet de Krackdown an deem Sënn agerummt an geschat, datt d'Schiedeflott "30 bis 40 Prozent" vum russesche Krichseffort finanzéiert — "méi wéi 30 Milliarde Euro". D'EU-Kommissärin Maria Luís Albuquerque huet dat lescht Pak genee sou beschriwwen: D'Unioun setze "eng ganz breet Palette vun zousätzleche Moossnamen an, fir déi schwächelnd russesch Wirtschaft nach weider ze schwächen". Et geet awer net just ëm d'Bilan vu Moskau. Vill vun dësen Tanker sinn Joerzéngten al an hunn keng unerkannte Versécherung, wat d'Risiko vun engem Ueleg-Ofloss an e puer vun den dichtst befuere Mierregioune vun Europa erhéicht. Si goufen och a Sécherheetsalarmer verwéckelt: De Boracay war ëm den 22. September virun Dänemark ënnerwee, wéi Drohnen de Fluchhafe vu Kopenhagen lamgeluecht hunn, an et gouf als méiglechen Ofschossplaz genannt. De Macron sot, en kéint e Lien net ausschléissen, hätt awer kee Beweis; Moskau huet all Bedeelegung ofgestridden. Wat elo kënnt Russland huet déi westlech Zougrëffer als illegal ofgedoen. De President Wladimir Putin huet d'franséisch Operatioun als "Piraterie" bezeechent a gesot, den Tanker wier "an neutrale Gewässer ouni jeeglech Rechtfäerdegung beschloen" ginn. Trotzdeem ginn ëmmer méi europäesch Staaten — Frankräich, nieft de baltesche an nordeschen Regierungen — méi forsch beim Inspizéiere vu verdächtegen Tanker an oder bei hire Gewässer, an der Wett, datt déi juristesch a Reputatiounskäschten Ariederen a Crewë ofschrecken. D'Uerteel vu Brest wäert d'Schiedeflott net eleng op de Strand setzen. De Boracay ass weidergefuer, a säi Kapitän wäert seng Strof kaum ofsëtzen. Mä andeems et eng perséinlech strofrechtlech Verantwortung un d'Behënnerung op See knëppt, huet Frankräich e Signal ginn: D'Männer op der Bréck — net just d'Schëffer an d'Bréifkëschtefirmen — kënnen elo zur Rechenschaft gezunn ginn. Fir eng EU, déi hir Sanktiounen méi séier opschreift wéi se se duerchsetze kann, ass dat de méi wäitreechende Präzedenzfall. ### Sources - France investigates suspected shadow-fleet oil tanker anchored off its coast — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251001-france-investigates-suspected-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-anchored-off-its-coast - France detains Russian 'shadow' tanker to disrupt war in Ukraine — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/france-detains-russian-shadow-tanker-to-disrupt-war-in-ukraine - Russia-linked 'shadow fleet' oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251003-russia-linked-oil-tanker-stopped-by-france-resumes-voyage-according-to-vessel-trackers - France hands captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker one-year jail sentence — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260330-france-hands-captain-of-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-one-year-jail-sentence - French Court Sentences Shadow Fleet Tanker's Captain to One Year in Prison — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-court-sentences-shadow-fleet-tanker-s-captain-to-one-year-in-prison - France Starts Trial of Shadow Tanker Captain Charged with Disobeying Orders — The Maritime Executive: https://maritime-executive.com/article/france-starts-trail-of-shadow-tanker-captain-charged-with-disobeying-orders - French court convicts Chinese captain of oil tanker linked to Russian shadow fleet — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348452/french-court-convicts-chinese-captain-oil-tanker-linked-russian-shadow-fleet - France detains sanctioned Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/france-detains-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-boracay/ - EU adopts 19th package of sanctions against Russia — European Commission: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-adopts-19th-package-sanctions-against-russia-2025-10-23_en - 19th package of sanctions against Russia: EU targets Russian energy, third-country banks and crypto providers — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/23/19th-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-eu-targets-russian-energy-third-country-banks-and-crypto-providers/ - Council sanctions 41 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet — Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/18/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-council-sanctions-41-vessels-of-the-russian-shadow-fleet/ - France sentences tanker captain as EU cracks down on Russian shadow fleet — E&E News / POLITICO: https://www.eenews.net/articles/france-sentences-tanker-captain-as-eu-cracks-down-on-russian-shadow-fleet/ --- ## DKV bleift Leader bei der Zousazversécherung – nëmmen den Expat-Beräich ass elo beim Foyer - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/dkv-letzebuerg-bleift-leader-globality-bei-foyer - Published: 2026-06-25T16:45:47.366+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:45:47.366+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: ac55f5c6-7432-4c59-8790-e33bf25be59a - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > DKV Luxembourg verléisst de Marché net a bleift déi gréisste Zousazkrankeversécherung am Land. Wat sech wierklech geännert huet, ass de Verkaf vum fréiere Schwësterbetrib Globality un de Foyer. ### Summary DKV Luxembourg (LALUX-Grupp) bleift Leader bei der Zousazversécherung. Déi eigentlech Ännerung war 2023 de Kaf vum Expat-Spezialist Globality duerch de Foyer – eng Konsolidéierung, keng Zoumaachung. ### Key facts - DKV Luxembourg (LALUX-Grupp) bleift den Numm-Leader bei der privater Zousazgesondheetsversécherung an hält seng Produiten och 2026 um Marché. - Déi eigentlech Ännerung war de Kaf vum Expat-Spezialist Globality (fréier 'DKV Globality') duerch de Foyer – ënnerschriwwen den 10. Mäerz 2023, ofgeschloss am Juli 2023 no Accord vum CAA. - Globality gouf an Foyer Global Health, dem Foyer senger IPMI-Mark zënter 2014, integréiert – eng Konsolidéierung, keng Zoumaachung. - Verkeefer war d'ERGO Reiseversicherung AG (ERGO Group / Munich Re); déi al Verdeelungspartnerschaft tëscht Globality, ERGO an DKV gëtt weidergefouert. - De Komplementär-Marché deele sech véier Acteuren ënner CAA-Opsiicht: CMCM, DKV Luxembourg, Foyer an AXA. ### FAQ **Q: Verléisst DKV Luxembourg de Marché?** Nee. DKV Luxembourg S.A. bleift aktiv an ass de Leader bei der privater Zousazgesondheetsversécherung am Grand-Duché. Si ass zënter dem 31. Mäerz 2015 eng 100-prozenteg Duechter vun der LALUX-Grupp an handelt als 'DKV Luxembourg by LALUX'. Hir Produiten ginn och 2026 weider ugebueden. **Q: Wat huet de Foyer da genee kaaft?** De Foyer huet 100 % vun der Globality S.A. iwwerholl – e Versécherer zu Lëtzebuerg, dee fréier 'DKV Globality' geheescht huet a sech op international privat Krankeversécherung (IPMI) fir Expaten spezialiséiert. Hien ass elo Deel vu Foyer Global Health. **Q: Wéini gouf den Deal ofgeschloss?** D'Accord gouf den 10. Mäerz 2023 ënnerschriwwen, an de Kaf gouf am Juli 2023 (ronn de 26. Juli) ofgeschloss, nodeems de Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) säin Accord ginn huet. **Q: Ännert sech eppes fir mäi Komplementärkontrakt?** Fir d'Versécherten doheem ass de praktesche Message beroulegend: de Betrib op Ärem Zousazkontrakt ass mat grousser Wahrscheinlechkeet genau dee selwechten. De Globality-Deal betrëfft de Geschäft mat den Expaten, net de klassesche Komplementär. ### Body Wann e Stéchwuert grad doheem ënnert de Leit geet, da léisst sech mat dem Numm DKV spillen. Mä dee Numm steet zu Lëtzebuerg net méi fir ee Betrib, mä fir der zwee, déi ganz wäit auserneen leien. Op där enger Säit DKV Luxembourg, déi féierend Zousazkrankeversécherung am Land, déi ganz normal weiderschafft. Op där anerer Säit en internationale Versécherer, dee fréier "DKV Globality" geheescht huet an deen elo komplett aus dem DKV-Ëmfeld eraus an an d'Hänn vum lokale Concurrent Foyer iwwergaangen ass. Fir d'Stéit ass dee Verschidd net onwichteg. D'Zousazversécherung – de "complémentaire" – ass zu Lëtzebuerg vill verbreet, well se dee Stéck Käschte iwwerhëlt, deen d'CNS net dréit. Dofir kuckt all Versécherten genau hin, wann an deem Eck vum Marché en Eegentumswiessel geschitt. Mä dat, wat tatsächlech geschitt ass, ass méi schmuel wéi d'Gerüchter heiansdo gleewe loossen – an et betrëfft de Geschäft mat den Expaten, net dee klassesche Komplementär, dee meeschte Leit doheem hunn. De Kaf, deen den Expat-Eck nei opgestallt huet Den 10. Mäerz 2023 huet de Foyer S.A. – déi gréisste privat Versécherungs- a Finanzgrupp zu Lëtzebuerg, 1922 gegrënnt – sech d'accord ginn, 100 % vun den Aktien vun der Globality S.A. ze iwwerhuelen. Verkeefer war d'ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, en Deel vun der ERGO Group AG, déi hirersäits dem däitsche Réckversécherer Munich Re gehéiert, esou d'Communiqué vum Foyer. D'Transaktioun, déi de Feu vert vum Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) gebraucht huet, gouf am Juli 2023 ofgeschloss. D'Globality ass keen alldeegleche Kafobjet. De Versécherer mat Sëtz zu Lëtzebuerg huet am Abrëll 2008 ugefaangen ze schaffen a war fréier ënnert dem Numm "DKV Globality" um Marché – de Spezialist fir Expat-Gesondheetsversécherung vu Munich Health an der Munich-Re-Grupp. Hie konzentréiert sech op international privat Krankeversécherung (IPMI) – also Schutz fir Leit, déi am Ausland schaffen a liewen, fir Expaten an Onofhängeger – an net op d'Komplementär-Policen, déi un d'Awunner zu Lëtzebuerg verkaaft ginn. De Foyer huet de Betrib an Foyer Global Health integréiert, seng IPMI-Mark, déi hien zënter 2014 opbaut, an déi zwou Equippen zesummebruecht, fir am grenziwwergräifende Expat-Marché ze wuessen. Wichteg: dat war eng Konsolidéierung, keng Zoumaachung. De Foyer an d'ERGO hu sech d'accord ginn, déi al Verdeelungs- a Servicepartnerschaft tëscht Globality, ERGO an DKV weiderzeféieren, an d'Produiten lafen weider iwwer déi international Verdeelungsnetzer vun ERGO an DKV. "Ech si frou, de Kaf vu Globality unzekënnegen, well en eis ouni Zweiwel erlaabt, eist Wuesstem am internationale Gesondheetsversécherungssecteur ze beschleunegen. Während mir eise Clienten weltwäit weiderhin déi héchst Qualitéit u Service bidden, hieft dës Geleeënheet de Foyer als Mark op en héchst international Niveau." — Marc Lauer, Generaldirekter vum Foyer S.A. DKV Luxembourg bleift do, wou et war Déi DKV, mat där déi meeschte Leit doheem ze dinn hunn, ass eng komplett aner Entitéit – an déi bleift. DKV Luxembourg S.A. ass zënter 1981 op Zousazgesondheets-, Reesgesondheets- a Verdéngschtausfallversécherung spezialiséiert an ass zënter dem 31. Mäerz 2015 eng 100-prozenteg Duechtergesellschaft vun der LALUX-Grupp (La Luxembourgeoise). Si trëtt elo ënner dem Numm "DKV Luxembourg by LALUX" op an ass, no de onofhängege Versécherungsvergläicher, de Leader bei der privater Zousazgesondheetsversécherung am Grand-Duché. Hir Palett u Komplementär-Produiten gëtt och 2026 weider ugebueden, an de Betrib bleift, wéi seng Concurrenten, ënner der Opsiicht vum CAA. Mat anere Wierder: déi zwee Äerm, déi sech fréier den DKV-Numm gedeelt hunn, hu sech getrennt. De Komplementär doheem läit an der LALUX-Grupp, dat international Expat-Geschäft läit beim Foyer. An den ëffentleche reglementaresche Matdeelungen an de Communiquéë vun de Betriber gëtt et keen eenzegt Unzeeche, datt DKV Luxembourg sech vum Marché géif zréckzéien. Wéi de Komplementär ronderëm d'CNS funktionéiert Datt dat alles iwwerhaapt eppes bei de Versécherten ausléist, läit un der Struktur vun eisem Gesondheetssystem. D'Caisse nationale de santé (CNS) ass de gesetzleche Réckgrat a rembourséiert de Gros vun der gängeger Versuergung – d'Vergläicher setzen d'Zuel op ronn 88 % vum konventionnellen Tarif fir Konsultatiounen bei Erwuessenen an op 100 % fir Kanner ënner 18 Joer. Mä bedeitend Käschten falen doriwwer eraus: privat Spidolszëmmeren, gehuewen Zänneraarbecht, Optik a Laseroperatioune vun den Aen. D'Zousazversécherung gëtt et just, fir dat ofzedecken, wat d'CNS net hëlt. Dee Komplementär-Marché deele sech haaptsächlech véier Acteuren, all ënner der Opsiicht vum CAA, opgedeelt tëscht enger Mutuelle ouni Gewënnzweck a kommerziellen Versécherer: - CMCM – eng Mutuelle ouni Gewënnzweck, déi kee medezinesche Questionnaire verlaangt; - DKV Luxembourg – Deel vun der LALUX-Grupp, zënter 1981 um Marché; - Foyer – den heemesche Versécherer, deen elo och de Globality/Foyer-Global-Health-Expat-Geschäft besëtzt; - AXA – den heemeschen Aarm vun der franséischer Grupp, mat perséinleche Präisser. Op deem Hannergrond versteet ee de Foyer-Globality-Kaf am beschten als Konsolidéierung um internationalen, expatesche Rand vum Marché – an net als Ëmbroch beim alldeegleche Komplementär, dee mat der CNS Hand an Hand geet. D'DKV-Mark ass aus engem Segment eraus – dat grenziwwergräifend Expat-Geschäft fiert elo ënner de Faarwe vum Foyer – bleift awer den éischten Numm um heemesche Zousazmarché, deen déi meeschten Awunner zu Lëtzebuerg tatsächlech ofschléissen. Fir d'Versécherten ass d'praktesch Noriicht beroulegend langweileg: de Betrib op Ärem Komplementärkontrakt ass mat grousser Wahrscheinlechkeet genau dee selwechten ewéi virdrun. ### Sources - Foyer S.A. acquires Globality S.A. (press release) — Foyer Group: https://groupe.foyer.lu/en/news/press/foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality — ITIJ: https://www.itij.com/latest/news/foyer-completes-acquisition-globality - Foyer acquires Globality, boosts position in expat market — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/foyer-acquires-globality-boost - Foyer Completes Acquisition of Globality — Global Benefits Vision: https://www.global-benefits-vision.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality/ - Foyer S.A. Acquires Globality S.A. — iPMI Magazine: https://ipmimagazine.com/medical-health-insurance/en/news/insurance-industry-mergers-acquisitions/item/6393-foyer-s-a-acquires-globality-s-a - Foyer completes acquisition of Globality to expand IPMI business — Health & Protection: https://healthcareandprotection.com/foyer-completes-acquisition-of-globality-to-strengthen-ipmi-business/ - Globality Health (insurer profile, formerly DKV Globality / Munich Health) — CCW Global: https://ccw-global.com/insurers/globality-health - DKV Globality: International Health Insurance Company — International Health Cover: https://www.international-health-cover.com/medical-insurance-providers/dkv-international.html - Supplémentaire Santé Luxembourg: Comparateur 2026 — CMCM, DKV, Foyer, AXA — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/health/ - DKV Luxembourg: All Health Insurance Plans in 2026 — Switchr.lu: https://switchr.lu/en/insurance/companies/dkv/ - DKV in Luxembourg (insurer profile, LALUX Group, since 1981) — Boleron EU: https://boleron.eu/en/luxembourg/insurer/dkv/ - Understanding the health system in Luxembourg: mutual insurers vs insurance companies — Foyer: https://www.foyer.lu/en/blog/understanding-the-health-system-in-luxembourg-what-are-the-differences-between-mutual-insurers-and-insurance-companies/ --- ## Bis un de Rand vun engem Schwaarze Lach: Fuerscher liesen d'Spuren um Horizont - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/schwaarzt-lach-horizont-gravitatiounswellen-gw250114-ergosfar - Published: 2026-06-25T16:19:10.493+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:19:10.493+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: ac589661-a876-4b96-992b-a50b4d2e3a9f - Dateline: Waterloo, Ontario, CA > Aus dem klorsten Gravitatiounswellen-Signal, dat jee opgeholl gouf, mengt en internationaalt Team fir d'éischte Kéier de Fanger-Ofdrock vum Eventhorizont vun engem Schwaarze Lach erausgelies ze hunn. ### Summary D'Signal GW250114 vun zwee fusionéierte Schwaarze Lächer huet et erlaabt, méi no beim Eventhorizont ze moossen wéi jee virdrun — an d'Resultat passt op Einstein seng Viraussoen. ### Key facts - D'Signal GW250114 gouf den 14. Januar 2025 vum LIGO opgefaangen an ass dat klorst Gravitatiounssignal bis haut — dräi bis véiermol méi haart wéi déi éischt Detektioun. - Fir d'éischte Kéier konnten d'Fuerscher eng "direkt Well" isoléieren, déi direkt vu baussen um Eventhorizont kënnt an dofir Informatioune méi no beim Horizont dréit wéi jee virdrun. - D'Well verréit d'Matzéie vum Raum-Zäit ("frame dragging") an der Ergosfär — eng éischt direkt Messung vun dësem Effekt bei engem Schwaarze Lach. - D'Messunge passen op Einstein seng allgemeng Relativitéitstheorie a maache fir d'Zukunft méi präzis Tester méiglech. - Extern Experte fannen d'Analyse iwwerzeegend, betounen awer, datt eng onofhängeg Verifikatioun nach néideg ass. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass GW250114?** Et ass e Gravitatiounswellen-Signal, dat den 14. Januar 2025 vun den zwou LIGO-Antennen zu Hanford a Livingston opgefaange gouf. Et staamt vun der Fusioun vun zwee Schwaarze Lächer an ass dat klorst sou Signal, dat bis haut opgeholl gouf. **Q: Wat ass un dëser Entdeckung nei?** D'Team huet eng sougenannt "direkt Well" isoléiert, déi direkt vu baussen um Eventhorizont kënnt. Domat konnte si Informatioune méi no beim Horizont moossen wéi jee virdrun an den Ofdrock vum Eventhorizont liesen. **Q: Ass dat e Foto vun engem Schwaarze Lach?** Nee. Et handelt sech ëm e Gravitatiounswellen-Resultat vum LIGO, net ëm e Bild vum Event Horizon Telescope. E puer Medien hunn dat falsch beschriwwen. Déi zwou Methoden ergänzen sech, mä hei goufen d'Schwéngunge vum Raum-Zäit gemooss. **Q: Wat bedeit d'Resultat fir Einstein seng Theorie?** D'Messunge passen op d'Viraussoe vun der allgemenger Relativitéitstheorie vun 1915. D'Resultat widderleet Einstein net, mä mécht en neie Beobachtungskanal op, fir d'Theorie an Zukunft nach méi schaarf ze testen. ### Body Wat geschitt direkt virum Punkt, vun deem aus net emol méi d'Liicht entkomme kann? Eng Equipe vu Fuerscher mengt elo, fir d'éischte Kéier eng Äntwert dorobber an de Schwéngunge vum Raum-Zäit-Gefüge gelies ze hunn. An de Wellen, déi zwee Schwaarz Lächer beim Zesummeprallen ausgeschéckt hunn, hu si no eegenen Aussoen de schwaache Ofdrock vum Eventhorizont entdeckt — also vun där Grenz, ronderëm e Schwaarzt Lach, hannert där et keen Zréck méi gëtt. D'Signal mam Numm GW250114 ass den 14. Januar 2025 vun den zwou Antennen vum LIGO-Observatoire (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) opgefaange ginn — eng zu Hanford am US-Staat Washington, déi aner zu Livingston a Louisiana. Et ass dat klorst Gravitatiounswellen-Signal, dat bis haut opgeholl gouf, ongeféier dräi bis véiermol méi haart wéi déi alleréischt Detektioun virun engem Joerzéngt. Genee dës aussergewéinlech Kloerheet huet et de Fuerscher méiglech gemaach, an eng Zon ze kucken, déi bis elo onerreechbar bliwwen ass. D'Etude ass an der Fachzäitschrëft Nature publizéiert ginn. Hannert der Aarbecht stinn d'Fuerschungszentrum fir Gravitatiounswellen OzGrav vun der Australian National University an d'Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics am kanadesche Waterloo, zesumme mat Kolleegen aus den USA an aus Spuenien. Eng "direkt Well" vum Rand vum Ofgrond Wann zwee Schwaarz Lächer zesummeprallen, da bréngt déi Gewalt de Raum-Zäit ronderëm zum Schwéngen, sou wéi eng Klack, op déi een dréchent. Dee gréissten Deel vun deem Signal ass scho fréier studéiert ginn. Awer dran versteckt läit eng kleng, bis elo schlecht verstanen Komponent, déi d'Team déi direkt Well nennt — Gravitatiounsstralung, déi direkt vu baussen um Horizont vum nei entstanene Schwaarze Lach erauskënnt. Andeem si dee leschte Stouss isoléiert hunn, hunn d'Wëssenschaftler no eegenen Aussoen Informatioune méi no beim Eventhorizont erausgeholl wéi jee virdrun. Laut der Etude schwéngt déi direkt Well bal mat der duebeler Rotatiounsfrequenz vum Horizont an dofläckt dann an engem Tempo of, dat duerch d'Uewerflächegravitatioun vum Horizont festgeluecht ass — e ganz präzist Muster, dat d'allgemeng Relativitéitstheorie virausgesot huet an dat d'Donnéeë schéngen ze bestätegen. D'Fuerscher mellen e Beweis fir déi direkt Well mat engem Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis vun ongeféier 14 an der LIGO-Antenne zu Hanford. Dëse Begrëff vum Horizont vun engem Schwaarze Lach kënnt normalerweis just an der Science-Fiction vir. Awer elo si mir wierklech an der Lag, d'Zon ronderëm den Horizont mat gravitativen Donnéeën unzepaken. Esou seet et de Sizheng Ma vum Perimeter Institute, ee vun den Haaptauteure vun der Etude. Iwwer d'Resultat huet hien derbäigesat: "Heiansdo kann ech net gleewen, datt dat hei wierklech geschitt." De Wirbel am Raum-Zäit-Gefüge Wat déi direkt Well an sech dréit, ass eng vun de méi komeschen Viraussoe vun der Relativitéitstheorie: d'Matzéie vum Raum-Zäit (op Englesch "frame dragging"). E rotéierend Schwaarzt Lach sëtzt net einfach roueg am Raum; et dréit d'Gefüge vum Raum-Zäit ronderëm sech mat, sou datt alles an der Noperschaft gezwonge gëtt, sech matzedréinen. An där bannenzeger Zon, der sougenannter Ergosfär, kann näischt méi stoe bleiwen. Den Neil Lu, Doktorand un der Australian National University a Mat-Auteur, beschreift déi direkt Well als Stralung, "déi direkt vu baussen um Eventhorizont kënnt, wou alles, wat an d'Schwaarzt Lach erafält, dëst Matzéie vum Raum-Zäit erlieft" — e Phänomen, dat hie mat Waasser an engem Wirbel vergläicht, dat d'Objeten zwéngt, sech matzedréinen. De Maximiliano Isi, Astrophysiker fir Gravitatiounswellen op der Columbia University, deen net un der Etude bedeelegt war, huet en alldeeglecht Bild ugebueden: "Dat ass ähnlech, wéi wann ee Glas an en Dësch dréckt an et verdréit, sou datt sech d'Dëschduch ronderëm opwéckelt", huet hien der Noriichtenagence AFP gesot. D'Duch an dësem Verglach ass de Raum-Zäit selwer. D'Messung, esou d'Auteuren, kënnt enger éischter direkter Oflies vum Matzéie vum Raum-Zäit an der Ergosfär vun engem Schwaarze Lach gläich — an enger neier Manéier, fir d'Physik vun der Zon no beim Horizont ze studéieren, wou d'Gravitatioun am extremste ass. Einstein nach eng Kéier confirméiert Souwuel d'Schwaarz Lächer wéi och d'Matzéie vum Raum-Zäit goufen am Joer 1915 vun der allgemenger Relativitéitstheorie virausgesot. E Joerhonnert duerno passen déi nei Messunge mat deem zesummen, wat d'Theorie virschreift, an se reien sech an eng laang Serie vun experimentellen Erfolleger an. D'Bedeitung läit awer manner doran, Einstein ze widderleeën, wéi doran, e neie Beobachtungskanal opzemaachen. Wann déi direkt Well an zukünftege Fusioune gemooss ka ginn, da gëtt et de Physiker en neit Instrument an d'Hand, fir d'Relativitéitstheorie an deenen stäerksten héich bekannten Gravitatiounsfelder ze testen — an no all Rëss ze sichen, wou sech eng nei Physik verstoppe kéint. Extern Experten hunn zur gewinnter Virsiicht opgeruff, déi en eenzegt grousst Resultat begleet. Den italieenesche theoreetesche Physiker Francesco Sannino huet d'Analyse als "iwwerzeegend" an d'Resultater als "frappant" bezeechent, awer betount, datt se eng onofhängeg Verifikatioun brauchen, ier d'Communautéit d'Detektioun als geséchert ukuckt. Déi wichtegst Punkte vun der Aarbecht am Iwwerbléck: - D'Evenement: GW250114, d'Fusioun vun zwee Schwaarze Lächer, déi de 14. Januar 2025 vum LIGO opgefaange gouf — dat haartst Gravitatiounssignal, dat bis elo beobacht gouf. - D'Entdeckung: eng "direkt Well", déi den Ofdrock vum Eventhorizont vum iwwregbliwwene Schwaarze Lach dréit, fir d'éischte Kéier isoléiert. - D'Physik: d'Frequenz vun der Well verréit d'Rotatioun vum Horizont (Matzéie vum Raum-Zäit), an hir Offlaachung verréit d'Uewerflächegravitatioun. - D'Urteel: déi gemoossen Eegenschafte passe mat der Relativitéitstheorie a maachen de Wee fir méi schaarf Tester an Zukunft op. E Punkt soll bei all den Iwwerschrëfte richteg verstane ginn: Et handelt sech hei ëm e Gravitatiounswellen-Resultat, also ëm d'Lauschteren um Raum-Zäit duerch de LIGO, an net ëm e neit Foto vum Event Horizon Telescope. Déi zwou Approchen ergänzen sech — déi eng fotograféiert d'Silhouette vun engem Schwaarze Lach, déi aner fillt d'Schaudere vun engem Zesummeprall — mä dës Kéier war et d'Schaudere, dat de Fanger-Ofdrock vum Horizont matgedroen huet. ### Sources - 'Fingerprints' of Black Hole's Event Horizon Detected for First Time — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5288082-%E2%80%98fingerprints%E2%80%99-black-hole%E2%80%99s-event-horizon-detected-first-time - 'Fingerprints' of black hole's event horizon detected for first time — Dawn (AFP): https://www.dawn.com/news/2010653/fingerprints-of-black-holes-event-horizon-detected-for-first-time - Binary black hole signal probes event horizon region for first time — Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2026-06-binary-black-hole-probes-event.html - A 'direct wave' from colliding black holes reveals signature of a whirlpool in spacetime — The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/a-direct-wave-from-colliding-black-holes-reveals-signature-of-a-whirlpool-in-spacetime-286032 - Scientists May Have Detected The First Signature of a Black Hole's Event Horizon — ScienceAlert: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-detected-the-first-signature-of-a-black-holes-event-horizon - GW250114 reveals black hole horizon signatures (preprint) — arXiv:2510.01001: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01001 - GW250114 - Wikipedia — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW250114 --- ## Iewescht Geriicht léisst Trump de Schutz fir Haitianer a Syrer ofschafen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ieweschtgeriicht-usa-tps-schutz-haiti-syrien-ofschafung-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T16:11:36.816+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T16:11:36.816+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 76204c94-bbac-41d2-8b7a-288e7faf6527 - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Mat 6 zu 3 Stëmmen entscheet d'Iewescht Geriicht datt d'Justiz dem Trump seng Decisioun net iwwerpréiwe kann — méi wéi 350.000 Mënsche verléieren hire Statut. ### Summary D'Iewescht Geriicht vun den USA huet de Wee fräi gemaach fir den temporäre Schutzstatut vu Mënschen aus Haiti a Syrien opzehiewen — eng Decisioun déi méi wéi 350.000 Mënschen d'Aarbechtserlaabnis an de Schutz virun der Ausweisung kascht. ### Key facts - D'Iewescht Geriicht vun den USA huet mat 6 zu 3 entscheet, datt d'Justiz d'Ofschafung vum temporäre Schutzstatut (TPS) net iwwerpréife kann. - Méi wéi 350.000 Haitianer an ongeféier 6.000 Syrer verléieren hire legale Statut, hir Aarbechtserlaabnis an de Schutz virun der Ausweisung. - D'Majoritéit huet sech op d'Gesetz 8 U.S.C. §1254a gestäipt, dat eng geriichtlech Iwwerpréiwung ausschléisst, an en Diskriminatiounsvirworf zréckgewisen. - D'Géigestëmm vun der Riichterin Kagan huet gewarnt, datt et just ëm d'Recht goung, bis zum Enn vum Prozess am Land ze bleiwen. - D'Uerteel dierft parallel Prozesser fir Venezuela, Honduras, Nikaragua, Südsudan a Somalia beaflossen — den TPS deckt bal 1,3 Milliounen Mënschen of. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass den temporäre Schutzstatut (TPS)?** Den TPS ass e Programm, deen de US-Kongress 1990 geschaf huet. Hie schützt Leit aus bestëmmte Länner virun der Ausweisung a gëtt hinnen eng Aarbechtserlaabnis, wann e Krich, eng Katastroph oder eng aner Krises eng Réckkéier ze geféierlech mécht. **Q: Wéi vill Mënsche si vum Uerteel betraff?** Direkt betraff si méi wéi 350.000 Haitianer an ongeféier 6.000 Syrer. Insgesamt deckt den TPS bal 1,3 Milliounen Mënschen aus ronn 17 Länner of, an d'Decisioun dierft och hir Situatioun beaflossen. **Q: Kënnen déi betraffe Leit nach eppes maachen?** Verléiere si den TPS, kommen se an déi normal Ausweisungsprozedur. E puer kënnen individuell Asyl oder en aneren Schutz unfroen, mä dat ass vill méi enk wéi de breede Schutz, deen den TPS bitt. ### Body D'Iewescht Geriicht vun den USA huet en Donneschdeg dem Donald Trump seng Regierung d'Recht ginn, de Schutz virun der Ausweisung fir honnertdausende vu Mënschen aus Haiti a Syrien opzehiewen. D'Riichter hunn entscheet datt d'Bundesgeriichter keng Befugnis hunn, dës Regierungsdecisioun nach eng Kéier op de Leescht ze huelen — e Programm deen zu de wichtegsten humanitäre Migratiounsinstrumenter vun den USA gehéiert. Den Uerteel mat 6 zu 3 Stëmmen am Fall Mullin v. Doe kippt déi viregt Decisioune vun ënneschte Geriichter, déi d'Ofschafung gestoppt haten. Méi wéi 350.000 Haitianer an ongeféier 6.000 Syrer verléieren elo hire legale Statut, hir Aarbechtserlaabnis a riskéieren, aus dem Land geheit ze ginn. D'Geriicht huet sech laanscht déi gewinnt ideologesch Linnen opgedeelt: déi sechs konservativ Riichter an der Majoritéit, déi dräi liberal an der Minoritéit. Wat genee entscheet gouf Et geet ëm den temporäre Schutzstatut, op Englesch Temporary Protected Status (TPS), e Programm dee de Kongress 1990 geschaf huet. Hie léisst de Sécherheetsminister Leit aus bestëmmte Länner virun der Ausweisung schützen, wann e Krich, eng Katastroph oder eng aner Krises eng Réckkéier ze geféierlech mécht. Dat Gesetz dohannert, 8 U.S.C. Paragraf 1254a, seet datt d'Decisioune vum Minister, esou e Statut ze ginn oder opzehiewen, net vun de Geriichter iwwerpréift kënne ginn. De Riichter Samuel Alito huet am Numm vun der Majoritéit geschriwwen, datt dës Spär d'Klo vun de Concernéierten ofblocks. Mat him gestëmmt hunn de President vum Geriicht John Roberts an d'Riichter Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh an Amy Coney Barrett. D'TPS-Gesetz verbitt kloer, datt déi net-verfassungsrechtlech Fuerderunge vun de Klëschten iwwerhaapt nach an Acht geholl ginn. D'Geriicht huet och d'Argument zréckgewisen, d'Ofschafung vum Statut fir Haiti wier vu rassistesche Motiver gepräägt — e Punkt dee sech op Aussoe vum Trump a vun der deemoleger Sécherheetsministesch Kristi Noem gestäipt huet, déi d'Ofschafung 2025 ugeuerdent hat. Fir d'Majoritéit drécken déi zitéiert Aussoe politesch Iwwerleeungen aus, déi och op rasseneutrale Grënn berouë kéinten. Eng schaarf Géigestëmm D'Riichterin Elena Kagan, mat där d'Riichterinnen Sonia Sotomayor a Ketanji Brown Jackson gestëmmt hunn, huet widdersprach. Si huet betount, datt déi Concernéiert just d'Méiglechkeet wollten, am Land ze bleiwe bis hire Fall geklärt ass — net e Recht, fir ëmmer ze bleiwen. "Si froen no nëmmen enger Saach: datt si an dësem Land kënne bleiwen, soulaang si weider ëm hir Fuerderunge virum Geriicht streiden", schreift d'Kagan a senger Géigestëmm. D'Kagan huet zouginn, datt den TPS "e temporäre Programm" ass, deen "de Klëschten net en endlosen humanitäre Schutz versprach huet". Trotzdeem, esou si, verlaangt d'Gesetz, datt d'Regierung déi richteg Prozedure follegt, ier se en esou e Statut ophieft. Affekoten vun de Migrante warne virun den dramatesche Konsequenze fir Mënschen, déi zréck op Haiti geschéckt ginn, wou d'Staatsmuecht ënner der Gewalt vu Banden zesummegebrach ass, an op Syrien. "Haut huet d'Iewescht Geriicht der Regierung erlaabt, e fundamentale humanitäre Schutz z'ignoréieren", sot den Ahilan Arulanantham, Jure-Professer un der University of California zu Los Angeles, dee TPS-Inhaber vertrëtt. Wie betraff ass D'Ofschafung war vu Bundesriichter zu Washington (fir Haiti) an zu New York (fir Syrien) gestoppt ginn, an zwee Appellsgeriichter haten et ofgeleent, anzegräifen. Mat deenen Uerdnungen elo opgehuewen, kann d'Regierung weiderfueren. Wien den TPS verléiert, dee verléiert: - de Schutz virun der Ausweisung — domat kommen d'Betraffen an déi normal Ausweisungsprozedur; - déi bundesweit Aarbechtserlaabnis, déi un de Statut gebonnen ass; - fir e puer bleift d'Méiglechkeet, individuell Asyl oder en aneren Schutz unzefroen — wat awer vill méi enk ass wéi de breede Schutz, deen den TPS bitt. Et steet awer nach méi um Spill. Den TPS deckt am Moment bal 1,3 Milliounen Mënschen aus ronn 17 Länner of. D'Uerteel dierft parallel Prozesser beaflossen, an deenen d'Regierung de Schutz fir aner Nationalitéiten ophiewe wëll — dorënner Venezuelaner, Honduraner, Nikaraguaner, Leit aus dem Südsudan a Somalier. Andeem se entscheet hunn, datt d'Geriichter sou Decisiounen am Allgemenge net iwwerpréife kënnen, hunn d'Riichter der Exekutiv vill Spillraum ginn, fir de Programm erofzefueren. Wat fir Europa dropsteet D'Decisioun ass e wichtege Succès fir eng Regierung, déi d'Aschränkung vun der Migratioun zu engem Häerzstéck vun hirer Politik gemaach huet. D'Wäisst Haus huet den TPS als e Virdeel duergestallt, deen iwwer säi Sënn eraus gestreckt gi wier. "En war ni geduecht, fir e Wee zu engem permanente Statut ze sinn", sot d'Reggierungssprecherin Abigail Jackson. Aus europäescher Siicht trëfft d'Uerteel an engem Moment, wou béid Länner extrem fragil sinn: Haiti gëtt vu bewaffnete Banden dominéiert, déi grouss Deeler vun der Haaptstad kontrolléieren, an Syrien ass an engem onsécheren Iwwergang nom Fall vu sengem fréiere Regime. Vill Mënschen do hinzeschécken, werft Froen op iwwer de Prinzip vum Non-Refoulement — d'Verbuet, Leit zréck an d'Gefor ze schécken — deen och am internationale Flüchtlingsrecht an der Genfer Flüchtlingskonventioun verankert ass, déi och Lëtzebuerg ënnerschriwwen huet. Migratiounsorganisatiounen schwätze vun engem vun de gréisste Massenverloschter vu legale Statuter an der moderner US-Geschicht. De Fall war ursprénglech géint d'Kristi Noem agereecht ginn; den Titel huet op Mullin v. Doe gewiesselt, nodeems de Markwayne Mullin am Mäerz 2026 Sécherheetsminister gouf. D'Plädoyere ware Enn Abrëll, an d'Uerteel kënnt elo als eent vun de wäittraagendsten Migratiounsdecisioune vum Geriichtsjoer — et definéiert nei, wéi vill Muecht e President iwwer d'Schicksal vu Gemeinschaften huet, déi zënter Joren, heiansdo méi wéi engem Joerzéngt, legal an den USA liewen. ### Sources - Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians and Haitians — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status-syrians-haitians/ - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end removal protections for Syrian and Haitian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-removal-protections-for-syrian-and-haitian-nati/ - Court considers whether Trump administration properly ended temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals — SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/court-considers-whether-trump-administration-properly-ended-temporary-protected-status-for-haiti/ - Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump to Dismantle TPS — NOTUS: https://www.notus.org/immigration/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians, Syrians — Spectrum News: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2026/06/25/supreme-court-decision-tps-immigration-haitians-syrians-protection-from-deportation- - Supreme Court allows Trump to end TPS for Haiti and Syria — NBC 6 South Florida: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-tps-haiti-syria-trump/3825705/ - Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5844292/supreme-court-syrian-haitian-tps - Mullin v. Doe, No. 25-1083 (opinion of the Court, June 25, 2026) — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf - Mullin v. Doe (25-1083) — Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/25-1083 --- ## Coinbase setzt mat neie Büroen op der Stäreplaz op Lëtzebuerg als EU-Krypto-Sëtz - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/coinbase-mietz-letzebuerg-eu-krypto-s-tz-mica - Published: 2026-06-25T12:47:04.111+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:47:04.111+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 72429c1e-c6d2-487a-9018-b3c3f780258b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De gréisste US-Krypto-Handelsplaz huet am Stadzentrum nei Büroen opgemaach, stockt seng Equipe op a mécht aus senger EU-Lizenz e richtege Standuert — just virum MiCA-Deadline. ### Summary Coinbase huet zu Lëtzebuerg-Stad nei Büroen ageweit a wëll lokal weider astellen. Domat gëtt aus der MiCA-Lizenz vu Juni 2025 e physeschen europäeschen Sëtz, kuerz ier d'EU-Reegele ganz a Kraaft trieden. ### Key facts - De Coinbase huet den 24. Juni 2026 nei Büroen um Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte op der Stäreplaz ageweit a vum Garer Quartier higewiesselt. - D'Lëtzebuerger Equipe zielt elo 27 Leit; bei der Lizenzéierung 2025 goufen 22 zousätzlech Aarbechtsplazen zougesot. - Mat senger MiCA-Lizenz vun der CSSF (Juni 2025) kann de Coinbase all 27 EU-Staaten — ronn 450 Milliounen Mënschen — vu Lëtzebuerg aus bedingen. - De Coinbase huet säin EU-Sëtz vun Irland op Lëtzebuerg verluecht a verweist op d'reglementaresch Kloerheet an d'Blockchain-Gesetzer. - D'Aweiung gouf vum Coinbase-Chief-Policy-Officer Faryar Shirzad a Finanzminister Gilles Roth gefouert, kuerz virum MiCA-Deadline vum 1. Juli 2026. ### FAQ **Q: Wou sinn dem Coinbase seng nei Lëtzebuerger Büroen?** Um 58, Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, um Ufank vun der Arelerstrooss a nieft der Tramarrêt Stäreplaz zu Lëtzebuerg-Stad. De Betrib ass do vum Garer Quartier higezunn. **Q: Wat ass eng MiCA-Lizenz a firwat ass se wichteg?** MiCA ass d'EU-Veruerdnung iwwer Mäert fir Krypto-Aktiva. Mat der Lizenz, déi d'CSSF am Juni 2025 ginn huet, kann de Coinbase iwwer Passporting all 27 EU-Staaten — ronn 450 Milliounen Mënschen — vun enger eenzeger Entitéit aus bedingen. **Q: Wéi vill Leit beschäftegt de Coinbase zu Lëtzebuerg?** D'Equipe zielt aktuell 27 Mataarbechter. Bei der Lizenzéierung 2025 huet de Betrib zougesot, 22 weider Aarbechtsplazen ze schafen, wat d'Personal op ronn 50 géif bréngen. ### Body De gréisste amerikanesche Krypto-Handelsplaz huet säi Fouss zu Lëtzebuerg fest agesat: De Coinbase huet an der Stad nei Büroen opgemaach a stockt seng lokal Equipe weider op. Aus enger EU-Lizenz gëtt domat e richtege europäesche Standuert — an d'Groussherzogtum ënnersträicht senger Ambitioun, regléiert Digital-Asset-Geschäfter an engem Finanzzentrum z'ukeren, deen iwwer Joerzéngten opgebaut gouf. Den Donneschdeg den Owend, den 24. Juni 2026, huet de Betrib seng nei Raimlechkeeten um 58, Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte ageweit — um Ufank vun der Arelerstrooss a nieft der Tramarrêt Stäreplaz, esou de Lëtzebuerger Medium Chronicle.lu. De Coinbase ass do vum Garer Quartier higezunn an huet d'Wuesstem als Grond ugefouert. D'Lëtzebuerger Equipe zielt elo 27 Mataarbechter. D'Aweiung gouf vum Coinbase-Chief-Policy-Officer Faryar Shirzad zesumme mam Lëtzebuerger Finanzminister Gilles Roth gefouert. Lëtzebuerg huet sech als féierende Knätschpunkt an der EU fir institutionnell Krypto an Tokeniséierung etabléiert. Dës Aschätzung vum Shirzad weist, firwat de Coinbase säin europäesche Patz op e Land vu manner wéi 700.000 Awunner gesat huet. „Haut hat ech d'Éier, eis nei Lëtzebuerger Büroen zesumme mam Finanzminister Gilles Roth offiziell opzemaachen", sot hien an huet op den innovatiounsfrëndlechen Ëmgang vum Land mat der Blockchain higewisen. Vun der Lizenz zu Mauerwierk Déi nei Büroen ginn enger Lizenz e Kierper, déi de Coinbase scho virun engem Joer kritt huet. Am Juni 2025 huet de Betrib vun der CSSF, dem Lëtzebuerger Iwwerwaachungsorgan vum Finanzsecteur, eng Autorisatioun no der EU-Veruerdnung iwwer Mäert fir Krypto-Aktiva (MiCA) kritt — an ass domat, no Berichter vun Cryip, BanklessTimes a Luxembourg Trade & Invest, déi éischt US-Krypto-Bourse, déi sou eng Lizenz krut. D'Bedeitung vun enger MiCA-Autorisatioun läit am sougenannten Passporting: Mat enger eenzeger nationaler Lizenz kann een a wäit der ganzer EU Servicer ubidden. D'Lëtzebuerger Erlaabnis erlaabt et dem Coinbase, all 27 EU-Memberstaaten — e Maart vun ongeféier 450 Milliounen Mënschen — vun enger eenzeger regléierter Entitéit aus ze bedingen, ouni Land fir Land eng Genehmegung ze sichen. D'Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. ass souwuel als Krypto-Asset-Servicer wéi och als E-Geld-Institut (EMI) ageschriwwen. Fir de Meilesteen ze markéieren, huet de Coinbase op de soziale Medien erkläert, „Lëtzebuerg ass offiziell eis MiCA-Heemecht", a bäigesat, een hätt sech prett gemaach, fir Notzer aus der ganzer Europäescher Unioun z'empfänken. E Wiessel vun Irland fort Lëtzebuerg war net dem Coinbase säin éischte Choix. De Betrib hat 2023 nach Irland als säin europäeschen Haaptsëtz designéiert, ier hien säi regléierten EU-Standuert an d'Groussherzogtum verluecht huet — mam Verweis op d'reglementaresch Kloerheet an eng ënnerstëtzend Politik. Lëtzebuerg huet zënter 2019 eng Rei Blockchain-Gesetzer gestëmmt an eng regierungswäit Strategie fir d'Distributed-Ledger-Technologie verfollegt, Punkten déi d'Bourse ëmmer erëm ervirgehuewen huet. Den Ausbau op der Plaz soll weidergoen. Bei sengem Lizenzéieren 2025 huet de Coinbase zougesot, 22 zousätzlech Aarbechtsplazen zu Lëtzebuerg ze schafen — eng Verflichtung, déi d'Personal am Land op ronn 50 géif bréngen. Astellen ass an enger klenger Vollbeschäftegungs-Wirtschaft net evident, wou de Banken-, Fongs- an EU-Secteur ëm déiselwecht Talenter konkurréieren. Firwat Lëtzebuerg dat Geschäft wëll Fir Lëtzebuerg ass de Gewënn strategesch. D'Groussherzogtum ass dee gréissten Investmentfongszentrum vun der EU an deen zweetgréissten op der Welt no Irland, an et gesäit regléiert Digital-Aktiva an d'Tokeniséierung als natierlech Verlängerung vun där Stäerkt. E grousse Numm wéi de Coinbase als Ankermooschter ze gewannen, ass e Signal, datt d'Finanzplaz Krypto-Betriber kann hierbierge, déi bannent de Reegele schaffen — net dolaanscht. D'Timing ass net zoufälleg. D'MiCA-Iwwergangsperiod leeft bis den 1. Juli 2026; bis dohinner mussen Krypto-Asset-Servicer eng Autorisatioun hunn, fir EU-Clienten legal weider ze bedingen. Den Deadline huet d'Konkurrenz tëscht de Bourssen — an tëscht de Staaten, déi se ëmwierwen — verschäerft. An dergläiwer Woch, an där de Coinbase seng Aweiung gefeiert huet, ass dem Konkurrent Binance säi MiCA-Lizenz-Versuch a Griicheland gescheitert, sou datt en elo soss anzwousch no enger Autorisatioun muss sichen — e Kontrast, deen de Virdeel weist, en Standuert ze hunn, deen scho leeft. Bekannte Gesiichter ënnersträichen, wat um Spill steet. De Push huet etabléiert Nimm an d'Groussherzogtum gezunn: De Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, fréiere Chef vun der Bourse Bitstamp, ass elo Senior Country Director vum Coinbase Luxembourg, während den Daniel Seifert d'Geschäft vum Betrib an Europa, am Mëttleren Osten an an Afrika als regionalen Direkter leet. E Pari op laang Dauer Ob de Lëtzebuerger Pari opgeet, hänkt manner vun enger eenzeger Bandschnëtt of, mä dovun, wéi MiCA den europäesche Maart an deenen nächste Joren ëmformt. Andeems hien aus enger passportéierbarer Lizenz Büroen, Personal an eng ageschriwwen lokal Entitéit gemaach huet, huet de Coinbase Lëtzebuerg en handfeste Undeel un deem Resultat ginn. Fir e Finanzzentrum, dee sech an d'EU-Reegelwierk fir Krypto ankert, ass dat dat lescht Kapitel an enger laanger Gewunnecht, aus Reglementéierung e Virdeel ze maachen. ### Sources - Coinbase Expands Luxembourg Presence with New Offices — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices - Coinbase has secured its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licence from Luxembourg's regulator — Luxembourg Trade & Invest: https://luxembourgtradeandinvest.com/news/coinbase-has-secured-its-markets-in-crypto-assets-(mica)-licence-from-luxembourg-s-regulator - Coinbase opens Luxembourg MiCA hub as EU deadline nears — crypto.news: https://crypto.news/coinbase-opens-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-eu-deadline-nears/ - Coinbase Taps 450M Users With Luxembourg MiCA Hub as Binance Loses EU Bid — The Crypto Times: https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/06/25/coinbase-taps-450m-users-with-luxembourg-mica-hub-as-binance-loses-eu-bid/ - Coinbase Opens Luxembourg Office as EU MiCA Hub After Securing Crypto License — Cryip: https://cryip.co/coinbase-luxembourg-eu-mica-license/ - Coinbase Secures Luxembourg MiCA Licence to Serve All 27 EU States — BanklessTimes: https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/06/25/coinbase-secures-luxembourg-mica-licence-to-serve-all-27-eu-states/ --- ## Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft trëppelt op der Plaz, wärend d'Eurozon zréckfält - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/stagnatioun-letzebuerger-wirtschaft-statec-eischt-trimester-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T12:40:07.715+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:40:07.715+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: d9956ee3-ff00-424c-a890-63024cff36ff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'national Konten vum STATEC weisen am éischten Trimester 2026 keng Wuesstem — d'Land hält sech besser wéi d'Eurozon, mä d'Prognos a Budget kommen ënner Drock. ### Summary Lëtzebuergs Wirtschaft ass am éischten Trimester 2026 mat 0,0 % stoe bliwwen, wärend d'Eurozon fir d'éischt zanter Enn 2022 zréckgaangen ass. Den Investitioun huet d'Trimester gehalen, mä de Konsum an den Aussenhandel hunn nogelooss. ### Key facts - De reelle PIB ass am éischten Trimester 2026 mat 0,0 % par rapport zum Virtrimester stoe bliwwen, an 1,6 % méi héich wéi viru engem Joer. - D'Eurozon ass deeselwechten Dag ëm 0,2 % gefall (EU: -0,1 %) — fir d'éischt zanter Enn 2022; Irland huet mat -12,1 % de Schnëtt eropgezunn. - Déi total Wäertschëpfung ass ëm 0,3 % gefall: verschaffend Industrie a Finanzsecteur bremsen, Transport, Verwaltung, Educatioun a Bau ziele positiv. - Investitiounen an ëffentleche Konsum hunn d'Trimester gehalen, mä de Konsum vun de Stéit an den Aussenhandel hunn nogelooss. - De STATEC huet d'Wuesstemsprognos fir 2026 op 1,7 % gesat; déi nächst Indextranche gëtt am drëtten Trimester 2026 erwaart. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill ass d'Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft am éischten Trimester 2026 gewuess?** De reelle PIB ass par rapport zum leschten Trimester 2025 net gewuess (0,0 %). Géigeniwwer deemselwechten Trimester viru engem Joer louch en 1,6 % méi héich. **Q: Wéi huet sech d'Eurozon am selwechten Trimester entwéckelt?** Laut Eurostat ass de PIB an der Eurozon ëm 0,2 % gefall an an der ganzer EU ëm 0,1 % — de éischte Réckgang an der Eurozon zanter Enn 2022. Den Afloss vun der Irland (-12,1 %) huet de Schnëtt staark no ënnen gezunn. **Q: Wéi eng Secteure hunn d'Wuesstem am meeschten gebremst?** Laut STATEC koumen déi negativst Bäiträg aus der verschaffender Industrie an de finanziellen a Versécherungsaktivitéiten. Transport an Lagerung, ëffentlech Verwaltung, Educatioun a Bau hunn positiv bäigedroen. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir d'Indextranche an de Budget?** De STATEC erwaart déi nächst automatesch Indextranche am drëtten Trimester 2026. Fir 2026 ass e Budgetsdefizit vu ronn 0,9 % vum PIB virgesinn (Europäesch Kommissioun: no bei 1,2 %), mat enger klammender Schold. ### Body D'Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft ass am Ufank vun 2026 zum Stëllstand komm. No de Chifferen, déi de STATEC den 5. Juni publizéiert huet, ass de reelle Bruttoinlandsprodukt am éischten Trimester par rapport zum leschten Trimester 2025 net gewuess — 0,0 %. Géigeniwwer deemselwechten Zäitraum viru engem Joer louch d'Wirtschaft 1,6 % méi héich. Och wann d'Land op der Plaz getrëppelt huet, huet et sech am Verglach mat senge Nopere nach gutt gehalen. Eurostat huet deeselwechten Dag matgedeelt, datt de PIB an der Eurozon ëm 0,2 % erofgaang ass an an der ganzer EU ëm 0,1 %. Fir d'Eurozon ass dat de éischte Réckgang op engem Trimester zanter méi wéi dräi Joer — also zanter Enn 2022. De gréissten Deel vun där Verschlechterung läit bei der Irland, deenen hir vu Multinationalen dominéiert a notoresch onbestänneg Donnéeën ëm 12,1 % op engem Trimester agebrach sinn; Frankräich huet liicht ëm 0,1 % nogelooss. Eng Plaz hält, awer ënnerdrun knaspert et De Stëllstand verstoppt e Bild vun enger Wirtschaft, déi sech schwéier mam Schwong dëft. Op der Produktiounssäit ass déi total Wäertschëpfung am Trimester souguer ëm 0,3 % gefall — d'Resultat vun déiwen Ënnerscheeder tëscht de Branchen. De STATEC seet, datt déi gréisste Brems vun zwou Säilen vun der Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft koum: - der verschaffender Industrie, an - de finanziellen a Versécherungsaktivitéiten, dem Secteur, op deem den iwwergroussen Déngschtleeschtungsapparat vum Land berout. An déi aner Richtung gezunn hunn den Transport an d'Lagerung, déi ëffentlech Verwaltung, d'Educatioun an de Bau, déi laut STATEC positiv bäigedroen hunn. Déi negativst Bäiträg kommen aus der verschaffender Industrie an de finanziellen a Versécherungsaktivitéiten. Datt grad de Finanzsecteur ënner de gréisste Bremsen ass, weit duebel: et ass déi wichtegst Steierquell vun der Regierung. Investitiounen hale d'Trimester um Liewen Op der Säit vun den Ausgaben hunn d'Investitiounen an déi ëffentlech Hand d'Wirtschaft am Gläichgewiicht gehalen. Souwuel d'Bruttoanlageninvestitioun wéi och de Konsum vum Staat hunn zur Wuesstem bäigedroen. De Réckwee bei den Investitioune erkläert de STATEC virun allem mat méi engem grousse Volume u net-residentielle Bauaarbechten an um Akaf vu Maschinnen a Metallprodukter. D'Stéit hunn am Géigendeel de Gürtel enger gemaach. Hire Schlusskonsum ass am Trimester gefall — d'Awunner hunn manner Gesondheets- a Restauratiounsservicer gefrot a manner ronderëm den Auto ausginn. Och d'Aussenbilanz huet sech ofgeschwächt, an enger Wirtschaft, wou d'Handelsfloss am Verhältnis zur Produktioun grouss sinn. D'Exporter (souwuel d'Exporter vu Wueren wéi och d'Exporter vu Servicer) sinn méi staark gefall wéi d'Importer. Dee Réckgang am Nettohandel, zesumme mat enger méi schwaacher Nofro vun de Stéit, huet duergaangen, fir d'Gewënner aus den Investitiounen an den ëffentlechen Ausgaben opzehiewen an d'Wuesstem op null ze drécken. De STATEC huet ausserdeem säi Schätzwäert fir d'Joreswuesstem am véierten Trimester 2025 vun 2,4 % op 2,1 % no ënnen revidéiert. Eng schwaach Strooss — an eng Prognos ënner Drock D'Stagnatioun verlängert eng Strooss vu gedämpfter Wuesstem. Dem STATEC seng provisoresch Schätzung setzt d'Wuesstem fir d'ganzt Joer 2025 op just 0,6 % — eng kaum spierbar Erhuelung vun 0,1 % am Joer 2023 an 0,4 % am Joer 2024, mä just e Bruchdeel vun deene ronn 2,5 % am Joer, déi Lëtzebuerg an der Dekade 2010-2019 am Schnëtt erlieft huet. Déi laang Schwächt huet d'Statistiker gezwongen, hir Erwaardungen erofzeschrauwen. An hirer Konjunkturnotiz vu Juni 2025 hat de STATEC nach 2,0 % Wuesstem fir 2026 agedroen; mat sengem Conjoncture Flash vum Mäerz 2026 huet en dee Wäert op 1,7 % gekierzt a gewarnt, datt en, virum Hannergrond vun engem méi schlechten internationale Kontext, méiglecherweis nach weider no ënnen revidéiert géif ginn. De Stëllstand am éischten Trimester an de Réckgang an der Eurozon huelen deen Drock net ewech. Et geet ëm vill méi wéi just d'Wuesstemstabellen. De PIB ass d'Zuel, op där de Budget, den Aarbechtsmaart an déi politesch heikel Fro berouen, wéini d'Léin déi nächste Kéier un d'Präisser ugepasst ginn. De STATEC huet prognostizéiert, datt déi nächst automatesch Indextranche — déi d'Léin an d'Pensiounen am Aklang mat de Präisser uhieft — am drëtten Trimester 2026 ausgeléist géif ginn. Och d'ëffentlech Finanzen dréinen. No engem ausgeglachene Budget 2025 huet dem STATEC seng Prognos vu Juni 2025 e Defizit vu ronn 0,9 % vum PIB fir 2026 virgesinn, well d'Recettë lues méi wuessen an d'Ausgaben klammen. D'Fréijoersprognos vun der Europäescher Kommissioun vu 2026 war nach méi däischter: si rechent mat engem Defizit no bei 1,2 % vum PIB an enger klammender Schold — vun ongeféier 26,5 % vum PIB am Joer 2025 op ronn 29,2 % am Joer 2026. Fir de Finanzminister Gilles Roth géif eng laang Phas vu flaacher Wuesstem de Spillraum genau dann zesummedrécken, wann d'Eurozon ronderëm zréckfält. Fir de Moment kënnen d'Lëtzebuerger Verantwortlech sech e bësse berouegen, datt si d'Stellung gehalen hunn, wärend d'Noperen ofgerutscht sinn. Ob dat de Buedem vun enger kuerzer Schwächt ass oder den Ufank vun engem méi laange Plateau, gëtt eréischt kloer, wann d'Konte vum zweeten Trimester méi spéit am Joer kommen. ### Sources - STATEC Estimates Luxembourg GDP Growth at 0% for 1st Quarter of 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/economics/61617-statec-estimates-luxembourg-gdp-growth-at-0-for-1st-quarter-of-2026 - GDP down by 0.2% and employment up by 0.1% in the euro area (Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-05062026-ap - GDP and employment both up by 0.1% in the euro area (flash estimate, Q1 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-13052026-ap - STATEC Reports Luxembourg GDP Growth Slows to 0.6% in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60321-statec-reports-luxembourg-gdp-growth-slows-to-0-6-in-2025 - Conjoncture Flash March 2026: Growth remains weak in 2025… and fears loom for 2026 — STATEC (Statistics Portal, Luxembourg): https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/conjflash-03-26.html - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Luxembourg GDP to grow 1% in 2025, indexation in Q3 2026: Statec — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourg-gdp-seen-at-1-in-2025-indexation-in-q3-2026-statec - Economic forecast for Luxembourg — European Commission, Economy and Finance: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/luxembourg/economic-forecast-luxembourg_en --- ## Renault sträicht 800 Ingenieursplazen a Frankräich fir mat China matzehalen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/renault-streicht-800-ingenieuren-frankraich-china-tempo - Published: 2026-06-25T12:21:25.6+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:21:25.6+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: e3f947c7-183d-496a-90cb-6bc16be0ec97 - Dateline: Guyancourt, FR > De franséische Konstrukteur baut bis Enn 2027 ronn 800 Ingenieursplazen of — fräiwëlleg, ouni Entloossungen. Deel vun engem Ëmbau, fir esou séier Autoen z'entwéckele wéi d'chinesesch Konkurrenz. ### Summary Renault wëll bis Enn 2027 ronn 800 Ingenieursplazen a Frankräich ofbauen, par fräiwëllegt Fortgoen. Et ass den Deel vun enger weltwäiter Reduktioun vu 15 bis 20 Prozent, fir d'Tempo vun de chinesesche Concurrenten anzehalen. ### Key facts - Renault streicht bis Enn 2027 ronn 800 vun de 5.500 Ingenieursplazen a Frankräich — ëm 15 Prozent — par fräiwëllegt Fortgoen, ouni Zwangsentloossungen. - Parallel dozou ginn 2.500 Mataarbechter ëmgeschoult an 150 bis 200 nei Ingenieure fir Elektromobilitéit, Software an KI agestallt. - Et ass den Deel vun enger weltwäiter Reduktioun vu 15 bis 20 Prozent (bis zu 2.400 Ingenieure) ënnert dem CEO François Provost. - D'Zil: 36 nei Modeller a fënnef Joer, all an engem Zyklus vu ronn zwee Joer amplaz véier bis fënnef — wéi beim neien Twingo E-Tech, entwéckelt a 21 Méint. - Hannergrond ass de Drock vun de chinesesche Marken, déi hiren EU-Undeel an zwee Joer méi wéi verdräifacht hunn. ### FAQ **Q: Ginn et bei Renault Zwangsentloossungen?** Nee. Déi ronn 800 Ingenieursplazen a Frankräich falen bis Enn 2027 par fräiwëllegt Fortgoen ewech, net duerch Zwangsentloossungen. Parallel ginn 2.500 Mataarbechter ëmgeschoult an 150 bis 200 nei Ingenieure agestallt. **Q: Firwat baut Renault ausgerechent Ingenieursplazen of?** Renault wëll esou séier Autoen entwéckele wéi déi chinesesch Concurrenten. Den Ëmbau soll d'Entwécklungszyklen op ronn zwee Joer verkierzen an d'Käschte drécken, fir um europäesche Maart matzehalen. **Q: Wat ass de Plang ronderëm dës Sträichungen?** De franséische Plang ass den Deel vun enger weltwäiter Ingenieursreduktioun vu 15 bis 20 Prozent iwwer zwee Joer. D'Zoustëmmung vun de Gewerkschaften gëtt am Juli 2026 erwaart, d'Ëmsetzung fänkt am September 2026 un. **Q: Wat huet d'EU géint déi chinesesch Elektroautoen ënnerholl?** Am Oktober 2024 huet d'EU Ausgläichszëll vu 7,8 bis 35,3 Prozent ageféiert, uewendrop op de Standardzoll vun 10 Prozent. Am Januar 2026 huet d'Kommissioun ugefaang, dës Zëll duerch verhandelt Mindestpräisser ze ersetzen. ### Body Renault wëll bis Enn 2027 ronn 800 Ingenieursplazen a Frankräich streichen. Dat huet de Konstrukteur den 24. Juni matgedeelt, an enger Zäit, an där d'europäesch Autosbranche sech ofmillt, fir mam Tempo a mat de Käschte vun de chinesesche Concurrente bei den Elektroautoen matzehalen. D'Reduktioun soll, esou d'Noriicht­agence Reuters, déi sech op e Briefing vun de Renault-Responsabele beruff, par fräiwëllegt Fortgoen geschéien — net duerch Zwangsentloossungen. An der franséischer Ingenieursofdeelung schaffe ronn 5.500 Leit, also ongeféier d'Halschent vun der weltwäiter Ingenieurs­belegschaft vu Renault. Domat betreffen déi geplangte Sträichungen ëm déi 15 Prozent vun dëser Equipe. Si sinn de franséischen Deel vun engem méi breeden Ëmbau, deen den neie Generaldirekter François Provost ronderëm eng eenzeg Iddi opgebaut huet: D'Entreprise muss léieren, bal esou séier Autoen z'entwéckele wéi hir chinesesch Concurrenten — soss gëtt se um eegene Maart ze deier. Net nëmme sträichen, mä och ëmschoulen De Plang ass keng pauschal Réckzéiung aus dem Ingenieurswiesen. De Maximilien Fleury, Personalchef vu Renault a Frankräich, huet e Projet virgestallt, deen d'Plazestreichunge mat Ëmschoulungen a gezielten Astellunge verbënnt. Och wann Aufgabe verschwannen, wëll d'Entreprise an déi Kompetenzen investéieren, déi se elo als entscheedend uviséiert — Software, kënschtlech Intelligenz an Elektrifizéierung. - Ronn 800 Ingenieursplazen a Frankräich fale bis Enn 2027 ewech, par fräiwëllegt Fortgoen. - 2.500 Mataarbechter solle fir nei Aufgaben ëmgeschoult ginn. - 150 bis 200 nei Ingenieure ginn agestallt, virun allem fir Elektromobilitéit, Software an KI. - D'Zoustëmmung vun de Gewerkschaften zum Transformatiounsplang gëtt am Juli 2026 erwaart, d'Ëmsetzung fänkt am September un. De franséische Plang sëtzt an engem méi grousse Kader, dee fréi dëst Joer ugekënnegt gouf: eng weltwäit Ingenieurs­reduktioun vu 15 bis 20 Prozent iwwer zwee Joer, also bis zu ronn 2.400 vun de geschätzten 11.000 bis 12.000 Ingenieure weltwäit. De Kär vun der fundamentaler Entwécklungs- an Technologiearbecht, esou Renault, soll a Frankräich konzentréiert bleiwen. E Wettlaf géint d'Tempo aus China De Renault-Technologiechef Philippe Brunet huet den Ëmbau direkt als Fro vum Tempo beschriwwen. Säi Prioritéit, sou sot hien de Journalisten, sief et, d'Zäit ze verkierzen, déi en neien Auto bis op de Maart brauch. Déi chinesesch Hiersteller, esou hien, hätten d'Auer fir déi ganz Branche nei gestallt. „All déi aner Hiersteller leiden — d'Koreaner, d'Japaner an Europa, oder aner Europäer, mir inklusiv. Mir musse géint dat hei concurréiere kënnen." De Brunet sot, hie wéilt Schrëtt a Reuniounen erausschneiden, déi d'Fuerzeg­programmer ausbremsen. Säin Zil faasst hien an dräi Wieder zesummen: „Mäi Problem ass d'Vitesse." De Referenzwäert, op deen Renault ëmmer erëm hiweist, ass den neien Twingo E-Tech — e klengen elektresche Stadtauto, deen a ronn 21 Méint entwéckelt gouf, also ongeféier hallef esou séier wéi fréier Programmer wéi de Renault 4 oder de Renault 5. Staark matgeschafft huet doru Renault säin Ampere-Entwécklungszentrum zu Schanghai, dat ronn 100 Ingenieure beschäftegt a säit 2024 leeft. De Provost, deen am Juli 2025 d'Spëtzt iwwerholl huet, nodeems de Luca de Meo bei de Luxusgrupp Kering gewiesselt war, huet sech 36 nei Modeller iwwer fënnef Joer als Zil gesat — all op engem Entwécklungs­zyklus vun ongeféier zwee Joer, amplaz vun deene véier bis fënnef Joer, déi an Europa üblech sinn. Hien ass däitlech doranner, datt den haardsten Deel kee technesche, mä e kulturellen ass. De Problem ass net, wat mir musse maachen, mä wéi mir d'Denkweis vun eisen Ingenieuren an der Organisatioun änneren, fir esou séier z'entwéckele wéi eis chinesesch Concurrenten. E Kontinent ënner Drock Renault säin Zuch ass e Symptom vun engem méi breeden Drock. Déi chinesesch Autosbauer hunn hiren Undeel um europäesche Maart an ongeféier zwee Joer méi wéi verdräifacht, an dat mat technesch fortgeschratten Elektromodeller zu Präisser, mat deenen déi europäesch Marken nëmme schwéier matkommen. Am zweete Quartal 2024 hunn an China gebaut Elektroautoen — och auslännesch Marken, déi do produzéiert ginn — 27,2 Prozent vun alle verkaaften EV-en an der EU ausgemaach, déi chinesesch Marke fir sech alleng ronn 14,1 Prozent. Bréissel huet probéiert, dat ze bremsen. Am Oktober 2024 huet d'EU-Kommissioun, mat Verweis op staatlech Subventiounen, Ausgläichszëll vun 7,8 bis 35,3 Prozent op an China gebaut Elektroautoen ageféiert — uewendrop op de Standardzoll vun 10 Prozent op Autosimporter. Bis de Januar 2026 war d'Kommissioun um Wee, dës Zëll duerch e System vu mat de chinesesche Konstrukteure verhandelten Mindestpräisser ze ersetzen — eng Verännerung, déi d'Spannungen un der Grenz reduzéiert, awer um eigentleche Käschtenënnerscheed wéineg ännert. An et ass genee dëse Graff, deen elo d'europäesch Fabriken an d'Entwécklungs­büroen ëmgestaltet. Fir Renault ass d'Rechnung déi: D'Iwwerliewe hänkt manner vum Schutz of wéi dovun, d'Aart a Weis ze änneren, wéi geschafft gëtt — manner Ingenieuren, méi séier Zyklen, an e Entwécklungsmodell, deen oppen vun deene Concurrente geléint ass, déi een ofwiere wëll. Firwat dat zielt D'Decisioun, ausgerechent am Ingenieurswiesen ofzespecken — also do, wou d'Laangzäitfäegkeet vun engem Autosbauer steckt — weist, wéi eescht den Drock ginn ass. Plaze beim Fléissband ofzebauen, ass eng Reaktioun op schwaach Nofro; Ingenieuren ze sträichen ass e Signal fir en strukturellt Nodenken, wou a wéi Wäert geschaaft gëtt. Wärend Europas industrielle Kär de Choc vun der chinesescher Concurrenz ofkritt, ass Renault säi Risiko deen: säi Ingenieursfundament ze verklengeren a trotzdem besser z'entwéckele wéi déi Firmen, déi dës Ännerung erzwéngen. Déi nächst zwee Joer weisen, ob dat e Reorganiséieren ass oder e Réckzuch. ### Sources - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/renault-seeks-to-cut-800-jobs-in-engineering-in-france-4758752 - Renault Plans to Cut 800 Engineering Jobs in France by 2027 — Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters): https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france/ - Renault seeks to cut 800 jobs in engineering in France — Yahoo Finance (Reuters): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-173707348.html - Le groupe Renault annonce un plan de départs volontaires concernant 800 ingénieurs en France d'ici fin 2027 — franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/automobile/renault/le-groupe-renault-annonce-un-plan-de-departs-volontaires-concernant-800-ingenieurs-en-france-d-ici-fin-2027_8078207.html - Renault cuts up to 2,400 engineers in 'China speed' campaign — Automotive World: https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/renault-cuts-up-to-2400-engineers-in-china-speed-campaign/ - Renault to cut up to 2,400 engineers amid China competition — Automotive News: https://www.autonews.com/renault/ane-renault-engineer-staff-cuts-0414/ - Renault to cut up to 20% of engineers as competition from China rises — The Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2026/04/14/renault-to-cut-up-to-20-of-engineers-as-competition-from-china-rises/89608612007/ - Renault plans to develop all European models at China speed, CEO Provost says — Automotive News Europe: https://www.autonews.com/events/congress/ane-congress-renault-provost-china-development-speed-0610/ - Renault Group appoints François Provost as Chief Executive Officer and Director — Renault Group: https://media.renaultgroup.com/renault-group-appoints-francois-provost-as-chief-executive-officer-and-director/?lang=eng - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs - EU and China take new step to resolve row over subsidised electric vehicles — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/12/eu-and-china-take-new-step-to-resolve-row-over-subsidised-electric-vehicles --- ## Bréissel iwwerweist déi éischt 3,2 Milliarden Euro vum 90-Milliarde-Prêt un d'Ukrain - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-iwwerweist-kiew-eischt-3-2-milliarden-vu-90-milliarden-prest - Published: 2026-06-25T12:10:55.367+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T12:10:55.367+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: e67d8a51-737d-4378-9e43-124646f61163 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Wéi zu Gdansk d'Wiederopbau-Konferenz ugefaang huet, ass déi éischt Rate vum 90-Milliarden-Prêt iwwerwisen — mat Milliarden méi a gefruerene russesche Verméigen als Reserv am Hannergrond. ### Summary D'EU-Kommissioun huet de 25. Juni 2026 déi éischt Tranche vu 3,2 Milliarden Euro aus hirem 90-Milliarde-Prêt un d'Ukrain ausbezuelt. Lëtzebuerg steet als Netto-Bäizueler hannert deenen EU-Garantien. ### Key facts - D'EU-Kommissioun huet de 25. Juni 2026 déi éischt Tranche vu 3,2 Milliarden Euro (makrofinanziell Hëllef) aus engem Prêt vun 90 Milliarden Euro un d'Ukrain ausbezuelt. - De Prêt fir 2026-2027 deelt sech a ronn 60 Milliarden Militärhëllef an 30 Milliarden Budgetshëllef; eleng 2026 solle ronn 45 Milliarden zougänglech sinn. - D'Ukrain bezilt nëmmen zréck, wann Russland fir Krichsschied opkënnt; soss kann d'EU op ronn 210 Milliarden gefruere russesch Verméigen zréckgräifen. - Ungarn, d'Slowakei an Tschechien bleiwen aus der gemeinsamer Prêtopnahm eraus; de Conseil huet den Text eréischt den 23. Abrëll 2026 ugeholl. - Lëtzebuerg steet als Netto-Bäizueler hannert den EU-Garantien a seng total Hëllef fir d'Ukrain läit iwwer 550 Milliounen Euro. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill huet d'EU elo un d'Ukrain iwwerwisen?** Eng éischt Tranche vu 3,2 Milliarden Euro u makrofinanzieller Hëllef. Et ass déi éischt vun dräi makrofinanzielle Bezuelungen fir 2026, déi am Ganze 8,35 Milliarden Euro ausmaachen. Eng weider Tranche vu ronn 6 Milliarden fir Dronen a Militär soll bannent Deeg nokommen. **Q: Muss d'Ukrain dee Prêt zréckbezuelen?** Nëmmen dann, wann Russland no Krichsenn fir d'Krichsschied opkënnt. Moskau huet Reparatiounen zréckgewisen. Kënnt keng Entschiedegung, kann d'EU op gefruere russesch Zentralbankverméigen (ronn 210 Milliarden Euro, gréisstendeels bei Euroclear a Belsch) zréckgräifen. **Q: Wat ass dem Lëtzebuerg seng Roll?** Als Netto-Bäizueler an den EU-Budget steet Lëtzebuerg hannert de Garantien, déi de gemeinsame Prêt ofsécheren. Bilateral hunn de Premier Frieden an de President Zelensky 2024 en Accord iwwer ronn 80 Milliounen Euro Verdeedegungshëllef d'Joer ënnerschriwwen; déi total Hëllef vu Lëtzebuerg läit iwwer 550 Milliounen Euro. ### Body D'Europäesch Unioun huet en Donneschdeg ugefaang, dat bis ewell gréisst Finanzéierungspak fir d'Ukrain auszebezuelen. Eng éischt Tranche vu 3,2 Milliarden Euro ass op Kiew iwwerwise ginn — genau op deen Dag, wou zu Gdansk a Polen d'Ukraine Recovery Conference opgaang ass. D'Suen sinn déi éischt Rate vun engem Prêt vun 90 Milliarden Euro, dee soll den ukraineschen Staat um Lafen halen an d'Arméi duerch d'Joren 2026 an 2027 mat Material versuergen. Bezuelt ginn d'Suen als sougenannte makrofinanziell Hëllef — also als Budgetshëllef, déi direkt an d'ukrainesch Staatskeess fléisst an net an een eenzelt Projet. D'Presidentin vun der Europäescher Kommissioun, Ursula von der Leyen, huet bei der Annonce kloergemaach, datt dat hei kee punktuelle Geste ass, mä den Optakt vun engem regelméissege Floss. Haut iwwerweise mir déi éischt Tranche vun dësem Prêt — 3,2 Milliarde Euro u makrofinanzieller Hëllef. An deenen nächsten Deeg fänke mir och un, déi éischt 6 Milliarden fir d'Produktioun vun Dronen auszebezuelen. Déi 3,2 Milliarden sinn déi éischt vun dräi makrofinanzielle Bezuelungen, déi fir dëst Joer geplangt sinn — e Kanal, deen 2026 am Ganzen 8,35 Milliarden Euro ausmécht. Eng weider Tranche vu ronn 6 Milliarden, virgesi fir de Bau vun Dronen an d'Militär, soll laut von der Leyen an ukraineschen Offizieller bannent e puer Deeg nokommen; an der Ukrain ass d'Riet vun engem zweete Schaff vun ongeféier 5,9 Milliarden. D'Datum war net zoufälleg gewielt: en EU-Beamten, deen an ukraineschen Medien zitéiert gëtt, sot, datt déi éischt Bezuelung bewosst op d'Konferenz zu Gdansk geluecht gouf, wou Regierungen an Investisseuren de Wiederopbau organiséieren. Wéi de Prêt opgebaut ass De Prêt deckt d'Joren 2026 an 2027 of an deelt sech an ongeféier 60 Milliarden Euro Militärhëllef an 30 Milliarden Euro Budgetshëllef. Bréissel huet gesot, datt der eleng am Joer 2026 ronn 45 Milliarden solle zougänglech gemaach ginn, aus verschiddene Kanäl, dorënner d'makrofinanziell Hëllef an déi separat Ukraine Facility. Et ass en neit Instrument, dat sech vum fréiere G7-Prêt ënnerscheet, deen aus den ausseruerdentleche Gewënner op gefruerene russesche Verméigen zréckbezuelt gëtt. Dëse Pak gëtt direkt vun der Kommissioun op de Kapitalmäert opgeholl — zu Konditiounen, déi besser sinn, wéi d'Ukrain se eleng kéint kréien — an ass duerch Garantië vun den EU-Memberstaaten an de Budget vun der Unioun ofgeséchert. Laut Euronews droen déi deelhuelend Regierungen zesummen ongeféier 3 Milliarden Euro Zënskäschten d'Joer. Zréckbezuelt nëmme wann Moskau zilt Dat Entscheedend un dësem Prêt ass, op an iwwerhaapt wéi en eng Kéier zréckbezuelt gëtt. No der Ofmaachung vun den EU-Staats- a Regierungscheffen muss d'Ukrain d'Suen nëmmen dann zréckbezuelen, wann Russland no Krichsenn fir d'Krichsschied opkënnt. Moskau huet all Iddi vu Reparatiounen zréckgewisen. Sollt keng Entschiedegung kommen, huet d'EU sech d'Méiglechkeet virbehalen, op gefruere russesch Zentralbankverméigen zréckzegräifen — geschat op ronn 210 Milliarden Euro, dee gréissten Deel dovun um Depot Euroclear a Belsch. Esou kann Bréissel elo Suen op Kiew schécken an d'Rechnung am Prinzip beim Agressor loossen. De Wee bis dohinner war politesch alles anescht wéi einfach. Den Europäesche Conseil huet de Pak am Dezember 2025 ugeholl an d'Europaparlament huet en am Februar 2026 guttgeheescht, mä Ungarn, deemools ënner dem Premier Viktor Orban, huet déi lescht Gesetzgebung iwwer Méint blockéiert. Eréischt nodeems de Veto gefall war, huet de Conseil den Text den 23. Abrëll 2026 ugeholl. Laut Euronews bleiwen Ungarn, d'Slowakei an Tschechien aus der gemeinsamer Prêtopnahm eraus. Konditiounen an d'Ukraine Facility D'makrofinanziell Bezuelungen kommen net ouni Bedingungen. Fir datt se ausbezuelt ginn, brauch et e Memorandum of Understanding, en aktualiséierten Ukraine-Plang a Fortschrëtter bei de Reformen. D'Suen sollen der Ukrain hëllefen, méi eege Recetten ze mobiliséieren, d'Qualitéit vun den ëffentlechen Ausgabe ze verbesseren an d'Finanzgestioun ze stäerken. Niewent dëser Bezuelung leeft d'Ukraine Facility, dat aner Haaptinstrument vun der EU, dat tëscht 2024 an 2027 bis zu 50 Milliarden Euro ka liwweren. Enn Mee huet de Conseil déi siwent Bezuelung vun deem Programm vu bal 2,8 Milliarden Euro guttgeheescht, déi Ufank Juni ausbezuelt gouf — domat klamme déi total Bezuelungen aus der Facility iwwer 29,5 Milliarden Euro. Zesumme weisen déi zwee Stréim e Wiessel vu blousse Verspriechen hin zu enger virausplangbarer, dauerhafter Budgetshëllef. Wat dat fir Lëtzebuerg heescht Och fir e klengt Land ass d'Engagement reell, wann och indirekt: als Netto-Bäizueler an den EU-Budget ass Lëtzebuerg ënnert deene Länner, deenen hir Garantië hannert der gemeinsamer Prêtopnahm stinn, déi elo Kiew erreecht. D'Grand-Duché huet awer och bilateral selwer ugepaakt. De Premier Luc Frieden an de President Volodymyr Zelensky haten den 10. Juli 2024 zu Washington, um Rand vum NATO-Sommet, en Accord iwwer Sécherheetszesummenaarbecht a laangfristeg Ënnerstëtzung ënnerschriwwen. Deen Accord leeft iwwer zéng Joer a gesäit ongeféier 80 Milliounen Euro Verdeedegungshëllef d'Joer vir. Laut Chronicle.lu läit dem Lëtzebuerg seng total Hëllef fir d'Ukrain elo iwwer 550 Milliounen Euro, dorënner 259 Milliounen u Militärhëllef zanter 2022, 196 Milliounen fir Geflüchtegen a 96,2 Milliounen u humanitärer Hëllef an Iesshëllef. Zesumme mat Estland co-leet Lëtzebuerg och d'IT Capability Coalition vun der Allianz. Bei der Ënnerschrëft virun zwee Joer huet den Zelensky d'Partnerschaft op de Punkt bruecht: „Ech soen Iech Merci, Lëtzebuerg, datt Dir Iech fir Gerechtegkeet a Fridde decidéiert hutt.“ Déi 3,2 Milliarden Euro, déi dës Woch zu Kiew ukomm sinn, sinn am Moment de klorste Beweis dofir, datt aus den EU-Verspriechen elo Bezuelunge ginn — Suen, déi hëllefen, Léin, Pensiounen an de Maschinnerie vun engem Staat am Krich ze decken. A laut Kommissioun ass nach méi um Wee. ### Sources - Ukraine receives first tranche from €90 billion EU support loan — dpa via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/ukraine-receives-first-tranche-90-085742038.html - EU Announces First Tranche of New €3.2 Billion Loan for Ukraine — LIGA.net: https://finance.liga.net/en/state-finance/news/eu-announces-first-tranche-of-new-32-billion-loan-for-ukraine - Ukraine to receive first €3.2bn tranche of EU loan at conference in Poland — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/22/8040622/ - Ukraine to receive first EU loan tranche on June 25-26 — The New Voice of Ukraine: https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-to-receive-first-eu-loan-tranche-on-june-25-26-50618407.html - EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/23/eu-approves-90-billion-loan-for-ukraine-after-hungary-lifts-controversial-veto - Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/council-finalises-90-billion-support-loan-to-ukraine/ - EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/eu-formally-approves-90bn-euro-ukraine-loan-and-new-sanctions-on-russia - Parliament approves €90 billion Ukraine support loan package — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260206IPR33903/parliament-approves-EU90-billion-ukraine-support-loan-package - Ukraine Facility: Council approves seventh payment of nearly €2.8 billion to Kyiv — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/28/ukraine-facility-council-approves-seventh-payment-of-nearly-28-billion-to-kyiv/ - EU disburses nearly €2.8 billion to support Ukraine's financial stability and reform efforts — European Commission - Enlargement: https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-disburses-nearly-eu28-billion-support-ukraines-financial-stability-and-reform-efforts-2026-06-08_en - The Ukraine Facility — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-solidarity-ukraine/eu-assistance-ukraine/ukraine-facility_en - Ukraine and Luxembourg sign security agreement — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-luxembourg-sign-security-agreement/ - Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg — Office of the President of Ukraine: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ugoda-pro-spivrobitnictvo-u-sferi-bezpeki-ta-dovgostrokovu-p-92057 - Luxembourg's Aid to Ukraine Explained — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/abroad/54628-luxembourgs-aid-to-ukraine-explained --- ## Op der Krim ginn de Bensin, d'Waasser an de Stroum knapp — d'Ukrain trëfft de russeschen Noschub - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/krim-drohnen-blockad-bensin-waasser-stroum-knappheet - Published: 2026-06-25T11:51:02.237+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:51:02.237+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: eb73c7a0-cb84-4b76-a5e2-ec440ccf65b6 - Dateline: Simferopol, UA > No ukraineschen Ugrëffer op Raffinerien an Noschublinnen hu vu Russland agesate Autoritéiten de Bensinsverkaf un de Public gestoppt — elo wackelen och d'Waasser- an d'Stroumversuergung. ### Summary Op der besate Krim ass den ëffentleche Bensinsverkaf ausgesat, well d'Ukrain mat Drohnen d'russesch Noschublinne systematesch zerstéiert — an domat geroden och d'Waasser- an d'Stroumversuergung ënner Drock. ### Key facts - Vu Russland agesate Autoritéiten hunn den 22. Juni 2026 op der Krim de Bensinsverkaf un d'Awunner gestoppt — de Rescht vum Sprit geet just nach un d'Staatsdéngschter. - D'Ursaach sinn d'ukrainesch Drohne-Ugrëffer op russesch Raffinerien: 15 Anlage tëscht Januar a Mee getraff, ronn e Véirel vun der Raffineriekapazitéit lahmgeluecht. - Niewent dem Sprit gerode Waasser a Stroum ënner Drock: lokal Reservoiren lafen eidel, an Netzpannen zu Sewastopol an aneren Distrikter hunn d'Pompelstatiounen lahmgeluecht. - De Verdeedegungsminister Fedorow nennt et eng Strategie: d'Krim géif 'zu enger Insel' ginn, mat 300 Prozent méi Mëttelstreck-Drohnen, déi 2026 bestallt goufen. - Fir Europa weist de Konflikt, datt industriell Ausdauer a präzis Reechwäit grad esou wichteg sinn wéi den Territoire selwer. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt op der Krim de Bensin knapp?** D'Ukrain gräift zënter Ufank 2026 systematesch russesch Raffinerien, Lageren an Tankwon un, déi d'Krim mat Sprit beliwweren. Dorduerch gouf den ëffentleche Verkaf den 22. Juni 2026 ganz gestoppt an de Rescht de Staatsdéngschter virbehalen. **Q: Wat ass mat der Waasserversuergung op der Krim lass?** Zënter Russland 2014 d'Krim annektéiert huet, huet d'Ukrain den Nordkrimkanal ofgedämmt, deen am fréier bis zu 85 Prozent vum Séisswaasser geliwwert huet. D'Hallinsel hänkt elo vu lokale Reservoiren of, déi séier eidellafen — de südlechen Deel vum Bilohirsk-Reservoir ass 'bal komplett ausgedréchent'. **Q: Wat heescht et, datt d'Krim 'zu enger Insel' gëtt?** De Verdeedegungsminister Fedorow mengt domat, datt d'Ukrain mat Drohnen all Stroossekorridor op d'Hallinsel zoumécht oder ënner Beschoss hält an d'Kertsch-Bréck ëmmer méi exposéiert ass — sou datt d'Krim vu sengem Noschub ofgeschnidde gëtt. ### Body Eng Hallinsel, déi Russland 2014 ageholl huet, fir vun do aus seng Muecht iwwert dat ganzt Schwaarzt Mier ze weisen, kritt op eemol hir eege Pompelen, Krunn an Autoe net méi am Gang gehalen. Den 22. Juni 2026 — no Wochen mat laange Schlaangen un den Tankstellen an enger Rationéierung — hunn déi vu Russland agesaten Autoritéiten de Bensinsverkaf un d'Awunner ganz gestoppt an de Rescht vum Sprit de Staatsdéngschter virbehalen. Bannent e puer Deeg ware Stéch vun der Krim och ouni Stroum an ouni Waasser. Dat weist, wéi déif d'ukrainesch Attacke mat groujer Reechwäit de russeschen Noschub hannert der Front zermürben. Et handelt sech net ëm zoufälleg Pannen, mä ëm d'Resultat vun enger gezielter Strategie. D'Ukrain huet 2026 systematesch déi Raffinerien, Lageren, Terminaler an Tankwon ugegraff, déi d'Krim mat Sprit beliwweren. A wann eppes anescht ausfält, da bleift op enger Hallinsel, déi scho laang vun hirer Waasser-Liewensoder ofgeschnidde gouf, kee Spillraum méi. Eng Hallinsel, déi um Trockene leeft Wéi Euronews, Bloomberg an RFE/RL bericht hunn, gouf de Bensinsverkaf un de Krimer Tankstellen e Sonndeg vu 9 Auer un agestallt — de Sprit geet just nach un d'Regierungsservicer. De Sergej Aksjonow, deen vu Russland agesate Chef vun der Krim, sot, de Brennstoff géif eleng nach un déi Organer goen, déi d'Fonctionéiere an d'Sécherheet vun der Regioun garantéieren, an huet d'Leit zur Rou opgeruff. "Brennstoff gëtt eleng nach un d'Regierungsagencë verkaaft, déi d'Fonctionéiere an d'Sécherheet vun der Republik Krim garantéieren", sou den Aksjonow. D'Suspensioun ass de Schlusspunkt vun enger Kris, déi sech laang ofgezeechent huet. Eng Noutrationéierung war den 22. Mee ugaang: pro Gefier just nach 20 Liter AI-92-Bensin, an d'Fëllen vu Kanister gouf verbueden, fir d'Horten ze stoppen, esou The Moscow Times an d'ukrainescht Medium UNN. TES, eng Kette mat ronn 115 Tankstellen op der Hallinsel, huet de 1. Juni opgehalen, Sprit-Bongen unzehuelen. Bis den 23. Juni huet den Oleg Krjutschkow, e Beroder vum Aksjonow, agestanen, datt et kee Datum fir d'Néierfänke vum Verkaf gëtt an datt all Ministère op een eenzegt Déngschtauto reduzéiert gouf. D'Ursaach läit Honnerte Kilometer wäit ewech, an de russesche Raffinerien, déi d'Ukrain ëmmer erëm trëfft. De President Wolodymyr Selenskyj sot, d'Ukrain hätt tëscht Januar a Mee 15 russesch Uelegraffinerien getraff, an d'Zuel vun de Schléi op esou Anlagen huet sech zënter Ufank vum Joer ongeféier verduebelt, sou UNN. Laut The Moscow Times huet d'Kampagne Anlage lahmgeluecht, déi ronn e Véirel vu Russlands Raffineriekapazitéit a méi wéi 30 Prozent vu senger Benzinproduktioun ausmaachen; Moskau huet säin national Exportverbuet fir Bensin bis den 31. Juli verlängert. No dem Sprit feelen och Waasser a Stroum D'Waasserproblem vun der Krim ass vill méi al wéi d'Drohnen. De Nordkrimkanal huet fréier bis zu 85 Prozent vum Séisswaasser vun der Hallinsel vum Dnipro iwwert d'Kachowka-Reservoir bruecht — mä no der russescher Annexioun 2014 huet d'Ukrain de Kanal ofgedämmt, esou datt d'Krim sech op lokal Reservoiren ëmstelle muss. Déi lafe se elo eidel. Dat onofhängegt Medium Intent huet am Abrëll bericht, datt d'Reservoire vu Bilohirsk an Taigan séier erofginn, mam südlechen Deel vum Bilohirsk-Reservoir "bal komplett ausgedréchent" — an d'Reserve goufen ofgeschäpft, ier dat héchst vun der Hëtzt iwwerhaapt do war. De Stroum ass den drëtte Schwaachpunkt ginn. De 21. Juni huet eng Panne am Netz d'Versuergung an de Bezierker Nordwest, Zentrum a Südküst ënnerbrach, wouduerch déi meescht Pompelstatioune vum Versuerger "Woda Kryma" stoung an d'Waasserversuergung agestallt gouf, sou UNN. Den 24. Juni huet Al Jazeera bericht, datt ukrainesch Schléi op Energieanlage frësch Stroumausfäll zu Sewastopol verursaacht hunn, bei Temperaturen no bei 30 Grad. De Michail Raswoschajew, deen agesate Gouverneur vun der Stad, huet der Ukrain virgehäit, si géif probéieren, "eis normal Liewensbedéngungen ewechzehuelen a Panik ze séien", wärend Moskau behaapt huet, et hätt iwwer Nuecht méi wéi 300 Drohnen ofgeschoss. Zesummen verstäerken sech déi dräi Knappheeten géigesäiteg: - Sprit: ëffentleche Bensinsverkaf ausgesat; Rationéierung a Bong-Stopp zënter Enn Mee. - Waasser: d'Reservoiren eidele séier, well d'Liewensoder vum Kanal scho laang ofgeschnidden ass. - Stroum: Netzpannen a Schléi op Energieanlagen, déi och d'Waasserpompele lahmleeën. "D'Krim gëtt zu enger Insel" Fir d'ukrainesch Säit ass dat Strategie, kee Zoufall. An engem Interview, dat de 17. Juni publizéiert gouf, sot de Verdeedegungsminister Mychajlo Fedorow, d'Krim géif "vun Drohne isoléiert" an "zu enger Insel" ginn, a warnt virun "ganz onerwaarte Konsequenzen" fir Russland. D'Ukrain hätt an den éischte véier Méint vu 2026 300 Prozent méi Mëttelstreck-Drohne bestallt wéi am ganze Joer 2025, am Kader vun engem Programm vu "Logistik-Lockdown", deen d'Suen direkt un déi Eenheeten ëmleet, déi se séier kafe an asetze kënnen. "Fir d'Russen fänkt d'Häll un — eng, mat där een nëmme ganz schwéier eens gëtt. D'Logistik gëtt ofgeschnidden. D'Krim gëtt isoléiert", sou de Fedorow. Den Atlantic Council beschreift dat als eng ëmmer méi enk Drohne-Blockad: all Stroossekorridor op d'Hallinsel ass elo zou oder ënner widderhuelten Ugrëff, an d'Kertsch-Bréck ass ëmmer méi exposéiert. De Selenskyj sot, d'Ukrain hätt op béide Säite vun der Bréck Ziler getraff, dorënner e Uelegdepot zu Kertsch. Firwat dat den Hannerland Europa ugeet Dat laangsamt Erwürge vun der besater Krim huet eng Bedeitung, déi iwwert d'Hallinsel erausgeet. Zënter méi wéi dräi Joer beweegt sech d'Front bal net méi, sou datt d'Ofnotzen am Hannerland — Sprit, Munitioun, Transport a Moral — ee vun de wéinege Liewer ass, deen all Säit nach entscheedend zéie kann. Wann d'Ukrain et fäerdeg bréngt, eng staark militariséiert Regioun mat bëllegen Drohne mat grousser Reechwäit vun de Basisliwwerungen ofzeschneiden, da verännert dat de Käschtekalkul fir d'Halen vu besate Gebitt — an et erschwéiert et Russland, seng Operatiounen aus senger wäertvollster Basis am Süden um Lafen ze halen. Dat huet direkt Konsequenze fir d'europäesch Sécherheet. D'Duell tëscht Drohnen a Logistik, dat sech iwwert der Krim ofspillt, ass genee déi Aart vu Krichféierung, op déi sech d'NATO-Memberen — och kleng Staate wéi Lëtzebuerg, déi hir Verdeedegungsausgabe eropgesat hunn an d'Ukrain ënnerstëtzen — elo virbereeden. E Krich, deen enger befestegter Hallinsel de Stroum an d'Waasser ofdréine kann, erënnert drun, datt dëse Konflikt grad esou vun industrieller Ausdauer a präziser Reechwäit entscheet gëtt wéi vun Territoire — an datt Europa dervun net manner betraff ass. ### Sources - Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/21/russian-occupied-crimea-suspends-petrol-sales-amid-fuel-crisis - Russia-Occupied Crimea Suspends Fuel Sales After Ukrainian Attacks — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-21/russia-occupied-crimea-halts-fuel-sales-after-ukrainian-attacks - Russian Authorities Halt Fuel Sales In Occupied Crimea — RFE/RL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-fuel-shortage-drone-strikes/33785662.html - Occupation authorities in Crimea admit they do not know when fuel sales will resume — Ukrainska Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/23/8040733/ - Annexed Crimea's Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens — The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/01/annexed-crimeas-largest-gas-station-chain-suspends-fuel-vouchers-as-shortage-worsens-a92895 - Fuel shortage grows in Crimea due to strikes on refineries - intelligence reports crisis on the peninsula — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/fuel-shortage-grows-in-crimea-due-to-strikes-on-refineries-intelligence-reports-crisis-on-the-peninsula - Crimea will turn into an island, Ukraine's defence minister says in a message to Russia — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/crimea-will-turn-into-an-island-ukraines-defence-minister-says-in-a-message-to-russia - 'Hell is beginning' — Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics, Fedorov says — The Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/hell-for-russia-ukraine-can-isolate-occupied-crimea-as-drone-strikes-disrupt-logistics-fedorov-says/ - Ukraine attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea trigger power cuts in Sevastopol — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/ukraine-attacks-on-russian-occupied-crimea-trigger-power-cuts-in-sevastopol - In a large part of occupied Crimea, electricity and water have disappeared due to a power grid accident — UNN: https://unn.ua/en/news/in-a-large-part-of-occupied-crimea-electricity-and-water-have-disappeared-reportedly-due-to-a-power-grid-accident - Crimean reservoirs may run out of water by summer — Intent: https://intent.press/en/news/society/2026/crimean-reservoirs-may-run-out-of-water-by-summer/ - North Crimean Canal — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Crimean_Canal - Ukraine tightens drone blockade of Russian-occupied Crimea — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-tightens-drone-blockade-of-russian-occupied-crimea/ --- ## Fënnef Polizisten aus dem fréiere Gare-Kommissariat wéinst Zellgewalt veruerteelt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/fennef-gare-polizisten-zell-iwwerfall-veruerteelt-tribunal - Published: 2026-06-25T11:41:34.735+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:41:34.735+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: d612922e-e6ee-437e-9370-8ca3b341b75c - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Gare district), LU > D'12. Stralkummer huet fënnef Beamten aus dem fréiere Gare-Kommissariat zu Prisongsstrofen vun zwee an dräi Joer veruerteelt — e Mann gouf 2023 an enger Zell zesummegeschloen, duerno gouf vertuscht. ### Summary Fënnef Beamten aus dem fréiere Gare-Kommissariat goufen den 25. Juni 2026 veruerteelt, well 2023 e Mann an enger Zell zesummegeschloe gouf an d'Affär nogeschmiert gouf. D'Strofe leien ënner de Fuerderunge vum Parquet. ### Key facts - D'12. Stralkummer huet fënnef Beamten aus dem fréiere Gare-Kommissariat zu Prisongsstrofe vun zwee an dräi Joer a Geldstrofe vun 2.000 an 5.000 Euro veruerteelt, vill dovun op Sursis. - D'Strofe leien ënner de Fuerderunge vum Parquet, deen fir déi zwee Haaptbeschëllegt Folterstrofe vu fënnef a sechs Joer agefuerdert hat. - Den Owend vum 20. Mee 2023 gouf de Fernando, e fréiere Luxair-Employé, an enger Zell zesummegeschloen — mat Verletzungen um A an un de Rëpper an zwou Woche Aarbechtsonfäegkeet. - D'Affär ass opgeflu, well e jonke Recru (Mikeal) e Befeel verweigert huet, e Rapport zugonschte vu senge Kolleegen ze schreiwen, an amplaz d'Wourecht rapportéiert huet. - Weder d'Police Grand-Ducale nach d'Inneministère hunn direkt reagéiert; eng Beruff war nom Verdikt net bestätegt. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi héich waren d'Strofen am Verglach mat de Fuerderunge vum Parquet?** D'Geriicht huet Prisongsstrofe vun zwee an dräi Joer a Geldstrofe vun 2.000 an 5.000 Euro ausgeschwat, vill dovun op Sursis. De Parquet hat däitlech méi gefuerdert: sechs Joer fir de Beamten, dee geschloen huet (Folter), fënnef Joer fir de Kolleeg, dee getrëppelt huet, fënnef Joer fir de Virgesaten, deen de Rapport gefälscht huet, an dräi Joer fir d'Behënnerung vun der Justiz. **Q: Wéi ass d'Affär iwwerhaapt opgeflu?** E jonke Recru, am Procès Mikeal genannt, sollt op Uerder vun engem Virgesaten e Rapport zugonschte vu senge Kolleege schreiwen. Hien huet amplaz dat opgeschriwwen, wat hie wierklech gesinn hat, an domat d'Gewalt an d'onorthodox Praktiken am Kommissariat opgedeckt. **Q: Kënnen d'Beamten nach an d'Beruff goen?** Jo. No der Lëtzebuerger Prozedur kënne souwuel déi veruerteelt Beamten wéi och de Parquet d'Urteel virun der Cour d'appel ufechten. Direkt nom Verdikt war net bestätegt, ob eng vun de Parteien dat mécht. ### Body Fënnef Beamten aus der fréierer Police-Eenheet vun der Gare zu Lëtzebuerg-Stad sinn en Donneschdeg veruerteelt ginn, well e Mann an enger Zell zesummegeschloe gouf an déi Gewalt duerno verstoppt sollt ginn. Eng strofrechtlech Veruerteelung vu beamten Polizisten ass an der Groussregioun seele — fir d'Police Grand-Ducale ass de Procès e seltent ëffentlecht Schwätzen iwwer dat, wat hannert verschlossenen Diere geschitt. D'12. Stralkummer vum Tribunal d'arrondissement zu Lëtzebuerg huet Prisongsstrofe vun zwee an dräi Joer souwéi Geldstrofe vun 2.000 an 5.000 Euro ausgeschwat, e gudden Deel dovun ganz oder deelweis op Sursis, esou de Quotidien. D'Strofe leien ënner deem, wat de Parquet gefuerdert hat — d'Untersuchung hat fir déi zwee Haaptbeschëllegt souguer Strofen iwwer Folter agefuerdert. Wat an der Nuecht vum ING-Marathon geschitt ass D'Affär dréit sech ëm den Owend vum 20. Mee 2023 — den Owend vum ING Night Marathon — géint 21.30 Auer an enger Zell vum Gare-Kommissariat, dat ënner sengem Rufzeechen CR3 bekannt war. An deem Procès gouf d'Affer just ënner dem Numm Fernando genannt, e fréieren Employé vu Luxair. Ee Beamten, am Procès Tom genannt an 36 Joer al, soll him ëmmer erëm an d'Gesiicht an op d'Rëpper geschloen hunn. De Fernando hat Verletzungen um A an un de Rëpper an zwou Woche bestätegt Aarbechtsonfäegkeet. Engem Kolleeg gouf virgeworf, de festgehale Mann getrëppelt ze hunn; engem Virgesaten, deen e gefälschte Rapport mat ënnerschriwwen huet, fir ze verschleieren, wat geschitt war; an engem weidere Beamten, deen zur Gewalt geschwige huet, déi hie matkritt hat. E jonke Beamten, deen d'Folge gesinn huet, huet d'Zeen no senger Aussoen esou beschriwwen: "Et war vill Blutt an der Zell." — De Mikeal, deen als jonke Beamten d'Folge matkritt huet Dës Aussoe vum Mikeal gouf vum L'essentiel bericht. An sengem Plädoyer huet de Vertrieder vum Parquet argumentéiert, datt de Schlag d'Schwell vu Folter erreecht huet, an huet virum Geriicht erkläert: "D'Folter ass eng Gewalt, déi fir e bestëmmten Zweck agesat gëtt, an deem Fall fir anzeschüchteren an als Beispill ze déngen." Wéi d'Affär opgeflu ass D'Affär ass just duerch e jonke Recru opgekomen, deen e Befeel verweigert huet. Vun engem Virgesate gefrot, e Rapport iwwer de Virfall zugonschte vu senge Kolleegen ze schreiwen, huet de jonke Beamten amplaz dat opgeschriwwen, wat hie wierklech gesinn hat. Domat huet hien op "onorthodox" Praktike beim Kommissariat opmierksam gemaach — dorënner Gewalt an d'Erniddregung vu festgehale Persounen a jonke Beamten. D'Inspection générale de la Police (IGP), déi onofhängeg Kontrollinstanz vun der Police, huet eng Enquête lancéiert an am Summer 2023 e puer Beamten festgeholl. D'Berichterstattung iwwer den Dossier weist op eng Eenheet hin, déi jorelaang ouni richteg hierarchesch Kontroll funktionéiert huet, mat Verdacht op Drogekonsum bei de Beamten a fragwürdegen Initiatiounsritualen fir Neilénk. E Quartier am Visier D'Urteel fält op deen am meeschten ëmstriddenen Terrain vun der Lëtzebuerger Police. Ëm d'Gare hierëm gëtt zënter Jore gestridden iwwer Drogen, Stroossekriminalitéit an d'Verhale vun de Beamten, déi do am Asaz sinn. Iwwer aacht Verhandlungsdeeg ass de President vum Geriicht, de Marc Thill, ëmmer erëm op d'Fro vun der Kontroll zréckkomm. "Wann et eng Kontroll ginn hätt, da wäre mir haut net hei," sot hie laut Reporter.lu. Vum Kommissariat ass mëttlerweil als deem "fréiere" Gare-Kommissariat d'Rieds — et gouf zënter de Virfäll reorganiséiert. Wéi de Parquet am Mee plädéiert huet, huet en däitlech méi schwéier Strofe gefuerdert. Seng Fuerderungen, esou wéi se vum L'essentiel a vu Reporter.lu bericht goufen, waren: - Sechs Joer fir de Beamten, dee beschëllegt war, geschloen ze hunn — wéinst Folter; - Fënnef Joer fir de Kolleeg, dee getrëppelt soll hunn, an d'selwecht fënnef Joer fir de Virgesaten, deen de Rapport gefälscht soll hunn; - Dräi Joer fir de Beamten, deen d'Justiz behënnert huet, well hien net rapportéiert huet, wat hie gesinn hat. Wat elo nokomme kann D'Veruerteelunge sinn ongewéinlech: strofrechtlech Strofe géint beamtem Polizisten si rar zu Lëtzebuerg, an den Dossier ass zu engem Test ginn, ob déi Instanzen, déi d'Police kontrolléiere sollen, dat och wierklech maache kënnen. Well e gudden Deel vun de Prisongsstrofen op Sursis ass, muss op Basis vun den ausgeschwate Strofe keen vun de Beamten direkt an de Prisong — d'Veruerteelungen an d'Geldstrofe bleiwen awer bestoen. Ob eng vun de Parteie géint d'Urteel an d'Beruff geet, war direkt nom Verdikt net kloer. No der Lëtzebuerger Prozedur kënne souwuel déi veruerteelt Beamten wéi och de Parquet d'Urteel virun der Cour d'appel ufechten. Weder d'Police Grand-Ducale nach d'Inneministère — dat ënner dem Léon Gloden d'Police iwwerwaacht — hunn direkt op d'Urteel reagéiert; d'Police hat déi ursprénglech Virwërf un d'IGP weiderginn. Fir de Fernando geet eng Affär op en Enn, déi mat enger Nuecht an enger Zell ugefaangen huet — an mat engem Recru, deen léiwer d'Wourecht gesot huet, anstatt e falsche Rapport ze schreiwen. Fir d'Police bleift déi méi schwéier Fro op, déi am Procès ëmmer erëm gestallt gouf: wéi eng Eenheet, déi de geschäftegste Quartier vun der Haaptstad iwwerwaacht, esou laang ouni déi Kontroll bliwwen ass, déi dat alles hätt verhënnere kënnen. ### Sources - Cinq policiers de la gare condamnés pour violences — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cinq-policiers-de-la-gare-condamnes-pour-violences/ - Violences policières: jusqu'à 6 ans de prison requis contre 4 policiers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/justice-au-luxembourg-entre-trois-et-six-ans-de-prison-requis-pour-les-policiers-103557747 - Procès à Luxembourg: «Il y avait beaucoup de sang dans la cellule» — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/proces-au-luxembourg-il-y-avait-beaucoup-de-sang-dans-la-cellule-103554082 - Procès pour violence policière: Compte rendu d'un échec collectif — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-justice-proces-pour-violence-policiere-compte-rendu-dun-echec-collectif/ - Exclusif: Les excès toxiques des policiers de la gare — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/fr/luxembourg-exclusif-les-exces-toxiques-des-policiers-de-la-gare/ - Exklusiv: Die Akte Bahnhofswache — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-justiz-prozess-um-polizeigewalt-ermittlungen-igp-die-akte-bahnhofswache/ --- ## Ian de Toffoli kritt de Prix Servais 2026 fir säi Roman iwwer Klima a Pëtrol - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ian-de-toffoli-prix-servais-2026-klima-an-uelegdynastie-roman - Published: 2026-06-25T11:20:57.117+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:20:57.117+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: c0143456-d272-4a6e-8319-5368b7709edb - Dateline: Mersch, LU > De wichtegste Literaturpräis vum Land geet un e Wierk, dat de Radikaliséierungswee vun enger jonker Klimaaktivistin mam Opstig vun enger Uelegdynastie verschränkt. ### Summary De Lëtzebuerger Schrëftsteller Ian de Toffoli gewënnt de Prix Servais 2026 fir „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“, e Roman tëscht Klimaaktivismus an Uelegekonomie. ### Key facts - De Ian de Toffoli gewënnt de Prix Servais 2026 fir säi Roman „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“ (Actes Sud, 2025). - D'Fondation Servais huet d'Decisioun de 27. Abrëll 2026 matgedeelt; iwwerreecht gëtt de Präis am CNL zu Miersch. - De Präis gëtt zënter 1992 vergi, ass mat 7.500 Euro dotéiert an dëst Joer vun enger Jury ënner dem Sébastian Thiltges decidéiert. - De Roman verschränkt de Radikaliséierungswee vun der Klimaaktivistin Léa mat der Genealogie vun der Uelegfamill Koch. - Et ass dat zweet Joer hannereneen, datt e Servais-Lauréat sech mat der Klimaangscht ausernee setzt – no der Anne-Marie Reuter 2025. ### FAQ **Q: Wien huet de Prix Servais 2026 gewonnen?** De Lëtzebuerger Schrëftsteller Ian de Toffoli huet de Prix Servais 2026 fir säi Roman „Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes“ (Actes Sud, 2025) gewonnen. D'Fondation Servais huet d'Decisioun de 27. Abrëll 2026 matgedeelt. **Q: Vu wat handelt de Roman?** De Buch flecht zwee Erzielstränge zesummen: de Wee vun der jonker Klimaaktivistin Léa, déi vum Aktivismus an d'Gewalt këmmt, an d'Genealogie vun der Uelegfamill Koch. D'Handlung spillt tëscht Lëtzebuerg, den USA an dorhannen eraus. **Q: Wat ass de Prix Servais?** De Prix Servais gëtt zënter 1992 vun der Fondation Servais fir dat bedeitendst literarescht Wierk vum Virjoer vergi. Hien gëllt als de prestigiéiststen Literaturpräis vu Lëtzebuerg an ass mat 7.500 Euro dotéiert. **Q: Wat huet de Ian de Toffoli zu sengem Gewënn gesot?** Hien huet dem Tageblatt gesot, datt sech praktesch wéineg geännert hätt, seng Aarbecht awer méi sichtbar gi wier: „Es ist nichts Weltbewegendes passiert, aber meine Arbeit ist sichtbarer als zuvor.“ ### Body De Lëtzebuerger Schrëftsteller Ian de Toffoli huet de Prix Servais 2026 gewonnen, deen als de prestigiéiststen literaresche Präis vum Land gëllt. Ausgezeechent gëtt säi Roman Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes, e Wierk, dat d'Grenze tëscht den Textgattungen opléist a wou de Radikaliséierungswee vun enger jonker Klimaaktivistin op den Opstig vun enger Uelegdynastie trëfft. D'Fondation Servais huet hir Decisioun de 27. Abrëll 2026 matgedeelt; iwwerreecht gëtt de Präis am Centre national de littérature (CNL) zu Miersch. De Prix Servais gëtt zënter 1992 fir dat bedeitendst literarescht Wierk vergi, dat am Joer virdru publizéiert gouf. Hien ass mat 7.500 Euro dotéiert, an eng onofhängeg Jury – dëst Joer ënner dem Sébastian Thiltges – proposéiert de Lauréat. De Präis bestätegt de Ian de Toffoli, deen zënter laangem zu de produktivste Bühnenautoren vum Land gehéiert, als eng vun den zentrale Stëmmen an enger klenger, awer staark méisproocheger Literaturzeen. Zwou Zäitlinnen, eng Klimasoge De Roman ass 2025 beim franséische Verlag Actes Sud erauskomm a flecht zwee Erzielstränge zesummen, déi a verschiddenen Epochen spillen. Deen een follegt der Léa, enger jonker Fra, déi sech fir d'Ëmweltsaach asetzt an deenen hiren Engagement vum Aktivismus an d'Gewalt ëmschléit. Deen aneren zeechent d'Genealogie vun der Famill Koch no, déi un der Spëtzt vun engem weitverzweigte Pëtrolskonzern steet a wou politesch Muecht zu enger Ideologie vun der Ausbeutung gerënnt – eng Fiktioun, déi sech offen op déi real Geschicht vu Koch Industries stäipt. D'Handlung beweegt sech tëscht Lëtzebuerg, den USA an dorhannen eraus a verwiewt Familljesoge, Dokumentarfilm, klassescht Theater a Poesie zu engem eenzege Gewëff. An hirer Begrënnung huet d'Jury d'Architektur vum Buch kloer beschriwwen: An Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes knëppt de Ian De Toffoli zwee Erzielfäden mat verschiddenen Zäitlechkeeten zesummen: de Léierwee vun der Léa, enger jonker Fra, déi sech fir d'Ëmweltsaach asetzt an déi vum Militantismus an d'Gewalt këmmt, an d'Genealogie vun der Famill Koch, un der Spëtzt vun engem tentakuläre Pëtrolskonzern, deen d'Politik dominéiert an eng Ideologie vun der Ausbeutung installéiert. D'Jury huet dem de Toffoli seng staark erzieleresch a stilistesch Wiel gelueft an d'Wierk als en „Epos der Gegenwart“ bezeechent, dat Dokumentarfilm, Theater, Roman, Poesie a mëndlecht Erziele matenee verbënnt. Den Text ass ursprénglech als Theaterprojet entstanen a gouf 2023 ënner der Regie vun der Renelde Pierlot opgefouert, ier de Toffoli en zum Roman ëmgeschriwwen huet, deen elo gekréint gouf. E Präis um Puls vun der Klimaangscht Mat dëser Auszeechnung réckelt e weltwäit bestëmmend Thema – de Klimawandel an d'Politik vun de fossille Brennstoffer – an d'Mëtt vum literaresche Liewen zu Lëtzebuerg. An dat ass kee Eenzelfall. De Prix Servais 2025 ass un d'Anne-Marie Reuter hire Roman M for Amnesia gaangen – den éischten englischsproochegen Titel iwwerhaapt, deen de Präis gewonnen huet – e Buch, dat de Gedächtnisverloscht virun engem Hannergrond aus ënner anerem Klimawandel a sozialer Kontroll opgestallt huet. Zwee Lauréaten hannereneen, déi sech mat der ekologescher Angscht ausernee setzen, weisen, datt eng kleng national Literatur sech ëmmer méi mat deene selwechte Suergen beschäftegt, déi d'Fiktioun weltwäit dreiwen. D'Lauréaten vun de leschte Jore weisen, wéi breet de Präis iwwer Sproochen a Formen eraus gräift: - 2025 — Anne-Marie Reuter, M for Amnesia - 2024 — Samuel Hamen, Wie die Fliegen - 2023 — Jérôme Quiqueret - 2022 — Guy Helminger, Lärm - 2021 — Ulrike Bail - 2020 — Francis Kirps Dës Rëtsch deckt Franséisch, Däitsch, Lëtzebuergesch an elo Englesch of – e Beweis dofir, wéi e Land mat manner wéi 700.000 Awunner eng Literatur a méintere Sproochen zugläich um Liewen hält. E méisproochege Schrëftsteller am Zentrum De Ian de Toffoli ass 1981 zu Lëtzebuerg an enger italo-lëtzebuergescher Famill op d'Welt komm. Hie schreift a verschiddene Sproochen, virun allem awer op Franséisch. Hien huet en Doktorat a Literatur vun der Sorbonne (Paris IV), wou seng These d'Rezeptioun vum Latäin a vun der Antikitéit am Wierk vum Claude Simon, Pascal Quignard a Jean Sorrente ënnersicht huet, an hien ass Fuerscher an der Lëtzebuerger Literatur um Institut fir Lëtzebuerger Sprooch a Literaturen vun der Universitéit Lëtzebuerg. Säin Afloss op d'kulturell Infrastruktur vum Land geet awer méi wäit ewéi säin eegent Schreiwes. 2012 huet hie mat de Schauspiller Luc Schiltz a Pitt Simon de zweesproochege franséisch-däitsche Verlag Hydre Éditions gegrënnt, eng Initiativ, déi séier als Pionéier vun enger neier Generatioun vu Lëtzebuerger Verleger gesi gouf. Zënter der Saison 2022/23 ass hien associéierte Kënschtler bei den Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, a seng Theaterstécker – dorënner Refugium, dat ofwiesselnd op Franséisch, Däitsch a Lëtzebuergesch gespillt gëtt – goufen a ganz Europa opgefouert, publizéiert an iwwersat. Säi Monolog Tiamat ass 2023 vum Lieskomitee vun der Comédie-Française opgeholl ginn. Dem Tageblatt huet de Toffoli gesot, datt sech praktesch wéineg geännert hätt, datt seng Sichtbarkeet awer geklommen ass: „Es ist nichts Weltbewegendes passiert, aber meine Arbeit ist sichtbarer als zuvor.“ Hien huet bäigesat, datt d'Bicherhändler e Roman ronderëm sou polariséierend Themen ewéi d'Klimakris no vir bruecht hätten, an engem Moment, wou de Buchhandel selwer ënner Drock stéing. Fir eng literaresch Kultur, déi vill méi gewiicht huet wéi hir Liesergemeinschaft grouss ass, setzt de Prix Servais 2026 dës Angscht – an de Schrëftsteller, deen se op d'Bün bruecht huet – matzen an de nationale Kanon. ### Sources - Ian de Toffoli awarded the 2026 Prix Servais — University of Luxembourg (FHSE): https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/news/ian-de-toffoli-awarded-the-2026-prix-servais/ - Ian De Toffoli Awarded Servais Prize 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/literature/60874-ian-de-toffoli-awarded-servais-prize-2026 - Ian de Toffoli erhält den 'Prix Servais' 2026 — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-de-Toffoli-erhaelt-den-Prix-Servais-2026-64077.html - Ian De Toffoli im Interview: 'Kann ich den Erfolg noch toppen?' — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Ian-De-Toffoli-im-Interview-Kann-ich-den-Erfolg-noch-toppen-65917.html - Ian De Toffoli remporte le Prix Servais pour 'Léa ou la théorie des systèmes complexes' — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/litterature-ian-de-toffoli-remporte-le-prix-servais-pour-lea-ou-la-theorie-des-systemes-complexes/ - Prix Servais — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_Servais - Bio — Ian De Toffoli — iandetoffoli.com: https://www.iandetoffoli.com/bio - Ian de Toffoli — Wikipédia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_de_Toffoli - Anne-Marie Reuter Awarded Prix Servais 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/literature/55610-anne-marie-reuter-awarded-prix-servais-2025 --- ## SK hynix sicht 29 Milliarde Dollar op der Nasdaq – eng vun de gréisste Emissiounen iwwerhaapt - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/sk-hynix-29-milliarden-dollar-nasdaq-cotatioun-ki-erennerung - Published: 2026-06-25T11:13:54.983+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:13:54.983+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: fdd4f2c0-adc2-4c26-9e3d-1d641c34a748 - Dateline: Icheon, KR > De südkoreanesche Erënnerungschip-Hiersteller wëll bis zu 45,45 Billioune Won (ronn 29 Milliarde Dollar) iwwer en Nasdaq-ADR-Deal sammelen – d'Suen ginn an nei KI-Fabriken an EUV-Anlagen. ### Summary SK hynix huet eng Cotatioun vun American Depositary Shares op der Nasdaq deposéiert, fir bis zu 29 Milliarde Dollar ze sammelen – eng vun de gréisste Aktienemissiounen, déi et jee gouf, an eng kloer Wett op de KI-Erënnerungsboom. ### Key facts - SK hynix wëll bis zu 45,45 Billioune Won (ronn 29 Mrd. Dollar) sammelen, andeems en 17,79 Milliounen nei Aktien als ADS op der Nasdaq (Tick „SKHY“, virleefeg den 10. Juli) erausgëtt. - Um Spëtzenwäert wier et déi gréisste ADR-Emissioun iwwerhaapt – iwwer Alibaba (21,8 Mrd.) a Saudi Aramco (25,6 Mrd.). - D'Suen ginn an déi éischt Fabrik zu Yongin, eng HBM-Verpakungsanlag zu Cheongju an EUV-Lithographie-Ausrëschtung. - D'Aktie ass 2026 ronn 300% geklommen; den 22. Juni huet SK hynix Samsung als wäertvollst koreanesch Firma op Basis vun de Stammaktien iwwerholl. - Starke Micron-Zuelen (84,9% Bruttomarge, HBM 2026 ausverkaaft) bestätegen e knappen Erënnerungsmaart, deen nach Joren ka daueren. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass eng ADR-Cotatioun a firwat mécht SK hynix dat?** American Depositary Receipts loossen eng net-amerikanesch Aktie an Dollar op enger US-Börse handelen. SK hynix erreecht esou international Investisseuren, déi vu senger Korea-eenzeger Aktie ausgeschloss waren – seng Haaptcotatioun bleift um Kospi zu Seoul (Code 000660). **Q: Firwat zielt dës Cotatioun fir Lëtzebuerg?** Lëtzebuerg ass de gréisste Fongsdomicile vun Europa. En HBM-staarke SK-hynix-ADR mat gudder Liquiditéit bitt grenziwwerschreidende Fongen, déi hei domiciliéiert sinn, e méi direkten Zougang zu engem Schlëssellieferant vun der KI-Liwwerkette. **Q: Wéini soll d'Cotatioun lassgoen?** De Konzern nennt den 10. Juli 2026 als virleefegen Datum fir d'Cotatioun, betount awer, datt d'Konditiounen an de Kalenner sech nach kënne veränneren. ### Body De südkoreaneschen Hallefleeder-Concern SK hynix wëll bis zu 45,45 Billioune Won – ronn 29 Milliarde Dollar – iwwer eng Cotatioun vun American Depositary Shares op der Nasdaq sammelen. Géif de Konzern um ieweschten Enn vun der annoncéierter Spann ufalen, wier dat déi gréisste Emissioun vun American Depositary Receipts, déi et jee gouf – eng monumental Wett op de Boom vun der KI-Erënnerung. An engem reglementaresche Depôt vu Mëttwoch huet de Konzern – weltwäit déi Nummer zwee bei den Erënnerungschippen an e Schlëssellieferant vu High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM) fir KI-Beschleuniger – matgedeelt, datt en 17,79 Milliounen nei Stammaktien als ADS um Nasdaq Global Select Market ënnert dem Tick-Symbol „SKHY“ erausginn. Als virleefegen Datum fir d'Cotatioun ass den 10. Juli genannt ginn, mat der Ahéngegung, datt de Kalenner sech nach ka veränneren. BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs a J.P. Morgan begleeden d'Operatioun. De Nominalwäert läit bei 5.000 Won pro Aktie. Um Spëtzenwäert vun der Spann iwwerträft de Verkaf den Debüt vun Alibaba zu New York 2014 (ronn 21,8 Milliarde Dollar) an d'Börseféierung vu Saudi Aramco 2019 (25,6 Milliarde Dollar). Seng Haaptcotatioun behält SK hynix zu Seoul, wou en um Kospi ënnert dem Code 000660 gehandelt gëtt. Wouhin déi 29 Milliarde Dollar fléissen D'Suen sinn fir d'Kapazitéiten reservéiert, déi de Konzern brauch, fir mat der KI-Nofro Schrëtt ze halen. Am Depôt sinn dräi Prioritéite genannt: - déi éischt Fabrik am Hallefleeder-Cluster zu Yongin, südlech vu Seoul; - eng modern Anlag fir d'Verpaken vu Chippen zu Cheongju, zentral fir d'Produktioun vu gestapeltem HBM; - Produktiounsausrëschtung, dorënner EUV-Lithographie-Scanner. Den Ëmfang ass eng staark Eskalatioun par rapport zum éischte Schrëtt vu SK hynix Richtung US-Cotatioun. Wéi de Konzern am Mäerz vertraulech deposéiert huet, huet eng Persoun, déi mam Plang vertraut war, de wahrscheinlechen Erléis op net méi wéi 14 Milliarde Dollar geschat. De Konzern presentéiert d'Emissioun als e Wee, fir bei Investisseuren ze kommen, déi vun der Korea-eenzeger Aktie ausgeschloss waren. D'ADR-Cotatioun verbreedert eis Investisseursbasis, mécht um Enn eng richteg Bewäertung vun eisem Firmewäert méiglech an hieft eise Status als globalt Ënnerhuelen. De Stellewäert vu SK hynix huet sech duerch de KI-Opbau verwandelt. D'Aktie ass 2026 ronn 300 Prozent geklommen, de Maartwäert huet am Mee d'Schwell vun engem Billioun Dollar iwwerschratt, an den 22. Juni huet de Konzern op Basis vun de Stammaktien Samsung Electronics iwwerholl an ass zu Südkorea déi wäertvollst un der Börse gelëschten Firma ginn. SK hynix liwwert HBM fir d'KI-Systeme vun Nvidia, dorënner déi kommend Plattform „Vera Rubin“. En Erënnerungszyklus, deen iwwerkacht De Depôt koum, wéi nei Beleeger sech ugesammelt hunn, datt den KI-Erënnerungszyklus laang net eriwwer ass. De US-Rival Micron Technology huet en Trimestralëmsaz vu bal 42 Milliarde Dollar gemellt, bal komplett vun der HBM-Nofro gedroen, a fir d'lafend Trimester ronn 50 Milliarde Dollar an Aussiicht gestallt. D'bereinegt Bruttomarge vu Micron huet mat 84,9 Prozent e Rekord erreecht, an de Konzern seet, seng HBM-Produktioun fir 2026 wier ënnert Méijoresverträg ausverkaaft. D'Direktioun rechent, datt de HBM-Maart vu ronn 35 Milliarde Dollar 2025 op ronn 100 Milliarde Dollar bis 2028 wiisst. Dës Zuele hu confirméiert, datt d'Erënnerungsoffer knapp bleift, an hunn d'Aktie vu SK hynix e Donneschdeg méi wéi 11 Prozent an d'Luucht gedréckt. De President vun der SK Group, de Chey Tae-won, warnt schonn, datt d'Knappheet nach Joren ka daueren. Géigeniwwer Journalisten op der Computex-Foire ufanks Juni huet hie gesot, de Konzern géif seng total Wafer-Kapazitéit iwwer fënnef Joer verduebelen. Et gëtt vill Hindernisser an Hürden, mä mir wäerten se iwwerwannen an eis ausbreeden. SK hynix produzéiert haut ronn 550.000 DRAM-Wafer de Mount a wëll bis 2030-31 op ronn eng Millioun de Mount kommen. De Chey huet seng Prognos widderholl, datt déi vun der KI gedriwwe Knappheet bis ëm 2030 hält. Firwat dat och fir Lëtzebuerg zielt Fir global Investisseuren ass d'Cotatioun manner eng Fro vum Cash wéi eng Fro vum Zougang. SK hynix ass ee vun de reinste Proxyen un der Börse fir d'KI-Erënnerungsnofro, mä d'eenzeg Cotatioun zu Seoul huet de Wäertpabéier fir vill international Fongen onbequem gemaach. Eng Nasdaq-Linn an Dollar, ofgewéckelt iwwer vertraut Depositary-Mechanismen, setzt dës Barrière erof – an déi kann, soen Analysten, den ale Bewäertungsofschlag vu SK hynix par rapport zu Micron verklengeren. Et gëtt eng europäesch Dimensioun. Als gréisste Fongsdomicile vum Kontinent verankert Lëtzebuerg Dausende grenziwwerschreidend Fongen, déi iwwer US- an asiatesch Aktien um Hallefleederzyklus hänken; en HBM-staarke SK-hynix-ADR mat gudder Liquiditéit bitt esou Vehikelen e méi direkten Zougang zu engem Konzern am Häerz vun der KI-Liwwerkette. D'Risike bleiwen. D'Erënnerungsgeschäft ass bekanntlech zyklesch, an d'Kapazitéitsausbauten vu SK hynix, Micron a Samsung kéinten d'Nofro iergendwann iwwerhuelen. De Konzern selwer huet drop higewisen, datt d'Konditiounen an d'Datume vun der Emissioun net definitiv sinn. Fir de Moment ass en Debüt vu bal 30 Milliarde Dollar vun engem Kärlieferant vun der KI ee vun de klorste Signaler bis elo, wouhin d'Kapital – an de Chipzyklus – fléissen. ### Sources - South Korea's SK Hynix plans to raise $29 billion via Nasdaq listing as soon as July 10 — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-south-korea.html - S.Korea chip giant SK hynix seeks $29 bn in Nasdaq listing: regulatory filing — AFP via Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/korea-chip-giant-sk-hynix-095930760.html - South Korea's SK Hynix Says to Raise $29 Billion in US ADR Listing — Reuters via U.S. News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-06-24/south-koreas-sk-hynix-says-to-raise-29-billion-in-us-adr-listing - South Korea's SK Hynix targets $29-billion U.S. listing — Reuters via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-sk-hynix-targets-29-billion-us-listing/ - SK hynix Inc. - Form F-1 (FY2026) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002120882/000119312526280172/d32785df1.htm - SK hynix files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker symbol SKHY — Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sk-hynix-files-for-nasdaq-ipo-under-ticker-symbol-skhy-432SI-4757660 - SK Hynix sets a $29 billion US listing that could top every ADR deal ever done — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/sk-hynix-29-billion-us-adr-listing - SK Hynix surges after Micron earnings; blockbuster Nasdaq listing — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/chip-tech-stocks-sk-hynix-nasdaq-adr-listing-29-billion-ai-investment.html - SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-to-double-memory-wafer-capacity-over-five-years - Micron's revenue quadrupled as AI memory demand pushes gross margins above 81 percent — The Next Web: https://thenextweb.com/news/micron-q3-fy2026-earnings-revenue-hbm-ai-memory --- ## Salariatskammer: Reform vun de Familljenallocatiounen geet net wäit genuch géint d'Aarmut - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/csl-fuerdert-heicher-lein-pensiounen-geint-aarmut-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:53:43.541+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:53:43.541+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 3942edfc-4caa-4122-b6bc-548c6274fff8 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'CSL begréisst e vereinfacht Ënnerstëtzungssystem, freet awer substanziell méi: héicher Léin, Mindestpensiounen a Familljenallocatiounen — well an engem vun de räichste EU-Länner d'Aarmut bleift. ### Summary D'CSL begréisst d'Vereinfachung vun de Familljenallocatiounen an den neie Cost-of-Living-Supplement, warnt awer datt d'Reform net duergeet, an dréit op héicher Léin a Pensiounen, fir datt d'Stéit manner op d'Sozialhëllef ugewise sinn. ### Key facts - D'CSL begréisst de vereinfachte Familljenдопmaen-System an den neie Cost-of-Living-Supplement (CVC), seet awer, d'Reform geet net wäit genuch géint d'Aarmut. - No de STATEC-Zuele vu 2025 sinn 14,8 % vun den Awunner aarmutsgefäerdet — mä e Methodewiessel mécht déi Zuel net mat de fréiere Jore (18,1 % 2024, 19 % 2023) vergläichbar. - Mat 13,7 % Aarmut trotz Aarbecht huet Lëtzebuerg laut CSL de schlechtste Wäert vun der Eurozon (Belsch 4,3 %, Däitschland 6,5 %, Frankräich 8,3 %). - D'CSL freet héich Léin, Mindestpensiounen, indexéiert Familljenдопmaen a geziilt Hëllef fir Eenelteren, Studenten a jonk Erwuessener. - D'Chamber rechent, datt nëmmen ongeféier 34 % vun den Ausgabe wierklech sozial sinn — net déi 46 %, déi d'Regierung uginn. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass de Complément cost-of-living (CVC)?** De CVC ass en eenzegen, vereinfachten Ënnerstëtzungssystem mat harmoniséierte Konditiounen, deen d'Regierung am Kader vun der Reform vun de Familljenдопmaen aféiere wëll. D'CSL begréisst de Prinzip, mä seet, en alleng geet net duer fir d'Aarmut ze reduzéieren. **Q: Firwat ass d'Aarmutsrisiko vu 2025 net mat de Virjore vergläichbar?** De STATEC huet an der SILC-Welle vu 2025 fir d'éischt administrativ Donnéeën integréiert. Dat schaaft eng Ruptur an der Statistiksrei, sou datt déi 14,8 % net direkt mat de 18,1 % vu 2024 oder de 19 % vu 2023 vergläichbar sinn — den Réckgang spigelt e Methodewiessel, net eng kloer Verbesserung. **Q: Wat fuerdert d'CSL konkret?** Strukturell Erhéijunge vun de Familljen- a Rentréesallocatiounen mat automatescher Indexéierung, en héijen Mindestloun am Aklang mat der EU-Direktiv, eng méi héich Mindestpensioun, besser Hëllef fir Fleegeheem-Bewunner, geziilt Ënnerstëtzung fir Eenelteren, Studenten a jonk Erwuessener, an d'Upassung vum Gesetz un d'EuGH-Uerteeler iwwer Grenzgänger-Kanner. ### Body D'Aarmut huet a Lëtzebuerg e Gesiicht, dat een net direkt erwaart: dat vun engem Mënsch mat enger Aarbecht, mat engem Loyer ze bezuelen an enger Famill ze ernähren. Den 24. Juni 2026 huet d'Chambre des salariés (CSL) op d'Pläng vun der Regierung reagéiert, fir d'Familljenallocatiounen ze reforméieren an en eenzege Complément cost-of-living (CVC) anzeféieren. D'Salariatskammer begréisst de Prinzip — ee vereinfacht System mat harmoniséierte Konditiounen — mécht awer kloer: dat alles geet net wäit genuch, fir d'Leit aus der Aarmut erauszehuelen. D'CSL, deenen hir Avise bei Gesetzer ofgefrot ginn déi ronn 600.000 Salarié:en, Léierjongen a Pensionéierter betreffen, kritiséiert virun allem dat, wat an der Reform feelt: de schwaachen Effet fir eleng Stehend a fir Stéit mat zwee Erwuessenen, an datt et keng spezifesch Mesuren fir Studente gëtt. Hire Kär-Argument: dauerhafte Fortschrëtt hänkt manner vun der Sozialhëllef of wéi vum Loun selwer. Räicht Land, hänkeg Aarmut D'Zuele beweegen sech zënter Joren kaum. No de leschten Donnéeë vum STATEC waren 2025 ganzer 14,8 % vun de Awunner — ongeféier ee Siwentel — vun der Aarmut bedroht; dat heescht, si liewen mat manner wéi 2.502 € am Mount fir en Eenpersounestot. D'AROPE-Mooss, also d'Risiko vun Aarmut oder sozialer Ausgrenzung, deckt 18,2 % vun der Bevëlkerung of. Ouni d'Sozialtransfere wären et 26,5 % — d'Transfere drécken déi Zuel op 14,8 % erof. Dee Wäert kléngt méi niddreg wéi déi ronn 18 % vun de Jore virdrun — mä de STATEC warnt: et ass keng Verbesserung. An der Welle vun 2025 goufen fir d'éischt administrativ Donnéeën integréiert, wat eng Ruptur an der Statistiksrei bedeit, sou datt déi nei Zuel net direkt mat de fréiere Jore vergläichbar ass. No der aler Methodik louch d'Risiko bei 18,1 % am Joer 2024 an 19 % am Joer 2023. D'Laascht ass ongläich verdeelt. De Risiko läit bei 40,5 % fir Eenelterefamilljen, bei 36,7 % fir Koppele mat dräi a méi Kanner a bei 22,2 % fir déi Ënner-18-Järeg. Fraen (15,4 %) sinn méi exposéiert wéi Männer (14,2 %). Wann d'Aarbecht net méi schützt Fir d'Chamber ass déi schwéierst Zuel déi, datt d'Aarbecht zu Lëtzebuerg dacks net géint d'Aarmut schützt. Am Panorama social 2025 beziffert d'CSL d'Aarmut trotz Aarbecht op 13,7 % vun de Salarié:en — no hirer Rechnung de schlechtste Wäert vun der Eurozon, géintiwwer 4,3 % an der Belsch, 6,5 % an Däitschland an 8,3 % a Frankräich. D'Akommesongläichheet, gemooss um Verhältnis tëscht dem räichsten an dem äermste Fënneftel, louch 2024 bei 4,68. Um schäerfste bäisst d'Wunnen. Locataire ginn ëm déi 27 % vun hirem verfügbaren Akommes fir de Loyer aus — ee vun den héchste Verhältnisser am Euroraum — an 39,5 % vun de Stéit mellen schwéier finanziell Belaaschtungen am Zesummenhang mam Wunnen. Dat persistent Aarmutsrisiko vu 6,1 % spréngt op 26,9 %, soubal virfestgeluechte Käschte wéi de Loyer ofgezunn ginn. D'CSL seet zudeem, d'Aarmut bei den eelere Leit hätt sech bannent zwielef Joer ongeféier verduebelt. D'Regierung verkënnt ëmmer erëm, datt d'Sozialpolitik eng vun hiren absoluten Prioritéite wier. Mä et gëtt keng Enveloppen, fir de Jonken, de Familljen an den aarme Schaffenden ze hëllefen. Déi Asiicht, vun der CSL- an OGBL-Presidentin Nora Back, faasst de Grondvirworf vun der Chamber zesummen: ugekënnegt Prioritéite ginn net mat Sue gedeckt. Wat d'Chamber fuerdert D'CSL freet d'Regierung, iwwer déi administrativ Vereinfachung erauszegoen an den Niveau vun den Haushaltsakommes ze hiewen. Hir Fuerderungen: - strukturell Erhéijunge vun de Familljen- a Rentréesallocatiounen, mat automatescher Indexéierung; - en héijen Mindestloun, am Aklang mat der EU-Direktiv iwwer ugemoss Mindestléin; - eng méi héich Mindestpensioun a besser Ënnerstëtzung fir d'Bewunner vu Fleegeheemer; - geziilt Hëllef fir Eenelteren, Studenten a jonk Erwuessener; - d'Upassung vum lëtzebuergesche Gesetz un d'EuGH-Uerteeler iwwer d'Kanner vu Grenzgänger. Drënner läit een strukturellt Argument: ugemoss Léin a Pensioune sollen d'Ofhängegkeet vu bedürftegkeetsgepréiwten Hëllefe wéi dem REVIS reduzéieren. D'automatesch Indexéierung — déi den 1. Juni 2026 d'Léin a Pensioune nach eng Kéier ëm 2,5 % eropgesat an de soziale Mindestloun fir net qualifizéiert Aarbecht iwwer 2.770 € am Mount gedréckt huet — fänkt d'Inflatioun of, mécht awer, sou d'CSL, näischt fir den Ofstand tëscht néidregem an ugemossenem Loun ze zoumaachen. Den Direkter Sylvain Hoffmann seet et esou: „Mir mussen d'Familljenallocatiounen, d'Mindestpensioun an d'Hëllefe fir d'Pensionéierter an engem Altersheem no uewen iwwerschaffen.“ E Budgetsstreit, deen ee verfollege soll D'Auserneesetzung ass och eng finanziell. An hirem Avis zum Staatsbudget 2026 sot d'CSL, den Entworf enthält keng nei Ausgabe géint d'Aarmut, an huet d'Rechnung vun der Regierung a Fro gestallt: wierklech sozial Ausgabe maachen ongeféier 34 % vun den Dépensen aus, net déi 46 %, déi d'Ministere zitéieren. D'Chamber kontrastéiert dat mat de klammende Militärausgaben. Den Hoffmann notéiert dozou, et gëtt net forcéiert ee Kausalzesummenhang, mä et sief „frappant“, esou eng Diskrepanz festzestellen. Mam nächste Budgetszyklus, mat der Indexéierung, dem Mindestloun an de Wunnkäschten, déi all am Spill sinn, gëtt d'Campagne vun der CSL de Bierger ee konkrete politesche Sträit fir mat ze verfollegen — een, deen d'Bild vu Lëtzebuerg als Hafe vum Räichtum géint d'Liewensbedéngunge vun de Schaffenden, Familljen a Pensionéierter stellt, déi laut der Chamber hannert bleiwen. ### Sources - CSL Calls for Stronger Measures to Tackle Poverty — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61972-csl-calls-for-stronger-measures-to-tackle-poverty - STATEC Survey Shows 1 in 7 Affected By Poverty in Luxembourg in 2025 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60926-statec-survey-shows-1-in-7-affected-by-poverty-in-luxembourg-in-2025 - Almost one in five people still at risk of poverty despite a slight decrease (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn08-25-silc.html - Inequalities better measured, but still persisting (LU-SILC) — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn14-26-silc.html - CSL Analysis Shows Increased Risk of Poverty, Growing Income Disparity (Panorama social 2025) — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/57275-csl-analysis-shows-increased-risk-of-poverty-growing-income-disparity-across-luxembourg - CSL : « Un budget bien moins social que l'on pourrait le croire » — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/csl-un-budget-bien-moins-social-que-lon-pourrait-le-croire/ - CSL Calls for Stronger Action on Social Issues in 2026 State Budget — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/industry-associations/58053-csl-calls-for-stronger-action-on-social-issues-in-2026-state-budget - Des inégalités sociales toujours croissantes — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/news-des-inegalites-sociales-toujours-croissantes - Panorama social 2025 (full report) — Chambre des salariés (CSL): https://www.csl.lu/app/uploads/2025/10/2025-09_panorama2025_complet_web.pdf --- ## Keiko Fujimori läit bei der Stralwahl am Peru ëm Hoorbreet vir — Sánchez akzeptéiert d'Resultat net - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/peru-keiko-fujimori-knapp-virun-sanchez-stralwahl-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:39:18.954+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:39:18.954+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 077d70ea-c598-4e34-a23b-33a634f20754 - Dateline: Lima, PE > No dräi verluerene Stralwahlen läit d'Keiko Fujimori mat 50,1 géint 49,9 Prozent vir — ronn 42.000 Stëmmen. Hire lénke Konkurrent rifft vu Wahlbedruch a d'Riichter zécken nach mat der Proklamatioun. ### Summary D'Wahlautoritéit ONPE gesäit d'Keiko Fujimori mat engem Virsprong vu just ronn 42.000 Stëmmen un der Spëtzt vun der peruanescher Stralwahl. Hire Géigner Roberto Sánchez verweigert d'Néierlag a schwätzt vu Bedruch, eng formell Proklamatioun feelt nach ëmmer. ### Key facts - D'ONPE gesäit d'Keiko Fujimori mat 50,1 % géint 49,9 % (ronn 42.000 Stëmmen) als Gewënnerin vun der Stralwahl vum 7. Juni 2026. - No dräi verluerene Stralwahlen (2011, 2016, 2021) ass et e Comeback fir d'Duechter vum verstuerwene Ex-President Alberto Fujimori. - De Roberto Sánchez akzeptéiert d'Resultat net, schwätzt vu Bedruch bei de Stëmmen aus dem Ausland a freet d'Annulatioun vun 119 Konsulater. - Méi wéi zwou Wochen no der Ofstëmmung huet d'Wahljury JNE nach kee President-elu offiziell ausgeruff. - Am neie Zwee-Kummer-Kongress huet keng Partei eng Majoritéit — Fuerza Popular ass déi stäerkst Kraaft. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi knapp war d'Resultat vun der Stralwahl?** No der Auszielung vun der ONPE krut d'Keiko Fujimori 9.206.241 Stëmmen, de Roberto Sánchez 9.164.171 — en Ofstand vu 42.070 Stëmmen, oder 0,24 Prozentpunkten. De 23. Juni, mat 99,7 % ausgezielt, louch de Virsprong bei ronn 40.000 Stëmmen. **Q: Firwat akzeptéiert de Roberto Sánchez d'Resultat net?** Hie wäert, datt d'Wahlautoritéiten d'Flicht ofgeschaaft hunn, datt d'Walbüroen am Ausland hir Zielblieder scannen an digitaliséiere mussen, an domat Manipulatioun méiglech gemaach hunn. Hien huet gefrot, d'Resultater vun 119 Konsulater ze annuléieren, an huet ugekënnegt, d'Regierung net unzeerkennen. **Q: Wat ass mam Alberto Fujimori, dem Papp vun der Keiko?** Den Alberto Fujimori huet de Peru tëscht 1990 an 2000 regéiert, gouf duerno wéinst Mënscherechtsverletzungen a Korruptioun zu 25 Joer verurteelt, 2017 begnodegt an Enn 2023 fräigelooss. Hien ass de 11. September 2024 am Alter vu 86 Joer gestuerwen. **Q: Huet d'Fujimori eng Majoritéit am Kongress?** Neen. Hir Partei Fuerza Popular ass déi stäerkst Eenzelkraaft an deenen zwou Kummeren (41 vu 130 Deputéierten an 22 vu 60 Senatoren), mä keng Partei huet eng absolut Majoritéit. Lëaut Analysten geet effektivt Regéieren just mat Kompromësser. ### Body Lima — Ëm e puer Zéngdausend Stëmmen, méi net, schéngt d'Keiko Fujimori dat héchst Amt am Peru ze huelen, dat hir dräimol duerch d'Fanger gerutscht ass. No der bal komplett ausgezielter Stralwahl vum 7. Juni gëtt d'Nationaalt Büro fir Wahlprozesser (ONPE) der Affichage vun der rietser Partei Fuerza Popular 50,1 Prozent, géint 49,9 Prozent fir de lénken Deputéierten Roberto Sánchez. Dat sinn ronn 42.000 Stëmmen Ënnerscheed bei méi wéi 18 Millioune ofginnene Wahlziedelen — een Resultat, dat zu de knappste an der rezenter Geschicht vu Latäinamerika gezielt gëtt. Fir d'Duechter vum verstuerwene Ex-President Alberto Fujimori ass et e Comeback, dat no de Néierlagen 2011, 2016 an 2021 kaum nach een erwaart hat. Mä de Sieg kënnt ouni déi Kloerheet, déi eng Gewënnerin sech wënschen géif: De Sánchez akzeptéiert d'Resultat net, an d'Nationaalt Wahljury (JNE) hat och méi wéi zwou Wochen no der Ofstëmmung nach kee President-elu offiziell ausgeruff. E Land, dat genee an der Mëtt duerchgeschnidden ass No der Auszielung vun der ONPE krut d'Fujimori 9.206.241 Stëmmen, de Sánchez 9.164.171 — en Ofstand vu 42.070 Ziedelen, oder 0,24 Prozentpunkten. De 23. Juni, mat 99,7 Prozent ausgezielt, louch de Virsprong bei ronn 40.000 Stëmmen. Dës Aarithmetik weist e gespléckt Land. D'Fujimori, déi den éischten Tour de 12. Abrëll mat 17,2 Prozent gewonnen hat, hëlt hir Kraaft aus de räicher Stadquartieren a virun allem aus der Diaspora: D'Stëmmen vun de Peruaner am Ausland sinn am décke fir si erausgefall an hu sech als entscheedend erwisen. De Sánchez, vum Bündnis Junts fir de Peru, huet seng Basis an den äermeren a ländleche Regiounen — an d'Resultat ass an deenen lëschten Deeg ëmmer méi enk ginn, well d'Ziedele genee aus deene Géigende koumen. D'Walbedeelegung an der Stralwahl louch bei 71,9 Prozent. Am neie Kongress, dem éischten Zwee-Kummer-Parlament zënter der Erëmaféierung vum Senat, huet keng Partei eng Majoritéit. Fuerza Popular ass déi stäerkst Eenzelkraaft an deenen zwou Kummeren: - Deputéiertekummer (130 Sëtzer): Fuerza Popular 41, Junts fir de Peru 32, Partei vun der Gudder Regierung 18, Renovación Popular 15, de Rescht op méi kleng Gruppen opgedeelt. - Senat (60 Sëtzer): Fuerza Popular 22, Junts fir de Peru 14, Renovación Popular 8, Partei vun der Gudder Regierung 7. Eng Néierlag, déi de Konkurrent net unhëlt Virun der Ofstëmmung hat de Sánchez am lokale Radio nach versprach, d'Resultat ze respektéieren. Wéi d'Auszielung sech géint hie gedréint huet, ass hien ëmgeschwenkt. Hien wäert, datt d'Wahlautoritéiten d'Flicht ofgeschaaft hunn, datt d'Walbüroen am Ausland hir Zielblieder scannen an digitaliséiere mussen — an domat den Dier fir Manipulatioun opgemaach hunn. Hien huet d'JNE gefrot, d'Resultater vun 119 Konsulater ze annuléieren. An engem Message an de sozialen Netzwierker de 23. Juni ass hien iwwer eng reng juristesch Erausfuerderung eraus gaangen: Mir wäerten dës Regierung net unerkennen a ruffen e Zoustand vu politeschem a soziale Kampf aus. D'Fujimori dot d'Kampagne géint d'Resultat als Theaterspill of. „Ech mengen, dat ass eng verzweifelt politesch Geste", sot si géigeniwwer lokale Medien. Si ass net déi eenzeg, déi nom Verléieren vu Bedruch schwätzt: De Rafael López Aliaga, den hartriechte Buergermeeschter vu Lima, deen am éischten Tour als Drëtten erausgefall ass, huet Bedrugsvirwërf verbreet, zu enger „Insurrektioun" opgeruff a steet elo virun engem Strofverfahren wéinst Opwiglung zu zivilem Ondaul. D'Wahlriichter hunn de Prozess bis elo bestoe gelooss — am Abrëll haten si decidéiert, datt den éischten Tour net annuléiert gëtt. Wat eng Presidentschaft Fujimori bedeite géif E Sieg vun der Fujimori géif de Grëff vun der Riichten op eng vun de rohstoffräichste Wirtschaften vu Südamerika festegen an de regionale Schwenk ewech vun der Lénk verlängeren. Hire Programm verbënnt eng haart Linn géint d'Kriminalitéit — bewosst un d'Kampagne vun hirem Papp an den 1990er Jore géint d'Insurrektioun erënnernd — mat enger Verteidegung vum marktwirtschaftleche Modell, deen dem Peru duerch Joren u politeschem Chaos eng makroekonomesch Stabilitéit geséchert huet. Ob si och regéiere kann, ass eng aner Fro wéi déi, ob si gewanne kann. Analysten am Latäinamerika-Center vum Atlantic Council mengen, datt d'Zuel vun hire Sëtzer Schutz bitt, awer keng fräi Hand. „D'Partei vun der Fujimori huet genuch Sëtzer am Senat an am Kongress, fir eng Destitutioun ze vermeiden, mä effektivt Regéiere wäert Kompromësser erfuerderen", sot de Martin Cassinelli, Assistant Director am Center. Säi Kolleg Jason Marczak sot, si géif „eng wirtschaftsfrëndlech Approche an eng Ekonomie bréngen, déi laang fir hir makroekonomesch Stabilitéit gelueft gouf, trotz konstantem politesche Béifall", a si wier e wëllege Partner fir d'Initiativen aus Washington géint d'kriminell Organisatiounen an der Hemisphär. Am Konflikt tëscht den USA a China — de Peru ass e groussen Exportateur vu Kofber, Sëlwer a Molybdän — erwaarden d'Kollegen, datt si pragmatesch bleift a keng Säit wielt. D'Presidentschaft géif och eng dynastesch Schlëf zoumaachen. D'Fujimori ass mat 19 Joer als éischt Dame vum Land an d'ëffentlecht Liewen agetrueden, ënner der Herrschaft vun hirem Papp Alberto Fujimori, deen tëscht 1990 an 2000 regéiert huet, méi spéit wéinst Mënscherechtsverletzunge verurteelt gouf an am September 2024 gestuerwen ass — e Joer an néng Méint no senger Fräiloossung aus dem Prisong. Fir d'Kritiker erwächt eng Fujimori am Regierungspalais de autoritäre Schiet vun där Epoch erëm; fir hir Unhänger ass et d'Bestätegung vun enger Kandidatin, déi dräimol mat genee esou knappe Marge verluer huet. Wat dëse Sieg op alle Fall net bréngt, ass Rou: D'Auszielung ass eriwwer, mä de Kampf ëm hir Legitimitéit fänkt eréischt un. ### Sources - 2026 Peruvian general election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election - Sanchez warns he 'will not recognise' Fujimori victory in Peru election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/sanchez-warns-he-will-not-recognise-fujimori-victory-in-peru-election - Leftist Sanchez takes slim lead in Peru's presidential run-off election — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/race-tied-between-left-and-right-wing-rivals-in-perus-presidential-vote - A razor-thin victory, a divided nation: What awaits Peru's next president? — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/a-razor-thin-victory-a-divided-nation-what-awaits-perus-next-president/ - Peru: Keiko Fujimori, first lady at 19, on fourth try to be president — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/americas/peru-president-election-keiko-fujimori-intl-latam - Peru Has a New President, But Fujimori's Election Lie Imperils Democracy — WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America): https://www.wola.org/analysis/peru-has-new-president-fujimori-imperils-democracy/ - Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5109052/alberto-fujimori-dead-peru-former-president - Keiko Fujimori | Biography, Politics, Fuerza Popular, & Peru Election 2026 — Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keiko-Fujimori --- ## Zweeten Index 2026 ëmmer méi onwahrscheinlech — Statec rechent eréischt fir 2027 - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/zweeten-index-2026-statec-rechent-ereischt-fir-2027 - Published: 2026-06-25T06:20:36.15+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:20:36.15+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 1be0175d-2d3b-4418-88d3-4b12a93bf1ef - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > No der Indextranche vum 1. Juni gesäit de Statec déi nächst automatesch Upassung eréischt am zweete Trimester 2027 — virausgesat, datt d'Energiesteierung d'Inflatioun am Grëff hält. ### Summary De Statec hält a sengem 'Conjoncture Flash' vum 24. Juni un séngem Zentralszenario fest: déi nächst Indextranche kënnt eréischt am zweete Trimester 2027. E zweeten Index nach dëst Joer gëtt ëmmer méi onwahrscheinlech. ### Key facts - De Statec hält a sengem 'Conjoncture Flash' vum 24. Juni un sengem Zentralszenario fest: déi nächst Indextranche kënnt eréischt am zweete Trimester 2027. - Déi lescht Tranche ass de 1. Juni 2026 a Kraaft getrueden an huet Léin, Pensiounen a Renten ëm 2,5 % erop gehäit — déi éischt Upassung zanter 13 Méint. - Den Resilienzpak 2026 soll de Wuesstem vun den Energiepräisser op 2,3 % begrenzen (géint 6,6 % ouni Mesuren) an d'Inflatioun ëm ronn 0,3 Prozentpunkten erofdrécken. - De sozialen Mindestloun fir net-qualifizéiert Aarbechter ass op 2.771,33 € de Mount geklommen, de qualifizéierte Mindestloun op 3.325,59 €. - De Statec huet d'Inflatiounsprognos fir 2026 op ronn 2,2 % an d'BIP-Wuesstem op ronn 1,4 % erofgesat; bei engem laangen Energieschock wier eng Schrumpung méiglech. ### FAQ **Q: Kënnt 2026 nach eng zweet Indextranche?** No der Aschätzung vum Statec vum 24. Juni éischter net. Den Institut hält u sengem Zentralszenario fest, an deem déi nächst automatesch Tranche eréischt am zweete Trimester 2027 kënnt. Verausgesat ass, datt den Energieschock sech net erëm verschäerft. **Q: Wéi vill huet déi lescht Tranche bruecht a wéini war se?** D'Tranche ass de 1. Juni 2026 a Kraaft getrueden an huet Léin, Pensiounen a Renten ëm 2,5 % erop gehäit. D'Cote d'application ass vu 968,04 op 992,24 Punkten geklommen. Et war déi éischt Upassung zanter 13 Méint. **Q: Wéi gëtt eng Indextranche ausgeléist?** Wann de gläitende Sechsméintsschnëtt vum Nationalen Index vun de Konsumentepräisser (IPCN, Basis 1.1.1948) 2,5 % iwwer säi Niveau beim leschten Auslousen klëmmt, gëtt ronn ee Mount duerno eng nei Tranche aktivéiert. De Sechsméintsschnëtt gläicht volatil Posten ewéi de Sprit aus. **Q: Ëm wéi vill ass de Mindestloun no der Tranche geklommen?** De sozialen Mindestloun fir net-qualifizéiert Aarbechter ab 18 Joer ass vu 2.703,74 op 2.771,33 € de Mount geklommen, de qualifizéierte Mindestloun vu 3.244,48 op 3.325,59 €. ### Body Salariéen a Pensionéeren hunn de 1. Juni 2026 eng automatesch Erhéijung vun 2,5 Prozent op hire Pai an hir Rent kritt. Zanterhier huet eng eenzeg Fro iwwer de Stéit an iwwer de Betriiber gehaangen: Kënnt nach virum Joresenn eng zweet Tranche derbäi? Den nationale Statistiksinstitut Statec gëtt elo déi méi wahrscheinlech Äntwert — éischter net. An sengem leschten 'Conjoncture Flash', publizéiert den 24. Juni, behält de Statec säi Zentralszenario onverännert: déi nächst automatesch Indextranche gëtt weiderhin eréischt am zweete Trimester 2027 erwaart. Dat ass e kloere Réckzuch par rapport zum Fréijoer, wéi e Schock bei den Uelegpräisser am Zesummenhang mat der Kris am Mëttleren Osten d'Angscht opkomme gelooss huet, d'Inflatioun kéint séier genuch klammen, fir nach an der zweeter Hallschent 2026 eng nei Tranche auszeléisen — an, am däischtersten Szenario, esouguer dräi Indexer tëscht Mëtt 2026 a Enn 2027. Firwat dat schwéier wéit: D'Indexéierung leet de Pai vu quasi jiddwerengem am Land fest. Eng Tranche hieft d'Léin am Privat- a ëffentleche Secteur, d'Pensiounen, d'Familljenzoulagen, d'Chômagegelder an d'Congé-parental-Zoulagen eenheetlech ëm 2,5 Prozent. Ob an engem Joer eng oder zwou Tranche kommen, ass dofir eng vun de gréisste wirtschaftleche Froen, déi sech hei stellen. Wat de Resilienzpak verännert huet De Statec liest d'Situatioun esou, datt d'Entlaaschtungsmesuren, déi tëscht Regierung, Gewerkschaften a Patronat ofgemaach goufen — de sougenannten Resilienzpak 2026 — duer ginn, fir d'Präisser am Zaum ze halen. De Paket soll de Wuesstem vun den Energiepräisser dëst Joer op ronn 2,3 Prozent begrenzen, géint 6,6 Prozent ouni Agräifen, an domat d'Gesamtinflatioun ëm ongeféier 0,3 Prozentpunkten erofdrécken. Op där Basis huet den Institut säi zentrale Inflatiounsoutlook fir 2026 op ronn 2,2 Prozent erofgesat, vu virdru 2,5 Prozent, a gesäit de Präiswuesstem op 1,7 Prozent 2027 ofschwächen. Déi Revisioun duergeet, fir datt déi nächst Indexschwell net virum nächste Joer iwwerschratt gëtt. De Statec huet awer betount, datt den Ausbléck ongewéinlech onsécher bleift an direkt vun der Dauer an der Schwéier vun der Kris am Mëttleren Osten ofhänkt. Déi Virsiicht ass berechtegt. Nach am Mee hat de Statec-Direkter Tom Haas dem tripartite Koordinatiounscomité e méi däischtert Alternativszenario virgestallt. Wann d'Strooss vun Hormuz sechs Méint oder méi laang blockéiert wier, sou huet hie gewarnt, kéint d'Inflatioun 2026 am Schnëtt bei ronn 4 Prozent leien an no bei 6 Prozent spëtzen — mat de Sprittpräisser als sichtbart Symptom. D'Tankstellepräisser fir Bensin kéinten esou fréi wéi am Summer méi wéi zwee Euro de Liter iwwerschreiden. Genau dee Worst Case, deen dräi Tranchen openeen gekett hätt, ass d'Szenario, dat déi lescht Prognos elo als zréckgaange beuruedelt. Den Haas huet och drun erënnert, datt den Index keng Wonnerléisung ass: Och wann d'Nominalléin iwwer den Index klammen, esou huet hie bemierkt, géif de reelle verfügbare Revenu pro Persoun a Phasen vu staarker Inflatioun ënner Drock geroden. Obwuel d'Nominalléin iwwer den Index klamme géifen, géif de reelle verfügbare Revenu pro Persoun a Perioden vu staarker Inflatioun negativ ënner Drock geroden. Wéi den Automatismus funktionéiert D'Indexéierung leeft automatesch of. Ausléiser ass den Nationalen Index vun de Konsumentepräisser (IPCN), deen de Statec op der Basis 1. Januar 1948 berechent. Wann de gläitende Sechsméintsschnëtt vun dësem Index 2,5 Prozent iwwer säi Niveau beim leschten Auslouse klëmmt, gëtt ronn ee Mount duerno eng nei Tranche aktivéiert. - D'Tranche vum Juni 2026 huet d'Cote d'application vun der gläitender Léihnskala vu 968,04 op 992,24 Punkten erop gehäit. - Si gouf bestätegt, nodeems de Sechsméintsschnëtt d'Schwell vu 1.038,79 Punkten iwwerschratt huet an am Mee 1.041,65 erreecht huet. - Et war déi éischt Upassung zanter 13 Méint — déi virdru Tranche war de 1. Mee 2025 a Kraaft getrueden. De Sechsméintsschnëtt ass mat Absicht esou gewielt: Hie gläicht volatil Posten ewéi de Sprit a saisonal Liewensmëttel aus, sou datt e eenzelen Präisschock net fir sech eleng de Pai beweegt. No der Juni-Erhéijung ass de sozialen Mindestloun fir net-qualifizéiert Aarbechter ab 18 Joer vu 2.703,74 op 2.771,33 Euro de Mount geklommen, an de qualifizéierte Mindestloun vu 3.244,48 op 3.325,59 Euro. Wat et fir Léin, Pensiounen an de Budget heescht Fir d'Salariéen an d'Pensionéeren ass eng verspéit zweet Tranche eng zweeschneideg Saach. Si signaliséiert, datt d'Liewenskäschte agedämmt ginn, mä si heescht och keng weider flächendeckend Erhéijung dëst Joer, wann d'Präisser sech wéi virausgesot berouegen. Den Nettogewënn läit souwisou ënner den 2,5 Prozent vum Titel, well e méi héije Bruttopai mat de Steierklassen an de Sozialbäiträg interagéiert. Fir d'Betriiber an de Staat ass den Opschub eng Erliichterung. All Tranche geet direkt an d'ëffentlech Léihnsmass, an d'Pensiounen an an d'Sozialleeschtungen, an hieft automatesch d'Privatpaien — e Käschtefaktor, deen d'Patronatsfederatioun (UEL, Michel Reckinger) ëmmer erëm ervirgehuewen huet, wann e puer Tranchen unzeschwammen drohen. De gesenkte Wuesstemsoutlook vum Statec setzt nach derbäi: Hien huet seng BIP-Prognos fir 2026 op ronn 1,4 Prozent erofkorrigéiert, mat enger méiglecher Schrumpung bei engem laang gezunnenen Energieschock. Politesch steet de Mechanismus selwer net zur Diskussioun. De Premier Luc Frieden huet ënnerstrach, datt — egal wéi eng Begleetmesuren diskutéiert ginn — d'Prinzip vun der automatescher Indexéierung gehale gëtt. De Mechanismus vun der Léihnindexéierung bleift onuréierbar. Fir de Moment ass de Kalenner d'Geschicht. Falls keen neien Energieschock kënnt, ass déi nächst automatesch Pai-Erhéijung fir den zweeten Trimester 2027 agedroen — an deen oft diskutéierten zweeten Index vun 2026 gesäit ëmmer méi no engem Risiko aus, deen sech net realiséiert huet. ### Sources - Wage indexation on 1 June 2026 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn19-26-ipc.html - Inflation forecast: 1.8% for 2026 and 2027 — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2026/stn05-previsions-inflation.html - Le Statec maintient son scénario d'index en 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-maintient-son-scenario-dindex-en-2027 - Au Luxembourg, la perspective d'un second index en 2026 s'éloigne — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-la-perspective-d-un-second-index-en-2026-s-eloigne-103589550 - Le Statec agite la menace de trois indexations d'ici fin 2027 — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-statec-agite-la-menace-de-trois-indexations-dici-mars-2027 - Tripartite: le Statec prévoit jusqu'à 3 index en un an si la guerre dure — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-prix-en-hausse-index-en-rafale-l-inflation-menace-de-nouveau-103561838 - Luxembourg wage indexation confirmed for June — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-wage-indexation-confirmed-for-june - Indexation au 1er juin 2026: les salaires, traitements et pensions augmentent de 2,5% — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/indexation-au-1er-juin-2026-les-salaires-traitements-et-pensions-augmentent-de-25/ - When Is the Next Index in Luxembourg? What's Changing in 2026 — salary.lu: https://salary.lu/en/blog/when-is-the-next-index-in-luxembourg-what-s-changing-in-2026 - Tom Haas nommé Directeur du STATEC — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/2024/tom-haas-nomme-directeur-du-statec.html --- ## Poopst Leo XIV. schléisst seng Frankräich-Rees zu Metz of, no bei der Lëtzebuerger Grenz - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/poopst-leo-metz-message-europa-grenz-zu-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-25T06:09:34.551+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T06:09:34.551+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 6da4408d-da6e-4858-bbda-d2191c673a54 - Dateline: Metz, FR > Den 28. September feiert de Poopst Leo XIV. eng Mass an der Kathedral vu Metz — een drëtte Stopp, deen ëm d'franséisch-däitsch Verständegung gebaut ass, knapp 55 Kilometer vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg. ### Summary De Poopst Leo XIV. schléisst de 25.–28. September seng véierdeeg Rees a Frankräich zu Metz of. Den europäeschen Ofschloss spillt sech direkt virun der Lëtzebuerger Dier of, an engem Grenzraum mat 125.281 franséische Frontalieren. ### Key facts - De Poopst Leo XIV. feiert den 28. September 2026 d'Mass an der Kathedral Saint-Étienne zu Metz, den Ofschloss vun enger véierdeeger Rees a Frankräich (Paräis, Lourdes, Metz). - De Metz-Stopp ass bewosst ëm d'franséisch-däitsch Verständegung an eng Usprooch un Europa gebaut — an der Stad, wou de Robert Schuman gelieft huet a begruewen ass. - Metz läit knapp 55 km (Loftlinn) bzw. ronn 63 km mam Auto vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg ewech an gehéiert zu der Groussregioun. - Frankräich stellt 125.281 Frontalieren — ëm déi 54 % vun de ronn 229.085 Grenzgänger, déi de STATEC fir d'éischt Trimester 2025 zielt huet. - D'Datumer goufe vum Äerzbëschof vu Paräis de 9. Juni 2026 bekanntginn; den Hellege Stull hat der Mëtt Juni nach keng eege formell Bestätegung erausginn. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou ass de Poopst no bei Lëtzebuerg?** De Poopst Leo XIV. feiert den 28. September 2026 d'Mass an der Kathedral Saint-Étienne zu Metz, ronn 63 km mam Auto vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg ewech. Et ass de leschten Dag vu senger Rees a Frankräich, déi de 25. September zu Paräis ufänkt. **Q: Firwat huet de Poopst grad Metz erausgesicht?** Metz steet fir d'Verständegung tëscht Frankräich an Däitschland: d'Stad gouf vun 1871 bis 1918 vum Däitsche Räich annektéiert. De Robert Schuman, e Grënnervueder vun der EU, huet zu Scy-Chazelles bei Metz gelieft an ass do begruewen. De Stopp ass als Usprooch un Europa geduecht. **Q: Ass d'Rees scho definitiv bestätegt?** D'Datumer fir Paräis goufe vum Äerzbëschof Laurent Ulrich de 9. Juni 2026 ëffentlech gemaach, an d'franséisch Bëschofskonferenz huet d'Participatioun bestätegt. Mä eng Rei logistesch Detailer waren der Mëtt Juni nach net fäerdeg, an den Hellege Stull hat nach keng eege formell Bestätegung erausginn. **Q: Wéi vill franséisch Frontalieren schaffen zu Lëtzebuerg?** No de STATEC-Zuele fir d'éischt Trimester 2025 sinn et 125.281 franséisch Grenzgänger — ëm déi 54 % vun de ronn 229.085 Frontalieren am Land. Vill vun hinne pendelen aus der Géigend ronderëm Metz an Thionville. ### Body Wann de Poopst Leo XIV. den 28. September 2026 an der gotescher Kathedral Saint-Étienne zu Metz d'Mass feiert, da läit dee Moment kaum 55 Kilometer vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg ewech — méi no bei eis wéi bal all anere Stopp vu senger Reesplaz. Et ass de leschten Dag vun enger véierdeeger apostolescher Rees a Frankräich, an et ass de Moment, deen d'Organisateuren bewosst ëm d'Versuergung tëscht Frankräich an Däitschland gebaut hunn. Fir vill Leit am Grand-Duché ass dat keng wäit Nopléngs-Noriicht aus Roum. De Bëschofssëtz, an deem de Poopst iwwer e gespléckte Kontinent schwätzt, läit matzen am Grenzraum, an deem Dausende Lëtzebuerger an Awunner all Dag schaffen, akafen a liewen. D'Wäerter falen domat genau do, wou d'Groussregioun all Dag zesummekënnt. Eng Rees, déi op der ale Grenz ophält Den Äerzbëschof vu Paräis, de Laurent Ulrich, huet d'Datumer iwwer säin offiziellen Account de 9. Juni 2026 bekanntginn; d'franséisch Bëschofskonferenz huet bestätegt, datt de Poopst u méintere groussen Zesummekommes deelhuelt. "Mir kënnen ëffentlech bestätegen, datt Paräis den Hellege Papp de 25. an de 26. September wäert empfänken", huet den Ulrich laut EWTN News gesot. No de Reesplazen, déi vun OSV News, America Magazine an dem spuenesche Medium Omnes gemellt goufen, gesäit d'Rees esou aus: - Paräis, 25.–26. September — Vesper an der Kathedral Notre-Dame, eng Owesbegéinung mat de Jonken an eng Mass ënner fräiem Himmel matzen an der Haaptstad. - Lourdes, 27. September — Mass am Wallfaartsuert vun Notre-Dame de Lourdes. - Metz, 28. September — Mass an der mëttelalterlecher Kathedral Saint-Étienne, den Ofschloss vun der Rees. De Kardinol Jean-Marc Aveline vu Marseille, dee Chef vun der franséischer Bëschofskonferenz ass, huet de Programmentworf zënter Abrëll mam Poopst ofgestëmmt. Eng Rei logistesch Detailer waren der Mëtt Juni nach um Finaliséieren, an den Hellege Stull hat nach keng eege formell Bestätegung erausginn. Firwat just Metz D'Wiel vu Metz ass kee Zoufall. D'Haaptstad vum Departement Moselle, am historesche Lothréngen, gouf vun 1871 bis 1918 vum Däitsche Räich annektéiert — eng Bruchlinn, déi duerch béid Weltkricher gaangen ass, ier d'Stad zum Sinnbild vun der Nokrichs-Verständegung tëscht Frankräich an Däitschland gouf. Dee Symbolismus hänkt virun allem un enger Persoun. De Robert Schuman, de Staatsmann mat franséischen an däitsche Wuerzelen, dee als ee vun de Grënnerväter vun der europäescher Eenegung gëllt, huet zu Scy-Chazelles bei Metz gelieft an ass do begruewen. Seng Schuman-Deklaratioun vum 9. Mee 1950 gëllt als de Grënnungstext vum europäesche Projet. De Schuman, deen all Dag an d'Mass gaangen ass, gouf de 19. Juni 2021 vum Poopst Franziskus zum Éierwürdege erkläert — e fréie Schrëtt op eng méiglech Hellegspriechung hin. De Kardinol Aveline huet d'Rees genau duerch dës Lëns gesat. De Poopst kéint, sou huet hien et gesot, "sech op säi Beispill als Chrëscht stäipen, deen sech fir de Fridden an d'gemeinsamt Wuel agesat huet, fir Europa nei Sënn ze ginn". Eng Usprooch un e gespléckte Kontinent Wat de Leo XIV. an der Kathedral seet, ass nach net verëffentlecht; d'Thema vun der europäescher Versuergung ass ugekënnegt, mä den Text vun der Homilie bleift onbestätegt. Seng rezent Optrëtter loossen awer wéineg Zweiwel un der Toun-Art. A senger historescher Ried virun den zwou Chambere vum spuenesche Parlament de 8. Juni 2026 — der éischter vun engem Poopst — huet hien e Kontinent gewarnt, deen hie geféierlech gespléckt gesäit. Ech invitéieren jiddereen, déi spaltend a polariséierend Erzielungen iwwer är Gesellschaft an är Geschicht beisäit ze leeën, fir steril Vereinfachungen duerch d'fruchtbar Schätzung vun der Komplexitéit ze iwwerwannen. D'Thema ass konstant bliwwen. Virun der Grupp vun der Europäescher Vollekspartei am Europaparlament huet de Leo de 25. Abrëll 2026 den Deputéierte gesot, datt "d'Eenegkeet méi staark ass wéi de Konflikt", an hien huet vun enger Angscht geschwat, eng Famill ze grënnen — eng Angscht, déi "besonnesch staark a Europa verbreet ze sinn schéngt". Zesumme gelies, zeechnen d'Rieden zu Madrid a Bréissel d'Argument, dat d'Mass zu Metz no breeder Erwaardung an d'Häerz vun der Groussregioun dréit. Direkt virun der Lëtzebuerger Dier Fir Lëtzebuerg zielt den Uert grad esou vill wéi d'Wäerter. Metz läit ronn 63 Kilometer mam Auto vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg ewech — knapp 45 Minutten d'A31 an d'A3 erop, mam Grenziwwergang zu Zoufftgen — an déi zwou Stied gehéieren zu der Groussregioun, déi Lëtzebuerg, Lothréngen, d'Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz an d'Wallonie zesummebënnt. Dës Nopléngschaft ass net abstrakt. Frankräich stellt deen eenzele gréissten Deel vun den Frontalieren am Grand-Duché: 125.281 franséisch Grenzgänger, ëm déi 54 Prozent vun de ronn 229.085 Frontalieren, déi de STATEC fir d'éischt Trimester 2025 zielt huet. Vill vun hinne pendelen aus de Stied an der Moselle an a Lothréngen ronderëm Metz an Thionville, an d'Frontalieren zesummen decken bal d'Halschent vun alle Jobs am Land of. En Optrëtt vun engem Poopst, deen der europäescher Eenegkeet gewidmet ass an direkt an deem Akzéiergebitt stattfënnt, ass e seltent Evenement fir eng Regioun, déi méi dacks iwwer Pendlerzuelen a Steierofkommes wéi iwwer kontinental Symbolik geschwat gëtt. Fir zéngdausende Lëtzebuerger Awunner an Frontalieren wäert deen nooste Poopst zënter laanger Zäit just eng kuerz Faart südlech d'Verständegung predegen — virausgesat, den definitive Plang, deen zu Roum nach festgemaach gëtt, hält. ### Sources - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — OSV News: https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-france-visit-takes-shape-with-stops-at-notre-dame-lourdes-and-metz/ - Pope Leo XIV's France visit takes shape with planned stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz — America Magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/06/11/pope-leo-xiv-visit-notre-dame-lourdes-metz/ - Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo XIV's trip to France: Paris, Lourdes, and Metz — EWTN News: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/europe/itinerary-confirmed-for-pope-leo-xiv-s-trip-to-france-paris-lourdes-and-metz - The Pope's visit to France is taking shape — Omnes Magazine: https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/the-popes-visit-to-france-is-taking-shape/ - To Members of the European People's Party in the European Parliament (25 April 2026) — Holy See (vatican.va): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/april/documents/20260425-ppe.html - Pope to EU lawmakers: Seek unity, not conflict that leads to destruction — Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-to-european-people-s-party-politics-must-return-people.html - Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/07/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-end-to-polarisation-as-he-makes-the-first-papal-visit-to-spain-in-1 - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu (citing STATEC): https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Distance between Luxembourg and Metz — DistanceBetween2: https://distancebetween2.com/luxembourg/metz --- ## Renforcéierte Platzverweis: D'Police soll d'Leit méi einfach aus dem ëffentleche Raum kënne ewechschécken - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/platzverweis-renforcement-police-effentleche-raum-vott-8-juli - Published: 2026-06-25T05:52:25.636+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:52:25.636+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 8328bc2b-52c9-4712-8fae-fb4970d9aa82 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Gesetzprojet 8426 vum Inneminister Léon Gloden (CSV) geet de 8. Juli an de Vott — trotz formeller Oppositioun vum Staatsrot an däitlecher Kritik vun de Mënscherechtsinstanzen. ### Summary D'Chamber stëmmt de 8. Juli iwwer de renforcéierte Platzverweis of. De Projet gëtt der Police méi Muecht am ëffentleche Raum, stéisst awer op formell Oppositioun vum Staatsrot a scharf Kritik vun der CCDH. ### Key facts - De Gesetzprojet 8426 verbreedert de Platzverweis: d'Police kann d'Leit aus engem Beräich bis op 1 km a bis zu 48 Stonnen ausschléissen, mat 250 Euro Strofe bei Net-Anhalung. - De Plenarvott an der Chamber ass fir den 8. Juli 2026 virgesinn; d'Kommissioun huet de Rapport de 24. Juni ugeholl, mat Enthalunge vu LSAP an déi Gréng. - De Staatsrot bleift bei senger formeller Oppositioun a fäert Arbitraire, onverhältnesméisseg Aschränkungen an Diskriminéierung. - D'CCDH, d'Justiz an d'Chambre des salariés kritiséieren d'Formuléierunge wéinst hirer Vagesinn an dem Risiko vun arbiträrer Uwendung. - An der Kommissioun goufen d'Buergermeeschteren aus der Decisioun iwwer dat méi laangt Verbuet erausgeholl, no Verfassungsbedenken. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass de renforcéierte Platzverweis?** Eng Verfügung, déi der Police erlaabt, eng Persoun unzeweisen, eng Plaz ze verloossen — a si bei Bedarf mat Gewalt ze entfernen. De Projet 8426 verbreedert d'Grënn iwwer dat reng Blockéiere vun Agäng eraus: op Verhalen, dat den ëffentleche Fridden, d'Gesondheet oder d'Sécherheet stéiert, de Verkéier behënnert oder Passanten importunéiert. **Q: Wéini gëtt ofgestëmmt a wéi gesäit et aus?** De Plenarvott an der Chamber ass fir den 8. Juli 2026 virgesinn. Mat enger intakter Regierungsmajoritéit an enger gespléckter Oppositioun gëtt erwaart, datt de Projet ugeholl gëtt, och wann de Staatsrot a Mënscherechtsinstanze formell Oppositioun maachen. **Q: Firwat ass de Projet ëmstridden?** De Staatsrot, d'CCDH an d'Justiz fannen d'Grënn ze vage formuléiert. Si fäerten arbiträr an diskriminéierend Uwendung, virun allem géint vulnérabel a wunnengslos Leit, eng onverhältnesméisseg Aschränkung vun de Grondrechter an dat Feele vun engem séiere Recours. **Q: Wat ännert sech bei enger Widderhuelung?** Gëtt een innerhalb vun 30 Deeg nach eng Kéier ewechgeschéckt, kéint en méi laangt temporäert Verbuet drophin kommen (am Ufank bis zu 30 Deeg). An der Kommissioun goufen d'Buergermeeschteren aus där Decisioun erausgeholl, no Verfassungsbedenken vum Marc Baum (déi Lénk). ### Body D'Police soll an Zukunft Leit méi einfach kënne forcéieren, eng Plaz ze verloossen — och mat Gewalt, wann néideg. Dat ass de Kär vum Gesetzprojet 8426, dee no jorelaangem Hin an Hier elo op déi lescht Riicht zougeet. De Projet stellt d'Sécherheetsagenda vun der Regierung géint d'Warnungen vun den héchsten Avisinstanzen am Land — an dat seet eppes iwwer den Toun, an deem zu Lëtzebuerg iwwer den ëffentleche Raum diskutéiert gëtt. De renforcéierte Platzverweis — eng Verfügung, déi eng Persoun aus engem Beräich verbannt — gouf den 25. Juli 2024 vum Inneminister Léon Gloden (CSV) deposéiert. Hie modifizéiert d'Gesetz vum 18. Juli 2018 iwwer d'Police grand-ducale. D'Commission des Affaires intérieures huet de 24. Juni 2026 de Rapport vum Rapporteur Laurent Mosar (CSV) ugeholl, sou datt de Wee fräi ass fir de Vott am Plenum, dee fir den 8. Juli 2026 virgesi ass. Wat sech konkret géif änneren E Platzverweis gëtt et zu Lëtzebuerg scho säit 2022 — bis elo awer nëmme géint Leit, déi den Zougang zu Gebaier blockéieren, déi fir d'Public opstinn. De Projet 8426 verbreedert dat wesentlech. Wéi en deposéiert gouf, kéint d'Police engem op enger vill méi laanger Lëscht vu Grënn uweisen, eng Plaz ze verloossen: - Nei Grënn: Verhalen, dat den ëffentleche Fridden, d'Gesondheet oder d'Sécherheet stéiert, de Verkéier op den ëffentleche Weeër behënnert oder Passanten importunéiert — net méi just d'Blockéiere vun engem Agang. - Ëmfang an Dauer: d'Verbuetszon kann sech bis op ee Kilometer ausdehnen, an d'Verfügung gëllt bis zu 48 Stonnen. - Widderhuelung: gëtt een innerhalb vun 30 Deeg nach eng Kéier ewechgeschéckt, kéint en méi laangt temporäert Verbuet — am Ufank bis zu 30 Deeg — drophin kommen. - Sanktioun: wien sech net drun hält, riskéiert eng Geldstroof vun 250 Euro. An der Kommissioun gouf den Text nach ëmgeschriwwen. D'Buergermeeschteren, déi am ursprénglechen Text iwwer dat méi laangt Verbuet hätten decidéiere sollen, goufen aus där Roll geholl — nodeems den déi-Lénk-Deputéierte Marc Baum argumentéiert hat, et wier net verfassungskonform, datt e gewielten Exekutiv-Verantwortlechen (an net e Riichter) d'Beweegungsfräiheet vun engem Bierger aschränkt. D'Kommissioun huet ausserdeem d'Formuléierung vun de Grënn präziséiert, déi d'Kritiker als geféierlech vague ugekuckt haten. E laange Wee mat vill Géigewand De Projet ass en Deel vum Koalitiounsaccord vu CSV an DP. En allgemenge Platzverweis war scho laang eng Fuerderung vun der CSV — deemools, wéi de Gloden an der Oppositioun souz, ënner deem fréieren Inneminister Henri Kox (déi Gréng). Glat ass dëse Wee awer net verlaf. De Staatsrot huet en Dënschdeg, den 2. Dezember 2025, en zousätzlechen Avis ofginn an doranner seng formell Oppositioun bäibehalen. Begrëffer wéi d'Stéiere vun der "Rou, der Gesondheet oder der ëffentlecher Sécherheet" bleiwen no him ze allgemeng, fir déi Viraussiichtegkeet ze garantéieren, déi néideg ass, wann de Staat an d'Privatliewe vun de Leit agräift. Hie warnt virun engem Risiko vun arbiträren Entscheedungen, vun onverhältnesméissegen Aschränkungen a vun enger diskriminéierender Wierkung op vulnérabel Leit — ouni séier Recoursméiglechkeet fir déi Betraffen. An der Kommissioun hunn déi dräi LSAP-Memberen an ee Gréngen-Deputéierte sech beim Rapport enthalen; keen huet dogéint gestëmmt. De Minister selwer bleift hard. Ech sinn entschloss, datt dëse Gesetzprojet ouni Verzerrung gestëmmt gëtt. De Gloden stellt d'Mesure als Äntwert op eng Demande vun der Bevëlkerung duer, net op Lobbyismus. "D'Leit erwaarden vun eis, datt mir d'Sécherheet an d'Gefill vu Sécherheet verbesseren", sou de Minister — a verweist op dat, wat hien als déi "roueg Majoritéit, déi net jäizt" bezeechent. Mënscherechtler a Riichter schloen Alarm Ausserhalb vun der Chamber war d'Kritik breet a kloer. D'Consultative Commission des Droits de l'Homme (CCDH), déi national Mënscherechtsinstitutioun ënner der Presidentin Noémie Sadler, huet a hirem Avis vum 17. Abrëll 2025 gewarnt, datt de Projet eng: eng breet Palette vu Verhalensweisen ofdeckt, déi vague formuléiert sinn an domat e Risiko vun Arbitraire, vun Diskriminéierungen a vun Net-Konformitéit mat der Verfassung a mat der Europäescher Mënscherechtskonventioun mat sech bréngen. D'Kommissioun huet dovru gewarnt, datt Police a Beamten um Enn op Basis vum Ausgesinn oder vun der ugehollener Hierkonft kéinte decidéieren, an datt subjektiv Onsécherheetsgefiller keng repressiv Mesuren rechtfäerdege solle. Si fuerdert, datt Manifestatiounen explizit aus dem Uwendungsberäich erausgeholl ginn. Och d'Justiz huet sech kritesch gemellt. De Parquetsgeneral Georges Oswald an d'Parquete vu Lëtzebuerg an Dikrech haten am Januar 2025 betount, datt déi opgezielte Verhalensweisen ze ongenau sinn, fir si eenheetlech an objektiv unzewenden, an datt d'Mesure onverhältnesméisseg ass. D'Friddensriichter hu plädéiert, datt esou Uweisungen, déi aschränken, wou eng Persoun sech ophale kann, vun enger justizieller Autoritéit solle kommen — mat engem beschleunegte Recours, deen, sou d'Kritiker, am Projet weider feelt. Och d'Bezierksgeriichter an d'Chambre des salariés hunn kritesch Avise gemaach. E méi breede Sträit ëm den ëffentleche Raum De Platzverweis ass nëmmen déi schäerfst Kant vun enger méi breeder Sécherheetspolitik ënner dem Gloden. Säit hien am Amt ass, huet hien e Bettelverbuet an deelen vun der Stad nees agefouert — dat, sou hie betount, just géint "organiséiert aggressiivt Bettelen" an definéierte Stroossen an Zäite riicht — a virun allem op méi Videosurveillance an op automatesch Nummerschëlder-Erkennung gedréckt, niewent enger neier lokaler Policeunitéit bannent der Police grand-ducale. D'Befürworter gesinn an deem Pak e geséngt Stéck Berouegung fir d'Awunner an d'Clienten, déi sech an Deeler vun der Haaptstad onwuel fillen. D'Géigner gesinn eng konstant Ausweidung vun der Exekutivmuecht doriwwer, wien den ëffentleche Raum besetze däerf — a virun allem doriwwer, wéi mat de Marginaliséierten ëmgaange gëtt. Mat enger intakter Regierungsmajoritéit an enger Oppositioun, déi tëscht Enthalung an direktem Widderstand gespléckt ass, gëtt et erwaart, datt de Projet 8426 den 8. Juli ugeholl gëtt. D'Froen, déi de Staatsrot an d'CCDH opgeworf hunn — iwwer Vagesinn, Verhältnesméissegkeet an d'Roll vun de Geriichter — wäerten de Vott wuel iwwerliewen an nach eng Kéier virun de Lëtzebuerger Riichter kéinten optauchen. ### Sources - Innere Sicherheit: Ausschuss nimmt „Platzverweis renforcé" an — Reporter.lu: https://www.reporter.lu/luxemburg-politik-parlament-innere-sicherheit-ausschuss-nimmt-platzverweis-renforce-an/ - Le Conseil d'État renouvelle son opposition au Platzverweis — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-conseil-detat-renouvelle-son-opposition-au-platzerweis - Entrave à l'accès d'un bâtiment: la CCDH monte au créneau — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/entrave-a-lacces-dun-batiment-la-ccdh-monte-au-creneau - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la CCDH s'offusque à son tour — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-ccdh-soffusque-a-son-tour/ - «Platzverweis» renforcé : la justice émet d'importants doutes — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/platzverweis-renforce-la-justice-emet-dimportants-doutes/ - Les bourgmestres éloignés du Platzverweis — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/les-bourgmestres-eloignes-du-platzverweis/ - « Platzverweis », interdiction de la mendicité et création d'une unité de police locale — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/2052 - Quelles limites pour le « Platzverweis » ? — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/en/node/101 - La semaine du 22 juin 2026 à la Chambre — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/la-semaine-du-22-juin-2026 - Réunion de commission - 24 juin 2026 (Commission des Affaires intérieures) — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/meeting/1014653 - Léon Gloden: "Les gens attendent de nous que nous améliorions la sécurité" — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/interviews/2025/12-decembre/05-gloden-paperjam.html - Léon Gloden: "People expect us to improve security" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/leon-gloden-civil-society-is-on-my-side - Léon Gloden — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gloden --- ## Zwee staark Äerdbiewen erschüttere Venezuela – op d'mannst 32 Doudeger - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/venezuela-zwee-aerdbiewen-caracas-doudeger-noutstand-2026 - Published: 2026-06-25T05:42:54.146+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:42:54.146+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 750760fc-6b08-474d-8731-678904317398 - Dateline: Caracas, VE > Bannent enger Minutt hu zwee Biewe vun der Magnitude 7,2 an 7,5 d'Nordküst getraff. An der Haaptstad sinn Häuser agestierzt, d'Land ass am Ausnamezoustand a Rettungsekippen graven duerch d'Trümmer. ### Summary Zwee Äerdbiewen vun der Magnitude 7,2 an 7,5 hunn de 24. Juni den Norde vu Venezuela getraff. Geschäftsregierungschefin Delcy Rodríguez schwätzt vun op d'mannst 32 Doudegen a 700 Blesséierten – mat enger Zuel, déi nach klamme wäert. ### Key facts - Zwee Äerdbiewen vun der Magnitude 7,2 an 7,5 hunn de 24. Juni bannent ronn 40 Sekonnen den Norde vu Venezuela getraff. - D'Geschäftsregierungschefin Delcy Rodríguez schwätzt vun op d'mannst 32 Doudegen a 700 Blesséierten – mat enger Zuel, déi nach klamme wäert. - D'Epizentrum louch no bei Yumare am Staat Yaracuy, ronn 160 km westlech vu Caracas; déi flaach Déift vu ronn 10 km huet d'Erschütterunge verstäerkt. - D'Haaptstad ass schwéier betraff: Quartiere wéi Los Palos Grandes an Altamira, Dosende agestierzte Gebaier, Fluchhafen a Metro zou. - Landeswäiten Ausnamezoustand; d'USA an zéng latäinamerikanesch Länner bidde Rettungs- an humanitär Hëllef un. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi staark waren déi zwee Äerdbiewen?** No Donnéeën vum US Geological Survey hat dat éischt Biewen eng Magnitude vun 7,2 an dat zweet, méi staarkt, 7,5. Si sinn bannent ronn 40 Sekonnen hannereneen lassgaangen. **Q: Wéi vill Doudeger a Blesséierter gëtt et?** D'Geschäftsregierungschefin Delcy Rodríguez huet vun op d'mannst 32 Doudegen a 700 Blesséierte geschwat. Dës Zuele si provisoresch a wäerten héchstwahrscheinlech nach klammen. **Q: Wou louch d'Epizentrum?** D'Epizentrum war no bei der Uertschaft Yumare am Staat Yaracuy, ronn 160 Kilometer westlech vu Caracas. Trotz där Distanz war d'Haaptstad mat am schlëmmste betraff. **Q: Huet et eng Tsunami-Gefor ginn?** Fir Deeler vun der Karibik gouf kuerz eng Tsunami-Warnung erausginn, déi awer bannent ronn enger Stonn nees zréckgezunn gouf. E Tsunami koum keen. ### Body Et war kuerz no 18 Auer Lokalzäit, wéi de Buedem am Norde vu Venezuela bannent ronn 40 Sekonnen zweemol gewaltsam gerullt huet. Zwee Äerdbiewen – dat éischt mat der Magnitude 7,2, dat zweet, méi staarkt, mat 7,5 – hunn an der Haaptstad Caracas ganz Gebaier zesummefale gelooss an d'Leit ënner Beton an Trümmer begruewen. Den Donneschdeg de Moie fréi huet d'Geschäftsregierungschefin Delcy Rodríguez vun op d'mannst 32 Doudegen a 700 Blesséierte geschwat – an direkt gewarnt, datt dës Zuel nach wäert klammen, soubal d'Rettungsekippen un déi plattgedréckte Wunnblocken erukommen. No Donnéeën vum US Geological Survey (USGS) huet dat éischt Biewen eng Magnitude vun 7,2 erreecht, dat zweet 7,5. Béid sinn no bei der Uertschaft Yumare am Staat Yaracuy lassgaangen, ronn 160 Kilometer westlech vu Caracas. Eischt Meldungen haten dat éischt Beewen nach mat 7,1 ugeginn, ier den USGS sech op 7,2 festgeluecht huet. Et handelt sech ëm ee vun de stäerkste Biewen, déi Venezuela zënter méi wéi engem Joerhonnert getraff hunn, esou Sender wéi NBC News an CNBC. Den Haaptbiewen ass flaach gewiescht – den USGS setzt d'Déift op ronn 10 Kilometer un. Genee dat verstäerkt d'Erschütterungen un der Uewerfläch a mécht et och verständlech, firwat d'Zerstéierung esou wäit ewech vum Epizentrum esou grouss ass. Zwee Schléi an e puer Sekonnen Awunner schwätze vun zwou heftege Stéiss kuerz hannereneen. Zu Caracas sinn d'Leit aus de schwankenden Héichhaiser op d'Strooss gestiermt a sinn do bliwwen, vill sichtbar verängstegt, wéi se gekuckt hunn, wéi Mauere noëlginn a Stëbswolleke sech iwwer hir Quartiere geluecht hunn. Fir Deeler vun der Karibik gouf kuerz eng Tsunami-Warnung erausginn, déi awer bannent ronn enger Stonn nees zréckgezunn gouf – e Tsunami koum keen. Iwwer säi PAGER-System huet den USGS zwou separat rout Alarmer ausgeléist, déi héchst Stuf, fir op d'méiglecht Ausmooss vun der Katastrof hinzeweisen. Vill Affer an extensiv Schied si wahrscheinlech, an d'Katastrof huet wahrscheinlech e groussen Ëmgrëff. Dës PAGER-Aschätzung ass e statistescht Modell a keng Zielung vun den Doudegen. Si geet dovun aus, datt d'Zuel vun den Doudeger héchstwahrscheinlech an enger breeder Spann läit – vun e puer Dausend bis zu 100.000 –, wouubäi d'Agence enger Zuel tëscht 10.000 an 100.000 eng substantiell Wahrscheinlechkeet zouschreift. Déi 32 confirméiert Doudeger vum Mëttwoch Owend spigele just déi alleréischt Meldunge vun erreechbare Plazen erëm; offiziell Stellen hunn dorop higewisen, datt déi richteg Zuel onbekannt bleift, soulaang d'Recherche- an d'Rettungsaarbecht leeft. Caracas am Zentrum vum Onheel Och wann d'Epizentrum am Westen louch, huet d'Haaptstad mat zu de schwéierste Schied ofgeschloss. Den Inneminister Diosdado Cabello huet déi besser gestallt Quartiere Los Palos Grandes an Altamira als déi am schlëmmste betraffen Deeler vun der Stad bezeechent. Iwwerall zu Caracas sinn Dosende Gebaier agestierzt – dorënner eng Bank –, an a verschiddenen Zonen am Südosten goufen Héichhaiser schwéier beschiedegt oder zerstéiert. Aus de Gemenge Baruta a Chacao goufen déidlech Asträz gemellt. D'Erschütterunge goufen och wäit iwwer d'Haaptstad eraus gespuert. Autoritéiten a lokal Medie mellen agestierzt Gebaier an Affer a verschiddene Bundesstaaten: - Yaracuy, no beim Epizentrum - La Guaira un der Karibikküst, dat zur Katastrofegebitt erkläert gouf - Carabobo, Aragua a Miranda am dichtbesidelten Norden - Trujillo am andinesche Westen a Falcón, wou Leit ënner Trümmer agespaart wieren Den internationale Fluchhafe Simón Bolívar, dat Haapttour vun der Haaptstad, gouf beschiedegt a zougemaach, all Flich goufen annuléiert. De Metro vu Caracas gouf agestallt, d'Gasversuergung als Virsiichtsmoossnam ofgedréint, an d'Telekommunikatioun an Deeler vun der Stad gestéiert. Ausnamezoustand a Wettlaf mat der Zäit An enger Fernsiarung huet d'Rodríguez de landeswäiten Ausnamezoustand ausgeruff an d'Schafe vun engem héije Krisestaf fir d'Koordinatioun vun de Rettungsaarbechte gemellt. Si huet zu Rou opgeruff a fuerdert all Gesondheetspersonal am Land op, sech an de Spideeler ze mellen, fir d'Blesséierter ze versuergen. "Mir ruffe eis Bevëlkerung op, roueg ze bleiwen. Mir ruffen zur Eenheet op", sou d'Rodríguez. De Cabello sot, d'Rettungsdéngschter wieren a vollem Ëmfang mobiliséiert. "D'Pompjeeën an d'Police sinn alleguer am Asaz", sot hien um Staatsfernseh. D'Schoulen hunn de Cours ausfale gelooss; d'Educatiounsministère huet matgedeelt, datt verschidde Schoulen als Ënnerdaach an als Sammelplaze fir Spende fir vertriwwe Familljen déngen. Honnerte vu Rettungsleit hunn duerch d'Nuecht geschafft, dacks mat de Mëscht a beim Liicht vu Scheinwerfer, fir bei d'Leit ze kommen, déi ënner agestierzten Anlagen vermutt ginn. Hëllefsubuet aus aller Welt Internationaal Hëllef gouf bannent Stonnen ugebueden. D'USA hunn ugekënnegt, eng Equipe fir Katastrofehëllef ze mobiliséieren. De Jeremy Lewin, Ënnerstaatssekretär am US-Ausseministère fir auslännesch Hëllef, sot, Washington géif d'Ënnerstëtzung mat der venezuelanescher Iwwergangsregierung ofstëmmen. "A Zesummenaarbecht mat eise Partner an der venezuelanescher Iwwergangsregierung wäerten d'USA Rettungsekippen, medezinescht an humanitärt Material an aner Ressourcen an deenen entscheedenden éischten Deeg no dëser tragescher Naturkatastrof schécken", sou de Lewin. Den Adjoint-Staatssekretär Christopher Landau huet derbäigesat, d'USA "stinn un der Säit vum venezuelanesche Vollek" no deem, wat hien "verheerend Äerdbiewen" genannt huet. No venezuelaneschen Autoritéiten an internationale Berichter hu verschidde latäinamerikanesch Regierungen – dorënner Argentinien, Bolivien, Brasilien, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexiko, Panama, Peru an Uruguay – Rettungspersonal an humanitär Hëllef ugebueden. Well d'Regioun nach ëmmer vun Nobiewe gerëselt gëtt a vill Gebaier net méi sécher sinn, hunn d'Verantwortlech gewarnt, datt d'Lag onkloer bleift. Déi confirméiert Afferzuele si provisoresch, d'Rettungsaarbecht ass an hire fréisten an entscheedendste Stonnen, an déi voll mënschlech a materiell Bilanz vun den zwee Biewe wäert eréischt an e puer Deeg kloer ginn. ### Sources - 2026 Venezuela earthquakes — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Venezuela_earthquakes - Powerful twin earthquakes hammer Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/powerful-earthquake-venezuela-rcna351673 - Venezuela was just rocked by back-to-back earthquakes. Here's what we know — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/americas/venezuela-earthquake-latam-intl - USGS warns up to 100,000 people may be dead after quakes hit Venezuela — Radio New Zealand (RNZ): https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/620527/usgs-warns-up-to-100-000-people-may-be-dead-after-quakes-hit-venezuela - Acting Venezuela President Rodríguez says 32 dead and 700 injured after earthquakes — Associated Press (via KVUE): https://www.kvue.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/acting-venezuela-president-rodrguez-says-32-dead-and-700-injured-after-earthquakes-with-more-casualties-expected/616-496fe1f1-68c2-478d-8127-98c0cba0cb1f - Venezuela earthquakes live: Tremors of 7.5, 7.2 kill 32, injure hundreds — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/25/venezuela-earthquakes-live-two-powerful-quakes-shake-s-american-country - Two powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela, destroying buildings — ABS-CBN News: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/25/two-powerful-earthquakes-strike-venezuela-destroying-buildings-0822 - Two 7+ magnitude earthquakes strike Venezuela, heavy damage reported in Caracas — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-venezuela-tsunami-advisory-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/ - 2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, near Caracas — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5869817/2-major-earthquakes-strike-northern-venezuela-near-caracas - Strong back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela, prompting fears of heavy casualties — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-9.7248076 - 2 powerful back-to-back earthquakes rock Venezuela, damage and injuries reported — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/strong-71-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-coast-venezuela/story?id=134185994 --- ## D'EU verschäerft hir Zoll géint chinesesch Wueren — Lëtzebuerg tëscht Oppenheet a Protektioun - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/china-importer-eu-zoll-mauer-letzebuerg-stol-pak-elektroauto - Published: 2026-06-25T05:22:54.432+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:22:54.432+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 5cb8d092-5a1a-4535-80cd-a16f375c6b99 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > 50 Prozent Zoll op Stol, d'Enn vum zollfräie Pak, héijen Tariff op Elektroautoen: Bréissel maacht zou — mä d'Memberstaaten sinn net eens, wéi wäit ee goe soll. ### Summary Vu Stol iwwer Elektroautoen bis zu de Milliarde Pëkelcher vu Shein an Temu setzt d'EU ëmmer méi Zoll a Reegele géint ëmgeleet chinesesch Wueren — eng Gratwanderung, déi eng oppe Wirtschaft wéi Lëtzebuerg besonnesch spiert. ### Key facts - Vum 1. Juli 2026 un sënkt d'zollfräi Stolquott op 18,3 Milliounen Tonnen (-47% géint 2024) an den Zoll iwwer der Quott verduebelt sech vu 25 op 50 Prozent. - Déi zollfräi De-minimis-Schwell vu 150 Euro fält vum 1. Juli 2026; eng Pauschal vun ëm 3 Euro pro Artikel-Zort kënnt iwwergangsweis, e permanente System fir 2028. - Lëtzebuerg dréngt mat Frankräich, der Belsch, Däitschland an den Nidderlanden drop, d'2-Euro-Pak-Geboir scho fir den 1. Juli virzezéien. - Trotz Zëll bis zu 35% sinn d'chinesesch Autosexporter an Europa 2024-2025 ëm 26% geklommen an d'Hybrid-Importer ëm 155%. - Lëtzebuerg ass duebel exposéiert: als Sëtz vun ArcelorMittal a säi Stolierwen, an als oppen, handelsofhängeg Logistiks- an E-Commerce-Plaz. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ännert sech fir Pak vu Shein an Temu of dem 1. Juli 2026?** D'zollfräi De-minimis-Schwell vu 150 Euro fält ewech, soudat all Pak vun engem Verkeefer ausserhalb vun der EU déi voll Zollbehandlung kritt. Als Iwwergangsléisung kënnt eng Pauschal vun ëm déi 3 Euro pro Zort Artikel, an of 2028 e permanente System op Basis vun der richteger Zollklassifikatioun. **Q: Wéi vill Stol dierf nach zollfräi an d'EU?** Vum 1. Juli 2026 un nach 18,3 Milliounen Tonnen am Joer — ronn 47 Prozent ënner dem Niveau vu 2024. Wat doriwwer eraus geet, gëtt mat 50 Prozent Zoll belaascht, dem Duebele vu virdrun. **Q: Firwat ass Lëtzebuerg dovu besonnesch betraff?** De globale Sëtz vun ArcelorMittal ass an der Stad Lëtzebuerg an de Stol gehéiert zum industriellen Ierwen vum Land, also profitéiert d'Industrie vun méi Schutz. Gläichzäiteg ass d'Land eng oppen, handelsofhängeg Logistiks- an E-Commerce-Wirtschaft, déi vun engem Handelskonflikt mat China kéint geschued ginn. ### Body Zënter d'Trump-Administratioun hir Zollmauere ronderëm d'USA héichgezunn huet, fanne ëmmer méi vun de bëllege chinesesche Wueren, déi fréier op amerikanesch Regaler sollte goen, en neie Wee op den europäesche Maart. Bréissel probéiert elo am Eelmäerz festzeleeën, wéi héich seng eege Barrièren solle ginn — a kuckt dobäi, datt de Block sech net selwer schueden. Vu Stol an Elektroautoen bis zu de Pëkelcher, déi Shein an Temu zu Milliarden verschécken, baut d'EU e Geflecht aus Zoll a Reegelen op. Mä si bleift gespléckt iwwer d'Fro, wéi wäit ee goe soll — eng Spannung, déi eng oppe, handelsofhängeg Wirtschaft wéi Lëtzebuerg ganz konkret spiert. Am däitlechsten ass de Signal beim Stol. No engem politeschen Accord tëscht dem Europaparlament an de Memberstaaten am Abrëll ersetzt d'EU vum 1. Juli 2026 un hire fréiere Schutzmechanismus, deen den 30. Juni auslafen, duerch vill méi enk Limiten. Eng Mauer vu 50 Prozent ëm den europäesche Stol Déi nei Mesure, déi vun der Europäescher Kommissioun begréisst gëtt, dréckt d'Quantitéit u Stol, déi zollfräi an de Block dierf, op 18,3 Millioune Tonnen am Joer erof — ronn 47 Prozent ënner dem Niveau vu 2024 — an verduebelt den Zoll op Importer iwwer dëser Quott vu 25 op 50 Prozent, iwwer ronn 30 Produktkategorien. Eng nei "Melt and Pour"-Reegel definéiert d'Hierkonft vun enger Liwwerung do, wou de Stol fir d'éischt erstaarrt ass — soudat chinesescht Metall net iwwer Drëttlänner agedréckt ka ginn. D'Kommissioun warnt, datt d'global Iwwerkapazitéit beim Stol bis 2027 op 721 Milliounen Tonne kéint klammen; China eleng produzéiert méi wéi d'Halschent vum Stol weltwäit. D'Gestalt an de globale Rang vun Europas Stolsecteur si fundamental fir eis strategesch Autonomie a fir eis industriell Stäerkt, sou de Maroš Šefčovič, den europäesche Kommissär fir Handel a Wirtschaftssécherheet. Fir d'Produzenten, déi vu bëllegen Importer a schwaacher Nofro gebeitelt sinn, ass et eng Erliichterung. "Am Numm vun alle Mataarbechter vun ArcelorMittal an Europa sinn ech éierlech erliichtert iwwer d'Propositiounen, déi haut ugekënnegt gi sinn, fir déi europäesch Stolindustrie z'ënnerstëtzen", sou den Aditya Mittal, de Generaldirekter vun ArcelorMittal — dem gréisste Stolmécher op der Welt ausserhalb vu China, mat Sëtz an der Stad Lëtzebuerg. D'Pakfloss an d'Enn vum zollfräien Akafen Déi zweet Front ass d'Iwwerschwemmung u klenge Pëkelcher aus dem E-Commerce. Ronn 4,6 Milliarde Pak mat klengem Wäert — ëm déi 12 Milliounen den Dag — sinn 2024 an d'EU komm, an 91 Prozent dovunner koumen aus China, esou d'Europaparlament. EU-Beamten schätzen, datt bis zu 65 Prozent vun esou Liwwerunge bewosst ze niddreg deklaréiert ginn, fir den Zoll z'ëmgoen. Fir dës Lück zouzemaachen, schaaft de Block vum 1. Juli 2026 un seng al "De-minimis"-Schwell vun 150 Euro of, ënner där Pak zollfräi waren. Als Noutléisung hunn d'Ministeren eng Pauschal vun ëm déi 3 Euro pro Zort Artikel guttgeheescht, mat engem permanente System op Basis vun der richteger Zollklassifikatioun vun all Produkt, dee fir 2028 virgesinn ass. Eng separat Geboir vun 2 Euro pro Pak ass och um Wee: D'Finanzministeren hu sech am November gëeenegt, se vum 1. November 2026 un anzeféieren, och wann e puer Regierungen se méi fréi wëllen. - Wat ännert: All Pak vun engem Verkeefer ausserhalb vun der EU kritt déi voll Zollbehandlung — d'Enn vum Fräifaart, op deem d'Direkt-un-de-Client-Liwwerunge gebaut waren. - Wien am Viséier ass: Plattforme wéi Shein an Temu, déi hir Präisser op der schwellfräier Liwwerung opgebaut hunn an ufänken, Wuere an EU-Lager ze verlageren. - De Stréimung no méi Tempo: Frankräich, d'Belsch, Däitschland, Lëtzebuerg an d'Nidderlande dréngen drop, déi 2-Euro-Geboir scho fir den 1. Juli virzezéien; Italien hieft vun deem Datum un seng eege 2-Euro-Geboir. "Ze vill Wuere kommen op den europäesche Maart ouni richteg Kontrollen, wat d'Sécherheet vun de Konsumente gefäerdt an d'Betriber bestrooft, déi sech un d'Reegele halen", sou de Salvatore De Meo, den italieneschen Europadeputéierten, deen de Bericht vum Parlament iwwer d'Importer mat klengem Wäert gefouert huet. Bei den Elektroautoe brécht d'Eenegkeet Néierens ass d'Spléckung vun der EU méi kloer wéi bei den Elektroautoen. Definitiv Zëll vu bis zu ronn 35 Prozent — uewen op den normalen 10 Prozent Autoszoll — gëlle scho fir China gebaut Batterie-Elektroautoe zënter Enn 2024. SAIC kritt iwwer 35 Prozent, Geely 18,8 Prozent, BYD 17 Prozent, an den Tesla aus China ronn 9 Prozent. An awer hunn d'Mesuren de Flux kaum gebremst: Déi chinesesch Autosexporter an Europa sinn tëscht 2024 a 2025 ëm 26 Prozent op bal 1,2 Millioune Gefierer geklommen, während d'Importer vu chinesseschen Hybriden ëm 155 Prozent an d'Luucht gaange sinn — well d'Konstrukteuren op Modeller ëmgeschwenkt sinn, déi den Zoll net erfaasst. D'Ofstëmmung, déi dës Zëll duerchgesat huet, huet de Riss bloussgeluecht. Däitschland, dat gréisst Autosland am Block, war dergéint, aus Angscht virun enger Vergeltung géint seng Exporter a China; Spuenien huet sech enthalen; Frankräich huet op eng méi haart Linn gedréckt. Dee selwechte Bréch — Exporteuren, déi eng Eskalatioun fäerten, géint Industrien ënner Importdrock, déi no Schutz ruffen — leeft elo duerch all Dossier, vu Stol bis bei d'Pëkelcher. Firwat Lëtzebuerg genee hikuckt Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Wiel tëscht Protektionismus an Oppenheet net abstrakt. Am Grand-Duché steet de globale Sëtz vun ArcelorMittal, an d'Land huet säi modeerne Wuelstand zu engem grousse Stéck um Stol opgebaut — méi enk Importschotzen halen domat eng strategesch Industrie an hir Liwwerketten oprecht. Zur selwechter Zäit ass d'Land eng vun den handelsofhängegste Wirtschaften an Europa an eng vill befuerene Plaz fir Logistik an E-Commerce — also exposéiert, wann e gréisseren Hin-an-Hier mat Peking de globalen Handel ofkille léisst oder d'Käschte fir Konsumenten an Distributeuren an d'Luucht dréit. Dës duebel Belaaschtung erkläert, firwat Lëtzebuerg bei de Regierunge steet, déi nach méi séier um Pak-Dossier wëlle viru goen, während säin Aushängeschëld am Stol déi nei Zëll begréisst. D'Gratwanderung vu Bréissel — strategesch Industrien ofschiirmen, ouni déi oppen Handelsuerdnung opzeginn, op déi sech méi kleng Wirtschafte stäipen — wäert déi nächst Phase vun der Äntwert vun der EU bestëmmen. Solaang d'bëlleg Exporter weider ukommen, ass déi eenzeg Sécherheet, datt den interne Sträit am Block iwwer déi richteg Äntwert nach laang net ofgeschloss ass. ### Sources - EU doubles steel tariffs to 50% to curb surge of cheap Chinese imports — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260413-eu-doubles-steel-tariffs-50-percent-crackdown-cheap-chinese-imports - Commission welcomes political agreement on new EU steel measure — EUROMETAL / European Commission: https://eurometal.net/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-on-new-eu-steel-measure/ - Europe has had enough of China's export surge — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europe-has-had-enough-of-chinas-export-surge/ - Steel overcapacity: Council adopts mandate on new rules to protect EU steel industry from global overcapacity — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/steel-overcapacity-council-adopts-mandate-on-new-rules-to-protect-eu-steel-industry-from-global-overcapacity/ - ArcelorMittal endorses EU steel trade measures — Recycling Today / ArcelorMittal: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/arcelormittal-europe-eu-steel-tariff-quotas-proposal-cbam/ - EU targets low-value imports via e-commerce platforms — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250708STO29516/eu-targets-low-value-imports-via-e-commerce-platforms - Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026 — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/ - EU €2 parcel customs handling fee may start July 2026 — VATCalc: https://www.vatcalc.com/eu/eu-mulls-customs-admin-tax-on-non-eu-sellers/ - Five questions (and expert answers) about the EU's divided support for tariffs on Chinese EVs — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/five-questions-and-expert-answers-about-the-eus-divided-support-for-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/ - Slamming the Brakes: The EU Votes to Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs — CSIS: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/slamming-brakes-eu-votes-impose-tariffs-chinese-evs --- ## Wolt-Coursieren: Regierung wëll d'Liwwerappen ënnert d'Arbechtsrecht zwéngen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/plattform-coursieren-arbechtsrecht-projet-8699-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-25T05:13:02.827+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-25T05:13:02.827+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 1758b156-d449-4dd8-88f1-3dd011d8ebff - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Projet de loi 8699 setzt eng Vermutung op d'Spëtzt: Wien iesse fiert fir Wolt, Wedely a Co. gëllt als Salarié, ausser d'Plattform beweist d'Géigendeel. ITM an CNPD kontrolléieren, mat Geldstrofe bis 25.000 Euro pro Aarbechter. ### Summary Mam Projet de loi 8699 transposéiert d'Land d'EU-Plattformdirektiv: Liwwer-Coursiere gëllen am Prinzip als Salariéen, d'ITM an d'CNPD kontrolléieren, an et drohen Amende bis 25.000 Euro pro Persoun. ### Key facts - De Projet de loi 8699 (deposéiert den 10. Februar 2026) setzt d'EU-Plattformdirektiv ëm a vermut e Salariésverhältnis fir Liwwer-Coursièren. - D'Vermutung gëtt onwidderleeërbar, soubal dräi vun dräizéng Krittäre vu Kontroll an Direktioun erfëllt sinn. - D'ITM an d'CNPD kontrolléieren zesummen; Strofe ginn vu 1.000 bis 25.000 Euro pro Aarbechter, verduebelt bei Widderhuelung. - D'Land verzicht bewosst op de begrenzte retroaktiven Effet, fir keng Ënnerscheeder no Kontraktdatum ze maachen. - Coursière kréien d'Recht op Erklärung vun automatiséierten Entscheedungen a mënschlech Kontroll virun enger Spärung vum Kont. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini soll d'Gesetz a Kraaft trieden?** D'EU-Direktiv muss bis den 2. Dezember 2026 an nationaalt Recht ëmgesat sinn. De Projet de loi 8699 ass den 10. Februar 2026 deposéiert ginn an de Staatsrot huet säin Avis den 10. Mäerz 2026 ofginn — also virun enger Ofstëmmung an der Chamber. **Q: Wat heescht d'Ëmkéierung vun der Beweislaascht?** Bis elo muss de Coursier beweisen, datt en e Salarié ass. Mam neie Gesetz gëllt en als Salarié, soubal d'Plattform Direktioun a Kontroll ausüübt — an d'Plattform muss d'Géigendeel beweisen. Bei dräi vun dräizéng Krittäre gëtt dës Vermutung onwidderleeërbar. **Q: Wéi eng Plattforme sinn zu Lëtzebuerg betraff?** Déi international Wolt an Uber Eats, souwéi heimesch Servicer wéi Wedely, Goosty, Foozo a MiamMiam.lu. Eng offiziell national Zuel vu Coursière gëtt et net; den OGBL schwätzt vu 'Honnerten'. **Q: Wéi héich kënnen d'Strofe sinn?** Administrativ Amende vu 1.000 bis 25.000 Euro pro Aarbechter, déi sech bei enger Widderhuelung bannent zwee Joer verduebelen. Bei schwéiere Verstéiss kann d'Aarbecht agestallt ginn. ### Body Déi jonk Leit, déi mat enger Vëlostäsch um Réck duerch d'Stadduerff fueren, fir engem säi Sushi oder seng Pizza ze bréngen, kréien hire Statut elo schwaarz op wäiss reglementéiert. D'Regierung huet en Text deposéiert, deen d'Coursiere vu Wolt, Wedely an hire Konkurrente am Prinzip als Salariéë behandelt — ausser d'Plattform kann d'Géigendeel beweisen. Et geet ëm de Projet de loi 8699, deen den Code du travail änert, fir d'EU-Direktiv iwwer d'Plattformaarbecht ëmzesetzen, an deen den 10. Februar 2026 an der Chamber deposéiert ginn ass, esou wéi d'Affekotebüroe BSP a Lexgo et analyséiert hunn. D'Land huet sech domat un eng Frist gebonnen, déi schwéier ze verpasse ass: D'Direktiv (EU) 2024/2831 ass den 1. Dezember 2024 a Kraaft getrueden a muss bis den 2. Dezember 2026 an nationaalt Recht gegoss sinn. De Staatsrot huet säin Avis 62.300 den 10. Mäerz 2026 ofginn an domat eng prozedural Hürd op deem Wee bei eng Ofstëmmung an der Chamber aus de Wee geraumt. De Beweis dréint sech ëm D'Häerzstéck vum Text ass eng Ëmkéierung vun der Beweislaascht. Bis elo muss e Coursier, dee mengt, en wier zu Onrecht als Onofhängege gefouert, selwer kämpfen, fir e Salariésverhältnis ze beleeën. Mam neie Gesetz gëllt eng gesetzlech Vermutung vun engem Aarbechtsverhältnis iwwerall do, wou eng Plattform "Direktioun" a "Kontroll" doriwwer ausüübt, wéi d'Aarbecht gemaach gëtt. Dës Vermutung ass widderleeërbar — mä si gëtt onwidderleeërbar, soubal op d'mannst dräi vun dräizéng opgezielte Krittäre erfëllt sinn, wéi BSP a Lexgo confirméieren. Dës Krittäre faasse genau dat, wat den Alldag bei der App-Liwwerung ausmécht — ënner anerem ob d'Plattform: - d'Pai vum Coursier festleet oder no uewe begrenzt an de Client säi Geld kasséiert; - d'Qualitéit vun der Aarbecht iwwerwaacht an d'Leeschtung bewäert; - aschränkt, wéi, wéini oder wou de Coursier seng Aarbecht organiséiert; - seng Fräiheet begrenzt, en Optrag unzehuelen oder ofzeleenen, oder e Vertrieder ze schécken; - e Mataarbechter ausschléisse respektiv desaktivéiere kann a verbindlech Verhalensreegelen opdréckt. Bemierkenswäert ass, datt d'Land bewosst op eng Ausnam an der Direktiv verzicht huet, déi de retroaktiven Effet vun der Vermutung géif begrenzen. Esou ginn d'Aarbechter net ënnerschiddlech behandelt, jee no deem, wéini hire Kontrakt ugefaangen huet. Den Text iwwerhëlt och d'Garantië géint de "Management duerch Algorithmus": E Coursier kritt d'Recht op eng Erklärung vun automatiséierten Entscheedungen, op eng Iwwerpréifungsprozedur an op eng garantéiert mënschlech Kontroll, ier säi Kont gespaart oder gekënnegt gëtt. Fir d'Ëmsetzung suergen zwou Autoritéiten zesummen — d'Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM) an d'CNPD, déi iwwer d'Bestëmmunge bei den Algorithmë waacht. Verstéiss zéien administrativ Geldstrofe vu 1.000 bis 25.000 Euro pro Aarbechter no sech, déi sech bei enger Widderhuelung bannent zwee Joer verduebelen; bei schwéiere Fäll kann eng Arrêt-Uerdnung vun der Aarbecht verhaange ginn. E klenge Marché, e laange Sträit D'Iessens-Coursière sinn an der Pandemie zu engem vertraute Bild an der Stad ginn, déi fir déi international Plattforme Wolt an Uber Eats fueren, niewent heimesche Servicer wéi Wedely, Goosty, Foozo a MiamMiam.lu, esou wéi de Lëtzebuerger Journal et dokumentéiert huet. Et gëtt keng offiziell national Zuel, wéi vill Leit dës Aarbecht maachen; den OGBL schwätzt vu "Honnerten" vu Liwwerleit a kämpft zënter Joren géint dat, wat hien als falsch Onofhängegkeet bezeechent. D'Gewerkschaft argumentéiert, datt Coursiere mam Etikett "Onofhängegen" tatsächlech an engem Ënneruerdnungsverhältnis stinn — si bréngen hir eege Vëloen, während d'Plattform d'Pai an d'Routte festleet, d'Leeschtung bewäert a sech d'Recht virbehält, ze sanktionéieren. Zesumme mam LCGB huet den OGBL op d'Parlament gedréckt: Den OGBL an de LCGB sinn der Meenung, datt d'Chamber de Projet de loi vun der CSL diskutéiere soll an en nationaale Kader fir de Schutz vun de soziale Rechter an den Aarbechtsbedéngunge vun de Leit op den digitale Plattformen schafe soll. D'Plattforme halen dergéint, datt grad d'Flexibilitéit de Punkt ass. De Wolt seet, datt siwe vun zéng vu senge Coursiers-Partner zu Lëtzebuerg eng aner Aarbecht hunn, 23 Prozent Studente sinn an een op zéng a Pensioun ass oder doheem bleift; no senge Zuele liwwere si am Schnëtt siwe Stonnen d'Woch. "Siwe vun zéng Coursiere soen, datt si et besonnesch schätzen, selwer entscheeden ze kënnen, wéi vill Stonnen si pro Woch liwweren — eppes, wat si soss néierens kréien", seet den Tomás Etcheverry, General Manager vu Wolt Lëtzebuerg. Deel vun engem europäesche Réckelen D'Land handelt am Kader vun engem kontinentwäite Virstouss, fir de Statut vu geschate 28,5 Milliounen Leit ze klären, déi an der EU iwwer digital Plattforme schaffen. D'Direktiv, déi ëmgesat gëtt, soll d'Vermutung vum Aarbechtsverhältnis vereenheetlechen an et méi schwéier maachen, eng falsch Klassifizéierung opriicht ze halen — eng Verännerung, déi soss anzwousch scho ganz deier gi war. An Spuenien, dat 2021 mat senger "Ley Rider" de Wee gewisen huet, huet d'Aarbechtsinspektioun de Glovo ronn 79 Milliounen Euro Strof opgedréckt, well d'Entreprise ëm déi 10.614 Coursiere zu Barcelona a Valencia (2018–2021) als Onofhängeg gefouert huet, déi Haaptzomm (63,2 Milliounen) zu Barcelona, esou Euronews an d'Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. En Uerteel vum nidderlännesche Cour suprême huet 2023 d'Deliveroo-Fuerer als Salariéë requalifizéiert. D'EU-Direktiv wëll dës Logik iwwer den ganze Block ausbreeden, andeems se d'Beweislaascht op d'Plattformen iwwerdréit. De Georges Mischo, Aarbechtsminister, beschreift d'Aufgab als eng heikel Saach. Hie bezeechent den EU-Text als e schwéier erkämpfte "compromis", deen d'Land léiwer méi "ambitieux" gewollt hätt, a seet, d'Zil wier e Gläichgewiicht tëscht "la protection des personnes travaillant sur des plateformes et la compétitivité du Luxembourg sur le marché européen" — also dem Schutz vun de Leit, déi op de Plattforme schaffen, an der Konkurrenzfäegkeet vum Land um europäesche Maart. Wéi dëst Gläichgewiicht ausgeet, geet wäit iwwer d'Coursière selwer eraus. D'Plattformaarbecht ass eng vun de schnellst-wuessenden an am mannst regléierten Ecker vum Aarbechtsmaart, an d'Linn, déi d'Land tëscht Salarié an Onofhängegen zitt — an déi Strengheet, mat där d'ITM si kontrolléiert — gëtt e Präzedenz fir d'Fro, wéi de Staat eng nei Generatioun vun Aarbechter klasséiert a schützt. ### Sources - Newsflash | Bill on the improvement of working conditions in the context of platform work: a legislative turning point for digital platforms — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/newsflash-i-bill-improvement-working-conditions-context - Bill on the Improvement of Working Conditions in the Context of Platform Work: A Legislative Turning Point for Digital Platforms — Lexgo: https://www.lexgo.be/en/news-and-articles/14660-bill-on-the-improvement-of-working-conditions-in-the-context-of-platform-work-a-legislative-turning-point-for-digital-platforms - Quelles règles pour le travail des plateformes au Luxembourg ? — Chambre des députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/2335 - Avis 62.300 du 10 mars 2026 — Conseil d'État du Luxembourg: https://conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/avis/2026/mars2026/10032026/62300.html - A still uncertain future for millions of platform workers — OGBL: https://www.ogbl.lu/en/communique/un-avenir-encore-incertain-pour-des-millions-de-travailleurs-des-plateformes/ - Plateformes de livraison : une loi contre l'ubérisation, et vite ! — OGBL: http://www.ogbl.lu/blog/plateformes-de-livraison-une-loi-contre-luberisation-et-vite/ - Who are the people delivering in Luxembourg? — Wolt Newsroom: https://press.wolt.com/en-LU/244409-who-are-the-people-delivering-in-luxembourg - The gig economy - a regulatory challenge — Lëtzebuerger Journal: https://journal.lu/en/gig-economy-regulatory-challenge - Spain fines delivery app Glovo €79 million for violating labour laws — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/22/spain-fines-delivery-app-glovo-79-million-for-violating-labour-laws - Spain: Delivery app Glovo fined €79 million for breaching labour law — Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/espa%C3%B1a-empresa-de-repartidores-glovo-recibe-una-multa-por-violaci%C3%B3n-de-regulaciones-laborales/ - The EU Platform Work Directive — European Trade Union Institute (ETUI): https://www.etui.org/publications/eu-platform-work-directive - EU Platform Work Directive: which countries have implemented? — Ius Laboris: https://iuslaboris.com/insights/eu-platform-work-directive-which-countries-have-implemented/ --- ## Éischte Nationalfeierdag ënner dem Grand-Duc Guillaume — gefeiert ënner rouder Hëtztwarnung - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/national-feierdag-2026-guillaume-eischte-reegierungsjoer-rout-hetztwar - Published: 2026-06-24T17:50:53.339+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:50:53.339+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: fbaec17a-fa2b-42f3-8a04-6ed0c0ad8e4e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Aacht Méint nom Troniwwergang vum Henri op de Guillaume huet d'Land säin éischte Feierdag vum neie Regent gefeiert — mat Te Deum, Militärparad a Freedefeier, an dat bei rekordverdächteger Canicule. ### Summary De Grand-Duché huet den 23. Juni säin éischten offiziellen Nationalfeierdag vum Guillaume gefeiert. D'Festivitéite verlafen ënner enger rouder MeteoLux-Hëtztwarnung, mat bis zu 38 Grad am Süden. ### Key facts - Et war den éischten offiziellen Nationalfeierdag ënner dem Grand-Duc Guillaume, deen den 3. Oktober 2025 nom Henri seng Abdikatioun op den Troun komm ass. - D'Haaptzeremonie war an der Philharmonie um Kierchbierg mat méi wéi 1.000 Invitéeën; d'Vicky Krieps gouf zum Offizéier vum Uerden vun der Eechelaf ernannt. - Den traditionnellen Dag huet de 21-Schëss-Salut, d'Militärparad op der Avenue de la Liberté an den Te Deum mat Vertrieder vu verschiddene Reliounen ëmfaasst. - MeteoLux huet eng rout Hëtztwarnung erausginn — bis zu 38 Grad am Süden — déi méi schlëmm wéi 2003 kéint ginn. - De CGDIS huet verstäerkten Equippen agesat, gratis Waasser um Glacis war garantéiert, an d'Krisenzentrum zu Senneng huet d'Koordinatioun verstäerkt. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat war den Nationalfeierdag 2026 besonnesch?** Et war den éischten offiziellen Nationalfeierdag ënner der Herrschaft vum Grand-Duc Guillaume, deen den 3. Oktober 2025 nom Henri seng Abdikatioun op den Troun komm ass. Zesumme mat der Grande-Duchesse Stéphanie huet hien fir d'éischte Kéier als reegierend Koppel de Feierdag ugefouert. **Q: Wéi war d'Wiedersituatioun während de Feierlechkeeten?** MeteoLux hat eng rout Hëtztwarnung erausginn. D'Temperature louchen am ieweschten Drëssegerberäich, mat bis zu 38 Grad am Süden a ronn 34 bis 36 Grad de 23. Juni. D'Wiederfproff hu gewarnt, datt d'Episod méi schlëmm wéi d'Hëtztwell vun 2003 kéint ginn. **Q: Wéi hunn d'Autoritéiten op d'Hëtzt reagéiert?** De CGDIS huet verstäerkten Equippen am ganze Land agesat an Stagiaire-Pompjeeën vun der Parad op de medezinesche Bereetschaftsdéngscht ëmgeleet. D'Stad huet um Glacis gratis Drénkwaasser garantéiert, an d'Regierung huet d'Koordinatioun vum Krisenzentrum zu Senneng aus verstäerkt. **Q: Wat huet de Grand-Duc Guillaume a senger Ried gesot?** Hien huet iwwer Institutiounen, Geschicht, Traditiounen an d'Iwwerdroe vu Wäerter tëscht de Generatioune geschwat. Mam Bléck op de Krich an der Ukrain huet hie gewarnt, datt de Fridden an eisem Deel vun Europa net méi als selbstverständlech ka betruecht ginn. ### Body De Grand-Duché huet den Dënschdeg, den 23. Juni, säin Nationalfeierdag gefeiert — den éischten offiziellen Feierdag ënner der Herrschaft vum Grand-Duc Guillaume. Et war e Dag tëscht Protokoll, Gebiet a Patriotismus, deen sech awer ënner aussergewéinleche Konditioune ofgespillt huet: dat ganzt Land stoung ënner enger rouder Hëtztwarnung. Fir d'Land huet dëse Feierdag dëst Joer e besonnesche Gewiicht gehat. Et war den éischte Nationalfeierdag, zanterdeem den Troun vum Grand-Duc Henri op säin eelste Jong iwwergaangen ass. De Guillaume ass den 3. Oktober 2025, nom Henri seng Abdikatioun, op den Troun komm. Zesumme mat der Grande-Duchesse Stéphanie huet hien elo fir d'éischte Kéier als reegierend Koppel d'Programm vum Virowend de 22. Juni bis bei déi offiziell Zeremonien um 23. ugefouert. E neie Regent, säi éischte Feierdag Den Häerzstéck war eng feierlech Zeremonie an der Philharmonie um Kierchbierg de Moie vum 23. Juni, mat méi wéi 1.000 Invitéeën — dorënner Memberen aus der Chamber, dem Staatsrot, der Justiz an dem diplomatesche Corps. Beim Empfank si de groussherzoglech Koppel vum Chamberpresident Claude Wiseler, vum Premier Luc Frieden a vun der Stadbuergermeeschtesch Lydie Polfer begréisst ginn. Rieden vum Guillaume, vum Frieden a vum Wiseler hunn de Moie gepräägt, niewent der Iwwerreechung vun éiere-Distinktiounen fir Engagement am zivillen, wirtschaftlechen, sportlechen a kulturelle Beräich. Ënnert deenen, déi dekoréiert goufen, war d'Lëtzebuerger Schauspillerin Vicky Krieps, déi zum Offizéier vum Uerden vun der Eechelaf ernannt gouf. E neit Wierk, dat beim Geiger a Komponist Jean-Jacques Mailliet a Optrag ginn ass, ass während der Zeremonie zum éischte Mol opgefouert ginn. A senger éischter Nationalfeierdagsried huet de Guillaume sech op d'Themen Kontinuitéit, Jugend an demokratesch Verantwortung konzentréiert. Eng Natioun, sou seng Iddi, liewt manner duerch d'Zeremonie wéi duerch dat, wat vun enger Generatioun op déi nächst weidergi gëtt. "Eng Natioun lieft duerch hir Institutiounen, hir Geschicht, hir Symboler an hir Traditiounen. Mä virun allem lieft si duerch hir Leit an duerch dat, wat vun enger Generatioun op déi nächst weiderginn gëtt: hir Wäerter, hire Verantwortungssënn vis-à-vis vun eisem Land an eise Matbierger, an hir Vertrauen an eng gemeinsam Zukunft." — Grand-Duc Guillaume, an der Philharmonie Mam Bléck op d'Kricher um Rand vun Europa huet de Grand-Duc gewarnt, datt mer, elo wou de Krich erëm op eise Kontinent komm ass, "de Fridden an eisem Deel vun Europa net méi als selbstverständlech kënne betruechten" — eng kloer Uspillung op d'Ukrain an enger Ried, déi soss der Traditioun an der gemeinsamer Biergerschaft gewidmet war. Salut, Parad an en Te Deum vu ville Reliounen Den zeremonielle Dag ass enger laang etabléierter Choreografie gefollegt: - E Salut vun 21 Schëss um Fetschenhaff zu Éiere vum Grand-Duc; - D'Presentatioun vun de Waffen an d'Militärparad op der Avenue de la Liberté vu Mëtteg un, ënner dem Kommando vum Colonel Alain Schoeben, dem Chef vun der Arméi; - En Iwwerfluch a niddreger Héicht mat engem Airbus-H145M-Helikopter, engem Airbus A330 MRTT an engem A400M vun der belscher Loftwaff. D'Parad huet Detachementer vun der Lëtzebuerger Arméi, vun der groussherzoglecher Police, vun der Douane, vun der Prisongsverwaltung, vum CGDIS a vum Lëtzebuerger Roude Kräiz zesummebruecht, dobäi e Detachement vun der franséischer Arméi a Museksgesellschaften aus dem Land. Spéit am Nomëtteg huet de groussherzoglech Koppel um traditionnellen Te Deum an der Kathedral Notre-Dame deelgeholl. Als Zeeche vun der Diversitéit am Land hunn dobäi den Äerzbëschof Jean-Claude Hollerich, den Uewerrabbiner Alain Nacache, den Hafiz ef. Hilmija Redžić vun der muslimescher Communautéit an de Volker Beba vun der protestantescher Kierch matgemaach. Feiere bei rekordverdächteger Hëtzt D'Festivitéite si bei enger vun de schlëmmsten Hëtztwellen zanter Jore verlaf. MeteoLux huet d'Land ënner eng rout Hëtztwarnung gestallt, mat Dagestemperaturen am ieweschten Drëssegerberäich — bis zu 38 Grad am Süden — an quasi keng Ofkillung an der Nuecht, well waarm tropesch Loft sech iwwer d'Regioun geluecht huet. D'Wiederfproff hunn gewarnt, datt dës Episod déi déidlech Hëtztwell vun 2003 kéint iwwertreffen. De Virowend de 22. Juni huet trotzdeem vill Leit ugezunn. Nom Wiessel vun der Garde um groussherzogleche Palais huet sech e Fakelzuch vu ronn 2.800 Participanten duerch d'Uewerstad gezunn, ier um 23 Auer vum Pont Adolphe aus e Freedefeier vu 17 Minutten iwwer d'Pëtrussdall ofgeschoss gouf. D'Autoritéiten hu sech un d'Konditiounen ugepasst. De CGDIS huet verstäerkten Equippen agesat an dobäi Stagiaire-Pompjeeën vun der Parad op de medezinesche Bereetschaftsdéngscht ëmgeleet, d'Stad huet um Glacis gratis Drénkwaasser iwwer Brunnen a Stänn garantéiert, an d'Regierung huet d'operationell Koordinatioun vum Nationale Krisenzentrum zu Senneng aus verstäerkt. "De Kontext ass aussergewéinlech, mat ganz héijen Temperaturen am Dag an an der Nuecht", sou de Cédric Gantzer, Porte-parole vum CGDIS. D'Verantwortlech hunn awer domat gerechent, datt d'Stad sech géif fëllen. "Mir wäerten trotzdeem vill Leit hei an der Stad hunn", huet d'Kommandantin Annick Baustert am Ufank vun de Feierlechkeete virausgesot. Bei Nuecht ass d'Rechnung opgaangen: den éischte Nationalfeierdag vun engem neie Regent komplett gefeiert, d'Foule onverännert grouss an d'Ritualer onversiert — och wann de Grand-Duché ënner enger vun der Hëtzt wäissgebleechter Loft geschweesst huet. ### Sources - Ceremonies & Celebrations Highlight Luxembourg's National Day 2026 — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61961-ceremonies-celebrations-highlight-luxembourgs-national-day-2026 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Le grand-duc Guillaume célèbre la première fête nationale de son règne à la Philharmonie Luxembourg — Histoires Royales: https://histoiresroyales.fr/grand-duc-guillaume-celebre-premiere-fete-nationale-regne-philharmonie-luxembourg/ - Fête nationale 2026: cinq moments à ne pas manquer — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/fete-nationale-2026-cinq-moments-a-ne-pas-manquer - Les secours renforcés pour que la canicule ne gâche pas la fête — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Fête nationale 2026: le feu d'artifice illumine le ciel de Luxembourg-Ville — L'essentiel: https://lessentiel.lu/fr/story/fete-nationale-2026-le-feu-d-artifice-illumine-le-ciel-de-luxembourg-ville-103588139 - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - Fête nationale 2026 | Te Deum | Cour grand-ducale — Maison du Grand-Duc (monarchie.lu): https://monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/fete-nationale-2026-te-deum --- ## Fir d'éischt zënter 2021: EU schwätzt zu Bréissel direkt mat den Taliban - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-taliban-gespreicher-breissel-afghanen-reckfeierung-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T17:40:15.969+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:40:15.969+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: b5701087-eab0-4102-b170-3eabd2fa8df5 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > D'EU-Kommissioun an 15 Memberstaaten hu sech hannert zoue Dieren mat enger Taliban-Delegatioun gesat — virun allem fir ofgewise Afghanen zeréckzeschécken. Bréissel betount: dat ass keng Unerkennung. ### Summary D'EU huet en Dënschdeg fir d'éischt zënter der Taliban-Muechtiwwernam vun 2021 eng Delegatioun aus Kabul zu Bréissel empfaangen, fir iwwer d'Réckféierung vun ofgewisenen Afghanen ze schwätzen — ënner schaarfer Kritik vu Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen. ### Key facts - D'EU-Kommissioun an 15 vun 27 Memberstaaten hunn de 23. Juni 2026 fir d'éischt zënter der Taliban-Muechtiwwernam vun 2021 eng Delegatioun aus Kabul zu Bréissel empfaangen. - D'Treffe war technesch an hannert zoue Dieren; um Dësch louche virun allem d'Réckféierung vun ofgewisenen Afghanen a méiglech konsularesch Servicer — net eng breet politesch Léisung. - D'Belsch huet de fënnef Delegéierten Visaen ausgestallt, déi just 24 Stonnen a just op belschem Territoire gülteg waren. - Bréissel betount, datt d'Gespréich keng Unerkennung vun den Taliban bedeit; d'EU hält d'Unerkennung zënter 2021 zeréck. - Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen a Malala Yousafzai warnen, d'Gespréicher kéinten de Regime legitiméieren a géint de Non-Refoulement-Prinzip verstoussen. ### FAQ **Q: Heescht dat, datt d'EU d'Taliban-Regierung unerkennt?** Nee. D'EU-Kommissioun huet ausdrécklech betount, datt d'Treffe keng formell Unerkennung bedeit. D'EU an hir Memberstaaten halen d'Unerkennung vum Islameschen Emirat zënter 2021 zeréck, a kee Memberstaat huet offiziell diplomatesch Bezéiungen. **Q: Worëms ass et bei de Gespréicher gaangen?** Virun allem ëm d'Réckféierung an d'Réckiwwernam vun afghanesche Staatsbierger ouni Openthaltsrecht — speziell deenen, déi schlëmm Verbrieche begaangen hunn oder als Sécherheetsrisiko gëllen — souwéi ëm eng méiglech Taliban-Konsularpräsenz an ëm e 'wierdege Réckféierungsprozess'. **Q: War Lëtzebuerg bei der Reunioun derbäi?** Dat ass net confirméiert. Vun den 27 Memberstaate waren der 15 do, mä déi goufen net eenzel genannt. Et ass net bekannt, ob Lëtzebuerg ënnert deene 15 war. **Q: Firwat gëtt et Kritik un de Gespréicher?** Mënscherechtsorganisatiounen an d'Friddensnobelpräisdréierin Malala Yousafzai warnen, datt de Kontakt e Regime legitiméiert, deen d'Rechter vu Fraen a Meedercher massiv beschneit. Zougeleeschert Réckféierunge kéinten zeréckgeschéckten Afghanen a Gefor bréngen an de Non-Refoulement-Prinzip verletzen. ### Body Fënnef Visaen, gülteg fir genee 24 Stonnen a just op belschem Territoire, ouni Zougang zum Rescht vum Schengenraum — méi diskret a méi virsiichteg konnt d'EU hir Gäscht kaum empfänken. An et waren och keng gewéinlech Gäscht: Eng fënnefkäppeg Taliban-Delegatioun ass en Dënschdeg, den 23. Juni, op Bréissel gereest, fir mat europäesche Beamten un den Dësch ze sëtzen. Et war dat éischt Mol, datt Vertrieder vum Islameschen Emirat zënter der Muechtiwwernam am August 2021 — also no bal fënnef Joer — d'Kommissioun an d'EU-Regierungen zesummen op europäeschem Buedem getraff hunn. D'Treffe war ënner Ausschloss vun der Ëffentlechkeet op engem net genannten Uert ausserhalb vun de Geboe vun der EU-Kommissioun. Lo Servicer vun der Kommissioun hunn d'Reunioun um techneschen Niveau zesumme mat Schweden co-präsidéiert, niewent Vertrieder vu 15 vun den 27 EU-Memberstaaten. Et war e Schrëtt mat Gewiicht — an e ganz ëmstriddenen — am Ëmgang vun der Unioun mat enger Regierung, déi se bis haut net unerkennt. Wat um Dësch louch No Informatioune vun der Kommissioun a vum afghaneschen Aussenministère ass et net ëm eng breet politesch Léisung gaangen, mä virun allem ëm Migratioun an ëm d'Mechanik vun de Réckféierungen. D'Beamte beschreiwen d'Gespréicher als strikt technesch, mat dëse Schwéierpunkten: - d'Réckféierung an d'Réckiwwernam vun afghanesche Staatsbierger, déi keen Openthaltsrecht an der EU hunn — virun allem déi, déi schlëmm Verbrieche begaangen hunn oder als Sécherheetsrisiko gëllen; - eng méiglech konsularesch Präsenz vun den Taliban an der EU an d'Erëmopname vu konsularesche Servicer fir Afghanen an Europa; - sougenannte vertrauensbildend Mesuren an dat, wat béid Säiten e "wierdege Réckféierungsprozess" nennen. De Kommissiounsspriecher Markus Lammert huet d'Begrënnung eng kloer agegrenzt. "D'Memberstaate sichen no Weeër, fir Persounen zeréckzeféieren, déi schlëmm Verbrieche begaangen hunn an déi méiglecherweis eng Sécherheetsbedrohung duerstellen", sot hien. D'Treffen ass eng Suite vun enger Kommissiounsmissioun, déi am Januar 2026 zu Kabul war — Deel vun engem virsiichtegen, schrëttweisen Opmaache vun techneschen Kanäl mat de faktesche Muechthaber. Gespréich, awer keng Unerkennung Bréissel huet sech vill Méi ginn, fir kloerzemaachen, datt een sech mat den Taliban un den Dësch setzt, ouni se domat z'ënnerstëtzen. D'Kommissioun huet betount, datt d'Reunioun keng formell Unerkennung vun der Regierung bedeit, an huet drun erënnert, datt d'EU an hir Memberstaaten zënter 2021 dës Unerkennung zeréckhalen. Kee Memberstaat huet offiziell diplomatesch Bezéiunge mam Islameschen Emirat. De Migratiounskommissär Magnus Brunner huet d'Annäherung als praktesch Néidegkeet verdeedegt an argumentéiert, d'Unioun hätt am Beräich vun de Réckféierunge kaum eng aner Wiel, wéi de Kontakt ze sichen. Trotzdeem hunn d'Kritiker net laang op sech waarde gelooss: Mënscherechtsverdeedeger hu gewarnt, datt all Normalisatioun vum Kontakt eng Regierung belount, déi Meedercher aus de weiderféierende Schoulen an aus den Unisë verbannt huet an d'Fraen aus engem groussen Deel vum ëffentleche Liewe verschwanne léisst. Europa däerf engem Regime, dee fir eng vun de schlëmmste Mënscherechtskrisen op der Welt verantwortlech ass, keng Legitimitéit ginn. All Engagement mat den Taliban muss bei de Rechter vun den afghanesche Fraen a Meedercher ufänken an ophalen. Dat sot d'Friddensnobelpräisdréierin a Beléierungsaktivistin Malala Yousafzai, déi sech déif erschüttert weist. D'Fuerscherin Fereshta Abbasi vun Human Rights Watch huet betount, all Engagement misst "de Schutz vu Mënscherechter an d'Rechenschaftsflicht prioriséieren — net d'Leit an d'Gefor zeréckzeschécken". Och d'UN-Flüchtlingsagence huet gewarnt, datt aus der EU zeréckgeschéckten Afghanen Verfolgung dréit. D'Réckféierungen, esou d'Kritiker, kéinten de Prinzip vum Non-Refoulement verletzen, deen et verbitt, Leit do hinzeschécken, wou hinne schwéiere Schued dréit. Eng "historesch" Visite — an haart Zuelen De Spriecher vum afghaneschen Aussenministère, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, huet d'Visite als "historesch" bezeechent — als dat éischt Mol, datt eng Delegatioun vum Islameschen Emirat zu Bréissel mat der EU an europäesche Regierunge geschwat huet. Datt d'EU hir Gäscht awer mat spëtzege Fanger ugepaakt huet, weist d'Logistik: D'Belsch huet déi fënnef Visaen eréischt no enger Sécherheetskontroll ausgestallt, gülteg fir 24 Stonnen a beschränkt op belschem Buedem. Trotz allem bleiwen d'Afghanen ënner de gréisste Gruppen, déi an Europa Schutz kréien. No Eurostat-Zuelen, déi an de Berichter zitéiert ginn, hunn am éischte Quartal 2026 ronn 24.960 Afghanen an éischter Instanz Schutz kritt — ëm déi 29 Prozent vun allen unerkannte Fäll, mat enger Unerkennungsquot vu ronn 78 Prozent. Dräi vu véier afghaneschen Demandeure goufen also unerkannt. Wou steet Lëtzebuerg? D'Gespréicher leeën eng vertraute Bréchlinn an der Unioun fräi: tëscht Regierungen, déi op méi séier Réckféierunge vun ofgewisenen Asylsucher dréngen, an deenen, déi virsiichteg sinn, fir den Taliban keng Legitimitéit ze ginn oder hir Schutzflichten ze verletzen. Datt Schweden d'Treffe matpräisidéiert huet, weist op eng méi haart Linn an Deeler vun Nordeuropa. Déi 15 Staaten, déi do waren, goufen net eenzel genannt, an et ass net confirméiert, ob Lëtzebuerg derbäi war. De Migratiounskommissär Brunner huet d'Approche esou zesummegefaasst: "Et ass wichteg, op d'mannst mat hinnen ze schwätzen, fir d'Situatioun fir d'Europäer ze verbesseren, awer och fir d'Asylsucher an d'Asylbewerber." Fir d'Groussherzogtum stellt sech, wéi fir all EU-Haaptstad, datselwecht Dilemma, mat deem d'Unioun zënter 2021 rénkt: Wéi managt een Migratioun a Réckféierunge mat engem Regime, deen ee veruerteelt, ouni him d'Unerkennung ze ginn, déi en esou onbedéngt wëll? Lëtzebuerg, dat wéi seng Partner den Taliban net unerkennt, wäert all operationell Kooperatioun géint eng Mënscherechtsbilanz ofweien, déi d'EU-Spëtzen selwer als eng vun de schlëmmsten op der Welt beschreiwen. Ob d'Treffe zu Bréissel e Kontakt aus engem eenzege Mol bleift oder den éischte Schrëtt op eng méi déif Annäherung ass, wäert dës Rechnung an de kommende Méint matbestëmmen. ### Sources - EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time in talks on deportations — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-hosts-taliban-officials-for-the-first-time-in-talks-on-deportations - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR (Associated Press): https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — The Washington Times (Associated Press): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/afghan-taliban-holding-closed-door-talks-eu-deportations/ - EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/23/eu-officials-discreetly-meet-taliban-in-brussels-to-speed-up-afghan-deportations - EU hosts Taliban officials for talks on migrant returns — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0623/1580019-eu-taliban-meeting/ - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for E.U. meeting — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/taliban-afghanistan-european-union-visas-belgium-rcna351225 - Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU migration talks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/belgium-issues-visas-to-taliban-delegation-for-eu-migration-talks --- ## Éischten Ebola-Fall a Frankräich: Dokter aus dem Kongo zu Paräis ofgeschott - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ebola-fall-frankraich-parais-grenzregioun-risiko-niddreg - Published: 2026-06-24T17:18:18.32+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:18:18.32+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 97eaf71a-c2c4-45eb-9185-2d08d22501c7 - Dateline: Paris, FR > E Hëllefsdokter, deen am Kongo am Asaz war, läit ofgeschott an enger Paräisser Klinik. D'Autoritéiten an d'EU-Gesondheetsagence schwätzen vun engem ganz nidderege Risiko fir d'Groussregioun. ### Summary Frankräich huet säin éischten Ebola-Fall bestätegt, nodeems en ALIMA-Dokter aus dem Kongo zréckkoum. De Patient läit ofgeschott zu Paräis, an d'Risiko fir d'Groussregioun gëtt als ganz niddereg ageschat. ### Key facts - Frankräich huet e 24. Juni säin éischten Ebola-Fall bestätegt — och deen éischten ausserhalb vun Afrika während der aktueller Epidemie. - De Patient ass en ALIMA-Dokter, dee vun enger humanitärer Missioun an der DR Kongo zréckkoum a säit senger Arrivée zu Paräis ofgeschott läit; säin Zoustand ass stabil. - D'ECDC schätzt d'Risiko fir d'allgemeng europäesch Populatioun, dorënner d'Groussregioun, als ganz niddereg an — Ebola iwwerdréit sech nëmme par direkte Kontakt, net iwwer d'Loft. - D'Epidemie an der DR Kongo (Bundibugyo-Stamm, kee Vaccin oder Behandlung) huet méi wéi 1.000 Fäll an 267 Doudeg verursaacht; d'Lieddegkeetsrat läit bei ronn 25 Prozent. - Fir Lëtzebuerg goufe keng spezifesch Moossnamen ugekënnegt a keng Reesbeschränkungen oder Grenzkontrollen am EU-Bannemaart recommandéiert. ### FAQ **Q: Gëtt et e Risiko fir Lëtzebuerg an d'Groussregioun?** Nee, kee konkrete lokale Risiko. Den eenzege bestätegte Fall läit méi wéi 300 Kilometer ewech an der Paräisser Regioun, ofgeschott ënner Spidolsbedingungen. D'ECDC schätzt d'Risiko fir déi breet europäesch Populatioun, dorënner d'Groussregioun, als ganz niddereg an. Et goufe keng Moossnamen fir Lëtzebuerg ugekënnegt. **Q: Wéi iwwerdréit sech Ebola?** Ebola gëtt net iwwer d'Loft iwwerdroen. De Virus hëlt sech nëmmen iwwer den direkte Kontakt mat de Kierperflëssegkeete vun enger Persoun weider, déi scho Symptomer huet. Dofir ass eng weider Iwwerdroung an engem kontrolléierte Spidolsëmfeld onwahrscheinlech. **Q: Firwat ass dës Epidemie besonnesch schwéier ze bekämpfen?** Si gëtt vum Bundibugyo-Stamm vum Ebolavirus verursaacht, fir deen et — am Géigesaz zum méi bekannte Zaire-Stamm — weder en zougelassene Vaccin nach eng zougelaten Behandlung gëtt. D'Fuerschung an d'Entwécklung lafen, mä et gëtt nach keng zougelaten Therapie. **Q: Wéi steet et ëm de Patient?** De Patient, en Dokter vun der Hëllefsorganisatioun ALIMA, ass quasi ouni Symptomer (just mat Kappwéi) un Bord gaangen a läit elo an engem stabilen Zoustand. Säi Virusbelaaschtung gouf vum Gesondheetsministère als ganz niddereg beschriwwen. ### Body Frankräich huet e Mëttwoch säin éischten Ebola-Fall um Nationalterritoire bestätegt. Dat huet de franséische Gesondheetsministère matgedeelt, nodeems en Dokter vun enger humanitärer Missioun an der Demokratescher Republik Kongo zréckkoum a positiv op de Virus getest gouf. Et ass d'éischte Kéier, datt d'Krankheet zënter dem Ufank vun der aktueller Epidemie dëse Fréijoer ausserhalb vun Afrika nogewise gouf. De Patient ass en Dokter, dee fir ALIMA schafft, "The Alliance for International Medical Action", eng international medezinesch Hëllefsorganisatioun. Hie war an enger vun de Zonen am Osten vun der DR Kongo agesat, wou de Virus zirkuléiert, an ass e Dënschdeg mat engem kommerziellen Fluch vu Kinshasa op Paräis zréckgeflunn. Dat hunn de Ministère a franséisch Medie gemellt. Lëtzt läit hien an engem stabilen Zoustand an enger spezialiséierter Anstalt; d'Virusbelaaschtung gouf vum Ministère als ganz niddereg beschriwwen. Vun der Landung bis an d'Isolatiounskummer De Dokter ass quasi ouni Symptomer un Bord gaangen — just mat Kappwéi — an säin Zoustand huet sech während der Rees liicht verschlechtert, sou de Ministère. Hien huet sech un all d'Gesondheetsprotokoller gehalen, gouf direkt bei der Arrivée um Fluchhafen ofgeschott an dunn an d'Klinik bruecht, an eng Isolatiounskummer mat Ënnerdrock — eng chambre à double flux, déi verhënnert, datt en Erreger no bausse geréit. "All d'Virsiichtsmoossnamen, an virun allem d'Isoléierung vum Patient, goufe vu sengem Arrivée un ergraff", huet de Gesondheetsministère a sengem Communiqué geschriwwen. Eng epidemiologesch Enquête leeft, fir all d'Persounen z'identifizéieren, déi a Kontakt mat him kéinte gewiescht sinn. Déi, déi erausfonnt ginn, sollen sech 21 Deeg doheem isoléieren — sou laang ass d'Inkubatiounszäit vun Ebola — a stinn ënner enker medezinescher Iwwerwaachung. D'Autoritéite betounen, datt et sech ëm en importéierte Fall handelt, ouni Zeechen, datt de Virus a Frankräich zirkuléiert. Ebola gëtt net iwwer d'Loft iwwerdroen: en hëlt sech nëmmen iwwer den direkte Kontakt mat de Kierperflëssegkeete vun enger symptomatescher Persoun weider, wat eng weider Iwwerdroung an engem kontrolléierte Spidolsëmfeld onwahrscheinlech mécht. D'WHO rätt zur Roueg D'Weltgesondheetsorganisatioun, déi d'Epidemie am Kongo zu engem gesondheetleche Noutfall vun internationaler Bedeitung erkläert huet, huet séier probéiert, all Panik ze verhënneren. Hire Generaldirekter huet drun erënnert, datt an de leschten 50 Joer manner wéi 30 Ebola-Fäll ausserhalb vun Afrika festgestallt goufen. Si sollten net iwwerreagéieren, dat ass dat, wat ech géif rode. Dat waren d'Wierder vum Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, dem Generaldirekter vun der WHO, deen de Journaliste sot, datt de Risiko fir de Rescht vun der Welt — "egal ob et Frankräich oder aner Länner an Europa sinn" — niddereg bleift. D'Europäescht Zentrum fir d'Verhütung an d'Kontroll vu Krankheeten (ECDC) ass op déiselwecht Konklusioun komm: et schätzt d'Infektiounsrisiko als niddereg fir Europäer an, déi an déi betraffe Zonen reesen, an als ganz niddereg fir d'allgemeng europäesch Populatioun. Wéi eng Epidemie hannert dem Fall stécht D'Infektioun geet op déi 17. Ebola-Epidemie an der DR Kongo zréck, déi Mëtt Mee ausgeruff gouf, nodeems et eng Rei onerkläert Doudesfäll an der rohstoffräicher Ostprovënz Ituri gouf. No de leschten offiziellen Zuele goufe méi wéi 1.000 Fäll registréiert, dorënner 267 Doudeg — eng Lieddegkeetsrat vun ongeféier 25 Prozent. Och d'Noperland Uganda huet Fäll gemellt (ronn 20 Fäll an 2 Doudeg). Wat dës Epidemie méi schwéier ze bekämpfe mécht, ass de Stamm. Si gëtt vun der Bundibugyo-Art vum Virus verursaacht, fir déi et — am Géigesaz zum méi bekannte Zaire-Stamm — weder en zougelassene Vaccin nach eng zougelaten Behandlung gëtt. D'WHO huet den Noutfall den 17. Mee ausgeruff. - Patient: en ALIMA-Dokter zréck aus der DR Kongo, ofgeschott an enger Klinik an der Paräisser Regioun, an engem stabilen Zoustand. - Risiko: d'ECDC schätzt d'Gefor fir d'allgemeng europäesch Populatioun als ganz niddereg an. - Stamm: Bundibugyo-Ebolavirus — kee zougelassene Vaccin oder Behandlung. - Epidemie: méi wéi 1.000 Fäll an 267 Doudeg an der DR Kongo zënter Mëtt Mee. Wat dat fir d'Groussregioun bedeit Fir d'Lieser zu Lëtzebuerg an an der grenziwwergräifender Groussregioun ass de Fall eng Erënnerung drun, wéi vernetzt d'ëffentlech Gesondheet ginn ass — awer kee Grond fir lokal Suergen. Den eenzege bestätegte Fall ass méi wéi 300 Kilometer ewech an der Paräisser Regioun, ofgeschott ënner Spidolsbedingungen, an d'EU-Gesondheetsagence reit d'Risiko fir déi breet europäesch Populatioun an hir niddregst Kategorie an. D'Reaktioun gëtt um europäeschen Niveau koordinéiert. D'Hadja Lahbib, déi europäesch Kommissärin fir Kriseviraussiicht, huet zouginn, datt et "weder e Vaccin nach eng zougelaten Behandlung fir dëse Ebola-Stamm gëtt, mä d'Fuerschung an d'Entwécklung lafen". Zu Paräis huet de Büro vum Premierminister gesot, datt d'Situatioun "ganz no" verfollegt gëtt. Et goufe keng spezifesch Moossnamen fir Lëtzebuerg ugekënnegt, a keng vun den europäesche Gesondheetsagencen huet Reesbeschränkungen oder Grenzkontrollen am Bannemaart recommandéiert. D'praktesch Konsequenz fir d'Groussregioun bleift dofir onverännert: d'Gefor läit an de betraffene Regioune vun Zentralafrika, net an der Géigend vu Frankräich — an een eenzelen, ofgeschotte Fall zu Paräis ännert doru näischt. ### Sources - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo mission — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260624-france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo-mission - France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/france-confirms-first-ebola-case-in-doctor-returning-from-dr-congo - France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak — Medical Xpress / AFP: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-france-ebola-case-africa-current.html - Un premier cas d'Ebola a ete identifie en France chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Le Temps: https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/sante/un-premier-cas-d-ebola-a-ete-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc - Epidemie d'Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, chez un medecin de retour de RDC — Europe 1: https://www.europe1.fr/sante/epidemie-debola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-chez-un-medecin-de-retour-de-rdc-959496 - Virus Ebola : un premier cas identifie en France, le patient a ete isole depuis son retour de RDC — RTBF: https://www.rtbf.be/article/virus-ebola-un-premier-cas-identifie-en-france-le-patient-a-ete-isole-depuis-son-retour-de-rdc-11746555 - Ebola : un tout premier cas detecte en France, la situation suivie de tres pres — Toute l'Europe: https://www.touteleurope.eu/societe/ebola-un-tout-premier-cas-detecte-en-france-la-situation-suivie-de-tres-pres/ - French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in doctor who worked in Congo — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/24/france-ebola-virus-case-congo/ - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - 2026 Ebola epidemic — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — ECDC: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda --- ## Kolumbien: De la Espriella mellt sech als Gewënner, Cepeda fecht d'Resultat un - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kolumbien-de-la-espriella-knappe-virsprong-cepeda-ufechtung-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T17:09:22.488+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T17:09:22.488+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: c1a2af0c-cb79-4662-a0f1-57e7dcce1ace - Dateline: Bogotá, CO > Den Affekot Abelardo de la Espriella, ënnerstëtzt vum Donald Trump, läit no engem hauerdënnem Virsprong vir — mä de Lénksen Iván Cepeda erkennt d'Néierlag net un a fecht zéngdausende Walbüroen un. ### Summary Bei der Stéchwal a Kolumbien läit de riets-konservativen Abelardo de la Espriella mat manner wéi engem Prozentpunkt virum Lénksen Iván Cepeda, deen d'Resultat ufecht an net opgëtt. ### Key facts - Bei der Stéchwal vum 21. Juni läit de riets-konservativen Abelardo de la Espriella mat 49,66 % géint 48,70 % virum Lénksen Iván Cepeda — en Ënnerscheed vu manner wéi 250.000 Stëmmen. - De Cepeda erkennt d'Néierlag net un a fecht méi wéi 30.000 Walbüroen un; de scheedende President Petro huet kee Gewënner unerkannt. - De la Espriella, 47, Affekot ouni virdrun gewielt Amt a mam Spëtznumm 'El Tigre', krut ronn 12,9 Milliounen Stëmmen — sou vill wéi nach kee Presidentschaftskandidat a Kolumbien. - Säi Programm: Enn vun de Friddensgespréicher, US-ënnerstëtzte Militäroffensiv, Mega-Prisongen, méi niddreg Steieren a méi enk Bezéiunge mat den USA an Israel. - Den neie President soll de 7. August agesat ginn; dat markéiert e schaarfe Schwenk no riets no Kolumbien sengem éischte lénke President. ### FAQ **Q: Huet de Cepeda seng Néierlag schonn unerkannt?** Nee. De Cepeda seet, d'Zielung wier nach net offiziell a rechtlech bindend, an huet ugekënnegt, d'Resultater vu méi wéi 30.000 Walbüroen unzefechten. Hie waart op déi definitiv, bindend Zummung. **Q: Wéi knapp ass de Virsprong vum de la Espriella?** No 99,9 % vun de gezielte Stëmmen läit de la Espriella bei 49,66 % (12.959.542 Stëmmen) géint dem Cepeda seng 48,70 % (12.708.712). Den Ënnerscheed läit bei ronn 250.000 Stëmmen, also ënner engem Prozentpunkt. **Q: Wat fir eng Roll spillt den Donald Trump?** Den US-President huet de la Espriella am Walkampf ënnerstëtzt an no der Zielung als 'neie President' vu Kolumbien félicitéiert. De Petro huet dat als auslännesch Amëschung bezeechent. **Q: Wéini soll den neie President agesat ginn?** D'Inauguratioun ass fir den 7. August 2026 virgesinn. Den neie President léist de Gustavo Petro of, deen no der Verfassung net fir eng zweet Amtszäit untriede kann. ### Body A Kolumbien steet e politesche Riichtungswiessel um Spill: Bei der Stéchwal vum leschte Sonndeg läit den Abelardo de la Espriella, e riets-konservativen Affekot, deen den US-President Donald Trump ëffentlech ënnerstëtzt huet, knapp vir — esou knapp, datt säi Géigner d'Resultat net unerkennt. No bal komplett ausgezielte Stëmmen (99,9 Prozent) weist déi provisoresch Zummung dem de la Espriella 49,66 Prozent zou, dem Iván Cepeda, dem lénke Senateur an Ierf vum scheedende President Gustavo Petro, 48,70 Prozent. Den Ënnerscheed läit ënner 250.000 Stëmmen — dat bestätegen d'kolumbianesch Walbehörden esou wéi international Medie wéi Al Jazeera, CBS News an CNN. Géif dat Resultat bestätegt ginn, da wier dem Land seng kuerz Erfarung mat enger lénker Regierung eriwwer — an d'Muecht géif un en Newcomer goen, deen e radikale Bréch bei der Sécherheet, der Wirtschaft an der Aussepolitik versprécht. Mä de Virsprong ass dënn genuch, fir datt nach näischt definitiv ass. En Zielresultat um Messerschneit De Cepeda, Kandidat vun der regéierender Koalitioun Pacto Histórico, huet seng Néierlag net akzeptéiert. Säi Walkampfteam huet ugekënnegt, d'Resultater vu méi wéi 30.000 Walbüroen unzefechten — eng Zuel nennt ronn 33.000 vun de ronn 122.000 Urnen — a rifft seng Unhänger op, op déi definitiv, rechtlech bindend Zielung ze waarden, ier ee vun engem Enn schwätzt. De Petro, deen no der Verfassung net erëm untriede kann, hat virdru vun engem "Hacken vun der Walsoftware" geschwat, ouni dofir Beweiser virzeleeën, an op eng grëndlech Iwwerpréiwung gedréckt. Hien hat och virun politescher Gewalt gewarnt, sollt d'Riets un d'Muecht kommen, an huet dem Trump seng Astellung an de Walkampf als auslännesch Amëschung bezeechent. De la Espriella selwer huet sech versöhnlech ginn, wéi en zu Barranquilla, der Stad un der Karibik-Küst, viru senge Supporter geschwat huet. Ech regéieren fir all Kolumbianer ... et gëtt keng Vergeltung, keng Verfollegung, well an enger Demokratie ginn et keng onversöhnlech Feinden. De Cepeda huet kloergemaach, datt en sech net aus dem ëffentleche Liewen zréckzitt: "Mir si fir den Dialog op. Mir si prett, Accorden ze fannen, soulaang se respektvoll, opriichteg sinn an sech a politeschen Handlungen nidderschloen, déi der Natioun zegutt kommen." Wien ass den "El Tigre" Mat 47 Joer ass de la Espriella en Affekot an e Geschäftsmann, deen nach ni e gewielt Amt hat. Bekannt ënner sengem Spëtznumm "El Tigre" — den Tiger — ass en als Onofhängege fir d'Beweegung "Verteideger vun der Heemecht" ugetrueden an huet sech als staarke Mann géint d'politescht Establishment positionéiert. Hien soll zousätzlech zu der kolumbianescher och déi amerikanesch an déi italienesch Nationalitéit hunn. Säi Walkampf gouf vum Trump opgewäert, deen e no der Zielung als "neie President" vu Kolumbien félicitéiert huet. Seng Wierder: "Félicitatioun un den 'El Tigre' Abelardo de la Espriella, den neie President vu Kolumbien!" Dem de la Espriella seng ronn 12,9 Milliounen Stëmmen ginn als héchst Zuel beschriwwen, déi jee e Presidentschaftskandidat a Kolumbien zesummekruut huet — d'Resultat vun enger polariséierter Stéchwal, bei där sech ronn 64 Prozent vun de 41 Milliounen ageschriwwene Wieler bedeelegt hunn. Schonn an der éischter Ronn den 31. Mee hat en virgeleeën, mat ronn 44 Prozent géint dem Cepeda seng 41 Prozent. Wat eng Presidentschaft de la Espriella géif heeschen De la Espriella huet e Programm verteidegt, deen doheem an am Ausland staark mat der Linn vum Petro brécht. Zu senge Verspriechen zielen: - Sécherheet: en Enn vun de Verhandlunge vun der "totaler Fridden" mat bewaffnete Gruppen an eng ronn 90 Deeg laang, vun den USA ënnerstëtzte Militäroffensiv géint kriminell Organisatiounen. - Prisongen: de Bau vun ëm déi 10 Mega-Prisongen no dem Modell vun der Masseninhaftéierung zu El Salvador. - Wirtschaft: méi Pëtrol- a Gasfërderung, méi niddreg Steieren an e ronn 40 Prozent méi klenge Staatsapparat — bei gläichzäiteger Zouso, populär Sozialmoossnamen an d'Erhéijunge vum Mindestloun bäizebehalen. - Aussepolitik: d'Bezéiunge mat Israel erëm opbauen an d'kolumbianesch Ambassade op Jerusalem verleeën, am Kader vun engem méi breede Schwenk Richtung Trump-Administratioun. Zesummegeholl deit de Programm op eng konfrontativ Haltung am laangjärege bannenzege Konflikt vu Kolumbien an op eng Neiausriichtung vum Land — ewech vun der regionaler Lénks, hin op Washington. Eng Bewährungsprouf fir d'Institutiounen De Sträit ëm d'Zielung gëtt eng fréi Prouf fir d'kolumbianesch Walinstitutiounen. De Gewënner vun der Stéchwal soll de 7. August agesat ginn an de Petro ofléisen, dem Land säin éischte lénke President, deen no enger Amtszäit net erëm untriede kann. Fir de Moment bleift e Kandidat, deen d'Presidentschaft fir sech beusprucht, en Zweetplacéierten, deen op déi definitiv Zielung dréckt, an e scheedende Staatschef, deen nach kee Gewënner unerkennt. Wéi de Sträit ausgeet — an hei wéi legitim deen Endgülteg um Pouvoir wäert sinn — hänkt vun der offizieller Zielung of, déi nach kënnt. ### Sources - 2026 Colombian presidential election — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_election - Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What's next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/far-right-de-la-espriella-elected-colombia-president-whats-next - Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia's tight presidential race — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/colombian-right-wing-candidate-de-la-espriella-wins-tight-presidential-race - Right-wing candidate holds slim margin in Colombian presidential election, progressive challenger vows to challenge votes — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-electionn-runoff-ivan-cepeda-abelardo-de-la-espriella/ - Trump-backed de la Espriella wins preliminary count in razor-tight Colombian presidential runoff — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/americas/colombia-trump-abelardo-de-la-espriella-intl-latam - De la Espriella wins razor-thin majority in Colombia's election, Cepeda calls for final count — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260621-colombia-presidential-election-live-cepeda-de-la-espriella-face-off-in-second-round - Trump-backed De la Espriella wins Colombia runoff in preliminary count — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/nx-s1-5865676/delaespriella-colombia-election --- ## Mann no Messerstéch um Glacis a Liewensgefor, zwee Verdächteg festgeholl - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/messerattack-city-sounds-glacis-nationalfeierdag-lampertsbierg - Published: 2026-06-24T16:59:49.729+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:59:49.729+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: a10217bf-54bf-426b-acab-70ba057d3b52 - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg), LU > Bei enger Sträiterei direkt nieft de City-Sounds-Concerten gouf e Mann am Hals schwéier blesséiert. Zwee Verdächteg festgeholl – e Lien zu Klausen ass net bestätegt. ### Summary Um Rand vun de City-Sounds-Concerten um Glacis gouf den Dënschdeg den Owend e Mann mam Messer liewensgeféierlech am Hals blesséiert; zwee Verdächteg sinn festgeholl an d'Enquête leeft. ### Key facts - Um Rand vun de City-Sounds-Concerten um Glacis gouf den Dënschdeg den Owend e Mann liewensgeféierlech mam Messer am Hals blesséiert; e Mëttwoch war en ausser Liewensgefor. - Zwee Verdächteg goufen festgeholl, ee vun hinnen op Uerder vum Parquet a formell Untersuchungshaft an engem Untersuchungsriichter virgefouert. - D'Police bréngt déi Attack net mat enger zweeter Messerattack op der Montée de Clausen a Verbindung – d'Enquête lafen nach. - Iwwer d'Feierdeeg goufen an der Stad weider Iwwerfäll a Rifferäie gemellt, ënner anerem un der rue Philippe II, am Stadpark an an der rue de l'Eau. - D'Buergermeeschtesch Lydie Polfer verdeedegt d'Sécherheet, mä aacht Zeien am Tageblatt soen, si wiere net mat Metalldetektore kontrolléiert ginn. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass um City Sounds um Glacis geschitt?** Géint 22.15 Auer ass an der allée Scheffer zu Lampertsbierg eng Sträiterei tëscht zwou Gruppen eskaléiert, bei där e Messer agesat gouf. Ee Mann gouf liewensgeféierlech am Hals blesséiert, eng zweet Persoun liicht. **Q: Sinn d'Attack um Glacis an déi zu Klausen matenee verbonnen?** Net bestätegt. D'Police seet, si kéint net soen, ob et e Lien tëscht de verschiddene Fäll gëtt, well d'Enquête nach lafen. **Q: Wéi geet et dem schwéier blesséierte Mann?** E Mëttwoch war en no Police-Aangaben an engem stabilen Zoustand an net méi a Liewensgefor. **Q: Wat seet d'Stad zu der Sécherheet um Fest?** D'Buergermeeschtesch Lydie Polfer seet, d'Gewalt wier baussent dem Perimeter geschitt an d'Visiteure wieren ofgetaascht a mat Metalldetektore kontrolléiert ginn; aacht Zeien am Tageblatt widderspriechen deem. ### Body Wat als ausgelassen Owend um Nationalfeierdag ugefaangen huet, ass um Rand vum Glacis an enger Gewaltdot ausgeaart. Den Dënschdeg den Owend, géint 22.15 Auer, ass an der allée Scheffer zu Lampertsbierg – direkt nërdlech vum Champ du Glacis – eng Sträiterei tëscht zwou Gruppen an eng kierperlech Auserneesetzung ëmgeschloen, bei där e Messer agesat gouf. Ee Mann gouf liewensgeféierlech blesséiert, eng zweet Persoun krut liicht Schnëttwonnen. Zwee Verdächteg goufen no der Dot festgeholl, esou d'Groussherzoglech Police – an enger Nuecht, déi e Schied op dat gréisst ëffentlecht Fest am Land geheit huet. An enger offizieller Matdeelung huet d'Police festgehalen, datt op deem Owend vum 23. Juni géint 22.15 Auer an der allée Scheffer zu Lampertsbierg zwou Persoune mat enger Stiichwaff blesséiert goufen. Op de City-Sounds-Concerten um Glacis, déi d'Stad gratis ënner fräiem Himmel organiséiert, waren do Zéngdausende vu Leit beieneen. Aus engem Sträit gouf bluddegen Eescht No Informatioune vun der Police ass aus engem Sträit tëscht zwou Gruppen eng kierperlech Auserneesetzung ginn, bei där d'Messer gezunn gouf. Ee Mann huet liewensgeféierlech Verletzungen am Hals dovugedroen – d'Dageszeitung L'essentiel schreift, datt en an de Gurgel gestach gouf –, wärend eng zweet Persoun mat liichte Schnëttwonne dovukomm ass. Béid goufen direkt op der Plaz vum CGDIS versuergt an an d'Spidol bruecht. D'Police huet betount, datt keng vun de blesséierte Persounen ee vun de Verdächtege war. Bis e Mëttwoch huet sech den Zoustand vum schwéier blesséierte Mann verbessert. Mat Beruff op d'Police huet L'essentiel gemellt, datt en "an engem stabilen Zoustand" wier an "net méi a Liewensgefor". Zwee méiglech Täter goufen no Police-Aangaben festgeholl. Laut der Zeitung Tageblatt gouf ee vun hinnen op Uerder vum Parquet a formell Untersuchungshaft geholl an engem Untersuchungsriichter virgefouert. D'Ëmstänn bleiwen onkloer; d'Enquêteure ruffen Zeien op, sech iwwer d'Police-Nummer 113 ze mellen. De Parquet gouf informéiert, an d'Enquête leeft weider. Getrennte Fall zu Klausen – kee gesécherte Lien Schonn um selwechten Dag, géint 05.30 Auer moies, war d'Police op d'Montée de Clausen geruff ginn, um ëstlechen Rand vun der Stad, wou ee Mann mat enger déiwer Stiichwonn um Réck fonnt gouf. D'Beamten hunn éischt Hëllef geleescht, bis d'Rettungsdéngschter op der Plaz waren. De Parquet huet d'Festnam vun zwee Männer ugeuerdnet, déi den Dënschdeg den Nomëtteg engem Untersuchungsriichter virgefouert goufen, esou Chronicle.lu an L'essentiel. Trotz der zäitlecher Noperschaft huet d'Police bewosst dovun ofgesinn, déi Fäll matenee a Verbindung ze bréngen. L'essentiel schreift, datt d'Police net an der Lag wier ze soen, ob et iwwerhaapt e Lien tëscht de verschiddenen Affäre gëtt, well d'Enquête nach lafen. Déi zwee Virfäll ginn de Moment also getrennt behandelt. Eng Rei Iwwergrëff an der Nationalnuecht Déi zwou Messerattacke waren net déi eenzeg Virfäll, déi d'Feierlechkeeten iwwerschat hunn. An de fréie Stonne vum Dënschdeg hunn d'Police a Chronicle.lu eng ganz Rei Iwwerfäll a Rifferäien an der Stad gemellt: - géint 02.00 Auer gouf engem Mann no bei der rue Philippe II eng Auer vum Handgelenk gerappt; - géint 03.40 Auer gouf ee Mann am Stadpark um Been verletzt an ëm säin Handy ofgeholl, d'Verdächteg sinn op der Flucht; - géint 05.30 Auer huet ee Mann an der rue de l'Eau eng uewerflächlech Halswonn vun enger zerbrachener Fläsch dovugedroen an eng Goldketten ofgeholl kritt; en gouf am Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg versuergt a nach deeselwechten Owend erëm entlooss. L'essentiel weist drop hin, datt och an deene leschten Deeg zu Esch-Uelzecht an zu Péiteng Messerverletzunge registréiert goufen. Froen ëm d'Sécherheet um City Sounds D'Buergermeeschtesch vun der Stad Lëtzebuerg, d'Lydie Polfer, huet d'Sécherheetskonzept vum Fest verdeedegt. D'Gewalt hätt sech baussent dem Perimeter vun de Concerten ofgespillt an net matzen an der Foule. Si beziffert d'Zuel vun de Visiteuren op ronn 30.000 a seet, datt et um Glacisfeld selwer keng nennenswäert Virfäll ginn ass, an datt d'Police an de CGDIS ganz séier agegraff hunn. "Dat ass baussent geschitt, et ware betrunke Leit, déi sech geschloen hunn", sot d'Lydie Polfer dem L'essentiel – an huet derbäigesat, datt een, deen e Messer bei sech hätt, "net erakomm wier" op d'Concerten. D'Polfer seet, datt d'Visiteure ofgetaascht a mat Metalldetektore kontrolléiert goufen; dem Tageblatt sot si, den Ugräifer wier "mam Messer net erakomm". D'Tageblatt bericht awer, datt aacht Leit, déi deen Owend do waren, gesot hunn, si wieren net mat Metalldetektore kontrolléiert ginn – an datt der e puer guer net duerchsicht goufen. Aussoen, déi sech net gutt mat de Versécherunge vun der Buergermeeschtesch verdroen. Bis e Mëttwoch loosse d'Enquêten zu deenen zwou Messerattacke weiderlafen, an d'Police huet hiren Opruff un Zeien erneiert. D'Gewaltnuecht ronderëm de City Sounds stellt d'Sécherheet vun de gréissten ëffentlechen Treffe vum Land erëm an d'Fro. ### Sources - City Sounds: un homme poignardé dans la gorge près du Glacis — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-grave-agression-a-la-sortie-des-city-sounds-un-homme-poignarde-103589156 - Arme blanche: un homme blessé dans le dos à Luxembourg-ville — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-un-autre-homme-blesse-a-l-arme-blanche-dans-la-capitale-103589416 - Police Arrest 2 Suspects After Stabbing in Luxembourg-Clausen — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61969-police-arrest-2-suspects-after-stabbing-in-luxembourg-clausen - Knife Attack & Violent Muggings Mar National Day — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61964-knife-attack-violent-muggings-mar-national-day - Messerangriff in Limpertsberg: Zwei Verletzte, ein Opfer in Lebensgefahr — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/Luxemburg/Messerangriff-in-Limpertsberg-Zwei-Verletzte-ein-Opfer-in-Lebensgefahr-65872.html - News — Portail de la Police Grand-Ducale — Police Grand-Ducale (Luxembourg): https://police.public.lu/en/actualites.html - City Sounds 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/city-sounds-2026 --- ## EU-Steierpäckelchen: Bréissel verspriecht Milliarden — d'Finanzplaz bleift verhalen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-steiervereinfachung-zureckhalend-begreissung-finanzplaz-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-24T16:48:32.623+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:48:32.623+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: ed308df2-2768-4fdf-86cf-92d2007d9710 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Bis zu 8 Milliarden Euro u Spueren d'Joer stellt d'Kommissioun an Aussiicht — mä den Haaptgewënn, d'Ofschafe vun der Quellebesteierung, kënnt eréischt an aacht Joer. Lëtzebuerg bleift verhalen. ### Summary D'EU-Kommissioun huet e Steiervereinfachungspäckelche presentéiert, dat bis zu 8 Milliarden Euro d'Joer spuere soll. Zu Lëtzebuerg bleift d'Begeeschterung aus, well den zentrale Gewënn op aacht Joer verréckelt gëtt an Eestëmmegkeet vun de 27 brauch. ### Key facts - D'EU-Kommissioun huet de 24. Juni e Steiervereinfachungspäckelchen an zwee Deeler virgestallt, dat bis zu 8 Milliarden Euro d'Joer spuere kéint — mä nëmme wann all 27 Memberstaaten et unhuelen. - Den Häaptgewënn, d'Ofschafe vun der Quellebesteierung tëscht verbonne Betriber, géif eréischt aacht Joer no der Unhuele gëllen — an déi brauch Eestëmmegkeet. - Ronn 5,3 Milliarden Euro vun den Erspuernisser kommen aus der Quellebesteierung, nach 3,3 Milliarden aus enger méi liichter Berichterstattung. - De Plang harmoniséiert keng Steierbasen oder -sätz a léisst d'Unshell-, DEBRA- an d'Verrechnungspräis-Fichieren falen. - Lëtzebuerger Beroder begréissen d'Richtung, fanne se awer ze zréckhalend; d'Pillar-Two-Laascht bleift onugerount. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill kéint d'Päckelchen de Betriber spueren?** D'Kommissioun schätzt bis zu 8 Milliarden Euro (ronn 9,1 Milliarde Dollar) d'Joer u Konformitéits- a Verwaltungskäschten — ronn 5,3 Milliarden dovun aus der Ofschafe vun der Quellebesteierung an ongeféier 3,3 Milliarden aus enger méi liichter Berichterstattung. Dat gëllt awer nëmme, wann all 27 Memberstaaten et unhuelen. **Q: Firwat ass d'Reaktioun zu Lëtzebuerg esou verhalen?** Den zentrale Gewënn — d'Ofschafe vun der Quellebesteierung — géif eréischt aacht Joer no der formeller Unhuele gëllen, déi Eestëmmegkeet vun all 27 brauch, vun deenen d'Hallschent esou Steieren nach erhieft. De gréisste Virdeel ass dofir wäit ewech an net sécher, an déi substantiell Konformitéitslaascht bleift. **Q: Wat mécht de Päckelchen net?** En harmoniséiert weder d'Steierbasen nach d'Steiersätz vun de Betriber a dréit keng gemeinsam EU-Steierbasis virun. Hie bestätegt och d'Ofstelle vun den Unshell-, DEBRA- an der eege Verrechnungspräis-Direktiv. ### Body Wann zu Bréissel iwwer Steierreform geschwat gëtt, da lauschtert um Kierchbierg ëmmer een opmierksam mat. Den Ënnerscheed dës Woch: de groussen Toun aus der Kommissioun an déi nüchtern Reaktioun an de Beroderkanzleien hunn net richteg zesummegepasst. D'EU-Kommissioun huet e Mëttwoch, den 24. Juni, e Steiervereinfachungspäckelchen an zwee Deeler virgestallt, dat de Betriber laut hire Schätzunge bis zu 8 Milliarden Euro (ronn 9,1 Milliarde Dollar) d'Joer u Konformitéits- a Verwaltungskäschte spuere kéint — mä nëmmen, wann all 27 Memberstaaten et unhuelen. De Wirtschaftskommissär Valdis Dombrovskis huet de Plang als Wettbewerbsmoossnam verkaaft an argumentéiert, en géif Europa zu engem "méi attraktiven a méi einfachen Uert maachen, fir z'investéieren, ze innovéieren a Geschäfter ze maachen". Wat genau um Dësch läit De Päckelchen huet zwee Been. Dat éischt, en "Taxation Omnibus", ännert sechs EU-Direktiven iwwer direkt Steieren op eemol — dorënner d'Anti-Tax-Avoidance-Direktiv (ATAD), d'Mamm-Duechter-Direktiv, d'Zënsen-a-Lizenzgebühren-Direktiv an d'Fusiounsdirektiv. Dat zweet faasst d'Direktiv iwwer administrativ Kooperatioun (DAC) nei a flécht néng sech iwwerlappend Deeler vun der Berichterstattungsrecht an een eenzegen Text zesummen. D'Häerzstéck ass d'laangfristeg Ofschafe vun der Quellebesteierung op grenziwwerschreidend Dividenden, Zënsen a Lizenzgebühren, déi tëscht verbonne Betriber bezuelt ginn — eng al Plooschter am Bannemaart, déi laut der Kommissioun ronn 5,3 Milliarden Euro vun deene veraschloten Erspuernisser ausmécht, mat nach ronn 3,3 Milliarden Euro aus enger méi liichter Berichterstattung. Als éischte Schratt géif d'Befreiung gëllen, egal wéi grouss d'Bedeelegung tëscht de Betriber ass. Aner Moossname sinn ënner anerem: - Eng EU-wäit Ofsetzbarkeet fir Fuerschung an Entwécklung, déi déi voll Ofzuchsfäegkeet vun zoulässege F&E-Ausgabe erlaabt. - Eng Ausnam, déi Gruppen, déi schonn ënner d'15-Prozent-Mindeststeier vun der OECD (Pillar Two) falen, vun den iwwerlappende CFC-Reegele vun der ATAD befreit, plus eng Ausnam fir kleng a mëttel Betriber. - Méi héich Berichtsschwellen fir Online-Plattformen, wat laut der Kommissioun méi wéi 10 Milliounen privat Verkeefer vun hire Flichten entbënnt. - D'Ofschafe vu bestëmmte Meldungen iwwer grenziwwerschreidend Arrangementer fir grouss Betriber, déi schonn ënner d'Mindeststeier falen. D'Kommissioun setzt dat alles an de Kontext vun engem Zil, de Berichts- a Verwaltungsopwand bis 2029 ëm 25 Prozent am Ganzen an ëm 35 Prozent fir KMUen ze drécken. Firwat d'Freed sech an Grenzen hält Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Steier de wichtegste Wettbewerbshiewel. Dem Land säi groussen Investmentfongssecteur — den eelsten an deen zweetgréissten op der Welt — dréit d'Wirtschaft, an d'Land setzt zënter Joeren d'Argument, datt de Cumul vun EU- an OECD-Reegele géint Steiervermeidung de grenziwwerschreidende Geschäfter ëmmer méi Konformitéitskäschten opgehäuft huet. E Päckelchen, dat 8 Milliarden Euro Erliichterung verspriicht, misst um Kierchbierg eigentlech gutt Noriicht sinn. De Krou läit beim Timing an bei der Ambitioun. De Gewënn bei der Quellebesteierung — de Volet, deen fir e Standuert, deen op d'Duerchleede vun Investitiounsakommes iwwer d'Grenze gebaut ass, am meeschte wéie geet — géif eréischt aacht Joer nodeems d'Memberstaaten et offiziell ugeholl hunn a Kraaft trieden. D'Unhuele selwer brauch Eestëmmegkeet vun all 27 Regierungen, vun deenen ongeféier d'Hallschent esou Steieren nach ëmmer erhieft an op d'Recetten ugewise sinn. De gréisste Virdeel ass also wäit ewech a laang net sécher. Europa brauch méi einfach Reegelen, fir besser Resultater ze liwweren. Esou huet d'Kommissioun et duergestallt, an dem Dombrovskis senge Wierder. D'Steierberoder ware méi virsiichteg. Dem KPMG säin EU Tax Centre huet d'Richtung zwar begréisst, awer op eng méi ambitiéis a méi ganzheetlech Reform gedréckt, déi d'Konformitéitslaascht vu Pillar Two direkt ugräift an net just ronderëm d'Ecken. De Päckelchen vereinfacht d'Berichterstattung a läscht e puer Duebelungen, mä et hieft net déi substantiell Laascht of, déi d'Reklamatiounen iwwerhaapt ausgeléist huet. Wat onugerount bleift Entscheedend: de Plang harmoniséiert weder d'Steierbasen nach d'Steiersätz vun de Betriber, an en dréit och keng gemeinsam EU-Steierbasis virun. Hie bestätegt och dat roueg Ofstelle vun den ëmstriddenste Fichieren — d'"Unshell"-Direktiv géint Bréifboîten-Firmen, d'Erliichterung vun der Verzerrung tëscht Schold an Eegekapital (DEBRA) an eng eege Verrechnungspräis-Direktiv. Fir d'Lëtzebuerger Beroder ass deen Réckzuch méi e gemëschte Segen wéi eng Néierlag. Wéi dem Baker McKenzie seng Lëtzebuerger Praxis et am Chambers International Tax 2026 Guide formuléiert huet: "De Réckzuch vu bestëmmte Virschléi reduzéiert déi kuerzfristeg Onsécherheet iwwer grouss nei Regimmer op EU-Niveau." Op der Finanzplaz versteet een dat esou: Bréissel huet sech fir gezielt Oprümen amplaz fir déi muteg Vereinfachung entscheet, déi de Secteur sech gewënscht hat — manner alarméierend nei Regimmer um Horizont, mä keen entscheedende Schnëtt bei der alldeeglecher Konformitéitsaarbecht. D'Kritik kënnt awer och vun der anerer Säit. Campagnen-Organisatioune fir Steiergerechtegkeet an d'Gréng hu gewarnt, datt et riskéiert, schwéier erkämpft Reegele géint Steiervermeidung an iwwer Transparenz ze schwächen, wann ee Deregulatioun als "Vereinfachung" verkeeft — eng Erënnerung, datt all Zougeständnes, dat Lëtzebuerg gewënnt, en Europaparlament passéiere muss, dat e Wettlaf no ënnen mësstrauesch beobacht. D'Virschléi trieden elo an dat, wat wahrscheinlech e laangen Trajet duerch de Conseil gëtt, wou d'Eestëmmegkeet all Haaptstad e Veto gëtt. Fir Lëtzebuerg ass d'Bilan fir d'Éischt: d'EU huet sech fir e schrëttweisen Erliichterung amplaz fir de strukturelle Reset entscheet, deen seng Finanzplaz wollt — e Schratt an déi richteg Richtung, op engem Zäitplang, dee sech a Joere mëtt an net a Méint. ### Sources - EU tax reform promises €8bn in savings, but shell companies untouched — EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/223852/eu-tax-reform-promises-e8bn-in-savings-but-shell-companies-untouched/ - EU unveils tax reform to cut business costs by $9.1 billion — Reuters (via Investing.com): https://za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/eu-unveils-tax-reform-to-cut-business-costs-by-91-billion-93CH-4341796 - European Commission Proposes Overhaul of EU Tax Rules for Businesses — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/eu-proposes-tax-simplification-measures-in-bid-to-boost-business - European Commission fine-tuning simplification package on direct taxation of EU businesses — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13883/23/european-commission-fine-tuning-simplification-package-on-direct-taxation-of-eu-businesses - Euro Tax Flash 577 — Tax Omnibus public consultation — KPMG EU Tax Centre: https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/eu-tax/etf-577-tax-omnibus-public-consultation.html - International Tax 2026 — Luxembourg (Trends and Developments) — Chambers and Partners / Baker McKenzie Luxembourg: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/international-tax-2026/luxembourg - Tax Omnibus I — Simplifying EU corporate taxation for 2026 — BSP (Bonn Steichen & Partners): https://www.bsp.lu/lu/publications/newsletters-newsflashes/tax-omnibus-i-simplifying-eu-corporate-taxation-2026 - Taxation: Call for evidence on simplifying EU rules on direct taxation — European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/taxation-call-evidence-simplifying-eu-rules-direct-taxation-2026-02-24_en --- ## D'EU-Institutiounen um Kirchberg fannen ëmmer méi schwéier Leit fir hir Posten - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-institutiounen-kirchberg-perso-loyere-recrutement-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T16:25:26.879+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:25:26.879+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 225a02be-da5d-40da-aa0a-f9172bdb31fa - Dateline: Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), LU > Beamten zu Lëtzebuerg verdéngen d'selwecht wéi zu Bréissel, mä bezuelen vill méi fir d'Wunnen. D'Personalgewerkschaften soen, déi nei 500-Euro-Hëllef léist d'Problem net. ### Summary Vakanzen, méi Vertragspersonal a Grenzgänger: d'EU-Gewerkschaften soen, dass de Standuert Lëtzebuerg ëmmer méi schwéier ze besetzen ass — an déi nei Wunnengshëllef vu 500 Euro änneren näischt drun. ### Key facts - D'EU-Institutiounen zu Lëtzebuerg beschäftegen iwwer 14.000 Leit, mä fannen ëmmer méi schwéier Personal fir hir Posten. - E Beamten zu Lëtzebuerg verdéngt d'selwecht Grondgehalt wéi zu Bréissel — Lëtzebuerg ass den eenzege Standuert ouni Korrektiounskoeffizient, dobäi louchen d'Liewenskäschten 2019 ëm 10,5 % méi héich. - D'Gewerkschaften (Generation 2004, U4U, USL) mellen méi Vakanzen, méi Vertragspersonal a ronn ee vun dräi Kommissiounsleit, dee vun iwwer der Grenz pendelt. - Eng nei Wunnengshëllef vu max. 500 Euro de Mount (10 Mio. d'Joer) gëtt zanter Juli 2025 ausbezuelt — d'Gewerkschaften haten ronn 1.000 Euro gefrot a nennen et net duergaang. - Lëtzebuerg huet wéineg formell Matsprooch, well d'Initiativ fir d'Léin bei der Kommissioun läit. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat verdéngen EU-Beamten zu Lëtzebuerg d'selwecht wéi zu Bréissel, obwuel d'Liewen heiteier ass?** Lëtzebuerg ass den eenzege Standuert vun der Unioun, deen aus dem sougenannte Korrektiounskoeffizient erausgehale gëtt, deen anzwousch d'Léin un déi lokal Liewenskäschten upasst. Eng Kommissiouns-Etüd vu 2019 huet d'Liewenskäschten ëm ronn 10,5 % méi héich wéi zu Bréissel agestuuft, virun allem wéinst de Wunnenge. **Q: Wéi vill ass déi nei Wunnengshëllef a wien kritt se?** Maximal 500 Euro de Mount fir déi niddregst Grade, ofgestuuft op 352 Euro fir déi héchst. Si geet u Beamten, Zäit- a Vertragspersonal mat engem Grondgehalt ënner Grad AD/AST 5, Echelon 5, déi zu Lëtzebuerg wunnen a schaffen, fir bis zu véier Joer. Si gëtt zanter Juli 2025 ënner dem Code 'LUX' ausbezuelt. **Q: Wat seet d'Personal iwwer déi nei Hëllef?** D'Gewerkschaften haten op Basis vum Loyersënnerscheed mat Bréissel ronn 1.000 Euro gefrot. Generation 2004 nennt déi 500 Euro 'e kuerzfristegen, temporären an onvollstännege Fix fir e laangjärege Problem' a seet, et bréngt fir d'Recrutement an d'Halen vu Leit wéineg. ### Body Zanter méi wéi siwwenzeg Joer sinn d'Europäesch Institutiounen um Kirchberg doheem, mä d'Grand-Duché kritt et ëmmer méi schwéier fäerdeg, Europa seng Beamten dozou ze bréngen, och tatsächlech heihinner ze plënneren. D'Personalvertrieder, eng offiziell Etüd an d'intern Zuelen vun den Institutiounen selwer weisen all an déiselwecht Richtung: d'Posten zu Lëtzebuerg si schwéier ze besetzen, ëmmer méi dovu ginn u Vertrags- oder Zäitpersonal vergmëtt, an e wuessenden Deel vun deenen, déi e Job huelen, fueren all Dag iwwer d'Grenz vu bëllegeren Wunnenge bei der Aarbecht. Dat geet net just Europa eppes un, mä och d'Land selwer. D'EU-Organer, déi zu Lëtzebuerg sëtzen — den Europäeschen Geriichtshaff, d'Europäesch Investitiounsbank, den Europäesche Rechnungshaff, grouss Deeler vun der Kommissioun, de Generalsekretariat vum Europaparlament an nei Arrivéeën wéi d'Europäesch Uklobehaff (EPPO) — beschäftegen zesummen iwwer 14.000 Leit, esou d'lëtzebuergesch Regierung an de Reportage vum Delano. Déi Léin an de Prestige, EU-Haaptstad ze sinn, sti fir e Stéck vun der nationaler Wirtschaft an Identitéit. E Recrutementsproblem bei den Institutiounen ass domat och e Problem fir Lëtzebuerg. D'selwecht um Konto, awer e méi décke Loyer Am Häerz vum Ierger läit eng Eegenheet vum EU-Léinsystem. E Beamten zu Lëtzebuerg verdéngt genee d'selwecht Grondgehalt wéi e Kolleeg zu Bréissel, well Lëtzebuerg — als eenzege vun alle Standuerter vun der Unioun — vum sougenannte Korrektiounskoeffizient ausgeschloss ass, deen anzwousch d'Léin un d'lokal Liewenskäschten upasst. D'Resultat, soen d'Gewerkschaften, ass dass dat selwecht Gehalt an enger vun den deiersten Stied vun Europa däitlech manner Liewensstandard kaaft. Eng Etüd, déi d'Europäesch Kommissioun a Optrag ginn huet an déi den 24. Oktober 2019 publizéiert gouf, huet déi Lück a Zuele gefaasst: d'Liewenskäschte fir d'Personal zu Lëtzebuerg louchen ëm ronn 10,5 % méi héich wéi zu Bréissel — e Mannerwäert, deen iwwerwältegend duerch d'Wunnenge bedéngt ass. D'Gewerkschaft Union Syndicale Luxembourg nennt dësen Ausschloss e Schlag géint d'Gläichbehandlung. Déi Situatioun ass éischtens eng Ongerechtegkeet an zweetens e schwéiere Handicap fir d'Attraktivitéit vum Standuert Lëtzebuerg. Vakanzen, Vertragsleit an d'Grenz all Dag D'Personalorganer soen, dass d'Konsequenze sech um Personal weisen. D'Gewerkschaft U4U (Union for Unity) an d'Associatioun Generation 2004 beschreiwe klammend Vakanzraten, eng wuessend Ofhängegkeet vu Vertrags- an Zäitpersonal amplaz vu feste Beamten, an en ëmmer méi groussen Ausverkaf vun de Posten, déi wierklech zu Lëtzebuerg verankert sinn. No hirer Schätzung pendelt mëttlerweil ronn ee Véierel- bis Drëttel vun de Kommissiounsleit zu Lëtzebuerg, also ongeféier ee vun dräi, all Dag iwwer d'Grenz aus Däitschland, Frankräich oder der Belsch, wou d'Loyere méi niddreg sinn. Dee Stress ass heiansdo an offiziellen Decisiounen opgetaucht. Generation 2004 weist drop hin, dass am Januar 2021 der Gesondheetsdirektioun vun der Kommissioun, der DG Santé, ausnamsweis erlaabt gouf, hir Lëtzebuerger Posten vun all anere Kommissiounsstanduert aus ze besetzen, well d'Recrutement esou schwéier war — en indirekten Aginn, dass de Standuert schwéier ze besetzen ass. Niewt der Wunneng zielen d'Personalvertrieder och d'Schoul, de Karriärsfortschrëtt, d'Mobilitéit an e Gefill vun Isolatioun als Grënn op, firwat Kolleegen zécken, ze plënneren oder ze bleiwen. 500 Euro Hëllef — a firwat de Personal seet, et duer net No Jore vu Lobbyaarbecht hunn d'Institutiounen sech op eng Wunnengshëllef speziell fir Lëtzebuerg gëeenegt. Hir Konditioune sinn awer enk: - Betrag: maximal 500 Euro de Mount fir déi niddregst Grade, ofgestuuft op 352 Euro fir déi héchst. - Berechtegung: Beamten, Zäit- a Vertragspersonal mat engem Grondgehalt ënner dem Grad AD/AST 5, Echelon 5, déi zu Lëtzebuerg wunnen an och schaffen. - Dauer: bis zu véier Joer, ob amgaangen oder net, an net erneierbar. - Budget: ronn 10 Milliounen Euro d'Joer iwwer all d'Institutiounen. D'Bezuelung ass zanter Juli 2025 op de Pai-Zettelen ënner dem Code "LUX" opgetaucht. Mä d'Gewerkschaften haten ongeféier dat Duebelt gefrot — ronn 1.000 Euro — op Basis vum duerchschnëttleche Loyersënnerscheed tëscht Bréissel a Lëtzebuerg, an si si ganz offen skeptesch, dass d'Mesure d'Rechnung fir e méiglechen neie Mataarbechter änneren. Generation 2004 weist se als "e kuerzfristegen, temporären an onvollstännege 'Fix' fir e laangjärege Problem" of an argumentéiert, datt et fir d'Recrutement an d'Halen vu Leit wéineg bréngt. Wat Lëtzebuerg an d'Institutiounen elo maachen D'Institutioune kucken net iwwer d'Problem ewech. Am Mäerz 2022 huet d'lokal Verwaltung vun der Kommissioun en Aktiounsplang mat 12 Punkte beschloss, fir d'"Attraktivitéit" vum Standuert Lëtzebuerg ze verbesseren — vu standuertspezifesche Concoursen an enger gemeinsamer Jobplattform bis zu Hëllef bei der temporärer Wunneng a Jobs fir d'Partner. Zwee Joer méi spéit hu sech d'Personalvertrieder awer beschwéiert, dass fir vill dovun "näischt Konkreets virzeweisen" wier, well verschidde Punkten op der Plaz getrëppelt sinn oder just nei opgewiermt goufen. D'lëtzebuergesch Regierung huet hirersäits bei der Kommissioun op d'Léinlück gedréckt an déi Etüd vu 2019 iwwer d'Liewenskäschten un d'Chambercommissioun fir auswäerteg Affären presentéiert. Mä hir Hiewelkraaft ass begrenzt: no den EU-Regele leien Ännerunge vum Personalléin an der Kompetenz vun der Kommissioun, net beim Gaaschtland. Wéi den Yves Cruchten, LSAP-Deputéierten an deemolege President vun där Kommissioun, et gesot huet: "Lëtzebuerg huet net vill ze soen, well et ass d'Kommissioun, déi d'Initiativ huet." Fir de Moment kritt d'Grand-Duché ëmmer nei Institutiounen derbäi, och wann et Méit huet, déi ze besetzen, déi et schonn huet — d'EPPO an dat europäescht Supercomputer-Organ EuroHPC sinn ënner den neiste Arrivéeën um Kirchberg. Ob d'Leit, déi se solle bedreiwen, sech iwwerzeege loossen, hei ze wunnen, bleift — no den Institutiounen hirem eegenen Aginn — eng offe Fro. ### Sources - Study on the cost of living for staff posted in Luxembourg — European Commission (DG Human Resources and Security): https://commission.europa.eu/publications/study-cost-living-staff-posted-luxembourg_en - Is Luxembourg confident over its role as an EU capital? — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/is-luxembourg-as-an-eu-capital - Cost of living and attractiveness of the Luxembourg site — Union Syndicale Luxembourg: https://uslux.eu/en/cost-of-living-and-attractiveness-of-the-luxembourg-site/ - Luxembourg housing allowance – landing in your payslip this month! — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/luxembourg-housing-allowance-landing-in-your-payslip-this-month/ - Two years on, what's happening with the 12 actions for Luxembourg? — Generation 2004: https://generation2004.eu/two-years-on-whats-happening-with-the-12-actions-for-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg (recruitment and retention difficulties) — Union for Unity (U4U): https://u4unity.eu/en/institutions/european-commission/locations/luxembourg/ - Housing allowance for Luxembourg — TAO – The Independents: https://www.taotheindependents.eu/housing-allowance-for-luxembourd/ - Luxembourg, home of European institutions — Government of Luxembourg (luxembourg.public.lu): https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/international-openness/eu-institutions.html --- ## Teheran nennt d'Friddensofkommes eng amerikanesch Néierlag, mä Sträit iwwer Inspektioune bleift - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/iran-islamabad-memorandum-waffestellstand-uelegpraisser-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T16:16:44.431+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T16:16:44.431+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: e3c13065-4ab3-4c07-bc87-55784452c5e3 - Dateline: Tehran, IR > De Cheftunterhändler vun Teheran nennt d'Islamabad-Memorandum eng Demütigung fir Washington — wärend e Sträit iwwer d'Atominspektiounen weist, wéi labil den Accord nach ëmmer ass. ### Summary No dräieneenhalleft Méint Krich nennt den iraneschen Parlamentspresident den Accord eng „Deklaratioun vun der amerikanescher Néierlag“ — mä en oppene Sträit iwwer d'IAEA-Inspektiounen léisst Zweiwel un der Dauerhaftegkeet vum Waffestëllstand, an d'Uelegpräisser falen. ### Key facts - Den iranesche Parlamentspresident Ghalibaf nennt d'Islamabad-Memorandum, dat de Krich beendegt huet, eng „Deklaratioun vun der amerikanescher Néierlag“. - Den Accord mat 14 Punkten gouf den 17. Juni op Distanz ënnerschriwwen: den Iran mëscht säin Uran erof a mécht d'Strooss vun Hormuz op, d'USA stoppen d'Ugrëffer a hiewen d'Uelegsanktiounen op. - E Sträit iwwer d'IAEA-Inspektiounen — Washington nennt se e Fortschrëtt, Teheran dementéiert all Pläng — weist, wéi labil de Waffestëllstand bleift. - De Brent-Rouueleg ass op 77,73 Dollar gefall, ongeféier 20 Prozent ënner sengem Héichpunkt vu 2026, no der Erëffnung vun der Strooss vun Hormuz. - D'EU mat Kallas a von der Leyen huet den Accord als Deeskalatioun begréisst; Frankräich an Däitschland dréngen op eng dauerhaft Léisung. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass d'Islamabad-Memorandum?** Et ass e Kader mat 14 Punkten, deen den 17. Juni 2026 op Distanz vum Trump a vum Pezeshkian ënnerschriwwe gouf an de Krich tëscht dem Iran, den USA an Israel beendegt huet. Den Iran mëscht säi beräichert Uran ënner IAEA-Opsiicht erof a mécht d'Strooss vun Hormuz op; d'USA stoppen d'Ugrëffer, hiewen d'Marineblockade op a setzen d'Uelegsanktiounen ausser Kraaft. **Q: Firwat ass de Waffestëllstand nach ëmmer fragil?** Déi zwou Säiten widderspriechen sech ëffentlech iwwer d'Atominspektiounen. De US-Vizepresident Vance nennt dem Iran seng Zoustëmmung e groussen Eckpunkt, mä Teheran seet, et hätt sech net mam IAEA-Chef Grossi getraff an hätt keng Pläng fir Inspektiounen. Ouni Verifikatioun léisst sech den Accord net ofsécheren. **Q: Wéi ee Risiko huet de Krich fir d'Uelegpräisser bedeit?** Wéi den Iran d'Strooss vun Hormuz gespaart huet, huet d'IEA en deeglechen Defizit vun ongeféier 14 Milliounen Barrel geschat, mat méi wéi 500 Schëffer, déi um Golf gewaart hunn. De Brent ass kuerz iwwer 81 Dollar geklommen, ier en no der Erëffnung op 77,73 Dollar gefall ass. ### Body Fir Teheran ass d'Saach kloer: den Accord, deen no dräieneenhalleft Méint de Krich géint d'USA an Israel ofgeschloss huet, wier net manner wéi eng Kapitulatioun vu Washington. Mä grad an där Woch, an där dës Erzielung verbreet gouf, hunn déi zwou Säiten sech ëffentlech widdersprach iwwer genau déi Bedéngungen, déi de Fridden zesummenhale sollen. De Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, President vum iranesche Parlament an Chef vun der Teheraner Verhandlungsequipe, huet virun engem Publikum zu Baku an Aserbaidschan erkläert, datt den Accord, deen ënner pakistanescher Vermëttlung ënnert dem Numm Islamabad-Memorandum zustane koum, eng Néierlag fir Washington duerstellt. „D'Islamabad-Verständigung war net d'Resultat vun Drock a Zwang, mä d'Resultat vum Widderstand an der Autoritéit vun der mutteger iranescher Natioun“, sot hien, esou d'Times of Israel, a fügt derbäi, d'Memorandum „ass zu enger Deklaratioun vun der amerikanescher Néierlag ginn“. Esou eng Sprooch ass politesch néideg fir eng Féierung, déi doheem schmerzhaft Konzessioune muss verkafen. Mä si passt nët ganz mam tatsächlechen Text vum Accord zesummen — a schonn iwwerhaapt net mat engem ëffentleche Sträit, deen an der selwechter Woch ausgebrach ass: ob d'UNO-Inspekteuren iwwerhaapt nees an déi bombardéiert Atomanlagen vum Iran däerfen. Wat am Islamabad-Memorandum tatsächlech dran steet De Krich huet den 28. Februar 2026 ugefaang, wéi d'USA an Israel koordinéiert Loftugrëffer op den Iran geflunn hunn. E Waffestëllstand, deen d'Pakistan vermëttelt huet, ass den 8. Abrëll a Kraaft getrueden a gouf e puer Mol verlängert, ier déi zwee Presidenten — den Donald Trump an de Masoud Pezeshkian — de Kader den 17. Juni op Distanz ënnerschriwwen hunn. Den Trump huet seng Ënnerschrëft no der G7 am Schlass vu Versailles ënnert d'Dokument gesat; de pakistanesche Premier Shehbaz Sharif war den Haaptvermëttler, mat Katar, Saudi-Arabien, der Tierkei an Ägypten am Spill. De Kader mat 14 Punkten ass eng Rei géigesäiteg Konzessiounen: - Den Iran bestätegt nei, datt en keng Atomwaffen entwéckelt oder beschaaft, akzeptéiert säi Stock u beräichertem Uran ënner Opsiicht vun der IAEA erofzemëschen, hält säi Programm während engem Fënster vu 60 Deeg um Status quo, an hëlt d'Strooss vun Hormuz erëm op fir de kommerziellen Schëffsverkéier. - D'USA stoppen d'Loftugrëffer direkt, hiewen hir Marineblockade bannent 30 Deeg op, sätzen d'Uelegexport-Sanktiounen — mat Wierkung vum 21. Juni — ausser Kraaft, ginn agefruere iranesch Verméigen erëm fräi a verflichten sech zu engem Wibbelfong. Dem Iran säi ballisteschen Rakéitenprogramm a säi regionaalt Netz vu Stellvertrieder goufen aus dem Dokument erausgehalen an op spéider Gespréicher verschummt. D'Islamabad-Memorandum vu Verständigung ass zu enger Deklaratioun vun der amerikanescher Néierlag ginn. E Fridden, iwwer deen nach gestridden gëtt De séierste Belaaschtungstest ass d'Fro vun den Atominspektiounen — an do erzielen déi zwou Regierunge net emol déi selwecht Geschicht. Den US-Vizepresident JD Vance huet dem Iran seng Zoustëmmung, d'Inspekteure vun der Internationaler Atomenergie-Organisatioun nees eranzeloossen, als „groussen Eckpunkt“ bezeechent. Mä den Esmaeil Baghaei, Sprecher vum iraneschen Ausseministère, sot, Teheran hätt sech net mam IAEA-Chef Rafael Grossi getraff an hätt keng Pläng, déi Kontrollinstanz seng beschiedegt Anlagen ënnersiche ze loossen. De Grossi seng Säit insistéiert, datt d'Inspektioune stattfanne wäerten an datt seng Agence un de Modalitéiten schafft. Dee Schlitz ass entscheedend, well d'Verifikatioun de Réckgrat vum ganzen Accord ass. Ouni Zougang fir d'IAEA léisst sech déi zentral westlech Behaaptung — datt dem Iran seng Uranberäicherung ënner Kontroll gehale gëtt — net beleeën, an d'Sanktiounserliichterung, op déi Teheran esou vill Wäert leet, kéint ugefoecht ginn. De fréiere Waffestëllstand war scho jee eemol gebrach, ier dëse Kader fonnt gouf — eng Erënnerung, datt dëse Fridden eng Suite vu 30- a 60-Deeg-Verflichtungen ass, an net eng festgesate Uerdnung. D'Pragmatiker géint d'Haartlinneren Hannert der Victoiresprooch ass d'iranescht Establishment sichtbar gespléckt. De Pezeshkian an de Ghalibaf hunn den Accord als e Schrëtt op deen, wat de Parlamentspresident den „endgültege Sieg“ genannt huet, presentéiert. D'Haartlinneren gesinn eng Kapitulatioun. Deputéiert vun der Paydari-Front, déi Fraktioun, déi sech als Wiechter vun der Revolutioun vun 1979 versteet, hunn den Accord veruerteelt: ee gewarnt huet, en géif den Iran zu enger „Kolonie vun den USA“ maachen, en aneren huet en „iwwerstierzt a schwaach“ genannt, an d'Haartlinnen-Zeitung Kayhan huet en als „Ënnerwerfung un de Grousse Satan“ ofgekanzelt. Prinzipalistesch Demonstrante hu sech virum Ausseministère versammelt. Analysten warne virdrun, dee Kaméidi als Onstabilitéit ze liesen. Den Alex Vatanka vum Middle East Institute huet argumentéiert, datt „d'Haartlinneren haart sinn, mä si hunn e schwaachen Argument“, wärend den Iran-Analyst Arash Azizi sot, déi richteg Muecht läit elo bei enger kollektiver Féierung ronderëm de Ghalibaf, d'Revolutiounsgaard an den Ieweschten Nationale Sécherheetsrot — eng Struktur, déi d'Iwwerliewe vum Regime iwwer d'Ideologie stellt. Fir Europa ass de wichtege Punkt, datt déi Leit, déi den Accord verteidegen, och déi Leit sinn, déi en ëmsetze kënnen. Firwat Lëtzebuerg an Europa matkucken De klorste Profit fir Europa läit um Uelegmaart. Um Héichpunkt vum Krich huet dem Iran seng Spär vun der Strooss vun Hormuz — duerch déi e grousse Deel vum séigängege Rouueleg leeft — laut der Internationaler Energieagence en deeglechen Defizit vun ongeféier 14 Milliounen Barrel ausgeléist, mat méi wéi 500 Schëffer, déi gewaart hunn fir aus dem Golf erauszekommen. De Brent-Rouueleg ass kuerz iwwer 81 Dollar de Barrel geklommen. Wéi de Kader ënnerschriwwe gouf, sinn d'Präisser gefall: de Brent-Kontrakt fir August stoung den 18. Juni op 77,73 Dollar, ronn 20 Prozent ënner sengem Héichpunkt vu 2026, a sank weider, nodeems Washington den iranesche Rouuelegverkaf autoriséiert huet. „Et gëtt eng däitlech Divergenz tëscht der Stëmmung an der physescher Versuergung — d'Erhéijung vun der Produktioun an d'Normaliséierung vun der Logistik brauchen Zäit“, huet de Fabien Yip, Analyst bei IG, gewarnt — e Schëld, datt méi niddreg Präisser nach net festgenotzt sinn. Déi europäesch Diplomatie, déi während de Kämpf op d'Säit gestallt gouf, huet sech hannert d'Resultat gestallt. D'Kaja Kallas, EU-Héichvertriederin fir d'Aussepolitik, huet de Waffestëllstand „e Schrëtt zréck vum Ofgrond no Wochen vun Eskalatioun“ genannt, an d'Kommissiounspresidentin Ursula von der Leyen huet déi „dréngend néideg Deeskalatioun“ begréisst. De franséische President Emmanuel Macron an den däitsche Kanzler Friedrich Merz hunn op eng dauerhaft Léisung gedréckt, wouduerch Paräis insistéiert huet, datt de Liban — wou Israel seet, et behält sech d'Fräiheet vun der Handlung vir — an all dauerhafte Fridden agebonne gëtt. Fir de Moment leeschten d'Widdersproch genau dat, wat d'Ambiguitéit dacks bei Waffestëllstänn leeschten: jiddwer Säit léisst se behaapten, wat se brauch. Teheran kann et eng amerikanesch Néierlag nennen; Washington kann et Ofrëschtung nennen; Bréissel kann et Stabilitéit nennen. Ob d'Islamabad-Memorandum seng éischt 60 Deeg iwwerliewt, hänkt vun eppes méi Banaalem of wéi Rhetorik — ob d'IAEA-Inspekteure wierklech duerch d'Dieren vun den iraneschen Atomanlagen trëppelen. ### Sources - Deal a 'declaration of US defeat,' chief Iran envoy says, as IAEA vows inspections — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat-chief-iran-envoy-says-as-iaea-vows-inspections/ - Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat' — The Standard (Hong Kong): https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/335505/Iran-says-deal-to-end-Mideast-war-declaration-of-US-defeat - Iran war live: Tehran says deal to end war a 'declaration of US defeat' — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/24/iran-war-live-trump-tehran-at-odds-over-nuclear-inspections-hormuz - Islamabad Memorandum — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum - 2026 Iran war ceasefire — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire - 2026 Iran war — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war - Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/18/oil-prices-fall-stocks-rally-as-us-iran-sign-framework-to-end-war - Oil prices fall after U.S. authorizes Iranian crude sales — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-trump-iran-threat-strait-hormuz-closure.html - Iran hardliners rage over US deal, but experts say regime is closing ranks — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606158071 - World welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, urges lasting peace in the Middle East — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/world-welcomes-us-iran-ceasefire-urges-lasting-peace-in-the-middle-east - Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/contradicting-vance-iran-says-no-plans-for-iaea-inspections-of-damaged-nuclear-sites/ - US-Iran ceasefire and nuclear talks in 2026 — UK House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10637/ --- ## Rutte beim Trump zu Washington: Charmeoffensiv virum NATO-Sommet zu Ankara - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/rutte-trump-waisst-haus-nato-sommet-ankara-letzebuerg-5-prozent - Published: 2026-06-24T12:49:08.226+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:49:08.226+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 2aa450d4-96c9-4ab8-b2bb-1fcc1f7c167d - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > Zwou Woche virum Sommet zu Ankara probéiert de Generalsekretär den Trump iwwer Verdeedegungsausgaben a Krittpunkten ze beroulegen — fir kleng Memberen wéi Lëtzebuerg ass de Wee no uewen am steilsten. ### Summary De NATO-Generalsekretär Mark Rutte huet den US-President Donald Trump am Wäissen Haus getraff, fir d'Allianz virum Sommet zu Ankara den 7.-8. Juli zesummenzehalen. Fir Lëtzebuerg bedeit den 5%-Zil eng aussergewéinlech Erausfuerderung. ### Key facts - De Rutte huet den Trump de Mëttwoch am Wäissen Haus getraff, fir d'NATO virum Sommet zu Ankara (7.-8. Juli) zesummenzehalen. - D'europäesch Alliéiert a Kanada hunn d'lescht Joer iwwer 90 Milliarde Dollar méi a reellen Zuelen ausginn. - Zu Den Haag goufen 5% vum PIB bis 2035 ofgemaach — 3,5% Kärverdeedegung plus bis zu 1,5% breet Sécherheet; nëmme Spuenien huet eng Ausnam. - Lëtzebuerg mësst säin Engagement um BNA a wëll bis 2035 vun 1,18 op 4,63 Milliarden Euro klammen — 13,4 Milliarden Euro Zousazkäschten 2025-2035. - En US-israeleschen Ugrëff op den Iran den 28. Februar huet zu Spannungen gefouert; Washington iwwerpréift seng 80.000 Zaldoten an Europa. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou ass den NATO-Sommet?** De Sommet vun de 32 Memberstaten ass den 7. an 8. Juli 2026 zu Ankara an der Tierkei. Den ukrainesche President Volodymyr Zelensky ass als Gaascht invitéiert. **Q: Firwat mësst Lëtzebuerg säin Engagement um BNA?** Lëtzebuerg säi Bruttonationalakommes (BNA) ass wesentlech méi kleng wéi säi PIB, well vill Akommes duerch Grenzgänger d'Land verléisst (Rapport ronn 65% am 2023). D'NATO akzeptéiert dës Method. **Q: Wat sinn d'Zuele fir Lëtzebuerg?** Vu ronn 1,18 Milliarden Euro 2025 (ëm 1,3% vum BNA) op geschat 4,63 Milliarden Euro bis 2035 (5% vum BNA), mat 13,4 Milliarden Euro kumuléierten Zousazkäschten 2025-2035. **Q: Wourëms dréit sech d'Spannung tëscht Trump an den Alliéierten?** No engem US-israeleschen Ugrëff op den Iran den 28. Februar, dee d'Strooss vun Hormuz gestéiert huet, hunn e puer Alliéiert d'US-Operatiounen net ënnerstëtzt. Den Trump an de Verdeedegungsminister Hegseth hunn dat schaarf kritiséiert. ### Body De Mark Rutte huet de Mëttwoch am Oval Office Plaz geholl — niewent dem Donald Trump, dem Ausseminister Marco Rubio a Membere vum Kongress. Fir den NATO-Generalsekretär war dat keng gewéinlech Visitt, mä den Ufank vun zwou heikele Wochen, an deenen hie verhënnere wëll, datt d'Allianz beim Sommet zu Ankara den 7. an 8. Juli ëffentlech auserneebrécht. D'Begéinung war d'Häerzstéck vun deem, wat Beamten als Charmeoffensiv beschriwwen hunn. De Rutte, deen The Globe and Mail als den "Trump-Flüsterer" vun der Allianz bezeechent huet, ass mat de Zuelen ukomm, déi zu Washington am meeschte gefrot sinn: Rekord-Ausgabe vun den europäeschen Alliéierten. "D'europäesch Alliéiert a Kanada leeën sech wierklech an d'Zai mat Rekordhéijungen d'lescht Joer, iwwer 90 Milliarde Dollar méi a reellen Zuelen am Verglach mat virdrun", sou de Rutte laut Euronews. D'Botschaft war direkt un e President geriicht, deen Europa scho laang virwërft, sech op den amerikaneschen Schutz ze verloossen ouni selwer ze bezuelen. Zu Ankara geet et ëm d'5%-Versprieche D'Versammlung vun alle 32 Memberstaten ass virun allem eng Bilanz vun deem, wat virun engem Joer zu Den Haag ofgemaach gouf. Do hunn d'Alliéiert decidéiert, hir Verdeedegungs- a verbonne Sécherheetsausgaben bis 2035 op 5% vum PIB ze klammen — eng Zuel, déi sech opdeelt an op d'mannst 3,5% fir d'militäresch Kärbedierfnisser an bis zu 1,5% fir méi breet Sécherheet wéi kritesch Infrastruktur, Cyberverdeedegung, Resilienz an d'Verdeedegungsindustrie. All Member huet matgemaach ausser Spuenien, dat eng Ausnam erausgehandelt huet; de Fortschrëtt soll 2029 iwwerpréift ginn. D'NATO-Spriecherin Allison Hart huet gesot, de Sommet géif sech drop konzentréieren, wéi d'Alliéiert hir Engagementer vun Den Haag asetzen, "dorënner d'Erhéijung vun den Investitiounen an d'Verdeedegung, den Ausbau vun der Verdeedegungsindustrie an déi weider Ënnerstëtzung fir d'Ukrain". Den ukrainesche President Volodymyr Zelensky ass nees als Gaascht invitéiert. De Konflikt, deen um Dësch louch Mä déi waarm Zuele stinn am Kontrast zu engem schaarfe Sträit aus de leschte Méint. Den Trump war oppen rosen, datt europäesch Partner d'US-Operatioune net ënnerstëtzt hunn, nodeems en US-israeleschen Ugrëff op den Iran den 28. Februar de Schëffsverkéier duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz gestéiert huet. E puer Alliéiert hunn den Zougang zu Loftbasen oder zum Loftraum ageschränkt; den US-Verdeedegungsminister Pete Hegseth huet se als "blamabel" bezeechent. De President huet säi Verdross net verstoppt. "D'Zuelen, déi mir fir d'NATO ausginn, si sou verréckt, an (d'Alliéiert) waren net do fir eis", sou den Trump virun der Begéinung géigeniwwer Journalisten, laut Stars and Stripes. D'Zuelen, déi mir fir d'NATO ausginn, si sou verréckt, an (d'Alliéiert) waren net do fir eis. Fir Europa geet et ëm méi wéi Wierder. Den Hegseth huet eng sechsméinateg Iwwerpréiwung vun der US-Truppepräsenz um Kontinent lancéiert — wou ronn 80.000 amerikanesch Zaldoten stationéiert sinn — déi zu Reduktioune féiere kéint, nodeems virdru schonn ëm déi 5.000 Zaldoten aus Däitschland ofgezunn goufen. Den Trump huet a Vergaangenheet d'Artikel-5-Bäistandsgarantie a Fro gestallt a souguer iwwer en Austrëtt aus der NATO laut nogeduecht — wat dem Rutte senger Berouegungsmissioun eng existenziell Dimensioun gëtt. Firwat Lëtzebuerg am meeschte beweise muss Fir déi klengste Memberen ass déi nei Lëschtlat erschreckend héich. Lëtzebuerg sëtzt zënter laangem um Enn vun der NATO-Tabell, gemooss um Undeel um Nationalakommes, mat ronn 0,5 bis 0,6% vum PIB bis 2024. D'Groussherzogtum mësst säin Effort um Bruttonationalakommes (BNA) anstatt um PIB — eng Method, déi d'NATO akzeptéiert — well säi BNA wesentlech méi kleng ass wéi säi PIB. Dee Schinn entsteet duerch d'Grenzgänger an d'Akommessflëss, déi d'Land verloossen; de Rapport tëscht BNA a PIB war 2023 op ronn 65% gefall. Och op deer méi nogiwweger Basis bleift de Wee steil. No Den Haag huet Lëtzebuerg sech engagéiert, bis 2035 op 5% vum BNA ze kommen — wat d'Regierung an Analysten als proportional méi schwéier beschreiwen wéi bei de meeschten Alliéierten. De Wee gesäit esou aus: - Ronn 1,18 Milliarden Euro 2025, also ëm déi 1,3% vum BNA - Geschat 4,63 Milliarden Euro bis 2035, also 5% vum BNA - E kumuléierten Zousazkäschten vun 13,4 Milliarden Euro tëscht 2025 an 2035, laut dem Conseil national des finances publiques Dat fréiert Koalitiounsziel vun 2% vum BNA bis 2030 ass schonn no vir gezunn ginn, an d'Verdeedegungsministesch Yuriko Backes huet d'Land op déi nei Lëschtlat ausgeriicht. D'Regierung ënnersträicht, datt d'Suen a Fäegkeeten investéiert solle ginn — Opklärung an Iwwerwaachung, Lofttransport, Weltraum a Cyber — an net an Zuelen ëm der Zuele wëllen. E Stress-Test fir den transatlantesche Léim De Sommet zu Ankara setzt Europa seng Sécherheetsverflichtungen nei op, an engem Moment, wou de Glawen un en automateschen amerikanesche Schutz wankt. Dës Onsécherheet huet d'Debatt an der EU iwwer "strategesch Autonomie" verschäerft — de Wëllen, eng Verdeedegung opzebauen, déi manner vu Washington ofhängeg ass — och wann d'Memberen sech beeilen, en Zil ze erreechen, dat virun allem fir Washington gesat gouf. Fir de Rutte war de Mëttwoch eng Übung am Balancéieren: dem Trump weisen, datt d'Alliéiert bezuelen, an d'selwechter Zäit d'Allianz virun engem schiedleche Clash virun de Kameraë schützen. Ob d'Choreografie zu Ankara hält, decidéiert net nëmmen iwwer d'NATO hir nächst Joerzéngt vun Ausgaben, mä och iwwer d'Gloubwierdegkeet vun der Garantie, déi alles zesummenhält. ### Sources - Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/24/rutte-meets-trump-to-defuse-tensions-ahead-of-major-nato-summit - NATO Secretary-General to meet Trump, ease tensions before July summit — The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-nato-secretary-general-meet-trump-ease-tensions-july-summit-alliance/ - NATO's Rutte aims to soothe Trump on White House visit ahead of July summit — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260624-nato-rutte-soothe-trump-white-house-visit-july-summit-western-alliance-hegseth - NATO's Rutte to Meet Trump, Aiming to Ease Tensions Ahead of July Summit — U.S. News & World Report / Reuters: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-24/natos-rutte-to-meet-trump-aiming-to-ease-tensions-ahead-of-july-summit - Ahead of NATO meeting, Trump blasts allies over Iran war — Stars and Stripes: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-06-23/trump-nato-rutte-22053163.html - The Hague Summit Declaration — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2025/06/25/the-hague-summit-declaration - Defence expenditures and NATO's 5% commitment — NATO: https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment - Agreement on 5% NATO defence spending by 2035 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_5%25_NATO_defence_spending_by_2035 - Experts react: NATO allies agreed to a 5 percent defense spending target — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/nato-allies-agreed-to-a-5-percent-defense-spending-target-in-a-low-drama-summit-now-what/ - Defence: A budget shock of €13.4 billion — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-a-budget-shock-of-eu13-4-billion - Defence: Luxembourg does not want to spend for spending's sake — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/defence-luxembourg-does-not-want-to-spend-for-spendings-sake - Luxembourg's new defence strategy (ÉTUDES 79, 7.2) — STATEC / statistiques.public.lu: https://statistiques.public.lu/dam-assets/catalogue-publications/note-conjoncture/2025/ndc2-25/ndc-2-25-etude-7-2.pdf - NATO Spending by Country 2026 — World Population Review: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country --- ## OQ Technology hänkt eng Drohn un säi 5G-Satellittennetz – mä just mat puer Kilobit - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/oq-technology-drohnen-5g-satellit-letzebuerg-narrowband - Published: 2026-06-24T12:40:43.14+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:40:43.14+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: ae928648-30e3-4b85-bc60-59e65e987043 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Bei engem Versuch zesumme mat Airbus huet eng fléiend Drohn de Kontakt mat engem LEO-Satellitt gehalen. D'Datemenge si winzeg – mä et ass e konkrete Schratt fir d'Land seng Weltraumpolitik. ### Summary Den zu Lëtzebuerg doheem Satellittebedreiwer OQ Technology huet 2025 eng Drohn direkt un seng LEO-Konstellatioun ugeschloss an iwwer e Schmuelband-Link kompriméiert Video erofgesat – mat klenge Raten, mä grousse Pläng. ### Key facts - Bei engem Versuch mat Airbus huet OQ Technology eng fléiend Drohn iwwer S-Band un eng LEO-5G-Konstellatioun ugeschloss – de Link blouf während 99,95 % vum Fluch stabel. - De Link ass bewosst schmuel: ronn 5 Kilobit d'Sekonn, vill ze wéineg fir live HD-Video. De Videoversuch huet op Komprimatioun duerch Edge Computing op der Drohn baséiert. - E weidere Versuch huet Enn Juli 2025 e Standbild iwwer e LEO-Satellitt geschéckt – no Aussoe vum Betrib dat éischt Bild iwwer e 5G-NTN-IoT-Link. - OQ setzt op 3GPP-Standarden, fir datt gewéinlech Chippen an de Weltraum reeche kënnen – am Géigesaz zu Starlink (Breetband) an Iridium (L-Band). - Am Februar 2026 huet OQ 25 Milliounen Euro Risikokredit vun der Europäescher Investitiounsbank kritt, ënnerstëtzt vum EU-Programm InvestEU. ### FAQ **Q: Kann OQ Technology elo HD-Video live iwwer Satellitt schécken?** Nee. De Link ass schmuel (ronn 5 Kilobit d'Sekonn). De Videoversuch huet d'Biller mat Edge Computing op der Drohn komprimméiert. Den Omar Qaise bezeechent hochopléisend Echtzäitvideo als zukünfteg Ambitioun, net als erreecht Resultat. **Q: Wat ass um S-Band a Schmuelband-IoT besonnesch?** D'S-Band gëtt net vu Reen oder Wieder beaflosst a ka Bëscher duerchdréngen, am Géigesaz zu den héije Ku- a Ka-Band-Frequenzen. Schmuelband-IoT (NB-IoT) brauch wéineg Stroum a funktionnéiert mat klengen Terminaler, wou Breetbandsystemer net praktesch sinn. **Q: Wéi ënnerscheet sech OQ vu Starlink an IRIS²?** OQ benotzt déiselwecht 3GPP-Mobilfunkstandarde wéi d'Buedemnetzer, sou datt gewéinlech Chippen de Weltraum erreeche kënnen. Starlink verkeeft Breetband u Privatleit a Betriber. OQ ass net Deel vum EU-Flaggschëff IRIS², mä gehéiert zum selwechten europäesche Souveränitéitsversuch. ### Body Eng kleng Drohn dréit Loopingen a Pirouetten – an d'ganzen Zäit hält se de Funkkontakt net mat engem Sendemast um Buedem, mä mat engem Satellitt deen an niddreger Ëmlafbunn iwwer hatt virbäizitt. De Bedreiwer dohannert, dat zu Lëtzebuerg doheem OQ Technology, seet, de Link wier während 99,95 % vum Fluch stabel bliwwen. Dat ass manner spektakulär, mä op eng gewësse Manéier méi spannend, wéi den Ausdrock „Drohnevideo iwwer Satellitt“ verspriecht. Iwwer eng ganz Rei Demonstratiounen am Laf vun 2025 huet OQ – déi sech als éischte Satellittebedreiwer fir 5G-„Internet of Things“-Verbindunge bezeechent – Drohnen direkt un seng Konstellatioun ugeschloss an, getrennt dovun, komprimméiert Videobiller vun enger Drohn bis op e Satellitt eropgeschéckt. D'Datemenge bleiwe winzeg am Verglach mam Breetband – an genee dat ass dem Betrib säi Punkt: e standardiséierte Link mat wéineg Stroumverbrauch, deen do funktionnéiert, wou Terminale vum Typ Starlink ze grouss, ze stroumhongereg oder einfach net do sinn. Wat wierklech gewise gouf Den Haaptresultat koum am Juli 2025, wéi OQ an Airbus Central Research & Technology matgedeelt hunn, si hätten déi no hiren Aussoen éischt Fluchdemonstratioun vun engem 5G-Net aus der niddreger Ëmlafbunn (e sougenannten Non-Terrestrial Network, NTN) op Terminaler op enger fléiender Drohn duerchgeféiert. De Versuch huet lizenzéiert S-Band-Spektrum a Schmuelband-IoT (NB-IoT) benotzt – dee selwechte 3GPP-Mobilfunkstandard wéi an den ierdesche Netzer – an de Kontakt soll och während „akrobatesche Manöveren wéi Loopingen a Pirouetten“ a bei zoufälleger Drohnenausriichtung gehalen hunn. D'Zuele si bewosst kleng: ronn 5 Kilobit d'Sekonn Duerchsaz, niewent de 99,95 % Verbindungsstabilitéit, déi déi zwee Partner ugefouert hunn. Dat ass e puer Gréisstenuerdnunge manner wéi déi Megabit-Verbindungen, déi e Konsumenten-Breetbandsatellitt liwwert – an déi wäit ze schmuel ass fir vu sech aus live hochopléisend Video ze transportéieren. Bei engem getrennten Versuch huet OQ no eegenen Aussoe Video vun enger klenger Drohn iwwer déiselwecht Aart vu Schmuelband-Link iwwerdroen, andeems d'Drohn d'Biller mat Edge Computing un Uert a Stell komprimméiert ier se geschéckt goufen – fir esou déi sperreg a stroumhongereg Breetbandterminale ze vermeiden, déi esou eng Iwwerdroung normalerweis bräicht. Dem OQ säi Grënner a Chef, den Omar Qaise, mécht keen Hiel draus, dass flott, hochopléisend Video iwwer Satellitt nach ëmmer eng Ambitioun ass an net eng erreechte Tatsaach. Mir hoffen, an Zukunft och mat den Direkt-zu-Apparat-Missiounen ze weisen, datt een hochopléisend Video vun der Drohn op de Satellitt iwwerdroe kann. E drëtte Meilesteen Enn Juli 2025: eng beweegungsaktivéiert Kamera huet e Standbild – vun engem Modellrakéit – iwwer e LEO-Satellitt mam OQ sengem Terminal „OQ ONE“ geschéckt, no Aussoe vum Betrib dat éischt Bild iwwerhaapt, dat iwwer e 5G-NTN-IoT-Link weidergeleet gouf. „Datt mer Biller iwwer Satellitt schécke kënnen, mécht eist 5G-Netz dramatesch méi mächteg“, sot de Qaise deemools. „Egal ob et eng Buerinsel, e Kraaftwierk oder e Ëmweltsensor matzen am Nidderland ass – elo kann ee gesinn, wat lass ass, an et net just moossen.“ Firwat Schmuelband – a firwat de Militär nokuckt OQ baut säi Verspriechen op d'Wiel vum S-Band a vu lizenzéiertem Spektrum op. D'Band „gëtt net vu Reen oder Wiederkonditioune beaflosst a ka Bëscher duerchdréngen“, sot de Qaise – Virdeeler géigeniwwer den héije Ku- a Ka-Band-Frequenzen, op déi sech Breetbandkonstellatiounen ofstëtzen. Lizenzéiert Spektrum, sou seng Argumentatioun, bréngt och manner Stéierungen a méi Schutz wéi onlizenzéiert Alternativen. Dat Profil – kleng Terminale mat wéineg Stroumverbrauch, robust Verbindungen a Standardhardware – ass et, wat den Interessi vu Verdeedegung a Sécherheet weckt. Souwuel OQ wéi Airbus hunn d'Drohnenaarbecht als Schratt a Richtung 5G- a 6G-NTN fir fléiend Plattforme bezeechent – an der Loftfaart, der Verdeedegung an der séchere IoT. Ënnert den ugepeilten Uwendungen, déi de Betrib opféiert: - Grenzkameraen an taktesch Sensoren - Iwwerwaachung vu Pipelinen an ofgeleene Site - Biller aus Katastrophegebidder a Verkéiersiwwerwaachung - autonom Navigatioun do, wou keen ierdescht Netz méi geet Lëtzebuerg huet OQ getrennt dovun 2,28 Milliounen Euro fir e Projet mam Numm Sentinel zougesprach, deen erfuerscht, wéi ee 5G-Satellitten-Uplinks géint Stéieren a Spoofing schütze kann – e Verweis op dat ëmkämpft Spektrum-Ëmfeld, an deem esou Systemer an enger Kris géife stoen. Suen, Réckhalt an d'Fro vun der Souveränitéit OQ gouf 2016 vum Qaise gegrënnt a stëtzt sech zënterhier op d'Lëtzebuerger Industriepolitik am Weltraumsecteur. 2018 ass de Betrib ënnert dem nationale Programm LuxIMPULSE eng Partnerschaft mat der europäescher Weltraumorganisatioun ESA agaangen, 2023 huet en eng national Weltraumaktivitéitslizenz kritt, an am November 2025 eng Lëtzebuerger Konzessioun fir satellittegestëtzt 5G-IoT- an Direkt-zu-Apparat-Servicer ze bedreiwen. Am Oktober 2025 huet OQ ronn zéng Satellitten am Asaz gehat an huet eng méi grouss Konstellatioun am Viséier. D'Suen sinn nogerullt. No enger Series-A vu 13 Milliounen Euro 2022 a spéidere Ronnen, déi ënner anerem den Investmentaarm vu Saudi Aramco an e Lëtzebuerger Staatsfong eragezunn hunn, huet OQ am Februar 2026 25 Milliounen Euro Risikokredit vun der Europäescher Investitiounsbank kritt, ënnerstëtzt vum EU-Programm InvestEU, fir méi wéi 20 eege Satellitten ze finanzéieren, plus Notzlaaschten op 14 Satellitten vun Drëtten. De Lex Delles, Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaftsminister, huet den Accord als Beweis vun „der Innovatiounskraaft vun de Weltraumbetriber zu Lëtzebuerg“ bezeechent. Wou OQ am breede Gerangels ëm d'Konnektivitéit am Weltraum genee passt, gëtt nach festgeluecht. Am Géigesaz zu SpaceX sengem Starlink, dat Breetband u Privatleit a Betriber verkeeft, oder zum alagesiessene L-Band-Bedreiwer Iridium, setzt OQ drop, datt déiselwecht 3GPP-Mobilfunkstandarde wéi an den ierdesche Netzer et gewéinleche Chippen an Apparater erméiglechen, an de Weltraum ze reechen, ouni speziell Hardware. De Betrib ass vill méi kleng wéi déi europäesch Flaggschëff-Konstellatioun IRIS² – e System fir 10,6 Milliarde Euro mat ronn 290 Satellitten, gefouert vu SES, Eutelsat an Hispasat, dee komplett réischt ëm 2030 erëm soll lafen – mä en ass Deel vun deemselwechten europäesche Versuch, d'Ofhängegkeet vun net-europäeschen Netzer bei der kritescher Kommunikatioun ze reduzéieren. Fir de Moment kann d'Groussherzogtum op e konkrete Resultat weisen: eng Drohn, e Satellitt an e Link, deen net ofgerappt ass. ### Sources - Airbus and OQ Technology use S-band to connect satellite to drone — Mobile Europe: https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/airbus-and-oq-technology-use-s-band-to-connect-satellite-to-drone/ - Airbus and OQ Technology conduct world's 1st demo of LEO 5G NTN connecting to a flying drone — SatNews: https://satnews.com/2025/07/23/airbus-and-oq-technology-conduct-worlds-1st-demo-of-leo-5g-ntn-connecting-to-a-flying-drone/ - OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum — SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/oq-technology-plans-direct-to-smartphone-demo-with-cellular-spectrum/ - OQ Technology Makes History: First-Ever Image Sent via 5G NTN IoT Over LEO Satellite — IoT Business News: https://iotbusinessnews.com/2025/07/29/91510-oq-technology-makes-history-first-ever-image-sent-via-5g-ntn-iot-over-leo-satellite/ - European financing for Luxembourgish satellite-to-smartphone connectivity pioneer OQ Technology — European Investment Bank: https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2026-x072-european-financing-for-luxembourgish-satellite-to-smartphone-connectivity-pioneer-oq-technology - OQ Technology — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OQ_Technology - OQ Tech gets Luxembourg 5G-by-Sat concession — Advanced Television: https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/05/oq-tech-gets-luxembourg-5g-by-sat-concession/ - OQ Technology Granted Luxembourg Concession for Satellite-Based 5G IoT & D2D Services — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL: https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/oq-technology-granted-luxembourg-concession-for-satellite-based-5g-iot-d2d-services/ - OBSERVER: What is IRIS²? — Copernicus / European Commission: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-what-is-iris2 - A Passion for Space, A Platform for the World: The OQ Technology Story — Luxembourg Space Agency: https://space-agency.public.lu/en/news-events/news/2025/luxembourgspacesuccessstoriesoqtech.html --- ## Rëss am Fligel: EASA befuelt Noutkontrollen un 16 A380, fënnef Emirates-Jeten um Buedem - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/a380-fligelkontroll-easa-noutdirektiv-emirates - Published: 2026-06-24T12:15:21.225+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:15:21.225+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 11aff6d5-a298-4976-8e00-2919aa701dca - Dateline: Dubai, AE > No Rëss an engem Dréesbalken am Fligel vum gréisste Passagéiersjet vun der Welt mussen 16 Superjumboe geschwë kontrolléiert ginn — fënnef dovu dierfen net méi ofhiewen, bis se gepréift sinn. ### Summary D'EU-Loftfaartagence EASA huet eng rar Noutdirektiv erausginn, déi Kontrollen un 16 Airbus A380 verlaangt, nodeems Rëss an engem droende Bauteel am Fligel entdeckt goufen. Fofzéng Maschinne fléien fir Emirates, eng fir Qantas. ### Key facts - D'EASA huet d'Noutdirektiv 2026-0119-E erausginn, déi Kontrollen un 16 Airbus A380 verlaangt — Rëss goufen am Mid-Spar vum Fligel fonnt. - 15 vun de betraffene Fliger fléie fir Emirates, eng fir Qantas; fënnef Emirates-Jete musse virum nächste Flug kontrolléiert ginn, déi aner 11 bannent 25 Flugzyklen. - D'Betreiber kréien d'Prozedure vum Airbus a mussen d'Resultater bannent siwe Deeg mellen; Fliger mat Rëss bleiwen um Buedem bis zur Reparatur. - Emirates bedreift mat 116 Maschinnen déi gréisst A380-Flott op der Welt a fänkt d'Kontrollen bannent 48 Stonnen un. - Noutdirektive vun der EASA si rar; déi ganz weltwäit Flott bleift net um Buedem an et gëtt keen Hiweis op en akute Risiko. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass de Mid-Spar an de facto firwat ass e wichteg?** De Mid-Spar ass en droende Balken am Fligelkëschtekierper, deen längs am Fligel leeft an hëlleft, déi aerodynamesch Laaschten am Fluch ze verdeelen. Rëss do drun kéinten d'strukturell Integritéit vum Fligel beanträchtegen, dofir d'Kontrollen. **Q: Bleift elo déi ganz A380-Flott um Buedem?** Nee. D'Direktiv betrëfft 16 Maschinnen, dovun 15 vun Emirates an eng vu Qantas. Fënnef Emirates-Jete mussen virum nächste Flug gepréift ginn, déi aner 11 bannent 25 Flugzyklen. Et gëtt keen Hiweis op en akute Risiko fir all A380. **Q: Wéi reagéiert Emirates op d'Direktiv?** Emirates seet, et hält sech un d'Directive a fänkt d'Kontrollen bannent 48 Stonnen un. All néideg Aarbecht gëtt gemaach, ier e Fliger erëm an de Betrib geet, an d'Gesellschaft bleift am Austausch mam Airbus an de Behörden, fir Stéierungen um Flugplang kleng ze halen. **Q: Ass dat déi éischt Kéier, datt den A380 Fligelproblemer huet?** Nee. 2012 huet d'EASA flottewäit Kontrollen no Rëss an de Wing Rib Feet ugeuerdnet, a spéider Ronnen hu sech ëm Rëss an den ausseren hënneschten Holmen gekëmmert. Déi nei Direktiv konzentréiert sech awer op de Mid-Spar an eng méi kleng Grupp vu Fliger. ### Body D'EU-Loftfaartagence huet Noutkontrollen un 16 Airbus A380 ugeuerdnet, nodeems an engem droende Deel vum Fligel Rëss fonnt goufen. Domat muss déi gréisste Betreiberin vum Duebelstack-Jet op der Welt e puer vun hire Maschinnen aus dem Betrib huelen, fir se ze préiwen. D'European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) huet d'Noutdirektiv 2026-0119-E den 22. Juni erausginn, mat Wierkung vum 24. Juni un. Ausléiser waren Rëss, déi bei enger Routinewartung am sougenannten Mid-Spar vum Fligel entdeckt goufen — en droende Balken am Fligelkëschtekierper, deen hëlleft, déi aerodynamesch Laaschten am Fluch ze droen. Fofzéng vun de 16 betraffene Fliger fléien laut Airbus fir d'Emirates aus Dubai, eng fir d'australesch Qantas. Fënnef vun de Jeten, allenzwou Emirates-Maschinnen, mussen nach virum nächste Passagéiersflug kontrolléiert ginn — wat se de facto um Buedem hält, bis d'Préifung gemaach ass. Déi aner eelef dierfe weiderfléien, mussen awer bannent 25 Flugzyklen ënnersicht ginn. D'Betreiber sollen d'Kontrollprozedure direkt vum Airbus kréien an hir Resultater bannent siwe Deeg mellen — egal ob Rëss fonnt ginn oder net. Et gouf festgestallt, datt déi Rëss, déi op gewësse Fliger fonnt goufen, d'strukturell Integritéit vum Fligel beanträchtege kéinten. D'Direktiv setzt net déi ganz A380-Flott weltwäit um Buedem, an d'Behörden hu kee Beweis fir e akute Risiko bei alle Maschinnen. Mä Noutdirektive vun der EASA sinn d'Ausnam — se gi just dann erausginn, wann eppes d'Lofttüchtegkeet vun engem Fliger bedrohe kéint, wann et net behuewe gëtt. D'Decisioun bréngt nei Opmierksamkeet op ee vun de Flaggschëffer vum Airbus an op d'Sécherheet vun enger Flott, déi Laangstreckeverbindunge bedéngt, déi och Reesender aus eiser Regioun notzen. Wat bei de Kontrollen ënnersicht gëtt De Mid-Spar leeft längs am Fligel a gehéiert zu deene Strukturen, déi d'Belaaschtungen verdeelen, déi e Fliger am Fluch aushale muss. D'EASA ass zur Conclusioun komm, datt déi Rëss op e puer Maschinnen de Fligel kéinte schwächen — dofir d'Uerdnung fir zousätzlech detailléiert Kontrollen. All Fliger, op deem Rëss fonnt ginn, muss um Buedem bleiwen, bis déi vum Airbus virgeschriwwe Reparature fäerdeg sinn. D'Emirates huet matgedeelt, datt se der Direktiv nokomme géif a séier handele wéilt, an dofir probéiert, d'Auswierkungen op de Flugplang kleng ze halen. "Emirates wäert sech un d'Directive halen an déi gefuerdert Kontrollen am Aklang mat der Lofttüchtegkeetsdirektiv duerchféieren. D'Kontrolle fänken an deenen nächste 48 Stonnen un, an all néideg Aarbecht gëtt gemaach, ier e Fliger erëm an de Betrib geet. Mir bleiwen an engem engen Austausch mam Airbus an de zoustännege Behörden, fir all Stéierung um Flugplang esou kleng wéi méiglech ze halen", esou d'Fluchgesellschaft an enger Stellungnam. Airbus huet erkläert, datt een — ofhängeg vun de Kontrollresultater — zesumme mat der EASA bewäerte géif, ob Reparature néideg sinn oder ob d'Fliger erëm an de Betrib kënne goen. Qantas huet gesot, d'Direktiv hätt keen Afloss op si: hir eenzeg betraffe Maschinn mat der Registréierung VH-OQI war souwisou schonn an enger schwéierer Wartung zu Dresden an Däitschland a war net am Passagéiersbetrib. Firwat et fir Emirates an Airbus vill drasteet Am meeschten op d'Spill steet et fir d'Emirates, déi hiert weltwäit Netz ronderëm den A380 opgebaut huet. D'Gesellschaft bedreift der 116 Stéck — déi gréisst A380-Flott op der Welt a méi wéi d'Halschent vun alle Superjumboen, déi nach fléien. Och eng begrenzte Ronn vu Kontrollen, déi sech op hir Maschinne konzentréiert, dréit d'Riskoe vu Stéierungen op e puer vun de meescht befuere interkontinentale Strecken. Fir den Airbus ass d'Direktiv eng onbequem Erënnerung un déi technesch Erausfuerderunge vum Programm, deen de Konzern emol als Zukunft vun der Laangstreckereesen ugepriist hat. Den A380 ass 2007 als gréisste Passagéiersfliger, deen jee gebaut gouf, an de Betrib gaangen, mä schlecht Verkafszuele goufen Airbus dozou bruecht, d'Produktioun 2021 anzestellen. Well keng nei Maschinne méi gebaut ginn, läit den Akzent elo dorop, déi bestoend Flott lofttüchteg ze halen, wa se eeler gëtt — a strukturell Froe schloen direkt op d'Käschten an d'Machbarkeet vun deem duer. - Bauteel: Mid-Spar am Fligel, en interne droende Balken am Fligelkëschtekierper - Betraffe Fliger: 16 — 15 Emirates, 1 Qantas - Direkt Kontrollen: 5 Emirates-Jete virum nächste Flug - Verréckelt Kontrollen: 11 Maschinne bannent 25 Flugzyklen - Meldung: Resultater bannent siwe Deeg ofzeginn Net déi éischt Rëss am A380-Fligel Strukturell Problemer hu den A380-Fligel scho fréier begleet. 2012 huet d'EASA flottewäit Kontrollen ugeuerdnet, nodeems an de sougenannte Wing Rib Feet Rëss fonnt goufen — déi kleng Bidder, déi d'Fligelrippe mat der Fligelhaut verbannen — e Problem, dee schliisslech Reparature quer duerch déi weltwäit Flott verlaangt huet. Spéider Kontrollronnen hunn sech ëm Rëss an den hënneschten ausseren Holmen (Outer Rear Spar) gekëmmert, virun allem bei fréie Produktiounsmaschinnen. Déi lescht Direktiv beschränkt sech elo op de Mid-Spar an op eng Ënnergrupp vun A380, déi eng besonnesch Betribsgeschicht hunn — net op déi ganz Flott. Ob et eng agegrenzte Wartungsaktioun bleift oder sech ausweit, hänkt dovun of, wat d'Kontrollen an deenen nächste Woche erginn — Donnéeën, déi d'Betreiber elo no engem enken Zäitplang un Airbus an d'EASA zréckmellen mussen. ### Sources - Airbus under fresh scrutiny as EASA orders A380 inspections over wing cracks — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/23/airbus-under-fresh-scrutiny-as-easa-orders-a380-inspections-over-wing-cracks - Emirates to urgently inspect A380 fleet after cracks found in wings — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/06/24/emirates-a380/ - Emirates to Inspect Airbus A380 Fleet After Wing Crack Alert Triggers Urgent EASA Safety Checks — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-to-inspect-a380-jets-after-airbus-wing-crack-concerns-trigger-urgent-safety-checks-1.500584887 - Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings — The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/24/companies/airbus-a380-inspection/ - EASA orders urgent checks on 16 Airbus A380s over wing spar cracks — Aerospace Global News: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/easa-airbus-a380-wing-spar-cracks/ - EASA Orders Urgent Inspections on 16 Airbus A380s After Wing Spar Cracks Found — Aviation Source News: https://aviationsourcenews.com/easa-orders-urgent-inspections-on-16-airbus-a380s-after-wing-spar-cracks-found/ - 16 Airbus A380s Need Emergency Inspections After Cracks Discovered In Wing Spars — Simple Flying: https://simpleflying.com/16-airbus-a380s-emergency-wing-inspections-cracks/ --- ## Bardella wëll Frankräichs EU-Bäitrag halbéieren — Risike fir Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/bardella-rn-eu-vun-bannen-erausfuerderung-letzebuerg-betraff - Published: 2026-06-24T12:07:45.572+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T12:07:45.572+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: f7f28410-1599-4496-8d7d-1018c125aebb - Dateline: Paris, FR > De RN-Chef wëll Frankräichs EU-Bäitrag halbéieren an d'national Recht iwwer d'europäescht stellen — e Plang, deen de Bannemaart an d'fräi Beweegung trëfft, op deenen eis Wirtschaft steet. ### Summary De Jordan Bardella leet duer, wéi de Rassemblement National d'EU vu bannen erausfuerdere géif, ouni formell auszetrieden — mat direkte Risike fir Lëtzebuerg seng Grenzgänger, säin Handel a säi Finanzplaz. ### Key facts - Bardella wëll Frankräichs EU-Budgetbäitrag ëm d'Hallschent kierzen an nennt déi aktuell Zomm „exzessiv“. - De RN huet de Frexit an den Euro-Austrëtt falegelooss a wëll d'EU elo vu bannen erausfuerderen — net formell verloossen. - E Verfassungsreferendum soll d'franséisch Recht iwwer d'EU-Recht stellen, virun allem an der Migratioun. - Méi wéi d'Hallschent vu Lëtzebuergs 233.260 Grenzgänger kommen aus Frankräich — eng national Preferenz oder eng Schengen-Reform géif se direkt treffen. - D'Appellgeriicht zu Paräis decidéiert den 7. Juli 2026 iwwer d'Spär vum Marine Le Pen, wat de Bardella zum RN-Kandidat fir 2027 maache kéint. ### FAQ **Q: Wëll de Rassemblement National aus der EU austrieden?** Nee. Zënter ronn 2018 huet de RN de Frexit an den explizitten Euro-Austrëtt falegelooss. D'Strategie ass elo, Member ze bleiwen, mä d'EU-Reegele vu bannen erauszefuerderen — „alles verännere ouni eppes ze zerstéieren“. **Q: Wat géif de Bardella um EU-Budget änneren?** Hie wëll Frankräichs Bäitrag ëm d'Hallschent kierzen an e Rabatt verlaangen, esou wéin en Däitschland an Holland kréien. Frankräichs Bruttobäitrag louch 2024 bei ronn 22,3 Milliarden Euro, den Nettobäitrag bei ronn 5,8 Milliarden. **Q: Firwat ass dat fir Lëtzebuerg wichteg?** Lëtzebuerg hänkt vum Bannemaart, der fräier Beweegung an dem Euro of. 2025 koumen ronn 233.260 Grenzgänger op Lëtzebuerg, dovunner ronn 126.600 aus Frankräich; ronn 85 % vum Handel ass intra-EU. Eng franséisch Politik géint dës Reegele géif d'Land direkt treffen. **Q: Kéint de RN dat alles ouni Verännerung vun de Verträg duerchsetzen?** Deelweis. E Veto bei Eestëmmegkeetsdecisiounen oder d'Verankerung vun der Verfassungs-Iwweruerdnung brauche keng Vertragsännerung. Mä d'fräi Beweegung, de Bannemaart oder den Euro z'änneren bréicht d'eestëmmegt Averständnis vun alle 27 — wat Analyste fir onwarscheinlech halen. ### Body De Jordan Bardella schwätzt net méi vun engem Austrëtt aus der Europäescher Unioun. Amplaz erkläert de President vum franséische Rassemblement National (RN) ëmmer méi konkret, wéi eng Regierung ënner senger Partei Member bleift — an awer systematesch déi Reegelen ëmgeet, déi e Member binden. E Kritiker huet et esou zesummegefaasst: Een deelt Bréissel mat, datt een austriede wëll, ouni et auszespriechen. An engem Interview mam Politico, deen den 15. Juni 2026 publizéiert gouf, huet de Bardella dat bis elo konkreetst Element virgestallt: Frankräich géif zesummestreeche, wat et an den EU-Budget abezilt. „Amplaz iwwer eng Contributioun zum EU-Budget vun 12 oder 15 Milliarden ofzestëmmen, gutt, da gëtt se ëm d'Hallschent reduzéiert“, sot hien. Hien nennt déi aktuell Zomm „exzessiv“ a bäifüügt, datt Paräis op d'Europäesch Kommissioun drécke géif, fir hir eege Fonctionnementskäschten ze killen. D'Aussoe weien, well de RN kloeren Topfavorit fir d'Präsidentschaftswahlen 2027 ass, mat ronn 35 bis 37,5 % am éischten Tour. De Bardella ass de designéierte Kandidat vun der Partei, falls d'Marine Le Pen — déi am Mäerz 2025 wéint Ënnerschloung vu parlamentaresche EU-Geldere fir nët-wielbar erkläert gouf — hir Spär net iwwerwanne kann; den Appellgeriicht zu Paräis decidéiert den 7. Juli 2026. Fir e klengt, déif integréiert Land wéi Lëtzebuerg, deem seng Wirtschaft mam Bannemaart verdrootelt ass an deem seng Aarbechtskraaft all Moie iwwer déi offen Grenze stréimt, ass dee Plang keng Abstraktioun. Wat de RN tatsächlech um Dësch leet Zënter ronn 2018 huet d'Partei souwuel de „Frexit“ wéi och d'Verspriechen, den Euro ze verloossen, falegelooss. Si stellt sech elo als Kraaft duer, déi an de Wierder vum Bardella „alles verännere wëll, ouni eppes ze zerstéieren“. D'Substanz, aus sengen Aussoen an aus Analyse vum European Council on Foreign Relations, vun UnHerd a vu Brussels Signal, ëmfaasst: - Budget: Frankräichs Bäitrag ëm d'Hallschent kierzen an e Rabatt verlaangen, esou wéin en Däitschland an Holland kréien. - Primat vum nationale Recht: e Verfassungsreferendum, fir d'Iwweruerdnung vun der franséischer Verfassung iwwer d'EU-Recht ze verankeren, virun allem an der Migratioun. - Institutiounen: d'Kommissioun op e „Sekretariat“ erofschrauwen an d'Gesetzesinitiativ iwwer de Rot un d'national Regierunge ginn. - Fräi Beweegung: Schengen nei verhandelen, eng „national Preferenz“ fir Fransousen bei Aarbecht a Wunneng aféieren, aus dem EU-Migratiounspakt erausgoen an d'Gebuertsrecht op d'Nationalitéit ofschafen. - Bannemaart an Energie: d'Konditioune vum Bannemaart nei opmaachen an aus dem EU-Stroumpräismechanismus erausklamme fir en nationale Präis op nuklearer Basis. Op der Fro, déi am meeschten d'Souveränitéit definéiert, war de Bardella däitlech. „Ech sinn e gestäipte Republikaner an als esou engagéiert fir d'Iwweruerdnung vun der franséischer Verfassung“, sot hie géintiwwer Brussels Signal — eng direkt Erausfuerderung un d'EU-Prinzip, datt d'europäescht Recht Virrang virum nationale Recht huet. Amplaz iwwer eng Contributioun zum EU-Budget vun 12 oder 15 Milliarden ofzestëmmen, gutt, da gëtt se ëm d'Hallschent reduzéiert. Wäit komme géif een ouni d'Verträg unzepaken? D'Äntwert decidéiert alles, an se ass fir béid Säiten ongemittlech. E puer Schrëtt brauche guer keng Verännerung vun de Verträg. Frankräich kéint säi Veto bei Decisiounen asetzen, déi Eestëmmegkeet erfuerderen — Hëllef fir d'Ukrain, Sanktioune géint Russland, de Budgetkader no 2028, d'Erweiderung an d'institutionell Reform. Et stëmmt seng EU-Contributioun schonn an sengem nationale Budget of, eng Praxis, déi toleréiert gëtt, och wann se net wierklech am Aklang mam EU-Recht ass. An d'Verankerung vun der Verfassungs-Iwweruerdnung, esou wéi d'polnesch Geriichter et gemaach hunn, brauch nëmmen eng national Decisioun — och wann dat Verstéiss-Prozeduren a wat Analyste „massiv juristesch Onsécherheet“ nennen ausléise géif. Déi méi schwéier Ambitiounen rennen an d'Verträg selwer eran. D'fräi Beweegung nei schreiwen, de Bannemaart ëmbauen oder den Euro ofwéckelen — dat alles bréicht eng Verännerung vun de Verträg an d'eestëmmegt Averständnis vun alle 27 Memberen — en Averständnis, dat déi aner net géife ginn. Dofir argumentéiere Kommentatore vum Wolfgang Münchau bis zum ECFR, datt de RN-Programm, voll duerchgezunn, kee proppere „Frexit“ erginn, mä éischter eng lues Kollisioun: Frankräich brécht genuch Reegelen, datt et um Enn funktionell baussent dem Club steet, deem et formell ugehéiert. Frankräichs richteg Zuele maachen den Argument fir de Budget och net méi einfach. Donnéeën op Eurostat-Basis weisen Frankräichs Bruttobäitrag fir 2024 bei ronn 22,3 Milliarden Euro an den Nettobäitrag bei ronn 5,8 Milliarden — däitlech ënner den 19,5 Milliarden, déi Däitschland netto bezilt. Firwat Lëtzebuerg net ewechkucke kann Kee Memberstaat ass méi exposéiert wéi d'Groussherzogtum. Lëtzebuerg huet säi Wuelstand op genau deene Fräiheete gebaut, déi de RN a Fro stellt. Den Aarbechtsmaart ass de klorste Drockpunkt. 2025 sinn ronn 233.260 Grenzgänger op Lëtzebuerg fueren — ronn 47 % vun de Salariéen, no Zuelen, déi aus dem IGSS vun de grenziwwergräifenden Observatoiren AGURAM an IBA·OIE zesummegestallt goufen. Dovunner wunnen ronn 126.600 a Frankräich, niewent ronn 53.360 an Däitschland a 53.300 a Belsch. Méi wéi d'Hallschent passéiere also all Dag d'franséisch Grenz ënner den EU-Reegele vun der fräier Beweegung. Eng franséisch Regierung, déi Schengen ëmstrukturéiert oder eng „national Preferenz“ verfollegt, géif direkt an de Maschinneraum vu Lëtzebuergs Wirtschaft gräifen. Den Handel ass déi zweet Schwachstell. Ronn 85 % vu Lëtzebuergs Handel ass mat anere EU-Staaten, a ronn 90 % vum Aussenhandel mat EU-Partner, méi wéi d'Hallschent dovunner mat Frankräich, Däitschland a Belsch. De Finanzsecteur, deen ëm déi 25 % vum PIB schaaft, hänkt vum Passporting am Bannemaart an der Stabilitéit vum Euro of. E laangzéie Bras-de-fer tëscht Paräis a Bréissel iwwer Budget, Recht a Grenze géif genau déi Reegele wackelen, déi Lëtzebuerg als de Fong ënner sengem oppene Modell behandelt. Näischt dovunner ass nach Politik; et ass e Manifest vun enger Partei, déi den Élysée net hält an um Emmanuel Macron e Wiechter virun engem méigleche Referendum huet, well säin Averständnis fir all Verfassungsreferendum néideg ass. Mä mam RN um Opstig a mam Schicksal vum Marine Le Pen an e puer Woche fälleg, ass d'Fro fir Lëtzebuerg net méi, ob een de Plang eescht hëlt, mä wéi ee sech op e Frankräich virbereet, dat decidéiere kéint, datt d'EU-Reegele vu bannen verhandelbar sinn. ### Sources - Bardella veut réduire de moitié la contribution de la France à l'Union européenne — Boursorama: https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-a-l-union-europeenne-984a89cf13ad80f242f310d28b392ed9 - Union européenne : Jordan Bardella veut «réduire de moitié» la contribution de la France — Le JDD: https://www.lejdd.fr/politique/union-europeenne-jordan-bardella-veut-reduire-de-moitie-la-contribution-de-la-france-176541 - Stay in Europe, ignore some rules: Bardella explicit RN's new EU doctrine ahead of 2027 — Brussels Signal: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/05/stay-in-europe-ignore-some-rules-bardella-explicit-rns-new-eu-doctrine-ahead-of-2027/ - How Bardella would break the EU: He won't soften like Meloni — UnHerd: https://unherd.com/2025/11/how-bardella-would-break-the-eu/ - If Bardella wins: Scenarios for a far-right presidency in France — European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): https://ecfr.eu/publication/if-bardella-wins-scenarios-for-a-far-right-presidency-in-france/ - What a far-right government in France would mean for the EU — Der (europäische) Föderalist: https://www.foederalist.eu/2024/07/elections-france.html - Bardella Says EU 'Completely Obsolete,' Vows Nationalist Reforms — The European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/bardella-politico-eu-completely-obsolete-nationalist-reforms/ - EU budget: Who pays the most into the EU, and who gains the most? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/09/eu-budget-who-pays-the-most-into-the-eu-and-who-gains-the-most - Observatoire territorial transfrontalier / Chiffres-clés : frontaliers français au Luxembourg en 2025 — AGURAM: https://www.aguram.org/aguram/observatoire-territorial-transfrontalier-chiffres-cles-frontaliers-francais-au-luxembourg-en-2025/ - Emploi frontalier et évolution — IBA·OIE: https://www.iba-oie.eu/fr/themes/mobilite-des-frontaliers/luxembourg/emploi-frontalier-et-evolution - Luxembourg - Intra-EU trade: Exports (Eurostat data) — Eurostat / Trading Economics: https://tradingeconomics.com/luxembourg/intra-eu-trade-exports-eurostat-data.html - France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260113-france-le-pen-returns-to-court-with-2027-presidency-bid-on-the-line - Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/10/fact-check-has-marine-le-pens-appeal-against-her-presidential-ban-been-denied - French far-right well ahead in new poll for 2027 presidential election — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/french-far-right-well-ahead-in-new-poll-for-2027-presidential-election/781486 - Le nombre d'agents publics devenus frontaliers a doublé depuis 2019 — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourggrande-region-le-nombre-d-agents-publics-devenus-frontaliers-a-double-103575845 --- ## Nëmmen e Verwarnungsbréif vun der eegener Partei fir den ADR-Deputéierten Weidig - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/tom-weidig-adr-verwarnungsbreif-lgbtiq-facebook-like - Published: 2026-06-24T11:52:10.592+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:52:10.592+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 6c359d69-fd5b-4b4f-8adb-cf4f380ca69e - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Chamber huet d'Haasspropaganda eestëmmeg veruerteelt, awer selwer keng Strof verhaangen. Déi eenzeg formell Sanktioun koum vun der ADR — e schrëftleche Verweis. ### Summary Den ADR-Deputéierten Tom Weidig huet op Facebook e Kommentar guttgeheescht, dee fuerdert, d'LGBTIQ auszerotten. D'Chamber huet hien net bestrooft — déi eenzeg Sanktioun war e Verwarnungsbréif vu senger Partei. ### Key facts - Den ADR-Deputéierten Tom Weidig huet am Februar 2025 e Facebook-Kommentar gelaikt, dee fuerdert, d'LGBTIQ ze vernichten; e puer Deeg virdru hat hien dem Trump säi Verbuet vu Transgender-Athletinnen am Fraesport gelueft. - Den 12. Februar 2025 huet d'Chamber eng eestëmmeg Resolutioun géint Haassried a Diskriminéierung ugeholl — och d'ADR huet derfir gestëmmt — mä si huet selwer keng Strof géint de Weidig verhaangen. - Déi eenzeg formell Sanktioun koum vun der ADR: e schrëftleche Verweis, nodeem den nationale Comité den 17. Februar 2025 entscheet huet. - Rosa Lëtzebuerg huet eng Plainte géint de Weidig an den Auteur vum Kommentar agereecht a säi Récktrëtt gefuerdert. - De Fall weist d'Grenze vum parlamentaresche Verhalenscode, dee virun allem d'Behuele bannent dem Sall reglementéiert, net dat, wat op de soziale Medie geschitt. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet den Tom Weidig genee gemaach?** Am Februar 2025 huet hien op Facebook e Kommentar gelaikt, an deem op Däitsch stoung 'Wir müssen auch hier kämpfen und LGBTQ vernichten' (Mir mussen och hei kämpfen an d'LGBTQ vernichten). Hie sot, de Like wier ausser Versinn geschitt, an huet sech entschëllegt. **Q: Huet d'Chamber de Weidig bestrooft?** Nee. D'Chamber huet den 12. Februar 2025 eng eestëmmeg Resolutioun géint Haassried a Diskriminéierung ugeholl, mä si huet selwer keng formell Sanktioun — weder Suspension, Geldstrof nach Mandatsverloscht — géint hie verhaangen. **Q: Wéi eng Strof huet de Weidig um Enn kritt?** Eleng e schrëftleche Verweis vu senger eegener Partei. Den ADR-Comité koum zum Schluss, hien hätt keen Opruff zur Ausrottung gemaach, an huet hie gefrot, säi Verhalen op de soziale Medien ze klären. Säi Sëtz huet hie behalen. **Q: Firwat war en Ausschloss aus der Partei eng Méiglechkeet?** Well d'ADR 2017 schonn de Joe Thein erausgeworf hat, nodeem deen iwwer den Aussenminister Jean Asselborn gesot hat, ee misst hien op der Strooss erschéissen. D'Strofe goungen dofir vum simple Verweis bis bei den Ausschloss. ### Body Wéi gëtt de Lëtzebuerger Parlament domat ëm, wann ee vu senge Memberen ëffentlech en Opruff zum Haass guttgeheescht? Den Tom Weidig huet op dës Fro eng eendeiteg Äntwert kritt: bal guer net. De Mandataire huet op Facebook e Kommentar „gelaikt", dee fuerdert huet, d'LGBTIQ-Leit „auszerotten" — an um Enn stoung weder eng Suspension nach eng Geldstrof, mä eleng e schrëftleche Verweis vun der eegener Partei. Den Tom Weidig, Deputéierten vun der national-konservativer ADR, am Oktober 2023 am Zentrum gewielt, huet am Februar 2025 iwwer all Parteigrenzen ewech Kritik ausgeléist. Hien hat e Facebook-Kommentar guttgeheescht, an deem op Däitsch stoung: „Wir müssen auch hier kämpfen und LGBTQ vernichten" — also „Mir mussen och hei kämpfen an d'LGBTQ vernichten". Eng franséisch Iwwersetzung an der Press huet doraus „exterminer les LGBTIQ+" gemaach. E puer Deeg virdru hat de Weidig ëffentlech d'Verbuet vum US-President Donald Trump fir Transgender-Athletinnen am Fraesport gelueft. E Klick, deen et a sech huet De Like gouf fir d'éischt vun anere Politiker an der Press opgegraff a louch direkt eng Wells vu Reaktiounen aus. De Weidig huet gesot, de Klick wier ausser Versinn geschitt an hie wier falsch verstane ginn, an hie huet sech entschëllegt. Fir Rosa Lëtzebuerg, déi grouss LGBTIQ+-Organisatioun am Land, huet dat net duergaangen: si huet eng Plainte géint de Weidig a géint den Auteur vum ursprénglechen Kommentar agereecht an de Récktrëtt vum Deputéierte gefuerdert. D'Affär ass an enger Zäit komm, an där d'LGBTIQ-Rechter am Land sowisou ëmstridde waren — bis hin zu enger Petitioun géint LGBTIQ-Inhalter an de Schoulen, déi an der ADR-Basis Uklang fonnt huet. Fir d'Kritiker war e Mandataire, deen en explizitten Opruff zur „Ausrottung" vun enger Minoritéit guttheescht, eppes, wat ee net als banal Online-Rutsch ofdoe kann. D'Chamber huet eng Linn gezunn Wéi d'Chamber den 12. Februar 2025 zesummekoum, hu sechs Parteien — d'CSV, d'DP, d'LSAP, déi gréng, d'Piraten an déi Lénk — gemeinsam eng Resolutioun deposéiert, déi „all Attack géint d'Mënscherechter, dorënner Gewalt, Haassried an Diskriminéierung géint Minoritéiten, mat Nodrock veruerteelt". Si gouf eestëmmeg ugeholl, mat alle Stëmmen — och déi fënnef vun der ADR. De Weidig sëlwer huet geschwige gelooss, wärend Deputéierter aus all de Bänken hien ugeprangert hunn. Den DP-Deputéierte Gilles Baum huet an der Chamber kloer gemaach, dass et elo duer: „Et duer elo! Et ass wichteg, datt mir d'Stëmm erhiewen, fir kloer ze ënnersträichen, datt faschistescht an nationalsozialistescht Gedankegutt weder an dëser Chamber nach an der Gesellschaft seng Plaz huet." Nach méi direkt war de Marc Baum vun déi Lénk, deen dem Weidig gesot huet: „Andeem Dir Är Ënnerstëtzung fir den Opruff weist, d'LGBTIQ+ auszerotten, gehéiert Dir net méi zur Demokratie." „Dir sidd eng Schan fir dës Chamber!" — esou huet d'LSAP-Fraktiounspresidentin Taina Bofferding de Weidig ugeschwat an seng Partei als „gëfteg fir eis Gesellschaft" bezeechent. Mä bei aller Veruerteelung blouf d'Resolutioun e politescht Signal, keng Strof. D'Chamber huet dem Weidig keng formell Sanktioun opgedréckt — keng Suspension, keng Geldstrof, kee Mandatsverloscht. Hir Verhalensreegele schaffen haaptsächlech fir d'Behuele bannent dem Hemicycle, an de strittegen Akt war op de soziale Medie geschitt, also dobaussen. D'Partei sanktionéiert, net d'Parlament Well d'Chamber net géint ee vun hire Memberen agegraff huet, blouf eleng den interne Wee bei der ADR. D'Partei huet eng Prozedur opgemaach an de Like als „inacceptabel" bezeechent; den nationale Comité ass e Méindeg, den 17. Februar 2025, zesummekomm fir ze decidéieren. D'Spannweit vun de méigleche Strofen war breet: - e simpelen, schrëftleche Verweis; - méi haart intern Moossnamen; oder - de glate Rauswuerf aus der Partei. En Ausschloss war keng theoretesch Hypothees: 2017 hat d'ADR de Joe Thein erausgeworf, nodeem deen iwwer den deemolegen Aussenminister Jean Asselborn gesot hat, ee misst hien „op der Strooss erschéissen". Am Fall Weidig huet de Comité op déi mëllst Variant gegraff — e schrëftleche Verweis. Hie koum zum Schluss, de Mandataire hätt „kee wëllen an och keen Opruff gemaach, fir iergendeen auszerotten", a krut d'Oplo, säi Verhalen op de soziale Medien ze klären. Säi Sëtz huet hie behalen. Wou Lëtzebuerg seng Grenz zitt D'Affär huet gewisen, wéi wéineg Handhabe d'Parlament huet, fir diskriminéierend Aussoe vu senge Memberen ze sanktionéieren. D'Chamber kann diskutéieren, veruerteelen a Resolutioune verofscheeden — mä hire Verhalenscode ass op d'Uerdnung am Sall ausgeriicht, net op dat, wat d'Deputéiert online posten. E fréieren Tëschefall huet déi Lück ënnersträcht: am Januar 2024, nodeem de Weidig op Facebook drohend Bemierkunge géint e Karikaturist gemaach hat, huet d'Konferenz vun de Presidente mat him geschwat, awer keng formell Strof verhaangen — mat der Begrënnung, d'Behuele wier „dobaussen, ausserhalb vun de Parlamentsmaueren" geschitt — an eeben d'Iwwerschaffung vum Verhalenscode versprach. Sou bléift e System, an deem déi stäerkst formell Äntwert op en Deputéierten, deen en Opruff zur „Ausrottung" vun enger Minoritéit guttheescht, net vun der Institutioun koum, déi hie verdrëtt, mä vun der Partei, déi hien opgestallt huet — an net méi war wéi e Bréif. Wien dës Approche ënnerstëtzt, seet, si respektéiert de groussen Handlungsspillraum vu gewielte Vertrieder an de Prinzip, dass um Enn d'Wieler an net Comitéen iwwer hir Politiker urteele sollen. D'Kritiker halen entgéint, dass d'Dignitéit vu geschützte Gruppen domat um gudde Wëlle vun enger eenzeger Partei hänkt. Fir Lëtzebuerg huet de Fall e Mooss gesat: Eng eestëmmeg Chamber kann ënnersträichen, dass Opruff zur Ausrottung vun enger Minoritéit ënnert all Linn leien — wärend déiselwecht Chamber, géintiwwer engem Member, deen genau dat guttgeheescht huet, feststelle muss, dass si bal näischt dergéint maache kann. ### Sources - Affaire Weidig : «Vous êtes une honte pour cette Chambre» — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-weidig-vous-etes-une-honte-pour-cette-chambre/ - L'ADR adresse un avertissement à Tom Weidig — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/ladr-adresse-un-avertissement-a-tom-weidig/ - Affaire Tom Weidig : l'ADR lance une procédure de discipline — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/affaire-tom-weidig-ladr-lance-une-procedure-de-discipline/ - Nach Facebook-Like von Tom Weidig: Chamber wendet sich mit Resolution gegen ADR — Tageblatt: https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/nach-facebook-like-von-tom-weidig-chamber-wendet-sich-mit-resolution-gegen-adr/ - Transphober Post: Rosa Lëtzebuerg zeigt Tom Weidig an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/de/story/rosa-letzebuerg-adr-abgeordneter-weidig-wegen-transphobem-post-angezeigt-103278932 - Chambre : l'affaire Weidig est close — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/chambre-laffaire-weidig-est-close/ - Tom Weidig — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Weidig - Tom Weidig — deputy profile — Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://www.chd.lu/fr/deputy/1256 --- ## OECD: Lëtzebuerg huet keng Anti-Korruptiouns-Strategie a kontrolléiert Lobbying net richteg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/oecd-bericht-2026-letzebuerg-keng-anti-korruptiouns-strategie - Published: 2026-06-24T11:20:07.167+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T11:20:07.167+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: d405fc43-2cad-47b4-84b1-a47a2f910e2b - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Eng nei OECD-Untersuchung gëtt dem Grand-Duché null Punkten op senger Anti-Korruptiouns-Strategie a kritiséiert, datt et keng Verméigensdeklaratioune fir Ministeren a Riichter gëtt. ### Summary D'OECD bewäert Lëtzebuerg an hirem "Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026" mat null Punkten op der Anti-Korruptiouns-Strategie a stellt fest, datt d'Reegelen op Pabeier gutt sinn, mä an der Praxis schlecht ëmgesat ginn. ### Key facts - D'OECD gëtt Lëtzebuerg null Prozent op der Konzeptioun an null Prozent op der Praxis vun engem strategesche Kader géint Korruptioun — géintiwwer engem Duerchschnëtt vun 38 a 32 Prozent. - De roude Fuedem: gutt Reegelen op Pabeier, mä schwaach Ëmsetzung. D'Praxis vum Disziplinarsystem fir Beamten läit bei 17 Prozent, obwuel d'Reegele 92 Prozent erreechen. - Et gëtt keng Verméigens- oder Interessedeklaratioune fir Ministeren, héich Beamten, Riichter a Staatsulwäld, an d'Lobbying-Kontroll huet keng eege Opsiichtsinstanz. - De COPRECO ënner der Justizministesch Elisabeth Margue sollt Ufank 2026 konkret Moossname fir d'Ëmsetzung vun den OECD-Empfeelunge virleeën. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass den Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026?** Et ass eng Untersuchung vun der OECD, am Mäerz 2026 zu Paräis publizéiert, déi d'Integritéit vun de Memberlänner laanscht aacht Dimensioune bewäert — jeeweils op 'Reegelen' (op Pabeier) an 'Praxis' (Ëmsetzung). D'Donnéeë fir Lëtzebuerg goufen den 7. Mäerz 2026 erausgezunn. **Q: Firwat kritt Lëtzebuerg null Punkten op der Anti-Korruptiouns-Strategie?** Well d'Land keng dedizéiert national Strategie géint Korruptioun huet. D'OECD bewäert souwuel d'Konzeptioun wéi och d'Praxis vun esou engem strategesche Kader mat null Prozent, géintiwwer engem OECD-Duerchschnëtt vun 38 a 32 Prozent. **Q: Wat plangt d'Regierung Frieden ze maachen?** No dem Rechtsstaatlechkeetsbericht vun der EU-Kommissioun vum 8. Juli 2025 iwwerleet d'Regierung, eng formell Anti-Korruptiouns-Strategie virzeschloen, an de COPRECO sollt Ufank 2026 konkret Moossname fir d'Ëmsetzung vun den OECD-Empfeelunge virleeën. ### Body Lëtzebuerg lieft als Finanzplaz vu sengem Ruff fir Stabilitéit a Rechtsstaatlechkeet. Genau do setzt elo eng nei Untersuchung vun der OECD den Daum op eng wonn Plaz: dem Land feelt eent vun de meeschte grondsätzleche Instrumenter vun enger propperer Regéierung — eng national Strategie fir géint Korruptioun ze kämpfen. Am Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026, am Mäerz zu Paräis publizéiert, kritt de Grand-Duché souwuel fir d'Konzeptioun wéi och fir déi alldeeglech Praxis vun engem strategesche Kader géint Korruptioun null Punkten — géintiwwer engem OECD-Duerchschnëtt vun 38 respektiv 32 Prozent. D'Zuele kommen aus den Ëffentlechen Integritéits-Indicateuren vun der OECD, mat Donnéeën, déi den 7. Mäerz 2026 erausgezunn goufen. De Rapport kënnt zu engem Moment, wou d'Qualitéit vun der Regéierungsféierung vun ausserhalb genau ënnert d'Lupp geholl gëtt. De jäerleche Rechtsstaatlechkeetsbericht vun der Europäescher Kommissioun an d'Anti-Korruptiouns-Instanz vum Europarot, GRECO, drécken dem Land zënter Joren op d'Lück bei Transparenz an Offenleeung — eppes, wat fir e Land zielt, deem seng Wirtschaft op der Glafwierdegkeet vu senge Geriichter a Kontrollinstanzen baséiert. Schéin Reegelen, schwaach Ëmsetzung Iwwer all aacht Integritéits-Dimensioune vun der OECD weist sech ëmmer dat selwecht Bild: e Land, dat gutt Gesetzer mécht, mä d'Reegelen ongläich uwennt. Op Pabeier kënnt Lëtzebuerg dacks no bei seng Noperen; bei der gemoossener "Praxis" hänkt et ëmmer erëm hannendrun. De Rapport setzt d'Praxis vun der justizieller Integritéit op 20 Prozent (OECD-Duerchschnëtt 45), déi vun der Parquets-Integritéit op 21 Prozent (52) an déi vum Disziplinarsystem fir Beamten op just 17 Prozent — obwuel hir Reegele mat 92 Prozent bal un d'Spëtzt reechen. - Strategesche Kader: 0 % Reegelen / 0 % Praxis (OECD-Duerchschnëtt 38 % / 32 %) - Lobbying: 40 % / 33 % (43 % / 38 %) - Interessekonflikter: 67 % / 33 % (80 % / 45 %) - Justiziell Integritéit: 65 % / 20 % (66 % / 45 %) - Parquets-Integritéit: 62 % / 21 % (66 % / 52 %) - Disziplinarsystem fir Beamten: 92 % / 17 % (66 % / 22 %) Bei der gréisster Schwächt gëtt de Rapport kloer Wuert. "Luxembourg fulfils 0% of OECD criteria on the strength of strategic framework and 0% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 38% and 32% respectively", heescht et — also: Lëtzebuerg erfëllt null Prozent vun de Krittäre fir d'Stäerkt vum strategesche Kader an null Prozent an der Praxis. Sou e Kader sief "essential to mitigate corruption risks in the public sector", also onerlässlech fir Korruptiounsrisiken am ëffentleche Secteur ze verréngeren. Och d'GRECO hat an hirer fënnefter Evaluatiounsronn schonn d'Feele vun enger ëmfaassender Präventiounsstrategie ugekrékelt. Lücken um Lobbying an der Offenleeung D'OECD erkennt un, datt sech beim Lobbying eppes beweegt huet: zënter 2024 publizéiert Lëtzebuerg en Online-Register mat den Nimm vun de Lobbyisten, hiren Organisatiounen an hiren Aktivitéitsberäicher. Mä si fënnt d'Architektur onkomplett. Sanktioune bei Verstéiss gëllen nëmme fir d'Deputéiert ënner hirem Verhalenscode, net fir all ëffentlech Amtsdréier, a keng Instanz an der Zentralregéierung iwwerwaacht de System. Zu Lëtzebuerg gouf keen ëffentlecht Organ geschaaft, dat speziell d'Lobbying-Aktivitéiten iwwerwaacht. Déi aner grouss Lück ass d'Offenleeung vun de private Interessen vun den Amtsdréier. All Deputéiert hunn tëscht 2019 an 2024 hir Interessedeklaratiounen ofginn, hält de Rapport fest, mä vergläichbar Donnéeë sinn fir d'Memberen vun der Regierung "net verfügbar". National Riichter mussen hir Interessen net deklaréieren, an d'Staatsulwäld weder Interessen nach Verméigen. Beim Zougang zu Informatioune stellt d'OECD fest, datt de Kadaster an d'Verméigens- an Interessedeklaratioune "of the top-two tiers of public employees in the executive branch and members of the judiciary are not available" — also vun den zwou ieweschten Hierarchie-Stufe vun den ëffentlechen Employéen am Exekutivberäich a vun de Membere vun der Justiz net disponibel sinn. Wat d'Regierung dozou seet D'Resultater treffen direkt op d'Reformagenda vun der CSV-DP-Koalitioun ënner Premier Luc Frieden, déi den 17. November 2023 vereedegt gouf. No dem Rechtsstaatlechkeetsbericht vun der Kommissioun, deen den 8. Juli 2025 publizéiert gouf, iwwerleet d'Regierung, eng formell Anti-Korruptiouns-Strategie a weider Moossnamen virzeschloen, an de Comité fir d'Préventioun vun der Korruptioun (COPRECO) — dat interministeriellt Organ ënner der Leedung vun der Justizministesch — sollt Ufank 2026 konkret Schrëtt fir d'Ëmsetzung vun den OECD-Empfeelunge virleeën. D'Justizministesch Elisabeth Margue, am Amt zënter November 2023, leet dee Comité. D'Kommissioun huet och Fortschrëtter op anere Plazen festgehalen: Lëtzebuerg huet eng Empfeelung "voll ëmgesat", fir d'Reform vun de Kompetenze vu sengem Justizrot ofzeschléissen. De Conseil National de la Justice, dee mam Gesetz vum 23. Januar 2023 geschaaft gouf an zënter Juli dat Joer fonctionéiert, ernennt, evaluéiert a sanktionéiert elo d'Magistraten, mat de Riichter, déi eng Majoritéit vu senge néng Sëtz halen — och wann e puer Strukturen, wéi speziell Disziplinargeriichter, nach mussen opgebaut ginn. Firwat dat zielt An de Perceptiounsëmfroe steet Lëtzebuerg konsequent ënner de mannst korrupte Länner vun der Welt, a seng Opsiichtsbehörde kruten Luef fir hir Aarbecht géint d'Geldwäsch. De Bäitrag vun der OECD ass méi feinkärneg: si mësst, ob d'Integritéitsreegelen tatsächlech funktionéieren — an op deem Test fënnt si eng Finanzplaz, déi d'Maschinerie vun der Strategie, der Opsiicht an der Offenleeung nach net opgebaut huet, déi hir Noperen als selbstverständlech betruechten. Fir e Standuert, deem säi Konkurrenzvirdeel d'Vertraue ass, ass d'Klaaft tëscht Gesetz a Praxis genau dee Punkt, dee schwéier engem Investisseur z'erklären ass — an dee Punkt, deen d'Regierung Frieden zougesot, mä nach net geliwwert huet, zouzemaachen. ### Sources - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 — Luxembourg country note (PDF) — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2026/03/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026-country-notes_b1df9263/luxembourg_eb812f53/952fc8f4-en.pdf - Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026: Luxembourg — OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-and-integrity-outlook-2026_0c8910f8-en/luxembourg_952fc8f4-en.html - 2025 Rule of Law Report — Luxembourg country chapter (PDF, SWD(2025) 916 final) — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/38e15783-3aca-434e-83e8-26ba0a90fc7c_en?filename=20_1_63953_coun_chap_luxembourg_en.pdf - EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Luxembourg's Efforts in Digitalisation & Transparency — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/55777-eu-rule-of-law-report-highlights-luxembourgs-efforts-in-digitalisation-transparency - GRECO Finds Luxembourg Making Progress on Anti-Corruption Measures — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/47855-greco-finds-luxembourg-making-progress-on-anti-corruption-measures - GRECO: Fifth-Round Evaluation Report on Luxembourg — eucrim: https://eucrim.eu/news/greco-fifth-round-evaluation-report-luxembourg/ - Luxembourg — Group of States against Corruption (evaluations) — Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/greco/evaluations/luxembourg - Elisabeth Margue — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Margue - Frieden-Bettel Government — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieden-Bettel_Government - Luxembourg — National Council for Justice — EJTN: https://ejtn.eu/office/luxembourg-national-council-for-justice/ --- ## Zéng Joer Kompetenzzentren: vill geléiert, mä de Mangel un Handwierker bleift - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/zeng-joer-kompetenzzentren-handwierk-bettembuerg-grenzganger - Published: 2026-06-24T06:51:48.569+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:51:48.569+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 11d27a1c-92ad-45ea-a286-b8a185be419e - Dateline: Bettembourg, LU > D'Centres de Compétences vum Bauhandwierk feieren hir éischt Dekade. Méi wéi 90.000 Leit ausgebilt — an awer hänkt d'Land weider staark u Grenzgänger an importéierte Fachkräften. ### Summary D'Kompetenzzentren GTB/PAR ginn zéng Joer al a soen, si hätten iwwer 90.000 Leit weidergebilt. Mä den Engpass un qualifizéiertem Handwierk ass net behuewen — d'Bauberäicher rekrutéieren weider iwwer d'Grenzen. ### Key facts - D'Kompetenzzentren GTB/PAR feieren 10 Joer a mellen iwwer 90.000 Participanten op méi wéi 17.000 Formatiounen (detailléiert: 84.807 op 16.622). - D'Formatioun ass gratis fir d'Betriber, déi eng obligatoresch Ëmlag vun 0,5% vun der Lounmass an de Fong Fongeco bezuelen. - De Centre de Formation Krakelshaff zu Beetebuerg (op zënter 2021, ronn 5.000 m²) ass d'Häerz vun der Praxisausbildung. - Neien Ausbau: 500 m² Atelier dëse Summer, e gemeinsamt Gebai mat der Chambre des Métiers an e Site am Norden. - Trotz allem hänkt Lëtzebuerg weider staark u Grenzgänger (ronn 47% vun de Salariéë) — de Modell huet de Mangel net behuewen. ### FAQ **Q: Wat sinn d'Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR?** Zwee gemeinsam gefouert Formatiounszentren fir d'technescht Bauhandwierk (Génie Technique du Bâtiment) an d'Parachèvement. Si decke ronn 30 Beruffer of an entstanen aus engem Accord vu 2015 tëscht der Fédération des Artisans an de Gewerkschaften OGBL a LCGB. **Q: Wéi vill kascht d'Formatioun?** Fir d'Salariéë vun de bäidroende Betriber ass se gratis. D'Betriber bezuelen eng obligatoresch Joresofgab vun 0,5% vun der Lounmass, déi iwwer de Sektorfong Fongeco gebündelt gëtt. **Q: Léist de Modell de Fachkräftemangel?** Nee, net alleng. D'Zentren hunn d'Kompetenzen vun der bestoender Belegschaft erhéicht, mä d'Land hänkt weider staark u Grenzgänger an importéierte Fachkräften, well d'Offer am Land alleng net duergeet. **Q: Wou ass den Haaptsite?** De Centre de Formation Krakelshaff zu Beetebuerg, op engem 2,45 Hektar groussen Terrain, opgaangen Ufanks 2021 mat ronn 5.000 m² Formatiouns- an Atelierfläch. ### Body Et ass eng vun deenen Astitutiounen, déi am Stëllen entstanen sinn an haut net méi ewechzedenken sinn: d'Centres de Compétences fir d'technescht Bauhandwierk an d'Parachèvement ginn dëse Mount zéng Joer al. Bei engem Owesevenement am Juni mam Titel Les Maîtres du Geste, mat méi wéi 500 Gäscht aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Gewerkschaften an Handwierk, hunn d'Zentren hir Bilanz gezunn — an déi liest sech impressionnant: zënter 2016 sollen iwwer 90.000 Leit u méi wéi 17.000 Formatiounssessiounen deelgeholl hunn. Hannert de gerënnten Zuelen ass d'Detailrechnung vun den Zentren méi präzis: 84.807 Participanten op 16.622 Formatiounen, geliwwert vun ronn 25 Mataarbechter fir e Reseau vu ronn 2.600 Handwierksbetriber. Egal wéi eng Zuel ee këmmt, d'Kéier no uewe geet steil — nach Mëtt 2023 hunn d'Zentren 44.000 ausgebilte Leit iwwer siwe Joer gemellt. Mä eng Dekade-Bilanz hänkt vun enger méi haarder Fro of wéi just dem Duerchsaz: huet de Modell de Fachkräftemangel ugefaangen ze zoumaachen — oder mécht en de Mangel just méi erdroenbar? Eng Ëmlag, déi d'Formatioun gratis mécht D'Zentren ginn op en interprofessionellen Accord vu Juli 2015 zréck, ënnerschriwwe vun der Fédération des Artisans an de Gewerkschaften OGBL a LCGB. Zwee Zentren — Génie Technique du Bâtiment a Parachèvement — schaffe gemeinsam an decken ronn 30 Beruffer of, vun Elektresch, Heizung, Sanitär a Lifter bis Dachdecker, Fliesen a Molerei. De Finanzéierungsmechanismus ass de Punkt, deen de Modell besonnesch mécht. Ugeschloss Betriber bezuelen eng obligatoresch Joresofgab vun 0,5% vun der Lounmass, gebündelt iwwer de Sektorfong Fongeco no enger grand-ducaler Reglementatioun, déi zënter November 2015 a Kraaft ass. Am Géigenzuch ass d'Formatioun fir d'Salariéë vun de bäidroende Betriber gratis. Sou gëtt aus enger fräiwëlleger Ausgab e kollektivt Recht — en Design, deen extra déi kleng Betriber soll erreechen, déi soss seelen e Budget fir Weiderbildung virgesinn. D'Chambre des Métiers steet niewent — net iwwer — den Zentren: si bitt eng komplementär, méi theoretesch Weiderbildung un, während d'Zentren op d'Hands-on-Praxis setzen. Déi Zesummenaarbecht soll nach méi enk ginn: an engem neie Gebai sollen d'Zentren a säi Service de Contrôle et de Réception du Bâtiment Raim deelen. Eng Atelier-Hal fir d'Energiewend D'Häerz vum Ganzen ass de Centre de Formation Krakelshaff zu Beetebuerg, Ufanks 2021 op engem 2,45 Hektar groussen Terrain opgaangen, deen d'Ministère vun der Wirtschaft an de Mëttelstandsministère zur Verfügung gestallt hunn. Op de ronn 5.000 Quadratmeter — zwee bal identesch Formatiounsgebaier, mat enger Stolpasserell verbonnen, plus zwou grouss Atelier-Halen — kënnen d'Léierbouwen an d'Handwierker un echtem, installéiertem Material schaffen amplaz an enger Schoulklass. A genee dat Material ass ëmmer méi d'Ausrüstung vun der Dekarbonisatioun. D'Zentren hunn Formatiounen ronderëm Wärmepompelen, Verbrennungskessel, Ventilatioun, Photovoltaik, Gebai-Thermografie, Home-Energy-Management-Systemer an Elektromobilitéit opgebaut, mam Waasserstoff als kommend Thema. Beim Jubiläum hunn d'Zentren eng weider Ausbau ugekënnegt: eng 500 Quadratmeter grouss equipéiert Atelier dëse Summer, dat gemeinsamt Gebai mat der Chambre des Métiers an e geplangte Site am Norde vum Land, fir de Betriber do d'Wee méi kuerz ze maachen. D'Formatioun bleift de Schlëssel fir Konkurrenzfäegkeet, Innovatioun an Nohaltegkeet. Déi Awäertung koum vum Claude Schreiber, President vum Centre Génie Technique du Bâtiment. De Marc Herkes, Chef vum Parachèvement-Zentrum, huet de Mataarbechter Merci gesot, déi d'Programmer opgebaut hunn: näischt vun deem, wat hei besteet — d'Programmer, d'Modeller, d'Parcoursen — géif et ouni hir Equipen ginn. De Mangel zoumaachen — oder iwwerdecken? De politeschen Argument fir d'Zentren ass den Argument fir d'Weiderbildung am Allgemengen. "D'Kompetenzopwäertung ass eng onverzichtbar Sail, fir d'Beschäftegungsfäegkeet, d'Konkurrenzfäegkeet an de sozialen Zesummenhalt ze garantéieren", sou den Aarbechtsminister Marc Spautz virun de Gäscht, an huet domat d'Weiderbildung an d'Mëtt vun der Äntwert op e séier verännerlechen Aarbechtsmaart gestallt. De struktturellen Hannergrond ass aussergewéinlech kloer. Lëtzebuerg huet Enn 2025 bal 494.000 Salariéë gezielt, an dovun ware ronn 47% Grenzgänger — ëm déi 229.000 Leit, déi all Dag aus Frankräich, der Belsch an Däitschland erfueren. Keng aner EU-Wirtschaft hänkt sou staark vu Mënschen of, déi se net selwer behaust, an d'Bau-, Energie- a Handwierksberäicher, déi d'Zentren bedéngen, gehéieren zu deenen, déi am stäerkste vum Mangel u qualifizéierten Hänn betraff sinn. - Bal 494.000 Salariéë am Land Enn 2025 - Ronn 47% dovun Grenzgänger — ëm déi 229.000 Leit - Ëm déi 2.600 Handwierksbetriber an de Sekteuren GTB/PAR Op deem Mooss ass d'Dekade-Bilanz gemëscht. D'Zentren hunn d'Kompetenzniveau vun der Belegschaft, déi scho bannent dem Lëtzebuerger Handwierk ass, nowäisbar erhéicht, an de mat der Ëmlag finanzéierte Modell huet de klenge Betriber Zougang zu Formatiounen ginn, déi se soss net kaaft hätten. Wat zéng Joer net fäerdeg bruecht hunn, ass d'Ofhängegkeet vum Land vun importéierten a grenziwwerschreidende Fachkräften ze léisen: d'Handwierk rekrutéiert weider iwwer d'Grenzen, well d'Offer am Land alleng den Optragsbuch net fëllt, an d'Energiewend bréngt nei Spezialisatiounen méi séier eran wéi all eenzelt Formatiounssystem se ka noliwweren. Domat stinn d'Zentren do, wou Lëtzebuerger Institutiounen dacks stinn — onverzichtbar, an awer net duergräifend fir sech alleng. Si hunn eng dauerhaft Kapazitéit opgebaut, fir d'bestoend Belegschaft kompetent ze halen an déi nei gréng Ufuerderungen opzefänken. De Mangel ganz zoumaachen géif eppes brauchen, wat d'Zentren net selwer liwwere kënnen: méi Leit, déi iwwerhaapt an d'Handwierk era wëllen. Fir d'Éischt ass de Modell manner eng Heelung fir de Fachkräftemangel wéi dat, wat e verhënnert méi grouss ze ginn. ### Sources - Les Centres de Compétences de l'artisanat célèbrent une décennie à l'ouvrage — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/les-centres-de-competences-de-lartisanat-celebrent-une-decennie-a-louvrage/ - À propos — Centres de Compétences Génie Technique & Parachèvement — Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR (cdc-gtb.lu): https://www.cdc-gtb.lu/a-propos/ - Annonce Centres de compétences (décennie : 84 807 participants, 16 622 formations) — Infogreen.lu: https://www.infogreen.lu/annonce-centres-de-competences.html - Bettembourg : l'artisanat se forme à la transition énergétique — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/bettembourg-lartisanat-se-forme-a-la-transition-energetique/ - Quels sont les dispositifs de financement de la formation professionnelle continue pour les PME au Luxembourg ? — Pixie.lu: https://www.pixie.lu/corpus/rh/06-0080/quels-sont-les-dispositifs-de-financement-de-la-formation-professionnelle-continue-pour-les-pme-au-luxembourg/ - Le nouveau « Centre de Formation Krakelshaff » des Centres de Compétences GTB/PAR — Lëtzebuerger Gemengen (gemengen.lu): https://gemengen.lu/web/2021/03/12/le-nouveau-centre-de-formation-krakelshaff-des-centres-de-competences-gtb-par/ - Cross-Border Workers Constitute 47% of Luxembourg's Workforce — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/54808-cross-border-workers-constitute-47-of-luxembourgs-500k-workforce-in-2023 - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in Q1 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn20-25-emploi-salarie.html - La formation dans le secteur artisanal — gouvernement.lu / luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/fr/travailler-et-etudier/les-etudes-au-luxembourg/la-formation-dans-le-secteur-artisanal.html --- ## Hëtzt verzitt d'Schinnen zu Berchem: CFL streicht Grenzgänger-Zich op den Südstrecken - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztwell-cfl-schinne-berchem-grenzgaenger-zuch-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T06:42:13.708+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:42:13.708+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 74c24d66-435c-4cab-8a53-6cc4fc41135d - Dateline: Berchem, LU > Eng vun der Hëtzt deforméiert Schinn bei Berchem huet d'CFL gezwongen, op de südleche Grenzstrecken Zich ze annuléieren a lues fueren ze loossen — déi Stéierungen dauere bis e Mëttwoch. ### Summary No engem Schueden u sengem Gleis zu Berchem huet d'CFL e Méindeg den 22. Juni 2026 de Verkéier op den Esch- a Metz-Strecke staark reduzéiert. D'Land stoung ënner rouder Hëtztewarnung; d'CFL rechent eréischt vu Mëttwoch 15 Auer mat enger Besserung. ### Key facts - D'CFL huet zu Berchem eng liicht Setzung vum Gleis festgestallt an aus Sécherheetsgrënn eng Spuer komplett gespaart. - RE-Zich Lëtzebuerg–Rodange waren annuléiert, d'RB Lëtzebuerg–Péiteng sinn weidergefuer, an den TER Lëtzebuerg–Metz huet mat reduzéierter Frequenz gefuer. - MeteoLux hat fir d'ganzt Land déi rout Vigilance ausgeruff; 36–38 Grad e Méindeg am Süden, Richtung 40 Grad vu Mëttwoch un. - D'CFL huet mat enger graduell Erëmopnam vum Verkéier tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Beetebuerg vu Mëttwoch 15 Auer un gerechent. - Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 ronn 228.300 Grenzgänger gezielt — bal d'Halschent vun der Aarbechtskraaft —, dorënner d'Achse Esch a Metz. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini soll de Verkéier erëm normal fueren?** D'CFL huet mat enger graduell Erëmopnam vum Verkéier tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Beetebuerg vu Mëttwoch den 24. Juni 15 Auer un gerechent. D'Reparatur huet eréischt an der Nuecht ufänke kënnen, soubal d'Temperature genuch erofgaange waren. **Q: Wéi eng Strecke ware betraff?** D'Strecken Lëtzebuerg–Esch-Uelzecht–Rodange a Lëtzebuerg–Diddenuewen–Metz, mat Stéierungen och tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Beetebuerg. D'RE-Zich op Rodange waren annuléiert, d'RB op Péiteng sinn weidergefuer, an den TER op Metz huet mat reduzéierter Frequenz gefuer. **Q: Firwat beschiedegt d'Hëtzt d'Schinnen?** Duerchgehend geschweesst Gleis gëtt ënner Spannung op eng Ziltemperatur verluecht. Klëmmt de Stol wäit doriwwer eraus, da geet en op a ka sech verbéien, wat Vitesse-Limitten oder Spärungen néideg mécht; och d'Uewerleitung hänkt duerch a kann erofgerappt ginn. ### Body Wéi d'Hëtzt e Méindeg op de Spëtzewäerter zegoung, ass de Schinnennetz am Süde vum Land an d'Knéie gaangen. D'CFL huet de Verkéier op zwou vu sengen am stäerkste frequentéierte Grenzstrecken drastesch erofgesat, nodeems extrem Temperaturen d'Gleis südlech vun der Stad beschiedegt haten — mat der Konsequenz, datt Dausende Grenzgänger op hirem Wee op an aus Frankräich a Belsch sëtze bliwwe sinn. D'Stéierung ass e Méindeg den 22. Juni mëttes komm, just wéi MeteoLux fir d'ganzt Land déi rout Vigilance ausgeruff huet — déi héchst Warnstuf. D'Regierung huet a sengem Communiqué vun engem "ausnamsweis staarken Hëtztwell bis Enn der Woch" geschwat: 36 bis 38 Grad am Süden e Méindeg, an iwwer d'Woch eropklamend Mëttelwäerter Richtung 40 Grad vu Mëttwoch un, mat drécken Nuechten ouni thermesch Erliichterung an ouni Aussiicht op Reen. D'CFL huet matgedeelt, datt zu Berchem — eng Statioun um südlechen Zougang op d'Stad — eng liicht Setzung vum Gleis festgestallt gi wier, well d'Hëtzt d'Schinne verbéit hat. Aus Sécherheetsgrënn huet d'Betreiwerin eng Spuer komplett gespaart an domat d'Kapazitéit vun de betraffene Strecke staark erofgesat. D'Original-Formuléierung vun der CFL kléngt esou: "Eng liicht Setzung vum Gleis ass festgestallt ginn", huet d'CFL erkläert — an huet derbäigesat: "D'CFL biede fir d'Verständnis fir déi entstanen Onannehmlechkeeten." D'Auswierkungen op de Moies- an Owesverkéier waren direkt ze spieren: - D'RE-Zich tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Rodange, iwwer Esch-Uelzecht, sinn an deenen zwou Richtungen tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Rodange annuléiert ginn; - D'RB-Zich tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Péiteng, iwwer Esch-Uelzecht, sinn an deenen zwou Richtungen weidergefuer; - Den TER-Verkéier tëscht Lëtzebuerg, Diddenuewen a Metz ass mat reduzéierter Frequenz gefuer, mat e puer komplett ofgesote Verbindungen, während déi Zich, déi nach gefuer sinn, déi beschiedegt Streck mat staark gedrësselter Vitesse iwwerquert hunn. L'essentiel huet ënner de gestrachene Verbindungen déi vu Metz ëm 06.03, 06.46 an 08.50 Auer opgezielt, esou wéi déi vu Lëtzebuerg Richtung Frankräich ëm 16.15, 16.44, 17.57, 18.39 an 19.15 Auer. Stol, deen ënner Spannung steet D'Reparatur huet eréischt an der Nuecht ufänke kënnen, soubal d'Temperature wäit genuch erofgaange waren, fir datt d'Equipen sécher um Gleis schaffe konnten, huet d'CFL gesot. D'Betreiwerin huet mat enger graduell Erëmopnam vum Verkéier tëscht Lëtzebuerg a Beetebuerg vu Mëttwoch 15 Auer un gerechent, sech entschëllegt an d'Passagéier op hir App a Websäit verwisen. Op der Gare Centrale zu Lëtzebuerg sinn Drénkwaasser-Fontäne fir déi waardend Reesend opgestallt ginn. D'Hëtzt ass e ale Feind vun der Schinn. Duerchgehend geschweesst Gleis gëtt ënner enger Spannung verluecht, déi op eng Ziltemperatur ofgestëmmt ass; klëmmt de Stol wäit doriwwer eraus, da geet en op a ka sech verbéien — wat d'Betreiwer zwéngt, Vitesse-Limitten ze setzen oder eng Streck zoue ze maachen, bis se erëm ofkillt. Bei grousser Hëtzt hänkt och d'Uewerleitung duerch a ka vum Pantograph vun engem Zuch erofgerappt ginn, während d'Klimaanlag un Bord un hir Grenze kënnt. Dës Kombinatioun mécht, datt d'Eisebunne quer duerch Europa lues a méi dënn fueren, soubal d'Quecksëlwer no uewe schéisst. Stëllstand iwwer d'Grenzen eraus De Stillstand zu Lëtzebuerg war just ee Knuet an engem Netz, dat op engem ganze Kontinent staang. A Frankräich huet d'SNCF preventiv Dose vun Intercités-Verbindungen annuléiert — 71 am Ganzen, no Branchen-Informatiounen — wéinst dem Risiko, datt d'Klimaanlagen ausfalen. Hire Generaldirekter Jean Castex huet fragil Reesend opgeruff, ganz op de Zuch ze verzichten. "Mir recommandéieren hinnen, hir Rees ze verréckelen, oder op alle Fall an dëser Hëtztperiod ze vermeiden, mam Zuch ze fueren", huet de Jean Castex virun de Journaliste gesot a gewarnt, datt Tëschefäll op dem belaaschtenen Netz net auszeschléisse wieren. De Castex huet op zwee uerg Hëtzt-Tëschefäll zënter dem Ufank vun der Episode higewisen — op der Gare de l'Est zu Paräis an zu Toulouse — souwéi op eng Wäichestéierung op der franséischer Héichgeschwindegkeetsstreck LGV Atlantique. A Belsch huet d'SNCB d'Spëtzestonnen-Zich reduzéiert, a rout Hëtztewarnunge waren a verschiddenen europäesche Länner a Kraaft, wéi den Hëtztwell vun 2026 d'Temperaturen un déi 40 Grad gedréckt huet. Eng Liewensoder fir de Pendel-Trafic Fir d'Groussregioun stinn d'Asätz besonnesch héich. Lëtzebuerg huet 2025 ronn 228.300 Grenzgänger gezielt, laut dem Statec; ongeféier 54 Prozent pendele vu Frankräich, 23 Prozent vu Belsch an 23 Prozent vun Däitschland, an zesumme stelle si bal d'Halschent vun der Aarbechtskraaft am Land. D'Achse Esch-Uelzecht an Diddenuewen–Metz gehéieren zu de meeschtbefuere Korridoren, déi dëse Stroum droen. Genau dës Ofhängegkeet mécht aus engem lokalen Hëtztschued e regionaalt Problem. Wann eng eenzeg beschiedegt Streck bei Berchem den Express op Rodange ënnerbriechen an d'Grenzzich op Metz ausdënne kann, da geet et net méi just ëm d'Kapazitéit vum Korridor, mä ëm seng Belaaschtbarkeet. Hëtztbedéngt Stéierunge sinn an Europa zu engem widderkéierende Begleeder vum Eisebunnssummer ginn — keng Ausnamserscheinung méi — an all Episod werft d'Fro nei op, wéi séier d'Infrastruktur un e Klima ugepasst gëtt, dat hir Grenze mëttlerweil regelméisseg op d'Prouf stellt. Fir déi Zéngdausende vu Beschäftegten, déi op d'CFL ugewise sinn, fir op d'Aarbecht ze kommen, huet de Méindeg eng abstrakt Klimaprognos an eng konkret Pendel-Stéierung ëmgewandelt: ofgesote Zich, lues Reesen an eng ongewësse Waardezäit, bis erëm normalen Trafic fiert. Well den Héichpunkt vum Hëtztwell eréischt Mëtt der Woch erwaart gëtt, hunn d'Nuets-Reparaturen vun der CFL éischter Erliichterung wéi Léisung bruecht — an eng Erënnerung, datt déi am stäerkste frequentéiert Schinnenadere vun der Groussregioun ufälleg bleiwe fir e méi waarme Klima. ### Sources - Heatwave Causes Major Disruptions on CFL Rail Lines — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/living-in-luxembourg/61946-heatwave-causes-major-disruptions-on-cfl-rail-lines - CFL : la circulation des trains fortement perturbée jusqu'à mercredi — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-circulation-des-trains-fortement-perturbee-jusqua-mercredi/ - CFL : la canicule perturbe deux lignes à destination d'Esch et de Thionville-Metz — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/cfl-la-canicule-perturbe-deux-lignes-a-destination-desch-et-thionville-metz/ - Canicule : trains fortement perturbés sur les lignes Luxembourg – Esch/Alzette – Rodange et Luxembourg – Thionville – Metz — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/mobilite/canicule-trains-fortement-perturbes-sur-les-lignes-luxembourg-esch-alzette-rodange-et-luxembourg-thionville-metz/ - Canicule: plusieurs trains supprimés entre Luxembourg et Metz ce lundi — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/canicule-plusieurs-trains-supprimes-entre-luxembourg-et-metz-lundi-103587431 - Red alert: Exceptional heatwave until the end of the week — Le Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/22-vigilance-rouge-canicule.html - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - SNCF cancels 71 Intercités services pre-emptively amid heatwave — Trenvista: https://www.trenvista.net/en/news/flash/sncf-cancels-71-intercites-services-pre-emptively-amid-heatwave/ - Belgium Joins France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom in Drastic Rail Service Cuts as SNCB Cancels Rush Hour Trains — Travel And Tour World: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/gdgsi78clp4h/ - Canicule: la SNCF recommande aux personnes « vulnérables » d'éviter de prendre le train (Castex) — L'Info Durable: https://www.linfodurable.fr/canicule-la-sncf-recommande-aux-personnes-vulnerables-deviter-de-prendre-le-train-castex-57162 - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Domestic payroll employment: +0.2% in the second quarter of 2025 and +0.9% over 12 months — STATEC / Statistics Portal Luxembourg: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2025/stn30-25-emploi-salarie.html --- ## Verongléckten Oldtimer-Fliger spaart Findel: 66 Flich duercherneen, 5.200 Passagéier betraff - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/findel-pist-zou-no-antonov-noutlandung-66-fluch-gestrach - Published: 2026-06-24T06:20:40.178+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:20:40.178+00:00 - Section: Briefing - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: e5d9a8f3-e78e-4e77-a142-1fffdd009b5c - Dateline: Findel, LU > Eng Antonov An-2 vu 1968 vum Veräin Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg ass e Sonndeg op der eenzeger Pist blockéiert bliwwen. All 12 Insassen sinn onversiert, mä en Drëttel vum Dagestrafic ass futti gaangen. ### Summary No enger verongléckter Landung vun engem historeschen Antonov-Biplang war d'Findel-Pist e Sonndegnomëtteg e puer Stonne gespaart — 66 Flich goufe verspéit, ëmgeleet oder annuléiert a ronn 5.200 Passagéier waren dovu betraff. ### Key facts - Eng Antonov An-2 vu 1968 vum Veräin Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg ass de 21. Juni kuerz no 16 Auer um Findel beim Landen an en Tête-à-queue gerode an huet en Deel vum Fahrgestell verluer. - All 12 Persounen u Bord goufen ouni Blessur evakuéiert. - Well de Findel just eng eenzeg Pist huet, war de ganze Loftverkéier e puer Stonne lahmgeluecht. - Pompjeeën (CGDIS), CIS Findel a LuxCargo Handling hunn de Fliger an ënner dräi Stonne fortgeschaaft; éischt Offlich ëm 18 Auer, voll Trafic no 20 Auer. - 66 Flich goufe verspéit, ëmgeleet oder annuléiert a ronn 5.200 Passagéier (en Drëttel vum Dagestrafic) waren betraff; d'AET enquêtéiert. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Leit waren u Bord an ass een blesséiert ginn?** U Bord vun der Antonov An-2 waren 12 Persounen. Si goufen all ouni Blessur evakuéiert — et goufe keng Blesséierter. **Q: Firwat huet een eenzege Fliger de ganze Findel lahmgeluecht?** De Findel ass de eenzege kommerzielle Fluchhafe vum Land an huet just eng eenzeg Pist. Wann déi blockéiert ass, kann näischt méi starten oder landen, bis de Hindernis fort ass. **Q: Wéi vill Flich a Passagéier ware betraff?** No de Zuele vum lux-Airport-CEO Alexander Flassak goufen am Ganzen 66 Flich verspéit, ëmgeleet oder annuléiert a ronn 5.200 Passagéier betraff — ëmmerhin en Drëttel vum geplangten Dagestrafic. **Q: Weess een, firwat de Fliger verongléckt ass?** D'Ursaach ass nach onkloer. D'Lëtzebuerger Administration des enquêtes techniques (AET) huet eng technesch Enquête opgemaach. Loftfaartmedie berichten, eng Wier hätt d'Pist beréiert an dat lénkst Haaptfahrgestell wier zesummegebrach. ### Body Een eenzege Fliger huet e Sonndeg duergaangen, fir de ganze Loftverkéier um Findel fir e puer Stonnen ze blockéieren. No enger verongléckter Landung vun engem historeschen Antonov-Biplang stoung d'Lëtzebuerger Pist staark beschiedegt do — mat enger Wier vu Verspéidungen, Ëmleedungen an Annulatiounen, déi sech genee dann opgebaut huet, wéi déi grouss Summervakanz hir éischt Weekend erreecht huet. Ronn 5.200 Passagéier hu missen waarden, ëmplangen oder doheem bleiwen. De Fliger, eng Antonov An-2 vu 1968, déi de Lëtzebuerger Léiwhaberveräin Antonov Frënn Lëtzebuerg bedreift, ass de 21. Juni 2026 kuerz no 16 Auer schwéier um Findel opgesat. No de Pompjeeën (CGDIS) ass de eemoterege Biplang beim Opsetzen an en Tête-à-queue gerode mat engem Deel vum Fahrgestell, dat sech ofgerappt huet — esou datt d'Maschinn ëmbeweeglech op der Pist louch. All zwielef Persounen u Bord goufen ouni Blessur evakuéiert. Eng eenzeg Pist, an déi war zou Well de Findel just eng eenzeg Pist huet, geet bei esou engem Tëschefall guer näischt méi — weder Start nach Landung. An deem Moment, wou d'An-2 stoe bliwwen ass, hunn d'Fluchleeder den Trafic ausgesat, an de Fluchhafen huet als Ukommes- an Offlüchpunkt op eemol opgehalen ze funktionéieren, bis de Fliger erëm fortgeschaaft konnt ginn. D'CGDIS huet matgedeelt, de Fliger vu 1968 hätt beim Landen e Geier gemaach: De Privatfliger vu 1968 huet am Moment vun der Landung en Tête-à-queue gemaach. D'Lëtzebuerger Administration des enquêtes techniques (AET) huet eng technesch Enquête opgemaach — d'Ursaach ass weiderhin onkloer. Spezialiséiert Loftfaartmedie berichten, datt de Biplang mat enger Wier op d'Pist geschloen ass an datt dat lénkst Haaptfahrgestell zesummegebrach ass. De Fluchhafenbedreiwer lux-Airport huet erkläert, de Fliger hätt d'Pistuewerfläch beschiedegt, ier en zum Stoe komm ass; duerno gouf d'Pist inspizéiert, gebotzt a fir voll bedreifsbereet erkläert. D'An-2 ass op engem moderne kommerzielle Fluchhafen e seltent Bild: e Biplang mat Stoffwieren an engem Stäremotor, deen den am meeschten a Serie gebaute Fliger vu senger Aart op der Welt ass, mat engem Eegegewiicht vu ronn 3.300 Kilogramm. An der lokaler Beriichterstattung ass de Sonndegsfluch als Pleséierfluch mat engem Dutzend Leit beschriwwe ginn. An ënner dräi Stonnen erëm fräi Mat enger blockéierter Pist matzen an engem Summersonndeg war d'Prioritéit kloer: esou séier wéi méiglech erëm opmaachen. D'Pompjeeë vum CIS Findel, en Deel vun der CGDIS, hunn e ContainerwiessellkW agesat, fir de beschiedegte Biplang ze hiewen a fortzeschaafen, während d'Buedemofwécklungsfirma LuxCargo Handling schwéiert Material fir d'Biergung zur Verfügung gestallt huet. Den Asaz war an ënner dräi Stonnen ofgeschloss. Déi éischt Offlich sinn ëm 18 Auer erëm an d'Loft gaangen, an no 20 Auer ass den Trafic no an no erëm ugelaf. Den Alexander Flassak, de CEO vu lux-Airport, huet betount, datt d'Zesummenaarbecht tëscht den eenzelen Acteuren um Fluchhafen entscheedend war — mä och drun erënnert, datt et vill méi schlëmm hätt kënne kommen: Hien huet dohier kloergestallt, wat fir hien wierklech zielt: "Déi wichtegst Noriicht an esou engem Fall ass, datt keng vun den zwielef Persounen u Bord blesséiert gouf", esou de Flassak. D'Biergung hätt "kloer gewisen, wéi déi verschidden Acteuren um Fluchhafen sech géigesäiteg ënnerstëtzen", an huet besonnesch d'Léine vu schwéierem Material duerch LuxCargo Handling ervirgehuewen. Dausende Passagéier um Trocken D'Konsequenze fir de Linnentrafic ware bedeitend. No den Zuele vum Flassak goufen am Ganzen 66 Flich verspéit, ëmgeleet oder annuléiert — an d'mënschlech Käschte ware betraachtlech. "Ronn 5.200 Passagéier ware betraff, wat engem Drëttel vum Trafiksvolumen entsprécht, deen ursprénglech fir de Sonndeg geplangt war", sou de lux-Airport-Chef. Bei den Ëmleedunge goufen dräi Luxair-Flich, déi op Lëtzebuerg ënnerwee waren, op Léck op der anerer Säit vun der belscher Grenz geschéckt: - de Fluch LG5554 vun Oslo; - de Fluch LG9514 vun Hamburg; - de Fluch LG6996 vu Mailand. D'Annulatioune sinn duerch dat ganzt europäescht Streckennetz gaangen: ënner deenen, déi gestrach oder staark verspéit waren, ware Verbindungen op Amsterdam, Wien, Barcelona, Paräis, Frankfurt, Zürich, Warschau, München, Kopenhagen an Istanbul. E puer Reesender hu vu laange Waardezäite mat wéineg Informatioun geschwat, ier hir Flich ofgesot goufen. Firwat eng eenzeg Pist sou geféierlech ass Den Tëschefall féiert nach eng Kéier virun Aen, wéi verwundbar de Findel strukturell ass. Als eenzege kommerzielle Fluchhafe vum Land mat enger eenzeger Pist gëtt et keng zweet Bunn, déi en Tëschefall ofdämpe kéint; eng Blockaad, déi op engem Fluchhafe mat méi Pisten just lokal Verspéidunge géif verursaachen, leet hei de ganze Betrib lahm. Datt et um éischte Vakanzweekend geschitt ass, wou de Fräizäittrafic um héchsten ass, huet duergaangen, fir datt e puer Stonne Spär sech op Dosende Rotatiounen an Dausende Reespläng iwwerdroen. Fir de Moment ass de Fliger fort, d'Pist erëm op an de regulären Horaire erëmhiergestallt. D'technesch Enquête vun der AET soll erklären, firwat e bekannten historesche Biplang op enger vun den europäesche Pisten esou hefteg verongléckt ass. ### Sources - Findel: un avion accidenté perturbe 66 vols et 5 200 passagers — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-findel-avion-de-tourisme-accidente-plus-de-5-200-passagers-impactes-103588987 - Aéroport du Luxembourg: L'avion accidenté évacué, le trafic a repris au Findel — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-un-incident-a-provoque-la-fermeture-de-la-piste-du-findel-103587565 - Findel: le CGDIS dégage un avion Antonov bloqué sur la piste en moins de 3h — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-comment-les-pompiers-ont-evacue-l-avion-de-la-piste-du-findel-103588016 - Findel : la piste fermée après l'atterrissage raté d'un petit avion privé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/findel-la-piste-fermee-apres-latterrissage-rate-dun-petit-avion-prive/ - Findel : après l'incident, la piste d'atterrissage a rouvert — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/findel-apres-lincident-la-piste-datterrissage-a-rouvert/ - Incident Antonov An-2T SP-AOO, Sunday 21 June 2026 — Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/572747 - Flights diverted at Luxembourg after small plane misses landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/flights-diverted-at-luxembourg-after-small-plane-misses-landing/ - Runway closure at Luxembourg Findel after failed light aircraft landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/runway-closure-at-luxembourg-findel-after-failed-light-aircraft-landing/ --- ## D'Regierung hält um Zil vu 6.000 Wunnenge fest – weess awer net, wat de Secteur ka bauen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/6000-wunnengen-zil-regierung-ouni-kapaziteitsschatzung-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T06:10:54.855+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T06:10:54.855+00:00 - Section: Wunnen - Author(s): Sophie Klein - Language: lb - Translation group: b2c131a3-df93-4157-b23e-f2da35e9b2bf - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > An enger parlamentarescher Äntwert bestätegen d'Ministere Meisch an Delles d'Joreszil – ginn awer zou, datt et keng konsolidéiert Schätzung gëtt, wéi vill Wunnengen de Bausecteur liwwere kann. ### Summary Meisch an Delles halen um Zil vu 6.000 Wunnenge pro Joer fest, raumen awer an enger Äntwert un d'Chamber an, datt eng aktuell Schätzung vun der reeller Baukapazitéit feelt. ### Key facts - Meisch an Delles bestätegen d'Zil vu 6.000 Wunnengen am Joer, soen awer, et feelt eng konsolidéiert Schätzung vun der reeller Baukapazitéit. - Tëscht 1970 an 2021 goufe just 2.571 Wunnengen am Schnëtt pro Joer gebaut – ronn 43 % vum Zil; de Rekord war 4.444 Wunnengen 2008. - D'Baugeneemegunge fale weider: 2024 op 4.025 (-8,6 %), am 1. Quartal 2025 ëm 37,8 % op 774, an der Stad Lëtzebuerg souguer -95,1 % op 20. - All Joer entstinn iwwer 7.000 nei Stéit, manner wéi 4.000 Wunnenge ginn awer fäerdeg – e strukturellt Defizit. - D'Fondatioun IDEA warnt, datt d'Kris dauerhaft gëtt an d'Zil kuerz- bis mëttelfristeg kaum ze erreechen ass. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass d'Regierung hiert Zil beim Wunnengsbau?** D'Regierung hält um Zil vu 6.000 neie Wunnengen am Joer fest, eng Zuel déi am Koalitiounsaccord verankert ass. Premier Luc Frieden begrënnt se domat, datt d'Land all Joer ronn 12.000 nei Awunner muss logéieren. **Q: Firwat gëtt d'Zil a Fro gestallt?** D'LSAP-Deputéierten Cruchten an Di Bartolomeo hu gefrot, ob d'Zuel nach realistesch ass. D'Ministere Meisch an Delles hunn zouginn, datt si keng aktuell, konsolidéiert Schätzung vun der effektiver jäerlecher Baukapazitéit hunn. **Q: Wéi vill Wunnenge gi tatsächlech gebaut?** Tëscht 1970 an 2021 sinn am Schnëtt just 2.571 Wunnengen am Joer fäerdeg gestallt ginn – ongeféier 43 Prozent vum Zil. D'Baugeneemegunge si rezent staark gefall, am éischte Quartal 2025 ëm 37,8 Prozent op 774 Eenheeten. ### Body 6.000 nei Wunnenge pro Joer – et ass eng vun deenen Zuelen, déi an der Lëtzebuerger Politik um meeschten zielen. D'Regierung seet, si halen drun fest. An der selwechter Othem gëtt si awer zou, datt si net weess, wéi vill Wunnengen d'Land iwwerhaapt fäeg ass ze bauen. An enger gemeinsamer schrëftlecher Äntwert un d'Chamber vum 19. Juni 2026 hu Wunnengsbauminister Claude Meisch a Wirtschaftsminister Lex Delles, béid vun der DP, d'Ambitioun bekräftegt, d'Produktioun vu Wunnengen erop ze schrauwen, fir der struktureller Nofro gerecht ze ginn. Si halen awer fest, datt de Staat – sou wéi et an der Äntwert heescht – ënner den aktuelle Konditioune nach ëmmer "keng konsolidéiert an aktualiséiert Schätzung vun der effektiver jäerlecher Produktiounskapazitéit" huet. Iwwer den Echange hunn L'essentiel a Paperjam bericht. Dat Agestoe weit, well 6.000 Wunnengen am Joer net eng vague Hoffnung ass, mä eng Zuel, déi am Koalitiounsaccord verankert ass. Premier Luc Frieden huet se demografesch begrënnt: d'Land misst an deem Tempo bauen, sou seet hien, fir "déi ronn 12.000 nei Awunner uerdentlech ze logéieren, déi sech all Joer hei néierloossen". E Zil dat bleift, ouni datt een et chiffréiere kann D'Ministere geloossen op eng Fro vun den LSAP-Deputéierten Yves Cruchten a Mars Di Bartolomeo. Si hu gefrot, ob d'Zuel vu 6.000 nach realistesch ass an op wéi engen Hypothesen se baséiert, a verwisen drop, datt vill Acteure vum Secteur d'Zil als "kaum realiséierbar, jo souguer vun de momentane Maartrealitéiten ofgekoppelt" beuerteelen. An dësem Stadium verfügt d'Regierung am aktuelle Kontext nach ëmmer net iwwer eng konsolidéiert an aktualiséiert Schätzung vun der effektiver jäerlecher Produktiounskapazitéit. Dës Offenheet weist e Spalt tëscht der politescher Verflichtung an der operationeller Planung op. D'Regierung nennt d'Zil weider, seet awer am selwechten Otem, datt hir d'Donnéeë feelen, fir ze wëssen, ob de Secteur do iwwerhaapt nokomme kann. Wäit ënner dem Zil gebaut De Réckbléck mécht d'Dimensioun vun der Erausfuerderung kloer. Tëscht 1970 an 2021 – déi lescht Period, fir déi komplett Zuele virleien – sinn zu Lëtzebuerg 133.717 Wunnenge fäerdeg gestallt ginn, am Schnëtt just 2.571 Eenheeten d'Joer, esou d'Zuelen aus der parlamentarescher Äntwert, déi Paperjam ziitéiert. Dat sinn ongeféier 43 Prozent vum Zil vu 6.000. D'Schwell vu 4.000 Eenheeten ass a méi wéi engem hallwe Joerhonnert nëmmen e puermol iwwerschratt ginn, mat engem Rekord vu 4.444 Wunnengen am Joer 2008. Déi rezent Donnéeë weisen an déi falsch Richtung. De STATEC huet fir 2024 ronn 4.025 Wunnengen mat enger Baugeneemegung gezielt, e Minus vu 8,6 Prozent géintiwwer dem Virjoer, no engem Réckgang vun ongeféier 6 Prozent 2023 an 23,4 Prozent 2022. 2025 huet de Réckgang sech beschleunegt: am éischte Quartal sinn d'Geneemegunge fir nei Wunnengen ëm 37,8 Prozent op 774 Eenheete gefall. An der Stad Lëtzebuerg sinn d'Geneemegungen ëm 95,1 Prozent op just 20 Wunnengen agebrach. Eleng wiisst d'Nofro weider. Analyste schätzen, datt all Joer méi wéi 7.000 nei Stéit zu Lëtzebuerg entstinn, wärend manner wéi 4.000 Wunnenge fäerdeg ginn – e strukturellt Defizit, dat matgehollef huet, d'Haiserpräisser tëscht 2010 an 2021 ëm ronn 135 Prozent erop ze dreiwen, géint ongeféier 42 Prozent an der Eurozon. E Bausecteur am Réckzuch En Deel vum Problem ass, datt grad d'Branche, déi dës Wunnenge soll liwweren, geschrumpft ass. Déi bruttoinländesch Wäertschëpfung am Bau ass am éischten Hallefjoer 2024 ëm 7,2 Prozent géintiwwer dem Virjoer gefall – de schäerfste Réckgang an der ganzer Wirtschaft, esou de STATEC. Méi héich Zënse hunn d'Keefer wéi d'Promoteuren ofgeschreckt, an eng Well vu Faillitten ass gefollegt. Tëscht 2021 an 2025 sinn ëm déi 712 Baufirmen a Faillitt gaangen an ongeféier 4.521 Aarbechtsplazen am Secteur verluer gaangen, esou Zuelen, déi aus offiziellen Donnéeë zesummegestallt goufen, och wann d'Faillitten 2025 e bësse manner gi sinn. D'Fro vun den Deputéierten huet déi Contrainten opgezielt, déi d'Regierung selwer unerkennt: - Mangel un Aarbechtskräften an eng Serie vu Firmefaillitten am Bau; - net genuch Mobiliséierung vu baufäegem Terrain; - komplex a laang administrativ a Geneemegungsprozeduren; - e wirtschaftlecht Klima mat méi héijen Zënsen, dat Projete gebremst oder blockéiert huet. De Bau vun der ëffentlecher Hand huet d'Lück net gefëllt. D'SNHBM huet 2024 mat 301 Eenheete ugefaangen an der 250 fäerdeg gestallt, mat méi wéi 1.000 am Bau – nëtzlech, mä wäit ënner dem nationalen Zil, an dat bei enger laangfristeger Liwwerkapazitéit vun no bei 400 Wunnengen am Joer. De Sozialwunnengsbau bleift bei ronn 2 Prozent vum gesamte Bestand, ënner de niddregsten Undeeler an Europa. Wat d'Regierung mécht D'Ministere verweisen op eng ganz Rëtsch Mesuren, déi d'Offer erëm sollen ukurbelen. De Staat huet 923 Milliounen Euro fir den abordabele ëffentleche Wunnengsbau 2024-2026 zougesot, méi VEFA-Acquisitiounen "op Plang" gemaach, fir d'Baustellen am Gaang ze halen, an dréckt de Pacte Logement 2.0 weider, eng Partnerschaft tëscht Staat a Gemengen, déi bis 2032 leeft. Doriwwer eraus vereinfacht si d'Geneemegungsregelen an huet eng nei Steier op d'Mobiliséierung vum Terrain agefouert, fir d'Eegentümer dovun ofzehalen, onbebaute Bauland leie ze loossen. Ob iergendeppes dovun d'Distanz bis op 6.000 Wunnengen am Joer zoumécht, bleift eng oppe Fro – an, no der Regierung hirer eegener Ausso, eng net gemoossen. D'Fondatioun IDEA, en onofhängegen Think Tank, huet am Mäerz 2026 gewarnt, datt d'Kris riskéiert dauerhaft ze ginn an datt d'Zil op kuerz bis mëttelfristeg Siicht kaum erreecht gëtt. Fir d'Awunner an déi ronn 228.000 Frontalieren, déi den Aarbechtsmaart droen, ass de prakteschen Asaz direkt: soulaang de Bau hannert der Bildung vun neie Stéit hierhénkt, bleift den Drock op Präisser a Loyere bestoen – an d'Lück, déi d'Regierung versprach huet zouzemaachen, gëtt ëmmer méi grouss. ### Sources - Logements au Luxembourg: le gouvernement maintient-il l'objectif de 6 000 unités par an? — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-l-etat-maintient-il-son-objectif-de-batir-6-000-logements-par-an-103586313 - Le gouvernement vise 6.000 nouveaux logements par an… à l'aveugle — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-gouvernement-vise-6-000-logements-par-an-a-laveugle - Housing Crisis in Luxembourg Becoming Permanent, IDEA Analysis Suggests — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/surveys-reports/60006-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-becoming-permanent-idea-analysis-suggests - Luxembourg's Housing Situation: A Double Crisis or the New Normal? — Goldbridge Investment Club: https://www.goldbridge.lu/blog/article-financial-analysis-housing-crisis - Conjoncture Flash October 2024: Construction remains in critical condition — STATEC: https://statistiques.public.lu/en/actualites/2024/conjflash-10-24.html - Construction bankruptcies strand workers in Luxembourg — IndustryRadar: https://industryradar.com/international/construction-bankruptcies-strand-workers-in-luxembourg/ - Seulement 4.458 logements autorisés l'an passé — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/societe/seulement-4-458-logements-autorises-lan-passe/ - Le logement en chiffres au quatrième trimestre 2023 — STATEC / gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/documents/actualites/2024/03/27-statec-logement/logement-en-chiffres-15.pdf - Claude Meisch at the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Housing — gouvernement.lu: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2024/03-mars/05-meisch-logement.html - The State of Housing in the EU 2025 — Luxembourg — Housing Europe: https://www.housingeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/luxembourg_the_state_of_housing_in_the_eu_2025_digital.pdf --- ## Kuba mécht säi Maart op: 176 Mossnamen, déi mam Plangedanke vu 1959 briechen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/kuba-176-mossnamen-planwirtschaft-marmaartreform-2026 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:54:06.273+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:54:06.273+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: fdba045a-1bd9-4363-a9e5-95c688caf222 - Dateline: Havana, CU > D'Nationalversammlung huet privat Banken, Wiesselbüroen a grouss Privatfirmen legaliséiert — bei enger zerfalender Währung, Stroumausfäll iwwer 20 Stonnen an der schwéierster Kris zanter Joerzéngten. ### Summary Kubas Parlament huet déi déifgräifendst Wirtschaftsreform zanter der Revolutioun vu 1959 ugeholl. 176 Mossnamen erlaben elo privat Banken, Devisëgeschäfter a grouss Privatfirmen — wärend de Peso um informelle Maart méi wéi 90 Prozent vu sengem Wäert verluer huet. ### Key facts - Kubas Nationalversammlung huet den 18.-19. Juni 2026 e Paket vu 176 Wirtschaftsmossnamen ugeholl — déi déifst Reform zanter der Revolutioun vu 1959. - Privat Banken, Wiesselbüroen a grouss Privatfirme ginn erlaabt; auslännesch Investisseure mussen net méi e Gemeinschaftsbetrib mam Staat grënnen. - De Peso ass am fräie Fall: Mëtt Juni 2026 louch den Dollar um informelle Maart bei ronn 695 Peso — méi wéi 90 Prozent Wäertverloscht zanter 2020. - Auslouser ass déi schwéierst Kris zanter Joerzéngten: Stroumausfäll iwwer 20 Stonnen, eng US-Uelegblockad zanter Januar 2026 a Knappheet u Liewensmëttel a Medikamenter. - Fir 2026 erwaart den IWF e Réckgang vu ronn 7,2 Prozent; Ekonomiste warnen, datt d'Reforme wéineg bréngen, soulaang d'US-Sanktiounen undaueren. ### FAQ **Q: Wat hunn d'176 Mossnamen am Detail decidéiert?** Si erlaben fir d'éischt privat Banken, Net-Bank-Finanzinstituter a privat Wiesselbüroen. Auslännesch Investisseure mussen net méi e Gemeinschaftsbetrib mam Staat grënnen, Privatfirmen dierfe méi wéi 100 Leit astellen, an Auslandskubaner dierfen doheem investéieren. Och privaten Immobilieebau, Fast-Food-Ketten an Import-Export ouni Staat ginn erlaabt. **Q: Firwat verléiert de kubanesche Peso esou staark u Wäert?** Säit dem 18. Dezember 2025 gëllt en Devisemaart mat dräi Segmenter (24, 120 an e schwiewende Kurs). Trotzdeem ass den Dollar um informelle Maart Mëtt Juni 2026 op ronn 695 Peso geklomm. 2020 louch en nach bei ronn 42 Peso — dat sinn iwwer 90 Prozent Wäertverloscht a sechs Joer. **Q: Bedeit dat, datt Kuba säi sozialistescht System opgëtt?** De President Díaz-Canel betount, et wär eng wirtschaftlech an net eng politesch Decisioun, a verweist op China a Vietnam als Virbild — Maartwirtschaft ënner enger Partei. Hie schloss seng Ried mat der Parol „Sozialismus oder Doud!“ of. Ekonomiste schwätzen awer vum déifsten Réckzuch zanter 1959. ### Body HAVANNA — Wat zu Havanna op den 18. an 19. Juni decidéiert gouf, hätt virun e puer Joer keen Deputéierten am kubaneschen Parlament fir méiglech gehalen: D'Insel mécht hir staatlech gesteiert Wirtschaft op fir privat Banken, fir Wiesselbüroen a fir grouss Privatentreprisen. Et ass déi déifst Ëmwälzung vum kubanesche System zanter der Revolutioun vu 1959 — an si geschitt net aus Iwwerzeegung, mä aus blanker Néideg. D'Paket vu 176 Mossnamen ass vum Premier Manuel Marrero Cruz virgestallt an duerno vun der Nationalversammlung guttgeheescht ginn. De President Miguel Díaz-Canel huet de Volleksvertrieder gesot, d'Ännerunge wären dréngend a léisse sech net méi opschiben. Et wär eng wirtschaftlech an net eng politesch Decisioun, betount hien — eng souverän Wiel, keng Konzessioun un d'USA. Als Virbild huet hien op China a Vietnam verwisen, Eenparteistaaten déi eng Maartwirtschaft féieren, esou Reuters. Zum Schluss koum awer nees déi al Parol: „Sozialismus oder Doud!“ Wat sech elo op der Insel ännert D'Regierung schwätzt vun enger kontrolléierter Ëffnung, net vun engem Sprong an de Kapitalismus. Mä d'Tragwäit ass ouni Beispill. Zu de wichtegste Punkten, déi The Associated Press, AFP, Euronews an Al Jazeera berichten, gehéieren: - Privat Banken, Net-Bank-Finanzinstituter a privat Wiesselbüroe ginn am Finanzsecteur, deen zanter Joerzéngte beim Staat louch, fir d'éischt erlaabt. - Auslännesch Investisseure mussen net méi e Gemeinschaftsbetrib mam Staat grënnen; Kubaner an Auslänner kënne Aktiendeeler u Staatsbetriber kafen. - Staatsentreprise kënnen an Handelsgesellschafte mat Aktien ëmgewandelt ginn, a grouss Privatfirmen — bis elo gedeckelt — ginn erlaabt. - Privatbetriber dierfe méi wéi 100 Leit astellen, Entrepreneuren e puer Geschäfter zugläich besëtzen, an Auslandskubaner dierfen doheem investéieren. - Privaten Immobilieebau, Fast-Food-Ketten an Import-Export ouni staatlechen Tëschenhändler ginn opgemaach. De Marrero huet awer gewarnt, datt d'Ëmsetzung no an no kënnt. An d'Regierung selwer gëtt zou, datt d'Mossnamen e stompe Schwäert bleiwen, soulaang d'USA hiren Embargo net ophiewen — auslännesch Investisseuren, déi mat Kuba schaffen, riskéieren ëmmer nach Strofen am amerikanesche Finanzsystem. Eng Währung am fräie Fall D'Reforme kommen uewen op eng aner, grad esou folgereich Ännerung: déi nei Aart a Weis, wéi Kuba säi Geld bewäert. Den 18. Dezember 2025 huet d'Zentralbank en Devisemaart mat dräi Segmenter ageféiert — e feste Kurs vun 24 Peso fir den Dollar bei essenziellen Transaktiounen, eng zweet Stuf bei 120, an en drëtte „schwiewende“ Kurs, deen all Dag no Offer an Nofro festgeluecht gëtt, fir Exporteuren an d'Devisen zréck an d'offiziell Kanäl ze lackelen. De Fall gestoppt huet et net. Mëtt Juni 2026 louch den Dollar um informelle Maart bei ronn 695 Peso — vu ronn 585 am Ufank vum Mount — an den Euro bei ronn 800, wärend den offizielle schwiewende Kurs bei ronn 565 hänke bliwwen ass, esou den onofhängege Tracker elTOQUE, op deen d'Havana Times sech beruff. 2020 krut een op der Strooss nach ronn 42 Peso fir en Dollar. Zanterhier huet de Peso méi wéi 90 Prozent vu sengem informelle Wäert verluer — wat Léin a Pensiounen ausernee frësst. D'Zentralbank verdeedegt hire virsiichtegen, gestaffelten Ëmgang mam Wier vun de Wiesselkurser. Eng sofortend Vereenheetlechung vum Wiesselkurs, ouni Iwwergangsphase, kéint zu enger staarker Aafwäertung féieren, mat méi groussen Inflatiounseffekter wéi déi aktuell an enger weiderer Verloscht vun der Kafkraaft vun der nationaler Währung. — Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, Presidentin vun der Zentralbank vu Kuba Firwat Havanna grad elo handelt Déi Ëffnung ass aus der Verzweiflung gebuer. Kuba duerchliewt seng schwéierst Kris zanter Joerzéngten, mat Stroumausfäll déi reegelméisseg méi laang wéi 20 Stonne daueren a heiansdo iwwer 30. Den Energiezesummebroch huet sech duerch all produktive Secteur gefriess — vun den Zockermillen bis bei d'Bäckereien. De Brennstoff ass den direkten Auslouser. D'Trump-Administratioun huet den decennielangen Embargo verschäerft a verhänkt zanter Januar 2026 eng Uelegblockad, nodeems de venezuelaneschen Nicolás Maduro — Havanna säin Haaptliwwerant fir Petrol — gestierzt gouf. Laut AFP huet zanter Ufank vum Joer just een eenzegen russesche Pëtroltanker ugeluecht. Kuba brauch ronn 100.000 Barrel Uelseg pro Dag, fërdert awer just ronn 40.000, esou d'Americas Society/Council of the Americas. D'Knappheet u Liewensmëttel, Medikamenter an Drénkwaasser ass méi déif ginn, an zanter 2020 sinn no Schätzungen 2,7 Milliounen Kubaner emigréiert. Wäert et duergoen? Ekonomisten gesinn am Paket e richtege ideologesche Réckzuch — warnen awer, datt d'Gewënner kléng kéinte bleiwen, soulaang d'Sanktiounen an d'Energiekris undaueren. De Londoner kubaneschen Ekonomist Daniel Torralbas nennt d'Reformen „déi déifst“ zanter 1959. Anerer liesen de Schrëtt éischter als Zeechen vu Schwächt wéi vu Vertrauen. De Michael Bustamante, deen un der University of Miami de Léierstull fir kubanesch Studie féiert, bréngt et géigeniwwer AFP esou op de Punkt: „Si stinn esou mam Réck géint d'Mauer wéi nach ni virdrun.“ D'Zuele weisen, wéi héich den Asaz ass. D'offiziellt Zentrum fir d'Studie vun der kubanescher Wirtschaft schätzt, datt d'Wirtschaft 2025 ëm ronn 5 Prozent geschrumpft ass, ëm ronn 15 Prozent zanter 2020. Fir 2026 erwaart d'ECLAC vun der UNO e Réckgang vu ronn 6,5 Prozent, den IWF an d'Economist Intelligence Unit ronn 7,2 Prozent — wärend d'Regierung selwer an hirem Plang nach mat 1 Prozent Wuesstem gerechent huet. Den Ekonomist Pedro Monreal huet gewarnt, de Fall kéint op d'mannst 15 Prozent erreechen. D'Zockerproduktioun, fréier d'Réckgrat vun der Wirtschaft, ass 2025 ënner 200.000 Tonne gefall — den nidregste Wäert zanter méi wéi zweehonnert Joer. Ob Kubas Féierung dem asiatesche Modell follege kann, op deen si sech beruff — Mäert ouni politesche Pluralismus — hänkt vun der Ëmsetzung doheem of an vu Kräften, déi se am Ausland net kontrolléiert. Fir d'Éischt entrullt sech d'Enn vun enger vun de leschte Plangwirtschafte vun der Welt net als triumphal Reform, mä als Kampf ëm d'Iwwerliewen. ### Sources - Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/cuba-passes-sweeping-free-market-reforms-in-biggest-economic-shift-since-revolution - Cuba approves unprecedented free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse — CBS News (AFP): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-approves-free-market-reforms-in-effort-to-stave-off-economic-collapse/ - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Asharq Al-Awsat (AFP): https://english.aawsat.com/world/5285978-cuba-adopts-historic-package-free-market-reforms - Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms — Yahoo News (AFP, Clare Byrne): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/cuba-leader-admits-urgent-changes-151557698.html - Cuba's Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/cubas-communist-party-approves-opening-economy-in-unprecedented-move - Cuba approves economic reforms to expand private investment — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/19/cuba-approves-economic-reforms-to-expand-private-investment - Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to privatize vast swath of economy — CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-pm-economy-reforms-9.7241016 - The foreign exchange market in Cuba is undergoing transformation — Granma (official): https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2025-12-18/the-foreign-exchange-market-in-cuba-is-undergoing-transformation - Seven Charts on Cuba's Economic Woes — Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA): https://www.as-coa.org/articles/seven-charts-cubas-economic-woes - Cuba's economy fell by 5% in 2025, according to an official research center — CiberCuba (citing CEEC): https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-02-10-u1-e197721-s27061-nid320542-economia-cuba-cayo-5-2025-segun-centro-estudios - Pedro Monreal warns of a potential decline in Cuba's GDP of at least 15% in 2026 — CiberCuba: https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-10-u1-e43231-s27061-nid328752-pedro-monreal-advierte-posible-caida-pib-cubano-al - Cuba Has a New US Dollar-Peso Exchange Rate — Havana Times: https://havanatimes.org/news/cuba-has-a-new-us-dollar-peso-exchange-rate/ --- ## Funkpann leet de Bahnverkéier an Däitschland lahm — Grenzregioun ofhängeg vun der DB - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/funkpann-bei-der-bahn-leet-ganz-daitschland-zuchverkeier-lahm - Published: 2026-06-24T05:40:49.047+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:40:49.047+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 6eae9adb-b33e-45b1-9f2a-f2a05cd95691 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Eng landeswäit Stéierung um GSM-R-Funk huet d'Däitsch Bunn an der Nuecht op den 24. Juni ronn zweeënhallef Stonnen blockéiert — an erënnert, wéi staark de Grenzverkéier vu Lëtzebuerg op der DB hänkt. ### Summary Eng Stéierung um digitale Bahnfunk huet an der Nuecht op den 24. Juni ronn zweeënhallef Stonnen all Zuch an Däitschland zum Stoe bruecht — a weist, wéi ofhängeg de Pendlerverkéier aus der Grenzregioun vun der DB-Infrastruktur ass. ### Key facts - E landeswäite Versoe vum digitale Bahnfunk GSM-R huet an der Nuecht op den 24. Juni all Zuch an Däitschland ronn zweeënhallef Stonnen zum Stoe bruecht. - D'Zich goufen aus Sécherheetsgrënn ugehalen: Ouni Funkkontakt tëscht Zuchführer an Dispatcher kann net sécher gefuer ginn. - D'Stéierung huet vum ICE iwwer regional Zich bis bei d'S-Bunnen zu Berlin, München a Stuttgart gereecht; och Metronom an Erixx waren betraff. - D'DB huet mat engem Notfallsystem stabiliséiert, Taxi- an Hotelsbongen verdeelt an Deutschlandticket-Inhaber bis 120 Euro zougesot. - De grenziwwerschreidende RE11 (DB Regio Südwest a CFL) hänkt um selwechte GSM-R-Funk — eng national Panne kappt automatesch d'Verbindung Lëtzebuerg–Tréier–Koblenz. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass GSM-R a firwat sinn d'Zich stoe bliwwen?** GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway) ass den digitale Funkstandard, dee säit ronn 2000 op den europäesche Schinnen agefouert gouf an d'Zuchführer mat de Stellwierker verbënnt. Fält e aus, huet en Zuchführer kee verlässleche Wee méi fir Instruktiounen — dofir goufen d'Zich aus Sécherheetsgrënn ugehalen. **Q: Wéi laang huet de Stëllstand gedauert?** Laut ZDF huet d'Stéierung géint 22.30 Auer en Dënschdeg ugefaangen; d'Däitsch Bunn huet kuerz virun 1 Auer moies — ronn zweeënhallef Stonnen no der éischter Meldung — matgedeelt, datt de Feeler behuewe wier an d'Zich nees fueren. **Q: War de Lëtzebuerger Grenzverkéier betraff?** De grenziwwerschreidende RE11 (gemeinsam vun DB Regio Südwest an de CFL) fiert op däitschem Buedem um DB-Netz an hänkt um selwechte GSM-R-Funk. E landeswäite Stop kappt déi Verbindung also automatesch. Well d'Panne an d'Nuecht gefall ass, wou wéineg Grenzzich fueren, blouf de konkrete Schued dës Kéier begrenzt. **Q: Kréien d'Passagéier hir Käschte zréck?** D'Däitsch Bunn huet Taxi- an Hotelsbongen verdeelt a Garen-Zich als Ënnerdaach opgemaach. Inhaber vum Deutschlandticket kënnen no de Passagéiersrechter Taxi- oder Hotelskäschte bis 120 Euro zréckfuerderen. ### Body Eng éischter rar Szen huet sech an der Nuecht op Mëttwoch, den 24. Juni, an Däitschland ofgespillt: De ganze Schinneverkéier ass stoe bliwwen. Ronn zweeënhallef Stonnen laang huet d'Däitsch Bunn all Zuch um Quai gehalen — vum ICE bis bei d'S-Bunnen an de groussen Stied —, well de digitale Funk, deen d'Zuchführer mat de Stellwierker verbënnt, landeswäit ausgefall ass. Dat mellen d'Noriichtenagentur Associated Press an den ëffentlech-rechtlechen Sender ZDF. D'Stéierung huet spéitowes ugefaangen a war kuerz virun 1 Auer moies behuewen, nodeems d'Techniker op en Notfallsystem ëmgeschalt hunn. Mä de Virfall — eng eenzeg technesch Panne, déi e ganzt nationaalt Netz lamleet — werft d'Fro op, wéi belaaschtbar déi Infrastruktur ass, op déi sech all Dag Dausende Frontaliere an der Grenzregioun verloossen. Firwat e Funk d'ganzt Netz stoppt D'Ursaach war e Versoe vum GSM-R, kuerz fir Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway, dem digitale Funkstandard, dee säit ronn 2000 op den europäesche Schinnen agefouert gouf. Iwwer e leeft d'Sprooch- a Datenverbindung tëscht Zuchführer an Dispatcher, an ouni e kann e Zuch net sécher fueren. Däitsch Medie betounen, datt d'Zich aus Sécherheetsgrënn ugehale goufen: Wann de Funk ausfält, huet en Zuchführer kee verlässleche Wee méi, fir Instruktiounen ze kréien oder e Problem ze mellen — dofir ass d'Stoe bleiwen déi séchersten Äntwert. Sou konnt eng Panne an engem eenzege System d'ganzt Land op eemol blockéieren. Laut AP huet d'Däitsch Bunn gesot, si hätt d'Ursaach identifizéiert, awer net ëffentlech gemaach. D'Stéierung war landeswäit a goung wäit iwwer d'DB hir eege Zich eraus: D'ZDF mellt, datt zu Berlin déi ganz S-Bunn stoung, zu München d'Nuets-S-Bunn net gefuer ass an zu Stuttgart d'Zich um ganzen Netz um Quai gehale goufen. Och Betreiber, déi d'DB-Infrastruktur notzen, wéi Metronom an Erixx, waren betraff. Stonnelaang Stëllstand, dann e Restart Schrëtt fir Schrëtt Déi éischt Meldunge koumen spéit en Dënschdeg: D'ZDF schwätzt vu géint 22.30 Auer, an d'Techsäit heise huet kuerz virun Mëtternuecht eng Meldung iwwer e landeswäite Stop registréiert. Kuerz virun 1 Auer moies — ronn zweeënhallef Stonnen nodeems de Problem fir d'éischt gemellt gouf, laut AP — huet d'Däitsch Bunn matgedeelt, datt de Feeler behuewe wier an d'Zich erëm fueren. De Verkéier géif no an no erëm ulafen. D'Cheffin vun der Däitscher Bunn, Evelyn Palla, sot der Zeitung Bild, d'Techniker hätten "d'Situatioun mat engem Notfallsystem stabiliséiere kënnen", duerno wieren d'Zich erëm gefuer. Fir d'Reesend, déi um Quai hänke bliwwe sinn, war d'Nuecht manner geréiert. "Mir wëssen net, wat lass ass", sot d'Reyna Ghoshal, eng Passagéierin op enger Berliner Gare, der AP, a beschreift onzefriddene Gesiichter a laang Schlaangen un den Infoschalter. D'Däitsch Bunn sot, si hätt Taxi- an Hotelsbongen verdeelt an, wou méiglech, Zich op de Garen opgemaach, sou datt d'Leit eng Plaz fir ze sëtzen haten. Laut ZDF goufen d'Inhaber vum Deutschlandticket informéiert, datt si Taxi- oder Hotelskäschte bis 120 Euro no de Passagéiersrechter zréckkréie kënnen. D'Erhuelung war net direkt: t-online mellt, datt fir den nächsten Dag nach Verspéidungen an Annulatiounen erwaart goufen, wärend de Verkéier nees opgebaut gouf. Wéi vill d'Grenzregioun un der DB hänkt Fir Lëtzebuerg an déi breet Grenzregioun trëfft d'Panne en empfindlechen Nerv. De wichtegste grenziwwerschreidende Service ass de RE11, gemeinsam vun DB Regio Südwest an de CFL bedriwwen, deen ongeféier am Stonnentakt tëscht Lëtzebuerg, Tréier, Wittlich a Koblenz fiert. Laut Bahn-Guiden a Streckendaten dauert d'Rees vu Lëtzebuerg op Koblenz ongeféier 2 Stonnen a 23 Minutten op den CFL-Duebelstäckzich, mat Uschlëss un IC- an ICE-Zich zu Koblenz. Tëscht Koblenz an Tréier ass de RE11 dacks mam RE1 gekoppelt, deen op Saarbrécken a Mannheim weiderfiert. De wichtege Punkt fir d'Reesend: Sou bal dës Zich op däitschem Buedem sinn, fuere si um Netz vun der Däitscher Bunn an hänken um selwechte GSM-R-Funk, deen ausgefall ass. E landeswäite Stop an Däitschland kappt also automatesch d'grenziwwerschreidend Verbindungen — et gëtt um däitsche Gleis keng separat Lëtzebuerger Léisung. Dës Kéier huet d'Timing de Schlag gemëllert: D'Panne ass an d'Nuecht gefall, wann nëmme wéineg Grenzzich fueren, sou datt de Schued am Verglach mat enger Stéierung am Dag begrenzt blouf. - De Korridor: Lëtzebuerg–Tréier–Wittlich–Koblenz, ongeféier am Stonnentakt, gemeinsam vun DB Regio Südwest an de CFL bedriwwen. - D'Ofhängegkeet: Op däitschem Territoire notzen d'Zich d'DB-Infrastruktur an de GSM-R-Funk, sou datt eng national Panne se stoppt. - D'Risiko: Zéngdausende Pendler a Reesend aus der Grenzregioun fuere iwwer dës an déi benoper däitsch Linnen, mat IC/ICE-Uschlëss zu Koblenz. D'Léier dovun dréit ëm eenzeg Schwaachpunkten. E modernt Schinnennetz kann net just duerch e Stuerm oder e Streik, mä duerch e Kommunikatiounssystem zum Stoe bruecht ginn — an dës Effekter halen sech net un d'Grenzen. Fir eng Regioun, deenen hiren Alldag duerch grenziwwerschreidend Zich zesummegehale gëtt, ass eng nächtlech Stéierung an Däitschland e Virgeschmaach drop, wéi séier e gemeinsamt Réckgrat ka brieche kann — an en Argument fir d'Redondanz, déi et um Liewe hält. ### Sources - Trains across Germany halted for hours by communication system outage — PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trains-across-germany-halted-for-hours-by-communication-system-outage - Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem — KSAT (Associated Press): https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/06/23/trains-halted-across-germany-because-of-communication-system-problem/ - Nach Ausfällen wegen Funkstörung: Zugverkehr läuft wieder an — ZDFheute: https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/bahn-zugverkehr-ausgesetzt-funk-probleme-100.html - Bahnverkehr wegen Funkstörung deutschlandweit eingestellt; UPDATE: Läuft wieder — heise online: https://www.heise.de/news/Bahnverkehr-wegen-Funkstoerung-deutschlandweit-eingestellt-11342136.html - German Rail Operator Halts Nationwide Trains After Radio System Outage — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/german-rail-halted-nationwide-services-after-radio-system-outage - Bahn-Störung: Erste Züge fahren wieder – Bahn rechnet weiter mit Ausfällen — t-online: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101309986/stoerung-bahn-stellt-zugverkehr-bundesweit-ein.html - Trains from Luxembourg to other European cities (RE11 Luxembourg–Trier–Koblenz) — Seat61: https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Luxembourg.htm - Relation: RE11 Koblenz Hbf => Trier => Luxembourg — OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5738589 --- ## Kim setzt éischten Atom-fäege Zerstéierer an Déngscht — a kënnegt eng Flott vu 10.000-Tonne-Schëffer un - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/nordkorea-zersteierer-choe-hyon-an-dengscht-kim-flott-plang - Published: 2026-06-24T05:20:32.682+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:20:32.682+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: b2f2828d-5066-4cab-9d9c-4a1edf5d32c0 - Dateline: Nampo, KP > Zu Nampo huet Kim Jong Un den 5.000-Tonne-Schëff Choe Hyon a Betrib geholl an ëmmer méi grouss Krichsschëffer ugekënnegt — wärend Seoul, Tokio a Washington d'Bedrohung ofweien. ### Summary Nordkorea huet säin éischte Lenkwaffen-Zerstéierer a Betrib geholl an eng Flott vu vill méi groussen, atomar bestéckte Krichsschëffer ugekënnegt — wann d'Werften et dann och liwwere kënnen. ### Key facts - Nordkorea huet säin éischte Lenkwaffen-Zerstéierer, den 5.000-Tonne Choe Hyon, zu Nampo a Betrib geholl. - Kim Jong Un huet zwee Iwwerwaasser-Krichsschëffer pro Joer ugekënnegt, dorënner 10.000-Tonne-Kräizer an en atomgedriwwent U-Boot. - De Choe Hyon ass dat éischt nordkoreanescht Iwwerwaasserschëff mat engem vertikale Startsystem (88 Zellen) an engem Phased-Array-Radar. - Südkoreanesch Beamten a wéi de Spriecher Lee Sung-jun gesinn eng méiglech russesch Hëllef beim Bau vum Schëff. - Analysten bezweifelen d'Gefechtsbereetschaft; d'Schwësterschëff Kang Kon war beim Stapellaf ëmgekippt. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass de Choe Hyon?** De Choe Hyon ass den éischte Lenkwaffen-Zerstéierer vun Nordkorea, e Schëff vu 5.000 Tonnen a ronn 144 Meter Längt. Et ass d'Typschëff vu senger Klass an dat éischt nordkoreanescht Iwwerwaasserschëff mat engem vertikale Startsystem (88 Zellen) an engem Phased-Array-Radar; et dréit no der KCNA atomar bestéckbar ballistesch a Marschflillkierper. **Q: Wat huet de Kim Jong Un ugekënnegt?** De Kim huet ugekënnegt, datt Nordkorea zwee Iwwerwaasser-Krichsschëffer pro Joer baue wäert, déi vun enger méi héijer Klass wéi de Choe Hyon sinn, dorënner 10.000-Tonne-Kräizer. Hien huet och gesot, datt d'Schwësterschëff Kang Kon geschwë a Betrib geet an datt en atomgedriwwent U-Boot am Bau ass. **Q: Krut Nordkorea russesch Hëllef beim Bau?** Südkoreanesch Beamten an Experten gi vun enger méiglecher russescher Hëllef aus. De Generalstaf-Spriecher Lee Sung-jun huet vun enger Méiglechkeet vun Technologie, Suen oder Hëllef vu Russland geschwat, bei ëmmer méi déiwe Bezéiungen tëscht Pyongyang a Moskau. **Q: Wéi reagéiert d'Regioun?** Südkorea hält d'Asazbereetschaft an deelt Informatiounen mat de USA a Japan. No Rakéitentester fréi 2026 huet Tokio protestéiert an d'US-Indo-Pacific-Kommando huet sech mat de Verbündeten ofgestëmmt. Seoul an Tokio dreiwen hir eege Marineprogrammer weider. ### Body Nordkorea huet säin éischte Lenkwaffen-Zerstéierer offiziell a Betrib geholl an a engem Otemzuch d'Pläng fir eng Flott vu wesentlech méi groussen, atomar bestéckte Krichsschëffer virgeluecht. Wann d'Werften vum Land dat dann och packen, géif sech d'Reechwäit vun der nordkoreanescher Marine wäit iwwer alles eraus verschiben, wat Pyongyang bis elo op d'Waasser bruecht huet. De Leader Kim Jong Un huet den Dënschdeg am westleche Hafen Nampo bei enger Zeremonie den 5.000-Tonne-Zerstéierer Choe Hyon an den aktiven Déngscht gestallt; déi staatlech Medien hunn et den Dag drop gemellt. Hie genotzt de Moment, fir e breet ugeluechte Schëffsbau-Programm ze skizzéieren, an huet de Marineoffizéier gesot, d'atomar Beweepnung vu senger Flott géif planméisseg virukommen an et géifen 10.000-Tonne-Schëffer nokommen — dat no Berichter vun der Associated Press, der Agence France-Presse an der südkoreanescher Agence Yonhap. Zu Seoul, Tokio a Washington gouf d'Ukënnegung mat groussem Interêt verfollegt. Do hunn d'Beamten an d'Experten dat lescht Joer den Tempo vun der nordkoreanescher Marinemoderniséierung géint d'Glafwürdegkeet vu Kim senge Verspriechen ofgewien. E Schëff fir d'Atomstrategie op der Mier De Choe Hyon ass d'Typschëff vun der éischter Klass vu Lenkwaffen-Zerstéierer, déi Nordkorea jeemools gebaut huet. Am Abrëll 2025 zu Nampo vum Stapel gelooss, ass dat ronn 144 Meter laangt Schëff dat éischt Iwwerwaasserschëff vun der nordkoreanescher Marine mat engem vertikale Startsystem — 88 Zellen a verschiddene Gréissten, no oppene Quellen — an engem Phased-Array-Radar. No der offizieller Noriichtenagence KCNA dréit et Loftofwier-, Schëffsofwier- an U-Boot-Ofwiersystemer souwéi ballistesch a Marschflillkierper, déi atomar bestéckbar sinn. Bei der Zeremonie huet de Kim d'Indéngschtstellung als Beweis duergestallt, datt säi maritimt Atomprojet op der richteger Spur wier. "De Programm, fir d'Marine mat Atomwaffen auszerëschten, leeft onbeirrt op sengem geplangte Wee. Dat ass e strategesche Wee vun entscheedender Bedeitung, well en et erméiglecht, d'Atomkraaft vun eisem Staat fir e villsäitegen an effizienten Asaz prett ze halen." E Schwësterschëff, de Kang Kon, soll geschwë an Déngscht goen. Säi Wee war bis elo manner glat: Den Zerstéierer ass beim Stapellaf am Mee 2025 ëmgekippt, ier en erëm opgeriicht an den 12. Juni 2025 nei vum Stapel gelooss gouf — eng Pann, déi gewisen huet, wéi grouss den techneschen Drock vun där haarder Opréschtung ass. Méi Ambitioun wéi Kapazitéit Kim seng opfällegst Wierder betraffen dat, wat duerno kënnt. Am Kader vum fënnefjärege Verdeedegungsplang huet hien d'Bauen vun zwee Iwwerwaasser-Krichsschëffer pro Joer gefuerdert, déi vun enger méi héijer Klass wéi de Choe Hyon sinn, dorënner 10.000-Tonne-Kräizer. "No der Choe Hyon wäerte mir geschwë den Zerstéierer Kang Kon a Betrib huelen", sou de Kim no der AFP. "Duerno wäerte mir 10.000-Tonne-Strategieschëffer ee nom aneren vum Stapel loossen." Hien huet och gesot, datt en atomgedriwwent U-Boot am Bau wier, an de Parteikongress vum Februar 2026 hat schonn d'Marinekapazitéiten an ënnerwaasser ofgeschoss interkontinental Rakéiten als Prioritéit gesat. Dee genannten Takt ass fir all Marine héich gegraff, a ganz besonnesch fir e Staat, deen ënner Sanktiounen steet a knapp mat Ressourcen ass. Onofhängeg Analysten hunn an d'Fro gestallt, ob souguer de Choe Hyon wierklech fir e Daueranzasz prett ass, a verweisen op Nordkorea seng Gewunnecht, militäresch Presentatiounen staark ze inszenéieren. Eng Satellittebild-Analys vum Seouler Medium Daily NK huet erginn, datt déi 5.000-Tonne-Flott am Bau, awer net richteg gefechtsbereet ass; an d'Ëmkippe vum Kang Kon weist de Spalt tëscht Ukënnegungen a wierklech séifäege Schëffer. Op Pabéier géif de Programm e markante Wiessel duerstellen: - Vun enger Küstemarine hin zu méi groussen, schwéier bewaffnete Schëffer, déi wäit vun der Küscht ewech operéiere kënnen; - Eng Ausweidung vun Nordkorea senge ugemellten takteschen Atomschléi op de maritime Beräich; - Eng Verduebelung vum Bautempo, déi — wann se dann erreecht gëtt — d'Iwwerwaasserflott bannent Joren amplaz Joerzéngten erweidere géif. Russesch Spueren an eng waakreg Regioun Südkoreanesch Beamten an Experten goe dovun aus, datt de Choe Hyon méi wéi wahrscheinlech mat russescher Hëllef gebaut gouf — bei ëmmer méi déiwe militäresche Bezéiungen tëscht Pyongyang a Moskau, zënter datt Nordkorea Zaldoten a Munitioun fir de russesche Krich an der Ukrain liwwert. Nodeems den Zerstéierer 2025 virgestallt gi war, war de Spriecher vum südkoreanesche Generalstaf, de Lee Sung-jun, virsiichteg, awer däitlech. "Wa mir d'Waffen an d'Ausrëschtung ukucken, déi gewise goufen, gleewe mir, datt et eng Méiglechkeet gëtt, datt si Technologie, Suen oder Hëllef vu Russland kruten", sou de Lee, an huet derbäigesat, datt Krichsschëffer Joren brauchen, fir gebaut ze ginn, an nach méi laang, fir asazfäeg ze ginn. Radio Free Asia huet, ënner Beruff op den Deputéierte Yu Yong-weon, gemellt, datt de Iwwerschall-Marschflillkierper vum Schëff dem russesche Zircon ähnelt an d'Radaranuerdnung un déi russesch Korvetten vun der Karakurt-Klass erënnert. Fir de Moment ass d'Reaktioun an der Regioun éischter bemiwwen wéi alarméiert. Südkorea seng Arméi seet, si halen d'Asazbereetschaft a deelen Informatiounen mat de Vereenegte Staaten a Japan iwwer nordkoreanesch Provokatiounen; no enger Welle vu Rakéitentester fréi 2026 huet Tokio protestéiert, an d'US-Indo-Pacific-Kommando huet gesot, et beréit sech mat de Verbündeten. Souwuel Seoul wéi Tokio dreiwen hir eege Marineausweidung weider, dorënner Programmer fir Zerstéierer vun der nächster Generatioun, wärend d'Bedrohungslag sech verhäert. D'strategesch Spannung läit no beim Land selwer. De Kim erkennt d'Northern Limit Line net un — déi de facto westlech Mieresgrenz mat Südkorea — an e puer Analysten warnen, datt Pyongyang dozou iwwergoe kéint, seng eege Mieresgrenz an ëmstriddene Gewässer auszeruffen. Dat géif d'Risiko vun engem Konflikt an enger vun de meeschtmilitariséierte Mierer vun der Welt erhéijen. Ob Nordkorea déi versprache Flott och wierklech bauen ka, bleift ongewëss; datt et et probéiere wëll, ass elo offiziell. ### Sources - North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service — Associated Press / ABC News: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-koreas-kim-claims-progress-nuclear-armed-navy-134153016 - Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships — Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3358118/kim-says-north-korea-arm-navy-nuclear-weapons-build-bigger-warships - N. Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-ton warships, nuclear navy — Agence France-Presse / The Korea Herald: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10785913 - N. Korea commissions 5,000-ton destroyer; Kim expects dramatic boost in naval power — Yonhap / The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260624/n-korea-commissions-5000-ton-destroyer-kim-expects-dramatic-boost-in-naval-power - Choe Hyon-class destroyer — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Hyon-class_destroyer - North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_destroyer_Choe_Hyon - Russia May Have Helped North Korea With New Warship, Seoul Says — Agence France-Presse / The Defense Post: https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/01/russia-helped-korea-warship/ - North Korea's reveal of new warship's weapon system hints at Russian support: expert — Radio Free Asia: https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/04/30/north-korea-new-warship-russian-support/ - North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship and claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy — Associated Press / NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/north-korean-leader-kim-inspects-new-warship-rcna261875 - Satellite analysis: North Korea's 5,000-ton destroyer fleet in construction but short on combat readiness — Daily NK: https://www.dailynk.com/english/satellite-analysis-north-koreas-5000-ton-destroyer-fleet-in-construction-but-short-on-combat-readiness/ - US Allies Ramp Up Sea Power as North Korea Threat Rises — Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/south-korea-japan-news-shipbuilding-north-korea-navy-destroyer-2089147 - During inspection of his most powerful warship, Kim Jong Un denounces South Korea-U.S. military drills — Associated Press / PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/during-inspection-of-his-most-powerful-warship-kim-jong-un-denounces-south-korea-u-s-military-drills --- ## Trump dréint mat 100-Prozent-Zoll op franséische Wäin wéinst der Digitalsteier - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/trump-100-prozent-zoll-franseische-wain-digitalsteier-g7 - Published: 2026-06-24T05:11:16.781+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-24T05:11:16.781+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 3608d093-4d5b-4e6a-ac27-da3d99b0fa1a - Dateline: Évian-les-Bains, FR > De US-President wëll, datt Paräis seng 3-Prozent-Tax op d'Tech-Gruppe fale léisst — soss kéimen op all Wäin a Champagner Stroofzëll. Den 15-Prozent-Compromiss vun der EU steet um Spill. ### Summary Den Donald Trump dréit mat engem 100-Prozent-Zoll op franséische Wäin a Champagner, fir Frankräich seng Digitalsteier ze entlaaschten — e Sträit, deen och Lëtzebuerg als exportoffent EU-Land trëfft. ### Key facts - Den Trump wëll en 100-Prozent-Zoll op all franséische Wäin a Champagner, sollt Frankräich seng 3-Prozent-Digitalsteier op US-Tech-Gruppe net fale loossen. - Franséische Wäin a Spirituose bezuelen elo scho 15 Prozent US-Zoll ënner dem EU-US-Compromiss vu Juli 2025. - D'Exporter vu franséische Wäin a Spirituosen an d'USA sinn 2025 ëm ronn 21 Prozent op ronn 3 Milliarden Euro gefall — d'USA bleiwen de gréisste Maart. - Den Handel ass eng exklusiv EU-Kompetenz: net Frankräich, mä d'Europäesch Kommissioun verhandelt a kéint mam Anti-Coercion-Instrument äntweren. - Lëtzebuerg huet keen eegene Zoll-Hiewel an hänkt als exportoffent Land voll vun der EU-Äntwert of; och de Museler Wäisecteur wier vun enger Eskalatioun betraff. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass déi franséisch Digitalsteier, déi den Trump kippe wëll?** Eng 3-Prozent-Ofgab, déi zënter 2019 a Kraaft ass, op d'franséisch Recetten vu groussen Internetfirmen mat méi wéi 750 Milliounen Euro u weltwäitem Digitalëmsaz a 25 Milliounen Euro a Frankräich. Si trëfft haaptsächlech US-Gruppen — Google, Apple, Facebook an Amazon — dofir de Spëtznumm GAFA-Tax. **Q: Wéi vill Zoll bezuele franséische Wäiner haut scho an den USA?** 15 Prozent. Dës Plafong gouf am Juli 2025 zu Turnberry tëscht dem Trump an der Kommissiounspresidentin Ursula von der Leyen fir bal all EU-Wueren ausgehandelt. Den ugedroten 100-Prozent-Zoll géif déi Laascht méi wéi verduebelen. **Q: Firwat trëfft dëse Sträit Lëtzebuerg?** Als EU-Land huet Lëtzebuerg keen eegene Zoll-Hiewel an hänkt ganz vun der Äntwert vun der Europäescher Kommissioun of. Als eng vun den exportoffensten Wirtschaften vun der EU wier et vun enger neier Zollspiral besonnesch betraff — an och de Museler Wäi- a Crémant-Secteur géif drënner leiden. **Q: Wéi huet de Macron op d'Drohung reagéiert?** Hien huet refuséiert, d'Tax ze kippen. Beim Sender TF1 huet hien se als souveränt europäescht Recht duergestallt a gewarnt, datt en neien Zoll op Wäin den EU-US-Compromiss vu 2025 briechen géif. ### Body Eng Fläsch Champagner als Drockmëttel an engem Sträit iwwer d'Besteierung vun amerikaneschen Tech-Konzerner: de US-President Donald Trump huet ugedroht, en Zoll vun 100 Prozent op all franséische Wäin a Champagner ze setzen, sollt Paräis seng Tax op grouss amerikanesch Internetfirmen net fale loossen. D'Drohung koum just Stonne virum G7-Sommet, deen de franséische President Emmanuel Macron ausgeriicht huet. An engem Interview mat der New York Post den Méindeg, 15. Juni, ënnerwee an d'Spadséierstad Évian-les-Bains um Genferséi, huet den Trump déi ugedroten Zëll direkt un d'franséisch Digitalsteier gekoppelt — déi 3-Prozent-Ofgab op d'Recetten aus digitale Servicer, déi Washington zënter Joren als Diskriminéierung vu sengen Entreprisë bezeechent. Ech hunn hie gebeden, den amerikanesche Firmen näischt unzelaaschten, a wa se et maachen, hunn ech keng aner Wiel, wéi en Zoll vun 100 Prozent op all Champagner an all Wäin aus Frankräich ze erhiewen. "De Macron muss just déi Ëmsaztax ofschafen, da géif hien dee Pressioun net spieren", huet den Trump derbäigesat. De Zoll géif d'Laascht fir déi franséisch Exportateuren méi wéi verduebelen — si bezuele scho 15 Prozent US-Zoll op Wäin a Spirituose ënner dem Handelscompromiss, deen d'EU d'lescht Joer mat Washington ausgehandelt huet. Wat hannert der "GAFA-Tax" stécht Frankräich huet seng Digitalsteier 2019 agefouert, a si ass zënterhier en Dorn am Aa vu Washington. D'Mesure baut op dräi Pilieren op: - en Taux vun 3 Prozent op déi franséisch Recetten aus de gezielten digitale Servicer; - en Uwendungsberäich, deen nëmme Firme mat méi wéi 750 Milliounen Euro u weltwäitem Digitalëmsaz a 25 Milliounen Euro a Frankräich betrëfft; - en Design, deen haaptsächlech US-Gruppe wéi Google, Apple, Facebook an Amazon trëfft — dofir de Spëtznumm "GAFA-Tax". De Sträit ass méi al wéi dem Trump säin zweete Mandat. 2019 huet de US-Handelsvertrieder eng Section-301-Enquête opgemaach an Zëll bis zu 100 Prozent op ronn 2,4 Milliarden Dollar u franséische Wueren — vu Champagner iwwer Kéis bis zu Handtaschen — proposéiert. Déi Zëll goufe spéider op 25 Prozent gesat, agegrenzt an dann ausgesat, fir Plaz fir d'global Steier-Verhandlungen bei der OECD ze maachen. Déi nei Drohung huelt elo dee maximale Wäert erëm op — an dat zu engem Moment, wou d'franséisch Deputéiert, déi Enn 2025 fir eng staark Erhéijung vun der Tax gestëmmt hunn, iwwer hir Zukunft diskutéieren. D'Minoritéitsregierung huet schonn ugedeit, datt si dës Erhéijung erëm wëll kippen. De Macron bleift op senger Linn De Macron léisst sech net beien. Beim franséische Sender TF1 huet hien d'Tax als souveränt europäescht Recht duergestallt — net als Verhandlungsmasse — a gewarnt, datt en neien Zoll op Wäin de Compromiss briechen géif, deen seng EU-Partner 2025 mat Washington fonnt hunn. "Dës Digitalsteier hunn d'Europäer beschloss, a verschidde Länner hunn se ëmgesat. Si ass Deel vun eisem Recht. Et ass net un den USA, iwwer d'franséischt an europäescht Recht ze entscheeden." D'franséisch Wënzer, déi schonn ugeschloen sinn, ruffe méi no Moossegung wéi no Eskalatioun. Gabriel Picard, un der Spëtzt vun der Federatioun vun de franséischen Exportateure vu Wäin a Spirituosen, huet eng "ausgeglachen a konstruktiv Handelsbezéiung tëscht Frankräich an den USA" gefuerdert. Seng Memberen hunn Grond, sech Suergen ze maachen: d'Exporter an d'USA si 2025 ëm ronn 21 Prozent am Wäert op ongeféier 3 Milliarden Euro gefall, an d'USA bleiwen de gréisste eenzele Maart fir franséische Wäin a Spirituosen — mat bal engem Fënneftel vun deem, wat de Secteur am Ausland verkeeft. Déi total franséisch Exporter sinn ëm ronn 8 Prozent op 14,3 Milliarden Euro gefall, en Déifstand zënter Joren, ënner anerem gedréckt vun Zoll-Drohungen — dorënner eng Zuel vun 200 Prozent, déi den Trump nach am Januar an de Raum geheit huet. Eng Saach, déi déi ganz EU ugeet Och wann den Sträit ronderëm d'Wéngerten dréit, kann Frankräich net eleng op den Trump äntweren. Ënner der gemeinsamer Handelspolitik vun der EU ass den Handel eng exklusiv Kompetenz vun der Europäescher Kommissioun, déi am Numm vun alle 27 Memberstaaten verhandelt a Géigemoossnamen hëlt. Domat gëtt d'Wäin-Drohung genausou en Test fir d'kollektiv Handelsdefense vun der Unioun wéi fir d'franséisch Diplomatie. D'Kommissiounspresidentin Ursula von der Leyen hat am Juli 2025 zu Turnberry a Schottland mam Trump eng Plafong vu 15 Prozent op bal all EU-Wueren ausgehandelt — genau dee Compromiss, deen no de Wuert vum Macron mat engem 100-Prozent-Zoll op Wäin gebrach géif. Bréissel huet awer och méi schwéiert Instrumenter an der Hannerhand, dorënner d'Anti-Coercion-Instrument, eng nach ni getest "Handels-Bazooka", déi et der EU géif erlaben, den US-Handel, d'Servicer an den Zougang zu ëffentleche Mäert ze beschränken, sollt si urteelen, datt Washington Zëll als Drockmëttel géint d'national Gesetzgebung vun engem Memberstaat asetzt. En esou Schratt géint d'USA wier ouni Beispill a politesch héich brisant. Firwat dat bis op d'Musel reecht De Sträit dréit sech ëm franséisch Wéngerten, mä säin Asaz erstreckt sech iwwer de ganze Bannemaart — Lëtzebuerg matgerechent. Als EU-Land huet d'Groussherzogtum keen eegene Zoll-Hiewel; et hänkt ganz vun der Äntwert vun der Kommissioun of, a seng Stëmm leeft iwwer de Rot zu Bréissel, net iwwer e bilaterale Kanal op Washington. Dat wit fir Lëtzebuerg méi wéi fir vill anerer. D'Land ass eng vun den exportoffensten Wirtschaften an der Unioun, mat grenziwwergräifende Flëss, déi de Bannemaart bei wäitem iwwerschreiden — eng nei US-EU-Zollspiral menacéiert also seng Exportateuren wäit iwwer d'Wäินregal eraus. An Lëtzebuerg huet och seng eege kleng Bedeelegung um Produit, ëm dee sech alles dréit: d'Terrassewéngerten op der Musel produzéiere Stillwäiner a Crémant, e Nischeberäich, deen awer symbolesch ass an — wéi de franséischen — op der falscher Säit vun all Eskalatioun läit. Ob den Trump seng Drohung och ëmsetzt, ass net kloer. Säi Muster war ëmmer, mat héijen Zëll ze dréinen an se duerno an de Verhandlungen erëm fale ze loossen, an d'franséisch Wäinlobby setzt op eng Entspanung. Mä soulaang den Steiersträit net geléist ass, de Compromiss vun der EU réischt e Joer al ass an eng Kommissioun, déi op hir hutt, fir e ze schützen, bleift d'Champagnerfläsch erëm eng Kéier d'Drockmëttel an engem Sträit doriwwer, wéi Europa amerikanesch Technologie besteiert. ### Sources - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital services tax before G7 summit — Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-threatens-100-tariff-french-wines-over-digital-services-tax-before-g7-summit - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine and champagne over digital tax — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/15/trump-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wine-and-champagne-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over tax on US tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260615-french-wine-at-risk-trump-threatens-100-tariff-over-digital-tax - Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine as Macron digs in over digital tax — BM Magazine: https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/trump-100-percent-french-wine-tariff-digital-services-tax/ - Trump says France must scrap tech 'sales tax' or face 100% wine tariffs — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/15/trump-france-tech-tax-wine-tariffs-champagne.html - Macron Brushes Off Trump's 100% Tariff Threat on French Wine — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/macron-rebuffs-trump-s-threats-of-wine-tariffs-as-g7-meets - U.S. buyers drove nearly one-fifth of French wine and spirits exports — Vinetur: https://www.vinetur.com/en/20260616102705/us-buyers-drove-nearly-one-fifth-of-french-wine-and-spirits-exports.html - French Wine and Spirits Exports Fall to 25-Year Low in 2025 — Vino Joy News: https://vino-joy.com/2026/02/24/french-wine-and-spirits-exports-fall-to-25-year-low-in-2025/ - US vows 100% tariffs on French cheese, champagne, luxury goods over digital tax — France 24 (2019): https://www.france24.com/en/20191203-usa-france-tariff-retaliation-gafa-digital-tax-champagne-cheese-handbags-luxury-goods-section-301-trade - Notice of Action in the Section 301 Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax — US Federal Register / USTR: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/16/2020-15312/notice-of-action-in-the-section-301-investigation-of-frances-digital-services-tax - Von der Leyen and Trump strike EU-US trade deal with 15% tariff for the bloc — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/27/von-der-leyen-and-trump-strike-eu-us-trade-deal-to-avert-all-out-tariff-war - The EU could respond to Trump's tariffs with a new 'anti-coercion instrument.' Here's what to know. — Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-eu-could-respond-to-trumps-tariffs-with-a-new-anti-coercion-instrument-heres-what-to-know/ - EU-US tariffs: tensions, trade deal and what could change — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250210STO26801/eu-us-tariffs-tensions-trade-deal-and-what-could-change - France Raises Digital Services Tax on Tech Giants from 3% to 15% Starting 2026 — VATupdate: https://www.vatupdate.com/2025/11/04/france-raises-digital-services-tax-on-tech-giants-from-3-to-15-starting-2026/ --- ## Lëtzebuerger Friddenspräis: Fënnef Friddensschaffer am Kirchberg ausgezeechent - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerger-friddensprais-2026-fennef-friddensschaffer-kirchberg - Published: 2026-06-23T17:50:04.009+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:50:04.009+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: ca04c59b-d331-45c4-aa15-b63bc1ef65b1 - Dateline: Luxembourg-Kirchberg, LU > D'Schengen Peace Foundation huet hir 14. Editioun zu Kirchberg gefeiert — mat Laureaten vun Indien bis an Holland, an enger nüchterer Bilanz: 65 Konflikter op der Welt. ### Summary Bei der 14. Editioun vum Lëtzebuerger Friddenspräis zu Kirchberg si fënnef Laureaten geéiert ginn — déi selwecht Zeremonie huet awer mat enger Warnung opgemaach: esou vill Konflikter wéi nach ni zanter dem Zweete Weltkrich. ### Key facts - D'Schengen Peace Foundation huet den 19. Juni am ECCL zu Kirchberg déi 14. Editioun vum Lëtzebuerger Friddenspräis organiséiert, mat méi wéi 100 Gäscht. - Fënnef Laureaten goufen ausgezeechent: Tom Woodhouse, Jan Banning, UNOY Peacebuilders, Initiatives of Change a Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. - Den Institute for Economics and Peace huet de Global Peace Index 2026 virgestallt: 65 aktiv Konflikter, déi héchst Zuel zanter 1945. - De Fridden ass dat zwieleften Joer hannereneen zréckgaang — 99 vun 163 Länner mat enger Verschlechterung; d'Käschte vun der Gewalt: 21,8 Billiounen Dollar. - Den Asaz vun Drohnen a kënschtlecher Intelligenz um Schluechtfeld gëtt als wuessend Risiko genannt. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini a wou ass de Lëtzebuerger Friddenspräis 2026 verginn?** E Freideg, den 19. Juni 2026, am Hémicycle vum European Convention Centre Luxembourg (ECCL) um Kirchberg, organiséiert vun der Schengen Peace Foundation zesumme mam World Peace Forum. **Q: Wie sinn déi fënnef Laureaten 2026?** Dr Tom Woodhouse (Friddensbildung), Jan Banning (Konscht fir de Fridden), UNOY Peacebuilders an Initiatives of Change (Friddensorganisatiounen) a Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (banzechte Fridden). **Q: Wat huet de Global Peace Index 2026 ervirginn?** 65 aktiv Konflikter op der Welt — déi héchst Zuel zanter 1945. De Fridden ass dat zwieleften Joer hannereneen zréckgaang, mat enger Verschlechterung an 99 vun 163 Länner an enger Gewaltkäschte vun 21,8 Billiounen Dollar fir 2025 (11,3 % vum weltwäite BIP). ### Body An engem Sall um Kirchberg, deen e Freideg méi no un de groussen Theme vun der Weltpolitik war wéi un der Gréisst vum Land, si fënnef Mënschen ausgezeechent ginn, déi op ganz ënnerschiddlech Manéier um Fridden schaffen. Den 19. Juni huet d'Schengen Peace Foundation am Hémicycle vum European Convention Centre Luxembourg (ECCL) déi 14. Editioun vum Lëtzebuerger Friddenspräis organiséiert. Méi wéi 100 Aktivisten a Gäscht — virum Plaz an online — sinn zesummekomm, fir Laureaten ze éieren, déi vun der Bildung iwwer d'Konscht an d'Jugendaarbecht bis bei déi spirituell Praxis schaffen. Zesumme mam World Peace Forum organiséiert, huet d'Zeremonie net mat Feierlechkeet ugefaangen, mä mat enger nüchterer Inventur vun där Welt, déi se flécke wëll. Den Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) huet säi Global Peace Index 2026 virgestallt, a säi Grënner huet den Toun mat enger däischterer Zuel gesat. Et ginn am Moment 65 aktiv Konflikter op der Welt — déi héchst Zuel zanter dem Enn vum Zweete Weltkrich. Déi Aschätzung, vum IEP-Grënner an executive chairman Steve Killelea, huet den Owend agerummt. De Index huet festgestallt, datt de Fridden op der Welt elo dat zwieleften Joer hannereneen zréckgaang ass: 99 vun den 163 ënnersichte Länner hunn eng Verschlechterung verzeechent. De Killelea huet op den ëmmer méi breeden Asaz vun Drohnen a kënschtlecher Intelligenz um Schluechtfeld higewisen an d'wirtschaftlech Käschte vun der Gewalt fir 2025 op 21,8 Billiounen US-Dollar bezifferte — also 11,3 Prozent vum weltwäite Bruttoinlandsprodukt. E klengt Land als Bün fir grouss Nimm De Präis, deen zanter 2012 zu Lëtzebuerg verginn gëtt, ass eng Manéier ginn, fir Leit zesummenzebréngen, deenen hiren Afloss wäit iwwer d'Grenze vun engem vun de klengste Memberlänner vun der EU erausgeet. D'Vicki Hansen, Presidentin vun der Schengen Peace Foundation, huet d'Laureaten an d'Gäscht bei dëser hybrider Verataltung begréisst, déi parallel online iwwerdroe gouf. Zanter 2015 leeft d'Auszeechnung als een Daag, mat dräizéng Kategorien. Déi fënnef Gewënner vun dësem Joer goufen, esou d'Organisateuren, esou gewielt, datt se de Fridden als en Handwierk weisen, dat op all Niveau geübt gëtt — vun der Schoulklass iwwer d'Kameralëns bis bei d'Netzwierker un der Basis an dat banzecht Liewe vum Eenzelen. Fënnef Laureaten, fënnef Forme vu Friddensaarbecht D'Geéiert vun 2026 kommen aus véier Länner a si an déck méi Regiounen op der Welt aktiv: - Outstanding Peace Education — Dr Tom Woodhouse (Groussbritannien). Den Emeritus-Professer fir Peace Studies vun der University of Bradford huet 1990 d'Centre for Conflict Resolution gegrënnt a Léierbicher geschriwwen, déi nach ëmmer fir d'Ausbildung vu Mediateuren benotzt ginn; seng rezent Aarbecht setzt op Sport-Diplomatie iwwer d'Football Peace Academy. - Outstanding Art for Peace — Jan Banning (Holland). De Dokumentarfotograf gouf fir Blood Bonds: Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda ausgezeechent — eng Aarbecht, déi Portraite vun Iwwerliewenden niewent déi vun Täter stellt, begleet vu perséinlechen Témoignagen. - Outstanding Peace Organisation — UNOY Peacebuilders. D'United Network of Young Peacebuilders verbënnt 142 jugendgefouerten Organisatiounen an 81 Länner a fuerdert, datt jonk Leit als Entscheedungsdréier vun haut gesi ginn an net eréischt vu muer. - Outstanding Peace Organisation — Initiatives of Change. Aktiv a méi wéi 60 Länner, féiert dës Beweegung laangfristeg Dialogprogrammer wéi Hope in the Cities an Creators of Peace. - Outstanding Inner Peace — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Indien). De Grënner vun der Art of Living Foundation gouf fir ronn véiereenhalleft Joerzéngte vu Konfliktléisung an Trauma-Hëllef geéiert, déi a méi wéi 180 Länner erareecht. Bei senger Auszeechnung huet de Woodhouse argumentéiert, datt d'Léiere selwer en Instrument fir de Fridden ass: "Friddensbildung gëtt eis dat grondleeënd Wëssen, fir eis eng méi friddlech Welt virzestellen an d'Handwierk an d'Fäegkeete fir Fridden ze maachen ze léieren." De Banning huet säi Rwanda-Projet als eng Studie an der moralescher Komplexitéit beschriwwen, net als eng Erléisung: et wier "kee Buch iwwer einfach Äntwerten", mä eng Aarbecht, déi freet, "wéi Gerechtegkeet, Verantwortung a Verzeiung zur selwechter Zäit existéiere kënnen." D'Vertrieder vun UNOY hunn hirersäits betount, datt "jonk Leit net just zukünfteg Leadere sinn, mä wesentlech Change-Maker an der Géigewaart." De banzechte Fridden als Ufankspunkt De weltwäit bekanntste Laureat, de Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, huet seng Auszeechnung genotzt, fir ze soen, datt Diplomatie eleng kee dauerhaften Fridden bréngt. Fridden, esou hien, muss am Eenzelen heranwuessen, ier en tëscht Gemeinschaften oder Natioune ka halen. "Fridden ass net just d'Feele vu Konflikt a Bluttvergéissen", sot hien. "Et ass e positiven Zoustand vun eisem Sinn, dee mir all an eis musse pflegen. Et ass de banzechte Fridden, dee Fridden an d'Famill, an d'Gesellschaft a schlussendlech an d'Welt bréngt." Dee Akzent op dat Perséinlecht stoung bewosst géint dat grousst Bild, dat de Global Peace Index gezeechent huet. Wou d'Zuele vun enger Welt schwätzen, déi sech ëmmer méi schnell bewaffnet a sech ëmmer manner vertraut, sollten d'Laureaten déi ëmgekéiert Stréimung weisen — Pedagogen, Fotografen, jonk Organisateuren a spirituell Léierpersoune, déi, dacks roueg, de Raum fir Versöhnung méi grouss maachen. D'Wett, déi e klengt Land ëmmer erëm mécht Fir Lëtzebuerg ass de Präis Deel vun engem méi laangen Effort, fir seng diplomatesch Versammlungskraaft an eng Soft-Power-Dividend ëmzesetzen. D'Wiel vum Lieu ass selwer symbolesch: d'ECCL läit um Kirchberg-Plateau ënnert den EU-Institutiounen, an d'Stëftung léint sech den Numm vu Schengen, wou 1985 d'grenzenlost Reesen an Europa ënnerschriwwe gouf. D'Organisateuren hunn d'Lëscht vun dësem Joer als Äntwert op e méi däischtere Moment presentéiert: mat esou ville Konflikter wéi nach ni zanter 1945, sou hir Argumentatioun, ass et keng zeremoniell Geste, fir Leit ze éieren, déi Vertraue tëscht de Lager opbauen, mä eng praktesch Ausso doriwwer, wuer Opmierksamkeet a Moyene solle goen. Wéi de Killelea ervirgehuewen huet: d'Welt gëtt vill Suen fir Sécherheet aus — déi am Kirchberg geéiert Laureaten stinn fir déi vergläichsweis ënnerfinanzéiert Aarbecht, de Fridden selwer ze pflegen. ### Sources - Luxembourg Peace Prize Honours Global Peacebuilders at 14th Ceremony — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61911-luxembourg-peace-prize-honours-global-peacebuilders-at-14th-ceremony - Organisers Announce Details of 14th Luxembourg Peace Prize — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/awards/61489-organisers-announce-details-of-14th-luxembourg-peace-prize - 2026 Program — Luxembourg Peace Prize — Schengen Peace Foundation / Luxembourg Peace Prize: https://luxembourgpeaceprize.org/2026-program/ - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Conferred Luxembourg Peace Prize for Global Peace Efforts — The Pioneer: https://dailypioneer.com/news/slug-lite/sri-sri-receives-luxembourg-peace-prize?year=2026 - Institute for Economics and Peace — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Economics_and_Peace --- ## Rumänien ouni Regierung: Parlament léisst de Veștea duerchfalen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/rumanien-zweet-regierung-duerchgefall-investitur-krise - Published: 2026-06-23T17:20:53.826+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:20:53.826+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: f79e865a-9abd-4a88-9ad8-42529f372405 - Dateline: Bucharest, RO > No siwe Woche Stëllstand huet d'Parlament zu Bukarest dem zweete designéierte Premier d'Vertrauen verweigert — an dat, während e rekorddeficit an en EU-Delai vu Milliarde lauschteren. ### Summary D'rumänescht Parlament huet en zweete Kandidat fir de Premierminister an engem Mount ofgeleent. Den Adrian Veștea krut just 189 Stëmmen, wäit ënner de gefuerderten 233 — Rumänien bleift ouni voll Regierung. ### Key facts - De proposéierte Premier Adrian Veștea krut den 22. Juni just 189 Stëmmen — wäit ënner de 233, déi fir d'Investitur néideg waren. - Et war déi éischt formell Ofleenung an enger Kris, déi elo iwwer siwe Wochen dauert — an dem President Dan säin zweete gescheiterte Kandidat. - D'PNL vum Veștea huet sech selwer zréckgehalen; nëmmen d'PSD huet säi Cabinet gedroen, d'AUR-Deputéiert sinn aus dem Sall gaang. - Hannergrond ass ee vun de gréisste Budgetsdeficiten an der EU — iwwer 9 % vum PIB 2024 — an en EU-Delai fir ronn 10 Milliarden Euro Hëllefsgelder Enn August. - Eng weider gescheitert Investitur kéint de Wee fir virgezunne Walen opmaachen; reglementéiert Walen sti réischt fir 2028 un. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ass dem Veștea seng Regierung duerchgefall?** Hie krut nëmmen 189 vun de gefuerderten 233 Stëmmen. Seng eege Partei, d'PNL, huet sech zréckgehalen, well de President Dan hien ouni d'Konsultatioun vun der Parteispëtzt designéiert hat; nëmmen d'PSD huet säi Cabinet ënnerstëtzt, d'USR huet sech enthalen an d'AUR huet de Sall verlooss. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir d'EU-Hëllefsgelder?** 2026 ass dat lescht Joer, fir déi meescht Projeten aus dem rumänesche Plang fir Erhuelung a Resilienz ëmzesetzen, mam Delai Enn August. Laut Al Jazeera muss Rumänien bis dohinner nach ronn 10 Milliarden Euro ofruffen — eppes, wat eng blockéiert Regierung schwéier rechtzäiteg ausginn kann. **Q: Ginn et elo Neiwalen a Rumänien?** Nach net automatesch. De President däerf d'Parlament eréischt opléisen, wann bannent 60 Deeg keng Regierung d'Vertrauen kritt an op d'mannst zwee Kandidaten ofgeleent goufen. Dem Veștea seng Néierlag ass déi éischt — eng weider kéint de Wee fir virgezunne Walen opmaachen. ### Body Rumänien koum e Méindeg nach méi déif an de politesche Stëllstand: D'Parlament zu Bukarest huet bannent engem Mount schonn deen zweete Kandidat fir d'Spëtzt vun der Regierung ofgeleent. Domat steet dat EU- a Nato-Land um ëstlechen Außerand vum Bündnis weider ouni voll funktionéierend Regierung — an dat zu engem Moment, wou et ee vun de gréisste Budgetsdeficiten an der EU stoppe muss a Milliarden un europäeschen Hëllefsgelder bedroht sinn. De proposéierten Cabinet vum Adrian Veștea — e Politiker vun der National-Liberaler Partei (PNL) an de President vum Kreesrot vu Brașov — krut den 22. Juni just 189 Stëmmen. Dat ass wäit ënner de 233, déi fir d'Investitur gebraucht ginn, esou d'Associated Press. 23 Deputéiert hu géint gestëmmt, a méi wéi d'Halschent vun deenen, déi present waren, huet sech enthalen. Et war déi éischt formell Ofleenung an dëser Kris — an si huet de Stëllstand iwwer seng siwt Woch eraus gedréckt. Eng Designatioun ouni Réckhalt aus der eegener Partei De President Nicușor Dan, deen 2025 als pro-europäeschen Ex-Buergermeeschter vu Bukarest gewielt gouf, hat de Veștea den 14. Juni designéiert a sech dobäi op seng administrativ Erfarung beruff. Mä hien huet dat ouni d'Spëtzt vun der PNL ze konsultéieren gemaach — a sou huet dem Veștea seng eege Partei him d'Ënnerstëtzung verweigert. Säi Cabinet gouf nëmme vun der gréisster Fraktioun am Parlament gedroen, der zentrumslénker PSD. Och déi reformesch USR huet sech zréckgehalen, an d'Deputéiert vun der riets-populistescher AUR hunn de Sall verlooss, ier iwwerhaapt gestëmmt gouf. De Veștea war fir den Dan schonn deen zweete Versuch, d'Sackgaass ze duerchbriechen. Säin éischte Choix, den Europadeputéierten a presidentielle Beroder Eugen Tomac, gouf de 4. Juni nominéiert, huet et awer net fäerdeg bruecht, bannent dem verfassungsméissegen Delai vun zéng Deeg e Cabinet op d'Bee ze stellen — zu engem Vott ass et ni komm. Den Tomac hat versprach, "eng Equipe vu Spezialisten, eng technesch Regierung, keng politesch" virzeleeën. Wéi d'Kris ugefaangen huet D'Wuerzele vun der Kris leien am Zerfall vun der pro-europäescher Koalitioun, déi am Juni 2025 ënner dem Premier Ilie Bolojan un d'Regierung koum. Dës Allianz — déi PSD, PNL, USR an déi ungaresch Minoritéitspartei UDMR zesummebruecht huet — ass auserneegefall, wéi d'Sozialdemokraten Enn Abrëll erausgaange sinn. De 5. Mee huet d'Parlament e Mësstrauensvott géint de Bolojan mat 281 zu 4 Stëmmen ugeholl — eng seele Konvergenz vu PSD an AUR, déi de Motiounstext zesummen agereecht haten. Zënterhier bleift de Bolojan als geschäftsféierende Premier mat beschränkte Kompetenzen am Amt. D'Regierung huet ronn zéng Méint gehalen. D'Virwërf sinn haart. Wéi senger Regierung den Enn gedreet huet, huet de Bolojan seng Géigner erausgefuerdert, eng Alternativ ze nennen. Kann iergendeen soen, wéi Rumänien vu muer un funktionéiere soll? Hutt Dir e Plang? Den AUR-Chef George Simion huet déi lescht Ofleenung als en weidert Kapitel an enger laanger Geschicht vu gebrachene Verspriechen duergestallt. "Zënter 35 Joer ass de Verrot a Rumänien un der Dagesuerdnung an ass iergendwéi zur Normalitéit ginn, en Deel vum Alldag", sot hien, ier seng Deputéiert de Sall verlooss hunn. Den Deficit am Häerz vun allem Ënner dem politeschen Tumult läit eng finanziell Ofrechnung. Rumänien hat 2024 en Deficit vu méi wéi 9 % vum PIB — dee gréissten an der EU. De Budget 2026, am Mäerz ugeholl, viséiert 6,2 % vum PIB, mat ronn 5,8 %, déi fir 2027 prognostizéiert ginn, esou Romania Insider an d'Prognose vun der Europäescher Kommissioun. De Bolojan hat seng Regierung op d'Zoumaache vun dëser Lück gesat a krut e Konsolidéierungspak duerch, deen op ronn 5 % vum PIB geschat gëtt. D'Moossname waren politesch Gëft: - Steiererhéijungen, dorënner eng méi héich TVA; - e nominale Gefréier vun den ëffentleche Léin a Pensiounen iwwer 2025 an 2026; - Spuerzwäng a verschiddene Ministèren. D'PSD, déi nieft dem Bolojan matregéiert hat, huet déi Reformen als "ouni Empathie" fir de gewéinleche Rumänen ugegraff an huet dee Virworf benotzt, fir hir Ënnerstëtzung zréckzezéien. De Leu ass ronderëm de Mee-Vott op e Rekorddéifstand géintiwwer dem Euro gefall, an d'Wirtschaft gouf vun héijer Inflatioun an enger techniescher Rezessioun belaascht. De PSD-Chef Sorin Grindeanu huet drop bestanen, datt d'Koalitioun ze retten ass — och nodeem seng eege Partei hire Premier gestierzt huet. "Et gëtt e Liewen nom Mësstrauensvott. Mir wëllen dës Koalitioun am Groussen a Ganzen erhalen", sot hien — eng Ausso, déi bei de zentrumsrietse Parteie schlecht ukomm ass, déi sech elo weigeren, ënner Konditiounen ze déngen, déi si refuséieren. Wat elo op Rumänien duerkënnt Den Asaz geet wäit iwwer Bukarest eraus. Als EU- a Nato-Memberland um ëstlechen Außerand vun der Allianz, mat Grenzen zur Ukrain an zu Moldawien, ass d'Reegéierbarkeet vu Rumänien grad esou eng Fro vu regionaler Stabilitéit wéi vun Innepolitik. Eng geschäftsféierend Regierung mat gestëtzten Kompetenzen ass schlecht opgestallt, fir verbindlech finanziell Decisiounen ze huelen oder sech op Reformen festzeleeën. De Moment ass heikel. 2026 ass dat lescht Joer, fir déi meescht Projeten aus dem rumänesche Plang fir Erhuelung a Resilienz ëmzesetzen, mam Delai Enn August; laut Al Jazeera muss d'Land bis dohinner nach ronn 10 Milliarden Euro un EU-Erhuelungsgelder ofruffen. D'Investitiounsausgabe gi bei knapp 8 % vum PIB prognostizéiert, vill dovunner mat EU-Suen finanzéiert — Investitiounen, déi eng blockéiert Regierung kaum nach rechtzäiteg ausginn kann. Elo riicht sech d'Opmierksamkeet erëm op de President Dan, dee muss en drëtte Kandidat nominéieren. Laut der Verfassung däerf de President d'Parlament nëmmen opléisen an Neiwale ausschreiwen, wann bannent 60 Deeg no der éischter Investituranfro keng Regierung d'Vertrauen kritt huet a wann d'Parlament op d'mannst zwee Kandidaten ofgeleent huet. Dem Veștea seng Néierlag zielt als déi éischt sou Ofleenung — eng weider Néierlag kéint also de Wee fir virgezunne Walen opmaachen. Reglementéiert Walen sti réischt fir 2028 um Programm. D'zentrumsriets Parteien hu schonn Alternativen an d'Spill bruecht, ënner anerem eng Regierung ënner Leedung vum Grindeanu mat hirem parlamentaresche Réckhalt, oder e Minoritéitscabinet vu PNL, USR an UDMR mat Ënnerstëtzung vun der PSD. ### Sources - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — The Washington Times (AP): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/22/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government/ - Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/political-crisis-deepens-romanian-lawmakers-reject-new-government-134113292 - Romania's government crisis deepens after Parliament rejects Veștea cabinet — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-government-crisis-deepens-after-parliament-rejects-vestea-cabinet - Romania PM Ilie Bolojan's government toppled in no-confidence vote — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/romania-pm-ilie-bolojans-government-toppled-in-no-confidence-vote - Romania's pro-EU coalition collapses after prime minister fails no-confidence vote — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/05/romanias-pro-eu-coalition-collapses-after-prime-minister-fails-no-confidence-vote - Romania's president nominates MEP and advisor Eugen Tomac as PM in bid to end deadlock — ABC News (AP): https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/romanias-president-nominates-mep-advisor-eugen-tomac-pm-133592430 - Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominates adviser Eugen Tomac as PM — Xinhua: https://english.news.cn/20260605/13d3384b81964789bc8589592dfc8a58/c.html - Romanian government approves 2026 budget plan with 6.2% of GDP deficit — Romania Insider: https://www.romania-insider.com/government-approves-budget-plan-march-2026 - Economic forecast for Romania — European Commission: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en - Monitoring Romania: tackling Europe's largest deficit — ING THINK: https://think.ing.com/articles/monitoring-romania-tackling-europes-largest-deficit/ --- ## Rout Alarm zum Nationalfeierdag: D'Hëtzt erreecht hir Spëtzt mëttwochs - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/hetztkuppel-rout-meteolux-krisestaff-senningen-nationalfeierdag - Published: 2026-06-23T17:12:57.687+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T17:12:57.687+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 59d30780-a497-4bc6-8f38-7e3760205dcd - Dateline: Paris, FR > MeteoLux huet d'ganzt Land op rout gesat, an de Krisestaff zu Senningen ass aktivéiert. Bei eis gëtt et eréischt vu Mëttwoch un nach méi schlëmm — bis zu 38 Grad, lokal bei 40. ### Summary Eng aussergewéinlech fréi Hëtztwell mat Sahara-Loft dréckt d'Temperaturen am Land Richtung 40 Grad. MeteoLux warnt rout, de PCO-C zu Senningen ass op, an d'Spëtzt kënnt mëttwochs — matzen am Nationalfeierdag. ### Key facts - MeteoLux huet de 22. Juni d'ganzt Land op rout gesat — laang Belaaschtung ka Hëtzt-Erschäipfung oder e Hëtztschlag verursaachen. - D'Spëtzt vun der Hëtztwell kënnt mëttwochs an donneschdes mat bis zu 38 Grad, lokal bis zu 40. - De gemeinsame Kommandopost (PCO-C) zu Senningen ass säit Méindeg op, mat CGDIS, Police, Gesondheetsdirektioun, Stad, Arméi an Haut-Commissariat. - De CGDIS huet ronn 300 Interventiounen gezielt; d'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet den Nomëtteg de Schoule fräi ginn. - A Frankräich war de 22. Juni de waarmste Juni-Dag jeemools; 54 Departementer souzen op rout, op d'mannst 18 hëtztbedéngt Doudesfäll an iwwer 40 Erdronkener. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini ass d'Hëtzt a Lëtzebuerg am schlëmmsten?** D'Spëtzt gëtt fir Mëttwoch, den 24., an Donneschdeg, den 25. Juni erwaart, mat bis zu 38 Grad a wärend der Warnung lokal bis zu 40 Grad. Vu Freideg un (34 bis 36 Grad) gëtt et lues méi erdroen. **Q: Wat soll een elo géint d'Hëtzt maachen?** D'Gesondheetsverantwortlech roden, op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag ze drénken, sech tëscht 11 an 21 Auer net dobaussen opzehalen, d'Haus iwwerdeeg zou ze halen an d'Nuecht ze lëften, an op eeler oder eleng liewend Leit opzepassen. **Q: Wat ass de PCO-C zu Senningen?** De gemeinsame Kommandopost (PCO-C) am Nationale Krisenzentrum zu Senningen ass vu Méindeg un aktivéiert. Do schaffen CGDIS, Grand-Ducal Police, Gesondheetsdirektioun, Stad Lëtzebuerg, Arméi an den Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale zesummen. ### Body Wärend an der Stad d'Feier zum Nationalfeierdag lafen, läit iwwer dem ganze Land e rouden Hëtztalarm. MeteoLux huet d'Warnung um Méindeg, den 22. Juni, op déi héchst Stuf gehéicht — gëlteg fir d'ganzt Land — an de Krisestaff zu Senningen ass scho säit Méindeg op. D'Verantwortlech soen et kloer: dat hei ass keen normale Summerdag, mä eng Hëtztwell vun „aussergewéinlecher Intensitéit an Dauer", déi um Solstice mat Temperaturen 14 bis 18 Grad iwwer dem Normale fir Enn Juni iwwer Westeuropa läit. Schold ass eng stagnéierend Hëtztkuppel, déi waarm Sahara-Loft iwwer de Kontinent zitt. Dee selwechte Loftmassiv, deen a Frankräich dës Woch Rekorder op Rekorder gestäerzt huet, kënnt elo bei eis un. A bei eis gëtt et eréischt richteg waarm: d'Spëtzt vun der Episod gëtt fir Mëttwoch erwaart, mat bis zu 38 Grad a lokal no bei 40, ier um Enn vun der Woch endlech e bësse Loft kënnt. Wat eis dës Woch erwaart MeteoLux warnt, datt „eng laang Belaaschtung duerch d'Hëtzt zu Hëtzt-Erschäipfung oder zu engem Hëtztschlag féiere kann, och bei limitéierter kierperlecher Aktivitéit". D'Prévisioun weist op eng Woch, déi sech vun Dag zu Dag verschäerft: - Dënschdeg, den 23. Juni: 34 bis 36 Grad - Mëttwoch, den 24., an Donneschdeg, den 25. Juni: bis zu 38 Grad — d'Spëtzt vun der Hëtztwell - Freideg, den 26. Juni: 34 bis 36 Grad, wärend der Warnung lokal bis zu 40 Grad méiglech D'Autoritéiten hunn fréi gehandelt. D'CERI, d'Eenheet fir d'Aschätzung vu Risike bei schwéierem Wieder an Iwwerschwemmungen, ass de Samschdeg, den 20. Juni, zesummekomm an huet decidéiert, vu Méindeg un e gemeinsame Kommandopost (PCO-C) am Nationale Krisenzentrum zu Senningen ze aktivéieren. Do schaffen de CGDIS, d'Grand-Ducal Police, d'Direktioun vun der Gesondheet, d'Stad Lëtzebuerg, d'Arméi an den Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale Hand an Hand. D'Regierung beschreift eng Hëtztwell, déi op d'Populatioun an op d'Rettungs- a Gesondheetsdéngschter dréckt. D'Timing ass heikel, well de rouden Alarm sech mat den Nationalfeierdagsfeierlechkeeten iwwerschneit. De CGDIS huet säi Personal fir d'ëffentlech Sécherheet verstäerkt an iwwer déi Period ronn 300 Interventioune gezielt, an d'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet den Nomëtteg de Schoulen ofgesot. D'Gesondheetsverantwortlech roden, op d'mannst 1,5 Liter Waasser den Dag ze drénken, sech tëscht 11 an 21 Auer net dobaussen opzehalen, d'Haus iwwerdeeg zou ze halen an d'Nuecht ze lëften — an op eeler oder eleng liewend Leit an der Noperschaft opzepassen. A Frankräich fält ee Rekord nom aneren Bei eisen Noperen am Süden ass d'Lag nach méi extrem. De Méindeg, den 22. Juni, war laut Euronews de waarmste Juni-Dag, deen a Frankräich jeemools gemooss gouf — gerechent iwwer den nationalen thermeschen Indikateur, dee Dag- an Nuechttemperaturen op 29,2 Grad mëttelt — an iwwerhaapt den drëttwaarmsten Dag an der Geschicht vum Land. Méi wéi 450 lokal Hëtztrekorder goufe gebrach oder egaliséiert. Zu Châteaumeillant am Departement Cher goufen 43,3 Grad gemooss, zu Paräis 38,4 Grad (e Juni-Rekord), an zu Bordeaux, Saintes, Angers a Rennes goung et iwwer 40 Grad. Ronn ee Fënneftel vum Land louch iwwer der 40-Grad-Mark. D'Nuecht huet kaum Ofkillung bruecht: d'Nuecht vu Méindeg op Dënschdeg war laut Al Jazeera déi waarmst zënter 1947, mat engem nationalen Indikateur vun 21,6 Grad. Météo-France huet gewarnt, datt och den Dënschdeg nei Rekorder géinge falen „onofhängeg vun der Joreszäit", an déi franséisch Medien hu bericht, datt de rouden Alarm sech de Mëttwoch op rekordverdächteg 58 Departementer ausbreede géif. Den Donneschdeg gëtt erëm e gliddegen Dag, mat Temperaturen, déi genee esou héich bleiwen. De Freideg sollt vun der Atlantikküst aus lues a lues eng Ofkillung ufänken. Dës Prévisioun vu Météo-France weist, wéi laang d'Leit der Hëtzt ausgesat bleiwen. An engem Land mat wéineg Klimaanlagen goufe Schoulen, Zich a Sportveranstaltunge gestéiert, an d'Autoritéiten hunn op der Fête de la Musique a verschiddene roude Géigenden, dorënner Paräis, den Alkohol limitéiert oder verbueden. Eng dramatesch Bilanz D'Hëtzt huet sech als déidlech erwisen. Bis Ufank vun der Woch goufen op d'mannst 18 Doudesfäll mat der Episod a Verbindung bruecht, dorënner zwee kleng Kanner an dräi eeler Leit an der Géigend vu Bordeaux; zwee Kanner goufen ausserdeem dout an engem zougespaarten Auto am Vaucluse fonnt, esou Euronews a CBC News. Bis Dënschdeg waren — laut Al Jazeera a CBS News — op d'mannst 40 Leit, déi meescht dovu jonk, zënter Donneschdeg erdronk, wéi se sech an net iwwerwaachte Plazen ofkille wollten. De Premier Sébastien Lecornu, dee no enger Kriserunn vun der Regierung geschwat huet, huet déi erdronke Jugendlech als d'éischt Affer bezeechent an d'Doudesfäll eng „tragesch Geessel" genannt. Si sinn déi éischt Affer vun der Kris, déi mir virun eis hunn. D'Gesondheetsministesch Stéphanie Rist huet gewarnt, datt d'Gesondheetssystem iwwer déi ganz Dauer vun der Hëtztwell hale muss, an huet op eng Erhéijung vun den Noutrufer säit dem Ufank vun der Episod higewisen, esou franceinfo. E ganze Kontinent ënner der Kuppel D'Hëtzt ass kontinental. Rout an orange Warnunge ginn iwwer Spuenien, wou stellewäis 44 Grad erwaart goufen, iwwer Groussbritannien (38 bis 40 Grad mëttwochs an donneschdes), iwwer Italien mat Alarmer vun der héchster Stuf an de groussen Stied, an iwwer d'Schwäiz. Westdäitschland an de Benelux — also och d'Groussregioun ronderëm eis — solle vun Dënschdeg bis Donneschdeg an déi héich 30er a lokal op 40 bis 41 Grad klammen, an d'Belsch huet eng Hëtztwarnung erausginn, déi bis iwwert d'Weekend leeft. Wëssenschaftler a Meteorologe verbannen déi ëmmer méi heefeg an hefteg fréi Hëtztwellen ëmmer erëm mat der Erwiermung vum Klima. Wärend déi extremst Wäerter iwwer Deeler vun der Iberescher Hallefinsel an a Südfrankräich un déi 45 Grad erukomm sinn, gesäit et duerno aus, datt d'Deeg ronderëm de Solstice fir grouss Deeler vu Westeuropa zu den heeststen an der Geschicht ginn — a fir eis kënnt dat Schlëmmst eréischt mëttwochs. ### Sources - Heatwave kills 18 people in France, including two children — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/heatwave-france-faces-a-historically-hot-day - Europe heatwave: These countries have issued red heat alerts as continent swelters — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/23/europe-heatwave-these-countries-have-issued-red-heat-alerts-as-continent-swelters - France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe - 40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-drowning-deaths-reported-france-europe-swelters-heat-wave/ - A red alert over France, and heat that may rewrite the record books — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert - Canicule : voici les 54 départements placés en vigilance rouge ce mardi — CNews: https://www.cnews.fr/france/2026-06-23/canicule-voici-les-54-departements-places-en-vigilance-rouge-ce-mardi-1880031 - DIRECT - Canicule : 58 départements en vigilance rouge demain, des records absolus de température battus aujourd'hui — ICI (France): https://www.ici.fr/infos/meteo/direct-canicule-54-departements-en-vigilance-rouge-canicule-a-partir-de-midi-9767128 - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - Red Weather Alert to Take Effect from Monday Due to Extreme Heat — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61927-red-weather-alert-to-take-effect-from-monday-due-to-extreme-heat - Canicule exceptionnelle et festivités dans le cadre de la Fête nationale : passage en vigilance rouge à partir du lundi 22 juin 2026 — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/agenda.gouvernement2024+fr+actualites+toutes_actualites+communiques+2026+06-juin+20-canicule-vigilance-rouge.html - Canicule exceptionnelle : passage en vigilance rouge (20.06.2026) — Lëtz Prepare (HCPN): https://letzprepare.public.lu/fr/actualites/vigilance-rouge-juin-20261.html - Le Luxembourg en vigilance rouge à midi: ce que cela signifie — Paperjam: https://paperjam.lu/article/le-luxembourg-en-vigilance-rouge-a-midi-ce-que-cela-signifie - Fête nationale au Luxembourg: le CGDIS renforce ses secours face à la canicule — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/festivites-au-luxembourg-les-secours-renforces-pour-que-la-canicule-ne-gache-la-fete-103587542 - Canicule : 'Il faut que le système de santé tienne dans la durée', prévient la ministre de la Santé — Franceinfo: https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/vagues-de-chaleur-canicules/canicule-il-faut-limiter-absolument-l-alcool-pendant-la-fete-de-la-musique-previent-la-ministre-de-la-sante_8071775.html - 2026 European heatwaves — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves - Deadly heat wave grips Europe with red alerts and scorching records — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-france-britain-drowned-record-temperatures-rcna351115 --- ## Däitschland soll méi laang schaffen a méi abezuelen: 33-Punkten-Plang fir d'Pensioun - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/daitschland-pensiounsreform-33-punkten-renteneialter-70-grenzganger - Published: 2026-06-23T16:57:17.333+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:57:17.333+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: c0c8d0bc-903b-495a-912d-21ec85a38916 - Dateline: Berlin, DE > Eng Regierungskommissioun huet dem Kanzler Friedrich Merz e Plang mat 33 Punkten iwwerreecht: D'Renteneialter soll Richtung 70 klammen an nei Cotisatiounen an e Fong un der Bourse fléissen. ### Summary Eng vum Bund agesate Kommissioun proposéiert, d'däitscht Renteneialter un d'Liewenserwaardung ze koppelen, d'Fréirent ofzeschafen an en neie Kapitalpilier no schwedeschem Modell anzeféieren — mat direkten Implikatioune fir Grenzgänger an d'Groussregioun. ### Key facts - Eng vum Bund agesate Kommissioun huet dem Kanzler Merz 33 Recommandatioune virgeluecht, fir d'Renteneialter un d'Liewenserwaardung ze koppelen an et bis an de fréien 2090er Joren op ronn 70 Joer eropzesetzen. - D'ofzéungsfräi 'Rent mat 63' soll auslafen, en neie Kapitalpilier no schwedeschem AP7-Modell soll bei 1 % vum Bruttoloun ufänken a verbreedert de Krees vun de Bäitrieger. - De Bäitragssaz an Däitschland klëmmt scho gesetzlech vu 18,6 % op 18,8 % ab 2027; d'Méikäschte gi vun der Bas op ronn 120 Milliarden Euro fir 2032–2040 geschat. - Ronn 52.000 Däitsch fueren all Dag op Lëtzebuerg schaffen, an d'Awunner aus dem Saarland a Rheinland-Pfalz sinn an deem reforméierte System versuchert. - Lëtzebuerg huet mat ronn 22 % den niddregsten Alteresquotient an der EU, mä d'IGSS warnt, datt d'Reserve ëm 2045 opgebraucht kéint sinn. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini soll d'Renteneialter an Däitschland op 70 Joer klammen?** No aktuellem Gesetz klëmmt d'Standardalter bis 2031 op 67 Joer. D'Kommissioun wëll et duerno un d'Liewenserwaardung koppelen, sou datt et all Joerzéngt ronn sechs Méint klëmmt an an de fréien 2090er Joren (ronn 2091/2092) bei 70 Joer wier. **Q: Wat heescht d'Reform fir d'Grenzgänger op Lëtzebuerg?** Awunner aus dem Saarland an aus Rheinland-Pfalz sinn am däitsche System versuchert, deen elo reforméiert gëtt. No den EU-Koordinatiounsreegele kënne Grenzgänger Pensiounsrechter a méi wéi engem Land opbauen. Ronn 52.000 Däitsch fuere lass all Aarbechtsdag op Lëtzebuerg. **Q: Wéi ënnerscheet sech d'Lëtzebuerger Reform vun der däitscher?** Lëtzebuerg huet den 18. Dezember 2025 eng méi mëll Reform ugeholl: De Bäitragssaz ass vum 1. Januar 2026 un vu 24 % op 25,5 % geklommen, d'Fréirent gouf verschäerft, mä d'gesetzlecht Renteneialter bleift bei 65 Joer. ### Body An eisem gréissten Nopeschland steet eng vun de gréisste Reformen vum Pensiounssystem zanter Jorzéngten un. Eng vun der Bundesregierung agesate Kommissioun huet en Dënschdeg zu Berlin dem Kanzler Friedrich Merz e Pabeier mat 33 Punkten iwwerreecht, dee soll d'Finanze vum gréisste Pensiounssystem an Europa op laang Siicht ofsécheren — op Käschte vun de Salariéen, déi méi laang schaffe a méi déif an d'Täsch gräife sollen. De Bericht recommandéiert, d'gesetzlecht Renteneialter un d'Liewenserwaardung ze koppelen an et an den nächste Jorzéngte schrëttweis vu 67 op bei 70 Joer eropzesetzen, eng beléifte Méiglechkeet fir an d'Fréirent ze goen ofzeschafen, de Krees vun de Bäitrieger ze verbreedern an en neie kapitalgedeckte Pilier no schwedeschem Modell anzeféieren. De Merz, deen eng net ëmmer eens Koalitioun aus senger CDU/CSU an de Sozialdemokraten (SPD) féiert, huet seng Ministeren opgefuerdert, d'Paket integral ëmzesetzen. "All Element vun dësem Reformpaket muss elo zügeg ëmgesat ginn", sou de Merz, deen och betount huet, e Scheitere wier "keng Optioun". Wat d'Kommissioun änneren wëll D'Kommissioun, déi vum fréiere Chef vun der Bundesagentur fir Aarbecht, dem Frank-Jürgen Weise, an der Juraprofessesch Constanze Janda presidéiert gëtt, huet eng Rëtsch Moossnamen virgeluecht, fir e System ze stabiliséieren, an deem ëmmer manner Aktiver ëmmer méi Pensionéierter mussen droen. Déi zentral Punkten: - E méi héicht, un d'Liewenserwaardung gekoppelt Renteneialter. No aktuellem Gesetz klëmmt d'Standardalter bis 2031 op 67 Joer; duerno sollt et un d'Langliewegkeet gekoppelt ginn, all Joerzéngt ronn sechs Méint klammen an an de fréien 2090er Joren ëm 70 Joer leien. - D'Enn vun der "Rent mat 63". Den ofzéungsfräie fréien Ausstig no 45 Bäitragsjore soll auslafen, wouubäi d'Mindestalter fir d'éischt vu 63 op 64 Joer geet. - En Investitiounspilier no schwedeschem Virbild. Eng nei Cotisatioun, déi bei 1 % vum Bruttoloun ufänkt — gläichméisseg op Patron a Salarié opgedeelt — a mat der Zäit op 2 % klëmmt, soll an e zentral verwalte Fong fléissen, modelléiert nom schwedeschen AP7. - E breede Krees vu Bäitrieger. Selbstänneger, Membere vum Bundestag a vun de Landdagen an Direktioune vu boursennotéierte Betriber sollen an de gesetzleche System eragezu ginn; d'Befreiung fir d'Minijobs géif ofgeschaaft. - Méi strikt Deelzäitrent. D'Alter fir d'Altersdeelzäit géif vu 55 op 58 Joer klammen. D'Janda huet ënnerstrach, datt d'Ännerunge d'Renteneialter just "moderat" beaflosse géifen, während de Weise sot, de kombinéierte System aus staatlecher, betribblecher a privater Virsuerg sollt de Pensionéierten op laang Siicht "70 % vun hirem leschten Nettoloun" bréngen. D'Aarbechtsministesch Bärbel Bas (SPD) soll d'Propose an e Gesetzentworf giessen; d'Ofstëmmungen am Parlament ginn esou éischter eréischt méi spéit am Joer 2026 erwaart. Politik a Suen De Bericht kënnt zousätzlech zu engem ëmstrachte Pensiounspaket, dat de Bundestag den 5. Dezember 2025 mat 318 zu 224 Stëmmen a 53 Enthalungen ugeholl huet. Et garantéiert d'Rentenniveau op 48 % vum Duerchschnëttsloun bis 2031 a verbreedert d'"Mütterrente" fir Mammen, deenen hir Kanner virum Joer 1992 op d'Welt komm sinn. Datselwecht Gesetz bestätegt och, datt de Bäitragssaz vu 18,6 % op 18,8 % vum Bruttoloun ab 2027 klëmmt (9,4 % vu jiddwer Säit). D'Rechnung hannert der Reform ass nout. De Merz huet gewarnt, datt "ëmmer manner Bäitrieger d'Pensioune fir ëmmer méi Pensionéierter musse finanzéieren", an huet erkläert, datt Däitschland seng Sozialverspriechen net méi mat deem ka stemmen, wat d'Wirtschaft sech leeschte kann. Trotzdem huet d'Dezember-Paket seng Koalitioun ënner Drock gesat: Et koum eréischt no Zougeständnesser un d'Rebellen aus der Jonker Unioun duerch, déi sech géint zweestellege Milliardesummen un zousätzleche Laangzäitkäschte gestäipt hunn. D'Schätzung vun der Bas louch bei ronn 120 Milliarden Euro Méikäschte fir 2032 bis 2040. Den nei, vill méi ambitiéise Plang an e Gesetz ze giessen, dierft e nach méi haarde Kampf ginn. Wat dat fir d'Groussregioun heescht Däitschland steet net eleng do. De Quotient vun den eelere Leit an der EU — d'Zuel vun de Persoune mat 65 Joer a méi am Verglach zu deenen am Aarbechtsalter — ass den 1. Januar 2025 op 34,5 % geklommen, an Eurostat erwaart, datt en bis 2100 Richtung 59,7 % klëmmt. Frankräich huet 2026 e Stéck vu senger ëmstracher Erhéijung vum Renteneialter op 64 Joer op Äis geluecht — kee Klamme virum Januar 2028, op Ufro vun der Gewerkschaft CFDT. Fir eis Regioun sinn d'Asätz direkt. Däitschland ass de gréissten Noper an Handelspartner vum Land, an d'Awunner aus dem Saarland an aus Rheinland-Pfalz sinn an deemselwechte System versuchert, deen elo reforméiert gëtt. Ronn 52.000 Däitsch (genau 52.619 am Joer 2023) fuere all Schaffdag op Lëtzebuerg — en Deel vun de Frontaliere, déi bal d'Hallschent vun de ronn 484.000 Aarbechtsplazen am Grand-Duché besetzen (ëm 228.000 am Joer 2023). No den EU-Reegele fir d'Koordinatioun baue se Pensiounsrechter op béide Säite vun der Grenz op. D'Debatt erënnert och un eis eege Situatioun. De Grand-Duché huet mat ronn 22 % de niddregsten Alteresquotient an der ganzer EU, an awer warnt d'IGSS, datt de generelle Pensiounssystem vun 2026 un méi ausgëtt wéi en erakritt an seng Reserve ëm 2045 erëm opgebraucht wier. Den 18. Dezember 2025 huet d'Chamber eng Reform ugeholl, déi de Bäitragssaz vum 1. Januar 2026 un vu 24 % op 25,5 % eropgesat huet (8,5 % vu Salarié, Patron a Staat), d'Konditioune fir d'Fréirent verschäerft an d'gesetzlecht Renteneialter op 65 Joer gehalen huet — eng méi mëll Versioun wéi zu Berlin, mä gedriwwe vun deemselwechten demografesche Rechnen. ### Sources - What Germany's planned pension reform means for you — The Local Germany: https://www.thelocal.de/20260623/what-germanys-planned-pension-reform-means-for-you - Germany's leader pledges to reform a creaking pension system and says 'failure is not an option' — Associated Press via ABC News: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/germanys-leader-pledges-reform-creaking-pension-system-failure-134124515 - German Commission Proposes Retirement Age Hike, New Pension Fund — Reuters via Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/german-commission-proposes-older-retirement-age-state/ - Germany Bets on Sweden's Pension Model to Save Its Own — European Business Magazine: https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/germany-swedish-style-pension-fund/ - Merz vows to fully implement pension report proposing sweeping change — dpa via A News: https://www.anews.com.tr/health/2026/06/23/merz-vows-to-fully-implement-pension-report-proposing-sweeping-change - How is Germany planning to reform its ailing pension system? — IamExpat Germany: https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/how-germany-planning-reform-its-ailing-pension-system - Germany: Will pensions standoff bring Merz's government into question? — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/germany-day-with-merz-will-pensions-become-the-governments-fateful-question - Merz cabinet — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merz_cabinet - Old-age dependency growing across EU regions — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20251001-2 - Population structure and ageing — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing - Luxembourg pension reforms to provide flexibility — Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE): https://www.ipe.com/news/luxembourg-pension-reforms-to-provide-flexibility/10134366.article - Pensions, health: new balances to be found — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/pensions-health-new-balances-to-be-found - Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg - Retirement age in France should be pushed back to 67 and six months, report urges — The Connexion: https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/retirement-age-in-france-should-be-pushed-back-to-67-and-six-months-report-urges/795666 --- ## Bréissel verhandelt mam Taliban iwwer d'Zréckféiere vun Afghanen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/eu-taliban-bruxelles-rebumm-afghanen-zrckfeierung-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T16:42:50.69+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:42:50.69+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 4ab226bb-0b51-429d-a9e4-7fd5156fc756 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > Eng Delegatioun vu fënnef Taliban-Vertrieder huet hannert zouenen Diere mat der EU-Kommissioun geschwat — fir d'éischt zënter d'Bewegung 2021 d'Muecht zu Kabul iwwerholl huet. ### Summary Fir d'éischt zënter 2021 huet d'EU eng Taliban-Delegatioun zu Bréissel empfaangen. Et goung ëm d'Zréckféiere vun Afghanen ouni Openthaltsrecht — net ëm eng Unerkennung vum Regime. ### Key facts - Fir d'éischt zënter der Muechtiwwernam vun 2021 huet d'EU eng fënnefkäppeg Taliban-Delegatioun zu Bréissel empfaang — hannert zouenen Diere, net op offiziellen Haiser. - Et goung ëm d'Zréckféiere vun Afghanen ouni Bleifrecht, virun allem verurteelt Krimineller a Sécherheetsrisikoen; d'EU betount, dat sief keng Unerkennung vum Regime. - Ronn 20 vun den 27 Memberstaaten hunn Interêss; Däitschland huet zënter 2024 iwwer 100 Afghanen ofgeschuf, d'Holland war zu Bréissel dobäi. - Amnesty International a Human Rights Watch veruerteelen d'Gespréicher a beruffe sech op de Non-refoulement-Prinzip an d'humanitär Kris (ronn 22 Milliounen op Hëllef ugewisen). - Lëtzebuerg ass un den neie gemeinsame Réckféierungskader gebonnen, obwuel e puer EVP-Deputéiert aus dem Land sech der Veruerdnung widdersat hunn. ### FAQ **Q: Bedeit dat Treffen, datt d'EU d'Taliban unerkennt?** Nee. Souwuel d'EU-Kommissioun wéi och d'Belsch betounen, datt d'Gespréicher weder eng Unerkennung nach eng Legitiméierung vum Taliban-Regime duerstellen. D'Treffe fonnt dofir och net op offiziellen EU- oder belschen Haiser statt. **Q: Ëm wéi eng Afghanen geet et bei der Zréckféierung?** D'EU-Kommissioun konzentréiert sech fir den Ufank op afghanesch Staatsbierger ouni legaalt Openthaltsrecht, besonnesch op Persounen, déi wéinst schwéiere Verbrieche veruerteelt goufen oder als Sécherheetsrisiko gëllen. **Q: Wéi betrëfft dat Lëtzebuerg?** Als EU-Member ass Lëtzebuerg un de gemeinsame Réckféierungskader gebonnen, an deen den 1. Juni 2026 politesch ofgemaach gouf. Beim Vott am Parlament hu sech e puer EVP-Deputéiert aus Lëtzebuerg awer der Veruerdnung widdersat oder enthalen. ### Body Bal fënnef Joer nodeems d'Taliban zu Kabul erëm un d'Muecht koumen, souzen hir Vertrieder e Dënschdeg zu Bréissel mat Beamte vun der Europäescher Unioun um Dësch. Net fir iwwer eng diplomatesch Unerkennung ze schwätzen, mä fir auszehandelen, wéi Afghanen, déi keen Openthaltsrecht méi an der EU hunn, erëm zréckgeholl kënne ginn. D'Treffe louch hannert zouenen Diere — a war dat éischt vun där Aart, deen d'EU zënter der Muechtiwwernam vun 2021 ofgehalen huet. Eng fënnefkäppeg Delegatioun ënnert der Leedung vum Abdul Qahar Balkhi, dem Spriecher vum Taliban-Aussenministère, war iwwer d'Tierkei an d'belsch Haaptstad gereest. De belschen Aussenministère hat e Méindeg nomëttes — no enger Sécherheetspréifung — fënnef Visaen ausgestallt, déi just ee Dag gëllen an nëmme fir belschen Territoire valabel waren, net fir de ganze Schengenraum. Well weder d'EU nach d'Belsch d'Taliban-Administratioun unerkennen, fonnt d'Gespréicher net op offiziellen Haiser statt. Wat um Dësch louch — a wat net D'Europäesch Kommissioun, déi d'Treffen ënnert dem Migratiounskommissär Magnus Brunner aberuff huet, huet d'Diskussiounen enk gefaasst: et géing ëm d'„Zréckféierung an d'Erëmopnam" vun afghanesche Staatsbierger ouni legaalt Bleifrecht, fir den Ufank besonnesch ëm Persounen, déi wéinst schwéiere Verbrieche veruerteelt goufen oder als Sécherheetsrisiko gëllen. D'Taliban-Säit beschreift en zolitt méi breeden Programm. An hirer eegener Erklärung schwätzt d'Delegatioun vum Erëmopstarte vu „breet ugeluechte konsularesche Servicer fir Afghanen am EU-Raum", vu „vertrauensbildende Mesuren" an enger „digner Réckkéier" — eng Sprooch, déi déi diplomatesch Normaliséierung ulaacht, déi d'Bewegung sech wënscht an déi d'EU verspréngt ze ginn. Et ass keng Optioun, mat dëse Leit net ze schwätzen, fir d'Situatioun ze verbesseren. Esou huet de Brunner d'Initiativ verdeedegt an de Journalisten Ufanks vum Mount gesot, datt esou e Kontakt „net mat enger Unerkennung vum Taliban-Regime gläichzesetzen" ass. D'Belsch huet déiselwecht Linn gezunn: den Aussenminister Maxime Prévot sot, datt d'Ofhale vum Treffe „weder eng Unerkennung nach eng Legitiméierung bedeit an och keng Aluedung vun der belscher Regierung duerstellt". Wéi eng Staaten dréinen un Dem Bréisseler Treffe virausgaang ass e Bréif vum leschte Joer, an deem ronn 20 vun den 27 EU-Memberstaaten Interêss gewisen hunn, Afghanen ouni Bleifrecht zréckzeféieren. Tëscht 2013 an 2024 hunn Afghanen ronderëm eng Millioun Asylufroen an der EU gestallt, vun deenen ongeféier d'Hallschent ugeholl gouf. - Däitschland huet d'Ofschiebunge schonn nees opgeholl an zënter 2024 méi wéi 100 Afghanen mat krimineller Veruerteelung zréckgeschéckt. - D'Holland huet e eegene Vertrieder op d'Bréisseler Treffe geschéckt — e Zeechen, datt et léiwer e koordinéierten EU-Kanal hätt wéi bilateral Ofkommes. Parallel zu der Diplomatie verschäerft sech och d'EU-Recht. Den 1. Juni hunn de Conseil an d'Europaparlament sech politesch op en neit gemeinsamt europäescht Réckféierungssystem gëeenegt: dat schaaft en „europäeschen Réckféierungsuerder", méi breet Grënn fir Detentioun an d'Méiglechkeet vun „Réckféierungs-Hubs" baussent der Unioun. Wichteg dobäi: den Text erlaabt Erëmopnam-Arrangementer mat „net unerkannten Drëttlänner-Entitéiten" — eng Bestëmmung, déi a der Praxis genau déi Aart vu Kooperatioun méiglech mécht, déi elo mat Kabul am Gaang ass. De juristesche an humanitäre Widderstand Mënscherechtsorganisatioune si geschockt: si argumentéieren, datt d'EU géint de Prinzip vum Non-refoulement verstéisst — d'Verbuet, Leit a Plazen zréckzeschécken, wou hinne schwéiere Schued dréit. „All Engagement vun der EU bei Ofschiebungen an Afghanistan ass liichtfankeg, geféierlech an ignoréiert d'EU hir eege juristesch Verflichtungen", sot d'Eve Geddie, Direktesch vum Amnesty International sengem Büro fir Europäesch Institutiounen. Amnesty weist op eng humanitär Kris hin, an där ronn 22 Milliounen Mënschen op Hëllef ugewise sinn — niewent der dokumentéierter Ënnerdréckung vu Fraen a Meedercher, willkürlechen Arrestatiounen a Folter. D'UN-Welternärungsprogramm zielt ronn 17 Milliounen Afghanen, déi net genuch ze iesse hunn. Human Rights Watch war genee esou däitlech. „D'EU-Länner ënnergruewen hir eege Glafwierdegkeet, wa se op der enger Säit d'Taliban hir Iwwergrëff veruerteelen a Rechenschaft verlaangen, an op der anerer Säit mat den Taliban kooperéieren, fir Afghanen zwéngend zréckzeféieren", sot d'Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan-Fuerscherin bei der Organisatioun. Firwat dat bis op Lëtzebuerg duerchschléit Fir Lëtzebuerg sinn dës Verhandlungen net just eng wäit Bréisseler Affär. Als EU-Member ass d'Groussherzogtum un de gemeinsame Réckféierungskader gebonnen, deen elo Form unhëlt, an all Erëmopnam-Kanal, deen mat Kabul ofgemaach gëtt, stéing am Prinzip alle 27 Regierungen op. Beim Vott am Parlament am Mäerz, wou d'Positioun zur Réckféierungsveruerdnung ugeholl gouf, hunn nëmmen eng Handvoll EVP-Deputéiert — aus Lëtzebuerg, der Belsch, Irland a Finnland — aus der Rei gedanzt a sech der Veruerdnung widdersat oder enthalen. Dat léisst d'Land an enger vertrauter Klemm. Et ass juristesch un eng Politik gebonnen, déi seng eege Vertrieder a Fro gestallt hunn, an un e Präzedenzfall — direkten Ëmgang mat engem Pariah-Regime am Numm vun der Migratiounskontroll — deen all Haaptstad an der Unioun erreecht. D'Treffe vun Dënschdeg huet keen offiziellt Ofkommes erginn, an d'EU-Beamten hunn ënnerstrach, et sief en éischten, technesche Kontakt gewiescht. Mä d'Schwell ass iwwerschratt: d'EU schwätzt elo mam Taliban iwwer d'Zréckschécke vun Afghanen — an d'juristesch Maschinn, fir no dëse Gespréicher ze handelen, gëtt scho gebaut. ### Sources - EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/eu-to-hold-migration-meeting-with-taliban-officials-in-brussels - Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations — NPR / Associated Press: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129648/afghan-taliban-hold-first-closed-door-talks-with-eu-on-deportations - Afghan Taliban set for EU migration talks slammed by rights groups — France 24 / AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260623-afghan-taliban-set-for-eu-migration-talks-slammed-by-rights-groups - No option but to talk to Taliban about migrant returns, EU's migration commissioner says — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/11/no-option-but-to-talk-to-taliban-about-migrant-returns-eus-migration-commissoner-says - EU must abandon Afghanistan deportation plans and stop readmission talks with the Taliban — Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/eu-must-abandon-afghanistan-deportation-plans-and-stop-readmission-talks-with-the-taliban/ - Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers — NL Times: https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/23/dutch-official-joins-eu-talks-taliban-return-rejected-asylum-seekers - EU Parliament approves controversial bill to increase migrant returns — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/eu-parliament-approves-controversial-bill-to-increase-migrant-returns - Commission welcomes political agreement on the Return Regulation — European Commission, DG Home Affairs: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-welcomes-political-agreement-return-regulation-2026-06-02_en - Council and Parliament reach deal on returns of illegally staying third-country nationals — Council of the EU (Consilium): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/01/council-and-parliament-reach-deal-on-returns-of-illegally-staying-third-country-nationals/ --- ## Frankräich ersetzt Palantir — an d'Fro vun der digitaler Souveränitéit erreecht Lëtzebuerg - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/frankraich-palantir-chapsvision-digital-souverainitet-post - Published: 2026-06-23T16:19:23.173+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:19:23.173+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 5773ed7c-bd90-489b-909a-09ea102fd0d4 - Dateline: Paris, FR > De Geheimdéngscht DGSI ersetzt d'US-Software Palantir duerch d'franséisch ChapsVision. Eng Decisioun, déi déi ganz EU — an e Land wéi Lëtzebuerg, dat op Donnéeën opgebaut ass — genee beobacht. ### Summary Frankräich wëll seng Sécherheetsservicer vun amerikanescher Software entkoppelen an tëscht ChapsVision — eng Beweegung, déi och POST a säi souveränen Cloud zu Lëtzebuerg ervirhieft. ### Key facts - De franséische Geheimdéngscht DGSI ersetzt d'US-Software Palantir Gotham duerch ArgonOS vun der franséischer Firma ChapsVision. - De Premier Lecornu begrënnt de Wiessel mat strategescher Onofhängegkeet: keng nei digital Ofhängegkeeten am Kontext vun US-Restriktiounen op KI. - Den Iwwergang dauert engem bis dräi Joer; Palantir seng Tools lafe weider, bis ArgonOS integréiert ass. - Däitschland (BfV) huet och scho ChapsVision géint Palantir gewielt; Groussbritannien iwwerpréift Palantir-Kontrakter. - Lëtzebuerg ass iwwer POST (Deep by POST) bedeelegt, dee Mëtt Abrëll een Deel vum 180-Milliounen-€-EU-Kadervertrag fir souverän Cloud-Servicer gewonnen huet. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ersetzt Frankräich Palantir?** De Premier Sébastien Lecornu nennt strategesch Onofhängegkeet: Frankräich wëll keng nei digital Ofhängegkeeten akzeptéieren a fäert, datt Partner den Zougang zur KI ofdréine kéinten — virum Hannergrond vun US-Restriktiounen op fortgeschratten KI ënner der Trump-Regierung. **Q: Wat ass ChapsVision an ArgonOS?** ChapsVision ass eng franséisch Firma fir Data-Intelligenz, 2019 vum Olivier Dellenbach gegrënnt. ArgonOS ass hir KI-Plattform, déi heterogeen Donnéeën zesummeféiert an d'Palantir-Plattform Gotham bei der DGSI ersetzt. **Q: Wat huet dat mat Lëtzebuerg ze dinn?** Lëtzebuerg ass eng Plaz fir Datenzentren a grenziwwerschreidend Infrastruktur. POST huet iwwer Deep by POST een Deel vum 180-Milliounen-€-EU-Kadervertrag fir souverän Cloud-Servicer gewonnen — klasséiert op SEAL-Niveau dräi —, wat d'EU-Beweegung Richtung digital Souveränitéit fir Lëtzebuerg ganz konkret mécht. ### Body Säit knapp zéng Joer schafft de franséische Geheimdéngscht mat amerikanescher Software fir seng Donnéeën z'analyséieren. Elo soll dës duerch e franséische Konkurrent ersat ginn — an domat gëtt aus enger abstrakter europäescher Debatt iwwer digital Souveränitéit eng ganz konkret Fro: Wien kontrolléiert d'Wierksaitwen, mat deenen e Staat seng Sécherheet organiséiert? De franséische Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu huet den 16. Juni an engem Video iwwer Investitiounen an d'kënschtlech Intelligenz ugekënnegt, datt d'Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI) déck franséisch Firma ChapsVision erausgesicht huet, fir d'Veraarbechtung vu groussen Datemengen ze iwwerhuelen, déi bis elo bei Palantir Technologies louch — där US-Firma, déi de Milliardär Peter Thiel matgegrënnt huet. Fir de Lecornu ass dat eng Fro vu strategescher Onofhängegkeet. "Mir kënne keng nei strategesch Ofhängegkeeten am digitale Beräich akzeptéieren", sot de Lecornu. Frankräich wëll "eng richteg Autonomie opbauen" an net op de gudde Wëlle vu Partner ugewise sinn, déi "den Zougang zur KI ofdréine kënnen". Wat sech ännert — a wéini D'DGSI huet 2016 op d'Plattform Gotham vu Palantir gesat, no den Attentater zu Paräis am November 2015, wéi déi franséisch Servicer mat enger Flut vun Donnéeën konfrontéiert waren a wéineg europäesch Tools dëser Aufgab gewuess waren. De Kontrakt gouf 2019 an 2022 verlängert, an am Dezember 2025 nach eemol fir dräi weider Joer — eng Verlängerung, déi dem Lecornu säi Büro elo als Iwwergangsléisung bezeechent, bis e souveränt Tool steet. Frankräich plangt elo de Wiessel op ArgonOS vu ChapsVision, e KI-System, deen heterogeen Donnéeën zesummeféiert. Palantir huet sech gewiert. An enger Stellungnam un d'Agence France-Presse huet d'Firma erkläert, datt hire laangfristege Kontrakt mat der DGSI "voll a Kraaft bleift". Dem Lecornu säi Büro huet präziséiert, datt Palantir seng Tools weiderlafe bis ArgonOS integréiert ass, fir keng Lück bei de Fäegkeeten entstoen ze loossen — en Iwwergang, dee voraussiichtlech tëscht engem an dräi Joer dauert. ChapsVision, 2019 vum Olivier Dellenbach gegrënnt, hat scho 2024 e Kontrakt vun der DGSI fir d'Veraarbechtung vun heterogeenen Donnéeën gewonnen. - Servicer: d'DGSI, de franséische Geheimdéngscht am Inland - Geet ewech: d'Plattform Gotham vu Palantir, am Asaz zënter 2016 - Kënnt: ArgonOS vu ChapsVision - Zäitplang: en etappeweisen Iwwergang vun engem bis dräi Joer Net nëmmen e franséische Fall Frankräich steet net eleng do. Mëtt Mee huet den däitsche Verfassungsschutz (BfV) déiselwecht Plattform vu ChapsVision géint Palantir erausgesicht fir d'Analys vu groussen Datemengen — mat der Konditioun vun engem "souveränen" Ëmfeld ouni extern Zougrëff. A Groussbritannien iwwerpréift d'Regierung e Kontrakt vu 330 Milliounen £ mam NHS fir Gesondheetsdonnéeën, an de Buergermeeschter vu London huet en Deal vun ongeféier 50 Milliounen £ mat der Police blockéiert. Hannert dem Onbehagen steet de politesche Klima zu Washington: europäesch Verantwortlech verweisen op d'Onberechenbarkeet vun der Regierung vum President Donald Trump an op rezent US-Mesuren, déi den auslännesche Zougang zu fortgeschrattener KI aschränken. Firwat dat Lëtzebuerg ugeet Dës Ëmwälzung am Geheimdéngscht fält an eng méi breet EU-Beweegung, fir de Public Sector vun US-Technologie ofzenabelen — eng Beweegung, an där Lëtzebuerg als Plaz fir grenziwwerschreidend Dateninfrastruktur en direkten Asaz huet. Den 17. Abrëll huet d'Europäesch Kommissioun e Kadervertrag iwwer sechs Joer am Wäert vu 180 Milliounen € fir souverän Cloud-Servicer u véier europäesch Ubidder vergiess — deen éischten Appel d'offres, dee ganz explizit no Souveränitéitskritäre bewäert gouf. Ënner de Gewënner war Post Telecom, deen Lëtzebuerger Staatsoperateur, dee mat senger Eenheet Deep by POST zesumme mat de franséischen OVHcloud a Clever Cloud ugetrueden ass. De Kontrakt gouf nom Cloud Sovereignty Framework vun der Kommissioun bewäert, dee am Oktober 2025 publizéiert gouf an d'Ubidder op sougenannte SEAL-Niveauen vun null bis véier astuuft; d'Kandidaten hu mussen op d'mannst SEAL-2 erreechen, an déi meescht hunn SEAL-3 gepackt. POST gouf op SEAL-Niveau dräi klasséiert. Henna Virkkunen, déi exekutiv Vizepresidentin vun der Kommissioun fir Tech-Souveränitéit, beschreift dës Agenda als eng Stäerkung vun der digitaler Autonomie a Widderstandsfäegkeet vun Europa — ouni de Kontinent vum Rescht vun der Welt ofzeschotten. Fir Lëtzebuerg, wou Datenzentren an d'Hosting fir de Finanzsecteur Pfeiler vun der Wirtschaft sinn, bestätegt dëse Kontrakt Joeren un Investitiounen. "Et ass wierklech wichteg, well et déi strategesch Allianz zum Liewe bréngt, déi mer d'lescht Joer geformt hunn, a mécht d'Saach zur Realitéit", sot de Sébastien Genesca, Direkter vun Deep by POST. Ob dëse Modell sech duerchsetzt, bleift déi oppe Fro. Fir de Moment ass de Wiessel vun der DGSI sou vill Signal wéi fäerdege Migratioun: Palantir seng Software leeft weider, bis d'franséisch Ingenieuren beweisen, datt ArgonOS matkënnt. Mä d'Richtung ass kloer. Wann d'Sécherheetsservicer Europas vun US-Software entwinnt kënne ginn ouni Fäegkeet ze verléieren, da gëllt déiselwecht Logik — an deeselwechte politeschen Drock — och fir d'Cloud- an Dateninfrastruktur, déi Länner wéi Lëtzebuerg hosten. De Wiessel ewech vu Palantir gëtt zu engem fréien Teststeen, ob déi europäesch strategesch Autonomie bei kritescher Software just e Slogan oder e Plang ass. ### Sources - French spy service drops Palantir in favour of French company, says Lecornu — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/dgsi-drops-palantir-for-french-firm-says-sebastien-lecornu - Renseignement et IA : la DGSI rompt son contrat avec Palantir pour la pépite française ChapsVision, annonce Lecornu — Boursorama (AFP): https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/renseignement-et-ia-la-dgsi-rompt-son-contrat-avec-palantir-pour-la-pepite-francaise-chapsvision-annonce-lecornu-7583de129850845ce761f45299781e10 - ChapsVision to replace Palantir in major contract with French intelligence agency — Sifted: https://sifted.eu/articles/chapsvision-to-replace-palantir-in-major-contract-with-french-intelligence-agency - La DGSI remplacera l'américain Palantir par le français ChapsVision — L'Informaticien: https://www.linformaticien.com/magazine/cybersecurite/64984-la-dgsi-remplacera-l-americain-palantir-par-le-francais-chapsvision.html - German intelligence agency says "no" to Palantir, picks French software instead — Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/tech/germany-palantir-alternative/ - German Intelligence Agency Selects French Software ChapsVision for Data Analysis Over American Palantir — Militarnyi: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/german-intelligence-french-chapsvision/ - Commission advances cloud sovereignty through strategic procurement — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-advances-cloud-sovereignty-through-strategic-procurement-2026-04-17_en - Sovereign cloud: EU backs strategy by Post and Luxembourg — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/sovereign-cloud-eu-backs-strategy-by-post-and-luxembourg - EU Commission Awards €180M Cloud Contract to European Providers — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/eu-commission-awards-180-million-euro-cloud-contract-four/ --- ## De Marc Bloch kënnt an de Panthéon: e Geléierten an Resistenzler ënnert d'Helden vu Frankräich - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/marc-bloch-pantheon-historiker-resistenzler-eieregraf - Published: 2026-06-23T16:09:47.914+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T16:09:47.914+00:00 - Section: Kultur - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 2bde390d-6aeb-4d34-b745-e23b84919678 - Dateline: Paris, FR > 82 Joer nodeems d'Gestapo hien erschoss huet, gëtt de Matbegrënner vun der Annales-Schoul den éischten Historiker, deen ënnert der Fënnefter Republik an de Pariser Eieregruef opgeholl gëtt. ### Summary De Mediävist, dekoréierte Soldat a Resistenzkämpfer Marc Bloch ass den Dënschdeg den Owend symbolesch an de Panthéon zu Paris opgeholl ginn — als éischten Historiker ënnert der Fënnefter Republik. ### Key facts - De Marc Bloch ass den Dënschdeg, den 23. Juni 2026, am Owend an de Panthéon opgeholl ginn — als éischten Historiker ënnert der Fënnefter Republik. - D'Zeremonie gouf vum President Macron geleet; symbolesch Särg (Cénotaphen), well dem Bloch seng Iwwerreschter an der Mëtt vu Frankräich begruewe bleiwen. - De Macron huet de Bloch als 'l'homme des Lumières dans l'armée des ombres' geéiert; Politiker vun der äusserster Rietser goufen op Wonsch vun der Famill ausgeschloss. - Bloch huet 1929 mam Lucien Febvre d'Annales-Schoul matbegrënnt an d'Geschichtsschreiwung revolutionéiert. - Festgeholl de 8. Mäerz 1944, gefoltert ënner dem Klaus Barbie, an de 16. Juni 1944 bei Lyon erschoss — angeblech mat de Wierder 'Vive la France!'. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat gëtt de Marc Bloch an de Panthéon opgeholl?** Hie gëtt als Historiker, dekoréierte Soldat a Resistenzkämpfer geéiert. D'Opnam soll seng Roll als Mann vun der Opklärung an dem antifaschistesche Widderstand ënnersträichen — an enger Zäit, wou Nationalismus an Antisemitismus erëm zouhuelen. Hien ass den éischten Historiker, deen ënnert der Fënnefter Republik opgeholl gëtt. **Q: Läit dem Marc Bloch säi Kierper elo am Panthéon?** Nee. Seng Iwwerreschter bleiwen an der Mëtt vu Frankräich begruewen. D'Särg am Panthéon sinn Cénotaphen — Eieregriewer mat symboleschen Objete wéi Medailen, Faarekraider a sengem geeschtege Testament vun 1941. **Q: Wat war d'Annales-Schoul?** D'Annales-Schoul ass 1929 vum Marc Bloch a Lucien Febvre mat der Zäitschrëft 'Annales d'histoire économique et sociale' gegrënnt ginn. Si huet mat der reiner politescher Eventgeschicht gebrach a sech amplaz op d'laangfristeg Studie vu Gesellschaften, hirer Wirtschaft an hire Mentalitéite konzentréiert. **Q: Wéi ass de Marc Bloch gestuerwen?** Hie gouf de 8. Mäerz 1944 zu Lyon festgeholl an am Prisong Montluc ënner dem Gestapo-Beamten Klaus Barbie gefoltert. An der Nuecht vum 16. Juni 1944 gouf hie bei Saint-Didier-de-Formans a Gruppe vu véier nieft Dosende Matresistenzler erschoss. ### Body Den Dënschdeg den Owend huet Frankräich de Marc Bloch an de Panthéon opgeholl an domat e Mann éiergewisen, deen zugläich Mëttelalter-Historiker, dekoréierte Soldat a Resistenzkämpfer war. 82 Joer nodeems en Erschéissungskommando vun der Gestapo hien op enger Wiss bei Lyon néiergemäht huet, läit de Matbegrënner vun der Annales-Schoul elo symbolesch nieft de groussen Nimm vun der Nation. Hie gëtt den éischten Historiker, deen ënnert der Fënnefter Republik an de Pariser Eieregruef opgeholl gëtt. De President Emmanuel Macron huet d'Zeremonie vum 23. Juni geleet, déi no Anbroch vun der Nuecht ugaangen ass. E Sarg mat symboleschen Objete — Medailen, Faarekraider, déi un d'Famillshaus erënneren, an dat geeschtegt Testament, dat de Bloch 1941 geschriwwen huet — gouf an enger Prozessioun d'Rue Soufflot eropgedroen an an déi fréier Kierch mat hirer Kuppel. Op Wonsch vun der Famill huet e Sarg fir seng Fra, d'Simonne Vidal, deen hire begleet, obwuel si selwer net hei geéiert gëtt an hir Iwwerreschter ni fonnt goufen. Dem Bloch säi Kierper bleift an der Mëtt vu Frankräich begruewen; d'Särg sinn Eieregriewer, also Cénotaphen. E risege Portrait vum Geléierten mat senger Brëll gouf tëscht d'Kolonne vum Panthéon projizéiert, wärend Szenen aus sengem Liewen ofgespillt goufen, ier de Macron eng Ried vun ongeféier 20 Minutten gehalen huet. D'franséischt Verteidegungsministère huet de President zitéiert, dee Bloch als "l'homme des Lumières dans l'armée des ombres" geéiert huet — e Mann vun der Opklärung an der Arméi vun de Schiet, esou wéi d'Resistenz hir geheim Reie genannt huet. Op Wonsch vun der Famill goufen Politiker vun der äusserster Rietser net agelueden. De Mann, deen d'Geschicht nei erfonnt huet De Bloch ass de 6. Juli 1886 zu Lyon an enger jüddescher Famill mat elsässeschen Wuerzelen op d'Welt komm. Hie gouf op der École normale supérieure ausgebilt a koum sech als Mëttelalter-Spezialist e Numm mat Wierker wéi Les Rois thaumaturges a La Société féodale. 1929 huet hien zesumme mam Lucien Febvre d'Zäitschrëft Annales d'histoire économique et sociale gegrënnt an domat eng vun den aflossräichste Schoule vun der Geschichtsschreiwung am 20. Joerhonnert lancéiert. Den Annales-Usaz huet mat der enker, politescher Eventgeschicht vun deemools gebrach an huet amplaz drop gepocht, d'Gesellschaften iwwer laang Zäitraim ze studéieren — hir Wirtschaft, hir Geografie an hir kollektiv Mentalitéiten. Dem Macron säi Büro huet de Bloch als "e Mann vun der Opklärung" an als "den Denker vum Joerhonnert" beschriwwen an ënnerstrach, datt seng Fuerschung ni vun der Welt ofgekapselt war. Et war e Mann, deen iwwer d'Vergaangenheet nogeduecht huet, fir an der Géigewaart ze handelen. Hien hat keng statesch Vue vun der Geschicht; fir hie sollt si dem Handele am Hei an Elo déngen. Dës Iwwerzeegung gouf duerch d'Katastroph op d'Prouf gestallt. Als Veteran vum Éischte Weltkrich, deen d'Croix de Guerre kritt huet a bis zum Capitaine opgeklomm ass, huet de Bloch sech 1939 erëm fräiwëlleg gemellt. Nom Zesummebroch vu Frankräich am Summer drop huet hien L'Étrange Défaite geschriwwen, eng schaarf Analyse aus éischter Hand vun de politeschen a militäresche Versoe hannert der Néierlag vun 1940 — eréischt no sengem Doud publizéiert. Vum Hörsaal an d'Resistenz D'antisemitesch Gesetzer vu Vichy hunn dem Bloch seng Rechter ofgeholl, hien gezwongen, seng Redaktiounsroll bei den Annales opzeginn, a säi Pariser Appartement a seng Bibliothéik goufe geplëmmt. Amplaz an d'Ausland ze flüchten, ass hien 1942 bei d'Bewegung Franc-Tireur gaangen an huet eng regional Féierungsroll an der vereenter Resistenz fir d'Rhône-Alpes iwwerholl. De 8. Mäerz 1944 gouf hien zu Lyon festgeholl an am Prisong Montluc gefoltert, dem Verhéierzentrum vum Klaus Barbie, dem Gestapo-Beamten, dee méi spéit wéinst Verbrieche géint d'Mënschheet veruerteelt gouf. An der Nuecht vum 16. Juni 1944 gouf de Bloch op Les Roussilles bei Saint-Didier-de-Formans bruecht an a Gruppe vu véier nieft Dosende Matresistenzler erschoss. Iwwerliwwerungen zielen, datt hien an deem Moment, wéi d'Maschinnegewierer lassgaangen sinn, geruff huet: - Lescht Wierder: Zeie erënneren sech, datt de Bloch "Vive la France!" geruff huet - Alter: hie war 57 Joer al - D'Grupp: zäitgenëssesch an historesch Quellen setzen d'Zuel vun de Männer, déi mat him ëmbruecht goufen, op ongeféier 27 bis 30 Eng europäesch Fro un d'Erënnerung D'Opnam ass méi wéi nationaalt Éierebezeegen. Andeem se e jüddesche Geléierten a Soldat erhéicht, mécht Frankräich e geziilt Statement an engem Moment, wou Nationalismus an Antisemitismus op der ganzer Kontinent erëm un Terrain gewannen. D'Élysée huet de Bloch ausdrécklech mat enger Opklärungs-Iddi vun Identitéit verbonnen, déi "net op identitärem Réckzuch, mä op Offenheet fir deen aneren" opbaut — eng bewosst Aussich an Europas ëmstriddent Gedächtnes vun de Krichsjoeren. De Macron huet de Plang fir d'éischt am November 2024 ugekënnegt, an enger Ried zum 80. Anniversaire vun der Befreiung vu Stroossbuerg — där Stad, wou de Bloch e grousse Stéck vu senger Carrière ënnerriicht huet. Säin Antrëtt an de Panthéon, zesumme mat enger Ausstellung mam Titel Marc Bloch, l'esprit de l'Histoire, verankert e ganzt Joer vu Gedenkfeieren. Fir e Kontinent, deen nach ëmmer doriwwer streit, wie als Held vun der Resistenz zielt — an iwwer d'Plaz vu senge jüddesche Bierger an der Geschicht, déi en iwwer sech selwer erzielt — ass d'Wiel vum Bloch schwéier u Bedeitung. E Mann, deen drop bestanen huet, datt dem Historiker seng Aufgab ass, d'Géigewaart duerch d'Vergaangenheet ze verstoen, hëlt elo, am Doud, säi Platz an deem Gebai an, dat Frankräich fir déi Gewësse reservéiert, un déi et sech am meeschten erënnere wëll. ### Sources - Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — Modern Ghana / AFP: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1504809/resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters.html - Historian and Resistance hero joins France's Pantheon greats — The Local France: https://www.thelocal.fr/20260623/historian-and-resistance-hero-joins-frances-pantheon-greats - Jewish resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch enters Paris's Pantheon — European Jewish Congress / RFI: https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/france/jewish-resistance-fighter-and-historian-marc-bloch-enters-pariss-pantheon/ - France inducts Resistance fighter, soldier, historian Marc Bloch into its Panthéon of greats — France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260623-france-inducts-resistance-fighter-soldier-historian-marc-bloch-panth%C3%A9on-greats - L'historien et résistant Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — Ministère des Armées et des Anciens combattants (defense.gouv.fr): https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/lhistorien-resistant-marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Marc Bloch entre au Panthéon — éduscol, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale: https://eduscol.education.gouv.fr/6971/marc-bloch-entre-au-pantheon - Panthéonisation 2026 — Centre Marc Bloch — Centre Marc Bloch (Humboldt-Universität): https://cmb.hu-berlin.de/en/events-upcoming/pantheonisation-marc-bloch/ - Marc Bloch (1886-1944) — L'Étrange défaite ou la vision d'un guerrier — Herodote.net: https://www.herodote.net/L_Etrange_defaite_ou_la_vision_d_un_guerrier-synthese-2737-395.php - Marc Bloch — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bloch --- ## D'Lëtzebuerger Private-Equity-Branche wiisst op 701 Memberen — trotz hartem Weltmaart - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/lpea-generalversammlung-701-memberen-neie-verwaltungsrot-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T12:49:54.492+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:49:54.492+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: 89aeb855-deb5-47eb-bfc3-b91d465780a7 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'LPEA huet op hirer Generalversammlung e Plus vu 17,4 % bei de Memberen gemellt an zéng Verwaltungsréit nei gewielt — e Sëlwerstreif, wärend d'Fundraising weltwäit weider hënkt. ### Summary D'LPEA huet 2025 mat 701 Memberen ofgeschloss, e Plus vu 17,4 %, an op hirer Generalversammlung zéng Verwaltungsréit nei gewielt — och wann d'global Private-Equity-Branche an enger schwiereger Fundraising-Phas stécht. ### Key facts - D'LPEA huet 2025 mat 701 Memberen ofgeschloss — 104 méi wéi d'Joer virdrun, e Plus vu 17,4 %; den 18. Juni 2026 waren et scho 702. - Zéng Vertrieder vu grousse Fongshaiser goufe fir dräi Joer an de ronn 30 Persoune staarke Verwaltungsrot nei gewielt. - D'Associatioun, gefouert vun der Presidentin Hind El Gaidi an dem CEO Stéphane Pesch, huet hir Strategie 2025–2030 mat de Pfeiler „Defend“, „Attract“ an „Educate & Connect“ ënnerstrach. - Weltwäit hënkt d'Private-Equity-Fundraising: d'Buyout-Fongen hunn 2025 just 395 Milliarde Dollar agesammelt, 16 % manner wéi 2024. - Lëtzebuerg bleift no den USA déi zweetgréisste Fongsstanduert (ronn 7,6 Billiounen Euro) an Heem vun 51,5 % vun alle europäesche PE- a VC-Fongen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi vill Memberen huet d'LPEA elo?** D'LPEA huet 2025 mat 701 Memberen ofgeschloss, e Plus vu 17,4 % iwwert d'Joer (104 nei Memberen). Den 18. Juni 2026 louch d'Zuel scho bei 702. Vun den Neizougäng waren 39 Investisseuren a Fongsverwalter, dorënner e puer Family-Offices. **Q: Wien féiert d'LPEA?** D'Presidentin ass Hind El Gaidi, Head of Luxembourg beim Verméigesverwalter ICG, déi 2025 de Claus Mansfeldt ofgeléist huet. De Stéphane Pesch ass zënter 2020 Chief Executive a féiert d'Dagesgeschäft. **Q: Wéi steet et weltwäit ëm d'Private Equity?** No der Global Private Equity Report 2026 vu Bain & Company huet sech de Maart deelweis erholl — de Buyout-Dealvolume ass ëm 44 % op 904 Milliarde Dollar geklommen — mä d'Fundraising blouf schwéier, mat 395 Milliarden agesammelt, 16 % manner wéi 2024. **Q: Wéi eng Roll spillt Lëtzebuerg am Private Equity?** Lëtzebuerg ass virun allem de Standuert, wou Fongen domiciliéiert, administréiert a betreit ginn. Et ass nom USA déi zweetgréisste Fongsstanduert (ronn 7,6 Billiounen Euro am August 2025) an Heem vun 51,5 % vun alle europäesche PE- a VC-Fongen. ### Body D'Lëtzebuerger Private-Equity- a Venture-Capital-Branche huet dës Woch e selbstbewossten Zoustandsbericht ofginn — och wann d'Geschäft, deem si déngt, weltwäit an enger vu senge schwieregste Fundraising-Phasen zënter Joren stécht. Op hirer Generalversammlung de 17. Juni, déi an de Raimlechkeete vu BNP Paribas um Kierchbierg ofgehale gouf, huet d'Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA) hire Jooresbericht 2025 virgestallt an hire Verwaltungsrot gewielt. Déi grouss Zuel war d'Memberschaft: d'Associatioun huet 2025 mat 701 Memberen ofgeschloss, nodeems iwwert d'Joer 104 nei dobäikomm sinn — e Plus vu 17,4 %. Vun den Neizougäng waren 39 Investisseuren a Fongsverwalter, dorënner e puer Family-Offices. De Wuesstem schreift e konstante Laf vun der Branchevereenegung weider, déi 2025 hire 15. Gebuertsdag gefeiert huet. E Joer virdru waren et 597 Memberen, an ëm d'Mëtt vum leschte Joer ronn 630, no Zuelen, déi de Paperjam publizéiert huet. Den Dag nom dësjäregen Treffe louch d'LPEA scho bei 702. E frësche Verwaltungsrot fir déi nächst Etapp D'Memberen hu fir Mandater vun dräi Joer zéng Vertrieder vu Fongshaiser an de ronn 30 Persoune staarke Verwaltungsrot nei gewielt — Leit aus e puer vun de gréissten Nimm vun der Branche. Et sinn: - Martine Kerschenmeyer (Advent International) - Jacob Bang-Olsen (Astorg) - Tudor Sambritchi (Blackstone) - Estelle Beyl Vodouhe (Carlyle) - Antoine Servais (CVC Capital Partners) - Mehdi Van Renterghem (EQT) - Bjorn Tremmerie (European Investment Fund) - Hans-Jürgen Schmitz (Mangrove Capital Partners) - Sophie Bajwa (Marguerite) - Claude de Raismes (Wendel) U der Spëtzt vun der Associatioun steet d'Presidentin Hind El Gaidi, Head of Luxembourg beim alternative Verméigesverwalter ICG, déi 2025 an dës Roll gewielt gouf an domat de Claus Mansfeldt ofgeléist huet. De Stéphane Pesch, zënter 2020 Chief Executive, féiert d'Dagesgeschäft weider. D'Keynote vum dësjäregen Treffe koum vum John Penning, Managing Director vun der Lëtzebuerger Investmentsgesellschaft Luxempart, deen iwwert zéng Joer an der Boît an iwwer d'Gouvernance vu Family-Offices nogeduecht huet. D'Versammlung huet och d'Fënnefjäresstrategie vun der LPEA fir 2025 bis 2030 ënnerstrach, déi ronn ëm dräi Pfeiler opgebaut ass, déi si „Defend“, „Attract“ an „Educate & Connect“ nennt — kuerz gesot: Lobbyaarbecht bei der Reglementatioun, Verwalter an Investisseuren an de Grand-Duché lackelen, an de lokalen Ekosystem ausbilden. D'Associatioun huet matgedeelt, datt hir Schlësselkonferenz LPEA Insights méi wéi 1.300 Participanten ugezunn huet. Wärend mer duerch 2026 ginn, navigéiert d'Branche weider mat engem ausgeglachene Bléck: bewosst vun den Erausfuerderungen, déi virleien, awer gutt geréischt fir d'Méiglechkeeten ze packen, déi aus engem méi diszipléierten an reife Maartëmfeld erauswuessen. Dës Aschätzung vun der El Gaidi faasst de virsiichtegen Optimismus zesummen, deen duerch de ganze Bericht leeft. De Pesch huet en ähnlechen Toun ugeschloen an gesot, 2025 „war geprägt vu Feier, Erneierung a Fortschrëtt“, an op „d'Stäerkt an d'Widderstandsfäegkeet vu Lëtzebuergs Private-Equity- a Venture-Capital-Gemeinschaft“ higewisen. E grousse Standuert an engem schwiereje Maart Déi gutt Memberzuele stinn engem vill méi ugespaantene globale Kontext géigeniwwer. D'Private Equity huet déi lescht dräi Joer gréisstendeels domat verbruecht, d'Enn vun der Ära vum bëllege Geld ze verdauen, well méi héich Zënssätz d'Dealmaking ofgebremst an de Rhythmus verlangsamt hunn, mat deem d'Fongen hir Bedeelegunge verkafen a Cash un d'Investisseuren zréckginn konnten. No der Global Private Equity Report 2026 vu Bain & Company huet d'Branche d'lescht Joer e Stéck weit erholl: de globale Buyout-Dealvolume ass ëm 44 % op 904 Milliarde Dollar geklommen, an de Wäert vun de Buyout-gestëtzten Exiten ass ëm 47 % op 717 Milliarden erop. Mä d'Erhuelung war schmuel. D'Gesamtzuel vun den Deals an Exite gouf manner, an d'Suen, déi un d'Limited Partners zréckgefloss sinn — d'Pensiounsfongen, Versécherer a souverän Investisseuren, déi d'Kapital liwweren — sinn no bei Déifstänn vu Joerzéngte bliwwen, bei ronn 14 % vum Nettovermëttungswäert, an dat e véiert Joer hannerteneen. De Fonddraisen blouf de Flaschenhals: d'Buyout-Fongen hunn 2025 just 395 Milliarden agesammelt, 16 % manner wéi d'Joer virdrun, a Bain beschreift d'Zoumaache vun engem neie Fong als „e luessen a schwieregen Trëppelgang“. Dëse Klemm trëfft Lëtzebuerg besonnesch, well d'Roll vum Grand-Duché am Private Equity virun allem déi ass, wou d'Fongen domiciliéiert, administréiert a betreit ginn — net wou d'Deals selwer gemaach ginn. Wann d'Verwalter sech schwéier doen, Kapital anzesammelen an anzesetzen, da spiert och déi nogelagert Aarbecht, déi de Finanzplaz dréit, dat. Firwat Lëtzebuerg trotzdeem virukënnt Fir de Moment schéngt d'strukturell Uzéiungskraaft vum Standuert méi staark ze sinn wéi de konjunkturelle Kälteschock. Lëtzebuerg ass nom USA déi zweetgréisste Standuert fir Investmentsfongen op der Welt, mat engem Gesamtvolume vu ronn 7,6 Billiounen Euro un domiciliéierte Fongen am August 2025, no Branchefiichen, déi vu Chambers and Partners a Luxembourg for Finance zesummegestallt goufen. Private Equity ass ee vun de séierst wuessende Stécker vun dësem Maart ginn: et mécht ronn e Véierel vun de Verméigen am Lëtzebuerger AIF-Maart aus an ass 2024 ëm ronn 20 % gewuess, no Zuele vum Reegelaccteur, der CSSF. Am stäerkste weist sech d'Dominanz vum Grand-Duché bei de grenziwwerschreidende Strukturen. Branchendaten, déi an deene selwechte Guiden zitéiert ginn, gesinn Lëtzebuerg als Heem vun 51,5 % vun alle europäesche Private-Equity- a Venture-Capital-Fongen, a vun 137 vun de weltwäit 236 European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), déi am September 2025 registréiert waren — eng retailfrëndlech Struktur, déi d'Verwalter ëmmer méi notzen, fir verméigend Privatpersounen unzezéien, wann d'institutionellt Geld méi knapp gëtt. Ob de Memberwuesstem sech an nei Verméigen ëmsetzt, hänkt dovun of, wéi séier den globalen Tauwieder iwwer eng Handvoll Spëtzeverwalter eraus méi breet gëtt. Mä d'Joofbilanz vun der LPEA leet no, datt Lëtzebuerg — als Standuert, dee vum Déngscht un der Branche lieft an net vun de Wetten op si — d'Flaut bis elo aus enger Positioun vun der Stäerkt iwwersteet. ### Sources - LPEA Elects New Board and Reports Strong 17.4% Membership Growth at 2026 AGM — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/lpea-elects-new-board-and-reports-strong-17-4-membership-growth-at-2026-agm/ - LPEA Presents Annual Report, Elects 10 Board Members — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/business/61879-lpea-presents-annual-report-elects-10-board-members - LPEA elects 10 new board members — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/lpea-elects-10-new-board-members-luxembourg-private-equity - Hind El Gaidi Elected as New President of LPEA — LPEA: https://lpea.lu/hind-el-gaidi-elected-as-new-president-of-lpea/ - Investment Funds 2026 - Luxembourg: Trends and Developments — Chambers and Partners: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/investment-funds-2026/luxembourg/trends-and-developments - Asset Management - Luxembourg Financial Centre — Luxembourg for Finance: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/financial-centre/asset-management/ - Private Equity Outlook 2026: Gaining Traction (Global Private Equity Report 2026) — Bain & Company: https://www.bain.com/insights/outlook-gaining-traction-global-private-equity-report-2026/ - Bain Global Private Equity Report finds liquidity pressure rising as capital cycles grow — CFO.com: https://www.cfo.com/news/bain-global-private-equity-report-finds-liquidity-pressure-rising-as-capital-cycles-grow/813053/ --- ## Chômagequote fält op 6,2 Prozent — mä méi héich Qualifizéiert sichen nees Aarbecht - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/chomagequote-letzebuerg-juni-2026-adem-fuerderungen-erop - Published: 2026-06-23T12:40:39.837+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:40:39.837+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 30e00fe5-abda-4719-9f2d-a68b1bb3258c - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Enn Mee louch d'Chômagequote bei 6,2 Prozent, e Steck ënner dem Mäerz. D'Patron mellen erëm méi fräi Plazen — mä d'Zuel vun de Sichenden ass iwwert d'Joer ëm 6,5 Prozent geklommen. ### Summary D'STATEC-Chômagequote ass Enn Mee 2026 op 6,2 Prozent gefall, wärend d'Betriber méi nei Plazen ausschreiwen. Trotzdeem si méi Awunner bei der ADEM ageschriwwen, virun allem méi héich Qualifizéiert. ### Key facts - D'saisonbereinegt Chômagequote ass Enn Mee 2026 op 6,2 % gefall, vun 6,3 % am Mäerz — sou wéi schonn Enn 2025. - Trotzdeem ware 19.674 Awunner bei der ADEM ageschriwwen, 6,5 % méi wéi viru Joer; bei den héich Qualifizéierten +15,1 %. - D'Betriber hunn am Mee 3.049 nei Plazen gemellt (+7,6 %), de Bestand louch awer bei 6.928 (-3,8 %). - Frontaliere maachen ronn 47 % vun de salariéierte Plazen aus, ginn awer net an den ADEM-Awunnerzuele gezielt. - Eurostat säi harmoniséierte Mooss louch fir Lëtzebuerg bei 7,0 %, well d'Berechnungsmethod aner ass wéi déi vum STATEC. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi héich ass d'Chômagequote zu Lëtzebuerg Enn Mee 2026?** D'saisonbereinegt Quote, déi vum STATEC berechent gëtt, louch Enn Mee 2026 bei 6,2 %, e Steck ënner de 6,3 % vun Enn Mäerz a sou héich wéi Enn Dezember 2025. **Q: Firwat ass d'Eurostat-Zuel fir Lëtzebuerg méi héich?** Eurostat huet fir Lëtzebuerg am Abrëll 2026 7,0 % gemellt. Den Ënnerscheed zu de nationale 6,2 % läit un der Method: STATEC baséiert op de bei der ADEM ageschriwwene Sichenden, Eurostat op enger harmoniséierter Aarbechtskräftebefroung. **Q: Ginn d'Frontaliere matgezielt?** Nee. Déi ronn 231.000 Grenzgänger maachen ëm déi 47 % vun de salariéierte Plazen aus, mellen sech awer a hirem Wunnland chômage an tauchen net an den ADEM-Zuele vun den Awunner-Sichenden op. **Q: A wéi enge Beräicher ass d'Nofro am stäerkste gewuess?** Laut ADEM virun allem am Sekretariat an Administratioun, an der IT, bei de Bankberuffer, bei der industrieller Botzaarbecht an Entretien, am Design an Ingenieurswiesen, an der Logistik an an der paramedezinescher Fleeg. ### Body D'Chômagequote zu Lëtzebuerg ass Enn Mee 2026 op 6,2 Prozent erofgaangen, e Steck ënner de 6,3 Prozent vun Enn Mäerz. Dat geet aus de saisonbereinegten Zuele vum STATEC an der ADEM ervir. Mat dëser Quote läit d'Land erëm do, wou et och scho Enn 2025 stoung — e virsiichtege gudde Signal fir eng Economie, déi enk mat enger zécherlecher Eurozon verbonnen ass. Mä hannert dëser eenzeger Zuel verstoppt sech eng méi nuancéiert Realitéit. D'Zuel vun den Awunner, déi bei der ADEM als Aarbechtssichend ageschriwwe sinn, ass iwwert d'Joer trotzdeem geklommen — an de stäerkste Plus gouf et grad bei de besser Qualifizéierten. Dat weist, datt d'Spannungen um Lëtzebuerger Aarbechtsmaart manner mat der Konjunktur ze dinn hunn wéi mat strukturelle Problemer. Wat hannert der Quote stécht De 31. Mee 2026 huet d'ADEM 19.674 disponibel Aarbechtssichend Awunner gezielt — 1.205 Persoune méi wéi e Joer virdrun, also e Plus vu 6,5 Prozent. Dee Plus konzentréiert sech bei de Kandidaten mat den héchste Qualifikatiounen, déi ëm 15,1 Prozent zougeholl hunn, wärend d'Zuel vun de jonke Sichenden mat 2,9 Prozent méi moderat geklomm ass. Op der anerer Säit huet sech d'Nofro opgehellt. D'Betriber hunn am Mee 3.049 nei fräi Plazen un d'ADEM gemellt, 7,6 Prozent méi wéi am Mee 2025. De Bestand u verfügbare Posten louch um Enn vum Mount bei 6.928 — ëmmer nach 3,8 Prozent manner wéi e Joer virdrun, mä e Niveau, deen op eng weider, wann och ongläich, Loscht op Astellungen hindeit. Et gouf nach aner positiv Zeechen. D'Zuel vun den Awunner, déi voll Chômagegeld kréien, ass op 9.842 gefall, 6,8 Prozent manner wéi viru Joer. Laut ADEM ass d'Nofro a ganz ënnerschiddleche Beräicher am stäerkste gewuess: - Sekretariat an administrativ Ënnerstëtzung; - Informatiounstechnologie; - Bankberuffer; - industriell Botzaarbecht an Entretien; - Design an Ingenieurswiesen; - Lagerhalung a Logistik; - paramedezinesch Fleeg. Dës Breet — vu Büro- a Finanzposte bis op Logistik a Fleeg — deit drophin, datt d'Erhuelung bei de fräie Plazen net op eng eenzeg Eck vun der Wirtschaft begrenzt ass. E Modell, deen ënner Drock hält D'Regierung huet d'Zuelen als Beweis duergestallt, datt d'Lëtzebuerger Economie sech trotz Géigewand hält — gëtt awer zou, datt d'Agence Rekord-Dossieren ze geréiere huet. Enn 2025 waren iwwer 21.000 Awunner bei der ADEM ageschriwwen, sou vill wéi nach ni. Bei der Virstellung vum ADEM-Joresbericht den 13. Mee huet den Aarbechtsminister Marc Spautz d'kontinuéierlech Schafe vu Plazen als Beweis fir d'Stabilitéit ervirgehuewen. "D'Bannebeschäftegung ass d'lescht Joer weider gewuess, mat der Schafe vu 6.000 neie Posten, wat vun der Resilienz vun eisem Modell zeit", sou de Spautz, deen op Franséisch geschwat huet. Hie warnt awer, datt d'Verännerungen um Aarbechtsmaart méi déif Erausfuerderunge widderspigelen. "Vis-à-vis vun den Entwécklungen um Aarbechtsmaart, déi strukturell Erausfuerderunge weisen an no Äntwerte verlaangen, déi zugläich ambitiéis, koordinéiert an nohalteg sinn, ass d'Roll vun der ADEM méi zentral wéi jee", sou de Minister. D'ADEM-Direktesch Isabelle Schlesser sot, datt d'Agence sech op digital Outilen ofstëtzt, fir mat de wuessende Volumen eens ze ginn. "Mir si mat enger déifgräifender Transformatioun beschäftegt, an fir déi grouss Majoritéit vun de Sichenden ass dës Digitaliséierung ganz gutt opgeholl ginn, well 85 Prozent vun den Chômagedemanden online a selbststänneg gemaach ginn", sou si. Flaach Eurozon an eng geléinte Belegschaft D'Lëtzebuerger Zuele falen an e Kontext vun der Eurozon, deen sech weder verschlechtert nach verbessert. Laut Eurostat louch d'saisonbereinegt Chômagequote vum Euroraum am Abrëll 2026 bei 6,3 Prozent, onverännert zum Mäerz an zum Joer virdrun; an der ganzer EU waren et 6,0 Prozent. Mat ronn 11,1 Milliounen Persounen ouni Aarbecht am Euroraum huet sech den Aarbechtsmaart bis elo zéi gewisen, trotz schwaachem Wuesstem. Beim Verglach iwwer d'Grenzen ass awer Virsiicht gebueden. Eurostat säi standardiséierten, op Ëmfroe baséierte Mooss huet Lëtzebuerg am Abrëll op 7,0 Prozent gesat, méi héich wéi déi national 6,2 Prozent — well déi zwou Zuelen anescht berechent ginn: D'STATEC-Zuel baséiert op de bei der ADEM ageschriwwene Sichenden, wärend Eurostat eng harmoniséiert Aarbechtskräftebefroung uwennt, déi an alle Memberstaate gläich ass. Den anere wesentleche Punkt ass, wien d'Aarbecht am Grand-Duché iwwerhaapt mécht. Lëtzebuerg hänkt vun de Grenzgänger of wéi keen anert Land an Europa. Ronn 231.000 Frontaliere kommen all Dag eran a maachen ëm déi 47 Prozent vun de salariéierte Plazen aus — dovunner ronn 126.000 aus Frankräich, ronn 52.000 aus Däitschland a ronn 51.000 aus der Belsch. Dës Aarbechter tauchen net an den ADEM-Statistike vun den Awunner-Sichenden op: Wa si hir Aarbecht verléieren, mellen si sech a hirem Wunnland chômage, net zu Lëtzebuerg. Dat mécht aus der nationaler Chômagequote nëmmen e Deelbild vun der wierklecher Gesondheet vum Aarbechtsmaart. Eng Quote vu 6,2 Prozent ënner den Awunner steet niewent enger Belegschaft, vun där bal d'Halschent ausserhalb vun de Grenze wunnt — an där hir eege Plazesécherheet mat deeselwechten Eurozon-Schwaachstem verbonnen ass, deen elo och d'Lëtzebuerger Resilienz testet. ### Sources - Jobseekers, Vacancies Rise in Luxembourg; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.2% — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/working-in-luxembourg/61943-jobseekers-vacancies-rise-in-luxembourg-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-2 - Face à la montée des défis liés à l'emploi, l'ADEM renforce ses actions (ADEM annual report presentation) — Le gouvernement luxembourgeois: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/05-mai/13-spautz-adem.html - Chômage au Luxembourg: le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi bondit de 6,5% sur un an — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-le-nombre-de-chomeurs-s-envole-de-65-sur-un-an-en-mai-103587994 - Le taux de chômage recule légèrement — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-taux-de-chomage-recule-legerement/ - Le chômage en mai : les personnes hautement qualifiées sont concernées — Les Frontaliers: https://www.lesfrontaliers.lu/emploi/le-chomage-en-mai-les-personnes-hautement-qualifiees-sont-concernees/ - Euro area unemployment at 6.3% (April 2026) — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-01062026-ap - Cross border workers in Luxembourg: who are they and why are they important? — Luxtoday.lu: https://luxtoday.lu/en/knowledge/cross-border-workers-luxembourg --- ## Ebola am Kongo: Iwwer 1.000 Fäll a kee Vaccin géint dës Variant - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/ebola-bundibugyo-kongo-uganda-iwwersiicht-juni-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T12:16:37.149+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T12:16:37.149+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 9e218856-8f5f-45bc-be25-87e00f5d572a - Dateline: Bunia, Ituri Province, CD > Eng Bundibugyo-Variant ouni zougelassene Vaccin huet an der Provënz Ituri méi wéi 1.000 Fäll erreecht an ass op Uganda iwwergaangen. D'EU schätzt d'Risiko fir hir Awunner als ganz niddreg an. ### Summary D'WHO seet, dës Ebola-Epidemie an der Demokratescher Republik Kongo verbreet sech méi séier wéi all fréiere Ausbroch — mat iwwer 1.000 Fäll, 254 Doudegen an enger Variant ouni Vaccin. ### Key facts - D'Ebola-Epidemie an der DR Kongo verbreet sech méi séier wéi all fréiere Ausbroch: iwwer 1.000 confirméiert Fäll an op d'mannst 254 Doudeger. - D'Variant ass Bundibugyo — fir déi et weder en zougelassene Vaccin nach eng spezifesch Behandlung gëtt; déi bestoend Vacciner schützen nëmme géint d'Zaire-Variant. - Mat 916 Fäll ass Ituri am schlëmmste betraff; den Ausbroch ass op Uganda iwwergaangen (20 Fäll, 2 Doudeger bis den 22. Juni). - D'WHO huet de 17. Mee eng gesondheetlech Noutlag vun internationaler Bedeitung ausgeruff; et ass den 17. Ebola-Ausbroch am Kongo. - D'ECDC schätzt d'Risiko fir Awunner an der EU/am EWR als ganz niddreg an. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat ass dëse Ebola-Ausbroch sou schwéier ënner Kontroll ze kréien?** Hie gëtt vun der Bundibugyo-Variant verursaacht, fir déi et keen zougelassene Vaccin a keng spezifesch Behandlung gëtt. D'Lag gëtt zousätzlech duerch bewaffnete Konflikt, Honger a beschiedegt Gesondheetsariichtungen am Oste vun der DR Kongo verschäerft. **Q: Gëtt et e Vaccin géint dës Variant?** Nee. Déi zwee zougelossen Ebola-Vacciner (Ervebo an eng Zweedosis-Behandlung) an déi zwou Antikierper-Therapien si just géint d'Zaire-Variant zougelooss, net géint Bundibugyo. Ervebo kann awer iwwer eng Réngimpfung agesat ginn. **Q: Wéi grouss ass d'Risiko fir Leit zu Lëtzebuerg an an der EU?** D'ECDC schätzt d'Wahrscheinlechkeet vun enger Infektioun fir Leit an der EU/am EWR als ganz niddreg an. Ebola gëtt nëmmen duerch direkte Kontakt mat Kierperflëssegkeeten iwwerdroen, net duerch d'Loft. **Q: Wéi vill Fäll sinn et bis elo?** Stand ronderëm den 20. bis 22. Juni: 1.003 confirméiert Fäll an 254 Doudeger an der DR Kongo, dovunner 365 Persounen an Isolatioun hospitaliséiert. An Uganda sinn et 20 Fäll an zwee Doudeger. ### Body D'Weltgesondheetsorganisatioun (WHO) schléit Alarm: D'Ebola-Epidemie am Nordoste vun der Demokratescher Republik Kongo verbreet sech méi séier wéi all aner Ausbroch zanter datt d'Krankheet dokumentéiert gëtt. Bis elo sinn et iwwer 1.000 confirméiert Fäll, op d'mannst 254 Doudeger — an d'Iwwerdroungskette huet schonn dat benoperbart Uganda erreecht. D'Epidemie ass de 15. Mee vun de kongoleseschen Autoritéiten an der Provënz Ituri confirméiert ginn an ass deen 17. Ebola-Ausbroch am Land. Zwee Deeg méi spéit, de 17. Mee, huet den Direkter-General vun der WHO eng „gesondheetlech Noutlag vun internationaler Bedeitung" ausgeruff — dat héchst Alarmniveau vun der Organisatioun. Begrënnung: eng seele Virusvariant, en zerbriechlecht humanitärt Ëmfeld an en Tempo, deen all virege Ausbroch hannert sech léisst. Wat dës Kéier besonnesch geféierlech mécht, ass de Virus selwer. Am Géigesaz zu der Zaire-Variant, déi hannert de meeschte groussen Ebola-Epidemien stécht, gëtt dëse Ausbroch vum Bundibugyo-Virus verursaacht — a fir deen do gëtt et weder en zougelassene Vaccin nach eng spezifesch genehmegt Behandlung. Zuelen, déi rosen séier an d'Luucht ginn No de Berichter vun der WHO an dem Europäeschen Zentrum fir Krankheetspréventioun a -kontroll (ECDC) louch d'Bilan an der DR Kongo an der drëtter Juni-Woch bei iwwer 1.000 confirméierte Fäll. Domat ass et elo deen zweetgréisste Ebola-Ausbroch, deen je registréiert gouf — just hannert der westafrikanescher Epidemie vun 2014 bis 2016. Stand vun de WHO-Berichter ronderëm den 20. bis 22. Juni gesäit d'Lag an der DR Kongo esou aus: - 1.003 confirméiert Fäll an 254 confirméiert Doudeger; - 365 Persounen sinn an Isolatioun hospitaliséiert; - Ituri ass am schlëmmste betraff, mat 916 Fäll a 22 Gesondheetszonen; - Nordkivu mat 84 Fäll an 11 Gesondheetszonen an Südkivu mat dräi Fäll an enger eenzeger Zon. Op der anerer Säit vun der Grenz huet Uganda bis den 22. Juni 20 confirméiert Fäll an zwee Doudeger gezielt, dee gréissten Deel an a ronderëm d'Haaptstad Kampala. Déi do Verantwortlech bréngen d'Majoritéit vun de Fäll mat Reesen aus der DR Kongo a Verbindung, eng méi kleng Zuel mat lokaler Iwwerdroung — e Muster, dat weist, wéi liicht de Virus laanscht déi vill befuerene Handels- a Reesweeër an der Regioun wandert. Eng Variant ouni Schutzimpfung D'Bundibugyo-Variant ass ee vun de Grënn, firwat d'Andämmung sou schwéier ass. Déi zwee Ebola-Vacciner, déi et gëtt — Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) an eng Zweedosis-Behandlung — an déi zwou monoklonal Antikierper-Therapien, déi no Studien an der DR Kongo genehmegt goufen, sinn all géint d'Zaire-Variant zougelooss. Fir Bundibugyo si si weder zougelooss nach an hirer Wierksamkeet beluecht. Dat heescht, datt déi, déi op der Plaz schaffen, sech staark op déi klassesch, aarbechtsintensiv Instrumenter vun der Ausbroch-Kontroll musse verloossen: Fäll fannen, déi Krank isoléieren, all Kontakt nospieren an d'Vertrauen vun de Gemeinschafte gewannen. Ervebo kann ëmmer nach iwwer eng sougenannte Réngimpfung agesat ginn, an d'WHO huet Enn Mee eng Richtlinn iwwer den Asaz vun engem zougelossene Ebola-Vaccin bei Bundibugyo-Ausbréch erausginn — mä déi medizinesch Haaptmëttel, déi rezent Zaire-Epidemien zerumgeworf hunn, feelen hei. Médecins Sans Frontières, déi an Ituri Patiente behandelen, warnt, datt „grouss Lücken an der Iwwerwaachung, der Diagnostik, dem Kontaktnospieren an dem Asaz vun de Gemeinschaften d'Efforte fir den Ausbroch ënner Kontroll ze kréien ënnergruewen." Eng Epidemie matzen am Krich D'Epidemie spillt sech an engem vun de schwéiersten Asazgebidder vun der Welt of. Den Oste vun der DR Kongo gëtt vun engem bewaffnete Konflikt mat verschiddene Milizen, vun engem akuten Honger, deen no bei 10 Milliounen Mënschen an der Regioun betrëfft, a vu Gesondheetsariichtungen, déi beschiedegt, iwwerlaascht oder zou sinn, gezeechent. Schlecht Stroossen halen d'Liwwerung vu Material an d'Beweegung vun den Hëllefsekippe op. Den Direkter-General vun der WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, beschreift d'Kris als eng, déi sech net eleng mat der Medezin léise léisst. Mir kënnen d'Vertrauen vun de Gemeinschaften net opbauen oder d'Krank net isoléieren, soulaang Bommen falen. Dës Ebola-Iwwerdroung ze stoppen hänkt komplett vum humanitären Zougang of. Hien huet och drop higewisen, wéi Konflikt an Honger d'Gefor verschäerfen. „Honger a Krankheet sinn al Begleeder", sot hien. „Mënschen, déi vum Honger geschwächt sinn, sinn dacks vill méi ufälleg fir Infektiounen." Wéi grouss ass d'Risiko bei eis? Trotz dem Alarm an der Regioun bleift d'Risiko fir Leit wäit ewech vum Ausbroch niddreg. D'ECDC seet, et „schätzt d'Wahrscheinlechkeet vun enger Infektioun fir Leit, déi an der Europäescher Unioun beziehungsweis am Europäesche Wirtschaftsraum (EU/EWR) liewen, als ganz niddreg an" — wëll awer d'Lag weider am A behalen. Dës Aschätzung hänkt domat zesummen, wéi Ebola sech verbreet — duerch direkte Kontakt mat de Kierperflëssegkeete vun enger infizéierter Persoun, net duerch flüchtege Kontakt oder duerch d'Loft — an domat, wéi wäit déi betraffe Provënze vun de meeschten internationale Reesknuetepunkte ewech leien. Trotzdem soll d'Ausruffe vun der internationaler Noutlag Ressourcen mobiliséieren, d'grenziwwerschreidend Iwwerwaachung koordinéieren a Selbstgefällegkeet verhënneren: Déiselwecht Onsécherheet, déi d'Reaktioun an der DR Kongo bremst, mécht och d'fréi Erkennung méi schwéier — an e Virus, deen esou séier eropklëmmt, léisst kaum Spillraum fir Feeler. D'WHO seet, si verstäerkt hir Ënnerstëtzung fir béid Regierungen a baut Iwwerwaachung, Kontaktnospieren, klinesch Versuergung, Materialliwwerung, den Asaz vun de Gemeinschaften an déi grenziwwerschreidend Virbereedung aus. Ob dat duergeet, fir e Virus ze bremsen, deen sech méi séier beweegt wéi all Ebola-Ausbroch virdrun — an enger Regioun, déi schonn duerch Krich an Honger um Uschlag ass —, ass d'Fro, déi elo iwwer der ganzer Reaktioun schwiewt. ### Sources - Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern - Ebola outbreak - DRC 2026 (situation page) — World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak---drc-2026 - Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda - Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns — UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167592 - Ebola disease outbreak 2026: How MSF is responding — Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding - Bundibugyo, the rare virus causing a deadly new Ebola outbreak, has no vaccine yet — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/bundibugyo-rare-virus-causing-deadly-new-ebola-outbreak-drc-has-no-vaccine-yet - Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html --- ## Starmer trëtt als britesche Premier zeréck — Labour sicht en Nofolger - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/starmer-treet-zreck-labour-sicht-nofolger-burnham - Published: 2026-06-23T11:48:07.73+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:48:07.73+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 930a430e-3e63-4c43-bb03-85ba7f5a7e4a - Dateline: London, GB > De Keir Starmer bleift geschäftsféierend am Amt, bis seng Partei en neie Chef bestëmmt huet. Als kloere Favorit gëllt den Andy Burnham, fréiere Buergermeeschter vu Greater Manchester. ### Summary De britesche Premier Keir Starmer huet säi Récktrëtt ugekënnegt. Labour wielt elo en Nofolger — och de geplangten EU-Gipfel zu Bréissel steet domat a Fro. ### Key facts - De Keir Starmer huet e Méindeg, den 22. Juni 2026, säi Récktrëtt als Labour-Chef a britesche Premier ugekënnegt; en ass de siwente Regierungschef an zéng Joer. - En bleift geschäftsféierend Premier, bis Labour en Nofolger gewielt huet — fréistens Mëtt Juli. - Den Andy Burnham, fréiere Buergermeeschter vu Greater Manchester, ass kloere Favorit; en huet d'Nowiel zu Makerfield gewonnen an huet méi wéi 200 Deputéiert hannert sech. - Den EU-Gipfel mat Groussbritannien, geplangt fir den 22. Juli zu Bréissel, gouf no dem Récktrëtt a Fro gestallt a verréckelt. - No STATEC-Zuele louche Ufank 2023 nach 3.924 britesch Staatsbierger zu Lëtzebuerg — ronn 30 Prozent manner wéi 2019. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat trëtt de Keir Starmer zeréck?** De Starmer huet erkläert, en hätt d'Vertraue vu senge eegene Deputéierte verluer. Säi Réckzuch koum, nodeems den Andy Burnham d'Nowiel zu Makerfield gewonnen hat an domat als Chefkandidat zur Verfügung stoung. De Starmer war zudeem ee vun de mannst populäre Premierministere — säi Netto-Zoustëmmungswäert louch Enn 2025 bei ronn minus 46 Prozent. **Q: Wéini steet de neie britesche Premier fest?** D'Nominéierunge bei Labour ginn de 9. Juli op a maache de 16. Juli zou. Wann nëmmen ee Kandidat déi néideg 81 Nominéierunge packt, gëtt en de 17. Juli Chef a Premier. Bei méi Kandidate leeft de ganze Summer iwwer eng Memberswal, mat engem Resultat bis spéitstens den 1. September. **Q: Wat bedeit de Wiessel fir Lëtzebuerg?** Lëtzebuerg verfollegt d'Bezéiungen tëscht der EU a Groussbritannien enk, well et EU-Institutiounen ewéi den Europäeschen Geriichtshaff an d'Europäesch Investitiounsbank hierbierg. Méi enk Ofkommes iwwer Mobilitéit an d'Unerkennung vun Diplomer géifen déi ronn 3.924 britesch Awunner an d'Frontaliere betreffen. ### Body LONDON — Et war eng kuerz Ried virun der schwaarzer Dier vun Downing Street Nummer 10, mä si markéiert d'Enn vun zwee onrouege Joren un der Spëtzt: De Keir Starmer huet e Méindeg ugekënnegt, datt en als Chef vun der Labour-Partei a als britesche Premierminister zerécktrëtt. Domat fänkt d'Course un dem siwente Regierungschef vu Groussbritannien an zéng Joer un — eng Zuel, déi fir sech eleng vill iwwer d'politesch Instabilitéit op der anerer Säit vum Kanal seet. De Starmer huet erkläert, datt en d'Vertraue vu senge eegene Deputéierte verluer hätt an datt en deemno d'Plaz fräi maache géif, esoubal seng Partei en Nofolger gewielt huet. "Jidder Decisioun, déi ech geholl hunn, hat als Zil, d'Land, dat ech gär hunn, un éischter Plaz ze setzen", sot de Starmer virun Unhänger a Journalisten — an dofir géif en elo zerécktrieden. Bis Labour seng Chefwiel ofgeschloss huet — fréistens Mëtt Juli — bleift de Starmer geschäftsféierend Premier. De kloere Favorit fir seng Plaz ass den Andy Burnham, fréiere Buergermeeschter vu Greater Manchester, deen eréischt e puer Deeg virdru rëtt an d'Parlament koum a säi Kandidat just e puer Stonnen no der Starmer-Erklärung ugemellt huet. Wéi et zum Récktrëtt komm ass De Wee fir de Starmer war net méi ze halen, nodeems de Burnham den 18. Juni d'Nowiel zu Makerfield mat enger Majoritéit vu méi wéi 9.000 Stëmmen gewonnen huet — ronn 54,8 Prozent. De Sëtz war vum Labour-Deputéierte Josh Simons fräigemaach ginn, fir dem Burnham säi Comeback méiglech ze maachen. Domat war de Burnham erëm am Ënnerhaus — an d'Reegel vu Labour, no där all Chefkandidat Member vun der parlamentarescher Fraktioun muss sinn, war erfëllt. De leschten Hindernis war ewech. Iwwer Méint ewech war de Starmer ee vun de mannst populäre Premierministere vu Groussbritannien: Bis spéiden 2025 louch säi Netto-Zoustëmmungswäert am Duerchschnëtt bei ronn minus 46 Prozent. D'Revolte géint en hat sech opgebaut, zënter de Wes Streeting am Mee als Gesondheetsminister zeréckgetraff war. Bis den 20. Juni hat de Burnham no Berichter d'Ënnerstëtzung vu méi wéi 200 Labour-Deputéierten hannert sech — Alliéiert schwätze souguer vu bis zu 300 vun 403. De Streeting, deen eemol als säin Haaptrival gegollt huet, huet sech amplaz hannert de Burnham gestallt. De Burnham huet dem scheidende Chef Respekt gezollt. "De Keir huet eisem Land e risege Service geleescht, an ech wëll him fir seng Féierung an säin Asaz an esou enger schwiereger Period merci soen", sot en. Wéi Labour säin neie Chef bestëmmt No de Statute vu Labour muss e Kandidat vu mindestens 20 Prozent vun der parlamentarescher Fraktioun nominéiert ginn — momentan 81 Deputéiert — fir op de Walziedel ze kommen. D'Partei huet en enge Kalenner virgeleet: - D'Nominéierunge ginn de 9. Juli op a maache de 16. Juli zou. - Wann nëmmen ee Kandidat d'Hürd packt, gëtt déi Persoun de 17. Juli Parteichef — a Premierminister. - Gëtt et e Concours, da leeft de ganze Summer iwwer eng Memberswal, mat engem neie Chef bis spéitstens den 1. September. Mam Réckzuch vum Streeting an dem Burnham senger breeder Ënnerstëtzung ënner den Deputéierten ass eng Iwwergab ouni Géigekandidat — déi e géif scho Mëtt Juli an Downing Street setzen — duerchaus realistesch. Trotzdeem zirkuléieren och aner Nimm, ënner anerem Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner, Darren Jones an Al Carns. Wat dat fir d'EU — a fir Lëtzebuerg — bedeit De Wiessel un der Spëtzt huet direkt bis op Bréissel ausgestraalt. En zweete Post-Brexit-Gipfel tëscht Groussbritannien an der EU war fir den 22. Juli an der belscher Haaptstad geplangt, fir Ofkommes iwwer Handel, d'Integratioun um Stroummaart an d'Mobilitéit vu jonke Leit ofzeschléissen. No dem Récktrëtt steet dee Rendez-vous elo a Fro — a gouf als verréckelt gemellt. "Mir iwwerpréiwe mam (Europäesche Conseil-)President Costa an de Briten, ob et nach Sënn mécht, de Gipfel ze halen, esou wéi en d'lescht Woch ugekënnegt gouf, an da kucke mer weider", sot d'Paula Pinho, Cheffespriecherin vun der Europäescher Kommissioun. D'Reunioun sollt op deem "Reset" opbauen, deen de Starmer am Mee 2025 ausgehandelt hat, wéi London a Bréissel eng nei Strategesch Partnerschaft, eng Sécherheets- a Verdeedegungspartnerschaft a gemeinsam Verständnisser iwwer veterinär Kontrollen, verbonne Systemer fir den Emissiounshandel an e Programm fir Jugenderfarung vereinbart hunn. Déi Verhandlunge waren am November blockéiert, well et ëm de britesche Zougang zum gemeinsamen EU-Verdeedegungsdarlehensprogramm SAFE gaangen ass. An den EU-Haaptstied gëllt de Burnham als onbekannt Gréisst, mä en huet gesot, en wéilt Groussbritannien nach zu senge Liefzäiten erëm an de Bannemaart bréngen — Diplomate rechnen domat, datt en op méi enk Bezéiunge ka drécken wéi säi Virgänger. Fir Lëtzebuerg, wou ënner anerem den Europäeschen Geriichtshaff an d'Europäesch Investitiounsbank hir Sëtz hunn, gëtt d'Entwécklung vun de Bezéiungen tëscht der EU a Groussbritannien enk verfollegt. Si geet awer och déi britesch Awunner am Grand-Duché un. No Zuele vum STATEC hu Ufank 2023 nach 3.924 britesch Staatsbierger zu Lëtzebuerg gelieft — ronn 0,59 Prozent vun der Bevëlkerung an déi 14.-stäerkst auslännesch Nationalitéit. 2019 ware mat 5.786 UK-Bierger (plus 1.382 britesch-lëtzebuergesch Duebelbierger) nach däitlech méi: e Réckgang vu ronn 30 Prozent zënter dem Brexit-Referendum 2016, deelweis well vill sech naturaliséiert hunn — d'Zuel vun den Naturalisatioune war vun 43 am Joer 2011 op 399 am Joer 2018 geklommen. Méi enk Zesummenaarbecht bei der Mobilitéit, der Unerkennung vun Diplomer an dem Reesen géif déi Communautéit a virun allem d'Frontaliere betreffen, déi tëscht deenen zwee Raim hin an hier pendelen. Fir de Moment ass déi dréngendst Fro eng vum Timing: ob de nächste britesche Premier séier genuch am Amt ass, fir e verréckelte Bréisseler Gipfel ze retten — an ëm wéi vill eng Burnham-Regierung dee Post-Brexit-Arrangement géif nei zeechnen, un deem Lëtzebuerg a seng Partner zënter Joren erëmschaffen. ### Sources - 2026 Labour Party leadership election (UK) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK) - Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after 'broken' Starmer holds back tears as he resigns — The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-andy-burnham-leadership-battle/ - Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns as Britain Prepares For Its Seventh Leader in 10 Years — TIME: https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resignation-reports-burnham-leadership-potential/ - Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister, clearing the path for the country's 7th leader in a decade — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/keir-starmer-resigns-prime-minister-andy-burnham-labour-party-britain-rcna257534 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister-labour-party-andy-burnham/ - EU 're-assessing' summit with UK after Keir Starmer lays out exit plan — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/eu-re-assessing-summit-with-uk-after-keir-starmer-lays-out-exit-plan - EU waits for Burnham, the unknown quantity — RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0622/1579798-eu-starmer/ - UK-EU summit plans 'reassessed' after Keir Starmer announces resignation — GB News: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/uk-eu-summit-plans-reassessed-keir-starmer-resignation - Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union — House of Commons Library: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10207/ - British nationals living in Luxembourg, January 2019 — Delano (citing STATEC): https://delano.lu/article/delano_british-nationals-living-luxembourg-january-2019 - British PM Keir Starmer resigns, opening path for leadership contest — Vatican News (Reuters wire): https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-06/britain-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resigns.html --- ## Guillaume erlieft säin éischten Nationalfeierdag als regéierende Grand-Duc - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/nationalfeierdag-2026-guillaume-fir-d-eischt-als-grand-duc-defile - Published: 2026-06-23T11:40:47.417+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:40:47.417+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 362c3718-67c6-48c4-8b33-d4baecff3e11 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > Aacht Méint nodeems den Henri ofgedankt huet, steet de Grand-Duc Guillaume fir d'éischt am Mëttelpunkt vum 23. Juni — bei enger rouder Hëtztwarnung mat bis zu 38 Grad. ### Summary Um Nationalfeierdag 2026 huet de Grand-Duc Guillaume fir d'éischt als Staatschef d'Defilé op der Avenue de la Liberté ofgeholl, aacht Méint no senger Vereedegung — bei enger rouder Hëtztewarnung mat bis zu 38 Grad. ### Key facts - De Grand-Duc Guillaume huet um 23. Juni 2026 fir d'éischte Kéier als regéierende Souverän den Nationalfeierdag presidéiert. - Hien ass den 3. Oktober 2025 Staatschef ginn, nodeems säi Papp Henri ënner Artikel 56 vun der Verfassung ofgedankt huet. - D'Militärdefilé ënner dem Kommando vum Colonel Alain Schoeben huet Lëtzebuerger a franséisch Detachementer, Police, Pompjeeën a Rout Kräiz versammelt. - MeteoLux hat eng rout Hëtztwarnung mat bis zu 38 Grad am Süden erausginn; d'Stad huet de Schoulkanner den Nomëtteg fräi ginn. - Den offizielle Programm goung vun der Philharmonie iwwer de Salut um Fetschenhaff bis zum Te Deum an der Kathedral. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat war den Nationalfeierdag 2026 besonnesch?** Et war déi éischte Kéier, datt de Grand-Duc Guillaume den Nationalfeierdag als regéierende Staatschef presidéiert huet, aacht Méint no sengem Untrëtt den 3. Oktober 2025. **Q: Wéini ass de Guillaume Grand-Duc ginn?** Den 3. Oktober 2025, nodeems säi Papp Henri am Groussherzogleche Palais de groussherzoglechen Akt vun der Ofdankung ënnerschriwwen huet an de Guillaume virun der Chamber de Verfassungseed geleescht huet. **Q: Wéi waarm war et um Nationalfeierdag 2026?** MeteoLux hat eng rout Hëtztwarnung erausginn, mat 36 bis 38 Grad am Süden a 33 bis 35 Grad am Norden de 22. Juni; um 23. Juni louche 34 bis 36 Grad un. **Q: Wien huet d'Militärdefilé kommandéiert?** De Colonel Alain Schoeben huet d'Présentatioun vun den Äerm an d'Defilé op der Avenue de la Liberté kommandéiert. ### Body Den Nationalfeierdag huet dëst Joer eng aner Faarf kruut. Wann de Grand-Duc en Dënschdeg um Mëtteg op der Avenue de la Liberté virun d'Truppe getrueden ass, dann huet de Guillaume dat fir d'éischte Kéier als regéierende Staatschef gemaach — aacht Méint nodeems säi Papp Henri ofgedankt an em den Troun iwwerginn huet. De 23. Juni ass zënter 1961 op dësem Datum festgehalen an erënnert un de Gebuertsdag vum regéierenden Grand-Duc. Vill vun deem, wat een um Nationalfeierdag gesäit — d'Honneurspléng, d'Defilé, den Te Deum — leeft all Joer no deemselwechte Schema of. Wat dëst Joer anescht war: am Zentrum stoung en neie Souverän, deen dës Riten zum éischte Mol selwer ausgefëllt huet. E Reegn, deen am Hierscht ugefaang huet De Guillaume ass Staatschef ginn, nodeems den Henri den 3. Oktober 2025 am Groussherzogleche Palais de groussherzoglechen Akt vun der Ofdankung ënnerschriwwen huet — op der Basis vun Artikel 56 vun der Verfassung an ënner der Géigenzeechnung vum Premier Luc Frieden. Duerno huet de Guillaume virun der Chamber den Verfassungseed geleescht, sou wéi et den Artikel 57 verlaangt, an huet seng Troundiscours gehalen. Säi fënnefjärege Jong Charles ass zënterhier Ierfgroussherzog. Den Henri, deen zënter 2000 um Troun war, hat säin Réckzuch an senger Chrëschtusprooch am Dezember 2024 ugekënnegt an als eng Iwwergab vun enger Generatioun un déi nächst beschriwwen. An senger Usprooch nom Untrëtt huet de Guillaume de Ton fir säi Reegn gesat. Ech wëll de Grand-Duc sinn, deen Brécke baut — tëschent de Generatiounen, tëschent Traditioun an Innovatioun. Hien huet och seng Urgroussmamm, d'Groussherzogin Charlotte, zitéiert a vun hirem Verspriechen aus dem Joer 1919 erëmgeholl: "Ech wëll d'Liewe vu mengem Vollek liewen, vun deem ech mech duerch keng Barrière wëll trenne loossen." Den Dënschdeg war déi éischt voll Ëmsetzung vun deem Verspriechen op nationaler Bühn. De Programm vun engem laangen Dag De fiderlechen Deel huet um 10 Auer mat enger Zeremonie an der Philharmonie ugefaang, an der Présenz vum groussherzogleche Koppel, vun Deputéierten, der Regierung, dem Staatsrot an dem diplomateschen Corps. De Grand-Duc, de Chamberpresident Claude Wiseler an de Premier Frieden hu jeeweils d'Wuert geholl, an et goufen Éieredistinktiounen iwwerreecht. D'Regierung huet bestätegt, datt et fir de Guillaume déi éischt Nationalfeierdagszeremonie zënter sengem Untrëtt war. Um 11 Auer huet um Fetschenhaff e Salut vun 21 Kanouneschëss zu Éiere vum Grand-Duc geknuppt. Um Mëtteg huet sech alles op d'Avenue de la Liberté verlagert, wou d'Présentatioun vun den Äerm an d'Militärdefilé ënner dem Kommando vum Colonel Alain Schoeben ofgelaf sinn. No aler Traditioun geet de Grand-Duc fir d'éischt d'Truppen of, ier d'Detachementer um Podium laanschtdefiléieren, wou de Staatschef sëtzt — gegréisst gëtt mat engem dräifachen "Vive!". Beim Defilé dobäi waren dëst Joer: - Detachementer vun der Lëtzebuerger Arméi an der franséischer Arméi; - d'Groussherzoglech Police an de Groussherzogleche Pompjees- a Rettungscorps; - d'Rout Kräiz an aner zivil Formatiounen; - en Iwwerfluch vun Helikopteren a Fligere vun der belscher Loftwaff. Ofgeschloss gouf den Dag um 16.30 Auer mat engem Te Deum an der Kathedral, geleet vum Kardinol Jean-Claude Hollerich an an der Présenz vu Membere vun der groussherzoglecher Famill a Vertrieder vun anere Konfessiounen. Feierdeeg ënner rouder Hëtztwarnung D'Feierlechkeete sinn an ee vun de bëschtenste Junie gefall, déi jee gemooss goufen. MeteoLux huet eng rout Hëtztwarnung erausginn, déi vu Méindeg den 22. Juni um Mëtteg bis Mëtternuecht am ganze Land gegolle huet, mat bis zu 36 bis 38 Grad am Süden a 33 bis 35 Grad am Norden. Fir spéider an der Woch waren erëm bis zu 38 Grad ugesot. D'Hëtzt huet manner d'Zeremonien um Dag selwer ëmgekrämpelt wéi den Owend virdrun. D'Stad Lëtzebuerg huet de Schoulkanner den Nomëtteg fräi ginn, an d'Autoritéiten hunn ëmmer erëm un d'Gesondheet erënnert. Eng laang Belaaschtung duerch d'Hëtzt kann zu enger Hëtzterschäpfung oder engem Hëtztschlag féieren, esouguer bei limitéierter kierperlecher Aktivitéit. Dës Warnung vu MeteoLux huet den Owesprogramm begleet, deen trotzdem stattfonnt huet. Méindeg gouf de groussherzogleche Koppel zu Déifferdeng empfaangen, wou de Frieden déi traditionell Usprooch um Virowend vum Nationalfeierdag gehalen huet, ier et weider an d'Stad gaang ass. Do huet d'Buergermeeschtesch Lydie Polfer si um Guillaumeplaz empfaangen — virum Fakelzuch mat ronn 2.800 Participanten, deen op der Theaterplaz lassgaang ass, an engem Freedefeier vun der Adolphe-Bréck. Eng symbolesch Schwell Fir d'Land louch d'Bedeitung vum Dag manner an engem eenzelen Evenement wéi an der Fro, wien an der Mëtt stoung. D'Présentatioun vun den Äerm, de Salut, den Te Deum an d'Diskoursë widderhuelen sech all Joer; wat 2026 anescht war, ass datt e neie Souverän se zum éischte Mol selwer ofgehalen huet. An deem Sënn war den Dënschdeg de Schlusspunkt vun der Iwwergab, déi am Oktober ugefaang hat — de Moment, wou e Reegn, dee mat Ënnerschrëften an Eederen an de Institutiounen vun der Haaptstad ugefaang huet, sech viru ville Leit laanscht d'Avenue de la Liberté ofgespillt huet, Hëtzt hin oder hier. ### Sources - Luxembourg Announces Updated National Day 2026 Programme — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/at-home/61909-luxembourg-announces-updated-national-day-2026-programme - National Day 2026: Official ceremony at the Philharmonie Luxembourg on 23 June 2026 at 10 am − Invitation for the public — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2026/06-juin/08-invitation-fete-nationale.html - Accession to the Throne - 3 October 2025 — The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/articles/2025/10-octobre/03-avenement-trone.html - Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg - A New Reign Begins: Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg Accedes to the Throne — The Royal Correspondent: https://royalcorrespondent.com/2025/10/05/grand-duke-guillaume-a-new-reign-begins-in-the-grand-duchy-of-luxembourg/ - Red Weather Alert: Heatwave Pushes Temperatures to 38°C — Chronicle.lu: https://www.chronicle.lu/category/luxembourg/61937-red-weather-alert-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-to-38degc - National Day 2026 — Ville de Luxembourg: https://www.vdl.lu/en/news/national-day-2026 - Celebrate National Day: the Grand Duke's Birthday — luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/festivals-and-traditions/national-day.html --- ## Den digitalen Euro virum EU-Parlamentsvott — Europa wëll manner ofhängeg vu Visa a Mastercard ginn - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/digitalen-euro-eu-vott-banken-letzebuerg - Published: 2026-06-23T11:25:19.708+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:25:19.708+00:00 - Section: Europa - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 2a75f612-a5e7-474e-a401-634cde7623d7 - Dateline: Brussels, BE > De Wirtschaftsausschuss vum Europaparlament stëmmt den 23. Juni iwwer d'Zentralbankwährung of — en Dossier mat direkten Asaz fir de Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz. ### Summary D'ECON-Kommissioun vum Europaparlament stëmmt den 23. Juni iwwer den digitalen Euro of. Fir Lëtzebuerg, wou d'Banke vum Depotmodell liewen, steet vill um Spill. ### Key facts - De Wirtschaftsausschuss (ECON) vum Europaparlament huet den 23. Juni iwwer de Reglement fir den digitalen Euro ofgestëmmt; de Plenarvott gëtt am Juli erwaart (6.–9. Juli). - D'EZB warnt: bal zwee Drëttel vun de Kaartebezuelungen an der Euro-Zon lafen iwwer net-europäesch Betriber, virun allem Visa a Mastercard; 13 vun 21 Länner hu keen eegene Kaartesystem. - Geplangt sinn eng Hale-Limitt ronderëm 3.000 Euro ouni Zënsen, en automatesche Waterfall op de Banekonto, an eng Null-Limitt fir Betriber an ëffentlech Verwaltungen. - D'Banke fäerten d'Desintermediatioun an d'Käschten: PwC rechent mat ronn 18 Milliarden Euro, d'EZB nëmme mat 4 bis 5,8 Milliarden. - D'ABBL ënnerstëtzt e vermëttelte Modell, stellt awer de Retail-Euro a Fro; parallel rullen 5 Lëtzebuerger Banke ronderëm Juni 2026 de Wero aus. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini gëtt den digitalen Euro ausginn?** Net direkt. Wann d'EU-Gesetzgeber d'Gesetz am Laf vun 2026 unhuelen, kéint Mëtt 2027 e Pilot iwwer 12 Méint ufänken an den digitalen Euro 2029 ausginn ginn. Déi lescht Decisioun iwwer d'Erausgi läit eleng bei der EZB, eréischt wann d'EU-Gesetzgebung fäerdeg ass. **Q: Wéi vill digital Euro kéint een halen?** D'Verhandler diskutéieren eng Hale-Limitt ronderëm 3.000 Euro pro Persoun, ouni Zënsen. Alles iwwer der Limitt gëtt automatesch op e verbonne Banekonto ofgeleet (Waterfall); Betriber an ëffentlech Verwaltunge kréien eng Null-Limitt. **Q: Firwat ass dat fir Lëtzebuerg wichteg?** D'Finanzplaz liewt vu Banken, Fongen an der Depotbezéiung — genau de Beräich, deen den digitalen Euro beréiert. D'ABBL warnt virun Infrastruktur- an Ëmsetzungskäschten a wëll Impaktstudien; parallel kënnt de Wero-Portfeuille bei 5 Lëtzebuerger Banken. **Q: Wat kascht den digitalen Euro d'Banken?** Eng PwC-Etude fir europäesch Bankeverbänn schätzt d'Upassungskäschte fir de Secteur op ronn 18 Milliarden Euro, wärend d'EZB mat 4 bis 5,8 Milliarden rechent. ### Body Wann d'EU-Deputéierten dës Woch zu Bréissel iwwer den digitalen Euro ofstëmmen, da geet et net just ëm eng nei Bezuelmethod — mä ëm d'Fro, wien an Zukunft d'Kontroll dohannert huet, jee Kéier wann een hei am Land mam Smartphone oder mat der Kaart bezilt. De Wirtschafts- a Währungsausschuss (ECON) vum Europaparlament huet den 23. Juni iwwer de Reglement ofgestëmmt, deen de juristesche Wee fir eng digital Zentralbankwährung fräimécht. Dat geet aus dem Legislativtracker vum Parlament an aus de Berichter vun der Agence Europe ervir; den definitive Vott am Plenum gëtt am Juli erwaart, an der Fënster vum 6. bis den 9. Juli. De Projet, deen d'Europäesch Kommissioun den 28. Juni 2023 op den Dësch geluecht huet, ass mëttlerweil zum Aushängeschëld vun deem ginn, wat Bréissel "Bezuelsouveränitéit" nennt. De Rot vun der EU huet de 19. Dezember 2025 seng Verhandlungspositioun festgehalen. D'Iwwerleeung dohannert ass däitlech: Europa bezilt ze vill vu sengem Alldag iwwer Infrastrukturen, déi him net gehéieren. D'Europäesch Zentralbank (EZB) hält fest, datt bal zwee Drëttel vun de Kaartebezuelungen an der Euro-Zon vun net-europäesche Betriber ofgewéckelt ginn — virun allem déi amerikanesch Reseaue Visa a Mastercard. No der Pressagence AFP hu 13 vun den 21 Euro-Länner guer keen eegene nationale Kaartesystem; amerikanesch Ubidder wéi American Express, PayPal an Apple Pay an déi chinesesch Alipay maachen de Rescht ënnert sech aus. Eng strategesch Wette, keng Nofro vum Maart EZB-Presidentin Christine Lagarde stellt déi Ofhängegkeet als strategesch Schwachstell duer an zitt domat eng implizit Linn zu 2022, wéi westlech Sanktiounen Russland vu Visa a Mastercard ofgeschnidden hunn. Et ass wichteg fir eis, datt mir déi digital Bezuelung selwer an der Hand hunn. Dat sot d'Lagarde am Newstalk-Format The Pat Kenny Show. Egal ob en Europäer seng Kaart oder säi Smartphone hält, leeft d'Transaktioun "typescherweis iwwer Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Alipay" — also iwwer Infrastrukturen, déi an den USA oder a China verwuerzelt sinn. Den digitalen Euro géif, esou seng Verfechter, der Unioun eng eege, gesamteuropäesch Bunn ginn, déi de Boergeld an déi privat Léisunge mécht — net ersetzt. Net jiddereen deelt déi Logik. De centristeschen Europadeputéierte Gilles Boyer huet d'politescht Klima op de Punkt bruecht, awer gewarnt, datt de Wëllen net mat de Wierder Schrëtt hält: "Mir Europäer haten der vill Weckrufer iwwer eis Ofhängegkeet vun den USA. Mir si lo komplett erwächt, mä mir handelen net ëmmer", sot hien der AFP. Wat d'Deputéierten tatsächlech decidéieren De Reglement zwéngt d'EZB net, d'Währung erauszeginn; en baut just de juristesche Kader, ouni deen näischt méiglech ass. D'zweejäreg Virbereedungsphas vun der EZB ass am Oktober 2025 op en Enn gaang, an de 30. Oktober huet de Conseil des gouverneurs gréng Luucht fir déi nächst Etapp ginn — mat Fokus op technesch Bereetschaft an op d'Ënnerstëtze vum Gesetzgebungsprozess. Wann d'Co-Legislateuren d'Gesetz am Laf vun 2026 unhuelen, kéint Mëtt 2027 e Pilot ufänken (eng geplangten 12-Méint-Übung), an d'Ausgab wier 2029 dranzeganks. Déi lescht Decisioun iwwer d'Erausgi läit awer eleng bei der EZB, eréischt wann d'EU-Gesetzgebung fäerdeg ass. Ënnert dem Rapporteur Fernando Navarrete — deen de Stéck vum Stefan Berger iwwerholl huet — hu sech d'Verhandler op e Modell mat e puer kloere Pilieren eens ginn: - Online an offline. Béid Formate ginn ënnerstëtzt; d'Offline-Bezuelunge wieren am Ufank op lokal Transaktioune begrenzt a gratis ze benotzen. - Hale-Limitten. Privatpersoune kréien eng Plaffong — debattéiert ronderëm 3.000 Euro — ouni Zënsen drop, soudatt den digitalen Euro e Bezuelmëttel bleift an net e Spuerprodukt gëtt. - E "Waterfall"-Mechanismus. All Zomm iwwer der Limitt gëtt automatesch op e verbonne Banekonto ofgeleet; Betriber an ëffentlech Verwaltunge kréien eng Null-Limitt, mat agehenen Eurose, déi direkt an Depoten ëmgewandelt ginn. - Käschte fir d'Händler. D'Geschäfter sollen net méi bezuele wéi haut. D'Banke rechnen d'Käschten zesummen D'Haaptsuerg vun de Banken ass d'Desintermediatioun: datt d'Stéit hir Depoten an Zentralbankgeld ëmschichten an doduerch de Funding ofschmëlzt, dee si fir hir Kreditter brauchen. D'Hale-Plaffong, de Manktem un Zënsen an de Waterfall-Mechanismus solle genau dee Risiko ofstompfen. De Käschtepunkt ass den zweete Sträitpunkt. Eng Etude vu PwC, déi vun europäesche Bankeverbänn an Optrag ginn ass, schätzt d'Upassungskäschte fir de Secteur op ronn 18 Milliarden Euro, wärend d'EZB selwer mat 4 bis 5,8 Milliarden rechent — en Ënnerscheed, deen d'Positioune virum Vott verhäert huet. D'Bild gëtt nach méi onkloer, well den Navarrete, e Politiker vun der EVP, sech zäitweis fir privatwirtschaftlech Léisunge gewise gewise huet, soudatt den Zäitplang ëmstridde bleift, och wann den Dossier viru kënnt. Firwat Lëtzebuerg ganz genau hikuckt Fir d'Groussherzogtum ass den Asaz iwwerproportional grouss. D'Banken an d'Fongen droen eng Wirtschaft, deenen hir Finanzplaz iwwer Infrastruktur, Vertrauen an d'Depotbezéiung konkurréiert — also genau de Buedem, deen den digitalen Euro beréiere géif. D'Bankeverband ABBL ënnerstëtzt e vermëttelte Modell, deen d'Banken an der Clientebezéiung hält, stellt awer de Sënn vun engem Retail-Euro iwwerhaapt a Fro. D'Ananda Kautz, déi bei der ABBL fir Innovatioun, Digital Banking a Bezuelunge verantwortlech ass, argumentéiert, datt den Impuls vu uewen erof kënnt an net aus dem Maart: "D'Bedierfnes kënnt net vum Maart, mä vun enger strategescher Decisioun vun der EZB." Si mengt, d'EZB hätt méi Gutts geleescht, wann se de Schwéierpunkt op d'Settlement tëscht Betriber (Wholesale) geluecht hätt, wou si e méi kloere Notze fir d'grenziwwerschreidend Effizienz gesäit. Lëtzebuerg huet do scho Spueren hannerlooss: an der Eurosystem-Erkundung vun 2024 zum Settlement vun tokeniséierten Verméigenswäerter an Zentralbankgeld — eng Übung mat 64 Participanten a méi wéi 200 Transaktioune fir ronn 1,59 Milliarde Euro — hunn Acteure wéi Clearstream, d'Staatsbank Spuerkeess an d'Lëtzebuerger HSBC live Notzungsfäll lafe gelooss, koordinéiert vun der Banque centrale du Luxembourg. Mëttlerweil bleift de Maart net stoen. Fënnef Lëtzebuerger Banke rullen de Wero aus, de Konto-zu-Konto-Portfeuille vun der European Payments Initiative, dee ronderëm Juni 2026 hei am Land live goe soll an als privat europäesch Äntwert op Visa, Mastercard a PayPal positionéiert ass. Ob den digitalen Euro um Enn en Alliéierten oder e Konkurrent fir esou Systemer gëtt, hänkt — esou d'ABBL — vun de Hale-Limitten an de Interoperabilitéitsregelen of, déi elo zu Bréissel ausgefocht ginn. Dat mécht aus dem Vott vun dëser Woch e Moment, deen d'Lëtzebuerger Banke Zeil fir Zeil noliese wäerten. ### Sources - Digital euro | Legislative Train Schedule — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-an-economy-that-works-for-people/file-digital-euro - Progress on the digital euro — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/progress/html/index.en.html - Eurosystem moving to next phase of digital euro project — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr251030~8c5b5beef0.en.html - 'Europeans are fully awake': Why the EU is pushing for a new 'digital euro' — The Local (AFP): https://www.thelocal.it/20260623/europeans-are-fully-awake-why-the-eu-is-pushing-for-a-new-digital-euro/ - Luxembourg bankers sceptical about digital euro, while ECB sees upside — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/luxembourg-bankers-sceptical-a - Europe must end reliance on US technology - Christine Lagarde — Newstalk: https://www.newstalk.com/news/europe-must-end-reliance-on-us-technology-christine-lagarde-2150867 - Digital Euro: ECON Vote June 23 and What It Decides — Spaziocrypto: https://en.spaziocrypto.com/fintech/digital-euro-econ-vote-june-23-what-it-decides/ - European Parliament's negotiations on digital euro pave way for end-of-June committee vote — Agence Europe: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13882/24/european-parliaments-negotiations-on-digital-euro-pave-way-for-end-of-june-committee-vote - Luxembourg banks join forces to test the ECB's digital euro for financial markets — ABBL: https://www.abbl.lu/luxembourg-banks-join-forces-to-test-the-ecbs-digital-euro-for-financial-markets/ - The digital euro in a fragmenting world: ensuring Europe's resilience and autonomy in payments — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260401~d9106c31db.en.html - EU Parliament endorses dual digital euro approach — Electronic Payments International: https://www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com/news/eu-parliament-endorses-digital-euro/ --- ## Iran loosst UN-Inspekteren net méi an d'bombardéiert Atomanlagen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/iran-spaart-inspekteren-bombardeiert-atomanlagen-trotz-deal-fortschret - Published: 2026-06-23T11:14:26.997+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T11:14:26.997+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 7f02bd9b-264f-4f78-a7e4-65bad5c62bec - Dateline: Tehran, IR > Wärend Washington an Teheran sech op eng Roadmap vu 60 Deeg eenegen, bleiwen d'Anlagen zu Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan fir d'IAEA zou — déi just do gär kucke géif. ### Summary Iran weigert sech, UN-Inspekteren erëm an déi dräi virun engem Joer bombardéiert Atomanlagen ze loossen, just wéi Teheran a Washington sech op eng Roadmap vu 60 Deeg fir en finalen Accord eenegen. ### Key facts - Iran erlaabt der IAEA keng Inspektioun méi vun den dräi Atomanlagen Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan, déi den 22. Juni 2025 vun den USA bombardéiert goufen. - No de Gespréicher an der Schwäiz hunn d'USA an Iran sech den 21. Juni 2026 op eng Roadmap vu 60 Deeg fir en finalen Accord gëeenegt — gefouert vum JD Vance respektiv dem Abbas Araghchi. - Iran hat bis Mëtt Juni 2025 ronn 440,9 Kilo Uran op 60 % ugereechert; ronn 432 Kilo waren verifizéiert, ier den Zougang ofgeschnidde gouf. - De Gouverneursrot vun der IAEA huet den 10. Juni 2026 mat 19 zu 3 Stëmmen (bei 11 Enthalungen) eng Resolutioun ugeholl, déi Iran zu Zesummenaarbecht opfuerdert. - De Widdersproch: d'Roadmap wëll e Vorrot ofbauen, deen d'IAEA am Moment net ka uerten oder verifizéieren. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat loosst Iran d'IAEA-Inspekteren net méi an déi dräi Anlagen?** Teheran seet, et gëtt “kee Protokoll” fir d'Kontroll vun Anlagen, déi duerch militäresch Attacke beschiedegt goufen. Nom Gesetz vum 2. Juli 2025 däerfen d'Inspekteren keng Atomanlage besichen ouni d'Zoustëmmung vum Conseil supérieur fir d'national Sécherheet, an d'AEOI freet, datt d'IAEA als éischt d'Reegele fir d'Nokrichssituatioun definéiert. **Q: Wéi eng Anlage sinn nach zougänglech a wéi eng net?** D'Inspekteren sinn erëm op d'Anlagen zréck, déi net getraff goufen, mam Atomkraaftwierk Bushehr als Haaptausnam. Déi bombardéiert Site zu Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan bleiwen zou. **Q: Wat steet bei de Gespréicher tëscht den USA an Iran um Dësch?** No de Gespréicher an der Schwäiz, déi den 21. Juni 2026 ofgeschloss goufen, gouf et eng Roadmap vu 60 Deeg fir en finalen Accord an eng Kommunikatiounslinn fir Tëschefäll an der Strooss vun Hormuz ze vermeiden. Aarbechtsgruppen decken Kontroll, Sanktiounen an Nuklearfroen of — déi éischt Nuklearfro ass d'Ureecherung an den Ofbau vum staark ugereecherte Vorrot. ### Body Iran wëll der UN-Atomopsiichtsbehörd net erlaben, hir Inspekteren erëm an déi dräi Atomanlagen ze schécken, déi virun engem Joer bombardéiert goufen. Dës Haltung verschäerft de Patt iwwer d'Kontroll genee an deem Moment, wou Teheran a Washington op eng Roadmap vu 60 Deeg zou engem finalen Atomaccord lassschaffen. D'iranescht Aussenministère huet den 23. Juni matgedeelt, datt keng Inspektioun vun de beschiedegten Anlagen geplangt sief an datt et um Rand vun de Gespréicher an der Schwäiz keng Begéinung tëscht iraneschen Officielen an dem Rafael Grossi, dem Generaldirekter vun der Internationaler Atomenergie-Organisatioun (IAEA), gouf. Et géif “kee Protokoll” fir d'Kontroll vun Anlagen, déi duerch militäresch Attacke beschiedegt goufen. Teheran versprécht, seng bestoend Verflichtungen ënner dem Atomwaffespärvertrag (NPT) an dem Suivigssarrangement weiderhin anzehalen — mä déi Engagementer, sou mécht et kloer, ginn net méi bis bei d'Anlagen zu Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan. Nei ass dës Positioun net, mä den Timing setzt e Widdersproch un d'Liicht, deen am Häerz vun der Diplomatie steet: d'Negociateuren probéieren, iwwer d'Schicksal vum sensibelsten Nuklearmaterial vun Iran ze entscheeden, wärend just déi Organisatioun, déi dat kontrolléiere soll, vun den Plazen ausgespaart ass, wou dëst Material vermutlech leit. E Joer ouni Abléck an d'Vorrieder De Patt geet op de Juni 2025 zréck. Wärend engem 12-deegege Krich mat Israel hunn d'USA den 22. Juni Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan mat Bunker-Buster-Munitioun getraff. E puer Deeg drop huet d'iranescht Parlament mat 221 zu null Stëmme gestëmmt, d'Zesummenaarbecht mat der IAEA ze suspendéieren; de President Masoud Pezeshkian huet d'Gesetz den 2. Juli 2025 ënnerschriwwen. Dorunner däerfen d'Inspekteren keng Atomanlage méi besichen ouni d'Zoustëmmung vum iranesche Conseil supérieur fir d'national Sécherheet. Zanterhier sinn d'Inspekteren erëm op d'Anlagen zréck, déi net getraff goufen — mat dem Atomkraaftwierk Bushehr als Haaptausnam — mä déi beschiedegt Site bleiwen tabu. De Grossi huet dës Deelwidderhuelung als wichteg, awer net duerstänneg bezeechent. Mir däerfen nëmmen op déi Site, déi net getraff goufen. Géigeniwwer der russescher Agence RIA Novosti am Dezember huet de Grossi betount, datt Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan — also genee déi Plazen, op déi d'Inspekteren net kommen — “ëmmer nach betruechtlech Quantitéite vun Nuklearmaterial an Ausrüstung enthalen”. Dee blanne Fleck wit schwéier. Bis Mëtt Juni 2025 hat Iran ronn 440 Kilo Uran op 60 % U-235 ugereechert; dovun haten d'Inspekteren der ronn 432 Kilo verifizéiert, ier den Zougang ageschränkt gouf. Ënner sengem Suivigssarrangement misst dee staark ugereechert Vorrot ongeféier all 30 Deeg kontrolléiert ginn — elo bleift en zanter engem Joer gréisstendeels onverifizéiert. Iran bleift de eenzege Staat ouni Atomwaffen, deen iwwerhaapt jeemools Uran op 60 % produzéiert an ugesammelt huet, e klengen technesche Schrëtt vu Waffequalitéit ewech. D'Diplomatie réckelt no vir, d'Kontroll bléist um Mënntel De Kontrollstopp leeft direkt géint d'Richtung vun de Gespréicher. E Memorandum vu Verständnis vun Enn Mee huet eng zerbriechlech Wafferou ëm 60 Deeg verlängert. No enger éischter Ronn vun héichrangege Verhandlungen, déi den 21. Juni an der Schwäiz ofgeschloss goufen, hunn d'Vermëttler matgedeelt, datt déi zwou Säite sech op eng “Roadmap” zu engem finalen Accord bannent 60 Deeg gëeenegt hunn — souwéi op eng Kommunikatiounslinn, déi “Tëschefäll” an der Strooss vun Hormuz vermeide soll. D'amerikanesch Delegatioun gouf vum Vizepresident JD Vance gefouert, mam Envoyé Steve Witkoff, wärend déi iranesch Säit ënner dem Aussenminister Abbas Araghchi steet; Pakistan a Katar hunn vermëttelt. D'Negociateuren hunn Aarbechtsgruppen iwwer Kontroll, Sanktiounen an Nuklearfroen agesat. Déi éischt Nuklearfro um Dësch, sou d'Officiellen, ass d'Ureecherungsprogramm vun Iran an d'Fro, wéi säi staark ugereecherte Vorrot ofgebaut soll ginn. An do läit de Kär vum Problem. D'Roadmap gesäit vir, Material ze ewechzeschafen oder ze verdënnen, dat d'IAEA am Moment net kann uerten, zielen oder bestätegen, datt et iwwerhaapt nach do läit, wou Iran et fir d'lescht deklaréiert huet. Ouni Inspekteren op de beschiedegt Site géif all Accord iwwer den Ofbau vum Vorrot um Wuert vun Teheran baséieren amplaz op enger onofhängeger Kontroll — also genee dat, wat de ganzen Net-Verbreedungssystem verhënnere soll. Europa dréckt, mä huet wéineg Hiewel Fir d'europäesch Ënnerschreiwer vum Atomaccord vu 2015 — Frankräich, Däitschland a Groussbritannien, déi sougenannten E3 — ass dee Blackout e schaarft Suergegrond. Den 10. Juni huet de Gouverneursrot vun der IAEA eng Resolutioun ugeholl, déi vun den USA verfaasst an vun den E3 agebruecht gouf an déi Iran opfuerdert, séng Zesummenaarbecht onverzüglech erëm opzehuelen. Si gouf mat 19 zu dräi Stëmmen ugeholl, bei 11 Enthalungen; Russland, China a Burkina Faso hunn dergéint gestëmmt. An enger gemeinsamer Erklärung un de Rot hunn déi véier Regierungen erkläert, datt Iran den Zougang zu sengen am sensibelste Site “zanter engem Joer” verweigert huet an datt d'Organisatioun “keng Suivigsschlussfolgerung fir 2025” iwwer dat virdru deklaréiert Material zéie kann. “Mir fuerderen Iran op, direkt erëm voll a Konformitéit mat senge gesetzlech verbindleche Verflichtungen aus sengem NPT-Suivigssarrangement an de relevanten UN-Sécherheetsrots-Resolutiounen ze kommen.” Teheran beweegt sech net. De Chef vun der iranescher Atomenergie-Organisatioun, Mohammad Eslami, huet argumentéiert, datt d'IAEA als éischt d'Reegele fir d'Kontroll vu bombardéiert Anlagen definéiere muss — also datt si en Verfahren fir Site kodifizéiere soll, déi attackéiert goufen, wärend si ënner Kontroll stoungen. “Wann et festgeluechte Prozeduren fir d'Nokrichssituatioun gëtt, da soll d'Organisatioun se matdeelen”, sot hien am Dezember a füügt drun, datt Iran sech net dem “politeschen a psychologeschen Drock” béie géif. Wat um Spill steet, geet wäit iwwer de Golf eraus. Europa, dat am Rëckwee vun all méi breeder regionaler Eskalatioun läit, huet seng eege Sécherheet un d'Prinzip gebonnen, datt Iran säi Programm onofhängeg iwwerwaacht ka ginn. D'E3 behale sech d'Méiglechkeet vir, déi sougenannte “Snapback”-Sanktiounen auszeléisen — mä se anzesetze kéint just déi Gespréicher zerschloen, déi se schütze wëllen. Genee dëse Knuet léisst hire Hiewel dënn ausgesinn. Fir de Moment beweege sech d'Diplomatie an d'Kontroll an entgéintgesate Richtungen. An der Schwäiz zeechnen d'Negociateuren e Wee fir d'Ofrëschtung vun engem Vorrot, deen d'Atominspekteren vun der Welt net méi gesi kënnen. Ob d'Opsiichtsbehörd erëm Zougang zu Fordow, Natanz an Isfahan kritt, kéint sech als d'Schäreir erausstellen, ronderëm déi déi ganz Entspanung sech dréit. ### Sources - Iran says IAEA inspections of damaged nuclear sites are not planned (liveblog, 23 June 2026) — The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-23-2026/ - Iran rejects inspections of bombed nuclear sites without IAEA framework — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/iran-rejects-inspections-of-bombed-nuclear-sites-without-iaea-framework - Iran refuses inspection of nuclear sites until IAEA provides new guidelines after bombing — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/middleeast/iran-refuses-iaea-inspection-of-nuclear-sites-intl-latam - Nuclear watchdog yet to regain access to key Iranian sites, Grossi says — Iran International: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512152379 - Iran president signs law suspending cooperation with IAEA — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/2/iran-president-signs-law-suspending-cooperation-with-iaea - Iran's president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog — CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/middleeast/iran-suspending-cooperation-iaea-intl - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-quad-statement-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2026 — GOV.UK (FCDO): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-resolution-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-june-2026 - UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites — The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/10/iran-nuclear-material-access-resolution-vote-iaea/533e4f5c-64de-11f1-bdd4-805ebb99a693_story.html - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/us-iran-roadmap-final-deal-switzerland-talks-lebanon-deconfliction.html - US-Iran 60-day proposal: What we know — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29/us-iran-60-day-proposal-what-we-know - Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026 — Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-june-2026 - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations --- ## Zéng Joer Marketing fir d'Land: "LuXembourg" stellt sech nei op - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/letzebuerg-nation-branding-zeng-joer-nei-strategie-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T07:02:56.309+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T07:02:56.309+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: fd2e1424-43c3-4f48-ae91-990c9ab474d6 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > D'Initiativ "LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen" feiert 2026 hire zéngte Gebuertsdag a kënnt mat enger neier Strategie laanscht déi zéng Buschtawen vum Landesnumm — fir ronn 2 Milliounen Euro d'Joer. ### Summary Zu hirem zéngten Anniversaire iwwerschafft d'staatlech Nation-Branding-Initiativ "LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen" hir Strategie a plangt e méi grousst "Luxembourg House" an der Stad. ### Key facts - D'staatlech Nation-Branding-Initiativ "LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen" feiert 2026 hiren zéngten Anniversaire. - Déi nei Strategie baut op déi zéng Buschtawe vum Wuert "Luxembourg" op — a fänkt mam "L" fir Lëtzebuergesch un. - E méi grousst "Luxembourg House" mécht 2026 um Konrodseck an der Stad op, mat engem Schwéierpunkt um Wäintourismus. - D'Equipe schafft mat ronn 2 Milliounen Euro Budget am Joer an aacht Leit op sechs Departementer. - D'Beryl Koltz gouf am Januar 2026 vu Paperjam a MarkCom zur Brand Manager of the Year ausgezeechent. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass "LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen"?** Et ass déi offiziell, staatlech Initiativ fir d'Image vum Grand-Duché am In- an Ausland ze promouvéieren. Si leeft aus dem Wirtschaftsministère a koordinéiert iwwer 20 Ministèren, Agencen a Partner. **Q: Firwat fänkt déi nei Strategie mam Buschtaf "L" un?** All eenzelne Buschtaf vum Wuert "Luxembourg" steet fir eng nationaal Stäerkt. D'"L" steet fir d'Lëtzebuerger Sprooch, déi an der neier Strategie als Element vun Authentizitéit méi staark betount gëtt. **Q: Wéini an wou mécht dat neit "Luxembourg House" op?** Et soll 2026 um Konrodseck an der Stad opmaachen, no bei der fréierer Maison de l'Europe an net wäit vum Ausseministère, mat enger nei Plaz fir Wäindegustatiounen. **Q: Wéi vill kascht d'Initiativ?** D'Equipe schafft mat engem Joresbudget vu ronn 2 Milliounen Euro, ouni Léin, an zielt aacht Leit op sechs Departementer. ### Body Wéi mécht e Land Reklamm fir sech selwer? Zu Lëtzebuerg gëtt dës Fro zanter den 1990er Jore gestallt — an 2026 kritt si eng nei Äntwert. D'staatlech Initiativ LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen, déi d'Image vum Grand-Duché am In- an Ausland soll opwäerten, feiert dëst Joer hiren zéngten Anniversaire. Aus deem Ulass schaaft d'Equipe hannert der Mark eng frësch Strategie laanscht déi zéng Buschtawen vum Wuert "Luxembourg" — an e neit, méi grousst Schaufenster matzen an der Stad. D'Initiativ leeft aus dem Wirtschaftsministère a gëtt vun der Beryl Koltz gefouert, déi am Land fir d'Promotioun vum Markeimage zoustänneg ass. Am Januar 2026 ass si vum Wirtschaftsmagazin Paperjam an der Marketing-Associatioun MarkCom zur Brand Manager of the Year ausgezeechent ginn — eng Auszeechnung, déi den 22. Januar an der Kulturfabrik zu Esch iwwerreecht gouf an déi si ex-aequo mam Mathieu Rosan vun der Rockhal deelt. Si huet souwuel an der Kategorie "Institutionnel" gewonnen wéi och de Grand Prix. D'Unerkennung kënnt just an deem Moment, wou d'Equipe zéng Joer Aarbecht bilanzéiert an de Kurs fir d'nächst Joerzéngt festléet. Vun enger aler Diskussioun bis zu enger Marke D'Iddi vun engem koordinéierten Nation-Branding gouf zanter de 90er Jore besprach, ier d'Initiativ 2013 am Ministère fir auswäerteg an europäesch Affären entstanen ass. Eng nei visuell Identitéit — mam markante rout-bloen "X", dat Lëtzebuerg als Kräizung tëscht Kulturen duerstellt — gouf an engem participativen Prozess entwéckelt an 2016 virgestallt. Den 2. Juni 2021 huet de Regierungsrot eng erneierte Markestrategie validéiert, an am November 2023 ass d'Eenheet an de Wirtschaftsministère geréckelt, fir se méi enk un d'Ziler vun Investitioun an Talent ze bannen. Haut gëtt d'Aarbecht vun engem interministerielle Comité iwwerwaacht, deen no Donnéeë vun der Initiativ méi wéi zwee Dutzend Ministèren, Promotiounsagencen, Chamberen an institutionell Partner ronderëm den Dësch bréngt. D'Koltz beschreift d'Roll vun hirer Equipe bescheiden. Eis Missioun ass et, déi Acteuren ze inspiréieren an ze verbannen, déi un der Promotioun bedeelegt sinn, an Lëtzebuerg op der ganzer Welt ze promouvéieren. Eng Strategie a zéng Buschtawen D'Häerzstéck vum Anniversaire ass e neit Kommunikatiounskonzept, dat op déi zéng Buschtawe vum Wuert "Luxembourg" opbaut, wou all Buschtaf eng nationaal Stäerkt beliicht. Et fänkt — net zoufälleg — mam "L" un, fir Lëtzebuergesch. D'Sprooch gëtt an der neier Strategie als Vehikel vun Authentizitéit verstanen a vill méi staark betount, wéi an der fréierer, internationaal ausgeriichter Kommunikatioun. Dës Wendung no banne ass kee Detail: D'Mark soll grad esou bei den Awunner ukommen wéi bei auslännesche Investisseuren a Fachleit. D'Initiativ baut dat Ganzt ronderëm dräi Wäerter op — Oppenheet, Dynamik a Verlässlechkeet — souwéi dräi Prioritéiten: Kreativitéit, inklusiv wirtschaftlech Innovatioun; Diversitéit, souwuel ekonomesch wéi gesellschaftlech; an Nohaltegkeet. Et geet manner ëm ee Secteur, méi ëm e Land, wou Iddie kënne Wuerzele schloen. En neit Haus fir d'Land D'Strategie kritt och e konkreten Adress. E neit, méi grousst "Luxembourg House" soll 2026 um Konrodseck an der Stad opmaachen, no bei der fréierer Maison de l'Europe an net wäit vum Ausseministère. Den Raum kritt eng méi staark Dimensioun ronderëm den Wäintourismus, mat enger Plaz fir Degustatiounen, a weist weiderhi d'LuXembourg Collection — eng kuratéiert Rei vu lokalen, nohaltege Produkter, déi all eng Geschicht iwwer d'Savoir-faire vum Land erzielen. Hannert deenen Ambitioune stinn éischter schlank Mëttelen. D'Equipe vun der Koltz schafft mat engem Joresbudget vu ronn 2 Milliounen Euro, ouni Léin, an aacht Leit, déi op sechs Departementer verdeelt sinn. No eegenen Uginn huet d'Eenheet 2024: - ronn 400 komplett Dossiere beaarbecht; - ëm déi 2.500 Leit duerch Presentatiounen erreecht; - 21 Projeten oder Evenementer finanziell ënnerstëtzt an 95 weiderer materiell; - 21 % méi Abonnenten op de soziale Medien gewonnen an 28 % méi Bestellunge verzeechent. Méi wéi nëmmen e Finanzplaz De Branding-Effort ass net vun der breeder Wirtschaftsstrategie ze trennen. Laang Joren duerch de Finanzsecteur definéiert — an a leschter Zäit och duerch Ambitiounen am Weltraum an an der Technologie — probéiert d'Land zanter Joren, seng Basis ze verbreedern an déi qualifizéiert Aarbechtskräften unzezéien, déi eng kleng Wirtschaft net selwer kann hierbréngen. D'Talentattraktioun ass zu engem zentralen Thema vun der Initiativ ginn, déi mat engem Haute Comité fir Talentattraktioun verbonnen ass an hiren éischte "LuXembourg Community Event" am Juni 2024 ofgehalen huet. De Lex Delles, den DP-Minister, deen den Wirtschaftsressort zanter November 2023 leet, formuléiert dee Ralléi bewosst breet. All Persoun, déi d'Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft brauch, ass en Talent — egal wéi héich säi Qualifikatiounsniveau ass. Wéi gutt d'Botschaft ukomm ass, ass schwéier ze moossen, mä déi rezent Campagnen hunn am Ausland Opsie kritt. D'Campagne vu 2025, "Oops, I stayed in Luxembourg", huet eng spezial Ernimmung bei de City Nation Place Awards zu London gewonnen, e Sëlwer bei de Luxembourg Design Awards an eng Unerkennung bei der "Campaign of the Year 2025" vun adada. Fir d'Koltz ass d'Léier vun deem Joerzéngt, datt d'Image vun engem Land kollektiv gehéiert a net aus engem Ministère diktéiert gëtt. "D'Mark LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen ass eenzegaarteg, well se jidderengem gehéiert", sot si bei der Iwwerreechung vum Präis Brand Manager of the Year — e Saz, deen och d'Aarbechtshypothees vun der Eenheet beschreift, wéi se an hiert zweet Joerzéngt geet. ### Sources - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Paperjam: https://en.paperjam.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - Beryl Koltz on nation branding: "Luxembourg is a strategic ally!" — Delano: https://delano.lu/article/beryl-koltz-nation-branding-luxembourg-is-a-strategic-ally - About us — LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/about-us/ - LMIH | Luxembourg brand image promotion — LMIH (Ministry of the Economy): https://lmih.lu/en/home/ - Luxembourg Takes Next Step in Nation Branding with Let's Make it Happen Initiative — Chronicle.lu: https://chronicle.lu/category/economics/50335-luxembourg-takes-next-step-in-nation-branding-with-lets-make-it-happen-initiative - Beryl Koltz, Brand Manager of the Year 2026: « La marque LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen est unique car elle appartient à tous » — adada.lu: https://www.adada.lu/2026/01/beryl-koltz-la-marque-luxembourg-lets-make-it-happen-est-unique-car-elle-appartient-a-tous/ - Promotion of Luxembourg — Ministry of the Economy — The Luxembourg Government: https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en/domaines-activites/promotion.html - Lex Delles — Biography — The Luxembourg Government: https://gouvernement.lu/en/gouvernement/delles-lex.html --- ## 60-Deeg-Fahrplang op der Schwäiz tëscht Washington an Teheran — wärend Trump nei Schléi uweist - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/us-iran-buergenstock-gespreicher-60-deeg-fahrplang-trump-menacen - Published: 2026-06-23T06:43:27.157+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:43:27.157+00:00 - Section: Politik - Author(s): Camille Reuter - Language: lb - Translation group: 069cc788-501b-4c02-82a6-77178bc5232d - Dateline: Bürgenstock, Lake Lucerne, CH > Op neutralem Buedem um Bürgenstock hunn d'USA an den Iran sech op e Wee Richtung Schlussofkommes gëeenegt — och wann den US-President zur selwechter Zäit mat neie Loftschléi gedroht huet. ### Summary D'USA an den Iran hunn um Bürgenstock an der Schwäiz no enger éischter Ronn Gespréicher e Fahrplang fir en definitivt Ofkommes bannent 60 Deeg ausgehandelt. Fir Europa, dat staark vu Flëssegas ofhängeg ass, hänkt vill un der Strooss vun Hormuz. ### Key facts - D'USA an den Iran hunn um Bürgenstock an der Schwäiz e Fahrplang fir en definitivt Ofkommes bannent 60 Deeg ausgehandelt, vermëttelt vu Katar a Pakistan. - Wärend de Gespréicher huet den Trump op Truth Social gedroht, den Iran 'ganz haart erëm' ze schloen; Teheran huet dat als 'beleidegend Noriicht' bezeechent. - Konkret koumen e Kommunikatiounskanal fir d'Strooss vun Hormuz, eng Libanon-Deconflictioun-Zell, en héije Comité an eng Invitatioun un d'IAEA-Inspekteren eraus. - Zentral Froen — Uranureicherung, d'ugereichert Lager, Inspektiounen, Zäitplang fir d'Sanktiounen — bleiwen oppen. - Brent-Ruedöl ass vu ronn 126 op ongeféier 78 Dollar de Faass gefall; e stabille Fridden géif d'Europäer bei Stroum- a Gasrechnungen entlaaschten. ### FAQ **Q: Firwat hunn d'Gespréicher an der Schwäiz stattfonnt?** D'Schwäiz war neutrale Gaardgeber, net Vermëttler. Bern ass zanter 1980 d'Schutzmuecht fir d'amerikanesch Interessen am Iran, an de Bundesrot huet en Arméi-Asaz guttgeheescht, fir d'Reunioun um Bürgenstock ofzeséchern. Vermëttelt hunn Katar a Pakistan. **Q: Wat gouf konkret ausgehandelt?** Éischter vertrauensbildend Mechanismen wéi en eigentlecht Ofkommes: e Kommunikatiounskanal fir d'Strooss vun Hormuz, eng Libanon-Deconflictioun-Zell, en héijen Comité aus de Cheff-Verhandler an eng Invitatioun un d'IAEA-Inspekteren, fir an den Iran zréckzekommen. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir Europa an de Pëtrolpräis?** Duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz leeft ronn e Véierel vum séigedroenen Pëtrol an e Fënneftel vum globalen Flëssegas. Brent ass vu ronn 126 op ongeféier 78 Dollar de Faass gefall. E stabille Waffestëllstand géif den Drock op Stroum- a Gasrechnungen huelen, eng Eskalatioun ronderëm Hormuz géif direkt an d'europäesch Energiesécherheet duerchschloen. ### Body Eng éischt Ronn Gespréicher tëscht den USA an dem Iran ass e Méindeg um Bürgenstock-Resort iwwer dem Vierwaldstättersee an der Schwäiz ofgeschloss ginn — mat enger Eenegung, déi d'Vermëttler e Fahrplang Richtung definitivt Ofkommes bannent 60 Deeg genannt hunn. Genau zur selwechter Zäit huet den US-President Donald Trump ëffentlech gedroht, den Iran "ganz haart erëm" ze schloen, wärend säi Vize géintiwwer der Delegatioun aus Teheran souz. D'Verhandlungen, déi e Sonndeg ugefaang hunn, sinn den substantiellsten direkten Kontakt tëscht Washington an Teheran zanter engem Krich, deen elo méi wéi 100 Deeg dauert. D'Vermëttler Katar a Pakistan hu vu "encouragéierende Fortschrëtter" geschwat an erkläert, déi zwou Säiten hätten sech op "e Fahrplang fir e definitivt Ofkommes bannent 60 Deeg" gëeenegt. Virausgaang war e virleefege Memorandum, deen den 17. Juni vum Trump an dem iranesche President Masoud Pezeshkian bei engem Iessen mam franséische President Emmanuel Macron am Schlass vu Versailles ënnerschriwwe gouf — domat war e Fënster vu 60 Deeg Waffestëllstand opgemaach ginn, fir iwwer dem Iran säin Atomprogramm, seng regional Verbënnten an d'Sanktioune ze schwätzen. Firwat d'Schwäiz de Gaardgeber war D'Schwäiz huet d'Gespréicher empfaangen, ouni selwer ze vermëttelen. Bern ass zanter 1980 d'Schutzmuecht fir d'amerikanesch Interessen am Iran — e Kanal, deen och déi schlëmmst Phasen tëscht deenen zwou Haaptstied iwwerlieft huet — an de Schwäizer Bundesrot huet en Asaz vun der Arméi guttgeheescht, fir d'Reunioun ofzeséchern. Eng Ënnerschrëftszeremonie, déi fir d'éischt fir den 19. Juni um Bürgenstock virgesi war, gouf abrupt verréckelt; d'Wäisst Haus huet logistesch Grënn ugefouert, ier d'Delegatiounen an d'Vermëttler sech um Resort uewen iwwer dem Séi erëm zesummefonnt hunn. D'US-Säit gouf vum Vizepresident JD Vance gefouert; no Berichter waren och d'Sonderbeoptraagten Steve Witkoff a Jared Kushner an der amerikanescher Equipe. D'iranesch Delegatioun gouf vum Parlamentspresident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf als Cheff-Verhandler gefouert, nieft dem Aussenminister Abbas Araghchi. De Vance huet d'Begéinung als Chance duergestallt, fir e Joerhonnert-Hallschent Feindlechkeet ze iwwerwannen, an huet laut Al Jazeera gefrot: "Kënne mer e neit Kapitel opschloen? Kënne mer d'Verhältnesser am Mëttleren Osten dauerhaft änneren?" Drohungen iwwer den Dësch ewech D'Diplomatie wier bal gescheitert, ier se ugefaang huet. Wärend d'Verhandler beieneestoungen, huet den Trump op Truth Social eng Warnung gepost, déi dem Iran säin Aussenministère als "beleidegend Noriicht" bezeechent huet. Teheran huet dorop kuerz gesot, d'Gespréicher wieren ënnerbrach — eppes, wat US-Beamten energesch dementéiert hunn. Den Iran muss seng héich bezuelte PROXIE'EN am Libanon direkt dovun ofhalen, Onrou ze stëften. Wann se et net maachen, da schloe mer den Iran erëm ganz haart, genau wéi virzeg Woch, just nach méi haart!!! Den Iran huet mat der selwechter Mënz geäntwert. "Si géifen besser oppassen mat hiren Aussoen; eis Streetkräften si prett, ze äntweren", sot de Ghalibaf. Dës Aussoe koumen knapp eng Woch no enger schaarfer militärescher Eskalatioun, bei där d'USA 49 Tomahawk-Rakéiten op iranesch Ziler ofgeschoss hunn an den Trump gedroht huet, "déi total Kontroll" iwwer dem Iran säi Pëtrol- a Gassecteur ze huelen, ënner anerem iwwer d'Insel Kharg, iwwer déi méi wéi 90 Prozent vum iraneschen Ruedöl exportéiert ginn. Wat ofgemaach gouf — a wat net No de Vermëttler an no Aussoe vu béiden Delegatioune koum aus der éischter Ronn éischter eng Rëtsch vertrauensbildend Mechanismen eraus wéi en eigentlecht Ofkommes: - Eng eege Kommunikatiounslinn fir d'Strooss vun Hormuz, fir "Tëschefäll a Mëssverständnisser ze vermeiden", mam erkläerten Zil vun engem "séchere Passage fir Handelsschëffer". - Eng "Deconflictioun-Zell" fir de Libanon, déi "d'Anhalen vun der Beendegung vun de Militäroperatiounen am Libanon" garantéiere soll — wat de Araghchi als éischte richtegen Test vun der Eenegung bezeechent huet. - E Comité op héijem Niveau aus de Cheff-Verhandler, deen iwwer den Atomdossier, d'Sanktiounen an iwwer Iwwerwaachung a Sträitschlichtung Bericht erstatt. - Eng Invitatioun un d'Inspekteren vun der Internationaler Atomenergie-Agentur, fir an den Iran zréckzekommen — wat de Vance als "e wichtege Meilesteen" bezeechent huet. Déi schwéierste Froe goufen un d'technesch Equippe weiderginn: ob den Iran weider Uran ureichert, wat mat sengem ugereicherte Lager geschitt, wéi wäit d'Inspektioune ginn, wéini d'Sanktioune fale géifen an d'Fro vun der Zoustëmmung vum US-Kongress. De Araghchi sot, d'Sanktiounen op iranesche Pëtrolexporter wieren opgehuewen a verschidde gespaarte Verméigen erëmginn; Washington huet dës Aussoen net ëffentlech bestätegt. Wat Europa um Pëtrolmaart riskéiert Fir Europa gëtt d'Lag esou vill an Faass an a Frachten gemooss wéi an diplomateschen Communiquéen. Duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz leeft normalerweis ronn e Véierel vum séigedroenen Pëtrol op der Welt — ongeféier 20 Milliounen Faass den Dag — an ongeféier e Fënneftel vum globalen Flëssegas. Den Iran huet d'Waasserstrooss schonn am Ufank vum Joer a nees den 20. Juni zougemaach, ënner Bezuch op israelesch Verletzunge vum Waffestëllstand; ronn 500 Schëffer waren no Schätzunge beim Waarden, fir aus dem Golf erauszekommen. Trotzdeem rechent de Maart mam Fridden. Brent-Ruedöl, dat am Mäerz bei ongeféier 126 Dollar de Faass an d'Lut gaang ass a wärend dem Konflikt ëm méi wéi 50 Prozent geklommen ass, war bis Mëtt Juni op ongeféier 78 Dollar gefall — dee niddregsten Niveau zanter Ufank Mäerz an ëm e Fënneftel ënner de Joreshéichten. "De Fall vum Ruedöl ass komplett vun der Stëmmung gedriwwen", sot d'Vandana Hari vu Vanda Insights, déi d'Tradere beschriwwen huet, wéi se "déi méiglech Erëmöffnung vun der Strooss vun Hormuz virewegnehmen". Den Tamas Varga vu PVM Oil Associates huet e Fall vum Brent ëm 17 Dollar a véier Sëtzunge als "e spuerbaart Vertrauensvotum, datt d'Schlëmmst, op d'mannst wat d'Versuergungsstéierungen ugeet, hannert eis läit", bezeechent. Fir d'Europäesch Unioun, déi vill Flëssegas importéiert an déi dräi Joer laang hir Energieversuergung ëmgebaut huet, ass d'Rechnung kloer: e stabille Waffestëllstand géif den Drock op Stroum- a Gasrechnungen huelen, wärend eng Réckkéier zu Schléi ronderëm Hormuz direkt an d'europäesch Energiesécherheet géif duerchschloen. Mat enger Auer vun 60 Deeg, déi elo leeft, an mat zwou Säiten, déi sech ëmmer nach Drohungen un de Kapp werfen, bleift d'Fro, ob Gespréicher oder Schléi gewannen — eng Fro, déi d'Präisser vum Golf bis op de Kontinent beweegt. ### Sources - US, Iran agree on 'roadmap' towards final deal in Switzerland talks — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/us-iran-agree-on-roadmap-towards-final-deal-in-switzerland-talks - Key outcomes of Iran-US talks in Switzerland; what next? — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/what-are-the-key-outcomes-of-the-iran-us-talks-in-switzerland-what-next - The U.S. and Iran agree to a 'road map' for a final deal, mediators say — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/g-s1-129222/us-iran-deal-lebanon-israel-strait-hormuz-jd-vance - U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet as Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' over Hezbollah — CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-us-war-talks-suspended-trump-mou-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-fighting/ - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis - Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/17/oil-prices-continue-slide-amid-hopes-for-opening-of-strait-of-hormuz - U.S. and Iran wrap high-level talks in Switzerland after making 'encouraging progress,' mediators say — Spectrum News (AP): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/international/2026/06/22/united-states-iran-israel-lebanon-war-negotiations-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-mediators - First round of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland postponed — The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/19/first-round-us-iran-talks-switzerland-postponed/ - Memorandum of Understanding between the USA and Iran — Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA): https://www.eda.admin.ch/en/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-usa-and-iran - US and Iran publicly trade threats as talks take place in Switzerland — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/us-and-iran-publicly-trade-threats-as-talks-progress-in-switzerland - Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors — NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5853882/us-strike-iran-second-day-renewed-fire --- ## China belaascht 56 US-Firmen mat Export- a Maartsperren - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/china-export-strofmoossnamen-geint-56-us-firmen-rare-earth - Published: 2026-06-23T06:27:02.864+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:27:02.864+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Marc Weber - Language: lb - Translation group: c3bae2a5-5845-4f1e-a14b-598a9068c300 - Dateline: Beijing, CN > Als Äntwert op eng Pentagon-Lëscht trëfft China Verdeedegungsfirmen an zwee Rare-Earth-Produzenten — eng doséiert Retour, déi de fragile Waffestëllstand op d'Prouf stellt. ### Summary China huet als Vergeltung op eng erweidert Pentagon-Lëscht 56 amerikanesch Firmen mat Exportkontrollen a Vergabeverbueder belaascht. D'Moossname si gezilt doséiert — mä si treffen och de Rare-Earth-Secteur, vun deem Europa staark ofhängeg ass. ### Key facts - China huet de 22. Juni 2026 als Vergeltung 56 US-Firmen getraff: 10 kommen op d'Exportkontroll-Lëscht, 46 ginn vun den ëffentleche Vergabe gespaart. - Auslöser war eng erweidert Pentagon-Lëscht (Section 1260H) mat ronn 65 neie chinesesche Firmen, dorënner Alibaba, Baidu, BYD an Nio. - Bei de Betraffene sinn zwee Rare-Earth-Produzenten (MP Materials, USA Rare Earth) — genee de Beräich, an deem China ronn 90% vun der weltwäiter Veraarbechtung kontrolléiert. - Analysten gesinn d'Moossnamen als symbolesch a doséiert: e Signal vum Ierger, ouni de Waffestëllstand vu Busan ze briechen. - Iwwer 80% vu grousse europäesche Firmen sinn no enger EZB-Etüd net méi wéi dräi Tëschenhändler vun engem chineseschen Rare-Earth-Produzent ewech — eng Verwundbarkeet, déi och op Lëtzebuerg ofstraalt. ### FAQ **Q: Wat huet China genee decidéiert?** Zwou separat Moossnamen: De Handelsministère huet 10 US-Firmen op seng Exportkontroll-Lëscht gesat (chinesesch Betriber däerfen hinnen keng Dual-Use-Wueren méi verkafen), an de Finanzministère huet 46 US-Firmen vun den ëffentleche Vergabe gespaart. Zesumme sinn et 56 Firmen. **Q: Firwat huet China dat gemaach?** Et ass d'Äntwert op de Pentagon, deen den 8. Juni 2026 ronn 65 chinesesch Firmen op seng Section-1260H-Lëscht vun 'Militärfirmen' bäigesat huet (op ronn 188 am Ganzen), dorënner Alibaba, Baidu, BYD an Nio. **Q: Wéi betrëfft dat Lëtzebuerg an Europa?** China kontrolléiert ronn 90% vun der weltwäiter Rare-Earth-Veraarbechtung. Well d'EU staark dovun ofhängeg ass an d'lëtzebuergesch Ekonomie déif an d'europäesch Wäertschëpfungsketten agebonnen ass, kënne Stéierungen an de Liwwerketten an op de Mäert sech indirekt och hei bemierkbar maachen. **Q: Ass de Waffestëllstand tëscht den USA a China elo eriwwer?** Nee. Analysten gesinn d'Moossnamen als gezilt doséiert. Ausnamen, déi limitéiert kommerziell Reechwäit an d'Feele vun neien Zëll deiten dorop hin, datt béid Säiten de Waffestëllstand vu Busan (Oktober 2025) wëllen halen. ### Body China huet e Méindeg de Konflikt mat de Vereenegte Staate weider ugespaant an 56 amerikanesch Entreprisë mat Exportbeschränkungen a Vergabeverbueder belaascht. Et ass d'Äntwert op eng erweidert Pentagon-Lëscht vu chinesesche Firmen, deenen Washington virgëtt, dem Militär zu Peking ze déngen. D'Moossname vum 22. Juni 2026 sinn esou ofgemooss, datt se den Ierger uweisen, ouni de fragile Waffestëllstand tëscht den zwee gréisste Wirtschaftsmuechten op der Welt ze briechen. Mä si treffen eng Rëtsch vu Secteuren — vu Militärdrone bis Rare Earths — bei deenen d'Konsequenze bis déif an d'Liwwerketten an an Europas oppen, exportofhängeg Ekonomië reechen. D'Vergeltung koum iwwer zwee getrennte Ministèren. De chineseschen Handelsministère huet 10 US-Firmen op seng Exportkontroll-Lëscht gesat a verbitt domat chinesesche Betriber, hinnen esougenannten "Dual-Use"-Wueren ze verkafen, déi souwuel zivil wéi och militäresch agesat kënne ginn. Onofhängeg dovun huet de Finanzministère 46 amerikanesch Entreprisë vun de chineseschen ëffentleche Vergabe ausgeschloss. Wien et trëfft — a wéi Déi 10 Firmen ënner Exportkontroll si virun allem am Beräich Militärtechnik a kritesche Materialien doheem. Dorënner sinn d'Dronebauer Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones a Jaia Robotics; de Radar- a Sensorspezialist IMSAR; de Motorebauer Aveox; Ball Aerospace & Technologies; Oshkosh Defense; an L3Harris Maritime Services. Opfälleg ass, datt och zwee Rare-Earth-Produzente genannt ginn — MP Materials an USA Rare Earth —, also genee déi Firmen, déi Washington ënnerstëtzt, fir Chinas Grëff op strateegesch Mineralien ze briechen. Déi 46 Firmen, déi vun de Vergabe gespaart sinn, sinn iwwerwiicht Verdeedegungsliwweranten, dorënner Eenheete vu Lockheed Martin, Raytheon a General Dynamics. Entreprisë mat amerikanescher Finanzéierung, déi a China registréiert sinn, sinn awer vum Verbuet ausgeholl — eng Ausnam, déi de souforte kommerziellen Schued begrenzt an de Signalcharakter vun de Moossname ënnersträicht. Den Handelsministère huet matgedeelt, hien hätt "am Aklang mat de relevante Gesetzer a Virschrëften" gehandelt, an d'Exportsperre als defensiv duergestallt. An senger Erklärung sot de Ministère, d'Verbuet wier erlooss ginn, fir déi national Sécherheet an Interessen ze schützen an international Verflichtungen ewéi d'Net-Verbreedung anzehalen. Peking huet d'US-Schrëtt als "egregiösen Akt" beschriwwen, "mat deem ëmmer méi Numm op déi esougenannt 'Lëscht vu chinesesche Militärentreprisë' gesat ginn". De Pentagon als Auslöser D'Vergeltung äntwert op eng US-Eskalatioun fréi am Juni. Den 8. Juni huet de Pentagon seng sougenannte Section-1260H-Lëscht vun "chinesesche Militärfirmen, déi an den USA aktiv sinn", ëm ronn 65 Entitéiten erweidert an domat op ronn 188 bruecht. Bei deenen Nei dobäikomm sinn e puer vun de bekanntste Konzerner aus China — den E-Commerce-Grupp Alibaba, de Sichmaschinneris Baidu, den Elektroauto- a Batteriebauer BYD, den Autosfabrikant Nio an d'Robotikfirma Unitree. D'Lëscht, déi no enger Bestëmmung am US-Verdeedegungsgesetz vu 2021 benannt ass, verflicht de Pentagon, all Joer eng Oplëschtung vu Firmen ze verëffentlechen, déi hien als verbonne mat der Volleksbefreiungsarméi oder mat Chinas Strategie vun der militäresch-ziviler Fusioun ugesäit. No engem spéidere Gesetz ass et dem Verdeedegungsministère vum 30. Juni 2026 un verbueden, direkt Kontrakter mat den opgelëschte Firmen ze ënnerschreiwen oder ze erneieren; indirekt Beschränkunge kommen e Joer drop dobäi. D'Aschätzung ass éischter eng Rufschiedegung wéi e komplett Verkafsverbuet, mä si huet Gewiicht bei Investisseuren a Partner. Déi betraffe chinesesch Firmen hunn d'Etikett zréckgewisen. Alibaba sot, et géif keng Grondlag fir d'Opname ginn. Alibaba ass keng chinesesch Militärfirma a kee Bestanddeel vun enger militäresch-ziviler Fusiounsstrategie. Mir wäerten all rechtlech Mëttelen notzen, fir géint Versich virzegoen, déi eis Firma falsch duerstellen. E Waffestëllstand ënner Drock Dat Hin an Hier spillt sech bannent enger Handels-Entspanung of, un där allen zwou Regierungen en Interessi hunn, se ze halen. De President Donald Trump an de President Xi Jinping haten sech Enn Oktober 2025 zu Busan a Südkorea getraff an op e Waffestëllstand gëeenegt: Washington huet zousätzlech an erhéicht reziprok Zoll bis den 10. November 2026 ausgesat an e puer Zoll am Zesummenhang mat Fentanyl reduzéiert. Am Géigenzuch huet Peking déi ëmfaassend global Rare-Earth-Exportkontrollen, déi et den 9. Oktober 2025 ugekënnegt hat, ausgesat an zougesot, allgemeng Lizenze fir Rare Earths, Gallium, Germanium, Antimon a Graphit auszestellen. Déi zwee Staatscheffe goufen am Mee 2026 zu Peking erëm zesummen. Analysten interpretéieren d'Moossname vum Méindeg als kontrolléiert Äntwert — eng Manéier fir Peking, säi Widderspréch géint d'Pentagon-Lëscht ze weisen, ouni d'Gesamtoofmaachung ze beschiedegen. D'Ausnamen, déi limitéiert kommerziell Reechwäit vun de betraffene Firmen an d'Feele vun neien Zëll deiten all op eng gesteierte Eskalatioun hin — net op e Bruch. Firwat Lëtzebuerg dobäi oppasse soll D'Opname vun de Rare-Earth-Produzenten ass den Detail mat der wäitste Reechwäit. China verschafft no Schätzungen 90% vun de Rare Earths op der Welt an dominéiert de Liwwer vun domat verbonne strateegesche Materialien — d'Virprodukter hannert Elektroautoen, Wandkraaftanlagen, Elektronik a presisiounsgesteierte Waffen. Wann Peking dës Hänn zoudréit, reecht den Onschlag wäit iwwer Washington eraus. D'europäesch Industrie ass besonnesch ausgesat. Eng Etüd vun der Europäescher Zentralbank huet erginn, datt iwwer 80% vun de grousse europäesche Firmen net méi wéi dräi Tëschenhändler vun engem chineseschen Rare-Earth-Produzent ewech sinn — an datt déi meescht keng Reserven opgebaut haten. D'Internationaalt Energieagentur huet bericht, datt e puer Rare-Earth-Präisser an der EU no de Beschränkunge vu 2025 bis zu sechs Mol méi héich louchen. D'EU probéiert mat hirem Critical Raw Materials Act ze diversifizéieren, mä Alternativen ze bauen dauert Joren. Fir eng kleng, extrem oppen Ekonomie wéi Lëtzebuerg — déif an déi industriell a finanziell Wäertschëpfungsketten vun der EU agebonnen — ass d'Iwwerdroung indirekt, awer reell. E Handelskrich, deen d'Liwwerketten duerchernee bréngt, d'Käschte fir Virprodukter erhéicht an d'Mäert veronséchert, mécht net un de Grenze vun den Haaptbedeelegten Halt. All nei Ronn vun der Vergeltung, esou symbolesch wéi se och ass, verréngert de Spillraum fir de Waffestëllstand, deen d'schlëmmst Szenarien bis elo verhënnert huet. ### Sources - China adds 10 US firms, including rare-earth miner, to export control list — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/china-adds-10-us-firms-including-rare-earth-miner-to-export-control-list - China adds 10 US firms to export control list, restricts 46 from government procurement — South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3357853/china-adds-10-us-firms-export-control-list-restricts-46-government-procurement - China announces sanctions on 10 US companies as trade tensions flare — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/china-announces-sanctions-on-10-us-companies-as-trade-tensions-flare - China imposes trade curbs on dozens of U.S. firms in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/china-trade-curbs-us-companies-export-controls-procurement-exclusion-pentagon-list-.html - Alibaba, Baidu, BYD named on Pentagon's China military list — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/alibaba-baidu-byd-named-on-pentagons-china-military-list-.html - Pentagon Adds 65 New Entities to the 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies — WilmerHale: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260611-pentagon-adds-65-new-entities-to-the-1260h-list-of-chinese-military-companies - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China — The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strikes-deal-on-economic-and-trade-relations-with-china/ - China's rare-earth export restrictions — European Parliamentary Research Service (European Parliament): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2025)779220 - Global implications of export controls on rare earths (Occasional Paper Series No. 384) — European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op384.en.pdf - With new export controls on critical minerals, supply concentration risks become reality — International Energy Agency: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/with-new-export-controls-on-critical-minerals-supply-concentration-risks-become-reality --- ## 13 Doudeger bei Explosioun an enger Gasanlag a Katar — Export soll net betraff sinn - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/explosioun-gasanlag-katar-barzan-ras-laffan-13-doudeger-lng-export - Published: 2026-06-23T06:15:43.394+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T06:15:43.394+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 774dff18-4ffe-44fc-b261-0748dea73528 - Dateline: Ras Laffan, QA > Bei enger Explosioun an der Barzan-Anlag zu Ras Laffan sinn 13 Aarbechter ëm d'Liewe komm an 66 blesséiert ginn. QatarEnergy schwätzt vun engem technesche Feeler; de LNG-Export leeft weider. ### Summary Eng Explosioun an der Barzan-Gasanlag a Katar huet 13 Aarbechter d'Liewe kascht. De Minister schléisst e Sabotage aus a versécher, datt de Flëssegasexport — ronn e Fënneftel vun der Weltversuergung — net beandtraff gëtt. ### Key facts - Eng Explosioun an der Barzan-Gasanlag zu Ras Laffan a Katar huet 13 Aarbechter d'Liewe kascht an 66 blesséiert. - All Doudeger waren indesch a pakistanesch Staatsbierger; d'indesch Ambassade huet 12 vun hire Bierger confirméiert. - Minister al-Kaabi schléisst e Sabotage aus a schwätzt vun engem technesche Feeler; eng vollstänneg Enquête lass. - QatarEnergy versécher, datt de LNG-Export — ronn e Fënneftel vun der Weltversuergung — net betraff ass. - De TTF-Gaspräis ass ëm ronn 1,75 Prozent op zirka 49 Dollar pro Megawattstonn geklommen — relevant fir d'Stroufpräisser an der Groussregioun. ### FAQ **Q: Wat ass an der Gasanlag a Katar geschitt?** Um Sonndeg, den 21. Juni 2026, ass an der Barzan-Gasanlag, en Deel vum Ras-Laffan-Komplex ronn 80 Kilometer nërdlech vun Doha, eng Explosioun mat engem uschléissende Brand ausgebrach, wéi d'Anlag no engem méintelaangen Ustand nees gestart gouf. 13 Aarbechter sinn ëm d'Liewe komm a 66 goufe blesséiert. **Q: Gëtt de Flëssegasexport vu Katar dorop beandtraff?** No de Wierder vum Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi net. Barzan späist eleng dat heemescht Netz, net den Export. D'LNG-Anlagen an den Hafe vu Ras Laffan wieren net betraff: 'Dëst wäert eis Exporter an d'Welt op kee Fall beandtraffen.' **Q: War et e Sabotage oder en Ugrëff?** Nee. De Minister huet ausdrécklech all feindlechen Akt ausgeschloss an d'Ursaach op en technesche Feeler zréckgefouert. Eng vollstänneg Enquête gouf lancéiert. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir d'Gaspräisser zu Lëtzebuerg?** Lëtzebuerg importéiert quasi all seng Gas a sëtzt um Enn vun internationale Liwwerketten. De TTF-Referenzpräis ass ëm ronn 1,75 Prozent geklommen; esou Beweegunge schloen sech mat Verzögerung an den Tariffer fir Stéit a Betriber an der Groussregioun nidder. ### Body An engem vun de wichtegste Gasknäppvun der Welt sinn um Sonndegowend mindestens 13 Aarbechter bei enger Explosioun ëm d'Liewe komm an Dosende blesséiert ginn. Direkt duerno huet de Golfstaat probéiert, d'Energiemäert ze berouegen: de Flëssegasexport (LNG), eng Liewensoder fir d'europäesch Versuergung, soll net gestéiert ginn. D'Explosioun huet d'Barzan-Gasanlag getraff, en Deel vum grousse Ras-Laffan-Industriekomplex ronn 80 Kilometer nërdlech vun Doha. Dat huet QatarEnergy zesumme mat de katareschen Autoritéite confirméiert. De staatleche Produzent huet matgedeelt, datt d'Explosioun an de Brand ausgebrach sinn, wéi d'Aarbechter d'Anlag no engem méintelaangen Ustand nees ugefaang hunn, ze starten. Op enger Pressekonferenz zu Doha um Méindeg huet de Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, dem Katar säi Staatsminister fir Energiefroen a Chef vu QatarEnergy, vu 13 Doudegen a 66 Blesséierte geschwat. Déi Zuelen hunn éischt Berichter korrigéiert — ënner anerem vu CNBC an Associated Press — déi nach vu 54 Blesséierten a 18 vermëssten Persoune geschwat haten. Dem al-Kaabi no waren all Doudeger indesch a pakistanesch Staatsbierger; d'indesch Ambassade huet bestätegt, datt 12 vun hire Bierger derënner waren. D'Blesséiert kommen aus méintere Länner. E Feeler, kee Ugrëff De Minister huet d'Ursaach op en technesche Feeler zréckgefouert an huet ausdrécklech all Form vun engem Attentat ausgeschloss — eng wichteg Ënnerscheedung an enger Regioun, déi zënter Méint vu Konflikter an Spannunge ronderëm d'Strooss vun Hormuz gepräägt ass. "Ech wéilt ënnersträichen, datt et sech ëm en Ongléck handelt an net ëm d'Resultat vun engem Sabotage oder engem feindlechen Akt", sou de al-Kaabi. Hie füügt derbäi, datt d'Autoritéiten eng vollstänneg Enquête lancéiert hunn, fir d'Ursaach vun deem "bedauerlechen Tëschefall" festzestellen. Laut dem Minister war d'Barzan-Anlag zënter Dezember 2025 "bewosst a komplett" stoungelaap — fir wat hien als dréngend Ënnerhalt beschriwwen huet — an eréischt zwee Deeg virun der Explosioun nees a Betrib geholl ginn. D'Anlag ka pro Dag bei 1,4 Milliarde Standardkubikfouss Verkafsgas liwweren, virun allem fir d'Stroumproduktioun an d'Mierwaasserentsalzung am Land selwer. QatarEnergy gehéiert quasi déi ganz Anlag, ExxonMobil hält eng Minoritéitsbedeelegung. Firwat den Export verschount bleift Fir d'Weltmäert ass entscheedend, wat Barzan mécht — an net mécht. Am Géigesaz zu de risege LNG-Anlagen, déi d'Gas fir den Export ofkillen, späist Barzan eleng dat heemescht Netz. Dofir konnten d'Beamten drop bestoen, datt d'Exportmaschinn vum Land weiderleeft, och wärend d'Pompjeeën nach géint de Brand gekämpft hunn. - D'LNG-Anlagen, den Hafe vu Ras Laffan an aner Logistik wieren net vun der Explosioun a vum Brand betraff, sou de al-Kaabi. - "Dëst wäert eis Exporter an d'Welt op kee Fall beandtraffen", sou de Minister virun de Journalisten. - Ras Laffan als Ganzt produzéiert ronn e Fënneftel vum weltwäite LNG, sou datt all Gefor fir seng Exportkapazitéit wäit iwwer de Golf eraus ze spiere wier. E nervéise Moment fir Europa Fir déi europäesch Keefer koum d'Noriicht zu engem heiklen Ament. Katar war 2025 mat ronn 8,9 Prozent dem drëttgréisste LNG-Liwwerant vun der EU, hannert de Vereenegte Staaten (56 Prozent) a Russland (13,9 Prozent). Während de Kontinent sech beméit, seng Späichere nees opzefëllen — déi no engem haarde Wanter däitlech ënner hirem Fënnefjoresschnëtt louchen — hate Maartteilnehmer op méi katareschen Output gehofft, fir den Drock ze léisen. Trotzdeem huet d'Ongléck d'Präisser liicht no uewen gedréckt. Déi europäesch TTF-Gas-Futuren, de regionale Referenzpräis, sinn um Méindeg ëm ronn 1,75 Prozent op zirka 49 Dollar pro Megawattstonn geklommen. Analysten hunn op eng Mëschung aus der Explosioun a Katar, enger europäescher Hëtztwell, déi de Stroumbedarf erhéicht, an erneierte Spannungen ëm d'Strooss vun Hormuz verwisen. Datt d'Reaktioun relativ moderat war, ass dem Doha senge séiere Versécherunge geschëllt — wäit ewech vu fréier am Joer 2026, wéi Stéierunge bei der katarescher Versuergung deeselwechte Referenzpräis nach an d'Luucht gedriwwen haten. Wat dat fir d'Stroufpräisser heiheem bedeit D'Explosioun weist, wéi ausgeliwwert d'europäesch Energiesécherheet u Begeebenheeten Dausende Kilometer ewech ginn ass. Déi meescht LNG-Liwwerunge mussen duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz, dat enkt Nadelöhr tëscht dem Iran an der Arabescher Hallinsel, an d'Méint vu Spannungen hunn d'Reeder an d'Versécherer op der Hutt gehalen. D'Zeitung The National huet bericht, datt fréier iranesch Rakéitenugrëffer op Ras Laffan en uerdentlechen Deel vu Katar senger LNG-Kapazitéit ausgeschalt haten an datt den elsässeschen Neistart elo eng Entspanung widderspigelt. Fir Lëtzebuerg a seng Noperen, déi quasi all hir Gas importéieren an um Enn vu Pipelinen sëtzen, déi deelweis vu Schëffslaaschten u Flëssegas gespeist ginn, ass de Virfall eng Erënnerung, datt e Präis um TTF un engem eenzegen Ongléck an der Wüst hänke ka. Esou Beweegungen um Grousshandel schloen sech mat Verzögerung an de Tariffer nidder, déi Stéit a Betriber an der Groussregioun bezuelen. Am Moment ass d'mënschlecht Leed déi schwéierst Dimensioun. Dräizéng Aarbechter — bal alleguer Migranten, déi d'Energiewirtschaft vum Golf um Lafe halen — sinn an enger Anlag ëm d'Liewe komm, déi e hallwt Joer laang dout louch a grad eréischt nees ugefaangen huet, ze lafen. D'Enquêteure musse elo erausfannen, wéi aus engem normale Neistart en Doudesfal ginn ass — wärend d'Exporttanker, déi Katar mat Europa verbannen, weider gefuer sinn. ### Sources - Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility kills at least 13 — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/22/qatar-lng-factory-explosion-injures-54-leaves-18-missing-govt-says - At least 13 killed and 66 injured in explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub — The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/06/22/qatar-says-ras-laffan-lng-complex-blast-killed-13-injured-66/ - 13 killed, dozens injured in Qatar's Ras Laffan energy site explosion — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/major-explosion-at-qatars-largest-energy-site-injures-dozens-as-18-remain-unaccounted-for - Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13, injured dozens more — ABC News / Associated Press: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/explosion-qatar-restarts-gas-export-terminal-hurts-54-134085065 - 13 killed, 66 injured in Ras Laffan factory explosion; LNG exports remain unaffected: Al Kaabi — Qatar Tribune: https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/240626/latest-news/13-killed-66-injured-in-ras-laffan-factory-explosion-lng-exports-remain-unaffected-al-kaabi - Pakistani, Indian nationals among 13 dead after 'technical malfunction' at Qatar LNG plant — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2009790 - 54 injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/dozens-injured-and-18-missing-after-explosion-at-qatar-lng-site.html - Heatwave, Hormuz Threats and Qatar Blast Push European Gas Prices Higher — OilPrice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Heatwave-Hormuz-Threats-and-Qatar-Blast-Push-European-Gas-Prices-Higher.html - EU imports of energy products - latest developments — Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_imports_of_energy_products_-_latest_developments - Indians and Pakistanis among 13 killed in explosion at Qatar's LNG factory — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/qatar/indians-and-pakistanis-among-13-killed-in-explosion-at-qatars-lng-factory-1.500582982 --- ## Flécken amplaz fortgeheien: Lëtzebuerg setzt d'EU-Recht op Reparatur ëm - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/recht-op-reparatur-luxemburg-gesetz-8762-elektrogeraeter - Published: 2026-06-23T05:52:11.463+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:52:11.463+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Léa Hoffmann - Language: lb - Translation group: 9fbb257d-3b2e-49e0-a8f0-80f18d595781 - Dateline: Luxembourg City, LU > De Gesetzprojet 8762 soll d'Hiersteller zwéngen, Apparater méi laang ze flécken, an d'Garantie ëm ee Joer verlängeren — mä Lëtzebuerg dierft de Stéchdatum verpassen. ### Summary Lëtzebuerg setzt mam Gesetzprojet 8762 dat europäescht „Recht op Reparatur" ëm: méi bëlleg flécken, méi laang Garantie a kee Blockéiere vu Reparaturen — och wann d'Land mat der Frist am Rëtsch ass. ### Key facts - De Gesetzprojet 8762 setzt d'EU-Direktiv 2024/1799 ëm an decken Wäschmaschinnen, Spullmaschinnen, Stëbssauger, Frigoen, Handyen an Tablette of. - D'Hiersteller mussen och no Enn vun der legaler Garantie nach Reparaturen ubidden an indikativ Reparaturpräisser online publizéieren. - Eng Reparatur ënner der Garantie bréngt ee Joer Schutz dobäi; d'Beweislaascht-Period bei engem Mängel klëmmt vun engem op zwee Joer. - Lëtzebuerg dierft de Stéchdatum vum 31. Juli 2026 verpassen — de Projet brauch nach den Avis vum Staatsrot. - De Projet schaaft kee landeswäite Reparaturbonus; et bleift den ermëttegten TVA-Taux vun 8 % op kleng Reparaturen. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi eng Apparater falen ënnert dat neit Recht op Reparatur?** De Projet 8762 zielt op Wäschmaschinnen, Spullmaschinnen, Stëbssauger a Frigoen, esou wéi op Handyen an Tablette. Fir dës Produiten mussen d'Hiersteller och no Enn vun der legaler Garantie nach Reparaturen ubidden. **Q: Ännert sech eppes un der Garantie, wann ech flécke loossen?** Jo. Eng Reparatur, déi ënner der legaler Garantie gemaach gëtt, gëtt dir ee Joer méi Schutz. Zousätzlech klëmmt d'Period, an där e Mängel als scho bei der Liwwerung präsent ugesi gëtt, vun engem op zwee Joer. **Q: Kritt Lëtzebuerg e Reparaturbonus ewéi a Frankräich?** Sou ewéi de Gesetzprojet geschriwwen ass, nee. En schaaft kee landeswäite Reparaturbonus. Lëtzebuerg applizéiert awer schonn een ermëttegten TVA-Taux vun 8 % op kleng Reparaturen wéi Vëloen, Schong, Liederwueren, Kleeder a Stéitswäsch. **Q: Wéini gëllt d'Gesetz zu Lëtzebuerg?** D'Memberstaaten musse d'Reegelen ab dem 31. Juli 2026 uwennen, mä Lëtzebuerg dierft dëse Stéchdatum verpassen. De Projet brauch nach den Avis vum Staatsrot, ier en de gesetzleche Wee ofschléisst. ### Body Eng futti Wäschmaschinn oder een Handy mat engem gebrachene Schierm soll an Zukunft dacks méi einfach a virun allem méi bëlleg ze flécken sinn ewéi ze ersetzen. Dat ass d'Verspriechen hannert engem neie Gesetz, mat deem d'Regierung dat europäescht „Recht op Reparatur" an d'Lëtzebuerger Recht schreift — an domat eng Gewunnecht ugräift, déi vill Stéit kennen: bei der klengster Pann den Apparat ewechgeheien an en neie kafen. De 11. Juni 2026 hunn d'Vertrieder vum Ministère de Gesetzprojet 8762 an der Chamberkommissioun fir Landwirtschaft, Ernährung a Wäibau virgestallt, am Bäisinn vun der Konsumenteschutz-Ministesch Martine Hansen. D'Deputéiert Stéphanie Weydert ass Rapportesch vum Text, deen d'Direktiv (EU) 2024/1799 ëmsetzt an Deel vum europäesche Green Deal ass. D'Zil: d'Flécke vun engem Apparat soll sech dacks méi rentéieren ewéi den Neikaf. Wat sech fir de Verbraucher an d'Hiersteller ännert De Projet zielt op Saachen, déi schonn ënner déi europäesch Reparéierbarkeets-Reegele falen: Wäschmaschinnen, Spullmaschinnen, Stëbssauger a Frigoen, dozou Handyen an Tablette. Fir dës Produiten, esou d'Chamber a hirer Note, mussen d'Hiersteller „weiderhi Reparaturen ubidden, och nodeem déi legal Garantie eriwwer ass". Konkret sti follgend Flichten am Text: - D'Hiersteller mussen indikativ Präisser fir typesch Reparaturen op enger fräi zougänglecher Internetsäit publizéieren, op d'mannst sou laang ewéi d'Reparaturflicht dauert. - Et gëtt verbueden, eng Reparatur duerch Vertragsklauselen, Hardware- oder Software-Spären, oder duerch d'Blockéiere vu kompatiblen Ersatzdeeler ze verhënneren. - Eng Reparatur, déi ënner der legaler Garantie gemaach gëtt, gëtt dem Besëtzer ee Joer méi Schutz. - D'Period, an där een ausgeet, dass e Mängel scho bei der Liwwerung do war — an déi d'Beweislaascht op de Verkeefer dréit — gëtt vun engem op zwee Joer verlängert. D'Konsumente sollen dovun profitéieren, dass se méi Informatioun iwwer d'Käschten an d'Délaie vun enger Reparatur kréien — esou ass et méi einfach, en Devis géint de Präis vun engem neien Apparat ofzewéien. Eng europäesch Reegel, déi endlech zu Lëtzebuerg ukënnt De nationale Projet baséiert op enger Direktiv, déi d'Europäescht Parlament de 23. Abrëll 2024 mat 584 géint 3 Stëmmen, bei 14 Enthalungen, ugeholl huet. Den Text ass den 30. Juli 2024 a Kraaft getrueden, an d'Memberstaaten mussen hir Ëmsetzungsmoossnamen ab dem 31. Juli 2026 uwennen. Op EU-Niveau verlaangen d'Reegelen, dass d'Hiersteller vun de gelëschte Produite se „an enger raisonnabeler Zäit a fir e raisonnabele Präis" reparéieren, Ersatzdeeler a Geschir zu raisonnabele Präisser liwweren, an Techniken ofleeën, déi eng onofhängeg Reparatur verhënneren. Wichteg: d'Direktiv ännert d'Verkafsreegele sou, dass d'Wiel vun der Reparatur amplaz vum Ersatz ënner der legaler Garantie ee Joer Schutz dobäipackt. D'Recht vun de Verbraucher fir hir Produiten ze flécken gëtt elo Realitéit. Et gëtt méi einfach a méi bëlleg fir ze flécken amplaz nei, deier Saachen ze kafen. Esou huet de Rapporteur vun der Direktiv, den däitschen Europadeputéierten René Repasi, d'Gesetz beschriwwen, wéi d'Parlament et ugeholl huet. D'Europäescht Parlament huet betount, dass Saachen, déi ënner der Garantie gefléckt ginn, „vun enger zousätzlecher Verlängerung vun engem Joer vun der legaler Garantie profitéieren, wat d'Verbraucher nach méi encouragéiert, d'Reparatur amplaz vum Ersatz ze wielen". D'Iddi ass esou vill ekologesch ewéi ekonomesch. D'EU presentéiert d'Reegelen als Mëttel, fir den Offall ze reduzéieren, deen entsteet, wann nach funktionéierend Apparater ewechgehäit ginn — a fir lokal Reparaturbetriber ze ënnerstëtzen an de Stéit iwwer d'Liewensdauer vun engem Produit Suen ze spueren. Zwee europäesch Instrumenter kommen niewent d'national Reegelen. Eng europäesch Online-Plattform fir Reparaturen, gehost iwwert de Portal „Your Europe" a gefëllt mat Reparateuren, déi an all Memberstaat registréiert sinn, soll 2027 lass goen. D'Reparateure kënnen och e „European Repair Information Form" ausstellen — e standardiséierten Devis, deem seng Konditiounen 30 Deeg gëlteg bleiwen, sou dass d'Cliente verschidden Offere wierklech vergläiche kënnen. Am Rëtsch — mä mat konkrete Suiten fir d'Awunner Lëtzebuerg dierft de Stéchdatum vum 31. Juli 2026 net halen. Ewéi L'essentiel bericht huet, brauch de Projet nach den Avis vum Staatsrot, ier en den Instanzewee ofschléisse kann, an d'Direktioun fir de Konsumenteschutz huet zouginn, dass eng kleng Equipe gläichzäiteg méi europäesch Dossieren ze stemme huet. D'Flichte vun der Direktiv binden d'Land, soubal d'Frist eriwwer ass — mä déi detailléiert national Reegelen, op déi d'Verbraucher sech beruffe kënnen, hänken dovun of, dass d'Gesetz fäerdeg ass. Lëtzebuerg fänkt awer net bei Null un. Et applizéiert schonn een ermëttegte TVA-Taux vun 8 % op kleng Reparaturen — vu Vëloen, Schong, Liederwueren, Kleeder a Stéitswäsch. Dat ass ee Beispill vun där „op d'mannst enger Moossnam", déi all Memberstaat fir d'Reparatur muss huelen. D'Direktiv léisst Plaz fir méi, ewéi Reparatur-Bongen oder -Fongen, ewéi se a Frankräich, an Éisträich an a Géigende vun Däitschland scho lafen; sou ewéi de Lëtzebuerger Text geschriwwen ass, schaaft en awer kee landeswäite Reparaturbonus. Fir d'Stéit ass de praktesche Rot kloer. Soubal d'Gesetz a Kraaft ass, verlängert d'Wiel, en zoulässege Produit ënner der Garantie flécken ze loossen — amplaz en ze tauschen — déi Garantie ëm ee Joer. Déi publizéiert Reparaturpräisser sollen et méi einfach maachen, ofzewéien, ob eng Reparatur sech rentéiert, an d'EU-Plattform soll, wa se lass ass, hëllefen, e registréierte Reparateur ze fannen. Bis dohinner bleiwen déi bestoend Konformitéitsgarantie an den ermëttegten TVA op kleng Reparaturen déi wichtegst Hiewelen. ### Sources - Réparer plutôt que remplacer : de nouvelles règles pour les biens de consommation — Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (chd.lu): https://www.chd.lu/fr/node/3729 - Directive on repair of goods — European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/consumer-protection-law/directive-repair-goods_en - Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers — European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers - Le bouton de rétractation et le droit à la réparation en retard — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/luxembourg-le-bouton-de-retractation-et-le-droit-a-la-reparation-en-retard-103561286 - Réparer plutôt que remplacer : nouvelles règles pour les biens de consommation — Infogreen: https://www.infogreen.lu/reparer-plutot-que-remplacer-nouvelles-regles-pour-les-biens-de-consommation.html - Common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending related EU legislation — EUR-Lex (European Union): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/common-rules-promoting-the-repair-of-goods-and-amending-related-eu-legislation.html - Repairing — Directorate for Consumer Protection — The Luxembourg Government: https://mpc.gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2021/repairing.html --- ## Washington mécht iranescht Ueleg fir 60 Deeg op — d'Uelegpräisser falen - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/iranescht-ueleg-60-deeg-lizenz-uelegpraisser-falen-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T05:42:30.529+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:42:30.529+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 7c510fa9-3c35-454a-942a-ea8c67adf61e - Dateline: Washington, D.C., US > D'US-Trésorerie léisst iranescht Ueleg bis den 21. August erëm op de Weltmaart. Den Brent fält, an d'Energiekäschten, déi zanter dem Fréijoer op d'Inflatioun drécken, kréien e bësse Loft. ### Summary D'USA hu fir 60 Deeg d'Sanktiounen op iranescht Ueleg gelackert. Fir d'éischt zanter 2018 dierf den Iran erëm op de Weltmaart liwweren — mat direkten Auswierkungen op d'Präisser un der Tankstell an op d'Inflatioun an Europa. ### Key facts - D'US-Trésorerie huet den 22. Juni eng 60-Deeg-Lizenz erausginn, déi iranescht Ueleg fir d'éischt zanter 2018 erëm op de Weltmaart léisst. - D'Lizenz leeft bis den 21. August an deckt och Schëfffaart, Versécherung, Dollar-Transaktiounen a souguer Importer an d'USA — schléisst awer Nordkorea, Kuba a russesch besat Ukrain-Gebitt aus. - Den Brent ass op ronn 77,90 Dollar gefall (-3,3% op engem Dag), wäit ënner de Krichshéichte vu bal 120 Dollar. - D'Mesure setzt eng Bedingung vun engem Tëschenaccord vum 17. Juni ëm; den Iran versprécht fräien Transit duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz an d'Réckkéier vun IAEA-Inspekteuren. - Europa importéiert 80–85% vu sengem Ueleg; 10 Dollar Ënnerscheed um Faass entspriechen 3–6 Cent de Liter un der Tankstell — relevant fir d'EZB hir Inflatiounsiwwerwaachung. ### FAQ **Q: Wéi laang gëllt d'Lackerung vun de Sanktiounen?** D'general licence vun der US-Trésorerie leeft 60 Deeg, bis den 21. August 2026 um 00.01 Auer Ostküst-Zäit. Et ass eng zäitlech begrenzten Ausnam, keng definitiv Ofschafung — d'Fënster kéint nees zougoen, wann d'Gespréicher zesummebriechen. **Q: Wat heescht dat fir d'Präisser un der Tankstell hei?** All Beweegung vun 10 Dollar um Faass schléit sech mat ronn 3 bis 6 Cent de Liter un den europäeschen Tankstellen nidder, jee no nationale Steieren. De Réckgang vum Ueleg dréit also tendenziell d'Käschten erof, mä Analyste rechnen net mat enger kompletter Réckkéier op d'Virkrichsniveauen. **Q: Kënnt elo direkt vill méi iranescht Ueleg op de Maart?** Dem Iran seng Produktiounsobergrenz virum Konflikt louch bei ronn 3,8 Milliounen Faass den Dag. Analyste schätzen, e schnelle Neistart kéint bannent de 60 Deeg bis zu 2 Milliounen Faass den Dag derbäibréngen — vill rechne mä mat engem méi luesen Opbau iwwer 6 Méint a méi, well déi sanktionéiert Logistik eréischt erëm muss opgebaut ginn. ### Body Fir d'éischt zanter 2018 dierf den Iran erëm Ueleg op de Weltmaart bréngen. D'US-Trésorerie huet den 22. Juni eng zäitlech begrenzte Lizenz erausginn, déi engem vun de gréisste Produzente vun der Welt erëm den Zougang zum globalen Handel opmécht — an dat dréckt d'Uelegpräisser erof, no Méint, an deenen den Energieschock d'Inflatioun an Europa ugedriwwen huet. Déi sougenannten "general licence" leeft 60 Deeg, bis den 21. August um 00.01 Auer (Ostküst-Zäit), an erlaabt d'Produktioun, d'Liwwerung an de Verkaf vun iraneschem Rueueleg, raffinéierte Produkter a Petrochemikalien. Si deckt och d'Servicer of, déi den Uelegshandel iwwerhaapt méiglech maachen — Schëfffaart, Versécherung a finanziell Ofwécklung — a léisst souguer den Import vun iraneschem Ueleg an d'USA zou. De US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent huet d'Mesure ugekënnegt an se als Deel vun engem méi breede Kader mat Teheran beschriwwen. Wat genee erlaabt ass — a wat net D'Erliichterung ass breet, awer kloer agegrenzt. No Informatioune vun der Trésorerie deckt d'Lizenz dat hei of: - D'Produktioun, den Transport an de Verkaf vun iranescht Rueueleg, raffinéierte Produkter a Petrochemikalien; - Tanker, déi virdru op enger schwaarzer Lëscht stoungen an elo erëm iranescht Ueleg droe dierfen; - Transaktiounen, déi an US-Dollar ofgewéckelt ginn, plus déi néideg Versécherungs- a Bankservicer; - Den Import vun iraneschem Ueleg an d'USA selwer. Washington huet awer Grenzen agebaut. Ausdrécklech ausgeschloss bleiwe Geschäfter, déi Nordkorea, Kuba oder russesch besat Territoire an der Ukrain betreffen — déi all weider ënner eege Sanktioune stinn. A well et sech ëm eng zäitlech begrenzten Ausnam handelt an net ëm eng definitiv Ofschafung, wëssen d'Händler, datt d'Fënster den 21. August erëm zougoe kann, wann d'Gespréicher zesummebriechen. E fragille diplomatesche Kompromëss Fir Washington ass d'Uelegserliichterung de Käschtert an engem Sécherheetsdeal. De Bessent huet d'Lizenz direkt mat de Versprieche verbonnen, déi Teheran um Verhandlungsdësch gemaach huet. "Den Iran huet sech zu engem fräien an oppenen Transit duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz verflicht an dozou, datt d'Inspekteure vun der Internationaler Atomenergie-Organisatioun (IAEA) erëm an d'Land däerfen", sou de Scott Bessent. De Vizepresident JD Vance, deen d'US-Delegatioun an der Schwäiz geleet huet, sot, déi zwou Säiten hätten "e ganz gudde Fundament fir e geléngenden definitiven Accord" geluecht. D'Lizenz setzt eng Bedingung vun engem Memorandum of Understanding ëm, dee béid Regierungen den 17. Juni ënnerschriwwen hunn — en Tëschenaccord, kee finalen, no Wochen Konflikt um Golf. D'Verhandler treffen sech weider am Bürgenstock-Resort an der Schwäiz, vermëttelt vu Katar a Pakistan, fir en ëmfaassenden Accord ze sichen; oppe bleiwen d'Froen ronderëm dem Iran säi Nuklearprogramm an d'Kämpf am Libanon. D'Schëfffaartsdaten weisen, datt de Verkéier duerch d'Strooss vun Hormuz — duerch déi normalerweis ronn e Fënneftel vum Weltueleg leeft — sech erëm Richtung Virkrichsniveau beweegt, mat Dosende vu Schëffer, déi de Passage erëm opgeholl hunn. Wat dat fir Europas Energiekäschten heescht D'Uelegmäert, déi wärend dem Konflikt an d'Luucht geschoss waren, hunn hire Réckgang weidergefouert. Den Brent gouf den 22. Juni ronderëm 77,90 Dollar de Faass gehandelt, ëm ronn 3,3 Prozent erof op deem Dag a just nach ëm ronn 7 Prozent iwwer deem Niveau, op deem en de 28. Februar virum Ausbroch vun de Kämpf stoung; de WTI louch bei ronn 74 Dollar. Um Héichpunkt vum Krich waren d'Präisser bis bei d'120 Dollar geklommen. Wéivill iranescht Ueleg tatsächlech zréckkënnt — a wéi séier — gëtt déi nächst Méint bestëmmen. Dem Iran seng Produktiounsobergrenz virum Konflikt louch bei ronn 3,8 Milliounen Faass den Dag; Analyste schätzen, datt e schnelle Neistart bannent de 60 Deeg bis zu 2 Milliounen Faass den Dag derbäibréngen kéint, och wann der vill mat engem méi luesen Opbau rechnen, well déi sanktionéiert Logistik eréischt erëm muss opgebaut ginn. "Wann ee mol vum Inhalt vum MoU ofgesäit, da begréissen d'Mäert wuel virun allem d'Tatsaach, datt souwuel d'USA wéi den Iran en éischter ënnerschriwwen hunn, wéi ufanks erwaart", sou den Norihiro Yamaguchi, Economist beim Oxford Economics. Fir Europa stinn am meeschten um Spill: de Kontinent importéiert 80 bis 85 Prozent vu sengem Ueleg an huet de Präisschock vum Krich staark ze spiere kritt. All Beweegung vun 10 Dollar beim Rueueleg schléit sech mat ronn 3 bis 6 Cent de Liter un den europäeschen Tankstellen nidder — jee no nationale Steieren. Dat ass e direkte Kanal an d'Inflatioun, op déi d'Europäesch Zentralbank genau kuckt. Beim Gas war d'Geschicht ähnlech: de Referenzpräis TTF, dee gréng am Mäerz op bal 62 Euro de Megawattstonn geklommen war, ass bis op ronn 44 Euro erofgaangen. Trotzdeem warnen d'Analysten: bëllegt iranescht Ueleg dréit de Schock wuel net ganz zréck. Beschiedegt Energie-Infrastruktur um Golf brauch Méint, fir gefléckt ze ginn, d'Primme fir Schëfffaart a Versécherung bleiwen héich, an d'europäesch Späichere musse virum Wanter erëm gefëllt ginn. "De Buedem läit méi héich wéi virun der Kris, well Europa seng niddreg Späichere muss erëm fëllen — dofir si Präisser iwwer 40 Euro de Megawattstonn e plausibelt Szenario fir d'noosten Zukunft nom Deal", sou den Andrei Covatariu, Energieanalyst beim Atlantic Council. Fir de Moment ass d'Signal vun de Mäert ee vu virsiichteger Erliichterung. En diplomateschen Auswee um Golf huet den Ueleg wäit ënner seng Krichshéichten gedréckt an Europas energiegedriwwener Inflatioun e bësse Loft verschaaft — mä d'Paus huet, grad wéi d'Lizenz selwer, en Aflafdatum. ### Sources - US partially lifts Iran oil sanctions amid 'encouraging' talks — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/us-partially-lifts-iran-oil-sanctions-amid-encouraging-talks - U.S. eases Iran oil sanctions under temporary peace agreement — World Oil: https://www.worldoil.com/news/2026/6/22/u-s-eases-iran-oil-sanctions-under-temporary-peace-agreement/ - Treasury Department issues temporary license for Iranian oil sales — The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5934077-iranian-oil-sanctions-mou/ - US Treasury eases sanctions, issues 60-day license for Iranian oil amid progress in peace talks — ANI News: https://aninews.in/news/world/us/us-treasury-eases-santions-issues-60-day-license-for-iranian-oil-amid-progress-in-peace-talks20260622200743/ - Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/18/oil-prices-fall-stocks-rally-as-us-iran-sign-framework-to-end-war - Oil Prices Mixed as Brent Falls to $77.90, WTI Gains on Easing Middle East Tensions and Iran Sanctions Waiver — Gulf News: https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/brent-crude-slides-to-7790-russian-urals-down-to-6119-1.500583428 - U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/us-iran-roadmap-final-deal-switzerland-talks-lebanon-deconfliction.html - US, Iran make 'encouraging progress' after hours-long talks in Burgenstock; agree on roadmap to reach final peace deal in 60 days — Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/2009504 - Why oil and gas prices could stay high in Europe even if the Iran war ends — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/09/why-oil-and-gas-prices-could-stay-high-in-europe-even-if-the-iran-war-ends --- ## UniCredit drängt op d'Kontroll vun der Commerzbank — Berlin hält dergéint - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/unicredit-commerzbank-iwwernuelm-entscheedung-juli-2026 - Published: 2026-06-23T05:23:25.415+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:23:25.415+00:00 - Section: Wirtschaft - Author(s): Jonas Thill - Language: lb - Translation group: 8e586bc4-8a28-4c25-b633-8a3102a94ff2 - Dateline: Frankfurt am Main, DE > D'Italiener vu Milano reklaméiere ronn 42 Prozent vum Frankfurter Konkurrent. Mä d'Bundesregierung, de Verwaltungsrot an eng Untersuchung vun de Reguléierer stinn dem Andrea Orcel am Wee. ### Summary D'UniCredit reklaméiert ronn 42 Prozent vun der Commerzbank, mä Berlin, de Frankfurter Verwaltungsrot an eng Manipulatiouns-Untersuchung wëllen dat gréisst grenziwwerschreidend Bankegeschäft zënter Joren nach ëmmer verhënneren. De finale Resultat gëtt den 8. Juli erwaart. ### Key facts - D'UniCredit reklaméiert ronn 42 % vun der Commerzbank no der éischter Akzeptanzfrist — iwwer der gesate Grenz vun 30 %. - D'Offert ass reng an Aktien (0,485 UniCredit-Aktie pro Commerzbank-Aktie) a schat déi däitsch Bank op ronn 40 Milliarden Euro. - Berlin hält ronn 12 % iwwer KfW a Finanzmaartfong, lehnt of, an iwwerleet eng Sperrminoritéit vun 25 % als läscht Méiglechkeet. - De Betribsrot a Verdi hu wéint Maartmanipulatioun Klo agereecht; BaFin a Frankfurter Staatsuwaltschaft ënnersichen. - Lëtzebuerg als féierende grenziwwerschreidende Finanzplaz huet en direkten Interêt un enger fäerdeger Bankenunioun; béid Banke si schonn hei présent. ### FAQ **Q: Wéini gëtt de finale Resultat vun der Iwwernuelm bekannt?** De verlängerten Akzeptanzdelai leeft bis den 3. Juli 2026, an de finale Decompte gëtt den 8. Juli 2026 erwaart. Eng komplett Ofwécklung, déi nach d'Aval vun de Reguléierer brauch, gëtt awer net virun 2027 erwaart. **Q: Firwat lehnt d'Bundesregierung d'Offert of?** Berlin hält ronn 12 % vun der Commerzbank iwwer de Finanzmaartstabiliséierungsfong an d'KfW an ënnerstëtzt d'Onofhängegkeetsstrategie vun der Bank. De Kanzler Friedrich Merz wiert sech géint 'feindlech an aggressiv' Taktiken an d'Regierung huet souguer eng Sperrminoritéit vun 25 % erwo. **Q: Wat huet Lëtzebuerg mat dësem Deal ze dinn?** Lëtzebuerg ass de féierende grenziwwerschreidende Finanzplaz vun der EU an huet en direkten Interêt un enger fäerdeger Bankenunioun. Béid UniCredit (zënter 1987) a Commerzbank bedreiwen Aktivitéiten am Land. ### Body Et ass dee grousse Krëschtkampf am europäesche Bankesecteur: D'UniCredit aus Milano wëll d'Commerzbank zu Frankfurt schlécken — den ambitiéiste Versuch vun engem grenziwwerschreidende Bankenzesummeschloss an der Eurozon zënter Joren. Elo ass d'Saach an hir entscheedend Phas getrueden. D'italienesch Bank reklaméiert ronn 42 Prozent vun hirem däitsche Konkurrent, wärend d'Bundesregierung zu Berlin, de Commerzbank-Verwaltungsrot an d'däitsch Reguléierer alles drun setzen, fir d'Iwwernuelm nach ze stoppen. D'reguläert Akzeptanzfrist fir dat onerwënscht Offert vun der UniCredit ass den 16. Juni ofgelaf, an d'Bank huet den 19. Juni en Zwëschebilan publizéiert. E gesetzlech virgeschriwwene verlängerten Delai ass den 20. Juni nei opgemaach ginn an leeft bis den 3. Juli; de finale Resultat gëtt den 8. Juli erwaart. Dovun hänkt of, ob de Generaldirekter Andrea Orcel eng Iwwernuelm zustane bréngt, déi déi europäesch Opsiichtsbehörden zënter laangem fuerderen, mä déi national Regierungen ëmmer erëm blockéiert hunn. En Offert ganz an Aktien, deen d'Maartleit kal léisst D'UniCredit bitt 0,485 vun hiren eegenen neien Aktien fir all Commerzbank-Aktie — e Verhältnis, dat se duerch béid Frësten net geännert huet, esou d'Informatioune vun der Commerzbank u sengen Aktionären. Duerch déi reng Aktiestruktur gëtt déi däitsch Bank op ronn 40 Milliarden Euro geschat, och wann déi Zomm sech mam Boursekoers vun der UniCredit verréckelt huet. Genau déi Struktur ass awer och d'Schwächt vum Offert. Well d'Commerzbank-Aktie iwwer dem rechneresche Wäert vum Offert gehandelt gouf, hätt e Verkaf bedeit, mat engem reellen Ofschlag an d'UniCredit ze wiesselen — an déi meescht institutionell Investisseuren hunn dankend ofgesot. Laut Reuters huet d'UniCredit um Enn vun der éischter Frist en direkten Aktieundeel vun ongeféier 26,8 Prozent gemellt, ergänzt duerch Derivativ-Positiounen, mat ronn 12,5 Prozent vum Commerzbank-Kapital, dat an d'Offert agereecht gouf. Laut Bloomberg klëmmt domat déi reklaméiert Gesamtpositioun vun der UniCredit op ëm déi 42 Prozent — komfortabel iwwer der Grenz vun 30 Prozent, déi d'Bank als Bedéngung gesat hat. Eng komplett Ofwécklung, déi nach ëmmer d'Aval vun de Reguléierer brauch, gëtt laut UniCredit net virun 2027 erwaart. Berlin grueft sech an D'Bundesregierung, déi iwwer hire Finanzmaartstabiliséierungsfong an d'Förderbank KfW ronn 12 Prozent vun der Commerzbank hält, huet d'Offert formell zréckgewisen. De Fong erkläert, hien "lehnt de aggressiven Usaz vun der UniCredit of" an ënnerstëtzt d'Onofhängegkeetsstrategie vun der Bank. D'Regierung huet souguer iwwerluecht, hire Undeel a Richtung 25 Prozent ze erhéijen — déi Sperrminoritéit, déi Berlin e Veto géif ginn —, e Schrëtt, dee se als läscht Méiglechkeet bezeechent. De Bondeskanzler Friedrich Merz mécht aus dem Konflikt eng Fro: Wéi baut Europa Gréisst op, ouni national Empfindlechkeeten ze zertrëppelen? Jo, mir brauche grouss Banken an Europa, mä dat heescht net, datt all Form oder Aart vun Iwwernuelm an Däitschland wëllkomm ass. D'Commerzbank-Spëtzt ass net manner kloer. De Vorstand an den Opsiichtsrot ruffen d'Aktionären op, d'Offert ofzeleenen, a schreiwen an hirer begrënnter Stellungnam, datt "d'Offert weder eng adäquat Primm nach e glafwierdege Plang fir e Zesummeschloss bitt". D'Generaldirektesch Bettina Orlopp baut hir Verteidegung op engem Eegestännegkeetsplang op, genannt "Momentum 2030", dee selwer en Ëmbau mat ronn 3.000 Joffstreechunge virgesäit — wärend si signaliséiert, datt si nëmme schwätzt, wann d'UniCredit hir Primm erhéicht an de Geschäftsmodell garantéiert. E strittegen Decompte De Schlussspurt ass gëfteg ginn. De Betribsrot vun der Commerzbank huet, ënnerstëtzt vun der Gewerkschaft Verdi, eng Strofklo agereecht a beschëllegt d'UniCredit vu Maartmanipulatioun no §§119/120 vum Wäertpabéierhandelsgesetz. D'Finanzopsiicht BaFin huet eng Untersuchung opgemaach iwwer d'Manéier, wéi d'UniCredit hire Undeel zesummegestallt huet, an d'Frankfurter Staatsuwaltschaft huet eng Virprüfung wéint méiglecher Maartmanipulatioun ageleet. Am Häerz vum Sträit steet d'Fro, wien iwwerhaapt seng Aktien agereecht huet. D'Commerzbank-Leedung argumentéiert, datt d'Volume vun de Wäertpabéierausléinungen op hir Aktie no der Ukënnegung vum Offert ëm dat Zéngfacht an d'Luucht gaange sinn, an datt vill vun den Aktien, déi d'UniCredit zielt, gepacht a net vu laangfristegen Investisseure gehale sinn. D'UniCredit weist d'Virwërf zréck a freet d'BaFin, d'Offenleeunge vun der Commerzbank selwer ënner d'Lupp ze huelen. Bis elo ass keng vun de Beschëllegungen viru Geriicht geklärt. Den Orcel selwer spillt d'Aussiicht op eng komplett Kontroll erof. "Wa mir d'Kontroll kréien — wat de Moment net dat erwaart Szenario ass —, dann ass ganz kloer, wat mir maache géifen, an d'Rendementer dofir wären … ganz positiv fir eis Aktionären, an och fir d'Aktionäre vun der Commerzbank, mä dat läit un hinnen", huet hien dem CNBC gesot. E Test fir d'Bankenunioun — a fir Lëtzebuerg Trotz all dem Kaméidi ass dëse Match e Stellvertruedung fir eng vill méi grouss Fro: Kann d'Eurozon pan-europäesch Banke schmidden, déi grouss genuch sinn, fir mat den amerikaneschen an asiatesche Risen ze konkurréieren? D'Europäesch Zentralbank ënnerstëtzt zënter laangem eng grenziwwerschreidend Konsolidéierung, an d'UniCredit verkeeft den Deal als d'Fräisetzung vun "bedeitendem grenziwwerschreidende Wäert". Mä d'Hindernisser, déi hei opgedeckt ginn — nationale Widderstand, ageschlossent Kapital an déi nach ëmmer feelend gemeinsam europäesch Aboschécherung (EDIS) —, sinn déi selwecht, déi d'Bankenunioun zënter méi wéi engem Joerzéngt nëmmen hallef gebaut loossen. Dee net fäerdege Chantier geet Lëtzebuerg eppes un. D'Groussherzogtum ass de féierende grenziwwerschreidende Finanzplaz vun der EU an no den USA dee zweetgréisste Fongsstanduert vun der Welt, an seng Banke stinn ënner der Opsiicht vun der EZB am Kader vum eenheetleche Bankenopsiichtsmechanismus. Eng richteg Bankenunioun — eng, déi Kapital a Banke fräi iwwer d'Grenzen lafe léisst — géif d'Konkurrenzlandschaft fir e Standuert ëmgestalten, deem säi Geschäft per Definitioun pan-europäesch ass. Béid Acteuren si schonn hei présent: D'UniCredit bedreift zënter 1987 eng Lëtzebuerger Tochtergesellschaft, an d'Commerzbank ënnerhält och hir eege Presenz am Land. Ob den Decompte am Juli dem Orcel eng kontrolléierend Positioun bréngt oder just eng grouss, ëmstridde Minoritéit — d'Saga huet schonn elo gewisen, wéi wäit den Ambitioun fir e gemeinsamen europäesche Bankenmaart de Reegele virausleeft, déi en eréischt méiglech maache sollen. ### Sources - Deadline looms for UniCredit's hostile bid for Commerzbank — Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/deadline-looms-for-unicredits-hostile-bid-for-commerzbank - UniCredit's takeover offer for Commerzbank concludes on Tuesday — Reuters / Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/unicredits-takeover-offer-for-commerzbank-concludes-on-tuesday-4745001 - UniCredit Set to Control 42% of Commerzbank After First Tender — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-19/unicredit-secures-12-51-of-commerzbank-shares-in-interim-result - Germany Rejects UniCredit's Takeover Bid for Commerzbank — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/germany-s-ruling-spd-rejects-unicredit-takeover-of-commerzbank - Merz Slams 'Hostile' Tactics as Commerzbank Rejects Takeover Bid — Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/merz-slams-hostile-tactics-as-commerzbank-rejects-takeover-bid - Germany's Merz rejects hostile banking takeovers, as UniCredit-Commerzbank saga escalates — Reuters (via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L8N4131G0:0-germany-s-merz-rejects-hostile-banking-takeovers-as-unicredit-commerzbank-saga-escalates/ - FAQ on UniCredit's Takeover Offer — Commerzbank's position — Commerzbank: https://www.commerzbank.de/group/what-drives-us/commerzbank-as-a-company/2026-unicredit-position-faq.html - UniCredit CEO says taking control of Commerzbank 'not the expected scenario' — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/unicredit-takeover-commerzbank-ceo-control-scenario.html - UniCredit boss plots Commerzbank shake-up as lender continues its takeover pursuit — CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/unicredit-takeover-bid-commerzbank-acquisition-europe-banks.html - Deadline looms for UniCredit's hostile bid for Commerzbank — AFP / France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260616-deadline-looms-for-unicredit-s-hostile-bid-for-commerzbank - German Government Opposes Hostile Takeover of Commerzbank — Global Banking & Finance Review: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/german-government-hostile-takeover-commerzbank-unacceptable/ - The European Banking Union Also Means Cross-Border Bank Consolidation — Verfassungsblog: https://verfassungsblog.de/banking-union-cross-border-consolidation/ - Financial Centre: a leading cross-border financial centre with a unique offering — Luxembourg.public.lu: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/invest/key-sectors/financial-centre.html --- ## Oldtimer-Antonov blockéiert Findel-Piste — Dosende Flich gestéiert - URL: https://status.lu/lb/article/antonov-doppeldecker-reselt-um-findel-piste-blockeiert - Published: 2026-06-23T05:14:34.475+00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-23T05:14:34.475+00:00 - Section: Gesellschaft - Author(s): Tom Schmit - Language: lb - Translation group: 657f20bf-e65c-4c61-beb5-86be36daf0cb - Dateline: Findel, LU > E Sonndegnomëtteg ass eng Antonov An-2 vu 1968 beim Landen ausgebrach an huet en Deel vum Fuerwierk verluer — den eenzege Findel-Rullbunn war stonnelaang dicht. ### Summary Eng historesch Antonov An-2 vun den Antonov Frënn Luxembourg ass e Sonndeg um Findel hart gelant an ausgebrach. Keen ass blesséiert, mä den eenzege Rullbunn war zou — mat Ëmleedungen, Verspéidungen an Annullatiounen. ### Key facts - Eng historesch Antonov An-2 vu 1968 ass e Sonndeg géint 16.30 Auer um Findel hart gelant an aus der Spuer gerullt; en Deel vum Fuerwierk ass ofgerass. - All 12 Leit u Bord goufe sécher evakuéiert, keen eenzege Blesséierten (CGDIS). - Well de Findel just eng Pist huet, war de ganze Loftverkéier ënnerbrach: op d'mannst 7 Ëmleedungen, ronn 16 Verspéidungen, 3 Annullatiounen. - D'CGDIS-Pompjeeë vum CIS Findel hunn déi ronn 3,3 Tonne schwéier Maschinn mat engem Containerstapler vun der Pist gehuewen. - D'Pist huet nach deeselwechten Owend rëm opgemaach — manner wéi dräi Stonnen nom Crash; eng definitiv Ursaach war nach net offiziell. ### FAQ **Q: Sinn beim Tëschefall um Findel Leit blesséiert ginn?** Nee. No Informatioune vum CGDIS waren 12 Leit u Bord vun der Antonov An-2; se goufen all sécher evakuéiert an et gouf keen eenzege Blesséierten. **Q: Firwat huet ee blockéierte Fliger de ganze Findel lamgeluecht?** De Findel huet just eng eenzeg Rullbunn an ass de Land säin eenzege kommerzielle Fluchhafen. Ouni zweet Bunn fir Arrivéeën oder Départen ze stéieren, ënnerbrécht eng verspaart Pist direkt de ganze Loftverkéier. **Q: Wéi laang war d'Pist zou?** De Bedreiwer lux-Airport huet d'Pist nach deeselwechten Owend rëm opgemaach — manner wéi dräi Stonnen nom Crash. France Bleu schwätzt vun enger Gesamtënnerbriechung vu ronn véier Stonnen. **Q: Wat war d'Ursaach vum Tëschefall?** Eng definitiv Ursaach war zum Zäitpunkt vun de Berichter nach net offiziell festgehalen. Lëtzebuerger Medie schwätze vun engem ze brutto Bremsen an engem Tête-à-queue beim Opsetzen. ### Body De Findel huet e Sonndegnomëtteg eng vu senge schwéiersten Nomëtteger zënter laangem erlieft: géint 16.30 Auer ass eng historesch Antonov-Doppeldecker beim Landen hart opgesat, aus der Spuer gerullt an um Rand vun der Bunn stoe bliwwen — mat engem Deel vum Fuerwierk, dat ofgerass war. Well de Land just eng eenzeg Rullbunn huet, war domat de ganze Loftverkéier vum Land vun engem Moment op deen aneren ënnerbrach, an d'Maschinnen, déi am Undéieren waren, hu missten op aner Fluchhäfen an der Groussregioun ausweichen. U Bord vun der Antonov An-2, déi 1968 gebaut gouf an vun der Lëtzebuerger Associatioun Antonov Frënn Luxembourg bedriwwe gëtt, waren 12 Leit. No Informatioune vum CGDIS si se all sécher evakuéiert ginn an et gouf keen eenzege Blesséierten. De Schued huet de Fliger, d'Pist an de Fluchplang vum Dag getraff — net awer d'Leit, déi um Bord waren. E rauen Opsetzer um eenzege Rullbunn No Lëtzebuerger Medie soll de Sammler-Doppeldecker beim Opsetzen ze brutto gebremst hunn, sech an engem Tête-à-queue gedréit hunn an um Rand vun der Pist mat schwéiere Schied leie bliwwen, nodeems en Deel vum Fuerwierk ofgerass war. De Fachportal Aviation24 schwätzt vun enger ganz haarder Landung, bei där de Fliger d'Pist beim Undéieren a beim Opsetze gestrach huet. Eng definitiv Ursaach war zum Zäitpunkt vun de Berichter nach net offiziell festgehalen. Well de Findel just iwwer eng eenzeg Pist verfügt, huet déi blockéiert Maschinn de ganze Fluchplaz lamgeluecht. Et gëtt keng zweet Bunn, déi Arrivéeën opfänken oder Départe weiderlafe loosse kann — eng eenzeg verspaart Pist gëtt also bal direkt zu engem Ëmleedungsproblem fir déi ganz Regioun. Fir e Land, deem seng Loftverbindungen all iwwer ee Fluchhafe lafen, ass dat eng strukturell Schwachstell. Ëmgeleet, verspéit, annuléiert D'Spären huet sech duerch de ganzen Nomëtteg an Owend gezunn. Mat Beruff op d'Fluchhafenautoritéiten huet Aviation24 d'Stéierung esou opgelëscht: - op d'mannst siwen Fligeren am Undéieren op aner Fluchhäfen ëmgeleet; - ronn 16 Arrivéeën verspéit; - dräi Flich annuléiert; - e puer Départen um Buedem festgehalen. Loftfaart- a Lokalmedien hu gemellt, datt den ëmgeleete Verkéier sech op d'Nopeschfluchhäfe verdeelt huet: Cargolux-Boeing-747-Frachter goungen op Léck a Frankfurt-Hahn, Passagéiersflich goufen op Frankfurt, Köln/Bonn a Bréissel ëmgeleet, an e Fluch vu British Airways ass zréck op London Heathrow gefuer. L'essentiel a Le Quotidien hu vun Annullatiounen op enger ganzer Rei Streck geschwat — ënner anerem Amsterdam, Wien, Barcelona, Paräis, Frankfurt, Zürich, Warschau, München, Kopenhagen an Istanbul. Laut L'essentiel hunn dës Annullatiounen Dausende vu Passagéieren um Fluchhafe sëtze gelooss. Fir d'Reesend war den Duercherneen direkt ze spieren — a stelleweis chaotesch. Ee Passagéier, deem säi Luxair-Fluch op Wien gestrach gouf, huet géint L'essentiel verzielt: De Luxair-Fluch vu Lëtzebuerg op Wien gouf no méi wéi zwou Stonne Waardenannuléiert. Keng Informatioun, e komplette Chaos. An e puer Stonne fräi — d'Ursaach nach op D'Biergungsekippe sinn zügeg virgaangen. D'CGDIS-Pompjeeë vum CIS Findel hunn déi ronn 3,3 Tonne schwéier Maschinn geséchert an se mat engem schwéiere Containerstapler vun der Pist gehuewen. De Bedreiwer lux-Airport huet gesot, datt d'Pist duerno gebotzt an inspizéiert gouf an nach deeselwechten Owend rëm opgemaach huet — manner wéi dräi Stonnen nom Crash. D'Nowéie ware méi laang ze spieren; France Bleu schwätzt vun enger Gesamtënnerbriechung vu ronn véier Stonnen. Den Alexander Flassak, de Chief Executive vum Fluchhafe-Bedreiwer lux-Airport, huet d'Episod géintiwwer L'essentiel esou zesummegefaasst: beim Undéieren hätt e Privatfliger — en ale Antonov-Doppeldecker — d'Pist beschiedegt a wier dann zum Stoe komm, wat eng Suspensioun vum Loftverkéier ausgeléist hätt. Spéider um Owend huet hie gesot, datt d'Botzen an d'Inspektioun vun der Pist ofgeschloss wieren an datt de Verkéier bannent e puer Minutte rëm ulafe géif. Den Tëschefall weist, wéi ofhängeg de Findel als eenzege Loftknuet vum Land ass. De Fluchhafen ass d'Heembasis vum Frachtris Cargolux — deem seng Frachter mat ënner den Ëmgeleete waren — an och vum Luxair, an en dréit souwuel de Passagéierverkéier wéi och e groussen Deel vun der Loftfracht vum Grand-Duché. Ouni eng zweet Bunn op der Plaz kann eng eenzeg liicht Maschinn um Tarmac sech zu Dosende vu gestéierte Flich an Stonne Verspéidung opschaukelen — fir d'Reesend wéi fir d'Operateuren. D'Antonov, e Stéck Loftfaartgeschicht aus der Sowjetzäit an de gréisste Eemotor-Doppeldecker, dee jeemools a Serie produzéiert gouf, huet bei der Landung schwéier Schied dovugedroen a wäert net esou séier nees fléien. Firwat se aus der Pist geroden ass, war nach net offiziell erkläert, wéi de Verkéier rëm a säi normale Rhythmus zréckkoum. ### Sources - Runway closure at Luxembourg Findel after failed light aircraft landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/runway-closure-at-luxembourg-findel-after-failed-light-aircraft-landing/ - Flights diverted at Luxembourg after small plane misses landing — Aviation24.be: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/luxembourg-lux/flights-diverted-at-luxembourg-after-small-plane-misses-landing/ - Aéroport du Luxembourg: L'avion accidenté évacué, le trafic a repris au Findel — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/aeroport-du-luxembourg-l-avion-accidente-evacue-le-trafic-a-repris-au-findel-103587565 - Findel: le CGDIS dégage un avion Antonov bloqué sur la piste en moins de 3h — L'essentiel: https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/au-luxembourg-comment-les-pompiers-ont-evacue-l-avion-de-la-piste-du-findel-103588016 - Findel : la piste fermée après l'atterrissage raté d'un petit avion privé — Le Quotidien: https://lequotidien.lu/police-justice/findel-la-piste-fermee-apres-latterrissage-rate-dun-petit-avion-prive/ - Luxembourg : un petit avion rate son atterrissage, le trafic aérien interrompu pendant quatre heures — France Bleu / ICI (Moselle): https://www.francebleu.fr/grand-est/moselle-57/luxembourg-un-petit-avion-rate-son-decollage-la-circulation-interrompue-pendant-quatre-heures-6817878